truepundit--2020-10-21--Bill Gates: ‘Shutting down’ economy not nearly enough to stem climate change — we need to ‘get rid o

Bill Gates: ‘Shutting down’ economy not nearly enough to stem climate change — we need to ‘get rid of emissions from all the different sectors’

Billionaire Microsoft founder and climate activist Bill Gates said Monday that large-scale economic shutdowns are “ nowhere near sufficient ” to curtail climate change .
Rather , we need “ to get rid of emissions from all the different sectors.
” Gates made the remarks during a keynote address for the National Academy of Medicine ’ s 2020 annual meeting , which this year was titled , “ Confronting Urgent Threats to Human Health & Society : COVID-19 and Climate Change.
” “ The change in behavior , like driving less or flying less , is helpful but nowhere near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this , ” Gates said .
“ We ’ ve cut down carbon emission with these drastic changes in the economy , but the reduction in emissions is actually quite modest.
” He noted that this year , even with the implementation of large-scale economic shutdowns in many places around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic , the global emissions rate was only cut by 8 % , according to International Energy Association estimates .
“ Simply shutting down is not going to get to our goal , ” he concluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innovation for COVID-19 , we also need that to get rid of emissions from all the different sectors and bring down climate change.
” “ This crosses many areas , ” Gates continued .
“ How we make electricity , how we make industrial products , grow food , cool our buildings , and all of transportation.
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Billionaire Microsoft founder and climate activist Bill Gates said Monday that large-scale economic shutdowns are “nowhere near sufficient” to curtail climate change. Rather, we need “to get rid of emissions from all the different sectors.”
Gates made the remarks during a keynote address for the National Academy of Medicine’s 2020 annual meeting, which this year was titled, “Confronting Urgent Threats to Human Health & Society: COVID-19 and Climate Change.”
“The change in behavior, like driving less or flying less, is helpful but nowhere near sufficient — 2020 is a great example of this,” Gates said. “We’ve cut down carbon emission with these drastic changes in the economy, but the reduction in emissions is actually quite modest.”
He noted that this year, even with the implementation of large-scale economic shutdowns in many places around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global emissions rate was only cut by 8%, according to International Energy Association estimates.
“Simply shutting down [the economy] is not going to get [us] to our goal,” he concluded. “So just like we need innovation for COVID-19, we also need that to get rid of emissions from all the different sectors and bring down climate change.”
“This crosses many areas,” Gates continued. “How we make electricity, how we make industrial products, grow food, cool our buildings, and all of transportation.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-21--DHS announces new center ‘to combat and dismantle all forms of human trafficking’ but MSM fails to p

DHS announces new center ‘to combat and dismantle all forms of human trafficking’ but MSM fails to pay attention

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday the opening of its new Center for Countering Human Trafficking based in Washington , D.C. , which has been operational since last month and is led by officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf tweeted , “ Proud to announce the opening of the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking .
One of the many steps the Trump administration has taken to combat and dismantle all forms of human trafficking.
” time by President Trump to combat and dismantle all forms of human trafficking.
” The announcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the agency ’ s ‘ victims first ’ approach , which balances victim identification , rescue and support with prevention , investigation , and prosecution of traffickers .
ICE HSI is uniquely positioned to utilize criminal , immigration , and trade-based authorities to proactively identify , disrupt and dismantle cross-border human trafficking organizations.
” The agency noted that in fiscal year 2019 alone , “ ICE initiated 1,024 human trafficking and forced labor related cases which led to 2,197 criminal arrests .
These effective actions resulted in nearly 700 convictions and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday the opening of its new Center for Countering Human Trafficking based in Washington, D.C., which has been operational since last month and is led by officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf tweeted, “Proud to announce the opening of the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking. One of the many steps the Trump administration has taken to combat and dismantle all forms of human trafficking.”
This is a disgrace. @realDonaldTrump is the first American Politician to address the scourge of human trafficking and fund it and no one has any interest in covering it. I guess they’re too busy running cover for Hollywood. https://t.co/w9CLUv4amK — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 20, 2020
time by President Trump to combat and dismantle all forms of human trafficking.”
The announcement stated that “The Center will build on the agency’s ‘victims first’ approach, which balances victim identification, rescue and support with prevention, investigation, and prosecution of traffickers. ICE HSI is uniquely positioned to utilize criminal, immigration, and trade-based authorities to proactively identify, disrupt and dismantle cross-border human trafficking organizations.”
The agency noted that in fiscal year 2019 alone, “ICE initiated 1,024 human trafficking and forced labor related cases which led to 2,197 criminal arrests. These effective actions resulted in nearly 700 convictions and the rescue of more than 400 victims.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-21--Appeals Court Rules North Carolina Absentee Ballots Postmarked By Nov 3 Are Valid If They Arrive Bef

Appeals Court Rules North Carolina Absentee Ballots Postmarked By Nov 3 Are Valid If They Arrive Before Nov 12

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday , allowing it to count absentee ballots that arrive before Nov. 12 as long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3 .
“ All ballots must still be mailed on or before Election Day , ” said Circuit Judge James Wynn in the court ’ s 12-3 ruling .
“ The change is simply an extension from three to nine days after Election Day for a timely ballot to be received and counted .
That is all.
” The Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the extension , saying that it violated North Carolina ’ s election code .
The court ’ s ruling upheld an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge William Osteen , who said that changing the state ’ s rules only weeks before the election could result in “ judicially created confusion.
” His decision prompted an appeal from the Trump campaign , who argued that the decision was a “ wholesale alteration ” of North Carolina ’ s election laws , Reuters reported .
The decision was lauded as a victory by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the first state in the country to mail ballots to voters who had requested them , and over two million ballots have been cast so far , over 40 % of which have been from registered Democratic voters .
North Carolina is also the only state in the country to feature competitive races at the presidential , senatorial and gubernatorial levels .
Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in the state by 3.1 points , while GOP Sen. Thom Tillis trails Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham by consistent single-digit margins , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roy Cooper has led his challenger , Republican Lt. Gov .
Dan Forest , by wider margins , polls show .

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday, allowing it to count absentee ballots that arrive before Nov. 12 as long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3.
“All ballots must still be mailed on or before Election Day,” said Circuit Judge James Wynn in the court’s 12-3 ruling. “The change is simply an extension from three to nine days after Election Day for a timely ballot to be received and counted. That is all.”
The Trump campaign and the state Republican party had sued over the extension, saying that it violated North Carolina’s election code.
The court’s ruling upheld an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge William Osteen, who said that changing the state’s rules only weeks before the election could result in “judicially created confusion.”
His decision prompted an appeal from the Trump campaign, who argued that the decision was a “wholesale alteration” of North Carolina’s election laws, Reuters reported.
The decision was lauded as a victory by Democrats in the state. North Carolina was the first state in the country to mail ballots to voters who had requested them, and over two million ballots have been cast so far, over 40% of which have been from registered Democratic voters.
North Carolina is also the only state in the country to feature competitive races at the presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial levels.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in the state by 3.1 points, while GOP Sen. Thom Tillis trails Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham by consistent single-digit margins, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has led his challenger, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, by wider margins, polls show.


truepundit--2020-10-21--Joe Biden Denies That Hunter Profited Off His Family Ties; Hunter Said The Exact Opposite Last Year

