clashdaily--2020-05-20--Biden Camp In Discussion To Make The Lockdown Tyrant Of Michigan His Running Mate

This is the perfect choice–Biden doesn ’ t want to leave his basement and Whitmer wouldn ’ t let him anyway .
It seems that the Biden campaign is test-running several of the women on the short-list for Veep through the Media ( D ) .
Just last week , POLITICO was reporting that Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) was at the top of the list .
ClashDaily covered that here : Kamala Harris Reported To Be Top Contestant In The Biden ‘ Running Mate ’ Pageant Trending : Illinois Governor Puts SEVERE Restrictions On Churches Saying That They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Or More But while other names have been floated–like former rivals for the nomination , Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) , Senator Amy Klobuchar ( D-MN ) , as well as other “ rising stars ” in the Democratic Party such as Senator Tammy Duckworth ( D-IL ) , Senator Catherine Cortez Masto ( D-NV ) , and Senator Tammy Baldwin ( D-WI ) .
CNBC is also reporting that the Biden camp is considering former Obama administration alumni and fellow Obamagate conspirators , former National Security Advisor Susan Rice and former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t even get to former Georgia State Representative , Stacey Abrams , who has been shamelessly self-promoting to get the Biden camp to give her a second glance .
For weeks there has been one pro-Abrams piece after another .
She ’ s on every news or news-adjacent show that will take her .
The latest was a 6,000-word piece in The Washington Post last week that unironically compared her to–I kid you not–a “ runway supermodel.
” But that was last week .
This week , it ’ s Governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Whitmer , who has been grinding Michiganders under her jackbooted heel as they push back against her overly restrictive coronavirus lockdown measures .
Dear Leader Whitmer appeared on NBC ’ s Today show and said that she was in talks with the Biden campaign .
Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer has confirmed she is in talks with Joe Biden ’ s campaign to become his running mate , as the race to join his ticket reaches an unseen fever pitch .
“ I ’ ve had a conversation with some folks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview on the “ Today ” show .
“ It was just an opening conversation and it ’ s not something that I would call a professional formalized vetting , ” she added… … “ I am making a little bit of time to stay connected to the campaign , but the most important thing that I have to do right now is be the governor of my home state , ” she said .
“ That ’ s all that matters to me in this moment.
” The Biden campaign thinks that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Rust Belt ” blue-collar worker vote lost in 2016 is to…pick the COVIDictator who is pushing an incredibly restrictive lockdown that is preventing the state from opening up and letting people go back to work .
All I can say to the Biden camp is… I can not think of a more horrendous pick for a running mate than Gretchen Whitmer , other than perhaps the Obamagate conspirators , Rice and Yates .
Heck , Stacey Abrams might even be a step up from Whitmer and she has zero qualifications .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the losing Biden ticket is just as embarrassing and hilarious as the Biden campaign itself has been so far–and that ’ s quite a feat .
• Kamala Harris Reported To Be Top Contestant In The Biden ‘ Running Mate ’ Pageant • President Trump Says That Biden ‘ Owes ’ Elizabeth Warren And Should Make Her His Running Mate • Stacey Abrams Is The PERFECT Running Mate For Joe Biden–Just Ask Her !
• Who Will Joe Pick As A Running Mate ?
The Women On His Short List Are Committed To @ @ @ @ @

This is the perfect choice–Biden doesn’t want to leave his basement and Whitmer wouldn’t let him anyway.
It seems that the Biden campaign is test-running several of the women on the short-list for Veep through the Media(D).
Just last week, POLITICO was reporting that Senator Kamala Harris(D-CA) was at the top of the list. ClashDaily covered that here:
Kamala Harris Reported To Be Top Contestant In The Biden ‘Running Mate’ Pageant
But while other names have been floated–like former rivals for the nomination, Senator Elizabeth Warren(D-MA), Senator Amy Klobuchar(D-MN), as well as other “rising stars” in the Democratic Party such as Senator Tammy Duckworth(D-IL), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV), and Senator Tammy Baldwin(D-WI). CNBC is also reporting that the Biden camp is considering former Obama administration alumni and fellow Obamagate conspirators, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.
We didn’t even get to former Georgia State Representative, Stacey Abrams, who has been shamelessly self-promoting to get the Biden camp to give her a second glance.
For weeks there has been one pro-Abrams piece after another. She’s on every news or news-adjacent show that will take her. The latest was a 6,000-word piece in The Washington Post last week that unironically compared her to–I kid you not–a “runway supermodel.”
But that was last week.
This week, it’s Governor Gretchen “No Seeds For You!” Whitmer, who has been grinding Michiganders under her jackbooted heel as they push back against her overly restrictive coronavirus lockdown measures.
Dear Leader Whitmer appeared on NBC’s Today show and said that she was in talks with the Biden campaign.
.@CraigMelvin asks MI @GovWhitmer about being a possible choice as vice president on #JoeBiden's ticket. "I'm making a little bit of time to stay connected to the campaign but the most important thing I have to do right now is be the governor of my home state." pic.twitter.com/pEJC6XvEkJ — 3rd Hour of TODAY (@3rdHourTODAY) May 19, 2020
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has confirmed she is in talks with Joe Biden’s campaign to become his running mate, as the race to join his ticket reaches an unseen fever pitch. “I’ve had a conversation with some folks,” Whitmer said in a Tuesday morning interview on the “Today” show. “It was just an opening conversation and it’s not something that I would call a professional formalized vetting,” she added… …“I am making a little bit of time to stay connected to the campaign, but the most important thing that I have to do right now is be the governor of my home state,” she said. “That’s all that matters to me in this moment.” Source: The New York Post
The Biden campaign thinks that the way to get back that ignored “Rust Belt” blue-collar worker vote lost in 2016 is to…pick the COVIDictator who is pushing an incredibly restrictive lockdown that is preventing the state from opening up and letting people go back to work.
It’s an interesting strategy.
All I can say to the Biden camp is…
I cannot think of a more horrendous pick for a running mate than Gretchen Whitmer, other than perhaps the Obamagate conspirators, Rice and Yates.
Heck, Stacey Abrams might even be a step up from Whitmer and she has zero qualifications.
The race to become the running mate on the losing Biden ticket is just as embarrassing and hilarious as the Biden campaign itself has been so far–and that’s quite a feat.


clashdaily--2020-05-20--Could New Energy Tech Make The Left’s Green New Deal Objectives… Obsolete?

This could really throw a wrench in their agenda , especially since most of us believe the environment is merely the excuse they offer for the social change they are REALLY after .
But don ’ t take our word for it .
As we ’ ve cited before , AOC ’ s own staffer admitted the Green New Deal was about social change , not environmental change .
Chakrabarti let the cat out of the bag in a recent extensive profile in The Post magazine .
According to the report , Chakrabarti told an aide for Washington Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential candidate , that his boss ’ s Green New Deal “ wasn ’ t originally a climate thing at all.
” “ Do you guys think of it as a climate thing ?
” Chakrabarti says , “ Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.
” You can ’ t get much more revolutionary than that .
But technological developments in nuclear may make the Democrats ’ key ‘ green ’ political power-play obsolete and therefore , Dead On Arrival .
Worse still for the acivists , the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ‘ degrowth ’ movement .
Trending : Illinois Governor Puts SEVERE Restrictions On Churches Saying That They May Not Open Up For A Year Or More The DOE has just invested $ 160 Million in a next-generation nuclear reactor project that is nearing completion .
For the Fiscal Year 2020 budget , Congress appropriated $ 230 million to start a new demonstration program for advanced reactors .
Through cost-shared partnerships with industry , ARDP will provide $ 160 million for initial funding to build two reactors that can be operational within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The next generation of nuclear energy is critical to our Nation ’ s energy security and environmental stewardship , ” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette .
“ As the recently released Nuclear Fuel Working Group ’ s Strategy to Restore American Nuclear Energy Leadership exemplifies , we must pursue technological innovation and advanced nuclear RD & D investments to strengthen American leadership in the next generation of nuclear technologies , ensuring a healthy and growing U.S. nuclear energy sector.
” “ Advanced nuclear energy systems hold enormous potential to lower emissions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strong economy , ” said Dr. Rita Baranwal , Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy .
“ This new program creates a tremendous opportunity for the U.S. to provide clean energy and expand our market opportunities.
” In addition to the two reactors , ARDP will leverage the National Reactor Innovation Center ( NRIC ) to efficiently test and assess ARD technologies by engaging the world-renowned capabilities of the national laboratory system to move these reactors from blueprints to reality .
—Office Of Nuclear Energy Skeptical if tiny nuclear reactors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s an article making the case for adopting them .
This approach would resolve the problem the Green New Deal was blasted for failing to even recognize , let alone solve , as society shifts toward a lower-emissions energy future .
Greenpeace Bro Calls Occasional-Cortex A ‘ POMPOUS LITTLE TWIT ’ And It Gets Better Why the Green New Deal is America ’ s Worst Nightmare Are Anti-Pipeline Eco-Nazis Putting New York Lives At Risk ?

