thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--Trials Test Benefits of Blood Plasma From Chi-Com Virus Survivors

Could blood plasma drawn from people who 've recovered from COVID-19 help prevent new coronavirus infections or ease symptoms in those already infected ?
Two groups of researchers aim to find out .
One clinical trial , from doctors at NYU Grossman School of Medicine , Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City , will try to determine whether `` convalescent plasma '' injected into hospitalized COVID-19 patients can protect them from developing severe disease or requiring a ventilator .
Meanwhile , researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new studies looking at the use of plasma in health care workers and those who are sick at home with COVID-19 .
Dr. Corita Grudzen , vice chair for research in NYU Langone Health 's department of emergency medicine , wrote the study protocol for the New York City study .
`` What we hope to see is that convalescent plasma , used at this stage of disease , so early on , prevents patients from dying , from going on a mechanical ventilator , or any sort of bad outcome , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The tactic is `` sort of a stopgap measure in the sense that , when you do n't have a vaccine , it 's something that can be used in a new infection where we do n't have known drugs or other therapeutics or biologics that we know can work against the disease , '' Grudzen explained .
COVID-19 survivor Domenico Piccininni , 50 , donated his plasma in late April at Atlanta 's Northside Hospital .
He hopes his antibodies can help kick-start the immune systems of people made very ill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me , '' he said , laughing .
`` I 've never even donated blood before .
But , we have five kids and if one of them were on the edge , I would hope someone would help .
As nervous as it might make you feel , you have to think about your fellow humankind .
How can you not think about saving a life if you can ? ''
`` Blood plasma is the liquid part of the blood , '' explained Dr. Arturo Casadevall , chair of Hopkins ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead researcher on the two Hopkins studies .
Characterized by its yellowish cast , plasma contains both red and white blood cells , as well as the colorless platelets the body deploys to clot and stem bleeding from wounds or cuts .
`` And that 's [ also ] where the antibodies are , '' Casadevall noted .
`` The antibodies are floating in the liquid . ''
With plasma therapy , he explained , `` you 're taking the antibodies that somebody else made when they recovered and you 're transferring them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new person gets them already made , and can use them right away . ''
Casadevall said the practice of extracting convalescent plasma from survivors of a disease and giving it to patients either as a preventive measure or as a treatment has a `` long history '' in medicine .
`` It 's been used for 120 years , '' he said .
`` The first Nobel Prize was given for it .
This is how [ far ] back it goes . ''
Grudzen also noted convalescent plasma 's long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` It 's not without potential harms . ''
The two main ones are the patient catching an infectious disease , though blood screening helps to lessen that possibility , or a patient 's immune system reacting badly to the injected plasma of another person .
Grudzen noted that , `` especially in older people , it 's a little more risky . ''
And Casadevall cautioned that plasma therapy still needs to be tested on COVID-19 to see if it 'll work against this specific virus , `` simply because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that end , Hopkins is set to start two COVID-19 plasma investigations simultaneously , with funding coming from Bloomberg Philanthropies , the state of Maryland , and Hopkins .
`` The first trial is focused on trying to use plasma on high-risk populations , '' he noted .
That investigation will include health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic and nursing home residents , with a minimum of 150 participants .
`` The second trial is focused on people who are sick at home , '' Casadevall said .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today who are sick are sitting at home hoping to get better .
But we also know that some fraction of them will get worse , '' he added .
`` So the question is , can you intervene at home ?
Can you give them a unit of plasma when they are ill but not yet in respiratory distress , and then prevent them from having to go to the hospital ? ''
he said .
Casadevall acknowledged that his team will not be the first to explore the potential of convalescent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 7,200 COVID-19 patients have already been treated with convalescent plasma in hospitals across the United States .
In the New York City trial , researchers hope to enroll 300 hospitalized patients , aged 18 or older , from seven hospitals .
The trial will focus on patients who are sick enough to be hospitalized , but not so sick they have been moved to the intensive care unit or require a ventilator .
`` We felt strongly we wanted to test it in hospitalized patients , '' Grudzen said .
But , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better , '' she added .
By contrast , both of the Hopkins studies will be conducted in the community , outside of a hospital setting .
And both will seek to provide hard data to demonstrate that convalescent plasma therapy can really work against COVID-19 .
That means the studies will be randomized , controlled trials , in which some of the patients in each study will get blood plasma with COVID-19 antibodies while others will get regular plasma without antibodies , a placebo .
As to what will constitute success , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goals : On the one hand , can convalescent plasma prevent disease , and on the other , did it prevent these individuals from getting worse ?
He expects firm results on both fronts in about two months .
Grudzen noted that while there was n't enough convalescent plasma in the beginning of the pandemic , `` there 's [ now ] plenty of plasma for all the patients that need it . ''
There 's more about the COVID-19 pandemic at Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center .

St. Louis Metropolitan motorcycle Police Officer Dave Tenorio gives the crowd a fist, during a celebration discharge, at St. Luke's Hospital, in Chesterfield, Missouri, on April 24 after treatment for COVID-19. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Could blood plasma drawn from people who've recovered from COVID-19 help prevent new coronavirus infections or ease symptoms in those already infected? Two groups of researchers aim to find out. Advertisement
One clinical trial, from doctors at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, will try to determine whether "convalescent plasma" injected into hospitalized COVID-19 patients can protect them from developing severe disease or requiring a ventilator.
Meanwhile, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore are poised to launch a pair of new studies looking at the use of plasma in health care workers and those who are sick at home with COVID-19.
Dr. Corita Grudzen, vice chair for research in NYU Langone Health's department of emergency medicine, wrote the study protocol for the New York City study.
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"What we hope to see is that convalescent plasma, used at this stage of disease, so early on, prevents patients from dying, from going on a mechanical ventilator, or any sort of bad outcome," Grudzen said in a HealthDay Live interview.
The tactic is "sort of a stopgap measure in the sense that, when you don't have a vaccine, it's something that can be used in a new infection where we don't have known drugs or other therapeutics or biologics that we know can work against the disease," Grudzen explained.
COVID-19 survivor Domenico Piccininni, 50, donated his plasma in late April at Atlanta's Northside Hospital. He hopes his antibodies can help kick-start the immune systems of people made very ill by coronavirus.
"My wife volunteered me," he said, laughing. "I've never even donated blood before. But, we have five kids and if one of them were on the edge, I would hope someone would help. As nervous as it might make you feel, you have to think about your fellow humankind. How can you not think about saving a life if you can?"
Long history of plasma treatment
"Blood plasma is the liquid part of the blood," explained Dr. Arturo Casadevall, chair of Hopkins' department of molecular microbiology and immunology and lead researcher on the two Hopkins studies.
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Characterized by its yellowish cast, plasma contains both red and white blood cells, as well as the colorless platelets the body deploys to clot and stem bleeding from wounds or cuts.
"And that's [also] where the antibodies are," Casadevall noted. "The antibodies are floating in the liquid."
With plasma therapy, he explained, "you're taking the antibodies that somebody else made when they recovered and you're transferring them to a new person. So, the new person gets them already made, and can use them right away."
Casadevall said the practice of extracting convalescent plasma from survivors of a disease and giving it to patients either as a preventive measure or as a treatment has a "long history" in medicine.
"It's been used for 120 years," he said. "The first Nobel Prize was given for it. This is how [far] back it goes."
Grudzen also noted convalescent plasma's long history in medicine, but added that, "It's not without potential harms."
Not without dangers
The two main ones are the patient catching an infectious disease, though blood screening helps to lessen that possibility, or a patient's immune system reacting badly to the injected plasma of another person. Grudzen noted that, "especially in older people, it's a little more risky."
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And Casadevall cautioned that plasma therapy still needs to be tested on COVID-19 to see if it'll work against this specific virus, "simply because it's a new organism."
To that end, Hopkins is set to start two COVID-19 plasma investigations simultaneously, with funding coming from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the state of Maryland, and Hopkins.
"The first trial is focused on trying to use plasma on high-risk populations," he noted. That investigation will include health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic and nursing home residents, with a minimum of 150 participants.
"The second trial is focused on people who are sick at home," Casadevall said. "We know most people recover. Most people today who are sick are sitting at home hoping to get better. But we also know that some fraction of them will get worse," he added.
"So the question is, can you intervene at home? Can you give them a unit of plasma when they are ill but not yet in respiratory distress, and then prevent them from having to go to the hospital?" he said.
Casadevall acknowledged that his team will not be the first to explore the potential of convalescent plasma. In fact, he noted that 7,200 COVID-19 patients have already been treated with convalescent plasma in hospitals across the United States.
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Researchers target different groups
In the New York City trial, researchers hope to enroll 300 hospitalized patients, aged 18 or older, from seven hospitals. The trial will focus on patients who are sick enough to be hospitalized, but not so sick they have been moved to the intensive care unit or require a ventilator.
"We felt strongly we wanted to test it in hospitalized patients," Grudzen said. But, "we know the earlier, the better," she added.
By contrast, both of the Hopkins studies will be conducted in the community, outside of a hospital setting. And both will seek to provide hard data to demonstrate that convalescent plasma therapy can really work against COVID-19.
That means the studies will be randomized, controlled trials, in which some of the patients in each study will get blood plasma with COVID-19 antibodies while others will get regular plasma without antibodies, a placebo.
As to what will constitute success, Casadevall said the trials have relatively straightforward goals: On the one hand, can convalescent plasma prevent disease, and on the other, did it prevent these individuals from getting worse? He expects firm results on both fronts in about two months.
Grudzen noted that while there wasn't enough convalescent plasma in the beginning of the pandemic, "there's [now] plenty of plasma for all the patients that need it."
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There's more about the COVID-19 pandemic at Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--Reality TV Star, Texas Engineer Charged With Chi-Com Virus Relief Fraud

