truepundit--2020-12-29--Police Investigating Suspicious Vehicle ‘Playing Audio Similar To Christmas Day Explosion In Nashvil

Police Investigating Suspicious Vehicle ‘Playing Audio Similar To Christmas Day Explosion In Nashville’

Deputies in Tennessee closed off a stretch of highway on Sunday to investigate a suspicious truck that blared audio similar to that of the RV in Nashville that exploded on Christmas Day .
“ Sheriff ’ s deputies in Rutherford and Wilson Counties are investigating a box truck parked at a convenience store playing audio similar to what was heard before the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville , ” Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh told the Washington Examiner .
“ The driver traveled from Rutherford County into Wilson County where he was stopped by deputies and detained.
” A robot was dispatched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truck , which was captured in photographs .
No explosive devices were found inside the vehicle , and the exact words of the audio were not immediately revealed by law enforcement , according to the Examiner .
Authorities Rutherford and Wilson referenced the suspicious RV in Nashville , Tennessee , that detonated following warnings to the public to evacuate the area .
The suspected bomber , Anthony Quinn Warner , was reportedly killed during the explosion , which damaged dozens of businesses around a prominent city strip , the FBI said , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found in the beginning stages of the blast investigation and those were later confirmed to belong to Warner , ABC reported .
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Deputies in Tennessee closed off a stretch of highway on Sunday to investigate a suspicious truck that blared audio similar to that of the RV in Nashville that exploded on Christmas Day.
“Sheriff’s deputies in Rutherford and Wilson Counties are investigating a box truck parked at a convenience store playing audio similar to what was heard before the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville,” Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh told the Washington Examiner. “The driver traveled from Rutherford County into Wilson County where he was stopped by deputies and detained.”
This photo provided by Jimmy Corn shows the “suspicious vehicle,” which appears to be a white box truck. pic.twitter.com/8hugd44enw — Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowWKRN) December 27, 2020
A robot was dispatched by deputies to probe the white box truck, which was captured in photographs. No explosive devices were found inside the vehicle, and the exact words of the audio were not immediately revealed by law enforcement, according to the Examiner.
Robot approaching box truck on Murfreesboro Rd. @WSMV pic.twitter.com/Fe1hFLNU1j — Brittany Weiner (@brittweinerTV) December 27, 2020
Authorities Rutherford and Wilson referenced the suspicious RV in Nashville, Tennessee, that detonated following warnings to the public to evacuate the area. The suspected bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner, was reportedly killed during the explosion, which damaged dozens of businesses around a prominent city strip, the FBI said, according to ABC News.
Human remains were found in the beginning stages of the blast investigation and those were later confirmed to belong to Warner, ABC reported.
The #FBI and #ATF are seeking info concerning the owner of the RV, Anthony Quinn Warner, linked to the explosion in downtown Nashville on Friday morning. Recognize him? Call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at https://t.co/hG6KFmQ7dG. @FBI @ATFHQ @ATFNashville pic.twitter.com/o8fqiHkATl — FBI Memphis (@FBIMemphis) December 28, 2020
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truepundit--2020-12-29--Illegal Immigrants In Virginia Can Apply For Driver Privilege Cards Starting Jan. 1

Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1 , 2020 , according to the state ’ s Department of Motor Vehicles .
Advocates of the permits claim the issue is in the interest of public safety , NBC Washington reported .
Virginia ’ s General Assembly , which has a Democratic majority , passed the legislation allowing the cards in March .
Non-citizens will be able to apply for driver privilege cards if they are a resident of Virginia ; if they have reported income from Virginia sources in the last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and if their driving privilege is not suspended or revoked in Virginia or elsewhere , according to the DMV .
The state-issued driver privilege cards can not be used for entering federal buildings or boarding flights since they are not REAL-ID compliant , according to the DMV .
Applicants are also not eligible to receive commercial driver ’ s licenses or formal identification cards .
Driver privilege card applicants must provide two forms of identification and two proofs of residency in Virginia , according to the DMV .
Applicants also have to show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their taxpayer identification number and their tax return documentation .
Applicants must pass a vision test and some will need to take a two-part road knowledge exam and driving test , according to the DMV .
The exams are only given in English , so applicants are allowed to have a translator present .
The driver privilege card is valid for two years and the application fee costs $ 50 , according to the DMV .
Supporters of the permits are concerned the identification will make illegal immigrants more susceptible to detention by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stops , the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported .
Meanwhile , Federation for American Immigration Reform spokesman Matthew Tragesser previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation : “ Giving any form of driving privileges to illegal aliens not only undermines public safety but national security as well.
” “ Providing these cards incentivizes more illegal immigration , rewards law breakers , and jeopardizes our national security , ” Tragesser continued .
The cards look slightly different than normal Virginia licenses and provide information about the illegal immigrants to the DMV .

Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1, 2020, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
Advocates of the permits claim the issue is in the interest of public safety, NBC Washington reported. Virginia’s General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority, passed the legislation allowing the cards in March.
Non-citizens will be able to apply for driver privilege cards if they are a resident of Virginia; if they have reported income from Virginia sources in the last year or were claimed as a dependent; and if their driving privilege is not suspended or revoked in Virginia or elsewhere, according to the DMV.
Virginia’s new driver privilege cards for noncitizens bring a mix of relief and anxiety to advocates of immigrants rights.https://t.co/SjvGii69Xa — WTOP (@WTOP) December 26, 2020
The state-issued driver privilege cards cannot be used for entering federal buildings or boarding flights since they are not REAL-ID compliant, according to the DMV. Applicants are also not eligible to receive commercial driver’s licenses or formal identification cards.
Driver privilege card applicants must provide two forms of identification and two proofs of residency in Virginia, according to the DMV. Applicants also have to show proof of their Social Security number or their taxpayer identification number and their tax return documentation.
Applicants must pass a vision test and some will need to take a two-part road knowledge exam and driving test, according to the DMV. The exams are only given in English, so applicants are allowed to have a translator present.
The driver privilege card is valid for two years and the application fee costs $50, according to the DMV.
Supporters of the permits are concerned the identification will make illegal immigrants more susceptible to detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during traffic stops, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Meanwhile, Federation for American Immigration Reform spokesman Matthew Tragesser previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation: “Giving any form of driving privileges to illegal aliens not only undermines public safety but national security as well.”
“Providing these cards incentivizes more illegal immigration, rewards law breakers, and jeopardizes our national security, ” Tragesser continued.
The cards look slightly different than normal Virginia licenses and provide information about the illegal immigrants to the DMV.


truepundit--2020-12-29--NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Police Checks for UK Travellers, $1,000 Fines for Breaking Quaran

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Police Checks for UK Travellers, $1,000 Fines for Breaking Quarantine

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that travellers from the United Kingdom will face home visits from police officers to enforce a quarantine order against Britons .
The left-wing Mayor said that the quarantine was in response to the supposedly new mutations of the Chinese coronavirus found in the UK .
Those deemed to be in violation of the order will face $ 1,000 fines for each day of non-compliance in New York City .
While all travellers to the city will face quarantine orders and be subjected to fines , those coming from the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks from sheriff ’ s deputies .
“ We ’ re going to have sheriff ’ s deputies go to the home or the hotel of every single traveller coming in from the UK , ” de Blasio said per CBS New York .
“ We don ’ t want to , but if you don ’ t follow quarantine you ’ re endangering everyone else in the city right as we ’ re fighting the second wave , ” de Blasio said .
Currently , the United States has not issued a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , after the British government announced the discovery of a mutated version of the coronavirus , around 50 countries have suspended travel from the UK.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that travellers from the United Kingdom will face home visits from police officers to enforce a quarantine order against Britons.
The left-wing Mayor said that the quarantine was in response to the supposedly new mutations of the Chinese coronavirus found in the UK. Those deemed to be in violation of the order will face $1,000 fines for each day of non-compliance in New York City.
While all travellers to the city will face quarantine orders and be subjected to fines, those coming from the UK will be singled out for police spot checks from sheriff’s deputies.
“We’re going to have sheriff’s deputies go to the home or the hotel of every single traveller coming in from the UK,” de Blasio said per CBS New York.
“We don’t want to, but if you don’t follow quarantine you’re endangering everyone else in the city right as we’re fighting the second wave,” de Blasio said.
Currently, the United States has not issued a blanket travel ban on British travellers, however, after the British government announced the discovery of a mutated version of the coronavirus, around 50 countries have suspended travel from the UK.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--Congress’s Backdoor Change to Paycheck Protection Program Is Shameful

