thelibertydaily--2020-12-29--FLU MAGICALLY ERADICATED! CDC All But Admits the SCAMdemic With New Report of Impossibly Low Flu Num

FLU MAGICALLY ERADICATED! CDC All But Admits the SCAMdemic With New Report of Impossibly Low Flu Numbers

As coronavirus cases surge nationwide , the flu has seen a remarkable dip .
Reported cases of influenza reached record lows last week , with fewer than 40 diagnoses recorded during Dec. 13-19 .
In week 51 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's `` FluView '' data monitoring system , 36 positive flu tests were documented .
This marks a steep decrease from last year 's total of 7,703 cases during the same time frame .
The positivity rate has sharply declined this calendar year as only 0.10 % of tests taken this year came back positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive .
The data comes in defiance of the `` twindemic '' concerns perpetuated by medical experts , or the idea that the raging coronavirus pandemic and the seasonal increase in reported flu cases would converge with catastrophic results .
Dr. Brian Garibaldi , the medical director of Johns Hopkins University ’ s Biocontainment Unit , told the Washington Examiner that “ we have to be concerned about the possibility of having a surge in flu at the same time as we 're seeing a surge in COVID.
” “ In any given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flu , ” Garibaldi said .
“ There ’ s always a concern that our emergency departments will be overwhelmed and ICU capacity will be strained [ due to the concurrence of flu and COVID-19 outbreaks ] , particularly with people who have coexisting conditions that then get influenza.
” Some elected officials acknowledged the possibility of a so-called `` twindemic '' and laid out their proposals to combat a shortage of resources .
In September , Gov .
Doug Ducey of Arizona expressed concerns about dwindling supplies , vowing he was taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 and flu season presents a perfect storm , and we aren ’ t taking any chances , ” Ducey said .
“ We are approaching this fall with a proactive mindset and plan of action to limit the impact of the flu and preserve hospital resources . ''
Other governors are taking disease containment plans a step further , shutting their states down for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began .
States such as California and New York began their second rounds of heightened restrictions earlier this month .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more than 19 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the coronavirus to date , with more than 333,000 reported deaths attributed to the virus .

As coronavirus cases surge nationwide, the flu has seen a remarkable dip. Reported cases of influenza reached record lows last week, with fewer than 40 diagnoses recorded during Dec. 13-19.
In week 51 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "FluView" data monitoring system, 36 positive flu tests were documented. This marks a steep decrease from last year's total of 7,703 cases during the same time frame. The positivity rate has sharply declined this calendar year as only 0.10% of tests taken this year came back positive. The five-year average is 15.80% positive.
The data comes in defiance of the "twindemic" concerns perpetuated by medical experts, or the idea that the raging coronavirus pandemic and the seasonal increase in reported flu cases would converge with catastrophic results. Dr. Brian Garibaldi, the medical director of Johns Hopkins University’s Biocontainment Unit, told the Washington Examiner that “we have to be concerned about the possibility of having a surge in flu at the same time as we're seeing a surge in COVID.”
“In any given winter, hospitals are taxed by the flu,” Garibaldi said. “There’s always a concern that our emergency departments will be overwhelmed and ICU capacity will be strained [due to the concurrence of flu and COVID-19 outbreaks], particularly with people who have coexisting conditions that then get influenza.”
Some elected officials acknowledged the possibility of a so-called "twindemic" and laid out their proposals to combat a shortage of resources. In September, Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona expressed concerns about dwindling supplies, vowing he was taking preventive action.
“The overlap of COVID-19 and flu season presents a perfect storm, and we aren’t taking any chances,” Ducey said. “We are approaching this fall with a proactive mindset and plan of action to limit the impact of the flu and preserve hospital resources."
Other governors are taking disease containment plans a step further, shutting their states down for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. States such as California and New York began their second rounds of heightened restrictions earlier this month.
According to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker, more than 19 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the coronavirus to date, with more than 333,000 reported deaths attributed to the virus.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-29--Politics vs Faith: Which Will Drive Mike Pence’s Actions on January 6th?

