thelibertydaily--2020-01-31--Equality Hustler Pocahontas Made Millions Helping Corporations Evade Their Pension and Healthcare Ob

Equality Hustler Pocahontas Made Millions Helping Corporations Evade Their Pension and Healthcare Obligations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) has a well-documented history of working for the benefit of the big corporations she routinely rails against , largely building her multimillion-dollar fortune by assisting corporations in navigating the bankruptcy laws she helped pen , Breitbart News senior contributor , bestselling author , and Government Accountability Institute ( GAI ) President Peter Schweizer reveals in his investigative bombshell Profiles in Corruption : Abuse of Power by America ’ s Progressive Elite .
Because of her legal expertise on bankruptcy laws , Warren advised the National Bankruptcy Review Commission in 1995 , acting as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profoundly important section of the bankruptcy law called U.S.C .
524 ( g ) , which dealt with mass tort bankruptcies of corporations and had to do specifically with asbestos companies.
” She would go on to advise companies facing such troubles and financially benefit from their legal woes .
She made $ 212,000 by assisting insurance giant Travelers , which sought immunity from asbestos-related lawsuits , alone .
The revisions to the laws she helped author “ had enormous positive ramifications for America ’ s largest corporations , ” allowing “ financially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a way to avoid liability from legal suits , ” Profiles in Corruption details .
Warren parlayed her experience in crafting U.S. bankruptcy laws into a highly lucrative career by consulting corporations on the laws she helped write and charging them large sums of money for her services .
“ Warren ’ s legal consulting work radically contradicts the claims she makes that she is a fighter for the middle class and against corporate America , ” Schweizer explains .
“ Indeed , she was well compensated for more than a decade providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pension obligations and paying victims.
” Warren leveraged her legal expertise in corporate bankruptcy law by advising companies like Dow Chemical , Travelers , and LTV Steel — all of which were seeking bankruptcies to avoid liabilities from pensions or lawsuits : One of the cases demonstrating the stunning gap between Warren ’ s campaign trail rhetoric and reality involved her work with corporations that were “ seeking release from a law that required them to pay health benefits to coal miners.
” LTV Steel , one of her clients , was attempting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ required the company to pay its former employees and dependents $ 140 million in retirement benefits ” : Warren made $ 10,000 for her efforts , later contending that she was simply standing up for “ bankruptcy principles.
” “ Congress [ wrote ] the rules , and the rules say the employees don ’ t come first , ” she stated in a 2006 interview with PBS , ignoring the fact that she helped write the very rules she was lamenting .
Her advocacy for LTV contradicts the claims she makes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ various plans .
In one plan released last year , Warren boasts of fighting “ for years to protect pensions and health benefits for retired coal workers.
” Despite her efforts to distance herself from large corporations publicly , she continued assisting them in navigating the very laws she helped to write .
In another example , Schweizer details her legal work for the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation ( FAC ) , which produced small aircraft .
Investors , Schweizer notes , purchased the corporation after it went into bankruptcy in 1990 and started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , in 1995 , a suit arose from “ the families , estates , and/or businesses of four people who had died tragically in a plane crash.
” The victims ’ families attributed the crash to an aircraft “ defectively manufactured by FAC.
” Warren argued on behalf of FAC , but “ the bankruptcy court rejected her legal theory.
” She was compensated nearly $ 10,000 for her efforts .
Warren defended her decision to defend FAC from the lawsuit , claiming that she did so to “ save jobs.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , did not reflect reality : The Massachusetts senator ’ s work for Dow Chemical is perhaps more well-known .
She “ provided expert legal advice ” to the chemical company , the parent company of Dow Corning , which faced a flurry of lawsuits from women in 1990s , who claimed that its silicone breast implants made them ill .
It filed for bankruptcy thereafter .
Warren , in essence , assisted the company in “ fighting in court to limit its liability and payments to women , ” one lawyer involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just short of $ 20,000 for her consulting work on the case .
“ So Dow Chemical hired her , Armstrong Worldwide — there ’ s a whole host of companies that did .
And it ’ s the oldest game in Washington .
You know , come to me powerful company , pay me lots of money , and I will help you interpret and get around a law that I myself actually wrote , ” Schweizer explained on Wednesday ’ s edition of Breitbart News Daily .
“ And so she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that for corporations and she — by the way , in these cases or in these instances — represents the corporation , ” he continued .
“ She doesn ’ t represent the victims .
You know with Dow Chemical it was women with breast implants .
And the problems being caused there.
” Warren also made money in assisting companies facing asbestos liabilities , defending insurance giant Travelers against the claims of asbestos victims in 2009 : She ultimately made $ 212,000 for her services to Travelers .
The insurance giant also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal work on the case , an “ undisclosed sum , ” per the couple ’ s 2009 financial disclosure .
Similarly , Warren consulted Armstrong World Industries , “ a massive producer of wall and ceiling products for construction , which was also dealing with asbestos liabilities ” and “ helped them navigate rule 524 ( g ) , which she had helped to write.
” More often than not , “ Warren ’ s legal consulting work was on behalf of large corporations who were using bankruptcy laws or bankruptcy trusts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her consulting work came from Caplin & Drysdale , “ which represented a myriad of large companies that were going through bankruptcies , ” Schweizer points out .
By 2012 , Warren had a net worth of up to $ 14.5 million .
Despite that , she continued to distance herself from the wealthy elite , denying her status as a one-percenter .
“ I realize there are some wealthy individuals – I ’ m not one of them , ” the then-Senate candidate , and owner of a $ 5 million house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She maintained that position all the way through her first senatorial bid .
“ I ’ ve been out there working for people who ’ ve been injured by big corporations .
I ’ ve been out there working for people who ’ ve been injured by asbestos .
I ’ ve been doing that for years and years and years , ” Warren claimed during a debate against then-incumbent Republican Scott Brown ( R-MA ) that same year .
“ That ’ s why I want to go to Washington .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for working families , ” she continued .
“ I want to go to Washington to fight for small businesses.
” Warren has carried her “ pro-working class ” rhetoric to her presidential campaign , calling for Democrats to show that “ we ’ re not going to be the people who are just out for the big corporations , people who want to help themselves , that we are going to be the party that is willing to fight on the side of the people ” during the Democrat presidential debate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Warren ’ s legal consulting career , however , would seem to contradict her campaign rhetoric .
Schweizer ’ s book , Profiles in Corruption , is available for online purchase in hardcover , paperback , or e-book .

