thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--WATCH: Frauds In WH Press Corps Dump Masks When Cameras Stop Running

How do the people who are so hellbent on making sure we cower in our homes and wear masks at @ @ @ @ @ cameras stop rolling ?
Exactly the way you might expect ANY hypocrite to behave .
@ @ @ @ @ all day long about the need to wear our masks lest we find a grandmother @ @ @ @ @ hands .
Their eyes are constantly watchful to spot new angles of attack , blaming @ @ @ @ @ in any they can imagine .
Trending : Illinois Governor Puts SEVERE Restrictions On Churches @ @ @ @ @ Open Up For A Year Or More Yet they can spare precious little curiosity about @ @ @ @ @ s communist party had in hiding the looming threat from public view .
When Trump @ @ @ @ @ public without a mask , they pillory them .
So their commitment to wearing masks @ @ @ @ @ and enduring , right ?
Then what are we seeing in this clip ?
It @ @ @ @ @ their commitment to masks is all that deep after all , is it ?

How do the people who are so hellbent on making sure we cower in our homes and wear masks at all times behave when the cameras stop rolling?
Exactly the way you might expect ANY hypocrite to behave.
They scold and harangue Americans all day long about the need to wear our masks lest we find a grandmother’s blood on our hands.
Their eyes are constantly watchful to spot new angles of attack, blaming Trump for the current circumstances in any they can imagine.
Yet they can spare precious little curiosity about the role that Xi’s communist party had in hiding the looming threat from public view.
When Trump or Pence is seen in public without a mask, they pillory them. So their commitment to wearing masks in public must be deep and enduring, right?
Then what are we seeing in this clip?
As soon as the press briefing is over all the media and politicians takeoff their masks…
What looks to be happening is they are only wearing masks for the television…
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It isn’t looking like their commitment to masks is all that deep after all, is it?


thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--Democrat Rapist Bill Clinton Warns 2020 Graduates of ‘Growing Inequalities,’ ‘Divisive Tribalism,’ a

Democrat Rapist Bill Clinton Warns 2020 Graduates of ‘Growing Inequalities,’ ‘Divisive Tribalism,’ a ‘Planet at Risk’ in CNN Fake News Commencement Address

Former President Bill Clinton delivered a politically charge commencement address on Saturday as part of CNN ’ s two-hour primetime special honoring the class of 2020 .
“ I urge you to embrace the challenge .
The world needs you .
Your country needs you , ” Clinton said , warning students across the country that the Chinese coronavirus pandemic has released them “ into an uncertain future.
” “ Even before the outbreak , you knew you were entering a world of growing inequalities , and divisive tribalism , with people pulling away from those who are different from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Seething resentments and a broken information system have empowered those who for profit and power for themselves , are willing to inflame our worst instincts .
It ’ s put your future , our democracy , and our very planet at risk.
” “ I know you ’ ve been dealt a hard hand , but you can play it well , ” the former president continued .
“ With a tough but open mind and a caring heart , you can help keep us together.
” As the coronavirus upended the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it forced school closures across the country .
By the end of March , most schools were closed , leaving the class of 2020 to celebrate graduation with virtual events and socially distant celebrations .
The CNN “ In This Together ” event featured a carousel of celebrities saluting graduates from their homes .
Stars from Wonder Women star Gal Gadot to actors , Amy Schumer , Jason Alexander , Keegan-Michael Key , Anthony Anderson , Henry Winkler , and MLB legend Alex Rodriguez all congratulated graduates .
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Former President Bill Clinton delivered a politically charge commencement address on Saturday as part of CNN’s two-hour primetime special honoring the class of 2020.
“I urge you to embrace the challenge. The world needs you. Your country needs you,” Clinton said, warning students across the country that the Chinese coronavirus pandemic has released them “into an uncertain future.”
“Even before the outbreak, you knew you were entering a world of growing inequalities, and divisive tribalism, with people pulling away from those who are different from them,” Bill Clinton said. “Seething resentments and a broken information system have empowered those who for profit and power for themselves, are willing to inflame our worst instincts. It’s put your future, our democracy, and our very planet at risk.”


thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--Anti-Christ Illinois Judge Slams Churches For Wanting to Gather. Calls them ‘Selfish’ and Rejects Le

Anti-Christ Illinois Judge Slams Churches For Wanting to Gather. Calls them ‘Selfish’ and Rejects Legal Challenge

A judge has ruled in favor of an Illinois order that prohibits in-person religious gatherings of more than 10 people , rejecting the request of two churches for an exemption .
Earlier this month , Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church of Chicago and Logos Baptist Ministries of Niles filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order against the enforcement of the state order .
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an opinion Wednesday rejecting the request , arguing that the churches ’ “ request for an injunction ” and “ blatant refusal to follow the mandates of the Order are both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would risk the lives of plaintiffs ’ congregants , as well as the lives of their family members , friends , co-workers and other members of their communities with whom they come in contact , ” wrote Gettleman .
“ Their interest in communal services can not and does not outweigh the health and safety of the public.
” Gettleman also rejected the argument that in-person worship services pose no greater risk when it comes to spreading the coronavirus than secular venues such as grocery stores .
“ Gatherings at places of worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at businesses , ” he asserted .
“ The congregants do not just stop by Elim Church .
They congregate to sing , pray , and worship together .
That takes more time than shopping for liquor or groceries.
” “ All public and private schools serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students have been closed under other Executive Orders .
And under this Order , theaters and concert halls , which clearly resemble the layout of plaintiffs ’ churches , are completely banned from hosting any gatherings.
” Pastor Cristian Ionescu of Elim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight the order , posting a statement online Thursday in which he said his church plans to continue holding services .
“ We will have services this coming Sunday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. , and I invite you to come and see how we take temperatures , how we maintain 6 foot bubble and all other precautions , ” Ionescu said .
“ You say that your drastic measures are meant to save lives !
We don ’ t want anybody to die either !
But if you wait until every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s no such place ; your recovery scheme will last forever !
” Earlier this month , a judge ruled against The Beloved Church of Lena , another Illinois church that has held in-person worship despite state restrictions that was suing the state over the restrictions .
U.S. District Court Judge John Lee argued in his decision that “ the foundational rights secured by the First Amendment are not without limits ” and that an April 30 order by Gov .
Jay Pritzker did allow for in-person worship under certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the religious activities permitted by the April 30 Order are imperfect substitutes for an in-person service where all eighty members of Beloved Church can stand together , side-by-side , to sing , pray , and engage in communal fellowship , ” wrote Lee .
“ Still , given the continuing threat posed by COVID-19 , the Order preserves relatively robust avenues for praise , prayer and fellowship and passes constitutional muster .
”

Judge rejects churches’ challenge to Ill. worship restrictions, calls exemption request ‘selfish’
A judge has ruled in favor of an Illinois order that prohibits in-person religious gatherings of more than 10 people, rejecting the request of two churches for an exemption.
Earlier this month, Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church of Chicago and Logos Baptist Ministries of Niles filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order against the enforcement of the state order.
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an opinion Wednesday rejecting the request, arguing that the churches’ “request for an injunction” and “blatant refusal to follow the mandates of the Order are both ill-founded and selfish.”
“An injunction would risk the lives of plaintiffs’ congregants, as well as the lives of their family members, friends, co-workers and other members of their communities with whom they come in contact,” wrote Gettleman.
“Their interest in communal services cannot and does not outweigh the health and safety of the public.”
Gettleman also rejected the argument that in-person worship services pose no greater risk when it comes to spreading the coronavirus than secular venues such as grocery stores.
“Gatherings at places of worship pose higher risks of infection than gatherings at businesses,” he asserted. “The congregants do not just stop by Elim Church. They congregate to sing, pray, and worship together. That takes more time than shopping for liquor or groceries.”
“All public and private schools serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students have been closed under other Executive Orders. And under this Order, theaters and concert halls, which clearly resemble the layout of plaintiffs’ churches, are completely banned from hosting any gatherings.”
Pastor Cristian Ionescu of Elim Romanian said he intends to continue to fight the order, posting a statement online Thursday in which he said his church plans to continue holding services.
“We will have services this coming Sunday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., and I invite you to come and see how we take temperatures, how we maintain 6 foot bubble and all other precautions,” Ionescu said.
“You say that your drastic measures are meant to save lives! We don’t want anybody to die either! But if you wait until every place is to be 100% safe, there’s no such place; your recovery scheme will last forever!”
Earlier this month, a judge ruled against The Beloved Church of Lena, another Illinois church that has held in-person worship despite state restrictions that was suing the state over the restrictions.
U.S. District Court Judge John Lee argued in his decision that “the foundational rights secured by the First Amendment are not without limits” and that an April 30 order by Gov. Jay Pritzker did allow for in-person worship under certain circumstances.
“The Court is mindful that the religious activities permitted by the April 30 Order are imperfect substitutes for an in-person service where all eighty members of Beloved Church can stand together, side-by-side, to sing, pray, and engage in communal fellowship,” wrote Lee.
“Still, given the continuing threat posed by COVID-19, the Order preserves relatively robust avenues for praise, prayer and fellowship and passes constitutional muster.”