The eyes of the nation ( well , those who are still aware of what ’ s going on , at least ) will be on Vice President Mike Pence between now and January 6th .
On that day , he will not be acting as Vice President of the United States but will be wearing his other political hat as President of the Senate .
As presiding officer overseeing a joint session of Congress , he is being called on by patriots to do the right thing and correct the fraud-plagued election we just witnessed .
He has that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he does , but the ambiguity of the Constitution has already been tested .
As we noted in an article yesterday , there has already been a precedent set during the 1960 election where then-Vice President Richard Nixon selected the alternate electors from the state of Hawaii instead of the certified electors .
And when he did so , there were no objections or challenges .
At that point , Nixon demonstrated that the President of the Senate does , indeed , have the power to select alternate electors .
There are seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans in those states have declared they believe the election results were fraudulent .
We have seen ample evidence that this is almost certainly the case as the masses who lawfully selected President Trump to win reelection have been usurped by a nefarious group who have changed the outcome in former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s favor .
Now , we wait to see if Pence is ruled by politics or faith .
If it ’ s politics , it ’ s unlikely that he ’ ll do anything other than accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expedient for him to not rock the boat and to follow suit of so many feckless Republican representatives , including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell .
Their weakness has been contagious as more representatives and members of conservative media have thrown in the towel and denied voter fraud .
The evidence is clear , but the forces attempting to suppress that evidence have been relentless and effective .
If Pence is driven by faith , as he often indicates , then there is no way he can righteously accept the fraudulent election without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous occasions that lies are abominations .
All men are liars , but that doesn ’ t mean we do not strive towards honesty at every turn .
If Mike Pence believes in this Biblical principle , he must challenge the election and only accept the electors who have been slated for President Trump .
In the latest episode of the NOQ Report , I dove deeper into this and answered a few questions , including the all-important one : Does Mike Pence even have that power ?
As I alluded to previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , but it ’ s more than that .
If he chooses to go with the alternate electors , it will be heavily challenged .
In fact , it may be futile as the challenges will reach the Supreme Court and they are likely to reverse them .
Nevertheless , it ’ s an important step because it allows more time for the “ MOAB “ —the Mother Of All Bombshells—to finally emerge as I have hoped for and prayed about for weeks .
A faithful man can not support the deception-driven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Pence a truly faithful man , or will political expediency rule his actions on January 6th ?
The nation hangs in the balance .
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The eyes of the nation (well, those who are still aware of what’s going on, at least) will be on Vice President Mike Pence between now and January 6th. On that day, he will not be acting as Vice President of the United States but will be wearing his other political hat as President of the Senate. As presiding officer overseeing a joint session of Congress, he is being called on by patriots to do the right thing and correct the fraud-plagued election we just witnessed.
He has that power. Some question whether or not he does, but the ambiguity of the Constitution has already been tested. As we noted in an article yesterday, there has already been a precedent set during the 1960 election where then-Vice President Richard Nixon selected the alternate electors from the state of Hawaii instead of the certified electors. And when he did so, there were no objections or challenges. At that point, Nixon demonstrated that the President of the Senate does, indeed, have the power to select alternate electors.
There are seven states that have sent alternate electors as Republicans in those states have declared they believe the election results were fraudulent. We have seen ample evidence that this is almost certainly the case as the masses who lawfully selected President Trump to win reelection have been usurped by a nefarious group who have changed the outcome in former Vice President Joe Biden’s favor.
Now, we wait to see if Pence is ruled by politics or faith. If it’s politics, it’s unlikely that he’ll do anything other than accept the false results. It is politically expedient for him to not rock the boat and to follow suit of so many feckless Republican representatives, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Their weakness has been contagious as more representatives and members of conservative media have thrown in the towel and denied voter fraud. The evidence is clear, but the forces attempting to suppress that evidence have been relentless and effective.
If Pence is driven by faith, as he often indicates, then there is no way he can righteously accept the fraudulent election without a fight. The Bible notes on numerous occasions that lies are abominations. All men are liars, but that doesn’t mean we do not strive towards honesty at every turn. If Mike Pence believes in this Biblical principle, he must challenge the election and only accept the electors who have been slated for President Trump.
In the latest episode of the NOQ Report, I dove deeper into this and answered a few questions, including the all-important one: Does Mike Pence even have that power? As I alluded to previously, he seems to have precedent behind him, but it’s more than that. If he chooses to go with the alternate electors, it will be heavily challenged. In fact, it may be futile as the challenges will reach the Supreme Court and they are likely to reverse them. Nevertheless, it’s an important step because it allows more time for the “MOAB“—the Mother Of All Bombshells—to finally emerge as I have hoped for and prayed about for weeks.
A faithful man cannot support the deception-driven results of this fraudulent election. Is Vice President Pence a truly faithful man, or will political expediency rule his actions on January 6th? The nation hangs in the balance.
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Nobody said running a media site would be easy. We could use some help keeping this site afloat.
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When I left a nice, corporate career in 2017, I did so knowing I wouldn’t make nearly as much money. But what we do at NOQ Report to deliver the truth and fight the progressive mainstream media narrative that has plagued this nation is too important for me to sacrifice it for the sake of wealth. We know we’ll never make a ton of money this way, and we’re okay with that.
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thelibertydaily--2020-12-30--Sidney Powell: ‘It Is a Mathematical Impossibility for 100’s of Thousands of Votes to Show up for VP

Sidney Powell: ‘It Is a Mathematical Impossibility for 100’s of Thousands of Votes to Show up for VP Biden Alone, and to Have Been Injected Into the System the Way That They Were’

