truepundit--2020-11-23--“Pandemic is Over” – Former Pfizer Chief Science Officer Says “Second Wave” Faked On False-Positive

“Pandemic is Over” – Former Pfizer Chief Science Officer Says “Second Wave” Faked On False-Positive COVID Tests

This video provides one of the most erudite and informative looks at Covid-19 and the consequences of lockdowns .
As AIER notes , it was remarkable this week to watch as it appeared on YouTube and was forcibly taken down only 2 hours after posting .
The copy below is hosted on LBRY , a blockchain video application .
In a year of fantastic educational content , this is one of the best we ’ ve seen .
Dr. Michael Yeadon is an Allergy & Respiratory Therapeutic Area expert with 23 years in the pharmaceutical industry .
He trained as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PhD from the University of Surrey ( UK ) in 1988 .
Dr. Yeadon then worked at the Wellcome Research Labs with Salvador Moncada with a research focus on airway hyper-responsiveness and effects of pollutants including ozone and working in drug discovery of 5-LO , COX , PAF , NO and lung inflammation .
With colleagues , he was the first to detect exhaled NO in animals and later to induce NOS in lung via allergic triggers .
Joining Pfizer in 1995 , he was responsible for the growth and portfolio delivery of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company .
He was responsible for target selection and the progress into humans of new molecules , leading teams of up to 200 staff across all disciplines and won an Achievement Award for productivity in 2008 .
What likely triggered the Silicon Valley censor-mongers is the fact that a former Chief Science Officer for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says “ there is no science to suggest a second wave should happen.
” The “ Big Pharma ” insider asserts that false positive results from inherently unreliable COVID tests are being used to manufacture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ new cases.
” As Ralph Lopez write at HubPages , Yeadon warns that half or even “ almost all ” of tests for COVID are false positives .
Dr. Yeadon also argues that the threshold for herd immunity may be much lower than previously thought , and may have been reached in many countries already .
In an interview last week ( see below ) Dr. Yeadon was asked : Even more significantly , even if all positives were to be correct , Dr. Yeadon said that given the “ shape ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , such as hospitalizations , ICU utilization , and deaths , “ the pandemic is fundamentally over.
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This video provides one of the most erudite and informative looks at Covid-19 and the consequences of lockdowns. As AIER notes, it was remarkable this week to watch as it appeared on YouTube and was forcibly taken down only 2 hours after posting.
The copy below is hosted on LBRY, a blockchain video application. In a year of fantastic educational content, this is one of the best we’ve seen.
Consider the presenter’s bio:
Dr. Michael Yeadon is an Allergy & Respiratory Therapeutic Area expert with 23 years in the pharmaceutical industry. He trained as a biochemist and pharmacologist, obtaining his PhD from the University of Surrey (UK) in 1988. Dr. Yeadon then worked at the Wellcome Research Labs with Salvador Moncada with a research focus on airway hyper-responsiveness and effects of pollutants including ozone and working in drug discovery of 5-LO, COX, PAF, NO and lung inflammation. With colleagues, he was the first to detect exhaled NO in animals and later to induce NOS in lung via allergic triggers. Joining Pfizer in 1995, he was responsible for the growth and portfolio delivery of the Allergy & Respiratory pipeline within the company. He was responsible for target selection and the progress into humans of new molecules, leading teams of up to 200 staff across all disciplines and won an Achievement Award for productivity in 2008.
What likely triggered the Silicon Valley censor-mongers is the fact that a former Chief Science Officer for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says “there is no science to suggest a second wave should happen.” The “Big Pharma” insider asserts that false positive results from inherently unreliable COVID tests are being used to manufacture a “second wave” based on “new cases.”
As Ralph Lopez write at HubPages, Yeadon warns that half or even “almost all” of tests for COVID are false positives. Dr. Yeadon also argues that the threshold for herd immunity may be much lower than previously thought, and may have been reached in many countries already.
In an interview last week (see below) Dr. Yeadon was asked:
“we are basing a government policy, an economic policy, a civil liberties policy, in terms of limiting people to six people in a meeting…all based on, what may well be, completely fake data on this coronavirus?”
Dr. Yeadon answered with a simple “yes.”
Even more significantly, even if all positives were to be correct, Dr. Yeadon said that given the “shape” of all important indicators in a worldwide pandemic, such as hospitalizations, ICU utilization, and deaths, “the pandemic is fundamentally over.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Dr. Fauci Says Vaccine Skeptics Pose A Serious Threat To Public Health

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said during an interview this week with the NYT that convincing skeptics to take a COVID vaccine is a matter of paramount importance to safeguard the public health .
Many of these people “ actually don ’ t think that this is a problem , ” Dr. Fauci said during a conversation with the Hastings Center .
He also pointed out that many people simply don ’ t accept the fact that a vaccine was developed so quickly , especially since experts during the early days of the outbreak warned that a vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ fake news ” surrounding the virus and the vaccine , Dr. Fauci complained that he was “ stunned ” by peoples ’ reluctance to believe in the virus .
After the NIH estimated that 75 % of the US population would need to receive the vaccine to establish herd immunity , Dr. Fauci insisted that he would like to see “ the overwhelming majority ” of people to receive the vaccines so we could “ essentially really crush this outbreak.
” Speaking earlier this week at the NYT ’ s Dealbook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ if we have an effective vaccine and 50 % of the population refuses to take it , you still have a considerable public-health challenge.
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White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said during an interview this week with the NYT that convincing skeptics to take a COVID vaccine is a matter of paramount importance to safeguard the public health.
Many of these people “actually don’t think that this is a problem,” Dr. Fauci said during a conversation with the Hastings Center. He also pointed out that many people simply don’t accept the fact that a vaccine was developed so quickly, especially since experts during the early days of the outbreak warned that a vaccine could take years.
After slamming all the “fake news” surrounding the virus and the vaccine, Dr. Fauci complained that he was “stunned” by peoples’ reluctance to believe in the virus.
After the NIH estimated that 75% of the US population would need to receive the vaccine to establish herd immunity, Dr. Fauci insisted that he would like to see “the overwhelming majority” of people to receive the vaccines so we could “essentially really crush this outbreak.”
“Despite a quarter million deaths, despite more than 11 million infections, despite 150,000 new infections a day, they don’t believe it’s real. That is a real problem,” Fauci said.
Speaking earlier this week at the NYT’s Dealbook virtual conference, Dr. Fauci said that “if we have an effective vaccine and 50% of the population refuses to take it, you still have a considerable public-health challenge.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Portuguese Court Rules PCR Tests “Unreliable” & Quarantines “Unlawful”

An appeals court in Portugal has ruled that the PCR process is not a reliable test for Sars-Cov-2 , and therefore any enforced quarantine based on those test results is unlawful .
Further , the ruling suggested that any forced quarantine applied to healthy people could be a violation of their fundamental right to liberty .
Most importantly , the judges ruled that a single positive PCR test can not be used as an effective diagnosis of infection .
The specifics of the case concern four tourists entering the country from Germany – all of whom are anonymous in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantined by the regional health authority .
Of the four , only one had tested positive for the virus , whilst the other three were deemed simply of “ high infection risk ” based on proximity to the positive individual .
All four had , in the previous 72 hours , tested negative for the virus before departing from Germany .
In their ruling , judges Margarida Ramos de Almeida and Ana Paramés referred to several scientific studies .
Most notably this study by Jaafar et al.
, which found that – when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more – the accuracy dropped to 3 % , meaning up to 97 % of positive results could be false positives .
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An appeals court in Portugal has ruled that the PCR process is not a reliable test for Sars-Cov-2, and therefore any enforced quarantine based on those test results is unlawful.
Further, the ruling suggested that any forced quarantine applied to healthy people could be a violation of their fundamental right to liberty.
Most importantly, the judges ruled that a single positive PCR test cannot be used as an effective diagnosis of infection.
The specifics of the case concern four tourists entering the country from Germany – all of whom are anonymous in the transcript of the case – who were quarantined by the regional health authority. Of the four, only one had tested positive for the virus, whilst the other three were deemed simply of “high infection risk” based on proximity to the positive individual. All four had, in the previous 72 hours, tested negative for the virus before departing from Germany.
In their ruling, judges Margarida Ramos de Almeida and Ana Paramés referred to several scientific studies.
Most notably this study by Jaafar et al., which found that – when running PCR tests with 35 cycles or more – the accuracy dropped to 3%, meaning up to 97% of positive results could be false positives. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won’t Enforce COVID Curfew

