thelibertydaily--2020-02-16--Trevor Noah: ‘I Kind of Feel Bad for [Homosexual Hollywood Hate Hoaxer Jussie Smollett]’

The far-left host ignores a crush of critical facts to spin the latest twist in the Jussie Smollett Hoax .
The long arm of the law finally snagged “ Empire ” actor Jussie Smollett .
Last year , Smollett told Chicago police a pair of President Donald Trump supporters assaulted him , shouting anti-gay and black epithets while dousing him with bleach .
The MAGA thugs threw a noose around the actor ’ s neck for good measure .
All of this took place on the coldest possible night in the Windy City .
The claim didn ’ t pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it took time before the entire story collapsed .
He initially faced a barrage of indictments before prosecutors dropped the charges to the confusion of many .
Justice briefly took a knee , but now Smollett now faces a six-charge indictment stemming from his initial claims .
The news got modest media coverage from the left-leaning press , much like the earlier wave of indictments .
“ The Daily Show ’ s ” Trevor Noah mentioned it earlier this week , but he seemed almost sad to see Smollett finally pay a price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ black Pinocchio ” to start the update , but later betrayed a bit of sadness that the star might actually pay for his crimes .
“ I know what Jussie did was wrong , but I won ’ t lie , at the same time I kind of feel bad for him .
Because he gets into trouble now for calling in fake crimes , but those Permit Patties who make bull**** calls to 911 they live their lives .
They just do their thing , ” Noah cracked .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panicked and called 911 over black neighbors ’ actions that weren ’ t criminal in nature .
Smollett didn ’ t just stage a hate crime .
He made sure Chicago police officers spent day after day , week after week , investigating his hoax .
Those cops have plenty of real crimes to handle .
Do we need mention the staggering amount of murders in Chicago on any given weekend ?
Instead of protecting innocents and tracking down killers , Chicago cops had to handle a racially-sensitive case .
Now , imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chicago-based crime but didn ’ t get immediate attention because the cops were busy on a high profile… fraud .
That ’ s not even tallying the money lost investigating said hoax .
Even more nauseating ?
How Smollett ’ s accusation , combined with a media eager to convict Trump voters sans evidence , unfairly tarnished that group .
Those “ Permit Patties ” acted in bad faith and briefly tied up a 911 operator ’ s time .
To compare those gross acts with Smollett ’ s premeditated hoax , allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ account , is absurd .
Oh , and for what it ’ s worth , one of those “ Permit Patties ” featured on “ The Daily Show ” had to resign her CEO position as a result of her phone call .
The woman , Alison Ettel , also profusely apologized for her actions .
Smollett still insists , despite an avalanche of evidence to the contrary , he ’ s telling the truth about the “ assault .
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The long arm of the law finally snagged “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
Last year, Smollett told Chicago police a pair of President Donald Trump supporters assaulted him, shouting anti-gay and black epithets while dousing him with bleach. The MAGA thugs threw a noose around the actor’s neck for good measure.
All of this took place on the coldest possible night in the Windy City.
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett attacked in possible hate crime
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The claim didn’t pass any sort of smell test, but it took time before the entire story collapsed. He initially faced a barrage of indictments before prosecutors dropped the charges to the confusion of many.
Justice briefly took a knee, but now Smollett now faces a six-charge indictment stemming from his initial claims.
The news got modest media coverage from the left-leaning press, much like the earlier wave of indictments.
Why?
The Smollett debacle doesn’t fit the Left’s preferred narratives.
“The Daily Show’s” Trevor Noah mentioned it earlier this week, but he seemed almost sad to see Smollett finally pay a price for his actions.
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Noah called Smollett the “black Pinocchio” to start the update, but later betrayed a bit of sadness that the star might actually pay for his crimes.
“I know what Jussie did was wrong, but I won’t lie, at the same time I kind of feel bad for him. Because he gets into trouble now for calling in fake crimes, but those Permit Patties who make bull**** calls to 911 they live their lives. They just do their thing,” Noah cracked.
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The screen showed three white women who had panicked and called 911 over black neighbors’ actions that weren’t criminal in nature.
Where to begin …
Smollett didn’t just stage a hate crime. He made sure Chicago police officers spent day after day, week after week, investigating his hoax. Those cops have plenty of real crimes to handle. Do we need mention the staggering amount of murders in Chicago on any given weekend?
Instead of protecting innocents and tracking down killers, Chicago cops had to handle a racially-sensitive case.
Now, imagine your family members were touched by a Chicago-based crime but didn’t get immediate attention because the cops were busy on a high profile… fraud. That’s not even tallying the money lost investigating said hoax.
Even more nauseating? How Smollett’s accusation, combined with a media eager to convict Trump voters sans evidence, unfairly tarnished that group.
Still feel badly for Smollett?
Those “Permit Patties” acted in bad faith and briefly tied up a 911 operator’s time. To compare those gross acts with Smollett’s premeditated hoax, allegedly staged to boost his already fat bank account, is absurd.
Oh, and for what it’s worth, one of those “Permit Patties” featured on “The Daily Show” had to resign her CEO position as a result of her phone call. The woman, Alison Ettel, also profusely apologized for her actions.
Smollett still insists, despite an avalanche of evidence to the contrary, he’s telling the truth about the “assault.”


thelibertydaily--2020-02-16--The Coronavirus Achieves All the Top Priorities of the Globalists: Depopulation, Authoritarian Gover

The Coronavirus Achieves All the Top Priorities of the Globalists: Depopulation, Authoritarian Government and Elimination of the Elderly Who No Longer Contribute Big Tax Money

( Natural News ) If the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) pandemic began from an “ accidental ” release , it sure was a happy accident for the globalists .
Everything the pandemic is achieving just happens to perfectly fit the top priorities of the globalist agenda .
Consider the following : – The coronavirus pandemic is currently on track to infect 60 % – 80 % of the world population and kill up to 15 % of those infected , according to an increasing number of doctors and scientists .
Conservatively , this could kill up to half a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which would go a long way toward accomplishing the globalist goal of depopulation .
– All the governments of the world are going broke covering entitlement payments for retired workers , such as Medicare , pensions , social security , etc .
Killing off the elderly helps governments stay functionally solvent while they continue to operate on debt .
( No government has any use for a citizen after they stop paying taxes and retire . )
Note carefully that this virus tends to kill the elderly while leaving working-aged citizens alive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ factories , pay the taxes and fund the “ tax plantations ” that fiscally feed governments .
– The pandemic allows governments to declare medical martial law , with gunpoint-enforced quarantines , mandatory vaccinations and government kidnapping of children from parents who refuse to go along with the medical tyranny .
It ’ s a dream come true for the CDC and the vaccine industry .
– Simultaneously , the pandemic also allows Big Tech to justify total censorship and de-platforming of “ anti-vaxxers , ” who will of course be immediately blamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as soon as a commercial vaccine is available .
– The economic collapse that ’ s now inevitable from the pandemic ’ s effects on the global supply chain will cover up all the counterfeit money printing by the central banks and shift blame for the economic collapse to the virus instead of failed monetary policy .
Yes , the global economy was already headed for a cascading debt collapse apocalypse , but now the governments can claim “ the virus did it.
” – If they can get the virus to spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to crash the U.S. economy in time to defeat Trump ’ s re-election in November , removing a key enemy of the globalists and possibly even installing Hillary Clinton as Vice President ( she ’ s rumored to be the running mate of Bloomberg ) .
Make no mistake , this CoVid-19 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is almost the perfect weapon against humanity that keeps the globalists in power and even increases their tyranny on a global scale .
It ’ s almost as if — dare we say — the virus was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Listen to my new podcast here for more details .
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The coronavirus achieves all the top priorities of the globalists: Depopulation, authoritarian government and elimination of the elderly who no longer contribute tax money
If the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) pandemic began from an "accidental" release, it sure was a happy accident for the globalists. Everything the pandemic is achieving just happens to perfectly fit the top priorities of the globalist agenda.
Consider the following:
- The coronavirus pandemic is currently on track to infect 60% - 80% of the world population and kill up to 15% of those infected, according to an increasing number of doctors and scientists. Conservatively, this could kill up to half a billion people (500 million people), which would go a long way toward accomplishing the globalist goal of depopulation.
- All the governments of the world are going broke covering entitlement payments for retired workers, such as Medicare, pensions, social security, etc. Killing off the elderly helps governments stay functionally solvent while they continue to operate on debt. (No government has any use for a citizen after they stop paying taxes and retire.) Note carefully that this virus tends to kill the elderly while leaving working-aged citizens alive so they can continue to run the factories, pay the taxes and fund the "tax plantations" that fiscally feed governments.
- The pandemic allows governments to declare medical martial law, with gunpoint-enforced quarantines, mandatory vaccinations and government kidnapping of children from parents who refuse to go along with the medical tyranny. It's a dream come true for the CDC and the vaccine industry.
- Simultaneously, the pandemic also allows Big Tech to justify total censorship and de-platforming of "anti-vaxxers," who will of course be immediately blamed for every infection and every death, as soon as a commercial vaccine is available.
- The economic collapse that's now inevitable from the pandemic's effects on the global supply chain will cover up all the counterfeit money printing by the central banks and shift blame for the economic collapse to the virus instead of failed monetary policy. Yes, the global economy was already headed for a cascading debt collapse apocalypse, but now the governments can claim "the virus did it."
- If they can get the virus to spread quickly enough, globalists might even be able to crash the U.S. economy in time to defeat Trump's re-election in November, removing a key enemy of the globalists and possibly even installing Hillary Clinton as Vice President (she's rumored to be the running mate of Bloomberg).
Make no mistake, this CoVid-19 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is almost the perfect weapon against humanity that keeps the globalists in power and even increases their tyranny on a global scale.
It's almost as if -- dare we say -- the virus was intelligently designed with these goals in mind...
Listen to my new podcast here for more details. Follow my channel at:
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Maria Bartiromo Unloads on Democrats’ Russia Hoax: ‘This Is The Biggest Political Scandal of Our Tim