thelibertydaily--2020-05-16--That Was Quick! Trump-Hating GOP Turncoat Justin Amash Drops Libertarian Party Presidential Run

Rep. Justin Amash says he will not launch third-party bid for president 'Circumstances do n't lend themselves to my success @ @ @ @ @ this year '

Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) announced on Saturday that he would not run for president. The third-party Libertarian candidate noted that "this environment presents extraordinary challenges."
Amash thanked his supporters in a series of tweets on Saturday, as he officially bowed out of a potential run in the 2020 presidential race. Amash said that "polarization is near an all-time high."
"I've spent nearly three weeks assessing the race, appearing in media, talking to delegates and donors, watching the Libertarian Party's convention plan unfold, and gathering feedback from family, friends, and other advisers," Amash wrote. "After much reflection, I've concluded that circumstances don't lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate."
"Today, most Americans are understandably more interested in what life will look like tomorrow than they are in broader policy debates, and news coverage has reflected those priorities," he tweeted. "At the same time, fundraising challenges posed by an idled economy will hinder advertising."
Amash launched an exploratory committee in April to seek the Libertarian Party's 2020 nomination and announced he was running on April 28.
A Monmouth University poll showed that an Amash 2020 presidential run would hurt Joe Biden more than Donald Trump, and he took more Democratic voters than Republican.
Amash, who represents Michigan's 3rd congressional district, was the only Republican who supported impeaching Trump, and he left the GOP in July 2019.
You can read Amash's entire statement below:
This was a difficult decision for me, especially having seen grassroots supporters put so much effort into this campaign. It's been humbling and awesome. I continue to believe that a candidate from outside the old parties, offering a vision of government grounded in liberty and equality, can break through in the right environment.
But this environment presents extraordinary challenges. Polarization is near an all-time high. Electoral success requires an audience willing to consider alternatives, but both social media and traditional media are dominated by voices strongly averse to the political risks posed by a viable third candidate. The new reality of social distancing levels the playing field among the candidates in many respects, but it also means lesser known candidates are more dependent on adequate media opportunities to reach people.
Today, most Americans are understandably more interested in what life will look like tomorrow than they are in broader policy debates, and news coverage has reflected those priorities. At the same time, fundraising challenges posed by an idled economy will hinder advertising.
The Libertarian Party's national committee members and delegates have worked diligently to organize the national convention, but lingering uncertainty regarding ratification of online voting, the feasibility of 50-state ballot access and related legal challenges, and unity after the nomination have also weighed heavily on me. We must address these issues as a party to ensure we maximize our potential.
I've been speaking directly to delegates about this opportunity for only a short time, but these conversations have solidified my belief that the Libertarian Party is well positioned to become a major and consistent contender to win elections at all levels of government. I remain invested in helping the party realize these possibilities and look forward to the successes ahead.
If you aren't already a member of the @LPNational, I encourage you to join me in becoming one so we can continue working together toward freedom, peace, and prosperity.
With appreciation,
Justin.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-16--Elon Musk Lists 4 More Commiefornia Homes For $62.5 Million

BEL AIR—On Thursday , May 14 , Tesla co-founder Elon Musk listed four of his Bel Air mansions for a total of $ 62.5 million .
Since this move comes a week after Musk listed two other homes in the same area , all of his Bel Air properties are now for sale for a combined total of $ 102 million .
This barrage of listings comes shortly after he Tweeted : “ I am selling almost all physical possessions .
Will own no house.
” When Twitter user @ kulpability asked Musk if he was doing it “ because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protest the world burning down , ” he responded by saying “ [ I ] don ’ t need the cash .
[ I ’ m ] devoting myself to Mars and Earth .
Possession [ s ] just weigh you down.
” The four new estates can only be acquired as a full set spanning 3.41 acres .
Their individual locations are 10947 Chalon Rd.
, and 954 , 955 , and 958 Somera Rd .
Musk continues to sell his properties without the representation of any agency , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four is “ a project for the big thinker , designed to showcase one of the best views in Los Angeles – from the city to the ocean and beyond.
” Details on each individual property and “ insight on the project as a whole ” will only be provided “ upon request by qualified buyers.
” Musk claims that this is “ due to listing limitations.
” The posting reveals that there are 4 bedrooms , 6 bathrooms , and 8 garage spaces , and the “ total interior livable area ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refer to the 10947 Chalon Rd residence only , as all 4 properties are for sale under this address .
Public records show that Musk purchased the residence ( s ) for $ 20 million in 2015 , but it is unclear if the price is for the Chalon Rd home alone , or for all 4 properties .
If the value is what he paid for all 4 estates , Musk stands to make more than triple the amount of money he spent and earn a profit of over $ 42 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @

BEL AIR—On Thursday, May 14, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk listed four of his Bel Air mansions for a total of $62.5 million.
Since this move comes a week after Musk listed two other homes in the same area, all of his Bel Air properties are now for sale for a combined total of $102 million. This barrage of listings comes shortly after he Tweeted: “I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.”
When Twitter user @kulpability asked Musk if he was doing it “because you need the cash” or “to protest the world burning down,” he responded by saying “[I] don’t need the cash. [I’m] devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession[s] just weigh you down.”
The four new estates can only be acquired as a full set spanning 3.41 acres. Their individual locations are 10947 Chalon Rd., and 954, 955, and 958 Somera Rd. Musk continues to sell his properties without the representation of any agency, and the official description claims that the package of four is “a project for the big thinker, designed to showcase one of the best views in Los Angeles – from the city to the ocean and beyond.”
Details on each individual property and “insight on the project as a whole” will only be provided “upon request by qualified buyers.” Musk claims that this is “due to listing limitations.”
The posting reveals that there are 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and 8 garage spaces, and the “total interior livable area” is 7,026 square feet. This may refer to the 10947 Chalon Rd residence only, as all 4 properties are for sale under this address.
Public records show that Musk purchased the residence(s) for $20 million in 2015, but it is unclear if the price is for the Chalon Rd home alone, or for all 4 properties. If the value is what he paid for all 4 estates, Musk stands to make more than triple the amount of money he spent and earn a profit of over $42 million.
View the official listing here.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-16--Do The MATH! Victor Davis Hanson: Greater Chance of Death During Elective Surgery than From the Chi-

Do The MATH! Victor Davis Hanson: Greater Chance of Death During Elective Surgery than From the Chi-Com Virus

On Friday night Victor Davis Hanson joined Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle to discuss the tyrannical Democrat governors who are refusing to follow science and instead are putting unrealistic expectations on the situation in their state before they left their lockdowns .
During their discussion Victor Davis Hanson argued that the risk of death from coronavirus is less than the risk of death from elective surgery .
Victor Davis Hanson : I thought they were the party of science .
And the science is if you have access to Western medicine and we do .
And most people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And they don ’ t have comorbidity .
They have about one or two chances in a thousand what they risk every day with elective surgery less chance of dying… They ’ re destroying the First and Second and even the Fourth and Fifth Amendments on edicts that have no majorities .
Nobody voted for them .
They ’ ve become power hungry .
Victor Davis Hanson is correct .
The risk of death during elective surgery is 0.67 % .
The risk of death from coronavirus is 0.1 % to 0.3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seasonal flu .
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On Friday night Victor Davis Hanson joined Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle to discuss the tyrannical Democrat governors who are refusing to follow science and instead are putting unrealistic expectations on the situation in their state before they left their lockdowns.
During their discussion Victor Davis Hanson argued that the risk of death from coronavirus is less than the risk of death from elective surgery.
Victor Davis Hanson: I thought they were the party of science. And the science is if you have access to Western medicine and we do. And most people are not 65 or over like I am. And they don’t have comorbidity. They have about one or two chances in a thousand what they risk every day with elective surgery less chance of dying… They’re destroying the First and Second and even the Fourth and Fifth Amendments on edicts that have no majorities. Nobody voted for them. They’ve become power hungry.
Victor Davis Hanson is correct.
The risk of death during elective surgery is 0.67%.
The risk of death from coronavirus is 0.1% to 0.3% which is slightly higher than the seasonal flu.
Dr. Tony Fauci destroyed the US economy based on ridiculous models and phony predictions.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--Financial Winner From the HEROES Act: Nancy Pelosi

