wnd--2020-01-18--Trump trade war works as U.S. economy sizzles & China sees weakest growth in 29 years

`` Phase One '' of the resolution of the United States-China trade war was signed earlier this week , and it had some pretty big wins for the Trump administration .
Writ large in media headlines were two things the United States did well to get Beijing to sign onto -- agreements from China to crack down on intellectual property theft and to increase imports from the United States by $ 200 billion over 2 years .
Whether or not Chinese President Xi Jinping 's government actually enforces any of this is another question entirely , but that 's why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' President Donald Trump insisted , according to CNBC , that the agreement had “ total and full enforceability.
” During the signing , he said the two countries were “ righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of economic justice and security for American workers , farmers and families.
” TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond Most of the tariffs from the trade war will remain in place , according to Reason , and the deal is still a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that China was even willing to agree to any of this in the first place was , at the very least , a major win for the United States -- particularly since we were told how the trade war with China was going to end in tears .
As it turns out , if there are any tears being shed , they 're likely coming from Beijing .
On the same week that the `` Phase One '' agreement was signed , China revealed its economic growth in 2019 was the lowest it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent , according to Reuters .
While that growth was by no means slow by global standards , it was a major cooling-off from the 6.6 percent growth China experienced in 2018 .
Furthermore , experts predicted the world 's second-largest economy would further cool to 5.9 percent growth in 2020 .
The sluggish growth was , according to Reuters , recorded `` amid a bruising trade war with the United States , and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand . ''
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come further down to below 6 % percent in 2020 , '' Masaaki Kanno , chief economist at Sony Financial Holdings in Japan , told Reuters .
“ The Chinese economy is unlikely to fall abruptly because of ... government policies , but at the same time the trend of a further slowdown of the economy will remain unchanged.
” Reuters reported that `` [ e ] asing trade tensions have made manufacturers more optimistic about the business outlook , analysts said , though many of the tit-for-tat tariffs both sides imposed during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' While U.S. GDP growth is n't exactly as robust as China 's -- we 're a far more mature economy , which means we do n't put up rocket-ship numbers the same way that Beijing does -- our third-quarter gross domestic product growth was actually higher than expected .
`` The Commerce Department said Wednesday that economic activity grew at an annualized rate of 1.9 % in the third quarter , down slightly from the 2 % pace in the second quarter .
Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in at 1.6 % , '' CNBC reported in October .
As the White House pointed out , too , the third-quarter results made this the longest run of economic expansion in recorded U.S. history .
`` As today ’ s advance Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) release confirms , economic growth continued in the third quarter of 2019 , beating market expectations and adding to the expansion ’ s record length .
The release also confirms that the Trump Administration ’ s policies support sustained economic growth and lead to higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House said in a statement upon the release of the numbers .
`` In its final projection before the 2016 election , the Congressional Budget Office ( CBO ) estimated that real GDP would grow at a 2.1 percent annual rate in the first 11 quarters of a new Administration .
Instead , under President Trump , real GDP as of the third quarter has grown at a strong 2.6 percent annual rate since the election .
As of the third quarter , real GDP is $ 230 billion -- or 1.2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projection .
`` Furthermore , under President Obama ’ s expansion period , real GDP grew at only a 2.2 percent annual rate compared to the Trump Administration ’ s 2.6 percent rate . ''
Now , protectionism for protectionism 's sake and modern-day mercantilism are things any sensible conservative should be against , which is why an all-out economic war over mere trade deficits is something the United States would do well to avoid .
This being said , using tariffs as a means to an end -- particularly when it comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad actor on the economic stage for decades and has made little effort to change -- is a very necessary evil .
Beijing has long promised that it will open up its economy and protect intellectual property .
It has n't .
Whether or not `` Phase One '' makes any difference remains to be seen , but it 's a promising first step , What we do know is that the trade war has hurt China .
And , from the looks of things , it 's hurt them more than it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's changed the `` calculus '' of the matter , according to George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen .
`` The U.S. has established its seriousness as a counterweight to China , something lacking since it largely overlooked China ’ s various territorial encroachments in the 2010s , '' he wrote in an Op-Ed for Bloomberg on Wednesday .
`` Whether in economics or foreign policy , China now can expect the U.S. to push back -- a very different calculus .
At a time when there is tension in North Korea , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China Sea , that is potentially a significant gain .
`` President Donald Trump ’ s tariffs did hurt U.S. consumers , and while that is indeed an economic cost of the deal , it is also a credibility benefit , '' he continued .
`` It shows that the U.S. is in fact willing to incur some pain to oppose China , contrary to the common Chinese view that Americans are 'soft . '
U.S. credibility has also been improved among its allies and some neutral nations . ''
Trump 's tariffs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been deadly for us and they 've forced Beijing to the table .
That 's a major change from where we were a few short years ago -- and it 's one for the better This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

"Phase One" of the resolution of the United States-China trade war was signed earlier this week, and it had some pretty big wins for the Trump administration.
Writ large in media headlines were two things the United States did well to get Beijing to sign onto -- agreements from China to crack down on intellectual property theft and to increase imports from the United States by $200 billion over 2 years.
Whether or not Chinese President Xi Jinping's government actually enforces any of this is another question entirely, but that's why it's called "Phase One."
President Donald Trump insisted, according to CNBC, that the agreement had “total and full enforceability.”
During the signing, he said the two countries were “righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of economic justice and security for American workers, farmers and families.”
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Most of the tariffs from the trade war will remain in place, according to Reason, and the deal is still a rough sketch.
Still, the fact that China was even willing to agree to any of this in the first place was, at the very least, a major win for the United States -- particularly since we were told how the trade war with China was going to end in tears.
As it turns out, if there are any tears being shed, they're likely coming from Beijing.
On the same week that the "Phase One" agreement was signed, China revealed its economic growth in 2019 was the lowest it's been in 29 years -- 6.1 percent, according to Reuters.
While that growth was by no means slow by global standards, it was a major cooling-off from the 6.6 percent growth China experienced in 2018.
Furthermore, experts predicted the world's second-largest economy would further cool to 5.9 percent growth in 2020.
The sluggish growth was, according to Reuters, recorded "amid a bruising trade war with the United States, and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand."
“We expect China’s growth rate will come further down to below 6% percent in 2020," Masaaki Kanno, chief economist at Sony Financial Holdings in Japan, told Reuters.
“The Chinese economy is unlikely to fall abruptly because of ... government policies, but at the same time the trend of a further slowdown of the economy will remain unchanged.”
Reuters reported that "[e]asing trade tensions have made manufacturers more optimistic about the business outlook, analysts said, though many of the tit-for-tat tariffs both sides imposed during the trade war remain in place."
While U.S. GDP growth isn't exactly as robust as China's -- we're a far more mature economy, which means we don't put up rocket-ship numbers the same way that Beijing does -- our third-quarter gross domestic product growth was actually higher than expected.
"The Commerce Department said Wednesday that economic activity grew at an annualized rate of 1.9% in the third quarter, down slightly from the 2% pace in the second quarter. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected the first look at third-quarter economic growth to come in at 1.6%," CNBC reported in October.
As the White House pointed out, too, the third-quarter results made this the longest run of economic expansion in recorded U.S. history.
"As today’s advance Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release confirms, economic growth continued in the third quarter of 2019, beating market expectations and adding to the expansion’s record length. The release also confirms that the Trump Administration’s policies support sustained economic growth and lead to higher incomes for American families," the White House said in a statement upon the release of the numbers.
"In its final projection before the 2016 election, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that real GDP would grow at a 2.1 percent annual rate in the first 11 quarters of a new Administration. Instead, under President Trump, real GDP as of the third quarter has grown at a strong 2.6 percent annual rate since the election. As of the third quarter, real GDP is $230 billion -- or 1.2 percent -- higher than CBO’s projection.
"Furthermore, under President Obama’s expansion period, real GDP grew at only a 2.2 percent annual rate compared to the Trump Administration’s 2.6 percent rate."
Now, protectionism for protectionism's sake and modern-day mercantilism are things any sensible conservative should be against, which is why an all-out economic war over mere trade deficits is something the United States would do well to avoid.
This being said, using tariffs as a means to an end -- particularly when it comes to China, which has been a bad actor on the economic stage for decades and has made little effort to change -- is a very necessary evil.
Beijing has long promised that it will open up its economy and protect intellectual property. It hasn't.
Whether or not "Phase One" makes any difference remains to be seen, but it's a promising first step,
What we do know is that the trade war has hurt China. And, from the looks of things, it's hurt them more than it's hurt us.
Furthermore, it's changed the "calculus" of the matter, according to George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen.
"The U.S. has established its seriousness as a counterweight to China, something lacking since it largely overlooked China’s various territorial encroachments in the 2010s," he wrote in an Op-Ed for Bloomberg on Wednesday.
"Whether in economics or foreign policy, China now can expect the U.S. to push back -- a very different calculus. At a time when there is tension in North Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the South China Sea, that is potentially a significant gain.
"President Donald Trump’s tariffs did hurt U.S. consumers, and while that is indeed an economic cost of the deal, it is also a credibility benefit," he continued.
"It shows that the U.S. is in fact willing to incur some pain to oppose China, contrary to the common Chinese view that Americans are 'soft.' U.S. credibility has also been improved among its allies and some neutral nations."
Trump's tariffs, in the end, haven't been deadly for us and they've forced Beijing to the table.
That's a major change from where we were a few short years ago -- and it's one for the better
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-18--Court rejects male inmate's demand to identify as female

