thelibertydaily--2020-08-12--The Real Kamala Harris

The Real Kamala Harris

Could the White House soon be occupied by a power-hungry authoritarian that will not hesitate to use the full power of the presidency to absolutely crush political enemies ?
And no , I am not talking about Joe Biden .
There are certainly a whole lot of negative things that you can say about Joe Biden , but I wouldn ’ t call him an “ authoritarian ” .
In part one of this series , I called him a “ creepy old man that likes to sniff hair and rub up against people at awkward moments ” , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is in an advanced state of decline .
In fact , one recent survey found that 59 percent of likely voters do not believe that he will even finish a single term in the White House .
In another illustration of how many Americans are concerned about Joe Biden ’ s advancing age and declining mental faculties , a new Rasmussen poll has found that 59 percent of likely voters don ’ t believe he ’ ll finish a 4 year term in the White House .
Broken down along party lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t make it through his first term while 49 percent of Democrats agree .
Of course that survey question assumed that Biden will make it to election day , and there is absolutely no guarantee that will actually happen considering how rapidly he is deteriorating .
take our poll - story continues below In any event , it appears that Kamala Harris will take over for Biden at some point , and that should deeply alarm all of us .
There are some people that get into politics because they truly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there are others that get into politics for the fame and the power .
Tom Del Beccaro actually ran against Kamala Harris in California , and he assures us that she is squarely in the latter category… And once she gets her hands on power , she is not afraid to abuse it .
During her time as attorney general of California , she ruthlessly went after pro-life activist David Daleiden .
You may remember that Daleiden had filmed numerous undercover videos in which Planned Parenthood employees admitted that they make huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aborted fetuses , and that upset Harris so greatly that she sent a team of heavily armed agents to his home to seize all of his footage… Throughout her tenure , Harris seemed to think that the solution to just about any problem was to throw someone in jail .
In fact , at one point she even supported a bill which would have put “ parents of truant children ” in prison… During the Democratic debates , Tulsi Gabbard used her record to attack Harris repeatedly .
In one very memorable moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 1,500 people in prison for marijuana violations even though Harris basically admitted that she had used marijuana herself… I want to bring the conversation back to the broken criminal justice system that is disproportionately negatively impacting black and brown people all across this country today .
Now Senator Harris says she ’ s proud of her record as a prosecutor and that she ’ ll be a prosecutor president .
But I ’ m deeply concerned about this record .
There are too many examples to cite but she put over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana .
She blocked evidence — she blocked evidence that would have freed an innocent man from death row until the courts forced her to do so .
She kept people in prison beyond their sentences to use them as cheap labor for the state of California .
I don ’ t know about you , but that certainly does not sound like someone that I want in the White House .
And when she was running for president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that her plan to impose nationwide gun control via executive order would not be constitutional… As bad as Hillary Clinton was , she never proposed using an executive order to institute a nationwide gun grab .
If Harris really does become president , I anticipate that there will actually be discussion in some red states about the possibility of declaring independence from the federal government .
Yes , I do think that things could really get that bad .
As our society continues to literally come apart at the seams , one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a power-hungry authoritarian in the White House .
I don ’ t understand why Joe Biden would make such a choice , and if he wins in November we are going to be stuck with her .
Having Kamala Harris just one heartbeat away from the presidency is truly a nightmare scenario , because Joe Biden ’ s health would be the only thing standing in the way of a reign of terror unlike anything America has ever seen before .
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Could the White House soon be occupied by a power-hungry authoritarian that will not hesitate to use the full power of the presidency to absolutely crush political enemies? And no, I am not talking about Joe Biden. There are certainly a whole lot of negative things that you can say about Joe Biden, but I wouldn’t call him an “authoritarian”. In part one of this series, I called him a “creepy old man that likes to sniff hair and rub up against people at awkward moments”, and at this point everyone can see that he is in an advanced state of decline. In fact, one recent survey found that 59 percent of likely voters do not believe that he will even finish a single term in the White House.
In another illustration of how many Americans are concerned about Joe Biden’s advancing age and declining mental faculties, a new Rasmussen poll has found that 59 percent of likely voters don’t believe he’ll finish a 4 year term in the White House. Broken down along party lines, 74 percent of Republicans believe Biden won’t make it through his first term while 49 percent of Democrats agree.
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Of course that survey question assumed that Biden will make it to election day, and there is absolutely no guarantee that will actually happen considering how rapidly he is deteriorating.
In any event, it appears that Kamala Harris will take over for Biden at some point, and that should deeply alarm all of us.
There are some people that get into politics because they truly want to serve the American people, and there are others that get into politics for the fame and the power. Tom Del Beccaro actually ran against Kamala Harris in California, and he assures us that she is squarely in the latter category…
For Harris, politics is a game of ambition not something of substance. She is not a policy person. Her convictions aren’t with respect to the issues; they are with respect to power and the limelight.
And once she gets her hands on power, she is not afraid to abuse it.
During her time as attorney general of California, she ruthlessly went after pro-life activist David Daleiden. You may remember that Daleiden had filmed numerous undercover videos in which Planned Parenthood employees admitted that they make huge profits from the sale of tissue from aborted fetuses, and that upset Harris so greatly that she sent a team of heavily armed agents to his home to seize all of his footage…
Daleiden, the founder of the pro-life Center for Medical Progress and a self-described citizen journalist, made headlines last summer with a series of “sting” videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood clinic employees discussing the illegal sale of tissue from aborted fetuses. The videos prompted a congressional investigation and an attempt by GOP lawmakers to defund Planned Parenthood. The women’s health provider also sued the Center for Medical Progress, claiming the videos were deceptively edited.
Throughout her tenure, Harris seemed to think that the solution to just about any problem was to throw someone in jail. In fact, at one point she even supported a bill which would have put “parents of truant children” in prison…
Harris was also fond of overcriminalization. She supported legislation that would jail the parents of truant children. She strongly opposed criminal justice reform measures throughout her tenure in California. She also supported the Golden State’s unconstitutional law muzzling crisis pregnancy centers, which the Supreme Court struck down last year as a clear violation of the First Amendment and an attempt to criminalize the moral and political viewpoints of others.
During the Democratic debates, Tulsi Gabbard used her record to attack Harris repeatedly.
In one very memorable moment, Gabbard pointed out that Harris put more than 1,500 people in prison for marijuana violations even though Harris basically admitted that she had used marijuana herself…
I want to bring the conversation back to the broken criminal justice system that is disproportionately negatively impacting black and brown people all across this country today. Now Senator Harris says she’s proud of her record as a prosecutor and that she’ll be a prosecutor president. But I’m deeply concerned about this record. There are too many examples to cite but she put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana. She blocked evidence — she blocked evidence that would have freed an innocent man from death row until the courts forced her to do so. She kept people in prison beyond their sentences to use them as cheap labor for the state of California.
I don’t know about you, but that certainly does not sound like someone that I want in the White House.
And when she was running for president, Harris actually mocked Biden when he suggested that her plan to impose nationwide gun control via executive order would not be constitutional…
Last year, Senator Kamala Harris may have become the first presidential candidate in history to laugh derisively at the idea that the Constitution limits what a president can do. When former Vice President Joe Biden said that her plan for gun control by executive fiat didn’t pass constitutional muster, she scoffed and deployed one of her canned one-liners, “I would just say, ‘Hey, Joe, instead of saying no we can’t, let’s say yes we can!’”
As bad as Hillary Clinton was, she never proposed using an executive order to institute a nationwide gun grab.
If Harris really does become president, I anticipate that there will actually be discussion in some red states about the possibility of declaring independence from the federal government.
Yes, I do think that things could really get that bad.
As our society continues to literally come apart at the seams, one of the last things that we need is a power-hungry authoritarian in the White House.
I don’t understand why Joe Biden would make such a choice, and if he wins in November we are going to be stuck with her.
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Having Kamala Harris just one heartbeat away from the presidency is truly a nightmare scenario, because Joe Biden’s health would be the only thing standing in the way of a reign of terror unlike anything America has ever seen before.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-12--President Trump: Democrat Seattle City Council’s Vote to Defund Police is a ‘Tragic Error’ and ‘Hate

President Trump: Democrat Seattle City Council’s Vote to Defund Police is a ‘Tragic Error’ and ‘Hates’ to See Black Police Chief Carmen Best Resign Over Move

