“Love one another,” taught the Lord Jesus and the Apostles. As the BBC observed, Mahatma Gandhi famously quipped “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
That does not mean that someone should be silent in the face of deception, lies or apparent threats. There is a need to overcome falsehood with truth.
That makes for an apt pivot toward the headline reference to the recent tweet by Governor Andrew Cuomo (NY-D).
We simply cannot stay closed until the vaccine hits critical mass. The cost is too high. We will have nothing left to open. We must reopen the economy, but we must do it smartly and safely.#SOTS2021
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 11, 2021
you never closed the state even when nyc was the global epicenter of the virus & you refused to even try to plan for keeping schools closed this fall. After months of manipulating data to suit your goals it’s laughable to claim you care about reopening “smartly” or “safely”.
— justice (@justiceaudre) January 11, 2021
You idiot.
After 10 months you just figured that out.
Incompetence and arrogance is a dangerous combination. You’ve ruined your state, demoralized and killed untold numbers of your own residents.
You are a failure, and criminally negligent.
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) January 12, 2021
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago restaurants and bars need to be allowed to reopen “as quickly as possible” to cut down on instances of private parties where people don’t take proper precautions against COVID-19. https://t.co/EC4Df2tFs7
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) January 14, 2021
Andrew Cuomo plans to end New York’s lockdown.
Lori Lightfoot plans to open Chicago restaurants.
All of this announced with Joe Biden’s inauguration days away.
The Democrats’ shutdowns were POLITICAL, but for many small businesses they were PERMANENT.
— Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) January 15, 2021
“Reopening our economy is vital to recovering from the effects of Covid-19. We’ve got to trust Americans to make decisions for their lives so that their businesses and communities can thrive.
So, it’s really frustrating to see government overreaches of power to shutdown society. To me, the only thing worse than draconian lockdowns (like a mayor in Illinois encouraging the cops to fine his own wife!) is hypocritical politicians doing the very things that they’ve made illegal for their constituents.” So said the Heritage Foundation’s Andrew P. McIndoe.
Weeks ago, MHProNews featured a report that focused on “Flatten the Fear” instead of flatten the curve by draconian lockdowns that killed businesses and jobs. Theirs was a science based approach. But it drew a yawn from the political left.
“Not every Democrat is a socialist, but every socialist is a Democrat” observed Senator Marco Rubio (FL-R). Actually, the Communist Party USA formerly endorsed candidate Joe Biden, as MHProNews reported pre-election 2020. It sounds made up, but it was absolutely serious ‘real’ news.
As WMAL’s Chris Plante has quipped, if not for double standards, the left would have no standards at all.
With an arguably corrupt and unelected President-Select Joe Biden poised to take office, what President Donald J. Trump predicted months ago is now apparently coming to pass. While he missed the timing, not anticipating months of election disputes, the 45th president said that the COVID19 shutdowns were politically motivated. Once the election was settled, Democrats and RINOs would open back up again.
It seems that predication is about to come to pass. But not before hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of jobs were wiped out.
That noted, let’s pivot to the second part of the headline topics. New reader? The featured focus follows the quotable quotes, left-right headline bullets, and two of our three market snapshot graphics at today’s closing bell. The third market snapshot – manufactured home specific – follows the featured focus and related linked reports.
Quotes That Shed Light – Industry, American, Social, National Issues…
- Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business
- Reckoning
- An automobile passes storage silos at the Total SE petrochemical plant in Le Havre, France, on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. President Emmanuel Macron's government last week unveiled the long-awaited 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) stimulus plan the French president is betting on to transform the economy and his political fortunes with less than two years to go until elections.
- Oil giant splits from powerful lobbying group over climate change
- Vaccination megasites pop up in empty malls
- Wells Fargo can’t seem to escape its troubled past
- JPMorgan Chase reported a record quarterly profit. But its CEO is nervous
- Even $1,400 checks aren’t stirring enthusiasm on Wall Street
- US debt surged by $7 trillion under Trump. It will go higher under Biden
- IRS: Tax filing season will start February 12
- Biden: Real pain overwhelming the real economy
- Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers to vote on whether to form company’s first US union
- Northwell Health CEO: We need to vaccinate 2.3 million residents in New York. These are the challenges we’re facing
- The online shopping exec Walmart hired to take on Amazon is leaving
- Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ looks to make Disney+ even mightier
- Capitol riot denialism is already here
- Diane Von Furstenberg (L) and Founder of Bumble Whitney Wolfe Herd speaks onstage for Pioneers With Purpose: Entrepreneurship and Empowerment With the Founders of Bumble and DVF during day 3 of Fast Company Innovation Festival at 92nd Street Y on October 25, 2018 in New York City.
