thelibertydaily--2020-08-04--Opposite Day: Delusional Democrat Stacey Abrams, Who Thinks She’s the Governor of Georgia, Says Elec

Opposite Day: Delusional Democrat Stacey Abrams, Who Thinks She’s the Governor of Georgia, Says Election ‘Chaos’ Will Somehow Ensue Unless Democrats Get Their Way With Cheat-By-Mail Voting Scheme Nationally

Stacey Abrams , former Democratic leader of the Georgia House and potential 2020 Democratic vice presidential candidate , predicted `` chaos '' in the November election without more federal funding for states to expand voting by mail .
President Trump criticized the Nevada legislature for recently passing a bill to allow ballots to be automatically sent to every voter in the state .
He 's also tweeted about the mail voting fraud in a local Patterson , N.J. election as an example of what could happen on a larger scale in November .
California Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ registered voter a ballot automatically for the upcoming election .
Opponents of expanding mail-in voting have pointed to potential logistics problems such as ballots going to the wrong addresses and individuals mistakenly on voter rolls in multiple states receiving ballots .
Federal Election Assistance Commission data shows that 28.3 million mail-in ballots are still unaccounted for from 2012 to 2018 .
Just the News asked Abrams if she thinks automatically mailing out ballots to voters could increase the chances of fraud , as opposed to requiring voters to request an absentee ballot first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in part , because one way the absentee ballot process works is that it gets you the ballot but you still have to demonstrate that you are the appropriate recipient and those ballots will be matched against the records that are maintained by the elections officials , '' Abrams said during a conference on Monday .
`` That 's the process that actually helps you uncover the election fraud that occurred in New Jersey , the election fraud that occurred In North Carolina , and so while there may be some confusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outweighs the utility of being able to make it easier for voters to get access to this information , '' she added .
To support her position , Abrams cited states that already automatically mail ballots to voters for elections such as Colorado , Hawaii , Oregon , Utah and Washington .
`` The de minimis harm that can be created by expanding access is more than met by the utility of having these processes to actually get voters to turn in their information and get voters included in the process , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long she thinks Americans will have to wait for the final results of the presidential election , given the anticipated influx of mail-in voting due to the pandemic '' I think that depends on the U.S. Senate .
If the Senate finances the scaling of infrastructure , then the counting of ballots can be fairly quick , '' said Abrams , founder of Fair Fight Action .
`` One of the reasons for the extraordinarily long delays we 've seen this year is because you have cash-strapped states that are facing instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to 15 % to 50 % usage rates of mail-in voting without the infrastructure scaled , and the staffing necessary to quickly process .
If the states get the resources they need , I think it probably will be a five to ten day period at max , '' she added .
The HEROES Act , the $ 3 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill the House passed in May , includes billions in mail voting funding for states and would require them to mail ballots to all registered voters during emergencies .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate .
Abrams said the public should expect delays without any additional federal funding going to states to expand mail-in voting or to the U.S .
Postal Service to handle processing .
`` But if they do n't get the funding they need , then , yes , we could see what 's happening in New York , '' Abrams conceded .
`` You could see what happened in Wisconsin ; what happened in Kentucky .
We will see delays , and the way to solve for those delays is to scale up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are not going to , unfortunately , most people will do their best to not die .
`` By the time we get to early voting and absentee voting , we know that the risk to people for standing in line will be high , and Americans are going to be desperate to change what 's happening , and so if the Senate will do its part , then we will be able to process those returns very quickly . ''
Abrams warned of `` chaos '' in the election if large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , particularly in states that weren ’ t able to expand mail-in voting due to a lack of funds .
`` If the Senate does not do its part , that will not stop Americans from trying to vote , but as both Leah and Sean have articulately pointed out , they 're going to have to risk their lives to do it , or they 're going to have to face chaos , '' she said .
Abrams was referring to Sean Eldridge , founder and president of Stand Up America , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of Indivisible .
`` States like Colorado have successfully been conducting vote-by-mail-only elections for years , '' Greenberg said .
`` It 's completely possible to do . ''
Eldridge said failing to pass federal funding to expand mail-in voting could `` create unprecedented chaos in our democracy . ''

Stacey Abrams, former Democratic leader of the Georgia House and potential 2020 Democratic vice presidential candidate, predicted "chaos" in the November election without more federal funding for states to expand voting by mail.
President Trump criticized the Nevada legislature for recently passing a bill to allow ballots to be automatically sent to every voter in the state. He's also tweeted about the mail voting fraud in a local Patterson, N.J. election as an example of what could happen on a larger scale in November.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom previously announced that the state would send every registered voter a ballot automatically for the upcoming election.
Opponents of expanding mail-in voting have pointed to potential logistics problems such as ballots going to the wrong addresses and individuals mistakenly on voter rolls in multiple states receiving ballots. Federal Election Assistance Commission data shows that 28.3 million mail-in ballots are still unaccounted for from 2012 to 2018.
Just the News asked Abrams if she thinks automatically mailing out ballots to voters could increase the chances of fraud, as opposed to requiring voters to request an absentee ballot first.
"I would actually say no, in part, because one way the absentee ballot process works is that it gets you the ballot but you still have to demonstrate that you are the appropriate recipient and those ballots will be matched against the records that are maintained by the elections officials," Abrams said during a conference on Monday.
"That's the process that actually helps you uncover the election fraud that occurred in New Jersey, the election fraud that occurred In North Carolina, and so while there may be some confusion, I don't believe that confusion outweighs the utility of being able to make it easier for voters to get access to this information," she added.
To support her position, Abrams cited states that already automatically mail ballots to voters for elections such as Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
"The de minimis harm that can be created by expanding access is more than met by the utility of having these processes to actually get voters to turn in their information and get voters included in the process," she said.
Abrams was asked how long she thinks Americans will have to wait for the final results of the presidential election, given the anticipated influx of mail-in voting due to the pandemic
"I think that depends on the U.S. Senate. If the Senate finances the scaling of infrastructure, then the counting of ballots can be fairly quick," said Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action.
"One of the reasons for the extraordinarily long delays we've seen this year is because you have cash-strapped states that are facing instead of 5 to 10% usage rates facing up to 15% to 50% usage rates of mail-in voting without the infrastructure scaled, and the staffing necessary to quickly process. If the states get the resources they need, I think it probably will be a five to ten day period at max," she added.
The HEROES Act, the $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill the House passed in May, includes billions in mail voting funding for states and would require them to mail ballots to all registered voters during emergencies. It has not been voted on in the Senate. Abrams said the public should expect delays without any additional federal funding going to states to expand mail-in voting or to the U.S. Postal Service to handle processing.
"But if they don't get the funding they need, then, yes, we could see what's happening in New York," Abrams conceded. "You could see what happened in Wisconsin; what happened in Kentucky. We will see delays, and the way to solve for those delays is to scale up the capacity, because the reality is people are not going to, unfortunately, most people will do their best to not die.
"By the time we get to early voting and absentee voting, we know that the risk to people for standing in line will be high, and Americans are going to be desperate to change what's happening, and so if the Senate will do its part, then we will be able to process those returns very quickly."
Abrams warned of "chaos" in the election if large numbers of voters decide to vote in-person, particularly in states that weren’t able to expand mail-in voting due to a lack of funds.
"If the Senate does not do its part, that will not stop Americans from trying to vote, but as both Leah and Sean have articulately pointed out, they're going to have to risk their lives to do it, or they're going to have to face chaos," she said.
Abrams was referring to Sean Eldridge, founder and president of Stand Up America, and Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible.
Greenberg echoed Abrams' analysis on mail voting.
"States like Colorado have successfully been conducting vote-by-mail-only elections for years," Greenberg said. "It's completely possible to do."
Eldridge said failing to pass federal funding to expand mail-in voting could "create unprecedented chaos in our democracy."


thelibertydaily--2020-08-04--Race Hustler Greed: Professional Racial Grievance Industry Profiteer Al Sharpton’s Annual Income Top

Race Hustler Greed: Professional Racial Grievance Industry Profiteer Al Sharpton’s Annual Income Tops $1 Million

