freedomdaily--2020-01-15--‘Media Malpractice’: CNN Faces Backlash For One-Sided Questioning On Sanders Vs. Warren

CNN faced backlash Tuesday night after debate moderator Abby Phillips took Sen. Elizabeth Warren ’ s side and stated as fact that Sen. Bernie Sanders told Warren in a private conversation that a woman couldn ’ t win the presidential election .
Warren has accused Sanders of telling her in a private 2018 dinner that a woman candidate couldn ’ t the 2020 race — but Sanders has adamantly denied her accusation .
Phillips took Warren ’ s side in her questioning of the two senators in Tuesday night ’ s debate .
“ CNN reported yesterday and senator warren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you told her that you did not believe a woman could win the presidential election .
Why did you say that ?
” Phillips asked Sanders .
“ Well , as a matter of fact I didn ’ t say that , ” Sanders said , and proceeded to point out that he said back in 1988 that he thought a woman could win the presidency .
“ So Senator Sanders , I do want to be clear here , you ’ re saying that you never told Senator Warren that a woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moderator clarified .
Phillips then proceeded to question Warren as though it was an indisputable fact that Sanders said what he denies saying .
“ Senator Warren , what did you think when Senator Sanders told you that a woman could not win the election ?
” she asked .
The CNN moderator ’ s one-sided questioning of Sanders and Warren drew sharp criticisms from other journalists .
“ Seriously it is outrageous that CNN would take Warren ’ s accusation as a statement of fact , ” The Hill ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the one-sided questioning “ Media malpractice.
” Washington Examiner commentary editor Tim Carney said that “ Bernie was mistreated by CNN ” in the exchange .
“ It was a very telling moment when Bernie said he didn ’ t say a woman couldn ’ t win and then in the very next moment , the moderator just asserted that he had , ” Reason magazine senior editor Robby Soave commented .
Soave ’ s fellow editor at Reason , Stephanie Slade , was similarly critical of Phillips questioning .
“ That question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unqualified fact her side in an unsubstantiated he said/she said dispute with Sanders , was journalistic effing malpractice , ” Slade tweeted .
“ Why is @ CNN stating unequivocally that @ BernieSanders told @ ewarren a woman can ’ t be president when they weren ’ t there and Sanders is denying it ?
!
” asked Fox Business producer Lydia Moynihan .
“ That ’ s not a report , that ’ s a rumor .
”


freedomdaily--2020-01-15--Biden Says Obama’s Nuclear Deal With Iran Was ‘Working’ Before Trump Pulled US Out

Topics in this post : Joe Biden the 2020 Election Former Vice President Joe Biden said during Tuesday night ’ s Democratic presidential debate that the Obama administration ’ s nuclear deal with Iran was working before voters elected President Donald Trump .
“ I was part of that deal to get the nuclear agreement with Iran , bringing together the rest of the world , including some of the folks who aren ’ t friendly to us , and it was working , ” Biden said at the debate .
“ It was working .
It was being held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to the deal former President Barack Obama hashed out with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to prevent future nuclear enrichment .
Biden added : “ There was no movement on the part of the Iranian government to get closer to nuclear weapon , and look what ’ s happened .
He went ahead and it was predictable from the day he pulled out of the agreement , Trump , what exactly would .
We ’ re now isolated.
” Iran announced on Jan. 5 that it will no longer honor the terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details were included about specific nuclear enrichment plans , nor did Tehran say whether nuclear inspectors would be expelled .
The move came three days after Trump used a drone strike to kill Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani near a Baghdad airport and hours after Iraq ’ s parliament voted overwhelmingly to expel U.S. troops .
Trump withdrew in May 2018 and declared it “ a horrible deal that should never , ever have been made.
” Since then , U.S.-led sanctions have been severe .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-15--Michael Flynn Seeks To Withdraw Guilty Plea, Accuses Prosecutors Of ‘Retaliation’

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn filed a court motion on Tuesday seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in a case that originated with the special counsel ’ s investigation .
Flynn ’ s legal team accused prosecutors of acting in “ bad faith ” and out of “ vindictiveness ” when they recommended in a court filing on Jan. 7 that Flynn receive up to six months in prison in his case .
Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 , 2017 to making false statements during a Jan. 24 , 2017 meeting with FBI agents regarding his interactions with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time as Russia ’ s ambassador .
In December 2018 , prosecutors recommended that Flynn receive a sentence of probation with no jail time because of “ substantial ” assistance he provided the special counsel ’ s team .
Flynn also gave interviews to prosecutors in Virginia who charged Flynn ’ s former business partner , Bijan Rafiekian , with acting as a foreign agent of Turkey .
Flynn appeared in federal court on Dec. 18 , 2018 to receive his sentencing , but pulled out of the hearing after Judge Emmet Sullivan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentence that included jail time .
Much has changed in the year since Flynn backed out of the hearing .
He hired a new legal team which has aggressively pressed the government for information that they say has been withheld from Flynn .
Prosecutors said in their court filing last week that they were revising the sentencing recommendation because Flynn did not complete his cooperation in the Rafiekian case .
They also accused Flynn of trying to “ thwart ” the government ’ s case .
“ The prosecution has shown abject bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since he retained new counsel , ” Flynn ’ s lawyers said in the court filing .
“ In pure spite , the government retaliated and sought to rescind its judicial admissions that Mr. Flynn was not a co-conspirator ” of Rafiekian ’ s .
Flynn ’ s lawyers asked for a continuance of a sentencing date set for Jan. 28 .
They are asking Judge Sullivan to hold the sentencing hearing on Feb. 27 .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-15--Why fitness trackers may not give you all the ‘credit’ you hoped for

January is a time when many people make resolutions – and then break them .
Almost 60 % of Americans will resolve to exercise more , but fewer than 10 % will stick with their resolution .
A key to keeping resolutions is ensuring they are measurable , and a simple way to track activity is through a wearable smartwatch or fitness tracker .
Indeed , almost one in five adults has used a fitness tracker .
Wearable fitness trackers can also help improve medical care by providing insights into physical activity , heart rate , location and sleep patterns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tracker data with smart home sensors to help older adults live safely and independently .
We also study wearable fitness tracker data along with electronic medical records and genomic data to investigate the causes of gestational diabetes .
Many other researchers utilize wearable fitness trackers to better understand how lifestyles can impact health .
Unfortunately , I ’ ve found in my health informatics research that wearable devices may not give all the credit their users deserve , and in some cases , users may want to consider how secure and private their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trackers have been frustrated with how they get “ credit ” for their activities , which drives some users to abandon fitness trackers .
In my research team ’ s work , we find that people who have limited arm movement report that fitness trackers are not accurately recording their activities .
This can happen as well with those who do not have traditional gaits because they may shuffle .
The lack of credit is especially obvious when people are walking but keeping their arms still – such as pushing a stroller or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mothers also report accuracy issues with respect to their sleep patterns .
When they wake up multiple times a night , the next morning the device will show them as “ lightly sleeping.
” This is frustrating when the new mother wants to use this data to negotiate with her partner on child care because a device may credit the mother with more sleep than she actually gets .
These inaccuracies make sense from a technical point of view .
When people keep their wrists still , as in pushing a stroller , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thus , the software can not detect changes in movement from the accelerometer sensor on a wrist tracker which is looking for changes in up-down , forward-backward and side-to-side movements .
Researchers have also shown that 500 or fewer steps can be recorded without wearing the device , reflecting how devices can over count activity sometimes .
In the case of detecting sleep , most people do not wake up multiple times a night , so the algorithms used by wearable devices may throw these short bursts of movement away .
The companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intellectual property involved in detecting these movements and then using algorithms to decide how much people are moving or sleeping , so these algorithms are not shared publicly .
There currently do not exist any mechanisms to give feedback on what was detected .
Imagine if a person could push a button and tell a wearable fitness device , “ I did wake up three times tonight !
” Since people are not getting the credit they deserve for some of their activities , I am concerned about what type of lifestyle data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commodity wearable for our health research .
In computing , there is a saying , “ Garbage in , garbage out.
” If wearable fitness trackers are putting inaccurate step and sleep data into the algorithms that quantify our activities , then people will be making health-related decisions based on inaccurate data .
Who has the data ?
Typically , consumers assess how much “ credit ” they are getting from a fitness tracker by transferring the data to an app .
Most people likely assume that when people transfer the data to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared widely .
Users may assume , for instance , that they can see the data , people they shared data with can view it and the company who has the device and app can see the data .
But this is only part of the story .
A company , however , could change its terms of service – which , studies have shown , people have difficulty understanding – and decide to make this health data available to third parties .
For example , wearable fitness data could be sold to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ productivity or insurance companies to assist with or deny health coverage .
Although there ’ s no evidence of this practice being done , I believe consumers would do well to be aware that it is a possibility in the future .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-15--Meet the narwhal, ‘unicorn of the sea’

Meet the narwhal, ‘unicorn of the sea’

