truepundit--2020-11-25--Online Learning Tanked Grades, Learning In VA’s Largest School System, Study Finds

Virtual learning due to the coronavirus pandemic is tanking academic achievement in the largest school system in Virginia , a study from Fairfax County Public School published this week found .
The percentage of F ’ s that middle school and high school students earned jumped to 11 % from 6 % , the study found , reflecting an increase of 83 % from 2019 to 2020 .
The study also found that middle schoolers had a 300 % increase in F ’ s while high schoolers only had a 50 % increase in F ’ s , showing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students .
Students with disabilities and those learning English struggled the most , the study found .
Students with disabilities saw an increase of 111 % accounting for almost 20 % of all their grades , according to the study .
For students learning English , the percentage of F ’ s rose 106 % , accounting for 35 % of all their grades , the study found .
“ The pattern was pervasive across all student groups , grade levels , and content areas , ” the study said .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the board but is especially concerning for the groups that showed the biggest unpredicted increases … namely our English learner students and students with disabilities .
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Virtual learning due to the coronavirus pandemic is tanking academic achievement in the largest school system in Virginia, a study from Fairfax County Public School published this week found.
“Results indicate a widening gap between students who were previously performing satisfactorily and those performing unsatisfactorily,” the report said. “Students who performed well previously primarily performed slightly better than expected during [Quarter 1] of this year.”
“In contrast, students who were previously not performing well, performed considerably less well,” the report continued.
The percentage of F’s that middle school and high school students earned jumped to 11% from 6%, the study found, reflecting an increase of 83% from 2019 to 2020. The study also found that middle schoolers had a 300% increase in F’s while high schoolers only had a 50% increase in F’s, showing that younger students were affected more than older students.
Students with disabilities and those learning English struggled the most, the study found. Students with disabilities saw an increase of 111% accounting for almost 20% of all their grades, according to the study.
In Fairfax County VA, the 11th largest district in the country, F’s have nearly doubled: https://t.co/2WQfO4xkth — Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) November 24, 2020
For students learning English, the percentage of F’s rose 106%, accounting for 35% of all their grades, the study found.
“The pattern was pervasive across all student groups, grade levels, and content areas,” the study said. “The trend of more failing marks is concerning across the board but is especially concerning for the groups that showed the biggest unpredicted increases … namely our English learner students and students with disabilities.”
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand said in a statement that the school system is working quickly to help repair the damage done to students’ learning, adding that many students who were doing well academically before the pandemic hit are still doing well, while others “who previously struggled in school … continue to do so.” “We are working on identifying these students by name and by need and are working on specific interventions to support them right now and as we phase back in person,” Braband added.


truepundit--2020-11-25--Delaware Computer Repair Shop Behind Hunter Biden’s Laptop Closes Shop After Receiving Death Threats

The Delaware computer repair shop whose owner reportedly provided a copy of a hard drive belonging to Hunter Biden to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has closed shop .
An attorney for John Paul Mac Isaac , the owner of The Mac Shop , told the Delaware News Journal on Tuesday that he closed his computer repair store after the 2020 elections after receiving death threats , and an unidentified neighbor of the shop owner told the outlet that he left town .
Mac Isaac found himself under the national news media ’ s spotlight in October after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided a copy of a hard drive that supposedly belonged to Hunter Biden to Giuliani , who is President Donald Trump ’ s personal attorney .
Giuliani later provided a full copy of the drive to the Daily Caller News Foundation .
The unusual sourcing for the laptop led many to suspect that it was part of a foreign disinformation campaign , and the Associated Press reported in October that the FBI was investigating whether the emails on the drive were connected to a foreign influence operation .
However , Director of National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not associated with a Russian disinformation campaign .
A cybersecurity expert cryptographically authenticated a key 2015 email from the drive that Hunter Biden received from an executive of a Ukrainian gas company discussing an introduction to then-Vice President Joe Biden .
The Post called the email “ smoking gun ” evidence proving Joe Biden had spoken with his son about his foreign business dealings .
Mac Isaac said a person who resembled Hunter Biden dropped off the laptop at his shop in April 2019 for service .
After months went by without the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shop owner said he alerted the FBI of its existence , which then seized the laptop in December with a federal subpoena .
Hunter Biden has not confirmed or denied he dropped a laptop off at Mac Isaac ’ s shop , nor has he addressed the authenticity of a signed repair quote from the shop that contains what appears to be his signature , phone number and email address authorizing the store to move data from three MacBook Pros to a store server .
Mac Isaac told reporters in October that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reached out to the FBI and Giuliani because he feared for his life .
“ They probably knew I had a copy because I was pretty vocal about not wanting to get murdered , so I ’ m going to have a copy , ” Mac Isaac said , according to the Daily Beast .
“ When you ’ re afraid and you don ’ t know anything about the depth of the waters that you ’ re in , you want to find a lifeguard , ” he added .
Mac Isaac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , told the News Journal that he has been in contact with federal law enforcement and does not anticipate his client will face any sort of lawsuits or criminal investigations .
Della Rocca declined to comment on his client ’ s whereabouts .

The Delaware computer repair shop whose owner reportedly provided a copy of a hard drive belonging to Hunter Biden to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has closed shop.
An attorney for John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of The Mac Shop, told the Delaware News Journal on Tuesday that he closed his computer repair store after the 2020 elections after receiving death threats, and an unidentified neighbor of the shop owner told the outlet that he left town.
Mac Isaac found himself under the national news media’s spotlight in October after the New York Post reported that he had provided a copy of a hard drive that supposedly belonged to Hunter Biden to Giuliani, who is President Donald Trump’s personal attorney. Giuliani later provided a full copy of the drive to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Doing a quick errand in Wilmington, Del. brought me by the famous Mac Shop. It’s closed. pic.twitter.com/KYYFCpxuYs — Annie Linskey (@AnnieLinskey) November 24, 2020
The unusual sourcing for the laptop led many to suspect that it was part of a foreign disinformation campaign, and the Associated Press reported in October that the FBI was investigating whether the emails on the drive were connected to a foreign influence operation.
However, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliff said the emails were not associated with a Russian disinformation campaign. A cybersecurity expert cryptographically authenticated a key 2015 email from the drive that Hunter Biden received from an executive of a Ukrainian gas company discussing an introduction to then-Vice President Joe Biden.
The Post called the email “smoking gun” evidence proving Joe Biden had spoken with his son about his foreign business dealings.
Mac Isaac said a person who resembled Hunter Biden dropped off the laptop at his shop in April 2019 for service. After months went by without the customer picking up the computer, the shop owner said he alerted the FBI of its existence, which then seized the laptop in December with a federal subpoena.
Hunter Biden has not confirmed or denied he dropped a laptop off at Mac Isaac’s shop, nor has he addressed the authenticity of a signed repair quote from the shop that contains what appears to be his signature, phone number and email address authorizing the store to move data from three MacBook Pros to a store server.
Mac Isaac told reporters in October that he made a copy of the drive and reached out to the FBI and Giuliani because he feared for his life.
“They probably knew I had a copy because I was pretty vocal about not wanting to get murdered, so I’m going to have a copy,” Mac Isaac said, according to the Daily Beast.
“When you’re afraid and you don’t know anything about the depth of the waters that you’re in, you want to find a lifeguard,” he added.
Mac Isaac’s attorney, Brian Della Rocca, told the News Journal that he has been in contact with federal law enforcement and does not anticipate his client will face any sort of lawsuits or criminal investigations. Della Rocca declined to comment on his client’s whereabouts.


truepundit--2020-11-25--Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Attempt To Be Company’s First Unionized Group

Workers at a recently-built Amazon warehouse in Alabama filed a notice with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a unionization vote .
The notice of a vote to form a union , which was filed on Friday , laid the groundwork for what is likely going to be a bitter battle between workers who favor unionization and Amazon , which has opposed past attempts to unionize its workforce , according to The Washington Post .
If successful , the roughly 1,500 workers based in the Bessemer , Alabama facility would be members of the Retail , Wholesale and Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Having a union at Amazon would give us the right to collectively bargain over our working conditions including items such as safety standards , training , breaks , pay , benefits , and other important issues that would make our workplace better , ” a RWDSU website for the effort said .
“ Amazon sometimes addresses issues at work but it ’ s all temporary.
” It continued : “ A union contract is in writing , negotiated upon , and Amazon would need to legally follow the guidelines and there are mechanisms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as workers .
There ’ s no other way to have this type of relationship with Amazon outside of having a union.
” To trigger a unionization election , at least 30 % of the workforce need to sign a petition or cards , according to the National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB ) .
The NLRB will then certify a union if a majority of workers vote in favor of it during the election .
“ We don ’ t believe this group represents the majority of our employees ’ views , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement .
“ Our employees choose to work at Amazon because we offer some of the best jobs available everywhere we hire.
” RWDSU declined to comment on the unionization effort .
Amazon has been able to avoid any unionization of its workforce for 25 years , according to GeekWire .
In 2000 , the company defeated attempts by the Communications Workers of America and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union to unionize thousands of employees , The New York Times reported at the time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middletown , Delaware voted overwhelmingly against unionization in 2014 , according to The Seattle Times .
Meanwhile , Amazon has been actively hostile to unions both in Europe and the U.S. , according to the Post .
In September , the company removed two job postings seeking individuals who could “ monitor labor organizing threats ” and in October , Amazon deleted two similar job postings for European roles , according to CNBC .
“ All workers are entitled to decent wages and working conditions , which is why I stand with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitutional right to form a union , ” Democrat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted in support of the Alabama unionization effort .
“ Mr .
Bezos , the wealthiest person in America , must not interfere in this election.
” Amazon announced in October that its workforce surpassed 1 million employees , according to CBS News .
The company hired 250,000 workers in the summer amidst the coronavirus pandemic and reported record profit and revenue figures .

