truepundit--2020-12-07--Report: 40 States Will File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook

A recent report claims that a group of at least 40 states led by New York is set to file an antitrust lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg ’ s Facebook as early as next week .
A recent report from CNBC states that sources believe that a lawsuit could be filed against social media giant Facebook as early as next week .
A group of 40 states led by New York have been investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the company , according to four sources .
The lawsuit would be the second major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year following the Justice Department ’ s lawsuit against Google in October .
Over 40 states reportedly plan to sign on to the Facebook lawsuit one source said , but would not provide the list of states .
Breitbart News reported earlier this week that authorities were preparing as many as four more cases targeting Google or Facebook by the end of January 2021 .
The lawsuits reportedly focus on whether the tech giant abused their power in the internet economy , focusing on Google ’ s position in the search and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the social media market .
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A recent report claims that a group of at least 40 states led by New York is set to file an antitrust lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook as early as next week.
A recent report from CNBC states that sources believe that a lawsuit could be filed against social media giant Facebook as early as next week. A group of 40 states led by New York have been investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the company, according to four sources.
The lawsuit would be the second major case taken against a major tech firm this year following the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google in October. Over 40 states reportedly plan to sign on to the Facebook lawsuit one source said, but would not provide the list of states.
Breitbart News reported earlier this week that authorities were preparing as many as four more cases targeting Google or Facebook by the end of January 2021. The lawsuits reportedly focus on whether the tech giant abused their power in the internet economy, focusing on Google’s position in the search and advertising industry and Facebook’s dominance in the social media market. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-07--“2021 Will Be Catastrophic” – UN Warns Of Humanitarian Crisis As 270 Million People May Starve

While 2020 could be one for the record books , the UN is out with a new warning that a @ @ @ @ @ up for 2021 .
World Food Programme ( WFP ) chief David Beasley sounded the @ @ @ @ @ General Assembly meeting Friday about the reemergence of the virus pandemic and resulting humanitarian crisis @ @ @ @ @ Beasley said a humanitarian catastrophe is developing with some 270 million people on the pathway @ @ @ @ @ 2021 is literally going to be catastrophic , based on what we ’ re seeing @ @ @ @ @ game … because we ’ ve spent $ 19 trillion , that money may not @ @ @ @ @ likely be available for 2021 , ” he said .
He added , “ We @ @ @ @ @ at 2021 being the worst humanitarian crisis year since the beginning of the United Nations @ @ @ @ @ going to have to step up.
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While 2020 could be one for the record books, the UN is out with a new warning that a humanitarian catastrophe could be setting up for 2021.
World Food Programme (WFP) chief David Beasley sounded the alarm at a United Nations General Assembly meeting Friday about the reemergence of the virus pandemic and resulting humanitarian crisis, reported RT News.
Beasley said a humanitarian catastrophe is developing with some 270 million people on the pathway towards “starvation.”
“2021 is literally going to be catastrophic, based on what we’re seeing at this stage in the game … because we’ve spent $19 trillion, that money may not, and will not most likely be available for 2021,” he said.
He added, “We’re now looking literally at 2021 being the worst humanitarian crisis year since the beginning of the United Nations, and we’re going to have to step up.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-07--Biden Nominates California AG Xavier Becerra For Health And Human Services Secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , The New York Times reported Sunday evening .
Becerra emerged as a surprise frontrunner for the post in the past few days , sources familiar with the Biden transition told the Times .
Multiple recent reports had listed New Mexico Gov .
Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy as leading contenders , but Grisham reportedly fell out of favor with the transition and Biden ’ s team announced last week that he would nominate Murthy to return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nomination may also end what had become a politically delicate selection process surrounding Biden ’ s HHS secretary , the Times reported .
Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus had voiced their concerns in recent days that Biden ’ s cabinet risked lacking qualified nominees of color .
Alejandro Mayorkas , a Cuban-American who Biden nominated to lead the Department of Homeland Security , is Biden ’ s only other Hispanic nominee .
As attorney general of the most populous state in the country , Becerra focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and health care .
He led the defensive effort against Republican attorneys general who sought to overturn the Affordable Care Act , according to the Times .
If confirmed by the Senate , he will likely enter his position amid a raging pandemic and the early distribution of an effective coronavirus vaccine .
Coronavirus cases , hospitalizations and deaths have been surging across the country , and CDC Director Robert Redfield said last week that the next three months could likely be “ the most difficult in the public health history of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s attorney general in 2017 , Becerra represented Los Angeles for 12 terms in Congress .

President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, The New York Times reported Sunday evening.
Becerra emerged as a surprise frontrunner for the post in the past few days, sources familiar with the Biden transition told the Times. Multiple recent reports had listed New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy as leading contenders, but Grisham reportedly fell out of favor with the transition and Biden’s team announced last week that he would nominate Murthy to return to his old post.
Becerra’s nomination may also end what had become a politically delicate selection process surrounding Biden’s HHS secretary, the Times reported. Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus had voiced their concerns in recent days that Biden’s cabinet risked lacking qualified nominees of color.
Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban-American who Biden nominated to lead the Department of Homeland Security, is Biden’s only other Hispanic nominee.
As attorney general of the most populous state in the country, Becerra focused extensively on criminal justice reform, immigration and health care. He led the defensive effort against Republican attorneys general who sought to overturn the Affordable Care Act, according to the Times.
If confirmed by the Senate, he will likely enter his position amid a raging pandemic and the early distribution of an effective coronavirus vaccine. Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been surging across the country, and CDC Director Robert Redfield said last week that the next three months could likely be “the most difficult in the public health history of this country.”
Before serving as California’s attorney general in 2017, Becerra represented Los Angeles for 12 terms in Congress.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Over Half Of NYC Firefighters Say They Won’t Take COVID-19 Vaccine, Union Survey Finds

Around 55 % of New York City firefighters polled over three days said they would not take a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to first responders , according to a recent union survey .
A survey conducted by the Uniformed Firefighters Association ( UFA ) asked 2,053 firefighters if they would get the Pfizer vaccine , according to UFA President Andy Ansbro , the New York Post reported .
The Fire Department of New York ( FDNY ) will not require members to receive the vaccine , though Ansbro plans to be vaccinated .
“ A lot of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk category , they are younger , stronger , they may have already had it and gotten through it , and feel it ’ s not their problem , ” Ansbro said , the Post reported .
“ They are more familiar with the coronavirus than they are with the vaccine.
” The department has had more than 130 positive COVID-19 cases across the city , with at least six firehouses having three or more positive cases , the Post reported .
“ The 55 % doesn ’ t surprise me .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smartest , ” a senior FDNY member said , the Post reported .
“ It ’ s saving their lives and the lives of their co-workers , families , friends and the people they take care of .
They respond to live-threatening medical emergencies .
The last thing you want is a family member in dire straits being worked on by an unvaccinated firefighter , ” the senior official added , the Post reported .
The UFA has a total of 8,200 active members , around 25 % of whom were polled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post .
Essential workers are potentially more likely to distrust the vaccine because of the way the pandemic was managed early on .
“ There ’ s been a lot of misinformation , a lot of mistrust in government messaging , how the pandemic ’ s been handled , and a lot of distaste among certain essential workers how they really were not prioritized to receive PPE , ” public health expert Rachael Piltch-Loeb said , the Post reported .
She said that they want to encourage essential workers to be vaccinated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do it , the Post reported .
New York state will receive around 170,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday if the Food and Drug Administration approves the request , the Post reported

Around 55% of New York City firefighters polled over three days said they would not take a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to first responders, according to a recent union survey.
A survey conducted by the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) asked 2,053 firefighters if they would get the Pfizer vaccine, according to UFA President Andy Ansbro, the New York Post reported. The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) will not require members to receive the vaccine, though Ansbro plans to be vaccinated.
“A lot of them probably feel they are not in a risk category, they are younger, stronger, they may have already had it and gotten through it, and feel it’s not their problem,” Ansbro said, the Post reported. “They are more familiar with the coronavirus than they are with the vaccine.”
The first batch of COVID vaccines is expected to be delivered to New York in less than two weeks, but according to an internal survey, a majority of FDNY firefighters don’t want to get vaccinated https://t.co/Ltj3W5RLrd — WCBS Newsradio 880 (@wcbs880) December 6, 2020
The department has had more than 130 positive COVID-19 cases across the city, with at least six firehouses having three or more positive cases, the Post reported.
“The 55% doesn’t surprise me. They’re called the bravest, not the smartest,” a senior FDNY member said, the Post reported.
“It’s saving their lives and the lives of their co-workers, families, friends and the people they take care of. They respond to live-threatening medical emergencies. The last thing you want is a family member in dire straits being worked on by an unvaccinated firefighter,” the senior official added, the Post reported.
The UFA has a total of 8,200 active members, around 25% of whom were polled about the vaccine, according to the Post. Essential workers are potentially more likely to distrust the vaccine because of the way the pandemic was managed early on.
“There’s been a lot of misinformation, a lot of mistrust in government messaging, how the pandemic’s been handled, and a lot of distaste among certain essential workers how they really were not prioritized to receive PPE,” public health expert Rachael Piltch-Loeb said, the Post reported.
She said that they want to encourage essential workers to be vaccinated, though they won’t push them to do it, the Post reported.
New York state will receive around 170,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday if the Food and Drug Administration approves the request, the Post reported


truepundit--2020-12-07--Another California Sheriff Refuses To Send Deputies To Enforce Masks, ‘Social Gatherings Or Stay-At-

