U.S. County Sets up a No Whites Wanted COVID-19 ‘Safe Space’

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If you thought “we’re all in this together” battling COVID-19, Multnomah County, Ore., is here to set you straight. We’re not “in this together,” it turns out. . .

And now, in the era of COVID-19, Multnomah County Emergency Operations Equity Office has set up a “grounding space” for minorities to get away from “whiteness.”

The Emergency Operations Center Equity Officer is hosting a grounding space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees to share, heal, connect, and get grounded in a space that is not dominated by whiteness.

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Multnomah County defended its non-dominant “whiteness” space, telling Just the News,

“Multnomah County is acting lawfully,” Julie Sullivan-Springhetti, Multnomah County communications director, said in a statement to Just the News. “The space excludes no one. It is based on shared lived experience not identity. The same way our employee resource groups for veterans, parents, and people with a disability are based on life experience and not identity. All are welcome here.”

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Left vs. Far-Left: Tara Reade Allegations Against Joe Biden Divide Democrats; Secretary of Senate Says She Cannot Comply With Biden Request to Release Records on Purported Complaint

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By Washington Examiner. Denied sexual misconduct claims against Joe Biden have splintered the Democrats, just as the party had started bridging divides exposed by a long, competitive primary.

After hiding behind campaign spokespeople, Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, last week bowed to mounting pressure and publicly and directly refuted allegations made by Tara Reade, 56, against him.

But Biden’s vehement denial has failed to quiet discontent expressed by more liberal Democrats, particularly those once in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s camp, who don’t want a candidate marred with accusations similar to those leveled at President Trump last cycle. . .

New York Times opinion writer Elizabeth Bruenig distilled the argument in a piece called, “Democrats, It’s Time To Consider a Plan B,” which earned her both praise and rebukes online, including criticism from Neera Tanden, president of left-wing think tank Center for American Progress and a longtime Clinton confidante.

Comments such as Tanden’s have, in turn, drawn their own condemnations as Democrats try to unite ahead of November’s general election in order to turn out a winning coalition of voters.

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Secretary of Senate Says She Cannot Comply With Biden Request to Release Records on Purported Reade Complaint

By Fox News. The secretary of the Senate on Monday said her office cannot comply with a request by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to order a search for a purported complaint made by the woman accusing him of sexual assault when he was a senator.

In a statement, Julie Adams said their legal counsel has reviewed the relevant statute governing such records and advised that “the Secretary has no discretion to disclose any such information as requested in Vice President Biden’s letter of May 1.” . . .

“Based on the law’s strict confidentiality requirements (Section 313) and the Senate’s own direction that disclosure of Senate Records is not authorized if prohibited by law (Senate Resolution 474, 96th Congress, Section 3(a)), Senate Legal Counsel advises that the Secretary has no discretion to disclose any such information as requested in Vice President Biden’s letter of May 1,” Adams said. (Read more from “Secretary of Senate Says She Cannot Comply With Biden Request to Release Records on Purported Reade Complaint” HERE)

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Judges Block Trump Rule That Immigrants Must Have Health Insurance

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A three-judge panel in California has blocked President Donald Trump’s October 2019 immigration reform that requires that would-be legal immigrants be able to pay for their own healthcare costs.

The nationwide legal block — a “stay” — will allow the continued entry of legal immigrants who cannot cover the cost of treatment during the coronavirus epidemic. One million legal immigrants are admitted each year, regardless of the economic impact on taxpayers, home buyers, and unemployed Americans.

But the block may be lifted if the administration can get a reversal from other judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court.

Even if the stay is not removed, the judges have yet to decide if Trump’s October policy is valid. So far, Trump’s lawyers have won numerous legal battles against lawsuits funded by pro-migration Democrats and business groups. But if Trump loses the 2020 election, a Democrat president would dismantle the reform, even if the Supreme Court approves it. (Read more from “Judges Block Trump Rule That Immigrants Must Have Health Insurance” HERE)

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373 Asymptomatic Workers at Meatpacking Plant Test Positive for COVID-19; Stores Begin Rationing Meat Due to Shortage Fears

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By CNN. 373 employees and contract workers at Triumph Foods in Buchanan County, Missouri, have tested positive for coronavirus. All of them were asymptomatic, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

The state of Missouri has reported 8,386 cases and 352 deaths statewide as of Sunday night, according to the Health Department Website.

Triumph, a pork processing plant, is located in St. Joseph, on the border of Missouri and Kansas.

It is just one of dozens of meat packing plants and food processing facilities across the country that have seen outbreaks of the virus, forcing shutdowns and sparking concerns of possible food shortages. (Read more from “373 Asymptomatic Workers at Meatpacking Plant Test Positive for COVID-19” HERE)

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Costco, Kroger Rationing Meat Amid Coronavirus Shortage Fears

By Fox Business. Costco, Kroger and other grocery chains are rationing the amount of meat customers can buy at one time as processing at U.S. meat plants has slowed down or stopped completely because of the coronavirus.

