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You are assuming the current polling reports are accurate........(which tells SF a lot about TSG)......

Well in fairness - he didn't "experience" the knot......In the new Covid age - Drivers don't even get to the garages before or after the races.......unlike before.....so he didn't even "see" the "noose" in the garage to begin with....... Secondarily and totally IMHO (not related to Bubba) - who would install an operating slip knot on a garage pull? It makes no sense. A loop, yes, but a knot that would or could close shut on one's hand while grabbing hold of it and pulling doesn't seem to be a smart way for a garage door at a professional race track to be operating......no matter the "intent".....So I don't really buy into the "noose" rhetoric surrounding this since I can't visualize a crew putting an operating slipknot on a garage pull...... So in conclusion (again - IMHO) a mid-level NASCAR driver who hasn't won a race at this level and was mostly an unknown is on the verge of becoming (in his mind) the Colin Kaepernick of NASCAR.......when (IMHO) he is actually more suited to become the Danika Patrick of the sport.......except that she actually won an Indy Car race.......

Yep - Just came out this morning......August 21....... https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/its-disheartening-wnyers-with-homes-in-canada-react-to-border-closure-extension

And the whole time I thought this was just another case of white guys exercising privilege.....That's what the news said......"LYNCHING ON THEIR MINDS" https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2020/07/09/lake-monroe-video-what-we-know-reported-racist-attack/5404814002/ "I was almost the victim of an attempted lynching" https://bloomingtonian.com/2020/07/05/bloomington-man-threatened-with-noose-during-assault-at-lake-monroe/ https://newsone.com/3971792/lake-monroe-lynching-video-bloomington-indiana/ DRAMA!!!

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/07/14/coronavirus-travel-advisory-new-york-airports-health-form/ NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Phil Murphy are tightening the restrictions on travel into our area, adding four new states to the hot spot quarantine list. The four states added to the advisory list are Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, and Wisconsin, bringing the total to 22. Delaware has been taken off the list. Travelers from any of the identified states to New York or New Jersey must quarantine for 14 days. Craig Davis landed at LaGuardia from Georgia, one of the spiking states, and told Duddridge about the process. “Just basic questions, like what state are you coming from? Have you been around anybody who has had any symptoms of the virus,” said Davis, who came in from Atlanta. “I’m not sure what to think yet, because I haven’t studied it, but if it’s to keep the virus down, I’ll give it a thumb’s up.” Passengers either get the form before boarding or in the air, and also can fill it out electronically. It asks for contact information, where the traveler plans to stay, and if you are traveling from a state designated as having a significant amount of community spread. If so, it advises that you must quarantine for two weeks. Duddridge couldn’t find anyone at LaGuardia who objected. “Because there are definitely spikes in other states, so I think it’s necessary,” one traveler said. The new measures apply to anyone who arrives by air, car, bus, or train, but doesn’t apply to essential workers or someone just passing through a state within a 24-hour period. “I’m only here for a day, so it doesn’t affect me, really. I’m kind of happy about that. But I think that’s a good idea for them to put that in place. Just because I know a lot of people are using this downtime to go to other states, get vacations out of it,” said Najoua Alioualla, who arrived from Chicago. Driving your own car into the state is obviously more difficult to enforce, but even at the airport, a more controlled environment, one passenger told Duddridge she slipped through the cracks. “Nobody’s even stopping people. I just seen the sign, so I stopped,” said Atalia Grice, who flew in from Washington. If you don’t fill out a form, you could face a fine of up to $2,000. What’s more, if you violate a quarantine order, you could face a $10,000 penalty, the state said. The mandate was announced Monday as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s plan to help contain the rate of coronavirus spread. “None of this is pleasant, but we’ve gone through this before. We went through this, watched 3 million Europeans, people from Europe, come into this state, and bringing the virus. Fool me once. We can’t be in a situation where we have people coming from other states in the country, bringing the virus,” Cuomo said. Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said it’s possible New Jersey could implement similar measures. “We’ll do it our own way, but we’re deadly serious about this. This is a travel advisory,” Murphy said. “We knew when we opened our state up we’d take on more risk of transmission of the virus. But there’s an added element from folks who are coming in from out of state, from hotspots.” What passengers landing in New York said they aren’t sure about is if the state will be following up with them to make sure they’re staying at home. “I’m kind of confused, too, because I mean also it seems like paperwork gets lost super easy, so who knows? I’ll be quarantining. I don’t think they said anything up there, but I know that should be what everyone’s doing,” Andrea Baxter said. “You gotta put your address. You got to be there for 14 days. I’m guessing they’re going to give you a visit within those 14 days you’re supposed to be quarantining?” said traveler Michael Carter, who is quarantining in New York City. Duddridge asked the Gov. Cuomo’s Office, which responded by saying all cases where a quarantine is necessary are being referred to the local health department for compliance and follow up. So, yes, expect to be contacted. One of the comments: Not too long ago I believe I remember the Gov of NY crying and whining because Rhode Island was requiring NY citizens to quarantine. He even threatened to sue to stop the practice. Talk about the height of arrogance and hypocrisy. Does anyone else see (IMHO) the orchestrated moves being made here? I still think sometime around the Dem Convention in August, Cuomo will be the Dem candidate in place of Biden......(IMHO) It's interesting these same people don't think there should be any restrictions on an illegal immigrant and they can't (or won't) find a way to track them, but if you (a US citizen) fly into the State they will find you and if they can't, your getting fined.....

