thelibertydaily--2020-07-24--Joe Biden’s Candidacy: A Cautionary Tale of How Far the Left Will Go to Beat Their Opponent at the N

Joe Biden’s Candidacy: A Cautionary Tale of How Far the Left Will Go to Beat Their Opponent at the Nation’s Cost

At the end of the day , the tale of Joe Biden ’ s candidacy is a cautionary one of how far the Left will go to defeat its opponent at the cost of the country ’ s wellbeing .
They overlook obvious missteps they would consider egregious otherwise , pretend there is no reason to doubt his abilities , and blast vitriol at those who do not jump on the bandwagon .
While many may remember 2020 for its host of disasters – from government overreach to a devastating lack of preparation for widespread illness – there is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wake of the epidemic sweeping the globe .
That is , the abandonment of American virtue as represented by the Biden presidential campaign .
Let ’ s examine the facts .
Whether or not you like the man , Donald Trump has unequivocally faced an onslaught of backlash since his time as president for supposed sexual assault , racism , and being a poor orator .
Very few conservatives would deny the mistakes he ’ s made , but the scrutiny the mainstream media applies to the man ’ s character is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate Joe Biden .
While many posit the liberal media is simply trying to save the poor decisions made by the Democratic voters , a minority exists who believes he is far from a poor choice and that he ’ s , in fact , the perfect candidate .
“ It ’ s important that whether [ politicians ] are personally with us or not , that still have to take that position because it ’ s politically untenable not to do , ” said Shaunna Thomas , co-founder of women ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a reflection of the power we ’ re building.
” Joe Biden may not stand as a particularly strong candidate ( indeed , many are unsure what his platform truly is due to its lack of individuality or fresh politics ) , but this serves the Democrats better when he is so easily pressured to do whatever will keep himself in office , a trait that could lead to a dismal path for America ’ s interests should he be elected .
Biden falls more in line with the softer conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given the pressure of making constituents and party happy ( such as his long-time support of the Hyde Amendment that changed as presidential elections grew closer ) .
His political history shows that , in truth , he had little staying power of his own until he joined forces with the Obama administration , a decision that in the long-run has helped him tremendously to maintain notoriety .
After all , the American people have been conditioned to expect that former political figures often – for better or for worse – will know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Obama ’ s administration is one that many remember .
And work in the system he does .
While many lament the Trump administration for being spearheaded by a white , male elitist , Biden manages to fill a similar archetype while dodging sexual assault allegations and shady past dealings under the protest of “ he ’ s a nice guy ” .
Even better to those who serve a progressive agenda , he easily caves when caught under fire and is given a free pass by even those minorities he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Jim Clyburn , who still supports the former VP despite his recent allegations that a lack of support makes one “ not black ” ) .
The American public suffers under the effects of a previous administration that bent over backwards to appease special interest groups while having less interest in helping the people it claimed to serve .
While the people labor under the effects that the virus has had on the economy and public health , Joe Biden perpetuates the Leftist talking point that Trump is to blame – while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions from the beginning for having been too severe .
The morale of the nation can not stand another blow if it sees the election of a man who has been notoriously weak in serving the country ’ s best interests and is quoted as saying “ I want China to succeed.
” At the end of the day , the tale of Joe Biden ’ s candidacy is a cautionary one of how far the Left will go to defeat its opponent at the cost of the country ’ s wellbeing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ egregious otherwise , pretend there is no reason to doubt his abilities , and blast vitriol at those who do not jump on the bandwagon .
There is no plan beyond winning in November – at least that Biden ’ s revealed – and he hardly seems to know who he ’ s running against half the time .
But hey , at least he ’ s not Trump .

While many may remember 2020 for its host of disasters – from government overreach to a devastating lack of preparation for widespread illness – there is one disaster which should not be minimized in the wake of the epidemic sweeping the globe.
That is, the abandonment of American virtue as represented by the Biden presidential campaign.
Let’s examine the facts. Whether or not you like the man, Donald Trump has unequivocally faced an onslaught of backlash since his time as president for supposed sexual assault, racism, and being a poor orator. Very few conservatives would deny the mistakes he’s made, but the scrutiny the mainstream media applies to the man’s character is completely lost when it comes to electoral candidate Joe Biden.
While many posit the liberal media is simply trying to save the poor decisions made by the Democratic voters, a minority exists who believes he is far from a poor choice and that he’s, in fact, the perfect candidate.
“It’s important that whether [politicians] are personally with us or not, that still have to take that position because it’s politically untenable not to do,” said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of women’s rights group UltraViolet. “And that’s a reflection of the power we’re building.”
Joe Biden may not stand as a particularly strong candidate (indeed, many are unsure what his platform truly is due to its lack of individuality or fresh politics), but this serves the Democrats better when he is so easily pressured to do whatever will keep himself in office, a trait that could lead to a dismal path for America’s interests should he be elected.
Biden falls more in line with the softer conservatives of the past who were easily swayed given the pressure of making constituents and party happy (such as his long-time support of the Hyde Amendment that changed as presidential elections grew closer). His political history shows that, in truth, he had little staying power of his own until he joined forces with the Obama administration, a decision that in the long-run has helped him tremendously to maintain notoriety.
After all, the American people have been conditioned to expect that former political figures often – for better or for worse – will know how to work well within the system and Obama’s administration is one that many remember. And work in the system he does.
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While many lament the Trump administration for being spearheaded by a white, male elitist, Biden manages to fill a similar archetype while dodging sexual assault allegations and shady past dealings under the protest of “he’s a nice guy”.
Even better to those who serve a progressive agenda, he easily caves when caught under fire and is given a free pass by even those minorities he does cast insult on (see the words of Jim Clyburn, who still supports the former VP despite his recent allegations that a lack of support makes one “not black”).
The American public suffers under the effects of a previous administration that bent over backwards to appease special interest groups while having less interest in helping the people it claimed to serve.
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While the people labor under the effects that the virus has had on the economy and public health, Joe Biden perpetuates the Leftist talking point that Trump is to blame – while at the same time having criticized executive decisions from the beginning for having been too severe.
The morale of the nation cannot stand another blow if it sees the election of a man who has been notoriously weak in serving the country’s best interests and is quoted as saying “I want China to succeed.”
At the end of the day, the tale of Joe Biden’s candidacy is a cautionary one of how far the Left will go to defeat its opponent at the cost of the country’s wellbeing. They overlook obvious missteps they would consider egregious otherwise, pretend there is no reason to doubt his abilities, and blast vitriol at those who do not jump on the bandwagon. There is no plan beyond winning in November – at least that Biden’s revealed – and he hardly seems to know who he’s running against half the time.
“I’m prepared to say that I have a record of over 40 years and that I’m going to beat Joe Biden!”
But hey, at least he’s not Trump.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-24--Coon Cheese Dumps “Racist” Name After Complaints From Men Who Share Names With the Two Largest Slave

Coon Cheese Dumps “Racist” Name After Complaints From Men Who Share Names With the Two Largest Slaveholders in the U.S.

The owners of Coon Cheese have decided to dump the brand name in a bit to help “ eliminate racism in all its forms ” following complaints that its branding is “ racist.
” Aboriginal activist Stephen Hagan and actor Josh Thomas called out the company earlier this year for their use of the word “ Coon ” , a historically racial slur that ’ s been used against people with dark skin .
Despite the brand being originally named after its founder , Edward William Coon , parent company Saputo made the announcement today that the company would “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to align with “ current attitudes and perspectives.
” Ironically , the two Australians who complained about the branding share names with two of the largest slaveholders in U.S. history , Joshua John Ward and Stephen Duncan .
Joshua John Ward , also known as the “ King of the Rice Planters ” , was the largest slave owner in the United States , holding more than 1,100 blacks on his Brookgreen plantation in South Carolina .
The second-largest slaveholder was said to be Stephen Duncan , who collectively enslaved more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cotton producer .
Duncan held 858 slaves in Issaquena at one time and owned more than 15 plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana .
Can we expect Joshua Thomas and Stephen Hagan to follow Coon ’ s example and change their “ racist ” names , immediately ?

