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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 12, 2020 9:30:20 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/07/11/poll-suburban-women-strongly-back-donald-trumps-migration-policy/Suburban women overwhelmingly support President Donald Trump’s policy of freezing the inflow of foreign workers until they, their husbands, and their children regain the jobs lost to the coronavirus crash, according to a poll of 1,810 likely voters by Rasmussen Reports. Just 12 percent of swing-voting “moderate” suburban women, and just 19 percent of all likely voters, agreed with business groups and Democrats that the government should “allow employers to import foreign workers to fill job openings instead of recruiting among these unemployed Americans.” But Trump’s June 22 policy is getting overwhelming support — even among groups who are not part of the GOP coalition. Sixty-seven percent of all voters said “no” to more foreign workers. So did 80 percent of conservative suburban women, 71 percent of moderate suburban women, and 62 percent of liberal suburban women. Rasmussen’s June 28 to July 6 poll is important because Trump is considering whether he can boost his sagging polls by expanding the popular “Hire American” policy before the election. The policy is opposed by business donors and by some White House aides — and by 17 percent of suburban liberal women. Rasmussen asked: “Minorities and women have been hit particularly hard by job losses as a result of the pandemic. Should the government allow employers to import foreign workers to fill job openings instead of recruiting among these unemployed Americans?” The “no” answer was echoed by 75 percent of Republicans and 59 percent of Democrats, although 18 percent of Democrats dodged the question, saying, “Not Sure.” Seventy-seven percent of non-college white voters and 72 percent of black college voters took Trump’s side. Among conservatives, 67 percent said no, as did 67 percent of moderates. The results were similar when liberals and progressives were indirectly asked if they want to back Trump’s June 22 Executive Order. Rasmussen asked: “An Executive Order has paused the admission of hundreds of thousands of foreign workers until the end of 2020. Should that pause be extended until unemployment rates are back down to the level they were before the pandemic? Trump’s June 22 order was backed 55 percent to 30 percent among all voters, and by 72 percent to 17 percent among conservative suburban women. Pres. Trump's big #H1B & visa worker reforms: The Top 11 angles you need to know.https://t.co/50CEvXJy9S — Neil Munro (@neilmunrodc) June 23, 2020 Trump’s June 22 policy is so popular that it split the groups that oppose Trump. For example, his policy was backed by a large plurality of self-described “moderate” suburban women, 47 percent to 35 percent. But it was even backed by a narrow plurality, 39 percent to 37 percent, among liberal women who hate Trump. The support is likely even greater because large minorities of these suburban groups refused to answer the question. For example, 19 percent of moderate women and 24 percent of liberal women refused to oppose Trump’s policy. Overall, Trump’s Americans-first policy is backed by 51 percent of suburban white women — and by some of the 20 percent who said “not sure.”‘ His policy is also backed by 60 percent of non-white suburban women, plus some of the 13 percent who said, “not sure.” Among blacks, Trump’s June 22 policy won by 54 percent support to 30 percent opposition, plus some of the 16 percent who said, “not sure.” Among Hispanics, Trump’s June 22 policy scored 66 percent support, with 22 percent opposition, and 12 percent “not sure.” Among all voters, his policy is backed by 55 percent and opposed by just 30 percent, while 15 percent dodge the question by responding “not sure.” Rasmussen’s number should not be a surprise. Many polls — notably a Washington Post poll — show that voters strongly prefer policies that pressure companies to hire Americans, even as they also tell pollsters that they want to welcome migrants. In contrast, business groups fund polls that push people to agree with the Cold War claim that the United States is a “Nation of Immigrants” instead of a nation of Americans. This apparent inconsistency is perfectly decent. Americans feel pressure to live up to the claim that the United States is a “Nation of Immigrants,” and they generally welcome migrants. Still, the polls that probe deeper show that Americans strongly favor politicians who help them and their communities get jobs. Kellyanne Conway spotted that polling tension in 2014 — and it was the key to Trump’s victory in 2016.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 12, 2020 11:22:42 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-gov-waltz-responds-after-trump-rejects-500-million-bailout-ask-conservatives-rejoiceDemocrat Gov. Waltz Responds After Trump Rejects $500 Million Bailout Ask; Conservatives Rejoice Democratic Governor Tim Walz responded to President Donald Trump’s decision to reject his $500 million bailout request for the damage caused by the weeks-long violent rioting in Minneapolis in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Gov. Waltz was widely criticized for his slow reaction to the violence, particularly by President Trump. “Walz, a Democrat, requested that Trump declare Minnesota a ‘major disaster’ zone in a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on July 2 after more than 1,500 buildings were damaged by looting and rioting in the wake of Floyd’s death, totaling over $500 million in damages,” The Washington Examiner reported. The Democrat says he is “disappointed” in Trump’s rejection of the financial aid. “The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support,” said a statement from Walz’s office. “As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us through.” Republican Rep. Tom Emmer, elected by Minnesota’s 6th congressional district, lobbied the president to reject the aid, the Examiner noted. “If the federal government is expected to assist in the clean-up of these unfortunate weeks, it has an obligation to every American — prior to the release of funding — to fully understand the events which allowed for this level of destruction to occur and ensure it never happens again,” Rep. Emmer said in a letter to the administration. Though Waltz was displeased, conservatives rejoiced at the news. Conservative author and host Mark Levin, for example, praised President Trump for rejecting the bailout. “Great decision,” he said via Twitter. “The president offered the National Guard but the pathetic governor waited and waited. And now the Minneapolis city council votes to abolish its police department. Pay for your own man-made hell. So much for utopia.” “Wise,” Jenna Ellis, a senior legal advisor for Team Trump, called the move. “You want to defund police and let the woke mob run wild, do it on your own dime, Gov. You should have asked the President for help BEFORE you incurred this much damage.” “Great news! [Donald Trump] has DENIED Minnesota’s disaster request to repair half a billion dollars in damage from the riots,” reacted South Carolina Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan. “Governors and Mayors who ordered police to stand down and watch their cities burn shouldn’t get a penny in taxpayer aid!” During the unrest, Trump blasted Minnesota Democrats for their response or lack thereof. “And we saved it (Minneapolis) by me enforcing and sending the troops in, the National Guard,” Trump posted via Twitter, last month. “I insisted on it. But that was after four days, they should have done it on night number one, instead of having the police run away, give up the precinct.” “After it got out of control for four days, we sent in representatives, commonly known as the National Guard, and it was all put down very quickly,” the president added. A Minnesota CBS affiliate reported on the timeline, in part: minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/24/reality-check-was-it-president-trump-or-gov-walz-who-called-in-the-national-guard-to-minneapolis/Thursday, 10 p.m.: Police abandoned the Third Precinct building, and rioters burned it.
Thursday, 10:30 p.m.: President Trump watched the scene unfold on television, and called Gov. Walz, offering to send in military.
Early Friday: Overnight, Gov. Walz ordered troops to re-claim the abandoned precinct.
Friday/Saturday: When violence continued, Walz called up more troops.
For the first time in history, Gov. Walz — not President Trump — activated the entire 15,000 member Minnesota National Guard.The protests-turned riots erupted across the nation in late May, in response to the death of Floyd. The violent rioting spilled into in a number of cities, including, of course, Minneapolis, as well as Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New York City, Rochester, Richmond, Chicago, and others. Floyd, who is black, died after a police officer had his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck for over eight minutes during an arrest, as shown in viral video footage. Since the incident, all four officers involved in the arrest have been fired, investigations from the FBI and state law enforcement have been opened, and the officer at the center of the incident was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 12, 2020 11:25:00 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/new-documents-suggest-fbi-knew-flynn-wasnt-trying-to-deceive-trump-respondsNew Documents Suggest FBI Knew Flynn Wasn’t Trying To Deceive, Trump Responds An attorney for former national security adviser Michael Flynn says new documents show the FBI knew Flynn wasn’t trying to lie during his January 24, 2017, interview, yet they concocted a criminal case against him anyway. Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Department of Justice gave Flynn 14 new pages of documents, which his attorney, Sidney Powell, said in a filing amounts to prosecutorial misconduct. “These documents establish that on January 25, 2017 — the day after the agents ambushed him at the White House — the agents and DOJ officials knew General Flynn’s statements were not material to any investigation, that he was ‘open and forthcoming’ with the agents, that he had no intent to deceive them, and that he believed he was fully truthful with them,” Powell wrote in the filing. The new documents contained FBI memos from early 2017 that allegedly show the people who interviewed Flynn didn’t believe he was a Russian agent, which was the crux of the investigation against him. “The docs reveal prosecutors’ internal debates over whether to bring charges against Flynn. In one, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tashina Gauhar described agents assessments of Flynn after speaking to him, saying they believed he had been ‘forthright’ about his conversations with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and that there was no indication of any deliberate attempt at deception,” the New York Post reported. Powell’s filing argued that the “FBI determined that General Flynn believed what he was telling the agents was the truth.” Powell further argued that even though FBI agents didn’t think Flynn was a Russian agent and that he was not trying to lie during his interview, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and former DOJ official Mary McCord “made two trips to the White House to get Flynn fired,” Bloomberg reported. “The filing also says former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe met with Vice President Mike Pence to convince him that Flynn had lied to him. Powell says the new evidence supporting Flynn was unearthed by Jeffrey Jensen, a U.S. Attorney in Missouri who is leading a review of the FBI’s handling of the Flynn case,” the outlet continued. The charges against Flynn were dropped on May 7, citing “a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information.” The DOJ argued that Flynn’s January 2017 interview was “untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn” and “conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.” Flynn had pleaded guilty several times to lying about his conversations with Kislyak, something Democrats and the media use against him without noting that people often plead guilty despite being innocent for a number of reasons. Flynn met with the FBI without an attorney present, and FBI agents had a transcript of his phone call while Flynn did not. Though the charges were dismissed, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has tried to keep them alive despite an appeals court telling him to drop the case. In response to the newly released evidence, President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday, “New documents just released reveal General Flynn was telling the truth, and the FBI knew it!”