DONALD Trump said that the Seattle council 's vote to defund the police is a `` tragic error '' and that he `` hates '' to see the police chief resign over the move .
On Monday , by a vote of 7-1 , the council approved a revised 2020 budget , which reduced the department 's spending by $ 3.5million for the remainder of the year and invested $ 17million in community public safety programs .
The City Council also cut Police Chief Carmen Best ’ s roughly $ 285,000 annual salary and the pay of other top police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best ’ s salary were significantly more modest than those approved last week .
Just one day later , on Tuesday , Best announced that she was resigning from her post .
Speaking about her resignation during his press conference on Tuesday , Trump said : `` The police commissioner seems like a very good woman .
`` They were going to slash her salary by 40 or 50 percent , they cut tremendous amount off the police department .
`` Those police are good also but they 're not allowed to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see her go – she did , in her own way , a good job .
`` But she was n't effective in convincing the mayor and city council to give the funds they needed – or leave the funds as they are .
`` It will probably get worse before people realize it 's a tragic error .
I think Seattle 's made a tragic mistake . ''
Council member Dan Strauss said the council will keep working toward providing public safety that works for everyone in Seattle , providing `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' which he said in the future may not always include an armed officer .
Mayor Jenny Durkan and Best had urged the council to slow down its discussions about police budgets , saying the issue could be taken up in earnest when the 2021 city budget is considered .
They also said any layoffs would disproportionately target newer officers , often hired from black and brown communities , and would inevitably lead to lawsuits .
Durkan has proposed cutting about $ 20million from the police budget this year – largely because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Last month , the mayor sketched out a plan to reduce the police budget by about $ 75million next year by transferring parking enforcement officers , the 911 call center and other areas out of the department .
`` It is unfortunate the Council has refused to engage in a collaborative process to work with the mayor , Chief Best , and community members to develop a budget and policies that respond to community needs while accounting for — not just acknowledging — the significant labor and legal implications involved in transforming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement after the vote .
As US attorney in Seattle , Durkan previously pushed a Justice Department investigation that found officers too quick to use force , leading to a 2012 consent decree with the federal government .
Reviews by an independent monitor have determined that the changes under the consent decree have led to a drop in how often police use force .
But critics have said the department 's actions during recent protests show not enough progress has been made .
`` Your elected officials are striving to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the brutal and wrongful killing of George Floyd and countless other Black , Indigenous and people of color so that we address systemic racism , rethink policing and revitalize community health and safety , '' council member Alex Pedersen said before the vote .
`` It 's not an easy process .
It 's messy , it 's difficult , it 's uncomfortable — but it ’ s necessary . ''

DONALD Trump said that the Seattle council's vote to defund the police is a "tragic error" and that he "hates" to see the police chief resign over the move.
On Monday, by a vote of 7-1, the council approved a revised 2020 budget, which reduced the department's spending by $3.5million for the remainder of the year and invested $17million in community public safety programs.
4 Trump made the comments on Tuesday Credit: EPA
The City Council also cut Police Chief Carmen Best’s roughly $285,000 annual salary and the pay of other top police leaders – although the final cuts to Best’s salary were significantly more modest than those approved last week.
Just one day later, on Tuesday, Best announced that she was resigning from her post.
Speaking about her resignation during his press conference on Tuesday, Trump said: "The police commissioner seems like a very good woman.
"They were going to slash her salary by 40 or 50 percent, they cut tremendous amount off the police department.
"Those police are good also but they're not allowed to do their job.
4 Carmen Best resigned on Tuesday Credit: AP:Associated Press
4 Mayor Jenny Durkan had urged the council to slow down its discussions about police budgets Credit: Getty Images - Getty
"I hate to see her go – she did, in her own way, a good job.
"But she wasn't effective in convincing the mayor and city council to give the funds they needed – or leave the funds as they are.
"It will probably get worse before people realize it's a tragic error. I think Seattle's made a tragic mistake."
Council member Dan Strauss said the council will keep working toward providing public safety that works for everyone in Seattle, providing "the right response to 911 calls right away," which he said in the future may not always include an armed officer.
Mayor Jenny Durkan and Best had urged the council to slow down its discussions about police budgets, saying the issue could be taken up in earnest when the 2021 city budget is considered.
They also said any layoffs would disproportionately target newer officers, often hired from black and brown communities, and would inevitably lead to lawsuits.
4 Protests have been taking place throughout Seattle Credit: AFP or licensors
Durkan has proposed cutting about $20million from the police budget this year – largely because of reduced revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last month, the mayor sketched out a plan to reduce the police budget by about $75million next year by transferring parking enforcement officers, the 911 call center and other areas out of the department.
"It is unfortunate the Council has refused to engage in a collaborative process to work with the mayor, Chief Best, and community members to develop a budget and policies that respond to community needs while accounting for — not just acknowledging — the significant labor and legal implications involved in transforming the Seattle Police Department," Durkan said in a statement after the vote.
As US attorney in Seattle, Durkan previously pushed a Justice Department investigation that found officers too quick to use force, leading to a 2012 consent decree with the federal government.
Reviews by an independent monitor have determined that the changes under the consent decree have led to a drop in how often police use force.
But critics have said the department's actions during recent protests show not enough progress has been made.
"Your elected officials are striving to seize this historic moment in the wake of the brutal and wrongful killing of George Floyd and countless other Black, Indigenous and people of color so that we address systemic racism, rethink policing and revitalize community health and safety," council member Alex Pedersen said before the vote.
"It's not an easy process. It's messy, it's difficult, it's uncomfortable — but it’s necessary."
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--Kansas Using Doctored Data to Justify Face Diaper Mandate

( Natural News ) In an attempt to justify the state ’ s ongoing face mask mandates , Kansas Health Secretary Dr. Lee Norman recently held a press conference at which he presented a colorful data chart suggesting that masked counties in Kansas are faring much better than unmasked counties in terms of new Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases .
But there was just one problem : The data that Dr. Norman presented was deliberately faked .
Appearing to plot a seven-day average for new Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases per 100,000 people across Kansas , Dr. Norman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though counties in Kansas that require face masks are seeing case declines , while those that allow people to breathe normally have a flat rate of new cases .
But this was all a façade , as Dr. Norman had deliberately used a different set of ranges on the two axes to make the graph ’ s appearance fit his pro-mask narrative .
It was actually The Sentinel , a non-profit watchdog group based out of Kansas , that noticed the anomaly and pressed Dr. Norman on it .
During his presentation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norman if the blue line , which represented new Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases in unmasked Kansas counties , would drop below the orange line , which represented new Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases is masked Kansas counties .
“ If the no-mask counties would start masking , would it [ blue line ] drop , and would it dip down below the mask counties ?
” this reporter from The Sentinel asked .
“ But the chart was consciously manipulated to produce that appearance by comparing the same data ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the Sentinel reporter further charged .
“ Cases for mandate counties are based on the left axis , with a range of 15 to 25 , while those without mandates are based on a secondary axis on the right , with a scale of 4 to 14 , ” he added , exposing the alleged data as a manipulated farce .
Unmasked counties in Kansas are actually doing BETTER than masked counties , data shows To drive home the point that Dr. Norman ’ s data was obviously manipulated , The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equivalent , and thus accurate , axes , which produced completely different results .
As it turns out , the no-mask counties had fewer new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) than mask counties – the exact opposite of what Dr. Norman ’ s chart implied .
“ At a time when the public needs government to provide sound conclusions with accurate information , it ’ s unfortunate the Kansas Health Secretary knowingly deceived the public into justifying his narrative , ” stated Kansas Policy Institute ( KPI ) economist Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At best , both masked and unmasked counties in Kansas are seeing similar declines in new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , suggesting that masks are unnecessary .
At worst , masked counties are actually seeing more new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) than unmasked counties .
In both cases , masks are hardly the health saviors that people like Dr. Norman continue to claim they are .
“ Governor Kelly and her administration have failed Kansans time and again , but manipulating data to intentionally deceive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” stated Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins .
“ Tens of thousands of Kansans have lost their jobs and businesses as a direct result of Governor Kelly ’ s politics-first response to the COVID pandemic , and these individuals struggling to make ends meet deserve to know the truth .
It is reprehensible for a public servant like Dr. Norman that we trusted to protect our health and safety in a nonpartisan way to intentionally spread misinformation .
The Kelly administration has lost all credibility.
” The latest news about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Pandemic.news .

