thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Miami Cop To Be Disciplined For Wearing Pro-Trump Face Mask At Voting Site

A uniformed Miami police officer who wore a “ Trump 2020 ” face mask at a polling site on Tuesday will be disciplined after a Democrat accused him of voter intimidation in a now-viral image posted online .
An image of the officer , Daniel Ubeda , wearing the pro-Donald Trump mask that also said “ No more bullshit , ” was shared widely on social media after Steve Simeonidis , the chairman of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party , saw the officer at the early voting site .
Ubeda was in line to vote at the time , Miami @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference on Tuesday afternoon .
“ The city of Miami and the Miami Police Department do not support or endorse any candidate , ” he said , adding that Ubeda ’ s “ actions have violated departmental policy and he will be disciplined.
” “ A police officer is supposed to be impartial , ” Suárez added .
“ Irrespective of who the person was , whatever sign it would have been , it would ’ ve been problematic.
” According to the Miami Herald , Simeonidis said he was passing through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the barrier that authorities and campaigners can not enter under state statute if they are endorsing a candidate .
Under Florida law , only voters , official poll workers , poll watchers and other authorities approved by election clerks can enter polling places .
No person , political committee , or other group or organization may solicit voters inside the polling place or within 150 feet of the entrance to any polling place .
Voter intimidation is illegal under state and federal law .
“ He may have been going to vote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mask and a gun .
That ’ s voter intimidation , ” Simeonidis said .
The Miami Police Department said the officer ’ s behavior was unacceptable and would be addressed immediately .
It ’ s not clear what specific disciplinary action the department will take .
Tuesday is the second day of early voting in Florida , a critical battleground state in the presidential race between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden .
Regardless of Party , we must all defend the integrity of our election .
If you see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I spoke w/Miami Mayor , @ FrancisSuarez .
He told me he and the Police Chief “ agree it is inappropriate , a violation of policy , and the officer will be disciplined.
” 🇺🇸 https : //t.co/HrzlFc2VWO — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas ( @ ananavarro ) October 20 , 2020 He should be fired , career ended ... he broke the law .
He knows he broke the law .
He should never be allowed another job in law enforcement ... https : //t.co/vL8XIMRkQd — Tim Wise ( @ timjacobwise ) October 20 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out this is no different than the Jaish Al Mahdi in Baghdad when they `` protected '' polling sites .
This is the definition of what we called voter intimidation in IRAQ .
An armed agent of the government at a voting site wearing political propaganda .
https : //t.co/povsXbygAT — Fred Wellman ( @ FPWellman ) October 20 , 2020 We want to know what you ’ re hearing on the ground from the candidates .
If you get any interesting ― or suspicious !
― campaign mailers , robocalls or hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about , email us at scoops @ huffpost.com .

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A uniformed Miami police officer who wore a “Trump 2020” face mask at a polling site on Tuesday will be disciplined after a Democrat accused him of voter intimidation in a now-viral image posted online.
An image of the officer, Daniel Ubeda, wearing the pro-Donald Trump mask that also said “No more bullshit,” was shared widely on social media after Steve Simeonidis, the chairman of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party, saw the officer at the early voting site.
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Ubeda was in line to vote at the time, Miami Mayor Francis Súarez said in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
“The city of Miami and the Miami Police Department do not support or endorse any candidate,” he said, adding that Ubeda’s “actions have violated departmental policy and he will be disciplined.”
“A police officer is supposed to be impartial,” Suárez added. “Irrespective of who the person was, whatever sign it would have been, it would’ve been problematic.”
Here is @CityofMiami Police Officer Daniel Ubeda, in full uniform with badge and gun wearing his Trump mask inside of the polling location in government center.
This is city funded voter intimidation.
Ubeda should be suspended immediately. pic.twitter.com/TbJxu6mcem — Steve Simeonidis (@stevesimeonidis) October 20, 2020
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According to the Miami Herald, Simeonidis said he was passing through the polling place when he spotted Ubeda within the barrier that authorities and campaigners cannot enter under state statute if they are endorsing a candidate.
Under Florida law, only voters, official poll workers, poll watchers and other authorities approved by election clerks can enter polling places. No person, political committee, or other group or organization may solicit voters inside the polling place or within 150 feet of the entrance to any polling place. Voter intimidation is illegal under state and federal law.
“He may have been going to vote. But he was in full uniform with the mask and a gun. That’s voter intimidation,” Simeonidis said.
Simeonidis told the Herald that Ubeda “laughed it off” when he confronted him.
The Miami Police Department said the officer’s behavior was unacceptable and would be addressed immediately. It’s not clear what specific disciplinary action the department will take.
We are aware of the photograph being circulated of a Miami Police officer wearing a political mask in uniform. This behavior is unacceptable, a violation of departmental policy, and is being addressed immediately. pic.twitter.com/E3eO0IQh0f — Miami PD (@MiamiPD) October 20, 2020
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Tuesday is the second day of early voting in Florida, a critical battleground state in the presidential race between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
The social media backlash against Ubeda was swift.
Regardless of Party, we must all defend the integrity of our election. If you see an irregularity, make it known.
I spoke w/Miami Mayor, @FrancisSuarez. He told me he and the Police Chief “agree it is inappropriate, a violation of policy, and the officer will be disciplined.” 🇺🇸 https://t.co/HrzlFc2VWO — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) October 20, 2020
He should be fired, career ended...he broke the law. He knows he broke the law. He should never be allowed another job in law enforcement... https://t.co/vL8XIMRkQd — Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) October 20, 2020
As my friend @mikejason73 pointed out this is no different than the Jaish Al Mahdi in Baghdad when they "protected" polling sites. This is the definition of what we called voter intimidation in IRAQ. An armed agent of the government at a voting site wearing political propaganda. https://t.co/povsXbygAT — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 20, 2020
We want to know what you’re hearing on the ground from the candidates. If you get any interesting ― or suspicious! ― campaign mailers, robocalls or hear anything else you think we should know about, email us at scoops@huffpost.com.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--San Francisco Passes CAREN Act To Combat Racist 911 Calls

San Francisco ’ s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure on Tuesday aimed at cracking down on racist 911 calls , a phenomenon that ’ s been increasingly documented on social media .
The Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act ― the CAREN Act , for short ― gives people who believe they ’ ve been the subject of a 911 call placed with “ the specific intent to discriminate ” the right to sue the caller in civil court .
Its name evokes the “ Karen ” meme , this year ’ s shorthand for a white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a heaping dose of prejudice against people of color .
The ordinance was introduced by Supervisor Shamann Walton , who thanked his colleagues at Tuesday ’ s meeting for unanimously sponsoring it .
“ Black and Indigenous people of color have the right to go about daily activities without being threatened by someone calling 911 on them due to racial bias , ” he said .
“ We don ’ t want what happened to Emmett Till in 1955 ― or the long history of false accusations of Black men and boys in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement to threaten , terrorize and sometimes even kill them ― to ever happen again , ” he added .
Walton , the only Black person on the Board of Supervisors , proposed the measure in July , not long after a white woman in San Francisco made national headlines for calling the police on a Filipino man writing “ Black Lives Matter ” in chalk on his own property .
The incident , like so many others , was captured on video and went viral on social media .
And it wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that made waves in San Francisco .
In 2018 , a white woman in the city was captured on video threatening to call the cops on an 8-year-old girl ( who was not white ) selling water “ illegally.
” The internet named the woman Permit Patty .
Walton ’ s ordinance applies to all people discriminated against on the basis of their “ race , color , ancestry , ethnicity , national origin , place of birth , sex , age , religion , creed , disability , sexual orientation , gender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Efforts to combat racist 911 calls are happening on a state level , too .
California Assemblyman Rob Bonta introduced a bill last month that would make such discriminatory 911 calls a hate crime .
Its aim is to “ prevent the weaponization of our law enforcement against communities of color , ” Bonta said .