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 12, 2020 15:27:04 GMT -6
President Trump needs to back this legislation: www.dailywire.com/news/cruz-to-introduce-legislation-so-governments-withholding-police-protection-are-liable-to-private-property-ownersAfter it was reported on Sunday that President Trump had rejected the request of Minnesota governor Tim Walz for $500 million to address damage incurred in his state from rioting following the death of George Floyd, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted that he was introducing legislation to make local governments liable to private property owners if the government deliberately withheld police protection. Cruz wrote: Minnesota Dems willfully allowed Minneapolis to burn & then blamed the police whom they demonized. Now, they want the fed govt to pay the bill. I’m introducing legislation to make local govt liable to private property owners if officials deliberately withhold police protection. The Washington Examiner reported of Walz’s request: “Walz, a Democrat, requested that Trump declare Minnesota a ‘major disaster’ zone in a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on July 2 after more than 1,500 buildings were damaged by looting and rioting in the wake of Floyd’s death, totaling over $500 million in damages.” Walz’s office released a statement reading, “The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support. As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us through,” as The Daily Wire reported. Jenna Ellis, a senior legal advisor for Team Trump, said of Trump’s action: “Wise. You want to defund police and let the woke mob run wild, do it on your own dime, Gov. You should have asked the President for help BEFORE you incurred this much damage.” Days after George Floyd died, and rioters ran rampant through the city of Minneapolis, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press wrote of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: A close examination of the events, including interviews with more than two dozen elected officials, activists, business owners and residents, suggests at least some of the destruction resulted from a breakdown in governance. The mayor and other local leaders, many of them relatively new to their roles, failed to anticipate the intensity of the unrest or put together an effective plan to counter it. Frey has struggled to regain the confidence of Minneapolis residents. He has been slammed by business owners for not doing enough to protect their property. He has been pilloried by the police for ordering the abandonment of the precinct house. The Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct was evacuated in late-May after on order from Frey to do so. Frey said he ordered the evacuation due to an “imminent” threat of danger. He stated that the “symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of life, of our officers, or the public. We Could not risk serious injury to anyone.” Speaking with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota in early June after the Minneapolis City Council had stated that it intended to “dismantle” the city’s police department, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender was asked what a citizen should do if an intruder broke into their house in the middle of the night and there were no police to call. Bender suggested that the opportunity to call the police “comes from a place of privilege,” adding that those citizens should “step back and imagine what it would feel like to already live in that reality where calling the police may mean more harm is done.” “Do you understand that the word ‘dismantle’ or ‘police-free’ make some people nervous?” Camerota asked. “For instance, what if in the middle of the night, my home is broken into? Who do I call?” Bender answered, “Yes, I mean, I hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors, and I know, and myself too, and I know that that comes from a place of privilege because for those of us for whom the system is working, I think we need to step back and imagine what it would feel like to already live in that reality where calling the police may mean more harm is done.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 13, 2020 7:09:51 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/backfire-customers-buy-goya-foods-after-leftists-pledge-boycott-over-ceos-trump-supportBACKFIRE: Customers Buy Goya Foods After Leftists Pledge Boycott Over CEO’s Trump Support Could Goya Foods be headed toward the Chick-fil-A effect, wherein the more leftists hate it, the more conservatives buy it? That may just well be the case. Following Goya CEO Robert Unanue’s expressed Trump support and the Left’s subsequent threats to boycott the (Hispanic-owned) company, customers have actually been buying the product as a counter-protest. This has been described as a “buy-cott.” According to Fox Business, the “buy-cott” began when radio host Mike Opelka encouraged people on Twitter to buy up $10 worth of Goya Food products. “My brother came up with a terrific idea and I am encouraging all to join me in purchasing $10 worth of Goya Foods products and donating them to your local food bank,” Opelka tweeted. “Let’s push a BUY-cott, not a boycott. Let’s show the #Goyaway people what compassion can do.” The tweet received over 27,000 likes, prompting many conservative commentators to promote the campaign. “Go out today and buy your Goya foods,” Fox News host Mark Levin tweeted. Most of these people fronting about a #GOYABOYCOTT either don’t use Goya Foods anyways nd most of the ones who do will cave by #NocheBuena,” tweeted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
On Saturday, a GoFundMe was launched to raise money to feed the hungry using Goya Food products; it has since amassed over $43,000 dollars.
“I’m not surprised we have raised so much because people are tired of having to walk on eggshells in political discourse,” Casey Harper, who started the GoFundMe, told FOX Business. “Also, Americans are fundamentally generous people, so a chance to feed the hungry and stand up to cancel culture was an easy win.”
The controversy over Goya Foods erupted last week when CEO Robert Unanue said America is “truly blessed” to have President Trump during a Rose Garden speech about the White House’s Hispanic prosperity initiative.
“We’re all truly blessed … to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder,” he said. “We have an incredible builder, and we pray. We pray for our leadership, our president.”
After leftists vowed to boycott his business, Unanue, who had previously worked with the Obama administration, said he will not be apologizing to the woke mob.
“You’re allowed to talk good or to praise one president but you’re not allowed — when I was called to be part of this commission to aid in economic and educational prosperity, and you make a positive comment, all of the sudden that’s not acceptable,” he told Brian Kilmeade of “Fox & Friends.”
“I’m not apologizing for saying,” Unanue continued. “Especially if you’re called by the President of the United States, you’re going to say, ‘No, I’m sorry, I’m busy, no thank you?’ I didn’t say that to the Obamas and I didn’t say that to President Trump.”
President Trump also responded to the boycott calls by sharing an “I Love Goya” image that has since been circulating the web.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 13, 2020 9:05:26 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 13, 2020 13:13:37 GMT -6
www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-plans-reject-chinese-claims-south-china-sea-major-reversal-obama-era-appeasementUS Rejects Chinese Claim To South China Sea In Major Reversal Of Obama-Era Appeasement Update (1500ET): The State Department has confirmed the policy change in a press release attributed to Sec Pompeo. Read the whole statement below: www.state.gov/u-s-position-on-maritime-claims-in-the-south-china-sea/The United States champions a free and open Indo-Pacific. Today we are strengthening U.S. policy in a vital, contentious part of that region - the South China Sea. We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them.
In the South China Sea, we seek to preserve peace and stability, uphold freedom of the seas in a manner consistent with international law, maintain the unimpeded flow of commerce, and oppose any attempt to use coercion or force to settle disputes. We share these deep and abiding interests with our many allies and partners who have long endorsed a rules-based international order.
These shared interests have come under unprecedented threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Beijing uses intimidation to undermine the sovereign rights of Southeast Asian coastal states in the South China Sea, bully them out of offshore resources, assert unilateral dominion, and replace international law with “might makes right."
Beijing’s approach has been clear for years. In 2010, then-PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his ASEAN counterparts that “China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact.” The PRC’s predatory world view has no place in the 21st century.
The PRC has no legal grounds to unilaterally impose its will on the region. Beijing has offered no coherent legal basis for its “Nine-Dashed Line” claim in the South China Sea since formally announcing it in 2009. In a unanimous decision on July 12, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention – to which the PRC is a state party – rejected the PRC’s maritime claims as having no basis in international law. The Tribunal sided squarely with the Philippines, which brought the arbitration case, on almost all claims.
As the United States has previously stated, and as specifically provided in the Convention, the Arbitral Tribunal’s decision is final and legally binding on both parties. Today we are aligning the U.S. position on the PRC’s maritime claims in the SCS with the Tribunal’s decision. Specifically:
The PRC cannot lawfully assert a maritime claim – including any Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) claims derived from Scarborough Reef and the Spratly Islands – vis-a-vis the Philippines in areas that the Tribunal found to be in the Philippines’ EEZ or on its continental shelf.
Beijing’s harassment of Philippine fisheries and offshore energy development within those areas is unlawful, as are any unilateral PRC actions to exploit those resources. In line with the Tribunal’s legally binding decision, the PRC has no lawful territorial or maritime claim to Mischief Reef or Second Thomas Shoal, both of which fall fully under the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction, nor does Beijing have any territorial or maritime claims generated from these features.
As Beijing has failed to put forth a lawful, coherent maritime claim in the South China Sea, the United States rejects any PRC claim to waters beyond a 12-nautical mile territorial sea derived from islands it claims in the Spratly Islands (without prejudice to other states’ sovereignty claims over such islands). As such, the United States rejects any PRC maritime claim in the waters surrounding Vanguard Bank (off Vietnam), Luconia Shoals (off Malaysia), waters in Brunei’s EEZ, and Natuna Besar (off Indonesia). Any PRC action to harass other states’ fishing or hydrocarbon development in these waters – or to carry out such activities unilaterally – is unlawful.
