thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Dr. Carol Swain Joins Fox and Friends Weekend to Weigh in on Biden’s Crime Bill of 1994 and Minnesot

Dr. Carol Swain Joins Fox and Friends Weekend to Weigh in on Biden’s Crime Bill of 1994 and Minnesota School of Social Work’s Shaming of White Kids

Dr. Carol M. Swain appeared on Fox News Channel ’ s Fox and Friends Weekend Edition with host Pete Hegseth this past Saturday to discuss Joe Biden ’ s attempt to explain away his Biden Crime Bill in 1994 .
Swain also weighed in on the University of Minnesota ’ s new social work racial training disparaging White children .
Hegseth : Joe Biden admitting during the ABC town hall that his support for the 1994 crime bill was a ‘ mistake.
’ Hegseth : Our next guest calls his acknowledgment meaningless .
Here to explain black voices for Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doctor , always love having you .
Thanks for being here .
He didn ’ t just vote for this bill in 1994 , he was one of the leaders of it yet he ’ s saying it wasn ’ t me .
But you know just a mistake .
Swain : Right .
He helped craft that bill .
He worked alongside segregationists to write the bill .
And it ’ s part of his long history on race which has been far worse than anything that President Trump has been accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Joe Biden is responsible for the disparity in how crack cocaine and powdered cocaine was treated .
And as well as the sentencing guidelines that made it difficult for judges to adjust sentences or for people to get parole .
Hegseth : Help me out here because his answer was confusing because he basically said well it was the states messed it up .
Well , the Biden campaign tried to clarify what Joe Biden was saying because none of us could make sense of it .
And this is what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden was talking about the ’ 86 Crime Bill .
That ’ s the one that included mandatory minimums for drug offenses .
In fact , the 1994 crime bill did not which was what VP and George were discussing .
So ’ 86 or ’ 94 he ’ s still a Senator and still pushing it .
What are they trying to explain away here ?
Swain : Well first of all that joe Biden has called the 1994 crime bill the Biden Bill .
so he ’ s responsible for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill people that were convicted of crimes had to serve 85 percent of their sentence .
And so it did make it more difficult for people to be paroled and it also pushed the buildings of more and more prisons .
And so when you build prisons you have to fill them up .
they were filled up for the most part with racial and ethnic minorities .
Of Black men and women .
and these are the people that the democrats are saying , trust me , trust me .
And President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 , that was the correction .
So Joe Biden is a bit late .
He ’ s always late .
And he can ’ t excuse away or explain away his involvement .
It ’ s the Biden Crime Bill .
Hegseth : Doctor , I have to ask you about this second story .
You know about what happens in academia when it comes to the proliferation of bad ideas often .
The University of Minnesota has now started a 12-step program on recovering from whiteness .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are 12 steps .
Here are four of them .
And we ’ ve got to get your take on this .
We picked just four not to go through all 12. acknowledge how White supremacist teachings are integrated into our minds .
Step five , confess mistakes and failing .
Step six , deconstruct previous ways of knowing .
So White kids or any background goes into this class and they ’ re told how bad they and the entire system is .
That ’ s the course .
Swain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the critical race theorists and that ’ s critical theory it argues that if you ’ re born with White skin you ’ re a White supremacist and you need to divest yourself for your Whiteness .
And so now they ’ re treating your skin color as a disease .
As a disease .
And it is disturbing .
And I think it ’ s probably a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment and the discrimination that ’ s taken place now under this social justice .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against it regardless of your race .
Whether you ’ re White , Black , Asian , whatever .
This is not good .
This is un-American .
We have to stand up to it .
It ’ s not acceptable to shame young White kids .
If it ’ s wrong to do to Black youth it ’ s also wrong to do the White youth and White adults .
And for people that are going along with it , you ’ re wrong .
You need to stand up to it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will Kane has pointed out oftentimes we ’ ve stopped treating people as individuals and now we want to lump them back into groups for things that they can ’ t affect and go backward as a result .
Dr. Carol Swain , thank you so much for your insight on this we appreciate it .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Justices to Weigh Trump Census Plan to Exclude Noncitizens

WASHINGTON , D.C. ( AP ) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Donald Trump ’ s policy , blocked by a lower court , to exclude people living in the U.S. illegally from the census count that will be used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives .
Never in U.S. history have immigrants been excluded from the population count that determines how House seats , and by extension Electoral College votes , are divided among the states , a three-judge federal count said in September when it held Trump ’ s policy illegal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fast track , setting arguments for Nov. 30 .
A decision is expected by the end of the year or early in January , when Trump has to report census numbers to the House .
Trump ’ s high court nominee , Amy Coney Barrett , could take part in the case if , as seems likely , she is confirmed by then .
Last year , the court by a 5-4 vote barred Trump from adding a census question asking people about their citizenship .
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slim majority .
Barrett would take Ginsburg ’ s seat .
“ President Trump has repeatedly tried — and failed — to weaponize the census for his attacks on immigrant communities .
The Supreme Court rejected his attempt last year and should do so again , ” said American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Dale Ho , representing a coalition of immigrant advocacy groups that challenged Trump ’ s plan in court .
Trump left it to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross , who oversees the Census Bureau , to figure out how many immigrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The outcome of the census case could affect the distribution of political power for the next 10 years .
The census also helps determine the distribution of $ 1.5 trillion in federal funding annually .
The administration told the court that the president retains “ discretion to exclude illegal aliens from the apportionment based on their immigration status.
” Trump ’ s violation of federal law is “ not particularly close or complicated , ” the ACLU said in a court filing arguing that the court shouldn ’ t hear the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration to end the actual census count this week , blocking a court order that would have kept the count going until the end of the month .
The court did not take action on two other administration appeals of controversial policies on asylum seekers and the border wall that also were ruled illegal by lower courts .
Since early last year , the administration has made asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings , which has forced tens of thousands of people to return to Mexico .
Known informally as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became a key pillar of the administration ’ s response to a surge of asylum-seeking families from Central America at the southern border .
It also drew criticism for having people wait in dangerous cities .
The administration also is appealing a ruling that the administration can ’ t spend more than Congress authorized for border security .
After Congress refused to give Trump all the money he wanted for the wall , he declared a national emergency at the border and Defense Department officials transferred billions of dollars to the project .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups that challenged the transfer as a violation of the Constitution ’ s provision giving Congress the power to determine spending .
A separate suit from members of Congress also is making its way to the court .
The justices blocked the court rulings in both the asylum seekers and border wall cases , leaving the policies in effect .
Arguments wouldn ’ t heard before next year and the issues would have much less significance if Joe Biden were to become president .
He could rescind Trump ’ s policy forcing asylum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example .
Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko are reporters for The Associated Press .

Eighteen individuals are now collecting petitions for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District race as of last Friday.
Twelve people are collecting qualifying petitions for the GOP primary, three are gathering petitions for the Democrat primary, and three independents are also accumulating petitions.
The 12 Republicans listed on the Tennessee Secretary of State’s website as collecting petitions are former Speaker of the Tennessee House Beth Harwell of Nashville, businessman Baxter Lee of Nashville, Robby Starbuck of Franklin (listed as Robert Starbuck Newsom), Geni Batchelor of Lebanon, Natisha Brooks of Nashville, former Williamson County GOP Chair Omar Hamada of Franklin, Timothy Bruce Lee of Nashville, Annabelle Lee of Madison, Alan Clement Sharp of Nashville, David Vitalli of Brentwood, Stewart Parks of Nashville, and Richie Lee of Nashville.
Among the publicly announced candidates, Tennessee newcomer and former State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus and retired Brig. General Kurt Winstead have not yet been listed as having begun their qualifying petitions process. Hamada has not yet made a decision as to whether or not he is officially entering the race.
Records show that Harwell, Starbuck, Brooks, Baxter Lee, Ortagus, Winstead, Batchelor, and Timothy Bruce Lee have also filed candidate paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Starbuck has raised $255,066.53 and has $138,741.16 on hand, which Brooks has raised $24,517.00 and has $19,655.34 on hand. The rest filed their FEC paperwork after the year-end December 31, 2022 deadline. The 2022 first quarter January 1-March 31 financial reports, which are scheduled to be released in mid-April, will cover all candidates who have reached the FEC reporting threshold.
Sources tell The Star that several Republican candidates are expected to have impressive fundraising totals.
Clay Faircloth, Richard H. Harris, and Joel Michael Hurbert, all from Nashville, are listed as collecting petitions for the Democrat primary.
Derrick Brantley of Nashville, Patrick O. Halfacre of Hohenwald, and Richard A. Shannon of Franklin are the independents who are collecting petitions. Shannon has appeared on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy. Only Brantley appears to have filed documents with the FEC.
In order to appear on the ballot, candidates are required to collect 25 valid signatures from registered voters and have until noon on April 7 to turn in those qualifying petitions. Candidates who qualify have until April 14 to withdraw their names from the ballot. The Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office told The Star, unless pending legislation changes things, that they will finalize the ballots on April 21.
The 5th Congressional District consists of parts of Davidson, Williamson, and Wilson counties, and all of Maury, Marshall, and Lewis counties.
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Aaron Gulbransen is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected] Follow Aaron on GETTR.
Photo “U.S. Capitol” by Martin Falbisoner. CC BY-SA 3.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Pew: At Least 17 States Have Drawn from Their Rainy Day Funds This Year to Cover Fiscal Shortfalls

