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I Think the Time for Open Defiance Might Be Approaching
This is a series of quotes from politicians around the country today.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy:
“You, too, should expect to continue with this for the foreseeable future,” Murphy said of the state’s coronavirus restrictions, as he outlined when workers might be able to get back to their offices. He continued: “Until either a proven vaccine is in our midst or proven therapeutics are widely available, we cannot firmly enter the new normal, which eventually awaits us when life will once again return to all of our workplaces, downtowns and main streets. Most importantly, we will continue to be guided by the principle that public health creates economic health. And if we begin to see a backslide in public health, we will have to also pull back on the reins of our restart.”
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that crowds would not be able to gather for professional or college sports in her state until a vaccine is available or there’s a rigorous testing regime in place with signs of herd immunity in the population.
“We’re gonna be in a new normal for quite a while. And it doesn’t mean that sports is over,” Whitmer said in a press conference Friday, mentioning a plan being pursued by the MLB to play a shortened season with no fans present.
“We need a vaccine, and we need to have mass quantities available,” she continued. “Or we need to be able to test and be able to acknowledge that we’ve got some immunity that’s built up. We’re not there yet and until that happens I think all the organizers of these leagues understand how important it is that we act responsibly here.”
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti:
“We have to all recognize that we’re not moving beyond COVID-19, we’re learning to live with it,” Garcetti said. “There’s no so-called ‘open state’ or ‘open country’ that doesn’t continue to have health orders telling us to cover our faces, physical distance and to tell people that you’re safest working from and staying at home.”
When will it be time for the Citizens of New Jersey, Michigan, and California to simply say “No, just No?” We will not continue to rot in place until our Rulers declare it is safe for us to emerge. When?
Defy Tyranny. Break the Lockdown.
Published in Domestic Policy
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/a-years-worth-of-suicide-attempts-in-the-last-four-weeks-california-doctor-calls-for-end-to-lockdown/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0b7LckKWidSm1KwkWp4xKKYMS5JlMuRzlCZxglZN5E6-XpCThSrYCyIWg
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‘A Year’s Worth of Suicide Attempts in the Last Four Weeks’
California Doctor Calls for End to Lockdown
By Tobias Hoonho May22nd 2020
The doctor in charge of a Bay Area, Calif. trauma center said the state should end its lockdown orders after an “unprecedented” spike in suicide attempts amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’ve never seen numbers like this, in such a short period of time,” Dr. Mike deBoisblanc, head of trauma at John Muir Medical Center, told local station ABC7. “I mean, we’ve seen a year’s worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks.” He added that he thinks “it’s time” to end the state shutdown.
Full article at link above
Shots, anyone? (Doc J, this means you.)
Shots? I don’t think they’ve come up with a vaccine, yet.
Bulleit Rye.