thelibertydaily--2020-07-17--The Science is Conclusive: Masks and Respirators do NOT Prevent Transmission of Viruses

masks and respirators do not work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses , or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles • Jacobs , J. L. et al .
( 2009 ) `` Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan : A randomized controlled trial '' , American Journal of Infection Control , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , 417 - 419 .
• Cowling , B. et al .
( 2010 ) `` Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus : A systematic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 138 ( 4 ) , 449-456. doi:10.1017/S0950268809991658 • bin-Reza et al .
( 2012 ) `` The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza : a systematic review of the scientific evidence '' , Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6 ( 4 ) , 257-267 .
• Smith , J.D .
et al .
( 2016 ) `` Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection : a systematic review and meta-analysis '' , CMAJ Mar 2016 , cmaj.150835 ; DOI : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( 2017 ) `` Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis '' , Clinical Infectious Diseases , Volume 65 , Issue 11 , 1 December 2017 , Pages 1934-1942 , https : //doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix681 • Radonovich , L.J .
et al .
( 2019 ) `` N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel : A Randomized Clinical Trial '' , JAMA .
2019 ; 322 ( 9 ) : 824-833. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11645 • Long , Y. et al .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ respirators versus surgical masks against influenza : A systematic review and meta-analysis '' , J Evid Based Med .
2020 ; 1- 9. https : //doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12381 Conclusion regarding masks that do not work no study exists that shows a benefit from a broad policy to wear masks in public Masks and respirators do not work Precautionary Principle turned on its head with masks Physics and Biology of Viral Respiratory Disease , and why masks do not work he `` second wave '' is an inescapable consequence of an air-dryness-driven many-fold increase in disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet attained immunity This means that the slightest ( even momentary ) facial misfit of a mask or respirator renders the design filtration norm of the mask or respirator entirely irrelevant • most respiratory viruses are as infective in humans as in tissue culture having optimal laboratory susceptibility • it is believed that a single virion can be enough to induce illness in the host • the 50 % -probability MID ( `` TCID50 '' ) has variably been found to be in the range 100−1000 virions • there are typically 103−107 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 μm − 10 μm • the 50 % -probability MID easily fits into a single ( one ) aerolized droplet • A classic description of dose-response assessment is provided by Haas ( 1993 ) .
• Zwart et al .
( 2009 ) provided the first laboratory proof , in a virus-insect system , that the action of a single virion can be sufficient to cause disease .
• Baccam et al .
( 2006 ) calculated from empirical data that , with influenza A in humans , `` we estimate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected cells begin producing influenza virus and continue to do so for ~5 h. The average lifetime of infected cells is ~11 h , and the half-life of free infectious virus is ~3 h. We calculated the [ in-body ] basic reproductive number , R0 , which indicated that a single infected cell could produce ~22 new productive infections . ''
• Brooke et al .
( 2013 ) showed that , contrary to prior modeling assumptions , although not all influenza-A-infected cells in the human body produce infectious progeny ( virions ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cell are significantly impacted , rather than simply surviving unharmed .
Why there can never be an empirical test of a nationwide mask-wearing policy • Any benefit from mask-wearing would have to be a small effect , since undetected in controlled experiments , which would be swamped by the larger effects , notably the large effect from changing atmospheric humidity .
• Mask compliance and mask adjustment habits would be unknown .
• Mask-wearing is associated ( correlated ) with several other health behaviours ; see Wada ( 2012 ) .
• The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of differing cultural habits .
• Compliance is achieved by fear , and individuals can habituate to fear-based propaganda , and can have disparate basic responses .
• Monitoring and compliance measurement are near-impossible , and subject to large errors .
• Self-reporting ( such as in surveys ) is notoriously biased , because individuals have the self-interested belief that their efforts are useful .
• Progression of the epidemic is not verified with reliable tests on large population samples , and generally relies on non-representative hospital visits or admissions .
• Several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viruses ) causing respiratory illness generally act together , in the same population and/or in individuals , and are not resolved , while having different epidemiological characteristics .
• Do used and loaded masks become sources of enhanced transmission , for the wearer and others ?
• Do masks become collectors and retainers of pathogens that the mask wearer would otherwise avoid when breathing without a mask ?
• Are large droplets captured by a mask atomized or aerolized into breathable components ?
Can virions escape an evaporating droplet stuck to a mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bacterial growth on a used and loaded mask ?
• How do pathogen-laden droplets interact with environmental dust and aerosols captured on the mask ?
• What are long-term health effects on HCW , such as headaches , arising from impeded breathing ?
• Are there negative social consequences to a masked society ?
• Are there negative psychological consequences to wearing a mask , as a fear-based behavioural modification ?
• What are the environmental consequences of mask manufacturing and disposal ?
• Do the masks shed fibres or substances that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what is the point of publicly-funded science ?
• Baccam , P. et al .
( 2006 ) `` Kinetics of Influenza A Virus Infection in Humans '' , Journal of Virology Jul 2006 , 80 ( 15 ) 7590-7599 ; DOI : 10.1128/JVI.01623-05 • Balazy et al .
( 2006 ) `` Do N95 respirators provide 95 % protection level against airborne viruses , and how adequate are surgical masks ?
`` , American Journal of Infection Control , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , March 2006 , Pages 51-57. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2005.08.018 • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 ) `` Estimates of the reproduction number for seasonal , pandemic , and zoonotic influenza : a systematic review of the literature '' , BMC Infect Dis 14 , 480 ( 2014 ) .
• Brooke , C. B. et al .
( 2013 ) `` Most Influenza A Virions Fail To Express at Least One Essential Viral Protein '' , Journal of Virology Feb 2013 , 87 ( 6 ) 3155-3162 ; DOI : 10.1128/JVI.02284-12 • Coburn , B. J. et al .
( 2009 ) `` Modeling influenza epidemics and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swine flu ( H1N1 ) '' , BMC Med 7 , 30 .
• Davies , A. et al .
( 2013 ) `` Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks : Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic ?
`` , Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Available on CJO 2013 doi:10.1017/dmp.2013.43 • Despres , V. R. et al .
( 2012 ) `` Primary biological aerosol particles in the atmosphere : a review '' , Tellus B : Chemical and Physical Meteorology , 64:1 , 15598 , DOI : 10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.15598 • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Seasonal variation in host susceptibility and cycles of certain infectious diseases '' , Emerg Infect Dis .
2001 ; 7 ( 3 ) :369-374. doi:10.3201/eid0703.010301 • Hammond , G. W. et al .
( 1989 ) `` Impact of Atmospheric Dispersion and Transport of Viral Aerosols on the Epidemiology of Influenza '' , Reviews of Infectious Diseases , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , May 1989 , Pages 494-497 , • Haas , C.N .
et al .
( 1993 ) `` Risk Assessment of Virus in Drinking Water '' , Risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HealthKnowlege-UK ( 2020 ) `` Charter 1a - Epidemiology : Epidemic theory ( effective & basic reproduction numbers , epidemic thresholds ) & techniques for analysis of infectious disease data ( construction & use of epidemic curves , generation numbers , exceptional reporting & identification of significant clusters ) '' , HealthKnowledge.org.uk , accessed on 2020-04-10 .
• Lai , A. C. K. et al .
( 2012 ) `` Effectiveness of facemasks to reduce exposure hazards for airborne infections among general populations '' , J. R. Soc .
Interface .
9938-948 • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 2020 ) `` Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks '' , Nature Medicine ( 2020 ) .
• Lowen , A. C. et al .
( 2007 ) `` Influenza Virus Transmission Is Dependent on Relative Humidity and Temperature '' , PLoS Pathog 3 ( 10 ) : e151 .
• Sande , van der , M. et al .
( 2008 ) `` Professional and Home-Made Face Masks Reduce Exposure to Respiratory Infections among the General Population '' , PLoS ONE 3 ( 7 ) : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al .
( 2010 ) `` Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental United States '' , PLoS Biol 8 ( 2 ) : e1000316 .
https : //doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000316 • Tracht , S. M. et al .
( 2010 ) `` Mathematical Modeling of the Effectiveness of Facemasks in Reducing the Spread of Novel Influenza A ( H1N1 ) '' , PLoS ONE 5 ( 2 ) : e9018 .
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009018 • Viboud C. et al .
( 2010 ) `` Preliminary Estimates of Mortality and Years of Life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the US and Comparison with Past Influenza Seasons '' , PLoS Curr .
2010 ; 2 : RRN1153 .
Published 2010 Mar 20. doi:10.1371/currents.rrn1153 • Wada , K. et al .
( 2012 ) `` Wearing face masks in public during the influenza season may reflect other positive hygiene practices in Japan '' , BMC Public Health 12 , 1065 ( 2012 ) .
• Yang , W. et al .
( 2011 ) `` Concentrations and size distributions of airborne influenza A viruses measured indoors at a health centre , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal of the Royal Society , Interface .
2011 Aug ; 8 ( 61 ) :1176-1184 .
DOI : 10.1098/rsif.2010.0686 .
• Yezli , S. , Otter , J.A .
( 2011 ) `` Minimum Infective Dose of the Major Human Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Transmitted Through Food and the Environment '' , Food Environ Virol 3 , 1-30 .
• Zwart , M. P. et al .
( 2009 ) `` An experimental test of the independent action hypothesis in virus-insect pathosystems '' , Proc .
R. Soc .
B .
2762233-2242 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There have been extensive randomized controlled trial ( RCT ) studies , and meta-analysis reviews of RCT studies , which all show thatFurthermore , the relevant known physics and biology , which I review , are such that masks and respirators should not work.The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to whichHere are key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators ( e.g.
, `` N95 '' ) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness : No RCT study with verified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community members in households to wearing a mask or respirator .
( more on this below ) .Furthermore , if there were any benefit to wearing a mask , because of the blocking power against droplets and aerosol particles , then there should be more benefit from wearing a respirator ( N95 ) compared to a surgical mask , In light of the medical research , therefore , In this case , public authorities would be turning the precautionary principle on its head ( see below ) .In order to understand why masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review established knowledge about viral respiratory diseases , the mechanism of seasonal variation of excess deaths from pneumonia and influenza , the aerosol mechanism of infectious disease transmission , the physics and chemistry of aerosols , and the mechanism of the so-called minimum-infective-dose.In addition to pandemics that can occur anytime , in the temperate latitudes there is an extra burden of respiratory-disease mortality that is seasonal , and which is caused by viruses .
For example , see the review of influenza by Paules and Subbarao ( 2017 ) .For example , see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which has `` Weekly time series of the ratio of deaths from pneumonia and influenza to all deaths , based on the 122 cities surveillance in the US ( blue line ) .
The red line represents the expected baseline ratio in the absence of influenza activity , '' here : The seasonality of the phenomenon was largely not understood until a decade ago .
Until recently , it was debated whether the pattern arose primarily because of seasonal change in virulence of the pathogens , or because of seasonal change in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from dry air causing tissue irritation , or diminished daylight causing vitamin deficiency or hormonal stress ) .
For example , see Dowell ( 2001 ) .In a landmark study , Shaman et al .
( 2010 ) showed thatLowen et al .
( 2007 ) demonstrated the phenomenon of humidity-dependent airborne-virus virulence in actual disease transmission between guinea pigs , and discussed potential underlying mechanisms for the measured controlling effect of humidity.The underlying mechanism is that the pathogen-laden aerosol particles or droplets are neutralized within a half-life that monotonically and significantly decreases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on the seminal work of Harper ( 1961 ) .
Harper experimentally showed thatHarper argued that the viruses themselves were made inoperative by the humidity ( `` viable decay '' ) , however , he admitted that the effect could be from humidity-enhanced physical removal or sedimentation of the droplets ( `` physical loss '' ) : `` Aerosol viabilities reported in this paper are based on the ratio of virus titre to radioactive count in suspension and cloud samples , and can be criticized on the ground that test and tracer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The latter ( `` physical loss '' ) seems more plausible to me , since humidity would have a universal physical effect of causing particle / droplet growth and sedimentation , and all tested viral pathogens have essentially the same humidity-driven `` decay '' .
Furthermore , it is difficult to understand how a virion ( of all virus types ) in a droplet would be molecularly or structurally attacked or damaged by an increase in ambient humidity .
A `` virion '' is the complete , infective form of a virus outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of RNA or DNA and a capsid .
The actual mechanism of such humidity-driven intra-droplet `` viable decay '' of a virion has not been explained or studied.In any case , the explanation and model of Shaman et al .
( 2010 ) is not dependant on the particular mechanism of the humidity-driven decay of virions in aerosol / droplets .
Shaman 's quantitatively demonstrated model of seasonal regional viral epidemiology is valid for either mechanism ( or combination of mechanisms ) , whether `` viable decay '' or `` physical loss '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
is not merely some academic point .
Rather , In particular , Shaman 's work necessarily implies that , rather than being a fixed number ( dependent solely on the spatial-temporal structure of social interactions in a completely susceptible population , and on the viral strain ) , For a definition of R0 , see HealthKnowlege-UK ( 2020 ) : R0 is `` the average number of secondary infections produced by a typical case of an infection in a population where everyone is susceptible . ''
The average R0 for influenza is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; see the comprehensive review by Biggerstaff et al .
( 2014 ) .In fact , Shaman et al .
showed that R0 must be understood to seasonally vary between humid-summer values of just larger than `` 1 '' and dry-winter values typically as large as `` 4 '' ( for example , see their Table 2 ) .
In other words , Therefore , .
For studies about modelling and regarding mediation effects on the effective reproduction number , see Coburn ( 2009 ) and Tracht ( 2010 ) .To put it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view of the mechanism is correct ( i.e.
, `` physical loss '' ) , then Shaman 's work further necessarily implies thatSuch small aerosol particles fluidly suspended in air , of biological origin , , including down to virion-sizes ( Despres , 2012 ) .
It is not entirely unlikely that ( e.g.
, Hammond , 1989 ) .More to the point , indoor airborne virus concentrations have been shown to exist ( in day-care facilities , health centres , and onboard airplanes ) primarily as aerosol particles of diameters smaller than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work of Yang et al .
( 2011 ) : Such small particles ( < 2.5 μm ) are part of air fluidity , are not subject to gravitational sedimentation , and would not be stopped by long-range inertial impact..
In any case , .
For example , see Balazy et al .
( 2006 ) .Mask stoppage efficiency and host inhalation are only half of the equation , however , because the minimal infective dose ( MID ) must also be considered .
For example , if a large number of pathogen-laden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within a certain time for the illness to take hold , then partial blocking by any mask or cloth can be enough to make a significant difference.On the other hand , if the MID is amply surpassed by the virions carried in a single aerosol particle able to evade mask-capture , then the mask is of no practical utility , which is the case.Yezli and Otter ( 2011 ) , in their review of the MID , point out relevant features : For further background : All of this to say that : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , thatTherefore , the studies that show partial stopping power of masks , or that show that masks can capture many large droplets produced by a sneezing or coughing mask-wearer , in light of the above-described features of the problem , are irrelevant .
For example , see such studies as these : Leung ( 2020 ) , Davies ( 2013 ) , Lai ( 2012 ) , and Sande ( 2008 ) .As mentioned above , no study exists that shows a benefit from a broad policy to wear masks in public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It would be impossible to obtain unambiguous and bias-free results : Many potential harms may arise from broad public policies to wear masks , and the following unanswered questions arise : By making mask-wearing recommendations and policies for the general public , or by expressly condoning the practice , In an absence of knowledge , governments should not make policies that have a hypothetical potential to cause harm.Furthermore , individuals should know that , and that scientific studies have shown that any benefit must be residually small , compared to other and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the degree to which .
Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global lockdown of over 1 billion people , an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history .