Another California Sheriff Refuses To Send Deputies To Enforce Masks, ‘Social Gatherings Or Stay-At-Home Orders’

A California sheriff on Saturday joined a growing list of law enforcement leaders in the state who refuse to enforce recent coronavirus orders .
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes tweeted an announcement vowing not to send his deputies to enforce mask violations , “ social gatherings or stay-at-home ” violations .
Democratic California Gov .
Gavin Newsom had issued a state-wide quarantine order for localities where intensive care unit capacity drops below 15 % , according to the New York Times .
“ Compliance with health orders is a matter of personal responsibility and not a matter of law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Orange County Sheriff ’ s Deputies will not be dispatched to , or respond to , calls for service to enforce compliance with face coverings , social gatherings or stay-at-home orders only.
” “ To put the onus on law enforcement to enforce these orders against law-abiding citizens who are already struggling through difficult circumstances , while at the same time criticizing law enforcement and taking away tools to do our jobs , is both contradictory and disingenuous , ” he continued .
Barnes joined law enforcement chiefs from Riverside County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County in rejecting the governor ’ s order .
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announced Friday that he would not be “ blackmailed ” into enforcing the mandate on the residents of his county .
“ is expecting us to arrest anyone violating these orders , cite them and take their money , close their businesses , make them stay in their homes and take away their civil liberties or he will punish all of us , ” Bianco said in video statement .
“ I believe that all jobs are essential to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s office and the state has threatened action against violators , the Riverside County Sheriff ’ s Department will not be blackmailed , bullied or used as muscle against Riverside County residents in the enforcement of the governor ’ s orders , ” Bianco continued .
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Thursday vowed to “ stay away from business , ” and told Fox LA ’ s Bill Melugin that he was limiting the enforcement of Newsom ’ s order to large gatherings only .
“ I want to stay away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Villanueva told Melugin .
“ They bent over backwards to modify their operations to conform to these orders and then they have the rug yanked out from under them.
” “ That ’ s a disservice , ” Villanueva continued .
“ I don ’ t want to make them more miserable.
” The San Bernardino Sheriff ’ s Department , although it has not released a formal statement , told the local reporter that deputies will not be responding to complaints pertaining to the recent COVID-19 orders .

A California sheriff on Saturday joined a growing list of law enforcement leaders in the state who refuse to enforce recent coronavirus orders.
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes tweeted an announcement vowing not to send his deputies to enforce mask violations, “social gatherings or stay-at-home” violations. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom had issued a state-wide quarantine order for localities where intensive care unit capacity drops below 15%, according to the New York Times.
“Compliance with health orders is a matter of personal responsibility and not a matter of law enforcement,” Barnes said in the statement. “Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies will not be dispatched to, or respond to, calls for service to enforce compliance with face coverings, social gatherings or stay-at-home orders only.”
“To put the onus on law enforcement to enforce these orders against law-abiding citizens who are already struggling through difficult circumstances, while at the same time criticizing law enforcement and taking away tools to do our jobs, is both contradictory and disingenuous,” he continued.
Please see my statement regarding Southern California being placed under the Governor’s regional stay-at-home order. pic.twitter.com/lgvvHGnasp — OC Sheriff Don Barnes (@OCSheriffBarnes) December 5, 2020
Barnes joined law enforcement chiefs from Riverside County, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County in rejecting the governor’s order.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announced Friday that he would not be “blackmailed” into enforcing the mandate on the residents of his county.
“[Newsom] is expecting us to arrest anyone violating these orders, cite them and take their money, close their businesses, make them stay in their homes and take away their civil liberties or he will punish all of us,” Bianco said in video statement. “I believe that all jobs are essential to someone.”
“While the governor’s office and the state has threatened action against violators, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will not be blackmailed, bullied or used as muscle against Riverside County residents in the enforcement of the governor’s orders,” Bianco continued.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Thursday vowed to “stay away from business,” and told Fox LA’s Bill Melugin that he was limiting the enforcement of Newsom’s order to large gatherings only.
“I want to stay away from business [sic] that are trying to comply,” Villanueva told Melugin. “They bent over backwards to modify their operations to conform to these orders and then they have the rug yanked out from under them.”
“That’s a disservice,” Villanueva continued. “I don’t want to make them more miserable.”
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, although it has not released a formal statement, told the local reporter that deputies will not be responding to complaints pertaining to the recent COVID-19 orders.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Minority Students Crushed By Lockdowns; 600% Increase In Math Failures, 500% English

In August , I reported here on how Montgomery County , Maryland , was seeking to shut down private schools as part of their Covid-19 strategy of abolishing all risk by abolishing all freedom .
As more individuals have recently tested positive for Covid , the county government is responding with a new array of iron-fisted decrees .
Some of the latest edicts make little or no sense , confirming the county ’ s nickname of LoCo Moco .
Gov .
Larry Hogan blocked the county government ’ s effort to criminalize private teaching ; Catholic , Jewish , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant Covid outbreaks .
But county schools remain shut down in large part due to the clout of the teachers union , a bulwark of political support for County Executive Marc Elrich .
For at least 40 years , MoCo politicians and school officials have invoked “ closing the achievement gap ” as a sacred goal which justifies the sacrifice of as many taxpayers as necessary .
But that goal is not as sacrosanct as assuring that teachers continue to collect full pay while taking zero risks and leaving the most vulnerable students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public schools earlier this year and shifted to unreliable “ distance learning , ” there has been a 500 % + increase in the number of black junior high students failing mathematics and a 600 % + increase in Hispanic students failing .
The percentage of black elementary school students failing English increased more than 350 % and the percentage of Hispanic students failing increased more than 500 % .
These numbers were revealed during a County Board of Education meeting on December 3 ; a local activist captured screenshots of the disastrous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was also reported in yesterday ’ s Washington Post .
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In August, I reported here on how Montgomery County, Maryland, was seeking to shut down private schools as part of their Covid-19 strategy of abolishing all risk by abolishing all freedom. As more individuals have recently tested positive for Covid, the county government is responding with a new array of iron-fisted decrees. Some of the latest edicts make little or no sense, confirming the county’s nickname of LoCo Moco.
Gov. Larry Hogan blocked the county government’s effort to criminalize private teaching; Catholic, Jewish, and other schools have operated safely with no significant Covid outbreaks. But county schools remain shut down in large part due to the clout of the teachers union, a bulwark of political support for County Executive Marc Elrich.
For at least 40 years, MoCo politicians and school officials have invoked “closing the achievement gap” as a sacred goal which justifies the sacrifice of as many taxpayers as necessary. But that goal is not as sacrosanct as assuring that teachers continue to collect full pay while taking zero risks and leaving the most vulnerable students far behind.
Since the county padlocked public schools earlier this year and shifted to unreliable “distance learning,” there has been a 500%+ increase in the number of black junior high students failing mathematics and a 600%+ increase in Hispanic students failing. The percentage of black elementary school students failing English increased more than 350% and the percentage of Hispanic students failing increased more than 500%. These numbers were revealed during a County Board of Education meeting on December 3; a local activist captured screenshots of the disastrous test results. Some of the data was also reported in yesterday’s Washington Post. Shutting down public schools has done more harm to black students than anything since the end of local school segregation in 1961.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-07--Progressives Are Not Happy With President-Elect Joe Biden’s Likely Secretary Of Defense Pick, Michel

Progressives Are Not Happy With President-Elect Joe Biden’s Likely Secretary Of Defense Pick, Michele Flournoy

• Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy is reported to be at the top of President-elect Joe Biden ’ s list to become his secretary of defense .
• Flournoy would make history as the first woman to run the Pentagon if nominated and confirmed for the post , but a coalition of progressive groups are urging Biden to go with someone else .
• “ She is just the epitome of I think everything that ’ s wrong with U.S. foreign policy , ” Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
The likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of Defense , Michele Flournoy , would be the first woman to head the Pentagon , but a coalition of progressive groups are urging Biden against making the potentially historic pick .
“ We ’ re not happy about this woman breaking the glass ceiling , ” Medea Benjamin , the co-founder of the feminist and progressive antiwar group Code Pink , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ For us , it ’ s not about gender , it ’ s about politics and actions , ” Benjamin said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong on every single important issue .
It just amazes me that she ’ s under consideration.
” Benjamin cited Flournoy ’ s support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and her support for American intervention in Syria and Libya when she served as the undersecretary of defense for policy under former President Barack Obama .
Benjamin also expressed concern over Flournoy ’ s hawkish views towards China , which she said could lead to another cold war with a major world nuclear power .
The Code Pink co-founder added that Flournoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her work with WestExec Advisors , the consulting firm she co-founded in 2018 with Biden ’ s secretary of state nominee , Tony Blinken .
The pair allegedly used to help corporations obtain contracts with the Pentagon .
“ She is just the epitome of I think everything that ’ s wrong with U.S. foreign policy , ” Benjamin said .
“ The interventionism , the militarism and the cozy nature between military contractors and the Pentagon.
” Other progressive groups that are signaling opposition to Flournoy is the Bernie Sanders-founded nonprofit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Military Families Speak Out , Roots Action , World Beyond War and Just Foreign Policy .
Flournoy has long been reported being at the top of Biden ’ s list to be his defense secretary , but the post was notably absent when he unveiled his national security team on Nov. 23 .
Politico reported in late November that six people close to Biden ’ s transition say the president-elect is not entirely sold on the prospect of selecting Flournoy , who was expected to have been Hillary Clinton ’ s selection for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 .
Benjamin said it was an encouraging sign that Biden is taking so long to announce his defense secretary pick .
“ There ’ s division within the Biden team about this and they recognize that she is an unpopular pick within a number of groups and influential people , ” Benjamin said .
“ Even if she does get nominated we will work hard to not have her confirmed.
” Biden should select someone like Obama ’ s former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to serve as his defense secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position that America being embroiled in international conflicts can not be the new normal .
In addition to speaking out against a potential Flournoy nomination , Benjamin said Biden ’ s current national security team doesn ’ t inspire optimism within the progressive community .
“ We haven ’ t seen in these picks around national security issues anybody with fresh new thinking , ” Benjamin said .
“ We think that somebody needs to come in that understands that it ’ s a different world and that we don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were under Obama.
” “ We want to get out of these damn wars and the fact that the Democrats and Republicans in Congress come together every time Trump wants to get us out of something like Afghanistan they team up and say no , ” she said .
“ It ’ s ridiculous.
” “ It ’ s really sick that the new normal is to be at war , ” Benjamin said .
“ It should not be like that , and somebody ’ s got to come in who just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in the Middle East have to learn to get along with each other and we ’ re not going to be there as an interventionist force .
”

Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy is reported to be at the top of President-elect Joe Biden’s list to become his secretary of defense.
Flournoy would make history as the first woman to run the Pentagon if nominated and confirmed for the post, but a coalition of progressive groups are urging Biden to go with someone else.
“She is just the epitome of I think everything that’s wrong with U.S. foreign policy,” Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The likely pick for President-elect Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense, Michele Flournoy, would be the first woman to head the Pentagon, but a coalition of progressive groups are urging Biden against making the potentially historic pick.
“We’re not happy about this woman breaking the glass ceiling,” Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of the feminist and progressive antiwar group Code Pink, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“For us, it’s not about gender, it’s about politics and actions,” Benjamin said. “She has a history of being wrong on every single important issue. It just amazes me that she’s under consideration.”
Benjamin cited Flournoy’s support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and her support for American intervention in Syria and Libya when she served as the undersecretary of defense for policy under former President Barack Obama. Benjamin also expressed concern over Flournoy’s hawkish views towards China, which she said could lead to another cold war with a major world nuclear power.
The Code Pink co-founder added that Flournoy is rife with conflicts of interests due to her work with WestExec Advisors, the consulting firm she co-founded in 2018 with Biden’s secretary of state nominee, Tony Blinken. The pair allegedly used to help corporations obtain contracts with the Pentagon.
“She is just the epitome of I think everything that’s wrong with U.S. foreign policy,” Benjamin said. “The interventionism, the militarism and the cozy nature between military contractors and the Pentagon.”
Other progressive groups that are signaling opposition to Flournoy is the Bernie Sanders-founded nonprofit group Our Revolution, as well as Military Families Speak Out, Roots Action, World Beyond War and Just Foreign Policy.
Flournoy has long been reported being at the top of Biden’s list to be his defense secretary, but the post was notably absent when he unveiled his national security team on Nov. 23.
Politico reported in late November that six people close to Biden’s transition say the president-elect is not entirely sold on the prospect of selecting Flournoy, who was expected to have been Hillary Clinton’s selection for defense secretary had she won the presidency in 2016.
Benjamin said it was an encouraging sign that Biden is taking so long to announce his defense secretary pick.
“There’s division within the Biden team about this and they recognize that she is an unpopular pick within a number of groups and influential people,” Benjamin said. “Even if she does get nominated we will work hard to not have her confirmed.”
Biden should select someone like Obama’s former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to serve as his defense secretary, Benjamin said, citing his stated position that America being embroiled in international conflicts cannot be the new normal.
In addition to speaking out against a potential Flournoy nomination, Benjamin said Biden’s current national security team doesn’t inspire optimism within the progressive community.
“We haven’t seen in these picks around national security issues anybody with fresh new thinking,” Benjamin said. “We think that somebody needs to come in that understands that it’s a different world and that we don’t want to go back to the way things were under Obama.”
“We want to get out of these damn wars and the fact that the Democrats and Republicans in Congress come together every time Trump wants to get us out of something like Afghanistan they team up and say no,” she said. “It’s ridiculous.”
“It’s really sick that the new normal is to be at war,” Benjamin said. “It should not be like that, and somebody’s got to come in who just tells it like it is and says people in the Middle East have to learn to get along with each other and we’re not going to be there as an interventionist force.”


truepundit--2020-12-07--Bar Owner Who Broke Coronavirus Rules Hits Deputy With Vehicle While Fleeing Police, Sheriff Says

A New York bar owner who has kept his establishment open for indoor dining in defiance of state restrictions , hit a sheriff ’ s deputy with his car while fleeing police Sunday morning , police said .
Danny Presti , the co-owner of Mac ’ s Public House in Staten Island , New York , was approached by deputies after they witnessed customers , some without masks , patronizing his bar Saturday night in violation of local coronavirus-related restrictions , New York City Sheriff Joseph Fucito said , according to The Associated Press .
Presti allegedly attempted to flee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drove away from the bar , The AP reported .
During his attempted getaway , Presti hit a deputy who clung to the bar owner ’ s car for 100 yards , Fucito said .
“ Sheriffs swarmed his car as he was driving home from the bar , ” Presti ’ s lawyer Mark Fonte , who contested the sheriff ’ s account , told The Staten Island Advance .
Police eventually arrested Presti , who remains in custody , according to The AP .
The deputy who was struck while pursuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearby hospital .
Mac ’ s Public House , which has been fined thousands of dollars for violating closure laws , has been at the center of an ongoing fight between anti-lockdown advocates and local authorities , CBS New York reported .
A large crowd of protesters swarmed the establishment Friday night in support of its stance against restrictions .
Police arrested Presti Tuesday evening after plainclothes deputies entered the bar and ordered food .
Mac ’ s Public House is located in an area Gov .
Andrew Cuomo designated an orange zone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in orange zones are prohibited from serving patrons indoors as the bar was doing .

A New York bar owner who has kept his establishment open for indoor dining in defiance of state restrictions, hit a sheriff’s deputy with his car while fleeing police Sunday morning, police said.
Danny Presti, the co-owner of Mac’s Public House in Staten Island, New York, was approached by deputies after they witnessed customers, some without masks, patronizing his bar Saturday night in violation of local coronavirus-related restrictions, New York City Sheriff Joseph Fucito said, according to The Associated Press.
Presti allegedly attempted to flee authorities, got into his vehicle and drove away from the bar, The AP reported. During his attempted getaway, Presti hit a deputy who clung to the bar owner’s car for 100 yards, Fucito said.
Power in numbers …Open for business Mac’s Public House has decided to no longer tolerate tyrannical orders pic.twitter.com/33laML81S3 — Ruthann (@TeaBoots) December 5, 2020
“Sheriffs swarmed his car as he was driving home from the bar,” Presti’s lawyer Mark Fonte, who contested the sheriff’s account, told The Staten Island Advance.
Police eventually arrested Presti, who remains in custody, according to The AP. The deputy who was struck while pursuing the bar owner was admitted to a nearby hospital.
Mac’s Public House, which has been fined thousands of dollars for violating closure laws, has been at the center of an ongoing fight between anti-lockdown advocates and local authorities, CBS New York reported. A large crowd of protesters swarmed the establishment Friday night in support of its stance against restrictions.
Police arrested Presti Tuesday evening after plainclothes deputies entered the bar and ordered food.
Mac’s Public House is located in an area Gov. Andrew Cuomo designated an orange zone, according to The AP. Restaurants in orange zones are prohibited from serving patrons indoors as the bar was doing.


truepundit--2020-12-07--SCROOGED: Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Looking to Close ALL Restaurants & Bars Until 2021

Breaking news from the Thomas Paine Podcast in Pennsylvania .
Tyrant Gov .
Tom Wolf is discussing closing restuarants and @ @ @ @ @ a severe blow to struggling business owners and folks who celebrate the holidays over cocktails @ @ @ @ @ family .
This story is developing .
Listen above or below .
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Breaking news from the Thomas Paine Podcast in Pennsylvania. Tyrant Gov. Tom Wolf is discussing closing restuarants and bars during the holidays, a severe blow to struggling business owners and folks who celebrate the holidays over cocktails and food with friends and family.
This story is developing. Listen above or below.
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truepundit--2020-12-07--Intel Chief Urges John Durham To Release Interim Report In Order To Protect Investigation

