wnd--2020-12-18--Will America split in half?

Will America split in half?

One hot topic we 're hearing lately is the possibility of conservative states seceding from America .
This sounds so familiar , does n't it ?
Secession was also a hot topic leading up to the Civil War .
Some big names are engaging in this debate .
Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West , after the Supreme Court dismissed a Texas lawsuit against election battleground states , stated , `` Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the Constitution , '' as a remedy to a broken republic where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh believes conservative states are `` trending toward secession , '' though he admitted it 's a concept he 's not ready to accept .
`` A lot of bloggers have written extensively about how distant and separated and how much more separated our culture is becoming politically and that it ca n't go on this way , '' he said .
`` There can not be a peaceful coexistence of two completely different theories of life , theories of government , theories of how we manage our affairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dire a conflict without something giving somewhere along the way . ''
He added , `` I still have n't given up the idea that we are the majority and that all we have to do is find a way to unite and win . ''
The frustrating thing is how many people – left and right – love their country and do n't want to `` dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another . ''
They want America to return to what it was , without Big Tech censorship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or schools that indoctrinate rather than educate .
That 's why so many people , liberal and conservative , voted for Trump in staggering numbers – so staggering that massive voter fraud was necessary to pry him out of office .
It 's why the progressives in power stopped the vote count in the middle of the night in critical states and , literally and metaphorically , stuffed the ballot boxes for Biden .
It 's the extreme leftists who are now driving the political machine .
`` As we know , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers , '' write columnist Erik Rush .
`` It is only their immoderate vociferousness and the fact that many of these people occupy places of power that give the impression of a wider scope of influence . ''
[ Emphasis added . ]
TRENDING : Health-care worker hospitalized for serious allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine This talk of secession is born of sheer frustration and a recognition that the vast majority of Americans want to return this nation to its constitutional roots .
It 's born of the sheer frustration that those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will of the people and put back in office the one man who has the power to hold back the tide of socialism .
It 's the sheer frustration that come from pounding our heads against the implacable brick wall of Big Tech , the mainstream media and the public educational system that have collectively become the enemies of America and are complicit in bringing this nation to its knees .
So yes , I understand the desire for secession .
Even progressives are entertaining the idea , however sarcastically .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Siskind proposed a satirical division of America in which the blue states joined Canada to become `` The United States of Canada , '' while red states form an independent country , `` Jesusland . ''
( To be honest , this proposed division holds a lot of appeal for me . )
If Biden takes office on Jan. 20 , what then ?
`` American politics will be even more poisoned and polarized than it has been for the last four years , '' notes Pat Buchanan .
`` Tens of millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and believe that the greatest champion they have had in decades was illegally driven from power by the same deep state-media conspiracy he fought for four years . ''
When a couple gets a divorce , they often cite irreconcilable differences .
That seems to be the case right now in America .
Let 's face it , progressives loathe conservatives and conservatives loathe progressives .
A house divided against itself can not stand .
This mutual hatred is growing and makes it impossible for people to live peaceful , productive lives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate your spouse ?
Why remain with an abusive partner ?
Why not go your separate ways ?
These are questions worth asking .
`` Though secession is unlikely , a secession of the heart has already taken place in America , '' notes Buchanan .
`` We are two nations , two peoples seemingly separated indefinitely .
Can a nation so divided as ours , racially , ideologically , religiously , still do great things together , as did the America of days gone by , to the amazement of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had a discussion about the logistics of secession .
Who goes where ?
Who gives up their homes , their businesses , their community connections and moves to either the red or the blue states that want them ?
Among our largely conservative neighborhood , we have one progressive family who 's lived in the area for decades .
What would happen to them ?
We have family and friends living in vivid-blue states .
Would they be persecuted if they remained behind ?
In short , secession could n't happen without a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Consider what happened when India was partitioned in 1947 into two nations ( India and Pakistan ) .
According to Wikipedia : `` The partition displaced between 10 and 12 million people along religious lines , creating overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions .
There was large-scale violence , with estimates of loss of life accompanying or preceding the partition disputed and varying between several hundred thousand and 2 million .
The violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that affects their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this what the future of America might hold ?
I pray not .
While I do n't agree with our progressive neighbors ' politics , I most certainly do n't want them to become political refugees .
I have no desire for them to leave their home of 20 years for bluer pastures .
In short , I do n't know if secession is the answer to America 's internal conflict .
But , as God is my witness , I do n't know what the answer may be .

One hot topic we're hearing lately is the possibility of conservative states seceding from America. This sounds so familiar, doesn't it? Secession was also a hot topic leading up to the Civil War.
Some big names are engaging in this debate. Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West, after the Supreme Court dismissed a Texas lawsuit against election battleground states, stated, "Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the Constitution," as a remedy to a broken republic where the justice system has been ravaged.
Also, talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh believes conservative states are "trending toward secession," though he admitted it's a concept he's not ready to accept. "A lot of bloggers have written extensively about how distant and separated and how much more separated our culture is becoming politically and that it can't go on this way," he said. "There cannot be a peaceful coexistence of two completely different theories of life, theories of government, theories of how we manage our affairs. We can't be in this dire a conflict without something giving somewhere along the way." He added, "I still haven't given up the idea that we are the majority and that all we have to do is find a way to unite and win."
The frustrating thing is how many people – left and right – love their country and don't want to "dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another." They want America to return to what it was, without Big Tech censorship, tyrannical dictators hiding behind masks, or schools that indoctrinate rather than educate. That's why so many people, liberal and conservative, voted for Trump in staggering numbers – so staggering that massive voter fraud was necessary to pry him out of office. It's why the progressives in power stopped the vote count in the middle of the night in critical states and, literally and metaphorically, stuffed the ballot boxes for Biden.
It's the extreme leftists who are now driving the political machine. "As we know, the truly rabid left exist in extremely small numbers," write columnist Erik Rush. "It is only their immoderate vociferousness and the fact that many of these people occupy places of power that give the impression of a wider scope of influence." [Emphasis added.]
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This talk of secession is born of sheer frustration and a recognition that the vast majority of Americans want to return this nation to its constitutional roots. It's born of the sheer frustration that those in power refuse to adhere to the will of the people and put back in office the one man who has the power to hold back the tide of socialism. It's the sheer frustration that come from pounding our heads against the implacable brick wall of Big Tech, the mainstream media and the public educational system that have collectively become the enemies of America and are complicit in bringing this nation to its knees.
So yes, I understand the desire for secession.
Even progressives are entertaining the idea, however sarcastically. In a now-deleted tweet, lesbian feminist activist Amy Siskind proposed a satirical division of America in which the blue states joined Canada to become "The United States of Canada," while red states form an independent country, "Jesusland." (To be honest, this proposed division holds a lot of appeal for me.)
If Biden takes office on Jan. 20, what then? "American politics will be even more poisoned and polarized than it has been for the last four years," notes Pat Buchanan. "Tens of millions of Americans will see themselves as disfranchised and believe that the greatest champion they have had in decades was illegally driven from power by the same deep state-media conspiracy he fought for four years."
When a couple gets a divorce, they often cite irreconcilable differences. That seems to be the case right now in America. Let's face it, progressives loathe conservatives and conservatives loathe progressives. A house divided against itself cannot stand. This mutual hatred is growing and makes it impossible for people to live peaceful, productive lives. Why stay in a marriage if you hate your spouse? Why remain with an abusive partner? Why not go your separate ways? These are questions worth asking.
"Though secession is unlikely, a secession of the heart has already taken place in America," notes Buchanan. "We are two nations, two peoples seemingly separated indefinitely. Can a nation so divided as ours, racially, ideologically, religiously, still do great things together, as did the America of days gone by, to the amazement of the world?"
My husband and I recently had a discussion about the logistics of secession. Who goes where? Who gives up their homes, their businesses, their community connections and moves to either the red or the blue states that want them? Among our largely conservative neighborhood, we have one progressive family who's lived in the area for decades. What would happen to them? We have family and friends living in vivid-blue states. Would they be persecuted if they remained behind?
In short, secession couldn't happen without a tremendous amount of pain and unfairness. Consider what happened when India was partitioned in 1947 into two nations (India and Pakistan). According to Wikipedia: "The partition displaced between 10 and 12 million people along religious lines, creating overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions. There was large-scale violence, with estimates of loss of life accompanying or preceding the partition disputed and varying between several hundred thousand and 2 million. The violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that affects their relationship to this day."
Is this what the future of America might hold? I pray not. While I don't agree with our progressive neighbors' politics, I most certainly don't want them to become political refugees. I have no desire for them to leave their home of 20 years for bluer pastures.
In short, I don't know if secession is the answer to America's internal conflict. But, as God is my witness, I don't know what the answer may be.
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wnd--2020-12-18--Larry Klayman is (nearly) always right!

