westernjournal--2020-10-28--Teacher Holds Student After Class, Lectures Him After He Picks Trump as His Hero

Here ’ s a personal development goal if you ’ re a teacher in 2020 : Endeavor to make it so that your name doesn ’ t end up in the newspaper .
I may not be that old ( or at least I tell myself that ) but I ’ m old enough to remember when the only reason a teacher made it into our local rag was if they ’ d won some sort of service award or were being quoted in some piece about the school board meeting .
Maybe they were one of those hip teachers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into their curriculum , hooking up an Apple II in their classroom for programming lessons .
( OK — I really am that old . )
Then came Mary Kay Letourneau and things took a turn .
Local journalism has since been decimated and no one is going to be covering a service award anymore .
Sometimes a media outlet picks up a story about some teacher doing something interesting in the classroom or launching some kind of anti-bullying campaign , but these days , what usually gets teachers into the media these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 ) When a teacher has had an untoward relationship with a student .
2 ) When a teacher has been intoxicated in the classroom .
3 ) When there ’ s a story about technology in the classroom .
Not necessarily being used by the teachers , but being used to record them and their rants .
At least in the case of Connor Seaman , it was the last of those things that got his name in the media .
Thank goodness , because the first two things end in charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , Seaman had better hope he keeps his job at Kopachuck Middle School in Gig Harbor , Washington , because the first thing that ’ s going to come up on any Google search for Seaman is going to be a video of him lecturing a middle school student about why he couldn ’ t pick Donald Trump as a hero and explaining that Trump supports “ racist ” policies .
The video was first reported by Jason Rantz , one of the hosts at KTTH-AM in Seattle .
Seaman , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assigned the hero project to his eighth-grade class , asking them to cite sources .
After the unnamed 13-year-old picked Trump as his hero , in part because of his policies on immigration and on building a border wall , Seaman kept him after their socially distanced video class for a chat .
This went as expected .
“ Like we kind of talked about the wall thing .
So , like , I mostly know about this because of my own research , ” Seaman said .
“ There ’ s only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s been built , has mostly just been replacing old wall that was already there.
” “ I mean , it wasn ’ t really a wall .
It was kind of like a fence , you know ?
” the student said .
“ But it ’ s still a barrier .
The promise was to make a wall all along the border , and only like , 100 miles , I think , is the number out of the 3,000 total miles has actual structures , ” Seaman replied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Customs and Border Protection says 371 miles of fencing has been built — and while fact-checkers have pointed out much of this is replacing old barriers , what ’ s there has been effective .
The student cited the White House ’ s numbers on the matter .
As for the sources for Seaman ’ s claims , they remain very much [ citation needed ] .
That said , citing the White House as your only proper source is problematic , which would be a good reason to maybe talk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assignment were — which is a decent point .
I didn ’ t see the original presentation in its entirety , but what I saw — relatively quickly , in fact — is that this wasn ’ t why Seaman kept him after class for a talk .
RELATED : Fact Check : WaPo Writer Plays Fast and Loose with COVID Truth in School Closure Column “ Why is it heroic to make a wall to keep out immigrants ?
” he asked .
Seaman compared it to jaywalking .
The student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious issue .
“ Right .
But why is that important though ?
” Seaman responded .
“ So , like , for example , like , let ’ s say , because jaywalking is illegal , let ’ s say I were to do a task force that cost billions of dollars to stop jaywalking once and for all type thing .
Is that , like , you see the kind of point I ’ m trying to get at right here ?
” When he said no , Seaman asked “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lowering murder rates or lowering illegal border crossing ?
” “ Because , like , that is a more adverse effect on people like , how does it affect you that someone is crossing the border illegally ?
” The student mentioned that an individual trying to get into the country illegally could be a terrorist .
( Or , you know , just a criminal . )
“ I don ’ t know if you know this , but actually immigrants who cross illegally , they perform crimes at a lower rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
The student was seen on video mouthing that the teacher is wrong — and , actually , the student is probably more right than the teacher .
“ While Seaman is generally citing various research , what ’ s unsaid is that police generally do not ask or record citizenship of suspects , ” Rantz noted .
“ Using Seaman ’ s comparison , if an illegal immigrant is a serial jaywalker , it ’ s not reported as an illegal immigrant jaywalking , but just a person jaywalking.
” Eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a racist : “ So if you ’ re going to introduce bullet points , you kind of have to back up with why that ’ s heroic , because there ’ s a lot of people who would argue that it ’ s not heroic and it ’ s actually — a lot of the rhetoric that has been said has been very racist , ” he said .
When pushed on what he said , Seaman referred to Trump ’ s first speech as a Republican presidential candidate , in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and “ murderers.
” “ It ’ s pretty racial language , so a lot of people would argue that it ’ s actually creating a lot of racist tensions by saying that , ” Seaman said .