At least 17 states have authorized and or made withdrawals from their rainy day funds this year in order to fill budget holes , according to a new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts .
Some withdrawals were small , others were more than half of what was set aside .
In fiscal 2020 , at least 36 states had planned to make additional rainy day fund deposits but were constrained by fiscal and economic difficulties resulting from their respective state COVID-19 shutdowns , which resulted in increased unemployment and decreased revenue .
“ Before the longest economic recovery in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at least 33 states had saved enough to cover a greater share of government operating costs than in fiscal 2007 , the last full budget year before the Great Recession , ” the report states .
States had entered the 2020 budget year with a record $ 118.8 billion in total balances , including $ 75.2 billion in rainy day funds , Pew found .
Rainy day funds – also called budget stabilization funds – had grown for the ninth consecutive year , reaching a record 50-state total of $ 75.2 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day funds alone , states could run government operations for a median of 26.8 days , or an equivalent of 7.3 percent of their annual spending , a record high .
Prior to the Great Recession , they could operate for about 17.3 days , or the equivalent of 4.7 percent of their spending .
“ Overall , rainy day funds constitute the largest portion of states ’ total balances , which comprise states ’ intentional savings as well as dollars left over in what functions as a state ’ s main checking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report states .
“ Rainy day funds accounted for 63 cents of every dollar in total balances at the end of fiscal 2019 , compared with 45 cents just before the recession.
” States use reserves to manage budgetary uncertainty , including revenue forecasting errors , budget gaps during economic downturns , and other unforeseen emergencies , such as natural disasters , the authors of the report explain .
Having reserves can lessen the need for severe spending cuts or tax increases when states need to balance their budgets .
The fiscal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cost states at least $ 125 billion , according to an analysis by the Cleveland Federal Reserve .
The Tax Policy Center projects states will lose up to $ 200 billion in revenue through fiscal 2021 .
States have responded differently to coronavirus-era economic hardships .
Ohio legislators have sought to preserve their state ’ s rainy day funds until they can better assess the long-term budgetary effects of the state ’ s shutdown .
Unlike Ohio , Nevada and New Jersey have already completely drained their rainy day funds .
Alaska @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly half of their dedicated savings , whereas New Mexico ’ s planned withdrawal will reduce its rainy day fund by roughly 60 percent .
Illinois didn ’ t have a rainy day fund to begin with .
Overall , at least 10 states have already used their rainy day funds to close budget gaps in fiscal 2020 , according to the analysis : Alaska , Delaware , Maryland , Michigan , Mississippi , Nevada , New Jersey , New Mexico , Oklahoma , and Rhode Island .
“ The withdrawals in Nevada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in two states that had made recent progress in replenishing their rainy day funds after emptying them during the previous downturn , ” the authors of the report note .
“ In fiscal 2019 , New Jersey made its first deposit in a decade , and Nevada surpassed its pre-Great Recession savings level for the first time.
” Seven states made or authorized withdrawals in fiscal 2020 to prepare for and respond to the budget shortfalls : Arizona , California , Georgia , Iowa , Maine , Nebraska , and Washington .
Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rainy day funds to close a projected year-end budget gap , but hasn ’ t made the withdrawal yet .
Arkansas did not make withdrawals from its fund , but established a separate account to help manage coronavirus-related fiscal impacts .
By contrast , several states added to their reserves .
West Virginia added $ 14 million from a year-end surplus into its Rainy Day fund ; Maine added $ 17.4 million to its .
Connecticut deposited an additional $ 530 million into its rainy day fund , whereas Tennessee lawmakers approved a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 350 million .
Bethany Blankley is a contributor to The Center Square .
Photo “ Ohio Capitol ” by Mj .
CC BY-SA 4.0 .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Democratic Director Reverses Position on Illegal Immigration After Investigating for Documentary

A director set out to make a documentary favoring illegal immigration and migrant caravans .
But after investigating , Namrata Singh Gujral realized that illegal immigration actually harmed everyone involved , the director told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Gujral , a registered Democrat , said the stories of a homeless veteran , an illegal immigrant , a dead six-year-old girl , and the mother of a law enforcement officer killed by an illegal alien — all featured in her film , “ America ’ s Forgotten ” — are representative of those impacted by illegal immigration , Gujral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into their stories , she “ discovered the truth behind immigration fraud , ” she said .
“ I set out to make a film that was going to be very pro-illegal immigration , pro-caravans , pro-migrants , that ’ s where I started .
The film ended up completely different , and I think it was because I stuck with the investigation , ” Gujral told the DCNF .
“ I was at a crossroads .
Do I tell the truth and go ahead and make the film or do I walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t agree with me or my industry ?
” Gujral told the DCNF .
“ I decided to stay truthful to my craft of filmmaking and tell the story as I saw it without bias or preconceived notions.
” Gujral said the turning point for her was when she went to India to search for the grandfather of a girl named Gurupreet Kaur , who died in the Arizona desert while trying to illegally immigrate to the U.S. Gujral went to the same home and sat in the same marble-floored room where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Gurupreet ’ s grandfather .
She saw no signs of violence or poverty or persecution in the neighborhood .
Gurupreet ’ s father lived in New York while his asylum case was pending , according to CNN .
His lawyer said he was “ from a religious minority and he was fleeing persecution , ” and a lawyer for her mother said she was also seeking asylum , CNN reported .
Gujral told the DCNF that CNN did not ask about poverty , persecution or violence in the neighborhood “ because none @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reporter whose job is to report the truth go there and not even question it ?
” The CNN report did not provide details regarding the claim that Gurupreet ’ s father faced religious persecution .
“ There ’ s something more here than meets the eye and what I ’ m reading in mainstream media , and I just need to follow up with the story more and find the truth for myself , ” Gujral told the DCNF .
Gujral said that when Rep. Rashida Tlaib , a Michigan Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families at the border , she felt compassion for them .
Now , she wonders why “ that mother who brought her child through this harrowing experience who really didn ’ t need to leave where she was because there was no poverty , persecution or violence , should not be held accountable for putting her child through this ?
” An illegal immigrant from Mexico , Maria Garcia , came to the U.S. to study , she said in the film .
Maria said that she and other women and children were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as coyotes , people who smuggle immigrants across the border .
Maria said the cartel promoted a warped version of America where everyone was successful and rich .
She said the cartels sold her multiple times until a K-9 at the border was alerted to the car .
Border patrol agents found her and another woman in the trunk , she said in the film .
Once she got to the U.S. , she said she worked a job for $ 1.50 an hour , though it would pay an American worker just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she sent her wages back to her family .
“ On either side of the fence , illegal immigration is a bad idea , period , ” Gujral told the DCNF .
She said no one wins except for the “ coyotes , the corporations and maybe the politicians.
” Gujral said that Americans need to do more to educate themselves on the issues .
“ Americans need facts , ” she told the DCNF .
She added that making “ America ’ s Forgotten ” helped her decide who to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ A few months ago I would have absolutely voted for Biden … and I ’ m actually going to vote for Trump , which I never thought I would be saying , and it ’ s because of what I found in the movie , ” Gujral told the DCNF .
Gujral faced criticism from her family , friends and the film industry for the documentary , she told the DCNF .
“ I put my career on the line for this picture , and that ’ s okay , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film crew voluntarily withheld any credits due to possible political backlash .
“ I want to encourage other filmmakers to put out content that is more truthful to America , and you ’ re not going to get it from Hollywood I can tell you that , ” Gujral told the DCNF .
“ If you don ’ t support it , you ’ re not going to see it.
” Gujral will produce a new series called “ America First ” as a result of “ America ’ s Forgotten , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ America ’ s Forgotten ” by UniGlobe Entertainment .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Pelosi and Trump Haven’t Spoken to Each Other in a Year