Abstract
masks and respirators do not work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses, or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles
Review of the Medical Literature
Jacobs, J. L. et al. (2009) "Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial", American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 - 419.
N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.
Cowling, B. et al. (2010) "Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review", Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456. doi:10.1017/S0950268809991658
None of the studies reviewed showed a benefit from wearing a mask, in either HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2 therein.
bin-Reza et al. (2012) "The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence", Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(4), 257-267.
"There were 17 eligible studies. [...] None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask ⁄ respirator use and protection against inﬂuenza infection."
Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) "Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis", CMAJ Mar 2016, cmaj.150835; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150835
"We identified 6 clinical studies ... In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies, we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical masks in associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b) influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism."
Offeddu, V. et al. (2017) "Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis", Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue 11, 1 December 2017, Pages 1934-1942, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix681
"Self-reported assessment of clinical outcomes was prone to bias. Evidence of a protective effect of masks or respirators against verified respiratory infection (VRI) was not statistically significant"; as per Fig. 2c therein:
Radonovich, L.J. et al. (2019) "N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial", JAMA. 2019; 322(9): 824-833. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11645
"Among 2862 randomized participants, 2371 completed the study and accounted for 5180 HCW-seasons. ... Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza."
Long, Y. et al. (2020) "Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis", J Evid Based Med. 2020; 1- 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12381
"A total of six RCTs involving 9 171 participants were included. There were no statistically significant differences in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza, laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infections, laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection and influenza-like illness using N95 respirators and surgical masks. Meta-analysis indicated a protective effect of N95 respirators against laboratory-confirmed bacterial colonization (RR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.43-0.78). The use of N95 respirators compared with surgical masks is not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza."
Conclusion regarding masks that do not work
no study exists that shows a benefit from a broad policy to wear masks in public
Masks and respirators do not work
Precautionary Principle turned on its head with masks
Physics and Biology of Viral Respiratory Disease, and why masks do not work
t
he "second wave" is an inescapable consequence of an air-dryness-driven many-fold increase in disease contagiousness, in a population that has not yet attained immunity
"Half of the 16 samples were positive, and their total virus concentrations ranged from 5800 to 37 000 genome copies m−3. On average, 64 per cent of the viral genome copies were associated with fine particles smaller than 2.5 µm, which can remain suspended for hours. Modelling of virus concentrations indoors suggested a source strength of 1.6 ± 1.2 × 105 genome copies m−3 air h−1 and a deposition flux onto surfaces of 13 ± 7 genome copies m−2 h−1 by Brownian motion. Over 1 hour, the inhalation dose was estimated to be 30 ± 18 median tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50), adequate to induce infection. These results provide quantitative support for the idea that the aerosol route could be an important mode of influenza transmission."
This means that the slightest (even momentary) facial misfit of a mask or respirator renders the design filtration norm of the mask or respirator entirely irrelevant
most respiratory viruses are as infective in humans as in tissue culture having optimal laboratory susceptibility
it is believed that a single virion can be enough to induce illness in the host
the 50%-probability MID ("TCID50") has variably been found to be in the range 100−1000 virions
there are typically 103−107 virions per aerolized influenza droplet with diameter 1 μm − 10 μm
the 50%-probability MID easily fits into a single (one) aerolized droplet
A classic description of dose-response assessment is provided by Haas (1993).
Zwart et al. (2009) provided the first laboratory proof, in a virus-insect system, that the action of a single virion can be sufficient to cause disease.
Baccam et al. (2006) calculated from empirical data that, with influenza A in humans, "we estimate that after a delay of ~6 h, infected cells begin producing influenza virus and continue to do so for ~5 h. The average lifetime of infected cells is ~11 h, and the half-life of free infectious virus is ~3 h. We calculated the [in-body] basic reproductive number, R0, which indicated that a single infected cell could produce ~22 new productive infections."
Brooke et al. (2013) showed that, contrary to prior modeling assumptions, although not all influenza-A-infected cells in the human body produce infectious progeny (virions), nonetheless, 90% of infected cell are significantly impacted, rather than simply surviving unharmed.
Masks cannot possibly work
Why there can never be an empirical test of a nationwide mask-wearing policy
Any benefit from mask-wearing would have to be a small effect, since undetected in controlled experiments, which would be swamped by the larger effects, notably the large effect from changing atmospheric humidity.
Mask compliance and mask adjustment habits would be unknown.
Mask-wearing is associated (correlated) with several other health behaviours; see Wada (2012).
The results would not be transferable, because of differing cultural habits.
Compliance is achieved by fear, and individuals can habituate to fear-based propaganda , and can have disparate basic responses.
, and can have disparate basic responses. Monitoring and compliance measurement are near-impossible, and subject to large errors.
Self-reporting (such as in surveys) is notoriously biased, because individuals have the self-interested belief that their efforts are useful .
. Progression of the epidemic is not verified with reliable tests on large population samples, and generally relies on non-representative hospital visits or admissions.
Several different pathogens (viruses and strains of viruses) causing respiratory illness generally act together, in the same population and/or in individuals, and are not resolved, while having different epidemiological characteristics.
Unknown aspects of mask-wearing
Do used and loaded masks become sources of enhanced transmission, for the wearer and others?
Do masks become collectors and retainers of pathogens that the mask wearer would otherwise avoid when breathing without a mask?
Are large droplets captured by a mask atomized or aerolized into breathable components? Can virions escape an evaporating droplet stuck to a mask fiber?
What are the dangers of bacterial growth on a used and loaded mask?
How do pathogen-laden droplets interact with environmental dust and aerosols captured on the mask?
What are long-term health effects on HCW, such as headaches, arising from impeded breathing?
Are there negative social consequences to a masked society?
Are there negative psychological consequences to wearing a mask, as a fear-based behavioural modification?
What are the environmental consequences of mask manufacturing and disposal?
Do the masks shed fibres or substances that are harmful when inhaled?
Conclusion
Otherwise, what is the point of publicly-funded science?
Endnotes
About the author
Dr. Dennis Rancourt is Ph.D from University of Toronto (1984), and is a former professor of physics at the University of Ottawa.
Masks and respirators do not work. There have been extensive randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies, and meta-analysis reviews of RCT studies, which all show thatFurthermore, the relevant known physics and biology, which I review, are such that masks and respirators should not work.The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to whichHere are key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators (e.g., "N95") does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness:No RCT study with verified outcome shows a benefit for HCW or community members in households to wearing a mask or respirator.(more on this below).Furthermore, if there were any benefit to wearing a mask, because of the blocking power against droplets and aerosol particles, then there should be more benefit from wearing a respirator (N95) compared to a surgical mask,In light of the medical research, therefore,In this case, public authorities would be turning the precautionary principle on its head (see below).In order to understand why masks cannot possibly work, we must review established knowledge about viral respiratory diseases, the mechanism of seasonal variation of excess deaths from pneumonia and influenza, the aerosol mechanism of infectious disease transmission, the physics and chemistry of aerosols, and the mechanism of the so-called minimum-infective-dose.In addition to pandemics that can occur anytime, in the temperate latitudes there is an extra burden of respiratory-disease mortality that is seasonal, and which is caused by viruses. For example, see the review of influenza by Paules and Subbarao (2017).For example, see Figure 1 of Viboud (2010), which has "Weekly time series of the ratio of deaths from pneumonia and influenza to all deaths, based on the 122 cities surveillance in the US (blue line). The red line represents the expected baseline ratio in the absence of influenza activity," here:The seasonality of the phenomenon was largely not understood until a decade ago. Until recently, it was debated whether the pattern arose primarily because of seasonal change in virulence of the pathogens, or because of seasonal change in susceptibility of the host (such as from dry air causing tissue irritation, or diminished daylight causing vitamin deficiency or hormonal stress). For example, see Dowell (2001).In a landmark study, Shaman et al. (2010) showed thatLowen et al. (2007) demonstrated the phenomenon of humidity-dependent airborne-virus virulence in actual disease transmission between guinea pigs, and discussed potential underlying mechanisms for the measured controlling effect of humidity.The underlying mechanism is that the pathogen-laden aerosol particles or droplets are neutralized within a half-life that monotonically and significantly decreases with increasing ambient humidity. This is based on the seminal work of Harper (1961). Harper experimentally showed thatHarper argued that the viruses themselves were made inoperative by the humidity ("viable decay"), however, he admitted that the effect could be from humidity-enhanced physical removal or sedimentation of the droplets ("physical loss"): "Aerosol viabilities reported in this paper are based on the ratio of virus titre to radioactive count in suspension and cloud samples, and can be criticized on the ground that test and tracer materials were not physically identical."The latter ("physical loss") seems more plausible to me, since humidity would have a universal physical effect of causing particle / droplet growth and sedimentation, and all tested viral pathogens have essentially the same humidity-driven "decay". Furthermore, it is difficult to understand how a virion (of all virus types) in a droplet would be molecularly or structurally attacked or damaged by an increase in ambient humidity. A "virion" is the complete, infective form of a virus outside a host cell, with a core of RNA or DNA and a capsid. The actual mechanism of such humidity-driven intra-droplet "viable decay" of a virion has not been explained or studied.In any case, the explanation and model of Shaman et al. (2010) is not dependant on the particular mechanism of the humidity-driven decay of virions in aerosol / droplets. Shaman's quantitatively demonstrated model of seasonal regional viral epidemiology is valid for either mechanism (or combination of mechanisms), whether "viable decay" or "physical loss".The breakthrough achieved by Shaman et al. is not merely some academic point. Rather,In particular, Shaman's work necessarily implies that, rather than being a fixed number (dependent solely on the spatial-temporal structure of social interactions in a completely susceptible population, and on the viral strain),For a definition of R0, see HealthKnowlege-UK (2020): R0 is "the average number of secondary infections produced by a typical case of an infection in a population where everyone is susceptible." The average R0 for influenza is said to be 1.28 (1.19-1.37); see the comprehensive review by Biggerstaff et al. (2014).In fact, Shaman et al. showed that R0 must be understood to seasonally vary between humid-summer values of just larger than "1" and dry-winter values typically as large as "4" (for example, see their Table 2). In other words,Therefore,. For studies about modelling and regarding mediation effects on the effective reproduction number, see Coburn (2009) and Tracht (2010).To put it simply,. Rather,If my view of the mechanism is correct (i.e., "physical loss"), then Shaman's work further necessarily implies thatSuch small aerosol particles fluidly suspended in air, of biological origin,, including down to virion-sizes (Despres, 2012). It is not entirely unlikely that(e.g., Hammond, 1989).More to the point, indoor airborne virus concentrations have been shown to exist (in day-care facilities, health centres, and onboard airplanes) primarily as aerosol particles of diameters smaller than 2.5 μm, such as in the work of Yang et al. (2011):Such small particles (< 2.5 μm) are part of air fluidity, are not subject to gravitational sedimentation, and would not be stopped by long-range inertial impact.. In any case,. For example, see Balazy et al. (2006).Mask stoppage efficiency and host inhalation are only half of the equation, however, because the minimal infective dose (MID) must also be considered. For example, if a large number of pathogen-laden particles must be delivered to the lung within a certain time for the illness to take hold, then partial blocking by any mask or cloth can be enough to make a significant difference.On the other hand, if the MID is amply surpassed by the virions carried in a single aerosol particle able to evade mask-capture, then the mask is of no practical utility, which is the case.Yezli and Otter (2011), in their review of the MID, point out relevant features:For further background:All of this to say that:. It is not surprising, therefore, thatTherefore, the studies that show partial stopping power of masks, or that show that masks can capture many large droplets produced by a sneezing or coughing mask-wearer, in light of the above-described features of the problem, are irrelevant. For example, see such studies as these: Leung (2020), Davies (2013), Lai (2012), and Sande (2008).As mentioned above, no study exists that shows a benefit from a broad policy to wear masks in public. There is good reason for this. It would be impossible to obtain unambiguous and bias-free results:Many potential harms may arise from broad public policies to wear masks, and the following unanswered questions arise:By making mask-wearing recommendations and policies for the general public, or by expressly condoning the practice,In an absence of knowledge, governments should not make policies that have a hypothetical potential to cause harm.Furthermore, individuals should know that, and that scientific studies have shown that any benefit must be residually small, compared to other and determinative factors.The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to which. Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global lockdown of over 1 billion people, an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-17--Grifting: RINO “Lincoln Project” Paid More than $2 Million to Firms Owned by Its Founders