Narwhals are often called the unicorns of the sea .
The long tusk of the male narwhal sets these whales apart , but it ’ s not the only thing that makes Monodon monoceros among the most intriguing and mysterious marine mammals .
A deep-diving cetacean in the odontocete family ( which means “ toothed whales ” ) , narwhals live in cold Arctic and sub-Arctic waters .
They ’ re highly adapted to living in areas almost completely covered with sea ice .
Narwhals are among the only whales that live in areas with such dense sea ice cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As a scientist who studies animal ecology in the Arctic , I know firsthand that seeing a narwhal in the wild is a special experience .
They usually travel in pods and can be quite sneaky .
When they pass by , you may only see a small sliver of their mottled black and white skin above the water when they surface to breathe .
No wonder glimpses of these whales and their unique tusks have fueled myths for centuries .
The tusk that is the narwhal ’ s claim to fame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narwhal actually has no teeth in its mouth .
Instead , the male develops a long straight tooth , called a tusk , that protrudes 6 to 10 feet out of his upper left jaw .
A long tusk on an adult male can be more than half the usual total body length of about 16 feet .
The tooth grows in a counterclockwise spiral – nature ’ s only spiral tooth .
The tusk is essentially unique to male narwhals .
Very rarely , a female will grow a tusk , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grow two .
Tusks exported from the Arctic , perhaps by the Vikings , reached Europe , the Mediterranean and even the Far East as early as the Middle Ages and became the source of the unicorn myth .
The tusks were sold to the very rich without a good description of the animal from which they came and inspired a great deal of fantasy .
To some extent , tusks still inspire fantasies , as people have proposed many unsupported explanations for their purpose – whether breaking ice , sword fighting with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for food , sensing temperatures or digging in the bottom the sea .
One thing is clear : The tusk can not serve a critical function for narwhals ’ survival , because females , who do not have tusks , live just as long as males .
And they do it surviving in the same harsh areas , finding the same food and additionally being responsible for reproduction and calf-rearing .
The tusk is a sexual trait , much like the antlers of a stag , the mane of a lion or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tusk to determine social rank and compete for females .
It is not entirely clear how this works , but male narwhals may be able to visually size each other up as competitors ; they may interact with their tusk with some unknown level of aggression underwater ; or possibly a female could use the tusk as a visual signal for choosing her mate .
During the summertime in the northern Arctic bays and fjords , male narwhals can be seen interacting at the surface , carefully crossing their tusks and touching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adult males compare themselves and maintain dominance hierarchies .
Or perhaps it helps young males nearby learn skills necessary for performance in adult sexual roles .
Narwhals ’ extensive migrations follow the formation and retreat of annual sea ice .
Some can travel thousands of miles in a single year .
The over 100,000 narwhals worldwide today are divided into subpopulations of between a few thousand to up to 30,000 animals , based on where they spend the summer , in ice-free bays and fjords or at glacial fronts .
In autumn , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deep , offshore and ice-covered , usually along the continental slope .
Most feeding takes place in winter , and then females give birth in spring .
During the winter months in the dense pack ice , narwhals can make dives that are over a mile deep , sometimes swimming upside down as they descend into pitch black water .
They sometimes seek prey close to the bottom , such as Greenland halibut , and swallow them whole .
Narwhals are part of an Arctic environment that is rapidly changing .
The region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of the world – 1.35 degrees Fahrenheit ( 0.75 degrees Celsius ) in the last decade alone .
By comparison , it ’ s taken the Earth as a whole the past 137 years to warm by nearly the same amount , 0.8°C .
In order to understand how narwhals may or may not adapt to the climate change in the Arctic , it is vital to develop a basic understanding of their ecology .
Furthermore , narwhals are an important cultural , nutritional and economic resource for native communities in Greenland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are continuing to study the structure and dynamics of narwhal populations in a changing climate , in hopes we can conserve their populations and ensure they remain sustainable biological resources .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-16--CNN Airs Audio Of Tense Exchange Between Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders

CNN aired audio of a tense exchange between Sens .
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders that took place at the end of a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines , Iowa on Tuesday .
“ I think you called me a liar on national TV ?
” Warren said as she approached Sanders .
“ I think you called me a liar on national TV ?
” Warren repeated .
“ Let ’ s not do it right now .
You want to have that discussion , we ’ ll have that discussion , ” Sanders said .
“ You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s not do it right now.
” The exchange unfolded after Warren approached Sanders just as the debate ended .
Warren was seen refusing to shake Sanders ’ hand before the pair engaged in what appeared to be a contentious exchange .
Sanders had denied during the debate that he told Warren during a 2018 meeting that a woman could not be elected president .
CNN reported the allegation in a story on Monday that cited four anonymous sources who claimed to be familiar with the exchange .
“ CNN reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement that in 2018 you told her that you did not believe a woman could win the presidential election .
Why did you say that ?
” CNN moderator Abby Phillip asked Sanders during the debate .
“ Well , as a matter of fact I didn ’ t say that , ” Sanders said .
“ So Sen. Sanders , I do want to be clear here , you ’ re saying that you never told Sen. Warren that a woman could not win the election ?
” Phillip asked .
Phillip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report , but posed the question in a way that made it seem like the story had been verified as accurate .
“ Sen .
Warren , what did you think when Sen. Sanders told you that a woman could not win the election ?
” Phillip asked .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-16--Dark Money Group Linked To Ocasio-Cortez To Spend $500,000 Attacking Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg

A dark money group with ties to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced Tuesday it will spend over $ 500,000 on digital ads attacking former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg .
Ocasio-Cortez has in the past called dark money the “ enemy to democracy , ” saying groups that use it do so to “ manipulate electorates ” and silence grassroots candidates .
The group , Organize for Justice , is a 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) nonprofit organization , meaning it can raise unlimited sums of money without having to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public .
Organize for Justice calls itself the “ sister organization ” of Justice Democrats , a PAC whose board Ocasio-Cortez served on throughout most of her pivotal 2018 primary campaign .
Organize for Justice plans on spending $ 500,000 on Facebook ads promoting news articles that highlight Biden and Buttigieg ’ s lack of progressive bonafides , according to HuffPost .
The dark money group has already spent about $ 20,000 on about 40 Facebook ads , all of which were run on a month-old page called “ Watercooler Politics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters in the early caucus and primary states of Iowa , New Hampshire and South Carolina .
“ We need leaders who can connect with diverse communities and work for ordinary people , not big donors , to take on the big challenges we ’ re facing , ” states one of the Organize for Justice ads linking to an article titled , “ Why 2020 Won ’ t Be Won By Centrists.
” Organize for Justice spokesman Waleed Shahid did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation when asked if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributors funding its digital ad blitz .
Ocasio-Cortez did not immediately return a request for comment .
Ocasio-Cortez and her then-campaign chair Saikat Chakrabarti served on the three-member board of Justice Democrats PAC while it simultaneously supported her primary campaign in 2018 .
But Ocasio-Cortez never disclosed to the Federal Election Commission that she controlled the political action committee during her campaign .
Multiple former FEC commissioners previously told the DCNF that Ocasio-Cortez ’ s unreported affiliation with Justice Democrats during her 2018 primary campaign could land her in legal trouble .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , filed an FEC complaint against Ocasio-Cortez in April 2019 over her unreported affiliation with Justice Democrats .
A total of three FEC complaints were filed against Ocasio-Cortez over her relationship with Justice Democrats .
Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged in August that she was “ in conversation ” with the FEC over the complaints , saying she was in “ total compliance ” with the law while dismissing the measures as a “ form of legal trolling ” from “ fringe , Republican groups.
” However , the FEC is currently unable to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws as it has had only three active commissioners on its six-member board since the end of August 2019 .


freedomdaily--2020-01-16--Supreme Court Turns To Internet Meme For Help In Age Bias Case

Though few institutions in public life are as removed from internet meme culture as the U.S. Supreme Court , a cutting rejoinder popular in social media made an appearance during a Wednesday case about an age discrimination statute .
Chief Justice John Roberts wondered if the phrase “ OK , boomer , ” popular among young people as a dig at Baby Boomers , might be enough to prove actionable bias against older workers .
He went on to express concerns that such an expansive theory would chill speech .
“ The hiring person is younger and says , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once to the applicant , ” Roberts postulated , to laughter in the courtroom .
“ Is that actionable ?
” “ I ’ m just wondering if your position is going to become just a regulation of speech in the workplace , ” the chief justice added .
Roberts , born in 1955 , is himself a baby boomer and will turn 65 later this month .
Wednesday ’ s dispute involves clinical pharmacist Dr. Noris Babb , who works for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) .
Babb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ( ADEA ) , alleging she was denied promotions , training and benefits because of her age .
A federal trial judge ruled against Babb , and the 11th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed .
The ADEA provides that employment decisions in the federal government “ shall be made free from any discrimination based on age.
” The key words in Wednesday ’ s case are “ based on.
” The justices will decide whether Babb ’ s age was simply a factor in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ but-for ” cause .
“ But-for ” causation is a more exacting legal test .
The Department of Justice is representing the VA in court and argues a “ but-for ” standard is required in lawsuits like this one .
Roman Martinez , who represented Babb before the Supreme Court , said that in practice the administration ’ s position means the government could use age preferences in hiring .
“ The government , in this case , apparently believes it ’ s perfectly lawful for federal agencies to apply ‘ younger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better ’ hiring policies to individuals who can ’ t prove that they would have been hired but for those policies , ” Martinez said .
“ That ’ s anti-textual and it ’ s wrong.
” Solicitor General Noel Francisco countered that relief from such a policy is available by other means , like civil service laws .
“ I am quite confident that there is an avenue in which you could challenge a younger-is-better policy , ” Francisco said .
Both Babb and the government agree that the higher “ but-for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private employers and state governments .
That being so , some of the justices wondered why Congress would impose a higher standard on plaintiffs suing those actors but a lower standard for the federal government .
“ The why question is still hanging , ” Justice Brett Kavanaugh told Francisco .
Justice Stephen Breyer suggested it ’ s because the federal government needs to lead by example , in keeping with its historical position at the vanguard of civil rights .
“ Who fought more than any group of people for freedom from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Look at history .
It was the federal government , and they should be holier than , OK ?
” A decision in the case , No .
18-882 Babb v. Wilkie , is expected by June .