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San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure on Tuesday aimed at cracking down on racist 911 calls, a phenomenon that’s been increasingly documented on social media.
The Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act ― the CAREN Act, for short ― gives people who believe they’ve been the subject of a 911 call placed with “the specific intent to discriminate” the right to sue the caller in civil court. Its name evokes the “Karen” meme, this year’s shorthand for a white woman weaponizing her privilege, usually with a heaping dose of prejudice against people of color.
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The ordinance was introduced by Supervisor Shamann Walton, who thanked his colleagues at Tuesday’s meeting for unanimously sponsoring it.
“Black and Indigenous people of color have the right to go about daily activities without being threatened by someone calling 911 on them due to racial bias,” he said.
“We don’t want what happened to Emmett Till in 1955 ― or the long history of false accusations of Black men and boys in this country, due to weaponizing law enforcement to threaten, terrorize and sometimes even kill them ― to ever happen again,” he added.
Walton, the only Black person on the Board of Supervisors, proposed the measure in July, not long after a white woman in San Francisco made national headlines for calling the police on a Filipino man writing “Black Lives Matter” in chalk on his own property. The incident, like so many others, was captured on video and went viral on social media.
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And it wasn’t the first time something like that made waves in San Francisco. In 2018, a white woman in the city was captured on video threatening to call the cops on an 8-year-old girl (who was not white) selling water “illegally.” The internet named the woman Permit Patty.
Walton’s ordinance applies to all people discriminated against on the basis of their “race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight, or height.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Judge OKs Immediate Release Of Ghislaine Maxwell Transcripts

NEW YORK ( AP ) — Transcripts of interviews lawyers conducted with the ex-girlfriend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein can be immediately released , a judge said Tuesday .
U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska ’ s order allowed the public release of transcripts of two days of depositions in 2016 of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and related documents , along with the deposition transcript of an anonymous accuser .
The order came just 3 minutes after an attorney for Maxwell asked in a court filing to keep the records sealed for at least two more days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance to decide whether to further appeal an appellate ruling against her .
It was not known whether Preska had seen that letter .
The 2nd U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan had ruled Monday that Preska properly decided that the public had a right to access documents from legal proceedings and that transcripts should be unsealed because arguments by Maxwell ’ s lawyers were meritless .
The depositions were taken as part of a lawsuit brought against Maxwell by Virginia Roberts Giuffre .
Giuffre had accused Maxwell of aiding Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an adult .
The lawsuit was eventually settled .
Lawyers for Maxwell , 58 , had argued that the documents reflecting seven hours of interviews over two days should remain sealed , in part to protect her right to a fair trial in July on charges that she helped Epstein traffic and sexually abuse teenage girls in the 1990s .
They noted that portions of the transcripts relate to perjury charges in the indictment she faces .
She has pleaded not guilty .
Maxwell has been incarcerated since her arrest in early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face up to 35 years in prison .
The arrest came a year after Epstein , 66 , was arrested and charged with sex trafficking .
He killed himself in August 2019 at a federal jail in Manhattan where he was awaiting trial without bail .
In 2008 in Florida , Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution .
He spent 13 months in jail , paid settlements to victims and remained a registered sex offender .

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NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of interviews lawyers conducted with the ex-girlfriend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein can be immediately released, a judge said Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska’s order allowed the public release of transcripts of two days of depositions in 2016 of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and related documents, along with the deposition transcript of an anonymous accuser.
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The order came just 3 minutes after an attorney for Maxwell asked in a court filing to keep the records sealed for at least two more days, saying Maxwell had not had a chance to decide whether to further appeal an appellate ruling against her. It was not known whether Preska had seen that letter.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan had ruled Monday that Preska properly decided that the public had a right to access documents from legal proceedings and that transcripts should be unsealed because arguments by Maxwell’s lawyers were meritless.
The depositions were taken as part of a lawsuit brought against Maxwell by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre had accused Maxwell of aiding Epstein in the abuse of Giuffre before she was an adult. The lawsuit was eventually settled.
Lawyers for Maxwell, 58, had argued that the documents reflecting seven hours of interviews over two days should remain sealed, in part to protect her right to a fair trial in July on charges that she helped Epstein traffic and sexually abuse teenage girls in the 1990s.
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They noted that portions of the transcripts relate to perjury charges in the indictment she faces. She has pleaded not guilty.
Maxwell has been incarcerated since her arrest in early July. If convicted, she could face up to 35 years in prison.
The arrest came a year after Epstein, 66, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking. He killed himself in August 2019 at a federal jail in Manhattan where he was awaiting trial without bail.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Tony Lewis, Lead Singer Of The Outfield, Dead At 62

The Outfield frontman Tony Lewis , whose distinctive high-pitched vocals can be heard on ’ 80s classics like “ All The Love , ” “ Say It Isn ’ t So , ” and the enduring smash “ Your Love , ” has died , according to a statement released Tuesday morning by his publicist , Bari Lieberman .
Lewis is the second founding member of the powerpop band to pass away , following primary songwriter John Spinks ’ s death from liver cancer at age 60 .
The cause of Lewis ’ s death was not revealed at press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sadness and sorrow to report that Tony Lewis , singer of the ’ 80s rock band the Outfield , suddenly and unexpectedly passed away yesterday , October 19th , at the age of 62 near London , England .
Tony ’ s music touched people around the globe for decades , ” read Lieberman ’ s statement .
“ Lewis and the late John Spinks took the ’ 80s by storm with the Outfield ’ s infectious pop songs , including ‘ Your Love , ’ ‘ All the Love ’ , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ’ Your Love ” reached No .
6 on the U.S .
Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1986 and is still widely known today , with features in various TV spots and commercials , gaining millions of streams each month .
“ Tony Lewis ’ s legacy will live on forever through his beautiful family and his legendary music .
The family requests their privacy during this difficult time.
” Lewis was born Dec. 21 , 1957 in London ’ s working-class East End neighborhood , and he formed the prog-rock group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were teenagers .
Although that band broke up in the early ’ 80s , eventually Lewis and Spinks reconnected and formed the Baseball Boys , who later changed their name to the Outfield .
Upon its release in 1985 , the Outfield ’ s debut album , Play Deep , was a hit , although the band enjoyed much more success in the U.S. than they ever did in their native Britain , where they remained relatively unknown .
Play Deep sold 3 million copies and went to No .
9 on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the strength of “ Your Love.
” That song has since been covered or sampled more than 1,000 times , notably by Katy Perry , Bruno Mars , B.o.B , Less Than Jake , Wyclef Jean , Lloyd , and Morgan Page , and it was also the inspiration for a memorable Saturday Night Live skit featuring a cameo by HAIM .
Three other tracks from Play Deep , “ Say It Isn ’ t So , ” “ All the Love , ” and “ Everytime You Cry , ” also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hot 100 .
The Outfield released five more albums at a sporadic pace — 1989 ’ s Voices of Babylon , 1990 ’ s Diamond Days , 1992 ’ s Rockeye , 2004 ’ s Anytime Now , and 2011 ’ s Replay — but when Spinks died in 2014 , Lewis took a hiatus from his career to mourn .
He eventually returned to music , collaborating with his wife Carol on the 2018 solo album Out of the Darkness and reforming the Outfield to play various ’ 80s-nostalgia package tours .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Unplugged – The Acoustic Sessions .
Lewis is survived by his wife of 35 years , Carol , his two daughters Gemma and Rosie , and three grandchildren .

The Outfield frontman Tony Lewis, whose distinctive high-pitched vocals can be heard on ’80s classics like “All The Love,” “Say It Isn’t So,” and the enduring smash “Your Love,” has died, according to a statement released Tuesday morning by his publicist, Bari Lieberman.
He was 62.
Lewis is the second founding member of the powerpop band to pass away, following primary songwriter John Spinks’s death from liver cancer at age 60. The cause of Lewis’s death was not revealed at press time.
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“It is with deep sadness and sorrow to report that Tony Lewis, singer of the ’80s rock band the Outfield, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away yesterday, October 19th, at the age of 62 near London, England. Tony’s music touched people around the globe for decades,” read Lieberman’s statement. “Lewis and the late John Spinks took the ’80s by storm with the Outfield’s infectious pop songs, including ‘Your Love,’ ‘All the Love’, and ‘Say It Isn’t So.’ ’Your Love” reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1986 and is still widely known today, with features in various TV spots and commercials, gaining millions of streams each month.
“Tony Lewis’s legacy will live on forever through his beautiful family and his legendary music. The family requests their privacy during this difficult time.”
Lewis was born Dec. 21, 1957 in London’s working-class East End neighborhood, and he formed the prog-rock group Sirius B with friend Spinks when they were teenagers. Although that band broke up in the early ’80s, eventually Lewis and Spinks reconnected and formed the Baseball Boys, who later changed their name to the Outfield.
Upon its release in 1985, the Outfield’s debut album, Play Deep, was a hit, although the band enjoyed much more success in the U.S. than they ever did in their native Britain, where they remained relatively unknown.
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Play Deep sold 3 million copies and went to No. 9 on the Billboard 200 in the States, largely on the strength of “Your Love.”
That song has since been covered or sampled more than 1,000 times, notably by Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, B.o.B, Less Than Jake, Wyclef Jean, Lloyd, and Morgan Page, and it was also the inspiration for a memorable Saturday Night Live skit featuring a cameo by HAIM.
Three other tracks from Play Deep, “Say It Isn’t So,” “All the Love,” and “Everytime You Cry,” also cracked the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The Outfield released five more albums at a sporadic pace — 1989’s Voices of Babylon, 1990’s Diamond Days, 1992’s Rockeye, 2004’s Anytime Now, and 2011’s Replay — but when Spinks died in 2014, Lewis took a hiatus from his career to mourn.
He eventually returned to music, collaborating with his wife Carol on the 2018 solo album Out of the Darkness and reforming the Outfield to play various ’80s-nostalgia package tours. He released an EP earlier this year, Unplugged – The Acoustic Sessions.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Holocaust Survivors Reunite After Randomly Finding Each Other Via Zoom Prayer Service