Larry Klayman is (nearly) always right!

At the height of the Russian collusion witch hunts of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller , after Trump confidant Roger Stone was indicted on seven counts of perjury , witness tampering and obstruction of justice , for which he was later convicted , the self-styled dirty trickster sold T-shirts with the claim `` Roger Stone Did Nothing Wrong '' to line the pockets of his legal defense fund .
Of course , Stone did do wrong , and at his criminal trial , which I attended on behalf of my client Dr. Jerome Corsi , he was convicted in record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present one witness in his defense , including himself .
Ironically , in having my prediction come true , which I penned in last week 's column ( that the Supreme Court would shoot down the well-reasoned and meritorious lawsuit of the state of Texas , seeking to invalidate the fatally flawed and unconstitutional presidential elections in Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania and Georgia ) I thought of Stone 's audacious T-shirt , but in a different context .
Regrettably , over many years of my fighting the corrupt legal establishment in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I came to predict with nearly exact certainly how federal judges and SCOTUS justices would rule , even before they issued their decisions .
Call me `` Klayman the Magnificent , '' a play on the comedic character of days of old of Johnny Carson 's `` Tonight Show , '' `` Carnac the Magnificent . ''
This fictitious Swami and psychic would give the answer to any question before the question was even posed .
Holding a card in a `` hermetically sealed envelope '' with the written question to his head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Carson , would divine the answer to his adoring sidekick , Ed McMahon , who , once confirmed that Carnac was right , would blurt out his equally famous low-pitched belly laugh .
But what the justices did last Friday , shortly after my rendition of Klayman the Magnificent was published at WND , predicting their sellout of President Trump and the American people , was not funny – hardly the type of comedy that would cause us to laugh .
Incredibly , but as I foretold , without holding an envelope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even the three justices The Donald nominated and the Senate confirmed to the high court – Brett Kavanaugh , Neil Gorsuch and the newly elected `` conservative savior '' Amy Coney Barrett – stabbed our 45th president in the back in voting to dismiss Texas ' lawsuit .
Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito voted to hear the case .
But my soothsaying aside – although I am nearly always right with regard to the dishonest and compromised decision-making of federal judges , justices and others in the slimy tar pit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the most corrupt of all professions – I will not have T-shirts printed declaring `` Larry Klayman is Always Right . ''
Instead , the credit must go to the greatest of our Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson , who predicted that federal judges and justices would become tyrants and despots , requiring a new revolution every 20 years or so .
As I pen in my new book , `` It Takes a Revolution : Forget the Scandal Industry ! ''
here is Jefferson 's frightening prophecy that federal jurists put on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and not having been elected and thus accountable to the people , would become the greatest threat to the new republic 's survival .
Jefferson told of this in a letter to William C. Jarvis , written in 1820 : '' You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions ; a very dangerous doctrine indeed , and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy .
Our judges are as honest as other men , and not more so .
They have , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for power , and the privilege of their corps .
… Their power is more dangerous as they are in office for life , and not responsible , as the other functionaries are , to elective control .
The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal , knowing that to whatever hands confided , with the corruptions of time and party , its members would become despots . ''
TRENDING : Health-care worker hospitalized for serious allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine One year later , in 1821 , Jefferson rendered this additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : '' When all governments , domestic and foreign , in little as in great things , shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power , it will render powerless the checks provided of one government or another , and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated . ''
And , just two years before the Constitution was enacted by Congress , he also foretold in a letter of Jan. 30 , 1787 , to James Madison : '' The tree of liberty must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blood of patriots and tyrants .
It is its natural manure .
… '' A little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical . ''
And now that the bloom is clearly off the rose of even those Supreme Court justices Trump appointed with much boast and fanfare , they having thrown his presidency and the nation under the bus , with the onslaught of socialism and communism now literally just a heartbeat away , it is clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolutionary state .
And , that is why in my book `` Revolution ! ''
I propose concrete ways and means to fight and win our rebellion against a total leftist takeover .
But if We the People do not now rise up , our having seen the hard facts of life that there is no government entity , much less the Supreme Court , to protect the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers on July 4 , 1776 , Jefferson 's prophecy of a new bloody revolution will come to pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! ''
which you can order at Amazon.com , and then write to me at [ email protected ] , and offer your feedback and suggestions on how together we can wage a successful , peaceful and legal revolution .
While Larry Klayman is nearly always right , I am not the be all and end all .
We the People must now all hang together or , as Benjamin Franklin also predicted , we will all hang separately .
In short , there must be an urgent collective effort to save the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leftist despots and tyrants in the executive branch , who once in power under a radical leftist Biden-Harris administration will now have , given the unelected and unaccountable federal judiciary that will not protect us , an unobstructed pathway to extinguish our freedoms and liberties under the tyranny of a socialist if not communist godless state .

At the height of the Russian collusion witch hunts of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, after Trump confidant Roger Stone was indicted on seven counts of perjury, witness tampering and obstruction of justice, for which he was later convicted, the self-styled dirty trickster sold T-shirts with the claim "Roger Stone Did Nothing Wrong" to line the pockets of his legal defense fund. Of course, Stone did do wrong, and at his criminal trial, which I attended on behalf of my client Dr. Jerome Corsi, he was convicted in record time – Stone having been unable to present one witness in his defense, including himself.
Ironically, in having my prediction come true, which I penned in last week's column (that the Supreme Court would shoot down the well-reasoned and meritorious lawsuit of the state of Texas, seeking to invalidate the fatally flawed and unconstitutional presidential elections in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia) I thought of Stone's audacious T-shirt, but in a different context. Regrettably, over many years of my fighting the corrupt legal establishment in the cesspool also known as the swamp, I came to predict with nearly exact certainly how federal judges and SCOTUS justices would rule, even before they issued their decisions. Call me "Klayman the Magnificent," a play on the comedic character of days of old of Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show," "Carnac the Magnificent." This fictitious Swami and psychic would give the answer to any question before the question was even posed. Holding a card in a "hermetically sealed envelope" with the written question to his head, this greatest of late night comedians, Carson, would divine the answer to his adoring sidekick, Ed McMahon, who, once confirmed that Carnac was right, would blurt out his equally famous low-pitched belly laugh.
But what the justices did last Friday, shortly after my rendition of Klayman the Magnificent was published at WND, predicting their sellout of President Trump and the American people, was not funny – hardly the type of comedy that would cause us to laugh. Incredibly, but as I foretold, without holding an envelope to my head a la Johnny Carson, even the three justices The Donald nominated and the Senate confirmed to the high court – Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and the newly elected "conservative savior" Amy Coney Barrett – stabbed our 45th president in the back in voting to dismiss Texas' lawsuit. Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito voted to hear the case.
But my soothsaying aside – although I am nearly always right with regard to the dishonest and compromised decision-making of federal judges, justices and others in the slimy tar pit of what is called the legal profession, the most corrupt of all professions – I will not have T-shirts printed declaring "Larry Klayman is Always Right." Instead, the credit must go to the greatest of our Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson, who predicted that federal judges and justices would become tyrants and despots, requiring a new revolution every 20 years or so. As I pen in my new book, "It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!" here is Jefferson's frightening prophecy that federal jurists put on the bench by political patronage and fiat, and not having been elected and thus accountable to the people, would become the greatest threat to the new republic's survival. Jefferson told of this in a letter to William C. Jarvis, written in 1820:
"You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so. They have, with others the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps. … Their power is more dangerous as they are in office for life, and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to elective control. The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruptions of time and party, its members would become despots."
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One year later, in 1821, Jefferson rendered this additional thought in a letter to C. Hammond:
"When all governments, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government or another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated."
And, just two years before the Constitution was enacted by Congress, he also foretold in a letter of Jan. 30, 1787, to James Madison:
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. …
"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."
And now that the bloom is clearly off the rose of even those Supreme Court justices Trump appointed with much boast and fanfare, they having thrown his presidency and the nation under the bus, with the onslaught of socialism and communism now literally just a heartbeat away, it is clear that the United States is again in a revolutionary state.
And, that is why in my book "Revolution!" I propose concrete ways and means to fight and win our rebellion against a total leftist takeover. But if We the People do not now rise up, our having seen the hard facts of life that there is no government entity, much less the Supreme Court, to protect the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776, Jefferson's prophecy of a new bloody revolution will come to pass.
Please read and digest "Revolution!" which you can order at Amazon.com, and then write to me at [email protected], and offer your feedback and suggestions on how together we can wage a successful, peaceful and legal revolution. While Larry Klayman is nearly always right, I am not the be all and end all. We the People must now all hang together or, as Benjamin Franklin also predicted, we will all hang separately.
In short, there must be an urgent collective effort to save the republic from falling into the hands of leftist despots and tyrants in the executive branch, who once in power under a radical leftist Biden-Harris administration will now have, given the unelected and unaccountable federal judiciary that will not protect us, an unobstructed pathway to extinguish our freedoms and liberties under the tyranny of a socialist if not communist godless state.
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wnd--2020-12-18--Government will never do without – only we peons will