Kansas using doctored data to justify mask mandates
In an attempt to justify the state's ongoing face mask mandates, Kansas Health Secretary Dr. Lee Norman recently held a press conference at which he presented a colorful data chart suggesting that masked counties in Kansas are faring much better than unmasked counties in terms of new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. But there was just one problem: The data that Dr. Norman presented was deliberately faked
Appearing to plot a seven-day average for new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases per 100,000 people across Kansas, Dr. Norman's chart made it seem as though counties in Kansas that require face masks are seeing case declines, while those that allow people to breathe normally have a flat rate of new cases. But this was all a façade, as Dr. Norman had deliberately used a different set of ranges on the two axes to make the graph's appearance fit his pro-mask narrative.
It was actually The Sentinel, a non-profit watchdog group based out of Kansas, that noticed the anomaly and pressed Dr. Norman on it. During his presentation, a reporter from The Sentinel asked Dr. Norman if the blue line, which represented new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in unmasked Kansas counties, would drop below the orange line, which represented new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases is masked Kansas counties.
"If the no-mask counties would start masking, would it [blue line] drop, and would it dip down below the mask counties?" this reporter from The Sentinel asked.
"I think it would," Dr. Norman answered.
"But the chart was consciously manipulated to produce that appearance by comparing the same data (cases per day) on different axes," the Sentinel reporter further charged.
"Cases for mandate counties are based on the left axis, with a range of 15 to 25, while those without mandates are based on a secondary axis on the right, with a scale of 4 to 14," he added, exposing the alleged data as a manipulated farce.
Unmasked counties in Kansas are actually doing BETTER than masked counties, data shows
To drive home the point that Dr. Norman's data was obviously manipulated, The Sentinel created its own new graph with equivalent, and thus accurate, axes, which produced completely different results. As it turns out, the no-mask counties had fewer new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) than mask counties – the exact opposite of what Dr. Norman's chart implied.
"At a time when the public needs government to provide sound conclusions with accurate information, it's unfortunate the Kansas Health Secretary knowingly deceived the public into justifying his narrative," stated Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) economist Michael Austin in response to the revelation.
At best, both masked and unmasked counties in Kansas are seeing similar declines in new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), suggesting that masks are unnecessary. At worst, masked counties are actually seeing more new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) than unmasked counties. In both cases, masks are hardly the health saviors that people like Dr. Norman continue to claim they are.
"Governor Kelly and her administration have failed Kansans time and again, but manipulating data to intentionally deceive the entire state is a new low," stated Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins.
"Tens of thousands of Kansans have lost their jobs and businesses as a direct result of Governor Kelly's politics-first response to the COVID pandemic, and these individuals struggling to make ends meet deserve to know the truth. It is reprehensible for a public servant like Dr. Norman that we trusted to protect our health and safety in a nonpartisan way to intentionally spread misinformation. The Kelly administration has lost all credibility."
The latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is available at Pandemic.news.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--World-Renowned Scientist Says Chi-Com Virus Was Cooked Up in a Wuhan Lab and No Vaccine Will Ever Cu

World-Renowned Scientist Says Chi-Com Virus Was Cooked Up in a Wuhan Lab and No Vaccine Will Ever Cure It

( Natural News ) There is simply no way that the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) was able to transfer from bats to humans without some kind of deliberate genetic tampering , contends Prof. Giuseppe Tritto , a renowned biotechnology expert who says the official plandemic narrative is fake news .
The president of the World Academy of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies ( WABT ) , Tritto conducted an investigation that led him to the conclusion that the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) gained cross species transmission functionality due to genetic engineering that took place at the Wuhan Institute of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s only level-four biosafety lab .
In his book entitled , Cina COVID 19 : La Chimera che ha cambiato il Mondo , which translates as “ China COVID 19 : The chimera that changed the world , ” Tritto explains how a People ’ s Liberation Army ( PLA ) -owned coronavirus was genetically modified to become the China Virus that is being reported around the world today .
He says the novel virus is a chimera , meaning it was created in a lab rather than in nature .
Tritto also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both France and the United States , demonstrating how the governments of these two countries provided communist China with the financial and scientific resources it needed to unleash this bioengineering experiment , which has had a devastating global impact .
take our poll - story continues below “ Although neither American nor French virologists are responsible for the end result – a highly infectious coronavirus and a global pandemic – their early involvement may explain why so many insist that the ‘ chimera ’ must have come from nature , ” writes Steven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing they want to admit is that they might have had a hand in it .
The latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) can be found at Pandemic.news .
Much of the story begins back in 2003 with the SARS pandemic , which was basically the Wuhan coronavirus part-one .
It was way back then that communist China had attempted to swindle the world into accepting a vaccine for its coronavirus version 1.0 , which never came to fruition in the way that coronavirus 2.0 is now manifesting .
Part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.0 involved genetically engineering viral strains with reduced pathogenicity that were still strong enough to provoke an immune response .
The reverse genetics that were used , however , resulted in viral strains with increased pathogenicity .
Later on , these super-virulent virus strains were manipulated with HIV genomes using “ reverse genetics system 2.
” Dr. Shi Zhengli , who was in charge of this program at the WIV , is who inserted this HIV segment into a coronavirus that was discovered in horseshoe bats , making it more infectious and lethal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of North Carolina was also involved , as he was on the receiving end of major grants that came from none other than the Anthony Fauci-controlled National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) .
“ Fauci was a big proponent of ‘ gain of function ’ research , and when this was prohibited at Baric ’ s lab because it was considered to be too dangerous , the research was shifted to China , ” Mosher explains .
In a nutshell , what began as a project to develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effect to use “ reverse genetics ” to build lethal biological weapons , which is why we now have the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
And Fauci is directly to blame for this global plandemic , which was hatched and unleashed with the help of American taxpayer dollars that Fauci redirected towards this nefarious research .
And perhaps the worst part of all this is that the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) is now refusing to release the original genetic code that resulted in the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine will ever be developed by the West .
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(Natural News) There is simply no way that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) was able to transfer from bats to humans without some kind of deliberate genetic tampering, contends Prof. Giuseppe Tritto, a renowned biotechnology expert who says the official plandemic narrative is fake news.
The president of the World Academy of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies (WABT), Tritto conducted an investigation that led him to the conclusion that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) gained cross species transmission functionality due to genetic engineering that took place at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), China’s only level-four biosafety lab.
In his book entitled, Cina COVID 19: La Chimera che ha cambiato il Mondo, which translates as “China COVID 19: The chimera that changed the world,” Tritto explains how a People’s Liberation Army (PLA)-owned coronavirus was genetically modified to become the China Virus that is being reported around the world today. He says the novel virus is a chimera, meaning it was created in a lab rather than in nature.
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Tritto also links the Wuhan Institute of Virology to both France and the United States, demonstrating how the governments of these two countries provided communist China with the financial and scientific resources it needed to unleash this bioengineering experiment, which has had a devastating global impact.
“Although neither American nor French virologists are responsible for the end result – a highly infectious coronavirus and a global pandemic – their early involvement may explain why so many insist that the ‘chimera’ must have come from nature,” writes Steven Mosher for LifeSiteNews. “The last thing they want to admit is that they might have had a hand in it.
The latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found at Pandemic.news.
Anthony Fauci is directly responsible for unleashing coronavirus
Much of the story begins back in 2003 with the SARS pandemic, which was basically the Wuhan coronavirus part-one. It was way back then that communist China had attempted to swindle the world into accepting a vaccine for its coronavirus version 1.0, which never came to fruition in the way that coronavirus 2.0 is now manifesting.
Part of the vaccine development process for coronavirus 1.0 involved genetically engineering viral strains with reduced pathogenicity that were still strong enough to provoke an immune response. The reverse genetics that were used, however, resulted in viral strains with increased pathogenicity.
Later on, these super-virulent virus strains were manipulated with HIV genomes using “reverse genetics system 2.” Dr. Shi Zhengli, who was in charge of this program at the WIV, is who inserted this HIV segment into a coronavirus that was discovered in horseshoe bats, making it more infectious and lethal.
Prof. Ralph S. Baric from the University of North Carolina was also involved, as he was on the receiving end of major grants that came from none other than the Anthony Fauci-controlled National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
“Fauci was a big proponent of ‘gain of function’ research, and when this was prohibited at Baric’s lab because it was considered to be too dangerous, the research was shifted to China,” Mosher explains.
In a nutshell, what began as a project to develop a vaccine against SARS morphed into an effect to use “reverse genetics” to build lethal biological weapons, which is why we now have the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). And Fauci is directly to blame for this global plandemic, which was hatched and unleashed with the help of American taxpayer dollars that Fauci redirected towards this nefarious research.
And perhaps the worst part of all this is that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now refusing to release the original genetic code that resulted in the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) coming into existence, which means no effective vaccine will ever be developed by the West.
Sources for this article include:
LifeSiteNews.com
NaturalNews.com
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--Big 12 Moves Ahead With Fall Sports Beginning in September, Despite Other Conferences Opting Out