Several California sheriffs are telling Gov .
Gavin Newsom ( D. ) that they are planning not to enforce the @ @ @ @ @ rules .
“ We ’ re not going to make criminals of normally law-abiding citizens @ @ @ @ @ Margaret Mims said .
Officials in four other law-enforcement agencies in the state also said @ @ @ @ @ treat gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic as criminal , according to Fox 26 .
Mims @ @ @ @ @ higher priorities , including “ taking guns away from gang members , stopping narcotic trafficking @ @ @ @ @ internet predators.
” She also said there is little data showing that activities between 10 @ @ @ @ @ a significant role in spreading the virus .
Newsom has come under fire in recent @ @ @ @ @ Napa Valley restaurant for a lobbyist ’ s birthday .
The governor claimed he and @ @ @ @ @ guidelines during the party , but photos circulated online showing the group socializing in close @ @ @ @ @ without masks.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Several California sheriffs are telling Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) that they are planning not to enforce the state’s new curfew rules.
“We’re not going to make criminals of normally law-abiding citizens,” Fresno County sheriff Margaret Mims said. Officials in four other law-enforcement agencies in the state also said they do not plan to treat gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic as criminal, according to Fox 26.
Mims argued that the police have higher priorities, including “taking guns away from gang members, stopping narcotic trafficking, and saving children from internet predators.” She also said there is little data showing that activities between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. play a significant role in spreading the virus.
Newsom has come under fire in recent days for visiting a high-end Napa Valley restaurant for a lobbyist’s birthday. The governor claimed he and other guests followed social distancing guidelines during the party, but photos circulated online showing the group socializing in close quarters, indoors, and without masks.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--John Kerry Says ‘Great Reset’ Is Needed To Stop Rise Of Populism

Former Secretary of State John Kerry attended a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum during which he asserted that a great reset was urgently needed to stop the rise of populism .
Kerry vowed that under a Biden administration , America would rejoin the job-killing Paris Climate Agreement but that this was “ not enough.
” “ The notion of a reset is more important than ever before , ” Kerry said .
“ I personally believe… we ’ re at the dawn of an extremely exciting time.
” The former Senator made it clear that this “ reset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the same new world order that has faced stiff resistance for the past two decades , is necessary to extinguish populism .
“ Which is really one of the priorities that we all have to address .
You can ’ t dismiss it.
” Speaking about how Trump increased his vote in 2020 , Kerry noted , “ What astounds me is that as many people still voted for the level of chaos and breach of law and order and breaking the standards and … I think that , the underlying reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to examine.
” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also welcomed the prospect of Biden as a “ friend in the White House ” to the globalists and said the two entities would work on “ a new rulebook for the digital economy and the digital society.
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Former Secretary of State John Kerry attended a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum during which he asserted that a great reset was urgently needed to stop the rise of populism.
Kerry vowed that under a Biden administration, America would rejoin the job-killing Paris Climate Agreement but that this was “not enough.”
“The notion of a reset is more important than ever before,” Kerry said. “I personally believe… we’re at the dawn of an extremely exciting time.”
The former Senator made it clear that this “reset,” which is merely a re-branding of the same new world order that has faced stiff resistance for the past two decades, is necessary to extinguish populism.
“I think Europe has to look at that with Brexit and the rising national populism – nationalistic populism,” said Kerry.
“Which is really one of the priorities that we all have to address. You can’t dismiss it.”
Speaking about how Trump increased his vote in 2020, Kerry noted, “What astounds me is that as many people still voted for the level of chaos and breach of law and order and breaking the standards and … I think that, the underlying reason for that is something that everybody has to examine.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also welcomed the prospect of Biden as a “friend in the White House” to the globalists and said the two entities would work on “a new rulebook for the digital economy and the digital society.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Illegal Alien Crossings Surging in Anticipation of Biden Presidency

Illegal alien crossings into the United States are surging and seizures of illegal drugs are also rising .
Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) Commissioner Mark Gordon says that one reason for the surge is worsening economic conditions south of the border .
But he also said that anticipation of more relaxed border policies under a Biden administration may be driving some of the surges .
Border patrol agents and the CBP say that there were 69,000 unauthorized border crossers in October , up from about 58,000 in September .
Heroin seizures were up a worrying 132 percent compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent .
Most of those are able to be immediately pushed back across the southwest border thanks to an emergency public health order from the Centers for Disease Control during the pandemic .
That ’ s allowed CBP to make some 300,000 expulsions over the last eight months , which Mr. Morgan said has likely saved the country from many more coronavirus cases .
The real number of illegals coming over the border is probably much higher , as is the volume of illegal drugs .
Authorities believe they only capture a fraction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s surge included more than 4,500 parents and children traveling as families , and more than 4,600 children traveling without parents — dubbed Unaccompanied Alien Children or UAC — who were caught by Border Patrol agents as they tried to sneak in .
The UAC number is the highest since summer 2019 , when the Central American migrant surge was still going on , and the rise is a caution of worse to come .
November appears to be continuing the grim pace .
Will a President Biden put pressure on Mexico like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ migrant caravans ” that are almost certain to start up again ?
If he doesn ’ t , there is going to be a humanitarian catastrophe at our southern border .
And Mexico won ’ t be in good shape either .
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden has said he would halt deportations and suspend many of the border policies that helped end last year ’ s migrant surge .
“ Make no mistake , that is going to sound the alarm that our borders are open , ” Mr. Morgan said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes last year ’ s crisis look like child ’ s play .
And you can take that to the bank.
” Biden would be under enormous pressure from the radical Left to welcome anyone who shows up at the border .
He ’ s already announced he ’ s going to raise the refugee quota to 125,000 — a drop in the bucket from the way Morgan and some immigration experts are talking .
In the name of “ compassion ” and adhering to our “ values , ” Biden will throw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcome mat .
Of course , that will only encourage more “ refugees ” to show up and demand entry .
In the end , he ’ ll be forced to close the border to refugees and illegals .
But not before hundreds of thousands are admitted .
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Illegal alien crossings into the United States are surging and seizures of illegal drugs are also rising. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Gordon says that one reason for the surge is worsening economic conditions south of the border. But he also said that anticipation of more relaxed border policies under a Biden administration may be driving some of the surges.
Border patrol agents and the CBP say that there were 69,000 unauthorized border crossers in October, up from about 58,000 in September. Heroin seizures were up a worrying 132 percent compared to September while cocaine seizures rose 58 percent.
Washington Times:
Most of those are able to be immediately pushed back across the southwest border thanks to an emergency public health order from the Centers for Disease Control during the pandemic. That’s allowed CBP to make some 300,000 expulsions over the last eight months, which Mr. Morgan said has likely saved the country from many more coronavirus cases.
The real number of illegals coming over the border is probably much higher, as is the volume of illegal drugs. Authorities believe they only capture a fraction of the true numbers.
October’s surge included more than 4,500 parents and children traveling as families, and more than 4,600 children traveling without parents — dubbed Unaccompanied Alien Children or UAC — who were caught by Border Patrol agents as they tried to sneak in. The UAC number is the highest since summer 2019, when the Central American migrant surge was still going on, and the rise is a caution of worse to come. November appears to be continuing the grim pace.
Will a President Biden put pressure on Mexico like Donald Trump did to halt the “migrant caravans” that are almost certain to start up again? If he doesn’t, there is going to be a humanitarian catastrophe at our southern border. And Mexico won’t be in good shape either.
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden has said he would halt deportations and suspend many of the border policies that helped end last year’s migrant surge. “Make no mistake, that is going to sound the alarm that our borders are open,” Mr. Morgan said. “You will see a crisis that makes last year’s crisis look like child’s play. And you can take that to the bank.”
Biden would be under enormous pressure from the radical Left to welcome anyone who shows up at the border. He’s already announced he’s going to raise the refugee quota to 125,000 — a drop in the bucket from the way Morgan and some immigration experts are talking.
In the name of “compassion” and adhering to our “values,” Biden will throw open our borders and roll out the welcome mat. Of course, that will only encourage more “refugees” to show up and demand entry. In the end, he’ll be forced to close the border to refugees and illegals. But not before hundreds of thousands are admitted. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Report: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Anti-Trump Hero, Paid for Flawed Coronavirus Tests from South Kor

Report: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Anti-Trump Hero, Paid for Flawed Coronavirus Tests from South Korea

The media celebrated Maryland ’ s Republican governor as a hero in April — and a contrast to President Donald Trump — after he directed his state to buy 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea , greeting the delivery in person at the airport .
The New York Times reported that Hogan had decided to act after being “ frustrated ” by the Trump administration ’ s alleged lack of progress on testing .
Hogan also enjoyed glowing coverage from NPR .
The Associated Press hailed his South Korea-born wife as a “ rock star ” for her reported role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later emerged that the tests were not being used , and that Hogan had paid for the same tests that U.S. manufacturers were offering for 20 % -30 % less .
On Friday , the Washington Post reported that the tests were a failure — and one that Hogan tried to cover up : Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan ( R ) spent $ 9.46 million in state funding to import 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea that turned out to be flawed and weren ’ t used , emails , documents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the much-touted tests could not help detect which Maryland residents had contracted the novel coronavirus , the Hogan administration quietly paid the same South Korean company $ 2.5 million for 500,000 replacement tests .
Hogan and his top health and procurement officials withheld the tests ’ flaws from the legislature , state spending authorities and the public , according to a review of public testimony and hundreds of pages of emails and other records .
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The media celebrated Maryland’s Republican governor as a hero in April — and a contrast to President Donald Trump — after he directed his state to buy 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea, greeting the delivery in person at the airport.
The New York Times reported that Hogan had decided to act after being “frustrated” by the Trump administration’s alleged lack of progress on testing. Hogan also enjoyed glowing coverage from NPR. The Associated Press hailed his South Korea-born wife as a “rock star” for her reported role in securing the tests.
But it later emerged that the tests were not being used, and that Hogan had paid for the same tests that U.S. manufacturers were offering for 20%-30% less.
On Friday, the Washington Post reported that the tests were a failure — and one that Hogan tried to cover up:
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) spent $9.46 million in state funding to import 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea that turned out to be flawed and weren’t used, emails, documents and interviews show. As it became clear that the much-touted tests could not help detect which Maryland residents had contracted the novel coronavirus, the Hogan administration quietly paid the same South Korean company $2.5 million for 500,000 replacement tests. Hogan and his top health and procurement officials withheld the tests’ flaws from the legislature, state spending authorities and the public, according to a review of public testimony and hundreds of pages of emails and other records.
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Pence in Georgia: GOP Senate Needed to ‘Save America’

