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Post by kcrufnek on Apr 30, 2020 22:26:58 GMT -6
SF Nan loading up her Corono impeachment committee with people from NY, Illinois, and California. Sounds fair to me.
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Post by kcrufnek on Apr 30, 2020 22:31:58 GMT -6
Maddow reporting tonight that with Georgia opening back up the governor doesn't seem to care that with blacks making up 30% of the population they make up 80% of those infected. Such a racist disease.
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Post by kcrufnek on Apr 30, 2020 22:33:53 GMT -6
Thank God we still have time to fight real crime.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 1, 2020 7:17:19 GMT -6
The left was very upset with these protesters.
Maybe, real Americans can’t stand the fascist policies being implemented by socialist leaders who are overreaching their constitutional powers?
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Post by soonernvolved on May 1, 2020 7:18:43 GMT -6
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/30/modoc-county-california-defies-gavin-newsom-reopen/Sparsely populated Modoc County in California’s northeast corner plans to allow the reopening of its schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county’s only movie theater Friday, becoming the first county in the state to ease out of stay-at-home orders and flout the governor’s mandate. Ned Coe, a cattle rancher and county supervisor, said Thursday that the county across the border from Oregon has no confirmed COVID-19 cases. After consulting with health officials, the Board of Supervisors voted to reopen Friday, he said. “Just as our physical health is vital for our citizens, so is the mental health and the economic health of our citizens,” Coe said. Coe said county officials sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom about a week ago outlining their plan, which he said meets the guidelines outlined by the governor for stay-home orders to be eased out in phases, but they haven’t received a response. He said he was not worried the state might take legal action against the county for violating Newsom’s order, which does not yet allow such businesses to reopen. ........ Orange County is also defying Governor Newsom after he announced a “hard close” of all OC beaches. The Orange County Sheriff said his department’s intention “is to not take enforcement action on this order. But again, I haven’t seen it yet.”
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Post by soonernvolved on May 1, 2020 7:20:03 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on May 1, 2020 7:32:05 GMT -6
Michigan is getting interesting. It would be hilarious if these policies flipped the state red, as angry voters show what they think of the governor, etc. www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-governor-extends-emergency-order-after-legislature-votes-to-sue-herMichigan Governor Extends Emergency Order After Legislature Votes To Sue Her Governor Gretchen Whitmer has rebuked the Republican-controlled Michigan House of Representatives — which declined to extend the governor’s emergency measures and instead voted to sue her for unauthorized use of power — with three executive orders that will extend the state’s emergency declaration until May 28. When combined together, the three executive orders extend Whitmer’s emergency authority, which the governor will use to extend the state’s stay-at-home policy until March 15, according to Politico. The governor asserted in a statement that the executive orders come from “independent sources of statutory authority.” Whitmer also refers to the coronavirus as “an enemy that has taken the lives of more Michiganders than we lost during the Vietnam War,” and later accuses Republican lawmakers of “putting their heads in the sand and putting more lives and livelihoods at risk.” “We’re all in this together,” said Whitmer. “Defeating COVID-19 is an all hands on deck moment for our state, and I remain hopeful that Republicans in the legislature will stop the partisan games and start working with me to re-engage our economy safely and responsibly.” Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield (R-MI) told the Detroit Free Press that the legislature was willing to work with Whitmer on some of the measures she wanted, excluding a statewide stay-at-home order, but that the governor declined to do so. “We’re all in this together and we should all work together. We believe upholding the democratic process is best,” tweeted the speaker, who writes that “she just said no.” According to ABC-12, Chatfield said that one of the bills was designed to enact many of the governor’s current orders, and includes public health measures such as a ban on large gatherings. Politico reports that the Senate and House passed a bill that would “temporarily codify” the governor’s orders, but begin to ease them after two weeks, at which point places such as gyms and the dine-in portions of restaurants could reopen. Under the bill, social distancing measures would continue until May 30, reports the news agency. “The idea we want to put an abrupt end to the state of emergency and go back to normal immediately is a lazy political talking point,” said Chatfield, reports ABC-12. “We all agree Michigan must continue taking strong steps to fight the spread of this disease. But we can both protect the public health and protect the individual people who make up our great state,” he said. Democratic lawmakers maintain that the governor needs to retain emergency powers in order to respond to situations as they arise, reports Politico. “We must ensure that our state can respond quickly and decisively to a situation that changes day by day,” said Representative Tyrone Carter (D-MI), reports the news agency. “That means ensuring that our governor has the emergency powers necessary to lead us in this fight.” According to The Hill, 41,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with coronavirus and 3,789 people have died. As The Daily Wire reported, Whitmer’s previous orders have triggered protests at the state capitol, including a protest on Thursday ahead of the old emergency order expiring. A viral photo captured by a Democratic lawmaker shows that some of the demonstrators inside of the capitol were armed. ........... Governors need to maintain special powers..." Some guy with a tiny mustache said a very similar thing in Germany about 90 years ago. The world is still paying for it