John Ratcliffe , the director of national intelligence , urged U.S. Attorney John Durham on Sunday to release an interim report on his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe , saying that the American public should have record of the investigation in case the Biden administration shuts it down .
“ I think the American people should know what ’ s happening in a two-year investigation into this and I hope that that report will be forthcoming , ” Ratcliffe said in an interview on Fox News ’ s “ Sunday Morning Futures.
” Attorney General William Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue his investigation into whether government officials broke the law during the investigation of the Trump campaign .
Barr ’ s order says that Durham must produce a final report of his investigation and that he can release interim reports before the probe is over .
Some Democrats have questioned whether Durham is a duly appointed special counsel .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff noted in a Tuesday interview that the regulations for the appointment of special counsels requires that the prosecutor come from outside government .
Schiff suggested that Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review Durham ’ s investigation to consider whether to allow the investigation to remain open .
“ I would presume the next attorney general will look to see if there is any merit to the work that John Durham is doing and make a rational decision about whether that should continue at any level , ” Schiff said in an interview on MSNBC .
The California Democrat called the Durham investigation “ politically motivated ” and indicated that he believes it should be shut down .
Barr tapped Durham , the U.S. attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 , to conduct a review of the FBI ’ s investigation of the Trump campaign and other U.S. agencies ’ Trump-related intelligence-gathering activities .
The inquiry has since morphed into a full criminal investigation .
Durham is investigating the findings of a Justice Department inspector general ’ s report that said the FBI misled a federal court in order to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page .
Ratcliffe said that Schiff ’ s remarks show that “ an interim report be appropriate.
” “ It would show whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faith basis to continue and protect the work that ’ s been done , ” Ratcliffe saioid .
“ I would encourage my colleagues over at the Department of Justice and at the FBI and in particular , special counsel Durham , to consider doing that , so that the American people can get the full accounting that they deserve.
” Ratcliffe has provided hundreds of intelligence documents to Durham ’ s team as part of his investigation .
He announced on Oct. 7 that he had sent 1,000 pages of records to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ratcliffe has also consulted with Durham regarding the declassification of FBI and intelligence documents regarding the Trump campaign and Russia .
Ratcliffe , a former U.S. attorney and former member of the House Intelligence Committee , also said on Sunday that he believes that Durham should issue additional indictments in his investigation .
Durham has prosecuted one case so far in the probe .
Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to altering an email from the CIA regarding Carter Page .

John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, urged U.S. Attorney John Durham on Sunday to release an interim report on his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, saying that the American public should have record of the investigation in case the Biden administration shuts it down.
“I think the American people should know what’s happening in a two-year investigation into this and I hope that that report will be forthcoming,” Ratcliffe said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
Attorney General William Barr appointed Durham special counsel on Oct. 19 to continue his investigation into whether government officials broke the law during the investigation of the Trump campaign.
Barr’s order says that Durham must produce a final report of his investigation and that he can release interim reports before the probe is over.
Some Democrats have questioned whether Durham is a duly appointed special counsel. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff noted in a Tuesday interview that the regulations for the appointment of special counsels requires that the prosecutor come from outside government.
Schiff suggested that Biden’s pick for attorney general should review Durham’s investigation to consider whether to allow the investigation to remain open.
“I would presume the next attorney general will look to see if there is any merit to the work that John Durham is doing and make a rational decision about whether that should continue at any level,” Schiff said in an interview on MSNBC.
The California Democrat called the Durham investigation “politically motivated” and indicated that he believes it should be shut down.
Barr tapped Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, on May 13, 2019, to conduct a review of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign and other U.S. agencies’ Trump-related intelligence-gathering activities.
The inquiry has since morphed into a full criminal investigation. Durham is investigating the findings of a Justice Department inspector general’s report that said the FBI misled a federal court in order to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Ratcliffe said that Schiff’s remarks show that “an interim report be appropriate.”
“It would show whether or not there’s a good faith basis to continue and protect the work that’s been done,” Ratcliffe saioid. “I would encourage my colleagues over at the Department of Justice and at the FBI and in particular, special counsel Durham, to consider doing that, so that the American people can get the full accounting that they deserve.”
Ratcliffe has provided hundreds of intelligence documents to Durham’s team as part of his investigation. He announced on Oct. 7 that he had sent 1,000 pages of records to the Justice Department to support the probe.
Ratcliffe has also consulted with Durham regarding the declassification of FBI and intelligence documents regarding the Trump campaign and Russia.
Ratcliffe, a former U.S. attorney and former member of the House Intelligence Committee, also said on Sunday that he believes that Durham should issue additional indictments in his investigation.
Durham has prosecuted one case so far in the probe. Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to altering an email from the CIA regarding Carter Page.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Meth And Cocaine Seized From Unmanned Aircraft Illegally Flying Into California, CBP Says

Nearly half a million dollars worth of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized from an ultralight aircraft , officials announced Friday .
Officials in Calexico , California , heard a loud noise they thought to be an ultralight aircraft in the sky Thursday evening , Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) announced .
Operators from the Calexico Station ’ s Remote Video Surveillance System ( RVSS ) confirmed that the sound was coming from an ultralight aircraft illegally in the U.S. from Mexico .
Agents located three large bundles containing just over 12 pounds of cocaine worth $ 148,200 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 340,988 , according to CBP .
“ Agents , with the help of the RVSS operators , were able to observe the ULA descend to a low altitude near Barbara Worth and Heber Roads before ascending and returning to Mexico , ” CBP said in a press release .
The narcotics were found in bundles wrapped in clear plastic and duct tape , according to CBP .
Agents did not find any persons to be accompanying the ultralight aircraft .
Agents found 120 small individually wrapped packages containing a crystal-like substance and five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to CBP .
The 120 small packages tested positive for methamphetamine and the five bricks tested positive for cocaine .
The agents delivered the narcotics to the Drug Enforcement Administration , according to CBP .

Nearly half a million dollars worth of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized from an ultralight aircraft, officials announced Friday.
Officials in Calexico, California, heard a loud noise they thought to be an ultralight aircraft in the sky Thursday evening, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced. Operators from the Calexico Station’s Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) confirmed that the sound was coming from an ultralight aircraft illegally in the U.S. from Mexico.
Agents located three large bundles containing just over 12 pounds of cocaine worth $148,200 and around 155 pounds of methamphetamine worth $340,988, according to CBP.
“Agents, with the help of the RVSS operators, were able to observe the ULA descend to a low altitude near Barbara Worth and Heber Roads before ascending and returning to Mexico,” CBP said in a press release.
Border patrol agents seized about $500,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine they say was dropped by ultralight aircraft near the Calexico station. https://t.co/8fuIwAxnvT — The Desert Sun (@MyDesert) December 5, 2020
The narcotics were found in bundles wrapped in clear plastic and duct tape, according to CBP. Agents did not find any persons to be accompanying the ultralight aircraft.
Agents found 120 small individually wrapped packages containing a crystal-like substance and five bricks of a white powder, according to CBP. The 120 small packages tested positive for methamphetamine and the five bricks tested positive for cocaine.
The agents delivered the narcotics to the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to CBP.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Coronavirus Vaccine Will Not Be Mandatory, Joe Biden Says

President-elect Joe Biden said that he would not make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for all Americans to get after he is inaugurated in January .
Joe Biden said at a Friday press conference in Delaware that he would not impose a vaccine mandate nor a mask mandate when he is sworn in as the next president , according to The New York Post .
The president-elect added that he would still encourage all Americans to both get vaccinated and continue to wear masks because it ’ s the “ right thing ” to do .
“ No , I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Biden said , the Post reported .
“ I wouldn ’ t demand it be mandatory.
” “ But I would do everything in my power — just like I don ’ t think masks have to be made mandatory nationwide — I will do everything in my power as president of the United States to encourage people to do the right thing .
And when they do it , demonstrate that it matters , ” he continued .
Biden added that he would use his Jan. 20 inauguration address to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days , according to the Post .
He made similar comments Thursday night during an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper .
Meanwhile , pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna announced in November that large-scale human trials for their respective coronavirus vaccine candidates had yielded positive results .
Both companies have since requested emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) , which has yet to approve either request .
An FDA advisory committee will convene on Dec. 10 to discuss Pfizer ’ s emergency use authorization application , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Dec. 17 to discuss Moderna ’ s .
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing steadily in the U.S. since mid-October , according to The COVID Tracking Project .
On Friday , the U.S. reported 2,563 new coronavirus-related deaths and 224,831 new cases while 101,276 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus .
Biden will take office amidst an elaborate federal , state and local government effort to produce and distribute hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccines around the country , according to The Intelligencer .
The effort will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prevention guidelines , but states will ultimately have the final say on how the vaccine will be distributed .
More than 100 million people are expected to receive the vaccine by the end of February , according to Dr. Moncef Slaoui , President Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus vaccine czar , CNBC reported .
At-risk populations – including the elderly , health-care workers and those with preexisting conditions – will be given priority access , he said .