The owners of Coon Cheese have decided to dump the brand name in a bit to help “eliminate racism in all its forms” following complaints that its branding is “racist.”
Aboriginal activist Stephen Hagan and actor Josh Thomas called out the company earlier this year for their use of the word “Coon”, a historically racial slur that’s been used against people with dark skin.
Despite the brand being originally named after its founder, Edward William Coon, parent company Saputo made the announcement today that the company would “retire the Coon brand name” in order to align with “current attitudes and perspectives.”
Ironically, the two Australians who complained about the branding share names with two of the largest slaveholders in U.S. history, Joshua John Ward and Stephen Duncan.
Joshua John Ward, also known as the “King of the Rice Planters”, was the largest slave owner in the United States, holding more than 1,100 blacks on his Brookgreen plantation in South Carolina.
The second-largest slaveholder was said to be Stephen Duncan, who collectively enslaved more than 2,000 blacks during his time as a cotton producer. Duncan held 858 slaves in Issaquena at one time and owned more than 15 plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Can we expect Joshua Thomas and Stephen Hagan to follow Coon’s example and change their “racist” names, immediately?


thelibertydaily--2020-07-25--Study Finds That Full Lockdowns Did Not Reduce Chi-Com Virus Mortality Rate

A study published Tuesday in The Lancet medical journal found that full lockdowns , border closures and high rates of coronavirus testing are not associated with a statistically significant reduction in the total number of critical cases or the virus ’ s overall mortality rate .
However , the study , which was based on data from the 50 countries with the most reported cases as of May 1 , noted that lockdowns and border closures are likely associated with better overall health outcomes , as the measures helped drive down the rate of the virus ’ s transmission and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In our study , an increasing number of days to border closures was associated with a higher caseload , and more restrictive public health measures ( such as a full lockdown compared to partial or curfew only measures ) were associated with an increase in the number of recovered cases per million population , ” the researchers reported .
“ These findings suggest that more restrictive public health practices may indeed be associated with less transmission and better outcomes.
” “ However , in our analysis , full lockdowns and wide-spread COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of critical cases or overall mortality , ” the researchers added .
The study found two factors that were significantly associated with increased coronavirus mortality rate : the prevalence of obesity among the population , and a higher per capita gross domestic product .
“ Countries with a higher per capita GDP had an increased number of reported critical cases and deaths per million population , ” the researchers reported .
“ This may reflect more widespread testing in those countries , greater transparency with reporting and better national surveillance systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ association might include increase [ sic ] accessibility to air travel and international holidays in wealthier countries.
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The study did not address whether mask-wearing mandates have any effect on curbing the spread or reducing the mortality rate of coronavirus .
Much of the United States went under temporary lockdowns in the spring predicated on the goal of “ flattening the curve , ” or reducing the number of active cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduces the overall strain on hospital systems .
Many states were in the process of lifting coronavirus restrictions as cases began surging again in June .
Governors across the country have implemented a number of measures in an attempt to cut down the spread of the virus , including delaying their reopening plans and introducing expanded mask mandates , according to a tracker by The Washington Post .
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A study published Tuesday in The Lancet medical journal found that full lockdowns, border closures and high rates of coronavirus testing are not associated with a statistically significant reduction in the total number of critical cases or the virus’s overall mortality rate.
However, the study, which was based on data from the 50 countries with the most reported cases as of May 1, noted that lockdowns and border closures are likely associated with better overall health outcomes, as the measures helped drive down the rate of the virus’s transmission and reduce the load on hospital systems.
“In our study, an increasing number of days to border closures was associated with a higher caseload, and more restrictive public health measures (such as a full lockdown compared to partial or curfew only measures) were associated with an increase in the number of recovered cases per million population,” the researchers reported. “These findings suggest that more restrictive public health practices may indeed be associated with less transmission and better outcomes.”
“However, in our analysis, full lockdowns and wide-spread COVID-19 testing were not associated with reductions in the number of critical cases or overall mortality,” the researchers added.
The study found two factors that were significantly associated with increased coronavirus mortality rate: the prevalence of obesity among the population, and a higher per capita gross domestic product.
“Countries with a higher per capita GDP had an increased number of reported critical cases and deaths per million population,” the researchers reported. “This may reflect more widespread testing in those countries, greater transparency with reporting and better national surveillance systems. Other potential putative reasons for the association might include increase [sic] accessibility to air travel and international holidays in wealthier countries.”
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The study did not address whether mask-wearing mandates have any effect on curbing the spread or reducing the mortality rate of coronavirus.
Much of the United States went under temporary lockdowns in the spring predicated on the goal of “flattening the curve,” or reducing the number of active cases at any given time which in turn reduces the overall strain on hospital systems.
Many states were in the process of lifting coronavirus restrictions as cases began surging again in June. Governors across the country have implemented a number of measures in an attempt to cut down the spread of the virus, including delaying their reopening plans and introducing expanded mask mandates, according to a tracker by The Washington Post.
California Governor Gavin Newsom reimposed major restrictions on his state in July, including ordering all bars to close statewide and closing indoor gyms, places of worship and other businesses in 30 counties across the state.
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thelibertydaily--2020-07-25--Indictment of Former Democrat Congressman Widens Voter Fraud Case in Philadelphia

A voter fraud scandal in Philadelphia appears to be expanding with the indictment this week of a former Democratic congressman and more charges expected .
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that former Rep. Michael “ Ozzie ” Myers , 77 , had been indicted on multiple counts , including conspiracy to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing ballot boxes .
Other charges against Myers include bribery of an election official , falsification of records , voting more than once in a federal election , and obstruction of justice .
Myers , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , left Congress in disgrace in late 1979 as part of the broad “ Abscam ” bribery scandal and , upon conviction , was sent to federal prison .
After his release in 1985 , he became a political consultant .
If convicted in the voter fraud case , Myers would face up to 90 years in prison , according to the Justice Department .
Myers ’ indictment follows a guilty plea in May by a Philadelphia election judge , Domenick DeMuro .
The indictment alleges that Myers bribed DeMuro and others to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Pennsylvania ’ s Democratic primary elections in 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 .
“ It doesn ’ t surprise me that this is in Philadelphia , which is one of the worst places in the country for election fraud , ” Hans von Spakovsky , a former Justice Department lawyer who was a member of the Federal Election Commission and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in 2017 , told The Daily Signal .
“ The key question now is who else did Myers pay to stuff ballot boxes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judicial candidates ?
” von Spakovsky , manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative at The Heritage Foundation , said .
“ Did any of these candidates happen to know what the money they were paying Myers was going for ?
Were other election officials engaged ?
” Prosecutors say the voting irregularities took place over the course of three election cycles—2014 , 2015 , and 2016—and emerged in a referral to the Justice Department by Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt on Sept. 22 , 2014 .
The Philadelphia City Commission is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charged with supervising elections and voter registration in the city .
Schmidt is the Republican member , serving with two Democrats .
Schmidt , who could not be reached for comment Friday , made additional referrals to the Justice Department after later elections .
It may be telling that the case is being prosecuted only now , von Spakovsky told The Daily Signal : Each voting machine at Philadelphia polling stations produces a printed receipt that documents its use , the Justice Department said .
The elections judge and other election board officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy of machine results .
Federal prosecutors charged Myers with bribing DeMuro—the judge of elections for the 39th Ward , 36th Division , in South Philadelphia—over several years .
DeMuro pleaded guilty in May to adding votes illegally for certain candidates in primary elections .
Some of the candidates were running for judicial offices and their campaigns had hired Myers ; others were running for various federal , state , and local offices and Myers favored them for a variety of reasons , prosecutors said .
“ Votes are not things to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” McSwain , the U.S. attorney , said in a statement .
“ If you are a political consultant , election official , or work with the polling places in any way , I urge you to do your job honestly and faithfully .
That is what the public deserves , it is what democracy demands , and it is what my office will enforce.
” The Justice Department did not identify which candidates paid Myers for consulting work .
Myers is presumed innocent until proven guilty , of course , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports that the former congressman or his lawyers have spoken on the matter .
According to the indictment , Myers solicited “ consulting fees ” from clients and used portions of those funds to pay DeMuro and others to tamper with election results .
Prosecutors allege that Myers made payments to DeMuro ranging from $ 300 to $ 5,000 per election .
DeMuro admitted to adding fraudulent votes to a voting machine—a practice known as “ ringing up ” votes .
DeMuro then would falsely certify that the returns were accurate , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allege that Myers directed DeMuro to lie to investigators about the bribes and the ballot-stuffing scheme .