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Post by soonernvolved on May 1, 2020 7:34:41 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/04/30/msnbcs-steve-schmidt-michigan-protesters-brown-shirted-stormtroopers/Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign manager, compared the lockdown protestors in Michigan to the Nazi Party’s original wing. Schmidt said, “In America, we don’t usually care to see the presidents playing the role of victim. They are supposed to look out for and protect the country. He has utterly failed in the duty. It bears mentioning that 45 years ago, today is a moment of American humiliation. The image seared in the consciousness of the last helicoptering living off the roof in Saigon, bringing an end to the Vietnam war. Today, we see a similar disgrace with armed hoodlums, festooned in tactical gear occupying the Michigan state capitol. This is dangerous in a democracy, but this is what Trump has brought after three years in power.” Host Ari Melber said, “You have Michigan state Senator Dayna Polehanki, ‘Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bulletproof vests are wearing them. I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today.’ Your view of this, Steve?” Schmidt said, “This is appalling. Someone needs to explain to me what the difference is between those guys and a bunch of brown-shirted Stormtroopers in 1925 is. I’m very serious about this. This is about the Second Amendment. This isn’t about gun ownership. These are temples of democracy, these buildings, where we with test the premise each generation, whether we retain the capacity to govern ourselves. Free speech is important in this country. They are not protesters. When you show up in tactical gear carrying a tactical weapon an AR-15, an M-4, an AK-47, you’re there to intimidate. You’re assaulting the tenants of our system, which is a system that exists to preserve the rule of law, that is the oldest constitutional republic in the world. We should not think for a second, as we’re at the dawn of a new moment in history, that because extremism didn’t rise in a way that was able to take over the country in the past that it’s not still here and it still doesn’t pose a threat. Nobody should be comforted by those images whether you’re a Trump supporter, whether you’re a Biden supporter, whether you’re not going to vote at all. We don’t do that in this country. That is an appalling image, and it makes us look like a basket case as they are beamed out around the world to our allies and to our enemies
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 8:43:55 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-sued-over-alleged-gender-pay-discrimination-judge-nope-rapinoe-respondsU.S. Women’s Soccer Sued Over Alleged Gender Pay Discrimination; Judge: Nope. Rapinoe Responds. On Friday, a judge dismissed the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s legal claim that they are paid less than men due to gender discrimination. “U.S. District Judge R Gary Klausner said he would not allow the equal pay allegations to go forward because the women’s national team previously ‘rejected an offer to be paid under the same pay-to-play structure’ as the men’s national team,” CBS News reported Friday evening. The women’s team was seeking $66 million under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the outlet noted. “The WNT was willing to forgo higher bonuses for benefits, such as greater base compensation and the guarantee of a higher number of contracted players,” Judge Klausner wrote in the decision. “Accordingly, plaintiffs cannot now retroactively deem their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) worse than the MNT (men’s national team) CBA by reference to what they would have made had they been paid under the MNT’s pay-to-play terms structure when they themselves rejected such a structure.” The team is allowed to move forward with other allegations of discrimination, the judge said. As outlined by The Daily Wire’s Ashe Schow this summer, gender discrimination is not the reason the women’s soccer team earns less than the men’s team; instead, it’s simply due to the women’s team earning less money than the men’s team. “The main reason women soccer players aren’t paid as much as men is due to the fact that there is simply less interest from viewers,” Schow explained. “The lower interest results in less money brought in from advertisers and revenue to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).” “When women’s soccer came to Fox Sports, it averaged about 63,000 viewers, while the men’s team regularly brings in 240,000 viewers per game at ESPN,” she highlighted. “This changes when the women’s team is in the World Cup. Views at that time rival that of the men’s team — but just for that short period.” “The lower viewership leads to lower revenue,” wrote Schow. “The Washington Post reported in 2015 (while trying to blame sexism) that women’s soccer only brought in $17 million in ad sponsorship for Fox Sports, while the men’s final in 2014 brought ESPN $529 million in ad revenue. Further, the men’s World Cup generated $4.5 billion in direct revenue to FIFA.” In fact, the women’s team “gets a higher percentage of revenue than the men’s team,” added Schow, “yet they neglect to include this fact when complaining about how little they got in bonuses. CBS reported four years ago that the men’s team received 9% of the revenue generated by the 2010 World Cup — which amounted to $348 million. The women’s team received 13% of the 2015 World Cup revenue, but because the women’s team brought in less revenue, they only received $10 million.”
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 10:10:23 GMT -6
This: Led to this: Twitter has locked me out of my account but has decided to omit which of their policies I have violated. Apparently, encouraging citizens to go to work is a violation, but Alexandria Ocasión Cortez encouraging workers to boycott and protest is not. I stand by my statement about Governor Whitmer acting as a dictator. Both the Sherriff Departments and the citizens, and the state legislature of Michigan are in agreement with me. I will not kowtow to a socialist world order that seeks to limit my constitutional freedom of speech.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 10:13:23 GMT -6
There it is: CDC equates Coronavirus hospitalization so to seasonal flu & finally admits it's much less dangerous for children. And just think — We destroyed out economy for this!
