westernjournal--2020-11-21--Trump Says Georgia Recount Is ‘Meaningless Tally,’ Calls for Audit of Absentee Ballot Signatures

President Donald Trump called Georgia ’ s recount a “ meaningless tally ” because it did not include a proper review of the signatures for absentee ballots .
On Friday , Georgia certified its election results after a hand recount , which saw Trump gain approximately 1,300 votes against presumptive president-elect Joe Biden due to multiple counties failing to properly account for all ballots cast .
The final tally showed Biden topping Trump by 12,670 votes , or 49.51 percent to 49.25 percent .
“ The Governor of Georgia , and Secretary of State , refuse to let us look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of illegal ballots , and give the Republican Party and me , David Perdue , and perhaps Kelly Loeffler , a BIG VICTORY , ” Trump tweeted .
“ Why won ’ t they do it , and why are they so fast to certify a meaningless tally ?
” he asked .
TRENDING : Trump Just Sent PA a Surprise Visitor They 'll Never Forget Trump campaign senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis also dismissed the hand recount as being inadequate to ensure the integrity of the election .
“ This so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because Georgia simply recounted all the illegal ballots that had been included in the total , ” she said in a Thursday statement .
“ We continue to demand that Georgia conduct an honest recount , which includes signature matching , ” Ellis said .
“ We intend to pursue all legal options to ensure that only legal ballots are counted .
In a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger last week , prior to the hand recount beginning , Rep. Doug Collins , the head of President Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP Chairman David Shafer noted its lack of an adequate review to ensure absentee ballot signatures on ballots matched those on file .
“ The audit does not include a review of signatures on absentee ballot applications and ballot envelopes to confirm the validity of the statutory signature verification process by the counties , ” Collins and Shafer wrote .
Their analysis found that the absentee ballot rejection rate fell from 3.5 percent in 2018 to just 0.3 percent in 2020 .
RELATED : Georgia Election Official Fired for 'Negligent Failure To Follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to whether the counties properly conducted signature verification and/or other scrutiny of absentee ballots , ” Collins and Shafer added .
“ In fact , it presents the issue of whether some counties conducted any scrutiny at all.
” In an appearance on Fox News on Thursday , Collins said , “ We have found issues that we can ’ t get into as far as the absentee ballot signature issues , the issue of asking the secretary of state to open this thing up so we would know exactly where these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Raffensperger defended the integrity of Georgia ’ s election results .
“ As I ’ ve said before , I ’ m a proud Trump supporter , ” he said .
“ I was with him early in the 2016 election cycle , and he ’ s governed the nation by the same conservative principles that I hold dear.
” “ Working as an engineer throughout my life , I live by the motto that numbers don ’ t lie .
As secretary of state , I believe that the numbers that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers reflect the verdict of the people , ” Raffensperger added .
At a White House news briefing on Friday afternoon about prescription drug pricing reforms , Trump reasserted his belief that he won the election .
“ Big Pharma ran millions of dollars of negative advertisements against me during the campaign , which I won by the way , but we ’ ll find that out .
Almost 74 million votes , ” Trump said .
Trump did garner the most votes of any presidential candidate in U.S. history , with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Democrat ’ s 79.7 million .
If current election results stand , the 2020 election will mark the only time in U.S. history , with one notable exception , in which the incumbent president lost his re-election bid , but his party gained seats in the House of Representatives .
The only example of an incumbent president losing and his party gaining seats is 1992 .
In that election , Democrat Bill Clinton defeated Republican George H.W .
Bush ; however , Clinton won with just 43 percent of the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the race as an independent candidate .
Supporters of Trump plan to hold a “ Stop the Steal ” protest at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday .
Protest co-organizer Michael Coudrey said that what the group wants to see is a “ full-vote audit , ” including all signatures on mail-in ballots .
“ We want all signatures on mail-in ballots to be fully audited , ” Coudrey said .
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President Donald Trump called Georgia’s recount a “meaningless tally” because it did not include a proper review of the signatures for absentee ballots.
On Friday, Georgia certified its election results after a hand recount, which saw Trump gain approximately 1,300 votes against presumptive president-elect Joe Biden due to multiple counties failing to properly account for all ballots cast.
The final tally showed Biden topping Trump by 12,670 votes, or 49.51 percent to 49.25 percent.
“The Governor of Georgia, and Secretary of State, refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots, and give the Republican Party and me, David Perdue, and perhaps Kelly Loeffler, a BIG VICTORY,” Trump tweeted.
“Why won’t they do it, and why are they so fast to certify a meaningless tally?” he asked.
…Why won’t they do it, and why are they so fast to certify a meaningless tally? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2020
Trump campaign senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis also dismissed the hand recount as being inadequate to ensure the integrity of the election.
“This so-called hand recount went exactly as we expected because Georgia simply recounted all the illegal ballots that had been included in the total,” she said in a Thursday statement.
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“We continue to demand that Georgia conduct an honest recount, which includes signature matching,” Ellis said. “We intend to pursue all legal options to ensure that only legal ballots are counted.
In a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger last week, prior to the hand recount beginning, Rep. Doug Collins, the head of President Donald Trump’s Georgia recount team, and Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer noted its lack of an adequate review to ensure absentee ballot signatures on ballots matched those on file.
“The audit does not include a review of signatures on absentee ballot applications and ballot envelopes to confirm the validity of the statutory signature verification process by the counties,” Collins and Shafer wrote.
Their analysis found that the absentee ballot rejection rate fell from 3.5 percent in 2018 to just 0.3 percent in 2020.
In 2018, when 230,000 absentee ballots were cast, 3.5% were rejected for signature mismatches or other reasons. In 2020, when more than 1.2 million absentee ballots were cast, the rejection rate fell to 0.3%. Did the massive increase in ballots overwhelm the verification process? https://t.co/usBShRNGhx — David Shafer (@DavidShafer) November 13, 2020
The difference “raises serious concerns as to whether the counties properly conducted signature verification and/or other scrutiny of absentee ballots,” Collins and Shafer added. “In fact, it presents the issue of whether some counties conducted any scrutiny at all.”
In an appearance on Fox News on Thursday, Collins said, “We have found issues that we can’t get into as far as the absentee ballot signature issues, the issue of asking the secretary of state to open this thing up so we would know exactly where these ballots came from.”
There’s no denying that we have discovered new ballots in Georgia. We must count every LEGAL vote to ensure every American feels confident in our election processes and knows that their vote was counted. pic.twitter.com/mtW8j2CegI — Rep. Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) November 20, 2020
On Friday, Raffensperger defended the integrity of Georgia’s election results.
JUST IN: Georgia Secretary of State, Republican Brad Raffensperger, who describes himself as a “proud Trump supporter” affirms that Joe Biden has won the state of Georgia: “Numbers don’t lie.” https://t.co/FCJKbq5ifg pic.twitter.com/rUnBpS9GxR — The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2020
“As I’ve said before, I’m a proud Trump supporter,” he said. “I was with him early in the 2016 election cycle, and he’s governed the nation by the same conservative principles that I hold dear.”
“Working as an engineer throughout my life, I live by the motto that numbers don’t lie. As secretary of state, I believe that the numbers that we have presented today are correct. The numbers reflect the verdict of the people,” Raffensperger added.
At a White House news briefing on Friday afternoon about prescription drug pricing reforms, Trump reasserted his belief that he won the election.
“Big Pharma ran millions of dollars of negative advertisements against me during the campaign, which I won by the way, but we’ll find that out. Almost 74 million votes,” Trump said.
LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump gives remarks on delivering lower prescription drug prices https://t.co/7ake5jCbKv — The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 20, 2020
Trump did garner the most votes of any presidential candidate in U.S. history, with the exception of Joe Biden: 73.7 million to the Democrat’s 79.7 million.
If current election results stand, the 2020 election will mark the only time in U.S. history, with one notable exception, in which the incumbent president lost his re-election bid, but his party gained seats in the House of Representatives.
The only example of an incumbent president losing and his party gaining seats is 1992.
In that election, Democrat Bill Clinton defeated Republican George H.W. Bush; however, Clinton won with just 43 percent of the vote, due to Ross Perot being in the race as an independent candidate.
Supporters of Trump plan to hold a “Stop the Steal” protest at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday.
