thelibertydaily--2020-02-11--Your Tuition Dollars Working for You: NCAA, 2 Conferences Spend $750K on Lobbying Congress

Organizations representing athletes have no paid lobbyists , leading to concern among some reform advocates that the deep-pocketed NCAA is shaping the debate .
WASHINGTON — As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money , the NCAA and its allies spent at least $ 750,000 last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any reforms to the organization ’ s liking .
The NCAA last fall said it would allow athletes to “ benefit from the use of their name , image and likeness ” and is crafting rules to put in place for its 1,100 member schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress to step in as more and more states follow the lead of California , where a law set to take effect in 2023 clears the way for athletes to earn endorsement money .
Organizations representing athletes have no paid lobbyists , leading to concern among some reform advocates that the deep-pocketed NCAA is shaping the debate .
The NCAA ’ s pressure campaign comes as the Senate prepares for a committee hearing Tuesday on player compensation .
“ The NCAA is going to fight for the status quo , ” said Ramogi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ College Players Association .
Rep. Mark Walker , a North Carolina Republican who introduced a bill last spring that would guarantee players the right to earn money from their name , image and likeness , told The Associated Press “ there ’ s no question ” the NCAA ’ s lobbying has been effective .
“ The NCAA is already at a position of power , ” Walker said .
“ Otherwise you would have seen progress .
… There ’ s been little to nothing done in this arena , and had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal level , we ’ d be much further down this path than we are.
” The NCAA spent $ 450,000 last year on lobbying , according to disclosure forms reviewed by the AP .
Of that total , $ 240,000 went to an outside firm , Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck — which lists Las Vegas among its 13 national offices — and $ 210,000 went to its in-house lobbyists .
That ’ s the most the organization has spent on lobbying in any year since 2014 .
And it got some help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Atlantic Coast Conference hired lobbyists last year for the first time , giving at least $ 210,000 to the law firm DLA Piper and another lobbyist , Tom Korologos , to influence Congress on “ legislative and regulatory proposals affecting intercollegiate athletes , ” disclosure forms show .
The Big 12 Conference has worked with lobbyist Kenny Hulshof , a former Republican congressman from Missouri , for several years , but it paid him less than $ 5,000 per quarter before ramping up its spending last year , records show .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Big 12 paid Hulshof $ 90,000 — some of it specifically to address Walker ’ s bill .
In total , the NCAA and the two conferences spent at least $ 750,000 on lobbying last year .
The NCAA ’ s ability to spend big on lobbying is a symptom of the larger problem , according to advocates for player compensation : a college sports system that generates $ 14 billion a year from athletes who are compensated only in scholarships and other education-specific aid .
“ The NCAA is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by accident , don ’ t have the kind of organizational power or influence that the NCAA does , ” Sen. Chris Murphy , a Connecticut Democrat who supports giving players more earning power , told the AP .
“ You have to be more assiduous in soliciting the opinion of athletes than you do the NCAA.
” The NCAA and its allies have a big reason to increase their spending : If Congress does nothing , athlete-friendly laws like the one in California will take effect around the country .
Huma said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional rights to college players .
Tom McMillen , president and CEO of the LEAD1 Association , a trade group for Division I athletic directors , shrugged off the influence of lobbying .
“ You can have all the lobbyists in the world , but it doesn ’ t really make a difference , ” he said .
“ This is a complicated process , getting something done through Congress in any kind of timely fashion.
” While he is not a registered lobbyist , McMillen , an 11-year NBA veteran and former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book in 1992 on the corrupting influence of money on college sports , is an eloquent advocate for the NCAA ’ s position .
He said it ’ s essential to have “ guardrails ” on player compensation .
A panel discussion last month at Georgetown University ’ s law school was striking for the uniformity of participants ’ views on the subject .
McMillen appeared alongside Donald Remy , the NCAA ’ s chief legal counsel , and Amy Perko , CEO of the Knight Commission — a reform-minded nonprofit .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on name , image and likeness compensation to avoid wrecking college sports as we know it .
“ We are all committed to preserving the system of college athletics that exists nowhere else in the world , ” Remy said .
McMillen said if player compensation reform was not done properly , it could lead to the “ full professionalization of our college campuses.
” Among the restrictions he said were necessary was a safeguard against players being paid exorbitant sums of money for endorsements or personal appearances , turning the compensation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Such deals could influence recruiting and destroy competitive balance , he said .
In a December meeting with Murphy and Sen. Mitt Romney , a Utah Republican , NCAA President Mark Emmert said “ everyone agrees ” schools shouldn ’ t be able to use big endorsement deals to gain a recruiting advantage .
In fact , there ’ s plenty of dissent on that subject .
Advocates for athletes say there is plenty of corruption in recruiting already and that concerns about excessive money flowing to players are a stall tactic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In no other industry , in no other context on a college campus do we tell someone that we are going to curb your value , ” said Ricky Volante , CEO of the Professional Collegiate League , an upstart competitor to the NCAA that intends to pay salaries to college players .
Volante said he is concerned that no one is effectively countering the NCAA ’ s messaging in Washington .
The work falls mostly to the NCPA — which is funded in part by the United Steelworkers — and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for academic integrity in college sports and a frequent critic of the NCAA .
Those groups have a combined lobbying budget of zero dollars .
“ The NCAA has a permanent office in D.C .
They have millions of dollars they can spend on lobbying and that ’ a very tough thing to fight .
They ’ re a very powerful constituency , ” said David Ridpath , interim president of the Drake Group .
“ I think we ’ re doing a pretty good job in Washington despite being the little engine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become increasingly antagonistic to the NCAA .
A recent poll by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about two-thirds of Americans support college players being permitted to earn money for endorsements .
“ It was the same David-and-Goliath scenario in California , and the votes came in and there was unanimous , bipartisan support in our favor , ” he said .
“ I think there ’ s a lot of power on being on the right side of history , the right side of public opinion , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there .
”

Organizations representing athletes have no paid lobbyists, leading to concern among some reform advocates that the deep-pocketed NCAA is shaping the debate.
FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions at a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the NCAA and its allies spent nearly $1 million last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any reforms to the organization's liking. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Ramogi Huma speaks during a news conference in Chicago. As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the NCAA, of which Huma is executive director, and its allies spent nearly $1 million last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any reforms to the organization's liking. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
WASHINGTON — As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the NCAA and its allies spent at least $750,000 last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any reforms to the organization’s liking.
The NCAA last fall said it would allow athletes to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness” and is crafting rules to put in place for its 1,100 member schools. But the organization has turned to Congress to step in as more and more states follow the lead of California, where a law set to take effect in 2023 clears the way for athletes to earn endorsement money.
Organizations representing athletes have no paid lobbyists, leading to concern among some reform advocates that the deep-pocketed NCAA is shaping the debate. The NCAA’s pressure campaign comes as the Senate prepares for a committee hearing Tuesday on player compensation.
“The NCAA is going to fight for the status quo,” said Ramogi Huma, executive director of the National College Players Association.
Rep. Mark Walker, a North Carolina Republican who introduced a bill last spring that would guarantee players the right to earn money from their name, image and likeness, told The Associated Press “there’s no question” the NCAA’s lobbying has been effective.
“The NCAA is already at a position of power,” Walker said. “Otherwise you would have seen progress. … There’s been little to nothing done in this arena, and had the student-athlete had proper representation on the federal level, we’d be much further down this path than we are.”
The NCAA spent $450,000 last year on lobbying, according to disclosure forms reviewed by the AP. Of that total, $240,000 went to an outside firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck — which lists Las Vegas among its 13 national offices — and $210,000 went to its in-house lobbyists. That’s the most the organization has spent on lobbying in any year since 2014. And it got some help from two of the Power Five conferences.
The Atlantic Coast Conference hired lobbyists last year for the first time, giving at least $210,000 to the law firm DLA Piper and another lobbyist, Tom Korologos, to influence Congress on “legislative and regulatory proposals affecting intercollegiate athletes,” disclosure forms show.
The Big 12 Conference has worked with lobbyist Kenny Hulshof, a former Republican congressman from Missouri, for several years, but it paid him less than $5,000 per quarter before ramping up its spending last year, records show. In the last six months of 2019, the Big 12 paid Hulshof $90,000 — some of it specifically to address Walker’s bill.
In total, the NCAA and the two conferences spent at least $750,000 on lobbying last year.
Generating $14B annually
The NCAA’s ability to spend big on lobbying is a symptom of the larger problem, according to advocates for player compensation: a college sports system that generates $14 billion a year from athletes who are compensated only in scholarships and other education-specific aid.
“The NCAA is a well-heeled organization and college athletes, not by accident, don’t have the kind of organizational power or influence that the NCAA does,” Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat who supports giving players more earning power, told the AP. “You have to be more assiduous in soliciting the opinion of athletes than you do the NCAA.”
The NCAA and its allies have a big reason to increase their spending: If Congress does nothing, athlete-friendly laws like the one in California will take effect around the country. Huma said 28 states are considering action to grant additional rights to college players.
Tom McMillen, president and CEO of the LEAD1 Association, a trade group for Division I athletic directors, shrugged off the influence of lobbying.
“You can have all the lobbyists in the world, but it doesn’t really make a difference,” he said. “This is a complicated process, getting something done through Congress in any kind of timely fashion.”
While he is not a registered lobbyist, McMillen, an 11-year NBA veteran and former Democratic congressman from Maryland who wrote a book in 1992 on the corrupting influence of money on college sports, is an eloquent advocate for the NCAA’s position. He said it’s essential to have “guardrails” on player compensation.
A panel discussion last month at Georgetown University’s law school was striking for the uniformity of participants’ views on the subject. McMillen appeared alongside Donald Remy, the NCAA’s chief legal counsel, and Amy Perko, CEO of the Knight Commission — a reform-minded nonprofit. All three agreed restrictions had to be placed on name, image and likeness compensation to avoid wrecking college sports as we know it.
“We are all committed to preserving the system of college athletics that exists nowhere else in the world,” Remy said.
McMillen said if player compensation reform was not done properly, it could lead to the “full professionalization of our college campuses.” Among the restrictions he said were necessary was a safeguard against players being paid exorbitant sums of money for endorsements or personal appearances, turning the compensation into “an end-around to pay athletes corruptly.” Such deals could influence recruiting and destroy competitive balance, he said.
Plenty of dissent
In a December meeting with Murphy and Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, NCAA President Mark Emmert said “everyone agrees” schools shouldn’t be able to use big endorsement deals to gain a recruiting advantage.
In fact, there’s plenty of dissent on that subject. Advocates for athletes say there is plenty of corruption in recruiting already and that concerns about excessive money flowing to players are a stall tactic by the NCAA and its allies.
“In no other industry, in no other context on a college campus do we tell someone that we are going to curb your value,” said Ricky Volante, CEO of the Professional Collegiate League, an upstart competitor to the NCAA that intends to pay salaries to college players.
Volante said he is concerned that no one is effectively countering the NCAA’s messaging in Washington. The work falls mostly to the NCPA — which is funded in part by the United Steelworkers — and the Drake Group, a nonprofit that advocates for academic integrity in college sports and a frequent critic of the NCAA.
Those groups have a combined lobbying budget of zero dollars.
“The NCAA has a permanent office in D.C. They have millions of dollars they can spend on lobbying and that’a very tough thing to fight. They’re a very powerful constituency,” said David Ridpath, interim president of the Drake Group. “I think we’re doing a pretty good job in Washington despite being the little engine that could.”
Huma said the public has become increasingly antagonistic to the NCAA. A recent poll by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about two-thirds of Americans support college players being permitted to earn money for endorsements.
“It was the same David-and-Goliath scenario in California, and the votes came in and there was unanimous, bipartisan support in our favor,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of power on being on the right side of history, the right side of public opinion, and I think that’s what played out there.”