For Al Sharpton , the business of racial justice has been very lucrative — his compensation has grown fourfold since the Black Lives Matter movement was founded , tax records show .
Sharpton and his tax-exempt National Action Network 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) organization have been fierce opponents of `` threats to racial justice '' since the tragic death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 .
The death of Martin was only the beginning in a long line of tragedies to which Sharpton and his network have brought national media attention , becoming in the process among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It has become somewhat of a business model for Sharpton — and very lucrative at that .
`` Freddie Gray was robbed of the life he had ahead of him , his family was robbed of a loved one , and the Baltimore community has been robbed of a young man and , in recent days , a sense of peace , '' Sharpton said in a 2015 statement .
Sharpton and his National Action Network ( NAN ) hosted press conferences and staged rallies for the deaths of multiple young men and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often attends and speaks at their funeral services — including multiple appearances to honor George Floyd .
Sharpton was paid a total of $ 1,238,704 between January 2003 and December 2012 , according to a review of National Action Network ’ s publicly available financial records .
In 2013 , NAN paid Sharpton $ 241,545 ( roughly the same amount as in each of the previous four years ) .
That was the year that the Black Lives Matter movement was founded after the July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the controversial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since 2013 , Sharpton 's compensation at NAN has risen dramatically along with NAN 's revenues .
In 2014 , Sharpton was paid $ 412,644 — a more than 70 % increase over the previous year — and NAN ’ s total revenues approached $ 7 million .
( NAN 's average annual revenue in the preceding three years was $ 4.4 million ) .
NAN 's most recently available financial report is for the year 2018 , and it lists Sharpton 's salary as $ 1,046,948 — a four-fold increase from 2013 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 7.3 million — its highest ever .
When asked about his large salary , Sharpton said , `` It 's a six-day-a-week job and several hours a day , and when [ the compensation firm ] compared it to other companies , other non-profits , that 's the salary that they would get . ''
But a review of executive salaries at similar nonprofits found that Sharpton ’ s is well above average .
Reverend Jesse Jackson , for example , serves as the Executive Director of the Chicago-based Citizenship Education Fund @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) ( 3 ) affiliate of Jackson 's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition ) , which received $ 6,766,123 in 2017 and $ 4,774,196 in 2016 ( compared with NAN 's $ 6,323,214 and $ 5,821,440 , respectively ) .
Jackson collected $ 215,000 in 2017 and $ 118,750 in 2016 from Citizenship Education Fund — a combined $ 333,750 compared with Sharpton ’ s $ 932,216 over the same period ( $ 244,661 and $ 687,555 respectively ) .
While their organizations ' revenues are roughly the same , Sharpton 's salary is nearly triple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activist group MoveOn.org pulled in $ 10,017,366 in total revenue in 2018 .
That year , MoveOn.org paid its executive director $ 123,476 ( for 26 hours of work per week ) .
Color of Change is a social justice organization founded by James Rucker and Van Jones in 2005 and was modeled after MoveOn.org .
( Color of Change board member Alicia Garza — unpaid — is credited with coining the term # blacklivesmatter and co-founding the movement in the wake of George Zimmerman ’ s acquittal in 2013 ) .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8,173,663 in total revenue and paid its president $ 320,857 .
That same year , Sharpton received over $ 1 million — more than triple the amount Color of Change paid its leader and more than eight times what MoveOn.org paid its highest earner .
According to NAN 's website , Sharpton founded the organization in 1991 .
It now has 93 chapters across the United States and hosts radio stations in Birmingham , Cincinnati , Detroit , Tallahassee , and Washington , D.C. NAN 's about page , titled `` No Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas of action : criminal justice reform , police accountability , crisis intake and victim assistance , voting rights , corporate responsibility and pension diversity , youth leadership , and bridging the digital divide .
This month , Sharpton will lead NAN 's `` Get Your Knee Off Our Necks '' march in Washington .
The march is scheduled for Aug. 25 to coincide with the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's famous `` I have a dream '' speech at the 1963 March on Washington .

For Al Sharpton, the business of racial justice has been very lucrative — his compensation has grown fourfold since the Black Lives Matter movement was founded, tax records show.
Sharpton and his tax-exempt National Action Network 501(c)(4) organization have been fierce opponents of "threats to racial justice" since the tragic death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. The death of Martin was only the beginning in a long line of tragedies to which Sharpton and his network have brought national media attention, becoming in the process among the most outspoken critics of police brutality. It has become somewhat of a business model for Sharpton — and very lucrative at that.
"Freddie Gray was robbed of the life he had ahead of him, his family was robbed of a loved one, and the Baltimore community has been robbed of a young man and, in recent days, a sense of peace," Sharpton said in a 2015 statement. Sharpton and his National Action Network (NAN) hosted press conferences and staged rallies for the deaths of multiple young men and women killed by police, and Sharpton often attends and speaks at their funeral services — including multiple appearances to honor George Floyd.
Sharpton was paid a total of $1,238,704 between January 2003 and December 2012, according to a review of National Action Network’s publicly available financial records. In 2013, NAN paid Sharpton $241,545 (roughly the same amount as in each of the previous four years). That was the year that the Black Lives Matter movement was founded after the July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the controversial 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Since 2013, Sharpton's compensation at NAN has risen dramatically along with NAN's revenues. In 2014, Sharpton was paid $412,644 — a more than 70% increase over the previous year — and NAN’s total revenues approached $7 million. (NAN's average annual revenue in the preceding three years was $4.4 million). NAN's most recently available financial report is for the year 2018, and it lists Sharpton's salary as $1,046,948 — a four-fold increase from 2013. NAN's revenues in 2018 were $7.3 million — its highest ever.
When asked about his large salary, Sharpton said, "It's a six-day-a-week job and several hours a day, and when [the compensation firm] compared it to other companies, other non-profits, that's the salary that they would get." But a review of executive salaries at similar nonprofits found that Sharpton’s is well above average.
Reverend Jesse Jackson, for example, serves as the Executive Director of the Chicago-based Citizenship Education Fund (the lesser known 501(c)(3) affiliate of Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition), which received $6,766,123 in 2017 and $4,774,196 in 2016 (compared with NAN's $6,323,214 and $5,821,440, respectively). Jackson collected $215,000 in 2017 and $118,750 in 2016 from Citizenship Education Fund — a combined $333,750 compared with Sharpton’s $932,216 over the same period ($244,661 and $687,555 respectively). While their organizations' revenues are roughly the same, Sharpton's salary is nearly triple Jackson’s salary.
The progressive activist group MoveOn.org pulled in $10,017,366 in total revenue in 2018. That year, MoveOn.org paid its executive director $123,476 (for 26 hours of work per week).
Color of Change is a social justice organization founded by James Rucker and Van Jones in 2005 and was modeled after MoveOn.org. (Color of Change board member Alicia Garza — unpaid — is credited with coining the term #blacklivesmatter and co-founding the movement in the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in 2013). In 2018, Color of Change received $8,173,663 in total revenue and paid its president $320,857.
That same year, Sharpton received over $1 million — more than triple the amount Color of Change paid its leader and more than eight times what MoveOn.org paid its highest earner.
According to NAN's website, Sharpton founded the organization in 1991. It now has 93 chapters across the United States and hosts radio stations in Birmingham, Cincinnati, Detroit, Tallahassee, and Washington, D.C. NAN's about page, titled "No Justice, No Peace," lists seven areas of action: criminal justice reform, police accountability, crisis intake and victim assistance, voting rights, corporate responsibility and pension diversity, youth leadership, and bridging the digital divide.
This month, Sharpton will lead NAN's "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march in Washington. The march is scheduled for Aug. 25 to coincide with the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-04--Study Shows Chi-Com Virus Patients Receiving Hydroxychloroquine See Death Rates Cut in Half

Early in health officials ’ response to the pandemic , one drug offered hope of a safe , widely available , and cheap therapeutic that would break the death grip that COVID-19 held on the world .
However , after its promised efficacy didn ’ t materialize in large , statistically significant numbers , enthusiasm for the drug , hydroxychloroquine , quickly waned .
Why , then , has it made its way back into the headlines ?
When it was first suggested that hydroxychloroquine may be an effective antiviral against the new coronavirus , which scientists call SARS-CoV-2 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug by the millions of doses even before research could prove its efficacy .
At the time , what scarce data was available suggested it would work , and waiting much longer would ’ ve been unethical .
After all , the drug has a decadeslong history of use to treat malaria .
But with those millions of doses being administered , clinicians found only mixed results .
Some , as in the early French trial , found tremendous success , while many others found no clinical benefit .
Thus , the buzz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it nearly was forgotten in the news cycle , until early July when the results of 2,500-person study were published by the Henry Ford COVID-19 Task Force .
That study found that among those who received hydroxychloroquine , the mortality was 13.5 % .
This compares to those who received none of the studied drugs , among whom the mortality was 26.4 % .
The group of patients who received hydroxychloroquine alone suffered about half the mortality of the baseline group .
Note that this is different from saying hydroxychloroquine “ was responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford study is a retrospective observational study , which means it looks back on cases that already have happened .
These studies often can gather a large amount of data , but they tell only correlation rather than causation .
Although it ’ s a positive study for the drug , it adds to a growing body of mixed results .
To tell definitively whether hydroxychloroquine is responsible for the reduction in mortality , what ’ s required is a randomized controlled trial .
That is , a prospective study designed to test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervention .
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One such randomized controlled trial was published in July in the New England Journal of Medicine , which also put hydroxychloroquine back in the news .
The study , of 507 patients with confirmed COVID-19 , found there was no significant difference in clinical outcome with the addition of hydroxychloroquine , either with or without azithromycin .
Patients included in this study were hospitalized but did not require more than four liters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the condition of the patients studied was of relatively low severity , and that treatment with hydroxychloroquine began earlier on in the course of the disease .
Therefore , this study was intended to test the conditions for which hydroxychloroquine has been proposed to be used and found it to have no clinical benefit over the “ standard of care.
” But the researchers noted several limitations to their study .
For instance , the study was not blinded , which could have skewed the results , and there was difficulty with adherence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have affected the outcomes .
Furthermore , hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin was compared to the “ standard of care , ” which at the time of the study , in March , was not very standard .
Physicians were free to use other drugs such as steroids , immunomodulators , or other antibiotics .
So hydroxychloroquine in this study did no better than other drugs , but it is difficult to say that hydroxychloroquine had zero effect when its effect may have been matched or covered up by other drugs considered “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As if it weren ’ t already confusing enough , few studies have included zinc as part of the treatment regimen along with hydroxychloroquine .
Zinc is an essential mineral that is important for immune function , and may have some direct antiviral properties that some researchers propose would be amplified when used in conjunction with hydroxychloroquine .
Researchers at New York University Langone Health , a medical center , began adding zinc to their treatment plans for COVID-19 patients .
In a study of 932 patient cases , the medical center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with a decrease in mortality in patients who were not admitted to the intensive care unit .
Because this also was a retrospective study , it can tell only correlation and not causation .
That said , it ’ s a promising result that suggests hydroxychloroquine might need supplemental zinc to be fully effective .
This warrants further investigation .
Few published results exist from studies that include zinc , and fewer if any results exist from a clinical trial of zinc with hydroxychloroquine .
But several studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some of which are expected to conclude as late as next year .
All of this is to say that the science is not yet settled .
It is an open question as to whether hydroxychloroquine in combination with any number of other drugs may have a beneficial effect on the disease course of COVID-19 .
A great deal of evidence says it doesn ’ t work , but enough evidence says hydroxychloroquine does work that it would be irresponsible to write it off completely at this time , especially in combination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ researchers around the world are conducting hundreds of trials with hydroxychloroquine .
Hydroxychloroquine is dominating the news again for many reasons , not the least of which is that results from several important studies recently have been released .
But the angst , the controversy , and cynical politicking around the drug is completely unwarranted .
We don ’ t know for certain if , and in what manner , hydroxychloroquine works .
We should trust clinicians to review the data for themselves , and it would behoove the media , the politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science play out .
LifeNews Note : Kevin Pham , a medical doctor , is a contributor to The Daily Signal and a former graduate fellow in health policy at The Heritage Foundation .

