Category Medical and Illnesses
Michigan Democrat Governor Asks Feds for Hydroxychloroquine to Treat Coronavirus, Four Days After Banning Use…
March 31, 2020
On Friday March 27th Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer threatened to revoke the medical licenses of doctors and pharmacists who prescribe hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus in Michigan. Four days later, March 31st, the same governor asks the federal government to send her hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. Go figure.
MICHIGAN – […] “We want to ensure that doctors have the ability to prescribe these medicines,” she said. “We also want to make sure that the people who have prescriptions that predated COVID-19 have access to the medication they need. And so all of the work that we’ve done is trying to strike that balance.”
In its approval letter, the FDA wrote that “[b]ased on the totality of scientific evidence available to FDA, it is reasonable to believe that chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate may be effective in treating COVID-19.”
“When used under the conditions described in this authorization, the known and potential benefits of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate when used to treat COVID-19 outweigh the known and potential risks of such products,” FDA Chief Scientist Denise M. Hinton wrote in the approval letter. (more)
Treasury Dept Releases Details For Businesses to Apply for Coronavirus Relief Funds Starting April 3rd…
March 31, 2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has announced that small businesses (0 to 500 employees) and sole proprietorships can start applying for the coronavirus relief funds on April 3rd. One week later, April 10th, self-employed individuals, 1099 contractors and s-corps can apply. [Visit SBA.gov/coronavirus]
WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today announced that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiated a robust mobilization effort of banks and other lending institutions to provide small businesses with the capital they need.
The CARES Act establishes a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. The Program will provide much-needed relief to millions of small businesses so they can sustain their businesses and keep their workers employed.
“This legislation provides small business job retention loans to provide eight weeks of payroll and certain overhead to keep workers employed,” said Secretary Mnuchin.
“Treasury and the Small Business Administration expect to have this program up and running by April 3rd so that businesses can go to a participating SBA 7(a) lender, bank, or credit union, apply for a loan, and be approved on the same day. The loans will be forgiven as long as the funds are used to keep employees on the payroll and for certain other expenses.”
“This unprecedented public-private partnership is going to assist small businesses with accessing capital quickly. Our goal is to position lenders as the single point-of-contact for small businesses – the application, loan processing, and disbursement of funds will all be administered at the community level,” said Administrator Carranza.
“Speed is the operative word; applications for the emergency capital can begin as early as this week, with lenders using their own systems and processes to make these loans. We remain committed to supporting our nation’s more than 30 million small businesses and their employees, so that they can continue to be the fuel for our nation’s economic engine.”
The new loan program will help small businesses with their payroll and other business operating expenses. It will provide critical capital to businesses without collateral requirements, personal guarantees, or SBA fees – all with a 100% guarantee from SBA.
All loan payments will be deferred for six months. Most importantly, the SBA will forgive the portion of the loan proceeds that are used to cover the first eight weeks of payroll costs, rent, utilities, and mortgage interest.
The Paycheck Protection Program is specifically designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed. Visit SBA.gov/Coronavirus for more information on the Paycheck Protection Program.
- The new loan program will be available retroactive from Feb. 15, 2020, so employers can rehire their recently laid-off employees through June 30, 2020.
Loan Terms & Conditions
- Eligible businesses: All businesses, including non-profits, Veterans organizations, Tribal concerns, sole proprietorships, self-employed individuals, and independent contractors, with 500 or fewer employees, or no greater than the number of employees set by the SBA as the size standard for certain industries
- Maximum loan amount up to $10 million
- Loan forgiveness if proceeds used for payroll costs and other designated business operating expenses in the 8 weeks following the date of loan origination (due to likely high subscription, it is anticipated that not more than 25% of the forgiven amount may be for non-payroll costs)
- All loans under this program will have the following identical features:
- Interest rate of 0.5%
- Maturity of 2 years
- First payment deferred for six months
- 100% guarantee by SBA
- No collateral
- No personal guarantees
- No borrower or lender fees payable to SBA
Visit treasury.gov/cares for more information on SBA’s assistance to small businesses.
Get your paperwork together now, contact your local bank and make an appointment. You will need one year of expenses and payroll records. You can apply at your current (FDIC insured) bank. Treasury will use the FDIC system to mitigate lender risk. This means you can receive those funds deposited on the same day you apply.