CANTON , Ga.—Vice President Mike Pence made his first runoff campaign stop with Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Friday , urging voters to “ keep Georgia and save America.
” “ Let ’ s show the world what Georgia is all about—that the agenda of Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi is not the agenda of the people of Georgia , ” Pence said in Canton .
Republicans are counting on the vice president ’ s visit to spur turnout in the state ’ s impending Senate runoff elections , which will determine partisan control of the upper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perdue and Loeffler ’ s messaging—the Republicans pitched themselves as the “ last line of defense ” that will ensure congressional Democrats can not pass progressive legislation like the Green New Deal .
The message resonated with Gary Brown of Atlanta , who told the Washington Free Beacon he attended the rally to “ support the idea of a divided government.
” “ I like that they ’ re a firewall , ” Brown said , adding that he found Democratic calls to expand the Supreme Court and extend statehood to Washington , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ disastrous.
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CANTON, Ga.—Vice President Mike Pence made his first runoff campaign stop with Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Friday, urging voters to “keep Georgia and save America.”
“Let’s show the world what Georgia is all about—that the agenda of Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi is not the agenda of the people of Georgia,” Pence said in Canton.
Republicans are counting on the vice president’s visit to spur turnout in the state’s impending Senate runoff elections, which will determine partisan control of the upper chamber. Pence’s speech mirrored Perdue and Loeffler’s messaging—the Republicans pitched themselves as the “last line of defense” that will ensure congressional Democrats cannot pass progressive legislation like the Green New Deal.
The message resonated with Gary Brown of Atlanta, who told the Washington Free Beacon he attended the rally to “support the idea of a divided government.”
“I like that they’re a firewall,” Brown said, adding that he found Democratic calls to expand the Supreme Court and extend statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico to be “disastrous.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Majority Of Voters Want Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Family About Overseas Dealing, Poll Fin

Majority Of Voters Want Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Family About Overseas Dealing, Poll Finds

A new poll has found that the majority of Americans who are registered to vote , including one third of @ @ @ @ @ see a special counsel be appointed to investigate the Biden family ’ s business dealings @ @ @ @ @ poll from Just the News Daily Poll asked voters , “ If Joe Biden becomes @ @ @ @ @ counsel be appointed to investigate allegations of corruption involving his family ’ s dealings with @ @ @ @ @ A total of 52 % of those polled responded with a “ yes ” to @ @ @ @ @ asked to them between November 12-14 .
Unsurprisingly , 81 % of Republicans had this @ @ @ @ @ 32 % of Democrats said they wanted to see the Biden family investigated for corruption @ @ @ @ @ weeks after Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-Wis. ) said that while he is not a @ @ @ @ @ counsels , one may be needed if Biden indeed makes it into the White House @ @ @ @ @ to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

A new poll has found that the majority of Americans who are registered to vote, including one third of Democrats, would like to see a special counsel be appointed to investigate the Biden family’s business dealings overseas.
The Scott Rasmussen poll from Just the News Daily Poll asked voters, “If Joe Biden becomes President, should a special counsel be appointed to investigate allegations of corruption involving his family’s dealings with China and Ukraine?”
A total of 52% of those polled responded with a “yes” to this question, which was asked to them between November 12-14. Unsurprisingly, 81% of Republicans had this response, but shockingly, 32% of Democrats said they wanted to see the Biden family investigated for corruption as well.
This comes weeks after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said that while he is not a “big fan of special counsels, one may be needed if Biden indeed makes it into the White House. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Romney Rips Into Trump: ‘Difficult To Imagine a Worse, More Undemocratic Action’ by a Sitting POTUS

Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-Utah ) blasted President Donald Trump ’ s efforts to overturn the 2020 election this week , saying that it is “ difficult to imagine a worse , more undemocratic action ” by a sitting president .
Romney — who has been a frequent Trump critic — released a statement on Twitter on Thursday night in which he said , “ Having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy before any court of law , the President has now resorted to overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election.
” Romney ’ s comments come shortly before the president ’ s Friday meeting at the White House with state officials from Michigan , a state that he lost to President-elect Joe Biden .
Trump lawyer Sidney Powell said this week that swing states should look at overturning the election , telling Fox Business , “ The entire election frankly in all the swing states should be overturned and the legislatures should make sure that the electors are selected for Trump.
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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) blasted President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election this week, saying that it is “difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action” by a sitting president.
Romney — who has been a frequent Trump critic — released a statement on Twitter on Thursday night in which he said, “Having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy before any court of law, the President has now resorted to overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people and overturn the election.”
“It is difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action by a sitting American president.”
Romney’s comments come shortly before the president’s Friday meeting at the White House with state officials from Michigan, a state that he lost to President-elect Joe Biden.
Trump lawyer Sidney Powell said this week that swing states should look at overturning the election, telling Fox Business, “The entire election frankly in all the swing states should be overturned and the legislatures should make sure that the electors are selected for Trump.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Whoa: Nearly a Third of Democrats Believe the Election Was Stolen From Trump

While the election hasn ’ t been certified , and the results are pending litigation , the media has effectively crowned Joe Biden the victor in the 2020 election , and voters have some strong opinions on the matter .
According to a Rasmussen poll conducted November 17-18 , nearly half of likely voters , 47 percent , believe the election was stolen from Trump .
If Joe Biden is ultimately certified as the winner , there will undoubtedly be a big fat asterisk on his presidency .
This should be very concerning for Joe Biden .
President George W. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dark shadow over his presidency , with many Democrats to this day refusing to acknowledge his presidency as legitimate .
If Biden is confident in the legitimacy of the results as they stand now , he should be willing to let the process continue , and should publicly express his support for this .
But , Joe Biden ’ s problems are not simply because many Republicans believe the election was stolen .
It ’ s true that the poll showed a significant partisan divide on this issue : 75 percent of Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent ) or somewhat likely ( 14 percent ) that the election was stolen from Trump .
But , according to the poll , while 69 percent of Democrats say it is not at all likely ( 61 percent ) or not very likely ( 8 percent ) that the election was stolen from Trump , 30 percent of Democrats believe it is very likely ( 20 percent ) or somewhat likely ( 10 percent ) that it was .
Let me repeat , nearly a third of Democrats believe it is likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
That ’ s a remarkable number .
Huge , in fact .
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While the election hasn’t been certified, and the results are pending litigation, the media has effectively crowned Joe Biden the victor in the 2020 election, and voters have some strong opinions on the matter.
According to a Rasmussen poll conducted November 17-18, nearly half of likely voters, 47 percent, believe the election was stolen from Trump. If Joe Biden is ultimately certified as the winner, there will undoubtedly be a big fat asterisk on his presidency. This should be very concerning for Joe Biden. President George W. Bush had the 2000 election cast a dark shadow over his presidency, with many Democrats to this day refusing to acknowledge his presidency as legitimate. If Biden is confident in the legitimacy of the results as they stand now, he should be willing to let the process continue, and should publicly express his support for this.
But, Joe Biden’s problems are not simply because many Republicans believe the election was stolen. It’s true that the poll showed a significant partisan divide on this issue: 75 percent of Republicans believe it is very likely (61 percent) or somewhat likely (14 percent) that the election was stolen from Trump. But, according to the poll, while 69 percent of Democrats say it is not at all likely (61 percent) or not very likely (8 percent) that the election was stolen from Trump, 30 percent of Democrats believe it is very likely (20 percent) or somewhat likely (10 percent) that it was.
Let me repeat, nearly a third of Democrats believe it is likely that the election was stolen from President Trump. That’s a remarkable number. Huge, in fact. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--NY Business Owners Kick Out Health Dept, Sheriffs: ‘Civil Disobedience Starts Now’ (VIDEO)

It became apparent on Friday night that some business owners in Buffalo , New York , have had enough of @ @ @ @ @ down by Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo that are killing their establishments and hurting their @ @ @ @ @ Unleashed gym in Orchard Park , a number of business owners refused to comply when @ @ @ @ @ the Erie County Sheriff ’ s Department entered their facility .
The business owners , @ @ @ @ @ told the health dept .
official and the sheriffs to “ go get a warrant @ @ @ @ @ private property.
” And , to cheers from the business owners , the authorities complied @ @ @ @ @ the front of the business , video shows .
According to reporting from WBEN , @ @ @ @ @ owners meeting together before they were reported by an anonymous person for exceeding the Cuomo-edict @ @ @ @ @ gatherings.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

