Monthly Archives: April 2020

Pat Robertson Blames COVID On Same-Sex Marriage

Media Matters has the transcript: TERRY MEEUWSEN (CO-HOST): This is John, Pat, who says, “Pat, last week you were talking about COVID-19. You quoted Chronicles 7:14. How can God heal our land and forgive the sins when abortion and same-sex marriage are laws and many people are anti-Israel. Doesn’t this prevent his healing and forgiveness?” PAT ROBERTSON (CO-HOST): You know, …

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Michigan Gov +13 Over Trump On COVID Response

The Detroit News reports: Michigan residents favor Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the coronavirus over that of President Donald Trump, according to a poll done for the Detroit Regional Chamber that was released Monday. A survey of 600 Michiganians found 57% approved of the Democratic governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with 37% of respondents who disapproved. By contrast, …

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Texas Gov: “God’s Hand” Is Guiding COVID Scientists

The Christian Post reports: In an interview with Pastor Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas on his faith and response to the COVID-19 disease, Gov. Greg Abbott told the viewers they have “support you can lean on that will always be there for you, and that’s Jesus Christ.” “God’s hand is working through the scientists across this great …

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De Blasio Cancels All June Events Including NYC Pride

ABC New York reports: New York City has canceled all non-essential events in June, including the Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Pride March and the Salute to Israel Parade, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday. “It’s not a happy announcement, but it’s one we have to make. And look, a lot of these events will be postponed,” he said. …

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RUSSIA: Black Market May Hurt Availability Of HIV Drug

Reuters reports: A black market has developed in Russia for an antiviral HIV drug explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to sellers, HIV activists and the head of the drug’s main Russian producer. More than 20 trials around the world are testing Kaletra as a COVID-19 treatment or post-exposure prophylaxis. …

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Another Former Trump Aide Seeks Release From Prison

The New York Post reports: President Trump’s former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates has asked to serve his remaining 45-day “intermittent” prison term at home amid fears of contracting COVID-19, according to a report. In a court filing Sunday, Gates urged a modification to his probation condition because he fears he could carry the coronavirus home and also infect his …

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South Carolina Gov To Reopen Beaches And Stores

Charleston’s The State reports: South Carolinians will be able to once again shop in-person at some of the state’s retail stores. Gov. Henry McMaster is expected on Monday to lift restrictions he placed weeks ago on some retail stores in the state, including clothing, furniture and jewelry stores. Under the governor’s upcoming directive, department stores and flea markets can reopen …

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Trump Admits He Cut Romney Out Of Virus Task Force: “I’m Not His Fan And I Don’t Really Want His Advice”

Politico reports: President Donald Trump on Sunday admitted he’s still holding a grudge against Mitt Romney, the only GOP senator to be left off a congressional task force on reopening the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump was asked by a reporter at Sunday’s coronavirus briefing at the White House whether leaving Romney off the list meant the president …

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Fauci Condemns Protests: This Is “Going To Backfire”

Mediaite reports: Amid growing unrest in several states about the ongoing lockdown, Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging protesters not to demonstrate, and arguing that a premature reopening would “backfire.” Appearing on Good Morning America Monday, George Stephanopoulos asked the infectious disease expert what his message is for those who have been protesting. “I think the message is that, clearly, this …

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Idaho GOP Rep Calls GOP Gov “Little Hitler,” Compares Lockdown To Sending People To Concentration Camps

“When you have government telling you that your business is essential or non-essential, yours is non-essential and someone else’s is essential, we have a problem there. “I mean, that’s no different than Nazi Germany where you had government telling people either you were an essential worker or a non-essential worker, and non-essential workers got put on a train. “You can’t …

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55 COVID Deaths At Brooklyn Nursing Home [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there was little sign of trouble at the Cobble Hill Health Center, a 360-bed facility in an upscale section of Brooklyn. That quickly changed. By the middle of March, the CEO began …

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DeSantis Reverses, Releases Tally On Nursing Homes

The Miami Herald reports: As Florida’s elder care facilities are becoming increasingly lethal incubators of the novel coronavirus, state officials revealed for the first time that 303 facilities in 45 counties have staff or residents who have tested positive for the deadly respiratory infection. The facilities were named in a list released by the Florida Department of Health after Gov. …

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Attendance Craters At Branch Covidian Church After Death Of Parishioner, Pastor Says Head Count Is A Lie

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports: Attendance at a Central church headed by a pastor who has defied Louisiana’s attempts to restrict crowd size appears to be shrinking from recent weeks, police said Sunday, as the pastor brushed off law enforcement head counts as untrue. ” Sunday’s service at Life Tabernacle Church attracted about 130 people, down from nearly 500 who …

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Antibody Study Suggests Infections Up To 80x Higher

ABC News reports: The first large-scale community test of 3,300 people in Santa Clara County found that 2.5 to 4.2% of those tested were positive for antibodies — a number suggesting a far higher past infection rate than the official count. Based on the initial data, researchers estimate that the range of people who may have had the virus to …

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Trump Calls FBI Investigators “Crooked Human Scum”

CNN reports: President Donald Trump Sunday would not say whether he will pardon several former associates who were convicted after being charged as part of the Mueller probe, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and long-time friend Roger Stone. When asked about pardons at the coronavirus task force briefing, Trump responded: “You will find out.” Trump also harshly criticized FBI …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Healthcare Workers Bravely Block Protest

The Denverite reports: Not six feet nor six inches apart in many cases, hundreds of people have gathered downtown near the Capitol building in Denver to protest Colorado’s stay-home order, currently set to expire on April 26. The event, dubbed “Operation Gridlock,” followed a similar demonstration in Michigan and comes as some Colorado communities are chafing against the social distancing …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

The New York Daily News reports: Italy could lose one-sixth of its beloved bars and restaurants to the coronavirus crisis — with a staggering 50,000 predicted to have to close for good, according to reports. The startling economic toll is being projected by Fipe, an Italian lobbying group for bar and restaurants in Italy — the first European nation to …

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Nova Scotia: At Least 10 Dead In Shooting Rampage

The Associated Press reports: Canadian police said at least 10 people were killed after a 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the province of Nova Scotia. The man was identified as Gabriel Wortman [photo]. He was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, northwest of downtown …

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UK Paper: Johnson Ignored Warnings, Skipped Meetings

Axios reports: A 5,000-word exposé by the Sunday Times of London — “38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster” — finds that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, distracted by personal turmoil and his Brexit victory lap, skipped five early crisis briefings (Cobra meetings) on the coronavirus. Why it matters: Warnings issued in January and repeated in February fell on “deaf ears,” …

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Trump Continues To Stiff El Paso For Rally Services

El Paso’s ABC News affiliate reports: As the City of El Paso looks to trim costs, KTSM wondered if President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has paid the City the half-a-million dollar bill from his February 2019 campaigns top at the El Paso County Coliseum. City officials say the campaign has not paid the price tag, which was initially billed $470,417 …

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