A voter fraud scandal in Philadelphia appears to be expanding with the indictment this week of a former Democratic congressman and more charges expected.
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that former Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers, 77, had been indicted on multiple counts, including conspiracy to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing ballot boxes.
Other charges against Myers include bribery of an election official, falsification of records, voting more than once in a federal election, and obstruction of justice.
Myers, who represented Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, left Congress in disgrace in late 1979 as part of the broad “Abscam” bribery scandal and, upon conviction, was sent to federal prison. After his release in 1985, he became a political consultant.
If convicted in the voter fraud case, Myers would face up to 90 years in prison, according to the Justice Department.
Myers’ indictment follows a guilty plea in May by a Philadelphia election judge, Domenick DeMuro.
The indictment alleges that Myers bribed DeMuro and others to stuff ballot boxes to benefit specific candidates in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary elections in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
“It doesn’t surprise me that this is in Philadelphia, which is one of the worst places in the country for election fraud,” Hans von Spakovsky, a former Justice Department lawyer who was a member of the Federal Election Commission and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in 2017, told The Daily Signal.
“The key question now is who else did Myers pay to stuff ballot boxes for local, state, federal, and judicial candidates?” von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative at The Heritage Foundation, said. “Did any of these candidates happen to know what the money they were paying Myers was going for? Were other election officials engaged?”
Prosecutors say the voting irregularities took place over the course of three election cycles—2014, 2015, and 2016—and emerged in a referral to the Justice Department by Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt on Sept. 22, 2014.
The Philadelphia City Commission is a bipartisan, three-member board of elected officials charged with supervising elections and voter registration in the city. Schmidt is the Republican member, serving with two Democrats.
If interested, here is a partial, redacted copy of the original referral: https://t.co/d68W3hrFFY — Commissioner Al Schmidt (@Commish_Schmidt) May 21, 2020
Schmidt, who could not be reached for comment Friday, made additional referrals to the Justice Department after later elections.
It may be telling that the case is being prosecuted only now, von Spakovsky told The Daily Signal:
There is no doubt that the prior Justice Department under the Obama administration ignored it. When I served as a Fairfax County [Virginia] election official, we sent a referral to the Obama administration’s Justice Department about noncitizens registered to vote. So, I would wonder why it took so long in Philadelphia, and why the Obama Justice Department didn’t do anything about it.
Each voting machine at Philadelphia polling stations produces a printed receipt that documents its use, the Justice Department said. The elections judge and other election board officials at each polling place attest to the accuracy of machine results.
Federal prosecutors charged Myers with bribing DeMuro—the judge of elections for the 39th Ward, 36th Division, in South Philadelphia—over several years.
DeMuro pleaded guilty in May to adding votes illegally for certain candidates in primary elections.
Some of the candidates were running for judicial offices and their campaigns had hired Myers; others were running for various federal, state, and local offices and Myers favored them for a variety of reasons, prosecutors said.
“Votes are not things to be purchased and democracy is not for sale,” McSwain, the U.S. attorney, said in a statement. “If you are a political consultant, election official, or work with the polling places in any way, I urge you to do your job honestly and faithfully. That is what the public deserves, it is what democracy demands, and it is what my office will enforce.”
The Justice Department did not identify which candidates paid Myers for consulting work.
Myers is presumed innocent until proven guilty, of course, and The Daily Signal could find no public reports that the former congressman or his lawyers have spoken on the matter.
According to the indictment, Myers solicited “consulting fees” from clients and used portions of those funds to pay DeMuro and others to tamper with election results.
Prosecutors allege that Myers made payments to DeMuro ranging from $300 to $5,000 per election.
DeMuro admitted to adding fraudulent votes to a voting machine—a practice known as “ringing up” votes. DeMuro then would falsely certify that the returns were accurate, according to the Justice Department.
Prosecutors also allege that Myers directed DeMuro to lie to investigators about the bribes and the ballot-stuffing scheme.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-25--Science And Data Say School Reopening Is Safe, So Why Do Democrats Oppose It?

Although the majority of parents in America are concerned about their children falling behind due to the closure of schools over COVID-19 , the split over whether or not to open schools is purely a partisan choice .
According to market research and public opinion group Ipsos , 78 percent of Democrats oppose re-opening schools while 79 percent of Republicans support the decision .
Schools have been closed nationwide since the coronavirus outbreak began in the United States in early to mid-March .
Since then , scientific research has largely reached a consensus regarding the safety for school-aged children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including their risks of development and rates of transmission .
According to the Foundation for Research of Equal Opportunity , maintaining the closure of schools poses expansive threats to the mental , emotional , and physical health of children and their family than the reopening schools could .
“ While the risks of COVID-19 in children are low and manageable , the harms of prolonged school closures are high .
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics , ‘ The importance of in-person learning is well-documented , and there is already evidence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school closures in the spring of 2020 , ’ ” the report says .
The science also points to children being at very low risk of hospitalization or death from the novel coronavirus .
“ The Center for Disease Control ’ s most recent report shows 12 pediatric COVID deaths total , compared to 174 pediatric flu deaths this season .
In the 2018-2019 flu season there were 400 pediatric deaths , and the 2009 swine flu pandemic killed 2,000 children , ” writes Phil Kerpen in The Federalist .
Despite the strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school next month , democrats still advocate for keeping schools closed and continuing alternate forms of learning .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been pushing back on school openings since early July , when she said , “ We don ’ t want our children to take risks to go to school.
” Democratic governors , including the governor of the state with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths , New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , are hesitant in opening schools .
Cuomo claims his likely pending decision to remain closed is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopen schools , but you only reopen if it ’ s safe to reopen , and that ’ s determined by the data , ” Cuomo said .
“ You don ’ t hold your finger up and feel the wind , you don ’ t have an inspiration , you don ’ t have a dream , you don ’ t have an emotion–look at the data .
We test more and we have more data than any state .
If you have the virus under control , reopen .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control , then you can ’ t reopen.
” Republicans in Congress , meanwhile , are pushing for schools to go back to teaching in-person .
The next COVID-19 relief package , proposed by a Senate Republican , will include $ 70 billion for K-12 education , half of which is for schools that reopen in-person .
It leaves only $ 5 billion for governors ’ discretionary education spending .
The education spending accounts for just a small percentage of the $ 1 trillion total package that is set for negotiations with democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also expressed strong support for reopening schools this fall .
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal , the president faces resistance from local leaders , many of whom are Democrats .
“ President Trump has repeatedly said he wants schools to reopen fully and that keeping them physically closed hurts the economy and working parents .
But some state and local leaders have already postponed school start dates and delayed in-person learning , saying it is too dangerous to have children back on campus where infections could spread , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate Joe Biden , however , recommends leaving the decision at the discretion of localities .
Trump accused Biden of taking a meager stance for political reason , and thereby putting the health of students second .
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany quoted Dr. Scott Atlas in a press briefing , who says the argument to keep schools closed is non-existent when looking at the science .
Atlas is a member of Hoover ’ s Working Group on Health Care Policy and the former head of neuroradiology at Stanford Medical School .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everyone else in the Western world , our peer nations , are doing it .
We are the outlier here , ” she said .
“ The science is very clear on this… The risk of critical illness from COVID is far less for children than that of seasonal flu .
The science is on our side here .
We encourage for localities and states to just simply follow the science .
Open our schools .
It ’ s very damaging to our children.
” Despite the overwhelming scientific support , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remains a partisan issue .

