thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Massive Stimulus Bill Heads To Senate After Overwhelming Passage In The House Of Representatives

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass a sweeping $ 900 billion coronavirus stimulus package and a $ 1.4 trillion government funding bill Monday evening , sending it to the Senate and moving it one step closer to becoming law .
The wide-reaching bill was passed in two sections ; the first , which included four of the 12 appropriations bills , passed 327-85 , while the second , which included the relief package and the addition eight bills , passed 359-53 .
The compromise was announced Sunday , ending months of partisan gridlock just days before Congress departs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits were set to expire for millions of Americans .
The bill , which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday will land on President Donald Trump ’ s desk before Tuesday , could be a lifeline for Americans across the country as unemployment numbers and coronavirus cases and deaths rise in states across the country .
The president has said that he will sign the bill , averting a government shutdown and authorizing direct relief for millions across the country .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that Americans should see their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bill ’ s passage , many lawmakers were frustrated with the legislation , which was written largely by congressional leaders without the input of many rank-and-file members .
Most lawmakers read the 5,593-page bill ’ s text only hours before voting on it , due to its being written behind closed doors and a malfunctioning computer file that prevented its distribution Monday .
( RELATED : Congress Finally Agreed On A Massive Stimulus Package .
Here ’ s What ’ s In It ) “ Congress is expected to vote on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as of about 1 p.m. , most members don ’ t even have the legislative text of it yet , ” tweeted New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
“ It ’ s not good enough to hear about what ’ s in the bill .
Members of Congress need to see & read the bills we are expected to vote on.
” She was echoed by Michigan Libertarian Rep. Justin Amash , who lamented congressional leadership for the bill ’ s closed-door creation .
“ For half a year , congressional leaders refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be considered AND scrutinized AND amended , ” he tweeted .
“ Now , they release a 5,593-page bill with no opportunity to read it , let alone amend it .
No responsible legislator should vote for such a thing.
” The bill , which provides $ 600 stimulus checks , $ 300 weekly unemployment checks for 14 weeks and approximately $ 280 billion for small businesses , overcame several last-minute objections that threatened to torpedo the progress made in recent days .
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Friday blocked a bipartisan push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Josh Hawley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over his concerns about the bill ’ s size and the country ’ s $ 27 trillion national debt .
( RELATED : Josh Hawley , Bernie Sanders Team Up In Joint Push For Direct Cash Payments ) Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey also led a last-minute GOP effort Friday to rein in the Federal Reserve ’ s lending powers , but reached a compromise with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer late Saturday ahead of the package ’ s announcement .
The stimulus package , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , also provides $ 69 billion for states ’ coronavirus vaccination , testing , tracing and prevention efforts .
The United States has averaged approximately 216,000 new daily coronavirus cases over the past week , and daily deaths have surpassed 3,000 throughout December .
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Congress voted overwhelmingly Monday night to pass a sweeping $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package and a $1.4 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the White House for a presidential signature before becoming law.
The wide-reaching bill was passed in the Senate by a bipartisan margin of 91-7. It passed in two sections in the House of Representatives earlier Monday evening; the first, which included four of the 12 appropriations bills, passed 327-85, while the second, which included the relief package and the addition eight bills, passed 359-53.
The compromise was announced Sunday, ending months of partisan gridlock just days before Congress departs for the holidays and before crucial financial benefits were set to expire for millions of Americans. The bill could be a lifeline for Americans across the country as unemployment numbers and coronavirus cases and deaths rise in states across the country.
President Donald Trump has said that he will sign the bill, averting a government shutdown and authorizing direct relief for millions across the country. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that Americans should see their checks arrive beginning next week.
Despite the bill’s passage, many lawmakers were frustrated with the legislation, which was written largely by congressional leaders without the input of many rank-and-file members. Most lawmakers read the 5,593-page bill’s text only hours before voting on it, due to its being written behind closed doors and a malfunctioning computer file that prevented its distribution Monday. (RELATED: Congress Finally Agreed On A Massive Stimulus Package. Here’s What’s In It)
“Congress is expected to vote on the second-largest bill in U.S. history *today*… and as of about 1 p.m., most members don’t even have the legislative text of it yet,” tweeted New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “It’s not good enough to hear about what’s in the bill. Members of Congress need to see & read the bills we are expected to vote on.”
She was echoed by Michigan Libertarian Rep. Justin Amash, who lamented congressional leadership for the bill’s closed-door creation.
“For half a year, congressional leaders refused to put any legislation on the floor to be considered AND scrutinized AND amended,” he tweeted. “Now, they release a 5,593-page bill with no opportunity to read it, let alone amend it. No responsible legislator should vote for such a thing.”
The bill, which provides $600 stimulus checks, $300 weekly unemployment checks for 14 weeks and approximately $280 billion for small businesses, overcame several last-minute objections that threatened to torpedo the progress made in recent days.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Friday blocked a bipartisan push for $1,200 checks led by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over his concerns about the bill’s size and the country’s $27 trillion national debt. (RELATED: Josh Hawley, Bernie Sanders Team Up In Joint Push For Direct Cash Payments)
Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey also led a last-minute GOP effort Friday to rein in the Federal Reserve’s lending powers, but reached a compromise with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer late Saturday ahead of the package’s announcement.
The stimulus package, which is the second-largest in American history, also provides $69 billion for states’ coronavirus vaccination, testing, tracing and prevention efforts. The United States has averaged approximately 216,000 new daily coronavirus cases over the past week, and daily deaths have surpassed 3,000 throughout December.
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thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Nearly 60 West Point Cadets Admit To Cheating In Worst Academic Scandal In Decades

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point accused over 70 of its cadets of cheating on an exam , marking the academy ’ s worst academic violation since 1976 , USA Today reported Monday .
Fifty-eight cadets admitted to cheating on a remote math exam , according to USA Today .
Most of the cadets have been enrolled in a rehabilitation program and will be on probation for the duration of their time at West Point .
“ There ’ s no excuse for cheating when the fundamental code for cadets is that they should not lie , cheat or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law professor at West Point told USA Today .
“ Therefore when the military tries to downplay effects of cheating at the academy , we ’ re really downplaying the effects on the military as a whole .
We rely on the military to tell us honestly when we should fight wars , and when we can win them.
” West Point instructors concluded 72 first year cadets and one in their second year cheated on a May calculus final when all them made the same mistake , according to USA Today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismissed and four dropped after cadets resigned .
The academy determined that , out of the 67 remaining cases , 55 cadets violated the honor code and the cadets have been enrolled in the Willful Admission Program .
( RELATED : College Drug Ring Funneling Through Duke , UNC , Other Schools Busted ) West Point ’ s chief of staff Mark Weathers told USA Today in an interview Monday that the incident would not have occurred had the cadets been on campus but he maintained the honor system still works .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the code .
While disappointing , the Honor System is working , and these 67 remaining cases will be held accountable for their actions , ” Weathers concluded .

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point accused over 70 of its cadets of cheating on an exam, marking the academy’s worst academic violation since 1976, USA Today reported Monday.
Fifty-eight cadets admitted to cheating on a remote math exam, according to USA Today. Most of the cadets have been enrolled in a rehabilitation program and will be on probation for the duration of their time at West Point.
“There’s no excuse for cheating when the fundamental code for cadets is that they should not lie, cheat or steal,” Tim Bakken, a law professor at West Point told USA Today. “Therefore when the military tries to downplay effects of cheating at the academy, we’re really downplaying the effects on the military as a whole. We rely on the military to tell us honestly when we should fight wars, and when we can win them.”
The US Military Academy at West Point catches 73 cadets cheating in its worst academic scandal in nearly 45 years https://t.co/BvCSkYFrDg — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 21, 2020
West Point instructors concluded 72 first year cadets and one in their second year cheated on a May calculus final when all them made the same mistake, according to USA Today. So far, two cases have been dismissed and four dropped after cadets resigned. The academy determined that, out of the 67 remaining cases, 55 cadets violated the honor code and the cadets have been enrolled in the Willful Admission Program. (RELATED: College Drug Ring Funneling Through Duke, UNC, Other Schools Busted)
West Point’s chief of staff Mark Weathers told USA Today in an interview Monday that the incident would not have occurred had the cadets been on campus but he maintained the honor system still works.
“Cadets are being held accountable for breaking the code. While disappointing, the Honor System is working, and these 67 remaining cases will be held accountable for their actions,” Weathers concluded.


