truepundit--2020-12-18--Warnock Preached In 2016 That Christianity Started As ‘A Socialist Church’

Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock once preached that Christianity started as a “ socialist church , ” video footage of a 2016 worship service showed .
Warnock , a reverend headed into a January runoff election against Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler , preached at a November 2016 “ worship experience ” at Ebenezer Baptist Church that the early church “ operated ” through socialism .
“ The early church was a socialist church , ” Warnock said .
“ I know you think that ’ s an oxymoron , but the early church was much closer to socialism than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bible .
I love to listen to evangelicals who stand on the bible .
Well they had all things in common , they took everything — I ’ m just preaching the bible — they took all of their things and they had all things in common.
” “ But even the folk who say they just follow every word of the bible , they ’ re not about to do that .
But if we would just share what we have , everybody can eat , everybody ought to have water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s a basic principle , ” Warnock said .
The pastor also emphasized that the rich “ ought ” to give more in order to “ level the playing field.
” “ And I don ’ t mind telling you that those who have more ought to give more , ” he said .
“ The strong are to bear the infirmities of the weak .
And in the nation and in the church , to whom much is given , much is required .
We need to level the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the poor does not make you a socialist , it actually makes you a Christian , and it means that you believe that everybody is a child of God.
” In his 2014 book , “ The Divided Mind of the Black Church , ” Warnock also praised Marxism , writing that Marxist principles have “ much to teach the black church.
” Loeffler called on Warnock to “ renounce socialism and Marxism ” during the candidates ’ early December debate , but Warnock evaded her questions and instead expressed his support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s support for abortion has also sparked a backlash among conservatives and Christians who argued that the terms “ pro-choice ” and “ pastor ” contradict one another .
A group of black , mostly Georgia-based pastors condemned Warnock ’ s statement that he is a “ pro-choice pastor ” in a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation Sunday .
“ Unborn Black , brown and white lives are so much more than clumps of cells , burdensome inconveniences , or health problems , ” the letter said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God with inalienable dignity and worth .
We implore you to uphold the Biblical defense of life and to fight against the systemic racism of abortion.
” Warnock did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story .

Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock once preached that Christianity started as a “socialist church,” video footage of a 2016 worship service showed.
Warnock, a reverend headed into a January runoff election against Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, preached at a November 2016 “worship experience” at Ebenezer Baptist Church that the early church “operated” through socialism.
“The early church was a socialist church,” Warnock said. “I know you think that’s an oxymoron, but the early church was much closer to socialism than to capitalism. Go back and read the bible. I love to listen to evangelicals who stand on the bible. Well they had all things in common, they took everything — I’m just preaching the bible — they took all of their things and they had all things in common.”
“But even the folk who say they just follow every word of the bible, they’re not about to do that. But if we would just share what we have, everybody can eat, everybody ought to have water, everybody ought to have health care. It’s a basic principle,” Warnock said.
The pastor also emphasized that the rich “ought” to give more in order to “level the playing field.”
“And I don’t mind telling you that those who have more ought to give more,” he said. “The strong are to bear the infirmities of the weak. And in the nation and in the church, to whom much is given, much is required. We need to level the playing field. To be concerned about the poor does not make you a socialist, it actually makes you a Christian, and it means that you believe that everybody is a child of God.”
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In his 2014 book, “The Divided Mind of the Black Church,” Warnock also praised Marxism, writing that Marxist principles have “much to teach the black church.” Loeffler called on Warnock to “renounce socialism and Marxism” during the candidates’ early December debate, but Warnock evaded her questions and instead expressed his support for a “free enterprise system.”
.@ReverendWarnock REFUSES to denounce Marxism and socialism. He refuses to denounce these dangerous & radical worldviews because he agrees with them. #gapol #gasen pic.twitter.com/lot1YARzDX — Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) December 7, 2020
Warnock’s support for abortion has also sparked a backlash among conservatives and Christians who argued that the terms “pro-choice” and “pastor” contradict one another.
A group of black, mostly Georgia-based pastors condemned Warnock’s statement that he is a “pro-choice pastor” in a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation Sunday.
“Unborn Black, brown and white lives are so much more than clumps of cells, burdensome inconveniences, or health problems,” the letter said. “They are sacred human persons endowed by God with inalienable dignity and worth. We implore you to uphold the Biblical defense of life and to fight against the systemic racism of abortion.”
Warnock did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.


truepundit--2020-12-18--PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 6 things you need to know this Friday the 18th — Dec 2020 — The Cure is Wo

PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 6 things you need to know this Friday the 18th — Dec 2020 — The Cure is Worse Than The “Disease” Edition

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truepundit--2020-12-19--EXCLUSIVE — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Pfizer & Moderna COVID Vaccine Nanoparticals Coated With Toxic Ch

EXCLUSIVE — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Pfizer & Moderna COVID Vaccine Nanoparticals Coated With Toxic Chemical That Could Prove Deadly

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed to Thomas Paine that he personally warned Dr. Anthony Fauci and the FDA commissioner about @ @ @ @ @ COVID vaccine but those warnings fell on deaf government ears .
In fact , shockingly @ @ @ @ @ Listen above .
Mr. Kennedy , a vaccine expert and top lawyer , joined the @ @ @ @ @ repeated bombshell warnings to all Americans contemplating the vaccine .
The same warnings that the @ @ @ @ @ Listen above .
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The revelations are truly alarming .
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed to Thomas Paine that he personally warned Dr. Anthony Fauci and the FDA commissioner about potentially deadly problems with the COVID vaccine but those warnings fell on deaf government ears. In fact, shockingly — they were ignored. Listen above.
Mr. Kennedy, a vaccine expert and top lawyer, joined the Thomas Paine Podcast to drop repeated bombshell warnings to all Americans contemplating the vaccine. The same warnings that the government essentially covered up. Listen above.
You may want to reconsider lining up after you digest what vaccine expert and top lawyer Mr. Kennedy shares with Paine about the vaccines. The revelations are truly alarming.
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truepundit--2020-12-19--SICK: Chicago Hospital halts COVID vaccinations after multiple workers have adverse reactions

A north suburban hospital near Chicago is temporarily pausing coronavirus vaccinations after four workers reported feeling adverse reactions .
Since @ @ @ @ @ at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville experienced reactions shortly after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ tingling and elevated heartrates , the hospital said in a statement .
Three of the @ @ @ @ @ and doing well , the hospital said .
One employee is receiving additional treatment .
@ @ @ @ @ caution , the hospital said it is temporarily pausing vaccinations at Condell , which will @ @ @ @ @ understand what may have caused the reactions .
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A north suburban hospital near Chicago is temporarily pausing coronavirus vaccinations after four workers reported feeling adverse reactions.
Since Thursday, four team members at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville experienced reactions shortly after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination. Their symptoms included tingling and elevated heartrates, the hospital said in a statement.
Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois. (Advocate Condell Medical Center)
Three of the team members are now home and doing well, the hospital said. One employee is receiving additional treatment.
Out of an abundance of caution, the hospital said it is temporarily pausing vaccinations at Condell, which will allow them time to better understand what may have caused the reactions. READ MORE:
EXCLUSIVE — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Pfizer & Moderna COVID Vaccine Nanoparticals Coated With Toxic Chemical That Could Prove Deadly https://t.co/oL7Najz3CQ — Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) December 19, 2020
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truepundit--2020-12-21--PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 9 things you need to know this Monday the 21st — Dec 2020 — THOUSANDS OF A

PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 9 things you need to know this Monday the 21st — Dec 2020 — THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ALREADY INCAPACITATED AFTER COVID VACCINE


truepundit--2020-12-21--Supreme Court Responds To Claims That Roberts Screamed At Other Justices Over Texas Election Lawsuit

A spokesperson for the U.S. Supreme Court disputed a report that claimed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts shouted at the eight other justices in a room in the high court , urging them not to the Texas election lawsuit against four other key states .
As guidance , the court “ has been conducting its conferences remotely by phone since March when the building closed due to the pandemic , ” a Supreme Court spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email on Friday in response to a question about the claim .
The statement contradicts what a GOP Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week , claiming that an anonymous person said that “ the Justices went into a closed room ” to determine whether to take the Texas lawsuit that was eventually dismissed .
Then , according to the elector , “ When the Texas case was brought up he said he heard screaming through the walls as Justice Roberts and the other liberal Justices were insisting … afraid of what would happen if they did the right thing.
” The claim first appeared on Hal Turner ’ s website , sourcing an alleged “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is unclear where Patrick obtained his information .
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A spokesperson for the U.S. Supreme Court disputed a report that claimed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts shouted at the eight other justices in a room in the high court, urging them not to the Texas election lawsuit against four other key states.
As guidance, the court “has been conducting its conferences remotely by phone since March when the building closed due to the pandemic,” a Supreme Court spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email on Friday in response to a question about the claim.
The statement contradicts what a GOP Texas elector, Matt Patrick, said earlier this week, claiming that an anonymous person said that “the Justices went into a closed room” to determine whether to take the Texas lawsuit that was eventually dismissed. Then, according to the elector, “When the Texas case was brought up he said he heard screaming through the walls as Justice Roberts and the other liberal Justices were insisting … afraid of what would happen if they did the right thing.”
The claim first appeared on Hal Turner’s website, sourcing an alleged “clerk for one of the [Supreme Court] justices.” It is unclear where Patrick obtained his information. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Meghan McCain Tells Trump He ‘Disgraced the Office of the Presidency’ by Attacking Her Father

