thedailycaller--2020-10-16--No Definitive Evidence Shows Trump Rallies Are ‘Superspreaders’ Of Covid-19, Health Data Shows

There is no significant evidence that President Trump ’ s campaign rallies have been “ superspreaders ” of Covid-19 , a Daily Caller analysis of publicly available health data has found .
State health officials responsible for maintaining such data concur that Covid-19 numbers can not be directly tied to campaign rallies .
Speculation from some observers before and during the events raised alarms that they could worsen the ongoing pandemic .
But a combination of publicly available statistics on the spread of Coronavirus and analysis from public health experts concludes that the president ’ s campaign rallies can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their surrounding areas , if cases in the area even increased , which not all did .
( RELATED : ‘ It Looks Like COVID-Palooza ’ : Sunny Hostin Blasts Trump Over Pennsylvania Rally ) The Daily Caller reviewed case data provided by state and county authorities where the Trump campaign held public events .
The number of new infections on the day that rallies took place was compared to the number of new infections one week , two weeks and one month later in each location to determine if there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Seven-day averages of new infections were used where available .
The Trump campaign has held 23 rallies since the country began shutting down to combat the Covid-19 pandemic , beginning with the now infamous Tulsa rally on June 20 .
Thousands gathered indoors in Oklahoma ’ s second-largest city to welcome the president , and statewide new cases were 32 % higher one week after the rally than on the day of .
However , cases in Tulsa County actually trended downward during the two weeks after the rally , and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health told the Daily Caller that they don ’ t have “ hard data ” that connects the rally with any increase in cases .
The Tulsa Health Department does not publicly release information on what events Covid-19 cases could have been contracted .
Examination of the other 22 rallies found similar results .
Roughly half of the events clearly did not precede an upward swing in the rate of Covid-19 infections in the host state or county .
This includes campaign stops during August and September in Minnesota , Pennsylvania , North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The remaining rallies occurred around the times of what appear to be increases in Covid-19 , but no evidence can prove a link between the President ’ s visits and the outbreaks .
The Trump Campaign held rallies in Old Forge , Pennsylvania on August 20th and Moon Township , PA on September 22nd .
Data from both Lackawanna and Allegheny County show increases in Covid-19 infections in the weeks following the rallies .
However , Deputy Press Secretary Maggi Mumma of the Pennsylvania Department of Health told the Daily Caller that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally and new Covid-19 cases .
The Daily Caller got the same message from Laura Montenegro , Public Information Officer for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services , where Trump held a rally Aug. 28 .
“ We are not aware of any cases linked to the Trump rally on 8/28 , ” she said .
About a Trump visit to Ohio on Sept. 21 , Melanie Amato , Press Secretary for the Ohio Department of Health , said , “ There have been no cases linked to the rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump ’ s Sept. 12 rally in Minden , Nevada , which is less than an hour from Reno .
There appeared to be an increase in cases in the Reno area , but Scott Oxarart with the Washoe County Health District told the Daily Caller that they didn ’ t connect any cases to that rally or a rally the next day in the Las Vegas area .
Shannon Litz , Public Information Officer for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services told the Daily Caller “ at this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 has reported to Carson City Health and Human Services a connection to a political rally.
” Two rallies in Wisconsin on Aug. 17 and Sept. 17 appeared to predate Covid-19 outbreaks in their surrounding areas , however the Wisconsin Department of Health says they can ’ t reliably link any cases to the campaign events .
Public Information Officer Judy Burrows of the Marathon County Health Department said “ our weekly data demonstrates our upward trend started after Labor Day weekend , ” which was two weeks before the President visited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Study Finds Oklahoma Trump Rally Didn ’ t Lead To COVID Spike ) Trump ’ s Sept. 18 rally in Bemidji , Minn. , was the only event we investigated that ended up with multiple connected cases of Covid-19 .
Doug Schultz , Information Officer for the Minnesota Department of Health says they have identified nine individuals who attended the rally and later tested positive for Coronavirus .
The rally was attended by thousands of supporters .
Schultz added that “ it ’ s always difficult to attribute increases or decreases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as there can be multitude of factors influencing the numbers.
” It is too soon to draw conclusions about some of the Trump Campaign ’ s more recent events .
Beyond speculation , however , it is clear that there is no verifiable evidence to show that Trump rallies have meaningfully increased the spread of Covid-19 .
Still , some experts like Dr. Michael Osterholm , the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota , are still concerned .
Poor contact tracing is one reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large gatherings .
Osterholm told the Daily Caller to remember the old adage , “ absence of evidence is not evidence of absence ” .
Osterholm said that many states are woefully ill-equipped to perform widespread contact tracing because the virus may have gotten out of hand there before a system could be properly implemented .
He described that many of America ’ s peers in Europe and Asia were able to implement effective contact tracing systems after getting the initial spread of the virus under control , but “ we never did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an interview .
Osterholm said that Minnesota has one of the strongest health departments in the country , and that may be why they were able to trace more cases back to a Trump rally than other states .
Still , he says that mass protests don ’ t seem to have caused many new infections in part because they ’ re outside .
Osterholm further said that more routine indoor gatherings are still the primary vectors of transmission , something multiple health department officials echoed to the Caller .
While the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blames Trump rallies for increasing spread , they said it is still weddings , funerals , parties , and other such events that are driving this pandemic .
As Dr. Osterholm pointed out , people who attend large gatherings like protests or rallies are “ likely to be gathering amongst themselves before and after the events ” as well , and these are people who are more likely to be out living their lives “ normally ” than others , potentially putting them at an increased risk of infection .
An individual going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not necessarily show that the virus was contracted at the rally .

There is no significant evidence that President Trump’s campaign rallies have been “superspreaders” of Covid-19, a Daily Caller analysis of publicly available health data has found. State health officials responsible for maintaining such data concur that Covid-19 numbers cannot be directly tied to campaign rallies.
Speculation from some observers before and during the events raised alarms that they could worsen the ongoing pandemic. But a combination of publicly available statistics on the spread of Coronavirus and analysis from public health experts concludes that the president’s campaign rallies cannot be tied to spikes in Covid-19 infections in their surrounding areas, if cases in the area even increased, which not all did. (RELATED: ‘It Looks Like COVID-Palooza’: Sunny Hostin Blasts Trump Over Pennsylvania Rally)
The Daily Caller reviewed case data provided by state and county authorities where the Trump campaign held public events. The number of new infections on the day that rallies took place was compared to the number of new infections one week, two weeks and one month later in each location to determine if there was a significant increase in new infections post-rally. Seven-day averages of new infections were used where available.
The Trump campaign has held 23 rallies since the country began shutting down to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, beginning with the now infamous Tulsa rally on June 20.
Thousands gathered indoors in Oklahoma’s second-largest city to welcome the president, and statewide new cases were 32% higher one week after the rally. However, cases in Tulsa County actually trended downward during the two weeks after the rally, and a spokesman with the Oklahoma State Department of Health told the Daily Caller that they don’t have “hard data” that connects the rally with any increase in cases. The Tulsa Health Department does not publicly release information on what events Covid-19 cases could have been contracted.
Examination of the other 22 rallies found similar results. Roughly half of the events clearly did not precede an upward swing in the rate of Covid-19 infections in the host state or county. This includes campaign stops during August and September in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, Nevada and Ohio. The remaining rallies occurred around the times of what appear to be increases in Covid-19, but no evidence can prove a link between the President’s visits and the outbreaks.
The Trump campaign held rallies in Old Forge, PA, Aug. 20 and Moon Township, PA, Sept. 22. Data from both Lackawanna and Allegheny County show increases in Covid-19 infections in the weeks following the rallies. However, Deputy Press Secretary Maggi Mumma of the Pennsylvania Department of Health told the Daily Caller that they had found no links between either rally and new Covid-19 cases.
The Daily Caller got the same message from Laura Montenegro, Public Information Officer for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, where Trump held a rally Aug. 28. “We are not aware of any cases linked to the Trump rally on 8/28,” she said.
About a Trump visit to Ohio on Sept. 21, Melanie Amato, Press Secretary for the Ohio Department of Health, said, “There have been no cases linked to the rally on 9/21.”
The same pattern emerges for Trump’s Sept. 12 rally in Minden, Nevada, which is less than an hour from Reno. There appeared to be an increase in cases in the Reno area, but Scott Oxarart with the Washoe County Health District told the Daily Caller that they didn’t connect any cases to that rally or a rally the next day in the Las Vegas area.
Shannon Litz, Public Information Officer for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services told the Daily Caller “at this time, one individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 has reported to Carson City Health and Human Services a connection to a political rally.”
Two rallies in Wisconsin on Aug. 17 and Sept. 17 appeared to predate Covid-19 outbreaks in their surrounding areas, however the Wisconsin Department of Health says they can’t reliably link any cases to the campaign events. Public Information Officer Judy Burrows of the Marathon County Health Department said “our weekly data demonstrates our upward trend started after Labor Day weekend,” which was two weeks before the President visited that region of the state. (RELATED: Study Finds Oklahoma Trump Rally Didn’t Lead To COVID Spike)
Trump’s Sept. 18 rally in Bemidji, Minn., was the only event we investigated that ended up with multiple connected cases of Covid-19. Doug Schultz, Information Officer for the Minnesota Department of Health says they have identified nine individuals who attended the rally and later tested positive for Coronavirus. The rally was attended by thousands of supporters.
Schultz added that “it’s always difficult to attribute increases or decreases in daily case numbers to specific causes as there can be multitude of factors influencing the numbers.”
It is too soon to draw conclusions about some of the Trump Campaign’s more recent events. Beyond speculation, however, it is clear that there is no verifiable evidence to show that Trump rallies have meaningfully increased the spread of Covid-19. Still, some experts, like Dr. Michael Osterholm, the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, remain concerned.
Poor contact tracing is one reason that some scientists are warning against these large gatherings. Osterholm told the Daily Caller to remember the old adage, “absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
Osterholm said that many states are woefully ill-equipped to perform widespread contact tracing because the virus may have gotten out of hand there before a system could be properly implemented. He described that many of America’s peers in Europe and Asia were able to implement effective contact tracing systems after getting the initial spread of the virus under control, but “we never did that,” he told the Caller in an interview.
View of the crowd here in Sanford, Florida. Trump’s first rally since being infected with Covid-19. Crowd is not socially distanced and lots of people with no masks. pic.twitter.com/IRy81n5Cws — Richard Hall (@_RichardHall) October 12, 2020
Osterholm said that Minnesota has one of the strongest health departments in the country, and that may be why they were able to trace more cases back to a Trump rally than other states. Still, he says that mass protests don’t seem to have caused many new infections in part because they’re outside.
Osterholm further said that more routine indoor gatherings are still the primary vectors of transmission, something multiple health department officials echoed to the Caller. While the media focuses on large public gatherings and blames Trump rallies for increasing spread, they said it is still weddings, funerals, parties, and other such events that are driving this pandemic.
As Dr. Osterholm pointed out, people who attend large gatherings like protests or rallies are “likely to be gathering amongst themselves before and after the events” as well, and these are people who are more likely to be out living their lives “normally” than others, potentially putting them at an increased risk of infection. An individual going to a rally and later testing positive does not necessarily show that the virus was contracted at the rally.