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Tech Billionaire Who Bankrolled Numerous Disinformation Projects Linked To $620,000 Donation To Fusi

Tech Billionaire Who Bankrolled Numerous Disinformation Projects Linked To $620,000 Donation To Fusion GPS’s Legal Fund

• A liberal group backed by Silicon Valley donors , including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman , donated $ 620,000 to the legal defense fund for Fusion GPS , tax records show .
• While it is unclear if Hoffman was directly involved in paying Fusion ’ s legal bills , he has been identified as a significant funder for the liberal group , Integrity First for America .
• Fusion GPS as well as groups backed by Hoffman have come under fire for pushing questionable information about Republicans .
• The dossier funded by Fusion GPS has been largely debunked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ‘ false flag ’ operation to hurt Republican political candidates .
• Mary Mapes , who was fired at CBS News over a story based on forged documents about George W. Bush , is a top executive at Integrity First for America .
An anti-Trump group funded heavily by Reid Hoffman , a liberal billionaire tech titan who ’ s bankrolled political disinformation peddlers , contributed $ 620,000 to a legal fund for Fusion GPS , the opposition research firm behind the controversial Steele dossier , financial filings show .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for America ( IFA ) made the contribution in 2018 for the legal defense fund of Bean LLC , the holding company for Fusion GPS .
IFA , which launched in October 2017 , is the first entity to be identified as one of Fusion ’ s benefactors .
Initially billed as an anti-corruption group that planned to investigate Donald Trump ’ s business dealings , IFA has since turned it focus on litigation against white supremacist groups .
Fusion GPS ’ s founders , Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch , wrote in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received outside funding to help cover millions of dollars of legal bills it accumulated from dossier-related lawsuits and congressional investigations .
Simpson and Fritsch wrote that they received financial support from a “ few donors , ” but did not disclose who they are .
It is not clear whether Hoffman was aware that IFA has helped Fusion GPS .
The New York Times reported in October 2017 that Hoffman planned to give more than $ 1 million to IFA .
IFA ’ s board chairwoman , Monica Graham , told Agence France-Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the group came from Silicon Valley funders .
She singled out Hoffman as a significant donor .
( RELATED : Reid Hoffman ’ s Alleged Role In A False Flag Operation Puts DNC In The Hot Seat ) IFA received $ 2.9 million in contributions in 2017 and nearly $ 9 million in 2018 , according to its filings with the IRS .
Hoffman has funded multiple anti-Trump and anti-Republican initiatives , some of which have faced accusations of pushing politically-charged disinformation .
Hoffman apologized in late 2018 after The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funder for a project spearheaded by the tech firm New Knowledge , which created fake online personas aimed at influencing conservatives voters in Alabama ’ s Senate special election in December 2017 .
According to The Times , the project ’ s operators created thousands of fake Russian accounts that followed Republican candidate Roy Moore .
The mass following generated national media coverage and fueled the narrative that Republicans were the party favored most by Russia .
New Knowledge worked closely with Fusion GPS , according to a book by Fusion founders Glenn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also contributed to a Senate Intelligence Committee report about Russia ’ s efforts to push disinformation on social media .
Hoffman was an early backer to ACRONYM , the progressive tech company behind the botched app used in the Iowa Democratic caucuses earlier this year .
Another Hoffman-funded entity , American Engagement Technologies , published misleading Facebook ads from accounts designed to stifle Republican voter turnout in the special election .
Facebook announced in January 2019 that it was investigating New for Democracy , another group Hoffman financed that was accused of publishing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ midterms .
Dmitri Mehlhorn , who is reported to be Hoffman ’ s top political adviser , was on the board for News for Democracy .
He is also on the board of IFA .
Susie Buell , a Democratic activist who is close to Bill and Hillary Clinton , is also an IFA board member .
One of IFA ’ s founding executives is Mary Mapes , a former CBS News producer who was fired in 2005 over her work on a report on fabricated documents that said George W. Bush dodged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rather , the longtime CBS News anchor , aired a story about the documents on Sept. 8 , 2004 , two months before the election .
CBS retracted the story less than two weeks later , citing a series of errors in its handling of the fake Bush documents .
According to IFA ’ s tax filings , Mapes was paid $ 300,000 in 2018 as director of research .
Like Mapes , Fusion GPS has also peddled false information about a Republican presidential candidate .
After hiring Christopher Steele in June 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ex-spy ’ s memos to numerous heavy hitters in Washington , including to prominent Beltway reporters and to officials at the Justice and State departments .
Steele provided memos from his dossier to the FBI , which used the information to advance its investigation into the Trump campaign ’ s possible ties to the Russian government .
Several key allegations from the dossier have fallen apart in the nearly four years since BuzzFeed published the document .
Special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s report said that investigators found no evidence to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation ” between the Trump campaign and Russian government .
Steele alleged that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen met with Kremlin insiders in Prague to discuss paying off hackers .
The special counsel ’ s report and a report from the Justice Department ’ s inspector general said Cohen never visited Prague and that no Trump associates were involved in hacking or releasing emails stolen from Democrats .
It has since emerged that Steele relied on only one source , a Russian analyst named Igor Danchenko , to collect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Danchenko told the FBI in January 2017 that he did not verify many of the most damning allegations in the dossier .
The IG report also said that the FBI received evidence in 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Steele .
Fusion GPS faced multiple lawsuits over the dossier and squared off with House Republicans investigating the origins of the salacious report .
The owners of the Russian bank Alfa Bank sued the company over a memo in the dossier that accused them of bribing Vladimir Putin .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bankers won its lawsuit in the U.K. against Steele .
A judge ordered the former spy to pay damages to the bank and said that his allegations about Alfa Bank were “ inaccurate or misleading.
” Fusion GPS also fought against Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee in federal court to block the release of bank records that showed who paid the company for its work on the dossier .
The records showed that the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee paid Fusion GPS more than $ 1 million for the research .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ also been called to testify before multiple congressional committees , including the House and Senate Intelligence committees , and the Senate Judiciary Committee .
Fusion GPS continued its investigations against Trump even after the release of the dossier .
Weeks after Trump took office , Fusion GPS partnered with a newly-formed nonprofit group called The Democracy Integrity Project to continue investigations of Trump and of Russian interference in Western politics .
TDIP ’ s founder , Daniel Jones , told the FBI in March 2017 that his organization was set to receive $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 10 wealthy progressive donors .
He offered to provide the group ’ s research to the FBI and said they would be sharing it with lawmakers and the media .
A group directed by billionaire financier George Soros contributed at least $ 1.5 million to TDIP in 2017 and 2018 , according to tax filings .
Other tax documents show that TDIP paid Fusion GPS more than $ 3.3 million , and Steele ’ s firm more than $ 250,000 in 2017 .
Another nonprofit group founded by Jones called Advance Democracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 , according to tax records .
Campaign for Accountability , a liberal watchdog group , paid Fusion GPS $ 138,684 in 2017 and $ 550,580 in 2018 for research on unspecified projects .
In 2017 , the Campaign for Accountability ( CfA ) began investigating one of Fusion ’ s arch-rivals , then-House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes .
CfA accused Nunes of disclosing sensitive information about Fusion GPS during the Republican ’ s investigation into who funded the Steele dossier .
Requests for comment submitted to Fusion GPS and Hoffman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not returned .
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A liberal group backed by Silicon Valley donors, including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, donated $620,000 to the legal defense fund for Fusion GPS, tax records show.
While it is unclear if Hoffman was directly involved in paying Fusion’s legal bills, he has been identified as a significant funder for the liberal group, Integrity First for America.
Fusion GPS as well as groups backed by Hoffman have come under fire for pushing questionable information about Republicans.
The dossier funded by Fusion GPS has been largely debunked. Hoffman was found to have financed a ‘false flag’ operation to hurt Republican political candidates.
Mary Mapes, who was fired at CBS News over a story based on forged documents about George W. Bush, is a top executive at Integrity First for America.
An anti-Trump group funded heavily by Reid Hoffman, a liberal billionaire tech titan who’s bankrolled political disinformation peddlers, contributed $620,000 to a legal fund for Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm behind the controversial Steele dossier, financial filings show.
According to IRS filings, The group Integrity First for America (IFA) made the contribution in 2018 for the legal defense fund of Bean LLC, the holding company for Fusion GPS.
IFA, which launched in October 2017, is the first entity to be identified as one of Fusion’s benefactors. Initially billed as an anti-corruption group that planned to investigate Donald Trump’s business dealings, IFA has since turned it focus on litigation against white supremacist groups.
Fusion GPS’s founders, Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, wrote in a book last year that the company received outside funding to help cover millions of dollars of legal bills it accumulated from dossier-related lawsuits and congressional investigations.
Simpson and Fritsch wrote that they received financial support from a “few donors,” but did not disclose who they are.
It is not clear whether Hoffman was aware that IFA has helped Fusion GPS.
The New York Times reported in October 2017 that Hoffman planned to give more than $1 million to IFA. IFA’s board chairwoman, Monica Graham, told Agence France-Press in February 2018 that the initial funding for the group came from Silicon Valley funders. She singled out Hoffman as a significant donor. (RELATED: Reid Hoffman’s Alleged Role In A False Flag Operation Puts DNC In The Hot Seat)
IFA received $2.9 million in contributions in 2017 and nearly $9 million in 2018, according to its filings with the IRS.
Hoffman has funded multiple anti-Trump and anti-Republican initiatives, some of which have faced accusations of pushing politically-charged disinformation.
Hoffman apologized in late 2018 after The New York Times reported that he was a top funder for a project spearheaded by the tech firm New Knowledge, which created fake online personas aimed at influencing conservatives voters in Alabama’s Senate special election in December 2017.
According to The Times, the project’s operators created thousands of fake Russian accounts that followed Republican candidate Roy Moore. The mass following generated national media coverage and fueled the narrative that Republicans were the party favored most by Russia.
New Knowledge worked closely with Fusion GPS, according to a book by Fusion founders Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch. The firm also contributed to a Senate Intelligence Committee report about Russia’s efforts to push disinformation on social media.
Hoffman was an early backer to ACRONYM, the progressive tech company behind the botched app used in the Iowa Democratic caucuses earlier this year.
Another Hoffman-funded entity, American Engagement Technologies, published misleading Facebook ads from accounts designed to stifle Republican voter turnout in the special election. Facebook announced in January 2019 that it was investigating New for Democracy, another group Hoffman financed that was accused of publishing misleading news stories ahead of the 2018 midterms.
Dmitri Mehlhorn, who is reported to be Hoffman’s top political adviser, was on the board for News for Democracy. He is also on the board of IFA.
Susie Buell, a Democratic activist who is close to Bill and Hillary Clinton, is also an IFA board member.
One of IFA’s founding executives is Mary Mapes, a former CBS News producer who was fired in 2005 over her work on a report on fabricated documents that said George W. Bush dodged serving in the Vietnam War.
Dan Rather, the longtime CBS News anchor, aired a story about the documents on Sept. 8, 2004, two months before the election. CBS retracted the story less than two weeks later, citing a series of errors in its handling of the fake Bush documents.
According to IFA’s tax filings, Mapes was paid $300,000 in 2018 as director of research.
Like Mapes, Fusion GPS has also peddled false information about a Republican presidential candidate.
After hiring Christopher Steele in June 2016, Fusion GPS’s founders disseminated the ex-spy’s memos to numerous heavy hitters in Washington, including to prominent Beltway reporters and to officials at the Justice and State departments.
Steele provided memos from his dossier to the FBI, which used the information to advance its investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to the Russian government.
Several key allegations from the dossier have fallen apart in the nearly four years since BuzzFeed published the document.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report said that investigators found no evidence to support Steele’s central theory of a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” between the Trump campaign and Russian government.
Steele alleged that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen met with Kremlin insiders in Prague to discuss paying off hackers. The special counsel’s report and a report from the Justice Department’s inspector general said Cohen never visited Prague and that no Trump associates were involved in hacking or releasing emails stolen from Democrats.
It has since emerged that Steele relied on only one source, a Russian analyst named Igor Danchenko, to collect information about the Trump campaign and Russia. Danchenko told the FBI in January 2017 that he did not verify many of the most damning allegations in the dossier.
The IG report also said that the FBI received evidence in 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Steele.
Fusion GPS faced multiple lawsuits over the dossier and squared off with House Republicans investigating the origins of the salacious report.
The owners of the Russian bank Alfa Bank sued the company over a memo in the dossier that accused them of bribing Vladimir Putin. While the lawsuit is ongoing, the bankers won its lawsuit in the U.K. against Steele. A judge ordered the former spy to pay damages to the bank and said that his allegations about Alfa Bank were “inaccurate or misleading.”
Fusion GPS also fought against Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee in federal court to block the release of bank records that showed who paid the company for its work on the dossier. The records showed that the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee paid Fusion GPS more than $1 million for the research.
Simpson and other Fusion GPS executives have also been called to testify before multiple congressional committees, including the House and Senate Intelligence committees, and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Fusion GPS continued its investigations against Trump even after the release of the dossier.
Weeks after Trump took office, Fusion GPS partnered with a newly-formed nonprofit group called The Democracy Integrity Project to continue investigations of Trump and of Russian interference in Western politics.
TDIP’s founder, Daniel Jones, told the FBI in March 2017 that his organization was set to receive $50 million in funding from a group of 10 wealthy progressive donors. He offered to provide the group’s research to the FBI and said they would be sharing it with lawmakers and the media.
A group directed by billionaire financier George Soros contributed at least $1.5 million to TDIP in 2017 and 2018, according to tax filings.
Other tax documents show that TDIP paid Fusion GPS more than $3.3 million, and Steele’s firm more than $250,000 in 2017.
Another nonprofit group founded by Jones called Advance Democracy Inc. paid $485,000 to New Knowledge in 2018, according to tax records.
Campaign for Accountability, a liberal watchdog group, paid Fusion GPS $138,684 in 2017 and $550,580 in 2018 for research on unspecified projects.
In 2017, the Campaign for Accountability (CfA) began investigating one of Fusion’s arch-rivals, then-House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. CfA accused Nunes of disclosing sensitive information about Fusion GPS during the Republican’s investigation into who funded the Steele dossier.
Requests for comment submitted to Fusion GPS and Hoffman’s firm, Greylock Partners, were not returned.
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thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Ex Maryland Cop Pleads Guilty For Possessing Child Porn

