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VIRGINIA FULLER EASTER SPECIAL INTERVIEW

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THE TIDE MAY BE TURNING

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A CALL FOR UNITY

By Katherine Daigle

IS PAKISTAN TAKING COVID-19 TOO LIGHTLY?

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Virginia fuller A LEADER YOU CAN TRUST EASTER sPECIAL INTERVIEW ANIL : How well do you think Trump has handled the coronavirus so far? There have been a lot of mixed reports on his response. Would you give him a 10/10?

FULLER: For anyone who doubts President Trump’s performance

in

handling

the

Coronavirus

crisis

because of the mixed reports they read about tells me that

they

don't

use

critical

thinking

skills

independently and don't do their own research. I give him a 110% approval rating.

ANIL: Do you support the fiscal stimulus Congress has just approved of even though it will add more debt

in

the

long-term?

In

your

biography

you

accuse the Bush and Obama administrations of spending

taxpayers

money

recklessly

so

I

am

wondering if you think Trump is now doing the same?

FULLER:

I

am

not

100%

content

with

the

coronavirus relief stimulus bill that President Trump signed recently. However I do realize that he is caught between a rock and a hard place. He was betrayed by the Republicans who have shoved as much pork in this relief bill as the Democrats have and in an election year with this volatile environment he had no choice but to sign the bill to release the funds and keep the economy from crashing. As it is that still was not enough to keep the hound dogs at bay. They continue their destructive crusade to unseat this president and destroy the American way of life.

ANIL:What

is

your

view

of

the

behavior throughout the corona crisis?

FULLER: Despicable! Disgusting!

Democrats

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ANIL : How damaging do you think the clumsy

who are

way Trump has handled the coronavirus at times

Black neighborhoods to kill Black unborn babies.

will be in the 2020 election bearing in mind that

Democrats refuse to allow disadvantaged family to

Biden has already launched a video quoting some

have school choice and get the best education for their

of his silliest remarks?

children

in favor of setting up their abortion mills in

and

it's

Democrats

who

want

to

keep

minorities dependent on government handout so they FULLER: His approval rating is still high and has

can secure their voting block as opposed to allowing

even climbed higher. We don't believe that President

the free flow of information and have a educated

Trump has handled this crisis in a unprofessional or

electorate. I cannot imagine why any Black or poor

inferior manner at all. I do believe that the American

citizen would want to keep voting for a Democrat

people can see the unfairness and hostile environment

party. To the Democrats minorities are only a number

he has to perform his duties.

ANIL:

You

are

a

huge

opponent

of

Planned

ANIL: Overall how much of a threat is Biden to

Parenthood. Obviously this scheme was designed

Trump’s chances of getting re-elected?

by

a

woman

who

believed

in

eugenics

called

Margaret Sanger and there are clips on Dinesh FULLER: My biggest fear is that it will be a unfair

D’Souza’s film ‘Hillary’s America’ where many

match match. I believe the organizers should have the

people are recorded saying they want to donate to

Emergency Response team on standby so that they can

this

resuscitate Joe Biden when he is TKOed in the first 10

Democrats

minutes. I know I am going to get some good laughs

you think that proves that the Dems are still a

during that debate with President Trump.

party that discriminated against minorities to this

scheme

to

abort

shamelessly

black

children.

support

this

Yet

the

scheme.

Do

day?

ANIL:Let’s talk about you. You are black and a nurse some would say you are a typical Democrat

FULLER:

but in your biography you say that you were the

conservative Christians to re-educate black Democrats

subject of libel in your liberal community. Why did

who still have their eyes shut open.

Undoubtedly!

And

it's

up

to

us

black

you choose to become a Republican at that point?

ANIL:Florida

is

a

very

marginal

state.

Do

you

FULLER: Having experienced discriminatory

think you stand a chance of getting elected and if

roadblocks as a Black small business owner by

not what obstacles stand in your way?

predominantly Democrats controlled region in the San Francisco Bay area who were mostly White and

FULLER:

lesbians. I turned from being very apolitical into an

chances to beat the incumbent are small. Not because

informed taxpayer. I read the history of slavery and

I am not a good campaigner but because the district

the abolition of slavery the civil rights struggle. I

was specifically designed by an unfair court order to

learned that it was the Democrats who blocked every

favor a Black Democrat in 2014. In a lawsuit the

attempt by the Republican party to free the slaves and

Democrats

to give them more of the civil rights White Americans

northern Florida is entitled to a district they can call

were enjoying. I also learned that the KKK sprung out

black. I think with the help of my supporters and the

of the Democrat party; that there was never a

generous donations of American patriots all over the

Republican who belonged to the KKK. I learned that

nation I can narrow the bridge and still reach enough

it was the Democrats who implemented the Jim Crow

blacks to vote for a President Trump. Even if I lose

laws and those were signed into law by a Democrat

this race it will benefit the country as a whole if

president and to this date it is primary the Democrats

President Trump gets re-elected.

Unfortunately

argued

that

I

have

the

to

black

admit

that

community

my

in

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ANIL: As a registered nurse what would be your ideal healthcare system for this country?

FULLER: For starters I would support legislation that encourages the employees to buy their own healthcare insurance and claim the same write-off on their income taxes as currently is awarded to the employers. Secondly I would also support legislation that removes the ban for the free American citizens to shop across state lines for healthcare insurance just as it is possible to shop across state lines for other types of insurance .i.e. life, home, car and medigap insurance.

ANIL: Tell us about your favorite Republican president.

FULLER: In a nutshell 1. He has made American patriotism fashionable again.

2. He has unleashed American ingenuity and established the USA as the leader in the world in all facets of life.

3. Manufacturing jobs are returning to the US and the unemployment rate has been the lowest in 50 years.

4. Restrictive laws and regulations are being eliminated.

5. Our second amendment and the US Constitution are being protected under President Trump.

6. He has made us energy independent and no longer dependent on foreign or hostile countries for oil.

7. He has given freedom for Christians to worship their God the way they see fit in this country.

8. He has given hope to oppressed people in this country and in foreign countries knowing that they can always count on him to prosecute those who engage in human and sex trafficking and he has made our citizens safer by closing the border and keeping dangerous drugs out of our country.

9. He has been instrumental and signed into law Criminal Justice Reform that heavily negatively affected mostly poor and minority citizens.

