🦟 1. CDC Travel Warning Over Chikungunya Outbreak in China
-
Outbreak Details:
- Over 7,000 confirmed cases in Guangdong Province, China, with spread to Hong Kong and other regions.
- The virus is mosquito-borne, similar to dengue and Zika.
- Symptoms include fever, joint pain, headaches, muscle aches, rash, and in rare cases, death, especially among infants, elderly, and those with preexisting conditions.
-
CDC Response:
- Issued a Level 2 travel notice.
- Advises enhanced precautions: insect repellent, long clothing, screened accommodations.
- Vaccination is available and recommended for travelers.
- Pregnant travelers are advised to reconsider travel due to risks to newborns.
-
Chinese Containment Measures:
- Use of drones, mosquito-eating fish, fines for stagnant water, and hospital isolation under mosquito netting.
- Comparisons are drawn to COVID-19 containment tactics, raising concerns about transparency.
🏛️ 2. Texas Political Crisis Over Redistricting
-
Governor Greg Abbott's Lawsuit:
- Filed with the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democratic legislators who fled the state to block a redistricting bill.
- Targets Chairman Wu and others for dereliction of duty.
- Abbott cites Texas Constitution and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion to justify the action.
-
Democratic Response:
- Democrats argue their actions uphold their constitutional oath, not political agendas.
- Chairman Wu defends the move as a stand against racially biased redistricting.
-
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker:
- Defends the Texas Democrats staying in Illinois.
- Criticizes threats of arrest, likening it to protecting immigrants.
-
Commentary from Mark Levin:
- Promotes his book “On Power”, linking the Texas situation to broader themes of Marxism, media manipulation, and Democratic control.
- Argues that Democrats misuse power and distort public debate.
Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. Thanks for Listening
#seanhannity #hannity #marklevin #levin #charliekirk #megynkelly #tucker #tuckercarlson #glennbeck #benshapiro #shapiro #trump #sexton #bucksexton
#rushlimbaugh #limbaugh #whitehouse #senate #congress #thehouse #democrats
#republicans #conservative #senator #congressman #congressmen #congresswoman #capitol #president #vicepresident #POTUS #presidentoftheunitedstatesofamerica
#SCOTUS #Supremecourt #DonaldTrump #PresidentDonaldTrump #DT #TedCruz #Benferguson #Verdict #maga #presidenttrump #47 #the47morningupdate #donaldtrump #trump #news #trumpnews #Benferguson #breaking #breakingnews #morningupdate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
The term that I use now to describe the Democrats
and these Marxists and Islamis is authoritarian Democrats. Other words,
they'll go through the voting process as long as they win,
but if they don't win, they'll try and sabotage a
Trump or Republicans. They don't really care about the electorate
except if it gives them power. They don't really care
about the well being of the average person unless they
can persuade them to support them.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Good Thursday morning. It's nice to have you with us
on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got a
couple of major stories for you this morning. This one
is a story I hope I never have to talk
about again, but it needs to be on your radar screen.
The CDC has now issued a travel warning over a
viral outbreak in China that is spread by mosquito bites.
(00:51):
It is very eerie how close it is to the
initial warnings we got with COVID nineteen. I'll have that
story for you in just a moment. Also, it is
ratcheting up in Texas as Democrats refuse to come back
to work now. It's involving the state Supreme Court, the governor,
and the governor of Illinois. I also talk with Mark Levin,
(01:14):
the Great One, about his new book on power and
how it relates to everything that's going on in Texas.
But first I got to ask you a question. Are
you one of those that is just so tired of
giving your money to radical left woke companies that actually
are fighting against your values every day? Well, there are
certain bills that you pay every month that if you
(01:37):
can go with a conservative company, why not do it?
In fact, why not go with a conservative company that
actually takes part of your bill every month that you're
going to pay to somebody, and they give it back
to organizations that support your First and your Second Amendment rights,
that support the rights of unborn children, that stand with
our military, are first responders, and so many wounded warriors
(02:00):
that need help. Well, that bill I'm talking about is
your cell phone bill. And I've been telling you for
a long time about Patriot Mobile. But there's no better
time to switch than right now. Not only does Patriot
Mobile operate on all three major networks in this country, yeah,
all three. That means you get the same great coverage
you're used to right now, but you also make a
(02:22):
difference with every call you make and every text you make.