President-elect Joe Biden said that he would not make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for all Americans to get after he is inaugurated in January.
Joe Biden said at a Friday press conference in Delaware that he would not impose a vaccine mandate nor a mask mandate when he is sworn in as the next president, according to The New York Post. The president-elect added that he would still encourage all Americans to both get vaccinated and continue to wear masks because it’s the “right thing” to do.
“No, I don’t think it should be mandatory,” Biden said, the Post reported. “I wouldn’t demand it be mandatory.”
“But I would do everything in my power — just like I don’t think masks have to be made mandatory nationwide — I will do everything in my power as president of the United States to encourage people to do the right thing. And when they do it, demonstrate that it matters,” he continued.
Biden added that he would use his Jan. 20 inauguration address to encourage Americans to wear masks for 100 days, according to the Post. He made similar comments Thursday night during an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper.
Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna announced in November that large-scale human trials for their respective coronavirus vaccine candidates had yielded positive results. Both companies have since requested emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has yet to approve either request.
An FDA advisory committee will convene on Dec. 10 to discuss Pfizer’s emergency use authorization application, the agency announced. The committee will reconvene on Dec. 17 to discuss Moderna’s.
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing steadily in the U.S. since mid-October, according to The COVID Tracking Project. On Friday, the U.S. reported 2,563 new coronavirus-related deaths and 224,831 new cases while 101,276 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus.
Biden will take office amidst an elaborate federal, state and local government effort to produce and distribute hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccines around the country, according to The Intelligencer. The effort will be guided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, but states will ultimately have the final say on how the vaccine will be distributed.
More than 100 million people are expected to receive the vaccine by the end of February, according to Dr. Moncef Slaoui, President Donald Trump’s coronavirus vaccine czar, CNBC reported. At-risk populations – including the elderly, health-care workers and those with preexisting conditions – will be given priority access, he said.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Hawaii Seeking Remote Workers, Offering Free Flights

Hawaii is giving free roundtrip tickets to remote workers outside the state to temporarily work and reside in Oahu and help the economy , CNN reported Saturday .
The state collaborated with schools and businesses to start “ Movers and Shakas , ” CNN reported .
The program is approving the first round of applicants until Dec.15 .
“ Movers and Shakas is a small step towards economic recovery and diversifying our economy , ” Jason Higa , the program founder , said to CNN .
“ The pandemic , ” Higa said , according to CNN , “ has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so we believe this situation presents an opportunity for local residents to return home , and for out of state professionals to experience Hawaii , not as tourists , but as contributing members of our community.
” Hawaii ’ s economy has experienced difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic , Edward White , data scientist , said , according to Hawaii News Now .
White helped start the program and said COVID-19 has indicated Hawaii must be more independent and not so dependent on tourism .
For the first group , 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be determined on a continuing basis , CNN reported .
Someone who wants to apply must be 18 years old and a remote worker .
Applications have been available since Nov.29 , according to the program ’ s website .
Selection for the program is competitive and volunteer work is required , Hawaii News Now reported .
“ Whether you ’ re a returning local or a new to Hawaiʻi , you ’ ll join a network of remote workers who work alongside local education non-profits to help give back to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To help you help us , we ’ ve put together a package of travel and lodging benefits to ease your transition to Hawaiʻi , ” the website said .

Hawaii is giving free roundtrip tickets to remote workers outside the state to temporarily work and reside in Oahu and help the economy, CNN reported Saturday.
The state collaborated with schools and businesses to start “Movers and Shakas,” CNN reported. The program is approving the first round of applicants until Dec.15.
“Movers and Shakas is a small step towards economic recovery and diversifying our economy,” Jason Higa, the program founder, said to CNN.
“The pandemic,” Higa said, according to CNN, “has normalized remote work for the foreseeable future, so we believe this situation presents an opportunity for local residents to return home, and for out of state professionals to experience Hawaii, not as tourists, but as contributing members of our community.”
Hawaii’s economy has experienced difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic, Edward White, data scientist, said, according to Hawaii News Now. White helped start the program and said COVID-19 has indicated Hawaii must be more independent and not so dependent on tourism.
For the first group, 50 people will be chosen and later applicants will be determined on a continuing basis, CNN reported. Someone who wants to apply must be 18 years old and a remote worker.
Applications have been available since Nov.29, according to the program’s website. Selection for the program is competitive and volunteer work is required, Hawaii News Now reported.
“Whether you’re a returning local or a new to Hawaiʻi, you’ll join a network of remote workers who work alongside local education non-profits to help give back to the community, as part of the community. To help you help us, we’ve put together a package of travel and lodging benefits to ease your transition to Hawaiʻi,” the website said.
Over 800 people have applied for the program, White said, according to Hawaii News Now. Movers and Shakers didn’t immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.


truepundit--2020-12-07--‘Dictatorial’, ‘Flat Out Ridiculous’: Sheriff Slams California COVID-19 Orders, Says He Won’t Restri

‘Dictatorial’, ‘Flat Out Ridiculous’: Sheriff Slams California COVID-19 Orders, Says He Won’t Restrict ‘Civil Liberties’

A California Sheriff criticized recent coronavirus regulations and vowed that his department would not be used as “ muscle ” to enforce the orders on the residents of his county in a Friday announcement .
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco spoke out in a video against Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom ’ s recent COVID-19 mandate that restricts businesses and requires residents to stay home if intensive care unit capacity drops below 15 % in certain areas .
The sheriff also lambasted state authorities who threatened to withhold state funding from counties that defied virus regulations in early September .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are flat-out ridiculous , ” Bianco said in the video .
“ The metrics used for closures are unbelievably faulty and are not representative of true numbers and are disastrous for Riverside County.
” “ He is expecting us to arrest anyone violating these orders , cite them and take their money , close their businesses , make them stay in their homes and take away their civil liberties or he will punish all of us , ” he continued .
“ I believe that all jobs are essential to someone.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state has threatened action against violators , the Riverside County Sheriff ’ s Department will not be blackmailed , bullied or used as muscle against Riverside County residents in the enforcement of the governor ’ s orders.
” The sheriff also referred to Newsom ’ s personal behavior during the pandemic as “ extremely hypocritical.
” The governor was seen in photographs appearing to dine indoors with a crowd at a luxury restaurant , despite passing a slew of restrictive COVID-19 measures .
“ The dictatorial attitude toward California residents while dining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business open and sending his kids to in-person , private schools is very telling about his attitude toward California residents , his feelings about the virus , and it is extremely hypocritical , ” Bianco said .
“ It appears part of the new goal is to shift attention away from his and others personal behavior with a ‘ do as I say , not as I do attitude ’ by turning public opinion against California sheriffs.
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A California Sheriff criticized recent coronavirus regulations and vowed that his department would not be used as “muscle” to enforce the orders on the residents of his county in a Friday announcement.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco spoke out in a video against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent COVID-19 mandate that restricts businesses and requires residents to stay home if intensive care unit capacity drops below 15% in certain areas. The sheriff also lambasted state authorities who threatened to withhold state funding from counties that defied virus regulations in early September.
“These closures and these stay-at-home orders are flat-out ridiculous,” Bianco said in the video. “The metrics used for closures are unbelievably faulty and are not representative of true numbers and are disastrous for Riverside County.”
“He is expecting us to arrest anyone violating these orders, cite them and take their money, close their businesses, make them stay in their homes and take away their civil liberties or he will punish all of us,” he continued. “I believe that all jobs are essential to someone.”
“While the governor’s office and the state has threatened action against violators, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will not be blackmailed, bullied or used as muscle against Riverside County residents in the enforcement of the governor’s orders.”
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The sheriff also referred to Newsom’s personal behavior during the pandemic as “extremely hypocritical.” The governor was seen in photographs appearing to dine indoors with a crowd at a luxury restaurant, despite passing a slew of restrictive COVID-19 measures.
“The dictatorial attitude toward California residents while dining in luxury, traveling, keeping his business open and sending his kids to in-person, private schools is very telling about his attitude toward California residents, his feelings about the virus, and it is extremely hypocritical,” Bianco said.
“It appears part of the new goal is to shift attention away from his and others personal behavior with a ‘do as I say, not as I do attitude’ by turning public opinion against California sheriffs.”
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truepundit--2020-12-07--Lin Wood Says Kelly Loeffler Is An Illegitimate Candidate And David Perdue Has ‘Ties To China’

“ Stop the Steal ” attorney Lin Wood said Friday that Chinese communists have corrupted the two Republican Georgia Senators who face critical runoff elections in January that will determine whether Democrats retake control of the Senate .
Wood , who has donated to prominent Democrats and hasn ’ t voted in a Republican primary since 2004 , said Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is an illegitimate candidate who lost to Republican Rep. Doug Collins , who he claimed received over 50 % of the vote in their election .
Collins in fact received 20 % of the vote in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind Loeffler , who received 25.9 % of the vote , and Democrat Raphael Warnock , who received 32.9 % of the vote , according to the Associated Press .
Wood also suggested in a tweet Friday that Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue has ties to China because of his refusal to call for a special session of the state legislature to overturn President Donald Trump ’ s electoral loss to President-elect Joe Biden .
Wood provided no evidence supporting his claim that Loeffler and Perdue have ties with Chinese communists or Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical Senate runoff elections in January that will determine the fate of the Senate .
Republicans will lose control of the Senate if both candidates lose to their Democratic challengers .
Wood came under attack from prominent supporters of President Donald Trump after he said at a “ Stop the Steal ” rally on Wednesday that Republicans ought to not vote for Loeffler and Perdue in the January runoffs because it would be “ another rigged election.
” Records from the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission show that Wood has contributed nearly $ 40,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including a $ 1,000 contribution to a Georgia-based PAC in 2010 dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women .
The Georgia Secretary of State ’ s office told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday that Wood hasn ’ t voted in a Republican primary since 2004 .
A graphic promoted by Kemp Communications Director Candice Broce shows that Wood voted in Georgia ’ s Democratic primaries in 2006 , 2008 , 2010 and 2018 .
Wood said Friday he would never support the Democratic opponents of Loeffler and Perdue , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the Republican Senators and he can ’ t support a “ fraudulent runoff election.
” “ I am NOT a Democrat , ” Wood tweeted .
“ I am a truthful person & something is seriously wrong with ” the Georgia Republican Party .
The campaigns of Loeffler and Perdue did not immediately return requests for comment .