- Bumble files for IPO
- Rita Blalock rallies for a $15 minimum wage and union rights during a march in Raleigh, NC in March of 2020.
- Fast food workers go on strike in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Wealthy homeowners are getting richer, while first-time buyers struggle
- MARKETS
- PET BETS
- Ron Coughlin, chief executive officer of Petco Animal Supplies Inc., right, outside the Nasdaq MarketSite during Petco Health & Wellness Co. initial public offering (IPO) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Petco Health & Wellness Co. opened trading today at $26 per share after its $864 million IPO priced at $18 per share, above its $14 to $17 offering range.
- Watch out, Chewy. This 55-year-old pet store is coming for you
- Petco will stop selling electronic ‘shock’ collars
- Demand for pets is soaring during the pandemic
- Bone appétit: Ben & Jerry’s is now making dog treats
- Nestlé thinks your pet will eat insects and beans
- CRYPTO
- The photo shows a physical imitation of a Bitcoin in Dortmund, western Germany, on January 27, 2020.
- Bitcoin prices roar back towards $40,000
- What you need to know before investing in cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin rally may be the ‘mother of all bubbles’ says BofA
- What is blockchain?
- Bitcoin’s bubble could burst, warns Anthony Scaramucci. But he’s still a mega-bull
- Reckoning
- Oil giant splits from powerful lobbying group over climate change
- Vaccination megasites pop up in empty malls
- Wells Fargo can’t seem to escape its troubled past
- JPMorgan Chase reported a record quarterly profit. But its CEO is nervous
- Even $1,400 checks aren’t stirring enthusiasm on Wall Street
- US debt surged by $7 trillion under Trump. It will go higher under Biden
- IRS: Tax filing season will start February 12
- Biden: Real pain overwhelming the real economy
- Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers to vote on whether to form company’s first US union
- Northwell Health CEO: We need to vaccinate 2.3 million residents in New York. These are the challenges we’re facing
- The online shopping exec Walmart hired to take on Amazon is leaving
- Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ looks to make Disney+ even mightier
- Capitol riot denialism is already here
- Bumble files for IPO
- Fast food workers go on strike in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Wealthy homeowners are getting richer, while first-time buyers struggle
- MARKETS
- PET BETS
- Watch out, Chewy. This 55-year-old pet store is coming for you
- Petco will stop selling electronic ‘shock’ collars
- Demand for pets is soaring during the pandemic
- Bone appétit: Ben & Jerry’s is now making dog treats
- Nestlé thinks your pet will eat insects and beans
- CRYPTO
- Bitcoin prices roar back towards $40,000
- What you need to know before investing in cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin rally may be the ‘mother of all bubbles’ says BofA
- What is blockchain?
- Bitcoin’s bubble could burst, warns Anthony Scaramucci. But he’s still a mega-bull
- Reckoning
- Oil giant splits from powerful lobbying group over climate change
- Vaccination megasites pop up in empty malls
- Wells Fargo can’t seem to escape its troubled past
- JPMorgan Chase reported a record quarterly profit. But its CEO is nervous
- Even $1,400 checks aren’t stirring enthusiasm on Wall Street
- US debt surged by $7 trillion under Trump. It will go higher under Biden
- IRS: Tax filing season will start February 12
- Biden: Real pain overwhelming the real economy
- Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers to vote on whether to form company’s first US union
- Northwell Health CEO: We need to vaccinate 2.3 million residents in New York. These are the challenges we’re facing
- The online shopping exec Walmart hired to take on Amazon is leaving
- Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ looks to make Disney+ even mightier
- Capitol riot denialism is already here
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- Bumble files for IPO
- Fast food workers go on strike in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Wealthy homeowners are getting richer, while first-time buyers struggle
- MARKETS
- PET BETS
- Watch out, Chewy. This 55-year-old pet store is coming for you
- Petco will stop selling electronic ‘shock’ collars
- Demand for pets is soaring during the pandemic
- Bone appétit: Ben & Jerry’s is now making dog treats
- Nestlé thinks your pet will eat insects and beans
- CRYPTO
- Bitcoin prices roar back towards $40,000
- What you need to know before investing in cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin rally may be the ‘mother of all bubbles’ says BofA
- What is blockchain?