The 5th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the request of an inmate convicted for child porn to change his name on his prison paperwork to a woman 's .
Mat Staver , chairman of Liberty Counsel , said the Fifth Circuit `` made a wise decision not to open Pandora 's box of pronouns . ''
`` Once that door is opened , there is no limit .
This would open the floodgates to a mutiny of legal cases addressing the galaxy of delusions in today ’ s society , '' he said .
Norman Varner , serving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried to obtain child pornography , wanted to change his name to `` Kathrine Nicole Jett . ''
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In the court 's ruling , the judges explained he wanted his name changed because `` he 'ca [ me ] out as a transgender woman ' in 2015 , began 'hormone replacement therapy ' shortly after , and planned to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future ' in order to 'finally become fully female . '
'' The government argued there was no defect in the original paperwork and no basis for his `` new preferred name . ''
The lower court rejected his demands , and he appealed .
Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan , issuing the opinion on behalf of the appeals court , wrote that no authority permits a court to require litigants , judges , court personnel or anyone else to refer to `` gender-dysphoric litigants with pronouns matching their subjective gender identity . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a court were to compel the use of particular pronouns at the invitation of litigants , it could raise delicate questions about judicial impartiality . ''
The judge said it 's especially true when a suit is related to whether the people should be treated according to their wishes as opposed to their birth sex .
Third , he said that if `` a court orders one litigant referred to as 'her ' ( instead of 'him ' ) , then the court can hardly refuse when the next litigant moves to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 'himself ' ) . ''
`` Deploying such neologisms could hinder communication among the parties and the court , '' the judge said .
`` And presumably the court 's order , if disobeyed , would be enforceable through its contempt power . ''
The 5th Circuit upheld the rejection of the name change .
But it noted that the district court did n't even have authority to consider the motion .
`` We conclude that Varner 's motion was unauthorized by any statute and that the district court therefore lacked jurisdiction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Further , there is `` no legal authority '' to support Varner 's demand to be addressed by pronouns for females .
`` Varner identifies no federal statute or rule requiring courts or other parties to judicial proceedings to use pronouns according to a litigant 's gender identity .
Congress knows precisely how to legislate with respect to gender identity discrimination , because it has done so in specific statutes .
...
But Congress has said nothing prohibit courts from referring to litigants according to their biological sex , rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The judges said that should that road be taken , other pronouns could be demanded , including `` em , eir , pers , vis , verself , xem , syr , hir and hirself . ''
`` We decline to enlist the federal judiciary in this quixotic undertaking , '' the judges ruled .

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the request of an inmate convicted for child porn to change his name on his prison paperwork to a woman's.
Mat Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel, said the Fifth Circuit "made a wise decision not to open Pandora's box of pronouns."
"Once that door is opened, there is no limit. This would open the floodgates to a mutiny of legal cases addressing the galaxy of delusions in today’s society," he said.
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Norman Varner, serving 15 years for a 2012 admission he tried to obtain child pornography, wanted to change his name to "Kathrine Nicole Jett."
He previously was convicted on state charges of possession and failure to register as a sex offender.
In the court's ruling, the judges explained he wanted his name changed because "he 'ca[me] out as a transgender woman' in 2015, began 'hormone replacement therapy' shortly after, and planned to have 'gender reassignment surgery in the near future' in order to 'finally become fully female.'"
The government argued there was no defect in the original paperwork and no basis for his "new preferred name."
The lower court rejected his demands, and he appealed.
Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, issuing the opinion on behalf of the appeals court, wrote that no authority permits a court to require litigants, judges, court personnel or anyone else to refer to "gender-dysphoric litigants with pronouns matching their subjective gender identity."
Second, he said, "if a court were to compel the use of particular pronouns at the invitation of litigants, it could raise delicate questions about judicial impartiality."
The judge said it's especially true when a suit is related to whether the people should be treated according to their wishes as opposed to their birth sex.
Third, he said that if "a court orders one litigant referred to as 'her' (instead of 'him'), then the court can hardly refuse when the next litigant moves to be referred to as 'xemself' (instead of 'himself')."
"Deploying such neologisms could hinder communication among the parties and the court," the judge said. "And presumably the court's order, if disobeyed, would be enforceable through its contempt power."
The 5th Circuit upheld the rejection of the name change. But it noted that the district court didn't even have authority to consider the motion.
"We conclude that Varner's motion was unauthorized by any statute and that the district court therefore lacked jurisdiction to entertain it," the judges said.
Further, there is "no legal authority" to support Varner's demand to be addressed by pronouns for females.
"Varner identifies no federal statute or rule requiring courts or other parties to judicial proceedings to use pronouns according to a litigant's gender identity. Congress knows precisely how to legislate with respect to gender identity discrimination, because it has done so in specific statutes. ... But Congress has said nothing prohibit courts from referring to litigants according to their biological sex, rather than according to their subjective gender identity."
The judges said that should that road be taken, other pronouns could be demanded, including "em, eir, pers, vis, verself, xem, syr, hir and hirself."
"We decline to enlist the federal judiciary in this quixotic undertaking," the judges ruled.


wnd--2020-01-18--Fox host says Trump should plaster this chart 'absolutely everywhere'

At the Democratic presidential debate earlier this week in Iowa , several of the candidates made it clear they were ready to take on President Donald Trump regarding America 's economy .
Pete Buttigieg , the former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , declared , `` I am ready to take on this president on the economy , because I am from the exact kind of industrial Midwestern community that he pretends to speak to and has proven to turn his back on -- and guided that community through a historic transformation . ''
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phony when it came to economic issues .
“ Whoever is going to beat Mr. Trump is going to have to beat him on the economy , and I have the experience and the expertise to show he ’ s a fake there and a fraud , ” Steyer said .
“ Look , Mayor Pete has three years as an analyst at McKinsey .
I have 30 years of international business experience .
I can beat Trump on the economy.
” And , in a moment which should have evoked laughter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden also said he could take Trump down based on the economy .
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Where I come from , the neighborhoods I come from , they ’ re in real trouble -- working-class people , middle-class people , ” Biden said .
“ I ’ d love that debate because the American public is getting clobbered .
The wealthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period . ''
The reason that should have evoked laughter , for those of you who 've already forgotten the history of the late aughts and early tens , is how the economy was doing under the Obama administration .
If you 've forgotten that , you 've also likely forgotten the what the economy 's looked like for the last 40 years .
That 's why Fox Business host Deirdre Bolton said Thursday on Fox Nation 's `` Deep Dive '' that there 's one chart the Trump administration should be plastering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the one thing that Democrats are loath to admit : Things are actually pretty copacetic , economy-wise , under the current administration .
The chart in question shows the average unemployment rate for the first 35 months of a president 's term .
The highest average rate during the first 35 months of a term was 9.3 percent under Barack Obama .
While this is somewhat to be expected -- Obama took office in the midst of the Great Recession , after all -- it does n't erase the fact his administration did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first few years .
The next-highest average unemployment rate during the first 35 months of a term was under Ronald Reagan , who took over while the malaise hangover from the Jimmy Carter years was still in effect .
A worldwide economic slowdown in the early 1980s did n't help , and while the United States managed to get out of the doldrums pretty early , that still led to a 9 percent average unemployment rate .
Overall , the lowest rate among non-Trump presidents was under George W. Bush , who managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the economic downturn in its wake .
During the first 35 months of Donald Trump term ?
A historically low 3.9 percent average unemployment rate , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics .
`` If I were the Trump campaign , I would just be plastering that absolutely everywhere , '' Bolton said .
And it 's not just the 1 percent , either .
As Fox Business host Charles Payne pointed out , workers ' wages are going up faster than the wages of those above them .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , '' Payne said .
`` And it 's happened every single month , except one , where blue-collar workers ' , not supervisory workers ' , wages have grown faster than their supervisors ' .
It 's amazing . ''
James Freeman , an editor with The Wall Street Journal , said this meant the Democrats would need a new line if they 're going to win in 2020 .
`` There needs to be , I think , a new Democratic economic message , '' he said .
`` They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 2015 and 2016 , when we talk about the average person 's wages are stagnating and the middle class does n't have the same opportunity . ''
This all coincided with a Thursday report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia which showed rebounding numbers for slumping industrial production in the mid-Atlantic region .
`` Fourty-four percent of firms questioned in the Philadelphia Fed 's survey said they were seeing increased demand for their products , while 30.5 percent reported falling demand , '' Fox News reported .
`` Of the businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were going to hire more workers and 33 percent said that they were going to increase hours . ''
`` For the first time in 26 years , according to census , and [ BLS ] data , we have seen income gains in all Metropolitan areas , '' Fox Business host Elizabeth MacDonald said .
`` Now , we 've also seen 45 states seeing their state tax revenue back before pre-recession levels , according to Pew Charitable Trusts . ''
`` So are people buying the 2020 Democrats ' doom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Buttigieg and Steyer are -- and they want you to believe they can do a better job of handling the economy for the average American , even though the average American is doing much better under the Trump administration than they ever were under Obama , or , really , any president in recent memory .
If the Trump campaign wanted to decimate whoever the Democratic candidate is , this chart would be what they 'd plaster everywhere -- simply because no one in the field has an answer to it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroy the economy .
First it was that he was unhinged and inexperienced .
Then it was that trade wars would decimate us .
Then it was that a recession was just around the corner , talk that curiously seemed to disappear about the same time impeachment kicked into high gear .
Now it 's that Trump 's economic proposals have solely benefited the rich .
None of that is true .
Unemployment is low , the stock market and GDP are high , and economic indicators are good .
That 's going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counter with the tired old lines about impending economic doom .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

