China’s 'New' Viral Outbreak Echoes COVID-Era Measures plus Democrats Face Removal Over Quorum Walkout
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
🦟 1. CDC Travel Warning Over Chikungunya Outbreak in China
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker:
- Defends the Texas Democrats staying in Illinois.
- Criticizes threats of arrest, likening it to protecting immigrants.
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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.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | The term that I use now to describe the Democrats, |
| 0:09.0 | and these Marxists and Islamists, is authoritarian Democrats. |
| 0:12.0 | In other words, if they'll go through the voting process, as long as they win. |
| 0:15.0 | But if they don't win, they'll try and sabotage a Trump or a Republican. |
| 0:19.0 | They don't really care about the elector, except if Trump or a Republican. They don't really care about the |
| 0:20.9 | electorate except if it gives them power. They don't really care about the well-being of the |
| 0:24.8 | average person unless they can persuade them to support them. You're listening to the 47 morning |
| 0:30.1 | update with Ben Ferguson. Good Thursday morning. It's nice to have you with us on the 47 morning |
| 0:35.3 | update, and we've got a couple of major stories for you this |
| 0:38.6 | morning this one is a story i hope i never have to talk about again but it needs to be on your |
| 0:44.5 | radar screen the cdc has now issued a travel warning over a viral outbreak in china that is spread by mosquito bites. |
| 0:55.9 | It is very eerie how close this is to the initial warnings we got with COVID-19. |
| 1:01.6 | I'll have that story for you in just a moment. |
| 1:04.5 | Also, it is ratcheting up in Texas as Democrats refuse to come back to work. |
| 1:10.5 | Now it's involving the state Supreme Court, |
| 1:13.2 | the governor, and the governor of Illinois. I'll also talk with Mark Levin, the great one, |
| 1:20.0 | about his new book on power and how it relates to everything that's going on in Texas. |
| 1:26.8 | But first, I'm going to ask you a question. |
| 1:28.9 | Are you one of those that's just so tired of giving your money to radical left, woke |
| 1:33.2 | companies that actually are fighting against your values every day? |
| 1:37.5 | Well, there are certain bills that you pay every month that if you can go with a conservative |
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