Meghan McCain , the daughter of the late-Sen. John McCain ( R-Ariz. ) , is coming to her father ’ @ @ @ @ @ Trump tweeted another criticism of him .
“ Two years after he died , you @ @ @ @ @ .
It kills you that no one will ever love you or remember you like @ @ @ @ @ .
He served his country with honor , you have disgraced the office of the @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter Friday .
She added , “ You couldn ’ t even pull it @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden solidified his electoral victory over Trump by winning Arizona , as IJR previously @ @ @ @ @ Meghan McCain fired back at Trump after allegations surfaced in a report published by The @ @ @ @ @ her father as a “ loser.
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Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), is coming to her father’s defense after President Donald Trump tweeted another criticism of him.
“Two years after he died, you still obsess over my dad. It kills you that no one will ever love you or remember you like they loved and remember him. He served his country with honor, you have disgraced the office of the presidency,” McCain wrote on Twitter Friday.
She added, “You couldn’t even pull it out in Arizona.”
Two years after he died, you still obsess over my dad. It kills you that no one will ever love you or remember you like they loved and remember him. He served his country with honor, you have disgraced the office of the presidency. You couldn’t even pull it out in Arizona… https://t.co/5RBH5LwvQz — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 18, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden solidified his electoral victory over Trump by winning Arizona, as IJR previously reported.
In September, Meghan McCain fired back at Trump after allegations surfaced in a report published by The Atlantic about him referring to her father as a “loser.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Deaf and blind Helen Keller belittled as ‘just another privileged white person’ in Time magazine

Helen Keller was severely impaired by an undiagnosed illness that caused her to go blind and deaf at the age of 19 months old .
Despite her debilitating disabilities and a lack of resources available at the time , Keller would go on to become a champion of the deaf and blind by fundraising millions of dollars for those who are disabled .
She became a successful writer , publishing 12 books , and would go around the country raising awareness of the plight of the disabled and fight for women ’ s suffrage .
Keller , who graduated from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University , co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the highest civilian honor that an American can achieve .
Despite all of her achievements and accolades against all odds , Keller was declared to be “ just another privileged white person ” in a Time magazine article .
The article , titled “ Co-Founding the ACLU , Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don ’ t Learn in School , ” highlighted Keller ’ s many accomplishments , but also included @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to some Black disability rights activists , like Anita Cameron , Helen Keller is not radical at all , ‘ just another , despite disabilities , privileged white person , ” and yet another example of history telling the story of privileged white Americans .
The quote was said by Anita Cameron , a self-described “ fierce Black autistic lesbian ” and member of the American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today organization , according to her Twitter profile , which has a “ Black Disabled Lives Matter ” banner.- READ MORE Listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ --

Helen Keller was severely impaired by an undiagnosed illness that caused her to go blind and deaf at the age of 19 months old. Despite her debilitating disabilities and a lack of resources available at the time, Keller would go on to become a champion of the deaf and blind by fundraising millions of dollars for those who are disabled. She became a successful writer, publishing 12 books, and would go around the country raising awareness of the plight of the disabled and fight for women’s suffrage.
Keller, who graduated from Radcliffe College, which is now Harvard University, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that an American can achieve. Despite all of her achievements and accolades against all odds, Keller was declared to be “just another privileged white person” in a Time magazine article.
The article, titled “Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don’t Learn in School,” highlighted Keller’s many accomplishments, but also included a belittling denigration of Keller.
However, to some Black disability rights activists, like Anita Cameron, Helen Keller is not radical at all, ‘just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person,” and yet another example of history telling the story of privileged white Americans.
The quote was said by Anita Cameron, a self-described “fierce Black autistic lesbian” and member of the American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today organization, according to her Twitter profile, which has a “Black Disabled Lives Matter” banner.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Chicago-area hospital to resume vaccinations after 4 workers experience adverse reactions: report

A hospital north of Chicago says it plans to resume coronavirus vaccinations for its staff Sunday , following a temporary pause after four employees experienced adverse reactions to the Pfizer treatment .
The employees ’ symptoms included tingling and elevated heart rates , FOX 32 of Chicago reported Friday after the shots were administered a day earlier .
Three of the employees were recovering well at home while the fourth was continuing to receive medical attention , the report said .
On Saturday , Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville , Ill. , said it would restart vaccinations for other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccination teams remain prepared to respond quickly and appropriately should anyone experience any kind of reaction , ” the hospital statement , accordingto FOX 32 .
“ Out of an abundance of caution , we have increased our post-vaccine evaluation period to 30 minutes for all individuals across all our sites , which exceeds CDC/ACIP recommendations.
” The facility said its decision to resume was approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as local health officials , FOX 32 reported.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast @ @

A hospital north of Chicago says it plans to resume coronavirus vaccinations for its staff Sunday, following a temporary pause after four employees experienced adverse reactions to the Pfizer treatment.
The employees’ symptoms included tingling and elevated heart rates, FOX 32 of Chicago reported Friday after the shots were administered a day earlier. Three of the employees were recovering well at home while the fourth was continuing to receive medical attention, the report said.
On Saturday, Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill., said it would restart vaccinations for other employees beginning Sunday.
“Our site vaccination teams remain prepared to respond quickly and appropriately should anyone experience any kind of reaction,” the hospital statement, accordingto FOX 32. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have increased our post-vaccine evaluation period to 30 minutes for all individuals across all our sites, which exceeds CDC/ACIP recommendations.”
The facility said its decision to resume was approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as local health officials, FOX 32 reported.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached As Part Of Massive Cyberattack: Report

The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration – which maintains the United States ’ nuclear weapons stockpile – was reportedly breached as part of a massive hack which affected at least six federal agencies , according to Politico , citing officials directly familiar with the matter .
On Thursday , DOE and NNSA officials began coordinating notifications about the breach to their congressional oversight bodies .
They found suspicious activity in networks belonging to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) , Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories in New Mexico and Washington , the Office of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the DOE .
The hackers have been able to do more damage at FERC than at the other agencies , the officials said , but did not elaborate .
–Politico According to the report , federal investigators have been assessing networks in recent days to try and get a handle on exactly what was accessed and/or stolen .
DOE officials still don ’ t know if anything was actually accessed .
The hack was reported over the weekend – and conducted by Russian-backed hackers , according to the Washington Post – after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Network Management products used across several industries and government applications , was breached earlier in the year .
“ The compromise of SolarWinds ’ Orion Network Management Products poses unacceptable risks to the security of federal networks , ” said US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ) acting director , Brandon Wales .
The agency has issued an emergency directive to federal and civilian agencies to review their networks for suspicious activity and to disconnect or power down SolarWinds Orion products immediately , according to TheHackerNews .
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The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration – which maintains the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile – was reportedly breached as part of a massive hack which affected at least six federal agencies, according to Politico, citing officials directly familiar with the matter.
On Thursday, DOE and NNSA officials began coordinating notifications about the breach to their congressional oversight bodies. They found suspicious activity in networks belonging to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories in New Mexico and Washington, the Office of Secure Transportation and the Richland Field Office of the DOE. The hackers have been able to do more damage at FERC than at the other agencies, the officials said, but did not elaborate. –Politico
According to the report, federal investigators have been assessing networks in recent days to try and get a handle on exactly what was accessed and/or stolen. DOE officials still don’t know if anything was actually accessed.
The hack was reported over the weekend – and conducted by Russian-backed hackers, according to the Washington Post – after Texas-based IT infrastructure provider SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management products used across several industries and government applications, was breached earlier in the year.
“The compromise of SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management Products poses unacceptable risks to the security of federal networks,” said US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) acting director, Brandon Wales. The agency has issued an emergency directive to federal and civilian agencies to review their networks for suspicious activity and to disconnect or power down SolarWinds Orion products immediately, according to TheHackerNews. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Report: Pentagon Allegedly Halts Biden Transition Briefings

In a move that reportedly “ shocked ” Defense Department officials , Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered Pentagon officials @ @ @ @ @ the transition of President-elect Joe Biden .
In a move that reportedly “ shocked ” @ @ @ @ @ Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered Pentagon officials to cancel scheduled meetings with the transition of @ @ @ @ @ revealed the cancellation of briefings but noted “ officials were unsure what prompted Miller ’ @ @ @ @ @ could not determine “ whether President Trump approved ” of the move .
A source @ @ @ @ @ the move was nothing more than one of trying to limit a busy schedule .
@ @ @ @ @ two dozen remaining meetings on the schedule today and next week , ” the official @ @ @ @ @ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