freedomdaily--2020-01-17--Top Military Media Outlet Puts A 28-Year-Old Who’s Touted Her Hatred For Trump In Charge

The Army Times appointed as its top editor a 28-year-old feminist from Brooklyn who previously worked as a spokeswoman for a Democratic politician and has repeatedly tweeted that she hates President Donald Trump .
After interning for several Democrats , graduating Hofstra University in 2014 , and contemplating art school , Sarah Sicard wrote for a marijuana publication called the “ Bluntness , ” served as communications director for a Democratic New York city council member , and worked in corporate PR , according to her resume and online bios .
As of Jan. 10 , she occupies the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has been published since 1940 and is one of the preeminent publications for military men and veterans .
That ’ s a jarring contrast with the audience that pays for subscriptions .
“ Exit polling in the 2016 presidential election saw military members and veterans vote nearly two-to-one in favor of Republican candidates , ” according to the Military Times , the Army Times ’ parent publication .
“ Does anyone else feel like Donald Trump ’ s endorsement of anything makes the rest of us immediate hate that thing ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mean , I hate Trump , ” she tweeted in May 2017 .
In January 2019 , she tweeted she had lost followers because of “ all my callouts of @ POTUS.
” That same month , she said , “ I only say this as someone who doesn ’ t want to see Dems lose .
Not to hate on EW , but I don ’ t know if another white woman is the right choice to rouse minority support , and she ’ s definitely not going to take back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party to bet on a person who can do both.
” The now-military editor warned in May 2019 that “ on one hand we have a possible war with Iran , and on the other hand we have a possible war against people with uteruses.
” In 2018 , she was communications director for New York City Councilman Robert Holden , according to her resume .
Holden is a lifelong registered Democrat who got permission to appear on the ballot as a Republican after losing the Democratic primary in 2017 .
He describes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 2015 to October 2017 , she wrote for Task & Purpose , a military publication .
Before that , she served as press intern for New York Democrats Rep. Louise Slaughter and Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , the resume stated .
Sicard repeatedly gave credence to the thin allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh , saying in September 2018 , “ We ’ ll probably never know the exact details of 30 years ago conclusively .
Doesn ’ t mean Brett Kavanaugh is innocent .
Lack of evidence means he won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the hearing proved him guilty of deep partisanship , which should preclude him from serving.
” “ [ M ] y feet are dying because I ’ ve been standing for two hours while live-tweeting because my reserved seat was stolen by a man in comfy shoes who is not even paying attention to this panel and no I ’ m not bitter about gendered shoes why would you ask that ?
” she said September .
“ Remember when Republicans were the party of Lincoln ?
” she said in August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Army Times reads , “ One of Sightline ’ s brands , the Army Times , is hiring for an editor to help lead the largest independently owned newsroom focused solely on the U.S. military.
” “ You ’ ll manage a team of experienced reporters and oversee a steady stream of breaking news online as well as long-form cover stories for our bi-weekly magazines , which for years have been the top-selling publications at military installations , ” it said .
Sicard did not return a request for comment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Military Times , told the Daily Caller News Foundation :


freedomdaily--2020-01-17--Identifying aquatic plants with drones could be the key to reducing a parasitic infection in people

For the majority of people on Earth , parasites are a fact of life .
These organisms live inside the human body , causing debilitating or fatal diseases .
Among the parasitic diseases , one of the very worst is schistosomiasis , caused by worms living in the human circulatory system .
The disease can cause bleeding , organ damage , and elevated risk of HIV infection and cancer .
For children , infection can stunt growth and impair cognitive development .
Schistosome worms infect more than 200 million people globally , most of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with contaminated freshwater .
The worm penetrates their skin as they bathe , perform agricultural work or carry out domestic chores like washing clothes .
There is no vaccine .
Since the 1980s , efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis have primarily focused on distributing drugs to infected people .
But recently , the World Health Organization formally recognized that this strategy isn ’ t working in many places , because the treatment provides no protection against future infections .
People can rapidly become re-infected when they again come into contact with contaminated water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO emphasizes controlling the snails that incubate the parasitic schistosome worms .
The idea is that eliminating the snails could eliminate the disease , since the worms wouldn ’ t be able to live and replicate in freshwater without them .
Although public health officials know eradicating these snails can be a way to manage the schistomosiasis parasite , the challenge is to locate hotspots where the snails flourish .
My lab uses ecology , the scientific study of the abundance and distribution of organisms , to develop solutions for infectious diseases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health agencies identify where schistosomiasis hotspots are located .
Recently , we made a surprise discovery involving aerial images of aquatic vegetation taken by drones , an approach that may help public health officials gain some real traction in reducing schistosomiasis burdens .
Most of the parasitic tropical diseases that infect humans are caused by worms with complex life cycles .
The link between humans and parasites is the environment .
The environment , therefore , is key to reducing transmission of schistosomiasis to people .
Since 2014 , my lab and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the world ’ s largest recorded schistosomiasis epidemic , the Lower Senegal River Basin in Senegal , West Africa .
When our project began , our goal was to map when and where snails occurred at water-access sites used by villagers .
Snails cluster , and we reasoned that once we identified the locations of those clusters , a Senegalese public health team could destroy them by physically removing the snails or using chemical molluscicides .
Limiting the size of the targeted area would lower the cost to control the snail populations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health impacts of application .
Unfortunately , snails don ’ t stay put .
Our research indicated that targeting snail clusters might not be an efficient way to get rid of them .
In fact , it was rare for a snail cluster that we found during one field trip to be present when we returned just a few months later .
We went back to the drawing board .
Our team had been using drones to get an aerial image of the aquatic habitat at each water-access site .
We noticed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of aquatic vegetation that were visible in our drone imagery .
This realization allowed us to make an important discovery : human schistosomiasis infections were more common at sites where this suitable snail habitat was present .
This finding led our team to two important realizations .
First , public health agencies in Senegal might be able to prioritize their drug distribution strategy with the help of drone imagery .
Getting drugs to those who need them most is important , given that most heavily infected villages tend to be poor , extremely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access .
Consumer-grade drones are affordable and may reduce the time and effort needed to evaluate the health of people living in remote villages .
The aquatic plants in waterways are easy to see from the air .
They can provide a visual proxy for where schistosome-carrying snails are located , suggesting that there may be higher human infection rates in that area .
That information could lead to better data on the distribution of human infections and , therefore , to more efficient drug allocation .
Second , while we found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target snail clusters , it could be efficient to target the vegetation that serves as snail habitat .
Molluscicide could be applied to patches of this vegetation to destroy any snails within .
Another option would be to physically remove the vegetation .
Our team is testing the effectiveness of removing vegetation to reduce snail abundance and human infection burden .
Ecology is the bottleneck on progress toward the control and elimination of many infectious diseases , including schistosomiasis .
Questions remain about the relative costs and benefits of altering the environment to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is provide the best available data to the people whose lives and livelihoods are affected , so that they can make informed choices about how to ensure a healthy future for themselves and their children .
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Chelsea L. Wood receives funding from the US National Science Foundation ( OCE-1829509 , DGE-1922004 ) , the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ( Sloan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aquaculture Center ( USDA , NIFA ) , Washington Sea Grant , Oceans Initiative , the University of Washington President ’ s Innovation Initiative ( UW Innovation Award ) , and the University of Washington Royalty Research Fund .


freedomdaily--2020-01-17--Black kids and suicide: Why are rates so high, and so ignored?