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 10:19:40 GMT -6
Ok Democrats, MSM, Gates, etc, keep defending China now: www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/05/02/intelligence-report-details-how-china-covered-up-coronavirus-outbreak/China Lied, People Died: Five Eyes Report Details CCP Coronavirus Cover-up The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intentionally destroyed evidence and covered up news about the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak to the “endangerment of other countries”, a leaked intelligence report has found. The report, a product of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zeeland, found that the Chinese regime went about “disappearing” whistle-blowing doctors, censored news about the outbreak, destroyed samples of the virus in laboratories, and refused to hand over samples to international scientists, delaying the ability to manufacture a cure for the virus. The intelligence dossier, leaked to Australia’s Saturday Telegraph, found that as early as December 31st Communist officials began censoring terms such as “Wuhan Unknown Pneumonia”, “Wuhan Seafood Market”, and “SARS variation”. On January 1st the wet market in Wuhan was closed and disinfected with bleach, thereby eliminating the possibility of understanding the origin of an outbreak there. Later that week the health commission in the local Hubei province ordered laboratories to stop testing for the virus, as well as calling for the destruction of any samples of the coronavirus. The following day, the National Health Commission in China ordered that all samples of the novel coronavirus either be moved to secure facilities or be destroyed while introducing a “no-publication order” about the virus.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 11:41:22 GMT -6
www.sfgate.com/news/article/Initiative-seeks-to-challenge-Trump-s-online-15241493.phpA new Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is planning to deploy technology originally developed to counter Islamic State propaganda in service of a domestic political goal – to combat online efforts to promote President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The group, Defeat Disinfo, will use artificial intelligence and network analysis to map discussion of the president’s claims on social media. It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country – in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president. The initiative reflects fears within the Democratic Party that Trump’s unwavering digital army may help sustain him through the pandemic, as it has through past controversies, even as the economy craters, tens of thousands have died, and Trump suffers in the polls.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 11:48:39 GMT -6
thefederalist.com/2020/04/30/chicago-residents-tear-down-fences-to-get-into-locked-down-city-parks/Chicago Residents Tear Down Fences To Get Into Locked Down City Parks This is what freedom looks like, tearing down fences but still staying safe. Chicago residents proved they can be trusted with that freedom. James Huenink By James Huenink APRIL 30, 2020 A protest erupted in Lincoln Park in Chicago on Sunday. Attendees tore down fences and entered the park despite the restrictions Mayor Lori Lightfoot put in place. But there were no signs. No chanting slogans. Even the protesters didn’t admit they were protesting. Chicago, like many cities, has been under a shelter-in-place order since the middle of March. Not content with shutting down businesses, Lightfoot and the Chicago Police Department closed down our most popular parks, including Lincoln Park, after a nice day drew crowds to the lake. That day, I went for a run through downtown Chicago then up to the south end of Lincoln Park. The park was fenced off, along with some entrances blocked by heavy wooden slats and the sidewalk by plastic webbing. One runner, from inside the fence, told me why: “I know a couple weeks ago it was pretty packed in here. That’s when the fences went up.” Chicago Residents Didn’t Put up with Park Closures Clay Stroup, a resident of the Lincoln Park neighborhood, described on Facebook what had been happening that day, saying, “Cops are parked at common entry areas. They are watching people jump the fences, even snapping pictures on their cell phones (probably to show their buddies). A fence gets knocked down, a city worker is called to put it back up. Then someone makes a hole in the fence. The hole slowly gets bigger, until someone comes along … and just rips the entire thing open. Then everyone starts using the opening until a city worker comes by to patch it up again. And round and round we go.” Lightfoot had promised strict enforcement of the closures. She warned that violations of her social-distancing policies would start with a warning, a $500 fine, and then the offenders would be “subject to physical arrest.” On Sunday, Chicagoans didn’t care. I saw police cars flashing their lights and driving through the park’s paths, but they didn’t stop anyone. Alex, from outside the fence, observed, “There’s a parked [police] car over there that’s not doing anything. We walked by like six police guys in paramilitary gear doing f-cking nothing. And like what? We’re supposed to independently decide what rules we’re supposed to follow?” But that’s exactly what Chicago denizens did. By 4:00 p.m., the fence was torn down along every pathway into the park. Heavy wooden fences blocking tunnel entrances had been moved to the side, and similar fences along the South Pond walkways had been trampled underfoot. This wasn’t a right-wing protest chanting outside the mayor’s office. Most Chicago citizens just thought the Lincoln Park restrictions were bad policy. Are Fences a Necessary Evil? Or Just Evil? I interviewed several people on the wrong side of the fence, many of whom spoke anonymously or gave only their first names for fear of “getting into trouble.” Some were openly hostile to the Lightfoot administration. Eric got there before the wooden fences were down. When I saw him, he was trying, unsuccessfully, to pull up one of the metal fence posts. “They’re treating us like children. … It’s almost like it’s punitive,” he said angrily. “I’ve lived in Chicago 27 years, and I’m done.” One woman said, “To have all this open ground here where we can social-distance perfectly. Instead, we’re crowded on the sidewalk, and we have to go into the street with cars going by, for fear of getting hit by a car, for fear of getting COVID.” She wondered, “How much does this cost the taxpayers? That’s what I want to know. … Worst mayor ever.” Not everyone blamed Chicago government. “I think [Lightfoot is] doing a great job and trying to keep us safe. If