truepundit--2020-12-02--Georgia Secretary Of State Opens 250 Investigations Into ‘Credible Claims Of Illegal Voting’

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , a Republican , announced on Monday that the state of Georgia has opened 250 investigations into “ credible claims of illegal voting and violation of state election law.
” At a press conference , Raffensperger was careful to qualify his statements , noting that “ dishonest actors ” were pumping “ massive amounts of misinformation ” into the media ecosystem .
Raffensperger appeared to slam Trump ’ s legal team without directly naming them , saying they were “ exploiting the emotions of many Trump supporters with fantastic claims , half truths , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misleading the president as well.
” “ As we move forward in the process , we will , as we always have been , we will continue to investigate credible claims of illegal voting and violation of state election law , ” Raffensperger said .
“ There are currently over 250 open cases from 2020 and we have 23 investigators to follow up on that .
Some of these include , a charge Gwinnett County that absentee ballots outnumber absentee envelopes .
This is the kind of specific charge that our office can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have multiple investigations underway surrounding absentee ballots in Fulton , Gwinnett , Cobb , and many others .
We continue our investigations into potential dead , double voters , and non-resident voters , ” he continued .
“ As we move to the December 1st election , which is tomorrow , and the January 5th federal runoffs , we have to remain vigilant.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, announced on Monday that the state of Georgia has opened 250 investigations into “credible claims of illegal voting and violation of state election law.”
At a press conference, Raffensperger was careful to qualify his statements, noting that “dishonest actors” were pumping “massive amounts of misinformation” into the media ecosystem. Raffensperger appeared to slam Trump’s legal team without directly naming them, saying they were “exploiting the emotions of many Trump supporters with fantastic claims, half truths, misinformation, and frankly, they are misleading the president as well.”
“As we move forward in the process, we will, as we always have been, we will continue to investigate credible claims of illegal voting and violation of state election law,” Raffensperger said. “There are currently over 250 open cases from 2020 and we have 23 investigators to follow up on that. Some of these include, a charge Gwinnett County that absentee ballots outnumber absentee envelopes. This is the kind of specific charge that our office can investigate and ascertain the truth.”
“We have multiple investigations underway surrounding absentee ballots in Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, and many others. We continue our investigations into potential dead, double voters, and non-resident voters,” he continued. “As we move to the December 1st election, which is tomorrow, and the January 5th federal runoffs, we have to remain vigilant.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--UN Dubs Self ‘Trusted’ Pandemic News Source, Teams Up With World Economic Forum To Encourage ‘New So

UN Dubs Self ‘Trusted’ Pandemic News Source, Teams Up With World Economic Forum To Encourage ‘New Social Norms’

The United Nations has ‘ launched a counter-attack ’ against coronavirus misinformation – by teaming up with the World Economic @ @ @ @ @ and other ‘ potentially dubious content.
’ “ When COVID-19 emerged , it was clear @ @ @ @ @ not just a public health emergency , but a communications crisis as well , ” @ @ @ @ @ UN ’ s head of global communications .
“ We ’ re trying to create @ @ @ @ @ ‘ pause – take care before you share ’ – she continued , adding “ @ @ @ @ @ , through this new social norm , with a bit of ‘ information scepticism ’ @ @ @ @ @ also seeks to rope social media influencers into spreading ‘ real news ’ about the @ @ @ @ @ means nothing to do with hydroxychloroquine , incredibly low fatality rates for most people below @ @ @ @ @ even slightly opposed to business-killing lockdowns.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast @ @

The United Nations has ‘launched a counter-attack’ against coronavirus misinformation – by teaming up with the World Economic Forum to battle coronavirus misinformation and other ‘potentially dubious content.’
“When COVID-19 emerged, it was clear from the outset this was not just a public health emergency, but a communications crisis as well,” says Melissa Flemming, the UN’s head of global communications.
During the #COVID19 pandemic, the wrong information can be deadly. Join me in taking the #PledgetoPause before sharing and help stop the spread of misinformation online. https://t.co/Rj0dg5OiZb pic.twitter.com/xeX8hoisXv — António Guterres (@antonioguterres) October 20, 2020
“We’re trying to create this new social norm called ‘pause – take care before you share’ – she continued, adding “We’re equipping people, through this new social norm, with a bit of ‘information scepticism’.”
The new initiative also seeks to rope social media influencers into spreading ‘real news’ about the pandemic – which we assume means nothing to do with hydroxychloroquine, incredibly low fatality rates for most people below retirement age, or anyone even slightly opposed to business-killing lockdowns.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Mayor Dined At French Laundry One Night After Newsom — Three Days Before She Banned Indoor Dining In

Mayor Dined At French Laundry One Night After Newsom — Three Days Before She Banned Indoor Dining In San Francisco

The mayor of San Francisco dined in a semi-enclosed room at the French Laundry restaurant three days before she banned indoor dining in her city .
Mayor London Breed ’ s spokesman Jeff Cretan confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle that the mayor dined at the French Laundry on Nov. 7 .
The restaurant , located in California ’ s Napa Valley , is considered “ the pinnacle of California dining ” and has been ranked the best restaurant in the world numerous times , according to various outlets .
Breed ’ s Nov. 7 dinner was a celebration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ birthday , according to the Chronicle .
Eight people attended the party in a partially enclosed room with a ceiling and chandelier — the same kind of room that Newsom infamously dined in on the evening of Nov. 6 , according to photos obtained by Fox LA .
Newsom has said the restaurant was outdoors , but FoxLA reported that the room ’ s glass sliding doors had been closed , making the dinner party indoors .
Breed ’ s spokesman portrayed the event as a “ small family birthday dinner , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that it is unclear how many households were included in the group .
Breed ’ s party would have violated San Francisco COVID-19 restrictions had it taken place in her city , where groups larger than six are prohibited both indoors and outdoors unless everyone in the group lived together , according to the Chronicle .
Three days after Breed dined at the French Laundry , she banned indoor dining in the city of San Francisco .
“ I can not emphasize enough how important it is that everyone act responsibly to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said in a Nov. 10 statement , according to the Chronicle .
“ Every San Franciscan needs to do their part so that we can start moving in the right direction again.
” Breed did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
A plethora of lawmakers across the country have been caught flouting the coronavirus restrictions , attending protests and ignoring their own social distancing guidelines .
The mayor of D.C. and the governor of New York traveled to “ high risk ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were photographed attending a mostly maskless birthday party , and the governor of California and mayor of Philadelphia were photographed on separate occasions ignoring their own state restrictions on dining .
These incidents sparked outrage across the country in the past week .
Video footage posted in late November showed Democratic New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy confronted by two angry protestors who yelled at him and told him , “ you are such a dick.
” “ How you doing ?
How you doing , ” a woman asked the governor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is in accordance with New Jersey coronavirus restrictions .
“ You having fun with your family in the meantime ?
You ’ re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house ?
”

The mayor of San Francisco dined in a semi-enclosed room at the French Laundry restaurant three days before she banned indoor dining in her city.
Mayor London Breed’s spokesman Jeff Cretan confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle that the mayor dined at the French Laundry on Nov. 7. The restaurant, located in California’s Napa Valley, is considered “the pinnacle of California dining” and has been ranked the best restaurant in the world numerous times, according to various outlets.
SCOOP! My latest: Gavin Newsom wasn’t the only one to attend a fancy birthday dinner at the French Laundry last month. San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined a socialite’s dinner there the next night — and banned indoor dining in SF three days later.https://t.co/i2IrITKRc2 — Heather Knight (@hknightsf) December 1, 2020
Breed’s Nov. 7 dinner was a celebration of socialite Gorretti Lo Lui’s 60th birthday, according to the Chronicle. Eight people attended the party in a partially enclosed room with a ceiling and chandelier — the same kind of room that Newsom infamously dined in on the evening of Nov. 6, according to photos obtained by Fox LA.
Newsom has said the restaurant was outdoors, but FoxLA reported that the room’s glass sliding doors had been closed, making the dinner party indoors.
Breed’s spokesman portrayed the event as a “small family birthday dinner,” the Chronicle reported, though the publication noted that it is unclear how many households were included in the group. Breed’s party would have violated San Francisco COVID-19 restrictions had it taken place in her city, where groups larger than six are prohibited both indoors and outdoors unless everyone in the group lived together, according to the Chronicle.
Three days after Breed dined at the French Laundry, she banned indoor dining in the city of San Francisco.
“I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that everyone act responsibly to reduce the spread of the virus,” she said in a Nov. 10 statement, according to the Chronicle. “Every San Franciscan needs to do their part so that we can start moving in the right direction again.”
Breed did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
A plethora of lawmakers across the country have been caught flouting the coronavirus restrictions, attending protests and ignoring their own social distancing guidelines.
The mayor of D.C. and the governor of New York traveled to “high risk” states, Democratic leaders in New York were photographed attending a mostly maskless birthday party, and the governor of California and mayor of Philadelphia were photographed on separate occasions ignoring their own state restrictions on dining.
These incidents sparked outrage across the country in the past week. Video footage posted in late November showed Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy confronted by two angry protestors who yelled at him and told him, “you are such a dick.”
“How you doing? How you doing,” a woman asked the governor, who was dining outside without a mask, which is in accordance with New Jersey coronavirus restrictions. “You having fun with your family in the meantime? You’re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house?”