Baylor coach Dave Aranda could see a weight being lifted off the shoulders of his players during a meeting Tuesday night , when word began to filter out that the Big 12 Conference would attempt to play football this fall .
“ You could just see the joy , ” Aranda said .
“ Everyone was smiling .
Guys were cracking jokes , were excited.
” Months of uncertainty had finally given the Bears and their conference rivals the slightest bit of clarity .
If all goes according to plan , they will take the field for a non-conference game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ league schedule on Sept. 26 with the intention of crowning a Big 12 champion on Dec. 12 near Dallas .
That does n't mean they will be competing for a national title , though .
The Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences have so far joined the Big 12 in playing this fall , but the Big Ten , Pac-12 and many smaller conferences are trying for the spring .
So will there be two national champions , like there sometimes were when poll voters declared who was best ?
Will an autumn champion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , like so many things around the world , simply be one to forget ?
Those are among the questions that still must be answered .
“ We have a College Football Playoff call next week and we 'll obviously talk about this .
It 's going to be a while into the season before all that is resolved , ” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday .
“ There probably is n't any obvious reason why it could n't work to continue to try to play a postseason , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frame right in the heart of the virus season .
I just think it 's too early .
We 're going to have to be patient . ''
Patience is something the league has been preaching since March , when the coronavirus pandemic began shutting down sports in the U.S. as it turned the world upside down .
The Big 12 's board of directors have been speaking on an almost-daily basis with infectious disease experts , scientists and physicians while getting the input of coaches , administrators and athletes .
It came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work .
Fall sports will begin after Sept. 1 with football playing a schedule in which each team can play one non-conference game before league play begins a few weeks later .
The schools will all play each other to give them 10 total games .
All athletes will be subject to three tests per week — likely Sunday , Wednesday and Friday — in “ high contact ” sports such as football , volleyball and soccer .
Should an athlete test positive , they would be subject to echocardiograms , a cardiac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before they are cleared to return .
Non-conference opponents also must adhere to Big 12 standards the week before competition .
“ We have been unwavering in putting our focus squarely on the well-being of our student-athletes and staff members , ” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said .
“ There has been great effort expended in areas like testing and sanitizing , which are part of a comprehensive plan . ''
TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini , who chairs the board of directors , acknowledged things could change at any time .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released a conference-only schedule before scrapping the fall season just days later .
`` If at any point our scientists and doctors conclude that our institutions can not provide a safe and appropriate environment for our participants , we will change course , ” Boschini said .
The Big 12 wanted to wait until August to reach a decision on fall sports to see what would happen as teams began their preseason camps .
And while there were numerous outbreaks when athletes returned to campus in June for workouts , most of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any positive tests for several weeks .
“ Frankly , we found that what we thought was golden 60 days ago is garbage today .
It 's an ever-evolving environment , ” Bowlsby said , “ and we will find ourselves with bump spots during the fall .
There is n't any doubt about that .
But I think we are very well-prepared to deal with those things.
” That does n't mean there are n't still more questions that answers .
Does a school that experiences an outbreak during the week forfeit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that coaches try to game the system for a competitive edge ?
Is there a number of positive tests league-wide that ultimately would force the Big 12 to call off the season ?
Do players lose a season of eligibility if only five or six games are played ?
Bowlsby acknowledged most of those questions do not have answers , at least at this point .
But he hopes the NCAA will provide some clarification soon on such issues as eligibility and financial aid .
He also agreed that it would be difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ACC and SEC ultimately move to the spring .
“ Any time anybody at any level has decided they were n't going to play or they were going to do something different , it affects us , ” Bowlsby said .
“ I do n't know we would want to be the only college football conference playing .
To the questions about the postseason — that would pretty much eliminate the postseason.
” The decision to move forward this fall was met with overwhelming approval from coaches and athletes , many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on with daily workouts in anticipation of a season .
“ They want to compete , ” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said .
“ Especially seniors , they only have so many opportunities to compete .
It 's pretty special when you go into your senior years .
Those are the guys I 'm really hopeful have a chance . ''
Whether they compete in front of fans is a question that the Big 12 is leaving to local jurisdictions .
Each state has put its own limits on crowd sizes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ altogether , and schools will be forced to adjust their ticketing plans to adhere to the recommendations of public health officials .
Regardless , and at least for now , those players will be on the field in some fashion next month .
“ The last two days in particular , the anxiety and stress , for coaches and players , was something we talked quite a bit about , ” said Aranda , the first-year Baylor coach .
“ I ’ ve got a lot of faith in our team , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in terms of doing the right thing .
Nowhere at any point in the past is taking care of each other as important as it is right now .
”

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Baylor coach Dave Aranda could see a weight being lifted off the shoulders of his players during a meeting Tuesday night, when word began to filter out that the Big 12 Conference would attempt to play football this fall.
“You could just see the joy,” Aranda said. “Everyone was smiling. Guys were cracking jokes, were excited.”
Months of uncertainty had finally given the Bears and their conference rivals the slightest bit of clarity. If all goes according to plan, they will take the field for a non-conference game next month, then begin a round-robin league schedule on Sept. 26 with the intention of crowning a Big 12 champion on Dec. 12 near Dallas.
That doesn't mean they will be competing for a national title, though. The Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences have so far joined the Big 12 in playing this fall, but the Big Ten, Pac-12 and many smaller conferences are trying for the spring.
So will there be two national champions, like there sometimes were when poll voters declared who was best? Will an autumn champion play a spring champion? Will this year, like so many things around the world, simply be one to forget?
Those are among the questions that still must be answered.
“We have a College Football Playoff call next week and we'll obviously talk about this. It's going to be a while into the season before all that is resolved,” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday. “There probably isn't any obvious reason why it couldn't work to continue to try to play a postseason, but you're looking at a December-January time frame right in the heart of the virus season. I just think it's too early. We're going to have to be patient."
Patience is something the league has been preaching since March, when the coronavirus pandemic began shutting down sports in the U.S. as it turned the world upside down.
The Big 12's board of directors have been speaking on an almost-daily basis with infectious disease experts, scientists and physicians while getting the input of coaches, administrators and athletes. It came up with a plan it believes will work.
Fall sports will begin after Sept. 1 with football playing a schedule in which each team can play one non-conference game before league play begins a few weeks later. The schools will all play each other to give them 10 total games.
All athletes will be subject to three tests per week — likely Sunday, Wednesday and Friday — in “high contact” sports such as football, volleyball and soccer. Should an athlete test positive, they would be subject to echocardiograms, a cardiac MRI, blood tests and other examinations before they are cleared to return.
Non-conference opponents also must adhere to Big 12 standards the week before competition.
“We have been unwavering in putting our focus squarely on the well-being of our student-athletes and staff members,” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said. “There has been great effort expended in areas like testing and sanitizing, which are part of a comprehensive plan."
RELATED: Pac-12, Big Ten officials put 2020 season on hold
TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini, who chairs the board of directors, acknowledged things could change at any time. The Big Ten, for example, had released a conference-only schedule before scrapping the fall season just days later.
"If at any point our scientists and doctors conclude that our institutions cannot provide a safe and appropriate environment for our participants, we will change course,” Boschini said.
The Big 12 wanted to wait until August to reach a decision on fall sports to see what would happen as teams began their preseason camps. And while there were numerous outbreaks when athletes returned to campus in June for workouts, most of the league's 10 schools have not reported any positive tests for several weeks.
“Frankly, we found that what we thought was golden 60 days ago is garbage today. It's an ever-evolving environment,” Bowlsby said, “and we will find ourselves with bump spots during the fall. There isn't any doubt about that. But I think we are very well-prepared to deal with those things.”
That doesn't mean there aren't still more questions that answers.
Does a school that experiences an outbreak during the week forfeit their game? What are the chances that coaches try to game the system for a competitive edge? Is there a number of positive tests league-wide that ultimately would force the Big 12 to call off the season? Do players lose a season of eligibility if only five or six games are played?
Bowlsby acknowledged most of those questions do not have answers, at least at this point. But he hopes the NCAA will provide some clarification soon on such issues as eligibility and financial aid.
He also agreed that it would be difficult for the Big 12 to continue if the ACC and SEC ultimately move to the spring.
“Any time anybody at any level has decided they weren't going to play or they were going to do something different, it affects us,” Bowlsby said. “I don't know we would want to be the only college football conference playing. To the questions about the postseason — that would pretty much eliminate the postseason.”
RELATED: Ivy League cancels fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic
The decision to move forward this fall was met with overwhelming approval from coaches and athletes, many of whom simply wanted clarity as they pressed on with daily workouts in anticipation of a season.
“They want to compete,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. “Especially seniors, they only have so many opportunities to compete. It's pretty special when you go into your senior years. Those are the guys I'm really hopeful have a chance."
Whether they compete in front of fans is a question that the Big 12 is leaving to local jurisdictions. Each state has put its own limits on crowd sizes, some of them barring any large gatherings altogether, and schools will be forced to adjust their ticketing plans to adhere to the recommendations of public health officials.
Regardless, and at least for now, those players will be on the field in some fashion next month.
“The last two days in particular, the anxiety and stress, for coaches and players, was something we talked quite a bit about,” said Aranda, the first-year Baylor coach. “I’ve got a lot of faith in our team, and a lot of faith in our players, in terms of doing the right thing. Nowhere at any point in the past is taking care of each other as important as it is right now.”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--Seattle Police Union Says Officers Struggling With Low Morale After First Black Female Police Chief