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump haven ’ t spoken to each other since October of last year .
The last time the pair had an extended conversation was at a White House meeting on October 16 , 2019 that included discussions about the president ’ s move to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria , The Hill reported .
Trump placed responsibility on former President Barack Obama after Pelosi and Chuck Schumer pushed the president on how to proceed concerning Syria , a Democratic aide said , according to another Hill report .
Schumer said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politician , ” the Hill reported , which a White House official later confirmed .
“ I don ’ t speak to the president .
I speak to his representative , ” Pelosi said to CNN and anchor Wolf Blitzer during an interview .
“ Quite frankly , my experience with the President is it hasn ’ t been on the level .
You know , he ’ ll say something , then it doesn ’ t really happen .
So , in the interest of time , we ’ ll work with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has their – if they have his confidence , then we ’ ll work with them on these issues , ” Pelosi told MSNBC ’ s Craig Melvin during a September interview .
“ But , you ’ ve seen on TV any number of times , where the President said , ‘ You send me a bipartisan immigration bill and I will sign it , ’ and then walks away .
You wonder who is in charge there , if he says that and then walks away from it .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good use of time , ” Pelosi continued .
Pelosi has previously noted the difficulty of negotiating with the president , according to the Hill .
Trump has changed course three times regarding the coronavirus relief package that has been continuously put off .
“ And let me just tell you : I know my customers ; that ’ s what I do .
I know Pelosi , I know Schumer very well .
They don ’ t want to make a deal because they think it ’ s good for politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal , ” Trump said in a Sept. 7 press conference , according to a White House transcript .
“ This has nothing to do with anything other than you have to know who you ’ re dealing with .
I do .
These are people that I don ’ t have a lot of respect .
I don ’ t think they have a lot of respect for the American people .
And I know who I ’ m dealing with , ” Trump continued , according to the transcript .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking with the house speaker and the senate minority leader , according to The Hill .
The Speaker ’ s Press Office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s phone requests for comment .
Mary Rose Corkery is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Nancy Pelosi ” by Nancy Pelosi .
Photo “ Donald Trump ” by Gage Skidmore .
CC BY-SA 2.0 .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Ohio State Prof Says Clarence Thomas Not ‘Authentically Black’

At a symposium hosted by Texas A & M University at Commerce , titled , “ What the Truth Sounds Like , ” Professor Donna Ford argued that one of the significant problems in education is White females .
She also noted that diversity of “ skin color ” is not enough , considering that she wouldn ’ t want “ Clarence Thomas teaching my damn kids.
” “ There is a monopoly on education , where White females being about 85 percent of the teaching force , and then you know pretty much the same thing with white administrators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking to you , and I ’ m saying you ’ ve got to get your sh- stuff together , ” said Ford during her lecture .
She would continue , “ But you got to get your stuff together because you know what , you ’ re the problem , and then you ’ re the major problem.
” In an interview with Campus Reform , Ford said that she did not mean that “ all ” or the “ majority ” of white women fall into the category , “ Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the term far too many , and ten is far too many .
We don ’ t need any racist teachers in education.
” Ford also argued during her lecture that “ white fragility ” has a problematic role to play in education , saying “ too many educational leaders are bystanders , fearful of white fragility , especially afraid to have White women ’ s tears show up , so they avoid a pedagogy of discomfort , and I believe in the pedagogy of discomfort.
” Ford clarified to Campus Reform that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to hold White women accountable because of perceived fragility , ” adding that people often perceive White women as being unable to “ handle feedback and criticism and asking them to make changes , ” whereas Black women are perceived as “ super strong ” and able to “ handle anything.
” During her lecture , Ford argued that “ when people talk about implicit bias , in my opinion , it lets racists off the hook .
Because then they can say , ‘ Oh , I ’ m sorry I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t intentional.
’ Yea no , it was damn intentional ; you know what you did.
” She told Campus Reform that people can know their implicit biases and that the problem is when people choose not to overcome their implicit biases and allow it to become explicit .
She pointed to the teacher in Dallas who put Kyle Rittenhouse , the 17-year-old accused of shooting three protestors at Kenosha , on a list of possible heroes that students could write about .
Ford noted that Martin Luther King Jr. and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but then had the fricken ‘ caudasity , ’ and that ’ s a term I coined , ‘ caudasity ’ not audacity but ‘ caudacity ’ to put Kyle Rittenhouse on that list .
How the hell is he a hero ?
And if you don ’ t know who he is , look him up , because I don ’ t have time to explain that.
” When calling for diversity , Ford said , “ We need more diversity among educational professionals .
And I don ’ t mean your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t want Clarence Thomas teaching my damn kids.
” Ford clarified to Campus Reform her opinions , saying , “ Just because a person , an educator is black , does not mean they ’ re authentically black and have racial pride , and that ’ s why for example I used Clarence Thomas.
” In her lecture , Ford , called for “ more required ” training on “ equity , diversity , and inclusion ” , calling it a “ disgrace for any university to not have professionals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in equity , diversity , and inclusion.
” “ It needs to be at least 4 classes , ” Ford added .
She told Campus Reform that the classes should be focused on teaching all students about the achievements of all races .
In colleges , the classes should be focused on the specific major of the student .
“ White students need to…see what others are doing in terms of major advancements , ” she said .
John Hanson is an Oklahoma Campus Correspondent with Campus Reform .
He is a junior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Political Science/History .
He is the Treasurer of the College Republicans as well as an active member of his local pro-life club .
John is a Fall 2020 Intern with Campus Reform .
Photo “ Clarence Thomas ” by U.S. Dept .
of Agriculture .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Suspect in Teacher’s Beheading in France Was Chechen Teen

PARIS , France ( AP ) — A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee unknown to intelligence services who posted a grisly claim of responsibility on social media minutes after the attack , officials said Saturday .
France ’ s anti-terrorism prosecutor ’ s office said authorities investigating the killing of Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on Friday arrested nine suspects , including the teen ’ s grandfather , parents and 17-year-old brother .
Paty had discussed caricatures of Islam ’ s Prophet Muhammad with his class , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Islam prohibits images of the prophet , asserting that they lead to idolatry .
The officials could not be named because they were not authorized to discuss ongoing investigations .
French anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said an investigation for murder with a suspected terrorist motive had been opened .
Ricard told reporters that the Moscow-born suspect , who had been granted a 10-year residency in France as a refugee in March , was armed with a knife and an airsoft gun , which fires plastic pellets .
His half-sister joined the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ricard said .
He didn ’ t give her name , and it is not clear where she is now .
The prosecutor said a text claiming responsibility and a photograph of the victim were found on the suspect ’ s phone .
He also confirmed that a Twitter account under the name Abdoulakh A belonged to the suspect .
It posted a photo of the decapitated head minutes after the attack along with the message “ I have executed one of the dogs from hell who dared to put Muhammad down.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the school asking students about the teacher , and the headmaster had received several threatening phone calls .
Mourners marched near the school in solidarity Saturday , holding signs that read “ I am a teacher.
” “ We ’ ll pick ourselves up together , thanks to our spirit of solidarity , ” said Laurent Brosse , mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine .
A police official said the suspect was shot dead about 600 meters ( yards ) from where Paty died .
Police opened fire after he failed to respond to orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a threatening manner .
The official could not be named because of the ongoing investigations .
French President Emmanuel Macron went to the school on Friday night to denounce what he called an “ Islamist terrorist attack.
” He urged the nation to stand united against extremism .
“ One of our compatriots was murdered today because he taught … the freedom of expression , the freedom to believe or not believe , ” Macron said .
The presidential Elysee Palace announced that there will be a national ceremony at a future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a video posted recently on Twitter , a man describing himself as the father of a student asserted that Paty had shown an image of a naked man and told students it was “ the prophet of the Muslims.
” Before showing the images , the teacher asked Muslim children to raise their hands and leave the room because he planned to show something shocking , the man said .
“ What was the message he wanted to send these children ?
What is this hate ?
” the man asked .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirm these claims .
Chechnya is a predominantly Muslim Russian republic in the North Caucasus .
Two wars in the 1990s triggered a wave of emigration , with many Chechens heading for western Europe .
France has offered asylum to many Chechens since the Russian military waged war against Islamist separatists in Chechnya in the 1990s and early 2000s .
France has seen occasional violence involving its Chechen community in recent months , believed linked to local criminal activity and score-settling .
This is the second time in three weeks that terror has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prophet Muhammad .
Last month , a young man from Pakistan was arrested after attacking two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Charlie Hebdo offices .
The weekly was the target of a deadly newsroom attack in 2015 , and it republished caricatures of the prophet this month to underscore the right to freedom of information as a trial opened linked to that attack .
Friday ’ s terror attack came as Macron ’ s government works on a bill to address Islamic radicals , who authorities claim are creating a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ French Republic .
Thomas Adamson is a reporter for The Associated Press .
Elaine Ganley contributed to this report .
About Headline Photo : French President Emmanuel Macron , flanked by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin , second left , speaks in front of a high school Friday Oct.16 , 2020 in Conflans Sainte-Honorine , northwest of Paris , after a history teacher who opened a discussion with high school students on caricatures of Islam ’ s Prophet Muhammad was beheaded .
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an “ Islamist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday , urging the nation to stand united against extremism .
( Abdulmonam Eassa , Pool via AP )


