FACT CHECK: No, Thereâs No âDrastic Revisionâ In the Coronavirus Modeling
The War Room’s Raheem Kassam writes the following in the National Pulse: Telling your friend theyâre about to be hit by a bus will usually force them out of the way. If they came up to you afterwards and said, âHey, that bus didnât hit me! Youâre a liar!â youâd probably be pretty peeved. Youâd […]
China Lied, Saying Coronavirus Started in Italy, But Italian Scientist Explains China Twisted His Words
The great Times of London â behind their very lame paywall â is reporting that renowned Italian scientist Giuseppe Remuzzi is rightly crying foul over Communist China’s twisting of his word to make it seem as if the novel coronavirus pandemic (which started in Wuhan, China) actually started in Italy: Beijing twisted my words on […]
Top Lawyer: China is Legally Responsible for Coronavirus Pandemic; Claims Could Be In TRILLIONS
James Kraska, chair and Charles H. Stockton professor of international maritime law in the Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College, writes in War on the Rocks that China is legally responsible for the coronavirus pandemic: As the novel coronavirus incubated in Wuhan from mid-December to mid-January, the Chinese state made […]
John Catsimatidis: Shut down Wall Street for a week
Legendary New York businessman John Catsimatidis, founder and CEO of Gristedes Foods and the Red Apple Group, joined Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic Sunday night for a special report broadcast on New York City’s 77 WABC. In the interview, Catsimatidis called on President Donald Trump to shut markets down for a week and halt airline […]
Shatter the Curve! Bannon Urges Full Shutdown to Fight CCP Virus Pandemic
The Washington Examiner reports the following: Former White House strategist Steve Bannon called for a âfull shutdownâ in the United States to stop the spread of the coronavirus. âI donât think we have months to do this,â Bannon told Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures, later adding, âDrop the hammer. Donât mitigate the virus. Donât spread the curve. […]
Ex-NATO Head: Taiwan Can Help With the Coronavirus Pandemic
Former NATO Secretary General ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN writes about Taiwan’s unfair exclusion from the global health community in TIME. Eight hundred and fifty thousand of Taiwanâs 23 million citizens reside in mainland China. Four hundred thousand work there. At its narrowest point, the Taiwan Strait between the island and the mainland is just 130 km. […]
We’ll Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic, But Will We Survive China’s Communist Party?
Matt Mowers, in Townhall, writes the following: [âŚ] as we get through this crisis, I think itâs important to be mindful of a bigger problem on the horizon. America will certainly survive the Coronavirus outbreak, but it is clear now that our nationâs reliance on China hamstrung the early days of our response and lays […]
US Gov. Coronavirus Planning Doc Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic, Shortages
The NYTimes reports that a leaked coronavirus planning document paints a grim picture of the future if we don’t all take extreme measures to socially distance: A federal government plan to combat the coronavirus warned policymakers last week that a pandemic âwill last 18 months or longerâ and could include âmultiple waves,â resulting in widespread shortages that […]
Senate Approves Coronavirus Relief Bill for Sick Leave, Free Testing; POTUS Will Sign
USA Today reports that the Senate has approved an emergency coronavirus relief bill. The Senate approved a multibillion-dollar emergency aid package Wednesday that will provide paid sick and family leave for many Americans while also offering free testing for the coronavirus and bolstering unemployment insurance. The 90-8 vote of approval comes after days of intense […]
US Military To Test Civilians for Coronavirus; Will Donate Millions of Masks to Fight Pandemic
CNN reports that the America’s finest are again rushing to our rescue: Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Tuesday the department will make 14 certified coronavirus testing labs available to test civilians and donate five million medical masks to the Department of Health and Human Services for distribution as hospitals deal with an influx of patients […]
Nowhere to Run: Coronavirus Pandemic Hits All 50 US States
The BBC reports that America has crossed a grim threshold. The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as West Virginia reported its first case of the infection on Tuesday. Announcing its first Covid-19 patient, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said: “We knew this was coming.” New York City said it […]
On St. Patrick’s Day, Irish PM Warns Now is the “The Calm Before The Storm”
WATCH: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar delivers Ministerial Broadcast to the country about the Covid-19 pandemic | Read more: https://t.co/5DnhnO5zAz https://t.co/irOPKnN3Ci â RTĂ News (@rtenews) March 17, 2020
CORTES: Three Bold Economic Proposals for Virus Response
Today in RealClearPolitics, War Room: Pandemic and War Room: 2020 contributor Steve Cortes writes, âMake no little plans; they have no magic to stir menâs blood.â Legendary Chicago architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham used those words more than a century ago to exhort a post-fire Chicago toward great renewal. His compelling words, combined with […]
Coronavirus claims 100 in the United States
As The Hill reports, the coronavirus death toll in the United States has now reached 100, with more than 6,200 confirmed cases reported. At least 100 people have died from the coronavirus in the U.S., a grim milestone in what is likely to be just the beginning of an epidemic with no end in sight. […]
Expert: Let the Federal Reserve Administer an Antiviral Shot
An emergency lending program would keep a liquidity crisis from turning into a solvency crisis. Kevin Warsh The policy pronouncements and tools used in 2008 by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his crisis-fighters werenât designed to address the current threat. Yet Chairman Jerome Powell fired a 2008-style barrage Sunday evening. Cutting interest rates to […]
Law Firm Files The Mother of all CLASS ACTION Lawsuits Against China Over Coronavirus
Law.com reports that the Berman Law Group of Boca Raton (which is renowned for its class action lawsuits) has set its sights on the biggest fish yet: the People’s Republic of China. Law.com reports: There is a lot of blame to go around for the coronavirus outbreak, but one plaintiffs attorney took his gripes to […]
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Roll Out Regional Coronavirus Pandemic Containment Measures
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have banded together to enact regional containment measures. The Guardian reports: âIt’s chaosâ: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut close bars and restaurants Bars and restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will become takeout-only and businesses from movie theaters and casinos to gyms and beyond will be shuttered because […]
White House Cancels Annual Easter Egg Roll
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham announced Monday morning that the Office of the First Lady would cancel this year’s Easter Egg Roll, an annual tradition, out of an “abundance of caution.” Out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with the National Emergency Declaration concerning the COVID-19, the Office of the First Lady […]
After “Circuit-Break,” Markets Re-open, Dow Drops More than 2,700 Points
After more than 12 hours of market tumult following the Federal Reserve’s drastic rate cut announcement, stock futures hit “limit downs” earlier this morning, which continued into early trading. Shortly after U.S. markets opened, massive drops and volatility triggered a “circuit-break” to kick in, halting trading for fifteen minutes. Since trading re-opened at roughly 9:50 […]