thedailycaller--2020-10-16--NCAA Strips UMass Victories After Finding Athletes Were Given Excess Financial Aid

The NCAA found that the University of Massachusetts-Amherst had given extra financial aid to 12 of athletes and stripped victories from the men ’ s basketball and women ’ s tennis teams , the association announced Friday .
The school had overpaid the athletes more than $ 9,100 in financial aid , a Division I Committee on Infractions found .
The overpayments were a result of a misunderstanding by a former associate athletics director , according to the NCAA .
( RELATED : NCAA Extends Confederate Flag Ban To Preclude Championships In States Where Flag Is Flown ) “ UMass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review and end-of-year audits , ” the panel said in the press release .
“ On 13 occasions involving unique circumstances , UMass failed to identify and correct financial aid overage payments , ” an NCAA news release stated .
The NCAA placed the school on probation for two years and stripped victories involving the 12 athletes , which included basketball wins and an Atlantic 10 Conference championship in women ’ s tennis , according to The Associated Press .
The school must also pay a $ 5,00 fine .
The NCAA did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school ’ s financial aid distribution and monitoring processes properly awarded aid in 98 % of cases , ” according to the news release .
UMass will appeal the decision to strip its victories , according to a press release by the college .
The release noted that the overpayments were “ unintentional and inadvertent ” and that “ UMass administrators , coaching staff and student-athletes were not aware of the violations.
” UMass , in its press release , stated that the overpayments gave it “ no recruiting or competitive advantage.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to maintaining and ensuring the highest standards of compliance in our intercollegiate athletics program , ” Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said in the press release .
“ Our athletics leadership acted promptly and appropriately when these administrative errors were discovered , ” Subbaswamy continued .
“ We acknowledge and accept that violations occurred , however we respectfully disagree with the sanctions issued by the NCAA as they do not align with the nature of the infraction.
” UMass Athletics Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
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The NCAA found that the University of Massachusetts-Amherst had given extra financial aid to 12 of athletes and stripped victories from the men’s basketball and women’s tennis teams, the association announced Friday.
The school had overpaid the athletes more than $9,100 in financial aid, a Division I Committee on Infractions found. The overpayments were a result of a misunderstanding by a former associate athletics director, according to the NCAA. (RELATED: NCAA Extends Confederate Flag Ban To Preclude Championships In States Where Flag Is Flown)
“UMass implemented reasonable monitoring practices, including real-time review and end-of-year audits,” the panel said in the press release.
JUST IN: UMass Amherst has been fined for violating the NCAA’s rules on financial aid. The school gave 12 student-athletes in men’s basketball and women’s tennis financial aid that exceeded tuition, according to the Division I Committee on Infractions @WWLP22News — Taylor Knight (@TaylorKNews) October 16, 2020
“On 13 occasions involving unique circumstances, UMass failed to identify and correct financial aid overage payments,” an NCAA news release stated.
The NCAA placed the school on probation for two years and stripped victories involving the 12 athletes, which included basketball wins and an Atlantic 10 Conference championship in women’s tennis, according to The Associated Press. The school must also pay a $5,00 fine.
The NCAA did, however, find that “the school’s financial aid distribution and monitoring processes properly awarded aid in 98% of cases,” according to the news release.
UMass will appeal the decision to strip its victories, according to a press release by the college. The release noted that the overpayments were “unintentional and inadvertent” and that “UMass administrators, coaching staff and student-athletes were not aware of the violations.”
UMass, in its press release, stated that the overpayments gave it “no recruiting or competitive advantage.”
“The University of Massachusetts is committed to maintaining and ensuring the highest standards of compliance in our intercollegiate athletics program,” Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said in the press release.
“Our athletics leadership acted promptly and appropriately when these administrative errors were discovered,” Subbaswamy continued. “We acknowledge and accept that violations occurred, however we respectfully disagree with the sanctions issued by the NCAA as they do not align with the nature of the infraction.”
UMass Athletics Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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thedailycaller--2020-10-16--Rudy Giuliani Made A Number Of Claims During His Daily Caller Interview. Here’s Where They Stand

