New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is wrong to say his state was following the Trump administration’s guidance when ordering nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients from hospitals, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator (CMS) Seema Verma said Wednesday.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Medicare Chief Says Cuomo Is Wrong To Blame Trump Administration For His Nursing Home Order | The Daily Caller
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is wrong to say his state was following the Trump administration’s guidance when ordering nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients from hospitals, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator (CMS) Seema Verma said Wednesday.
Fascinating!-----Two heirs bought Midland, Michigan dams as a tax shelter. Tragedy followed. | Bridge Magazine
Two heirs bought Midland, Michigan dams as a tax shelter. Tragedy followed. | Bridge Magazine"In 2006, the clock was bearing down on Lee Mueller’s family.
Heirs of the founder of the Boy Scouts of America, Mueller and his relatives needed to reinvest money from the sale of an Illinois property in less than a year — or pay $600,000 in taxes to the IRS.
Eventually, a solution came to Mueller, an architect who lives in Las Vegas, and his cousin, Michel d’Avenas, a California musician who is the son of a French count and is now known as the Pebble Beach Bagpiper.
They would avoid taxes by purchasing four small hydroelectric dams in mid-Michigan near Midland, according to hundreds of pages of federal court records reviewed by Bridge.
The deal was troubled from the start..."
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Where liberals rule-----Minneapolis Police Killed George Floyd, Then Failed To Protect Property Owners From Riots – Reason.com
Minneapolis Police Killed George Floyd, Then Failed To Protect Property Owners From Riots – Reason.com- Police departments exist to protect people's persons and property.
- The Minneapolis Police Department has failed to do either.
"Police in Minneapolis catalyzed Wednesday night's violent protests by killing George Floyd on Monday.
They've since done a terrible job of protecting innocent property owners from being victimized by the rioting that's erupted in response to Floyd's death..."
They've since done a terrible job of protecting innocent property owners from being victimized by the rioting that's erupted in response to Floyd's death..."
Election disaster in mail-in voting state confirms Trump's fears - WND
Election disaster in mail-in voting state confirms Trump's fears - WND:
Attention to President Trump's tweets Tuesday regarding mail-in voting was focused mostly on Twitter slapping a "fact-checking" alert on the messages, warning readers they shouldn't trust the claims.
But the Gateway Pundit points out, amid studies showing mail-in voting is more likely than in-person voting to be exploited by fraud, that Trump is raising the concerns amid a ballot scandal in Oregon, where everyone votes by mail already.
Attention to President Trump's tweets Tuesday regarding mail-in voting was focused mostly on Twitter slapping a "fact-checking" alert on the messages, warning readers they shouldn't trust the claims.But the Gateway Pundit points out, amid studies showing mail-in voting is more likely than in-person voting to be exploited by fraud, that Trump is raising the concerns amid a ballot scandal in Oregon, where everyone votes by mail already.
When manliness was a core value-----Fans of Best of the Web Today
Fans of Best of the Web TodayElliot Eisenberg shared a post.
Little guy big heart.
"Traces of Texas reader Larry Cobbs alerted me to this trace of Texas (of which I was unblissfully unaware) and included this following caption:
In May of 1861, 9-year-old John Lincoln "Johnny" Clem ran away from his home in Newark, Ohio, to join the Union Army, but found the Army was not interested in signing on a 9-year-old boy when the commander of the 3rd Ohio Regiment told him he "wasn't enlisting infants," and turned him down. Clem tried the 22nd Michigan Regiment next, and its commander told him the same. Determined, Clem tagged after the regiment, acted out the role of a drummer boy, and was allowed to remain. Though still not regularly enrolled, he performed camp duties and received a soldier's pay of $13 a month, a sum collected and donated by the regiment's officers.
The next April, at Shiloh, Clem's drum was smashed by an artillery round and he became a minor news item as "Johnny Shiloh, The Smallest Drummer". A year later, at the Battle Of Chickamauga, he rode an artillery caisson to the front and wielded a musket trimmed to his size. In one of the Union retreats a Confederate officer ran after the cannon Clem rode with, and yelled, "Surrender you damned little Yankee!" Johnny shot him dead. This pluck won for Clem national attention and the name "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga."
Clem stayed with the Army through the war, served as a courier, and was wounded twice. Between Shiloh and Chickamauga he was regularly enrolled in the service, began receiving his own pay, and was soon-after promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was only 12 years old. After the Civil War he tried to enter West Point but was turned down because of his slim education. A personal appeal to President Ulysses S. Grant, his commanding general at Shiloh, won him a 2nd Lieutenant's appointment in the Regular Army on 18 December 1871, and in 1903 he attained the rank of Colonel and served as Assistant Quartermaster General. He retired from the Army as a Major General in 1916, having served an astounding 55 years.