Although the majority of parents in America are concerned about their children falling behind due to the closure of schools over COVID-19, the split over whether or not to open schools is purely a partisan choice. According to market research and public opinion group Ipsos, 78 percent of Democrats oppose re-opening schools while 79 percent of Republicans support the decision.
Schools have been closed nationwide since the coronavirus outbreak began in the United States in early to mid-March. Since then, scientific research has largely reached a consensus regarding the safety for school-aged children, encompassing all parts of the COVID-19 threat including their risks of development and rates of transmission.
According to the Foundation for Research of Equal Opportunity, maintaining the closure of schools poses expansive threats to the mental, emotional, and physical health of children and their family than the reopening schools could.
“While the risks of COVID-19 in children are low and manageable, the harms of prolonged school closures are high. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, ‘The importance of in-person learning is well-documented, and there is already evidence of the negative impacts on children because of school closures in the spring of 2020,’” the report says.
The science also points to children being at very low risk of hospitalization or death from the novel coronavirus.
“The Center for Disease Control’s most recent report shows 12 pediatric COVID deaths total, compared to 174 pediatric flu deaths this season. In the 2018-2019 flu season there were 400 pediatric deaths, and the 2009 swine flu pandemic killed 2,000 children,” writes Phil Kerpen in The Federalist.
Despite the strong scientific support for sending children back to school next month, democrats still advocate for keeping schools closed and continuing alternate forms of learning.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been pushing back on school openings since early July, when she said, “We don’t want our children to take risks to go to school.”
Democratic governors, including the governor of the state with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are hesitant in opening schools. Cuomo claims his likely pending decision to remain closed is “data-driven.”
“Everybody wants to reopen schools, but you only reopen if it’s safe to reopen, and that’s determined by the data,” Cuomo said. “You don’t hold your finger up and feel the wind, you don’t have an inspiration, you don’t have a dream, you don’t have an emotion–look at the data. We test more and we have more data than any state. If you have the virus under control, reopen. If you don’t have the virus under control, then you can’t reopen.”
Republicans in Congress, meanwhile, are pushing for schools to go back to teaching in-person. The next COVID-19 relief package, proposed by a Senate Republican, will include $70 billion for K-12 education, half of which is for schools that reopen in-person. It leaves only $5 billion for governors’ discretionary education spending. The education spending accounts for just a small percentage of the $1 trillion total package that is set for negotiations with democrats this upcoming week.
President Donald Trump has also expressed strong support for reopening schools this fall. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the president faces resistance from local leaders, many of whom are Democrats.
“President Trump has repeatedly said he wants schools to reopen fully and that keeping them physically closed hurts the economy and working parents. But some state and local leaders have already postponed school start dates and delayed in-person learning, saying it is too dangerous to have children back on campus where infections could spread,” the article reads.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, however, recommends leaving the decision at the discretion of localities. Trump accused Biden of taking a meager stance for political reason, and thereby putting the health of students second.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1280232979781111808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1280232979781111808%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-democrats-keep-schools-shut-political-reasons
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany quoted Dr. Scott Atlas in a press briefing, who says the argument to keep schools closed is non-existent when looking at the science. Atlas is a member of Hoover’s Working Group on Health Care Policy and the former head of neuroradiology at Stanford Medical School.
“Of course we can do it. Everyone else in the Western world, our peer nations, are doing it. We are the outlier here,” she said. “The science is very clear on this… The risk of critical illness from COVID is far less for children than that of seasonal flu. The science is on our side here. We encourage for localities and states to just simply follow the science. Open our schools. It’s very damaging to our children.”
Despite the overwhelming scientific support, the public debate over opening schools in America remains a partisan issue.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-25--Chi-Com Stooge LeBron James on the Black Lives Matter Communist Front Group: ‘In America . . . There

Chi-Com Stooge LeBron James on the Black Lives Matter Communist Front Group: ‘In America . . . There Ain’t Been No Damn Movement For Us’ [What About the Abolition Movement? Civil Rights?]

After his Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in an exhibition game , LeBron James spoke about Black Lives Matter , insisting , “ When you ’ re black , it ’ s not a movement .
It ’ s a lifestyle , ” adding , “ I don ’ t like the word ‘ movement ’ because , unfortunately , in America and in society , there ain ’ t been no damn movement for us.
” In November 2018 , Forbes estimated James ’ worth at $ 450 million , adding , “ His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including this season , is tops among active players and has him fourth all-time behind Kevin Garnett , Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O ’ Neal.
” James stated , “ It ’ s just heartbreaking .
You guys don ’ t understand .
Unless you ’ re a person of color , you guys don ’ t understand .
I understand you might feel for us .
But you will never truly understand what it is to be black in America.
” He continued , “ A lot of people kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lives Matter as a movement .
It ’ s not a movement .
When you ’ re black , it ’ s not a movement .
It ’ s a lifestyle .
We sit here and say it ’ s a movement , and , OK , how long is this movement going to last ?
‘ Don ’ t stop the movement.
’ No , this is a walk of life .
When you wake up and you ’ re Black , that is what it is .
It shouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lifestyle .
This is who we are .
… I don ’ t like the word ‘ movement ’ because , unfortunately , in America and in society , there ain ’ t been no damn movement for us .
There ain ’ t been no movement , ” as ESPN reported .
“ You know what ’ s going on now .
Is that progress ?
I think we can all say that ’ s not progress .
The conversations being had right now and how many people are really listening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make things happen , that ’ s progress .
We got a long way to go , ” James declared .
In late June , Deadline reported that James and his business partner Maverick Carter , who had based their media company Springhill at Warner Bros. since 2015 , signed with ABC Studios , a part of Disney Television Studios .
Carter stated , “ SpringHill Entertainment makes the shows LeBron and I want to watch .
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Disney is an incredible home for SpringHill ’ s future growth in scripted television .
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” Deadline added , “ SpringHill Entertainment has been folded into the new and diversified The SpringHill Company , a global consumer and entertainment brand focused on empowerment , which has secured $ 100M in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When we talk about storytelling , we want to be able to hit home , to hit a lot of homes where they feel like they can be a part of that story .
And they feel like , Oh , you know what ?
I can relate to that .
It ’ s very organic to our upbringing.
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After his Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in an exhibition game, LeBron James spoke about Black Lives Matter, insisting, “When you’re black, it’s not a movement. It’s a lifestyle,” adding, “I don’t like the word ‘movement’ because, unfortunately, in America and in society, there ain’t been no damn movement for us.”
In November 2018, Forbes estimated James’ worth at $450 million, adding, “His career playing salary of $270 million, including this season, is tops among active players and has him fourth all-time behind Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal.”
James stated, “It’s just heartbreaking. You guys don’t understand. Unless you’re a person of color, you guys don’t understand. I understand you might feel for us. But you will never truly understand what it is to be black in America.”
He continued, “A lot of people kind of use this analogy, talking about Black Lives Matter as a movement. It’s not a movement. When you’re black, it’s not a movement. It’s a lifestyle. We sit here and say it’s a movement, and, OK, how long is this movement going to last? ‘Don’t stop the movement.’ No, this is a walk of life. When you wake up and you’re Black, that is what it is. It shouldn’t be a movement. It should be a lifestyle. This is who we are. … I don’t like the word ‘movement’ because, unfortunately, in America and in society, there ain’t been no damn movement for us. There ain’t been no movement,” as ESPN reported.
“You know what’s going on now. Is that progress? I think we can all say that’s not progress. The conversations being had right now and how many people are really listening or just having the conversations of trying to make things happen, that’s progress. We got a long way to go,” James declared.
In late June, Deadline reported that James and his business partner Maverick Carter, who had based their media company Springhill at Warner Bros. since 2015, signed with ABC Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios. Carter stated, “SpringHill Entertainment makes the shows LeBron and I want to watch. We look at every project as a way to connect with our community and ask ourselves if it will entertain and empower them. We want our content to be insightful in every way. Disney is an incredible home for SpringHill’s future growth in scripted television. Disney’s variety of platforms, extensive reach, depth of talent, and diversity of audience opens up so much opportunity for us to keep creating great stories.”
Deadline added, “SpringHill Entertainment has been folded into the new and diversified The SpringHill Company, a global consumer and entertainment brand focused on empowerment, which has secured $100M in financial backing.”
James stated, “When we talk about storytelling, we want to be able to hit home, to hit a lot of homes where they feel like they can be a part of that story. And they feel like, Oh, you know what? I can relate to that. It’s very organic to our upbringing.”


thelibertydaily--2020-07-25--Treasonous Democrats in Portland Threaten to Fine Feds for Actions That Hinder the Communist Revolut

Treasonous Democrats in Portland Threaten to Fine Feds for Actions That Hinder the Communist Revolution

Portland rioters , who officials call ‘ protesters ’ and ‘ demonstrators , ’ try to set the federal courthouse on fire each night .
They were doing this before the feds were sent in to protect the courthouse .
The federal officers erected a fence to help protect the courthouse .
Every night , the ‘ protesters ’ break down part of the fence so they can damage the courthouse .
They throw incendiary devices over the fence and fan the flames that result .
Far-left Portland officials are fighting back in support of the ‘ protesters.
’ They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the courthouse fence , claiming it ’ s blocking a bike lane .
Portland city attorneys sent a July 22 cease-and-desist letter to the federal agency that oversees a downtown courthouse , threatening fines for erecting a metal fence that keeps out protesters—and also blocks a bicycle lane .
“ Unidentified agents of the federal government have placed unpermitted fencing and jersey barriers in the city ’ s right of way outside of the Hatfield Federal Courthouse , ” says the letter from Chief Deputy City Attorney Robert Taylor .
“ The fencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create a hazard for Portlanders by blocking the bike lane on Southwest Main [ Street ] , which is the premier bike facility into downtown Portland.
” Trump should take the fines out of any aid they were going to give them .
The Willamette Week reports , “ President Donald Trump ’ s deployment of federal officers to Portland has increased vandalism at the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse , which demonstrators now treat as a castle to be stormed each night.
” No , sorry , Willamette Week , that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the courthouse which is why the feds went there in the first place .
The rioters increased vandalism .
The federal officers are not vandalism anything .
These Portland officials are crazy .