MyPillow Founder and CEO Responds to Media Critics Who Ridicule His Faith-Based Effort to Manufacture Coronavirus Masks…
March 31, 2020
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has shifted the majority of his U.S. manufacturing plants to generate 50,000 healthcare masks per day. During his announcement at the White House Mr. Lindell shared a hope that Americans will revisit their faith and embrace God and hope during their time at home. The media went absolutely bananas.
Today Mr. Lindell explains why he told people to pray during their time in isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mike Lindell is buckets of awesome.
Mayor deBlasio Releases 900 Inmates To Reduce Coronavirus Risk – Makes Room To Arrest Priests, Ministers, Pastors…
March 31, 2020
New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio has released 900 inmates from city jails in an effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus. Days earlier he announced the intent to permanently close houses of worship that defy the ‘stay-at-home’ dictates.
New York – De Blasio made the announcement at a press briefing while reporting that a second member of New York City’s corrections department had died from the disease.
[…] De Blasio announced last week that the city would release hundreds of nonviolent offenders, with those accused of offenses such as domestic abuse not eligible for release. Advocates have warned that jails and prisons are hotspots for the transmission of coronavirus due to the close proximity of inmates. (read more)
All America’s Enemies are not Created Equal
If the MSM is boycotting coverage of the POTUS, most of the “news” is “toxic media coverage” American public should determine they have no use for the MSM. They are just one more enemy of the American people and the Republic
Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By Dennis Jamison —— Bio and Archives—March 30, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic consumes the health and takes the lives of thousands upon thousands of our fellow human beings, the “news” of this global tragedy also takes a toll upon innocent people. In this time, people who operate media outlets are either of two fundamental mindsets: they can be either people of faith or people without any serious faith. The people of genuine faith seem to promote hope and sincerely seek ways to be of help to solve problems—even to solve the spread of the disease—even to find a real cure for the disease. The people without any serious faith promote fear and fan the fear into flames of panic within the minds and hearts of those who have the audacity to hope for a victorious outcome.Hope is hard enough to come by in a toxic environment today
It is obviously clear that so much is happening within the media world that people have a great deal of difficulty separating accurate information from fiction (or misleading and deceptive information). Certainly, along with accurate information that is being disseminated, a great deal of misinformation and disinformation is dumped into the various information outlets for public consumption. One point of variance, or serious lack of certainty will involve the true number of deaths brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. One can hear different figures, and like President Trump said, even one death is unacceptable. However, a different perspective exists within the minds of those who seek to spread or amplify fear.
Such a dichotomy has existed throughout the course of human history. I imagine the understanding of hope vs. despair or panic, or more plainly, of faith vs. fear could be traced all the way back to the different points of view between Cain and his brother, whom he killed. These two views of reality as we know it are present within humanity today. And, the inevitable dilemma is that these two viewpoints are diametrically and fundamentally opposite from one another. And tragically, one view also includes no genuine, let alone sacred, value towards human life. Those who harbor such a lack of respect for human life fall into many levels of human society.
Hope is hard enough to come by in a toxic environment today. And, if there are those who are attempting to undermine hope, it may simply be because they cannot stand to have anyone hopeful when they are wallowing in despair. Much of the recent behavior of political elitists – regardless of Democrat or Republican can be viewed in this light. But, the basic notion of political parties in America being different from one another is a naive assumption. So, Americans must get beyond previously conceived attachments to a particular political party. Dr. Ben Carson was spot on when during his campaign for the POTUS, said that we are not each others’ enemy. He was explaining that people in the United States of America—“We the People” were being divided and manipulated by a ruling political class. And we need to awaken to this fact.
Trump took on the entrenched political class
Candidate Donald Trump was in alignment with this, but was even more prepared to take on this ruling elite within American politics.Trump took on the entrenched political class and did it without any personal needs of his own. He did it for the Republic as he could see the enemies to our nation. He spoke of hope – to make America great again!
And he was in the midst of fulfilling that promise. Yet, the entrenched establishment and designated leaders of the “other America” definitely saw Trump and his supporters as an existential threat. They initially tried to portray Trump’s candidacy as a joke, but it did not work. They attempted to undermine his campaign, to overturn the results of a legal election. They attempted to separate Trump’s supporters from him through character assassination and a political coup, and ultimately attempted to impeach him.