Another copy..... Conservative Hangout May 27 · President has been in office for 3 years and what has he done? Other than dodging the vile media and Pelosi?!? What have PRESIDENT TRUMP and his cabinet accomplished you ask? Since the liberal media won't tell you, we will. Here you go. * Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana. * Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch. * Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences. * Violent crime has fallen every year he’s been in office after rising during the 2 years before he was elected. * Trump signed a bill making CBD and Hemp legal. * Trump’s EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan. * Under Trump’s leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil. * Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving information. * Trump signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking. * Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding Moms. * The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, which outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workers. * Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from corporations that are increasing entry-level pay. * Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land. * Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean. * He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down. * Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much fewer providers charge insurance companies. * When signing that bill he said no American should be blindsided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance. * Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept. * In the eight years prior to President Trump’s inauguration, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump, drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month. * He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans. * VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far. * Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life. * Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years. * Trump signed into law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers. * Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years. * All-time record sales during the 2019 holidays. * Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price * President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans. * In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill that enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society. * The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes. * The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in the sentencing of non-violent crimes. * Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans. * The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime. * Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%. * Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs. * New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago. * Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. * Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments. * The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment. * Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data. * President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water, Conservation Fund. * Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure. * Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all-time high. * More than 7 million jobs created since the election. * More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history. * More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election. * Trump appointed 5 openly gay ambassadors. * Trump ordered Ric Grenell, his openly gay ambassador to Germany, to lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe. * Through Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts. * In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet’s leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking. * Trump’s OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking. * Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking. * Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators and give victims the help they need. * The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases. * Trump’s DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims – serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. * The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping victims get resources and support. * President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code. * The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million. * The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promote school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education. * Under his leadership ISIS has lost most of its territory and been largely dismantled. * ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed. * Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs. * Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers. * Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith. * Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism. * President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions. * Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens. * Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea. * Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe. * Withdrew the U.S. from the job-killing TPP deal. * Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnam. * Okay’d up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade retaliation. * Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including those Obama could not get freed. * Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades. * Trump secured Billions that will fund the building of a wall at our southern border. * The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment. * Trump’s DOJ and the Board Of Prisons launched a new “Ready to Work Initiative” to help connect employers directly with former prisoners. * President Trump’s historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country. * 8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones. * Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term private capital investment in economically distressed communities across the country. * Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common Core. * Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law. * Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide. * Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed. * Manufacturing jobs are growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years. * Stock Market has reached record highs. * Median household income has hit the highest level ever recorded. * African-American unemployment is at an all-time low. * Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all-time low. * Asian-American unemployment is at an all-time low. * Women’s unemployment rate is at a 65-year low. * Youth unemployment is at a 50-year low. * We have the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded. * The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans. * 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future— the highest ever. * As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years. * Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses. * Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who don’t have children to work or look for work if they’re on welfare. * Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history. * Reformed Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors 100’s of millions of $$$ this year alone. * Signed Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try an experimental treatment that wasn’t allowed before. * Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic. * Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care. * U.S. oil production recently reached an all-time high so we are less dependent on oil from the Middle East. * The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957. * NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure campaign. * Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the largest reduction in carbon emissions. * Has his circuit court judge nominees being confirmed faster than any other new administration. * Had his Supreme Court Justice’s Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed. * Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. * Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase jobs here and $$$ coming in. * Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports. * Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices, has agreed to a Part One trade deal with China. * Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline. * Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatments. * The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it. * It also created a new tax credit for other dependents. * In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of $8.1 billion to states to fund child care for low-income families. * The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for child care. * In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families. * In 2019 President Trump signed into law two funding packages providing nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding EVER. * Another upcoming accomplishment to add: In the next week or two Trump will be signing the first major anti-robocall law in decades called the TRACED Act (Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence.) Once it’s the law, the TRACED Act will extend the period of time the FCC has to catch & punish those who intentionally break telemarketing restrictions. The bill also requires voice service providers to develop a framework to verify calls are legitimate before they reach your phone. * US stock market continually hits all-time record highs. * Because so many people asked for a document with all of this listed in one place, here it is. No links provided to remove bias as Google search is easy. Print this out for family, friends, neighbors, etc. I encourage you to drop this list off to voters before the 2020 election too! *Trump did all of this while fighting flagrant abuse and impeachment charges. ——-please explain to me why you have a problem with OUR president? Because he has misspoken a few times? Tell me when you find a perfect person, please....I’ll wait! I’ll tell you why because the media has skewed him in such a negative light and unfairly report his accomplishments to undermined those achievements! Why? Because the media is complicit in every single thing this man is trying to undo! Start thinking for yourself!