NEW YORK ( AP ) — Holocaust survivors Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel “ Sasha ” Eisenberg call their reunion a miracle that began on the holiest day in Judaism , and it only happened thanks to a prayer service that was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Decades ago their families , who came from the same city in Poland , escaped the Nazis , crossed into the Soviet Union and were sent to different labor camps in Siberia , where Eisenberg was born .
They later met at a displaced persons camp in Austria , where they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other there , in 1949 , before losing track of each other ’ s whereabouts .
“ I said to myself , Sasha ?
I know there ’ s a lot of Eisenbergs , but Sasha Eisenberg ?
How could that possibly be ?
” she said .
So she called son Larry Brandspiegel , a cantor at the East Brunswick Jewish Center , and asked him to help her check .
After some back-and-forth on the phone with the Eisenberg family , Larry called with the good news : It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had heard his name during the service because his wife , Marsha , wanted to give him a shoutout after being married for 53 years .
“ I even didn ’ t know that Regina was in America !
” said Eisenberg , 79 , using Brandspiegel ’ s original name which she adapted to Ruth after moving to America .
“ It ’ s 70 years and I was a child .
...
So I called it a miracle , because I don ’ t see any other way that humans can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come together.
” Brandspiegel was born in 1936 in Ciechanów .
Her family escaped after Hitler ’ s invasion of Poland in 1939 , which marked the onset of World War II .
After some weeks in Ukraine , her family was sent to a labor camp in Siberia and later to the Ural Mountains , “ where it was a little warmer.
” After the war they briefly went back to Poland but left with the help of Jewish organizations to the Hallein Displaced Persons Camp in Austria , in 1946 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from their same hometown .
The Eisenbergs had left Ciechanów in the late 1930s , fearful of the Nazis .
They , too , ended up in a Siberian camp and returned to Poland briefly after the war .
With many relatives dead and all their property gone , they then went to Hallein and found themselves in the same barracks as the Brandspiegels .
Eisenberg ’ s father died in a car accident in 1948 , and he still remembers how Brandspiegel ’ s dad , “ a pious , religious man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by reciting with him the Kaddish , the Jewish prayer for the dead .
“ A thing like this , you don ’ t forget , ” Eisenberg said .
“ So it was very emotional for me .
And even as I speak now , I kind of tremble a little bit about it.
” The following year his mother decided to take the family to Israel , where he lived in a kibbutz and served in the military before moving to Brooklyn in 1964 .
During the daytime he worked at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He improved his English at night school , and studied architecture and civil engineering at Pratt Institute .
He and his wife had two children : Alissa , a teacher , and Kevin , a lawyer .
Meanwhile Brandspiegel ’ s family had moved to Philadelphia in 1952 .
She attended high school and worked as a bookkeeper before marrying in 1957 at age 21 .
The couple opened a children ’ s clothing store and had three children : Flora , Debbie and Larry .
Holocaust survivors Israel `` Sasha '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are reunited on Oct. 3 , 2020 , in East Brunswick , N.J. for the first time in more than 70 years since their families left the Hallein Displaced Persons Camp in Austria .
“ It ’ s a shame that we weren ’ t able to hug under these circumstances , ” Brandspiegel said .
“ But it was something that I never expected , and this was something that gave me so much pleasure that I ’ m just crying .
... Sasha , Never forget that moment .
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NEW YORK (AP) — Holocaust survivors Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel “Sasha” Eisenberg call their reunion a miracle that began on the holiest day in Judaism, and it only happened thanks to a prayer service that was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Decades ago their families, who came from the same city in Poland, escaped the Nazis, crossed into the Soviet Union and were sent to different labor camps in Siberia, where Eisenberg was born. They later met at a displaced persons camp in Austria, where they became close friends. They last saw each other there, in 1949, before losing track of each other’s whereabouts.
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More than 70 years later, Brandspiegel, now a Philadelphia resident, heard a familiar name being called out in a Yom Kippur service held in late September via Zoom by her son’s synagogue in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
“I said to myself, Sasha? I know there’s a lot of Eisenbergs, but Sasha Eisenberg? How could that possibly be?” she said. So she called son Larry Brandspiegel, a cantor at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, and asked him to help her check.
“He said, ‘Oh mom, what are you talking about?’” she recalled. “I said ... just take a look.’”
Israel "Sasha" Eisenberg, left, Ruth Brandspiegel, bottom, and her son Larry Brandspiegel, right, tell stories of their time in a post-World War II displaced persons camp and rejoice in their recent reunion in East Brunswick, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Ruth Brandspiegel via AP)
After some back-and-forth on the phone with the Eisenberg family, Larry called with the good news: It was indeed her beloved childhood friend. She had heard his name during the service because his wife, Marsha, wanted to give him a shoutout after being married for 53 years.
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“I even didn’t know that Regina was in America!” said Eisenberg, 79, using Brandspiegel’s original name which she adapted to Ruth after moving to America. “It’s 70 years and I was a child. ... So I called it a miracle, because I don’t see any other way that humans can organize such an event and make everything come together.”
Brandspiegel was born in 1936 in Ciechanów. Her family escaped after Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939, which marked the onset of World War II. After some weeks in Ukraine, her family was sent to a labor camp in Siberia and later to the Ural Mountains, “where it was a little warmer.” After the war they briefly went back to Poland but left with the help of Jewish organizations to the Hallein Displaced Persons Camp in Austria, in 1946, where they befriended a family that hailed from their same hometown.
The Eisenbergs had left Ciechanów in the late 1930s, fearful of the Nazis. They, too, ended up in a Siberian camp and returned to Poland briefly after the war. With many relatives dead and all their property gone, they then went to Hallein and found themselves in the same barracks as the Brandspiegels.
“Of course, we were family already,” said Brandspiegel, 83.
“Mishpacha,” she added, using the Hebrew word for family.
Eisenberg’s father died in a car accident in 1948, and he still remembers how Brandspiegel’s dad, “a pious, religious man,” helped him through his grief by reciting with him the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.
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“A thing like this, you don’t forget,” Eisenberg said. “So it was very emotional for me. And even as I speak now, I kind of tremble a little bit about it.”
The following year his mother decided to take the family to Israel, where he lived in a kibbutz and served in the military before moving to Brooklyn in 1964. During the daytime he worked at a sweater factory as a floor boy. He improved his English at night school, and studied architecture and civil engineering at Pratt Institute. He and his wife had two children: Alissa, a teacher, and Kevin, a lawyer.
Meanwhile Brandspiegel’s family had moved to Philadelphia in 1952. She attended high school and worked as a bookkeeper before marrying in 1957 at age 21. The couple opened a children’s clothing store and had three children: Flora, Debbie and Larry.
So for years the long-lost friends were unknowingly living less than 60 miles apart. On Oct. 3, they were finally reunited.
Holocaust survivors Israel "Sasha" Eisenberg, left, and Ruth Brandspiegel are reunited on Oct. 3, 2020, in East Brunswick, N.J. for the first time in more than 70 years since their families left the Hallein Displaced Persons Camp in Austria. Larry Brandspiegel via AP
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Brandspiegel’s son hosted a socially distanced gathering at his home in East Brunswick under a sukkah, a temporary shelter used to observe the seven days and nights of the Jewish fall holiday Sukkot.
For hours, they chatted, reminisced and looked at black-and-white photos from decades past. Both families cried joyful tears.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Plan to Retrieve Titanic Radio Spurs Debate On Ship's Human Remains