The 2020 presidential election was a `` Machiavellian '' masterpiece of deception and now judges are in a `` rush '' to move past the disputes , according to one of the top lawyers fighting for election accuracy and integrity .
According to Paul Bedard 's Washington Secrets column in the Washington Examiner , lawyer Sidney Powell expressed her thoughts on the fights over election results .
In fact , her multiple lawsuits in various states have contended that there was enough election fraud to steal the election victory from President Trump and give it to Joe Biden .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporting her contentions .
To the fact that almost all of the judges who have ruled on the challenges to election results have rejected them she had a simple answer : `` No judge has heard the evidence . ''
Even the Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit against other states , apparently falling under the Constitution 's direction that that court be the original court of jurisdiction for disputes between states , because of a `` standing '' issue .
The conclusion was that Texas ' legitimate voters were not hurt if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a national election .
Her comments came in an interview with Todd Herman , who was sitting in for Rush Limbaugh on his program on Tuesday .
She explained that the court rulings would mean something if the judges had reviewed the facts .
`` For them to dismiss our cases on any basis is absolutely ridiculous .
We have just an extraordinary volume of evidence that you would n't even put in the complaint stage of a normal case . ''
She said the election outcome came because of `` a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ column reported this week she released a 270-page catalog of evidence of election fraud that she has assembled so far .
She and other lawyers in the fight are urging President Trump or other officials to seize election machines and ballots in several states they allege utilized fraud to reach their vote totals .
Powell has been under verbal assault herself for her actions in trying to secure the truth about the election .
For example , her ally in court , Lin Wood , noted , `` Wow !
I hope Sidney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called a ‘ pathetic lawyer ’ by @ GeraldoRivera whose greatest professional accomplishment was the discovery of dirt & empty bottles in Al Capone ’ s vault . ''
Various officials of states in which the elections have been challenged even have called for punishment for lawyers involved in cases that allege election fraud .
At threadreaderapp was posted a transcript of much of her interview .
There , she explained that one state previously has stopped counting ballots in the middle of the night – and then resumed .
That was Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most popular phrase for weeks as George W. Bush and Al Gore fought for the victory .
But this year , at least five states triggered the same halt-wait-and-resume strategy .
`` And they did it because the vote count for the Electoral College was about to hit 270 for President @ realDonaldTrump , '' the transcript explains , `` because of the massive outpouring of votes for him that night . ''
`` By the next morning , multiple mathematicians had contacted me and told me they knew the algorithm that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the explanation continues .
`` It was that obvious to people with mathematical expertise .
It is a mathematical impossibility for 100 's of thousands of votes to show up for VP Biden alone , and to have been injected into the system the way that they were . ''
The evidence includes `` video of witnesses pulling suspect ballots out from under a table after they ran off all the observers , '' the transcript explains .
And there was evidence voting machines were counting 1.26 for every Biden vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote .
Actually the victory was so huge for President Trump that it broke the algorithm , forcing officials to actually stop counting ballots and `` bring in ballots and try to back-fill , '' she charged .
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The 2020 presidential election was a "Machiavellian" masterpiece of deception and now judges are in a "rush" to move past the disputes, according to one of the top lawyers fighting for election accuracy and integrity.
According to Paul Bedard's Washington Secrets column in the Washington Examiner, lawyer Sidney Powell expressed her thoughts on the fights over election results.
In fact, her multiple lawsuits in various states have contended that there was enough election fraud to steal the election victory from President Trump and give it to Joe Biden.
And she has hundreds of pages of evidence supporting her contentions.
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To the fact that almost all of the judges who have ruled on the challenges to election results have rejected them she had a simple answer: "No judge has heard the evidence."
Even the Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit against other states, apparently falling under the Constitution's direction that that court be the original court of jurisdiction for disputes between states, because of a "standing" issue. The conclusion was that Texas' legitimate voters were not hurt if there were fraudulent votes in another state in a national election.
Her comments came in an interview with Todd Herman, who was sitting in for Rush Limbaugh on his program on Tuesday.
She explained that the court rulings would mean something if the judges had reviewed the facts.
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"For them to dismiss our cases on any basis is absolutely ridiculous. We have just an extraordinary volume of evidence that you wouldn't even put in the complaint stage of a normal case."
She said the election outcome came because of "a masterful Machiavellian scheme."
The Secrets column reported this week she released a 270-page catalog of evidence of election fraud that she has assembled so far.
She and other lawyers in the fight are urging President Trump or other officials to seize election machines and ballots in several states they allege utilized fraud to reach their vote totals.
Powell has been under verbal assault herself for her actions in trying to secure the truth about the election.
Wow! I hope Sidney Powell @SidneyPowell1 is okay after being called a “pathetic lawyer” by @GeraldoRivera whose greatest professional accomplishment was the discovery of dirt & empty bottles in Al Capone’s vault. No one believes you, Geraldo. Sorry if TRUTH hurts. https://t.co/J4bmiblKhd — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 28, 2020
For example, her ally in court, Lin Wood, noted, "Wow! I hope Sidney Powell @SidneyPowell1 is okay after being called a ‘pathetic lawyer’ by @GeraldoRivera whose greatest professional accomplishment was the discovery of dirt & empty bottles in Al Capone’s vault."
Various officials of states in which the elections have been challenged even have called for punishment for lawyers involved in cases that allege election fraud.
At threadreaderapp was posted a transcript of much of her interview.
There, she explained that one state previously has stopped counting ballots in the middle of the night – and then resumed. That was Florida in 2000, where hanging chads became the most popular phrase for weeks as George W. Bush and Al Gore fought for the victory.
But this year, at least five states triggered the same halt-wait-and-resume strategy.
"And they did it because the vote count for the Electoral College was about to hit 270 for President @realDonaldTrump," the transcript explains, "because of the massive outpouring of votes for him that night."
"By the next morning, multiple mathematicians had contacted me and told me they knew the algorithm that had been run to change the vote," the explanation continues. "It was that obvious to people with mathematical expertise. It is a mathematical impossibility for 100's of thousands of votes to show up for VP Biden alone, and to have been injected into the system the way that they were."
The evidence includes "video of witnesses pulling suspect ballots out from under a table after they ran off all the observers," the transcript explains. And there was evidence voting machines were counting 1.26 for every Biden vote, but only .74 for every Trump vote.
Actually the victory was so huge for President Trump that it broke the algorithm, forcing officials to actually stop counting ballots and "bring in ballots and try to back-fill," she charged.
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thelibertydaily--2020-12-30--More Than About Taxation: The American Revolution Was a Culture War