In a move that reportedly “shocked” Defense Department officials, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered Pentagon officials to cancel scheduled meetings with the transition of President-elect Joe Biden.
In a move that reportedly “shocked” Defense Department officials, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered Pentagon officials to cancel scheduled meetings with the transition of President-elect Joe Biden.
Axios revealed the cancellation of briefings but noted “officials were unsure what prompted Miller’s action” and they could not determine “whether President Trump approved” of the move.
A source at the Defense Department claims the move was nothing more than one of trying to limit a busy schedule.
“We had fewer than two dozen remaining meetings on the schedule today and next week,” the official told Axios. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Report: Mark Zuckerberg’s $419 Million Non-Profit Contributions ‘Improperly Influenced 2020 Presiden

Report: Mark Zuckerberg’s $419 Million Non-Profit Contributions ‘Improperly Influenced 2020 Presidential Election’

A report released by the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society at a press conference on Wednesday alleged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife made $ 419.5 million in contributions to non-profit organizations during the 2020 election cycle– $ 350 million to the “ Safe Elections ” Project of the Center for Technology and Civic Life ( CTCL ) and another $ 69.5 million to the Center for Election Innovation and Research–that , “ improperly influence the 2020 presidential election on behalf of one particular candidate and party.
” “ The 2020 presidential election witnessed an unprecedented and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 presidential election on behalf of one particular candidate and party .
Funded by hundreds of millions of dollars from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other high-tech interests , activist organizations created a two-tiered election system that treated voters differently depending on whether they lived in Democrat or Republican strongholds , ” Amistad Project Director Phill Kline wrote in the report ’ s executive summary .
The report identified three key actions that , taken together , “ represent the beginning of the formation of a two-tier election system favoring one demographic while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dictated city and county election management contrary to both federal law and state election plans endorsed and developed by state legislatures with authority granted by the United States Constitution .
• Executive officials in swing states facilitated , through unique and novel contracts , the sharing of private and sensitive information about citizens within those states with private interests , some whom actively promote leftist candidates and agendas .
• Swing state governors also started issuing emergency executive orders shutting down in-person voting while pouring new state resources into encouraging persons to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordinated assault on in-person voting generally favored Democrat Party voters who preferred to vote in advance , while placing Republicans , who preferred to vote in person , at a disadvantage .
These actions represent the beginning of the formation of a two-tier election system favoring one demographic while disadvantaging another demographic .
“ This evidence is present and available to all Americans , ” Kline said at the press conference of the information included in the report .
“ The mainstream media has also tried to censor this evidence , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understands that there are serious problems with this election.
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A report released by the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society at a press conference on Wednesday alleged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife made $419.5 million in contributions to non-profit organizations during the 2020 election cycle–$350 million to the “Safe Elections” Project of the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) and another $69.5 million to the Center for Election Innovation and Research–that, “improperly influence[d] the 2020 presidential election on behalf of one particular candidate and party.”
“The 2020 presidential election witnessed an unprecedented and coordinated public-private partnership to improperly influence the 2020 presidential election on behalf of one particular candidate and party. Funded by hundreds of millions of dollars from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other high-tech interests, activist organizations created a two-tiered election system that treated voters differently depending on whether they lived in Democrat or Republican strongholds,” Amistad Project Director Phill Kline wrote in the report’s executive summary.
The report identified three key actions that, taken together, “represent the beginning of the formation of a two-tier election system favoring one demographic while disadvantaging another demographic.”
Private monies dictated city and county election management contrary to both federal law and state election plans endorsed and developed by state legislatures with authority granted by the United States Constitution.
Executive officials in swing states facilitated, through unique and novel contracts, the sharing of private and sensitive information about citizens within those states with private interests, some whom actively promote leftist candidates and agendas.
Swing state governors also started issuing emergency executive orders shutting down in-person voting while pouring new state resources into encouraging persons to vote in advance. Polling data revealed this coordinated assault on in-person voting generally favored Democrat Party voters who preferred to vote in advance, while placing Republicans, who preferred to vote in person, at a disadvantage. These actions represent the beginning of the formation of a two-tier election system favoring one demographic while disadvantaging another demographic.
“This evidence is present and available to all Americans,” Kline said at the press conference of the information included in the report.
“The mainstream media has also tried to censor this evidence,” he noted, adding that, “America understands that there are serious problems with this election.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--AOC Promotes Prostitution: ‘Sex Work Is Work’

Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) promoted prostitution on Tuesday , declaring so-called “ sex work ” “ work @ @ @ @ @ used among advocates of “ sex work.
” “ Sex work is work , ” @ @ @ @ @ retweeting a Rolling Stone magazine story that accused the New York Post of “ shaming @ @ @ @ @ turning to solicitation subscription website OnlyFans .
“ The federal gov has done almost nothing @ @ @ @ @ , ” Ocasio-Cortez wrote .
“ We must pass stimulus checks , UI , small @ @ @ @ @ , etc.
” “ Keep the focus of shame there , ” AOC added , @ @ @ @ @ surviving a pandemic without help.
” Ironically , the Democratic lawmaker is a proponent of @ @ @ @ @ have caused the destruction of countless small businesses and grown mega-corporations like Amazon .
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Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) promoted prostitution on Tuesday, declaring so-called “sex work” “work” — a common phrase used among advocates of “sex work.”
“Sex work is work,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter, retweeting a Rolling Stone magazine story that accused the New York Post of “shaming” a 23-year-old paramedic for turning to solicitation subscription website OnlyFans.
“The federal gov has done almost nothing to help people in months,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “We must pass stimulus checks, UI, small biz relief, hospital funding, etc.”
“Keep the focus of shame there,” AOC added, “not on marginalizing people surviving a pandemic without help.”
Ironically, the Democratic lawmaker is a proponent of strict lockdown measures, which have caused the destruction of countless small businesses and grown mega-corporations like Amazon. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--New COVID-19 ‘Mutation’ In UK Prompts Several Countries To Ban Travel

Several European countries announced travel bans from the U.K. to combat the spread of a new , more contagious strain of coronavirus days before Christmas .
Netherlands and Belgium banned passenger air travel from the U.K. , leaders from both countries announced Sunday , while France , Germany , Italy , Ireland and Israel were expected to introduce restrictions of their own , the BBC reported .
The U.K. informed the World Health Organization Saturday that the mutant strain of coronavirus could spread quicker than previous strains .
“ This is a precautionary measure and we will see later if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Sunday , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Belgium banned all flights and rail arrivals from the U.K. while Netherlands banned flight arrivals , The WSJ reported .
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Italy would also prohibit travel , but the details weren ’ t finalized .
“ The U.K. has raised the alarm about a new form of Covid resulting from a mutation in the virus , ” Di Maio said in a Facebook post .
“ Our priority is to protect Italy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Prime Minister Boris Johnson implemented strict measures limiting Christmas gathering and shopping in southern England Saturday in response to the new coronavirus strain .
“ I know how much emotion people invest in this time of year , and how important it is for grandparents to see their grandchildren , ” Johnson said , according to The Associated Press .
“ But when the virus changes its method of attack , we must change our method of defense.
” European countries has reported increasing coronavirus cases and deaths since mid-October , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times .

Several European countries announced travel bans from the U.K. to combat the spread of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus days before Christmas.
Netherlands and Belgium banned passenger air travel from the U.K., leaders from both countries announced Sunday, while France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Israel were expected to introduce restrictions of their own, the BBC reported. The U.K. informed the World Health Organization Saturday that the mutant strain of coronavirus could spread quicker than previous strains.
“This is a precautionary measure and we will see later if we need additional measures,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Sunday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Belgium banned all flights and rail arrivals from the U.K. while Netherlands banned flight arrivals, The WSJ reported. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Italy would also prohibit travel, but the details weren’t finalized.
“The U.K. has raised the alarm about a new form of Covid resulting from a mutation in the virus,” Di Maio said in a Facebook post. “Our priority is to protect Italy and our compatriots.”
Meanwhile, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson implemented strict measures limiting Christmas gathering and shopping in southern England Saturday in response to the new coronavirus strain.
“I know how much emotion people invest in this time of year, and how important it is for grandparents to see their grandchildren,” Johnson said, according to The Associated Press. “But when the virus changes its method of attack, we must change our method of defense.”
European countries has reported increasing coronavirus cases and deaths since mid-October, according to data compiled by The Financial Times.


truepundit--2020-12-21--Moderna Vaccine On The Way Following FDA Approval, Officials Say

Distribution of Moderna ’ s vaccine has already begun after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) granted emergency approval , officials said Saturday , according to The Hill .
“ Distribution of Moderna vaccine has already begun , ” Gen. Gustave Perna , chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed , said in a briefing , according to The Hill .
“ Boxes are being packed and loaded today .
Trucks will begin rolling out tomorrow , from FedEx and UPS , delivering vaccines and kits to the American people across the United States , ” Perna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perna said between Moderna and Pfizer , the government has collected 7.9 million coronavirus vaccines to distribute , according to The Hill .
The FDA granted emergency authorization use approval for Moderna ’ s vaccine on Friday .
The U.S. , therefore , is the first country to grant approval to two safe and effective vaccines to fight the coronavirus .
The FDA ’ s key vaccine advisory panel unanimously voted in favor of recommending emergency use authorization approval for Moderna ’ s vaccine , which would permit its approval and nationwide distribution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to allocate almost six million doses of its coronavirus vaccine upon approval .
The six million is over two times more than what Pfizer first sent last weekend .
Pfizer was granted emergency authorization use approval for its vaccine last Friday .
The FDA ’ s key advisory panel voted 17 to four in favor of recommending the vaccine ’ s emergency use approval .
Video footage showed the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine leaving the company ’ s Michigan manufacturing plant on Sunday .
Pfizer announced a week before Moderna that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their Phase III clinical trials .
Moderna announced on Nov. 16 that their vaccine is almost 95 % effective in their human trials ’ preliminary outcomes .
Moderna and the Department of Health and Human Services didn ’ t immediately respond to requests for comment .