Anthony Michael Mileo , a former Corporal with the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department and ex-K9 handler , charged with possessing child pornography , pleaded guilty Monday , the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) announced .
If the court accepts the former police officer ’ s plea , he will be sentenced to between 48 and 78 months imprisonment during the sentencing scheduled for February 17 , 2021 , by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis , a DOJ press release stated .
Mileo of Huntington , Maryland , was arrested on Nov. 7 , 2019 , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest , on Jan. 28 , 2020 , a federal grand jury indicted him on the federal charge of transporting child pornography .
Three months before his arrest , the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ( NCMEC ) had sent a cyber tip to the Maryland State Police after being alerted that videos documenting child sexual abuse were uploaded to a storage app account , according to the DOJ press release .
Following the tip , investigators , with the app ’ s administrators ’ co-operation , discovered that the suspicious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video files portraying child sexual abuse , and the IP address linked to that account , the DOJ stated .
After Maryland State Police , in September 2019 , obtained a search warrant for his emails , they found “ 71 video files depicting child sexual abuse , including prepubescent minors and images depicting children in bondage being sexually abused , ” the DOJ explained .
The videos depicted some known victims of child abuse that NCMEC helped identify , the release added .
“ This case was brought as part of Project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse , ” the DOJ stated .
“ Led by the United States Attorney ’ s Offices and the Criminal Division ’ s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section , Project Safe Childhood marshals federal , state , and local resources to locate , apprehend , and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children , and to identify and rescue victims .
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Anthony Michael Mileo, a former Corporal with the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department and ex-K9 handler, charged with possessing child pornography, pleaded guilty Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
If the court accepts the former police officer’s plea, he will be sentenced to between 48 and 78 months imprisonment during the sentencing scheduled for February 17, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, a DOJ press release stated. (REPORT: Anti-Alcohol Pastor Arrested On Child Pornography Charges)
Mileo of Huntington, Maryland, was arrested on Nov. 7, 2019, according to CBS Baltimore. Two months after his arrest, on Jan. 28, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted him on the federal charge of transporting child pornography.
Three months before his arrest, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) had sent a cyber tip to the Maryland State Police after being alerted that videos documenting child sexual abuse were uploaded to a storage app account, according to the DOJ press release.
Following the tip, investigators, with the app’s administrators’ co-operation, discovered that the suspicious account’s uploaded videos included numerous video files portraying child sexual abuse, and the IP address linked to that account, the DOJ stated.
After Maryland State Police, in September 2019, obtained a search warrant for his emails, they found “71 video files depicting child sexual abuse, including prepubescent minors and images depicting children in bondage being sexually abused,” the DOJ explained. The videos depicted some known victims of child abuse that NCMEC helped identify, the release added.
“This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse,” the DOJ stated. “Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.”


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Chris Christie Says He’s Open To Running Against Trump In 2024

Former Republican New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he ’ s open to running against President Donald Trump in 2024 , but that his decision will ultimately be independent of Trump ’ s actions .
“ I ’ ll make my own decision without regard to anybody else who ’ s running .
Whether it ’ s the president or anybody else , ” the former governor told the DCNF .
Christie ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 , but endorsed Trump after suspending his campaign , Fox News reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ party about a 2024 election bid if he can ’ t reverse President-elect Joe Biden ’ s election win .
( RELATED : Trump May Already Be The 2024 GOP Frontrunner , Poll Shows ) “ Well , I certainly wouldn ’ t foreclose any possibility , right ?
So , would I consider running ?
Sure .
Absolutely .
I ’ m 57 years old .
I still am very involved in political life and public life in this country , ” Christie told The Washington Post in August .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country should be headed and how it should be managed.
” The former governor told the Post that he ’ d seriously weigh supporting Republican Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan should he choose not to run and Hogan does .
Christie says he is friends with Trump but disagrees with his attempts to overturn the election results , Fox News reported .
The Trump campaign has filed multiple lawsuits , contesting Biden ’ s 2020 election victory .
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Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he’s open to running against President Donald Trump in 2024, but that his decision will ultimately be independent of Trump’s actions.
“I’ll make my own decision without regard to anybody else who’s running. Whether it’s the president or anybody else,” the former governor told the DCNF.
Christie ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, but endorsed Trump after suspending his campaign, Fox News reported. Trump hinted in a White House Christmas party about a 2024 election bid if he can’t reverse President-elect Joe Biden’s election win. (RELATED: Trump May Already Be The 2024 GOP Frontrunner, Poll Shows)
Here is my interview this morning with @hughhewitt to discuss my PSA on the importance of wearing a mask and the future of the GOP. #WearAMask https://t.co/BIasNU70PN — Governor Christie (@GovChristie) December 21, 2020
“Well, I certainly wouldn’t foreclose any possibility, right? So, would I consider running? Sure. Absolutely. I’m 57 years old. I still am very involved in political life and public life in this country,” Christie told The Washington Post in August. “I have a lot of opinions about where the country should be headed and how it should be managed.”
The former governor told the Post that he’d seriously weigh supporting Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan should he choose not to run and Hogan does.
Christie says he is friends with Trump but disagrees with his attempts to overturn the election results, Fox News reported. The Trump campaign has filed multiple lawsuits, contesting Biden’s 2020 election victory.
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thedailycaller--2020-12-22--FACT CHECK: Did Only 20 People Attend Joe Biden’s Dec. 15 Campaign Rally In Georgia?