Portland rioters, who officials call ‘protesters’ and ‘demonstrators,’ try to set the federal courthouse on fire each night. They were doing this before the feds were sent in to protect the courthouse.
The federal officers erected a fence to help protect the courthouse. Every night, the ‘protesters’ break down part of the fence so they can damage the courthouse. They throw incendiary devices over the fence and fan the flames that result.
Far-left Portland officials are fighting back in support of the ‘protesters.’ They are threatening to fine the Feds for the courthouse fence, claiming it’s blocking a bike lane.
Portland city attorneys sent a July 22 cease-and-desist letter to the federal agency that oversees a downtown courthouse, threatening fines for erecting a metal fence that keeps out protesters—and also blocks a bicycle lane.
“Unidentified agents of the federal government have placed unpermitted fencing and jersey barriers in the city’s right of way outside of the Hatfield Federal Courthouse,” says the letter from Chief Deputy City Attorney Robert Taylor. “The fencing and barriers in the right of way create a hazard for Portlanders by blocking the bike lane on Southwest Main [Street], which is the premier bike facility into downtown Portland.”
Trump should take the fines out of any aid they were going to give them.
The Willamette Week reports, “President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal officers to Portland has increased vandalism at the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse, which demonstrators now treat as a castle to be stormed each night.”
No, sorry, Willamette Week, that’s not true. They were destroying the courthouse which is why the feds went there in the first place. The rioters increased vandalism. The federal officers are not vandalism anything. These Portland officials are crazy.
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thelibertydaily--2020-07-25--Sedition in the Obama Oval Office? Judicial Watch Sues On Obama Oval Office Meeting in Obamagate Sca

Sedition in the Obama Oval Office? Judicial Watch Sues On Obama Oval Office Meeting in Obamagate Scandal