The school returned a mixed verdict , which would ordinarily be OK : The student should have worked harder on his project , and Seaman shouldn ’ t have lectured him on his political beliefs .
“ The comment that the teacher tried to convince the student he was wrong for supporting President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Peninsula School District spokeswoman Aimee Gordon told Rantz .
“ The student and teacher spoke about immigration policy in the context of providing evidence for why President Trump is a hero .
The teacher ’ s intent was to encourage the student to use more than one source ( whitehouse.gov ) for his assignment.
” However , Gordon conceded that the “ part of their conversation became more political in nature.
” “ When speaking with the parents , the principal shared that the teacher should have stuck more closely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and not as much on using immigration policy as an example.
” Should we forget about this ?
Should we thank the fact that Zoom classes made it possible to record this encounter easily ?
Move on and assume everyone ’ s learned their lesson ?
There are reasons to suggest otherwise .
First , it ’ s worth noting that the student ’ s mother said the school warned her that recording the student ’ s interaction with the teacher was illegal and that they shouldn ’ t go public with what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somewhat .
“ If the party being taped has an expectation of privacy , which in this case the teacher would have had that expectation , it is illegal , ” she said .
“ The principal mentioned to the parents that recording a person without their knowledge is illegal , but did not say anything about not sharing the recording .
The principal described the situation as a teachable moment and encouraged the family to speak with their child , as students are taught digital citizenship and that you must ask someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Except first , the teacher had no expectation of privacy here .
He may have been in a private conversation with a student , but one which a parent could have been observing .
Even then , it ’ s curious how the student is the one being taught “ digital citizenship ” when the school could be seen as threatening a whistleblower .
Second , this isn ’ t the first time something like this has happened .
In Gloucester , Massachusetts , 12-year-old Jackson Cody talked about how how his teacher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for raising his hand to say he supported Trump .
“ I raised my hand fully and a few kids were going to raise their hands but then they heard the teacher say to me , ‘ Oh Mr. Jackson I thought I liked you.
’ She proceeded to ask why I support a racist and a pedophile , ” Jackson told WBZ-TV earlier this month .
According to WHDH-TV , the class then allegedly proceeded to verbally bully him , with the teacher doing nothing to stop it .
In that case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school fully apologized and the staff underwent training to deal with sensitive situations like politics .
And no one , last I heard , was lectured about their digital citizenship and told they might be breaking the law by coming forward .
No , Connor Seaman is no Mary Kay Letourneau by any stretch of the imagination and were there a less lukewarm apology , I ’ d feel bad about putting this higher up in his Google search results than it already is .
On the other hand , neither he nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and in the latter case , the district was willing to insinuate a crime might be involved in order to stop dissemination of a video in which one of their teachers essentially called a student “ racist ” for picking Donald Trump as his hero .
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Here’s a personal development goal if you’re a teacher in 2020: Endeavor to make it so that your name doesn’t end up in the newspaper.
I may not be that old (or at least I tell myself that) but I’m old enough to remember when the only reason a teacher made it into our local rag was if they’d won some sort of service award or were being quoted in some piece about the school board meeting.
Maybe they were one of those hip teachers who’d managed to work technology into their curriculum, hooking up an Apple II in their classroom for programming lessons. (OK — I really am that old.)
Then came Mary Kay Letourneau and things took a turn. Local journalism has since been decimated and no one is going to be covering a service award anymore.
Sometimes a media outlet picks up a story about some teacher doing something interesting in the classroom or launching some kind of anti-bullying campaign, but these days, what usually gets teachers into the media these days is one of three things: 1) When a teacher has had an untoward relationship with a student. 2) When a teacher has been intoxicated in the classroom. 3) When there’s a story about technology in the classroom. Not necessarily being used by the teachers, but being used to record them and their rants.
At least in the case of Connor Seaman, it was the last of those things that got his name in the media. Thank goodness, because the first two things end in charges.
At least for a while, however, Seaman had better hope he keeps his job at Kopachuck Middle School in Gig Harbor, Washington, because the first thing that’s going to come up on any Google search for Seaman is going to be a video of him lecturing a middle school student about why he couldn’t pick Donald Trump as a hero and explaining that Trump supports “racist” policies.
The video was first reported by Jason Rantz, one of the hosts at KTTH-AM in Seattle. Seaman, a language arts teacher at the school, assigned the hero project to his eighth-grade class, asking them to cite sources.
After the unnamed 13-year-old picked Trump as his hero, in part because of his policies on immigration and on building a border wall, Seaman kept him after their socially distanced video class for a chat. This went as expected.
“Like we kind of talked about the wall thing. So, like, I mostly know about this because of my own research,” Seaman said. “There’s only, like, along of the wall that’s been built, has mostly just been replacing old wall that was already there.”
“I mean, it wasn’t really a wall. It was kind of like a fence, you know?” the student said.