Small businesses are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic , as research from Harvard shows small business revenue in November was 32 percent lower than in January .
The last thing these struggling businesses need is for the banking industry to capture relief funds meant to help them meet payroll .
Unfortunately , that is what Congress is doing in the latest COVID relief bill , which rewrites the Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) after the fact to help banks at the expense of small businesses .
In essence , Section 340 on page 2202 ( hidden deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shifts paying agent fees from the banks who were supposed to pay small business agents , who help companies obtain and comply with PPP loans , to the small businesses themselves who hadn ’ t planned for this extra expense .
Previous legislation explicitly tasked the banks with paying these fees , not small businesses , because the loans are meant to reduce small businesses ’ costs .
Forcing entrepreneurs to pay these loans out of pocket undermines the PPP ’ s intent and hurts businesses that are barely staying open .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change , but it will cost small businesses $ 3.7 billion in fees .
Congress is being captured at the 11th hour by special interest groups who want to line their pockets at the expense of entrepreneurs who can ’ t spend millions on lobbying .
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Small businesses are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, as research from Harvard shows small business revenue in November was 32 percent lower than in January. The last thing these struggling businesses need is for the banking industry to capture relief funds meant to help them meet payroll.
Unfortunately, that is what Congress is doing in the latest COVID relief bill, which rewrites the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) after the fact to help banks at the expense of small businesses. In essence, Section 340 on page 2202 (hidden deep in the bill to avoid scrutiny) shifts paying agent fees from the banks who were supposed to pay small business agents, who help companies obtain and comply with PPP loans, to the small businesses themselves who hadn’t planned for this extra expense.
Previous legislation explicitly tasked the banks with paying these fees, not small businesses, because the loans are meant to reduce small businesses’ costs. Forcing entrepreneurs to pay these loans out of pocket undermines the PPP’s intent and hurts businesses that are barely staying open.
At first, this seems like an insignificant change, but it will cost small businesses $3.7 billion in fees. Congress is being captured at the 11th hour by special interest groups who want to line their pockets at the expense of entrepreneurs who can’t spend millions on lobbying. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--“I’m Going To Get In Trouble For Saying This”: Biden “Unlikely” To Cancel $50K In Student Loan Debt

President-Elect Joe Biden has been under pressure from the far Left within his party to cancel all student debt as one of his first acts in office after January 20 .
For example earlier this month a proposed Schumer-Warren plan demanded immediate student debt forgiveness of $ 50,000 for each and every borrower ( with the exception of course for all who ’ ve previously dutifully paid off their debt ) .
They are demanding he do this via a sweeping executive order , with some progressives going so far as to push for a total debt forgiveness by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
By middle of this week Biden belatedly addressed the growing controversy head-on in an interview with The Washington Post which no doubt added fuel to the fire of Progressive outrage .
Biden said , “ I ’ m going to get in trouble for saying this .
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it ’ s arguable that the president may have the executive power to forgive up to $ 50,000 in student debt… Well , I think that ’ s pretty questionable .
I ’ m unsure of that .
I ’ d be unlikely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is : there won ’ t be a belated Christmas gift of more “ free money ” the far Left demands , though he has signaled he ’ ll stick by his more modest plan to forgive a smaller amount of up to $ 10,000 .
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President-Elect Joe Biden has been under pressure from the far Left within his party to cancel all student debt as one of his first acts in office after January 20. For example earlier this month a proposed Schumer-Warren plan demanded immediate student debt forgiveness of $50,000 for each and every borrower (with the exception of course for all who’ve previously dutifully paid off their debt).
They are demanding he do this via a sweeping executive order, with some progressives going so far as to push for a total debt forgiveness by a mere “flick of the pen”. By middle of this week Biden belatedly addressed the growing controversy head-on in an interview with The Washington Post which no doubt added fuel to the fire of Progressive outrage.
Biden said, “I’m going to get in trouble for saying this . . . it’s arguable that the president may have the executive power to forgive up to $50,000 in student debt… Well, I think that’s pretty questionable. I’m unsure of that. I’d be unlikely to do that.”
So there it is: there won’t be a belated Christmas gift of more “free money” the far Left demands, though he has signaled he’ll stick by his more modest plan to forgive a smaller amount of up to $10,000. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--Leaked Docs Reveal How China’s ‘Army Of Paid Internet Trolls’ Helped Censor COVID-19

In the early hours of Feb. 7 , China ’ s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation .
They felt they were losing control .
The news was spreading quickly that Li Wenliang , a doctor who had warned about a strange new viral outbreak only to be threatened by the police and accused of peddling rumors , had died of COVID-19 .
Grief and fury coursed through social media .
To people at home and abroad , Li ’ s death showed the terrible cost of the Chinese government ’ s instinct to suppress inconvenient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to double down .
Warning of the “ unprecedented challenge ” Li ’ s passing had posed and the “ butterfly effect ” it may have set off , officials got to work suppressing the inconvenient news and reclaiming the narrative , according to confidential directives sent to local propaganda workers and news outlets .
They ordered news websites not to issue push notifications alerting readers to his death .
They told social platforms to gradually remove his name from trending topics pages .
And they activated legions of fake online commenters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stressing the need for discretion : “ As commenters fight to guide public opinion , they must conceal their identity , avoid crude patriotism and sarcastic praise , and be sleek and silent in achieving results.
” Special instructions were issued to manage anger over Dr. Li ’ s death .
The orders were among thousands of secret government directives and other documents that were reviewed by The New York Times and ProPublica .
They lay bare in extraordinary detail the systems that helped the Chinese authorities shape online opinion during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation. They felt they were losing control.
The news was spreading quickly that Li Wenliang, a doctor who had warned about a strange new viral outbreak only to be threatened by the police and accused of peddling rumors, had died of COVID-19. Grief and fury coursed through social media. To people at home and abroad, Li’s death showed the terrible cost of the Chinese government’s instinct to suppress inconvenient information.
Yet China’s censors decided to double down. Warning of the “unprecedented challenge” Li’s passing had posed and the “butterfly effect” it may have set off, officials got to work suppressing the inconvenient news and reclaiming the narrative, according to confidential directives sent to local propaganda workers and news outlets.
They ordered news websites not to issue push notifications alerting readers to his death. They told social platforms to gradually remove his name from trending topics pages. And they activated legions of fake online commenters to flood social sites with distracting chatter, stressing the need for discretion: “As commenters fight to guide public opinion, they must conceal their identity, avoid crude patriotism and sarcastic praise, and be sleek and silent in achieving results.”
Special instructions were issued to manage anger over Dr. Li’s death.
The orders were among thousands of secret government directives and other documents that were reviewed by The New York Times and ProPublica. They lay bare in extraordinary detail the systems that helped the Chinese authorities shape online opinion during the pandemic. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--Goldman Estimates 26% Of Americans Already Immune To COVID

“ Herd Immunity ” – it ’ s that hard-to-nail-down phrase that has bedeviled the world ’ s public health experts since SARS-CoV-2 burst forth from Hubei Province a year ago ( new research on the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 genome now suggests the first infections in the West emerged weeks before Chinese officials alerted the WHO on New Year ’ s Eve ) .
On the one hand , scientists , doctors and others who advocate for stringent lockdowns see “ going herd ” as a byword for siding with Dr. Scott Atlas and other “ anti-science ” crusaders like Anders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s no-lockdown strategy , which seemed to be working until it didn ’ t .
On the other , people like Dr. Anthony Fauci are now using it to describe that nebulous area where , according to epidemiologists , either enough humans have been vaccinated and/or infected with the virus that it can no longer spread as effectively , and numbers of new cases , hospitalizations and deaths start to drop .
At that point , the world will reach the status that China has – or at least purports to have – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus becomes more of a minor nuisance like the cold or the flu , instead of a big , scary killer .
According to science , we don ’ t know exactly where the “ herd ” threshold is , though it ’ s commonly believed ( though not proven to the point where it ’ s a universally accepted scientific “ fact ” ) to be somewhere around 70 % of the population .
And now , with more than 1MM people having been vaccinated in the US ( in addition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive ) a team of analysts at Goldman Sachs who have published some widely read research on vaccinations and projections related to world immunity are saying that 26 % of the US population already has the antibodies believed to be required to achieve lasting COVID immunity ( though for exactly how long we don ’ t yet know ) .
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“Herd Immunity” – it’s that hard-to-nail-down phrase that has bedeviled the world’s public health experts since SARS-CoV-2 burst forth from Hubei Province a year ago (new research on the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 genome now suggests the first infections in the West emerged weeks before Chinese officials alerted the WHO on New Year’s Eve).
On the one hand, scientists, doctors and others who advocate for stringent lockdowns see “going herd” as a byword for siding with Dr. Scott Atlas and other “anti-science” crusaders like Anders Tegnell, the architect of Sweden’s no-lockdown strategy, which seemed to be working until it didn’t.
On the other, people like Dr. Anthony Fauci are now using it to describe that nebulous area where, according to epidemiologists, either enough humans have been vaccinated and/or infected with the virus that it can no longer spread as effectively, and numbers of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths start to drop. At that point, the world will reach the status that China has – or at least purports to have – right now, which is that the virus becomes more of a minor nuisance like the cold or the flu, instead of a big, scary killer.
According to science, we don’t know exactly where the “herd” threshold is, though it’s commonly believed (though not proven to the point where it’s a universally accepted scientific “fact”) to be somewhere around 70% of the population. And now, with more than 1MM people having been vaccinated in the US (in addition to the roughly 18.5MM people who have already tested positive) a team of analysts at Goldman Sachs who have published some widely read research on vaccinations and projections related to world immunity are saying that 26% of the US population already has the antibodies believed to be required to achieve lasting COVID immunity (though for exactly how long we don’t yet know). – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--British Government Contracts Firms To Make COVID “Freedom Passports”