truepundit--2020-12-02--Barr Appoints Special Counsel To Continue Investigation Into Origins Of Trump-Russia Probe

Attorney General William Barr designated U.S. attorney John Durham in October as special counsel for the Justice Department , allowing him to continue his investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe , according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation .
Barr revealed the decision in an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday .
The move seemingly adds an additional layer of protection to Durham ’ s investigation , which began as an inquiry on May 13 , 2019 , into the FBI and CIA ’ s Trump-related intelligence activities .
President-elect Joe Biden has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s investigation to continue .
Durham , the U.S. attorney for Connecticut , is investigating FBI and CIA activities that occurred largely during the Obama-Biden administration .
Barr appointed Durham special counsel on Oct. 19 , using the same legal statute that created the special counsel ’ s probe led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller .
Barr said in a letter to lawmakers on Tuesday that he expected Durham to conclude his investigation by this summer , but that the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from doing so .
“ In advance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appoint Mr. Durham as a Special Counsel to provide him and his team with the assurance that they could complete their work , without regard to the outcome of the election , ” Barr wrote in the letter , obtained by the DCNF .
Barr ’ s order says Durham is authorized to investigate whether “ any federal official , employee , or any other person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence , counter-intelligence , or law-enforcement activities directed at the 2016 presidential campaigns , individuals associated with those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration of President Donald J. Trump.
” The order says the investigation can include any activities that took place as part of the FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane investigation , as well as during the Mueller probe .
Crossfire Hurricane is the FBI code name for the investigation into the Trump campaign ’ s links to Russia .
Mueller took over the investigation after Trump fired James Comey as FBI director .
Barr ’ s order says that a confidential report will be required under the special counsel statute .
The report will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a form that will permit public dissemination.
” While much about Durham ’ s investigation remains hidden from public view , the veteran prosecutor appears to be tracking some of the findings of a Justice Department inspector general ’ s probe that said the FBI misled a federal court in order to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page .
A report from the IG released on Dec. 9 said that the FBI made 17 “ significant ” errors and omissions in applications for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the errors involved the FBI ’ s handling of information from Christopher Steele , a former British spy hired by the DNC and Clinton campaign to investigate the Trump campaign ’ s possible ties to Russia .
Several of Steele ’ s allegations , which he compiled in a dossier , have been debunked or remain uncorroborated .
Durham has also led inquiries into the CIA ’ s assessment that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign specifically to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton .
Durham has interviewed former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that inquiry .
Barr has said in interviews that Durham has uncovered “ troubling ” evidence of FBI misconduct related to the Trump investigation .
He also asserted that the FBI conducted “ spying ” against the Trump campaign in 2016 .
Barr told the AP that Durham ’ s investigation is “ focused on the activities of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation within the FBI.
” Barr did not indicate whether Durham will issue any indictments in the investigation .
The probe has led to criminal charges against just one defendant : former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who worked on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation , pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to altering an email from the CIA about Carter Page ’ s relationship with the spy agency .
Republicans have increasingly called for Barr to tap a special counsel to continue Durham ’ s work .
Rep. Devin Nunes , the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee , called for a special counsel in an interview on Nov. 22 .
Barr letter to Congress regarding Durham by Chuck Ross on Scribd .
Editor ’ s note : This story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr ’ s letter appointing the special counsel .

Attorney General William Barr designated U.S. attorney John Durham in October as special counsel for the Justice Department, allowing him to continue his investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Barr revealed the decision in an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday.
The move seemingly adds an additional layer of protection to Durham’s investigation, which began as an inquiry on May 13, 2019, into the FBI and CIA’s Trump-related intelligence activities.
President-elect Joe Biden has not said whether he would allow Durham’s investigation to continue. Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, is investigating FBI and CIA activities that occurred largely during the Obama-Biden administration.
Barr appointed Durham special counsel on Oct. 19, using the same legal statute that created the special counsel’s probe led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Barr said in a letter to lawmakers on Tuesday that he expected Durham to conclude his investigation by this summer, but that the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from doing so.
“In advance of the presidential election, I decided to appoint Mr. Durham as a Special Counsel to provide him and his team with the assurance that they could complete their work, without regard to the outcome of the election,” Barr wrote in the letter, obtained by the DCNF.
Barr’s order says Durham is authorized to investigate whether “any federal official, employee, or any other person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence, counter-intelligence, or law-enforcement activities directed at the 2016 presidential campaigns, individuals associated with those campaigns, and individuals associated with the administration of President Donald J. Trump.”
The order says the investigation can include any activities that took place as part of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, as well as during the Mueller probe.
Crossfire Hurricane is the FBI code name for the investigation into the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. Mueller took over the investigation after Trump fired James Comey as FBI director.
Barr’s order says that a confidential report will be required under the special counsel statute. The report will be submitted to the attorney general “in a form that will permit public dissemination.”
While much about Durham’s investigation remains hidden from public view, the veteran prosecutor appears to be tracking some of the findings of a Justice Department inspector general’s probe that said the FBI misled a federal court in order to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
A report from the IG released on Dec. 9 said that the FBI made 17 “significant” errors and omissions in applications for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against Page.
Many of the errors involved the FBI’s handling of information from Christopher Steele, a former British spy hired by the DNC and Clinton campaign to investigate the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia.
Several of Steele’s allegations, which he compiled in a dossier, have been debunked or remain uncorroborated.
Durham has also led inquiries into the CIA’s assessment that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign specifically to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. Durham has interviewed former CIA Director John Brennan as part of that inquiry.
Barr has said in interviews that Durham has uncovered “troubling” evidence of FBI misconduct related to the Trump investigation. He also asserted that the FBI conducted “spying” against the Trump campaign in 2016.
Barr told the AP that Durham’s investigation is “focused on the activities of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation within the FBI.”
Barr did not indicate whether Durham will issue any indictments in the investigation. The probe has led to criminal charges against just one defendant: former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith.
Clinesmith, who worked on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to altering an email from the CIA about Carter Page’s relationship with the spy agency.
Republicans have increasingly called for Barr to tap a special counsel to continue Durham’s work.
Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, called for a special counsel in an interview on Nov. 22.
AG Barr order appointing John Durham by Chuck Ross on Scribd.
Barr letter to Congress regarding Durham by Chuck Ross on Scribd.
Editor’s note: This story to reflect additional detail from Attorney General Barr’s letter appointing the special counsel.


truepundit--2020-12-02--France To Implement ‘Restrictive And Dissuasive’ Anti-Skiing Measures To Prevent Virus Spread

French President Emmanuel Macron announced new restrictions Tuesday that will dissuade French citizens from skiing in countries like Switzerland , where slopes remain open .
President Emmanuel Macron said that details of the measures have yet to be finalized , but that they will be “ restrictive , ” according to ABC News .
Ski slopes in France will stay closed throughout the Christmas season to stop the spread of coronavirus , Macron said .
“ If there are countries … which maintain their ski resorts open , we will have to take control measures , ” Macron said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take restrictive and dissuasive measures , ” he said .
France Prime Minister Jean Castex announced restrictions on ski slopes last week , according to ABC News .
While winter sports resorts would be allowed to open during the Christmas season , ski lifts and slopes will be required to close .
In response to the government ’ s restrictions , the mayor of Châtel , France Nicolas Rubin displayed Swiss flags on the town hall , according to swissinfo.ch .
Châtel is home to a popular ski resort on the border of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of listening and consultation , a rash decision – France has decided to close its ski areas when its neighbor has taken a different position , ” Rubin tweeted , according to swissinfo.ch .
“ Symbolically , the town hall of Châtel is decked out in the colors of Switzerland.
” Both Switzerland and Austria have ruled out closing ski slopes while Germany and Italy joined France in closing theirs through the Christmas season , according to swissinfo.ch .

French President Emmanuel Macron announced new restrictions Tuesday that will dissuade French citizens from skiing in countries like Switzerland, where slopes remain open.
President Emmanuel Macron said that details of the measures have yet to be finalized, but that they will be “restrictive,” according to ABC News. Ski slopes in France will stay closed throughout the Christmas season to stop the spread of coronavirus, Macron said.
“If there are countries … which maintain their ski resorts open, we will have to take control measures,” Macron said, ABC News reported.
“We will take restrictive and dissuasive measures,” he said.
France Prime Minister Jean Castex announced restrictions on ski slopes last week, according to ABC News. While winter sports resorts would be allowed to open during the Christmas season, ski lifts and slopes will be required to close.
In response to the government’s restrictions, the mayor of Châtel, France Nicolas Rubin displayed Swiss flags on the town hall, according to swissinfo.ch. Châtel is home to a popular ski resort on the border of France and Switzerland.
“A lack of listening and consultation, a rash decision – France has decided to close its ski areas when its neighbor has taken a different position,” Rubin tweeted, according to swissinfo.ch. “Symbolically, the town hall of Châtel is decked out in the colors of Switzerland.”
Both Switzerland and Austria have ruled out closing ski slopes while Germany and Italy joined France in closing theirs through the Christmas season, according to swissinfo.ch.


truepundit--2020-12-02--Trump Has Reportedly Raised $170 Million Since Election Day

President Donald Trump has raised approximately $ 170 million since Election Day , as he continues to attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election .
Most of the money came in the week after the election , according to The New York Times .
In the past month , Trump and his legal team have repeatedly alleged widespread fraud in the 2020 election .
In multiple emails asking for money , Trump ’ s campaign has told supporters that donations go to an “ Election Defense Fund.
” Seventy-five percent of donations go to Trump ’ s Save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The remaining quarter of donations go to the Republican National Committee .
Additionally , a donor must give $ 5,000 to the Save America Pact before any funds go to the RNC or Trump ’ s election recount efforts , the Times reported .
If supporters first donate money online , they are also automatically opted into giving monthly contributions , though they can opt-out if they choose .
Rob Flaherty , Biden ’ s former digital director , tweeted that the Trump campaign ’ s tactics a “ plain and simple grift.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Trump campaign , declined the Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s request for comment .
Despite the Trump campaign ’ s enormous fundraising totals , his legal team keeps facing setbacks in battleground states across the country .
Last week Michigan , Pennsylvania and Georgia certified their election results , followed by Arizona and Wisconsin , which did so Monday afternoon .