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--RNC Files FEC Complaint Against Twitter

RNC Files FEC Complaint Against Twitter

The Republican National Committee has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Twitter after the platform censored a New York Post expose on Hunter Biden published earlier this week .
In a letter to the FECs general counsel on Friday , the RNC accused Twitter of violating federal campaign finance laws : “ Through its ad hoc , partisan suppression of media critical of Biden , [ Twitter ] is making illegal , corporate in-kind contributions as it provides unheard-of media services for Joe Biden ’ s campaign.
” Twitter and Facebook unleashed a political storm after both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s series on the shocking materials obtained from Hunter Biden ’ s abandoned laptop .
Emails retrieved from the computer appear to contradict Biden ’ s frequent claims that he was unaware of his son ’ s overseas business dealings and did not use his office to intervene on his behalf .
One email seems to confirm a White House meeting between both Bidens and a top executive for Burisma , the Ukrainian energy company that hired the younger Biden in 2014 and paid him at least $ 4 million in fees over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s insistence that his attempts to remove the Ukrainian state prosecutor investigating Burisma was due to concerns Viktor Shokin wasn ’ t working fast enough to root out corruption in the notoriously-corrupt country .
A Democratic-connected public relations firm hired by Burisma , according to one email , participated in a December 2015 White House conference call a few weeks before Biden traveled to Kyiv to demand the country ’ s president fire Shokin , which he did .
While the Biden campaign did not refute the authenticity of the emails @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Burisma executive took place , Twitter and Facebook nonetheless deemed the information unreliable .
Twitter users could not post the articles ; accounts belonging to the White House press secretary , House Judiciary Committee , and Trump ’ s campaign were locked for sharing the Post ’ s coverage .
Facebook announced it would reduce the paper ’ s visibility until third-party fact checkers could validate the reporting .
“ Respondent is a partisan actor , run by partisan Democrats , which appears to be using its corporate resources to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign in violation of federal law , ” the complaint continued .
The RNC is asking for an immediate investigation , although it ’ s unlikely since the agency does not currently have enough commissioners to call a quorum .
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee announced they will vote to subpoena Twitter ’ s Jack Dorsey and Facebook ’ s Mark Zuckerberg to testify next Friday .
Julie Kelly is a political commentator and senior contributor to American Greatness .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Loudoun County, Virginia Schools Turn to Black Lives Matter for Curriculum, Tries to Hide It

Several Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) requests reveal Loudoun County Public Schools ( LCPS ) reliance on material from Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) and other similar organizations .
One parent issued a FOIA request to LCPS Public Information Officer Wayde Byard .
Specifically , the FOIA request concerned any LCPS collaboration with the Southern Poverty Law Center and BLM .
In his response email , Byard asserted that LCPS hasn ’ t collaborated with either organization .
He added that LCPS hasn ’ t used either organization to create a specific “ social justice curriculum ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Instead , Byard stated that LCPS paid $ 422,500 for a contract with the Equity Collaborative , which he said “ assisted in developing a framework for culturally responsive instruction.
” The Equity Collaborative states that its sole purpose is to “ create educational equity and social justice by addressing bias and oppression.
” Additionally , the collaborative assisted in gathering resources for LCPS ’ s “ Equity Overview ” webpage as a means of advancing the school system ’ s dedication to equity , as verbalized by LCPS Superintendent Dr. Eric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students , staff , families , and other members of our community to engage in the disruption and dismantling of white supremacy , systemic racism , and hateful language and actions based on race , religion , country of origin , gender identity , sexual orientation , and/or ability.
” One of the resources listed is a publication from an initiative called “ Teaching Tolerance.
” This is a project by the Southern Poverty Law Center .
Another resource is the “ Racial Equity Tools , ” which promotes material from BLM and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defund the police in “ The Breathe Act.
” These resources aren ’ t just accessible to parents and teachers – LCPS encourages students to access them as well .
Another FOIA request produced a presentation training that LCPS required of every “ Equity Leads.
” LCPS ’ s Equity Leads oversee “ the work of the school through an equity lens to ensure a climate that is equitable for each student.
” LCPS ’ s budget recently increased for “ equity ” personnel by $ 2.1 million .
In their training @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools comply with “ cultural responsiveness , ” which is a “ recognition of culture as an integral element of the environment.
” LCPS states that application of cultural responsiveness will “ create and guide support of student-centered learning environments with a critical focus on culturally and linguistically diverse students that have been marginalized by inequitable systems.
” Critical race theory ( CRT ) proposes that economic , legal , and social institutions are inherently racist .
In its context within the United States , CRT purports a reality of “ systemic racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White individuals .
In the training , Equity Leads were also told to measure social competence and academic achievement by cultural equity .
The equity division of LCPS also issued an apology earlier this year to the Black community for its history of segregation .
In an interview with The Virginia Star , LCPS parent and founder of “ Parents Against Critical Theory ” ( PACT ) Scott Mineo explained that these initiatives and resources offered by LCPS conflict with Byard ’ s response to the FOIA .
“ The bigger story here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been shared with all the parents and schools .
It ’ s the information behind the details of what all this means.
” Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Network .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--State Agency Issue New Workplace Orders, Mirroring Whitmer’s Now-Void Orders

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( MIOSHA ) has issued new emergency orders for many businesses .
MIOSHA , within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity , promulgates rules clarifying the safety requirements for employers .
The rules remain in effect for six months and can be extended for another six months .
The Michigan Supreme Court on Oct. 2 struck down Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s executive orders issued after April 30 , and she ’ s turned to issuing similar orders through separate laws through state departments .
The state health department issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in public , and limiting public venues ’ capacities .
Although Whitmer contended her orders retained the force of law through Oct. 30 , the state ’ s top court confirmed Monday her orders “ under that act are of no continuing legal effect.
” “ While most Michigan job providers are doing their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 , these rules provide them with clarity regarding the necessary requirements to keep their workplaces safe and their employees healthy , ” Whitmer said in a statement .
“ I will continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partners in labor and business to ensure protections for every Michigan worker.
” Under the rules , businesses providing in-person service must have a written COVID-19 preparedness plan , train employees in infection-control practices and use of personal protection equipment , how to notify their business of COVID-19 symptoms or a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 , and know how to report unsafe working conditions .
MIOSHA ’ s new rules implement workplace safeguards for Michigan businesses and specific requirements for industries , including manufacturing , construction , retail , health care , exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chamber President & CEO Rich Studley told The Center Square they are reviewing the order but believe “ the administrative rules process , as established by statute , provides a better process than executive orders.
” He said in a Thursday Labor and Economic Opportunity and MIOSHA call , that the agency reaffirmed its emphasis on safety , education , and training .
“ As we reengage our economy , the governor ’ s actions reiterate the importance to keep workplaces safe for employees and protect customers from COVID-19 transmission , ” COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement .
“ These rules will formalize the workplace safety guidelines previously in place , and are necessary to save lives .
We will continue to educate workers and employers on requirements for businesses to get open and stay open , ” Egan said .
“ Since the beginning of this pandemic , the working folks I ’ ve talked to have been most concerned about avoiding catching this awful virus at work and bringing it home and spreading it to their families , ” Ron Bieber , president of the Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to make sure we ’ re doing everything we can to help these people protect themselves and their families , because we can ’ t have a strong economy when people are catching a deadly virus just by showing up to work.
” Brian Calley , president of the Small Business Association of Michigan , welcomed the orders .
“ Small businesses owners are dedicated to providing safe workplaces .
Consistent , practical , and clear rules are important to achieving that goal , ” Calley said in a statement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ departmental rule-making process to establish predictable and well defined expectations.
” Since March 2020 , employers have reported 30 worker deaths from COVID-19 in Michigan and 127 in-patient hospitalizations potentially linked to workplace exposure .
MIOSHA has received over 3,800 complaints from employees alleging uncontrolled COVID-19 hazards in the workplace and 263 referrals from local governments , indicating that businesses weren ’ t taking all the necessary measures to protect their employees from COVID-19 .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Juneteenth Is Now a Legal Holiday in the State of Virginia

Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation this week passed during the General Assembly 2020 special session into law making Juneteenth an officially recognized holiday in the Commonwealth .
Juneteenth will now be a permanent , statewide holiday allowing all state employees to get a paid day off from work .
Northam originally made the announcement that he was signing the legislation during a press conference on Wednesday .
“ Today I was proud to sign legislation that makes Juneteenth a permanent , statewide holiday and I ’ m also proud that the legislation passed unanimously , ” Northam said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of slavery in the United States .
It ’ s time we elevate this not just a celebration by and for some Virginians , but one acknowledged and celebrated by all of us.
” Friday morning , the governor posted a photo to Twitter showing him signing the legislation .
Del .
Lamont Bagby ( D-Henrico County ) , the sponsor of the House of Delegates ’ version of the bill , said the governor ’ s decision was definitely not a shock because they and Sen. Mamie Locke ( D-Hampton ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identical bill , had been working on this for quite some time .
“ Juneteenth is not only a time to honor the memory of those individuals who have contributed to our great nation , but also celebrate the independence and freedom of those that have been enslaved , ” Bagby said in an interview with The Virginia Star .
“ It is a time to reflect , but it is also a time to celebrate.
” Bagby continued : “ I didn ’ t know the real significance of the celebration [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit older .
The more I learned , the more I understood why this is such an important holiday for all Americans .
So , it was a shock to me that , outside of the Black community , not many knew or celebrated Juneteenth.
” In terms of how much the new state holiday will cost Virginia , Sen. Bill DeSteph ( R-Virginia Beach ) told The Star that it would cost the Commonwealth $ 10 million per day without counting higher education employees and the salaries of executives .
“ What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already paying them , so if you give them a holiday it doesn ’ t cost anything , ” DeSteph said .
“ Well , actually it does .
It [ has costs ] in lost productivity and the state now has to pay certain people overtime for working the holiday.
” Just like this past June , Richmond and other counties in the area , such as Henrico , are planning activities to celebrate the holiday in 2021 , and the next step is to get more localities and large corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers the day off as well , Bagby said .
Robert Barnette Jr. , president of the Virginia State Conference NAACP , was extremely supportive that something the Black community has valued for many years can now be shared with everyone .
“ I think [ the holiday ] will grant other cultures and ethnic groups to see how important this has been in the African American community and it will raise awareness with other ethnicities around the Commonwealth and around the state , ” Barnette told The Star .
“ The more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the better it is because that goes into helping us understand one another.
” Juneteenth , also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day , marks the date in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and enslaved people were free .
“ [ Juneteenth ] is important because it depicts just how long it took for the word to get to African Americans that were enslaved in Texas.
” Jacob Taylor is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Email tips to [ email protected ] Photo “ Ralph Northam ” by Ralph Northam .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Minneapolis to Spend $2 Million of CARES Money on Tiny Houses for Homeless

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday voted to spend nearly $ 2 million of federal Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security ( CARES ) money to house the homeless .
The council passed the proposal for the project dubbed Indoor Villages , which will be operated by Avivo , a company that offers treatment , recovery and employment services .
There were as many as 500 tents in Powderhorn Park this summer , but law-enforcement evicted the campers after the occurence of multiple shootings .
The city wants to provide homeless housing as the temperature drops , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one solution .
The Indoor Villages project will create 100 tiny secure , houses within a larger indoor climate-controlled space such as a warehouse , Emily Bastian , Avivo ’ s vice president of ending homelessness , told The Center Square .
The building will have office space attached for service providers , including case management officials to assist with finding housing ; provide treatment for chemical-dependency and mental health support ; as well as provide employment and career training ; and offer medical care .
The homes are about the size @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be funded by private and public sources .
“ Unsheltered homelessness isn ’ t new , but it ’ s something that ’ s really becoming more visible , ” Bastian said .
“ Minneapolis has been so creative and supportive of finding yet another way to add to the continuum of services available to individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
” Bastian said homelessness has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic , the death of George Floyd and the ensuing civil unrest .
“ Tomorrow Council will vote on our Indoor Villages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelters w/i a larger space – one that affords dignity , allows for social distancing , and includes essential services + a pathway to permanent housing for our most vulnerable neighbors.
” “ Unsheltered homelessness is a worsening crisis , and we can ’ t leave any option off the table .
Thanks to Council Member Lisa Goodman @ MplsWard7 for championing this important work and all our County , State , non-profit , and philanthropic partners.
” The goal is to have the program up and running by December 31 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covering Michigan and Minnesota for The Center Square .
A graduate of Hillsdale College , his work has appeared on Forbes.com and FEE.org .
Previously , he worked as a financial analyst at Pepsi .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Virtual Learning Workload Overwhelms Loudoun County Students

Citing overwhelming virtual learning workloads , over 13,000 people have signed a change.org petition asking Loudoun County Public Schools ( LCPS ) to reduce the amount of work the students have to do .
Unlike some school districts in other parts of the commonwealth , LCPS is still using a fully virtual model , driving some parents to private schools .
User Carlos Z. started the petition .
He explained , “ I have begun to believe since online school started our teachers have assigned us too many assignments , to the point I ’ ve been getting sleepless nights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before 11:59 p.m. instead of actually learning the material .
I have been an all ‘ A ’ student my entire life and have never been this exhausted and stressed over school.
” President of The Fairfax Christian School ( FCS ) Jo Thoburn said , “ We had a heavy work load when we were online last spring and that ’ s one of the reasons we were able to be successful .
You have to remember that students have to do all of their regular class work and then they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , “ So I don ’ t think parents really grasp that they have to do both.
” According to Thoburn , teaching in online classes also takes longer .
“ My [ high school ] daughter is absolutely buried in school work every day , ” Kelly Cook wrote on the petition .
“ I ’ ve never seen her exhausted like she is now .
It seems like we only see her when she steps away from school work to eat and sometimes she ’ s doing work while eating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days .
She can not keep this up all year.
” Wait lists for admissions are normal at FCS .
Interest is abnormally high this year due to parents unhappy with fully virtual public schools and private schools that only meet a few days a week .
“ The number of inquiries is about five times what it normally is , ” Thoburn said .
Thoburn said that thanks to a new facility , students and faculty rarely have to be within six feet of each other , despite having fully in-person classes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hybrid model for kindergarten through 2nd grade on October 27 , but plans for a next stage are still undetermined .
Thoburn said , “ The teachers unions took over the school board in Loudoun County , and they already had control of the school boards in Fairfax and Prince William so , you know , you have the tail wagging the dog.
” Thoburn said not all teachers are avoiding in-person classes .
“ I ’ ve had 800 job applications .
I had to shut it down because I was getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are public school teachers who are just unhappy , they want to work.
” “ [ FCS students ] will be leaps and bounds ahead of most students , ” Thoburn said .
“ It ’ s very obvious just watching the students that came in from public school last spring .
They basically are missing half the school year .
They lost half a school year and we ’ ve had to do lots of remedial work , compared to our students who did our virtual learning where it was just a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She added , “ Students that are taking virtual for another year are going to be even that much further behind.
” Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Digital Network .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Governor DeWine Predicts ‘Very, Very Heavy’ COVID Storm

COLUMBUS , Ohio – Ohio now has 29 counties colored red by the Ohio Public Health Advisory System ( OPHAS ) , according to remarks made by Governor Mike DeWine during his press briefing on Thursday .
That total represents 65 % of Ohio ’ s population of just under 11.7 million , according to the Governor .
Ohio also recorded a new high in ‘ reported cases , ’ listing 2,178 .
Intensive Care Unit ( ICU ) patients rose from 187 on October 2 to 266 patients on October 15 .
Patients on ventilators in the state climbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on October 15 .
Despite a week-long trend in record ‘ reported cases ’ and claims that hospitals are filling up , cases by onset date and hospitalizations by admission date peaked in July , while deaths peaked April 28 – according to the Ohio COVID dashboard .
Despite those facts , OPHAS is what the governor referred to Thursday when he said ‘ we could be in for a very , very heavy storm ’ - referring to the spread of COVID .
OPHAS may be setting off warning bells but deeper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Ohio Star to inquire of the Governor on Thursday whether the warnings are due to COVID spread or a sensitive system .
Governor you reviewed the advisory system and pointed out there are a few indicators that are flagged in many of the red counties .
Of those , two can be triggered by non-COVID illnesses – outpatient visits and emergency department visits .
And three of them are tied to tests – the new tests you mentioned we ’ re getting and using , the FDA guidance says they pick up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old and not contagious , and non-COVID viruses .
The FDA warns that a positive test needs to be considered with other factors .
Five of the seven indicators are wobbly , so how do we know we ’ re not getting red indicators and high incidence warnings based on non-COVID illnesses and positive tests that are either false or lack additional consideration ?
Governor DeWine acknowledged that “ no system is perfect and this [ OPHAS ] is not perfect.
” However , he did not comment directly on the efficacy or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be driving numbers .
DeWine defended the system by indicating that it has several indicators so that decisions aren ’ t based on one indicator and that the system was “ put together with advice from national experts , from people in the Trump administration.
” “ We think the system works very well , ” DeWine said and “ by all indications we ’ re headed in the wrong direction .
The number in the hospital today is about double what it was not too long ago .
No one is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state of emergency issued on March 9 was pitched as a measure that would allow the state to help hospitals get needed supplies and keep them from overflowing .
That was 222 days ago .
Jack Windsor is Managing Editor and an Investigative Reporter at The Ohio Star .
Windsor is also an Investigative Reporter at WMFD-TV .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-18--Federal Prompts for Gov. Bill Lee to Issue Statewide Mask Mandate Begs Question of Who Is Behind the

