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“This Is A Health, Economic and Civil Liberties Crisis”

Texas announced on Friday that they would become the first in the nation to open their economy back up in incremental steps beginning Monday, April 20th. On Thursday, April 16th, the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) team were at the Austin, Texas capitol for one of the first in the nation protests to stop the economic shutdown…

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One US City Is Deploying A Chinese Firm’s Drones To Police Americans Who Are Not Social Distancing

Chris White  –  Elizabeth, New Jersey Mayor J. Christian Bollwage is deploying a Chinese company’s drones to help police people who violate social distancing mandates.  –  The drones will help police officers enact fines as high as $1,000 on people who are not keeping their distance amid a global pandemic that has killed tens of…

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A Second Great Depression Is Not How We Will Defeat COVID-19

By Emma Meshell As the COVID-19 death toll eclipses 34,000 in the U.S., it’s fair to say that the American people have a right to be worried about the public health crisis posed by the novel coronavirus. It’s also fair to say that, as terrible as this outbreak is, this is not the greatest threat…

Attacking the ‘Helpers’ Is A Symptom of Our Toxic Political Polarization
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Attacking the ‘Helpers’ Is A Symptom of Our Toxic Political Polarization

On April 7th, Senator Rand Paul posted a picture of himself in a white coat on Twitter, thanking his supporters the world over for wishing him the best after his diagnosis of having COVID-19. In the post, he explained he had now tested negative, and that he had decided to go back to his roots…

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Barr: ‘Even In Times Of Emergency,’ Federal Law Prohibits Religious Discrimination [IF]

Mary Margaret Olohan  Attorney General William Barr emphasized in a Tuesday statement that “even in times of emergency,” federal law prohibits religious discrimination. The attorney general released a statement Tuesday on religious practices and social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The statement comes after Barr intervened in a Mississippi church’s lawsuit against Greenville police who…

COVID-19 Debunks The Myth That ‘African Americans Can’t Be Racist’
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COVID-19 Debunks The Myth That ‘African Americans Can’t Be Racist’

Hello, it’s us. Your fucking Asian neighbors. You would think this mirrored a scene from Gran Torino, but it’s much more reminiscent of a film you’ve probably never seen called The Harimaya Bridge.  The prejudice was admittedly poorly explained, relying on WWII anti-Japanese sentiment that hardly exists anymore in the modern America setting in which…

Chinese Government Imposes Restrictions On Coronavirus Research In Apparent Violation Of International Health Regulations
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Chinese Government Imposes Restrictions On Coronavirus Research In Apparent Violation Of International Health Regulations

Andrew Kerr –  The Chinese government directive mistakenly released to the public on Friday ordered that studies relating to the origin of the coronavirus outbreak “must be strictly and tightly managed.” –  The directive was pulled from the public web hours after it was spotted by CNN on Friday. –  Republican Rep. Jim Banks of…

Why Rationing Food Instead of Raising Prices Could Be Exposing More People to COVID-19
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Why Rationing Food Instead of Raising Prices Could Be Exposing More People to COVID-19

As we approach the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House is advising Americans to go into full lockdown mode, even avoiding grocery stores and pharmacies. “The next two weeks are extraordinarily important,” said Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, in a press conference held Saturday. “This is the moment to not…