The escalation from the Swamp Wars, to the Deep State coup d’état, to the efforts to impeach Donald Trump are now well documented—a timeline exists. It is a history that is documented, not by the mainstream media, but by true patriots who love America for those original ideals and principles in the early founding documents, and patriots who love America for the blood that their forebears shed that they might inherit the freedoms they were willing to die for. That record of the battles for the Soul of America will one day help future generations know truly who America’s real enemies were in this time. The records in the battles for the Soul of America will also reveal a myriad remnant of patriots, and generally these patriots are people of faith, people of hope, who basically did what they could to reclaim the ideals embedded in the founding documents.
The Swamp Wars and the firing of Deep State operatives
The Swamp Wars and the firing of Deep State operatives, like the first casualty, James Comey, were simply the opening salvo of President Trump. Donald Trump has inspired a “civil” revolution against the “owners” of the political arena. The initial battles brought swift and premeditated actions of the ruling political class, and the “resistance” was mounted, and the reality of that resistance manifested when the Deep State operatives were activated. The subsequent shifts, or escalations, took place because a genuine domestic enemy exists in the halls of Congress and in the halls of the various bureaucratic offices. Trump may have had no idea how entrenched and just how extensive the Deep State is as it stands at the core of our national government.
It is highly doubtful that the ruling political class, and the Deep State band of willing and well-paid mercenaries, are people of faith. Their actions in this “civil” Civil War speak so loudly that even children can understand how mean and destructive they are. Yet, they still strut around as owners of America. It is now even more apparent who the domestic enemy is in America with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those voices of the ruling political class, whether they come from the elected political elites, or the MSM minions, or the clueless useful idiots of the Hollywood “hollow minds” crowd, the true enemies of America are able to be seen for who they really are. Their “true colors” are being exposed right before the eyes of the American public. Unfortunately, those in the American public who cannot break their addiction to “toxic media” will suffer the serious side-effects.
One of those premeditated efforts are to separate the American people from Donald Trump in a way that could not be done before—a deliberate decision to cease coverage of the daily presidential press briefings and public announcements regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic is being confronted by the concerted effort of federal authorities with all different levels of the American society. This is quite hard to believe, but this has also been documented by those who care about the lives of their fellow citizens. One of the more detailed justifications of this is in The Atlantic, which used lies to perpetrate the logical rationale to separate Trump’s announcements to the American people. For those who do not pay attention to those briefings a lie would be acceptable as a rationale for the cessation of television coverage of the POTUS.
James Fallows, the writer for the Atlantic lied in his article on March 20, 2020, that “Much of what Trump said was false: Most dramatically, his claim that the FDA had just approved use of an anti-malaria drug for treatment of COVID-19, and that it would be a “game-changer.” (FDA officials immediately clarified that they had done no such thing.)” In point of fact, Trump did make an announcement of that sort, but the main announcement came from the Director of the FDA, Dr. Stephen Hahn. Apparently, it is likely that Fallows had already started his personal boycott of President Trump’s press briefings—maybe as early as 2017. However, this is an example of either ignorance in a professional capacity, outright bias, or deliberate deception. And it is a basis of MSM “logic” of blocking coverage of the president. The article also noted Trump’s approval ratings soared after he came in front of a broader segment of the American public.
Fallows, of course wants to garner a broad-based effort to defend the rationale to cut Trump’s coronavirus pandemic briefings. The fundamental premise is that only MSM truth, or versions of reality, should be fed to the American people. Fallows multiplies this fallacious premise by citing other “media professionals” who came to the same conclusion. Jay Rosen, in his “Press Think blog”, has come to the same conclusion about live event coverage. His item covers many other steps in what he calls “emergency mode” handling of Trump, but on live events he says: “Switching to emergency mode means our coverage will look different and work in a different way, as we try to prevent the President from misinforming you through us…”
By eliminating live coverage they are more easily able to edit what the POTUS is telling the American people
Haven’t all the MSM always been trying to tell you what Trump said by misquoting him and lying about what he did say? By eliminating live coverage they are more easily able to edit what the POTUS is telling the American people. This is indicative of a true enemy to the American people. However, when Wolf Blitzer made the statement back in 2018 that “We are not the enemy of the American people. We love the American people,” he was not lying. The MSM does love the American people—because without the American public, Blitzer and Fallows and Rosen would not have jobs. There is little doubt that media minions like this are paid by the huge corporate media moguls who have captured the minds of the American public.