Teen suicide rates among black youth are increasing .
In 2016 and again in 2018 , national data revealed that among children age 5-11 , black children had the highest rate of death by suicide .
For the years 2008 to 2012 , 59 black youth died by suicide , up from 54 in the years 2003-2007 .
Also , the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported that , compared to non-Hispanic white boys , black high-school age boys are more likely to have made serious suicide attempts that require medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychology and also director of the culture , risk and resilience research laboratory at the University of Houston , and I recently co-authored a study that suggests that new risk profiles may be needed for better suicide prediction in African Americans in particular .
Suicide has become a leading cause of death in the U.S. among all age groups , but particularly in youth and young adults .
It is the second leading cause of death among 10- to 34-year-olds .
Parents , teachers and professionals must be able to both talk about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children of any race .
But those of us who work with black youth may also need to address some myths about suicide in the African American community .
For example , one such myth has its start almost three decades ago , Kevin Early and Ronald Akers ’ interviews with African American pastors concluded that suicide is a “ white thing ” and that black people are accustomed to struggling through life challenges without succumbing to suicide .
those authors concluded that black people see suicide as a “ white thing ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people do not die by suicide .
Based on anecdotal conversations that many others and I have heard in day-to-day conversations and that sometimes emerge in popular media , this opinion about suicide in the black community has shifted relatively little .
More importantly , black youth at risk may even be more difficult to identify than non-black youth .
One study referred to college age racial/ethnic minority people , including African Americans , as “ hidden ideators ” who are less likely than other youth to disclose thoughts of suicide .
Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ages , comprehensive efforts are needed to address this public health problem .
Studies suggest that stigma about mental illness and the feeling that one will be outcast further or ignored may keep black youth from sharing their thoughts .
Also , public health and mental health experts may be unaware that suicide risk factors could show up differently depending on ethnic group .
Simply put , a one-size-fits-all approach does not work for identifying suicide risk .
And little or no action has been taken to address the increasing crisis .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this frustrating when children ’ s lives are lost – lives that could be saved .
Most mental health services are not designed with cultural and social nuances in mind .
My research team has found consistently that the challenges that black kids face in navigating dual cultural contexts may increase their risk of suicidal thoughts .
In research on adults , we found that black men and women who used more Eurocentric or individualist approaches that was more self-focused rather than managing stress via the belief in a Higher Power were more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not true for those who used more culturally meaningful , spiritual coping .
When there are cultural differences , therapists must be willing to “ think outside of the box ” to fully evaluate risk for suicide .
As an example , the racism that black Americans encounter increases stress for many .
Thus , their stressors and mental health issues will need different solutions and approaches than treatments that work for white people .
In another study published in Comprehensive Psychiatry , we observed different patterns of risk for black adults compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychiatric care .
We examined sleep-related problems , which are elevated among black Americans , and suicide because sleep issues are a serious but understudied risk factor for suicide crisis .
It turns out that inadequate sleep can escalate an emotional crisis .
Our research found that problems staying awake for activities such as driving or engaging in social activities , which reveal inadequate sleep , were associated with a four-fold greater risk for suicide crisis compared to non-suicide crisis in black adults who were admitted for psychiatric treatment .
We have also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoughts about suicide for black youth and adults .
How to find help Caring adults are a child ’ s first line of defense .
If a child discloses that he is thinking about dying , it is important to ask him to share more about his ideas and if he knows he might die .
If a child has a suicide plan , it is time to get professional help .
The Crisis Text Line at 741741 could be an option for teens who need help to cool down in a crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental health professional , parents need an expansive list of referral options , including university-affiliated mental health clinics that offer evidence-based services on a sliding scale and federally qualified health centers for the uninsured .
Regardless of the setting , a well-trained therapist may be of a different race .
Parents and caregivers must be willing to sit , listen and try to fully understand what is most upsetting for a child who is experiencing a difficult situation and a lot of emotions .
For those who believe that the alarming statistics will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this may be true .
In the meantime , saving one life is worth the effort .
Thoughts of suicide do not mean that a child or teen needs to be hospitalized .
It means they are in emotional pain and want the pain to end .
Adults can investigate the problem and remove it or help the child deal with it .
Online resources such as Stopbullying.gov include interactive videos that are useful to parents , educators and youth .
Suggesting to a child that she “ get over it ” is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already in a vulnerable state can not problem-solve without meaningful support from the caring adults in charge .
If you are having thoughts of suicide , call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 ( TALK ) .
The website is National Suicide Prevention Lifeline .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-17--‘Using Every Tool Available’: ICE Subpoenas Sanctuary City For Information On Wanted Illegal Aliens

Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed Denver officials for information on four illegal aliens wanted for deportation , marking a dramatic escalation in how the agency is dealing with sanctuary cities .
ICE subpoenaed Denver authorities for information on four illegal aliens who the city had previously arrested for violent crimes , the agency confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation .
The undocumented aliens in question included three Mexican nationals and one Honduran national — all of whom had been previously deported before illegally reentering the country .
The Associated Press first reported on the agency ’ s subpoenas Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four immigration subpoenas to the Denver Justice Center requesting information about egregious criminal aliens on whom ICE is seeking for immigration enforcement purposes .
These aliens had all come into custody at the Denver Justice Center but were either released despite ICE having lodged a detainer or remain in custody , ” an ICE spokesperson said to the DCNF .
Authorities had arrested the four men for crimes ranging from sexual assault to child abuse .
Denver has released three of those men , despite an ICE detainer placed on them .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expected to be released without being handed over to the agency , per city policy .
The subpoenas , doled out Monday , gave Denver officials 14 days to respond to three of the cases .
In one case , the city was given three days to respond with information .
If Denver does not comply , ICE could hand the subpoenas over to a federal judge , who could then order local officials to hand over the information in question or find them in contempt if they fail to comply .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ jurisdictions across the country , has policies in place that forbid cooperation with federal immigration authorities .
Namely , Denver officials will not honor any ICE detainer that asks them to hold onto an individual that is wanted by ICE for removal proceedings .
Administrative subpoenas from ICE are typically sent to employers or landlords , but because of the increasing lack of cooperation from local authorities , the agency is being forced to ratchet up efforts to locate and apprehend violent illegal aliens .
This is the first instance of ICE issuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it may the first of many delivered to sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate .
The agency says its authority to issue such subpoenas is codified under federal law .
“ ICE is using every tool available to obtain information on the whereabouts or release dates of aliens in jurisdictions that chose to , or are unable to , cooperate with ICE , ” the spokesperson continued , noting that the “ majority of law enforcement agencies ” across the U.S. willingly provide the agency with information on wanted illegal aliens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest spat between Denver , a liberal bastion , and federal immigration authorities .
After arresting an illegal alien late in 2019 — who had already been deported six times — for his alleged involvement in a deadly hit-and-run accident , killing a mother , Denver authorities told the DCNF that they would stick to policy and not honor an ICE detainer lodged against the individual .
The entire state of Colorado , which the Democratic Party controls , has become increasingly antagonistic toward ICE , as well .
Democratic Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 that largely prohibits local law enforcement across the state from detaining a suspected illegal alien on the basis of an ICE detainer request , along with a number of other provisions that handicaps ICE ’ s ability to locate and apprehend those living in the country unlawfully .
As for the recent subpoenas , Denver officials suggested that they won ’ t be complying .
A spokesperson for the mayor ’ s office , along with a spokesperson for the city attorney ’ s office , both noted in statements to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a court of law .
“ The subpoenas were not issued by a court of law and not signed by a judge .
There is no indication they are related to a criminal investigation .
Denver does not comply with subpoenas unless they are Court-ordered or unless they are primarily related to a criminal investigation , ” said Ryan Luby of the City Attorney ’ s Office .
“ Our immigration ordinance fully complies with federal law .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-17--DOJ Probing Whether Comey Leaked Classified Information To Reporters

Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing whether former FBI Director James Comey leaked classified information about a possible Russian disinformation campaign to journalists , according to a bombshell New York Times report .
The inquiry , which kicked off in recent months , appears to focus on information from documents that Dutch intelligence obtained from Russian computers and provided to the U.S. government , The Times reports , citing people familiar with the matter .
The story refers to news articles at The Times and Washington Post from 2017 that contained information about the intelligence .
According to The Times , Dutch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a purported email exchange from 2016 between Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , who was chair of the DNC , and Leonard Bernardo , an official with the Open Society Foundations , a left-wing activist group .
The email showed that Wasserman Schultz told Bernardo that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch would ensure that Hillary Clinton would not face prosecution over her private email server .
Comey has publicly cited information about Lynch as one of the reasons he circumvented the Justice Department to announce that he was not recommending prosecution of Clinton in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Wasserman Schultz and Bernardo denied having contact .
Investigators believed that Russia may have planted the email on its servers to use as disinformation .
Prosecutors are also focusing on the role that longtime Comey confidante Daniel Richman may have played in a potential leak of the information .
The Justice Department ’ s inspector general faulted Comey for providing Richman with several memos of his conversations in 2017 with President Trump .
Comey has acknowledged that he instructed Richman to share information from one of the memos with The Times after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 .
Comey has also said that he authorized Richman to make the disclosure so that he could force the appointment of a special counsel to continue the Russia investigation .
The Justice Department declined to prosecute Comey over his handling of the memos .
According to The Times , prosecutors are looking at whether Richman played a role in disseminating information about the Dutch intelligence document .
Richman , who has also served as a personal attorney for Comey , was quoted in an April 22 , 2017 Times article that mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not immediately respond to a request for comment .


freedomdaily--2020-01-17--California’s Privacy Law Makes it Easy for Thieves to Steal Personal Data