It became apparent on Friday night that some business owners in Buffalo, New York, have had enough of the arbitrary coronavirus-related restrictions handed down by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo that are killing their establishments and hurting their employees.
Gathered inside Athletes Unleashed gym in Orchard Park, a number of business owners refused to comply when a health department official and the Erie County Sheriff’s Department entered their facility. The business owners, who taped the interaction, told the health dept. official and the sheriffs to “go get a warrant” and leave their “private property.”
Business owners in Buffalo, NY demand “health inspector” leave private property. “Go get a warrant.” People have had enough of the #COVID19 tyranny curbing their life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. pic.twitter.com/7lo6YKKVrU — Justin Hart (@justin_hart) November 21, 2020
And, to cheers from the business owners, the authorities complied, leaving the gym and the front of the business, video shows.
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Kyle Rittenhouse Out Of Jail With Help From Actor Ricky Schroder, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell

Kenosha teen Kyle Rittenhouse was released from jail on Friday on a $ 2 million bond that was reportedly met with the help of “ NYPD Blue ” actor Ricky Schroder and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell .
Rittenhouse , 17 , was charged with killing two rioters in Kenosha , Wisconsin , back in August .
Attorney Lin Wood , who ’ s representing the teen , posted a photo of his client alongside attorney John Pierce and Schroder on his Twitter account Friday night .
“ FREE AT LAST !
!
!
” Wood captioned the post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donors .
Thank you , All Patriots .
Thank God Almighty.
” In another tweet , Wood thanked Lindell for contributing to Rittenhouse ’ s bond , too .
“ KYLE RITTENHOUSE IS OUT OF JAIL , ” he posted in all capital letters .
“ God bless ALL who donated to help # FightBack raise required $ 2M cash bail.
” “ Special thanks to Actor Ricky Schroder , ” Wood added , “ & Mike Lindell ” “ for putting us over the top .
Kyle is SAFE .
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Kenosha teen Kyle Rittenhouse was released from jail on Friday on a $2 million bond that was reportedly met with the help of “NYPD Blue” actor Ricky Schroder and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell.
Rittenhouse, 17, was charged with killing two rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, back in August.
Attorney Lin Wood, who’s representing the teen, posted a photo of his client alongside attorney John Pierce and Schroder on his Twitter account Friday night.
“FREE AT LAST!!!” Wood captioned the post, adding, “Thank you; All Donors. Thank you, All Patriots. Thank God Almighty.”
FREE AT LAST!!! From L to R: Attorney John Pierce @CaliKidJMP THE KYLE RITTENHOUSE Actor Ricky Schroder @rickyschroder13 Thank you, All Donors.
Thank you, All Patriots.
Thank God Almighty.#FightBack pic.twitter.com/37Ly66itT8 — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) November 21, 2020
In another tweet, Wood thanked Lindell for contributing to Rittenhouse’s bond, too.
“KYLE RITTENHOUSE IS OUT OF JAIL,” he posted in all capital letters. “God bless ALL who donated to help #FightBack raise required $2M cash bail.”
“Special thanks to Actor Ricky Schroder,” Wood added, “& Mike Lindell” “for putting us over the top. Kyle is SAFE. Thanks to ALL who helped this boy.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Chris Christie Calls Trump’s Legal Team ‘A National Embarrassment’

Former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie criticized President Donald Trump ’ s legal team Sunday morning , calling its continued legal challenges and allegations of widespread electoral fraud “ a national embarrassment.
” On ABC ’ s “ This Week , ” Christie repeatedly chastised Trump ’ s lawyers for alleging fraud in interviews and press conferences despite their lawsuits pleading otherwise , and called for their legal challenges to end .
“ The legal team has been a national embarrassment… They allege fraud outside the courtroom , but when they go inside the courtroom , they don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t argue fraud , ” Christie said .
He also called out Trump lawyer Sidney Powell , criticizing her for accusing Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp of committing a crime , only to be “ unwilling to go on TV and defend and lay out the evidence that she supposedly has.
” “ I voted for twice , ” Christie added , “ but elections have consequences , and we can not continue to act as if something happened here that didn ’ t happen .
You have an obligation to present the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presented.
” Trump ’ s legal team , led by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani , has said without evidence that millions of votes in multiple swing states were switched from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden , and has falsely alleged that the amount of votes tallied in cities including Detroit and Philadelphia exceeded the number of registered voters living in them .
One of the lawsuits Giuliani led in Michigan used data that reflected towns in Minnesota .
Christie also pointed to conservative media figures who have criticized Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide evidence .
“ If you are unwilling to come forward and present the evidence , it must mean the evidence doesn ’ t exist , ” Christie said , referring to Fox News ’ Host Tucker Carlson ’ s recent criticism of Trump ’ s legal team along similar lines .
“ As much as I ’ m a strong Republican and I love my party , it ’ s the country that has to come first , ” Christie added .
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticized President Donald Trump’s legal team Sunday morning, calling its continued legal challenges and allegations of widespread electoral fraud “a national embarrassment.”
On ABC’s “This Week,” Christie repeatedly chastised Trump’s lawyers for alleging fraud in interviews and press conferences despite their lawsuits pleading otherwise, and called for their legal challenges to end.
“The legal team has been a national embarrassment… They allege fraud outside the courtroom, but when they go inside the courtroom, they don’t plead fraud and they don’t argue fraud,” Christie said.
He also called out Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, criticizing her for accusing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp of committing a crime, only to be “unwilling to go on TV and defend and lay out the evidence that she supposedly has.”
“I voted for [Trump] twice,” Christie added, “but elections have consequences, and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn’t happen. You have an obligation to present the evidence, [but] the evidence has not been presented.”
Trump’s legal team, led by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, has said without evidence that millions of votes in multiple swing states were switched from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, and has falsely alleged that the amount of votes tallied in cities including Detroit and Philadelphia exceeded the number of registered voters living in them.
One of the lawsuits Giuliani led in Michigan used data that reflected towns in Minnesota.
Christie also pointed to conservative media figures who have criticized Trump’s legal team for their refusal to provide evidence.
“If you are unwilling to come forward and present the evidence, it must mean the evidence doesn’t exist,” Christie said, referring to Fox News’ Host Tucker Carlson’s recent criticism of Trump’s legal team along similar lines.
“As much as I’m a strong Republican and I love my party, it’s the country that has to come first,” Christie added.
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truepundit--2020-11-23--Trump Announces Groundbreaking Rules to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

President Donald Trump announced two sweeping regulations Friday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for Americans .
One of the rules implements what is known as a “ most favored nation ” approach that limits what Medicare pays for medications to the lowest price paid by other economically advanced countries .
The administration says it could save $ 28 billion for Medicare beneficiaries through lower copays .
The other rule would require drug makers to push rebates and discounts directly on to Medicare patients rather than to insurers and middlemen pharmacy benefit managers .
The Trump administration says the rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for patients , although the Congressional Budget Office estimates it could ultimately cost taxpayers more .
Both rules are set to take effect on January 1 , although the pharmaceutical industry is expected to mount legal challenges that could delay or block the rules .
The rules could also be overturned if Joe Biden takes office in January .
“ The drug companies don ’ t like me too much .
But we had to do it , ” Trump said in announcing the new policies at the White House .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope they have the courage to keep it.
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President Donald Trump announced two sweeping regulations Friday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for Americans.
One of the rules implements what is known as a “most favored nation” approach that limits what Medicare pays for medications to the lowest price paid by other economically advanced countries. The administration says it could save $28 billion for Medicare beneficiaries through lower copays.
The other rule would require drug makers to push rebates and discounts directly on to Medicare patients rather than to insurers and middlemen pharmacy benefit managers. The Trump administration says the rule could potentially result in 30 percent savings for patients, although the Congressional Budget Office estimates it could ultimately cost taxpayers more.
Both rules are set to take effect on January 1, although the pharmaceutical industry is expected to mount legal challenges that could delay or block the rules. The rules could also be overturned if Joe Biden takes office in January.
“The drug companies don’t like me too much. But we had to do it,” Trump said in announcing the new policies at the White House. “I just hope they keep it. I hope they have the courage to keep it.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-23--‘You’re Such A D**k’: New Jersey Gov Confronted While Eating Maskless Outside With His Family (VIDEO

‘You’re Such A D**k’: New Jersey Gov Confronted While Eating Maskless Outside With His Family (VIDEO)