Protest co-organizer Michael Coudrey said that what the group wants to see is a “full-vote audit,” including all signatures on mail-in ballots.
“We want all signatures on mail-in ballots to be fully audited,” Coudrey said. “We want these irregularities to be addressed, and we want a full vote audit to ensure all ballots cast were legal and lawful.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-21--Federal Court Rules Bans on Gay Conversion Therapy Are Unconstitutional

Amid dispensing a lesson on First Amendment freedoms , a federal appeals court on Friday threw out two Florida laws that banned conversion therapy .
In a 2-1 decision , the 11th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals threw out bans imposed in Boca Raton , Florida , and surrounding Palm Beach County on the treatment , in which gay or transgender individuals are counseled to accept their biological identities and sexual orientations .
Judge Britt Grant and Judge Barbara Lagoa , who formed the majority , were both appointed by President Donald Trump , according to the Washington Examiner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose agency represented the doctors who sued Boca Raton , said the decision will set a precedent .
“ This case is the beginning of the end of similar unconstitutional counseling bans around the country , ” Staver said .
TRENDING : Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote , Say Democrats Bullied Them The majority decision , written by Grant , noted the laws “ apply even to purely speech-based therapy.
” “ We understand and appreciate that the therapy is highly controversial .
But the First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Grant wrote .
“ We hold that the challenged ordinances violate the First Amendment because they are content-based regulations of speech that can not survive strict scrutiny.
” Grant said the case is not about the merits of conversion therapy , but “ a case about what speech the First Amendment allows the government to ban , and under what circumstances.
” The laws , Grant wrote , allowed some words and banned others depending on the opinions of local officials .
“ Whether therapy is prohibited depends only on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ therapy , and the ban on that content is because the government disagrees with it .
And whether the government ’ s disagreement is for good reasons , great reasons , or terrible reasons has nothing at all to do with it .
All that matters is that a therapist ’ s speech to a minor client is legal or illegal under the ordinances based solely on its content , ” Grant wrote .
Grant said the government can not muzzle those voices with which it disagrees .
“ The First Amendment does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned speech ; it protects speech itself , no matter how disagreeable that speech might be to the government , ” Grant wrote .
“ So the ordinances discriminate on the basis of content — at a minimum .
They also discriminate on the basis of viewpoint .
After all , the plaintiffs ’ counseling practices are grounded in a particular viewpoint about sex , gender , and sexual ethics .
The defendant governments obviously hold an opposing viewpoint — one that they surely have the right to promote , ” he wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular viewpoint — sexual orientation is immutable , but gender is not — and prohibit the therapists from advancing any other perspective when counseling clients .
That viewpoint may be widely shared in the communities that passed the ordinances , but widespread agreement is beside the point ; the question is whether a speaker ’ s viewpoint determines his license to speak .
Here , the answer is yes , ” he wrote .
In the opinion , Grant touched on evidence from the American Psychological Association and others that was amassed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ assertions rather than evidence.
” “ Although we have no reason to doubt that these groups are composed of educated men and women acting in good faith , their institutional positions can not define the boundaries of constitutional rights .
They may hit the right mark — but they may also miss it , ” he wrote .
Grant said that upholding the ordinances would have created an untenable constitutional situation .
“ This decision allows speech that many find concerning — even dangerous .
But consider the alternative .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stand , then so can their inverse .
Local communities could prevent therapists from validating a client ’ s same-sex attractions if the city council deemed that message harmful .
“ And the same goes for gender transition — counseling supporting a client ’ s gender identification could be banned .
It comes down to this : if the plaintiffs ’ perspective is not allowed here , then the defendants ’ perspective can be banned elsewhere , ” he wrote .
“ People have intense moral , religious , and spiritual views about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And that is exactly why the First Amendment does not allow communities to determine how their neighbors may be counseled about matters of sexual orientation or gender , ” he wrote .
The ruling could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court .
The court in 2017 refused to hear a challenge to a 2012 law in California and left the state ’ s ban on conversion therapy intact , according to Reuters .
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Amid dispensing a lesson on First Amendment freedoms, a federal appeals court on Friday threw out two Florida laws that banned conversion therapy.
In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out bans imposed in Boca Raton, Florida, and surrounding Palm Beach County on the treatment, in which gay or transgender individuals are counseled to accept their biological identities and sexual orientations.
Judge Britt Grant and Judge Barbara Lagoa, who formed the majority, were both appointed by President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Examiner.
Liberty Counsel President Mat Staver, whose agency represented the doctors who sued Boca Raton, said the decision will set a precedent.
“This case is the beginning of the end of similar unconstitutional counseling bans around the country,” Staver said.
The majority decision, written by Grant, noted the laws “apply even to purely speech-based therapy.”
“We understand and appreciate that the therapy is highly controversial. But the First Amendment has no carveout for controversial speech,” Grant wrote. “We hold that the challenged ordinances violate the First Amendment because they are content-based regulations of speech that cannot survive strict scrutiny.”
Grant said the case is not about the merits of conversion therapy, but “a case about what speech the First Amendment allows the government to ban, and under what circumstances.”
The laws, Grant wrote, allowed some words and banned others depending on the opinions of local officials.
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“Whether therapy is prohibited depends only on the content of the words used in that therapy, and the ban on that content is because the government disagrees with it. And whether the government’s disagreement is for good reasons, great reasons, or terrible reasons has nothing at all to do with it. All that matters is that a therapist’s speech to a minor client is legal or illegal under the ordinances based solely on its content,” Grant wrote.
Grant said the government cannot muzzle those voices with which it disagrees.
“The First Amendment does not protect the right to speak about banned speech; it protects speech itself, no matter how disagreeable that speech might be to the government,” Grant wrote.
“So the ordinances discriminate on the basis of content — at a minimum. They also discriminate on the basis of viewpoint. After all, the plaintiffs’ counseling practices are grounded in a particular viewpoint about sex, gender, and sexual ethics. The defendant governments obviously hold an opposing viewpoint — one that they surely have the right to promote,” he wrote.
“The ordinances thus codify a particular viewpoint — sexual orientation is immutable, but gender is not — and prohibit the therapists from advancing any other perspective when counseling clients. That viewpoint may be widely shared in the communities that passed the ordinances, but widespread agreement is beside the point; the question is whether a speaker’s viewpoint determines his license to speak. Here, the answer is yes,” he wrote.
In the opinion, Grant touched on evidence from the American Psychological Association and others that was amassed to attack conversion therapy, but dismissed it as “assertions rather than evidence.”
“Although we have no reason to doubt that these groups are composed of educated men and women acting in good faith, their institutional positions cannot define the boundaries of constitutional rights. They may hit the right mark — but they may also miss it,” he wrote.
Grant said that upholding the ordinances would have created an untenable constitutional situation.
“This decision allows speech that many find concerning — even dangerous. But consider the alternative. If the speech restrictions in these ordinances can stand, then so can their inverse. Local communities could prevent therapists from validating a client’s same-sex attractions if the city council deemed that message harmful.
“And the same goes for gender transition — counseling supporting a client’s gender identification could be banned. It comes down to this: if the plaintiffs’ perspective is not allowed here, then the defendants’ perspective can be banned elsewhere,” he wrote.
“People have intense moral, religious, and spiritual views about these matters — on all sides. And that is exactly why the First Amendment does not allow communities to determine how their neighbors may be counseled about matters of sexual orientation or gender,” he wrote.
The ruling could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court in 2017 refused to hear a challenge to a 2012 law in California and left the state’s ban on conversion therapy intact, according to Reuters.
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westernjournal--2020-11-21--Dog Found Abandoned in Crate in Road with Bag of Food Beside Him, Woman Says

Few would disagree that lately , times have been hard .
Families have been pushed to make decisions about work , school , life and even shopping that didn ’ t have to be made before .
People have been laid off , have had to start working from school and having their kids learn from home .
Some have had it harder than others and have been forced to make difficult decisions — especially regarding family pets .
A woman from Michigan recently posted some heartbreaking photos of a dog who had been abandoned in a cage .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end road in Kalamazoo today like this , ” Lindsey Keller posted on Nov. 10 .
“ If you know anyone that can help , he is currently with a friend .
He is unaltered and young ( 1-2 ) .
He met her dogs through the cage and was fine , but that is all I know .
I told her I would reach out .
She can only keep him through the night.