The British government has contracted two firms to develop COIVD ‘ freedom passports ’ , that would be used to @ @ @ @ @ have been tested or vaccinated against COVID and those who have not .
While the @ @ @ @ @ it will not introduce such a system , the firms have been given instructions to @ @ @ @ @ to integrate a QR code linking to a digital passport .
The QR code would @ @ @ @ @ into pubs , clubs , venues , cinemas , basically anywhere in public .
The @ @ @ @ @ ’ plans were discovered on the UK Government ’ s contracts finder .
The site @ @ @ @ @ £42,000 contract was awarded to a company called Netcompany UK to develop a ‘ Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ viable product ’ ) .
Another contract for £34,000 was awarded to Hub Company to @ @ @ @ @ include a personal QR code for COVID tests .
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The British government has contracted two firms to develop COIVD ‘freedom passports’, that would be used to segregate society between those who have been tested or vaccinated against COVID and those who have not.
While the government is still saying that it will not introduce such a system, the firms have been given instructions to develop an app based system to integrate a QR code linking to a digital passport.
The QR code would be used to gain entry into pubs, clubs, venues, cinemas, basically anywhere in public.
“After scanning in the code, the venue could refuse entry to those without a recent negative result,” the Daily Mail notes.
The ‘negative Covid-19 test certification’ plans were discovered on the UK Government’s contracts finder.
The site shows that in November a £42,000 contract was awarded to a company called Netcompany UK to develop a ‘Covid-19 Certification/Passport MVP’ (minimum viable product’).
Another contract for £34,000 was awarded to Hub Company to develop an app that would include a personal QR code for COVID tests. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--18-Year-Old American Girl Jailed For “Selfish & Arrogant” Breach Of COVID Curfew In Cayman Islands

An American college student has been jailed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police for blatantly violating COVID-19 restrictions , according to CBS News .
Skylar Mack , an 18-year-old college student at Mercer University in Georgia , was slapped with a two-month sentence for violating quarantine to attend her boyfriend ’ s jet ski competition .
“ Whilst it was our hope that Skylar would be able to return home to resume her studies in January , we accept the decision of the court and look forward to receiving its written reasons in due course , ” Hughes said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vanjae Ramgeet , was also sentenced to two months by the Cayman Islands Grand Court for breaking quarantine .
After flying to Grand Cayman in late November , Mack was ordered by authorities to self-isolate for two weeks and given a wristband to track her movements .
She signed a document to remain inside for the quarantine ’ s duration , but on day number two , she was spotted at a jet ski competition with Ramgeet , who lives on the island , without the wristband .
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An American college student has been jailed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police for blatantly violating COVID-19 restrictions, according to CBS News.
Skylar Mack, an 18-year-old college student at Mercer University in Georgia, was slapped with a two-month sentence for violating quarantine to attend her boyfriend’s jet ski competition.
Mack’s attorney Jonathan Hughes told CBS:
“Whilst it was our hope that Skylar would be able to return home to resume her studies in January, we accept the decision of the court and look forward to receiving its written reasons in due course,” Hughes said.
Along with Mack, her boyfriend, Vanjae Ramgeet, was also sentenced to two months by the Cayman Islands Grand Court for breaking quarantine.
After flying to Grand Cayman in late November, Mack was ordered by authorities to self-isolate for two weeks and given a wristband to track her movements. She signed a document to remain inside for the quarantine’s duration, but on day number two, she was spotted at a jet ski competition with Ramgeet, who lives on the island, without the wristband. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--New Study Suggests Asymptomatic COVID Patients Aren’t “Driver Of Transmission”

Thanks in part to a massive investment in research by the British government , a lot of interesting data has come out of the UK , including a study which supposedly found evidence that immunity to COVID ‘ degrades ’ in the months after infection .
Now , other studies have come to seemingly contradictory conclusions .
It ’ s just another reminder how fraught and complicated the process of study and research can be during an unprecedented pandemic .
It should also be a reminder , particularly as all the world ’ s top COVID-vaccine manufacturers reassure the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more infectious mutated strains allegedly discovered in the UK and South Africa , among other places , that the leading scientific and public health authorities aren ’ t always 100 % certain when it comes to – as they like to call it – “ the science ” .
And in yet another reminder of this principle , the American Medical Association ’ s JAMA Network Open journal has published new research from a government-backed study that appears to offer new evidence that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 may be significantly lower than previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might remember all the way back in February and January when public officials first speculated that mass mask-wearing might not be that helpful unless individuals were actually sick .
They famously back-tracked on that , and – for that , and other reasons – decided that we should all wear masks , and that lockdowns were more or less the best solution to the problem , even as millions of Americans continued to flout the new “ rules ” daily.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Thanks in part to a massive investment in research by the British government, a lot of interesting data has come out of the UK, including a study which supposedly found evidence that immunity to COVID ‘degrades’ in the months after infection. Now, other studies have come to seemingly contradictory conclusions. It’s just another reminder how fraught and complicated the process of study and research can be during an unprecedented pandemic.
It should also be a reminder, particularly as all the world’s top COVID-vaccine manufacturers reassure the public that their vaccines will work against the more infectious mutated strains allegedly discovered in the UK and South Africa, among other places, that the leading scientific and public health authorities aren’t always 100% certain when it comes to – as they like to call it – “the science”.
And in yet another reminder of this principle, the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open journal has published new research from a government-backed study that appears to offer new evidence that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 may be significantly lower than previously thought.
Some members of the public might remember all the way back in February and January when public officials first speculated that mass mask-wearing might not be that helpful unless individuals were actually sick. They famously back-tracked on that, and – for that, and other reasons – decided that we should all wear masks, and that lockdowns were more or less the best solution to the problem, even as millions of Americans continued to flout the new “rules” daily.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--‘New Normal’ Arrives – Singapore Airlines Launches COVID-19 “Digital Health Passport” For Passengers

As the world stumbles into 2021 in a matter of days , life , as we know it , will never be normal again , referring to good ole ’ days of the pre-pandemic .
For months , readers may have heard us discuss “ COVID passports , ” “ immunity passports , ” or at least speak on the subject of those who don ’ t get tested for COVID-19 or vaccinated will face travel restrictions .
Well , from conspiracy theory to conspiracy fact , Singapore Airlines this week is the first major carrier to introduce a digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history and vaccination status .
On Dec. 23 , the new digital health verification process was rolled out for passengers traveling on flights operated by the carrier from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur to Singapore , according to a Singapore Airlines press release .
The airline explains passengers will take COVID-19 tests at local clinics in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur and be issued “ digital or paper health certificates with a QR code.
” These forms of immunity passes will be checked by airport security and Singapore ’ s immigration authority.- READ MORE Listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ --

As the world stumbles into 2021 in a matter of days, life, as we know it, will never be normal again, referring to good ole’ days of the pre-pandemic.
For months, readers may have heard us discuss “COVID passports,” “immunity passports,” or at least speak on the subject of those who don’t get tested for COVID-19 or vaccinated will face travel restrictions.
Well, from conspiracy theory to conspiracy fact, Singapore Airlines this week is the first major carrier to introduce a digital health certificate to verify passengers’ testing history and vaccination status.
On Dec. 23, the new digital health verification process was rolled out for passengers traveling on flights operated by the carrier from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, according to a Singapore Airlines press release.
The airline explains passengers will take COVID-19 tests at local clinics in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur and be issued “digital or paper health certificates with a QR code.” These forms of immunity passes will be checked by airport security and Singapore’s immigration authority.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--“500 Officers Short” – Baltimore City Faces Mass Cop Exodus

On Tuesday morning , the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police warned in a series of tweets that more officers @ @ @ @ @ hired over the last two years .
“ 500 Officers short !
Homicides and shootings @ @ @ @ @ ’ s record violent crime stats and we have lost more Officers than we have @ @ @ @ @ years of PC Harrison ’ s tenure in Baltimore.
” “ No actionable crime plan @ @ @ @ @ In the last 13 days , there have been 19 homicides and 30 failed murders @ @ @ @ @ .
If your starting pitcher is getting crushed , you bench him !
” Baltimore @ @ @ @ @ of unusually high homicides .
As of Tuesday , there were 328 homicides and 707 @ @ @ @ @ Since 2015 , or about the same time as the Baltimore Riots , murders soared @ @ @ @ @ have maintained those levels ever since.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast @ @

On Tuesday morning, the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police warned in a series of tweets that more officers have left the department than hired over the last two years.
The tweets read:
“500 Officers short! Homicides and shootings are pacing with last year’s record violent crime stats and we have lost more Officers than we have hired over the last 2 years of PC Harrison’s tenure in Baltimore.” “No actionable crime plan at the street level! In the last 13 days, there have been 19 homicides and 30 failed murders (shootings) in Baltimore. If your starting pitcher is getting crushed, you bench him!”
Baltimore City has seen another year of unusually high homicides. As of Tuesday, there were 328 homicides and 707 non-fatal shootings for 2020.
Since 2015, or about the same time as the Baltimore Riots, murders soared above 300 per year and have maintained those levels ever since.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--Scientists Scramble To Identify Culprit Behind Covid Vaccine Allergic Reactions

All is not going according to plan in the global rollout of what is arguably the most important vaccine in a century , and it is not just growing mistrust in the covid injection effort that was rolled out in record time : an unexpected spike in allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may prove catastrophic to widespread acceptance unless scientists can figure out what is causing it after the FDA ’ s rushed approval .
So in a welcome development , the WSJ reports that according to scientists , the potential culprit causing the allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also known as PEG .
According to the CDC , at least six severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been reported so far in the US out of 272,001 doses administered through Dec. 19 , while at least two cases of anaphylaxis have also occurred in the UK .
Polyethylene glycol – a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications , from industrial manufacturing to medicine – is present in both the Moderna and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 as a PEGylated lipid , which is used as an excipient .
Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or mRNA , encased in a bubble of oily molecules called lipids .
Proprietary lipid technology is used for each .
In both vaccines , the bubbles are coated with a stabilizing molecule of polyethylene glycol .
Scientists have focused in on PEG as a potential suspect even as health authorities say they are still investigating the incidents and plan to study the issue further .
The compound is found in other drugs and is known to trigger anaphylaxis on rare occasions .
“ Although I think we ’ re just speculating here…it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is present in both of the vaccines—polyethylene glycol—can be associated , uncommonly , with allergic reactions , ” said Peter Marks , director of the Food and Drug Administration ’ s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , at a Dec. 18 press conference .
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All is not going according to plan in the global rollout of what is arguably the most important vaccine in a century, and it is not just growing mistrust in the covid injection effort that was rolled out in record time: an unexpected spike in allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may prove catastrophic to widespread acceptance unless scientists can figure out what is causing it after the FDA’s rushed approval. So in a welcome development, the WSJ reports that according to scientists, the potential culprit causing the allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the compound polyethylene glycol, also known as PEG.
According to the CDC, at least six severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been reported so far in the US out of 272,001 doses administered through Dec. 19, while at least two cases of anaphylaxis have also occurred in the UK.
Polyethylene glycol – a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine – is present in both the Moderna and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 as a PEGylated lipid, which is used as an excipient. Both RNA vaccines consist of Messenger RNA, or mRNA, encased in a bubble of oily molecules called lipids. Proprietary lipid technology is used for each. In both vaccines, the bubbles are coated with a stabilizing molecule of polyethylene glycol.
Scientists have focused in on PEG as a potential suspect even as health authorities say they are still investigating the incidents and plan to study the issue further. The compound is found in other drugs and is known to trigger anaphylaxis on rare occasions.
“Although I think we’re just speculating here…it is known that one of the components that is present in both of the vaccines—polyethylene glycol—can be associated, uncommonly, with allergic reactions,” said Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, at a Dec. 18 press conference. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-29--PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 9 things you need to know — Tuesday 29th of Dec — DETAILS OF THE MANY MANY

PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 9 things you need to know — Tuesday 29th of Dec — DETAILS OF THE MANY MANY SORDID COVID LIES OF DR. FAUCI … Plus Much More

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truepundit--2020-12-30--PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 10 things you need to know this Wednesday, 30th of Dec — FDA & WHO DROP BO

PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 10 things you need to know this Wednesday, 30th of Dec — FDA & WHO DROP BOMBS ON STUNNED AMERICAN PUBLIC


truepundit--2020-12-30--Hill Staffers Eligible To Receive Coronavirus Vaccine, Attending Physician Says

Select Hill staffers are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine , Congress ’ s attending physician told lawmakers Monday evening .
In a memo sent from Brian Monahan to congressional offices , lawmakers were informed that two staffers in their personal offices were eligible for the vaccine .
Additionally , the memo offered vaccines to four staffers of every committee chair and ranking committee member .
The announcement emphasized that the limited number of vaccines should go to “ critical ” employees , staffers essential for “ continuity of operations ” and those whose work involves in-person interactions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ make them eligible for the vaccine under these standards will be and/or have been notified of their status separately and provided with logistical information regarding the process for scheduling and appointment for the vaccination , ” the memo said , adding that updates would be given as more doses became available .
Lawmakers began receiving their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine earlier this month .
While many , including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , have done so publicly in an attempt to inspire public confidence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ilhan Omar , have criticized Congress ’ priority access to them and have postponed receiving a shot themselves .
The U.S. approved Pfizer and Moderna ’ s candidates for emergency use in December as well , and millions of doses have already been distributed nationwide .

Select Hill staffers are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine, Congress’s attending physician told lawmakers Monday evening.
In a memo sent from Brian Monahan to congressional offices, lawmakers were informed that two staffers in their personal offices were eligible for the vaccine. Additionally, the memo offered vaccines to four staffers of every committee chair and ranking committee member.
The announcement emphasized that the limited number of vaccines should go to “critical” employees, staffers essential for “continuity of operations” and those whose work involves in-person interactions.
“Employees who occupy positions determined to make them eligible for the vaccine under these standards will be and/or have been notified of their status separately and provided with logistical information regarding the process for scheduling and appointment for the vaccination,” the memo said, adding that updates would be given as more doses became available.
Lawmakers began receiving their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine earlier this month. While many, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have done so publicly in an attempt to inspire public confidence in them, several lawmakers, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, have criticized Congress’ priority access to them and have postponed receiving a shot themselves.
The U.S. approved Pfizer and Moderna’s candidates for emergency use in December as well, and millions of doses have already been distributed nationwide.


truepundit--2020-12-30--Cuomo Says Addicts In Rehab Facilities Are Next In Line For Coronavirus Vaccine

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said Monday that addicts in the state ’ s rehab facilities will be given the coronavirus vaccine this week , ahead of the general population and elderly people not living in nursing homes .
Speaking at a press conference in Albany , Cuomo said that residents in facilities operated by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports , or OASAS , will be given the vaccine , as will employees at urgent care centers and health care workers administering the vaccines .
Cuomo said that the state is expected to receive 259,000 combined doses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
The state began inoculating nursing home residents and front-line health care workers last week .
According to The New York Post , Cuomo said that OASAS is next in line for vaccinations because residents live in close quarters , as in nursing homes .
“ That ’ s where you have a lot of people in concentration , ” Cuomo said .
The Post reported that OASAS operates 12 treatment centers in the state of New York and oversees hundreds of private facilities .
“ Nursing homes are obviously the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ older , vulnerable people .
OASAS facilities , what we call the O facilities , they ’ re congregate — not necessarily older — but congregate facilities.
” Cuomo came under fire earlier this year for implementing a policy which required hospitals to return nursing home patients back to their facilities even if they tested positive for coronavirus .
Critics of the policy said that it led to thousands of deaths at the facilities , allegations which Cuomo has vehemently denied .
Individual states have set their own vaccine rollout plans .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans to prioritize prisoners for vaccination .