10. He is fighting for school choice for social economically depressed communities.

11. He loves America and puts America and Americans first.

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The Democrats are quietly showing signs that they

This choice to reject socialism, overtly or covertly, is

intend

imperative

to

reject

the

Socialist

Movement

that

has

for

the

nation.

Socialists

We

of

the

suffered substantially because of the anti-American the

the

success

as having severely damaged their party and the nation.

that

and

and

Democratic

policies

Party,

recovery

almost completely taken over their leadership, as well

have

have

all

promoted,

the

irrational and ever-changing social standards that they demanded we all conform to, and the discord that they have purposely sewn in order to foment chaos and gain power.

The Democrats seem to want to quietly

address their problem rather than openly confronting it,

even

though

it

has

been

obvious

to

everyone

outside of their party what has been going on.

The Beginning Some are publicly rejecting it, and even going so far

It is hard to be too upset with those who were tricked

as to leave the party (#WalkAway), while most seem

into helping to elect Socialists who pretended to be

to

their

Democrats.

Party’s

Republican

be

quietly

support

for

thwarting

Joe

the

Biden

potential nominee.

as

takeover the

through

Democratic

This is critical as he is seen as a

us

movement,

candidates

spite

of

his

complicity

with

the

a

when

Democrat(ic)

presented candidate

with we

a

will

choose candidates from our own party, as history tells

traditional Democrat and not a part of the Socialist in

Typically, and

that

they

will

from

agree

the

with

other

us

party.

more It

is

than also

the very

Progressive phase of the Socialist Movement in the

important to have a majority or the legislation that we

early 2000s, and current presidential platform.

want cannot pass and the legislation that we do not want cannot be killed.

Considering

that

he

is

clearly

dealing

with

health

issues that make him unlikely to get elected and unfit

In theory, a few bad apples holding office, in order to

to hold public office, support for him as a candidate is

gain the majority, who will help our cause without

a

doing too much damage, are worth it.

definitive

stand

in

opposition

to

the

takeover

That is, unless

attempt. Support for a candidate like Joe Biden whose

there are more of them than we know and the damage

health

they do is greater than we anticipate.

would

prevent

him

from

being

capable

of

performing his duties as President, rather than support an

open

attempting

Socialist to

spark

like a

Bernie

Sanders

revolution,

is

a

is

From a Republican standpoint, it may have seemed

profound

who

obvious that Socialists were taking over, but it may

statement.

“Support for a candidate like Joe Biden...is a profound statement”

not have seemed quite so obvious from the standpoint of the average Democrat, who has fewer objections to a

stronger

Republicans,

central who

may

government not

have

overall

than

recognized

the

significant overreach, and who trusted their leaders.

This is highly likely, particularly as the Democratic

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Party leadership took great pains to cover up their

Most

intent. It is hard to say how much of this was known

ideological views, and mysterious past.

to the Democrats who went along with it early on. I

instead on his well-crafted speeches, the messaging of

do not think that most of them knew at the beginning.

moderation

However, it did become clear fairly quickly and they still kept quiet and continued to support their party’s

people

ignored

and

his

unity,

concerning

and

their

ties,

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likely

They focused

ability

to

take

effortless action to cleanse their souls of a feeling of complicity with the original sin of the U.S.

leadership.

Every criticism of this figurehead was sidelined as

The Seduction

racism and bigotry.

He pretended to work with the

Republicans to find compromises, but his version of compromise was total surrender.

The Republicans

and

never developed an effective strategy to combat the

insidious takeover that demands respect for the skill

Socialist Movement and the nation was left vulnerable

and

to a takeover.

To

be

fair,

this

seduction

has

been

behind

it,

a

but

brilliant,

certainly

subtle,

not

for

the

The only thing that prevented changes

damage that it brought or horrors that this ideology

from being implemented more rapidly was their effort

always brings.

Those behind the movement were

to keep the public from recognizing the depth of the

wise to disguise their intentions by referring to their

changes they were making to prevent the People from

ideology as Progressive and simply rebranding the

rising up and standing in their way.

Democratic

Party

as

opposed

to

forcing

an

open They took precautions to maintain a single unified

conversion to Socialism.

“They shrewdly promoted change through a figurehead no one wanted to attack” They shrewdly promoted change through a figurehead no one wanted to attack, Barack Obama. virtually

unknown,

but

he

was

a

He was

well-spoken

intellectual, who went to good schools, who was half black and half white (embodying a bridge between the two), and who would be the first black president. This gave him an enormous advantage during his election, while in office, and was perhaps his most valuable

message and to alleviate the concerns of the People using

whatever

rebellion

He was promoted as a moderate who would bring the nation together and heal our historical wounds.

Those

who voted for him could feel that they had personally to

put

an

end

to

racism

in

America.

People who would never vote for a Democrat happily voted for him.

necessary changes

to

prevent

they

were

open

quickly

implementing. They gave their legislation labels that misrepresented

their

goals,

used

social

pressure

to

capitalize on the human need for acceptance, mounted an

impressive

misinformation

campaign,

and

an

aggressive public relations effort.

They carefully planned how to accomplish their goals without focusing on their desire to implement their policies

directly.

For

example,

government control of health care. the

direct

healthcare

approach system

on

and an

they

wanted

Instead of taking

forcing

a

unprepared

government public,

they

purchased the complicity of the healthcare industry, lied to the People, and simply took total control of the

replace

steps

the

mechanisms of the private system without needing to

asset during his entire presidential career.

taken

means

against

it.

Their

legislation

crippled

the

private

system, which would inevitably lead to collapse, with the intention of swooping in to “save the day” by offering the only cure to the faulty capitalist system, that

they

had

already

replaced,

with

Socialized

medicine under the less terrifying sounding name of single-payer.

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Testing Their Power The

skillful

strategy

employed

Movement was very effective.

by

the

Socialist

The enormity of the

social power that they wielded became clear when they

were

able

to

change

public

opinion

of

was

considered correct thinking not just from year to year, but from moment to moment.

were,

began

to

actually

talk

to

Republicans

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and

realized the magnitude of the lies they had been told.

While Republicans might not have agreed with them on every issue Republicans were not the monsters the world told them they were.

Members of a variety of

minority

show

groups

began

to

up

at

Republican

events and were welcomed with open arms.