Early in health officials’ response to the pandemic, one drug offered hope of a safe, widely available, and cheap therapeutic that would break the death grip that COVID-19 held on the world.
However, after its promised efficacy didn’t materialize in large, statistically significant numbers, enthusiasm for the drug, hydroxychloroquine, quickly waned. Why, then, has it made its way back into the headlines?
When it was first suggested that hydroxychloroquine may be an effective antiviral against the new coronavirus, which scientists call SARS-CoV-2, the U.S. government purchased and delivered the drug by the millions of doses even before research could prove its efficacy.
At the time, what scarce data was available suggested it would work, and waiting much longer would’ve been unethical. After all, the drug has a decadeslong history of use to treat malaria.
But with those millions of doses being administered, clinicians found only mixed results. Some, as in the early French trial, found tremendous success, while many others found no clinical benefit.
Thus, the buzz surrounding hydroxychloroquine began to die down and it nearly was forgotten in the news cycle, until early July when the results of 2,500-person study were published by the Henry Ford COVID-19 Task Force.
That study found that among those who received hydroxychloroquine, the mortality was 13.5%. This compares to those who received none of the studied drugs, among whom the mortality was 26.4%.
The group of patients who received hydroxychloroquine alone suffered about half the mortality of the baseline group. Note that this is different from saying hydroxychloroquine “was responsible for reducing mortality by half.”
The Ford study is a retrospective observational study, which means it looks back on cases that already have happened. These studies often can gather a large amount of data, but they tell only correlation rather than causation. Although it’s a positive study for the drug, it adds to a growing body of mixed results.
To tell definitively whether hydroxychloroquine is responsible for the reduction in mortality, what’s required is a randomized controlled trial. That is, a prospective study designed to test the direct effect of a drug or intervention.
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One such randomized controlled trial was published in July in the New England Journal of Medicine, which also put hydroxychloroquine back in the news. The study, of 507 patients with confirmed COVID-19, found there was no significant difference in clinical outcome with the addition of hydroxychloroquine, either with or without azithromycin.
Patients included in this study were hospitalized but did not require more than four liters of supplemental oxygen. This means that the condition of the patients studied was of relatively low severity, and that treatment with hydroxychloroquine began earlier on in the course of the disease.
Therefore, this study was intended to test the conditions for which hydroxychloroquine has been proposed to be used and found it to have no clinical benefit over the “standard of care.”
But the researchers noted several limitations to their study. For instance, the study was not blinded, which could have skewed the results, and there was difficulty with adherence to the treatment regimen, which could have affected the outcomes.
Furthermore, hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin was compared to the “standard of care,” which at the time of the study, in March, was not very standard. Physicians were free to use other drugs such as steroids, immunomodulators, or other antibiotics.
So hydroxychloroquine in this study did no better than other drugs, but it is difficult to say that hydroxychloroquine had zero effect when its effect may have been matched or covered up by other drugs considered “standard of care” at the time.
As if it weren’t already confusing enough, few studies have included zinc as part of the treatment regimen along with hydroxychloroquine. Zinc is an essential mineral that is important for immune function, and may have some direct antiviral properties that some researchers propose would be amplified when used in conjunction with hydroxychloroquine.
Researchers at New York University Langone Health, a medical center, began adding zinc to their treatment plans for COVID-19 patients. In a study of 932 patient cases, the medical center found that the addition of zinc to hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with a decrease in mortality in patients who were not admitted to the intensive care unit.
Because this also was a retrospective study, it can tell only correlation and not causation.
That said, it’s a promising result that suggests hydroxychloroquine might need supplemental zinc to be fully effective. This warrants further investigation.
Few published results exist from studies that include zinc, and fewer if any results exist from a clinical trial of zinc with hydroxychloroquine. But several studies of this drug combination are in progress, some of which are expected to conclude as late as next year.
All of this is to say that the science is not yet settled. It is an open question as to whether hydroxychloroquine in combination with any number of other drugs may have a beneficial effect on the disease course of COVID-19.
A great deal of evidence says it doesn’t work, but enough evidence says hydroxychloroquine does work that it would be irresponsible to write it off completely at this time, especially in combination with other drugs. In fact, researchers around the world are conducting hundreds of trials with hydroxychloroquine.
Hydroxychloroquine is dominating the news again for many reasons, not the least of which is that results from several important studies recently have been released. But the angst, the controversy, and cynical politicking around the drug is completely unwarranted.
We don’t know for certain if, and in what manner, hydroxychloroquine works. We should trust clinicians to review the data for themselves, and it would behoove the media, the politicians, and the public to let the science play out.
LifeNews Note: Kevin Pham, a medical doctor, is a contributor to The Daily Signal and a former graduate fellow in health policy at The Heritage Foundation.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-04--Ex-Trump Appointee Slams USAID For Promoting ‘Radical Left’s Social Agenda’

Merritt Corrigan served as the Deputy White House Liaison for USAID before resigning from the agency today

Last Updated on August 3, 2020
Former USAID Deputy White House Liaison Merritt Corrigan is speaking out against her former employers for promoting the “radical left’s social agenda” after leaving her position on Monday.
On Twitter, Corrigan lambasted USAID for undermining U.S. influence by advancing a progressive agenda that is out of touch with many developing countries.
https://twitter.com/MerrittCorrigan/status/1290310480045707264
It was later reported by Politico this afternoon that she had left her position at USAID. The nature of her departure from the agency was not described, but House Democrats wrote a letter calling for her dismissal after tweets were unearthed where she criticized feminism and the global LGBTQI+ movement.
Corrigan subsequently gave an exclusive interview to the National File:
ER: You said on Twitter that the U.S. “is losing ground in the battle to garner influence through humanitarian aid because we now refuse to help countries who don’t celebrate sexual deviancy.” Can you provide an examples where this has taken place? MC: The Department of Defense has refused to sell military equipment – needed in order to combat ISIS and other extremist groups – to certain countries in Africa because they did not have gay marriage. The State Department has attempted to enforce similar ideological conformity in Central American countries who wanted to cooperate with the US on immigration issues, but didn’t want to change their culture to fit the radical left’s social agenda. ER: It’s been widely reported that USAID has provided financial support for Soros-backed organizations. What do you think about this, and why do you think this is taking place? MC: Organizations like the Transatlantic Democracy Working Group, the German Marshall Fund, and other shadowy extreme-left groups create a facade of credibility for the foreign policy establishment’s promotion of far left “values” through letters, podcasts, briefings and hearings before the Helsinki Commission, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and others. They repackage far left social values under the guise of empty phrases such as “promoting liberal democracy,” and then funnel the money to various Soros-backed groups. One notable example is the reintroduction of Radio Free Europe into Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria in 2019/2020. They are being targeted with left wing propaganda because they are not socially liberal enough. ER: How would you describe the attitudes of career bureaucrats at USAID towards President Trump’s supporters? MC: I received overt hostility from USAID career employees who accused me of creating a “hostile work environment” based on my deleted comments, when in fact I had never interacted with them in person. ER: What’s the next step for you in your drive for greater accountability from the federal government? MC: The vast majority of Americans have no idea how left-wing social ideology is being forced upon American allies and they would be horrified if they knew how their tax money is being spent. Smaller countries have no choice but to capitulate to American demands. I will continue to advocate for an America First foreign policy that does not attempt to enforce radical left ideology on American allies. Progressive social values should not be a prerequisite for cooperation with the United States.
Corrigan is set to hold a press conference elaborating on her experiences with “anti-Christian sentiment at USAID” on Thursday at 1:00pm EDT.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--Tucker Carlson: Susan Rice is New Biden Running Mate Frontrunner and She’s a ‘Threat’

Susan Rice is the new frontrunner for Joe Biden ’ s vice president pick , argues host Tucker Carlson , and she is a serious threat .
Speaking on his show “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” on Monday evening , Carlson argued that the three supposed frontrunners —Kamala Harris , Karen Bass , and Stacey Abrams— are all “ just too unimpressive to run , ” and in this important election season , the Democrats can ’ t risk losing .
“ Biden ’ s handlers seem to have figured this out .
Above all , the Democratic Party wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not in it for sentimental reasons or for love of Joe Biden .
They ’ re in it for the power and they want it—badly , ” Tucker said .
So the VP pick , he argues , will be far more likely to be Susan Rice , who is “ smart , ” “ hard-eyed , ” “ experienced , ” and “ a threat.
” MORE NEWS : Iowa ’ s Republican Governor Reynolds threatens consequences for schools that refuse to reopen Carlson argued that Rice is a “ product @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up there , and therefore “ believes what everyone else in permanent Washington believes.
” In other words , Rice , Obama ’ s national security advisor , is a “ fervent neocon ” who pushed for the “ counterproductive ” killing of Gaddafi , backed the bombing of a pharmaceutical factory , and claimed President Trump is a Russian agent .
“ This is someone who is highly sophisticated in the nuances of foreign policy , ” Carlson continued .
“ She knew that much of this administration ’ s actual agenda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ production here in the U.S. , hurt Russian interests badly .
And yet , Rice didn ’ t acknowledge that .
Instead , she smeared the president as a Kremlin pawn.
” “ Only people in Washington like Susan Rice want more pointless wars around the world because they ’ re the ones who profit from them , ” Carlson argued .
“ Most normal people don ’ t want more pointless wars because they ’ re the ones who fight them .
But Rice doesn ’ t care either way.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and will do and say “ whatever she thinks it takes ” to gain power .
This is why the Democrats want her as VP .
Carlson is exactly right in his assessment of Rice , and if she is on the ticket , we should be all the more worried for a potential Biden presidency , as she will be the one truly holding the reigns of power .
This piece originally appeared in ThePoliticalInsider.com and is used by permission .
The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ views of LifeZette .