I think it was Rush Limbaugh who long ago said that no matter what happens , no matter the situation , no matter what the economy looks like or how many are suffering – the government will never go without .
They will never cut back or offer relief .
No matter what happens around them , they will always insist that you pay your taxes .
When times are tough , private sector companies will extend payment terms , lower prices , do whatever they have to do to survive , but to also do what they can so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American patriots are those who risk losing everything , but on their own terms , not the government 's .
Despite the plight of small business during this government-imposed crisis , `` Lawmakers in nine [ leftist ] states are proposing higher taxes on the wealthy to help fill growing budget holes from the coronavirus pandemic , and the list is likely to grow , according to a legislative group . ''
TRENDING : Health-care worker hospitalized for serious allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine There is never a thought of cutting back , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programs – nor maybe taking a pay cut themselves .
It must be nice to be so insulated from anything resembling a conscience .
Pain for thee , but not for me .
But just who are the `` wealthy '' ?
A lot of the so-called wealthy are the aforementioned small-business owners and entrepreneurs .
Government hacks and the mainstream media portray the `` wealthy '' as some homogeneous agglomeration of top-hatted Monopoly barons .
However , we know that this could n't be further from the truth .
Many of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbors , who work ridiculous hours building and maintaining their businesses .
They put their heart , soul and every dime they have into them .
And for what ?
Only to have our malevolent State or local overlords force them into closure and , in many cases , ruin .
And for those who have been able to hang on by a thread , they are rewarded with potential tax increases .
That 's gratitude for you .
Like Rush said , government can never go without , or even get by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse .
As we know , despite political posturing , tax increases are never reserved for the wealthy alone .
During this pandemic , some companies have had the ability to close their offices and still remain viable by having their employees work remotely from home .
The employee has no say in it , but it beats being let go .
However , many employees do n't think of this as an advantage at all .
They do n't wish to work from home .
But again , it 's better than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Deutsche Bank , a bank headquartered in quasi-democratic socialist Germany , and in true redistributionist fashion , suggest that a 5 % tax be instituted in America for the `` privilege '' of working remotely .
Wow !
What a great idea .
Government forces people and businesses into lockdown .
Having no other choice , businesses that are able , send there employees to work from home .
There 's no option , other than the unemployment line .
And for the `` privilege '' of spending every hour of every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get to pay an additional tax .
What 's next ?
The Bank of China suggesting that cities and states impose a 5 % `` remote learning '' privilege tax for every child forced out of school ?
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I think it was Rush Limbaugh who long ago said that no matter what happens, no matter the situation, no matter what the economy looks like or how many are suffering – the government will never go without. They will never cut back or offer relief.
No matter what happens around them, they will always insist that you pay your taxes.
When times are tough, private sector companies will extend payment terms, lower prices, do whatever they have to do to survive, but to also do what they can so there customers may survive.
The real American patriots are those who risk losing everything, but on their own terms, not the government's.
Despite the plight of small business during this government-imposed crisis, "Lawmakers in nine [leftist] states are proposing higher taxes on the wealthy to help fill growing budget holes from the coronavirus pandemic, and the list is likely to grow, according to a legislative group."
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There is never a thought of cutting back, cutting the budget, cutting a few programs – nor maybe taking a pay cut themselves. It must be nice to be so insulated from anything resembling a conscience. Pain for thee, but not for me.
But just who are the "wealthy"? A lot of the so-called wealthy are the aforementioned small-business owners and entrepreneurs. Government hacks and the mainstream media portray the "wealthy" as some homogeneous agglomeration of top-hatted Monopoly barons.
However, we know that this couldn't be further from the truth. Many of the "wealthy" are our next door neighbors, who work ridiculous hours building and maintaining their businesses. They put their heart, soul and every dime they have into them.
And for what? Only to have our malevolent State or local overlords force them into closure and, in many cases, ruin.
And for those who have been able to hang on by a thread, they are rewarded with potential tax increases. That's gratitude for you. Like Rush said, government can never go without, or even get by with less.
But it only gets worse. As we know, despite political posturing, tax increases are never reserved for the wealthy alone.
During this pandemic, some companies have had the ability to close their offices and still remain viable by having their employees work remotely from home. The employee has no say in it, but it beats being let go.
However, many employees don't think of this as an advantage at all. They don't wish to work from home. But again, it's better than being unemployed.
Yet recently the geniuses at Deutsche Bank, a bank headquartered in quasi-democratic socialist Germany, and in true redistributionist fashion, suggest that a 5% tax be instituted in America for the "privilege" of working remotely.
Wow! What a great idea. Government forces people and businesses into lockdown. Having no other choice, businesses that are able, send there employees to work from home. There's no option, other than the unemployment line.
And for the "privilege" of spending every hour of every day stuck at home, they'll get to pay an additional tax.
What's next? The Bank of China suggesting that cities and states impose a 5% "remote learning" privilege tax for every child forced out of school?
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wnd--2020-12-18--The evil ones among us divide and conquer

As common as evil is in our world today , one might think that it would be better understood .
It is not .
A major reason evil is misunderstood is that evil people like to misrepresent themselves as good .
One of the favorite ploys of evil people is to invent grievances , then divide people up onto either side of the grievance : those who believe they have suffered the invented grievance , and those who supposedly imposed the suffering on them .
The people who fall for this do so because it relieves them of personal responsibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could n't do it because of yadda , grievance , yadda . ''
The intent of evil people is evil : They seek to increase their own power , wealth , corruption , image or get more of whatever it is that they crave through the division they spread .
The people who do this are evil .
They must be denied power , and when they achieve it they must have it clawed back from their grip .
The more earnestly someone wants power over others , the bigger the flashing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their foreheads .
Government , media and entertainment are completely polluted with these people .
Social media is designed to give them a platform to expand their influence over others and bring them into the fold .
Social media is not anyone 's friend .
Governments , particularity in the battleground states that have experienced massive election fraud , are a perfect example of why you never want to give evil people power .
The office they hold becomes part of their toolkit for future evil , by reelecting themselves or their friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office ; they take an oath to themselves .
You do n't even want such people as dogcatchers , because they will torture the dogs they catch .
They 're evil .
Whatever tools you give them they will use to increase their power to do more evil , to you and the others who elected them .
That 's why Jesus called the Pharisees ( religious leaders in Israel ) evil : TRENDING : Health-care worker hospitalized for serious allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine '' You are of your father the devil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you want to do .
He was a murderer from the beginning .
… '' ( John 8:44 NKJV ) Here 's a little history lesson .
Satan was not created evil .
He was created as the most powerful and beautiful angel in heaven .
He administered God 's angelic kingdom .
But over time , Satan developed a fatal flaw : He decided that since he had so much power , he was equal with God , and should be treated by others just the same as if he were God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the angelic host with him .
Even when you have a well-trained army , it 's pretty tough to launch a successful war against someone who has foreknowledge .
Satan did n't get a slap on the wrist or a demotion .
Jesus said , `` I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven '' ( Luke 10:18 NKJV ) .
It 's a sad commentary on our times that so many Christians are so ignorant of evil .
It makes them easy targets of evil people .
Apparently , some pastors measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of people attending every Sunday ( pre-COVID , at least ) .
I guess these pastors do n't want their students moving on from kindergarten .
They would prefer people just dropped a check in the collection plate , practice the rules preached upon each Sunday and pray for missions every once in a while .
Perhaps such leadership does n't understand that there is a point in every believer 's life when God comes by and whispers , `` I 'd like to take you on as a student .
Come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that offer , nothing else matters .
Human beings were uniquely created to carry God 's presence within them .
This is what distinguishes for you Good from Evil .
This is the Presence we lost at the Fall .
This is the Presence that Jesus restored .
This is what makes you aware of your destiny – the reason God created you in the first place .
Yeah , He has something He wants you to do for him in the here and now , and it might be that you 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Our confusion arises because ultimately , evil is a condition of the heart .
That condition manifests itself through our thoughts and actions .
Attempts to control the actions of others results in a legalistic society .
The laws can be and frequently are changed , even reversed , depending upon which group of people writes the laws .
When evil people write the laws , the law will be used for evil purposes .
When good people write the laws , the law will be used for good purposes .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a nation that votes for its leaders , you are in charge of whether good or evil people rule over you .
God takes sides in favor of good ; why would n't you ?
God never told us that government was here to usher in the Kingdom of Heaven .
Marxists like to pretend that once they control the government , they will usher in a new golden age .
They never have and they never will .
In their twisted minds , they have replaced God with government ( thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never love people .
Good people can disagree about how to improve conditions in the world , a particular nation , or even a small community .
But when these people promote division between those they represent to implement their agenda , they display that they are evil – no matter how good their intentions .
Good and Evil are not about people obeying or not obeying the rules and laws .
Good and Evil are matters of the heart .
Who you are determines how you act .

