Month: April 2021

COVID-19 Cases Keep Emerging in Southwest China, Despite Authorities’ ‘Zero Infections’ Claim

Since a new wave of COVID-19 broke out in China’s Yunnan Province last month, local infection cases continue to be reported. More locally transmitted cases have been confirmed this week, despite the Chinese regime’s claim of  “zero local infections.” China’s Health Commission released an update on its official website, claiming that there were 12 confirmed cases…


Sen. Hawley’s Bill to Break-Up Big Corporations Praised and Panned on Right

A legislative reform proposed by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to “crack down on mergers and acquisitions by mega-corporations and strengthen antitrust enforcement” is drawing mixed reviews from conservative analysts and Republican campaign strategists. “A small group of woke mega-corporations control the products Americans can buy, the information Americans can receive, and the speech Americans can…


Unions Are Hurting the Finances of Orange County Cities: Sen. John Moorlach

Commentary Orange County, Calif. is a metropolis of 34 unique cities which house more than 3 million residents. There are unincorporated areas in Orange County, such as Rossmoor and Midway City, where residents rely on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to be their legislative body. When I served as a county supervisor, I worked…


State Supreme Court Rules Wisconsin Governor Can’t Limit Restaurant Capacity During CCP Virus Pandemic

The Wisconsin state Supreme Court ruled against Gov. Tony Evers’ executive orders that reduced capacity on restaurants, bars, and other businesses due to the CCP virus pandemic. In a 4-3 ruling (pdf) Wednesday, the state court said the Democrat governor’s administration lacks authority to issue the orders, coming two weeks after the court struck down…


Republicans Crafting Narrow Infrastructure Proposal to Counter Biden’s $2.3 Billion Plan

Republicans plan to unveil an infrastructure package that excludes items like funding for elder care to counter President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion proposal, several GOP senators said Wednesday. The large Democrat package would allocate $400 billion for the care of the elderly and disabled, among other provisions that would not be included in typical infrastructure…


Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Arrives in China as Beijing Makes Available Imported Vaccines for First Time

The first batch of German-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in mainland China on April 13 and was made available to Chinese people for vaccination with a fee. This is the first time that the Chinese regime allowed Chinese people to receive an imported COVID-19 vaccine. The importer, Fosun Pharma from Shanghai China, ordered 100 million…


CNN Head Urged Producer to Push COVID-19 Death Numbers for Ratings, Tech Director Recorded as Saying

CNN head has personally intervened to order the cable network’s staff to display the number of people who have died of COVID-19 in the broadcast, according to CNN technical director who was caught on hidden camera making the comments. The goal was to boost ratings, the director said, explaining that “fear really drives numbers” and “is…


Taiwan Says Its Chip Firms Will Adhere to New US Rules Blacklisting China Supercomputing Entities

TAIPEI—Taiwan said on Wednesday its chip companies will adhere to U.S. rules after Washington added seven Chinese supercomputing entities last week to an economic blacklist and after a Taipei-based chipmaker halted orders from one of the entities named. The U.S. Commerce Department said the seven Chinese entities were “involved with building supercomputers used by China’s…


Bernie Madoff, Disgraced Ponzi Schemer, Dies at 82

NEW YORK—Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82. Madoff for decades presented himself as a successful and trusted Wall Street kingpin while secretly engaging in investment fraud,…


Attack on Epoch Times Printing Press Fueled by HK Government Inaction: Media Advocacy Group

The Hong Kong government, through its inaction, was “encouraging” the recent violent attack on the printing press of the city’s edition of The Epoch Times, the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement condemning the incident. Around 4 a.m. on April 12, four armed men barged into the printing warehouse. They…