we make this investment of a month or two, and it saves people’s lives, why not?” From the wrong side of the fence, one middle-aged woman said, “I think it’s a necessary evil … because people crowd too much. It’s better to be closed.” When asked why she was on the wrong side of the fence, she laughed, “I’m a bad taxpayer. … We live in the neighborhood, so we feel like we’re entitled to a little extra than the ordinary citizen.” Walking six feet away, her friend said, “I pay a lot in taxes. … I live in high-density housing, a big skyscraper, and I have to get out.” Most people are just trying to be practical. One man ducked under the fence with his daughter, who was riding a scooter. “I just think that if everybody accumulates … along the park, it’s more dangerous [than] if you take the space available,” he said. Kevin spoke to me after he stopped mid-run to think about the best way to get around the fence. “I think it’s really dumb, ’cause it’s only making people move closer together. … You can see the cops sitting there, turning a blind eye to everything.” Alexandra agreed. “I feel like it’s making people be in a smaller space. The space is filled with fields that people can spread out. Now we can’t.” When asked what she thought of the mayor’s response to the pandemic, she said, “Lori is [being] pretty strict, which is good. I think she’s being pretty good about it. Hopefully it ends soon.” Chicago Lincoln Park coronavirus Chicago Is Safely Finding its Freedom Some people didn’t know they were breaking the law. Wade observed, “I came in on the north side, and it’s pretty open … no fences. I guess it’s a deterrent.” When asked about the people hopping the fence, he said, “We’re a little bit resilient. I think that’s the Chicago part of us. As long as people are keeping distance, it’s OK.” Despite his misgivings about the park, he still supported the way the city has handled the crisis, saying, “I actually think it’s really good. I was not a huge Lori Lightfoot person. … I’m really impressed by how we’ve kinda gone about it. It’s obviously a pretty serious situation, and the city is taking it seriously. ” Chicago Lincoln Park coronavirus Later that afternoon, the park was full of people, everyone still social distancing. Two couples were lying out in the sun and talking, each far enough away from each other to be safe. Many people walked the park in masks. Even dog owners let their pets greet each other at the end of six-foot leashes. This is what freedom looks like: tearing down fences but still staying safe. It might be messy. It can’t be controlled by someone in an office in downtown Chicago or Springfield, but it does offer flexibility to find creative ways to be free and safe. Chicagoans proved they can be trusted with that freedom
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 13:50:27 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/two-more-california-counties-to-re-open-in-defiance-of-governors-orderTwo More California Counties To Re-Open In Defiance Of Governor’s Order Two more California counties have decided to re-open with social distancing measures in defiance of the governor’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has said takes precedence over any county directives. The neighboring counties of Yuba and Sutter in Northern California appear to have followed in the steps of Modoc County, which announced earlier this week that it would begin to re-open businesses with modifications, such as half-capacity seating for dine-in restaurants. “This is a time for personal responsibility in minimizing our movements and physical interactions,” said the Yuba County public health office. “It is up to all of us to show respect for each other’s health and safety by adhering to guidance on facial coverings, social distancing, small group gatherings, and good hand hygiene.” In a statement on Friday, Yuba-Sutter County health officer Dr. Phuong Luu said that waiting to re-open would exacerbate economic and health problems, unrelated to coronavirus, in the two communities. “We cannot wait for a vaccine without seeing extreme economic damage done to our community,” said Dr. Luu. “The consequences of waiting will be additional health concerns brought on by stress and the very real dilemma for those with limited resources whether to buy life-saving food or life-saving medicines.” The order, which will take effect on Monday, categorizes businesses based on a risk threshold instead of calling them “essential” or “non-essential.” The public health office says these new designations will allow businesses that have both “low-medium risk for contact intensity” and “low-medium risk for number of contacts,” including restaurants, gyms, and barbershops, to open as long as they adopt appropriate public health measures. “The new local order places a lot of responsibility on the citizens and business owners of Yuba and Sutter counties to make good decisions,” said Dr. Luu. “Please don’t take the change of rules in the new order as a signal we are out of the woods and to act irresponsibly.” The two counties have a combined population of about 175,000 people, and as of Friday, they reported a total of 50 coronavirus cases, 36 recoveries, and 3 deaths. Politico reports that Gov. Newsom has so far declined to comment about whether he would enforce the state’s public health measures on counties that adopt looser guidelines. In a press conference on Thursday — during which the governor appeared to stand down from an anticipated declaration that would close every beach and state park in California — Newsom declined to affirmatively answer a question about Modoc County planning to re-open ahead of the statewide timeline. “The stay-at-home order overlays all the orders in the state. You can go further, and be more prescriptive and restrictive, but when you loosen up and you loosen beyond the California [orders], then it’s in conflict, and there it becomes a challenge,” said Newsom
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 15:57:48 GMT -6
Several states reopened at least partially on Friday May 1st after the six-week-long Fauci lockdown. But Democrat-led Oregon is not one of them. Oregon, a state with 4.14 million residents did not reopen on Friday. www.bing.com/search?q=oregon+population&PC=U316&FORM=CHROMNIn fact, the liberal state is not reopening anytime soon. Far Left Oregon Governor Kate Brown is extending the state’s lockdown until JULY 6th! TWO MORE MONTHS! Oregon is ranked 40th in US coronavirus deaths. 40TH! The state has had 104 deaths and ranks next to South Dakota, a state that NEVER shut down! This does not make sense on any level. The Governor is a complete loon and tyrant! And the people of Oregon will allow her to destroy their state.
