veteranstoday--2020-11-08--Corbyn dumped for exercising his ‘freedom of expression’

One way or another the new leadership regime was going to find a way of ridding the Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn ’ s influence .
But their method is dumb enough to backfire .
As reported in the Guardian , Jeremy Corbyn said he did not accept all of the Equality & Human Rights Commission ’ s findings on anti-Semitism in the Labour Party .
In a statement he said the scale of the problem was “ dramatically overstated for political reasons ” .
A Labour spokesman said : “ In light of his comments made today and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation .
He has also had the whip removed from the parliamentary Labour party.
” And the new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said : “ I made it clear that we would not support antisemitism or the denial of antisemitism through the suggestion that it is exaggerated or factional and that is why I was disappointed by Jeremy Corbyn ’ s response and that is why appropriate action has been taken , which I fully support.
” Unhappily for Starmer the EHRC report gives Corbyn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did .
Starmer is gaining a reputation for getting it wrong .
His scalp has been dangling on the lodge-pole of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since Day One of his leadership , and only a few months ago he sacked Corbyn ally Rebecca Long-Bailey from his front bench for – yes , you ’ ve guessed it – indulging in “ antisemitic conspiracy theories ” .
According to The Independent the row began when Ms Long-Bailey praised an interview with the actress Maxine Peake in which she stated that US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd had learned tactics from the Israeli security forces .
Starmer said sharing that article was wrong because it “ contained antisemitic conspiracy theories .
I have therefore stood Rebecca Long-Bailey down from the shadow cabinet .
I ’ ve made it my first priority to tackle antisemitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority for me.
” On his first day as leader he had written to the Board of Deputies promising to “ tear out this poison [ anti-Semitism ] by its roots ” .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zyl triumphantly displayed Starmer ’ s servile missive like a trophy scalp on the BoD ’ s tepee .
She was equally gushing in her appreciation of Starmer ’ s harsh dismissal of Long-Bailey saying : “ We wrote to her detailing how this conspiracy theory is false and requesting she delete her tweet and issue an apology.
” So what are these “ antisemitic conspiracy theories ” Starmer and van der Zyl were talking about ?
Did they think to first check sources like AmnestyUSA which as far back as 2016 was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with hundreds of others from Florida , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , California , Arizona , Connecticut , New York , Massachusetts , North Carolina , Georgia , Washington state as well as the DC Capitol police have all traveled to Israel for training .
Thousands of others have received training from Israeli officials here in the U.S. “ These trainings put Baltimore police and other U.S. law enforcement employees in the hands of military , security and police systems that have racked up documented human rights violations for years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even the U.S. Department of State have cited Israeli police for carrying out extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings , using ill treatment and torture ( even against children ) , suppression of freedom of expression/association including through government surveillance , and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters.
” And Starmer ’ s minders surely saw a recent report on the police killing of George Floyd in the Morning Star saying that “ at least 100 Minnesota police officers attended a 2012 conference hosted by the Israeli consulate in Chicago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been held .
There they learned the violent techniques used by Israeli forces as they terrorise the occupied Palestinian territories under the guise of security operations.
” Starmer , sadly , hadn ’ t been paying attention .
Then , of course , there ’ s his prejudice .
Times of Israel reported that he told Jewish News : “ I support Zionism without qualification… ” This is an extraordinary statement from a lawyer who specialised in human rights .
Zionists don ’ t believe in anyone ’ s rights except their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission actually said The EHRC , in its report , has some harsh things to say about Labour .
For example : • “ Our investigation has identified serious failings in leadership and an inadequate process for handling antisemitism complaints… and we have identified multiple failures in the systems it uses to resolve them .
We have concluded that there were unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination for which the Labour Party is responsible.
” • “ ….It is hard not to conclude that antisemitism within the Labour Party could have been tackled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do so.
” It also says some interesting things : • “ The recommendations in this report provide a foundation to assist all politicians and political leaders in adhering to equality law , while still protecting freedom of expression and engaging in the robust and wide-ranging debate that is a core part of living in a democratic society.
” • “ A significant number of the other complaints we looked at demonstrated what we considered to be antisemitic conduct .
However , there was either : # not enough evidence to show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for that conduct # the conduct was by an ‘ ordinary ’ member of the Labour Party , whose conduct the Party could not be legally responsible for under equality law , or # we were not satisfied that evidence of the harmful effect of the conduct was enough to outweigh the freedom of expression rights of the individual concerned.
” This seems to confirm that too many complaints were exaggerated or groundless .
The two cases I looked into myself ( and reported to the Commission ) were mischievous , evil and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end ( both councillors ) .
• “ Speech does not lose the protection of Article 10 [ of the European Convention on Human Rights ] just because it is offensive , provocative or would be regarded by some as insulting.
” • “ Statements made by elected politicians have enhanced protection under Article 10.
” • “ Relevant factors will include whether speech is intended to inform rather than offend , whether it forms part of an ongoing debate of public interest and whether it consists of alleged statements of fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Article 10 will protect Labour Party members who , for example , make legitimate criticisms of the Israeli government , or express their opinions on internal Party matters , such as the scale of antisemitism within the Party , based on their own experience and within the law.
” So Jeremy Corbyn was perfectly entitled to make the remarks he has been suspended for .
But the Commission also says some worrying things : • “ We find the Labour Party ’ s practice or policy , before August 2020 , of failing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antisemitism complaints , amounted to unlawful indirect discrimination against its Jewish members.
” • “ Develop all education and training programmes on antisemitism in consultation with Jewish stakeholders.
” Here the Commission , given its “ equality ” brief , seems to defeat its own purpose .
By focusing exclusively on anti-Semitism , it helps make that seem more important than other forms of racism .
Isn ’ t the Commission itself discriminating against those suffering from e.g .
Islamophobia ?
Shouldn ’ t the Commission be demanding training and procedures to tackle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And why should only Jewish stakeholder be consulted ?
Nor does the Commission get to grips with the tangled language : what exactly is anti-Semitism and who are the Semites ?
Central to the problem is the unfortunate fact that predominantly non-Semitic Jews running the Jewish State are brutally oppressing and dispossessing Semitic Christians and Semitic Muslims who are among the indigenous people of the Holy Land .
And how many Jews in the UK who make such a fuss about anti-Semitism are themselves Semitic ?
What does the Commission say about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some concerns have been raised about aspects of the IHRA approach .
We note the approach of the Home Affairs Select Committee , namely that it is not antisemitic to hold the Israeli government to the same standards as other liberal democracies , to criticise the Israeli government , or to take a particular interest in the Israeli government ’ s policies or actions , without additional evidence to suggest antisemitic intent .
• “ The IHRA definition is not legally binding .
To identify any unlawful acts by the Labour Party we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Equality Act 2010.
” This is in line with top legal opinion expressed some time ago ( for example by Hugh Tomlinson QC , Sir Stephen Sedley and Geoffrey Robertson QC ) warning that the definition is “ most unsatisfactory ” , has no legal force , and using it to punish could be unlawful .
It should not be adopted and certainly should not be applied by public bodies unless they are clear about Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights which is binding upon them .
Furthermore it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enshrined in UK domestic law and backed up by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .
Labour Party members – and especially Starmer – should know all this .
The prohibitive IHRA definition is not something a sane organisation would incorporate into its Code of Conduct .
Anti-Semitism “ dramatically overstated for political reasons ” ?
Judge for yourself Surprisingly , the Commission didn ’ t seem to know that the Israel lobby for several years had been waging a war inside and outside the Labour Party to smear and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carefully orchestrated allegations of anti-Semitism coincided with the arrival of Mark Regev in 2016 as Israel ’ s new ambassador in London .
Regev is an ace propagandist , hasbara expert and former spokesman for Israel ’ s extremist prime minister .
So , carefully chosen for this job at that critical time .
Soon after taking up his post it was revealed that a senior political officer at the embassy , Shai Masot , had been plotting with stooges among British MPs and activists to “ take down ” senior government figures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Foreign Office , Sir Alan Duncan .
The Foreign Office and Johnson promptly dismissed the Shai Masot affair , saying : “ The UK has a strong relationship with Israel and we consider the matter closed.
” But Masot was an employee of the Israeli embassy and probably a Mossad agent .
His hostile scheming was captured and exposed by an Al Jazeera undercover investigation and not , as one would have hoped , by Britain ’ s own security services and press .
This is when the escalation to de-stabilize Labour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mainstream failed to connect Corbyn ’ s election as Labour leader in September 2015 , Regev ’ s arrival in April 2016 and Masot ’ s activities later that year .
Ever since Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party , the pro-Israel lobby has been terrified by the possibility that , if he became prime minister , Britain ’ s tolerance of Israel ’ s crimes against Palestinians and other Arab neighbours would end , and so would trade and arms deals .
Three years ago Israeli insider Miko Peled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son of an Israeli general , warned that Israel was going to “ pull all the stops , they are going to smear , they are going to try anything they can to stop Corbyn ” and the reason anti-Semitism is used is because they have no other argument .
His prediction was spot-on .
In July 2018 three Jewish newspapers – Jewish Chronicle , Jewish News and Jewish Telegraph – ganged up to publish similar front pages and a joint editorial claiming that a Corbyn-led government would pose an “ existential threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then , in the run-up to last year ’ s general election , came Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis ’ s brazen religious intervention to damage Jeremy Corbyn ’ s election chances .
As the Jewish Chronicle reported : ….the Chief Rabbi said : “ The claims by leadership figures in the Labour Party that it is ‘ doing everything ’ it reasonably can to tackle the scourge of anti-Jewish racism and that it has ‘ investigated every single case ’ are a mendacious fiction.
” And he asked : “ How complicit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Majesty ’ s opposition have to be in order to be considered unfit for high office ?
” In a sustained attack on Corbyn ’ s party , Mirvis wrote : “ The party leadership have never understood that their failure is not just one of procedure… It is a failure of culture .
It is a failure of leadership .
A new poison – sanctioned from the very top – has taken root in the Labour Party.
” Mirvis is reported to have accompanied ex-chief rabbi Sacks on the annual Jerusalem Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This march has come to be associated with growing levels of hate speech and racist violence , ” says Times of Israel .
Correspondent for Israel ’ s Haaretz newspaper , Bradley Burston , describes it as “ an annual , gender-segregated , extreme-right , pro-occupation religious carnival of hatred , marking the anniversary of Israel ’ s capture of Jerusalem by humiliating the city ’ s Palestinian Muslims .
We knew what was coming from previous years , in which marchers have vandalized shops in Jerusalem ’ s Muslim Quarter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ‘ The ( Jewish ) temple will be built , the ( Al Aqsa ) Mosque will be burned down , ’ shattered windows and door locks and poured glue into the locks of shops forced to close for fear of further damage.
” And in 2015 Burston wrote : “ The Flag Parade , and with it , Jerusalem Day , has come to symbolize the worst in us .
Arrogance , xenophobia , brute dominance , racist hatred .
A march of , by , and for , the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour – or indeed the rest of us – need lectures on culture , poison or racial hatred from someone who hobnobs with the worst of Israel ’ s worst ?
If Starmer isn ’ t aware of the orchestrated campaign , again he hasn ’ t been paying attention .

