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In an amazing bout of irony, @Howe posts a video in one thread about how the media is taking China's side and then flips around to brag about how the JOD is dropping Russian prosecution. Of course, what's missing is the reasoning WHY which doesn't fit with @Howe's inference. Prosecutors have stated: FTA: Still, prosecutors argued that the company’s request to have sensitive new evidence sent to Russia “unreasonably risks the national security interests of the United States.” Some of the court appearances in the case have been unusually contentious, with the federal judge overseeing it chastising a lawyer for Concord, Eric Dubelier, for references in court filings to Looney Tunes and the 1978 raunchy comedy “Animal House” to criticize the Mueller investigation. “I’ll say it plain and simply: Knock it off,” U.S District Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier at a January 2019 court appearance. Dubelier, who has referred to the case as involving a “made up” crime, has made allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and even once accused the judge of bias. The judge rejected the allegation. But with the case approaching trial, prosecutors said they had to weigh the risk of potentially exposing sensitive national security information against the benefits of continuing with the case against a company that likely wouldn’t face any significant punishment in the U.S. In the court filing on Monday, prosecutors said Concord had been “eager and aggressive in using the judicial system to gather information about how the United States detects and prevents foreign election interference.” “In short, Concord has demonstrated its intent to reap the benefits of the Court’s jurisdiction while positioning itself to evade any real obligations or responsibility,” prosecutors wrote. “It is no longer in the best interests of justice or the country’s national security to continue this prosecution.” Concord Catering did not have attorneys appear in court, but prosecutors said they would seek to drop charges against that company as well because it too was controlled by Prigozhin and “based on the likelihood that its approach to litigation would be the same as Concord.” Prosecutors vowed to continue to pursue their case against the 13 Russians who were named in Mueller’s indictment, along with the troll farm that Concord was alleged to have funded, the Internet Research Agency.

Dude, now isn’t the time. Go back to your hole.

Is your Twitter account the method you use to contact your Government representatives?

An interesting question from someone who backs a president who takes the word of Putin over his own intelligence agencies. By the way, don't forget that Trump told us all he believed Xi. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/trump-on-coronavirus-from-china-we-have-it-totally-under-control.html

Are you attempting to incite hysteria here on the GID by posting this? Turns out you’re not any more responsible than the MSM.

as in RYAN!!! 😁 Congrats to Ryan O'shea, the O'shea branch just got bigger. Tremendous football family.

Football has always been hands on and physical. I don’t think South Newton, Elwood, Shelbyville, and every other you’ve put on your “list” are clamoring for flag football... Football is also about team building, chemistry, and camaraderie in addition to execution.

I think most teacher agree with me that money isn't not the most important thing teachers need. We need smaller class size, support from administration for discipline issues, and less testing for our students. RED FOR ED

Interesting question................................

No shot clock!! High School Basketball is fine like it is. Bring back one class basketball, haha. That should open up a debate. I don't even like the shot clock in college but I have adapted. I do love the pitch clock in minor league baseball. Lots of conflicts in those statements. Ok attack!!!!

No shot clock needed.

Kid who hit the Game Winner was a Bomber 1st 3 years before moving to Zionsville with his Dad and Sister. Would of LOVED to keep him with our Football team, he had a real nice year JR year, 6'5 205 would of been fun to utilize on both sides of the ball!!! So happy for the kid. As for the message of shot clock: Im with ya Muda, All Shot Clock is going to do and cause more wild shots, forced shots, out of control players and Refs blowing the whistle more bailing out guys and girls trying to create their own Shots as the time ticks down. HARD PASS

Apparently you believe politicians react very quickly to concerns of their constituents. I don’t recall that ever being the case. How many Bills are waiting to be voted into law right now? Lol. Now you’re arguing with yourself. Funny stuff.

Rats and Crows are People too? And don't forget about the Dolphins..................

Ohio Governor adheres to CDC coronavirus guidelines. Democrats file lawsuit.

And the MSM.

It is called a "reserve" for a reason. IMHO such funds are not to be used to increase government employee salaries due to political pressure. Agree on this current pandemic being a legitimate use for such funds, depending on what that use is. Ever hear about homeschooling? Private schools? Parochial/religious schools?

