Coronavirus will bankrupt more people than it kills — and that's the real global emergency | The Independent

Coronavirus will bankrupt more people than it kills — and that's the real global emergency | The Independent

• We may look back on coronavirus as the moment when the threads that hold the global economy together came unstuck

"Coronavirus’s economic danger is exponentially greater than its health risks to the public. 
If the virus does directly affect your life, it is most likely to be through stopping you going to work, forcing your employer to make you redundant, or bankrupting your business.
The trillions of dollars wiped from financial markets this week will be just the beginning, if our governments do not step in. 
...Worldwide, Covid-19 has killed 4,389 with 31 US deaths as of today. 
But it will economically cripple millions, especially since the epidemic has formed a perfect storm with stock market crashes, an oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the spilling over of an actual war in Syria into another potential migrant crisis..."
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History for March 15

History for March 15 - On-This-Day.com
Andrew Jackson 1767, Alan L. Bean 1932 - Astronaut, Judd Hirsch 1935 - Actor ("Taxi")


Jimmy Lee Swaggart 1935 - Pastor, Mike Love 1941 - Musician (The Beach Boys), Sly Stone 1944 - Musician (Sly & the Family Stone)
   

44 BC - Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known as the "Ides of March."


1892 - Jesse W. Reno patented the Reno Inclined Elevator. It was the first escalator.

National Security Adviser: China ‘Covered Up’ Coronavirus, Hurt Response

National Security Adviser: China ‘Covered Up’ Coronavirus, Hurt Response:

China’s government initially “covered up” the new coronavirus and delayed global response to the disease by at least two months, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Wednesday. O’Brien’s remarks come as the communist Chinese government has tried to deny the disease’s origins in the city of Wuhan and pushed internet rumors that the United States created it. “This virus did not originate in the United States. It originated in the Wuhan, in the Hubei province in China,” O’Brien said in an appearance at The Heritage Foundation. “It originated some time ago. Unfortunately, rather than using best practices, this outbreak in Wuhan was covered up.”

The way we were-----Leave It to Beaver Season 1 episode 1

Boob-tube-----I Am A Pilot The Smothers Brothers

Medical Supply Chain From China a ‘National Security Risk’

• Chinese state media threaten US with withholding medical supplies as coronavirus spread reveals America’s dependence

The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus, which was recently labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), has highlighted the longstanding issue of America’s dependence on China for medical supplies.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new executive order aimed at ensuring medical supplies and pharmaceuticals are made in America, in response to the spread of the virus..." Read all!

Federal Agency Sees More Than Half Its DC Staff Quit After Trump Order - American Action News

Federal Agency Sees More Than Half Its DC Staff Quit After Trump Order - American Action News
"More than half of the Bureau of Land Management’s Washington, D.C. staff quit their jobs after being told they would be transferred to Colorado and other western states to be closer to the lands they manage....
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EXCLUSIVE: John James Accuses Schumer PAC Of Politicizing Coronavirus | The Daily Caller

EXCLUSIVE: John James Accuses Schumer PAC Of Politicizing Coronavirus | The Daily Caller:

A Super PAC run by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking heat after Republican Michigan Senate candidate John James accused the PAC of attempting to score political points off the coronavirus epidemic.

Lying and cheating!-----Changes to Darwin’s Climate History are Not Logical - Jennifer Marohasy

Changes to Darwin’s Climate History are Not Logical - Jennifer Marohasy
"THE hubris of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology is on full display with its most recent remodelling of the historic temperature record for Darwin. 
The Bureau has further dramatically increased the rate of global warming at Darwin by further artificially lowering historic temperatures.

• This begins by shortening the historical temperature record so that it begins just after the very hot years of the Federation drought. 
• Then by changing the daily values: that is changing the observed measured temperatures to something else.

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The daily maximum temperatures for early 1910 as shown in the three different datasets for Darwin

Using COVID-19 as an excuse to exercise fascistic power. --Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Steven Mason shared a link.
"Real fascism. 
Right here, right now. 
It's not whether she does it.
It's that she has the power to.
Using COVID-19 as an excuse to exercise fascistic power.
That's what's really going on."
Banning the Sale of Firearms and Ammunition Because of Wuhan Virus? An Illinois Mayor Just Signed an Executive Order to Do It

Lunch video-----Best High Speed Flyovers 3

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Tech Giants Are Seeking An Alternative After The US Has Blocked Data Cable | The Daily Caller

Tech Giants Are Seeking An Alternative After The US Has Blocked Data Cable | The Daily Caller:

National Security Officials are growing increasingly wary of China. America’s tech giants are trying to consider alternatives to Hong Kong being their central data hub and the main reason for this is because they are upending plans for a trans-pacific internet connection. Google and even Facebook have asked US authorities to see if they can start using the conduit branches to the Philippines and Taiwan, while also finding out if they can leave the Chinese proportion offline.