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that addicts in the state’s rehab facilities will be given the coronavirus vaccine this week, ahead of the general population and elderly people not living in nursing homes.
Speaking at a press conference in Albany, Cuomo said that residents in facilities operated by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, or OASAS, will be given the vaccine, as will employees at urgent care centers and health care workers administering the vaccines.
Cuomo said that the state is expected to receive 259,000 combined doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines this week.
The state began inoculating nursing home residents and front-line health care workers last week.
According to The New York Post, Cuomo said that OASAS is next in line for vaccinations because residents live in close quarters, as in nursing homes.
“That’s where you have a lot of people in concentration,” Cuomo said.
The Post reported that OASAS operates 12 treatment centers in the state of New York and oversees hundreds of private facilities.
WATCH:
“Nursing homes are obviously the most problematic because they’re congregate plus older, vulnerable people. OASAS facilities, what we call the O facilities, they’re congregate — not necessarily older — but congregate facilities.”
Cuomo came under fire earlier this year for implementing a policy which required hospitals to return nursing home patients back to their facilities even if they tested positive for coronavirus. Critics of the policy said that it led to thousands of deaths at the facilities, allegations which Cuomo has vehemently denied.
Individual states have set their own vaccine rollout plans. Some states, including Massachusetts, have announced plans to prioritize prisoners for vaccination.


truepundit--2020-12-30--KILEY: We Are Winning The Fight To Recall Governor Newsom

Gavin Newsom ’ s top advisors are “ increasingly concerned ” that the recall effort against him “ could mushroom into a major threat in 2021 , ” as Politico has reported .
The Sacramento Bee says that “ fending off ” the recall is a major challenge for Newsom ’ s new chief-of-staff ( a top lobbyist , to no one ’ s surprise ) .
And the Associated Press reports “ Newsom ’ s advisers are carefully watching the signature count.
” It reminds me of a quote sometimes attributed to Ghandi : “ First they ignore you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then they attack you , then you win.
” One particularly ominous sign for Newsom is that his own party is musing about throwing him under the bus .
Politico quotes a Sacramento insider “ aligned with a major special interest group ” as saying , “ We ’ ve gotten calls from Democrats who are already kicking the tires.
” In a sign of desperation , the Newsom campaign put out a bizarre statement that initiating a recall against him is a “ refusal to play by the rules.
” I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Art .
II , § 13-18 , setting forth the rules for recalls .
The bar for a recall is undeniably high .
When Gray Davis was recalled in 2003 , only 900,000 verified signatures were required , but it will take 1.5 million to qualify the Newsom recall .
Current estimates are that about 850,000 signatures have been collected .
Countless volunteers are working tirelessly to increase that number every day , with what Lead Proponent Orrin Heatlie calls a “ French Laundry list ” of reasons for people to sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the arm when a Sacramento Superior Court extended the deadline to March 17 .
The ability to launch a recall was added to the California Constitution through a special election in 1911 .
Supported by Gov .
Hiram Johnson and growing out of a national political movement associated with Teddy Roosevelt , it was seen as a tool to “ unlock the special interest grip ” on state politics .
That grip has never been tighter than it is now .
Newsom may not have created all the problems causing California ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them – to the point of caricature .
And he ’ s dramatically accelerated them in a way we never could have imagined .
California ’ s response to COVID-19 has been among the worst in America , with great economic destruction , loss of life , and violations of democratic norms .
Courts continue to rule that Newsom ’ s lockdown strategy lacks justification .
Health experts say that school closures are doing incalculable harm to kids .
Hundreds of thousands of Californians continue to wait on unemployment benefits while hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his EDD Office to prisoners scamming the government .
Californians sense the American dream is dead here .
In a new poll by the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California , a nearly two thirds of Californians say kids growing up in the state today will be worse off than their parents .
And recently released data shows California just had its worst population growth in a century , as we lost 135,600 people to other states over the last year .
Mark Baldassare with PPIC called the numbers “ really startling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t the Golden State of the past ” where people came from all over “ to find their way to the California dream.
” Quite a few politicians , like myself , are supporting the recall effort .
But this began as a citizens ’ movement and it will succeed as a citizens ’ movement .
It is a fight not only to remove the most corrupt governor in America , but to save the California Dream before it ’ s too late .
Kevin Kiley is a California legislator and author @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The Case Against America ’ s Most Corrupt Governor ”

Gavin Newsom’s top advisors are “increasingly concerned” that the recall effort against him “could mushroom into a major threat in 2021,” as Politico has reported.
The Sacramento Bee says that “fending off” the recall is a major challenge for Newsom’s new chief-of-staff (a top lobbyist, to no one’s surprise). And the Associated Press reports “Newsom’s advisers are carefully watching the signature count.” It reminds me of a quote sometimes attributed to Ghandi: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win.”
One particularly ominous sign for Newsom is that his own party is musing about throwing him under the bus. Politico quotes a Sacramento insider “aligned with a major special interest group” as saying, “We’ve gotten calls from Democrats who are already kicking the tires.” In a sign of desperation, the Newsom campaign put out a bizarre statement that initiating a recall against him is a “refusal to play by the rules.” I’d suggest he peruse the California Constitution, Art. II, § 13-18, setting forth the rules for recalls.
The bar for a recall is undeniably high. When Gray Davis was recalled in 2003, only 900,000 verified signatures were required, but it will take 1.5 million to qualify the Newsom recall. Current estimates are that about 850,000 signatures have been collected. Countless volunteers are working tirelessly to increase that number every day, with what Lead Proponent Orrin Heatlie calls a “French Laundry list” of reasons for people to sign. The campaign received a major shot in the arm when a Sacramento Superior Court extended the deadline to March 17.
The ability to launch a recall was added to the California Constitution through a special election in 1911. Supported by Gov. Hiram Johnson and growing out of a national political movement associated with Teddy Roosevelt, it was seen as a tool to “unlock the special interest grip” on state politics. That grip has never been tighter than it is now. Newsom may not have created all the problems causing California’s decline, but he fully embodies them – to the point of caricature. And he’s dramatically accelerated them in a way we never could have imagined.
California’s response to COVID-19 has been among the worst in America, with great economic destruction, loss of life, and violations of democratic norms. Courts continue to rule that Newsom’s lockdown strategy lacks justification. Health experts say that school closures are doing incalculable harm to kids. Hundreds of thousands of Californians continue to wait on unemployment benefits while hundreds of millions of dollars fly out the door of his EDD Office to prisoners scamming the government.
Californians sense the American dream is dead here. In a new poll by the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California, a nearly two thirds of Californians say kids growing up in the state today will be worse off than their parents. And recently released data shows California just had its worst population growth in a century, as we lost 135,600 people to other states over the last year. Mark Baldassare with PPIC called the numbers “really startling,” saying, “This isn’t the Golden State of the past” where people came from all over “to find their way to the California dream.”
Quite a few politicians, like myself, are supporting the recall effort. But this began as a citizens’ movement and it will succeed as a citizens’ movement. It is a fight not only to remove the most corrupt governor in America, but to save the California Dream before it’s too late.
Kevin Kiley is a California legislator and author of the forthcoming book “Recall Newsom: The Case Against America’s Most Corrupt Governor”


truepundit--2020-12-30--‘If We Can’t Work, He Can’t Work’: Business Owner Blocks Health Inspector’s Car After They Threatene

‘If We Can’t Work, He Can’t Work’: Business Owner Blocks Health Inspector’s Car After They Threatened Citations

A California restaurant owner refused to move his vehicle blocking a health inspector ’ s car after the inspector said he would issue fines for outdoor dining violations , video shows .
Carlos Roman , owner of Bread and Barley in Covina , California , was issued a notice of closure by the health inspector forcing his business to close , video shows .
The health inspector took photos of people dining outside and told Ramos that he would issue fines .
“ This isn ’ t about me , they can ’ t pay their bills , ” Roman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cook just had a baby he ’ s with his family right now.
” An officer warned Roman that a tow truck was on the way to move his truck and asked him to step back and away from the health inspector , video shows .
The officer told Roman it “ wasn ’ t his fault ” and that he was following orders from his supervisor , video shows .
The officer told Roman that “ this is not the way to settle things ” and recommended that he speak to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already talked to supervisors .
Roman told officers that he was desperate to pay his bills and feed his kids , video shows .
Roman eventually agreed to move his truck out of the way .
“ We ’ re all in this together , we ’ ll just all starve to death and die , ” Roman said , video shows .
He criticized the officers and health inspector for receiving paychecks from the recently passed city budget “ The peace was kept and Mr. Roman ’ s vehicle was moved from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave , ” Covina Police Sergeant-Community Impact Team David Rodriguez told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ We have no information on citations or fines issued by LA County Health Inspectors as they are a different entity.
” Restaurants are required to use physical barriers along with implementing social distancing and other cleaning procedures if allowing for indoor or outdoor dining according to the LA County Public Health Department .
The LA County Public Health Department did not respond to the DCNF ’ s request for comment .