This could really throw a wrench in their agenda, especially since most of us believe the environment is merely the excuse they offer for the social change they are REALLY after.
But don’t take our word for it. As we’ve cited before, AOC’s own staffer admitted the Green New Deal was about social change, not environmental change.
Chakrabarti let the cat out of the bag in a recent extensive profile in The Post magazine. According to the report, Chakrabarti told an aide for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D), a presidential candidate, that his boss’s Green New Deal “wasn’t originally a climate thing at all.” “Do you guys think of it as a climate thing?” Chakrabarti says, “Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.” You can’t get much more revolutionary than that.
But technological developments in nuclear may make the Democrats’ key ‘green’ political power-play obsolete and therefore, Dead On Arrival. Worse still for the acivists, the new tech could destroy their ecological excuses for the ‘degrowth’ movement.
The DOE has just invested $160 Million in a next-generation nuclear reactor project that is nearing completion.
For the Fiscal Year 2020 budget, Congress appropriated $230 million to start a new demonstration program for advanced reactors. Through cost-shared partnerships with industry, ARDP will provide $160 million for initial funding to build two reactors that can be operational within the next 5 to 7 years. “The next generation of nuclear energy is critical to our Nation’s energy security and environmental stewardship,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. “As the recently released Nuclear Fuel Working Group’s Strategy to Restore American Nuclear Energy Leadership exemplifies, we must pursue technological innovation and advanced nuclear RD&D investments to strengthen American leadership in the next generation of nuclear technologies, ensuring a healthy and growing U.S. nuclear energy sector.” “Advanced nuclear energy systems hold enormous potential to lower emissions, create new jobs, and build a strong economy,” said Dr. Rita Baranwal, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy. “This new program creates a tremendous opportunity for the U.S. to provide clean energy and expand our market opportunities.” In addition to the two reactors, ARDP will leverage the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) to efficiently test and assess ARD technologies by engaging the world-renowned capabilities of the national laboratory system to move these reactors from blueprints to reality. —Office Of Nuclear Energy
Skeptical if tiny nuclear reactors are a good thing? Here’s an article making the case for adopting them.
This approach would resolve the problem the Green New Deal was blasted for failing to even recognize, let alone solve, as society shifts toward a lower-emissions energy future.
Related…
‘Hooked On Government Money’: Greenpeace Co-Founder Who Mocked AOC Calls ‘Green’ Scientists Corrupt
Greenpeace Bro Calls Occasional-Cortex A ‘POMPOUS LITTLE TWIT’ And It Gets Better
Why the Green New Deal is America’s Worst Nightmare
Are Anti-Pipeline Eco-Nazis Putting New York Lives At Risk?


clashdaily--2020-05-20--IN MEMORIAM: Ravi Zacharias Was More Than Just ‘Another Evangelist’…

We now bid goodbye to a man who has shown by his own example that even places thought to be hostile to the gospel can be , as scripture states , fields ripe for the harvest .
His biography is well-known to those who followed his work and ministry .
Like the Apostle Paul , he was quite willing to incorporate his own life and experiences into what he had to say .
His life and experiences offered him a unique perspective on life and culture .
Despairing of life while seventeen years old , he attempted suicide by poisoning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life , and it was there in his bed that he encountered the gospel of Jesus Christ that would forever change his life .
You can hear him tell that story here .
Trending : Illinois Governor Puts SEVERE Restrictions On Churches Saying That They May Not Open Up For A Year Or More He went on to become both a scholar and an evangelist .
But he took a very different track from so many other famous preachers of his generation .
For one thing , he didn ’ t direct his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regular viewers on a TV or radio show .
He traveled the world , specifically seeking out the difficult audiences where he built a ministry around engaging the mind AND the heart .
He was always ready to give , as scripture commands , an answer for the hope that lives within him .
He was anything BUT a ‘ hellfire and damnation ’ type of preacher .
But that doesn ’ t mean that he shied away from the strong defense of Jesus ’ claims of exclusive truth .
He was just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to be sure that offense , when it came , would be due to the truth of his message , rather than the manner in which it was delivered .
His style was very different from what ClashDaily readers are familiar with .
But it would be a mistake to interpret that as meaning he was one of the spineless snowflakes that our Warriors & Wildmen team so roundly denounce .
He was soft-spoken , and winsome even when delivering hard truths .
But he never shied away from delivering those hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Secular Ivy-League universities to top government officials in countries officially closed to the gospel .
Ravi was conscious of the importance of using story as a way of delivering ideas larger than what the stories themselves contained , of connecting high-level philosophical and theological truths with the immediate and livable reality of the kitchen table .
He could have taught a master class in handling hostile questions and on leaving his hostile audience wondering how a question intended to attack Christian life and practice exposed a gaping hole in the questioner ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skill he copied from the example of Christ himself in the gospels .
He took that skill set and replicated it among his missions team .
Nor was he ‘ merely ’ concerned about the spiritual well-being of his hearers .
He cared about the practical needs of the underprivileged as well .
The humanitarian arm of his ministry , ‘ Wellspring International ‘ is focussed on … His habit of interweaving life events with his message gave audiences a sense of knowing him personally , even if only from afar .
Whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Margie , or his kids .
His own parents , harrowing adventures with his friend Sammy Dagher , his early days as an itinerate minister preaching in Vietnam during the Nixon years , his struggles with injuries and life on the road , or his admiration of Malcolm Muggeridge and enjoyment of poetry , he shared a piece of himself in each message he delivered .
Apart from one disputed incident ( the truth about which we will never know on this side of eternity ) , he lived a life free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reproach upon his dear Lord .
That , by itself , is remarkable in this day and age .
Now that he has run his race with endurance , finishing strong , and has left the ranks of the Church militant and join the ranks of Church Triumphant in eternity , one can scarecly help but imagine that one of his own personal heroes , Malcolm Muggridge , would be among the first to welcome him to his rest .
He casts a long shadow and leaves big shoes to fill .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you — and in fact mentioned in a message this writer was just listening to a few short days before his death — that the gospel outlives those Christ calls to proclaim it .
As he himself said , the work shall go on , and new workers shall rise up to declare an enduring message with a different manner of delivery , to a different generation… according to the gifts and talents he gives to each of us .
And this closing thought is directed to skeptics and some of the usual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resist sniping at any Christian message .
Take up the challenge of listening to one of his Question and Answer sessions in largely hostile audiences comprised either of secularists or believers of a different religion .
Pick any Q & A session you like , or Google one with your own search terms .
We ’ re not cherry-picking .
Pick one you think might challenge him and then listen — REALLY listen — to what Ravi has to say to the pointed objections those well-educated groups pepper him with .
Ask yourself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like some unintelligent huckster , or if he ’ s offering reasonable and intelligent responses to deep and meaningful questions .
If the latter , the next question an honest person would ask themselves is : should not your own objections to this faith rise to at least the same level of intelligence as his defense of the belief ?
If you simply dismiss his arguments without doing so , it might be for a lot of reasons… but intellectual honesty will not be among them .

We now bid goodbye to a man who has shown by his own example that even places thought to be hostile to the gospel can be, as scripture states, fields ripe for the harvest.
His biography is well-known to those who followed his work and ministry. Like the Apostle Paul, he was quite willing to incorporate his own life and experiences into what he had to say.
His life and experiences offered him a unique perspective on life and culture.
Despairing of life while seventeen years old, he attempted suicide by poisoning. Doctors were able to save his life, and it was there in his bed that he encountered the gospel of Jesus Christ that would forever change his life. You can hear him tell that story here.
He went on to become both a scholar and an evangelist.
But he took a very different track from so many other famous preachers of his generation. For one thing, he didn’t direct his energies to simply giving simple sermons to regular viewers on a TV or radio show.
He traveled the world, specifically seeking out the difficult audiences where he built a ministry around engaging the mind AND the heart. He was always ready to give, as scripture commands, an answer for the hope that lives within him.
He was anything BUT a ‘hellfire and damnation’ type of preacher. But that doesn’t mean that he shied away from the strong defense of Jesus’ claims of exclusive truth. He was just very conscious of doing so in a way to be sure that offense, when it came, would be due to the truth of his message, rather than the manner in which it was delivered.
His style was very different from what ClashDaily readers are familiar with. But it would be a mistake to interpret that as meaning he was one of the spineless snowflakes that our Warriors & Wildmen team so roundly denounce.
He was soft-spoken, and winsome even when delivering hard truths. But he never shied away from delivering those hard truths… even when addressing hostile audiences ranging from Secular Ivy-League universities to top government officials in countries officially closed to the gospel.
Ravi was conscious of the importance of using story as a way of delivering ideas larger than what the stories themselves contained, of connecting high-level philosophical and theological truths with the immediate and livable reality of the kitchen table.
He could have taught a master class in handling hostile questions and on leaving his hostile audience wondering how a question intended to attack Christian life and practice exposed a gaping hole in the questioner’s own philosophy. I was a skill he copied from the example of Christ himself in the gospels. He took that skill set and replicated it among his missions team.
Nor was he ‘merely’ concerned about the spiritual well-being of his hearers. He cared about the practical needs of the underprivileged as well.
The humanitarian arm of his ministry, ‘Wellspring International ‘ is focussed on …
engaging with war-related issues, poverty-related issues, HIV/AIDS, victims of sexual exploitation, human trafficking, domestic violence, natural disasters, access to education, and tragedy. Additionally, we create opportunities for women through scholarships toward education, healthcare, basic living needs, and income-generating programs.
His habit of interweaving life events with his message gave audiences a sense of knowing him personally, even if only from afar. Whether it was frequent references to his wife, Margie, or his kids. His own parents, harrowing adventures with his friend Sammy Dagher, his early days as an itinerate minister preaching in Vietnam during the Nixon years, his struggles with injuries and life on the road, or his admiration of Malcolm Muggeridge and enjoyment of poetry, he shared a piece of himself in each message he delivered.
Apart from one disputed incident (the truth about which we will never know on this side of eternity), he lived a life free of any public scandal that would bring reproach upon his dear Lord.
That, by itself, is remarkable in this day and age.
Now that he has run his race with endurance, finishing strong, and has left the ranks of the Church militant and join the ranks of Church Triumphant in eternity, one can scarecly help but imagine that one of his own personal heroes, Malcolm Muggridge, would be among the first to welcome him to his rest.
He casts a long shadow and leaves big shoes to fill. But Ravi would be the first to tell you — and in fact mentioned in a message this writer was just listening to a few short days before his death — that the gospel outlives those Christ calls to proclaim it.
As he himself said, the work shall go on, and new workers shall rise up to declare an enduring message with a different manner of delivery, to a different generation… according to the gifts and talents he gives to each of us.
And this closing thought is directed to skeptics and some of the usual drive-by snarky anonymous commenters who cannot resist sniping at any Christian message.
Take up the challenge of listening to one of his Question and Answer sessions in largely hostile audiences comprised either of secularists or believers of a different religion.
Pick any Q&A session you like, or Google one with your own search terms. We’re not cherry-picking.
Pick one you think might challenge him and then listen — REALLY listen — to what Ravi has to say to the pointed objections those well-educated groups pepper him with.
Ask yourself if he is giving the boilerplate answers like some unintelligent huckster, or if he’s offering reasonable and intelligent responses to deep and meaningful questions.
If the latter, the next question an honest person would ask themselves is: should not your own objections to this faith rise to at least the same level of intelligence as his defense of the belief?
If you simply dismiss his arguments without doing so, it might be for a lot of reasons… but intellectual honesty will not be among them.


