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Some random thoughts:
a) Everyone has needs.  We all need to be liked, we all need to be appreciated for what we do, we all need to be needed etc.

In Trump's case perhaps his needs are somewhat excessive.

b) That said, any fair minded person should be willing to give the devil his due and congratulate Trump and his team for yeoman effort and doing right y our nation.

c) Compare the average household with America's unpreparedness and perhaps that will put matters in perspective.

The run on TP is a reflection that we were unprepared for a long siege. Show me a head of household that stocks months of TP and I will show you a neurotic. Businesses of all stripe stock according to a general pattern of need and make allowances for seasonal trends. No one can afford to continuously overstock.  It would be a poor use of one's capital unless they were trying to corner the market, as The Hunt's once tried and failed,  or were preparing to go to war.  This is the only reason our nation keeps a huge reserve supply of oil.

If what I have written is rational and mostly factual, even though there have been reports of unheeded warnings, it is not Trump's fault  he found an inadequate/out of date response system to a virus we have never experienced.  To attack Trump is pure politics and partisanship.

Once the crisis is over we can examine to correct mistakes.

d) Considering China knew and withheld cannot be blamed on Trump.  China is not only our enemy but also  a Communist run government and secretive at best. We know little of what truly goes on in that country try as we may. Thus, we lost the advantage of time but once Trump realized what we were up against his response has been swift and the results have been amazing in large measure due to Trump's decisions. to work in partnership with the private sector and to eliminate many governments restraints on production, supply etc.

e) When it comes to Trump Pelosi, The NYT's, WAPO and  CNN they  are cut from the same cloth.  They hate Trump.  Based on  their actions and statements they care not about the nation because politics and lies seems all that interests them.  When the Coronavirus crisis has passed, and the American people get a chance to assess the responses of various national figures and media, one would hope they will suffer for their despicable actions.

Cher Lashes Out on Trump, Says He is a “Sick Man” Who Is “Addicted” to the “Camera” - Read More

Fauci says Trump stands with science, listens to him 'every single time’...

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Contrary to what you hear from the mainstream media, According to Dr. Fauci himself, he says President Donald Trump listens to his advice and stands with the science every single time. Fauci gives him advice on if something is a good or bad idea, and Fauci says he listens to it. This is despite what Joe Biden is out there suggesting.

And yes, as we enter the eye of the storm, the need to shift may compel Trump to refocus and assume risks he would rather not take but he cannot allow America to falter economically. Life is full of compromises and Hobson-like choices. Be glad you are not wearing his shoes.

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Enemies to the LeftAlexander G. MarkovskyThe American people will reject socialism in November and force the Democrats to reexamine their internal doctrine.  MoreWinning the War Against the Chinese Communists Mario Alexis PortellaJust like the pandemic, which we will eventually defeat, we can win the war against China  More

Trump Rises to Challenge as News Media Pumps Out Gloom

 

Conrad Black, NRO

Don't Be Fooled, Trump's Hurting His Reelection Chances

 

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A Re-Post. Democrat Hater Posts Why Elitist Brits Hate Trump.

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Had to re-post what Blake and Dagny have done with their pooches.
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I received this from a staunch Democrat who hates Trump and I followed with my response:

"Hooray for the British.  This is fantastic

Subject: A British Description of Trump

This will make your day. The writer and whoever manipulated his photograph really captured the essence of this rectal orifice.  

 Because it’s right on, it totally nails him, all that goes thru my mind is how the f--- did this happen to us? S---- "

BRITISH WRITER PENS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF TRUMP

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:



A few things spring to mind.  Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.  For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump's limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. 

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever.

I don't say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it's a fact. He doesn't even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.  Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn't just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.  There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It's all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.  Well, we don't. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.  And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.  Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.  He's not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat.  He's more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.  That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.

There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless or female – and he kicks them when they are down.  So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy' is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and most are.

You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.

After all, it's impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.  God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.  He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.  In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish:  'My God... what... have... I... created?  If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.

My response: "He actually has a great sense of humor.  He certainly would not pass the British Elite's test because they are mostly stuffed shirt anti-Semites. 

I remember this from my youth. There will always be an England, far across the sea.  As long as there's America to fill it's treasury.

Stay well and be safe.  We  "Ugly Deplorable  Americans" seem to get it. Me
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Those Family Pets. A Series of Compromises. Our Decisive and Pro-Active President.