The 1800-page HEROES Act was passed along party lines on Friday in the House of Representatives , without hearings , without input from any Republicans and likely without meaningful input from most Democrats .
How striking is it that the HEROES Act includes the grand sum of $ 1,200 in aid for individuals who desperately need the funds because they lost their jobs due to the pandemic and simultaneously , with zero transparency , includes a reduction in federal income taxes over the next two years for the Speaker of the House of Representatives of an estimated $ 50,000 ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ summary of the Democratic-proposed HEROES Act prepared by the House Committee on Appropriations .
It is instructive less for the various items that are included in the summary ; it is instructive for the items that are not mentioned in the summary .
The House Committee of Appropriations makes no mention of the Heroes Act ’ s restoration of the individual tax deduction for State and Local Taxes ( SALT ) for 2020 and 2021 .
In June 2019 , the Tax Foundation provided an analysis to Congress regarding the impacts of restoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That analysis included two crucial facts : ( 1 ) 91 percent of the benefits of a restored SALT tax deduction would go to individuals earning over $ 100,000 per year and ( 2 ) The cost to the Treasury over the next decade would approximate $ 673 billion .
It is , therefore , reasonable to assume that the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is proposing about $ 135 billion in tax breaks over the next two years for individuals continuing to earn over $ 100,000 despite the pandemic At a time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing their businesses , spending their life savings and struggling with virtually every element of their lives , the House of Representatives voted to ( 1 ) provide relief in the form of $ 1,200 per person payments of up to $ 6,000 per family while ( 2 ) simultaneously reducing the federal income taxes of the those earning over $ 100,000 by an estimated $ 135 billion .
Members of Congress are not required and do not make their personal income tax returns public .
Therefore , the impact of the HEROES @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but using the data supplied by USA Today in 2019 with respect to the net worth of individual members of Congress , anyone can make a fairly reasonable guess as to their annual income and annual income taxes .
Should Speaker Pelosi care to correct any estimation of her annual taxable income , she need only release her tax returns .
It is reported that Speaker Pelosi and her husband have a net worth of at least $ 16 million .
Both continue to work .
Likely a low estimate , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from their vocations and their investments in each 2020 and 2021 approaching $ 600,000 .
This would result in annual California income taxes of about $ 50,000 .
Add in $ 20,000 of property taxes and the speaker is awarding herself an additional $ 70,000 of tax deductions in each 2020 and 2021 .
That would result in a reduction to her personal federal income taxes of about $ 50,000 over the two years $ 1,200 for Martha who works as a hair salon stylist and $ 50,000 for the Speaker of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House of Representatives continues to receive a salary check every month .
Speaker Pelosi ’ s neighbors , Senator Feinstein and Representative Khanna , would likely have their combined federal taxes reduced by as much as $ 425,000 for 2020 and 2021 combined .
Writing 1800-page bills without hearings and giving members of the House of Representatives as well as the general public less than a week to review and comment is a travesty .
In the midst of a pandemic destroying the economy and putting record numbers on unemployment , including a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earning over $ 100,000 is both callous and insensitive .
Not including any comment in summaries of the proposal that would benefit the Speaker of the House of Representatives by an estimated $ 50,000 is nothing less than abhorrent .

The 1800-page HEROES Act was passed along party lines on Friday in the House of Representatives, without hearings, without input from any Republicans and likely without meaningful input from most Democrats.
How striking is it that the HEROES Act includes the grand sum of $1,200 in aid for individuals who desperately need the funds because they lost their jobs due to the pandemic and simultaneously, with zero transparency, includes a reduction in federal income taxes over the next two years for the Speaker of the House of Representatives of an estimated $50,000?
It is instructive to read the two-page summary of the Democratic-proposed HEROES Act prepared by the House Committee on Appropriations. It is instructive less for the various items that are included in the summary; it is instructive for the items that are not mentioned in the summary. The House Committee of Appropriations makes no mention of the Heroes Act’s restoration of the individual tax deduction for State and Local Taxes (SALT) for 2020 and 2021.
In June 2019, the Tax Foundation provided an analysis to Congress regarding the impacts of restoring the deduction for state and local taxes. That analysis included two crucial facts: (1) 91 percent of the benefits of a restored SALT tax deduction would go to individuals earning over $100,000 per year and (2) The cost to the Treasury over the next decade would approximate $673 billion. It is, therefore, reasonable to assume that the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is proposing about $135 billion in tax breaks over the next two years for individuals continuing to earn over $100,000 despite the pandemic
At a time when people are out of work, losing their businesses, spending their life savings and struggling with virtually every element of their lives, the House of Representatives voted to (1) provide relief in the form of $1,200 per person payments of up to $6,000 per family while (2) simultaneously reducing the federal income taxes of the those earning over $100,000 by an estimated $135 billion.
Members of Congress are not required and do not make their personal income tax returns public. Therefore, the impact of the HEROES Act to members of Congress includes speculation, but using the data supplied by USA Today in 2019 with respect to the net worth of individual members of Congress, anyone can make a fairly reasonable guess as to their annual income and annual income taxes. Should Speaker Pelosi care to correct any estimation of her annual taxable income, she need only release her tax returns.
It is reported that Speaker Pelosi and her husband have a net worth of at least $16 million. Both continue to work. Likely a low estimate, she and her husband should have taxable income from their vocations and their investments in each 2020 and 2021 approaching $600,000. This would result in annual California income taxes of about $50,000. Add in $20,000 of property taxes and the speaker is awarding herself an additional $70,000 of tax deductions in each 2020 and 2021. That would result in a reduction to her personal federal income taxes of about $50,000 over the two years
$1,200 for Martha who works as a hair salon stylist and $50,000 for the Speaker of the House. And the Speaker of the House of Representatives continues to receive a salary check every month.
Speaker Pelosi’s neighbors, Senator Feinstein and Representative Khanna, would likely have their combined federal taxes reduced by as much as $425,000 for 2020 and 2021 combined.
Writing 1800-page bills without hearings and giving members of the House of Representatives as well as the general public less than a week to review and comment is a travesty. In the midst of a pandemic destroying the economy and putting record numbers on unemployment, including a provision that essentially only benefits Americans still earning over $100,000 is both callous and insensitive. Not including any comment in summaries of the proposal that would benefit the Speaker of the House of Representatives by an estimated $50,000 is nothing less than abhorrent.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--5 Ways to Fight Tyranny in America Today

The two-week lockdown started two months ago today and it ’ s still going in many parts of America .
In the past , I would have said we should wait for elections and do what we can to eject the authoritarians .
I no longer hold that stance .
Why ?
Because we might not make it to the next election if we don ’ t do something about it immediately .
That ’ s why I ’ m launching a brand new podcast on a different network .
We ’ ll post more information about it as soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , but in the meantime I thought it made sense to do a teaser of what this new podcast would be about .
The “ Non-Compliant America Podcast with JD Rucker ” will be launching very soon and I can ’ t wait to get it going .
The premise is simple .
Draconian measures are rampant across America .
Some of this is new as the coronavirus has been an opportunity for those on the radical left to impose their mandates under the cover of public safety .
But the end-goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens are both dependent on and beholden to government is nothing new .
The coronavirus has simply accelerated their plans .
On the “ Non-Compliant America Podcast w/ JD Rucker , ” I will highlight how citizens are fighting back against government power-grabs , unconstitutional decrees , and abuse of authority .
From petitions to protests to civil disobedience , we ’ ll will shine a spotlight on the challenges we face and solutions being pushed forward by patriotic American citizens .
For those ready to stand up and say “ I will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to stand with you .
The coronavirus lockdown is only the beginning .
They ’ ve had a taste of authoritarianism and they love it .
We must fight the good fight now and indefinitely .
Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast .
Join fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism .
The coronavirus crisis has prompted many , even some conservatives , to promote authoritarianism .
It ’ s understandable to some extent now , but it must not be allowed to embed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time .
If you are interested , please join us to receive updates .