And why would you want to give your money a
big mobile? Big Mobile has been giving big donations to
democratic causes, democratic candidates, and radical left organizations. I'm talking
about organizations that actually support abortion. That is why I
want you to switch right now to Patriot Mobile. Go
(02:45):
ahead and make the switch, and it's so easy. All
you have to do is simply call Patriot Mobiles one
hundred percent US based team from the comfort of your
home or your office and they'll have you activated in minutes.
And if you're still locked in a contract problem, Patriots
Mobile contract buyout program covers up to five hundred dollars
per device. Keep your same number, keep your phone, or
(03:07):
upgrade do a new one. So back to my point,
what are you waiting for? Call Patriot Mobile today and
make a difference every single day with every call you make.
Patriot Mobile dot com slash ferguson. That's Patriot Mobile dot
com slash ferguson or nine seven to two Patriot And
if you use the promo code ferguson, you're gonna get
(03:29):
a free month of service on top of that Patriot
Mobile dot com slash ferguson or nine seven two Patriot.
That's Patriot Mobile dot com slash ferguson or ninety seven
to two Patriot. It's the forty seven Morning Update and
it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Story number one.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
There is a major story that needs to be on
your radar, and it's one that concerns now China yet again,
and the CDC issuing a travel warning over a viral
outbreak in China that is spread by mosquito bites. The
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing a Level
(04:06):
two travel notice. This is much like what we witness
with the coronavirus for a province in China due to
a quote major outbreak, the agency is recommending travelers practice
enhance precautions. As of August to six, if you believe
the numbers coming out of China, over seven thousand confirmed
(04:28):
cases of chikungunya have been reported, with the outbreak spreading
to Hong Kong and other provinces. Now, what is this disease? Well,
symptoms typically appear, they say three to seven days after
a mosquito bite, and while most recover within a week.
There are major problems that can happen because of this
(04:49):
mosquito born viral disease characterize as being major issues with fever,
severe joint pain, severe headaches, muscle aches, joint swelling, and
a rash. There is also a concern over death. Even
though it's being categorized as rare infants, they're very concerned
about older adults and people with certain health conditions will
(05:12):
also face high risk of severe symptoms and possibly death.
Yet again, another concern of the similarities we're talking about
here because of what happened last time when it came
out of China. Now in twenty twenty five, this strand
has affected approximately two hundred and forty thousand people across
sixteen countries, resulting, they say, in around ninety deaths. Chinese
(05:36):
authorities have mobilized intense containment strategies, including drones to locate
standing water, insecticide spraying, even targeting individuals before entering buildings,
deployment of mosquito eating fish, fines or penalties for stagnant
water accumulation, and hospital isolation under mosquito netting. Here is
(05:57):
more from Fox News Channel about the seat putting out
the warning for Americans.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Tonight, a viral outbreak in China prompts the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention the CDC to issue a travel warning.
More than seven thousand cases of this disease have been
reported so far. State Department correspondent Jillian Turner has details
tonight from the State Department.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Even Jillian Good Evening Brett. The CDC, as you mentioned,
is warning Americans traveling to China about chikungunya. It is
a virus that spreads to humans through infected mosquito bites.
It can cause severe illness, with symptoms that mimic pretty
closely dangay fever and zecavirus, mostly found in Africa. Here's
what the CDC says about it. They say most people
(06:40):
in fact to get better within a week. However, some
can have severe joint pain for months two years. Other
symptoms include severe fever and fatigue. The outbreak now is
in the Chinese province goang Dong. It's near Hong Kong,
with more than seven thousand cases reported so far, prompting
some pretty dramatic measures to contain the spread, like mandatory
(07:00):
insect repellent blasts for people entering the area. Mandatory property
checks for stagnant water, which attracts mosquitos and when found
is now punishable by fines or even arrests.
Speaker 6 (07:10):
If you happen to get this, they're quarantining you in
hospitals with mosquito netting and not letting you out for
a week. These are the kind of draconian responses we
saw with COVID. We're seeing it again.