Two hundred and forty-seven years ago this month , a group of American opponents of the Crown 's tax policy donned disguises and set about methodically destroying a shipment of tea imported into Boston by the East India Company .
The vandals trespassed on privately owned ships in Boston Harbor and threw the tea into the ocean .
These protesters were thorough .
Not content with having destroyed most of the company 's imported tea that night , the activists later discovered another tea shipment which had been unloaded at a warehouse in Boston .
The activists then broke into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too .
Total damages amounted to more than $ 1.5 million in today 's dollars .
This was the work of the Sons of Liberty , a group led in part by Samuel Adams and which would become known for acts of resistance , arson , and violence committed against tax collectors and other agents of the Crown .
Notably , however , as time went on , acts of resistance in America escalated , at first into widespread mob violence , and then into military action and guerrilla warfare .
Why did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or support it ?
The simplistic answer has long been that the colonists were angry that they were subjected to `` taxation without representation . ''
This is the simplistic version of history often taught in grade school .
The reality , of course , is that the conflict between the `` patriots '' and their former countrymen eventually became a deeply seated ( and violent ) culture war .
It Was n't Just about Taxes The taxation-without-representation argument endures , of course , because it is useful for the regime and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quo insist there is no need for anything like the Boston Tea Party today because modern Americans enjoy representation in Congress .
We are told that taxation and the regulatory state are all necessarily moral and legitimate because the voters are `` represented . ''
Even conservatives , who often claim to be for `` small government , '' often oppose radical opposition to the regime—such as secession—on the grounds that political resistance movements are only acceptable when there is no political `` representation . ''
The implication is that since the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no political action outside of voting—and maybe a little sign waving—is allowed .
It 's unlikely the Sons of Liberty would have bought this argument .
The small number of millionaires who meet in Washington , DC , nowadays are hardly `` representative '' of the American public back home .
The 1770s equivalent would have consisted of throwing the Americans a few bones in the form of a handful of votes in Parliament , with seats to be reliably held by a few wealthy colonists , far beyond the reach or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sons of Liberty .
[ Read More : `` No Matter How You Vote , Politicians Do n't Represent You '' by Ryan McMaken ] But attempts to frame the revolution as a conflict over taxes largely misses the point .
Political representation was not the real issue .
We know this because when the 1778 Carlyle Peace Commission offered representation in Parliament to the Continental Congress as part of a negotiated conclusion to the war , the offer was rejected .
By the late 1770s , the fervor behind the revolution had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxation .
This was just one issue among many .
Rather , the revolution quickly became a culture war in which self-styled `` Americans '' were taking up arms against a foreign , immoral , and corrupt oppressor .
Mere offers of `` representation '' were hardly sufficient at this point , and it 's unlikely any such offers were going to be enough after the events of 1775 , when the British finally marched into Massachusetts and opened fire on American militiamen .
After that , the war had become , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war of national liberation . ''
This ideological and psychological divide perhaps explains the ferocity with which the American revolutionaries resisted British rule .
For example , when we consider the many other protest actions by the Sons of Liberty in the lead-up to the revolution , many of them could easily be described as acts of nondefensive violence , intimidation , and destruction .
Many tax collectors resigned from their offices in fear .
Others , including citizens merely suspected of supporting the British , were tarred and feathered ( i.e.
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loyalists were routinely threatened with physical harm to themselves , their families , and their property .
Many loyalists fled the colonies in fear for their lives , and after the closure of Boston Harbor , many fled to inner Boston seeking protection from the mobs .
Loyalist homes were burned , and theft committed by members of the Sons of Liberty was routine ( hundreds of pounds were stolen from Governor Hutchinson ’ s private home after it was ransacked by a mob of poor and working-class Bostonians ) .
Caught up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be remembered , were children and spouses of the guilty parties , who in many cases were just low-level bureaucrats .
In the southern theater of the war , for example , the British Army armed loyalist militias who engaged in a scorched earth campaign against the rebels .
They burned private homes to the ground , cut up and murdered pregnant women , displayed the severed heads of their victims , and employed other tactics of terrorism .
The rebels responded in kind , attacking many who had no role in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and torturing suspected Tories with beloved torture methods such as “ spigoting ” in which the victims are spun around and around on upward-pointing nails until they are well impaled .
This sort of thing can not be explained by mere disagreement over taxation .
Acts of violence like these represent a meaningful cultural and national divide .
How Big Is the Cultural Divide in America ?
For now , the cultural divide in the United States today has yet to reach the proportions experienced during the revolution—or , for that matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the American Civil War .
But if hostilities reach this point , there will be little use in discussions over the size of the tax burden , mask mandates , or the nuances of abortion policy .
The disdain felt by each side for the other side will be far beyond mere compromises over arcane matters of policy .
And just as discussions over `` taxation without representation '' miss the real currents underlying the American rebellion , any view of the current crisis that ignores the ongoing culture war will fail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the culture war has also likely progressed to the point where national unity is unlikely to be salvaged even by charismatic leaders and efforts at compromise .
When it comes to culture , there is little room for compromise .
It is increasingly apparent that the only peaceful solution lies in some form of radical decentralization , amounting to either secession or self-rule at the local level with only foreign policy as `` national '' policy .
Had the British offered these terms in 1770 , bloodshed would have likely been avoided .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is too late .