thelibertydaily--2020-02-11--First Lady Melania Trump Asks Governors’ Spouses to Tackle Cyberassault

Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak during the Governors' Spouses' luncheon in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Brazil President Bolsonaro Declares Faith in Jesus at Huge Christian Missions Event: ‘Brazil Belongs

Brazil President Bolsonaro Declares Faith in Jesus at Huge Christian Missions Event: ‘Brazil Belongs to God’

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed his faith in Jesus while attending The Send , a huge Christian worship event held in Brazil last weekend .
Bolsonaro was not formally invited to the event but still decided to attend .
He addressed the crowd in one of the huge stadiums full of Christians declaring that he `` believes in Jesus as his savior and that Brazil belongs to God , '' ChurchLeaders.com reports .
The Send is a campaign to activate every believer into a lifestyle of Christ-like action .
Major ministries have come together for the celebration , praying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Jesus Christ .
The event in Brazil took place at the Brasilia National Stadium on February 8 where more than 140,000 people responded to the powerful presence of God .
One pastor tweeted , `` I keep receiving news about the last Saturday : 4,877 decisions , 7,890 youth enrolled and committed to bring revival to their schools , 6,457 enrolled to care for orphans , healings , people receiving the Holy Spirit while watching on YouTube . ''
Nearly 200 evangelical leaders spoke at the event , including Daniel Kolenda , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Koulianos .
Koulianos wrote on Instagram , `` Jesus loves Brasil !
Yesterday , thousands gave their lives to Jesus , received healing , and made the choice to be SENT to the Nations .
He is worthy of our YES ! ''
The energetic audience welcomed Bolsonaro with applause after he came out on stage to speak to the crowd .
Often referred to as the Trump of the Tropics , Bolsonaro has called himself a God-fearing man .
An assassination attempt by a knife-wielding attacker a month before Brazil 's election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says it is nothing short of a miracle that he 's alive today .
`` Doctors who attended to me said that for every 100 stabbings of the kind I endured , only one person survives .
So , I am a survivor and owe my life to God .
It was His will for me to live . ''
The attack became a turning point in his campaign as the populist candidate went on to win , promising to tackle Brazil 's rampant corruption and violence after taking office in 2019 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ country 's 38th president , Bolsonaro promised to make Judeo-Christian principles a top priority in his administration .
Bolsonaro 's motto is : `` Brazil above everything , God above all . ''
He believes it is a powerful statement about the importance of truth in politics .

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed his faith in Jesus while attending The Send, a huge Christian worship event held in Brazil last weekend.
Bolsonaro was not formally invited to the event but still decided to attend. He addressed the crowd in one of the huge stadiums full of Christians declaring that he "believes in Jesus as his savior and that Brazil belongs to God," ChurchLeaders.com reports.
The Send is a campaign to activate every believer into a lifestyle of Christ-like action. Major ministries have come together for the celebration, praying and believing that the world will turn to Jesus Christ.
The event in Brazil took place at the Brasilia National Stadium on February 8 where more than 140,000 people responded to the powerful presence of God.
One pastor tweeted, "I keep receiving news about the last Saturday: 4,877 decisions, 7,890 youth enrolled and committed to bring revival to their schools, 6,457 enrolled to care for orphans, healings, people receiving the Holy Spirit while watching on YouTube."
I keep receiving news about the last Saturday: 4877 decisions, 7890 youth enrolled and committed to bring revival to their schools, 6457 enrolled to care for orphans, healings, people receiving the holy spirit while watching on youtube#TheSendBrasil #thesendbrazil pic.twitter.com/5e0vP9XWs8 — Daniel Lucena (@DanielL17703012) February 10, 2020
Nearly 200 evangelical leaders spoke at the event, including Daniel Kolenda, Christine Caine, Francis Chan and Michael Koulianos.
Koulianos wrote on Instagram, "Jesus loves Brasil! Yesterday, thousands gave their lives to Jesus, received healing, and made the choice to be SENT to the Nations. He is worthy of our YES!"
The energetic audience welcomed Bolsonaro with applause after he came out on stage to speak to the crowd.
Often referred to as the Trump of the Tropics, Bolsonaro has called himself a God-fearing man.
An assassination attempt by a knife-wielding attacker a month before Brazil's election almost cost Bolsonaro his life. He says it is nothing short of a miracle that he's alive today.
"Doctors who attended to me said that for every 100 stabbings of the kind I endured, only one person survives. So, I am a survivor and owe my life to God. It was His will for me to live."
The attack became a turning point in his campaign as the populist candidate went on to win, promising to tackle Brazil's rampant corruption and violence after taking office in 2019.
On his first official day as the country's 38th president, Bolsonaro promised to make Judeo-Christian principles a top priority in his administration.
Bolsonaro's motto is: "Brazil above everything, God above all." He believes it is a powerful statement about the importance of truth in politics.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Homosexual Hollywood Hate Hoaxer Jussie Smollett INDICTED

It ’ s being reported now that Jussie Smollett has been indicted by the special prosecutor over his hoax crime @ @ @ @ @ Empire ” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday by a special prosecutor in Chicago investigating @ @ @ @ @ the victim of a January 2019 hate-crime attack , officials said .
Smollett , 37 @ @ @ @ @ prosecutor Dan Webb , who was appointed by a Cook County judge to continue looking @ @ @ @ @ the Cook County State ’ s Attorney Office dropped all charges against the actor , @ @ @ @ @ told ABC news .
According to other sources , Smollett is due in court on @ @ @ @ @ like justice may finally be served in this ridiculous case that never should have happened @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s for real this time…

It’s being reported now that Jussie Smollett has been indicted by the special prosecutor over his hoax crime last year:
BREAKING: Actor Jussie Smollett indicted by a grand jury. Special prosecutor Dan Webb has been digging into the case since August. More details to follow . @cbschicago https://t.co/1sBfbemQIM pic.twitter.com/f7QJnbRmMz — Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) February 11, 2020
Here’s more from ABC NEWS:
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday by a special prosecutor in Chicago investigating allegations he bogusly reported being the victim of a January 2019 hate-crime attack, officials said. Smollett, 37, was indicted by special prosecutor Dan Webb, who was appointed by a Cook County judge to continue looking into his false allegations after the Cook County State’s Attorney Office dropped all charges against the actor, a source close to Smollett told ABC news.
According to other sources, Smollett is due in court on February 24.
It looks like justice may finally be served in this ridiculous case that never should have happened. Crossing my fingers that it’s for real this time…


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Poll: Two-Thirds Of Americans Expect Trump To Be Re-Elected

The vast majority of Americans expect President Donald Trump to win re-election this November , a new poll shows .
The Monmouth Poll found that while Americans don ’ t necessarily believe Trump should be re-elected , they overwhelmingly he believe he will be .
The poll found that just 42 % of Americans believe the president should be re-elected , while 55 % believe he should not .
However , 66 % of Americans believe that Trump will definitely or probably be re-elected , compared to 28 % of Americans who think the president definitely or probably will lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump ’ s Best Week Ever ) The poll showed that Republicans were much more confident than Democrats about their party ’ s chances in November .
The poll found that 59 % of Republicans believe Trump will definitely win re-election , compared to just 11 % of Democrats who said the same about their party ’ s eventual nominee .
Monmouth is also the latest national poll to show Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders surging over former Vice President Joe Biden to become the party ’ s front-runner .
The poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 % , followed by Biden at 16 % , and former South Bend , Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg , and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren tied for third at 13 % .

