truepundit--2020-11-03--‘We’re Gonna Be Ready For Them’: LA Sheriff Says There Will Be ‘Zero Tolerance’ For Post-Election Vi

‘We’re Gonna Be Ready For Them’: LA Sheriff Says There Will Be ‘Zero Tolerance’ For Post-Election Violence

Los Angeles County and two other county law enforcement departments said they are ready for the possibility of civil unrest and will respond accordingly , according to a Tuesday report .
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva ’ s office and sheriffs from both Orange County and San Bernardino County are preparing for the potential of election-related unrest , as storefronts across Los Angeles are boarding up windows in anticipation of violence , Fox 11 reported .
Deputies in LA are taking 12-hour shifts , forming response teams and focusing on high-end shopping districts as possible epicenters for unrest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An organized effort to create civil unrest , looting , arson , vandalism , everything we saw during the unrest at the end of May and beginning of June , that is always a concern and we ’ re prepared for that , ” Villanueva told Fox 11 .
“ I think the group of people that is willing to do something stupid like start vandalizing and looting is not that big of a group , and we ’ re gon na be ready for them and we will take action immediately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be making the call to deploy the National Guard in the event that riots are unable to be quelled by his department alone , according to the local outlet .
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said his office is also increasing shifts to 12 hours and bringing in extra personnel , he told Fox 11 .
The law enforcement boss further indicated that poll workers are being trained in de-escalation and deputies will be able to respond quickly to a voting location if needed , according to the local outlet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ there will be any type of violence , any civil unrest , any anarchy , anything of that nature , but should somebody get out of line or should something occur , we have the staff ready to deal with it , ” McMahon told Fox 11 .
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said he has approximately 800 deputies that could be mobilized if need be , according to the Los Angeles-based outlet .
“ Peaceful free speech will always be supported , but acts that restrict anyone ’ s right to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be addressed swiftly , ” Barnes told Fox 11 .

Los Angeles County and two other county law enforcement departments said they are ready for the possibility of civil unrest and will respond accordingly, according to a Tuesday report.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s office and sheriffs from both Orange County and San Bernardino County are preparing for the potential of election-related unrest, as storefronts across Los Angeles are boarding up windows in anticipation of violence, Fox 11 reported.
Deputies in LA are taking 12-hour shifts, forming response teams and focusing on high-end shopping districts as possible epicenters for unrest, according to the local outlet.
Sheriff says law enforcement has learned from the George Floyd unrest, & LASD will be ready to respond to problems immediately without having to deal with mayors & city councils like municipal police have to. Says LASD will be prepared to support all local police as well. @FOXLA — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 3, 2020
“An organized effort to create civil unrest, looting, arson, vandalism, everything we saw during the unrest at the end of May and beginning of June, that is always a concern and we’re prepared for that,” Villanueva told Fox 11.
“I think the group of people that is willing to do something stupid like start vandalizing and looting is not that big of a group, and we’re gonna be ready for them and we will take action immediately,” he continued.
Villanueva claimed he would be making the call to deploy the National Guard in the event that riots are unable to be quelled by his department alone, according to the local outlet.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said his office is also increasing shifts to 12 hours and bringing in extra personnel, he told Fox 11. The law enforcement boss further indicated that poll workers are being trained in de-escalation and deputies will be able to respond quickly to a voting location if needed, according to the local outlet.
“We have no information to suggest there will be any type of violence, any civil unrest, any anarchy, anything of that nature, but should somebody get out of line or should something occur, we have the staff ready to deal with it,” McMahon told Fox 11.
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said he has approximately 800 deputies that could be mobilized if need be, according to the Los Angeles-based outlet.
“Peaceful free speech will always be supported, but acts that restrict anyone’s right to vote, or cause violence and destruction will be addressed swiftly,” Barnes told Fox 11.


truepundit--2020-11-03--Here’s When Polls Close In Each State

Here’s When Polls Close In Each State

Though 100 million Americans have already voted , millions more will do so today .
The 2020 general election will decide whether President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden will be in the White House for the next for years .
Though polls close Tuesday , the many mail-in ballots this election may lead to results coming later in the week in some states , including Michigan and battleground states Pennsylvania and Florida .
Here is when polls close in each state ; all times are eastern .
• Indiana ( only the precincts in Eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the precincts in EST ) • Florida ( only the precincts in EST ) • Kansas ( only the precincts in CST ) • Michigan ( only the precincts in EST ) • New Hampshire ( some polling places vary , for a complete list click here ) • South Dakota ( only the precincts in CST ) • Tennessee ( some polling places vary , for a complete list click here ) • Texas ( only the precincts in CST ) • Kansas ( only the precincts in Mountain Standard Time ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vary , for a complete list click here ) • Texas ( only the precincts in MST ) • Idaho ( only the precincts in MST ) • Oregon ( only the precincts in MST ) • Idaho ( only the precincts in Pacific Standard Time ) • Oregon ( only the precincts in PST )

Though 100 million Americans have already voted, millions more will do so today.
The 2020 general election will decide whether President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden will be in the White House for the next for years.
Though polls close Tuesday, the many mail-in ballots this election may lead to results coming later in the week in some states, including Michigan and battleground states Pennsylvania and Florida.
Here is when polls close in each state; all times are eastern.
6 p.m.
Indiana (only the precincts in Eastern Standard Time)
Kentucky (only the precincts in EST)
7 p.m.
Florida (only the precincts in EST)
Georgia
Indiana (the precincts in Central Standard Time)
Kentucky (the precincts in CST)
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
7:30 p.m.
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
8 p.m.
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
Florida (the Panhandle precincts in CST)
Illinois
Kansas (only the precincts in CST)
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan (only the precincts in EST)
Mississippi
New Hampshire (some polling places vary, for a complete list click here)
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota (only the precincts in CST)
Tennessee (some polling places vary, for a complete list click here)
Texas (only the precincts in CST)
8:30 p.m.
Arkansas
9 p.m.
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas (only the precincts in Mountain Standard Time)
Louisiana
Michigan (polling places in CST)
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota (some polling places vary, for a complete list click here)
South Dakota (polling places in MST)
Texas (only the precincts in MST)
Wisconsin
Wyoming
10 p.m.
Idaho (only the precincts in MST)
Iowa
Montana
Nevada
Oregon (only the precincts in MST)
Utah
11 p.m.
California
Idaho (only the precincts in Pacific Standard Time)
Oregon (only the precincts in PST)
Washington
12 a.m.
Hawaii
1 a.m.
Alaska


truepundit--2020-11-03--National Guard Moves Into Chicago To Quell Possible Election Unrest (VIDEO)

Democratic Illinois Gov .
J.B. Pritzker has mobilized the National Guard to Chicago in preparation for potential unrest in the days following the 2020 general election .
Pritzker said he ’ s putting the military personnel “ in state of readiness , ” as he claimed the election results for the state may not be available until “ Wednesday , or Thursday , or even Friday , ” according to the Chicago Tribune .
The move to station the National Guard is reminiscent of an earlier decision by the city in September , which followed the controversial verdict to charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor , the local outlet reported .
“ It will possibly take until Wednesday , or Thursday , or even Friday to get results for some races in Illinois and in states across the country , ” Pritzker said during a briefing , according to the Tribune .
“ Every vote must be counted , particularly on the national level .
It is very important that we are patient with the presidential election .
We may very well not know who won the election on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chicago Office of Emergency Management said the National Guard detachment is stationed at a convention center and will deploy if called upon by city leaders , according to a tweet from the organization .
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not request aid from the National Guard , Fox News reported .
“ The City has not made any calls to deploy the National Guard in Chicago , ” the emergency management office tweeted Monday .
“ Similar to past emergency preparedness plans , the State has stationed personnel at McCormick Place to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , there are currently no plans for them to be deployed .
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Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has mobilized the National Guard to Chicago in preparation for potential unrest in the days following the 2020 general election.
Pritzker said he’s putting the military personnel “in state of readiness,” as he claimed the election results for the state may not be available until “Wednesday, or Thursday, or even Friday,” according to the Chicago Tribune.
The move to station the National Guard is reminiscent of an earlier decision by the city in September, which followed the controversial verdict to charge one of three Louisville, Kentucky, officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, the local outlet reported.
“It will possibly take until Wednesday, or Thursday, or even Friday to get results for some races in Illinois and in states across the country,” Pritzker said during a briefing, according to the Tribune. “Every vote must be counted, particularly on the national level. It is very important that we are patient with the presidential election. We may very well not know who won the election on Wednesday, let alone Tuesday night.”
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management said the National Guard detachment is stationed at a convention center and will deploy if called upon by city leaders, according to a tweet from the organization. Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not request aid from the National Guard, Fox News reported.
“The City has not made any calls to deploy the National Guard in Chicago,” the emergency management office tweeted Monday. “Similar to past emergency preparedness plans, the State has stationed personnel at McCormick Place to be ready to respond if needed, however, there are currently no plans for them to be deployed.”
The City has not made any calls to deploy the National Guard in Chicago. Similar to past emergency preparedness plans, the State has stationed personnel at McCormick Place to be ready to respond if needed, however, there are currently no plans for them to be deployed. https://t.co/EoxZiw90Rs — Chicago OEMC (@ChicagoOEMC) November 2, 2020


truepundit--2020-11-03--Australian Diplomat Who Sparked Trump-Russia Probe Endorses Trump