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has a well-documented history of working for the benefit of the big corporations she routinely rails against, largely building her multimillion-dollar fortune by assisting corporations in navigating the bankruptcy laws she helped pen, Breitbart News senior contributor, bestselling author, and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President Peter Schweizer reveals in his investigative bombshell Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite.
Because of her legal expertise on bankruptcy laws, Warren advised the National Bankruptcy Review Commission in 1995, acting as a “key advisor on an obscure but profoundly important section of the bankruptcy law called U.S.C. 524(g), which dealt with mass tort bankruptcies of corporations and had to do specifically with asbestos companies.” She would go on to advise companies facing such troubles and financially benefit from their legal woes. She made $212,000 by assisting insurance giant Travelers, which sought immunity from asbestos-related lawsuits, alone.
The revisions to the laws she helped author “had enormous positive ramifications for America’s largest corporations,” allowing “financially healthy corporations to start using bankruptcies as a way to avoid liability from legal suits,” Profiles in Corruption details.
Warren parlayed her experience in crafting U.S. bankruptcy laws into a highly lucrative career by consulting corporations on the laws she helped write and charging them large sums of money for her services.
“It was the ultimate Washington leverage move,” Schweizer writes.
“Warren’s legal consulting work radically contradicts the claims she makes that she is a fighter for the middle class and against corporate America,” Schweizer explains. “Indeed, she was well compensated for more than a decade providing legal testimony for corporations attempting to avoid pension obligations and paying victims.”
Warren leveraged her legal expertise in corporate bankruptcy law by advising companies like Dow Chemical, Travelers, and LTV Steel — all of which were seeking bankruptcies to avoid liabilities from pensions or lawsuits:
Indeed, of the known cases where she did legal consulting, her work on a number of those cases was on behalf of major corporations. Each of these companies was facing major liability involving pensions or class-action lawsuits, which she helped them avoid. She was extremely well compensated. In a legal brief, she described her “customary billing rate” as $700 per hour back in 2002. Today in 2019, that equates to about $996 per hour.
One of the cases demonstrating the stunning gap between Warren’s campaign trail rhetoric and reality involved her work with corporations that were “seeking release from a law that required them to pay health benefits to coal miners.” LTV Steel, one of her clients, was attempting to “overturn a court ruling that required the company to pay its former employees and dependents $140 million in retirement benefits”:
LTV was trying to avoid its responsibilities under the 1992 Coal Act, which established a fund to pay retired coal workers. The appellate court sided against Warren’s clients, and Warren filed a brief with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the decision. The Supreme Court never took up the case.
Warren made $10,000 for her efforts, later contending that she was simply standing up for “bankruptcy principles.”
“Congress [wrote] the rules, and the rules say the employees don’t come first,” she stated in a 2006 interview with PBS, ignoring the fact that she helped write the very rules she was lamenting.
Her advocacy for LTV contradicts the claims she makes on the campaign trail and incorporates in her various plans. In one plan released last year, Warren boasts of fighting “for years to protect pensions and health benefits for retired coal workers.”
Despite her efforts to distance herself from large corporations publicly, she continued assisting them in navigating the very laws she helped to write.
In another example, Schweizer details her legal work for the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation (FAC), which produced small aircraft. Investors, Schweizer notes, purchased the corporation after it went into bankruptcy in 1990 and started Fairchild Acquisition Incorporated (FAI). However, in 1995, a suit arose from “the families, estates, and/or businesses of four people who had died tragically in a plane crash.” The victims’ families attributed the crash to an aircraft “defectively manufactured by FAC.”
Warren argued on behalf of FAC, but “the bankruptcy court rejected her legal theory.”
She was compensated nearly $10,000 for her efforts.
Warren defended her decision to defend FAC from the lawsuit, claiming that she did so to “save jobs.” That assertion, as Schweizer points out, did not reflect reality:
Warren claims that her motive in defending the company was to save jobs. In fact, though, the company hired her to protect their assets, not jobs. Their worry was that the case would affect future claims that others might have against them. In addition, there is no evidence to indicate that the suit would result in lost jobs. Instead, she essentially argued that these families did not have legal recourse against these companies.
The Massachusetts senator’s work for Dow Chemical is perhaps more well-known. She “provided expert legal advice” to the chemical company, the parent company of Dow Corning, which faced a flurry of lawsuits from women in 1990s, who claimed that its silicone breast implants made them ill. It filed for bankruptcy thereafter. Warren, in essence, assisted the company in “fighting in court to limit its liability and payments to women,” one lawyer involved in the case stated. She made just short of $20,000 for her consulting work on the case.
“So Dow Chemical hired her, Armstrong Worldwide — there’s a whole host of companies that did. And it’s the oldest game in Washington. You know, come to me powerful company, pay me lots of money, and I will help you interpret and get around a law that I myself actually wrote,” Schweizer explained on Wednesday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily.
“And so she’s made millions of dollars doing that for corporations and she — by the way, in these cases or in these instances — represents the corporation,” he continued. “She doesn’t represent the victims. You know with Dow Chemical it was women with breast implants. And the problems being caused there.”
Warren also made money in assisting companies facing asbestos liabilities, defending insurance giant Travelers against the claims of asbestos victims in 2009:
Travelers was fighting to gain immunity from some asbestos-related lawsuits by establishing a $500 million trust for victims, but on the precondition “that other insurers [would] give up their claims against Travelers.” Warren worked to protect the settlement for victims that other insurance companies would invalidate if they were able to retain their claims. Travelers avoided paying the $500 million settlement by losing the fight with the other insurers.
She ultimately made $212,000 for her services to Travelers. The insurance giant also paid her husband, who also completed legal work on the case, an “undisclosed sum,” per the couple’s 2009 financial disclosure.
Similarly, Warren consulted Armstrong World Industries, “a massive producer of wall and ceiling products for construction, which was also dealing with asbestos liabilities” and “helped them navigate rule 524(g), which she had helped to write.”
More often than not, “Warren’s legal consulting work was on behalf of large corporations who were using bankruptcy laws or bankruptcy trusts to avoid liabilities.” The bulk of her consulting work came from Caplin & Drysdale, “which represented a myriad of large companies that were going through bankruptcies,” Schweizer points out.
By 2012, Warren had a net worth of up to $14.5 million. Despite that, she continued to distance herself from the wealthy elite, denying her status as a one-percenter.
“I realize there are some wealthy individuals – I’m not one of them,” the then-Senate candidate, and owner of a $5 million house, stated on MSNBC in 2012.
She maintained that position all the way through her first senatorial bid.
“I’ve been out there working for people who’ve been injured by big corporations. I’ve been out there working for people who’ve been injured by asbestos. I’ve been doing that for years and years and years,” Warren claimed during a debate against then-incumbent Republican Scott Brown (R-MA) that same year.
“That’s why I want to go to Washington. I want to go to Washington to fight for working families,” she continued. “I want to go to Washington to fight for small businesses.”
Warren has carried her “pro-working class” rhetoric to her presidential campaign, calling for Democrats to show that “we’re not going to be the people who are just out for the big corporations, people who want to help themselves, that we are going to be the party that is willing to fight on the side of the people” during the Democrat presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, this year.
Warren’s legal consulting career, however, would seem to contradict her campaign rhetoric.
Schweizer’s book, Profiles in Corruption, is available for online purchase in hardcover, paperback, or e-book.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--ISIS Claims That It has Detonated a Number of Explosives Next to a Pipeline Linking ‘The Jews’ and ‘

ISIS Claims That It has Detonated a Number of Explosives Next to a Pipeline Linking ‘The Jews’ and ‘The Apostate Egyptian Government’

The Islamic State in the Sinai took responsibility for the attack on Monday afternoon , saying that it had detonated a number of explosives next to a pipeline linking `` the Jews '' and `` the apostate Egyptian government '' and causing damage to the pipeline .
The attack happened near the city of El Arish in the northern Sinai Peninsula .
Initial reports on Sunday night claimed that the pipeline targeted was a line carrying gas from the Israeli Leviathan gas platform to Egypt .
Soon afterwards , The partners that run the Leviathan gas platform off the coast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Drilling and Ratio ) stated that no damage had been caused to the EMG pipeline connecting Israel and Egypt .
The office of Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz stated on Sunday night that gas was continuing to flow from Israel to Egypt and that it was working with relevant authorities to investigate the nature of the incident .
Reports on Monday morning stated that the pipeline that was hit by the attack was actually a domestic one that leads to a power station in El Arish that supplies electricity to homes and factories in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Armed , masked men detonated explosives on the pipeline in the attack .
No casualties or injuries have been reported .
Egypt ’ s 20-year gas deal with Israel , signed in the Mubarak era , was unpopular with the Egyptian public , and critics argued that the Jewish state was not paying enough for the gas .
Previous explosions have closed the pipeline , run by Gasco , Egypt ’ s gas transport company , a subsidiary of the national gas company EGAS , for weeks .
At the time that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Egypt was supplying Israel with more than 40 % of its natural gas needs to produce electricity .
The attack on the pipeline came soon after ISIS spokesman and second Caliph Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi called on all the organization 's operatives , mainly those in Sinai and Syria , to begin conquering Israeli `` settlements , '' referring to both West Bank settlements and Israeli cities .
Terrorists blew up the gas line in the Sinai three times during the first six months of 2011 .
Egypt canceled gas exports to Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Egypt 's Dolphinus Holdings out via the 90 km .
subsea EMG Pipeline , connecting the southern Israel city of Ashkelon to the Egyptian network near El-Arish .
In December , two electrical transformers servicing a gas transfer station intended to transport gas from the Leviathan natural gas field in Israel into Jordan were torched by unidentified people in Irbid , northern Jordan .
This was not the first attack against the station .
Israel has begun exporting natural gas to both Egypt and Jordan .

Militants attacked a gas pipeline in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula on Sunday night, reportedly aiming to disrupt gas flow between Israel and Egypt. Israeli authorities said gas supply between the countries remained unaffected.The Islamic State’s Sinai Province affiliate claimed responsibility on Monday for the attack on the pipeline. Local sources told Paris-based AFP that the gas pipeline targeted was in fact a domestic supply line for a local power station.In a statement, the Sinai affiliate said it had detonated a number of explosives next to a pipeline linking “the Jews” and “the apostate Egyptian government,” and had caused damage to the pipeline.The attack happened near the city of El-Arish, with initial reports claiming that the targeted pipeline was a line carrying gas from Israel’s Leviathan gas platform to Egypt. The partners operating the offshore platform stated that no damage had been caused to the EMG pipeline connecting the countries, and gas flow was continuing as usual.Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz’s office stated on Sunday night that gas was continuing to flow from Israel to Egypt and it was working with relevant authorities to investigate the nature of the incident.Reports on Monday morning stated that the pipeline that was hit by the attack was actually a domestic one that leads to a power station in El-Arish, which supplies electricity to homes and factories in the central Sinai, according to AFP.Israel started exporting natural gas to its southern neighbor last month from the Leviathan field, which commenced operations on January 6. Exports follow a $15 billion, decade-long deal, signed by energy firms Delek Drilling and Houston-based Noble Energy in February 2018, to supply 64 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Egypt from the Leviathan and Tamar gas fields, located off Israel’s coast.Gas will be supplied to Egypt’s Dolphinus Holdings via a 90 km. subsea pipeline, connecting the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon to the Egyptian network near El-Arish.Delek Drilling CEO Yossi Abu told an investors’ conference on Monday that the project had a “very significant security system,” Reuters reported. “We are not blind to the risk and are prepared for every scenario,” said Abu, citing the presence of an alternative pipeline system, a quick response mechanism and insurance covering damage impacting gas exports to Egypt and Jordan.Last year, Egypt paid a $500m. fine to Israel for backing out of an agreement to provide natural gas, following jihadist attacks on the pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula. Previous militant attacks closed the long-dormant pipeline, then-operated by Egyptian gas transport company Gasco, a subsidiary of the national gas company EGAS, for weeks.At the time that the gas supply was halted in 2012, gas flow in the opposite direction from Egypt to Israel was supplying the latter with more than 40% of its natural gas needs to produce electricity. Terrorists blew up the gas line in the Sinai three times during the first six months of 2011.Eytan Halon and JTA contributed to this report.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--Six People Injured in Shooting on Greyhound Bus Traveling From Los Angeles to San Francisco