May 13 ( UPI ) -- The Justice Department has charged two people , including a reality TV personality , for defrauding millions of dollars from the federal government allocated to help small businesses pay workers amid the coronavirus pandemic .
The Paycheck Protection Program -- part of the more than $ 2 trillion coronavirus bailout package President Donald Trump signed into law in late March -- was set up to disperse hundreds of billions of dollars in loans to small businesses to prevent worker furloughs and to pay other expenses as they incur losses due the impacts of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said authorities arrested Maurice Fayne of the TV show Love & Hip Hop : Atlanta and Shashank Rai , a Texas engineer , for defrauding the PPP of millions of dollars .
The Department of Justice said in a statement prosecutors have accused Fayne , 37 , of Dacula , Ga. , of using millions of PPP funds to buy jewelry .
According to court documents , Fayne , owner of Georgia corporation Flame Trucking , applied for a PPP loan on April 15 claiming to have a monthly payroll of nearly $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received $ 2.04 million , certifying it would be used to `` retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest payments , lease payments and utility payments . ''
Fayne allegedly spent more than $ 1.5 million of that money within days of receiving it to purchase $ 85,000 in jewelry , including a Rolex watch , a diamond bracelet and a diamond ring , and to pay $ 40,000 in child support , prosecutors said .
The reality TV star was interviewed last week by federal agents and said he used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover other Flame Trucking business expenses , denying any of it went to personal use .
On Monday , agents executed a search of Fayne 's Dacula residence , and seized about $ 80,000 in cash , the jewelry allegedly purchased with the PPP funds and a 2019 Rolls-Royce Wraith that still had a temporary dealer tag on it , prosecutors said , adding an additional $ 503,000 of PPP funds were also seized from three bank accounts under his name .
`` The defendant allegedly stole money meant to assist hard-hit employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and instead used the money to bankroll his lavish purchases of jewelry and other personal items , '' said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department 's Criminal Division .
Rai , 30 , of Beaumont , was also charged with attempting to defraud the government of more than $ 10 million in forgivable loans by claiming to have 250 employees when no one worked for his business , according to a statement by the Justice Department .
Prosecutors accused Rai of seeking some $ 13 million from the PPP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two different banks .
According to court records , investigators were told by the Texas Workforce Commission that it had no records of employee wages having been paid by Rai or his company , Rai Family LLC , which also reported no revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020 .
`` When an individual cheats the Paycheck Protection Program out of money , it deprives hard-working Americans and deserving small businesses , '' said Inspector General Jay N. Lerner of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month announcing it will investigate potential fraud of the small-business loan program .

May 13 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has charged two people, including a reality TV personality, for defrauding millions of dollars from the federal government allocated to help small businesses pay workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Paycheck Protection Program -- part of the more than $2 trillion coronavirus bailout package President Donald Trump signed into law in late March -- was set up to disperse hundreds of billions of dollars in loans to small businesses to prevent worker furloughs and to pay other expenses as they incur losses due the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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On Wednesday, prosecutors said authorities arrested Maurice Fayne of the TV show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Shashank Rai, a Texas engineer, for defrauding the PPP of millions of dollars.
The Department of Justice said in a statement prosecutors have accused Fayne, 37, of Dacula, Ga., of using millions of PPP funds to buy jewelry.
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According to court documents, Fayne, owner of Georgia corporation Flame Trucking, applied for a PPP loan on April 15 claiming to have a monthly payroll of nearly $1.5 million for 107 employees. He received $2.04 million, certifying it would be used to "retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest payments, lease payments and utility payments."
Fayne allegedly spent more than $1.5 million of that money within days of receiving it to purchase $85,000 in jewelry, including a Rolex watch, a diamond bracelet and a diamond ring, and to pay $40,000 in child support, prosecutors said.
The reality TV star was interviewed last week by federal agents and said he used the loan to pay employees and to cover other Flame Trucking business expenses, denying any of it went to personal use.
On Monday, agents executed a search of Fayne's Dacula residence, and seized about $80,000 in cash, the jewelry allegedly purchased with the PPP funds and a 2019 Rolls-Royce Wraith that still had a temporary dealer tag on it, prosecutors said, adding an additional $503,000 of PPP funds were also seized from three bank accounts under his name.
"The defendant allegedly stole money meant to assist hard-hit employees and businesses during these difficult times, and instead used the money to bankroll his lavish purchases of jewelry and other personal items," said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.
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Rai, 30, of Beaumont, was also charged with attempting to defraud the government of more than $10 million in forgivable loans by claiming to have 250 employees when no one worked for his business, according to a statement by the Justice Department.
Prosecutors accused Rai of seeking some $13 million from the PPP by filing two claims for relief with two different banks.
According to court records, investigators were told by the Texas Workforce Commission that it had no records of employee wages having been paid by Rai or his company, Rai Family LLC, which also reported no revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020.
"When an individual cheats the Paycheck Protection Program out of money, it deprives hard-working Americans and deserving small businesses," said Inspector General Jay N. Lerner of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The charges follow the Justice Department earlier this month announcing it will investigate potential fraud of the small-business loan program.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--Singer Melissa Etheridge’s 21-Year-Old Son Dead From Opioid Addiction

Melissa Etheridge is grieving after announcing her son , Beckett Cypher , has died .
The Oscar and Grammy-winning rock @ @ @ @ @ with filmmaker Julie Cypher died .
Melissa 's team tweeted , `` We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ Melissa ’ s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From @ @ @ @ @ # TeamME . ''
Melissa had been performing Facebook Live concerts and offering virtual guitar @ @ @ @ @ during this pandemic quarantine .
It 's unclear at this time what led to Beckett @ @ @ @ @ Melissa had to 2 children via artificial insemination during their partnership .
Their daughter , @ @ @ @ @ in February 1997 , and Beckett in November 1998 .
For a while , the @ @ @ @ @ who fathered the kids but they eventually revealed rock singer David Crosby is the biological @ @ @ @ @ Cypher -- who was previously married to Lou Diamond Phillips -- and Etheridge ultimately split @ @ @ @

Melissa Etheridge is grieving after announcing her son, Beckett Cypher, has died.
The Oscar and Grammy-winning rock star announced Wednesday her son with filmmaker Julie Cypher died. Melissa's team tweeted, "We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today. -- #TeamME."
Melissa had been performing Facebook Live concerts and offering virtual guitar lessons for just $10 during this pandemic quarantine. It's unclear at this time what led to Beckett's death.
Julie and Melissa had to 2 children via artificial insemination during their partnership. Their daughter, Bailey Jean, was born in February 1997, and Beckett in November 1998. For a while, the couple was reluctant to discuss who fathered the kids but they eventually revealed rock singer David Crosby is the biological father of both children.
Cypher -- who was previously married to Lou Diamond Phillips -- and Etheridge ultimately split in September 2000.
Beckett was 21.
RIP


thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Star Charged With Fraud After Obtaining $2M PPP Pandemic Loan

Maurice Fayne allegedly used more than $ 1.5 million on jewelry and child support , according to authorities .
Love & Hip Hop : Atlanta star Maurice Fayne , aka Arkansas Mo , on Wednesday was charged with federal bank fraud , according to the U.S. Department of Justice .
The 37-year-old Fayne of Dacula , Georgia , who appeared on nine episodes of Love & Hip Hop : Atlanta in season eight , obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the name of a trucking company , but allegedly spent the funds on himself .
Fayne made his initial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Fayne obtaining the PPP loan for a Georgia corporation he called Flame Trucking .
The former reality TV star was able to secure a loan for more than $ 2 million , saying it was for his payroll .
However , he allegedly used more than $ 1.5 million on jewelry , including a Rolex Presidential watch , a diamond bracelet and a 5.73 carat diamond ring for himself .
Fayne also is accused of using the federal funds to play $ 40,000 in child support , according to authorities .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assist employees and small businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic .
“ The defendant allegedly stole money meant to assist hard-hit employees and businesses during these difficult times , and instead greedily used the money to bankroll his lavish purchases of jewelry and other personal items , ” Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski said in a statement .
“ The department will remain steadfast in our efforts to root out and prosecute frauds against the Paycheck Protection Program.
” Fayne denied the allegations when initially interviewed by federal agents , but after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seized approximately $ 80,000 in cash , including $ 9,400 that Fayne had in his pockets , and the jewelry he allegedly purchased with the PPP funds , according to the DOJ .
Agents also discovered a 2019 Rolls-Royce Wraith , which still had a temporary dealer tag on it .
They also seized approximately $ 503,000 in PPP funds from three bank accounts Fayne owned or controlled , authorities said .