California ’ s privacy law giving customers the right to their personal data is based on a European law that inadvertently lets hackers gain widespread access to people ’ s credit card numbers and home addresses .
The California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect Jan. 1 and effectively gives citizens the ability to obtain and delete whatever data companies have on them .
It ’ s also based on Europe ’ s General Data Protection Regulation , or GDPR , which hackers are gaming to collect on people ’ s data .
“ Soon after Europe ’ s law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a hacker gained access to the Spotify account of Jean Yang , a tech executive , and successfully filed a data request to download her home address , credit card information , ” The New York Times ’ Kashmir Hill wrote Wednesday .
Companies that collect the personal information of 50,000 people and those with annual revenues of $ 25 million or more are required to fork over the data upon request .
Vendors like Berbix ask people to upload photos of government-issued identification and take a selfie to verify the identify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Hill noted .
Berbix also asked requesters to take another photo of themselves as a secondary form of verification .
Critics are questioning the need for people to provide more personal information to collect private data .
“ This is a nightmare future where I can ’ t request my data from a creepy shadow credit bureau without putting on a smile for them , and it ’ s completely insane , ” Jack Phelps , a software engineer in New York City , told Hill .
Researchers are demonstrating how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pavur , an Oxford University researcher , filed data requests on behalf of wife at several companies across Europe using her phone number and other publicly accessible information .
He created an email address that was similar to his wife ’ s name .
A quarter of the 150 companies sent Pavur her files .
“ I got her Social Security number , high school grades , a good chunk of information about her credit card , ” Pavur told TheNYT ’ s Hill .
“ A threat intelligence company sent me all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been leaked.
” Other researchers replicated similar techniques and found the same results .
Mariano Di Martino and Pieter Robyns , computer science researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium , used more advanced techniques to request each other ’ s data , such as photoshopping government ID , Hill reported .
Di Martino received data of a stranger whose name was similar to that of his research partner .
California ’ s law is partially a response to what state officials ’ concern that lax federal regulations are allowing tech companies to gobble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state ’ s AG accused Facebook in November of not complying with subpoena requests regarding its investigation into the Cambridge Analytica , a company that gained access to user data .


freedomdaily--2020-01-17--Ilhan Omar Says ‘We Must Stop Detaining’ Illegal Immigrants

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday called for the U.S. government to cease detaining illegal immigrants .
Omar tweeted an ABC News story about a tiny Georgia town having more detained illegal immigrants than residents .
Her takeaway : America shouldn ’ t be detaining those who cross the border illegally .
“ This should never be the case , ” she wrote .
“ The cruelty of our immigration system becomes clearer every day .
We must stop detaining immigrants and start giving them pathways to citizenship.
” Omar ’ s tweet Thursday wasn ’ t the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition to detaining foreign nationals who illegally cross America ’ s borders .
“ We need to abolish ICE and end all inhumane detention and deportation programs .
We need to fight back against the criminalization of immigrants , ” she said in May 2019 .
“ It ’ s un-American to criminalize immigrants for wanting to come to this country for a better life .
This is why ICE needs to be defunded , ” she wrote in a June 2019 tweet .
Omar has endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Omar , has called for decriminalizing illegal immigration .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-16--Lev Parnas’s Comments To New York Times Conflict With CNN Report About ‘Secret Mission’ For Trump

Lev Parnas , the Soviet-born businessman linked to Rudy Giuliani , told The New York Times on Wednesday that he did not speak directly with President Trump about his Ukraine-related efforts , a claim that appears to conflict with a CNN report published in November .
The Times reported that “ Mr .
Parnas said that although he did not speak with Mr. Trump directly about the efforts , he met with the president on several occasions and was told by Mr. Giuliani that Mr. Trump was kept in the loop.
” Those remarks appear inconsistent with what CNN reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the network , Parnas told associates after a White House Hanukkah party in 2018 that Trump personally sent him on a “ James Bond mission ” related to Ukraine .
Parnas said that he and another associate , Igor Fruman , had a private meeting with Trump and Giuliani on the sidelines of the event .
Parnas spoke to The Times and MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday , his first public remarks since he was indicted on Oct. 10 on campaign finance charges .
Parnas said in his interview with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was going on ” with regards to his work with Giuliani , but he notably did not tell the MSNBC host that he spoke directly with the president about his efforts .
Instead , he said that he was certain that Trump knew of his work because he was with Giuliani when the pair would speak by phone .
Parnas has provided the House Intelligence Committee with text messages and other documents that reveal details of his work with Giuliani to remove Marie Yovanovitch as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine .
Parnas also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and disseminate information related to Hunter Biden ’ s links to Burisma Holdings , a Ukrainian gas company .
Parnas ’ s lawyer , Joseph Bondy , did not confirm the specifics of CNN ’ s report , but told the outlet that , “ Mr .
Parnas at all times believed that he was acting only on behalf of the President , as directed by his personal attorney , Rudy Giuliani , and never on behalf of any Ukrainian officials.
” Todd Blanche , a lawyer for Fruman , who was indicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record comment when contacted by The Daily Caller News Foundation .
Several allegations attributed to Parnas have been disputed , including one bombshell claim also reported by CNN .
Rep. Devin Nunes sued CNN on Dec. 3 over an article written by the same reporter who published the Nov. 16 story .
Vicky Ward , the journalist , reported on Nov. 23 that Bondy said that Parnas was willing to testify that Nunes met in Vienna in 2018 with Viktor Shokin , a former Ukrainian prosecutor who claimed that he was fired in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Mr .
Parnas learned from former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Victor Shokin that Nunes had met with Shokin in Vienna last December , ” Bondy told CNN .
Nunes vehemently denied visiting Vienna or ever meeting Shokin , and called Parnas a “ fraudster and a huckster.
” A source close to Shokin has also denied that the Ukrainian met with Nunes .
The Republican did acknowledge on Wednesday that he has spoken by phone with Parnas .
CNN did not respond to a request for comment .


freedomdaily--2020-01-16--29 criminal aliens released by Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in recent weeks

COLUMBUS , OH — The Franklin County Sheriff ’ s Office in Ohio has released 29 criminal aliens and immigration violators since November 2019 , despite written detainer requests filed with them by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) .
“ When dangerous criminal aliens are released into the community , public safety is needlessly put at risk because of the individual ’ s propensity to re-offend , ” said Rebecca Adducci , field office director for ICE ’ s Enforcement and Removal Operations ( ERO ) in Michigan and Ohio .
“ ICE remains committed to arresting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of public safety and national security , despite local decisions to not honor detainers and jeopardize the safety of its citizens.
” ICE recently apprehended the following criminal alien after his release from the Franklin County Sherriff ’ s Office with an active detainer in place : • Hajir Muhammud , a 59-year old national of Somalia , was arrested by local authorities Dec. 27 , for failure to register as a Tier 1 sex offender .
He is a convicted sex offender for crimes involving children .
ICE lodged a detainer following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Franklin County declined to honor the ICE detainer .
On Jan. 6 , ICE arrested Muhammud , and he is currently in custody pending removal proceedings .
However , several criminal aliens released by the Franklin County Sheriff ’ s Office are currently at-large .
Efforts by ICE to apprehend these men are currently underway .
They include : • Edgar Moreno-Soto , a 25-year-old Mexican national , was arrested Nov. 6 , for felony firearm charges , drugs , among other charges .
ICE lodged a detainer after his arrest .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined to honor the ICE detainer .
His current location is unknown .
• Manuel Vazquez-Sanchez , a 25-year-old Mexican national , was arrested Nov. 8 , for domestic violence , assault , falsification and menacing .
He has been removed from the U.S. twice since 2018 ICE lodged a detainer after his arrest .
He was subsequently released after Franklin County declined to honor the ICE detainer .
His current location is unknown .
• Arturo Maya-Sanchez , a 28-year-old Mexican national , was arrested Nov. 9 , for domestic violence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been removed from the U.S. twice since 2018 .
ICE lodged a detainer after his arrest .
He was subsequently released after Franklin County declined to honor the ICE detainer .
His current location is unknown .
• Marvin Fabricio Herdnandez-Chicas , a 24-year-old Salvadoran national , was arrested Nov. 3 , for domestic violence and assault .
ICE lodged a detainer after his arrest .
He was subsequently released after Franklin County declined to honor the ICE detainer .
His current location is unknown .
• Martin Antonio Paredes-Zamorano , aka Wilfred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was arrested Dec. 15 , for DUI and having a loaded firearm in his vehicle .
He was previously removed from the U.S. in 2014 .
ICE lodged a detainer following his arrest .
He was subsequently released after Franklin County declined to honor the ICE detainer .
His current location is unknown .
ICE lodges detainers on individuals who have been arrested on criminal charges and who ICE has probable cause to believe are removable aliens .
The detainer asks the other law enforcement agency to notify ICE in advance of release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a brief period of time so that ICE can take custody of that person in a safe and secure setting upon release from that agency ’ s custody .
When law enforcement agencies fail to honor immigration detainers and release serious criminal offenders onto the streets , it undermines ICE ’ s ability to protect public safety and carry out its mission .
This negatively impacts public safety and ICE ’ s efficiency in the apprehension of criminal aliens .
Federal immigration laws authorize DHS to issue detainers and provide ICE broad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has established no process , requirement , or expectation directing ICE to seek a judicial warrant from already overburdened federal courts before taking custody of an alien on civil immigration violations .
This idea is simply a figment created by those who wish to undermine immigration enforcement and excuse the ill-conceived practices of sanctuary jurisdictions that put politics before public safety .
• When law enforcement agencies don ’ t honor ICE detainers , these individuals , who often have significant criminal histories , are released onto the street , presenting a potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jurisdiction thinking that refusing to cooperate with ICE will result in a decrease in local immigration enforcement is mistaken .
Local jurisdictions that choose to not cooperate with ICE are likely to see an increase in ICE enforcement activity , as the agency has no choice but to conduct more at-large arrest operations .
A consequence of ICE being forced to make more arrests on the streets , the agency is likely to encounter other unlawfully present foreign nationals who would not have been encountered had we been allowed to take custody of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a local jail .
• Additionally , once these criminals are out on the street , confirming their whereabouts is often time consuming and resource intensive .
Many of our arrest targets are seasoned criminals who are savvy about eluding law enforcement .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-16--Border Patrol Apprehends 75 Illegal Aliens and Seize a Large Amount of Narcotics