She's not wrong - and I'm not "woke" enough..... I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white, into a two parent household which now labels me as "Privileged", racist and responsible for slavery. I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today's standards, makes me a fascist because I plan & budget. But I now find out that I am not here because I earned it, but because I was "advantaged”. I am heterosexual, which according to some folks, now makes me a homophobe. I believe the Lord did not give me a heart to judge others. I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel. I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a threat to the liberals and I get labeled as being part of a militia. I am older than 40, making me a useless person with outdated ideas and values. I think and I reason, and I doubt much of what the "main stream" media tells me, which makes me a "Right-wing conspiracy nut”. I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, making me a xenophobe. I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which today makes me a target of socialists and Antifa. I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort - not freedom of outcome or subsidies which must make me a borderline sociopath. I believe in a strong defense and protection of America for and by all citizens, now making me a militant. I am proud of our flag, what it stands for and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand and salute during our National Anthem - so I must be a racist. I kneel only for The Cross, which makes me racist. I think the Confederate monuments around our country symbolizes history, so I'm labeled as having hate in my heart when some suddenly are offended by their presence. I'm labeled racist when thinking the erasing of history will potentially cause us to repeat the problems. I think that all lives matter, which labels me as a racist. I support the President, which labels me as a racist. I think the riots and destruction of property around our country is wrong and is just an excuse to push a political agenda, so I'm labeled a racist. I support our cops, which labels me as a racist. I question how fear is being used to control us during the COVID-19 pandemic and think the crisis is being used for political gain, so I'm labeled careless and non-sympathetic. LIberals have tried to make me feel bad about who I am! Based on everything above, some want me to believe I am a bad person; I'm not, I'm a good person who loves my God, my family and my country. Feel free to copy paste!!! I did — feeling fed up. So fed with anyone trying to destroy our America

Copied from a friend's post.... I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white, into a two parent household which now labels me as "Privileged", racist and responsible for slavery. I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today's standards, makes me a fascist because I plan & budget. But I now find out that I am not here because I earned it, but because I was "advantaged”. I am heterosexual, which according to some folks, now makes me a homophobe. I believe the Lord did not give me a heart to judge others. I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel. I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a threat to the liberals and I get labeled as being part of a militia. I am older than 40, making me a useless person with outdated ideas and values. I think and I reason, and I doubt much of what the "main stream" media tells me, which makes me a "Right-wing conspiracy nut”. I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, making me a xenophobe. I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which today makes me a target of socialists and Antifa. I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort - not freedom of outcome or subsidies which must make me a borderline sociopath. I believe in a strong defense and protection of America for and by all citizens, now making me a militant. I am proud of our flag, what it stands for and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand and salute during our National Anthem - so I must be a racist. I kneel only for The Cross, which makes me racist. I think the Confederate monuments around our country symbolizes history, so I'm labeled as having hate in my heart when some suddenly are offended by their presence. I'm labeled racist when thinking the erasing of history will potentially cause us to repeat the problems. I think that all lives matter, which labels me as a racist. I support the President, which labels me as a racist. I think the riots and destruction of property around our country is wrong and is just an excuse to push a political agenda, so I'm labeled a racist. I support our cops, which labels me as a racist. I question how fear is being used to control us during the COVID-19 pandemic and think the crisis is being used for political gain, so I'm labeled careless and non-sympathetic. Liberals have tried to make me feel bad about who I am! Based on everything above, some want me to believe I am a bad person; I'm not, I'm a good person who loves my God, my family and my country. Feel free to copy paste!!! I did — feeling fed up. So fed with anyone trying to destroy our America

Hold the phone!!! This leg of the Virus must not have gotten the memo to stay away from protests and other BLM functions.....