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said in an interview Tuesday that there was no basis “ whatsoever ” to say that his son , Hunter , has profited off of his family name , a claim which the younger Biden contradicted in an interview last year .
Joe Biden was asked in an interview with Wisconsin TV station WISN about comments from Sen. Ron Johnson , who asserted in a report that Hunter Biden has “ profited off the Biden name ” through his foreign business dealings .
Asked whether there was any truth to Johnson ’ s claim , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None whatsoever.
” He said that Johnson , the Republican chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee , “ should be ashamed of himself.
” Biden also took a shot at Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani , who has investigated Hunter Biden ’ s overseas business dealings .
Giuliani has also been behind the release of emails purported to be from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
“ This is the same garbage Rudy Giuliani , Trump ’ s henchman , ” Biden began to say .
“ It ’ s a last-ditch effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and my committee.
” “ The vast of the intelligence people have come out and said there ’ s no basis at all , ” he continued .
Despite Joe Biden ’ s remarks , Hunter acknowledged in an interview on Oct. 15 , 2019 that he believes he was asked to join the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings because his father was vice president .
“ If your last name wasn ’ t Biden , do you think you would ’ ve been asked to be on the board of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know .
I don ’ t know .
Probably not , in retrospect , ” Biden said in the interview .
“ I don ’ t think that there ’ s a lot of things that would have happened in my life if my last name wasn ’ t Biden , ” he said , adding , “ because my dad was Vice President of the United States.
” “ There ’ s literally nothing , as a young man or as a full-grown adult that — my father in some way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he continued .
It is unclear what Joe Biden meant by his reference to “ intelligence people ” in his comments to WISN .
Some Democrats have asserted that the release of Hunter Biden ’ s emails is part of a Russian disinformation effort .
Democrats have questioned Giuliani ’ s involvement in obtaining and releasing emails from the laptop because of the former New York City mayor ’ s links to a Ukrainian lawmaker sanctioned over his ties to Russia .
On Monday , 50 former intelligence officials signed a letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a plot to release Hunter ’ s emails .
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe undercut the theory on Monday , saying that the laptop is not tied to a Russian disinformation effort .
The owner of a computer store in Delaware has said that Hunter Biden dropped off his laptop in April 2019 and never came back to retrieve the device .
The shop owner , John Paul Mac Isaac , said that he eventually turned the computer over to the FBI .
He also says he contacted a lawyer for Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ron Johnson ’ s office .
Despite Democrats ’ allegations , neither the Biden campaign nor Hunter Biden has disputed the store owner ’ s claim .
They have also not disputed the accuracy of any of the emails released so far from the laptop .

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said in an interview Tuesday that there was no basis “whatsoever” to say that his son, Hunter, has profited off of his family name, a claim which the younger Biden contradicted in an interview last year.
Joe Biden was asked in an interview with Wisconsin TV station WISN about comments from Sen. Ron Johnson, who asserted in a report that Hunter Biden has “profited off the Biden name” through his foreign business dealings.
Asked whether there was any truth to Johnson’s claim, the former vice president responded: “None whatsoever.”
He said that Johnson, the Republican chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, “should be ashamed of himself.”
Biden also took a shot at Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has investigated Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings. Giuliani has also been behind the release of emails purported to be from Hunter Biden’s laptop.
“This is the same garbage Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s henchman,” Biden began to say. “It’s a last-ditch effort in a desperate campaign to smear me and my committee.”
“The vast of the intelligence people have come out and said there’s no basis at all,” he continued.
Despite Joe Biden’s remarks, Hunter acknowledged in an interview on Oct. 15, 2019 that he believes he was asked to join the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings because his father was vice president.
“If your last name wasn’t Biden, do you think you would’ve been asked to be on the board of Burisma?”
“I don’t know. I don’t know. Probably not, in retrospect,” Biden said in the interview.
“I don’t think that there’s a lot of things that would have happened in my life if my last name wasn’t Biden,” he said, adding, “because my dad was Vice President of the United States.”
“There’s literally nothing, as a young man or as a full-grown adult that — my father in some way hasn’t had influence over,” he continued.
It is unclear what Joe Biden meant by his reference to “intelligence people” in his comments to WISN.
Some Democrats have asserted that the release of Hunter Biden’s emails is part of a Russian disinformation effort. Democrats have questioned Giuliani’s involvement in obtaining and releasing emails from the laptop because of the former New York City mayor’s links to a Ukrainian lawmaker sanctioned over his ties to Russia.
On Monday, 50 former intelligence officials signed a letter asserting that Russia was likely involved in a plot to release Hunter’s emails.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe undercut the theory on Monday, saying that the laptop is not tied to a Russian disinformation effort.
The owner of a computer store in Delaware has said that Hunter Biden dropped off his laptop in April 2019 and never came back to retrieve the device. The shop owner, John Paul Mac Isaac, said that he eventually turned the computer over to the FBI.
He also says he contacted a lawyer for Giuliani last month and reached out to Sen. Ron Johnson’s office.
Despite Democrats’ allegations, neither the Biden campaign nor Hunter Biden has disputed the store owner’s claim. They have also not disputed the accuracy of any of the emails released so far from the laptop.


truepundit--2020-10-22--PAINE IN THE MORNING: 6 things you need to know this Thursday – October 22nd 2020 (LISTEN)

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Here ’ s a Sampling of the Hunter Biden Texts Giuliani Turned Over to the Police – On Tuesday night , former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani went public about “ very , very sensitive ” text messages allegedly detailing Hunter Biden ’ s abuse of teenage girls and sordid financial deals which Giuliani claimed to have turned over to Delaware State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic nominee Joe Biden in covering up his son ’ s alleged sexual abuse and in taking part in some of Hunter Biden ’ s deals .
Hunter Biden allegedly sent the text messages to his father .
In the messages , he allegedly accused his sister-in-law and former lover , Hallie Biden , of telling Hunter ’ s therapist that he was sleeping with a 14-year-old girl .
– READ MORE Facebook Whistleblower Exposes “ Hate-Speech Engineering ” Group , Staffed With Chinese Nationals ; NYPost – Republican criticism of Facebook is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , though the company has long rejected such allegations .
But a new report , via NYPost , reveals at least half a dozen “ Chinese nationals ” are working with the social media company to develop complex algorithms and neural networks for censoring newsfeeds .
Lately , Republicans have been infuriated by Facebook and Twitter for their limitations , or in some cases , the complete banning of a NYPost article last week about Hunter Biden , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s son .
– READ MORE Bill Gates : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to stem climate change — we need to ‘ get rid of emissions from all the different sectors ’ – Billionaire Microsoft founder and climate activist Bill Gates said Monday that large-scale economic shutdowns are “ nowhere near sufficient ” to curtail climate change .
Rather , we need “ to get rid of emissions from all the different sectors.
” Gates made the remarks during a keynote address for the National Academy of Medicine ’ s 2020 annual meeting , which this year was titled , “ Confronting Urgent Threats to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate Change.
” – READ MORE Italian restaurant owners who said ‘ we ain ’ t paying crap ’ after $ 10,000 in COVID-19 fines just beat left-wing Pennsylvania governor in court – Over the summer , the co-owner of Taste of Sicily — an Italian restaurant in Palmyra , Pennsylvania — made headlines when he defied left-wing Gov .
Tom Wolf ’ s COVID-19 shutdown mandates and scoffed at the $ 10,000 in fines that came along with them .
“ Some rob you with a gun , while others rob you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mangano declared to PennLive at the time , referring to Wolf .
“ We ain ’ t paying crap.
” – READ MORE Suicides Up Nearly 100 % Among Young People in Wisconsin ’ s Second Largest County , as Medical Experts Cite Perils of Social Isolation – A new report from the Wisconsin State Journal examining mental health trends in Dane County , the second most populous county in Wisconsin , shows that many are struggling to cope with the mental toll of social isolation precipitated by the economic lockdowns .
Hannah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Journey Mental Health Center , said calls to the center ’ s crisis hotline are up more than 15 percent since the beginning of the pandemic , with many people suffering not from severe mental illness but situational stress .
Preliminary data collected by the center show that Dane County passed its 2019 suicide count in early October .
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Here’s a Sampling of the Hunter Biden Texts Giuliani Turned Over to the Police – On Tuesday night, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani went public about “very, very sensitive” text messages allegedly detailing Hunter Biden’s abuse of teenage girls and sordid financial deals which Giuliani claimed to have turned over to Delaware State Police. The texts appear to implicate Democratic nominee Joe Biden in covering up his son’s alleged sexual abuse and in taking part in some of Hunter Biden’s deals.
Hunter Biden allegedly sent the text messages to his father. In the messages, he allegedly accused his sister-in-law and former lover, Hallie Biden, of telling Hunter’s therapist that he was sleeping with a 14-year-old girl. – READ MORE
Facebook Whistleblower Exposes “Hate-Speech Engineering” Group, Staffed With Chinese Nationals; NYPost – Republican criticism of Facebook is that the social network suppresses conservative speech, though the company has long rejected such allegations. But a new report, via NYPost, reveals at least half a dozen “Chinese nationals” are working with the social media company to develop complex algorithms and neural networks for censoring newsfeeds.
Lately, Republicans have been infuriated by Facebook and Twitter for their limitations, or in some cases, the complete banning of a NYPost article last week about Hunter Biden, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son. – READ MORE
Bill Gates: ‘Shutting down’ economy not nearly enough to stem climate change — we need to ‘get rid of emissions from all the different sectors’ – Billionaire Microsoft founder and climate activist Bill Gates said Monday that large-scale economic shutdowns are “nowhere near sufficient” to curtail climate change. Rather, we need “to get rid of emissions from all the different sectors.”
Gates made the remarks during a keynote address for the National Academy of Medicine’s 2020 annual meeting, which this year was titled, “Confronting Urgent Threats to Human Health & Society: COVID-19 and Climate Change.” – READ MORE
Italian restaurant owners who said ‘we ain’t paying crap’ after $10,000 in COVID-19 fines just beat left-wing Pennsylvania governor in court – Over the summer, the co-owner of Taste of Sicily — an Italian restaurant in Palmyra, Pennsylvania — made headlines when he defied left-wing Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 shutdown mandates and scoffed at the $10,000 in fines that came along with them.
“Some rob you with a gun, while others rob you with a pen,” co-owner Mike Mangano declared to PennLive at the time, referring to Wolf. “We ain’t paying crap.” – READ MORE
Suicides Up Nearly 100% Among Young People in Wisconsin’s Second Largest County, as Medical Experts Cite Perils of Social Isolation – A new report from the Wisconsin State Journal examining mental health trends in Dane County, the second most populous county in Wisconsin, shows that many are struggling to cope with the mental toll of social isolation precipitated by the economic lockdowns.
Hannah Flanagan, the Director of Emergency Services at Journey Mental Health Center, said calls to the center’s crisis hotline are up more than 15 percent since the beginning of the pandemic, with many people suffering not from severe mental illness but situational stress. Preliminary data collected by the center show that Dane County passed its 2019 suicide count in early October. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Senate Democrats Block COVID-19 Stimulus Bill—AGAIN