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Two hundred and forty-seven years ago this month, a group of American opponents of the Crown's tax policy donned disguises and set about methodically destroying a shipment of tea imported into Boston by the East India Company. The vandals trespassed on privately owned ships in Boston Harbor and threw the tea into the ocean. These protesters were thorough. Not content with having destroyed most of the company's imported tea that night, the activists later discovered another tea shipment which had been unloaded at a warehouse in Boston. The activists then broke into the warehouse and destroyed that tea, too. Total damages amounted to more than $1.5 million in today's dollars.
This was the work of the Sons of Liberty, a group led in part by Samuel Adams and which would become known for acts of resistance, arson, and violence committed against tax collectors and other agents of the Crown. Notably, however, as time went on, acts of resistance in America escalated, at first into widespread mob violence, and then into military action and guerrilla warfare.
Why did many Americans either engage in this behavior or support it? The simplistic answer has long been that the colonists were angry that they were subjected to "taxation without representation." This is the simplistic version of history often taught in grade school. The reality, of course, is that the conflict between the "Patriots" and their former countrymen eventually became a deeply seated (and violent) culture war.
It Wasn't Just about Taxes
The taxation-without-representation argument endures, of course, because it is useful for the regime and its backers. Advocates for the political status quo insist there is no need for anything like the Boston Tea Party today because modern Americans enjoy representation in Congress. We are told that taxation and the regulatory state are all necessarily moral and legitimate because the voters are "represented." Even conservatives, who often claim to be for "small government," often oppose radical opposition to the regime—such as secession—on the grounds that political resistance movements are only acceptable when there is no political "representation." The implication is that since the United States holds elections every now and then, no political action outside of voting—and maybe a little sign waving—is allowed.
It's unlikely the Sons of Liberty would have bought this argument. The small number of millionaires who meet in Washington, DC, nowadays are hardly "representative" of the American public back home. The 1770s equivalent would have consisted of throwing the Americans a few bones in the form of a handful of votes in Parliament, with seats to be reliably held by a few wealthy colonists, far beyond the reach or influence of the average member of the Sons of Liberty.
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But attempts to frame the revolution as a conflict over taxes largely misses the point. Political representation was not the real issue. We know this because when the 1778 Carlyle Peace Commission offered representation in Parliament to the Continental Congress as part of a negotiated conclusion to the war, the offer was rejected.
The Revolution Was Partly a Culture War
By the late 1770s, the fervor behind the revolution had already gone far beyond mere complaints about taxation. This was just one issue among many. Rather, the revolution quickly became a culture war in which self-styled "Americans" were taking up arms against a foreign, immoral, and corrupt oppressor. Mere offers of "representation" were hardly sufficient at this point, and it's unlikely any such offers were going to be enough after the events of 1775, when the British finally marched into Massachusetts and opened fire on American militiamen. After that, the war had become, to use Rothbard's term, a "war of national liberation."
This ideological and psychological divide perhaps explains the ferocity with which the American revolutionaries resisted British rule.
The "Patriots" Initiated Real Violence—against Innocents
For example, when we consider the many other protest actions by the Sons of Liberty in the lead-up to the revolution, many of them could easily be described as acts of nondefensive violence, intimidation, and destruction. Many tax collectors resigned from their offices in fear. Others, including citizens merely suspected of supporting the British, were tarred and feathered (i.e., tortured) by the protestors.
Known loyalists were routinely threatened with physical harm to themselves, their families, and their property. Many loyalists fled the colonies in fear for their lives, and after the closure of Boston Harbor, many fled to inner Boston seeking protection from the mobs. Loyalist homes were burned, and theft committed by members of the Sons of Liberty was routine (hundreds of pounds were stolen from Governor Hutchinson’s private home after it was ransacked by a mob of poor and working-class Bostonians). Caught up in all of this, it should be remembered, were children and spouses of the guilty parties, who in many cases were just low-level bureaucrats.
In the southern theater of the war, for example, the British Army armed loyalist militias who engaged in a scorched earth campaign against the rebels. They burned private homes to the ground, cut up and murdered pregnant women, displayed the severed heads of their victims, and employed other tactics of terrorism.
The rebels responded in kind, attacking many who had no role in the attacks on Patriot homes, including women, and torturing suspected Tories with beloved torture methods such as “spigoting” in which the victims are spun around and around on upward-pointing nails until they are well impaled.
This sort of thing cannot be explained by mere disagreement over taxation. Acts of violence like these represent a meaningful cultural and national divide.
How Big Is the Cultural Divide in America?
For now, the cultural divide in the United States today has yet to reach the proportions experienced during the revolution—or, for that matter, during the 1850s in the lead-up to the American Civil War.
But if hostilities reach this point, there will be little use in discussions over the size of the tax burden, mask mandates, or the nuances of abortion policy. The disdain felt by each side for the other side will be far beyond mere compromises over arcane matters of policy.
And just as discussions over "taxation without representation" miss the real currents underlying the American rebellion, any view of the current crisis that ignores the ongoing culture war will fail to identify the causes.
Yet, the culture war has also likely progressed to the point where national unity is unlikely to be salvaged even by charismatic leaders and efforts at compromise. When it comes to culture, there is little room for compromise. It is increasingly apparent that the only peaceful solution lies in some form of radical decentralization, amounting to either secession or self-rule at the local level with only foreign policy as "national" policy. Had the British offered these terms in 1770, bloodshed would have likely been avoided. Americans must pursue similar solutions now before it is too late.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-30--Cyber Big Brother: Conservatives Silenced, Trump Deranged Stars Given Pass