The Lincoln Project , a political action committee run by a cadre of GOP campaign operatives opposed to President Donald Trump , has paid out more than two million dollars to firms owned by its founding members .
The group , which was formed last December , has made national headlines for its viral ads , many of which attack Trump and his congressional allies .
Since its launch , the Lincoln Projected has raised more than $ 19 million , with most of the money ( $ 16.8 million ) coming in over the last three months .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newfound contributions , as noted by the Center for Responsive Politics , come from Democrat mega-donors , some of whom have donated as much as one million dollars .
Although much emphasis has been placed on the Lincoln Project ’ s fundraising numbers , especially the fact that 45 percent of its total contributions come from individuals giving $ 200-or-less , little attention has been paid to how the group is spending its money .
Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) filings made public on Wednesday grant an inside view of how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first six months of existence .
The filings indicate that the Lincoln Project ’ s biggest vendors , Summit Strategic Communications , LLC and Tusk Digital , Inc. , are owned by two of its board members .
Summit , which was incorporated in Park City , Utah in March 2018 , is owned and operated by Reed Galen , one of the Lincon Project ’ s co-founders .
Galen , a well-connected Republican Strategist , worked on both former President George W. Bush ’ s 2004 reelection effort and the late-Senator John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prior to Galen linking up with the Lincoln Project , Summit appears to have had only one political client at the federal level .
Tusk , on the other hand , is a strategic consulting and marketing firm owned by Ron Steslow , another founder of the Lincoln Project .
The firm , which was incorporated in Nevada in February 2014 , has counted among its clients the Republican Party of Colorado and several former senators , including Dean Heller and Orrin Hatch .
Its most notable client , however , was former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employed Tusk throughout her unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination .
Regardless of their histories , FEC records show that Summit and Tusk have been paid an extraordinarily large amount of money in the past six months through the Lincoln Project .
Summit has received more than $ 1.1 million from the Never Trump group for digital advertising , video production , and strategic consulting .
The firm was paid the majority of the sum , more than $ 779,000 , in the first three months of this year .
Between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of June , Summit was paid an additional $ 354,000 .
Some of the most notable payments include $ 208,070 for “ database management and construction , ” more than $ 146,00 for “ media production and communications services , ” and $ 21,949 for “ video production.
” A number of payments were made on the same day .
This was the case on May 8 of this year , when Summit received three installments , totaling $ 100,000 , for political strategy , communications consulting , and production services .
Likewise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1.1 million from the Lincoln Project .
The majority of the sum , however , was paid between the beginning of April and the end of June , with the firm receiving $ 945,562 in those three months .
In the first three months , Tusk was paid only $ 194,750 for online advertising and “ digital services.
” The largest and most frequent payments to the firm came in May and June .
For instance , the Lincoln Project made ten payments to Tusk in June totaling more than $ 482,242 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as two installments of $ 90,000 on May 6 and May 11 , were described as “ digital advertising ” on the FEC forms .
Others , like a $ 50,000 payment on May 14 , was listed simply as “ research services.
” Similarly , two payments of $ 200,000 each–about 40 percent of the total paid to Tusk–went to the firm in June for digital advertising .
It is unclear if any of the money being paid to either company is being used to hire sub-vendors or outside contractors and consultants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requests for comment on this story .
Revelations about the payments to companies controlled by the Lincoln Project ’ s founders come into the spotlight as the group is increasingly in the crosshairs of Trump and his allies within the GOP .
“ While they like to portray themselves as committed to upholding conservative principles , a deeper delve shows the Lincoln Project ’ s real raison d ’ etre seems to lie more in profiting off attacking President Trump than it does anything else , ” Ronna McDaniel , the chairwoman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an op-ed recently , while attacking the group for one of its ads .