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The two-week lockdown started two months ago today and it’s still going in many parts of America. In the past, I would have said we should wait for elections and do what we can to eject the authoritarians. I no longer hold that stance. Why? Because we might not make it to the next election if we don’t do something about it immediately.
That’s why I’m launching a brand new podcast on a different network. We’ll post more information about it as soon as we have all the details hammered out, but in the meantime I thought it made sense to do a teaser of what this new podcast would be about. The “Non-Compliant America Podcast with JD Rucker” will be launching very soon and I can’t wait to get it going.
The premise is simple. Draconian measures are rampant across America. Some of this is new as the coronavirus has been an opportunity for those on the radical left to impose their mandates under the cover of public safety. But the end-goal of an authoritarian state in which most citizens are both dependent on and beholden to government is nothing new. The coronavirus has simply accelerated their plans.
On the “Non-Compliant America Podcast w/ JD Rucker,” I will highlight how citizens are fighting back against government power-grabs, unconstitutional decrees, and abuse of authority. From petitions to protests to civil disobedience, we’ll will shine a spotlight on the challenges we face and solutions being pushed forward by patriotic American citizens.
Show Notes:
5 levels of fighting the good fight Express opposition Protest Legal action Civil disobedience Civil war
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For those ready to stand up and say “I will not comply,” we’re ready to stand with you. The coronavirus lockdown is only the beginning. They’ve had a taste of authoritarianism and they love it. We must fight the good fight now and indefinitely.
Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast.
Join fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--ObamaGate: Communist John Brennan and the Plot to Subvert an American Election

Tyranny is always more palatable when swaddled in the conviction of its own virtue .
Let ’ s talk about John Brennan a bit .
You remember John Brennan .
He was Barack Obama ’ s director of the CIA .
Once upon a time , he was an enthusiast for Gus Hall , the Communist candidate for president , for whom he voted in 1976 .
I can ’ t think of any better background for the head of the country ’ s premier intelligence service under Obama .
In 2014 , having put childish things behind him as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate Intelligence Committee .
He denied it indignantly .
“ Nothing could be further from the truth .
We wouldn ’ t do that .
That ’ s just beyond the scope of reason in terms of what we ’ d do.
” But that was before irrefutable evidence of the CIA ’ s spying transpired .
Then Brennan apologized , sort of .
Senators were outraged .
They shook their little fists .
“ What did he know ?
When did he know it ?
What did he order ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happened to John Brennan for spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee ?
If you said “ Nothing , ” go to the head of the class and collect your gold star .
Nothing happened to Brennan for spying on U.S. senators .
If he could get away with that , what else could he get away with ?
How about starting the bogus investigation into fictional “ collusion ” or “ coordination ” between the Russians and the campaign , and then the administration , of Donald Trump ?
How about that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency , former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy offers a meticulously researched overview of the origins and character of Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into possible links between Trump and the Russians .
That began in May 2017 , shortly after Trump fired James Comey from his post as Director of the FBI .
McCarthy also looks carefully at the background to that investigation , operation “ Crossfire Hurricane ” and several tributary investigations into possible Russian collusion with various U.S. persons and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 31 , 2016 , about three months before the presidential election .
Was that the beginning of the Obama Administration ’ s inquiry into Donald Trump ’ s possible connections with “ the Russians ” ?
No , the inquiries begin even earlier .
You may remember the excited article in the New York Times , “ How the Russia Inquiry Began , ” from December 20 , 2017 .
According to this story , it all started in London in May 2016 .
It was a dark-and-stormy night—or at least a night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Papadopoulos , a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign , made a startling revelation to [ Alexander Downer ] Australia ’ s top diplomat in Britain : Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton.
” ( In fact , the “ heavy drinking ” consisted of “ a couple of gins and tonic , ” but , hey this is the New York Times .
Details are for the little people . )
So was it ?
Was this wet-behind-the-ears minor factotum the fons et origo of the Russian inquiry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as McCarthy notes in his book , “ by then it had been going on for several months—since at least the latter half of 2015 , not long after Donald Trump entered the GOP nomination chase and before most anyone had ever heard of George Papadopoulos.
” Ball of Collusion is a herculean investigatory effort .
But McCarthy sadly concludes that both the origins and the exact nature of the inquiry remain shrouded in mystery .
“ When did the investigation start ?
” he asks .
“ Why did it start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It has proved impossible to get straight answers to these questions.
” Think about how odd this situation is .
Several writers have compiled timelines of the investigation .
The one by Sharyl Attkisson is one of the best .
But at the end of the day , we are left with sodden black swampiness where answers should be .
When did the inquiry start ?
Why did it start ?
Who started it ?
The public does not have answers to these questions , but recent revelations about the concerted efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s first national security advisor , have transported us all back to the children ’ s game of find-the-treasure .
We ’ re not quite there yet , but we ’ re getting warmer , we ’ re getting warmer .
I suspect that John Brennan is a key player in this story .
As journalist Lee Smith noted in February 2018 , it was Brennan who first leaned on James Comey to take an interest in the salacious dossier compiled by Christopher Steele from July through December 2016 .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inquiry .
“ I was aware , ” Brennan said on “ Meet the Press , ” “ of intelligence and information about contacts between Russian officials and U.S. persons that raised concerns in my mind about whether or not those individuals were cooperating with the Russians , either in a witting or unwitting fashion , and it served as the basis for the FBI investigation to determine whether such collusion—cooperation occurred .
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I made sure that anything that was involving U.S. persons , including anything involving the individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared with the bureau.
” Smith parses this : Brennan ’ s nudge worked .
In the summer of 2016 , the FBI sent counterintelligence agents , one of whom was Peter Strzok—remember him ?
—to London to meet with Downer to describe his meeting with Papadopoulos .
So where are we ?
Over the last week or two , we have learned that the FBI set a perjury trap for Flynn .
They induced him to plead guilty to a charge of lying to the FBI by threatening to charge his son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s then-lawyers objected that they thought him innocent , the FBI threatened to make them part of the case .
We know all this partly because of the heroic efforts of Flynn ’ s new lawyer , Sidney Powell , who managed to get the Department of Justice to disgorge various documents damaging to the FBI .
The pièce de la résistance were the notes of a meeting taken by senior FBI official Bill Priestap .
“ What is our goal ?
” Priestap asked , “ Truth/Admission or to get him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him or get him fired ?
” Or maybe they should just “ get him to admit to breaking the Logan Act , give facts to DOJ + have them decide.
” That gun was still smoking when Richard Grenell , acting director of national intelligence , released the names of 39 top Obama officials who made 53 requests to “ unmask ” Flynn ’ s name from intelligence reports between Election Day 2016 and the end of January 2017 .
Among the requestors were Joe Biden , James Clapper ( then director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations ) , and Denis McDonough , Obama ’ s chief of Staff .
Andrew McCarthy has shown how the most significant thing about these unmaskings may be the dog that didn ’ t bark—there was no unmasking request for December 29 , 2016 , the date that Flynn , then on holiday in the Dominican Republic , made his famous call to Sergei Kislyak , then the Russian ambassador to the United States .
McCarthy speculates that the call was intercepted by “ an intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , probably by the CIA or a friendly foreign spy service.
” Several days later , on January 5 , Obama met with Susan Rice , his national security advisor , Biden , Comey , Clapper , Sally Yates , and—yep—John Brennan to discuss the Russian inquiry in general and Flynn in particular .
On January 20 , 2017 , the day that Donald Trump was inaugurated , just moments before leaving her position , Susan Rice took the unusual step of writing an email for the file summarizing that January 5 meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replay of that last bit : “ Obama said he wants to be sure that .
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we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we can not share information fully as it relates to Russia.
” Again : The outgoing president tells his senior intelligence staff to think about whether to tell the incoming administration the truth about a major national security issue .
It ’ s almost as if they didn ’ t believe there had been an election on November 8 , 2016 .
Not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , the American people had chosen the wrong person .
Fortunately , there they were to save the day by keeping the incoming fellow in the dark .
And they had reasons , lots of them .
It ’ s true that Obama scoffed at Mitt Romney when he said during the 2012 campaign that Russia was the single biggest geopolitical security threat .
“ The 1980s are now calling , ” he said , “ to ask for their foreign policy back.
” But that was before the advent of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously at first , but still .
He was saying alarming things about Obama ’ s deal with Iran , alarming things about NATO , alarming things about wanting to get along with Vladimir Putin , not to mention all the alarming things he said about immigration , trade deals , federal judges , regulation , Islamic terrorism , and taxes .
Again , it ’ s true that it was Obama who told Putin ’ s stand-in Dmitry Medvedev that he would have “ more flexibility ” after the election .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our politics : maybe it involved Trump ?
We know now that Brennan suppressed intelligence indicating that Russian wanted Hillary , a known quantity , to win , not Trump .
That went against The Narrative .
A recent article by Margot Cleveland in The Federalist asks the essential question : “ Why did Obama tell the FBI to hide its activities from the Trump administration ?
” Answer : because those activities amounted to an effort to undo the results of a free open and democratic election .
Mollie Hemingway is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see is “ not just a typical battle between political foes , nor merely an example of media bias against political enemies .
Instead , this entire operation was a deliberate and direct attack on the foundation of American governance.
” That ’ s why I have repeatedly called it “ the biggest political scandal in our nation ’ s history.
” It was an effort to overturn the results of an election by stealth .
It ’ s not , I think , that the central figures in this drama—Comey and Clapper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCabe , Rice , and Obama himself—it ’ s not as if they said : “ Let ’ s mount a coup d ’ état against Donald Trump.
” No , it was less straightforward and more discreditable .
They said to themselves , “ Donald Trump is impossible .
The people made a mistake .
We know better .
Let ’ s mobilize the police and intelligence power of the state to make sure that virtue—that is , our political agenda—prevails.
” That way lies tyranny , which is always more palatable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own virtue .
I am uncertain to what extent the chief actors in this malignant farce understand the extent of their culpability .
I hope that Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham will be on hand to enlighten them .
This must never be allowed to happen again .