The Australian diplomat whose 2016 tip to the FBI sparked the investigation into the Trump campaign said he would vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden , saying that a Biden administration will be “ divided and directionless.
” “ I ’ d vote through gritted teeth for Trump , ” Alexander Downer , the former Australian foreign minister , wrote in the Australian Financial Review .
“ There is no perfect choice in this election .
There is the slightly crazy , out-of-control Donald Trump , ” wrote Downer .
“ And then there is poor old Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and likely to be a hostage to a bevy of querulous advisers , ” he continued .
Downer praised the Trump ’ s administration ’ s relations with Australia and the leaders of India and Japan .
“ The Trump administration has been as good as any for Australia to deal with , ” wrote the diplomat , who said his sister is a U.S. citizen who plans to vote for Trump .
Downer ’ s endorsement comes as something of a surprise given his early role in the FBI ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible links to Russia .
In late July 2016 , Downer provided the U.S. State Department with information from a meeting he had on May 10 , 2016 , in London with Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos .
Downer wrote in a memo after the meeting that Papadopoulos told him that the Russian government might release information to help the Trump campaign closer to the election .
Downer , who was Australia ’ s top diplomat to the U.K. at the time , provided the memo to officials in the U.S. embassy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22 , 2016 , of emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee .
The embassy provided Downer ’ s memo to the FBI , which opened a full-fledged counterintelligence investigation of Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign aides on July 31 , 2016 .
The investigation was later absorbed into the special counsel ’ s probe led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller .
The special counsel ’ s team ultimately concluded that there was no evidence that Papadopoulos or any other Trump campaign aides conspired with Russia .
While Russia ’ s military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems and leaked the materials through WikiLeaks , there was no evidence that Trump advisers took part in the hacks or helped release any documents .
Some Republicans accused Downer of working with the Hillary Clinton campaign , the FBI , the CIA or other Western intelligence agencies to fabricate allegations in order to justify an investigation against the Trump campaign .
Downer addressed those allegations , which he has long denied , in his Trump endorsement .
“ For me , I ’ ve had to put up with four years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming I was part of a conspiracy with Hillary Clinton , the FBI , CIA , MI6 , Italian intelligence , ASIS , Ukrainian spies and who knows who else , to bring him down , ” Downer wrote .
“ If Trump were to lose , at least I would be spared this abuse , ” he continued .

The Australian diplomat whose 2016 tip to the FBI sparked the investigation into the Trump campaign said he would vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden, saying that a Biden administration will be “divided and directionless.”
“I’d vote through gritted teeth for Trump,” Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister, wrote in the Australian Financial Review.
“There is no perfect choice in this election. There is the slightly crazy, out-of-control Donald Trump,” wrote Downer.
“And then there is poor old Joe Biden, bumbling along without any clear plans, and likely to be a hostage to a bevy of querulous advisers,” he continued.
Downer praised the Trump’s administration’s relations with Australia and the leaders of India and Japan.
“The Trump administration has been as good as any for Australia to deal with,” wrote the diplomat, who said his sister is a U.S. citizen who plans to vote for Trump.
Downer’s endorsement comes as something of a surprise given his early role in the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign’s possible links to Russia.
In late July 2016, Downer provided the U.S. State Department with information from a meeting he had on May 10, 2016, in London with Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos.
Downer wrote in a memo after the meeting that Papadopoulos told him that the Russian government might release information to help the Trump campaign closer to the election. Downer, who was Australia’s top diplomat to the U.K. at the time, provided the memo to officials in the U.S. embassy in London following WikiLeaks’ release on July 22, 2016, of emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee.
The embassy provided Downer’s memo to the FBI, which opened a full-fledged counterintelligence investigation of Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign aides on July 31, 2016.
The investigation was later absorbed into the special counsel’s probe led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
The special counsel’s team ultimately concluded that there was no evidence that Papadopoulos or any other Trump campaign aides conspired with Russia.
While Russia’s military intelligence agency hacked into Democrats’ email systems and leaked the materials through WikiLeaks, there was no evidence that Trump advisers took part in the hacks or helped release any documents.
Some Republicans accused Downer of working with the Hillary Clinton campaign, the FBI, the CIA or other Western intelligence agencies to fabricate allegations in order to justify an investigation against the Trump campaign.
Downer addressed those allegations, which he has long denied, in his Trump endorsement.
“For me, I’ve had to put up with four years of Trump and some of his fringe cronies claiming I was part of a conspiracy with Hillary Clinton, the FBI, CIA, MI6, Italian intelligence, ASIS, Ukrainian spies and who knows who else, to bring him down,” Downer wrote.
“If Trump were to lose, at least I would be spared this abuse,” he continued.


truepundit--2020-11-03--Here’s What We’ve Found Digging Through Hunter Biden’s Alleged Laptop

• The Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s reporters have been poring over the contents of Hunter Biden ’ s alleged hard drive , which show how Hunter tried to leverage his father ’ s position for financial gain .
• One email on the drive details how Hunter Biden leveraging his father ’ s actions as vice president to show he was “ adding value ” to Burisma .
• Joe Biden offered to help Hunter Biden financially on at least four occasions between November 2018 and March 2019 , text messages on the hard drive show .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 40,000 messages on the drive , but no direct evidence has yet surfaced showing that Joe Biden financially benefited from Hunter ’ s foreign business dealings .
Daily Caller News Foundation reporters have been poring over the contents of Hunter Biden ’ s alleged laptop since former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani provided a copy of the computer ’ s hard drive on Wednesday .
Emails on the drive reveal how Hunter Biden tried to leverage his father ’ s actions as vice president in 2014 to show he was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Ukrainian energy firm where he served as a director .
A cybersecurity expert previously authenticated a key email from the laptop that the New York Post called “ smoking gun ” evidence that Joe Biden was introduced by his son to a Burisma executive in 2015 .
The DCNF has not been able to review all of the more than 40,000 emails and scores of text messages on the drive , but no direct evidence has yet surfaced showing that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden received any financial benefit from his son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , text messages from the drive show that Joe Biden offered to help his son financially on at least four occasions between November 2018 and March 2019 .
Hunter Biden touted father ’ s comments to show he was “ adding value ” to Burisma Shortly after joining the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings in 2014 , Hunter Biden suggested to his business partner that they take credit for his father ’ s remarks in a speech pledging U.S. support for the Ukrainian energy industry .
“ Imagine where you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tell Russia : Keep your gas .
It would be a very different world you ’ d be facing today , ” Joe Biden told a group of Ukrainian legislators , according to an article that Hunter Biden forwarded to his partner , Devon Archer .
“ It takes some difficult decisions , but it ’ s collectively within your power and the power of Europe and the United States .
And we stand ready to assist you in reaching that , ” Joe Biden also said in his remarks .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it look like we are adding value , ” Biden wrote to his business partner Devon Archer in the April 22 , 2014 email .
It is not clear from the email whether Hunter Biden had spoken to his father about Burisma or Ukraine , or whether he merely wanted to represent to Burisma that he had influenced the vice president ’ s remarks .
Burisma had that same month hired Hunter Biden and Devon Archer to serve on the company ’ s board of directors .
The gig paid the pair roughly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s position with Burisma has come under scrutiny in the media , from within the Obama administration , and most recently , from Republicans .
Some U.S. officials expressed concern in 2014 and 2015 that Hunter Biden ’ s work for Burisma undercut the Obama administration ’ s efforts to fight corruption in Ukraine .
President Obama tapped Joe Biden in early 2014 , following the overthrow of Ukraine ’ s pro-Russia president , to lead an initiative to help the Ukrainian government fix its longstanding problems with corruption .
Burisma ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been under investigation in the U.K. for money laundering and bribery .
Burisma ’ s U.S. lobbyist offered to contact U.S. officials to influence Ukraine tax law A lobbyist hired by Burisma offered to contact U.S. officials in Fall 2014 as part of an effort to influence Ukrainian lawmakers to oppose raising taxes on private energy companies , according to one email found on Hunter Biden ’ s purported laptop .
“ Thanks for sharing the info about these newest legislative initiatives which could cause even more damage to the private gas industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the owner of ML Strategies , wrote Vadim Pozharskyi , the Burisma executive , on Sept. 24 , 2014 .
“ We will do our best to alert U.S. officials who might be able .
To influence Ukraine to not adopt such harmful measures.
” Burisma hired ML Strategies in May 2014 , a month after tapping Hunter Biden and Devon Archer to serve on the company ’ s board .
Pozharskyi , the Burisma executive , had written to the ML Strategies partners that the Ukrainian parliament was considering raising taxes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pozharskyi asserted that the bill “ would kill the entire private gas production sector.
” Leiter , who had been an aide to then-Sec .
of State John Kerry when he served in the U.S. Senate , did not disclose in his lobbying registration filings that he would lobby for Burisma to influence Ukraine ’ s tax policies .
ML Strategies ’ lobbying disclosure reports say only that the firm would lobby U.S. lawmakers and the State Department on “ General issues pertaining to promoting transparency , good corporate governance , and energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged Hunter Biden hard drive has uncovered no direct evidence that Joe Biden benefited financially from his son ’ s business dealings .
Text messages on the laptop indicate that Joe Biden offered to help his son financially on numerous occasions between November 2018 and March 2019 .
The offers of financial assistance came before Joe Biden declared his candidacy for president in late April 2019 .
“ Dad can you please cash app me $ 2,000 , ” Hunter Biden texted Joe Biden on March 15 , 2019 .
“ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bills that can ’ t be left unpaid.
” “ I ’ ll have it all paid back next week I hope , ” Hunter Biden texted his father after he was asked if the transfer went through .
Emails on the computer suggest that Hunter Biden was under significant financial duress when he asked his father for financial assistance .
Hunter Biden said he was stuck at a rest stop with no money for gas in a March 6 , 2019 email to his business partner Jeff Cooper while he awaited a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Owasco , LLC .
“ Buddy do you have cash app to send me … $ 100 until wire goes , ” Hunter emailed Cooper .
“ I have no money for gas and im literally stuck at a rest stop on 95 on my way from Boston to DC.
” On March 1 , Joe Biden texted Hunter Biden about his daughter , asking : “ Do you want me to do anything about Maisy dentist bill.
” “ Let me know if you need anything cash , ” Joe Biden said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Feb. 6 , 2019 .
And in a Nov. 28 , 2018 , text , Joe Biden told his son : “ Do you need anything .
I have cash .
Love Dad.
” Emails on the hard drive reveal that Hunter Biden owed $ 37,000 in alimony payments each month to his ex-wife , Kathleen Buhle Biden , after they reached a settlement agreement in April 2017 .
Kathleen Buhle Biden filed for divorce against Hunter Biden due to allegations of infidelity and drug use , according to the Associated Press .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Hunter Biden faced bills exceeding $ 130,000 in the month of July 2017 .