Workers at a recently-built Amazon warehouse in Alabama filed a notice with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a unionization vote.
The notice of a vote to form a union, which was filed on Friday, laid the groundwork for what is likely going to be a bitter battle between workers who favor unionization and Amazon, which has opposed past attempts to unionize its workforce, according to The Washington Post. If successful, the roughly 1,500 workers based in the Bessemer, Alabama facility would be members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
“Having a union at Amazon would give us the right to collectively bargain over our working conditions including items such as safety standards, training, breaks, pay, benefits, and other important issues that would make our workplace better,” a RWDSU website for the effort said. “Amazon sometimes addresses issues at work but it’s all temporary.”
It continued: “A union contract is in writing, negotiated upon, and Amazon would need to legally follow the guidelines and there are mechanisms to hold them legally accountable to us as workers. There’s no other way to have this type of relationship with Amazon outside of having a union.”
To trigger a unionization election, at least 30% of the workforce need to sign a petition or cards, according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB will then certify a union if a majority of workers vote in favor of it during the election.
“We don’t believe this group represents the majority of our employees’ views,” Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “Our employees choose to work at Amazon because we offer some of the best jobs available everywhere we hire.”
RWDSU declined to comment on the unionization effort.
Amazon has been able to avoid any unionization of its workforce for 25 years, according to GeekWire. In 2000, the company defeated attempts by the Communications Workers of America and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union to unionize thousands of employees, The New York Times reported at the time.
A small group of Amazon workers in Middletown, Delaware voted overwhelmingly against unionization in 2014, according to The Seattle Times.
Meanwhile, Amazon has been actively hostile to unions both in Europe and the U.S., according to the Post. In September, the company removed two job postings seeking individuals who could “monitor labor organizing threats” and in October, Amazon deleted two similar job postings for European roles, according to CNBC.
“All workers are entitled to decent wages and working conditions, which is why I stand with the Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama exercising their constitutional right to form a union,” Democrat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted in support of the Alabama unionization effort. “Mr. Bezos, the wealthiest person in America, must not interfere in this election.”
Amazon announced in October that its workforce surpassed 1 million employees, according to CBS News. The company hired 250,000 workers in the summer amidst the coronavirus pandemic and reported record profit and revenue figures.


truepundit--2020-11-25--Synagogue That Held Maskless Wedding Fined $15K By New York Authorities

A New York City synagogue that reportedly held a large , maskless wedding that defied Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ’ s recent coronavirus orders will be fined $ 15,000 .
Yetev Lev temple , which has a capacity of 7,000 , held thousands of people , including many who sang and danced on Nov. 8 , according to the New York Post .
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the penalty Monday .
“ There appeared to be a real effort to conceal it , ” de Blasio said , according to a transcript .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going to be a summons for $ 15,000 immediately for that site .
And there could be additional consequences quite soon as well .
That ’ s just not acceptable.
” Cuomo ’ s recent coronavirus order limits the capacity of indoor public gatherings , mandates the use of face masks and requires six-foot distances between the public , according to a state webpage .
New York City ’ s coronavirus cases are increasing with nearly 8,000 positive tests reported in the last seven days , NYC Health data revealed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalizations , but deaths in the city are decreasing , according to the webpage .

A New York City synagogue that reportedly held a large, maskless wedding that defied Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent coronavirus orders will be fined $15,000.
Yetev Lev temple, which has a capacity of 7,000, held thousands of people, including many who sang and danced on Nov. 8, according to the New York Post. Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the penalty Monday.
“There appeared to be a real effort to conceal it,” de Blasio said, according to a transcript. “Which is absolutely unacceptable. There’s going to be a summons for $15,000 immediately for that site. And there could be additional consequences quite soon as well. That’s just not acceptable.”
Satmar Jews Secretly Hold Massive Wedding With 7000 Guests , Cuomo is Outraged https://t.co/mobwFRqYBP#AndrewCuomo#ReligiousFreedom #coronavirus — Larry Elder (@larryelder) November 23, 2020
Cuomo’s recent coronavirus order limits the capacity of indoor public gatherings, mandates the use of face masks and requires six-foot distances between the public, according to a state webpage.
New York City’s coronavirus cases are increasing with nearly 8,000 positive tests reported in the last seven days, NYC Health data revealed. The boroughs have also experienced an uptick in hospitalizations, but deaths in the city are decreasing, according to the webpage.


truepundit--2020-11-25--These Governors Told Citizens To Stay Home. Then They Broke Their Own COVID Rules