” TRENDING : Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote , Say Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that people not post hateful comments about the former owners .
“ Please no bashing , ” she wrote .
“ His family apparently thought that this was better then the pound and we do not know their circumstances .
We are just looking to find placement for the poor dog with someone who can help get him neutered and keep him safe.
” Many still chimed in to voice their anger over the scenario , but it ’ s true that with COVID precautions , rehoming an animal has become even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an owner finds themselves in a situation where they can no longer keep a pet , they face — at the very least — judgment from people who don ’ t know their situation or their reasoning .
If they ’ re in dire financial straits , they often can ’ t afford the surrender fee that many rescues and shelters require .
If they ’ re needing to move quickly because of a family emergency , they don ’ t have time to wait to make an appointment with a shelter or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people who should never own animals in the first place and make hasty , lazy decisions that look quite similar on the outside .
But there are good people in bad situations just trying to do their human best — the dog was left in a crate , yes , but that meant he wouldn ’ t get hit by a car , and he was left on a road that wouldn ’ t get much traffic .
He appeared healthy and well-fed .
He had a long chain around his neck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a bag of dog food .
It ’ s never acceptable to abandon an animal — but in a way , his story has helped him become visible to more prospective adopters .
We may never know what his backstory is , but the fact remained that regardless of what his previous owners intended , he still needed help .
And he got it .
“ He is safe and in foster with Kalamazoo Animal Rescue , ” Caroline Mallie-Campbell posted on Nov. 12 .
“ He has to complete a 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ From dumped on the side of road to my house .
Last pic is at his new foster home.
” RELATED : Wilbur , a French Bulldog , Has Been Elected Mayor of Rabbit Hash , Kentucky The photos shared by Mallie-Campbell show a much happier pup who is clearly feeling better about life .
He seems to get along swimmingly with other dogs , and should be able to find a forever family in no time .
“ Check it out this video and smile !
” Keller wrote in an update @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left by his family earlier this week is thriving in a foster home .
He is currently waiting out his stray hold and then will be avaliable for adoption .
Thanks to a small army of volunteers and Kalamazoo Animal Rescue.
” Volunteers make the dog rescue and adoption world go around , and thanks to their valiant efforts , this dog now has a great shot at living his best life .
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Few would disagree that lately, times have been hard. Families have been pushed to make decisions about work, school, life and even shopping that didn’t have to be made before.
People have been laid off, have had to start working from school and having their kids learn from home. Some have had it harder than others and have been forced to make difficult decisions — especially regarding family pets.
A woman from Michigan recently posted some heartbreaking photos of a dog who had been abandoned in a cage.
“This dog was left on a dead end road in Kalamazoo today like this,” Lindsey Keller posted on Nov. 10. “If you know anyone that can help, he is currently with a friend. He is unaltered and young (1-2). He met her dogs through the cage and was fine, but that is all I know. I told her I would reach out. She can only keep him through the night.”
Keller was careful to request that people not post hateful comments about the former owners.
“Please no bashing,” she wrote. “His family apparently thought that this was better then the pound and we do not know their circumstances. We are just looking to find placement for the poor dog with someone who can help get him neutered and keep him safe.”
Many still chimed in to voice their anger over the scenario, but it’s true that with COVID precautions, rehoming an animal has become even more difficult than it already was. If an owner finds themselves in a situation where they can no longer keep a pet, they face — at the very least — judgment from people who don’t know their situation or their reasoning.
If they’re in dire financial straits, they often can’t afford the surrender fee that many rescues and shelters require. If they’re needing to move quickly because of a family emergency, they don’t have time to wait to make an appointment with a shelter or rescue.
Sure, there are plenty of people who should never own animals in the first place and make hasty, lazy decisions that look quite similar on the outside. But there are good people in bad situations just trying to do their human best — the dog was left in a crate, yes, but that meant he wouldn’t get hit by a car, and he was left on a road that wouldn’t get much traffic.
He appeared healthy and well-fed. He had a long chain around his neck, but he also had a blanket and a bag of dog food. It’s never acceptable to abandon an animal — but in a way, his story has helped him become visible to more prospective adopters. We may never know what his backstory is, but the fact remained that regardless of what his previous owners intended, he still needed help.
And he got it.
“He is safe and in foster with Kalamazoo Animal Rescue,” Caroline Mallie-Campbell posted on Nov. 12. “He has to complete a 7 day stay hold before being adopted. From dumped on the side of road to my house. Last pic is at his new foster home.”
The photos shared by Mallie-Campbell show a much happier pup who is clearly feeling better about life. He seems to get along swimmingly with other dogs, and should be able to find a forever family in no time.
“Check it out this video and smile!” Keller wrote in an update. “Our mystery dog who was left by his family earlier this week is thriving in a foster home. He is currently waiting out his stray hold and then will be avaliable for adoption. Thanks to a small army of volunteers and Kalamazoo Animal Rescue.”
Volunteers make the dog rescue and adoption world go around, and thanks to their valiant efforts, this dog now has a great shot at living his best life.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--Donald Trump Jr. Diagnosed with COVID-19

A spokesman says President Donald Trump ’ s eldest son , Donald Trump Jr. , has tested positive for COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ younger Trump received his diagnosis earlier this week , has no symptoms and has been @ @ @ @ @ First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron have all recovered from the virus .
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A spokesman says President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has tested positive for COVID-19.
The spokesman says the younger Trump received his diagnosis earlier this week, has no symptoms and has been quarantining.
The president, First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron have all recovered from the virus.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--90-Year-Old Woman Chooses Suicide Over Facing Another Lockdown

An elderly woman chose to end her life through doctor-assisted suicide , rather than endure another looming lockdown at her long-term care facility last month in Canada .
The prospect of such a lockdown led Nancy Russell , 90 , to end her life via controversial medically-assisted suicide .
CTV News reported that during Toronto ’ s first lockdown of nursing homes , Russell declined physically when she was isolated from loved ones and her normal routine was disrupted .
“ She just truly did not believe that she wanted to try another one of those two-week confinements into her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ It was contact with people that was like food to her , it was like , oxygen , ” the daughter added .
TRENDING : Trump Just Sent PA a Surprise Visitor They 'll Never Forget Some of her meals were eaten in a dining room with plastic barriers while visits with loved ones were held outdoors and supervised in a garden .
As the area has seen an increase in report positive coronavirus cases , Canada ’ s nursing home residents are being faced with the prospect of seemingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visitors will be either barred from entering retirement or nursing homes , or their visits will be supervised or impersonal .
Toronto ’ s CTV News reported Russell did not want to live through it again .
She instead opted to ask a doctor to kill her .
She requested a so-called medically-assisted death , but was initially denied , CTV News medical correspondent Avis Favaro reported .
Another doctor eventually obliged her , though and Russell died last month .
While doctor-assisted suicides are controversial in the U.S. , they are more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an uptick in those inquiring about medically-assisted death , according to CTV News .
“ These restrictions , in too many circumstances , are overly restrictive and actually causing unnecessary harm , ” a geriatric specialist named Dr. Samir Sinha told the outlet .
The story is more evidence at how harmful placing lockdowns on people can be .
Lockdowns in Canadian nursing homes are back , where in Toronto , nursing home residents are facing being isolated again from their families for a prolonged period of time .
For those isolated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exacerbating the challenges of an already difficult year .
But the lockdowns in some areas apparently must go on .
Governors in California , New York , Minnesota , Pennsylvania and other states from issuing new mandates this month in the U.S. Last month , the World Health Organization advised against using lockdowns as the primary mitigation method for slowing the spread of the coronavirus .
Such measures have been shown to increase depression , anxiety , substance abuse and other mental health issues .
Lockdowns also create a financial burden for already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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An elderly woman chose to end her life through doctor-assisted suicide, rather than endure another looming lockdown at her long-term care facility last month in Canada.
The prospect of such a lockdown led Nancy Russell, 90, to end her life via controversial medically-assisted suicide.
CTV News reported that during Toronto’s first lockdown of nursing homes, Russell declined physically when she was isolated from loved ones and her normal routine was disrupted.
“She just truly did not believe that she wanted to try another one of those two-week confinements into her room,” Russell’s daughter said.
“It was contact with people that was like food to her, it was like, oxygen,” the daughter added.