…by Stuart Littlewood, Britain
First published … November 08, 2020
One way or another the new leadership regime was going to find a way of ridding the Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn’s influence. But their method is dumb enough to backfire.
As reported in the Guardian, Jeremy Corbyn said he did not accept all of the Equality & Human Rights Commission’s findings on anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. In a statement he said the scale of the problem was “dramatically overstated for political reasons”.
A Labour spokesman said: “In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation. He has also had the whip removed from the parliamentary Labour party.”
And the new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said: “I made it clear that we would not support antisemitism or the denial of antisemitism through the suggestion that it is exaggerated or factional and that is why I was disappointed by Jeremy Corbyn’s response and that is why appropriate action has been taken, which I fully support.”
Unhappily for Starmer the EHRC report gives Corbyn the green light to say what he did.
Starmer is gaining a reputation for getting it wrong. His scalp has been dangling on the lodge-pole of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since Day One of his leadership, and only a few months ago he sacked Corbyn ally Rebecca Long-Bailey from his front bench for – yes, you’ve guessed it – indulging in “antisemitic conspiracy theories”.
According to The Independent the row began when Ms Long-Bailey praised an interview with the actress Maxine Peake in which she stated that US police responsible for the death of George Floyd had learned tactics from the Israeli security forces. Starmer said sharing that article was wrong because it “contained antisemitic conspiracy theories. I have therefore stood Rebecca Long-Bailey down from the shadow cabinet. I’ve made it my first priority to tackle antisemitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority for me.”
On his first day as leader he had written to the Board of Deputies promising to “tear out this poison [anti-Semitism] by its roots”. The BoD’s president Marie van der Zyl triumphantly displayed Starmer’s servile missive like a trophy scalp on the BoD’s tepee. She was equally gushing in her appreciation of Starmer’s harsh dismissal of Long-Bailey saying:
“We wrote to her detailing how this conspiracy theory is false and requesting she delete her tweet and issue an apology.”
So what are these “antisemitic conspiracy theories” Starmer and van der Zyl were talking about? Did they think to first check sources like AmnestyUSA which as far back as 2016 was reporting:
“Baltimore law enforcement officials, along with hundreds of others from Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington state as well as the DC Capitol police have all traveled to Israel for training. Thousands of others have received training from Israeli officials here in the U.S.
“These trainings put Baltimore police and other U.S. law enforcement employees in the hands of military, security and police systems that have racked up documented human rights violations for years. Amnesty International, other human rights organizations and even the U.S. Department of State have cited Israeli police for carrying out extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings, using ill treatment and torture (even against children), suppression of freedom of expression/association including through government surveillance, and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters.”
And Starmer’s minders surely saw a recent report on the police killing of George Floyd in the Morning Star saying that “at least 100 Minnesota police officers attended a 2012 conference hosted by the Israeli consulate in Chicago, the second time such an event had been held. There they learned the violent techniques used by Israeli forces as they terrorise the occupied Palestinian territories under the guise of security operations.”
Starmer, sadly, hadn’t been paying attention. Then, of course, there’s his prejudice. Times of Israel reported that he told Jewish News: “I support Zionism without qualification…” This is an extraordinary statement from a lawyer who specialised in human rights. Zionists don’t believe in anyone’s rights except their own.
What the Equality & Humans Rights Commission actually said
The EHRC, in its report, has some harsh things to say about Labour. For example:
• “Our investigation has identified serious failings in leadership and an inadequate process for handling antisemitism complaints… and we have identified multiple failures in the systems it uses to resolve them. We have concluded that there were unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination for which the Labour Party is responsible.”
• “….It is hard not to conclude that antisemitism within the Labour Party could have been tackled more effectively if the leadership had chosen to do so.”
It also says some interesting things:
• “The recommendations in this report provide a foundation to assist all politicians and political leaders in adhering to equality law, while still protecting freedom of expression and engaging in the robust and wide-ranging debate that is a core part of living in a democratic society.”
• “A significant number of the other complaints we looked at demonstrated what we considered to be antisemitic conduct. However, there was either:
# not enough evidence to show that the Labour Party was legally responsible for that conduct
# the conduct was by an ‘ordinary’ member of the Labour Party, whose conduct the Party could not be legally responsible for under equality law, or
# we were not satisfied that evidence of the harmful effect of the conduct was enough to outweigh the freedom of expression rights of the individual concerned.”
This seems to confirm that too many complaints were exaggerated or groundless. The two cases I looked into myself (and reported to the Commission) were mischievous, evil and needlessly damaging to those on the receiving end (both councillors).
The Commission confirms that:
• “Speech does not lose the protection of Article 10 [of the European Convention on Human Rights] just because it is offensive, provocative or would be regarded by some as insulting.”
• “Statements made by elected politicians have enhanced protection under Article 10.”
• “Relevant factors will include whether speech is intended to inform rather than offend, whether it forms part of an ongoing debate of public interest and whether it consists of alleged statements of fact, or of value judgment.”
• “Article 10 will protect Labour Party members who, for example, make legitimate criticisms of the Israeli government, or express their opinions on internal Party matters, such as the scale of antisemitism within the Party, based on their own experience and within the law.”
So Jeremy Corbyn was perfectly entitled to make the remarks he has been suspended for.
But the Commission also says some worrying things:
• “We find the Labour Party’s practice or policy, before August 2020, of failing to provide adequate training to those handling antisemitism complaints, amounted to unlawful indirect discrimination against its Jewish members.”
• “Develop all education and training programmes on antisemitism in consultation with Jewish stakeholders.”
Here the Commission, given its “equality” brief, seems to defeat its own purpose. By focusing exclusively on anti-Semitism, it helps make that seem more important than other forms of racism. Isn’t the Commission itself discriminating against those suffering from e.g. Islamophobia? Shouldn’t the Commission be demanding training and procedures to tackle racism generally rather than just anti-Semitism? And why should only Jewish stakeholder be consulted?
Nor does the Commission get to grips with the tangled language: what exactly is anti-Semitism and who are the Semites? Central to the problem is the unfortunate fact that predominantly non-Semitic Jews running the Jewish State are brutally oppressing and dispossessing Semitic Christians and Semitic Muslims who are among the indigenous people of the Holy Land. And how many Jews in the UK who make such a fuss about anti-Semitism are themselves Semitic?
What does the Commission say about the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism?
“Some concerns have been raised about aspects of the IHRA approach. We note the approach of the Home Affairs Select Committee, namely that it is not antisemitic to hold the Israeli government to the same standards as other liberal democracies, to criticise the Israeli government, or to take a particular interest in the Israeli government’s policies or actions, without additional evidence to suggest antisemitic intent.
“The IHRA definition is not legally binding. To identify any unlawful acts by the Labour Party we need to apply the definitions contained in the Equality Act 2010.”
This is in line with top legal opinion expressed some time ago (for example by Hugh Tomlinson QC, Sir Stephen Sedley and Geoffrey Robertson QC) warning that the definition is “most unsatisfactory”, has no legal force, and using it to punish could be unlawful.
It should not be adopted and certainly should not be applied by public bodies unless they are clear about Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights which is binding upon them. Furthermore it cuts across the right of free expression enshrined in UK domestic law and backed up by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Labour Party members – and especially Starmer – should know all this. The prohibitive IHRA definition is not something a sane organisation would incorporate into its Code of Conduct.
Anti-Semitism “dramatically overstated for political reasons”? Judge for yourself
Surprisingly, the Commission didn’t seem to know that the Israel lobby for several years had been waging a war inside and outside the Labour Party to smear and vilify its leader.
An upsurge in carefully orchestrated allegations of anti-Semitism coincided with the arrival of Mark Regev in 2016 as Israel’s new ambassador in London. Regev is an ace propagandist, hasbara expert and former spokesman for Israel’s extremist prime minister. So, carefully chosen for this job at that critical time.
Soon after taking up his post it was revealed that a senior political officer at the embassy, Shai Masot, had been plotting with stooges among British MPs and activists to “take down” senior government figures including Boris Johnson’s deputy at the Foreign Office, Sir Alan Duncan. The Foreign Office and Johnson promptly dismissed the Shai Masot affair, saying: “The UK has a strong relationship with Israel and we consider the matter closed.”
But Masot was an employee of the Israeli embassy and probably a Mossad agent. His hostile scheming was captured and exposed by an Al Jazeera undercover investigation and not, as one would have hoped, by Britain’s own security services and press. This is when the escalation to de-stabilize Labour under Corbyn really began. Funny how the mainstream failed to connect Corbyn’s election as Labour leader in September 2015, Regev’s arrival in April 2016 and Masot’s activities later that year.
Ever since Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party, the pro-Israel lobby has been terrified by the possibility that, if he became prime minister, Britain’s tolerance of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians and other Arab neighbours would end, and so would trade and arms deals.
Three years ago Israeli insider Miko Peled, a former Israeli soldier and the son of an Israeli general, warned that Israel was going to “pull all the stops, they are going to smear, they are going to try anything they can to stop Corbyn” and the reason anti-Semitism is used is because they have no other argument.
His prediction was spot-on. In July 2018 three Jewish newspapers – Jewish Chronicle, Jewish News and Jewish Telegraph – ganged up to publish similar front pages and a joint editorial claiming that a Corbyn-led government would pose an “existential threat to Jewish life in this country”.
Then, in the run-up to last year’s general election, came Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’s brazen religious intervention to damage Jeremy Corbyn’s election chances. As the Jewish Chronicle reported:
….the Chief Rabbi said: “The claims by leadership figures in the Labour Party that it is ‘doing everything’ it reasonably can to tackle the scourge of anti-Jewish racism and that it has ‘investigated every single case’ are a mendacious fiction.”
And he asked: “How complicit in prejudice would a leader of Her Majesty’s opposition have to be in order to be considered unfit for high office?”
In a sustained attack on Corbyn’s party, Mirvis wrote: “The party leadership have never understood that their failure is not just one of procedure… It is a failure of culture. It is a failure of leadership. A new poison – sanctioned from the very top – has taken root in the Labour Party.”
Mirvis is reported to have accompanied ex-chief rabbi Sacks on the annual Jerusalem Day March of the Flags in 2017. “This march has come to be associated with growing levels of hate speech and racist violence,” says Times of Israel. Correspondent for Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, Bradley Burston, describes it as “an annual, gender-segregated, extreme-right, pro-occupation religious carnival of hatred, marking the anniversary of Israel’s capture of Jerusalem by humiliating the city’s Palestinian Muslims.
We knew what was coming from previous years, in which marchers have vandalized shops in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter, chanted: ‘Death to Arabs’ and ‘The (Jewish) temple will be built, the (Al Aqsa) Mosque will be burned down,’ shattered windows and door locks and poured glue into the locks of shops forced to close for fear of further damage.”
And in 2015 Burston wrote: “The Flag Parade, and with it, Jerusalem Day, has come to symbolize the worst in us. Arrogance, xenophobia, brute dominance, racist hatred. A march of, by, and for, the worst of our worst.”
So why would Labour – or indeed the rest of us – need lectures on culture, poison or racial hatred from someone who hobnobs with the worst of Israel’s worst?
If Starmer isn’t aware of the orchestrated campaign, again he hasn’t been paying attention.
Stuart Littlewood
08 November 2020