Six people were injured early this morning when a man opened fire on a Greyhound bus traveling through the state of California .
The shooter is in custody : NBC NEWS – Six people were injured in a shooting on a Greyhound bus traveling from Los Angeles to the Bay Area early Monday morning , officials said .
An unidentified man was taken into custody , according to California Highway Patrol communications supervisor Steve Loftus .
Investigators have not determined a motive .
Police began getting calls from passengers on the bus , traveling on Interstate 5 , at about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The bus had left Los Angeles about an hour earlier and following the shooting , the bus driver pulled off at the nearest exit , in Grapevine , south of Bakersfield .
About 40 people were on the bus , headed for the San Francisco-Oakland area , Loftus said .
The six victims suffered injuries ranging from moderate to critical .
Some were airlifted to the hospital .
I ’ m not seeing any information that would shed light on how the shooter was caught .
I ’ m guessing there must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this man since there were 40 people people on the bus and only six of them were shot .
I ’ m also not seeing any other information on the suspect himself .
Even though this happened around 4:30 ET , it took several hours for the information to hit Twitter and there just isn ’ t much out there on it right now .
I ’ ll update you when I know more…

Six people were injured early this morning when a man opened fire on a Greyhound bus traveling through the state of California. The shooter is in custody:
NBC NEWS – Six people were injured in a shooting on a Greyhound bus traveling from Los Angeles to the Bay Area early Monday morning, officials said. An unidentified man was taken into custody, according to California Highway Patrol communications supervisor Steve Loftus. Investigators have not determined a motive. Police began getting calls from passengers on the bus, traveling on Interstate 5, at about 1:30 a.m. local time, Loftus said. The bus had left Los Angeles about an hour earlier and following the shooting, the bus driver pulled off at the nearest exit, in Grapevine, south of Bakersfield. About 40 people were on the bus, headed for the San Francisco-Oakland area, Loftus said. The six victims suffered injuries ranging from moderate to critical. Some were airlifted to the hospital.
I’m not seeing any information that would shed light on how the shooter was caught. I’m guessing there must’ve been some heroism involved subduing this man since there were 40 people people on the bus and only six of them were shot.
I’m also not seeing any other information on the suspect himself. Even though this happened around 4:30 ET, it took several hours for the information to hit Twitter and there just isn’t much out there on it right now.
UPDATE: It’s being reported that one of the victims has died: “One person has died following a shooting on a Greyhound bus in California, according to California Highway Patrol.” While their write-up doesn’t identify gender, their tweet does:
1 woman is dead and 5 other people were injured after a shooting on a Greyhound bus in California, according to California Highway Patrol https://t.co/wHp3BZVPCW — FOX5 Las Vegas (@FOX5Vegas) February 3, 2020
Here’s more on the shooting:
The Greyhound bus was going from LA to the Bay Area. The shooting happened just before 1:30 this morning. The suspect voluntarily got off the bus after the shooting, leaving the handgun behind. Officials are waiting to interview him. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/TP66UqKLLp — Genevieve Reaume (@GenevieveReaume) February 3, 2020
I’ll update you when I know more…


thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--Citing Coronavirus, Communist China Locks Down Wenzhou and Its 9 Million People

In an ominous new development , the Chinese government has locked down the city of Wenzhou , China ’ s 15th largest , a growing sign that the coronavirus outbreak is defying efforts of the Chinese government to contain it .
Wenzhou is a very important industrial , technological , cultural , and academic center on the coast of southern Zhejiang Province , across from Taiwan .
Wenzhou has become the first Chinese city outside of the Wuhan area to be locked down .
Wenzhou ’ s nine million inhabitants are known for their strong business aptitude , and are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wenzhou is also known for producing hundreds of world-class mathematicians , and for forging close ties with Taiwan ’ s tech sector .
The city also has one of China ’ s largest concentrations of Christians , who have sporadically come under severe persecution since the Chinese communists came to power in 1949 .
Zhejiang Province has the highest incidence of coronavirus outside central Hubei Province , where Wuhan is located , with more than 660 confirmed infections , at least 265 of them in Wenzhou .
As of now , the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above 17,000 , while the death toll has surpassed 360 — significant numbers , to be sure , but still far from constituting an apocalyptic pandemic .
What has been apocalyptic has been the Chinese government ’ s response to the Wuhan virus .
With its lockdown of a major city more than 800 kilometers ( 497 miles ) from Wuhan , it has signaled its willingness to go to any lengths to maintain the appearance of control .
Whether such appearances , and the fears that have triggered them , are warranted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Wuhan : Government Power in Times of Epidemic

In an ominous new development, the Chinese government has locked down the city of Wenzhou, China’s 15th largest, a growing sign that the coronavirus outbreak is defying efforts of the Chinese government to contain it. Wenzhou is a very important industrial, technological, cultural, and academic center on the coast of southern Zhejiang Province, across from Taiwan. Wenzhou has become the first Chinese city outside of the Wuhan area to be locked down.
Wenzhou’s nine million inhabitants are known for their strong business aptitude, and are nicknamed the “Jews of China.” Wenzhou is also known for producing hundreds of world-class mathematicians, and for forging close ties with Taiwan’s tech sector. The city also has one of China’s largest concentrations of Christians, who have sporadically come under severe persecution since the Chinese communists came to power in 1949.
Zhejiang Province has the highest incidence of coronavirus outside central Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located, with more than 660 confirmed infections, at least 265 of them in Wenzhou.
As of now, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen above 17,000, while the death toll has surpassed 360 — significant numbers, to be sure, but still far from constituting an apocalyptic pandemic.
What has been apocalyptic has been the Chinese government’s response to the Wuhan virus. With its lockdown of a major city more than 800 kilometers (497 miles) from Wuhan, it has signaled its willingness to go to any lengths to maintain the appearance of control. Whether such appearances, and the fears that have triggered them, are warranted, remains to be seen.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--President Trump Superbowl Interview When Asked About Breadline Bernie: ‘I Think He’s a Communist . .

President Trump Superbowl Interview When Asked About Breadline Bernie: ‘I Think He’s a Communist . . . I Think of Communism When I Think of Bernie’ — ‘Didn’t He Get Married in Moscow?’  ‘

President Donald Trump called Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders “ a communist ” and blasted other Democrats in an interview that aired Sunday before Super Bowl LIV .
Speaking with Fox News ’ Sean Hannity , Trump was asked to respond to some of the names of Democrats who are seeking their party ’ s presidential nomination .
When asked about Sanders , Trump replied , “ Well , I think he ’ s a communist .
I mean you know , look .
I think of communism when I think of Bernie .
Now you could say socialist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Moscow ?
” Hannity reminded the president that Sanders and his wife honeymooned in Moscow .
( RELATED : Billionaire Democratic Donor Calls Bernie ‘ A Communist ’ And ‘ A Disaster Zone ’ ) “ I ’ m not knocking it , but I think of Bernie sort of as a socialist but far beyond a socialist.
” But Trump allowed that Sanders is “ true to what he believes , ” which is more than the president could say about Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren .
“ You mention now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not true to it .
I call her fairy tale because everything is a fairy tale .
That ’ s how Pocahontas got started .
Everything is a fairy tale .
This woman can ’ t tell the truth.
” As for fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg , who was just cleared to enter the next Democratic presidential debate when the Democratic National Committee changed its rules , Trump dismissed him as diminutive .
“ I just think of little .
You know , now he wants a box for the debates to stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ okay , there ’ s nothing wrong .
You can be short .
Why should he get a box to stand on , okay ?
He wants a box for the debates .
Why should he be entitled to that ?
Really .
Does that mean everyone else gets a box ?
” Trump also went after the son of former Vice President Joe Biden , Hunter , who has been scrutinized for accepting a lucrative seat on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company , Burisma , while his father was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in that country .
Hunter has said his only regret for fulfilling that role is that people believe “ ridiculous conspiracy theories.
” ( RELATED : Trump Lawyer Pamela Bondi Delivers Indictment Of Joe And Hunter Biden ’ s Role In Ukraine ) “ He made millions of dollars , he went from having no job , no income .
He had nothing .
As you know , he had a very sad experience in the military .
He had nothing .
To making millions and millions of dollars a year .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and from other countries .
How can you do this ?
This is crooked as hell .
What they did is very dishonest .
”