Costco, a chain known for letting customers buy in bulk, is limiting purchases to three items per member of beef, pork and poultry products.

Kroger said its meat purchase limits will apply to select stores.

“At Kroger, we feel good about our ability to maintain a broad assortment of meat and seafood for our customers because we purchase protein from a diverse network of suppliers,” a Kroger spokesperson told FOX Business. “There is plenty of protein in the supply chain; however, some processors are experiencing challenges. At this time, we’ve added purchase limits only on ground beef and fresh pork.”

Regional chains Food Lion and Wegmans are cracking down on customers trying to stock up, too. (Read more from “Costco, Kroger Rationing Meat Amid Coronavirus Shortage Fears” HERE)

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DHS Report Says China Lied About Extent of Pandemic in Order to Hoard Medical Supplies; White House Sees British Trade Talks as ‘Chance to Cement Anti-China Alliance’

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By Daily Caller. A report from the Department of Homeland Security says the Chinese government lied to world health agencies about the spread of coronavirus in order to buy time to stock up on medical supplies to deal with the pandemic.

The Homeland Security report assessed that Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan in November 2019, according to the Associated Press, which obtained the report.

Chinese leaders told the World Health Organization as recently as Jan. 14 that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus strain. Those assurances led to a false sense that the virus would not transmit easily, and that it could be easily contained.

While withholding information about the transmissibility of the virus, the Chinese government was busy ordering medical supplies from abroad, including face masks, gloves, and surgical gowns, says the May 1 DHS report obtained by the AP.

The report says that officials determined with a 95% degree of probability that China’s trade activity was not within the normal range, according to the AP. (Read more from “DHS Report Says China Lied About Extent of Pandemic in Order to Hoard Medical Supplies” HERE)

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White House Sees British Trade Talks as ‘Chance to Cement Anti-China Alliance’

By Washington Examiner. Washington officials hope to tie London into a trade deal that would make it harder for China to extend its influence as the United Kingdom and the United States begin talks on Tuesday.

Boris Johnson’s government has made no secret of its desire for rapid trade deals as the U.K. finds a new place in the world after leaving the European Union.

And as tensions rise with China and with months of economic gloom ahead, officials in Washington see an opportunity to score a win over Beijing’s expansionism.

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office says it wants to be able under the deal to act if the U.K. strikes free trade deals with “non-market countries,” restricting London’s ability to negotiate with Beijing. (Read more from “White House Sees British Trade Talks as ‘Chance to Cement Anti-China Alliance'” HERE)

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WHO Reveals Shocking News About Coronavirus Vaccine; Israeli Lab Says They Have Reached a Coronavirus Antibody Breakthrough

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By WND. The race is underway worldwide for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, but one might never be developed, according to a World Health Organization envoy.

“There are some viruses that we still do not have vaccines against,” Dr. David Nabarro told CNN. “We can’t make an absolute assumption that a vaccine will appear at all, or if it does appear, whether it will pass all the tests of efficacy and safety.”

Nabarro, a professor of global health at Imperial College London, said that if no vaccine is developed, the coronavirus would become a “constant threat.” . . .

“It’s absolutely essential that all societies everywhere get themselves into a position where they are able to defend against the coronavirus as a constant threat, and to be able to go about social life and economic activity with the virus in our midst,” Nabarro said. . .

However, no vaccine was ever developed for the SARS or MERS outbreaks, which were caused by a type of coronavirus. By the time the first human trial of a possible SARS vaccine was conducted in Beijing in December 2004, the epidemic was over. (Read more from “WHO Reveals Shocking News About Coronavirus Vaccine” HERE)

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Israeli Lab Says They Have Reached a Coronavirus Antibody Breakthrough

By The Blaze. The Israel Institute for Biological Research announced on Monday that they had completed the development phase of an antibody to battle the coronavirus, and it will head to mass production.

Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett visited the lab on Monday and made a joint announcement about the advancement.

“A significant breakthrough has been achieved in finding an antidote to the Corona virus that attacks the virus and can neutralize it in the sick body,” read the statement from the IIBR and Bennett.

The IIBR is seeking to patent the antibody and to produce it commercially in partnership with the Israeli Defense Ministry. (Read more from “Israeli Lab Says They Have Reached a Coronavirus Antibody Breakthrough” HERE)

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Nobel Prize Winner: Data Shows Lockdowns Were ‘Huge Mistake’

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After careful study since January, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist believes the spread of the coronavirus follows a similar pattern, regardless of social-distancing practices.