Maria Bartiromo Unloads on Democrats’ Russia Hoax: ‘This Is The Biggest Political Scandal of Our Time!’

Prior to her own show on Sunday morning , host of Sunday Morning Futures , Maria Bartiromo joined Fox and Friends and made a radical statement .
However , it is definitely a true one .
She told Fox and Friends that everything that liberals and the mainstream media have done and failed at in their attempt to destroy President Trump is the biggest political scandal of our lifetime .
“ It ’ s incredible to me that the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge this and the Democrats refuse to acknowledge this wrongdoing .
This is the biggest political scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear .
They wanted to take Donald Trump down .
They used the tools that we use against terrorists !
They did wiretapping , illegal .
They did informants running at Trump campaign people .
They did leaking to the media and then they used those same leaks as evidence to the FISA court , ” said Bartiromo .
“ And by the way , Christopher Wray just said that the last two FISA warrants are illegal , they ’ re still looking at the first two .
So don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be that all four warrants to spy on Carter Page are unlawful.
” “ They laugh at anybody who says anything like this against to tell the truth .
But then the mobs come at you and they try to shut you down .
Shut you down on Twitter .
Shut you down on Instagram .
Whatever it takes to make you go away so you do not expose the wrongdoing .
It ’ s been exposed .
It ’ s out there .
Little by little the American people are figuring it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth is coming out like a leaky faucet .
We ’ re getting more information all the time and now we even have criminal investigations , FBI Director Christopher Wray admitting that at least the two of the FISA warrants were illegal , and there should be some arrests coming in the next couple weeks as well .

"This Is The Biggest Political Scandal of Our Time!", Maria Bartiromo Unloads on Democrats
"This Is The Biggest Political Scandal of Our Time!", Maria Bartiromo Unloads on Democrats
Prior to her own show on Sunday morning, host of Sunday Morning Futures, Maria Bartiromo joined Fox and Friends and made a radical statement. However, it is definitely a true one.
She told Fox and Friends that everything that liberals and the mainstream media have done and failed at in their attempt to destroy President Trump is the biggest political scandal of our lifetime.
Here's what Bartiromo said:
"It’s incredible to me that the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge this and the Democrats refuse to acknowledge this wrongdoing. This is the biggest political scandal of our time. Let’s be clear. They wanted to take Donald Trump down. They used the tools that we use against terrorists! They did wiretapping, illegal. They did informants running at Trump campaign people. They did leaking to the media and then they used those same leaks as evidence to the FISA court," said Bartiromo.
"And by the way, Christopher Wray just said that the last two FISA warrants are illegal, they're still looking at the first two. So don't kid yourself, it may very well be that all four warrants to spy on Carter Page are unlawful.”
"They laugh at anybody who says anything like this against to tell the truth. But then the mobs come at you and they try to shut you down. Shut you down on Twitter. Shut you down on Instagram. Whatever it takes to make you go away so you do not expose the wrongdoing. It’s been exposed. It’s out there. Little by little the American people are figuring it out.”
https://twitter.com/RepRatcliffe/status/1226902775143059460
Slowly but surely, the truth is coming out like a leaky faucet. We're getting more information all the time and now we even have criminal investigations, FBI Director Christopher Wray admitting that at least the two of the FISA warrants were illegal, and there should be some arrests coming in the next couple weeks as well.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Pelosi’s Recent Financial Disclosures Have Many People LIVID

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may is completely two-faced .
She may condemn large companies like Amazon and Facebook when in public , but what she recently did with her husband regarding the two companies is raising a lot of eyebrows .
Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi , who is a venture capitalist purchased , $ 4.8 million of Amazon shares .
But what ’ s even crazier is that when he made the purchase he exercised his options he held in Amazon and bought each share for under $ 300 than what the stock was trading for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though .
Pelosi also purchased 5,000 shares of Facebook for $ 720,000 and he already held $ 500,000 to $ 1 million previously .
3,000 of those stocks were also purchased at a discounted rate below what the stock was trading at .
The Amazon options had a strike price of $ 1,600 , nearly $ 300 below the price Amazon shares were trading for that day .
He bought 3,000 shares — he had previously held only options at the end of 2018 , according to a filing .
He bought 5,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had a strike price of $ 140 and the rest had a strike price of $ 150 .
Facebook traded around 37 % above the lower strike price the day he exercised the calls .
Prior to the purchase , Paul Pelosi already held between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million in Facebook stock , a filing shows .
On the same day Paul Pelosi made the purchases , Senator Pelosi criticized Facebook for “ schmoozing ” with the Trump administration .
“ I think that they have been very abusive of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she said in a press conference , adding , “ My thought about them is that all they want is their tax cuts and no antitrust action against them.
” “ They intend to be accomplices for misleading the American people with money from god knows where , ” she said .
They literally just want full control and all the money they can get .
This demonstrates the hypocrisy of Democrats .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may is completely two-faced. She may condemn large companies like Amazon and Facebook when in public, but what she recently did with her husband regarding the two companies is raising a lot of eyebrows.
Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi, who is a venture capitalist purchased, $4.8 million of Amazon shares. But what's even crazier is that when he made the purchase he exercised his options he held in Amazon and bought each share for under $300 than what the stock was trading for that day.
That's not all though. Pelosi also purchased 5,000 shares of Facebook for $720,000 and he already held $500,000 to $1 million previously. 3,000 of those stocks were also purchased at a discounted rate below what the stock was trading at.
The Amazon options had a strike price of $1,600, nearly $300 below the price Amazon shares were trading for that day. He bought 3,000 shares — he had previously held only options at the end of 2018, according to a filing.
He bought 5,000 shares of Facebook, 3,000 of which had a strike price of $140 and the rest had a strike price of $150. Facebook traded around 37% above the lower strike price the day he exercised the calls. Prior to the purchase, Paul Pelosi already held between $500,000 and $1 million in Facebook stock, a filing shows.
On the same day Paul Pelosi made the purchases, Senator Pelosi criticized Facebook for "schmoozing" with the Trump administration. "I think that they have been very abusive of the great opportunity that technology has given them," she said in a press conference, adding, "My thought about them is that all they want is their tax cuts and no antitrust action against them."
"They intend to be accomplices for misleading the American people with money from god knows where," she said.
They literally just want full control and all the money they can get. This demonstrates the hypocrisy of Democrats.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Censorship Is the Way that Any Dictatorship — and No ‘Democracy’ — Functions