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Maurice Fayne, aka Arkansas Mo, on Wednesday was charged with federal bank fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The 37-year-old Fayne of Dacula, Georgia, who appeared on nine episodes of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta in season eight, obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the name of a trucking company, but allegedly spent the funds on himself. Fayne made his initial court appearance Wednesday.
The charge stems from Fayne obtaining the PPP loan for a Georgia corporation he called Flame Trucking. The former reality TV star was able to secure a loan for more than $2 million, saying it was for his payroll. However, he allegedly used more than $1.5 million on jewelry, including a Rolex Presidential watch, a diamond bracelet and a 5.73 carat diamond ring for himself. Fayne also is accused of using the federal funds to play $40,000 in child support, according to authorities.
The recently passed PPP program is meant to assist employees and small businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
“The defendant allegedly stole money meant to assist hard-hit employees and businesses during these difficult times, and instead greedily used the money to bankroll his lavish purchases of jewelry and other personal items,” Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski said in a statement. “The department will remain steadfast in our efforts to root out and prosecute frauds against the Paycheck Protection Program.”
Fayne denied the allegations when initially interviewed by federal agents, but after a search of his home, they seized approximately $80,000 in cash, including $9,400 that Fayne had in his pockets, and the jewelry he allegedly purchased with the PPP funds, according to the DOJ. Agents also discovered a 2019 Rolls-Royce Wraith, which still had a temporary dealer tag on it. They also seized approximately $503,000 in PPP funds from three bank accounts Fayne owned or controlled, authorities said.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--The Chi-Com Virus Rant Heard Around the World — Courtesy of Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy: ‘When Did

The Chi-Com Virus Rant Heard Around the World — Courtesy of Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy: ‘When Did “Flattening the Curve” Turn Into “Finding a Cure”?

Not every media personality has gone ‘ all-in ’ with the media mantra of hiding in a bunker until the world stops being a dangerous place to live .
Because — news flash !
— it will ALWAYS be a dangerous place to live .
Trending : HEY CNN : Putin Wanted Hillary To Win And Your Boy Brennan Knew It… Care To Comment ?
So when our health care ‘ experts ’ pop out of their hsole , see their own sh , adow and declare we ’ ve got six more weeks of shutdown , more and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of ‘ oh , HELL no !
’ Barstool Sports has a viral video is resonating with a lot of people out there , where he goes on an epic rant about the ridiculous ( and changing ! )
rationale behind the lockdown .
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy , known by fans as “ El Presidente , ” went viral Wednesday on Twitter with a profane rant fighting back against coronavirus lockdowns .
Entitled “ Emergency Press Conference – When Did Flattening The Curve Turn Into Finding The Cure , ” Portnoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confused over whether to stay home or go back out in the world to make a living .
“ I would rather die of corona… or take my chances… I don ’ t want to start over , ” he yelled .
“ There are no great options but you can ’ t just decimate the entire economy.
” Watch the whole rant , but be warned that the language is a bit spicy .
The nanny-state can ’ t hold our hands forever .
It ’ s got to come to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tide of public opinion is finally beginning to turn against the hide-under-the-bed crowd .

Not every media personality has gone ‘all-in’ with the media mantra of hiding in a bunker until the world stops being a dangerous place to live.
Because — news flash! — it will ALWAYS be a dangerous place to live.
Period.
End of story.
So when our health care ‘experts’ pop out of their hsole, see their own sh,adow and declare we’ve got six more weeks of shutdown, more and more the answer is going to be some version of ‘oh, HELL no!’
Barstool Sports has a viral video is resonating with a lot of people out there, where he goes on an epic rant about the ridiculous (and changing!) rationale behind the lockdown.
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, known by fans as “El Presidente,” went viral Wednesday on Twitter with a profane rant fighting back against coronavirus lockdowns. Entitled “Emergency Press Conference – When Did Flattening The Curve Turn Into Finding The Cure,” Portnoy emotionally warned about the plight of Americans confused over whether to stay home or go back out in the world to make a living. “I would rather die of corona… or take my chances… I don’t want to start over,” he yelled. “There are no great options but you can’t just decimate the entire economy.” Source: Fox News
Watch the whole rant, but be warned that the language is a bit spicy.
(I’d say the language is ‘NSFW’, but, well, most of us are working from home these days, so just make sure your kids are doing their online learning in another room.)
Emergency Press Conference – When Did Flattening The Curve Turn Into Finding The Cure pic.twitter.com/ZaSTxL6Tuc — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 14, 2020
The nanny-state can’t hold our hands forever. It’s got to come to an end sometime — and it looks like the tide of public opinion is finally beginning to turn against the hide-under-the-bed crowd.
It’s. About. Damned. Time.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--Ted Cruz Goes On Record, Says Biden Told Two Damning ‘Falsehoods…In 24 Hours’ About ObamaGate Scanda

Ted Cruz Goes On Record, Says Biden Told Two Damning ‘Falsehoods…In 24 Hours’ About ObamaGate Scandal

He ’ s been caught .
Now , it ’ s just a matter of how well Joe Biden can @ @ @ @ @ thing is , though , the 2020 presidential candidate isn ’ t likely to be @ @ @ @ @ the mainstream media .
At the end of the day , Biden , Brennan , @ @ @ @ @ Comey all had their names come up on Wednesday when they were outed for the @ @ @ @ @ Flynn .
Trending : New York Post : Looks Like Obama Was Behind Russia Collusion @ @ @ @ @ our poll - story continues below Texas Senator Ted Cruz ( R ) then drove @ @ @ @ @ response : Here are some thoughts from POTUS :

He’s been caught. Now, it’s just a matter of how well Joe Biden can dodge and deflect. The thing is, though, the 2020 presidential candidate isn’t likely to be asked any hard questions by the mainstream media.
At the end of the day, Biden, Brennan, Clapper, Rice, and Comey all had their names come up on Wednesday when they were outed for the “unmasking” of Michael Flynn.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) sums up the situation, nicely.
WATCH:
LOOK:
Biden claims he knew “nothing” about moves to investigate Gen. Flynn but then backtracks when Stephanopoulos reminds him he was at the Oval Office meeting about it. pic.twitter.com/Zik4GkA4mZ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 12, 2020
Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) then drove the point home with his response:
TWO Biden falsehoods revealed in 24 hours. First, he tell ABC he knew nothing about Obama targeting Gen. Flynn. George STEPHANOPOLOUS calls him out & Biden backtracks. Second, Biden says “that’s ALL I know about it.” Also FALSE—revealed today Biden personally unmasked Flynn. https://t.co/senHwofwWb — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 14, 2020
Here are some thoughts from POTUS:
Trump: Biden said he knew nothing about anything, but he was a big unmasker pic.twitter.com/6WBSketXeJ — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1260561967573602321
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1260735992727769096
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1260559055988408321
VIDEO:
President Trump is asked about @GenFlynn and he says that he would consider bringing him back into his Administration. pic.twitter.com/d4SMj29GYM — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 30, 2020
REACTIONS:
If you think the Michael Flynn stuff is huge, just wait until the results come out from U.S. Attorney John Durham's criminal investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 30, 2020
Waiting for a single honest NeverTrumper to finally apologize for cheering on the destruction of Michael Flynn and calling him a traitor for several years. An honest, heartfelt “I’m sorry” is a good place to start. — David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense (@davereaboi) April 30, 2020
As a Military Intelligence Officer at @Fort_Huachuca, AZ, then COL Michael Flynn was my 1st Brigade Commander. He was a dedicated leader, teacher, motivator & patriot who loved, mentored & inspired all in our ranks. I was proud to serve w/ him then. I'd be honored to do so again! https://t.co/gt1Z3dsesQ — Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) April 30, 2020
It’s pretty apparent to me that General Flynn was a victim of an out of control Department of Justice. He basically got railroaded. It’s pretty widely known the Obama Administration did not have much use for General Flynn.https://t.co/LyVvcUPB6A — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 30, 2020
Michael Flynn was a 3-star lieutenant general with 4 Bronze Stars who was the freaking Defense Intelligence Agency director under OBAMA. If they can do this to him, they could do this to anyone. — Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) April 30, 2020
RT if you believe Strzok and FBI agents need to go to jail NOT Lt. Gen Michael Flynn! DISGRACE! — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 30, 2020
Comey and Co tried to send Michael Flynn to jail. They didn’t care the reason. Records just released prove corrupt Strzok, Page and McCabe violated their oath and the law.
I told u this in LIARS LEAKERS AND LIBERALS‼ Get it now at https://t.co/lfVsHp9dEs #corrupt #outrage — Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) April 30, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-15--President Trump Needs To Recruit A Medical ‘Red Team’ To Challenge Lockdown-Manic Governors