At the Democratic presidential debate earlier this week in Iowa, several of the candidates made it clear they were ready to take on President Donald Trump regarding America's economy.
Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, declared, "I am ready to take on this president on the economy, because I am from the exact kind of industrial Midwestern community that he pretends to speak to and has proven to turn his back on -- and guided that community through a historic transformation."
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer, meanwhile, said the president was a phony when it came to economic issues.
“Whoever is going to beat Mr. Trump is going to have to beat him on the economy, and I have the experience and the expertise to show he’s a fake there and a fraud,” Steyer said. “Look, Mayor Pete has three years as an analyst at McKinsey. I have 30 years of international business experience. I can beat Trump on the economy.”
And, in a moment which should have evoked laughter in any other forum, former Vice President Joe Biden also said he could take Trump down based on the economy.
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“With regard to the economy, I can hardly wait to have that debate with him. Where I come from, the neighborhoods I come from, they’re in real trouble -- working-class people, middle-class people,” Biden said.
“I’d love that debate because the American public is getting clobbered. The wealthy are the only ones doing well -- period."
The reason that should have evoked laughter, for those of you who've already forgotten the history of the late aughts and early tens, is how the economy was doing under the Obama administration.
If you've forgotten that, you've also likely forgotten the what the economy's looked like for the last 40 years.
That's why Fox Business host Deirdre Bolton said Thursday on Fox Nation's "Deep Dive" that there's one chart the Trump administration should be plastering "absolutely everywhere."
It's the one thing that Democrats are loath to admit: Things are actually pretty copacetic, economy-wise, under the current administration.
The chart in question shows the average unemployment rate for the first 35 months of a president's term.
The highest average rate during the first 35 months of a term was 9.3 percent under Barack Obama.
While this is somewhat to be expected -- Obama took office in the midst of the Great Recession, after all -- it doesn't erase the fact his administration didn't do much about it for the first few years.
The next-highest average unemployment rate during the first 35 months of a term was under Ronald Reagan, who took over while the malaise hangover from the Jimmy Carter years was still in effect.
A worldwide economic slowdown in the early 1980s didn't help, and while the United States managed to get out of the doldrums pretty early, that still led to a 9 percent average unemployment rate.
Overall, the lowest rate among non-Trump presidents was under George W. Bush, who managed a 5.5 average unemployment rate despite 9/11 and the economic downturn in its wake.
During the first 35 months of Donald Trump term?
A historically low 3.9 percent average unemployment rate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"If I were the Trump campaign, I would just be plastering that absolutely everywhere," Bolton said.
And it's not just the 1 percent, either.
As Fox Business host Charles Payne pointed out, workers' wages are going up faster than the wages of those above them.
"The first time it happened was September of 2018," Payne said.
"And it's happened every single month, except one, where blue-collar workers', not supervisory workers', wages have grown faster than their supervisors'. It's amazing."
James Freeman, an editor with The Wall Street Journal, said this meant the Democrats would need a new line if they're going to win in 2020.
"There needs to be, I think, a new Democratic economic message," he said.
"They're basically giving the same talking points from 2015 and 2016, when we talk about the average person's wages are stagnating and the middle class doesn't have the same opportunity."
This all coincided with a Thursday report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia which showed rebounding numbers for slumping industrial production in the mid-Atlantic region.
"Fourty-four percent of firms questioned in the Philadelphia Fed's survey said they were seeing increased demand for their products, while 30.5 percent reported falling demand," Fox News reported.
"Of the businesses reporting higher demand, 25 percent said they were going to hire more workers and 33 percent said that they were going to increase hours."
"For the first time in 26 years, according to census, and [BLS] data, we have seen income gains in all Metropolitan areas," Fox Business host Elizabeth MacDonald said.
"Now, we've also seen 45 states seeing their state tax revenue back before pre-recession levels, according to Pew Charitable Trusts."
"So are people buying the 2020 Democrats' doom and gloom?"
Well, Biden, Buttigieg and Steyer are -- and they want you to believe they can do a better job of handling the economy for the average American, even though the average American is doing much better under the Trump administration than they ever were under Obama, or, really, any president in recent memory.
If the Trump campaign wanted to decimate whoever the Democratic candidate is, this chart would be what they'd plaster everywhere -- simply because no one in the field has an answer to it.
And remember, Trump was supposed to destroy the economy.
First it was that he was unhinged and inexperienced.
Then it was that trade wars would decimate us.
Then it was that a recession was just around the corner, talk that curiously seemed to disappear about the same time impeachment kicked into high gear.
Now it's that Trump's economic proposals have solely benefited the rich.
None of that is true.
Unemployment is low, the stock market and GDP are high, and economic indicators are good.
That's going to be difficult for the Democrats to counter with the tired old lines about impending economic doom.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-18--Low-income CA drivers could pay less for traffic citations

( KSBY ) Traffic fines are meant to be a deterrent , but now California Governor Gavin Newsom is saying @ @ @ @ @ fees are getting too high .
`` They should be held accountable ... but if @ @ @ @ @ going eight miles over the speed limit- I think you should get a break , @ @ @ @ @ a Santa Maria resident .
In his latest budget proposal , Governor Newsom wants to @ @ @ @ @ lowers traffic fines .

(KSBY) Traffic fines are meant to be a deterrent, but now California Governor Gavin Newsom is saying the fines and other added fees are getting too high.
"They should be held accountable... but if it is a speeding ticket going eight miles over the speed limit- I think you should get a break," said David Murcia, a Santa Maria resident.
In his latest budget proposal, Governor Newsom wants to expand a pilot program that lowers traffic fines.
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wnd--2020-01-18--Police fear missing farmer was eaten by his own pigs

( IRISH POST ) A missing farmer may have been eaten by his own pigs following the grisly discovery of @ @ @ @ @ agriculturist ’ s estate .
According to a report from Polish news outlet Gazeta Wroclawska @ @ @ @ @ , who was in his 70s , died at some point between New Year and @ @ @ @ @ follows the discovery of several human bones and skull fragments on the farm estate in @ @ @ @ @ his pigs roam freely around .
Lubin District Prosecutor Magdalena Serafin told the news outlet @ @ @ @ @ seen alive on December 31 at his farm , located some 260 miles west of @ @

(IRISH POST) A missing farmer may have been eaten by his own pigs following the grisly discovery of human bones on the absent agriculturist’s estate.
According to a report from Polish news outlet Gazeta Wroclawska, detectives fear the man, who was in his 70s, died at some point between New Year and January 8.
Their assumption follows the discovery of several human bones and skull fragments on the farm estate in Lubin, Poland, where his pigs roam freely around.
Lubin District Prosecutor Magdalena Serafin told the news outlet that that man was last seen alive on December 31 at his farm, located some 260 miles west of Warsaw.
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wnd--2020-01-19--Puerto Rico guv fires emergency director after aid found sitting in warehouse

( CBS NEWS ) Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island 's emergency management director on Saturday , @ @ @ @ @ sitting unused in a warehouse went viral on social media .
Some of the aid @ @ @ @ @ the warehouse since Hurricane Maria struck in 2017 .
`` There are thousands of people @ @ @ @ @ help those in the south , and it is unforgivable that resources were kept in @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement .
Garced said in a statement that she has ordered Secretary @ @ @ @ @ conduct a `` thorough investigation into the mishandling of emergency aid in a warehouse in @ @ @ @ @ correspondent David Begnaud reports .

(CBS NEWS) Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island's emergency management director on Saturday, after a video showing aid sitting unused in a warehouse went viral on social media. Some of the aid has allegedly been sitting in the warehouse since Hurricane Maria struck in 2017.
"There are thousands of people who have made sacrifices to help those in the south, and it is unforgivable that resources were kept in the warehouse," Vázquez said in a statement.
Garced said in a statement that she has ordered Secretary of State Elmer Roman to conduct a "thorough investigation into the mishandling of emergency aid in a warehouse in Ponce," CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports.
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wnd--2020-01-19--GOP senator doubles down after CNN anchor demands apology for calling reporter 'liberal hack'