The Path Forward

Journalists, Hollywood stars, and corporations would make pubic proclamations or their conformity to the latest popular “morality.” tweet,

they

branded

With each moral posturing

themselves

as

witless

sheep

desperate to be accepted and to be seen to be moral

If

the

Democrats

truly

do

not

want

to

become

Socialists, then the path forward is clear. They must replace as many Socialists who are holding office as Democrats, or open Socialists, as they can as quickly as they can. If they do not, then they will become the

leaders.

Socialist Party. Trump is highly unlikely to lose in Those who wanted to be seen to be on the correct side would immediately parrot the latest views no matter how it changed or how ludicrous it became.

It was

painful to watch seemingly intelligent people abandon all reason and choose to become puppets dancing on

2020, and Joe Biden is no well enough to hold office even if he could get elected. They should select Joe Biden as their nominee, ignore his race, and focus all their efforts on replacing the Socialists in federal, state, and local government, as well as those within their party’s infrastructure. They are going to have a

the strings of their master.

difficult time forcing this change as they have elected so many politicians who are part of this movement or

Overplaying Their Hand

who have not had the courage or power to combat it.

They have also allowed the Socialists to establish such But the Socialists became arrogant, hurt too many people, and went way too far.

Their hubris caused

them to overreach to the point when they began to turn on their own.

The rules that they established resulted

in their supporters and allies pitting themselves against one another in an endless and unwinnable competition to gain power and prestige.

“Their hubris caused them to overreach”

a firm grip over the establishment of the accepted rules

of

Society

that

it

will

be

difficult

to

regain

control of the ephemeral and unrestrainable monster that they have unwittingly unleashed on the nation.

They will either have to take public stands en masse against it, find a way to remove its platform, or find another way to turn public support against it.

The

public will have to feel that they can oppose it without committing social and economic suicide.Republicans will need to be sensitive to the plight of the Democrats who recognize what is happening and be supportive of their efforts to escape and undo this madness. Some

Those who began to recognize how venomous and

Democrats

unlivable it really was, or who were hurt by their

Republicans and some may want their party to return

family, friends, and allies, woke up and realized how

to

insane it had all become. People from all the factions

recovers. Whatever the specifics of this path forward

who were told how cruel and hateful Republicans

look like it is important to the nation that it be done.

what

may

they

find

that

believed

it

they

was,

want

as

to

it

become

hopefully

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We cannot continue to function if we have two warring factions (Socialists vs. Americans) who share no goals whatsoever. We will need to work together to some degree to do this.

We cannot just vote for people we like and

overlook their beliefs.

Two Strong American Parties It is important that we have two strong American political parties continually promoting the concerns that the other party needs to be reminded of so that we never veer too far off the path. Each side of the great American divide has valid points that the other too easily overlooks. The Republicans typically focus on the fiscal responsibility of government, keeping government streamlined, and emphasizing individual rights and freedoms. The Democrats typically focus on making sure that the government stays involved enough to keep individuals from being taken advantage of, making sure that the poor are not lost in the shuffle, and that the weak are protected from the strong. Both parties have significant value.

I believe that America is strongest when we find compromises between these two

groups, but it requires that we all share the same foundational beliefs. Right now, a portion of the nation has chosen to abandon America in favor of a brutal and destructive ideology that only fools and the power-hungry promote. We need to set aside some of our animosity towards the members of the opposing party and help each other through this difficult time. It is to our mutual benefit that we do this.

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Coping in the Time of COVID-19

By Chris Grahn Howard

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There is little doubt that no matter where you are in

government Republican. Let me tell you that this is

the world: you have been and are being affected by the

the role of government; this is the time to listen to our

COVID-19 virus. I would like to take some time and

government; this is the purpose that the government

offer some thoughts and suggestions during this trying

serves. Â I am not commenting on the relief bill that has

time.

passed. I will save that for another time. Covid sucks, I get that. The negative impact on all of us is trying,

The

COVID

virus

is

a

real

Friends, COVID-19 is REAL.

threat

and

is

serious.

painful, and heartbreaking.

While only 20% of

those infected will require medical help, your ability

I truly believe we, all of us, will get through this. The

to transmit to that 20% is still high. We are all in this

best of us will rise, and we will all be better for it, this

together...all

Democrats,

will forever change our lives. We are learning new

Libertarians, Green Party, Independents, whomever.

of

us,

Republicans,

things, new technologies, new habits (hopefully good

We all need to do our part...that is to stay apart!!!

ones), we are enjoying the outdoors more, our pets

There is no us and them. There is just us.

think the world has changed for the better. COVID and the effects hurt now. We can use this time to make

Most of you are well aware that I am a small-

our lives better, our futures better, and, most of all, we

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will recover. Understand, there will be a new normal

Speaking of coming together. This pandemic, while

comes out of this. Life will be different. I do believe it

social

will be better. I would implore each of you not to be

family. Play board games, cards, build models, do

afraid. Yes, things are hard, scary even. I get that. You

puzzles.

will get through this and be better for it if you are

opportunity to learn new skills.

distancing

If

you

at

home

live

to

alone,

reconnect

read

books.

with

your

Take

this

willing to adapt and take this opportunity to improve yourself. To prepare for the next crisis, whatever it

In looking at the bigger picture, I have used this

may be. We all know there will be something else.

pandemic as an opportunity to retrain my family on some

You alone will determine if that is for the better or

emergency

preparedness.

Here

a

couple

of

basics I would suggest.

not. In terms of personal responsibility, you yes YOU will determine how bad this will be. The government

First, if you were one of those who had to go out and

can't fix this. You can fix this. Personal responsibility

bulk buy to make sure you had any food in your

for your actions will fix this or not. Be a part of the

house. This first one is for you. Have two weeks'

solution and not the problem. Part of that personal

worth

responsibility, those of you that are Christians, is to

There are many ways to do this; during a panic buy

pray.

during an emergency is not advisable.

Pray

for

healing,

wisdom,

and

perseverance.

of

food

available

for

you

and

your

family.

PLEASE. Buy

a

deep

freezer.

Most

grocery

stores,

during

regular times, have meats that get reduced to sell quickly. Buy those, wrap properly, and freeze. I had three weeks of beef in my deep freezer at that start of the lockdown. Do this, and you will have food when you need it and not have to venture out.

If you have children, this can be very important. Mine are older now, and we still use passwords. Have your children pick a password they will not forget. Once, my son used Spiderman, his favorite superhero at the In St. Louis County alone,

as many as 200,000 could

get COVID-19. Only you and your actions can keep that number down. Flatten the curve. I know there is considerable debate over the severity of and predictive modeling. OK, I get that. Here is the thing, science

behind

the

transmission

disputed and not in question.