No democracy can survive censorship .
If there is censorship , then each individual can not make his/her own decisions ( voting decisions or otherwise ) on the basis of truth but only on the basis of whatever passes through the censor ’ s filter , which is always whatever supports the censoring regime and implants it evermore deeply into the public ’ s mind — regardless of its actual truthfulness .
The public does have a mind , as a collective constituting the majority of the residents in the given land , which majority rules any democratic government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ represent the majority , it ’ s no democracy , at all , but instead represents other individuals , the real rulers , who might be hidden .
Consequently , if a democracy exists but a censor somehow becomes allowed , and emerges into existence in a given land , then democracy will inevitably be snuffed-out there , and dictatorship will inevitably be the result — merely because censorship has been applied there , which blocks some essential truths ( truths that the rulers don ’ t want the public to know ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as toxic to democracy as is censorship .
Censorship prevents democracy .
If a dictatorship already exists in a given land , then it does so by means of censorship , because only by that means will the public be willing to pay taxes to the regime and to go to war for it and to kill and die for it .
Without censorship , none of that could happen , except in an authentic democracy .
An authentic democracy has no censorship .
This is why democracy is so rare .
Almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ .
But a government which calls itself “ democratic ” isn ’ t necessarily democratic , but more likely it has simply fooled its public to think that it is one ( such as the United States has by now been scientifically proven to be — an actual dictatorship ) .
Anyone who endorses censorship is a totalitarian , a supporter of totalitarianism , even without recognizing the fact .
If the person fails to recognize the fact that censorship is applied only in a totalitarian regime , then that person has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ totalitarianism : the idea that censorship can be justified in some circumstances .
Dictatorships always pump that lie , so as to be able to continue to exist as a dictatorship .
There is no circumstance which ever can justify censorship , unless one believes that dictatorship is , or can be , good instead of bad .
If you think that some censorship is good , then you have bought into the fundamental belief that is promulgated in any dictatorship .
It ’ s a lie , but it fools the majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No writing , nor any other statement , should ever be censored , no matter how vile it is .
Indeed , if it is vile , then it needs to be exposed , not hidden ; because , if it is hidden , then it will fester until it grows in the dark and finally becomes sprung upon a public who have never been inoculated against it by truth , and therefore the false belief becomes actually seriously dangerous and likely to spread like wildfire , because it had been censored before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections are those that grow in the dark and then become released upon a population who have no pre-existing protection against it .
Every religion , and every evil regime , seeks to censor-out whatever contradicts its propaganda , and is therefore intrinsically hostile toward democracy , but the danger is always being presented not by the writers and speakers of the propaganda , but by its publishers ( regardless of media : print , broadcast , or online ) — they are the source of all censorship .
They are the censors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publish , and what not to publish , are the censors .
The regime ’ s media are what perpetrate censorship , routinely , because those media are actually essential arms of the dictatorship , even if they are not directly owned by the government but instead by the clique who actually possess control over the government because they possess control over the mainstream ( and much of the non-mainstream ) media and thus the public ’ s mind in a ‘ democracy ’ in order to make it the dictatorship that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how this censorship has been perpetrated in the post-WW-II ( post-26-July-1945 ) U.S.A. , such as here , and here , and here , and here .
( All of that has been censored-out from the major media — they don ’ t report that they represent the regime instead of the public . )
As a consequence of that censorship against truth , history is being revised to be ‘ history ’ so as to portray a false ‘ reality ’ to people today .
And there are numerous other examples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , each instance , of which lying , is affirmed as being truth by the regime ’ s agents , but is actually nothing more than vicious lies that are spread by the regime and its agents .
What goes on behind the scenes is hidden from the American public , not really in order to protect them , but purely in order to deceive them .
The deception of the American people , and of the residents in all of the U.S. Government ’ s foreign vassal-states ( or ‘ allies ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extreme , in all fields of international relations .
Whereas Julian Assange was the world ’ s strongest enemy against censorship , he has been almost ten years now under some form or another of imprisonment , including solitary confinement and torture , all without ever having been convicted of anything , and all because he is an enemy against censorship instead of a flak for censorship .
And Twitter and other ‘ social media ’ are hiding from the public — censoring — the sheer outrageousness of it all .
( The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of the 180 nations on the Press Freedom Index .
That ’ s worse than almost all industrialized nations .
However , I find the truthfulness of its mainstream-media international news reporting to be worse than that in some countries which rank near the very bottom of the list .
I consider the ranking-system to be slanted toward U.S. and allied countries .
If anything , U.S. receives far too favorable a “ Press Freedom ” ranking , and should be listed somewhere near the very bottom — at least as regards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every other industrialized nation already places it far lower than the country ’ s myth about itself does , regarding “ Press Freedom.
” And heroic whistleblowers , such as Assange , experience the very worst of it . )
The solution to the problem of lies is not censorship , it is banning censorship .
On 7 June 2019 , the need for this seemed even clearer to me after Russia ’ s RT headlined on that date “ Glenn Greenwald rips liberals who ‘ beg for censorship ’ ” , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerfully the case against any censorship at all .
As one can see from the accompanying video interview there of him , Greenwald was like a force of nature , in that video , or ( to use a different metaphor ) a huge dose of mental draino for clogged minds .
This also means that issues of libel and slander are only to be addressed in the civil courts , and not , at all , in the government ’ s prosecutions , the criminal courts .
All censorship needs to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How can this be done ?
That ’ s a question I have never seen discussed , perhaps because it is being censored .
It ’ s a very serious question .
Any ‘ political science ’ which exists that has no extensive literature about this question is fake .
Perhaps draino for clogged minds is needed especially for scholars .
Things are worse than we know , because censorship exists .
Maybe censorship is pervasive .
So : I shall venture a solution to this problem : By law , all media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire all editors and producers of “ news , ” but not the employees who have only managerial , presentational , and/or stylistic assignments , and will replace these people ( all personnel who select what to present and what not to present ) by a randomized algorithm being applied to each topic , so that , if , for example , something is entered into a search-box , then the order or presentation of the findings will be listed either ( at the user ’ s selection ) from earliest-posted to latest-posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not by anything that is chosen or determined by the search-engine itself .
( In other words : no search-engine will be allowed to censor . )
On print or broadcast media , every news-piece will be controlled in real time by its audience so as to determine what the questions are and then to bring into the presentation randomly selected scientifically qualified experts regarding each such question .
For example : on the question of climate-change , the experts would be individuals who have terminal graduate-level degrees in each of the related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Wikipedia , but also in essential related fields such as economics ( an important climatological sub-specialty that ’ s not listed there ) .
If , indeed , over 90 % of climatologists agree that man-made global warming is a reality , then the result of this method of selecting the “ experts ” who will be presented is that that viewpoint will be represented by over 90 % of the experts — and this outcome would not be controlled by the given ‘ news ’ -medium , nor affected by its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subject-matter and academic qualifications — no governmental positions or background — would qualify individuals as being “ experts ” on the given topic .
If a terminal degree isn ’ t a qualification for expertise on a topic , then what is ?
Aren ’ t government officials supposed to be relying on them ?
And if , for example , the topic is Syria , then shouldn ’ t all individuals who have terminal degrees on Syria be the “ experts ” who are invited , on a randomized basis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues ?
If that were the case , then — for example — perhaps many Americans would know that the U.S. and NATO “ began operations in April- May 2011 to organize and expand the dissident base in Syria , ” “ organizing defectors in Syria , ” and “ smuggle US weapons into Syria , participate in US psychological and information warfare inside Syria ” to produce regime-change there , and that Syria had never posed any threat to U.S. national security , yet the U.S. has invaded it for over eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for such opportunities to overthrow Syria ’ s Government even when he became President in 2009 .
If the American public didn ’ t know those things at the time , then perhaps America ’ s censorship was total — which would indicate how absolutely crucial a randomization of the public ’ s information-sources is , so as to replace the power that the existing mainstrean ‘ news ’ -media have over the public ’ s mind , in America , and in its vassal-nations ( which don ’ t yet include Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have unprejudiced — which means entirely uncensored — information presented routinely to them , then democracy isn ’ t even possible .
With this method , there still would be a system of exposing lies .
But censorship would not be a part of that .
Anyway : that is one proposed way of replacing censorship , and overcoming dictatorship .
How many politicians are proposing such changes ?
Why aren ’ t any ?
Are all of them afraid of the dictators ?
Is there no basis for hope , at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ author , most recently , of They ’ re Not Even Close : The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records , 1910-2010 , and of CHRIST ’ S VENTRILOQUISTS : The Event that Created Christianity .