Speaker 5 (07:22):
The CDC says Americans traveling to eight other countries are
also at elevated risk of exposure to the virus, even
if there is no current outbreak there. People at risk
for more severe cases of chicungunya include newborns, seniors sixty
five years and up, as well as people with diabetes
or heart disease. Now, the good news is that, unlike COVID,
(07:45):
deaths from this disease are exceedingly rare. You can also
protect yourself by getting vaccinated against it, or by preventing
mosquito bites in the first place through all the usual
mechanisms insect repellent netting, wearing long sleeves, and staying in
air condition.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
You listen to this warning and there's a couple of
points here that need to be made clear Number one,
there's no specific treatment for this, so management focuses on
symptom relief, rest, hydration, over the counterpane relief, and vaccines,
as they mentioned, are available in the US and recommended
for travelers that are going to the outbreak regions. But
(08:20):
then the question also comes up, and this is why
I want it on your radar screen. Why are they
treating this in China very much the same way they
treated COVID And are they telling us the truth now?
They're saying to minimize the risk of exposure, the CDC
advises the use of insect repellent, wearing long sleeved shirts
and long pants, staying in screened or air conditioned accommodation.
(08:44):
They also have a warning for pregnant travelers, especially near delivery.
They're encouraged now to quote reconsidered travel as infection neer
childbirth can pass to newborns. Vaccination should be discussed with
the healthcare provider. The CDC is also saying, so this
is a story that I hope I don't have to
talk about again with you, But when you're dealing with
China and what they're doing right now, you have to wonder,
(09:07):
what are.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
They hiding Now story number two.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
I want to move on to another major story, and
it deals with what's happening in Texas. The Governor of Texas,
Greg Abbott, has now filed a lawsuit to start the
removal for dereliction of duty, derelict Democrats and saying you're
not showing up for work. You fled the state to
block redistricting bill, and now we're going to hold you
(09:31):
accountable for exactly that. Governor Abbott filing the lawsuit Tuesday
night with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to begin the
process for the removal of House Democratic Caucus Chairman Wu
and others. The chairman, along with most of his Democrat
House colleagues, fled the state to block acorum in protest
to the GOP's efforts to carry out their duty of
(09:53):
congressional seat redistricting. Today I took emergency action, the governor said,
to begin the removal from office of derelic Democrat Texas
House members he refuses show up for special session. Governor
Abbot writing this, saying quote, I filed the suit directly
with the Texas Supreme Court too quickly make clear the
(10:14):
authority I have to bring the lawsuit for removal of
legislators from their office now. On Sunday, Abbot ordered the
House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum to
return to work, or he would take action to vacate
their legislative seats and appoint replacements. This truancy ends now,
Governor Abbot said in a Sunday night statement. The derelic
(10:35):
Democratic House members must return to Texas and be in
attendance when the House reconvens at three pm on Monday,
August fourth. The Governor said he will invoke the Texas
Attorney general opinion to remove the absent Democrats from their
elected office. The governor stated, quote In that opinion, the
Attorney General considered whether Texas law allows for a determination
(10:57):
that a legislator has vacated office if they intentionally break quorum.
The Attorney General concluded that whether a specific legislator abandoned
his or her office such that a vacancy occurred will
be a fact question for a court quote unquote. Sunday afternoon,
(11:17):
Texas House Democrats fled the state to Illinois to stop
the state legislature from moving forward on plans to redistrict
Texas congressional districts. Democratic Caucus Chairman wo a Democrat from Houston,
said the governor is using an intentionally racist map to
steal the voices of millions of black and Latino Texans,
all to execute a corrupt political deal. The derelict Texas
(11:41):
House members ignored the governor's order and did not return
to the capital insert Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed
a notice with the Texas Supreme Court in support of
the governor's lawsuit, saying this Texas is taking every available
avenue to force runaway Democrats to return to Texas and
(12:02):
hold them accountable for breaking quorum. That's what the Attorney
General Ken Paxon said in the statement, saying, quote, under
the Texas Constitution in Texas law, the Office of the
Attorney General has the legal authority to bring these cases
against the renegade House members. I have alerted the Texas
Supreme Court that I will be making additional filings on
(12:22):
Friday if the Democrats continued to abandon their legislative duties.
