Author: Mary Chastain

Another Michigan Protest Against Whitmer: ‘The Government is Not My Mother’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 14, 2020 11 Comments

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faces more protests in Lansing. Almost 200 people gathered in the rain to protest that woman in Michigan's extreme lockdown orders in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

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Over 2.9 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 14, 2020 7 Comments

The Wuhan coronavirus shutdown continues to affect the economy as another 2.9 million Americans filed for unemployment claims last week. While the number continues to decrease, it means 35 million Americans have filed claims in the past two months.

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Biden, Other Senior Obama Admin Officials Received Flynn Unmasking Material

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 13, 2020 41 Comments

A declassified document shows that presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden was one of many "officials who submitted requests to the National Security Agency at any point between 8 November 2016 and 31 January 2017, to unmask the identity of former National Security Advisor" Michael Flynn.

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CNN Coronavirus Panel Includes Greta Thunberg and Former Obama Officials

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 13, 2020 51 Comments

CNN picked Wuhan coronavirus expert Greta Thunberg to sit on a panel with former President Barack Obama officials for its "Coronavirus - Facts and Fears" townhall. Thunberg has to be an expert to get on such a panel, right?

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CNN’s Stelter Lectured ‘Right-Wing’ Media Over Their ‘Obsession’ With Flynn, ‘Deep State’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 13, 2020 29 Comments

CNN host Brian Stelter lost his damn mind on Sunday's Reliable Sources because some people in the media had the nerve to report the news not related to the Wuhan coronavirus. They had the audacity to address the issue that the FBI might have set up former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Stelter considered it an "obsession" because nothing can ever top the pandemic!

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UPDATE: Republican Mike Garcia Wins CA25 Special House Elections

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 13, 2020 23 Comments

UPDATE: They have called the race. Garcia defeated Democrat Christy Smith 55.05% to 43.95%

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Democrats Present New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package, Including $1 Trillion for the States

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 12, 2020 31 Comments

I blogged this morning about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wanting to push through the next Wuhan coronavirus bill without many conversations. Pelosi dropped the $3 trillion package this afternoon, which includes another round of payments to Americans and $1 trillion for the states.

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Pelosi Views ‘Everything as an Opportunity’ and Wants Democrats to Push Through Relief Bill ‘Without Too Much Conversation’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 12, 2020 40 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi never lets a crisis go to waste to grab more power even as people suffer from the lockdown due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. On MSNBC, Pelosi made it known that she views "everything as an opportunity." She also made it known she doesn't care about working with Republicans because it's important for the Democrats to present their relief bill "without too much conversation."

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San Antonio City Council Declares ‘Chinese Virus,’ ‘Kung Flu Virus’ as Hate Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 11, 2020 70 Comments

The San Antonio City Council passed a resolution that designated the terms "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Fu Virus" as hate speech in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

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Feminist Author: Electing Biden Is Worth ‘Weakening the Voices of Future Survivors’ of Sexual Assault

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 28 Comments

Feminist author Linda Hirshman believes Tara Reade when she alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993. But Hirshman is still going to vote for Biden to "take one for the team." Hirshman laments, "So what's a girl to do?" Give me a break.

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April Jobs Report: 14.7% Unemployment Rate, Payrolls Dropped by 20.5 Million

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 9 Comments

In a matter of a few months, the strong economy through President Donald Trump's administration plummeted to record levels due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. The unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.7% while payrolls dropped by 20.5 million.

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DOJ Documents: Rosenstein Expanded Russia Probe Beyond Scope, Obama and Biden Knew Details From Flynn’s Wire-Tapped Calls

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 68 Comments

The Department of Justice dropped its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Thursday due to new information. The DOJ also released documents in its motion. These documents showed President Barack Obama knew details from Flynn's wire-tapped calls, and then-Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expanded the Russia-Trump collusion probe beyond its primary scope.

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Declassified Docs: Clapper ‘Never Saw Any Direct Empirical Evidence’ of Trump-Russia Collusion

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 18 Comments

The House Intelligence Committee released documents related to its investigation of possible collusion between then-candidate Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Chairman Adam Schiff always said he had ironclad evidence Trump's campaign had help from Russia. Except he did not. In fact, none of the top people in President Barack Obama's administration had any direct evidence of collusion.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Phase Three of Vaccine Trial Could Begin Early Summer

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 24 Comments

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Moderna permission to move to phase two "shortly," which means the crucial phase three can begin in early summer:

On Thursday, Moderna announced that the Food and Drug Administration had cleared its application to proceed to a clinical trial involving about 600 people.

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DOJ Drops Case Against Michael Flynn After Considering ‘Newly Discovered and Undisclosed Information’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2020 71 Comments

The Department of Justice dropped its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI two years ago:

The decision came days after prosecutors turned over documents to Mr. Flynn that his lawyers said was evidence that the government tried to set him up in the early 2017 interview at issue.

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Researchers Believe NYC is the ‘Primary Source’ of Wuhan Coronavirus Infections Across U.S.

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2020 28 Comments

Researchers discovered the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak occurred due to travelers from New York City, making it "the primary source of new infections across the country" by early March.

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Another 3.2 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2020 9 Comments

The Labor Department reported this morning that another 3.2 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week. On the plus side, the claims have dropped from its peak in March. That stat suggests layoffs might slow down.

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California Seeks to End Gig Economy, Sues Uber and Lyft Under New State Law

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 06, 2020 34 Comments

Califonia's attorney general, along with city attorneys from San Diego, San Francisco, and other cities filed a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft for allegedly classifying "drivers as independent contractors in violation of a state law that makes them employees."

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