• Rudy Giuliani made a series of allegations against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his family during an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller .
• Giuliani said that Biden ’ s family used his position to receive lucrative positions , then kicked back a portion .
There ’ s no published evidence to support this claim .
• He also said Biden plagiarized in law school and in his political career , which has been widely verified .
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani made several accusations concerning Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his family during an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an exclusive interview with Daily Caller White House correspondent Christian Datoc , Giuliani said his allegations were supported by evidence he obtained from a hard drive he said belonged to the former vice president ’ s son , Hunter Biden .
The Daily Caller News Foundation has not verified the evidence , which includes emails and photos .
“ This guy has made a mockery out of being a senator and a vice president , ” Giuliani , who serves as President Donald Trump ’ s personal lawyer , told the Daily Caller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did they sell ?
I know the product they sold .
They sold Joe Biden ’ s public office.
” Giuliani , who called Joe Biden a “ decrepit little criminal , ” said he obtained a copy of the hard drive from the owner of a Delaware computer hardware repair store .
The store owner gave the original copy to the FBI , multiple copies to his friends and a final copy to Giuliani ’ s lawyer , Robert Costello .
( RELATED : Burisma Official Told Hunter Biden They Wanted To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Owner , According To Unconfirmed Email ) The New York Post published the first in a series of articles reporting information , which Giuliani shared with the paper , from the alleged hard drive on Wednesday morning .
One unconfirmed email appeared to indicate that Hunter Biden set up a meeting between an executive of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings and Joe Biden while he was vice president , according to the Post .
Giuliani declined to give a copy of the alleged hard drive to the Daily Caller .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Caller ’ s interview Thursday .
Giuliani said that information he examined on the hard drive corroborated tips he has received from confidential informants .
“ I could see dates there that only Hunter Biden would know because they haven ’ t been published anywhere , ” Giuliani said .
Giuliani said a confidential informant told hm about a meeting between Hunter Biden and then-State Department Deputy Secretary Tony Blinken .
Giuliani said the informant noted the date of the alleged meeting because Hunter Biden was taken to the meeting through a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being officially logged .
Giuliani said the date the informant told him lined up with dates in in the hard drive .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : Giuliani Explains How He Claims He Verified Hunter Biden ’ s Laptop ) “ That date squared exactly with the date in the hard drive and in the text message , ” Giuliani said .
He didn ’ t explain how the information was exactly corroborated , but added that there are two or three other instances in which information on the hard drive confirmed tips @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused Joe Biden of cheating his way through law school during the interview as well .
Joe Biden attended the Syracuse University College of Law and graduated in 1968 .
“ I happen to know one of his law school classmates who introduced me to him 35 years ago , ” Giuliani said .
“ He told me , ‘ very nice guy , he ’ s so stupid you can ’ t imagine.
’ He couldn ’ t get through law school .
He plagiarized and then he cheated to get through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , Joe Biden admitted to plagiarizing a law review article for an assignment , The New York Times reported at the time .
However , he said that it wasn ’ t “ malevolent , ” but that he misunderstood the rules for citation .
In a 1965 letter written to law school faculty , Joe Biden begged not to be dismissed , according to The Times .
“ If I had intended to cheat , would I have been so stupid ?
” he wrote in the letter , The Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden would receive an F in the class and retake it the following year , according to The Times .
Giuliani also said Joe Biden continued plagiarizing throughout his political career .
Joe Biden used excerpts from other politicians ’ speeches in his own during his 1987 campaign , according to The Washington Post .
Giuliani also alleged that “ the Biden family has become millionaires while [ Joe ] has been in office , ” which is largely true .
Joe Biden is worth approximately $ 9 million , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the total are two Delaware homes worth $ 4 million in total , other assets worth approximately $ 4 million and a federal pension worth about $ 1 million as well .
His 2019 federal tax return also shows that he earned just under $ 950,000 in taxable income from private positions , though his tax returns since leaving office show that he and his wife , Jill Biden , earned more than $ 15 million in taxable income , thanks to various speaking engagements , book deals and other positions , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s son , Hunter , has a net worth of approximately $ 3 million , according to an International Business Times report .
He made approximately $ 50,000 a month while on the board of Burisma Holdings , a Ukrainian energy company .
He made at least $ 850,000 while on the board there , according to the report .
Giuliani also emphasized that despite the Biden family ’ s financial success , “ none of them have a skill.
” “ You tell me … what did they invent that made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell … They sold Joe Biden ’ s public office .
They sold out America , ” Giuliani sad .
The former New York mayor also said Biden ’ s family received lucrative positions based on Joe Biden ’ s position , then kicked a portion back up to him .
No public evidence supports this claim .
Giuliani pointed to a text message between Hunter Biden and his daughter as evidence of his claim .
“ All during the time that I ’ ve been disrespected , I ’ ve been the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 years , and unlike pop I ’ m not going to require you to give half of your salary to me , ” Giuliani said , quoting the text .
That text has not been reported or confirmed , and the context of it is unknown .
It also doesn ’ t mention other family members or offer evidence of kickbacks to the former vice president .
Additionally , there has been no reporting corroborating his claim , and no bank transfers , tax returns or other documents that point to what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Post reported another text between Hunter Biden and his daughter , Naomi , in which the daughter ask her father for $ 150 .
“ Yes I can but Naomi you really have to start to realize that once you are out of school the chances of you living like your father is a billionaire when really he ’ s given all his money away- is going to be a bit of a shock , ” he replied .
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Rudy Giuliani made a series of allegations against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his family during an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller.
Giuliani said that Biden’s family used his position to receive lucrative positions, then kicked back a portion. There’s no published evidence to support this claim.
He also said Biden plagiarized in law school and in his political career, which has been widely verified.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani made several accusations concerning Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his family during an interview with The Daily Caller.
During an exclusive interview with Daily Caller White House correspondent Christian Datoc, Giuliani said his allegations were supported by evidence he obtained from a hard drive he said belonged to the former vice president’s son, Hunter Biden. The Daily Caller News Foundation has not verified the evidence, which includes emails and photos.
“This guy has made a mockery out of being a senator and a vice president,” Giuliani, who serves as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, told the Daily Caller.
He added, “What product did they sell? I know the product they sold. They sold Joe Biden’s public office.”
Giuliani, who called Joe Biden a “decrepit little criminal,” said he obtained a copy of the hard drive from the owner of a Delaware computer hardware repair store. The store owner gave the original copy to the FBI, multiple copies to his friends and a final copy to Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello. (RELATED: Burisma Official Told Hunter Biden They Wanted To ‘Close Down’ Investigation Against Firm’s Owner, According To Unconfirmed Email)
The New York Post published the first in a series of articles reporting information, which Giuliani shared with the paper, from the alleged hard drive on Wednesday morning. One unconfirmed email appeared to indicate that Hunter Biden set up a meeting between an executive of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings and Joe Biden while he was vice president, according to the Post.
Giuliani declined to give a copy of the alleged hard drive to the Daily Caller.
Here are allegations Giuliani made during the Daily Caller’s interview Thursday.
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Giuliani said that information he examined on the hard drive corroborated tips he has received from confidential informants.
“I could see dates there that only Hunter Biden would know because they haven’t been published anywhere,” Giuliani said.
Giuliani said a confidential informant told hm about a meeting between Hunter Biden and then-State Department Deputy Secretary Tony Blinken. Giuliani said the informant noted the date of the alleged meeting because Hunter Biden was taken to the meeting through a “backdoor” to prevent it from being officially logged.
Giuliani said the date the informant told him lined up with dates in in the hard drive. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Giuliani Explains How He Claims He Verified Hunter Biden’s Laptop)
“That date squared exactly with the date in the hard drive and in the text message,” Giuliani said.
He didn’t explain how the information was exactly corroborated, but added that there are two or three other instances in which information on the hard drive confirmed tips he had received from informants.
No public reporting corroborates this claim.
Joe Biden’s History Of Cheating And Plagiarism
Giuliani accused Joe Biden of cheating his way through law school during the interview as well. Joe Biden attended the Syracuse University College of Law and graduated in 1968.
“I happen to know one of his law school classmates who introduced me to him 35 years ago,” Giuliani said. “He told me, ‘very nice guy, he’s so stupid you can’t imagine.’ He couldn’t get through law school. He plagiarized and then he cheated to get through law school.”
During his 1987 presidential campaign, Joe Biden admitted to plagiarizing a law review article for an assignment, The New York Times reported at the time. However, he said that it wasn’t “malevolent,” but that he misunderstood the rules for citation.
In a 1965 letter written to law school faculty, Joe Biden begged not to be dismissed, according to The Times.
“If I had intended to cheat, would I have been so stupid?” he wrote in the letter, The Times reported.
The faculty eventually decided that Joe Biden would receive an F in the class and retake it the following year, according to The Times.
Giuliani also said Joe Biden continued plagiarizing throughout his political career.
Joe Biden used excerpts from other politicians’ speeches in his own during his 1987 campaign, according to The Washington Post.
The Biden Family Finances
Giuliani also alleged that “the Biden family has become millionaires while [Joe] has been in office,” which is largely true.
Joe Biden is worth approximately $9 million, according to a 2019 Forbes report. Included in the total are two Delaware homes worth $4 million in total, other assets worth approximately $4 million and a federal pension worth about $1 million as well.
His 2019 federal tax return also shows that he earned just under $950,000 in taxable income from private positions, though his tax returns since leaving office show that he and his wife, Jill Biden, earned more than $15 million in taxable income, thanks to various speaking engagements, book deals and other positions, according to The New York Times.
Biden’s son, Hunter, has a net worth of approximately $3 million, according to an International Business Times report. He made approximately $50,000 a month while on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company. He made at least $850,000 while on the board there, according to the report.
Giuliani also emphasized that despite the Biden family’s financial success, “none of them have a skill.”
“You tell me … what did they invent that made them millionaires? What product did they sell … They sold Joe Biden’s public office. They sold out America,” Giuliani sad.
The former New York mayor also said Biden’s family received lucrative positions based on Joe Biden’s position, then kicked a portion back up to him. No public evidence supports this claim.
Giuliani pointed to a text message between Hunter Biden and his daughter as evidence of his claim.
“All during the time that I’ve been disrespected, I’ve been the one who has supported this family for 30 years, and unlike pop I’m not going to require you to give half of your salary to me,” Giuliani said, quoting the text.
That text has not been reported or confirmed, and the context of it is unknown. It also doesn’t mention other family members or offer evidence of kickbacks to the former vice president.
Additionally, there has been no reporting corroborating his claim, and no bank transfers, tax returns or other documents that point to what the former mayor alleged.
The New York Post reported another text between Hunter Biden and his daughter, Naomi, in which the daughter ask her father for $150.
“Yes I can but Naomi you really have to start to realize that once you are out of school the chances of you living like your father is a billionaire when really he’s given all his money away- is going to be a bit of a shock,” he replied.
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thedailycaller--2020-10-16--‘A Sham’: National Abortion Rights Action League Wants Feinstein Out After Barrett Hearings