Is there anyone who can explain how the St. Joseph County (South Bend) Public Health Officer Dr. Fox (interviewed this morning on WSBT Channel 22) can say "The daily Covid case numbers are lower until after Tuesday due to no new testing on the weekends, but the new cases are reported after tests are confirmed and tabulated" Then 20 seconds later explain that the increased testing going on doesn't affect the increased numbers we seem to be experiencing right now......🤪

Donation sent (twice - still figuring out Venmo 😂)

https://issuesinsights.com/2020/07/07/is-the-covid-19-epidemic-coming-to-an-end-at-last/?fbclid=IwAR0zJ04DeG8TKfgIxJPIKz_jHfUO0YtvimKcpza0UIM1yZljLKRxyPRMy7w Is The Pandemic Coming To An End At Last? I & I Editorial Board July 7, 2020 4 comments I&I Editorial The media and many politicians inside the Democratic Party continue to shriek over the recent jump in the number of recorded coronavirus cases, seeking to keep the economy closed at all costs — and we mean that literally. Don’t fall for the argument. The data show that, in fact, our pandemic nightmare might well be coming to an end. OK, you say, Issues & Insights, how can you say such a thing with so little to back it up? Well, firstly, it’s not actually us saying this. It’s the Centers for Disease Control, which reported that the death rate has fallen so far it’s now roughly equal to the threshold for even qualifying as an epidemic, which isn’t as severe as a pandemic. “Based on death certificate data, the percentage of (total U.S.) deaths attributed to pneumonia, influenza or COVID-19 (PIC) decreased from 9% during week 25 to 5.9% during week 26,” the CDC noted, adding that this was the 10th-straight week of declining deaths. While the “percentage is currently at the epidemic threshold,” additional data in coming weeks could change that, says the CDC. As a piece on the informative Just The News web site explains, “That threshold for (deaths per week for) pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 fluctuates slightly depending on the time of year, ranging from around 7% at the height of flu season to around 5% during less virulent months.” So the decline to 5.9% is truly great news, if the trend holds. We’ve reported this decline in COVID-19’s raw death rate before, by the way. The current CDC data compare favorably to the 5.7% average rate for the final 13 weeks of 2019. And yet, here are some of the headlines we’ve read in just the past couple days in the Big Media: “As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice ” — CNN “Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases, Trump’s Focus Appears To Be Elsewhere” — NPR “The Economy Is Not Going Back to Normal” — Slate “Coronavirus: FDA chief refuses to back Trump’s vaccine prediction” — BBC “U.S. is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says” — CNN “How America Lost the War on Covid-19” — New York Times You get the idea? Not a hint of optimism, just relentless pessimism about COVID-19, politicized to the Nth degree to make Donald Trump look like a fool or sociopath. And this is just a handful of examples which underscore that the media, with few exceptions steeped in hatred of all things Trump, have never been more negligent in performing their basic duty to inform their readers about COVID-19. And they’ve never been more politicized or biased. We hope Americans remember this as the Trump-hating press continues its suicidal shift toward the far left of the political spectrum. To any serious consumer of fact-based news, our Big Media sadly have lost all credibility. As far as coronavirus is concerned, it’s true that total cases continue to rise. But that’s a function of vastly increased testing, not of surging actual cases, as we’ve noted before. It’s likely that the only real increase in cases in recent weeks has come from the largely unprotected masses of youngish people taking part in the George Floyd demonstrations, which began in late May and continued through June and into July. This can be seen in the fact that new cases lean more heavily now toward the young, rather than the old, a strong sign that the youth-dominated demonstrations boosted infections. Not surprisingly, the media now blame Trump for this. While we’re at it, we’d like to remind you that these are the same “peaceful demonstrators” who have trashed cities across the country for weeks. Just last weekend two people were killed at protests, which “progressive” Democrats supported and defended. Particularly tragic was the death of Secoreia Turner, an 8-year-old African American girl shot by anti-police demonstrators in Atlanta. Yet, even while encouraging riots and violent demonstrations, irresponsible Democratic politicians have ordered average Americans to remain locked down in their homes and forced many businesses to stay closed, doing massive damage to the U.S. economy. Why do this? COVID-19 is another tool for the left to gain social, economic and political control. “It was never about the virus but instead the election,” Brian C. Joondeph, a medical doctor practicing in Denver, recently wrote at the American Thinker. “The so-called surge in cases is more fake news pushed by media cheerleaders eager to destroy the U.S. economy and culture if it makes Trump a one-term president.” As we noted, the really major development is the continued decline in deaths. The virus’ spread is still “an epidemic to be sure, but an entirely manageable one,” as the PowerLine blog described it this week. We agree. In the next few weeks, we’ll see whether the outbreak is truly finished. In the meantime, the political fear stampede over “soaring new coronarvirus cases” has to end. And when it does, we hope Americans call the left to account for its attempt to use a pandemic to destroy our republic. — Written by the I&I Editorial Board So according to the CDC, this is no longer a "Pandemic" and according to the CDC barely qualifies as an epidemic........But while we can encourage civil unrest, justify protests and gatherings without impunity, citizens can't go to a bar, or hang out at the beach, that's simply spreading the virus.......

And just like that - CHOP/CHAZ fades away.......

1 - Define a "holistic" public health oriented approach..... 2 - Get ANYONE to understand what that means...... The LEO's exist to enforce the law. There are a few bad ones and they need weeded out, but this "feel good" approach to enforcing the law will fail wherever it is tried...... This Council will ruin Minneapolis.