“Stop the Steal” attorney Lin Wood said Friday that Chinese communists have corrupted the two Republican Georgia Senators who face critical runoff elections in January that will determine whether Democrats retake control of the Senate.
Wood, who has donated to prominent Democrats and hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2004, said Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is an illegitimate candidate who lost to Republican Rep. Doug Collins, who he claimed received over 50% of the vote in their election.
Collins in fact received 20% of the vote in the election, putting him in third place behind Loeffler, who received 25.9% of the vote, and Democrat Raphael Warnock, who received 32.9% of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
Doug Collins @RepDougCollins won over 50% & @KLoeffler lost. She & her husband are in over their heads in Communist China money. That is why she does not demand GA legislature be ordered into special session. Wake up, GA & America! We must #FightBack against the Communist Wave. https://t.co/A70U151MaO — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 4, 2020
Wood also suggested in a tweet Friday that Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue has ties to China because of his refusal to call for a special session of the state legislature to overturn President Donald Trump’s electoral loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
1. Does it make sense why @sendavidperdue is not fighting for @realDonaldTrump & for special session of GA legislature for clear theft of election? Check his ties to China. He personally solicited a $25K donation from me. I asked for refund of amount over $5,600. — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 4, 2020
Wood provided no evidence supporting his claim that Loeffler and Perdue have ties with Chinese communists or Chinese money.
Both Loeffler and Perdue face critical Senate runoff elections in January that will determine the fate of the Senate. Republicans will lose control of the Senate if both candidates lose to their Democratic challengers.
Wood came under attack from prominent supporters of President Donald Trump after he said at a “Stop the Steal” rally on Wednesday that Republicans ought to not vote for Loeffler and Perdue in the January runoffs because it would be “another rigged election.”
Records from the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission show that Wood has contributed nearly $40,000 to Democratic candidates and groups since 2006, including a $1,000 contribution to a Georgia-based PAC in 2010 dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women.
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday that Wood hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2004. A graphic promoted by Kemp Communications Director Candice Broce shows that Wood voted in Georgia’s Democratic primaries in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018.
Wood said Friday he would never support the Democratic opponents of Loeffler and Perdue, but he also said he had “concerns” about the Republican Senators and he can’t support a “fraudulent runoff election.”
“I am NOT a Democrat,” Wood tweeted. “I am a truthful person & something is seriously wrong with” the Georgia Republican Party.
The campaigns of Loeffler and Perdue did not immediately return requests for comment.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Man Accused Of Distributing Drugs Via Railroad Stole Dead Baby’s Identity To Evade Law Enforcement

A man convicted of drug charges stole a dead baby ’ s identity to elude law enforcement officials for over 30 years , according to a criminal complaint filed Monday .
Howard Farley , 72 , was arrested while boarding his private plane at his Florida home on Wednesday , the New York Post reported Thursday .
Farley reportedly used the identity of a dead three-month-old from Lake Worth , Florida .
The infant referred to as “ T.B.
” was born in 1954 and died in 1955 , according to the criminal complaint .
Farley reportedly obtained a fraudulent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under T.B.
’ s name , date of birth , and Social Security number , according to the Post .
Investigators discovered that T.B.
’ s Social Security information was not registered until almost 30 years after his death , according to the criminal complaint .
Farley reportedly used T.B.
’ s identity to obtain a pilot ’ s license and a Florida driver ’ s license , the Post reported .
He allegedly used one of the three fraudulent passports to travel to Vietnam in early 2018 .
Farley was charged in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Line , a railroad used to disseminate drugs across the nation , the Post reported .
If convicted of passport fraud , Farley will face a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison , according to the Post .

A man convicted of drug charges stole a dead baby’s identity to elude law enforcement officials for over 30 years, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.
Howard Farley, 72, was arrested while boarding his private plane at his Florida home on Wednesday, the New York Post reported Thursday. Farley reportedly used the identity of a dead three-month-old from Lake Worth, Florida.
The infant referred to as “T.B.” was born in 1954 and died in 1955, according to the criminal complaint. Farley reportedly obtained a fraudulent passport and attempted to renew the passport under T.B.’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number, according to the Post.
‘Drug kingpin’ Howard Farley hid for 35 years using dead baby’s ID: feds https://t.co/Wy4FG34QTl pic.twitter.com/uWfLxYG2rC — New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2020
Investigators discovered that T.B.’s Social Security information was not registered until almost 30 years after his death, according to the criminal complaint.
Farley reportedly used T.B.’s identity to obtain a pilot’s license and a Florida driver’s license, the Post reported. He allegedly used one of the three fraudulent passports to travel to Vietnam in early 2018.
Farley was charged in 1985 with distributing narcotics via the Southern Line, a railroad used to disseminate drugs across the nation, the Post reported.
If convicted of passport fraud, Farley will face a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, according to the Post.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Five New York Metro Employees Charged With Overtime Fraud, Were Among Highest Paid Workers

Federal prosecutors charged five current and former New York metro workers on Thursday for “ extraordinary ” abuses of the state ’ s public employee overtime system .
The longtime workers were allegedly among the highest-paid employees of the entire Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ) because of fraudulent overtime claims , according to The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) , which called the abuses “ extraordinary.
” Four of the men were Long Island Rail Road ( LIRR ) employees while one was a New York City Transit Authority employee .
“ These defendants , senior LIRR and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made themselves some of the highest-paid employees at the entire MTA by claiming extraordinary , almost physically impossible , amounts of overtime , ” acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a statement , according to the DOJ .
“ As alleged , those almost impossible claims were fueled by brazen , repeated fraud , including falsely claiming to be working overtime hours while the defendants were at their homes or , in some instances , bowling , ” Strauss continued .
Overall , the five MTA workers were collectively paid more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours they didn ’ t work , FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. alleged , according to the DOJ press release .
Thomas Caputo , an LIRR track inspector , was the highest-paid MTA employee in 2018 , according to the complaint .
While his base salary was approximately $ 117,000 , Caputo was paid $ 461,000 by the MTA after receiving $ 344,000 in overtime .
Caputo even earned more than MTA Chairman Patrick Foye whose total compensation totaled $ 347,000 in 2018 , The Wall Street Journal reported .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payments by falsely claiming he worked 10 hours of overtime every day including weekends and holidays , according to the DOJ .
The four other defendants were each paid more than $ 240,000 in overtime in 2018 , according to the DOJ .
They were all among the top 12 paid highest-paid MTA employees .
“ These employees allegedly worked very hard – to steal MTA time and money , ignoring their duty to keep the tracks and rails safe for their fellow workers and riders , ” MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DOJ .
“ For MTA employees who earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year , it takes some nerve to steal overtime by only working a fraction of your shift – if at all.
” Pokorny added that the MTA lacks an adequate management system that could police such abuses .
“ We thank the FBI , Southern District of New York and MTA Inspector General for their diligent work on this matter , ” MTA spokesperson Tim Minton told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an egregious betrayal of public trust.
” “ We will continue to root out waste , fraud and abuse wherever it occurs and will continue cooperating fully with this critically important investigation , ” Minton added .
The MTA ’ s apparent inability to adequately monitor overtime payments is the latest in a series of issues for New York ’ s transportation agency .
Interim New York City Transit president Sarah Feinberg said in July that there are people who are paid by the MTA , but who do not actually work for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who do not work here who we are paying , ” Feinberg said .
“ It ’ s crazy … I absolutely believe there are a lot of people wandering around and no one knows who they report to.
” The five current and former workers were each charged with one count of federal program fraud and face up to 10 years in prison , the DOJ said .
The MTA didn ’ t immediately respond to a request for comment .