President Donald Trump has raised approximately $170 million since Election Day, as he continues to attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Most of the money came in the week after the election, according to The New York Times. In the past month, Trump and his legal team have repeatedly alleged widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
In multiple emails asking for money, Trump’s campaign has told supporters that donations go to an “Election Defense Fund.”
Seventy-five percent of donations go to Trump’s Save America PAC, the emails say. The remaining quarter of donations go to the Republican National Committee.
Additionally, a donor must give $5,000 to the Save America Pact before any funds go to the RNC or Trump’s election recount efforts, the Times reported. If supporters first donate money online, they are also automatically opted into giving monthly contributions, though they can opt-out if they choose.
Rob Flaherty, Biden’s former digital director, tweeted that the Trump campaign’s tactics a “plain and simple grift.”
Tim Murtaugh, the communications director for the Trump campaign, declined the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Despite the Trump campaign’s enormous fundraising totals, his legal team keeps facing setbacks in battleground states across the country. Last week Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia certified their election results, followed by Arizona and Wisconsin, which did so Monday afternoon.


truepundit--2020-12-02--Chuck Schumer Says RBG’s Death, Candidate’s Extramarital Affair Cost Democrats The Senate

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democratic donors that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s death and North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham ’ s extramarital affair ruined the party ’ s chances of retaking the Senate , sources familiar with the call told Axios .
Schumer specifically blamed Cunningham ’ s inability to “ keep his zipper up ” for why Democrats are unable to have more than a 50-seat majority in the next Congress , according to Axios .
Democrats ’ Senate hopes now lie in Georgia , where dual runoffs will determine whether Democrats can gain a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finish with just 48 seats .
On the call , Schumer reportedly regretted not only failing to recruit Stacey Abrams to run for a Senate seat in Georgia , but also successfully recruiting Cunningham .
Democrats were favored to retake the Senate majority , according to most forecasts , only to have down-ballot Republicans exceed expectations across the country during November ’ s elections .
In addition to North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis unexpectedly beating Cunningham , Maine Sen. Susan Collins beat her Democratic challenger , Sara Gideon , despite not leading in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schumer said on the call that Ginsburg ’ s death allowed Collins to reframe her race around future Supreme Court vacancies , Axios reported .
Her refusal to vote for Justice Amy Coney Barrett likely increased her favorability among Democrats and Independents in her state , even though Collins faced harsh criticism for voting for Justice Brett Kavanaugh two years ago after he was accused of sexual assault .

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democratic donors that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham’s extramarital affair ruined the party’s chances of retaking the Senate, sources familiar with the call told Axios.
Schumer specifically blamed Cunningham’s inability to “keep his zipper up” for why Democrats are unable to have more than a 50-seat majority in the next Congress, according to Axios. Democrats’ Senate hopes now lie in Georgia, where dual runoffs will determine whether Democrats can gain a slim majority or whether the party will finish with just 48 seats.
On the call, Schumer reportedly regretted not only failing to recruit Stacey Abrams to run for a Senate seat in Georgia, but also successfully recruiting Cunningham.
Democrats were favored to retake the Senate majority, according to most forecasts, only to have down-ballot Republicans exceed expectations across the country during November’s elections. In addition to North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis unexpectedly beating Cunningham, Maine Sen. Susan Collins beat her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, despite not leading in a single public poll in 2020.
Schumer said on the call that Ginsburg’s death allowed Collins to reframe her race around future Supreme Court vacancies, Axios reported. Her refusal to vote for Justice Amy Coney Barrett likely increased her favorability among Democrats and Independents in her state, even though Collins faced harsh criticism for voting for Justice Brett Kavanaugh two years ago after he was accused of sexual assault.


truepundit--2020-12-02--San Jose Mayor Attended Thanksgiving Party After Telling Citizens To ‘Cancel Big Gatherings This Yea

San Jose Mayor Attended Thanksgiving Party After Telling Citizens To ‘Cancel Big Gatherings This Year’

The mayor of San Jose , California attended a Thanksgiving party with family members who were not part of his own household after telling citizens to “ cancel big gatherings this year.
” “ Cases are spiking , in part because we ’ re letting our guard ( and masks ) down with family & friends , ” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tweeted Nov. 25 .
“ Let ’ s cancel the big gatherings this year and focus on keeping each other safe.
” The following day , Liccardo celebrated Thanksgiving with an unknown number of guests at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC Bay Area reported .
Liccardo ’ s staff confirmed that the mayor attended the Thanksgiving event but refused to specify how many people and different households were present as well as whether attendees wore masks when they were not eating , the publication reported .
“ This is a private event – not public , ” Liccardo ’ s Chief of Staff Jim Reed repeatedly told NBC Bay Area .
“ We are going to redraw the line between what is personal and what is public because that line has become blurred.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ told NBC Bay Area that Liccardo would be “ staying home ” on Thanksgiving , then contacted the publication the day after Thanksgiving to say that a spokesperson had “ misspoke ” and that Liccardo went to his parents ’ house for the holiday .
Liccardo did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
News that Liccardo attended the “ private event ” came the same day that FOX 11 reported that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl was seen dining outside at a Santa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she voted to ban outdoor dining .
“ She loves Il Forno , has been saddened to see it , like so many restaurants , suffer from a decline in revenue , ” the spokesperson told FOX 11 .
“ She ate there , taking appropriate precautions , and sadly will not dine there again until our Public Health Orders permit .
”

The mayor of San Jose, California attended a Thanksgiving party with family members who were not part of his own household after telling citizens to “cancel big gatherings this year.”
“Cases are spiking, in part because we’re letting our guard (and masks) down with family & friends,” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tweeted Nov. 25. “Let’s cancel the big gatherings this year and focus on keeping each other safe.”
The following day, Liccardo celebrated Thanksgiving with an unknown number of guests at the Saratoga home of his elderly parents, NBC Bay Area reported.
Liccardo’s staff confirmed that the mayor attended the Thanksgiving event but refused to specify how many people and different households were present as well as whether attendees wore masks when they were not eating, the publication reported.
“This is a private event – not public,” Liccardo’s Chief of Staff Jim Reed repeatedly told NBC Bay Area. “We are going to redraw the line between what is personal and what is public because that line has become blurred.”
The mayor’s staff initially told NBC Bay Area that Liccardo would be “staying home” on Thanksgiving, then contacted the publication the day after Thanksgiving to say that a spokesperson had “misspoke” and that Liccardo went to his parents’ house for the holiday.
Cases are spiking, in part because we’re letting our guard (and masks) down with family & friends. Let’s cancel the big gatherings this year and focus on keeping each other safe https://t.co/oHFXb6DZ82 — Sam Liccardo (@sliccardo) November 25, 2020
Liccardo did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
News that Liccardo attended the “private event” came the same day that FOX 11 reported that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl was seen dining outside at a Santa Monica restaurant last week, shortly after she voted to ban outdoor dining.
“She loves Il Forno, has been saddened to see it, like so many restaurants, suffer from a decline in revenue,” the spokesperson told FOX 11. “She ate there, taking appropriate precautions, and sadly will not dine there again until our Public Health Orders permit.”


truepundit--2020-12-02--Hours After Voting To Ban Outdoor Dining, LA County Supervisor Dined Outdoors

A California county supervisor dined outdoors only hours after voting to ban outdoor dining , FOX 11 reported Monday .
Shortly after Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl voted Tuesday to ban outdoor dining , calling outdoor dining a “ most dangerous situation , ” she was seen dining outside at the Santa Monica restaurant Il Forno Trattoria , according to FOX 11 .
Kuehl admitted through a spokesperson that she dined at Il Forno “ on the very last day it was permissible.
” The outdoor dining ban went into effect Wednesday , the publication reported .
“ She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see it , like so many restaurants , suffer from a decline in revenue , ” the spokesperson told FOX 11 .
“ She ate there , taking appropriate precautions , and sadly will not dine there again until our Public Health Orders permit.
” Kuehl did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Managers at the restaurant told FOX 11 that they “ didn ’ t want to get involved ” and declined to comment .
“ This is a serious health emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Kuehl said during the Tuesday LA County Board of Supervisors meeting , according to FOX 11 .
“ The servers are not protected from us , and they ’ re not protected from their other tables that they ’ re serving at that particular time , plus all the hours in which they ’ re working.
” A plethora of lawmakers across the country have been caught flouting the coronavirus restrictions , attending protests and ignoring their own social distancing guidelines .
The mayor of D.C. and the governor of New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Democratic leaders in New York were photographed attending a mostly maskless birthday party , and the governor of California and mayor of Philadelphia were photographed on separate occasions ignoring their own state restrictions on dining .
These incidents sparked outrage across the country in the past week .
Video footage posted in late November showed Democratic New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy confronted by two angry protestors who yelled at him and told him , “ you are such a dick.
” “ How you doing ?
How you doing , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was dining outside without a mask , which is in accordance with New Jersey coronavirus restrictions .
“ You having fun with your family in the meantime ?
You ’ re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house ?
”