veteranstoday--2020-11-08--How can Biden heal America when Trump doesn’t want it healed?

For millions of Americans – a majority , by almost 5m popular votes – it ’ s a time for celebration and relief .
Trump ’ s cruelty , vindictiveness , non-stop lies , corruption , rejection of science , chaotic incompetence and gross narcissism brought out the worst in America .
He tested the limits of American decency and democracy .
He is the closest we have come to a dictator .
Democracy has had a reprieve , a stay of execution .
We have another chance to preserve it , and restore what ’ s good about America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The social fabric is deeply torn .
Joe Biden will inherit a pandemic far worse than it would have been had Trump not played it down and refused to take responsibility for containing it , and an economic crisis exacting an unnecessary toll .
The worst legacy of Trump ’ s term of office is a bitterly divided America .
Judging by the number of ballots cast in the election , Trump ’ s base of support is roughly 70 million .
They were angry even before the election ( as were Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are angrier .
The nation was already divided when Trump became president – by race and ethnicity , region , education , national origin , religion and class .
But he exploited these divisions to advance himself .
He didn ’ t just pour salt into our wounds .
He planted grenades in them .
It is a vile legacy .
Although Americans have strongly disagreed over what we want the government to do , we at least agreed to be bound by its decisions .
This meta-agreement required enough social trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interests of those we disagree with as equally worthy of consideration as our own .
But Trump continuously sacrificed that trust to feed his own monstrous ego .
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Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor
For millions of Americans – a majority, by almost 5m popular votes – it’s a time for celebration and relief. Trump’s cruelty, vindictiveness, non-stop lies, corruption, rejection of science, chaotic incompetence and gross narcissism brought out the worst in America. He tested the limits of American decency and democracy. He is the closest we have come to a dictator.
Democracy has had a reprieve, a stay of execution. We have another chance to preserve it, and restore what’s good about America.
It will not be easy. The social fabric is deeply torn. Joe Biden will inherit a pandemic far worse than it would have been had Trump not played it down and refused to take responsibility for containing it, and an economic crisis exacting an unnecessary toll.
Despite some of the highest Covid-19 death rates in America, Navajo Nation increased their turnout and went 97% for Biden…yes, 97%… We owe them a debt of gratitude in helping to flip Arizona. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 7, 2020
The worst legacy of Trump’s term of office is a bitterly divided America.
The son of a car salesman and the daughter of immigrants will replace a racist trust fund baby and a homophobe. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 7, 2020
Judging by the number of ballots cast in the election, Trump’s base of support is roughly 70 million. They were angry even before the election (as were Biden supporters). Now, presumably, they are angrier.
He didn’t just pour salt into our wounds. He planted grenades in them
The nation was already divided when Trump became president – by race and ethnicity, region, education, national origin, religion and class. But he exploited these divisions to advance himself. He didn’t just pour salt into our wounds. He planted grenades in them.
It is a vile legacy. Although Americans have strongly disagreed over what we want the government to do, we at least agreed to be bound by its decisions. This meta-agreement required enough social trust for us to regard the views and interests of those we disagree with as equally worthy of consideration as our own. But Trump continuously sacrificed that trust to feed his own monstrous ego. read more
The worst legacy of Trump’s term of office is a bitterly divided America. But the responsibility for healing America falls to all of us.https://t.co/aNDGKSexck — Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 8, 2020
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veteranstoday--2020-11-09--Guardian: Goodbye Trump, Hello Biden, how America is waving goodby to a shocking, shameful era

How Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in the fight for America ’ s soul – video As the result was finally called , the end of his presidency confirmed , Donald Trump teed off on a crisp , autumnal Saturday afternoon at his private golf club in Virginia .
The president was in the midst of a four-day mission to spread baseless misinformation about election integrity in an attempt to subvert US democracy .
“ I WON THIS ELECTION , BY A LOT !
” he tweeted , falsely , hours before hitting the fairway .
Of the many false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years – lying about the size of his inauguration crowd , lying about the trajectory of a life-threatening hurricane , lying about the deadliness of the coronavirus – the lies about this election are the most farcical and grotesque .
And they have not worked .
A growing chorus of world leaders , some members of the Republican party , and tens of millions of Americans have already begun to move on .
Trump cast a lonely figure as he returned to the White House after golfing , his motorcade met on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simultaneously gave him the middle finger .
That evening , president-elect Joe Biden jogged on to the stage in Wilmington , Delaware , and declared the beginning of a new political age .
“ Let this grim era of demonisation in America begin to end – here and now , ” he told a crowd assembled in their cars , honking their horns , tears in their eyes .
“ Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses .
And what presidents say in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our better angels to prevail.
” Read more…

How Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in the fight for America’s soul – video
As the result was finally called, the end of his presidency confirmed, Donald Trump teed off on a crisp, autumnal Saturday afternoon at his private golf club in Virginia.
The president was in the midst of a four-day mission to spread baseless misinformation about election integrity in an attempt to subvert US democracy.
“I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!” he tweeted, falsely, hours before hitting the fairway.
Of the many false claims Trump has made over the past four years – lying about the size of his inauguration crowd, lying about the trajectory of a life-threatening hurricane, lying about the deadliness of the coronavirus – the lies about this election are the most farcical and grotesque.
And they have not worked.
A growing chorus of world leaders, some members of the Republican party, and tens of millions of Americans have already begun to move on. Trump cast a lonely figure as he returned to the White House after golfing, his motorcade met on the street by hundreds of protesters who simultaneously gave him the middle finger.
That evening, president-elect Joe Biden jogged on to the stage in Wilmington, Delaware, and declared the beginning of a new political age. “Let this grim era of demonisation in America begin to end – here and now,” he told a crowd assembled in their cars, honking their horns, tears in their eyes. “Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses. And what presidents say in this battle matters. It is time for our better angels to prevail.” Read more…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/09/joe-biden-challenge-unite-america


veteranstoday--2020-11-10--Esper fired by Trump. New Pentagon’s Chief is Miller, NCTC director and former Green Beret

Donald Trump ’ s counter-offensive has started and the climate is night of long knives .
Thus , after the electoral defeat , the first head to fall is that of Pentagon chief Mark Esper , one of the names at the top of the outgoing president ’ s blacklist .
A long list of senior officials deemed unfaithful and accused of betraying him .
After the first purge to tremble are now names of the caliber of William Barr , Minister of Justice , Christopher Wray , head of the FBI , Gina Haspel , director of the CIA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s arrows , especially angry at the failure to launch an investigation into the Biden and for having waited in vain for the announced report on the origin of the Russiagate investigation and following Ukrainagate .
Report that in his view should have revealed the Obama administration ’ s plot against him , supported by Deep State too as admitted by former CIA director John Brennan .
The new secretary of defense will be , effective immediately , the head of counterterrorism , Christopher Miller .
But but he will remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when , barring sensational twists following the lawsuits that Trump will file with the Supreme Court on the outcome of the votes , Democratic President Joe Biden will take office and appoint his staff .
In pole position for next leadership in the Pentagon in the new administration is Michèle Flournoy , former Undersecretary of Defense for politics with Obama from 2009 to 2012 , who recently published a dossier on the need for the use of Artificial Intelligence for military purposes together with the former deputy director of the CIA , Avril @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House for Obama and for years a loyalist of Biden .
Haines also became famous for heralding the coronavirus pandemic in 2018 and being among the protagonists of the Event 201 exercise held in October 2019 and funded by Bill Gates .
Esper ’ s spokesperson earlier dismissed rumours of him filing for resignation , while media outlets reported that Trump was not considering replacing him in the near future .

by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio
Versione originale in Italiano
Donald Trump’s counter-offensive has started and the climate is night of long knives. Thus, after the electoral defeat, the first head to fall is that of Pentagon chief Mark Esper, one of the names at the top of the outgoing president’s blacklist, for the lack of support provided on the Obamagate dossier investigation but also for the fatal refusal to send the army to Minneapolis and Portland after the riots caused by the Black Lives Matter movement and the urban guerrillas of the Antifa.
A long list of senior officials deemed unfaithful and accused of betraying him. After the first purge to tremble are now names of the caliber of William Barr, Minister of Justice, Christopher Wray, head of the FBI, Gina Haspel, director of the CIA. All figures recently hit by the president’s arrows, especially angry at the failure to launch an investigation into the Biden and for having waited in vain for the announced report on the origin of the Russiagate investigation and following Ukrainagate. Report that in his view should have revealed the Obama administration’s plot against him, supported by Deep State too as admitted by former CIA director John Brennan.