20%

of

those

who

contract

is

REAL.

the

virus

will

work in several ways. One, if your child is school age and you need to have someone pick them up at school.

That person must have the password, or your child knows not to go with them.

Not

As I mentioned above, this

time. The use of a secret codeword or password can

need

hospitalization. So, if you are in the 80%, please be considerate of the other 20%.

My children are a bit old for that; however, they know if I text the codeword to them, they are to stop and wait for instructions. If no instructions come, they are to head home immediately. No matter what. They do not

Think of it this way; our government was designed to protect the rights of the minority. The majority can not take those rights from you. Be like our government;

open

the

door,

during

emergency

times,

for

strangers without the codeword. Even for someone identifying themselves as police, unless it is clear that they are law enforcement.

don't take the health from the minority. Be in this with me, do your part...stay apart. There will be plenty of time to come together.

Go Bags, if you or loved ones have a long commute or even a short one. Have an emergency bag in your car.

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Items to have in the bag. Extra clothes, a good knife, first aid kit, cash, matches, water bottle, flashlight, extra medicine, solar phone charger. You get the idea.

Some predictions on the economy. If, a very big if, this pandemic moves through quickly, and we are looking at an economic lockdown of just a few months. I believe the US economy will return rapidly. While under normal circumstances, such a rapid downturn of the economy would spell depression.

This downturn will not be the case as I

believe the economy, if this lasts two to three months, will return. We are for the second quarter looking at a potential 20% drop in GDP, and 25% unemployment. Don't panic; this is temporary.

As for how the President is handling this crisis, allow me this. In an emergency, any President hears from literally dozens of "experts" on health, economy, military, CIA, FBI, NSA, and so on. There is, at the beginning going to be some confusion, misdirection, and misstatements. Any President! While Trump is trying to be optimistic, he is, I believe, doing the hard work of helping Americans. In so doing, he is helping the rest of the world. The success of the world, freedom and, liberty depends on the success of the United States. The success of the United States depends on it’s citizens.

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A Tidal Wave of Lies

By Paul McCabe

With a long background as a writer, reporter, editor,

of the Founding Fathers anticipated our present grave

and columnist, I hold in the highest esteem the 1st

situation. The mainstream media is attacking the USA

Amendment

I

and all its institutions. Once upon a time the press had

memorized it, studied it, and knew its origins at the

fairness, or a semblance of fairness. The FCC, which

Constitutional

regulates TV and radio broadcasters, had a policy

long

legal

to

the

Constitution.

Convention

evolution

of

its

in

In

school

Philadelphia

myriad

and

meanings

the

since

starting

in

1949

called

the

“Fairness

Doctrine�.

It

1789. Those 45 words are one of the principal reasons

required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime

that the 13 colonies -- which formed the United States

to discussing controversial matters of public interest,

of America -- improbably became the greatest country

and to air contrasting views regarding those matters.

in

This rule lapsed in 1987 and was eliminated entirely in

the

world.

Nowhere

in

any

history

book,

PhD

thesis, or learned text, however, is there a hint that any

2011 by the Obama administration.

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Thus

for

the

As we move toward elections in November, it is quite

national media companies have been free from any

clear that America is suffering from an unprecedented

constraint to be fair. Certainly they have run fast and

and unholy alliance. This is made up of the D party,

far with that ball. The mainstream media never cease

the TV and print press, and various leftist pressure

to

groups whose views span the limited spectrum from

various

years

leftists,

since

both

then,

in

the

the

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large

glorify

several

P A G E

House

and

Senate and elsewhere across the nation. Likewise they

Marxist

broadcast

a

insane.

For

decades

the

national press has had a well-advertised bias against Republicans and for Democrats. Estimates indicate

against

his

onslaught

to

of

President,

24/7

eco-fascist

vituperation, false allegations, and baseless charges the

never-ending

to

his

that 90% of the press consistently votes Democrat.

Administration. They really are a giant “fake news”

family,

and

The county of Manhattan is the tiny bubble where

machine on many channels. Their onslaughts have

much of the liberal/radical press and networks are

stepped over the line into a deranged surrealism since

headquartered. It voted 86% for Clinton in the last

Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015 and

election – one of the most lopsided votes in the entire

won the White House in November 2016.

nation.

But now the attacks against the President are non-stop all over the media, which have moved increasingly to the oddball left in the age of Trump. News used to be real

news

opinion.

and

That

was key

clearly

separate

distinction

has

from

editorial

disappeared

as

“news” programs have merged with reality TV and now feature an incessant stream of leftist invective, attacks,

polemics,

and

downright

falsehoods.

The

networks’ stories focus on the weird, on the radical, on the

far-out,

as

if

those

qualities

alone

make

them

newsworthy.

Of course the result is that Millions of Americans have tuned out CNN’s torrent of selective and prejudiced news coverage because they know that CNN is one of the strongest voices against

the

1st

Amendment.

We

are

reminded

their collective credibility has hit an all-time low. According

of

George Orwell’s prophetic 1945 book Animal Farm in

to a Gallup survey in June

which the slogan was “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

2018: “Overall, U.S. adults estimate that 62% of the news they read in newspapers, see on television or hear on the radio is biased. They estimate that 44% of what they see is inaccurate. And they believe that more than a third of the news they see in these channels is misinformation -- false or inaccurate information that is presented as if it were true. Americans are even more critical of the news they see on social media.

They believe 80% of it is biased, 64% is inaccurate and 65% is misinformation.”

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Thus

for

the

As we move toward elections in November, it is quite

national media companies have been free from any

clear that America is suffering from an unprecedented

constraint to be fair. Certainly they have run fast and

and unholy alliance. This is made up of the D party,

far with that ball. The mainstream media never cease

the TV and print press, and various leftist pressure

to

groups whose views span the limited spectrum from

various

years

leftists,

since

both

then,

in

the

the

2 1

large

glorify

several

P A G E

House

and

Senate and elsewhere across the nation. Likewise they

Marxist

broadcast

a

insane.

For

decades

the

national press has had a well-advertised bias against Republicans and for Democrats. Estimates indicate

against

his

onslaught

to

of

President,

24/7

eco-fascist

vituperation, false allegations, and baseless charges the

never-ending

to

his

that 90% of the press consistently votes Democrat.