Distribution of Moderna’s vaccine has already begun after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency approval, officials said Saturday, according to The Hill.
“Distribution of Moderna vaccine has already begun,” Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, said in a briefing, according to The Hill.
“Boxes are being packed and loaded today. Trucks will begin rolling out tomorrow, from FedEx and UPS, delivering vaccines and kits to the American people across the United States,” Perna said, according to The Hill.
Perna said between Moderna and Pfizer, the government has collected 7.9 million coronavirus vaccines to distribute, according to The Hill.
The FDA granted emergency authorization use approval for Moderna’s vaccine on Friday. The U.S., therefore, is the first country to grant approval to two safe and effective vaccines to fight the coronavirus.
Distribution of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine has already started in the US, says Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed https://t.co/SdkfKvtfnT pic.twitter.com/ImqYSSYYES — CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2020
The FDA’s key vaccine advisory panel unanimously voted in favor of recommending emergency use authorization approval for Moderna’s vaccine, which would permit its approval and nationwide distribution.
Moderna said it’s ready to allocate almost six million doses of its coronavirus vaccine upon approval. The six million is over two times more than what Pfizer first sent last weekend.
Pfizer was granted emergency authorization use approval for its vaccine last Friday. The FDA’s key advisory panel voted 17 to four in favor of recommending the vaccine’s emergency use approval.
Video footage showed the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine leaving the company’s Michigan manufacturing plant on Sunday.
Pfizer announced a week before Moderna that their vaccine showed over 90% effectiveness in their Phase III clinical trials. Moderna announced on Nov. 16 that their vaccine is almost 95% effective in their human trials’ preliminary outcomes.
Moderna and the Department of Health and Human Services didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.


truepundit--2020-12-21--Boris Johnson Cancels Christmas: No Gathering, Shopping As Coronavirus Cases Rise

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new set of coronavirus-related restrictions Saturday affecting Christmas travel , gathering and shopping as cases continued to rise in the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Christmas gatherings and shopping must be canceled , according to the Associated Press .
The U.K. government ordered non-essential shops in London and other parts of southern England to close .
“ It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we can not proceed with Christmas as planned , ” Johnson said at a press conference , the AP reported .
Johnson also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve permitted people from up to three households to gather in a “ bubble ” for Christmas in London and other parts of southern England , the AP reported .
British people in the affected areas will not be allowed to mix unless they are outside in certain public places .
“ I know how much emotion people invest in this time of year , and how important it is for grandparents to see their grandchildren , ” Johnson said , according to the AP .
“ But when the virus changes its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our method of defense.
” Johnson made the announcement after he met with government officials on an emergency basis Saturday due to the potential emergence of a new strain in the country , according to NBC News .
The U.K. informed the World Health Organization that the mutant strain of coronavirus could spread quicker than previous strains , chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said in a statement .
“ As announced on Monday , the U.K. has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England ’ s genomic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is no current evidence to suggest the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or that it affects vaccines and treatments although urgent work is underway to confirm this , ” Whitty added .
The U.K. has reported increasing coronavirus cases and deaths since mid-October , according to data compiled by The Financial Times .

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new set of coronavirus-related restrictions Saturday affecting Christmas travel, gathering and shopping as cases continued to rise in the U.K.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Christmas gatherings and shopping must be canceled, according to the Associated Press. The U.K. government ordered non-essential shops in London and other parts of southern England to close.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot proceed with Christmas as planned,” Johnson said at a press conference, the AP reported.
“We cannot continue with Christmas as planned” PM Boris Johnson announces planned relaxation of coronavirus rules for Christmas will be restricted to just one day in England and in new tier 4 areas it will be scrapped entirely Latest: https://t.co/VQFVN57a0p pic.twitter.com/XtJ44Ccb2Q — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 19, 2020
Johnson also canceled a previous plan that would’ve permitted people from up to three households to gather in a “bubble” for Christmas in London and other parts of southern England, the AP reported. British people in the affected areas will not be allowed to mix unless they are outside in certain public places.
“I know how much emotion people invest in this time of year, and how important it is for grandparents to see their grandchildren,” Johnson said, according to the AP. “But when the virus changes its method of attack, we must change our method of defense.”
Johnson made the announcement after he met with government officials on an emergency basis Saturday due to the potential emergence of a new strain in the country, according to NBC News. The U.K. informed the World Health Organization that the mutant strain of coronavirus could spread quicker than previous strains, chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said in a statement.
“As announced on Monday, the U.K. has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance,” Whitty said.
“There is no current evidence to suggest the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or that it affects vaccines and treatments although urgent work is underway to confirm this,” Whitty added.
The U.K. has reported increasing coronavirus cases and deaths since mid-October, according to data compiled by The Financial Times.


truepundit--2020-12-21--AG Barr Sees No Evidence Of CIA Wrongdoing In Trump-Russia Probe

Attorney General William Barr has not seen “ any sign ” that the CIA engaged in any “ improper ” activity related to any Trump-related intelligence gathering activity in 2016 , he said in an interview published Friday .
“ The CIA stayed in its lane , ” Barr told The Wall Street Journal ’ s Kim Strassel in an interview days before he is set to leave the Trump administration .
Barr also said that he has not seen evidence of any foreign government activity related to Trump before the FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane in July 2016 .
Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spirits of some Republicans who have speculated that the CIA and foreign governments spied on Donald Trump or his associates in 2016 .
Barr said that the investigation , which is being led by U.S. Attorney John Durham , is making “ significant progress.
” He has said that Durham ’ s investigation was slowed significantly this year because of the coronavirus pandemic .
He said that Durham , who he designated as a special counsel for the investigation on Oct. 19 , is now focused on the conduct of the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ the activities of certain private actors.
” Durham ’ s investigation has following up on information revealed in a Justice Department inspector general ’ s report released last year that blasted the FBI ’ s surveillance activities against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page .
The IG criticized the FBI for relying heavily on an unverified dossier from former British spy Christopher Steele that accused Page and others on the Trump campaign of conspiring with Russia to influence the 2016 election .
Durham has reportedly sought documents from Steele , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behalf of the DNC and Clinton campaign .
Barr told Strassel that appointing Durham to serve as special counsel ensures that he will produce a report of his investigation that will be made public .
“ The force of circumstances will ensure it goes public , ” Barr said of an eventual Durham report .
Barr told Strassel that he had determined before appointing Durham special counsel that the CIA likely did nothing improper in its intelligence-gathering activities in 2016 .
He also said that he has not seen any “ foreign government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that most of the previously classified documents germane to the FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane probe have been made public .
Barr and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have declassified a slew of documents this year related to Crossfire Hurricane .
Footnotes from the IG report that they declassified said that the FBI had evidence in 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Steele .
While the footnotes were declassified , the underlying evidence has not been .