Sedition in the Obama Oval Office ?
Judicial Watch Sues On Illicit Foreign Funding of Our Colleges and Universities Soros Funds St. Louis Prosecutor Charging Couple for Protecting Home State Department Pushed Leftist Revolution ?
Trump Effect : Big Bet on Virus Drug Still Winning Barack Obama , Joe Biden and their top intelligence officers huddled in the Oval Office shortly before Donald Trump was inaugurated to discuss what they would do about this new President they despised .
Now we aim to find out more about this conspiracy .
We just filed a FOIA suit against the Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Director of National Intelligence ( ODNI ) for all records related to the January 5 , 2017 , meeting at the Obama Oval Office during which the Steele Dossier and the investigation of General Flynn were discussed ( Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice and ODNI ( No .
1:20-cv-01947 ) ) .
The Oval Office meeting reportedly included President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , National Security Adviser Susan Rice , Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates , FBI Director James Comey , CIA Director John Brennan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other Obama administration political and law enforcement officials .
At least two records describing the meeting – a January 20 , 2017 , memo Rice sent to herself and a set of notes taken by FBI counterespionage chief Peter Strzok – have been declassified and made public .
Sally Yates also detailed the meeting to Robert Mueller ’ s investigation .
We sued after the DOJ , FBI , and ODNI failed to respond to identical May 20 , 2020 , FOIA requests for : • All records regarding the January 5 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates , former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , former CIA Director John Brennan , former Director James Comey , President Obama , and others .
This request includes all records created in preparation for , during , and/or pursuant to the meeting , as well as any and all related records of communication between any official or representative of the Department of Justice and any other individual .
The meeting took place just two weeks prior to Trump ’ s inauguration .
Last week we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer Lisa Page that included a frantic exchange between top bureau officials in the days prior to and following Trump ’ s inauguration discussing a White House counterintelligence briefing that could “ play into ” the FBI ’ s “ investigative strategy.
” Obama ’ s infamous January 5 , 2017 , Oval Office meeting is a key moment in the corrupt effort to smear and spy on President Trump and target General Flynn with a malicious prosecution .
Rather than delay and stonewall , it is urgent the FBI , DOJ , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , seditious conspiracy .
Judicial Watch Sues On Illicit Foreign Funding of Our Colleges and Universities We have steadily revealed China ’ s connections to our universities and other institutions .
Just last month we reported that the National Institutes of Health booted 54 scientists for their financial ties to China .
We want to know more , and so we havefiled a FOIA suit against the U.S. Department of Education for all records related to its investigations of colleges and universities accepting foreign gifts and contracts ( Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
We sued after the department failed to respond to our May 4 , 2020 FOIA request for : All information , documents , and communication ( s ) between the Department and all schools currently under a Section 117 investigation regarding acceptance or reporting of foreign gifts including , but not limited to , gifts to affiliated foundations , all ancillary or foreign campuses , and individual departments or professors between January 1 , 2018 and present ; and Any preliminary findings or reports that cover all open and closed investigations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting of foreign gifts , including all source documents and information relied upon to determine findings or other report content .
According to our suit , Section 117 of the Higher Education Act , 20 U.S.C .
§ 1011f , “ requires U.S. institutions of higher education receiving federal funding to report any gifts from , or contracts with , foreign sources with a value of $ 250,000 or more in a twelve-month period .
Section 117 also authorizes the Department of Education to open an administrative investigation , and , if necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a civil action to enforce the law.
” On May 4 , 2020 , the ranking members of seven committees , including Rep. Jim Jordan of the Committee on Oversight and Reform , Rep. Virginia Foxx of the Committee on Education and Labor , Rep. Michael Rogers of the Committee on Homeland Security , Rep. Frank Lucas of the Committee on Science , Space and Technology , Rep. Devin Nunes of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , Rep. Mac Thornberry of the Armed Services Committee , and Rep. Michael McCaul of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Education Betsy DeVos outlining their concerns about foreign influence in American institutes of higher education .
In the letter , they specifically highlight the Chinese Communist Party ’ s attempts to silence academic research into the origins of COVID-19 .
It is not publicly known if they have received these records or the briefing .
It was reported on June 15 , 2020 , that “ More than 70 U.S. universities that received funding from the Chinese government did not disclose those donations to the Department of Education , prompting concerns from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communist Party ’ s growing influence on American college campuses.
” On June 9 , 2020 , Dr. Charles Lieber , former chair of Harvard ’ s department of chemistry and chemical biology , “ was indicted by a federal grand jury … on charges that he lied to U.S. officials about his ties to a Chinese-run program aimed at furthering the communist superpower ’ s scientific and technological development.
” Since May 2019 , we have represented theZachor Legal Institute in a Texas Public Information Act lawsuit , seeking information about potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding of certain Texas A & M University programs and a Texas A & M campus in Education City , Al Rayyan , Qatar ( Qatar Foundation for Education , Science and Community Development v. Ken Paxton , Texas Attorney General ( No .
D-1-GN-18-006240 ) ) .
China is a clear and present danger to the United States , and this lawsuit aims to expose secret Chinese and other nefarious foreign funding of America ’ s colleges and universities .
We ’ ve had our eye on billionaire George Soros for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scheme imaginable .
Now , little known to most people , he ’ s helping to set up a cadre of prosecutors across America .
Our Corruption Chroniclesblog has the latest .
A controversial city prosecutor investigated for abusing her power to pursue a bogus criminal case against a political nemesis and fined for campaign finance violations just received a hefty reelection contribution from leftwing billionaire George Soros .
Her name is Kimberly Gardner and in 2016 she made history for getting elected as St. Louis Missouri ’ s first black chief prosecutor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gardner ran on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system , has wrongfully charged cops and conducted a two-year witch hunt of former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens , who was exonerated of all wrongdoing .
In that case , Gardner was forced to withdraw her indictment accusing the Republican governor of felony invasion of privacy for supposedly taking a compromising photo of his mistress and using it to keep her quiet about the extramarital affair .
Now the Soros-backed prosecutor is targeting the St. Louis couple , Mark and Patricia McCloskey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of Black Lives Matters protestors trespassed onto their property on their way to the St. Louis mayor ’ s house .
The McCloskeys , both attorneys , confronted protestors with guns and demanded they leave their property .
A local newspaper report describes the incident like this : “ Americans saw the story they wanted to see .
Some saw respected professionals fearing for their safety , reasonably exercising their Second Amendment rights to defend their home from violent trespassers .
Others saw an overwrought , older affluent couple , recklessly pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The local prosecutor subscribes to the latter version .
This week Gardner , whose official title is St. Louis Circuit Attorney , charged the McCloskeys with unlawful use of a weapon , a felony .
Shortly after the incident in late June , Gardner issued a public statement indicating that she would criminally charge the couple for protecting their property .
“ I am alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend , where peaceful protesters were met by guns and a violent assault .
We must protect the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated .
My office is currently working with the public and police to investigate these events .
Make no mistake : we will not tolerate the use of force against those exercising their First Amendment rights , and will use the full power of Missouri law to hold people accountable.
” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt , the state ’ s chief law enforcement officer , has filed a court brief seeking to get the case dismissed .
“ The right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s person , family , home , and property has deep roots in Missouri law , ” the court document states .
“ Self-defense is the central component of the right to keep and bear arms , which receives the highest level of protection from the Missouri Constitution .
Missouri ’ s statutes specifically authorize Missouri citizens to use firearms to deter assailants and protect themselves , their families , and homes from threatening or violent intruders .
A highly publicized criminal prosecution of Missouri citizens for exercising these fundamental freedoms threatens to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exercising their constitutional right of self-defense.
” Almost half of St. Louis felony cases have been bungledby Gardner , according to news reports , and more than 65 attorneys have quit or been fired from the prosecutor ’ s office during her tenure .