• Several Democratic governors who pushed Americans to stay home or to forgo Thanksgiving celebrations with their families have been accused of violating their own coronavirus restrictions .
• Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said during a radio interview Monday that his 89-year-old mother and two daughters , none of whom live with him , will attend Thanksgiving at his home .
• Following backlash over Cuomo ’ s statements , a Cuomo spokesman given the current circumstances with COVID , he will have to work through Thanksgiving and will not be seeing them.
” Several Democratic governors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to forgo Thanksgiving celebrations with their families have been accused of violating their own coronavirus restrictions .
A plethora of lawmakers across the country have been caught flouting the coronavirus restrictions , attending protests and ignoring their own social distancing guidelines .
The mayor of D.C. and the governor of New York traveled to “ high risk ” states , Democratic leaders in New York were photographed attending a mostly maskless birthday party , and the governor of California and mayor of Philadelphia were photographed on separate occasions ignoring their own state restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country in the past week .
Video footage posted Sunday showed Democratic New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy confronted by two angry protestors who yelled at him and told him , “ you are such a dick.
” “ How you doing ?
How you doing , ” a woman asked the governor , who was dining outside without a mask , which is in accordance with New Jersey coronavirus restrictions .
“ You having fun with your family in the meantime ?
You ’ re having all kind of other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Cuomo Spills That His Elderly Mother And Daughters Are Coming For Thanksgiving Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said during a radio interview Monday that his 89-year-old mother and two daughters , none of whom live with him , would attend Thanksgiving at his home , according to the Democrat and Chronicle .
“ The current plan is my mom is going to come up and two of my girls , ( that ’ s ) the current plan , ” Cuomo said .
“ But the plans change , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m going to work — I have a lot of work to do between now and Thanksgiving.
” Following backlash over Cuomo ’ s statements , Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi told the Daily Caller News Foundation that “ given the current circumstances with COVID , he will have to work through Thanksgiving and will not be seeing them.
” “ Don ’ t tell his mom — she doesn ’ t know yet , ” Azzopardi added .
Though these Thanksgiving plans most likely comply with Cuomo ’ s order that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thanksgiving , the plans contradict the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s guidance that the “ safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with , ” the publication reported .
The plans also contradict Cuomo ’ s own advice to New Yorkers .
The governor has frequently urged New Yorkers to abandon their normal holiday traditions and stay away from their loved ones for Thanksgiving .
“ It ’ s your family , it ’ s your home , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where you feel safe and that is the beauty of Thanksgiving , ” the governor said Thursday.
” Your safe zone , it ’ s not a safe zone .
Your safe zone is dangerous this year.
” “ Please — love is sometimes doing what ’ s hard , ” he said .
“ This year , if you love someone , it is smarter and better to stay away .
As hard as that is to say , and hear , because if I had to predict , you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Democratic California Gov .
Gavin Newsom can be seen dining at the Michelin-starred restaurant French Laundry on the evening of November 6 , according to photos obtained by Fox LA .
The restaurant , located in California ’ s Napa Valley , is considered “ the pinnacle of California dining ” and has been ranked the best restaurant in the world numerous times , according to various outlets .
Newsom has said the restaurant was outdoors , but FoxLA reported that the room ’ s glass sliding doors had been closed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s office did not respond to repeated requests for comment from the DCNF .
“ While we were there we realized there was a very loud party going on in a room 20 feet from us , ” the woman who took the photos told FoxLA .
“ It was a bit annoying since you ’ re spending hard-earned money to go there .
It got louder and louder and so they had some sliding glass doors that they were able to close , so then it was a closed-off room but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loud they were.
” Newsom has urged California residents to wear face masks “ in between bites ” at restaurants and announced last week that California is “ pulling an emergency brake ” and mandating the most restrictive tier of coronavirus restrictions for more than two dozen California counties .
Los Angeles County also banned indoor dining as of Wednesday .
Newsom apologized Tuesday for attending the dinner party , calling it a “ bad mistake ” and saying that he became uncomfortable after arriving when he realized that the group was larger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We should have modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner , ” he said .
Democratic Illinois Gov .
J.B. Pritzker joined protestors in Chicago to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19 .
Photographs from the event show Pritzker marching in the midst of the crowds wearing a mask .
Pritzker ’ s decision to join protestors came though both the state of Illinois and Chicago had entered Phase 3 of the state ’ s reopening plan .
Chicago entered Phase 3 on June 3 , and guidance from the City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gatherings be limited to less than 10 persons , NBC Chicago reported .
Cuomo traveled to Georgia July 20 to discuss the pandemic with Democratic Savannah , Georgia , Mayor Van Johnson .
Officials from New York brought a large quantity of personal protective equipment to Georgia , including surgical masks , test kits , and over a thousand gallons of hand sanitizer , the Democrat and Chronicle reported .
Critics blasted the trip as a public relations stunt following Cuomo ’ s order that coronavirus patients be placed in nursing homes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Cuomo ’ s order a “ fatal error , ” and said that this order led to higher levels of death among nursing home residents .
Cuomo ’ s visit to Georgia took place though Georgia was one of the 22 states on New York ’ s travel advisory list , the Democrat and Chronicle noted .
Travelers from states that are on the list must quarantine for 14 days after they arrive in New York , but Cuomo did not quarantine since he is an “ essential ” employee and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the publication reported .
A video taken during Cuomo ’ s visit shows the mask-less governor hugging Van Johnson , despite New York ’ s mask mandate .
“ Everyone wore masks the entire time except when they spoke at the press conference and these photos were taken three seconds after it ended , ” Cuomo adviser Azzopardi told The New York Post .
“ There is no bigger champion of wearing masks than this governor and it ’ s ironic that the right wing echo chamber that spent months trying to politicize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this cheap political attack , ” Azzopardi added .
Democratic Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam sparked a backlash when he was seen reviewing security at Virginia Beach without a face mask in late May , according to local outlet NBC12 .
Photographs of the incident , which occurred as Northam pondered mandating a statewide face mask policy , circulated on social media mocking the Virginia governor for failing to follow his own advice .
Northam ’ s office said in a statement that Northam was “ not expecting to be within six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has repeatedly encouraged wearing face coverings inside or when social distancing is impossible , ” Northam ’ s office said .
“ He was outside today and not expecting to be within six feet of anyone.
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Several Democratic governors who pushed Americans to stay home or to forgo Thanksgiving celebrations with their families have been accused of violating their own coronavirus restrictions.
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a radio interview Monday that his 89-year-old mother and two daughters, none of whom live with him, will attend Thanksgiving at his home.
Following backlash over Cuomo’s statements, a Cuomo spokesman told the Daily Caller News Foundation that “ given the current circumstances with COVID, he will have to work through Thanksgiving and will not be seeing them.”
Several Democratic governors who pushed Americans to stay home or to forgo Thanksgiving celebrations with their families have been accused of violating their own coronavirus restrictions.
A plethora of lawmakers across the country have been caught flouting the coronavirus restrictions, attending protests and ignoring their own social distancing guidelines. The mayor of D.C. and the governor of New York traveled to “high risk” states, Democratic leaders in New York were photographed attending a mostly maskless birthday party, and the governor of California and mayor of Philadelphia were photographed on separate occasions ignoring their own state restrictions on dining.
These incidents sparked outrage across the country in the past week. Video footage posted Sunday showed Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy confronted by two angry protestors who yelled at him and told him, “you are such a dick.”
“How you doing? How you doing,” a woman asked the governor, who was dining outside without a mask, which is in accordance with New Jersey coronavirus restrictions. “You having fun with your family in the meantime? You’re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house?”
Cuomo Spills That His Elderly Mother And Daughters Are Coming For Thanksgiving
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a radio interview Monday that his 89-year-old mother and two daughters, none of whom live with him, would attend Thanksgiving at his home, according to the Democrat and Chronicle.
“The current plan is my mom is going to come up and two of my girls, (that’s) the current plan,” Cuomo said. “But the plans change, but that’s my plan. But I’m going to work — I have a lot of work to do between now and Thanksgiving.”
Following backlash over Cuomo’s statements, Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi told the Daily Caller News Foundation that “given the current circumstances with COVID, he will have to work through Thanksgiving and will not be seeing them.”
“Don’t tell his mom — she doesn’t know yet,” Azzopardi added.
Though these Thanksgiving plans most likely comply with Cuomo’s order that no more than 10 people gather for Thanksgiving, the plans contradict the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance that the “safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with,” the publication reported.
The plans also contradict Cuomo’s own advice to New Yorkers. The governor has frequently urged New Yorkers to abandon their normal holiday traditions and stay away from their loved ones for Thanksgiving.
“It’s your family, it’s your home, it’s your table, these are all environments where you feel safe and that is the beauty of Thanksgiving,” the governor said Thursday.”Your safe zone, it’s not a safe zone. Your safe zone is dangerous this year.”
“Please — love is sometimes doing what’s hard,” he said. “This year, if you love someone, it is smarter and better to stay away. As hard as that is to say, and hear, because if I had to predict, you’re going to see a significant spike post-Thanksgiving.”
Newsom Caught Dining Indoors
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom can be seen dining at the Michelin-starred restaurant French Laundry on the evening of November 6, according to photos obtained by Fox LA. The restaurant, located in California’s Napa Valley, is considered “the pinnacle of California dining” and has been ranked the best restaurant in the world numerous times, according to various outlets.
Newsom has said the restaurant was outdoors, but FoxLA reported that the room’s glass sliding doors had been closed, making the dinner party indoors. Newsom’s office did not respond to repeated requests for comment from the DCNF.
Gov. Gavin Newsom apologizes for attending party at French Laundry: “We’re all human. We all fall short sometimes.” pic.twitter.com/GPegzxt0dl — The Hill (@thehill) November 17, 2020
“While we were there we realized there was a very loud party going on in a room 20 feet from us,” the woman who took the photos told FoxLA. “It was a bit annoying since you’re spending hard-earned money to go there. It got louder and louder and so they had some sliding glass doors that they were able to close, so then it was a closed-off room but you could still hear them with how loud they were.”
Newsom has urged California residents to wear face masks “in between bites” at restaurants and announced last week that California is “pulling an emergency brake” and mandating the most restrictive tier of coronavirus restrictions for more than two dozen California counties. Los Angeles County also banned indoor dining as of Wednesday.
Newsom apologized Tuesday for attending the dinner party, calling it a “bad mistake” and saying that he became uncomfortable after arriving when he realized that the group was larger than he expected, according to FoxLA.
“We should have modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner,” he said.
Illinois Governor Marches With Protestors
Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined protestors in Chicago to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19. Photographs from the event show Pritzker marching in the midst of the crowds wearing a mask.
Pritzker’s decision to join protestors came though both the state of Illinois and Chicago had entered Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. Chicago entered Phase 3 on June 3, and guidance from the City of Chicago mandated that non-business or social gatherings be limited to less than 10 persons, NBC Chicago reported.
Cuomo Hugs Georgia Mayor Without Mask During ‘Essential’ Travel
Cuomo traveled to Georgia July 20 to discuss the pandemic with Democratic Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Van Johnson. Officials from New York brought a large quantity of personal protective equipment to Georgia, including surgical masks, test kits, and over a thousand gallons of hand sanitizer, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Critics blasted the trip as a public relations stunt following Cuomo’s order that coronavirus patients be placed in nursing homes and other long term care facilities. Experts called Cuomo’s order a “fatal error,” and said that this order led to higher levels of death among nursing home residents.
Cuomo’s visit to Georgia took place though Georgia was one of the 22 states on New York’s travel advisory list, the Democrat and Chronicle noted. Travelers from states that are on the list must quarantine for 14 days after they arrive in New York, but Cuomo did not quarantine since he is an “essential” employee and his trip was less than 24 hours, the publication reported.
A video taken during Cuomo’s visit shows the mask-less governor hugging Van Johnson, despite New York’s mask mandate.
“Everyone wore masks the entire time except when they spoke at the press conference and these photos were taken three seconds after it ended,” Cuomo adviser Azzopardi told The New York Post.
“There is no bigger champion of wearing masks than this governor and it’s ironic that the right wing echo chamber that spent months trying to politicize mask wearing is now trying to seize of this cheap political attack,” Azzopardi added.
Northam Caught Maskless At Virginia Beach
Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam sparked a backlash when he was seen reviewing security at Virginia Beach without a face mask in late May, according to local outlet NBC12.
Photographs of the incident, which occurred as Northam pondered mandating a statewide face mask policy, circulated on social media mocking the Virginia governor for failing to follow his own advice.
Northam’s office said in a statement that Northam was “not expecting to be within six feet of anyone.”
“The Governor has repeatedly encouraged wearing face coverings inside or when social distancing is impossible,” Northam’s office said. “He was outside today and not expecting to be within six feet of anyone.”
JUST IN: Statement from @GovernorVA on not wearing a mask today while in Virginia Beach. “The Governor has repeatedly encouraged wearing face coverings inside or when social distancing is impossible. He was outside today and not expecting to be within six feet of anyone.” @NBC12 — Henry Graff (@HenryGraff) May 23, 2020
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Dow Jones Stock Market Index Hits All-Time High, Surpasses 30,000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 400 points Tuesday morning surpassing 30,000 for the first time in the index ’ s history .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was boosted by recent vaccine developments and reports that President-elect Joe Biden would nominate former Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen to lead the Treasury Department in January , according to CNBC .
The index , which is made up of 30 blue-chip U.S. industrial and financial companies , was led by Boeing and Chevron Tuesday , which each traded more than 3 % higher .
“ If becomes secretary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finance ministers from other countries , she ’ s going to be the best prepared person in the room — probably the smartest person , too , but certainly the best prepared , ” said Alan Blinder , a former Federal Reserve vice chairman who served with Yellen , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Yellen has pushed for Congress to guide the economic recovery out of the coronavirus pandemic through greater spending , The WSJ reported .
“ There is a huge amount of suffering out there .
The economy needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ September , according to The WSJ .
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer , Moderna and AstraZeneca have all recently reported positive coronavirus vaccine results showing upwards of 90 % efficacy from large-scale human trials .
Pfizer filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration on Friday .
The last major Dow Jones Industrial Average milestone was reached in January 2017 when the index hit 20,000 for the first time ever , CNBC reported .

