truepundit--2020-11-25--GOP Senators Pursue Declassification Of Trump-Russia Records As Window Of Opportunity Closes

Two Republican senators are calling on the Justice Department to declassify a May 2017 FBI memo regarding the investigation of the Trump campaign .
The request , from Sens .
Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson , indicates that Republicans are continuing their push to declassify Trump-Russia documents .
The senators asserted that ‘ there is a strong public interest ’ in learning what ‘ really transpired ’ during the FBI ’ s investigation of the Trump team .
The Biden administration is unlikely to declassify the documents currently sought by Republicans .
Senate Republicans are calling on the Justice Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation into the Trump campaign ’ s ties to Russia , saying that “ there is a strong public interest ” in finding out “ what really transpired ” during the FBI ’ s investigation of the Trump campaign .
Sens .
Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson asked Attorney General William Barr in a letter released this week to declassify an FBI memo from May 2017 , that discussed the status of Crossfire Hurricane , the code name for the FBI ’ s counterintelligence investigation of four Trump campaign advisers .
The senators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Briefing Notes , ” which provided updates on investigations into Carter Page , George Papadopoulos , Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort .
The memo also includes updates on the FBI ’ s efforts to validate the Steele dossier , which the bureau used in order to obtain warrants to surveil Page .
“ We request that the entire document be further declassified , ” Grassley and Johnson wrote Barr .
Republicans have less than two months until Joe Biden enters the White House .
The Democratic president-elect is unlikely to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ related to the dossier or Crossfire Hurricane .
The Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence ( ODNI ) have declassified a slew of documents this year regarding the dossier and the FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane probe .
ODNI declassified footnotes from an inspector general ’ s report that said that the FBI received evidence in 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Christopher Steele .
The Justice Department declassified a memo of interviews that Steele ’ s primary source , Igor Danchenko , gave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Danchenko ’ s interview undercut the credibility of parts of the dossier , the IG report said .
Without Republican control of the Justice Department and intelligence community , Republicans ’ only remaining hope for answers about the Trump-related investigations is John Durham , the U.S. attorney for Connecticut .
Durham has since April 2019 investigated the origins of Crossfire Hurricane , and other aspects of the intelligence-gathering activities against Trump and his aides .
The investigation has yielded one prosecution so far .
Kevin Clinesmith , a former FBI lawyer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an email regarding Carter Page .
The Justice Department has not confirmed if Durham plans to issue any indictments in his investigation , or release a report .
Numerous other questions remain unanswered regarding the dossier and FBI probe .
It is still unclear , for example , what steps the FBI took to investigate Steele ’ s allegations .
The FBI memo that Grassley and Johnson want to be declassified could answer some of those remaining questions .
The memo includes heavily redacted sections “ regarding the FBI ’ s efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One paragraph refers to investigators “ querying the existing FBI for Steele validation.
” The special counsel ’ s office and Justice Department inspector general released reports that undercut the core theory of the dossier : that the Trump campaign was involved in a “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation ” to influence the 2016 election .
The IG ’ s report said that the FBI made at least 17 “ significant ” errors and omissions , many related to the dossier , in its applications to surveil Carter Page .
Republicans have blasted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s information without first verifying it .
The FBI memo could also shed light on what steps the FBI took to investigate Steele ’ s most specific allegation of Trump-Russia collusion .
The memo discusses a plan to investigate Steele ’ s allegation that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin officials to arrange payments to hackers .
The memo indicates that investigators had submitted an unspecified request in late April 2017 as part of its efforts to validate the Cohen allegation .
Reports from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general debunked the allegation about Cohen .

Two Republican senators are calling on the Justice Department to declassify a May 2017 FBI memo regarding the investigation of the Trump campaign.
The request, from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, indicates that Republicans are continuing their push to declassify Trump-Russia documents.
The senators asserted that ‘there is a strong public interest’ in learning what ‘really transpired’ during the FBI’s investigation of the Trump team.
The Biden administration is unlikely to declassify the documents currently sought by Republicans.
Senate Republicans are calling on the Justice Department to declassify additional documents related to the investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, saying that “there is a strong public interest” in finding out “what really transpired” during the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign.
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson asked Attorney General William Barr in a letter released this week to declassify an FBI memo from May 2017, that discussed the status of Crossfire Hurricane, the code name for the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation of four Trump campaign advisers.
The senators published a partially-redacted document entitled “Director’s Briefing Notes,” which provided updates on investigations into Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort. The memo also includes updates on the FBI’s efforts to validate the Steele dossier, which the bureau used in order to obtain warrants to surveil Page.
“We request that the entire document be further declassified,” Grassley and Johnson wrote Barr.
Republicans have less than two months until Joe Biden enters the White House. The Democratic president-elect is unlikely to continue the GOP-led push for declassification of documents related to the dossier or Crossfire Hurricane.
The Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have declassified a slew of documents this year regarding the dossier and the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe.
ODNI declassified footnotes from an inspector general’s report that said that the FBI received evidence in 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Christopher Steele.
The Justice Department declassified a memo of interviews that Steele’s primary source, Igor Danchenko, gave the FBI in January 2017 regarding the dossier. Danchenko’s interview undercut the credibility of parts of the dossier, the IG report said.
Without Republican control of the Justice Department and intelligence community, Republicans’ only remaining hope for answers about the Trump-related investigations is John Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut.
Durham has since April 2019 investigated the origins of Crossfire Hurricane, and other aspects of the intelligence-gathering activities against Trump and his aides.
The investigation has yielded one prosecution so far. Kevin Clinesmith, a former FBI lawyer, pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to altering an email regarding Carter Page. The Justice Department has not confirmed if Durham plans to issue any indictments in his investigation, or release a report.
Numerous other questions remain unanswered regarding the dossier and FBI probe.
It is still unclear, for example, what steps the FBI took to investigate Steele’s allegations.
The FBI memo that Grassley and Johnson want to be declassified could answer some of those remaining questions.
The memo includes heavily redacted sections “regarding the FBI’s efforts to investigate allegations in the Steele dossier.”
One paragraph refers to investigators “querying the existing FBI [confidential human sources] for Steele validation.”
The special counsel’s office and Justice Department inspector general released reports that undercut the core theory of the dossier: that the Trump campaign was involved in a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” to influence the 2016 election.
The IG’s report said that the FBI made at least 17 “significant” errors and omissions, many related to the dossier, in its applications to surveil Carter Page. Republicans have blasted the FBI for relying heavily on Steele’s information without first verifying it.
The FBI memo could also shed light on what steps the FBI took to investigate Steele’s most specific allegation of Trump-Russia collusion.
The memo discusses a plan to investigate Steele’s allegation that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin officials to arrange payments to hackers. The memo indicates that investigators had submitted an unspecified request in late April 2017 as part of its efforts to validate the Cohen allegation.
Reports from the special counsel and Justice Department inspector general debunked the allegation about Cohen.


truepundit--2020-11-25--Big Tech Expert Says Google’s ‘Manipulations’ Shifted ‘at Least Six Million Votes’ to Joe Biden

A tech expert says the outcome of the 2020 election was ‘ manipulated ’ for Joe Biden right in front of our eyes .
No wonder he didn ’ t have to campaign much .
Tech expert and researcher for the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology Dr. Robert Epstein told Tucker Carlson on his Fox News program that Google manipulated search and other data , including using voting reminders , to manipulate the results of the 2020 election .
The Harvard Ph.D. and his 33-member research team watched tech giants Google , Yahoo , YouTube , Bing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Carolina , and Florida—during the 2020 election .
The former Psychology Today editor said his team “ preserved 500,000 ephemeral experiences , ” which he says are those short , quick bursts of information or experiences that disappear within seconds .
He described “ ephemeral experiences ” in a 2019 interview and said how important it is to catch them in real-time .
“ If you don ’ t monitor , you can ’ t go back in time and figure out what these companies were showing people because what they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the term that Google ’ s own employees use internally , they ’ re showing ephemeral experiences , those really short-lived experiences that kind of appear before your eyes and then disappear , like search results for example.
” He told Carlson that the 500,000 ephemeral experiences his team captured in the lead-up to the 2020 election gleaned 30 times more data than they got in 2016 .
“ Google ’ s search results were strongly biased in favor of liberals and democrats .
This was not true on Bing or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pretty much every demographic group we looked at , including conservatives .
In fact , conservatives got slightly more liberal bias in their search results than liberals did .
How do you account for that ?
[ … ] These manipulations that we ’ ve so far quantified could easily have shifted at least six million votes in one direction .
That ’ s the bare minimum at this point that I ’ m confident of .
The maximum we haven ’ t even begun to estimate because we have so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his team caught Google in the act and described what he called “ a smoking gun.
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A tech expert says the outcome of the 2020 election was ‘manipulated’ for Joe Biden right in front of our eyes.
No wonder he didn’t have to campaign much.
Tech expert and researcher for the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology Dr. Robert Epstein told Tucker Carlson on his Fox News program that Google manipulated search and other data, including using voting reminders, to manipulate the results of the 2020 election.
The Harvard Ph.D. and his 33-member research team watched tech giants Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Bing, and Facebook in three swing states—Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida—during the 2020 election. The former Psychology Today editor said his team “preserved 500,000 ephemeral experiences,” which he says are those short, quick bursts of information or experiences that disappear within seconds. He described “ephemeral experiences” in a 2019 interview and said how important it is to catch them in real-time.
“If you don’t monitor, you can’t go back in time and figure out what these companies were showing people because what they’re showing people is ephemeral. That’s the term that Google’s own employees use internally, they’re showing ephemeral experiences, those really short-lived experiences that kind of appear before your eyes and then disappear, like search results for example.”
He told Carlson that the 500,000 ephemeral experiences his team captured in the lead-up to the 2020 election gleaned 30 times more data than they got in 2016.
Here’s what Google did.
“Google’s search results were strongly biased in favor of liberals and democrats. This was not true on Bing or Yahoo. The bias was being shown to pretty much every demographic group we looked at, including conservatives. In fact, conservatives got slightly more liberal bias in their search results than liberals did. How do you account for that? […] These manipulations that we’ve so far quantified could easily have shifted at least six million votes in one direction. That’s the bare minimum at this point that I’m confident of. The maximum we haven’t even begun to estimate because we have so much data to look at.”
He says his team caught Google in the act and described what he called “a smoking gun.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Maryland Governor Expands COVID-19 Snitch Line, Says ‘No Constitutional Right’ To Go Maskless