During the confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump ’ s Supreme Court nominee , Amy Coney Barrett , Senate Democrats @ @ @ @ @ focusing on Barrett as opposed to a relief bill during the coronavirus pandemic .
This @ @ @ @ @ proceeded to block a “ clean ” COVID-19 stimulus bill on Wednesday .
Senate Republicans @ @ @ @ @ stimulus bill that included funds for a second Paycheck Protection program targeted to small businesses @ @ @ @ @ week supplemental unemployment insurance benefit , and liability protections for businesses .
The bill did @ @ @ @ @ direct stimulus payments to individuals .
The bill failed in a 51-44 party-line vote , @ @ @ @ @ votes required , thanks to Senate Democrats .
The failed vote comes as House Speaker @ @ @ @ @ and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are negotiating for a last-ditch relief deal before the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ vote may have been mostly symbolic , it did counter the Democrats ’ grandstanding during @ @ @ @ @ READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

During the confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, Senate Democrats repeatedly condemned Senate Republicans for focusing on Barrett as opposed to a relief bill during the coronavirus pandemic. This grandstanding notwithstanding, Senate Democrats proceeded to block a “clean” COVID-19 stimulus bill on Wednesday.
Senate Republicans pushed a $500 billion stimulus bill that included funds for a second Paycheck Protection program targeted to small businesses, a $300 per week supplemental unemployment insurance benefit, and liability protections for businesses. The bill did not include another round of direct stimulus payments to individuals.
The bill failed in a 51-44 party-line vote, falling short of the 60 votes required, thanks to Senate Democrats.
The failed vote comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are negotiating for a last-ditch relief deal before the 2020 election.
Although the Senate vote may have been mostly symbolic, it did counter the Democrats’ grandstanding during the Barrett hearings. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Judge dismisses 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in connection with George Floyd death

Judge dismisses 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in connection with George Floyd death, refuses to dismiss other charges

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill on Thursday dismissed the lesser charge of third-degree murder against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek @ @ @ @ @ other officers were arrested in connection with the May 25 death of George Floyd .
@ @ @ @ @ with his knee on Floyd ’ s neck for nearly nine minutes .
Floyd ’ @ @ @ @ @ of unrest in the weeks and months across the nation following the fatal incident .
@ @ @ @ @ Minnesota judge dismissed the third-degree murder charge , but upheld eight other more serious charges @ @ @ @ @ charge of second-degree murder .
KARE reports that all other charges against the defendants were @ @ @ @ @ three former officers — Tou Thao , J. Alexander Kueng , and Thomas Lane — @ @ @ @ @ abetting second-degree murder.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill on Thursday dismissed the lesser charge of third-degree murder against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Chauvin and three other officers were arrested in connection with the May 25 death of George Floyd. Chauvin was caught on video with his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.
Floyd’s death sparked a wave of unrest in the weeks and months across the nation following the fatal incident.
According to KARE-TV, the Minnesota judge dismissed the third-degree murder charge, but upheld eight other more serious charges against him, including a charge of second-degree murder.
KARE reports that all other charges against the defendants were not dismissed.
The other three former officers — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane — are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--WATCH: Warren Attacks Trump: ‘Donald Trump Threatens The Existence Of Human Life, Of All Life, On Th

WATCH: Warren Attacks Trump: ‘Donald Trump Threatens The Existence Of Human Life, Of All Life, On This Planet’

Speaking to roughly 100 college students at Macalester College in St. Paul , Minnesota , on Sunday , failed presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) ranted , “ Donald Trump threatens the existence of human life , of all life , on this planet.
” Warren first threatened in fire-and-brimstone fashion that time was running out for the human race , preaching , “ We are reaching a moment on our planet in which the crisis that ’ s upon us may no longer be one that we will be able successfully fight back against .
The climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the science around this is not controversial .
The science is clear .
In fact , you know what scares me to death , is that every time we get more data and reanalyze the data what we discover is the problem ’ s even worse than we thought .
We have even less time than we thought.
” Then her monologue morphed into her raving , “ So what has Donald Trump done for four years ?
He not only hasn ’ t made things better ; he has actively made them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate Accord ; he ’ s put a coal lobbyist in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency .
What could possibly go wrong ?
He has opened up for offshore drilling , and he has said yes to the oil companies , they can drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve .
Donald Trump threatens the existence of human life , of all life , on this planet .
And on November 3 we will hold Donald Trump accountable !
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Speaking to roughly 100 college students at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, failed presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) ranted, “Donald Trump threatens the existence of human life, of all life, on this planet.”
Warren first threatened in fire-and-brimstone fashion that time was running out for the human race, preaching, “We are reaching a moment on our planet in which the crisis that’s upon us may no longer be one that we will be able successfully fight back against. The climate crisis is here, and no, the science around this is not controversial. The science is clear. In fact, you know what scares me to death, is that every time we get more data and reanalyze the data what we discover is the problem’s even worse than we thought. We have even less time than we thought.”
Then her monologue morphed into her raving, “So what has Donald Trump done for four years? He not only hasn’t made things better; he has actively made them worse. He withdraws from the Paris Climate Accord; he’s put a coal lobbyist in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency. What could possibly go wrong? He has opened up for offshore drilling, and he has said yes to the oil companies, they can drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve. Donald Trump threatens the existence of human life, of all life, on this planet. And on November 3 we will hold Donald Trump accountable!”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Kamala Harris Seen Greeting Half Dozen Supporters at North Carolina Speech

Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) addressed a get-out-the-vote event in Asheville , North Carolina , on Wednesday , though @ @ @ @ @ , there appeared to be very few supporters present .
Half a dozen supporters were @ @ @ @ @ the total attendance appeared somewhat greater , but not much greater .
Supporters stood inside @ @ @ @ @ “ X ” marks in an effort to enforce social distancing at the event .
@ @ @ @ @ nominee for vice president , was scheduled to appear in North Carolina last week , @ @ @ @ @ activities after two staffers connected with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.- READ MORE Listen @ @ @ @ @ Podcast Below --

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) addressed a get-out-the-vote event in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, though when the cameras panned out, there appeared to be very few supporters present.
Half a dozen supporters were visible on video coverage; the total attendance appeared somewhat greater, but not much greater.
Supporters stood inside large white circles or on “X” marks in an effort to enforce social distancing at the event.
Harris, the Democratic Party nominee for vice president, was scheduled to appear in North Carolina last week, but suspended her in-person campaign activities after two staffers connected with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Trump Shares Full ’60 Minutes’ Interview That He Walked Out of: ‘That’s Enough’