So, another battle for the Soul of America is being waged by the corporate media elites who know better than the American public what they should and should not receive via the airwaves. Few Americans know that most of the major media outlets are owned by only six large media conglomerates. And, for those who are willing to receive it, these corporate MSM moguls have more in common with the Chinese Communist tyranny that is responsible for the pandemic than they do with a duly elected president of the people. If the MSM is boycotting coverage of the POTUS, it is just one more way they are assisting in separating the American people from their duly elected leader. If the MSM is boycotting coverage of the POTUS, what value do they actually have? So, If the MSM is boycotting coverage of the POTUS, and most of the “news” is “toxic media coverage” the American public should determine they have no use for the MSM. They are just one more enemy of the American people and the Republic. Americans need to awaken and act accordingly.
“TAKE NO PART IN THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS, BUT INSTEAD, EXPOSE THEM.”—Ephesians 5:11
“Truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains to bring it to light.”—George Washington
Praying to Saints & Gods during a Pandemic
Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease
Re-Posted Mar 31, 2020 by Martin Armstrong
A German cathedral has its collection of remains of St. Corona, the little-known Christian martyr who has been purported to be the patron saint of resisting epidemics. Her name in Latin merely means “crown,” which was an indication that the young saint had achieved the “crown of eternal life” because of the steadfastness of her faith. There is a connection with the coronaviruses, named because of their crown-like structure. So the virus is not named after her and there is not really any connection that can be verified that she is the patron saint of epidemics.
One of the excursions I have made in traveling around the world was to a tiny ancient city of Epidaurus in ancient Greece on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. This is where people went to pray for their health. They prayed to Asclepius who was pictured with a staff with a serpent entwined which became our medical symbol still today. If you wanted to pray for the health of the community in times of a plague, you went to the temple next door for his daughter, Hygena, whose name is the origin of good hygiene.
Good Traders Know When They are Wrong & Also Know When Something is Wrong
Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease
Re-Posted Mar 31, 2020 by Martin Armstrong
QUESTION: Hi Marty:
Good traders know when they are wrong based upon objective evidence.
You argue that the Coronavirus isn’t a true pandemic, and that the governments’ reactions to this are politically driven with the intention of advancing a socialist agenda. Your perspective is logical and supportable. But, it is very hard not to get caught up in the media hype and the constant stream of dire predictions and numbers. So, I am still not convinced one way or the other.
What would you need to see statically for you to change your position, and determine that the Coronavirus is in fact a true pandemic warranting the governments’ response?
Best,
Dan
ANSWER: This is a pandemic, not an epidemic. The distinction is very significant. What I am saying is that politics is now taking over and using the hype for political gain. As of March 30, 2020, there have been 142,178 confirmed cases and 2,484 deaths. The flu results in 10 times the number of deaths each year. Ask yourself, why do we not shut down the entire economy for every flu?
If we take the ratio of flu numbers (10x), then there should be about 40,000 hospitalizations, 1.8 million medical visits, and 3.8 million people who get the virus. With 142,178 confirmed, we are well behind the 1.8 million for this flu season and that is not considered an epidemic.
The hype is being used for political purposes. This is way too exaggerated to make sense. This is too convenient and organized. I PERSONALLY have real information that elites in Europe were given the heads up and sold not just their shares, but their bonds. NEVER has there been a flight to quality that went directly to cash — not even 1929!
The numbers are far from what would be necessary to imply any justification for closing the entire world. It is true that good traders know when they are wrong, but they also know when something iswrong and this does not add up to the past.
For those Interested in Toilet Paper
The Insanity of the Times – The Power Grab But to What End?
Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease
Re-Posted Mar 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong
COMMENT:
Hi,
Am a long time blog follower, as well as a Plus membership subscriber.
I penned this poem about the absurdity that is happening with this Corona episode. I was hoping that you could share it with the public on your blog.
Hour after hour day after day,
mainstream and state media has the same thing to say.
Causing a panic amongst the masses,
gotten to the point where many cannot find the material to wipe their own asses.
A lot of societies vulnerable have lost their employment,
living on government handouts brings no enjoyment.
Media aggression,
has caused a severe depression.
Perhaps this will all pass in a matter of time,
though probably not before a major surge in crime.
Government says we cannot leave our door,
yet every year the common flu kills so many more.
So isolate yourself and follow our news,
makes one wonder if this is all just a ruse?
I surely am not the lone informed soul,
understanding the endgame is more government control!
Regards,
CR