Administration. They really are a giant “fake news”

family,

and

The county of Manhattan is the tiny bubble where

machine on many channels. Their onslaughts have

much of the liberal/radical press and networks are

stepped over the line into a deranged surrealism since

headquartered. It voted 86% for Clinton in the last

Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015 and

election – one of the most lopsided votes in the entire

won the White House in November 2016.

nation.

But now the attacks against the President are non-stop all over the media, which have moved increasingly to the oddball left in the age of Trump. News used to be real

news

opinion.

and

That

was key

clearly

separate

distinction

has

from

editorial

disappeared

as

“news” programs have merged with reality TV and now feature an incessant stream of leftist invective, attacks,

polemics,

and

downright

falsehoods.

The

networks’ stories focus on the weird, on the radical, on the

far-out,

as

if

those

qualities

alone

make

them

newsworthy.

Of course the result is that Millions of Americans have tuned out CNN’s torrent of selective and prejudiced news coverage because they know that CNN is one of the strongest voices against

the

1st

Amendment.

We

are

reminded

their collective credibility has hit an all-time low. According

of

George Orwell’s prophetic 1945 book Animal Farm in

to a Gallup survey in June

which the slogan was “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

2018: “Overall, U.S. adults estimate that 62% of the news they read in newspapers, see on television or hear on the radio is biased. They estimate that 44% of what they see is inaccurate. And they believe that more than a third of the news they see in these channels is misinformation -- false or inaccurate information that is presented as if it were true. Americans are even more critical of the news they see on social media.

They believe 80% of it is biased, 64% is inaccurate and 65% is misinformation.”

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wisely blocked entry for travellers from China. He and his Cabinet were diligently governing the country and paying

little

attention

to

the

Democratic

circus

sideshow on Capitol Hill.

The media coverage of the impeachment in December and of the trial in January made it crystal-clear that network “reporters” and “anchors” are full of hatred, bias,

and

ignorance.

The

“Trump

Derangement

Syndrome” has hit them hard. In this election year, they

are

a

dangerous

force

for

dishonesty

and

destruction of this Republic. Again we can turn to the allegorical novel Animal Farm, in which all the sheep together bleated “Four legs good! Two legs bad!” over and over, in order to drown out the voice of any

Since the mainstream media opposes whatever the President

says

or

does,

their

howling

negative

responses were automatic. Of course the media uses any occasion – including the COVID-19 situation – to make

absurd

and

despicable

claims

about

the

President and his policies. The press frenzy about impeachment

in

January

was

easily

and

quickly

transformed into a press frenzy about the coronavirus

opposition speaker.

in March. Any crisis will do to justify their tidal wave During the impeachment trial in January 2020, Pew

of

Research Center found that “CNN is trusted by 70%

professional

of self-described liberal Democrats, but only 16% of

attitudes. They have changed in the past few years into

conservative Republicans – a gap of 54 percentage

a fairly crazy invidious cult – but a cult with great

points. Conversely, Fox News is trusted by 75% of

power under our 1st Amendment.

conservative

Republicans

but

only

12%

of

lies.

This

is

further

dishonesty

proof and

of

their

rabid

endless

anti-Trump

liberal It is clear that the US media have learned from J.

Democrats – a 63-point gap.”

Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, who said The leftist media was so focused on their own anti-

“

Trump virulent propaganda a few months ago that

thousand times becomes the truth.” Obviously they are

they failed to notice a major story emerging from

trying to foist on us their own big lies -- from Seattle

China. They were too busy assailing the President.

to Miami and from Boston to Honolulu. Another of

While the malign media broadcast a steady stream of

Goebbels’ famous quotes was: “Accuse the other side

opinions, editorials, and outright lies masquerading as

of that which you are guilty”. Thus it happens that the

news,

lying press, at every possible opportunity, accuses the

the

President

and

his

advisers

were

busy

forming White House Coronavirus Task Force under

A

lie

told

once

remains

a

lie,

but

a

lie

told

a

President and his team of lying.

the leadership of VP Mike Pence. A few days later (January 31) the President declared a national public

President

health emergency during the impeachment trial and

Lamestream Media wants us to fail. That will NEVER

Trump

is

fighting

back

of

course.

“The

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happen!” he said recently. He continues to suffer the

ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC have stopped

“slings

and

while

broadcasting all or parts of the daily briefings of the

lightning

COVID-19 Task Force, apparently on the grounds that

storm. More than that, he is anything but passive. He

the President’s popularity is rising across the nation as

“takes arms against a sea of troubles” and regularly

his

fights with the prejudiced press.

Washington Post and NY Times of course urged the

standing

arrows

tall

like

of

outrageous

Mount

fortune”

McKinley

in

a

A good example occurred recently on March 30 at the White House. CNN’s J. Acosta is a Winnie the Pooh of the Washington press corps, a bear of very little brain.

When

admonished

Acosta the

challenged

arrogant

him,

the

“reporter”,

President

saying

“It's

people like you and CNN that say things like that.

That is why people just don't want to listen to CNN any more. You could ask a normal question… Instead

leadership

was

demonstrated

so

clearly.

The

networks to do so, calling his views “ill-informed, misleading, or downright wrong.” The ratings of Fox News continue to rise to record levels. The far-left magazine

The

Nation

denounced

the

President

as

“craven and soulless” and accused him of “grotesque and

life-threatening

narcissism.”

For

years,

it

was

edited by Norman Thomas, who ran for President six times on behalf of the Socialist Party of America.

of asking a nasty snarky question like that you should ask a real question.”

If

there

were

a

Nobel

Prize

for

Deception,

many

members of the US media would qualify. MSNBC employs

several

disinformation

agents

who

daily

appear on TV. One of the worst is the bizarre paranoid R. Maddow, who spent the last three years falsely yelling “Russia! Russia! Russia!” Though she went to Stanford and to Oxford, she is afflicted with blindness, ignorance, and bigotry. Her oddball racist colleague J. Reid is not a journalist either; her college degree was in film. About Reid, the President last year said “No talent…now

works

for

the

Comcast/NBC

losers

making up phony stories about me. Low Ratings. Fake News!" He was right of course. They and others seem to have a desperate need to attack the President daily.

Also in March, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman named Zhao Lijian announced “It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent!

Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!”

Of

course

the

US

leftist

media

sided

with

China.

Another purveyor of press lies asked the President the

In a recent article in American Thinker called The

inane question “Why do you keep calling this the

unbearable pettiness of the Washington press corps,

Chinese virus?” He answered “It comes from China…

Patricia McCarthy really hit the target:

I

want

to

be

accurate.”