clashdaily--2020-05-20--That ‘Mask You Can Wear While Eating’ Is Weapons-Grade Stupid — Here’s Why

Every time we think we ’ ve finally reached the summit of Mount Stupid , another peak rises still higher than the last one .
This mask is yet another example .
The panic-porn media conglomerates have done their jobs a little TOO well .
People are now afraid of their own shadow .
And this fear has led them to put their trust in all kinds of weird places .
The truly fearful wait for the arrival of a Coronavirus vaccine much the way that religious devotees await the fulfillment of their favorite prophecy , often viewing it with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes , all will be made right in the world again.
” Trending : Illinois Governor Puts SEVERE Restrictions On Churches Saying That They May Not Open Up For A Year Or More Until that day , masks ( and for some reason , gloves ) are supposed to be the ‘ silver bullet ’ that will protect us from a virus .
It is a virus that , if caught ( except for those among very specific risk groups ) , will run its course like any other .
Now that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ functions of society , questions about how to proceed under the pall of current fears linger .
They are breeding solutions .
Some of them reasonable , some ridiculous .
Comparatively reasonable ones include a wellness check upon arrival ( temp taken by laser thermometer ) , or hand sanitizer stations for those who need it .
Silly ones include bumper tables that look like they should include a river ride after the meal : But the mask-you-can-wear-while-eating is the worst of all possible worlds .
Not only is it absolutely worthless in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it looks just as stupid as it sounds , and either it was designed as a joke that someone took seriously , or there really is a sucker born every minute .
The reason it is worthless is pretty simple .
The hole fatally compromises the entire function of the mask , rendering it meaningless .
Even when it is ‘ closed ’ , air can flow freely through the gaps .
You ’ re better off not wearing one at all .
Here ’ s one site commenting on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valves : If the whole point of wearing a mask is supposedly to ‘ keep us from killing grandma ’ … this mask does nothing to capture any virus you may be shedding into the air we share .
If you ’ re wearing it to ‘ protect ’ yourself from catching it , you might as well be wearing the one Babylon Bee photoshopped onto Joe Biden… … for all the good it will do you .

Every time we think we’ve finally reached the summit of Mount Stupid, another peak rises still higher than the last one. This mask is yet another example.
The panic-porn media conglomerates have done their jobs a little TOO well. People are now afraid of their own shadow.
And this fear has led them to put their trust in all kinds of weird places.
The truly fearful wait for the arrival of a Coronavirus vaccine much the way that religious devotees await the fulfillment of their favorite prophecy, often viewing it with parallel salvific importance. “When X comes, all will be made right in the world again.”
Until that day, masks (and for some reason, gloves) are supposed to be the ‘silver bullet’ that will protect us from a virus. It is a virus that, if caught (except for those among very specific risk groups), will run its course like any other.
Now that we’re moving toward returning to normal functions of society, questions about how to proceed under the pall of current fears linger. They are breeding solutions. Some of them reasonable, some ridiculous.
Comparatively reasonable ones include a wellness check upon arrival (temp taken by laser thermometer), or hand sanitizer stations for those who need it.
Silly ones include bumper tables that look like they should include a river ride after the meal:
Bumper tables? Fish Tales, a restaurant in Ocean City, plans to use “bumper style” tables once they reopen in order to keep customers 6 feet apart. Patrons sit in the center of the table, surrounded by a rubber barrier which protects them from others.pic.twitter.com/O8Fb3OsaJG — Silver Chips Online (@mbhsSCO) May 18, 2020
But the mask-you-can-wear-while-eating is the worst of all possible worlds.
Not only is it absolutely worthless in the function it is supposed to perform, but it looks just as stupid as it sounds, and either it was designed as a joke that someone took seriously, or there really is a sucker born every minute.
Inventors developed a coronavirus mask that lets you eat without taking it off. Squeeze a lever and it opens a slot so you can go at it like Pac-Man. Inventors say the mask lets you can dine out with friends without taking your mask off. https://t.co/pflatss4Cf pic.twitter.com/xo18FMx9c2 — NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) May 19, 2020
The reason it is worthless is pretty simple. The hole fatally compromises the entire function of the mask, rendering it meaningless. Even when it is ‘closed’, air can flow freely through the gaps. You’re better off not wearing one at all.
Here’s one site commenting on the difference between proper valves with and without valves:
Many N95 masks have exhalation valves that provide no filtration of exhaled breath. If you are wearing this type of mask, and you are shedding the virus, you will unknowingly be spreading the virus. Air Purifying Respirators (APRs) are designed to protect the wearer. If you see an exhalation valve-you are looking at a potential disease vector.
If the whole point of wearing a mask is supposedly to ‘keep us from killing grandma’… this mask does nothing to capture any virus you may be shedding into the air we share.
If you’re wearing it to ‘protect’ yourself from catching it, you might as well be wearing the one Babylon Bee photoshopped onto Joe Biden…
… for all the good it will do you.


clashdaily--2020-05-20--EPIC: DeSantis Takes A BLOWTORCH To The Left’s COVID Narrative (VIDEO)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has handled the pandemic like an absolute boss and he ’ s not getting the Media ( D ) love the way that New York Governor Andrew “ Grandma Killer ” Cuomo has been basking in .
He went off on the media after being questioned about claims made by a disgruntled employee who was fired for insubordination .
DeSantis has had it with the politicization of the pandemic and he let loose .
Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept Spied On Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 It was a thing of beauty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a full transcript of his comments .
DESANTIS : Our data is available .
Our data is transparent .
In fact , Dr. Birx has talked multiple times about how Florida has the absolute best data , so any insinuation otherwise is just typical , partisan narrative trying to be spun .
And part of the reason is that because you ’ ve got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New York .
“ Wait two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be next !
” Just like Italy , “ Wait two weeks !
” Well , hell , we ’ re eight weeks away from that and it hasn ’ t happened .
Not only do we have a lower death rate–well , we have way lower deaths , generally–we have a lower death rate than the Acela corridor ; D.C. , everyone up there .
We have a lower death rate than the midwest–Illinois , Michigan , Indiana , Ohio .
But even in our region , Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And I was the number one landing spot from tens of thousands of people leaving the number one hot zone in the world to come to my state .
So , we ’ ve succeeded and I think that people don ’ t want to recognize it because it challenges their narrative .
It challenges their assumption , so they ’ ve got to find a boogeyman .
Maybe it ’ s that there are black helicopters circling the Department of Health .
If you believe that , I ’ ve got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to sell you .
Governor Ron DeSantis has been absolutely vindicated for his incredible handling of the pandemic despite being torched by the hostile media for weeks for being “ reckless ” and claiming that his lax approach would cause mass casualties in Florida .
That didn ’ t happen .
So , where does he go to get his apology ?

The numbers don’t lie.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has handled the pandemic like an absolute boss and he’s not getting the Media(D) love the way that New York Governor Andrew “Grandma Killer” Cuomo has been basking in.
He went off on the media after being questioned about claims made by a disgruntled employee who was fired for insubordination.
DeSantis has had it with the politicization of the pandemic and he let loose.
It was a thing of beauty!
Presented without further commentary, is a full transcript of his comments.
DESANTIS: Our data is available. Our data is transparent. In fact, Dr. Birx has talked multiple times about how Florida has the absolute best data, so any insinuation otherwise is just typical, partisan narrative trying to be spun. And part of the reason is that because you’ve got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New York. “Wait two weeks, Florida’s gonna be next!” Just like Italy, “Wait two weeks!” Well, hell, we’re eight weeks away from that and it hasn’t happened. Not only do we have a lower death rate–well, we have way lower deaths, generally–we have a lower death rate than the Acela corridor; D.C., everyone up there. We have a lower death rate than the midwest–Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio. But even in our region, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia–Florida has the lower death rate. And I was the number one landing spot from tens of thousands of people leaving the number one hot zone in the world to come to my state. So, we’ve succeeded and I think that people don’t want to recognize it because it challenges their narrative. It challenges their assumption, so they’ve got to find a boogeyman. Maybe it’s that there are black helicopters circling the Department of Health. If you believe that, I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you.
DeSantis says any insinuation Florida doesn’t have best data is typical partisan narrative. “You’ve got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like NY.”https://t.co/jTzJmKk8X0 pic.twitter.com/1sGw3Z1P3V — WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) May 20, 2020
Incredible!
Governor Ron DeSantis has been absolutely vindicated for his incredible handling of the pandemic despite being torched by the hostile media for weeks for being “reckless” and claiming that his lax approach would cause mass casualties in Florida. That didn’t happen. So, where does he go to get his apology?