As common as evil is in our world today, one might think that it would be better understood. It is not. A major reason evil is misunderstood is that evil people like to misrepresent themselves as good.
One of the favorite ploys of evil people is to invent grievances, then divide people up onto either side of the grievance: those who believe they have suffered the invented grievance, and those who supposedly imposed the suffering on them. The people who fall for this do so because it relieves them of personal responsibility for their lives. "Well, I couldn't do it because of yadda, grievance, yadda."
The intent of evil people is evil: They seek to increase their own power, wealth, corruption, image or get more of whatever it is that they crave through the division they spread. The people who do this are evil. They must be denied power, and when they achieve it they must have it clawed back from their grip. The more earnestly someone wants power over others, the bigger the flashing yellow caution light we should visualize on their foreheads. Government, media and entertainment are completely polluted with these people. Social media is designed to give them a platform to expand their influence over others and bring them into the fold. Social media is not anyone's friend.
Governments, particularity in the battleground states that have experienced massive election fraud, are a perfect example of why you never want to give evil people power. The office they hold becomes part of their toolkit for future evil, by reelecting themselves or their friends. They never take an oath of office; they take an oath to themselves. You don't even want such people as dogcatchers, because they will torture the dogs they catch. They're evil. Whatever tools you give them they will use to increase their power to do more evil, to you and the others who elected them.
That's why Jesus called the Pharisees (religious leaders in Israel) evil:
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"You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning. …" (John 8:44 NKJV)
Here's a little history lesson. Satan was not created evil. He was created as the most powerful and beautiful angel in heaven. He administered God's angelic kingdom. But over time, Satan developed a fatal flaw: He decided that since he had so much power, he was equal with God, and should be treated by others just the same as if he were God. His rebellion took a third of the angelic host with him. Even when you have a well-trained army, it's pretty tough to launch a successful war against someone who has foreknowledge.
Satan didn't get a slap on the wrist or a demotion. Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven" (Luke 10:18 NKJV).
It's a sad commentary on our times that so many Christians are so ignorant of evil. It makes them easy targets of evil people. Apparently, some pastors measure the success of their church by the number of people attending every Sunday (pre-COVID, at least). I guess these pastors don't want their students moving on from kindergarten. They would prefer people just dropped a check in the collection plate, practice the rules preached upon each Sunday and pray for missions every once in a while. Perhaps such leadership doesn't understand that there is a point in every believer's life when God comes by and whispers, "I'd like to take you on as a student. Come with Me!"
If you get that offer, nothing else matters. Human beings were uniquely created to carry God's presence within them. This is what distinguishes for you Good from Evil. This is the Presence we lost at the Fall. This is the Presence that Jesus restored. This is what makes you aware of your destiny – the reason God created you in the first place. Yeah, He has something He wants you to do for him in the here and now, and it might be that you're the only one who can do it.
Our confusion arises because ultimately, evil is a condition of the heart. That condition manifests itself through our thoughts and actions. Attempts to control the actions of others results in a legalistic society. The laws can be and frequently are changed, even reversed, depending upon which group of people writes the laws. When evil people write the laws, the law will be used for evil purposes. When good people write the laws, the law will be used for good purposes. The same with enforcement. So ultimately, in a nation that votes for its leaders, you are in charge of whether good or evil people rule over you. God takes sides in favor of good; why wouldn't you?
God never told us that government was here to usher in the Kingdom of Heaven. Marxists like to pretend that once they control the government, they will usher in a new golden age. They never have and they never will. In their twisted minds, they have replaced God with government (thus themselves). Rulers who hate God never love people.
Good people can disagree about how to improve conditions in the world, a particular nation, or even a small community. But when these people promote division between those they represent to implement their agenda, they display that they are evil – no matter how good their intentions.
Good and Evil are not about people obeying or not obeying the rules and laws. Good and Evil are matters of the heart. Who you are determines how you act.
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wnd--2020-12-18--A name is a name is a name – except in San Francisco

Is that really all a name is ?
If you are a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors , it is way more than that .
It is a reflection of the city and a reflection on the future of all the city represents .
No , that 's not gobbledygook – although coming from the City by the Bay , it 's not surprising .
The movement in San Francisco for name changes surfaced several months ago with objections to a mural in a local high school critics said depicted Native Americans in a negative way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not yet been decided , but the movement for change spread like wildfire .
Now , not only is there a citywide push to change school names , but San Francisco is railing at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his physician wife , Dr. Priscilla Chan , for their large donation to San Francisco General Hospital .
It is now called Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital .
The city and some of the hospital employees do n't like what Facebook posts and claim it misleads people and that the couple gained tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ furious San Francisco General was renamed for the couple when they donated $ 75 million to the institution in 2015 .
They want the name returned to its original designation .
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Supervisor Gordon Mar admits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name from the hospital , but he says he wants the resolution to `` send a message '' that San Francisco is not for sale .
Not everyone agrees .
Dr. Susan Ehrlich , chief executive at the facility , told the local CBS outlet that `` naming encourages additional philanthropy . ''
She said , the Zuckerberg/Chan donation `` helped equip the hospital with state-of-the-art technology that benefits everyone .
We are proud that the hospital now bears their names and disappointed in attempts to condemn it . ''
She 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dr. Chan , says , `` Mark and I are proud to support such an important public hospital . ''
While the hospital dispute stirs things up locally , the growing uproar about school names continues , with demands to change the names of individual schools that over the years have been named for real , living and historic individuals .
Sir Francis Drake ?
Change it .
Senator Dianne Feinstein ?
Change it !
Washington High School ?
Change it !
How about names like Jefferson or Lincoln or Roosevelt or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It goes on and on .
At this point , of the 125 schools in the city , there are 44 – elementary through high school – that are on the list of names that allegedly `` need changing . ''
The schools have been asked to consider what change would be appropriate , though any votes on the matters would not take place until early next year .
The 12-member panel that came up with the names was selected by the school superintendent .
Not everyone is in favor of such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rationales are thin .
The Feinstein demand is because when now-Sen. Feinstein was San Francisco mayor in 1986 , there was a display of flags in front of City Hall , which included a Confederate flag .
Apparently , someone defaced that flag , and Mayor Feinstein had it replaced .
That was her sin .
Those who want to eliminate a school named for Thomas Edison say it 's because he supposedly euthanized some animals during his work .
There are those who supported the United States expansion on land once owned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Native Americans .
All were `` sinners '' and must pay by having any public recognition of them eliminated .
There has been no real determination of the cost , although estimates are that if any of those changes do transpire , it would cost in the multi-thousands – money that is not in the budget .
Yet the battle continues – and knowing San Francisco , it does n't look to go away any time soon , if at all .
The proponents of change say clear standards should be established for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Francisco 's values and commitment to affirming and upholding human rights , dignity , and social and racial justice . ''
That 's San Francisco for you .
As for the Zuckerberg donation – the city had no compunction about accepting the money when they needed it .
As they always say , `` Money talks . ''