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 400 points Tuesday morning surpassing 30,000 for the first time in the index’s history.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was boosted by recent vaccine developments and reports that President-elect Joe Biden would nominate former Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen to lead the Treasury Department in January, according to CNBC. The index, which is made up of 30 blue-chip U.S. industrial and financial companies, was led by Boeing and Chevron Tuesday, which each traded more than 3% higher.
“If [Yellen] becomes secretary, when she goes into a room with finance ministers from other countries, she’s going to be the best prepared person in the room — probably the smartest person, too, but certainly the best prepared,” said Alan Blinder, a former Federal Reserve vice chairman who served with Yellen, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Yellen has pushed for Congress to guide the economic recovery out of the coronavirus pandemic through greater spending, The WSJ reported.
“There is a huge amount of suffering out there. The economy needs the spending,” she said in September, according to The WSJ.
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have all recently reported positive coronavirus vaccine results showing upwards of 90% efficacy from large-scale human trials. Pfizer filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
The last major Dow Jones Industrial Average milestone was reached in January 2017 when the index hit 20,000 for the first time ever, CNBC reported.


truepundit--2020-11-25--Pennsylvania Certifies Its Election Results For Joe Biden

Pennsylvania officially certified its election results , declaring President-elect Joe Biden as the state ’ s winner .
“ Today the Pennsylvania State Department certified the results of the Nov. 3 election in Pennsylvania for president and vice president of the United States , ” Democratic Gov .
Tom Wolf tweeted Tuesday .
Biden will receive the state ’ s 20 electoral votes as a result .
Though the state was viewed by forecasters as the possible tipping point state in the presidential election , Biden won it by over 80,000 votes .
Pennsylvania was also the focus of multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overturn the results in the state .
His legal team said without evidence that it had found enough fraud to overturn the entire election outcome , and the team , led by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani , filed a lawsuit in the state asking that it declare Trump the winner despite the fact that Biden received more votes .
Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey , who is retiring in 2022 , has been one of few GOP senators who has publicly congratulated Biden on his win , and urged Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the second “ blue wall ” state to certify its results , following Michigan ’ s certification Monday .

Pennsylvania officially certified its election results, declaring President-elect Joe Biden as the state’s winner.
“Today the Pennsylvania State Department certified the results of the Nov. 3 election in Pennsylvania for president and vice president of the United States,” Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tweeted Tuesday.
Today @PAStateDept certified the results of the November 3 election in Pennsylvania for president and vice president of the United States. As required by federal law, I’ve signed the Certificate of Ascertainment for the slate of electors for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. — Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) November 24, 2020
Biden will receive the state’s 20 electoral votes as a result. Though the state was viewed by forecasters as the possible tipping point state in the presidential election, Biden won it by over 80,000 votes.
Pennsylvania was also the focus of multiple lawsuits from President Donald Trump attempting to overturn the results in the state. His legal team said without evidence that it had found enough fraud to overturn the entire election outcome, and the team, led by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, filed a lawsuit in the state asking that it declare Trump the winner despite the fact that Biden received more votes.
Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, who is retiring in 2022, has been one of few GOP senators who has publicly congratulated Biden on his win, and urged Trump to “accept the outcome.”
Pennsylvania is the second “blue wall” state to certify its results, following Michigan’s certification Monday.


truepundit--2020-11-25--‘Perfectly Appropriate’: Jake Sullivan Defended Steele Dossier In 2018 Interview

• Incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended the Steele dossier in 2018 , saying that it was “ perfectly appropriate ” for the Clinton campaign to commission the salacious document .
• Joe Biden announced on Monday that Sullivan would serve as national security adviser .
• Sullivan said in a podcast interview in 2018 that “ nothing ” about the dossier was “ concerning ” to him .
• Since then , several investigations have debunked key allegations in the dossier , which the FBI used as part of its investigation of the Trump campaign .
Jake Sullivan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as his national security adviser , defended the Clinton campaign ’ s involvement in the infamous Steele dossier well after Republicans had raised concerns about the credibility of the salacious document .
“ There ’ s nothing about it that from my perspective is concerning , ” Sullivan said in a podcast interview on Jan. 4 , 2018 with CNN analyst David Axelrod .
Sullivan was a senior foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton when a law firm representing her campaign hired an opposition research firm to investigate Donald Trump ’ s possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fusion GPS , in turn hired former British spy Christopher Steele , who compiled a dossier alleging a “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation between the Trump campaign and Russian government.
” Republicans questioned the accuracy of the dossier after it was published in January 2017 , and conducted an investigation that led to the revelation in October 2017 that the Clinton campaign and DNC had hired Fusion GPS and Steele .
Sullivan denied in his interview with Axelrod knowing who funded the dossier until it was publicly revealed , though he made it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s report .
“ I certainly don ’ t want my saying that I didn ’ t know who paid for the dossier to suggest I ’ m saying I want to distance myself from it .
By no means am I saying that , ” he told Axelrod .
“ I believe that it is perfectly appropriate and responsible if we get wind , or if people associated with the campaign get wind , that there may be real questions about the connections between Donald Trump , his organization , his campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The dossier came under intense scrutiny after Sullivan ’ s interview , as evidence has piled up undercutting Steele ’ s theory of Trump-Russia collusion .
Special Counsel Robert Mueller released a report in April 2019 that said there was no evidence that any Trump associates conspired with Russia to influence the election .
The report also debunked Steele ’ s allegation that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin insiders to pay off Russian hackers .
The report said that Cohen did not visit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inspector general ’ s report released in December 2019 poured more cold water on the dossier .
It cited interviews that Steele ’ s primary source , Igor Danchenko , gave the dossier to the FBI January 2017 in which he said that he had not verified most of the allegations found in the dossier .
The IG report criticized the FBI for relying on Steele ’ s information to obtain four warrants to surveil Trump campaign adviser Carter Page .
Sullivan said he did not see the actual dossier until BuzzFeed News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but was aware of the information Steele had collected .
He also spread baseless allegations of Trump-Russia collusion during the 2016 presidential campaign .
On Oct. 31 , 2016 , he issued a statement touting claims from a news story that alleged that Trump ’ s real estate company , the Trump Organization , had a covert communications channel with Alfa Bank , Russia ’ s largest private bank .
The IG report said that the FBI investigated the allegation but determined that the secret channel did not exist .
One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sussmann , a partner at Perkins Coie , the firm that hired Fusion GPS on behalf of the Clinton campaign and DNC .
Steele , a former MI6 officer , testified in a lawsuit in the U.K. earlier this year that Sussmann told him in a meeting in late-July 2016 about the Alfa Bank information .
Steele authored a memo that is included in the dossier that alleged that the owners of Alfa Bank had bribed Russian President Vladimir Putin .
A British judge ordered Steele in July to pay damages to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about them in the dossier were “ inaccurate ” and “ misleading .
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Incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended the Steele dossier in 2018, saying that it was “perfectly appropriate” for the Clinton campaign to commission the salacious document.
Joe Biden announced on Monday that Sullivan would serve as national security adviser.
Sullivan said in a podcast interview in 2018 that “nothing” about the dossier was “concerning” to him.
Since then, several investigations have debunked key allegations in the dossier, which the FBI used as part of its investigation of the Trump campaign.
Jake Sullivan, who President-elect Joe Biden selected Monday as his national security adviser, defended the Clinton campaign’s involvement in the infamous Steele dossier well after Republicans had raised concerns about the credibility of the salacious document.
“There’s nothing about it that from my perspective is concerning,” Sullivan said in a podcast interview on Jan. 4, 2018 with CNN analyst David Axelrod.
Sullivan was a senior foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton when a law firm representing her campaign hired an opposition research firm to investigate Donald Trump’s possible ties to Russia. The firm, Fusion GPS, in turn hired former British spy Christopher Steele, who compiled a dossier alleging a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation between the Trump campaign and Russian government.”
Republicans questioned the accuracy of the dossier after it was published in January 2017, and conducted an investigation that led to the revelation in October 2017 that the Clinton campaign and DNC had hired Fusion GPS and Steele.
Sullivan denied in his interview with Axelrod knowing who funded the dossier until it was publicly revealed, though he made it clear that did not disavow Steele’s report.
“I certainly don’t want my saying that I didn’t know who paid for the dossier to suggest I’m saying I want to distance myself from it. By no means am I saying that,” he told Axelrod.
“I believe that it is perfectly appropriate and responsible if we get wind, or if people associated with the campaign get wind, that there may be real questions about the connections between Donald Trump, his organization, his campaign and Russia that that be explored fully.”
WATCH:
The dossier came under intense scrutiny after Sullivan’s interview, as evidence has piled up undercutting Steele’s theory of Trump-Russia collusion.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller released a report in April 2019 that said there was no evidence that any Trump associates conspired with Russia to influence the election.
The report also debunked Steele’s allegation that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin insiders to pay off Russian hackers. The report said that Cohen did not visit the Czech city.
A Justice Department inspector general’s report released in December 2019 poured more cold water on the dossier. It cited interviews that Steele’s primary source, Igor Danchenko, gave the dossier to the FBI January 2017 in which he said that he had not verified most of the allegations found in the dossier.
The IG report criticized the FBI for relying on Steele’s information to obtain four warrants to surveil Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Sullivan said he did not see the actual dossier until BuzzFeed News published the document in January 2017, but was aware of the information Steele had collected. He also spread baseless allegations of Trump-Russia collusion during the 2016 presidential campaign.
On Oct. 31, 2016, he issued a statement touting claims from a news story that alleged that Trump’s real estate company, the Trump Organization, had a covert communications channel with Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest private bank.
The IG report said that the FBI investigated the allegation but determined that the secret channel did not exist.
One of the key sources for the story was Michael Sussmann, a partner at Perkins Coie, the firm that hired Fusion GPS on behalf of the Clinton campaign and DNC.
Steele, a former MI6 officer, testified in a lawsuit in the U.K. earlier this year that Sussmann told him in a meeting in late-July 2016 about the Alfa Bank information. Steele authored a memo that is included in the dossier that alleged that the owners of Alfa Bank had bribed Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A British judge ordered Steele in July to pay damages to the bank owners, saying that the allegations about them in the dossier were “inaccurate” and “misleading.”