The PRC has no lawful territorial or maritime claim to (or derived from) James Shoal, an entirely submerged feature only 50 nautical miles from Malaysia and some 1,000 nautical miles from China’s coast. James Shoal is often cited in PRC propaganda as the “southernmost territory of China.” International law is clear: An underwater feature like James Shoal cannot be claimed by any state and is incapable of generating maritime zones. James Shoal (roughly 20 meters below the surface) is not and never was PRC territory, nor can Beijing assert any lawful maritime rights from it.
The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire. America stands with our Southeast Asian allies and partners in protecting their sovereign rights to offshore resources, consistent with their rights and obligations under international law. We stand with the international community in defense of freedom of the seas and respect for sovereignty and reject any push to impose “might makes right” in the South China Sea or the wider region.
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With the 4th anniversary of a landmark ruling by a UN tribunal fast approaching, the State Department is planning a major policy change that could swiftly lead to even more heightened military tensions between Washington and Beijing in one of the world's most dangerous geopolitical powder kegs: the South China Sea. Since Trump's inauguration, the Pentagon has stepped up Naval operations in the contested territory, and sent dozens, if not hundreds, of destroyer-class ships and others to engage in "Freedom of Navigation" operations - or "Freeops", for short. Most recently, the US sent two aircraft carriers to the area to hold military exercises...while Chinese ships held exercises of their own nearby. In a copy of the draft statement reviewed by WSJ, the administration claims that China's refusal to acknowledge the landmark ruling and continue with its claims of supremacy over the area poses "the single greatest threat to freedom of the seas in modern history." China’s maritime claims pose the single greatest threat to the freedom of the seas in modern history,” according to a draft seen by The Wall Street Journal. “We cannot afford to re-enter an era where states like China attempt to assert sovereignty over the seas,” the draft said. China's territorial claims fall within what's known as the nine-dash line, or the "Cow's Tongue", named for its peculiar shape. At the time of the 2016 ruling, the Obama Administration decided not to get involved, and official set America on a course of non-interference in the area. That changed almost as soon as Trump was inaugurated, as the president promised to reverse the Obama Administration's policy of cooperation and appeasement in favor of a more resolute stance. The Trump Administration has recently stepped up its criticism of the region's maritime claims. Even the Philippines, which initially brought the case against China to the Hague back in 2013, is no longer pressuring Beijing to obey the ruling, after President Rodrigo Duterte was elected with a mandate to negotiate directly with Beijing. Since the ruling, China has continued efforts to build artificial islands and fortify them with weaponry, leading to the creation of what Steve Bannon has described as "mobile aircraft carriers". Bannon has repeatedly warned that China is the most pressing threat to American security and economic interests. While Beijing mostly just whines and complains when the US sends navy ships within 12 miles of the Spratly islands, we suspect the Foreign Ministry's response once Washington confirms the policy change will be even more aggressive. Perhaps the decision might even spur the People's Liberation Army-Navy to speed up their plans for fortification and weaponization, just like the initial ruling appears to have done.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 13, 2020 17:21:01 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 4:59:33 GMT -6
The results from a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine show that the only reason children are being kept from school due to the China coronavirus is politics. The New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study on the China coronavirus that are shocking. Children have a very low risk of catching the China coronavirus. Based on the study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the senior author concluded that: www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100?articleTools=truewww.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/hunting-down-covid-19“[E]ven if children do get infected, they are less likely to transmit the disease to others than adults. We have not found a single instance of a child infecting parents.“ The genetic analysis in this study is the most direct evidence of the direction of transmission. And this evidence shows that children must be less likely to transmit than adults. No other way to view this. These datasets are basically irrefutable.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 5:17:04 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 7:35:09 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pompeo-sends-communist-china-strong-message-on-their-claims-in-south-china-seaMike Pompeo Sends Communist China Strong Message On Their Claims In South China Sea Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent the Chinese Communist Party a stern message Monday, announcing that China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea were “completely unlawful.” “The United States champions a free and open Indo-Pacific,” Pompeo’s statement begins (full text below). “Today we are strengthening U.S. policy in a vital, contentious part of that region — the South China Sea. We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them.” The United States and its allies’ shared commitments to “preserve peace and stability, uphold freedom” of the South China Sea, Pompeo said, “have come under unprecedented threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Beijing uses intimidation to undermine the sovereign rights of Southeast Asian coastal states in the South China Sea, bully them out of offshore resources, assert unilateral dominion, and replace international law with ‘might makes right.'” The announcement set the stage for “potential military confrontations with Beijing and sanctions against companies as the United States seeks to push back Chinese activity in the region,” The New York Times reported. “The statement is not explicit on U.S. military aid, but leaves open the possibility that the United States might come to the defense of nations like Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines if clashes erupt because of Chinese aggression. The United States has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines.” M. Taylor Fravel, a political scientist at MIT, told The New York Times that the statement was a “full-throated endorsement” of a unanimous 2016 decision by an Arbitral Tribunal that ruled that under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, to which the People’s Republic of China is a state party, that China’s maritime claims have no basis in international law. “The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” Pompeo said in a statement. “America stands with our Southeast Asian allies and partners in protecting their sovereign rights to offshore resources, consistent with their rights and obligations under international law.” Tensions between the U.S. and China were already at a near-historic high amid fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which China spread misinformation about and initially tried to cover up. A report that was presented to top Chinese intelligence leaders earlier this year in Beijing warned that the fallout was so bad that the communist nation needed to be prepared for an armed conflict with the United States. Below is the full text of Pompeo’s statement on the U.S. position on maritime claims in the South China Sea: The United States champions a free and open Indo-Pacific. Today we are strengthening U.S. policy in a vital, contentious part of that region — the South China Sea. We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them. In the South China Sea, we seek to preserve peace and stability, uphold freedom of the seas in a manner consistent with international law, maintain the unimpeded flow of commerce, and oppose any attempt to use coercion or force to settle disputes. We share these deep and abiding interests with our many allies and partners who have long endorsed a rules-based international order. These shared interests have come under unprecedented threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Beijing uses intimidation to undermine the sovereign rights of Southeast Asian coastal states in the South China Sea, bully them out of offshore resources, assert unilateral dominion, and replace international law with “might makes right.” Beijing’s approach has been clear for years. In 2010, then-PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his ASEAN counterparts that “China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact.” The PRC’s predatory world view has no place in the 21st century. The PRC has no legal grounds to unilaterally impose its will on the region. Beijing has offered no coherent legal basis for its “Nine-Dashed Line” claim in the South China Sea since formally announcing it in 2009. In a unanimous decision on July 12, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention – to which the PRC is a state party – rejected the PRC’s maritime claims as having no basis in international law. The Tribunal sided squarely with the Philippines, which brought the arbitration case, on almost all claims. As the United States has previously stated, and as specifically provided in the Convention, the Arbitral Tribunal’s decision is final and legally binding on both parties. Today we are aligning the U.S. position on the PRC’s maritime claims in the SCS with the Tribunal’s decision. Specifically: The PRC cannot lawfully assert a maritime claim – including any Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) claims derived from Scarborough Reef and the Spratly Islands – vis-a-vis the Philippines in areas that the Tribunal found to be in the Philippines’ EEZ or on its continental shelf. Beijing’s harassment of Philippine fisheries and offshore energy development within those areas is unlawful, as are any unilateral PRC actions to exploit those resources. In line with the Tribunal’s legally binding decision, the PRC has no lawful territorial or maritime claim to Mischief Reef or Second Thomas Shoal, both of which fall fully under the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction, nor does Beijing have any territorial or maritime claims generated from these features. As Beijing has failed to put forth a lawful, coherent maritime claim in the South China Sea, the United States rejects any PRC claim to waters beyond a 12-nautical mile territorial sea derived from islands it claims in the Spratly Islands (without prejudice to other states’ sovereignty claims over such islands). As such, the United States rejects any PRC maritime claim in the waters surrounding Vanguard Bank (off Vietnam), Luconia Shoals (off Malaysia), waters in Brunei’s EEZ, and Natuna Besar (off Indonesia). Any PRC action to harass other states’ fishing or hydrocarbon development in these waters – or to carry out such activities unilaterally – is unlawful. The PRC has no lawful territorial or maritime claim to (or derived from) James Shoal, an entirely submerged feature only 50 nautical miles from Malaysia and some 1,000 nautical miles from China’s coast. James Shoal is often cited in PRC propaganda as the “southernmost territory of China.” International law is clear: An underwater feature like James Shoal cannot be claimed by any state and is incapable of generating maritime zones. James Shoal (roughly 20 meters below the surface) is not and never was PRC territory, nor can Beijing assert any lawful maritime rights from it. The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire. America stands with our Southeast Asian allies and partners in protecting their sovereign rights to offshore resources, consistent with their rights and obligations under international law. We stand with the international community in defense of freedom of the seas and respect for sovereignty and reject any push to impose “might makes right” in the South China Sea or the wider region.