President Donald Trump called Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders “a communist” and blasted other Democrats in an interview that aired Sunday before Super Bowl LIV.
Speaking with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump was asked to respond to some of the names of Democrats who are seeking their party’s presidential nomination. When asked about Sanders, Trump replied, “Well, I think he’s a communist. I mean you know, look. I think of communism when I think of Bernie. Now you could say socialist, but didn’t he get married in Moscow?”
Hannity reminded the president that Sanders and his wife honeymooned in Moscow. (RELATED: Billionaire Democratic Donor Calls Bernie ‘A Communist’ And ‘A Disaster Zone’)
“I’m not knocking it, but I think of Bernie sort of as a socialist but far beyond a socialist.”
But Trump allowed that Sanders is “true to what he believes,” which is more than the president could say about Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
“You mention now, Elizabeth Warren. She’s not true to it. I call her fairy tale because everything is a fairy tale. That’s how Pocahontas got started. Everything is a fairy tale. This woman can’t tell the truth.”
As for fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who was just cleared to enter the next Democratic presidential debate when the Democratic National Committee changed its rules, Trump dismissed him as diminutive.
“I just think of little. You know, now he wants a box for the debates to stand on. Okay, it’s okay, there’s nothing wrong. You can be short. Why should he get a box to stand on, okay? He wants a box for the debates. Why should he be entitled to that? Really. Does that mean everyone else gets a box?”
Trump also went after the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, Hunter, who has been scrutinized for accepting a lucrative seat on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, Burisma, while his father was then-President Barack Obama’s point man in that country. Hunter has said his only regret for fulfilling that role is that people believe “ridiculous conspiracy theories.”(RELATED: Trump Lawyer Pamela Bondi Delivers Indictment Of Joe And Hunter Biden’s Role In Ukraine)
“Where’s Hunter?” Trump asked.
“He made millions of dollars, he went from having no job, no income. He had nothing. As you know, he had a very sad experience in the military. He had nothing. To making millions and millions of dollars a year. Not just from Ukraine, but from China and from other countries. How can you do this? This is crooked as hell. What they did is very dishonest.”


thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--President Trump’s Super Bowl Ad Obliterates Democrats/Media Who Smear Him as a ‘Racist’

President Trump ’ s ad during the Suepr Bowl didn ’ t focus on controversies .
It didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ hunts .
It didn ’ t argue against socialist Democrats .
Instead it attacked the @ @ @ @ @ media and Democrats are throwing at him : That he has done no good for @ @ @ @ @ Marie Johnson has a different take .
And her words , highlighting Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ , made a powerful ad .
Considering this commercial reached millions of people who never @ @ @ @ @ cable news , it was an effective and savvy choice .
Very nicely done .

President Trump’s ad during the Suepr Bowl didn’t focus on controversies. It didn’t talk about impeachment or witch hunts. It didn’t argue against socialist Democrats.
Instead it attacked the number one gaslighting narrative the media and Democrats are throwing at him: That he has done no good for this country.
Well Alice Marie Johnson has a different take. And her words, highlighting Trump’s success with criminal justice reform, made a powerful ad.
I promised to restore hope in America. That includes the least among us. Together, let’s KEEP AMERICA GREAT! Text TRUMP to 88022 if you liked our Super Bowl ad! pic.twitter.com/Lgjt53B7QX — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2020
Considering this commercial reached millions of people who never pay attention to Twitter or cable news, it was an effective and savvy choice. Very nicely done.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--President Trump Protected Americans From Funding Baby Murder, Now Anti-Life Activists are Suing Him

Pro-abortion politicians are suing to block another Trump administration rule that protects Americans from being forced to pay for abortions .
KTVZ News 21 reports seven states and the District of Columbia filed the lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , alleging the new rule about abortions through Obamacare is “ onerous ” and “ unnecessary.
” Finalized in late December , the HHS rule requires insurers that sell Obamacare plans that cover elective abortions to collect a separate payment for that coverage , as required by law .
Under the Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payments together in violation of statutory language .
The new Trump administration rule ensures that women on Obamacare plans pay for elective abortions themselves , rather than American taxpayers .
But pro-abortion state attorneys general in Oregon , California , New York , Maine , Maryland , Oregon , Vermont and the District of Columbia said the rule is unlawful .
“ I want to be very clear : This new rule is both confusing and unnecessary , and it is yet another attack on the right to a safe abortion , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It is designed to discourage insurers from covering abortion services , and to trick women into not paying their insurance premiums , potentially causing their insurance coverage to be revoked because they did not pay a separate one-dollar bill.
” Their lawsuit claims the rule imposes “ onerous and unnecessary regulatory barriers ” that threaten women ’ s right to abort their unborn babies , according to the report .
It also argues that the rule violates states ’ rights by “ coercing ” them to change their Obamacare abortion policies .
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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson , a pro-abortion Democrat , claimed the rule may confuse people who have Obamacare insurance plans and “ jeopardize their coverage.
” “ The Trump Administration ’ s new rule , which applies specifically to individual qualified health plans , requires insurance companies to request the abortion payment in a ‘ separate transaction , ’ ” his office said in a statement .
“ In other words , enrollees must receive two separate bills for the same insurance plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one for all other coverage — and must be asked to make two separate payments.
” But pro-life leaders said the rule increases transparency as well as protects taxpayers .
In 12 of 24 states and the District of Columbia that provide taxpayer-funded Obamacare insurance plans , 80 percent or more of those plans cover elective abortions .
In eight of those locales , every single Obamacare plan covers elective abortion – though taxpayers may not know it .
In 2014 , the Charlotte Lozier Institute and Family Research Council launched Obamacareabortion.com @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health plans that do not include elective abortion .
That same year , a report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found massive public funding of abortion in President Barack Obama ’ s health care law .
When he signed Obamacare into law , Obama promised the American people that it would not pay for abortions .
He even signed an executive order to that effect .
But the GAO report found that he misled Americans .
Pro-life advocates and politicians praised the Trump administration for the new rule in December .
Susan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was a victory for transparency and American taxpayers .
She told LifeNews.com , previously : “ Obamacare was the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion since Roe v. Wade , dramatically increasing abortion funding by subsidizing plans that cover abortion on demand .
Making this dramatic expansion even more onerous , the Obama administration allowed insurers to ignore the law by burying the abortion surcharge in plan documents instead of collecting it separately .
This new rule will ensure compliance so that ‘ separate ’ no longer means ‘ together ’ when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ben Sasse of Nebraska said the rule brings insurance companies that had flaunted the law under the Obama administration into compliance .
“ This pro-life , pro-transparency rule is an important step in the right direction .
Obamacare uses publicly-subsidized plans that cover abortion on demand .
The Obama Administration hid the ball by letting insurance companies bury a legally required abortion surcharge in paperwork , but this new Trump Administration rule makes sure that the fee is out in the open , ” he said in December .
President Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong .
In one of his first acts as president , he reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy , which prohibits taxpayer funding to international groups that promote or provide abortions overseas .
The change defunded Planned Parenthood ’ s international arm of about $ 100 million in U.S. tax dollars .
His administration also finalized a new Title X rule that requires health care entities to completely separate abortion from their taxpayer-funded services .
Planned Parenthood lost about $ 60 million in taxpayer funding through the policy change .
Additionally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Little Sisters of the Poor , pro-life medical workers and others who think killing an unborn child is wrong .