veteranstoday--2020-11-10--Vulnerable to Prosecution, Trump’s cloak of immunity set to dissolve…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has long been the subject and instigator of lawsuits , both before his presidency and while he has been in the White House .
That will not change after he leaves .
A number of lawsuits and investigations awaits Trump once he returns to private life .
Some could stain his family ’ s reputation .
Some could affect his business .
And some could damage him personally as the protection provided by the presidency goes away .
Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden after a contentious and prolonged race to win the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had 290 electoral votes , more than the 270 needed to secure the election after flipping several battleground states that Trump won in 2016 .
In the popular vote , Biden had 74,857,880 votes to Trump ’ s 70,598,535 .
“ The short answer is that once he leaves the office , his cloak of immunity , actual or implied by ( Justice Department guidelines ) , will disappear , ” said David Weinstein , a former Florida federal prosecutor .
The Justice Department has a long-standing policy that a sitting president can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former special counsel Robert Mueller cited the policy when investigators elected not to make a determination on whether Trump obstructed justice during the investigation into Russia ’ s interference in the 2016 election .
But that immunity is for actions he took while in office , and “ it stops there , ” Weinstein said .
The most significant threats against Trump once he leaves office are brewing in his hometown , New York City .
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been conducting a criminal investigation into Trump and his company ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Letitia James is investigating whether Trump and his company committed tax fraud .
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has long been the subject and instigator of lawsuits, both before his presidency and while he has been in the White House. That will not change after he leaves.
A number of lawsuits and investigations awaits Trump once he returns to private life. Some could stain his family’s reputation. Some could affect his business. And some could damage him personally as the protection provided by the presidency goes away.
Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden after a contentious and prolonged race to win the White House. As of Saturday afternoon, Biden had 290 electoral votes, more than the 270 needed to secure the election after flipping several battleground states that Trump won in 2016. In the popular vote, Biden had 74,857,880 votes to Trump’s 70,598,535.
“The short answer is that once he leaves the office, his cloak of immunity, actual or implied by (Justice Department guidelines), will disappear,” said David Weinstein, a former Florida federal prosecutor.
The Justice Department has a long-standing policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted for criminal offenses. Former special counsel Robert Mueller cited the policy when investigators elected not to make a determination on whether Trump obstructed justice during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
But that immunity is for actions he took while in office, and “it stops there,” Weinstein said.
The most significant threats against Trump once he leaves office are brewing in his hometown, New York City.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been conducting a criminal investigation into Trump and his company’s business dealings. New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating whether Trump and his company committed tax fraud. read more…


veteranstoday--2020-11-10--Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Received No Funding From Washington

Pfizer Received Funding for Its COVID-19 Vaccine From Berlin Health Editor ’ s Note : More lies from the White House .
Trump and Pence say that Pfizer ’ s COVID-19 vaccine was funded by the government ’ s Operation Warp Speed Program and would like to claim credit for Pfizer ’ s production of a COVID-19 vaccine that is at least 90 % effective .
Well as it happens the funding came from Berlin , not the U.S. government as claimed .
Always , trying to take the credit .
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Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.


veteranstoday--2020-11-10--“We Have Submitted the Issue to the American People and Their Will is Law.”

Health Editor ’ s Note : So , if Trump fails to concede the 2020 presidential election to the winner , Joe Biden , he will be the first presidential candidate to break a tradition .
The concession has taken the form of letters , TV , and radio broadcasts .
So far there have been 32 failed attempts to attain the presidency .
That is the nature of an election….one person wins and the other person loses .
Trump is not the only sore looser candidate .
Dewey refused to personally congratulate FDR who heard of Dewey ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was Gore who called Bush to admit defeat and then cried foul after learning the media had called Florida prematurely .
Gore did offer a concession speech in mid-December when the election was deemed “ closed.
” Any bets on when or if Biden will get one from Trump ?
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Concession Speeches Began With William Jennings Bryan
When Democrat William Jennings Bryan received word of the results of the 1896 presidential election, he promptly dispatched a telegram to his opponent, Republican William McKinley. https://t.co/FICxG2VXke — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) November 9, 2020
Health Editor’s Note: So, if Trump fails to concede the 2020 presidential election to the winner, Joe Biden, he will be the first presidential candidate to break a tradition. The concession has taken the form of letters, TV, and radio broadcasts. So far there have been 32 failed attempts to attain the presidency. That is the nature of an election….one person wins and the other person loses.
Trump is not the only sore loser candidate. Dewey refused to personally congratulate FDR who heard of Dewey’s concession though a radio broadcast. Then there was Gore who called Bush to admit defeat and then cried foul after learning the media had called Florida prematurely. Gore did offer a concession speech in mid-December when the election was deemed “closed.”
Any bets on when or if Biden will get one from Trump? I say never…..Carol
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-11-10--Biden-Harris Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board

WASHINGTON – Today , the Biden-Harris Transition announced the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board , a team of leading public health experts who will advise President-elect Biden , Vice President-elect Harris , and the Transition ’ s COVID-19 staff .
The Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board will be led by co-chairs Dr. David Kessler , Dr. Vivek Murthy , and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith .
Dr. Beth Cameron and Dr. Rebecca Katz are serving as advisors to the Transition on COVID-19 and will work closely with the Advisory Board .
“ Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I will be informed by science and by experts , ” said President-elect Biden .
“ The advisory board will help shape my approach to managing the surge in reported infections ; ensuring vaccines are safe , effective , and distributed efficiently , equitably , and free ; and protecting at-risk populations.
” New cases are rising in at least 40 states , with more than 9.3 million total infections and more than 236,000 deaths .
President-elect Biden has pledged to bring leadership to the COVID pandemic , which continues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by curbing the spread of the disease , providing free treatment to those in need , and elevating the voices of scientists and public health experts .
The COVID-19 Advisory Board will help guide the Biden-Harris Transition in planning for the President-elect ’ s robust federal response .
These leading scientists and public health experts will consult with state and local officials to determine the public health and economic steps necessary to get the virus under control , to deliver immediate relief to working families , to address ongoing racial and ethnic disparities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses safely and effectively .
The Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board is made up of a diverse and experienced group of doctors and scientists .
Members of the Advisory Board have served in previous administrations and have experience engaging with and leading our country ’ s response to nationwide and worldwide public health crises .
Dr. David Kessler David A. Kessler , MD , is Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF .
Dr. Kessler served as FDA Commissioner from 1990 to 1997 , appointed by President George H.W .
Bush and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vivek Murthy Vivek Murthy , MD , MBA , served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States from 2014-2017 .
During his tenure , he published the first Surgeon General ’ s Report on Alcohol , Drugs , and Health and launched campaigns to address the opioid crisis , e-cigarette use among youth , and mental health and emotional well being .
As Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps , he also commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers dedicated to addressing public health threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water crisis and natural disasters .
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Marcella Nunez-Smith , MD , MHS , is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine , Public Health , and Management at Yale University and the Associate Dean for Health Equity Research at the Yale School of Medicine .
Dr. Nunez-Smith ’ s research focuses on promoting health and healthcare equity for structurally marginalized populations .
Dr. Luciana Borio Luciana Borio , MD , is VP , Technical Staff at In-Q-Tel .
She is also a senior fellow for global health at the Council on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biodefense , emerging infectious diseases , medical product development , and complex public health emergencies .
She served in senior leadership positions at the FDA and National Security Council , including as Assistant Commissioner for Counterterrorism Policy and Acting Chief Scientist at the FDA , and Director of FDA ’ s Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats .
Dr. Rick Bright Rick Bright , PhD , is an American immunologist , virologist , and former public health official .
Dr .
Bright was the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services .
He also previously served as an advisor to the World Health Organization and the United States Department of Defense .
His career has focused on the development of vaccines , drugs , and diagnostics to address emerging infectious diseases and national security threats .
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel Ezekiel J. Emanuel , MD , PhD , is an oncologist and Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 2009 to January 2011 , he served as special advisor for health policy to the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget .
Since 1997 , he has served as chair of the Department of Bioethics at The Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) .
Dr. Atul Gawande Atul Gawande , MD , MPH , is the Cyndy and John Fish Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital , Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Harvard T.H .
Chan School of Public Health .
Dr. Gawande is also the founder and chair of Ariadne Labs , a joint center between Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital and the Harvard T.H .
Chan School of Public Health for health systems innovation , and of Lifebox , a nonprofit organization making surgery safer globally .
He previously served as a senior advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton Administration .
Dr. Celine Gounder Celine Gounder , MD , ScM , FIDSA is a Clinical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Medicine and cares for patients at Bellevue Hospital Center .
From 1998 to 2012 , Dr. Gounder studied TB and HIV in South Africa , Lesotho , Malawi , Ethiopia and Brazil .
While on faculty at Johns Hopkins , Dr. Gounder was the Director for Delivery for the Gates Foundation-funded Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS/TB Epidemic .
She later served as Assistant Commissioner and Director of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene .
Dr. Julie Morita Julie Morita , MD , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wood Johnson Foundation ( RWJF ) .
Morita helped lead the Chicago Department of Public Health for nearly two decades as medical director , chief medical officer and commissioner .
She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has served on many state , local , and national health committees , including the CDC ’ s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , and the National Academy of Sciences ’ Committee on Community Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States .
Dr. Michael Osterholm Michael Osterholm , PhD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy ( CIDRAP ) at the University of Minnesota .
Dr. Osterholm previously served as a Science Envoy for Health Security on behalf of the State Department .
For 24 years ( 1975 to 1999 ) , he worked in the Minnesota Department of Health ; the last 15 years as state epidemiologist .
Ms. Loyce Pace Loyce Pace , MPH , is the Executive Director and President of Global Health Council .
Over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ championed policies for access to essential medicines and health services worldwide .
Ms. Pace has worked with Physicians for Human Rights and Catholic Relief Services , and previously served in leadership positions at the LIVESTRONG Foundation and the American Cancer Society .
Dr. Robert Rodriguez Dr. Robert Rodriguez graduated from Harvard Medical School and currently serves as a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine , where he works on the frontline in the emergency department and ICU of two major trauma centers .
He has authored over 100 scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examining a range of topics in medicine , including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of frontline providers .
In July 2020 , Dr. Rodriguez volunteered to help with a critical surge of COVID-19 patients in the ICU in his hometown of Brownsville , Texas .
Dr. Eric Goosby Eric Goosby , MD , is an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases and Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine .
During the Clinton Administration , Dr. Goosby was the founding director of the Ryan White CARE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program .
He went on to become the interim Director of the White House ’ s Office of National AIDS Policy .
In the Obama Administration , Dr. Goosby was appointed Ambassador-at-Large and implemented the U.S. President ’ s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR ) .
After serving as the U.S .
Global AIDS Coordinator , he was appointed by the UN Secretary General as the Special Envoy for TB .

WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Transition announced the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, a team of leading public health experts who will advise President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the Transition’s COVID-19 staff. The Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board will be led by co-chairs Dr. David Kessler, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Dr. Beth Cameron and Dr. Rebecca Katz are serving as advisors to the Transition on COVID-19 and will work closely with the Advisory Board. “Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important battles our administration will face, and I will be informed by science and by experts,” said President-elect Biden. “The advisory board will help shape my approach to managing the surge in reported infections; ensuring vaccines are safe, effective, and distributed efficiently, equitably, and free; and protecting at-risk populations.” New cases are rising in at least 40 states, with more than 9.3 million total infections and more than 236,000 deaths. President-elect Biden has pledged to bring leadership to the COVID pandemic, which continues to claim thousands of lives each week, by curbing the spread of the disease, providing free treatment to those in need, and elevating the voices of scientists and public health experts. The COVID-19 Advisory Board will help guide the Biden-Harris Transition in planning for the President-elect’s robust federal response. These leading scientists and public health experts will consult with state and local officials to determine the public health and economic steps necessary to get the virus under control, to deliver immediate relief to working families, to address ongoing racial and ethnic disparities, and to reopen our schools and businesses safely and effectively. The Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board is made up of a diverse and experienced group of doctors and scientists. Members of the Advisory Board have served in previous administrations and have experience engaging with and leading our country’s response to nationwide and worldwide public health crises. Co-Chairs and Advisory Board Members:
CO-CHAIRS
Dr. David Kessler
David A. Kessler, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF. Dr. Kessler served as FDA Commissioner from 1990 to 1997, appointed by President George H.W. Bush and reappointed by President Bill Clinton. Dr. Vivek Murthy
Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States from 2014-2017. During his tenure, he published the first Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health and launched campaigns to address the opioid crisis, e-cigarette use among youth, and mental health and emotional well being. As Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he also commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers dedicated to addressing public health threats from Ebola and Zika to the Flint water crisis and natural disasters. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Public Health, and Management at Yale University and the Associate Dean for Health Equity Research at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Nunez-Smith’s research focuses on promoting health and healthcare equity for structurally marginalized populations. MEMBERS
Dr. Luciana Borio
Luciana Borio, MD, is VP, Technical Staff at In-Q-Tel. She is also a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Borio specializes in biodefense, emerging infectious diseases, medical product development, and complex public health emergencies. She served in senior leadership positions at the FDA and National Security Council, including as Assistant Commissioner for Counterterrorism Policy and Acting Chief Scientist at the FDA, and Director of FDA’s Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats. Dr. Rick Bright
Rick Bright, PhD, is an American immunologist, virologist, and former public health official. Dr. Bright was the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) from 2016 to 2020 and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services. He also previously served as an advisor to the World Health Organization and the United States Department of Defense. His career has focused on the development of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics to address emerging infectious diseases and national security threats. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, is an oncologist and Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. From January 2009 to January 2011, he served as special advisor for health policy to the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Since 1997, he has served as chair of the Department of Bioethics at The Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is the Cyndy and John Fish Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Gawande is also the founder and chair of Ariadne Labs, a joint center between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for health systems innovation, and of Lifebox, a nonprofit organization making surgery safer globally. He previously served as a senior advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton Administration. Dr. Celine Gounder
Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and cares for patients at Bellevue Hospital Center. From 1998 to 2012, Dr. Gounder studied TB and HIV in South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Ethiopia and Brazil. While on faculty at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Gounder was the Director for Delivery for the Gates Foundation-funded Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS/TB Epidemic. She later served as Assistant Commissioner and Director of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Julie Morita
Julie Morita, MD, is Executive Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Morita helped lead the Chicago Department of Public Health for nearly two decades as medical director, chief medical officer and commissioner. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has served on many state, local, and national health committees, including the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Community Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States. Dr. Michael Osterholm
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Osterholm previously served as a Science Envoy for Health Security on behalf of the State Department. For 24 years (1975 to 1999), he worked in the Minnesota Department of Health; the last 15 years as state epidemiologist. Ms. Loyce Pace
Loyce Pace, MPH, is the Executive Director and President of Global Health Council. Over the course of her career, Loyce has championed policies for access to essential medicines and health services worldwide. Ms. Pace has worked with Physicians for Human Rights and Catholic Relief Services, and previously served in leadership positions at the LIVESTRONG Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Robert Rodriguez
Dr. Robert Rodriguez graduated from Harvard Medical School and currently serves as a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine, where he works on the frontline in the emergency department and ICU of two major trauma centers. He has authored over 100 scientific publications and has led national research teams examining a range of topics in medicine, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of frontline providers. In July 2020, Dr. Rodriguez volunteered to help with a critical surge of COVID-19 patients in the ICU in his hometown of Brownsville, Texas. Dr. Eric Goosby
Eric Goosby, MD, is an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases and Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine. During the Clinton Administration, Dr. Goosby was the founding director of the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federally funded HIV/AIDS program. He went on to become the interim Director of the White House’s Office of National AIDS Policy. In the Obama Administration, Dr. Goosby was appointed Ambassador-at-Large and implemented the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). After serving as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, he was appointed by the UN Secretary General as the Special Envoy for TB.


veteranstoday--2020-11-10--Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus , Ohio and received her diploma as a registered @ @ @ @ @ Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature @ @ @ @ @ of Toledo , College of Nursing , and received a Master ’ s of Nursing @ @ @ @ @ has traveled extensively , is a photographer , and writes on medical issues .
Carol @ @ @ @ @ Katherine , and Stephen – one daughter-in-law ; Katie – two granddaughters ; Isabella Marianna @ @ @ @ @ one grandson , Alexander Paul .
She also shares her life with husband Gordon Duff @ @ @ @ @ two rescue pups .


veteranstoday--2020-11-09--NEO:  Biden will be America at her best (published by Russian govt.)