Seattle Police Union Says Officers Struggling With Low Morale After First Black Female Police Chief is Run Out of Town By Democrats

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thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--Shocker: States That Switched To ‘Green’ Energy Have Higher Costs, Little Growth

Written by H. Sterling Burnett on .
Posted in Latest news Climate alarmists increasingly claim wind and solar power are cost-effective and will benefit the economy .
The truth is exactly the opposite .
Here ’ s an example and the real story : The August 8 issue of Electrek ’ s Climate Crisis Weekly newsletter leads with a story titled “ Which US states are leading and lagging in slashing CO2 emissions ?
” The article touts a paper published by the environmental activist World Resources Institute ( WRI ) claiming states that switch to wind and solar power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It glowingly publicizes states that have seen their economies grow , even as they have made the greatest carbon dioxide emission reductions .
What the WRI and Electrek fail to report is that the states experiencing the greatest drop in emissions also suffer from the highest energy costs in the nation and are experiencing slower-than-average economic growth .
According to Electrek , “ The leader of the pack [ in cutting carbon dioxide emissions ] ?
Maryland ( 38 % reduction ) , with New Hampshire ( 37 % ) , Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Maine ( 33 % ) trailing closely behind .
So why is the Northeast leading ?
One reason is that they ’ ve dropped coal .
It ’ s also got the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ( RGGI ) , an interstate agreement that caps emissions from power plants.
” By contrast , WRI lists Texas , Louisiana , North Dakota , Oklahoma , and South Dakota among the states lagging behind or increasing their greenhouse gas emissions .
During the Trump-era economic recovery , every state in the nation experienced substantial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with rapidly rising electricity costs can claim some economic growth .
However , states that retain conventional electricity enjoy much lower electricity prices and have much more vibrant economies as a result .
As of March 2020 , before the coronavirus-related economic downturn struck , all but one of the states praised by WRI for large cuts in emissions ranked among the top 10 states in electricity prices .
In fact , RGGI states held seven of the top 10 spots for high electric prices .
By comparison , states like Texas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and South Dakota – states criticized by WRI for not reducing emissions as much – enjoy among the lowest electricity rates in the country .
Importantly , state economic growth closely corresponds with affordable electricity .
For example , Washington DC ’ s GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019 was a paltry 1.4 percent , with Maryland ’ s growth being only slightly better at 1.8 percent .
By comparison , states that retained conventional energy sources had among the most affordable electricity rates and the strongest economic growth in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carbon dioxide emissions climb by more than 3 percent since 2005 , experienced 5.1 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019 .
Louisiana , Oklahoma , North Dakota , and South Dakota experienced 3.9 percent , 3.9 percent , 3.9 percent , and 3.6 percent GDP growth respectively .
WRI ’ s own accounting acknowledges regions making the steepest greenhouse gas emission cuts between 2005 through 2017 had the lowest economic growth .
WRI also admits that regions making the least emission reductions had the highest economic growth .
The lesson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ switches to wind and solar power to cut emissions , the slower that state ’ s economy is going to grow .
Don ’ t let alarmists pull the wool over your eyes and claim differently .

Written by H. Sterling Burnett on Aug 12, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Climate alarmists increasingly claim wind and solar power are cost-effective and will benefit the economy. The truth is exactly the opposite. Here’s an example and the real story:
The August 8 issue of Electrek’s Climate Crisis Weekly newsletter leads with a story titled “Which US states are leading and lagging in slashing CO2 emissions?”
The article touts a paper published by the environmental activist World Resources Institute (WRI) claiming states that switch to wind and solar power are experiencing economic growth in the process.
It glowingly publicizes states that have seen their economies grow, even as they have made the greatest carbon dioxide emission reductions.
What the WRI and Electrek fail to report is that the states experiencing the greatest drop in emissions also suffer from the highest energy costs in the nation and are experiencing slower-than-average economic growth.
According to Electrek, “The leader of the pack [in cutting carbon dioxide emissions]? Maryland (38% reduction), with New Hampshire (37%), Washington, DC (33%), and Maine (33%) trailing closely behind.
So why is the Northeast leading? One reason is that they’ve dropped coal. It’s also got the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an interstate agreement that caps emissions from power plants.”
By contrast, WRI lists Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota among the states lagging behind or increasing their greenhouse gas emissions.
During the Trump-era economic recovery, every state in the nation experienced substantial economic growth. So, even states with rapidly rising electricity costs can claim some economic growth.
However, states that retain conventional electricity enjoy much lower electricity prices and have much more vibrant economies as a result.
As of March 2020, before the coronavirus-related economic downturn struck, all but one of the states praised by WRI for large cuts in emissions ranked among the top 10 states in electricity prices.
In fact, RGGI states held seven of the top 10 spots for high electric prices. By comparison, states like Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota – states criticized by WRI for not reducing emissions as much – enjoy among the lowest electricity rates in the country.
Importantly, state economic growth closely corresponds with affordable electricity. For example, Washington DC’s GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019 was a paltry 1.4 percent, with Maryland’s growth being only slightly better at 1.8 percent.
By comparison, states that retained conventional energy sources had among the most affordable electricity rates and the strongest economic growth in the nation.
Texas, which saw its carbon dioxide emissions climb by more than 3 percent since 2005, experienced 5.1 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019.
Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and South Dakota experienced 3.9 percent, 3.9 percent, 3.9 percent, and 3.6 percent GDP growth respectively.
WRI’s own accounting acknowledges regions making the steepest greenhouse gas emission cuts between 2005 through 2017 had the lowest economic growth.
WRI also admits that regions making the least emission reductions had the highest economic growth.
The lesson is clear: the more a state switches to wind and solar power to cut emissions, the slower that state’s economy is going to grow. Don’t let alarmists pull the wool over your eyes and claim differently.
Read more at Climate Realism
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--John Wayne’s Daughters Defend the Hollywood Legend After Attacks by Leftist Woke Outrage Mob ‘Racist

John Wayne’s Daughters Defend the Hollywood Legend After Attacks by Leftist Woke Outrage Mob ‘Racist’ Smears: He ‘Loved People’ and Respected Those Who Disagreed With Him