Pro-abortion politicians are suing to block another Trump administration rule that protects Americans from being forced to pay for abortions.
KTVZ News 21 reports seven states and the District of Columbia filed the lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging the new rule about abortions through Obamacare is “onerous” and “unnecessary.”
Finalized in late December, the HHS rule requires insurers that sell Obamacare plans that cover elective abortions to collect a separate payment for that coverage, as required by law. Under the Obama administration, insurers were allowed to collect payments together in violation of statutory language. The new Trump administration rule ensures that women on Obamacare plans pay for elective abortions themselves, rather than American taxpayers.
But pro-abortion state attorneys general in Oregon, California, New York, Maine, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont and the District of Columbia said the rule is unlawful.
“I want to be very clear: This new rule is both confusing and unnecessary, and it is yet another attack on the right to a safe abortion,” Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said. “It is designed to discourage insurers from covering abortion services, and to trick women into not paying their insurance premiums, potentially causing their insurance coverage to be revoked because they did not pay a separate one-dollar bill.”
Their lawsuit claims the rule imposes “onerous and unnecessary regulatory barriers” that threaten women’s right to abort their unborn babies, according to the report. It also argues that the rule violates states’ rights by “coercing” them to change their Obamacare abortion policies.
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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a pro-abortion Democrat, claimed the rule may confuse people who have Obamacare insurance plans and “jeopardize their coverage.”
“The Trump Administration’s new rule, which applies specifically to individual qualified health plans, requires insurance companies to request the abortion payment in a ‘separate transaction,’” his office said in a statement. “In other words, enrollees must receive two separate bills for the same insurance plan each month — one for abortion coverage and one for all other coverage — and must be asked to make two separate payments.”
But pro-life leaders said the rule increases transparency as well as protects taxpayers.
In 12 of 24 states and the District of Columbia that provide taxpayer-funded Obamacare insurance plans, 80 percent or more of those plans cover elective abortions. In eight of those locales, every single Obamacare plan covers elective abortion – though taxpayers may not know it.
In 2014, the Charlotte Lozier Institute and Family Research Council launched Obamacareabortion.com as a resource to help consumers find health plans that do not include elective abortion.
That same year, a report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found massive public funding of abortion in President Barack Obama’s health care law. When he signed Obamacare into law, Obama promised the American people that it would not pay for abortions. He even signed an executive order to that effect. But the GAO report found that he misled Americans.
Pro-life advocates and politicians praised the Trump administration for the new rule in December.
Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said it was a victory for transparency and American taxpayers.
She told LifeNews.com, previously: “Obamacare was the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion since Roe v. Wade, dramatically increasing abortion funding by subsidizing plans that cover abortion on demand. Making this dramatic expansion even more onerous, the Obama administration allowed insurers to ignore the law by burying the abortion surcharge in plan documents instead of collecting it separately. This new rule will ensure compliance so that ‘separate’ no longer means ‘together’ when it comes to funding abortion.”
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said the rule brings insurance companies that had flaunted the law under the Obama administration into compliance.
“This pro-life, pro-transparency rule is an important step in the right direction. Obamacare uses publicly-subsidized plans that cover abortion on demand. The Obama Administration hid the ball by letting insurance companies bury a legally required abortion surcharge in paperwork, but this new Trump Administration rule makes sure that the fee is out in the open,” he said in December.
President Donald Trump’s record on pro-life values has been strong. In one of his first acts as president, he reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits taxpayer funding to international groups that promote or provide abortions overseas. The change defunded Planned Parenthood’s international arm of about $100 million in U.S. tax dollars.
His administration also finalized a new Title X rule that requires health care entities to completely separate abortion from their taxpayer-funded services. Planned Parenthood lost about $60 million in taxpayer funding through the policy change.
Additionally, it is working to expand religious freedom for the Little Sisters of the Poor, pro-life medical workers and others who think killing an unborn child is wrong.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--Swiss Airlines Cut Ties with Chocolate Provider Over Owner’s Christian, Pro-Life Views

Swiss Air Lines will no longer distribute chocolates from the Swiss chocolate maker Läderach because the company ’ s leaders support a pro-life , pro-family Christian group .
The 10-year partnership between the airline and company will end in April , according to LifeSite News .
The company has been under attack by LGBTQ groups , according to Swissinfo , and has been subject to vandalism and calls for boycotts .
“ It was about us , as customers , wanting to draw attention to our displeasure at the patent homophobia , ” protest leader Rupan Sivaganesan said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stance of the company ’ s management.
” TRENDING : Pelosi Defies Senate 's Authority , Says Even if Senate Votes To Acquit , Trump Wo n't Actually Be Acquitted Jürg Läderach , who owns the company , is the president of the Swiss branch of Christianity for Today .
Johannes Läderach , his son , is on the board of the group , which sponsors an annual March for Life in Switzerland .
The group supports Biblical marriage and opposes abortion .
“ I understand it if people value a woman ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unborn child ’ s right to life .
But I ask for understanding for my opinion , ” Johannes Läderach , 33 , said .
“ I ’ m allowed to have a different opinion.
” He said his critics do not understand him .
“ Because I fight for the unborn life , I ’ m accused of misogyny .
But I ’ m not a misogynist – 60 percent of our managers are women , ” he said .
He said that protests will not change his positions .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for my Christian values just because we ’ re having success as a company , ” he said .
“ Ultimately what counts is not how much profit we make but whether we stand by our convictions.
” He went on to say the company does not discriminate .
“ No one at Läderach is homophobic – neither the management nor the staff , ” he said .
“ We have homosexuals working for us , too .
We don ’ t ask them .
I attended a gay network event because I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has against Läderach .
There , I explained that I may have a different opinion on same-sex marriage or on the question of when life begins .
But this does not mean that I have anything against homosexuals .
Läderach has a zero tolerance for discrimination , ” he said .
Läderach said that his staff has been loyal , but also noted that they are now bearing a difficult burden .
“ Not a single employee has left the company since the wave of criticism against me , ” he said “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But it ’ s not acceptable that employees have to live in fear.
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Swiss Air Lines will no longer distribute chocolates from the Swiss chocolate maker Läderach because the company’s leaders support a pro-life, pro-family Christian group.
The 10-year partnership between the airline and company will end in April, according to LifeSite News.
The company has been under attack by LGBTQ groups, according to Swissinfo, and has been subject to vandalism and calls for boycotts.
“It was about us, as customers, wanting to draw attention to our displeasure at the patent homophobia,” protest leader Rupan Sivaganesan said.
“Not many people are aware of the stance of the company’s management.”
Jürg Läderach, who owns the company, is the president of the Swiss branch of Christianity for Today. Johannes Läderach, his son, is on the board of the group, which sponsors an annual March for Life in Switzerland. The group supports Biblical marriage and opposes abortion.
“I understand it if people value a woman’s right to choose more than an unborn child’s right to life. But I ask for understanding for my opinion,” Johannes Läderach, 33, said. “I’m allowed to have a different opinion.”
He said his critics do not understand him.
“Because I fight for the unborn life, I’m accused of misogyny. But I’m not a misogynist – 60 percent of our managers are women,” he said.
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He said that protests will not change his positions.
“I don’t want to stop fighting for my Christian values just because we’re having success as a company,” he said. “Ultimately what counts is not how much profit we make but whether we stand by our convictions.”
He went on to say the company does not discriminate.
“No one at Läderach is homophobic – neither the management nor the staff,” he said.
“We have homosexuals working for us, too. We don’t ask them. I attended a gay network event because I wanted to hear what the LGBTQ movement has against Läderach. There, I explained that I may have a different opinion on same-sex marriage or on the question of when life begins. But this does not mean that I have anything against homosexuals. Läderach has a zero tolerance for discrimination,” he said.
Läderach said that his staff has been loyal, but also noted that they are now bearing a difficult burden.
“Not a single employee has left the company since the wave of criticism against me,” he said
“I accept that my opinions provoke resistance. But it’s not acceptable that employees have to live in fear.”
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--New Poll Finds President Trump at Record Highs and More Liked Than Biden, Pelosi, and Schiff

New poll finds Trump at record highs and more liked than Biden , Pelosi , and Schiff

If House Democrats thought that by impeaching President Donald Trump would politically wound him heading into 2020, a new poll shows they were way off.
According to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey released Saturday as the Senate begins concluding the impeachment trial of the president, the number of voters who "strongly approve" of the nation's 45th commander in chief has hit a "new high."
Democratic pollster: Attitudes about Trump have 'barely budged'
As USA Today noted, 46 percent of registered voters told researchers they approved of the job Trump was doing in office, while a little more than half (51 percent) disapproved. The five-point difference between the two is an improvement for Trump from the 10-point (44-54) gap the same pollsters found in December.
"We've been through an impeachment inquiry in the House, a trial in the Senate, and America's attitudes about Donald Trump have hardly budged," Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt, who conducted the survey with GOP strategist Bill McInturff, said.
In fact, the impeachment process may have even boosted Trump's numbers. USA Today reported that 36 percent of respondents indicated they "strongly" approved of his performance, the highest number since Trump took office. Additionally, one-third (33 precent) said they had "very positive" feelings about Trump, another high for the president.
Voters do not support removing Trump from office
Additionally, the NBC survey found that a slight plurality of voters favor the Senate acquitting Trump of the Democrats' impeachment allegations. Even though most respondents said they believe Trump likely abused his power and obstructed Congress, they do not think it rises to the level of meriting impeachment and removal from office.
Forty-nine percent of respondents said the Senate should not vote to remove the president, while 46 percent said it should. This is an improvement for Trump compared to a survey taken at the end of October, while House's impeachment investigation was underway, when 49 percent said at the time they supported removing Trump from office and 46 percent were opposed.
Meanwhile, Democrats have failed to convince voters that the Senate lacks sufficient evidence to make a decision in its impeachment trial. Thirty-nine percent of respondents told the NBC/WSJ pollsters the Senate has enough information to make a decision, while 37 percent said it needs to collect more data.
Despite the Democrats' efforts to tarnish Trump's image, the impeachment effort seems to have failed to move the needle. Fifty-seven percent of voters said the hearings have not changed their view of the president one way or the other, while 16 percent said it made them more confident in Trump and 27 percent less confident in him as president.
Trump is more liked than leading Democrats
Trump also appears to be viewed more favorably than other major political figures the pollsters examined. Forty-three percent of voters said they have a positive image of the president, the highest of any of the politicians with comparable name recognition levels.
A total of 35 percent of respondents said they have a positive image of former vice president Joe Biden while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is viewed favorably by just one-third of voters.
Although he is less known, only a quarter (25 percent) of voters view House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff positively, while 32 percent view him negatively.
The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll was conducted Jan. 26-29 and interviewed 1,000 registered voters.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--Democrat Philadelphia Stands By ‘Sanctuary’ Policy After Releasing Illegal Alien With Excessive Arre