Federal prosecutors charged five current and former New York metro workers on Thursday for “extraordinary” abuses of the state’s public employee overtime system.
The longtime workers were allegedly among the highest-paid employees of the entire Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) because of fraudulent overtime claims, according to The Department of Justice (DOJ), which called the abuses “extraordinary.” Four of the men were Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees while one was a New York City Transit Authority employee.
“These defendants, senior LIRR and New York City Transit employees, allegedly made themselves some of the highest-paid employees at the entire MTA by claiming extraordinary, almost physically impossible, amounts of overtime,” acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a statement, according to the DOJ.
“As alleged, those almost impossible claims were fueled by brazen, repeated fraud, including falsely claiming to be working overtime hours while the defendants were at their homes or, in some instances, bowling,” Strauss continued.
Overall, the five MTA workers were collectively paid more than $1 million for hundreds of overtime hours they didn’t work, FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. alleged, according to the DOJ press release.
Thomas Caputo, an LIRR track inspector, was the highest-paid MTA employee in 2018, according to the complaint. While his base salary was approximately $117,000, Caputo was paid $461,000 by the MTA after receiving $344,000 in overtime.
Caputo even earned more than MTA Chairman Patrick Foye whose total compensation totaled $347,000 in 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported. He was able to rake in the huge payments by falsely claiming he worked 10 hours of overtime every day including weekends and holidays, according to the DOJ.
The four other defendants were each paid more than $240,000 in overtime in 2018, according to the DOJ. They were all among the top 12 paid highest-paid MTA employees.
“These employees allegedly worked very hard – to steal MTA time and money, ignoring their duty to keep the tracks and rails safe for their fellow workers and riders,” MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny said in a statement, according to the DOJ. “For MTA employees who earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, it takes some nerve to steal overtime by only working a fraction of your shift – if at all.”
Pokorny added that the MTA lacks an adequate management system that could police such abuses.
“We thank the FBI, Southern District of New York and MTA Inspector General for their diligent work on this matter,” MTA spokesperson Tim Minton told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “The alleged conduct by these MTA employees is an egregious betrayal of public trust.”
“We will continue to root out waste, fraud and abuse wherever it occurs and will continue cooperating fully with this critically important investigation,” Minton added.
The MTA’s apparent inability to adequately monitor overtime payments is the latest in a series of issues for New York’s transportation agency. Interim New York City Transit president Sarah Feinberg said in July that there are people who are paid by the MTA, but who do not actually work for the agency.
“There are people who do not work here who we are paying,” Feinberg said. “It’s crazy … I absolutely believe there are a lot of people wandering around and no one knows who they report to.”
The five current and former workers were each charged with one count of federal program fraud and face up to 10 years in prison, the DOJ said.
The MTA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.


truepundit--2020-12-07--‘Non-Negotiable’: GOP Senators Say Biden’s Pick For Attorney General Must Preserve Durham Probe

Two prominent Republican senators said Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden ’ s pick for attorney general must commit , in order to win their support for Senate confirmation , to allowing U.S. Attorney John Durham to remain as special counsel in his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe .
Texas Sen. John Cornyn , a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee , told CNN that Biden ’ s choice must “ absolutely ” allow Durham ’ s investigation to continue unabated .
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley , who is likely to take over as the top Republican on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Durham should get “ the same respect ” bestowed on Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into the Trump campaign ’ s ties to Russia .
Grassley supported legislation to protect Mueller ’ s investigation , which ultimately found no evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Kremlin .
“ Everybody came to me when I was chairman of the committee and wanted to make sure that I would take action to make sure that Trump didn ’ t fire Mueller , ” Grassley told CNN .
“ What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good for the gander , so I want to make sure that Durham gets the same respect.
” On Tuesday , Attorney General William Barr revealed that he designated Durham , the U.S. attorney for Connecticut , as special counsel to continue his investigation into FBI , CIA and other agencies ’ Trump-related intelligence-gathering activities .
Barr ’ s order , which he signed on Oct. 19 , requires Durham to produce a confidential report of his investigation and provide a copy that can be released to the public .
Barr tapped Durham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agencies ’ activities in 2016 .
The investigation has largely centered on the findings of a Justice Department inspector general ’ s report , which said that the FBI provided misleading information to a federal surveillance court in order to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page .
The FBI relied heavily on the infamous Steele dossier in applications for the spy warrants .
Some legal analysts have said that Durham does not meet the requirement under the special counsel statutes because he currently works in government .
The regulations require that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden has not weighed in on the Durham investigation .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff suggested this week that Biden ’ s attorney general could strip Durham of the special counsel designation .
Biden is reportedly considering nominating former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates or outgoing Alabama Sen. Doug Jones to serve as DOJ chief .
Yates is likely to face GOP resistance because of her approval of a warrant to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page .
Yates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Aug. 9 that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had she known about a series of FBI errors that were laid out in a Justice Department inspector general ’ s report released on Dec. 9 , 2019 .
Some Republicans are likely to oppose Yates over her resignation just days into Trump ’ s term over his ban on travel from majority-Muslim countries .
Jeh Johnson , who was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration , is also considered a candidate for the attorney general position .

Two prominent Republican senators said Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general must commit, in order to win their support for Senate confirmation, to allowing U.S. Attorney John Durham to remain as special counsel in his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told CNN that Biden’s choice must “absolutely” allow Durham’s investigation to continue unabated.
“It’s non-negotiable.”
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is likely to take over as the top Republican on the Judiciary panel, told the network that Durham should get “the same respect” bestowed on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
Grassley supported legislation to protect Mueller’s investigation, which ultimately found no evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Kremlin.
“Everybody came to me when I was chairman of the committee and wanted to make sure that I would take action to make sure that Trump didn’t fire Mueller,” Grassley told CNN.
“What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, so I want to make sure that Durham gets the same respect.”
On Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr revealed that he designated Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, as special counsel to continue his investigation into FBI, CIA and other agencies’ Trump-related intelligence-gathering activities.
Barr’s order, which he signed on Oct. 19, requires Durham to produce a confidential report of his investigation and provide a copy that can be released to the public.
Barr tapped Durham on May 13, 2019 to review the agencies’ activities in 2016. The investigation has largely centered on the findings of a Justice Department inspector general’s report, which said that the FBI provided misleading information to a federal surveillance court in order to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
The FBI relied heavily on the infamous Steele dossier in applications for the spy warrants.
Some legal analysts have said that Durham does not meet the requirement under the special counsel statutes because he currently works in government. The regulations require that a special counsel come from outside government.
Biden has not weighed in on the Durham investigation.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff suggested this week that Biden’s attorney general could strip Durham of the special counsel designation.
Biden is reportedly considering nominating former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates or outgoing Alabama Sen. Doug Jones to serve as DOJ chief.
Yates is likely to face GOP resistance because of her approval of a warrant to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Yates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Aug. 9 that she would not have signed the warrant application had she known about a series of FBI errors that were laid out in a Justice Department inspector general’s report released on Dec. 9, 2019.
Some Republicans are likely to oppose Yates over her resignation just days into Trump’s term over his ban on travel from majority-Muslim countries.
Jeh Johnson, who was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, is also considered a candidate for the attorney general position.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Multiple Illegal Immigrants With Previous Deportations And Serious Crime Convictions Found In Texas

Multiple Illegal Immigrants With Previous Deportations And Serious Crime Convictions Found In Texas By CBP

Over 20 illegal immigrants , including some with prior deportations , criminal histories , and gang affiliations , were arrested within a 24-hour period near Laredo , Texas , officials announced Thursday .
The arrests were part of a “ troubling trend ” of agents detaining large groups of illegal immigrants , including finding detainees with significant criminal histories , according to Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) .
Over the past 10 days , three illegal immigrants with prior sexual offense convictions were apprehended , the CBP said .
“ Over the past 10 days , agents in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempting to illegally enter the United States that have prior convictions for sexual offenses and 36 criminal aliens , ” Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak said , according to CBP .
Jorge Gonzalez-Del Cid , 26 , of El Salvador , was arrested with 13 other illegal immigrants by Hebbronville Sector agents on Dec. 3 , according to CBP .
Gonzalez-Del Cid ’ s records showed that he is an active member of MS-13 who has been previously deported with a prior immigration offense .
Mexican national Artemio Telles-Garcia , 32 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with five other illegal immigrants on Dec. 2 , according to CBP .
Telles-Garcia was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to 15 years probation in May 2016 in Rincon , Georgia .
Telles-Garcia failed to register as a sex offender , so his probation was revoked in February 2017 , according to CBP .
Records indicate he had previously been deported .
“ Border security is national security , and what happens on the border directly impacts public safety at the border and throughout our country , ” Hudak said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Telles-Garcia remain in CBP custody pending transfer to the U.S .
Marshal Service , according to CBP .

Over 20 illegal immigrants, including some with prior deportations, criminal histories, and gang affiliations, were arrested within a 24-hour period near Laredo, Texas, officials announced Thursday.
The arrests were part of a “troubling trend” of agents detaining large groups of illegal immigrants, including finding detainees with significant criminal histories, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Over the past 10 days, three illegal immigrants with prior sexual offense convictions were apprehended, the CBP said.
“Over the past 10 days, agents in the Laredo Sector have arrested 3 aliens attempting to illegally enter the United States that have prior convictions for sexual offenses and 36 criminal aliens,” Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak said, according to CBP.
#USBP Laredo Sector continue to make a large number of significant arrests within 24 hours of each other. more information at https://t.co/TpH2Ufucv8@usbpchieflrt pic.twitter.com/mg7WBQ0eJA — CBP South Texas (@CBPSouthTexas) December 3, 2020
Jorge Gonzalez-Del Cid, 26, of El Salvador, was arrested with 13 other illegal immigrants by Hebbronville Sector agents on Dec. 3, according to CBP. Gonzalez-Del Cid’s records showed that he is an active member of MS-13 who has been previously deported with a prior immigration offense.
Mexican national Artemio Telles-Garcia, 32, was arrested by Laredo Sector agents along with five other illegal immigrants on Dec. 2, according to CBP. Telles-Garcia was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to 15 years probation in May 2016 in Rincon, Georgia.
Telles-Garcia failed to register as a sex offender, so his probation was revoked in February 2017, according to CBP. Records indicate he had previously been deported.
“Border security is national security, and what happens on the border directly impacts public safety at the border and throughout our country,” Hudak said, according to CBP.
Gonzalez-Del Cid and Telles-Garcia remain in CBP custody pending transfer to the U.S. Marshal Service, according to CBP.