The Daily Caller News Foundation’s reporters have been poring over the contents of Hunter Biden’s alleged hard drive, which show how Hunter tried to leverage his father’s position for financial gain.
One email on the drive details how Hunter Biden leveraging his father’s actions as vice president to show he was “adding value” to Burisma.
Joe Biden offered to help Hunter Biden financially on at least four occasions between November 2018 and March 2019, text messages on the hard drive show.
The DCNF has not fully reviewed the more than 40,000 messages on the drive, but no direct evidence has yet surfaced showing that Joe Biden financially benefited from Hunter’s foreign business dealings.
Daily Caller News Foundation reporters have been poring over the contents of Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop since former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani provided a copy of the computer’s hard drive on Wednesday.
Emails on the drive reveal how Hunter Biden tried to leverage his father’s actions as vice president in 2014 to show he was “adding value” to Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian energy firm where he served as a director.
A cybersecurity expert previously authenticated a key email from the laptop that the New York Post called “smoking gun” evidence that Joe Biden was introduced by his son to a Burisma executive in 2015.
The DCNF has not been able to review all of the more than 40,000 emails and scores of text messages on the drive, but no direct evidence has yet surfaced showing that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden received any financial benefit from his son’s overseas business dealings.
However, text messages from the drive show that Joe Biden offered to help his son financially on at least four occasions between November 2018 and March 2019.
Hunter Biden touted father’s comments to show he was “adding value” to Burisma
Shortly after joining the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings in 2014, Hunter Biden suggested to his business partner that they take credit for his father’s remarks in a speech pledging U.S. support for the Ukrainian energy industry.
“Imagine where you’d be today if you were able to tell Russia: Keep your gas. It would be a very different world you’d be facing today,” Joe Biden told a group of Ukrainian legislators, according to an article that Hunter Biden forwarded to his partner, Devon Archer.
“It takes some difficult decisions, but it’s collectively within your power and the power of Europe and the United States. And we stand ready to assist you in reaching that,” Joe Biden also said in his remarks.
Hunter Biden suggested forwarding the remarks to Vadim Pozharskyi, a top Burisma executive.
“You should send to Vadim – makes it look like we are adding value,” Biden wrote to his business partner Devon Archer in the April 22, 2014 email.
It is not clear from the email whether Hunter Biden had spoken to his father about Burisma or Ukraine, or whether he merely wanted to represent to Burisma that he had influenced the vice president’s remarks.
Burisma had that same month hired Hunter Biden and Devon Archer to serve on the company’s board of directors. The gig paid the pair roughly $80,000 a month.
Hunter Biden’s position with Burisma has come under scrutiny in the media, from within the Obama administration, and most recently, from Republicans.
Some U.S. officials expressed concern in 2014 and 2015 that Hunter Biden’s work for Burisma undercut the Obama administration’s efforts to fight corruption in Ukraine.
President Obama tapped Joe Biden in early 2014, following the overthrow of Ukraine’s pro-Russia president, to lead an initiative to help the Ukrainian government fix its longstanding problems with corruption.
Burisma’s owner, Mykola Zlochevesky, had been under investigation in the U.K. for money laundering and bribery.
Burisma’s U.S. lobbyist offered to contact U.S. officials to influence Ukraine tax law
A lobbyist hired by Burisma offered to contact U.S. officials in Fall 2014 as part of an effort to influence Ukrainian lawmakers to oppose raising taxes on private energy companies, according to one email found on Hunter Biden’s purported laptop.
“Thanks for sharing the info about these newest legislative initiatives which could cause even more damage to the private gas industry in Ukraine,” David Leiter, the owner of ML Strategies, wrote Vadim Pozharskyi, the Burisma executive, on Sept. 24, 2014.
“We will do our best to alert U.S. officials who might be able. To [sic] influence Ukraine to not adopt such harmful measures.”
Burisma hired ML Strategies in May 2014, a month after tapping Hunter Biden and Devon Archer to serve on the company’s board.
Pozharskyi, the Burisma executive, had written to the ML Strategies partners that the Ukrainian parliament was considering raising taxes on the private energy sector in Ukraine. Pozharskyi asserted that the bill “would kill the entire private gas production sector.”
Leiter, who had been an aide to then-Sec. of State John Kerry when he served in the U.S. Senate, did not disclose in his lobbying registration filings that he would lobby for Burisma to influence Ukraine’s tax policies.
ML Strategies’ lobbying disclosure reports say only that the firm would lobby U.S. lawmakers and the State Department on “General issues pertaining to promoting transparency, good corporate governance, and energy security.”
Joe Biden offered to help Hunter Biden financially
An incomplete review of the alleged Hunter Biden hard drive has uncovered no direct evidence that Joe Biden benefited financially from his son’s business dealings.
Text messages on the laptop indicate that Joe Biden offered to help his son financially on numerous occasions between November 2018 and March 2019.
The offers of financial assistance came before Joe Biden declared his candidacy for president in late April 2019.
“Dad can you please cash app me $2,000,” Hunter Biden texted Joe Biden on March 15, 2019. “I’m again overdrawn in my account for bills that can’t be left unpaid.”
“I’ll have it all paid back next week I hope,” Hunter Biden texted his father after he was asked if the transfer went through.
Emails on the computer suggest that Hunter Biden was under significant financial duress when he asked his father for financial assistance.
Hunter Biden said he was stuck at a rest stop with no money for gas in a March 6, 2019 email to his business partner Jeff Cooper while he awaited a $50,000 wire for his company, Owasco, LLC.
“Buddy do you have cash app to send me … $100 until wire goes,” Hunter emailed Cooper. “I have no money for gas and im literally stuck at a rest stop on 95 on my way from Boston to DC.”
On March 1, Joe Biden texted Hunter Biden about his daughter, asking: “Do you want me to do anything about Maisy dentist bill.”
“Let me know if you need anything cash,” Joe Biden said in another text to Hunter Biden on Feb. 6, 2019.
And in a Nov. 28, 2018, text, Joe Biden told his son: “Do you need anything. I have cash. Love Dad.”
Hunter Biden owed $37,000 a month to his ex-wife
Emails on the hard drive reveal that Hunter Biden owed $37,000 in alimony payments each month to his ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle Biden, after they reached a settlement agreement in April 2017.
Kathleen Buhle Biden filed for divorce against Hunter Biden due to allegations of infidelity and drug use, according to the Associated Press.
An email on the hard drive shows that Hunter Biden faced bills exceeding $130,000 in the month of July 2017.


truepundit--2020-11-03--Election Night: Here’s What To Look For And When You Can Expect Results