clashdaily--2020-05-20--MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski Is In A Desperate Bid To Have Twitter Ban President Trump’s Account

How things have changed since 2015 when Joe and Mika were giving Donald Trump free advertising on their morning show .
Mika is very , very upset , and she ’ s gone “ Full Karen ” and is now taking her complaint straight to Twitter CEO , Jack Dorsey .
It was pretty clear that she was upset on the show this morning , where she called the President a “ cruel , sick , disgusting person ” for tweeting about a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of an intern in Joe ’ s office in 2001 .
Trending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 She then took her beef off-air and started tweeting .
Brzezinski tweeted that the world would be “ safer ” without President Trump tweeting .
What set her off was President Trump ’ s tweets about the “ Cold Case ” regarding an intern that died in Joe Scarborough ’ s Congressional office years ago .
Lori Klausutis was a 28-year old who worked in then-Representative Scarborough ’ s congressional office .
In 2001 , she died mysteriously in his office .
The death was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undiagnosed cardiac arrhythmia ” which caused her “ breathing to stop.
” The medical examiner determined that she collapsed and hit her head on an office desk which fractured her skull and caused a fatal blood clot .
Some don ’ t believe this account , however , because Klausutis was a marathon runner who had recently run an 8K race .
Adding to the questions about the case was that the assistant medical examiner , Michael Berkland , who wrote the report had lost his license in two states for lying about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts in a storage container in Pensacola , Florida .
The body parts were discovered when the unit was auctioned off after Berkland was late on his payment .
She was re-triggered this morning by the following set of Presidential tweets : Just a few days after the May 12 tweet , a video surfaced of an interview Joe Scarborough did on Imus in the Morning where Don Imus joked that Scarborough said he had an affair with an intern and had to kill her .
Joe said nothing about that dark humor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview was about Joe ’ s new gig as a host on MSNBC .
I don ’ t pretend to understand how President Trump thinks , but we have seen how he ’ s behaved for the past 40-odd years as a public figure .
He keeps his friends close , and he ’ s pretty brutal to his enemies .
Joe and Mika have firmly planted themselves in that second category .
Now , I ’ m just spitballin ’ here , but , if I were to hazard a guess , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlikely that Trump thinks that Joe actually murdered that young woman , but he ’ s making a larger point about how uncomfortable it is being falsely accused and have the public pass judgment on your actions without knowing all of the facts .
Mika and Joe have pushed the Russia Collusion thing , called him all sorts of names , and they ’ re currently blaming him for every single death caused by a virus that turned into a pandemic because of actions by the Chines Communist Party .
The man is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a single thing right in their eyes because they are beholden to the leftist MSNBC overlords .
Now , Mika is busy responding to critics of her call for social media censorship by using a video produced by that hard-hitting news program on Comedy Central , The Daily Show .
I guess she forgot that she and Joe didn ’ t take the pandemic seriously for quite a while , either .
Yes , indeed , everything is stupid .
But clearly , it ’ s most stupid over at MSNBC .

How things have changed since 2015 when Joe and Mika were giving Donald Trump free advertising on their morning show.
Mika is very, very upset, and she’s gone “Full Karen” and is now taking her complaint straight to Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey.
It was pretty clear that she was upset on the show this morning, where she called the President a “cruel, sick, disgusting person” for tweeting about a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of an intern in Joe’s office in 2001.
She then took her beef off-air and started tweeting.
Brzezinski tweeted that the world would be “safer” without President Trump tweeting.
.@twitter need to know why trump is not banned? — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 20, 2020
I will be reaching out to head of twitter about their policies being violated every day by President Tump. Hope my call is taken. Please retweet if you agree — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 20, 2020
. @jack please take my call today. Please stop allowing your platform policies to be abused by the day. It’s called libel. — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 20, 2020
.@jack At what point is @Twitter a part of this? TAKE DOWN TRUMP’s ACCOUNT— the world world be safer. Retweet if you agree — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 20, 2020
A call is being set up with @jack and the GC. Thanks for your interest. I will keep you posted https://t.co/eyQwke6KB4 — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 20, 2020
What set her off was President Trump’s tweets about the “Cold Case” regarding an intern that died in Joe Scarborough’s Congressional office years ago.
Lori Klausutis was a 28-year old who worked in then-Representative Scarborough’s congressional office. In 2001, she died mysteriously in his office. The death was ruled as accidental due to an “undiagnosed cardiac arrhythmia” which caused her “breathing to stop.” The medical examiner determined that she collapsed and hit her head on an office desk which fractured her skull and caused a fatal blood clot. Some don’t believe this account, however, because Klausutis was a marathon runner who had recently run an 8K race.
Adding to the questions about the case was that the assistant medical examiner, Michael Berkland, who wrote the report had lost his license in two states for lying about autopsies and was charged for storing body parts in a storage container in Pensacola, Florida. The body parts were discovered when the unit was auctioned off after Berkland was late on his payment.
When will they open a Cold Case on the Psycho Joe Scarborough matter in Florida. Did he get away with murder? Some people think so. Why did he leave Congress so quietly and quickly? Isn’t it obvious? What’s happening now? A total nut job! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2020
She was re-triggered this morning by the following set of Presidential tweets:
….Roger Stone has been treated very unfairly. How about that jury Forewoman, does anybody think that was fair. DISGRACEFUL! Stay tuned. @FoxNews And guys like Low Ratings Psycho Joe Scarborough are allowed to walk the streets? Open Cold Case! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 20, 2020
Just a few days after the May 12 tweet, a video surfaced of an interview Joe Scarborough did on Imus in the Morning where Don Imus joked that Scarborough said he had an affair with an intern and had to kill her. Joe said nothing about that dark humor but laughed at the joke. The interview was about Joe’s new gig as a host on MSNBC.
Apparently that’s not “sick” to Mika.
It’s clearly in poor taste.
I don’t pretend to understand how President Trump thinks, but we have seen how he’s behaved for the past 40-odd years as a public figure. He keeps his friends close, and he’s pretty brutal to his enemies. Joe and Mika have firmly planted themselves in that second category.
Now, I’m just spitballin’ here, but, if I were to hazard a guess, I’d say it’s unlikely that Trump thinks that Joe actually murdered that young woman, but he’s making a larger point about how uncomfortable it is being falsely accused and have the public pass judgment on your actions without knowing all of the facts. Mika and Joe have pushed the Russia Collusion thing, called him all sorts of names, and they’re currently blaming him for every single death caused by a virus that turned into a pandemic because of actions by the Chines Communist Party.
The man is never vindicated, nor can he do a single thing right in their eyes because they are beholden to the leftist MSNBC overlords.
Now, Mika is busy responding to critics of her call for social media censorship by using a video produced by that hard-hitting news program on Comedy Central, The Daily Show.
I guess she forgot that she and Joe didn’t take the pandemic seriously for quite a while, either.
Yes, indeed, everything is stupid.
But clearly, it’s most stupid over at MSNBC.


clashdaily--2020-05-20--6 Reasons Susan Rice’s Declassified 2017 Inauguration Day Email To Herself Is DAMNING