Democratic New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy was confronted by several angry people as he ate outside a restaurant with his family , a video posted Sunday shows .
Video footage posted by the Twitter account Breaking 911 showed the New Jersey governor eating outside a restaurant with five other people the account identified as his family members .
The video showed Murphy taking a bite of food as a woman said , “ Oh my God , it is , ” apparently discovering that the person sitting at the table was indeed the governor of New Jersey .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are such a dick , ” the woman said , as another woman can be heard saying repeatedly , “ How you doing ?
How you doing ?
You having fun with your family in the meantime ?
You ’ re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house ?
” Murphy continued eating as he smiled , the footage showed .
No one at the table was wearing a mask at the beginning of the video .
New Jersey requires people masks in all businesses except when it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eating .
“ Are you guys a little too drunk , ” one of Murphy ’ s sons asked the women .
“ Can you put your mask on ?
” “ No I ’ m not drunk , as a matter of fact , ” one of the women responded .
“ You can go fuck yourself , how ’ s that ?
You know why I don ’ t need a mask ?
Because there ain ’ t nothing fucking wrong with me.
” “ You don ’ t have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Murphy ’ s son .
Murphy ’ s son responded by saying he liked one of the women ’ s “ Trump phone case , ” pointing to his father and saying , “ Guess who Trump likes ?
He likes my dad.
” The video shows Murphy putting on a mask as the footage ends .
It was not immediately clear when the video was taken , though it was posted late Sunday evening , the same day that Murphy announced that he is extending the state ’ s public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases .
“ The state has experienced significant upticks in the rate of reported new cases across all counties , demonstrating the need for many of the state ’ s current measures to remain in place , both to reduce additional new infections and to save lives , ” Murphy said , according to NJ.com .
Murphy ’ s executive order extended New Jersey ’ s emergency order for 30 more days , marking the ninth time the governor has extended New Jersey ’ s public health emergency since March 9 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
The governor previously came under fire in June when he said he couldn ’ t “ imagine ” telling protestors to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ I can ’ t imagine what it would look like if we said to people , ‘ Actually , you have to stay in .
You have to ignore systemic racism — I ’ m sorry , just ignore it .
Stay in , ’ ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I can ’ t imagine what that looks like as it relates to public safety .
”

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was confronted by several angry people as he ate outside a restaurant with his family, a video posted Sunday shows.
Video footage posted by the Twitter account Breaking 911 showed the New Jersey governor eating outside a restaurant with five other people the account identified as his family members.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confronted while having dinner with his maskless family. **Language Warning** pic.twitter.com/6O3Jug0YmS — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 23, 2020
The video showed Murphy taking a bite of food as a woman said, “Oh my God, it is,” apparently discovering that the person sitting at the table was indeed the governor of New Jersey.
“Oh my God, Murphy, you are such a dick,” the woman said, as another woman can be heard saying repeatedly, “How you doing? How you doing? You having fun with your family in the meantime? You’re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house?”
Murphy continued eating as he smiled, the footage showed. No one at the table was wearing a mask at the beginning of the video. New Jersey requires people masks in all businesses except when it is impractical, like when a person is eating.
“Are you guys a little too drunk,” one of Murphy’s sons asked the women. “Can you put your mask on?”
“No I’m not drunk, as a matter of fact,” one of the women responded. “You can go fuck yourself, how’s that? You know why I don’t need a mask? Because there ain’t nothing fucking wrong with me.”
“You don’t have a mask on,” another woman said to Murphy’s son.
Murphy’s son responded by saying he liked one of the women’s “Trump phone case,” pointing to his father and saying, “Guess who Trump likes? He likes my dad.”
The video shows Murphy putting on a mask as the footage ends.
It was not immediately clear when the video was taken, though it was posted late Sunday evening, the same day that Murphy announced that he is extending the state’s public health emergency declaration due to continued spikes in coronavirus cases.
“The state has experienced significant upticks in the rate of reported new cases across all counties, demonstrating the need for many of the state’s current measures to remain in place, both to reduce additional new infections and to save lives,” Murphy said, according to NJ.com.
Murphy’s executive order extended New Jersey’s emergency order for 30 more days, marking the ninth time the governor has extended New Jersey’s public health emergency since March 9, the publication reported.
Murphy’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. The governor previously came under fire in June when he said he couldn’t “imagine” telling protestors to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I can’t imagine what it would look like if we said to people, ‘Actually, you have to stay in. You have to ignore systemic racism — I’m sorry, just ignore it. Stay in,’” the governor said, according to Politico. “I can’t imagine what that looks like as it relates to public safety.”


truepundit--2020-11-23--Beijing-Controlled News Outlet Paid US Newspapers Millions To Publish Propaganda This Year

An English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party ’ s propaganda department paid U.S. media companies nearly $ 2 million for printing and advertising expenses over the past six months , even amid heightened scrutiny over Beijing ’ s disinformation efforts in the West .
China Daily paid The Wall Street Journal more than $ 85,000 and the Los Angeles Times $ 340,000 for advertising campaigns between May and October 2020 , according to a disclosure that the propaganda mill filed this week with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act ( FARA ) .
China Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Financial Times , a U.K.-based newspaper , $ 223,710 , and $ 132,046 to the Canadian outlet Globe & Mail for advertising campaigns , according to the filing .
The Beijing-based outlet paid several newspaper companies a total of $ 1,154,666 for printing costs , including $ 110,000 to the Los Angeles Times , $ 92,000 to The Houston Chronicle and $ 76,000 to The Boston Globe .
Overall , China Daily spent more than $ 4.4 million on printing , distribution , advertising and administration expenses over the past six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
China Daily , which is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party ’ s State Council Information Office , its propaganda agency , has for years paid newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and other Western countries to publish advertorials designed to look like legitimate news articles .
China Daily paid The Washington Post more than $ 4.6 million from late 2016 through October 2019 , according to a FARA disclosure China Daily filed in June .
The Journal received $ 6 million for advertorials from 2016 through April 2020 , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Journal has received $ 461,489 in advertising revenue from China Daily .
China Daily ’ s inserts , which are entitled “ China Watch , ” have typically offered a pro-Beijing spin regarding the Chinese economy , Chinese culture or China ’ s geopolitical views .
The Journal , which maintains a website of its sponsored China Daily content , includes numerous articles first published by China Daily touting Beijing ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic , which originated in Wuhan last year .
“ Apple CEO : China Getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of one article on the Journal ’ s site .
Several articles are critical of U.S. officials who have accused the Chinese government of misleading the West about the pandemic , and allowing the virus to spread globally .
“ Trump ’ s China Remark Rebuked ” and “ US Spin On Virus ’ Name Condemned ” are the headlines of two articles on the Journal ’ s site .
The Journal has not published any articles on its sponsored page since July .
China Daily ’ s FARA filing does not list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month ending June 30 , 2020 .
Some American newspapers have cut ties with China Daily in response to the criticism of the pay-for-print arrangements .
The Washington Free Beacon reported in August that The New York Times quietly scrubbed its website of advertorials it had published as part of a deal it had with China Daily .
In February , the State Department designated China Daily and four other Beijing-controlled news outlets to be “ foreign missions , ” which treats them the same as foreign embassies because of their close ties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Street Journal did not respond to a request for comment about its relationship with China Daily .
The Los Angeles Times also did not respond to a request for comment .

An English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda department paid U.S. media companies nearly $2 million for printing and advertising expenses over the past six months, even amid heightened scrutiny over Beijing’s disinformation efforts in the West.
China Daily paid The Wall Street Journal more than $85,000 and the Los Angeles Times $340,000 for advertising campaigns between May and October 2020, according to a disclosure that the propaganda mill filed this week with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
China Daily also paid Foreign Policy magazine $100,000, The Financial Times, a U.K.-based newspaper, $223,710, and $132,046 to the Canadian outlet Globe & Mail for advertising campaigns, according to the filing.
The Beijing-based outlet paid several newspaper companies a total of $1,154,666 for printing costs, including $110,000 to the Los Angeles Times, $92,000 to The Houston Chronicle and $76,000 to The Boston Globe.
Overall, China Daily spent more than $4.4 million on printing, distribution, advertising and administration expenses over the past six months, according to the FARA filing.
China Daily, which is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party’s State Council Information Office, its propaganda agency, has for years paid newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and other Western countries to publish advertorials designed to look like legitimate news articles.
China Daily paid The Washington Post more than $4.6 million from late 2016 through October 2019, according to a FARA disclosure China Daily filed in June.
The Journal received $6 million for advertorials from 2016 through April 2020, according to the disclosure.
So far in 2020, The Journal has received $461,489 in advertising revenue from China Daily.
China Daily’s inserts, which are entitled “China Watch,” have typically offered a pro-Beijing spin regarding the Chinese economy, Chinese culture or China’s geopolitical views.
The Journal, which maintains a website of its sponsored China Daily content, includes numerous articles first published by China Daily touting Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in Wuhan last year.
“Apple CEO: China Getting Outbreak Under Control” is the title of one article on the Journal’s site.
Several articles are critical of U.S. officials who have accused the Chinese government of misleading the West about the pandemic, and allowing the virus to spread globally.
“Trump’s China Remark Rebuked” and “US Spin On Virus’ Name Condemned” are the headlines of two articles on the Journal’s site.
The Journal has not published any articles on its sponsored page since July. China Daily’s FARA filing does not list any payments to the newspaper since the month ending June 30, 2020.
Some American newspapers have cut ties with China Daily in response to the criticism of the pay-for-print arrangements. The Washington Free Beacon reported in August that The New York Times quietly scrubbed its website of advertorials it had published as part of a deal it had with China Daily.
In February, the State Department designated China Daily and four other Beijing-controlled news outlets to be “foreign missions,” which treats them the same as foreign embassies because of their close ties to the Chinese government.
The Wall Street Journal did not respond to a request for comment about its relationship with China Daily. The Los Angeles Times also did not respond to a request for comment.