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Post by Covid 19 on May 2, 2020 15:57:56 GMT -6
The lib states are the leaders and innovators in this country your backwards ass red state rubes
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 16:01:24 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/restaurateur-defied-maine-gov-to-open-his-business-state-agents-are-moving-to-shut-him-downState officials pulled a Maine restaurant’s health and liquor licenses after the owner opened up in defiance of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ emergency shutdown order. Rick Savage, owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. in Bethel, opened his restaurant and bar on May 1 after openly challenging Mills on an appearance on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” the evening before. After Savage reopened, officials from the state health department revoked the health and liquor licenses he needs to operate. We’ve tried to call the governor; you can’t even get ahold of them. The lawmakers are left in the dark, both Republicans and Democrats. She’s doing this all rogue on her own,” Savage said on Fox News on April 30. “We’ve had enough of it. We are encouraging all businesses in Maine to open up. We never should have been shut down in the first place. We need to open back up.” Savage purportedly read Mills’ cell phone number live on air at the end of the interview while host Tucker Carlson attempted to cut him off. The business owner encouraged people to call Mills and protest her shutdown order. By Saturday morning, Maine had reported having 1,123 cases of the coronavirus – a rate of less than 0.84 cases per 1,000 people – and 55 deaths. About 108,500 Mainers have filed unemployment claims since March 15 as the United States began seriously ramping up its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Mills issued an executive order on March 18 closing dine-in areas in restaurants and bars and prohibiting crowds of more than 10 people. The governor issued a state stay-at-home order on March 31, originally set to expire on May 1. On Tuesday, Mills extended her order for another month to May 31. Savage defied Mills’ extension of the stay-at-home order and reopened at noon on May 1. Crowds of people from across the state came to Sunday River Brewing to support the restaurant until it closed early on Friday after state officials revoked its license to operate. “I think it’s ridiculous. I think it’s totally ridiculous,” Savage said in an interview after his business closed on Friday. Mills was coming after him in retaliation for making her “look bad” on Carlson’s show and for defying her order, he said. The restaurateur has vowed to keep his restaurant and bar open and is encouraging other businesses to join him in a class action lawsuit against the state government. Savage is launching an online donation page to pay his and other businesses owners’ fines for operating during the shutdown. Under Maine law, people caught violating an executive order are subject to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail. Savage does not expect to be arrested, but he may be fined up to three times a day for violating the stay-at-home order, operating a restaurant without a license, and selling alcohol without a license. “We’re hearing from a ton of other businesses that are going to open,” Savage said. “They’re going to go under … people don’t have big slush funds in their accounts, you know? Restaurants are week-to-week businesses, a lot of them.” “You can’t [extend the emergency order] three days before it [expires]. It doesn’t work,” Savage said. “We had food ordered. We were making chowders and chilis and all that stuff. And we’re like, ‘No, we’re opening.’ We’re clean, we can give people social distancing, we can do it right.” Business owners and others are expected to protest against Mills’ order in Augusta on Saturday.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 16:08:14 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/01/pennsylvania-doctor-coronavirus-may-be-less-deadly-than-feared/Pennsylvania Doctor: Coronavirus May Be Less Deadly than Feared University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Dr. Donald Yealy said on Thursday he believes the coronavirus death rate is much lower than feared, and he sees hospitals returning to normalcy soon. “We’ve learned that way more people, far, far more people have actually been exposed to the infection without any knowledge of it,” Dr. Yealy, chair of emergency medicine explained during an extended conversation with reporters. “That makes the overall death rate much lower. Many people just didn’t feel sick at all and recovered without difficulty.” Yealy cited studies of New York and California, alongside the official death counts due to the COVID-19 coronavirus in Pittsburgh. Studies found that somewhere between five and twenty percent of the populations had been infected, with the majority facing only minor illness — and many remained completely asymptomatic. Yealy raised a hypothetical situation, in which roughly three percent of Allegheny County residents were infected. That would mean an estimated 36,000 people contracted COVID-19. As of Thursday, the novel coronavirus death toll for Allegheny County is sitting at 94. That puts the death rate closer to .25 percent than current estimates as high as seven percent. “There is a big difference between 0.25% mortality and 7%,” he said. There are, of course, many caveats. First among them is that Allegheny has only reported about 1,300 patients who tested positive. Second, it is impossible to say how many deaths can be attributed to the virus without proactive testing — impossible outside of already-critical cases with the current supply. It is also important to note that even at .25 percent, the coronavirus would still be nearly three times as deadly as influenza, which is estimated at around .1 percent fatality. But the doctor said that “2% percent of the UPMC system’s 5,500 beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients,” and the hospital is seeing a decline in new cases. Dr. Rachel Sackrowitz, the chief medical officer for UPMC’s intensive care units, told reporters that 234 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been released. “This is very good news. It means people are getting better and we’re all on the right track together,” she said. Dr. Sackrowitz hesitated to make any guesses about the danger of a nationwide relapse and focused on a long-term evaluation: “What I suspect is COVID-19 will be a part of our experience treating patients for an extended [period of] months to maybe years,” she said.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 16:31:21 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2020/05/02/mcconnell-pelosi-joint-statement-declining-testing-capabilities/Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday released a joint statement saying they will decline the White House’s offer to test members for coronavirus. “Congress is grateful for the Administration’s generous offer to deploy rapid COVID-19 testing capabilities to Capitol Hill, but we respectfully decline the offer at this time. Our country’s testing capacities are continuing to scale up nationwide and Congress wants to keep directing resources to the front-line facilities where they can do the most good the most quickly,” McConnell and Pelosi said in a joint statement. “Consistent with CDC guidelines, Congress will use the current testing protocols that the Office of the Attending Physician has put in place until these speedier technologies become more widely available,” the two continued. McConnell released a statement Friday saying the Senate will be in session Monday, as planned, after new guidance from the Office of the Attending Physician. (RELATED: McConnell Says Senate Will Be In Session Monday After New Guidance — House Will Remain Out Of Session) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) lead a rally and news conference ahead of a House vote on health care and prescription drug legislation in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol May 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) This comes as Democratic leadership on Tuesday canceled the House’s plans to return back to Washington, D.C., next week, just one day after Democrats made the announcement. According to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the Capitol physician advised them not to return as well amid a rise in coronavirus cases in the Washington area. “We made a judgment that we will not come back next week but that we hope to come back very soon,” Hoyer said. (RELATED: House Cancels Plan To Return Next Week One Day After Making Announcement) The Senate now hopes to work together with the White House on passing new legislation to help combat the coronavirus and help American workers struggling across the country. ............