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 7:37:20 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-u-k-bans-chinas-huawei-from-its-5g-network-after-months-of-pressure-from-trump-adminU.K. Bans China’s Huawei From Its 5G Network After Months Of Pressure From Trump Admin The British government announced early on Tuesday that it was banning Chinese-state telecommunications company Huawei from its high-speed 5G telecommunications network. “The new U.S. measures restrict Huawei’s ability to produce important products using U.S. technology or software,” Media Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons. “The National Cyber Security Center has reviewed the consequences of the U.S.’s actions. The NCSC has not reported to ministers that they have significantly changed their security assessment of Huawei’s presence in the U.K.’s 5G network.” “Given the uncertainty that this creates around Huawei’s supply chain, the U.K. can no longer be confident it will be able to guarantee the security of future Huawei 5G equipment effected by the change in U.S. foreign direct product roles,” Dowden said. “To manage this risk, they have now issued new advice on the issue of Huawei in U.K. telecomms networks.” “So, this morning, the prime minister chaired a meeting of the national security council,” Dowden continued. “Attendees at that meeting took full account of the National Cyber Security Center’s advice, together with the implications for U.K. industry, and wider geostrategic considerations. The government agrees with the National Cyber Security Center’s advice, the best way to secure out networks is for operators to stop using new [inaudible] Huawei equipment to build the U.K.’s future 5G networks.” “So, to be clear, from the end of this year, telecomms operators must not buy any 5G equipment from Huawei, and once the telecomms security bill is passed, it will be illegal for them to do so,” Dowden added. “In addition to intense pressure from Washington, the Chinese crackdown in Hong Kong and Beijing’s lack of transparency on the origins of the coronavirus have added to concerns in Western capitals about using Chinese technology,” The Washington Post reported. “Britain said it will phase out over the next seven years the small amount of Huawei 5G equipment installed in recent months.” The news came as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a blow to the Chinese Communist Party at the start of the week, informing the totalitarian nation that its claims in the South China Sea were “completely unlawful.” In a speech from earlier this year, Attorney General William Barr said that China’s rapid advancement in trying to dominate the 5G market was the greatest national security threat that the U.S. faced. Partial remarks delivered by Barr in February below: 5G technology lies at the center of the technological and industrial world that is taking shape. In essence, communications networks are not just for communications anymore. They are evolving into the central nervous system of the next generation of internet, called the “Industrial Internet,” and the next generation of industrial systems that will depend on that infrastructure. China has built up a lead in 5G, capturing 40 percent of the global 5G infrastructure market. For the first time in history, the United States is not leading the next technology era. Much of the discussion on the dangers of allowing China to establish dominance in 5G has been focused on the immediate security concern of using communications networks that China can monitor and surveil. That is, in fact, a monumental danger. For that reason alone, we should mobilize to surmount China’s drive to dominate 5G. But the stakes are far higher than this. It has been estimated that the Industrial Internet powered by 5G could generate new economic opportunities of $23 trillion by 2025. If China establishes sole dominance over 5G, it will be able to dominate the opportunities arising from a stunning range of emerging technologies that will be dependent on, and interwoven with the 5G platform. From a national security standpoint, if the Industrial Internet becomes dependent on Chinese technology, China would have the ability to shut countries off from technology and equipment upon which their consumers and industry depend. The power the United States has today to use economic sanctions would pale by comparison to the unprecedented economic leverage we would be surrendering into the hands of China. It is important to understand how 5G will enable a revolution in industrial processes. Some Americans think that all we are talking about here is analogous to the shift from 3G to 4G in our wireless networks. But we are talking about a change that is far more fundamental than merely increasing download speeds for movies and websites. The move from 3G to 4G meant moving from download speeds of about one Mbps up to speeds of about 20 Mbps. This increase made it possible to move the storage of data and some modest processing power off of devices and into “the cloud.” Even this modest evolution of the wireless business spawned wide new fields of innovation, applications, and businesses. Because the United States was the country that developed 4G, we were the country that captured most of the economic opportunity that flowed from that technology. The jump to 5G is a quantum leap beyond this. We are now talking about multi-Gigabits per second peak rates for both download and upload. These fiber-like speeds, coupled with placing “Edge Computing” facilities closer to the users, means 5G is capable of extremely low latency – under 10 milliseconds. With this capacity, the tiniest devices can have virtually instantaneous interconnectivity, and access infinite computing power. With these characteristics, 5G becomes a real time, precise command and control system. Devices of all kinds – some “smart,” some sensors collecting and transmitting data, and some actuators carrying out remote commands – can be dispersed and embedded in business and industrial equipment across a wide array of businesses, such as transportation, energy, finance, healthcare, agriculture, heavy construction, and so forth. 5G provides the command-and-control function for managing industrial processes. As the world of 5G unfolds, we will be seeing not just smart homes, but smart farms, smart factories, smart heavy construction, smart transportation systems, and so forth. And a host of new emerging technologies, in addition to AI, will become interwoven with and dependent upon 5G and the Industrial Internet, including for example: robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3-D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, and quantum computing. China has stolen a march and is now leading in 5G. 5G is an infrastructure business. It relies on a Radio Access Network (RAN). China has two of the leading RAN infrastructure suppliers: Hwawei and ZTE. Together, they have already captured 40 percent of the market, and are aggressively pursuing the balance. Huawei is now the leading supplier on every continent, except North America. The United States does not have an equipment supplier. China’s principal competitors are the Finish firm, Nokia (with a 17 percent share) and the Swedish firm Ericsson (with a 14 percent share). The Chinese are using every lever of power to expand their 5G market share around the globe. It is estimated that the total market for 5G infrastructure is $76 billion. China is offering over $100 billion in incentives to finance customers’ purchases of its equipment. This means that the Chinese can offer customers to build their 5G networks for no money down. In an infrastructure business like 5G, scale is critical. The business requires huge investments in R & D, as well as very high capital costs. The larger a company’s market share, the better it can afford these costs. Competitors facing a shrinking addressable market find it harder to sustain the levels of investment required to stay competitive. Chinese companies start with the advantage of the largest domestic market, giving them instant scale, and as they add to this around the world, they will be able to invest more in their technology. The more China gains ground as a supplier of 5G infrastructure, the more it will gain ground in all the constituent technologies that undergird 5G infrastructure. 5G rests on a stack of technologies, including semiconductors, fiber optics, and rare earth and materials. China has moved to domesticate all these elements so it will not be dependent on foreign suppliers. Semiconductors provide a good example of the ripple effect of Chinese leadership in 5G. China now consumes over half of the world’s semiconductors. China has now started to replace U.S. semiconductors with its own. Its scale in this field will permit it to make the investments needed close the current quality gap. As China builds its scale in the semiconductor industry, it will place substantial pressure on alternative suppliers. And, of course, semiconductors are indispensable to a wide range of technology and industries apart from 5G. China’s success in 5G infrastructure is also translating into advantages in a range of new technologies associated with 5G. AI is a good example. As China captures more and more of the data generated by 5G, its AI products become better. Within the next five years, 5G global territory and application dominance will be determined. The question is whether, within this window, the United States and our allies can mount sufficient competition to Huawei to retain and capture enough market share to sustain the kind of long-term and robust competitive position necessary to avoid surrendering dominance to the Chinese. The time is very short. We and our allies have to act quickly. While much has to be done, it is imperative to make two decisions right away. First, we have to deploy the spectrum necessary for a robust 5G system in the U.S. This is the mid-band spectrum called the “C-band.” The FCC has been working hard to get the C-band spectrum out into the market through an auction. It is critical to get this done within the next few months. Even then, the U.S. will need 400,000 base stations to cover the nation. This could take a decade or more to build out. Recently, there have been interesting proposals to jump-start U.S. 5G by also making available L-band spectrum for use in tandem with the C-band. By using the L-band for uplink, we could dramatically reduce the number of base stations required to complete national coverage. It has been suggested that this could cut the time for U.S. 5G deployment from a decade to 18 months, and save approximately $80 million. While some technical issues about using the L-band are being debated, it is imperative that the FCC resolves this question. The bottom line is that we have to move decisively to auction the C-band spectrum, and bring to resolution the issues over L-band. Our economic future is at stake. We have to bear in mind that, given the narrow window we face, the risk of losing the 5G struggle with China should vastly outweigh all other considerations. Second, we have to make a decision on the “horse” we are going to ride in this race. Who is the 5G equipment supplier, or suppliers, that we will rely on to compete against Huawei around the globe, win contracts from operators, and blunt Huawei’s drive to domination? It’s all very well to tell our friends and allies that they shouldn’t install Huawei, but whose infrastructure are they going to install? If we and our allies – and other countries that do not want to put their economic fate in China’s hands – are not going to install Huawei’s infrastructure, we have to have a market-ready alternative today. What is the customer looking for after all? What is the operator looking for in moving from 4G to 5G? It is a one-time decision. It is a big decision. You cannot afford to make a mistake, you need to know you are buying a reliable system that will perform, because you don’t have the luxury of tearing it out down the road. And, you need a system that will allow you to seamlessly migrate your installed 4G base to 5G. You need to know that your supplier has staying power – they are not here today and gone tomorrow. They will be there for the long-haul. Those are the products that are necessary to win contracts today. There are only two companies that can compete with Huawei right now as 5G infrastructure suppliers: Nokia and Ericsson. They have quality, reliable products that can guarantee performance. They have proven successful in managing customers’ migration from 4G to 5G. The main concern about these suppliers is that they have neither Huawei’s scale nor the backing of a powerful country with a large market, like China. Some propose that these concerns could be met by the United States aligning itself with Nokia and/or Ericsson through American ownership of a controlling stake, either directly or through a consortium of private American and allied companies. Putting our large market and financial muscle behind one or both of these firms would make it a more formidable competitor and eliminate concerns over its staying power. We and our closest allies certainly need to be actively considering this approach. Recently, there has been some talk about trying to develop an Open RAN approach, which aims to force open the RAN into its components and have those components to be developed by U.S. and western innovators. The problem is that this is just pie in the sky. This approach is completely untested, and would take many years to get off the ground, and would not be ready for prime time for a decade, if ever. What we need today is a product that can win contracts right now – a proven infrastructure that network operators will make a long-term commitment to today. In other words, we need a product that can blunt and turnaround Huawei’s momentum currently. As a dictatorship, China can marshal an all-of-nation approach – the government, private companies, and academia acting together as one. … If we are going to maintain our technological leadership, our economic strength, and ultimately our national security, we need the public and private sectors to work together and come shoulder to shoulder. To our private sector friends, I would say that appeasing the PRC may come with short-term benefits, but I urge you to question the longstanding assumption that promises of market access are worth the steep costs. The PRC’s ultimate goal is to replace you with a Chinese company. University and think-tank colleagues, do not allow the theft of technology under the guise of academic freedom. Do not allow the PRC to dictate your research or pressure you into ignoring diverse voices on controversial topics. Consider whether any sacrifice of academic integrity or freedom is worth the tradeoff. To our allies, we applaud your efforts to stand up to China’s economic power. But we must do more, and act collectively. Let us not forget our collective economic influence and power. Throughout history, free societies have faced regimented adversaries. At critical junctures, they have achieved the unity and purpose necessary to prevail, not because they have been compelled to do so, but because they freely chose to do so. We must make that choice today.