The Lincoln Project, a political action committee run by a cadre of GOP campaign operatives opposed to President Donald Trump, has paid out more than two million dollars to firms owned by its founding members.
The group, which was formed last December, has made national headlines for its viral ads, many of which attack Trump and his congressional allies. Since its launch, the Lincoln Projected has raised more than $19 million, with most of the money ($16.8 million) coming in over the last three months. A significant portion of the group’s newfound contributions, as noted by the Center for Responsive Politics, come from Democrat mega-donors, some of whom have donated as much as one million dollars.
Although much emphasis has been placed on the Lincoln Project’s fundraising numbers, especially the fact that 45 percent of its total contributions come from individuals giving $200-or-less, little attention has been paid to how the group is spending its money. Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings made public on Wednesday grant an inside view of how the Never Trump organization has operated in its first six months of existence.
The filings indicate that the Lincoln Project’s biggest vendors, Summit Strategic Communications, LLC and Tusk Digital, Inc., are owned by two of its board members.
Summit, which was incorporated in Park City, Utah in March 2018, is owned and operated by Reed Galen, one of the Lincon Project’s co-founders. Galen, a well-connected Republican Strategist, worked on both former President George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection effort and the late-Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. Prior to Galen linking up with the Lincoln Project, Summit appears to have had only one political client at the federal level.
Tusk, on the other hand, is a strategic consulting and marketing firm owned by Ron Steslow, another founder of the Lincoln Project. The firm, which was incorporated in Nevada in February 2014, has counted among its clients the Republican Party of Colorado and several former senators, including Dean Heller and Orrin Hatch. Its most notable client, however, was former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who employed Tusk throughout her unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Regardless of their histories, FEC records show that Summit and Tusk have been paid an extraordinarily large amount of money in the past six months through the Lincoln Project.
Summit has received more than $1.1 million from the Never Trump group for digital advertising, video production, and strategic consulting. The firm was paid the majority of the sum, more than $779,000, in the first three months of this year. Between the beginning of April and the end of June, Summit was paid an additional $354,000.
Some of the most notable payments include $208,070 for “database management and construction,” more than $146,00 for “media production and communications services,” and $21,949 for “video production.” A number of payments were made on the same day. This was the case on May 8 of this year, when Summit received three installments, totaling $100,000, for political strategy, communications consulting, and production services.
Likewise, Tusk has also received more than $1.1 million from the Lincoln Project. The majority of the sum, however, was paid between the beginning of April and the end of June, with the firm receiving $945,562 in those three months. In the first three months, Tusk was paid only $194,750 for online advertising and “digital services.”
The largest and most frequent payments to the firm came in May and June. For instance, the Lincoln Project made ten payments to Tusk in June totaling more than $482,242. Some of the payments, such as two installments of $90,000 on May 6 and May 11, were described as “digital advertising” on the FEC forms. Others, like a $50,000 payment on May 14, was listed simply as “research services.” Similarly, two payments of $200,000 each–about 40 percent of the total paid to Tusk–went to the firm in June for digital advertising.
It is unclear if any of the money being paid to either company is being used to hire sub-vendors or outside contractors and consultants. The Lincoln Project did not return requests for comment on this story.
Revelations about the payments to companies controlled by the Lincoln Project’s founders come into the spotlight as the group is increasingly in the crosshairs of Trump and his allies within the GOP.
“While they like to portray themselves as committed to upholding conservative principles, a deeper delve shows the Lincoln Project’s real raison d’etre seems to lie more in profiting off attacking President Trump than it does anything else,” Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, wrote in an op-ed recently, while attacking the group for one of its ads.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-17--Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Chicago Needs More Gun Control