• Due to differing state laws and procedures , some battleground states likely to decide the presidential election are expected to be released on election night , while others may come later this week .
• Results in most Rust Belt states are likely to take longer due to the influx of absentee ballots .
In Pennsylvania , which some forecasts predict will be the tipping point for the election , full results may not be announced until Friday .
• Some Sun Belt states , including Florida and Georgia , hope to have their results in full at some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fails to hold the southern states he won in 2016 , his path to reelection becomes far more difficult .
There is a chance America will not know who won the presidential election Tuesday night due to unprecedented turnout and an increased reliance on mail-in voting because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Additionally , since more Democrats have voted via absentee ballots and more Republicans have voted in-person , data show , the partial election night results in key battleground states may differ from the results when every legal ballot is tallied .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be announced , however , some battleground states like Florida and Ohio tend to report their results fairly quickly and can thus give Americans an idea of where the race may be headed as a result .
Below is a look at several states that may decide the election , when their initial results will be reported , and what they may mean for President Donald Trump , Democratic nominee Joe Biden and their respective paths to 270 electoral votes .
Of the midwestern battleground states , Ohio is likely to report most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close in the state at 7:30 p.m. , and counties are required to report all the ballots cast in the state by Election Day ( both absentee and in-person ) at 8 p.m. Trump won the state by over eight points in 2016 , but polls show the race in the state essentially tied .
Ohio will also count all absentee ballots that arrive by Nov. 13 , and counties will not release those results until the day after at the earliest , meaning that if initial results are close , then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if it looks like Trump will win the state , his margin can provide an idea of how he will fare in other midwestern states including Wisconsin , Michigan and Pennsylvania , all of which Trump won four years ago .
Ohio leans more conservative than those three , meaning that a narrow win against Biden in Ohio may not bode well for Trump , forecasts show .
Trump won Wisconsin , Michigan and Pennsylvania by a total of 77,000 votes in 2016 , winning each state by less than one point .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Wisconsin and Michigan , official results from either state are not expected on election night .
In Michigan , poll workers were only allowed to begin tabulating early ballots Monday , while in Wisconsin they can not do so until Election Day .
Official results should be released in Michigan by Nov. 6 , while Wisconsin officials have said they hope to know the state ’ s results by Wednesday morning , state officials say .
As a result of the extra time it takes to count absentee ballots , both states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But since Democratic voters have cast absentee ballots at higher rates than Republicans , results will likely trend towards Democrats in days following Election Day .
In Pennsylvania , which some forecasts predict will be the tipping point state this election , Biden leads Trump by just under five points .
But there is little chance results will be available on election night .
Over half of the state ’ s voters casted absentee ballots , which officials are not allowed to begin tabulating until Election Day , meaning that some large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , according to Pennsylvania election officials .
Election officials said that they may not tally all the ballots until Friday , Nov. 6 , meaning that if the race is close , Americans may not know whether Trump or Biden won the state until then as well .
With its 29 electoral votes , the Sunshine State is a major battleground .
Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump in Florida , but both campaigns have invested heavily there , and some forecasts still predict that the president will emerge victorious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state has experience with processing large amounts of mail-in ballots , and Americans may know the winner of the state on election night .
However , there is no official deadline , and some larger counties may elect to take slightly more time , according to the Tampa Bay Times , so results may not be finalized until Wednesday .
If absentee ballots are counted into Wednesday , expect a possible shift towards Biden since Democrats have voted by mail at slightly higher rates than Republicans across the state , the Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overcome his eight-point deficits in Michigan and Wisconsin , he must hold Arizona , North Carolina and Georgia to win reelection .
Though Biden holds a 2.6 , 1.9 and one point lead in each state , respectively , the polls are often within their margins of error , meaning that Trump is not out of contention .
In Arizona , most votes will likely be counted on election night since the state began processing its early votes this past weekend , meaning that same-night results are possible , state election officials say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported until later this week , however , so if the race remains close , the winner may not be officially announced until then , as well , according to the Phoenix New Times .
Initial results in North Carolina should be reported quickly as well .
Karen Brinson , the director of North Carolina ’ s Board of Elections , said that 80 % of the results may be reported right after polls close on election night due to voters ’ reliance on absentee ballots and early voting .
Results from votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer , she added .
Additionally , the state allows absentee ballots received by Nov. 12 to be counted , so the winner of the state may not be decided if the race remains close , according to North Carolina outlet WRAL .
Officials in Georgia think the state will also report results relatively quickly since the state started tabulating absentee ballots on Oct. 19 and since only ballots arriving from overseas can be tabulated after Election Day .
“ For races that aren ’ t too close , we ’ ll have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told WSB-TV , adding that close races should be officially called by “ Wednesday or Thursday at the latest .
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Due to differing state laws and procedures, some battleground states likely to decide the presidential election are expected to be released on election night, while others may come later this week.
Results in most Rust Belt states are likely to take longer due to the influx of absentee ballots. In Pennsylvania, which some forecasts predict will be the tipping point for the election, full results may not be announced until Friday.
Some Sun Belt states, including Florida and Georgia, hope to have their results in full at some point on election night. If Trump fails to hold the southern states he won in 2016, his path to reelection becomes far more difficult.
There is a chance America will not know who won the presidential election Tuesday night due to unprecedented turnout and an increased reliance on mail-in voting because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Additionally, since more Democrats have voted via absentee ballots and more Republicans have voted in-person, data show, the partial election night results in key battleground states may differ from the results when every legal ballot is tallied.
Even though an official winner may not be announced, however, some battleground states like Florida and Ohio tend to report their results fairly quickly and can thus give Americans an idea of where the race may be headed as a result.
Below is a look at several states that may decide the election, when their initial results will be reported, and what they may mean for President Donald Trump, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and their respective paths to 270 electoral votes.
Ohio
Of the midwestern battleground states, Ohio is likely to report most of its results the fastest. Polls close in the state at 7:30 p.m., and counties are required to report all the ballots cast in the state by Election Day (both absentee and in-person) at 8 p.m.
Trump won the state by over eight points in 2016, but polls show the race in the state essentially tied. Ohio will also count all absentee ballots that arrive by Nov. 13, and counties will not release those results until the day after at the earliest, meaning that if initial results are close, then the state may not be called.
Even if it looks like Trump will win the state, his margin can provide an idea of how he will fare in other midwestern states including Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, all of which Trump won four years ago. Ohio leans more conservative than those three, meaning that a narrow win against Biden in Ohio may not bode well for Trump, forecasts show.
The ‘Blue Wall’
Trump won Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania by a total of 77,000 votes in 2016, winning each state by less than one point.
Though Biden leads by over eight points in Wisconsin and Michigan, official results from either state are not expected on election night. In Michigan, poll workers were only allowed to begin tabulating early ballots Monday, while in Wisconsin they cannot do so until Election Day.
Official results should be released in Michigan by Nov. 6, while Wisconsin officials have said they hope to know the state’s results by Wednesday morning, state officials say.
As a result of the extra time it takes to count absentee ballots, both states may show Trump leading on election night. But since Democratic voters have cast absentee ballots at higher rates than Republicans, results will likely trend towards Democrats in days following Election Day.
In Pennsylvania, which some forecasts predict will be the tipping point state this election, Biden leads Trump by just under five points.
But there is little chance results will be available on election night. Over half of the state’s voters casted absentee ballots, which officials are not allowed to begin tabulating until Election Day, meaning that some large counties will be counting ballots throughout the week, according to Pennsylvania election officials.
Election officials said that they may not tally all the ballots until Friday, Nov. 6, meaning that if the race is close, Americans may not know whether Trump or Biden won the state until then as well.
Florida
With its 29 electoral votes, the Sunshine State is a major battleground. Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump in Florida, but both campaigns have invested heavily there, and some forecasts still predict that the president will emerge victorious.
Even if the race remains neck-and-neck, the state has experience with processing large amounts of mail-in ballots, and Americans may know the winner of the state on election night. However, there is no official deadline, and some larger counties may elect to take slightly more time, according to the Tampa Bay Times, so results may not be finalized until Wednesday.
If absentee ballots are counted into Wednesday, expect a possible shift towards Biden since Democrats have voted by mail at slightly higher rates than Republicans across the state, the Florida outlet reported.
The Sun Belt
If Trump does not overcome his eight-point deficits in Michigan and Wisconsin, he must hold Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia to win reelection.
Though Biden holds a 2.6, 1.9 and one point lead in each state, respectively, the polls are often within their margins of error, meaning that Trump is not out of contention.
In Arizona, most votes will likely be counted on election night since the state began processing its early votes this past weekend, meaning that same-night results are possible, state election officials say.
Late-arriving absentee ballots may not be reported until later this week, however, so if the race remains close, the winner may not be officially announced until then, as well, according to the Phoenix New Times.
Initial results in North Carolina should be reported quickly as well.
Karen Brinson, the director of North Carolina’s Board of Elections, said that 80% of the results may be reported right after polls close on election night due to voters’ reliance on absentee ballots and early voting. Results from votes cast on Election Day may take slightly longer, she added.
Additionally, the state allows absentee ballots received by Nov. 12 to be counted, so the winner of the state may not be decided if the race remains close, according to North Carolina outlet WRAL.
Officials in Georgia think the state will also report results relatively quickly since the state started tabulating absentee ballots on Oct. 19 and since only ballots arriving from overseas can be tabulated after Election Day.
“For races that aren’t too close, we’ll have those results on election night,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told WSB-TV, adding that close races should be officially called by “Wednesday or Thursday at the latest.”