…by Gordon Duff and New Eastern Outlook of the Russian Academy of Science ( Established – 1816 ) For four ugly years , world organized crime , acting through its stranglehold on American government and partner leaders , virtual “ capos ” around the world , has spiraled the world into madness .
Behind it all , a “ perfect storm , ” Donald Trump , a psychopathic bumbler with low normal intelligence and a penchant for drawing to him the angry , the fearful and the hate ridden .
For four ugly years , the world has been subjected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denial of basic human rights and freedoms , economic warfare , continual threats of nuclear war and an America guided by incompetence .
For four ugly years , the level of human suffering around the world has risen at the hands of a cabal lead by American leaders who have hidden behind a veil of fake Christianity while pursuing polices ridden by bigotry and racism .
For four ugly years , the world ’ s media , social and otherwise , has been infected with cults manufactured by rogue intelligence agencies and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Qanon , supported by Donald Trump , promising a “ new tomorrow.
” That tomorrow , and this cult has spread around the world , is dime store fascism of the ilk that infected the planet nearly a century ago .
For four ugly years , up was down , right was wrong , good was bad and too many , drowning in a sea of weakness , sought not only to push the world into conflict but to do so on behalf of principles based not on human progress or social justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For four ugly years , the United States stood as an example of how a people could lose their souls .
There is a new sheriff in town .
From the New York Times : “ President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is poised to unleash a series of executive actions on his first day in the Oval Office , prompting what is likely to be a yearlong effort to unwind President Trump ’ s domestic agenda and immediately signal a wholesale shift in the United States ’ place in the world .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oath of office on the West Front of the Capitol at noon on Jan. 20 , Mr. Biden has said , he will send a letter to the United Nations indicating that the country will rejoin the global effort to combat climate change , reversing Mr. Trump ’ s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord with more than 174 countries .
Mr. Biden ’ s afternoon will be a busy one .
He has vowed that on Day 1 he will move rapidly to confront the coronavirus pandemic by appointing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishing a “ pandemic testing board , ” similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt ’ s wartime production panel .
He has said he will restore the rights of government workers to unionize .
He has promised to order a new fight against homelessness and resettle more refugees fleeing war .
He has pledged to abandon Mr. Trump ’ s travel ban on mostly Muslim countries and to begin calling foreign leaders in an attempt to restore trust among the United States ’ closest allies.
” Addressing climate change is a first step for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community , the community of responsible and respected nations .
Denial of climate change is only one of the ugly policies embraced as America descended into rule by conspiracy theory , bizarre theories that always enriched Trump ’ s powerful friends in the fossil fuel pollution business .
Those overseas , subject to deeply censored or carelessly incompetent new media , seldom saw the devastation wrought by Trump and his gangster goons , what they did to the United States and its people .
It was far more than a few thousand children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , living in cages .
545 of those children no longer have parents anyone can find .
Are they dead , deported to the ends of the earth , imprisoned in some hole , nobody knows ?
What also became clear to Americans is that the cults that grew up in the 19th century such as the Ku Klux Klan or the Black Legion of the 20th century could somehow rise out of the ashes under the guise of populism and reform , at the hands of the powerful spin masters of Google @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America ’ s population were , to an extent , criminalized and diminished while those who still knew right from wrong were stripped of any voice at all .
Americans learned so much , now a majority of decent Americans , that the law enforcement community inside the United States is utterly corrupt , not just racist , but partnered now , decades , maybe longer , with criminal elements .
The regional fiefdoms set up by what is called “ courthouse gangs , ” a local sheriff , the public prosecutor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rule rural America on behalf of a blend of privileged elites and traffickers , narcotics , human beings , anything that pays .
Police in not just dozens , but hundreds of communities across the United States embrace membership in fascist gangs while enriching themselves on payoffs from drug cartels and brothel owners .
To an extent this has always gone on in the United States as corruption is endemic where force without reason rules .
However , for four ugly years , the world of America became the rule of law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pronouncements , not just by Donald Trump but by those around him , a cabal of the like the world hasn ’ t seen since 1933 Germany .
Kushner for Ribbentrop , William Barr for Himmler , two sons vie for the role of Goering with the rest of the cast of the Nuremburg Trials soon to be cast out as well , a litany of small and ugly men and unnatural women .
For four ugly years , lies , so many they are counted and jested about , became the norm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not hardly .
For four ugly years , the rights of Americans were stripped away by “ presidential dictates ” that should never have been possible , stripping away the authority of courts and the legislative authority .
The people lost every role in government , every role in securing and safeguarding their own lives .
Anyone could be targeted news .
With a very few minor changes , the famous quote from Martin Niemoeller became an everyday reality for more than 100 million Americans targeted by the Trump regime : First , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me Yes , as predicted , they even came for the Jews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settled into blaming the Jews for the world ’ s wrongs while Trump ’ s followers migrated from symbols of the slave owning Confederacy to the ever so predictable swastika .
The world is now looking to Biden , Pakistan , Syria , Iran certainly , Yemen , nation after nation waking up to uncertainty as to how to deal with a United States no longer controlled by criminals .
Can Netanyahu survive without Trump ’ s protection , both drowning in accusations of financial misconduct and , worse still , manipulating events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with an America after Trump , a leader superficially friendly to Moscow while also dragging Russia into a nuclear arms race ?
Here is the deal ; just perhaps things can change and that America waking up may well be a catalyst .
The American people have , to the extent allowed , drained their own swamp .
With America turning away from dictatorship , what now can be done elsewhere ?
There are other hard questions as well , first among them as to how the world allowed the United States to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of the planet while descending into anarchy at home ?
Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War that has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades and consulted with governments challenged by security issues .