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan ( R ) says Americans have ‘ no constitutional right ’ to refuse wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic , likening it to refusing to wear a seat belt or follow the speed limit .
“ It ’ s sort of like saying I have a constitutional right to drive drunk , I have a constitutional right to not wear a seat belt , or to yell ‘ fire ’ in a crowded movie theater , or to not follow the speed limit , ” said Hogan during a coronavirus press briefing reported by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about a quarter of a million people dying already — more than the Korean War , the Gulf War , and the Vietnam War added together , ” he continued , adding “ Which part don ’ t you understand ?
You wear the mask .
There ’ s no constitutional right to walk around without a mask .
We did it in 1918 , I don ’ t know why we can ’ t do it now.
” According to Hogan , Maryland State Police will deploy “ High Visibility Compliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special focus on bars , restaurants and other venues in order to ensure they remain compliant with state regulations surrounding the holidays.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) says Americans have ‘no constitutional right’ to refuse wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, likening it to refusing to wear a seat belt or follow the speed limit.
“It’s sort of like saying I have a constitutional right to drive drunk, I have a constitutional right to not wear a seat belt, or to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded movie theater, or to not follow the speed limit,” said Hogan during a coronavirus press briefing reported by the Washington Times.
“We’re talking about a quarter of a million people dying already — more than the Korean War, the Gulf War, and the Vietnam War added together,” he continued, adding “Which part don’t you understand? You wear the mask. There’s no constitutional right to walk around without a mask. We did it in 1918, I don’t know why we can’t do it now.”
(There was actually an anti-Mask league of San Francisco during the 1918 pandemic to protest mandatory masks – a law which lasted one month before being repealed.)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on resistance to mask mandates: “It’s sort of like saying ‘have a constitutional right to drive drunk’…. There is no constitutional right to walk around without a mask.”
pic.twitter.com/WtrnnowMAx — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 23, 2020
According to Hogan, Maryland State Police will deploy “High Visibility Compliance Units,” which will have a special focus on bars, restaurants and other venues in order to ensure they remain compliant with state regulations surrounding the holidays.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Dominion Fails To Appear For State Hearing

It ’ s safe to say that something illegal happened during the 2020 election .
If not by the Democrats , then by the software company behind the voting systems – Dominion .
The only reason the Democrats are not more upset about the alleged election meddling is that Joe Biden somehow managed to get more votes than any President in history .
But while the media and the Dems continue to call us conspiracy theorists – why did Dominion skip a hearing to tell their side of the story ?
GOP leaders in Pennsylvania are calling out the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and failed to appear at a committee hearing .
On Friday , Seth Grove ( R-Pa. ) stated , “ I am saddened to report to the taxpayers of Pennsylvania and the 1.3 million voters who trusted Dominion Voting Systems with their ballots that Dominion has hung you out to dry and slapped you in your faces.
” Dominion first came under the spotlight when the Trump Administration blamed a supposed glitch that switched a majority of Trump ’ s votes to Joe Biden .
The committee hearing was for the company to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they decided not to show up at all .
While this doesn ’ t make them guilty , it does make them look suspect .
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It’s safe to say that something illegal happened during the 2020 election. If not by the Democrats, then by the software company behind the voting systems – Dominion. The only reason the Democrats are not more upset about the alleged election meddling is that Joe Biden somehow managed to get more votes than any President in history. But while the media and the Dems continue to call us conspiracy theorists – why did Dominion skip a hearing to tell their side of the story?
GOP leaders in Pennsylvania are calling out the company after they didn’t send lawyers and failed to appear at a committee hearing. On Friday, Seth Grove (R-Pa.) stated, “I am saddened to report to the taxpayers of Pennsylvania and the 1.3 million voters who trusted Dominion Voting Systems with their ballots that Dominion has hung you out to dry and slapped you in your faces.”
#PAHouse State Govt Cmte Chair Seth Grove details how Dominion Voting Systems were used by 1.3 million PA’ns in 2020 General Election. 19% of the total votes cast in PA’s 2020 General Election were cast on Dominion’s systems. Dominion abruptly canceled today’s hearing. pic.twitter.com/Qt4DAyYDzE — PA House Republicans (@PAHouseGOP) November 20, 2020
Dominion first came under the spotlight when the Trump Administration blamed a supposed glitch that switched a majority of Trump’s votes to Joe Biden. The committee hearing was for the company to finally make a statement, but yet they decided not to show up at all. While this doesn’t make them guilty, it does make them look suspect. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Paul Ryan Declares U.S. Election ‘Over’ in Euro Banking Conference Talk

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan ( R-WI ) on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to concede defeat to his Democrat opponent , former Vice President Joe Biden , in the 2020 presidential election , Politico reports .
“ I think maybe even more important is that these legal challenges to the outcome and the attacks on our voting system really need to stop , in my opinion , ” Ryan said during Bank of America ’ s virtual European Credit Conference .
“ The outcome will not be changed , and it will only serve to undermine our faith in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our democracy.
” Ryan then took aim at President Trump ’ s legal team , accusing them of “ doing damage to our country , to our democratic institutions and norms , ” by challenging the election results in key battleground states .
The former House Speaker stated : “ It is not pleasant , and I know there are a lot of people in this country who are really disappointed .
But I think it ’ s really important that we ’ re clear about this , which is the mere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throw these sort of baseless conspiracy theories out at press conferences but offer no evidence of these in court tells you that there is not the kind of widespread voter fraud or systemic voter fraud that would be required to overturn the outcome of this election.
” “ So , the election is over .
The outcome is certain , and I really think the orderly transfer of power — that is one of the most uniquely fundamental American components of our political system , ” he added .
Ryan retired from politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Speaker and seeing the Republicans lose a House majority in the 2018 midterm election .
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Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to concede defeat to his Democrat opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, in the 2020 presidential election, Politico reports.
“I think maybe even more important is that these legal challenges to the outcome and the attacks on our voting system really need to stop, in my opinion,” Ryan said during Bank of America’s virtual European Credit Conference. “The outcome will not be changed, and it will only serve to undermine our faith in our system of government, our faith in our democracy.”
Ryan then took aim at President Trump’s legal team, accusing them of “doing damage to our country, to our democratic institutions and norms,” by challenging the election results in key battleground states.
The former House Speaker stated: “It is not pleasant, and I know there are a lot of people in this country who are really disappointed. But I think it’s really important that we’re clear about this, which is the mere fact that the president’s lawyers throw these sort of baseless conspiracy theories out at press conferences but offer no evidence of these in court tells you that there is not the kind of widespread voter fraud or systemic voter fraud that would be required to overturn the outcome of this election.”
“So, the election is over. The outcome is certain, and I really think the orderly transfer of power — that is one of the most uniquely fundamental American components of our political system,” he added.
Ryan retired from politics in January 2019 after serving three years as Speaker and seeing the Republicans lose a House majority in the 2018 midterm election. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Mueller Prosecutor Calls on Biden’s Justice Department To Investigate Trump