President Trump and governors ’ coronavirus policy has remained captive to a singular , and quite possibly scientifically flawed , understanding of the epidemic .
President Trump and 50 governors now face a critical choice .
Since March 16 , 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment , and more than 83,000 American deaths have been attributed to the COVID-19 virus .
So what to do ?
How many more weeks , months , or even years should current sheltering-in-place orders continue ?
When can or should they be lifted ?
The administration ’ s virus taskforce has recommended only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has established criteria for full re-opening that could take months to satisfy in many states .
Yet Trump also insisted that even though “ some people [ will ] be affected badly .
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and there will be more death , ” “ we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon.
” Many in the media condemned this statement as “ risking more death to save the economy ” and a dangerous repudiation of “ the science.
” Blue-state governors who have refused to reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to justify their decisions to extend stay-at-home orders .
“ Health outcomes and science — not politics —will guide these decisions , ” three West Coast governors insisted in a recent joint statement .
“ Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts , not opinion and politics , ” echoed New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) .
But which experts ?
The media and official spokespersons for science often depict science primarily as a source of authoritative deliverances .
Whether about climate change , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cell therapies , or the medical benefits of various diets , science is often portrayed as speaking with one voice .
This has many adverse consequences .
Of course , there are many widely accepted and well-supported scientific theories that are properly considered part of the body of established scientific knowledge .
But science also involves a deliberative process of testing and evaluating new evidence and competing interpretations of that evidence .
Moreover , scientists often disagree about how to interpret facts and even about what the facts are .
As the Italian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , science advances as scientists argue about how to interpret evidence .
Premature appeals to an alleged consensus , therefore , can short-circuit this necessary deliberative function and lead to unwarranted conclusions , impeding scientific advance .
The false perception of scientific consensus or certainty can , in turn , form the basis of rigidly enforced authoritarian public policy .
Since the COVID-19 outbreak , President Trump has relied on a small group of scientists within the federal health establishment .
These experts , led by Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on early epidemiological models to craft their policies for quarantining everyone instead of the sick and vulnerable .
In giving way to these experts , Trump and other politicians have tacitly accepted science as a source of authority to the exclusion of science as a deliberative process of testing and evaluation—one that requires the constant refining of models and theories and argument between scientists about how to interpret evidence .
With the formation of his task force on reopening the economy , the president has pitted the advice of economists against the advice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned of irreversible economic consequences of continuing the shutdown .
Yet the president has not yet recruited skeptical medical scientists who can challenge the advice of his current medical advisors .
Consequently , his policy has remained captive to a singular , and quite possibly scientifically flawed , understanding of the epidemic as day by day his signature achievement , the formerly booming U.S. economy , unravels .
Trump and governors can escape this dilemma by embracing a different concept of science—one that prizes open argumentation and evaluation , and constant reevaluation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence .
He needs immediately to recruit a new set of medical advisors from outside the federal health bureaucracy to challenge , although not necessarily to replace , his current team .
Many eminent and dissenting medical , scientific and epidemiological experts would make an outstanding scientific “ Team B , ” perhaps as part of a new task force about how to open the economy .
Consider just a few of the experts who have publicly questioned key assumptions or aspects of current policies : • Professors Jay Bhattacharya , Eran Bendavid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University Medical School ; • Scott Atlas , former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center ; • Professor Knut Wittowski , biostatistician and former head of epidemiology , Rockefeller University ; • John Lee , former professor of pathology , Hull York Medical School in the United Kingdom ; • Daniel G. Murphy , chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx ; • Douglas Axe , Maxwell Professor of Molecular Biology at Biola University and former research scientist at Cambridge University ’ s Medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group has marshalled many scientific facts and arguments that challenge the wisdom of extending stay-at-home orders .
Their scientific arguments , after appropriate evaluation and scrutiny , could provide a stronger and more persuasive basis for Trump ’ s current calls for rapid reopening .
For example , these dissenting experts have noted that models justifying the original sheltering-in-place orders have grossly exaggerated : ( 1 ) the likely total number of COVID-19 deaths , ( 2 ) the death rate among infected people ( now steadily dropping to between 0.5 and 0.1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and ( 3 ) the strain on the hospital system .
Such experts also note that total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 will likely not exceed the number from the 1968 Hong Kong flu ( 100,000 ) , the 1957 flu ( 116,000 ) , or exceed by much the number ( 61,000 ) from 2017-2018 flu season , for which no equivalent economically destructive measures were taken .
Some further argue that the current death count ( of roughly 75,000 ) will shrink dramatically once corrections are made for comorbidity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coding standards , financial incentives for classifying respiratory deaths as COVID-caused and the distinction between dying with and dying from coronavirus .
Most importantly , some of these dissenting experts have shown that peak or dramatically slowing rates of infection in many places—including China , South Korea , Ohio , California , and New York—occurred well before mandatory shutdown orders could have had any effect , casting doubt on whether extreme mitigation efforts actually made a discernable health difference .
Most dissenters think these policies no longer justify their unintended adverse public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition , child abuse , and increased deaths resulting from limited or delayed access to other medical treatments , surgeries , and testing .
Since the outbreak , scientists have learned a lot about the often severe , and admittedly not flu-like , symptoms that can afflict those vulnerable to the virus .
At the same time , mounting evidence shows that the early policy recommendations were based upon models that greatly exaggerated the threat to the overwhelming majority of the population .
Recruiting what the military calls a “ Red Team ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization from within will enable Trump to weigh the merits of competing medical recommendations .
That will help him and governors design and defend a more nuanced policy that balances competing medical insights as well as the competing goods of public health and economic vitality .
Trump may also need such experts to help him put effective pressure on those blue state governors who are unnecessarily extending job-killing stay-at-home orders .
Of course , these governors cite “ the science , not politics ” to justify their orders .
A new team of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president marshal evidence—including evidence his current team ignores—to challenge unreasonable lockdown policies in specific states .
In Washington state , for example , home of a formerly robust economy , Gov .
Jay Inslee recently extended a mandatory stay-at-home order through the end of May citing , again , “ the science.
” Yet the state ’ s Department of Health website shows characteristic bell-shaped epidemiological curves documenting a steady drop in new cases and deaths since both peaked well more than a month ago .
It also reports roughly a dozen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a population of 7.5 million people—hardly a raging epidemic by any measure .
If Trump arms himself with newly available data and recruits a new team of scientific experts to marshal that data in support of a recalibrated policy , he may stave off economic calamity and , quite possibly , save his presidency .