Is that really all a name is? If you are a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, it is way more than that. It is a reflection of the city and a reflection on the future of all the city represents.
No, that's not gobbledygook – although coming from the City by the Bay, it's not surprising.
The movement in San Francisco for name changes surfaced several months ago with objections to a mural in a local high school critics said depicted Native Americans in a negative way. Removal or destruction of the original art has not yet been decided, but the movement for change spread like wildfire.
Now, not only is there a citywide push to change school names, but San Francisco is railing at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his physician wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, for their large donation to San Francisco General Hospital. It is now called Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
The city and some of the hospital employees don't like what Facebook posts and claim it misleads people and that the couple gained tax advantages by the donation. They are furious San Francisco General was renamed for the couple when they donated $75 million to the institution in 2015. They want the name returned to its original designation.
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In fact, the Board of Supervisors voted this week, 10-1, for a resolution that condemned the renaming of the hospital and included a statement that any renaming in the future should be for organizations that align with the values of the city.
Supervisor Gordon Mar admits the city can't strip the Zuckerberg name from the hospital, but he says he wants the resolution to "send a message" that San Francisco is not for sale.
Not everyone agrees. Dr. Susan Ehrlich, chief executive at the facility, told the local CBS outlet that "naming encourages additional philanthropy." She said, the Zuckerberg/Chan donation "helped equip the hospital with state-of-the-art technology that benefits everyone. We are proud that the hospital now bears their names and disappointed in attempts to condemn it."
She's not the only one. Zuckerberg's wife, Dr. Chan, says, "Mark and I are proud to support such an important public hospital."
While the hospital dispute stirs things up locally, the growing uproar about school names continues, with demands to change the names of individual schools that over the years have been named for real, living and historic individuals. Sir Francis Drake? Change it. Senator Dianne Feinstein? Change it! Washington High School? Change it!
How about names like Jefferson or Lincoln or Roosevelt or Sloat or Edison or Mission or Lowell? It goes on and on. At this point, of the 125 schools in the city, there are 44 – elementary through high school – that are on the list of names that allegedly "need changing." The schools have been asked to consider what change would be appropriate, though any votes on the matters would not take place until early next year. The 12-member panel that came up with the names was selected by the school superintendent.
Not everyone is in favor of such changes, especially since some of the rationales are thin. The Feinstein demand is because when now-Sen. Feinstein was San Francisco mayor in 1986, there was a display of flags in front of City Hall, which included a Confederate flag. Apparently, someone defaced that flag, and Mayor Feinstein had it replaced.
That was her sin.
Those who want to eliminate a school named for Thomas Edison say it's because he supposedly euthanized some animals during his work.
There are those who supported the United States expansion on land once owned by Mexico and those accused of denigrating Native Americans.
All were "sinners" and must pay by having any public recognition of them eliminated.
There has been no real determination of the cost, although estimates are that if any of those changes do transpire, it would cost in the multi-thousands – money that is not in the budget. Yet the battle continues – and knowing San Francisco, it doesn't look to go away any time soon, if at all.
The proponents of change say clear standards should be established for naming public institutions – "that reflect San Francisco's values and commitment to affirming and upholding human rights, dignity, and social and racial justice."
That's San Francisco for you.
As for the Zuckerberg donation – the city had no compunction about accepting the money when they needed it.
As they always say, "Money talks."
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wnd--2020-12-20--Parents of 'state-napped' children denied damages from European court

After four years of litigation , the European Court of Human Rights ruled a couple seeking damages from the Norwegian government for unlawfully seizing their children must seek legal relief in Norway , the country from which they fled .
The decision is a blow to Ruth and Marius Bodnariu , who argued that any further remedies in Norway were `` illusory at best , '' said the U.K. advocacy group Christian Concern .
`` They would not risk further punishment and separation of the family by going back into the system that had so ill-treated them , especially after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case had garnered , '' Christian Concern said .
In 2015 , the couple 's five children were taken and assigned to three different households after school officials complained the family were `` radical Christians who were indoctrinating their children . ''
TRENDING : Andrew Cuomo is unfit to be attorney general The family eventually was reunited and left Norway for their native Romania .
As WND reported , officials at first refused to explain their actions .
But the couple 's representatives later discovered documentation showing school officials were fixed on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the state social services agency seized the family 's two oldest children from school without telling their parents and hid them in an undisclosed location .
Then the agents and officers went to the family 's home , `` where , apparently without any documentation , they seized their two sons and arrested Ruth – who they took to the police station along with baby Ezekiel .
Marius was arrested while he was at work and also taken into custody . ''
Christian Concern said the attack on the family was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ruth and Marius are impressive people .
Marius , who is of Romanian heritage , has an Engineering Degree in Applied Informatics with a Master ’ s Degree in Computer Networks .
Ruth is a Pediatric Nurse specializing in Psychology for children and youth .
They are educated , loving and responsible parents who , in 2015 , had two daughters and three sons , the youngest being just three months old and still breast feeding , '' the organization reported .
They had moved early in their marriage from Romania to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child was born in 2006 , Marius began working in Forde ’ s City Hall .
Within one year he was put in charge of the IT department in all ten of the village schools .
Following expansion , he became responsible for the entire school district covering 10 communities and 50 schools .
In 2007 , Ruth commenced employment in the pediatric ward of Forde Central Hospital , '' the report said .
Theirs lives in Norway were destroyed when `` the headteacher at the school where several of the Bodnariu children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Culture which contained the written notes of two conversations had by the school with Ruth and Marius ’ daughters .
The notes reflected that the girls mentioned receiving occasional spankings at home .
This letter was forwarded by the Department of Culture to the Barnevernet ( Child Welfare Services ) on 8 October .
After receiving the letter , the Barnevernet contacted the school headteacher to request a detailed report of the complaint .
The headteacher highlighted the family ’ s strong Christian beliefs and suggested that this may retard the children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children were interrogated , they appeared to just want to go home .
The report said one of the daughters finally asked interrogators `` what else did they want her to make up . ''
One investigator said claims against the family must be true because `` a Christian upbringing is inherently violent . ''
It took seven months for the family to be reunited .

After four years of litigation, the European Court of Human Rights ruled a couple seeking damages from the Norwegian government for unlawfully seizing their children must seek legal relief in Norway, the country from which they fled.
The decision is a blow to Ruth and Marius Bodnariu, who argued that any further remedies in Norway were "illusory at best," said the U.K. advocacy group Christian Concern.
"They would not risk further punishment and separation of the family by going back into the system that had so ill-treated them, especially after all of the international media attention the case had garnered," Christian Concern said.
In 2015, the couple's five children were taken and assigned to three different households after school officials complained the family were "radical Christians who were indoctrinating their children."
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The family eventually was reunited and left Norway for their native Romania.
As WND reported, officials at first refused to explain their actions. But the couple's representatives later discovered documentation showing school officials were fixed on the couple's Christian parenting practices.
Operatives of the state social services agency seized the family's two oldest children from school without telling their parents and hid them in an undisclosed location.
Then the agents and officers went to the family's home, "where, apparently without any documentation, they seized their two sons and arrested Ruth – who they took to the police station along with baby Ezekiel. Marius was arrested while he was at work and also taken into custody."
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Christian Concern said the attack on the family was "shocking."
"By all accounts, Ruth and Marius are impressive people. Marius, who is of Romanian heritage, has an Engineering Degree in Applied Informatics with a Master’s Degree in Computer Networks. Ruth is a Pediatric Nurse specializing in Psychology for children and youth. They are educated, loving and responsible parents who, in 2015, had two daughters and three sons, the youngest being just three months old and still breast feeding," the organization reported.
They had moved early in their marriage from Romania to Norway.
"Shortly after their first child was born in 2006, Marius began working in Forde’s City Hall. Within one year he was put in charge of the IT department in all ten of the village schools. Following expansion, he became responsible for the entire school district covering 10 communities and 50 schools. In 2007, Ruth commenced employment in the pediatric ward of Forde Central Hospital," the report said.
Theirs lives in Norway were destroyed when "the headteacher at the school where several of the Bodnariu children attended sent a letter to the Department of Culture which contained the written notes of two conversations had by the school with Ruth and Marius’ daughters. The notes reflected that the girls mentioned receiving occasional spankings at home. This letter was forwarded by the Department of Culture to the Barnevernet (Child Welfare Services) on 8 October. After receiving the letter, the Barnevernet contacted the school headteacher to request a detailed report of the complaint. The headteacher highlighted the family’s strong Christian beliefs and suggested that this may retard the children’s development."
When the children were interrogated, they appeared to just want to go home. The report said one of the daughters finally asked interrogators "what else did they want her to make up."
One investigator said claims against the family must be true because "a Christian upbringing is inherently violent."
It took seven months for the family to be reunited.
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wnd--2020-12-19--America reaches halfway point in 'COVID-19 Moon Shot'