“But it’s still a barrier. The promise was to make a wall all along the border, and only like, 100 miles, I think, is the number out of the 3,000 total miles has actual structures,” Seaman replied.
So about that citing sources bit, Customs and Border Protection says 371 miles of fencing has been built — and while fact-checkers have pointed out much of this is replacing old barriers, what’s there has been effective.
The student cited the White House’s numbers on the matter. As for the sources for Seaman’s claims, they remain very much [citation needed].
That said, citing the White House as your only proper source is problematic, which would be a good reason to maybe talk to a student about what the aims of the assignment were — which is a decent point. I didn’t see the original presentation in its entirety, but what I saw — relatively quickly, in fact — is that this wasn’t why Seaman kept him after class for a talk.
“Why is it heroic to make a wall to keep out immigrants?” he asked.
Seaman compared it to jaywalking. The student pushed back, arguing it was a serious issue.
“Right. But why is that important though?” Seaman responded. “So, like, for example, like, let’s say, because jaywalking is illegal, let’s say I were to do a task force that cost billions of dollars to stop jaywalking once and for all type thing. Is that, like, you see the kind of point I’m trying to get at right here?”
When he said no, Seaman asked “what would be a bigger accomplishment: lowering murder rates or lowering illegal border crossing?”
“Because, like, that is a more adverse effect on people like, how does it affect you that someone is crossing the border illegally?”
The student mentioned that an individual trying to get into the country illegally could be a terrorist. (Or, you know, just a criminal.)
“I don’t know if you know this, but actually immigrants who cross illegally, they perform crimes at a lower rate than U.S. citizens do,” Seaman said.
The student was seen on video mouthing that the teacher is wrong — and, actually, the student is probably more right than the teacher.
“While Seaman is generally citing various research, what’s unsaid is that police generally do not ask or record citizenship of suspects,” Rantz noted.
“Using Seaman’s comparison, if an illegal immigrant is a serial jaywalker, it’s not reported as an illegal immigrant jaywalking, but just a person jaywalking.”
Eventually, Seaman implied the student was being a racist: “So if you’re going to introduce bullet points, you kind of have to back up with why that’s heroic, because there’s a lot of people who would argue that it’s not heroic and it’s actually — a lot of the rhetoric that has been said has been very racist,” he said.
When pushed on what he said, Seaman referred to Trump’s first speech as a Republican presidential candidate, in which he implied many border-crossers are “rapists” and “murderers.”
“It’s pretty racial language, so a lot of people would argue that it’s actually creating a lot of racist tensions by saying that,” Seaman said.
The school returned a mixed verdict, which would ordinarily be OK: The student should have worked harder on his project, and Seaman shouldn’t have lectured him on his political beliefs.
“The comment that the teacher tried to convince the student he was wrong for supporting President Trump’s immigration policy is not accurate,” Peninsula School District spokeswoman Aimee Gordon told Rantz. “The student and teacher spoke about immigration policy in the context of providing evidence for why President Trump is a hero. The teacher’s intent was to encourage the student to use more than one source (whitehouse.gov) for his assignment.”
However, Gordon conceded that the “part of their conversation became more political in nature.”
“When speaking with the parents, the principal shared that the teacher should have stuck more closely to the assignment objectives for using multiple sources and not as much on using immigration policy as an example.”
Should we forget about this? Should we thank the fact that Zoom classes made it possible to record this encounter easily? Move on and assume everyone’s learned their lesson?
There are reasons to suggest otherwise.
First, it’s worth noting that the student’s mother said the school warned her that recording the student’s interaction with the teacher was illegal and that they shouldn’t go public with what had happened. Gordon only disputed this somewhat.
“If the party being taped has an expectation of privacy, which in this case the teacher would have had that expectation, it is illegal,” she said.
“The principal mentioned to the parents that recording a person without their knowledge is illegal, but did not say anything about not sharing the recording. The principal described the situation as a teachable moment and encouraged the family to speak with their child, as students are taught digital citizenship and that you must ask someone’s permission before recording someone.”
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Except first, the teacher had no expectation of privacy here. He may have been in a private conversation with a student, but one which a parent could have been observing. Even then, it’s curious how the student is the one being taught “digital citizenship” when the school could be seen as threatening a whistleblower.
Second, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. In Gloucester, Massachusetts, 12-year-old Jackson Cody talked about how how his teacher ridiculed him in front of his class for raising his hand to say he supported Trump.
“I raised my hand fully and a few kids were going to raise their hands but then they heard the teacher say to me, ‘Oh Mr. Jackson I thought I liked you.’ She proceeded to ask why I support a racist and a pedophile,” Jackson told WBZ-TV earlier this month.
According to WHDH-TV, the class then allegedly proceeded to verbally bully him, with the teacher doing nothing to stop it.
