*April 20th is Remembrance Day for the victims of the Columbine High School tragedy, where two students stormed into a suburban high school in Littleton, Colorado in 1999, at lunch time with guns and explosives, killing 13 and wounding dozens more in what was, at the time, the nation’s deadliest school shooting.
*On April 20th, 2010, an explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform killed 11 workers. Afterwards, it spewed an estimated 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months, creating the worst known offshore oil spill. Then, quick as a wink, craven political opportunism emminated from the Obama WH with "Malia Asked "Did you Plug The Hole Yet, Daddy?"
*Story Time 1929-1936
"Regular readers know we have a small but growing collection of Great Depression-era annual reports issued by brand-name American companies, and those are the stars of this week’s Story Time Thursday. They offer a useful historical framework when evaluating the recent unprecedented monetary/fiscal policy responses to the COVID-19 Crisis. What you’ll see in these reports is what happens when policymakers don’t respond to an economic crisis until its effects are widespread."Santayana approved.
On to today's news:
FAKE NEWS – The Nazi Swastika Flag Supposedly At Michigan Protest — Was Actually From Bernie Sanders Rally In February.
Leftists cannot advance their agenda unless they lie.
The ever charming EBL reminds us that yesterday was Patriot's Day 2020.
"It is also the 245th Aniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord."Plus, there's more social distancing at Florida's recently re-opened beaches than a NY subway car.
NYC subways are virus hot zone – But Trump-hating, communist mayor of NYC refuses to shut them down.
"COVID-19 has killed 68 employees to date, spokeswoman Abbey Collins said Saturday.Yet, it's illegal for me to social distance with a mask at a deserted park or lake? #NotJustAboutaVirus
A total 2,496 workers have tested positive, and 4,365 are currently quarantined due to illness or exposure. Another 4,127 have returned to work after quarantines.
The councilmen also cite news reports of crowded subway cars and buses when the MTA cut service due to lower ridership: “This crowding becomes a hotspot for COVID-19 transmission and presents an extreme danger to everyone on board,” the letter says."
Sunlight destroys virus quickly, new govt. tests find, but experts say pandemic could last through summer
'Through summer.' No, no. I had it on good authority we are commanded to follow the science.
Anyone notice that much of the press is upset about protestors (and Trump) using the world “liberate”, but they voice no opposition to anti-Trump protesters using the word “resistance.”— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 19, 2020
Gasoline Is Selling for 12 Cents a Gallon and Nobody Wants It
Caution: Bloomberg article.
Model suggests Missouri Wuhan Virus deaths may have already peaked
"State data shows the major growth in cases continues to be in the major metropolitan areas. There are 2,163 cases in St. Louis County, an increase of 75 from Friday, and 808 in the city of St. Louis, an increase of 97. There are 426 cases in St. Charles County, up nine from Friday. Kansas City added 11 cases to bring its total confirmed cases to 412, and Jackson County outside the city had 268, an increase of one from Friday."Beware of statisticians bearing models.
Where is coronavirus in Missouri (and across the globe)? To see an interactive map of the cases click here.
Civil rights groups sue Missouri in effort to expand absentee voting amid pandemic
"In a lawsuit filed Friday, plaintiffs led by the ACLU of Missouri asked a judge to declare that state law allowing someone to vote absentee due to “incapacity or confinement due to illness” applies to people sheltering in place."Now do the same thing next election for the regular seasonal flu that kills 30-60 thousand Americans EVERY YEAR. #NotJustAboutaVirus
One cannot spell voter fraud without 'democrat.' The sad history of corrupt St. Louis Democrat politicians who abuse the absentee ballot process is infamous.
The Gods of the Copybook Headings smile.— Alternate Horseman of Apocalypse (@LB1901_) April 19, 2020
“But she was wrong on Russia. So was everyone else. They should all give back their Pulitzer Prizes,” Trump said. https://t.co/igMzhZAX6b
Cuomo Praises Trump's Response to the Wuhan Coronavirus: 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
Uh, oh.
You've just made yourself a target for the perpetually TDS outraged media, Governor.
H/t: Survival Blog and John Combest