truepundit--2020-12-07--Thousands Of Complaints About New York City Homeless Population Left Unanswered After $1 Billion NYP

Thousands Of Complaints About New York City Homeless Population Left Unanswered After $1 Billion NYPD Funding Cut

Thousands of complaints from New York City residents about the homeless population have gone unanswered since local officials slashed the police department budget by $ 1 billion , according to the New York Post .
Nearly 2,500 complaints and calls to assist the homeless have been neglected by New York City Police Department ( NYPD ) authorities after Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio spearheaded the massive budget cut in June , which cut $ 4.5 million from the law enforcement body ’ s Homeless Outreach Unit , the Post reported .
Prior to the department ’ s defunding , 79 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Post .
In July that number skyrocketed to 437 , and numbers reached an all-time high in August when 681 calls were not followed through with , the New York outlet reported .
“ It was getting better but now it ’ s getting worse , ” a 90-year-old resident told the Post about the homeless problem in her neighborhood .
“ The police do not come around anymore.
” Another city-dweller told the outlet , “ Nobody is doing anything .
It ’ s just a deterioration of the neighborhood.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 311 in New York City , include complaints about vagrants causing problems in addition to welfare checks on homeless people that might be in danger , according to the Post .
“ Like so many other issues , homeless outreach landed in cops ’ laps because the politicians had no other plan to solve the problem , ” Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch told the Post .
“ Now they ’ re taking responsibilities and resources away from the NYPD , but they still don ’ t have a plan.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration housed homeless people , some of whom were reported to be convicted sex offenders , in luxury hotels throughout the city amid the coronavirus pandemic in August , according to a separate Post story .
Upscale neighborhoods said vagrants were urinating , doing drugs and harassing women , the report read .

Thousands of complaints from New York City residents about the homeless population have gone unanswered since local officials slashed the police department budget by $1 billion, according to the New York Post.
Nearly 2,500 complaints and calls to assist the homeless have been neglected by New York City Police Department (NYPD) authorities after Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio spearheaded the massive budget cut in June, which cut $4.5 million from the law enforcement body’s Homeless Outreach Unit, the Post reported.
Prior to the department’s defunding, 79 complaints went unanswered in June, according to the Post. In July that number skyrocketed to 437, and numbers reached an all-time high in August when 681 calls were not followed through with, the New York outlet reported.
“It was getting better but now it’s getting worse,” a 90-year-old resident told the Post about the homeless problem in her neighborhood. “The police do not come around anymore.”
Another city-dweller told the outlet, “Nobody is doing anything. It’s just a deterioration of the neighborhood.”
The calls, which are placed to 311 in New York City, include complaints about vagrants causing problems in addition to welfare checks on homeless people that might be in danger, according to the Post.
“Like so many other issues, homeless outreach landed in cops’ laps because the politicians had no other plan to solve the problem,” Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch told the Post. “Now they’re taking responsibilities and resources away from the NYPD, but they still don’t have a plan.”
De Blasio came under fire after his administration housed homeless people, some of whom were reported to be convicted sex offenders, in luxury hotels throughout the city amid the coronavirus pandemic in August, according to a separate Post story. Upscale neighborhoods said vagrants were urinating, doing drugs and harassing women, the report read.


truepundit--2020-12-07--104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Beats COVID-19 Just Before His Birthday

An elderly World War II veteran was released from the hospital two days ahead of his 104th birthday after beating COVID-19 , the Associated Press reported Friday .
Veteran Major Wooten tested positive for coronavirus on Nov. 23 a relative said , according to the AP .
Holly Wooten McDonald , his granddaughter , said it looked like he was improving as his birthday approached .
Wooten ’ s family is comprised of medical professionals , according to KHOU11 .
“ My sister is a nurse practitioner and works at the family care that he goes to , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that just came out , ” McDonald said , KHOU11 reported .
Madison Hospital President Mary Lynne Wright told the Daily Caller News Foundation , “ We were ecstatic that we were able to care for him , and help him recover to the point he could go home to celebrate his 104thbirthday !
” McDonald credited the drug Bamlanivimab for preventing her grandfather ’ s case from becoming severe , according to KHOU11 .
McDonald said Wooten is trying to “ catch up ” on sleep , and keeps morale up through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his loved ones , KHOU11 reported .

An elderly World War II veteran was released from the hospital two days ahead of his 104th birthday after beating COVID-19, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Veteran Major Wooten tested positive for coronavirus on Nov. 23 a relative said, according to the AP. Holly Wooten McDonald, his granddaughter, said it looked like he was improving as his birthday approached.
Wooten’s family is comprised of medical professionals, according to KHOU11.
“My sister is a nurse practitioner and works at the family care [facility] that he goes to, and the doctor there recommended a brand new drug that just came out,” McDonald said, KHOU11 reported.
Madison Hospital President Mary Lynne Wright told the Daily Caller News Foundation, “We were ecstatic that we were able to care for him, and help him recover to the point he could go home to celebrate his 104thbirthday!”
McDonald credited the drug Bamlanivimab for preventing her grandfather’s case from becoming severe, according to KHOU11.
World War II veteran Major Wooten was released from the hospital on the week of his 104th birthday after battling COVID-19. https://t.co/88PymYz0jk pic.twitter.com/opDrCHjWOT — NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) December 4, 2020
McDonald said Wooten is trying to “catch up” on sleep, and keeps morale up through “active living” and connecting with his loved ones, KHOU11 reported.


truepundit--2020-12-07--‘Righting The Wrongs’: School Board Votes In Favor Of Changing Names Of Two Schools Named After Form

‘Righting The Wrongs’: School Board Votes In Favor Of Changing Names Of Two Schools Named After Former Presidents

A Virginia school board voted overwhelmingly in favor of renaming three schools currently named after men , including two former presidents .
The Portsmouth School Board voted 8-1 to change the name of Woodrow Wilson High School , John Tyler Elementary School and James Hurst Elementary School , ABC News reported .
The school board had been pressured to rename the schools after the death of George Floyd and the ensuing racial justice protests around the country .
“ It ’ s all about , you know , ‘ righting the wrongs , ’ ” said board member Lakeesha “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Renaming the schools will cost the district about $ 443,000 , according to ABC News .
The large price tag of the decision was why one board member , Ted Lamb , voted against the measure .
“ We are in a COVID-19 pandemic .
I just think $ 443,000 needs to be concentrated in the resources for students , ” Lamb said , according to WAVY .
However , Atkinson disagreed saying money shouldn ’ t be a factor in the debate , according to WAVY .
“ If we focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in slavery , ” Atkinson said , according to WAVY .
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th U.S. president serving in the 1910s .
Wilson , who some consider one of the country ’ s greatest presidents , has been criticized in recent years for his racist and segregationist views , according to The New York Times .
John Tyler , the 10th U.S. president , sided with the Confederacy and was even elected to the Confederate House of Representatives towards the end of his life , according to ABC News .
James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Virginia school system from 1920 until 1941 and has been accused of funding white schools over black schools .
Woodrow Wilson High School will be renamed Manor High , John Tyler Elementary School will be Cradock Elementary and James Hurst Elementary School will now be Waterview Elementary , WAVY reported .
A Northern Virginia high school named after Confederate general Robert E. Lee was renamed after the late John Lewis , a civil rights leader and congressman , in August , according to NBC News .

A Virginia school board voted overwhelmingly in favor of renaming three schools currently named after men, including two former presidents.
The Portsmouth School Board voted 8-1 to change the name of Woodrow Wilson High School, John Tyler Elementary School and James Hurst Elementary School, ABC News reported. The school board had been pressured to rename the schools after the death of George Floyd and the ensuing racial justice protests around the country.
“It’s all about, you know, ‘righting the wrongs,’” said board member Lakeesha “Klu” Atkinson, FOX-affiliate WAVY-TV reported.
Renaming the schools will cost the district about $443,000, according to ABC News. The large price tag of the decision was why one board member, Ted Lamb, voted against the measure.
“We are in a COVID-19 pandemic. I just think $443,000 needs to be concentrated in the resources for students,” Lamb said, according to WAVY.
However, Atkinson disagreed saying money shouldn’t be a factor in the debate, according to WAVY.
“If we focused on costs and finances we still would be in slavery,” Atkinson said, according to WAVY.
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th U.S. president serving in the 1910s. Wilson, who some consider one of the country’s greatest presidents, has been criticized in recent years for his racist and segregationist views, according to The New York Times.
John Tyler, the 10th U.S. president, sided with the Confederacy and was even elected to the Confederate House of Representatives towards the end of his life, according to ABC News. James Hurst was the superintendent of the Norfolk, Virginia school system from 1920 until 1941 and has been accused of funding white schools over black schools.
Woodrow Wilson High School will be renamed Manor High, John Tyler Elementary School will be Cradock Elementary and James Hurst Elementary School will now be Waterview Elementary, WAVY reported.
A Northern Virginia high school named after Confederate general Robert E. Lee was renamed after the late John Lewis, a civil rights leader and congressman, in August, according to NBC News.