A Republican senator who understands what real combat is all about derided the ruffled feathers over at CNN caused by a pair of words for which she refuses to apologize .
The Beltway brouhaha began when CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju lobbed a question at fast-walking Republican Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona , who as an Air Force fighter pilot was the first woman to lead a squadron into combat .
The retort led to CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer demanding an apology '' It was disgusting , it was awful , she should know better , '' Blitzer told Raju @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right thing , she would personally call you and say ' I 'm sorry . '
'' But during an appearance later that same day on the Fox News program `` The Ingraham Angle , '' McSally stood by her words .
`` Senator , do you regret what you said ?
” host Laura Ingraham asked .
“ No Laura , I do not , ” McSally replied after laughing at a clip Ingraham played of the outrage CNN shared over the bit of byplay .
“ And I said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I said , ‘ You ’ re a liberal hack , buddy.
’ '' McSally said the bias she cited is real .
`` These CNN reporters , but many of them around the Capitol , they are so biased , '' she said .
`` They are so in cahoots with the Democrats .
They so ca n't stand the president , and they run around , trying to chase ... Republicans and ask trapping questions , '' she said .
According to McSally , she only speaks the truth .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called it like it is , and that 's what we see out of the mainstream media , and especially CNN , every single day .
So obviously I 'm gon na tell the truth , and I did it today , and it 's laughable how they 've responded , '' she said .
Ingraham noted that critics claimed McSally has gone `` full Trump . ''
`` Well , they 've also said that it was 'unbecoming a senator ' and I 'lashed out , ' '' McSally said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , 'Hi how are you today ? '
and then they chase after the Republicans .
It 's honestly ridiculous as you know . ''
The media is anti-Republican , McSally said .
`` They 're cheerleading Democrats .
They hate the president , '' she said .
The Arizona Republican said she has nothing for which to apologize .
`` I speak the truth , I 'm gon na continue to do it .
I 've done it my whole life , '' she said .
`` They have a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably be filing FEC reports with the DNC -- in-kind contributions , '' she said .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A Republican senator who understands what real combat is all about derided the ruffled feathers over at CNN caused by a pair of words for which she refuses to apologize.
The Beltway brouhaha began when CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju lobbed a question at fast-walking Republican Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona, who as an Air Force fighter pilot was the first woman to lead a squadron into combat.
“You’re a liberal hack, I’m not talking to you,” McSally fired back “You’re a liberal hack.”
The retort led to CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer demanding an apology
"It was disgusting, it was awful, she should know better," Blitzer told Raju on Thursday. "If they did the right thing, she would personally call you and say 'I'm sorry.'"
But during an appearance later that same day on the Fox News program "The Ingraham Angle," McSally stood by her words.
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"Senator, do you regret what you said?” host Laura Ingraham asked.
“No Laura, I do not,” McSally replied after laughing at a clip Ingraham played of the outrage CNN shared over the bit of byplay. “And I said it again actually as I went in, I said, ‘You’re a liberal hack, buddy.’"
McSally said the bias she cited is real.
"These CNN reporters, but many of them around the Capitol, they are so biased," she said.
"They are so in cahoots with the Democrats. They so can't stand the president, and they run around, trying to chase ... Republicans and ask trapping questions," she said.
According to McSally, she only speaks the truth.
"I'm a fighter pilot. I called it like it is, and that's what we see out of the mainstream media, and especially CNN, every single day. So obviously I'm gonna tell the truth, and I did it today, and it's laughable how they've responded," she said.
Ingraham noted that critics claimed McSally has gone "full Trump."
"Well, they've also said that it was 'unbecoming a senator' and I 'lashed out,'" McSally said. "The Democratic senators walk by and they say, 'Hi how are you today?' and then they chase after the Republicans. It's honestly ridiculous as you know."
The media is anti-Republican, McSally said.
"They're cheerleading Democrats. They hate the president," she said.
The Arizona Republican said she has nothing for which to apologize.
"I speak the truth, I'm gonna continue to do it. I've done it my whole life," she said.
"They have a lot of apologizing to do and they should probably be filing FEC reports with the DNC -- in-kind contributions," she said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-19--Pelosi's son also earned millions with Ukraine energy company deals

< p > ( WASHINGTON SENTINEL ) With focus on Joe Biden ’ s son earning millions from a Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ no experience in the energy industry , now news has emerged that Nancy Pelosi ’ @ @ @ @ @ success at earning millions with deals with Ukrainian energy companies .
< p > Democrat @ @ @ @ @ s son , Paul Pelosi Jr. , reportedly visited Ukraine in 2017 .
There he @ @ @ @ @ a business deal that would lead to a deal with a gas industry company that @ @ @ @ @ executive .
< p > His high-powered mother can ’ t claim to be ignorant @ @ @ @ @ deals , either .
She was featured in one of his company promotional videos .
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(WASHINGTON SENTINEL) With focus on Joe Biden’s son earning millions from a Ukrainian energy company deal despite having no experience in the energy industry, now news has emerged that Nancy Pelosi’s son also found suspicious success at earning millions with deals with Ukrainian energy companies.
Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s son, Paul Pelosi Jr., reportedly visited Ukraine in 2017. There he met with government officials about a business deal that would lead to a deal with a gas industry company that he would join as an executive.
His high-powered mother can’t claim to be ignorant of her son’s deals, either. She was featured in one of his company promotional videos.
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wnd--2020-01-19--Charter school to art teachers: get rid of Bible reference

A charter-school network in California has been sued for blacklisting a family art-education company because of its declarations of Christian faith .
The company , Our Peculiar Family , run by four sisters , states on its website , `` We believe the world around us reflects the beauty and glory of its Creator . ''
The sisters , Elisabeth , Hannah , Melissa and Christiana Macy of Rosamond , California , allege violations of First Amendment protections for free speech and religious liberty in their complaint against Inspire Charter Schools .
Inspire 's vendor director , Caleb Jones , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company was `` based upon the content included on your website . ''
`` All services and content on websites must be secular in nature for a vendor to be eligible for enrichment funds , '' he told the company .
The non-profit Freedom X , which is defending the sisters , said the lawsuit alleges that the charter school network violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause by exhibiting hostility toward their religious expression and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act , which bars businesses from discriminating on the basis of religion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derived from 1 Peter 2:9 , `` But ye are a chosen generation , a royal priesthood , an holy nation , a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light . ''
After applying to provide art instruction , Inspire notified the Macys they would not be approved because services `` appear to be religious in nature or have religious inclinations . ''
`` Services that contain religious content of any kind are not considered enrichment eligible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students ’ general education instructional funds . ''
`` Imagine losing a contract over a gay rainbow image on your website , or because you 're an African-American operated business , '' said Freedom X president Bill Becker .
`` It is doubtful they would be told to remove references to their identities before Inspire would be willing to contract with them .
Openly acknowledging your religious faith is no different . ''
He argued federal courts `` have made it clear that conditions placed on public benefits can not purposefully inhibit or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The complaint states : `` This lawsuit challenges the indiscriminate abuse of discretionary power exercised by a charter school 's vendor department in rejecting – solely on the basis of the religious content and/or viewpoint expressed on a vendor 's website – the application of a Christian vendor to provide art instruction services to students enrolled in defendants ' charter schools . ''
The suit seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions preventing the charter school from barring the sisters and others from contracting for services .
The sisters , the complaint argues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the art lessons they offer . ''
But they acknowledge `` their artistic talents derive from God and that their faith informs the manner in which they promote their services . ''
While the schools `` have created a public forum for vendors to provide various educational services , '' the complaint says , they also censor what the vendors can say or do .
The school network 's site states , `` All student orders using instructional funds must be secular and are approved by the student 's teacher and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the school . ''
Inspire told the sisters their application only could be approved if they removed Bible verses and other references from their website .
`` Defendants have censored plaintiffs ' speech , based upon its content and viewpoint .
And have prohibited plaintiff from expressing the religious messages with no compelling state interest that would justify such censorship , '' the complaint says .

A charter-school network in California has been sued for blacklisting a family art-education company because of its declarations of Christian faith.
The company, Our Peculiar Family, run by four sisters, states on its website, "We believe the world around us reflects the beauty and glory of its Creator."
The sisters, Elisabeth, Hannah, Melissa and Christiana Macy of Rosamond, California, allege violations of First Amendment protections for free speech and religious liberty in their complaint against Inspire Charter Schools.
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Inspire's vendor director, Caleb Jones, confirmed that the decision not to accept the company was "based upon the content included on your website."
"All services and content on websites must be secular in nature for a vendor to be eligible for enrichment funds," he told the company.
The non-profit Freedom X, which is defending the sisters, said the lawsuit alleges that the charter school network violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause by exhibiting hostility toward their religious expression and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, which bars businesses from discriminating on the basis of religion.
The name of the company is derived from 1 Peter 2:9, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."
After applying to provide art instruction, Inspire notified the Macys they would not be approved because services "appear to be religious in nature or have religious inclinations."
"Services that contain religious content of any kind are not considered enrichment eligible and cannot be covered with our students’ general education instructional funds."
"Imagine losing a contract over a gay rainbow image on your website, or because you're an African-American operated business," said Freedom X president Bill Becker. "It is doubtful they would be told to remove references to their identities before Inspire would be willing to contract with them. Openly acknowledging your religious faith is no different."
He argued federal courts "have made it clear that conditions placed on public benefits cannot purposefully inhibit or deter the exercise of First Amendment freedoms."
The complaint states: "This lawsuit challenges the indiscriminate abuse of discretionary power exercised by a charter school's vendor department in rejecting – solely on the basis of the religious content and/or viewpoint expressed on a vendor's website – the application of a Christian vendor to provide art instruction services to students enrolled in defendants' charter schools."
The suit seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions preventing the charter school from barring the sisters and others from contracting for services.
The sisters, the complaint argues, "do not proselytize as part of the art lessons they offer." But they acknowledge "their artistic talents derive from God and that their faith informs the manner in which they promote their services."
While the schools "have created a public forum for vendors to provide various educational services," the complaint says, they also censor what the vendors can say or do.
The school network's site states, "All student orders using instructional funds must be secular and are approved by the student's teacher and our enrichment department before they orders are placed by the school."
Inspire told the sisters their application only could be approved if they removed Bible verses and other references from their website.
"Defendants have censored plaintiffs' speech, based upon its content and viewpoint. And have prohibited plaintiff from expressing the religious messages with no compelling state interest that would justify such censorship," the complaint says.


wnd--2020-01-19--CDC begins airport screenings as mystery virus takes lives in China