The National Abortion Rights Action League called for “ new leadership ” for the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee following the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett .
“ This nomination is illegitimate and this process is a sham , ” NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue said in a Friday afternoon statement .
“ Tens of millions of Americans have already voted and majorities have said unequivocally that they want to choose the next President who should fill this seat.
” Hogue said that both Barrett and “ this power grab ” threaten “ every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tears the very fabric of our democracy.
” ( RELATED : Here ’ s A List Of Democrats Who Have Attacked Amy Coney Barrett For Her Faith ) “ Americans–whose lives hang in the balance–deserve leadership that underscores how unprecedented , shameful and wrong this process is , ” the NARAL president said .
“ The Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee , Senator Dianne Feinstein , failed to make this clear and in fact offered an appearance of credibility to the proceedings that is wildly out of step with the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the committee needs new leadership.
” NARAL has previously given Feinstein a 100 % rating for her “ congressional record on choice ” for many years .
The California Democrat faced criticism during Barrett ’ s 2017 hearings by suggesting that Barrett ’ s faith might make her unfit to serve as a federal judge .
“ Why is it that so many of us on this side have this very uncomfortable feeling that dogma and law are two different things , and I think whatever a religion is , it has its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different , ” Feinstein told Barrett .
“ The conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you , ” Feinstein added .
“ And that ’ s of concern.
” ( RELATED : These Are The Attacks Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Has Already Faced From Democrats ) Feinstein refused in late September to address whether she would question Barrett in this way again , saying , “ I ’ m not going to go there , ” according to CNN .
“ Let ’ s wait until she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding how Democrats would handle Barrett ’ s nomination .
During Barrett ’ s confirmation hearings this week , Feinstein refrained from discussions of Barrett ’ s faith , but the California senator was overheard discussing Barrett ’ s religious beliefs when a hot mic picked up her comments Thursday .
“ She ’ s been pro-life for a long time , ” Feinstein reportedly said Thursday .
“ So I suspect with her , it is deeply personal and comes with her religion.
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The National Abortion Rights Action League called for “new leadership” for the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee following the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
“This nomination is illegitimate and this process is a sham,” NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue said in a Friday afternoon statement. “Tens of millions of Americans have already voted and majorities have said unequivocally that they want to choose the next President who should fill this seat.”
Hogue said that both Barrett and “this power grab” threaten “every freedom and right we hold dear and tears the very fabric of our democracy.” (RELATED: Here’s A List Of Democrats Who Have Attacked Amy Coney Barrett For Her Faith)
“Americans–whose lives hang in the balance–deserve leadership that underscores how unprecedented, shameful and wrong this process is,” the NARAL president said. “The Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, failed to make this clear and in fact offered an appearance of credibility to the proceedings that is wildly out of step with the American people. As such, we believe the committee needs new leadership.”
NARAL has previously given Feinstein a 100% rating for her “congressional record on choice” for many years.
The California Democrat faced criticism during Barrett’s 2017 hearings by suggesting that Barrett’s faith might make her unfit to serve as a federal judge.
“Why is it that so many of us on this side have this very uncomfortable feeling that dogma and law are two different things, and I think whatever a religion is, it has its own dogma. The law is totally different,” Feinstein told Barrett.
“The conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you,” Feinstein added. “And that’s of concern.” (RELATED: These Are The Attacks Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Has Already Faced From Democrats)
Feinstein refused in late September to address whether she would question Barrett in this way again, saying, “I’m not going to go there,” according to CNN.
“Let’s wait until she’s nominated,” she said regarding how Democrats would handle Barrett’s nomination.
During Barrett’s confirmation hearings this week, Feinstein refrained from discussions of Barrett’s faith, but the California senator was overheard discussing Barrett’s religious beliefs when a hot mic picked up her comments Thursday.
“She’s been pro-life for a long time,” Feinstein reportedly said Thursday. “So I suspect with her, it is deeply personal and comes with her religion.”
Feinstein did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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thedailycaller--2020-10-16--Cities Sue Over ‘Unlawful’ Deployment Of Federal Law Enforcement During Protests

The cities of Portland , Oregon , and Oakland , California , filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) and the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) over “ unlawfully ” sending federal law enforcement agents to their cities to quell protests .
The lawsuit alleges that both the DOJ and the DHS “ unilaterally , unlawfully , and unconstitutionally ” sent federal agents to the cities as part of a “ law and order ” policy , ABC News reported .
Federal agents were sent to Portland after protests and riots were ongoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who were from the DHS and U.S .
Marshals , were sent to protect the federal courthouse after it was targeted by rioters , according to the report .
The agents were also sent to protect federal property in Oakland .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE : Fireworks , Tear Gas Used At Portland Federal Courthouse ) “ This lawsuit challenges the unlawful and unconstitutional overreach of federal law enforcement in response to and in anticipation of civil protests in progressive United States cities , ” the lawsuit says according to ABC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenges the federal government ’ s new policy authorizing the expanded and unbounded jurisdiction of federal law enforcement under the guise of protecting federal property , and the federal government ’ s related and unconstitutional practice of commandeering local law enforcement officers for similar ends.
” The DHS called the lawsuit “ meritless ” and claimed that it came from “ dangerous politicians and fringe special interest groups.
” “ They aim to harm President Trump and distract from his law and order agenda , ” a DHS spokesperson told ABC .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entirely lawfully .
Instead of condemning the violence we are seeing across the country , these politicians focus on scoring cheap political points to the detriment of the American people.
” Critics have questioned the use of federal agents , arguing that the government is overstepping boundaries and making the situation worse .
Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff said that federal agents don ’ t have unlimited power in the cities where they are deployed .
“ You can protect federal property , but that doesn ’ t mean it ’ s an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pick up people based on some suspicion that maybe they ’ re involved or gon na be involved in something , ” Chertoff said in July according to ABC .
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in July that she does not want “ Trump ’ s troops ” in her city .
( RELATED : ‘ Help Is On The Way ’ : Trump Orders 200 Federal Agents To Chicago To Quell Unrest ) “ Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump ’ s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Proponents have argued that federal agents have done a good job of assisting local law enforcement in dealing with protests and riots .
Attorney General William Barr praised federal agents in September for tracking down Antifa supporter Michael Reinoehl , who was wanted for allegedly murdering a Trump supporter during a protest .
“ The streets of our cities are safer with this violent agitator removed , and the actions that led to his location are an unmistakable demonstration that the United States will be governed by law , not violent mobs , @ @ @ @ @ @

The cities of Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over “unlawfully” sending federal law enforcement agents to their cities to quell protests.
The lawsuit alleges that both the DOJ and the DHS “unilaterally, unlawfully, and unconstitutionally” sent federal agents to the cities as part of a “law and order” policy, ABC News reported.
Federal agents were sent to Portland after protests and riots were ongoing there for several weeks. The agents, who were from the DHS and U.S. Marshals, were sent to protect the federal courthouse after it was targeted by rioters, according to the report. The agents were also sent to protect federal property in Oakland. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Fireworks, Tear Gas Used At Portland Federal Courthouse)
“This lawsuit challenges the unlawful and unconstitutional overreach of federal law enforcement in response to and in anticipation of civil protests in progressive United States cities,” the lawsuit says according to ABC. “In particular, the lawsuit challenges the federal government’s new policy authorizing the expanded and unbounded jurisdiction of federal law enforcement under the guise of protecting federal property, and the federal government’s related and unconstitutional practice of commandeering local law enforcement officers for similar ends.”
The DHS called the lawsuit “meritless” and claimed that it came from “dangerous politicians and fringe special interest groups.”
“They aim to harm President Trump and distract from his law and order agenda,” a DHS spokesperson told ABC. “The Department of Homeland Security has acted entirely lawfully. Instead of condemning the violence we are seeing across the country, these politicians focus on scoring cheap political points to the detriment of the American people.”
Critics have questioned the use of federal agents, arguing that the government is overstepping boundaries and making the situation worse.
Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff said that federal agents don’t have unlimited power in the cities where they are deployed.
“You can protect federal property, but that doesn’t mean it’s an unlimited license to roam around the streets and pick up people based on some suspicion that maybe they’re involved or gonna be involved in something,” Chertoff said in July according to ABC.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in July that she does not want “Trump’s troops” in her city. (RELATED: ‘Help Is On The Way’: Trump Orders 200 Federal Agents To Chicago To Quell Unrest)
“Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump’s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents,” Lightfoot said.
Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump’s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents. — Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) July 21, 2020
Proponents have argued that federal agents have done a good job of assisting local law enforcement in dealing with protests and riots. Attorney General William Barr praised federal agents in September for tracking down Antifa supporter Michael Reinoehl, who was wanted for allegedly murdering a Trump supporter during a protest.
“The streets of our cities are safer with this violent agitator removed, and the actions that led to his location are an unmistakable demonstration that the United States will be governed by law, not violent mobs,” the Attorney General said.


thedailycaller--2020-10-16--FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Propose A 2% Federal Property Tax Increase?

There is no evidence that Biden proposed a nationwide property tax increase .
Local and state governments collect property taxes , not the federal government .
Social media platforms are replete with claims about Biden ’ s tax proposals .
This particular post claims Biden has proposed instituting a nationwide 2 percent property tax increase , with the user saying , “ Now let me ask you , how many of you have extra income every month to pay this ?
” There is , however , no evidence Biden has proposed such a nationwide property tax increase .
Under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collect property taxes , while the federal government collects a capital gains tax on certain real estate sales , according to SFGate .
( RELATED : Has Joe Biden Proposed An Annual 3 % Federal Tax On Homes ? )
Analyses of Biden ’ s tax plan from organizations such as the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center , the Tax Foundation , the Penn Wharton Budget Model , the American Enterprise Institute and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget do not mention Biden proposing a federal property tax .
Biden ’ s campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure .
“ Biden has not , to our knowledge , proposed any tax increases related specifically to housing .
In the US , property taxes are levied by state and local governments , not the federal government , ” John Ricco , senior analyst for the Penn Wharton Budget Model , told Check Your Fact in an email .
“ In fact , he has proposed new tax credits that will benefit new homebuyers and renters , as detailed in the appendix to our Biden platform analysis.
” Check Your Fact previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax plan includes a 3 percent federal tax on homes .
Social media users have also falsely claimed that Biden proposed raising federal income taxes from 12 percent to 25 percent for families making $ 75,000 .
The Biden campaign did not respond to requests for comment .