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 18:07:49 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2020/05/01/gretchen-whitmer-extends-lockdown-powers-coronavirus-covid-19/Michigan Gov. Whitmer Extends Lockdown, Grabs More Emergency Powers And Executive Authority Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday extended her state’s lockdown until May 28 and increased her executive powers — unleashing a torrent of protest from opponents who want the economy to reopen. Whitmer said the Republicans who control the state legislature are endangering lives by not keeping the lockdown in place to prevent infection from the coronavirus, Fox News reported. A militia group with no political affiliation from Michigan stands in front of the Governors office after protesters occupied the state capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Apr. 30, 2020. REUTERS/Seth Herald A militia group with no political affiliation from Michigan stands in front of the Governors office after protesters occupied the state capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Apr. 30, 2020. REUTERS/Seth Herald Protesters stormed the legislature in Lansing — some armed with rifles — demanding that the governor loosen the many restrictions she has placed on the lives of people in the state, Fox reported. (RELATED: Gretchen Whitmer Fires Back At Opponents, Refuses To Sign Any Bill That Limits Her Authority) “By refusing to extend the emergency and disaster declaration, Republican lawmakers are putting their heads in the sand and putting more lives and livelihoods at risk,” she said in a statement. “I’m not going to let that happen.” Whitmer gains more authority with the latest emergency declaration. She can issue executive orders that are not contingent upon legislative approval, according to Fox. Republicans in the state House and Senate passed resolutions Thursday that seek to limit her authority and reverse her decision to force citizens to stay at home at home. (RELATED: ‘No Penalty For Authoritarianism’: Tucker Carlson Blasts ‘Mediocre Politician’ Gretchen Whitmer’s ‘Power’ Grabs) Whitmer vowed to veto the bill and any others “that constrain her ability to protect the people of Michigan from this deadly virus in a timely manner,” The Detroit News reported. On Apr. 15, anti-lockdown protesters brought their message to the front door of Whitmer’s house. Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano cited Whitmer’s aggressive social distancing measures on a recent “Fox & Friends” segment and suggested she not “treat us as though we are children.” Whitmer has called abortion a “life sustaining” experience that is essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro called Whitmer “corrupt” and “tone deaf” for hiring a leftist activist group named Great Lakes Community Engagement to assist the Michigan Department of Health to track people in the state who have become infected with the coronavirus.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 22:23:18 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/westworld-star-evan-rachel-wood-backs-rose-mcgowans-hit-on-the-democratsActress Rose McGowan has an ally in “Westworld” star Evan Rachel Wood in her newfound disgust with the Democratic Party over how they have treated Tara Reade’s allegation of sexual assault against former Vice President Joe Biden. Earlier in the week, McGowan tweeted an emotional post in which she scolded the Democrats for behaving like a cult, expressing her deep feelings of betrayal. Her post was later shared by Evan Rachel Wood who referred to it as “spot on.” “I have to say this is…spot on,” Wood tweeted. After blasting the Democrats and its #MeToo allies for their hypocrisy in regarding Tara Reade’s accusation against Joe Biden in recent weeks, Rose McGowan finally broke down on Wednesday and declared that she no longer recognizes the political party she once called home. “I used to be a proud Democrat. I used to be a proud American,” she began. “I would’ve died for this damn country and its ideals. I was raised to be a proud Democrat. When my youngest brother graduated as a fighter pilot at the Air Force Academy, I wore a Vote John Kerry pin (lol), got into verbal altercations with big men who were mad I was a Democrat. They were twice my size [and] I had to listen to GW Bush give the keynote address [and] John Ashcroft singing his terrible eagle song.” Evan Rachel Wood has previously been open about her experiences with rape and sexual assault. In 2018, when advocating for the Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights Act, Wood spoke before Congress and recounted a horrifying experience in which she was raped and tortured by a former boyfriend. “It started slow but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gas-lighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body,” she told a House Judiciary Subcommittee. “And the worst part: Sick rituals of binding me up by my hands and feet to be mentally and physically tortured until my abuser felt I had proven my love for them.” “While I was tied up and being beaten and told unspeakable things, I truly felt like I could die,” she continued. “Not just because my abuser said to me, ‘I could kill you right now,’ but because in that moment I felt like I left my body and I was too afraid to run.” Evan Rachel Wood also made headlines following the untimely death of basketball star Kobe Bryant when she hailed him a rapist and a hero. “What has happened is tragic. I am heartbroken for Kobe’s family. He was a sports hero. He was also a rapist. And all of these truths can exist simultaneously,” Wood said. “Beloveds, this was not a condemnation or a celebration,” she later added. “It was a reminder that everyone will have different feelings and there is room for us all to grieve together instead of fighting. Everyone has lost. Everyone will be triggered, so please show kindness and respect to all.”
