Friday, May 22, 2020
Senate committee votes to authorize subpoenas in Hunter Biden investigation - TheBlaze
Senate committee votes to authorize subpoenas in Hunter Biden investigation - TheBlaze:
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to authorize Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to issue subpoenas to Blue Star Strategies in connection with an investigation into Hunter Biden's dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.
The investigation into the presumptive Democratic nominee's son came about as the result of the Democrats' attempt to impeach President Donald Trump. The Democratic investigation conducted by the House along party lines sought to remove the president from office on the basis that he allegedly pressured the Ukrainian government into investigating Hunter Biden.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to authorize Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to issue subpoenas to Blue Star Strategies in connection with an investigation into Hunter Biden's dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.The investigation into the presumptive Democratic nominee's son came about as the result of the Democrats' attempt to impeach President Donald Trump. The Democratic investigation conducted by the House along party lines sought to remove the president from office on the basis that he allegedly pressured the Ukrainian government into investigating Hunter Biden.
Shellfish over people? - Gov. Whitmer's state agencies DENIED a permit request...
Dave Agema - Gov. Whitmer's state agencies DENIED a permit request...
"Gov. Whitmer's state agencies DENIED a permit request to drain the water levels last fall, that would have PREVENTED the excessive pressure that caused the dams to FAIL!!!
#DamsFailedThankGovWhitmer "
"Gov. Whitmer's state agencies DENIED a permit request to drain the water levels last fall, that would have PREVENTED the excessive pressure that caused the dams to FAIL!!!
#DamsFailedThankGovWhitmer "
Randy Bishop is with Meshawn Maddock and 12 others.
Gov. Whitmer's state agencies DENIED a permit request to drain the water levels last fall, that would have PREVENTED the excessive pressure that caused the dams to FAIL!!! #DamsFailedThankGovWhitmer
History for May 22
History for May 22 - On-This-Day.com
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859 - Author of Sherlock Holmes detective novels, Sir Laurence Olivier (Laurence Kerr Olivier) 1907 - Actor, director, producer, Vance Packard 1914 - Journalist, social critic, author
T. Boone Pickens 1928 - Oil tycoon, Richard Benjamin 1938 - Actor, director, Paul Winfield 1939 - Actor ("Sounder")
1841 - Henry Kennedy received a patent for the first reclining chair.
1892 - Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the toothpaste tube.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Gretchen Whitmer Loses Again to Barber: Judge Rules Shop Can Remain Open
Karl Manke, a 77-year-old barber in Owosso, Michigan, has defeated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel in court for the second time in about a week.
Home Depot's Bernie Marcus blasts media's COVID-19 coverage - TheBlaze
Home Depot's Bernie Marcus blasts media's COVID-19 coverage - TheBlaze:
Home Depot co-founder and billionaire Bernie Marcus says that the media has not done much for Americans other than scaring them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What are the details?
Marcus, who appeared on Fox News' Laura Ingraham on Monday, said the media is at fault for creating panic and division amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"[The media have done a] wonderful job in frightening America," he said.
What are the details?
Marcus, who appeared on Fox News' Laura Ingraham on Monday, said the media is at fault for creating panic and division amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"[The media have done a] wonderful job in frightening America," he said.
MORE ON “RESISTANCE JOURNALISM.”
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"MORE ON “RESISTANCE JOURNALISM.”
"...There is literally no accountability for the journalists and news outlets that spread falsehoods in their pages, on their airwaves, and through their viral social media postings.
The media has become a deadly virus infecting our body politic, and so far there’s no vaccine, treatment, or lockdown.--Posted by...In “resistance journalism,” facts and truth are completely dispensable — indeed, dispensing with them is rewarded — provided “reporters swim ably along with the tides of social media and produce damaging reporting about public figures most disliked by the loudest voices.”
That describes perfectly the journalists who were defined, and enriched, by years of Russiagate deceit masquerading as reporting...
Kamala Harris introduces legislation to condemn phrase 'Chinese Virus' as racist | Just The News
Kamala Harris introduces legislation to condemn phrase 'Chinese Virus' as racist | Just The News"As Congress tries to pass legislation to help Americans and their businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has introduced a resolution to prevent lawmakers from using the terms “Chinese Virus” and “Wuhan Virus” to reference the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China.
“Kung Flu” also made the list names people should not use.
The resolution, which is cosponsored by fellow Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, and Mazie Hirono, of Hawaii, condemns “all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.”
The measure has no Republican support..."
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Horowitz: We have been lied to: 6 facts that change everything we know about SARS-CoV-2 - TheBlaze
Horowitz: We have been lied to: 6 facts that change everything we know about SARS-CoV-2 - TheBlaze:
James Madison once said, "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both." The coronavirus fascists have succeeded in cementing their illogical, immoral, and illegal policies through the prism of false information about the timing of the virus, the specific nature and severity of the overall fatality rate, the number of actual deaths, and the utility (or perhaps harm) of lockdown policies in actually mitigating deaths – all the while obfuscating the much higher collateral deaths and damage caused by the lockdown itself.
Every day we learn new information demonstrating the lies driving lockdown. Here are some of the most important ones from over the weekend.