truepundit--2020-11-23--‘On Her Own’: Trump Campaign, Legal Team Distances Itself From Sidney Powell

The legal team for President Donald Trump distanced itself from Sidney Powell Sunday evening , announcing that she has no official role with the campaign or the president himself .
The announcement came from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis , both of whom have represented the Trump campaign in its lawsuits attempting to overturn election results in several swing states .
“ Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own .
She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team .
She is also not a lawyer for the president in his personal capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The announcement from Trump ’ s legal team comes after Powell appeared with Giuliani and Ellis at several press conferences and in court .
She had also appeared on television multiple times in recent days to echo the president ’ s claims of massive voter fraud , though she , along with the rest of Trump ’ s legal team , has declined to provide any evidence of such .
Trump himself also said that Powell was a part of his legal team in a Nov. 14 tweet .
Though Powell appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has faced widespread criticism over her allegations .
She has alleged that electronic voting systems switched millions of votes to President-elect Joe Biden , a claim which drew criticism from Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson .
“ She never sent us any evidence , despite a lot of requests , polite requests , ” Carlson said Thursday .
“ She never demonstrated that a single actual vote was moved illegitimately by software from one candidate to another .
Not one.
” Powell also alleged that Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp and Secretary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were involved in a conspiracy with the state ’ s electronic voting system that swung the state in Biden ’ s favor .
“ Georgia ’ s probably the first state I ’ m gon na blow up , ” Powell said Saturday night on Newsmax TV , calling the Trump team ’ s lawsuits “ biblical.
” “ Mr .
Kemp and the secretary of state need to go with it because they ’ re in on the Dominion scam , ” she added , referring to a false claim that Dominion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s electronic voting system , deleted millions of Trump votes nationwide .
In a statement to CBS News Sunday night , Powell said that “ understands ” the Trump team ’ s press release , and will continue to stand for those who had their “ voters for Trump and other Republicans stolen by massive fraud.
” Retired Gen. Michael Flynn , Powell ’ s former client , tweeted Sunday that Powell “ has been suspended from Twitter for 12 hours .
She understands the WH press release & agrees with it.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove the massive deliberate election fraud that robbed # WeThePeople of our votes for President Trump & other Republican candidates , ” Flynn added .
Editor ’ s note : This post has been updated to reflect statements from Powell and Flynn .

The legal team for President Donald Trump distanced itself from Sidney Powell Sunday evening, announcing that she has no official role with the campaign or the president himself.
The announcement came from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, both of whom have represented the Trump campaign in its lawsuits attempting to overturn election results in several swing states.
“Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own. She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the president in his personal capacity,” the statement from Giuliani said.
The announcement from Trump’s legal team comes after Powell appeared with Giuliani and Ellis at several press conferences and in court. She had also appeared on television multiple times in recent days to echo the president’s claims of massive voter fraud, though she, along with the rest of Trump’s legal team, has declined to provide any evidence of such.
Trump himself also said that Powell was a part of his legal team in a Nov. 14 tweet.
I look forward to Mayor Giuliani spearheading the legal effort to defend OUR RIGHT to FREE and FAIR ELECTIONS! Rudy Giuliani, Joseph diGenova, Victoria Toensing, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, a truly great team, added to our other wonderful lawyers and representatives! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
Though Powell appeared on cable news almost daily, she has faced widespread criticism over her allegations. She has alleged that electronic voting systems switched millions of votes to President-elect Joe Biden, a claim which drew criticism from Fox News’ Tucker Carlson.
“She never sent us any evidence, despite a lot of requests, polite requests,” Carlson said Thursday. “She never demonstrated that a single actual vote was moved illegitimately by software from one candidate to another. Not one.”
Powell also alleged that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both Republicans, were involved in a conspiracy with the state’s electronic voting system that swung the state in Biden’s favor.
“Georgia’s probably the first state I’m gonna blow up,” Powell said Saturday night on Newsmax TV, calling the Trump team’s lawsuits “biblical.”
“Mr. Kemp and the secretary of state need to go with it because they’re in on the Dominion scam,” she added, referring to a false claim that Dominion Voting Systems, which ran Georgia’s electronic voting system, deleted millions of Trump votes nationwide.
In a statement to CBS News Sunday night, Powell said that “understands” the Trump team’s press release, and will continue to stand for those who had their “voters for Trump and other Republicans stolen by massive fraud.”
Retired Gen. Michael Flynn, Powell’s former client, tweeted Sunday that Powell “has been suspended from Twitter for 12 hours. She understands the WH press release & agrees with it.”
“She is staying the course to prove the massive deliberate election fraud that robbed #WeThePeople of our votes for President Trump & other Republican candidates,” Flynn added.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect statements from Powell and Flynn.


truepundit--2020-11-23--Here Are The Pro-Union Labor Laws Joe Biden Has Promised To Pass As President

• During his campaign , President-elect Joe Biden promised to create “ millions ” of new union jobs , vowed to sign the pro-union Protecting the Right to Organize Act and received the endorsement of numerous labor unions .
• “ His campaign platform laid out an aggressively pro-union policy agenda from top to bottom , ” Maxford Nelsen , the director of labor policy at the Freedom Foundation , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
• A Biden administration will likely implement policies that facilitate labor organizing , shorten union elections and reverse key President Donald Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden campaigned on a series of labor policies , which would dramatically cut back on state right-to-work laws and potentially empower fading labor unions , experts said .
President-elect Joe Biden officially announced his candidacy for president at a local International Brotherhood of Teamsters ( IBT ) union hall in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , in April 2019 .
In his year and a half of campaigning , Biden laid out his vision for “ strengthening worker organizing , ” said he would sign the pro-union Protecting the Right to Organize ( PRO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions ” of new union jobs and visited numerous union headquarters .
“ Joe Biden , on the campaign trail , made it very clear that he was a significant supporter of labor unions , ” Maxford Nelsen , the director of labor policy at the Freedom Foundation , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ His campaign platform laid out an aggressively pro-union policy agenda from top to bottom.
” In addition to IBT ’ s endorsement , Biden received endorsements from many of the most prominent U.S. unions including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Teachers , the Service Employees International Union ( SEIU ) and the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees ( AFSCME ) .
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ( AFL-CIO ) , a federation of 55 unions and 12.5 million total members , endorsed Biden in May .
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka called Biden a “ lifelong supporter of workers ” in the federation ’ s endorsement message .
“ He said he ’ s going to be the most pro-worker president we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , ” Trumka recently told NBC News .
Employers should expect the Biden administration to implement policies , which facilitate labor organizing , shorten union elections and reverse key National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB ) decisions made under the Trump administration , according to The National Law Review .
Under Biden , federal law could also begin to classify many freelancers as employees opening these workers up to unionization .
Union membership has been steadily declining for decades with just 10.3 % of workers belonging to unions in 2019 , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden has blamed income inequality on declining union membership .
Signing the PRO Act into law , which would overhaul several aspects of existing labor law in the U.S. , would likely be the most substantial labor action Biden could take , according to The Wall Street Journal .
The legislation was introduced by Democratic leaders in May 2019 and passed in the House mainly along party lines in February , but hasn ’ t received a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate .
“ The PRO Act is not just something Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans for Tax Reform , told the DCNF .
“ The PRO Act is the bill that the labor unions say that they have to have and that Nancy Pelosi made everybody vote on.
” The legislation is a compilation of various policy changes that labor unions support , which would make it easier for unions to organize private-sector employees and minimize employees ’ choice in unionization , according to Nelson .
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the legislation a “ litany ” of every failed labor policy in the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most concerning components would be a federal ban on state-passed right-to-work laws , ” Nelson said .
Right-to-work legislation guarantees citizens the ability to choose whether they ’ d like to join or not join a labor union , according to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation .
This type of legislation is fiercely opposed by unions , which they say take rights away from working people .
Such laws exist in 27 states , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures .
Nine of those states have adopted amendments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Under the PRO Act , all of those state laws would be overruled and unions in all 50 states could require private-sector employees to pay dues and fees or be fired , ” Nelson said .
“ That is immensely concerning , both on individual liberty grounds and economic competitiveness grounds , ” he added .
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 , which created the NLRB and allowed workers to avoid unionization , specifically did not require workers to unionize as a condition of employment .
By signing the PRO Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than half of states and force workers to join unions and pay dues , according to the WSJ .
The PRO Act would also implement the “ ABC ” test , a series of conditions defining an employee , according to Nelson .
California became the first state to enact an “ ABC ” test when Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law in 2019 , but that test has faced legal challenges and voters passed a proposition on Nov. 3 to exempt app-based gig workers from it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ app-based companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the effort to pass the proposition .
The proposition exempted the companies from Assembly Bill 5 , but would not exempt them from the PRO Act .
The test would lead to more workers being classified as employees , opening them up to unionization and union coercion , according to the WSJ .
“ Unions have , for many years now , waged a war against independent contractors , ” Nelson told the DCNF .
“ Unions ’ preferred model of employment is for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 40-hour a week job punching and punching out.
” “ That ’ s the environment that is most conducive to union organizing , ” he added .
In an example of how labor unions have benefited from reclassifying independent contractors as freelancers , the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) issued a final rule that prohibited states from making Medicaid payments to third parties such as unions .
The rule was put into place because hundreds of thousands of home care workers , mainly in California , had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which comes from Medicaid , were being directed to unions as a dues fee .
Five states , led by California , sued HHS over the rule , arguing that the bargaining power of home care workers had been hampered , according to Ballotpedia News .
The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California blocked the rule on Tuesday , siding with the states involved in the lawsuit .
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the ruling was a “ victory for our state and for the collective bargaining rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been floated to potentially head the Department of Justice under Biden , according to Politico .
Home care workers being unionized amounts to a revenue stream of about $ 150 million per year in dues for unions like the SEIU , according to Nelson .
The PRO Act would also alter the way in which union elections are conducted .
The current process would be changed to make it easier for employees to petition to form a union and to disallow employers from forcing workers to attend “ anti-union ” meetings , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the bill would promote a system of card-check organizing , according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute .
Card-checking would mean employees are not provided the opportunity to cast a secret ballot , allowing union representatives to identify who opposed or favored unionization .
Nelson and Norquist both said this system would allow union leaders to intimidate workers into voting in favor of unionization .
“ Under card-check , a union will approach employees one-on-one and try to pressure , coerce and see whatever is necessary to get employees to sign union-authorization cards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they can get 50 % plus one of the employees in a workplace to sign cards , the union will then submit those cards to the National Labor Relations Board and be certified without any election being conducted.
” In 2018 , the Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that public sector workers nationwide can not be forced to pay union dues as a condition of employment , according to a Liberty Justice Center report .
Since the decision , union membership has declined slightly and unions have seen revenue drop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study showed .
“ Today ’ s radical decision by the Supreme Court is a blatant slap in the face for educators , nurses , firefighters , police officers and all public servants who make our communities strong and safe , ” former president of the National Education Association Lily Eskelsen García said in a statement following the ruling .
García was joined by several other union leaders who decried the decision .
The decision was celebrated by those who thought workers had previously been forced into joining unions and paying dues .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer extract union fees from workers who want nothing to do with them , public unions will have to work harder to provide services that will prompt workers to join their ranks , ” a Heritage Foundation report said .
While the Supreme Court decision is the law of the land and can not be countered by legislation or executive action , there are several ways a Biden administration could curb Janus v. AFSCME .
First , there are cases that are actively being litigated related to questions arising from the 2018 ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin appointing judges to federal courts who are sympathetic to unions , but this would hinge on Democrats winning both of Georgia ’ s January special elections .
Another way Biden could attempt to counter the effects of Janus v. AFSCME would be by signing the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act .
Democrats introduced the legislation , which was endorsed by the AFL-CIO and AFSCME , hours after the Supreme Court ’ s decision .
The bill would set a national standard for public sector bargaining rights , according to the Economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which don ’ t mandate collective bargaining , to follow the national standard .
“ The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act would set a federal mandate and minimum standards or regulations for how public sector collective bargaining is to take place , ” Nelson said .
“ The effect would be to increase the pool of potential union members in the public sector quite dramatically.
” He continued : “ So if Janus means that not all public employees have to pay union dues , one way to offset the loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people that you can solicit membership from.
” And Norquist said : “ You could certainly not enforce Janus as federal law and leave it up to the states and I don ’ t think Illinois spends a lot of time checking to see if it ’ s being abused .
”