truepundit--2020-11-25--PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 1 thing you need to know this Wednesday the 25th — Thanksgiving Eve 2020

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truepundit--2020-11-24--America’s Economy Cannot Survive Another Lockdown, And The Cult Of The Reset Knows It

The U.S. economy has been on the verge of collapse for at least a decade , ever since the crash of 2008 and the subsequent explosion in fiat stimulus from the Federal Reserve .
While the mainstream media has always claimed that central bankers “ saved ” us from another Great Depression , what they actually did was set us up for a far worse scenario — a stagflationary implosion of our society .
Here is the primary problem : By injecting trillions of bailout dollars into the system , the Federal Reserve prevented the economy from going through its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been painful for many , but survivable , and it would have removed large amounts of excess debt , parasitic corporations that produce little or nothing of use , as well as numerous toxic assets with no legitimate value .
For a real free market to function , weak or corrupt elements must be allowed to fail and die .
Instead , central banks around the world and most prominently the Fed kept all of those destructive elements on life support .
This has created what amounts to a “ zombie economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside support ( stimulus ) in order to continue moving forward .
In the process of keeping zombie corporations and other parts of the body alive , healthy parts of the economy , like the small business sector , get devoured .
The zombie economy is , however , highly fragile .
All it takes is one or two major shocks to bring it down , and the moment this happens the whole facade will disintegrate , leaving the public in panic and disarray .
This is what is happening right now in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse in 2021 .
Bailouts encourage and reward unhealthy financial behavior , and this is why national debt , corporate debt and consumer debt have recently hit historic highs .
When every pillar of the economy is encumbered with the weight of debt , any instability has the possibility of bringing all those pillars down at once .
The Federal Reserve turned the U.S. into an economic time bomb , and the Fed is itself more like a suicide bomber than some kind of fiscal savior .
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The U.S. economy has been on the verge of collapse for at least a decade, ever since the crash of 2008 and the subsequent explosion in fiat stimulus from the Federal Reserve. While the mainstream media has always claimed that central bankers “saved” us from another Great Depression, what they actually did was set us up for a far worse scenario — a stagflationary implosion of our society.
Here is the primary problem: By injecting trillions of bailout dollars into the system, the Federal Reserve prevented the economy from going through its natural purging cycle. This cycle would have been painful for many, but survivable, and it would have removed large amounts of excess debt, parasitic corporations that produce little or nothing of use, as well as numerous toxic assets with no legitimate value. For a real free market to function, weak or corrupt elements must be allowed to fail and die. Instead, central banks around the world and most prominently the Fed kept all of those destructive elements on life support.
This has created what amounts to a “zombie economy:” a system that needs constant outside support (stimulus) in order to continue moving forward. In the process of keeping zombie corporations and other parts of the body alive, healthy parts of the economy, like the small business sector, get devoured.
The zombie economy is, however, highly fragile. All it takes is one or two major shocks to bring it down, and the moment this happens the whole facade will disintegrate, leaving the public in panic and disarray. This is what is happening right now in 2020, and it will get much worse in 2021.
Bailouts encourage and reward unhealthy financial behavior, and this is why national debt, corporate debt and consumer debt have recently hit historic highs. When every pillar of the economy is encumbered with the weight of debt, any instability has the possibility of bringing all those pillars down at once. The Federal Reserve turned the U.S. into an economic time bomb, and the Fed is itself more like a suicide bomber than some kind of fiscal savior. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Qantas Airways CEO Says COVID Vaccination Will Be Mandatory For Travel

The CEO of Qantas says that the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for anyone boarding his flights and that this @ @ @ @ @ all international travel .
“ We are looking at changing our terms and conditions to @ @ @ @ @ , that we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on @ @ @ @ @ Alan Joyce .
“ I think that ’ s going to be a common thing @ @ @ @ @ other airlines around the globe , ” he told Australian news program A Current Affair @ @ @ @ @ flights to the US and the UK once a jab comes to market .
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The CEO of Qantas says that the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for anyone boarding his flights and that this will become the norm for all international travel.
“We are looking at changing our terms and conditions to say, for international travelers, that we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on the aircraft,” said Alan Joyce.
“I think that’s going to be a common thing talking to my colleagues in other airlines around the globe,” he told Australian news program A Current Affair.
#BREAKING: QANTAS CEO confirms that proof that you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 will be compulsory for international air travel onboard his aircraft. #9ACA pic.twitter.com/dhk3Hsnxn9 — A Current Affair (@ACurrentAffair9) November 23, 2020
Qantas will only resume flights to the US and the UK once a jab comes to market.
As we previously reported, airlines across the world are likely to introduce similar measures once the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--So, What Is “The Great Reset”?

So, What Is “The Great Reset”?

The Internet sure has been buzzing about “ the Great Reset ” lately .
That term has been trending on Facebook and Twitter , and the New York Times even published an article dismissing it as a “ conspiracy theory ” .
But it is definitely no conspiracy theory .
I was determined to get to the bottom of this whole thing , and I am going to share the facts that the New York Times either could not find or refused to share .
It turns out that “ the Great Reset ” is actually an initiative that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is designed to get “ global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis ” .
The following comes directly from the official website of the World Economic Forum… So the New York Times put out fake news when they told all of us that “ the Great Reset ” is just a “ conspiracy theory ” , and they owe all of us a major apology .
According to the World Economic Forum , “ the Great Reset ” is a “ unique window of opportunity ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future state of global relations , the direction of national economies , the priorities of societies , the nature of business models and the management of a global commons ” … As we enter a unique window of opportunity to shape the recovery , this initiative will offer insights to help inform all those determining the future state of global relations , the direction of national economies , the priorities of societies , the nature of business models and the management of a global commons .
Drawing from the vision and vast expertise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s communities , the Great Reset initiative has a set of dimensions to build a new social contract that honours the dignity of every human being .
In other words , “ the Great Reset ” is essentially just an updated blueprint for a New World Order .
The man behind “ the Great Reset ” is named Klaus Schwab .
He is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum , and elsewhere on the official site of the WEF there is an article by Schwab entitled “ Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reset ’ ” .
The following is an excerpt from that article… – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

The Internet sure has been buzzing about “the Great Reset” lately. That term has been trending on Facebook and Twitter, and the New York Times even published an article dismissing it as a “conspiracy theory”. But it is definitely no conspiracy theory. I was determined to get to the bottom of this whole thing, and I am going to share the facts that the New York Times either could not find or refused to share.
It turns out that “the Great Reset” is actually an initiative that was started by the World Economic Forum that is designed to get “global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis”.
The following comes directly from the official website of the World Economic Forum…
There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. To improve the state of the world, the World Economic Forum is starting The Great Reset initiative.
So the New York Times put out fake news when they told all of us that “the Great Reset” is just a “conspiracy theory”, and they owe all of us a major apology.
According to the World Economic Forum, “the Great Reset” is a “unique window of opportunity” for global leaders to shape “the future state of global relations, the direction of national economies, the priorities of societies, the nature of business models and the management of a global commons”…
As we enter a unique window of opportunity to shape the recovery, this initiative will offer insights to help inform all those determining the future state of global relations, the direction of national economies, the priorities of societies, the nature of business models and the management of a global commons. Drawing from the vision and vast expertise of the leaders engaged across the Forum’s communities, the Great Reset initiative has a set of dimensions to build a new social contract that honours the dignity of every human being.
In other words, “the Great Reset” is essentially just an updated blueprint for a New World Order.
The man behind “the Great Reset” is named Klaus Schwab. He is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, and elsewhere on the official site of the WEF there is an article by Schwab entitled “Now is the time for a ‘great reset’”. The following is an excerpt from that article… – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--The (High) Cost Of Lockdowns: A Preliminary Report