An image shared on Facebook claims Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden proposed a nationwide 2 percent property tax increase.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that Biden proposed a nationwide property tax increase. Local and state governments collect property taxes, not the federal government.
Fact Check:
Social media platforms are replete with claims about Biden’s tax proposals. This particular post claims Biden has proposed instituting a nationwide 2 percent property tax increase, with the user saying, “Now let me ask you, how many of you have extra income every month to pay this?”
There is, however, no evidence Biden has proposed such a nationwide property tax increase. Under current law, state and local governments collect property taxes, while the federal government collects a capital gains tax on certain real estate sales, according to SFGate. (RELATED: Has Joe Biden Proposed An Annual 3% Federal Tax On Homes?)
Analyses of Biden’s tax plan from organizations such as the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, the Tax Foundation, the Penn Wharton Budget Model, the American Enterprise Institute and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget do not mention Biden proposing a federal property tax. Biden’s campaign website also does not mention such a measure.
“Biden has not, to our knowledge, proposed any tax increases related specifically to housing. In the US, property taxes are levied by state and local governments, not the federal government,” John Ricco, senior analyst for the Penn Wharton Budget Model, told Check Your Fact in an email. “In fact, he has proposed new tax credits that will benefit new homebuyers and renters, as detailed in the appendix to our Biden platform analysis.”
Check Your Fact previously debunked the claim that Biden’s tax plan includes a 3 percent federal tax on homes. Social media users have also falsely claimed that Biden proposed raising federal income taxes from 12 percent to 25 percent for families making $75,000.
The Biden campaign did not respond to requests for comment.


thedailycaller--2020-10-16--Here’s How Hospitals Have Managed During The Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic still presents an ongoing public health crisis both in the United States and globally but one notable impact of the pandemic has been its effect on the American healthcare system and medical infrastructure .
Hospitals were initially put under considerable strain following the first wave of infections in the U.S. early this year , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Hospital beds in a number of areas were filled up , ventilators were in short supply and there was a lack of research and coordination .
Doctors and administrators say they are now more optimistic about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Wall Street Journal reported .
Months of responding to the pandemic has given medical experts a better understanding of how to treat patients and supply critical equipment like masks and ventilators .
Donald Landry , the physician-in-chief at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center , told The Journal that the spring season “ was ultimately baptism by fire ” as hospitals felt the pressure but added that doctors now “ understand the illness ” and “ have a variety of treatments.
” A number of state and local governments mandated lockdowns during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent hospitals from being overrun with coronavirus patients .
42 states mandated statewide lockdowns and an additional three states mandated partial lockdowns , according to The New York Times .
Medical experts also backed this effort .
One research article published Aug. 18 by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) argued that “ temporary shelter-in-place orders triggered by monitoring local hospital admissions can minimize the number of days of disruption while preventing overwhelming healthcare surges.
” But after months of lockdowns , it is unclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flattening the curve or with reducing hospitalizations , according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
( RELATED : The True Cost Of Coronavirus Lockdowns ) One study published July 21 in the medical journal The Lancet noted that factors like obesity rates and GDP were more strongly associated with the virus than whether the area had a lockdown .
The U.S. currently has more than 8 million cases and roughly 218,000 reported deaths according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center .
Some research has indicated that lockdowns did save potentially millions of lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not apparent that they accomplished their original goal of reducing the burden on hospitals .
A growing concern among doctors and administrators recently is a resurgence of new coronavirus cases in several parts of the country .
Health professionals in some states say they have been unable to account for the resurgence — the number of new daily cases surpassed 62,000 Thursday — despite a more robust understanding of the virus , according to Politico .
Health professionals in Utah , Wisconsin , Indiana , Texas , Missouri and Oklahoma said that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understaffed hospitals could force government officials to reinstate certain restrictions .
( RELATED : ‘ It ’ s Not Mostly COVID-19 ’ : Dr. Marc Siegel Explains Texas Hospital Surge ) The recent spike in infections along with the coming cold season and expected holiday travels have some doctors concerned , Politico reported .
In some parts of the country , coronavirus-related policy has had the opposite outcome of what was intended .
Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo was sharply criticized earlier this year after mandating that nearly 6,000 ill seniors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York also authorized a number of overflow hospitals in anticipation of overcapacity and even docked the USNS Comfort at a Manhattan pier earlier this year to serve as a hospital to treat non-coronavirus patients .
But government data found that these facilities were serving less than 100 patients despite having a 1,000-bed capacity each , NPR reported .
The asymmetrical impact of the coronavirus on hospitals has likely been a result of the decentralized approach to the pandemic .
As there was no nationwide lockdown , individual state and local governments implemented public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with smaller or more rural populations , particularly in the Midwest , have experienced greater stress on their hospitals and healthcare infrastructure , People Magazine reported .
But in places like New York , the creation of excess clinics and hospital ships was relatively useless and those sites remained largely vacant .
The science is still out on just how effective the lockdowns have been and if they even fulfilled their original purpose of preventing hospital overflow in the first place .

The coronavirus pandemic still presents an ongoing public health crisis both in the United States and globally but one notable impact of the pandemic has been its effect on the American healthcare system and medical infrastructure.
Hospitals were initially put under considerable strain following the first wave of infections in the U.S. early this year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Hospital beds in a number of areas were filled up, ventilators were in short supply and there was a lack of research and coordination.
Doctors and administrators say they are now more optimistic about how to respond to the coronavirus, The Wall Street Journal reported. Months of responding to the pandemic has given medical experts a better understanding of how to treat patients and supply critical equipment like masks and ventilators.
Donald Landry, the physician-in-chief at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, told The Journal that the spring season “was ultimately baptism by fire” as hospitals felt the pressure but added that doctors now “understand the illness” and “have a variety of treatments.”
A number of state and local governments mandated lockdowns during the start of the breakout in order to prevent hospitals from being overrun with coronavirus patients. 42 states mandated statewide lockdowns and an additional three states mandated partial lockdowns, according to The New York Times.
Medical experts also backed this effort. One research article published Aug. 18 by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) argued that “temporary shelter-in-place orders triggered by monitoring local hospital admissions can minimize the number of days of disruption while preventing overwhelming healthcare surges.”
But after months of lockdowns, it is unclear if they have been strongly correlated with flattening the curve or with reducing hospitalizations, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (RELATED: The True Cost Of Coronavirus Lockdowns)
One study published July 21 in the medical journal The Lancet noted that factors like obesity rates and GDP were more strongly associated with the virus than whether the area had a lockdown.
The U.S. currently has more than 8 million cases and roughly 218,000 reported deaths according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Some research has indicated that lockdowns did save potentially millions of lives, NPR reported, but it is not apparent that they accomplished their original goal of reducing the burden on hospitals.
A growing concern among doctors and administrators recently is a resurgence of new coronavirus cases in several parts of the country. Health professionals in some states say they have been unable to account for the resurgence — the number of new daily cases surpassed 62,000 Thursday — despite a more robust understanding of the virus, according to Politico.
Health professionals in Utah, Wisconsin, Indiana, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma said that the prospect of swamped intensive care units and understaffed hospitals could force government officials to reinstate certain restrictions. (RELATED: ‘It’s Not Mostly COVID-19’: Dr. Marc Siegel Explains Texas Hospital Surge)
The recent spike in infections along with the coming cold season and expected holiday travels have some doctors concerned, Politico reported.
In some parts of the country, coronavirus-related policy has had the opposite outcome of what was intended. Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was sharply criticized earlier this year after mandating that nearly 6,000 ill seniors were moved into retirement homes.
New York also authorized a number of overflow hospitals in anticipation of overcapacity and even docked the USNS Comfort at a Manhattan pier earlier this year to serve as a hospital to treat non-coronavirus patients. But government data found that these facilities were serving less than 100 patients despite having a 1,000-bed capacity each, NPR reported.
The asymmetrical impact of the coronavirus on hospitals has likely been a result of the decentralized approach to the pandemic. As there was no nationwide lockdown, individual state and local governments implemented public health measures varying in severity.
States with smaller or more rural populations, particularly in the Midwest, have experienced greater stress on their hospitals and healthcare infrastructure, People Magazine reported. But in places like New York, the creation of excess clinics and hospital ships was relatively useless and those sites remained largely vacant.
The science is still out on just how effective the lockdowns have been and if they even fulfilled their original purpose of preventing hospital overflow in the first place.


thedailycaller--2020-10-16--Report: FBI Probing Whether Foreign Operatives Aided Release Of Hunter Biden Emails