Some of her meals were eaten in a dining room with plastic barriers while visits with loved ones were held outdoors and supervised in a garden.
As the area has seen an increase in report positive coronavirus cases, Canada’s nursing home residents are being faced with the prospect of seemingly endless meals eaten alone.
Additionally, visitors will be either barred from entering retirement or nursing homes, or their visits will be supervised or impersonal.
Toronto’s CTV News reported Russell did not want to live through it again.
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She instead opted to ask a doctor to kill her.
She requested a so-called medically-assisted death, but was initially denied, CTV News medical correspondent Avis Favaro reported.
Another doctor eventually obliged her, though and Russell died last month.
While doctor-assisted suicides are controversial in the U.S., they are more common in Canada, which has seen an uptick in those inquiring about medically-assisted death, according to CTV News.
“These restrictions, in too many circumstances, are overly restrictive and actually causing unnecessary harm,” a geriatric specialist named Dr. Samir Sinha told the outlet.
The story is more evidence at how harmful placing lockdowns on people can be.
Lockdowns in Canadian nursing homes are back, where in Toronto, nursing home residents are facing being isolated again from their families for a prolonged period of time.
For those isolated in long-term care facilities, loneliness is apparently exacerbating the challenges of an already difficult year.
But the lockdowns in some areas apparently must go on.
Governors in California, New York, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and other states started issuing new mandates this month in the U.S.
Last month, the World Health Organization advised against using lockdowns as the primary mitigation method for slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Such measures have been shown to increase depression, anxiety, substance abuse and other mental health issues.
Lockdowns also create a financial burden for already financially destitute people.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--Racist Left-Wing Video Violates Facebook’s ‘Hate Speech’ Guidelines, Remains Uncensored

Judging individuals negatively based solely on their race , sex or other immutable characteristics is undeniably hateful and bigoted .
Facebook and YouTube both claim to actively police their platforms for conduct promoting such bigotry .
However , as it turns out , racism is totally acceptable on both platforms as long as it ’ s coming from a left-wing perspective .
A viral video released Sunday by Cut , a video production company , promoted a slew of racial stereotypes regarding white people on both Facebook and YouTube .
The video , which has garnered hundreds of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate speech ” guidelines laid out by both companies , and yet the video remains uncensored .
TRENDING : Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote , Say Democrats Bullied Them Throughout the nearly 5-minute-long video , various black individuals were asked the question , “ What exactly are white people superior at ?
” A wide range of answers was shared by the respondents and , for the first minute or so , they mostly involved humorous cultural stereotypes , with some of the interviewees noting white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pampering their pets , enjoy foods such as cereal and mayonnaise and like to participate in activities such as water sports and corn mazes .
Then , around a minute and a half in , the video began to take on a more disturbing tone .
“ White people are great at having fun .
That ’ s a function of white supremacy because they just don ’ t have as many stresses as we do.
” A series of similar claims that followed broke a number of the hate speech guidelines laid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook describes hate speech as “ a direct attack on people ” based on race and other immutable characteristics .
Attacks are then defined as “ violent or dehumanizing speech , harmful stereotypes , statements of inferiority , or calls for exclusion or segregation.
” YouTube similarly describes hate speech as “ use of racial , religious or other slurs and stereotypes that incite or promote hatred based on ” immutable characteristics .
Here are some more statements made in the video on “ what white people are superior at ” that promote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are very superior at their privilege and utilizing it ” • “ Letting their egos control their every move ” RELATED : SPLC Accuses Teachers of 'Weaponizing Whiteness ' When They Do n't Let Students Take Over Class The following quotes from the video promote racial “ generalizations that state inferiority ” through “ moral deficiencies , ” which is also explicitly banned as per Facebook ’ s community standards on “ hate speech ” : Now imagine if a video on YouTube or Facebook was shared claiming that black Americans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent , and lying , stealing and cheating .
That video would be condemned as racist , and rightly so , but because this video is furthering the left-wing narrative of intersectionality — which promotes racist stereotypes — these social media companies will turn a blind eye .
There is no denying that the black community faces many unique struggles in modern-day America .
However , the notion pushed forward by videos such as this — that white Americans are active participants in an oppressive system that benefits them while holding down minorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead of conducting a thorough and honest analysis of why different racial groups reach varying economic outcomes in 2020 America , the social justice warriors of the anti-racist left would rather promote racial stereotypes and conspiracy theories involving white people in what can only be described as perniciously racist videos .
Both YouTube and Facebook , through inaction and indifference , have shown that this sort of racism is totally acceptable in their eyes , even though it is undeniably in violation of their “ hate speech ” community guidelines .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Facebook regarding the video and its numerous violations of the two companys ’ hate speech guidelines , but did not receive a response in time for publication .
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Judging individuals negatively based solely on their race, sex or other immutable characteristics is undeniably hateful and bigoted.
Facebook and YouTube both claim to actively police their platforms for conduct promoting such bigotry. However, as it turns out, racism is totally acceptable on both platforms as long as it’s coming from a left-wing perspective.
A viral video released Sunday by Cut, a video production company, promoted a slew of racial stereotypes regarding white people on both Facebook and YouTube.
The video, which has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, very clearly breaks numerous “hate speech” guidelines laid out by both companies, and yet the video remains uncensored.
Throughout the nearly 5-minute-long video, various black individuals were asked the question, “What exactly are white people superior at?”
A wide range of answers was shared by the respondents and, for the first minute or so, they mostly involved humorous cultural stereotypes, with some of the interviewees noting white people tend to have an affinity for pampering their pets, enjoy foods such as cereal and mayonnaise and like to participate in activities such as water sports and corn mazes.
Then, around a minute and a half in, the video began to take on a more disturbing tone.
“White people are great at having fun. That’s a function of white supremacy because they just don’t have as many stresses as we do.”
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A series of similar claims that followed broke a number of the hate speech guidelines laid out by both Facebook and YouTube.
Facebook describes hate speech as “a direct attack on people” based on race and other immutable characteristics. Attacks are then defined as “violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation.”
YouTube similarly describes hate speech as “use of racial, religious or other slurs and stereotypes that incite or promote hatred based on” immutable characteristics.
Here are some more statements made in the video on “what white people are superior at” that promote negative racial stereotypes:
“White people are very superior at their privilege and utilizing it”
“Insecurity”
“Pretending”
“Fear”
“Being ignorant”
“Blame”
“Letting their egos control their every move”
“Privilege”
“Playing the victim”
The following quotes from the video promote racial “generalizations that state inferiority” through “moral deficiencies,” which is also explicitly banned as per Facebook’s community standards on “hate speech”:
“Being d—s”
“Oppression”
“Gaslighting”
“Lack of empathy”
“Intellectualizing oppression”
“Thinking they’re superior”
“Upholding white supremacy”
“Lying, stealing and cheating”
“Manipulation”
“Violence”
“Taking what’s not theirs”
Now imagine if a video on YouTube or Facebook was shared claiming that black Americans are better at being ignorant, pretending and violent, and lying, stealing and cheating. That video would be condemned as racist, and rightly so, but because this video is furthering the left-wing narrative of intersectionality — which promotes racist stereotypes — these social media companies will turn a blind eye.
There is no denying that the black community faces many unique struggles in modern-day America.
However, the notion pushed forward by videos such as this — that white Americans are active participants in an oppressive system that benefits them while holding down minorities — is completely baseless and utterly bigoted.
Instead of conducting a thorough and honest analysis of why different racial groups reach varying economic outcomes in 2020 America, the social justice warriors of the anti-racist left would rather promote racial stereotypes and conspiracy theories involving white people in what can only be described as perniciously racist videos.
Both YouTube and Facebook, through inaction and indifference, have shown that this sort of racism is totally acceptable in their eyes, even though it is undeniably in violation of their “hate speech” community guidelines.
The Western Journal reached out to both YouTube and Facebook regarding the video and its numerous violations of the two companys’ hate speech guidelines, but did not receive a response in time for publication.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--As WHO Plans To ‘Fairly’ Distribute COVID Vaccine, China Has Already Inoculated 1 Million of Their O

As WHO Plans To ‘Fairly’ Distribute COVID Vaccine, China Has Already Inoculated 1 Million of Their Own

As the World Health Organization promises that all member nations will have fair access to a COVID-19 vaccine , it ’ s been revealed that the People ’ s Republic of China has been busy inoculating over 1,000,000 people against the viral disease .