He ’ s a senior editor and chairman of the board of Veterans Today , especially for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook .
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For four ugly years, world organized crime, acting through its stranglehold on American government and partner leaders, virtual “capos” around the world, has spiraled the world into madness.
Behind it all, a “perfect storm,” Donald Trump, a psychopathic bumbler with low normal intelligence and a penchant for drawing to him the angry, the fearful and the hate ridden.
For four ugly years, the world has been subjected to a denial of science, a denial of basic human rights and freedoms, economic warfare, continual threats of nuclear war and an America guided by incompetence.
For four ugly years, the level of human suffering around the world has risen at the hands of a cabal lead by American leaders who have hidden behind a veil of fake Christianity while pursuing polices ridden by bigotry and racism.
For four ugly years, the world’s media, social and otherwise, has been infected with cults manufactured by rogue intelligence agencies and their criminal partners, the bizarre mythology of Qanon, supported by Donald Trump, promising a “new tomorrow.”
That tomorrow, and this cult has spread around the world, is dime store fascism of the ilk that infected the planet nearly a century ago.
For four ugly years, up was down, right was wrong, good was bad and too many, drowning in a sea of weakness, sought not only to push the world into conflict but to do so on behalf of principles based not on human progress or social justice but on a return to slavery.
For four ugly years, the United States stood as an example of how a people could lose their souls.
There is a new sheriff in town. From the New York Times:
“ President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is poised to unleash a series of executive actions on his first day in the Oval Office, prompting what is likely to be a yearlong effort to unwind President Trump’s domestic agenda and immediately signal a wholesale shift in the United States’ place in the world.
In the first hours after he takes the oath of office on the West Front of the Capitol at noon on Jan. 20, Mr. Biden has said, he will send a letter to the United Nations indicating that the country will rejoin the global effort to combat climate change, reversing Mr. Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord with more than 174 countries.
Mr. Biden’s afternoon will be a busy one.
He has vowed that on Day 1 he will move rapidly to confront the coronavirus pandemic by appointing a “national supply chain commander” and establishing a “pandemic testing board,” similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wartime production panel. He has said he will restore the rights of government workers to unionize. He has promised to order a new fight against homelessness and resettle more refugees fleeing war. He has pledged to abandon Mr. Trump’s travel ban on mostly Muslim countries and to begin calling foreign leaders in an attempt to restore trust among the United States’ closest allies.”
Addressing climate change is a first step for the United States to rejoin the world community, the community of responsible and respected nations. Denial of climate change is only one of the ugly policies embraced as America descended into rule by conspiracy theory, bizarre theories that always enriched Trump’s powerful friends in the fossil fuel pollution business.
Those overseas, subject to deeply censored or carelessly incompetent new media, seldom saw the devastation wrought by Trump and his gangster goons, what they did to the United States and its people.
It was far more than a few thousand children who would spend months, now years, living in cages. 545 of those children no longer have parents anyone can find. Are they dead, deported to the ends of the earth, imprisoned in some hole, nobody knows?
What also became clear to Americans is that the cults that grew up in the 19th century such as the Ku Klux Klan or the Black Legion of the 20th century could somehow rise out of the ashes under the guise of populism and reform, at the hands of the powerful spin masters of Google and Facebook.
Thirty percent or more of America’s population were, to an extent, criminalized and diminished while those who still knew right from wrong were stripped of any voice at all.
That ship has sailed.
Americans learned so much, now a majority of decent Americans, that the law enforcement community inside the United States is utterly corrupt, not just racist, but partnered now, decades, maybe longer, with criminal elements.
The regional fiefdoms set up by what is called “courthouse gangs,” a local sheriff, the public prosecutor and judges chosen by special interest groups, rule rural America on behalf of a blend of privileged elites and traffickers, narcotics, human beings, anything that pays.
Police in not just dozens, but hundreds of communities across the United States embrace membership in fascist gangs while enriching themselves on payoffs from drug cartels and brothel owners.
To an extent this has always gone on in the United States as corruption is endemic where force without reason rules.
However, for four ugly years, the world of America became the rule of law, supported by daily tweets and endless pronouncements, not just by Donald Trump but by those around him, a cabal of the like the world hasn’t seen since 1933 Germany.
Kushner for Ribbentrop, William Barr for Himmler, two sons vie for the role of Goering with the rest of the cast of the Nuremburg Trials soon to be cast out as well, a litany of small and ugly men and unnatural women.
For four ugly years, lies, so many they are counted and jested about, became the norm. These were not innocent lies, not hardly.
For four ugly years, the rights of Americans were stripped away by “presidential dictates” that should never have been possible, stripping away the authority of courts and the legislative authority. The people lost every role in government, every role in securing and safeguarding their own lives.
Anyone could be targeted news. With a very few minor changes, the famous quote from Martin Niemoeller became an everyday reality for more than 100 million Americans targeted by the Trump regime:
First, they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
Yes, as predicted, they even came for the Jews, as QAnon’s bizarre ramblings settled into blaming the Jews for the world’s wrongs while Trump’s followers migrated from symbols of the slave owning Confederacy to the ever so predictable swastika.
The world is now looking to Biden, Pakistan, Syria, Iran certainly, Yemen, nation after nation waking up to uncertainty as to how to deal with a United States no longer controlled by criminals.
Can Netanyahu survive without Trump’s protection, both drowning in accusations of financial misconduct and, worse still, manipulating events for profit.
How will Russia deal with an America after Trump, a leader superficially friendly to Moscow while also dragging Russia into a nuclear arms race?
Here is the deal; just perhaps things can change and that America waking up may well be a catalyst. The American people have, to the extent allowed, drained their own swamp.
With America turning away from dictatorship, what now can be done elsewhere? There are other hard questions as well, first among them as to how the world allowed the United States to take control, both militarily and economically, of the planet while descending into anarchy at home?
Balance disappeared. Will balance be restored?
Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War that has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades and consulted with governments challenged by security issues. He’s a senior editor and chairman of the board of VT, especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook.”