The FBI is investigating whether the release of Hunter Biden ’ s emails are part of a foreign intelligence operation , according to news reports .
The Associated Press and NBC News cited sources who said the bureau is investigating whether foreign intelligence operatives had a hand in releasing the emails , which Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani provided to The New York Post last week .
Giuliani ’ s handling of the emails has prompted allegations that Russia or another foreign government may have been involved in obtaining or releasing the documents .
Giuliani ’ s critics have noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derkach , a Ukrainian lawmaker who the U.S. sanctioned in August because of his ties to Russia .
Derkach released audio files earlier this year from 2016 of then-Vice President Joe Biden speaking with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko .
Giuliani has denied any foreign involvement in procuring the emails .
The Biden campaign and Hunter Biden ’ s lawyer have also not disputed claims made by a Delaware computer store owner who says he provided the emails to Giuliani .
The shop owner , who has been identified as John Paul Mac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person he believes to be Hunter Biden dropped off a laptop for repair in April 2019 .
Isaac said he has a disability that made it impossible for him to positively identify the person who dropped off the laptop .
Isaac told reporters that after the customer failed to come back for the computer , he looked at its contents and became disturbed by images and documents stored on the device .
( RELATED : Report : Hunter Biden Arranged Meeting For Burisma Official And Joe Biden , Unconfirmed Emails Say ) Isaac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his behalf about the computer , and that he made a copy of the hard drive before investigators seized it through subpoena in December 2019 .
Isaac said he recently provided Giuliani ’ s lawyer , Robert Costello , with a copy of the hard drive .
Giuliani provided documents from the computer to The Post late last week .
The newspaper has run a series of stories on the unverified emails , which purport to show Biden discussing his work for Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings and with Chinese business partners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so far was from a Burisma executive who thanked Hunter Biden in April 2015 for “ the opportunity ” to meet his father .
Joe Biden had previously denied discussing business with his son .
Giuliani insisted in an interview with The Daily Caller on Thursday that the documents are legitimate .
He also said that Biden ’ s lawyer contacted the computer shop owner after stories came out about the emails .
While the Biden campaign and Hunter Biden ’ s attorney have dismissed the stories because of Giuliani ’ s handling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disputed the veracity of the documents .
Nor have they denied that Hunter Biden dropped the computer off at Isaac ’ s shop .
Neither Biden ’ s lawyer nor Isaac have responded to The Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s requests for comment .
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The FBI is investigating whether the release of Hunter Biden’s emails are part of a foreign intelligence operation, according to news reports.
The Associated Press and NBC News cited sources who said the bureau is investigating whether foreign intelligence operatives had a hand in releasing the emails, which Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani provided to The New York Post last week.
Giuliani’s handling of the emails has prompted allegations that Russia or another foreign government may have been involved in obtaining or releasing the documents. Giuliani’s critics have noted that he has met several times with Arkady Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker who the U.S. sanctioned in August because of his ties to Russia.
Derkach released audio files earlier this year from 2016 of then-Vice President Joe Biden speaking with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Giuliani has denied any foreign involvement in procuring the emails. The Biden campaign and Hunter Biden’s lawyer have also not disputed claims made by a Delaware computer store owner who says he provided the emails to Giuliani.
The shop owner, who has been identified as John Paul Mac Isaac, told The Post that a person he believes to be Hunter Biden dropped off a laptop for repair in April 2019.
Isaac said he has a disability that made it impossible for him to positively identify the person who dropped off the laptop.
Isaac told reporters that after the customer failed to come back for the computer, he looked at its contents and became disturbed by images and documents stored on the device. (RELATED: Report: Hunter Biden Arranged Meeting For Burisma Official And Joe Biden, Unconfirmed Emails Say)
Isaac said that an intermediary contacted the FBI on his behalf about the computer, and that he made a copy of the hard drive before investigators seized it through subpoena in December 2019.
WATCH:
Isaac said he recently provided Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, with a copy of the hard drive. Giuliani provided documents from the computer to The Post late last week.
The newspaper has run a series of stories on the unverified emails, which purport to show Biden discussing his work for Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings and with Chinese business partners.
Perhaps the most eye-catching email released so far was from a Burisma executive who thanked Hunter Biden in April 2015 for “the opportunity” to meet his father. Joe Biden had previously denied discussing business with his son.
Giuliani insisted in an interview with The Daily Caller on Thursday that the documents are legitimate. He also said that Biden’s lawyer contacted the computer shop owner after stories came out about the emails.
While the Biden campaign and Hunter Biden’s attorney have dismissed the stories because of Giuliani’s handling of the emails, they have not disputed the veracity of the documents. Nor have they denied that Hunter Biden dropped the computer off at Isaac’s shop.
Neither Biden’s lawyer nor Isaac have responded to The Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.
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thedailycaller--2020-10-16--ACB Sticks To Her Guns in Confirmation Hearing

Judge Amy Coney Barrett showed the nation several things for which she won ’ t apologize during her nomination hearings .
She won ’ t apologize for her keen intellect , her dedication to originalist interpretation of the law and she won ’ t apologize for being a gun owner .
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) quickly got to the point on gun rights .
“ Okay .
So when it comes to your personal views about this topic , do you own a gun ?
” he asked .
“ Okay .
All right .
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case even though you own a gun ?
” Sen. Graham continued .
With that , Judge Barrett told the committee and America that she doesn ’ t view the Second Amendment as a matter of rhetorical legal debate .
Judge Barrett is a gun owner .
She exercises her right to keep and bear arms .
She also confirmed to Sen. Graham that Heller affirmed an individual ’ s right to keep and bear and that if a state or local government passed a law contrary to that finding , the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case if the appeals made it all the way up .
Sen. Dianne Feinstein ( D-Calif. ) questioned Judge Barrett on gun ownership especially her dissent in Kanter v Barr where she argued the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was wrong for denying a nonviolent felon gun rights based in the original text of the Second Amendment and gun laws at the nation ’ s founding .
Sen. Feinstein posed her question , noting , “ …there ’ s been a troubling spike in gun sales .
Americans bought approximately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I think what I can say is that my opinion in Kanter shows how I approach questions as a matter of judicial philosophy , ” Judge Barrett explained .
“ I mean , I spent a lot of time in that opinion looking at the history of the Second Amendment and looking at the Supreme Court ’ s cases , and so the way in which I would approach the review of gun regulation is in that same way , to look very carefully at the text , to look carefully at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the method that both the majority and dissent in Heller took .
So , I promise that I would come to that with an open mind , applying the law as I could best determine it.
” In fact , Judge Barrett chose a Second Amendment case , her dissent in Kanter v Barr , as the most significant case upon which she was asked to decide in a 65-page questionnaire provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee before the hearings .
“ Looking to Founding-era history , I explained that legislatures have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possessing guns , but that power extends only to people who are dangerous , not to nonviolent felons like Mr. Kanter , ” she wrote in her questionnaire response .
Judge Barrett later explained to Sen. Feinstein in her questions that her application of the Second Amendment is indicative of her belief in originalism .
She explained that the law is written as it is for a reason and that judges can ’ t presuppose or interject their personal biases into written law .
“ What I can say is that my opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Judge Barrett said .
“ I spend a lot of time looking at the history of the Second Amendment and Supreme Court cases .
The way in which I would approach the review of gun regulations is in the same way .
To look very carefully at the text , to look at what the original meaning was .
I promise I would come to that with an open mind , applying the law as I can best determine it.
” Judge Barrett left many of the U.S. senators slack-jawed .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply outpaced them when it came to understanding of the law .
Sen. Dick Durbin ( D-Ill. ) made a ham-fisted attempt to pin Judge Barrett to specific definitions of the Second Amendment and her judicial philosophy or originalism .
“ I ’ m not going to go so far back in history , but I ’ m going to take you back in history for a moment , and note that when that Second Amendment was written , and you did the analysis of it , we were talking about the likelihood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loading musket , ” Sen. Durbin said .
But Sen. Durbin was purposefully misstating the Second Amendment .
The amendment doesn ’ t include “ muzzle loading muskets.
” It says “ arms.
” He was attempting to pin literalism on Judge Barrett and not originalism .
Sen. Durbin was purposefully disingenuous to box in the Second Amendment to a strict 18th Century view of the technology , despite the rifles of the time being military arms , Kentucky Long Rifles capable of shooting accurately to 300 yards and multi-shot firearms were invented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill of Rights was drafted .
Further , Judge Barrett left some senators completely flat-footed in the understanding of what her role would be on the bench and what the senator ’ s job is in the legislature .
She was asked time and again , if she would commit herself to specific policy positions , and not just those confined to gun rights .
She explained to Sen. Graham that ’ s not judge ’ s role .
“ Judges can ’ t just wake up one day and say ‘ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I hate guns .
I like abortion .
I hate abortion.
’ and walk in like a royal queen and impose their will on the world , ” Judge Barrett explained .
Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) offered her the opportunity to confirm to the audience of lawmakers that they , in fact , create laws and set policy .
Judges decide if those policies are lawful .
“ Many Democratic members of this committee seem to be treating this hearing as a policy hearing on what ’ s good healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy , what ’ s good voting rights policy , ” Sen. Cruz said .
“ Judge Barrett , in your view , is it the responsibility of a federal judge to implement policy positions that they might happen to agree with ?
” “ That ’ s your job , not a judge ’ s , ” Judge Barrett said .
Lawrence Keane is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation , the firearm industry trade association .