Let’s talk about John Brennan a bit. You remember John Brennan. He was Barack Obama’s director of the CIA. Once upon a time, he was an enthusiast for Gus Hall, the Communist candidate for president, for whom he voted in 1976. I can’t think of any better background for the head of the country’s premier intelligence service under Obama. In 2014, having put childish things behind him as St. Paul advised, Brennan spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee. He denied it indignantly. “Nothing could be further from the truth. We wouldn’t do that. That’s just beyond the scope of reason in terms of what we’d do.”
But that was before irrefutable evidence of the CIA’s spying transpired. Then Brennan apologized, sort of. Senators were outraged. They shook their little fists. “What did he know? When did he know it? What did he order?” asked one of the Lilliputians.
Guess what happened to John Brennan for spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee?
If you said “Nothing,” go to the head of the class and collect your gold star.
Nothing happened to Brennan for spying on U.S. senators.
If he could get away with that, what else could he get away with?
How about starting the bogus investigation into fictional “collusion” or “coordination” between the Russians and the campaign, and then the administration, of Donald Trump? How about that?
In Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy offers a meticulously researched overview of the origins and character of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible links between Trump and the Russians. That began in May 2017, shortly after Trump fired James Comey from his post as Director of the FBI. McCarthy also looks carefully at the background to that investigation, operation “Crossfire Hurricane” and several tributary investigations into possible Russian collusion with various U.S. persons and entities. Crossfire Hurricane began on July 31, 2016, about three months before the presidential election.
Was that the beginning of the Obama Administration’s inquiry into Donald Trump’s possible connections with “the Russians”? No, the inquiries begin even earlier. You may remember the excited article in the New York Times, “How the Russia Inquiry Began,” from December 20, 2017. According to this story, it all started in London in May 2016. It was a dark-and-stormy night—or at least a night of “heavy drinking”—when “George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to [Alexander Downer] Australia’s top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton.” (In fact, the “heavy drinking” consisted of “a couple of gins and tonic,” but, hey this is the New York Times. Details are for the little people.)
So was it? Was this wet-behind-the-ears minor factotum the fons et origo of the Russian inquiry? Nope. “In truth,” as McCarthy notes in his book, “by then it had been going on for several months—since at least the latter half of 2015, not long after Donald Trump entered the GOP nomination chase and before most anyone had ever heard of George Papadopoulos.”
Ball of Collusion is a herculean investigatory effort. But McCarthy sadly concludes that both the origins and the exact nature of the inquiry remain shrouded in mystery. “When did the investigation start?” he asks. “Why did it start? What kind of investigation was it? It has proved impossible to get straight answers to these questions.”
With Flynn Revelations, We’re Getting Warmer
Think about how odd this situation is. Several writers have compiled timelines of the investigation. The one by Sharyl Attkisson is one of the best. But at the end of the day, we are left with sodden black swampiness where answers should be. When did the inquiry start? Why did it start? Who started it? The public does not have answers to these questions, but recent revelations about the concerted efforts to entrap General Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security advisor, have transported us all back to the children’s game of find-the-treasure.
We’re not quite there yet, but we’re getting warmer, we’re getting warmer.
I suspect that John Brennan is a key player in this story. As journalist Lee Smith noted in February 2018, it was Brennan who first leaned on James Comey to take an interest in the salacious dossier compiled by Christopher Steele from July through December 2016. Indeed, Brennan once took credit for starting the inquiry. “I was aware,” Brennan said on “Meet the Press,” “of intelligence and information about contacts between Russian officials and U.S. persons that raised concerns in my mind about whether or not those individuals were cooperating with the Russians, either in a witting or unwitting fashion, and it served as the basis for the FBI investigation to determine whether such collusion—cooperation occurred. . . . I made sure that anything that was involving U.S. persons, including anything involving the individuals involved in the Trump campaign, was shared with the bureau.” Smith parses this:
In other words, the FBI investigation didn’t start when the Australians, according to the Times—or the Brits, according to Brennan’s most recent version of the story—contacted the FBI after the Papadopoulos-Downer meeting. No, it started when the director of the CIA decided to start an investigation, when Brennan passed on information and intelligence to the FBI, and signaled that the bureau better act on it.
Brennan’s nudge worked. In the summer of 2016, the FBI sent counterintelligence agents, one of whom was Peter Strzok—remember him?—to London to meet with Downer to describe his meeting with Papadopoulos.
So where are we? Over the last week or two, we have learned that the FBI set a perjury trap for Flynn. They induced him to plead guilty to a charge of lying to the FBI by threatening to charge his son with a process crime. When Flynn’s then-lawyers objected that they thought him innocent, the FBI threatened to make them part of the case. We know all this partly because of the heroic efforts of Flynn’s new lawyer, Sidney Powell, who managed to get the Department of Justice to disgorge various documents damaging to the FBI.
The pièce de la résistance were the notes of a meeting taken by senior FBI official Bill Priestap. “What is our goal?” Priestap asked, “Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” Or maybe they should just “get him to admit to breaking the Logan Act, give facts to DOJ + have them decide.”
The Dog That Didn’t Bark
That gun was still smoking when Richard Grenell, acting director of national intelligence, released the names of 39 top Obama officials who made 53 requests to “unmask” Flynn’s name from intelligence reports between Election Day 2016 and the end of January 2017. Among the requestors were Joe Biden, James Clapper (then director of national intelligence), Samantha Power (then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations), and Denis McDonough, Obama’s chief of Staff.
Andrew McCarthy has shown how the most significant thing about these unmaskings may be the dog that didn’t bark—there was no unmasking request for December 29, 2016, the date that Flynn, then on holiday in the Dominican Republic, made his famous call to Sergei Kislyak, then the Russian ambassador to the United States. McCarthy speculates that the call was intercepted by “an intelligence program not subject to the masking rules, probably by the CIA or a friendly foreign spy service.”
Several days later, on January 5, Obama met with Susan Rice, his national security advisor, Biden, Comey, Clapper, Sally Yates, and—yep—John Brennan to discuss the Russian inquiry in general and Flynn in particular.
On January 20, 2017, the day that Donald Trump was inaugurated, just moments before leaving her position, Susan Rice took the unusual step of writing an email for the file summarizing that January 5 meeting:
President Obama began the conversation by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities ‘by the book.’ From a national security perspective, however, President Obama said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the incoming team, we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia.
Let’s have an instant replay of that last bit: “Obama said he wants to be sure that . . . we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia.”
Again: The outgoing president tells his senior intelligence staff to think about whether to tell the incoming administration the truth about a major national security issue.
It’s almost as if they didn’t believe there had been an election on November 8, 2016. Not a real election anyway, because, after all, the American people had chosen the wrong person. Fortunately, there they were to save the day by keeping the incoming fellow in the dark.
Undoing a Free and Fair Election
And they had reasons, lots of them. It’s true that Obama scoffed at Mitt Romney when he said during the 2012 campaign that Russia was the single biggest geopolitical security threat. “The 1980s are now calling,” he said, “to ask for their foreign policy back.”
But that was before the advent of Donald Trump. No one really took Trump seriously at first, but still. He was saying alarming things about Obama’s deal with Iran, alarming things about NATO, alarming things about wanting to get along with Vladimir Putin, not to mention all the alarming things he said about immigration, trade deals, federal judges, regulation, Islamic terrorism, and taxes.
Again, it’s true that it was Obama who told Putin’s stand-in Dmitry Medvedev that he would have “more flexibility” after the election. But now there seemed to be Russian meddling in our politics: maybe it involved Trump? We know now that Brennan suppressed intelligence indicating that Russia wanted Hillary, a known quantity, to win, not Trump. That went against The Narrative.
A recent article by Margot Cleveland in The Federalist asks the essential question: “Why did Obama tell the FBI to hide its activities from the Trump administration?” Answer: because those activities amounted to an effort to undo the results of a free open and democratic election.
Mollie Hemingway is right: what we are coming to see is “not just a typical battle between political foes, nor merely an example of media bias against political enemies. Instead, this entire operation was a deliberate and direct attack on the foundation of American governance.” That’s why I have repeatedly called it “the biggest political scandal in our nation’s history.” It was an effort to overturn the results of an election by stealth.
It’s not, I think, that the central figures in this drama—Comey and Clapper, Page and Strzok, Brennan, McCabe, Rice, and Obama himself—it’s not as if they said: “Let’s mount a coup d’état against Donald Trump.” No, it was less straightforward and more discreditable. They said to themselves, “Donald Trump is impossible. The people made a mistake. We know better. Let’s mobilize the police and intelligence power of the state to make sure that virtue—that is, our political agenda—prevails.”
That way lies tyranny, which is always more palatable when swaddled in the conviction of its own virtue. I am uncertain to what extent the chief actors in this malignant farce understand the extent of their culpability. I hope that Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham will be on hand to enlighten them. This must never be allowed to happen again.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--Climate Commies — The Real Science Deniers