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Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture
No democracy can survive censorship. If there is censorship, then each individual cannot make his/her own decisions (voting decisions or otherwise) on the basis of truth but only on the basis of whatever passes through the censor’s filter, which is always whatever supports the censoring regime and implants it evermore deeply into the public’s mind — regardless of its actual truthfulness.
The public does have a mind, as a collective constituting the majority of the residents in the given land, which majority rules any democratic government. If the government doesn’t really represent the majority, it’s no democracy, at all, but instead represents other individuals, the real rulers, who might be hidden. Consequently, if a democracy exists but a censor somehow becomes allowed, and emerges into existence in a given land, then democracy will inevitably be snuffed-out there, and dictatorship will inevitably be the result — merely because censorship has been applied there, which blocks some essential truths (truths that the rulers don’t want the public to know) from reaching the public.
Nothing is as toxic to democracy as is censorship. Censorship prevents democracy.
If a dictatorship already exists in a given land, then it does so by means of censorship, because only by that means will the public be willing to pay taxes to the regime and to go to war for it and to kill and die for it. Without censorship, none of that could happen, except in an authentic democracy. An authentic democracy has no censorship.
This is why democracy is so rare. Almost every dictatorship calls itself a ‘democracy’. But a government which calls itself “democratic” isn’t necessarily democratic, but more likely it has simply fooled its public to think that it is one (such as the United States has by now been scientifically proven to be — an actual dictatorship).
Anyone who endorses censorship is a totalitarian, a supporter of totalitarianism, even without recognizing the fact. If the person fails to recognize the fact that censorship is applied only in a totalitarian regime, then that person has bought into the most basic belief of totalitarianism: the idea that censorship can be justified in some circumstances. Dictatorships always pump that lie, so as to be able to continue to exist as a dictatorship. There is no circumstance which ever can justify censorship, unless one believes that dictatorship is, or can be, good instead of bad.
If you think that some censorship is good, then you have bought into the fundamental belief that is promulgated in any dictatorship. It’s a lie, but it fools the majority of people, in a dictatorship.
No writing, nor any other statement, should ever be censored, no matter how vile it is. Indeed, if it is vile, then it needs to be exposed, not hidden; because, if it is hidden, then it will fester until it grows in the dark and finally becomes sprung upon a public who have never been inoculated against it by truth, and therefore the false belief becomes actually seriously dangerous and likely to spread like wildfire, because it had been censored before it became public. The most deadly infections are those that grow in the dark and then become released upon a population who have no pre-existing protection against it.
Every religion, and every evil regime, seeks to censor-out whatever contradicts its propaganda, and is therefore intrinsically hostile toward democracy, but the danger is always being presented not by the writers and speakers of the propaganda, but by its publishers (regardless of media: print, broadcast, or online) — they are the source of all censorship. They are the censors. The people who select what to publish, and what not to publish, are the censors. The regime’s media are what perpetrate censorship, routinely, because those media are actually essential arms of the dictatorship, even if they are not directly owned by the government but instead by the clique who actually possess control over the government because they possess control over the mainstream (and much of the non-mainstream) media and thus the public’s mind in a ‘democracy’ in order to make it the dictatorship that it actually is.
Much has been written about how this censorship has been perpetrated in the post-WW-II (post-26-July-1945) U.S.A., such as here, and here, and here, and here. (All of that has been censored-out from the major media — they don’t report that they represent the regime instead of the public.) As a consequence of that censorship against truth, history is being revised to be ‘history’ so as to portray a false ‘reality’ to people today. And there are numerous other examples of this, by the U.S. regime, each instance, of which lying, is affirmed as being truth by the regime’s agents, but is actually nothing more than vicious lies that are spread by the regime and its agents. What goes on behind the scenes is hidden from the American public, not really in order to protect them, but purely in order to deceive them. The deception of the American people, and of the residents in all of the U.S. Government’s foreign vassal-states (or ‘allies’) in Europe and elsewhere, is extreme, in all fields of international relations. Whereas Julian Assange was the world’s strongest enemy against censorship, he has been almost ten years now under some form or another of imprisonment, including solitary confinement and torture, all without ever having been convicted of anything, and all because he is an enemy against censorship instead of a flak for censorship. And Twitter and other ‘social media’ are hiding from the public — censoring — the sheer outrageousness of it all. (The United States in 2019 ranked #48 out of the 180 nations on the Press Freedom Index. That’s worse than almost all industrialized nations. However, I find the truthfulness of its mainstream-media international news reporting to be worse than that in some countries which rank near the very bottom of the list. I consider the ranking-system to be slanted toward U.S. and allied countries. If anything, U.S. receives far too favorable a “Press Freedom” ranking, and should be listed somewhere near the very bottom — at least as regards truthfulness. But its scoring below almost every other industrialized nation already places it far lower than the country’s myth about itself does, regarding “Press Freedom.” And heroic whistleblowers, such as Assange, experience the very worst of it.)
The solution to the problem of lies is not censorship, it is banning censorship. On 7 June 2019, the need for this seemed even clearer to me after Russia’s RT headlined on that date “Glenn Greenwald rips liberals who ‘beg for censorship’”, and that brilliant lawyer and investigative journalist presented powerfully the case against any censorship at all. As one can see from the accompanying video interview there of him, Greenwald was like a force of nature, in that video, or (to use a different metaphor) a huge dose of mental draino for clogged minds.
This also means that issues of libel and slander are only to be addressed in the civil courts, and not, at all, in the government’s prosecutions, the criminal courts.
All censorship needs to be banned. The question therefore becomes: How can this be done? That’s a question I have never seen discussed, perhaps because it is being censored. It’s a very serious question. Any ‘political science’ which exists that has no extensive literature about this question is fake. Perhaps draino for clogged minds is needed especially for scholars.
Things are worse than we know, because censorship exists. Maybe censorship is pervasive.
So: I shall venture a solution to this problem: By law, all media which discuss national and/or international affairs will fire all editors and producers of “news,” but not the employees who have only managerial, presentational, and/or stylistic assignments, and will replace these people (all personnel who select what to present and what not to present) by a randomized algorithm being applied to each topic, so that, if, for example, something is entered into a search-box, then the order or presentation of the findings will be listed either (at the user’s selection) from earliest-posted to latest-posted, or latest-posted to earliest-posted, but not by anything that is chosen or determined by the search-engine itself. (In other words: no search-engine will be allowed to censor.) On print or broadcast media, every news-piece will be controlled in real time by its audience so as to determine what the questions are and then to bring into the presentation randomly selected scientifically qualified experts regarding each such question. For example: on the question of climate-change, the experts would be individuals who have terminal graduate-level degrees in each of the related climatology sub-specialties, such as those listed at Wikipedia, but also in essential related fields such as economics (an important climatological sub-specialty that’s not listed there). If, indeed, over 90% of climatologists agree that man-made global warming is a reality, then the result of this method of selecting the “experts” who will be presented is that that viewpoint will be represented by over 90% of the experts — and this outcome would not be controlled by the given ‘news’-medium, nor affected by its advertisers. In other words: only the subject-matter and academic qualifications — no governmental positions or background — would qualify individuals as being “experts” on the given topic. If a terminal degree isn’t a qualification for expertise on a topic, then what is? Aren’t government officials supposed to be relying on them? And if, for example, the topic is Syria, then shouldn’t all individuals who have terminal degrees on Syria be the “experts” who are invited, on a randomized basis, to comment to the public about Syria-related issues? If that were the case, then — for example — perhaps many Americans would know that the U.S. and NATO “began operations in April- May 2011 to organize and expand the dissident base in Syria,” “organizing defectors in Syria,” and “smuggle US weapons into Syria, participate in US psychological and information warfare inside Syria” to produce regime-change there, and that Syria had never posed any threat to U.S. national security, yet the U.S. has invaded it for over eight years. And Barack Obama was hoping for such opportunities to overthrow Syria’s Government even when he became President in 2009. If the American public didn’t know those things at the time, then perhaps America’s censorship was total — which would indicate how absolutely crucial a randomization of the public’s information-sources is, so as to replace the power that the existing mainstrean ‘news’-media have over the public’s mind, in America, and in its vassal-nations (which don’t yet include Syria). If the public do not have unprejudiced — which means entirely uncensored — information presented routinely to them, then democracy isn’t even possible. With this method, there still would be a system of exposing lies. But censorship would not be a part of that.
Anyway: that is one proposed way of replacing censorship, and overcoming dictatorship. How many politicians are proposing such changes? Why aren’t any? Are all of them afraid of the dictators? Is there no basis for hope, at all?
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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse is the author, most recently, of They’re Not Even Close: The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records, 1910-2010, and of CHRIST’S VENTRILOQUISTS: The Event that Created Christianity.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Tim Tebow Talks to the XFL, But Decides to Stick With Baseball