Attorney General William Barr has not seen “any sign” that the CIA engaged in any “improper” activity related to any Trump-related intelligence gathering activity in 2016, he said in an interview published Friday.
“The CIA stayed in its lane,” Barr told The Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel in an interview days before he is set to leave the Trump administration.
Barr also said that he has not seen evidence of any foreign government activity related to Trump before the FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane in July 2016.
Barr’s remarks are likely to dampen the spirits of some Republicans who have speculated that the CIA and foreign governments spied on Donald Trump or his associates in 2016.
Barr said that the investigation, which is being led by U.S. Attorney John Durham, is making “significant progress.” He has said that Durham’s investigation was slowed significantly this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
He said that Durham, who he designated as a special counsel for the investigation on Oct. 19, is now focused on the conduct of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane team as well as “the activities of certain private actors.”
Durham’s investigation has following up on information revealed in a Justice Department inspector general’s report released last year that blasted the FBI’s surveillance activities against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. The IG criticized the FBI for relying heavily on an unverified dossier from former British spy Christopher Steele that accused Page and others on the Trump campaign of conspiring with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
Durham has reportedly sought documents from Steele, a former MI6 officer who investigated Trump on behalf of the DNC and Clinton campaign.
Barr told Strassel that appointing Durham to serve as special counsel ensures that he will produce a report of his investigation that will be made public.
“The force of circumstances will ensure it goes public,” Barr said of an eventual Durham report.
Barr told Strassel that he had determined before appointing Durham special counsel that the CIA likely did nothing improper in its intelligence-gathering activities in 2016. He also said that he has not seen any “foreign government activity before July 2016.”
Barr also said that most of the previously classified documents germane to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe have been made public.
Barr and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have declassified a slew of documents this year related to Crossfire Hurricane. Footnotes from the IG report that they declassified said that the FBI had evidence in 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Steele.
While the footnotes were declassified, the underlying evidence has not been.


truepundit--2020-12-21--Andrew Yang Floated Downloadable Barcodes To Prove COVID-19 Vaccination

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang floated the idea of downloadable barcodes for people ’ s phones to prove if they have been vaccinated for the coronavirus .
“ Is there a way for someone to easily show that they have been vaccinated – like a bar code they can download to their phone ?
There ought to be , ” Yang tweeted Friday .
“ Tough to have mass gatherings like concerts or ballgames without either mass adoption of the vaccine or a means of signaling , ” Yang tweeted .
“ I ’ ve been tested at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bracelet showing I was negative .
Then we could interact more freely , ” Yang tweeted .
The former presidential candidate called elected officials to measure support about potentially running for mayor of New York City , several people involved in the discussions said , according to Politico .
Chinese President Xi Jinping previously urged for the use of QR codes in order to monitor the coronavirus worldwide , CNN reported .
The method is already used in China to track individuals ’ health and travel data .
The electronic code changes color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the virus , CNN reported .
Conservative Twitter accounts such as the Reagan Battalion and others criticized Yang ’ s tweets .
Yang and the Humanity Forward Foundation , a non-profit advocacy organization of Yang ’ s , didn ’ t immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s request for comment .

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang floated the idea of downloadable barcodes for people’s phones to prove if they have been vaccinated for the coronavirus.
“Is there a way for someone to easily show that they have been vaccinated – like a bar code they can download to their phone? There ought to be,” Yang tweeted Friday.
“Tough to have mass gatherings like concerts or ballgames without either mass adoption of the vaccine or a means of signaling,” Yang tweeted.
Is there a way for someone to easily show that they have been vaccinated – like a bar code they can download to their phone? There ought to be. — Andrew Yang🧢🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) December 18, 2020
“I’ve been tested at a photo shoot or interview and gotten a bracelet showing I was negative. Then we could interact more freely,” Yang tweeted.
The former presidential candidate called elected officials to measure support about potentially running for mayor of New York City, several people involved in the discussions said, according to Politico.
Chinese President Xi Jinping previously urged for the use of QR codes in order to monitor the coronavirus worldwide, CNN reported. The method is already used in China to track individuals’ health and travel data.
The electronic code changes color depending on the level of possible contact with the virus, CNN reported.
Conservative Twitter accounts such as the Reagan Battalion and others criticized Yang’s tweets.
“No,” the Reagan Battalion tweeted.
Democrat Andrew Yang is advocating for policies promoted by the Chinese Communist Party, which has people in concentration camps. https://t.co/hq0VkGdpfI pic.twitter.com/nyzgsgRsbN — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 18, 2020
I’m all for vaccines but this is weird and creepy https://t.co/t8JIGfAWtt — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) December 18, 2020
I know your heart’s in the right place but trust me on this one, there will be a mass revolt among certain (and large) American subgroups if this becomes a thing. I think you know why. https://t.co/Ji6TE9qrt1 — Jeff B., who on earth is this guy?? (@EsotericCD) December 18, 2020
Yang and the Humanity Forward Foundation, a non-profit advocacy organization of Yang’s, didn’t immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.


truepundit--2020-12-21--Governor Gretchen Whitmer Uses Santa Zoom Call To Tell Kids Not To Visit Their Families At Christmas

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer used a zoom call involving Santa Claus and scripted questions from children to push the message that families should not visit each other over Christmas .
Whitmer introduced Santa Claus to the 6 groups of children before inviting them to ask Santa questions , almost all of which were about COVID-19 rules and had obviously been scripted for them .
Asked by one of the kids if he had to wear a mask , Santa said him and his elves are “ all masked up and social distancing.
” Father Christmas was subsequently asked if coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which he responded that no one was taking any chances and that “ we ’ re all gon na mask up , we ’ re all gon na wash our hands , and we ’ re all gon na stay six feet apart.
” All of the children on one of the zoom calls were seen wearing masks .
Another one of the children then said they would leave out “ hand sanitizer ” once Santa is finished with the cookies and milk .
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer used a zoom call involving Santa Claus and scripted questions from children to push the message that families should not visit each other over Christmas.
Yes, really.
Whitmer introduced Santa Claus to the 6 groups of children before inviting them to ask Santa questions, almost all of which were about COVID-19 rules and had obviously been scripted for them.
Asked by one of the kids if he had to wear a mask, Santa said him and his elves are “all masked up and social distancing.”
Father Christmas was subsequently asked if coronavirus had reached the North Pole, to which he responded that no one was taking any chances and that “we’re all gonna mask up, we’re all gonna wash our hands, and we’re all gonna stay six feet apart.”
All of the children on one of the zoom calls were seen wearing masks.
As Michigan’s kids gear up for the holiday season, I decided to surprise a few of them with a special guest from the North Pole! pic.twitter.com/aI6qGkrouS — Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) December 16, 2020
Another one of the children then said they would leave out “hand sanitizer” once Santa is finished with the cookies and milk. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Executive For US Video Conference Company Spied On Dissidents At Direction Of Chinese Intelligence,

Executive For US Video Conference Company Spied On Dissidents At Direction Of Chinese Intelligence, Feds Say

• A Chinese tech executive spied on users of a U.S. company ’ s video conferencing platform on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party ’ s intelligence services , according to federal prosecutors .
• The executive allegedly fabricated evidence against the video conference participants in order to shut down events to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre .
• A Justice Department official said that the case shows that American companies with significant business interests in China are “ not immune from the coercive power ” of the communist regime .
A Chinese national working for a U.S.-based tech company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behest of China ’ s intelligence services , and shut down calls held to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre , the U.S. government announced on Friday .
Justice Department officials said that Xinjiang Jin , also known as Julien Jin , collected information about the video platform users , some of whom were in the U.S. , and provided it to China ’ s intelligence and law enforcement services .
Jin also had close contact with employees of the company , and communicated with the company ’ s chief operating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complaint , which was unsealed against Jin on Friday , does not identify the company , but says that it is headquartered in San Jose , Calif .
Details in the filing suggest that the company is Zoom Video Communications , Inc. , a San Jose-based company that apologized earlier this year for shutting down video conference calls of Chinese dissidents .
The complaint refers to email address from a “ .us ” domain , which Zoom uses .
The complaint also includes a screenshot of the company ’ s video conferencing interface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one used by Zoom .
A spokesman for Zoom told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the company is reviewing the criminal complaint and will provide a statement later .
Jin , who remains in China , is charged with conspiracy to commit interstate harassment and unlawful conspiracy to transfer means of identification .
John Demers , the assistant attorney general for national security , said that the case shows that U.S. executives are at risk of being co-opted by the Chinese government when doing business with Beijing .
“ No company with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the coercive power of the Chinese Communist Party , ” Demers said in a statement .
The FBI put Jin on its “ Most Wanted ” list in November , saying that he worked “ at the behest of the Chinese government ’ s intelligence and security services.
” Prosecutors allege that Jin worked as the chief liaison between the company and the Chinese government ’ s intelligence and law enforcement services .
“ In that capacity , he regularly responded to requests from the government for information and to terminate video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communications platform , ” the Justice Department said in its announcement of charges against Jin .
According to the complaint , the Chinese government required the American company to install Jin as its liaison as part of a “ rectification ” plan that the company was forced to enter in order to continue doing business in China .
The complaint says that Chinese authorities blocked access to the company ’ s video conferences on Sept. 8 , 2019 .
News outlets reported on Sept. 9 , 2019 , that Beijing had restricted access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American company had to agree to ramp up its censorship and surveillance efforts in order to resume business in China .
The “ rectification ” plan required the company to “ proactively monitor communications for content that included the expression of political views unacceptable to the PRC government , ” the complaint says .
Jin ’ s Chinese government contacts tasked him with providing information about participants of the U.S. company ’ s video conferencing software , including names , email addresses and IP addresses , the complaint says .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company ’ s video platform for meetings that the Chinese government considered to be “ illegal.
” Jin also allegedly terminated at least four video meetings commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre at the behest of the Chinese government , the complaint says .
Jin and co-conspirators also infiltrated meetings in May and June 2020 where politically sensitive issues were being discussed .
In order to shut down the meetings , Jin and his co-conspirators fabricated evidence that would violate the video platform ’ s terms of service , according to the complaint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence to compel the company to terminate the meetings and suspend the users ’ accounts .
To carry out the scheme , Jin and his co-conspirators created fake email accounts in the users ’ names , as well as fake profiles that suggested they supported terrorist groups like ISIS or distributing child pornography .
“ The fabricated evidence falsely asserted that the meetings included discussions of child abuse or exploitation , terrorism , racism or incitements to violence , ” the government said .
Chinese government authorities used information collected by Jin as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their families in China , according to the complaint .
“ PRC authorities temporarily detained at least one person who planned to speak during a commemoration meeting.
” In another incident , according to prosecutors , Chinese government agents visited the family members of a person who took part in the video meetings “ and directed them to tell the participant to cease speaking out against the PRC government and rather to support socialism and the CCP .
”