Travelers entering the U.S. from the Chinese city of Wuhan will now be screened for a virus that has left two people dead .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said travelers from Wuhan will now be screened at the three largest ports of entry in the U.S. Those are San Francisco , Los Angeles and New York City 's John F. Kennedy airport , according to The New York Times .
The CDC said that it appeared that the initial virus was spread in Wuhan by people who visited an animal and seafood market , but that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to person in some limited cases .
However , health care workers who treated infected individuals in China did not become infected themselves , the CDC noted .
Although China is the main source of reports about the virus , it has also been reported in Thailand and Japan -- but only in people who have been to Wuhan , China .
About 40 people have been sickened as a result of the virus , known officially as 2019-nCoV , the CDC reported .
To conduct the screenings in the U.S. , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the three target airports by about 100 people .
“ This is a serious situation , ” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
“ We know it is crucial to be proactive and prepared.
” '' Based on current information , however , the immediate health risk from 2019-nCoV to the general American public is deemed to be low at this time .
Nevertheless , CDC is taking proactive preparedness precautions , '' the CDC said on its website .
Dr. Martin Cetron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of global migration and quarantine , said between 60,000 and 65,000 people a year travel from Wuhan to the U.S .
The virus , which was first reported only in December , is in the same family of viruses that cause SARS and MERS , which concerns health officials .
“ It doesn ’ t take much for a virus in general to go from being worrisome to being extremely worrisome , because they tend to morph and mutate a lot , ” Messonnier said .
Cetron noted that this was a rare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deployed resources on this scale only once before -- during the Ebola outbreak of 2014 , according to CNN .
`` I 've been here since 1996 , and that 's the only other time we 've ever done this -- for Ebola , '' Cetron said .
However , Cetron said the risk should not be overstated .
`` This is not a time for people to freak out and be overly concerned , '' Cetron said .
`` This is a time for vigilance and awareness . ''
Cetron said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a greater threat to the health of most Americans than this new virus .
`` I 'm fully aware that the unknown is more of a source of anxiety than that which is already defined , '' he said .
`` But we should not freak out . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Travelers entering the U.S. from the Chinese city of Wuhan will now be screened for a virus that has left two people dead.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said travelers from Wuhan will now be screened at the three largest ports of entry in the U.S. Those are San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City's John F. Kennedy airport, according to The New York Times.
The CDC said that it appeared that the initial virus was spread in Wuhan by people who visited an animal and seafood market, but that the virus has apparently been passed from person to person in some limited cases. However, health care workers who treated infected individuals in China did not become infected themselves, the CDC noted.
Although China is the main source of reports about the virus, it has also been reported in Thailand and Japan -- but only in people who have been to Wuhan, China.
About 40 people have been sickened as a result of the virus, known officially as 2019-nCoV, the CDC reported.
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To conduct the screenings in the U.S., the CDC will beef up its staffing at the three target airports by about 100 people.
“This is a serious situation,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “We know it is crucial to be proactive and prepared.”
"Based on current information, however, the immediate health risk from 2019-nCoV to the general American public is deemed to be low at this time. Nevertheless, CDC is taking proactive preparedness precautions," the CDC said on its website.
Dr. Martin Cetron, director of the CDC's division of global migration and quarantine, said between 60,000 and 65,000 people a year travel from Wuhan to the U.S.
The virus, which was first reported only in December, is in the same family of viruses that cause SARS and MERS, which concerns health officials.
“It doesn’t take much for a virus in general to go from being worrisome to being extremely worrisome, because they tend to morph and mutate a lot,” Messonnier said.
Cetron noted that this was a rare step for the CDC, which has deployed resources on this scale only once before -- during the Ebola outbreak of 2014, according to CNN.
"I've been here since 1996, and that's the only other time we've ever done this -- for Ebola," Cetron said.
However, Cetron said the risk should not be overstated.
"This is not a time for people to freak out and be overly concerned," Cetron said. "This is a time for vigilance and awareness."
Cetron said that the flu, for example, is a greater threat to the health of most Americans than this new virus.
"I'm fully aware that the unknown is more of a source of anxiety than that which is already defined," he said. "But we should not freak out."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-19--Gay club claims Buttigieg campaign scrapped fundraiser due to 'dancer pole'

( WPRI ) — A popular Providence LGBTQ nightclub says the campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg canceled a @ @ @ @ @ `` husband '' Friday night due to concerns over the venue ’ s appropriateness .
@ @ @ @ @ '' of the former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , had been slated to @ @ @ @ @ Dark Lady Friday night .
The event had been widely promoted on social media , @ @ @ @ @ Sabina Matos .
Buttigieg , the first openly gay candidate to mount a major run @ @ @ @ @ to be in the top tier of candidates ahead of the Iowa caucuses and New @ @ @ @ @ He has been endorsed by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza .

(WPRI) — A popular Providence LGBTQ nightclub says the campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg canceled a fundraiser with Buttigieg’s "husband" Friday night due to concerns over the venue’s appropriateness.
Chasten Buttigieg, "husband" of the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, had been slated to headline the fundraiser at the Dark Lady Friday night.
The event had been widely promoted on social media, including by City Council President Sabina Matos. Buttigieg, the first openly gay candidate to mount a major run for president, is believed to be in the top tier of candidates ahead of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary next month. He has been endorsed by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza.
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wnd--2020-01-19--Now we know who decided to release Strzok and Page's text messages

( LAW & CRIME ) The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) on Friday submitted court documents revealing that former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was the Trump administration official who authorized the public release of hundreds of text messages between former Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page .
In a witness declaration accompanying the DOJ ’ s motion to dismiss Strzok ’ s unlawful termination lawsuit , Rosenstein said he made the decision after providing the messages to Congress in order to protect Strzok , Page , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be caused if the messages were instead leaked to the media over a long period of time .
“ The Department ’ s Office of Public Affairs ( OPA ) subsequently recommended providing the text messages to the media because otherwise , some congressional members and staff were expected to release them intermittently before , during and after the hearing , exacerbating the adverse publicity for Mr. Strzok , Ms .
Page and the Department , ” Rosenstein wrote .
“ Providing the most egregious messages in one package would avoid the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimize the appearance of the Department concealing information that was embarrassing to the FBI .
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(LAW & CRIME) The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday submitted court documents revealing that former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was the Trump administration official who authorized the public release of hundreds of text messages between former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page.
In a witness declaration accompanying the DOJ’s motion to dismiss Strzok’s unlawful termination lawsuit, Rosenstein said he made the decision after providing the messages to Congress in order to protect Strzok, Page, and the Justice Department from the damage that would be caused if the messages were instead leaked to the media over a long period of time.
“The Department’s Office of Public Affairs (OPA) subsequently recommended providing the text messages to the media because otherwise, some congressional members and staff were expected to release them intermittently before, during and after the hearing, exacerbating the adverse publicity for Mr. Strzok, Ms. Page and the Department,” Rosenstein wrote. “Providing the most egregious messages in one package would avoid the additional harm of prolonged selective disclosures and minimize the appearance of the Department concealing information that was embarrassing to the FBI.”
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wnd--2020-01-20--Man finds $43,000 in couch he bought from store

( WNEM ) -- What would you do if you found thousands of dollars in a piece of furniture you @ @ @ @ @ s what happened to one local man .
“ It still boggles my mind , @ @ @ @ @ customer .

(WNEM) -- What would you do if you found thousands of dollars in a piece of furniture you had purchased?
That’s what happened to one local man.
“It still boggles my mind,” said Howard Kirby, customer.
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wnd--2020-01-19--Whiteness is a 'voracious, perverse parasitic-like condition,' says psychoanalyst

( THE COLEGE FIX ) -- A psychoanalyst from the New York Psychoanalytic Institute is on a speaking tour where @ @ @ @ @ ” is a “ malignant , parasitic-like condition ” to which those of pallid skin @ @ @ @ @ susceptibility.
” Dr. Donald Moss ’ s presentation , “ On Having Whiteness , ” @ @ @ @ @ at a conference in South Africa , and has been featured in the US at @ @ @ @ @ & Institute and ( soon ) the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies .
According to @ @ @ @ @ description , Moss , the program chair at the American Psychoanalytic Association , asserts whiteness @ @

(THE COLEGE FIX) -- A psychoanalyst from the New York Psychoanalytic Institute is on a speaking tour where he discusses how “whiteness” is a “malignant, parasitic-like condition” to which those of pallid skin tone “have a particular susceptibility.”
Dr. Donald Moss’s presentation, “On Having Whiteness,” recently was a Plenary Address at a conference in South Africa, and has been featured in the US at the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and (soon) the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies.
According to the CMPS’s event description, Moss, the program chair at the American Psychoanalytic Association, asserts whiteness is ...
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wnd--2020-01-19--Lethargic living: Many adults often 'too tired' to go out, cook dinner or have sex

( STUDY FINDS ) -- LONDON — A significant portion of people are sleepwalking their way through existence , according @ @ @ @ @ 2,000 British adults .
Many respondents admitted that they avoid every day tasks such as @ @ @ @ @ washing their hair , and even having sex all because they ’ re too exhausted @ @ @ @ @ survey , commissioned by Spatone , identified working out and household cleaning as the top @ @ @ @ @ , but half of the participants also said they routinely eat out or order delivery @ @ @ @ @ re too tired to cook for themselves .
Another quarter of female respondents said they @ @ @ @ @ wearing make-up as they were too exhausted to wash up before falling asleep .
In @ @ @ @ @ canceled a date or other social plans because they couldn ’ t bring themselves to @ @ @ @ @ respondents also said they ’ ve avoided driving , food shopping , and reading because @ @ @ @ @ .