Democrat Philadelphia Stands By ‘Sanctuary’ Policy After Releasing Illegal Alien With Excessive Arrest Record

• Philadelphia authorities repeatedly released an illegal alien who had been arrested for a slate of different crimes , each time ignoring a detainer request by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) .
• A city spokesperson stood by the actions , saying ICE agents must provide a judicial warrant if they want an immigration detainer to be honored .
Such claims have been criticized by immigration experts .
• ICE also ripped Philadelphia for taking the unprecedented action of intervening in this individual ’ s immigration court case , helping him win release from ICE custody .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued release of a criminal illegal alien — ignoring requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) to hold the individual — arguing that it ’ s complying with federal law .
ICE released a scathing press statement on Friday , slamming Philadelphia for releasing from its custody an illegal alien on three separate occasions , ignoring an ICE detainer request each time .
The 36-year-old Mexican national , whom the agency did not identify , had been arrested at least six times since 2018 .
The individual was arrested for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggravated and simple assault , terroristic threats , receiving stolen property , disorderly conduct , failure to appear and other alleged crimes .
Despite these crimes , Philadelphia authorities kept releasing him and refused to honor requests by federal immigration authorities to hold him long enough for an ICE agent to arrive and take him into federal custody .
“ Cooperating with ICE is in the best interest of the residents of the city of Philadelphia , ” said Gregory Brawley , an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations spokesman in Philadelphia .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminals , rather than safely transferring these individuals to ICE custody , negatively impacts public safety.
” However , a city spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Philadelphia authorities are simply following federal law , and called on ICE to obtain a judicial warrant if they want an immigration detainer to be honored .
“ While we can ’ t comment on the specific case cited , we can tell you that the City of Philadelphia has always cooperated with ICE when that agency goes before a judge and obtains a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burdensome and ICE has , in fact , obtained such warrants on several occasions .
In other words , we fully comply with federal law , ” the spokesperson said .
“ The reality is that the White House has tried to coerce cities like Philadelphia into going beyond federal law .
That is where we draw the line in terms of cooperation .
Research has shown that trust between officers and immigrant communities is essential to reducing crime and helping victims .
Our policy — which has been upheld by a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still honoring judicial warrants , ” the spokesperson continued .
The statement closely followed the reasoning made by numerous leaders of “ sanctuary cities , ” saying that federal immigration authorities must obtain a judicial warrant for an immigration detainer to be honored , and arguing that immigration enforcement can lead to mistrust between the immigrant community and law enforcement .
( RELATED : ICE Catches Alleged Child Sexual Predator Repeatedly Released By Philadelphia Police ) However , ICE and immigration experts have long maintained that the Immigration and Nationality Act gives ICE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Local jurisdictions absolutely have the right to honor ICE detainer requests , and many do .
This appears to be a move by the county leaders to avoid responsibility for the fact that they are releasing dangerous criminals back into the community , ” Dale L. Wilcox , executive director and general counsel of Immigration and Reform Law Institute , told the DCNF in August 2019 .
ICE has also stated that the idea of judicial warrant for ICE arrests is a “ myth ” perpetuated by those who either oppose immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Leaders of “ sanctuary ” jurisdictions largely say they have no role in enforcing federal immigration law .
However , ICE noted that , in the case of this particular individual , Philadelphia authorities took the unprecedented step of engaging with an immigration judge on the illegal alien ’ s behalf .
The Philadelphia district attorney ’ s office wrote a letter to an immigration judge , and it was used to help the 36-year-old land a favorable custody decision and eventually win release from ICE custody .
“ Despite the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the first case that we have seen the district attorney ’ s office inject itself into immigration removal proceedings , ” said Brawley .
“ City officials have indicated that they do not want to be a part of immigration enforcement , and yet in this case , they go on record and write a letter to an immigration judge , to help get an individual released ?
” The DCNF made multiple inquiries to Jane Roh , a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia district attorney ’ s office , about the decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s immigration court case , but did not receive a response .
After being released from ICE custody , the individual was arrested again by the Philadelphia Police Department and charged with recklessly endangering another person , aggravated assault , simple assault , and possession of an instrument of a crime .
Yet again , local authorities did not honor an ICE detainer , and the individual was eventually released back into the community .
( RELATED : Democratic Congressman Says He ’ s ‘ Disturbed ’ By ICE Arrest Of Illegal Alien @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , was able to locate and apprehend the individual — again .
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Philadelphia authorities repeatedly released an illegal alien who had been arrested for a slate of different crimes, each time ignoring a detainer request by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A city spokesperson stood by the actions, saying ICE agents must provide a judicial warrant if they want an immigration detainer to be honored. Such claims have been criticized by immigration experts.
ICE also ripped Philadelphia for taking the unprecedented action of intervening in this individual’s immigration court case, helping him win release from ICE custody.
The government of Philadelphia is standing by its continued release of a criminal illegal alien — ignoring requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold the individual — arguing that it’s complying with federal law.
ICE released a scathing press statement on Friday, slamming Philadelphia for releasing from its custody an illegal alien on three separate occasions, ignoring an ICE detainer request each time. The 36-year-old Mexican national, whom the agency did not identify, had been arrested at least six times since 2018.
The individual was arrested for a laundry list of offenses: robbery, aggravated and simple assault, terroristic threats, receiving stolen property, disorderly conduct, failure to appear and other alleged crimes.
Despite these crimes, Philadelphia authorities kept releasing him and refused to honor requests by federal immigration authorities to hold him long enough for an ICE agent to arrive and take him into federal custody.
“Cooperating with ICE is in the best interest of the residents of the city of Philadelphia,” said Gregory Brawley, an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations spokesman in Philadelphia. “Philadelphia officials misguided policy of releasing dangerous criminals, rather than safely transferring these individuals to ICE custody, negatively impacts public safety.”
However, a city spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Philadelphia authorities are simply following federal law, and called on ICE to obtain a judicial warrant if they want an immigration detainer to be honored.
“While we can’t comment on the specific case cited, we can tell you that the City of Philadelphia has always cooperated with ICE when that agency goes before a judge and obtains a federal arrest warrant. This is not burdensome and ICE has, in fact, obtained such warrants on several occasions. In other words, we fully comply with federal law,” the spokesperson said.
“The reality is that the White House has tried to coerce cities like Philadelphia into going beyond federal law. That is where we draw the line in terms of cooperation. Research has shown that trust between officers and immigrant communities is essential to reducing crime and helping victims. Our policy — which has been upheld by a federal judge — ensures that trust, while still honoring judicial warrants,” the spokesperson continued.
The statement closely followed the reasoning made by numerous leaders of “sanctuary cities,” saying that federal immigration authorities must obtain a judicial warrant for an immigration detainer to be honored, and arguing that immigration enforcement can lead to mistrust between the immigrant community and law enforcement. (RELATED: ICE Catches Alleged Child Sexual Predator Repeatedly Released By Philadelphia Police)
However, ICE and immigration experts have long maintained that the Immigration and Nationality Act gives ICE explicit authority to issue arrest warrants.
“Local jurisdictions absolutely have the right to honor ICE detainer requests, and many do. This appears to be a move by the county leaders to avoid responsibility for the fact that they are releasing dangerous criminals back into the community,” Dale L. Wilcox, executive director and general counsel of Immigration and Reform Law Institute, told the DCNF in August 2019.
ICE has also stated that the idea of judicial warrant for ICE arrests is a “myth” perpetuated by those who either oppose immigration enforcement or don’t understand it.
Leaders of “sanctuary” jurisdictions largely say they have no role in enforcing federal immigration law. However, ICE noted that, in the case of this particular individual, Philadelphia authorities took the unprecedented step of engaging with an immigration judge on the illegal alien’s behalf.
The Philadelphia district attorney’s office wrote a letter to an immigration judge, and it was used to help the 36-year-old land a favorable custody decision and eventually win release from ICE custody.
“Despite the city’s stance on detainers, this is the first case that we have seen the district attorney’s office inject itself into immigration removal proceedings,” said Brawley. “City officials have indicated that they do not want to be a part of immigration enforcement, and yet in this case, they go on record and write a letter to an immigration judge, to help get an individual released?”
The DCNF made multiple inquiries to Jane Roh, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia district attorney’s office, about the decision to intervene in the illegal alien’s immigration court case, but did not receive a response.
After being released from ICE custody, the individual was arrested again by the Philadelphia Police Department and charged with recklessly endangering another person, aggravated assault, simple assault, and possession of an instrument of a crime. Yet again, local authorities did not honor an ICE detainer, and the individual was eventually released back into the community. (RELATED: Democratic Congressman Says He’s ‘Disturbed’ By ICE Arrest Of Illegal Alien With Multiple Theft Convictions)
ICE, however, was able to locate and apprehend the individual — again.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--Famous Instagram Believed to be Super Bowl Streaker Tackled After Rushing Field