A Chinese tech executive spied on users of a U.S. company’s video conferencing platform on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence services, according to federal prosecutors.
The executive allegedly fabricated evidence against the video conference participants in order to shut down events to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre.
A Justice Department official said that the case shows that American companies with significant business interests in China are “not immune from the coercive power” of the communist regime.
A Chinese national working for a U.S.-based tech company spied on video conference calls at the behest of China’s intelligence services, and shut down calls held to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the U.S. government announced on Friday.
Justice Department officials said that Xinjiang Jin, also known as Julien Jin, collected information about the video platform users, some of whom were in the U.S., and provided it to China’s intelligence and law enforcement services.
Jin also had close contact with employees of the company, and communicated with the company’s chief operating officer, the complaint says.
The complaint, which was unsealed against Jin on Friday, does not identify the company, but says that it is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.
Details in the filing suggest that the company is Zoom Video Communications, Inc., a San Jose-based company that apologized earlier this year for shutting down video conference calls of Chinese dissidents.
The complaint refers to email address from a “.us” domain, which Zoom uses. The complaint also includes a screenshot of the company’s video conferencing interface, which appears to be the same one used by Zoom.
A spokesman for Zoom told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the company is reviewing the criminal complaint and will provide a statement later.
Jin, who remains in China, is charged with conspiracy to commit interstate harassment and unlawful conspiracy to transfer means of identification.
John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, said that the case shows that U.S. executives are at risk of being co-opted by the Chinese government when doing business with Beijing.
“No company with significant business interests in China is immune from the coercive power of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” Demers said in a statement.
The FBI put Jin on its “Most Wanted” list in November, saying that he worked “at the behest of the Chinese government’s intelligence and security services.”
Prosecutors allege that Jin worked as the chief liaison between the company and the Chinese government’s intelligence and law enforcement services.
“In that capacity, he regularly responded to requests from the [People’s Republic of China] government for information and to terminate video meetings hosted on Company-1’s video communications platform,” the Justice Department said in its announcement of charges against Jin.
According to the complaint, the Chinese government required the American company to install Jin as its liaison as part of a “rectification” plan that the company was forced to enter in order to continue doing business in China.
The complaint says that Chinese authorities blocked access to the company’s video conferences on Sept. 8, 2019. News outlets reported on Sept. 9, 2019, that Beijing had restricted access to Zoom.
The complaint says that the American company had to agree to ramp up its censorship and surveillance efforts in order to resume business in China.
The “rectification” plan required the company to “proactively monitor communications for content that included the expression of political views unacceptable to the PRC government,” the complaint says.
Jin’s Chinese government contacts tasked him with providing information about participants of the U.S. company’s video conferencing software, including names, email addresses and IP addresses, the complaint says.
He was also tasked with “proactively monitoring” the company’s video platform for meetings that the Chinese government considered to be “illegal.”
Jin also allegedly terminated at least four video meetings commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre at the behest of the Chinese government, the complaint says.
Jin and co-conspirators also infiltrated meetings in May and June 2020 where politically sensitive issues were being discussed. In order to shut down the meetings, Jin and his co-conspirators fabricated evidence that would violate the video platform’s terms of service, according to the complaint.
Jin would then use the fabricated evidence to compel the company to terminate the meetings and suspend the users’ accounts.
To carry out the scheme, Jin and his co-conspirators created fake email accounts in the users’ names, as well as fake profiles that suggested they supported terrorist groups like ISIS or distributing child pornography.
“The fabricated evidence falsely asserted that the meetings included discussions of child abuse or exploitation, terrorism, racism or incitements to violence,” the government said.
Chinese government authorities used information collected by Jin as part of an intimidation campaign against dissenters and their families in China, according to the complaint.
“PRC authorities temporarily detained at least one person who planned to speak during a commemoration meeting.”
In another incident, according to prosecutors, Chinese government agents visited the family members of a person who took part in the video meetings “and directed them to tell the participant to cease speaking out against the PRC government and rather to support socialism and the CCP.”


truepundit--2020-12-21--New York County Spent $227,000 In Federal COVID Funds On Pork, Pizza And Cutlery

• Erie County , New York , has spent $ 227,000 in federal CARES Act funds intended to help fight the coronavirus on raw pork , pots , pans , cutlery and other foodstuffs , according to the county ’ s chief accounting officer .
• “ They bought pots and pans with CARES Act funding .
How the hell is the purchase of pots and pans fighting the coronavirus ?
” Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
• Mychajliw also said the county has allocated $ 1,052,972 in CARES Act funds towards overtime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beginning of December .
Erie County , New York , has spent $ 227,000 in federal funds intended to help fight the coronavirus on raw pork , pots , pans , cutlery and other foodstuffs , according to the county ’ s chief accounting officer .
“ I don ’ t understand how pizza , wings and pork chops help fight coronavirus , ” Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw , a Republican , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ They bought pots and pans with CARES Act funding .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pans fighting the coronavirus ?
” The county spent $ 44,320 in federal funds intended to help fight the coronavirus pandemic at a single pizzeria , and another $ 34,592 at a local bar and grill , Mychajliw wrote in a letter sent Friday to every member of the House and Senate .
The comptroller said in his letter that the county ’ s use of coronavirus funds for such expenditures could amount to fraud .
“ Our county executive has been fairly liberal , literally and figuratively , with handing out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Claus at Christmas , ” Mychajliw told the DCNF .
“ I don ’ t think members of Congress intended coronavirus funds to go towards pizza , wings and pork chops .
They wanted it to go towards , certain businesses and health care workers on the front lines.
” Mychajliw also noted that Erie County , which is part of the Buffalo-Niagra Falls metropolitan area , has divvied out $ 1,052,972 in CARES Act funds for overtime to 56 salaried political appointees as of the beginning of December .
Most notably , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has raked in $ 166,319 in overtime and holiday pay since the beginning of the pandemic on top of her $ 202,312 base salary , Mychajliw said .
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is responsible for allocating money from the federal COVID-19 Relief Fund ( CRF ) towards food and overtime for political appointees , Mychajliw said .
“ These are Democratic political patronage hires who should never get overtime .
Ever , ” Mychajliw said .
“ There ’ s no justification for it .
Especially for political appointees .
When you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re salaried , you know regardless of the hours your work that ’ s what you ’ re paid.
” Poloncarz spokesman Peter Anderson said all of Erie County ’ s CARES Act spending “ compliant in accordance with the Treasury Department ’ s guidance documents.
” “ Also , not just overtime but all COVID-related personnel expenses are eligible for CRF Fund usage , ” Anderson said .
“ And as far as food purchases , food is a common emergency purchase , is CRF fund compliant , and most food is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotel.
” Mychajliw told the DCNF that every other county in New York has spent a combined $ 50,000 in overtime for political appointees this year .
Even New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio , who Mychajliw said “ spends like a drunken sailor , ” doesn ’ t pay his political appointees overtime , Mychajliw said .
“ If New York City isn ’ t doing this , why the hell is Buffalo ?
” Mychajliw said .
The comptroller noted that the overtime payments to Erie County ’ s political appointees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public pension , as a New York state public employee ’ s pension is determined by their three highest year ’ s salary .
“ That ’ s why people are outraged .
It ’ s not just the overtime they ’ re getting .
This is going to cost taxpayers for decades because it could increase the amount of pension payments these employees are getting , ” Mychajliw said .
Mychajliw told the DCNF that his county risks being audited by the federal government for risks taking funds from its CARES Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ If the federal government decided to conduct an audit , I ’ m incredibly concerned they ’ re going to have to pay some of this money back , ” Mychajliw said .