John Wayne ’ s daughters are coming forward to defend their late father ’ s legacy after his shocking 1971 interview with Playboy resurfaced .
“ I believe in white supremacy until the Blacks are educated to a point of responsibility , '' the actor told the magazine .
`` I don ’ t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.
” In that same interview , John Wayne said he felt no remorse for the subjugation of Native Americans and called movies such as “ Easy Rider ” and “ Midnight Cowboy ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinions , but he respected you if you disagreed with him , ” Wayne ’ s daughter , Marisa Wayne , told Closer Weekly in the magazine ’ s latest issue , currently on newsstands .
BO DEREK REFLECTS ON GIVING BACK TO AMERICAN VETERANS : ‘ THERE ’ S JUST SO MUCH WE DON ’ T DO FOR OUR HEROES ’ “ He had an ability to see both sides of the story , ” the 54-year-old said .
Marisa Wayne added that her father was not a “ right-wing , hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daughter Aissa Wayne also told the magazine that her father “ loved people ” and insisted he was always a “ people person.
” “ He cared about his fellow human beings , ” she said .
“ I think that really was a big feature about him.
” But not everyone agrees .
'WHAT 'S IT WORTH ? '
HOST JEFF FOXWORTHY TALKS CANCEL CULTURE IN COMEDY : 'LET 'S LEARN TO LAUGH AT OURSELVES' CAROL BURNETT REMEMBERS HER LATE DAUGHTER CARRIE HAMILTON : ‘ WE WERE JOINED AT THE HIP FOR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magazine , the University of Southern California ’ s School of Cinematic Arts agreed to remove a tribute for the star after months of protests from students and alumni .
A movement was also created in California ’ s Orange County to rename John Wayne Airport and remove his statue sitting out front .
The outlet noted no headway has been made as of yet .
In July of this year , John Wayne ’ s youngest son , Ethan Wayne , told Fox News in a statement : “ Let me make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a racist .
I know that term is casually tossed around these days , but I take it very seriously .
I also understand how we got to this point .
There is no question that the words spoken by John Wayne in an interview 50 years ago have caused pain and anger .
They pained him as well , as he realized his true feelings were wrongly conveyed.
” Ethan Wayne , who is president of John Wayne Enterprises , went on to say in his statement : `` The truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ papers from his archives , he did not support 'white supremacy ' in any way and believed that responsible people should gain power without the use of violence . ''
The statement in the Playboy interview did not accurately depict his father , he said .
`` Those who knew him , knew he judged everyone as an individual and believed everyone deserved an equal opportunity , '' Ethan added .
`` He called out bigotry when he saw it .
He hired and worked with people of all races , creeds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the very best for all of us -- a society that doesn ’ t discriminate against anyone seeking the American dream . ''
‘ LEAVE IT TO BEAVER ’ STAR HUGH BEAUMONT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE ON-SCREEN FAMILY MAN , DAUGHTER SAYS PAT BOONE REVEALS LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH HARRY BELAFONTE , THE INSPIRATION BEHIND 'CA N'T WE GET ALONG' Ethan Wayne said that it would be an injustice to judge his father on a single interview instead of the full picture of who he was .
`` The current focus on social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Ethan Wayne said .
`` But attempts by some to use it for political advantage distract from real opportunities for reform , '' he said .
The 58-year-old also explained what his father would have done if he was still alive today .
`` One thing we know – if John Wayne were here today , he would be in the forefront demanding fairness and justice for all people , '' Ethan Wayne said .
`` He would have pulled those officers off of George Floyd , because that was the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for everyone ’ s right to protest and work toward change . ''
Wayne passed away at age 72 from cancer in 1979 .
`` Since his death more than 40 years ago , his legacy continues through the John Wayne Cancer Foundation , which has helped provide courage , strength and grit to the fight against cancer , and through his extensive film library , '' Ethan Wayne said .
`` My father believed that we can learn from yesterday , but not by erasing the past .
His name , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embody these values , and our family knows the positive impact that he made on the world will never be diminished . ''
ART GARFUNKEL ’ S PAL SAYS SINGER HELPED HIM OVERCOME DESPAIR AFTER HE BECAME BLIND : ‘ IT LIFTED ME OUT OF THE GRAVE ’ ELVIS PRESLEY ’ S PRIVATE NURSE EXPLAINS WHY THE KING WAS 'MISERABLE ' DURING HIS FINAL YEARS In 2016 , The Guardian reported California lawmakers rejected a proposal to create John Wayne Day to mark his birthday after several legislators described statements he made about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ethan Wayne told Fox News he was aware of negative statements made about his father because John Wayne was politically conservative .
He insisted John Wayne ’ s beliefs have been misunderstood over the years .
“ He wanted to work with people who earned their place , ” Ethan Wayne explained .
“ He didn ’ t think anybody should get a job because he was a man , because she was a woman , because they were gay , because they were straight , because they were Chinese , African-American or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a job because you were the right person to do that job .
Because you had skill and talent and you would show up and get the job done .
He didn ’ t care what you were . ''

John Wayne’s daughters are coming forward to defend their late father’s legacy after his shocking 1971 interview with Playboy resurfaced.
“I believe in white supremacy until the Blacks are educated to a point of responsibility," the actor told the magazine. "I don’t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.”
In that same interview, John Wayne said he felt no remorse for the subjugation of Native Americans and called movies such as “Easy Rider” and “Midnight Cowboy” perverted.
“He definitely had his opinions, but he respected you if you disagreed with him,” Wayne’s daughter, Marisa Wayne, told Closer Weekly in the magazine’s latest issue, currently on newsstands.
JOHN WAYNE’S FAMILY RESPONDS TO ACTOR’S CONTROVERSIAL 1971 INTERVIEW WITH PLAYBOY
BO DEREK REFLECTS ON GIVING BACK TO AMERICAN VETERANS: ‘THERE’S JUST SO MUCH WE DON’T DO FOR OUR HEROES’
“He had an ability to see both sides of the story,” the 54-year-old said.
Marisa Wayne added that her father was not a “right-wing, hard a—.”
John Wayne’s 64-year-old daughter Aissa Wayne also told the magazine that her father “loved people” and insisted he was always a “people person.”
“He cared about his fellow human beings,” she said. “I think that really was a big feature about him.”
But not everyone agrees.
'WHAT'S IT WORTH?' HOST JEFF FOXWORTHY TALKS CANCEL CULTURE IN COMEDY: 'LET'S LEARN TO LAUGH AT OURSELVES'
CAROL BURNETT REMEMBERS HER LATE DAUGHTER CARRIE HAMILTON: ‘WE WERE JOINED AT THE HIP FOR A WHILE THERE’
According to the magazine, the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts agreed to remove a tribute for the star after months of protests from students and alumni. A movement was also created in California’s Orange County to rename John Wayne Airport and remove his statue sitting out front. The outlet noted no headway has been made as of yet.
In July of this year, John Wayne’s youngest son, Ethan Wayne, told Fox News in a statement: “Let me make one thing clear -- John Wayne was not a racist. I know that term is casually tossed around these days, but I take it very seriously. I also understand how we got to this point. There is no question that the words spoken by John Wayne in an interview 50 years ago have caused pain and anger. They pained him as well, as he realized his true feelings were wrongly conveyed.”
Ethan Wayne, who is president of John Wayne Enterprises, went on to say in his statement: "The truth is, as we have seen in papers from his archives, he did not support 'white supremacy' in any way and believed that responsible people should gain power without the use of violence."
The statement in the Playboy interview did not accurately depict his father, he said.
"Those who knew him, knew he judged everyone as an individual and believed everyone deserved an equal opportunity," Ethan added. "He called out bigotry when he saw it. He hired and worked with people of all races, creeds, and sexual orientations. John Wayne stood for the very best for all of us -- a society that doesn’t discriminate against anyone seeking the American dream."
‘LEAVE IT TO BEAVER’ STAR HUGH BEAUMONT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE ON-SCREEN FAMILY MAN, DAUGHTER SAYS
PAT BOONE REVEALS LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH HARRY BELAFONTE, THE INSPIRATION BEHIND 'CAN'T WE GET ALONG'
Ethan Wayne said that it would be an injustice to judge his father on a single interview instead of the full picture of who he was.
"The current focus on social justice is absolutely valid and necessary," Ethan Wayne said. "But attempts by some to use it for political advantage distract from real opportunities for reform," he said.
The 58-year-old also explained what his father would have done if he was still alive today.
"One thing we know – if John Wayne were here today, he would be in the forefront demanding fairness and justice for all people," Ethan Wayne said. "He would have pulled those officers off of George Floyd, because that was the right thing to do. He would stand for everyone’s right to protest and work toward change."
Wayne passed away at age 72 from cancer in 1979.
"Since his death more than 40 years ago, his legacy continues through the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, which has helped provide courage, strength and grit to the fight against cancer, and through his extensive film library," Ethan Wayne said. "My father believed that we can learn from yesterday, but not by erasing the past. His name, no matter where it is, will always embody these values, and our family knows the positive impact that he made on the world will never be diminished."
ART GARFUNKEL’S PAL SAYS SINGER HELPED HIM OVERCOME DESPAIR AFTER HE BECAME BLIND: ‘IT LIFTED ME OUT OF THE GRAVE’
ELVIS PRESLEY’S PRIVATE NURSE EXPLAINS WHY THE KING WAS 'MISERABLE' DURING HIS FINAL YEARS
In 2016, The Guardian reported California lawmakers rejected a proposal to create John Wayne Day to mark his birthday after several legislators described statements he made about racial minorities.
In late 2018, Ethan Wayne told Fox News he was aware of negative statements made about his father because John Wayne was politically conservative. He insisted John Wayne’s beliefs have been misunderstood over the years.
“He wanted to work with people who earned their place,” Ethan Wayne explained. “He didn’t think anybody should get a job because he was a man, because she was a woman, because they were gay, because they were straight, because they were Chinese, African-American or Mexican. He thought you should get a job because you were the right person to do that job. Because you had skill and talent and you would show up and get the job done. He didn’t care what you were."