Fifty-two weeks to the day after former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow explained his lack of interest in the AAF , Tebow explained his lack of interest in the XFL .
“ There was some communication , ” Tebow told reporters on Sunday regarding the XFL at a press conference held in connection with his current gig as an aspiring Major League Baseball player in the Mets organization .
“ We had a couple conversations , ” Tebow added .
“ But it was pretty clear that this was — I love what they ’ re doing .
I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I think that ’ s great .
And so I think there needs to be a place for a lot of players that are really good and should and could be playing in the NFL and are better than a lot of NFL players .
And there ’ s a chance they ’ re going to be seen .
So I think it ’ s awesome and I think it ’ s good for a lot of guys that are going to get a spot on an NFL roster because they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re worth it .
But for me this is what I wanted to do and pursuit it and be all in and just , yeah.
” A year ago , Orlando Apollos coach Steve Spurrier had been trying to get Tebow to play in the AAF .
“ [ T ] hey ’ ve called a lot , ” Tebow said on Sunday , February 17 , 2019 .
“ Coach Spurrier keeps calling and I love coach Spurrier .
It was easy even though it was an awesome offer .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ baseball and no way could I stop and not give this a chance after everything that I ’ ve worked for.
” Tebow last played in a regular-season football game in 2012 , only one season after Tebowmania took the NFL by storm .
Following one season with the Jets , however , the 2010 first-round pick of the Broncos never managed to make a 53-man roster , despite opportunities with the Eagles and Patriots .
He turned to baseball in 2016 , after opting not to pursue the CFL or any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unclear what the XFL offered Tebow , but his quote that “ it was pretty clear that this was ” before pivoting in a different direction suggests that the XFL wasn ’ t willing to deviate from a no-frills financial structure that makes no exceptions for big-name players .
Which has left the XFL with precious few , if any , big-name players .
And with not nearly enough quality quarterbacks .
Of course , none of this means that Tebow would amount to a quality quarterback , in the XFL or anywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest and ticket sales and jersey sales and attention for an upstart league that very soon will be struggling to draw attention away from the Scouting Combine and NCAA basketball conference tournaments and NFL free agency and March Madness and other sporting events around which fans plan their schedules .
The XFL currently doesn ’ t compel the vast majority of fans to set aside time to watch games .
If it had players like Tebow or Johnny Manziel or Colin Kaepernick or college players not yet eligible for the draft like Trevor @ @ @ @ @ @

Fifty-two weeks to the day after former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow explained his lack of interest in the AAF, Tebow explained his lack of interest in the XFL.
“There was some communication,” Tebow told reporters on Sunday regarding the XFL at a press conference held in connection with his current gig as an aspiring Major League Baseball player in the Mets organization.
“We had a couple conversations,” Tebow added. “But it was pretty clear that this was — I love what they’re doing. I think it has a chance to have success. And I think that’s great. And so I think there needs to be a place for a lot of players that are really good and should and could be playing in the NFL and are better than a lot of NFL players. And there’s a chance they’re going to be seen. So I think it’s awesome and I think it’s good for a lot of guys that are going to get a spot on an NFL roster because they’re going show a team that they’re worth it. But for me this is what I wanted to do and pursuit it and be all in and just, yeah.”
A year ago, Orlando Apollos coach Steve Spurrier had been trying to get Tebow to play in the AAF.
“[T]hey’ve called a lot,” Tebow said on Sunday, February 17, 2019. “Coach Spurrier keeps calling and I love coach Spurrier. It was easy even though it was an awesome offer. . . . I’m all-in on baseball and no way could I stop and not give this a chance after everything that I’ve worked for.”
Tebow last played in a regular-season football game in 2012, only one season after Tebowmania took the NFL by storm. Following one season with the Jets, however, the 2010 first-round pick of the Broncos never managed to make a 53-man roster, despite opportunities with the Eagles and Patriots. He turned to baseball in 2016, after opting not to pursue the CFL or any other non-NFL football league.
It’s unclear what the XFL offered Tebow, but his quote that “it was pretty clear that this was” before pivoting in a different direction suggests that the XFL wasn’t willing to deviate from a no-frills financial structure that makes no exceptions for big-name players. Which has left the XFL with precious few, if any, big-name players. And with not nearly enough quality quarterbacks.
Of course, none of this means that Tebow would amount to a quality quarterback, in the XFL or anywhere. But he would drive plenty of interest and ticket sales and jersey sales and attention for an upstart league that very soon will be struggling to draw attention away from the Scouting Combine and NCAA basketball conference tournaments and NFL free agency and March Madness and other sporting events around which fans plan their schedules.
The XFL currently doesn’t compel the vast majority of fans to set aside time to watch games. If it had players like Tebow or Johnny Manziel or Colin Kaepernick or college players not yet eligible for the draft like Trevor Lawrence, maybe it would.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--U.S. Released 375,000 Foreign Invaders Who Entered With Family Members

More than 375,000 of the 473,682 immigrants who were caught illegally crossing the southern border with a family member in fiscal 2019 were released by federal law enforcement into the interior of the United States , according to data obtained by the Washington Examiner .
From Oct. 1 , 2018 and Sept. 30 , 2019 , Border Patrol agents working along the U.S.-Mexico border arrested 851,508 people who entered the country between ports of entry .
In addition to the 473,682 people who arrived as part of a family , there were 76,000 unaccompanied children , according to previously released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Examiner its agents released more than 145,000 family members directly from its stations between March and September 2019 , the months that had the highest levels of arrests .
People who were released would have been allowed to go anywhere in the country , including those who were not seeking asylum .
Customs and Border Protection , under which Border Patrol is housed , does not release data on the number of arrestees who go on to seek asylum , though Department of Homeland Security officials shared last year that it was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unusual move last March of releasing people directly from its custody rather than turning people over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
ICE cited two issues that made it difficult to hold families : it lacked the bed space and a 2015 court ruling blocked it from detaining families more than 20 days .
Because the 145,000 family members released by Border Patrol were not transferred to ICE , they were released with a legal document known as a notice to appear .
The document states when they should show up for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returned to the county of origin .
An additional 230,000 family members were sent to ICE and then released from ICE facilities , according to an ICE spokesperson .
Border Patrol transferred a total of 373,770 people to ICE .
A second ICE spokesperson told the Washington Examiner the agency does not track the individual outcomes of each of the 373,770 people whom Border Patrol transferred into its custody last year .
ICE deported 267,258 people in 2019 including 5,702 people who arrived with a family member and 6,351 unaccompanied children .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by ICE and single adults arrested at the southern border .
The total 375,000 people released into the country are among 3.2 million who have been released by federal immigration authorities and are awaiting court hearings to decide whether they will removed from the country .
Since the fall , the number of families traveling to the border have dramatically declined as the Trump administration has taken steps to reduce the number of people traveling to the border .

More than 375,000 of the 473,682 immigrants who were caught illegally crossing the southern border with a family member in fiscal 2019 were released by federal law enforcement into the interior of the United States, according to data obtained by the Washington Examiner.
From Oct. 1, 2018 and Sept. 30, 2019, Border Patrol agents working along the U.S.-Mexico border arrested 851,508 people who entered the country between ports of entry. In addition to the 473,682 people who arrived as part of a family, there were 76,000 unaccompanied children, according to previously released data.
Border Patrol told the Washington Examiner its agents released more than 145,000 family members directly from its stations between March and September 2019, the months that had the highest levels of arrests. People who were released would have been allowed to go anywhere in the country, including those who were not seeking asylum. Customs and Border Protection, under which Border Patrol is housed, does not release data on the number of arrestees who go on to seek asylum, though Department of Homeland Security officials shared last year that it was a low percentage.
Border Patrol made the unusual move last March of releasing people directly from its custody rather than turning people over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE cited two issues that made it difficult to hold families: it lacked the bed space and a 2015 court ruling blocked it from detaining families more than 20 days.
Because the 145,000 family members released by Border Patrol were not transferred to ICE, they were released with a legal document known as a notice to appear. The document states when they should show up for a hearing to determine if they will be returned to the county of origin. An additional 230,000 family members were sent to ICE and then released from ICE facilities, according to an ICE spokesperson.
Border Patrol transferred a total of 373,770 people to ICE. A second ICE spokesperson told the Washington Examiner the agency does not track the individual outcomes of each of the 373,770 people whom Border Patrol transferred into its custody last year.
ICE deported 267,258 people in 2019 including 5,702 people who arrived with a family member and 6,351 unaccompanied children. The remainder were people arrested inside the country by ICE and single adults arrested at the southern border.
The total 375,000 people released into the country are among 3.2 million who have been released by federal immigration authorities and are awaiting court hearings to decide whether they will removed from the country.
Since the fall, the number of families traveling to the border have dramatically declined as the Trump administration has taken steps to reduce the number of people traveling to the border.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Pelosi Pivots: After Sham Impeachment Debacle, Democrats Desperate to Change the Subject