Abbott also wrote a letter to the Texas Supreme Court
about his action of filing directly with the state's top
course bypassing the district and Appellate Court. System, the governor
side section twenty two of the Texas Constitution and court
precedent for those actions. And that's where we go to.
(12:44):
Late Tuesday night, the Supreme Court requests the response from
the respondent, Chairman Wu, the Democrat no later than Friday,
August eighth, at five pm. The case number for the
emergency petition is twenty five dash zero six seven four. Translation.
It's getting very real now for Democrats that there is
(13:04):
a chance if they do not come back to Texas,
they can lose their jobs. Texas Tribune reporter, by the way,
posting comments from Chairman Wu in response to the governor's
latest action to remove him and fellow Democratic legislators, saying, quote,
I took an oath to the Constitution, not a politician's agenda.
Denying the governor at quorum was not an abandonment in
(13:26):
my office. It was a fulfillment of my oath. That
is the latest from the Democrats. He said, I took
that oath to the constitution, not the political agenda, and
he's hoping the American people will go along with him.
One person, by the way, that definitely is going along
with him is the governor of Illinois. Trying to turn
this into his own political moment. JB. Pritzker firing back
(13:49):
at Trump's threat to arrest runaway Texas Democrats, saying, bring
it on. He's more than happy to fight Donald Trump.
And here's the governor, in his own words.
Speaker 7 (13:59):
Is that, you know, our local law enforcement protect everybody
in Illinois. Our state troopers protect everybody in Illinois and
anybody who's here in Illinois. And so whether it's federal
agents coming to Illinois or state rangers from Texas, if
you haven't broken federal law, you know, you're basically unwelcome.
(14:22):
And there's no way that they can be that our
state legislators here, the Texas state legislators can be arrested.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
So there's the governor of Illinois saying, Hey, I stand
up for illegal immigrants that are in my state and
protect them all the time. Why do not go ahead
and protect some hardcore liberal Democrats from Texas as well? Now,
Governor of Texas, Craig Abbott, he has a very simple
response to JD. Pritzker and anybody else that's criticizing him.
(14:49):
He says, it's all about doing your job, and that's
what the Democrats have abandoned.
Speaker 8 (14:54):
So the Democrats when they return, they're going to be
accountable for certain legal biolaces, but so for violations of
Texas House rules, and so it's going to be a
bad day for them. And the sooner they get back,
maybe the lesser the consequences. But the longer they stay,
the greater the consequences.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
The greater the consequences. So now here we are at
the Texas Supreme Court, and there's a very good chance
that the governors got this one right and Democrats may
lose their jobs over all of this, refusing to come
back to the state that they said they were representing
and instead hanging out in Chicago. I also sat down
(15:32):
and had a very interesting conversation with a dear friend
of mine, a mentor, Mark Levin. He has a new
book out called On Power, a book that I hope
all of you will buy, and I asked him about
what was happening in Texas and how his book relates
to what we're witnessing. I want you to take a
listen to what Mark Levin, the Great One, had to
(15:53):
say speaking of power. I want to get your take
on what Democrats have just decided to do in Texas
flee this. They have run to other states that are
basically advocating for socialism and communism and Marxism. You've got
the governor of Illinois saying, come on over, will, how's
you will love on you? YadA YadA, YadA, and they say,
(16:13):
this is what power now looks like to the left,
how dangerous is that?
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Well, this jerry mandering is all you're talking about pretty much. Yeah, yeah,
it's very dangerous. But let's point out I have a
whole chapter on language, and they're proving the point in
the chapter and all lot of people read it themselves.
But take a look at this. The twenty twenty census
they quote unquote mathematical errors which resulted in Democrats having
five more seats than they should have had, and the
(16:38):
census admits it made a mistake. So let's start at
that baseline. Then you look at Massachusetts. They don't have
a single Republican member of the House of Representatives. Then
you look at Maryland. They have one Republican out of
eight in the state of Maryland. Then you look at
California fifty two seats, forty three Democrats and nine Republicans.
Then you look at Illinois, fourteen Democrats and three Republicans,
(17:01):
and I could go on and on and on. So
this party, the Democrat Party, it embraces Marxism, it embraces
the Islamis against the Israelis, it embraces propaganda of the
worst sort. Again, I discussed this in the chapter in
the book. And their purpose is what they corrupt the
public debate, so people don't even know what to debate.