- Bitcoin’s bubble could burst, warns Anthony Scaramucci. But he’s still a mega-bull
Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax
- National Rifle Association Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- The venerable gun advocacy group announced the move as part of a larger restructuring as a Texas nonprofit, enabling it to shift its base from New York, where it has been under siege.
- America in Crisis
- States Declare Emergencies, Close Capitols Ahead of Rallies
- Thirty-Seven People Investigated in Capitol Police Officer’s Death
- DOJ Watchdog Probing Capitol Riot
- Poll: Half Support Trump’s Post-Presidency Return to Social Media
- Pence Calls Harris Ahead of Inauguration
- Feds: Capitol Mob Aimed to ‘Assassinate’ Elected Officials
- Trump Plans Farewell Event on Inauguration Day
- The Trump Presidency
- PBS/NPR Poll: Half Support Trump’s Post-Presidency Return to Social Media
- Pelosi Won’t Say When Trump Impeachment Trial Will Start
- Pence Calls Harris Ahead of Inauguration
- Russia Cites US Withdrawal in Exiting Open Skies Treaty
- Wyoming GOP Rips Rep. Liz Cheney for Impeachment Vote
- Dick Morris to Newsmax TV: Impeachment Drive Waters Down Presidency |
- Michael Cohen Writes Foreword for Trump Impeachment Book
- Trump Takes Final Swipe at China, Its Companies
- Newsfront
- Biden Outlines Plan to Uses Defense Production Act for Vaccines
- President-elect Joe Biden will use the Defense Production Act to expand the production of the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination supplies as part of a wide-ranging plan to deliver on his pledge to vaccinate 100 million people in his first 100 days. Biden’s first and perhaps…
- Biden Picks Ex FDA Chief Kessler as Warp Speed Chief
- President-elect Joe Biden has chosen David Kessler, the ex-head of [Full Story]
- Related
- Study: COVID-19 Infection Gives Some Immunity, but Virus Can Still Be Spread
- 60s Icon Marianne Faithfull Reveals ‘Long COVID’ Battle
- US Airlines Back Biden Plan to Mandate Masks for Passengers
- WSJ: Death Toll From COVID-19 Is Worse Than It Appears
- Moderna CEO Says Novel Coronavirus ‘Not Going Away’
- Fauci: More Coordination on COVID Vaccines Coming With Biden
- Crenshaw Rips Biden for ‘Plagiarizing’ Relief Stimulus
- Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said Friday that President-elect Joe
- China’s Tech Advancements Pose Threat to US Security
- From cracking impenetrable codes through quantum computing to
- Goya Foods CEO: Dems ‘Declared Martial Law’ With Virus Shutdowns
- Goya Foods President and CEO Robert Unanue Friday said Democrats
- Bill Gates Top Farmland Owner in US
- Microsoft founder Bill Gates is America’s top private farmland owner
- Politico: Biden’s Inauguration Rehearsal Postponed Over Security Concerns
- A rehearsal for U.S President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration
- Jenna Ellis to Newsmax TV: This Impeachment ‘No Different,’ Abuse of Constitution
- Senior Legal Adviser to the Trump 2020 Campaign Jenna Ellis
- Finance
- US Retail Sales Post Surprise Monthly Drop
- S. retail sales declined at the close of the holiday-shopping season, wrapping up a painful year for the nation’s merchants as the pandemic forced store closures and kept consumers at home. Total retail receipts decreased 0.7% in December from the prior month after a…
- Big Banks Blocked on Limiting Loans to Oil, Gun Companies
- Wells Fargo Profit Beats Wall Street Estimates as Credit Costs Fall
- US Producer Prices Increase Moderately in December
- December Wholesale Prices Up 0.3@ With Sharp Jump in Energy
Market Indicator Closing Summaries – Yahoo Finance Closing Tickers on MHProNews…
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A purportedly foot high pile of documents where released about the probe into CrossFire Hurricane.