In the debate over coronavirus policy , there has been far too little focus on the costs of lockdowns .
It ’ s very common for the proponents of these interventions to write articles and large studies without even mentioning the downsides .
Here is a brief look at the cost of stringencies in the United States , and around the world , including stay-at-home orders , closings of business and schools , restrictions on gatherings , shutting of arts and sports , restrictions on medical services , and interventions in the freedom of movement .
During late June 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be struggling with mental health or substance abuse .
CDC ( June 2020 ) US Of adults surveyed , 10.7 % had thoughts of suicide compared to 4.3 % in 2018 .
CDC ( August 2020 ) US Reported symptoms of anxiety were three times higher than they were in Q2 2019 and reported symptoms of depression were four times higher than they were in Q2 2019 .
CDC ( August 2020 ) US In New York alone , Google searches increased for phrases and words : anxiety , panic attack , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) New York Between April and October , the portion of emergency visits related to mental health for children ( 5-11 ) increased by 24 % and 31 % for 12-17 year olds compared to 2019 .
CDC ( November 2020 ) US In late June , 13 % of survey respondents said they had started or increased substance use to cope with the pandemic .
CDC ( August 2020 ) US More than 40 states have reported increases in opioid-related mortality .
AMA ( October 2020 ) US From January 2020 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug overdoses , which is 3,000 more than in 2019 of the same quarter .
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In the debate over coronavirus policy, there has been far too little focus on the costs of lockdowns. It’s very common for the proponents of these interventions to write articles and large studies without even mentioning the downsides.
Here is a brief look at the cost of stringencies in the United States, and around the world, including stay-at-home orders, closings of business and schools, restrictions on gatherings, shutting of arts and sports, restrictions on medical services, and interventions in the freedom of movement.
Mental Health
During late June 2020, 40% of US adults reported to be struggling with mental health or substance abuse. CDC (June 2020) US
Of adults surveyed, 10.7% had thoughts of suicide compared to 4.3% in 2018. CDC (August 2020) US
Reported symptoms of anxiety were three times higher than they were in Q2 2019 and reported symptoms of depression were four times higher than they were in Q2 2019. CDC (August 2020) US
Of individuals aged 18-24, 25.5% considered suicide. CDC (August 2020) US
In New York alone, Google searches increased for phrases and words: anxiety, panic attack, and insomnia. JAMA (October 2020) New York
Between April and October, the portion of emergency visits related to mental health for children (5-11) increased by 24% and 31% for 12-17 year olds compared to 2019. CDC (November 2020) US
In late June, 13% of survey respondents said they had started or increased substance use to cope with the pandemic. CDC (August 2020) US
More than 40 states have reported increases in opioid-related mortality. AMA (October 2020) US
From January 2020 to March 2020, 19,416 people died from drug overdoses, which is 3,000 more than in 2019 of the same quarter. CDC (2020) US – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Michigan AG Calls For Criminal Charges Against GOP Certifiers Who Won’t ‘Fall In Line’

We have been discussing the campaign of The Lincoln Project and others to harass and abuse lawyers who represent the Trump campaign or other parties bringing election challenges .
Similar campaigns have targeted election officials who object to counting irregularities .
Now , the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged .
Once again , the media is silent on this clearly abusive use of the criminal code target members of the opposing party in their raising objections under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders of Michigan ’ s Republican-controlled state legislature met with Trump in the White House at his invitation .
My column today explores the difficulty in any strategy to trigger an electoral college fight .
However , the objections from legislators could focus on an host of sworn complaints from voters or irregularities in voting counts .
I remain skeptical of the sweeping claims made by some Trump lawyers and I was highly critical of Rudy Giuliani ’ s global communist conspiracy claim at the press conference this week .
State legislators have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seek resolution in the legislative branch .
According to the Washington Post , Dana Nessel “ is conferring with election law experts on whether officials may have violated any state laws prohibiting them from engaging in bribery , perjury and conspiracy.
” It is same weaponization of the criminal code for political purposes that we have seen in the last four years against Trump .
Notably , the focus is the same discredited interpretation used against Trump and notably not adopted by the impeachment-eager House Judiciary Committee : bribery .
In Politico , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not attend a meeting with Trump because “ it threatens the two Michigan legislators , personally , with the risk of criminal investigation.
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We have been discussing the campaign of The Lincoln Project and others to harass and abuse lawyers who represent the Trump campaign or other parties bringing election challenges. Similar campaigns have targeted election officials who object to counting irregularities. Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. Once again, the media is silent on this clearly abusive use of the criminal code target members of the opposing party in their raising objections under state law.
On Friday afternoon, leaders of Michigan’s Republican-controlled state legislature met with Trump in the White House at his invitation. My column today explores the difficulty in any strategy to trigger an electoral college fight. However, the objections from legislators could focus on an host of sworn complaints from voters or irregularities in voting counts. I remain skeptical of the sweeping claims made by some Trump lawyers and I was highly critical of Rudy Giuliani’s global communist conspiracy claim at the press conference this week. State legislators have a right to raise electoral objections and seek resolution in the legislative branch.
According to the Washington Post, Dana Nessel “is conferring with election law experts on whether officials may have violated any state laws prohibiting them from engaging in bribery, perjury and conspiracy.” It is same weaponization of the criminal code for political purposes that we have seen in the last four years against Trump. Notably, the focus is the same discredited interpretation used against Trump and notably not adopted by the impeachment-eager House Judiciary Committee: bribery.
In Politico, Richard Primus wrote that these legislators should not attend a meeting with Trump because “it threatens the two Michigan legislators, personally, with the risk of criminal investigation.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Democratic congressman says Trump and allies should be tried for ‘crimes against our nation’

Less than two weeks ago , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) was smashed with backlash for demanding a list of “ Trump sycophants ” so that they will be held accountable in the future .
Now , another Democratic politician has called for punitive punishment against President Donald Trump and his allies .
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. ( D-N.J. ) , who is a staunch critic of the president , has called for Trump and his “ enablers ” to “ be tried for their crimes against our nation.
” Earlier this week , Pascrell issued a press release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecution of “ Trump government crimes.
” “ Donald Trump and members of his administration have committed innumerable crimes against the United States , ” Pascrell claimed without providing proof .
Pascrell listed a number of unsubstantiated accusations , by saying , “ He has endangered our national security .
He ripped families apart .
He poisoned the Census .
He has personally profited from his office .
He has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy.
” The Democratic congressman baselessly alleged that the president “ engaged in treason , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Therefore , in 2021 the entire Trump administration must be fully investigated by the Department of Justice and any other relevant offices , ” Pascrell said in the statement that was released on Tuesday .
“ Donald Trump along with his worst enablers must be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution.
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Less than two weeks ago, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was smashed with backlash for demanding a list of “Trump sycophants” so that they will be held accountable in the future. Now, another Democratic politician has called for punitive punishment against President Donald Trump and his allies.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.), who is a staunch critic of the president, has called for Trump and his “enablers” to “be tried for their crimes against our nation.” Earlier this week, Pascrell issued a press release demanding a “widespread investigation” and prosecution of “Trump government crimes.”
“Donald Trump and members of his administration have committed innumerable crimes against the United States,” Pascrell claimed without providing proof.
Pascrell listed a number of unsubstantiated accusations, by saying, “He has endangered our national security. He ripped families apart. He poisoned the Census. He has personally profited from his office. He has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy.”
The Democratic congressman baselessly alleged that the president “engaged in treason,” a crime punishable by death.
“Therefore, in 2021 the entire Trump administration must be fully investigated by the Department of Justice and any other relevant offices,” Pascrell said in the statement that was released on Tuesday. “Donald Trump along with his worst enablers must be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Holocaust Center In Florida Sparks Outrage After Adding George Floyd Exhibit