President Donald Trump has threatened the past few days to post the video of his interview on CBS “ 60 Minutes ” “ for the sake of accuracy in reporting.
” The interview was set to air on Sunday , but Trump was not going to wait .
The president posted the video in full to Facebook on Thursday .
“ Look at the bias , hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS .
Tonight ’ s anchor , Kristen Welker , is far worse !
” Trump tweeted on Thursday , along with the video link @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lesley Stahl before the interview began if he was “ ready for some tough questions , ” to which he responded , “ Just be fair.
” When asked again if he is OK with “ some tough questions , ” Trump said , “ No… I ’ m going to be fair .
You don ’ t ask Biden tough questions .
It ’ s terrible.
” The two then began the interview .
But near the end , Trump claimed that Stahl asked inappropriate questions “ right from the beginning.
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President Donald Trump has threatened the past few days to post the video of his interview on CBS “60 Minutes” “for the sake of accuracy in reporting.”
The interview was set to air on Sunday, but Trump was not going to wait. The president posted the video in full to Facebook on Thursday.
“Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight’s anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse!” Trump tweeted on Thursday, along with the video link.
Trump was asked by CBS’ Lesley Stahl before the interview began if he was “ready for some tough questions,” to which he responded, “Just be fair.”
When asked again if he is OK with “some tough questions,” Trump said, “No… I’m going to be fair. You don’t ask Biden tough questions. It’s terrible.”
The two then began the interview. But near the end, Trump claimed that Stahl asked inappropriate questions “right from the beginning.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--FNC’s Wallace: If Hunter Story Was True — ‘We Would Have Seen the Fruits of That Investigation by No

FNC’s Wallace: If Hunter Story Was True — ‘We Would Have Seen the Fruits of That Investigation by Now’ (VIDEO)

Fox News host Chris Wallace said Thursday on “ America ’ s Newsroom ” that if the allegations that former @ @ @ @ @ financially profited from his son Hunter ’ s foreign business dealings that would have been @ @ @ @ @ concluded , “ The question is whether or not in fact he personally benefitted financially @ @ @ @ @ the big guy .
Remember that the hard drive —it gets complicated here , the @ @ @ @ @ to the FBI in December of 2019 — so about 10-11 months ago — they @ @ @ @ @ assumes that had Biden taken money from a foreign entity while he was vice president @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve seen his tax returns from 2019 that we would have seen the @ @ @ @ @ now.
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Fox News host Chris Wallace said Thursday on “America’s Newsroom” that if the allegations that former Vice President Joe Biden had financially profited from his son Hunter’s foreign business dealings that would have been discovered by now.
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He concluded, “The question is whether or not in fact he personally benefitted financially, the 10% for the big guy. Remember that the hard drive —it gets complicated here, the computer guy in Delaware gave to the FBI in December of 2019 — so about 10-11 months ago — they’ve had and one assumes that had Biden taken money from a foreign entity while he was vice president and had he lied because we’ve seen his tax returns from 2019 that we would have seen the fruits of that investigation by now.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Senate Panel Unanimously Approves Barrett While Democrats Boycott

WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump ’ s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott , clearing the way for a final Senate confirmation vote planned for Monday .
By a 12-0 vote , the panel approved Barrett with all Republican members voting yes and the 10 committee Democrats boycotting the meeting after calling the confirmation process a sham .
With Trump ’ s fellow Republicans holding a 53-47 Senate majority , Barrett ’ s confirmation appears certain .
Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the Nov. 3 U.S. election in which he is being challenged by Democrat Joe Biden , applauded the committee vote , writing on Twitter : “ Big day for America !
” Barrett , 48 , has been a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and previously was a legal scholar the University of Notre Dame in Indiana .
Her confirmation would give the top U.S. judicial body a 6-3 conservative majority , including three justices named by Trump .
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott, clearing the way for a final Senate confirmation vote planned for Monday.
By a 12-0 vote, the panel approved Barrett with all Republican members voting yes and the 10 committee Democrats boycotting the meeting after calling the confirmation process a sham. With Trump’s fellow Republicans holding a 53-47 Senate majority, Barrett’s confirmation appears certain.
Trump, who asked the Senate to confirm Barrett before the Nov. 3 U.S. election in which he is being challenged by Democrat Joe Biden, applauded the committee vote, writing on Twitter: “Big day for America!”
Barrett, 48, has been a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and previously was a legal scholar the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Her confirmation would give the top U.S. judicial body a 6-3 conservative majority, including three justices named by Trump. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Laptop connected to Hunter Biden linked to FBI money laundering probe

It is unclear , at this point , whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden The FBI ’ s subpoena of a laptop and hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden came in connection with a money laundering investigation in late 2019 , according to documents obtained by Fox News and verified by multiple federal law enforcement officials who reviewed them .
It is unclear , at this point , whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden .
Multiple federal law enforcement officials , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the authenticity of these documents , which were signed by FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson .
Wilson did not immediately respond to Fox News ’ request for comment .
One of the documents , obtained by Fox News , was designated as an FBI “ Receipt for Property ” form , which details the bureau ’ s interactions with John Paul Mac Isaac , the owner of “ The Mac Shop ” who reported the laptop ’ s contents to authorities .
According to multiple officials , and the FBI ’ s website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s classification for money laundering , while “ 272D ” refers to “ Money Laundering , Unknown SUA —White Collar Crime Program , ” according to FBI documents .
One government official described “ 272D ” as “ transnational or blanket.
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It is unclear, at this point, whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden
The FBI’s subpoena of a laptop and hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden came in connection with a money laundering investigation in late 2019, according to documents obtained by Fox News and verified by multiple federal law enforcement officials who reviewed them.
It is unclear, at this point, whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden.
Multiple federal law enforcement officials, as well as two separate government officials, confirmed the authenticity of these documents, which were signed by FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson. Wilson did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
One of the documents, obtained by Fox News, was designated as an FBI “Receipt for Property” form, which details the bureau’s interactions with John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of “The Mac Shop” who reported the laptop’s contents to authorities.
According to multiple officials, and the FBI’s website, “272” is the bureau’s classification for money laundering, while “272D” refers to “Money Laundering, Unknown SUA [Specified Unlawful Activity]—White Collar Crime Program,” according to FBI documents. One government official described “272D” as “transnational or blanket.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--District Of Columbia Police Department Refuses To Say How They Are Preparing For Potential Unrest Ar

District Of Columbia Police Department Refuses To Say How They Are Preparing For Potential Unrest Around Election Day