A California county supervisor dined outdoors only hours after voting to ban outdoor dining, FOX 11 reported Monday.
Shortly after Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl voted Tuesday to ban outdoor dining, calling outdoor dining a “most dangerous situation,” she was seen dining outside at the Santa Monica restaurant Il Forno Trattoria, according to FOX 11.
Kuehl admitted through a spokesperson that she dined at Il Forno “on the very last day it was permissible.” The outdoor dining ban went into effect Wednesday, the publication reported.
EXCLUSIVE: Just hours after L.A. County Supervisor @SheilaKuehl voted to ban all outdoor dining last Tuesday, which she described as “a most dangerous situation”, we’ve learned that she dined outdoors at Il Forno Trattoria in Santa Monica. https://t.co/8IOtAcpV50 @FOXLA — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 1, 2020
“She loves Il Forno, has been saddened to see it, like so many restaurants, suffer from a decline in revenue,” the spokesperson told FOX 11. “She ate there, taking appropriate precautions, and sadly will not dine there again until our Public Health Orders permit.”
Kuehl did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Managers at the restaurant told FOX 11 that they “didn’t want to get involved” and declined to comment.
“This is a serious health emergency and we must take it seriously,” Kuehl said during the Tuesday LA County Board of Supervisors meeting, according to FOX 11. “The servers are not protected from us, and they’re not protected from their other tables that they’re serving at that particular time, plus all the hours in which they’re working.”
A plethora of lawmakers across the country have been caught flouting the coronavirus restrictions, attending protests and ignoring their own social distancing guidelines.
The mayor of D.C. and the governor of New York traveled to “high risk” states, Democratic leaders in New York were photographed attending a mostly maskless birthday party, and the governor of California and mayor of Philadelphia were photographed on separate occasions ignoring their own state restrictions on dining.
These incidents sparked outrage across the country in the past week. Video footage posted in late November showed Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy confronted by two angry protestors who yelled at him and told him, “you are such a dick.”
“How you doing? How you doing,” a woman asked the governor, who was dining outside without a mask, which is in accordance with New Jersey coronavirus restrictions. “You having fun with your family in the meantime? You’re having all kind of other bullshit going on at your house?”


truepundit--2020-12-02--Carter Page Says FBI Agent Used Fake Name During Interviews

• Carter Page alleged in a lawsuit filed last week that an FBI counterintelligence agent used an alias during interviews with him in 2017 .
• A retired FBI official who has worked in undercover operations says that an agent using an alias in that situation would be highly unusual .
• Page said in the lawsuit that Stephen Somma , a veteran counterintelligence agent , introduced himself as Steve Holt during their interviews .
• An inspector general ’ s report criticized Somma ’ s actions during the FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane probe .
Former Trump campaign adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agent used an alias during multiple interviews with him in 2017 , a tactic that one former FBI official describes as highly unusual .
Page leveled the allegation on Friday in a $ 75 million lawsuit against the FBI , Justice Department and multiple current and former FBI officials over what he says was “ unlawful spying ” against him as part of the FBI ’ s investigation of the Trump campaign .
According to Page , veteran FBI counterintelligence agent Stephen Somma introduced himself as Steve Holt during five interviews conducted as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name for the FBI probe .
The FBI at the time was investigating Page and three other Trump campaign advisers over possible links to Russia .
Page was the most heavily scrutinized of the four original targets of the probe .
The FBI conducted electronic and physical surveillance of Page from October 2016 through September 2017 .
The lawsuit extensively cites the findings of a Justice Department inspector general ’ s ( IG ) report which detailed 17 “ significant ” errors and omissions in the FBI ’ s applications for Foreign Intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page .
The IG report was highly critical of “ Case Agent 1 , ” who has since been identified as Somma .
The report said Somma , who works out of the FBI ’ s New York field office , was “ primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications.
” The FBI declined to comment on Page ’ s lawsuit and his allegation that Somma used a false name .
The use of an alias by an FBI agent outside of an undercover operation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a retired 25-year FBI veteran who has worked on undercover operations .
“ Never heard of an FBI agent going undercover as a different FBI agent , ” James Gagliano told the DCNF .
“ If I was in a supervisory capacity on that matter — I ’ d never have authorized it , ” said Gagliano , who has worked as a supervisory special agent and as the senior team leader for the FBI ’ s SWAT team in the New York Field Office .
The IG ’ s office did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether Somma ’ s use of a possible alias came up during the watchdog ’ s investigation .
Knowing Somma ’ s true name could have revealed that he had connections to Stefan Halper , a confidential human source for the FBI who secretly recorded Page as part of Crossfire Hurricane .
Halper hosted Somma and two other FBI counterintelligence agents at a 2011 conference at the University of Cambridge , according to an itinerary that has since been scrubbed from Cambridge ’ s website .
The IG report said that Somma was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
Halper served as a professor at Cambridge and ran an intelligence program there alongside Sir Richard Dearlove , the former head of MI6 , the British equivalent of the CIA .
Halper ’ s role as an FBI source was revealed in May 2018 , two months after the DCNF reported that the longtime political operative had a series of interactions in 2016 with three Trump aides : Carter Page , George Papadopoulos and Sam Clovis .
The FBI source first met Page at a political conference held at the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , three weeks before the bureau opened Crossfire Hurricane .
Republicans have questioned the timing of the Halper-Page interaction , and wondered whether the FBI began snooping on Trump aides earlier than previously known .
The IG report says that Somma denied directing Halper to meet with Page before the start of the investigation .
He said that Halper ’ s meeting with Page was a chance occurrence , though investigators used the previous interaction to set up additional contacts between Halper and Page .
Somma and other investigators met with Halper on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to work as a source in the investigation , according to the IG report .
Halper met with Page on Aug. 20 , 2016 , at Halper ’ s home in Virginia .
Investigators failed to disclose that Page told Halper during one of their meetings that he had never met Kremlin officials who the dossier claims he met during a trip to Moscow .
Page also told Halper that he had never spoken to or met Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort .
That undercut an allegation from former British spy Christopher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the conspiracy with Russia .
The FBI relied heavily on a dossier compiled by Steele in its FISA applications .
Several allegations from the dossier have since been debunked .
The special counsel ’ s office also undercut Steele ’ s core theory that the Trump campaign was part of a “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation ” with the Russian government .
The IG report also said that a CIA employee informed Somma on Aug. 17 , 2016 that Page had been an “ operational contact ” for the spy agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not include that information in the applications to surveil Page .
The IG report said that Somma misrepresented the information from the CIA during conversations with attorneys from the Justice Department ’ s national security division .
Somma took part in the January 2017 interviews with Igor Danchenko , the primary source for the Steele dossier .
The IG report said that Danchenko undercut the credibility of the dossier during the interviews , but that the FBI did not disclose that information in applications to continue surveillance against Page .
Somma was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverage on Page , according to the IG report .
He requested the surveillance warrant in mid-August 2016 but was rebuffed by FBI lawyers who said there was not enough probable cause to believe Page was a Russian agent .
That assessment changed on Sept. 19 , 2016 , when memos from the dossier were provided to the Crossfire Hurricane team .
Investigators began drafting a FISA application , which was approved on Oct. 21 , 2016 .
The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to interview Somma and Brian Auten , an FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is unclear if the deposition ever took place .
It is also unclear whether U.S. Attorney John Durham is investigating any of Somma ’ s activities as part of a broad review of the FBI ’ s probe of the Trump campaign .