(STUDY FINDS) -- LONDON — A significant portion of people are sleepwalking their way through existence, according to a recent survey of 2,000 British adults. Many respondents admitted that they avoid every day tasks such as socializing, cooking dinner, washing their hair, and even having sex all because they’re too exhausted all the time.
The survey, commissioned by Spatone, identified working out and household cleaning as the top two activities most frequently avoided, but half of the participants also said they routinely eat out or order delivery for dinner because they’re too tired to cook for themselves. Another quarter of female respondents said they have gone to bed still wearing make-up as they were too exhausted to wash up before falling asleep.
In all, 30% have canceled a date or other social plans because they couldn’t bring themselves to leave the house. Many respondents also said they’ve avoided driving, food shopping, and reading because such activities sounded too challenging.
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wnd--2020-01-19--Government vows to protect Christians worldwide

Responding to a government-commissioned report , British officials are pledging to take steps to protect persecuted Christians worldwide , including legislation to sanction offending nations .
The report , the `` Bishop of Truro 's Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of [ Foreign and Commonwealth Office ] Support for Persecuted Christians , '' confirmed that `` today , Christians constitute by far the most widely persecuted religion . ''
It found that `` Christians have been harassed in more countries than any other religious group and have suffered harassment in many of the heavily Muslim countries of the Middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 245 million Christians live in the top 50 countries for persecution and they suffer `` high levels '' or worse .
Previously , only one country , North Korea , was classified as having `` extreme '' persecution .
Now there are 11 countries .
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The report calls for a U.N. Security Council resolution urging Islamic nations in the Middle East and Northern African countries to do more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sending U.N. observers to monitor the effectiveness of security measures , imposing sanctions on regimes found to have committed `` serious human rights abuses '' against religious minorities and creating a Magna Carta Fund dedicated to their protection .
The Telegraph of London reported the government is also `` rolling out mandatory training to help staff at home and abroad better identify persecution in all its forms as well as adopting a definition of anti-Christian discrimination and persecution , similar to those applied to Islamophobia and antisemitism . ''
Baroness Goldie , minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , speaking during a foreign affairs debate in the House of Lords last week , said the government intends `` to implement the recommendations in full . ''
According to the Christian Institute , the report , by Rev .
Philip Mounstephen , the Bishop of Truro , found `` the persecution of Christians is so extreme it amounts to genocide in some parts of the world . ''
Goldie said the U.K. , following its exit from the European Union , plans to `` show global leadership '' by penalizing nations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.K. would impose sanctions `` in response to serious human rights violations or abuses . ''
Penalties could include frozen assets as well as bans on offenders from entering the U.K .
In December , Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Christmas address to highlight Christian persecution around the world .
He said that for millions , Christmas Day would be marked `` in private , in secret , perhaps even in a prison cell . ''
`` As prime minister , that ’ s something I want to change .
We stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we will defend your right to practice your faith , '' he said .
'It is about their religion' Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut , a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute , previously noted in reference to the British report that `` persecution against Christians and other non-Muslims is not about the ethnicity , race or skin color of either the perpetrators or the victims ; it is about their religion . ''
In Africa , he said , `` various Islamist groups and individuals are attacking and attempting to annihilate Christians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not stopped , it is highly likely that the fate of the African Continent will be like that of the Middle East : Once it was a majority-Christian region ; now , Christians are a tiny , dying , defenseless minority . ''
He wrote that in addition to Christians being the most targeted , `` the evidence suggests that acts of violence and other intimidation against Christians are becoming more widespread . ''
The report concluded the `` the eradication of Christians and other minorities on pain of 'the sword ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the specific and stated objective of extremist groups in Syria , Iraq , Egypt , northeast Nigeria and the Philippines . ''
It found Christianity `` now faces the possibility of being wiped out in parts of the Middle East where its roots go back further . ''
`` In Palestine , Christian numbers are below 1.5 percent , in Syria the Christian population has declined from 1.7 million in 2011 to below 450,000 and in Iraq , Christian numbers have slumped from 1.5 million before 2003 to below 120,000 today .
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Responding to a government-commissioned report, British officials are pledging to take steps to protect persecuted Christians worldwide, including legislation to sanction offending nations.
The report, the "Bishop of Truro's Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of [Foreign and Commonwealth Office] Support for Persecuted Christians," confirmed that "today, Christians constitute by far the most widely persecuted religion."
It found that "Christians have been harassed in more countries than any other religious group and have suffered harassment in many of the heavily Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa."
Some 245 million Christians live in the top 50 countries for persecution and they suffer "high levels" or worse. Previously, only one country, North Korea, was classified as having "extreme" persecution. Now there are 11 countries.
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And now government officials are pledging to implement the report's recommendations.
The report calls for a U.N. Security Council resolution urging Islamic nations in the Middle East and Northern African countries to do more to protect Christians. And it recommends sending U.N. observers to monitor the effectiveness of security measures, imposing sanctions on regimes found to have committed "serious human rights abuses" against religious minorities and creating a Magna Carta Fund dedicated to their protection.
The Telegraph of London reported the government is also "rolling out mandatory training to help staff at home and abroad better identify persecution in all its forms as well as adopting a definition of anti-Christian discrimination and persecution, similar to those applied to Islamophobia and antisemitism."
Baroness Goldie, minister of state at the Ministry of Defense, speaking during a foreign affairs debate in the House of Lords last week, said the government intends "to implement the recommendations in full."
According to the Christian Institute, the report, by Rev. Philip Mounstephen, the Bishop of Truro, found "the persecution of Christians is so extreme it amounts to genocide in some parts of the world."
Goldie said the U.K., following its exit from the European Union, plans to "show global leadership" by penalizing nations that violate human rights.
She said the U.K. would impose sanctions "in response to serious human rights violations or abuses."
Penalties could include frozen assets as well as bans on offenders from entering the U.K.
In December, Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Christmas address to highlight Christian persecution around the world.
He said that for millions, Christmas Day would be marked "in private, in secret, perhaps even in a prison cell."
"As prime minister, that’s something I want to change. We stand with Christians everywhere, in solidarity, and we will defend your right to practice your faith," he said.
'It is about their religion'
Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut, a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, previously noted in reference to the British report that "persecution against Christians and other non-Muslims is not about the ethnicity, race or skin color of either the perpetrators or the victims; it is about their religion."
In Africa, he said, "various Islamist groups and individuals are attacking and attempting to annihilate Christians for being Christian. If these crimes are not stopped, it is highly likely that the fate of the African Continent will be like that of the Middle East: Once it was a majority-Christian region; now, Christians are a tiny, dying, defenseless minority."
He wrote that in addition to Christians being the most targeted, "the evidence suggests that acts of violence and other intimidation against Christians are becoming more widespread."
The report concluded the "the eradication of Christians and other minorities on pain of 'the sword' or other violent means was revealed to be the specific and stated objective of extremist groups in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, northeast Nigeria and the Philippines."
It found Christianity "now faces the possibility of being wiped out in parts of the Middle East where its roots go back further."
"In Palestine, Christian numbers are below 1.5 percent, in Syria the Christian population has declined from 1.7 million in 2011 to below 450,000 and in Iraq, Christian numbers have slumped from 1.5 million before 2003 to below 120,000 today."


wnd--2020-01-19--1 state's abortion mandate violates civil rights, says complaint

The state of Oregon has been named in a complaint filed with the U.S. Office for Civil Rights for allegedly violating the rights of its residents with its abortion mandate .
It is among the states that have passed a law requiring any health-benefit plan to cover abortions and contraceptives , including those that can cause abortion .
But the state Right to Life organization has filed with the federal government a complaint challenging the Oregon 's Reproductive Health Equity Act .
Attorney James Bopp Jr. , who is representing Oregon Right to Life , or ORTL , said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand in its employee health plans violates their conscience rights under the Weldon Amendment .
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Oregon receives lots of federal funding that it is putting at risk , '' he said .
ORTL 's executive director , Lois Anderson , said her organization `` exists to advocate for the vulnerable who are not protected under law . ''
`` Under this mandate , we are literally being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason for existing , '' she said .
ORTL 's goals , she said , apply to the health insurance coverage it offers to its employees .
`` But Oregon 's mandate , compelling ORTL to include coverage of abortion and abortifacients in its insurance plan , unconstitutionally burdens ORTL and violates the Weldon Amendment , '' the group said .
`` Under Weldon , `` [ n ] one of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to [ a State if it ] subjects any institutional or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basis that the health care entity does not provide , pay for , provide coverage of , or refer for abortions . ''
Because ORTL qualifies as a `` health care entity , '' it objects to providing coverage for abortion and abortion-causing drugs .
The group argues `` discrimination '' includes compelling objectors to include abortion coverage in health insurance plans .
ORTL is seeking an exemption from the requirement for itself and any other similar entity .
`` Specifically , ORTL seeks an exemption that would authorize insurers to offer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excluding contraceptive and abortion coverage to which employers object .
Such an exemption is permitted under Oregon law if 'enforcement of [ the mandate ] may adversely affect the allocation of federal funds to this state . '
Here , federal funds are at issue under Weldon so an exemption is warranted , '' the group said .