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 7:38:33 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/07/14/small-business-optimism-june/Small business owners are feeling much more optimistic. The Small Business Optimism Index increased 6.2 points in June to 100.6, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday. That beat expectations of 96.7 and was above even the high end of the range of economists surveyed by Ecododay. The NFIB’s measure of sales expectations surged by a record 37 points to a positive 13, suggesting to businesses are seeing rising demand. “Small businesses are navigating the various federal and state policies in order to reopen their business and they are doing their best to adjust their business decisions accordingly,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. “We’re starting to see positive signs of increased consumer spending, but there is still much work to be done to get back to pre-crisis levels.” In addition to sales expectations, seven other of the 10 components of the index rose. These include hiring plans, capital outlays, plans to grow inventories, overall economic expectations, current job openings, current inventories, and owners’ assessment of whether now is a good time to expand their businesses. The reads of credit conditions and earnings were lower, which may reflect the margin squeeze that was on view in last week’s Producer Price Index. The NFIB index, based on 670 companies polled across the country, is a monthly look at the conditions and expectations of small businesses in the U.S., which account for nearly half of private-sector jobs. It is considered a barometer of domestic demand and hiring conditions. Despite the improvement, the index remains February’s pre-pandemic level of 104.5.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 15:15:31 GMT -6
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/back-school-what-doctors-say-about-children-covid-19-n1233550President Donald Trump is pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, despite coronavirus infections surging nationwide. While experts say there are significant social benefits to resuming in-person classes, they caution that schools will need to balance those against potential risks to provide a safe learning environment for students — as well as teachers and administrators. Evidence suggests that children are not as susceptible as adults to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Even among those who have been infected, it's relatively rare for children to develop serious complications or require hospitalization. But this doesn't mean classrooms can be exempt from social distancing and other safety precautions, particularly if schools intend to welcome kids back on site in less than two months. "It really shouldn't be a debate of getting kids back to school, but getting kids back to school safely," said Dr. Jennifer Lighter, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at NYU Langone Health in New York. Having kids physically present in schools in the fall as much as possible would be an "ideal situation," Lighter said, but schools will need to implement policies that allow students to maintain some distance indoors and avoid close contact for prolonged periods of time. This could include decreasing class sizes, rearranging desks to ensure kids aren't clustered together or facing one another and moving gym classes or other recreational activities outdoors, she said. In the U.S., children make up about 22 percent of the population, but kids account for only 2 percent of coronavirus cases so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's not yet known what accounts for that disparity, said Dr. C. Buddy Creech, an associate professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. "This has been a strange pandemic because usually for respiratory viruses, children are the first and most substantially affected," Creech said. "This has really been a flip of that, where it's our adults, and particularly older adults, that have been more affected." Related NEWS Parents are choosing home school over school at home during pandemic It's also unknown how and why the risks aren't the same for all young people. There are signs that adolescents — particularly those with pre-existing conditions — are at similar risk of infection as adults, though more research is needed, according to Dr. William Raszka, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine. "The younger you are, probably the less likely you are to be able to transmit the disease," he said. "Once you get to high school age, you're going to be a little bit more concerned, [and] once you're in college age, you're going to be a lot concerned." Recommended VIDEO Hospital staff hold candlelight vigil for patients, coworkers lost to COVID-19 VIDEO Nurses dance to celebrate release of long-term coronavirus patient Schools will have to keep these differences in mind as they craft their safety procedures, Lighter said. "I don't think it's one size fits all," she said. "Young children are really a different risk category than older adolescents, so the guidelines that we have for elementary [and] middle school children should probably be different than the ones that we have for our high school students." In Europe and the U.S., it was reported that some children infected with the coronavirus experienced inflammatory symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease, a result of the child's immune system essentially kicking into overdrive. More than 100 cases of the complication, dubbed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children or MIS-C, were reported in New York, which was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in North America in March and April. Though potentially deadly, Lighter said MIS-C is "exceedingly rare." She added that in some circumstances, it may be important for schools to reopen because these institutions have important social functions, beyond just providing an education. "I think children have had significant social and emotional concerns from online learning over the past several months," Lighter said. "I don't think online learning works very well for children, especially young children, and especially children that are in poverty." Dr. Shilpa Patel, a New Jersey-based pediatrician, said it's challenging to make predictions because scientists are still learning about the virus. But she said she has no hesitations about letting her kids return to school this fall. "Nothing will be normal until we get a vaccine," Patel said. "These are trying times that we're living in, but yes, I will send my kids back to school in September."
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 14, 2020 15:17:12 GMT -6
www.foxnews.com/politics/hydroxychloroquine-helped-save-coronavirus-studyHydroxychloroquine helped save coronavirus patients, study shows; Trump campaign hails 'fantastic news' Drug touted by Trump was mocked by media Researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Southeast Michigan have found that early administration of the drug hydroxychloroquine makes hospitalized patients substantially less likely to die. The study, published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, determined that hydroxychloroquine provided a "66% hazard ratio reduction," and hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin a 71 percent reduction, compared to neither treatment. In-hospital mortality was 18.1 percent overall; 13.5 percent with just hydroxychloroquine, 22.4 percent with azithromycin alone, and 26.4 percent with neither drug. "Prospective trials are needed" for further review, the researchers note, even as they concluded: "In this multi-hospital assessment, when controlling for COVID-19 risk factors, treatment with hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin was associated with reduction in COVID-19 associated mortality." "Our results do differ from some other studies," Dr. Marcus Zervos, who heads the hospital's infectious diseases unit, said at a news conference. "What we think was important in ours ... is that patients were treated early. For hydroxychloroquine to have a benefit, it needs to begin before the patients begin to suffer some of the severe immune reactions that patients can have with COVID." A statement from the Trump campaign hailed the study as "fantastic news." "Fortunately, the Trump Administration secured a massive supply of hydroxychloroquine for the national stockpile months ago," a statement read. "Yet this is the same drug that the media and the Biden campaign spent weeks trying to discredit and spread fear and doubt around because President Trump dared to mention it as a potential treatment for coronavirus." It added: "The new study from the Henry Ford Health System should be a clear message to the media and the Democrats: stop the bizarre attempts to discredit hydroxychloroquine to satisfy your own anti-Trump agenda. It may be costing lives." The findings, conservatives said, highlighted efforts by media partisans to undermine confidence in the drug simply to undercut the president. "So fewer people died because they took the drug @realdonaldtrump suggested.... Thank you, POTUS for doing the right thing even in the face of a DC culture attacking you no matter what you do," wrote former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell. The Federalist's Sean Davis added: "Media and incompetent corrupt government officials lied to you about social distancing. They lied to you about hydroxychloroquine. They lied to you about risks to children and the general population. They lied not to help you, but to control you, and they’re not going to stop." At a March 19 White House briefing, Trump had remarked: "Now, a drug called chloroquine, and some people would add to it, hydroxychloroquine, so chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine ... [has] shown very encouraging, very, very encouraging early results." The president acknowledged that the drug may not "go as planned" and that more testing was needed, but that "we’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately." That statement prompted immediate mockery from journalists. "Trump peddles unsubstantiated hope in dark times," read a March 20 "analysis" by CNN's Stephen Collinson. Saying Trump was "adopting the audacity of false hope" and embracing "premature optimism," Collinson charged that "there's no doubt he overhyped the immediate prospects for the drug" because the FDA had not provided an explicit timeline on approving the drug to treat coronavirus. DEMS CALL CHINA TRAVEL BAN XENOPHOBIC, NOW CHANGE THEIR TUNE The media onslaught continued. "Trump is giving people false hope of coronavirus cures. It’s all snake oil," read one Washington Post headline. Added the Post's editorial board: "Trump is spreading false hope for a virus cure -- and that’s not the only damage." "The most promising answer to the pandemic will be a vaccine, and researchers are racing to develop one," the paper insisted, although it is not staffed with medical experts. "Mr. Trump’s inappropriate