A post shared on Facebook claims only 20 people attended President-elect Joe Biden ’ s Dec. 15 rally for Democratic Senate candidates in Georgia .
Media reports , images and video from the event show well over 20 people were present .
Biden has been holding smaller events to comply with COVID-19 restrictions .
Biden , who won Georgia by over 12,600 votes , campaigned in the state on Dec.15 for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock , according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution .
The candidates are running against Republican Georgia Sens .
Kelly Loeffler and David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 Senate runoff elections .
One post on Facebook claims only 20 people showed up to the rally , while another post went further , claiming “ no one ” attended the rally .
( RELATED : Did Joe Biden Say ‘ Hello , Minnesota ’ At A Campaign Rally In Florida ? )
In reality , images and video from the event show more than 20 attendants .
Videos of the crowd at the rally published by C-SPAN and CBS News depict over a dozen cars parked near the stage .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for instance , shows dozens of supporters gathered on a sidewalk as Biden ’ s motorcade drove by before the event .
In addition , The New York Times reported that hundreds of people lined up on the sidewalk to watch the rally , while the Valdosta Daily Times reported there were “ a little less than 200 cars ” in attendance .
The rally was a drive-in car rally , meaning that many people stayed in their cars to watch Biden speak .
Biden has previously held drive-in rallies , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Minnesota , in an effort to adhere to COVID-19 safety recommendations , according to The New York Times .

A post shared on Facebook claims only 20 people attended President-elect Joe Biden’s Dec. 15 rally for Democratic Senate candidates in Georgia.
Verdict: False
Media reports, images and video from the event show well over 20 people were present. Biden has been holding smaller events to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
Fact Check:
Biden, who won Georgia by over 12,600 votes, campaigned in the state on Dec.15 for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution. The candidates are running against Republican Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in the state’s Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections.
One post on Facebook claims only 20 people showed up to the rally, while another post went further, claiming “no one” attended the rally. (RELATED: Did Joe Biden Say ‘Hello, Minnesota’ At A Campaign Rally In Florida?)
In reality, images and video from the event show more than 20 attendants. Videos of the crowd at the rally published by C-SPAN and CBS News depict over a dozen cars parked near the stage. A photo posted by The Associated Press, for instance, shows dozens of supporters gathered on a sidewalk as Biden’s motorcade drove by before the event.
In addition, The New York Times reported that hundreds of people lined up on the sidewalk to watch the rally, while the Valdosta Daily Times reported there were “a little less than 200 cars” in attendance.
The rally was a drive-in car rally, meaning that many people stayed in their cars to watch Biden speak. Biden has previously held drive-in rallies, such as in Toledo, Ohio and St. Paul, Minnesota, in an effort to adhere to COVID-19 safety recommendations, according to The New York Times.


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Over $37 Million Worth Of Meth, 800 Pounds Of Weed And 14 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized By CBP Over The

Over $37 Million Worth Of Meth, 800 Pounds Of Weed And 14 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized By CBP Over The Weekend

Officials announced the seizure of liquid methamphetamine hidden in a gas tank , more than 800 pounds of marijuana , nearly 15 pounds of fentanyl and over $ 37 million worth of methamphetamine at the southern border over the weekend , Customs and Border Protection announced Monday .
Officials found liquid methamphetamine in the gas tank of a semi-truck driven by a 25-year-old lawful permanent resident at a Border Patrol checkpoint in Niland , California , on Saturday , Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) announced .
A K-9 unit sniffed out the narcotics during a secondary inspection where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noticed a dense cloudy liquid a few inches lower than a clear liquid inside the gas tanks , according to CBP .
A field narcotics test revealed the more dense liquid to have characteristics of methamphetamine , according to CBP .
Officials were unable to determine the weight of the narcotics that were seized because of the dangerous state it was transported in .
Near Tucson , Arizona , agents intercepted an illegal immigrant carrying two backpacks full of narcotics that tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl on Saturday evening , CBP announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fentanyl and 55 pounds of methamphetamine worth $ 3 million from the individual , according to CBP .
The 40-year-old Mexican national who was illegal in the U.S. faces federal charges for drug smuggling .
In Texas , officials seized over 800 pounds of marijuana in three separate instances over the weekend , CBP announced .
( RELATED : Meth And Cocaine Seized From Unmanned Aircraft Illegally Flying Into California , CBP Says ) During one incident , CBP officials attempted to pull over a vehicle suspected of trafficking narcotics on Saturday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rio Grande River and then swam into Mexico with one passenger , according to CBP .
Agents recovered around 348 pounds of marijuana from the vehicle .
Officials seized 1,853 pounds of methamphetamine worth $ 37 million hidden in a cargo shipment of fresh tomatoes in Pharr , Texas , on Saturday , CBP announced .
Over 65o packages of methamphetamine were hidden within the floor of the tractor-trailer .
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Officials announced the seizure of liquid methamphetamine hidden in a gas tank, more than 800 pounds of marijuana, nearly 15 pounds of fentanyl and over $37 million worth of methamphetamine at the southern border over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection announced Monday.
Officials found liquid methamphetamine in the gas tank of a semi-truck driven by a 25-year-old lawful permanent resident at a Border Patrol checkpoint in Niland, California, on Saturday, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced.
A K-9 unit sniffed out the narcotics during a secondary inspection where agents visually inspected the fuel tanks and noticed a dense cloudy liquid a few inches lower than a clear liquid inside the gas tanks, according to CBP.
A field narcotics test revealed the more dense liquid to have characteristics of methamphetamine, according to CBP. Officials were unable to determine the weight of the narcotics that were seized because of the dangerous state it was transported in.
$37 MILLION METH BUST CBP officers seized over 1,800lbs of methamphetamine Saturday at Pharr International Bridge in a tractor trailer hauling a shipment of tomatoes. More via @CBPSouthTexas: https://t.co/d6rxntBRJa pic.twitter.com/6EFoDOxGgR — CBP (@CBP) December 21, 2020
Near Tucson, Arizona, agents intercepted an illegal immigrant carrying two backpacks full of narcotics that tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl on Saturday evening, CBP announced.
Officials seized nearly 14 pounds of fentanyl and 55 pounds of methamphetamine worth $3 million from the individual, according to CBP. The 40-year-old Mexican national who was illegal in the U.S. faces federal charges for drug smuggling.
In Texas, officials seized over 800 pounds of marijuana in three separate instances over the weekend, CBP announced. (RELATED: Meth And Cocaine Seized From Unmanned Aircraft Illegally Flying Into California, CBP Says)
During one incident, CBP officials attempted to pull over a vehicle suspected of trafficking narcotics on Saturday, but the suspect driver drove into the Rio Grande River and then swam into Mexico with one passenger, according to CBP. Agents recovered around 348 pounds of marijuana from the vehicle.
Officials seized 1,853 pounds of methamphetamine worth $37 million hidden in a cargo shipment of fresh tomatoes in Pharr, Texas, on Saturday, CBP announced. Over 650 packages of methamphetamine were hidden within the floor of the tractor-trailer.
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thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Report: Scientists Say Children Could Be More Susceptible To Coronavirus Variant

A group of scientists reportedly said Monday that the coronavirus variant spreading throughout south Britain could carry a mutation that makes children more likely to contract it .
Scientists from the government ’ s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group ( NERVTAG ) told reporters at a briefing that the new strain could soon sweep across the country , Reuters reported .
“ We now have high confidence that this variant does have a transmission advantage over other virus variants that are currently in the UK , ” Peter Horby , professor of emerging infectious diseases at Oxford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Reuters .
Neil Ferguson , infectious disease epidemiologist at Imperial College London told the group that there is a “ hint ” that the variant “ has a higher propensity to infect children.
” “ We haven ’ t established any sort of causality on that , but we can see it in the data , ” Ferguson continued .
“ We will need to gather more data to see how it behaves going forward.
” Wendy Barclay specialist in virology at Imperial told the briefing that one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it enters cells , which could mean “ that children are , perhaps , equally susceptible to this virus as adults , ” Reuters reported .
The World Health Organization ’ s emergencies chief Mike Ryan said Monday that there is no evidence yet that suggests the new variant is more deadly than current strain , Reuters reported .
It is a “ normal part of virus evolution , ” Ryan said .
( RELATED : Don ’ t Be Alarmed About The New Coronavirus Strain In Britain , Experts Say ) President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health , Admiral Brett Giroir , said in a CNN interview that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to limit travel from the U.K. but that the U.S. would keep a close eye on any developments .
“ Every hour we get more information , ” he said .
“ So I think everything is possible .
We just need to put everything on the table , have an open scientific discussion and make a best recommendation .
”