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4. Life is a series of compromises. Do this and this will happen.  At some point Trump and his advisors will have to make a decision to open the economy and allow the consequences to flow.  There is no other alternative.  Holding off may buy some time medically and reduce the number of deaths but America must return to producing goods that people need and will buy with income from employment.

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Trump is a very proactive person  . Sometimes too compulsive but he makes decisions and moves on and we are fortunate to have this type of person in The Oval Office at this critical time.. https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/california_and_new_york_sowed_the_seeds_of_their_destruction.html

And:

https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/29/de-blasio-coronavirus-trump-response/
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They did not waffle:

the Waffle House hits Index Red

By Salena Zito

CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania — It is early Sunday morning along one of the few congested stretches of the Lincoln Highway when an empty parking lot below the familiar cheery yellow sign for the local Waffle House catches the eye.

The 24-hour diner chain, born in Atlanta 65 years ago and now spread across 25 states in nearly 2,000 locations, is primarily known for its ability to serve as a touchstone in every community it serves. It feeds a cult-like following among foodies and road warriors.

The shuttered doors along the first coast-to-coast U.S. highway told you everything about the state of things. The coronavirus's spread is likely to get worse in the coming weeks before it gets better — before we get better.

No matter where you walk into a Waffle House in this country, whether in the diner’s home state of Georgia, here in Chambersburg, or in the Waffle House in Clark Summit, Pennsylvania, you can expect without fail a cheerful hello at the door, a jukebox at your table, no-frills seating, and the nostalgic scent of frying oil for the hot irons. The waitstaff will definitely call you "honey,” and of course, you'll hear orders shouted to the kitchen in the diner’s distinct hash brown lingo.

 Click here for the full story.

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Hard to believe the mass media could sink lower but they have. Hate drags you down and they are so full of it: https://apple.news/ArCeL1-nDRVeWXVXc-l9t_A

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When it comes to Iran Trump hangs tough: https://freebeacon.com/issues/u-s-will-not-release-cash-assets-to-iran-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

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Now is not the time to go political but before the Nov. vote is cast Trump's team should put together a video of the lies and distortions he and the nation has endured both from the mass media as well as persons. It should prove highly instructive considering Trump took charge, assembled a solid team of advisors, mainly took their advice and the rest became history.  Nothing Trump did will change the minds of the haters but for the more fair minded and objective no doubt Trump has risen in their opinion because he made decisions that were mainly good for the nation. He came through in a crisis and the story has not ended.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/cbs-news-caught-using-footage-from-an-italian-hospital-to-describe-conditions-in-new-york-city-video/

Good News Israel. More Anti-Biden Commentary.

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Edited good news Israel:

The coronavirus is the only topic of global importance at the moment and its eradication is the focus of thousands of Israeli scientists, researchers, medics, entrepreneurs, investors, politicians, volunteers and others. Meanwhile, many more Israelis are working to make life as tolerable as possible for everyone. The photo is of the Jerusalem Headquarters of Israel's Emergency Service Magen David Adom. MDA is at the forefront of coronavirus testing throughout Israel. Best regards Michael In the 29th Mar 20 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include: Hundreds of Israeli companies, academics and NGOs are working to combat coronavirus. Top Israeli companies are donating cash to help fight coronavirus. Israeli tech advances are just some of the positive effects of the coronavirus. Israeli microgreens contain concentrated immune system-boosting nutrients. The Internet is full of Israeli ideas for things to do while in isolation. El AL flew its longest-ever flight, to bring home 230 Israelis from Australia. Prayers for rain have filled the Sea of Galilee – and are now tackling coronavirus.   ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Over 70 Israeli companies fight coronavirus. (TY UWI & Algermeiner) Israeli non-profit Startup Nation Central (SNC) has created a comprehensive directory of more than 70 relevant Israeli med-tech startups that are helping combat COVID-19. The areas are treatment, diagnostics, prevention, monitoring, and social. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803022,00.html https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/startups/search?list_1_action=and&list_1_tag=coronavirus Hebrew U and coronavirus. Anti-coronavirus research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem includes: a genetic biobank to help prevent its spread, faster diagnostic kits, boosting the immune system, developing new proteins as a basis for a vaccine and treatments to block infection and reduce tissue damage. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-university-mobilizes-faculty-to-battle-coronavirus/ Ben Gurion U and coronavirus. A summary of 15 of 50+ projects that Israel’s Ben Gurion University has launched to mitigate COVID-19 or its repercussions. Highlights are neutralizing antibodies, anti-viral air filters, emergency drones, automatic sanitizers and anti-viral microalgae. And 100+ students help at Soroka hospital. https://aabgu.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BGU-COVID-19-Response-Projects-3-19-25.pdf https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/corona_labvolunteers.aspx Technion and coronavirus. Israel’s Technion Institute has 20 labs working on solutions for coronavirus. It has 4 diagnostic testing projects, 2 projects developing vaccines, 4 therapeutics projects and 7 projects developing aids for medical teams. Plus, numerous emergency projects. You can even join its voice study (click here) https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/03/technion-researchers-covid-19/  https://vocalishealth.com/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startup-aims-to-identify-coronavirus-carriers-using-their-voice/ Israeli startups in the age of coronavirus.  Great Forbes article listing many Israeli companies working on coronavirus-related products and services. Not previously reported include SaNOtize (nasal spray), Pulm-One (lung function test), MagniLearn (distance learning) and Kemtai (virtual personal trainer that can see you) https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2020/03/18/israeli-startups-join-the-fight-against-coronavirus/ https://www.sanotize.com/product-pipeline  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBUQVs7B9k https://www.pulm-one.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OwxrDbCr2Q http://www.magnilearn.com/  https://get.kemtai.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ohhuSRopo More detail on Israeli coronavirus med-tech. This article focuses on six Israeli startups. RADLogics (diagnoses lung infection), Sight Diagnostics (blood test), Kamada (antibodies), Clew Medical (severity monitoring), EarlySense (home monitoring) and Geneyx Genomex (genetic resistance analysis). https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803020,00.html http://radlogics.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro50KjWWbXg https://geneyx.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvjpxVNsLK4 Coronavirus vaccine from recovered patients. Israel’s Kamada is developing a treatment against the coronavirus derived from the blood-plasma of patients who have recovered from the disease and are in convalescence. Kamada says that the plasma is likely to contain antibodies that can be the basis for a vaccine. https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-company-Kamada-working-on-passive-vaccine-for-coronavirus-621333 Intelligent testing for pathogens. Diagnostics.ai is a British company, but almost its entire R&D is based in Israel. The company uses Artificial Intelligence to analyze COVID-19 (or any pathogen) test results automatically. It removes the need for specialists and ensures standardization, accuracy and quality-control. https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-researchers-develop-innovative-diagnostic-method-for-coronavirus-621617 http://www.diagnostics.ai/Diagnostics.ai_COVID-19_approach.pdf A better mask. (TY UWI) The Israeli ViriMASK Protective Oculo-Respirator shields the face and eyes from the coronavirus. It is strapped around the head, with a see-through visor and has a filtering mechanism for the nose and mouth. The device can be washed and reused and the replaceable filters last 12 hours. Available soon. https://www.israel21c.org/new-ventilator-mask-protects-entire-face-from-coronavirus/ https://www.virimask.com/ More ventilators. Israel’s Inovytec Medical Solutions (reported here previously) is mass-producing portable respiratory machines. It plans to deliver 1,000 of the machines to the Israeli Defense Ministry in May and has had additional orders from Europe. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3802855,00.html http://www.inovytec.com/ventway/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xRf8cAUkuQ Barcoding cancer treatments. As reported previously (Nov 2016) Israeli scientists developed nano-packages of anti-cancer treatments, barcoded to identify which is the most effective. Now, Israel’s Barcode Diagnostics sends different chemo in nanoparticles and reads barcodes on the dead tumors to see which one worked best. https://www.barcode-diagnostics.com/ US approval for hammertoe fixing system. Israel’s Ossio (reported here previously) has just received US FDA approval for its OSSIOfiber® Hammertoe Fixation system. The bio-integrative non-metal “intelligent” bone-regeneration implants come in 3 sizes, plus straight and angled configurations, for better customization. https://ossio.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OSSIO-Full-HT-Clearance-Press-Release.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhiHflP1nGE ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL Philanthropic Israeli companies., Big-hearted Israeli companies include Israeli-founded Mobileye, which is donating NIS 10 million to cash-strapped non-profits. Mobileye’s parent, Intel, is donating $320,000 to Haifa’s Rambam Hospital to buy a hi-tech coronavirus testing system. And MyHeritage is donating 66,000 swabs. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803273,00.html https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803096,00.html https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803120,00.html Austria’s Chancellor grateful for PM’s advice.  Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that Israeli PM Netanyahu shook him out of his complacency, urging him to "do something" to contain the coronavirus epidemic. It prompted him to make Austria one of the first European countries to take serious action. https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/03/22/austrian-leader-thanks-god-for-netanyahus-advice-on-coronavirus/  SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Predicting the spread of coronavirus. Scientists from Israel’s Weizmann Institute and other organizations have developed a method for monitoring, identifying, and predicting the coronavirus’s spreading zones. It involves patients answering a one-minute questionnaire. 60,000 Israelis completed the form in just one week. https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/two-steps-ahead-coronavirus https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.19.20038844v1 Hackathon to alleviate isolation. 150 Israelis and Americans from Birthright, MIT and the IDF’s elite 8200 unit held a virtual hackathon called “HackCorona”. They designed video innovations, a digital services platform, an errand volunteering platform, distance learning and other virtual on-line facilities. https://www.jns.org/birthright-mit-and-idf-unit-8200-alumni-collaborate-in-anti-coronavirus-hackathon/ Transferring coronavirus test data. In just 48 hours, Israel’s Kryon (see here) built a  Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution to automate the twice-daily uploading of Israeli Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 test results onto Maccabi Healthcare Services’ system. Healthcare professionals can now focus on treatment. https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/03/159246-ourcrowd-portfolio-company-kryon-aids-covid-19-testing-with-robotic-process-automation/  https://www.kryonsystems.com/  Positive aspects of coronavirus. Not everything about the coronavirus is negative. Families spend more time together and some unhealthy vices are curtailed. The major benefit is advancing technology e.g. telemedicine, robotics and efficient financial technology. And Calcalist has published OptimisTech with more good news. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3802250,00.html https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803612,00.html US-Israel water-energy initiative. The tech transfer arm of Israel’s Ben-Gurion University and Northwestern University are to jointly develop technologies to solve global water challenges. The $21.4 million initiative covers energy-efficient water supply, wastewater reuse and recovery, and energy-water systems. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/03/u-s-israel-consortium-launches-21-4-million-initiative-to-develop-water-energy-technologies/  https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3800506,00.html ECONOMY & BUSINESS Grants to startups combatting coronavirus. The Israeli government has promised financial support worth NIS 50 million to Israeli start-ups advancing solutions to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It said it will fund most of the development expenses for companies with exceptional impact breakthrough technologies. https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Government-offers-assistance-to-tech-developers-fighting-coronavirus-621412  https://m.calcalistech.com/Article.aspx?guid=3801691 Virtual business summit to fight coronavirus. Israel’s Catalyst Investments is hosting a virtual conference in early April to match investors with med-tech and biotech companies fighting the novel coronavirus. Managing Partner Edouard Cukierman believes that funding can help Israeli startups develop a breakthrough solution. http://nocamels.com/2020/03/virtual-conference-israeli-biotech-medtech-covid19/  https://catalyst-fund.com/ Small Israeli startups can adapt. This article highlights that many Israeli startups will be nimble enough to survive the “black swan” coronavirus event. The 2008 financial crisis provides an historical precedent. They are boosting their on-line presence, preserving cash and increasing stocks held by foreign distributors. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article.aspx?did=1001321215 https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-coronavirus-strikes-israeli-tech-firms-gear-up-to-new-normal/ Investment in Israeli startups continues. Venture Capital funds and large multinationals are still investing in Israeli startups. This week Pitango completed raising a $250 million growth fund; Pyramid Analytics raised $25 million; Quantum Machines $17.5 million; ePlane $9 million; Revuze $5.1 million etc. etc. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803510,00.html Israel’s largest port operating normally. (TY Hazel) Israel’s largest seaport, Ashdod, is fully operational, at a level similar to last year despite the global coronavirus outbreak. Some 97% of cargo to Israel, by weight, arrives by ship and the government has assured the country there will be no shortages of essential products. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-israel-ports/israels-biggest-seaport-operating-fully-no-shortages-expected-idUSL8N2BB6B0 Wines from the Biblical heartland. The Israeli wine industry in the Judean Hills grows literally from strength to strength (see here for previous articles). For example, Gush Etzion winery produces 100,000 bottles a year and the Judean Hills Quartet is a group of 4 boutique wineries producing top quality, award-winning wines. https://www.israel21c.org/sip-the-wines-of-the-fabulous-judean-hills-terroir/ A billionaire entrepreneur in isolation. Israel’s Adam Neumann was ousted last year from the WeWork co-working multi-billion-dollar company he founded. In December he returned to Israel and is still here 3 months later.  What is he doing?  This interview with his Mum is a real “eye-opener”. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3802511,00.html CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT` Idan Raichel livestreams to 400,000. More than 400,000 people from around the world tuned in to watch renowned Israeli musician Idan Raichel’s livestreamed 22nd Mar concert from his Tel Aviv living room. He performed some of his most popular and uplifting songs, while sending a message of hope and togetherness. https://www.jns.org/400000-people-worldwide-tune-in-for-livestreamed-concert-by-idan-raichel/  THE JEWISH STATE  Good for the elderly in Modi’in. Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics and Community Development has set-up a food-distribution system using WhatsApp groups, for homebound Israelis. Over 250 volunteers deliver cooked meals three times a week to vulnerable, elderly residents in each of Modi’in’s 13 neighborhoods. https://www.jns.org/israeli-rabbinical-organization-organizes-innovative-food-distribution-system-for-the-elderly/ President reads to children during lockdown. Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin went on-line to give parents a break. He said, “Read along with me, the whole family or just the children (and take the time for a coffee, without your phone).” He then read the children’s book “A Room for Rent,” by Leah Goldberg. https://unitedwithisrael.org/only-in-israel-president-entertains-children-on-social-media-during-lockdown/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O0jVoLhyzQ Israelis rescued from Peru. Itzik Garber piloted one of 4 El Al planes that flew 16 hours and over 12,000km to Peru to rescue 1,000 Israelis stranded by the coronavirus outbreak. After a 4-hour break on the ground, Captain Garber flew his Boeing 787 Dreamliner with hundreds of Israelis for another 15 hours back home to Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpE8Q7KmGJk Record-breaking flight to Australia. In a historic first, El Al flew a commercial flight directly from Israel to Australia to evacuate Israelis stranded due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 17-hour flight landed in Perth and took off several hours later. It carried 230 Israelis, including 80 who went to Perth from New Zealand. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/First-ever-direct-El-Al-flight-to-Australia-evacuates-stranded-Israelis-622120 More Israelis rescued. (TY Hazel) Israel showed again that it doesn’t abandon its citizens. El Al planes have brought back 40 from Ghana, 600 from Ukraine (on 4 flights), including 160 mostly Arab-Israeli students from Odessa. Other missions include from Italy, Ethiopia, Thailand and Croatia. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israelis-evacuated-from-Ghana-hours-before-borders-close-621901 Can’t stop Aliya. (TY TPS) Immigration to Israel continues despite the coronavirus pandemic. 961 immigrants have arrived in Israel since the beginning of March., They included 72 Ethiopian immigrants from the Falash Mura community.  All new immigrants have to spend their first 2 weeks in self-isolation. https://unitedwithisrael.org/coronavirus-cant-stop-aliyah-961-immigrate-to-israel-in-march/ The Kinneret is almost full. (TY WIN) Prayers for rain have worked. The Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) is at a 16-year high - just short of the upper red line. At that level, the Dganya Dam should be opened to prevent flooding. A little more rain is forecast, plus the melting snow from Mount Hermon should push it over the line. https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/03/23/for-the-first-time-in-17-years-sea-of-galilee-is-nearly-full/ https://forecast.israelinfo.co.il/kineret +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Some op eds you might find interesting: The Media's Top Lies and Spins About COVID-19Cora Mandy, RealClearPolitics Economic Numbers Don't Matter Now Amid Dire CrisisJames Galbraith, Guardian U.S. Should Ignore Trump Until It Rids Itself of Him Andrew Sullivan, NY Magazine Trump Keeps His Head When the Rest Lose Theirs Donald Devine, American Spectator +++ More dumping Biden commentary. Calling on Obama to play Brutus: Democrats need to recruit Obama to bench Biden, find another candidate:  By Michael Goodwin It is a given in politics that an incumbent has the advantage until things go wrong, at which point the challenger gets an edge. Then why, amidst panic, death and economic shutdown, is Joe Biden looking like the sick man of 2020? Biden’s predicament is odd considering a key pillar of Donald Trump’s presidency — record low unemployment — is being vaporized. Thursday’s 3.3 million new unemployment claims wiped out nearly half the jobs created in the last three years, and the worst is yet to come. Millions upon millions of Americans are fearful about their health and that of their loved ones, and the job losses and stock-market plunges are robbing family nest eggs. In