They come up with slogans and repetition, which is a
(17:24):
big deal for them, like any other authoritarians do. So
people get in their minds that it's the Republicans. They
are trying to steal the midterm elections. They have a
media behind them, and so so many people who don't
focus on this day in and day out have no
idea what's actually going on except the drum beat that
they hear over and over and over again. So it
is very dangerous what these people are doing. But it
(17:46):
has to be countered. We can't just wring our hands
about it.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
What was me?
Speaker 6 (17:50):
What was me?
Speaker 1 (17:51):
And the way we counter it is again we go
to the core of this book and rather than making
superficial arguments, we say they want to grab power. This
is why they want to go rabbit, and the book
explains why and how they do it and how to
respond to it.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
I hope all of you, by the way, will grab
Marklevin's new book On Power, as explois the nature of power,
its historical uses, and its impact on liberty. The book
argues that while power can be used for oppression, it
is also essential for a thriving society when it's structured
with checks and balances. The laugh, by the way, has
bastardized power, and well, now we're witnessing it in real
(18:27):
time with the Democrats in Texas, and this is exactly
why I hope all of you will grab Marklevin's new
book on Power.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow
The term that I use now to describe the Democrats
and these Marxists and Islamis is authoritarian Democrats. Other words,
they'll go through the voting process as long as they win,
but if they don't win, they'll try and sabotage a
Trump or Republicans. They don't really care about the electorate
except if it gives them power. They don't really care
about the well being of the average person unless they
can persuade them to support them.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Good Thursday morning. It's nice to have you with us
on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got a
couple of major stories for you this morning. This one
is a story I hope I never have to talk
about again, but it needs to be on your radar screen.
The CDC has now issued a travel warning over a
viral outbreak in China that is spread by mosquito bites.
(00:51):
It is very eerie how close it is to the
initial warnings we got with COVID nineteen. I'll have that
story for you in just a moment. Also, it is
ratcheting up in Texas as Democrats refuse to come back
to work now. It's involving the state Supreme Court, the governor,
and the governor of Illinois. I also talk with Mark Levin,
(01:14):
the Great One, about his new book on power and
how it relates to everything that's going on in Texas.
But first I got to ask you a question. Are
you one of those that is just so tired of
giving your money to radical left woke companies that actually
are fighting against your values every day? Well, there are
certain bills that you pay every month that if you
(01:37):
can go with a conservative company, why not do it?
In fact, why not go with a conservative company that
actually takes part of your bill every month that you're
going to pay to somebody, and they give it back
to organizations that support your First and your Second Amendment rights,
that support the rights of unborn children, that stand with
our military, are first responders, and so many wounded warriors
(02:00):
that need help. Well, that bill I'm talking about is
your cell phone bill. And I've been telling you for
a long time about Patriot Mobile. But there's no better
time to switch than right now. Not only does Patriot
Mobile operate on all three major networks in this country, yeah,
all three. That means you get the same great coverage
you're used to right now, but you also make a
(02:22):
difference with every call you make and every text you make.
And why would you want to give your money a
big mobile? Big Mobile has been giving big donations to
democratic causes, democratic candidates, and radical left organizations. I'm talking
about organizations that actually support abortion. That is why I
want you to switch right now to Patriot Mobile. Go
(02:45):
ahead and make the switch, and it's so easy. All
you have to do is simply call Patriot Mobiles one
hundred percent US based team from the comfort of your
home or your office and they'll have you activated in minutes.
And if you're still locked in a contract problem, Patriots
Mobile contract buyout program covers up to five hundred dollars
per device. Keep your same number, keep your phone, or
(03:07):
upgrade do a new one. So back to my point,
what are you waiting for? Call Patriot Mobile today and
make a difference every single day with every call you make.
Patriot Mobile dot com slash ferguson. That's Patriot Mobile dot
com slash ferguson or nine seven to two Patriot And
if you use the promo code ferguson, you're gonna get
(03:29):
a free month of service on top of that Patriot
Mobile dot com slash ferguson or nine seven two Patriot.