A group of scientists reportedly said Monday that the coronavirus variant spreading throughout south Britain could carry a mutation that makes children more likely to contract it.
Scientists from the government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) told reporters at a briefing that the new strain could soon sweep across the country, Reuters reported.
“We now have high confidence that this variant does have a transmission advantage over other virus variants that are currently in the UK,” Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases at Oxford University and chair of NERVTAG told reporters, according to Reuters.
UK coronavirus variant may be more able to infect children: scientists https://t.co/U2ZHpZ9a3B pic.twitter.com/DzLZ4QQ1o8 — Reuters (@Reuters) December 21, 2020
Neil Ferguson, infectious disease epidemiologist at Imperial College London told the group that there is a “hint” that the variant “has a higher propensity to infect children.”
“We haven’t established any sort of causality on that, but we can see it in the data,” Ferguson continued. “We will need to gather more data to see how it behaves going forward.”
Wendy Barclay specialist in virology at Imperial told the briefing that one of the changes in the variant is the way it enters cells, which could mean “that children are, perhaps, equally susceptible to this virus as adults,” Reuters reported.
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief Mike Ryan said Monday that there is no evidence yet that suggests the new variant is more deadly than current strain, Reuters reported. It is a “normal part of virus evolution,” Ryan said. (RELATED: Don’t Be Alarmed About The New Coronavirus Strain In Britain, Experts Say)
President Donald Trump’s assistant secretary for health, Admiral Brett Giroir, said in a CNN interview that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to limit travel from the U.K. but that the U.S. would keep a close eye on any developments.
“Every hour we get more information,” he said. “So I think everything is possible. We just need to put everything on the table, have an open scientific discussion and make a best recommendation.”


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--FACT CHECK: Has The Tennessee Nurse Who Fainted After Receiving A COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Died?

A post shared on Facebook claims Tiffany Dover , a Tennessee nurse manager who fainted after receiving her first COVID-19 vaccine dose , has died .
The Daily Caller News Foundation didn ’ t find any media reporting about Dover dying .
The hospital where Dover works tweeted on Monday that she is “ doing well.
” Baseless claims about nurses dying after receiving their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have circulated on social media since health care workers started receiving jabs last week .
This particular Facebook post claims Dover has died , saying , “ OMFG @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DOVER IS DEAD !
!
” Dover , a nurse manager at Chattanooga ’ s CHI Memorial Hospital , had previously fainted on camera Thursday after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine , according to ABC affiliate WTVC-9 .
She had explained to WTVC-9 and other outlets that her fainting had nothing to do with the safety of the vaccine but rather a health condition that causes her to faint when she feels pain .
Social media users have alleged she has since died , despite no national or local reporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CHI Memorial Hospital tweeted on Monday that she is “ doing well ” and shared a short video that featured Dover , very much alive , posing for a photo with her colleagues .
“ We ’ re pleased to share Tiffany Dover is doing well , ” the Dec. 21 tweet reads .
“ Here ’ s a short video of her today surrounded by her colleagues who all support her.
” ( RELATED : Did An Alabama Nurse Die After Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine ? )
CHI Memorial Hospital also tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing well , ” saying , “ UPDATE : Nurse Tiffany Dover appreciates the concern shown for her .
She is home and doing well .
She asks for privacy for her and her family.
” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) notes on its website that the agency has “ received reports of people fainting after nearly all vaccinations ” and that “ scientists think that fainting is due to the vaccination process and not to the vaccines themselves.
” It can be triggered by the pain or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the CDC .
The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) said in a Dec. 10 briefing document on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that it had found “ no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA.
” The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received an emergency use authorization ( EUA ) from the FDA on Dec. 11 .
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A post shared on Facebook claims Tiffany Dover, a Tennessee nurse manager who fainted after receiving her first COVID-19 vaccine dose, has died.
Verdict: False
The Daily Caller News Foundation didn’t find any media reporting about Dover dying. The hospital where Dover works tweeted on Monday that she is “doing well.”
Fact Check:
Baseless claims about nurses dying after receiving their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have circulated on social media since health care workers started receiving jabs last week. This particular Facebook post claims Dover has died, saying, “OMFG! FAINTING NURSE DIED!! TIFFANY DOVER IS DEAD!!”
Dover, a nurse manager at Chattanooga’s CHI Memorial Hospital, had previously fainted on camera Thursday after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to ABC affiliate WTVC-9. She had explained to WTVC-9 and other outlets that her fainting had nothing to do with the safety of the vaccine but rather a health condition that causes her to faint when she feels pain.
Social media users have alleged she has since died, despite no national or local reporting that such a thing has occurred. CHI Memorial Hospital tweeted on Monday that she is “doing well” and shared a short video that featured Dover, very much alive, posing for a photo with her colleagues.
We’re pleased to share Tiffany Dover is doing well. Here’s a short video of her today surrounded by her colleagues who all support her. pic.twitter.com/yGyzKvwn89 — CHI Memorial (@CHI_Memorial) December 21, 2020
“We’re pleased to share Tiffany Dover is doing well,” the Dec. 21 tweet reads. “Here’s a short video of her today surrounded by her colleagues who all support her.” (RELATED: Did An Alabama Nurse Die After Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine?)
CHI Memorial Hospital also tweeted on Dec. 19 that she is “doing well,” saying, “UPDATE: Nurse Tiffany Dover appreciates the concern shown for her. She is home and doing well. She asks for privacy for her and her family.”
UPDATE: Nurse Tiffany Dover appreciates the concern shown for her. She is home and doing well. She asks for privacy for her and her family. — CHI Memorial (@CHI_Memorial) December 19, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes on its website that the agency has “received reports of people fainting after nearly all vaccinations” and that “scientists think that fainting is due to the vaccination process and not to the vaccines themselves.” It can be triggered by the pain or anxiety associated with the vaccination process, according to the CDC.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a Dec. 10 briefing document on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that it had found “no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA.” The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA on Dec. 11.
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thedailycaller--2020-12-22--NY Congressman-Elect Jamaal Bowman Says Capitalism Is The New Slavery

Democratic New York Congressman-elect and new member to the “ Squad ” Jamaal Bowman said that capitalism is the new form slavery in an interview with The Root .
“ I believe our current system of capitalism is slavery by another name , ” Bowman said in an interview with The Root .
“ We ’ ve moved from physical chattel enslavement and physical racial segregation to a plantation economic system .
One that keeps the majority of Americans unemployed , or underemployed and struggling just to survive , while the power elite continues to concentrate wealth in the hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporations to pretty much run the world as multinational corporations.
” “ Jeff Bezos is the first $ 200 billionaire .
In the next six years , he might become the first trillionaire .
That ’ s slavery by another name .
it ’ s a system that ’ s not working , so we need a new system.
” Bowman ran on a platform that included a “ reconstruction agenda ” which supports taxing the rich and creating “ baby bonds ” that would create an account for all newborn children with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every year until the child turns 18 an additional $ 2,000 would be deposited .
Bowman has aligned himself with members of the “ squad ” which includes fellow New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
Bowman tweeted Dec. 16 that he was proud to “ fight with my sisters for the American people.
” ( RELATED : Rashida Tlaib , Ilhan Omar , Others Blast Obama For Coming Out Against ‘ Defund The Police ’ Slogan ) While speaking to The Root , Bowman said that former President Barack Obama was not radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is more of a standard we should be striving towards because I think the Squad is more responsive to what ’ s happening in our streets , ” he said .
Bowman also said that mainstream Democrats are afraid of socialism but should instead embrace some socialist policies .

Democratic New York Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman said that capitalism is the new form slavery in an interview with The Root.
“I believe our current system of capitalism is slavery by another name,” Bowman said in an interview with The Root. “We’ve moved from physical chattel enslavement and physical racial segregation to a plantation economic system. One that keeps the majority of Americans unemployed, or underemployed and struggling just to survive, while the power elite continues to concentrate wealth in the hands of a few, and allow large corporations to pretty much run the world as multinational corporations.”
We’ve moved from physical chattel enslavement to physical racial segregation to our current economic system of plantation capitalism.https://t.co/vNXf7bFSQs — Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) December 21, 2020
“Jeff Bezos is the first $200 billionaire. In the next six years, he might become the first trillionaire. That’s slavery by another name. it’s a system that’s not working, so we need a new system.”
Bowman ran on a platform that included a “reconstruction agenda” which supports taxing the rich and creating “baby bonds” that would create an account for all newborn children with an initial deposit of $1,000 and every year until the child turns 18 an additional $2,000 would be deposited.
Bowman has aligned himself with members of the “squad” which includes fellow New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Bowman tweeted Dec. 16 that he was proud to “fight with my sisters for the American people.” (RELATED: Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Others Blast Obama For Coming Out Against ‘Defund The Police’ Slogan)
I’m so proud to be entering congress to fight with my sisters for the American people. Their leadership is why I’m here. They organize, strategize, mobilize and fight for us every second of every day. Looking forward to the 117th Congress. It’s about to be on! https://t.co/bQyboHiQp2 — Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) December 17, 2020
While speaking to The Root, Bowman said that former President Barack Obama was not radical enough.
“I think the Squad is more of a standard we should be striving towards because I think the Squad is more responsive to what’s happening in our streets,” he said. Bowman also said that mainstream Democrats are afraid of socialism but should instead embrace some socialist policies.