He

went

on

to

note

that

“Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it

“The American media are the enemy of the American

‘the

a

president and the American people, and they have

counterattack: “Those trying to divide us must stop

indeed grown arrogant…each day, the president and

rooting for America to fail and give Americans real

his team patiently explain to these people everything

info they need to get through the crisis.”

they know to date, and then he takes questions.

Chinese

Coronavirus’

and

continued

by

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Nearly

every

P A G E

question

gotcha

of statements either knowing they were false or in

moment…He has defeated them, but they have yet to

reckless disregard of the truth. (This is the standard set

realize it…Most people could not, would not put up

by the Supreme Court in landmark 1964 case New

with such a despicable colony of weasels.”

York Times v. Sullivan.)

There is an endless list of examples of the escalating

Maybe there is. The President’s campaign in 2019 and

and unfair press irruptions, especially in the past few

2020 filed defamation lawsuits against CNN, the NY

months. This brief article can cite only a few cases.

Times,

For

Biden,

published stories saying that he was a Russian agent of

President

some sort. Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has

example,

CNN,

and

NBC,

Esquire

is

an

NPR,

attempt

at

Newsweek,

falsely

claimed

a

2 4

Joe

that

and

all

After

an

increase

the

spread "false and defamatory statements" about him.

of the stock market gains, according to The Federalist.

Nunes has a separate lawsuit going against Esquire

In

and its “reporter” Ryan Lizza.

17th

tweet,

suggests

criticisms

stock

administration’s COVID-19 response with no mention

March

only

in

He’s also sued Twitter for allegedly allowing users to

Kirschner

had

against

the

a

CNN

suit

which

McClatchy in Virginia state court in April 2019.

re-election.

defamation

of

filed

his

million

Post,

coronavirus test kits because lower numbers are good

markets,

$150

Washington

Trump blocked coronavirus testing and rejected WHO

for

a

the

MSNBC

Donald

of

“analyst”

Trump

is

Glenn

guilty

of

negligent homicide “for the way he’s mishandled the

In

Coronavirus crisis.” Also in March this year, left-wing

Catholic

website

Vox

Sandmann in 2019 sued the Washington Post, NBC

reckless

promotion

published of

a

story

entitled

“Trump’s

hydroxychloroquine

to

another

famous

high

case,

school

a

Covington

student

Kentucky

named

Nicholas

fight

Universal, and CNN over their false reporting on the

coronavirus, explained” by a writer with no medical

Lincoln Memorial incident in January featuring him.

background whatsoever. Vox started out as a company

(He was the young man with the red MAGA hat.) In

called “Sportsblogs Inc”. On the other hand, President

early January this year, CNN agreed to settle the $275

Trump is surrounded daily by the world’s leading

million libel suit. The amount was not disclosed by the

experts in infectious diseases, vaccine research, and

court. In new lawsuits potentially worth $975 million

epidemiology.

brought in March 2020, Sandmann sued ABC News, CBS News, the New York Times, Gannett and Rolling

In

a

recent

thoughtful

op-ed

for

Real

Clear

Stone.

Politics.com, Cora Mandy of American First Action wrote:

In

September

2019

the

conservative

One

America

News Network (OANN) brought a $10 million lawsuit “In such uncertain times, Americans can only hope

against

R.

Maddow,

that the media would put aside partisan politics in the

NBCUniversal.

face of a global pandemic. Sadly, some journalists and

“maliciously and recklessly” smeared the network by

fake news outlets can’t help themselves. The media

saying on air that it “really, literally, is paid Russian

distorts and misleads, takes statements out of context,

propaganda.” The suit also accuses Comcast, which

treats assumptions as facts, and in general, seems to

owns

want to sow as much rancor and fear as possible. This

because it “counters the liberal politics of its own

is irresponsible journalism in a time when the nation

channel, MSNBC.”

The

NBCUniversal,

MSNBC, suit

of

Comcast

says

refusing

that

to

Corp.

and

Maddow

carry

OANN

needs just the opposite.”

Perhaps the enemies of the people who own, run, and What

is

the

solution

to

this

vicious,

damaging,

staff the large anti-American news companies will

continuous, and destructive flood of lies? Is there any

think twice before they broadcast or print a long litany

way to turn the tide? The media has made thousands

of leftist lies if they know they might face a storm of

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lawsuits --which involve lengthy and financially burdensome court disputes. While sheltering under the protection of the 1st Amendment, in reality the media is busy raping it and abusing it to push nefarious left-wing agendas. Let them pay a high price for their extensive and irresponsible misuse of our sacred 1st Amendment. Let them feel a chilling effect when the Federal and state courts enforce the necessity to tell the truth to the people.

In this way, we can turn the tables against an increasingly unaccountable and sensationalist media undeserving of special constitutional treatment. The President discussed this in February at a news briefing after his campaign filed a suit which alleged that a 2019 NY Times article intentionally defamed the president by falsely asserting a “quid pro quo” between Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia. Referring to lawsuits, the President promised “there will be more coming.”

There is also a second solution: rock the vote, shake the trees, deliver every possible voter to the polls on November 3, make a mighty effort to re-elect the President. Move heaven and earth to vote this year. Vote as if your life depends on it. Each vote is part of a coming landslide that the yapping dogs of the elitist media cannot stop. In the end, voters have more power than the lying press. This was demonstrated unmistakably in November 2016. The Electoral College still operates in our free country. “Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled,” General MacArthur exhorted us long ago, promising victory.

Comments are welcome at mccabepaul@hotmail.com

By Paul McCabe CTM Columnist

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I don’t want to be political Right now, I don’t want to be political; believe me, I

When his head finally ‘hits the pillow at night’ after all

Do think about other subjects! Just for a moment, please take a look at the photo attached herewith. It's a

the

meetings

and

press

conferences

and

phone

calls, constantly trying to defend himself and protect our country.....

photo of our President:

Does he EVER “break down” and cry from all the pressure?

Is he EVER fearful, scared and confused? I doubt it!

Is he even able to sleep?

Can he shut his mind off at all and rest peacefully?

Or does he just lay there and talk to God at night, praying for strength and answers?