One paragraph that had been redacted has been declassified , and it ’ s made everything clear .
Everyone thought that former National Security Advisor Susan Rice ’ s “ email to self ” on Inauguration Day 2017 was weird .
Clearly , she was trying to cover for something sketchy going on or she wouldn ’ t suddenly be emailing a memo to herself hours before handing things over to her successor .
The email was about a January 5 , 2017 meeting between Rice , Obama , then-Vice President Joe Biden , then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comey .
The memo had been released quite some time ago , but several key portions had been redacted as classified .
Acting DNI Ric Grenell has released the first page of her memo and declassified a paragraph that reveals so much in so few words .
Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept Spied On Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 Here is the formerly-redacted paragraph : You can read the full memo here : Declassified Susan Rice E-M… by The Federalist on Scribd Here ’ s what we now know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That General Flynn Was Targeted The FBI investigating General Flynn was a blatant abuse of power that was coordinated by the highest echelon of the Obama administration including the President and the Vice President .
Sean Davis at The Federalist makes that clear .
The newly declassified portions of the Jan. 5 Rice email confirm that the targeting of Flynn was coordinated within the inner sanctum of the White House and that both Obama and Biden were deeply involved in the campaign to take down Flynn .
Documents previously released and declassified showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Flynn was a secret Russian agent or that he had broken any laws .
An FBI electronic communication closing the agency ’ s counterintelligence investigation against him , which was dated Jan. 4 , made clear that “ no derogatory information ” about Flynn had been obtained during the months-long investigation of Flynn .
The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) recently determined that an ambush FBI interview of Flynn , which later formed the foundation of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s single charge against Flynn , had no legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI ’ s top counterintelligence official at the time show that the FBI ’ s goal in targeting Flynn in early 2017 was to “ prosecute him or get him fired.
” DOJ is currently in the process of dismissing all charges against Flynn , citing rank corruption and abuse of power in the FBI ’ s campaign against Flynn .
Susan Rice famously appeared on several Sunday shows and lied to Americans about what happened in Benghazi , Libya .
Following that same playbook , she did it again regarding Obamagate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nunes ( R-CA ) , who was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee at the time , had said that during the transition , President Trump and key members of his team had been surveilled and potentially unmasked .
When Rice appeared on PBS Newshour as that news was breaking and was asked directly about it , she denied knowledge of surveillance of the Trump team , said that she was “ surprised ” to hear about it , then shifted to Trump ’ s accusation of wiretapping .
She said that any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
3 .
Comey Distinguished Between The FBI Investigation And “ National Security Concerns ” In the redacted paragraph , Rice writes that Comey said that the FBI investigation was being done “ by the book ” but that there were “ national security concerns ” because of the contact that the incoming National Security Advisor was having with the Russian Ambassador .
John Hinderaker over at Powerline Blog writes , “ It has been widely pointed out that Comey ’ s FBI carried out a criminal investigation against Trump and his associates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation .
They are quite different things , but Comey improperly merged the two .
You can see the ‘ national security perspective ’ offered as a distinct rationale in January 2017.
” 4 .
Rice Uses Comey ’ s Word “ Potentially ” To Lie To Her Successor Rice ’ s representative says that Rice didn ’ t alter her briefings with Flynn in any way .
Do you believe that ?
Ms. Benghazi Was A Spontaneous Protest Because Of A YouTube Video couldn ’ t find the truth if it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s spokesperson saying that Susan Rice briefed Micheal Flynn on the details of Crossfire Hurricane investigating the Trump team and Crossfire Razor was an investigation directed at the incoming National Security Advisor ?
It also included the words “ thus far ” which indicated that the investigation of Flynn was going to continue .
Despite having zero evidence , Susan Rice kept information from her successor under the guise of Flynn “ potentially ” leaking information to the Russian Ambassador , or perhaps to cover asses .
Which nicely leads us to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Was An Attempt To Cover Everyone ’ s Asses Despite Rice ’ s memo insisting that things were done “ by the book ” Comey bragged that during the chaotic time of transition , the FBI didn ’ t behave “ by the book ” with regard to General Flynn .
The key point is that there was no basis for investigating General Flynn and every person in that Oval Office meeting on January 5 , 2017 , knew it .
So did a whole host of others .
Joe Biden says that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation of General Flynn–but then admits that he did .
How the hell does anyone trust these duplicitous liars ?
6 .
It Shows The Obama Admin ’ s Corruption Of The “ Peaceful Transition Of Power ” This was a clear attempt to kneecap the Trump administration and take down a senior official right from the get-go .
So much for the “ peaceful transition of power ” between Obama and his successor .
We always hear about how President Trump is “ breaking the norms ” but that ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s restoring the norms that have been degrading for decades and overtly kicked over during the Obama administration when our Media ( D ) decided to go on an 8-year hiatus and not report any malfeasance .
Senate Homeland Security Committee chair Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) appeared on The Story with Martha McCallum on Fox News yesterday and said that the email shows that the Obama team was “ sabotaging the incoming administration.
” Acting DNI Richard Grenell is making sure it ’ s all coming out , though .
Soon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and if we ’ re really lucky , we might even see some justice for General Flynn .

One paragraph that had been redacted has been declassified, and it’s made everything clear.
Everyone thought that former National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s “email to self” on Inauguration Day 2017 was weird. Clearly, she was trying to cover for something sketchy going on or she wouldn’t suddenly be emailing a memo to herself hours before handing things over to her successor. The email was about a January 5, 2017 meeting between Rice, Obama, then-Vice President Joe Biden, then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, and then-Federal Bureau of Investigations Director James Comey.
The memo had been released quite some time ago, but several key portions had been redacted as classified.
Acting DNI Ric Grenell has released the first page of her memo and declassified a paragraph that reveals so much in so few words.
Here is the formerly-redacted paragraph:
Director Comey affirmed that he is processing “by the book” as it relates to law enforcement. From a national security perspective, Comey said he does have some concerns that incoming NSA Flynn is speaking frequently with Russian ambassador Kislyak. Comey said that could be an issue as it relates to sharing sensitive information. President Obama asked if Comey was saying that the NSC should not pass sensitive information related to Russia to Flynn. Comey replied “potentially.” He added that he has no indication that Flynn has passed classified information to Kislyak, but he noted that “the level of communication is unusual.”
You can read the full memo here:
Declassified Susan Rice E-M… by The Federalist on Scribd
Here’s what we now know.
1. Obama And Biden Knew That General Flynn Was Targeted
The FBI investigating General Flynn was a blatant abuse of power that was coordinated by the highest echelon of the Obama administration including the President and the Vice President.
Sean Davis at The Federalist makes that clear.
The newly declassified portions of the Jan. 5 Rice email confirm that the targeting of Flynn was coordinated within the inner sanctum of the White House and that both Obama and Biden were deeply involved in the campaign to take down Flynn. Documents previously released and declassified showed that the FBI never possessed any evidence that Flynn was a secret Russian agent or that he had broken any laws. An FBI electronic communication closing the agency’s counterintelligence investigation against him, which was dated Jan. 4, made clear that “no derogatory information” about Flynn had been obtained during the months-long investigation of Flynn. The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently determined that an ambush FBI interview of Flynn, which later formed the foundation of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s single charge against Flynn, had no legal basis. Contemporaneous handwritten notes from the FBI’s top counterintelligence official at the time show that the FBI’s goal in targeting Flynn in early 2017 was to “prosecute him or get him fired.” DOJ is currently in the process of dismissing all charges against Flynn, citing rank corruption and abuse of power in the FBI’s campaign against Flynn. Source: The Federalist
2. Susan Rice Lied To The American People…Again
Susan Rice famously appeared on several Sunday shows and lied to Americans about what happened in Benghazi, Libya.
Following that same playbook, she did it again regarding Obamagate.
Back in April 2017, Rep. Devin Nunes(R-CA), who was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee at the time, had said that during the transition, President Trump and key members of his team had been surveilled and potentially unmasked. When Rice appeared on PBS Newshour as that news was breaking and was asked directly about it, she denied knowledge of surveillance of the Trump team, said that she was “surprised” to hear about it, then shifted to Trump’s accusation of wiretapping. She said that any surveillance was “incidental” and legal.
April 2017: "[Trump] and the people around him may have been caught up in surveillance of foreign individuals and their identities may have been disclosed. Do you know anything about this?" Susan Rice: "I know nothing about this." pic.twitter.com/ajkvGMfG3b — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 20, 2020
However, the newly released email appeared to indicate Rice had knowledge of the surveillance that took place that led to the “unmasking” of then-incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Michael Flynn from his communications with the then-Russian ambassador. The email, which was written on Jan. 20, 2017, documented a Jan. 5 Oval Office meeting with then-President Obama and others, during which he provided guidance on how law enforcement needed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race. Parts of it were released previously, but the section on then-FBI Director James Comey’s response had been classified as “TOP SECRET” until now. Source: Fox News (Emphasis Added)
3. Comey Distinguished Between The FBI Investigation And “National Security Concerns”
In the redacted paragraph, Rice writes that Comey said that the FBI investigation was being done “by the book” but that there were “national security concerns” because of the contact that the incoming National Security Advisor was having with the Russian Ambassador. John Hinderaker over at Powerline Blog writes, “It has been widely pointed out that Comey’s FBI carried out a criminal investigation against Trump and his associates in the guise of a national security investigation. They are quite different things, but Comey improperly merged the two. You can see the ‘national security perspective’ offered as a distinct rationale in January 2017.”
4. Rice Uses Comey’s Word “Potentially” To Lie To Her Successor
Rice’s representative says that Rice didn’t alter her briefings with Flynn in any way.
In a statement Tuesday evening about the email’s release, a representative for Rice stressed that “no discussion of law enforcement matters or investigations took place, despite accusations to the contrary.” The spokeswoman also insisted the Obama administration did not change the way it briefed Flynn, saying Rice briefed Flynn for more than 12 hours on four separate occasions during the transition. “Ambassador Rice did not alter the way she briefed Michael Flynn on Russia as a result of Director Comey’s response,” representative Erin Pelton said. Source: Fox News
Do you believe that?
Ms. Benghazi Was A Spontaneous Protest Because Of A YouTube Video couldn’t find the truth if it was tattooed on her forehead.
Is Rice’s spokesperson saying that Susan Rice briefed Micheal Flynn on the details of Crossfire Hurricane investigating the Trump team and Crossfire Razor was an investigation directed at the incoming National Security Advisor?
That sounds… completely implausible.
It also included the words “thus far” which indicated that the investigation of Flynn was going to continue.
Despite having zero evidence, Susan Rice kept information from her successor under the guise of Flynn “potentially” leaking information to the Russian Ambassador, or perhaps to cover asses.
Which nicely leads us to the next point…
5. This Email Was An Attempt To Cover Everyone’s Asses
Despite Rice’s memo insisting that things were done “by the book” Comey bragged that during the chaotic time of transition, the FBI didn’t behave “by the book” with regard to General Flynn.
The key point is that there was no basis for investigating General Flynn and every person in that Oval Office meeting on January 5, 2017, knew it. So did a whole host of others.
Watch @Comey’s extraordinary smugness as he discusses the @GenFlynn set up. He literally brags it was “something I probably wouldn't have done & maybe gotten away with…" with other Administrations. pic.twitter.com/IDmYpPcOND — Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) April 30, 2020
James Comey already admitted the manner in which he set up the FBI meeting with General Flynn was deliberately not done by the book. So why would anyone believe Susan Rice’s odd, CYA, last-day memo to herself? — Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) May 19, 2020
Joe Biden says that he didn’t know about the investigation of General Flynn–but then admits that he did.
"I know nothing about those moves [by the FBI] to investigate Michael Flynn," Joe Biden claimed. Reminded he was in a January 5, 2017, Oval Office meeting with President Obama and the FBI Director about investigating Flynn, Biden admits "I was aware… but that's all I know." pic.twitter.com/SImLNoqhd7 — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 & get the APP (@TrumpWarRoom) May 12, 2020
How the hell does anyone trust these duplicitous liars?
6. It Shows The Obama Admin’s Corruption Of The “Peaceful Transition Of Power”
This was a clear attempt to kneecap the Trump administration and take down a senior official right from the get-go.
So much for the “peaceful transition of power” between Obama and his successor.
We always hear about how President Trump is “breaking the norms” but that’s not what’s happening. He’s restoring the norms that have been degrading for decades and overtly kicked over during the Obama administration when our Media(D) decided to go on an 8-year hiatus and not report any malfeasance.
Senate Homeland Security Committee chair Ron Johnson(R-WI) appeared on The Story with Martha McCallum on Fox News yesterday and said that the email shows that the Obama team was “sabotaging the incoming administration.”
“The first thought when I read that declassified e-mail was, ‘Why in the world was that ever classified?'” Johnson said. “We didn’t witness what America’s become so famous for, a peaceful, cooperative well-wishing transition of power. Instead, we saw a corruption of that transition. A transition really designed to sabotage and really upend the new administration. “It’s shameful is what it is. So this this needs to be dug into further. We need to do further investigation,” Johnson added. “You know, my own committee working with others has been really focused on that whole corruption of the transition process.” Source: Fox News
Acting DNI Richard Grenell is making sure it’s all coming out, though.
Soon, Durham’s report will be released, and if we’re really lucky, we might even see some justice for General Flynn.