truepundit--2020-11-03--Fear Will Fail On Election Day

Fear Will Fail On Election Day

This Tuesday , the American people will stand up to crush the Radical Left and reelect President Donald Trump .
In 2016 , the radical , anti-American establishment elites were intent on installing Hillary Clinton as the monarch who would complete the socialist agenda started during the Obama-Biden administration .
They were so close .
But a funny thing happened on the way to the coronation .
Sixty-three million patriots who rightly sensed that this was our last chance to save America , stood up and elected President Donald J. Trump .
This year ’ s defeat will be far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s reelection will be more stunning because he has withstood and overcome the most diabolical , coordinated , systematic conspiracy to undermine and overthrow a democratically elected government in history .
The plotters of this treachery include : The Democrat Party at all levels ; a corrupt media ; disloyal FBI , CIA , and other Deep State actors ; social media monopoly oligarchs ; Hollywood and entertainment celebrities ; university elites ; and the Obama administration .
For four years , they threw everything at this president but the kitchen sink @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people have prevailed .
Unable to remove the president from office , they launched a massive media-led fear campaign and incorporated it as the core of the Biden-Harris message .
The Radical Left knows that fear is a powerful mechanism of control .
People can not think or act rationally when they are constantly afraid .
Great American leaders have recognized this danger .
Facing the challenge of the Great Depression , Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously proclaimed in his 1933 inaugural address , “ …that the only thing we have to fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
” FDR fought fear .
But facing our nation ’ s challenges in 2020 , instead of fighting fear , the Democrat message has been nothing but fear—running the darkest , most pessimistic , negative , and cynical political campaign in American history .
Their fear campaign has been built upon three themes : The relentless , irrational , anti-scientific hysteria and panic about the Wuhan Virus ; the targeted and tolerated riots—enabling the burning and looting of Democrat-run cities ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hate and violence between black and white Americans .
The media has worked non-stop to incite fear and panic of the Wuhan Virus so Americans they can ’ t think straight .
Democrat governors and mayors have punished citizens by ordering unwarranted , unscientific and inhumane lockdowns—a plan designed not to protect public health , but to take down Trump .
This is Joe Biden ’ s promise of “ A dark winter.
” People are fed up with a diet of fear and lockdowns .
Americans tend to be smart and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normal people will consider two factors : How likely is it that I will contract the virus , and if I do catch it , how likely is it that I might die ?
Despite the media news blackout , the truth is slowing seeping out about real virus lethality .
The Democrat media reports on almost nothing but the number of cases but ignores the most important statistics—the likelihood of survival .
The CDC has reported the facts on the survivability rates and they are cause for optimism , not fear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus are : ages 0-19—99.99 % ; ages 20-49—99.98 % ; ages 50-69—99.5 % ; and ages 70 and over—94.6 % .
The risk of children and young adults dying from the Wuhan Virus is ‘ almost zero.
’ But the real game changer was Trump ’ s amazingly rapid recovery from the virus .
Seeing is believing , and Trump ’ s message was powerful and uplifting , “ …Don ’ t be afraid of Covid .
Don ’ t let it dominate your life .
We have developed , under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and knowledge.
” Compared to Joe Biden , who has remained fearful and isolated in a locked basement literally for six months , the contrast of how Americans should face and live with the virus was astonishing .
Biden ’ s “ dark winter ” was more than just defeatist pessimism .
It was also a glimpse into the dark soul of the Democrat Party that cynically uses human tragedy to win votes .
Jane Fonda , a leading Biden surrogate , called the coronavirus “ God ’ s gift to the Left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They revel in repeating the numbers of American fatalities and just can ’ t seem to wait for the next death to be announced .
Some of their leaders even openly rooted for Trump ’ s death from the virus .
Americans saw their hypocrisy .
Biden and Harris laid the blame of every death at Trump ’ s feet while never mentioning the record of Democrat governors like Andrew Cuomo of New York , Phil Murphy of New Jersey , and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan .
These lockdown “ champions ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our most vulnerable Americans—elderly residents of senior facilities—when they sent virus-infected people in their midst .
A federal investigation should be conducted to uncover the truth of what appears to be at the very least , criminal negligence—and hold those responsible accountable .
While casting blame , Democrats and their media refused to condemn the communist government of China , the real perpetrator , which unleashed the virus on America and the rest of the world instead of containing it .
Hunter Biden ’ s emails and revelations from his former business partner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s refusal to condemn the Chinese government is the result of being compromised by that regime .
The riots , looting , burning and destruction , which have engulfed Democrat-run cities , from Minneapolis to Philadelphia , have been tolerated , enabled and supported by the Democrats who cynically believed that the violence would benefit them politically .
The two primary radical organizations instigating the riots , Antifa and Black Lives Matter , are grounded upon the belief that the United States as a country is illegitimate , evil , inherently racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of fundamentally crippling American policing as an institution—Antifa through destroying our entire system of government and Black Lives Matter through its defund the police campaign .
Black Lives Matter is not a civil rights organization—it is a hardcore Marxist movement whose goal is to destroy American society , traditions and Judeo-Christian values .
BLM embraces violence to achieve their ends , threatening that if their demands are not met , they “ …will burn down this system and replace it.
” They practice what they preach .
Black Lives Matter is linked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 26 and Sept. 12 , 2020 .
Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris completely ignored the on-going violence , even while the mobs burned , looted , shot and destroyed during the Democratic National Convention , and Harris has praised BLM ’ s “ brilliance.
” Riots , looting and mob violence are now accepted by Democrats as acceptable responses to any perceived injustice involving the police .
Black Lives Matter now includes looting as part of their slavery reparations program—with zero criticism coming from Democrat Party leaders .
The Democrats have become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden-Harris campaign is based on inciting racial division , fear and hate .
They share with Antifa and Black Lives Matter the false ideology that America is evil and systemically racist .
The Radical Left myth that our country and police are systemically racist was the central theme of the Democratic National Convention and a key element of their party platform .
While most Americans believe in a country where we judge a person by their character and not the color of their skin , Biden has told black people that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they “ ain ’ t black ” and has proclaimed the United States to be “ systemically racist.
” And by propagating the phony systemic racism myth , the Democrats have delegitimized the police in many people ’ s eyes , justifying disobeying lawful police authority and resisting arrest—resulting in more police use-of-force incidents .
With the excuse that “ police are racists ” or “ Nazis , ” attacking and killing police officers can be rationalized .
Through perpetuating this lie and demonizing the police , Democrats and their media are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-police hatred we see today .
The 2020 Democrat campaign of fear , hatred of America , and racial division has failed .
Once again , in their contempt for America , Leftist elites have underestimated the power of the American people and the strength of their character .
In reelecting Trump , we will win a great political battle .
Our nation is on the brink , and the American people will rise to save her .
Our national celebration must also look forward to what needs to be done to preserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life .
President Trump has already shown great leadership in abolishing destructive critical race theory training for federal employees and in moving to restore patriotic American education our children ’ s classrooms .
But America is still under attack and fighting a cultural civil war .
For the past 50 years , the Marxist radical left , in various forms , has been on a mission to destroy America ’ s values , traditions , beliefs and culture .
Alarmingly , they have done a surprisingly good job , methodically assuming power and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others .
Their undermining power and influence are strong in our universities ; local school boards ; the Deep State ; district attorney , prosecutor , and elected political offices ; Hollywood and entertainment ; and both mainstream and social media .
It takes a strong American democracy to defeat Marxist totalitarianism—there is no better time to start rebuilding ours than right now .
Maurice Richards is the former Chief of the Martinsburg Police Department in West Virginia .
He served as Chief from 2015 to 2020 after 24 years as an officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Richards holds a doctorate in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University .
The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation .

This Tuesday, the American people will stand up to crush the Radical Left and reelect President Donald Trump.
In 2016, the radical, anti-American establishment elites were intent on installing Hillary Clinton as the monarch who would complete the socialist agenda started during the Obama-Biden administration. They were so close. But a funny thing happened on the way to the coronation. Sixty-three million patriots who rightly sensed that this was our last chance to save America, stood up and elected President Donald J. Trump. This year’s defeat will be far more devastating for them.
The president’s reelection will be more stunning because he has withstood and overcome the most diabolical, coordinated, systematic conspiracy to undermine and overthrow a democratically elected government in history. The plotters of this treachery include: The Democrat Party at all levels; a corrupt media; disloyal FBI, CIA, and other Deep State actors; social media monopoly oligarchs; Hollywood and entertainment celebrities; university elites; and the Obama administration. For four years, they threw everything at this president but the kitchen sink. But yet, Trump and the American people have prevailed.
Unable to remove the president from office, they launched a massive media-led fear campaign and incorporated it as the core of the Biden-Harris message. The Radical Left knows that fear is a powerful mechanism of control. People cannot think or act rationally when they are constantly afraid.
Great American leaders have recognized this danger. Facing the challenge of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously proclaimed in his 1933 inaugural address, “…that the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
FDR fought fear. But facing our nation’s challenges in 2020, instead of fighting fear, the Democrat message has been nothing but fear—running the darkest, most pessimistic, negative, and cynical political campaign in American history.
Their fear campaign has been built upon three themes: The relentless, irrational, anti-scientific hysteria and panic about the Wuhan Virus; the targeted and tolerated riots—enabling the burning and looting of Democrat-run cities; and the sinister attempt to inflame racial animosity, hate and violence between black and white Americans.
The media has worked non-stop to incite fear and panic of the Wuhan Virus so Americans they can’t think straight. Democrat governors and mayors have punished citizens by ordering unwarranted, unscientific and inhumane lockdowns—a plan designed not to protect public health, but to take down Trump. This is Joe Biden’s promise of “A dark winter.”
People are fed up with a diet of fear and lockdowns. Americans tend to be smart and practical. With any virus contagion, normal people will consider two factors: How likely is it that I will contract the virus, and if I do catch it, how likely is it that I might die?
Despite the media news blackout, the truth is slowing seeping out about real virus lethality. The Democrat media reports on almost nothing but the number of cases but ignores the most important statistics—the likelihood of survival. The CDC has reported the facts on the survivability rates and they are cause for optimism, not fear. The survival rates for people contracting the virus are: ages 0-19—99.99%; ages 20-49—99.98%; ages 50-69—99.5%; and ages 70 and over—94.6%. The risk of children and young adults dying from the Wuhan Virus is ‘almost zero.’
But the real game changer was Trump’s amazingly rapid recovery from the virus. Seeing is believing, and Trump’s message was powerful and uplifting, “…Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs and knowledge.”
Compared to Joe Biden, who has remained fearful and isolated in a locked basement literally for six months, the contrast of how Americans should face and live with the virus was astonishing.
Biden’s “dark winter” was more than just defeatist pessimism. It was also a glimpse into the dark soul of the Democrat Party that cynically uses human tragedy to win votes. Jane Fonda, a leading Biden surrogate, called the coronavirus “God’s gift to the Left” to keep stoking panic and fear. They revel in repeating the numbers of American fatalities and just can’t seem to wait for the next death to be announced. Some of their leaders even openly rooted for Trump’s death from the virus.
Americans saw their hypocrisy. Biden and Harris laid the blame of every death at Trump’s feet while never mentioning the record of Democrat governors like Andrew Cuomo of New York, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. These lockdown “champions” issued virtual death sentences to thousands of our most vulnerable Americans—elderly residents of senior facilities—when they sent virus-infected people in their midst.
A federal investigation should be conducted to uncover the truth of what appears to be at the very least, criminal negligence—and hold those responsible accountable.
While casting blame, Democrats and their media refused to condemn the communist government of China, the real perpetrator, which unleashed the virus on America and the rest of the world instead of containing it. Hunter Biden’s emails and revelations from his former business partner raise the question of whether Joe Biden’s refusal to condemn the Chinese government is the result of being compromised by that regime.
The riots, looting, burning and destruction, which have engulfed Democrat-run cities, from Minneapolis to Philadelphia, have been tolerated, enabled and supported by the Democrats who cynically believed that the violence would benefit them politically.
The two primary radical organizations instigating the riots, Antifa and Black Lives Matter, are grounded upon the belief that the United States as a country is illegitimate, evil, inherently racist and irredeemable. Both share the goal of fundamentally crippling American policing as an institution—Antifa through destroying our entire system of government and Black Lives Matter through its defund the police campaign.
Black Lives Matter is not a civil rights organization—it is a hardcore Marxist movement whose goal is to destroy American society, traditions and Judeo-Christian values. BLM embraces violence to achieve their ends, threatening that if their demands are not met, they “…will burn down this system and replace it.” They practice what they preach. Black Lives Matter is linked to 91% of the 637 riots between May 26 and Sept. 12, 2020.
Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris completely ignored the on-going violence, even while the mobs burned, looted, shot and destroyed during the Democratic National Convention, and Harris has praised BLM’s “brilliance.” Riots, looting and mob violence are now accepted by Democrats as acceptable responses to any perceived injustice involving the police. Black Lives Matter now includes looting as part of their slavery reparations program—with zero criticism coming from Democrat Party leaders.
The Democrats have become a party that despises America, and the Biden-Harris campaign is based on inciting racial division, fear and hate. They share with Antifa and Black Lives Matter the false ideology that America is evil and systemically racist. The Radical Left myth that our country and police are systemically racist was the central theme of the Democratic National Convention and a key element of their party platform.
While most Americans believe in a country where we judge a person by their character and not the color of their skin, Biden has told black people that if they don’t vote for him, they “ain’t black” and has proclaimed the United States to be “systemically racist.”
And by propagating the phony systemic racism myth, the Democrats have delegitimized the police in many people’s eyes, justifying disobeying lawful police authority and resisting arrest—resulting in more police use-of-force incidents. With the excuse that “police are racists” or “Nazis,” attacking and killing police officers can be rationalized.
Through perpetuating this lie and demonizing the police, Democrats and their media are responsible for the violence, lawlessness and anti-police hatred we see today.
The 2020 Democrat campaign of fear, hatred of America, and racial division has failed. Once again, in their contempt for America, Leftist elites have underestimated the power of the American people and the strength of their character.
In reelecting Trump, we will win a great political battle. Our nation is on the brink, and the American people will rise to save her. Our national celebration must also look forward to what needs to be done to preserve our victory and the American Way of Life.
President Trump has already shown great leadership in abolishing destructive critical race theory training for federal employees and in moving to restore patriotic American education our children’s classrooms.
But America is still under attack and fighting a cultural civil war. For the past 50 years, the Marxist radical left, in various forms, has been on a mission to destroy America’s values, traditions, beliefs and culture.
Alarmingly, they have done a surprisingly good job, methodically assuming power and control of many vital institutions and infiltrating others. Their undermining power and influence are strong in our universities; local school boards; the Deep State; district attorney, prosecutor, and elected political offices; Hollywood and entertainment; and both mainstream and social media.
It takes a strong American democracy to defeat Marxist totalitarianism—there is no better time to start rebuilding ours than right now.
Maurice Richards is the former Chief of the Martinsburg Police Department in West Virginia. He served as Chief from 2015 to 2020 after 24 years as an officer and lieutenant in the Chicago Police Department. Richards holds a doctorate in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University.
The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.


truepundit--2020-11-03--An ‘Elevated Risk’ For Possible Election Day Conflicts More Likely In Isolated Incidents, Expert Say

An ‘Elevated Risk’ For Possible Election Day Conflicts More Likely In Isolated Incidents, Expert Says

There is an “ elevated ” possibility of conflict in the two weeks around the election , though it will likely be “ low-level noise ” rather than extreme violence , an extremism expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Even though there are several calls for direct action circulating on the internet , “ it ’ s not quite as widespread or fervent as it could be , ” Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism Director Brian Levin told the DCNF .
Some experts are concerned about public officials being targeted , Levin said , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to early voting and that the real potential risk lies with unpredictable individuals .
“ Despite the chatter about organized groups like known militias and self-appointed poll watchers showing up , a lower , yet festering risk of more pronounced violence continues to also be from more impulsive and disgruntled characters who are mostly hidden , ” Levin told the DCNF .
“ They operate more stealthily as armed smaller associations or loners who see their status eroding and they are the true wild cards , ” Levin added .
Levin said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a car accident on their way to the polls than from a violent dispute at a polling location .
“ If the president prevails in his bid for re-election , there is a risk of violence of the kind we saw in various cities this spring , as the hard left amps up for an insurgency , ” Levin said .
If President Donald Trump wins re-election , the places “ most at-risk from hard left ” will be Democratic cities where violent demonstrations have already happened such as Portland , Oregon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D.C. ; New York City ; Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; and the Bay Area of California , Levin told the DCNF .
When data shows that there might be a Republican to Democratic flip , the potential for violence increases prior to the election , according to Levin .
Increased potential for violence will likely last through the new year because the “ extreme armed hard right ( not conservatives of good-will ) will likely regroup as an insurgency , ” Levin said .
“ I ’ d look to places where we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflictual protests , and tight races , but the greatest likelihood is really from more sporadic low-level incivility if anything , ” Levin told the DCNF .
“ Again , it ’ s the wild card I worry about , which is less far less likely , but more threatening.
” If Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins , Levin said he would “ expect to see some ‘ back in your face ’ conflicts ” in Democratic cities as “ revenge from hard right.
” Police Departments in major cities would not say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and violence surrounding the election though multiple cities have seen extended periods of civil unrest through the summer , the DCNF reported .

There is an “elevated” possibility of conflict in the two weeks around the election, though it will likely be “low-level noise” rather than extreme violence, an extremism expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Even though there are several calls for direct action circulating on the internet, “it’s not quite as widespread or fervent as it could be,” Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism Director Brian Levin told the DCNF.
Some experts are concerned about public officials being targeted, Levin said, but large crowds have been somewhat avoided due to early voting and that the real potential risk lies with unpredictable individuals.
“Despite the chatter about organized groups like known militias and self-appointed poll watchers showing up, a lower, yet festering risk of more pronounced violence continues to also be from more impulsive and disgruntled characters who are mostly hidden,” Levin told the DCNF.
“They operate more stealthily as armed smaller associations or loners who see their status eroding and they are the true wild cards,” Levin added.
Levin said that voters are more likely to be injured in a car accident on their way to the polls than from a violent dispute at a polling location.
“If the president prevails in his bid for re-election, there is a risk of violence of the kind we saw in various cities this spring, as the hard left amps up for an insurgency,” Levin said.
If President Donald Trump wins re-election, the places “most at-risk from [the] hard left” will be Democratic cities where violent demonstrations have already happened such as Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Washington, D.C.; New York City; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Bay Area of California, Levin told the DCNF.
When data shows that there might be a Republican to Democratic flip, the potential for violence increases prior to the election, according to Levin. Increased potential for violence will likely last through the new year because the “extreme armed hard right (not conservatives of good-will) will likely regroup as an insurgency,” Levin said.
“I’d look to places where we’ve seen militia organizing, prior conflictual protests, and tight races, but the greatest likelihood is really from more sporadic low-level incivility if anything,” Levin told the DCNF. “Again, it’s the wild card I worry about, which is less far less likely, but more threatening.”
If Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins, Levin said he would “expect to see some ‘back in your face’ conflicts” in Democratic cities as “revenge from [the] hard right.”
Police Departments in major cities would not say how they are preparing for potential protests and violence surrounding the election though multiple cities have seen extended periods of civil unrest through the summer, the DCNF reported.