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Health . ]
In 1961 , President John F. Kennedy demanded that science bend to humankind 's aspirations .
Before a joint session of Congress , JFK insisted that by the end of the decade the United States would land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth .
Soon after at Rice University , JFK declared , `` the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them .
This country was conquered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defiant declaration challenging the politics and science of the day , Kennedy affirmed , “ We choose to go to the Moon.
” A half-century later , America has triumphed again .
This time in an unprecedented private-public partnership intent on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic .
Today ’ s Moon Shot is Operation Warp Speed , and it is a multi-faceted effort that – less than a year ago – committed to create , test , and distribute an effective vaccination for COVID-19 .
The first vaccines were shipped out Sunday of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday , to an ICU nurse in New York City .
What usually takes up to ten years , America ’ s innovative bio-pharmaceutical companies accomplished – the design and testing of a new vaccine – in less than ten months .
Nothing short of remarkable – miraculous really – in the history of science and medicine .
TRENDING : Andrew Cuomo is unfit to be attorney general By now we are all familiar with the Food and Drug Administration ’ s ( FDA ) emergency use authorization for Pfizer ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are right behind Pfizer with effective vaccines ready for market ) .
As I write these words , the first shots are being administered to frontline health-care workers .
For the first time during the COVID-19 crisis , I can state with confidence that the end of the pandemic is finally in sight .
We have – once again – bent science to our will .
However , the vaccine will not save us from the coronavirus .
No , more than 300 million Americans being vaccinated will save us .
For that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s grocers and pharmacies – must be prepared to do their crucial part of Operation Warp Speed .
If the ten-month timeline from vaccine development to FDA approval was a medical miracle , a robust distribution plan to make sure all Americans are vaccinated will be no less a miraculous feat .
And again , America ’ s private sector is ready .
In a recent interview with CNBC , Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen “ expressed confidence about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines at its pharmacies , ” saying that the grocer was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The Food Institute has described how neighborhood grocery stores will operate as the central providers of COVID-19 vaccinations .
“ Supermarkets are working to secure storage materials for the vaccines , and other medical gear required for administering shots.
” A major component of Operation Warp Speed is distribution of the vaccine .
Therefore , the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) has partnered with America ’ s grocery and pharmacy chains— such as Kroger , Albertsons , Walgreens and CVS—to provide the infrastructure to dispense the coronavirus vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they have already served as important hubs for COVID-19 testing .
Kroger , for instance , is the nation ’ s largest supermarket chain operating nearly 2,000 pharmacies in 37 states .
Therefore , the fact that HHS and America ’ s public health community are depending upon grocery stores and pharmacies , like Kroger , to carry the load of vaccine distribution makes perfect logistical sense and will be the decisive factor in defeating the coronavirus pandemic .
In a statement on vaccine distribution , HHS Secretary Alex Azar stated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within five miles of a pharmacy , and our new agreement with pharmacy partners across America is a critical step toward making sure all Americans have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.
” The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and health protocols have changed how we shop .
America ’ s grocery stores have been innovative and sensitive by improving and adapting how they serve their neighbors .
Supermarkets , like many in the private sector , have invested enormous resources to make stores safe for their customers and staff .
For example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion since the beginning of the pandemic to “ reward associates and safeguard associates , customers and communities , ” and the supermarket chain has made over 100,000 new hires during the pandemic – many of which were furloughed due to the pandemic .
These investments in new hires and safety and health practices are why the grocer/pharmacy sector is well-positioned to help successfully distribute the COVID-19 vaccination to the American public .
America is halfway through its ‘ COVID-19 Moon Shot ’ – we made it to the moon so to speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth .
Operation Warp Speed ’ s development of the vaccine is a remarkable scientific achievement .
However , for that achievement to be truly historic , America ’ s grocery stores and pharmacies are ready to deliver the vaccine to 328,000,000 Americans .
Operation Warp speed demonstrates the very best of American innovation .
The Trump administration , the American bio-pharmaceutical industry , medical professionals , and America ’ s supermarkets , grocers , and pharmacies have all risen to the enormous task of defeating an invisible enemy .
The end is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ editor of RealClearHealth and the host of the 'Jerry Rogers Show ' on WBAL NewsRadio .
[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Health . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Health.]
By Jerry Rogers
Real Clear Health
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy demanded that science bend to humankind's aspirations. Before a joint session of Congress, JFK insisted that by the end of the decade the United States would land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth. Soon after at Rice University, JFK declared, "the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward.”
In a defiant declaration challenging the politics and science of the day, Kennedy affirmed, “We choose to go to the Moon.” A half-century later, America has triumphed again. This time in an unprecedented private-public partnership intent on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s Moon Shot is Operation Warp Speed, and it is a multi-faceted effort that – less than a year ago – committed to create, test, and distribute an effective vaccination for COVID-19. The first vaccines were shipped out Sunday of this week and the first vaccination was administered on Monday, to an ICU nurse in New York City.
What usually takes up to ten years, America’s innovative bio-pharmaceutical companies accomplished – the design and testing of a new vaccine – in less than ten months. Nothing short of remarkable – miraculous really – in the history of science and medicine.
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By now we are all familiar with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (and myriad other companies are right behind Pfizer with effective vaccines ready for market). As I write these words, the first shots are being administered to frontline health-care workers. For the first time during the COVID-19 crisis, I can state with confidence that the end of the pandemic is finally in sight.
We have – once again – bent science to our will. However, the vaccine will not save us from the coronavirus. No, more than 300 million Americans being vaccinated will save us. For that, our supermarket chains – America’s grocers and pharmacies – must be prepared to do their crucial part of Operation Warp Speed. If the ten-month timeline from vaccine development to FDA approval was a medical miracle, a robust distribution plan to make sure all Americans are vaccinated will be no less a miraculous feat. And again, America’s private sector is ready.
In a recent interview with CNBC, Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen “expressed confidence about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines at its pharmacies,” saying that the grocer was “ready and anxious to get started.” The Food Institute has described how neighborhood grocery stores will operate as the central providers of COVID-19 vaccinations. “Supermarkets are working to secure storage materials for the vaccines, and other medical gear required for administering shots.”
A major component of Operation Warp Speed is distribution of the vaccine. Therefore, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has partnered with America’s grocery and pharmacy chains— such as Kroger, Albertsons, Walgreens and CVS—to provide the infrastructure to dispense the coronavirus vaccines.
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Grocers are cornerstones of many communities and they have already served as important hubs for COVID-19 testing. Kroger, for instance, is the nation’s largest supermarket chain operating nearly 2,000 pharmacies in 37 states. Therefore, the fact that HHS and America’s public health community are depending upon grocery stores and pharmacies, like Kroger, to carry the load of vaccine distribution makes perfect logistical sense and will be the decisive factor in defeating the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on vaccine distribution, HHS Secretary Alex Azar stated, “The vast majority of Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy, and our new agreement with pharmacy partners across America is a critical step toward making sure all Americans have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.”
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and health protocols have changed how we shop. America’s grocery stores have been innovative and sensitive by improving and adapting how they serve their neighbors. Supermarkets, like many in the private sector, have invested enormous resources to make stores safe for their customers and staff. For example, Kroger has invested more than $1 billion since the beginning of the pandemic to “reward associates and safeguard associates, customers and communities,” and the supermarket chain has made over 100,000 new hires during the pandemic – many of which were furloughed due to the pandemic. These investments in new hires and safety and health practices are why the grocer/pharmacy sector is well-positioned to help successfully distribute the COVID-19 vaccination to the American public.
America is halfway through its ‘COVID-19 Moon Shot’ – we made it to the moon so to speak but now we must safely return to earth. Operation Warp Speed’s development of the vaccine is a remarkable scientific achievement. However, for that achievement to be truly historic, America’s grocery stores and pharmacies are ready to deliver the vaccine to 328,000,000 Americans.
Operation Warp speed demonstrates the very best of American innovation. The Trump administration, the American bio-pharmaceutical industry, medical professionals, and America’s supermarkets, grocers, and pharmacies have all risen to the enormous task of defeating an invisible enemy.
The end is in sight.
Jerry Rogers is the editor of RealClearHealth and the host of the 'Jerry Rogers Show' on WBAL NewsRadio.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Health.]


wnd--2020-12-19--University investigates student after article on campus COVID case