The vast majority of Americans expect President Donald Trump to win re-election this November, a new poll shows.
The Monmouth Poll found that while Americans don’t necessarily believe Trump should be re-elected, they overwhelmingly he believe he will be. The poll found that just 42% of Americans believe the president should be re-elected, while 55% believe he should not. However, 66% of Americans believe that Trump will definitely or probably be re-elected, compared to 28% of Americans who think the president definitely or probably will lose his re-election. (RELATED: Recapping President Trump’s Best Week Ever)
The poll showed that Republicans were much more confident than Democrats about their party’s chances in November. The poll found that 59% of Republicans believe Trump will definitely win re-election, compared to just 11% of Democrats who said the same about their party’s eventual nominee.
Monmouth is also the latest national poll to show Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders surging over former Vice President Joe Biden to become the party’s front-runner.
The poll found Sanders leading all Democratic candidates with 26%, followed by Biden at 16%, and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren tied for third at 13%.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--WATCH: CNN Journalist Covering New Hampshire Primary Claims He Can’t Find A Single Biden Supporter

As former Vice President Joe Biden prepares to buck the New Hampshire primary and head to South Carolina , CNN correspondent Miguel Marquez may have some insight into why the former front-runner is fleeing the first-in-the-nation primary state before the final votes have even been counted .
During a live-update on the status of the New Hampshire primary , Marquez claimed that he hasn ’ t been able to find a single voter who supports Biden while interviewing people around a precinct in Dover , New Hampshire , a city where former Second Lady Jill Biden personally visited to open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Most surprising here is that , of all the voters I ’ ve talked to — and we ’ re talking probably upwards of 100 right now — not a single one saying they support Joe Biden , ” Marquez told the news agency live and on-air .
While the first results of the New Hampshire primary have yet to arrive , the lack of Biden supporters may indicate trouble for the Granite State ’ s primary , which has been historically used to narrow the presidential primary field .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 , self-avowed democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders ( D-VT ) handily won the city ’ s six precincts by a near 2-to-1 margin .
As The Daily Wire has previously reported , Biden plans to leave the state before the primary results have been announced , and will leave campaign surrogates to remain in New Hampshire to receive the results in-person as he travels to South Carolina to get a head start on the upcoming primary on February 29 , which will take place one week after the Nevada caucuses .
Furthermore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leave the state of New Hampshire before the primary ’ s results have been revealed , the move may serve to subdue any potential questions from the media about Biden dropping out of the race should he perform poorly .
According to Politico , back in late-January , Biden acknowledged that he did not need the state to win the primary , but also assured a local reporter : “ I think I can win New Hampshire .
I will win New Hampshire.
” “ If Biden comes in second in Iowa and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s us against him , then he ’ s still viable , ” a Sanders campaign adviser told the news agency ahead of the Iowa caucuses , where Biden placed fourth .
“ But if he ’ s third or fourth in Iowa and third or fourth in New Hampshire , no one has ever , ever won the nomination coming out that weak in both those states , ” continued the campaign adviser , reports the news agency .
“ Then we go into Nevada and win the first three [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s his argument ?
Sure , he ’ ll win South Carolina .
But it ’ s the Saturday before Super Tuesday so it doesn ’ t impact things as much .
Then you ’ ll see how weak he is .
And he has no money.
” As The Daily Wire previously reported , Biden told reporters “ I think I ’ ll win the nomination , ” shortly before voting began on Tuesday .

As former Vice President Joe Biden prepares to buck the New Hampshire primary and head to South Carolina, CNN correspondent Miguel Marquez may have some insight into why the former front-runner is fleeing the first-in-the-nation primary state before the final votes have even been counted.
During a live-update on the status of the New Hampshire primary, Marquez claimed that he hasn’t been able to find a single voter who supports Biden while interviewing people around a precinct in Dover, New Hampshire, a city where former Second Lady Jill Biden personally visited to open a campaign field office five months ago.
“Most surprising here is that, of all the voters I’ve talked to — and we’re talking probably upwards of 100 right now — not a single one saying they support Joe Biden,” Marquez told the news agency live and on-air.
While the first results of the New Hampshire primary have yet to arrive, the lack of Biden supporters may indicate trouble for the Granite State’s primary, which has been historically used to narrow the presidential primary field. According to The New York Times, in 2016, self-avowed democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) handily won the city’s six precincts by a near 2-to-1 margin.
CNN reporter: “Of all the voters I talked to – probably upwards of 100 – not a single one said they support @JoeBiden.” pic.twitter.com/LABvcLbWxO — Chris Martin (@chrisjdmartin) February 11, 2020
As The Daily Wire has previously reported, Biden plans to leave the state before the primary results have been announced, and will leave campaign surrogates to remain in New Hampshire to receive the results in-person as he travels to South Carolina to get a head start on the upcoming primary on February 29, which will take place one week after the Nevada caucuses.
Furthermore, while it’s unorthodox to leave the state of New Hampshire before the primary’s results have been revealed, the move may serve to subdue any potential questions from the media about Biden dropping out of the race should he perform poorly.
According to Politico, back in late-January, Biden acknowledged that he did not need the state to win the primary, but also assured a local reporter: “I think I can win New Hampshire. I will win New Hampshire.”
“If Biden comes in second in Iowa and second in New Hampshire, and it’s us against him, then he’s still viable,” a Sanders campaign adviser told the news agency ahead of the Iowa caucuses, where Biden placed fourth.
“But if he’s third or fourth in Iowa and third or fourth in New Hampshire, no one has ever, ever won the nomination coming out that weak in both those states,” continued the campaign adviser, reports the news agency. “Then we go into Nevada and win the first three [early states]. Then what’s his argument? Sure, he’ll win South Carolina. But it’s the Saturday before Super Tuesday so it doesn’t impact things as much. Then you’ll see how weak he is. And he has no money.”
As The Daily Wire previously reported, Biden told reporters “I think I’ll win the nomination,” shortly before voting began on Tuesday.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Film Depicting Liberal Elites Hunting Conservatives Will Finally Be Released

It sounds like a ripe subject for satire .
The Hunt is about a group of liberal elites , angry at some conservatives for posting their ideas , decide to hunt down and kill the conservatives .
There were many conservatives who heard about the film and decided it was going to mock rural people , or worse , give liberals dangerous ideas .
The film was set for release last August .
But then came the shootings in El Paso amd Ohio , along with pressure from no less a person than the president of the United States who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about .
Now , the film is set for release next month .
Screenwriter David Lindelof decried the rush to judgment on the film .
I find the concept intriguing -- sort of a super-bloody The Last Supper without the star power .
In that movie , liberals were the anti-heroes .
Not so in this film .
They are evildoers and conservatives are clearly the heroes .
But there 's more to the film than black and white , good vs. evil .
The `` cancel culture '' failed this time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stifle ideas and speech comes from the right or left .
This is a film that deserves release and attempts to squash it were wrong .

It sounds like a ripe subject for satire. The Hunt is about a group of liberal elites who, angry at some conservatives for posting their ideas, decide to hunt down and kill the conservatives. There were many conservatives who heard about the film and decided it was going to mock rural people, or worse, give liberals dangerous ideas.
The film was set for release last August. But then came the shootings in El Paso and Ohio, along with pressure from no less a person than the president of the United States, who also totally misunderstood what the film was about.
Variety:
Calling it “sick” and “twisted,” Lou Dobbs said the idea of elites hunting deplorables sounded “a little too real.” Trump tweeted: “Liberal Hollywood is Racist at the highest level, and with great Anger and Hate! They like to call themselves ‘Elite,’ but they are not Elite. In fact, it is often the people that they so strongly oppose that are actually the Elite. The movie coming out is made in order to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence, and then try to blame others. They are the true Racists, and are very bad for our Country!”
Now, the film is set for release next month. Screenwriter David Lindelof decried the rush to judgment on the film.
Adds Lindelof: “For us there was just a fundamental frustration that nobody was talking about the movie. They were all talking about what their perception of the movie was — a perception that was largely formed based on all the events in the aftermath of the horrific weekend before. [But] we really don’t want to be pointing fingers, and more importantly, we don’t want to be wagging fingers at anyone for overreacting or reacting incorrectly. We just felt like the movie was being misunderstood.”
https://youtu.be/x8IifEu67yU
I find the concept intriguing — sort of a super-bloody The Last Supper without the star power. In that movie, liberals were the anti-heroes. Not so in this film. They are evildoers and conservatives are clearly the heroes. But there’s more to the film than black and white, good vs. evil.
'The Hunt,' the satirical thriller that depicts "elites" kidnapping and then hunting "deplorables," is now set for release https://t.co/wEFPoXS3w7 — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2020
Salon:
Universal Pictures has announced a new release date of March 13 for its contentious new thriller The Hunt. Described as a “satirical” and “controversial political thriller,” director Craig Zobel’s movie, based on the 1924 Richard Connell short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” was originally scheduled to premiere in September, but its release was canceled in August following a spate of mass shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio. Adding a political element to Connell’s oft-adapted story, The Hunt features coastal elites hunting “deplorables” and drew considerable conservative backlash, including several tweets from Donald Trump, who used it as an occasion to call the members of “liberal Hollywood” the “true Racists.”
The “cancel culture” failed this time. It doesn’t matter whether the attempt to stifle ideas and speech comes from the right or left. This is a film that deserves release and attempts to squash it were wrong.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Bad News Bernie! New Poll Says Majority of Americans Would Not Vote for a Socialist, Even if Otherwi

Bad News Bernie! New Poll Says Majority of Americans Would Not Vote for a Socialist, Even if Otherwise Qualified