LAREDO , Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Freer Station apprehended a large number of illegal aliens and seized a sizable amount of marijuana southwest of Freer , Texas .
In the early morning hours of January 15 , agents observed a tractor-trailer turn off U.S. Highway 59 on to Farm-to-Market Road 2050 several miles southwest of Freer , Texas .
When agents attempted to perform a vehicle stop , the driver attempted to abscond by continuing to travel several miles until crashing through a ranch fence .
As agents approached the vehicle , several individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a collaborative effort , Border Patrol agents working with a CBP Air and Marine helicopter apprehended 61 individuals .
Immigration checks revealed that the individuals were in the country illegally and from the countries of Ecuador , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka .
Agents also discovered 19 bundles of marijuana in the cab of the semi-truck that weighed approximately 327.02 lbs .
with an approximate street value of $ 261,732.80 .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-17--CNN And MSNBC Let Lev Parnas Off The Hook

To hear Lev Parnas tell it , as he did in interviews this week with Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper , his laser-like focus on getting rid of the American ambassador to Ukraine was purely in service of President Trump and Rudy Giuliani .
In his interviews , which aired Wednesday and Thursday , Parnas apologized for his role in forcing Marie Yovanovitch ’ s removal from Kyiv .
He said he no longer believes some of the allegations he spread about the diplomat , who Trump recalled from her post on April 24 , 2019 .
But Parnas left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of his interviews , which were the first he had conducted since being indicted on campaign finance charges in New York .
According to an indictment unsealed on Oct. 10 , the Soviet-born Parnas made illegal campaign contributions , known as “ straw ” donations , to several lawmakers and political committees .
Prosecutors allege that Parnas acted at the behest of at least one Ukrainian government official — not Trump or Giuliani — to force Yovanovitch from office .
“ PARNAS ’ s efforts to remove the Ambassador were conducted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ request of one or more Ukrainian government officials , ” the government alleges .
One recipient of Parnas ’ s contributions was then-Texas Rep. Pete Sessions .
Parnas allegedly made straw donations in June 2018 to Sessions ’ campaign .
Sessions wrote a letter to Sec .
of State Mike Pompeo on May 9 , 2018 , requesting a review of Yovanovitch .
“ I kindly ask you to consider terminating her ambassadorship and find a replacement as soon as possible , ” Sessions wrote to Pompeo .
Yovanovitch was on Parnas ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Sessions .
Parnas told both Maddow and Cooper that he told Trump at a private fundraising event on April 30 , 2018 , that Yovanovitch had made derogatory statements about him .
“ I don ’ t know how the conversation came up , but I do remember me telling the president that the ambassador was bad-mouthing him , and saying he would be impeached .
Something to that effect , ” Parnas told Maddow .
The information appeared to be news to Trump , according to Parnas ’ s telling .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ aide and instructed him to fire Yovanovitch .
Yovanovitch was not fired at the time .
She remained the ambassador for nearly a year longer .
Trump ultimately recalled her following a series of reports in conservative media portraying Yovanovitch as being corrupt and anti-Trump .
Parnas and Giuliani worked closely with John Solomon , a reporter then with The Hill , to set up interviews and gather documents used in the anti-Yovanovitch campaign .
In his interview with Cooper , Parnas attributed his interest in Yovanovitch to a sort of peer pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never mentioning that the indictment against him said that he was working for the benefit of an unnamed Ukrainian official .
Neither Maddow nor Cooper pressed Parnas on what motivated him to bring up Yovanovitch , or which Ukrainian official he was allegedly helping .
“ Me personally ?
I didn ’ t have no personal motives , ” he said .
“ You didn ’ t have an opinion at all ?
” Cooper asked .
“ My opinion came from the crowd I was in , ” said Parnas , referring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time it grew more and more and more and more and more and eventually I felt like I hated her because you know everybody hated her .
”


freedomdaily--2020-01-18--After the Slaughter: DOD to Update Vetting Procedures for Foreign Students

The Defense Department will announce updates to the vetting process for foreign military students “ in the coming days , ” the assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs said in response to the attack on U.S. servicemen at Naval Air Station Pensacola .
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper will visit Pensacola Naval Air Station and U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Florida on Jan. 22-23 , Jonathan Rath Hoffman told members of the Pentagon press corps during a news conference today .
During his visit , the secretary will provide an update to air station leaders on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shooting there last month by a military student from Saudi Arabia , Hoffman said .
Vetting had previously been handled by the home country of the students , the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department .
“ We ’ ve taken an enhanced look on how we can use our resources to do enhanced vetting , ” he said .
“ We owe that to our people and owe that to the families , but we also want to ensure that this program continues.
” Hoffman said that DOD considers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valuable , ” noting that more than a million students from about 150 countries have trained in the U.S. over the program ’ s 20-year life “ and until the Pensacola shooting , we ’ ve never had a serious security incident.
” “ We will announce these new measures shortly , which will include physical security procedures as well , ” he said .
The trip , Esper ’ s first this year , will also allow the secretary to thank the first responders at Pensacola in person for their leadership and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At Southcom , the defense secretary will meet with the Southcom commander , Navy Adm. Craig Faller , “ and be briefed on Southcom ’ s progress in implementing the National Defense Strategy , ” Hoffman said .
“ We share strong ties of democracy with our southern neighbors , and we look to strengthen those partnerships as global competitors — who do not share similar values — insert themselves into the region , ” he said .
The U.S. is still in conversations with Iraq following an operational pause after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ These are conversations that routine [ and ] are persistent with regard to what our force posture is and is going to continue to be.
” There are no plans by the U.S. military to withdraw from the country , he said , adding that “ the consensus in Iraq seems to be that the United States forces there are a force for good.
” The defensive measures enacted during the attack by the mission commander in Iraq worked , Hoffman said .
U.S. troops continue to be co-located with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planning and to address operational matters , he said , noting that “ Operations still continue to take place in Syria.
” Hoffman offered the department ’ s condolences to the family and friends of Army Staff Sgt .
Ian P. McLaughlin and Pfc .
Miguel A. Villalon , the two soldiers killed last week in Kandahar province , Afghanistan , during operations in support of NATO ’ s Resolute Support Mission .
He noted that Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist attended the dignified transfer of remains earlier this week .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a soldier who died in a training incident in Arizona , and we extend our condolences to their family and friends , ” Hoffman said .


freedomdaily--2020-01-18--Texts From A Mysterious Belgian Number Shed Light On Possible Surveillance Of Ambassador To Ukraine

House Democrats on Friday released text messages that shed new light on a possible surveillance campaign against Marie Yovanovitch when she served as ambassador to Ukraine .
The documents are screenshots of messages between Robert Hyde , a Republican congressional candidate , and an individual he identified Friday as Anthony de Caluwe .
The messages show that the man Hyde identified de Caluwe appeared to provide updates on Yovanovitch ’ s activities .
Hyde emerged as the latest player in the Ukraine saga on Wednesday when Democrats released a batch of text messages supplied by Lev Parnas , a Soviet-born @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to collect information about Yovanovitch .
Parnas was indicted on Oct. 10 on campaign finance charges .
According to messages released on Wednesday , Hyde told Parnas in a March 23 , 2019 text that “ private security ” was monitoring Yovanovitch .
“ She ’ s talked to three people .
Her phone is off .
Computer is off , ” he added .
The information that Hyde gave Parnas appears to match up with what de Caluwe supplied Hyde .
“ Nothing has changed she is still not moving they check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hyde from a Belgian phone number .
“ She been there since Thursday never left the embassy , ” he wrote in another message .
It is unknown whether de Caluwe actually had visibility into Yovanovitch ’ s activities in Ukraine .
He did not respond to multiple phone calls and emails on Friday .
The Ukrainian national police and U.S. State Department are investigating the potential surveillance against Yovanovitch .
Hyde downplayed his role in the possible spy campaign , saying in a video posted on his Twitter account that he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parnas .
“ Like I have anybody over in Ukraine .
Are you serious ?
” he said .
“ It was just copy and paste bullshit from some intel guy , probably , that was fucking with me , trying to set Trump up.
” The messages do not identify de Caluwe by name as Hyde ’ s interlocutor .
But the avatar used in the messages match photos on de Caluwe ’ s Facebook account .
The account includes numerous pro-Trump posts , including some with de Caluwe wearing “ Make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posing at the Trump International Hotel in Washington , D.C. de Caluwe is also posed with Hyde in a photo at a Republican Party of Florida event .
The post is dated Aug. 24 , 2018 .
The Facebook page also includes photos of de Caluwe with various politicians , including Florida Gov .
Ron DeSantis .
de Caluwe , whose Facebook account says is based in Palm Beach , Fla. , does not appear to be a big-time player in Republican politics or Trumpworld .
Instead , his social media posts suggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been able to gain access to the Trump orbit .
de Caluwe ’ s profile on AngelList , a website for upstart businesses , lists his company as Track & Trace New IT Tech Company .
A Belgian phone number listed on the page matches up with the number in the text messages with Hyde .
A cross-check of other phone numbers and email addresses listed on the AngelList page indicates that de Caluwe has used multiple aliases over the years .
The numbers and email addresses return search results for Anthony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Himmelreich , and Anthony Calloway .