A California restaurant owner refused to move his vehicle blocking a health inspector’s car after the inspector said he would issue fines for outdoor dining violations, video shows.
Carlos Roman, owner of Bread and Barley in Covina, California, was issued a notice of closure by the health inspector forcing his business to close, video shows. The health inspector took photos of people dining outside and told Ramos that he would issue fines.
“This isn’t about me, they can’t pay their bills,” Roman said, video shows. “The cook just had a baby he’s with his family right now.”
WATCH:
An officer warned Roman that a tow truck was on the way to move his truck and asked him to step back and away from the health inspector, video shows.
The officer told Roman it “wasn’t his [the health inspector’s] fault” and that he was following orders from his supervisor, video shows. The officer told Roman that “this is not the way to settle things” and recommended that he speak to a supervisor though he said he’d already talked to supervisors.
Roman told officers that he was desperate to pay his bills and feed his kids, video shows. Roman eventually agreed to move his truck out of the way.
“We’re all in this together, we’ll just all starve to death and die,” Roman said, video shows. He criticized the officers and health inspector for receiving paychecks from the recently passed city budget
“The peace was kept and Mr. Roman’s vehicle was moved from the roadway, allowing the health inspector to leave,” Covina Police Sergeant-Community Impact Team David Rodriguez told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We have no information on citations or fines issued by LA County Health Inspectors as they are a different entity.”
Restaurants are required to use physical barriers along with implementing social distancing and other cleaning procedures if allowing for indoor or outdoor dining according to the LA County Public Health Department.
The LA County Public Health Department did not respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.


truepundit--2020-12-30--‘I Wanted To Get Her’: A Boy Saved A Video Of A 15-Year-Old Girl Saying A Racial Slur, Then Posted I

‘I Wanted To Get Her’: A Boy Saved A Video Of A 15-Year-Old Girl Saying A Racial Slur, Then Posted It Online To Teach Her ‘A Lesson’

• A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur , then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school , the New York Times reported .
• “ I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word , ” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan said .
• The video quickly circulated across social media platforms and the University of Tennessee , Knoxville , was reportedly barraged with “ furious calls ” for the institution to revoke its offer to Groves , who had made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur , then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school , the New York Times reported .
“ I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word , ” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan told the New York Times .
He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
In 2019 , Galligan was sent a three-second Snapchat video of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying “ I can drive ” before uttering a racial slur .
When she was 15 years old , Groves had sent the video over Snapchat to a friend right after she got her learners permit , according to the Times .
Galligan did not see the video until last year , when he “ tucked the video away , ” the Times described , “ deciding to post it publicly when the time was right.
” The young man , who has a black mother and a white father , told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administrators at Heritage High School about students using the racial slur , but said his complaints had not gone anywhere .
Amid riots and protests over the death of George Floyd , Groves posted on Instagram urging her friends to “ protest , donate , sign a petition , rally , do something ” for the Black Lives Matter movement , the Times reported .
She was alarmed to see a stranger comment on her post , “ You have the audacity to post this , after saying the N-word , ” then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video online .
He had waited for her to choose a college before doing so , the Times reported .
The video quickly circulated across social media platforms , the publication reported , and the University of Tennessee , Knoxville , was reportedly barraged with “ furious calls ” for the institution to revoke its offer to Groves , who had made the university ’ s champion cheer team .
Groves was removed from the cheer team within the next two days , the Times reported .
The university also pressured her to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young girl that they had received hundreds of messages from the public about her video , and warning her that she might not be comfortable on campus .
One admissions official told Groves and her family , “ They ’ re angry , and they want to see some action , ” according to a recording of the call reviewed by the Times .
Groves withdrew .
“ The university received information in June about a video and captioned image and began to review the situation with Ms. Groves and her family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evening statement to the DCNF .
“ Ms .
Groves voluntarily withdrew her acceptance of the university ’ s offer of admission on June 4 , 2020.
” “ If I never posted that video , nothing would have ever happened , ” Galligan told the Times .
“ I ’ m going to remind myself , you started something , ” he said with satisfaction , the publication reported .
“ You taught someone a lesson.
” Galligan now attends Vanguard University in California while Groves is enrolled in online community college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve learned how quickly social media can take something they know very little about , twist the truth and potentially ruin somebody ’ s life , ” Groves told the Times .
“ It honestly disgusts me that those words would come out of my mouth , ” Groves said of her video in an earlier interview .
“ How can you convince somebody that has never met you and the only thing they ’ ve ever seen of you is that three-second clip ?
” “ At the time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the word , or the history and context behind it because I was so young , ” she said , noting that though the slur was in “ all the songs we listened to , and I ’ m not using that as an excuse.
” Heritage High School did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
Mimi Groves could not be reached .
The incident was one of several wherein teenagers used social media to call out their friends or peers for “ racist behavior , ” the Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
Ralph Northam have also been called out for past racist behavior , though consequences were far less dramatic in Northam ’ s case than in Groves ’ .
The Virginia governor initially admitted in February 2019 that he was in a photograph from a 1984 yearbook showing a person dressed as a member of the KKK and a person wearing blackface .
He did not specify which person he was .
“ I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , ” he said , according to The Washington Post .
“ This behavior is not in keeping with who I am today and the values I have fought for throughout my career in the military , in medicine , and in public service .
But I want to be clear , I understand how this decision shakes Virginians ’ faith in that commitment.
” He did not resign from office , though many called on him to do so .
The Virginia governor again addressed the public about the matter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he was not in the photograph .
His comments came after officials at the Eastern Virginia Medical School said they could not “ conclusively determine the identity of either individual depicted in the photograph.
” “ I am not in the racist and offensive photo that appears under my name in the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook , ” the governor said in May 2019 , the Washington Post reported .
“ That being said , I know and understand the events of early February and my response to them have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , I am sorry .
I felt it was important to take accountability for the photo ’ s presence on my page , but rather than providing clarity , I instead deepened pain and confusion.
” Editor ’ s note : This post has been updated to reflect additional comment from the University of Tennessee .

A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur, then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school, the New York Times reported.
“I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word,” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan said.
The video quickly circulated across social media platforms and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was reportedly barraged with “furious calls” for the institution to revoke its offer to Groves, who had made the university’s champion cheer team.
A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur, then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school, the New York Times reported.
“I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word,” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan told the New York Times. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
In 2019, Galligan was sent a three-second Snapchat video of fellow Heritage High School student Mimi Groves saying “I can drive” before uttering a racial slur. When she was 15 years old, Groves had sent the video over Snapchat to a friend right after she got her learners permit, according to the Times.
Galligan did not see the video until last year, when he “tucked the video away,” the Times described, “deciding to post it publicly when the time was right.” The young man, who has a black mother and a white father, told the Times that he had frequently complained to administrators at Heritage High School about students using the racial slur, but said his complaints had not gone anywhere.
Amid riots and protests over the death of George Floyd, Groves posted on Instagram urging her friends to “protest, donate, sign a petition, rally, do something” for the Black Lives Matter movement, the Times reported.
Jimmy Galligan held on to a three-second clip of a White teenage girl saying the N-word while singing along to a rap song for years. He posted the clip publicly when the girl had been admitted to a university in order to ruin her life. https://t.co/UA84HkMYXg pic.twitter.com/J9FJcf6hjK — Billy (@billygerent) December 27, 2020
She was alarmed to see a stranger comment on her post, “You have the audacity to post this, after saying the N-word,” then discovered that Galligan had posted the 2016 video online. He had waited for her to choose a college before doing so, the Times reported.
The video quickly circulated across social media platforms, the publication reported, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was reportedly barraged with “furious calls” for the institution to revoke its offer to Groves, who had made the university’s champion cheer team.
Groves was removed from the cheer team within the next two days, the Times reported. The university also pressured her to withdraw from the school, telling the young girl that they had received hundreds of messages from the public about her video, and warning her that she might not be comfortable on campus.
One admissions official told Groves and her family, “They’re angry, and they want to see some action,” according to a recording of the call reviewed by the Times. Groves withdrew.
“The university received information in June about a video and captioned image and began to review the situation with Ms. Groves and her family,” the university said in a Monday evening statement to the DCNF. “Ms. Groves voluntarily withdrew her acceptance of the university’s offer of admission on June 4, 2020.”
“If I never posted that video, nothing would have ever happened,” Galligan told the Times.
“I’m going to remind myself, you started something,” he said with satisfaction, the publication reported. “You taught someone a lesson.”
Galligan now attends Vanguard University in California while Groves is enrolled in online community college classes, the Times reported.
“I’ve learned how quickly social media can take something they know very little about, twist the truth and potentially ruin somebody’s life,” Groves told the Times.
“It honestly disgusts me that those words would come out of my mouth,” Groves said of her video in an earlier interview. “How can you convince somebody that has never met you and the only thing they’ve ever seen of you is that three-second clip?”
“At the time, I didn’t understand the severity of the word, or the history and context behind it because I was so young,” she said, noting that though the slur was in “all the songs we listened to, and I’m not using that as an excuse.”
Heritage High School did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mimi Groves could not be reached.
The incident was one of several wherein teenagers used social media to call out their friends or peers for “racist behavior,” the Times reported.
Public figures like Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam have also been called out for past racist behavior, though consequences were far less dramatic in Northam’s case than in Groves’. The Virginia governor initially admitted in February 2019 that he was in a photograph from a 1984 yearbook showing a person dressed as a member of the KKK and a person wearing blackface. He did not specify which person he was.
“I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now,” he said, according to The Washington Post. “This behavior is not in keeping with who I am today and the values I have fought for throughout my career in the military, in medicine, and in public service. But I want to be clear, I understand how this decision shakes Virginians’ faith in that commitment.”
He did not resign from office, though many called on him to do so.
The Virginia governor again addressed the public about the matter in May 2019 — but that time he said he was not in the photograph. His comments came after officials at the Eastern Virginia Medical School said they could not “conclusively determine the identity of either individual depicted in the photograph.”
“I am not in the racist and offensive photo that appears under my name in the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook,” the governor said in May 2019, the Washington Post reported.
“That being said, I know and understand the events of early February and my response to them have caused hurt for many Virginians and for that, I am sorry. I felt it was important to take accountability for the photo’s presence on my page, but rather than providing clarity, I instead deepened pain and confusion.”
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect additional comment from the University of Tennessee.