Among them is Rachel Smith , Gardner ’ s chief trial assistant , who resigned after 19 years in office .
She was the fourth prosecutor to fill the role of chief trial assistant since Gardner took office in 2017 .
Last year Gardner was fined $ 63,009 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission investigation found her election committee violated multiple campaign finance laws .
The panel found that Gardner and her campaign failed to report around 100 contributions totaling over $ 305,000 and 255 expenditures totaling about $ 90,000 .
Nevertheless , Soros ’ support has not wavered .
A Soros-linked group called Missouri Justice Public Safety PAC , recently gave Gardner ’ s 2020 campaign $ 78,000 , according to a news article that includes her most recent financial report .
The leftwing billionaire also funded Gardner ’ s 2016 campaign and has donated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections nationwide , including Houston , Chicago and Albuquerque .
Judicial Watch has reported extensively on Soros ’ global campaignsto further advance the left ’ s radical agenda abroad and domestically and published an investigative report on the financial and staffing nexus between his deeply politicized Open Society Foundations ( OSF ) and the U.S. government .
OSF works to destabilize legitimate governments , erase national borders , target conservative politicians , finance civil unrest , subvert institutions of higher education and orchestrate refugee crises for political gain .
With the help of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radical leftwing agenda that in the U.S. has included : promoting an open border with Mexico and fighting immigration enforcement efforts ; fomenting racial disharmony by funding anti-capitalist racialist organizations ; financing the Black Lives Matter movement and other organizations involved in the riots in Ferguson , Missouri ; weakening the integrity of our electoral systems ; promoting taxpayer funded abortion-on-demand ; advocating a government-run health care system ; opposing U.S. counterterrorism efforts ; promoting dubious transnational climate change agreements that threaten American sovereignty and working to advance gun control and erode Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined the Left ’ s war on language and other institutions , including the traditional family .
Our Corruption Chroniclesblog explains .
In the latest move by a U.S. government agency to appease leftists , the State Department is quietly overhauling language used in agency materials that may be considered exclusionary or offensive .
Judicial Watch obtained a copy of a memo from a State Department source asking the agency ’ s 69,000 employees to report “ outdated and non-inclusive language in Department of State policies , documents or webpages.
” The directive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department ’ s Office of Civil Rights ( S/OCR ) and it provides an “ outdated form submission ” for employees to note specific examples of what amounts to politically incorrect language that is to be “ updated.
” The S/OCR offers several examples to guide employees through the process of reporting policies , documents and web pages that do not use “ inclusive ” language .
This includes obsolete racial terms or language that implies “ preference for the traditional nuclear family structure and stereotypical gender roles , ” according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outdated phrase “ handicapping condition ” rather than the contemporary word “ disability.
” The widely distributed memo ends by encouraging employees to participate in a process that can easily be compared to Marxist language manipulation .
“ If you are aware of policies or documents containing outdated language or instances where language could be more inclusive S/OCR would welcome you completing the form at the link below with the relevant outdated language information for our office ’ s follow-up.
” Most major federal government agencies—including the departments of Homeland Security , Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights offices that handle discrimination and other related issues .
All of them are generously funded by American taxpayers and their mission statements are quite similar , though they operate individually .
Like many of its counterparts , the S/OCR claims its mission is to propagate fairness , equity and inclusion at the Department of State .
Furthermore , its business is conflict resolution , employee and supervisor assistance and diversity management .
“ S/OCR manages the Equal Employment Opportunity ( EEO ) administrative process for the Department and works to prevent employment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the S/OCR ’ s mission statement .
The State Department is hardly alone in caving into the increasingly powerful leftist mob ’ s demands for political correctness .
Just last week Judicial Watch obtained outrageous , anti-bias training materials from the Department of Defense that are used to train service members on diversity topics .
The material essentially indoctrinates troops with anti-American and racially inflammatory training .
It features chapters on power and privilege in which cadets are taught that privilege is linked to various forms of identity including sexual orientation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there is “ sexual orientation privilege ” associated with the “ marginalization of non-heterosexual lifestyles and the view that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation.
” The guide also notes that , “ Statistics show Whites are the majority in senior leadership positions ( i.e.
, flag officers , general officers , and Senior Executive Service ) and lend itself [ sic ] to the perpetuation of racism.
” A section addressing “ Cross-Cultural Communication ” states : “ Gender includes the social construction of masculinity and femininity within a culture and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and sociological characteristics .
Sex refers to a person ’ s biological or physical self .
Although sex determines who will bear children , gender accounts for our roles in life and how these life roles affect our communication.
” The nation ’ s premier federal law enforcement agency has also caved into demands from the left .
Several years ago , Judicial Watch uncovered records showing that the terrorist front group Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) got the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) to purge anti-terrorism material @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judicial Watch obtained hundreds of pages of FBI documents with details of the shocking arrangement and subsequently published a special in-depth report on the subject .
The same Islamic activists that strong-armed the FBI later demanded an overhaul in the way all law enforcement officers are trained in the United States .
A frightening consequence of the pandemic is the politicization of health information .
The Left , which includes the legacy media , is destroying lives as it demonizes anything President Trump proposes .
As Yale epidemiology professor Dr. Harvey Risch has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a political drug now , not a medical drug.
” It might save up to 100,000 lives , he said .
That ’ s not what you hear in the media , as our chief investigative reporter Micah Morrison , reportsin his Investigative Bulletin .
The president ’ s pandemic policies are under fire , but in one area a big Trumpian bet is still coming up a winner .
Three new studies suggest that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine ( HC ) shows success in the fight against the coronavirus .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,500 patients at six Detroit-area hospitals found that HC , administered early , significantly cut the death rate .
“ Our analysis shows that that using hydroxychloroquine helped save lives , ” said Steven Kalkanis , CEO of the Henry Ford Health System .
“ It needs to be used early , ” he added .
“ It needs to be used in a hospital setting.
” In New York City , researchers with the Mt .
Sinai Health System studying more than 6000 patients with Covid-19 found they died at a lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the study , after adjusting for other risk factors , the Mt .
Sinai researchers found that “ hydroxychloroquine use was associated with decreased in-hospital mortality.
” And in India , a massive study of more than 300,000 people , including front line medical personnel , found that HC provided prophylactic benefits .
“ The task force of medical experts , including physicians and super specialists , have recommend and backed the drive to administer HC in cluster areas and high exposure cases , ” a senior medical official told the Indian Express @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outweigh the debate around its risks and it has certainly helped in implementing the preventive strategies.
” Read about the India experience here .
Read the Mount Sinai study here and more on the Detroit study here .
Of course , none of this was supposed to happen .
Trump ’ s enthusiastic embrace of the drug was widely ridiculed .
A president with a medical opinion !
How dare he !
Warnings about the drug flowed from the media , political opponents , the Food and Drug Administration , the World Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others .
Trump not only stuck to his path , but brazenly doubled down in May with the announcement that he himself was taking HC as a prophylactic .
Is HC a miracle drug in the fight against the virus ?
No .
If it was , we ’ d know by now .
But it does seem to help in certain cases , such as when administered early to healthy patients with no underlying conditions , or as a prophylactic for front line personnel .
Serious people are giving HC a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. jumped more than 150 % earlier this year .
International supply efforts surged .
None of this would have happened without Trump .
All this suggests a kind of Trump Effect that may be with us long after Trump himself has departed the political scene .
As we observed back in April , when we first looked at the HC controversy , Trump pounded the bully pulpit , preferred outside channels of information , distrusted experts , hewed to deregulatory impulses , leaned on the levers of government , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drug .
This turned out to be not just a winning bet , but a winning strategy .
Others doubtless will take note .