With President-elect Joe Biden set to step into the White House on Jan. 20 , 2021 , some Democrats say the Department of Justice must launch an investigation of President Donald Trump after the inauguration .
Andrew Weissman , one of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s prosecutors , penned an op-ed published in The New York Times on Tuesday to address the question of whether Trump should be prosecuted once he leaves office .
He noted that an investigation or criminal prosecution of Trump would “ further divide the country and stoke claims that the Justice Department was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ spectacle.
” Still , he said , “ As painful and hard as it may be for the country , I believe the next attorney general should investigate Mr. Trump and , if warranted , prosecute him for potential federal crimes.
” He noted that the country has gone through two presidential election cycles where “ large crowds ” called for the “ nominee of the opposing party ” to be prosecuted .
“ But that is not sufficient reason to let Mr. Trump off the hook , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s criminal exposure is clear.
” Specifically , he said the Mueller team “ amassed ample evidence to support a charge that Mr. Trump obstructed justice .
That view is widely shared.
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With President-elect Joe Biden set to step into the White House on Jan. 20, 2021, some Democrats say the Department of Justice must launch an investigation of President Donald Trump after the inauguration.
Andrew Weissman, one of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, penned an op-ed published in The New York Times on Tuesday to address the question of whether Trump should be prosecuted once he leaves office.
He noted that an investigation or criminal prosecution of Trump would “further divide the country and stoke claims that the Justice Department was merely exacting revenge” and would be a “spectacle.”
Still, he said, “As painful and hard as it may be for the country, I believe the next attorney general should investigate Mr. Trump and, if warranted, prosecute him for potential federal crimes.”
He noted that the country has gone through two presidential election cycles where “large crowds” called for the “nominee of the opposing party” to be prosecuted.
“But that is not sufficient reason to let Mr. Trump off the hook,” he said, adding, “Mr. Trump’s criminal exposure is clear.” Specifically, he said the Mueller team “amassed ample evidence to support a charge that Mr. Trump obstructed justice. That view is widely shared.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Hungarian Prime Minister: ‘Soros Is One of the Most Corrupt People in the World’

Hungary ’ s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lambasted billionaire plutocrat George Soros as “ one of the most corrupt people in the world ” after he called on the European Union to make Hungary and Poland submit to “ open society ” values .
“ George Soros is threatening Hungary and Poland , ” Prime Minister Orbán told Kossuth Rádió on Friday , referencing the 90-year-old arch-activist ’ s public lobbying of the EU deprive the conservative-led central European countries of funding .
“ George Soros is one of the most corrupt people in the world ; he has plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to blackmail Hungary and Poland for access to EU funds , ” the Hungarian leader continued , accusing the billionaire spreading “ absurd , beyond-the-red-line statements ” about his country .
Soros had claimed , among other things , that “ Orbán has constructed in Hungary an elaborate kleptocratic system to rob the country blind .
The amount by which he has enriched his family and friends is difficult to estimate but many of them have become exceedingly wealthy ” in a recent article — not without a certain level of irony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past conviction for insider trading .
Hungary and Poland are clashing with the EU establishment and its globalist allies after their recent decision to veto its proposed seven-year budget , which contained provisions that , in the view of Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro , would have reduced them to “ political and institutionalized enslavement “ .
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lambasted billionaire plutocrat George Soros as “one of the most corrupt people in the world” after he called on the European Union to make Hungary and Poland submit to “open society” values.
“George Soros is threatening Hungary and Poland,” Prime Minister Orbán told Kossuth Rádió on Friday, referencing the 90-year-old arch-activist’s public lobbying of the EU deprive the conservative-led central European countries of funding.
“George Soros is one of the most corrupt people in the world; he has plenty of politicians in his pocket who now want to blackmail Hungary and Poland for access to EU funds,” the Hungarian leader continued, accusing the billionaire spreading “absurd, beyond-the-red-line statements” about his country.
Soros had claimed, among other things, that “Orbán has constructed in Hungary an elaborate kleptocratic system to rob the country blind. The amount by which he has enriched his family and friends is difficult to estimate but many of them have become exceedingly wealthy” in a recent article — not without a certain level of irony, considering his own vast fortune and past conviction for insider trading.
Hungary and Poland are clashing with the EU establishment and its globalist allies after their recent decision to veto its proposed seven-year budget, which contained provisions that, in the view of Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, would have reduced them to “political and institutionalized enslavement“. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Mattis says he hopes Joe Biden takes ‘America First’ out of national security strategy

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an op-ed on Monday that he hopes President-elect Joe Biden will take “ America First ” out of the national security strategy for his incoming administration .
Mattis penned the op-ed , titled “ Defense in Depth , ” for Foreign Affairs with Kori Schake , director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute , Jim Ellis , a fellow at the Hoover Institution and former commander of U.S. Strategic Command , and Joe Felter , a fellow at the Hoover Institution .
“ In January , when President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin to reevaluate U.S. foreign policy , we hope they will quickly revise the national security strategy to eliminate ‘ America first ’ from its contents , restoring in its place the commitment to cooperative security that has served the United States so well for decades , ” they wrote .
“ The best strategy for ensuring safety and prosperity is to buttress American military strength with enhanced civilian tools and a restored network of solid alliances – both necessary to achieving defense in depth.
” The four authors also that the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an international order manifestly advantageous to U.S. interests , reflecting a basic ignorance of the extent to which both robust alliances and international institutions provide vital strategic depth.
” “ In practice , ‘ America first ’ has meant ‘ America alone , ’ ” they wrote .
“ That has damaged the country ’ s ability to address problems before they reach U.S. territory and has thus compounded the danger emergent threats pose.
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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an op-ed on Monday that he hopes President-elect Joe Biden will take “America First” out of the national security strategy for his incoming administration.
Mattis penned the op-ed, titled “Defense in Depth,” for Foreign Affairs with Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Jim Ellis, a fellow at the Hoover Institution and former commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and Joe Felter, a fellow at the Hoover Institution.
“In January, when President Joe Biden and his national security team begin to reevaluate U.S. foreign policy, we hope they will quickly revise the national security strategy to eliminate ‘America first’ from its contents, restoring in its place the commitment to cooperative security that has served the United States so well for decades,” they wrote. “The best strategy for ensuring safety and prosperity is to buttress American military strength with enhanced civilian tools and a restored network of solid alliances – both necessary to achieving defense in depth.”
The four authors also that the U.S. currently is “undermining the foundations of an international order manifestly advantageous to U.S. interests, reflecting a basic ignorance of the extent to which both robust alliances and international institutions provide vital strategic depth.”
“In practice, ‘America first’ has meant ‘America alone,’” they wrote. “That has damaged the country’s ability to address problems before they reach U.S. territory and has thus compounded the danger emergent threats pose.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Ghislaine Maxwell In Quarantine After Covid Breakout In Her Unit

To keep him quiet , Jeffrey Epstein was “ suicided ” last summer .
A little over a year later , Ghislaine Maxwell may get the covid treatment .
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York reported on Monday that Epstein ’ s girlfriend and madam , Ghislaine Maxwell , 58 , who faces criminal charges of sex trafficking and is being held in a federal lockup in Brooklyn , is in quarantine after a staffer working in her area of pre-trial lockup in the Metropolitan Detention Center ( MDC ) contracted the coronavirus , the Law & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested negative and is not exhibiting symptoms , for now .
“ As with any other quarantined inmate , the defendant will remain in quarantine for fourteen days , at which point she will be tested again for COVID-19 , ” the letter went on .
“ If that test is negative , she will then be released from quarantine .
To date , the defendant has not exhibited any symptoms of COVID-19.
” The Bureau of Prisons reports that Brooklyn ’ s Metropolitan Detention Center currently has six active COVID-19 cases among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is awaiting trial there following her federal indictment for allegedly grooming underaged girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends .
Epstein was found dead in a different prison — Manhattan ’ s Metropolitan Correctional Center — in August 2019 , after he reportedly killed himself.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

To keep him quiet, Jeffrey Epstein was “suicided” last summer. A little over a year later, Ghislaine Maxwell may get the covid treatment.
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York reported on Monday that Epstein’s girlfriend and madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, 58, who faces criminal charges of sex trafficking and is being held in a federal lockup in Brooklyn, is in quarantine after a staffer working in her area of pre-trial lockup in the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) contracted the coronavirus, the Law & Crime blog reported. Maxwell herself has tested negative and is not exhibiting symptoms, for now.
“As with any other quarantined inmate, the defendant will remain in quarantine for fourteen days, at which point she will be tested again for COVID-19,” the letter went on. “If that test is negative, she will then be released from quarantine. To date, the defendant has not exhibited any symptoms of COVID-19.”
The Bureau of Prisons reports that Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center currently has six active COVID-19 cases among staff and one inmate infection. Maxwell is awaiting trial there following her federal indictment for allegedly grooming underaged girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends. Epstein was found dead in a different prison — Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center — in August 2019, after he reportedly killed himself.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--US Attorney Gives Antifa Pass On Rand Paul Attack After Refusing To Investigate

The US Attorney ’ s Office for the District of Columbia has declined to investigate who is funding the ‘ @ @ @ @ @ on video following President Trump ’ s August 2020 White House nomination acceptance ceremony .
@ @ @ @ @ today confirmed to me that they will not pursue an investigation of who is funding @ @ @ @ @ wife and me and sent a DC police officer to the hospital , ” wrote @ @ @ @ @ after the incident , Rand and his wife Kelley appeared on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight @ @ @ @ @ “ It was terrifying.
” “ I have never experienced anything like that in my @ @ @ @ @ powerless.
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The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has declined to investigate who is funding the ‘thugs’ who attacked him on video following President Trump’s August 2020 White House nomination acceptance ceremony.
“The DC U.S. Attorney today confirmed to me that they will not pursue an investigation of who is funding the thugs who attacked my wife and me and sent a DC police officer to the hospital,” wrote Paul via Twitter.
The DC U.S. Attorney today confirmed to me that they will not pursue an investigation of who is funding the thugs who attacked my wife and me and sent a DC police officer to the hospital. https://t.co/abpESDJ4nx — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 23, 2020
Shortly after the incident, Rand and his wife Kelley appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” where he said “It was terrifying.”
“I have never experienced anything like that in my life. We felt completely powerless.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Trump Confirms The Pentagon & The CIA Are In Charge Of Foreign Policy