A majority of Americans say they would not vote for a socialist presidential candidate even if the person was otherwise qualified for the position , according to a new poll .
The Gallup poll ’ s results , released Tuesday , showed that only 45 percent of Americans would vote for their party ’ s presidential nominee if he or she was a socialist , and over 53 percent of respondents said they would not .
Democrats are more willing to vote for a socialist candidate than Republicans , with 76 percent of Democratic respondents and 17 percent of Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Forty-five percent of independents also said they would support a socialist candidate .
Gallup found that opposition to a socialist president is up 2 percentage points since it last asked the question in June 2015 .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal It is possible that these polling results could play out in the upcoming presidential election .
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist who is currently at or near the top of most polls for the Democratic presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average , as of Tuesday , Sanders had 23.8 percent support nationwide , closely followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 19.8 percent .
Biden has criticized Sanders ’ policies and said that Democrats will face a “ bigger uphill climb ” to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020 if Sanders wins the nomination .
“ So you think flat out Democrats can ’ t defeat Trump if they have to defend socialism ?
” George Stephanopoulos asked Biden in an interview on ABC ’ s “ This Week ” that aired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going to be incredibly difficult , ” Biden replied .
“ Look , if I don ’ t get the nomination and Bernie gets it , I ’ m going to work like hell for him , but I ’ ll tell you what , it ’ s a bigger uphill climb , running as a senator or congressperson or as a governor on a ticket that calls itself a democratic socialist ticket , ” he said .
Gallup was testing to see if different characteristics affected people ’ s willingness to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee if he or she was otherwise “ generally well-qualified ” for the position .
It found over 90 percent of respondents would vote for a candidate who was black , Catholic , Hispanic , Jewish or a woman .
RELATED : Struggling Biden Abruptly Cancels NH Victory Party Speech , Throws in the Towel and Leaves State Seventy-eight percent responded they would vote for a gay or lesbian candidate , like former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg .
People were less likely to vote for a Muslim or atheist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent support respectively .
To conduct research for this poll , Gallup conducted telephone interviews from Jan. 16-29 with 1,033 voting aged adults .
There is a margin of sampling error of 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level .
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A majority of Americans say they would not vote for a socialist presidential candidate even if the person was otherwise qualified for the position, according to a new poll.
The Gallup poll’s results, released Tuesday, showed that only 45 percent of Americans would vote for their party’s presidential nominee if he or she was a socialist, and over 53 percent of respondents said they would not.
Democrats are more willing to vote for a socialist candidate than Republicans, with 76 percent of Democratic respondents and 17 percent of Republican respondents saying they would support the candidate.
Forty-five percent of independents also said they would support a socialist candidate.
Gallup found that opposition to a socialist president is up 2 percentage points since it last asked the question in June 2015.
It is possible that these polling results could play out in the upcoming presidential election. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist who is currently at or near the top of most polls for the Democratic presidential nomination.
According to the RealClearPolitics polling average, as of Tuesday, Sanders had 23.8 percent support nationwide, closely followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 19.8 percent.
Biden has criticized Sanders’ policies and said that Democrats will face a “bigger uphill climb” to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020 if Sanders wins the nomination.
“So you think flat out Democrats can’t defeat Trump if they have to defend socialism?” George Stephanopoulos asked Biden in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” that aired Sunday.
“I think it’s going to be incredibly difficult,” Biden replied.
.@GStephanopoulos: “So you think flat out Democrats can’t defeat Trump if they have to defend socialism?” Joe Biden: “I think it’s going to be incredibly more difficult.” https://t.co/nPQ57Pvs7t pic.twitter.com/bZvoDVs4mJ — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 9, 2020
“Look, if I don’t get the nomination and Bernie gets it, I’m going to work like hell for him, but I’ll tell you what, it’s a bigger uphill climb, running as a senator or congressperson or as a governor on a ticket that calls itself a democratic socialist ticket,” he said.
Gallup was testing to see if different characteristics affected people’s willingness to vote for their party’s presidential nominee if he or she was otherwise “generally well-qualified” for the position.
It found over 90 percent of respondents would vote for a candidate who was black, Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or a woman.
Do you think Sanders will win the Democratic nomination? Yes No
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Seventy-eight percent responded they would vote for a gay or lesbian candidate, like former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
People were less likely to vote for a Muslim or atheist candidate, with 66 percent and 60 percent support respectively.
To conduct research for this poll, Gallup conducted telephone interviews from Jan. 16-29 with 1,033 voting aged adults. There is a margin of sampling error of 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--***Live Updates*** New Hampshire Democrat Primary Results

New Hampshire holds the nation ’ s first-in-the-nation presidential primaries on Tuesday .
Stay tuned to Breitbart News throughout the evening for live updates .
All times eastern .
7:28 PM : Sanders leading with 3 % reporting .
Buttigieg and Klobuchar battling for second .
7:00 PM : Most polls now closed in New Hampshire .
If they were going to rely on a bunch of clueless non-Iowans to be precinct captains in Iowa , it would have been better to lower expectations in Iowa and focus on New Hampshire .
6:35 PM : The first polls close at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes in as the favorite , but he may have to be “ beat the spread , ” so to speak , because of the media ’ s biases against him .
Biden already on the plane to South Carolina .
Says it all : Klobuchar must be getting the types of voters Biden needs .
Looks like she–and her record–will get a lot more scrutiny… 6:30 PM : CNN reports a lot of new voter registrations in crucial Dover .
CNN ’ s Miguel Marquez says most of the people he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PM : Exit Polls : 81 % of Democrats are ANGRY with the Trump administration .