Lawyers for the U.S. government have raised that question in an ongoing court battle to block the planned expedition .
They cite archaeologists who say remains could still be there .
And they say the company fails to consider the prospect in its dive plan .
“ Fifteen hundred people died in that wreck , ” said Paul Johnston , curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian ’ s National Museum of American History .
“ You can ’ t possibly tell me that some human remains aren ’ t buried deep somewhere where there are no currents.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shovel to Gettysburg , ” said David Gallo , an oceanographer and company adviser .
“ And there ’ s an unwritten rule that , should we see human remains , we turn off the cameras and decide what to do next.
” The dispute stems from a larger debate over how the Titanic ’ s victims should be honored , and whether an expedition should be allowed to enter its hull .
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith wrote that recovering the radio “ will contribute to the legacy left by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who survived , and those who gave their lives.
” But the U.S. government filed a legal challenge in June , claiming the undertaking would violate federal law and a pact with Britain recognizing the wreck as a memorial site .
U.S. attorneys argue the agreement regulates entry into the wreck to ensure its hull , artifacts and “ any human remains ” are undisturbed .
The Titanic was traveling from England to New York in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic .
The wreck was discovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explorers have sent remotely operated vehicles into parts of the ship .
During his 2001 expedition , film director James Cameron surveyed the area in a deckhouse that holds the telegraph equipment , according to court documents filed by the company .
“ This company has always treated the wreck as both an archaeological site and a grave site with reverence and respect , ” Hunchak said .
“ And that doesn ’ t change whether in fact human remains could possibly exist.
” Sea creatures would ’ ve eaten away flesh because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and bones dissolve at great ocean depths because of seawater ’ s chemistry , Gallo said .
The Titanic sits about 2.4 miles ( 3.8 kilometers ) below the surface .
In an interview , Johnston said the company doesn ’ t want “ anyone to be thinking about human remains .
They want people to think , ‘ Oh cool .
I have new artifacts to show the public .
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People have been diving to the Titanic’s wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights.
But the company’s plan to retrieve the ship’s iconic radio equipment has sparked a debate: Could the world’s most famous shipwreck still hold remains of passengers and crew who died a century ago?
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Lawyers for the U.S. government have raised that question in an ongoing court battle to block the planned expedition. They cite archaeologists who say remains could still be there. And they say the company fails to consider the prospect in its dive plan.
“Fifteen hundred people died in that wreck,” said Paul Johnston, curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “You can’t possibly tell me that some human remains aren’t buried deep somewhere where there are no currents.”
An archive photo of the Titanic, which sank at April 15, 1912 at 2:20 am after hitting an iceberg in North Atlantic. UniversalImagesGroup via Getty Images
The company, RMS Titanic Inc., wants to exhibit the ship’s Marconi wireless telegraph machine. It broadcast the sinking ocean liner’s distress calls and helped save about 700 people in lifeboats.
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Retrieving the equipment would require an unmanned submersible to slip through a skylight or cut into a heavily corroded roof on the ship’s deck. A suction dredge would remove loose silt, while manipulator arms could cut electrical cords.
RMS Titanic Inc. says human remains likely would’ve been noticed after roughly 200 dives.
“It’s not like taking a shovel to Gettysburg,” said David Gallo, an oceanographer and company adviser. “And there’s an unwritten rule that, should we see human remains, we turn off the cameras and decide what to do next.”
The dispute stems from a larger debate over how the Titanic’s victims should be honored, and whether an expedition should be allowed to enter its hull.
In May, a federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, approved the expedition.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith wrote that recovering the radio “will contribute to the legacy left by the indelible loss of the Titanic, those who survived, and those who gave their lives.”
The Aft First Class staircase leading to the a la carte restaurant on the RMS Titanic. Krista Few via Getty Images
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But the U.S. government filed a legal challenge in June, claiming the undertaking would violate federal law and a pact with Britain recognizing the wreck as a memorial site. U.S. attorneys argue the agreement regulates entry into the wreck to ensure its hull, artifacts and “any human remains” are undisturbed.
The case is pending before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
The Titanic was traveling from England to New York in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic. The wreck was discovered in 1985.
Over the years, explorers have sent remotely operated vehicles into parts of the ship. During his 2001 expedition, film director James Cameron surveyed the area in a deckhouse that holds the telegraph equipment, according to court documents filed by the company.
People on both sides of the human-remains debate claim the issue is being played down — or up — to support an argument.
RMS Titanic Inc. President Bretton Hunchak told The Associated Press the government’s position is based on emotion rather than science.
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“Issues like this are used simply to raise public support,” Hunchak said. “It creates a visceral reaction for everybody.”
The firm is the court-recognized steward of Titanic artifacts, overseeing thousands of items including silverware, china and gold coins.
16th April 1912: Front page of The New York Times newspaper with headlines announcing the sinking of the 'Titanic' ocean liner. Blank Archives via Getty Images
“This company has always treated the wreck as both an archaeological site and a grave site with reverence and respect,” Hunchak said. “And that doesn’t change whether in fact human remains could possibly exist.”
Gallo said remnants of those who died likely disappeared decades ago.
Sea creatures would’ve eaten away flesh because protein is scarce in the deep ocean, and bones dissolve at great ocean depths because of seawater’s chemistry, Gallo said. The Titanic sits about 2.4 miles (3.8 kilometers) below the surface.
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Yet whale bones have been discovered at similar depths, as were human remains on a 2009 Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic.
“But generally that doesn’t happen,” said Gallo, who previously worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and has been involved in several Titanic expeditions.
Archaeologists who filed court statements supporting the government’s case said there must be human remains, and questioned the motives of those casting doubts.
Johnston wrote to the court that remains could be “within the confines of the wreck or outside in the debris field” in areas lacking oxygen.
In an interview, Johnston said the company doesn’t want “anyone to be thinking about human remains. They want people to think, ‘Oh cool. I have new artifacts to show the public.’”
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David Conlin, chief of the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center, also filed a statement against the expedition.
Conlin told AP “it would be scientifically astounding if there were not human remains still onboard that ship.”
He said wrecks older than the Titanic have contained remnants of crew or passengers.
Eight sailors’ remains were discovered on the H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that sank in 1864. And human bones were found at a first-century B.C. freighter wreck near the Greek island of Antikythera.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Most People Arrested In Protests Aren’t Leftist Radicals: AP

Attorney General William Barr has urged his prosecutors to bring federal charges on protesters who cause violence and has suggested that rarely used sedition charges could apply .
And the Department of Justice has pushed for detention even as prisons across the U.S. were releasing high-risk inmates because of COVID-19 and prosecutors had been told to consider the risks of incarceration during a pandemic when seeking detention .
Even though most of the demonstrations have been peaceful , Trump has made “ law and order ” a major part of his reelection campaign , casting the protests as lawless and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done nothing to stymie the mayhem .
If the cities refuse to properly clamp down , he says , the federal government has to step in .
In dozens of cases , the government has pushed to keep the protesters behind bars while they await their trials amid the COVID-19 pandemic , which has killed more than 220,000 people across the U.S .
There have been more than 16,000 positive cases in the federal prison system , according to a tracker compiled by the AP and The Marshall Project .
More than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are white .
At least 1/3 are Black , and about 6 % Hispanic .
More than two-thirds are under the age of 30 and most are men .
More than a quarter have been charged with arson , which if convicted means a five-year minimum prison sentence .
More than a dozen are accused of civil disorder , and others are charged with burglary and failing to comply with a federal order .
They were arrested in cities across the U.S. , from Portland , Oregon , to Minneapolis , Boston and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who authorities say traveled to Kenosha , Wisconsin , to see Trump ’ s visit in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake were arrested at a hotel in September with a cache of guns , according to court documents .
An attorney for one of the men , Michael Karmo , said he is “ charged criminally for conduct that many Americans would consider patriotic , ” as authorities have alleged his motive was to assist overwhelmed law enforcement .