clashdaily--2020-05-20--DOJ Warns Gov. Newsom That Cali Lockdowns Violate Religious Freedoms–Urges Reopening Churches

California hasn ’ t put a big priority on allowing places of worship to open their doors , but the Justice Department says that they need to reconsider that quickly .
Attorney General William Barr had promised faith leaders that the Trump Justice Department would stand firm and protect them from religious discrimination by state and local governments during the pandemic .
The ClashDaily 411 on that is right here : AG Barr Assures Faith Leaders That The Trump Admin Has Got Their Back If ‘ Singled Out ’ By State , Local Lockdowns Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Family From 2015 It seems that the DOJ is taking issue with the Governor of California ’ s “ Pandemic Roadmap ” because it appears to discriminate against religious groups by putting a low priority on their re-opening .
California is currently in Stage 2 of reopening , which is allowing some “ lower risk ” businesses to reopen with strict modifications to allow for social distancing .
Newsom ’ s approach allows offices , retail businesses , shopping malls , and even schools to reopen in the second phase while houses of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the third phase .
At the time of the announcement of California ’ s 4-stage plan to reopen , he said that the state was “ months away ” from Stage 3 , but now he ’ s saying that could be as early as June .
The problem is that the staged approach already discriminates against places of worship .
“ This facially discriminates against religious exercise , ” the letter says .
“ California has not shown why interactions in offices and studios of the entertainment industry , and in-person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included on the list as being allowed with social distancing where telework is not practical , while gatherings with social distancing for purposes of religious worship are forbidden , regardless of whether remote worship is practical or not.
” … …California ’ s halt on religious services has already prompted legal battles and defiant stands from faith leaders who have kept their churches open .
Federal judges have so far rejected legal requests to allow their services to resume .
But the Department of Justice said those rulings “ do not justify California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ reopening plans can not unfairly burden religious services as California has done.
” “ We believe , for the reasons outlined above , that the Constitution calls for California to do more to accommodate religious worship , including in Stage 2 of the Reopening Plan , ” the letter said .
Harmeet Dhillon , the attorney who was spearheading the legal challenges against California ’ s restrictions against churches believes that this DOJ letter vindicates her actions , “ Literally , this country was founded on the concept that the king can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worship Gov .
Newsom may not tell people of faith that they can only worship in their homes.
” It ’ s nice to know that the Department of Justice is back to ensuring that American citizens are treated justly rather than just being used as a tool used to punish political enemies .

California hasn’t put a big priority on allowing places of worship to open their doors, but the Justice Department says that they need to reconsider that quickly.
Attorney General William Barr had promised faith leaders that the Trump Justice Department would stand firm and protect them from religious discrimination by state and local governments during the pandemic.
The ClashDaily 411 on that is right here:
AG Barr Assures Faith Leaders That The Trump Admin Has Got Their Back If ‘Singled Out’ By State, Local Lockdowns
It seems that the DOJ is taking issue with the Governor of California’s “Pandemic Roadmap” because it appears to discriminate against religious groups by putting a low priority on their re-opening.
California is currently in Stage 2 of reopening, which is allowing some “lower risk” businesses to reopen with strict modifications to allow for social distancing.
Newsom’s approach allows offices, retail businesses, shopping malls, and even schools to reopen in the second phase while houses of worship are prohibited from holding in-person services until the third phase. At the time of the announcement of California’s 4-stage plan to reopen, he said that the state was “months away” from Stage 3, but now he’s saying that could be as early as June.
The problem is that the staged approach already discriminates against places of worship.
“This facially discriminates against religious exercise,” the letter says. “California has not shown why interactions in offices and studios of the entertainment industry, and in-person operations to facilitate nonessential ecommerce, are included on the list as being allowed with social distancing where telework is not practical, while gatherings with social distancing for purposes of religious worship are forbidden, regardless of whether remote worship is practical or not.”… …California’s halt on religious services has already prompted legal battles and defiant stands from faith leaders who have kept their churches open. Federal judges have so far rejected legal requests to allow their services to resume. But the Department of Justice said those rulings “do not justify California’s actions” and asserted that “reopening plans cannot unfairly burden religious services as California has done.” “We believe, for the reasons outlined above, that the Constitution calls for California to do more to accommodate religious worship, including in Stage 2 of the Reopening Plan,” the letter said. Source: POLITICO
Harmeet Dhillon, the attorney who was spearheading the legal challenges against California’s restrictions against churches believes that this DOJ letter vindicates her actions, “Literally, this country was founded on the concept that the king cannot tell the peasants how they may worship Gov. Newsom may not tell people of faith that they can only worship in their homes.”
Amen, Sister!
It’s nice to know that the Department of Justice is back to ensuring that American citizens are treated justly rather than just being used as a tool used to punish political enemies.


Corruption Creep

A freshly declassified version of a January 20 , 2017 email that Susan Rice sent to herself reveals more corruption in the Obama administration and how Lt. General Michael Flynn was set up by an arrogant cabal that ultimately drove the Russian collusion hoax .
Sean Davis , at The Federalist , notes , “ Michael Flynn was personally targeted during a crucial Jan. 5 , 2017 Oval Office meeting arranged by then-President Barack Obama.
” The email says , “ President Obama asked if Comey was saying NSC should not pass sensitive information related to Russia to Flynn .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The email also notes that Comey had no indication that Flynn had passed on any information to the Russian ambassador .
Let ’ s back up a step .
In the January 5 , 2017 meeting in the Oval Office attended by President Obama , James Comey , Sally Yeats , Susan Rice , and Joe Biden , a discussion was held about Flynn ’ s conversations with the Russian ambassador which the Obama administration overheard .
After this initial meeting , Obama asked all to leave but Comey and Yeats .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ learned of the information about Flynn and his conversation with Russia ’ s ambassador about sanctions.
” He also “ specified that he did not want any additional information on the matter but was seeking information on whether the White House should be treating Flynn any differently , given the information.
” Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept Spied On Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 Obama knew about the tapping of Flynn ’ s phone calls and surprised Yeats and other Department of Justice officials .
Yeats ’ testimony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowledge of these events in the January 5th Oval Office meeting .
The keywords here are the first two of the preceding paragraph ; Obama knew .
As the corruption is continuing to be revealed , it is becoming clearer that the Obama administration was spying on an opposition political campaign and that Obama , himself , at least knew about it to some degree .
Daniel Gardner writes , “ Not only do the transcripts show no collusion by Trump or anyone in his campaign or in his administration , but interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicate President Obama himself was involved with undermining President Trump ’ s campaign and administration.
” How is the left and the never-Trump world responding to this news ?
Evan McMullin , an avowed never-Trump advocate , tweeted , “ In this now declassified email that Susan Rice sent herself , we see that President Obama refused to request law enforcement investigations of Team Trump ’ s known Russia ties and insisted that any actions be “ by the book.
” Apparently , ‘ Obamagate ’ means doing the right thing.
” McMullin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only way we can understand this tweet is to see that he is covering up and lying for the Obama administration .
His tweet ignores the knowledge Obama had of spying and believes the veracity of the “ by the book ” comment .
I do not .
I see it as a cover-up for a host of questionable acts .
Similarly , Maggie Haberman of the New York Times tweeted , “ The email , which memorialized the meeting two weeks after it happened , said Obama wanted to be sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities ‘ by the book.
’ ” Those who oppose Trump continue to wallow in what they perceive to be their own inherent righteousness .
It ’ s as if they could never lie .
They could never distort the truth .
They could never do anything wrong .
Regular America sees through that hypocritical charade .
Like when Toto pulls back the curtain in the Wizard of Oz to reveal the “ great and powerful Oz ” to be a humbug , regular people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for what it is .
Behind the curtain , it ’ s an arrogant , elitist bunch of people who ’ ll do anything to have power and control over the lives of regular people .
Make no mistake .
Whatever Pelosi , Obama , Biden , or any of the media elites say , know that they don ’ t care one bit about you , your job , or your family .
They exist to rule .
Trump threatens that , so , in their minds , Trump must go .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s what this is all about .
In the swamp , corruption continues to creep .