The effectiveness of the concoction being administered to citizens by the Chinese government is unproven , although it ’ s claimed that no adverse reactions have been observed so far .
According to the South China Morning Post , government-owned Sinopharm is behind the mysterious vaccine .
Despite the fact that this medicine is still an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovery are declaring it a win for communist China .
“ In terms of emergency use , the vaccines were applied to nearly a million people and there has not been a single case of a serious adverse event .
People have had only mild symptoms , ” Sinopharm chairman Liu Jingzhen told a Chinese media outlet , according to SCMP .
TRENDING : Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote , Say Democrats Bullied Them “ Until now , all our progress , from research to clinical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have been leading the world.
” Distributed under the communist regime ’ s emergency use plan , the company has pushed untested COVID vaccines on people since at least October , according to the Los Angeles Times .
It ’ s unclear what the exact contents of Sinopharm ’ s vaccine are , or if any side effects have been discovered .
Given China ’ s less-than-perfect record of openness about COVID-19 , it ’ s unlikely the truth about either of these will ever come out .
If the Chinese-made vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it could soon become a part of the WHO ’ s equitable distribution scheme .
The health organization ’ s plan , dubbed ACT-Accelerator , aims to dole out the vaccine to nations in proportion to their population sizes .
“ Equitable distribution is particularly important in the area of vaccines , ” the WHO states , “ which , if used correctly and equitably , could help to stop the acute phase of the pandemic and allow the rebuilding of our societies and economies.
” “ If there is no international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there will be hoarding in some places and life-threatening shortages in others.
” According to the WHO , the initial phase of this program will cover 20 percent of nations ’ populations .
RELATED : These Disturbing New Stats Expose What Another Lockdown Will Do to Americans While China already appears to have a head start in the race for immunity , it doesn ’ t appear as though the reckless vaccine distribution will endanger the communist nation ’ s special relationship with the WHO .
Russia distributed an unproven COVID vaccine candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ although members of the country ’ s military were the primary recipients .
In America , President Donald Trump ’ s Operation Warp Speed has worked to push promising vaccine candidates to the forefront , helping to cut through the bureaucracy and red tape that would otherwise make certification a years-long process So far , Trump ’ s push to make a safe vaccine quickly has been met with success , pushing America to the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic .
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As the World Health Organization promises that all member nations will have fair access to a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s been revealed that the People’s Republic of China has been busy inoculating over 1,000,000 people against the viral disease.
The effectiveness of the concoction being administered to citizens by the Chinese government is unproven, although it’s claimed that no adverse reactions have been observed so far.
According to the South China Morning Post, government-owned Sinopharm is behind the mysterious vaccine.
Despite the fact that this medicine is still an experimental candidate, those involved with the discovery are declaring it a win for communist China.
“In terms of emergency use, the vaccines were applied to nearly a million people and there has not been a single case of a serious adverse event. People have had only mild symptoms,” Sinopharm chairman Liu Jingzhen told a Chinese media outlet, according to SCMP.
“Until now, all our progress, from research to clinical trials to production and emergency use, we have been leading the world.”
Distributed under the communist regime’s emergency use plan, the company has pushed untested COVID vaccines on people since at least October, according to the Los Angeles Times.
It’s unclear what the exact contents of Sinopharm’s vaccine are, or if any side effects have been discovered.
Given China’s less-than-perfect record of openness about COVID-19, it’s unlikely the truth about either of these will ever come out.
If the Chinese-made vaccine is found to be effective and safe, it could soon become a part of the WHO’s equitable distribution scheme.
The health organization’s plan, dubbed ACT-Accelerator, aims to dole out the vaccine to nations in proportion to their population sizes.
“Equitable distribution is particularly important in the area of vaccines,” the WHO states, “which, if used correctly and equitably, could help to stop the acute phase of the pandemic and allow the rebuilding of our societies and economies.”
“If there is no international plan to manage vaccine distribution fairly, there will be hoarding in some places and life-threatening shortages in others.”
According to the WHO, the initial phase of this program will cover 20 percent of nations’ populations.
While China already appears to have a head start in the race for immunity, it doesn’t appear as though the reckless vaccine distribution will endanger the communist nation’s special relationship with the WHO.
Russia distributed an unproven COVID vaccine candidate of its own earlier this year, although members of the country’s military were the primary recipients.
In America, President Donald Trump’s Operation Warp Speed has worked to push promising vaccine candidates to the forefront, helping to cut through the bureaucracy and red tape that would otherwise make certification a years-long process
So far, Trump’s push to make a safe vaccine quickly has been met with success, pushing America to the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--Donations Pour In To Help Save Restaurant of Man Who Feeds Homeless Free Meals Every Work Day

The pandemic has changed many things , but there are some things it hasn ’ t changed at all .
Restaurants have had to close their doors , but people still need to eat .
That includes the homeless and those who can ’ t always swing a grocery or restaurant bill .
Kazi Mannan , owner of Sakina ’ s Halal Grill in Washington , D.C. , knows this and has made a serious effort to feed everyone who comes through his doors , paying customer or not .
Mannan ’ s story went viral in the past for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If someone says , ‘ I need a free meal , ’ OK , ” he told WJLA-TV in 2019 .
“ If you can ’ t afford a meal , come in and have a free meal , ” he said .
“ Enjoy the same atmosphere that everybody who is paying is enjoying.
” TRENDING : Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote , Say Democrats Bullied Them The Persian restaurant , just blocks from the White House , became famous not only for its delicious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generous approach Mannan has taken in his operation .
In 2018 , the restaurant served about 16,000 free meals .
“ We have so many that are like a regular guest , ” he said , referring to the non-paying regulars .
“ We know them and what they want to eat .
Some have teeth problems so we give them boneless chicken , tender ones .
For some , the alcohol and the drugs , a lot of people have teeth problems.
” “ People have fear that a lot of homeless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they are dirty , not clean , and if you let them come in they will ruin your business .
I tell them , ‘ Look at my life and look at my restaurant — does this look dirty to you ? '
” His heart for the hungry goes back to when he first arrived in America with $ 5 to his name and built his success from the ground up .
“ Once upon a time , I was in a similar situation where I didn ’ t have enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You pass by a restaurant but never able to go in .
When you don ’ t have money , nobody is going to let you in.
” At the time of the interview , Mannan didn ’ t want donations , saying , “ I ’ m trying to worship our Creator through food.
” But that was in 2019 , and 2020 has been a different beast entirely .
Sadly , Sakina ’ s Halal Grill had to close for several months .
“ We are missing to serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page shared on April 14 .
“ May God bring us together soon.
” RELATED : Dog Found Abandoned in Crate in Road with Bag of Food Beside Him , Woman Says From there , the issues snowballed .
Mannan couldn ’ t afford the rent and couldn ’ t offer free food — a fact that broke his heart .
“ Right now we are in a bad shape and unable to pay rent , ” he said during a desperate plea for help through WJLA on Nov. 13 .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A GoFundMe was set up for Sakina ’ s Halal Grill .
People touched by the story and mission of the restaurant gave generously , and just a few days later , Mannan had happy tears .
“ Few days ago when you did the story on me that how I am struggling , and I have tears of fear , ” Mannan said in an update .
“ I have today tears of joy !
” “ The thing that is hurt me is if someone can walk in — I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s built inside of me .
And someone asked me it hurt me very much and say I ’ m sorry I can ’ t help you because I myself don ’ t have money to buy food … Heartbreaking for me to ask public to come out and support me.
” As of Friday afternoon , the fundraiser had raised over $ 283,000 .
Mannan has promised that it will be put to good use .
“ I promise you all I won ’ t disappoint you , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigger things.
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The pandemic has changed many things, but there are some things it hasn’t changed at all.
Restaurants have had to close their doors, but people still need to eat. That includes the homeless and those who can’t always swing a grocery or restaurant bill.
Kazi Mannan, owner of Sakina’s Halal Grill in Washington, D.C., knows this and has made a serious effort to feed everyone who comes through his doors, paying customer or not.
Mannan’s story went viral in the past for his simple, heartwarming policy: “If someone says, ‘I need a free meal,’ OK,” he told WJLA-TV in 2019.
