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The states of Alabama and Massachusetts are now giving the details of people who are known to have been diagnosed with coronavirus to the police. Continue reading “Alabama and Massachusetts Are Handing the Addresses of People With Coronavirus Over to Police”
Emergency room doctors and nurses many of whom are dealing with an onslaught of coronavirus patients and shortages of protective equipment — are now finding out that their compensation is getting cut. Continue reading “A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus”
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Bon Secours Mercy Health said Tuesday that they plan to furlough or redeploy members of its work force who are not aiding with the COVID-19 response or who cannot work due to temporary closures and cancellations prompted by the pandemic. Continue reading “Bon Secours to furlough associates ‘not directly working’ on COVID-19 response”
Event 201 was a 3.5-hour pandemic tabletop exercise that simulated a series of dramatic, scenario-based facilitated discussions, confronting difficult, true-to-life dilemmas associated with response to a hypothetical, but scientifically plausible, pandemic. 15 global business, government, and public health leaders were players in the simulation exercise that highlighted unresolved real-world policy and economic issues that could be solved with sufficient political will, financial investment, and attention now and in the future. Continue reading “About the Event 201 exercise”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVO) — Kentucky judges are ordering COVID-19 patients who are refusing to stay home to wear GPS ankle bracelets.
For defying orders from doctors, city and state leaders, they are attempting to hold them legally liable. Continue reading “Coronavirus patients put on house arrest for refusing stay-at-home order”
ST. LOUIS (AP) — With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent strike until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. Continue reading “Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis”
Recent US fighting with Iraqi militias has seen bases in the country hosting US troops coming under rocket fire, and this has led to the US trying to get more Patriot missiles into Iraq to intercept such rockets. The first missile systems are now set up, at Ayn al-Assad base, and in Irbil. Continue reading “US Deploys Patriot Missiles in Iraq Bases Hosting US Troops”
End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder
All across America, store shelves are emptying and people are becoming increasingly frustrated because they can’t get their hands on needed supplies. Most Americans are blaming “hoarders” for the current mess, but it is actually much more complicated than that. Normally, Americans get a lot of their food from restaurants. Continue reading “Supplies Are Starting To Get Really Tight Nationwide As Food Distribution Systems Break Down”
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is partnering with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund over $1 billion in COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral treatment research and development, the company said on Monday. Continue reading “US Gov’t Partners with Johnson & Johnson To Prep for 1 Billion Coronavirus Vaccine Doses”
Health officials say more than a dozen positive COVID-19 cases are linked to a nursing home in Coffey County.
The Life Care Center of Burlington is at the center of the outbreak. Continue reading “18 COVID-19 cases linked to Coffey Co. nursing home”
Who can forget Governor Andrew Cuomo’s presser weeks ago where he exclaimed that he would be putting New York state prisoners to work making hand sanitizer? The goal was to produce 100,000 gallons of it every week to be distributed, for free, to schools, government agencies and other needy institutions. Continue reading “NY Prisoners Say They’re Re-Packaging Hand Sanitizer, Not Making It From Scratch, Under Cuomo’s Program”
Emergency Room Footage on CBS Matches Footage from Italian Hospital!
This is footage from SKY News on March 22 from Italy. Continue reading “CBS News Caught Using Footage from an Italian Hospital to Describe Conditions in New York City”
Gateway Pundit – by Brock Simmons
Governors in Colorado, New Jersey, and Minnesota are demanding that private companies whose employees often use personal protective equipment (PPE) submit lists of their inventories to the state, in what could very likely result in the government seizing these supplies and redistributing them to hospitals due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Continue reading “Democrat Governors Order Auto Shops, Veterinarians, Construction Companies Turn Over Lists of PPE Gear Presumably for Possible Seizure”
Silver Doctors – by Half Dollar
Horrible news.
First, on the various “checkpoints” that seem to be popping up everywhere. Continue reading “National Guard In Several States Stopping Vehicles, Interrogating Drivers And Even Going ‘Door To Door’”
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan
Despite record unemployment claims exceeding 3 million in one week, President Donald Trump’s administration is rapidly expanding H-1B, H-2A and H-2B foreign worker programs to take Americans’ jobs and suppress wages. Continue reading “As Millions Of Americans Become Unemployed, Trump Admin Expands Importation Of Foreign Workers”
Moonshine is a Southerner’s delight, and its roots date back to the founding of America. While the best white lightning is without a doubt brewed deep in the heart of Appalachia by real moonshiners and is a Smoky Mountains specialty, you can create your own spin on it at home with some simple moonshine recipes. Continue reading “The 15 Best Moonshine Recipes, Homemade from Apple Pie to Sweet Tea”
President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security released updated guidelines naming gun manufacturers and retailers as essential on Saturday, which means they are to stay open and operational nationwide during a Chinese coronavirus shutdown. Continue reading “Trump Admin Names Gun Makers, Retailers Essential Businesses Nationwide”
The United States Federal Reserve’s balance sheet has increased by $586 billion—to $5.25 trillion—in the week of March 18–25, according to an official report. This means that on average, the Fed has been printing roughly $970,000 every second during that time period in its efforts to keep the market alive amid the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading “The Federal Reserve is printing $1 million every second”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is requiring travelers from Louisiana to self-isolate for 14 days and said the Florida Highway Patrol will install checkpoints on major roads to screen travelers from that area, he announced on Friday. Continue reading “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Expands Quarantine to Louisiana Travelers, Installing Checkpoints on Roads”