hype has already led to hoarding of hydroxychloroquine and diverted supplies from people with other maladies who need it. His comments are raising false hopes. Rather than roll the dice on an unproven therapy, let’s deposit our trust in the scientists." President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Marinette, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Marinette, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) USA Today's editorial board was similarly aggressive and mocking, writing, "Coronavirus treatment: Dr. Donald Trump peddles snake oil and false hope." "There are no approved therapies or drugs to treat COVID-19 yet, but the president hypes preliminary chloroquine trials at White House briefing and unproven remedies on Twitter," the paper wrote, just days before the FDA would approve the drug. Communications strategist Drew Holden flagged these and numerous other examples of media misinformation on the matter in a lengthy Twitter thread. CORONAVIRUS TIMELINE SHOWS MEDIA, DEMS' CHANGING RHETORIC Salon, Holden noted, called Trump's hope in the new treatment his "most dangerous flim-flam: False hope and quack advice." The New Yorker pondered "The Meaning of Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Quackery," observing that Trump's "pronouncements are a reminder, if one was needed, of his scorn for rigorous science, even amid the worst pandemic to hit the U.S. in a century." Michael Cohen, a Boston Globe columnist, urged networks to stop airing Trump's coronavirus press briefings because he was spreading "misinformation" about a potential cure. And, NBC News complained, "Trump, promoting unproven drug treatments, insults NBC reporter at coronavirus briefing." The New York Times' Kurt Eichenwald reported that a "Louisiana MD" on the "front lines of the COVID-19 fight" had told him that "Hydroxychloroquine doesn't work" and that "amateurs who dont [sic] understand research" were driving up demand for the drug. ("Count me skeptical of your source here, Kurt," Holden wrote.) Vox mocked Trump's "new favorite treatment" for the drug and said the evidence is "lacking" that it works. Medical journal retracts study of hydroxychloroquineVideo The media retreated somewhat from this narrative as more positive evidence emerged. "Malaria Drug Helps Virus Patients Improve, in Small Study," The New York Times reported in April, adding: "A group of moderately ill people were given hydroxychloroquine, which appeared to ease their symptoms quickly, but more research is needed." Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, went from threatening doctors who prescribed the drug with "administrative action" to requesting that the federal government ship her state some. Other state leaders have followed suit, including Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, also a Democrat. And, an international poll of thousands of doctors rated hydroxychloroquine the “most effective therapy” for coronavirus. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The Food and Drug Administration halted the emergency use authorization for the drug earlier this month, saying preliminary data showed it wasn't effective. Research into its possible applications to treat coronavirus, however, has continued.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 7:47:01 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/14/donald-trump-punishes-china-by-ending-special-trading-status-for-hong-kong/President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he signed legislation and an executive order to punish China for interfering in Hong Kong affairs. “We’ve all watched what happened, not a good situation, their freedom has been taken away,” Trump said referring to Hong Kong. “Their rights have been taking away.” The bill proposes sanctions on Chinese officials after they passed a national security law for Hong Kong in July, criminalizing activities they defined as secession, subversion of state power, terrorism, and collusion with foreign entities. China’s new laws were widely seen as a way to crush recent protests for freedom in Hong Kong. The president said his executive order would end Hong Kong’s special trading status, which would punish China’s economy. “Hong Kong will be treated the same as mainland China,” Trump said. “No special privileges, no special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies.” The president noted that he would continue standing up to China, unlike former Vice President Joe Biden, who is now running against him for president. “No administration has been tougher on China than this administration,” Trump said, referring to his decision to enact Chinese tariffs and his efforts to bock the state-backed telecom company Huawei from operating in allied countries. Trump said that the United States would continue holding China accountable after they covered up the dangers of the coronavirus. “Make no mistake, we hold China fully responsible for concealing the virus and unleashing it upon the world,” Trump said.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 7:54:17 GMT -6
President Trump stating facts & the MSM talking heads begin exploding..... thefederalist.com/2020/07/15/media-attacks-trump-for-a-factual-statement-about-law-enforcement-and-race/Media Attacks Trump For A Factual Statement About Law Enforcement And Race JULY 15, 2020 By Jordan Davidson The media is famous for its attempts to completely assassinate and misconstrue Trump’s words to benefit its agenda and this week was no exception. In an interview with CBS, reporter Catherine Herridge asked Trump why black people are still dying at the hands of law enforcement. Trump responded by saying that more white people are actually killed by police every year. He also noted that he thought the question was “terrible.” According to Statista, Trump’s statement is true: more white people are killed by police every year in total. In just 2020, 204 white people and 105 black people were fatally shot to death by police in the U.S. www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/In addition, the FBI data published in the Uniform Crime Report shows that white people are far more likely to be arrested than black people.
“In 2018, 69.0 percent of all individuals arrested were White, 27.4 percent were Black or African American, and 3.6 percent were of other races,” the report reads.
A mathematical breakdown of data collected by multiple sources and published in The Boston Globe shows that the percentage of white people likely to be killed by the police is higher in situations where “white people tend to encounter the police in more grave situations.”Almost immediately after Trump’s comments aired, reporters and others punched on his statement and began misconstruing it. Many of them mistook the statement and cited the fact that black people are more likely to be killed by police instead of acknowledging that Trump’s statement was referring to totals instead of rates. “‘What a terrible question to ask,’ Trump says, when asked by @cbs_Herridge why Black people are still dying at the hands of law enforcement,” tweeted a CBS reporter. “The president asserts that ‘more’ White people are killed by police than Black people,” wrote New York Times reporter Maggie Habberman, whose description of the president’s line conveys his statement was not a fact. One CNN headline even called Trump’s comments “racist rhetoric.” “President Trump leans into racist rhetoric and downplays police violence against Black Americans,” it read. Twitter also dedicated a news alert page dedicated to the statements and reaction from journalists to “share data” about the statement. While one MSNBC reporter even acknowledged that Trump’s statement was true, he still proceeded to criticize him. “It is true that police in the US also kill a lot of white people which is…not really necessarily a super awesome debating point in the police’s favor?” wrote MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. Others, however, saw the hypocritical treatment Trump received for the statement from the media right away. “It’s not merely an assertion; it’s a fact. We’re only surprised by the facts—when someone dares to utter them—because we’ve been brainwashed by the media to believe lies,” one user quipped. “I’m confused, what’s the problem? That’s factually accurate,” wrote another. “This is factual. Now—% wise? No. Black people are more likely to be killed than whites based on their population size. But in order to know whether this is disproportionate, you don’t look at population. You look at crime rates and police interactions of whites vs blacks,” another tweeted. “Trump’s instinct that Americans are tired of the media dividing us into racial groups every 5 minutes is correct. He should stick to it,” quipped David Marcus. “’Trump says sun rises in East, sets in West, without giving any evidence of the claim’,” wrote another. “‘…without giving any evidence for the claim’ All the same, it is a fact, so… there’s that,” one user said. Just this month, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN and others criticized and misconstrued President Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore celebrating Independence Day calling it “dark and divisive” and “inflammatory” despite his words celebrating the Founding Fathers.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 8:45:37 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/stock-market-soars-after-first-covid-19-vaccine-tested-in-u-s-produced-antibodies-in-all-patients-during-trialStock Market Soars After First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested In U.S. Produced Antibodies In All Patients During Trial Stocks soared Wednesday following news that a new COVID-19 vaccine showed that it produced antibodies in all patients during a trial. Even before the opening gavel fell, stock futures rose more than 500 points. When the market opened at 9:30 a.m., the Dow settled in, rising in the mid-300s. The stock surge followed news from Moderna, a pharmaceutical company that announced Tuesday night that its coronavirus vaccine produced a “robust” immune response — meaning antibodies — in all 45 patients in its early stage human trial, according to data published in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine. “No matter how you slice this, this is good news,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The Associated Press. “The hallmark of a vaccine is one that can actually mimic natural infection and induce the kind of response that you would get with natural infection. And it looks like, at least in this limited, small number of individuals, that is exactly what’s happening,” Fauci said. “The data really look quite good. There were no serious adverse events.” The Moderna vaccine test began back in March, with 45 volunteers being injected twice, a month apart. Every one of the test subjects developed “neutralizing” antibodies in their bloodstream at levels about the same as people who had contracted COVID-19 and recovered, the Journal reported. “This is an essential building block that is needed to move forward with the trials that could actually determine whether the vaccine does protect against infection,” said Dr. Lisa Jackson of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle, who led the study. There were no serious side effects, the researchers said, but about half of the volunteers did report flu-like reactions, including headache, fatigue, chills, fever, and pain at the injection site. For those who suffered fever, it lasted just a day. Other COVID-19 vaccines are moving swiftly as well. Pfizer has teamed with Germany-based BioNTech, a smaller company with experience in working with RNA vaccines, and conducted initial trials. Those who received a small first dose had nearly double the number of antibodies as those who had recovered from the virus, while those who received larger dose had triple the number of antibodies. After a second dose, the small-dose test group had eight times the antibodies, while the large dose group had 50 times the antibodies. Pfizer has said they hope to have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by October. Oxford is much farther ahead, now conducting Phase III trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. is set to be added in August with patients in 33 spots around the nation. Oxford is even more optimistic than Pfizer, saying they could have results from the trials by the end of August and be ready to move forward with a vaccine in September. Its partner, AstraZeneca, is already producing the vaccine and the company recently said it plans to create 2 billion doses, some 400 million by the end of 2020.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 9:03:29 GMT -6
Missouri’s governor says President Trump will take “some sort of actions” to help a St. Louis couple who could face criminal charges for wielding guns to defend their home from angry protesters marching down their street.