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Tourists Are Reportedly Littering Million-Year-Old Caves With Discarded Facemasks

There is a growing problem at National Parks across the United States as some visitors are littering the land and ancient caves with single-use face masks .
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico has reached out to the public via Facebook requesting more environmentally-friendly use of the park by refraining from dumping the COVID-19 protective masks .
“ As you visit , we ask for your help in the protection of our parks to reduce this new waste product , ” the National Park Service posted on Facebook .
“ We appreciate you wearing a mask and social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sure to leave with all that you bring .
Take full ownership in all that you bring to these places as much as what they bring to you .
If it helps remember this saying , ‘ take only photos , leave only well placed footprints.
’ ” The post went on to express concern for the changes in the caves caused by visitors , who have damaged the formations by touching the cave walls and speleothems .
And caves are not the only place masks are being found .
In July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flying off tourists faces and into iconic geysers .
( RELATED : America ’ s Iconic National Parks Need Billions In Repairs : ‘ Roads Are Crumbling , Bridges Aren ’ t In Great Shape ’ )

There is a growing problem at National Parks across the United States as some visitors are littering the land and ancient caves with single-use face masks.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico has reached out to the public via Facebook requesting more environmentally-friendly use of the park by refraining from dumping the COVID-19 protective masks.
“As you visit, we ask for your help in the protection of our parks to reduce this new waste product,” the National Park Service posted on Facebook. “We appreciate you wearing a mask and social distancing to protect one another, but please be sure to leave with all that you bring. Take full ownership in all that you bring to these places as much as what they bring to you. If it helps remember this saying, ‘take only photos, leave only well placed footprints.’”
The post went on to express concern for the changes in the caves caused by visitors, who have damaged the formations by touching the cave walls and speleothems.
And caves are not the only place masks are being found. In July, Yellowstone National Park said masks were flying off tourists faces and into iconic geysers. (RELATED: America’s Iconic National Parks Need Billions In Repairs: ‘Roads Are Crumbling, Bridges Aren’t In Great Shape’)


thedailycaller--2020-12-21--‘Promotes Justice’: CDC Appears To Recommend Some Essential Workers Skip The Vaccine Line Based On R

‘Promotes Justice’: CDC Appears To Recommend Some Essential Workers Skip The Vaccine Line Based On Race

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) provided guidance for distributing the coronavirus vaccine , and it appeared to take race into consideration .
The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices ( ACIP ) , a CDC committee that provides recommendations for the implementation of vaccine programs , divided the population into groups and then offered suggestions as to which groups would be prioritized as the vaccines were made available .
( RELATED : CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine For People Over 16 ) The three main groups were adults over the age of 65 , adults with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside of the health care fields .
Health care workers would be among the first to receive the vaccine because they were the most likely to be exposed to the virus on a regular basis .
Those three groups were then evaluated based on three criteria that determined their need for access to the vaccine : science , implementation and ethics .
The committee agreed that the science supported all three groups getting the vaccine with the most vulnerable receiving access first .
Among the most vulnerable were elderly Americans with compromised immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some healthcare workers .
The next step was evaluating the logistics and the difficulties with implementing the rollout and determining which groups could be vaccinated quickly and efficiently .
Elderly residents of long term care facilities , for example , were both high risk populations and easy to vaccinate quickly because they were a localized population .
Rural workers and those who hold multiple jobs — even if those jobs are deemed “ essential ” — would be more difficult to accommodate .
The final consideration explored the ethics of the vaccine distribution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to face extreme complications or even death if they were not among the first to receive the vaccine .
The committee noted that elderly Americans — particularly those who lived in group homes of any kinds — were more susceptible to exposure , complications and death .
Essential workers , however , were put into the higher risk category because minorities were “ disproportionately represented in many essential industries ” and accounted for a large percentage of the population that could not work from home .
Giving them access to the vaccine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The committee concluded that , ethically speaking , essential workers should receive priority access because it would “ promote justice ” and “ mitigate health inequities.
” ACIP Chairman Jose R. Romero stated that the intention had not been to distribute the vaccine by race , but instead to deal with a limited supply and incredible demand .
But as Business Insider ’ s Josh Barro noted , the recommendations did not appear to back up that claim .
“ The essential workers group gets 2 extra points over 65+ group due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , causing it to score higher on “ ethics ” and overall , and was then proposed to be placed ahead in line , ” he said .
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard responded to the recommendations in a video posted on Twitter , not mentioning race but saying that she believed the elderly should be vaccinated first with no exceptions .
( RELATED : ‘ Heartless , Arrogant ’ : Tulsi Gabbard Rips Into ‘ Unelected Bureaucrats ’ For Vaccine Rollout That Skips Over Elderly ) “ Heartless , arrogant , unelected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of elderly Americans don ’ t count .
They ’ re recommending 100 million “ essential workers ” ( i.e .
healthy people working at liquor stores or phone companies ) can get the vaccine before our grandparents , ” Gabbard tweeted .
She went on to say that , while she did certainly plan to get the vaccine herself , she would be waiting until the more vulnerable populations had received their vaccines first .
“ This is immoral and bad health policy .
I had planned to get the vaccine but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seniors by not doing so until THEY can .
I urge my colleagues who are under 65 and healthy to join me , ” Gabbard added .
Republican New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew joined Gabbard , saying that he would also wait for his vaccine until those at greater risk had received theirs .

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided guidance for distributing the coronavirus vaccine, and it appeared to take race into consideration.
The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), a CDC committee that provides recommendations for the implementation of vaccine programs, divided the population into groups and then offered suggestions as to which groups would be prioritized as the vaccines were made available. (RELATED: CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine For People Over 16)
The three main groups were adults over the age of 65, adults with high risk medical conditions and essential workers outside of the health care fields. Health care workers would be among the first to receive the vaccine because they were the most likely to be exposed to the virus on a regular basis.
Those three groups were then evaluated based on three criteria that determined their need for access to the vaccine: science, implementation and ethics.
The committee agreed that the science supported all three groups getting the vaccine with the most vulnerable receiving access first. Among the most vulnerable were elderly Americans with compromised immune systems or other underlying health conditions and some healthcare workers.
Vote is 13 to 1 to support the recommendation:
Phase 1b: persons aged ≥75 years and frontline essential workers
Phase 1c: persons aged 65–74 years, persons aged 16–64 years with high-risk medical conditions, and other essential workers — Jen Kates (@jenkatesdc) December 20, 2020
The next step was evaluating the logistics and the difficulties with implementing the rollout and determining which groups could be vaccinated quickly and efficiently. Elderly residents of long term care facilities, for example, were both high risk populations and easy to vaccinate quickly because they were a localized population. Rural workers and those who hold multiple jobs — even if those jobs are deemed “essential” — would be more difficult to accommodate.
The final consideration explored the ethics of the vaccine distribution, noting which populations were more likely to face extreme complications or even death if they were not among the first to receive the vaccine.
The committee noted that elderly Americans — particularly those who lived in group homes of any kinds — were more susceptible to exposure, complications and death. Essential workers, however, were put into the higher risk category because minorities were “disproportionately represented in many essential industries” and accounted for a large percentage of the population that could not work from home. Giving them access to the vaccine, the committee said, “promotes justice.”
The committee concluded that, ethically speaking, essential workers should receive priority access because it would “promote justice” and “mitigate health inequities.”
ACIP Chairman Jose R. Romero stated that the intention had not been to distribute the vaccine by race, but instead to deal with a limited supply and incredible demand.
He continues: “The statements being made through various outlets undermine the trust and….work of our committee”. He says that ACIP has never focused on targeting a specific racial or ethnic group in its deliberations. — Jen Kates (@jenkatesdc) December 20, 2020
But as Business Insider’s Josh Barro noted, the recommendations did not appear to back up that claim.
“The essential workers group gets 2 extra points over 65+ group due to its greater racial and ethnic diversity, causing it to score higher on “ethics” and overall, and was then proposed to be placed ahead in line,” he said.
But this was in ACIP’s own November slides. The essential workers group gets 2 extra points over 65+ group due to its greater racial and ethnic diversity, causing it to score higher on “ethics” and overall, and was then proposed to be placed ahead in line. https://t.co/otXxwxNsAv https://t.co/O3EetdpVOz — Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 20, 2020
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard responded to the recommendations in a video posted on Twitter, not mentioning race but saying that she believed the elderly should be vaccinated first with no exceptions. (RELATED: ‘Heartless, Arrogant’: Tulsi Gabbard Rips Into ‘Unelected Bureaucrats’ For Vaccine Rollout That Skips Over Elderly)
“Heartless, arrogant, unelected CDC bureaucrats have decided that the lives of elderly Americans don’t count. They’re recommending 100 million “essential workers” (i.e. healthy people working at liquor stores or phone companies) can get the vaccine before our grandparents,” Gabbard tweeted.
Heartless, arrogant, unelected CDC bureaucrats have decided that the lives of elderly Americans don’t count. They’re recommending 100 million “essential workers” (i.e. healthy people working at liquor stores or phone companies) can get the vaccine before our grandparents. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/yEn0k0cKBs — Tulsi Gabbard ???? (@TulsiGabbard) December 21, 2020
She went on to say that, while she did certainly plan to get the vaccine herself, she would be waiting until the more vulnerable populations had received their vaccines first.
“This is immoral and bad health policy. I had planned to get the vaccine but will now stand in solidarity with our seniors by not doing so until THEY can. I urge my colleagues who are under 65 and healthy to join me,” Gabbard added.
This is immoral and bad health policy. I had planned to get the vaccine but will now stand in solidarity with our seniors by not doing so until THEY can. I urge my colleagues who are under 65 and healthy to join me. (2/2) — Tulsi Gabbard ???? (@TulsiGabbard) December 21, 2020
Republican New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew joined Gabbard, saying that he would also wait for his vaccine until those at greater risk had received theirs.