President Trump ’ s reelection chances are higher than they ’ ve ever been thanks in large part to the impeachment saga the Democrats put America through .
It was a failure rapped in political disaster topped off by ridicule from their base and snores from everyone else .
But as Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler try to figure out how they failed so badly , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is ready to move on .
She has a strategy , and it ’ s ridiculously bad .
But we should never underestimate the power of indoctrination when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corner .
Her strategy requires bald-faced lies that politically minded Americans should see through easily .
Unfortunately , there aren ’ t nearly enough Americans who are politically minded , so it ’ s up to those of us who are paying attention to make sure her lies are revealed constantly from now until election day .
The NY Times got the skinny from people inside a secret House Democrat meeting just before they broke session on Thursday .
In the meeting , Pelosi gave standing orders that her caucus was to focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three key points : creating jobs , cleaning up corruption in Washington and , above all , bringing down the high cost of health care .
If that all sounds familiar , it ’ s because these were some of the talking points used by Republicans in 2016 and Democrats in 2018 .
It worked for the GOP the first time and it partially worked for the Democrats in the midterms .
But things are different now .
People are becoming aware that there are more jobs than ever before .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and while it ’ s not moving quickly enough for most conservatives , it ’ s moving nonetheless .
As for health care costs , Democrats must continue to pull the wool over the eyes of the people and make them forget Pelosi and President Obama were the two biggest players in making health care costs as high as they are today through the Affordable Care Act .
They ’ re trying to establish clear talking points members of their caucus can use in their districts .
These are populist concepts that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as open borders , the Green New Deal , and Medicare-for-All .
This is just one of the reasons I ’ m very hopeful Bernie Sanders is the Democratic nominee .
It will be harder for them to avoid these Marxist principles if the top of their party ’ s ticket is banking on them .
Pelosi instructed her caucus to lie and showed them how to do it .
She brought in economist Steven Rattner , who advised the Obama administration , to figure out how to poke holes in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He told them to focus on the stock market and play on voters ’ ignorance about the importance of Wall Street to their 401K and retirement plans .
Somehow , the GOP has failed to alert people that around half of them are investors in the stock market and the vast majority of them benefit in some significant way from strong financial markets .
House Democrats were also instructed to tug at heartstrings .
Feelings supersede facts in the modern Democratic Party , so to highlight the cuts recommended in President Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to visit “ a senior center , a food bank and an after-school program , ” while on recess to give them the media fodder they ’ ll need to spread their lies about the budget .
The health care issue is the real threat and the focus of Pelosi ’ s strategy .
Republicans have been reticent about health care ever since their embarrassing 2017 failure to repeal and replace Obamacare .
They need to return to the message that got them majorities in the first place .
Democrats and a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep the failed Obamacare system intact which is the primary reason health care costs are so high today .
Our nation needs a stronger majority with more conservatives in the Senate and a reversal in power in the House in order to properly fix our health care system .
There are two viable directions in the minds of voters : more government through the Democrats ’ plan or less government through a conservative plan .
It ’ s time for the GOP to put forth a legitimate populist plan to get rid of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes sense .
Impeachment blew up in their face .
Now , Nancy Pelosi wants her caucus to try to convince voters the economy is bad , the swamp ( who they claim are Republicans ) must be drained , and Obamacare is the GOP ’ s fault .
Their lies must be exposed .
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President Trump’s reelection chances are higher than they’ve ever been thanks in large part to the impeachment saga the Democrats put America through. It was a failure rapped in political disaster topped off by ridicule from their base and snores from everyone else. But as Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler try to figure out how they failed so badly, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is ready to move on. She has a strategy, and it’s ridiculously bad.
But we should never underestimate the power of indoctrination when Democrats still have mainstream media in their corner. Her strategy requires bald-faced lies that politically minded Americans should see through easily. Unfortunately, there aren’t nearly enough Americans who are politically minded, so it’s up to those of us who are paying attention to make sure her lies are revealed constantly from now until election day.
The NY Times got the skinny from people inside a secret House Democrat meeting just before they broke session on Thursday. In the meeting, Pelosi gave standing orders that her caucus was to focus on maintaining their majority by focusing on three key points: creating jobs, cleaning up corruption in Washington and, above all, bringing down the high cost of health care.
If that all sounds familiar, it’s because these were some of the talking points used by Republicans in 2016 and Democrats in 2018. It worked for the GOP the first time and it partially worked for the Democrats in the midterms. But things are different now. People are becoming aware that there are more jobs than ever before. They’re watching the President drain the swamp, and while it’s not moving quickly enough for most conservatives, it’s moving nonetheless. As for health care costs, Democrats must continue to pull the wool over the eyes of the people and make them forget Pelosi and President Obama were the two biggest players in making health care costs as high as they are today through the Affordable Care Act.
They’re trying to establish clear talking points members of their caucus can use in their districts. These are populist concepts that require them to shun radical progressive ideas such as open borders, the Green New Deal, and Medicare-for-All. This is just one of the reasons I’m very hopeful Bernie Sanders is the Democratic nominee. It will be harder for them to avoid these Marxist principles if the top of their party’s ticket is banking on them.
Pelosi instructed her caucus to lie and showed them how to do it. She brought in economist Steven Rattner, who advised the Obama administration, to figure out how to poke holes in the strong economy Americans are seeing today. He told them to focus on the stock market and play on voters’ ignorance about the importance of Wall Street to their 401K and retirement plans. Somehow, the GOP has failed to alert people that around half of them are investors in the stock market and the vast majority of them benefit in some significant way from strong financial markets.
House Democrats were also instructed to tug at heartstrings. Feelings supersede facts in the modern Democratic Party, so to highlight the cuts recommended in President Trump’s budget, she told her caucus to visit “a senior center, a food bank and an after-school program,” while on recess to give them the media fodder they’ll need to spread their lies about the budget.
The health care issue is the real threat and the focus of Pelosi’s strategy. Republicans have been reticent about health care ever since their embarrassing 2017 failure to repeal and replace Obamacare. They need to return to the message that got them majorities in the first place. Democrats and a small number of left-leaning Republicans banded together to keep the failed Obamacare system intact which is the primary reason health care costs are so high today. Our nation needs a stronger majority with more conservatives in the Senate and a reversal in power in the House in order to properly fix our health care system. There are two viable directions in the minds of voters: more government through the Democrats’ plan or less government through a conservative plan. It’s time for the GOP to put forth a legitimate populist plan to get rid of Obamacare and replace it with something that makes sense.
Impeachment blew up in their face. Now, Nancy Pelosi wants her caucus to try to convince voters the economy is bad, the swamp (who they claim are Republicans) must be drained, and Obamacare is the GOP’s fault. Their lies must be exposed.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Har

Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm A federal judge refused to grant Uber and Postmates an injunction against California ’ s unusually restrictive anti-contractor law , even after acknowledging the law would cause the two companies “ irreparable harm.
” The law , known as AB5 , forces companies to reclassify their freelancers as employees , which goes against their business model .
When it took effect Jan. 1 , the law made it hard for so-called gig-economy companies to classify people who work for them as independent contractors instead of employees .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not available to contractors , such as the minimum wage , health insurance , and paid time off .
The law is strongly backed by labor organizations critical of hard-to-unionize freelance jobs .
Unions hope the law will give them an edge in recruiting new members .
Critics say the law has caused hardship and led to widespread layoffs in the Golden State by companies that rely on contractors .
U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee , appointed in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama , found Feb. 10 in Olson v. State of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations of the two companies , “ the balance of equities and the public interest ” outweigh the interests of the companies and independent contractors .
The 24-page order states that the law “ provides city attorneys with the authority to bring injunctive actions against companies and exposes them to potential criminal penalties under the California Labor Code and Unemployment Insurance Code for violators.
” The fact that Uber , a rider-sharing service , and Postmates , a courier service , “ have demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm based on the threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not justify halting enforcement of AB5 , Gee wrote .
The court “ can not second guess the Legislature ’ s choice to enact a law that seeks to uplift the conditions of the majority of non-exempt low-income workers rather than preserve the status quo for the smaller subset of workers who enjoy independent contractor status.
” The law was championed by California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez , an influential Democrat whose legislative initiatives have been widely copied across the country , according to USA Today .
“ Her bills often start conversations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressive policies around the country , especially when it comes to workers ’ rights.
” The lawmaker has had tense exchanges online with opponents of the law , which she argues protects workers from exploitation .
Freelancers “ shouldn ’ t … have to [ work two or three jobs ] .
And until you or anyone else that wants to [ complain ] about AB5 puts out cognizant policy proposals to curb this chaos , you can keep your criticism anonymous , ” she wrote on Twitter on Dec. 18 , 1019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take a few steps back .
Groups such as the American Society of Journalists and Authors Inc. and the National Press Photographers Association , say by placing an artificially low cap on freelance contributions , the law makes it impossible for their members to earn a living .
Gonzalez wrote in a Feb. 6 tweet that she was willing to consider easing the restriction affecting journalists .
“ Based on dozens of meetings with freelance journalists & photographers , we have submitted language to legislative counsel that … will cut out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead more clearly define freelancer journalism , ” she wrote .
Although efforts to block the law have generally failed , one judge has granted a preliminary injunction shielding independent truckers from the reach of AB5 while a legal challenge works its way through the courts , as The Epoch Times previously reported .
In California Trucking Association v. Becerra , on Dec. 31 , U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez ordered that the state is “ temporarily enjoined from enforcing Assembly Bill 5 ( ‘ AB-5 ’ ) as to any motor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court ’ s resolution of Plaintiffs ’ motion for a preliminary injunction.
” Association CEO Shawn Yadon said in a previous statement : “ AB5 threatens the livelihood of more than 70,000 independent truckers .
… The bill wrongfully restricts their ability to provide services as owner-operators and , therefore , runs afoul of federal law .
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A federal judge refused to grant Uber and Postmates an injunction against California’s unusually restrictive anti-contractor law, even after acknowledging the law would cause the two companies “irreparable harm.”
The law, known as AB5, forces companies to reclassify their freelancers as employees, which goes against their business model. When it took effect Jan. 1, the law made it hard for so-called gig-economy companies to classify people who work for them as independent contractors instead of employees.
Employees in California are entitled to benefits not available to contractors, such as the minimum wage, health insurance, and paid time off. The law is strongly backed by labor organizations critical of hard-to-unionize freelance jobs. Unions hope the law will give them an edge in recruiting new members.
Critics say the law has caused hardship and led to widespread layoffs in the Golden State by companies that rely on contractors.
U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee, appointed in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama, found Feb. 10 in Olson v. State of California that even though AB5 disrupts the operations of the two companies, “the balance of equities and the public interest” outweigh the interests of the companies and independent contractors.
The 24-page order states that the law “provides city attorneys with the authority to bring injunctive actions against companies and exposes them to potential criminal penalties under the California Labor Code and Unemployment Insurance Code for violators.”
The fact that Uber, a rider-sharing service, and Postmates, a courier service, “have demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm based on the threats of enforcement against them,” does not justify halting enforcement of AB5, Gee wrote.
The court “cannot second guess the Legislature’s choice to enact a law that seeks to uplift the conditions of the majority of non-exempt low-income workers rather than preserve the status quo for the smaller subset of workers who enjoy independent contractor status.”
The law was championed by California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, an influential Democrat whose legislative initiatives have been widely copied across the country, according to USA Today.
“Her bills often start conversations in other states and set the bar for progressive policies around the country, especially when it comes to workers’ rights.”
The lawmaker has had tense exchanges online with opponents of the law, which she argues protects workers from exploitation.
Freelancers “shouldn’t ... have to [work two or three jobs]. And until you or anyone else that wants to [complain] about AB5 puts out cognizant policy proposals to curb this chaos, you can keep your criticism anonymous,” she wrote on Twitter on Dec. 18, 1019.
But political opposition has forced her to take a few steps back.
Groups such as the American Society of Journalists and Authors Inc. and the National Press Photographers Association, say by placing an artificially low cap on freelance contributions, the law makes it impossible for their members to earn a living.
Gonzalez wrote in a Feb. 6 tweet that she was willing to consider easing the restriction affecting journalists. “Based on dozens of meetings with freelance journalists & photographers, we have submitted language to legislative counsel that ... will cut out the 35 [articles] submission cap & instead more clearly define freelancer journalism,” she wrote.
Although efforts to block the law have generally failed, one judge has granted a preliminary injunction shielding independent truckers from the reach of AB5 while a legal challenge works its way through the courts, as The Epoch Times previously reported.
In California Trucking Association v. Becerra, on Dec. 31, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez ordered that the state is “temporarily enjoined from enforcing Assembly Bill 5 (‘AB-5’) as to any motor carrier operating in California, pending this Court’s resolution of Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction.”
Association CEO Shawn Yadon said in a previous statement: “AB5 threatens the livelihood of more than 70,000 independent truckers. ... The bill wrongfully restricts their ability to provide services as owner-operators and, therefore, runs afoul of federal law.”


thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Democrats in Washington State Target Well-Known Conservative Legislator Matt Shea, Viciously Smear H

Democrats in Washington State Target Well-Known Conservative Legislator Matt Shea, Viciously Smear Him as a ‘Domestic Terrorist’

Washington state isn ’ t known for conservative politicians .
But there is one state legislator who stands out amidst a sea of Democrats and moderate Republicans .
Matt Shea represents the conservative side of the state , the Spokane area .
Because of his views and activism , Democrats made him a target .
Democrats in the legislature spent $ 120,000 of taxpayers ’ money to commission an investigation and report about Shea .
They hired former FBI agent Kathy Leodler and her husband Paul Leodler .
Mrs. Leodler has contributed money to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Shea “ planned , engaged in , and promoted a total of three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States government between 2014 and 2016.
” It referenced the two standoffs involving the Bundy family over land rights in Nevada and Oregon .
They described Shea as a domestic terrorist .
The media dutifully reported it .
“ Terrorist Matt Shea must be expelled from the Washington State House of Representatives , ” ran the headline of a December 20 column in the Cascadia Advocate .
But if Shea is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not been charged , arrested , and prosecuted by federal , state , or local authorities ?
The report relies on Wikipedia , which has a left-wing slant and often gets facts wrong .
It cites anonymous witnesses .
The report contains no evidence that Shea “ planned ” or “ led covert strategic pre-planning ” in the Nevada and Oregon confrontations involving the Bundys .
Shea and the Bundys both deny he did this .
He went there merely to observe on a fact-finding mission .
Regardless , the case against Cliven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prejudice .
The Hammonds were pardoned by President Trump .
And the Malheur 7 from the Oregon standoff were unanimously acquitted of conspiracy and firearms charges .
So if those orchestrating the protest were exonerated , why is Shea still being accused of being a domestic terrorist ?
The report produces as more evidence a meeting Shea had with the leadership of Oath Keepers at a restaurant in Spokane .
But nothing bad happened , they merely discussed land rights and some other issues .
The report cites a 2015 “ Priest River @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it wasn ’ t an armed conflict .
Shea , the Bonner County Sheriff , and over 100 citizens demonstrated outside the home of a disabled Vietnam War veteran to protest a decision by the VA to disarm him .
Some of the protesters legally carried firearms .
It was a peaceful protest .
The report says Shea is associated with Marble Community Fellowship , a “ Christian Identity ideology church ” that holds “ a racist , anti-Semitic , and white supremacist interpretation of Christianity.
” This is not true .
Two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media won ’ t report that nor interview them .
The pastors are rightfully upset at being called white supremacists .
The report says Shea trained young people to fight a `` holy war ” by creating a pamphlet called Biblical Basis for War .
The report called it a “ Biblical manifesto ” to make it sound more ominous .
It claimed that Shea “ [ a ] dvocated replacing the U.S. democracy with a theocracy and killing all males who do not agree.
” But the pamphlet merely analyzed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is studied at universities today .
It goes over the moral basis for wars .
It ’ s a study on what the Old Testament said about warfare , mainly from Deuteronomy 20 .
It analyzes the history of warfare .
A soldier contacted Shea recently and asked him if he was justified in a situation where he had to put a gun to someone ’ s head .
Another accusation says Shea “ condoned violence and intimidation during an online chat.
” Shea happened to be in an online chat with others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but Shea didn ’ t respond .
The person who leaked the message string said he thought the guy who wrote the message was just venting , not calling for violence .
Regardless , Shea has been very public about the right to keep and bear arms .
Another allegation said Shea “ [ e ] ngaged in and promoted Patriot movement militia training and readiness exercises in preparation for armed conflict against the government and law enforcement.
” This was nothing more than an annual paintball war with teens .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to plan , direct , and engage in additional future conflicts that could carry with them significant risk of bloodshed and loss of life.
” It went on , “ Although this investigation found no evidence that Representative Shea presents an imminent direct threat to any individual or group ... ( nevertheless ) Representative Shea has since 2014 , presented a significant threat of political violence against employees of the Federal Government and state and local law enforcement officers , carried out through intermediaries.
” Democrats think if they call Shea enough scary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Besides a terrorist , he ’ s been called a racist , a homophobe , an Islamophobe , a white supremacist , an anti-Semite and a neo-Nazi .
Democrats in the legislature want to remove him from the legislature or at least censure him , but they don ’ t have the votes .
They need a few Republicans on board in order to achieve the two-thirds required to expunge him .
House Republicans , who have a reputation as moderates afraid of the left , suspended Shea from their caucus after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him from his committee assignments .
Members of both parties called on him to resign .
Shea intends to run for reelection this year .
This report was a sham .
Shea is nothing more than a regular Christian conservative .
In a more conservative state , no one would blink an eye .
But because he ’ s in a very liberal state he ’ s a target .
The left has decided by labeling him a domestic terrorist they can destroy him .
But unfortunately for them , they don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look ridiculous .