Carter Page alleged in a lawsuit filed last week that an FBI counterintelligence agent used an alias during interviews with him in 2017.
A retired FBI official who has worked in undercover operations says that an agent using an alias in that situation would be highly unusual.
Page said in the lawsuit that Stephen Somma, a veteran counterintelligence agent, introduced himself as Steve Holt during their interviews.
An inspector general’s report criticized Somma’s actions during the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe.
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page alleges that an FBI counterintelligence agent used an alias during multiple interviews with him in 2017, a tactic that one former FBI official describes as highly unusual.
Page leveled the allegation on Friday in a $75 million lawsuit against the FBI, Justice Department and multiple current and former FBI officials over what he says was “unlawful spying” against him as part of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign.
According to Page, veteran FBI counterintelligence agent Stephen Somma introduced himself as Steve Holt during five interviews conducted as part of Crossfire Hurricane, the code name for the FBI probe.
The FBI at the time was investigating Page and three other Trump campaign advisers over possible links to Russia.
Page was the most heavily scrutinized of the four original targets of the probe. The FBI conducted electronic and physical surveillance of Page from October 2016 through September 2017.
The lawsuit extensively cites the findings of a Justice Department inspector general’s (IG) report which detailed 17 “significant” errors and omissions in the FBI’s applications for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against Page.
The IG report was highly critical of “Case Agent 1,” who has since been identified as Somma. The report said Somma, who works out of the FBI’s New York field office, was “primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications.”
The FBI declined to comment on Page’s lawsuit and his allegation that Somma used a false name.
The use of an alias by an FBI agent outside of an undercover operation is virtually unheard of, according to a retired 25-year FBI veteran who has worked on undercover operations.
“Never heard of an FBI agent going undercover as a different FBI agent,” James Gagliano told the DCNF.
“If I was in a supervisory capacity on that matter — I’d never have authorized it,” said Gagliano, who has worked as a supervisory special agent and as the senior team leader for the FBI’s SWAT team in the New York Field Office.
The IG’s office did not respond to a request for comment about whether Somma’s use of a possible alias came up during the watchdog’s investigation.
Knowing Somma’s true name could have revealed that he had connections to Stefan Halper, a confidential human source for the FBI who secretly recorded Page as part of Crossfire Hurricane.
Halper hosted Somma and two other FBI counterintelligence agents at a 2011 conference at the University of Cambridge, according to an itinerary that has since been scrubbed from Cambridge’s website.
The IG report said that Somma was Halper’s handler from 2011 through 2016. Halper served as a professor at Cambridge and ran an intelligence program there alongside Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of MI6, the British equivalent of the CIA.
Halper’s role as an FBI source was revealed in May 2018, two months after the DCNF reported that the longtime political operative had a series of interactions in 2016 with three Trump aides: Carter Page, George Papadopoulos and Sam Clovis.
The FBI source first met Page at a political conference held at the University of Cambridge on July 10, 2016, three weeks before the bureau opened Crossfire Hurricane. Republicans have questioned the timing of the Halper-Page interaction, and wondered whether the FBI began snooping on Trump aides earlier than previously known.
The IG report says that Somma denied directing Halper to meet with Page before the start of the investigation. He said that Halper’s meeting with Page was a chance occurrence, though investigators used the previous interaction to set up additional contacts between Halper and Page.
Somma and other investigators met with Halper on Aug. 10, 2016, and tapped him to work as a source in the investigation, according to the IG report. Halper met with Page on Aug. 20, 2016, at Halper’s home in Virginia.
Investigators failed to disclose that Page told Halper during one of their meetings that he had never met Kremlin officials who the dossier claims he met during a trip to Moscow.
Page also told Halper that he had never spoken to or met Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. That undercut an allegation from former British spy Christopher Steele that Page worked with Manafort as part of the conspiracy with Russia.
The FBI relied heavily on a dossier compiled by Steele in its FISA applications. Several allegations from the dossier have since been debunked. The special counsel’s office also undercut Steele’s core theory that the Trump campaign was part of a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” with the Russian government.
The IG report also said that a CIA employee informed Somma on Aug. 17, 2016 that Page had been an “operational contact” for the spy agency through at least 2013. Somma did not include that information in the applications to surveil Page. The IG report said that Somma misrepresented the information from the CIA during conversations with attorneys from the Justice Department’s national security division.
Somma took part in the January 2017 interviews with Igor Danchenko, the primary source for the Steele dossier.
The IG report said that Danchenko undercut the credibility of the dossier during the interviews, but that the FBI did not disclose that information in applications to continue surveillance against Page.
Somma was the first FBI agent to suggest obtaining FISA coverage on Page, according to the IG report.
He requested the surveillance warrant in mid-August 2016 but was rebuffed by FBI lawyers who said there was not enough probable cause to believe Page was a Russian agent.
That assessment changed on Sept. 19, 2016, when memos from the dossier were provided to the Crossfire Hurricane team. Investigators began drafting a FISA application, which was approved on Oct. 21, 2016.
The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to interview Somma and Brian Auten, an FBI supervisory intelligence analyst, in September. It is unclear if the deposition ever took place.
It is also unclear whether U.S. Attorney John Durham is investigating any of Somma’s activities as part of a broad review of the FBI’s probe of the Trump campaign.


truepundit--2020-12-02--“Dark Winter” Was A CSIS Scenario Code-Name Covering Biological Weapon Use Against America

Could it be possible that the phrase “ dark winter ” has some sort of deeper meaning that most of us are not meant to understand ?
We have heard that phrase over and over again in recent weeks , and usually it has been used in discussions regarding the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic .
But it also turns out that “ Dark Winter ” was also a code name for a high level simulation that was conducted back in 2001 .
That simulation envisioned a scenario in which a widespread smallpox attack was unleashed inside the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the simulation was “ designed to spiral out of control ” , and the hypothetical consequences were absolutely disastrous .
The reason why this is a concern is because so many of these “ simulations ” and “ exercises ” end up mirroring real life events that happen at a later date .
For example , most of you have probably heard about Event 201 by now .
On October 18th , 2019 a group of prominent individuals gathered in New York City to simulate what would happen during a worldwide coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a novel zoonotic coronavirus transmitted from bats to pigs to people that eventually becomes efficiently transmissible from person to person , leading to a severe pandemic .
The pathogen and the disease it causes are modeled largely on SARS , but it is more transmissible in the community setting by people with mild symptoms .
Of course COVID-19 started spreading in China just a few weeks later .
We have seen this same pattern happen so many times , and now we are being told over and over again that a “ dark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Could it be possible that the phrase “dark winter” has some sort of deeper meaning that most of us are not meant to understand? We have heard that phrase over and over again in recent weeks, and usually it has been used in discussions regarding the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic. But it also turns out that “Dark Winter” was also a code name for a high level simulation that was conducted back in 2001. That simulation envisioned a scenario in which a widespread smallpox attack was unleashed inside the United States. As you will see below, the simulation was “designed to spiral out of control”, and the hypothetical consequences were absolutely disastrous.
The reason why this is a concern is because so many of these “simulations” and “exercises” end up mirroring real life events that happen at a later date.
For example, most of you have probably heard about Event 201 by now. On October 18th, 2019 a group of prominent individuals gathered in New York City to simulate what would happen during a worldwide coronavirus pandemic…
Event 201 simulates an outbreak of a novel zoonotic coronavirus transmitted from bats to pigs to people that eventually becomes efficiently transmissible from person to person, leading to a severe pandemic. The pathogen and the disease it causes are modeled largely on SARS, but it is more transmissible in the community setting by people with mild symptoms.
Of course COVID-19 started spreading in China just a few weeks later.
We have seen this same pattern happen so many times, and now we are being told over and over again that a “dark winter” is ahead. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Rachel Maddow Suggests Those Who Contest Election Results Should ‘Go To Jail’

The MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has spent the past four years contesting the results of the 2016 on a daily basis on her television show , trying to delegitimatize Donald Trump as a president at every turn .
Now that the media has declared Democrat Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 presidential election , however , Maddow has done an immediate 180 .
Now , she is suggesting that anyone who dares to question the results of an election should be in jail .
While talking to her guest , NAACP Legal Defense Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maddow went off on a rant that shows just how hypocritical she really is : I think a lot of people are also worried about what you were describing there , about these tactics , both by the president and by his campaign and by Republicans who support him ; that after an election , elections officials are now subject to lobbying , subject to pressure , subject to enticement or threats in a way that should get them to do whatever their party or the party in power or anybody else who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , can get them to do .
I want to go back to that not being a norm in our democracy .
I ’ m worried that now that the Trump administration has set this precedent , it will be .
And it feels like the only way to stop that becoming the new normal , at least in Republican politics , is for some people to go to jail for it or to feel like they are going to get in trouble if they get caught doing something like that .
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The MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has spent the past four years contesting the results of the 2016 on a daily basis on her television show, trying to delegitimatize Donald Trump as a president at every turn.
Now that the media has declared Democrat Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 presidential election, however, Maddow has done an immediate 180. Now, she is suggesting that anyone who dares to question the results of an election should be in jail.
While talking to her guest, NAACP Legal Defense Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, on Monday night’s show, Maddow went off on a rant that shows just how hypocritical she really is:
I think a lot of people are also worried about what you were describing there, about these tactics, both by the president and by his campaign and by Republicans who support him; that after an election, elections officials are now subject to lobbying, subject to pressure, subject to enticement or threats in a way that should get them to do whatever their party or the party in power or anybody else who has an effect in terms of influencing them, can get them to do.
I want to go back to that not being a norm in our democracy. I’m worried that now that the Trump administration has set this precedent, it will be. And it feels like the only way to stop that becoming the new normal, at least in Republican politics, is for some people to go to jail for it or to feel like they are going to get in trouble if they get caught doing something like that. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Trump: I Am ‘Ashamed’ I Endorsed Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

President Donald Trump is expressing his displeasure with Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp ’ s ( R ) apparent lack @ @ @ @ @ his campaign ’ s claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election .
@ @ @ @ @ News ’ Maria Bartiromo , his first televised interview since the election , Trump blasted @ @ @ @ @ were used in Georgia .
His campaign has repeatedly accused the company of participating in @ @ @ @ @ election without evidence .
He also took aim and Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State @ @ @ @ @ for how the state conducted its election .
“ Everything has to be approved by @ @ @ @ @ had judges making deals , and they had electoral officials making deals like this character @ @ @ @ @ a disaster , ” Trump said of Raffensperger.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas @ @ @ @

President Donald Trump is expressing his displeasure with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) apparent lack of action in response to his campaign’s claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
During an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, his first televised interview since the election, Trump blasted Dominion Voting Systems machines that were used in Georgia. His campaign has repeatedly accused the company of participating in a scheme to swing the election without evidence.
Trump whines to Maria Bartiromo about the “massive dumps” he says cost him the election pic.twitter.com/oX2RPPOwbi — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 29, 2020
He also took aim and Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for how the state conducted its election.
“Everything has to be approved by the legislature, and they had judges making deals, and they had electoral officials making deals like this character in Georgia who’s a disaster,” Trump said of Raffensperger.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Elisa Martinez: 2-4 Hour Lines Outside Supermarkets Due to New Mexico Gov’s Lockdown

New Mexico Gov .
Michelle Lujan Grisham ( D ) has put immense pressure on businesses with her “ abrupt ” lockdown order – forcing “ nonessential ” businesses to close and creating what has been dubbed “ modern breadlines ” — with people waiting 2-4 hours to enter essential retailers , former GOP Senate candidate Elisa Martinez explained during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday .
Martinez , a former U.S. Senate candidate and Trump campaign surrogate , said that there has been a lot of downward pressure on the economy and people of New Mexico due to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , imposing some of the “ strictest lockdowns ” in the country .
Martinez discussed the governor ’ s “ abrupt ” November 13 announcement , which put residents under another lockdown , closing businesses deemed nonessential .
The lockdown , which went into effect November 16 , created a “ huge rush to all of the stores , ” which Martinez said was “ very counterintuitive if the idea is to stop the in-person contact.
” The governor ultimately capped capacity in retail stores to 75 people , regardless of size .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2-4 hour lines outside in the cold — some areas of the state it ’ s snowing , raining , ” she said .
“ I had an elderly woman contact me .
She was waiting in line for two hours to get their meds — to get their , you know , essential medicine .
So it ’ s making a public health emergency worse in my opinion for the people of New Mexico , especially leading up to Thanksgiving , ” – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast @ @

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has put immense pressure on businesses with her “abrupt” lockdown order – forcing “nonessential” businesses to close and creating what has been dubbed “modern breadlines” — with people waiting 2-4 hours to enter essential retailers, former GOP Senate candidate Elisa Martinez explained during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
Martinez, a former U.S. Senate candidate and Trump campaign surrogate, said that there has been a lot of downward pressure on the economy and people of New Mexico due to “ridiculous mandates” pushed by the governor, imposing some of the “strictest lockdowns” in the country. Martinez discussed the governor’s “abrupt” November 13 announcement, which put residents under another lockdown, closing businesses deemed nonessential.
The lockdown, which went into effect November 16, created a “huge rush to all of the stores,” which Martinez said was “very counterintuitive if the idea is to stop the in-person contact.”
The governor ultimately capped capacity in retail stores to 75 people, regardless of size.
“So now we’re experiencing 2-4 hour lines outside in the cold — some areas of the state it’s snowing, raining,” she said.
“I had an elderly woman contact me. She was waiting in line for two hours to get their meds — to get their, you know, essential medicine. So it’s making a public health emergency worse in my opinion for the people of New Mexico, especially leading up to Thanksgiving,” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Dr. Birx says Americans who gathered at Thanksgiving need to assume they’re infected with COVID-19,

Dr. Birx says Americans who gathered at Thanksgiving need to assume they’re infected with COVID-19, get tested this week

Dr. Deborah Birx said Americans “ may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period ” and urged everyone who attended holiday gatherings last week to assume they are infected with COVID-19 and to get tested this week .
Birx , the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force , made the statements during an appearance on “ Face the Nation.
” “ We know people may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period , ” Birx said on Sunday .
“ If you ’ re young and you gathered , you need to be tested about five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to assume that you ’ re infected and not go near your grandparents and aunts and others without a mask.
” Birx noted , “ We ’ re really asking families to even mask indoors if they chose to gather during Thanksgiving and others went across the country or even into the next state.
” Birx warned that she believes there will be massive spikes of coronavirus following Thanksgiving .
“ Going into the Memorial Day weekend we had less than 25,000 a day , we had only 30,000 inpatients in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , way under a thousand , ” Birx said .
“ We ’ re entering this post-Thanksgiving surge with three , four and 10 times as much disease across the country , ” Birx said during the interview .
“ And so that ’ s what worries us the most.
” – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Dr. Deborah Birx said Americans “may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period” and urged everyone who attended holiday gatherings last week to assume they are infected with COVID-19 and to get tested this week. Birx, the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, made the statements during an appearance on “Face the Nation.”
“We know people may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period,” Birx said on Sunday. “If you’re young and you gathered, you need to be tested about five to 10 days later. But you need to assume that you’re infected and not go near your grandparents and aunts and others without a mask.”
Birx noted, “We’re really asking families to even mask indoors if they chose to gather during Thanksgiving and others went across the country or even into the next state.”
Birx warned that she believes there will be massive spikes of coronavirus following Thanksgiving.
“Going into the Memorial Day weekend we had less than 25,000 a day, we had only 30,000 inpatients in the hospital and we had way less mortality, way under a thousand,” Birx said. “We’re entering this post-Thanksgiving surge with three, four and 10 times as much disease across the country,” Birx said during the interview. “And so that’s what worries us the most.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasts NYPD for refusing to enforce Thanksgiving restrictions: Those people aren’t

Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasts NYPD for refusing to enforce Thanksgiving restrictions: Those people aren’t real law enforcement officers

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) blasted members of the NYPD for refusing to enforce restrictions on indoor gatherings ahead of Thursday ’ s Thanksgiving holiday .
Last week , Cuomo issued updated COVID-19-related restrictions — which included a 10-person limit on indoor gatherings — to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus .
His latest remarks come on the heels of New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea ’ s recent announcement that the NYPD has no plans to break up indoor gatherings despite the state limit being 10 people per home .
According to a Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police for turning a blind eye to such gatherings , and for allegations that many officers themselves refuse to wear masks .
“ A lot of police officers don ’ t wear a mask , ” he said .
“ ell , how are you then supposed to enforce other people wearing a mask when they see you not wearing a mask ?
‘ I violate the law but you can ’ t. ’ No !
Nobody said you were above the law !
I don ’ t believe that person is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want a law enforcement officer who says , ‘ I ’ m only enforcing the law that I like or think should be enforced . '
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) blasted members of the NYPD for refusing to enforce restrictions on indoor gatherings ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.
Last week, Cuomo issued updated COVID-19-related restrictions — which included a 10-person limit on indoor gatherings — to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
His latest remarks come on the heels of New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea’s recent announcement that the NYPD has no plans to break up indoor gatherings despite the state limit being 10 people per home.
According to a Wednesday New York Post report, Cuomo blasted police for turning a blind eye to such gatherings, and for allegations that many officers themselves refuse to wear masks.
“A lot of police officers don’t wear a mask,” he said. “[W]ell, how are you then supposed to enforce other people wearing a mask when they see you not wearing a mask? ‘I violate the law but you can’t.’ No! Nobody said you were above the law! I don’t believe that person is a law enforcement officer. I don’t want a law enforcement officer who says, ‘I’m only enforcing the law that I like or think should be enforced.'”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--NASDAQ To Require One Woman And One Minority Or LGBTQ On Company Boards

In a move that does little to help either diversity or equality , NASDAQ is now pushing for SEC approval of a rule that would require public companies on its exchange to have at least one woman director and one “ diverse ” director – meaning a director that self-identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ .
You know , like how Elizabeth Warren “ self-identified ” as Native American .
Oddly enough , there ’ s still no requirement that Board Members need to know how to read financial statements .
But , we digress .
The exchange is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies to be forced to report “ data on board diversity ” or “ face consequences ” , including having to publicly explain why they haven ’ t done so .
Also known as public shaming .
“ Under the proposal , all Nasdaq-listed companies will be required to publicly disclose board-level diversity statistics through Nasdaq ’ s proposed disclosure framework within one year of the SEC ’ s approval of the listing rule , ” a NASDAQ PR reads .
“ To give companies time to comply , they will need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a year of S.E.C .
approval , and have at least one woman or diverse director within two years .
Bigger companies will be expected to have one of each type of director within four years , ” DealBook reported this morning .
Even more frightening is the fact that NASDAQ wants to impose these rules on private companies as well .
Adena Friedman , Nasdaq ’ s CEO , said : “ The ideal outcome would be for the S.E.C .
to take a role here .
They could actually apply it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversee the private equity industry as well.
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Today in “affirmative action for public company boards” news…
In a move that does little to help either diversity or equality, NASDAQ is now pushing for SEC approval of a rule that would require public companies on its exchange to have at least one woman director and one “diverse” director – meaning a director that self-identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ. You know, like how Elizabeth Warren “self-identified” as Native American.
Oddly enough, there’s still no requirement that Board Members need to know how to read financial statements. But, we digress.
The exchange is also pushing for its more than 3,000 companies to be forced to report “data on board diversity” or “face consequences”, including having to publicly explain why they haven’t done so. Also known as public shaming.
“Under the proposal, all Nasdaq-listed companies will be required to publicly disclose board-level diversity statistics through Nasdaq’s proposed disclosure framework within one year of the SEC’s approval of the listing rule,” a NASDAQ PR reads.
“To give companies time to comply, they will need to publicly disclose their board diversity data within a year of S.E.C. approval, and have at least one woman or diverse director within two years. Bigger companies will be expected to have one of each type of director within four years,” DealBook reported this morning.
Even more frightening is the fact that NASDAQ wants to impose these rules on private companies as well. Adena Friedman, Nasdaq’s CEO, said: “The ideal outcome would be for the S.E.C. to take a role here. They could actually apply it to public and private companies because they oversee the private equity industry as well.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Chinese Sociologist: We’ll Soon Surpass U.S., ‘U.S. Will Not Survive,’ We’ll ‘Drive U.S. To Its Deat