President Trump and 50 governors now face a critical choice. Since March 16, 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment, and more than 83,000 American deaths have been attributed to the COVID-19 virus.
So what to do? How many more weeks, months, or even years should current sheltering-in-place orders continue? When can or should they be lifted?
The administration’s virus taskforce has recommended only a gradual lifting of stay-at-home orders and has established criteria for full re-opening that could take months to satisfy in many states. Yet Trump also insisted that even though “some people [will] be affected badly. . . and there will be more death,” “we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon.”
Many in the media condemned this statement as “risking more death to save the economy” and a dangerous repudiation of “the science.” Blue-state governors who have refused to reopen have similarly cited “the science” to justify their decisions to extend stay-at-home orders.
“Health outcomes and science — not politics —will guide these decisions,” three West Coast governors insisted in a recent joint statement. “Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts, not opinion and politics,” echoed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). But which experts?
Two Conceptions of Science
The media and official spokespersons for science often depict science primarily as a source of authoritative deliverances. Whether about climate change, the comparative efficacy of embryonic and adult stem cell therapies, or the medical benefits of various diets, science is often portrayed as speaking with one voice.
This has many adverse consequences. Of course, there are many widely accepted and well-supported scientific theories that are properly considered part of the body of established scientific knowledge. But science also involves a deliberative process of testing and evaluating new evidence and competing interpretations of that evidence.
Moreover, scientists often disagree about how to interpret facts and even about what the facts are. As the Italian philosopher of science Marcello Pera has shown, science advances as scientists argue about how to interpret evidence. Premature appeals to an alleged consensus, therefore, can short-circuit this necessary deliberative function and lead to unwarranted conclusions, impeding scientific advance. The false perception of scientific consensus or certainty can, in turn, form the basis of rigidly enforced authoritarian public policy.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, President Trump has relied on a small group of scientists within the federal health establishment. These experts, led by Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, relied on early epidemiological models to craft their policies for quarantining everyone instead of the sick and vulnerable.
In giving way to these experts, Trump and other politicians have tacitly accepted science as a source of authority to the exclusion of science as a deliberative process of testing and evaluation—one that requires the constant refining of models and theories and argument between scientists about how to interpret evidence.
With the formation of his task force on reopening the economy, the president has pitted the advice of economists against the advice of medical scientists. These economists have warned of irreversible economic consequences of continuing the shutdown. Yet the president has not yet recruited skeptical medical scientists who can challenge the advice of his current medical advisors. Consequently, his policy has remained captive to a singular, and quite possibly scientifically flawed, understanding of the epidemic as day by day his signature achievement, the formerly booming U.S. economy, unravels.
Here’s a Way Out
Trump and governors can escape this dilemma by embracing a different concept of science—one that prizes open argumentation and evaluation, and constant reevaluation, of competing hypotheses, models, and evidence. He needs immediately to recruit a new set of medical advisors from outside the federal health bureaucracy to challenge, although not necessarily to replace, his current team.
Many eminent and dissenting medical, scientific and epidemiological experts would make an outstanding scientific “Team B,” perhaps as part of a new task force about how to open the economy. Consider just a few of the experts who have publicly questioned key assumptions or aspects of current policies:
Professors Jay Bhattacharya, Eran Bendavid, and John Ioannidis of the Stanford University Medical School;
Scott Atlas, former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center;
Professor Knut Wittowski, biostatistician and former head of epidemiology, Rockefeller University;
John Lee, former professor of pathology, Hull York Medical School in the United Kingdom;
Daniel G. Murphy, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx;
Douglas Axe, Maxwell Professor of Molecular Biology at Biola University and former research scientist at Cambridge University’s Medical Research Council Laboratory;
Professor Martin Kulldorf, Harvard University Medical School.
Collectively, this group has marshalled many scientific facts and arguments that challenge the wisdom of extending stay-at-home orders. Their scientific arguments, after appropriate evaluation and scrutiny, could provide a stronger and more persuasive basis for Trump’s current calls for rapid reopening.
A Different Narrative From Equally Qualified Experts
For example, these dissenting experts have noted that models justifying the original sheltering-in-place orders have grossly exaggerated: (1) the likely total number of COVID-19 deaths, (2) the death rate among infected people (now steadily dropping to between 0.5 and 0.1 percent from the original 3.4 percent projection) and (3) the strain on the hospital system.
Such experts also note that total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 will likely not exceed the number from the 1968 Hong Kong flu (100,000), the 1957 flu (116,000), or exceed by much the number (61,000) from 2017-2018 flu season, for which no equivalent economically destructive measures were taken.
Some further argue that the current death count (of roughly 75,000) will shrink dramatically once corrections are made for comorbidity factors, loose Centers for Disease Control coding standards, financial incentives for classifying respiratory deaths as COVID-caused and the distinction between dying with and dying from coronavirus.
Most importantly, some of these dissenting experts have shown that peak or dramatically slowing rates of infection in many places—including China, South Korea, Ohio, California, and New York—occurred well before mandatory shutdown orders could have had any effect, casting doubt on whether extreme mitigation efforts actually made a discernable health difference. Most dissenters think these policies no longer justify their unintended adverse public health consequences such as more suicide, drug addition, child abuse, and increased deaths resulting from limited or delayed access to other medical treatments, surgeries, and testing.
It’s Time to Recruit a ‘Red Team’
Since the outbreak, scientists have learned a lot about the often severe, and admittedly not flu-like, symptoms that can afflict those vulnerable to the virus. At the same time, mounting evidence shows that the early policy recommendations were based upon models that greatly exaggerated the threat to the overwhelming majority of the population.
Recruiting what the military calls a “Red Team” to challenge the received view of an organization from within will enable Trump to weigh the merits of competing medical recommendations. That will help him and governors design and defend a more nuanced policy that balances competing medical insights as well as the competing goods of public health and economic vitality.
Trump may also need such experts to help him put effective pressure on those blue state governors who are unnecessarily extending job-killing stay-at-home orders. Of course, these governors cite “the science, not politics” to justify their orders. A new team of scientific experts, therefore, could help the president marshal evidence—including evidence his current team ignores—to challenge unreasonable lockdown policies in specific states.
In Washington state, for example, home of a formerly robust economy, Gov. Jay Inslee recently extended a mandatory stay-at-home order through the end of May citing, again, “the science.” Yet the state’s Department of Health website shows characteristic bell-shaped epidemiological curves documenting a steady drop in new cases and deaths since both peaked well more than a month ago. It also reports roughly a dozen COVID-related deaths in the last week out of a population of 7.5 million people—hardly a raging epidemic by any measure.
If Trump arms himself with newly available data and recruits a new team of scientific experts to marshal that data in support of a recalibrated policy, he may stave off economic calamity and, quite possibly, save his presidency.
Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He has authored the New York Times bestseller "Darwin’s Doubt" as well as "Signature in the Cell" which was named a Book of the Year by the (London) Times Literary Supplement in 2009. Meyer has also published editorials in national newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The National Post (of Canada), The Daily Telegraph (of London), and The Los Angeles Times. His latest book, "Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe," is now available from HarperOne.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-15--‘Obamagate’ Isn’t A Conspiracy Theory, It’s The Biggest Political Scandal Of Our Time

When former president Barack Obama told supporters last week that the Justice Department ’ s decision to drop the case against former White House National Security Adviser Mike Flynn is a “ threat to the rule of law , ” he was relying wholly on the fiction , willingly propagated for years by a pliant media , that the Russia-Trump collusion probe launched by his administration was lawful and legitimate .
But of course it wasn ’ t .
A string of recently released documents have confirmed that the entire Russia-Trump investigation , which eventually entrapped Flynn and forced then-Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an unprecedented abuse of power that amounted to organized effort by the Obama administration to nullify the results of the 2016 presidential election .
It was in effect an attempted coup .
If you haven ’ t picked that up from the news media , it ’ s not your fault .
Instead of grappling with the implications of newly released details about what Obama officials were doing to undermine the incoming Trump administration during the transition , the mainstream media have fixated on Trump ’ s use of the term “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy theory .
A Brief History of the Flynn Case This is to be expected .
For years now the media have done everything they can to push the Trump-Russia collusion hoax—even after a years-long special counsel investigation by Robert Mueller turned up nothing—using the complexity of the scheme to hide the greatest political scandal of our time in plain sight .
A key aspect of that scheme was—and is—to make the case against Flynn appear legitimate .
Flynn faced trumped-up charges that he misled FBI agents about conversations he had with then-Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s inauguration .
( As the incoming national security advisor , Flynn was doubtless having conversations with numerous heads of state and ambassadors during this time , so there was nothing unusual about him talking to the Russian ambassador . )
The Obama administration already knew about the conversations with Kislyak because it had recordings of them thanks to a series of investigations it spun out of the Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence probe of the Trump campaign .
Crossfire Hurricane , launched in the summer of 2016 , was itself a bogus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraudulent document riddled with Russian disinformation and paid for by the Democratic Party .
So why did the FBI want to interview Flynn ahead of Trump ’ s inauguration in January 2017 ?
Top brass at the FBI weren ’ t exactly sure about their approach , but they knew they needed to get Flynn out of the way .
As the bureau ’ s former head of counterintelligence , Bill Priestap , recorded in his notes , “ What is our goal ?
Truth/Admission , or to get him to lie , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him fired ?
” Apparently the Obama administration settled on trying to entrap him in a lie .
The recent disclosure of an early January 2017 Oval Office meeting attended by Obama , vice president Joe Biden , National Security Advisor Susan Rice , Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates , and FBI Director James Comey , confirms the administration ’ s plan to hide the Russia probe from the incoming Trump team—including Flynn .
The idea was to use the Kislyak calls as a pretext to keep the Flynn investigation open , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so .
After months of spying on him , the FBI had found nothing to indicate Flynn was conspiring with the Russians .
As Rice wrote in an email to herself after the meeting , “ 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 can not share information fully as it relates to Russia.
” The point was to keep the Flynn investigation open as a way for Obama holdovers like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to continue the Russia-Trump collusion probe even after Trump took office—and keep Flynn , Trump ’ s national security advisor , out of the loop .
Since there was no reason to keep investigating Flynn , the Obama administration invented one : the preposterous notion that he intentionally misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kislyak and then lied about it to the FBI .
There ’ s no evidence this happened , but even if there were it wouldn ’ t matter .
As the Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Flynn case , the investigation of Flynn was “ untethered to , and unjustified by , the FBI ’ s counterintelligence investigation.
” Later , top FBI and Justice Department officials gave the House Intelligence Committee different answers about why they were pursuing Flynn .
Comey , McCabe , Yates , and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord all gave conflicting testimony about the “ primary purpose ” of the FBI ’ s interview with Flynn , ranging from the outlandish notion that he violated the Logan Act—a constitutionally dubious 1799 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign governments—to the concocted charge that he lied to the FBI , which even the agents that conducted the interview with him didn ’ t believe .
Here ’ s Why Americans Need to Understand the Flynn Case The Flynn case is just one piece of a much larger story about how the Obama administration—with the full knowledge and support of both Obama and Biden—targeted incoming Trump officials in a failed attempt to cripple the new administration with allegations it had colluded with Moscow .
The complexity of their scheme , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people , are frustrating .
The cast of characters—from high-ranking Obama administration officials to relative nobodies loosely associated with Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign—is long , as is the timeline of events .
Details have come out slowly , in fits and starts , over the course of years .
Following all the leaks and declassified transcripts and congressional hearings requires constant vigilance , and if you don ’ t keep up with it you can easily lose the thread .
That all works to the advantage of those who perpetrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy to get overwhelmed and tune it all out , or simply accept the corporate media ’ s deceptive reporting .
But the ongoing revelations about the FBI ’ s targeting of Flynn can ’ t be ignored .
They demand a full accounting .
If ever there was a threat to the rule of law , it was the Obama administration ’ s abuse of power and its weaponization of intelligence agencies in an attempt to take down Trump .
However convoluted it might seem , pay attention to it .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our time .