“There is no doubt in my mind, that when we come to look back on this, the damage done by lockdown will exceed any saving of lives by a huge factor,” said Michael Levitt, professor of structural biology at the Stanford School of Medicine, in an interview with Freddie Sayers of the U.K. publication UnHerd.

The winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for “the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems,” he acknowledges he is not an epidemiologist. But Levitt argues that much of modern science is about statistics, and he is an expert in that field.

Sayers noted that when Levitt first spoke out in early February, he accurately predicted the number of cases and deaths in Hubei province, where the coronavirus originated, would top out at around 3,250 deaths.

Levitt has found in every area where the coronavirus breaks out, there is a similar mathematical pattern, regardless of government interventions. (Read more from “Nobel Prize Winner: Data Shows Lockdowns Were ‘Huge Mistake'” HERE)

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Poll Reveals Who Democrats Want to Be Biden’s VP

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the heavy favorite among Democrats to be presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, a new poll finds.

According to the poll conducted by Data for Progress, 31 percent of likely Democratic voters want Biden to pick the Massachusetts senator.

Other options lagged far behind. Sen. Kamala Harris of California was preferred by 18 percent of respondents. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams both had 10 percent support. . .

Asked which option was most “ready” to be president, Warren led with 42 percent, trailed by Harris at 15 percent, Klobuchar at 9 percent and Abrams at 7 percent. (Read more from “Poll Reveals Who Democrats Want to Be Biden’s VP” HERE)

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Trump: China Intentionally Spread Coronavirus to the World

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By Breitbart. President Donald Trump said Sunday night in a town hall that China likely allowed the coronavirus to spread to the world so that other countries would suffer economically.

“I think they were embarrassed by the problem,” Trump said in a Fox News town hall at the Lincoln Memorial. “The case could be made, they said, ‘hey, look this is going to have a huge impact on China, and we might as well let the rest of the world.’”

Trump noted that China banned people from traveling from Wuhan to the rest of China but allowed them to travel across the globe.

“What they really treated the world badly on: they stopped people going into China, but they didn’t stop people going into the USA and all over the world,” Trump said. (Read more from “Trump: China Intentional Spread Coronavirus to the World” HERE)

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DHS Report Accuses China of Intentionally Downplaying Coronavirus Threat

By The Hill. A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence report dated last week accuses China of intentionally downplaying the threat of the coronavirus to stock up on medical supplies, The Associated Press reported.

Chinese governmental leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the coronavirus from other countries in early January, according to the DHS report obtained by the AP.

The report details that China increased its imports and reduced its exports of medical supplies, adding there was a 95 percent probability the trade behavior was not within a normal range.

Analysis showed the country attempted to cover up the changes in trade by “denying there were export restrictions and obfuscating and delaying provision of its trade data,” according to the AP. (Read more about China’s intentional coronavirus spread HERE)

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Pompeo Says ‘Enormous Evidence’ Shows Coronavirus Began in Wuhan Lab, Blasts China

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By New York Post. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “enormous evidence” exists indicating the coronavirus pandemic began in a lab in Wuhan, China and that the ruling Communist Party did everything it could to keep the outbreak under wraps.

“There’s enormous evidence that that’s where this began. We’ve said from the beginning that this was a virus that originated in Wuhan, China. We took a lot of grief for that from the outset. But I think the whole world can see now,” he said on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday.

“Remember, China has a history of infecting the world, and they have a history of running substandard laboratories. These are not the first times that we’ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab.” . . .

“China behaved like authoritarian regimes do, attempted to conceal and hide and confuse. It employed the World Health Organization as a tool to do the same. These are the kind of things that have now presented this enormous crisis, an enormous loss of life and tremendous economic cost, all across the globe,” Pompeo said. (Read more from “Pompeo Says ‘Enormous Evidence’ Shows Coronavirus Began in Wuhan Lab” HERE)

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Pompeo Blasts China for Suppressing Coronavirus Information, Call It a ‘Classic Communist Disinformation Effort’

By Fox News. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid harsh blame on China on Sunday for engaging in what he called a “classic Communist disinformation effort” and for working “to make sure the world didn’t learn in a timely fashion” about the coronavirus outbreak.

Pompeo told ABC’s “This Week” that the Chinese government “created enormous risk” by downplaying the outbreak and working to silence medical professionals and reporters as part of a campaign to limit the spread of the information about the contagion.

The COVID-19 outbreak was first reported late last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

“We can confirm that the Chinese Communist Party did all that it could to make sure that the world didn’t learn in a timely fashion about what was taking place,” Pompeo said. “President Trump has been very clear. We’re going to hold those responsible accountable, and we’ll do so on a timeline that is our own.” (Read more from “Pompeo Blasts China for Suppressing Coronavirus Information, Call It a ‘Classic Communist Disinformation Effort'” HERE)

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