Johnny married Anita Rosetta French in 1875. After her death in 1899, he married Bessie Sullivan of San Antonio in 1903. Sullivan was the daughter of a Confederate veteran, leading Clem to claim that he was "the most united American" alive. Clem was the father of three children. Clem was a companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
General Clem died in San Antonio, Texas on 13 May 1937, exactly 3 months shy of his 86th birthday, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery."
#JOURNALISM: Nowadays, our brave media “firefighters” don’t even run toward the fires...
Instapundit Blog Archive #JOURNALISM
"Nowadays, our brave media “firefighters” don’t even run toward the fires, they try to explain them away to protect the narrative.
Usually, that’s just metaphorical, but . . .
Meanwhile, a friend on Facebook points out something that the press coverage won’t emphasize:
- “The police chief is a Democrat.
- The Hennepin Co Attorney is a Democrat.
- Amy Klobuchar is the Democrat former DA of Hennepin Co who refused to charge the very cop that allegedly ended this man’s life.
- The Mayor of Minneapolis is a Democrat.
- The Governor is a Democrat.
House of Representatives conducts first proxy vote in its 231-year history | Fox News
House of Representatives conducts first proxy vote in its 231-year history | Fox News:
The U.S. House of Representatives made history Wednesday by conducting its first proxy vote since Congress first met in 1789 -- as Republicans raised alarms over the temporary voting system implemented because of coronavirus.
It came as the House voted Wednesday afternoon 413-1 on imposing sanctions against Chinese officials for the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China.
More than 70 House Democrats -- about a third of the Democratic caucus --- alerted the House clerk they would be absent from Washington for the roll call votes but designated another member to vote on their behalf. No Republicans voted by proxy.
The U.S. House of Representatives made history Wednesday by conducting its first proxy vote since Congress first met in 1789 -- as Republicans raised alarms over the temporary voting system implemented because of coronavirus.
It came as the House voted Wednesday afternoon 413-1 on imposing sanctions against Chinese officials for the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China.
More than 70 House Democrats -- about a third of the Democratic caucus --- alerted the House clerk they would be absent from Washington for the roll call votes but designated another member to vote on their behalf. No Republicans voted by proxy.
Northam: Face coverings required in public in Va. starting Friday | WTOP
Northam: Face coverings required in public in Va. starting Friday | WTOP
"Face coverings will be required inside public establishments starting Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday.
...
...These are the few exceptions:
...These are the few exceptions:
- People who are eating or drinking at a restaurant.
- People who are exercising.
- People who have a health condition that prohibits a face covering.
- Those who are under the age of 10, although Northam strongly recommended children over 3 years old to wear one, if possible.
The governor said the order will be enforced by the Virginia Department of Health, not law enforcement, though Northam noted the penalty can be a Class I misdemeanor...
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Mark Kelly Silent on Firm's Windfall From Chinese Tech Giant | RealClearPolitics
Mark Kelly Silent on Firm's Windfall From Chinese Tech Giant | RealClearPolitics"Mark Kelly...told an Arizona TV station that U.S. intelligence has repeatedly shown China suppressed information about the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak before COVID-19 spread to become a global pandemic.
The interview was part of Kelly’s new mission: trying to oust AZ GOP Sen. Martha McSally, herself an aerospace pioneer as the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat.
...Kelly, however, has been far more reticent about the investment by a Chinese company in a commercial space exploration venture he co-founded.
The company, tech giant Tencent, is one of the world’s largest internet enterprises and owns the Chinese social media platform WeChat.
The text platform has more than a billion users and is suspected of monitoring the activity of many of them inside and outside of China...
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Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith"The winds of fashion are constantly changing - the face mask has officially replaced the pussy hat as the symbol of the #Resistance."
Kayleigh McEnany shuts down reporter asking how many dead Americans should be considered a coronavirus success - TheBlaze
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany shut down a reporter pressing her for a number of dead Americans that should be considered a success for the coronavirus response by the Trump administration.
Ryan Lizza of Politico asked the question during Tuesday's media briefing.
"What does the White House view, as having by election day, what does the White House view as the number of dead Americans where you can say that you successfully defeated this pandemic?" asked Lizza. "Is there a number?"
Whitmer Blames Dam Failure On Low Funding After She Proposed Funding Cut For Dam Repairs – Michigan Capitol Confidential
- Governor points finger at legislators — but they rejected her cut
To make the case, at a Lansing press conference, the governor pointed to a 45-cent per gallon gas tax increase she proposed in 2019.
But that proposal would not have directed any additional resources to dam repairs.
In fact, Whitmer’s first executive budget proposed reduced annual funding for a state dam repair fund, even as her budget presumed that the gas tax hike would be passed and boost revenue available for such projects.
Dam maintenance has become a national story since the Edenville and Sanford dams failed, causing history-making floods in Midland and Gladwin counties...