truepundit--2020-12-30--Rasmussen: 72% of Republicans See Trump as Model for Party’s Future

Three of four GOP supporters want their legislators to “ be more like President Trump ” in 2021 , according @ @ @ @ @ likely voters .
The poll of 1,000 likely voters was taken December 21-22 , as @ @ @ @ @ counter or cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden and how to regain the House majority in @ @ @ @ @ The poll asked : “ As the Republican Party reorganizes itself next year , should @ @ @ @ @ Trump or more like the average GOP member of Congress ?
” Republicans picked the @ @ @ @ @ ” option by 72 percent to 24 percent , while conservatives split 67 percent to @ @ @ @ @ overall poll of 1,000 likely voters gave “ average member of Congress ” 45 percent @ @ @ @ @ for Trump .
The poll said 14 percent were “ unsure.
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Three of four GOP supporters want their legislators to “be more like President [Donald] Trump” in 2021, according to a Rasmussen survey of likely voters.
The poll of 1,000 likely voters was taken December 21-22, as GOP legislators debate how to counter or cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden and how to regain the House majority in the 2022 midterm elections.
The poll asked: “As the Republican Party reorganizes itself next year, should it be more like President Trump or more like the average GOP member of Congress?”
Republicans picked the “more like President Trump” option by 72 percent to 24 percent, while conservatives split 67 percent to 28 percent.
But the overall poll of 1,000 likely voters gave “average member of Congress” 45 percent, above the 40 percent for Trump. The poll said 14 percent were “unsure.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Federal Court Rules Cuomo’s Lockdown ‘Discriminates Against Religion,’ Tosses Capacity Limits On Chu

Federal Court Rules Cuomo’s Lockdown ‘Discriminates Against Religion,’ Tosses Capacity Limits On Churches

xA federal appeals court struck down strict limits on gatherings in houses of worship in New York on Monday .
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down the limits put in place by Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , ruling that Cuomo ’ s lockdown “ discriminates against religion on its face ” by setting unfair restrictions on churches and synagogues while businesses deemed essential were allowed to operate , according to the New York Post .
Cuomo ’ s restrictions had limited the size of religious gatherings to 10 people or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ red ” zones , and to 25 people or 33 % capacity in “ orange ” zones .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn , the Orthodox Jewish group Agudath Israel of America , and two synagogues sued the state over the order , arguing that it trampled their right to free exercise of religion .
“ The restrictions challenged here specially and disproportionately burden religious exercise ” and violate the First Amendment , the court ruled .
“ We conclude that Order discriminates against religion on its face.
” “ No public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy when constitutional alternatives are available to achieve the same goal , ” the ruling continued .
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xA federal appeals court struck down strict limits on gatherings in houses of worship in New York on Monday.
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down the limits put in place by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, ruling that Cuomo’s lockdown “discriminates against religion on its face” by setting unfair restrictions on churches and synagogues while businesses deemed essential were allowed to operate, according to the New York Post.
Cuomo’s restrictions had limited the size of religious gatherings to 10 people or 25% capacity in so-called virus “red” zones, and to 25 people or 33% capacity in “orange” zones. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, the Orthodox Jewish group Agudath Israel of America, and two synagogues sued the state over the order, arguing that it trampled their right to free exercise of religion.
“The restrictions challenged here specially and disproportionately burden religious exercise” and violate the First Amendment, the court ruled. “We conclude that [Cuomo’s] Order discriminates against religion on its face.”
“No public interest is served by maintaining an unconstitutional policy when constitutional alternatives are available to achieve the same goal,” the ruling continued. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--House passes bill increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, in line with President Trump’s req

House passes bill increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, in line with President Trump’s request

The House of Representatives passed legislation Monday that would boost the $ 600 direct payments to some Americans under the recently signed COVID-19 relief package to $ 2,000 , keeping in line with President Donald Trump ’ s demand to Congress that the checks meet that mark .
But all eyes are now on the Republican-led Senate , where several GOP members have expressed resistance to raising the amount of the stimulus payments out of concern for the mounting federal debt .
Last week , the House and Senate both overwhelmingly approved the $ 900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals earning less than $ 75,000 .
But when it reached President Trump ’ s desk , he sent it back to Congress and threatened not to sign it , insisting on a number of changes that included increasing the checks to $ 2,000 .
The president ultimately signed the massive legislation over the weekend , and released a statement saying that Congress had agreed to take up a number of his concerns .
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The House of Representatives passed legislation Monday that would boost the $600 direct payments to some Americans under the recently signed COVID-19 relief package to $2,000, keeping in line with President Donald Trump’s demand to Congress that the checks meet that mark.
But all eyes are now on the Republican-led Senate, where several GOP members have expressed resistance to raising the amount of the stimulus payments out of concern for the mounting federal debt.
Last week, the House and Senate both overwhelmingly approved the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that included the $600 direct payments to individuals earning less than $75,000. But when it reached President Trump’s desk, he sent it back to Congress and threatened not to sign it, insisting on a number of changes that included increasing the checks to $2,000.
The president ultimately signed the massive legislation over the weekend, and released a statement saying that Congress had agreed to take up a number of his concerns.
“On Monday the House will vote to increase payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000,” he wrote.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--ICE Deports More Than 185K Illegal Aliens, 4.2K Gang Members in 2020

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agency deported more than 185,000 illegal aliens in Fiscal Year 2020 including more than 4,200 gang members , despite operational disruption caused by the Chinese coronavirus crisis .
Between October 1 , 2019 and September 30 , 2020 , ICE agents deported 185,884 illegal aliens from the United States .
About 64 percent of those deported , 118,949 illegal aliens , had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges against them .
Nearly 14,500 illegal aliens deported were family units while a little more than 4,000 were Unaccompanied Alien Children ( UACs ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of illegal aliens deported from the interior of the U.S. had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges against them at the time of their deportation .
As suspected due to the coronavirus , deportations this year dropped by more than 30 percent compared to Fiscal Year 2019 deportations and more than 27 percent compared to Fiscal Year 2018 deportations .
Of the illegal aliens deported this year , 4,276 were known or suspected gang members and 31 were known or suspected terrorists .
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency deported more than 185,000 illegal aliens in Fiscal Year 2020 including more than 4,200 gang members, despite operational disruption caused by the Chinese coronavirus crisis.
Between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020, ICE agents deported 185,884 illegal aliens from the United States. About 64 percent of those deported, 118,949 illegal aliens, had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges against them. Nearly 14,500 illegal aliens deported were family units while a little more than 4,000 were Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs).
The overwhelming majority, 92 percent, of illegal aliens deported from the interior of the U.S. had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges against them at the time of their deportation.
As suspected due to the coronavirus, deportations this year dropped by more than 30 percent compared to Fiscal Year 2019 deportations and more than 27 percent compared to Fiscal Year 2018 deportations.
Of the illegal aliens deported this year, 4,276 were known or suspected gang members and 31 were known or suspected terrorists. This year, ICE’s air travel deportation operation coordinated a record 76 charters to high-risk countries including Jordan, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, Mongolia.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Neil deGrasse Tyson: Santa ‘Doesn’t Know Zoology,’ Rudolph Was ‘Misgendered’

Science author Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to share that , in his view , it @ @ @ @ @ for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , the flying reindeer with a glowing nose that Santa @ @ @ @ @ deliver presents every year , to be male .
“ Santa doesn ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ female Reindeer grow antlers .
But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late @ @ @ @ @ ” observed Tyson , before offering his followers the big kicker : “ So Santa @ @ @ @ @ all sport antlers , are therefore all female , which means Rudolf has been misgendered.
@ @ @ @ @ Santa must be knowledgeable in physics , on account that Rudolph ’ s nose is @ @ @ @ @ poor weather .
“ Santa Knows Physics : Of all colors , Red light penetrates @ @ @ @ @ s why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.
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Science author Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to share that, in his view, it isn’t scientifically possible for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the flying reindeer with a glowing nose that Santa Claus trusts to help him deliver presents every year, to be male.
“Santa doesn’t know Zoology: Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well-before Christmas,” observed Tyson, before offering his followers the big kicker: “So Santa’s reindeer, which all sport antlers, are therefore all female, which means Rudolf has been misgendered.”
Santa doesn’t know Zoology: Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well-before Christmas. So Santa’s reindeer, which all sport antlers, are therefore all female, which means Rudolf has been misgendered. pic.twitter.com/fkHqhJM7dY — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2020
Tyson also determined that Santa must be knowledgeable in physics, on account that Rudolph’s nose is the perfect color for navigating poor weather. “Santa Knows Physics: Of all colors, Red light penetrates fog best. That’s why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Israeli Man Dies After Receiving COVID Vaccine As 5K+ “Health Impact Events” Reported In US