Breaking: New Russia probe secrets revealed. Concerned FBI agent started an ‘enhanced validation’ of Christopher Steele but bosses stopped it | Just The News https://t.co/gt3f1Nw90c
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) January 16, 2021
The GOP communications team sent this news statement from the 45th President to MHProNews.
“In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind.
That is not what I stand for, and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You.”
ABC News reports that President Trump will leave the White House Wednesday morning. He will attend a send off at Joint Base Andrews.
• Trump has requested a large sendoff to be planned for the morning of Jan. 20, sources said, after he choppers via Marine One to Joint Base Andrews, where he is expected to give remarks to supporters and departing members of his administration.
• Sources add that Trump has requested his departure ceremony to have a “military-like feel,” although details are not finalized.
• He hopes to depart to the blare of a military band, with a red carpet and military honors, according to sources briefed on the plans. Even some sort of military flyover has been suggested, they said.
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Trump Plans Farewell Event on Inauguration Day, reports Newsmax.
President Donald Trump now plans to leave Washington to hold a farewell event on the morning of Inauguration Day, after considering leaving a day earlier, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters Friday.
Trump, who announced on Jan. 8 that he would not attend Democrat Joe Biden’s inauguration, is planning to hold his event at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where Air Force One is headquartered, the source said.
The departure ceremony under consideration could be an elaborate event with the feel of a state visit, The Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity because Trump’s plans have not been formally announced. The plan under consideration could involve a red carpet, color guard, military band, and 21-gun salute, AP reports.
Some White House advisers have been urging Trump to host Biden for a White House meeting ahead of Inauguration Day, but there has been no sign Trump is considering the idea, an administration official said, according to the Reuters report.
Word of Trump’s plan to depart nation’s capital for Florida on Wednesday was also reported by Friday by Bloomberg News, in a report citing two unnamed “people familiar with the matter.”
After the event at Andrews, Trump is slated to fly on to Palm Beach, Florida, to begin his post-presidency at his Mar-a-Lago club, the source told Reuters.
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Per Axios today: Ipsos/Axios survey; Chart: Axios Visuals
Republicans across the U.S. are siding with President Trump over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — big time — according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll.
The state of play: A majority of Republicans still think Trump was right to challenge his election loss, support him, don’t blame him for the Capitol mob and want him to be the Republican nominee in 2024.
Why it matters: The survey shows why Trump could run again in 2024 (and possibly win) if he isn’t convicted — or banned from holding federal office — by the Senate. It also shows the peril and opportunity for institutionalists like McConnell trying to reclaim the GOP.
In addition, it helps explain why a majority of House Republicans voted against certifying the election, and against impeachment.
Between the lines: There’s a deep schism in the GOP, with a 56% majority considering themselves “traditional” Republicans and 36% calling themselves Trump Republicans.
The former is often called establishment Republicans. CNN’s Chris Cuomo derisively labels the latter group “Retrumplicans.”
The two groups hold widely different views on removing the president from office, contesting the election and the future of the party. But the Trump Republicans behave with far more unity and intensity.
Just 1% of Trump Republicans — versus about one-in-four traditional Republicans — think Trump should be removed from office.
Traditional Republicans are split over whether the party is better because of Trump; 96% of Trump Republicans say it is.
Trump Republicans are more than twice as likely as traditional Republicans to want him as their 2024 nominee and twice as likely to support the protesters.
Traditional Republicans are five times as likely to disapprove of the president’s behavior.
Be smart: The Trump Republicans are still large enough of a group to either stay and dominate primary politics or walk away if Trump is cast out, which would weaken the GOP’s force posture against Democrats.
What they’re saying: “The monopoly Trump’s had on the Republican base for the last four years is a little more frayed than any time in recent history,” said pollster Chris Jackson, senior vice president for Ipsos Public Affairs. “A substantial chunk doesn’t necessarily think their future goes with Donald Trump.
“The big question is, is having a small-but-committed base going to be more valuable than a large-but-less-committed base?”
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Time will tell if there is some proverbial bombshells on and before January 20, 2021. See the related reports above and below.
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- NOTE: Deer Valley was largely taken private, say company insiders in a message to MHProNews on 12.15.2020, but there are still some outstanding shares of the stock from the days when it was a publicly traded firm. Thus, there is still periodic activity on DVLY.
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