President Trump has announced that he is ordering a partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq during the waning days of his administration .
Why only partial ?
And why now in the waning days of his presidency ?
After all , when Trump campaigned in 2016. his expressed aim was to bring all the troops home from those two countries .
He repeatedly vowed to bring an end to America ’ s “ forever wars.
” There is a simple explanation for Trump ’ s failure , one that unfortunately so many Americans are loathe to consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is in charge of foreign policy .
Instead it is the Pentagon and the CIA that are in charge .
Trump had four years to bring home those troops .
Clearly he wanted to .
The reason he didn ’ t – the reason he still can ’ t – is because the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the CIA won ’ t let him .
Longtime readers of my blog know that I have periodically referenced a book titled National Security and Double Government by Michael J. Glennon , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and served as counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
He knows what he is talking about .
I highly recommend his book .
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President Trump has announced that he is ordering a partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq during the waning days of his administration.
Why only partial? And why now in the waning days of his presidency? After all, when Trump campaigned in 2016. his expressed aim was to bring all the troops home from those two countries. He repeatedly vowed to bring an end to America’s “forever wars.”
There is a simple explanation for Trump’s failure, one that unfortunately so many Americans are loathe to consider: It’s not the president who is in charge of foreign policy. Instead it is the Pentagon and the CIA that are in charge.
Trump had four years to bring home those troops. Clearly he wanted to. The reason he didn’t – the reason he still can’t – is because the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the CIA won’t let him.
Longtime readers of my blog know that I have periodically referenced a book titled National Security and Double Government by Michael J. Glennon, who is a professor of law at Tufts University and served as counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He knows what he is talking about. I highly recommend his book. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--YouTube Suspends Pro-Trump News Network OANN, Completely Demonetizes Channel Over Unlisted Video

YouTube has suspended the One America News Network from posting new content for one week and has completely demonetized the channel , after the pro-Trump news network reportedly uploaded a video touting a non-approved ‘ cure ’ for COVID-19 .
According to Axios , “ YouTube has been criticized for allowing OANN to spread misinformation using its platform , particularly around coronavirus and the election , ” adding “ This marks the Google-owned service ’ s first crackdown against OANN.
” According to the Epoch Times , citing OANN President Charles Herring , “ YouTube took the extreme action of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a video that was ‘ unlisted ’ and not available publicly on YouTube.
” In addition to the temporary ban on videos , the network can not livestream due to a “ strike ” received under YouTube ’ s COVID-19 misinformation policy , which prohibits content claiming there is a ‘ guaranteed cure ’ for the virus .
The video in question has reportedly been removed .
If OANN wants to re-monetize the channel , they will need to re-apply to YouTube ’ s Partner Program .
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YouTube has suspended the One America News Network from posting new content for one week and has completely demonetized the channel, after the pro-Trump news network reportedly uploaded a video touting a non-approved ‘cure’ for COVID-19.
According to Axios, “YouTube has been criticized for allowing OANN to spread misinformation using its platform, particularly around coronavirus and the election,” adding “This marks the Google-owned service’s first crackdown against OANN.”
According to the Epoch Times, citing OANN President Charles Herring, “YouTube took the extreme action of censoring a national cable news network for a video that was ‘unlisted’ and not available publicly on YouTube.”
In addition to the temporary ban on videos, the network cannot livestream due to a “strike” received under YouTube’s COVID-19 misinformation policy, which prohibits content claiming there is a ‘guaranteed cure’ for the virus. The video in question has reportedly been removed.
If OANN wants to re-monetize the channel, they will need to re-apply to YouTube’s Partner Program. If they receive two more strikes, their account will be terminated.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Cuomo: A Sheriff Who Refuses To Enforce COVID Restrictions Is a ‘Dictator’

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) says law enforcement officers do not have the choice to disregard his limits on private gatherings aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 .
Cuomo has implemented new limits at private residences to help fight the spread of coronavirus .
The new restrictions dictate that no more than ten people can gather in homes .
However , several upstate sheriffs have said that they will not enforce the new limits .
During a press conference on Monday , Cuomo was asked for his response to the sheriffs ’ announcements that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , “ This is an emotional time , political time .
Everybody has their own strongly held opinion.
” “ Right .
You have a strongly held opinion that says , ‘ COVID is all an overreaction to hoax .
I ’ m not wearing a mask , I ’ m not following these rules.
’ You have sheriffs upstate who have said , ‘ I ’ m not going to enforce the law , ” he continued .
“ I believe that law enforcement officer violates his or her constitutional duty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a law enforcement officer .
Because you don ’ t have the right to pick laws that you think you will enforce , and you don ’ t enforce laws that you don ’ t agree with .
Right .
That ’ s not a law enforcement officer .
That ’ s a dictator.
” Finally , he said , “ God bless you .
But don ’ t ask me for help.
” He also claimed the sheriffs are just being “ political ” by declaring that they will not enforce the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) says law enforcement officers do not have the choice to disregard his limits on private gatherings aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Cuomo has implemented new limits at private residences to help fight the spread of coronavirus. The new restrictions dictate that no more than ten people can gather in homes.
However, several upstate sheriffs have said that they will not enforce the new limits.
During a press conference on Monday, Cuomo was asked for his response to the sheriffs’ announcements that they would not enforce his restrictions. He said, “This is an emotional time, political time. Everybody has their own strongly held opinion.”
“Right. You have a strongly held opinion that says, ‘COVID is all an overreaction to hoax. I’m not wearing a mask, I’m not following these rules.’ You have sheriffs upstate who have said, ‘I’m not going to enforce the law,” he continued.
“I believe that law enforcement officer violates his or her constitutional duty. I don’t consider them a law enforcement officer. Because you don’t have the right to pick laws that you think you will enforce, and you don’t enforce laws that you don’t agree with. Right. That’s not a law enforcement officer. That’s a dictator.”
Finally, he said, “God bless you. But don’t ask me for help.” He also claimed the sheriffs are just being “political” by declaring that they will not enforce the restrictions.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--VA Police Chief Ousted After Charging Leading Democrat With Conspiracy Will Sue For ‘Wrongful Termin

VA Police Chief Ousted After Charging Leading Democrat With Conspiracy Will Sue For ‘Wrongful Termination’

Angela Greene , the former police chief of Portsmouth , Virginia , is suing the city for wrongful termination after administrators fired her on Monday .
Greene announced her intent to sue in a press conference immediately after receiving her termination notice .
She asserted that city officials were retaliating against her for arresting a prominent politician and others in connection with the illegal toppling of a Confederate statue in June .
“ Where do we go from here ?
Obviously , I have attorneys .
We ’ ve talked and we have decided that we will file a wrongful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is black , said in the press conference .
“ Obviously , I believe that wrongfully terminated for upholding the law and being retaliated against for sticking to my sworn oath that I swore to serve and protect my citizens , community , and keeping my officers safe.
” “ So , going forward … we want to make sure that this cycle and that law enforcement is able to continue to protect the community and continue to enforce the laws without interference from political leaders .
And that ’ s all we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ If we do not stand up and we do not take this moment to say that that ’ s all we want – is for our law enforcement officers to do the job that they were sworn to do , and provide the best service to the community , and to keep the community safe – then it will continue to happen if we don ’ t stand up against the political and elected officials that are interfering with this.
” Portsmouth police charged state Sen. Louise Lucas , an high-ranking Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy to commit a felony and destroy a monument in excess of $ 1,000 .
Police also charged 18 others , including a school board member and members of the local NAACP chapter , alongside Lucas , according to NBC News .
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Angela Greene, the former police chief of Portsmouth, Virginia, is suing the city for wrongful termination after administrators fired her on Monday.
Greene announced her intent to sue in a press conference immediately after receiving her termination notice. She asserted that city officials were retaliating against her for arresting a prominent politician and others in connection with the illegal toppling of a Confederate statue in June.
“Where do we go from here? Obviously, I have attorneys. We’ve talked and we have decided that we will file a wrongful termination suit,” Greene, who is black, said in the press conference. “Obviously, I believe that [I was] wrongfully terminated for upholding the law and being retaliated against for sticking to my sworn oath that I swore to serve and protect my citizens, community, and keeping my officers safe.”
“So, going forward … we want to make sure that this cycle and that law enforcement is able to continue to protect the community and continue to enforce the laws without interference from political leaders. And that’s all we ask for,” Greene said. “If we do not stand up and we do not take this moment to say that that’s all we want – is for our law enforcement officers to do the job that they were sworn to do, and provide the best service to the community, and to keep the community safe – then it will continue to happen if we don’t stand up against the political and elected officials that are interfering with this.”
Portsmouth police charged state Sen. Louise Lucas, an high-ranking Democrat in Virginia’s legislature, with conspiracy to commit a felony and destroy a monument in excess of $1,000. Police also charged 18 others, including a school board member and members of the local NAACP chapter, alongside Lucas, according to NBC News. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Omar suggests Biden should ‘reverse’ Trump’s Middle East agreements, says they ‘weren’t peace deals’

Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn. , laid out a scathing attack on President Trump ’ s foreign policy Friday , arguing his Middle East agreements weren ’ t actually “ peace deals ” but arms deals that should be reversed by the next administration .
“ recently inked so-called ‘ peace deals ’ between the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , Bahrain , Sudan , and Israel , ” Omar tweeted , referring to deals that preceded Trump earning two Nobel Peace Prize nominations .
“ The only problem ?
” she added .
“ They weren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sales to human rights abusers , designed to empower the Gulf States and increase the risk of war with Iran.
” Her tweets came after The Nation published an op-ed in which she attacked Trump for working with the UAE , noting the nation has been accused of war crimes in Yemen and “ has also been credibly accused of committing war crimes in Libya.
” She went on to slam Bahrain as a “ brutal dictatorship.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., laid out a scathing attack on President Trump’s foreign policy Friday, arguing his Middle East agreements weren’t actually “peace deals” but arms deals that should be reversed by the next administration.
“[Trump] recently inked so-called ‘peace deals’ between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Israel,” Omar tweeted, referring to deals that preceded Trump earning two Nobel Peace Prize nominations.
“The only problem?” she added. “They weren’t peace deals. They’re arms sales to human rights abusers, designed to empower the Gulf States and increase the risk of war with Iran.”
He recently inked so-called “peace deals” between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Israel. The only problem? They weren’t peace deals. They’re arms sales to human rights abusers, designed to empower the Gulf States and increase the risk of war with Iran. — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 20, 2020
Her tweets came after The Nation published an op-ed in which she attacked Trump for working with the UAE, noting the nation has been accused of war crimes in Yemen and “has also been credibly accused of committing war crimes in Libya.” She went on to slam Bahrain as a “brutal dictatorship.”
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Seattle City Council Slashes Police Budget

The Seattle City Council on Monday approved a massive budget cut to the city ’ s police department , which Mayor Jenny Durkan ( D. ) indicated she would sign next week .
As part of the 2021 fiscal year ’ s budget , the council slashed the Seattle Police Department ’ s funding by 18 percent .
As a result , Seattle police will no longer have the authority to respond to 911 emergency calls and enforce parking violations .
Overtime and training programs will be cut , and dozens of empty positions will go unfilled .
Durkan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budget cuts since anti-police protests broke out in late May .
On Monday , however , the mayor applauded the council for taking a “ more deliberate and measured approach ” to the police budget than it did earlier this summer .
At one point , seven of the council ’ s nine members pledged to slash police funding by 50 percent .
The Seattle Police Officers Guild said the move would lead to higher crime and homicide rates , which have already been on the rise this year.- READ MORE Listen to @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The Seattle City Council on Monday approved a massive budget cut to the city’s police department, which Mayor Jenny Durkan (D.) indicated she would sign next week.
As part of the 2021 fiscal year’s budget, the council slashed the Seattle Police Department’s funding by 18 percent. As a result, Seattle police will no longer have the authority to respond to 911 emergency calls and enforce parking violations. Overtime and training programs will be cut, and dozens of empty positions will go unfilled.
Durkan and the city council have sparred over department budget cuts since anti-police protests broke out in late May. On Monday, however, the mayor applauded the council for taking a “more deliberate and measured approach” to the police budget than it did earlier this summer. At one point, seven of the council’s nine members pledged to slash police funding by 50 percent.
The Seattle Police Officers Guild said the move would lead to higher crime and homicide rates, which have already been on the rise this year.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Pandemics Are Over When The Public Decides They’re Over

In Colorado , reported cases and hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients are at higher levels than ever before .
And yet politicians are worried that if they issue new stay-at-home orders , the public won ’ t obey them .
For instance the Denver Post last week reported Colorado Democrats admitted the public isn ’ t listening very closely anymore : Fenberg and many other state leaders are worried … about whether a stay-at-home order would even work this time around .
People have grown accustomed to certain freedoms since the spring , and already there are some in the population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as wearing masks .
“ They don ’ t want to have restrictive orders that people just entirely ignore , ” Fenberg said .
“ Once you cross that line , that seriously , then it really starts to unravel , when people completely check out from following the orders.
” We ’ ll ignore the creepy framing of the issue around how citizens have lamentably “ grown accustomed to certain freedoms ” like being able to leave one ’ s home .
But Fenberg is right to think the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time around .
And what happens if Americans start acting as if there is no pandemic ?
Then , the pandemic is at a de facto end , even if “ experts ” insist that it is still a de jure reality .
In other words , government agencies may issue declarations of when Pandemics end , but as noted in The New York Times last May , pandemics typically have two types of endings : the medical , which occurs when the incidence and death rates plummet , and the social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the disease wanes .
“ When people ask , ‘ When will this end ?
, ’ they are asking about the social ending , ” said Dr Jeremy Greene , a historian of medicine at Johns Hopkins .
In other words , an end can occur not because a disease has been vanquished but because people grow tired of panic mode and learn to live with a disease This has happened before .
During the 1957-1958 Asian flu pandemic , for example , the public took little notice of the fact the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is now estimated that more than 100,000 died from the flu in the period , which would be the equivalent of 220,000 Americans today .
Indeed , American continued to die from the Asian flu into the 1960 flu season and beyond .
But as far as the public was concerned , there had been no pandemic that required staying home or closing schools .
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In Colorado, reported cases and hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients are at higher levels than ever before. And yet politicians are worried that if they issue new stay-at-home orders, the public won’t obey them. For instance the Denver Post last week reported Colorado Democrats admitted the public isn’t listening very closely anymore:
[State Senator Steve] Fenberg and many other state leaders are worried … about whether a stay-at-home order would even work this time around. People have grown accustomed to certain freedoms since the spring, and already there are some in the population resistant even to the least oppressive rules, such as wearing masks. “They don’t want to have restrictive orders that people just entirely ignore,” Fenberg said. “Once you cross that line, that seriously, then it really starts to unravel, when people completely check out from following the orders.”
We’ll ignore the creepy framing of the issue around how citizens have lamentably “grown accustomed to certain freedoms” like being able to leave one’s home. But Fenberg is right to think the public is unlikely to be nearly as compliant this time around.
And what happens if Americans start acting as if there is no pandemic? Then, the pandemic is at a de facto end, even if “experts” insist that it is still a de jure reality.
In other words, government agencies may issue declarations of when Pandemics end, but as noted in The New York Times last May,
pandemics typically have two types of endings: the medical, which occurs when the incidence and death rates plummet, and the social, when the epidemic of fear about the disease wanes. “When people ask, ‘When will this end?,’ they are asking about the social ending,” said Dr Jeremy Greene, a historian of medicine at Johns Hopkins. In other words, an end can occur not because a disease has been vanquished but because people grow tired of panic mode and learn to live with a disease
This has happened before. During the 1957-1958 Asian flu pandemic, for example, the public took little notice of the fact the flu was especially virulent that year. It is now estimated that more than 100,000 died from the flu in the period, which would be the equivalent of 220,000 Americans today. Indeed, American continued to die from the Asian flu into the 1960 flu season and beyond. But as far as the public was concerned, there had been no pandemic that required staying home or closing schools. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Biden’s National Security Pick Said US Should “Encourage” China’s Rise & Not Contain It

Joe Biden ’ s announced nomination for National Security Advisor , Jake Sullivan , had some interesting and eyebrow-raising words on China a few years back .
The comments are even more relevant now as he ’ s expected to assume this top cabinet position on the heels of Trump ’ s ongoing pressure campaign and months-long trade war with China .
The former staff member under Hillary Clinton when she was Obama ’ s Secretary of State gave a 2017 speech – the contents of which are once again making the rounds wherein he said Washington should support China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to containing it .
“ We need to strike a middle course – one that encourages China ’ s rise in a manner consistent with an open , fair , rules-based , regional order , ” Sullivan said in the context of a thinking tank foreign policy event .
“ This will require care and prudence and strategic foresight , and maybe even more basically it will require sustained attention .
It may not have escaped your notice that these are not in ample supply in Washington right now.
” He further said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties to the region that create an environment more conducive to a peaceful and positive sum Chinese rise ” at the Lowly Institute event .
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Joe Biden’s announced nomination for National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had some interesting and eyebrow-raising words on China a few years back. The comments are even more relevant now as he’s expected to assume this top cabinet position on the heels of Trump’s ongoing pressure campaign and months-long trade war with China.
The former staff member under Hillary Clinton when she was Obama’s Secretary of State gave a 2017 speech – the contents of which are once again making the rounds wherein he said Washington should support China’s “rise” as opposed to containing it.
“We need to strike a middle course – one that encourages China’s rise in a manner consistent with an open, fair, rules-based, regional order,” Sullivan said in the context of a thinking tank foreign policy event.
“This will require care and prudence and strategic foresight, and maybe even more basically it will require sustained attention. It may not have escaped your notice that these are not in ample supply in Washington right now.”
He further said “it needs to be about our ties to the region that create an environment more conducive to a peaceful and positive sum Chinese rise” at the Lowly Institute event. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--‘The Machines Did The Killing’: Obama Awkwardly Defends Drone Kill List In New Memoir