Washington state isn’t known for conservative politicians. But there is one state legislator who stands out amidst a sea of Democrats and moderate Republicans. Matt Shea represents the conservative side of the state, the Spokane area. Because of his views and activism, Democrats made him a target.
Democrats in the legislature spent $120,000 of taxpayers’ money to commission an investigation and report about Shea. They hired former FBI agent Kathy Leodler and her husband Paul Leodler. Mrs. Leodler has contributed money to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a far left Democrat. The report charged that Shea “planned, engaged in, and promoted a total of three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States government between 2014 and 2016.” It referenced the two standoffs involving the Bundy family over land rights in Nevada and Oregon.
They described Shea as a domestic terrorist. The media dutifully reported it. “Terrorist Matt Shea must be expelled from the Washington State House of Representatives,” ran the headline of a December 20 column in the Cascadia Advocate.
But if Shea is a domestic terrorist, why has he not been charged, arrested, and prosecuted by federal, state, or local authorities?
The report relies on Wikipedia, which has a left-wing slant and often gets facts wrong. It cites anonymous witnesses. The report contains no evidence that Shea “planned” or “led covert strategic pre-planning” in the Nevada and Oregon confrontations involving the Bundys. Shea and the Bundys both deny he did this. He went there merely to observe on a fact-finding mission.
Regardless, the case against Cliven Bundy and three others was dismissed with prejudice. The Hammonds were pardoned by President Trump. And the Malheur 7 from the Oregon standoff were unanimously acquitted of conspiracy and firearms charges. So if those orchestrating the protest were exonerated, why is Shea still being accused of being a domestic terrorist?
The report produces as more evidence a meeting Shea had with the leadership of Oath Keepers at a restaurant in Spokane. But nothing bad happened, they merely discussed land rights and some other issues.
The report cites a 2015 “Priest River Armed Conflict” in Idaho. But it wasn’t an armed conflict. Shea, the Bonner County Sheriff, and over 100 citizens demonstrated outside the home of a disabled Vietnam War veteran to protest a decision by the VA to disarm him. Some of the protesters legally carried firearms. It was a peaceful protest.
The report says Shea is associated with Marble Community Fellowship, a “Christian Identity ideology church” that holds “a racist, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist interpretation of Christianity.” This is not true. Two of the pastors are black, but the media won’t report that nor interview them. The pastors are rightfully upset at being called white supremacists.
The report says Shea trained young people to fight a "holy war” by creating a pamphlet called Biblical Basis for War. The report called it a “Biblical manifesto” to make it sound more ominous. It claimed that Shea “[a]dvocated replacing the U.S. democracy with a theocracy and killing all males who do not agree.” But the pamphlet merely analyzed the “just war theory,” which is studied at universities today. It goes over the moral basis for wars. It’s a study on what the Old Testament said about warfare, mainly from Deuteronomy 20. It analyzes the history of warfare. A soldier contacted Shea recently and asked him if he was justified in a situation where he had to put a gun to someone’s head.
Another accusation says Shea “condoned violence and intimidation during an online chat.” Shea happened to be in an online chat with others when someone made a comment about firearms, but Shea didn’t respond. The person who leaked the message string said he thought the guy who wrote the message was just venting, not calling for violence. Regardless, Shea has been very public about the right to keep and bear arms.
Another allegation said Shea “[e]ngaged in and promoted Patriot movement militia training and readiness exercises in preparation for armed conflict against the government and law enforcement.” This was nothing more than an annual paintball war with teens.
The report concludes, “Shea is likely to plan, direct, and engage in additional future conflicts that could carry with them significant risk of bloodshed and loss of life.” It went on, “Although this investigation found no evidence that Representative Shea presents an imminent direct threat to any individual or group...(nevertheless) Representative Shea has since 2014, presented a significant threat of political violence against employees of the Federal Government and state and local law enforcement officers, carried out through intermediaries.”
Democrats think if they call Shea enough scary sounding names, maybe one will stick. Besides a terrorist, he’s been called a racist, a homophobe, an Islamophobe, a white supremacist, an anti-Semite and a neo-Nazi.
Democrats in the legislature want to remove him from the legislature or at least censure him, but they don’t have the votes. They need a few Republicans on board in order to achieve the two-thirds required to expunge him. House Republicans, who have a reputation as moderates afraid of the left, suspended Shea from their caucus after the report’s release and removed him from his committee assignments. Members of both parties called on him to resign. Shea intends to run for reelection this year.
This report was a sham. Shea is nothing more than a regular Christian conservative. In a more conservative state, no one would blink an eye. But because he’s in a very liberal state he’s a target. The left has decided by labeling him a domestic terrorist they can destroy him. But unfortunately for them, they don’t have a shred of evidence and look ridiculous.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-17--Grand Marshal: The Donald Does Daytona

Grand Marshal: The Donald Does Daytona

In what many deem a stroke of political genius , President Trump served today as Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race .
He vowed to take a lap in the armored presidential limousine serving as a pace car , and did .
Here are two short videos that show some of the action : As you would expect , the president got an enthusiastic reception from the crowd of up to 200,000 .
NASCAR is famously patriotic , and Trump is a patriotic president .
That may turn out to be the most fundamental difference between Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1972 , I was discussing the upcoming presidential election with a friend from college .
Both of us were on the left at the time , but my friend summed up the race succinctly : “ Nixon is going to win because he is for America , and McGovern is against America.
” It depends somewhat on who wins the Democratic nomination , but essentially the same dynamic will be on display this year .
PAUL ADDS : The good news is that Americans are still for America .
The bad news is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America as they were in 1972 .

In what many deem a stroke of political genius, President Trump served today as Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race. He vowed to take a lap in the armored presidential limousine serving as a pace car, and did. Here are two short videos that show some of the action:
President @realDonaldTrump gives the starting command at the 62nd Daytona 500. pic.twitter.com/yDPx8inN4R — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) February 16, 2020
President @realDonaldTrump takes a few laps around Daytona International Speedway. pic.twitter.com/H2shfXbqYk — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 16, 2020
As you would expect, the president got an enthusiastic reception from the crowd of up to 200,000. NASCAR is famously patriotic, and Trump is a patriotic president. That may turn out to be the most fundamental difference between Trump and his Democratic opponent in November.
In 1972, I was discussing the upcoming presidential election with a friend from college. Both of us were on the left at the time, but my friend summed up the race succinctly: “Nixon is going to win because he is for America, and McGovern is against America.” It depends somewhat on who wins the Democratic nomination, but essentially the same dynamic will be on display this year.
PAUL ADDS: The good news is that Americans are still for America. The bad news is that Americans aren’t as for America as they were in 1972.