James Madison once said, "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both." The coronavirus fascists have succeeded in cementing their illogical, immoral, and illegal policies through the prism of false information about the timing of the virus, the specific nature and severity of the overall fatality rate, the number of actual deaths, and the utility (or perhaps harm) of lockdown policies in actually mitigating deaths – all the while obfuscating the much higher collateral deaths and damage caused by the lockdown itself.
Every day we learn new information demonstrating the lies driving lockdown. Here are some of the most important ones from over the weekend.
CDC now says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' via contaminated surfaces | Fox News
CDC now says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' via contaminated surfaces | Fox News"For those of you still wiping down groceries and other packages amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, breathe a sigh of relief: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now say that the novel virus “does not spread easily” from touching contaminated surfaces or objects — but experts warn that doesn’t mean it’s no longer necessary to take precautions in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Though it’s not clear exactly when, the federal health agency appears to have recently changed its guidelines from early March that initially said it “may be possible” to spread the virus from contaminated surfaces, now including surfaces and objects under a section that details ways in which the coronavirus does not readily transmit...
Read all.
Where Does Ron DeSantis Go to Get His Apology? | National Review
Coronavirus Crisis: Ron DeSantis Got Florida’s COVID-19 Strategy Right | National Review
"A couple of months ago, the media, almost as one, decided that Governor Ron DeSantis was a public menace who was going to get Floridians killed with his lax response to the coronavirus crisis.
In an interview with National Review, DeSantis says he was surprised at “how knee-jerk” the hostile "coverage was, but he “also knew that none of these people knew anything about Florida at all, so I didn’t care what they were saying.”
The conventional wisdom has begun to change about Florida...
...DeSantis and his team have followed the science closely from the beginning, which is why they forged a nuanced approach, but one that focused like a laser on the most vulnerable population, those in nursing homes.
An irony of the national coverage of the coronavirus crisis is that at the same time DeSantis was being made into a villain, New York governor Andrew Cuomo was being elevated as a hero, even though the DeSantis approach to nursing homes was obviously superior to that of Cuomo.
Florida went out of its way to get COVID-19-positive people out of nursing homes, while New York went out of its way to get them in, a policy now widely acknowledged to have been a debacle.
The media didn’t exactly have their eyes on the ball.
“The day that the media had their first big freakout about Florida was March 15th,” DeSantis recalls, “which was, there were people on Clearwater Beach, and it was this big deal.
That same day is when we signed the executive order to, one, ban visitation in the nursing homes, and two, ban the reintroduction of a COVID-positive patient back into a nursing home.”...
Read all.
"A couple of months ago, the media, almost as one, decided that Governor Ron DeSantis was a public menace who was going to get Floridians killed with his lax response to the coronavirus crisis.
In an interview with National Review, DeSantis says he was surprised at “how knee-jerk” the hostile "coverage was, but he “also knew that none of these people knew anything about Florida at all, so I didn’t care what they were saying.”
The conventional wisdom has begun to change about Florida...
An irony of the national coverage of the coronavirus crisis is that at the same time DeSantis was being made into a villain, New York governor Andrew Cuomo was being elevated as a hero, even though the DeSantis approach to nursing homes was obviously superior to that of Cuomo.
Florida went out of its way to get COVID-19-positive people out of nursing homes, while New York went out of its way to get them in, a policy now widely acknowledged to have been a debacle.
The media didn’t exactly have their eyes on the ball.
“The day that the media had their first big freakout about Florida was March 15th,” DeSantis recalls, “which was, there were people on Clearwater Beach, and it was this big deal.
That same day is when we signed the executive order to, one, ban visitation in the nursing homes, and two, ban the reintroduction of a COVID-positive patient back into a nursing home.”...
Read all.
California city declares itself 'sanctuary city' from Gov. Newsom's strict lockdown order - TheBlaze
A central California city has declared itself a "sanctuary city" — not for illegal immigrants — but in response to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order.
The City of Atwater passed a resolution Friday that allows all city businesses, churches, and not-for-profit organizations to reopen despite the continuance of a mandatory state lockdown order, KFSN-TV reported.
Well worth your time!---Australia should threaten China with taking back Port of Darwin:
"LNP MP George Christensen said when responding to the coronavirus, Communist China “corralled the problem for themselves, and sent (the virus) across the world”.
Mr Christensen has called China’s recent trade actions against Australia a “bastard act,” and said it was far “too convenient and too much of a coincidence” that only weeks after the government called for a global inquiry into COVID-19, for China to then threaten tariffs.
Mr Christensen has called China’s recent trade actions against Australia a “bastard act,” and said it was far “too convenient and too much of a coincidence” that only weeks after the government called for a global inquiry into COVID-19, for China to then threaten tariffs.
China has given the nation’s barley producers ten days before potentially imposing close to an 80 per cent tax on its barley imports.
“These are not the actions of a reputable trading partner”.
This comes as an ongoing committee into the need for diversification in Australia’s trade relationships – chaired by Mr Christensen – is preparing to call on the ambassador to give testimony. “China’s got form on this sort of coercion when it comes to trade and mixing trade with politics".