thedailycaller--2020-12-21--‘Stand Up For The Constitution’: Texas Rep. Chip Roy Weighs In On Trump’s Legal Battle

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy spoke with the Daily Caller ’ s Samantha Renck about the Trump administration ’ s lawsuits , the nearly $ 1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and more .
“ Do you want California stepping into your state and telling you what your state has to do for voter ID or for mail-in ballots because California went to court and demanded it ?
” Roy said when explaining why he did not support the Texas lawsuit being pursued by the Trump Administration .
“ Under no circumstances will I ever back away — no matter who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president all the way down to anybody in the country saying that it was a good idea to pursue litigation that would invite another state to tell me in Texas what my system should look like , ” he said .
“ We need to stand up for the constitution , stand up for freedom , stand up for an election system we can believe in and trust , ” Roy said .
Roy also discussed the nearly $ 1 trillion COVID-19 relief package , his thoughts on whether Republicans should sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi Says $ 600 Bonuses For Working Families Struggling During The Pandemic Is ‘ Significant ’ ) Check out more from the Daily Caller : ‘ Standing Up For Forgotten Americans ’ : Former Trump Admin Member Breaks Down President ’ s Legacy ‘ Stay Open Or Go Live On The Street ’ : PA Diner Defies COVID-19 Restrictions ‘ One Punch After Another ’ : Baltimore Business Owner Opens Up About Impact Of COVID-19 Restrictions

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy spoke with the Daily Caller’s Samantha Renck about the Trump administration’s lawsuits, the nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and more.
“Do you want California stepping into your state and telling you what your state has to do for voter ID or for mail-in ballots because California went to court and demanded it?” Roy said when explaining why he did not support the Texas lawsuit being pursued by the Trump Administration.
“Under no circumstances will I ever back away — no matter who’s making the argument — from the president all the way down to anybody in the country saying that it was a good idea to pursue litigation that would invite another state to tell me in Texas what my system should look like,” he said.
“We need to stand up for the constitution, stand up for freedom, stand up for an election system we can believe in and trust,” Roy said.
Roy also discussed the nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package, his thoughts on whether Republicans should sign it and more. (RELATED: Pelosi Says $600 Bonuses For Working Families Struggling During The Pandemic Is ‘Significant’)
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‘Stay Open Or Go Live On The Street’: PA Diner Defies COVID-19 Restrictions
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thedailycaller--2020-12-21--Florida Police Rescue 6-Foot Alligator From Storm Drain

Florida police worked to save an alligator that somehow managed to get stuck in a storm drain .
The Sarasota County Sheriff ’ s Office said deputies came across the 6-foot reptile in a storm drain Monday in south Venice , according to a Facebook post .
Authorities said they lifted a concrete slab to free the alligator .
( RELATED : Golfer Grabs A Golf Ball Sitting On The Tail Of An Alligator ) The deputies said a trapper was called but they did not respond , so the reptile was allowed to return to the lake he calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped a trapper remove a 7-foot alligator that was hissing from a storm drain in Cape Coral , according to a report from the Miami Herald .
An 11-foot dead alligator was pulled out of a storm drain in Fort Myers in 2016 by members of the Lee County Department of Transportation , WPBF reported .
Alligators aren ’ t the only creature Florida authorities have found in these drains .
Rescue crews in Jacksonville saved a manatee weighing more than 900 pounds from a storm drain , WJXT reported .
The creature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after being treated for minor injuries by a team of marine biologists and veterinarians at SeaWorld in Orlando .

Florida police worked to save an alligator that somehow managed to get stuck in a storm drain.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said deputies came across the 6-foot reptile in a storm drain Monday in south Venice, according to a Facebook post. Authorities said they lifted a concrete slab to free the alligator. (RELATED: Golfer Grabs A Golf Ball Sitting On The Tail Of An Alligator)
The deputies said a trapper was called but they did not respond, so the reptile was allowed to return to the lake he calls “home.”
In 2019, police helped a trapper remove a 7-foot alligator that was hissing from a storm drain in Cape Coral, according to a report from the Miami Herald. An 11-foot dead alligator was pulled out of a storm drain in Fort Myers in 2016 by members of the Lee County Department of Transportation, WPBF reported.
Alligators aren’t the only creature Florida authorities have found in these drains. Rescue crews in Jacksonville saved a manatee weighing more than 900 pounds from a storm drain, WJXT reported. The creature was later released back into the wild, after being treated for minor injuries by a team of marine biologists and veterinarians at SeaWorld in Orlando.


thedailycaller--2020-12-21--Report: Illegal Immigrant Couple Exits Church After 843 Straight Days Of Hiding From ICE

A couple who illegally immigrated to the United States has finally emerged from a West Philadelphia church basement after hiding from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) for 843 days .
15 years ago , Oneita and Clive Thompson came to America without proper documentation after fleeing from gang violence in Jamaica .
The couple has seven children , only three of which are legal citizens , according to CBS Philly .
After they lost their asylum case , ICE ordered them to be deported , which would have separated them from their children , CBS Philly reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their two youngest children in the basement of the Tabernacle United Church .
The family finally emerged after receiving written confirmation from ICE that the agency will support their case to have them stay in the U.S. ( RELATED : Scammers Using Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Websites , ICE Warns ) “ When we got the letter from ICE , I was just looking at it in shock .
It ’ s a big breakthrough – after working so long , this is a miracle , ” Clive Thompson told the local outlet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like all the stress is drifting away , and everything is lighting up with joy.
” ( RELATED : Portland Police Have Dealt With 13 Riots In Last 80 Days , As Rioters Vandalize ICE Building )

A couple who illegally immigrated to the United States has finally emerged from a West Philadelphia church basement after hiding from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for 843 days.
15 years ago, Oneita and Clive Thompson came to America without proper documentation after fleeing from gang violence in Jamaica. The couple has seven children, only three of which are legal citizens, according to CBS Philly.
After they lost their asylum case, ICE ordered them to be deported, which would have separated them from their children, CBS Philly reports. the parents then decided to hide with their two youngest children in the basement of the Tabernacle United Church.
The family finally emerged after receiving written confirmation from ICE that the agency will support their case to have them stay in the U.S. (RELATED: Scammers Using Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Websites, ICE Warns)
“When we got the letter from ICE, I was just looking at it in shock. It’s a big breakthrough – after working so long, this is a miracle,” Clive Thompson told the local outlet in a statement. “I feel like all the stress is drifting away, and everything is lighting up with joy.” (RELATED: Portland Police Have Dealt With 13 Riots In Last 80 Days, As Rioters Vandalize ICE Building)


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Kick Your Fear Of Losing Your AirPods To The Curb With This Innovative Tracker

There ’ s no denying that life has changed for the better since the AirPods stepped onto the scene .
Without tangling wires and ever-evolving jacks , you can listen to your favorite playlists , answer calls , and more with incredible ease .
But the one downside to these advanced little guys ?
They ’ re incredibly easy to misplace .
If the idea of losing your expensive AirPods keeps you up at night , you ’ re not alone .
And lucky for you , this fear can become a distant memory thanks to innovative inventions like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helps you keep a close watch on your AirPods so you never lose or misplace them .
Designed to be used with the accompanying app , this protective case , which is made of premium quality silicon rubber , will prevent you from losing your AirPods without you needing to do much at all .
The case ’ s attached Mu tag allows you to keep track of your pods on your phone at all times and stays connected with your phone with the help of the Informu app .
Not only does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your AirPods , but it also provides an extra layer of protection , ensuring the case stays free of nicks or scratches .
And instead of taking the case on and off each time you need to charge the Mu tag , you can simply detach the small tracking piece and charge it without removing the entire thing .
And since the Air Fob ’ s rechargeable battery lasts for up to 3 weeks on a 40-minute charge , you never have to worry about juicing it up all the time .
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There’s no denying that life has changed for the better since the AirPods stepped onto the scene. Without tangling wires and ever-evolving jacks, you can listen to your favorite playlists, answer calls, and more with incredible ease. But the one downside to these advanced little guys? They’re incredibly easy to misplace.
If the idea of losing your expensive AirPods keeps you up at night, you’re not alone. And lucky for you, this fear can become a distant memory thanks to innovative inventions like the Air Fob, a smart tracker that helps you keep a close watch on your AirPods so you never lose or misplace them.
Designed to be used with the accompanying app, this protective case, which is made of premium quality silicon rubber, will prevent you from losing your AirPods without you needing to do much at all. The case’s attached Mu tag allows you to keep track of your pods on your phone at all times and stays connected with your phone with the help of the Informu app.
Not only does the Air Fob keep great track of your AirPods, but it also provides an extra layer of protection, ensuring the case stays free of nicks or scratches. And instead of taking the case on and off each time you need to charge the Mu tag, you can simply detach the small tracking piece and charge it without removing the entire thing. And since the Air Fob’s rechargeable battery lasts for up to 3 weeks on a 40-minute charge, you never have to worry about juicing it up all the time.
Stop worrying about losing your AirPods and invest in your very own Air Fob: AirPods Tracker! Right now, it’s over 10% off, making it just $38.99.
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thedailycaller--2020-12-22--Brian Kelly Named ACC Coach Of The Year By The AP