“If you can’t afford a meal, come in and have a free meal,” he said. “Enjoy the same atmosphere that everybody who is paying is enjoying.”
The Persian restaurant, just blocks from the White House, became famous not only for its delicious food and beautiful atmosphere but for the generous approach Mannan has taken in his operation. In 2018, the restaurant served about 16,000 free meals.
“We have so many that are like a regular guest,” he said, referring to the non-paying regulars. “We know them and what they want to eat. Some have teeth problems so we give them boneless chicken, tender ones. For some, the alcohol and the drugs, a lot of people have teeth problems.”
“People have fear that a lot of homeless people have mental issues, health issues, they are dirty, not clean, and if you let them come in they will ruin your business. I tell them, ‘Look at my life and look at my restaurant — does this look dirty to you?'”
His heart for the hungry goes back to when he first arrived in America with $5 to his name and built his success from the ground up.
“Once upon a time, I was in a similar situation where I didn’t have enough money to eat,” he explained. “You pass by a restaurant but never able to go in. When you don’t have money, nobody is going to let you in.”
At the time of the interview, Mannan didn’t want donations, saying, “I’m trying to worship our Creator through food.” But that was in 2019, and 2020 has been a different beast entirely.
Sadly, Sakina’s Halal Grill had to close for several months.
“We are missing to serve you again soon,” its Facebook page shared on April 14. “May God bring us together soon.”
From there, the issues snowballed. Mannan couldn’t afford the rent and couldn’t offer free food — a fact that broke his heart.
“Right now we are in a bad shape and unable to pay rent,” he said during a desperate plea for help through WJLA on Nov. 13. “I am unable to pay my mortgage.”
A GoFundMe was set up for Sakina’s Halal Grill. People touched by the story and mission of the restaurant gave generously, and just a few days later, Mannan had happy tears.
“Few days ago when you did the story on me that how I am struggling, and I have tears of fear,” Mannan said in an update. “I have today tears of joy!”
“The thing that is hurt me is if someone can walk in — I can’t offer them food. It’s built inside of me. And someone asked me it hurt me very much and say I’m sorry I can’t help you because I myself don’t have money to buy food … Heartbreaking for me to ask public to come out and support me.”
As of Friday afternoon, the fundraiser had raised over $283,000. Mannan has promised that it will be put to good use.
“I promise you all I won’t disappoint you,” he said. “We going to do a bigger things.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--‘WJ Live’: Did You See What FB Posted on Giuliani’s Face During His Huge News Conference?

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Rudy Giulani and other attorneys for the Trump campaign held a news conference yesterday about election results. During the conference’s livestream on Facebook, a large box appeared over Giulani’s face.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--AOC Freaks Out After Dem Colleagues Blast Radicalism, Implies Criticizing Socialism Is Racist

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York fired back at critics who said the reason Democrats lost as many as 10 seats in the House was that her party had migrated to the far left by embracing socialism and the “ defund the police ” movement .
Ocasio-Cortez suggested that anyone who criticizes the “ defund the police ” movement and socialism is racist .
A defensive AOC was reacting after some of the more moderate Democrats reportedly blamed progressives like her and their far-left policies for the party ’ s massacre at the polls .
Republicans have gained at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representatives , even though multiple polls in the lead-up to the election had confidently projected that Democrats would gain as many as 15 seats .
“ We need to not ever use the word ‘ socialist ’ or ‘ socialism ’ ever again .
… We lost good members because of that , ” Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia said during a post-election House Democratic Caucus call Nov. 5 .
She also railed against her fellow Democrats ’ talk of defunding the police .
AOC said such criticism amounted to “ racial resentment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressivism is bad ’ argument just doesn ’ t have any compelling evidence that I ’ ve seen , ” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Nov. 6 .
“ When it comes to ‘ Defund ’ & ‘ Socialism ’ attacks , people need to realize these are racial resentment attacks.
” AOC ’ s assertion that opposing the “ defund the police ” push is racist has been challenged by numerous minorities , including conservative author Candace Owens and Maryland Republican Kimberly Klacik .
In September , Klacik , running for a Baltimore congressional seat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she accused the Democratic Party of callously using black people for votes and then immediately ignoring them after the election .
She also slammed the Black Lives Matter movement , which she said was fomenting a race war by demonizing and scapegoating the police .
In her campaign video , Klacik asked several black Baltimore residents if they supported defunding the police .
They all said no .
RELATED : Newly Elected Congresswoman Who Grew Up in Soviet Ukraine Gives Stark Warning About Socialism “ I had three sons killed in Baltimore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we defund the police officers , it ’ s going to be worse than that .
So no , I ’ m opposed to that.
” Another man said , “ What do you want to defund the police for ?
How do you defend your city , your community [ without the police ] ?
Families are losing people.
” As for AOC ’ s claim that opposing socialism is racist , it bears noting that many minorities — whose families moved to the United States to escape socialism in Cuba and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida is alarmed by the socialist policies being pushed by members of her own party .
“ I am offended by this whole conversation about socialism , ” Murphy said during a speech at the 2019 BakerHostetler legislative seminar in New York , according to the Washington Examiner .
“ The idea that in the greatest democracy — the greatest capitalist system in the world — we ’ re having casual conversation about socialism , offends me , ” she said .
Murphy is the first Vietnamese-American woman in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proud capitalist ” whose views were forged by her traumatic past growing up in socialist Vietnam .
“ [ Capitalism ] is the system that built us the greatest nation and the greatest economy in the world , ” she said .
“ Sure , we have to fix the inequities that exist in our system .
But this is not the moment to undo the whole system and embrace something that Americans have spent blood and treasure fighting to save other countries from.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York fired back at critics who said the reason Democrats lost as many as 10 seats in the House was that her party had migrated to the far left by embracing socialism and the “defund the police” movement.
Ocasio-Cortez suggested that anyone who criticizes the “defund the police” movement and socialism is racist.
A defensive AOC was reacting after some of the more moderate Democrats reportedly blamed progressives like her and their far-left policies for the party’s massacre at the polls.
Republicans have gained at least seven seats in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, even though multiple polls in the lead-up to the election had confidently projected that Democrats would gain as many as 15 seats.
“We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. … We lost good members because of that,” Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia said during a post-election House Democratic Caucus call Nov. 5.
She also railed against her fellow Democrats’ talk of defunding the police.
AOC said such criticism amounted to “racial resentment attacks.”
“So the whole ‘progressivism is bad’ argument just doesn’t have any compelling evidence that I’ve seen,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Nov. 6. “When it comes to ‘Defund’ & ‘Socialism’ attacks, people need to realize these are racial resentment attacks.”
So the whole “progressivism is bad” argument just doesn’t have any compelling evidence that I’ve seen. When it comes to “Defund” & “Socialism” attacks, people need to realize these are racial resentment attacks. You’re not gonna make that go away. You can make it less effective. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 6, 2020
AOC’s assertion that opposing the “defund the police” push is racist has been challenged by numerous minorities, including conservative author Candace Owens and Maryland Republican Kimberly Klacik.
In September, Klacik, running for a Baltimore congressional seat, unveiled a viral campaign ad where she accused the Democratic Party of callously using black people for votes and then immediately ignoring them after the election.
She also slammed the Black Lives Matter movement, which she said was fomenting a race war by demonizing and scapegoating the police.
In her campaign video, Klacik asked several black Baltimore residents if they supported defunding the police. They all said no.
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“I had three sons killed in Baltimore,” one man remarked. “If we defund the police officers, it’s going to be worse than that. So no, I’m opposed to that.”
Another man said, “What do you want to defund the police for? How do you defend your city, your community [without the police]? Families are losing people.”
Tens of millions of you have shared the struggle of black people in Baltimore. You cared about our black lives more than our own leaders. They have done nothing for us.
Now they can’t hide.
We are the change. Please support our movement:https://t.co/8yLL5VmMSU pic.twitter.com/1sGyqXHpzt — Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) September 20, 2020
As for AOC’s claim that opposing socialism is racist, it bears noting that many minorities — whose families moved to the United States to escape socialism in Cuba and Vietnam — disagree with her.
Democrat Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida is alarmed by the socialist policies being pushed by members of her own party.
“I am offended by this whole conversation about socialism,” Murphy said during a speech at the 2019 BakerHostetler legislative seminar in New York, according to the Washington Examiner.