In that case, at least, the teacher and school fully apologized and the staff underwent training to deal with sensitive situations like politics. And no one, last I heard, was lectured about their digital citizenship and told they might be breaking the law by coming forward.
No, Connor Seaman is no Mary Kay Letourneau by any stretch of the imagination and were there a less lukewarm apology, I’d feel bad about putting this higher up in his Google search results than it already is.
On the other hand, neither he nor the school wants to talk about this — and in the latter case, the district was willing to insinuate a crime might be involved in order to stop dissemination of a video in which one of their teachers essentially called a student “racist” for picking Donald Trump as his hero.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Meet the 82-Year-Old Woman Known as ‘Mom’ Who’s Been Caring for the Homeless for 30 Years

Yvonne Franklin of Fort Walton Beach , Florida , a mother , grandmother and great-grandmother , has a lot of people who call her “ mom ” — both related by blood and marriage , as well as those who are not .
Some have given the 82-year-old the title to recognize her unusual generosity and giving spirit , as for more than three decades she ’ s been helping out the homeless in her area .
“ I ’ ve learned to be helpful for them and I ’ ve learned not to judge them , ” she told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them at all because they ’ re all people.
” To that end , she keeps basic supplies — clothes , blankets , food — in her car at all times in case she comes across someone who could use them .
Over the years , she ’ s worked with a variety of local groups who raise funds to help the homeless .
TRENDING : Shapiro Brutally Schools AOC with History Lesson After Her Clueless Comment on Expanding the Court But Franklin advises that years of experience and a stash of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a difference in someone ’ s life .
“ What they need is friendship , ” she said .
“ Or just a cup of coffee on the streets.
” “ If you see somebody out there holding a sign , ask them what they need .
Ask them if they need a cup of coffee or our hamburger or something like that.
” Her kindness has been observed by her children and her children ’ s children , who all recognize the powerhouse of human kindness they have in their mother and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried to teach [ my children ] to have a compassionate heart like my mom has taught me , to truly care and be a friend to those less fortunate , ” Donna Conklin , Franklin ’ s daughter , said .
“ It ’ s a good message because now it ’ s really so hard .
People in the world today , I just see less of it and less of it .
And I think we need to go the other direction because people really have a hard time.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think — they are people just like us , and [ my mom has ] truly always cared for anybody and everybody and showed friendship no matter what.
” Franklin ’ s grandson , Colby Conklin , shared the article highlighting his grandma and praised her work and character .
“ My sweet Grandmother was recently mentioned in People Magazine !
” he posted on Facebook .
“ She has the biggest heart and I couldn ’ t be more proud of her .
Love her so much.
” RELATED : Man Saves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dogs from Hurricane by Bringing Them Into His Own Home “ Mom ” seems to suit her , several times over , as she ’ s taken so many under her wing and encourages others to do the same .
“ Anybody can do it , ” Franklin added .
“ Anybody can do it because it ’ s a very rewarding type of work that I do and I show compassion for the people .
I love them all.
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Yvonne Franklin of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, has a lot of people who call her “mom” — both related by blood and marriage, as well as those who are not.
Some have given the 82-year-old the title to recognize her unusual generosity and giving spirit, as for more than three decades she’s been helping out the homeless in her area.
“I’ve learned to be helpful for them and I’ve learned not to judge them,” she told People. “I never judge any of them at all because they’re all people.”
To that end, she keeps basic supplies — clothes, blankets, food — in her car at all times in case she comes across someone who could use them. Over the years, she’s worked with a variety of local groups who raise funds to help the homeless.
But Franklin advises that years of experience and a stash of supplies aren’t necessary to make a difference in someone’s life.
“What they need is friendship,” she said. “Or just a cup of coffee on the streets.”
“If you see somebody out there holding a sign, ask them what they need. Ask them if they need a cup of coffee or our hamburger or something like that.”
Her kindness has been observed by her children and her children’s children, who all recognize the powerhouse of human kindness they have in their mother and grandmother.
“I’ve always tried to teach [my children] to have a compassionate heart like my mom has taught me, to truly care and be a friend to those less fortunate,” Donna Conklin, Franklin’s daughter, said.
“It’s a good message because now it’s really so hard. People in the world today, I just see less of it and less of it. And I think we need to go the other direction because people really have a hard time.”
“We all have to stop and think — they are people just like us, and [my mom has] truly always cared for anybody and everybody and showed friendship no matter what.”
Franklin’s grandson, Colby Conklin, shared the article highlighting his grandma and praised her work and character.
“My sweet Grandmother was recently mentioned in People Magazine!” he posted on Facebook. “She has the biggest heart and I couldn’t be more proud of her. Love her so much.”
“Mom” seems to suit her, several times over, as she’s taken so many under her wing and encourages others to do the same.