Mayor Lori Lightfoot ( D ) suggested Wednesday there are “ easy things ” that can be done in response to Chicago gun violence , one of which is institute more gun control .
The Chicago Tribune reported Lightfoot made her comments in reaction to President Trump ’ s intimation the federal government may step in because leaders in Democrat-run cities , particularly Chicago , have seemingly acquiesced to gun violence in their streets .
Lightfoot said , “ If the president was really committed to helping us deal with our violence , he would do some easy things .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ background checks , he would push for an assault weapons ban , he would push to make sure that people who are banned from getting on airplanes can ’ t get guns.
” She did not mention the Chicago-area already has an “ assault weapons ” ban , thanks to a Cook County prohibition .
Moreover , Chicago and the entire state of Illinois already have a licensing process for would-be gun owners that includes a background check .
This is a defacto universal background check system wholly separate from the vetting process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or obtain a concealed carry permit .
The “ assault weapons ” ban and background check requirements do not impact criminals because criminals acquire their guns from dark sources rather than retail stores , gun shows , the Internet , etc .
On August 30 , 2015 , Breitbart News reported a University of Chicago Crime Lab study showing criminals in the Cook County jail largely spoke of having acquired guns in undetectable ways on the street .
Another ramification of criminals ’ means of acquiring guns is that Lightfoot ’ s n0-fly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a law would have no impact on Chicago gun violence because it presupposes criminals are buying their guns from a retail store instead the street .
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) suggested Wednesday there are “easy things” that can be done in response to Chicago gun violence, one of which is institute more gun control.
The Chicago Tribune reported Lightfoot made her comments in reaction to President Trump’s intimation the federal government may step in because leaders in Democrat-run cities, particularly Chicago, have seemingly acquiesced to gun violence in their streets.
Lightfoot said, “If the president was really committed to helping us deal with our violence, he would do some easy things. What he would push for is universal background checks, he would push for an assault weapons ban, he would push to make sure that people who are banned from getting on airplanes can’t get guns.”
She did not mention the Chicago-area already has an “assault weapons” ban, thanks to a Cook County prohibition. Moreover, Chicago and the entire state of Illinois already have a licensing process for would-be gun owners that includes a background check.
The Chicago Killing Fields yield their gruesome daily harvest. https://t.co/6yldjSMb14 — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) June 16, 2020
This is a defacto universal background check system wholly separate from the vetting process one goes through to purchase a gun or obtain a concealed carry permit.
The “assault weapons” ban and background check requirements do not impact criminals because criminals acquire their guns from dark sources rather than retail stores, gun shows, the Internet, etc.
On August 30, 2015, Breitbart News reported a University of Chicago Crime Lab study showing criminals in the Cook County jail largely spoke of having acquired guns in undetectable ways on the street.
Another ramification of criminals’ means of acquiring guns is that Lightfoot’s n0-fly, no-buy suggestion is moot. Such a law would have no impact on Chicago gun violence because it presupposes criminals are buying their guns from a retail store instead the street.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-17--The Soros Open Society Foundation Communist/Globalist Front Groups Funded Supported Groups and Indiv

The Soros Open Society Foundation Communist/Globalist Front Groups Funded Supported Groups and Individuals Behind US Riots Since 2014

In 2015 the Organization for Black Struggle ( OBS ) and Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment ( MORE ) offered funding for travel expenses for individuals and groups .
These funds ran $ 300 for individuals and $ 1,000 for groups ( assumed daily ) .
A list of individuals paid by MORE was later released by MORE .
TRENDING : California to Release 18,000 Prisoners by End of August to 'Slow the Spread of COVID-19' MORE didn ’ t magically obtain money to fund the riots it was participating in .
The money behind the riots was provided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group is funded by George Soros .
The individual who received the funding and organized the payments to rioters was Jeff Ordower .
He found his work profitable enough to buy a large house in St. Louis .
But his large house caused some participants to challenge what he was doing with the money he received .
Ordower was an organizer for ACORN and the SEIU .
He was also paid for his expenses and was given bonuses for his work .
The groups getting paid for the riots also include Palestinians who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid .
The riots in the US today are built using the model used in St. Louis in 2015 .
The rioters get paid and organizers are given bonuses for setting up riots .
Overall , the entire system is backed by the George Soros funded Open Society .

In 2015 the Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) and Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) offered funding for travel expenses for individuals and groups. These funds ran $300 for individuals and $1,000 for groups (assumed daily).
A list of individuals paid by MORE was later released by MORE.
MORE didn’t magically obtain money to fund the riots it was participating in. The money behind the riots was provided by the Open Society Foundation. This group is funded by George Soros.
(We reported Soros has recently contributed $220 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM).)
The individual who received the funding and organized the payments to rioters was Jeff Ordower. He found his work profitable enough to buy a large house in St. Louis. But his large house caused some participants to challenge what he was doing with the money he received.
Ordower was an organizer for ACORN and the SEIU. He was also paid for his expenses and was given bonuses for his work.
The groups getting paid for the riots also include Palestinians who also complained about what they were being paid.
The riots in the US today are built using the model used in St. Louis in 2015. The rioters get paid and organizers are given bonuses for setting up riots. Overall, the entire system is backed by the George Soros funded Open Society.