The state of Oregon has been named in a complaint filed with the U.S. Office for Civil Rights for allegedly violating the rights of its residents with its abortion mandate.
It is among the states that have passed a law requiring any health-benefit plan to cover abortions and contraceptives, including those that can cause abortion.
But the state Right to Life organization has filed with the federal government a complaint challenging the Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act.
Attorney James Bopp Jr., who is representing Oregon Right to Life, or ORTL, said the mandate that pro-life groups cover abortion on demand in its employee health plans violates their conscience rights under the Weldon Amendment.
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"Weldon requires states to protect such conscience rights or lose federal funds. Oregon receives lots of federal funding that it is putting at risk," he said.
ORTL's executive director, Lois Anderson, said her organization "exists to advocate for the vulnerable who are not protected under law."
"Under this mandate, we are literally being forced to violate our mission and very reason for existing," she said.
ORTL's goals, she said, apply to the health insurance coverage it offers to its employees.
"But Oregon's mandate, compelling ORTL to include coverage of abortion and abortifacients in its insurance plan, unconstitutionally burdens ORTL and violates the Weldon Amendment," the group said.
"Under Weldon, "[n]one of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to [a State if it] subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions."
Because ORTL qualifies as a "health care entity," it objects to providing coverage for abortion and abortion-causing drugs. The group argues "discrimination" includes compelling objectors to include abortion coverage in health insurance plans.
ORTL is seeking an exemption from the requirement for itself and any other similar entity.
"Specifically, ORTL seeks an exemption that would authorize insurers to offer and employers to obtain health benefit plans excluding contraceptive and abortion coverage to which employers object. Such an exemption is permitted under Oregon law if 'enforcement of [the mandate] may adversely affect the allocation of federal funds to this state.' Here, federal funds are at issue under Weldon so an exemption is warranted," the group said.


wnd--2020-01-19--George Washington killed 'Muslims,' claims Islamic cleric

George Washington , according to one Muslim cleric , killed American Indians because they were Muslims .
`` We warn the Muslims of what U.S. President Washington himself warned .
[ Washington ] killed the Indians and the Muslims , because the Indians and the owners of that land were Muslims , '' said Hamas MP Sheikh Salem Salameh in a Dec. 26 interview on Mayadeen TV in Lebanon , according to the Middle East Media Research Institute .
`` It has been proven that they were Muslims , and that they had mosques .
This is why they killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He charged the U.S. is a `` murderous state that assists murderers . ''
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The [ Americans ] give them rulings permitting them to kill the [ Palestinians ] , '' he said .
Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer commented : `` Do n't laugh .
That sort of thing will be taught in American public schools before too long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Hamas Legislative Council and deputy head of the Palestine Islamic Scholars Association , said normalization of relations with Israel amount to betrayal of Allah and Islam .
`` No Muslim on the face of this earth could ever imagine that there are Muslims who recognize the Zionist entity or normalize relations with it , '' he said .
`` This is considered a betrayal of Allah , his religion , and the Muslims .
Second all of Palestine – the first and foremost Jerusalem – constitutes a Muslim waqf land that belongs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tangier . ''

George Washington, according to one Muslim cleric, killed American Indians because they were Muslims.
"We warn the Muslims of what U.S. President Washington himself warned. [Washington] killed the Indians and the Muslims, because the Indians and the owners of that land were Muslims," said Hamas MP Sheikh Salem Salameh in a Dec. 26 interview on Mayadeen TV in Lebanon, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute.
"It has been proven that they were Muslims, and that they had mosques. This is why they killed them, the Muslim leader said.
He charged the U.S. is a "murderous state that assists murderers."
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"It helps those who have killed the prophets, the holy men, the women and the innocent children. The [Americans] give them rulings permitting them to kill the [Palestinians]," he said.
Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer commented: "Don't laugh. That sort of thing will be taught in American public schools before too long."
Salameh, a member of the Hamas Legislative Council and deputy head of the Palestine Islamic Scholars Association, said normalization of relations with Israel amount to betrayal of Allah and Islam.
"No Muslim on the face of this earth could ever imagine that there are Muslims who recognize the Zionist entity or normalize relations with it," he said.
"This is considered a betrayal of Allah, his religion, and the Muslims. Second all of Palestine – the first and foremost Jerusalem – constitutes a Muslim waqf land that belongs to all Muslims, from Jakarta to Tangier."


wnd--2020-01-19--Democrat House candidate supports replacing jail time with art class

Jamaal Bowman , a hard-left candidate looking to primary New York Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel out of a seat in New York 's 16th Congressional District , is a former middle school principal .
A lot of the solutions he proposes were no doubt shaped by his milieu .
There is a limit to what I can reasonably understand , however , and that limit has long since been reached when Bowman suggests one way to deal with crime is to let certain offenders take a two-hour art class instead of face court and jail and .
That 's apparently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at least when you consider a tweet from the candidate on Wednesday .
Bowman , who 's looking to turn Engel -- a powerful member of the Democratic House caucus -- into the next Joe Crowley , is a candidate supported by the Justice Democrats , the same group that propelled Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar to victory in 2018 .
According to the Washington Free Beacon , he 's a Green New Deal supporter who calls `` white male domestic terrorism '' the `` biggest issue in our country '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : Pelosi overturns American justice system with new standard for convictions Just from this information , we kind of know the caliber of individual we 're dealing with here .
However , even for someone with those pie-in-the-sky bona fides , the idea that he would support replacing jail time with art class on a wider scale is a bit , well , unusual .
To be fair , it was n't his idea .
This is something that New York City is already doing with low-level crimes , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested for fare beating , painting graffiti , shoplifting and other low-level offenses , you can skip a court appearance and avoid jail by taking an art course , '' the Oct. 2 article read .
`` It ’ s called 'Project Reset , ' and is the brain child of [ Brooklyn District Attorney Eric ] Gonzalez .
If you ’ re arrested for a non-violent offense and are given a desk appearance ticket , you can take a two-hour course at the Brooklyn Museum .
`` When you ’ re finished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The program `` requires individuals to view and discuss a piece of art with people they don ’ t know .
They ’ re asked to create their own art , to think and find meaning in that art , ” Gonzalez said .
Bowman tweeted a similar article which used the information from WCBS-TV this past week : “ It ’ s about holding people accountable , but doing it in ways that promote human dignity , ” Gonzalez said .
The accountability has to do with a two-hour session in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , each examine a different painting , according to Hyperallergic , a Brooklyn-based online arts magazine .
“ It definitely helped me avoid the anxiety of having to attend an actual court date for a mistake I made , ” Jessy Singh , who was arrested for shoplifting but participated in the program , told WCBS-TV .
“ It helped to make me feel human in a system that often criminalizes people for like the smallest of things , bad choices , wrong place wrong time.
” Shoplifting is a bad choice , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place wrong time . ''
What 's ironic , however , is that this is the quote that Bowman decided to pull from the piece .
Curiously , he did n't mention that Singh had been arrested for shoplifting .
On Bowman 's Twitter profile , he describes himself as follows : `` Former middle school principal .
I 'm running for Congress because NY-16 deserves a Democrat who will fight for jobs and education , not bombs and incarceration . ''
That 's fair , but at some point you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an alternative to incarceration .
My guess is that this is n't one of those cases where he can say `` RTs ≠ Endorsement . ''
So are we to assume he approves ?
Are we supposed to extrapolate that he wants to bring this to the rest of us ?
Is he going to expand it ?
Whatever the case , I never thought I would say this , but I hope that Eliot Engel has nothing to worry about .
Then again , I think I would have said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago , had I known then about AOC 's policies .
Woe be unto us if this former middle school principal brings what amounts to a detention plan in an art museum to the entire nation in lieu of actual low-level criminal deterrence .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Jamaal Bowman, a hard-left candidate looking to primary New York Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel out of a seat in New York's 16th Congressional District, is a former middle school principal.
A lot of the solutions he proposes were no doubt shaped by his milieu.
There is a limit to what I can reasonably understand, however, and that limit has long since been reached when Bowman suggests one way to deal with crime is to let certain offenders take a two-hour art class instead of face court and jail and.
That's apparently one of the Bowman campaign's positions, at least when you consider a tweet from the candidate on Wednesday.
Bowman, who's looking to turn Engel -- a powerful member of the Democratic House caucus -- into the next Joe Crowley, is a candidate supported by the Justice Democrats, the same group that propelled Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar to victory in 2018.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, he's a Green New Deal supporter who calls "white male domestic terrorism" the "biggest issue in our country" and thinks police ought to be disarmed.
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Just from this information, we kind of know the caliber of individual we're dealing with here.
However, even for someone with those pie-in-the-sky bona fides, the idea that he would support replacing jail time with art class on a wider scale is a bit, well, unusual.
To be fair, it wasn't his idea.
This is something that New York City is already doing with low-level crimes, according to WCBS-TV.
"If you’re arrested for fare beating, painting graffiti, shoplifting and other low-level offenses, you can skip a court appearance and avoid jail by taking an art course," the Oct. 2 article read.
"It’s called 'Project Reset,' and is the brain child of [Brooklyn District Attorney Eric] Gonzalez. If you’re arrested for a non-violent offense and are given a desk appearance ticket, you can take a two-hour course at the Brooklyn Museum.
"When you’re finished, the DA declines to prosecute."
The program "requires individuals to view and discuss a piece of art with people they don’t know. They’re asked to create their own art, to think and find meaning in that art,” Gonzalez said.
Bowman tweeted a similar article which used the information from WCBS-TV this past week:
“It definitely helped me avoid the anxiety of having to attend an actual court date for a mistake I made,” “It helped to make me feel human in a system that often criminalizes people for like the smallest of things, bad choices, wrong place wrong time.” https://t.co/sbjcRtkz29 — Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) January 15, 2020
“It’s about holding people accountable, but doing it in ways that promote human dignity,” Gonzalez said.
The accountability has to do with a two-hour session in which two groups, separated by age, each examine a different painting, according to Hyperallergic, a Brooklyn-based online arts magazine.
“It definitely helped me avoid the anxiety of having to attend an actual court date for a mistake I made,” Jessy Singh, who was arrested for shoplifting but participated in the program, told WCBS-TV.
“It helped to make me feel human in a system that often criminalizes people for like the smallest of things, bad choices, wrong place wrong time.”
Shoplifting is a bad choice, but it usually isn't "wrong place wrong time."
What's ironic, however, is that this is the quote that Bowman decided to pull from the piece.
Curiously, he didn't mention that Singh had been arrested for shoplifting.
On Bowman's Twitter profile, he describes himself as follows: "Former middle school principal. I'm running for Congress because NY-16 deserves a Democrat who will fight for jobs and education, not bombs and incarceration."
That's fair, but at some point you have to ask why he supports this art program as an alternative to incarceration.
My guess is that this isn't one of those cases where he can say "RTs ≠ Endorsement."
So are we to assume he approves?
Are we supposed to extrapolate that he wants to bring this to the rest of us?
Is he going to expand it?
Whatever the case, I never thought I would say this, but I hope that Eliot Engel has nothing to worry about.
Then again, I think I would have said the same thing about Joe Crowley just 2 years ago, had I known then about AOC's policies.
Woe be unto us if this former middle school principal brings what amounts to a detention plan in an art museum to the entire nation in lieu of actual low-level criminal deterrence.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-19--Charlie Daniels: Marine confirms Hillary vetoed sending 250 fighters to Benghazi