“Anybody can do it,” Franklin added. “Anybody can do it because it’s a very rewarding type of work that I do and I show compassion for the people. I love them all.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Bobulinski Bombshell: Biden Brother Said Joe Got Away With It Using ‘Plausible Deniability’

For sheer cynicism , the statement is shocking .
Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s family had no qualms about using the political influence of the Biden family name as long as it could maintain the fiction of “ plausible deniability , ” a former Biden associate told Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night .
As Fox News reported , that crucial portion of Carlson ’ s interview with former Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski came when Bobulinski was describing a 2017 meeting about a joint venture allegedly involving Biden , Biden ’ s son , Hunter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the now-bankrupt Chinese energy firm CEFC .
Considering that Hunter Biden ’ s only known experience in the field of energy is sponging up an obscene monthly salary from the Ukrainian firm Burisma Holdings — while his father was vice president of the United States — and James Biden ’ s entire professional career appears to have been built on using his brother ’ s political connections to make money , according to a New York Post report , it ’ s a good bet the venture depended heavily on Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senator and vice president .
And maybe Joe Biden ’ s potential as presidential material , too .
TRENDING : Trump Campaign Trolls Reporters by Forcing Them To Use Genius Phrase if They Wanted on His WiFi Network A normal person might think allowing his son and his brother to peddle the influence of his name among foreign governments and businesses for their personal enrichment might be bad for Joe Biden ’ s political career .
“ I ’ m thinking about Biden ’ s family , like , ‘ How are they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a retired Navy second lieutenant , told Carlson .
“ I know Joe decided not to run in 2016 , but what if he ran in the future ?
“ Aren ’ t they taking political risks or headline risks ?
and I remember looking at Jim Biden and saying , ‘ How are you guys getting away with this ?
Aren ’ t you concerned ?
And he sort of looked at me and he laughed a little bit and said , uh , ‘ Plausible deniability . '
” Carlson wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He said that out loud ?
” he asked .
“ Yes , he said it directly to me , ” Bobulinski said , noting the conversation took place after a lengthy meeting .
“ With me asking out of concern , ‘ How are you guys doing this ?
Aren ’ t you concerned you ’ re going to put your brother ’ s , you know , future campaign at risk ?
The Chinese ?
The stuff that you guys have been doing already in 2015 and 2016 around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picture his face , where he sort of chuckles and says , you know , ‘ plausible deniability . '
” For those who might not be familiar with the phrase , “ plausible deniability ” generally describes the ability of officials in high places to disavow responsibility for an action even if it ’ s clear to everyone who might be involved .
In a positive way , it ’ s used as a cover for getting something necessary done — say , an espionage mission — without incurring unnecessary fallout .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it possible for all kinds of shady deals to take place as long as a public official has the fig leaf to hide behind .
RELATED : Teacher Holds Student After Class , Lectures Him After He Picks Trump as His Hero Of course , it helps to have a national reporting corps that ’ s determined not to find out anything that could be damaging to a politician favored by its bootlicking members — say , the vice president serving the first black president of the United States , or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And for an alert observer of American politics , all it took was a memory of last week ’ s presidential debate to see exactly what Bobulinski might have been talking about .
At the debate , when Trump needled Joe Biden about the burgeoning scandal related to influence peddling by Hunter and James Biden , Biden ’ s response was the kind of hair-splitting denial Democrats perfected during the scandal-plagued Clinton years in the White House .
“ I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or may not be true , but it doesn ’ t come near to denying the heart of the allegations that have arisen since the New York Post reminded America what actual journalism looked like by publishing the first account of a laptop reportedly belonging to Hunter Biden that contains a trove of incriminating material that the mainstream media refuses to look into .
If the laptop ’ s contents are what they appear to be , what they have revealed is that Biden ’ s family members , at least , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s now the Democratic presidential nominee .
Biden himself might never have touched a dime of Chinese money , or Ukrainian money , but his carefully worded denial is no guarantee that he never received compensation in good old American currency , compliments of son Hunter or brother Jim .
That could well be called “ plausible deniability.
” Naturally , as Fox News reported , the Biden campaign also denied the candidate any involvement in Hunter ’ s business affairs .
“ Joe Biden has never even considered being involved in business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overseas business whatsoever , ” spokesman Andrew Bates said , according to Fox .
“ He has never held stock in any such business arrangements nor has any family member or any other person ever held stock for him.
” That doesn ’ t mean he never intended to .
One email from the laptop , allegedly written by Hunter Biden , refers to Hunter holding 10 percent of the equity from the joint venture with CEFC on behalf of the “ big guy.
” At a news conference last week , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told reporters there is “ no question ” that the “ big guy ” referred to Joe Biden .
That deal never became a reality , but the email — if it ’ s what it appears — seems to indicate a percentage was going to be held for Biden by his son , who tried to hide his father ’ s identity with the code “ big guy.
” It ’ s the kind of subterfuge a child could see through , but then Hunter seems to have spent his life as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shadow .