Federal Prompts for Gov. Bill Lee to Issue Statewide Mask Mandate Begs Question of Who Is Behind the Idea

Tennessee is ranked fourth in the nation for COVID deaths per 100,000 people , WUOT reports , citing the White House Coronavirus Task Force ’ s red zone report , which calls for Gov .
Bill Lee to implement a statewide mask mandate .
The controversial report is from earlier this month .
The task force issues frequent red zone reports .
Governor Bill Lee has not responded to The Center for Public Integrity ’ s requests for the reports , WUOT said .
However , one must ask , is this call for a mandate coming from the highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
One prominent task force member has been a vocal cheerleader for masks .
Dr. Deborah Birx has shot to fame during her work with the White House Coronavirus Task Force .
Birx has worked for at least three decades in HIV/AIDS immunology , vaccine research , and global health , and she is an ambassador-at-large in addition to her newer role on the White House Coronavirus Task Force , according to her State Department biography .
Birx has mentioned the reports in her private calls with local and state leaders , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the data from the reports , The Center for Public Integrity has said .
At least as early as July , Birx was calling for local mayors across Tennessee to force their citizens into masks , Fox 17 News said .
Birx traveled to Tennessee to meet with Lee .
She also called for statewide mask mandates in Tennessee , plus other states in the South as well as the Midwest , in July , The Hill reported .
Birx consults with state leaders across the nation .
North Carolina , which has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Southeast , is on the task force ’ s red zone as well , the Mountain Xpress said .
The state ’ s Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen said she and Gov .
Roy Cooper had met with Birx on Sept. 9 .
Birx in September called for Alabama Gov .
Kay Ivey to extend her statewide mask mandate , AL.com reported .
Lee ’ s office on Friday said in a statement he still does not plan to implement a statewide mask mandate , The Associated Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue a statewide mandate , Lee has often said he thinks people should wear masks , and he has issued executive orders leaving mandates up to local mayors .
Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years ’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-19--Nashville’s Fatal Drug Overdoses So Far Surpass 2019 Total

Nashville officials have recorded more fatal drug overdoses in the first nine months of 2020 than they did in all of 2019 .
This , according to a press release that members of the Metro Public Health Department emailed late last week .
As The Tennessee Star reported in May , Nashville , at the time , had an increase in the number of overdoses since March .
Mid-March was right around the same time that local , state , and federal officials in the United States first restricted people ’ s movements and other freedoms because of the COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 , Nashville-Davidson County had recorded 477 fatal drug overdoses since the beginning of the year .
In the entirety of 2019 authorities recorded 468 fatal drug overdoses , the highest ever recorded in a year , ” according to Metro Health .
“ An increasing percentage of fatal drug overdoses include the substance Fentanyl , an opioid often added to other drugs to increase their potency .
Fentanyl can be 50-100 times as potent as Morphine .
In 2020 , Fentanyl has been found in 79.4 percent of fatal drug overdoses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Metro Public Health Department officials said in the press release that they are putting together an Acute Overdose Response Plan to prepare for large-scale overdose events .
This includes coordinating first responders , hospitals , prevention specialists and other agencies and organizations .
“ The Acute Overdose Response Plan was activated during the week of October 6 after a report from the Davidson County Medical Examiner alerted the MPHD Overdose Response and Reduction Program of an increase in fatal overdoses connected to a specific white powdery substance , ” the press release said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug overdoses that occurred between September 1 and October 15 involved a white powdery substance .
Upon activation of the Acute Overdose Response Plan , 30 internal and external partners were notified of the report , and several prevention partners were provided details to adjust efforts in areas of specific concern.
” Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
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by Bethany Blankley
Nineteen attorneys general, led by Indiana, have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Missouri against the Biden administration.
They’re asking the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s order instructing the Biden administration to follow the law to fully reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), otherwise known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
“No one is above the law in America, and we are simply insisting that the Biden administration follow the law,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said (pictured above).
“The rule of law is the framework that enables American liberty to survive and thrive,” he added. “The situation at our southern border provides the perfect example of how going soft on the rule of law gives rise to anarchy, chaos, and ultimately the erosion of our freedom and safety.”
In January 2021, President Joe Biden announced via executive order that he was terminating MPP. Months later, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas began dismantling it and other immigration policies. Southern border encounters then surged to historic levels. In Biden’s first year in office, Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents encountered or apprehended roughly 2 million people entering the southern border illegally. This number excludes the several hundred thousand who are estimated to have evaded law enforcement.
At the same time, Mayorkas implemented a wide range of policy changes to effectively halt most deportations. CBP and Border Patrol agents were directed to release illegal immigrants into the U.S. en masse instead of sending them back to Mexico to go through the immigration process.
Texas and Missouri sued, District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas granted their request for a permanent injunction and ordered the administration to reinstate the MPP. He ruled the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it halted the MPP.
The administration appealed to the Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court and lost. Both courts denied its request to stay Kacsmaryk’s ruling.
After its Supreme Court loss, the administration said it was appealing Kacsmaryk’s ruling, vowing to “vigorously challenge it.” In a statement, it said, “As the appeal process continues, however, DHS will comply with the order in good faith. Alongside interagency partners, DHS has begun to engage with the Government of Mexico in diplomatic discussions surrounding the Migrant Protection Protocols.”
But compliance hasn’t happened, as evidenced by the flood of illegal immigrants the administration is releasing into the U.S. and by the tactics it’s used in court to circumvent the law, the AGs argue.
“From the beginning of this Administration, the United States has been forthright about its intention to terminate MPP simply because it did not like the program, and its conduct demonstrates its readiness to do anything – including ignore the APA’s requirements – to accomplish that objective,” they argue in the brief.
“The Administration’s ‘act now, justify later’ approach began on Inauguration Day, when it summarily paused MPP,” they add.
Throughout the appeals process, “the Fifth Circuit correctly concluded that the United States’ efforts to avoid judicial review violated basic principles of procedure,” they argue.
An unprecedented number of people are expected to come through the southern border after the administration ends the Title 42 public health authority May 23, the attorneys general have argued, necessitating the urgency for the Supreme Court to weigh in.
Implemented under President Donald Trump in January 2019, the MPP led to a reduction in the number of people entering the U.S. illegally. The Trump administration also invoked Title 42 to enable CBP and Border Patrol agents to quickly expel illegal immigrants and prevent entry to a greater number of people during a public health emergency.
Current law requires those not authorized to enter the U.S. to be detained, to stay in Mexico, or be “paroled” into the U.S. based on narrowly defined case-by-case circumstances including “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.”
The Biden administration has been issuing paroles en masse to release illegal immigrants into the U.S., the attorneys general argue, violating the law.
The administration maintains it’s inherited a flawed system, and its policies are more humane than the previous administration’s. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters last December after the administration lost another court battle in the case, “it is not our preference to be reimplementing and reinstituting the Migrant Protection program. … we still feel that the program is inefficient, inhumane, and we are not – we weren’t, we were – did not eagerly reimplement it.”
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Bethany Blankley is a regular contributor to The Center Square.
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-19--Democrats And Journalists Circulate Fake Email Saying Iowa Farm Bureau Retracted Endorsement for Jon

Democrats And Journalists Circulate Fake Email Saying Iowa Farm Bureau Retracted Endorsement for Joni Ernst