When former president Barack Obama told supporters last week that the Justice Department’s decision to drop the case against former White House National Security Adviser Mike Flynn is a “threat to the rule of law,” he was relying wholly on the fiction, willingly propagated for years by a pliant media, that the Russia-Trump collusion probe launched by his administration was lawful and legitimate.
But of course it wasn’t. A string of recently released documents have confirmed that the entire Russia-Trump investigation, which eventually entrapped Flynn and forced then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself, was an unprecedented abuse of power that amounted to an organized effort by the Obama administration to nullify the results of the 2016 presidential election. It was in effect an attempted coup.
If you haven’t picked that up from the news media, it’s not your fault. Instead of grappling with the implications of newly released details about what Obama officials were doing to undermine the incoming Trump administration during the transition, the mainstream media have fixated on Trump’s use of the term “Obamagate,” dismissing it as a conspiracy theory.
A Brief History of the Flynn Case
This is to be expected. For years now the media have done everything they can to push the Trump-Russia collusion hoax—even after a years-long special counsel investigation by Robert Mueller turned up nothing—using the complexity of the scheme to hide the greatest political scandal of our time in plain sight.
A key aspect of that scheme was—and is—to make the case against Flynn appear legitimate. Flynn faced trumped-up charges that he misled FBI agents about conversations he had with then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the weeks before Trump’s inauguration. (As the incoming national security adviser, Flynn was doubtless having conversations with numerous heads of state and ambassadors during this time, so there was nothing unusual about him talking to the Russian ambassador.)
The Obama administration already knew about the conversations with Kislyak because it had recordings of them thanks to a series of investigations it spun out of the Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence probe of the Trump campaign. Crossfire Hurricane, launched in the summer of 2016, was itself a bogus investigation based on the Steele dossier—an entirely fraudulent document riddled with Russian disinformation and paid for by the Democratic Party.
So why did the FBI want to interview Flynn ahead of Trump’s inauguration in January 2017? Top brass at the FBI weren’t exactly sure about their approach, but they knew they needed to get Flynn out of the way. As the bureau’s former head of counterintelligence, Bill Priestap, recorded in his notes, “What is our goal? Truth/Admission, or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?”
Apparently the Obama administration settled on trying to entrap him in a lie. The recent disclosure of an early January 2017 Oval Office meeting attended by Obama, vice president Joe Biden, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, and FBI Director James Comey, confirms the administration’s plan to hide the Russia probe from the incoming Trump team—including Flynn.
The idea was to use the Kislyak calls as a pretext to keep the Flynn investigation open, even though there was no reason to do so. After months of spying on him, the FBI had found nothing to indicate Flynn was conspiring with the Russians.
As Rice wrote in an email to herself after the meeting, “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.”
The point was to keep the Flynn investigation open as a way for Obama holdovers like Comey, Yates, and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to continue the Russia-Trump collusion probe even after Trump took office—and keep Flynn, Trump’s national security adviser, out of the loop. Since there was no reason to keep investigating Flynn, the Obama administration invented one: the preposterous notion that he intentionally misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kislyak and then lied about it to the FBI.
There’s no evidence this happened, but even if there were it wouldn’t matter. As the Justice Department explained in its decision to drop the Flynn case, the investigation of Flynn was “untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation.”
Later, top FBI and Justice Department officials gave the House Intelligence Committee different answers about why they were pursuing Flynn. Comey, McCabe, Yates, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord all gave conflicting testimony about the “primary purpose” of the FBI’s interview with Flynn, ranging from the outlandish notion that he violated the Logan Act—a constitutionally dubious 1799 law forbidding unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments—to the concocted charge that he lied to the FBI, which even the agents that conducted the interview with him didn’t believe.
Here’s Why Americans Need to Understand the Flynn Case
The Flynn case is just one piece of a much larger story about how the Obama administration—with the full knowledge and support of both Obama and Biden—targeted incoming Trump officials in a failed attempt to cripple the new administration with allegations it had colluded with Moscow.
The complexity of their scheme, and the efforts to hide it and mislead the American people, are frustrating. The cast of characters—from high-ranking Obama administration officials to relative nobodies loosely associated with Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign—is long, as is the timeline of events. Details have come out slowly, in fits and starts, over the course of years. Following all the leaks and declassified transcripts and congressional hearings requires constant vigilance, and if you don’t keep up with it you can easily lose the thread.
That all works to the advantage of those who perpetrated this hoax, because it’s easy to get overwhelmed and tune it all out, or simply accept the corporate media’s deceptive reporting. But the ongoing revelations about the FBI’s targeting of Flynn can’t be ignored. They demand a full accounting. If ever there was a threat to the rule of law, it was the Obama administration’s abuse of power and its weaponization of intelligence agencies in an attempt to take down Trump.
However convoluted it might seem, pay attention to it. It’s the biggest political scandal of our time.
John Daniel Davidson is a senior editor at The Federalist. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter, @johnddavidson.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--Democrat Tranny PA Health Sec Repeatedly Called ‘Sir’ In Interview: ‘Please Don’t Misgender Me!’

The girl 's head was found in a suitcase with her underwear

Last Updated on May 30, 2020
The Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine has denounced a reporter for misgendering during an interview.
Levine, who identifies as a woman, described the reporter, Marty Griffin, as “really insulting” for repeatedly referring to Levine as “sir”, according to coverage by The Patriot-News.
“Please don’t misgender me!” she told Griffin.
After backlash from trans activists, Griffin issued an apology on Twitter.
“I apologize. I apologized twice. I truly did. It was not intentional. It was not,” he said. “I was not focused. I was doing six things at once.”
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Griffin, a radio personality at the Pittsburgh-based KDKA-AM radio station, subsequently caused a boycott of the station by Pennsylvania’s Democrat local officials.
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto cancelled an interview with the station in solidarity with Levine
“Cancelled interview w/ Lynne Hayes-Freeland for tomorrow. Not upset w/her, she’s always been a fair, strong journalist. But will not support [KDKA Radio’s] behavior,” he said. “Growing up, KDKA had good people who made us proud to be from Pittsburgh. Now, it shock-jocks, sensationalism & worse.”
He went on to reject an suggestion on Twitter that he was also referring to another KDKA host, Wendy Bell, a vocal opponent of the state lockdown, in talking about “sensationalism”.
“No. There has been a constant pattern of diminishing the dignity of people, lowering the standards of debate & knowingly reporting without sources or confirmation,” he added. “Today’s continued indignity put the station, over the top – in my opinion.”
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Griffin previously found himself in another trans rights brouhaha in 2014, when he described antifa activist and national traitor Bradley Manning as “Mr. Bradley” instead of Manning’s new female name, “Chelsea Manning”. Griffin went on to state there was a “bizarre sex-change thing going on” with Manning, further provoking the social justice warrior left.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-14--Fake Chi-Com Virus Medical Supplies Being Smuggled Across Mexican Border