Judicial Watch Sues On Obama Oval Office Meeting – On #Obamagate
Sedition in the Obama Oval Office?
Judicial Watch Sues On Illicit Foreign Funding of Our Colleges and Universities
Soros Funds St. Louis Prosecutor Charging Couple for Protecting Home
State Department Pushed Leftist Revolution?
Trump Effect: Big Bet on Virus Drug Still Winning
Sedition in the Obama Oval Office?
Barack Obama, Joe Biden and their top intelligence officers huddled in the Oval Office shortly before Donald Trump was inaugurated to discuss what they would do about this new President they despised. Now we aim to find out more about this conspiracy.
We just filed a FOIA suit against the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for all records related to the January 5, 2017, meeting at the Obama Oval Office during which the Steele Dossier and the investigation of General Flynn were discussed (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice and ODNI (No. 1:20-cv-01947)).
The Oval Office meeting reportedly included President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other Obama administration political and law enforcement officials.
At least two records describing the meeting – a January 20, 2017, memo Rice sent to herself and a set of notes taken by FBI counterespionage chief Peter Strzok – have been declassified and made public. Sally Yates also detailed the meeting to Robert Mueller’s investigation.
We sued after the DOJ, FBI, and ODNI failed to respond to identical May 20, 2020, FOIA requests for:
All records regarding the January 5, 2017, meeting at the White House between former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director James Comey, President Obama, and others. This request includes all records created in preparation for, during, and/or pursuant to the meeting, as well as any and all related records of communication between any official or representative of the Department of Justice and any other individual.
The meeting took place just two weeks prior to Trump’s inauguration. Last week we released mails between Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page that included a frantic exchange between top bureau officials in the days prior to and following Trump’s inauguration discussing a White House counterintelligence briefing that could “play into” the FBI’s “investigative strategy.”
Obama’s infamous January 5, 2017, Oval Office meeting is a key moment in the corrupt effort to smear and spy on President Trump and target General Flynn with a malicious prosecution. Rather than delay and stonewall, it is urgent the FBI, DOJ, ODNI release all records about this malicious, seditious conspiracy.
Judicial Watch Sues On Illicit Foreign Funding of Our Colleges and Universities
We have steadily revealed China’s connections to our universities and other institutions. Just last month we reported that the National Institutes of Health booted 54 scientists for their financial ties to China.
We want to know more, and so we havefiled a FOIA suit against the U.S. Department of Education for all records related to its investigations of colleges and universities accepting foreign gifts and contracts (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Education (No. 1:20-cv-02010)).
We sued after the department failed to respond to our May 4, 2020 FOIA request for:
All information, documents, and communication(s) between the Department and all schools currently under a Section 117 investigation regarding acceptance or reporting of foreign gifts including, but not limited to, gifts to affiliated foundations, all ancillary or foreign campuses, and individual departments or professors between January 1, 2018 and present; and
Any preliminary findings or reports that cover all open and closed investigations of the Department regarding false or misleading reporting of foreign gifts, including all source documents and information relied upon to determine findings or other report content.
According to our suit, Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1011f, “requires U.S. institutions of higher education receiving federal funding to report any gifts from, or contracts with, foreign sources with a value of $250,000 or more in a twelve-month period. Section 117 also authorizes the Department of Education to open an administrative investigation, and, if necessary, ask the Attorney General to initiate a civil action to enforce the law.”
On May 4, 2020, the ranking members of seven committees, including Rep. Jim Jordan of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Virginia Foxx of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Michael Rogers of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Frank Lucas of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Rep. Devin Nunes of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Mac Thornberry of the Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Michael McCaul of the Foreign Affairs committee, wrote to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos outlining their concerns about foreign influence in American institutes of higher education. In the letter, they specifically highlight the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to silence academic research into the origins of COVID-19. It is not publicly known if they have received these records or the briefing.
It was reported on June 15, 2020, that “More than 70 U.S. universities that received funding from the Chinese government did not disclose those donations to the Department of Education, prompting concerns from lawmakers and watchdogs about Beijing and the Communist Party’s growing influence on American college campuses.”
On June 9, 2020, Dr. Charles Lieber, former chair of Harvard’s department of chemistry and chemical biology, “was indicted by a federal grand jury … on charges that he lied to U.S. officials about his ties to a Chinese-run program aimed at furthering the communist superpower’s scientific and technological development.”
Since May 2019, we have represented theZachor Legal Institute in a Texas Public Information Act lawsuit, seeking information about potential influence by the Qatar government’s funding of certain Texas A&M University programs and a Texas A&M campus in Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar (Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development v. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (No. D-1-GN-18-006240)).
China is a clear and present danger to the United States, and this lawsuit aims to expose secret Chinese and other nefarious foreign funding of America’s colleges and universities.
Soros Funds St. Louis Prosecutor Charging Couple for Protecting Home
We’ve had our eye on billionaire George Soros for years as he pours money into every leftist scheme imaginable. Now, little known to most people, he’s helping to set up a cadre of prosecutors across America. Our Corruption Chroniclesblog has the latest.
A controversial city prosecutor investigated for abusing her power to pursue a bogus criminal case against a political nemesis and fined for campaign finance violations just received a hefty reelection contribution from leftwing billionaire George Soros. Her name is Kimberly Gardner and in 2016 she made history for getting elected as St. Louis Missouri’s first black chief prosecutor after serving in the state legislature. Gardner ran on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system, has wrongfully charged cops and conducted a two-year witch hunt of former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who was exonerated of all wrongdoing. In that case, Gardner was forced to withdraw her indictment accusing the Republican governor of felony invasion of privacy for supposedly taking a compromising photo of his mistress and using it to keep her quiet about the extramarital affair.
Now the Soros-backed prosecutor is targeting the St. Louis couple, Mark and Patricia McCloskey, that defended their home last month when hundreds of Black Lives Matters protestors trespassed onto their property on their way to the St. Louis mayor’s house. The McCloskeys, both attorneys, confronted protestors with guns and demanded they leave their property. A local newspaper report describes the incident like this: “Americans saw the story they wanted to see. Some saw respected professionals fearing for their safety, reasonably exercising their Second Amendment rights to defend their home from violent trespassers. Others saw an overwrought, older affluent couple, recklessly pointing their weapons and asserting their white privilege.” The local prosecutor subscribes to the latter version. This week Gardner, whose official title is St. Louis Circuit Attorney, charged the McCloskeys with unlawful use of a weapon, a felony.
Shortly after the incident in late June, Gardner issued a public statement indicating that she would criminally charge the couple for protecting their property. “I am alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend, where peaceful protesters were met by guns and a violent assault. We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated. My office is currently working with the public and police to investigate these events. Make no mistake: we will not tolerate the use of force against those exercising their First Amendment rights, and will use the full power of Missouri law to hold people accountable.” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the state’s chief law enforcement officer, has filed a court brief seeking to get the case dismissed. “The right to use firearms to defend one’s person, family, home, and property has deep roots in Missouri law,” the court document states. “Self-defense is the central component of the right to keep and bear arms, which receives the highest level of protection from the Missouri Constitution. Missouri’s statutes specifically authorize Missouri citizens to use firearms to deter assailants and protect themselves, their families, and homes from threatening or violent intruders. A highly publicized criminal prosecution of Missouri citizens for exercising these fundamental freedoms threatens to intimidate and deter law-abiding Missouri citizens from exercising their constitutional right of self-defense.”
Almost half of St. Louis felony cases have been bungledby Gardner, according to news reports, and more than 65 attorneys have quit or been fired from the prosecutor’s office during her tenure. Among them is Rachel Smith, Gardner’s chief trial assistant, who resigned after 19 years in office. She was the fourth prosecutor to fill the role of chief trial assistant since Gardner took office in 2017. Last year Gardner was fined $63,009 for campaign finance violations after a Missouri Ethics Commission investigation found her election committee violated multiple campaign finance laws. The panel found that Gardner and her campaign failed to report around 100 contributions totaling over $305,000 and 255 expenditures totaling about $90,000.
Nevertheless, Soros’ support has not wavered. A Soros-linked group called Missouri Justice Public Safety PAC, recently gave Gardner’s 2020 campaign $78,000, according to a news article that includes her most recent financial report. The leftwing billionaire also funded Gardner’s 2016 campaign and has donated generously to leftist candidates in local prosecutor elections nationwide, including Houston, Chicago and Albuquerque. Judicial Watch has reported extensively on Soros’ global campaignsto further advance the left’s radical agenda abroad and domestically and published an investigative report on the financial and staffing nexus between his deeply politicized Open Society Foundations (OSF)and the U.S. government. OSF works to destabilize legitimate governments, erase national borders, target conservative politicians, finance civil unrest, subvert institutions of higher education and orchestrate refugee crises for political gain. With the help of American taxpayer dollars, Soros bolsters a radical leftwing agenda that in the U.S. has included: promoting an open border with Mexico and fighting immigration enforcement efforts; fomenting racial disharmony by funding anti-capitalist racialist organizations; financing the Black Lives Matter movement and other organizations involved in the riots in Ferguson, Missouri; weakening the integrity of our electoral systems; promoting taxpayer funded abortion-on-demand; advocating a government-run health care system; opposing U.S. counterterrorism efforts; promoting dubious transnational climate change agreements that threaten American sovereignty and working to advance gun control and erode Second Amendment protections.
State Department Pushed Leftist Revolution?
The State Department has joined the Left’s war on language and other institutions, including the traditional family. Our Corruption Chroniclesblog explains.
In the latest move by a U.S. government agency to appease leftists, the State Department is quietly overhauling language used in agency materials that may be considered exclusionary or offensive. Judicial Watch obtained a copy of a memo from a State Department source asking the agency’s 69,000 employees to report “outdated and non-inclusive language in Department of State policies, documents or webpages.” The directive was issued this month by the State Department’s Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR) and it provides an “outdated form submission” for employees to note specific examples of what amounts to politically incorrect language that is to be “updated.”
The S/OCR offers several examples to guide employees through the process of reporting policies, documents and web pages that do not use “inclusive” language. This includes obsolete racial terms or language that implies “preference for the traditional nuclear family structure and stereotypical gender roles,” according to the document. Other examples include using the outdated phrase “handicapping condition” rather than the contemporary word “disability.” The widely distributed memo ends by encouraging employees to participate in a process that can easily be compared to Marxist language manipulation. “If you are aware of policies or documents containing outdated language or instances where language could be more inclusive S/OCR would welcome you completing the form at the link below with the relevant outdated language information for our office’s follow-up.”
Most major federal government agencies—including the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Defense, Health and Labor—have civil rights offices that handle discrimination and other related issues. All of them are generously funded by American taxpayers and their mission statements are quite similar, though they operate individually. Like many of its counterparts, the S/OCR claims its mission is to propagate fairness, equity and inclusion at the Department of State. Furthermore, its business is conflict resolution, employee and supervisor assistance and diversity management. “S/OCR manages the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) administrative process for the Department and works to prevent employment discrimination through outreach and training,” according to the S/OCR’s mission statement.
The State Department is hardly alone in caving into the increasingly powerful leftist mob’s demands for political correctness. Just last week Judicial Watch obtained outrageous, anti-bias training materials from the Department of Defense that are used to train service members on diversity topics. The material essentially indoctrinates troops with anti-American and racially inflammatory training. It features chapters on power and privilege in which cadets are taught that privilege is linked to various forms of identity including sexual orientation and religion. Students are also taught that there is “sexual orientation privilege” associated with the “marginalization of non-heterosexual lifestyles and the view that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation.” The guide also notes that, “Statistics show Whites are the majority in senior leadership positions (i.e., flag officers, general officers, and Senior Executive Service) and lend itself [sic] to the perpetuation of racism.” A section addressing “Cross-Cultural Communication”states: “Gender includes the social construction of masculinity and femininity within a culture and incorporates his or her biological, psychological, and sociological characteristics. Sex refers to a person’s biological or physical self. Although sex determines who will bear children, gender accounts for our roles in life and how these life roles affect our communication.”
The nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency has also caved into demands from the left. Several years ago, Judicial Watch uncovered records showing that the terrorist front group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) got the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to purge anti-terrorism material determined to be offensive to Muslims. Judicial Watch obtained hundreds of pages of FBI documents with details of the shocking arrangement and subsequently published a special in-depth report on the subject. The same Islamic activists that strong-armed the FBI later demanded an overhaul in the way all law enforcement officers are trained in the United States.
Trump Effect: Big Bet on Virus Drug Still Winning
A frightening consequence of the pandemic is the politicization of health information. The Left, which includes the legacy media, is destroying lives as it demonizes anything President Trump proposes. As Yale epidemiology professor Dr. Harvey Risch has said of hydroxychloroquine, “It’s a political drug now, not a medical drug.” It might save up to 100,000 lives, he said.
That’s not what you hear in the media, as our chief investigative reporter Micah Morrison, reportsin his Investigative Bulletin.
The president’s pandemic policies are under fire, but in one area a big Trumpian bet is still coming up a winner. Three new studies suggest that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HC) shows success in the fight against the coronavirus.
In Michigan, a study of more than 2,500 patients at six Detroit-area hospitals found that HC, administered early, significantly cut the death rate. “Our analysis shows that that using hydroxychloroquine helped save lives,” said Steven Kalkanis, CEO of the Henry Ford Health System. “It needs to be used early,” he added. “It needs to be used in a hospital setting.”
In New York City, researchers with the Mt. Sinai Health System studying more than 6000 patients with Covid-19 found they died at a lower rate when treated with HC. In the study, after adjusting for other risk factors, the Mt. Sinai researchers found that “hydroxychloroquine use was associated with decreased in-hospital mortality.”
And in India, a massive study of more than 300,000 people, including front line medical personnel, found that HC provided prophylactic benefits. “The task force of medical experts, including physicians and super specialists, have recommend and backed the drive to administer HC in cluster areas and high exposure cases,” a senior medical official told the Indian Express. “The benefits seem to far outweigh the debate around its risks and it has certainly helped in implementing the preventive strategies.”
Read about the India experience here. Read the Mount Sinai study here and more on the Detroit study here.
Of course, none of this was supposed to happen. Trump’s enthusiastic embrace of the drug was widely ridiculed. A president with a medical opinion! How dare he! Warnings about the drug flowed from the media, political opponents, the Food and Drug Administration, the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, and others. Trump not only stuck to his path, but brazenly doubled down in May with the announcement that he himself was taking HC as a prophylactic.
Is HC a miracle drug in the fight against the virus? No. If it was, we’d know by now.
But it does seem to help in certain cases, such as when administered early to healthy patients with no underlying conditions, or as a prophylactic for front line personnel. Serious people are giving HC a serious look. Prescriptions for the drug in the U.S. jumped more than 150% earlier this year. International supply efforts surged. None of this would have happened without Trump.
All this suggests a kind of Trump Effect that may be with us long after Trump himself has departed the political scene. As we observed back in April, when we first looked at the HC controversy, Trump pounded the bully pulpit, preferred outside channels of information, distrusted experts, hewed to deregulatory impulses, leaned on the levers of government, and embraced conservative and social media to promote the drug. This turned out to be not just a winning bet, but a winning strategy. Others doubtless will take note.
Until next week,


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