truepundit--2020-11-03--CDC says people sick with COVID-19 can break quarantine to vote in-person

Coronavirus patients can break quarantine Tuesday to vote in person , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC @ @ @ @ @ Voters have the right to vote , regardless of whether they are sick or in @ @ @ @ @ stressed in safe-voting guidance posted Sunday .
While having the right to do so , @ @ @ @ @ “ should take steps to protect poll workers and other voters , ” the health @ @ @ @ @ includes wearing a mask , staying at least 6 feet away from others , and @ @ @ @ @ hand sanitizer before and after voting , ” the CDC guidance said .
“ You @ @ @ @ @ know that you are sick or in quarantine when you arrive at the polling location @ @ @ @ @ .
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Coronavirus patients can break quarantine Tuesday to vote in person, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed.
“Voters have the right to vote, regardless of whether they are sick or in quarantine,” the CDC stressed in safe-voting guidance posted Sunday.
While having the right to do so, those infected by the contagion “should take steps to protect poll workers and other voters,” the health agency said.
“This includes wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet away from others, and washing your hands or using hand sanitizer before and after voting,” the CDC guidance said.
“You should also let poll workers know that you are sick or in quarantine when you arrive at the polling location,” the agency said. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--Trump Shares He May Fire Fauci Post-Election After Chant Breaks Out at Rally

President Donald Trump might fire Dr. Anthony Fauci , a member of the White House coronavirus task force , if @ @ @ @ @ claiming Americans “ won ’ t hear too much ” about the coronavirus pandemic starting @ @ @ @ @ broke out at Trump ’ s rally late Sunday in Florida .
“ Fire Fauci @ @ @ @ @ .
The president then said in response , “ Don ’ t tell anybody , @ @ @ @ @ a little bit after the election .
I appreciate the advice.
” Trump also suggested @ @ @ @ @ on a lot ” but that he is “ a nice man.
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President Donald Trump might fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, if he wins reelection.
After claiming Americans “won’t hear too much” about the coronavirus pandemic starting Nov. 4, a chant broke out at Trump’s rally late Sunday in Florida. “Fire Fauci!” the crowd shouted.
The president then said in response, “Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election. I appreciate the advice.”
Trump also suggested Fauci has been “wrong on a lot” but that he is “a nice man.”
Fauci has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, advising six presidents on domestic and global health issues. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--“Non-Scalable” Fence Built Around White House, 250 Soldiers On Standby To Handle Election Night Chao

“Non-Scalable” Fence Built Around White House, 250 Soldiers On Standby To Handle Election Night Chaos

President Trump is bracing for a surge of post-election day unrest in the US by building a “ non-scalable ” @ @ @ @ @ complex , according to CNN .
“ The White House on lockdown : A federal @ @ @ @ @ that beginning tomorrow , crews will build a ‘ non-scalable ’ fence to secure the @ @ @ @ @ Lafayette Square , ” said NBC White House correspondent Geoff Bennett .
The network reported @ @ @ @ @ the White House would be similar to the barrier erected to create a perimeter surrounding @ @ @ @ @ to the barrier erected in the aftermath .
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President Trump is bracing for a surge of post-election day unrest in the US by building a “non-scalable” barrier surrounding the White House complex, according to CNN.
“The White House on lockdown: A federal law enforcement source tells NBC that beginning tomorrow, crews will build a ‘non-scalable’ fence to secure the WH complex, Ellipse and Lafayette Square,” said NBC White House correspondent Geoff Bennett.
The White House on lockdown: A federal law enforcement source tells NBC that beginning tomorrow, crews will build a “non-scalable” fence to secure the WH complex, Ellipse and Lafayette Square. 250 National Guardsmen have been put on standby, reporting to Metro Police officials. — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) November 2, 2020
The network reported that the temporary fence surrounding the White House would be similar to the barrier erected to create a perimeter surrounding the White House, similar to the barrier erected in the aftermath. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--Oregon Is On The Verge Of Decriminalizing Heroin, Cocaine, And LSD

In a move we are sure won ’ t have any negative repercussions on the state ’ s quality of life going forward , Oregon looks slated to the be the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize “ hard drugs ” like heroin , cocaine and LSD .
The move could come as part of a ballot measure that voters will decide on during election day .
The initiative , called Measure 110 , could “ drastically change ” the state ’ s justice system , ABC News noted .
Those who are caught with hard drugs would now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 fine or attending new addition recovery centers , paid for with taxes from retail marijuana sales .
Under the new measure , possession of less than 1 gram of heroin or meth , 2 grams of cocaine , 12 grams of psilocybin , 40 doses of LSD , oxycodone or methadone and 1 gram of MDMA would all be decriminalized .
Countries like Portugal , the Netherlands and Switzerland have already implemented similar decriminalizations .
In Portgual , the change saw “ no surge ” in new drug use .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people in the country treated for addiction rose 20 % between 2001 and 2008 .
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In a move we are sure won’t have any negative repercussions on the state’s quality of life going forward, Oregon looks slated to the be the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize “hard drugs” like heroin, cocaine and LSD.
The move could come as part of a ballot measure that voters will decide on during election day.
The initiative, called Measure 110, could “drastically change” the state’s justice system, ABC News noted. Those who are caught with hard drugs would now have the option of paying a $100 fine or attending new addition recovery centers, paid for with taxes from retail marijuana sales.
Under the new measure, possession of less than 1 gram of heroin or meth, 2 grams of cocaine, 12 grams of psilocybin, 40 doses of LSD, oxycodone or methadone and 1 gram of MDMA would all be decriminalized.
Countries like Portugal, the Netherlands and Switzerland have already implemented similar decriminalizations. In Portgual, the change saw “no surge” in new drug use. In fact, drug deaths fell while the number of people in the country treated for addiction rose 20% between 2001 and 2008. Then, the number stabilized.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--Joe Biden’s Twitter Followers Include 100K ‘Sock Puppets’ From Foreign Troll Farms

Hold up .
We were told that the social media giants would oversee , like the benevolent dictators they are , this election season .
There would be no funny stuff allowed , they promised .
They would hold their velvet hammers over the heads of anyone who gained an advantage through social media chicanery .
Never again would Russian troll farms be able to buy $ 150,000 worth of Facebook ads , most of which ran after the election , to sway uh , ex post facto voters for that Russian Secret Agent Donald Trump .
After 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in a “ new kind of information warfare.
” Fast-forward to August of 2020 .
Newsweek reports that ’ s when somebody bought Joe Biden a pool of Indian Twitter fake followers to make his following look larger and to amplify his messages on social media .
Eventually , those fake followers numbered “ more than 100,000 ” of his 11.8 million followers .
So where are the foreign election interference scolds ?
Where is all that talk of weaponization of information warfare ?
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Hold up. We were told that the social media giants would oversee, like the benevolent dictators they are, this election season. There would be no funny stuff allowed, they promised. They would hold their velvet hammers over the heads of anyone who gained an advantage through social media chicanery. Never again would Russian troll farms be able to buy $150,000 worth of Facebook ads, most of which ran after the election, to sway uh, ex post facto voters for that Russian Secret Agent Donald Trump.
After 2016, outraged professors labeled the practice “weaponization” in a “new kind of information warfare.”
But that’s so passé.
Fast-forward to August of 2020. Newsweek reports that’s when somebody bought Joe Biden a pool of Indian Twitter fake followers to make his following look larger and to amplify his messages on social media. Eventually, those fake followers numbered “more than 100,000” of his 11.8 million followers.
Interesting. It’s all so clear to me now. pic.twitter.com/fbUi22vgEh — Victoria Taft (Parler & FB and 5VTaftShow-Insta) (@VictoriaTaft) November 2, 2020
So where are the foreign election interference scolds? Where is all that talk of weaponization of information warfare? – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--‘CommonPass’: New COVID-19 Security Measures Will Make Health A Prerequisite For Travel