Susan Rice is the new frontrunner for Joe Biden’s vice president pick, argues Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and she is a serious threat.
Speaking on his show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Monday evening, Carlson argued that the three supposed frontrunners —Kamala Harris, Karen Bass, and Stacey Abrams— are all “just too unimpressive to run,” and in this important election season, the Democrats can’t risk losing.
“Biden’s handlers seem to have figured this out. Above all, the Democratic Party wants to win this year. They’re not in it for sentimental reasons or for love of Joe Biden. They’re in it for the power and they want it—badly,” Tucker said. So the VP pick, he argues, will be far more likely to be Susan Rice, who is “smart,” “hard-eyed,” “experienced,” and “a threat.”
Carlson argued that Rice is a “product of DC,” as she grew up there, and therefore “believes what everyone else in permanent Washington believes.” In other words, Rice, Obama’s national security advisor, is a “fervent neocon” who pushed for the “counterproductive” killing of Gaddafi, backed the bombing of a pharmaceutical factory, and claimed President Trump is a Russian agent.
“This is someone who is highly sophisticated in the nuances of foreign policy,” Carlson continued. “She knew that much of this administration’s actual agenda from arming Ukraine to expanding domestic energy production here in the U.S., hurt Russian interests badly. And yet, Rice didn’t acknowledge that. Instead, she smeared the president as a Kremlin pawn.”
“Only people in Washington like Susan Rice want more pointless wars around the world because they’re the ones who profit from them,” Carlson argued. “Most normal people don’t want more pointless wars because they’re the ones who fight them. But Rice doesn’t care either way.”
In summation, Rice is cold, heartless, and will do and say “whatever she thinks it takes” to gain power. This is why the Democrats want her as VP. Carlson is exactly right in his assessment of Rice, and if she is on the ticket, we should be all the more worried for a potential Biden presidency, as she will be the one truly holding the reigns of power.
This piece originally appeared in ThePoliticalInsider.com and is used by permission.
The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of LifeZette.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--Antifa and BLM Communist Revolutionaries Spectacularly Fail to Scare Pro-Cop Americans at Portland C

Antifa and BLM Communist Revolutionaries Spectacularly Fail to Scare Pro-Cop Americans at Portland Courthouse

A small group of pro-police protesters were confronted by a couple of jackals from antifa and Black Lives Matter as they arrayed themselves in front of the shrapnel-pocked federal courthouse in downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon .
The attempt at intimidation didn ’ t work , but it did reveal the two rioters to be absolutely bonkers .
The federal courthouse has been the scene of nearly 70 nights of bombings , rioting , and beatings by antifa and Black Lives Matter demonstrators .
But now , antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters want to own the courthouse during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ranting lunatics confronted some people—who were holding American flags , pro-cop signs and a large Trump-Pence flag—pledging to “ stay being out here every fu*king night !
” and ordering them to get out .
This nut , apparently stationed at the parks across the street from the courthouse , came over to inform the pro-police and pro-Trump protesters standing on a public sidewalk that they ’ d better move somewhere else or “ I ’ ll knock you motherfu*kers out.
” There was little engagement by the pro-cop protesters because , frankly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kooks ?
Related : Oregon Court Affirms Conviction of Journalist Who Pulled Gun to Stop Advancing Antifa Mob This person , attempting to affect an intimidating caged-lion-like pace , apparently doesn ’ t have a day job that requires him to use his voice , because he used it all yelling at peaceful people .
In front of the line of unimpressed pro-cop protesters , the pint-sized maniac yelled : It appears he does snatch her phone .
Later , he squares up on a woman and yells in her face while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of her hand .
This is at the least harassment and at the worst assault .
No cops were around to stop it , of course .
This is Portland .
The only ones who seem to be arrested are people defending themselves from these thugs .
Eventually , the pint-sized protester got a megaphone to help with his ailing voice .
Related : Is This a Scene From Nazi Germany ?
No , It ’ s the Portland ‘ Peaceful Protesters ’ Burning Bibles It seems that with every day that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioters are revealing more about themselves and their real cause .
Portland riots have long ceased to be about police-killing victim George Floyd .
This is about the election in November and about the fundamental difference in political philosophy between the Marxists and others .
The outburst about “ God is not real !
” from the one screamer explains quite a bit about the underpinnings of what one of my friends dubbed “ Commie-Con.
” Over the weekend , the rioters tossed Bibles into a bonfire .
As my PJ Media colleague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-Christian bent of the rioters fits in with their current communistic mindset but conflicts with the roots of the legacy civil rights movement in this country .
Make no mistake , those pro-cop protesters were in danger from these screaming nutjobs , but there ’ s a far deeper problem in the hearts of Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters than anger over real or imagined social injustice .
When they finally toss these clowns in jail , Americans should be on their knees praying for their souls .

A small group of pro-police protesters were confronted by a couple of jackals from antifa and Black Lives Matter as they arrayed themselves in front of the shrapnel-pocked federal courthouse in downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon. The attempt at intimidation didn’t work, but it did reveal the two rioters to be absolutely bonkers.
The federal courthouse has been the scene of nearly 70 nights of bombings, rioting, and beatings by antifa and Black Lives Matter demonstrators. But now, antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters want to own the courthouse during the daytime, too.
A couple of ranting lunatics confronted some people—who were holding American flags, pro-cop signs and a large Trump-Pence flag—pledging to “stay being out here every fu*king night!” and ordering them to get out.
This nut, apparently stationed at the parks across the street from the courthouse, came over to inform the pro-police and pro-Trump protesters standing on a public sidewalk that they’d better move somewhere else or “I’ll knock you motherfu*kers out.”
BLM SUPPORTER TO TRUMP SUPPORTERS: “I’ll knock you motherf*ckers out” Happening now in front of justice center in Downtown Portland pic.twitter.com/7YiH9W6luq — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 2, 2020
There was little engagement by the pro-cop protesters because, frankly, how do you reason with these kooks?
This person, attempting to affect an intimidating caged-lion-like pace, apparently doesn’t have a day job that requires him to use his voice, because he used it all yelling at peaceful people.
UNHINGED: Mighty Mini Man counter protester goes ballistic on media, trump supporters, blue lives matter supporters, Christians and the elderly aggressively intimidating them here in Downtown Portland in front of the justice center pic.twitter.com/S2dVHWb145 — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 2, 2020
In front of the line of unimpressed pro-cop protesters, the pint-sized maniac yelled:
I don’t see you guys out here at night, motherfu*ker! Where are you at at night, bitch? I should snatch your fu*king phone, motherfu*ker! Snatch your sh*t!
It appears he does snatch her phone. Later, he squares up on a woman and yells in her face while the black screamer tries to knock her sign out of her hand.
Fu*k you, bitch! Fu*k you bitch! Get the fu*k outta here! Fu*k you, fu*k you! God ain’t real! Just like blue lives ain’t real!
This is at the least harassment and at the worst assault. No cops were around to stop it, of course. This is Portland. The only ones who seem to be arrested are people defending themselves from these thugs.
Eventually, the pint-sized protester got a megaphone to help with his ailing voice.
MINI ANTIFA: He’s back for another round after he fled when Portland PD showed up pic.twitter.com/m1mg5OJp4b — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 2, 2020
It seems that with every day that goes by, the antifa and BLM rioters are revealing more about themselves and their real cause. Portland riots have long ceased to be about police-killing victim George Floyd. This is about the election in November and about the fundamental difference in political philosophy between the Marxists and others.
The outburst about “God is not real!” from the one screamer explains quite a bit about the underpinnings of what one of my friends dubbed “Commie-Con.”
Over the weekend, the rioters tossed Bibles into a bonfire. As my PJ Media colleague Tyler O’Neill explains, the anti-Christian bent of the rioters fits in with their current communistic mindset but conflicts with the roots of the legacy civil rights movement in this country.
Burning the Bible fits this destructive narrative, and it also provides yet another powerful contrast with the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Rather than burning Bibles, Martin Luther King Jr. quoted them, in order to galvanize peaceful protesters and shame the segregationists who opposed them. Rather than attempting to burn down federal courthouses, King appealed the consciences of Americans — using the very Bible that Portland rioters burned. The Bibles that Portland rioters burned also inspired the abolitionist movement of the 1800s, a movement that culminated in the abolition of slavery.
Make no mistake, those pro-cop protesters were in danger from these screaming nutjobs, but there’s a far deeper problem in the hearts of Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters than anger over real or imagined social injustice. When they finally toss these clowns in jail, Americans should be on their knees praying for their souls.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--Crazy Mazie Hirono Adopts Antifa Tactics Against GOP Witness at Senate Hearing About Antifa