addition, much of the media is slanting their coverage to damage Trump, all of which should be giving Biden a huge boost. Indeed, my initial assumption was that the former veep caught a lucky break in the timing of the corona­virus outbreak. His winning streak in the last primaries gave him a solid lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders just before the shutdown froze the race and spared Biden added focus on his glaring weaknesses.At the same time, Trump would be on the hot seat and inevitable missteps would magnify the sense of an out-of-control crisis, damaging if not destroying his re-election chances. So how did the script get flipped, with Trump rising and Biden shrinking? And what can Dems do about it? The first answer is fairly obvious: Trump has outperformed expectations as Biden first disappeared, then reappeared in several dreadful performances. Despite initial reluctance, the president embraced the pandemic as a national threat and is ordering a massive mobilization. He calls himself a “wartime president” and is leading from the front, to a fault on occasion. His daily briefings demonstrate the hands-on approach Americans expect from a president during an emergency. He’s on the case, and that’s half the battle when stricken citizens need reassurance that somebody is looking out for them. Trump made a good choice in tapping Vice President Mike Pence to lead the task force, and the core team is credible and likeable, especially Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx. By setting a target date of Easter, April 12, for a partial easing of federal restrictions, the president injected the first ray of optimism in the dreary projections. Naturally, many on the left refuse to share that optimism, preferring a sky-is-falling pessimism and demanding a national lockdown. Nor are they welcoming signs of bipartisanship, choosing to magnify even slight differences as absolute proof that America remains polarized. As for the media, their hostility toward Trump for four years has led them to cheerlead for a Biden ­victory. In truth, with the virus continuing to spread and deaths rising, all Democrats might benefit from the outbreak. But for now, that looks less likely because Trump is turning the tables. Polls show the president’s job-approval rising, and his handling of the crisis is getting strong majority support, including 60 percent in a Gallup survey. And that was before he helped push the $2.2 trillion relief bill over the goal line. Meanwhile, Biden is a shrunken version of the guy who got hot at the right time. After going silent for nearly a week, he emerged in video clips and interviews from the basement of his Delaware home, where he is quarantining himself. Looking isolated and lapsing into occasional gibberish, he seemed ­every bit the mentally challenged 77-year-old he was on the worst days of the campaign. Although he did better on a CNN virtual town hall Friday, his tics, such as having a three-point answer to every question, do not inspire confidence that he is capable of being president for four years. So what can Dems do? Find another nominee. But first, they must bench Biden, or persuade him to bench himself. It’s a job for Barack Obama. The former president remains the most trusted member of his party and is uniquely situated to deliver the bad news to his vice president. In fact, it won’t be a total surprise given that Obama never endorsed Biden, despite making it clear he did not want Sanders, the only other choice, to be the nominee. Obama could pitch withdrawal as a final public service to country and party. For all we know, members of Biden’s family share the idea and would welcome Obama’s intervention. The timing is tricky because the remaining primary schedule is in flux, leaving Biden about 800 delegates short of the required majority of 1,991. It is even possible the July convention will be postponed or canceled, creating huge complications around the nomination. And moving Biden aside makes sense only if there are better alternatives. By my count, there are three. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is emerging as a favorite of some Dems because of his take-charge approach to the virus. His aggressive style would be a worthy counter to Trump’s and, as a prodigious fundraiser with a legacy name, he would be better than Biden at uniting the party. At 62, he isn’t burdened by age and health issues. On the downside, the New York model of sky-high taxes and insanely expensive public services would be a hard sell in swing states, as would Cuomo’s foolish ban on fracking and fuel pipelines. Nancy Pelosi also deserves consideration. The House speaker enjoys huge name recognition, is adept at twisting rich arms and has the requisite personal hatred of Trump. However, she turned 80 last week and her name on the ballot would unite ­Republicans as well as Dems. And there is always Hillary Clinton. Insiders say she hasn’t given up despite being a two-time loser, and a rematch of 2016 would galvanize the nation. Her Trump grudge would be the only rationale she would need and might give Dems the turnout they would need. But first things first. Paging Dr. ­Obama . . . About buddy buddy Blasio  Stop the presses: Here is what President Trump said Friday about Mayor de Blasio: “I’ve really gotten to like him. I get along with him very well. Now, he wants us to do certain things, and we’ve produced.” Given that they were nasty combatants, there are two possible explanations for the change. One, Trump means it. He loves his hometown and sees the mayor as a good partner in trying to save lives. Two, Trump is embracing de Blasio because Gov. Cuomo shuns the mayor. Cuomo and Trump swapped praise for a few days, but now are swapping barbs. So the enemy of Trump’s enemy is his new best friend. The old maxim that “if it bleeds, it leads” explains why bad news dominates the media, yet the need for good news has rarely been greater. Which is why I recommend the “Hero of the Day” feature in The Post. It sings the praises of ordinary New Yorkers helping others however they can. It’s a guaranteed mood lifter. 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