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Something Else to Consider

Posted on March 24, 2020 by DRenegade

The 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A New Flu Virus Emerges The (H1N1)pdm09 virus was very different from H1N1 viruses that were circulating at the time of the pandemic. Few young people had any existing immunity (as detected by antibody response) to … Continue reading →

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The Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Leaders To Decide: Save Lives Or The Economy?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by DRenegade

Governments around the world are struggling to answer: What’s the bigger priority, saving lives or the economy? Lots of strong opinions on both sides and not lot a lot of agreement (yet). China-style lockdowns are hard for most leaders to … Continue reading →

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Asheville City Council set to give mayor emergency powers; Involves curfews, alcohol, weapons

Posted on March 24, 2020 by DRenegade

City Council is set to give special powers to Mayor Esther Manheimer, a change that city legal staff say would allow a faster response to emergencies during the coronavirus pandemic. The vote to let the mayor enact the council’s emergency … Continue reading →

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Wake County sheriff suspends pistol, concealed-carry permit applications as demand surges

Posted on March 24, 2020 by DRenegade

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office will suspend pistol and concealed-carry permit applications until April 30 as demand surges amid the coronavirus outbreak, Sheriff Gerald Baker said Tuesday. Applications that have already been submitted will continue to be processed, Baker said … Continue reading →

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Liberty or Humanity?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by DRenegade

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always … Continue reading →

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The Day After Pandemic: Changes Coming to the Post-COVID-19 World

Posted on March 23, 2020 by DRenegade
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Your life is about to change for the worse if you’re not ready.

Posted on March 23, 2020 by DRenegade
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Even The Young & Healthy Are Getting The Coronavirus

Posted on March 23, 2020 by DRenegade

Covid-19’s exponential spread across the world continues unabated, except in China, where the rate of officially reported new cases has slowed dramatically. At the same time, cases in India are on the rise. Might India be the next big outbreak … Continue reading →

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More Perspective on What We Were Told Was Important

Posted on March 23, 2020 by DRenegade

via Matt Bracken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sapient Americans know what is important. We knew that politically correct bathrooms, climate change, identity politics and the political elite were jokes. Of course, the list is not limited to those few topics. What is important … Continue reading →

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Where We Are

Posted on March 23, 2020 by DRenegade

The members of the House of Representatives are not in Washington, D.C. This means that a new bill proposed by the House (Nancy Pelosi) cannot be put to a vote. The loss of 5 Republican senators to quarantines has placed … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: World Leaders Now In Panic Mode

Posted on March 22, 2020 by DRenegade

As the coronavirus outbreak enters the BOOM! phase in a fast-increasing number of countries across the globe, world leaders are scrambling to implement tighter and tougher controls. Sadly, most of these desperate official actions will be necessary but insufficient. The … Continue reading →

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Speaker Pelosi Moves Forward With Her Own Coronavirus Package, Despite Current Senate Negotiations

Posted on March 22, 2020 by DRenegade

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will halt negotiations with the Senate and move to pass her own coronavirus package in the House, which could drag things out longer than many expected. Pelosi’s legislation will be a $1.6 … Continue reading →

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The New Paradigm

Posted on March 22, 2020 by DRenegade
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Police in Philly and other Pa. counties stop issuing license-to-carry permits to gun owners amid coronavirus outbreak

Posted on March 22, 2020 by DRenegade

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a rush to purchase firearms and ammunition in the Philadelphia region and across Pennsylvania, leading to long lines at some gun shops. But the Philadelphia Police Department has shut down its gun-permits unit. Firearm … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on March 22, 2020 by DRenegade

The following list of 2020 campaign issues and the stands taken by the Democrat candidates is from Politico (this list is from before Biden clinched the nomination). The issues have become irrelevant based on the crisis the country is facing. … Continue reading →

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