Erie County, New York, has spent $227,000 in federal CARES Act funds intended to help fight the coronavirus on raw pork, pots, pans, cutlery and other foodstuffs, according to the county’s chief accounting officer.
“They bought pots and pans with CARES Act funding. How the hell is the purchase of pots and pans fighting the coronavirus?” Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Mychajliw also said the county has allocated $1,052,972 in CARES Act funds towards overtime for 56 salaried political appointees as of the beginning of December.
Erie County, New York, has spent $227,000 in federal funds intended to help fight the coronavirus on raw pork, pots, pans, cutlery and other foodstuffs, according to the county’s chief accounting officer.
“I don’t understand how pizza, wings and pork chops help fight coronavirus,” Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw, a Republican, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “They bought pots and pans with CARES Act funding. How the hell is the purchase of pots and pans fighting the coronavirus?”
The county spent $44,320 in federal funds intended to help fight the coronavirus pandemic at a single pizzeria, and another $34,592 at a local bar and grill, Mychajliw wrote in a letter sent Friday to every member of the House and Senate. The comptroller said in his letter that the county’s use of coronavirus funds for such expenditures could amount to fraud.
“Our county executive has been fairly liberal, literally and figuratively, with handing out federal money like he’s Santa Claus at Christmas,” Mychajliw told the DCNF. “I don’t think members of Congress intended coronavirus funds to go towards pizza, wings and pork chops. They wanted it to go towards [personal protective equipment], certain businesses and health care workers on the front lines.”
Mychajliw also noted that Erie County, which is part of the Buffalo-Niagra Falls metropolitan area, has divvied out $1,052,972 in CARES Act funds for overtime to 56 salaried political appointees as of the beginning of December.
Most notably, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein has raked in $166,319 in overtime and holiday pay since the beginning of the pandemic on top of her $202,312 base salary, Mychajliw said.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is responsible for allocating money from the federal COVID-19 Relief Fund (CRF) towards food and overtime for political appointees, Mychajliw said.
“These are Democratic political patronage hires who should never get overtime. Ever,” Mychajliw said. “There’s no justification for it. Especially for political appointees. When you take a political job and you’re salaried, you know regardless of the hours your work that’s what you’re paid.”
Poloncarz spokesman Peter Anderson said all of Erie County’s CARES Act spending “compliant in accordance with the Treasury Department’s guidance documents.”
“Also, not just overtime but all COVID-related personnel expenses are eligible for CRF Fund usage,” Anderson said. “And as far as food purchases, food is a common emergency purchase, is CRF fund compliant, and most food is purchased to feed people at the quarantine hotel.”
Mychajliw told the DCNF that every other county in New York has spent a combined $50,000 in overtime for political appointees this year. Even New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio, who Mychajliw said “spends like a drunken sailor,” doesn’t pay his political appointees overtime, Mychajliw said.
“If New York City isn’t doing this, why the hell is Buffalo?” Mychajliw said.
The comptroller noted that the overtime payments to Erie County’s political appointees could have a massive impact on their public pension, as a New York state public employee’s pension is determined by their three highest year’s salary.
“That’s why people are outraged. It’s not just the overtime they’re getting. This is going to cost taxpayers for decades because it could increase the amount of pension payments these employees are getting,” Mychajliw said.
Mychajliw told the DCNF that his county risks being audited by the federal government for risks taking funds from its CARES Act bucket to pay for overtime and food.
“If the federal government decided to conduct an audit, I’m incredibly concerned they’re going to have to pay some of this money back,” Mychajliw said.


truepundit--2020-12-21--LA Is Spending $130,000 Per “Tiny Home” To Shelter Its Homeless

When , last week , we wrote about 56 % of Americans stating they would be OK living in a “ tiny home ” , this isn ’ t what we had in mind .
But apparently , in L.A. , being homeless has its perks .
What better way for California to help get its budget crisis under control than to pay for minimalist structures , known as “ tiny homes ” , to the total cost of $ 130,000 each , for its homeless .
What was once an idea to house the homeless in “ emergency shelters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in liberal states – turned into “ expensive development projects with access roads , underground utilities and concrete foundations , ” according to the LA Times .
LA has opened one “ village ” and has planned five more .
Mayor Eric Garcetti has championed the program as a way for the city to stop neglecting its homeless – an issue that was brought up in a recent federal lawsuit against the city .
The total cost of the first village is now about $ 5.2 million .
Additional projects that are set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to cost less , but we ’ ll believe it when we see it .
The city says for those villages , it expects to spend “ at least $ 82,000 per shelter ” .
The contract attracted only one bid , which came in more than $ 400,000 over expectations .
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When, last week, we wrote about 56% of Americans stating they would be OK living in a “tiny home”, this isn’t what we had in mind.
But apparently, in L.A., being homeless has its perks. What better way for California to help get its budget crisis under control than to pay for minimalist structures, known as “tiny homes”, to the total cost of $130,000 each, for its homeless. What was once an idea to house the homeless in “emergency shelters” has now – as things do in liberal states – turned into “expensive development projects with access roads, underground utilities and concrete foundations,” according to the LA Times.
LA has opened one “village” and has planned five more. Mayor Eric Garcetti has championed the program as a way for the city to stop neglecting its homeless – an issue that was brought up in a recent federal lawsuit against the city.
The total cost of the first village is now about $5.2 million. Additional projects that are set to open in April are “projected” to cost less, but we’ll believe it when we see it. The city says for those villages, it expects to spend “at least $82,000 per shelter”. The contract attracted only one bid, which came in more than $400,000 over expectations. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-21--Supreme Court Rules Against Counting Illegal Immigrants For Congressional Redistricting

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to President Donald Trump ’ s plan to not include illegal immigrants living in the U.S. in the count to determine congressional districts , Reuters reported Friday .
The court ruled 6-3 against a lawsuit attempting to block Trump ’ s plan to exclude illegal immigrants from the count , Reuters reported .
The ruling said “ judicial resolution of this dispute is premature ” because the Trump administration ’ s plans are unclear .
“ At present , this case is riddled with contingencies and speculation that impede judicial review , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The court was not considering the merit of Trump ’ s plan to keep illegal immigrants from counting towards the total .
“ The President , to be sure , has made clear his desire to exclude aliens without lawful status from the apportionment base , ” the Supreme Court ruled .
“ But the President qualified his directive by providing that the Secretary should gather information “ ’ to the extent practicable ’ and that aliens should be excluded ‘ to the extent feasible.
’ ” Challengers claimed the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representation of several Democratic states with a large number of undocumented immigrant residents , Reuters reported .
“ If the administration actually tries to implement this policy , we ’ ll sue .
Again .
And we ’ ll win , ” a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union Dale Ho said , Reuters reported .
The Trump administration has not said how it will calculate the number of illegal immigrants it will exclude or which subsets of immigrants will be excluded , Reuters reported .
“ We simply do not know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might direct the Secretary to ‘ reform the census ’ to implement his general policy with respect to apportionment , ” the Supreme Court ruled .
The Supreme Court ruled that allegations that the administration ’ s memorandum to exclude illegal immigrants from the census creates a “ substantial risk ” of “ reduced representation and federal resources ” is based on “ significant ” guesswork .
“ Everyone agrees by now that the Government can not feasibly implement the memorandum by excluding the estimated 10.5 million aliens without lawful status , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meaning of the governing statutes , decades of historical practice , and uniform interpretations from all three branches of Government demonstrate that aliens without lawful status can not be excluded from the decennial census solely on account of that status , ” Justice Stephen Breyer said in the dissent .
“ The Government ’ s effort to remove them from the apportionment base is unlawful , and I believe this Court should say so.
” Justices Breyer , Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented , according to the ruling .
They claimed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government ’ s arguments are insufficient because the memorandum presents a “ substantial risk ” that harm will occur , according to Breyer ’ s dissent .
The court determined the case to not be ripe for consideration therefore they were unable to review the merits of the claims presented .

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to not include illegal immigrants living in the U.S. in the count to determine congressional districts, Reuters reported Friday.
The court ruled 6-3 against a lawsuit attempting to block Trump’s plan to exclude illegal immigrants from the count, Reuters reported. The ruling said “judicial resolution of this dispute is premature” because the Trump administration’s plans are unclear.
“At present, this case is riddled with contingencies and speculation that impede judicial review,” the ruling said, according to Reuters. The court was not considering the merit of Trump’s plan to keep illegal immigrants from counting towards the total.
“The President, to be sure, has made clear his desire to exclude aliens without lawful status from the apportionment base,” the Supreme Court ruled. “But the President qualified his directive by providing that the Secretary should gather information “’to the extent practicable’ and that aliens should be excluded ‘to the extent feasible.’”
#BREAKING: Supreme Court tosses challenge to Trump’s plan excluding undocumented immigrants from the U.S. census https://t.co/Lo2X5Zf9HI pic.twitter.com/jzXXAX9dhr — The Hill (@thehill) December 18, 2020
Challengers claimed the Trump administration’s plan would weaken the political representation of several Democratic states with a large number of undocumented immigrant residents, Reuters reported.
“If the administration actually tries to implement this policy, we’ll sue. Again. And we’ll win,” a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union Dale Ho said, Reuters reported.
The Trump administration has not said how it will calculate the number of illegal immigrants it will exclude or which subsets of immigrants will be excluded, Reuters reported.
“We simply do not know whether and to what extent the President might direct the Secretary to ‘reform the census’ to implement his general policy with respect to apportionment,” the Supreme Court ruled.
The Supreme Court ruled that allegations that the administration’s memorandum to exclude illegal immigrants from the census creates a “substantial risk” of “reduced representation and federal resources” is based on “significant” guesswork.
“Everyone agrees by now that the Government cannot feasibly implement the memorandum by excluding the estimated 10.5 million aliens without lawful status,” the court ruled.
“The plain meaning of the governing statutes, decades of historical practice, and uniform interpretations from all three branches of Government demonstrate that aliens without lawful status cannot be excluded from the decennial census solely on account of that status,” Justice Stephen Breyer said in the dissent. “The Government’s effort to remove them from the apportionment base is unlawful, and I believe this Court should say so.”
Justices Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented, according to the ruling. They claimed the question is ripe for consideration and that the government’s arguments are insufficient because the memorandum presents a “substantial risk” that harm will occur, according to Breyer’s dissent.
The court determined the case to not be ripe for consideration therefore they were unable to review the merits of the claims presented.