New Hampshire holds the nation’s first-in-the-nation presidential primaries on Tuesday.
Stay tuned to Breitbart News throughout the evening for live updates. All times eastern.
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12:20 AM: Team Bernie all over Blankfein Tweet.
12:15 AM: Dem ad makers could make some powerful ads against Bloomberg:
I also wish we could put some of these boys who went thro stop & frisk MULTIPLE times in some commercials. I listened to one young blk boy recount the story of being thrown to the ground while going to the store to buy milk and diapers for his siblings. I almost broke down… — Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) February 12, 2020
12:01 AM: This is Biden’s argument, but many, like Van Jones, have pointed out that black voters may wonder why Biden can’t win white voters.
11:49 PM: Left-wing Justice Dems: “Biden’s fifth-place showing is disastrous.” Sanders’ opponents hoping that the phrase “good teams win, great teams cover” translates over to politics.
Tonight’s results are a major victory for the progressive movement. Voters are showing that the key to beating Trump isn’t moderation, it’s motivation. — Justice Democrats (@justicedems) February 12, 2020
11:05 PM: Sanders bigfoots Buttigieg and is on stage. He thanks “the people of New Hampshire for a great victory tonight.” He says “this victory here is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump.” He says he won Iowa via popular vote and New Hampshire and vows to win Nevada and South Carolina.
Bernie Sanders thanks supporters in New Hampshire “for a great victory” in the Democratic primary, as ABC News projects a Sanders win. “Let me say tonight that this victory here is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump.” https://t.co/yt8ICZwU3X pic.twitter.com/rMP3K76hDV — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 12, 2020
11:00 PM: Outlets Projecting Sanders Win:
BREAKING: Sen. Bernie Sanders wins the New Hampshire Democratic Primary, @NBCNews projects. pic.twitter.com/6l7nVVlEMZ — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 12, 2020
BREAKING: Decision Desk HQ projects @BernieSanders
will win the Democratic #NHPrimary pic.twitter.com/hHWpblxaug — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) February 12, 2020
JUST IN: CBS News projects Bernie Sanders wins the New Hampshire Primary pic.twitter.com/filSUeH1lk — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 12, 2020
10:55 PM: Sanders Supporters Boo Pete:
Buttigieg onstage congratulating Sanders for "his strong showing," which is what you say if you beat somebody, which Buttigieg is not currently on track to do. #fitn — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 12, 2020
Pete Buttigieg: "I admired Senator Sanders when I was a high school, I respect him greatly to this day, and I congratulate him on his strong showing tonight." https://t.co/PT0ouFYIIE pic.twitter.com/UJO5E8LsZp — ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2020
10:50 PM: “Popular Vote!”
Scene at @BernieSanders victory rally in #NewHampshire right now: lots of nervous people looking at their phones. #2020 pic.twitter.com/1mN3ltXCoa — Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) February 12, 2020
New chant alert: the crowd here at #SNHU for @BernieSanders Primary night HQ chanting “Popular Vote!” — Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) February 12, 2020
10:28 PM: The Pundit-in-Chief keeping close tabs on his potential opponents. Buttigieg closing the gap.
Bootedgeedge (Buttigieg) is doing pretty well tonight. Giving Crazy Bernie a run for his money. Very interesting! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
While we wait for more results, we have preliminary delegate numbers that seem unlikely to change. Sanders 9
Buttigieg 9
Klobuchr 6https://t.co/oxc44fNzLh pic.twitter.com/NIdxaQPq46 — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) February 12, 2020
9:55 PM
It's looking like Sanders's margin over Buttigieg for 1st will end up being a little smaller than Buttigieg's margin over Klobuchar for 2nd. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 12, 2020
9:40 PM: Klobuchar now speaking. “Hello, America,” she says. “I’m Amy Klobuchar and I will beat Donald Trump.” She says her heart is full because “we have beaten the odds every step of the way.”
FASTEST NH Primary Results – Total of 61.62% reporting Sanders: 26.27%
Buttigieg: 23.51%
Klobuchar: 20.22%
Warren: 9.50%
Biden: 8.47%
Steyer: 3.60%
Gabbard: 3.25%
Yang: 2.83% Total votes cast so far: 175,587 Full results here: https://t.co/J7J00UQxN8 pic.twitter.com/awt0yeMVS2 — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) February 12, 2020
9:27 PM: Biden says “the fight to end Donald Trump’s presidency is just beginning” to pretty muted applause. He says only 2 states have voted and “we need to hear from Nevada and South Carolina.” Biden says Democrats haven’t heard from the African-American community and the Latino community. Biden says Iowa/New Hampshire were the “opening bell” and not the “closing bell.”
Biden says the loyalty of black voters have been taken for granted and he claims he has never taken their votes for granted.
9:22 PM: He may regret it if Warren drops out.
Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, is having a really bad night. I think she is sending signals that she wants out. Calling for unity is her way of getting there, going home, and having a “nice cold beer” with her husband! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
9:21 PM:
Joe and Jill Biden were streamed into his party at the Radisson hotel in Nashua. “We’re going to be back in New Hampshire. We’re going to be back there to defeat Donald Trump in November.” pic.twitter.com/rlqhiwvAqn — Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa) February 12, 2020
9:20 PM: NO DELEGATES FOR BIDEN/WARREN:
JUST IN: Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren won’t make the 15% threshold to earn any national delegates from New Hampshire, according to the CNN Decision Desk #cnnelection https://t.co/nxInq80zqR pic.twitter.com/3rCpa7ojHB — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 12, 2020
9:05 PM: Sanders crowd confident with 42% reporting (Sanders 27.8%, Buttigieg 23.5%, Klobuchar 19.7%).
At Bernie Sanders headquarters, supporters are cheering each time new numbers are posted from the NH primary. Sanders has a 4 point lead over Pete Buttigieg with about a third of the vote counted. pic.twitter.com/VP02ze0zkH — Jonathan Hall (@JHall7news) February 12, 2020
8:45 PM: Biden launch party in South Carolina:
.@JoeBiden’s South Carolina launch party is getting underway here in Columbia with some music from a choir of gospel singers from local AME churches. #SC2020 pic.twitter.com/YsaB7arUIP — Gavin Jackson (@GavinJackson) February 12, 2020
WATCH: Joe Biden repeatedly said he would win New Hampshire. He is currently projected to finish in FIFTH PLACE and get ZERO delegates. pic.twitter.com/iJfJ7pK5Ce — Trump War Room – Text WOKE to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) February 12, 2020
8:35 PM: Michael Bennet drops out as well.
8:25 PM: Warren railing against “factions,” claiming her campaign is best positioned to beat Trump because she can unite the party.
Elizabeth Warren speaking right now “Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg are great people. Either one of them would be a better president than Donald Trump.” #WBZ — Kristina Rex (@KristinaRex) February 12, 2020
8:22 PM: Math not adding up for Yang.
Andrew Yang tells supporters he's ending his campaign: "You know I am the math guy, and it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race. I am not someone who wants to accept donations and support in a race that we will not win." https://t.co/V0W44DZca3 pic.twitter.com/bBH4CoXxqV — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 12, 2020
8:00 PM: All polls closed in New Hampshire. Sanders still holding the lead with 14% reporting. Yang reportedly will suspend his campaign.
7:51 PM (12% reporting): Sanders 27.7, Buttigieg 22.4, Klobuchar 20.9
7:50 PM: Interesting framing:
The 2 leading Democrats when put up against Trump (according to yesterday's Quinnipiac Poll): Sanders 51%, Trump 43%. Bloomberg 51%, Trump 42%. So should Dems put up a Democratic Socialist or an Oligarchic Capitalist to run against an Authoritarian Sociopath? — Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 12, 2020
7:45 PM:
NEW: A senior official from the Yang campaign says tonight’s speech will offer clarity on Andrew Yang’s path forward. The campaign hopes to offer an forward-looking, optimistic message centered on the grassroots movement they have built.#FITN #nhpolitics pic.twitter.com/dVPJHY1n1z — Nicole Sganga 🗳 (@NicoleSganga) February 12, 2020
7:40 PM: Potentially disastrous night for Warren/Biden:
I'm not even sure Biden or Warren will break 10% in NH. It's one thing to finish 4th/5th, but it's another thing entirely to finish this far back. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 12, 2020
7:35 PM: Klobuchar likely to exceed expectations:
Why might Klobuchar do better than expected tonight? A whopping 48% of voters said they made up their mind in the past few days (up from 25% in 2016, 38% in 2008), per NBC News exits. And 32% said the debate was an "important" factor in their decision, 16% said "most important" — Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) February 11, 2020
7:28 PM: Sanders leading with 3% reporting. Buttigieg and Klobuchar battling for second.
Folks yelling “I believe that Pete will win!” here at @PeteButtigieg’s event in Nashua pic.twitter.com/w2q24V1wek — Hanna Trudo (@HCTrudo) February 12, 2020
7:10 PM: Much more scrutiny….
As New Hampshire voters made their way to the polls, Sen. Amy Klobuchar faced questions about a murder case she once oversaw as a prosecutor, in which a black teen was sentenced to life. The AP uncovered questionable police tactics in the Minnesota case. https://t.co/190zW4aZfR — The Associated Press (@AP) February 12, 2020
"This momentum has even caught her campaign staff off-guard."@rachelvscott reports that "something has happened in the last 48 hours…people have told me that they're giving Amy Klobuchar a second look." https://t.co/E7mDc03IQe #fitn pic.twitter.com/OxSGDHXAmu — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 12, 2020
7:00 PM: Most polls now closed in New Hampshire.
If they were going to rely on a bunch of clueless non-Iowans to be precinct captains in Iowa, it would have been better to lower expectations in Iowa and focus on New Hampshire.
I am so proud of this campaign. Thank you to everyone who got us here. 🙏 — Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) February 12, 2020
6:35 PM: The first polls close at the top of the hour. Sanders comes in as the favorite, but he may have to be “beat the spread,” so to speak, because of the media’s biases against him.
Biden already on the plane to South Carolina. Says it all:
Joe Biden fundraising email landing just after 6pm — as he is in the air to South Carolina: "My team tells me we need another $120,000 before 8 pm in order to fully execute our Get Out the Vote efforts in the Granite State." pic.twitter.com/k1HPrzhaeZ — Matt Viser (@mviser) February 11, 2020
Klobuchar must be getting the types of voters Biden needs. Looks like she–and her record–will get a lot more scrutiny…
Oh my — @Bakari_Sellers on Klobuchar: “disrespectful” and “not even trying” with black voters. “Is she even running for President?” Says she’s even worse than Pete with black voters. — Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) February 11, 2020
6:30 PM: CNN reports a lot of new voter registrations in crucial Dover. CNN’s Miguel Marquez says most of the people he has spoken to were for Sanders.
6:25 PM: Exit Polls: 81% of Democrats are ANGRY with the Trump administration.
Early exit poll reveals 81% of Democratic voters say they are angry as they cast ballots in first-in-the nation New Hampshire primary. Listen: https://t.co/Dw0cHZqOf8 — CBS News Radio (@CBSNewsRadio) February 11, 2020
NBC exit poll: 11% of voters 18-29 in New Hampshire (was 19% in 2016). (corrected from earlier) — Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) February 11, 2020
NEW EXIT POLLING: There is majority support (almost six in 10) in NH for a government health care plan that would replace private insurance for everyone. And for making public colleges tuition free –roughly two-thirds support. Via Jen De Pinto, @CBSNews — Cara Korte (@CaraKorte) February 11, 2020
NEW: Preliminary results from NH exit poll show that 45% of voters in early results are Independents; that compares with 40% in 2016 While Bernie won Independents big in '16, that was a 2-person race, how they break in a multi-candidate race will be key — Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) February 11, 2020
Interesting: Warren scales back while attacking Sanders.
More from Warren memo on Sanders: "In New Hampshire, he is on track to receive around half of his 2016 vote share as well. And he hasn’t yet faced the scrutiny of his record that will surely come with any further rise." https://t.co/Rpq4YVmUeU — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 11, 2020
NEWS: The Warren campaign is pulling their money off of television in South Carolina, per a source. They’re moving that money, plus some additional funds, towards television ads in Nevada and Maine, plus some radio and print ads in S.C. — Kevin Robillard (@Robillard) February 11, 2020
.@ewarren greeted Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Biden supporters outside of a Portsmouth, New Hampshire, polling location after she said hello/took pics and brought donuts to her own volunteers pic.twitter.com/VGcz6sPndx — Cheyenne Haslett (@cheyennehaslett) February 11, 2020
Last-Minute GOTV Efforts in the Granite State:


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--New Hydrogen-Powered Pickup Truck Has 600-Mile Range, Packs 906 HP, 980 Pound-Feet of Torque — 0 – 6

New Hydrogen-Powered Pickup Truck Has 600-Mile Range, Packs 906 HP, 980 Pound-Feet of Torque — 0 – 60 in 2.9 Seconds

Nikola Motors , aka Arizona 's No .
1 electrified vehicle hype machine , is back at it again , but this time , it 's not a semi-truck that it 's trying to get you excited for .
It 's a pickup truck with its focus set firmly on the likes of Rivian , Hummer and Tesla , and it 's called the Badger .
Nikola 's Badger pickup , which was announced by the company on Monday , will be available as either a purely battery-electric vehicle or with a fuel cell system .
Nikola is touting up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on batteries alone ) , 906 peak horsepower and 980 pound-feet of torque .
Those specs are pretty decent , but there 's one problem -- hydrogen .
See , as any Mirai or Nexo owner will tell you , hydrogen stations are n't super-plentiful .
Not even in Southern California , which by far as the highest concentration of them .
To help combat this , Nikola -- as part of its Badger program -- is planning to build 700 hydrogen filling stations .
It says that the locations of the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't be announced until later in Q1 2020 .
`` Nikola has billions worth of technology in our semi-truck program , so why not build it into a pickup truck ? ''
said Trevor Milton , Nikola Corporation 's CEO , in a statement .
`` I have been working on this pickup program for years and believe the market is now ready for something that can handle a full day 's worth of work without running out of energy .
This electric truck can be used for work , weekend getaways , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ski slopes without performance loss .
No other electric pickup can operate in these temperatures and conditions . ''
What else do we know about the Badger ?
Well , from the side , it looks a lot like the current-generation Toyota Tacoma ( which is n't necessarily a bad thing ) , but of course , it 's got a lot more lights and angles and character lines .
It 's going to have a tow rating of somewhere in the neighborhood of 8,000 pounds , and Nikola says it 'll do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the help of a supercapacitor-based launch system .
Oh , and Nikola is partnering with `` Heavy D '' from the show Diesel Brothers to help design , build and test the Badger in `` real world environments . ''
In any case , Nikola says that its Badger will make its debut at the company 's Nikola World 2020 event later this year , where there will be prototype vehicles on hand for media and select customers to drive .