While speech itself has been identified by social media giants and the Left as ‘ inciting ’ violence — why won ’ t Twitter censor literal calls for violence ?
Trump Derangement Syndrome has caused Hollywood to do shameful things over the past four years .
In 2017 , comedian Kathy Griffin tweeted a picture of her holding the severed head of the 45th President of the United States , Donald J. Trump .
Admittedly , Twitter did in fact label this example as “ potentially sensitive content , ” but this did not stop Griffin from reposting her tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did Twitter stop her from sharing it anew in recent weeks .
Need more examples of Cyber Big Brother in action ?
• In 2016 , comedian George Lopez tweeted a picture of him holding Trump ’ s decapitated head , atop a ring of skulls .
• Jim Carrey tweeted a drawing of Trump burning at the stake in 2018 with the hashtag BURNTHEWITCH .
The flow of rage didn ’ t end on Election Day .
Last week , Alec Baldwin suggested in a slew of tweets that we pepper spray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his neck , and “ cut of his oxygen.
” Most recently , “ Arrested Development ” star David Cross responded to Joe Biden ’ s call for unity by tweeting , “ F— that .
I want blood.
” None of the above violence incitement tweets have to date been marked by Twitter as “ Potentially Sensitive Content , ” or removed by the platform .
Twitter told the Washington Examiner that the Cross tweet “ did not violate any of the tech giant ’ s rules or policies.
” Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are routinely flagged if not censored .
Each time the President and other Republicans raise questions pertaining to election fairness , a tag saying , “ This claim about election fraud is disputed ” appears .
This isn ’ t a new development against conservatives , though .
In 2017 , Rep. Marsha Blackburn ( R-TN ) was censored from paying for her campaign ad on abortion by Twitter .
Likewise , Sen. Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) was barred from publishing his campaign video on Twitter — as was Daily Wire writer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Candace Owens encouraged Americans to defy Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s stay-at-home order , her Twitter account was suspended for a violation of “ the platform ’ s COVID-19 misinformation policy.
” Emmy award winning actor James Woods was suspended from Twitter for sharing a photograph of Andrew Gillum with the words “ … # WuhanCoronaVirus pandemic .
Make sure you vote # Republican in November like your life depends on it .
Because it does .
# Trump2020Landslide.
” On Feb. 24 , the Media Research Center tweeted a video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ praising Fidel Castro .
Almost immediately , it was flagged to include “ potentially sensitive content.
” Contrast this with Twitter ’ s treatment of protecting those on the left on their platform .
When The Daily Mail Tweeted the Red State investigative story on Rep. Katie Hill ( D-CA ) and her scandal with a staffer , Twitter censored the link and said it “ may be unsafe.
” Twitter is also a major ally of partisan group Planned Parenthood — having deleted 19 tweets by Center for Medical Progress journalist David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations .
Most notably of all , the platform showed their allegiance to mob rule this summer .
When Antifa group Smash Racism DC threatened Fox News host Tucker Carlson and his wife at their residence , Twitter could not care less about the organization ’ s violent video on their platform ; it took them quite a while to delete it .
Nor did they care about deleting Carlson ’ s home address posted online .
It is clear that there are two standards in the Twittersphere .
If you are on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from censorship .
You can joke about killing the President , his kids , or any conservative , and you will be revered by the mob .
Your incitement for violence is not violence — since it ’ s politically correct .
If you are right-of-center , you are subject to endless scrutiny .
Your views that are not literal incitement of violence are supposedly violence because they can be categorized under arbitrary hate speech terms and conditions .
Speech is only violence to those on the Left , such as Twitter and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they hold true .
Baldwin is permitted to go on a disturbing rampage because he is Alec Baldwin , and he is a liberal who spent years mocking President Trump on “ Saturday Night Live.
” Cross is likewise permitted to call for “ blood ” on 50 percent of the country , since his rationalization of the issue ( that he was referring to “ menstruation ” ) is appreciated by the Left .
Can you imagine if Trump tweeted “ we need blood ” when referring to the left ?
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would be impeachment all over again .
So , until Twitter changes course , I ’ ll be sitting on the sidelines .
We need our institutions and companies to better represent our American values .
We need platforms that spawn discourse but understand law and order .
Twitter is the primary cog in the mob ’ s wheel — driving their each and every move — serving as an engine to ambiguously define what should be censored , and what should not be .
Twitter is Anti-American .
There .
I @ @ @

While speech itself has been identified by social media giants and the Left as ‘inciting’ violence — why won’t Twitter censor literal calls for violence?
Trump Derangement Syndrome has caused Hollywood to do shameful things over the past four years.
In 2017, comedian Kathy Griffin tweeted a picture of her holding the severed head of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Admittedly, Twitter did in fact label this example as “potentially sensitive content,” but this did not stop Griffin from reposting her tweet on Instagram in June 2020.
Nor did Twitter stop her from sharing it anew in recent weeks.
Need more examples of Cyber Big Brother in action?
In 2016, comedian George Lopez tweeted a picture of him holding Trump’s decapitated head, atop a ring of skulls.
In 2017, Rosie O’Donnell retweeted a computer game called “Push Trump Off a Cliff Again.”
Jim Carrey tweeted a drawing of Trump burning at the stake in 2018 with the hashtag BURNTHEWITCH.
The flow of rage didn’t end on Election Day.
Last week, Alec Baldwin suggested in a slew of tweets that we pepper spray the President, put a knee on his neck, and “cut of his oxygen.” Most recently, “Arrested Development” star David Cross responded to Joe Biden’s call for unity by tweeting, “F— that. I want blood.”
None of the above violence incitement tweets have to date been marked by Twitter as “Potentially Sensitive Content,” or removed by the platform. Twitter told the Washington Examiner that the Cross tweet “did not violate any of the tech giant’s rules or policies.”
Meanwhile, President Trump and other conservatives’ tweets are routinely flagged if not censored. Each time the President and other Republicans raise questions pertaining to election fairness, a tag saying, “This claim about election fraud is disputed” appears.
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This isn’t a new development against conservatives, though.
In 2017, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was censored from paying for her campaign ad on abortion by Twitter. Likewise, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was barred from publishing his campaign video on Twitter — as was Daily Wire writer Ryan Saavedra.
When Daily Wire host Candace Owens encouraged Americans to defy Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order, her Twitter account was suspended for a violation of “the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.”
Emmy award winning actor James Woods was suspended from Twitter for sharing a photograph of Andrew Gillum with the words “…#WuhanCoronaVirus pandemic. Make sure you vote #Republican in November like your life depends on it. Because it does. #Trump2020Landslide.”
On Feb. 24, the Media Research Center tweeted a video of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) praising Fidel Castro. Almost immediately, it was flagged to include “potentially sensitive content.”
Contrast this with Twitter’s treatment of protecting those on the left on their platform. When The Daily Mail Tweeted the Red State investigative story on Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) and her scandal with a staffer, Twitter censored the link and said it “may be unsafe.”
Twitter is also a major ally of partisan group Planned Parenthood — having deleted 19 tweets by Center for Medical Progress journalist David Daleiden on court proceedings between the two organizations.
Most notably of all, the platform showed their allegiance to mob rule this summer. When Antifa group Smash Racism DC threatened Fox News host Tucker Carlson and his wife at their residence, Twitter could not care less about the organization’s violent video on their platform; it took them quite a while to delete it.
Nor did they care about deleting Carlson’s home address posted online.
Fox News issues statement after mob targets Tucker's home
Watch this video on YouTube
It is clear that there are two standards in the Twittersphere. If you are on the Left, you are largely sacrosanct from censorship. You can joke about killing the President, his kids, or any conservative, and you will be revered by the mob. Your incitement for violence is not violence — since it’s politically correct.
If you are right-of-center, you are subject to endless scrutiny. Your views that are not literal incitement of violence are supposedly violence because they can be categorized under arbitrary hate speech terms and conditions.
Speech is only violence to those on the Left, such as Twitter and cohorts, if it disavows a sentiment they hold true. Baldwin is permitted to go on a disturbing rampage because he is Alec Baldwin, and he is a liberal who spent years mocking President Trump on “Saturday Night Live.” Cross is likewise permitted to call for “blood” on 50 percent of the country, since his rationalization of the issue (that he was referring to “menstruation”) is appreciated by the Left.
Can you imagine if Trump tweeted “we need blood” when referring to the left? And then tried to walk it back?
It would be impeachment all over again.
So, until Twitter changes course, I’ll be sitting on the sidelines.
We need our institutions and companies to better represent our American values. We need platforms that spawn discourse but understand law and order. Twitter is the primary cog in the mob’s wheel — driving their each and every move — serving as an engine to ambiguously define what should be censored, and what should not be.
Twitter is Anti-American. There. I said it.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-30--BIDEN CALLS HARRIS ‘PRESIDENT-ELECT’