freedomdaily--2020-01-18--9th Circuit Court Of Appeals Deals Brutal Blow To Teens Who Sued Trump Over Climate Change

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled Friday that children do not have standing to sue the Trump administration and the federal government for not adequately addressing climate change .
Climate policy comes under the purview of Congress and the president , not the court system , the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in a split decision .
Attorneys for the teenagers can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the trial to continue in Oregon , where it was initially filed .
“ The panel reluctantly concluded that the plaintiffs ’ case must be made to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large , ” the panel of judges noted .
The 21 young people involved in Juliana v. United States are sought a court order requiring the government to implement an “ enforceable national remedial plan ” phasing out carbon emissions in an effort to stabilize the climate .
The case has survived several attempts by the government to torpedo the case after it was originally filed in 2015 .
The U.S. Supreme Court in November 2018 decided not to block the lawsuit — the move came less than two weeks after Chief Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in October 2018 .
The court ’ s order said the government should seek relief before the 9th Circuit .
Plaintiffs in the case asked the court to issue an injunction to prevent the government from issuing oil extraction licenses before March , when the Trump administration plans to offer nearly 80 million acres of unleased areas off the Gulf of Mexico .
President Donald Trump has made headway in recent months changing the demographic makeup of the 9th Circuit Court .
He nominated Patrick Bumatay and Lawrence VanDyke to the court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s 9th Circuit appointees to nine .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-18--Pro-Life Groups, Planned Parenthood Launch Million Dollar Political Campaigns Heading Into 2020

The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List announced a $ 52 million effort to back President Donald Trump and Republicans the same week Planned Parenthood launched a $ 45 million campaign backing Democrats .
Pro-life and pro-choice groups are ramping up efforts heading into the 2020 presidential election .
Planned Parenthood announced earlier this week that the organization , which is the nation ’ s largest abortion provider , will be spending $ 45 million supporting candidates for presidential , congressional and state-level races .
Susan B. Anthony List also announced Friday a campaign in collaboration with the Women Speak Out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 52 million budget for the 2020 cycle to support both Trump and Republican candidates as well as plans to make four million visits to voters in key battleground states .
“ The comprehensive effort will include boots on the ground , voter contact mail , phone calls , and digital ads , and is part of the organizations ’ overall $ 52 million budget for the 2020 cycle , ” the organization said in a press release .
Leaders at both Planned Parenthood and SBA warned that the stakes have never been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been higher , ” Planned Parenthood Votes Executive Director Jenny Lawson told CBS News .
“ [ The Trump Administration } has managed to undo so much over the last three years , ” Lawson CBS .
“ The fact that this summer the Supreme Court might gut Roe v. Wade is an indicator of their intention and they ’ ve never been so bold.
” SBA Spokeswoman Mallory Quigley also noted that “ the stakes of this election could not be higher.
” “ Democratic contenders for president are lining up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infanticide , and declaring war on even the most modest pro-life policies , ” Quigley said in a statement .
“ Meanwhile , President Trump has governed as the most pro-life president in our nation ’ s history.
” Quigley added that polls confirm that Democratic stances on abortion “ is a liability for them at the ballot box.
” “ From now until Election Day , our team will go door-to-door visiting traditional Democrat voter groups who may simply be unaware of the Democrats ’ support for extreme pro-abortion policies , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battle-tested voter outreach method will ensure we reach the voters who can provide President Trump and pro-life Senate candidates the winning margin on Election Day.
” Planned Parenthood did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .


freedomdaily--2020-01-18--CBP Intercepts Biological Samples in Luggage

HOUSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted two vials of undeclared biological sciences , Jan. 10 .
According to the 31-year-old traveler , a citizen of India , the vials contained liquid Cell Growth Medium for cell culture and was headed for Galveston , Texas .
“ There are strict guidelines for importing biological materials , ” said Houston CBP Port Director Shawn Polley .
“ This interception is an example of our commitment to seeking out illegal goods at our port of entry.
” The traveler did not declare the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apples .
When CBP agriculture specialists examined his luggage , they discovered two small-unmarked tubes inside a plastic bag hidden among his clothes .
The vials underwent an exam to ensure that the substance did not contain any hazardous biological agents ; field screen tests returned negative results .
Under oath , the traveler admitted the samples were used for body cell growth and cancer research .
The traveler was denied entry into the U.S. and chose to abandon the vials since they were not properly packaged and permitted .
Several U.S. agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these materials .
Biological materials are categorized , permitted and regulated according to a variety of factors .
These factors are determined by various federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Food and Drug Administration , Environmental Protection Agency , U.S .
Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Department of Transportation .
More information about obtaining permits for biological materials is available at CDC.GOV .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-18--FBI Releases Notes From Interviews With Page And Papadopoulos

The Justice Department released its fourth batch of documents from the special counsel ’ s probe Friday , including notes of FBI interviews with former Trump campaign advisers Carter Page and George Papadopoulos .
The documents include the FBI ’ s interviews conducted in 2017 with Papadopoulos and with Page , as well as interviews with Russian associates of Page .
The records were provided to BuzzFeed News and CNN in response to Freedom of Information Act lawsuits for FBI notes , known as 302s , that were used in the Trump-Russia probe .
Papadopoulos and Page were two of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the FBI counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign .
The probe was opened on July 31 , 2016 and melded into the special counsel ’ s investigation on May 17 , 2017 , when the Justice Department appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel .
A report of the investigation ultimately concluded that there was no evidence the Trump campaign or any associates conspired with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election .
The report also said there was no evidence that any Trump aides worked as Russian agents .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-18--Ukrainian Foreign Minister Destroys Entire Parnas, Quid Pro Quo, Giuliani, Bribery Hoax

CNN host Christiane Amanpour interviewed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko in hopes of confirming Democrats ’ and Lev Parnas ’ assertions that President Trump attempted to blackmail Ukraine ’ s president .
Despite her best efforts , Minister Prystaiko instead destroyed what little credibility Parnas has left and blown up the Democrats ’ entire basis for impeachment .
“ He [ Parnas ] is now trying to save his own case , ” Prystaiko said alluding to Parnas ’ criminal trial .
“ Again , I don ’ t trust what he is saying.
” The foreign minister also said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to receive the U.S. foreign aid .
“ It was never mentioned that we had to do something , ” he said .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-18--Sender Of Cryptic Messages About Yovanovitch Says They Were A Joke, Admits Affiliation with Schiff

A Florida-based Trump supporter who sent text messages suggesting that he was surveilling former U.S .
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in Ukraine is apologizing for the exchanges and says they were part of “ playful exchange ” with another Trump backer .
Anthony de Caluwe emerged Friday as the latest figure involved in a possible surveillance campaign against Yovanovitch , one that has generated investigations from the Ukrainian national police and the U.S. State Department .
House Democrats released encrypted messages Wednesday and Friday that showed the possible spy effort .
The first batch of records showed that Robert Hyde , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information about Yovanovitch in March 2019 to Lev Parnas , a former associate of Rudy Giuliani .
Parnas , who has been indicted on campaign finance charges , provided the documents to House Democrats .
He worked closely with Giuliani to force Yovanovitch out of office .
President Donald Trump recalled her on April 24 , 2019 , after an intense public pressure campaign Giuliani , Parnas and other Trump allies orchestrated .
Friday ’ s document dump showed that Hyde received the information that he passed to Parnas from a Belgian phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still not moving they check today again , ” read one of the messages sent to Hyde .
Another message suggested the sender had someone inside the U.S. embassy in Kyiv to keep track of Yovanovitch .
“ It ’ s confirmed we have a person inside , ” the message said .
Hyde identified de Caluwe as his source of information about Yovanovitch .
He said in a video statement that he copy and pasted de Caluwe ’ s remarks and sent them to Parnas .
He said he did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth , but he also suggested .
De Caluwe told NBC News before the messages were released that he did not discuss Yovanovitch with Hyde .
He now says he did send the messages to Hyde , albeit as a joke .
“ My engagement in this exchange with Rob is something that has no credibility , ” de Caluwe said in a statement issued to the Daily Caller News Foundation through his assistant , Karyn Turk .
“ My friendship with Rob was jovial and this exchange was just a part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m apologetic for contributing to any confusion through these communications , ” he said .
De Caluwe , who says he is a Dutch citizen , said he has never met Schiff or Parnas .
He said he met Hyde over their mutual support of Trump .
Hyde has been a regular fixture at Trump International Hotel in Washington , D.C. , as well as at political events in Washington and Florida .
De Caluwe ’ s Facebook also indicates intense support for Trump and Republicans .
Turk said that “ Anthony understands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yesterday look , ” but that he “ has never had any contacts in Ukraine.
” “ He stated that he was not involved in any surveillance of any Americans at any point in time .
Rob Hyde had been posting about Marie Yovanovitch on Facebook , ” added Turk , a conservative media personality .
“ Regrettably that ’ s what began a playful exchange with Anthony about her whereabouts.
” Turk told the DCNF that the FBI has not contacted de Caluwe .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-18--‘It would make things easier to get in’: Migrants Plan To Cross US Border Once Trump Leaves Office