A famous Instagram model is believed to be the woman who rushed the field Sunday night at Super Bowl LIV .
Security took the woman down only a few short moments after she tried to run on field during the first half of the NFL championship game .
After security grabbed her , she lifted up her dress and flashed her backside to fans in the stand .
The model is believed to be Kelly Kay , a social media star who operates an Instagram page with over 200 thousand followers .
Fellow model , Colleen McGinniss , appeared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The post tagged Kay , saying “ You go b**** !
!
Look at that a** ” McGinniss also tweeted a message of support for her friend , commenting “ You go babe , love you ” The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl , winning the game by a score of 31-20 .
( RELATED : Beyonce And Jay-Z Draw Criticism For Sitting Out National Anthem At The Super Bowl ) This isn ’ t the first time that flashers have struck at high-profile sporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two females flashed the camera during the World Series .
( RELATED : Women Who Flashed Gerrit Cole During World Series Game 5 Banned Indefinitely From MLB Games )

A famous Instagram model is believed to be the woman who rushed the field Sunday night at Super Bowl LIV. Security took the woman down only a few short moments after she tried to run on field during the first half of the NFL championship game.
After security grabbed her, she lifted up her dress and flashed her backside to fans in the stand.
The model is believed to be Kelly Kay, a social media star who operates an Instagram page with over 200 thousand followers. Fellow model, Colleen McGinniss, appeared to identify Kay in a post that night. The post tagged Kay, saying “You go b****!! Look at that a**”
McGinniss also tweeted a message of support for her friend, commenting “You go babe, love you”
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, winning the game by a score of 31-20. (RELATED: Beyonce And Jay-Z Draw Criticism For Sitting Out National Anthem At The Super Bowl)
This isn’t the first time that flashers have struck at high-profile sporting events. Back in late October, two females flashed the camera during the World Series. (RELATED: Women Who Flashed Gerrit Cole During World Series Game 5 Banned Indefinitely From MLB Games)


thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--Rhode Island Priest Refuses Holy Communion to Politicians Who Voted for Anti-Life Bill

Priest refuses communion to state lawmakers who voted for pro-abortion bill

A Rhode Island priest is refusing to serve Holy Communion to state lawmakers who supported a pro-abortion bill.
In 2019, Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill preserving federal abortion protections into state law. According to U.S. News and World Report, the law says that Rhode Island will not restrict a woman's right to abortion "prior to fetal viability or afterward if an abortion is necessary for the health or life of the mother."
What are the details?
According to the Providence Journal, the Rev. Richard Bucci, 72, passed out flyers at West Warwick, Rhode Island's Sacred Heart Church publicly highlighting all state lawmakers who voted on a pro-abortion bill.
Bucci also said that these lawmakers will not be able to serve as marriage witnesses, godparents, or lectors at church-sponsored events.
The flyer said, "In accord with the teaching of the Catholic Church for 2000 years, the following members of the legislature may NOT receive Holy Communion, as are all the officers of the state of Rhode Island, as well as Rhode Island's members of Congress.
"In addition," the missive continued, "they will not be allowed to act as witnesses to marriage, godparents, or lectors at weddings, funerals, or any other church function."
The Roman Catholic Diocese, according to the outlet, "tacitly condoned" the flyer.
In a statement, Bucci said, "If they are proud of what they have done, why do they want to keep it a secret? We all hear about responsibility. Let them take responsibility. If they think this is a good and wholesome and holy thing ... they should be proud of it, and why should I hide that from my parishioners?"
He continued, "They call me 'Father' so that I may have an influence in their lives, and this is a serious issue of life and death."
Anything else?
Through his spokesperson, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence acknowledged Bucci's flyers, saying that the priest was welcome to do as he saw fit in this particular regard.
“For every sacrament, the Church provides detailed norms for preparation and reception. It is the pastor's duty to apply them within his parish, in accord with Church law," the spokesperson said. "This includes the proper reception of Holy Communion as outlined by the Code of Canon Law. Because the Church entrusts to each pastor the duty of teaching, sanctifying, and governing his parish, the daily pastoral and administrative decisions are made at the local parish level."


thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--Losing the Super Bowl is the Least of Democrat-Ruled San Francisco’s Problems

Horowitz : Losing the Super Bowl is the least of San Francisco ’ s problems The San Francisco 49ers were well on their way to winning the Lombardi trophy more than halfway through the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl , but they gave the game away and wound up losing big .
In many ways , the Super Bowl is a metaphor for how San Franciso politicians are taking a beautiful city with a lot of potential and running it into the ground … a ground full of feces .
Thanks to the suspension of law enforcement and downgrading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a breakdown of public order in the Bay Area with theft , vagrancy , homelessness , and drugs becoming rampant .
Last week , police announced there was a 300 percent increase in car thefts last year in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco .
At a town hall event , one victim described a break-in while he and his family were sitting in the actual car .
Who says crime doesn ’ t pay ?
In San Francisco , it certainly does pay for criminals .
Who ’ s paying for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you want about criminals , but like any market force , they are very logical and respond to the incentives and disincentives placed before them .
In San Francisco , they understand that they simply will not face prison time , even for repeat offenses .
The theft epidemic is also taking a toll on local businesses , as shoplifting becomes rampant .
San Francisco also leads the nation in “ porch piracy , ” with burglars stealing packages off home porches .
The number two and three cities for porch piracy are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A California coincidence ?
In addition to the black market gangs that openly steal retail merchandise and sell it on the black market knowing that there will be no consequences , there are now “ sophisticated network of international dealers who cross the border to buy stolen goods.
” But fear not , taxpayers of San Francisco , your newly elected district attorney , Chesa Boudin , promised to crack down on these criminal networks .
Do you really think a single criminal in the area doesn ’ t realize Boudin is really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was raised by Weather Underground terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn after his parents were convicted for murder in New York City in the 1980s , spent his life defending criminals and has promised to dismantle the criminal justice system as well as immigration enforcement .
He is now working on criminalizing any cooperation with federal immigration agents .
Forget about theft and car break-ins , Boudin won ’ t prosecute even violent criminals .
Last month , Boudin decided to drop charges against Jamaica Hampton , a man who attacked cops with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for allegedly committing a burglary .
Boudin is instead investigating the cops for shooting Hampton when he smashed a cop over the head with the bottle .
This comes as Boudin announced he will mimic New York ’ s outrageous policy of abolishing bail .
He has also fired law-and-order-minded prosecutors from the homicide and gang units who don ’ t share his public defender mindset .
Yes , that will really show those criminals !
Just how sensitive are criminals to disincentives ?
As Kent Scheidegger points out , neighboring San Mateo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and often pursues prison time for repeat offenders .
Even though the urban area flows seamlessly across the county border from San Francisco and it ’ s often hard to tell where the line is , the criminals will make sure to commit the burglaries on the San Francisco side of the line .
Overall , the rate of burglary in San Francisco is twice the national average , while the rate of theft is three times the national average .
Rather than the politicians dealing with the problem of deteriorating public order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being forced to pay for the cleanup from the homeless encampments .
One community in Alameda County was forced to pay $ 20,000 to clean up one of these encampments , even though their tax dollars are supposed to go toward enforcing public order laws so that this won ’ t be a problem to begin with .

The San Francisco 49ers were well on their way to winning the Lombardi trophy more than halfway through the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, but they gave the game away and wound up losing big. In many ways, the Super Bowl is a metaphor for how San Franciso politicians are taking a beautiful city with a lot of potential and running it into the ground … a ground full of feces.
Thanks to the suspension of law enforcement and downgrading of many crimes, there’s a breakdown of public order in the Bay Area with theft, vagrancy, homelessness, and drugs becoming rampant. Last week, police announced there was a 300 percent increase in car thefts last year in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. At a town hall event, one victim described a break-in while he and his family were sitting in the actual car.
Who says crime doesn’t pay? In San Francisco, it certainly does pay for criminals. Who’s paying for it? Non-criminal taxpayers. Say what you want about criminals, but like any market force, they are very logical and respond to the incentives and disincentives placed before them. In San Francisco, they understand that they simply will not face prison time, even for repeat offenses.
The theft epidemic is also taking a toll on local businesses, as shoplifting becomes rampant. San Francisco also leads the nation in “porch piracy,” with burglars stealing packages off home porches. The number two and three cities for porch piracy are Los Angeles and Sacramento, respectively. A California coincidence?
In addition to the black market gangs that openly steal retail merchandise and sell it on the black market knowing that there will be no consequences, there are now “sophisticated network of international dealers who cross the border to buy stolen goods.”
But fear not, taxpayers of San Francisco, your newly elected district attorney, Chesa Boudin, promised to crack down on these criminal networks.
Do you really think a single criminal in the area doesn’t realize Boudin is really on their side? Boudin, who was raised by Weather Underground terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn after his parents were convicted for murder in New York City in the 1980s, spent his life defending criminals and has promised to dismantle the criminal justice system as well as immigration enforcement. He is now working on criminalizing any cooperation with federal immigration agents.
Forget about theft and car break-ins, Boudin won’t prosecute even violent criminals. Last month, Boudin decided to drop charges against Jamaica Hampton, a man who attacked cops with a glass bottle after they confronted him for allegedly committing a burglary. Boudin is instead investigating the cops for shooting Hampton when he smashed a cop over the head with the bottle. This comes as Boudin announced he will mimic New York’s outrageous policy of abolishing bail. He has also fired law-and-order-minded prosecutors from the homicide and gang units who don’t share his public defender mindset. Yes, that will really show those criminals!
Just how sensitive are criminals to disincentives? As Kent Scheidegger points out, neighboring San Mateo County is much stricter on auto thefts and often pursues prison time for repeat offenders. Even though the urban area flows seamlessly across the county border from San Francisco and it’s often hard to tell where the line is, the criminals will make sure to commit the burglaries on the San Francisco side of the line.
Overall, the rate of burglary in San Francisco is twice the national average, while the rate of theft is three times the national average.
Rather than the politicians dealing with the problem of deteriorating public order, homeowners in the Bay Area are being forced to pay for the cleanup from the homeless encampments. One community in Alameda County was forced to pay $20,000 to clean up one of these encampments, even though their tax dollars are supposed to go toward enforcing public order laws so that this won’t be a problem to begin with.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--Washington Democrat Plots Rollout of Communist Universal Basic Income Scheme