Whether he’s making you proud or not, look at this photo and ask God to soften your heart just a little and lift this man up in prayers. He needs them right now more than ever! He is carrying the weight of OUR entire

country

on

his

shoulders

and

I

don’t

think

anybody could - or would be doing a better job than he is. Feel free to share this post - and remind everyone to be kind and pray for President Trump and for the entire world!

And as always... if you don’t have anything nice to And this is NOT going to be a political article. This is

say, there’s NO NEED to say anything, or comment....

just simply something that everyone should stop and think about. Can you imagine the weight he must be

Just move right along.....

feeling upon his shoulders right now? When he signed up for this position (without pay!) - He did it for us

I am praying for President Trump!

Americans. He didn’t do it for the fame or glory, he already

had

all

that!

He

was

willing

to

take

on

whatever was necessary, to stand and ‘fight for us!’

But

the

magnitude

of

what

we’re

currently

experiencing has got to be somewhat paralyzing. And to some, NOTHING he does is ever right or good enough!

Do you ever wonder how he must be dealing with it all?

Charles Lingerfelt CTM Associate Publisher & Vice President

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A Call for Unity

By Katherine Daigle

The COVID-19 scare has gripped the entire world in

humanity is taught a lesson – and if this is an end. If

its clasp and its unprecedented arrival has disrupted all

not the actual end of the world, the virus may teach us

usual

driven

that it is going to be an end of callousness; of bitter

indoors and the medical community, along with the

rivalry that makes it necessary to find fault even when

public

the

times are dark. To tackle the spread of coronavirus,

consequences of a massive spread, the pandemic has

every individual of the collective society must realize

left

virus

that they are responsible for the turn of events that

knows no labels, no tags, and no separation based on

may unfold soon. The duties as a responsible citizen

class, gender, or race. It has affected numerous people

and

across the economic ladder in different parts of the

challenging times. There is no scope for selfishness

globe. One may even wonder if this is indeed how

here because you can never view the disease as a

patterns

sector

some

food

of

life.

coming

for

With

people

together

everyone’s

being

to

thought.

limit

The

human

being

must

rush

to

the

fore

in

these

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Even within the governmental arms and administrative

their Bibles, and some starting to wonder: Could this

structures,

be a sign of a biblical apocalypse. Is the virus a

there

needs

to

be

an

inter-departmental

approach that will bring together the strengths of each

biblical

in a collaborative effort. COVID-19 should definitely

scores of Christian conspiracy theorists have claimed?

not be taken lightly. Nor should this be seen as a

Many

political opportunity for people to scurry blame at

much worse harbinger of a death foretold centuries

each other. Forgetting differences, at least temporarily,

ago in the Bible. According to literal interpretations of

human beings should reach out for the safety of others

the Bible, widespread plagues, calamities, and natural

very much like them.

disasters will strike the world in the end days”.

To encourage healing in a global network of people

But, it’s time for it to be put on hold just for a while

who are living under the threat of death and sickness,

because at the moment, there are lives at stake – not

compassion is the only way forward. Looking back at

arguments to be won.

the

paths

traversed,

that

everyone,

there

rises

to

however,

Book

believe

of

Revelation,

this

virus

is

a

has

as Christians pray to God. Even when Churches are

hatred

closing

present

that

the

As this virus continues to spread on six continents, we

the

question

beings,

Christians,

by

the

Since

a

human

foretold

foreground – did it all really matter? What was all that for?

is

as

sign

catastrophe

reaches

for

the

safety

of

spirit

“stirs

up

their

communities,

American

him or her to reality, it certainly shows one that the

inspires personal responsibility and integrity. Do not

way forward may speak much of peace and stability.

be afraid!

But, simply believing this won’t do the trick. If one

Social

can

together even pray. Have we discovered a way to have

remember

humanity

the

cross

impossible

to

forgetting,

but

troubles

the

turbulent

transform in

and

how

sea,

the

it

world.

remembering

that

unity

helped

wouldn’t It

is

the

not

key

be

community

in

chaos

lies

towards a peaceful and calm order in the world. There can

be

politics,

of

course.

Interpreting

the

media

over

is

unity, our

a

way

with

courage,

we

an

can

all

President

strength,

Our

practically every human being on earth and awakens

all

communicate

common the

and

goal?

divide

The

between

democrats and republicans we need to come together or perish.

current

catastrophic events through a partisan lens is self-

“Some

women

fear

the

fire

some

women

simply

defeating.

become it.” -R.H. Sin. You always have a choice of what you want to be, what you want to do, how you

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) designated

want to live, and where you want to go. Me, I like to

Sunday, 29th March as a Global Day of Prayer and

think I become the fire – the fighter. We as Americans

Fasting.

will overcome this as we have before, trust me.

The

body

representing

600

million

evangelical Christians worldwide offers on its website a prayer and fasting guide, and calls all Christians to “encourage one another is by sharing stories of faith and hope as we walk through troubles together” on a Facebook

group

opened

for

this

purpose.

See

more: http://evangelicalfocus.com/world/5204/Covid1 9_Global_Day_of_prayer_and_fasting_announced

Is this the end of the world and humanity, of course not?

“The

upheaval

worldwide

caused

by

hate-mongering the

and

fast-spreading

the

novel

coronavirus pandemic has many people reaching for

By Katherine Daigle Katherine Daigle, candidate for Mayor of Irvine katherinedaigle.com

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Is Pakistan taking COVID-19 too lightly?

Covid 19 situation in Pakistan Beenish Tariq Zuberi

COVID-19 cases are wildly cumulative in Pakistan.

the frontlines to maintain business continuity. As the

The Federal and Province Government continues to

COVID-19

closely monitor the situation and is taking necessary

progressively

safety

while

responses. As a results shown that it will be essential

multiple provinces have opted to go into a state of

to layer multiple interventions, regardless of whether

lockdown. Organizations integral to supporting supply

defeat or mitigation is the overarching policy goal.

chain, healthcare and food have been deemed essential

However, destruction will require the layering of more

and can operate during lockdown. The next couple of

demanding

weeks

mitigation.

measures

are

to

evidently

curtail

going

further

to

be

spread,

critical,

and

it’s

pandemic

progresses,

implementing

and

socially

a

countries

broad

disruptive

range

measures

are of

than

possible, it's likely that the numbers will get worse in the coming days before they get better.