Nikola Motors, aka Arizona's No. 1 electrified vehicle hype machine, is back at it again, but this time, it's not a electric semi truck that it's trying to get you excited for. It's a pickup truck designed to compete with vehicles from the likes of Rivian, Hummer and Tesla , and it's called the Badger.
Nikola's Badger pickup, which was announced by the company last month, will be available as either a purely battery-electric vehicle or with a fuel cell system. Nikola is touting up to 600 miles of range (300 on batteries alone), 906 peak horsepower and 980 pound-feet of torque. Those specs are pretty decent, but there's one problem -- hydrogen.
See, as any Mirai or Nexo owner will tell you, hydrogen stations aren't that plentiful. Not even in Southern California, which has the highest concentration of them by far. To help combat this, as part of its Badger program Nikola is planning to build 700 hydrogen filling stations. It says that the locations of the first stations are secured, but they won't be announced until later in the first quarter of 2020.
"Nikola has billions' worth of technology in our semi truck program, so why not build it into a pickup truck?" Nikola CEO Trevor Milton said in a statement. "I have been working on this pickup program for years and believe the market is now ready for something that can handle a full day's worth of work without running out of energy. This electric truck can be used for work, weekend getaways, towing, off-roading or to hit the ski slopes without performance loss. No other electric pickup can operate in these temperatures and conditions."
What else do we know about the Badger? Well, from the side, it looks a lot like the current-generation Toyota Tacoma (which isn't necessarily a bad thing), but of course it's got a lot more lights and angles and character lines. It's going to have a tow rating of somewhere in the neighborhood of 8,000 pounds, and Nikola says it'll do 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds with the help of a supercapacitor-based launch system.
Oh, and Nikola is partnering with Heavy D from the show Diesel Brothers to help design, build and test the Badger in "real-world environments." In any case, Nikola says that its Badger will make its debut at the company's Nikola World 2020 event later this year, where there will be prototype vehicles on hand for media and select customers to drive.
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First published Feb. 12.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Demonic: Democrat Patty Murray Lone Senator to Block Ban on Killing Babies After Birth

We are seeing a very troubling trend nationally with abortion , and I correctly predicted that it would come to Washington state .
Thanks to State Sen. Patty Murray , Washington is in the middle of all of this .
It has become the priority of Democrats to advocate for an abortion right up until the moment of birth .
In Virginia , the proposed abortion legislation applies to a mother who is in labor .
If one doctor says that the mom would be mentally impaired — not irreparably , it could be anxiety or depression — they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in labor .
You can believe that life begins at conception or at fetal viability — both are reasonable arguments .
So I would have thought that most people , both pro-life and pro-choice , would be horrified at the thought of killing a baby minutes before birth .
But instead of being horrified , some Democrats are celebrating .
Last week in New York , they lit up One World Trade Center in pink to celebrate New York ’ s abortion bill .
Now we have the most radical legislation of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes much further than what has been done in New York and proposed in Virginia .
According to the Vermont legislation , if the mom decides at any point in the pregnancy that she wants an abortion , she can get one .
She doesn ’ t have to have a doctor say that it is necessary .
In Virginia , the governor — who is facing backlash for a photo in blackface — last week said that according to his state ’ s proposed legislation , if a baby is born alive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then the mom and doctor can talk about just letting it die .
So now they crossed the line into infanticide .
What does all this have to do with Washington ?
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse introduced a bill that he thought everyone , regardless of political affiliation , would go for .
The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act says that if the abortion doesn ’ t work for some reason and the baby is born alive , doctors will do everything they can to take care of the baby and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to join North Korea as the only country where infanticide is allowed .
What the senator wanted was a unanimous consent decree , where everyone in the Senate says yes .
Yes , we will not allow a living baby to die after birth .
But it was not unanimous because of one vote .
Why ?
It was Washington Senator Patty Murray who was the lone voice to step in and stop that bill .
We ’ re not even talking about late-term abortions — this bill would protect any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And Patty Murray was the only one to oppose the bill .
I never dreamed I would talk about abortion as much as I have recently — more in the last few days than in my entire 24-year career — because I never dreamed we would get to a point where the Left is so radical that we ’ re talking about killing live babies after birth .
This goes beyond being pro-choice .
It used to be that pro-choice people called for abortions to be “ safe , legal , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill and Hillary Clinton , and Barack Obama said about abortions .
Now in 2019 , we have a bill that says doctors have to provide medical care to any baby born alive , and Patty Murray says no .
How is that happening ?
How is that considered acceptable ?
In New York state , where the skies were lit up to celebrate the legalization of abortions minutes before birth , legislators introduced a bill to ban raising geese for fois gras because of animal cruelty .
Killing a baby two minutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d better protect geese from being fattened and killed .
This is a time I never thought I would see in this country .

We are seeing a very troubling trend nationally with abortion, and I correctly predicted that it would come to Washington state. Thanks to State Sen. Patty Murray, Washington is in the middle of all of this.
It has become the priority of Democrats to advocate for an abortion right up until the moment of birth.
In Virginia, the proposed abortion legislation applies to a mother who is in labor. If one doctor says that the mom would be mentally impaired — not irreparably, it could be anxiety or depression — they could kill the baby as the mom is in labor.
RELATED: Is WWU censoring pro-life group’s chalk messages?
You can believe that life begins at conception or at fetal viability — both are reasonable arguments. So I would have thought that most people, both pro-life and pro-choice, would be horrified at the thought of killing a baby minutes before birth. But instead of being horrified, some Democrats are celebrating.
Last week in New York, they lit up One World Trade Center in pink to celebrate New York’s abortion bill.
Now we have the most radical legislation of all being considered in Vermont, legislation that goes much further than what has been done in New York and proposed in Virginia. According to the Vermont legislation, if the mom decides at any point in the pregnancy that she wants an abortion, she can get one. She doesn’t have to have a doctor say that it is necessary.
In Virginia, the governor — who is facing backlash for a photo in blackface — last week said that according to his state’s proposed legislation, if a baby is born alive after a failed abortion minutes before birth, then the mom and doctor can talk about just letting it die. So now they crossed the line into infanticide.
What does all this have to do with Washington? Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse introduced a bill that he thought everyone, regardless of political affiliation, would go for. The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act says that if the abortion doesn’t work for some reason and the baby is born alive, doctors will do everything they can to take care of the baby and keep it alive.
We’re not going to join North Korea as the only country where infanticide is allowed.
What the senator wanted was a unanimous consent decree, where everyone in the Senate says yes. Yes, we will not allow a living baby to die after birth. But it was not unanimous because of one vote. Why?
It was Washington Senator Patty Murray who was the lone voice to step in and stop that bill.
We’re not even talking about late-term abortions — this bill would protect any babies born alive after an attempted abortion. And Patty Murray was the only one to oppose the bill.
I never dreamed I would talk about abortion as much as I have recently — more in the last few days than in my entire 24-year career — because I never dreamed we would get to a point where the Left is so radical that we’re talking about killing live babies after birth.
This goes beyond being pro-choice. It used to be that pro-choice people called for abortions to be “safe, legal, and rare.” That was what politicians like Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama said about abortions.
Now in 2019, we have a bill that says doctors have to provide medical care to any baby born alive, and Patty Murray says no. How is that happening? How is that considered acceptable?
In New York state, where the skies were lit up to celebrate the legalization of abortions minutes before birth, legislators introduced a bill to ban raising geese for fois gras because of animal cruelty. Killing a baby two minutes before birth is allowed, but we’d better protect geese from being fattened and killed.
This is a time I never thought I would see in this country.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--It Takes Just 9 Seconds for a San Antonio Thief to Break Into Man’s Truck, Steal Glock

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Man's gun stolen after his truck broken into. (Courtesy: Whit Runion)


thelibertydaily--2020-02-13--Siri is Now Refusing to Say the Word “Gun”

Wrongthink could be defined as ‘ misleading voters ’ Youtube announced this week that it will begin removing election-related videos that are “ manipulated or doctored ” with the aim of influencing voters .
The move is part of an effort by the Google owned company to be a “ more reliable source ” for news and to promote a “ healthy political discourse ” .
YouTube ’ s vice president of government affairs and public policy , Leslie Miller commented “ …the service ’ s community standards prohibit content that has been technically manipulated or doctored in a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious risk of egregious harm.
” Of course , what constitutes “ manipulation ” and a “ healthy political discourse ” will be entirely decided by techie elites in Silicon Vally , who don ’ t have the most balanced of records .
Therefore , merely including footage of election candidates in videos and expressing an opinion that doesn ’ t jive with YouTube overlords could be construed as ‘ misleading voters ’ by the company .
YouTube says it is not only going to focus on so called ‘ deep fake ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make it appear that a political figure is doing or saying something they have actually never done or said , but that they will also look for what they describe as ‘ shallow fakes ’ .
Again , what ‘ shallow fakes ’ actually are is not specifically explained , except to say that they use more ‘ rudimentary ’ techniques than deep fakes to mislead voters .
The only specific examples YouTube gives is that it will remove videos that claim “ a candidate is not eligible to hold office based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and that it will remove any video “ manipulated to make it appear that a government official is dead ” or that “ aims to mislead people about voting or the census processes , like telling viewers an incorrect voting date.
” YouTube has a recent history of banning Conservative opinion on its platform : The move by YouTube follows an announcement by Facebook that it will not interfere with political ads on its platform , and an announcement conversely by Twitter that it will ban all political ads for candidates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ down on ‘ synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm ’ : The platform just banned conservative investigative reporter James O ’ Keefe for probing into Bernie Sanders ’ campaign :