veteranstoday--2020-11-09--How can Republicans survive a rogue Ex-President?

[ Editor ’ s Note : American politics may never be the same , after four years with the Orange buffoon at the helm .
But is there something that could be worse , like Trump setting himself up as a kingmaker within the Republican party , where no one can get his “ Trumper ” votes without his blessing .
And even worse , the Trump spawn seem to want to remain permanently in the public spotlight .
Hence we have Don , Jr. already putting himself out there as the daddy ’ s kingmaker .
Can you imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump rednecks against ‘ unapproved Trump family candidates ’ in Republican races ?
Why would they invest in this effort ?
How about daddy wanting to run again in 2024 and needing to eliminate any strong primary contenders ?
You can rest assured that normal Republicans will be burning the midnight oil to save themselves from having Trump around their necks as a political albatross .
The most obvious path is not to interfere with the hopefully agressive prosecutions of the Trump family that so many want to see to restore the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that no future president will dare do what Trump did .
If there aren ’ t consequences , then Trump ’ s “ techniques ” will stand as enduring precedents .
This could be one of Biden ’ s biggest challenges and historically new presidents do not want their new administration ’ s roll out fighting for public attention with an ex-president administration criminal investigation .
The temporary solution to that challenge is to keep it low key .
Investigations often go on for some time before charges are brought , and my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s administration .
But what Trump is wide open from is criminal prosecution from New York on his pre-presidential crimes .
The best outcome would be a quiet arrangement with the Dems and Repubs to carefully allow the Trump political terror machine to collapse under the weight of its past crimes , to be penalized to the fullest , which would make it politically toxic for ‘ normal ’ Rpublicans to associate with his covert organization .
Frankly , the Trump family is a Republican political arm cancer that needs to be chopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever be public servants is beyond the pale… Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > President Donald Trump ’ s defeat has set off a flurry of activity as would-be successors start to position themselves for 2024 and a battle to lead a Trump-less Republican Party begins to take shape .
The Republican National Committee is bracing for a possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Jr. is aggressively staking out a role as a future GOP powerbroker .

Republicans already racing to fill Trump power vacuum
…from Politico
[ Editor’s Note: American politics may never be the same, after four years with the Orange buffoon at the helm. But is there something that could be worse, like Trump setting himself up as a kingmaker within the Republican party, where no one can get his “Trumper” votes without his blessing.
And even worse, the Trump spawn seem to want to remain permanently in the public spotlight. Hence we have Don, Jr. already putting himself out there as the daddy’s kingmaker.
Can you imagine the torment they can inflict by unleashing the Trump rednecks against ‘unapproved Trump family candidates’ in Republican races? Why would they invest in this effort?
How about daddy wanting to run again in 2024 and needing to eliminate any strong primary contenders?
You can rest assured that normal Republicans will be burning the midnight oil to save themselves from having Trump around their necks as a political albatross. The most obvious path is not to interfere with the hopefully agressive prosecutions of the Trump family that so many want to see to restore the independence of the Justice Department, so that no future president will dare do what Trump did. If there aren’t consequences, then Trump’s “techniques” will stand as enduring precedents.
This could be one of Biden’s biggest challenges and historically new presidents do not want their new administration’s roll out fighting for public attention with an ex-president administration criminal investigation.
The temporary solution to that challenge is to keep it low key. Investigations often go on for some time before charges are brought, and my context here is crimes during Trump’s administration. But what Trump is wide open from is criminal prosecution from New York on his pre-presidential crimes.
The best outcome would be a quiet arrangement with the Dems and Repubs to carefully allow the Trump political terror machine to collapse under the weight of its past crimes, to be penalized to the fullest, which would make it politically toxic for ‘normal’ Rpublicans to associate with his covert organization.
Frankly, the Trump family is a Republican political arm cancer that needs to be chopped off. The idea that they could ever be public servants is beyond the pale… Jim W. Dean]
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First published … November 09, 2020
President Donald Trump’s defeat has set off a flurry of activity as would-be successors start to position themselves for 2024 and a battle to lead a Trump-less Republican Party begins to take shape.
The Republican National Committee is bracing for a possible fight over its chairmanship. And Donald Trump Jr. is aggressively staking out a role as a future GOP powerbroker.
Party officials, meanwhile, are grappling with how to keep intact the massive political infrastructure that Trump helped assemble with him on his way out of the White House. While Trump has been defeated, … he is positioned to wield outsized power over where the GOP goes from here. Anyone who wants to run in 2024 will have a hard time winning the nomination against his opposition.