thelibertydaily--2020-07-17--Joe Biden’s Invisible Presidential Campaign

The Biden Basement Campaign May Never End If this were a normal election year , we would be heading into convention prime time for both major parties and gearing up for the candidates to hit the campaign trail in earnest until election day .
But it ’ s not normal .
The year has already been a decade long and it ’ s only July .
The conventions are going to be sparsely attended , mostly online affairs and who knows what a COVID campaign trail will look like after that .
One thing is almost certain : you won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden on it .
We ’ ve all been joking that Biden has been campaigning from his basement since the plague hit , but no one has really proven the joke wrong so far .
For all we know , Dr. Jill has him duct-taped to a recliner and only lets him go when it ’ s time for another one of his now-trademark disastrous virtual campaign events .
Stacey wrote a couple of days ago that Biden was going to have to eventually leave the basement and prove to the American public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fool that so many of us now believe him to be .
As we have discussed here many times , Crazy Joe the Wonder Veep has benefited greatly from the Coronapocalypse excuse to avoid the campaign trail .
He can ’ t spend 3 minutes on camera reading a teleprompter without barking nonsense .
He may not even be able to speak English if he ’ s off-leash at a campaign event .
It ’ s a given that his handlers want to keep him away from public campaigning for as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some validity now ( I ’ m even questioning the moon landing since the plague hit ) , it ’ s not a stretch to believe that the Biden campaign brain trust hopes that the COVID news gets worse to provide them with an excuse to keep Gropey Joe in the basement .
I ’ ve been saying that for over a month and I ’ m not alone .
Many believe that some sort of COVID-related crisis will be manufactured by Team Biden right before the first scheduled debate .
If he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trail at the time , the “ crisis ” will be used as an excuse to whisk him away to the basement again .
Presidential campaigns are physically difficult for even the healthiest of people .
By the end of the 2016 campaign , Granny Maojackets was so tired she was slurring even when she hadn ’ t been hitting her breakfast box of Franzia .
Lately Biden looks as if he has aged 20 years just since he hit the basement in March .
In contrast to the Biden Basement Campaign strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is itchy to hit the campaign trail .
Then again , Trump is the young ’ un in this race .
One would presume that some campaigning would have to happen before the election .
It feels that Team Biden will have to be forced into it , as they have no interest in getting their train wreck in front of the public .
I wrote in a Briefing last month that President Trump needs to goad Biden to get out and campaign in public .
It ’ s a win/win for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
If he is reluctant , he appears weak and afraid .
If Biden takes the bait , he ’ ll be on a stage somewhere talking about the invisible chihuahua in his pants that he speaks French with while eating Cocoa Puffs out of the box .
Never Ask What Else Can Go Wrong After the mountains here were on fire for a month the rains came and washed this down from them .
THIS YEAR .
Did Trump Shame Portland ’ s Mayor Into Putting Down the Autonomous Zone ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Won ’ t Tell You About the United States ’ Coronavirus Case Fatality Rate We have come for your children .
De Blasio to Replace NYC Schools with ‘ Public Childcare Program ’ Because America and stuff .
Missouri ’ s Republican Governor Backs the McCloskeys ’ Right to Defend Themselves My favorite of Georgia ’ s two governors .
Governor Kemp Is Trending Again for Absolutely No Reason Green Activists Fuel China ’ s Dominance in a Sector Critical to the U.S. Economy and Green Energy VodkaPundit : Insanity Wrap # 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cam Video You Can ’ t Miss # TrueStory .
Americans Are Not Racist , But Race Activists Are Look at the Evidence : Democrat Lawmakers Pick the Targets for Antifa and BLM Rioters VDH : The NFL Is On The Brink Democrat Senate Candidate Hegar Compares U.S. Border Facilities to China ’ s Concentration Camps As Ghastly Footage Resurfaces No Malarkey : Biden ’ s ‘ Unity ’ Platform Shows Conclusively That He ’ s Already Bernie ’ s and AOC ’ s Puppet .
A True Victim of Oppression Rips Up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Started ‘ Indoctrinating Our Troops ’ on Racism and ‘ Privilege , ’ New Docs Show Iran Imprisons Christians , Then Showcases Book on U.S. ‘ Islamophobia ’ Me : Mary Trump Is the MSM ’ s New ‘ Avenatti ’ Lefty Explains How Biden ’ s Gun Control Plan Will Hurt The Poor Jack Dake Didn ’ t Die from COVID , But the Government Says He Did From the Mothership and Beyond YES .
Hawley Calls For Investigation Into St. Louis Prosecutor Over McCloskey Case Former Officer Says NYC Crime Spike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come up with a better nickname for her husband .
WATCH : Elizabeth Warren Says Her Dog Will Vote for Biden ‘ The Suburb Destruction Will End With Us ’ : Trump Vows to Make Sweeping Cuts to Federal Regulations Yeah , That ’ s Why WaPo Ran a Chinese Propaganda Piece About Wuhan Native Who Got COVID in Florida Shut it , Di .
Feinstein Wants to Withhold Federal Money to States That Don ’ t Mandate Masks Parents Should Be Warned About One Depraved Group That Doesn ’ t Want Their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID SCOTUS Won ’ t Stop Florida From Barring Felons Who Haven ’ t Repaid Their Debt to Society From Voting This Alleged ‘ COVID Parties ’ Story Is Yet Another Reason Why Our National Media Sucks Top Biden Advisor : Yeah , We Really Screwed Up Swine Flu and are Lucky More Americans Didn ’ t Die New Trump Campaign Manager Explains How He ’ ll Take on Joe Biden Walmart , Kroger Weigh In On National Debate : Here Is How Your Next Shopping Trip Will Be Different CHAZ/CHOP Cases Still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police Precinct And The Shooting Of A Protester What It ’ s Like To Be A Black Police Officer On The Front Lines Of Portland ’ s Nightly BLM Protests Vice : The Worst Part Of The Twitter Hack Is That It Feeds Conservatives ’ “ Conspiracy Theories ” On Shadowbanning ?
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Seattle City Council Member Suggests Layoffs By Race If Police Budget Is Slashed , Chief Best Says No NY Times : What Lies Beneath Anti-Racism Training Is An Attack On Capitalism , Rationalism And Excellence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to draw totally objective conclusion about Trump admin ’ s position on opening schools Get me a tranq dart .
Media uncovers the systemic racism in classical music , opera , and Los Angeles improv comedy ‘ Ha ha ha ha !
’ Brian Stelter ’ s attempt to defend his ( and CNN ’ s ) objectivity is the most hilariously self-unaware thing you ’ ll read today WaPo analysis on what ‘ led to spike in violent crime ’ recently has been analyzed ( and it ’ s ‘ beyond crap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Smithsonian removes that chart breaking down ‘ whiteness and white culture ’ in the US THUD !
Rob Reiner trips hard over Planned Parenthood in rush to say Trump is ‘ actively trying to kill our children ’ ‘ Does it taste like chicken ?
’ James Woods is just RELENTLESS mocking a very whiny and privileged Chrissy Teigen CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo Has Complete Meltdown Over Trump ’ s Goya Promo , Conveniently Leaves Out a Few Things Attorney General Barr Hammers Chinese Communist Party as Trump Administration Sends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Co-Founder of SJW Rage Mob “ Sleeping Giants ” Used Gaslighting , Misogyny to Keep Female Co-Founder in Her Place Lincoln Project ’ s Week Goes From Bad to Worse After Co-Founder Rick Wilson Promotes Sexist Smear of Hope Hicks Marsha Blackburn Seeks to Save Gig Economy Workers While Democrats Have Tried to Crush Them ESPN Will Not Have A-Rod Broadcast Mets Games For Sunday Night Baseball A fave of mine .
Thanks to @ BonzoDeep on Twitter for sending me the link .
Let ’ s throw on some chaps and spurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kruiser Twitter Kruiser Facebook PJ Media Senior Columnist and Associate Editor Stephen Kruiser is the author of “ Don ’ t Let the Hippies Shower ” and “ Straight Outta Feelings : Political Zen in the Age of Outrage , ” both of which address serious subjects in a humorous way .
Monday through Friday he edits PJ Media ’ s “ Morning Briefing.
” His columns appear twice a week .

The Biden Basement Campaign May Never End
If this were a normal election year, we would be heading into convention prime time for both major parties and gearing up for the candidates to hit the campaign trail in earnest until election day. But it’s not normal. The year has already been a decade long and it’s only July.
The conventions are going to be sparsely attended, mostly online affairs and who knows what a COVID campaign trail will look like after that. One thing is almost certain: you won’t be seeing much of Joe Biden on it.
We’ve all been joking that Biden has been campaigning from his basement since the plague hit, but no one has really proven the joke wrong so far. For all we know, Dr. Jill has him duct-taped to a recliner and only lets him go when it’s time for another one of his now-trademark disastrous virtual campaign events.
Stacey wrote a couple of days ago that Biden was going to have to eventually leave the basement and prove to the American public that he isn’t the drooling fool that so many of us now believe him to be.
As we have discussed here many times, Crazy Joe the Wonder Veep has benefited greatly from the Coronapocalypse excuse to avoid the campaign trail. He can’t spend 3 minutes on camera reading a teleprompter without barking nonsense. He may not even be able to speak English if he’s off-leash at a campaign event. It’s a given that his handlers want to keep him away from public campaigning for as long as possible.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Because conspiracy theories all have some validity now (I’m even questioning the moon landing since the plague hit), it’s not a stretch to believe that the Biden campaign brain trust hopes that the COVID news gets worse to provide them with an excuse to keep Gropey Joe in the basement. I’ve been saying that for over a month and I’m not alone. Many believe that some sort of COVID-related crisis will be manufactured by Team Biden right before the first scheduled debate. If he does happen to be on the campaign trail at the time, the “crisis” will be used as an excuse to whisk him away to the basement again.
Presidential campaigns are physically difficult for even the healthiest of people. By the end of the 2016 campaign, Granny Maojackets was so tired she was slurring even when she hadn’t been hitting her breakfast box of Franzia. Lately Biden looks as if he has aged 20 years just since he hit the basement in March.
(AP Photo, File)
In contrast to the Biden Basement Campaign strategy, it’s obvious that President Trump is itchy to hit the campaign trail. Then again, Trump is the young’un in this race. One would presume that some campaigning would have to happen before the election. It feels that Team Biden will have to be forced into it, as they have no interest in getting their train wreck in front of the public.
I wrote in a Briefing last month that President Trump needs to goad Biden to get out and campaign in public. It’s a win/win for the president because Biden looks bad either way. If he is reluctant, he appears weak and afraid. If Biden takes the bait, he’ll be on a stage somewhere talking about the invisible chihuahua in his pants that he speaks French with while eating Cocoa Puffs out of the box.
That’s if he’s having a coherent day.
Never Ask What Else Can Go Wrong
After the mountains here were on fire for a month the rains came and washed this down from them. THIS YEAR.
Who had this on their 2020 hellscape bingo card? pic.twitter.com/fUNvIVS7aw — Official Pima County (@pimaarizona) July 16, 2020
COVID IS Killing the 747
British Airways retires entire fleet of Boeing's jumbo jets https://t.co/ZuJmFWFtjd pic.twitter.com/2Jxozx3ytL — Reuters (@Reuters) July 17, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-07-17--Terry Crews Was Right and Nick Cannon Is Proof