Last Updated on May 30, 2020
ICE has opened an investigation into criminal cartels smuggling fake medical supplies across the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
ICE and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) are working together to seize the fraudulent merchandise and investigate their supply routes.
So far, $140,000 worth of medical supplies have been seized, including illegitimate COVID-19 test kits, anti-viral products and mislabeled face masks.
Heavily diluted clorox and hand sanitizers were also found.
These fake medical supplies, which do not have FDA approval, can be highly dangerous when used. At best, they do not offer any protection against the coronavirus. At worst, they can have actively harmful effects, severely damaging public health.
“It’s a tragedy that greedy, unscrupulous individuals would risk the health and lives of people to make a quick buck,” said Erik P. Breitzke, thee acting special agent at ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso. “HSI and our law enforcement partners are working diligently to prevent these unauthorized and potentially unsafe products from entering the marketplace to ensure the safety of the American people.”
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The CBP’s El Paso Field Director Hector Mancha added to Breitzke’s remarks.
“Stopping unapproved, diluted and potentially unsafe products before they reach the consumer can help save lives,” Mancha said.
“Those purchasing PPE, cleaning supplies and other products in attempt to protect themselves during the pandemic should only do so through trusted and established providers.”
The El Paso investigation is part of a larger project by ICE called Operation Stolen Promise, which seeks to investigate pandemic-related criminal activity. As part of this operation, 315 investigations have been opened nationally and over $3.2 million and 494 shipments of fraudulent medical supplies have been seized, including coronavirus test kits, treatment kits, homeopathic treatments, anti-virals and personal protective equipment.
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As part of this effort, ICE has partnered with corporate giants Pfizer, 3M, Citi, Alibaba, Amazon and Merck.
“Scammers and other criminals are exploiting this time of anxiety and uncertainty to take advantage of consumers’ fears, and HSI has made it a top priority to investigate anyone attempting to use the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud other people,” said Alysa Erichs, the HSI Acting Executive Associate Director. “A robust partnership with the private sector is an absolute requirement to effectively disrupt and dismantle COVID-19 criminal networks and strengthen global supply-chain security.”
President Trump has called for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in order to restrict the smuggling of migrants, spies, drugs, bioweapons, exotic animals and counterfeit supplies across the Mexican border into the United States. Most of the smuggling operations in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez section of the border are controlled by the brutal Sinaloa Cartel, led by famed trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-15--10 MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Subway Killing, Other Murders

Ten alleged members of the notorious MS-13 gang have been arrested on charges including murder , attempted murder , and murder conspiracy , the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) announced on Thursday .
Federal prosecutors brought the charges against 10 men accused of being part of the violent street gang , also known as Mara Salvatrucha , in connection to three murders , including a fatal shooting on a subway platform that was captured on video last year .
“ The murders and crimes of violence allegedly committed by these defendants are trademark MS-13 offenses—cold-blooded , senseless , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the residents of our communities , ” U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue of the Eastern District said in a statement .
Ramiro Gutierrez , 27 ; Tito Martinez-Alvarenga , 20 ; and Victor Lopez , 21 , were charged on Feb. 3 , 2019 , for the murder of Abel Mosso , 20 , on a subway platform in broad daylight .
The trio allegedly believed the 20-year-old was a member of the rival 18th Street Gang in Brooklyn and assaulted him on a subway before dragging him onto a subway platform in Flushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the head .
Before shooting Mosso , Gutierrez allegedly shouted in Spanish , “ Nobody get involved .
We ’ re MS-13 , we ’ re going to kill him.
” “ MS-13 members do all they can to propagate a violent , deadly image as a gang , ” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Sweeney said in a statement .
“ Their calculation that shouting the gang ’ s name out in front of people on a subway platform will prevent anyone from interfering with a man being brutally beaten and murdered boggles the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peralta , a 17-year-old who was beaten , stabbed , and strangled to death by MS-13 member Juan Amaya-Ramirez and two others in April 2018 in a Queens park , after he was mistaken for a rival gang member .
The trio allegedly believed Peralta was a member of the gang Latin Kings because of a tattoo of a crown on the victim ’ s chest .
Victor Alvarenga , the third victim , was fatally shot multiple times in the body and head in Queens in November 2018 .
He was approached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Martinez-Garcia , and another associate as he was walking down the street near his home .
According to court documents , Melgar-Suriano shot Alvarenga in the head and body , and Martinez-Garcia shot him once more as he lay on the pavement .
The pair suspected of killing Alvarenga were , according to court papers , promoted within MS-13 after his murder .
One defendant was arrested Wednesday in Maryland ; five were arrested Thursday , four in New York and one in California ; and four were already in detention , Donoghue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top transnational organized crime threats in the United States , and has been blamed for dozens of killings since 2016 , with President Donald Trump describing its members as “ animals ” and “ thugs.
” MS-13 is believed to have been founded as a neighborhood street gang in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s by immigrants fleeing a civil war in El Salvador .
El Salvador ’ s Supreme Court defined the gang as a terrorist group in 2015 , allowing courts there to give tougher sentences to its members .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal gangs , particularly MS-13 , and has blamed the violence and gang growth on lax immigration policies .
Violence committed by the gang , including the 2016 slayings of two teenage girls , helped spark an aggressive effort by the FBI and the DOJ to dismantle the gang .
Eight of the defendants are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Brooklyn federal court .
Saracay-Lopez is set to make his initial appearance in the Central District of California , while Martinez-Lara ’ s initial appearance is in the District of Maryland .
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Ten alleged members of the notorious MS-13 gang have been arrested on charges including murder, attempted murder, and murder conspiracy, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday.
Federal prosecutors brought the charges against 10 men accused of being part of the violent street gang, also known as Mara Salvatrucha, in connection to three murders, including a fatal shooting on a subway platform that was captured on video last year.
“The murders and crimes of violence allegedly committed by these defendants are trademark MS-13 offenses—cold-blooded, senseless, and brutally violent—and pose a grave danger to the residents of our communities,” U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue of the Eastern District said in a statement.
Ramiro Gutierrez, 27; Tito Martinez-Alvarenga, 20; and Victor Lopez, 21, were charged on Feb. 3, 2019, for the murder of Abel Mosso, 20, on a subway platform in broad daylight.
The trio allegedly believed the 20-year-old was a member of the rival 18th Street Gang in Brooklyn and assaulted him on a subway before dragging him onto a subway platform in Flushing, Queens, and shooting him in the head.
Before shooting Mosso, Gutierrez allegedly shouted in Spanish, “Nobody get involved. We’re MS-13, we’re going to kill him.”
“MS-13 members do all they can to propagate a violent, deadly image as a gang,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Sweeney said in a statement. "Their calculation that shouting the gang's name out in front of people on a subway platform will prevent anyone from interfering with a man being brutally beaten and murdered boggles the mind.”
The second killing involved Andy Peralta, a 17-year-old who was beaten, stabbed, and strangled to death by MS-13 member Juan Amaya-Ramirez and two others in April 2018 in a Queens park, after he was mistaken for a rival gang member. The trio allegedly believed Peralta was a member of the gang Latin Kings because of a tattoo of a crown on the victim’s chest.
Victor Alvarenga, the third victim, was fatally shot multiple times in the body and head in Queens in November 2018. He was approached by MS-13 members Douglas Melgar-Suriano, Jairo Martinez-Garcia, and another associate as he was walking down the street near his home.
According to court documents, Melgar-Suriano shot Alvarenga in the head and body, and Martinez-Garcia shot him once more as he lay on the pavement. The pair suspected of killing Alvarenga were, according to court papers, promoted within MS-13 after his murder.
One defendant was arrested Wednesday in Maryland; five were arrested Thursday, four in New York and one in California; and four were already in detention, Donoghue said.
MS-13 is considered one of the top transnational organized crime threats in the United States, and has been blamed for dozens of killings since 2016, with President Donald Trump describing its members as “animals” and “thugs.”
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MS-13 is believed to have been founded as a neighborhood street gang in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s by immigrants fleeing a civil war in El Salvador. El Salvador’s Supreme Court defined the gang as a terrorist group in 2015, allowing courts there to give tougher sentences to its members.
The president has vowed to crack down on criminal gangs, particularly MS-13, and has blamed the violence and gang growth on lax immigration policies. Violence committed by the gang, including the 2016 slayings of two teenage girls, helped spark an aggressive effort by the FBI and the DOJ to dismantle the gang.
Eight of the defendants are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Brooklyn federal court. Saracay-Lopez is set to make his initial appearance in the Central District of California, while Martinez-Lara’s initial appearance is in the District of Maryland.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-15--Pro-Life Investigative Journalist David Daleiden Sues Planned Butcherhood, Kamala Harris