A freshly declassified version of a January 20, 2017 email that Susan Rice sent to herself reveals more corruption in the Obama administration and how Lt. General Michael Flynn was set up by an arrogant cabal that ultimately drove the Russian collusion hoax.
Sean Davis, at The Federalist, notes, “Michael Flynn was personally targeted during a crucial Jan. 5, 2017 Oval Office meeting arranged by then-President Barack Obama.” The email says, “President Obama asked if Comey was saying NSC should not pass sensitive information related to Russia to Flynn. Comey replied, ‘Potentially.’” The email also notes that Comey had no indication that Flynn had passed on any information to the Russian ambassador.
Let’s back up a step. In the January 5, 2017 meeting in the Oval Office attended by President Obama, James Comey, Sally Yeats, Susan Rice, and Joe Biden, a discussion was held about Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador which the Obama administration overheard.
After this initial meeting, Obama asked all to leave but Comey and Yeats. He then proceeded to say he’d “learned of the information about Flynn and his conversation with Russia’s ambassador about sanctions.” He also “specified that he did not want any additional information on the matter but was seeking information on whether the White House should be treating Flynn any differently, given the information.”
Obama knew about the tapping of Flynn’s phone calls and surprised Yeats and other Department of Justice officials. Yeats’ testimony revealed her surprise at Obama’s knowledge of these events in the January 5th Oval Office meeting.
The keywords here are the first two of the preceding paragraph; Obama knew. As the corruption is continuing to be revealed, it is becoming clearer that the Obama administration was spying on an opposition political campaign and that Obama, himself, at least knew about it to some degree.
Daniel Gardner writes, “Not only do the transcripts show no collusion by Trump or anyone in his campaign or in his administration, but interviews with high-ranking members of the Obama administration indicate President Obama himself was involved with undermining President Trump’s campaign and administration.”
How is the left and the never-Trump world responding to this news?
Evan McMullin, an avowed never-Trump advocate, tweeted, “In this now declassified email that Susan Rice sent herself, we see that President Obama refused to request law enforcement investigations of Team Trump’s known Russia ties and insisted that any actions be “by the book.” Apparently, ‘Obamagate’ means doing the right thing.”
McMullin is not a stupid person, so the only way we can understand this tweet is to see that he is covering up and lying for the Obama administration. His tweet ignores the knowledge Obama had of spying and believes the veracity of the “by the book” comment. I do not. I see it as a cover-up for a host of questionable acts.
Similarly, Maggie Haberman of the New York Times tweeted, “The email, which memorialized the meeting two weeks after it happened, said Obama wanted to be sure ‘every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities ‘by the book.’”
Sure, Maggie.
Those who oppose Trump continue to wallow in what they perceive to be their own inherent righteousness. It’s as if they could never lie. They could never distort the truth. They could never do anything wrong.
Regular America sees through that hypocritical charade. Like when Toto pulls back the curtain in the Wizard of Oz to reveal the “great and powerful Oz” to be a humbug, regular people are seeing the left and the never-Trump movement for what it is. Behind the curtain, it’s an arrogant, elitist bunch of people who’ll do anything to have power and control over the lives of regular people.
Make no mistake. Whatever Pelosi, Obama, Biden, or any of the media elites say, know that they don’t care one bit about you, your job, or your family. They exist to rule. Trump threatens that, so, in their minds, Trump must go. As I see it, that’s what this is all about. In the swamp, corruption continues to creep.


clashdaily--2020-05-21--How A 14-Yr Old Girl’s Science Project Led To Global Lockdowns During The COVID-10 Pandemic

This makes the study that led to banning plastic straws look small-time .
But don ’ t blame her–it ’ s not her fault .
Her research was taken out of context .
Did one high-school science project in New Mexico , fourteen years ago , lead to the global shut down today ?
Social distancing was the accidental brainchild of a teenage girl working with computer models for her science project .
Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept Spied On Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 The daughter of someone who works with mathematical models , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some ideas she had already been working on about the interactions of people and groups .
She applied a very simple question to what was already being studied about these interactions… ‘ what about diseases ’ ?
That led to a computer model studying the interactions of people in a hypothetical viral outbreak .
Her project , based on computer simulations of human interaction , impressed the judges enough to win her third place in the medicine and health category at the Intel fair that year .
But amazingly , and much more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resulted in the social distancing and self-isolation policies now being used to curtail the spread of COVID-19 .
“ The inspiration , the sparks came from my daughter , ” said Robert J .
Glass , a retired Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist .
Glass was among those who built on Laura Glass ’ s project to develop the vital strategies that are employed today .
…What she discovered was that school kids come in contact with about 140 people a day , more than any other group .
Based on that finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hypothetical town of 10,000 people , 5,000 would be infected during a pandemic if no measures were taken , but only 500 would be infected if the schools were closed .
— ABQJournal In the model she ran , she saw a marked difference in the spread of the viral outbreak when you changed just one variable — close the schools .
In 2006 , during the H1N1 epidemic , Dubya asked his staff for strategies they might want to implement if the illness got out of hand and exceeded the ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the girl ’ s father , built upon and shared his daughter ’ s insights in a paper of his own : Laura ’ s name appears on the foundational paper arguing for lockdowns and forced human separation .
That paper is Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza ( 2006 ) .
It set out a model for forced separation and applied it with good results backwards in time to 1957 .
They conclude with a chilling call for what amounts to a totalitarian lockdown , all stated very matter-of-factly .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They likely must be imposed for the duration of the local epidemic and possibly until a strain-specific vaccine is developed and distributed .
If compliance with the strategy is high over this period , an epidemic within a community can be averted .
However , if neighboring communities do not also use these interventions , infected neighbors will continue to introduce influenza and prolong the local epidemic , albeit at a depressed level more easily accommodated by healthcare systems.
” He did not write this as a medical paper , having no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter , epidemiology .
His background , as you might expect , was that of a complex-systems analyst with Sandia National Laboratories .
No less than the NYTimes published an opinion critical to this idea by someone who DID have some background in medicine , “ the leader of the international effort to eradicate smallpox ” to be precise : Dr. Henderson was convinced that it made no sense to force schools to close or public gatherings to stop .
Teenagers would escape their homes to hang out at the mall .
School @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children would not have enough to eat .
Hospital staffs would have a hard time going to work if their children were at home .
The measures embraced by Drs .
Mecher and Hatchett would “ result in significant disruption of the social functioning of communities and result in possibly serious economic problems , ” Dr. Henderson wrote in his own academic paper responding to their ideas .
The answer , he insisted , was to tough it out : Let the pandemic spread , treat people who get sick and work quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from coming back .
—Aier Again , that was what the NYTimes published .
But wait , there ’ s more .
Note the comments… That ’ s right , Laura ’ s idea was ‘ close the schools ’ .
And even that faced some logical pushback by experts who figured teens would just find other ways to congregate .
It took the combined incompetence of bureaucracy to compound and multiply the errors of the original high school science project into a global-economy-destroying ‘ cure ’ that became arguably more dangerous than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As for the teen who started this off ?
Science project winner or no , Laura went on to follow an altogether different career path .
She studied theology .
That makes Pelosi ’ s rant about ‘ believing science ’ that much more ironic , somehow .

This makes the study that led to banning plastic straws look small-time. But don’t blame her–it’s not her fault. Her research was taken out of context.
Did one high-school science project in New Mexico, fourteen years ago, lead to the global shut down today?
Indirectly… yes.
Social distancing was the accidental brainchild of a teenage girl working with computer models for her science project.
The daughter of someone who works with mathematical models, she worked alongside with him to flesh out some ideas she had already been working on about the interactions of people and groups.
She applied a very simple question to what was already being studied about these interactions… ‘what about diseases’?
That led to a computer model studying the interactions of people in a hypothetical viral outbreak.
Her project, based on computer simulations of human interaction, impressed the judges enough to win her third place in the medicine and health category at the Intel fair that year. But amazingly, and much more significantly, her work motivated research that resulted in the social distancing and self-isolation policies now being used to curtail the spread of COVID-19. “The inspiration, the sparks came from my daughter,” said Robert J. Glass, a retired Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist. Glass was among those who built on Laura Glass’s project to develop the vital strategies that are employed today. …What she discovered was that school kids come in contact with about 140 people a day, more than any other group. Based on that finding, her program showed that in a hypothetical town of 10,000 people, 5,000 would be infected during a pandemic if no measures were taken, but only 500 would be infected if the schools were closed. — ABQJournal
In the model she ran, she saw a marked difference in the spread of the viral outbreak when you changed just one variable — close the schools.
In 2006, during the H1N1 epidemic, Dubya asked his staff for strategies they might want to implement if the illness got out of hand and exceeded the ability to provide antiviral therapies.
Doctor Glass, the girl’s father, built upon and shared his daughter’s insights in a paper of his own:
Laura’s name appears on the foundational paper arguing for lockdowns and forced human separation. That paper is Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza (2006). It set out a model for forced separation and applied it with good results backwards in time to 1957. They conclude with a chilling call for what amounts to a totalitarian lockdown, all stated very matter-of-factly. “Implementation of social distancing strategies is challenging. They likely must be imposed for the duration of the local epidemic and possibly until a strain-specific vaccine is developed and distributed. If compliance with the strategy is high over this period, an epidemic within a community can be averted. However, if neighboring communities do not also use these interventions, infected neighbors will continue to introduce influenza and prolong the local epidemic, albeit at a depressed level more easily accommodated by healthcare systems.” —Aier
He did not write this as a medical paper, having no background in medicine or, for that matter, epidemiology. His background, as you might expect, was that of a complex-systems analyst with Sandia National Laboratories.
No less than the NYTimes published an opinion critical to this idea by someone who DID have some background in medicine, “the leader of the international effort to eradicate smallpox” to be precise:
Dr. Henderson was convinced that it made no sense to force schools to close or public gatherings to stop. Teenagers would escape their homes to hang out at the mall. School lunch programs would close, and impoverished children would not have enough to eat. Hospital staffs would have a hard time going to work if their children were at home. The measures embraced by Drs. Mecher and Hatchett would “result in significant disruption of the social functioning of communities and result in possibly serious economic problems,” Dr. Henderson wrote in his own academic paper responding to their ideas. The answer, he insisted, was to tough it out: Let the pandemic spread, treat people who get sick and work quickly to develop a vaccine to prevent it from coming back. —Aier
Sound familiar?
Again, that was what the NYTimes published.
But wait, there’s more. Note the comments…
Laura M. Glass' stellar work was eventually hijacked by policymakers and govt. officials without EVER consulting economic and legal experts about the ramifications of expanding shutdowns beyond schools. Policy created in that vacuum has
been disastrous.https://t.co/LVQ5rEWDoU — Michael Patrick O'Connor (@TsarMeesha) May 18, 2020
That’s right, Laura’s idea was ‘close the schools’. And even that faced some logical pushback by experts who figured teens would just find other ways to congregate.
It took the combined incompetence of bureaucracy to compound and multiply the errors of the original high school science project into a global-economy-destroying ‘cure’ that became arguably more dangerous than the problem it set out to solve.
As for the teen who started this off?
Science project winner or no, Laura went on to follow an altogether different career path. She studied theology.
That makes Pelosi’s rant about ‘believing science’ that much more ironic, somehow.


clashdaily--2020-05-21--Did Republicans Just Bust Planned Parenthood For Defrauding The COVID Bailout Fund?