A group of Democratic political operatives and journalists circulated a fake email on Twitter on Sunday that the Iowa Farm Bureau retracted its endorsement of Sen. Joni Ernst , a move which would have been a heavy blow to the Republican ’ s re-election bid .
The fabricated email asserted that the farm bureau was retracting its support for Ernst because of her debate performance earlier this week against challenger Theresa Greenfield .
The document posted online listed the recipient email address as “ [ email protected ] ” Matt Whitlock , a senior adviser for the National Republicans Senatorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who fell for the fake email .
Rachel Irwin , the communications director for the Senate Majority PAC , a group aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , linked to another tweet of the email , adding the commentary : “ Wow.
” Irwin said she deleted her tweet after learning it was false .
David Axelrod , the former Obama strategist , retweeted a copy of the email .
Journalist Jeff Greenfield posted the email and said it was as consequential as the AFL-CIO labor union pulling an endorsement from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Date and Vox ’ s Matt Yglesias also circulated the email .
They deleted their tweets after the Farm Bureau issued its statement saying the email was fake .
“ Recently , a fake email has been circulating through social media that Senator Ernst no longer has the support of Iowa Farm Bureau or our members , ” the bureau said in a statement .
“ This email is fake , and any news reports that speak to its validity are false.
” “ She continues to have our full support.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several points , according to the website FiveThirtyEight .
It is unclear where the email came from .
The earliest reference to it is from a Twitter user with the handle “ @ DevonMLewis.
” The user , whose profile says they are a retiree from Iowa , posted a copy of the email Saturday night .
The same account , which has around 100 followers , published a tweet on Friday night saying that “ rumor has it ” that the bureau had retracted its endorsement .
An account with the handle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its 2,300 followers on Saturday .
It began to gain traction on Sunday until the farm bureau issued its statement .
The Devon M. Lewis account claimed on Sunday to have received the email from a friend with the Farm Bureau .
“ A Farm Bureau member friend of mine received this email update and forwarded it to me .
I have given a media source the entire email unredacted , ” they wrote .
The account has numerous endorsements for Joe Biden and Greenfield , the Democrat running against Ernst .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Caller News Foundation .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-19--Seattle Patrol Car Set on Fire With Officer Inside

Fox News reports a Seattle police officer sitting in a patrol car parked in an alley Thursday afternoon suffered minor burns after a man set the vehicle on fire and ran away , authorities said .
Police responded to the incident near the downtown area around 1.30 p.m. after receiving calls that a man was walking around with a piece of burning lumber , according to a Seattle Police spokesperson .
A man was found with a flaming piece of lumber believed to be two-by-two feet , which he threw inside the vehicle , triggering a massive fire while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get out and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening burns police said .
“ As officers went up to contact him , he was somehow able to get the torch into a sensitive area of the patrol car that it caught fire , ” Seattle police Sgt .
Randy Huserik told Fox News .
Police said the suspect was caught in a nearby parking garage and was taken into custody after being tased .
One officer is believed to have opened fire but the suspect wasn ’ t hit , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not been released , but he was expected to be charged with assault and possibly arson .
As the man was being arrested , the flames from the burning lumber engulfed the entire police vehicle .
Authorities searched nearby buildings to ensure no one else was injured .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-19--Trump To Seniors: I Will Protect, Defend, and Fight for You With Every Ounce of Energy I Have