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is protesting Frostburg State University 's probe of a student reporter who wrote a story about a student with COVID-19 living in a dorm .
`` Student reporter Cassie Conklin must have ruffled some administrative feathers for covering criticism of the Maryland university ’ s COVID-19 response for the student newspaper , '' the organization said .
Conklin 's Nov. 20 article received wide attention because it was linked by the Baltimore Sun .
Three days later , the university notified Conklin it was alleging that she harassed a staff member on Oct. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The harrassment charge was based on her taking photographs of a staff member 's door during student protests against the staffer .
TRENDING : Andrew Cuomo is unfit to be attorney general The university said it had video of her `` re-attaching '' a note -- which turned out to be a `` thank you '' note -- to the door after it had fallen off .
FIRE is asking FSU President Ronald Nowaczyk to end the investigation into Conklin without punishment and make clear that The Bottom Line , the university ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ required to comply with any administrative directives .
The university ordered the newspaper also to investigate and punish her .
FIRE said FSU `` could not explain why it waited 33 days to initiate the investigation . ''
`` Moreover , the investigation was actually initiated the next business day after her report on coronavirus in the dorms gained mass media attention .
( Meanwhile , FSU was threatening its resident assistants — who spoke to The Bottom Line and to The Washington Post — that they could be subject to an 'attitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they 'bad mouth ' the university in public . )
'' FIRE ’ s Lindsie Rank , author of the organization 's letter to FSU , said the `` fact that the university waited an entire month to act on a complaint calls into question whether the university was concerned by her alleged behavior — or by her growing portfolio of reporting critical of the university . ''
`` If FSU was concerned that Conklin actually harassed a staff member , waiting a month likely would violate its obligations to ensure the safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rank said .
The video does n't show Conklin delivering her message .
But after a note falls onto the floor , she is seen picking it up and returning it to the door .
Another page was slipped partly under the door .
FSU later told Conklin the investigation of her as a student was over , and there was no evidence she violated any rules .
But the investigation of her as a reporter apparently continues .
`` FSU touts itself as a place that educates the leaders of tomorrow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a moral compass and critical thinking skills , '' Conklin said .
`` However , when I used those talents to hold FSU accountable for their decisions , rather than improving and growing , President Nowaczyk has decided to attack the messenger . ''

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is protesting Frostburg State University's probe of a student reporter who wrote a story about a student with COVID-19 living in a dorm.
"Student reporter Cassie Conklin must have ruffled some administrative feathers for covering criticism of the Maryland university’s COVID-19 response for the student newspaper," the organization said.
Conklin's Nov. 20 article received wide attention because it was linked by the Baltimore Sun. Three days later, the university notified Conklin it was alleging that she harassed a staff member on Oct. 30, nearly a month earlier.
The harrassment charge was based on her taking photographs of a staff member's door during student protests against the staffer.
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The university said it had video of her "re-attaching" a note -- which turned out to be a "thank you" note -- to the door after it had fallen off.
FIRE is asking FSU President Ronald Nowaczyk to end the investigation into Conklin without punishment and make clear that The Bottom Line, the university’s independent student newspaper, is not required to comply with any administrative directives.
The university ordered the newspaper also to investigate and punish her.
FIRE said FSU "could not explain why it waited 33 days to initiate the investigation."
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"Moreover, the investigation was actually initiated the next business day after her report on coronavirus in the dorms gained mass media attention. (Meanwhile, FSU was threatening its resident assistants — who spoke to The Bottom Line and to The Washington Post — that they could be subject to an 'attitude' adjustment in their employee evaluations if they 'bad mouth' the university in public.)"
FIRE’s Lindsie Rank, author of the organization's letter to FSU, said the "fact that the university waited an entire month to act on a complaint calls into question whether the university was concerned by her alleged behavior — or by her growing portfolio of reporting critical of the university."
"If FSU was concerned that Conklin actually harassed a staff member, waiting a month likely would violate its obligations to ensure the safety of its students and staff," Rank said.
The video:
The video doesn't show Conklin delivering her message. But after a note falls onto the floor, she is seen picking it up and returning it to the door. Another page was slipped partly under the door.
FSU later told Conklin the investigation of her as a student was over, and there was no evidence she violated any rules. But the investigation of her as a reporter apparently continues.
"FSU touts itself as a place that educates the leaders of tomorrow, those who will go forward equipped with a moral compass and critical thinking skills," Conklin said. "However, when I used those talents to hold FSU accountable for their decisions, rather than improving and growing, President Nowaczyk has decided to attack the messenger."
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wnd--2020-12-19--Court dilemma: Can cops force their way into homes over misdemeanors?

The castle doctrine protects people in their homes from invasion and assault , but a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could change that .
It would give police unrestricted rights to barge into homes when the dispute is over something as minor as a misdemeanor traffic infraction .
`` That ca n't be right , '' contends a friend-of-the-court brief from the Institute for Justice in the case California vs Lange .
`` Start with a simple example : Under the lower court 's categorical rule , a police officer who saw a man jaywalk across the street and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 'hot pursuit ' – even if the jaywalker was unaware – and burst into his home without a warrant , '' the brief says .
TRENDING : Andrew Cuomo is unfit to be attorney general '' The street could be totally empty , and the officer could have ample time to get a warrant , but as long as jaywalking was a criminal offense , neither fact would matter .
All that would matter would be that the officer believed he saw the man jaywalk and started pursuing him . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our homes are supposed to be our castles . ''
`` But that security is in doubt .
In California v. Lange , the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if the Fourth Amendment allows police to enter people 's homes without a warrant whenever an officer is pursuing anyone they think has committed any jailable misdemeanor , '' IJ says .
`` The Fourth Amendment forbids government from conducting 'unreasonable ' searches and seizures .
But how is a court to decide what is or is not 'reasonable ' ?
Here , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could enter Arthur Lange 's home late at night without a warrant just because the officer believed Lange had been honking his horn and playing music too loudly while driving .
In that court 's view , it is always reasonable for officers who are pursuing someone for a jailable offense to enter that person 's home—no matter how harmless the offense or how much time they have to get a warrant , '' IJ says .
`` The Fourth Amendment starts by declaring 'the right of the people to be secure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amendment was designed to protect us from threats to our persons and property .
It is this right—the right to be secure from government officers ’ unchecked power to search and seize—that should serve as the court ’ s compass when evaluating the reasonableness of police conduct .
In the past , the court has allowed police to enter homes without a warrant ( or consent ) only when the facts show a dangerous situation requiring immediate action .
The court should do the same here and reject the lower court ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ right to be secure in their homes . ''
Joshua Windham , IJ attorney and lead author of IJ ’ s brief , argues the Fourth Amendment protects `` our right to be secure in our property , which means both safe and free from fear that the police will enter without warning or authorization . ''
`` A rule that allows police to burst into your home whenever they think they saw you commit a harmless offense turns that right on its head .
We call on the court to correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clarify that only true emergencies rooted in actual facts can justify warrantless home entries , '' he said .
IJ Senior Attorney Robert Frommer noted the Founders wrote the Fourth Amendment `` to make us secure in our persons and property . ''
`` But the lower court ’ s decision treats our security as little more than a speed bump for law enforcement . ''