Fifty years ago , I helped organize Earth Day # 1 programs on my college campus , calling attention to serious pollution problems that afflicted much of the USA .
Over the ensuing decades , laws , regulations , and changed attitudes , practices and technologies reduced most of that pollution , often dramatically .
I didn ’ t buy into the 1970 end-is-nigh , doom-and-gloom , billions-will-die hysteria that Ron Stein and Ron Bailey summarize , including the manmade global cooling crisis .
I don ’ t buy it today , either – certainly not this year ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global warming crisis , also blamed on emissions of carbon dioxide , the same gas that humans and animals exhale , and plants use to grow .
We ’ re told the crisis is unprecedented , and poses existential threats to humanity and planet .
What nonsense .
But what I find fascinating in all this is the steadfast , often nasty determination of scientists , politicians and interest groups promoting alarmist themes – and profiting immensely from them – to reject and deny any science , history and evidence that undermines their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before .
The “ highest ever ” temperatures are a mere few tenths or even hundredths of a degree above previous records set many decades ago .
The United States recently enjoyed a record 12-year respite from Category 3-5 hurricanes , ended finally by Harvey and Irma in 2017 .
Violent tornadoes were far fewer during the last 35 years than during the 35 years before that , and the complete absence of violent twisters in 2018 was unprecedented in US history .
Modern day floods and droughts were certainly no worse than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devastated Anasazi , Mayan and other civilizations .
However , alarmists insist , Earth ’ s climate and weather were stable and unchanging until humans began using coal , oil and natural gas .
We must eradicate fossil fuels now , they say , regardless of what biofuel , battery , wind and solar replacements ( and mining for raw materials to manufacture them ) might have on wildlife , scenery , environmental values or human rights .
Their disconnect from reality is astounding .
Equally fascinating is the notion that melting glaciers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asserting that everything was just peachy until American , European and Greenland glaciers started melting a few decades ago , threatening us with catastrophic sea level rise .
It amounts to claiming the glacial epochs never happened ; their mile-high ice sheets never blanketed a third of the Northern Hemisphere , multiple times , with warm periods in between ; and seas haven ’ t risen some 400 feet since the Pleistocene ice age .
It amounts to claiming the Roman and Medieval Warm Periods never happened , and weren ’ t followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priests performed exorcisms , asking God to keep glaciers from inundating villages in the Alps of Europe .
It ’ s as though we couldn ’ t possibly be finding what we are finding today .
In the latest example , government and university researchers recently found numerous Viking-era artifacts along a Norwegian mountain pass that had been heavily traveled for at least 700 years , but then was buried beneath the ice and lost to history for 1,000 years .
Locals used the rough 2,200-foot-long pass to travel between summer and winter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a trade route .
Within the treasure trove were tunics , mittens , horse shoes and bits , remnants of sleds used to haul food and gear over winter snow , a small shelter , and even the remains of a dog with a collar and leash .
They all came to light because the glacial ice is again receding , as Earth continues its post Little Ice Age warming .
Alarmists insist the warming is due to fossil fuels , and deny that it is just part of natural climate cycles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warming and cooling periods has also come to light in recent years .
In 1991 , German hikers found the incredible mummified and heavily tattooed remains of “ Oetzi the Ice Man ” sticking out of the ice in the Oetzal Alps near the Italian-Austrian border , at an altitude of some 10,000 feet .
A partial longbow , bearskin hat and other artifacts were found nearby .
He had died about 5,300 years ago from an arrow wound and had the blood of four different people on his clothes and weapons .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these alpine areas during past warm periods .
Tourists and archeological teams have also discovered parts of shoes , leather clothing , fragments of a wooden bowl and numerous other items from 3000 to 4500 BC ( BCE ) that have emerged from the alpine ice .
They are among the oldest objects ever found in the Alps .
A Bronze Age pin , Roman coins and early Medieval artifacts have also been found .
They show how these mountain passes and trails , impassible during cold , more glaciated periods , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warmer centuries .
Norwegian ice fields show shrinkage and growth patterns similar to those of the alpine glaciers , says Norwegian glacial scientist Atle Nesje .
The archaeological findings “ seem to fit quite nicely with our glacier reconstructions , ” he adds , which helps us understand past , present and future climate changes .
Years of research by Swiss and other scientists have produced similar findings – sometimes human artifacts , but also plant and animal remains , in areas of newly melted ice .
In one location in the Swiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian Schluechter found pieces of wood 12-24 inches thick and the remains of a moor .
Melting waters had flushed them out from under the glacier .
That means the ice there is hardly “ perpetual , ” he says .
There were multiple periods of warmer weather and less ice .
In fact , carbon-14 dating shows ten “ clearly definable time windows ” over the last 10,000 years – periods when glaciers were limited to regions up to 1,000 feet higher in the Alps than today .
This means that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the Alps were greener than they are today , ” Schluechter concludes .
Inca children sacrificed 500 years ago in Argentina ’ s Andes have also emerged from melting glaciers .
Off the Florida coast , the Mel and Deo Fisher archeological diving team didn ’ t just find the famous Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha , which sank during a ferocious 1622 hurricane , or only the British slave ship Henrietta Marie , which went down during a 1700 hurricane , after leaving 190 Africans in Jamaica , to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charred tree branches , pine cones and other remnants from a forest fire 8,400 years ago , when this vast ocean area was still well above present day sea levels !
Even an entire forest has been discovered , protruding from the melting Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau , Alaska – an area I visited several years ago .
Roots , stumps and large segments of entire upright spruce or hemlock trees have already been found across several acres .
They are the remains of a forest that thrived there for as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by glacial ice around 1,000 years ago .
The chronicle of amazing discoveries yielded by melting glaciers goes on and on .
Their most important lesson is that our current climate is but a snapshot in time , on a vibrant planet where climate change and extreme weather have been “ real ” since time began .
Only a science-denying climate alarmist would refuse to recognize this .
Simply put , there is nothing “ unprecedented ” about what we are seeing today .
This is dangerous stuff – sacrilegious , even .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a post-Coronavirus Green New Deal .
It must be suppressed .
And frightened climate science deniers are doing their best to keep it out of “ mainstream ” and social media .
Realists must do their best to disseminate climate facts .
Of course , it may be that these past climate changes were caused by carbon dioxide and water vapor from wheezing , snorting horses , oxen and humans – laboring at the edge of exhaustion , doing what our fossil-fuel-powered vehicles and equipment do for us today .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes were due to a complex and still poorly understood combination of solar and other powerful natural forces .
Climate alarmists may not want to recognize or discuss these natural fluctuations and causes .
But the rest of us should , and this historic evidence must be a central part of that discussion .
Improving our knowledge of what these forces are and how they work together will enable us to better predict , prepare for and adapt to future climate changes .
Continuing to focus on carbon dioxide and other “ greenhouse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sole cause of climate changes and weather events , will ensure that we never get beyond the politically driven climate and energy battles in which we are now engaged .
Paul Driessen is senior policy analyst for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow ( www.CFACT.org ) and author of Eco-Imperialism : Green power ?
Black death and other books and articles on energy , environment , climate and human rights issues .