“I think the president didn’t like what he was seeing, and the way people are being treated,” Gov. Mike Parson said. “I think you’ll see some sort of actions.”
Parson told reporters that he spoke Tuesday with both Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr. The phone calls came after reports that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Democrat, might move forward with charges against homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey.
“That couple had every right to protect their property,” Parson said.
Trump “understands the situation in Missouri, he understands the situation in St. Louis, and how out of control it is for a prosecutor to let violent criminals off and not do their job and try to attack law-abiding citizens,” the governor said.
“The president said he would do everything he could within his powers to help with this situation, that he would be taking action to do that. I’m thankful that he’s getting involved in the situation, I’m thankful that he’s going to stand up for people on their legal rights and we’re going to move forward in this state,” he said.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 9:23:49 GMT -6
Icky and the left won't like this, but it is hilarious. Since this is their new "heroes".....
Literally everything the Left has accused Trump of, they themselves are guilty of,
without exception.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 9:27:17 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/trump-i-would-bring-michael-flynn-back-to-the-white-houseTrump: I Would Bring Michael Flynn Back To The White House On Tuesday, President Trump, asked by CBS News whether he would bring back former national security advisor Michael Flynn to the White House, answered bluntly, “I would. I think he’s a great gentleman.” Trump was speaking to CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge as he added, “”He’s a great — he’s been in the military for many, many decades, actually. Highly respected. What General Flynn went through is so unfair.” Flynn served as Trump’s first national security advisor; he resigned on February 13, 2017 after saying he had given “incomplete information” vis-à-vis a telephone call he had with Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States. Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI, a plea that Flynn later attempted to withdraw in January 2020. Flynn’s sentence was delayed after he agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation targeting Russian interference in the 2016 election. But new evidence surfaced in 2020 that the FBI may have acted inappropriately in Flynn’s case. As The Daily Wire reported earlier this week: An attorney for former national security adviser Michael Flynn says new documents show the FBI knew Flynn wasn’t trying to lie during his January 24, 2017, interview, yet they concocted a criminal case against him anyway. Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Department of Justice gave Flynn 14 new pages of documents, which his attorney, Sidney Powell, said in a filing amounts to prosecutorial misconduct. “These documents establish that on January 25, 2017 — the day after the agents ambushed him at the White House — the agents and DOJ officials knew General Flynn’s statements were not material to any investigation, that he was ‘open and forthcoming’ with the agents, that he had no intent to deceive them, and that he believed he was fully truthful with them,” Powell wrote in the filing … The charges against Flynn were dropped on May 7, citing “a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information.” The DOJ argued that Flynn’s January 2017 interview was “untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn” and “conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.” Trump told Herridge of Flynn, “I don’t think he’s going to need a pardon because he’s been proven to be innocent. I don’t think he’s going to need a pardon.” He added, “You have to understand. I was given information that he lied.” In late June, Powell and another attorney for Flynn, Jesse Binnall, reacted to the news that handwritten notes by ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok in January 2017 appeared to indicate former Vice President Joe Biden brought up the idea of investigating former national security advisor Michael Flynn, according to attorneys representing Flynn. The attorneys said that Strzok’s notes indicated that Biden thought Flynn might have violated the Logan Act when he conversed with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, according to court papers that had been filed. “The previously sealed document also says that former President Barack Obama told top members of his administration that ‘the right people’ should investigate Flynn,” The New York Post reported. Binnall and Powell, calling the new revelation “stunning and exculpatory evidence,” stated, “According to Strzok’s notes, it appears that Vice President Biden personally raised the idea of the Logan Act. That became an admitted pretext to investigate General Flynn.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 9:32:55 GMT -6
www.zerohedge.com/markets/never-trump-project-lincoln-co-founder-paid-russian-governmentNever-Trump Project Lincoln Co-Founder Paid By Russian Government Profile picture for user Tyler Durden by Tyler Durden Wed, 07/15/2020 - 09:50 It seems like Trump's enemies over at Project Lincoln have some more explaining to do.
After co-founder Rick Wilson's ham-handed attempt to smear Trump supporters with a Confederate flag insult - only to have his family's own 'confederate cooler' exposed, filmmaker Mike Cernovich notes that Wilson's Project Lincoln co-founder, John Weaver, was paid by the Russian government as a consultant to JSC Techsnabexport (TENEX), which owned by Putin-founded, government owned Rosatom - of 'Uranium One' fame.Weaver, the mastermind behind John McCain's failed 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns, John Kasich's failed 2016 presidential campaign, and the founder and principal of 'The Network Companies, LLC', acknowledged the work in a Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filing on May 10, 2019. We should note - well, John Solomon noted on Monday, that Joe Biden's energy adviser, Amos Hochstein, also advised TENEX. In fact, Hochstein "assisted personally" in "Russia's attempts to corner the global uranium market." So two guys who want to see Biden elected have taken money from the Russian government. This, mind you, after Weaver has spent years spewing unfounded accusations about Trump being a Russian agent, while the other guy helped Russia buy uranium leading up to the infamous Uranium One deal. So John 'All roads lead to Putin' Weaver was consulting for a company founded by... Putin, owned by the government run by... Putin.justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/joe-bidens-ukraine-adviser-secretly-aided-kremlinIn fact, Weaver's Twitter history is littered with Trump-Putin references, when he himself took money from Putin's apparatus. Below is a small sample of pages upon pages of Russia fear mongering. Give it a look before he deletes them. twitter.com/search?lang=en&q=putin%20(from%3Ajwgop)&src=typed_query
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 9:40:26 GMT -6
www.nationalreview.com/news/pompeo-announces-new-sanctions-on-huawei-personnel/Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new sanctions on Huawei personnel on Wednesday. “The State Department will impose visa restrictions on certain employees of the Chinese technology companies like Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses globally,” Pompeo said at a press conference. The details of the sanctions were not immediately available. In comments on China’s takeover of Hong Kong over the past several weeks, Pompeo implied that other world nations were becoming more suspicious of China’s influence. “We have to deal with China as it is, not as we wish it to be,” Pompeo said. “Other nations are arriving at the same conclusion.” Pompeo’s remarks came after the British government said it would ban Huawei from all 5G networks in the country. In January of this year Britain announced that Huawei would build some of the country’s 5G infrastructure, but the country reversed course following the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. pressure, and China’s assertion of control over Hong Kong, which was a former British colony. The U.S. is attempting to prevent other European nations from allowing Huawei to gain a foothold in the continent. U.S. government agencies have repeatedly warned that the Chinese Communist Party can use Huawei networks and infrastructure to spy on users. Huawei is charged in the U.S. with racketeering, fraud, and evading American sanctions on Iran and North Korea.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 11:39:26 GMT -6
The Trump administration announced new guidelines on Wednesday. Starting today hospitals will be ordered to bypass the CDC and send ALL COVID-19 patient information to a central database in Washington DC. www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/covid-19-faqs-hospitals-hospital-laboratory-acute-care-facility-data-reporting.pdfwww.pharmacist.com/article/trump-administration-strips-cdc-control-coronavirus-dataThe Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass CDC and send all COVID-19 patient information to a central database in Washington beginning on Wednesday. The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass CDC and send all COVID-19 patient information to a central database in Washington beginning on Wednesday. In its new guidance, HHS said that going forward, hospitals should report detailed information on a daily basis directly to the new centralized system, which is managed by TeleTracking, a health data firm with headquarters in Pittsburgh. However, if hospitals were already reporting such information to their states, they could continue to do so if they received a written release saying the state would handle reporting. Officials say the change will streamline data gathering and assist the White House coronavirus task force in allocating scarce supplies like remdesivir, the first drug shown to be effective against the virus. Both the CDC network and the TeleTracking system set up by HHS rely on so-called push data, meaning hospital employees must manually enter data, rather than the government tapping into an electronic system to obtain the information.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 11:40:18 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2020/07/15/huawei-tiktok-china-us-pompeo/Pompeo Imposes Visa Restrictions On Staff Of Chinese Tech Companies That Support The Chinese Communist Party Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has imposed visa restrictions on employees at Chinese tech companies that provide support to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). An alien cannot gain access to the United States if the secretary of state believes the person’s entry “would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States,” the Department of State said in a press statement Wednesday, citing a section from the Immigration and Nationality Act. Pompeo’s move will impact Chinese tech giant Huawei, which “censors political dissidents” and provides China with the tools enabling the country’s “mass internment camps in Xinjiang and the indentured servitude of its population shipped all over China,” the press statement noted. “Certain Huawei employees provide material support to the CCP regime that commits human rights abuses,” the statement added. (RELATED: Report Reveals Role Huawei Had In Transporting US Tech To Iran) TOPSHOT - This photo taken on June 4, 2019 shows the Chinese flag behind razor wire at a housing compound in Yangisar, south of Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang region. - A recurrence of the Urumqi riots which left nearly 200 people dead a decade ago is hard to imagine in today's Xinjiang, a Chinese region whose Uighur minority is straitjacketed by surveillance and mass detentions. A pervasive security apparatus has subdued the ethnic unrest that has long plagued the region. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images) TOPSHOT – This photo taken on June 4, 2019 shows the Chinese flag behind razor wire at a housing compound in Yangisar, south of Kashgar, (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images) The United Kingdom announced Tuesday that it is banning Huawei from deploying equipment designed to build out Britain’s fifth generation mobile service, delivering a blow to the Chinese tech giant. Pompeo’s decision provides another blow to Huawei, which has become a major player in the ramp up to buildout 5G. President Donald Trump imposed an export control in May that cuts Huawei off from semiconductors necessary to build out technology. Experts believe 5G will help lay the groundwork for the so-called Internet of Things, a form of technology tying virtually all appliances to the internet, according to Digital Trends. China spent $24 billion more than the U.S. on wireless communications infrastructure since 2015, ZD Net previously reported. The country also built more 5G towers in a three-month span in 2017 than the U.S. did in three years. There are also concerns that Huawei’s close ties to China leave the U.S. open to cyber attacks. Huawei has not yet responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 13:22:46 GMT -6