That's Patriot Mobile dot com slash ferguson or ninety seven
to two Patriot. It's the forty seven Morning Update and
it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Story number one.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
There is a major story that needs to be on
your radar, and it's one that concerns now China yet again,
and the CDC issuing a travel warning over a viral
outbreak in China that is spread by mosquito bites. The
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing a Level
(04:06):
two travel notice. This is much like what we witness
with the coronavirus for a province in China due to
a quote major outbreak, the agency is recommending travelers practice
enhance precautions. As of August to six, if you believe
the numbers coming out of China, over seven thousand confirmed
(04:28):
cases of chikungunya have been reported, with the outbreak spreading
to Hong Kong and other provinces. Now, what is this disease? Well,
symptoms typically appear, they say three to seven days after
a mosquito bite, and while most recover within a week.
There are major problems that can happen because of this
(04:49):
mosquito born viral disease characterize as being major issues with fever,
severe joint pain, severe headaches, muscle aches, joint swelling, and
a rash. There is also a concern over death. Even
though it's being categorized as rare infants, they're very concerned
about older adults and people with certain health conditions will
(05:12):
also face high risk of severe symptoms and possibly death.
Yet again, another concern of the similarities we're talking about
here because of what happened last time when it came
out of China. Now in twenty twenty five, this strand
has affected approximately two hundred and forty thousand people across
sixteen countries, resulting, they say, in around ninety deaths. Chinese
(05:36):
authorities have mobilized intense containment strategies, including drones to locate
standing water, insecticide spraying, even targeting individuals before entering buildings,
deployment of mosquito eating fish, fines or penalties for stagnant
water accumulation, and hospital isolation under mosquito netting. Here is
(05:57):
more from Fox News Channel about the seat putting out
the warning for Americans.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Tonight, a viral outbreak in China prompts the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention the CDC to issue a travel warning.
More than seven thousand cases of this disease have been
reported so far. State Department correspondent Jillian Turner has details
tonight from the State Department.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Even Jillian Good Evening Brett. The CDC, as you mentioned,
is warning Americans traveling to China about chikungunya. It is
a virus that spreads to humans through infected mosquito bites.
It can cause severe illness, with symptoms that mimic pretty
closely dangay fever and zecavirus, mostly found in Africa. Here's
what the CDC says about it. They say most people
(06:40):
in fact to get better within a week. However, some
can have severe joint pain for months two years. Other
symptoms include severe fever and fatigue. The outbreak now is
in the Chinese province goang Dong. It's near Hong Kong,
with more than seven thousand cases reported so far, prompting
some pretty dramatic measures to contain the spread, like mandatory
(07:00):
insect repellent blasts for people entering the area. Mandatory property
checks for stagnant water, which attracts mosquitos and when found
is now punishable by fines or even arrests.
Speaker 6 (07:10):
If you happen to get this, they're quarantining you in
hospitals with mosquito netting and not letting you out for
a week. These are the kind of draconian responses we
saw with COVID. We're seeing it again.
Speaker 5 (07:22):
The CDC says Americans traveling to eight other countries are
also at elevated risk of exposure to the virus, even
if there is no current outbreak there. People at risk
for more severe cases of chicungunya include newborns, seniors sixty
five years and up, as well as people with diabetes
or heart disease. Now, the good news is that, unlike COVID,
(07:45):
deaths from this disease are exceedingly rare. You can also
protect yourself by getting vaccinated against it, or by preventing
mosquito bites in the first place through all the usual
mechanisms insect repellent netting, wearing long sleeves, and staying in
air condition.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
You listen to this warning and there's a couple of
points here that need to be made clear Number one,
there's no specific treatment for this, so management focuses on
symptom relief, rest, hydration, over the counterpane relief, and vaccines,
as they mentioned, are available in the US and recommended
for travelers that are going to the outbreak regions. But
(08:20):
then the question also comes up, and this is why
I want it on your radar screen. Why are they
treating this in China very much the same way they
treated COVID And are they telling us the truth now?
They're saying to minimize the risk of exposure, the CDC
advises the use of insect repellent, wearing long sleeved shirts
and long pants, staying in screened or air conditioned accommodation.
(08:44):
They also have a warning for pregnant travelers, especially near delivery.