Central American migrants hoping to enter the United States have said that they will wait in Mexico in the hope that President Donald Trump loses re-election , where they will then cross the U.S. border .
The Center for Immigration Studies ( CIS ) , a Washington , D.C. , based think tank that advocates for reduction immigration , visited southern Mexico and interviewed Central Americans migrants who have ambitions of reaching the U.S .
However , because of the policies put in place by the Trump administration , they are unable to migrate any father north .
Their plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump losing the election in November .
Once that happens , they believe the rules that are preventing them from migrating will be lifted , and they will then be able to claim asylum in the U.S. “ I want Trump out !
” said Katherine Cabrera , one of the Honduran migrant interviewed by CIS .
“ I ’ ll wait for that because it would make things easier to get in.
” Cabrera is one of many Honduran migrants currently stuck in Tapachua , a southern Mexican city that sits just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of travel agreements between Central American countries , many of their citizens are able to pass freely though each other ’ s countries .
However , Central American migrants find themselves stuck once they hit the Mexican border .
At that point , they must apply for protected status there , or return home .
In what appears to be a surprisingly-savvy outcome , many of the migrants interviewed by CIS said they are seeking asylum in Mexico , but they have no intention of staying there permanently .
Instead , they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loses election , and then trek northward into the U.S. once — as they believe — the restrictionist immigration rules are taken down .
“ A lot of people in El Salvador believe he [ Trump ] is the reason all this is happening , that he is selfish and cruel and doing everything he can to make us suffer , ” said Brenda Ramos of El Salvador .
“ But once Trump is defeated and the Democrats take over , things are going to get better.
” At Tapachula ’ s main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women if they were staying in Mexico in the hopes that Trump is defeated at the end of the year .
All of them reportedly raised their hands instantly .
The gamble these migrants are making is not exactly ill-conceived .
Every leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination has vowed to disassemble Trump ’ s most consequential immigration policies , particularly the Migrant Protection Protocols ( MPP ) program .
Better known as “ Remain in Mexico , ” the MPP program requires U.S. asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more progressive candidates vying for the Democratic nomination have adopted much more extreme positions on immigration .
Sens .
Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , for example , have both proposed decriminalizing illegal immigration and placing a moratorium on all deportations .
There are well over 50,000 migrants currently under the “ Remain in Mexico ” program .
If a Democratic administration took over in 2021 , they would presumably be allowed to enter the U.S. while their cases are processed .
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freedomdaily--2020-01-19--Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Plan Restricting Green Cards for Benefit-Dependent Immigrants

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for permission to enforce a new rule that allows authorities to consider a foreign national ’ s reliance on government benefits when deciding whether to give them a green card .
The Immigration and Nationality Act ( INA ) provides that aliens should not be admitted if they are “ likely at any time to become a public charge.
” In the past , the government defined a “ public charge ” as a person primarily dependent on a cash assistance program , but the Trump administration expanded that definition in August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , housing benefits , or food stamps for a period of months .
A federal trial judge in Manhattan put that change on hold in October 2019 .
The administration asked the high court to lift that ruling and told the justices in legal papers that it forces officials to give green cards to foreign nationals who should not be admitted , which can ’ t be revoked even if the government prevails in the legal fight .
“ As a result of the injunctions , the government is precluded from implementing its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens who are statutorily ‘ inadmissible , ’ ” the government ’ s Jan. 13 stay application reads .
“ No practical means exist to reverse those determinations once made.
” Two separate sets of plaintiffs brought challenges to the rule , which are now before the Supreme Court .
Three states and the city of New York filed the first suit , while a coalition of private organizations that provide aid to immigrants brought the second .
U.S. District Judge George Daniels issued two injunctions against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s definition of public charge was not a reasonable interpretation of the INA and that the administration failed to give a reasonable explanation for the change .
Elsewhere in the decision , Daniels said the new rule is “ repugnant to the American Dream of the opportunity for prosperity and success through hard work and upward mobility.
” “ Immigrants have always come to this country seeking a better life for themselves and their posterity , ” Daniels added .
“ With or without help , most succeed.
” The 2nd U.S @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injunctions on Jan. 8 , prompting the government ’ s application to the Supreme Court .
Now before the high court , the government argues the plaintiffs do not have standing to challenge the rule change in the first place .
As to the rule change itself , the INA makes clear that the receipt of public benefits — regardless of type or degree — is an important consideration for public-charge denials .
In addition , the administration says Congress gave the executive branch wide discretion to make public charge inadmissibility decisions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ the availability of public benefits ’ should not be ‘ an incentive for immigration to the United States , ’ and its longstanding history of preserving flexibility in the meaning of ‘ public charge , ’ the Rule ‘ easily ’ qualifies as a reasonable interpretation of the statute , ” the filing reads .
Nationwide injunctions have beset the Trump administration since the president took office .
Attorney General William Barr said such injunctions are inconsistent with the rule of law in a May address to the American Law Institute .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ filing that the public charge cases present an opportunity to curtail the practice .
Among other critiques , the administration says nationwide injunctions uniquely disadvantage the government .
The administration has successfully fought off challenges to its rule change in the 4th and 9th U.S .
Circuit Courts of Appeals .
However , those victories are effectively meaningless because of the Daniels injunctions .
“ In other words , if multiple plaintiffs file multiple suits against a governmental policy , they potentially need to win only a single suit for all of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run the table to enforce its policy anywhere , ” the application reads .
“ That point is vividly on display here , where the government has successfully defended the Rule before two courts of appeals and yet remains unable to put it into effect anywhere in the country because of a single district judge ’ s nationwide injunctions.
” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who hears emergencies matters arising from the 2nd Circuit , ordered the plaintiffs to respond to the government ’ s application by Jan. 22 .
Thereafter , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full court .
The case is No .
19A785 Department of Homeland Security v. New York .


freedomdaily--2020-01-19--David Brock’s Dark Money-Funded Super PAC Now Wants To Outlaw Dark Money

A Democratic super PAC founded by Clinton operative David Brock that has received $ 17 million in dark money called on Congress Thursday to “ get dark money out of our elections.
” “ Billions of dollars have flowed into federal , state , and local races from billionaires and special interests who are spending unlimited and untraceable money in our elections , ” American Bridge 21st Century ( AB PAC ) wrote in an email to its supporters Thursday .
“ We must put an end to Citizens United and end the corrupting influence of dark money in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest single donor since its inception has been American Bridge 21st Century Foundation ( AB Foundation ) , its sister 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) nonprofit group that , unlike a super PAC , is not required to publicly disclose the identities of its contributors .
The dark money group has pumped $ 17 million into AB PAC since 2010 , according to Federal Election Commission records .
AB Foundation does not disclose the identities of its contributors due to its 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) status .
Financier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AB PAC with $ 4.4 million in recorded donations since 2010 .
AB Foundation says the millions it gives to Brock ’ s super PAC is meant to cover its portion of resources the two organizations share , such as employees and office space , but the American Bridge entities have had no formal cost-sharing agreement in place since at least 2015 .
The foundation started in its 2013 application to the IRS to obtain nonprofit status that it had “ entered into a cost-sharing agreement ” with AB PAC “ to allocate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is financially supporting the activities of the other.
” But no such formal cost-sharing agreement exists between the two American Bridge entities , according to the dark money group ’ s audited financial statements for 2015 , 2016 and 2017 .
AB PAC and AB Foundation did not return requests for comment .
Brock , a conservative journalist-turned liberal hatchet man known for launching the left-wing watchdog group Media Matters , founded AB PAC in 2010 to serve as the “ opposition research engine of the Democratic Party.
” Multiple AB PAC employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assaulting Republican staffers on the campaign trail .
Media Matters , an IRS-designated charity , shares a close relationship with the openly political American Bridge entities .
The three companies all reside on the same floor of a Washington , D.C. , office building .
Money also flows from Media Matters to American Bridge .
In 2016 , for example , Media Matters donated $ 200,000 to AB Foundation , according to its Form 990 for that year .
Also in 2016 , Media Matters had a close relationship with Brock ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Record , which shared office space with Media Matters while it openly coordinated with Hillary Clinton ’ s presidential campaign .
Correct the Record drew backlash online after it invested $ 1 million into an army of digital astroturfers to “ push back against ” Clinton ’ s detractors on Twitter , Facebook , Reddit and Instagram .
Money has also flown from AB Foundation to other entities Brock owns .
Most notably , in 2017 , AB Foundation donated $ 1.65 million to the parent company of Brock ’ s online for-profit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Shareblue changed its name to The American Independent in November 2019 .