A Holocaust center in Florida has sparked controversy after opening up an exhibit to honor George Floyd , whose death in police custody earlier this year sparked months of violent riots and looting across the United States .
“ A new exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center in Maitland features powerful and inspiring photos taken in the wake of George Floyd ’ s death , ” Orlando 6 reported .
The man behind the photographs in the exhibit , John Nolter , went to the location where Floyd was arrested by law enforcement officials to take pictures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lisa Bachman , Assistant Executive Director of The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida , said in a statement : “ You don ’ t just see this exhibit .
You feel it .
The expressions and thoughts of each person photographed tells a story that has a very universal message .
It is one that can heal and bring us together .
It shows us we are not alone in our thinking.
” Online , news that the museum had opened an exhibit to honor Floyd sparked outrage , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims of the Holocaust .
Ezra Levant , founder of Rebel News , wrote : “ George Floyd is added to a Holocaust museum ?
That trivializes and distorts the Holocaust and its six million Jewish victims .
And it grotesquely implies that American police are Nazis.
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A Holocaust center in Florida has sparked controversy after opening up an exhibit to honor George Floyd, whose death in police custody earlier this year sparked months of violent riots and looting across the United States.
“A new exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center in Maitland features powerful and inspiring photos taken in the wake of George Floyd’s death,” Orlando 6 reported. The man behind the photographs in the exhibit, John Nolter, went to the location where Floyd was arrested by law enforcement officials to take pictures of people reacting to his death.
Lisa Bachman, Assistant Executive Director of The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, said in a statement: “You don’t just see this exhibit. You feel it. The expressions and thoughts of each person photographed tells a story that has a very universal message. It is one that can heal and bring us together. It shows us we are not alone in our thinking.”
Online, news that the museum had opened an exhibit to honor Floyd sparked outrage, with many commenting that it was disrespectful to victims of the Holocaust.
Ezra Levant, founder of Rebel News, wrote: “George Floyd is added to a Holocaust museum? That trivializes and distorts the Holocaust and its six million Jewish victims. And it grotesquely implies that American police are Nazis.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Protesters take to the streets in California to bash Newsom’s curfew orders

Protesters across California took to the streets last night in defiance of Gov .
Gavin Newsom ’ s latest nighttime @ @ @ @ @ effect Saturday night to clamp down on resurging coronavirus cases .
In Huntington Beach , @ @ @ @ @ – dubbing themselves “ Curfew Breakers ” – gathered in front of the city ’ @ @ @ @ @ the curfew that took effect at 10 p.m. By about midnight , the crowd had @ @ @ @ @ north in Fresno , dozens of people gathered at the River Park Shopping Center to @ @ @ @ @ .
A protester told ABC 30 that the curfew will only hurt small businesses .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ s ridiculous – they ’ re going about this all the wrong way , @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , officials in Los Angeles County – the state ’ s largest with about @ @ @ @ @ Sunday that all dining at restaurants , bars , wineries , and bars will be @ @ @ @ @ READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Protesters across California took to the streets last night in defiance of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest nighttime curfew orders that went into effect Saturday night to clamp down on resurging coronavirus cases.
In Huntington Beach, a crowd of about 400 – dubbing themselves “Curfew Breakers” – gathered in front of the city’s main pier to protest the curfew that took effect at 10 p.m.
Still going strong here in Huntington Beach, CA protesting Newsom’s “curfew.” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/raCzuQkqNY — Trevor 🇺🇸 (@SoCal4Trump) November 22, 2020
By about midnight, the crowd had largely fizzled out.
Further north in Fresno, dozens of people gathered at the River Park Shopping Center to protest Newsom’s orders. A protester told ABC 30 that the curfew will only hurt small businesses.
“I just think it’s ridiculous – they’re going about this all the wrong way,” a woman said.
Meanwhile, officials in Los Angeles County – the state’s largest with about 10 million people – announced Sunday that all dining at restaurants, bars, wineries, and bars will be halted starting Wednesday. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--‘I Had To Protect Myself’: Rittenhouse Speaks Out Before Jail Release; New Details Emerge About Fata

‘I Had To Protect Myself’: Rittenhouse Speaks Out Before Jail Release; New Details Emerge About Fatally Shot Rioter

Kenosha teen Kyle Rittenhouse says he considers himself a patriotic American who acted in self-defense on the night he fatally @ @ @ @ @ 17-year-old said during an interview published Thursday by The Washington Post .
“ I feel @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
“ I would have died that night if I didn @ @ @ @ @ charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide in the wounding of a third @ @ @ @ @ underage firearm possession .
The teen posted a $ 2 million bond on Friday and @ @ @ @ @ He is expected back in court in December .
“ I do consider myself patriotic @ @ @ @ @ , ” Rittenhouse told The Post via a phone interview .
The teen said during @ @ @ @ @ carries a homemade medical kit around with him and had one with him in Kenosha @ @ @ @ @ .
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Kenosha teen Kyle Rittenhouse says he considers himself a patriotic American who acted in self-defense on the night he fatally shot two rioters, the 17-year-old said during an interview published Thursday by The Washington Post.
“I feel I had to protect myself,” he said. “I would have died that night if I didn’t.”
Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide in the wounding of a third and a misdemeanor charge of underage firearm possession.
The teen posted a $2 million bond on Friday and was released from jail. He is expected back in court in December.
“I do consider myself patriotic, I love our country,” Rittenhouse told The Post via a phone interview.
The teen said during the interview that he routinely carries a homemade medical kit around with him and had one with him in Kenosha when the protesting turned violent. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--China Issues Instructions for ‘Incoming Biden Administration’

Obey Beijing , do not challenge China ’ s assumed economic superiority and open your domestic markets without restraint : these are the three key instructions for Joe Biden issued in an op-ed published Sunday by the Global Times , official propaganda mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) .
The piece outlines China ’ s vision of the future under a compliant Joe Biden administration , stating from the beginning the CCP wants a “ partnership ” that is “ categorically different ” than that offered by U.S. President Donald Trump .
“ Biden is , irrevocably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the editorial offers without evidence , before outlining just why the two countries should combine their resources in fighting the coronavirus epidemic .
To that end the Global Times maintains that supine America is a good America , warning its friend Joe Biden , “ Demonizing China or slinging dirt on Chinese people will never help to stop the flare-up of infections and fatalities in America.
” “ China ’ s experiences are impressive in curtailing the pandemic , and China ’ s unparalleled ability in manufacturing PPEs and producing vaccine vials and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be made use of by the Biden government , ” it adds.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Obey Beijing, do not challenge China’s assumed economic superiority and open your domestic markets without restraint: these are the three key instructions for Joe Biden issued in an op-ed published Sunday by the Global Times, official propaganda mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The piece outlines China’s vision of the future under a compliant Joe Biden administration, stating from the beginning the CCP wants a “partnership” that is “categorically different” than that offered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Biden is, irrevocably, the 46th US president,” the editorial offers without evidence, before outlining just why the two countries should combine their resources in fighting the coronavirus epidemic.
To that end the Global Times maintains that supine America is a good America, warning its friend Joe Biden, “Demonizing China or slinging dirt on Chinese people will never help to stop the flare-up of infections and fatalities in America.”
In 2013, Joe Biden and Hunter Biden flew aboard Air Force Two to China. Ten days later, Hunter Biden’s firm inked a $1,500,000,000.00 deal with a subsidiary of the Communist Chinese Government’s Bank of China. https://t.co/1P9r7hw27B — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) November 21, 2020
“China’s experiences are impressive in curtailing the pandemic, and China’s unparalleled ability in manufacturing PPEs and producing vaccine vials and freezers should not be neglected and could be made use of by the Biden government,” it adds.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Gov. Gavin Newsom Exempts Entertainment Industry Workers From New Coronavirus Restrictions

Gov .
Gavin Newsom ( D-CA ) on Thursday announced a new round of stay-at-home orders for the Golden State , which state “ that non-essential work , movement and gatherings stop between 10 PM and 5 AM in counties in the purple tier.
” Nearly every county in California is currently in the purple tier , accounting for 94 % of the state ’ s population .
Deadline reported that Newsom ’ s office said Thursday that the order would not apply to workers in the entertainment industry , saying those workers were deemed “ essential.
” The original @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Critical Infrastructure Workers to help state , local , tribal , and industry partners as they work to protect communities , while ensuring continuity of functions critical to public health and safety , as well as economic and national security.
” As Deadline reported : On that list of exemptions , under “ Industrial , Commercial , Residential , and Sheltering Facilities and Services , ” there is essential worker designation 15 which reads , “ Workers supporting the entertainment industries , studios , and other related establishments , provided they follow covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The guidance does indicate this exemption only applies if remote work is not possible , but with film and TV production it is often not .
Film and TV production employees were not included on the essential workers list during the first California shutdown in March .
Their addition to the list speaks to the success and strong protocols on set since then .
The document was last updated September 22 .
No one is suggesting film and TV production crews should not be allowed to work ( and the world needs entertainment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems odd that they would be included when many in the restaurant business ( unless working for delivery services ) are not and when schools are closed despite not being a high-risk source of spreading the coronavirus .
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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Thursday announced a new round of stay-at-home orders for the Golden State, which state “that non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10 PM and 5 AM in counties in the purple tier.” Nearly every county in California is currently in the purple tier, accounting for 94% of the state’s population.
Deadline reported that Newsom’s office said Thursday that the order would not apply to workers in the entertainment industry, saying those workers were deemed “essential.” The original order included a list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers to help state, local, tribal, and industry partners as they work to protect communities, while ensuring continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security.”
As Deadline reported: On that list of exemptions, under “Industrial, Commercial, Residential, and Sheltering Facilities and Services,” there is essential worker designation 15 which reads, “Workers supporting the entertainment industries, studios, and other related establishments, provided they follow covid-19 public health guidance around physical distancing.” The guidance does indicate this exemption only applies if remote work is not possible, but with film and TV production it is often not. Film and TV production employees were not included on the essential workers list during the first California shutdown in March. Their addition to the list speaks to the success and strong protocols on set since then. The document was last updated September 22.
No one is suggesting film and TV production crews should not be allowed to work (and the world needs entertainment right now), rather, it seems odd that they would be included when many in the restaurant business (unless working for delivery services) are not and when schools are closed despite not being a high-risk source of spreading the coronavirus. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Congresswoman-elect starting ‘Freedom Force’ as counterweight to Dems’ ‘Squad’