The Metropolitan Police Department refused to discuss how it is preparing for potential violence and protests leading up to election day , and D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser has not responded to requests for comment .
Protests and riots have occurred in major cities across the nation , including Washington , D.C. , since George Floyd died while in the custody of former Minneapolis police officers in May .
MPD reportedly spent $ 130,000 on “ less-lethal ” munitions and “ training kits ” on June 1 , WUSA reported .
MPD Chief Peter Newsham said the purchase was made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ riots , though the MPD would not confirm plans to confront post-election demonstrations to the Daily Caller News Foundation Tuesday .
Metropolitan Police Department ( MPD ) spokeswoman Alaina Gertz told the DCNF that “ MPD members will provide special attention ( increased patrols ) to the areas around polling places to ensure that order is maintained.
” Gertz declined to elaborate on plans for the evening of Nov. 3 , but said the department collaborates with local and federal law enforcement partners to maintain order .
“ The Department ’ s general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election Day Voting Process is available ” online , Gertz said .
The general order detailing MPD ’ s police arrangements for election day was released in June 2003 .
The document only addresses police duties outside of voting hours once , when it says that officers must give “ special attention ” to polling places the night before and after an election .
“ Members shall maintain order and take police action when conditions warrant such action , ” the document says .
The harassment of voters is not permitted under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teargas purchased from A2Z supply costs around $ 26 , CBS News reported .
“ For information regarding MPD purchases , please contact the DC Office of Contracting and Procurement , ” Gertz said , in reference to the quantity and kinds of munitions purchased by the MPD .
The D.C. Office of Contracting and Procurement did not respond to the DCNF ’ s request for comment .
Protests have consistently occurred in Washington , D.C. , since Floyd ’ s death .
While most have been largely peaceful , protesters destroyed property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then harassed guests leaving the White House after an RNC event , the DCNF reported .
Bowser ’ s office did not respond to calls or email requests for comment .
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The Metropolitan Police Department refused to discuss how it is preparing for potential violence and protests leading up to election day, and D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser has not responded to requests for comment.
Protests and riots have occurred in major cities across the nation, including Washington, D.C., since George Floyd died while in the custody of former Minneapolis police officers in May.
MPD reportedly spent $130,000 on “less-lethal” munitions and “training kits” on June 1, WUSA reported. MPD Chief Peter Newsham said the purchase was made to prepare for post-election protests and possible riots, though the MPD would not confirm plans to confront post-election demonstrations to the Daily Caller News Foundation Tuesday.
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) spokeswoman Alaina Gertz told the DCNF that “MPD members will provide special attention (increased patrols) to the areas around polling places to ensure that order is maintained.”
Gertz declined to elaborate on plans for the evening of Nov. 3, but said the department collaborates with local and federal law enforcement partners to maintain order.
“The Department’s general order in reference to Police Arrangements for Election Day Voting Process is available” online, Gertz said.
The general order detailing MPD’s police arrangements for election day was released in June 2003. The document only addresses police duties outside of voting hours once, when it says that officers must give “special attention” to polling places the night before and after an election.
DC Police buy $100,000 in tear gas in preparation for possible ‘civil disturbance’ in coming months https://t.co/ycOrHXq99X — WUSA9 (@wusa9) October 15, 2020
“Members shall maintain order and take police action when conditions warrant such action,” the document says. The harassment of voters is not permitted under the general order.
A single canister of teargas purchased from A2Z supply costs around $26, CBS News reported. “For information regarding MPD purchases, please contact the DC Office of Contracting and Procurement,” Gertz said, in reference to the quantity and kinds of munitions purchased by the MPD.
The D.C. Office of Contracting and Procurement did not respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
Protests have consistently occurred in Washington, D.C., since Floyd’s death. While most have been largely peaceful, protesters destroyed property the weekend following Floyd’s death and then harassed guests leaving the White House after an RNC event, the DCNF reported.
Bowser’s office did not respond to calls or email requests for comment.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Lincoln Project Appears To Have Helped Iranian Disinformation Effort Go Viral

The Lincoln Project , an anti-Trump political group , appears to have helped an Iranian disinformation effort go viral .
Federal authorities concluded that Iran was behind a string of threatening emails targeting Democratic voters in swing states , The Washington Post reported Wednesday .
The email senders claimed to be members of the Proud Boys , a fringe right-wing group .
Director of National Intelligence Dan Ratcliffe confirmed the Iranian efforts during a press conference Wednesday evening .
Ratcliffe told reporters that “ we have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters , incite social unrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may have seen some reporting on this in the last 24 hours or you may have even been one of the recipients of those emails.
” The Lincoln Project helped the Iranian misinformation go viral on social media , garnering more than 12,000 retweets by amplifying the false claim that the Proud Boys were trying to intimidate Democratic voters .
“ The Proud Boys are attempting to scare voters away from the polls .
This is punishable by up to a year in jail and a blatant attempt to prevent people from voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make them famous , ” the Lincoln Project tweet said .
The political group , which was founded by anti-Trump Republican consultants , deleted the tweet Wednesday night .
Iran has previously been caught running anti-Trump influence campaigns .
Iran used hundreds of fake Facebook and Twitter accounts to run an anti-Trump , pro-Bernie Sanders propaganda effort , the two companies announced in August 2018 .
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The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump political group, appears to have helped an Iranian disinformation effort go viral.
Federal authorities concluded that Iran was behind a string of threatening emails targeting Democratic voters in swing states, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The email senders claimed to be members of the Proud Boys, a fringe right-wing group.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Ratcliffe confirmed the Iranian efforts during a press conference Wednesday evening.
Ratcliffe told reporters that “we have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump. You may have seen some reporting on this in the last 24 hours or you may have even been one of the recipients of those emails.”
The Lincoln Project helped the Iranian misinformation go viral on social media, garnering more than 12,000 retweets by amplifying the false claim that the Proud Boys were trying to intimidate Democratic voters.
“The Proud Boys are attempting to scare voters away from the polls. This is punishable by up to a year in jail and a blatant attempt to prevent people from voting. Let’s find them and make them famous,” the Lincoln Project tweet said.
The political group, which was founded by anti-Trump Republican consultants, deleted the tweet Wednesday night.
And now they deleted it pic.twitter.com/wwnIXkD0SF — Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 22, 2020
Iran has previously been caught running anti-Trump influence campaigns. Iran used hundreds of fake Facebook and Twitter accounts to run an anti-Trump, pro-Bernie Sanders propaganda effort, the two companies announced in August 2018.
The Lincoln Project didn’t immediately return the Daily Caller News Foundation’s email seeking comment.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Boston Public Schools To Transition Online

The Boston Public Schools said Wednesday that students will be learning online tomorrow because of a COVID-19 case increase , according to a statement from the city .
The transition is a reaction to the week ’ s reported infection rate increase to 5.7 % from last week ’ s 4.5 % , according to a city statement .
“ We have said all along that we will only provide in-person learning for students if the data and public health guidance supports it , and this new data shows that we are trending in the wrong direction , ” Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
Walsh said they are going to continue looking at the metrics and try to get students to come back in-person .
“ Students with the highest needs ” can choose to transition back to in-person learning once Boston ’ s week-long infection rate metric goes under 5 % for two weeks , the statement said .
When that rate reaches below 4 % , other students can start to phase back to in-person classes .
The Boston Teachers Union applauded the move , but said it worries about the effects on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ We continue to advocate for a safe and sustainable plan that safely provides the additional services that many of our special education , EL and other students continue to need , ” the statement said .
The union said it anticipates collaborating with the Boston Public Schools to help “ high-needs students ” online and when the cases decrease .
“ Parents deserve as much predictability as possible for the next set of scenarios , and we think there is an opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and families having a voice at the table — for the system to achieve more predictability for students , families and educators , ” the statement continued .
The union blamed “ a failed White House response to the pandemic ” for “ these difficult decisions and recent developments , ” according to the statement .
The union recommended people vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris to get resources lost due to COVID-19 and “ to keep students and communities safe.
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The Boston Public Schools said Wednesday that students will be learning online tomorrow because of a COVID-19 case increase, according to a statement from the city.
The transition is a reaction to the week’s reported infection rate increase to 5.7% from last week’s 4.5%, according to a city statement.
“We have said all along that we will only provide in-person learning for students if the data and public health guidance supports it, and this new data shows that we are trending in the wrong direction,” Democratic Mayor Martin J. Walsh said in the statement. Walsh said they are going to continue looking at the metrics and try to get students to come back in-person.
“Students with the highest needs” can choose to transition back to in-person learning once Boston’s week-long infection rate metric goes under 5% for two weeks, the statement said. When that rate reaches below 4%, other students can start to phase back to in-person classes.
JUST IN — Boston Public Schools says because of rising infection rates in the city, all students will begin remote learning starting tomorrow, and will stay remote until there are two full weeks of decreasing infection rates. More to come on this. — WBUR (@WBUR) October 21, 2020
The Boston Teachers Union applauded the move, but said it worries about the effects on “high-needs students,” according to a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“We continue to advocate for a safe and sustainable plan that safely provides the additional services that many of our special education, EL and other students continue to need,” the statement said.
The union said it anticipates collaborating with the Boston Public Schools to help “high-needs students” online and when the cases decrease.
“Parents deserve as much predictability as possible for the next set of scenarios, and we think there is an opportunity by working together — and with educators and families having a voice at the table — for the system to achieve more predictability for students, families and educators,” the statement continued.
The union blamed “a failed White House response to the pandemic” for “these difficult decisions and recent developments,” according to the statement. The union recommended people vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris to get resources lost due to COVID-19 and “to keep students and communities safe.”
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Border Patrol Arrests Nearly 300 Illegal Immigrants After Searching Stash Houses, Stopping Smuggling

Border Patrol Arrests Nearly 300 Illegal Immigrants After Searching Stash Houses, Stopping Smuggling Attempts