On the same day that actor Terry Crews warned that “ Black Lives Matter ” risked morphing into “ Black Lives Better , ” television host Nick Cannon went on a racist tirade , describing white people as “ true savages ” and “ closer to animals.
” But as Crews was receiving a barrage of criticism over his warning , with many calling for the Brooklyn-Nine Nine actor to be permanently “ cancelled , ” Cannon was offering a perfect demonstration of the very thing Crews was cautioning his followers about .
During the June 30 episode of ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in full-blown black-supremacist form , described white people as “ lesser , ” “ savages , ” who suffer from a “ deficiency.
” He also said whites lack “ self-esteem ” and “ soul ” and said , “ the only way they can act is evil.
” Cannon also targeted Jews during the show , with references to Jewish power , “ going as deep as the Rothschilds , centralized banking , the 13 families , the bloodlines that control everything even outside of America.
” Later in the episode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much power to the ‘ they.
’ And then the ‘ they ’ turns into Illuminati , the Zionists , the Rothschilds.
” He also claimed that blacks are the “ true Hebrews , ” making it impossible for them to be anti-Semitic since they are the real Semitic people .
The episode naturally sparked outrage across social media , and ViacomCBS were eventually forced to terminate their relationship with Cannon , specifically over his anti-Semitism .
In an announcement on Tuesday , the company , making no mention of Cannon ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have spoken with Nick Cannon about an episode of his podcast ‘ Cannon ’ s Class ’ on YouTube , which promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories .
While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry , we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge and apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism , and we are terminating our relationship with him.
” Cannon later took to Twitter where he issued an apology , but only acknowledged his anti-Semitic remarks : “ First and foremost I extend my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard Griffin .
“ They reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from .
The video of this interview has since been removed .
“ While the Jewish experience encompasses more than 5,000 years and there is so much I have yet to learn , I have had at least a minor history lesson over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is eye-opening would be a vast understatement .
“ I want to express my gratitude to the Rabbis , community leaders and institutions who reached out to me to help enlighten me , instead of chastising me .
I want to assure my Jewish friends , new and old , that this is only the beginning of my education–I am committed to deeper connections , more profound learning and strengthening the bond between our two cultures today and every day going forward.
” Matt Walsh at the Daily Wire aptly noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-white racism looks like .
At the same time that Terry Crews was receiving relentless criticism for his warning about the rise of Black Supremacy , Nick Cannon supporters were flooding his feed with messages of support .
Hours after Cannon was fired , Sean “ Diddy ” Combs was offering him a job on his Revolt TV network .
“ @ NickCannon come home to @ REVOLTTV truly BLACK OWNED !
!
!
” Combs tweeted on Wednesday .
“ We got your back and love you and what you have done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our people first !
!
!
For us !
By US !
Let ’ s go !
!
!
” Should we be surprised by this , really ?
How long have white people been portrayed as being responsible for all of the world ’ s ills ?
How long have black people been told that they could achieve more in life if white people weren ’ t so darned racist all the time ?
What do you think will happen when you continually demonize a particular demographic and present them all as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be naïve to think anti-white racism will end with anti-white rhetoric and propaganda .
Violence always follows .
It already has .
It needs to be called out for what it is now .
This isn ’ t a black versus white thing , as Rod Lampard rightly noted .
This is about truth versus falsehood , and that ’ s a battle we ’ re all in – black and white .
Terry Crews gets it .
“ Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy , ” Crews warned last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Like it or not , we are all in this together .
”

On the same day that actor Terry Crews warned that “Black Lives Matter” risked morphing into “Black Lives Better,” television host Nick Cannon went on a racist tirade, describing white people as “true savages” and “closer to animals.”
But as Crews was receiving a barrage of criticism over his warning, with many calling for the Brooklyn-Nine Nine actor to be permanently “cancelled,” Cannon was offering a perfect demonstration of the very thing Crews was cautioning his followers about.
During the June 30 episode of ‘Cannon’s Class,’ Cannon, in full-blown black-supremacist form, described white people as “lesser,” “savages,” who suffer from a “deficiency.” He also said whites lack “self-esteem” and “soul” and said, “the only way they can act is evil.”
Cannon also targeted Jews during the show, with references to Jewish power, “going as deep as the Rothschilds, centralized banking, the 13 families, the bloodlines that control everything even outside of America.”
Later in the episode, Cannon also lamented “giving too much power to the ‘they.’ And then the ‘they’ turns into Illuminati, the Zionists, the Rothschilds.”
He also claimed that blacks are the “true Hebrews,” making it impossible for them to be anti-Semitic since they are the real Semitic people.
“We have to include this white voice, this Hispanic voice, this Asian voice. We have to include it RIGHT NOW, because if we don’t…
…it’s going to slip into something we are really not prepared for.”
– Terry Crews “THE TALK interview”
June 16th, 2020 https://t.co/BkC4yEmwgg — terry crews (@terrycrews) July 15, 2020
The episode naturally sparked outrage across social media, and ViacomCBS were eventually forced to terminate their relationship with Cannon, specifically over his anti-Semitism.
In an announcement on Tuesday, the company, making no mention of Cannon’s anti-white remarks, said: “We have spoken with Nick Cannon about an episode of his podcast ‘Cannon’s Class’ on YouTube, which promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge and apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are terminating our relationship with him.”
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Cannon later took to Twitter where he issued an apology, but only acknowledged his anti-Semitic remarks:
“First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard Griffin. “They reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from. The video of this interview has since been removed. “While the Jewish experience encompasses more than 5,000 years and there is so much I have yet to learn, I have had at least a minor history lesson over the past few days and to say that it is eye-opening would be a vast understatement. “I want to express my gratitude to the Rabbis, community leaders and institutions who reached out to me to help enlighten me, instead of chastising me. I want to assure my Jewish friends, new and old, that this is only the beginning of my education–I am committed to deeper connections, more profound learning and strengthening the bond between our two cultures today and every day going forward.”
Matt Walsh at the Daily Wire aptly noted that this is what ignoring and tacitly accepting anti-white racism looks like.
At the same time that Terry Crews was receiving relentless criticism for his warning about the rise of Black Supremacy, Nick Cannon supporters were flooding his feed with messages of support.
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Hours after Cannon was fired, Sean “Diddy” Combs was offering him a job on his Revolt TV network.
“@NickCannon come home to @REVOLTTV truly BLACK OWNED!!!” Combs tweeted on Wednesday. “We got your back and love you and what you have done for the culture. We are for our people first!!! For us! By US! Let’s go!!!”
.@NickCannon come home to @REVOLTTV truly BLACK OWNED!!! ✊🏿❤ We got your back and love you and what you have done for the culture. We are for our people first!!! For us! By US! Let’s go!!! — Diddy (@Diddy) July 15, 2020
Should we be surprised by this, really? How long have white people been portrayed as being responsible for all of the world’s ills? How long have black people been told that they could achieve more in life if white people weren’t so darned racist all the time? What do you think will happen when you continually demonize a particular demographic and present them all as closet white supremacists?
We’d be naïve to think anti-white racism will end with anti-white rhetoric and propaganda. Violence always follows. It already has. It needs to be called out for what it is now. This isn’t a black versus white thing, as Rod Lampard rightly noted. This is about truth versus falsehood, and that’s a battle we’re all in – black and white.
Terry Crews gets it. “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy,” Crews warned last month. “Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together.”


thelibertydaily--2020-07-18--Communist Black Lives Matter’s Alicia Garza: Joe Biden Shouldn’t Focus on ‘Mythical White Working-Cl

Communist Black Lives Matter’s Alicia Garza: Joe Biden Shouldn’t Focus on ‘Mythical White Working-Class Voter in the Midwest’

The co-founder of the radical Marxist Black Lives Matter movement said Joe Biden is “ pretty far ” from where her organization wants him to be , but is hopeful their leaders can “ push him to be a better candidate.
” Garza told TIME100 Talks one of her primary goals as the principal of Black Future Labs is to ensure Black Lives Matter is embedded into politics at every level , “ from City Hall all the way up to Congress , ” and that black people “ are not just at the table , but that we set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think [ the Biden campaign is ] well aware that they are pretty far from the concerns that this movement has put forward—and that is not acceptable , ” she said .
“ We need to push him to be a better candidate if he ’ s going to be the presumptive nominee.
” Regarding the election in November , Garza said there are local opportunities to make big changes .
“ Policing is very much on the ballot , ” she explained , and noted that “ when you go to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting for who the chief of police is going to be in your community.
” The question about elections , said Garza , is “ how do we use elections as a pivot point , as a pressure point , and as a way to continue to reshape the culture in which we are developing new rules and transforming systems.
” Breitbart News reported in June that , in a 2015 interview with the Real News Network , Patrisse Cullors , Garza ’ s fellow co-founder of Black Lives Matter , stated their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Myself and Alicia [ Garza ] in particular are trained organizers , ” Cullors said .
“ We are trained Marxists.
” Garza told TIME how important it is for Biden to complete his continuing lurch to the left : I think what we have right now is an opportunity not just to play it safe , but also not to think that just appealing to a mythical white working-class voter in the Midwest is the primary concern for any campaign when they see that Black Lives Matter is in the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this country .
In a discussion about why she is supporting Biden in the 2020 presidential election , radical Marxist and former Black Panther Angela Davis agreed Monday that while Biden is by no means an ideal candidate for the radical left , he is , however , the “ candidate who can be most effectively pressured.
” I don ’ t see this election as being about choosing a candidate who will be — who will be able to lead us in the right direction .
It will be about choosing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into allowing more space for the evolving anti-racist movement .
Biden is very problematic in many ways , not only in terms of his past and the role that he played , and pushing toward mass incarceration … but – I say but – Biden is far more likely to take mass demands seriously – far more likely than the current occupant of the White House .
Garza said Black Lives Matter now has the attention of the nation and can make an impact in the November elections .
“ This movement is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to organize people practically , and to make sure that our voices are heard at the ballot box , ” she said .
“ But candidates like Joe Biden who refuse to meet the moment miss an opportunity to be on the right side of history .
”