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 22:41:43 GMT -6
Oh look, another Democrat/Socialist Tyrant.... Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a video on Saturday. The commie mayor will NOT ALLOW parties in her city. If you attend a party you will find yourself in jail. Mayor Lightfoot likes to lecture the peons to stay at home while she’s out getting her hair done. dailycaller.com/2020/04/07/chicago-illinois-mayor-lori-lightfoot-stay-home-save-lives-order-haircut-stylist/Chicago Mayor Urges Citizens To ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ — Until She Needs A Haircut Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended her decision to get a haircut despite urging citizens to stay at home in accordance with the state order. Lightfoot called on Chicago residents to “Stay home, save lives” in a recent video and even added the mantra to her Twitter handle. (RELATED: Chicago Mayor Heard Calling Police Union Leader A ‘Clown’) I don’t have much time to myself these days, but I felt I needed to make sure everyone knows how I feel about this Stay at Home Order. Which one motivates you the most to stay at home? #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/pDbCdySMQk — Mayor Lightfoot #StayHomeSaveLives (@chicagosmayor) March 30, 2020 But a few days later, a photo surfaced of Lightfoot with a woman who claimed to have given the mayor a haircut — after the statewide “stay-at-home” order was given. Mayor Lightfoot Criticized After Post Shows Her Getting Haircut During Stay-At-Home Order t.co/JkluWJXgdN pic.twitter.com/8jyjReRdZQ — CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) April 7, 2020 Lightfoot defended the decision by saying, “I’m the public face of this city and you know, I’m a person who [takes] personal hygiene very seriously and I felt like I needed to have a haircut. So I got a haircut.” Lightfoot also claimed that her stylist wore a mask and gloves while trimming her hair, but the posted photo showed her standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her stylist, and neither was wearing protective gear of any kind.
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Post by Covid on May 2, 2020 22:47:41 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on May 2, 2020 23:50:52 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-sued-over-alleged-gender-pay-discrimination-judge-nope-rapinoe-respondsU.S. Women’s Soccer Sued Over Alleged Gender Pay Discrimination; Judge: Nope. Rapinoe Responds. On Friday, a judge dismissed the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s legal claim that they are paid less than men due to gender discrimination. “U.S. District Judge R Gary Klausner said he would not allow the equal pay allegations to go forward because the women’s national team previously ‘rejected an offer to be paid under the same pay-to-play structure’ as the men’s national team,” CBS News reported Friday evening. The women’s team was seeking $66 million under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the outlet noted. “The WNT was willing to forgo higher bonuses for benefits, such as greater base compensation and the guarantee of a higher number of contracted players,” Judge Klausner wrote in the decision. “Accordingly, plaintiffs cannot now retroactively deem their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) worse than the MNT (men’s national team) CBA by reference to what they would have made had they been paid under the MNT’s pay-to-play terms structure when they themselves rejected such a structure.” The team is allowed to move forward with other allegations of discrimination, the judge said. As outlined by The Daily Wire’s Ashe Schow this summer, gender discrimination is not the reason the women’s soccer team earns less than the men’s team; instead, it’s simply due to the women’s team earning less money than the men’s team. “The main reason women soccer players aren’t paid as much as men is due to the fact that there is simply less interest from viewers,” Schow explained. “The lower interest results in less money brought in from advertisers and revenue to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).” “When women’s soccer came to Fox Sports, it averaged about 63,000 viewers, while the men’s team regularly brings in 240,000 viewers per game at ESPN,” she highlighted. “This changes when the women’s team is in the World Cup. Views at that time rival that of the men’s team — but just for that short period.” “The lower viewership leads to lower revenue,” wrote Schow. “The Washington Post reported in 2015 (while trying to blame sexism) that women’s soccer only brought in $17 million in ad sponsorship for Fox Sports, while the men’s final in 2014 brought ESPN $529 million in ad revenue. Further, the men’s World Cup generated $4.5 billion in direct revenue to FIFA.” In fact, the women’s team “gets a higher percentage of revenue than the men’s team,” added Schow, “yet they neglect to include this fact when complaining about how little they got in bonuses. CBS reported four years ago that the men’s team received 9% of the revenue generated by the 2010 World Cup — which amounted to $348 million. The women’s team received 13% of the 2015 World Cup revenue, but because the women’s team brought in less revenue, they only received $10 million.” I may be wrong but I believe the women were paid more than the men. I'm so tired of this washed up cunt.