As the multi-sector , global response to the coronavirus tightens the noose around civil liberties , CommonPass stands out as one of the most appalling and dangerous attacks on basic human rights in the name of public health .
Imagine standing at a TSA security checkpoint on your way home for the holidays .
You ’ re getting ready to go through the awkward travel procedures instituted almost immediately after 9/11 when the Transportation and Security Administration ( TSA ) was created and air travel in the United States morphed into a search and seizure operation with the implied possibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initial outrage such expressions of implicit state violence caused early on eventually gave way to begrudging acceptance .
But now , a new layer of “ security , ” that could restrict freedom of movement even further , is being rolled out at several ports of entry in partnership with health technology industry leaders , academic institutions , and government health entities in more than three dozen countries .
A new digital certificate called CommonPass , designed to serve as a clearance mechanism for passengers based on a health diagnosis underwent its first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watchful eye of the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) at Heathrow Airport in London .
There , a group of select participants embarked on United flight 15 to Newark , New Jersey after being screened and tested for COVID-19 at the point of departure in a largely ceremonial exercise that included initiative co-founders , Paul Meyer and Bradley Perkins .
The app ’ s first trial run took place with much less media fanfare last month on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beginning of the CommonPass pilot project launched by The Commons Project non-profit organization in-tandem with the World Economic Forum .
Travel industry insiders claim that CommonPass will allow international travel to resume before a COVID-19 vaccine is made widely available by applying standard methods for certification of lab results and vaccination records of travelers through the CommonPass Framework , based on criteria set by the governments of each port of entry .
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As the multi-sector, global response to the coronavirus tightens the noose around civil liberties, CommonPass stands out as one of the most appalling and dangerous attacks on basic human rights in the name of public health.
Imagine standing at a TSA security checkpoint on your way home for the holidays. You’re getting ready to go through the awkward travel procedures instituted almost immediately after 9/11 when the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) was created and air travel in the United States morphed into a search and seizure operation with the implied possibility of your detention and interrogation.
The initial outrage such expressions of implicit state violence caused early on eventually gave way to begrudging acceptance. But now, a new layer of “security,” that could restrict freedom of movement even further, is being rolled out at several ports of entry in partnership with health technology industry leaders, academic institutions, and government health entities in more than three dozen countries.
A new digital certificate called CommonPass, designed to serve as a clearance mechanism for passengers based on a health diagnosis underwent its first transatlantic test on October 21 under the watchful eye of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Heathrow Airport in London. There, a group of select participants embarked on United flight 15 to Newark, New Jersey after being screened and tested for COVID-19 at the point of departure in a largely ceremonial exercise that included initiative co-founders, Paul Meyer and Bradley Perkins.
The app’s first trial run took place with much less media fanfare last month on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Hong Kong to Singapore and marked the beginning of the CommonPass pilot project launched by The Commons Project non-profit organization in-tandem with the World Economic Forum.
Travel industry insiders claim that CommonPass will allow international travel to resume before a COVID-19 vaccine is made widely available by applying standard methods for certification of lab results and vaccination records of travelers through the CommonPass Framework, based on criteria set by the governments of each port of entry. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--Harris Promotes ‘Equity’ In New Video, Gets Ripped For Going ‘Woke Marxist’ Hours Before Election Da

Harris Promotes ‘Equity’ In New Video, Gets Ripped For Going ‘Woke Marxist’ Hours Before Election Day

With the presidential election less than 48 hours away , Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) has released an animated video explaining away the difference between “ equality ” and “ equity.
” “ Equality suggests , ‘ Oh , everyone should get the same amount.
’ The problem with that , not everybody ’ s starting out from the same place , ” said Harris .
“ So if we ’ re all getting the same amount , but you started out back there , and I started out over here , we could get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re still going to be that far back behind me.
” “ It ’ s about giving people the resources and the support they need so that everyone can be on equal footing , and then compete on equal footing .
Equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place , ” said Harris .
While Harris doesn ’ t explicitly endorse “ equity ” — she never endorses anything in the video , for that matter — the California senator ’ s parting words , in which everyone ends “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompted right-leaning accounts to blast her for sounding like a communist.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

With the presidential election less than 48 hours away, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has released an animated video explaining away the difference between “equality” and “equity.”
“Equality suggests, ‘Oh, everyone should get the same amount.’ The problem with that, not everybody’s starting out from the same place,” said Harris. “So if we’re all getting the same amount, but you started out back there, and I started out over here, we could get the same amount, but you’re still going to be that far back behind me.”
“It’s about giving people the resources and the support they need so that everyone can be on equal footing, and then compete on equal footing. Equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place,” said Harris.
There’s a big difference between equality and equity. pic.twitter.com/n3XfQyjLNe — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 1, 2020
While Harris doesn’t explicitly endorse “equity” — she never endorses anything in the video, for that matter — the California senator’s parting words, in which everyone ends “up in the same place,” prompted right-leaning accounts to blast her for sounding like a communist.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--Clergy Slam Newsom for Targeting Churches as Dodgers Fans Run Wild

California clergy challenging state coronavirus restrictions ripped Democratic leaders for targeting churches as large crowds gathered in the streets after the Dodgers ’ World Series championship .
“ How dare Los Angeles County food and garbage inspectors issue $ 1,000 fines to Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church because the parish let 11 women into their spacious sanctuary to pray , while county officials turn a blind eye to revelry in the streets , with massive crowds shouting and chanting in close proximity over a period of hours , ” Paul Jonna , special counsel for the Thomas More Society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thousands rioted and looted in Los Angeles after the Dodgers ’ World Series victory on Tuesday .
Despite multiple arrests and the condemnation of the Los Angeles Police Department , Gov .
Gavin Newsom ( D. ) tweeted a congratulatory note to the Dodgers without mentioning the violent crowds .
Newsom ’ s office declined to comment on the size of the crowd .
Los Angeles County said mass celebrations have been linked to the spread of the virus .
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California clergy challenging state coronavirus restrictions ripped Democratic leaders for targeting churches as large crowds gathered in the streets after the Dodgers’ World Series championship.
“How dare Los Angeles County food and garbage inspectors issue $1,000 fines to Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church because the parish let 11 women into their spacious sanctuary to pray, while county officials turn a blind eye to revelry in the streets, with massive crowds shouting and chanting in close proximity over a period of hours,” Paul Jonna, special counsel for the Thomas More Society, told the Washington Free Beacon.
Thousands rioted and looted in Los Angeles after the Dodgers’ World Series victory on Tuesday. Despite multiple arrests and the condemnation of the Los Angeles Police Department, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) tweeted a congratulatory note to the Dodgers without mentioning the violent crowds.
In photos: Dodgers World Series celebration in Downtown Los Angeles Tuesday night. pic.twitter.com/rM3MjwssqL — JP (@jaypowers__) October 28, 2020
Newsom’s office declined to comment on the size of the crowd.
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truepundit--2020-11-03--‘He Flip-Flopped’: Dr. Fauci’s Restaurant-Owning Relatives Are Done With His Lockdown Message

Dr. Anthony Fauci ’ s cousin , a restaurateur in New York , is bemoaning his famous relative ’ s continued talk of restrictions and lockdowns to fight the coronavirus pandemic .
Fauci , 79 , is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , and had a heavy influence on the Trump administration ’ s response to the coronavirus early on .
He ’ s also been one of the chief proponents of restrictive lockdown measures to slow the pandemic ’ s spread .
His cousin , also named Anthony Fauci , is the 84-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Island .
“ They shouldn ’ t do the lockdowns .
Especially now .
If you don ’ t abide by the rules … shut that area down , but don ’ t shut down the whole industry , ” the Staten Island Fauci told the New York Post .
His son , Joe Fauci , now runs his New York restaurant and shares his father ’ s opinion on continued restrictions and burdens placed on business .
“ In the beginning , I thought was fabulous , but then a few times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had us all locked down at a tremendous rate , ” Joe told the Post .
“ They should have loosened things up when it was slowing down in the summer .
Everything else was loosening up except the restaurant business.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci’s cousin, a restaurateur in New York, is bemoaning his famous relative’s continued talk of restrictions and lockdowns to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Fauci, 79, is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and had a heavy influence on the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus early on. He’s also been one of the chief proponents of restrictive lockdown measures to slow the pandemic’s spread. His cousin, also named Anthony Fauci, is the 84-year-old founder of La Fontana restaurant in Staten Island.
“They shouldn’t do the lockdowns. Especially now. If you don’t abide by the rules … shut that area down, but don’t shut down the whole industry,” the Staten Island Fauci told the New York Post. His son, Joe Fauci, now runs his New York restaurant and shares his father’s opinion on continued restrictions and burdens placed on business.
“In the beginning, I thought [Dr. Fauci] was fabulous, but then a few times he flip-flopped on different things. He had us all locked down at a tremendous rate,” Joe told the Post. “They should have loosened things up when it was slowing down in the summer. Everything else was loosening up except the restaurant business.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-03--Pelosi: ‘I feel very confident that Joe Biden will be elected president on Tuesday’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi projected Thursday that Joe Biden would win the White House and said Democrats are ready to work with him on a transition agenda to tackle the coronavirus pandemic , address the economic fallout and pass an infrastructure plan .
“ I feel very confident that Joe Biden will be elected president on Tuesday , ” Pelosi , D-Calif. , said at a news conference at the Capitol , while acknowledging counting votes may continue past Nov. 3 .
“ On Jan. 20 , he will be inaugurated president of the United States .
So while we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or assume anything , we have to be ready for how we ’ re going to go down a different path.
” She said Democrats have a science-based approach to crush the virus .
“ We are confident .
We are calm .
And we are prepared .
We are ready , ” Pelosi said of the election .
Pelosi praised the wave of early voting underway as a “ joy to behold.
” But she also warned Americans to no longer send their absentee ballots in the mail because it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggesting voters should either vote in person or drop off their ballots at designated locations .
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi projected Thursday that Joe Biden would win the White House and said Democrats are ready to work with him on a transition agenda to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, address the economic fallout and pass an infrastructure plan.
“I feel very confident that Joe Biden will be elected president on Tuesday,” Pelosi, D-Calif., said at a news conference at the Capitol, while acknowledging counting votes may continue past Nov. 3.
“On Jan. 20, he will be inaugurated president of the United States. So while we don’t want to be overconfident or assume anything, we have to be ready for how we’re going to go down a different path.”
She said Democrats have a science-based approach to crush the virus.
“We are confident. We are calm. And we are prepared. We are ready,” Pelosi said of the election.
Pelosi praised the wave of early voting underway as a “joy to behold.” But she also warned Americans to no longer send their absentee ballots in the mail because it’s too late to get them counted, suggesting voters should either vote in person or drop off their ballots at designated locations. – READ MORE
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