The castle doctrine protects people in their homes from invasion and assault, but a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could change that.
It would give police unrestricted rights to barge into homes when the dispute is over something as minor as a misdemeanor traffic infraction.
"That can't be right," contends a friend-of-the-court brief from the Institute for Justice in the case California vs Lange.
"Start with a simple example: Under the lower court's categorical rule, a police officer who saw a man jaywalk across the street and enter his home could claim he was in 'hot pursuit' – even if the jaywalker was unaware – and burst into his home without a warrant," the brief says.
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"The street could be totally empty, and the officer could have ample time to get a warrant, but as long as jaywalking was a criminal offense, neither fact would matter. All that would matter would be that the officer believed he saw the man jaywalk and started pursuing him."
The brief argues that in America, "our homes are supposed to be our castles."
"But that security is in doubt. In California v. Lange, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if the Fourth Amendment allows police to enter people's homes without a warrant whenever an officer is pursuing anyone they think has committed any jailable misdemeanor," IJ says.
"The Fourth Amendment forbids government from conducting 'unreasonable' searches and seizures. But how is a court to decide what is or is not 'reasonable'? Here, the California Court of Appeals held that police could enter Arthur Lange's home late at night without a warrant just because the officer believed Lange had been honking his horn and playing music too loudly while driving. In that court's view, it is always reasonable for officers who are pursuing someone for a jailable offense to enter that person's home—no matter how harmless the offense or how much time they have to get a warrant," IJ says.
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"The Fourth Amendment starts by declaring 'the right of the people to be secure,' and history makes clear that the Amendment was designed to protect us from threats to our persons and property. It is this right—the right to be secure from government officers’ unchecked power to search and seize—that should serve as the court’s compass when evaluating the reasonableness of police conduct. In the past, the court has allowed police to enter homes without a warrant (or consent) only when the facts show a dangerous situation requiring immediate action. The court should do the same here and reject the lower court’s fact-free approach that would weaken all Americans’ right to be secure in their homes."
Joshua Windham, IJ attorney and lead author of IJ’s brief, argues the Fourth Amendment protects "our right to be secure in our property, which means both safe and free from fear that the police will enter without warning or authorization."
"A rule that allows police to burst into your home whenever they think they saw you commit a harmless offense turns that right on its head. We call on the court to correct the lower court’s error and clarify that only true emergencies rooted in actual facts can justify warrantless home entries," he said.
IJ Senior Attorney Robert Frommer noted the Founders wrote the Fourth Amendment "to make us secure in our persons and property."
"But the lower court’s decision treats our security as little more than a speed bump for law enforcement."
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wnd--2020-12-19--Court: States can disqualify abortionists from Medicaid money

In a `` critical blow to Planned Parenthood 's access to taxpayer funds , '' the full 5th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Texas , Louisiana and Mississippi can disqualify the abortionists as a medical services provider under Medicaid .
The abortion industry giant gains access to indigent women by providing birth control and preventive services under Medicaid .
Those payments of federal tax dollars `` constitute a significant chunk of the taxpayer funds flowing to the abortion giant , '' according to the American Center for Law and Justice .
Possibly half of Planned Parenthood patients are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parenthood manager says the organization `` milks Medicaid patients like they are 'mini cash cows . '
'' The ACLJ explained the court ruling effectively defunds Planned Parenthood from Medicaid dollars in three states .
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It was launched after the Texas Health and Human Services Commission learned of undercover footage obtained by the Center for Medical Progress and verified by two forensic reviews `` indicating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law by profiting from the sale of fetal body parts from aborted babies that were then sold for research , '' the ACLJ said .
The state removed Planned Parenthood ’ s Medicaid funding and several of Planned Parenthood ’ s patients immediately sued in federal court to challenge the decision .
The courts previously have ruled in favor of the abortionists and their paychecks .
That 's despite the documentation that the Medicaid statute does not prevent such decisions .
`` Recently the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit agreed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as allowing Planned Parenthood ’ s patients to sue states for disqualifying Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider , '' the ACLJ said .
`` And now , the Fifth Circuit , sitting en banc , has joined the Eighth Circuit .
The court held that the Medicaid statute does not bar states from disqualifying various Medicaid providers , including Planned Parenthood . ''
The move raises the possibility that eventually the U.S. Supreme Court will rule and allow states to disqualify abortionists as the original statute provides .
`` The Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years to hear cases raising identical issues .
In 2018 , the court declined to hear the case over the dissent of three justices .
With the addition of conservative justices to the court over the past two years , it is just a question of time before four justices will vote to hear a case ; and it is quite possible the court will grant review in this case , '' the ACLJ said .

In a "critical blow to Planned Parenthood's access to taxpayer funds," the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi can disqualify the abortionists as a medical services provider under Medicaid.
The abortion industry giant gains access to indigent women by providing birth control and preventive services under Medicaid. Those payments of federal tax dollars "constitute a significant chunk of the taxpayer funds flowing to the abortion giant," according to the American Center for Law and Justice.
Possibly half of Planned Parenthood patients are on Medicaid, and a former Planned Parenthood manager says the organization "milks Medicaid patients like they are 'mini cash cows.'"
The ACLJ explained the court ruling effectively defunds Planned Parenthood from Medicaid dollars in three states.
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The case is Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Family Planning and Preventative Health Services Inc vs. Kauffman.
It was launched after the Texas Health and Human Services Commission learned of undercover footage obtained by the Center for Medical Progress and verified by two forensic reviews "indicating that the abortion organization had broken federal law by profiting from the sale of fetal body parts from aborted babies that were then sold for research," the ACLJ said.
The state removed Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding and several of Planned Parenthood’s patients immediately sued in federal court to challenge the decision.
The courts previously have ruled in favor of the abortionists and their paychecks.
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That's despite the documentation that the Medicaid statute does not prevent such decisions.
"Recently the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit agreed that the Medicaid statute could not be interpreted as allowing Planned Parenthood’s patients to sue states for disqualifying Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider," the ACLJ said. "And now, the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, has joined the Eighth Circuit. The court held that the Medicaid statute does not bar states from disqualifying various Medicaid providers, including Planned Parenthood."
The move raises the possibility that eventually the U.S. Supreme Court will rule and allow states to disqualify abortionists as the original statute provides.
"The Supreme Court has declined twice within the past two years to hear cases raising identical issues. In 2018, the court declined to hear the case over the dissent of three justices. With the addition of conservative justices to the court over the past two years, it is just a question of time before four justices will vote to hear a case; and it is quite possible the court will grant review in this case," the ACLJ said.
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wnd--2020-12-19--ISIS offers threatening religious chant for holiday season

ISIS supporters are distributing online an audio clip of a new holiday tune .
It 's called `` Coldly kill them with hate and rage . ''
The Middle East Media Research Institute said the clip was posted on the social media platform Telegram with the hashtag # MerryChristmas .
MEMRI said the `` nasheed , '' an Islamic religious chant , urges followers `` to carry out attacks in the name of ISIS to seek vengeance for Muslims who have been killed in the past , and to join its efforts to fight on behalf of the Islamic religion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Andrew Cuomo is unfit to be attorney general The performer is not identified , MEMRI said , and the recording appears to be a personal undertaking , since it was not professionally produced by the the ISIS central media organ .
The post of the song on Telegram included a poster featuring a Christmas tree with a bomb attached to it and the caption : `` Just Terror 2020 .
Here are their holidays at your doorsteps , and we are here too !
And we are about to enter them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a platform for ISIS to post breaking news and photo reports , since Facebook , Twitter and others have cracked down on content by terrorists .
• `` Stab them , shoot them or a blast , Make their media cry and broadcast , The khilafah [ the caliphate , i.e .
ISIS ] '' • `` Raid them , to destroy their might , It 's an order , just to remind , For you 're here after eye insight '' • `` It is our only routine , Coldly kill them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not even start , Make sure you 're doing your part , Aim your rifle right in their hearts … Fill their lives with terror and fear , Pull the trigger and scream takbeer [ shout 'Allah akbar ! '
] , Muslims paid back , please make it clear , Coldly kill them with hate and rage , '' • `` We 'll come kill you , just wait and see , There wo n't be anywhere to flee , We 're victorious it 's a decree . ''

ISIS supporters are distributing online an audio clip of a new holiday tune.
It's called "Coldly kill them with hate and rage."
The Middle East Media Research Institute said the clip was posted on the social media platform Telegram with the hashtag #MerryChristmas.
MEMRI said the "nasheed," an Islamic religious chant, urges followers "to carry out attacks in the name of ISIS to seek vengeance for Muslims who have been killed in the past, and to join its efforts to fight on behalf of the Islamic religion and to terrorize its enemies."
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The performer is not identified, MEMRI said, and the recording appears to be a personal undertaking, since it was not professionally produced by the the ISIS central media organ.
The post of the song on Telegram included a poster featuring a Christmas tree with a bomb attached to it and the caption: "Just Terror 2020. Here are their holidays at your doorsteps, and we are here too! And we are about to enter them with you!"
Telegram has been a platform for ISIS to post breaking news and photo reports, since Facebook, Twitter and others have cracked down on content by terrorists.
The lyrics include:
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"Stab them, shoot them or a blast, Make their media cry and broadcast, The khilafah [the caliphate, i.e. ISIS]"
"Raid them, to destroy their might, It's an order, just to remind, For you're here after eye insight"
"It is our only routine, Coldly kill them with hate and rage, The war did not even start, Make sure you're doing your part, Aim your rifle right in their hearts … Fill their lives with terror and fear, Pull the trigger and scream takbeer [shout 'Allah akbar!'], Muslims paid back, please make it clear, Coldly kill them with hate and rage,"
"We'll come kill you, just wait and see, There won't be anywhere to flee, We're victorious it's a decree."
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