They're encouraged now to quote reconsidered travel as infection neer
childbirth can pass to newborns. Vaccination should be discussed with
the healthcare provider. The CDC is also saying, so this
is a story that I hope I don't have to
talk about again with you, But when you're dealing with
China and what they're doing right now, you have to wonder,
(09:07):
what are.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
They hiding Now story number two.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
I want to move on to another major story, and
it deals with what's happening in Texas. The Governor of Texas,
Greg Abbott, has now filed a lawsuit to start the
removal for dereliction of duty, derelict Democrats and saying you're
not showing up for work. You fled the state to
block redistricting bill, and now we're going to hold you
(09:31):
accountable for exactly that. Governor Abbott filing the lawsuit Tuesday
night with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to begin the
process for the removal of House Democratic Caucus Chairman Wu
and others. The chairman, along with most of his Democrat
House colleagues, fled the state to block acorum in protest
to the GOP's efforts to carry out their duty of
(09:53):
congressional seat redistricting. Today I took emergency action, the governor said,
to begin the removal from office of derelic Democrat Texas
House members he refuses show up for special session. Governor
Abbot writing this, saying quote, I filed the suit directly
with the Texas Supreme Court too quickly make clear the
(10:14):
authority I have to bring the lawsuit for removal of
legislators from their office now. On Sunday, Abbot ordered the
House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum to
return to work, or he would take action to vacate
their legislative seats and appoint replacements. This truancy ends now,
Governor Abbot said in a Sunday night statement. The derelic
(10:35):
Democratic House members must return to Texas and be in
attendance when the House reconvens at three pm on Monday,
August fourth. The Governor said he will invoke the Texas
Attorney general opinion to remove the absent Democrats from their
elected office. The governor stated, quote In that opinion, the
Attorney General considered whether Texas law allows for a determination
(10:57):
that a legislator has vacated office if they intentionally break quorum.
The Attorney General concluded that whether a specific legislator abandoned
his or her office such that a vacancy occurred will
be a fact question for a court quote unquote. Sunday afternoon,
(11:17):
Texas House Democrats fled the state to Illinois to stop
the state legislature from moving forward on plans to redistrict
Texas congressional districts. Democratic Caucus Chairman wo a Democrat from Houston,
said the governor is using an intentionally racist map to
steal the voices of millions of black and Latino Texans,
all to execute a corrupt political deal. The derelict Texas
(11:41):
House members ignored the governor's order and did not return
to the capital insert Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed
a notice with the Texas Supreme Court in support of
the governor's lawsuit, saying this Texas is taking every available
avenue to force runaway Democrats to return to Texas and
(12:02):
hold them accountable for breaking quorum. That's what the Attorney
General Ken Paxon said in the statement, saying, quote, under
the Texas Constitution in Texas law, the Office of the
Attorney General has the legal authority to bring these cases
against the renegade House members. I have alerted the Texas
Supreme Court that I will be making additional filings on
(12:22):
Friday if the Democrats continued to abandon their legislative duties.
Abbott also wrote a letter to the Texas Supreme Court
about his action of filing directly with the state's top
course bypassing the district and Appellate Court. System, the governor
side section twenty two of the Texas Constitution and court
precedent for those actions. And that's where we go to.
(12:44):
Late Tuesday night, the Supreme Court requests the response from
the respondent, Chairman Wu, the Democrat no later than Friday,
August eighth, at five pm. The case number for the
emergency petition is twenty five dash zero six seven four. Translation.
It's getting very real now for Democrats that there is
(13:04):
a chance if they do not come back to Texas,
they can lose their jobs. Texas Tribune reporter, by the way,
posting comments from Chairman Wu in response to the governor's
latest action to remove him and fellow Democratic legislators, saying, quote,
I took an oath to the Constitution, not a politician's agenda.
Denying the governor at quorum was not an abandonment in
(13:26):
my office. It was a fulfillment of my oath. That
is the latest from the Democrats. He said, I took
that oath to the constitution, not the political agenda, and
he's hoping the American people will go along with him.
One person, by the way, that definitely is going along
with him is the governor of Illinois. Trying to turn
this into his own political moment. JB. Pritzker firing back
(13:49):
at Trump's threat to arrest runaway Texas Democrats, saying, bring
it on. He's more than happy to fight Donald Trump.
And here's the governor, in his own words.