There might be a new squad in town , and this time , it ’ ll be composed of Republicans @ @ @ @ @ , R-Fla. , has signalled her interest in forming a “ freedom force ” to @ @ @ @ @ , Salazar called out the “ socialist nightmare ” created by former dictator Fidel Castro @ @ @ @ @ in Miami — a community built by survivors my parents fled Castro ’ s socialist @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
“ e can ’ t just let the socialist left destroy the American @ @ @ @ @ join The Freedom Force & FIGHT BACK today !
” She linked to an article @ @ @ @ @ the issue .
Salazar told NBC News : “ I want to create a force @ @ @ @ @ will have to be reckoned with .
A force of reason , a force for @ @ @ @ @ democracy.
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There might be a new squad in town, and this time, it’ll be composed of Republicans.
Congresswoman-elect Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., has signalled her interest in forming a “freedom force” to fight socialism.
A Cuban-American, Salazar called out the “socialist nightmare” created by former dictator Fidel Castro.
I was born in Miami — a community built by survivors my parents fled Castro’s socialist nightmare. we can’t just let the socialist left destroy the American Dream for our children! join The Freedom Force & FIGHT BACK today! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/o0E4iHjBj4 — María Elvira Salazar 🇺🇸 (@MaElviraSalazar) November 20, 2020
“I was born in Miami — a community built by survivors my parents fled Castro’s socialist nightmare,” she tweeted Friday. “[W]e can’t just let the socialist left destroy the American Dream for our children! join The Freedom Force & FIGHT BACK today!”
She linked to an article containing her previous comments on the issue. Salazar told NBC News: “I want to create a force within my freshman class that will have to be reckoned with. A force of reason, a force for freedom, a force for democracy.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Rural Oregon counties vote to discuss seceding from state to join ‘Greater Idaho’

A group called Move Oregon ’ s Border is leading an initiative to have Oregon ‘ s rural counties secede from the rest of the state and join Idaho .
Mike McCarter , 72 , a retired plant nursery worker and lifelong Oregonian , has been leading the effort for almost two years .
He said he and many others are eager to “ get out from underneath the chokehold of Northwestern Oregon.
” “ We ’ ve watched the shift take place in Oregon politics where the primary concern of the Legislature is Northwest Oregon .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s population is based .
They tend to forget that every law that you pass in the state affects us out in the rural economies , too , ” McCarter told Fox News .
He highlighted a number of benefits that come with being a citizen of Idaho , including lower taxes and generally more freedoms .
Idaho is ranked No .
3 in regulatory freedom whereas Oregon is ranked No .
43 , according to the Cato Institute .
Oregon ’ s state politics took a sharp left turn during the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone unnoticed by more conservative residents in the state ’ s rural communities .
McCarter pointed to a recently passed law that made Oregon the first state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs.– READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

A group called Move Oregon’s Border is leading an initiative to have Oregon‘s rural counties secede from the rest of the state and join Idaho.
Mike McCarter, 72, a retired plant nursery worker and lifelong Oregonian, has been leading the effort for almost two years. He said he and many others are eager to “get out from underneath the chokehold of Northwestern Oregon.”
“We’ve watched the shift take place in Oregon politics where the primary concern of the Legislature is Northwest Oregon. That’s where 78% of the state’s population is based. They tend to forget that every law that you pass in the state affects us out in the rural economies, too,” McCarter told Fox News.
He highlighted a number of benefits that come with being a citizen of Idaho, including lower taxes and generally more freedoms. Idaho is ranked No. 3 in regulatory freedom whereas Oregon is ranked No. 43, according to the Cato Institute.
Oregon’s state politics took a sharp left turn during the past 20 years, something that has not gone unnoticed by more conservative residents in the state’s rural communities. McCarter pointed to a recently passed law that made Oregon the first state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs.– READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Antiracism Icon Robin DiAngelo Paid More Than Black Woman for Same Job

The prominent diversity consultant Robin DiAngelo raked in $ 12,750 for a speaking gig last month at the University of Wisconsin—70 percent more than the other keynote speaker , black female author Austin Channing Brown .
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ’ s Division of Diversity , Equity , and Educational Achievement paid Channing Brown just $ 7,500 for her keynote address at its annual Diversity Forum , receipts obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show .
The payments were negotiated with the Harry Walker Agency , a New York-based speakers bureau that represents both women .
DiAngelo has called such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , claiming that “ capitalism is dependent on inequality.… If the model is profit over everything else , you ’ re not going to look at your policies to see what is most racially equitable.
” As she writes in her bestseller White Fragility , she believes racism helps white people and hinders non-white people at every step of the employment process : “ Whiteness has psychological advantages that translate into material returns.
” The forum , which has run for two decades and attracts over 1,000 attendees , was this year streamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Almost every event from the two-day forum is available online , except for one panel and DiAngelo ’ s keynote .
Her address , the office of UW-Madison chief diversity officer Cheryl Gittens told the Free Beacon , was omitted because it uses a PowerPoint presentation “ which is her IP.
” The talk , “ Seeing the Racial Water , ” is one of DiAngelo ’ s two “ standard ” keynotes .
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The prominent diversity consultant Robin DiAngelo raked in $12,750 for a speaking gig last month at the University of Wisconsin—70 percent more than the other keynote speaker, black female author Austin Channing Brown.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement paid Channing Brown just $7,500 for her keynote address at its annual Diversity Forum, receipts obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. The payments were negotiated with the Harry Walker Agency, a New York-based speakers bureau that represents both women.
DiAngelo has called such inequitable treatment the racist heart of capitalism, claiming that “capitalism is dependent on inequality.… If the model is profit over everything else, you’re not going to look at your policies to see what is most racially equitable.” As she writes in her bestseller White Fragility, she believes racism helps white people and hinders non-white people at every step of the employment process: “Whiteness has psychological advantages that translate into material returns.”
The forum, which has run for two decades and attracts over 1,000 attendees, was this year streamed entirely on Zoom due to the ongoing pandemic. Almost every event from the two-day forum is available online, except for one panel and DiAngelo’s keynote. Her address, the office of UW-Madison chief diversity officer Cheryl Gittens told the Free Beacon, was omitted because it uses a PowerPoint presentation “which is her IP.” The talk, “Seeing the Racial Water,” is one of DiAngelo’s two “standard” keynotes. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-24--Kate Brown Wants People to Snitch on Neighbors Who Violate COVID Rules

Oregon Governor Kate Brown ( D ) is asking citizens to call the police on neighbors who violate her new lockdown restrictions .
“ This is no different than what happens if there ’ s a party down the street and it ’ s keeping everyone awake , ” Brown said in an interview Friday .
“ What do neighbors do ?
They call law enforcement because it ’ s too noisy .
This is just like that .
It ’ s like a violation of a noise ordinance.
” No , it ’ s not “ just like that.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ clever framing but there ’ s a huge difference between someone blasting music at 1:00 a.m. and an extended family quietly sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner .
Only an authoritarian mind with delusions of control can ’ t see the difference between violating the law and violating a questionably constitutional edict from the governor .
KGW : The restrictions , known as a freeze , were implemented this week via an executive order by the governor .
For the next two weeks in Oregon , and four weeks in Multnomah County , residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and going to the gym , among other restrictions .
Social gatherings in our homes are also limited to no more than six people .
Violators could face up to 30 days in jail , $ 1,250 in fines or both .
Critics of the freeze have called it unconstitutional .
Clackamas County Chair-elect Tootie Smith said on FOX News the freeze made Oregonians “ second-rate slaves ” in their own homes .
The “ freeze ” — a lockdown by any other name — may itself be unconstitutional as the governor ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But it ’ s the limits on family gatherings that have most people riled up .
The government of a free society should never be allowed to reach into our homes and tell us what to do .
This is so basic to the American character that the Founders included the Third Amendment to the Constitution , assuring citizens that they would be secure in their property .
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Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) is asking citizens to call the police on neighbors who violate her new lockdown restrictions.
“This is no different than what happens if there’s a party down the street and it’s keeping everyone awake,” Brown said in an interview Friday. “What do neighbors do [in that case]? They call law enforcement because it’s too noisy. This is just like that. It’s like a violation of a noise ordinance.”
No, it’s not “just like that.” Brown’s remark is a clever framing but there’s a huge difference between someone blasting music at 1:00 a.m. and an extended family quietly sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner. Only an authoritarian mind with delusions of control can’t see the difference between violating the law and violating a questionably constitutional edict from the governor.
KGW: The restrictions, known as a freeze, were implemented this week via an executive order by the governor. For the next two weeks in Oregon, and four weeks in Multnomah County, residents are banned from eating out at restaurants and going to the gym, among other restrictions. Social gatherings in our homes are also limited to no more than six people. Violators could face up to 30 days in jail, $1,250 in fines or both.