What other “ big guy ” would Hunter Biden have but the man who has helped him live a life of fabulous fortune most drug-addled men only dream of .
The “ plausible deniability ” conversation Bobulinski recounted to Carlson is said to have taken place in 2017 , but it ’ s even more true today .
With the corrupt power structure of the Democratic Party working in their favor , with the even more sickeningly corrupt mainstream media united in backing Joe Biden ’ s bid to unseat Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hide their alleged misdeeds .
What they have is a media-technological complex that ’ s devoted to keeping the truth from millions of American voters long enough to eke out a sham election victory come Nov. 3 — or in the weeks that follow .
With the mainstream news media outlets obstinately refusing to do their job and report on the increasingly ugly allegations against the Bidens , and with Facebook and Twitter imposing a virtual blackout on the news stories that are written , the Bidens are in a pretty good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing to the stories about corruption surrounding “ Scranton Joe.
” And for what isn ’ t sat on by Big Tech or ignored or distorted by the mainstream media , the Bidens have two magic words to try to hoodwink the American people .
Its cynicism is shocking — and can ’ t be allowed to succeed .
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For sheer cynicism, the statement is shocking.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s family had no qualms about using the political influence of the Biden family name as long as it could maintain the fiction of “plausible deniability,” a former Biden associate told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night.
As Fox News reported, that crucial portion of Carlson’s interview with former Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski came when Bobulinski was describing a 2017 meeting about a joint venture allegedly involving Biden, Biden’s son, Hunter, Biden’s brother, James, and the now-bankrupt Chinese energy firm CEFC.
Considering that Hunter Biden’s only known experience in the field of energy is sponging up an obscene monthly salary from the Ukrainian firm Burisma Holdings — while his father was vice president of the United States — and James Biden’s entire professional career appears to have been built on using his brother’s political connections to make money, according to a New York Post report, it’s a good bet the venture depended heavily on Joe Biden’s influence as a former U.S. senator and vice president.
And maybe Joe Biden’s potential as presidential material, too.
A normal person might think allowing his son and his brother to peddle the influence of his name among foreign governments and businesses for their personal enrichment might be bad for Joe Biden’s political career.
“I’m thinking about Biden’s family, like, ‘How are they doing this?'” Bobulinski, a retired Navy lieutenant, told Carlson. “I know Joe decided not to run in 2016, but what if he ran in the future?
“Aren’t they taking political risks or headline risks? and I remember looking at Jim Biden and saying, ‘How are you guys getting away with this? Aren’t you concerned? And he sort of looked at me and he laughed a little bit and said, uh, ‘Plausible deniability.'”
Carlson wanted to make sure that phrase stuck.
“He said that out loud?” he asked.
“Yes, he said it directly to me,” Bobulinski said, noting the conversation took place after a lengthy meeting. “With me asking out of concern, ‘How are you guys doing this? Aren’t you concerned you’re going to put your brother’s, you know, future campaign at risk? The Chinese? The stuff that you guys have been doing already in 2015 and 2016 around the world?
“And I can almost picture his face, where he sort of chuckles and says, you know, ‘plausible deniability.'”
For those who might not be familiar with the phrase, “plausible deniability” generally describes the ability of officials in high places to disavow responsibility for an action even if it’s clear to everyone who might be involved. In a positive way, it’s used as a cover for getting something necessary done — say, an espionage mission — without incurring unnecessary fallout.
In a negative way, it can make it possible for all kinds of shady deals to take place as long as a public official has the fig leaf to hide behind.
Of course, it helps to have a national reporting corps that’s determined not to find out anything that could be damaging to a politician favored by its bootlicking members — say, the vice president serving the first black president of the United States, or a Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump.
And for an alert observer of American politics, all it took was a memory of last week’s presidential debate to see exactly what Bobulinski might have been talking about.
At the debate, when Trump needled Joe Biden about the burgeoning scandal related to influence peddling by Hunter and James Biden, Biden’s response was the kind of hair-splitting denial Democrats perfected during the scandal-plagued Clinton years in the White House.
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“I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life,” Biden said.
That may or may not be true, but it doesn’t come near to denying the heart of the allegations that have arisen since the New York Post reminded America what actual journalism looked like by publishing the first account of a laptop reportedly belonging to Hunter Biden that contains a trove of incriminating material that the mainstream media refuses to look into.
If the laptop’s contents are what they appear to be, what they have revealed is that Biden’s family members, at least, are benefiting greatly from the man who’s now the Democratic presidential nominee.
Biden himself might never have touched a dime of Chinese money, or Ukrainian money, but his carefully worded denial is no guarantee that he never received compensation in good old American currency, compliments of son Hunter or brother Jim.
That could well be called “plausible deniability.”
Naturally, as Fox News reported, the Biden campaign also denied the candidate any involvement in Hunter’s business affairs.