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But an Associated Press review of thousands of pages of court documents tell a different story.
Very few of those charged appear to be affiliated with highly organized extremist groups, and many are young suburban adults from the very neighborhoods Trump vows to protect from the violence in his reelection push to win support from the suburbs.
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Attorney General William Barr has urged his prosecutors to bring federal charges on protesters who cause violence and has suggested that rarely used sedition charges could apply. And the Department of Justice has pushed for detention even as prisons across the U.S. were releasing high-risk inmates because of COVID-19 and prosecutors had been told to consider the risks of incarceration during a pandemic when seeking detention.
Defense attorneys and civil rights activists are questioning why the Department of Justice has taken on cases to begin with. They say most belong in state court, where defendants typically get much lighter sentences. And they argue federal authorities appear to be cracking down on protesters in an effort to stymie demonstrations.
“It is highly unusual, and without precedent in recent American history,” said Ron Kuby, a longtime attorney who isn’t involved in the cases but has represented scores of clients over the years in protest-related incidents. “Almost all of the conduct that’s being charged is conduct that, when it occurs, is prosecuted at the state and local level.”
In one case in Utah, where a police car was burned, federal prosecutors had to defend why they were bringing arson charges in federal court. They said it was appropriate because the patrol car was used in interstate commerce.
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Not to say there hasn’t been violence. Other police cars have been set on fire. Officers have been injured and blinded. Windows have been smashed, stores looted, businesses destroyed.
Some of those facing charges undoubtedly share far-left and anti-government views. Far-right protesters also have been arrested and charged. Some defendants have driven to protests from out of state. Some have criminal records and were illegally carrying weapons. Others are accused of using the protests as an opportunity to steal or create havoc.
But many have had no previous run-ins with the law and no apparent ties to antifa, the umbrella term for leftist militant groups that Trump has said he wants to declare a terrorist organization.
Even though most of the demonstrations have been peaceful, Trump has made “law and order” a major part of his reelection campaign, casting the protests as lawless and violent in mostly Democratic cities he says have done nothing to stymie the mayhem. If the cities refuse to properly clamp down, he says, the federal government has to step in.
“I know about antifa, and I know about the radical left, and I know how violent they are and how vicious they are, and I know how they are burning down cities run by Democrats,” Trump said at an NBC town hall.
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In dozens of cases, the government has pushed to keep the protesters behind bars while they await their trials amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 220,000 people across the U.S. There have been more than 16,000 positive cases in the federal prison system, according to a tracker compiled by the AP and The Marshall Project.
In some cases, prosecutors have gone so far as appealing judge’s orders to release defendants. Pre-trial detention generally is reserved only for people who are clearly dangers to the community or a risk of fleeing.
In Texas, Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin repeatedly challenged the prosecutor to explain why Cyril Lartigue, who authorities say was caught on camera making a Molotov cocktail, should be behind bars while he awaits his trial. Lartigue, of Cedar Park, described his actions that night as a “flash of stupidity,” prosecutors said.
The 25-year-old lives with his parents in the Austin suburb and had never been in trouble with the law before and wasn’t a member of a violent group.
The judge said there are lot of people “who do something stupid that’s dangerous that we don’t even consider detaining.”
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“I’m frustrated because I don’t think this is a hard case,” the judge said. “I have defendants in here with significant criminal histories that the government agrees to release.”
“We have no evidence of him — at least that’s been given to me — being a radical or a member of a group that advocates violence toward the police or others. We’ve got no criminal history. … What evidence is there that he’s a danger to society?” the judge asked.
The judge allowed Lartigue to stay out of jail.
While some of the defendants clearly hold radical or anti-government beliefs, prosecutors have provided little evidence of any affiliations they have with organized extremist groups.
In one arrest in Erie, Pennsylvania, community members raised more than $2,500 to help with bail for a 29-year-old Black man who was arrested after they said white people had come from out of town and spray painted a parking lot.
In thousands of pages of court documents, the only apparent mention of antifa is in a Boston case in which authorities said a FBI Gang Task Force member was investigating “suspected ANTIFA activity associated with the protests” when a man fired at him and other officers. Authorities have not claimed that the man accused of firing the shots is a member of antifa.
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Others have social media leftist ties; a Seattle man who expressed anarchist beliefs on social media is accused of sending a message through a Portland citizen communication portal threatening to blow up a police precinct.
Several of the defendants are not from the Democratic-led cities that Trump has likened to “war zones” but from the suburbs the Republican president has claimed to have “saved.” Of the 93 people arrested on federal criminal charges in Portland, 18 defendants are from out of state, the Justice Department said.
This has contributed to a blame game that has been a subplot throughout the protests. Leaders in Minneapolis and Detroit have decried people from out of state and suburbanites for coming into their cities and causing havoc. Trump in turn has blamed the cities for not doing their part.
“Don’t come down to Detroit and tear the city up and then go back home. That’s putting another knee on the neck of Black folk because we got to live here,” the Rev. Wendell Anthony of the NAACP said in May.
More than 40% of those facing federal charges are white. At least 1/3 are Black, and about 6% Hispanic. More than two-thirds are under the age of 30 and most are men. More than a quarter have been charged with arson, which if convicted means a five-year minimum prison sentence. More than a dozen are accused of civil disorder, and others are charged with burglary and failing to comply with a federal order. They were arrested in cities across the U.S., from Portland, Oregon, to Minneapolis, Boston and New York.
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Attorneys for those facing federal charges either declined to comment or didn’t respond to messages from the AP.
Brian Bartels, a 20-year-old suburban Pittsburgh man who is described by prosecutors as a “self-identified left-wing anarchist,” was flanked by his parents when he turned himself in to authorities. Bartels, who lives at his parents’ house, spray painted an “A” on a police cruiser before jumping on top of it and smashing its windshield during a protest in the city, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in September.
One defendant who was arrested during a protest in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester told authorities he was “with the anarchist group.” Vincent Eovacious, 18, who is accused of possessing several Molotov cocktails, told authorities that he had been “waiting for an opportunity,” according to court documents.
But tucked into the protest-related cases are accusations of far-right extremism and racism as well.
John Malcolm Bareswill, angry that a local Black church held a prayer vigil for George Floyd, called the church and threatened to burn it to the ground, using racial slurs in a phone call overheard by children, prosecutors said. Bareswill, 63, of Virginia Beach, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to making a telephonic threat.
Two Missouri militia members who authorities say traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to see Trump’s visit in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake were arrested at a hotel in September with a cache of guns, according to court documents. An attorney for one of the men, Michael Karmo, said he is “charged criminally for conduct that many Americans would consider patriotic,” as authorities have alleged his motive was to assist overwhelmed law enforcement.
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Three of the men arrested are far-right extremists, members of the “Boogaloo” movement plotting to overthrow the government and had been stockpiling military-grade weapons and hunting around for the right public event to unleash violence for weeks before Floyd’s death, according to court documents.
After aborting a mission related to reopening businesses in Nevada as the coronavirus pandemic raged, they settled on a Floyd-related protest led by Black Lives Matter. Angry it had not turned violent, they brought carloads of explosives, military-grade weapons, to a meet-up about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the protest site and pumped gasoline into tanks. FBI agents arrested them before they could act, according to a criminal complaint.
FBI Director Christopher Wray recently told a congressional panel that extremists driven by white supremacist or anti-government ideologies have been responsible for most deadly attacks in the U.S. over the past few years. He said that antifa is more of an ideology or a movement than an organization, though the FBI has terrorism investigations of “violent anarchist extremists, any number of whom self identify with the antifa movement.”
But the handling of the federal protest cases is vastly different from other recent times of unrest.
“Look at Travyon (Martin) verdicts, Eric Garner verdicts,” Kuby said, talking about high-profile cases in which Black people were killed but no charges were filed.
“There was a tremendous amount of anger and unrest and activity that was objectively unlawful,” he said. “There were objections about law enforcement being militarized, but you didn’t see following the quelling of those demonstrations any significant federal law enforcement involvement.”
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--GOP Sen. Susan Collins Is Added To Jim Carrey's 'Hellbound Class Of 2020'

Collins , who trails Democratic challenger Sara Gideon in 2020 polls , joins GOP Senate colleagues Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) , Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) in the actor ’ s artistic hall of infamy : Cook Political Report ranks Collins ’ reelection chances as a toss-up .
The seat that she ’ s held since 1997 is considered key to Democrats ’ hopes of flipping control of the Senate .
Collins did not vote for Trump in 2016 .
While she has sought to brand herself as a moderate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll vote for Trump in November , her critics have reminded undecided voters that she voted to acquit the president on impeachment charges earlier this year .
Collins also has backed the president on key issues , including his Supreme Court nominees .
Collins was last week accused of indirectly promoting the far-right conspiracy QAnon after allegedly donating to state legislature candidates who support the baseless theory .
She ’ s also lost the endorsements of the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety and the LGBTQ advocate Human Rights Campaign @

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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is hellbound in Jim Carrey’s latest cartoon:
Susan Collins, Hellbound Class of 2020 pic.twitter.com/jfyXUKryAo — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) October 20, 2020
Collins, who trails Democratic challenger Sara Gideon in 2020 polls, joins GOP Senate colleagues Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the actor’s artistic hall of infamy:
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Ted Cruz, Hellbound Class of 2020 pic.twitter.com/4MdePetlp2 — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) October 12, 2020
Lindsey Graham, Hellbound Class of 2020 pic.twitter.com/gTVWYjeDHb — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) October 9, 2020
Mitch McConnell, Hellbound Class of 2020 pic.twitter.com/TAM0LdLnAD — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) October 7, 2020
Cook Political Report ranks Collins’ reelection chances as a toss-up. The seat that she’s held since 1997 is considered key to Democrats’ hopes of flipping control of the Senate.
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Collins did not vote for Trump in 2016. While she has sought to brand herself as a moderate and has refused to reveal whether she’ll vote for Trump in November, her critics have reminded undecided voters that she voted to acquit the president on impeachment charges earlier this year. Collins also has backed the president on key issues, including his Supreme Court nominees.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--Are Apples Really That Good For You, And What's The Healthiest Type?