During his campaign, President-elect Joe Biden promised to create “millions” of new union jobs, vowed to sign the pro-union Protecting the Right to Organize Act and received the endorsement of numerous labor unions.
“His campaign platform laid out an aggressively pro-union policy agenda from top to bottom,” Maxford Nelsen, the director of labor policy at the Freedom Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
A Biden administration will likely implement policies that facilitate labor organizing, shorten union elections and reverse key President Donald Trump administration National Labor Relations Board decisions.
President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on a series of labor policies, which would dramatically cut back on state right-to-work laws and potentially empower fading labor unions, experts said.
President-elect Joe Biden officially announced his candidacy for president at a local International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in April 2019. In his year and a half of campaigning, Biden laid out his vision for “strengthening worker organizing,” said he would sign the pro-union Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, promised to create “millions” of new union jobs and visited numerous union headquarters.
“Joe Biden, on the campaign trail, made it very clear that he was a significant supporter of labor unions,” Maxford Nelsen, the director of labor policy at the Freedom Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “His campaign platform laid out an aggressively pro-union policy agenda from top to bottom.”
In addition to IBT’s endorsement, Biden received endorsements from many of the most prominent U.S. unions including the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of 55 unions and 12.5 million total members, endorsed Biden in May.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka called Biden a “lifelong supporter of workers” in the federation’s endorsement message.
“He said he’s going to be the most pro-worker president we’ve ever seen, and I absolutely believe him,” Trumka recently told NBC News.
Employers should expect the Biden administration to implement policies, which facilitate labor organizing, shorten union elections and reverse key National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions made under the Trump administration, according to The National Law Review. Under Biden, federal law could also begin to classify many freelancers as employees opening these workers up to unionization.
Union membership has been steadily declining for decades with just 10.3% of workers belonging to unions in 2019, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Biden has blamed income inequality on declining union membership.
The PRO Act
Signing the PRO Act into law, which would overhaul several aspects of existing labor law in the U.S., would likely be the most substantial labor action Biden could take, according to The Wall Street Journal. The legislation was introduced by Democratic leaders in May 2019 and passed in the House mainly along party lines in February, but hasn’t received a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.
“The PRO Act is not just something Biden has endorsed,” Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, told the DCNF. “The PRO Act is the bill that the labor unions say that they have to have and that Nancy Pelosi made everybody vote on.”
The legislation is a compilation of various policy changes that labor unions support, which would make it easier for unions to organize private-sector employees and minimize employees’ choice in unionization, according to Nelson.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the legislation a “litany” of every failed labor policy in the last 30 years.
“One of the most concerning components would be a federal ban on state-passed right-to-work laws,” Nelson said.
For years, President Trump and Republicans have waged a war on America’s labor unions. It will end on my watch. I’ll sign the PRO Act — making it easier for workers to organize and collectively bargain — and be the strongest labor president workers have ever had. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 7, 2020
Right-to-work legislation guarantees citizens the ability to choose whether they’d like to join or not join a labor union, according to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. This type of legislation is fiercely opposed by unions, which they say take rights away from working people.
Such laws exist in 27 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Nine of those states have adopted amendments, which enshrine right-to-work in their constitution.
“Under the PRO Act, all of those state laws would be overruled and unions in all 50 states could require private-sector employees to pay dues and fees or be fired,” Nelson said.
“That is immensely concerning, both on individual liberty grounds and economic competitiveness grounds,” he added.
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, which created the NLRB and allowed workers to avoid unionization, specifically did not require workers to unionize as a condition of employment. By signing the PRO Act, Biden would abolish laws in more than half of states and force workers to join unions and pay dues, according to the WSJ.
The PRO Act would also implement the “ABC” test, a series of conditions defining an employee, according to Nelson. California became the first state to enact an “ABC” test when Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law in 2019, but that test has faced legal challenges and voters passed a proposition on Nov. 3 to exempt app-based gig workers from it.
Uber, Lyft, Doordash and other app-based companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the effort to pass the proposition. The proposition exempted the companies from Assembly Bill 5, but would not exempt them from the PRO Act.
The test would lead to more workers being classified as employees, opening them up to unionization and union coercion, according to the WSJ.
“Unions have, for many years now, waged a war against independent contractors,” Nelson told the DCNF. “Unions’ preferred model of employment is for everybody to be in a traditional nine-to-five, 40-hour a week job punching and punching out.”
“That’s the environment that is most conducive to union organizing,” he added.
In an example of how labor unions have benefited from reclassifying independent contractors as freelancers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that prohibited states from making Medicaid payments to third parties such as unions. The rule was put into place because hundreds of thousands of home care workers, mainly in California, had been unionized and thus portions of their paycheck, which comes from Medicaid, were being directed to unions as a dues fee.
Five states, led by California, sued HHS over the rule, arguing that the bargaining power of home care workers had been hampered, according to Ballotpedia News. The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California blocked the rule on Tuesday, siding with the states involved in the lawsuit.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the ruling was a “victory for our state and for the collective bargaining rights of homecare workers.” Becerra has reportedly been floated to potentially head the Department of Justice under Biden, according to Politico.
Home care workers being unionized amounts to a revenue stream of about $150 million per year in dues for unions like the SEIU, according to Nelson.
#BREAKING: We secured a victory in our lawsuit defending Medicaid In-Home Supportive Services workers! When the President attacks unionized healthcare workers, he puts the care of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Californians at risk. https://t.co/QjPsQttZI2 — Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) November 17, 2020
The PRO Act would also alter the way in which union elections are conducted. The current process would be changed to make it easier for employees to petition to form a union and to disallow employers from forcing workers to attend “anti-union” meetings, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
However, the bill would promote a system of card-check organizing, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Card-checking would mean employees are not provided the opportunity to cast a secret ballot, allowing union representatives to identify who opposed or favored unionization.
Nelson and Norquist both said this system would allow union leaders to intimidate workers into voting in favor of unionization.
“Under card-check, a union will approach employees one-on-one and try to pressure, coerce and see whatever is necessary to get employees to sign union-authorization cards,” Nelson said. “And if they can get 50% plus one of the employees in a workplace to sign cards, the union will then submit those cards to the National Labor Relations Board and be certified without any election being conducted.”
Janus v. AFSCME
In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that public sector workers nationwide cannot be forced to pay union dues as a condition of employment, according to a Liberty Justice Center report. Since the decision, union membership has declined slightly and unions have seen revenue drop from lost dues, a Manhattan Institute study showed.
“Today’s radical decision by the Supreme Court is a blatant slap in the face for educators, nurses, firefighters, police officers and all public servants who make our communities strong and safe,” former president of the National Education Association Lily Eskelsen García said in a statement following the ruling.
García was joined by several other union leaders who decried the decision. The decision was celebrated by those who thought workers had previously been forced into joining unions and paying dues.
“Now that public-sector unions can no longer extract union fees from workers who want nothing to do with them, public unions will have to work harder to provide services that will prompt workers to join their ranks,” a Heritage Foundation report said.
While the Supreme Court decision is the law of the land and cannot be countered by legislation or executive action, there are several ways a Biden administration could curb Janus v. AFSCME.
First, there are cases that are actively being litigated related to questions arising from the 2018 ruling, according to Nelson. Biden could begin appointing judges to federal courts who are sympathetic to unions, but this would hinge on Democrats winning both of Georgia’s January special elections.
Another way Biden could attempt to counter the effects of Janus v. AFSCME would be by signing the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act. Democrats introduced the legislation, which was endorsed by the AFL-CIO and AFSCME, hours after the Supreme Court’s decision.
The bill would set a national standard for public sector bargaining rights, according to the Economic Policy Institute. It would force states, which don’t mandate collective bargaining, to follow the national standard.
“The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act would set a federal mandate and minimum standards or regulations for how public sector collective bargaining is to take place,” Nelson said. “The effect would be to increase the pool of potential union members in the public sector quite dramatically.”
He continued: “So if Janus means that not all public employees have to pay union dues, one way to offset the loss of members is to increase the pool of people that you can solicit membership from.”
And Norquist said: “You could certainly not enforce Janus as federal law and leave it up to the states and I don’t think Illinois spends a lot of time checking to see if it’s being abused.”