Sen. Mazie Hirono ( D-Hawaii ) brought cancel culture to the Senate on Tuesday .
She cited the scandal-plagued far-left smear factory the Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) to demonize a national security and terrorism witness invited by Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) during a hearing on peaceful protest and antifa .
The expert responded by noting that her cancel culture demonization echoed antifa ’ s tactics of branding as “ fascist ” anyone who disagrees with its political goals .
“ You obviously can invite whoever you want to this hearing , but I would like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Center for Security Policy at this hearing , ” Hirono said .
“ The Center for Security Policy ( CSP ) is an organization that has been spreading anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.
” Hirono referenced an SPLC attack on CSP Founder Frank Gaffney , whom she referred to as “ Frank Gaffrey , ” that he spread the “ conspiracy theory ” that former President Barack Obama was a Muslim .
This claim comes from a 2009 Washington Examiner op-ed in which Gaffney half-mockingly dubbed Obama “ America ’ s first Muslim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Bill Clinton “ America ’ s first black president.
” In addition to this smear , twisted out of context , Hirono cited the SPLC ’ s accusation that CSP is a “ hate group ” and noted that the Anti-Defamation League has “ criticized ” CSP .
Kyle Shideler , the CSP senior analyst for homeland security and counterterrorism Cruz invited to testify , pushed back on Hirono ’ s attacks .
“ The Center for Security Policy is a national security think tank that has been in operation since 1988 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work on national security topics , including nuclear deterrents , missile defense , biodefense , geopolitical challenges , including Russia and China .
And that ’ s in addition to work on terrorism , terrorist ideologies , and homeland security , ” Shideler said .
“ We are particularly proud of our work in trying to understand the ideologies behind jihadist terrorism , ” he added .
“ We ’ re proud of the work that we have done with American Muslims , including those who are senior fellows at our organization who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities.
” Exposing the SPLC ’ s False ‘ Anti-Muslim ’ Smears Against the Trump Administration Yes , this “ anti-Muslim hate group ” has Muslim senior fellows .
M. Zuhdi Jasser , for example , is a Navy veteran , a doctor , and the founder and president of the American-Islamic Forum for Democracy ( AIFD ) .
Dalia al-Aqidi , an award-winning journalist and commentator , is also a Muslim and a CSP senior fellow .
“ So we reject these claims from organizations that are engaging in behavior which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is to say that anyone that offers an analysis that disagrees with them must ipso facto be a member of an unacceptable organization or a hate group or what have you , ” Shideler added .
“ It ’ s divisive .
It ruins the ability to engage in analysis that is useful to the country , ” he concluded .
Hirono also might not want to rely on the SPLC .
As I reported both here at PJ Media and in my book Making Hate Pay : The Corruption of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SPLC fired its co-founder , Morris Dees , amid a decades-long sexual harassment and racial discrimination scandal last year .
After Dees was fired , former employees came forward , admitting their complicity in the “ con.
” The SPLC ’ s “ hate group ” list not only exaggerates the number of “ hate groups ” by listing defunct or essentially non-existent groups along with the KKK , but it also tars the reputations of law-abiding mainstream conservative and Christian organizations like the Family Research Council ( FRC ) , Alliance Defending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Immigration Studies ( CIS ) , ACT for America.
, and CSP .
The SPLC silences conservative groups using “ guilt by association , ” equating mainstream conservative and Christian groups with true hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan .
In January , the SPLC testified before Congress that its number of “ hate groups ” is a statistically significant measure of the increasing threat of white supremacist terrorism , and used that number as an argument for Big Tech censorship .
The “ hate group ” accusation inspired an attempted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists like former ACLU President Nadine Strossen have condemned the accusation against ADF , and the SPLC continues to pad its “ hate group ” numbers by listing dozens of ACT for America chapters that no longer exist .
In 2018 , the SPLC paid $ 3.375 million to settle a defamation lawsuit from Muslim reformer Maajid Nawaz , whom the SPLC defamed as an “ anti-Islamic extremist.
” Jasser , the Muslim reformer who works with CSP , had harsh words for the SPLC .
“ In the name of fighting hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public discourse against the ideologies of jihad to the point where partisan and identity politics have completely stifled free speech and respectable journalism , ” he wrote in his endorsement for Making Hate Pay .
America is reckoning with the destructive and stifling orthodoxy of cancel culture — an orthodoxy propelled by the SPLC and weaponized by antifa .
Not only did Mazie Hirono refuse to condemn antifa in the hearing but she also engaged in antifa-style demonization using the SPLC .
Tyler O ’ Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law Center .
Follow him on Twitter at @ Tyler2ONeil .
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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) brought cancel culture to the Senate on Tuesday. She cited the scandal-plagued far-left smear factory the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to demonize a national security and terrorism witness invited by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a hearing on peaceful protests and antifa. The expert responded by noting that Hirono’s cancel-culture demonization echoed antifa’s tactics of branding as “fascist” anyone who disagrees with its political goals.
“You obviously can invite whoever you want to this hearing, but I would like to record my concern regarding the presence of the Center for Security Policy at this hearing,” Hirono said. “The Center for Security Policy (CSP) is an organization that has been spreading anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.”
Hirono referenced an SPLC attack on CSP Founder Frank Gaffney, whom she referred to as “Frank Gaffrey,” that claimed he spread the “conspiracy theory” that former President Barack Obama was a Muslim. This claim comes from a 2009 Washington Examiner op-ed in which Gaffney half-mockingly dubbed Obama “America’s first Muslim president” in the same way some called Bill Clinton “America’s first black president.”
In addition to this smear, twisted out of context, Hirono cited the SPLC’s accusation that CSP is a “hate group” and noted that the Anti-Defamation League has “criticized” CSP.
Kyle Shideler, the CSP senior analyst for homeland security and counterterrorism Cruz invited to testify, pushed back on Hirono’s attacks.
“The Center for Security Policy is a national security think-tank that has been in operation since 1988. We do a wide variety of work on national security topics, including nuclear deterrents, missile defense, biodefense, geopolitical challenges, including Russia and China. And that’s in addition to work on terrorism, terrorist ideologies, and homeland security,” Shideler said.
“We are particularly proud of our work in trying to understand the ideologies behind jihadist terrorism,” he added. “We’re proud of the work that we have done with American Muslims, including those who are senior fellows at our organization who seek to oppose jihadist elements in their communities.”
Yes, this “anti-Muslim hate group” has Muslim senior fellows. M. Zuhdi Jasser, for example, is a Navy veteran, a doctor, and the founder and president of the American-Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD). Dalia al-Aqidi, an award-winning journalist and commentator, is also a Muslim and a CSP senior fellow.
“So we reject these claims from organizations that are engaging in behavior which is essentially the same that antifa engages in, which is to say that anyone that offers an analysis that disagrees with them must ipso facto be a member of an unacceptable organization or a hate group or what have you,” Shideler added.
“It’s divisive. It ruins the ability to engage in analysis that is useful to the country,” he concluded.
Hirono also might not want to rely on the SPLC. As I reported both here at PJ Media and in my book Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the SPLC fired its co-founder, Morris Dees, amid a decades-long sexual harassment and racial discrimination scandal last year. After Dees was fired, former employees came forward, admitting their complicity in the “con.”
The SPLC’s “hate group” list not only exaggerates the number of “hate groups” by listing defunct or essentially non-existent groups along with the KKK, but it also tars the reputations of law-abiding mainstream conservative and Christian organizations like the Family Research Council (FRC), Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), ACT for America., and CSP.
The SPLC silences conservative groups using “guilt by association,” equating mainstream conservative and Christian groups with true hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. In January, the SPLC testified before Congress that its number of “hate groups” is a statistically significant measure of the increasing threat of white supremacist terrorism, and used that number as an argument for Big Tech censorship.
The “hate group” accusation inspired an attempted terrorist attack at FRC. Even left-leaning activists like former ACLU President Nadine Strossen have condemned the accusation against ADF, and the SPLC continues to pad its “hate group” numbers by listing dozens of ACT for America chapters that no longer exist. In 2018, the SPLC paid $3.375 million to settle a defamation lawsuit from Muslim reformer Maajid Nawaz, whom the SPLC defamed as an “anti-Islamic extremist.”
Jasser, the Muslim reformer who works with CSP, had harsh words for the SPLC. “In the name of fighting hate, they have poisoned the atmosphere of public discourse against the ideologies of jihad to the point where partisan and identity politics have completely stifled free speech and respectable journalism,” he wrote in his endorsement for Making Hate Pay.
America is reckoning with the destructive and stifling orthodoxy of cancel culture — an orthodoxy propelled by the SPLC and weaponized by antifa. Not only did Mazie Hirono refuse to condemn antifa in the hearing but she also engaged in antifa-style demonization using the SPLC.
Tyler O’Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Follow him on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--Obama Deep State Operative Sally Yates Testifies on Crossfire Hurricane to Senate Judiciary Committe

Obama Deep State Operative Sally Yates Testifies on Crossfire Hurricane to Senate Judiciary Committee