We all remember when Democrats trotted out and shamed certain ‘ unworthy ’ businesses who had applied for COVID bailout funding… yet they turned a blind eye to Planned Parenthood ?
And they claim REPUBLICANS are beholden to their benefactors .
Planned Parenthood is among the biggest players of the bunch .
And any money sent to them is little more than a pass-through to Democrat campaign coffers .
In a crazy year like 2020 , with so many of the usual donors suddenly scrambling , 80 million is a lot of money to piss away needlessly — especially when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left out in the cold because other companies soaked up all the funding .
How many mom-and-pop operations might that $ 80 million have saved from bankruptcy had it flowed to the people who really needed it ?
Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept Spied On Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 Senator Josh Hawley ( R. , Mo . )
wants to know how Planned Parenthood soaked up $ 80 million it was expressly ineligible to receive , and is demanding answers of the Small Business Administration .
The CARES @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administer forgivable loans to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns , explicitly stated that nonprofits organized as affiliates — Planned Parenthood ’ s business model — did not qualify as small businesses for the purposes of the loans .
Even so , the SBA disbursed a total of $ 80 million in those loans to 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country .
“ Section 1102 of [ the CARES Act ] says that nonprofits are eligible for the program only if they and their affiliate organizations have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House correctly said last month , Planned Parenthood , at about 16,000 employees nationally , fails to meet this requirement , ” Hawley wrote in his letter .
“ In the light of the clear text of the CARES Act and Planned Parenthood ’ s own admission that every one of its offices are affiliated with each other , it is hard to conclude anything other than that Planned Parenthood committed fraud , ” the letter went on .
“ The SBA application form required each of the 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whole , employs no more than 500 employees .
The application form further required Planned Parenthood to certify that it ‘ underst [ oo ] d that knowingly making a false statement to obtain a guaranteed loan from SBA is punishable under the law.
’ ” It is worth noting , too , that Planned Parenthood itself has openly acknowledged that its affiliates were ineligible for the PPP loans , complaining about that fact on its website : “ The bill gives the Small Business Administration broad discretion to exclude Planned Parenthood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low incomes and deny them benefits under the new small business loan program.
” — National Review They were not eligible for these funds .
They KNEW they were not eligible , having said so on their website .
The took it .
How is this not fraud ?

We all remember when Democrats trotted out and shamed certain ‘unworthy’ businesses who had applied for COVID bailout funding… yet they turned a blind eye to Planned Parenthood?
And they claim REPUBLICANS are beholden to their benefactors. Planned Parenthood is among the biggest players of the bunch.
And any money sent to them is little more than a pass-through to Democrat campaign coffers. In a crazy year like 2020, with so many of the usual donors suddenly scrambling, 80 million is a lot of money to piss away needlessly — especially when some business that were ACTUALLY struggling were left out in the cold because other companies soaked up all the funding.
How many mom-and-pop operations might that $80 million have saved from bankruptcy had it flowed to the people who really needed it?
Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) wants to know how Planned Parenthood soaked up $80 million it was expressly ineligible to receive, and is demanding answers of the Small Business Administration.
The CARES Act, which created the PPP to administer forgivable loans to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns, explicitly stated that nonprofits organized as affiliates — Planned Parenthood’s business model — did not qualify as small businesses for the purposes of the loans. Even so, the SBA disbursed a total of $80 million in those loans to 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country. “Section 1102 of [the CARES Act] says that nonprofits are eligible for the program only if they and their affiliate organizations have no more than 500 employees. As the White House correctly said last month, Planned Parenthood, at about 16,000 employees nationally, fails to meet this requirement,” Hawley wrote in his letter. “In the light of the clear text of the CARES Act and Planned Parenthood’s own admission that every one of its offices are affiliated with each other, it is hard to conclude anything other than that Planned Parenthood committed fraud,” the letter went on. “The SBA application form required each of the 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates to certify that Planned Parenthood, as a whole, employs no more than 500 employees. The application form further required Planned Parenthood to certify that it ‘underst[oo]d that knowingly making a false statement to obtain a guaranteed loan from SBA is punishable under the law.’” It is worth noting, too, that Planned Parenthood itself has openly acknowledged that its affiliates were ineligible for the PPP loans, complaining about that fact on its website: “The bill gives the Small Business Administration broad discretion to exclude Planned Parenthood affiliates and other non-profits serving people with low incomes and deny them benefits under the new small business loan program.” — National Review
They were not eligible for these funds.
They KNEW they were not eligible, having said so on their website.
They applied anyway.
The received it… somehow?
The took it.
How is this not fraud?


clashdaily--2020-05-21--COVID ARSON: Church Likely Torched For Holding Services Defying ‘Safer-At-Home’ Order

This virus casts a curious spell over society — while forcing so many of us to wear masks , it has also shown an amazing ability to rip some other masks off .
For example , how else might we have known the unfathomable depths of totalitarian instincts driving some people or the latent anti-religious bigotry of others ?
In some cases , we get a two-fer .
The anti-religious bigots who burned down a church with COVID as a pretext for their reasons is a perfect example .
Would they have dared do the same if it were known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Or a mosque ?
No , but certain kinds of anti-religious hatred are becoming socially acceptable .
Trending : WHISTLEBLOWER : Treasury Dept Spied On Flynn , Manafort And Trump Family From 2015 Here ’ s the context of the arson which took down First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs , Mississippi : Jerry Waldrop has pastored the church for 31 years .
“ We ’ ve tacked our brains and we have no idea , ” Waldrop said .
“ No enemies that we know of .
We don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capable of doing something like this.
” The fire comes after Waldrop filed a lawsuit in April against the City of Holly Springs .
The 14-page document claims local police officers disrupted a mid-week bible study and the church ’ s Easter service 10 days prior .
According to the complaint , the pastor held outdoor services when possible but would hold them indoors while practicing social distancing during inclement weather .
The complaint also asked for a temporary restraining order to keep the City from preventing services inside the church building .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tate Reeves ’ inclusion of churches with essential businesses in the state ’ s safer-at-home order , but the City of Holly Springs did not .
“ It is very clear local municipalities can have guidelines that are more strict than the governor ’ s guidelines , but they can not have guidelines that directly conflict with what we have put in place , ” Reeves said at a news conference Wednesday .
—WLBT Adding insult to injury , there was a ( misspelled ) taunt spraypainted at the scene : The building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total loss ’ , but nobody was reportedly hurt .

This virus casts a curious spell over society — while forcing so many of us to wear masks, it has also shown an amazing ability to rip some other masks off.
For example, how else might we have known the unfathomable depths of totalitarian instincts driving some people or the latent anti-religious bigotry of others?
In some cases, we get a two-fer. The anti-religious bigots who burned down a church with COVID as a pretext for their reasons is a perfect example.
Would they have dared do the same if it were known to be a historically black congregation? Or a mosque? No, but certain kinds of anti-religious hatred are becoming socially acceptable.
Here’s the context of the arson which took down First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Mississippi:
Jerry Waldrop has pastored the church for 31 years. “We’ve tacked our brains and we have no idea,” Waldrop said. “No enemies that we know of. We don’t know anyone that we even think could be capable of doing something like this.” The fire comes after Waldrop filed a lawsuit in April against the City of Holly Springs. The 14-page document claims local police officers disrupted a mid-week bible study and the church’s Easter service 10 days prior. According to the complaint, the pastor held outdoor services when possible but would hold them indoors while practicing social distancing during inclement weather. The complaint also asked for a temporary restraining order to keep the City from preventing services inside the church building. The issue stems from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ inclusion of churches with essential businesses in the state’s safer-at-home order, but the City of Holly Springs did not. “It is very clear local municipalities can have guidelines that are more strict than the governor’s guidelines, but they cannot have guidelines that directly conflict with what we have put in place,” Reeves said at a news conference Wednesday. —WLBT
Adding insult to injury, there was a (misspelled) taunt spraypainted at the scene:
The First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Mississippi, was torched for continuing to hold services during quarentine. The arsonist(s) spray painted on the parking lot “BET YOU STAY HOME NOW YOU HYPOKRITS”. Liberal Covid alarmists are inciting terrorism pic.twitter.com/qxp5yvSyVg — Benjamin Braddock (@BenBraddock67) May 20, 2020
The building has been written off as ‘a total loss’, but nobody was reportedly hurt.