Mr Christensen told Sky News hosts Alan Jones and Graham Richardson Australia should consider using the clause in the Port of Darwin lease contract with China which renders the deal null and void in the case of a national security emergency.
“If we don’t get the beef and barley back pronto and stop talking about other industries, we can actually take some action of our own, then it is a trade war”.
Gay Sex Club Operates Unmolested While Gretchen Whitmer Persecutes Barber
Gay Sex Club Operates Unmolested While Gretchen Whitmer Persecutes Barber"There is perhaps nothing more confusing than Democrat governors’ orders during the Chinese WuFlu pandemic.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is by far the worst.
That was made clear with the news that a gay swinger’s club with “glory holes” is being allowed to operate under her nose in Lansing while she aims her business-killing death ray on 77-year-old barber Karl Manke for giving haircuts.
But strangers servicing each other through holes in a basement wall in the state capitol is perfectly fine.
I guess group sex is an “essential” activity in the Democrat-run state of Michigan...
Read all.
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Cuomo refuses accountability in nursing home scandal, says vulnerable people were going to die anyway - TheBlaze
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) issued a directive on March 25 requiring nursing facilities to accept patients recovering from the coronavirus. That order turned out to be a death warrant for thousands of New York state's most vulnerable people. All told, more than 5,400 New Yorkers have died in nursing facilities from the coronavirus, forcing Cuomo to reverse his policy last week.
Censorship Has Mutated During Coronavirus Pandemic
Censorship Has Mutated During Coronavirus Pandemic
"Censorship, Pandemic Style
"Censorship, Pandemic Style
...We have seen the petty tyrant governors and mayors use this time to overreach and cavalierly brush aside constitutional rights in the name of safety.
The First Amendment has been particularly roughed up, with the free exercise of religion, free speech, and the right to peaceably assemble all taking major hits.
As I wrote last weekend, social media platforms are using the pandemic as an excuse to censor any voices that run counter to the preferred narrative.
...Each of the major platforms has opted to be tools of the various states and prop up whichever arbitrary shutdown rules are in place.
The media bias we’ve seen during all of this is a perverse sort of self-censorship that the MSM hacks are doing to themselves.
They’ve been running with whatever the official word from China is, and surely they know that the censoring is kind of baked into the cake with that deal...
Read all.
The First Amendment has been particularly roughed up, with the free exercise of religion, free speech, and the right to peaceably assemble all taking major hits.
...The ChiComs themselves aren’t letting the crisis go to waste.
Pro-commie establishment members of Hong Kong’s parliament are pushing legislation to censor and punish any language mocking the mainland’s national anthem.As I wrote last weekend, social media platforms are using the pandemic as an excuse to censor any voices that run counter to the preferred narrative.
...Each of the major platforms has opted to be tools of the various states and prop up whichever arbitrary shutdown rules are in place.
The media bias we’ve seen during all of this is a perverse sort of self-censorship that the MSM hacks are doing to themselves.
They’ve been running with whatever the official word from China is, and surely they know that the censoring is kind of baked into the cake with that deal...
Read all.
History for May 21
History for May 21 - On-This-Day.com
Plato 427 B.C., Alexander Pope 1688, Glenn Hammond Curtiss 1878
Andrei Sakharov 1921 - Soviet physicist, he came to be regarded as the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, Soviet antiwar activist, Ara Parseghian 1923, Mr. T (Lawrence Tero Tureaud) 1952
1927 - Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip began May 20.
1968 - The nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, was last heard from. The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
CDC updates guidance to say COVID-19 'does not spread easily' through touching contaminated surfaces - TheBlaze
CDC updates guidance to say COVID-19 'does not spread easily' through touching contaminated surfaces - TheBlaze:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on COVID-19 to say that the disease "does not spread easily" on contaminated surface.
The disease has always been thought to spread mainly through person-to-person contact by respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. But up until recently, the CDC maintained that the virus could also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces.
The disease has always been thought to spread mainly through person-to-person contact by respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. But up until recently, the CDC maintained that the virus could also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces.
Pat Sajak takes on paid elites who are urging struggling Americans not to work - TheBlaze
Pat Sajak takes on paid elites who are urging struggling Americans not to work - TheBlaze:
"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak took a stand this weekend against the celebrities and politicians who have lived in paid lockdown during COVID-19 while pressing unemployed Americans to remain home despite increasing economic struggles.
What are the details?
On Saturday, the longtime game show icon tweeted, "When a disc jockey or a talk show host or a journalist who is being paid to work from his or her home tells people who can't work, pay bills or pay their rent or mortgage to 'Stay home and be careful because we're all in this together,' it's okay to question the premise."
"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak took a stand this weekend against the celebrities and politicians who have lived in paid lockdown during COVID-19 while pressing unemployed Americans to remain home despite increasing economic struggles.
What are the details?
On Saturday, the longtime game show icon tweeted, "When a disc jockey or a talk show host or a journalist who is being paid to work from his or her home tells people who can't work, pay bills or pay their rent or mortgage to 'Stay home and be careful because we're all in this together,' it's okay to question the premise."
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