Update (1350ET): The House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into a “misinformation” tracking group, the UK’s Center for Countering Digital Hate – which is now being sued by X Corp, formerly Twitter.
According to a letter seen by the Washington Examiner, the Center for Countering Digital Hate is in the crosshairs, as House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has given the nonprofit until August 17, two weeks, to turn over records that could detail the extent of its ties to the Biden White House.
“We know from the Facebook Files that the Center for Countering Digital Hate was working with the White House to censor speech,” said a senior GOP congressional aide. “But how far did it go? Republicans want to find out, and of course subpoenas are on the table if we don’t get answers.”
Jordan’s letter, which was first obtained by the Washington Examiner, is the latest escalation of the GOP’s efforts to investigate how the federal government has, in some cases, coordinated with the private sector to flag certain speech, including speech related to COVID-19, as “disinformation” or “misinformation.” The chairman has recently been publicizing subpoenaed documents from Facebook, now called Meta, showinghow the platform kept in close contact with the Biden administration on content moderation. Further sets of emails produced in connection to that subpoena, which have not been reported on until now and were shared with the Washington Examiner, shed light on Center for Countering Digital Hate’s influence among top Facebook staffers and the highest levels of government. -Washington Examiner
In April 2021, a Facebook employee cited the CCDH’s March 2021 report titled “The Disinformation Dozen” in an email thread dubbed “Vaccine policy,” in which alleged that there “are twelve anti-vaxxers who play leading roles in spreading digital misinformation about COVID vaccines,” with RFK Jr. being one of them.
“We also continue to see pressure from partners and policymakers, including the White House, to remove entities that are seen to be contributing to a large amount of vaccine misinformation content (commonly referred to as the ‘disinformation dozen’ which CCDH asserts are responsible for 73% of vaccine misinformation on Facebook),” the employee’s email continues.
“We continue to monitor these entities on platform, and are reviewing the off platform as well, but do not believe we currently have a clear path for removal of these.”
In his letter to CCDH’s CEO, Imran Ahmed, Jordan writes: “We are interested in understanding the interactions between the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the federal government in particular, as well as between CCDH and social media companies,” adding “CCDH claims that ‘social media companies erode basic human rights and civil liberties by enabling the spread of online hate and disinformation.'”
Earlier Thursday, Jordan dropped a thread of receipts on Facebook’s relationship with the Biden regime and how they censored unfavorable opinions.
THE FACEBOOK FILES PART 3.
Newly subpoenaed internal notes of meetings between Facebook executives and Biden Admin officials reveal more about the lengths the Biden White House wanted to go to control true speech on Facebook.
🧵 Thread: https://t.co/AeXrs1U8wr — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) August 3, 2023
As we’ve previously noted (via Paul Thacker)
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) sprang out of nowhere in late 2017 or early 2018. At the time, Ahmed was leaving a job as a political advisor to members of the British Labour Party and had just written a book. As we chronicle in our just published book The New Serfdom, the dominance of market fundamentalism has been a disastrous experiment that has ripped up social cohesion and solidarity while the gap between the 1 per cent and the 99 per cent has soared to levels not seen since the beginning of the last century. Home ownership, secure employment and fair wages seem like relics of a bygone era. Meanwhile exploitative workplace practices have created a new serfdom leaving many people trapped in insecure, unfulfilling and underpaid work with no escape route. How this background as a political operative prepared Ahmed to brand himself as an expert in disinformation is unclear. His LinkedIn account makes no mention of his work as a political operative in England, although his biography at CCDH states that he is an “authority on social and psychological malignancies on social media, such as identity-based hate, extremism, disinformation, and conspiracy theories.” Ahmed now lives in Washington DC and his organization does not provide a list of funders. In early 2021, CCDH posted a report titled “The Disinformation Dozen” that alleged the majority of COVID vaccine disinformation came from just 12 accounts, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ahmed released the report just as the Biden administration began their COVID vaccine rollout and shortly before the House held hearings on disinformation at social media companies.
Good question. This appears to be foreign government interference.
Can’t wait to get their donors under deposition! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2023
And of course, now the CCDH has their cup out for donations.
CCDH who is known for silencing people including orgs like @FDRLST and @zerohedge are now using the @elonmusk lawsuit to get donations crying about how Elon is “silencing them” and it’s “straight out of the authoritarian handbook” ….This is unbelievable. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/EiWdZA42j8 — Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) August 3, 2023
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Update (1253ET): Shortly after publication, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) dropped a Twitter thread full of receipts showing the Biden administration’s collusion with Facebook to suppress conservative speech.
“Since it’s a global pandemic, can we give agencies access to targeting parameters that they normally wouldn’t be able to?” said President Biden’s digital director, Rob Flaherty, according to internal company communications.
Rob Flaherty, President Biden’s then-Director of Digital Strategy, repeatedly put pressure on Facebook to explain its content decisions.
“We have to explain to President, Ron, people, why there is misinfo on the internet…” pic.twitter.com/zUZYbKHfA9 — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) August 3, 2023
Continued…For example, Flaherty questioned whether Facebook was doing enough to reduce traffic from sites like the @nypost. “I’m curious – NY Post churning out articles every day… What is supposed to happen to that from Policy perspective. Does that article get a reduction, labels?”
But that wasn’t enough for the Biden White House. Flaherty wanted Facebook to go a step further. He wanted Facebook to kick people off its site.
The Biden White House’s effort to censor opposing viewpoints only grew. So, they upped the pressure. Flaherty demanded that Facebook “play ball” and work with the Biden White House on censorship. He called it his “dream.”
But that’s not all. The Biden White House wanted to control what you saw on Facebook. They questioned whether Facebook could change its algorithm so users saw more posts from the New York Times and less from the @realDailyWireand @TomiLahren.
Why did they do that? Because they didn’t think you were smart enough to decide for yourself. President Biden’s head of strategic communications and public engagement for the #COVID19 response, Courtney Rowe, mocked Real America’s ability to determine what’s true and what isn’t.
Facebook knew it had to act. One employee tried to explain to the White House that if the company couldn’t “remove” content, it could at least “contain it.”
But Flaherty continued to press for more content moderation and CONTROL on so-called “bad” content.
And of course, Facebook caved. The company ADMITTED to the White House that it reduced content of certain posts – even if the posts didn’t violate the company’s terms and contained TRUE information. Just read this from a Facebook employee.
These newly subpoenaed meeting notes continue to show the Biden White House’s desire to direct and control content on Facebook. More evidence of the censorship-industrial complex. To be continued…
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Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness,
In new memos recently released by Facebook, the social media giant was pressured by the Biden White House into altering its algorithms so that mainstream news sources would be elevated over conservative sites.
As Just The News reports, the documents over to the House Judiciary Committee following a subpoena detail a series of meetings between Facebook executives and White House Digital Director Rob Flaherty in the spring of 2021. The demands from the White House focused on posts related to the Chinese coronavirus and the efficiency of the COVID vaccines.
In one meeting on April 14th, 2021, Flaherty asked Facebook if it was possible to artificially promote outlets such as the New York Times and the Washington Post, instead the Daily Wire and Fox News, particularly commentator Tomi Lahren.
“If you were to change the algorithm so that people were more likely to see NYT, WSJ, any authoritative news source over Daily Wire, Tomi Lahren, polarizing people,” Flaherty asked.
“You wouldn’t have a mechanism to check the material impact?”
“We have to explain to President, Ron [Klain], people, why there is misinfo on the internet, bigger problem than FB,” said Flaherty, according to the typed notes from Facebook executives.
“Where issues are, what interventions are, how well they are working, for products, want to engage in things that you know to be effective. I don’t even care about specific methodology, you have better, richer data than we’ll ever have.”
Tomi Lahren, who boasted a large following on Facebook, had recently announced that she would refuse to get the COVID vaccine. Meanwhile, Daily Wire had filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s mandate for private workplaces to force its employees to take the vaccine. The Supreme Court eventually struck down Biden’s workplace mandate, while upholding his vaccine mandate for facilities that are funded by Medicare and Medicaid.
“What are the things driving hesitancy on your platform? What is it? How big is the problem? When you are intervening, how are you measuring success?” Flaherty repeatedly grilled the Facebook executives in one meeting.
“Never-before-released internal documents subpoenaed by the Judiciary Committee PROVE that Facebook and Instagram censored posts and changed their content moderation policies because of unconstitutional pressure from the Biden White House,” said Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, on Twitter.
Constitutional scholars have also raised the alarm over the revelations, with George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley saying that he has “asked Congress to pass a law barring federal employees from engaging in censorship and targeting of citizens.”
“Agencies have a right to speak in their own voices,” Turley added. “Instead, the Biden Administration sought to engage in what I have called ‘censorship through surrogate.’ This is part of that pattern.”
Turley’s take is reiterated by University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds told Just the News on Wednesday that the First Amendment issue is when the “government is asking people to censor speech, their action is attributable to the government, so both they and the government can be sued.”x
“By working with the government, Facebook exposed themselves to liability,” Reynolds said, noting that they do not “share sovereign immunity” with the government and will “probably very much regret it.”
This post was originally published at Zero Hedge


thelibertydaily--2020-02-13--California Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Dog, Child

A Hesperia man is accused of sexually assaulting a child and dog , authorities said Tuesday .
Deputies from the Victorville Police Department said they received information about the alleged crimes on January 16 and immediately began to investigate the claims .
The investigation led to the arrest of 46-year-old Timothy Carl Lawrence .
The police department said that on January 17 , the investigation led them to a home in Barstow .
Investigators interviewed Lawrence at the residence and determined that he had been involved in recent incidents at that location involving a minor and a dog .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lawrence and an adult female , who is now living in another state , were involved in additional sexual acts with a minor , '' Victorville Police said in a press release .
`` That portion of the investigation is ongoing , and deputies are not releasing information about the female subject at this time . ''
Lawrence was arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and sexual assault on an animal and is currently being held at High Desert Detention Center with bail set at $ 255,000 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Superior Court on March 12 at 8:30 a.m. Investigators believe there may be additional victims and released his image in hopes that other victims may see it and come forward .
Anyone with information about this investigation was asked to contact Deputy V. Quezada at the Victorville Police Department at 760-241-2911 or Sheriff ’ s Dispatch at 760-956-5001 .