Former President Barack Obama still can ’ t shake his legacy as the “ drone president ” given he still holds the record for number of ordered covert assassination strikes via drones .
“ There were ten times more air strikes in the covert war on terror during President Barack Obama ’ s presidency than under his predecessor , George W. Bush , ” one prior human rights study found .
“ Obama embraced the US drone program , overseeing more strikes in his first year than Bush carried out during his entire presidency .
A total of 563 strikes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Somalia and Yemen during Obama ’ s two terms , compared to 57 strikes under Bush , ” the study said .
This infamously included not only the killing of Yemeni-American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki due to his suspected al-Qaeda links , but also his son , 16-year-old US citizen and Colorado native Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki , by a drone airstrike ordered by Obama on October 14 , 2011 .
The boy was not even suspected of a crime upon his death while he had been casually eating dinner with this friends at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration later claimed the teen ’ s death was “ collateral damage ” and despite lawsuits related to the CIA operation , no US official has ever been held accountable for literally assassinating two US citizens without trial or so much as filing official charges .
In his new 768-page memoir out this month , A Promised Land , there ’ s scant mention of the massively expanded secret drone ‘ targeted killing ’ program under his watch , however , when it does receive brief attention , it ’ s merely in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level of self-justification and rationalization : Clearly he and the editor ( and his ghostwriters ) took pains to twist the limits of grammar and bizarre sentence structure to create as much distance as possible between the former president and owning up to the killings .
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Former President Barack Obama still can’t shake his legacy as the “drone president” given he still holds the record for number of ordered covert assassination strikes via drones.
“There were ten times more air strikes in the covert war on terror during President Barack Obama’s presidency than under his predecessor, George W. Bush,” one prior human rights study found.
“Obama embraced the US drone program, overseeing more strikes in his first year than Bush carried out during his entire presidency. A total of 563 strikes, largely by drones, targeted Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen during Obama’s two terms, compared to 57 strikes under Bush,” the study said.
This infamously included not only the killing of Yemeni-American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki due to his suspected al-Qaeda links, but also his son, 16-year-old US citizen and Colorado native Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki, by a drone airstrike ordered by Obama on October 14, 2011. The boy was not even suspected of a crime upon his death while he had been casually eating dinner with this friends at a cafe in Yemen.
The Obama administration later claimed the teen’s death was “collateral damage” and despite lawsuits related to the CIA operation, no US official has ever been held accountable for literally assassinating two US citizens without trial or so much as filing official charges.
“The machinery…had me killing them.” This, from Obama’s memoir, is pretty pathetic from a president who, for example, slashed economic assistance to Iraq and then ramped up military involvement while lying about it. pic.twitter.com/PYI5kTSph7 — Phil Klay (@PhilKlay) November 23, 2020
In his new 768-page memoir out this month, A Promised Land, there’s scant mention of the massively expanded secret drone ‘targeted killing’ program under his watch, however, when it does receive brief attention, it’s merely in passing but is still filled with cringeworthy level of self-justification and rationalization:
“…the machinery I commanded, more often had me killing them instead,” he wrote.
Clearly he and the editor (and his ghostwriters) took pains to twist the limits of grammar and bizarre sentence structure to create as much distance as possible between the former president and owning up to the killings. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Revolving Door: Obama Staffers Who Joined NBC, MSNBC, and CNN, Now Headed to Biden Admin

At least seven of the key figures Joe Biden has tapped for his likely ( though still contested ) incoming administration worked as paid staff for NBC News , MSNBC , and CNN .
Five of these figures worked for NBC News and/or MSNBC .
Biden tapped Barbara McQuade , a former U.S. attorney in Michigan ( appointed by former President Barack Obama ) and legal analyst on NBC News and MSNBC , to serve on the Department of Justice review team for the Biden-Harris transition .
Richard Stengel , Obama ’ s under secretary of State for public diplomacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and now an NBC News and MSNBC political analyst , joined the Biden transition as “ Team Lead ” for the U.S. Agency for Global Media .
Jon Meacham , a presidential historian , contributing editor to The New York Times Book Review , a contributing editor to Time magazine , and an MSNBC contributor , failed to disclose to MSNBC that he has been writing speeches for Joe Biden , including the Democrat ’ s victory speech , The New York Times reported .
Meacham had been “ both writing drafts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Biden ’ s big addresses , including one he gave at Gettysburg last month and his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
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At least seven of the key figures Joe Biden has tapped for his likely (though still contested) incoming administration worked as paid staff for NBC News, MSNBC, and CNN.
Five of these figures worked for NBC News and/or MSNBC.
Biden tapped Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney in Michigan (appointed by former President Barack Obama) and legal analyst on NBC News and MSNBC, to serve on the Department of Justice review team for the Biden-Harris transition.
Richard Stengel, Obama’s under secretary of State for public diplomacy and public affairs from 2014 to 2016 and now an NBC News and MSNBC political analyst, joined the Biden transition as “Team Lead” for the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Jon Meacham, a presidential historian, contributing editor to The New York Times Book Review, a contributing editor to Time magazine, and an MSNBC contributor, failed to disclose to MSNBC that he has been writing speeches for Joe Biden, including the Democrat’s victory speech, The New York Times reported. Meacham had been “both writing drafts of speeches and offering edits on many of Mr. Biden’s big addresses, including one he gave at Gettysburg last month and his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Trump-hating actor Robert De Niro: President’s supporters ‘should be afraid of what’s gonna happen’

Trump-hating actor Robert De Niro: President’s supporters ‘should be afraid of what’s gonna happen’ when he’s out of office

De Niro is about as far away from a fan of Trump as one can get .
Last December he said he wanted to see the president “ confronted and humiliated ” in public — specifically wanting to witness a “ bag of s**t ” hit him in the face .
De Niro also told TV host Stephen Colbert last November that America under Trump is like living in an “ abusive household.
” And during a Friday appearance on “ The View , ” De Niro fielded a number of questions from the co-hosts — and fellow Trump-hater Ana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if anyone will be able to convince the president to concede the election to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and also , “ Why are so many Republicans still kissing the ring among other things ?
” “ I ’ m — I don ’ t know what — what logic they ’ re using except they ’ re just afraid , ” De Niro replied .
“ They should be afraid of what ’ s gon na happen later when he ’ s not around , and they ’ re gon na @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would have the gall to try and crawl back .
It ’ s gon na be — it ’ s going to be interesting to see.
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De Niro is about as far away from a fan of Trump as one can get. Last December he said he wanted to see the president “confronted and humiliated” in public — specifically wanting to witness a “bag of s**t” hit him in the face. De Niro also told TV host Stephen Colbert last November that America under Trump is like living in an “abusive household.”
And during a Friday appearance on “The View,” De Niro fielded a number of questions from the co-hosts — and fellow Trump-hater Ana Navarro began by asking “Bob” if anyone will be able to convince the president to concede the election to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and also, “Why are so many Republicans still kissing the ring among other things?”
“I’m — I don’t know what — what logic they’re using except they’re just afraid,” De Niro replied. “They should be afraid of what’s gonna happen later when he’s not around, and they’re gonna try and crawl back, the ones that would have the gall to try and crawl back. It’s gonna be — it’s going to be interesting to see.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--BLM Founders Demand Joe Biden Support A ‘Roadmap’ To Abolition Of Police, Prisons

Despite indications that the “ Defund the Police ” movement had a negative impact on Democrats ’ election success , leaders of Black Lives Matter are petitioning for a meeting with an incoming Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration , and demanding that Biden support the “ BREATHE Act , ” which includes a “ roadmap ’ to abolishing law enforcement and a demand for reparations .
The Act , which BLM touts as “ a radical reimagining of public safety , community care , and how we spend money as a society , ” is its central legislative effort and represents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the aims of far-left legislators .
But , Fox News reports that BLM ’ s founders , including self-identified Marxist Patrisse Cullors and their “ Squad ” allies in Congress — notably Rep. Rashida Tlaib ( D-MI ) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley ( D-MA ) — are pressing for the BREATHE Act to pass Congress and receive a rubber stamp from any Biden White House .
“ Black Lives Matter activists are pressuring Democrats to embrace the BREATHE Act , which includes a section requiring a ‘ roadmap for prison abolition.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cullors , who has written a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris requesting a meeting , told The Hollywood Reporter she is requesting that the new administration work to pass the BREATHE Act within the first 100 days , ” Fox notes .
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Despite indications that the “Defund the Police” movement had a negative impact on Democrats’ election success, leaders of Black Lives Matter are petitioning for a meeting with an incoming Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, and demanding that Biden support the “BREATHE Act,” which includes a “roadmap’ to abolishing law enforcement and a demand for reparations.
The Act, which BLM touts as “a radical reimagining of public safety, community care, and how we spend money as a society,” is its central legislative effort and represents a list of demands that align only with the aims of far-left legislators.
But, Fox News reports that BLM’s founders, including self-identified Marxist Patrisse Cullors and their “Squad” allies in Congress — notably Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — are pressing for the BREATHE Act to pass Congress and receive a rubber stamp from any Biden White House.
“Black Lives Matter activists are pressuring Democrats to embrace the BREATHE Act, which includes a section requiring a ‘roadmap for prison abolition.’” the outlet reports Sunday.
“Cullors, who has written a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris requesting a meeting, told The Hollywood Reporter she is requesting that the new administration work to pass the BREATHE Act within the first 100 days,” Fox notes. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Sheriffs not enforcing Newsom’s coronavirus curfew, won’t ‘make criminals’ of law-abiding citizens