Chinese Sociologist: We’ll Soon Surpass U.S., ‘U.S. Will Not Survive,’ We’ll ‘Drive U.S. To Its Death’

A Chinese sociologist recently delivered marks at a forum reportedly in Shenzhen where he declared that it was only a matter of time before China overtakes the United States and effectively puts an end to it .
The remarks from Dr. Li Yi were reported by MEMRI TV , a research organization that normally tracks Islamic extremism around the world and anti-Semitism .
“ Chinese sociologist Dr. Li Yi said in an October 16 , 2020 speech delivered at the Shenzhenwan Dialogue Forum in Shenzhen , China that China would overtake the United States in GDP by 2027 , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. and Europe but beneficial to China and North Korea , ” MEMRI reported .
“ Dr .
Yi holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Illinois and according to his Linkedin account , he is a full-time professor at Renmin University in China .
Following Dr. Yi ’ s October 16 speech , Renmin University issued a statement denying his employment at the university.
” The most inflammatory quotes from the speech include : • “ It turns out that China is going to overtake the United States in 2027 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be delayed for a year or two , but this year , God has pulled off a little trick , right ?
God created COVID-19 and spread it to every country in the world.
” • “ COVID-19 is bad for Europe and America , but it is beneficial for North Korea and China.
” • “ We still have 4,000 dead , right ?
But if 4,000 ( Chinese ) die versus 220,000 in the United States , we haven ’ t really lost a single person , have we ?
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zero deaths .
If 4,000 people out of 1.4 billion die , that ’ s the same as no one getting sick and no one dying.
” • “ In the global economy , China stands out .
We are ahead of schedule in terms of overtaking the United States .
There will be no problem reaching this goal in 2027 .
The U.S. will not survive.
” • “ As long as 1.4 billion Chinese people eat , sleep , defecate , and urinate every day , as long as we go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drive the U.S. to its death.
” Li ’ s claims that China has only lost 4,000 people to the pandemic and that North Korea has had zero infections have been strongly disputed by experts , U.S. officials , and British officials.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

A Chinese sociologist recently delivered marks at a forum reportedly in Shenzhen where he declared that it was only a matter of time before China overtakes the United States and effectively puts an end to it.
The remarks from Dr. Li Yi were reported by MEMRI TV, a research organization that normally tracks Islamic extremism around the world and anti-Semitism.
“Chinese sociologist Dr. Li Yi said in an October 16, 2020 speech delivered at the Shenzhenwan Dialogue Forum in Shenzhen, China that China would overtake the United States in GDP by 2027, and that COVID-19 has been harmful to the U.S. and Europe but beneficial to China and North Korea,” MEMRI reported. “Dr. Yi holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Illinois and according to his Linkedin account, he is a full-time professor at Renmin University in China. Following Dr. Yi’s October 16 speech, Renmin University issued a statement denying his employment at the university.”
The most inflammatory quotes from the speech include:
“It turns out that China is going to overtake the United States in 2027. It was said that this might be delayed for a year or two, but this year, God has pulled off a little trick, right? God created COVID-19 and spread it to every country in the world.”
“COVID-19 is bad for Europe and America, but it is beneficial for North Korea and China.”
“We still have 4,000 dead, right? But if 4,000 (Chinese) die versus 220,000 in the United States, we haven’t really lost a single person, have we? We’re close to zero infections and zero deaths. If 4,000 people out of 1.4 billion die, that’s the same as no one getting sick and no one dying.”
“In the global economy, China stands out. We are ahead of schedule in terms of overtaking the United States. There will be no problem reaching this goal in 2027. The U.S. will not survive.”
“As long as 1.4 billion Chinese people eat, sleep, defecate, and urinate every day, as long as we go to work every day, we will drive the U.S. to its death.”
Li’s claims that China has only lost 4,000 people to the pandemic and that North Korea has had zero infections have been strongly disputed by experts, U.S. officials, and British officials.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Dr. Fauci Finally Confirms That Children Don’t Catch Or Transmit COVID-19 In Large Numbers

Better late than never .
Perhaps because he believes Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January , Dr. Fauci is finally admitting that children do not get terribly ill from or transmit COVID-19 in any significant way .
Weird , since Switzerland figured this out in April .
Detailed genetic studies in Iceland showed that children were not passing the virus to adults in any significant numbers in June .
And German researchers asserted that children could actually act as a brake on transmission within the community .
But good old “ follow the science ” Fauci was wringing his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media and during congressional testimony .
Most notably , he got into a heated exchange with Senator Rand Paul , who is also a doctor .
Senator Paul correctly noted Sweden ’ s experience , which never closed their primary schools and did not see a spike in childhood illness .
Germany also reopened schools in July with no significant issues .
Since the summer , most industrialized countries have reopened schools , and many do not enforce distancing or mask-wearing .
But this did not impress Dr. Fauci .
Paul noted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on disadvantaged children .
It is only in the next decade that we will understand the impact of all the missed support services on these children .
However , we do know many are not logging in for digital learning .
Failure rates have also gone up where children only engage in distance learning .
Doctors and other agencies note increases in child abuse , depression , and other mental health issues in children .
There has also been an uptick in self-harm and suicidal ideation .
This , over a respiratory virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) of 0.13 % , according to the WHO , which is very stratified by age and tends to affect the very elderly .
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Better late than never. Perhaps because he believes Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January, Dr. Fauci is finally admitting that children do not get terribly ill from or transmit COVID-19 in any significant way. Weird, since Switzerland figured this out in April. Detailed genetic studies in Iceland showed that children were not passing the virus to adults in any significant numbers in June. And German researchers asserted that children could actually act as a brake on transmission within the community.
But good old “follow the science” Fauci was wringing his hands and hedging his bets in the media and during congressional testimony. Most notably, he got into a heated exchange with Senator Rand Paul, who is also a doctor.
Senator Paul correctly noted Sweden’s experience, which never closed their primary schools and did not see a spike in childhood illness. Germany also reopened schools in July with no significant issues. Since the summer, most industrialized countries have reopened schools, and many do not enforce distancing or mask-wearing. But this did not impress Dr. Fauci.
Paul noted the devastating effects of school closures, especially on disadvantaged children. It is only in the next decade that we will understand the impact of all the missed support services on these children. However, we do know many are not logging in for digital learning. Failure rates have also gone up where children only engage in distance learning.
Doctors and other agencies note increases in child abuse, depression, and other mental health issues in children. There has also been an uptick in self-harm and suicidal ideation. This, over a respiratory virus with an infection fatality rate (IFR) of 0.13%, according to the WHO, which is very stratified by age and tends to affect the very elderly. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Horowitz: New analysis shows Biden winning nearly impossible margins on mail-in ballots in Pennsylva

Horowitz: New analysis shows Biden winning nearly impossible margins on mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania

There has been a lot of focus on the number of mail-in ballots counted in Pennsylvania and the illegal state Supreme Court decisions that enabled them .
But what is even more important to examine is the impossible margins Joe Biden would have achieved just among those mail-in ballots and just in Pennsylvania in order to obtain the unofficial lead he currently has .
Here are the facts .
We know that 2.6 million mail-in ballots have been counted in the Pennsylvania election returns , in addition to nearly 4.2 million Election Day votes .
We also know from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day votes , 2.7 million to 1.4 million .
But we are to believe that Biden won 76 % of mail-in ballots .
Yes , mail-ins overwhelmingly skewed Democrat , like Election Day votes skewed Republican , but they were not all from Democrats .
We know that 64.7 % of those votes were from registered Democrats , 23.7 % from Republicans , and 11.6 % from nonpartisan or other party voters .
What does this mean in simple arithmetic ?
My friend ( who goes by screen name Gummi Bear on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had Biden won 95 % of returned Democrat mail-in votes , 21 % of returned Republican votes , and 80 % of returned independent votes , he would still have come up short of his margin of victory reported in the unofficial tally .
We know those numbers alone are absurd .
There is no way Biden won 21 % of mail-in ballots from registered Republicans in this state .
Exit polls showed Biden getting just 8 % of the GOP vote overall .
While the 95 % number for Democrat mail-ins is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 92 % ) , the notion that 80 % of mail-ins from independents went to Biden is nearly impossible .
Exit polls showed Biden winning 52 % of the vote of independents overall .
It would defy logic to think that there was such a qualitative gap between the type of independents who came out on Election Day and those who voted by mail.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