Fifty years ago, I helped organize Earth Day #1 programs on my college campus, calling attention to serious pollution problems that afflicted much of the USA. Over the ensuing decades, laws, regulations, and changed attitudes, practices and technologies reduced most of that pollution, often dramatically.
I didn’t buy into the 1970 end-is-nigh, doom-and-gloom, billions-will-die hysteria that Ron Stein and Ron Bailey summarize, including the manmade global cooling crisis. I don’t buy it today, either – certainly not this year’s Earth Day focus on the alleged manmade global warming crisis, also blamed on emissions of carbon dioxide, the same gas that humans and animals exhale, and plants use to grow. We’re told the crisis is unprecedented, and poses existential threats to humanity and planet. What nonsense.
But what I find fascinating in all this is the steadfast, often nasty determination of scientists, politicians and interest groups promoting alarmist themes – and profiting immensely from them – to reject and deny any science, history and evidence that undermines their claim that nothing like this ever happened before.
The “highest ever” temperatures are a mere few tenths or even hundredths of a degree above previous records set many decades ago. The United States recently enjoyed a record 12-year respite from Category 3-5 hurricanes, ended finally by Harvey and Irma in 2017. Violent tornadoes were far fewer during the last 35 years than during the 35 years before that, and the complete absence of violent twisters in 2018 was unprecedented in US history. Modern day floods and droughts were certainly no worse than past floods or the multi-decade droughts that devastated Anasazi, Mayan and other civilizations.
However, alarmists insist, Earth’s climate and weather were stable and unchanging until humans began using coal, oil and natural gas. We must eradicate fossil fuels now, they say, regardless of what biofuel, battery, wind and solar replacements (and mining for raw materials to manufacture them) might have on wildlife, scenery, environmental values or human rights. Their disconnect from reality is astounding.
Equally fascinating is the notion that melting glaciers are something new. It amounts to asserting that everything was just peachy until American, European and Greenland glaciers started melting a few decades ago, threatening us with catastrophic sea level rise. It amounts to claiming the glacial epochs never happened; their mile-high ice sheets never blanketed a third of the Northern Hemisphere, multiple times, with warm periods in between; and seas haven’t risen some 400 feet since the Pleistocene ice age.
It amounts to claiming the Roman and Medieval Warm Periods never happened, and weren’t followed by the Little Ice Age, when priests performed exorcisms, asking God to keep glaciers from inundating villages in the Alps of Europe. It’s as though we couldn’t possibly be finding what we are finding today.
In the latest example, government and university researchers recently found numerous Viking-era artifacts along a Norwegian mountain pass that had been heavily traveled for at least 700 years, but then was buried beneath the ice and lost to history for 1,000 years. Locals used the rough 2,200-foot-long pass to travel between summer and winter lodgings, while long-distance trekkers used it as a trade route.
Within the treasure trove were tunics, mittens, horse shoes and bits, remnants of sleds used to haul food and gear over winter snow, a small shelter, and even the remains of a dog with a collar and leash. They all came to light because the glacial ice is again receding, as Earth continues its post Little Ice Age warming.
Alarmists insist the warming is due to fossil fuels, and deny that it is just part of natural climate cycles. And much more evidence of past warming and cooling periods has also come to light in recent years.
In 1991, German hikers found the incredible mummified and heavily tattooed remains of “Oetzi the Ice Man” sticking out of the ice in the Oetzal Alps near the Italian-Austrian border, at an altitude of some 10,000 feet. A partial longbow, bearskin hat and other artifacts were found nearby. He had died about 5,300 years ago from an arrow wound and had the blood of four different people on his clothes and weapons. He is further evidence of human habitation in these alpine areas during past warm periods.
Tourists and archeological teams have also discovered parts of shoes, leather clothing, fragments of a wooden bowl and numerous other items from 3000 to 4500 BC (BCE) that have emerged from the alpine ice. They are among the oldest objects ever found in the Alps. A Bronze Age pin, Roman coins and early Medieval artifacts have also been found. They show how these mountain passes and trails, impassible during cold, more glaciated periods, served as vital trade routes in periodic warmer centuries.
Norwegian ice fields show shrinkage and growth patterns similar to those of the alpine glaciers, says Norwegian glacial scientist Atle Nesje. The archaeological findings “seem to fit quite nicely with our glacier reconstructions,” he adds, which helps us understand past, present and future climate changes.
Years of research by Swiss and other scientists have produced similar findings – sometimes human artifacts, but also plant and animal remains, in areas of newly melted ice. In one location in the Swiss Alps, University of Berne geology professor Christian Schluechter found pieces of wood 12-24 inches thick and the remains of a moor. Melting waters had flushed them out from under the glacier. That means the ice there is hardly “perpetual,” he says. There were multiple periods of warmer weather and less ice.
In fact, carbon-14 dating shows ten “clearly definable time windows” over the last 10,000 years – periods when glaciers were limited to regions up to 1,000 feet higher in the Alps than today. This means that, for multiple long stretches of time, “the Alps were greener than they are today,” Schluechter concludes.
Inca children sacrificed 500 years ago in Argentina’s Andes have also emerged from melting glaciers.
Off the Florida coast, the Mel and Deo Fisher archeological diving team didn’t just find the famous Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which sank during a ferocious 1622 hurricane, or only the British slave ship Henrietta Marie, which went down during a 1700 hurricane, after leaving 190 Africans in Jamaica, to be sold as slaves. They also found charred tree branches, pine cones and other remnants from a forest fire 8,400 years ago, when this vast ocean area was still well above present day sea levels!
Even an entire forest has been discovered, protruding from the melting Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska – an area I visited several years ago. Roots, stumps and large segments of entire upright spruce or hemlock trees have already been found across several acres. They are the remains of a forest that thrived there for as long as 2,350 years, until it was buried by glacial ice around 1,000 years ago.
The chronicle of amazing discoveries yielded by melting glaciers goes on and on. Their most important lesson is that our current climate is but a snapshot in time, on a vibrant planet where climate change and extreme weather have been “real” since time began. Only a science-denying climate alarmist would refuse to recognize this. Simply put, there is nothing “unprecedented” about what we are seeing today.
This is dangerous stuff – sacrilegious, even. It pulls the rug from under demands for a post-Coronavirus Green New Deal. It must be suppressed. And frightened climate science deniers are doing their best to keep it out of “mainstream” and social media. Realists must do their best to disseminate climate facts.
Of course, it may be that these past climate changes were caused by carbon dioxide and water vapor from wheezing, snorting horses, oxen and humans – laboring at the edge of exhaustion, doing what our fossil-fuel-powered vehicles and equipment do for us today. But it’s far more likely that the changes were due to a complex and still poorly understood combination of solar and other powerful natural forces.
Climate alarmists may not want to recognize or discuss these natural fluctuations and causes. But the rest of us should, and this historic evidence must be a central part of that discussion.
Improving our knowledge of what these forces are and how they work together will enable us to better predict, prepare for and adapt to future climate changes. Continuing to focus on carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases,” as the primary or sole cause of climate changes and weather events, will ensure that we never get beyond the politically driven climate and energy battles in which we are now engaged.
Paul Driessen is senior policy analyst for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (www.CFACT.org) and author of Eco-Imperialism: Green power ? Black death and other books and articles on energy, environment, climate and human rights issues.


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thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--Wayne Allyn Root: Obama and Me: How I Knew Obama Was a Bad Guy Before Anyone Else

I 've been writing about `` Obama the bad guy '' for many years .
I was the first to name former President Barack Obama the head of the Obama crime family .
I coined the phrase `` Obamagate '' to describe his reign of crimes against candidate and then President Donald J. Trump .
Obama 's public persona was always a scam .
I knew the real Obama -- way before anyone else caught on .
Take the Slate magazine column published days ago by a liberal hack and Obama apologist .
He sounded the usual liberal talking points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no scandal .
It 's a conservative conspiracy .
Then this liberal named names and called conservatives liars : Trump , Rush Limbaugh , Mark Levin , Sean Hannity and yours truly .
These liberal hacks must all be reading the same talking points .
Only days before , I received a text from a liberal group urging Democratic voters to call their congressman and demand more free money .
Then they named the enemies of Democrats who are standing in the way of more government aid -- President Trump , Rush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and yours truly .
Interesting .
All I can say is , what an honor to be on that list .
I 've clearly just made All-Pro .
But the liberal hack at Slate got the timing wrong .
He quoted my 2019 column about Obamagate .
I 've actually been on top of this story since 2016 .
Throughout 2016 and 2017 , I wrote dozens of newspaper columns about the deep-state conspiracy against Trump .
In my newspaper column on Sept. 23 , 2017 , I finally gave it the name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the scandal of spying on the Trump campaign had Obama 's fingerprints all over it .
Obama was the capo di tutti of the Obama crime family .
He gave the orders .
He gave the approval .
He was in the room as each crime was hatched .
How did I know before anyone else ?
Why did I believe Obama was capable of committing such high crimes and treason ?
Because of my personal history with Obama .
I was Obama 's classmate at Columbia University , class of 1983 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science majors .
I was also on the Libertarian presidential ticket in 2008 -- the first time in U.S. history that college classmates ran on opposing presidential tickets .
What are the odds ?
During the campaign , I was asked in hundreds of media interviews : `` Were you two friends at Columbia University ?
What was Obama like ? ''
I always answered honestly : `` I never met him , never saw him , never heard of him .
And I do n't know a single classmate who ever met @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story hundreds of times .
At the time , I was also a regular guest on Fox News , where I branded Obama a radical socialist whose policies would ruin the U.S. economy , retard economic growth and kill millions of jobs .
I was proved right .
That must have made Obama even angrier .
I had clearly gotten under Obama 's skin .
Soon the IRS came knocking .
I was targeted for destruction .
It was a witch hunt , persecution and intimidation all in one .
It was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke to had ever heard about .
They all agreed that I was on the president 's enemies list .
Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch took my case , and together , over a two-year period , we forced the IRS to hand over my personal tax files .
This was a political persecution based on my conservative political beliefs .
The proof was written all over my files .
Who do you think ordered it ?
President Obama clearly hated my guts because I had embarrassed him repeatedly in the national media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the power of government to destroy me .
That 's a crime , by the way .
If Obama hated me that much , think about how he must have felt about famous billionaire celebrity Donald Trump , who had questioned whether Obama is even an American citizen .
Trump had tortured Obama in the national media .
Then Trump was about to succeed him as president with a promise to erase everything he accomplished .
If Obama sent a government agency after his college classmate Wayne Root , think about what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
The answer is anything and everything : spying ; unmasking ; leaking ; framing Trump and his top advisors ; and , eventually , in desperation after all else failed , a full-blown coup .
It was all Obama .
It was always Obama .
The real Obama is nothing like his public persona .
The real Obama is a ruthless bad guy .
I should know .
I was the first to experience the crimes of Barack Obama -- up close and personal .
Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk show host on USA Radio Network at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST/3 p.m. to 6 p.m. PST .

