Despite an early spike in “corona beer virus” online searches early during the plandemic, the Corona brand is up over 20% recently, according to Constellation Brands’ CEO. (Read more at Yahoo Finance)
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Cross toon: Details on Flynn Setup Emerge
Attorney’s for former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn today revealed how FBI agents attempted to trick Flynn into a lie about his connections and communications with a Russian ambassador.
“What is our goal? Truth/admission or to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired?”
Notes written by Bill Priestap, former head of FBI counterintelligence regarding Michael Flynn questioning
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U.S. Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Launches
The first of four new next-generation Zumwalt-class destroyers launched after seven years of construction. The USS Zumwalt experienced propulsion problems in 2016 and required $4 billion more in upgrades. Read more at NavalToday.com
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South China Sea Heats Up
Communist China claims it expelled a U.S. destroyer from the South China Sea, which Naval officials have denied. (NationalInterest.org)
Cross toon
Residents of Orange County in California are set for a showdown with Governor Gavin Newsom who shut down the beaches after he disapproved of last weekend’s gatherings. Read more at the OC Register.
Maybe they need to pay more in property taxes?
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Meat Processing Plants to be Deemed Critical Infrastructure
President Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act to keep meat processing plants open. Recent plant closures due to the Covid-19 scare led Tysons Foods to warn of food supply disruptions. Read more at TheCounter.org.
Foreign farm investment
23 million acres of U.S. farmland, roughly the size of Ohio, are owned by foreign investors, with China leading the surge. (Counter.org)