A California sheriff says she will not enforce Gov .
Gavin Newsom ’ s new coronavirus curfew , according to @ @ @ @ @ number of measures on Thursday , including limited stay-at-home orders and overnight curfews for nonessential @ @ @ @ @ 5 a.m. every Saturday until Dec. 21 .
Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims , however , @ @ @ @ @ be penalizing residents who didn ’ t follow the curfew , FOX 26 reported .
@ @ @ @ @ a lot of things to do , including taking guns away from gang members , @ @ @ @ @ saving children from internet predators , ” Mims said during a video briefing Thursday afternoon @ @ @ @ @ not gon na make criminals of normally law-abiding citizens.
” The department will not set @ @ @ @ @ over people to verify their reason for being out past curfew , Mims added .
@ @ @ @ @ to take a similarly hands-off approach to the curfew .
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A California sheriff says she will not enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new coronavirus curfew, according to reports.
Newsom announced a number of measures on Thursday, including limited stay-at-home orders and overnight curfews for nonessential work between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. every Saturday until Dec. 21.
Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims, however, said she wouldn’t be penalizing residents who didn’t follow the curfew, FOX 26 reported.
“We’ve got a lot of things to do, including taking guns away from gang members, stopping narcotic trafficking, and saving children from internet predators,” Mims said during a video briefing Thursday afternoon.
“We’re not gonna make criminals of normally law-abiding citizens.”
The department will not set up any checkpoints or pull over people to verify their reason for being out past curfew, Mims added.
Other law enforcement agencies plan to take a similarly hands-off approach to the curfew. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--The Great Relocation: Americans Are Relocating By The Millions Because They Can Feel What Is Coming

This is a really odd time to be having a “ housing boom ” .
We are in the middle of the worst public health crisis in 100 years , endless civil unrest has been ravaging many of our largest cities , and we are experiencing the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s .
But even though more than 70 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits this year , home sales are absolutely rocking .
How in the world is this possible ?
Well , this phenomenon is actually quite easy to explain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the seams all around us , vast numbers of Americans are seeking greener pastures .
According to ABC News , the chaotic events of 2020 have caused “ millions of Americans ” to relocate .
In New York City alone , more than 300,000 former residents have permanently moved to new addresses .
We have never seen anything quite like this before , and it is anticipated that this trend will continue into 2021 .
Even though most Americans don ’ t know exactly what is ahead , I think that on some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is coming , and they are getting out of the big cities while they still can .
So even though we are literally in the midst of a horrifying economic depression , homes are selling like hotcakes right now… Home sales rose again in October , at their highest pace in 14 years , according to the National Association of Realtors .
But a record low inventory of available homes and a greater number of luxury homes sold have pushed the median home price up to a record $ 313,000 , almost 16 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With so many interested buyers and such little inventory , it has definitely become a seller ’ s market…- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

This is a really odd time to be having a “housing boom”. We are in the middle of the worst public health crisis in 100 years, endless civil unrest has been ravaging many of our largest cities, and we are experiencing the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But even though more than 70 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits this year, home sales are absolutely rocking. How in the world is this possible?
Well, this phenomenon is actually quite easy to explain. As our society comes apart at the seams all around us, vast numbers of Americans are seeking greener pastures. According to ABC News, the chaotic events of 2020 have caused “millions of Americans” to relocate. In New York City alone, more than 300,000 former residents have permanently moved to new addresses.
We have never seen anything quite like this before, and it is anticipated that this trend will continue into 2021. Even though most Americans don’t know exactly what is ahead, I think that on some level many of them can feel what is coming, and they are getting out of the big cities while they still can.
So even though we are literally in the midst of a horrifying economic depression, homes are selling like hotcakes right now…
Home sales rose again in October, at their highest pace in 14 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. But a record low inventory of available homes and a greater number of luxury homes sold have pushed the median home price up to a record $313,000, almost 16% more than a year ago.
With so many interested buyers and such little inventory, it has definitely become a seller’s market…- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--More Than 2/3rds Of Americans Oppose Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations

Ever since it burst out of Wuhan , China roughly one year ago , the coronavirus has created what one economist described as a “ trilemma ” – that is , the struggle to balance the inevitable tradeoffs between safeguarding public health , the economy and personal freedom .
In the US ( and in many spots around Europe as well ) , some have pointed to skepticism surrounding the accelerated development process for the myriad COVID vaccine projects as a potential obstacle to achieving herd immunity , since a lack of public confidence might force some governments to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine .
With all this in mind , policymakers and economists are struggling to pinpoint an acceptable trade-off between public health , economic health and personal freedom .
Some analysts have taken to calling these conflicting priorities the coronavirus “ trilemma ” .
However these conflicts are resolved will be critical to the economic outlook in 2021 , and with Wall Street increasingly expecting the US economy to slide back into contraction during Q4 , speculation about the timing and pace of the rebound has been pushed out to next year , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ timing of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be critical in deciding how all of this plays out .
But there ’ s another issue , more closely related to the “ personal freedom ” leg of the “ trilemma ” , that epidemiologists and policymakers may have underestimated .
And that ’ s the question of public confidence in the vaccine .
Several Wall Street research shops have published insights on the subject , using data gleaned from YouGov and Gallup opinion polls , along with other sources .
The other day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eagerness to receive the vaccine , along with opinions about whether it should be “ mandatory ” .
Opinion polling is clear : In the US , more than 2/3rds of the population feels receiving a COVID-19 vaccine should be voluntary .
What ’ s more , only a small percentage of Americans would push to be vaccinated within the first month of a vaccine being widely available .
Most appear content to hang back , presumably more concerned about when the economy will be allowed to reopen than when they might be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Ever since it burst out of Wuhan, China roughly one year ago, the coronavirus has created what one economist described as a “trilemma” – that is, the struggle to balance the inevitable tradeoffs between safeguarding public health, the economy and personal freedom.
In the US (and in many spots around Europe as well), some have pointed to skepticism surrounding the accelerated development process for the myriad COVID vaccine projects as a potential obstacle to achieving herd immunity, since a lack of public confidence might force some governments to try and unduly pressure citizens to accept the vaccine.
With all this in mind, policymakers and economists are struggling to pinpoint an acceptable trade-off between public health, economic health and personal freedom. Some analysts have taken to calling these conflicting priorities the coronavirus “trilemma”. However these conflicts are resolved will be critical to the economic outlook in 2021, and with Wall Street increasingly expecting the US economy to slide back into contraction during Q4, speculation about the timing and pace of the rebound has been pushed out to next year, and 2022.
To be sure, the timing of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be critical in deciding how all of this plays out. But there’s another issue, more closely related to the “personal freedom” leg of the “trilemma”, that epidemiologists and policymakers may have underestimated. And that’s the question of public confidence in the vaccine.
Several Wall Street research shops have published insights on the subject, using data gleaned from YouGov and Gallup opinion polls, along with other sources. The other day, Deutsche Bank published a chart breaking down eagerness to receive the vaccine, along with opinions about whether it should be “mandatory”.
Opinion polling is clear: In the US, more than 2/3rds of the population feels receiving a COVID-19 vaccine should be voluntary. What’s more, only a small percentage of Americans would push to be vaccinated within the first month of a vaccine being widely available. Most appear content to hang back, presumably more concerned about when the economy will be allowed to reopen than when they might be able to get vaccinated.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Court Rules Texas and Louisiana Can Drop Planned Parenthood From Medicaid

A circuit court ruled Monday that Texas and Louisiana can exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding , a win for the movement to deprive the abortion provider of federal funding .
The Fifth U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a district court ’ s preliminary injunction preventing the exclusion of Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding .
The court of appeals ruled in an 11-5 majority that Planned Parenthood did not have the right to challenge the state ’ s decisions regarding who receives Medicaid benefits .
Medicaid beneficiaries “ have no right under the statute to challenge a State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unqualified , ” the court ’ s chief judge wrote in the majority ’ s opinion .
Because Planned Parenthood , or its patients , did not have the right to challenge Texas or Louisiana ’ s decision to remove it from Medicaid benefits , the states are allowed to proceed with removing the organization from Medicaid funding .
The legal battle over Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in the two states began in 2015 after the release of controversial undercover videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood employees discussing the sale of fetal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved to kick the abortion provider out of Medicaid funding , citing the videos as evidence that the organization showed a willingness to profit off the sale of fetal tissue .
In 2017 , a lower court blocked the states from cutting off the Medicaid funding .
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A circuit court ruled Monday that Texas and Louisiana can exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding, a win for the movement to deprive the abortion provider of federal funding.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a district court’s preliminary injunction preventing the exclusion of Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding. The court of appeals ruled in an 11-5 majority that Planned Parenthood did not have the right to challenge the state’s decisions regarding who receives Medicaid benefits.
Medicaid beneficiaries “have no right under the statute to challenge a State’s determination that a provider is unqualified,” the court’s chief judge wrote in the majority’s opinion. Because Planned Parenthood, or its patients, did not have the right to challenge Texas or Louisiana’s decision to remove it from Medicaid benefits, the states are allowed to proceed with removing the organization from Medicaid funding.
The legal battle over Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in the two states began in 2015 after the release of controversial undercover videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood employees discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Texas and Louisiana state officials moved to kick the abortion provider out of Medicaid funding, citing the videos as evidence that the organization showed a willingness to profit off the sale of fetal tissue. In 2017, a lower court blocked the states from cutting off the Medicaid funding. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--UK Supreme Court Judge Slams “Totalitarian” COVID “Control Freaks” In Government