A Marine who says he was in the area during the terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi , Libya , says then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delayed help for the ambassador and others who were killed .
The testimony comes from Jon Myers , who tweeted , `` I was the officer in charge of the Marine response after the Benghazi attack of 2012 , in which the American consulate was destroyed and the ambassador murdered .
Our mission was to reinforce the embassy .
`` I was in charge of a program that had a company of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( USS McHenry ) conducting amphibious landing exercises around Africa .
After the attack happened , we were re-tasked to respond and protect the embassy .
We came up with a plan that included inserting 250 Marines and all their weaponry using Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft , refueling in flight with Air Force tankers , inserting directly into the embassy , '' he wrote .
He went on : `` Unbeknownst to most , the State Dept .
must approve of military action to reinforce embassies and consulates .
At the last minute , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans and actions would 'send the wrong message ' and that we did n't want to appear to be 'invading the Middle East . '
Keep in mind , the American ambassador was just murdered and his body assaulted in a terrorist attack timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary .
Ultimately , we were directed to insert the Marines via commercial type aircraft and then chartered bus , and not in uniform .
In addition to exposing the Marines to incredible risk , it ensured massive delays as well . ''
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new standard for convictions He said people should contrast that with the recent response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad .
`` It really struck me when I saw the fully outfitted and uniformed Marines reinforcing the embassy via tactical aircraft landing right on the spot .
Followed by 4,000 Army paratroopers moving into position to respond .
And now , as of today , 2,000 more Marines en route .
Quite a difference isn ’ t it ? ''
The testimony was highlighted by country-rock superstar Charlie Daniels on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he 's often tweeted , `` Benghazi ai n't going away . ''
Daniels said that 's because he met three men who were fighting the mob from the roof of the embassy annex , and he said they `` find it to be ridiculous that help could not have been sent and arrived in time . ''
Also , the battle took 13 hours , meaning that since Barack Obama and Clinton did n't send help , they are `` either the two stupidest , most inept people whoever became president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state or downright bald-faced liars . ''
`` Since Susan Rice went on TV and told the world that the 'protest ' was fueled by some anti-Muslim videotape – that some obscure and , so far , unseen film producer had made - and was played on some video outlet and Hillary 's famous 'WHAT DIFFERENCE , AT THIS POINT , DOES IT MAKE ? '
statement , little has been said . ''
The testimony shows the attack could have been over `` within a matter of minutes . ''
`` But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who would rather 'look diplomatic ' than to save American lives and a president with an undeniable soft spot for Islam and neither one of them have any idea of what in the hell they are doing , that ’ s the kind of catastrophe that results , '' Daniels said .
`` Folks , the Benghazi incident is a festering sore , a huge lie and an act of betrayal at the highest levels of our government and has got to be exposed , for several reasons .
First of all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who laid their lives on the line for America against overwhelming odds while sustaining grave wounds for thirteen hours .
Mark Geist , Kris Paronto and John Tiegen deserve at least that much . ''
The Americans killed were Ambassador Chris Stevens , Glen Doherty , Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods .
In Congress , there were several Benghazi investigations .
Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Pompeo released 48 pages of report that said : `` What we did find was a tragic failure of leadership – in the run-up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an administration that , so blinded by politics and its desire to win an election , disregarded a basic duty of government : tell the people the truth .
And for those reasons Benghazi is , and always will be , an American tragedy . ''
Daniels has been honored for his gospel music , Southern rock anthems and country hits .
He started out in the blue grass genre with the Misty Mountain Boys and moved to Nashville in 1967 .
Elvis Presley recorded a tune Daniels co-wrote titled `` It Hurts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flip side of `` Kissin ’ Cousins . ''
He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan 's `` Nashville Skyline . ''
He started the Charlie Daniels Band in 1972 , and among the many hits he 's known for are `` Long Haired Country Boy , '' `` The South ’ s Gon na Do It Again , '' `` In America '' and his signature , `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia . ''

A Marine who says he was in the area during the terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, says then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delayed help for the ambassador and others who were killed.
The testimony comes from Jon Myers, who tweeted, "I was the officer in charge of the Marine response after the Benghazi attack of 2012, in which the American consulate was destroyed and the ambassador murdered. Our mission was to reinforce the embassy.
"I was in charge of a program that had a company of Marines aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious ship (USS McHenry) conducting amphibious landing exercises around Africa. After the attack happened, we were re-tasked to respond and protect the embassy. We came up with a plan that included inserting 250 Marines and all their weaponry using Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, refueling in flight with Air Force tankers, inserting directly into the embassy," he wrote.
He went on: "Unbeknownst to most, the State Dept. must approve of military action to reinforce embassies and consulates. At the last minute, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said our plans and actions would 'send the wrong message' and that we didn't want to appear to be 'invading the Middle East.' Keep in mind, the American ambassador was just murdered and his body assaulted in a terrorist attack timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. Ultimately, we were directed to insert the Marines via commercial type aircraft and then chartered bus, and not in uniform. In addition to exposing the Marines to incredible risk, it ensured massive delays as well."
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He said people should contrast that with the recent response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
"It really struck me when I saw the fully outfitted and uniformed Marines reinforcing the embassy via tactical aircraft landing right on the spot. Followed by 4,000 Army paratroopers moving into position to respond. And now, as of today, 2,000 more Marines en route. Quite a difference isn’t it?"
The testimony was highlighted by country-rock superstar Charlie Daniels on his Soap Box web page.
He said he's often tweeted, "Benghazi ain't going away."
Daniels said that's because he met three men who were fighting the mob from the roof of the embassy annex, and he said they "find it to be ridiculous that help could not have been sent and arrived in time."
Also, the battle took 13 hours, meaning that since Barack Obama and Clinton didn't send help, they are "either the two stupidest, most inept people whoever became president of the United States and secretary of state or downright bald-faced liars."
"Since Susan Rice went on TV and told the world that the 'protest' was fueled by some anti-Muslim videotape – that some obscure and, so far, unseen film producer had made - and was played on some video outlet and Hillary's famous 'WHAT DIFFERENCE, AT THIS POINT, DOES IT MAKE?' statement, little has been said."
The testimony shows the attack could have been over "within a matter of minutes."
"But when you have a secretary of state who would rather 'look diplomatic' than to save American lives and a president with an undeniable soft spot for Islam and neither one of them have any idea of what in the hell they are doing, that’s the kind of catastrophe that results," Daniels said.
"Folks, the Benghazi incident is a festering sore, a huge lie and an act of betrayal at the highest levels of our government and has got to be exposed, for several reasons. First of all, to give some closure to three warriors who laid their lives on the line for America against overwhelming odds while sustaining grave wounds for thirteen hours. Mark Geist, Kris Paronto and John Tiegen deserve at least that much."
The Americans killed were Ambassador Chris Stevens, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods.
In Congress, there were several Benghazi investigations. Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Pompeo released 48 pages of report that said: "What we did find was a tragic failure of leadership – in the run-up to the attack and the night of – and an administration that, so blinded by politics and its desire to win an election, disregarded a basic duty of government: tell the people the truth. And for those reasons Benghazi is, and always will be, an American tragedy."
Daniels has been honored for his gospel music, Southern rock anthems and country hits.
He started out in the blue grass genre with the Misty Mountain Boys and moved to Nashville in 1967.
Elvis Presley recorded a tune Daniels co-wrote titled "It Hurts Me," which was released on the flip side of "Kissin’ Cousins." He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan's "Nashville Skyline."
He started the Charlie Daniels Band in 1972, and among the many hits he's known for are "Long Haired Country Boy," "The South’s Gonna Do It Again," "In America" and his signature, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."