thefederalist.com/2020/07/15/stanford-doctor-scott-atlas-says-the-science-shows-kids-should-go-back-to-school/Stanford Doctor Scott Atlas Says The Science Shows Kids Should Go Back To School JULY 15, 2020 By Jordan Davidson Former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center, Dr. Scott Atlas told Fox News there are “zero excuses” to keep children from returning to schools in the fall. “There is virtually zero risk for children getting something serious or dying from this disease. Anyone who thinks schools should be closed is not talking about the children. It has nothing to do with the children’s risk,” he said. “There’s no rational reason or science to say that children transmit the disease significantly.” Dr. Atlas pointed out that many American teachers are not in high-risk age groups and therefore, should not be concerned. He also noted that those who are nervous or high-risk can take extra precautions. “It’s true that there are high-risk teachers and those teachers should be able to believe in their social distancing and masks. They can teach using social distancing. And if they still are afraid they can stay at home. There’s no reason to lock up the children,” he said. According to Dr. Atlas, closing down the schools and continuing online education would hinder children from a full learning experience that includes social interaction and hands-on teaching. “Long distance learning is a failure,” he said. Dr. Atlas also added that many other Western countries have opened and operated schools during the pandemic successfully. “We are the only country not opening schools. This is absurd,” he said. “Look at the science. I’m saying use critical thinking and logic.” Despite skepticism from the CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield on the current COVID-19 situation paired with the upcoming flu season, Dr. Atlas believes that keeping schools closed would be a grave policy mistake. “This is the biggest problem of all. Yet again we are going to commit some severe public policy without regards to the harm of the public policy,” he said. “If we start acting out of fear and are an outlier in this country, this country is finished.” “You either believe the science or not,” he added. “You can’t insist that you believe in the science and then act contrary to science.” Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced that it may cut federal funding to schools that fail to reopen. “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!” Trump tweeted. Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos both pledged to re-open schools. “For our kids development, our working families, and our economy, we MUST Open Up Schools Again!” wrote the VP. “We can reopen schools safely & ensure learning continues,” tweeted DeVos.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 13:28:13 GMT -6
So, reopening isn't what is causing the Cornovirus spike then? Fascinating.... thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507347-cdc-director-says-northerners-visiting-the-southCDC director says Northerners visiting the South could be driving coronavirus spikes, not reopeningThere is no evidence that people in Northern states are traveling more than those in Southern states. Coronavirus cases are spiking in a number of states that had begun reopening. As governors defend their decisions, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said travelers might be to blame. Americans have been traveling more and social distancing less, but data shows that behavior is consistent across states. Across the United States, states are breaking records with new coronavirus cases and deaths, proving public health experts right about the dangers of reopening too early with human cost. With plenty of blame to go around, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is now pointing the finger at Americans traveling across state boundaries. “If you look at the South, everything happened around June 12 to June 16. It all simultaneously kind of popped,” he told the Journal of the American Medical Association. “We’re of the view that there was something else that was the driver. Maybe the Memorial Day, not weekend, but the Memorial Day week, where a lot of Northerners decided to go South for vacations.” As states began issuing stay-at-home orders, data collection company Unacast has used Americans’ mobile phones to track their average change in mobility since before the pandemic. America is changing FASTER THAN EVER. Add Changing America to your Facebook and Twitter feeds to stay engaged on the latest news and smartest insights. Currently, the United States has an F on their grading scale for social distancing, representing a less than 25 percent reduction in average distance traveled and less than 55 percent reduction in non-essential visits. The country’s best grade was a B in late March and early April, when the data showed a 55 to 70 percent decrease in average mobility. But that number rose again throughout May and June, when states began to reopen. “Something happened in mid-June that we’re now confronting right now,” Redfield told the AMA. “And it’s not as simple as just saying it was related to timing of reopening or not reopening.” Among states, only a handful have above an F, with the highest reporting a D+, or a 25 to 40 percent decrease in average distance traveled and 55 to 60 percent decrease in nonessential visits. Most of these are in the West, excluding California and Washington, but there is no clear divide between states in the North and South.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 15:18:22 GMT -6
A key leader of the violent gang MS-13 has been charged with terrorism-related offenses for the first time ever. President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced the massive gang bust on Wednesday. “We just concluded a historic operation leading to the indictment and arrest of dozens of savage MS-13 leaders,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, saying that they were leading an “all out campaign to destroy MS-13.” “This is probably the meanest, worst gang anywhere in the world, the MS-13 group. … And a big dent was put in them, took place over the last few days and really over the last year,” Trump said. One of the leaders, Melgar Diaz, was charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and commit acts of terrorism in the Eastern District of Virginia. He was behind crimes in at least 13 states, including personally approving assassinations. “This is the first time we’ve used terrorism-related charges against a member of MS-13,” Barr said. The Hill reports that “other members arrested in the operation are facing multiple charges including racketeering related offenses, charges related to multiple murders and attempted murders, kidnapping, narcotics and weapons charges.” thehill.com/policy/national-security/507516-ms-13-member-charged-with-terrorism-related-offenses-for-first-timeBarr will also be seeking the death penalty against one MS-13 member, Alexi Saenz, who killed seven people in 2016 and 2016, including the brutal murders of two female high school students in New York. “The person we are seeking a death penalty against was involved in those murders as well as two African Americans who they saw on the street and thought were from a rival gang and just butchered,” Barr said. The Attorney General also referred to the gang as a “death cult.” In 2018, Democrats defended the notorious gang after President Donald Trump referred to them as “animals.” The White House responded to the criticism with a statement explaining the threat the gang poses, stating that “the violent animals of MS-13 have committed heinous, violent attacks in communities across America.” “At the State of the Union in January 2018, President Trump brought as his guests Elizabeth Alvarado, Robert Mickens, Evelyn Rodriguez, and Freddy Cuevas, the parents of Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas. Police believe these young girls were chased down and brutally murdered by MS-13 gang members on Long Island, New York, in 2016,” the statement read. It went on to state that Suffolk County Police Commissioner said that the “murders show a level of brutality that is close to unmatched.” Nearly 40 percent of all murders in his county between January 2016 and June 2017 were tied to MS-13. “In Maryland, MS-13’s animals are accused of stabbing a man more than 100 times and then decapitating him, dismembering him, and ripping his heart out of his body. Police believe MS-13 members in Maryland also savagely beat a 15-year-old human trafficking victim. The MS-13 animals used a bat and took turns beating her nearly 30 times in total,” the statement continued. The extremely brutal transnational gang’s motto is “aata, roba, viola, controla’”(Kill, steal, rape, control), yet Democratic pundits and politicians feigned outrage that Trump would dare to “dehumanize” them.” “In January 2017, MS-13 members were charged with killing and hacking up a teenager in Nassau County. MS-13’s animals reportedly saw the murder as a way to boost their standing in the gang. In April 2017, police believe four young men were brutally murdered by MS-13 animals on Long Island. One victim was a young man in town visiting family during an Easter week vacation. Just last month, in April 2018, MS-13 reportedly called for its members on Long Island to kill a cop for the sake of making a statement,” the White House noted. The White House concluded the statement by asserting that “President Trump’s entire Administration is working tirelessly to bring these violent animals to justice.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 15, 2020 15:21:39 GMT -6
www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-claws-back-cuts-10-point-deficit-to-biden-to-just-3-pointsIn just one week, President Trump has clawed back from one of his biggest poll deficits to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. In the latest Rasmussen Reports’s weekly White House Watch, Trump trails Biden 44% to 47%, nearly within the margin of error. TRENDING: Nick Cannon Canned and Canceled - After Anti-Semitic Slurs and Anti-White Filth (Video) A week ago, Rasmussen had a 10-point gap. In the last week, Trump pushed his law-and-order theme, Vice President Mike Pence promoted the “Great American Comeback,” and Wall Street bounced back amid positive expectations of a coronavirus vaccine coming soon. While Trump has often cited Rasmussen surveys, the outfit weighs Democrats more than Republicans and only polls likely voters, which is considered a more accurate gauge than adults that several other polls, including Gallup, survey. Rasmussen reported their results as follows: President Trump has jumped back into the race and now trails Joe Biden by just three points in Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds the likely Democratic presidential nominee earning 47% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Trump’s 44%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate. Four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Post by Dotard out in 4 months on Jul 16, 2020 7:51:21 GMT -6
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