The fruit selection at your local grocery store is most likely limited to just one kind of banana ( Cavendish , by the way ) , a few varieties of grapes and a couple of choices for oranges .
But check out the apple section and you ’ ll find an orchard ’ s worth of options .
We ’ ve all heard that apples are good for us ― an apple a day keeps the doctor away , right ?
But maybe it ’ s time for a fact-check .
Is the fruit sugar in apples bad for us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
And – once and for all – what happens when you actually do compare apples and oranges ?
Are apples really that good for you ?
Absolutely , positively , apples are a good food choice .
“ Many of the compounds in apples have an anti-inflammatory effect , ” Allan Kornberg , a pediatrician and medical director of the U.S. office of the Physicians Association for Nutrition , told HuffPost .
“ I live in the Boston area , and as we say here , ‘ that ’ s wicked important.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and positive effect on long-term health , because they help reduce inflammation .
And a majority of diseases in the Western world — heart disease , cancer , stroke and type 2 diabetes — are related to poor diet , and to some extent are diseases of inflammation .
Whole food , plant-based centric diets , including foods like apples , are protective .
Apples contain antioxidants , and registered dietitian Anna Lutz explained why that matters : “ Antioxidants are a type of phytonutrient that slows or prevents damage to cells from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our bodies functioning and interacting with our environment , ” she said .
In addition to containing the antioxidants vitamin C , catechin , phloridzin and chlorogenic acid , apples are rich in the antioxidant quercetin .
“ Quercetin is helpful in regulating blood sugar and improving our bodies ’ ability to use insulin , ” registered dietician nutritionist Karen Ansel said .
And forget your fancy apple-peeling technique .
“ For the most quercetin bang , eat your apple with the skin on , since apple skin has up to six times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For Ruhs , it depends on what time of year you ’ re asking the question : “ Fresh-picked apples win the taste battle in autumn , ” she said .
“ But winter is peak citrus season , so that ’ s when I ’ d choose something like blood oranges.
” So ?
Both are pretty good , and if you ate one of each type of fruit every day , you ’ d be doing yourself a solid .
Do we have to watch our sugar intake when we eat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among low-sugar dietary purists to confine their apple consumption to bright green Granny Smith varieties only .
What ’ s up with that ?
Not much , according to the experts we spoke to .
Even if one fruit is somewhat higher in sugar , it ’ s just fine : “ Sugars from fruits aren ’ t bad for us , ” Kornberg said .
“ Eat a whole apple and you ’ ll experience positive metabolic effects .
Just avoid apple juice , which will contribute to a spike in insulin.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 16 grams of sugar , ” Ansel said .
“ A typical apple has 19 grams of sugar .
Three additional grams of naturally occurring fruit sugar truly is not that big a deal .
I ’ d much rather see people decrease their sugar intake by eating fewer highly processed foods rather than worrying about a few grams of sugar between varieties of apples.
” “ Generally speaking , any plant that is fed compost receives a broad spectrum of plant chemicals , while fertilizers have been devised to contain the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and produce fruit , ” natural foods chef Robin Asbell said .
“ I ’ d rather have the full spectrum , even if the plant grows more slowly .
Avoiding pesticides is just a smart thing to do , and I ’ ll pay a little more for the [ organic ] apple.
” Some nutritionists are more concerned with getting us to eat more fruit and vegetables , no matter how they ’ re grown .
“ It ’ s really easy to get hung up on organic produce , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the matter is very few of us eat enough of any kind of produce .
So the most important thing is to eat more produce and not to stress about whether or not it ’ s organic — and that goes for apples , too .
An often-overlooked factor in nutritional value is how long the apple you ’ re choosing has been sitting in a storage unit before showing up on your grocer ’ s shelf .
“ After three months of storage , apples lose a significant amount of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It ’ s hard to know how long the apples you ’ re buying in a grocery store have been stored , but typically apples from farmers ’ markets and CSA boxes will be fresher.
” Whatever type of apple you ’ re buying , the first thing to do when you bring them home is to give them a scrub .
“ I always recommend using a dedicated scrub brush with cold water to give apples a gentle wash when you get them home , ” registered dietician nutritionist Vicki Shanta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of apples contains important fiber and nutrients , so wash them the best you can and eat them skin-on.
” How to eat more apples “ With the many disruptions to the food supply chain that have occurred this year , it ’ s good to know that apples are available year-round , and that they can last up to eight weeks in your refrigerator , ” Grondine said .
“ During times of year when other fruits may not be available , you can buy a big bag of apples , refrigerate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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The fruit selection at your local grocery store is most likely limited to just one kind of banana (Cavendish, by the way), a few varieties of grapes and a couple of choices for oranges. But check out the apple section and you’ll find an orchard’s worth of options.
Should you choose red or green? Soft or crunchy? Heirloom or something you’ve never heard of? Organic, conventional or GMO apples that resist browning?
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Here’s one reason you have so many choices: There are 7,500 apple varieties grown in the world, with 2,500 grown in the United States, according to Tracy Grondine, vice president of communications for the U.S. Apple Association, an industry group.
We’ve all heard that apples are good for us ― an apple a day keeps the doctor away, right? But maybe it’s time for a fact-check. Is the fruit sugar in apples bad for us? Is one variety healthier than another? And – once and for all – what happens when you actually do compare apples and oranges?
artisteer via Getty Images “Sugars from fruits aren’t bad for us,” pediatrician Allan Kornberg said. “Eat a whole apple and you’ll experience positive metabolic effects. Just avoid apple juice, which will contribute to a spike in insulin.”
Are apples really that good for you?
Absolutely, positively, apples are a good food choice. “Many of the compounds in apples have an anti-inflammatory effect,” Allan Kornberg, a pediatrician and medical director of the U.S. office of the Physicians Association for Nutrition, told HuffPost. “I live in the Boston area, and as we say here, ‘that’s wicked important.’ Consuming those compounds has a proven and positive effect on long-term health, because they help reduce inflammation. And a majority of diseases in the Western world — heart disease, cancer, stroke and type 2 diabetes — are related to poor diet, and to some extent are diseases of inflammation. Whole food, plant-based centric diets, including foods like apples, are protective.
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“Even in the short-term, studies show that the kind of compounds found in apples can have a quick and positive effect on circulation, causing blood pressure to lower within as short as half an hour after consuming them,” Kornberg said.
Apples contain antioxidants, and registered dietitian Anna Lutz explained why that matters: “Antioxidants are a type of phytonutrient that slows or prevents damage to cells from free radicals, which naturally occur from our bodies functioning and interacting with our environment,” she said. In addition to containing the antioxidants vitamin C, catechin, phloridzin and chlorogenic acid, apples are rich in the antioxidant quercetin.
“Quercetin is helpful in regulating blood sugar and improving our bodies’ ability to use insulin,” registered dietician nutritionist Karen Ansel said. And forget your fancy apple-peeling technique. “For the most quercetin bang, eat your apple with the skin on, since apple skin has up to six times as much quercetin as the flesh.”
“Apples also are high in fiber, with four grams of fiber per piece of fruit, which is as much as a serving of oatmeal,” Ansel said. “That filling fiber may be why apples have been shown to help with weight loss.”
Registered dietician Barbara Ruhs added: “One apple has 10% of the daily value recommended for fiber, and that’s also helpful in lowering cholesterol, regulating the digestive system and preventing cancer.”
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Comparing apples and oranges
Both fruits offer plenty of nutritional benefits. “Apples have a little more fiber, but oranges deliver loads of vitamin C,” Ansel said. “If I had to choose, I’d go with apples because they’re easier to eat — no peeling or drippy juice — so you’re more likely to grab one.”
For Ruhs, it depends on what time of year you’re asking the question: “Fresh-picked apples win the taste battle in autumn,” she said. “But winter is peak citrus season, so that’s when I’d choose something like blood oranges.” So? Both are pretty good, and if you ate one of each type of fruit every day, you’d be doing yourself a solid.
Do we have to watch our sugar intake when we eat apples?
There’s a fad among low-sugar dietary purists to confine their apple consumption to bright green Granny Smith varieties only. What’s up with that? Not much, according to the experts we spoke to. Even if one fruit is somewhat higher in sugar, it’s just fine: “Sugars from fruits aren’t bad for us,” Kornberg said. “Eat a whole apple and you’ll experience positive metabolic effects. Just avoid apple juice, which will contribute to a spike in insulin.”
“A Granny Smith apple has about 16 grams of sugar,” Ansel said. “A typical apple has 19 grams of sugar. Three additional grams of naturally occurring fruit sugar truly is not that big a deal. I’d much rather see people decrease their sugar intake by eating fewer highly processed foods rather than worrying about a few grams of sugar between varieties of apples.”
Admitting she was offering a “classic dietitian response,” registered dietician nutritionist Amanda Frankeny explained: “The nutritional content of apples do vary slightly among all the different types, but they’re all a great source of powerful nutrients.”
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“When it comes to choosing an apple to eat, choose the one that excites your tastebuds for eating it out of hand, or one that works well with the recipe you’re making,” registered dietician nutritionist Amy Gorin advised.
Organic vs. conventional
While the agricultural and environmental benefits of organic farming are well established, we asked if buying an organic apple means that it’s necessarily more nutritious.
redstallion via Getty Images "Avoiding pesticides is just a smart thing to do, and I’ll pay a little more for the [organic] apple,” natural foods chef Robin Asbell said.
“Generally speaking, any plant that is fed compost receives a broad spectrum of plant chemicals, while fertilizers have been devised to contain the things necessary to make plants grow quickly and produce fruit,” natural foods chef Robin Asbell said. “I’d rather have the full spectrum, even if the plant grows more slowly. Avoiding pesticides is just a smart thing to do, and I’ll pay a little more for the [organic] apple.”
Non-organic apples consistently rank high in the Environmental Working Group’s annual “dirty dozen” list of produce containing high amounts of pesticides.
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Some nutritionists are more concerned with getting us to eat more fruit and vegetables, no matter how they’re grown. “It’s really easy to get hung up on organic produce,” Ansel said. “But the truth of the matter is very few of us eat enough of any kind of produce. So the most important thing is to eat more produce and not to stress about whether or not it’s organic — and that goes for apples, too.
“If you’re partial to organic, that definitely works, but conventional produce is still incredibly good for you and, more importantly, more accessible, since many people aren’t in a position to pay up for organic.”
An often-overlooked factor in nutritional value is how long the apple you’re choosing has been sitting in a storage unit before showing up on your grocer’s shelf. “After three months of storage, apples lose a significant amount of the micronutrient polyphenols,” Gorin said. “It’s hard to know how long the apples you’re buying in a grocery store have been stored, but typically apples from farmers’ markets and CSA boxes will be fresher.”
Whatever type of apple you’re buying, the first thing to do when you bring them home is to give them a scrub. “I always recommend using a dedicated scrub brush with cold water to give apples a gentle wash when you get them home,” registered dietician nutritionist Vicki Shanta Retelny told HuffPost. “The skin of apples contains important fiber and nutrients, so wash them the best you can and eat them skin-on.”
How to eat more apples
“With the many disruptions to the food supply chain that have occurred this year, it’s good to know that apples are available year-round, and that they can last up to eight weeks in your refrigerator,” Grondine said. “During times of year when other fruits may not be available, you can buy a big bag of apples, refrigerate them and have them on hand.”
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Apples also can be a culinary “secret ingredient” to add fiber and nutrients to your favorite dishes. “It can be fun to stop thinking of apples just as dessert, and start adding them to savory dishes,” Asbell said. “ A slice of apple on a sandwich can add the juiciness that you would look for in a tomato slice, especially after tomatoes are out of season.”
Frankeny makes use of an abundance of apples by fermenting them in sugar and water for apple cider vinegar. She also offered this snack tip: “Make your own baked apple chips by placing thinly sliced apples on a parchment lined sheet, sprinkling with cinnamon, then baking at 200 degrees F for one hour, then flipping them and baking about 90 minutes on the other side. Turn off the oven and let them sit inside until they’re very crisp.”
Other suggestions from Asbell: “Cube Granny Smiths into the pan when roasting root vegetables, and they will turn savory. Use crisp apples as a floating garnish for creamy soups. Make apple salsa or chutney, and enjoy the crunch. Use apple and onion slices in a gratin with herbs like rosemary and thyme.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-20--Joe Biden Unveils Powerful New Ad Featuring One Of America’s Most Iconic Voices

