The Left Will Not Let Go of COVID
It’s far too useful for their agenda.
COVID’s grip on America is relaxing, not so the Left’s. The Left seized COVID as an unprecedented statist opportunity to advance their agenda. Unsurprisingly, they now resist relinquishing it. Since the Left refuse to let go of America, America must let go of the Left.
Last week the CDC relaxed its guidelines for outdoor mask-wearing by those fully vaccinated against COVID. It was more a rearguard action than a vanguard one, but at least it was a start. Several states are well ahead in their return to normalcy.
America’s virus statistics demonstrate the remission of the virus and validate accelerating relaxation of the lockdowns. On a seven-day moving average, active cases, daily new cases, and daily deaths have been plummeting since the beginning of the year.
On the ledger’s other side, vaccinations began in the U.S. in December, averaging over two million a day since February; as a result, around 31 percent of the population is now fully vaccinated at this writing.
Beyond just the statistics, we have long known who the most vulnerable are — the elderly and those with preexisting conditions — and who are not: children. This understanding and the response to it have led to the U.S.’s overall 98 percent survival rate, which is far higher in the least vulnerable. Despite this, the lockdowns have overwhelmingly taken a one-size-fits-none approach, and nowhere more than in school closings. As of the end of April, only 14 states required in-person instruction with plentiful conditions (for all or some grades and either full or part time).
All evidence to the contrary notwithstanding, the Left have little interest in relaxing their COVID power grab. Only eight states have lifted restrictions. Oregon is considering extending its mask and social distancing mandates on businesses indefinitely.
Trump Launches New Communications Platform: ‘From the Desk of Donald J. Trump’
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Followers can receive comments, images, and videos directly from President Trump.
The new platform is called “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump“—part of donaldjtrump.com—and is powered by Campaign Nucleus.
According to Fox News, Campaign Nucleus is a “digital ecosystem made for efficiently managing political campaigns and organizations” and was created by Trump’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale.
“President Trump’s website is a great resource to find his latest statements and highlights from his first term in office, but this is not a new social media platform,” senior advisor Jason Miller told Fox News. “We’ll have additional information coming on that front in the very near future.”
The platform—launched on Tuesday—allows users to share posts made by the 45th President to their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
The launch comes a day before Facebook’s Oversight Board is expected to announce whether Trump will be permanently banned from Facebook and Instagram.
The Daily Mail reports Trump told Candace Owens that supporters will be ‘very, very happy’ when he announces what he intends to do in 2024.
‘The answer is, I’m absolutely enthused. I look forward to doing an announcement at the right time,’ Trump told Owens when asked if he’ll run again. ‘As you know, it’s really early. But I think people are going to be very, very happy when I make a certain announcement,’ he added.
The Republican National Committee sent out an email to Trump supporters asking where they want the ex-president to hold his first rally.


China’s demand for natural gas set to accelerate
China’s domestic natural gas demand is set to grow faster this year, gaining 10 percent, Argus reports, citing state-owned energy majors PetroChina and Sinopec.
A senior PetroChina gas executive said demand for natural gas will be driven by the utility sector as gas-fired power plants ramp up production to back up intermittent solar and wind capacity.
According to the executive, the country’s demand for natural gas will hit 350-356 billion cubic meters this year. Sinopec has almost identical numbers, expecting gas demand at 350-360 billion cubic meters. According to the major, the demand would come from power utilities and the industrial sector.
In 2020, China consumed 326.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas, of which 192.5 billion cubic meters came from domestic production. This was almost 10% higher than the domestic production figure for 2019. Imports also rose in 2020, by 5.3% to 140.3 billion cubic meters.
Trump Cheers Utah GOP That Booed ‘Stone-Cold Loser’ Mitt Romney, Rips ‘Big-Shot Warmonger’ Cheney
Former President Donald Trump slammed establishment Republicans Senator Mitt Romney and Representative Liz Cheney in a pair of statements released on Monday.
Romney was the subject of scorn at a Utah GOP convention this past weekend when boos and catcalls cascaded down upon him from well over 2,000 Republican delegates.
Trump could hardly contain his glee.
“So nice to see RINO Mitt Romney booed off the stage at the Utah Republican State Convention,” he said.
“They are among the earliest to have figured this guy out, a stone-cold loser!” Trump added.