I choose not live my life influenced by the media, but many do. Frankly gonzo you are blind and deaf if you don't believe the MSM has help to shape the public's response to COVID-19. https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-how-media-coverage-of-epidemics-often-stokes-fear-and-panic-131844 Tabloid newspapers such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, were more likely to use fear-inducing language. For example, The Sun’s coronavirus liveblog routinely refers to the virus as a “deadly disease”. Many stories offered local angles by reporting on fears in local areas affected by the outbreak. In the UK, this led to a particular focus on Brighton, where several cases have been reported. For example, a story in The Times suggested: Other reports localised the story by discussing the impact on Chinese-owned businesses. The Manchester Evening News, for instance, reported that: “The fear of coronavirus is hitting businesses hard, with some reporting a 50 per cent drop in custom since the outbreak. And Chinese Mancunians report suffering more racial abuse.” A number of stories, by contrast, sought to temper fears and provide reassurance. For example, Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsein Loong was widely quoted in cautioning against panic: Fear can be catching Research on coverage of earlier disease outbreaks show a similar emphasis on fear. In the case of the SARS epidemic in 2003, a study by historian Patrick Wallis and linguist Brigitte Nerlich found that “the main conceptual metaphor used was SARS as a killer”. China demanded an apology after a Danish newspaper used the Chinese flag in a cartoon about the spread of the novel coronavirus. EPA-EFE/Ida Marie Odgaard Along the same lines, media scholars Peter Vasterman and Nel Ruigrok examined coverage of the H1N1 epidemic in The Netherlands, and found that it was marked by the “alarming” tone of its coverage. Like the coronavirus, these historical outbreaks were characterised by uncertainty, breeding fear and panic. To put these observations into perspective, it is instructive to look to a comparison to coverage of seasonal influenza, which is estimated by the World Health Organization to kill 290,000 to 650,000 people around the world every year. Since January 12 2020, world newspapers have published just 488 articles on the seasonal influenza without mention of the coronavirus. In sharp contrast to coverage of this novel coronavirus, fewer than one in ten stories about flu (37 of 488) mentioned fear or similar phrases. The prominence of fear as a theme in reports of the coronavirus suggests that much of the coverage of the outbreak is more a reflection of public fear than informative of what is actually happening in terms of the spread of the virus. Former US president Franklin D Roosevelt probably overstated the case when he famously said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Yet at a time rife with misinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories, it is worthwhile remaining alert to the dangers of this contagious emotion in the face of uncertainty.

If 18 Months of Extreme Social Distancing Is What It Takes To Stop Coronavirus, We're Doomed: https://reason.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-quarantine-imperial-college-london-covid-19/ Ioannidis also notes that "in the absence of data, prepare-for-the-worst reasoning leads to extreme measures of social distancing and lockdowns," but "we do not know if these measures work." The worst-case scenario may be extremely bad—much worse than his numbers suggest—but again, bringing much of human civilization to a halt for multiple months or years is not really a viable solution. Yep, just let the state try and keep the population at a "social distance" for 18-months. There will be a revolution.

Starting to hit the U.S. Automobile industry: Honda, BMW close plants in U.S. and Europe due to the coronavirus outbreak: At UAW’s Request, Detroit Three Sign on to Rotating Shutdowns: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/03/at-uaws-request-detroit-three-sign-on-to-rotating-shutdowns/ Wonder how long until the other auto manufacturing plants in Indiana shut down? And then by extension the smaller part suppliers facilities.

If you say so. I'm sure fear-mongering reporting by the MSM had absolutely nothing to do with it. Priming the pump so to speak. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-panic-buying-toilet-paper-stockpiling-photos-2020-3#in-hong-kong-the-coronavirus-caused-panic-buying-of-toilet-paper-as-early-as-mid-february-it-apparently-got-so-dire-that-an-armed-gang-robbed-a-shop-of-600-rolls-of-toilet-paper-one-day-1

Coronavirus and Panic Buying: There Is No Such Thing as Price Gouging: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-there-is-no-such-thing-as-price-gouging/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=river&utm_content=featured-content-trending&utm_term=first

Thank you for those lists. I've already a number of those titles, the most recent being Station Eleven. Not a bad book, but a bit meandering IMHO. Currently re-reading The Silmarillion, and it's still as wonderful as it was the first time I read it many years ago.

I don't believe that stake in the ground, steady tiller, etc. should be the federal government.

The convenience store/gas station in Mulberry still has the couple of tables near the front door where old farmers gather most every morning to drink coffee, swap stories, and tell lies. Shouldn't this be shut down in the interest of public health?

Here you go: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marathon+Gas/@40.3445373,-86.6648134,16.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x88131153af5e7455:0xf470bad87bbba8fb!2sMulberry,+IN+46058!3b1!8m2!3d40.3444804!4d-86.6652821!3m4!1s0x88131154f54a5291:0xeb0c5e6544a4d795!8m2!3d40.3448494!4d-86.6648273 Clinton County Board of Health: (765) 659-6385

Fiat Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors to close all plants until at least March 30th: https://apnews.com/4581ea83f606e5bb1833378c77cd63c4 https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/ap-fiat-chrysler-general-motors-and-ford-to-close-all/article_7060214a-688d-11ea-aab2-03e16a8f0313.html

Or the regular old Influenza virus that hospitalizes and kills tens of thousands of Americans every year.

More examples of fear mongering by the MSM. From the front page of cbsnews.com:

The new normal?:

What part of what I posted is not factual, Gonzo? What is hysterical about the headline? Maybe, maybe not. But they serve primarily to stoke fear among the general populace. "We're facing our own Death." Really?

Hardly.