A British Supreme Court judge has slammed the UK government as ‘ control freaks ’ for attempting to control people @ @ @ @ @ guise of COVID , and labeled it “ morally and constitutionally indefensible ” to define @ @ @ @ @ and shouldn ’ t have .
In an op-ed published Sunday , Lord Sumption noted @ @ @ @ @ whether to let us have a family Christmas perfectly sums up what is wrong with @ @ @ @ @ ” of the crisis .
Sumption wrote that there are “ many different answers to @ @ @ @ @ Christmas ” , yet the crux of the matter is “ whether we should be @ @ @ @ @ for ourselves , instead of having it imposed on us by law.
” The British @ @ @ @ @ to spend 5 days in the company of their relatives over Christmas , but with @ @ @ @ @ they will have to pay back the privilege with more lockdown time , specifically another @ @ @ @ @ to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

A British Supreme Court judge has slammed the UK government as ‘control freaks’ for attempting to control people’s lives under the guise of COVID, and labeled it “morally and constitutionally indefensible” to define what freedoms the public should and shouldn’t have.
In an op-ed published Sunday, Lord Sumption noted that the “debate about whether to let us have a family Christmas perfectly sums up what is wrong with this Government’s handling” of the crisis.
Sumption wrote that there are “many different answers to the dilemmas of a Covid Christmas”, yet the crux of the matter is “whether we should be allowed to make the choice for ourselves, instead of having it imposed on us by law.”
“But for the Jacobins of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and the control freaks in the Department of Health, theirs is the only answer,” Sumption urged.
The British government has posited allowing people to spend 5 days in the company of their relatives over Christmas, but with the caveat that in January they will have to pay back the privilege with more lockdown time, specifically another 25 days– READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Majority of Republicans Would Toss Their Support Behind Trump if He Ran in 2024, Poll Shows

It has been three weeks since Election Day and over two weeks since all major news outlets projected Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ presidential election .
However , President Donald Trump has refused to concede the election and @ @ @ @ @ voter fraud claims .
Now , a new survey published on Tuesday by Morning Consult @ @ @ @ @ of Republican voters polled would toss their support behind Donald Trump if he were to @ @ @ @ @ If the 2024 Republican presidential primary were held today , 54 % of Republicans said @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
Meanwhile , 12 % of voters said they would support Vice President @ @ @ @ @ % showed support for the president ’ s eldest son , Donald Trump Jr. Four @ @ @ @ @ would support Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) or former U.S. ambassador to the United @ @ @ @ @ READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

It has been three weeks since Election Day and over two weeks since all major news outlets projected Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election.
However, President Donald Trump has refused to concede the election and continued to push unsubstantiated widespread voter fraud claims.
Now, a new survey published on Tuesday by Morning Consult is revealing that the majority of Republican voters polled would toss their support behind Donald Trump if he were to run again in 2024.
If the 2024 Republican presidential primary were held today, 54% of Republicans said that they would vote for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, 12% of voters said they would support Vice President Mike Pence, while 8% showed support for the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Four percent of respondents said they would support Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) or former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--Trump’s election lawsuit leads to 3rd Circuit grant for expedited review

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump campaign ’ s request for an expedited review of a lower @ @ @ @ @ dismiss a lawsuit over voting in Pennsylvania .
Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis tweeted the @ @ @ @ @ the court record Monday morning .
The appeal comes after U.S. District Court Judge Matthew @ @ @ @ @ the campaign ’ s lawsuit , which sought an injunction that would stop the certification @ @ @ @ @ .
Most counties in the state are expected to certify their results on Monday .
@ @ @ @ @ the Constitution ’ s guarantee of equal protection under the law was violated by the @ @ @ @ @ measures to inform voters of technical issues that arose with the unprecedented number of mail-in @ @ @ @ @ State Kathy Boockvar , along with seven counties that were sued by the Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ , argued Trump had already raised similar claims.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas @ @ @ @

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump campaign’s request for an expedited review of a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit over voting in Pennsylvania.
Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis tweeted the news with an image of the court record Monday morning.
The appeal comes after U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Brann in Pennsylvania threw out the campaign’s lawsuit, which sought an injunction that would stop the certification of the election in Pennsylvania. Most counties in the state are expected to certify their results on Monday.
The Trump campaign argued that the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law was violated by the state when counties took different measures to inform voters of technical issues that arose with the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, along with seven counties that were sued by the Trump campaign and where Joe Biden led, argued Trump had already raised similar claims.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--UK Government Proposes “Freedom Passes” To Get ‘Safe’ People Back To Work

The rollout of COVID-19 immunity certificates across the UK could become a reality in 2021 .
A draft of the scheme , one where people who have contracted the virus and have recovered , or have naturally develop antibodies to fight the virus , could be given the golden ticket to resume a normal life .
UK ’ s Downing Street plans covid passes for anyone who gets two COVID-19 negative tests per week or has immunity to the virus or has yet to contract the virus .
The Telegraph notes Whitehall officials are planning to call the scheme “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move to jump-start the ailing economy next year by allowing healthy people to conduct daily activities without being impeded by strict social-distancing measures .
A digital certificate , stored on a smartphone device , would be given to someone who meets the requirements for the new pass .
“ They will allow someone to wander down the streets , and if someone else asks why they are not wearing a mask , they can show the card , letter or an App.
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The rollout of COVID-19 immunity certificates across the UK could become a reality in 2021. A draft of the scheme, one where people who have contracted the virus and have recovered, or have naturally develop antibodies to fight the virus, could be given the golden ticket to resume a normal life.
UK’s Downing Street plans covid passes for anyone who gets two COVID-19 negative tests per week or has immunity to the virus or has yet to contract the virus. The Telegraph notes Whitehall officials are planning to call the scheme “freedom passes.”
The strategy is a move to jump-start the ailing economy next year by allowing healthy people to conduct daily activities without being impeded by strict social-distancing measures.
A digital certificate, stored on a smartphone device, would be given to someone who meets the requirements for the new pass.
A source told the Telegraph:
“They will allow someone to wander down the streets, and if someone else asks why they are not wearing a mask, they can show the card, letter or an App.”
Conservative Tom Tugendhat recently said he could “certainly see the day” when proof of vaccination was required to return to normal life.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-11-25--De Blasio Unleashes ‘COVID Checkpoints’ To Catch & Fine NYC Travelers Who Violate Holiday Quarantine

As millions of Americans defy the CDC ’ s warning not to travel for the holiday season , NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has once again dispatched police to key traffic chokepoints where his quarantine rules will be strictly enforced .
New York City Sheriff Joseph Fucito said the sheriff ’ s office ( a separate entity from the NYPD ) will conduct spot checks when out-of-state buses drop riders off at the curb , and will also check cars will out of state and New York licenses plates .
Test-and-trace teams will also be on the ground to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ education ” about quarantine .
New York ’ s statewide 14-day holiday quarantine mandates that travelers quarantine , or take a test showing they ’ re negative .
Violations of self-quarantine will be enforced , and may carry fines of $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 , the mayor ’ s office has said .
Around the US , few jurisdictions have actually enforced quarantine and social distancing rules , though people have been killed in fights spurred by mandatory mask requirements .
Some governors , including Kristi Noem in South Dakota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other social distancing measures mandatory .
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As millions of Americans defy the CDC’s warning not to travel for the holiday season, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has once again dispatched police to key traffic chokepoints where his quarantine rules will be strictly enforced.
New York City Sheriff Joseph Fucito said the sheriff’s office (a separate entity from the NYPD) will conduct spot checks when out-of-state buses drop riders off at the curb, and will also check cars will out of state and New York licenses plates. Test-and-trace teams will also be on the ground to help direct people to testing sites while providing “education” about quarantine.
New York’s statewide 14-day holiday quarantine mandates that travelers quarantine, or take a test showing they’re negative. Violations of self-quarantine will be enforced, and may carry fines of $1,000 to $2,000, the mayor’s office has said.
Around the US, few jurisdictions have actually enforced quarantine and social distancing rules, though people have been killed in fights spurred by mandatory mask requirements. Some governors, including Kristi Noem in South Dakota, have refused to make wearing masks and other social distancing measures mandatory. – READ MORE
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