“Joe Biden has never even considered being involved in business with his family, nor in any overseas business whatsoever,” spokesman Andrew Bates said, according to Fox. “He has never held stock in any such business arrangements nor has any family member or any other person ever held stock for him.”
That doesn’t mean he never intended to.
One email from the laptop, allegedly written by Hunter Biden, refers to Hunter holding 10 percent of the equity from the joint venture with CEFC on behalf of the “big guy.” At a news conference last week, just prior to the presidential debate, Bobulinski told reporters there is “no question” that the “big guy” referred to Joe Biden.
That deal never became a reality, but the email — if it’s what it appears — seems to indicate a percentage was going to be held for Biden by his son, who tried to hide his father’s identity with the code “big guy.”
It’s the kind of subterfuge a child could see through, but then Hunter seems to have spent his life as a child in his father’s shadow. What other “big guy” would Hunter Biden have but the man who has helped him live a life of fabulous fortune most drug-addled men only dream of.
The “plausible deniability” conversation Bobulinski recounted to Carlson is said to have taken place in 2017, but it’s even more true today.
With the corrupt power structure of the Democratic Party working in their favor, with the even more sickeningly corrupt mainstream media united in backing Joe Biden’s bid to unseat Donald Trump, the Bidens barely need nicknames to hide their alleged misdeeds.
What they have is a media-technological complex that’s devoted to keeping the truth from millions of American voters long enough to eke out a sham election victory come Nov. 3 — or in the weeks that follow.
With the mainstream news media outlets obstinately refusing to do their job and report on the increasingly ugly allegations against the Bidens, and with Facebook and Twitter imposing a virtual blackout on the news stories that are written, the Bidens are in a pretty good position to pretend that there’s nothing to the stories about corruption surrounding “Scranton Joe.”
And for what isn’t sat on by Big Tech or ignored or distorted by the mainstream media, the Bidens have two magic words to try to hoodwink the American people.
“Plausible deniability.”
Its cynicism is shocking — and can’t be allowed to succeed.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Watch Bobulinski Interview: Biden Rep Told Me I Would ‘Bury’ Them if I Told What I Knew

Tony Bobulinski , a former business associate of Hunter Biden , told Tucker Carlson during an interview Wednesday he was warned he could potentially “ bury ” everyone involved in the Biden family ’ s reported foreign business dealings if he came forward with his account .
In his extensive interview with Fox News , the former naval officer and CEO of Sinohawk Holdings — the company the country ’ s former second family reportedly did business under — told Carlson that he was told by a Biden family attorney what could happen if he spoke on the record about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dealings .
During the interview , Bobulinski corroborated mountains of reporting that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was involved at a high level in Hunter Biden ’ s financial affairs .
Joe Biden ’ s brother , Jim Biden , was also heavily involved in the Sinohawk business , according to Bobulinski .
Biden has denied any knowledge of his son ’ s activities on multiple occasions .
TRENDING : Trump Campaign Trolls Reporters by Forcing Them To Use Genius Phrase if They Wanted on His WiFi Network In addition to providing evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aforementioned parties in the form of emails , texts and his firsthand account of a meeting with Biden in 2017 in Los Angeles , the former Navy lieutenant came armed with something else .
He said he was warned on the phone recently by Biden associate and lawyer Rob Walker of the potential ramifications of his coming forward .
Bobulinski provided Fox News with an audio recording of that phone call , and it ’ s alarming if you ’ re holding out hope that Biden isn ’ t just another crooked Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who Bobulinski said is Walker can be heard pleading with him not to go on the record .
A brief clip of that phone call played by Carlson features Bobulinski telling the man he says is Walker , “ If he doesn ’ t come out on record , I am providing the facts.
” The man then pleads , “ Tony , you ’ re just gon na bury all of us , man.
” The “ he ” on the clip Bobulinski was referring to is Rep. Adam Schiff of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associate last week when he linked the entire scandal to a campaign of Russian disinformation .
RELATED : Teacher Holds Student After Class , Lectures Him After He Picks Trump as His Hero Bobulinski told Fox News that Schiff , the House Intelligence Committee chairman , disgraced his family ’ s proud name by linking both him and the evidence he ’ s provided to Russia .
“ When I saw Adam Schiff go on record , talking about Russian disinformation , after this email had been posted online by the New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my rope .
And so , I called Rob Walker and I told him that if that statement isn ’ t retracted by Congressman Schiff by midnight on Sunday , that I was going on record , and I was disclosing all the facts to the American government , to the American citizen and the world , ” Bobulinski told Carlson .
He added , “ I was hoping the Bidens would do the right thing , or Schiff would retract his statement , but I couldn ’ t allow another minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family ’ s name to associated or muddied up by Russian disinformation.