“The idea that in the greatest democracy — the greatest capitalist system in the world — we’re having casual conversation about socialism, offends me,” she said.
Murphy is the first Vietnamese-American woman in Congress. She calls herself a “proud capitalist” whose views were forged by her traumatic past growing up in socialist Vietnam.
“[Capitalism] is the system that built us the greatest nation and the greatest economy in the world,” she said. “Sure, we have to fix the inequities that exist in our system. But this is not the moment to undo the whole system and embrace something that Americans have spent blood and treasure fighting to save other countries from.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--The Upper Cut: Facebook Tries To Censor Giuliani Presser, But Here’s an Easy Solution

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Yesterday , President Donald Trump ’ s legal team held a news conference to discuss allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election .
This was obviously a newsworthy event , even if — as the establishment media has falsely claimed — it was “ bizarre ” ( The Guardian ) , “ free-wheeling ” ( NBC News ) or “ crazy ” ( Salon ) .
( It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple speakers ; there was very little “ crazy ” about it . )
Why they held the news conference isn ’ t hard to guess — the establishment media , including the big tech companies of Facebook , Google and Twitter , won ’ t report on their claims , so they ’ re forced to take their message to the American people directly .
Unfortunately , Facebook didn ’ t want to let them do that , either .
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It was an opportunity to let Trump ’ s team have their say .
We did so without any editorial comment whatsoever , letting Trump ’ s team have their say and leaving it to our readers to determine for themselves the credibility of the speakers and their statements .
However , one of Facebook ’ s fact-checkers slapped a “ partly false ” fact-check label over the video , which caused Facebook to limit distribution of the video on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer people could see the news conference on our page .
That fact check was bizarrely attached to this two-month old article , which had absolutely nothing to do with the news conference .
Indeed , it would have to have been written by Miss Cleo to have had any connection with a news conference that happened eight weeks after it was written .
This morning , I contacted Facebook to inquire as to the justification for this fact check .
How , I wanted to know , can The Western Journal be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are untrue — that we had no way of knowing were going to be made during a live video ?
I received no response .
( This is not uncommon when Facebook realizes that it has made an error . )
However , not long after I sent my email , the “ partly false ” label had been removed .
Score one for The Western Journal .
Nevertheless , when thousands less see our content because of suppression , even temporary suppression , it has a two-fold impact .
First , people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revenue is severely restricted .
What does all of this mean for you , our reader ?
It means that your access to the truth on Facebook is in danger — imminent danger .
At The Western Journal , we are trying to cover this strange and potentially dangerous time in our country ’ s history the same way we try to do everything we do — by speaking as truthfully as we know how about the topics we write about and discuss on our daily “ WJ Live ” podcast .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but we strive to be the best that we can .
And when our failures are pointed out to us , we are quick to correct them .
That ’ s not enough to appease the Big Tech Tyrants , apparently .
In fact , simply because we are trying to cover claims of election fraud fairly and accurately in an environment in which the establishment media ’ s orchestrated response to such claims is to deceive , inveigle and obfuscate , our ability to reach you with that truth is threatened .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ our commitment to the truth is going to cause us to be throttled by social media platforms , belittled by establishment media giants , and blacklisted by advertisers .
However , you ’ re not powerless against the schemes of the Big Tech Tyrants .
By subscribing to The Western Journal , you can get the truth you ’ re looking for from a trusted source and help us continue to dig for the truth without concern that censorship will get in the way of our telling you what we find .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep getting the fair and accurate news you need — about the 2020 election , political elites , Hollywood hypocrisy , Big Tech censorship , establishment media bias , and all the other subjects that matter to real Americans who live outside the Beltway .
You ’ ll also send a message directly to the elitists who think they should control what you read , see and hear every day : America is still a free country , and I ’ m still in charge of choosing the sources of breaking news and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll also be sending a message to some people I care very deeply about : The Western Journal ’ s team of writers , editors , videographers and other dedicated professionals will know that you value their efforts as much as they value you , our reader .
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The Western Journal is at the forefront of the suppressed conservative news outlets, and without your involvement in this, people are going to go uninformed.
Yesterday, President Donald Trump’s legal team held a news conference to discuss allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
This was obviously a newsworthy event, even if — as the establishment media has falsely claimed — it was “bizarre” (The Guardian), “free-wheeling” (NBC News) or “crazy” (Salon). (It was actually a pretty typical news conference featuring multiple speakers; there was very little “crazy” about it.)
Why they held the news conference isn’t hard to guess — the establishment media, including the big tech companies of Facebook, Google and Twitter, won’t report on their claims, so they’re forced to take their message to the American people directly.
Unfortunately, Facebook didn’t want to let them do that, either.
Yesterday, The Western Journal chose to carry the news conference in its entirety on our Facebook page. It was an opportunity to let Trump’s team have their say. We did so without any editorial comment whatsoever, letting Trump’s team have their say and leaving it to our readers to determine for themselves the credibility of the speakers and their statements.
However, one of Facebook’s fact-checkers slapped a “partly false” fact-check label over the video, which caused Facebook to limit distribution of the video on its platform.
As a result thousands fewer people could see the news conference on our page.
That fact check was bizarrely attached to this two-month old article, which had absolutely nothing to do with the news conference. Indeed, it would have to have been written by Miss Cleo to have had any connection with a news conference that happened eight weeks after it was written.
This morning, I contacted Facebook to inquire as to the justification for this fact check. How, I wanted to know, can The Western Journal be penalized for statements — even if they are untrue — that we had no way of knowing were going to be made during a live video?
I received no response. (This is not uncommon when Facebook realizes that it has made an error.)
However, not long after I sent my email, the “partly false” label had been removed. Score one for The Western Journal.
Nevertheless, when thousands less see our content because of suppression, even temporary suppression, it has a two-fold impact. First, people go uniformed, but second, our revenue is severely restricted.
What does all of this mean for you, our reader?
It means that your access to the truth on Facebook is in danger — imminent danger.
At The Western Journal, we are trying to cover this strange and potentially dangerous time in our country’s history the same way we try to do everything we do — by speaking as truthfully as we know how about the topics we write about and discuss on our daily “WJ Live” podcast.
We don’t do everything perfectly, but we strive to be the best that we can. And when our failures are pointed out to us, we are quick to correct them.
That’s not enough to appease the Big Tech Tyrants, apparently.
In fact, simply because we are trying to cover claims of election fraud fairly and accurately in an environment in which the establishment media’s orchestrated response to such claims is to deceive, inveigle and obfuscate, our ability to reach you with that truth is threatened.
We know, in short, that our commitment to the truth is going to cause us to be throttled by social media platforms, belittled by establishment media giants, and blacklisted by advertisers.
However, you’re not powerless against the schemes of the Big Tech Tyrants.
By subscribing to The Western Journal, you can get the truth you’re looking for from a trusted source and help us continue to dig for the truth without concern that censorship will get in the way of our telling you what we find.
You can click here to ensure that you keep getting the fair and accurate news you need — about the 2020 election, political elites, Hollywood hypocrisy, Big Tech censorship, establishment media bias, and all the other subjects that matter to real Americans who live outside the Beltway.
You’ll also send a message directly to the elitists who think they should control what you read, see and hear every day: America is still a free country, and I’m still in charge of choosing the sources of breaking news and insightful commentary that I trust.
You’ll also be sending a message to some people I care very deeply about: The Western Journal’s team of writers, editors, videographers and other dedicated professionals will know that you value their efforts as much as they value you, our reader.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--Op-Ed: Democrats Turn on Own Voters – New Carbon Tax Is Going To Wallop Those Who Put Them in Office

News has recently surfaced that the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is likely to put forward a plan to tax the carbon-dioxide emissions of “ large polluters ” such as manufacturers located within the city limits , as well as hospitals , colleges and universities , to help fund the city ’ s varied climate initiatives .
While a draft plan has yet to be finalized , it is looking like the tax would be established at $ 25 per ton , which BPS estimates would bring in around $ 10 million to the city coffers in its first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ environmental merits of such a tax ( which , frankly , are slim ) , the time to raise taxes is not during a global pandemic that has caused serious economic dislocation and has killed more than 200 residents of Multnomah County and sickened more than 13,000 .
While this particular tax is aimed at businesses and not at city residents in particular , carbon dioxide taxes are generally an inherently regressive tax and disproportionally harm low-income families .