Speaker 7 (13:59):
Is that, you know, our local law enforcement protect everybody
in Illinois. Our state troopers protect everybody in Illinois and
anybody who's here in Illinois. And so whether it's federal
agents coming to Illinois or state rangers from Texas, if
you haven't broken federal law, you know, you're basically unwelcome.
(14:22):
And there's no way that they can be that our
state legislators here, the Texas state legislators can be arrested.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
So there's the governor of Illinois saying, Hey, I stand
up for illegal immigrants that are in my state and
protect them all the time. Why do not go ahead
and protect some hardcore liberal Democrats from Texas as well? Now,
Governor of Texas, Craig Abbott, he has a very simple
response to JD. Pritzker and anybody else that's criticizing him.
(14:49):
He says, it's all about doing your job, and that's
what the Democrats have abandoned.
Speaker 8 (14:54):
So the Democrats when they return, they're going to be
accountable for certain legal biolaces, but so for violations of
Texas House rules, and so it's going to be a
bad day for them. And the sooner they get back,
maybe the lesser the consequences. But the longer they stay,
the greater the consequences.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
The greater the consequences. So now here we are at
the Texas Supreme Court, and there's a very good chance
that the governors got this one right and Democrats may
lose their jobs over all of this, refusing to come
back to the state that they said they were representing
and instead hanging out in Chicago. I also sat down
(15:32):
and had a very interesting conversation with a dear friend
of mine, a mentor, Mark Levin. He has a new
book out called On Power, a book that I hope
all of you will buy, and I asked him about
what was happening in Texas and how his book relates
to what we're witnessing. I want you to take a
listen to what Mark Levin, the Great One, had to
(15:53):
say speaking of power. I want to get your take
on what Democrats have just decided to do in Texas
flee this. They have run to other states that are
basically advocating for socialism and communism and Marxism. You've got
the governor of Illinois saying, come on over, will, how's
you will love on you? YadA YadA, YadA, and they say,
(16:13):
this is what power now looks like to the left,
how dangerous is that?
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Well, this jerry mandering is all you're talking about pretty much. Yeah, yeah,
it's very dangerous. But let's point out I have a
whole chapter on language, and they're proving the point in
the chapter and all lot of people read it themselves.
But take a look at this. The twenty twenty census
they quote unquote mathematical errors which resulted in Democrats having
five more seats than they should have had, and the
(16:38):
census admits it made a mistake. So let's start at
that baseline. Then you look at Massachusetts. They don't have
a single Republican member of the House of Representatives. Then
you look at Maryland. They have one Republican out of
eight in the state of Maryland. Then you look at
California fifty two seats, forty three Democrats and nine Republicans.
Then you look at Illinois, fourteen Democrats and three Republicans,
(17:01):
and I could go on and on and on. So
this party, the Democrat Party, it embraces Marxism, it embraces
the Islamis against the Israelis, it embraces propaganda of the
worst sort. Again, I discussed this in the chapter in
the book. And their purpose is what they corrupt the
public debate, so people don't even know what to debate.
They come up with slogans and repetition, which is a
(17:24):
big deal for them, like any other authoritarians do. So
people get in their minds that it's the Republicans. They
are trying to steal the midterm elections. They have a
media behind them, and so so many people who don't
focus on this day in and day out have no
idea what's actually going on except the drum beat that
they hear over and over and over again. So it
is very dangerous what these people are doing. But it
(17:46):
has to be countered. We can't just wring our hands
about it.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
What was me?
Speaker 6 (17:50):
What was me?
Speaker 1 (17:51):
And the way we counter it is again we go
to the core of this book and rather than making
superficial arguments, we say they want to grab power. This
is why they want to go rabbit, and the book
explains why and how they do it and how to
respond to it.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
I hope all of you, by the way, will grab
Marklevin's new book On Power, as explois the nature of power,
its historical uses, and its impact on liberty. The book
argues that while power can be used for oppression, it
is also essential for a thriving society when it's structured
with checks and balances. The laugh, by the way, has
bastardized power, and well, now we're witnessing it in real
(18:27):
time with the Democrats in Texas, and this is exactly
why I hope all of you will grab Marklevin's new
book on Power.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow
Host
Ben Ferguson
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.