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A Hesperia man is accused of sexually assaulting a child and dog, authorities said Tuesday.
Deputies from the Victorville Police Department said they received information about the alleged crimes on January 16 and immediately began to investigate the claims. The investigation led to the arrest of 46-year-old Timothy Carl Lawrence.
The police department said that on January 17, the investigation led them to a home in Barstow. Investigators interviewed Lawrence at the residence and determined that he had been involved in recent incidents at that location involving a minor and a dog.
"As the investigation continued, deputies learned Lawrence and an adult female, who is now living in another state, were involved in additional sexual acts with a minor," Victorville Police said in a press release. "That portion of the investigation is ongoing, and deputies are not releasing information about the female subject at this time."
Lawrence was arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and sexual assault on an animal and is currently being held at High Desert Detention Center with bail set at $255,000. He is scheduled to appear in Victorville Superior Court on March 12 at 8:30 a.m.
Investigators believe there may be additional victims and released his image in hopes that other victims may see it and come forward.
Anyone with information about this investigation was asked to contact Deputy V. Quezada at the Victorville Police Department at 760-241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 760-956-5001.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-13--Protester at Bloomberg Event Warns: ‘Bloomberg is Buying This Election’

As much as the left complains about the influence of money in politics , self-funded billionaire elitist Michael Bloomberg is gaining traction in the polls .
Bloomberg has already poured over $ 350 million into his own campaign , and the former New York City mayor wo n't rule out spending up to a billion dollars in his efforts to remove Donald Trump from the White House .
The billionaire has decided to ignore the early states in the nomination process – like Iowa , New Hampshire and South Carolina – and instead saturate his millions in states that vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place on Mar .
3 this election year .
At a campaign stop in Chattanooga , Tennessee , on Wednesday , one protester took over the microphone to warn the crowd of supporters that Michael Bloomberg was a plutocrat who was in the process of buying the Democratic presidential nomination .
`` Bloomberg is a billionaire buying this election , '' the protester could be heard yelling before climbing her way onto the stage .
Once she reached the microphone , the woman warned , `` This is not democracy .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost immediately , and several people took the stage in an effort to coax the protester away from the podium .
The woman did not appear to step onto a box before speaking into the microphone .
Audio of a Bloomberg speech before the Aspen Institute surfaced earlier this week .
In the speech , the former New York City mayor defended his controversial 'stop and frisk ' policy which has been wildly denounced as 'racist ' by left-wing critics .
The hashtag , # BloombergIsRacist , was trending on Twitter much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for one reason or another three members of the Congressional Black Caucus have now endorsed Bloomberg even amid fallout from the billionaire 's incendiary remarks .
Similarly , the Democratic National Convention ( DNC ) has eased its debate requirements , a move which makes it much more likely that Bloomberg will participate in upcoming debates .
When previous candidates like Cory Booker and Julian Castro made similar requests , the DNC vigorously defended its debate requirements and refused to make any concession at the time .

As much as the left complains about the influence of money in politics, self-funded billionaire elitist Michael Bloomberg is gaining traction in the polls. Bloomberg has already poured over $350 million into his own campaign, and the former New York City mayor won't rule out spending up to a billion dollars in his efforts to remove Donald Trump from the White House.
The billionaire has decided to ignore the early states in the nomination process – like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina – and instead saturate his millions in states that vote on Super Tuesday, which will take place on Mar. 3 this election year.
At a campaign stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Wednesday, one protester took over the microphone to warn the crowd of supporters that Michael Bloomberg was a plutocrat who was in the process of buying the Democratic presidential nomination.
"Bloomberg is a billionaire buying this election," the protester could be heard yelling before climbing her way onto the stage. Once she reached the microphone, the woman warned, "This is not democracy. This is plutocracy."
The microphone was cut almost immediately, and several people took the stage in an effort to coax the protester away from the podium. The woman did not appear to step onto a box before speaking into the microphone.
Democrats in disarray: protester seizes mic at Bloomberg event, this “is not democracy”https://t.co/J2FGENxceZ pic.twitter.com/hZ6EVUbyK6 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 12, 2020
Audio of a Bloomberg speech before the Aspen Institute surfaced earlier this week. In the speech, the former New York City mayor defended his controversial 'stop and frisk' policy which has been wildly denounced as 'racist' by left-wing critics. The hashtag, #BloombergIsRacist, was trending on Twitter much of Tuesday. But money talks, and for one reason or another three members of the Congressional Black Caucus have now endorsed Bloomberg even amid fallout from the billionaire's incendiary remarks.
Similarly, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) has eased its debate requirements, a move which makes it much more likely that Bloomberg will participate in upcoming debates. When previous candidates like Cory Booker and Julian Castro made similar requests, the DNC vigorously defended its debate requirements and refused to make any concession at the time.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-12--Will YouTube Ban This Sketch Skewering Parents Who Let Their Children Change Gender?

So , the question is : How long does this stay up ?
A YouTube sketch comedy group that ’ s had one of its videos on gender issues banned in the past has produced a new video on the phenomenon of parents who let their children decide their own gender .
And you can pretty much start the pool in terms of how much longer this latest clip has on Google ’ s video platform .
According to The Christian Post , the sketch was posted by We The Internet TV late last month , and it deals with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told him he ’ s a girl .
“ We ’ re all hanging out on the couch watching Netflix together , and Tommy turns to Sarah and me and says , ‘ I ’ m a girl now , ' ” the father says to a co-worker .
“ I had no idea , but who am I to question my 3-year-old child , right ?
” “ Yeah , you ’ re just his parent , ” the co-worker says .
“ Well , it ’ s not actually ‘ his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Actually , it ’ s more complicated like that .
The young boy — sorry , girl — wants their own preferred pronoun , which sounds suspiciously like a fart .
Will [ fart noise ] start kindergarten ?
Well , it seems like they don ’ t want to do so — and 3-year-olds are always right , after all .
“ Also , we ’ re starting [ fart noise ] on hormone blockers next week , so we don ’ t really have a lot of free time , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father comes in and says his potty-trained daughter has decided she ’ d prefer to continue going in her pants .
Her decision , after all .
And then another parent comes in announcing her son ’ s an astronaut — because , obviously , he told her so .
The sketch goes on like this for a while — and then the boss comes in .
The boss is a child , of course , because who else would we listen to ?
This displays one of the essential fallacies of pre-teen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t show signs of deep and profound gender dysphoria : We act as parents not because we want to oppress our children but out of love .
We don ’ t simply allow children to make their own decisions for themselves .
They can ’ t play Nintendo Switch and ignore homework because they believe they ’ re Luigi .
We don ’ t let them eat an entire box of pasta for dinner — much less cook it on the stove .
They ’ re not allowed to watch horror @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because they don ’ t have that judgment .
But when it comes to gender issues , however , some parents are willing to grant an extraordinary amount of unscientific leeway .
The video hasn ’ t been taken down yet , so it ’ s hard to tell if that will happen , or if so , when .
That being said , this is the kind of trenchant logic that tends to get pushback on YouTube — especially when you consider a previous video the group did on transgender issues resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This wasn ’ t a comedy sketch , according to The Federalist , but an interview with Dr. Deborah Soh .
The interview was mostly about Soh ’ s support of James Damore , the Google employee who was fired after a paper he wrote on gender relations and political correctness within the company .
However , in “ the video that the banned ad promotes , called ‘ Sex , Gender and Bulls— , Part 1 , ’ WTI ’ s head writer , Lou Perez , interviews Soh about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ad was banned because it promoted “ dangerous or derogatory content.
” Will the same happen here ?
Will the video get pulled down ?
Well , it certainly makes too much sense on an issue Google and YouTube have a very definite line on .
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So, the question is: How long does this stay up?
It’s not just rhetorical.
A YouTube sketch comedy group that’s had one of its videos on gender issues banned in the past has produced a new video on the phenomenon of parents who let their children decide their own gender.
And you can pretty much start the pool in terms of how much longer this latest clip has on Google’s video platform.
According to The Christian Post, the sketch was posted by We The Internet TV late last month, and it deals with a father whose 3-year-old son has just told him he’s a girl.
“We’re all hanging out on the couch watching Netflix together, and Tommy turns to Sarah and me and says, ‘I’m a girl now,'” the father says to a co-worker.
“I had no idea, but who am I to question my 3-year-old child, right?”
“Yeah, you’re just his parent,” the co-worker says.
“Well, it’s not actually ‘his,'” the father replies.
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“Right! Sorry, her,” the co-worker responds.
Actually, it’s more complicated like that. The young boy — sorry, girl — wants their own preferred pronoun, which sounds suspiciously like a fart.
Will [fart noise] start kindergarten? Well, it seems like they don’t want to do so — and 3-year-olds are always right, after all.
“Also, we’re starting [fart noise] on hormone blockers next week, so we don’t really have a lot of free time,” the parent explains.
Meanwhile, another father comes in and says his potty-trained daughter has decided she’d prefer to continue going in her pants. Her decision, after all.
And then another parent comes in announcing her son’s an astronaut — because, obviously, he told her so.
The sketch goes on like this for a while — and then the boss comes in. The boss is a child, of course, because who else would we listen to?
This displays one of the essential fallacies of pre-teen transgender movement, particularly with children who don’t show signs of deep and profound gender dysphoria: We act as parents not because we want to oppress our children but out of love.
We don’t simply allow children to make their own decisions for themselves.
They can’t play Nintendo Switch and ignore homework because they believe they’re Luigi.
We don’t let them eat an entire box of pasta for dinner — much less cook it on the stove.
They’re not allowed to watch horror movies at age 5.
Why? Because they don’t have that judgment.
But when it comes to gender issues, however, some parents are willing to grant an extraordinary amount of unscientific leeway.
The video hasn’t been taken down yet, so it’s hard to tell if that will happen, or if so, when.
That being said, this is the kind of trenchant logic that tends to get pushback on YouTube — especially when you consider a previous video the group did on transgender issues resulted in a YouTube ad ban in 2018.
This wasn’t a comedy sketch, according to The Federalist, but an interview with Dr. Deborah Soh.
The interview was mostly about Soh’s support of James Damore, the Google employee who was fired after a paper he wrote on gender relations and political correctness within the company.
However, in “the video that the banned ad promotes, called ‘Sex, Gender and Bulls—, Part 1,’ WTI’s head writer, Lou Perez, interviews Soh about the transgender movement.”
WTI said that the ad was banned because it promoted “dangerous or derogatory content.”
Will the same happen here? Will the video get pulled down?
Well, it certainly makes too much sense on an issue Google and YouTube have a very definite line on.
You make the call.
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