I've been writing about "Obama the bad guy" for many years. I was the first to name former President Barack Obama the head of the Obama crime family. I coined the phrase "Obamagate" to describe his reign of crimes against candidate and then President Donald J. Trump.
Obama's public persona was always a scam. I knew the real Obama -- way before anyone else caught on.
Take the Slate magazine column published days ago by a liberal hack and Obama apologist. He sounded the usual liberal talking points: There is no Obamagate. There is no scandal. It's a conservative conspiracy.
Then this liberal named names and called conservatives liars: Trump, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity and yours truly.
These liberal hacks must all be reading the same talking points. Only days before, I received a text from a liberal group urging Democratic voters to call their congressman and demand more free money. Then they named the enemies of Democrats who are standing in the way of more government aid -- President Trump, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity and yours truly.
Interesting. All I can say is, what an honor to be on that list. I've clearly just made All-Pro.
But the liberal hack at Slate got the timing wrong. He quoted my 2019 column about Obamagate. I've actually been on top of this story since 2016.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, I wrote dozens of newspaper columns about the deep-state conspiracy against Trump. In my newspaper column on Sept. 23, 2017, I finally gave it the name Obamagate. Because I knew every part of the scandal of spying on the Trump campaign had Obama's fingerprints all over it.
Obama was the capo di tutti of the Obama crime family. He gave the orders. He gave the approval. He was in the room as each crime was hatched.
How did I know before anyone else? Why did I believe Obama was capable of committing such high crimes and treason? Because of my personal history with Obama.
I was Obama's classmate at Columbia University, class of 1983. We were both pre-law and political science majors. I was also on the Libertarian presidential ticket in 2008 -- the first time in U.S. history that college classmates ran on opposing presidential tickets. What are the odds?
During the campaign, I was asked in hundreds of media interviews: "Were you two friends at Columbia University? What was Obama like?" I always answered honestly: "I never met him, never saw him, never heard of him. And I don't know a single classmate who ever met him either." I repeated this story hundreds of times.
At the time, I was also a regular guest on Fox News, where I branded Obama a radical socialist whose policies would ruin the U.S. economy, retard economic growth and kill millions of jobs. I was proved right. That must have made Obama even angrier.
I had clearly gotten under Obama's skin. Soon the IRS came knocking. I was targeted for destruction. It was a witch hunt, persecution and intimidation all in one.
It was the worst IRS attack any tax lawyer I spoke to had ever heard about. They all agreed that I was on the president's enemies list.
Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch took my case, and together, over a two-year period, we forced the IRS to hand over my personal tax files. This was a political persecution based on my conservative political beliefs. The proof was written all over my files.
Who do you think ordered it?
President Obama clearly hated my guts because I had embarrassed him repeatedly in the national media. So, he decided to use the power of government to destroy me. That's a crime, by the way.
If Obama hated me that much, think about how he must have felt about famous billionaire celebrity Donald Trump, who had questioned whether Obama is even an American citizen. Trump had tortured Obama in the national media. Then Trump was about to succeed him as president with a promise to erase everything he accomplished.
That's how I knew.
If Obama sent a government agency after his college classmate Wayne Root, think about what he'd be willing to do to Donald Trump. The answer is anything and everything: spying; unmasking; leaking; framing Trump and his top advisors; and, eventually, in desperation after all else failed, a full-blown coup.
It was all Obama. It was always Obama.
The real Obama is nothing like his public persona. The real Obama is a ruthless bad guy. I should know. I was the first to experience the crimes of Barack Obama -- up close and personal.
Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO, entrepreneur, best-selling author, nationally-syndicated talk show host on USA Radio Network at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST/3 p.m. to 6 p.m. PST.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-17--Classless Obama Uses Commencement Address to Trash President Trump Over Chi-Com Virus

Former President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech on Saturday that current leaders during the coronavirus crisis were failing 2020 graduates .
“ More than anything this pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they ’ re doing , ” he said .
“ A lot of them aren ’ t even pretending to be in charge.
” The former president did not directly criticize Donald Trump , but he repeatedly referred to leaders currently in power .
“ Broad majorities agree on the ends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to seek unity .
“ That ’ s why folks with power will keep trying to divide you over the means .
That ’ s how nothing changes.
” The former president spoke online to recognize historic black college and university graduates on Saturday , offering a 2020 commencement speech for those who were unable to graduate due to the coronavirus .
“ Even though half of the semester was spent in Zoom university , you ’ ve earned this moment .
You should be very proud , ” he said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Steve Harvey , Chris Paul , Debbie Allen , Common the rapper , and Vivica Fox , as well as national politicians such as Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Tim Scott .
Obama urged graduates to fight for “ economic and environmental justice and health care for everyone ” and to fight the “ system that looks out for the rich and the powerful and nobody else.
” He said that the virus only enhanced the understanding that the black community continues to suffer inequality in the United States , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who suffered the same struggle .
“ Meaningful change requires allies and common cause .
As African Americans we are particularly attuned to injustice , inequality , and struggle but also that should make us more alive to other experiences of others , ” he said .
Obama urged graduates to stand up for immigrants , refugees , the rural poor , the LGTB community , low-income workers , and women .
The president also referenced 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery , noting that the injustice of “ a black man goes for a jog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and question and shoot him if he does not submit to their questioning.
” He said the same struggles were not new in the United States and asked all graduates to do their part to fight .
“ What is new is that so much of your generation has woken up to the fact that the status quo needs fixing , ” he said .

Former President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech on Saturday that current leaders during the coronavirus crisis were failing 2020 graduates.
“More than anything this pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” he said. “A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
The former president did not directly criticize Donald Trump, but he repeatedly referred to leaders currently in power.
“Broad majorities agree on the ends,” he said, urging graduates to seek unity. “That’s why folks with power will keep trying to divide you over the means. That’s how nothing changes.”
The former president spoke online to recognize historic black college and university graduates on Saturday, offering a 2020 commencement speech for those who were unable to graduate due to the coronavirus.
“Even though half of the semester was spent in Zoom university, you’ve earned this moment. You should be very proud,” he said.
The president was joined by celebrities Kevin Hart, Steve Harvey, Chris Paul, Debbie Allen, Common the rapper, and Vivica Fox, as well as national politicians such as Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Tim Scott.
Obama urged graduates to fight for “economic and environmental justice and health care for everyone” and to fight the “system that looks out for the rich and the powerful and nobody else.”
He said that the virus only enhanced the understanding that the black community continues to suffer inequality in the United States, but that they should reach out and find others who suffered the same struggle.
“Meaningful change requires allies and common cause. As African Americans we are particularly attuned to injustice, inequality, and struggle but also that should make us more alive to other experiences of others,” he said.
Obama urged graduates to stand up for immigrants, refugees, the rural poor, the LGTB community, low-income workers, and women.
The president also referenced 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, noting that the injustice of “a black man goes for a jog and some folks think they can stop and question and shoot him if he does not submit to their questioning.”
He said the same struggles were not new in the United States and asked all graduates to do their part to fight.
“What is new is that so much of your generation has woken up to the fact that the status quo needs fixing,” he said.