BIDEN CALLS HARRIS ‘PRESIDENT-ELECT’

PRESIDENT-elect Joe Biden slipped up yet again and accidentally referred to vice president-elect Kamala Harris as the future leader of the United States .
Biden made the remarks early Tuesday morning while delivering a speech regarding the Covid-19 crisis in Wilmington , Delaware , before asking the president to recommend Americans take the vaccine once it becomes available to them .
`` I hope the president will clearly and unambiguously urge all Americans to take the vaccine once it ’ s available , '' the real president-elect said .
`` I took it to instill public confidence in the vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same reason , '' Biden mistakenly said .
The former vice president has received plenty of backlash on the campaign trail for his missteps in referring to people .
Biden , 78 , has been at the receiving end of accusations that he may have experienced a cognitive decline after leaving the White House .
He 's had a serious list of running gaffes over the years , including referring to Mitt Romney as the `` Senator who was a Mormon '' after forgetting his name , to accidentally referring to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Valerie .
Critics of Biden quickly took to Twitter to poke fun at the incoming president .
`` Biden is the master of Freudian slips , '' wrote one , while another Twitter thread has others poking more fun at Biden and questioning if Biden is experiencing side effects of the vaccine .
Biden 's remarks Tuesday caught the eye of both critics and supporters of the incoming president .
Some members of each group believe Biden would be a one-term placeholder while Harris and others run the administration .
This is n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some ears when referring to the future White House .
On the campaign trail , Biden said Harris , 56 , would be ready to lead `` from day one , '' while Harris referred to the incoming White House team as the `` Harris administration '' while discussing economic plans during a roundtable .
`` A Harris administration , '' she said , before quickly correcting it , `` together with Joe Biden as the president of the United States . ''

PRESIDENT-elect Joe Biden slipped up yet again and accidentally referred to vice president-elect Kamala Harris as the future leader of the United States.
Biden made the remarks early Tuesday morning while delivering a speech regarding the Covid-19 crisis in Wilmington, Delaware, before asking the president to recommend Americans take the vaccine once it becomes available to them.
4 President-elect Joe Biden accidentally referred to Kamala Harris as president-elect Credit: Getty Images - Getty
4 He was making remarks regarding the Covid-19 crisis in Delaware when he urged the president to request Americans get the vaccine Credit: Getty Images - Getty
"I hope the president will clearly and unambiguously urge all Americans to take the vaccine once it’s available," the real president-elect said.
"I took it to instill public confidence in the vaccine. President-elect Harris took hers today for the same reason," Biden mistakenly said.
The former vice president has received plenty of backlash on the campaign trail for his missteps in referring to people.
Biden, 78, has been at the receiving end of accusations that he may have experienced a cognitive decline after leaving the White House. He's had a serious list of running gaffes over the years, including referring to Mitt Romney as the "Senator who was a Mormon" after forgetting his name, to accidentally referring to his wife Dr. Jill Biden as his sister Valerie.
4 This isn't the first time Harris or Biden joked about Harris being the president-elect Credit: Alamy Live News
4 During a roundtable, Harris said the "Harris Administration" before correcting herself Credit: AP:Associated Press
Critics of Biden quickly took to Twitter to poke fun at the incoming president.
"Biden is the master of Freudian slips," wrote one, while another Twitter thread has others poking more fun at Biden and questioning if Biden is experiencing side effects of the vaccine.
Biden's remarks Tuesday caught the eye of both critics and supporters of the incoming president. Some members of each group believe Biden would be a one-term placeholder while Harris and others run the administration.
This isn't the first time Biden and Harris perked some ears when referring to the future White House.
On the campaign trail, Biden said Harris, 56, would be ready to lead "from day one," while Harris referred to the incoming White House team as the "Harris administration" while discussing economic plans during a roundtable.
"A Harris administration," she said, before quickly correcting it, "together with Joe Biden as the president of the United States."
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thelibertydaily--2020-12-30--Candace Owens Announces She Will Run for Office: ‘I’ll Win, and They Won’t Know What Hit Them’