By Larry Keane
Judge Amy Coney Barrett showed the nation several things for which she won’t apologize during her nomination hearings. She won’t apologize for her keen intellect, her dedication to originalist interpretation of the law and she won’t apologize for being a gun owner.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) quickly got to the point on gun rights.
“Okay. So when it comes to your personal views about this topic, do you own a gun?” he asked.
“We do own a gun,” Judge Barrett replied.
“Okay. All right. Do you think you could fairly decide a case even though you own a gun?” Sen. Graham continued.
“Yes,” she said.
With that, Judge Barrett told the committee and America that she doesn’t view the Second Amendment as a matter of rhetorical legal debate. Judge Barrett is a gun owner. She exercises her right to keep and bear arms. She also confirmed to Sen. Graham that Heller affirmed an individual’s right to keep and bear and that if a state or local government passed a law contrary to that finding, the Supreme Court would be required to hear that case if the appeals made it all the way up.
Troubling Gun Rights
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) questioned Judge Barrett on gun ownership especially her dissent in Kanter v Barr where she argued the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was wrong for denying a nonviolent felon gun rights based in the original text of the Second Amendment and gun laws at the nation’s founding. Sen. Feinstein posed her question, noting, “…there’s been a troubling spike in gun sales. Americans bought approximately two million guns this past March.”
“I think what I can say is that my opinion in Kanter shows how I approach questions as a matter of judicial philosophy,” Judge Barrett explained. “I mean, I spent a lot of time in that opinion looking at the history of the Second Amendment and looking at the Supreme Court’s cases, and so the way in which I would approach the review of gun regulation is in that same way, to look very carefully at the text, to look carefully at what the original meaning was. That was the method that both the majority and dissent in Heller took. So, I promise that I would come to that with an open mind, applying the law as I could best determine it.”
Her Jurisprudence
In fact, Judge Barrett chose a Second Amendment case, her dissent in Kanter v Barr, as the most significant case upon which she was asked to decide in a 65-page questionnaire provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee before the hearings.
“Looking to Founding-era history, I explained that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous people from possessing guns, but that power extends only to people who are dangerous, not to nonviolent felons like Mr. Kanter,” she wrote in her questionnaire response.
Judge Barrett later explained to Sen. Feinstein in her questions that her application of the Second Amendment is indicative of her belief in originalism. She explained that the law is written as it is for a reason and that judges can’t presuppose or interject their personal biases into written law.
“What I can say is that my opinion and Kanter shows my judicial philosophy,” Judge Barrett said. “I spend a lot of time looking at the history of the Second Amendment and Supreme Court cases. The way in which I would approach the review of gun regulations is in the same way. To look very carefully at the text, to look at what the original meaning was. I promise I would come to that with an open mind, applying the law as I can best determine it.”
Legal Heavyweight
Judge Barrett left many of the U.S. senators slack-jawed. She didn’t take the bait and simply outpaced them when it came to understanding of the law. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) made a ham-fisted attempt to pin Judge Barrett to specific definitions of the Second Amendment and her judicial philosophy or originalism.
“I’m not going to go so far back in history, but I’m going to take you back in history for a moment, and note that when that Second Amendment was written, and you did the analysis of it, we were talking about the likelihood that a person could purchase a muzzle loading musket,” Sen. Durbin said.
But Sen. Durbin was purposefully misstating the Second Amendment. The amendment doesn’t include “muzzle loading muskets.” It says “arms.” He was attempting to pin literalism on Judge Barrett and not originalism. Sen. Durbin was purposefully disingenuous to box in the Second Amendment to a strict 18th Century view of the technology, despite the rifles of the time being military arms, Kentucky Long Rifles capable of shooting accurately to 300 yards and multi-shot firearms were invented and in existence at the time the Bill of Rights was drafted.
Further, Judge Barrett left some senators completely flat-footed in the understanding of what her role would be on the bench and what the senator’s job is in the legislature. She was asked time and again, if she would commit herself to specific policy positions, and not just those confined to gun rights. She explained to Sen. Graham that’s not judge’s role.
“Judges can’t just wake up one day and say ‘I have an agenda. I like guns. I hate guns. I like abortion. I hate abortion.’ and walk in like a royal queen and impose their will on the world,” Judge Barrett explained.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) offered her the opportunity to confirm to the audience of lawmakers that they, in fact, create laws and set policy. Judges decide if those policies are lawful.
“Many Democratic members of this committee seem to be treating this hearing as a policy hearing on what’s good healthcare policy, what’s good gun policy, what’s good voting rights policy,” Sen. Cruz said. “Judge Barrett, in your view, is it the responsibility of a federal judge to implement policy positions that they might happen to agree with?”
“That’s your job, not a judge’s,” Judge Barrett said.
Lawrence Keane is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry trade association.


thedailycaller--2020-10-16--The Poetry Of Joe Biden: Part 3

The Poetry Of Joe Biden: Part 3

The poetry of Joe Biden is the Daily Caller ’ s best impression of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s now-famous gaffes .
The former Vice President has become known for making strange – and often hilarious – mistakes with his words .
The Daily Caller ’ s Vince Shkreli performs an incredible impression of Biden ’ s gaffes that would put Shakespeare to shame .
( RELATED : Here Are Some Of 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden ’ s Greatest Gaffes ) Despite the media ’ s excuses for Biden ’ s gaffes , there is no shortage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a rally in Philadelphia that 200 million people , which is two-thirds of the entire population , have died from the coronavirus .
Biden also said in February that nearly half of the U.S. population has died from gun violence since 2007 .
At a rally in Iowa , Biden told a crowd that “ we choose truth over facts.
” He also told an audience of mostly Asian and Hispanic people that “ poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.
” During an ABC Townhall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May interview where the former Vice President said that if you vote for Trump , “ you ain ’ t black , ” a comment which he has apologized for .

The poetry of Joe Biden is the Daily Caller’s best impression of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s now-famous gaffes.
The former Vice President has become known for making strange – and often hilarious – mistakes with his words. The Daily Caller’s Vince Shkreli performs an incredible impression of Biden’s gaffes that would put Shakespeare to shame. (RELATED: Here Are Some Of 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s Greatest Gaffes)
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Despite the media’s excuses for Biden’s gaffes, there is no shortage of examples. Recently, Biden claimed at a rally in Philadelphia that 200 million people, which is two-thirds of the entire population, have died from the coronavirus. Biden also said in February that nearly half of the U.S. population has died from gun violence since 2007. At a rally in Iowa, Biden told a crowd that “we choose truth over facts.” He also told an audience of mostly Asian and Hispanic people that “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”
During an ABC Townhall Thursday, a questioner brought up a May interview where the former Vice President said that if you vote for Trump, “you ain’t black,” a comment which he has apologized for.


thedailycaller--2020-10-17--It’s Another Beautiful Day Of College Football In America

Ladies and gentlemen , it ’ s another great day of college football in America .
Despite the best efforts of the clowns in the media to cancel games because of coronavirus , the sun is up on a Saturday and college football is rolling .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Not only is college football rolling in America , but we have a hell of a game tonight between Alabama and Georgia .
The slate today isn ’ t insanely impressive , but that game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be awesome to watch under the lights .
This is why we went to the moon .
This is why we won WWII .
We did it for the nights like tonight when two prestigious SEC teams take the field to duke it out .
Not only is the game being hyped out of this world , but the eyes of the sports world are upon Nick Saban and his third and final coronavirus test .
If he tests negative , then he ’ ll be coaching tonight .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I don ’ t think there ’ s ever been a more important coronavirus test in the history of this pandemic than the one Alabama is waiting on for Saban right now .
Buckle up folks because we ’ re in for an awesome day of football , and I hope you ’ re all as excited as I am .
This is America , and we refuse to lose !

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s another great day of college football in America.
Despite the best efforts of the clowns in the media to cancel games because of coronavirus, the sun is up on a Saturday and college football is rolling. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Not only is college football rolling in America, but we have a hell of a game tonight between Alabama and Georgia.
The slate today isn’t insanely impressive, but that game between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs is going to be awesome to watch under the lights.
This is why we went to the moon. This is why we won WWII. We did it for the nights like tonight when two prestigious SEC teams take the field to duke it out.
Not only is the game being hyped out of this world, but the eyes of the sports world are upon Nick Saban and his third and final coronavirus test.
If he tests negative, then he’ll be coaching tonight. I’m dead serious when I say this. I don’t think there’s ever been a more important coronavirus test in the history of this pandemic than the one Alabama is waiting on for Saban right now.
BREAKING: Nick Saban has had another negative coronavirus test. He needs one more negative test, and he’ll coach Alabama against Georgia. The third and final test is expected to come back this afternoon. Folks, Nick Saban is going to coach tonight. Prepare for chaos. — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) October 17, 2020
Buckle up folks because we’re in for an awesome day of football, and I hope you’re all as excited as I am. This is America, and we refuse to lose!


thedailycaller--2020-10-17--Incredible Viral Video Shows A Moose Playing Soccer

An incredible video of a moose playing soccer is making the rounds online .
In a video tweeted by Barstool Sports , a big moose can be seen on a field kicking around a soccer ball as people watch with shocked amazement .
( SLIDESHOW : These Women On Instagram Hate Wearing Clothes ) You think I ’ m kidding ?
Just wait until you see this video .
Give it a watch below .
( SLIDESHOW : 142 Times Josephine Skriver Barely Wore Anything ) That is an absurd video , and I love it .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the internet is a great place .
( SLIDESHOW : 71 Times Samantha Hoopes Stripped Down ) Those dudes were just kicking a soccer ball around , and a moose joined them like it was no big deal at all .
( SLIDESHOW : This Blonde Bombshell Might Be The Hottest Model On The Internet ) It ’ s pretty wild what some animals will do .
Growing up , we had a deer that would literally come out of the woods to play catch with our dogs .
( SLIDESHOW : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) We ’ d throw the ball to the dogs and the deer would run around and chase it with them .
The deer would sometimes stand outside our house waiting for the dogs to come outside to play .
It was bizarre and incredible .
This video reminds me a lot of that situation .
Animals can do some pretty awesome stuff .
Let us know what you thought of the video in the comments below !