thelibertydaily--2020-08-12--Australian Singer Nick Cave Calls Cancel Culture the ‘Unhappiest Religion in the World’

The creative force behind Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds still has some heavy thoughts about the cultural trend and why he ’ s hoping it fades to black soon .
Only he doesn ’ t sound optimistic on that front .
Cave connects with his global fan base via The Red Hand Files , his freewheeling blog .
Recently , someone wrote to the singer/songwriter about cancel culture , and Cave didn ’ t mince words about it .
As far as I can see , cancel culture is mercy ’ s antithesis .
Political correctness has grown to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Its once honourable attempt to reimagine our society in a more equitable way now embodies all the worst aspects that religion has to offer ( and none of the beauty ) — moral certainty and self-righteousness shorn even of the capacity for redemption .
It has become quite literally , bad religion run amuck .
Cancel culture ’ s refusal to engage with uncomfortable ideas has an asphyxiating effect on the creative soul of a society .
Compassion is the primary experience — the heart event — out of which emerges the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Creativity is an act of love that can knock up against our most foundational beliefs , and in doing so brings forth fresh ways of seeing the world .
This is both the function and glory of art and ideas .
A force that finds its meaning in the cancellation of these difficult ideas hampers the creative spirit of a society and strikes at the complex and diverse nature of its culture .
This isn ’ t the first time Cave attacked Cancel Culture .
Last year , he shared his fears of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ woke ” sentiment .
I tend to become uncomfortable around all ideologies that brand themselves as “ the truth ” or “ the way ” .
This not only includes most religions , but also atheism , radical bi-partisan politics or any system of thought , including “ woke ” culture , that finds its energy in self-righteous belief and the suppression of contrary systems of thought .
Regardless of the virtuous intentions of many woke issues , it is its lack of humility and the paternalistic and doctrinal sureness of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its virtues , is an ideology immune to the slightest suggestion that in a generation ’ s time their implacable beliefs will appear as outmoded and fallacious as those of their own former generation .
Cave previously rejected someone ’ s suggestion that he , or other singers , might regret using select words in songs that have recently fallen out of favor .
I would rather be remembered for writing something that was discomforting or offensive , than to be forgotten for writing something bloodless and bland .
Many stars either embrace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter .
Among those fighting back against it include Adam Carolla , Ricky Gervais , Judy Gold , Nick Di Paolo , Dennis Miller and Bill Maher .

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Nick Cave isn’t in danger of “cancellation” …yet.
The creative force behind Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds still has some heavy thoughts about the cultural trend and why he’s hoping it fades to black soon.
Only he doesn’t sound optimistic on that front.
Cave connects with his global fan base via The Red Hand Files, his freewheeling blog. Recently, someone wrote to the singer/songwriter about cancel culture, and Cave didn’t mince words about it.
As far as I can see, cancel culture is mercy’s antithesis. Political correctness has grown to become the unhappiest religion in the world. Its once honourable attempt to reimagine our society in a more equitable way now embodies all the worst aspects that religion has to offer (and none of the beauty) — moral certainty and self-righteousness shorn even of the capacity for redemption. It has become quite literally, bad religion run amuck.
Cancel culture’s refusal to engage with uncomfortable ideas has an asphyxiating effect on the creative soul of a society. Compassion is the primary experience — the heart event — out of which emerges the genius and generosity of the imagination. Creativity is an act of love that can knock up against our most foundational beliefs, and in doing so brings forth fresh ways of seeing the world. This is both the function and glory of art and ideas. A force that finds its meaning in the cancellation of these difficult ideas hampers the creative spirit of a society and strikes at the complex and diverse nature of its culture.
This isn’t the first time Cave attacked Cancel Culture. Last year, he shared his fears of not just conventional faith but the growing “woke” sentiment.
I tend to become uncomfortable around all ideologies that brand themselves as “the truth” or “the way”. This not only includes most religions, but also atheism, radical bi-partisan politics or any system of thought, including “woke” culture, that finds its energy in self-righteous belief and the suppression of contrary systems of thought. Regardless of the virtuous intentions of many woke issues, it is its lack of humility and the paternalistic and doctrinal sureness of its claims that repel me…Wokeness, for all its virtues, is an ideology immune to the slightest suggestion that in a generation’s time their implacable beliefs will appear as outmoded and fallacious as those of their own former generation.
Cave previously rejected someone’s suggestion that he, or other singers, might regret using select words in songs that have recently fallen out of favor.
I would rather be remembered for writing something that was discomforting or offensive, than to be forgotten for writing something bloodless and bland.
Many stars either embrace woke culture or stay silent on the matter. Among those fighting back against it include Adam Carolla, Ricky Gervais, Judy Gold, Nick Di Paolo, Dennis Miller and Bill Maher.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--Horrific: Teen Dies After Being Set on Fire, Stabbed in NYC Apartment Building

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A teenager was killed Wednesday after being set afire in a Bronx apartment building during a dispute, cops said.
The 18-year-old victim, identified by police as Winston Ortiz, was stabbed three times and then doused with gasoline and set aflame with a match on the fifth floor of 1045 Woodycrest Ave. in Highbridge at about 3 p.m.
Police sources said the suspect entered the building about 10 minutes before Ortiz — who did not live there — and then carried out the attack.
Two neighbors in the building doused the flames using buckets of water before EMTs arrived.
Ortiz was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he died.
A building resident, a 34-year-old mother, said she was alerted to the grisly scene by a teenage girl screaming in the hallway.
“I step outside. I saw flames,” said the woman, who asked that she not be identified.
“I thought her apartment was on fire. And when I go over there, I saw a guy in flames all over his body.”
The witness and the mother of the screaming girl, who lives on the sixth floor of the building, grabbed buckets and poured water on the burning victim.
It’s unclear if the teen girl and the victim were acquainted.
The incident left the 34-year-old witness rattled.
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“I got very scared because I have my girls here” in the building, she said. “It’s really concerning.”
The attack came a day after two men were shot on a street corner near the building, cops said.
A 21-year-old man was struck seven times in the shooting at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The other victim, 37, was shot in the foot, police said.
Both victims were taken to Lincoln Hospital and are expected to recover, authorities said.
It’s unclear if the two incidents are connected. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday night.
Additional reporting by Kenneth Garger


thelibertydaily--2020-08-13--President Trump Confronts Communist Chinese Regime’s Technological Invasion