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History for May 29
History for May 29 - On-This-Day.com
Patrick Henry 1736 - Prominent figure in the American Revolution, known for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Gilbert Keith Chesterton 1874 - Writer of philosophy, ontolory, poetry, Oswald Spengler (Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler) 1880 - German historian and philosopher
Bob Hope 1903 - Comedian, actor, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (U.S.) 1917 - 35th President of the United States, refered to by his initials JFK, Paul Erlich 1932 - Biologist, educator
1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.
1990 - Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the Russian parliament.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Michigan State Sen. Sounds Sounds Off On Whitmer’s Coronavirus Policies After Husband’s Boating Incident | The Daily Caller
Republican Michigan State Sen. Tom Barrett ripped Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after reports emerged that her husband Marc Mallory sought to use the couple’s status to take a boating trip this past weekend.
Mallory attempted to pressure a Michigan dock company to allow him to take his boat out over Memorial Day weekend according to now-deleted Facebook posts from Northshore Dock LLC and the company’s owner, Tad Dowker.
Chinese Communist Party Media Joins U.S. Democrat Crusade For Absentee Ballots
"Branding Republican opposition to the practice as “a denial of American democracy” after President Trump criticized it on Twitter, analysis from CCP-funded...China Global Television Network (CGTN) – a registered “foreign agent” in the U.S. – questions “the big difference between exercising one’s democratic right by physically going to a polling station versus exercising the same right by mailing” and why President Trump is “scared” of the prospect.
...In short, the CCP’s embrace of absentee voting should be a major red flag."
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Black Man Votes Republican, Immediately Turns White | The Babylon Bee
Black Man Votes Republican, Immediately Turns White | The Babylon Bee
"SANTEE JUNCTION, MO—At an early voting location this morning, African American citizen Conroy Ferguson turned white after voting Republican.
Witnesses also claim he aged about 10 years and become perceivably more stuffy and unpleasant. Upon checking his wallet, Ferguson found his name had also changed to Clinton Hemsley.
...There are now signs up at the voting location warning black voters that if they vote Republican they may also suddenly turn white...
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"SANTEE JUNCTION, MO—At an early voting location this morning, African American citizen Conroy Ferguson turned white after voting Republican.
Witnesses also claim he aged about 10 years and become perceivably more stuffy and unpleasant. Upon checking his wallet, Ferguson found his name had also changed to Clinton Hemsley.
...There are now signs up at the voting location warning black voters that if they vote Republican they may also suddenly turn white...
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Proposed Health Code App Sparks Anger in China - Breitbart
Proposed Health Code App Sparks Anger in China - Breitbart:
Beijing (AFP) – A Chinese local government’s proposal for a post-coronavirus health app that ranks citizens based on their smoking, drinking, exercise and sleep habits has sparked fury online over privacy concerns
China has already developed apps that indicate an individual’s likelihood of contracting coronavirus based on their travel history and whether they had come into contact with an infected case.
Beijing (AFP) – A Chinese local government’s proposal for a post-coronavirus health app that ranks citizens based on their smoking, drinking, exercise and sleep habits has sparked fury online over privacy concernsChina has already developed apps that indicate an individual’s likelihood of contracting coronavirus based on their travel history and whether they had come into contact with an infected case.
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "There's no reason to be walking around with a mask."...
"Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci tells 60 Minutes: "There's no reason to be walking around with a mask."
🎥 60 Minutes on March 8, 2020"
🎥 60 Minutes on March 8, 2020"
Good News for Trump from … Team Obama? | Power Line
Good News for Trump from … Team Obama? | Power Line"There are quite a few raised eyebrows about today’s story in Politico with the headline “The General Election Scenario That Democrats Are Dreading.”
The story is built around the economic forecast of the former chief economist for President Obama, Jason Furman, who is now a professor at Harvard.
...so when he has an optimistic view of how the economy is going to do over the summer and into the fall, you can understand why it is giving Democrats heartburn.
From the article:
In early April, Jason Furman, a top economist in the Obama administration and now a professor at Harvard, was speaking via Zoom to a large bipartisan group of top officials from both parties.
The economy had just been shut down, unemployment was spiking and some policymakers were predicting an era worse than the Great Depression.
The economic carnage seemed likely to doom President Donald Trump’s chances at reelection…
Furman, tapped to give the opening presentation, looked into his screen of poorly lit boxes of frightened wonks and made a startling claim. “We are about to see the best economic data we’ve seen in the history of this country,” he said…
...Furman’s counterintuitive pitch has caused some Democrats, especially Obama alumni, around Washington to panic. “...
Furman, tapped to give the opening presentation, looked into his screen of poorly lit boxes of frightened wonks and made a startling claim. “We are about to see the best economic data we’ve seen in the history of this country,” he said…
...Furman’s counterintuitive pitch has caused some Democrats, especially Obama alumni, around Washington to panic. “...
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