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Post by kcrufnek on May 2, 2020 23:53:10 GMT -6
Oh look, another Democrat/Socialist Tyrant.... Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a video on Saturday. The commie mayor will NOT ALLOW parties in her city. If you attend a party you will find yourself in jail. Mayor Lightfoot likes to lecture the peons to stay at home while she’s out getting her hair done. dailycaller.com/2020/04/07/chicago-illinois-mayor-lori-lightfoot-stay-home-save-lives-order-haircut-stylist/Chicago Mayor Urges Citizens To ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ — Until She Needs A Haircut Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended her decision to get a haircut despite urging citizens to stay at home in accordance with the state order. Lightfoot called on Chicago residents to “Stay home, save lives” in a recent video and even added the mantra to her Twitter handle. (RELATED: Chicago Mayor Heard Calling Police Union Leader A ‘Clown’) I don’t have much time to myself these days, but I felt I needed to make sure everyone knows how I feel about this Stay at Home Order. Which one motivates you the most to stay at home? #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/pDbCdySMQk — Mayor Lightfoot #StayHomeSaveLives (@chicagosmayor) March 30, 2020 But a few days later, a photo surfaced of Lightfoot with a woman who claimed to have given the mayor a haircut — after the statewide “stay-at-home” order was given. Mayor Lightfoot Criticized After Post Shows Her Getting Haircut During Stay-At-Home Order t.co/JkluWJXgdN pic.twitter.com/8jyjReRdZQ — CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) April 7, 2020 Lightfoot defended the decision by saying, “I’m the public face of this city and you know, I’m a person who [takes] personal hygiene very seriously and I felt like I needed to have a haircut. So I got a haircut.” Lightfoot also claimed that her stylist wore a mask and gloves while trimming her hair, but the posted photo showed her standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her stylist, and neither was wearing protective gear of any kind. I could have cut that frizz.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 23:57:28 GMT -6
This:
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Post by soonernvolved on May 2, 2020 23:58:44 GMT -6
Would have a "Moral high ground" to stand on, however, this side chose to applaud and support the masked & violent group called Antifa.
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Post by soonernvolved on May 3, 2020 0:03:03 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-sued-over-alleged-gender-pay-discrimination-judge-nope-rapinoe-respondsU.S. Women’s Soccer Sued Over Alleged Gender Pay Discrimination; Judge: Nope. Rapinoe Responds. On Friday, a judge dismissed the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s legal claim that they are paid less than men due to gender discrimination. “U.S. District Judge R Gary Klausner said he would not allow the equal pay allegations to go forward because the women’s national team previously ‘rejected an offer to be paid under the same pay-to-play structure’ as the men’s national team,” CBS News reported Friday evening. The women’s team was seeking $66 million under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the outlet noted. “The WNT was willing to forgo higher bonuses for benefits, such as greater base compensation and the guarantee of a higher number of contracted players,” Judge Klausner wrote in the decision. “Accordingly, plaintiffs cannot now retroactively deem their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) worse than the MNT (men’s national team) CBA by reference to what they would have made had they been paid under the MNT’s pay-to-play terms structure when they themselves rejected such a structure.” The team is allowed to move forward with other allegations of discrimination, the judge said. As outlined by The Daily Wire’s Ashe Schow this summer, gender discrimination is not the reason the women’s soccer team earns less than the men’s team; instead, it’s simply due to the women’s team earning less money than the men’s team. “The main reason women soccer players aren’t paid as much as men is due to the fact that there is simply less interest from viewers,” Schow explained. “The lower interest results in less money brought in from advertisers and revenue to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).” “When women’s soccer came to Fox Sports, it averaged about 63,000 viewers, while the men’s team regularly brings in 240,000 viewers per game at ESPN,” she highlighted. “This changes when the women’s team is in the World Cup. Views at that time rival that of the men’s team — but just for that short period.” “The lower viewership leads to lower revenue,” wrote Schow. “The Washington Post reported in 2015 (while trying to blame sexism) that women’s soccer only brought in $17 million in ad sponsorship for Fox Sports, while the men’s final in 2014 brought ESPN $529 million in ad revenue. Further, the men’s World Cup generated $4.5 billion in direct revenue to FIFA.” In fact, the women’s team “gets a higher percentage of revenue than the men’s team,” added Schow, “yet they neglect to include this fact when complaining about how little they got in bonuses. CBS reported four years ago that the men’s team received 9% of the revenue generated by the 2010 World Cup — which amounted to $348 million. The women’s team received 13% of the 2015 World Cup revenue, but because the women’s team brought in less revenue, they only received $10 million.” I may be wrong but I believe the women were paid more than the men. I'm so tired of this washed up cunt. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-soccer-says-womens-national-team-paid-more-than-the-men/Facing mounting public pressure in a fight over equitable pay, U.S. Soccer said the World Cup champion women's national team has been paid more than the men's team. According to a letter released Monday by U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro, the federation paid out $34.1 million in salary and game bonuses to the women between 2010 and 2018 as opposed to $26.4 million paid to the men. The total does not include the value of benefits received only by the women, like health care.www.ussoccer.com/governance/board-of-directors/us-soccer-president-carlos-cordeiro/open-letter-july-29-2019-finding-common-ground
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Post by soonernvolved on May 3, 2020 11:18:09 GMT -6
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