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and local law enforcement in Texas arrested 294 suspected illegal immigrants within 18 hours , the Department of Homeland Security announced last week .
Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) agents intercepted smuggling attempts and raided stash houses in four separate incidents in Laredo , Texas , on Oct. 13 , according to the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) .
Of those detained , 90 were from countries other than Mexico .
“ In all of the incidents , none of the individuals were wearing any personal protective equipment , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ callous and dangerous acts are several examples of the lack of regard human smugglers have for those they exploit for profit.
” CBP agents from the Laredo South Station , with the Webb County Sheriff ’ s Office and Homeland Security Investigations found 123 individuals during a consensual search of a stash house , according to the DHS .
The individuals were in the U.S. illegally from Mexico , Guatemala , El Salvador , and Honduras .
CBP agents detained 84 illegal immigrants traveling inside a tractor-trailer from Mexico , Guatemala , Honduras @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DHS .
Another 74 illegal immigrants traveling in a refrigerated tractor-trailer from Mexico , El Salvador , Honduras , Guatemala , and Peru were detained hours later .
All detainees remain in CBP custody pending an investigation , according to DHS .
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and local law enforcement in Texas arrested 294 suspected illegal immigrants within 18 hours, the Department of Homeland Security announced last week.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents intercepted smuggling attempts and raided stash houses in four separate incidents in Laredo, Texas, on Oct. 13, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Of those detained, 90 were from countries other than Mexico.
“In all of the incidents, none of the individuals were wearing any personal protective equipment,” according to the DHS. “These callous and dangerous acts are several examples of the lack of regard human smugglers have for those they exploit for profit.”
U.S. Border Patrol in Texas, with the help of local law enforcement, arrested nearly 300 suspected illegal immigrants in a span of 18 hours. About 90 were from countries other than Mexico. Texas will work with @CBP to secure the border. https://t.co/E2zUcKzxoQ — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 21, 2020
CBP agents from the Laredo South Station, with the Webb County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations found 123 individuals during a consensual search of a stash house, according to the DHS. The individuals were in the U.S. illegally from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
CBP agents detained 84 illegal immigrants traveling inside a tractor-trailer from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, according to the DHS. Another 74 illegal immigrants traveling in a refrigerated tractor-trailer from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Peru were detained hours later.
All detainees remain in CBP custody pending an investigation, according to DHS.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--McConnell Mocks Media For Reporting On Barrett’s Faith As If They ‘Discovered Some Secret Scandal’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned continuing attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday , warning that “ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious @ @ @ @ @ shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they ’ ve discovered some secret @ @ @ @ @ in a Wednesday statement .
The Senate majority leader referenced a Wednesday report from the @ @ @ @ @ served as a trustee for her children ’ s Christian school .
McConnell notes that @ @ @ @ @ she served as a trustee at this school .
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned continuing attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday, warning that “anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.”
“It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious beliefs and practices that are shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they’ve discovered some secret scandal,” McConnell said in a Wednesday statement.
Our Constitution forbids disqualifying people from public service due to their religious beliefs. The far left has either forgotten this or just doesn’t care. It only underscores why we need well-informed jurists like Judge Barrett to protect our Constitution & Americans’ rights. pic.twitter.com/9iCPWs3V7P — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) October 21, 2020
The Senate majority leader referenced a Wednesday report from the Associated Press highlighting that Barrett served as a trustee for her children’s Christian school. McConnell notes that Barrett had already disclosed that she served as a trustee at this school. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Republicans Derail Democrats’ Barrett Boycott Plans, Send Chuck Schumer Scrambling

Democrat plans to derail a Senate Judiciary Committee vote approving Amy Coney Barrett ’ s confirmation to the Supreme Court ended up in shambles Thursday after Republicans moved up the vote by several hours , leaving Democrats scrambling to respond .
The vote to recommend Barrett be confirmed to the Supreme Court was scheduled for 1 pm , but after learning that Democrats on the panel planned to boycott the hearing , they moved up the vote to 9 am .
Barrett ’ s nomination was passed out of committee on a party-line vote , 12-0 .
Typically , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee out of session , since it prevented the formation of a quorum , but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-CA ) allowed for a last-minute rule change , giving Republicans the power to pass Barrett out of committee on a simple majority vote .
Democrats , instead , were limited to just one show of force against the vote : large photos of individuals they claim will be detrimentally affected if Barrett votes to eliminate the Affordable Care Act , one possible — but unlikely — outcome of a case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November challenging the ACA ’ s constitutionality .
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Democrat plans to derail a Senate Judiciary Committee vote approving Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court ended up in shambles Thursday after Republicans moved up the vote by several hours, leaving Democrats scrambling to respond.
The vote to recommend Barrett be confirmed to the Supreme Court was scheduled for 1 pm, but after learning that Democrats on the panel planned to boycott the hearing, they moved up the vote to 9 am. Barrett’s nomination was passed out of committee on a party-line vote, 12-0.
Typically, a Democrat boycott might have forced the Judiciary Committee out of session, since it prevented the formation of a quorum, but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-CA) allowed for a last-minute rule change, giving Republicans the power to pass Barrett out of committee on a simple majority vote.
Democrats, instead, were limited to just one show of force against the vote: large photos of individuals they claim will be detrimentally affected if Barrett votes to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, one possible — but unlikely — outcome of a case the Supreme Court will hear in early November challenging the ACA’s constitutionality. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-23--New Documents Shed Light On Hunter Biden’s Links To Russian Billionaire Oligarch