The choice of interventions ultimately depends on the relative feasibility of their implementation and their

We

are

which

resolved

delay

to

access

prevent

financial

for

too

all

vital

assumptions health-care

likely

effectiveness

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the

in

different

relative

social

effectiveness

contexts.

of

different

services and quality, safe, effective and affordable

interventions from the experience of countries to date

essential medicines, vaccines, personal protection and

is

food items. The COVID-19 pandemic is now a major

multiple of these measures with varying degrees of

global health threat. On March 17th, Pakistan’s Prime

success.

Minister Imran Khan gave his first national address on

effect

the coronavirus. The bottom line was his signature

onward transmission from cases in the household and

phrase:

in

“Ghabraana

nahi

hai!,

larna

hai”

meaning

challenging

because

other

a

population-wide onward

a

lockdown,

saying

that

form

settings.

possibility

imposing

have

implemented

Through the hospitalization of all cases in

initiated

“Not to worry, ,fight for survival ” He ruled out the of

many

case

isolation,

Simultaneously,

social

transmission

of

distancing,

in

all

by

the

locations

Pakistan’s poor — especially daily wage earners and

reduced.

city laborers — would die of hunger if he did so. He

to be stress-free but still not the solution.

reducing

applying

chance was

for

rapidly

In current days, these measures have begun

spoke plainly and urged social distancing, but in his bid to avoid panic, he failed to convey the gravity of

Close monitoring of the situation in Pakistan in the

the matter. On April 1st, global counter of Convid-19;

coming weeks will therefore help to inform strategies

there have been 1,763,589 cases and 107,782 deaths

in other countries.

confirmed

worldwide.

Global

spread

has

been

exponentially, with 203 countries now having reported

Generally, as a results suggested that population-wide

at least one case.

social distancing applied to the population as a whole would have the largest impact; and in combination

Pakistan is committed to ensuring the safety of our

with other interventions – notably home isolation of

employees possible

whilst

impact

working

to

our

towards

customers

mitigating

any

cases and private and public sector closure – has the

operations.

We

potential

continue to work at full capacity with most employees

threshold

working from home and only critical skeletal staff at

frequency.

to of

overwhelm required

transmission to

speedily

below reduce

the case

C T I M E S M A G . C O M

P A G E

Pakistan is committed to ensuring the safety of our

countries.

employees

stable

economy.

PM

Imran

any

Khan has continued to push back against the idea of a

We

lockdown disagreeing that a curfew, or “last stage of a

continue to work at full capacity with most employees

lockdown” as he calls it, would shatter Pakistan’s poor

working from home and only critical skeletal staff at

more than the virus could. His majority leanings are at

the frontlines to maintain business continuity. As the

play here. Mr. Khan hereditary a debt-ridden economy

COVID-19

that was just beginning to stabilize, and he doesn’t

to

our

customers

pandemic

progressively

towards

not

mitigating

impact

working

are

operations.

possible

whilst

We

3 0

progresses,

implementing

a

countries

broad

are

range

of

seem

to

want

to

shut

it

down

to

President

Trump,

to layer multiple interventions, regardless of whether

argument

on

defeat or mitigation is the overarching policy goal.

government has already approved an economic aid

However, destruction will require the layering of more

package worth 1 trillion rupees to help Pakistan’s

demanding

vulnerable in the wake of the crisis.

and

socially

disruptive

measures

than

show

that

concern

the

for

Mr.

dissimilar

responses. As a results shown that it will be essential

mitigation.

although

(not

the

alternative

Khan

bases

his

common

man).

His

relatively

As a results, short-term

(3-

month) mitigation policy option might reduce deaths The choice of interventions ultimately depends on the

seen in the epidemic by up to half, and peak healthcare

relative feasibility of their implementation and their

demand

likely

contexts.

isolation, household quarantine and social distancing

different

of

effectiveness

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the

in

different

relative

social

effectiveness

of

by

those

two-thirds.

at

higher

The

risk

of

combination

severe

of

outcomes

case

(older

interventions from the experience of countries to date

individuals and those with other underlying health

is

conditions) are the most effective policy combination

challenging

because

many

have

implemented

multiple of these measures with varying degrees of

for

success.

household

effect

Through the hospitalization of all cases in

initiated

a

form

of

case

isolation,

reducing

epidemic

mitigation.

quarantine

Both

are

case

core

isolation

and

epidemiological

interventions for infectious disease mitigation and act

onward transmission from cases in the household and

by

in

through reducing the contact rates of those that are

other

settings.

population-wide onward

transmission

reduced. to

be

Simultaneously,

social

distancing,

in

all

by

the

locations

applying

chance was

for

rapidly

reducing

the

potential

for

onward

transmission

known to be infectious cases or may be household contacts infection.

In current days, these measures have begun

stress-free

but

still

not

the

solution.

Close

The Pakistani government is also struggling hard to

monitoring of the situation in Pakistan in the coming

face

weeks will therefore help to inform strategies in other

administrative

countries.

Government

Generally,

population-wide

as

social

a

results

distancing

suggested applied

to

that

the

discouraging

of

as

challenge

well

as

Pakistan

is

by

financial

providing

support.

working

on

a

But

plan

to

the

provide food ration to the daily laborer which will cost

population as a whole would have the largest impact;

around PKR 50 Billion. Second batch of medical aid

and in combination with other interventions – notably

including ventilators (15), face masks (300,000) and

home isolation of cases and private and public sector

N95 masks (20,000) from china arrived in Pakistan.

closure – has the potential to overwhelm transmission

Punjab

below the threshold of required to speedily reduce

Ordinance

case frequency.

announcement

Infectious

Disease

2020 of

has this

Prevention

been

and

Control

promulgated.

Ordinance

will

The

enable

the

Government of Punjab to take all necessary measures Pakistan

now

has

confirmed

cases

5,011 and

86

deaths.

to prevent and protect the public from COVID-19 disease and any such epidemic in future. Registration for

Pakistan

is

an

undeveloped

country

in

long-term

conquest may not be a possible policy option in many

Prime

Minister

‘Corona

Relief

Tigers

Force’

begins Volunteers will be assigned responsibilities on daily basis. The Sindh government has launched an

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an online portal and an application named Sindh Relief Initiative Application, through which welfare organizations can register themselves and work with official authorities to provide food and necessary items to daily wage workers who are unable to find work during the lockdown. It is a difficult time for all humanity as thousands of families have lost their loved ones worldwide and nearly 3 billion people are kept to their homes. Life has come to a standstill everywhere in the world. Hope for a miracle. The alternative is a disaster no country, least of all Pakistan, can afford.

1 Peter 1:3: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

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