Month: March 2020

Breitbart – by John Binder

A supposed plan by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) would reward more of China’s elite to essentially buy American citizenship for themselves and their families with the promise of investing in U.S. cities.

Under the EB-5 visa, wealthy foreign nationals can claim that they will invest at least $500,000 and thus receive Green Cards for their family for at least two years, with pathways to American citizenship available as well. The only requirement is that the EB-5 investor creates ten U.S. jobs and help revitalize “distressed” areas, though more often than not investors fund projects in wealthy zip codes. Continue reading “Coronavirus: Chinese Elite May Win More U.S. Citizenship-for-Investment Visas Despite Scandals”

Station Gossip

Actress Rosanna Arquette implied Tuesday that a Jewish conspiracy is behind the coronavirus spreading across the world.

“I’m still confused,” she wrote in a post on Twitter, now deleted, “so Israel has been working on a corona virus vaccine for a year already? (so they knew ) Vaccines take a long time to know if they are safe and KUSHNER OSCAR is the major investor in the new vaccine that is supposedly coming here. lives at risk for profit.”  Continue reading “Actress Says Jewish Conspiracy Behind Coronavirus”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

This should scare the hell out of every freedom-loving American.

The CDC is asking tech giants for access to Americans’ cellphone locations. That way the government can track the location of every American and see whether Americans are properly practicing “social distancing.”  Continue reading “It Begins: CDC Asks Tech Giants Twitter, Google, Facebook for Location of US Citizens — Will Track Whether Americans Are Practicing Proper “Social Distancing””

ABC 27

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Gov. Tom Wolf is no longer just recommending ‘nonessential businesses’ to close, he’s telling them to.

Wolf ordered that all ‘non-life sustaining businesses’ in Pennsylvania close their physical locations at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19 or risk law enforcement action.  Continue reading “Gov. Wolf officially orders the closure of ‘non-life sustaining businesses’ statewide”

NBC News

The White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking Facebook, Google and other tech giants to give them greater access to Americans’ smartphone location data in order to help them combat the spread of the coronavirus, according to four people at companies involved in the discussions who are not authorized to speak about them publicly. Continue reading “The U.S. wants smartphone location data to fight coronavirus. Privacy advocates are worried.”

The Motley Fool

Shares of Domino’s (NYSE:DPZ), Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN), and Papa John’s International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are soaring 14%, 42%, and 40%, respectively, on Thursday afternoon. It’s a relatively calmer day in the markets as some investors see a silver lining in some restaurant stocks. Continue reading “Why Domino’s, Wendy’s, and Papa John’s Are Absolutely Soaring Thursday”

WTAW

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced a series of Executive Orders relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation. The four orders serve to limit public gatherings and help reduce exposure for people across the state. These orders are in accordance with federal guidelines issued by the President and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and will aid in the state’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.  Continue reading “Governor Abbott Issues Executive Orders Regarding the Coronavirus”

Leafly – by David Downs

Right now, all across the US, the President, state governors, and local officials are ordering everyone to go home and stay there. They’re trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which threatens to overwhelm the US healthcare system in the coming weeks. Continue reading “5 reasons why it’s the perfect time to start growing cannabis”

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday opened the door to a radical shift in the U.S. government’s relationship to private industry as the coronavirus outbreak upends the nation’s economy, saying he would back the government taking stakes in certain companies.

Asked if he would support the federal government moving to take an equity stake in some companies, Trump said: “I do. I really do.” Continue reading “Trump says he would support government taking stake in certain companies”

Washington Examiner

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is “deeply concerned” that hospitals in the city may have just a matter of weeks before running out of medical supplies and laid the blame on President Trump.

“Ventilators, surgical masks, and surgical gowns — really basic stuff. We’re deeply concerned about where we’re going to be in a few weeks,” de Blasio told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday night.  Continue reading “De Blasio warns New York City hospitals have ‘matter of weeks’ before they’re out of coronavirus medical supplies”

Business Insider

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City is taking up Elon Musk on his offer to produce ventilators to assist hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said in a tweet Wednesday that “we will make ventilators if there is a shortage” and asked which hospitals were facing shortages. As coronavirus cases rise in the US, hospitals could soon run out of ventilators used to support people experiencing respiratory problems from the virus.  Continue reading “Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking Elon Musk for Tesla-made ventilators as New York City’s hospitals face a shortage”

National Review

New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday slammed New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s suggestion that the city may implement a “shelter in place” order mandating residents remain at home except for essential visits to grocery stores and other necessary trips, in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.  Continue reading “Cuomo Slams De Blasio’s ‘Shelter-In-Place’ Speculation: ‘That Came From Nuclear War’”

The Wichita Eagle

Kansas Republican lawmakers moved Wednesday to limit Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, warning her against overstepping her authority.

The Senate approved a resolution following an extraordinary debate over how far a chief executive can and should go as the state fights COVID-19. The measure, passed in a 39-2 vote, would allow Kelly to extend the state of disaster she declared last week, but with significant restrictions. It now heads to the House.  Continue reading “Kansas lawmakers seek to bar Kelly from seizing ammunition, property during pandemic”

Breitbart – by John Binder

Nearly 6.3 million noncitizens were granted admission to the United States in the last two and a half months by air, land, and sea at ports of entry along the northern border before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a national lockdown.

On March 16, Trudeau said he would be shutting down Canada’s borders to noncitizens with exemptions for permanent Canadian residents, diplomats, aircrews, and American citizens. Before the announcement, Trudeau had not issued a single travel ban — not even for China, Iran, South Korea, or Italy.  Continue reading “6.3M Noncitizens Entered U.S. at Northern Border Before Canada’s National Lockdown”

AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — By a sweeping bipartisan tally, the Senate on Wednesday approved a $100 billion-plus bill to boost testing for the coronavirus and guarantee paid sick leave for millions of workers hit by it — and President Donald Trump quickly signed it. But lawmakers and the White House had already turned their focus to the administration’s far bigger $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the pandemic threatens financial ruin for individuals and businesses. Continue reading “Treasury proposal: Deliver $500B to Americans starting April”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Panic hoarding food and supplies by British and American shoppers has surged in recent weeks, as social distancing policies enforced by their respected governments to flatten the curve to slowdown infections are leading to mass quarantines.

Consumers are stocking up on food and supplies, as they have no idea when the quarantines will end. They see the fast-spreading virus leading to increased cases and deaths, and this has triggered fear about a pandemic, leading many to stockpile nonperishables, wiping store shelves clean, prompting supermarkets and pharmacies in both countries to impose buying-limits on goods. Continue reading ““It’s Getting Worse” – Hoarding Panic Forces Supermarkets To Impose Buying-Limits”