Emails released on Monday show that Biden ’ s business partners scrambled to set up bank accounts in the U.S. for Baturina .
John Galanis , who has a history of white collar fraud convictions , also claimed in a court affidavit that his son worked with Biden and another associate , Devon Archer , to set up bank accounts to help Baturina launder money into the U.S. A Senate report released last month said that millions of dollars in wire transfers from Baturina to accounts for Biden were flagged for possible criminal activity .
Newly surfaced court documents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship between Russian billionaire Elena Baturina and a consortium of business partners that included Hunter Biden .
John Galanis , who has a history of white collar fraud convictions , alleged in a court filing in January that his son , Jason , worked with Biden and their partner Devon Archer to help Baturina launder money through the U.S. financial system .
Galanis , who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for a fraud scheme that involved Hunter Biden associates , was previously released early from a 27-year sentence for another fraud , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And emails released Monday from a former Biden associate , Bevan Cooney , show Archer and his business partners strategizing how to open up banking accounts in the United States for Baturina , whose late husband was once the mayor of Moscow .
Cooney provided access to his email account to reporter Matthew Tyrmand , who has published some of the emails online and shared others with the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ Establish US banking relationship was the goal she gave me , ” Archer wrote of Baturina in a Jan. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cooney .
The email is not part of the trove of documents purported to be from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
Galanis , Archer and Cooney were convicted on Aug. 28 , 2018 , on fraud and conspiracy charges related to a $ 60 million bond offering for the Wakpamni tribe in South Dakota .
Archer ’ s conviction was overturned in December 2018 , though a federal appeals court reversed that decision last month .
He ’ s set to be sentenced in January .
Galanis , who was sentenced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2019 , said in the affidavit that Jason Galanis , his son , had confided details of his various business dealings with Biden and Archer .
Baturina ’ s links to Biden and Archer have been a topic of interest since a Senate report was released last month on Biden ’ s foreign business dealings .
The report said Biden ’ s relationships with Russian , Ukrainian and Chinese business people created possible counterintelligence and extortion risks .
According to the Senate report , Baturina wired $ 3.5 million to Rosemont Seneca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Archer , on Feb. 14 , 2014 .
Baturina , who until recently was Russia ’ s only female billionaire , transferred another $ 241,797 to a bank account for Rosemont Seneca Thornton from May-December 2015 , according to the report .
“ These transactions were identified because of Baturina ’ s reported criminal activity , ” the Senate report states .
Baturina and her late husband , Yuriy Luzhkov , were investigated for bribery in Russia in 2011 for more than $ 400 million worth of Moscow city contracts that were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Baturina has not been charged with wrongdoing in Russia .
A 2010 State Department cable leaked to WikiLeaks said that Luzhkov sat atop a “ pyramid ” of corruption involving the Kremlin , Russian intelligence services and the the Solntsevo crime syndicate .
Neither Hunter Biden , the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , nor Baturina have explained the purpose of the wire transfers .
Emails from a month before the $ 3.5 million transfer show Archer and Jason Galanis scrambling to open bank accounts for Baturina so she could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firm controlled by Galanis , Archer and Biden .
Jason Galanis and Archer also discussed setting up a brokerage account for Baturina with J.P. Morgan , according to emails from Cooney ’ s account .
After weeks of delays in processing the request through the bank ’ s anti-money laundering process , Galanis celebrated opening up an account at J.P. Morgan , according to the emails .
“ We weaseled a JPM account for the USSR women ’ s shot put champion , ” Galanis wrote Archer on Jan. 21 , 2014 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared with the DCNF .
Galanis was responding to an email from Jon Burnham , who was chairman of Burnham Securities .
Burnham wrote that he had heard from the anti-money laundering department at J.P. Morgan .
“ They have approved Yelena to have an account with us , ” he wrote , referring to Baturina .
“ They said that she is on their watch list because there are so many threats of lawsuits – but the fact that there have been no convictions etc.
, they have approved her.
” Galanis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cryptic message .
“ Leave the back door open and we ’ ll sneak right in , ” he wrote , according to an email Tyrmand released .
Other emails provided by Cooney show Archer and Jason Galanis discussing helping Baturina open accounts at the Banc of California .
“ It looks as if we ’ ll be able to accelerate the Banc of California account opening while is with us in New York early this week as well , ” Archer wrote to an associate of Baturina ’ s on Feb. 16 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an affidavit that that his son , Biden and Archer “ conspired ” to help Baturina open an account at the same bank .
“ Numerous attempts to avoid sanctions with assistance of Archer , Biden , Jason Sugarman and Jason Galanis , ” John Galanis alleged in the affidavit , which he wrote from Terminal Island , a low-security federal prison in California .
Galanis does not explain in the affidavit why he is accusing his son working with Biden and Archer to help Baturina .
Jason Sugarman ’ s brother is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Banc of California .
Steven Sugarman resigned from the bank in January 2017 after revelations about his links to Jason Galanis , who pleaded guilty in a separate fraud investigation in July 2016 .
The Banc of California has not been accused of any wrongdoing related to Biden ’ s associates .
A spokeswoman for the bank told the Daily Caller News Foundation that it has no records of doing business with Biden , Archer or Baturina .
Archer , a former campaign adviser to John Kerry in 2004 , touted his financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other investigators to his myriad of investment companies .
He told the board of Burnham Investors Trust in August 2014 that Baturina had invested more than $ 200 million in his companies .
“ He also discussed his client relationship with Yelena Baturina , who he said had invested over $ 200 million dollars in his various investment funds , ” read the minutes from an Aug. 21 , 2014 , board meeting submitted into evidence in a separate fraud investigation .
John Galanis has a string of fraud convictions dating back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 27 years in prison in 1987 in a fraud case , but was released after serving less than half of that .
Jason Galanis , who prosecutors fingered as the mastermind of the Wakpanmni scheme , was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison on Sept. 24 .
Cooney received 30 months in prison on July 31 , 2019 .
John Galanis and Cooney said they are releasing information about Biden because they believe they took the fall for the Wakpamni bond scheme .
Tyrmand told the DCNF that Cooney said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in the scam .
He said Cooney gave him written authorization to access his email account in order to lay out all of his interactions with Archer and Biden .
John Galanis asserted in his affidavit that prosecutors in the Wakpamni investigation failed to adequately investigate Biden and Archer ’ s role in the fraud .
Prosecutors did not accuse Biden of any wrongdoing in the Wakpamni investigation , but evidence produced during the case showed that the co-conspirators touted their links to him because of his political connections .
Cooney told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call that “ you don ’ t get more politically connected ” than Biden and Archer , according to an exhibit introduced at trial .
“ Hunter Biden works for , ” he said .
“ So we ’ ve got the top level politicos with us .
All of my guys , is as top tier as it gets.
” John Galanis ’ s attorney , David Touger , declined to comment to the DCNF .
Lawyers for Biden , Archer , Jason Galanis , Jason Sugarman , Cooney and Buterina did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Galanis also alleged in his affidavit that Biden used his political influence to attract investments from Chinese companies .
“ Evidence is provided that after Archer and Hunter Biden gained control of Burnham , indirect political influence was used to obtain a $ 5 million dollar investment in Burnham by a Chinese firm , ” he wrote .
Galanis said that Biden secured a $ 5 million cash infusion after he reached out to Henry Zhao , the chairman of Harvest Fund Management , The Washington Free Beacon reported last month .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Henry Zhao , Chairman/founder of Harvest , ” Galanis said .
“ says investment would be important to his family .
Chinese agree to $ 5 million investment in Burnham Asset Management alone.
” The Senate report identified other suspicious wire transfers to Biden , including one from a Chinese businessman linked to a front group for the People ’ s Liberation Army .
The report said that hundreds of thousands of dollars in wire transfers from Ye Jianming , the founder of CEFC China Energy Co. , had been flagged as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden ’ s computer showed that he was negotiating with Ye for a $ 10 million payment from Ye to make “ introductions.
” Ye has not been seen since 2018 .
An associate of his named Gongweng Den was indicted on fraud charges in 2018 .
Gongweng and Biden were partners in a shell company called Hudson West III , according to the Senate report .
The report says that an affiliate of CEFC China Energy wired $ 5 million to Hudson West III in August 2017 .
Of that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course of the next year to Biden ’ s law firm , Owasco .
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Newly surfaced documents shed light on Hunter Biden’s relationship with Elena Baturina, a Russian billionaire.
Emails released on Monday show that Biden’s business partners scrambled to set up bank accounts in the U.S. for Baturina.
John Galanis, who has a history of white collar fraud convictions, also claimed in a court affidavit that his son worked with Biden and another associate, Devon Archer, to set up bank accounts to help Baturina launder money into the U.S.
A Senate report released last month said that millions of dollars in wire transfers from Baturina to accounts for Biden were flagged for possible criminal activity.
Newly surfaced court documents and emails shed fresh light on the mysterious relationship between Russian billionaire Elena Baturina and a consortium of business partners that included Hunter Biden.
John Galanis, who has a history of white collar fraud convictions, alleged in a court filing in January that his son, Jason, worked with Biden and their partner Devon Archer to help Baturina launder money through the U.S. financial system. Galanis, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for a fraud scheme that involved Hunter Biden associates, was previously released early from a 27-year sentence for another fraud, and has faced other similar convictions.
And emails released Monday from a former Biden associate, Bevan Cooney, show Archer and his business partners strategizing how to open up banking accounts in the United States for Baturina, whose late husband was once the mayor of Moscow. Cooney provided access to his email account to reporter Matthew Tyrmand, who has published some of the emails online and shared others with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“Establish US banking relationship was the goal she gave me,” Archer wrote of Baturina in a Jan. 5, 2014, email sent to Cooney.
The email is not part of the trove of documents purported to be from Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Galanis, Archer and Cooney were convicted on Aug. 28, 2018, on fraud and conspiracy charges related to a $60 million bond offering for the Wakpamni tribe in South Dakota.
Archer’s conviction was overturned in December 2018, though a federal appeals court reversed that decision last month. He’s set to be sentenced in January.
Galanis, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on March 8, 2019, said in the affidavit that Jason Galanis, his son, had confided details of his various business dealings with Biden and Archer.
Baturina’s links to Biden and Archer have been a topic of interest since a Senate report was released last month on Biden’s foreign business dealings. The report said Biden’s relationships with Russian, Ukrainian and Chinese business people created possible counterintelligence and extortion risks.
According to the Senate report, Baturina wired $3.5 million to Rosemont Seneca Thornton, a company controlled by Biden and Archer, on Feb. 14, 2014.
Baturina, who until recently was Russia’s only female billionaire, transferred another $241,797 to a bank account for Rosemont Seneca Thornton from May-December 2015, according to the report.
“These transactions were identified because of Baturina’s reported criminal activity,” the Senate report states.
Baturina and her late husband, Yuriy Luzhkov, were investigated for bribery in Russia in 2011 for more than $400 million worth of Moscow city contracts that were allegedly directed to companies controlled by Baturina. Baturina has not been charged with wrongdoing in Russia.
A 2010 State Department cable leaked to WikiLeaks said that Luzhkov sat atop a “pyramid” of corruption involving the Kremlin, Russian intelligence services and the the Solntsevo crime syndicate.
Neither Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, nor Baturina have explained the purpose of the wire transfers.
Emails from a month before the $3.5 million transfer show Archer and Jason Galanis scrambling to open bank accounts for Baturina so she could invest in Burnham Securities, an investment firm controlled by Galanis, Archer and Biden.
Jason Galanis and Archer also discussed setting up a brokerage account for Baturina with J.P. Morgan, according to emails from Cooney’s account.
After weeks of delays in processing the request through the bank’s anti-money laundering process, Galanis celebrated opening up an account at J.P. Morgan, according to the emails.
“We weaseled a JPM account for the USSR women’s shot put champion,” Galanis wrote Archer on Jan. 21, 2014, according to one of the emails Tyrmand shared with the DCNF.
Galanis was responding to an email from Jon Burnham, who was chairman of Burnham Securities.
Burnham wrote that he had heard from the anti-money laundering department at J.P. Morgan.
“They have approved Yelena to have an account with us,” he wrote, referring to Baturina. “They said that she is on their watch list because there are so many threats of lawsuits – but the fact that there have been no convictions etc., they have approved her.”
Galanis responded to Archer and Cooney with a cryptic message.
“Leave the back door open and we’ll sneak right in,” he wrote, according to an email Tyrmand released.
Other emails provided by Cooney show Archer and Jason Galanis discussing helping Baturina open accounts at the Banc of California.
“It looks as if we’ll be able to accelerate the Banc of California account opening while [Baturina] is with us in New York early this week as well,” Archer wrote to an associate of Baturina’s on Feb. 16, 2014.
John Galanis wrote in an affidavit that that his son, Biden and Archer “conspired” to help Baturina open an account at the same bank.
“Numerous attempts to avoid sanctions with assistance of Archer, Biden, Jason Sugarman and Jason Galanis,” John Galanis alleged in the affidavit, which he wrote from Terminal Island, a low-security federal prison in California.
Galanis does not explain in the affidavit why he is accusing his son working with Biden and Archer to help Baturina.
Jason Sugarman’s brother is Steven Sugarman, the former CEO of Banc of California. Steven Sugarman resigned from the bank in January 2017 after revelations about his links to Jason Galanis, who pleaded guilty in a separate fraud investigation in July 2016.
The Banc of California has not been accused of any wrongdoing related to Biden’s associates. A spokeswoman for the bank told the Daily Caller News Foundation that it has no records of doing business with Biden, Archer or Baturina.
Archer, a former campaign adviser to John Kerry in 2004, touted his financial links to Baturina in hopes of attracting other investigators to his myriad of investment companies.
He told the board of Burnham Investors Trust in August 2014 that Baturina had invested more than $200 million in his companies.
“He also discussed his client relationship with Yelena Baturina, who he said had invested over $200 million dollars in his various investment funds,” read the minutes from an Aug. 21, 2014, board meeting submitted into evidence in a separate fraud investigation.
John Galanis has a string of fraud convictions dating back to the early 1970s. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison in 1987 in a fraud case, but was released after serving less than half of that.
Jason Galanis, who prosecutors fingered as the mastermind of the Wakpanmni scheme, was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison on Sept. 24. Cooney received 30 months in prison on July 31, 2019.
John Galanis and Cooney said they are releasing information about Biden because they believe they took the fall for the Wakpamni bond scheme.
Tyrmand told the DCNF that Cooney said he believes he was the “fall guy” in the scam. He said Cooney gave him written authorization to access his email account in order to lay out all of his interactions with Archer and Biden.
John Galanis asserted in his affidavit that prosecutors in the Wakpamni investigation failed to adequately investigate Biden and Archer’s role in the fraud.
Prosecutors did not accuse Biden of any wrongdoing in the Wakpamni investigation, but evidence produced during the case showed that the co-conspirators touted their links to him because of his political connections.
Cooney told one associate in a secretly recorded phone call that “you don’t get more politically connected” than Biden and Archer, according to an exhibit introduced at trial.
“Hunter Biden works for [Archer],” he said. “So we’ve got the top level politicos with us. All of my guys, is as top tier as it gets.”
John Galanis’s attorney, David Touger, declined to comment to the DCNF. Lawyers for Biden, Archer, Jason Galanis, Jason Sugarman, Cooney and Buterina did not respond to requests for comment.
Galanis also alleged in his affidavit that Biden used his political influence to attract investments from Chinese companies.
“Evidence is provided that after Archer and Hunter Biden gained control of Burnham, indirect political influence was used to obtain a $5 million dollar investment in Burnham by a Chinese firm,” he wrote.
Galanis said that Biden secured a $5 million cash infusion after he reached out to Henry Zhao, the chairman of Harvest Fund Management, The Washington Free Beacon reported last month.
“To induce Chinese, Biden sends email to Henry Zhao, Chairman/founder of Harvest,” Galanis said. “[Biden] says investment would be important to his family. Chinese agree to $5 million investment in Burnham Asset Management alone.”
The Senate report identified other suspicious wire transfers to Biden, including one from a Chinese businessman linked to a front group for the People’s Liberation Army.
The report said that hundreds of thousands of dollars in wire transfers from Ye Jianming, the founder of CEFC China Energy Co., had been flagged as suspicious.
Emails purported to be from Hunter Biden’s computer showed that he was negotiating with Ye for a $10 million payment from Ye to make “introductions.”
Ye has not been seen since 2018.
An associate of his named Gongweng Den was indicted on fraud charges in 2018. Gongweng and Biden were partners in a shell company called Hudson West III, according to the Senate report.
The report says that an affiliate of CEFC China Energy wired $5 million to Hudson West III in August 2017. Of that, $4.8 million was wired over the course of the next year to Biden’s law firm, Owasco.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Vaccine Expected To Be Ready For Vulnerable Population By January, HHS Sec Azar Says