If you live in one of the 16 states who've already passed the unconstitutional National Popular Vote compact, you MUST work to defeat every lawmaker who voted for that pact!---USA Vote Fraud Central

USA Vote Fraud Central--John Slenes

"If you live in one of the 16 states who've already passed the unconstitutional National Popular Vote compact, you MUST work to defeat every lawmaker who voted for that pact!

 Most Americans are unaware of the many attacks against the US Constitution such as this bold attempt to foil the founder's wisdom and foresight. 

America desperately needs YOUR work to grow the group and defeat the anti American efforts of the left."

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Explanation.

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National Popular Vote

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Explanation.

Yup, he said all that. RECENTLY!

Nation's Nerds Wake Up In Utopia Where Everyone Stays Inside, Sports Are Canceled, Social Interaction Forbidden | The Babylon Bee

Nation's Nerds Wake Up In Utopia Where Everyone Stays Inside, Sports Are Canceled, Social Interaction Forbidden | The Babylon Bee
"U.S.—The nation's nerds woke up in a utopia this morning, one where everyone stays inside, sporting events are being canceled, and all social interaction is forbidden.
All types of nerds, from social introverts to hardcore PC gamers, welcomed the dawn of this new era, privately from their own homes.
"I have been waiting my whole life for this moment," said Ned Pendleton, 32 -- via text message, of course -- as he fired up League of Legends on his beefy gaming PC.
 "They told me to take up a sport and that the kids playing basketball and stuff were gonna be way more successful than us nerds who played Counter-Strike at LAN parties every weekend."
"They all laughed at me. Well, who's laughing now?"
To prepare for the onslaught of the deadly disease, nerds are changing absolutely nothing..."
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#1 This day 1941-----Glenn Miller - Song of the Volga Boatmen

A Tale Of Two Pandemics: Media Downplayed Swine Flu Outbreak Under Obama – Issues & Insights

A Tale Of Two Pandemics: Media Downplayed Swine Flu Outbreak Under Obama – Issues & Insights--I&I Editorial

"The potential impact of the coronavirus might still be unknown, but the media hype is already plain as day.
Particularly when you compare how they are covering this pandemic with the last one, which happened to occur when Barack Obama was in the White House.
To get a sense of the differences in how the press treated these two outbreaks of brand new viruses, let’s look at how the New York Times and CNN – the bellwethers of mainstream journalism in print and on TV – covered each at similar points in the outbreak.

...Do CNN’s reporters and editors not know about the flu pandemic of 1918? 

Or even the swine flu pandemic of 2009?

...The swine flu was a serious enough outbreak for President Barack Obama to declare a public health emergency in late April 2009.

 The WHO declared it a pandemic in early July – at which time 18,000 Americans had contracted the novel flu virus and 44 had died. 

And unlike coronavirus, the swine flu was more deadly to younger people. 

Obama declared a national emergency when the virus reemerged with a vengeance in the fall.
Yet the press barely covered any of these events..."

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Dems expect that Bozo-bus to cure the virus?

What he really said vs headline---Trump says he sees 'no reason' to be tested for the coronavirus | TheHill

Trump says he sees 'no reason' to be tested for the coronavirus | TheHill:
"President Trump on Tuesday said he sees “no reason” to get tested for the novel coronavirus but suggested he would be open to doing so if he were given such advice.
“I don’t think it’s a big deal. I would do it. I don’t feel any reason. I feel extremely good. I feel very good, but I guess it’s not a big deal to get tested and it’s something I would do,” Trump told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon after a meeting with Senate Republicans..."
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Durham to finish review of Obama spying 'this summer' - WND

Durham to finish review of Obama spying 'this summer' - WND:

Horowitz found the FBI failed to disclose to the FISA court the fact that Steele's primary source of information disputed much of the dossier's contents.
The Washington Examiner reported Durham is reviewing allegations that former CIA Director John Brennan pushed for a biased result in the January 2017 intelligence assessment that concluded Russia was interfering in the 2016 election.

Sky News Host Marvels At Joe Biden Gaffe Montage: "Not Enough Popcorn In The World" For Biden-Trump Debate | Video | RealClearPolitics

Sky News Host Marvels At Joe Biden Gaffe Montage: "Not Enough Popcorn In The World" For Biden-Trump Debate | Video | RealClearPolitics

"Joe Biden’s status as the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential race highlights the party’s hypocrisy when it comes to striking down Donald Trump, SKY News Australia "Outsiders" host Rita Panahi says.
Ms Panahi said it’s surprising the candidate, who is “so confused that he has trouble remembering where he is and why he’s there,” has not been discounted.
“Biden's cognitive issues have been evident for some time but just watch the same media who for four years have been declaring Donald Trump mentally and physically unfit for office have a collective meltdown when Biden's mental faculties are questioned,” she said.
“Can you imagine that man in a presidential debate with Donald Trump? There's not enough popcorn in the world.”

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