A lawmaker in Olympia has a proposal on the table that would act as an entryway into universal basic income in Washington state .
Democratic Rep. Joe Nguyen ’ s bill would provide $ 500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs .
During a pilot period , it would be limited to 500 randomly selected people from that pool of eligible applicants .
“ For two years , [ let ’ s ] study how this would impact individuals in Washington state who already rely on services that they qualify for , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re able to become more stable , and have a higher rate of moving off social services , ” Nguyen told KIRO Radio ’ s Dave Ross .
The program would use existing infrastructure and mechanisms from welfare programs already in use in Washington , to avoid issues with cost and procedures that often come with establishing more bureaucracy .
After that two year pilot period , the state would then collect relevant data on how people spend their money , as well as tracking their physical and mental health , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their financial status .
Beyond testing the viability of universal basic income on a small scale , Rep. Nguyen is also looking to bridge the gap between relatively stagnant wages and low unemployment rates .
“ We ’ re seeing record low unemployment of Washington state , ” he pointed out .
“ Yet we still have huge problems when it comes to homelessness and affordability , because wages haven ’ t kept up.
” “ These people are still working , and they ’ re trying to get by doing the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t really manageable with the wages that we have now , by doing this , I think you can improve people ’ s lives , ” he added .
Nguyen doesn ’ t expect his bill to be passed during a short early-2020 legislative session .
That being so , his larger goal is to start a dialogue that begins to tackle the issue of wealth inequality in Washington state .
“ One of the things the government is known for is trying to solve yesterday ’ s problems tomorrow , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to figure out what problems are going to exist in the future and address those now , so we don ’ t have the growing pains that we have.
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A lawmaker in Olympia has a proposal on the table that would act as an entryway into universal basic income in Washington state.
Washington lawmaker proposes bill enacting 32-hour work week
Democratic Sen. Joe Nguyen’s bill would provide $500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs. During a pilot period, it would be limited to 500 randomly selected people from that pool of eligible applicants.
The goal: Provide a testing ground for universal basic income.
“For two years, [let’s] study how this would impact individuals in Washington state who already rely on services that they qualify for, and then see if through this experience, they’re able to become more stable, and have a higher rate of moving off social services,” Nguyen told KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross.
The program would use existing infrastructure and mechanisms from welfare programs already in use in Washington, to avoid issues with cost and procedures that often come with establishing more bureaucracy.
After that two year pilot period, the state would then collect relevant data on how people spend their money, as well as tracking their physical and mental health, and whether there are any changes in their financial status.
Beyond testing the viability of universal basic income on a small scale, Sen. Nguyen is also looking to bridge the gap between relatively stagnant wages and low unemployment rates.
“We’re seeing record low unemployment of Washington state,” he pointed out. “Yet we still have huge problems when it comes to homelessness and affordability, because wages haven’t kept up.”
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“These people are still working, and they’re trying to get by doing the right thing, but because costs aren’t really manageable with the wages that we have now, by doing this, I think you can improve people’s lives,” he added.
Nguyen doesn’t expect his bill to be passed during a short early-2020 legislative session. That being so, his larger goal is to start a dialogue that begins to tackle the issue of wealth inequality in Washington state.
“One of the things the government is known for is trying to solve yesterday’s problems tomorrow,” he pointed out. “I’m trying to figure out what problems are going to exist in the future and address those now, so we don’t have the growing pains that we have.”
Listen to the Seattle’s Morning News weekday mornings from 5 – 9 a.m. on KIRO Radio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here.
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-03--Candy Box Containing Ecstasy, Fentanyl in Shape of Candy Pieces Found in Tennessee

Candy box containing ecstasy, fentanyl in shape of candy pieces found in Millersville
A citizen in Millersville discovered a candy box that instead contained ecstasy and fentanyl in the shape of candy pieces (PHOTO: City of Millersville Police Department).


thelibertydaily--2020-02-04--Hateful Leftist Former CNN Host Asks if the World Would be Better Off Without Rush Limbaugh

When a famous liberal dies conservatives will say , we may not have agreed on much but Rest In Peace .
When a famous conservative dies , liberals will tell them to rot in hell .
If you don ’ t believe that that ’ s true than I have some oceanfront property to sell you in Colorado .
On Monday , conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced that he has been diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer .
Later that day , a former CNN personality basically asked aloud if the world would be better off with Rush dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trending : Watch : Beyonce & Jay-Z Refuse to Stand During National Anthem At Super Bowl , Remain Seated take our poll - story continues below Should the Senate Give Full Acquittal to President Trump • None Should the US Senate Give President Trump a Full Acquittal ?
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When left-wing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media figures as a whole showed compassion by sending her well wishes and prayers , but religious scholar Reza Aslan , formerly of CNN , seems to have a different idea on how to publicly react to another fellow human being ’ s cancer diagnosis .
In a tweet , Aslan wondered aloud if the world would , in fact , be a “ better place ” if conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh died of lung cancer — a disease he announced to be suffering from during his radio show on Monday .

When a famous liberal dies conservatives will say, we may not have agreed on much but Rest In Peace. When a famous conservative dies, liberals will tell them to rot in hell. If you don’t believe that that’s true than I have some oceanfront property to sell you in Colorado.
On Monday, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced that he has been diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer. Later that day, a former CNN personality basically asked aloud if the world would be better off with Rush dead.
So, there ya go.
From Daily Wire:
When left-wing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was recovering from lung cancer treatment, right-wing media figures as a whole showed compassion by sending her well wishes and prayers, but religious scholar Reza Aslan, formerly of CNN, seems to have a different idea on how to publicly react to another fellow human being’s cancer diagnosis. Trending: Massive Migrant Caravan Marches Toward US with LGBT Flags Flying as Mexican President Snubs Biden at Summit In a tweet, Aslan wondered aloud if the world would, in fact, be a “better place” if conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh died of lung cancer — a disease he announced to be suffering from during his radio show on Monday.
Ask yourself this simple question: is the world a better place or a worse place with Rush Limbaugh in it? — Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) February 3, 2020
1. I am not “celebrating” anyone’s diagnosis. I’m posing an important philosophical question
2. Rush is not “my adversary” – he is a curse upon this nation, a purveyor of hatred and racism who’s at the very least indirectly responsible for the mass suffering of countless people. https://t.co/buUdG0V3IF — Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) February 3, 2020
WATCH:
https://twitter.com/michaelbeatty3/status/1224423374253748225?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1224423374253748225&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherightscoop.com%2Fbreaking-rush-limbaugh-hes-been-diagnosed-with-advanced-stage-lung-cancer%2F
Liberals were pretty thrilled with Rush’s announcement…
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Pretty gross comment. — Per Skoglund (@pelleskog) February 3, 2020
This is unbecoming and insensitive. #RushLimbaugh — Michael Bryden 🌱 (@MichaelKBryden) February 3, 2020
Guys, I’m not a fan of Rush Limbaugh, but since when was it okay to not wish someone well in the face of terrifying adversity like a terminal illness? My opinion of him is irrelevant to wanting the best for him, his health, and his family. — Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) February 3, 2020
Extremely Distasteful! Just delete this tweet. Saying it as someone who is 180 degrees opposed to Rush Limbaugh probably on every matter. Wishing someone's death is out of bound. — Unhandled exception (@nullptr_a) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/mavericklemming/status/1224476074341351425?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1224476074341351425&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fsarahd-313035%2F2020%2F02%2F03%2Fclassless-reza-aslan-wants-you-to-ask-yourself-this-simple-question-before-you-wish-rush-limbaugh-well%2F
Rush Limbaugh just announced on his radio program he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Says there will be days he won't be able to be there due to treatment… — . (@JoeConchaTV) February 3, 2020
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