“ There is so much we can do if we choose to take on problems and not each other and @ @ @ @ @ out our best , ” Elliott says .
“ Joe Biden doesn ’ t need @ @ @ @ @ always agree .
Just to agree we all love this country ― and go from @ @ @

“There is so much we can do if we choose to take on problems and not each other and choose a president who brings out our best,” Elliott says. “Joe Biden doesn’t need everyone in this country to always agree. Just to agree we all love this country ― and go from there.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--Hillary Clinton Shares Chilling Warning From 4 Years Ago: 'Speech For Everything'

Your vote is your voice !
It is your right and your responsibility .
For your voice to be heard @ @ @ @ @ must register before you can vote .
Visit the state elections site

Hillary Clinton , however, used a whole speech to warn Americans what a Trump presidency would bring.
The former Democratic nominee on Tuesday slammed Trump for his coronavirus pandemic failings with lines from an address she gave in Ohio some five months before Trump’s 2016 victory. Clinton won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--Pat Robertson Shares Bonkers Message From God And Twitter Users Raise Holy Hell

Oh , and the world ’ s going to end , probably via an asteroid strike .
“ Without question , Trump is going to win the election , ” Robertson declared on “ The 700 Club ” on Tuesday , citing his conversation with the deity .
“ He ’ s going to win , that I think ’ s a given.
” Despite God telling Robertson the election was in the bag , he urged his followers to vote anyway .
However , Robertson didn ’ t exactly give them a great incentive for choosing Trump considering what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Robertson said the inauguration would be followed by global strife , widespread “ civic disobedience that will be mind-boggling ” in the U.S. and at least two assassination attempts .
“ The country will be torn apart , ” Robertson said , then he went off on some biblical prophecy stuff , claiming there would be a period of war involving Israel , followed by at least five years of “ extraordinary peace.
” After that , better book the next flight off the planet because that ’ s when it all goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a great tribulation , ” Robertson said , predicting an asteroid strike right down to the size of the space rock : God has an iffy history with presidential predictions , at least in terms of the ones He reportedly shared with Robertson .
In 2004 , the televangelist said God told him then-President George W. Bush would be reelected , yet claimed God said Mitt Romney would beat then-President Barack Obama in 2012 and serve two terms .
Robertson also famously predicted “ a judgment on the world ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later by a highly specific ending date of April 29 , 2007 .
By all accounts both predictions were incorrect .
Robertson ’ s latest attempt at sharing a message from his deity got the treatment on Twitter : Nothing , nothing , NOTHING has given Me more consistent pleasure over the last half-century than saying stupid shit to Pat Robertson .
https : //t.co/Zh3iQGymfR — God ( @ TheTweetOfGod ) October 20 , 2020 The most ludicrous thing about modern Christianity is the idea that an all powerful being spends its time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this guy .
https : //t.co/HDlKi8aMhQ — James S.A. Corey ( @ JamesSACorey ) October 20 , 2020 '' Pat Robertson says God told him Trump will win reelection & it will bring the End Times . ''
Okay , well , there 's your clear election choice right there .
For once , there really is a big difference between the two candidates .
Vote Biden and live .
— Elayne Nasty Woman Boosler ( @ ElayneBoosler ) October 20 , 2020

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TV preacher Pat Robertson says God told him that President Donald Trump will win reelection.
Oh, and the world’s going to end, probably via an asteroid strike.
“Without question, Trump is going to win the election,” Robertson declared on “The 700 Club” on Tuesday, citing his conversation with the deity. “He’s going to win, that I think’s a given.”
Despite God telling Robertson the election was in the bag, he urged his followers to vote anyway. However, Robertson didn’t exactly give them a great incentive for choosing Trump considering what supposedly happens during his second term.
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Robertson said the inauguration would be followed by global strife, widespread “civic disobedience that will be mind-boggling” in the U.S. and at least two assassination attempts.
“The country will be torn apart,” Robertson said, then he went off on some biblical prophecy stuff, claiming there would be a period of war involving Israel, followed by at least five years of “extraordinary peace.”
After that, better book the next flight off the planet because that’s when it all goes kaboom.
“There’s going to be a great tribulation,” Robertson said, predicting an asteroid strike right down to the size of the space rock:
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God has an iffy history with presidential predictions, at least in terms of the ones He reportedly shared with Robertson. In 2004, the televangelist said God told him then-President George W. Bush would be reelected, yet claimed God said Mitt Romney would beat then-President Barack Obama in 2012 and serve two terms.
Robertson also famously predicted “a judgment on the world” in the fall of 1982, followed years later by a highly specific ending date of April 29, 2007. By all accounts both predictions were incorrect.
Robertson’s latest attempt at sharing a message from his deity got the treatment on Twitter:
Nothing, nothing, NOTHING has given Me more consistent pleasure over the last half-century than saying stupid shit to Pat Robertson. https://t.co/Zh3iQGymfR — God (@TheTweetOfGod) October 20, 2020
This is the worst presidential endorsement Tea's ever heard.https://t.co/DJjNIsABI1 — Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) October 20, 2020
The most ludicrous thing about modern Christianity is the idea that an all powerful being spends its time sending status updates to crypt keeper MFers like this guy. https://t.co/HDlKi8aMhQ — James S.A. Corey (@JamesSACorey) October 20, 2020
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"Pat Robertson says God told him Trump will win reelection & it will bring the End Times." Okay, well, there's your clear election choice right there. For once, there really is a big difference between the two candidates. Vote Biden and live. — Elayne Nasty Woman Boosler (@ElayneBoosler) October 20, 2020
Pat Robertson is a nut. A loon. A fraud. .@realDonaldTrump All the nutty Pastors in the world can’t save you. It’s all going down. You are losing. https://t.co/Niptvymh2e — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) October 20, 2020
A vote for Trump is a vote for the apocalypse! Pat Robertson says so, basically https://t.co/wtH2s3bd65 — Chrissy the scary anti-fascist (@C_Stroop) October 20, 2020
Why God repeatedly lies to Pat Robertson I will never understand. — Eugene Mirman (@EugeneMirman) October 20, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--People Are Setting Donald Trump’s Rally Dances To The Funniest Songs

For the Nov 3 election : States are making it easier for citizens to vote absentee by mail this year @ @ @ @ @ Each state has its own rules for mail-in absentee voting .
Visit your state election @ @ @ @ @ if you can vote by mail .