Brian Kelly has been named the AP ’ s ACC Coach of the Year after a successful season with the Fighting Irish .
In Notre Dame ’ s only season in a conference , Kelly and the Fighting Irish went 10-1 , beat Clemson earlier in the season and punched a ticket to the playoff .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Those accomplishments were enough to earn him the honor from the AP .
You have to admit that there ’ s something funny about Notre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season and Kelly winning coach of the year .
It would have been a hell of a lot funnier if they had beat Clemson again for the conference title , but Dabo Swinney and company made damn sure that didn ’ t happen .
All things considered , the Fighting Irish should 100 % be proud of everything they accomplished this season , and I mean that with 100 % seriousness .
They were pivotal in helping to save the college football season , joined the ACC to make sure they could play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regular season game .
Everyone involved with the program should be very proud , and Kelly is taking home coach of the year .
Now , the Fighting Irish have a matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide .
If he wins that game , he might be named coach of the century .
Don ’ t miss it January 1 !

Brian Kelly has been named the AP’s ACC Coach of the Year after a successful season with the Fighting Irish.
In Notre Dame’s only season in a conference, Kelly and the Fighting Irish went 10-1, beat Clemson earlier in the season and punched a ticket to the playoff. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Those accomplishments were enough to earn him the honor from the AP.
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You have to admit that there’s something funny about Notre Dame joining the ACC for a single season and Kelly winning coach of the year.
It would have been a hell of a lot funnier if they had beat Clemson again for the conference title, but Dabo Swinney and company made damn sure that didn’t happen.
All things considered, the Fighting Irish should 100% be proud of everything they accomplished this season, and I mean that with 100% seriousness.
They were pivotal in helping to save the college football season, joined the ACC to make sure they could play games and didn’t lose a regular season game.
Everyone involved with the program should be very proud, and Kelly is taking home coach of the year.
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Now, the Fighting Irish have a matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide. If he wins that game, he might be named coach of the century. Don’t miss it January 1!


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--REPORT: LSU DC Bo Pelini Won’t Return In 2021

According to Ross Dellenger , the man running the defense for the Tigers and Ed Orgeron won ’ t return in 2021 after a disastrous 2020 season .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) I think it ’ s fairly obvious that this was going to happen .
Pelini took the job after being the head coach at Youngstown State and returned to LSU after being the DC for the Tigers prior to his tenure at Nebraska .
Now , after one terrible season , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t go well would be a hell of an understatement .
LSU was torched on a regular basis this season , and even managed to get lit up by Mississippi State .
The defense looked like it had no idea what was going on .
Whenever I talk about Bo Pelini , I ’ m always reminded how stupid Nebraska was to fire him .
All these years later , it ’ s still just as mind-boggling .
Pelini was winning with the Cornhuskers , Nebraska was competitive and he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been a dumpster fire in Lincoln .
How badly do you think Nebraska ’ s leadership wishes they hadn ’ t done that ?
I have no doubt he ’ ll get another coaching job soon .
It ’ s just unfortunate his return to Baton Rouge is over after one bad season .

Bo Pelini’s return to LSU reportedly won’t last long.
According to Ross Dellenger, the man running the defense for the Tigers and Ed Orgeron won’t return in 2021 after a disastrous 2020 season. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
NEWS: #LSU DC Bo Pelini not expected back in 2021, sources tell @SINow, as @mzenitz reports. Tigers will have many more staff changes, too. — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) December 21, 2020
I think it’s fairly obvious that this was going to happen. Pelini took the job after being the head coach at Youngstown State and returned to LSU after being the DC for the Tigers prior to his tenure at Nebraska.
Now, after one terrible season, it’s all over. To say things didn’t go well would be a hell of an understatement.
LSU was torched on a regular basis this season, and even managed to get lit up by Mississippi State. The defense looked like it had no idea what was going on.
Whenever I talk about Bo Pelini, I’m always reminded how stupid Nebraska was to fire him. All these years later, it’s still just as mind-boggling.
Pelini was winning with the Cornhuskers, Nebraska was competitive and he was still canned. Ever since, things have been a dumpster fire in Lincoln.
How badly do you think Nebraska’s leadership wishes they hadn’t done that?
I have no doubt he’ll get another coaching job soon. It’s just unfortunate his return to Baton Rouge is over after one bad season.


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--The College Football Playoff Could Be Postponed If Necessary

The College Football Playoff could be pushed back if it becomes necessary .
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock told Heather Dinich that the door is opening on pushing games back if coronavirus becomes an issue .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) He told her , “ We are planning to play the games when they ’ re scheduled .
We ’ ve said all along that we will be ready for any circumstance , and we will .
But if one or both teams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bowl game or the championship game , we will do it.
” Unfortunately , we ’ re in a situation where we have to prepare for the fact that a game might be postponed , and if one playoff game is postponed , then they both have to be .
We don ’ t really have any other options on the table .
We wanted to play football during the coronavirus pandemic , we ’ ve got the job done to this point but we still have to be flexible .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you simply can ’ t give Alabama a free pass to the title game .
Let them get their free pass by actually playing ND .
The games will have to be pushed back .
Everyone ’ s hands are tied .
Now , it doesn ’ t look like it ’ ll be an issue , and we ’ ve seen no new issues .
OSU had some coronavirus issues prior to the B1G game , but as far as I know , they haven ’ t escalated and gotten worse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ we still have to be prepared for chaos .
It ’ s the nature of the beast when it comes to playing sports in 2020 .

The College Football Playoff could be pushed back if it becomes necessary.
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock told Heather Dinich that the door is opening on pushing games back if coronavirus becomes an issue. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
He told her, “We are planning to play the games when they’re scheduled. We’ve said all along that we will be ready for any circumstance, and we will. But if one or both teams are not available and have to postpone a bowl game or the championship game, we will do it.”
Bill Hancock told me, “We are planning to play the games when they’re scheduled. We’ve said all along that we will be ready for any circumstance, and we will. But if one or both teams are not available and have to postpone a bowl game or the championship game, we will do it.” — Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) December 22, 2020
Unfortunately, we’re in a situation where we have to prepare for the fact that a game might be postponed, and if one playoff game is postponed, then they both have to be.
We don’t really have any other options on the table. We wanted to play football during the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve got the job done to this point but we still have to be flexible.
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If Notre Dame gets hit by coronavirus, you simply can’t give Alabama a free pass to the title game. Let them get their free pass by actually playing ND.
The games will have to be pushed back. Everyone’s hands are tied.
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Now, it doesn’t look like it’ll be an issue, and we’ve seen no new issues. OSU had some coronavirus issues prior to the B1G game, but as far as I know, they haven’t escalated and gotten worse.
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We’re trending up, but we still have to be prepared for chaos. It’s the nature of the beast when it comes to playing sports in 2020.


thedailycaller--2020-12-22--The Seattle Seahawks Place Josh Gordon On The 53-Man Roster

Josh Gordon is officially back in the NFL .
According to Adam Schefter late Monday afternoon , the Seattle Seahawks placed Gordon on the 53-man roster after his latest suspension ended .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Gordon is now in the clear to play the rest of the regular season and the playoffs .
Football fans around the country are cheering for Josh Gordon .
The man has so much talent , but he ’ s had nonstop problems with the league ’ s substance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspended everywhere he ’ s been , and he hasn ’ t played since December 2019 when he was hit with his latest suspension .
Now , he ’ s back in the NFL , and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has another weapon in his arsenal .
If Gordon is close to being the player he was before being suspended , then Seattle ’ s offense just got a big bump .
Most importantly , I hope Gordon is in a great place mentally and has his life put together off of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much if he doesn ’ t .
I can ’ t wait to see how he does .
I hope he goes out there and dominates .
Americans love a great comeback story .

Josh Gordon is officially back in the NFL.
According to Adam Schefter late Monday afternoon, the Seattle Seahawks placed Gordon on the 53-man roster after his latest suspension ended. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Gordon is now in the clear to play the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.
Seahawks added WR Josh Gordon to their 53-man roster today. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 21, 2020
Football fans around the country are cheering for Josh Gordon. The man has so much talent, but he’s had nonstop problems with the league’s substance abuse policy.
He’s been suspended everywhere he’s been, and he hasn’t played since December 2019 when he was hit with his latest suspension.
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Now, he’s back in the NFL, and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has another weapon in his arsenal. If Gordon is close to being the player he was before being suspended, then Seattle’s offense just got a big bump.
Most importantly, I hope Gordon is in a great place mentally and has his life put together off of the field because football won’t mean much if he doesn’t.
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I can’t wait to see how he does. I hope he goes out there and dominates. Americans love a great comeback story.