President Donald Trump traveled to Fort Myers , Florida Friday to give a speech focusing on health care costs , Social Security and other issues that impact senior citizens .
In his speech , the president sought to reassure elderly voters , who have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic , that he cares about them , and is doing do everything he can to protect and defend them .
The “ Protecting America ’ s Seniors ” invite-only event was scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown St , Myers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment he received when he had Covid , which reduces viral levels , and improves symptoms .
“ I wasn ’ t feeling great and the next day I wake up and I ’ m saying , like , ‘ Who can I fight today ?
’ ” the president joked .
Supporters started gathering outside the convention center earlier Friday morning , hoping to get a glimpse of the president .
Thousands more lined the streets to cheer the motorcade escort Trump to the venue .
In his address , the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden ’ s messaging , he very much does care about the millions of seniors across the United States who suffered terrible deprivations because of Covid-19 .
For months , countless families across the U.S. with parents or grandparents in nursing homes have been unable to see their loved ones before they died because of state coronavirus restrictions .
Priests have been barred from giving Last Rites .
Seniors at a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Greeley , Colo. recently organized a protest against the state ’ s restrictions , saying they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than die of loneliness .
In the midst of all this suffering and heartache , Joe Biden has taken to telling seniors that the president doesn ’ t care about them , that Trump thinks they ’ re “ expendable , forgettable and virtually nobody.
” Biden also recently told seniors that Trump is to blame for “ the empty chairs around the dining room table , ” and the reason they have been unable to hug their grandkids in the past seven months .
The president began his address with a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I will protect you , I will defend you and I will fight for you with every ounce of energy and conviction that I have , ” Trump promised .
“ You devoted your life to this country and I am devoting my life to you , ” the president added .
“ As president I am deeply aware that America ’ s 54 million seniors have borne the heaviest burden of the China virus .
Many older Americans have endured months of isolation , missing weddings , births , graduations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Trump .
“ My heart breaks for every grieving family that has lost a precious loved one .
I feel their anguish , I mourn their loss .
I feel their pain , ” he continued .
“ In times of challenge , we turn to our fellow Americans for a shoulder to lean on and we turn to God for healing and strength .
And together we will overcome .
We will overcome !
” the president declared to cheers .
“ My message to America ’ s seniors today is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope .
Your sacrifice has not been in vain .
The light at the tunnel is near.
” Trump assured seniors : “ I am working as hard as I can so you can kiss and hug your children and grandchildren very soon .
( Applause . )
That ’ s something I missed also , I will be honest with you.
” We are rounding the turn .
I say that all the time .
Some of the media doesn ’ t like hearing it .
( Applause . )
But I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re rounding that turn .
Don ’ t listen to the cynics and angry partisans and professional pessimists .
We are Americans and we will prevail .
We are prevailing and we are .
It ’ s amazing what ’ s happening , if you look at what ’ s going on .
It ’ s been really very amazing .
I ’ m moving heaven and earth to safeguard our seniors from the China virus , to deliver lifesaving therapies in record time , and to distribute a safe and effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Applause . )
And we ’ re really doing it , even sooner than that .
You see what ’ s going on .
We have the vaccines getting ready to go .
Seniors will be the first in line for the vaccine .
And we will soon be ending this pandemic .
Hasn ’ t happened , a thing like this , since 1918 , 1917 .
And that was a bad one , too .
That was a real bad one .
I will not rest until we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our lives and our world .
We want it out .
When the China virus arrived , we launched the largest mobilization since World War Two .
Our aggressive and early action saved more than 2 million lives compared to the best estimates from last spring .
You remember when they were giving you estimates .
Since the beginning , our nation ’ s seniors have been my top priority .
It was obvious very early on that it was affecting the seniors — not young people .
Young people are — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I give all credit to them , but they have a strong immune system .
And 99.99 — think of that .
But when you get into people that have a few more years , it ’ s a little bit — it ’ s a little bit more difficult .
When you get a lot more years , it ’ s a lot more difficult .
But what they ’ ve done with therapeutics now and what they ’ ve done with all of the other things that they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We heightened mitigation and surged testing to protect those at highest risk .
We sent billions and billions of dollars in funding to personal protective equipment and distributed rapid testing to 15,400 nursing homes all over the country .
And we ’ ve worked with a lot of governors .
( Applause . )
Yeah .
We ’ ve worked with a lot of governors .
And some have done a great job , and some have done a not a great job , and some have done a very poor job , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great job .
But we ’ re working very closely with the governors of states .
Just this week , even the New York Times — this was shocking — was forced to admit that , quote , “ Experts are saying with genuine confidence that the pandemic in the United States will be over far sooner than they expected.
” And — ( applause ) — and they ’ re right .
But I was shocked to hear it coming out of the New York Times , right ?
I was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks to my administration ’ s Operation Warp Speed .
Incredible people .
( Applause . )
Because of advances in treatment we pioneered — and we have many treatments , but because of these great advances , we ’ ve reached the point where the fatality rate is reduced by 85 percent since April .
And now it ’ s up to probably 91 percent .
( Applause . )
Well , I ’ m here — I ’ ll tell you .
( Laughter and applause . )
AUDIENCE : Four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Four more years !
THE PRESIDENT : Thank you .
Well , I don ’ t know what they gave me , but give me some more of it right now , and you can have some .
( Applause . )
No , I know exactly what they gave me .
It was actually pretty amazing .
I ’ m also working with the FDA and HHS to make the antibody treatment that I received .
It ’ s called Regeneron , plus — also , it ’ s incredible .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can do today is incredible .
And they felt very confident , even six months ago , when they started .
Think of it : We got this all done in a very short period of time .
And now we ’ re going for emergency use because we ’ re going to make it available to everyone who needs it for free — anybody in the country .
( Applause . )
And Eli Lilly is making a very similar drug .
And , Alex , they ’ re working very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azar .
So thank you very much — because I want people to get it , and we ’ re getting it free .
Right ?
So we got to do that .
( Applause . )
If you need it .
If you don ’ t need it , that ’ s even better , okay ?
That ’ s even better .
But if you need it — right ?
— you get it .
It ’ s really pretty amazing what happened , because I wasn ’ t feeling great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wake up and I ’ m saying , like , “ Who can I fight today ?
” ( Laughs . )
( Applause . )
Thank you .
So our groundbreaking therapies have significantly approved and improved our outcomes for elderly patients , but I ’ ll not relent until all American seniors are safe .
You ’ re going to be safe — 100 percent safe .
And we ’ re right — we ’ re at a point where , really , so much progress has been made .
Under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on track to deliver at least 100 million doses of a vaccine this year — and could even be a little bit sooner than what they were originally anticipating — with hundreds of millions more to quickly follow , Alex .
Remember that , Alex .
Today I ’ m thrilled to announce that we have just finalized the partnership with CVS and Walgreens — two places you know pretty well , I guess — to immediately deliver the vaccine directly to nursing homes at no cost to our seniors .
No cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No cost .
And once you have that vaccine — these are very effective .
Once you have that vaccine , you can open those doors and say , “ Here I am.
” ( Laughter . )
But with everything that I say and everything I do , if you feel safer at home — and , you know , we can all be like , “ Let ’ s get out there.
” And I felt , as President — I knew there was risk , but I had to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be locked in a basement to put it — ( applause ) — lock him in a basement .
I felt I had to be out there .
We ’ d see Gold Star families who would say — and they ’ ve been looking forward , for months , to coming to the White House and many , many other people — military people and heads of state .
And I know you put yourself at risk , but you can ’ t — you have to lead your life .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also that would rather stay in place , stay where you are .
And to those people — and I understand that very well : Stay .
Just relax .
Stay until it ’ s gone .
And it ’ ll be gone , but stay .
Don ’ t feel badly or don ’ t feel good about it .
Just stay .
If you feel safe , stay .
I ’ m working as hard as I can so you can kiss and hug your children and grandchildren very soon .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ something I missed also , I will be honest with you .
As we shelter high-risk Americans with extreme vigilance , we must also allow lower-risk Americans to return to work and return to school .
I mean , children should go to school .
( Applause . )
vMy young son , Barron , had it .
And he had it , and all of a sudden , he doesn ’ t have it .
It ’ s like — you know , it was different ; it ’ s a whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to school , and they have to .
Because , you know , I talk about the cure , right ?
It can not be worse than the problem itself .
It ’ s a very simple statement .
But the cure can not be worse than the problem itself .
And with young children , they have to go to school .
They have to be with other kids .
They have to grow up .
You can ’ t — they can ’ t lose a year of their life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ look at some of , you know , these lockdowns that the Democrats are doing in some states — if you look at North Carolina and Pennsylvania and Michigan — we won the case against her in Michigan .
I mean , she ’ s running like — ( applause ) — she ’ s running , like , a prison , except for her husband , who ’ s allowed to go boating .
That doesn ’ t work out somehow .
Fortunately , they caught him .
He was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oh , that ’ s nice .
But nobody else was allowed to do it .
But we won the case against her for Michigan , and we freed up the state , and it ’ s a great thing .
I mean , it ’ s a great thing .
We freed up the state .
( Applause . )
Because that whole thing , with the drugs and alcohol and depression , and all of the horrible things — we could go over a long list of things — but we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So we want the Democrat — radical left , in many cases — Democrats — we want them to open their states .
Open up your states .
And we are very careful with our seniors , and that ’ s different .
But open up your states .
Get it back .
Despite punishing society-wide lockdowns in Europe — I don ’ t know if you ’ ve been watching — they ’ re now experiencing a massive surge in cases .
Daily cases are 2,500 percent higher in the United Kingdom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent higher in Europe than in the United States .
Okay ?
Think of that .
No , think of that .
And we wish them — and we ’ re working with them closely .
We ’ re making ventilators for them — for many of the countries over there .
We became the ventilator king .
I mean , we didn ’ t have many ventilators .
We had — we had — really , we inherited bare cupboards .
I say , “ The cupboards were bare.
” And many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cupboards were bare .
And now they ’ re loaded up , and they ’ re ready .
But we make — the hardest thing are the ventilators because of the complexity of the machine , and the cost and the size and — but the pure complexity .
And we make thousands of ventilators now a month , and we ’ re sending them all over the world .
We ’ re all set with the ventilators , but we ’ re sending them all over the world .
( Applause .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ need them .
Soon , you won ’ t even need them .
I really think you ’ re going to not need the ventilators , hopefully soon — very soon .
But sadly , in Europe , the average daily deaths are — are really soaring : 402 percent higher in the United Kingdom ; 493 percent higher in Europe .
Meanwhile , in the United States , deaths have decreased by 37 percent .
So that ’ s something , right ?
( Applause . )
So the fake news doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Right ?
They just — they don ’ t want — they want no piece of that .
They don ’ t want anything to do with that .
So whether you ’ re Republican or Democrat , we must choose facts over fear — we have to ; science over hysteria ; hope over despair ; and the common good over partisan politics .
And again , stay — if you feel good , if you feel safe — because it ’ s going to be gone — stay where you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t say , “ Oh gee , I have to get out .
The President said , ‘ Let ’ s get out.
’ ” Stay where you are .
I have a lot of friends , they ’ re strong people .
They ’ re senior citizens .
Great people .
Very successful people .
Hi .
Look , she is waving .
( Laughs . )
Hi .
( Applause . )
Thank you .
Thank you , hon .
But , you know , they ’ re — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ –but , they — you know , they feel comfortable , until this is gone .
And there are people — and I do that .
Do that .
I might do that .
If I weren ’ t in this position , maybe I ’ d be doing it myself .
In this position , it ’ s a little tougher .
But we can not allow unscientific , panic-driven , fear-based policies to deny our children and grandchildren their future and their dreams .
We can ’ t take a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Applause . )
There ’ s a whole social thing going on there , too .
These left-wing lockdowns will crush America .
And my plan is very simple : We ’ re going to crush the virus and go back to exactly where we were .
We ’ re almost getting back there now .
( Applause . )
So , together , we will end this pandemic , we will rebuild our economy , and we will ensure our seniors can live long , happy , secure , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children .
You ’ re going to hug them , right ?
It ’ s good .
( Applause . )
Under my leadership , next year will be one of the greatest years in the history of our country economically .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-19--Twitter Removes Anti-Mask Tweet From Trump Coronavirus Adviser

Twitter removed a tweet from a top White House coronavirus adviser , saying that , contrary to official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance , masks don ’ t prevent the spread of the virus .
On Saturday , Dr. Scott Atlas tweeted that evidence showed masks don ’ t work , according to NBC News .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) released guidance in April urging Americans to wear masks in public to prevent the spread of coronavirus after weeks of recommending the opposite .
“ Masks work ?
NO : LA , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Phlippnes , UK , Spain , Israel , ” Atlas ’ deleted tweet said , according to NBC News .
He continued , “ WHO : ’ widesprd use not supported ’ + many harms ; Heneghan/Oxf CEBM : ’ despite decades , considerble uncertainty re value ’ ; CDC rvw May : ‘ no sig red ’ n in inflnz transm ’ n ’ ; learn why.
” A link to Atlas ’ tweet now includes a link to Twitter ’ s enforcement policies .
“ The Tweet was in violation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” a Twitter spokesperson told The Daily Caller News Foundation .
Twitter prohibits coronavirus-related content it deems misleading and harmful .
The company says it determines information to be misleading based on official guidance from public health authorities .
“ That means the right policy is @ realDonaldTrump guideline : use masks for their intended purpose – when close to others , especially hi risk .
Otherwise , social distance .
No widespread mandates .
# CommonSense , ” he tweeted .
Trump hired Atlas as a top health adviser in August , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a senior fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution and former chief of neuroradiology at the university ’ s medical center .
Like the CDC , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) has changed its mask-wearing guidance .
In April , the WHO issued guidance only recommending that health care workers wear masks before reversing that guidance in June .
Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Dr .
Scott Atlas ” by The White House .