This is because those entities affected by the tax will simply pass on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who make use of its services .
Naturally , these would be the Portland residents less likely to be able to afford these higher costs .
TRENDING : Trump Just Sent PA a Surprise Visitor They 'll Never Forget As the Congressional Budget Office noted in 2013 , carbon-dioxide taxes “ increase the prices of fossil fuels in direct proportion to their carbon content .
Higher fuel prices , in turn , would raise production costs and ultimately drive up prices for goods and services throughout the economy .
… [ L @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their income on goods and services whose prices would increase the most , such as electricity and transportation.
” CBO found a $ 28-per-ton carbon dioxide tax , just a bit higher than the one likely to be proposed by BPS , would result in energy costs being 250 percent higher for the poorest one-fifth of households than the richest one-fifth of households .
Before the COVID-19 pandemic , the poverty rate in Portland was already around 10 percent , or roughly 65,000 people , and is about 16 percent in Multnomah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be higher now .
Further , children , women , minorities , single mothers , trans people and people with disabilities disproportionally make up the poverty rate in Portland and across Oregon .
Any increase in costs for these people could mean the difference between keeping the lights on in the house or living in darkness , between keeping the heat on or living in dangerous cold , between paying the rent or facing eviction .
Businesses are already reeling from the disruption caused by COVID-19 and by the incessant , year-long bout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rose City nightly .
With cases spiking yet again , Gov .
Kate Brown is ordering the closure of certain city businesses for a month , and others will have to reduce their capacity limits .
Portland Public Schools are closed for in-person instruction until the end of January , meaning parents are possibly having to eschew working their normal number of hours in order to stay home and supervise the education of their children .
There is no guarantee either of these two situations , and the economic disarray they cause , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The other substantial problem with this tax is that it would produce an insignificant environmental benefit .
“ The effectiveness of a carbon tax , as a matter of environmental policy , [ depends ] not only on how it would directly alter the trajectory of … emissions , but also on its ability to affect global emissions by driving globally applicable technological innovation or by influencing the behavior of foreign governments , ” writes Oren Cass of the Manhattan Institute .
“ On each of these dimensions , the carbon tax fails.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone just Portland itself , only accounts for roughly 0.001 percent of global carbon-dioxide emissions , an infinitesimally small amount .
Portland ’ s emissions on their own are so small as to be practically immeasurable .
We have no idea when things will be back to normal , or even what the new “ normal ” will look like , and in the meantime , this proposed tax would make everything more expensive for working families in Portland , drive up costs for businesses and have an insignificant effect on global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no reason to advance this regressive tax now , at this time of massive economic uncertainty , when businesses and schools throughout the city are closed and residents don ’ t know when and if the other shoe will drop , or how big and heavy that shoe will be .
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News has recently surfaced that the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is likely to put forward a plan to tax the carbon-dioxide emissions of “large polluters” such as manufacturers located within the city limits, as well as hospitals, colleges and universities, to help fund the city’s varied climate initiatives.
While a draft plan has yet to be finalized, it is looking like the tax would be established at $25 per ton, which BPS estimates would bring in around $10 million to the city coffers in its first year.
Whatever your thoughts on the environmental merits of such a tax (which, frankly, are slim), the time to raise taxes is not during a global pandemic that has caused serious economic dislocation and has killed more than 200 residents of Multnomah County and sickened more than 13,000.
While this particular tax is aimed at businesses and not at city residents in particular, carbon dioxide taxes are generally an inherently regressive tax and disproportionally harm low-income families.
This is because those entities affected by the tax will simply pass on the costs of the tax to consumers or people who make use of its services. Naturally, these would be the Portland residents less likely to be able to afford these higher costs.
As the Congressional Budget Office noted in 2013, carbon-dioxide taxes “increase the prices of fossil fuels in direct proportion to their carbon content. Higher fuel prices, in turn, would raise production costs and ultimately drive up prices for goods and services throughout the economy. … [L]ow-income households spend a larger share of their income on goods and services whose prices would increase the most, such as electricity and transportation.”
CBO found a $28-per-ton carbon dioxide tax, just a bit higher than the one likely to be proposed by BPS, would result in energy costs being 250 percent higher for the poorest one-fifth of households than the richest one-fifth of households.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the poverty rate in Portland was already around 10 percent, or roughly 65,000 people, and is about 16 percent in Multnomah County. Those numbers are certain to be higher now.
Further, children, women, minorities, single mothers, trans people and people with disabilities disproportionally make up the poverty rate in Portland and across Oregon. Any increase in costs for these people could mean the difference between keeping the lights on in the house or living in darkness, between keeping the heat on or living in dangerous cold, between paying the rent or facing eviction.
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Businesses are already reeling from the disruption caused by COVID-19 and by the incessant, year-long bout of rioting that seems to plague the Rose City nightly.
With cases spiking yet again, Gov. Kate Brown is ordering the closure of certain city businesses for a month, and others will have to reduce their capacity limits. Portland Public Schools are closed for in-person instruction until the end of January, meaning parents are possibly having to eschew working their normal number of hours in order to stay home and supervise the education of their children.
There is no guarantee either of these two situations, and the economic disarray they cause, will end on their scheduled dates.
The other substantial problem with this tax is that it would produce an insignificant environmental benefit.
“The effectiveness of a carbon tax, as a matter of environmental policy, [depends] not only on how it would directly alter the trajectory of … emissions, but also on its ability to affect global emissions by driving globally applicable technological innovation or by influencing the behavior of foreign governments,” writes Oren Cass of the Manhattan Institute. “On each of these dimensions, the carbon tax fails.”
Indeed, Oregon as whole, let alone just Portland itself, only accounts for roughly 0.001 percent of global carbon-dioxide emissions, an infinitesimally small amount. Portland’s emissions on their own are so small as to be practically immeasurable.
We have no idea when things will be back to normal, or even what the new “normal” will look like, and in the meantime, this proposed tax would make everything more expensive for working families in Portland, drive up costs for businesses and have an insignificant effect on global carbon dioxide emissions.
There is simply no reason to advance this regressive tax now, at this time of massive economic uncertainty, when businesses and schools throughout the city are closed and residents don’t know when and if the other shoe will drop, or how big and heavy that shoe will be.
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westernjournal--2020-11-20--Kyle Rittenhouse Released from Custody on Multi-Million Dollar Bail

A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a riot in Wisconsin posted $ 2 million bail on Friday and was released from custody .
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a riot on Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha .
He posted bond through his attorney at about 2 p.m. , Kenosha County Sheriff ’ s Sgt .
David Wright said .
Rittenhouse , of Antioch , Illinois , told police he was attacked while he was guarding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-defense .
He faces multiple charges , including intentional homicide , reckless endangerment and being a minor in possession of a firearm .
Wisconsin law doesn ’ t permit minors to carry or possess a gun unless they ’ re hunting .
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A legal defense fund for Rittenhouse has attracted millions of dollars in donations , and his mother got a standing ovation from women at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Huber ’ s father , John Huber , asked Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Loren Keating during a hearing on Nov. 2 to set Rittenhouse ’ s bail between $ 4 million and $ 10 million .
Keating ultimately set bail at $ 2 million , saying Rittenhouse was a flight risk given the seriousness of the charges against him .
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A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a riot in Wisconsin posted $2 million bail on Friday and was released from custody.
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a riot on Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
He posted bond through his attorney at about 2 p.m., Kenosha County Sheriff’s Sgt. David Wright said.
Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, told police he was attacked while he was guarding a business and that he fired in self-defense.
He faces multiple charges, including intentional homicide, reckless endangerment and being a minor in possession of a firearm. Wisconsin law doesn’t permit minors to carry or possess a gun unless they’re hunting.
He is due back in court on Dec. 3 for a preliminary hearing.
A legal defense fund for Rittenhouse has attracted millions of dollars in donations, and his mother got a standing ovation from women at a Waukesha County GOP function in September.
Huber’s father, John Huber, asked Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Loren Keating during a hearing on Nov. 2 to set Rittenhouse’s bail between $4 million and $10 million.
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Rittenhouse’s attorney, Mark Richards, asked for $750,000 bail.
Keating ultimately set bail at $2 million, saying Rittenhouse was a flight risk given the seriousness of the charges against him.
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