Donald Trump ’s bizarre little dances at his campaign rallies have captured the imaginations of late night comedians and have even become a TikTok challenge .
People on Twitter, too, are joining the act, setting the president’s moves to the funniest songs.
Check out the president — who has been criticized for dancing on stage in front of packed crowds of mostly maskless fans during the coronavirus pandemic ― appearing to dance to the “Thomas The Tank Engine” theme tune and more here:


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--Ex-GOP Senator Breaks Vow Of Silence, Condemns Trump’s Attacks On Debate Commission

A former Republican senator who sits on the Commission on Presidential Debates has hit back at President Donald Trump and his supporters ’ attacks on the integrity of the nonpartisan organization , warning of “ incalculable ” damage to the country .
John Danforth , a Missouri Republican who left the Senate in 1995 , explained in an op-ed for The Washington Post Tuesday ― titled “ Trump ’ s attack on the debate commission is an attack on the election itself ” ― that he ’ d maintained “ a strict vow of silence regarding my personal feelings about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Danforth wrote , he feels “ compelled to respond ” to the criticism and conspiracy theories leveled at the commission by Trump and his allies .
Trump and his campaign attacked Fox News anchor Chris Wallace , moderator of the first 2020 debate , as biased .
They also baselessly claimed the debates are “ rigged ” in favor of Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
The president refused to take part in the second debate , a town hall event , after the commission changed it to a virtual format following Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interrupted Biden during the first debate , causing the commission to announce this week that Thursday ’ s final debate will have new rules to mute microphones .
“ The president ’ s apparent strategy is to challenge the validity of the election should he lose , ” wrote Danforth , who in his column debunked many of the bogus claims made by Trump and his campaign .
“ It is not the honor of the commission that is at stake here , ” he concluded .
“ What is at stake is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our presidential debates and , in turn , the presidential election .
When that faith is undermined , the damage to our country is incalculable .
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A former Republican senator who sits on the Commission on Presidential Debates has hit back at President Donald Trump and his supporters’ attacks on the integrity of the nonpartisan organization, warning of “incalculable” damage to the country.
John Danforth, a Missouri Republican who left the Senate in 1995, explained in an op-ed for The Washington Post Tuesday ― titled “Trump’s attack on the debate commission is an attack on the election itself” ― that he’d maintained “a strict vow of silence regarding my personal feelings about the current presidential campaign.” But now, Danforth wrote, he feels “compelled to respond” to the criticism and conspiracy theories leveled at the commission by Trump and his allies.
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Trump and his campaign attacked Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, moderator of the first 2020 debate, as biased. They also baselessly claimed the debates are “rigged” in favor of Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
The president refused to take part in the second debate, a town hall event, after the commission changed it to a virtual format following Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis. Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden during the first debate, causing the commission to announce this week that Thursday’s final debate will have new rules to mute microphones.
“The president’s apparent strategy is to challenge the validity of the election should he lose,” wrote Danforth, who in his column debunked many of the bogus claims made by Trump and his campaign.
“It is not the honor of the commission that is at stake here,” he concluded. “What is at stake is Americans’ belief in the fairness of our presidential debates and, in turn, the presidential election. When that faith is undermined, the damage to our country is incalculable.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--‘Irresponsible’ Eric Trump Slammed For High-Fiving, Shaking Hands With Maskless Voters

Eric Trump ignored coronavirus safety guidelines to high-five and shake hands with supporters of his father , President Donald Trump .
The president ’ s son ― campaigning in Michigan on behalf of his dad Tuesday ― did not wear a mask during the exchange .
Nor did most of the supporters .
Michigan is experiencing a rapid uptick in new COVID-19 cases .
More than 7,000 people in the state have now died from the coronavirus .
It has sickened at least 149,000 .
Eric Trump also tweeted a photo of himself standing shoulder to shoulder with other maskless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : And he posted this picture of supporters ― also not wearing masks ― in the crowd at an event in Lansing : Critics slammed Eric Trump as “ irresponsible ” for flouting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advice that people should wear face masks , avoid close contact and socially distance .
They also reminded the president ’ s son that his father ― whose failed coronavirus leadership has included defying health guidelines ― caught the disease and was hospitalized for three days earlier this month .
The president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has drawn similar criticism in recent weeks by attending campaign rallies now known for their trademark maskless crowds .
`` Here , have some of my Dad 's virus .
Here ya go .
Enjoy !
Little for you ... some virus for you ... oh , a senior !
Bonus points . ''
— John Desrocher ( @ JohnDesrocher1 ) October 20 , 2020 “ Who needs some ‘ rona ?
You ?
Sure !
Who else ?
Yup , you .
How ya doin ’ ?
COVID over here ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //t.co/vNH4RLCnJD — James Robert Carroll ( @ JRCarrollNews ) October 21 , 2020

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Eric Trump ignored coronavirus safety guidelines to high-five and shake hands with supporters of his father, President Donald Trump.
The president’s son ― campaigning in Michigan on behalf of his dad Tuesday ― did not wear a mask during the exchange. Nor did most of the supporters.
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Michigan is experiencing a rapid uptick in new COVID-19 cases. More than 7,000 people in the state have now died from the coronavirus. It has sickened at least 149,000.
Check out the video here:
Eric Trump high fives and shakes hands with supporters in Michigan. pic.twitter.com/UQJDCUtMyY — The Recount (@therecount) October 20, 2020
Eric Trump also tweeted a photo of himself standing shoulder to shoulder with other maskless supporters of his father in Livingston County:
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And he posted this picture of supporters ― also not wearing masks ― in the crowd at an event in Lansing:
Critics slammed Eric Trump as “irresponsible” for flouting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advice that people should wear face masks, avoid close contact and socially distance.
They also reminded the president’s son that his father ― whose failed coronavirus leadership has included defying health guidelines ― caught the disease and was hospitalized for three days earlier this month.
The president’s oldest son, Donald Trump. Jr., has drawn similar criticism in recent weeks by attending campaign rallies now known for their trademark maskless crowds.
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This is truly disgusting especially *after* Michigan ordered a shelter in place for Ann Arbor undergrads https://t.co/8Z9AY8aSIg — Jashvina ShAAAaaaah 👻 (@icehockeystick) October 20, 2020
Super spreaders, every one of them — Terry Dresbach (@draiochta14) October 20, 2020
Get ready for another COVID Superspreader Event Michigan. — liberalgoddess #IVoted #VetsForBiden (@liberalgoddess) October 20, 2020
Put a f*cking mask on. https://t.co/oaGfntis9E — Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil (@AbdulElSayed) October 20, 2020
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"Here, have some of my Dad's virus. Here ya go. Enjoy! Little for you...some virus for you...oh, a senior! Bonus points." — John Desrocher (@JohnDesrocher1) October 20, 2020
The wink. He really thinks he's a big deal. https://t.co/cYztDzzWmz — Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) October 20, 2020
So irresponsible. He’s got small children. — Honora ∞ RN, PhD sᴛᴀʏ sᴀғᴇ (@honorayork2) October 20, 2020
“Who needs some ‘rona? You? Sure! Who else? Yup, you. How ya doin’? COVID over here? Sure! Here ya go!” https://t.co/vNH4RLCnJD — James Robert Carroll (@JRCarrollNews) October 21, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-21--Brianna Keilar Tells Donald Trump Exactly Why ‘Dumb Bastards’ At CNN Cover COVID-19

President Donald Trump this week ranted about the “ dumb bastards ” at CNN who have dedicated hours of airtime to the coronavirus pandemic .
CNN ’ s “ Newsroom ” anchor Brianna Keilar on Tuesday hit back at the president by explaining exactly why the network will continue to cover the public health crisis in such detail .
“ There are 220,417 reasons to talk about coronavirus , ” said Keilar , referring to the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 .
“ There are nearly 60,000 cases per day in the U.S. and rising , ” she continued .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ most objective measures is not fixing his government ’ s approach to the crisis .
Instead , he is suggesting we just ignore it.
” Keilar aired interviews with relatives of victims of COVID-19 , and with others whose lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic .
She then reminded viewers that at least 14 states are reporting record hospitalizations from the disease ― and that public health experts believe “ the next few weeks will be the darkest yet.
” “ A president is supposed to come in and show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they ’ re already spent , ” said Keilar .
“ Instead , he ’ s talked more in the past 24 hours about Anthony Fauci ’ s pitching arm than any of the victims that you just saw there , or the ones who are suffering and struggling .
This is why we cover COVID .
And until these numbers on your screen slow down , we ’ re not going to stop .
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President Donald Trump this week ranted about the “dumb bastards” at CNN who have dedicated hours of airtime to the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN’s “Newsroom” anchor Brianna Keilar on Tuesday hit back at the president by explaining exactly why the network will continue to cover the public health crisis in such detail.
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“There are 220,417 reasons to talk about coronavirus,” said Keilar, referring to the U.S. death toll from COVID-19.
“There are nearly 60,000 cases per day in the U.S. and rising,” she continued. “The person whose response failed on most objective measures is not fixing his government’s approach to the crisis. Instead, he is suggesting we just ignore it.”
Keilar aired interviews with relatives of victims of COVID-19, and with others whose lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic.
She then reminded viewers that at least 14 states are reporting record hospitalizations from the disease ― and that public health experts believe “the next few weeks will be the darkest yet.”
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“A president is supposed to come in and show leadership that can help Americans push through when they’re already spent,” said Keilar. “Instead, he’s talked more in the past 24 hours about Anthony Fauci’s pitching arm than any of the victims that you just saw there, or the ones who are suffering and struggling. This is why we cover COVID. And until these numbers on your screen slow down, we’re not going to stop.”