Chinese apps used to spy on and hack Americans .
The Chinese communist empire has weaponized social media , telecommunications and cloud computing to expand the reach of its infiltration and surveillance capabilities way beyond its borders .
Americans ’ personal data and intellectual property are prime targets for the regime ’ s malign activities , which have gone on for decades without any blowbacks of consequence .
In fact , globalists have encouraged the integration of China into the world economy , falling prey to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ’ s stratagem that “ All warfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time has finally arrived for China to pay the piper , thanks to President Trump .
The Trump administration is seeking to quarantine Chinese-owned apps and China ’ s digital infrastructure under its “ Clean Network ” program , announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on August 5th .
“ The Clean Network program is the Trump Administration ’ s comprehensive approach to guarding our citizens ’ privacy and our companies ’ most sensitive information from aggressive intrusions by malign actors , such as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
This represents a sharp ramp-up of the technology cold war between the United States and the communist regime .
The Clean Networks program includes the removal of “ untrusted ” Chinese-owned apps from U.S. mobile app stores like those run by Apple and Google .
The Trump administration has previously targeted China ’ s ByteDance-owned TikTok ’ s United States operations , which the administration wants to either eliminate or require their complete sale ( including the transfer of all relevant software code ) to a U.S. company such as Microsoft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. applications from being preinstalled or made available for download on mobile devices manufactured by “ untrusted ” Chinese manufacturers such as Huawei .
“ Huawei , an arm of the PRC surveillance state , is trading on the innovations and reputations of leading U.S. and foreign companies , ” Secretary Pompeo ’ s press statement indicated .
The Clean Network program is also aimed at Chinese cloud computing platforms .
It seeks , according Secretary Pompeo ’ s press statement , to “ prevent U.S. citizens ’ most sensitive personal information and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including COVID-19 vaccine research , from being stored and processed on cloud-based systems accessible to our foreign adversaries through companies such as Alibaba , Baidu , and Tencent.
” Finally , the Trump administration wants to block certain undersea cables from linking China to the United States in order to “ ensure the undersea cables connecting our country to the global internet are not subverted for intelligence gathering by the PRC at hyper scale.
” The United States is not doing this alone .
“ More than thirty countries and territories are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Pompeo ’ s press statement , “ and many of the world ’ s biggest telecommunications companies are Clean Telcos .
All have committed to exclusively using trusted vendors in their Clean Networks.
” President Trump followed up Secretary Pompeo ’ s announcement with executive orders addressing the threats posed by TikTok and WeChat , currently owned by Chinese companies ByteDance Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. respectively .
The orders ban U.S. transactions with TikTok owner ByteDance and Tencent ’ s WeChat .
If the Chinese government wants to continue spying on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so be it .
We are not the world ’ s human rights policeman .
But the United States can not continue to allow China ’ s weaponizing of technology it owns to intrude into American governmental institutions and into the lives and businesses of the American people .
The president ’ s executive orders certainly got the Chinese regime ’ s attention .
China 's Foreign Ministry on August 7th called them `` blatant hegemonic acts . ''
Leftist apologists for China in this country recite the same Chinese talking points .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor Jeffrey Sachs , for example , denies that the Chinese regime has any global hegemonic ambitions .
His proof is China ’ s own self-serving defense white paper , from which he quotes the following in his recent article entitled America ’ s Unholy Crusade Against China : “ China will never follow the beaten track of big powers in seeking hegemony.
” Coddlers of the Chinese regime are burying their heads in the sand .
China ’ s President Xi Jinping , whose tenure in office may last the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Chinese people must concentrate their efforts on “ building a socialism that is superior to capitalism , and laying the foundation for a future where we will win the initiative and have the dominant position.
” China has played successive U.S. administrations since its professed opening of its economy to global trade and investments .
It wants to replace the current rules-based international system with one dominated by China ’ s authoritarian model .
To that end , the regime is deftly exploiting multilateral institutions from the World Trade Organization to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nations itself .
Thus , China has managed to get away with retaining a “ developing country ” status within the World Trade Organization , which gives it unfair preferences .
China has the second largest Gross Domestic Product in the world , following only the United States .
It does not deserve any preferential treatment .
But it still gets them .
China used the World Health Organization to repeat its lies about the coronavirus pandemic , which started in China .
If the World Health Organization had been more independent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false claim that there was no human-to-human transmission of the virus at a time when the virus could have been more easily contained , hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved .
And the UN Secretary General ’ s office has been reduced to responding with a “ no comment ” when I asked about the number of pro-democracy candidates for the Hong Kong legislative election who were declared ineligible and the subsequent postponement of the election itself for at least a year .
These developments followed the Chinese regime ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clamping down on the remaining freedoms of the people of Hong Kong .
Such draconian measures deserve more from the United Nations , which is unsparing in its criticisms of Israel , than a “ no comment.
” Working from within such submissive globalist organizations , the Chinese regime ’ s aim is “ to promote its own worldview and concepts while sidelining the existing governance norms and values , ” the National Bureau of Asian Research noted in its comprehensive January 2020 report entitled China ’ s Vision for a New World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as much of the world as it can of the Enlightenment principles of democracy , pluralism , and individual human rights .
In their place , China 's communist dictatorship heralds its authoritarian ' L'état , c'est moi ' rule as the superior governance model for the world .
President Trump grasps what is at stake and has taken strong actions to push back at the Chinese regime for its belligerent acts .
Joe Biden , on the other hand , wants to go back to the days of naïve U.S. policies .

The Chinese communist empire has weaponized social media, telecommunications and cloud computing to expand the reach of its infiltration and surveillance capabilities way beyond its borders. Americans’ personal data and intellectual property are prime targets for the regime’s malign activities, which have gone on for decades without any blowbacks of consequence. In fact, globalists have encouraged the integration of China into the world economy, falling prey to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu’s stratagem that “All warfare is based on deception.” But the time has finally arrived for China to pay the piper, thanks to President Trump.
The Trump administration is seeking to quarantine Chinese-owned apps and China’s digital infrastructure under its “Clean Network” program, announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on August 5th.
“The Clean Network program is the Trump Administration’s comprehensive approach to guarding our citizens’ privacy and our companies’ most sensitive information from aggressive intrusions by malign actors, such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” Secretary Pompeo said in his press statement. This represents a sharp ramp-up of the technology cold war between the United States and the communist regime.
The Clean Networks program includes the removal of “untrusted” Chinese-owned apps from U.S. mobile app stores like those run by Apple and Google. The Trump administration has previously targeted China’s ByteDance-owned TikTok’s United States operations, which the administration wants to either eliminate or require their complete sale (including the transfer of all relevant software code) to a U.S. company such as Microsoft.
The Clean Network program would prevent U.S. applications from being preinstalled or made available for download on mobile devices manufactured by “untrusted” Chinese manufacturers such as Huawei. “Huawei, an arm of the PRC surveillance state, is trading on the innovations and reputations of leading U.S. and foreign companies,” Secretary Pompeo’s press statement indicated.
The Clean Network program is also aimed at Chinese cloud computing platforms. It seeks, according Secretary Pompeo’s press statement, to “prevent U.S. citizens’ most sensitive personal information and our businesses’ most valuable intellectual property, including COVID-19 vaccine research, from being stored and processed on cloud-based systems accessible to our foreign adversaries through companies such as Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent.”
Finally, the Trump administration wants to block certain undersea cables from linking China to the United States in order to “ensure the undersea cables connecting our country to the global internet are not subverted for intelligence gathering by the PRC at hyper scale.”
The United States is not doing this alone. “More than thirty countries and territories are now Clean Countries,” according to Secretary Pompeo’s press statement, “and many of the world’s biggest telecommunications companies are Clean Telcos. All have committed to exclusively using trusted vendors in their Clean Networks.”
President Trump followed up Secretary Pompeo’s announcement with executive orders addressing the threats posed by TikTok and WeChat, currently owned by Chinese companies ByteDance Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. respectively. The orders ban U.S. transactions with TikTok owner ByteDance and Tencent’s WeChat.
If the Chinese government wants to continue spying on its own residents inside of China, so be it. We are not the world’s human rights policeman. But the United States cannot continue to allow China’s weaponizing of technology it owns to intrude into American governmental institutions and into the lives and businesses of the American people.
The president’s executive orders certainly got the Chinese regime’s attention. China’s Foreign Ministry on August 7th called them “blatant hegemonic acts.” Leftist apologists for China in this country recite the same Chinese talking points. Columbia University’s left wing economist professor Jeffrey Sachs, for example, denies that the Chinese regime has any global hegemonic ambitions. His proof is China’s own self-serving defense white paper, from which he quotes the following in his recent article entitled America’s Unholy Crusade Against China: “China will never follow the beaten track of big powers in seeking hegemony.”
Coddlers of the Chinese regime are burying their heads in the sand. China’s President Xi Jinping, whose tenure in office may last the rest of his life, said several years ago that the Chinese people must concentrate their efforts on “building a socialism that is superior to capitalism, and laying the foundation for a future where we will win the initiative and have the dominant position.”
China has played successive U.S. administrations since its professed opening of its economy to global trade and investments. It wants to replace the current rules-based international system with one dominated by China’s authoritarian model. To that end, the regime is deftly exploiting multilateral institutions from the World Trade Organization to the World Health Organization to the United Nations itself.
Thus, China has managed to get away with retaining a “developing country” status within the World Trade Organization, which gives it unfair preferences. China has the second largest Gross Domestic Product in the world, following only the United States. It does not deserve any preferential treatment. But it still gets them. China used the World Health Organization to repeat its lies about the coronavirus pandemic, which started in China. If the World Health Organization had been more independent of Chinese influence and questioned China’s knowingly false claim that there was no human-to-human transmission of the virus at a time when the virus could have been more easily contained, hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved. And the UN Secretary General’s office has been reduced to responding with a “no comment” when I asked about the number of pro-democracy candidates for the Hong Kong legislative election who were declared ineligible and the subsequent postponement of the election itself for at least a year. These developments followed the Chinese regime’s imposition of its new security law clamping down on the remaining freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Such draconian measures deserve more from the United Nations, which is unsparing in its criticisms of Israel, than a “no comment.”
Working from within such submissive globalist organizations, the Chinese regime’s aim is “to promote its own worldview and concepts while sidelining the existing governance norms and values,” the National Bureau of Asian Research noted in its comprehensive January 2020 report entitled China’s Vision for a New World Order. The regime wants to purge as much of the world as it can of the Enlightenment principles of democracy, pluralism, and individual human rights. In their place, China’s communist dictatorship heralds its authoritarian ‘L’état, c’est moi’ rule as the superior governance model for the world.
President Trump grasps what is at stake and has taken strong actions to push back at the Chinese regime for its belligerent acts. Joe Biden, on the other hand, wants to go back to the days of naïve U.S. policies.
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