truepundit--2020-11-23--New York Democratic Leaders Caught Maskless At Private Party Despite COVID Restrictions

“ This is a particularly trying time and there were shortcomings that I regret , ” Scissura said in a @ @ @ @ @ New York Daily News , emphasizing that the party was not his idea .
“ @ @ @ @ @ of my friends to throw me a surprise party , but we all must follow @ @ @ @ @ get past this pandemic.
” Scissura also said that guests had their temperatures taken before @ @ @ @ @ that everyone was given a mask , the Daily News reported .
Lewis-Martin said the @ @ @ @ @ — only a few days after Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo issued coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ be no larger than 10 people .

“This is a particularly trying time and there were shortcomings that I regret,” Scissura said in a statement, according to the New York Daily News, emphasizing that the party was not his idea. “I greatly appreciate the gesture of my friends to throw me a surprise party, but we all must follow strict protocols so we can get past this pandemic.”
Scissura also said that guests had their temperatures taken before they entered the party and that everyone was given a mask, the Daily News reported.
Lewis-Martin said the party took place last Saturday — only a few days after Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued coronavirus restrictions mandating that private groups be no larger than 10 people.


truepundit--2020-11-23--Entire State In Australia Forced Into Lockdown Because Of One Man’s Lie To Authorities

The state of South Australia was sent into a strict six-day coronavirus lockdown after a man who had tested positive for the virus gave contact tracers a false statement , officials announced Friday .
The announcement came as a shock after the South Australia government ordered a sweeping lockdown Wednesday , NBC News reported .
The lockdown had been ordered as a result of a statement given by a man who said he simply bought pizza from a restaurant , but actually had worked at the restaurant .
The outbreak of coronavirus was assumed to be extremely contagious since , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been true , he tested positive after a short interaction at Woodville Pizza Bar in Adelaide , Australia , according to NBC News .
“ story didn ’ t add up .
We pursued them .
We now know that they lied , ” South Australia state Premier Steven Marshall said at a news conference Friday , NBC News reported .
“ Had this person been truthful to the contact tracing teams , we would not have gone into a six-day lockdown.
” He continued : “ To say I am fuming about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absolute understatement .
This selfish actions of this individual have put our whole state in a very difficult situation.
” The Australian state , which is home to 1.7 million citizens , was sent into a lockdown that prohibited people from exercising outdoors or walking their dogs , CNN reported .
Schools , pubs , coffee shops and outdoor sports were also shut down .
“ This has had a massive impact on our community , ” South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said , according to CNN .
“ People ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of information that lead us to a course of action that now was not warranted in the circumstances .
We ’ re now taking action to amend that.
” The lockdown will officially be repealed Saturday at midnight and the previous level of lockdown will be reinstated , according to CNN .
There have been 553 total coronavirus cases and four deaths since the pandemic began in the spring , according to the South Australia government .

The state of South Australia was sent into a strict six-day coronavirus lockdown after a man who had tested positive for the virus gave contact tracers a false statement, officials announced Friday.
The announcement came as a shock after the South Australia government ordered a sweeping lockdown Wednesday, NBC News reported. The lockdown had been ordered as a result of a statement given by a man who said he simply bought pizza from a restaurant, but actually had worked at the restaurant.
The outbreak of coronavirus was assumed to be extremely contagious since, if the man’s statement had been true, he tested positive after a short interaction at Woodville Pizza Bar in Adelaide, Australia, according to NBC News.
“[The man’s] story didn’t add up. We pursued them. We now know that they lied,” South Australia state Premier Steven Marshall said at a news conference Friday, NBC News reported. “Had this person been truthful to the contact tracing teams, we would not have gone into a six-day lockdown.”
He continued: “To say I am fuming about the actions of this individual is an absolute understatement. This selfish actions of this individual have put our whole state in a very difficult situation.”
The Australian state, which is home to 1.7 million citizens, was sent into a lockdown that prohibited people from exercising outdoors or walking their dogs, CNN reported. Schools, pubs, coffee shops and outdoor sports were also shut down.
“This has had a massive impact on our community,” South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said, according to CNN. “People’s lives have been upended as a result of information that lead us to a course of action that now was not warranted in the circumstances. We’re now taking action to amend that.”
The lockdown will officially be repealed Saturday at midnight and the previous level of lockdown will be reinstated, according to CNN.
There have been 553 total coronavirus cases and four deaths since the pandemic began in the spring, according to the South Australia government.


truepundit--2020-11-23--Andrew Cuomo To Receive Emmy For His ‘Masterful Use Of Television’ During Pandemic

Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo will be awarded the International Emmy Founder ’ s Award for his coronavirus daily briefings , a Friday press release said .
Cuomo will get the award “ in recognition of his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and his masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world , ” an International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences press release said .
Cuomo will receive the award during the live awards show Monday morning .
“ The Governor ’ s 111 daily briefings worked so well because he effectively created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines , and stories of success and failure , ” International Academy President & CEO , Bruce L. Paisner said , according to the press briefing .
“ People around the world tuned in to find out what was going on , and New York tough became a symbol of the determination to fight back , ” Paisner continued , according to the press release .
Cuomo ’ s first media briefing ” was March 2 and his last was June 19 , the press release said .
The briefings were watched by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationally on major cable news channels , and globally Oprah Winfrey , former Democratic Vice President Al-Gore and Director Steven Spielberg are among those who previously received the Founder ’ s Award , the press release said .
Cuomo ’ s office didn ’ t immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s request for comment .
Eva Obadia , a senior director with the Emmys ’ , directed the DCNF to the press release .

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be awarded the International Emmy Founder’s Award for his coronavirus daily briefings, a Friday press release said.
Cuomo will get the award “in recognition of his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and his masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world,” an International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences press release said. Cuomo will receive the award during the live awards show Monday morning.
“The Governor’s 111 daily briefings worked so well because he effectively created television shows, with characters, plot lines, and stories of success and failure,” International Academy President & CEO, Bruce L. Paisner said, according to the press briefing.
“People around the world tuned in to find out what was going on, and New York tough became a symbol of the determination to fight back,” Paisner continued, according to the press release.
Inbox: Gov. Andrew Cuomo will receive an international Emmy award, “in recognition of his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and his masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world.” — Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) November 20, 2020
Cuomo’s first media briefing” was March 2 and his last was June 19, the press release said. The briefings were watched by 59 million people and broadcasted locally, nationally on major cable news channels, and globally
Oprah Winfrey, former Democratic Vice President Al-Gore and Director Steven Spielberg are among those who previously received the Founder’s Award, the press release said.
Cuomo’s office didn’t immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. Eva Obadia, a senior director with the Emmys’, directed the DCNF to the press release.