Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Coronavirus: A story of blatant Republican irresponsibility and corruption

https://www.salon.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-a-story-of-blatant-republican-irresponsibility-and-corruption/



Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin expressed his skepticism as well:
I'm not denying what a nasty disease COVID-19 can be, and how it's obviously devastating to somewhere between 1 and 3.4 percent of the population. But that means 97 to 99 percent will get through this and develop immunities and will be able to move beyond this. But we don't shut down our economy because tens of thousands of people die on the highways. It's a risk we accept so we can move about. We don't shut down our economies because tens of thousands of people die from the common flu.

'Where's Fauci?' America panics as doctor absent again from White House briefing

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/dr-fauci-press-conference-white-house-coronavirus


But did Fauci agree with Trump’s latest declaration – that he could soon begin easing restrictions on social distancing and public activities recommended by public health officials to help contain the spread of the coronavirus?
Trump paused, then replied: “Well, he doesn’t not agree.”
 

Coronavirus Published 5 hours ago Rep. Matt Gaetz slams Sen. Richard Burr amid stocks controversy: 'It's not fair' he remains intel chair

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-matt-gaetz-slams-sen-richard-burr-amid-stocks-controversy-its-not-fair-he-remains-intel-chair


Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida took aim at GOP colleague Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina after he and other lawmakers were swept up in controversy after it was discovered that they had sold millions of dollars in stock ahead of the market crash during the coronavirus outbreak.
 

Murdochs Failed To Rein In Fox News ‘Hoax’ Narrative Amid Coronavirus: NYT | All In | MSNBC


Gupta: The truth about using chloroquine to fight coronavirus pandemic


Lawrence: ‘Donald Trump Is Not In Charge Here’ | The Last Word | MSNBC


People in the West are ignoring advice to stay home. That's because it's too confusing, one expert says

 
 
But Nick Chater, professor of Behavioral Science at Warwick Business School, told CNN that this did not go far enough, saying western leaders had been "very mixed in their messaging" as they gradually closed bars, restaurants, theaters and schools over the past week -- and urged the public to listen to the advice to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Coronavirus restrictions upped: Go to work, supermarket only or face fines

https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Coronavirus-Netanyahu-considers-upping-restrictions-as-patients-hit-1238-621986

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to dramatically increase restrictions on movement and has drafted an order to allow no travel except for work, food, medicine and other essentials to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
The restrictions, which were announced on Monday, will last for seven days from the time of approval by the government. Individuals found flouting the new restrictions, expected to be approved by ministers during a late-night conference call, will be subject to a fine.

 Despite a request by Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman on Sunday that daylight savings time be postponed a month to prevent Israelis from staying out later, the National Security Council decided that implementation of the summer clock cannot be postponed and will begin on Friday at 2 a.m. as scheduled.

Arizona Man Dies After Taking Chemical in Coronavirus Treatment Touted by President Trump

https://time.com/5808688/chloroquine-phosphate-coronavirus-death/


A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks that is also found in an anti-malaria medication that’s been touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.
Banner Health said Monday that the couple in their 60s got sick within half an hour of ingesting the additive. The man couldn’t be resuscitated when he arrived at a hospital, but the woman was able to throw up much of the chemical, Banner said.

It’s unclear if the couple took it specifically because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but now Banner Health is warning everyone to avoid self-medicating.

Sen. Rand Paul Remained at Work on U.S. Capitol for Six Days After Coronavirus Test

https://time.com/5808407/sen-rand-paul-senate-capitol-coronavirus/

Paul was on Capitol Hill this past week, including at a luncheon Friday among GOP senators. He spoke on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon, addressing the cornonavirus and a failed amendment he sponsored that would have paid for virus relief efforts by withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

New Hatzola (Rockland County) Corona hotline

BS"D

New Hatzolah Alert Hotline, in Yiddish (Rockland) 

845.582.7770

I urge the relevant PR venues to publish that number prominently every day for a few days now. They're warning the Yiddish speaking communities in the language they best understand.


Unfortunately, despite escalating Corona fatalities, there are still numerous people who still don't grasp the gravity of the situation, as evidenced by the listening audience calling into the four hour marathon conference-call lastnight, performed by New-Age quackmaster Yakov Vishnevsky, of Nerofei Inc. (Www.nerofei.com  Office: (732) 497-2448, Cell: (215) 421-8539,  Jv@nerofei.com; attached are two sample segments [from about 1am this morning]; listen to about 1 minute into part v17).

It also appears likely that other outside financial interests, like antivaccination guru Del Bigtree, are actively pouring money into propaganda being pumped into local communities, as they did in the measles outbreak, for which they were largely responsible.

Misinformation is killing people.

New-Age quack missionaries never seem to learn, but that doesn't stop them from "teaching" - propagating their encyclopedic ignorance of medicine.


And in some cases, the MORE educated the quack practitioners are, the MORE dangerous they are - because they throw around pseudoscientific sophistry, duping even some intelligent people. (I.e., we'd be better off if these quacks never learned science altogether.)

Thank you,


Rabbi Noson Shmuel Leiter

Help Rescue Our Children,

Tomim Tih'yeh [countering New Age infiltration]