truepundit--2020-12-21--‘Level The Playing Field A Bit’: ‘Ethics Expert’ Implies Vaccines Shouldn’t Be Prioritized For Elder

‘Level The Playing Field A Bit’: ‘Ethics Expert’ Implies Vaccines Shouldn’t Be Prioritized For Elderly Because They’re ‘Whiter’

An ethics expert suggested that “ whiter ” elderly Americans should not be prioritized for coronavirus vaccines in order to “ level the playing field a bit.
” A December New York Times story examines anxieties over who should receive the highly anticipated coronavirus vaccines first — the most vulnerable populations , such as the elderly and those with serious medical conditions , or essential workers .
Dr. Harold Schmidt , an assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania , suggested to the Times that elderly white Americans should not be prioritized for receiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the playing field a bit.
” He said that putting essential workers ahead of the elderly is reasonable , noting that essential workers are disproportionately minorities , the Times reported .
“ Older populations are whiter , ” Schmidt told the Times .
“ Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer .
Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them , we can start to level the playing field a bit.
” The associate professor encouraged the Center for Disease Control and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerability index , ” which uses “ census variables to help local officials identify communities that may need support before , during , or after disasters.
” Variables include overcrowded housing , lack of access to vehicles , and poverty .
“ This is ghastly , ” Rothman said .
“ This is the kind of dispassionate empiricism we ’ ve come to expect .
Trust the science.
” Rothman , who is the author of the 2019 book “ Unjust : Social Justice and the Unmaking of America , ” added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice.
” Schmidt emphasized to the DCNF that “ the fundamental point ” of his comments was that “ among the population 65 and older , many can live socially distanced safely and with reasonable inconvenience for a few more months.
” “ But far more among the essential workers don ’ t have that option , frontline workers , ” he continued .
“ Therefore , vaccinating all healthy people 65+ before essential workers is likely to make racial and economic disparities worse.
” Within each population group , he said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure such as a social vulnerability index , to make sure that more vulnerable people are offered a vaccine first.
“

An ethics expert suggested that “whiter” elderly Americans should not be prioritized for coronavirus vaccines in order to “level the playing field a bit.”
A December New York Times story examines anxieties over who should receive the highly anticipated coronavirus vaccines first — the most vulnerable populations, such as the elderly and those with serious medical conditions, or essential workers.
Dr. Harold Schmidt, an assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, suggested to the Times that elderly white Americans should not be prioritized for receiving the vaccine in order to “level the playing field a bit.”
He said that putting essential workers ahead of the elderly is reasonable, noting that essential workers are disproportionately minorities, the Times reported.
“Older populations are whiter,” Schmidt told the Times. “Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer. Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them, we can start to level the playing field a bit.”
The associate professor encouraged the Center for Disease Control and Prevention committee to integrate its “social vulnerability index,” which uses “census variables to help local officials identify communities that may need support before, during, or after disasters.” Variables include overcrowded housing, lack of access to vehicles, and poverty.
Commentary associate editor Noah Rothman highlighted Schmidt’s suggestions in a Friday morning tweet.
“This is ghastly,” Rothman said. “This is the kind of dispassionate empiricism we’ve come to expect. Trust the science.”
Rothman, who is the author of the 2019 book “Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America,” added that he “warned you people about social justice.”
Schmidt emphasized to the DCNF that “the fundamental point” of his comments was that “among the population 65 and older, many can live socially distanced safely and with reasonable inconvenience for a few more months.”
“But far more among the essential workers don’t have that option, [especially] frontline workers,” he continued. “Therefore, vaccinating all healthy people 65+ before essential workers is likely to make racial and economic disparities worse.”
Within each population group, he said, it is critical to “use a measure such as a social vulnerability index, to make sure that more vulnerable people are offered a vaccine first.“


truepundit--2020-12-21--National Guard Preparing For Indefinite Deployment While George Floyd Trial Proceeds In Minneapolis

The Minnesota National Guard may deploy indefinitely to Minneapolis while the four former police officers involved in the death of George Floyd are on trial in 2021 , an ABC affiliate reported Wednesday .
The National Guard ’ s 12-page plan dubbed “ Operation Safety Net ” details a worst-case scenario plan where all available state guard forces are deployed for an indefinite amount of time during and after the trials of former Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin , J. Alexander Keung , Thomas Lane and Tou Thao , local outlet KSTP reported .
“ It ’ s very prudent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re planning for large scale numbers and how we would activate units , ” Col. Scott Rohweder said , KSTP reported .
If the Minnesota National Guard are deployed again it will be the fourth time in less than 12 months they have been called to respond to civil unrest including protests , riots and looting , according to KSTP .
The trial of the four former officers is scheduled for early March and expected to last for eight weeks .
“ It is a big deal , ” Rohweder said , KSTP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those things where we have to be prepared for that kind of operation and change the paradigm of our thinking to make sure that we ’ re prepared at any moment ’ s notice to activate that kind of large scale force.
” The Minneapolis Police Department has reportedly been planning for possible unrest since July and will coordinate the multi-agency operation , according to a MPD spokesperson , KSTP reported .
A similar number of guardsmen are expected to be deployed as there were over the summer , though they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
The operational mission is to protect people and property , and some aspects of the plan like positioning equipment and vehicles has already been done , according to Rohweder , KSTP reported .
Chauvin ’ s lawyer asked the court for the start date to be pushed back so they could have additional time to prepare on Monday , KSTP reported .
If the trial sticks to its scheduled date , Democratic Minnesota Mayor Tim Walz could activate the National Guard through an executive order as early as February .
Rohweder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ warning order , ” KSTP reported .
“ The actual days and times that we put together , we ’ ve made it very clear to our forces that May was a great example that we can ’ t predict the day or time of an event to happen , ” Rohweder said , KSTP reported .
“ The events in May showed us that we could activate the whole Minnesota National Guard , ” Rohweder said , KSTP reported .
“ That ’ s what we do in the military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure that we ’ re ready to provide the support the governor might request.
” Floyd died in MPD custody after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes , video shows .

The Minnesota National Guard may deploy indefinitely to Minneapolis while the four former police officers involved in the death of George Floyd are on trial in 2021, an ABC affiliate reported Wednesday.
The National Guard’s 12-page plan dubbed “Operation Safety Net” details a worst-case scenario plan where all available state guard forces are deployed for an indefinite amount of time during and after the trials of former Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Keung, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, local outlet KSTP reported.
“It’s very prudent on us to make sure we’re planning for large scale numbers and how we would activate units,” Col. Scott Rohweder said, KSTP reported.
Between the riots and covid, the Minnesota National Guard has worked a combined 106-thousand days this year. Typically, it’s under one thousand. The record setting year has marked a dramatic shift in the role of the guard. Watch tonight on Nightcast at 10pm on @KSTP. pic.twitter.com/8RUfmGqgdc — Ryan Raiche (@ryanraiche) December 18, 2020
If the Minnesota National Guard are deployed again it will be the fourth time in less than 12 months they have been called to respond to civil unrest including protests, riots and looting, according to KSTP. The trial of the four former officers is scheduled for early March and expected to last for eight weeks.
“It is a big deal,” Rohweder said, KSTP reported. “It’s one of those things where we have to be prepared for that kind of operation and change the paradigm of our thinking to make sure that we’re prepared at any moment’s notice to activate that kind of large scale force.”
The Minneapolis Police Department has reportedly been planning for possible unrest since July and will coordinate the multi-agency operation, according to a MPD spokesperson, KSTP reported. A similar number of guardsmen are expected to be deployed as there were over the summer, though they will likely be needed for longer periods of time.
The operational mission is to protect people and property, and some aspects of the plan like positioning equipment and vehicles has already been done, according to Rohweder, KSTP reported.
Chauvin’s lawyer asked the court for the start date to be pushed back so they could have additional time to prepare on Monday, KSTP reported. If the trial sticks to its scheduled date, Democratic Minnesota Mayor Tim Walz could activate the National Guard through an executive order as early as February.
Rohweder referred to the potential executive order as a “warning order,” KSTP reported.
“The actual days and times that we put together, we’ve made it very clear to our forces that May was a great example that we can’t predict the day or time of an event to happen,” Rohweder said, KSTP reported.
“The events in May showed us that we could activate the whole Minnesota National Guard,” Rohweder said, KSTP reported. “That’s what we do in the military, we plan for contingency operations to ensure that we’re ready to provide the support the governor might request.”
Floyd died in MPD custody after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, video shows.