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates will be in a tight spot Wednesday in front of a Senate panel , forced to square her 2017 testimony that Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia with new revelations that the probe was an FBI setup targeting the Trump White House .
Ms. Yates , the former No .
2 official at the Justice Department , is the second player to get grilled in the Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane , the code name for the FBI ’ s search for collusion between the Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interfere in the 2016 presidential election .
Her successor as deputy attorney general , Rod Rosenstein , testified in June .
Crossfire Hurricane eventually morphed into special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into Russian meddling in the election and whether President Trump or any members of his campaign or administration were involved .
“ It will be interesting to hear Sally Yates try to explain all her actions in light of the truth we know now , ” Flynn attorney Sydney Powell told The Washington Times .
Republicans also are eager to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Oval Office for the Jan. 5 , 2017 , meeting involving President Obama , FBI Director James B. Comey and Vice President Joseph R. Biden , where surveillance of Flynn was discussed .
Mr. Biden , the presumed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee , so far has avoided direct implication in government spying on Flynn or Mr. Trump ’ s 2016 campaign .
In her opening statement , Ms. Yates will stress that the events took place in the context of Russia ’ s unprecedented interference in a U.S. presidential election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said so often by now that Russia interfered in our 2016 presidential election that repeating it once more does not shock us in the way it should .
But what Russia did here is shocking.
” Ms. Yates says in her prepared remarks , a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times .
“ Its actions constituted the gravest type of national security threat .
It was essential that our intelligence agencies get to the bottom of what was happening , both to try to stop it and then , afterwards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that we could make sure it didn ’ t happen in the future.
” The last time Ms. Yates appeared before the committee , in May 2017 , she said she warned the Trump administration that Flynn , who briefly served as the president ’ s first national security adviser , may have been compromised by Russia .
She said Flynn was susceptible to blackmail because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about his conversations with Sergey Kislyak , who was Russia ’ s ambassador to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ms. Yates told lawmakers that she detailed her concerns about Flynn to Trump administration officials .
Months later , Mr. Mueller ’ s team charged Flynn with lying to the FBI about the content of his conversations with Mr. Kislyak .
Flynn pleaded guilty twice but later recanted and professed his innocence .
However , bombshell revelations showed that the FBI tried to catch Flynn in a perjury trap .
Court documents uncovered by the Justice Department revealed that the FBI found nothing illegal or wrong with the Flynn-Kislyak calls and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok and other top officials fought to keep it open .
Another document released by the Justice Department showed a top FBI official wondering whether the goal of interviewing Flynn was to get him to lie so he could be fired or prosecuted .
Those revelations raise doubts about whether Flynn was compromised after all .
The Justice Department announced it would drop its prosecution of Flynn after the documents became public , though a federal judge continues to push for the trial to proceed .
Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Judiciary Committee and founder of the conservative Article III Project , called Ms. Yates ’ testimony “ critically important.
” “ Sally Yates will provide key testimony in light of explosive new evidence we ’ ve learned since her prior testimony about a deeply troubling and potentially illegal scheme — cooked up in the Oval Office by President Obama , Vice President Biden and their most senior aides — to target General Flynn , ” he said .
Also participating in that Oval Office meeting on Jan. 5 , 2017 , were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Director John O. Brennan , Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice , who is now on the short list to be Mr. Biden ’ s running mate .
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham , South Carolina Republican , plans to call Mr. Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to testify next month .
Ms. Yates could blame Mr. Comey for keeping her in the dark about the Flynn case .
In May , the FBI declassified interview notes of the Mueller team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 2017 .
During the interview , Ms. Yates detailed how in early 2017 , Mr. Comey kept secret the FBI ’ s probe into Flynn and rebuffed her push to make the Trump administration aware of the Flynn recordings .
In fact , Ms. Yates learned of Flynn ’ s contacts with the Russian ambassador from Mr. Obama even though the FBI director reported to her .
She noted in the interview “ it was not always clear what the FBI was doing to investigate Flynn.
” When Ms. Yates testified in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Comey had gone behind her back to interview Flynn .
She declined to answer more detailed questions about the Russia probe because it was still open at the time .
Now she won ’ t have that shield .
The latest revelations in the Flynn case could force Ms. Yates to shed new light on the Russia probe , said Curt Levey , president of the Committee for Justice , which advocates for appointing conservative judges to the federal bench .
“ The landscape has somewhat changed , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dismiss the idea there was any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation .
Now we know enough that it is even harder to dismiss it .
We can debate whether any laws were broken , but it is hard to deny wrongdoing.
” “ When Yates testified in 2017 , Yates testified only as to material favorable to the Democrats — Russia interfered in our election ; Flynn allegedly made misstatements to Vice President Pence — but she didn ’ t tell the full story , ” he said .
“ Yates needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subject to cross-examination , and for the American people to see.
” At least one high-profile member of the Trump administration has vouched for Ms. Yates .
Attorney General William Barr stood up for her in a May interview with CBS News .
He said Mr. Comey “ ignored ” her .
“ Deputy Attorney General Yates , I ’ ve disagreed with her about a couple of things , but , you know , here she upheld the fine tradition of the Department of Justice , ” Mr. Barr said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be treated just like the Obama administration , and they should go and tell the White House about their findings .
… And , you know , Director Comey ran around that.
” Despite the potential for shedding light on the Flynn investigation , Ms. Yates ’ testimony might not contain any new information .
At a hearing with former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein , he repeatedly told lawmakers that most of the decisions in the Russia probe were made before he arrived .
Some say the hearings should have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election just months away .
J.D .
Gordon , the 2016 Trump campaign director of national security and a former Pentagon spokesman , said the hearings were “ a day late and a dollar short.
” “ Republican senators really let President Trump and his team twist in the wind for years over this Trump-Russia hoax while barely doing anything against those who sabotaged the president and maliciously ruined many lives , ” he said .
Still , he acknowledged there is value in keeping the names of those involved in accusations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the public consciousness .
“ Now if Americans are so inclined , they can remember their names forever and at least hold them accountable politically and possibly financially just like they did to Trump associates , ” Mr. Gordon said .
Mr. Levey said there is always the chance for a witness to go off script and reveal new information , but he added that the value of Mr. Graham ’ s hearings is that it forces news media to keep talking about the Russia probe they have largely ignored .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the additional details but getting it out there in public so when people go to the polls they are aware of the proven wrongdoing of the people in the Justice Department as they are aware of the unproven allegations against Trump and history can ’ t sweep it under the rug , ” he said .

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates will be in a tight spot Wednesday in front of a Senate panel, forced to square her 2017 testimony that Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia with new revelations that the probe was an FBI setup targeting the Trump White House.
Ms. Yates, the former No. 2 official at the Justice Department, is the second player to get grilled in the Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane, the code name for the FBI’s search for collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin’s plans to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Her successor as deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, testified in June.
Crossfire Hurricane eventually morphed into special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the election and whether President Trump or any members of his campaign or administration were involved.
“It will be interesting to hear Sally Yates try to explain all her actions in light of the truth we know now,” Flynn attorney Sydney Powell told The Washington Times.
Republicans also are eager to hear from Ms. Yates because she was in the Oval Office for the Jan. 5, 2017, meeting involving President Obama, FBI Director James B. Comey and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, where surveillance of Flynn was discussed.
Mr. Biden, the presumed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, so far has avoided direct implication in government spying on Flynn or Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.
In her opening statement, Ms. Yates will stress that the events took place in the context of Russia’s unprecedented interference in a U.S. presidential election.
“We’ve all heard it said so often by now that Russia interfered in our 2016 presidential election that repeating it once more does not shock us in the way it should. But what Russia did here is shocking.” Ms. Yates says in her prepared remarks, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times. “Its actions constituted the gravest type of national security threat. It was essential that our intelligence agencies get to the bottom of what was happening, both to try to stop it and then, afterwards, to find out how it happened so that we could make sure it didn’t happen in the future.”
The last time Ms. Yates appeared before the committee, in May 2017, she said she warned the Trump administration that Flynn, who briefly served as the president’s first national security adviser, may have been compromised by Russia.
She said Flynn was susceptible to blackmail because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about his conversations with Sergey Kislyak, who was Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential transition period.
Ms. Yates told lawmakers that she detailed her concerns about Flynn to Trump administration officials.
Months later, Mr. Mueller’s team charged Flynn with lying to the FBI about the content of his conversations with Mr. Kislyak.
Flynn pleaded guilty twice but later recanted and professed his innocence.
However, bombshell revelations showed that the FBI tried to catch Flynn in a perjury trap.
Court documents uncovered by the Justice Department revealed that the FBI found nothing illegal or wrong with the Flynn-Kislyak calls and even tried to close the case against Flynn, but anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok and other top officials fought to keep it open.
Another document released by the Justice Department showed a top FBI official wondering whether the goal of interviewing Flynn was to get him to lie so he could be fired or prosecuted.
Those revelations raise doubts about whether Flynn was compromised after all. The Justice Department announced it would drop its prosecution of Flynn after the documents became public, though a federal judge continues to push for the trial to proceed.
Mike Davis, a former attorney for the Senate Judiciary Committee and founder of the conservative Article III Project, called Ms. Yates’ testimony “critically important.”
“Sally Yates will provide key testimony in light of explosive new evidence we’ve learned since her prior testimony about a deeply troubling and potentially illegal scheme — cooked up in the Oval Office by President Obama, Vice President Biden and their most senior aides — to target General Flynn,” he said.
Also participating in that Oval Office meeting on Jan. 5, 2017, were other Obama administration officials, including CIA Director John O. Brennan, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice, who is now on the short list to be Mr. Biden’s running mate.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, plans to call Mr. Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to testify next month.
Ms. Yates could blame Mr. Comey for keeping her in the dark about the Flynn case.
In May, the FBI declassified interview notes of the Mueller team’s conversations with Ms. Yates in August 2017.
During the interview, Ms. Yates detailed how in early 2017, Mr. Comey kept secret the FBI’s probe into Flynn and rebuffed her push to make the Trump administration aware of the Flynn recordings.
In fact, Ms. Yates learned of Flynn’s contacts with the Russian ambassador from Mr. Obama even though the FBI director reported to her.
She noted in the interview “it was not always clear what the FBI was doing to investigate Flynn.”
When Ms. Yates testified in 2017, the committee was unaware that Mr. Comey had gone behind her back to interview Flynn. She declined to answer more detailed questions about the Russia probe because it was still open at the time.
Now she won’t have that shield.
The latest revelations in the Flynn case could force Ms. Yates to shed new light on the Russia probe, said Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, which advocates for appointing conservative judges to the federal bench.
“The landscape has somewhat changed,” he said. “It was easy for the Democrats to dismiss the idea there was any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation. Now we know enough that it is even harder to dismiss it. We can debate whether any laws were broken, but it is hard to deny wrongdoing.”
Mr. Davis agreed.
“When Yates testified in 2017, Yates testified only as to material favorable to the Democrats — Russia interfered in our election; Flynn allegedly made misstatements to Vice President Pence — but she didn’t tell the full story,” he said. “Yates needs to give live testimony under oath, subject to cross-examination, and for the American people to see.”
At least one high-profile member of the Trump administration has vouched for Ms. Yates.
Attorney General William Barr stood up for her in a May interview with CBS News. He said Mr. Comey “ignored” her.
“Deputy Attorney General Yates, I’ve disagreed with her about a couple of things, but, you know, here she upheld the fine tradition of the Department of Justice,” Mr. Barr said. “She said that the new administration has to be treated just like the Obama administration, and they should go and tell the White House about their findings. … And, you know, Director Comey ran around that.”
Despite the potential for shedding light on the Flynn investigation, Ms. Yates’ testimony might not contain any new information. At a hearing with former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he repeatedly told lawmakers that most of the decisions in the Russia probe were made before he arrived.
Some say the hearings should have been held sooner — not with the presidential election just months away.
J.D. Gordon, the 2016 Trump campaign director of national security and a former Pentagon spokesman, said the hearings were “a day late and a dollar short.”
“Republican senators really let President Trump and his team twist in the wind for years over this Trump-Russia hoax while barely doing anything against those who sabotaged the president and maliciously ruined many lives,” he said.
Still, he acknowledged there is value in keeping the names of those involved in accusations of wrongdoing at the Justice Department and FBI in the public consciousness.
“Now if Americans are so inclined, they can remember their names forever and at least hold them accountable politically and possibly financially just like they did to Trump associates,” Mr. Gordon said.
Mr. Levey said there is always the chance for a witness to go off script and reveal new information, but he added that the value of Mr. Graham’s hearings is that it forces news media to keep talking about the Russia probe they have largely ignored.
“At the end, it is not the additional details but getting it out there in public so when people go to the polls they are aware of the proven wrongdoing of the people in the Justice Department as they are aware of the unproven allegations against Trump and history can’t sweep it under the rug,” he said.
• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--Comrade Bill de Bozo: Unless Federal Taxpayers Give NYC a Bailout, I’m Going to Layoff 22,000 City W