Department of Health and Human Services Sec .
Alex Azar said Wednesday that he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available for vulnerable Americans by January 2021 .
The Health and Human Services ( HHS ) secretary said that vaccines will be immediately be offered to seniors , health care workers and first responders once hospitals are able to administer it , according to The Hill .
Sec .
Alex Azar ’ s comments came at press briefing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters .
“ There is hope on the way in the form of safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks or months , ” Azar said , The Hill reported .
“ We expect that we would have by end of this year enough vaccine that is FDA-authorized to be able to vaccinate the most vulnerable individuals.
” He continued : “ By end of January , we ’ d expect we ’ d have enough to vaccinate all seniors , as well as our health care workers and first responders.
” Azar added that more Americans will have access to the vaccine by April , according to The Hill .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be produced before the Nov. 3 election , in which his handling of the pandemic could be a major issue for voters .
Nine biopharmaceutical executives whose companies are developing coronavirus vaccines signed a joint statement on Sept. 8 reassuring the public of their commitment to producing a safe vaccine .
“ We , the undersigned biopharmaceutical companies , want to make clear our on-going commitment to developing and testing potential vaccines for COVID-19 in accordance with high ethical standards and sound scientific principles , ” the statement said .
The U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pharmaceutical companies since March as part of Operation Warp Speed , the multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly .
The goal of the operation has been to produce 300 million doses of “ safe and effective vaccines ” by January 2021 .
Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world .
HHS did not immediately respond to request for comment .
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Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar said Wednesday that he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available for vulnerable Americans by January 2021.
The Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary said that vaccines will be immediately be offered to seniors, health care workers and first responders once hospitals are able to administer it, according to The Hill. Sec. Alex Azar’s comments came at press briefing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.
“There is hope on the way in the form of safe and effective vaccines in a matter of weeks or months,” Azar said, The Hill reported. “We expect that we would have by end of this year enough vaccine that is FDA-authorized to be able to vaccinate the most vulnerable individuals.”
He continued: “By end of January, we’d expect we’d have enough to vaccinate all seniors, as well as our health care workers and first responders.”
Azar added that more Americans will have access to the vaccine by April, according to The Hill.
President Donald Trump has insisted that a vaccine could be produced before the Nov. 3 election, in which his handling of the pandemic could be a major issue for voters. Nine biopharmaceutical executives whose companies are developing coronavirus vaccines signed a joint statement on Sept. 8 reassuring the public of their commitment to producing a safe vaccine.
“We, the undersigned biopharmaceutical companies, want to make clear our on-going commitment to developing and testing potential vaccines for COVID-19 in accordance with high ethical standards and sound scientific principles,” the statement said.
The U.S. government has given significant funding and resources to pharmaceutical companies since March as part of Operation Warp Speed, the multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly. The goal of the operation has been to produce 300 million doses of “safe and effective vaccines” by January 2021.
Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world.
HHS did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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