EXCLUSIVE : Candace Owens tells Glenn Beck she will run for office : ' I 'll win , and they @ @ @ @ @ them' Too many are scared to tell the truth — ' I 'm not one @ @ @

Conservative political commentator Candace Owens has decided to run for political office and is "eyeing a seat right now," she told BlazeTV's Glenn Beck Thursday morning.
Owens, 30, did not disclose exactly which office she was looking at, but declared that when she decides to run, she will win.
"I'll tell you something else, Glenn, I'll win," she said. "They won't know what hit them ... they're being dishonest, and they lie, and I've had enough of it."
Owens, who grew up in Connecticut, teased the announcement on Twitter just minutes before joining Beck on his radio program, saying that she was "honestly considering running for office" despite not having that desire ever before.
Beck brought up the tweet during the interview to confirm the news with Owens and ask what factors drove her to make the decision.
"You know, I was talking to my husband about this, and my frustration about all these governors and how dishonest they've been ... I'm just getting sick of it," Owens said in reference to gubernatorial actions amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in America. "So I said I said to my husband, you know, I think I should get into politics. I think I should run. I should surprise run, and take somebody for everything they have, and expose people."
"I am eyeing a seat right now," Owens told Beck. "I'm not going to say whether it's in the Senate, whether it's in the House, whether it's for governor, whether it's for president."
"But I am serious about it. I am very serious about it," she added. "We have too many people that are too scared to look people in the face and tell them the truth, and I'm not one of them."


thelibertydaily--2020-12-30--Illegal Aliens in Virginia to Get ‘Driver Privilege’ Cards

Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1 , 2021 , according to the state ’ s Department of Motor Vehicles .
Advocates of the permits claim the issue is in the interest of public safety , NBC Washington reported .
Virginia ’ s General Assembly , which has a Democratic majority , passed the legislation allowing the cards in March .
Noncitizens will be able to apply for driver privilege cards if they are a resident of Virginia ; if they have reported income from Virginia sources in the last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and if their driving privilege is not suspended or revoked in Virginia or elsewhere , according to the DMV .
The state-issued driver privilege cards can not be used for entering federal buildings or boarding flights since they are not REAL ID compliant , according to the DMV .
Applicants are also not eligible to receive commercial driver ’ s licenses or formal identification cards .
Driver privilege card applicants must provide two forms of identification and two proofs of residency in Virginia , according to the DMV .
Applicants also have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or their taxpayer identification number and their tax return documentation .
Applicants must pass a vision test and some will need to take a two-part road knowledge exam and driving test , according to the DMV .
The exams are only given in English , so applicants are allowed to have a translator present .
The driver privilege card is valid for two years and the application fee costs $ 50 , according to the DMV .
Supporters of the permits are concerned the identification will make illegal immigrants more susceptible to detention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traffic stops , the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported .
Meanwhile , Federation for American Immigration Reform spokesman Matthew Tragesser previously told The Daily Caller News Foundation : “ Giving any form of driving privileges to illegal aliens not only undermines public safety but national security as well.
” “ Providing these cards incentivizes more illegal immigration , rewards law-breakers , and jeopardizes our national security , ” Tragesser continued .
The cards look slightly different than normal Virginia licenses and provide information about the illegal immigrants to the DMV .
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Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1, 2021, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
Advocates of the permits claim the issue is in the interest of public safety, NBC Washington reported. Virginia’s General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority, passed the legislation allowing the cards in March.
Noncitizens will be able to apply for driver privilege cards if they are a resident of Virginia; if they have reported income from Virginia sources in the last year or were claimed as a dependent; and if their driving privilege is not suspended or revoked in Virginia or elsewhere, according to the DMV.
Virginia’s new driver privilege cards for noncitizens bring a mix of relief and anxiety to advocates of immigrants rights.https://t.co/SjvGii69Xa — WTOP (@WTOP) December 26, 2020
The state-issued driver privilege cards cannot be used for entering federal buildings or boarding flights since they are not REAL ID compliant, according to the DMV. Applicants are also not eligible to receive commercial driver’s licenses or formal identification cards.
Driver privilege card applicants must provide two forms of identification and two proofs of residency in Virginia, according to the DMV. Applicants also have to show proof of their Social Security number or their taxpayer identification number and their tax return documentation.
Applicants must pass a vision test and some will need to take a two-part road knowledge exam and driving test, according to the DMV. The exams are only given in English, so applicants are allowed to have a translator present.
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The driver privilege card is valid for two years and the application fee costs $50, according to the DMV.
Supporters of the permits are concerned the identification will make illegal immigrants more susceptible to detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during traffic stops, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Meanwhile, Federation for American Immigration Reform spokesman Matthew Tragesser previously told The Daily Caller News Foundation: “Giving any form of driving privileges to illegal aliens not only undermines public safety but national security as well.”
“Providing these cards incentivizes more illegal immigration, rewards law-breakers, and jeopardizes our national security,” Tragesser continued.
The cards look slightly different than normal Virginia licenses and provide information about the illegal immigrants to the DMV.
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