Following a handful of reports , including one involving a priest from the Philadelphia area who volunteered as a trial participant , about patients who received a vaccine dying in the weeks following the second dose , one man in Israel has died 2 hours after receiving the vaccine .
According to reports in the Israeli press , a 75 year old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from a hear attack about 2 hours after receiving the vaccine .
The patient has received the vaccine at 0830 in the morning , then waited for the customary time at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his home after reportedly feeling well .
Some time after that , the man lost consciousness , then was pronounced dead .
News of the man ’ s death follows reports that 5K out of the first 215K recipients of the vaccine in the US reported some kind of “ adverse health impact event ” , which could be anything that seriously limits an individual ’ s ability to function and/or complete daily tasks .
These events should be severe enough to require medical attention , but exact details are unclear .
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Following a handful of reports, including one involving a priest from the Philadelphia area who volunteered as a trial participant, about patients who received a vaccine dying in the weeks following the second dose, one man in Israel has died 2 hours after receiving the vaccine.
According to reports in the Israeli press, a 75 year old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from a hear attack about 2 hours after receiving the vaccine.
The patient has received the vaccine at 0830 in the morning, then waited for the customary time at the health clinic before he was released to his home after reportedly feeling well. Some time after that, the man lost consciousness, then was pronounced dead.
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News of the man’s death follows reports that 5K out of the first 215K recipients of the vaccine in the US reported some kind of “adverse health impact event”, which could be anything that seriously limits an individual’s ability to function and/or complete daily tasks. These events should be severe enough to require medical attention, but exact details are unclear. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Delaware Shop Owner Who Worked On Alleged Hunter Biden Laptop Sues Twitter For $500 Million, Alleges

Delaware Shop Owner Who Worked On Alleged Hunter Biden Laptop Sues Twitter For $500 Million, Alleges Defamation

The owner of a computer repair shop at the center of a series of October stories on emails retrieved from what was alleged to be Hunter Biden ’ s laptop has filed a $ 500 million defamation lawsuit against Twitter .
John Paul Mac Isaac , who owns the Mac Shop in Delaware , sued the social media giant for allegedly defaming him and his business through the platform ’ s censorship of a story by the New York Post on emails contained in the alleged Hunter Biden laptop .
The laptop was dropped off at Isaac ’ s shop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovered .
Isaac later turned the contents of the laptop over to the FBI and to an attorney working with Rudy Giuliani , President Trump ’ s personal lawyer .
In October , Twitter locked the Post ’ s account and barred users from sharing an article that cited emails retrieved from the alleged Biden laptop .
The social media giant said the story violated its rules against posting “ hacked materials.
” “ Defendant ’ s actions and statements had the specific intent to communicate to the world that Plaintiff is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , filed on Monday , says .
“ The term ‘ hacker ’ is widely viewed as disparaging , particularly when said about someone who owns a computer repair business.
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The owner of a computer repair shop at the center of a series of October stories on emails retrieved from what was alleged to be Hunter Biden’s laptop has filed a $500 million defamation lawsuit against Twitter.
John Paul Mac Isaac, who owns the Mac Shop in Delaware, sued the social media giant for allegedly defaming him and his business through the platform’s censorship of a story by the New York Post on emails contained in the alleged Hunter Biden laptop. The laptop was dropped off at Isaac’s shop in April 2019 for repairs but never recovered. Isaac later turned the contents of the laptop over to the FBI and to an attorney working with Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer.
In October, Twitter locked the Post’s account and barred users from sharing an article that cited emails retrieved from the alleged Biden laptop. The social media giant said the story violated its rules against posting “hacked materials.”
“Defendant’s actions and statements had the specific intent to communicate to the world that Plaintiff is a hacker,” Isaac’s lawsuit, filed on Monday, says. “The term ‘hacker’ is widely viewed as disparaging, particularly when said about someone who owns a computer repair business.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Hunter Biden still owns 10% stake in Chinese private equity firm, business records show

President-elect Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter still owns a 10 % stake in a Chinese private equity firm , less than one month before his father is set to take office , business records reviewed by Fox News show .
The development , first reported by the Wall Street Journal , contradicts Joe Biden ’ s October 2019 pledge to keep his family free of foreign entanglements if he was elected president .
“ No one in my family will have an office in the White House , will sit in on meetings as if they are a cabinet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have any business relationship with anyone that relates to a foreign corporation or a foreign country , ” the older Biden said at the time .
Chinese business records reviewed by Fox News show that a U.S. company , Skaneateles LLC , owns a 10 % equity stake in Bohai Harvest RST ( Shanghai ) Equity Investment Fund Management Co. Hunter Biden is the sole beneficial owner of Skaneateles , according to Washington corporate records .
Hunter previously sat on the Chinese firm ’ s board — whose financial backers include the Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 that he would be stepping down over mounting scrutiny from his father ’ s presidential bid .
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President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter still owns a 10% stake in a Chinese private equity firm, less than one month before his father is set to take office, business records reviewed by Fox News show.
The development, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, contradicts Joe Biden’s October 2019 pledge to keep his family free of foreign entanglements if he was elected president.
“No one in my family will have an office in the White House, will sit in on meetings as if they are a cabinet member, will, in fact, have any business relationship with anyone that relates to a foreign corporation or a foreign country,” the older Biden said at the time.
Chinese business records reviewed by Fox News show that a U.S. company, Skaneateles LLC, owns a 10% equity stake in Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co. Hunter Biden is the sole beneficial owner of Skaneateles, according to Washington corporate records.
Hunter previously sat on the Chinese firm’s board — whose financial backers include the Bank of China — before announcing in October 2019 that he would be stepping down over mounting scrutiny from his father’s presidential bid. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Marco Rubio: Can’t Trust Dr. Anthony Fauci – He Is a Liar

Sen. Marco Rubio ( R-FL ) started the work week on Monday with a social media post casting doubt on @ @ @ @ @ infectious disease point person at the National Institute of Health ( NIH ) who is @ @ @ @ @ who has lied about the coronavirus , according the the lawmaker .
And Rubio also @ @ @ @ @ in America take pride in telling the public what is good for them and what @ @ @ @ @ .
Fauci lied about masks in March , ” Rubio posted on his Facebook page @ @ @ @ @ has been distorting the level of vaccination needed for herd immunity.
” “ It isn @ @ @ @ @ ” Rubio posted .
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) started the work week on Monday with a social media post casting doubt on Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease point person at the National Institute of Health (NIH) who is praised by the left but who has lied about the coronavirus, according the the lawmaker.
And Rubio also said other “elites” in America take pride in telling the public what is good for them and what is not.
“Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March,” Rubio posted on his Facebook page. “Dr. Fauci has been distorting the level of vaccination needed for herd immunity.”
“It isn’t just him,” Rubio posted. “Many in elite bubbles believe the American public doesn’t know ‘what’s good for them’ so they need to be tricked into “doing the right thing.’”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-30--Biden claims Trump appointees withholding information needed by his transition team: ‘We’ve encounte

Biden claims Trump appointees withholding information needed by his transition team: ‘We’ve encountered roadblocks’

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused officials appointed by President Donald Trump of withholding critical national security information from Biden ’ s transition team , claiming political appointees have put up “ roadblocks ” that might leave the U.S. more vulnerable during the transfer of power .
“ Right now , as our nation is in a period of transition , we need to make sure that nothing is lost in the hand-off between administrations , ” Biden said following a meeting with his national security advisers .
“ My team needs a clear picture of our force posture around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our enemies.
” He said , “ We need full visibility into the budget planning underway at the Defense Department and other agencies in order to avoid any window of confusion or catch-up that our adversaries may try to exploit.
” Without naming names , Biden claimed , “ We ’ ve encountered roadblocks from the political leadership at the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget .
Right now we just aren ’ t getting all of the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short , in my view , of irresponsibility.
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President-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused officials appointed by President Donald Trump of withholding critical national security information from Biden’s transition team, claiming political appointees have put up “roadblocks” that might leave the U.S. more vulnerable during the transfer of power.
“Right now, as our nation is in a period of transition, we need to make sure that nothing is lost in the hand-off between administrations,” Biden said following a meeting with his national security advisers. “My team needs a clear picture of our force posture around the world and our operations to deter our enemies.”
He said, “We need full visibility into the budget planning underway at the Defense Department and other agencies in order to avoid any window of confusion or catch-up that our adversaries may try to exploit.”
Without naming names, Biden claimed, “We’ve encountered roadblocks from the political leadership at the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget. Right now we just aren’t getting all of the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. It’s nothing short, in my view, of irresponsibility.” – READ MORE
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