Comrade Bill de Bozo: Unless Federal Taxpayers Give NYC a Bailout, I’m Going to Layoff 22,000 City Workers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer he will lay off 22,000 city workers @ @ @ @ @ t give him a bailout .
Wolf Blitzer asked de Blasio if he is failing @ @ @ @ @ New York City .
The Communist Mayor , who defanged and defunded the NYPD blamed @ @ @ @ @ crime .
Then he said he ’ s very worried about the stimulus talks in @ @ @ @ @ have to lay off 22,000 city employees from every department by October 1st if he @ @ @ @ @ federal bailout .
TRENDING : Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police @ @ @ @ @ in Chicago

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he will lay off 22,000 city workers if the Feds don’t give him a bailout.
Wolf Blitzer asked de Blasio if he is failing because crime has spiked in New York City.
The Communist Mayor, who defanged and defunded the NYPD blamed Covid for the increase in crime.
Then he said he’s very worried about the stimulus talks in DC and warned he will have to lay off 22,000 city employees from every department by October 1st if he doesn’t get a federal bailout.
WATCH:


thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--Teen Marxist Agitator Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot Dead in Ch

Teen Marxist Agitator Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot Dead in Chicago

A teen activist in Chicago who rallied to defund police and remove police from schools was shot dead on Friday .
Caleb Reed was found shot in the head .
No suspect has been named in the shooting .
TRENDING : Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot Dead in Chicago The young activist spoke out against police .
Caleb Reed , a 17-year-old student activist from Mather High School in Chicago , was found shot in the head on Friday .
The teen ’ s death comes just weeks after he publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from district schools .
What are the details ?
Reed , described by the Chicago Sun-Times as a “ student leader with a youth activist group , ” was discovered on a sidewalk of the West Rogers Park neighborhood in the city .
He had been shot in the head .
The teen , a leader with student group Voices of Youth in Chicago Education , was an advocate of removing police from Chicago schools .
No suspect have been named in Reed ’ s death at the time of this reporting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a board of education meeting in support of removing police from the district .
During the meeting , he recalled his own experience with officers in his school .
During the meeting , Reed said , “ My sophomore year of high school I was arrested for attending a basketball game because I didn ’ t have my ID .
I sat in a police station for six hours .
I knew it wasn ’ t right at all , but inside I was angry , confused .

A teen activist in Chicago who rallied to defund police and remove police from schools was shot dead on Friday.
Caleb Reed was found shot in the head.
No suspect has been named in the shooting.
Caleb lived and was shot in our ward this weekend. He was a light in our community that was extinguished too soon. We need to address the root causes of #GunViolence so that we stop losing our people. I ask that people help continue the work he was doing and pray for the family. https://t.co/WFWv9DXY2Z — Andre Vasquez, Political Account 🌹 (@Andrefor40th) August 3, 2020
The young activist spoke out against police.
This is Caleb Reed, a Freedom Fighter, speaking at a press conference in early June demanding #CopsOutCPS. Such a beautiful soul. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/3JJWRP6uVq — Kelly Garcia (@_KellyGarcia__) August 3, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-05--***Live Updates*** MI, KS, MO, AZ, WA Primary Election Results

Five states ( Michigan , Kansas , Missouri , Arizona , and Washington ) hold primary elections on Tuesday evening .
In Kansas , Kris Kobach will try to win the Republican Senate nomination against Rep. Roger Marshall .
Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib ( D-MI ) faces a primary challenge in Michigan while Cori Bush , who is backed by the Justice Democrats , is trying to unseat Rep. Lacy Clay ( D-MO ) .
Voters in Missouri will also vote to expand Medicaid while Sheriff Joe Arpaio will attempt to make a comeback in Arizona .
10:10 PM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tlaib says she is confident in what her campaign was able to do while they await the results .
She says it has been an “ honor ” to represent her District .
She says the country is ready for more candidates like her who are against “ corporate greed ” and “ structural racism.
” 9:50 PM : KS : Looks like Marshall will defeat Kobach : 9:15 PM : KS : Marshall with an early lead over Kobach .
8:45 PM : MI : Wayne County has no idea when results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kansas have been insisting that if Kobach wins the nomination , Democrat Barbara Bollier could win the Senate seat .
In Missouri , Clay is defending a seat that has been in his family for 50 years .
The Justice Democrats have been smart in the types of candidates they have backed against Congressional Black Caucus members .
Tlaib tells voters that her name is not on the ballot in Michigan .
She is defending her seat in a rematch against Brenda Jones , the Detroit City Council president whom she narrowly defeated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected to serve the end of former Rep. John Conyers ’ term .