David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress ( CMP ) have filed suit against Sen. Kamala Harris , D-Calif. , alleging that she targeted them for exposing Planned Parenthood back when she was the state attorney general .
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California .
It says , `` This complaint seeks justice for a brazen , unprecedented and ongoing conspiracy to selectively use California 's video recording laws as a political weapon to silence disfavored speech . ''
It goes on to state , `` David Daleiden became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecuted under California 's recording law , not because of the method of video recording he utilized in his investigation — which is common in investigative journalism in this state — but because his investigation revealed and he published 'shock [ ing ] ' content that California 's attorney general and the private party coconspirators wanted to cover up . ''
Beginning under the leadership of now-U.S .
Senator Kamala Harris , the California attorney general 's office targeted Daleiden 's speech under the video recording law at the urging of Planned Parenthood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and StemExpress , a fetal tissue procurement company with deep ties to the professional abortion industry .
While running for U.S. Senate , Harris had a secret , in-person meeting with Planned Parenthood executives in Los Angeles , including witnesses in her investigation , to discuss issues in the investigation as part of Planned Parenthood 's political agenda in California .
Two weeks later , Daleiden 's home was raided by the California Department of Justice .
CMP went on to note , `` The California recording law includes an absolute protection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gathering evidence of violent crimes , and Planned Parenthood and NAF wanted to block off any evidence or testimony that would reveal criminality in their fetal tissue programs . ''
Daleiden remarked in the statement , `` The California attorney general first admitted that they are enforcing the video recording law solely based on how they feel about the message being published , and then further admitted they are not even trying to follow the text of the law as written . ''
This complaint seeks justice for a brazen , unprecedented and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video recording laws as a political weapon to silence disfavored speech .
`` CMP 's undercover reporting has been corroborated by the successful prosecution of fetal body parts sales we reported in southern California , multiple Congressional investigations and forensic video analysis , '' Daleiden further commented .
`` It is every reporter 's First Amendment right to underscore the gravity of their findings , especially when the politically powerful disagree with them . ''
Daleiden and CMP have been on the receiving end of legal attacks from Planned Parenthood ever since releasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giant 's sales of aborted babies ' body parts .
Madeline Osburn , staff editor for The Federalist , commented in an article Wednesday , `` After years of being forced to play defense , Daleiden and CMP are finally on offense against the abortion political machine . ''
The undercover videos led to government investigations into the abortion giant regarding the sales of fetal tissue from the corpses of aborted babies , and sparked a push nationwide to defund Planned Parenthood .
`` The videos , '' the lawsuit notes , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one at the Senate Judiciary Committee and one at the House Energy & Commerce Committee 's Select Investigative Panel . ''
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David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) have filed suit against Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., alleging that she targeted them for exposing Planned Parenthood back when she was the state attorney general.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. It says, "This complaint seeks justice for a brazen, unprecedented and ongoing conspiracy to selectively use California's video recording laws as a political weapon to silence disfavored speech."
It goes on to state, "David Daleiden became the first journalist ever to be criminally prosecuted under California's recording law, not because of the method of video recording he utilized in his investigation — which is common in investigative journalism in this state — but because his investigation revealed and he published 'shock[ing]' content that California's attorney general and the private party coconspirators wanted to cover up."
In a statement Wednesday announcing the suit, CMP claimed:
Beginning under the leadership of now-U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, the California attorney general's office targeted Daleiden's speech under the video recording law at the urging of Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and StemExpress, a fetal tissue procurement company with deep ties to the professional abortion industry. While running for U.S. Senate, Harris had a secret, in-person meeting with Planned Parenthood executives in Los Angeles, including witnesses in her investigation, to discuss issues in the investigation as part of Planned Parenthood's political agenda in California. Two weeks later, Daleiden's home was raided by the California Department of Justice.
CMP went on to note, "The California recording law includes an absolute protection for recordings made for the purpose of gathering evidence of violent crimes, and Planned Parenthood and NAF wanted to block off any evidence or testimony that would reveal criminality in their fetal tissue programs."
Daleiden remarked in the statement, "The California attorney general first admitted that they are enforcing the video recording law solely based on how they feel about the message being published, and then further admitted they are not even trying to follow the text of the law as written."
This complaint seeks justice for a brazen, unprecedented and ongoing conspiracy to selectively use California's video recording laws as a political weapon to silence disfavored speech.
"CMP's undercover reporting has been corroborated by the successful prosecution of fetal body parts sales we reported in southern California, multiple Congressional investigations and forensic video analysis," Daleiden further commented. "It is every reporter's First Amendment right to underscore the gravity of their findings, especially when the politically powerful disagree with them."
Madeline Osburn
Daleiden and CMP have been on the receiving end of legal attacks from Planned Parenthood ever since releasing undercover videos in 2015 exposing the abortion giant's sales of aborted babies' body parts.
Madeline Osburn, staff editor for The Federalist, commented in an article Wednesday, "After years of being forced to play defense, Daleiden and CMP are finally on offense against the abortion political machine."
The undercover videos led to government investigations into the abortion giant regarding the sales of fetal tissue from the corpses of aborted babies, and sparked a push nationwide to defund Planned Parenthood.
"The videos," the lawsuit notes, "prompted two comprehensive, year-long Congressional investigations, one at the Senate Judiciary Committee and one at the House Energy & Commerce Committee's Select Investigative Panel."
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-15--Jim Jordan Requests Pompeo Turn Over Explosive Docs Exposing Alleged ‘Whistleblower’ And Hunter Bide

Jim Jordan Requests Pompeo Turn Over Explosive Docs Exposing Alleged ‘Whistleblower’ And Hunter Biden

Republicans are demanding that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turn over a broad scope of unreacted Obama-Biden State Department documents pertaining to the corrupt Ukrainian company that was at the center of the impeachment inquiry earlier this year against President Donald Trump .
The request was made by ranking Republican of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan , R-Ohio , Thursday after the recent release of redacted documentation they say reveals new information about Democratic connections to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings , and its founder Mykola Zlochevsky .
The connections between Burisma and Democrats were allegedly aided by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son and his colleagues , just as the energy company was under investigation , Jordan said .
“ I write regarding documents that the State Department recently released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) , ” stated Jordan , in a letter to Pompeo on Thursday .
“ Although these documents are partially redacted , they appear to shed new light on the actions of State Department employees during the Obama-Biden Administration in relation to the corrupt Ukrainian energy company , Burisma Holdings , and its founder , Mykola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be delivered to the committee by May 28 .
He asked for : • Unredacted copies of all documents released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act relating to Burisma Holdings , Mykola Zlochevsky , or Hunter Biden ; • All documents and communications referring or relating to Burisma Holdings or Mykola Zlochevsky for the period January 1 , 2014 , to January 20 , 2017 ; and • All documents and communications referring or relating to Hunter Biden , Christopher Heinz , or Devon Archer for the period January 1 , 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Jordan the State Department documents also reveal that the alleged “ whistleblower ” who began the partisan impeachment against Trump “ also played a role in facilitating the Obama-Biden Administration ’ s interactions with the Ukrainian government relating to Burisma and Hunter Biden.
” Jordan told Pompeo that the documents reportedly detail “ how the ‘ whistleblower , ’ as a National Security Council ( NSC ) detailee , hosted a White House meeting that took place with Ukrainian prosecutors in January 2016 regarding a concern that HunterBiden ’ s role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the company ’ s wrongdoing.
” Moreover , “ contemporaneous visitor logs confirm that numerous Ukrainian officials were present at the White House on the day of the meeting , ” he added .
The original stories , which were first published by John Solomon , who was then with The Hill and now with Just The News , focused on Hunter Biden ’ s role on the board of Burisma Holdings at the same time his father , Vice President Joe Biden , was responsible for the United States ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House Democrats ’ partisan impeachment inquiry in late 2019 , several State Department officials described how they raised concerns during the Obama-Biden Administration about Hunter Biden ’ s role with Burisma , ” Jordan ’ s letter state .
Jordan noted that Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent testified that Burisma ’ s “ reputation in the industry is a company that throws elbows and uses political strings.
” Kent stated that the issue of Hunter Biden ’ s paid role on the board had raised enough significant concerns that those issues were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s office .
“ Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified that the Obama-Biden Administration actually prepared her to answer questions about Hunter Biden ’ s relationship with Burisma as part of her Senate confirmation process in 2016 , ” Jordan stated .
“ When asked about her awareness of the criminal investigation into Burisma , Ambassador Yovanovitch testified that she did not know very much about the subject and that ‘ Burisma wasn ’ t a big issue ’ when she arrived in Kyiv .
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-15--Ted Nugent Blasts Cops Who Carry Out Unconstitutional Lockdown Orders [VIDEO]

The Motor City Madman and his raucous wife drop by for exactly the kind of high-octane kick @ ss unfiltered ‘ interview ’ you would expect from a no-BS couple like them .
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The cowards of COVID? Check.
How to stay sane while the world loses their ever-loving minds? Sure.
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The outrageous affronts to Constitutional rights? Oh HELL yeah.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-16--Roger Stone: ‘I Refused to Lie [About President Trump], Which is Why I’m Facing 40 Months in Prison’

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone sat down with the Daily Caller and offered a message to President Donald Trump about @ @ @ @ @ I could have played the role of Michael Cohen , but I chose not to @ @ @ @ @ “ I refused to lie , which is why I ’ m facing 40 months @ @ @ @ @ else Stone had to say in this exclusive interview , and chime in with your @ @ @ @ @ pardon in the comments section below .
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“I could have played the role of Michael Cohen, but I chose not to,” Stone said. “I refused to lie, which is why I’m facing 40 months in prison.”
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