The co-founder of the radical Marxist Black Lives Matter movement said Joe Biden is “pretty far” from where her organization wants him to be, but is hopeful their leaders can “push him to be a better candidate.”
Garza told TIME100 Talks one of her primary goals as the principal of Black Future Labs is to ensure Black Lives Matter is embedded into politics at every level, “from City Hall all the way up to Congress,” and that black people “are not just at the table, but that we set the table.”
“Frankly, I think [the Biden campaign is] well aware that they are pretty far from the concerns that this movement has put forward—and that is not acceptable,” she said. “We need to push him to be a better candidate if he’s going to be the presumptive nominee.”
Regarding the election in November, Garza said there are local opportunities to make big changes.
“Policing is very much on the ballot,” she explained, and noted that “when you go to vote for your mayor, you are also voting for who the chief of police is going to be in your community.”
The question about elections, said Garza, is “how do we use elections as a pivot point, as a pressure point, and as a way to continue to reshape the culture in which we are developing new rules and transforming systems.”
Breitbart News reported in June that, in a 2015 interview with the Real News Network, Patrisse Cullors, Garza’s fellow co-founder of Black Lives Matter, stated their movement has “an ideological frame.”
“Myself and Alicia [Garza] in particular are trained organizers,” Cullors said. “We are trained Marxists.”
Garza told TIME how important it is for Biden to complete his continuing lurch to the left:
I think what we have right now is an opportunity not just to play it safe, but also not to think that just appealing to a mythical white working-class voter in the Midwest is the primary concern for any campaign when they see that Black Lives Matter is in the top issues that Democratic voters care about in this country.
In a discussion about why she is supporting Biden in the 2020 presidential election, radical Marxist and former Black Panther Angela Davis agreed Monday that while Biden is by no means an ideal candidate for the radical left, he is, however, the “candidate who can be most effectively pressured.”
Davis, a former Communist Party USA vice presidential candidate, told Russia Today:
I don’t see this election as being about choosing a candidate who will be — who will be able to lead us in the right direction. It will be about choosing a candidate who can be most effectively pressured into allowing more space for the evolving anti-racist movement. Biden is very problematic in many ways, not only in terms of his past and the role that he played, and pushing toward mass incarceration … but – I say but – Biden is far more likely to take mass demands seriously – far more likely than the current occupant of the White House.
Garza said Black Lives Matter now has the attention of the nation and can make an impact in the November elections.
“This movement is going to continue to organize people politically, to organize people practically, and to make sure that our voices are heard at the ballot box,” she said. “But candidates like Joe Biden who refuse to meet the moment miss an opportunity to be on the right side of history.”


thelibertydaily--2020-07-18--Biden Staffer Rushes to Delete Anti-Police ‘Pig’ Posts After Fox News Reaches Out

A staffer for Joe Biden 's presidential campaign quickly deleted anti-law enforcement commentary on social media after Fox News inquired about the posts .
Sara Pearl , who describes herself as a supervising producer for the Biden campaign , repeatedly derided law enforcement in recent weeks amid calls for police departments to be defunded .
In one post from June , Pearl urged others not to call police officers `` pigs , '' a label commonly used to deride law enforcement , because “ pigs are highly intelligent and empathetic animals who would never racially profile you.
” She also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labeled cops as `` monsters , '' who `` do n't deserve to be called pigs . ''
Pearl , who deleted the tweets after Fox News inquired about them , also promoted the idea that police departments should be defunded , which is a sentiment not shared by Biden .
The Trump campaign took a shot at Biden for Pearl 's commentary .
“ Joe Biden can ’ t hide from the fact the radical left-wing party he leads has such visceral hatred of the police , the men and women who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day to protect our communities .
At a time when police officers are under increasingly violent attack , Joe Biden has allowed a sickening anti-police culture to pervade his campaign .
He sits silently and says nothing as police are viciously assaulted by left-wing mobs , '' Bob Paduchik , the Trump campaign 's senior adviser for law enforcement and labor unions , said in a statement .
The former vice president explicitly said he does n't support defunding the police in an interview with CBS last month , instead stressing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding to make certain “ they meet certain basic standards of decency , honorableness , and , in fact , are able to demonstrate they can protect the community , everybody in the community .
”

A staffer for Joe Biden's presidential campaign quickly deleted anti-law enforcement commentary on social media after Fox News inquired about the posts.
Sara Pearl, who describes herself as a supervising producer for the Biden campaign, repeatedly derided law enforcement in recent weeks amid calls for police departments to be defunded.
In one post from June, Pearl urged others not to call police officers "pigs," a label commonly used to deride law enforcement, because “pigs are highly intelligent and empathetic animals who would never racially profile you.” She also retweeted a comment to that post that labeled cops as "monsters," who "don't deserve to be called pigs."
Pearl, who deleted the tweets after Fox News inquired about them, also promoted the idea that police departments should be defunded, which is a sentiment not shared by Biden.
The Trump campaign took a shot at Biden for Pearl's commentary.
“Joe Biden can’t hide from the fact the radical left-wing party he leads has such visceral hatred of the police, the men and women who bravely put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities. At a time when police officers are under increasingly violent attack, Joe Biden has allowed a sickening anti-police culture to pervade his campaign. He sits silently and says nothing as police are viciously assaulted by left-wing mobs," Bob Paduchik, the Trump campaign's senior adviser for law enforcement and labor unions, said in a statement.
The former vice president explicitly said he doesn't support defunding the police in an interview with CBS last month, instead stressing that he backs the idea of tying federal funding to make certain “they meet certain basic standards of decency, honorableness, and, in fact, are able to demonstrate they can protect the community, everybody in the community.”


thelibertydaily--2020-07-18--Former Miss Kentucky Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Sending Sexual Photos to a Middle School Stu

Former Miss Kentucky Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Sending Sexual Photos to a Middle School Student

Former Miss Kentucky sentenced to 2 years in prison for sending sexual photos to a middle school student

A former Miss Kentucky was sentenced to jail for two years after it was discovered she was sending sexual photos to a teenager.
Ramsey BethAnn Bearse, 29, was crowned Miss Kentucky during the 2014 Miss America pageant.
What are the details?
Bearse admitted to exchanging sexual photos with a middle school student when she was working as a West Virginia school teacher.
Bearse initially told authorities that she meant to send an explicit photo to her husband, but inadvertently sent it to the teen's phone. She insisted that the student pressed her for more photos, and she complied because she was "afraid to not appease him."
She reportedly exchanged photos with the teen for a period of three months in 2018. Authorities arrested the former beauty queen after the unnamed teen's parent discovered the images on the child's phone.
"The young man's name was listed next to my husband's on my phone," Bearse explained. "From there, he asked me for more and I panicked. I was afraid to not appease him. When he asked for more, I sent him more photos of me which led to him sending a photo of his privates."
A judge at Kanawha County Circuit Court sentenced Bearse to two years in prison on Tuesday, as well as 10 years of supervised release. Bearse must also register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
According to WOWK-TV, Bearse pleaded guilty to one count of possessing material depicting minors in a sexually explicit conduct in December 2019. She was initially charged with four counts of sending obscene material to a minor.
What did she say?
At the time, Bearse said, "I messed up big-time."
"I didn't keep any of the photos of him or forward them to anyone else," Bearse insisted. "But, I did receive them and I did compliment him in a way which made it look like I did want them, because again I was afraid to not appease him. Since I am the adult and he is just a teenager, it was definitely my fault and I accept the blame for the situation."
Bearse is set to report to Lakin Correctional Center and Jail on Monday.
A spokesperson for the Kanawha County school district said that Bearse is no longer employed there.