Five states (Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, and Washington) hold primary elections on Tuesday evening. In Kansas, Kris Kobach will try to win the Republican Senate nomination against Rep. Roger Marshall. Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) faces a primary challenge in Michigan while Cori Bush, who is backed by the Justice Democrats, is trying to unseat Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO). Voters in Missouri will also vote to expand Medicaid while Sheriff Joe Arpaio will attempt to make a comeback in Arizona.
Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates.
All times Eastern.
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12:59 AM: Bernie congratulates Cori Bush:
Congratulations to @CoriBush on her primary victory tonight! She is a true progressive who stands with working people and will take on the corporate elite of this country when she gets to Congress. pic.twitter.com/Q3hJGasjXe — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 5, 2020
I'm not sure people understand how enormous of an upset it is for @CoriBush to defeat Lacy Clay. She's a nurse who's never held elective office. She doesn't know rich people she can call for big checks. She didn't moderate her stances to accommodate the status quo. It's huge. — Max Berger (@maxberger) August 5, 2020
Progressives excited:
Tonight Cori Bush won. Rashida Tlaib is up 66 to 34 against the opponent she beat by 900 votes 2 years ago. AOC demolished her opponent with 72% of the vote. Bowman crushed Engel. Change is coming and people better take note. — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) August 5, 2020
Cori Bush was the first — before AOC — candidate launched by Justice Democrats, back in April 2017: https://t.co/xtuVDl6duV — Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) August 5, 2020
Congratulations to @CoriBush and the entire team 💗✊🏽 This is truly massive. If you don’t know, now you know: The Squad is here to stay, and it’s growing. #MO01 — Alexandra Rojas (@alexandrasiera) August 5, 2020
12:55 AM: AZ:
Jerry Sheridan: 36.7% (122,094 votes)
Joe Arpaio: 36.5% (121,578 votes)
12: 45 AM:
Not me, US. — Cori Bush (@CoriBush) August 5, 2020
Seven incumbents have now lost re-nomination this cycle:
– Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)
– Steve King (R-Iowa)
– Denver Riggleman (R-Va.)
– Scott Tipton (R-Colo.)
– Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.)
– Steve Watkins (R-Kans.)
– Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) — Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) August 5, 2020
12:25 AM:
Clay was a senior member on House Financial Services, so in addition to him losing, it moves Porter, Tlaib and AOC up in seniority on the committee — David Dayen (@ddayen) August 5, 2020
The only member of the Squad who endorsed @CoriBush is future Squad member @JamaalBowmanNY — Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) August 5, 2020
12:20 AM: MO:
This is such a political earthquake in St. Louis. A series of high-profile Missouri Dems have gone up against Clay in primaries, including @MariaChappelleN and @RussCarnahan (himself a political scion). Cori Bush, a nurse and activist with no political résumé, just defeated him. — Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) August 5, 2020
One factor in Cori Bush’s victory: a surge of enthusiasm among young voters, especially after the Black Lives Matter protests at which she was a constant presence. Allowed her to build off momentum from her last run and attention/$$$ that came after @knockdownmovie. https://t.co/vI6CBZ7ckp — Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) August 5, 2020
12:10 AM: MO: In a shocker, Cori Bush comes back and shocks Lacy Clay. The Clay family had held this seat for 50+ years.
With 100% of the votes in: @CoriBush has defeated @LacyClayMO1 72,812 to 68,201. — Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) August 5, 2020
BREAKING: Justice Democrat & Black Lives Matter organizer @CoriBush defeated a corporate-backed political dynasty in #MO01. From the Bronx to St. Louis, the Squad is here to stay, and it’s still growing. pic.twitter.com/ogMU5Djx6Z — Justice Democrats (@justicedems) August 5, 2020
. @CoriBush beating @LacyClayMO1 is one of the most significant moments in the history of St. Louis politics. It is enormous. — Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) August 5, 2020
Missouri has a Black Congresswoman. @CoriBush is the FIRST Black woman Missouri has sent to Washington DC. EVER. — Raychel Proudie (@RCProudie) August 5, 2020
11:45 PM: MO: Looks like Medicaid expansion is going to pass:
I've seen enough: Missouri voters narrowly pass constitutional Amendment 2 to expand Medicaid. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 5, 2020
If Missouri votes yes tonight, only 12 states will remain to adopt Medicaid expansion, disproportionately in the South. Original Medicaid adoption was also delayed more in the South, though not for as long. pic.twitter.com/h4DomP0tqG — Matt Grossmann (@MattGrossmann) August 5, 2020
11:20 PM: AZ: Sheriff Joe keeping things interesting:
NOW Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio in dead heat with former top deputy in GOP primary for sheriff. About half the ballots counted. #12News pic.twitter.com/YkGdCyBjwH — BrahmResnik (@brahmresnik) August 5, 2020
10:55 PM: KS:
NEW #KSSEN . Trump is on the phone with Rep. Marshall, congratulating him on his win tonight, via a staffer's insta story. Marshall puts Trump on speaker, Trump says: "Well I want to congratulate everybody and Roger to an incredible race, we have to win the one on Nov. 3" — Meg Cunningham (@Meg_Cunn) August 5, 2020
10:45 PM: MO: Medicaid Expansion:
The YES lead has shrunk to… 0.45% in Missouri. That's about 4,000 votes. That's because of 200 precincts that just reported from conservative areas. This means that St. Louis (City/County) now represent 70% of the in-person votes left. [A lot of mail counted already.] — Taniel (@Taniel) August 5, 2020
10:40 PM: KS:
It's official. The AP is calling the 2nd District race saying state Treasurer Jake LaTurner will defeat sitting Congressman Steve Watkins and Dennis Taylor in the GOP primary. #ksleg pic.twitter.com/3tyllWkuy3 — Stephen Koranda (@kprkoranda) August 5, 2020
Little reaction from crowd at Kobach watch party as word spreads the AP has called the Republican Senate primary in Kansas for Roger Marshall pic.twitter.com/4sPGask8qZ — Alex Flippin (@KWCHAlex) August 5, 2020
.@DCCC dropped a new #KS02 poll Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla (D) trails state Treasurer Jake LaTurner (R) by 4 points, 41%-45% Biden trails Trump by 9 points, 41%-50% Trump won this seat by 18 in 2016. (July 29-30, 488 LVs, +/-4.4%) — Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) August 5, 2020
10:10 PM: MI: On Facebook Live, Tlaib says she is confident in what her campaign was able to do while they await the results. She says it has been an “honor” to represent her District. She says the country is ready for more candidates like her who are against “corporate greed” and “structural racism.”
not much of an update, few thousand more votes counted, Tlaib still leads Jones by a 2-to-1 margin (Saw a few people saying this race is called. Deep breaths. Wayne counted slow pre-Covid & had problems at polls today. Could be a while before we see volume returns.) pic.twitter.com/zO1QJuDRvc — Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) August 5, 2020
9:50 PM: KS: Looks like Marshall will defeat Kobach:
I've seen enough: Roger Marshall (R) defeats Kris Kobach (R) in the #KSSEN GOP primary. Democrats had been banking on Kobach's nomination after he blew the 2018 #KSGOV race. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 5, 2020
Decision Desk HQ projects Roger Marshall has won the KS Senate Republican Primary. Race called at 09:38 PM Easternhttps://t.co/EAmHosqO3K — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 5, 2020
9:15 PM: KS: Marshall with an early lead over Kobach.
So far in #KSSEN, Roger Marshall (R) leading Kris Kobach (R) 34%-23% early, with big leads in #KS01 as expected but also ahead in Johnson Co. Hard to say, though, whether these initial batches are representative of the overall primary electorate. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 5, 2020
9:10 PM: MO: Decision Desk projects Clay will defeat Bush.
Decision Desk HQ projects Lacy Clay has won the MO House District 01 Democratic Primary. Race called at 09:05 PM Easternhttps://t.co/AV74TzkICq — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 5, 2020
Absentee ballots in for #MO1 in the city and county… both going hard for Lacy Clay… pic.twitter.com/yKuHplQLD9 — (@russelneiss) August 5, 2020
8:59 PM: KS:
More than 40k votes in Johnson Co. so far — Marshall leads Kobach 31.0%-22.6%, w/ Hamilton in 3rd at 20.5%. Kobach lost Johnson 37%-43% in the 2018 #KSGov race, so this is generally good for Marshall, although it suggests the winner in this race could win well under 40%. #KSSen — Geoffrey Skelley (@geoffreyvs) August 5, 2020
8:55 PM: KS: Watkins was charged with voter fraud.
If Watkins loses in #KS02, he'll be the fourth candidate endorsed by Trump to lose a primary this cycle. The president hasn't been very active in this primary, but Watkins is an honorary co-chair of Trump's Kansas reelection team. https://t.co/80gMFlxRKs — Kirk A. Bado (@kirk_bado) August 5, 2020
8:50 PM: MO: Bush urging supporters to stay in line:
REMEMBER #MO01: If you are in line, stay in line!!! — Cori Bush (@CoriBush) August 5, 2020
8:45 PM: MI: Wayne County has no idea when results will be reported.
Expect late results from Wayne Co tonight, if at all: pic.twitter.com/1i9qfC25ZG — Brian Abel (@BrianAbelTV) August 4, 2020
8:40 PM: KS:
U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall leads in the KS Senate race in advance voting returns for Johnson County. Kris Kobach is second. pic.twitter.com/JuyDp8pqSu — 41 Action News (@41actionnews) August 5, 2020
8:25 PM: MO:
Lincoln County, Missouri has counted 15 of its 17 precincts. (And there may still be a lot of mail-in ballots.) It's quite a small county, but this is interesting. Trump got 76% of the vote here.
The YES to expanding Medicaid is getting 52% for now. — Taniel (@Taniel) August 5, 2020
8:10 PM: KS:
The watch party for Kris Kobach is underway. We have team coverage from several watch party locations tonight on @KCTV5 News at 10PM. pic.twitter.com/NvDCZ0J7x8 — Emily Rittman KCTV5 (@EmilyRittman) August 4, 2020
With apologies to Hank Williams, Jr. and MNF, are you ready for some VOTING???? All my rowdy friends are up for Tuesday night! Thread on what I'm covering/looking for tonight. KS, MI, and MO close first around 8pm ET (some polls will close an hour later cuz of time zones). 1/x — Henry Olsen (@henryolsenEPPC) August 4, 2020
8:05 PM: MI: Tlaib will address supporters on Facebook Live tonight.
For those following the Tlaib-Jones primary tonight in Michigan, @RashidaTlaib plans to address the election results and supporters at 9:45 p.m. on Facebook Live. Polls close at 8 p.m. Election Night in the age of COVID-19. https://t.co/WU4PftjJq3 — Luke Broadwater☀ (@lukebroadwater) August 4, 2020
8 PM: Polls closed in Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri.
Establishment Republicans in Kansas have been insisting that if Kobach wins the nomination, Democrat Barbara Bollier could win the Senate seat.
In Missouri, Clay is defending a seat that has been in his family for 50 years. The Justice Democrats have been smart in the types of candidates they have backed against Congressional Black Caucus members.
How does the "these activists are targeting the CBC" argument survive? Since 2018 Justice Democrats has replaced three white Dems with non-white Dems (AOC, Pressley, Bowman). Its challengers to CBC members are, in every case, also black. https://t.co/WP3IOSXzdP — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 3, 2020
Tlaib tells voters that her name is not on the ballot in Michigan. She is defending her seat in a rematch against Brenda Jones, the Detroit City Council president whom she narrowly defeated two years ago. Jones had been elected to serve the end of former Rep. John Conyers’ term.