There has been a lot of focus on the number of mail-in ballots counted in Pennsylvania and the illegal state Supreme Court decisions that enabled them. But what is even more important to examine is the impossible margins Joe Biden would have achieved just among those mail-in ballots and just in Pennsylvania in order to obtain the unofficial lead he currently has.
Here are the facts. We know that 2.6 million mail-in ballots have been counted in the Pennsylvania election returns, in addition to nearly 4.2 million Election Day votes. We also know from the secretary of state that Trump won Election Day votes, 2.7 million to 1.4 million. But we are to believe that Biden won 76% of mail-in ballots.
Yes, mail-ins overwhelmingly skewed Democrat, like Election Day votes skewed Republican, but they were not all from Democrats. We know that 64.7% of those votes were from registered Democrats, 23.7% from Republicans, and 11.6% from nonpartisan or other party voters.
What does this mean in simple arithmetic? My friend (who goes by screen name Gummi Bear on Twitter) crunched the numbers and showed that had Biden won 95% of returned Democrat mail-in votes, 21% of returned Republican votes, and 80% of returned independent votes, he would still have come up short of his margin of victory reported in the unofficial tally.
🚨PA Absentee Ballot(AB) Irregularities Deep-dive🚨 ABs in PA – even if Biden received:
-95% of returned Democrat votes
-21% of returned Republican votes
-80% of returned Independent votes He wouldn’t have as many votes as he actually received 🕵Investigation Needed🕵 Read on pic.twitter.com/Hmx6zWHXJ2 — Gummi Bear (@gummibear737) November 28, 2020
We know those numbers alone are absurd. There is no way Biden won 21% of mail-in ballots from registered Republicans in this state. Exit polls showed Biden getting just 8% of the GOP vote overall. While the 95% number for Democrat mail-ins is more believable (exits showed him getting 92%), the notion that 80% of mail-ins from independents went to Biden is nearly impossible. Exit polls showed Biden winning 52% of the vote of independents overall. It would defy logic to think that there was such a qualitative gap between the type of independents who came out on Election Day and those who voted by mail.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Christmas canceled? Dr. Fauci says COVID surge means Christmas won’t be ‘any different’ than Thanksg

Christmas canceled? Dr. Fauci says COVID surge means Christmas won’t be ‘any different’ than Thanksgiving

According to Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force , if the trajectory of coronavirus cases continues to surge , then Americans should skip their Christmas celebrations this year .
“ If the surge takes a turn of continuing to go up and you have the sustained greater than 100,000 infections a day and 1,300 deaths per day and the count keeps going up and up … I don ’ t see it being any different during the Christmas and New Year ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci told USA Today .
In fact , Fauci said his family has already scrapped their Christmas plans .
“ For my own family , I ’ m saying we had a really great Thanksgiving and Christmas last year .
We ’ re looking forward to a really great Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2021 , ” he said .
“ Let ’ s now make the best of the situation and show our love and affection for people by keeping them safe , ” Fauci added .
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According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, if the trajectory of coronavirus cases continues to surge, then Americans should skip their Christmas celebrations this year.
“If the surge takes a turn of continuing to go up and you have the sustained greater than 100,000 infections a day and 1,300 deaths per day and the count keeps going up and up … I don’t see it being any different during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays than during Thanksgiving,” Fauci told USA Today.
In fact, Fauci said his family has already scrapped their Christmas plans.
“For my own family, I’m saying we had a really great Thanksgiving and Christmas last year. We’re looking forward to a really great Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2021,” he said.
“Let’s now make the best of the situation and show our love and affection for people by keeping them safe,” Fauci added. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Kamala Harris slammed for tweet sucking up to small businesses after bailing out rioters

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was widely slammed on Twitter this weekend for committing to helping small businesses affected by the @ @ @ @ @ supported protesters at the height of social unrest over the summer .
“ Small businesses @ @ @ @ @ businesses , urgently need relief to survive the effects of coronavirus this winter , ” @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .
“ @ JoeBiden and I are committed to helping these businesses during @ @ @ @ @ the support they need to thrive in years to come.
” Twitter users were quick @ @ @ @ @ to one she made in June , a tweet in which she threw her support @ @ @ @ @ ground in Minnesota.
” “ If you ’ re able to , chip in now @ @ @ @ @ help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota , ” Harris tweeted @ @ @ @ @ READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was widely slammed on Twitter this weekend for committing to helping small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic despite having openly supported protesters at the height of social unrest over the summer.
Small businesses, especially Black and minority-owned businesses, urgently need relief to survive the effects of coronavirus this winter. @JoeBiden and I are committed to helping these businesses during this pandemic and get them the support they need to thrive in years to come. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 28, 2020
“Small businesses, especially Black and minority-owned businesses, urgently need relief to survive the effects of coronavirus this winter,” Harris, 56, tweeted on Saturday. “@JoeBiden and I are committed to helping these businesses during this pandemic and get them the support they need to thrive in years to come.”
Twitter users were quick to compare Harris’ post to one she made in June, a tweet in which she threw her support behind protesters “on the ground in Minnesota.”
“If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota,” Harris tweeted on June 1. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Pennsylvania judge rules GOP lawsuit challenging new absentee ballot law has ‘likelihood to succeed’

The Pennsylvania judge who temporarily halted the certification of election results in the Keystone State issued an opinion Friday explaining that the Republican plaintiffs in her case will likely win on the merits of their lawsuit .
As TheBlaze reported , Commonwealth Judge Patricia McCullough issued an injunction Wednesday after Republican lawmakers made an emergency request to stop certification of the state ’ s election results over concerns about Act 77 , a new law that allowed Pennsylvania voters to obtain an absentee ballot for the election for any reason .
The plaintiffs argue Act 77 , which was signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overrides the stipulations for absentee balloting established by the state ’ s constitution .
The Pennsylvania Constitution states absentee ballots can be cast by those who can not go to polling locations due to a work obligation , sickness , religious holiday , or “ election day duties.
” As a result , the suit asks the court to prevent the certification of election tallies that include mail-in ballots resulting from the expanded rules of Act 77 , and further moves to have the Pennsylvania General Assembly assign the state ’ s electors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their lawsuit because Act 77 appears to violate the Pennsylvania state constitution .
“ Petitioners appear to have established a likelihood to succeed on the merits because Petitioners have asserted the Constitution does not provide a mechanism for the legislature to allow for expansion of absentee voting without a constitutional amendment , ” McCullough wrote .
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The Pennsylvania judge who temporarily halted the certification of election results in the Keystone State issued an opinion Friday explaining that the Republican plaintiffs in her case will likely win on the merits of their lawsuit.
As TheBlaze reported, Commonwealth Judge Patricia McCullough issued an injunction Wednesday after Republican lawmakers made an emergency request to stop certification of the state’s election results over concerns about Act 77, a new law that allowed Pennsylvania voters to obtain an absentee ballot for the election for any reason.
From Sinclair Broadcasting Group:
The plaintiffs argue Act 77, which was signed into law in October 2019, wrongfully overrides the stipulations for absentee balloting established by the state’s constitution. The Pennsylvania Constitution states absentee ballots can be cast by those who cannot go to polling locations due to a work obligation, sickness, religious holiday, or “election day duties.” As a result, the suit asks the court to prevent the certification of election tallies that include mail-in ballots resulting from the expanded rules of Act 77, and further moves to have the Pennsylvania General Assembly assign the state’s electors.
McCullough explained in a 13-page opinion that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their lawsuit because Act 77 appears to violate the Pennsylvania state constitution.
“Petitioners appear to have established a likelihood to succeed on the merits because Petitioners have asserted the Constitution does not provide a mechanism for the legislature to allow for expansion of absentee voting without a constitutional amendment,” McCullough wrote. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Judge Blocks Georgia Officials From ‘Erasing’ Data On Dominion Voting Machines After Sidney Powell L

Judge Blocks Georgia Officials From ‘Erasing’ Data On Dominion Voting Machines After Sidney Powell Lawsuit

A federal judge has barred Georgia officials from clearing or tampering with results on voting machines in three counties as a result of a lawsuit filed by attorney Sidney Powell .
U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten Sr. issued a four-page order late Sunday temporarily blocking officials in Cherokee , Cobb , and Gwinnett counties from resetting Dominion Election Systems voting machines .
Powell filed a lawsuit last week pushing for independent forensic investigators to get access to the machines .
The judge gave the state until Dec. 2 to respond to his order with any arguments against allowing the inspections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RESTRAINED from altering , destroying , or erasing , or allowing the alteration , destruction , or erasure of , any software or data on any Dominion voting machine in Cobb , Gwinnett , and Cherokee Counties , ” the order says .
“ This temporary restraining order shall remain in effect for ten days , or until further order of the Court , whichever comes first.
” Batten also ordered the defendants , which include Republican Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp and state Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , to turn over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Dominion Election Systems for the software company to provide the machines for the state ’ s election .
In an additional order issued on Monday morning , the judge allowed defendants to immediately appeal the case to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals if they wish .
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A federal judge has barred Georgia officials from clearing or tampering with results on voting machines in three counties as a result of a lawsuit filed by attorney Sidney Powell.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten Sr. issued a four-page order late Sunday temporarily blocking officials in Cherokee, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties from resetting Dominion Election Systems voting machines. Powell filed a lawsuit last week pushing for independent forensic investigators to get access to the machines. The judge gave the state until Dec. 2 to respond to his order with any arguments against allowing the inspections.
“Defendants are hereby ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from altering, destroying, or erasing, or allowing the alteration, destruction, or erasure of, any software or data on any Dominion voting machine in Cobb, Gwinnett, and Cherokee Counties,” the order says. “This temporary restraining order shall remain in effect for ten days, or until further order of the Court, whichever comes first.”
Batten also ordered the defendants, which include Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and state Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, to turn over a copy of the contract between Georgia and Dominion Election Systems for the software company to provide the machines for the state’s election.
In an additional order issued on Monday morning, the judge allowed defendants to immediately appeal the case to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals if they wish. – READ MORE
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