An incredible video of a moose playing soccer is making the rounds online.
In a video tweeted by Barstool Sports, a big moose can be seen on a field kicking around a soccer ball as people watch with shocked amazement. (SLIDESHOW: These Women On Instagram Hate Wearing Clothes)
You think I’m kidding? Just wait until you see this video. Give it a watch below. (SLIDESHOW: 142 Times Josephine Skriver Barely Wore Anything)
That is an absurd video, and I love it. That’s the kind of stuff that reminds us that the internet is a great place. (SLIDESHOW: 71 Times Samantha Hoopes Stripped Down)
Those dudes were just kicking a soccer ball around, and a moose joined them like it was no big deal at all. (SLIDESHOW: This Blonde Bombshell Might Be The Hottest Model On The Internet)
It’s pretty wild what some animals will do. Growing up, we had a deer that would literally come out of the woods to play catch with our dogs. (SLIDESHOW: 60 Times Abigail Ratchford Wore Almost Nothing)
We’d throw the ball to the dogs and the deer would run around and chase it with them. The deer would sometimes stand outside our house waiting for the dogs to come outside to play.
It was bizarre and incredible. This video reminds me a lot of that situation. Animals can do some pretty awesome stuff.
Let us know what you thought of the video in the comments below!


thedailycaller--2020-10-17--Paige VanZant Drops Awesome Training Photo On Instagram

Paige VanZant appears to be in great shape after joining the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship .
VanZant posted a photo of herself boxing on Instagram , and captioned it , “ Pray for peace .
Prepare for war.
” Take a look at the awesome photo below .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) I ’ m still not really sold on VanZant fighting in the BKFC .
In fact , I think it ’ s a wildly dumb idea given how much money she can ear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not forget that she has claimed to make more money outside of fighting during her time in the UFC .
So , if you can get rich without getting punched in the face , then why would you want to ?
Having said that , I ’ ve always been a huge Paige VanZant fan , and I ’ m only wishing her the best of luck in the BKFC .
She has the heart of warrior , and we love to see that .
We ’ ll have to wait to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have no doubt it ’ ll move the needle in a major way .

Paige VanZant appears to be in great shape after joining the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
VanZant posted a photo of herself boxing on Instagram, and captioned it, “Pray for peace. Prepare for war.” Take a look at the awesome photo below. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
View this post on Instagram Pray for peace. Prepare for war. ????: @ericcoleman A post shared by Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) on Oct 16, 2020 at 10:39am PDT
I’m still not really sold on VanZant fighting in the BKFC. In fact, I think it’s a wildly dumb idea given how much money she can earn outside of fighting.
Let’s not forget that she has claimed to make more money outside of fighting during her time in the UFC.
So, if you can get rich without getting punched in the face, then why would you want to?
Heading into the final fight of her current contract, @paigevanzant is looking to prove her value at #UFC251 (via @arielhelwani) pic.twitter.com/t0NnW7ObRl — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 24, 2020
Having said that, I’ve always been a huge Paige VanZant fan, and I’m only wishing her the best of luck in the BKFC.
She has the heart of warrior, and we love to see that.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) on Sep 3, 2020 at 3:31pm PDT
We’ll have to wait to see when her first fight is, but I have no doubt it’ll move the needle in a major way.


thedailycaller--2020-10-17--Jerry Jones Says He’s ‘Very Open’ To Hosting A UFC Fight For Conor McGregor At AT&T Stadium

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones likes the idea of hosting a UFC event for Conor McGregor .
McGregor recently agreed to fight Dustin Poirier January 23 , 2021 , and he said he wanted to do it at AT & T Stadium , which is the home of the Cowboys .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Now , it sounds like there ’ s a very real chance of that happening .
Jones said the following Friday during an appearance on 105.3 The Fan , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Very open to it .
I ’ m a real admirer of his .
He ’ s one of the neatest individuals I think I ’ ve met , period .
He has an unbelievable — to be as physical as he is — he has an unbelievable personality and charisma .
He ’ s special .
It would be quite a day for AT & T Stadium to have him .
This needs to happen .
This absolutely needs to happen .
McGregor fighting Poirier at AT & T Stadium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sports community .
Now , we obviously don ’ t know at all whether or not we ’ ll be back to normal by January .
As a betting man , I ’ d bet that we won ’ t be .
So , there ’ s no guarantee that fans would even be allowed at AT & T Stadium .
Either way , it ’ d be absolutely awesome to watch McGregor step into the octagon at the home of the Cowboys .
The UFC is only getting bigger and bigger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the greatest stadium in the NFL would be another huge step forward for the conference .
Let ’ s do it , Jones !
Let ’ s get it done !

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones likes the idea of hosting a UFC event for Conor McGregor.
McGregor recently agreed to fight Dustin Poirier January 23, 2021, and he said he wanted to do it at AT&T Stadium, which is the home of the Cowboys. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Now, it sounds like there’s a very real chance of that happening.
I accept, Jan 23rd is on!
My goal is to see this fight take place in Cowboy stadium. Proper Style! Jerry Jones is a friend and the stadium can hold our crowd. I will be ready for Texas and Texas will be ready for my fans!
Then Manny. #McGregorSportsandEntertainment — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 14, 2020
Jones said the following Friday during an appearance on 105.3 The Fan, according to DallasNews.com:
Very much open to it. Very open to it. I’m a real admirer of his. He’s one of the neatest individuals I think I’ve met, period. He has an unbelievable — to be as physical as he is — he has an unbelievable personality and charisma. He’s special. It would be quite a day for AT&T Stadium to have him.
This needs to happen. This absolutely needs to happen. McGregor fighting Poirier at AT&T Stadium would be incredible for the UFC and the sports community.
Now, we obviously don’t know at all whether or not we’ll be back to normal by January. As a betting man, I’d bet that we won’t be.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Oct 16, 2020 at 11:40am PDT
So, there’s no guarantee that fans would even be allowed at AT&T Stadium. Either way, it’d be absolutely awesome to watch McGregor step into the octagon at the home of the Cowboys.
The UFC is only getting bigger and bigger in America, and hosting an event at the greatest stadium in the NFL would be another huge step forward for the conference.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Oct 15, 2020 at 9:03am PDT
Let’s do it, Jones! Let’s get it done!


thedailycaller--2020-10-17--REPORT: SEC Will Fine Schools Up To $1 Million For Coronavirus Protocol Violations

SEC football programs will face massive fines for failing to follow coronavirus protocols .
According to ESPN , commissioner Greg Sankey has said that he ’ s will to drop the hammer to the tune of $ 1 million if coaches don ’ t follow the rules .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Most notably , multiple programs have already been fined for coaches not wearing masks during games .
This is so stupid .
Coaches should absolutely revolt against Sankey .
I like Sankey a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of great decisions prior to the season starting .
In fact , I ’ d argue that he had the best response in all of college football to the coronavirus pandemic .
However , fining coaches over masks is absurdly stupid .
Sankey does know these guys are in the locker room with players not wearing masks at all , right ?
Somebody made sure Sankey knew that before issuing his decrees ?
I ’ m all for being smart , but this is next level dumb from Sankey .
If the players @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coaches shouldn ’ t have to either .

SEC football programs will face massive fines for failing to follow coronavirus protocols.
According to ESPN, commissioner Greg Sankey has said that he will to drop the hammer to the tune of $1 million if coaches don’t follow the rules. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Most notably, multiple programs have already been fined for coaches not wearing masks during games.
SEC has fined at least three teams for not following COVID-19 protocols, per @RossDellenger: – Ole Miss
– Texas A&M
– Tennessee pic.twitter.com/xbgDmJ58vH — Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) October 16, 2020
This is so stupid. Coaches should absolutely revolt against Sankey. I like Sankey a lot, and he made a lot of great decisions prior to the season starting.
In fact, I’d argue that he had the best response in all of college football to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, fining coaches over masks is absurdly stupid.
Sankey does know these guys are in the locker room with players not wearing masks at all, right? Somebody made sure Sankey knew that before issuing his decrees?
I’m all for being smart, but this is next level dumb from Sankey. If the players aren’t wearing masks, then the coaches shouldn’t have to either.


thedailycaller--2020-10-17--REPORT: The Patriots Are Planning On Playing The Broncos, Team Facility Is Open

The New England Patriots plan on playing the Denver Broncos this weekend .
The Patriots had to shut down their facility Friday because of coronavirus , but it sounds like there ’ s no longer a reason to be worried .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) According to Field Yates , the facility is open as of Saturday morning and the team is planning on taking the field Sunday against the Broncos .
This is great news for everyone involved in the situation .
Obviously , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut down Friday , and for good reason .
We ’ ve seen chaos all over the NFL this season because of coronavirus , and it looked like the Patriots were about to have more problems .
However , it sounds like everything is going to be just fine with the Patriots and the game against Denver will happen Sunday .
We ’ re playing football during a pandemic , folks .
You simply have to be flexible and prepare for all different sorts of outcomes .
Welcome to the NFL in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
You can catch the game at 1:00 EST .

The New England Patriots plan on playing the Denver Broncos this weekend.
The Patriots had to shut down their facility Friday because of coronavirus, but it sounds like there’s no longer a reason to be worried. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
According to Field Yates, the facility is open as of Saturday morning and the team is planning on taking the field Sunday against the Broncos.
Broncos are being told to be prepared to play Sunday vs. the Patriots, per source. Players want to play, and the game is on as the NFL gathers more information. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 16, 2020
This is great news for everyone involved in the situation. Obviously, people were very concerned when things were shut down Friday, and for good reason.
We’ve seen chaos all over the NFL this season because of coronavirus, and it looked like the Patriots were about to have more problems.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by New England Patriots (@patriots) on Oct 15, 2020 at 2:27pm PDT
However, it sounds like everything is going to be just fine with the Patriots and the game against Denver will happen Sunday.
We’re playing football during a pandemic, folks. You simply have to be flexible and prepare for all different sorts of outcomes.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by New England Patriots (@patriots) on Oct 10, 2020 at 11:10am PDT
Welcome to the NFL in 2020! It sure is a wild ride! You can catch the game at 1:00 EST.