” But apparently no person was able to persuade Schiff to retract that statement or acknowledge the Biden scandal was not schemed up by mysterious Kremlin operatives .
In any event , a man who is alleged to be Walker sounded very distressed when attempting to dissuade Bobulinski from going public .
The New York Post previously reported Walker was implicated by Bobulinski last week , when he told the outlet , “ I am the recipient of the email published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker .
That email is genuine.
” That was in reference to emails published earlier this month by the newspaper that it said were obtained from a laptop computer Hunter Biden abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop in April 2019 .
The Daily Caller , interestingly enough , reported that Walker is also married to the former top White House aide of Jill Biden , the former vice president ’ s wife .
That connection probably bears some significance to the bigger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know what that is yet .
But the call allegedly from Walker certainly doesn ’ t scream innocence from the Biden camp , and we have every reason to believe that it is Walker on that recording .
Bobulinski came off as very transparent and very credible .
During the interview , he also recounted an air of arrogance from Biden ’ s brother , Jim Biden .
Bobulinski said Jim Biden once brushed off concerns the family could be damaged by being linked to a Chinese energy company called CEFC .
Jim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hiding under the umbrella of “ plausible deniability ” should they be connected to the company and millions of dollars from communist China .
While Bobulinski ’ s claims , as of yet , are merely his own account , if he ’ s telling the truth — and nothing has contradicted him yet — the Biden family had few concerns about its activities ever seeing the light of day .
But the family and its reported associates apparently didn ’ t count on Bobulinski being the single instrument most capable of pulling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deals to obtain cash in return for access to the former vice president .
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Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, told Tucker Carlson during an interview Tuesday he was warned he could potentially “bury” everyone involved in the Biden family’s reported foreign business dealings if he came forward with his account.
In his extensive interview with Fox News, the former naval officer and CEO of Sinohawk Holdings — the company the country’s former second family reportedly did business under — told Carlson that he was told by a Biden family attorney what could happen if he spoke on the record about the family’s alleged shady business dealings.
During the interview, Bobulinski corroborated mountains of reporting that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was involved at a high level in Hunter Biden’s financial affairs.
Joe Biden’s brother, Jim Biden, was also heavily involved in the Sinohawk business, according to Bobulinski.
Biden has denied any knowledge of his son’s activities on multiple occasions.
In addition to providing evidence of the involvement of all of the aforementioned parties in the form of emails, texts and his firsthand account of a meeting with Biden in 2017 in Los Angeles, the former Navy lieutenant came armed with something else.
He said he was warned on the phone recently by Biden associate and lawyer Rob Walker of the potential ramifications of his coming forward.
Bobulinski provided Fox News with an audio recording of that phone call, and it’s alarming if you’re holding out hope that Biden isn’t just another crooked Washington Democrat.
On the call, a man who Bobulinski said is Walker can be heard pleading with him not to go on the record.
A brief clip of that phone call played by Carlson features Bobulinski telling the man he says is Walker, “If he doesn’t come out on record, I am providing the facts.”
The man then pleads, “Tony, you’re just gonna bury all of us, man.”
The “he” on the clip Bobulinski was referring to is Rep. Adam Schiff of California, who angered the former Biden associate last week when he linked the entire scandal to a campaign of Russian disinformation.
Bobulinski told Fox News that Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, disgraced his family’s proud name by linking both him and the evidence he’s provided to Russia.
“When I saw Adam Schiff go on record, talking about Russian disinformation, after this email had been posted online by the New York Post … I was at the end of my rope. And so, I called Rob Walker and I told him that if that statement isn’t retracted by Congressman Schiff by midnight on Sunday, that I was going on record, and I was disclosing all the facts to the American government, to the American citizen and the world,” Bobulinski told Carlson.
He added, “I was hoping the Bidens would do the right thing, or Schiff would retract his statement, but I couldn’t allow another minute, another hour or day for my family’s name to associated or muddied up by Russian disinformation.”
Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski says he told Rob Walker, a self-described Biden family representative, that ADAM SCHIFF needed to retract his statement tying the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story to Russian disinfo or he would go public. Never happened pic.twitter.com/oLLAaDva4z — Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) October 28, 2020
But apparently no person was able to persuade Schiff to retract that statement or acknowledge the Biden scandal was not schemed up by mysterious Kremlin operatives.
In any event, a man who is alleged to be Walker sounded very distressed when attempting to dissuade Bobulinski from going public.
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The New York Post previously reported Walker was implicated by Bobulinski last week, when he told the outlet, “I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker. That email is genuine.”
That was in reference to emails published earlier this month by the newspaper that it said were obtained from a laptop computer Hunter Biden abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop in April 2019.
The Daily Caller, interestingly enough, reported that Walker is also married to the former top White House aide of Jill Biden, the former vice president’s wife.
A voicemail is aired showing that Rob Walker, the spouse of Jill Biden’s former top personal White House aide, told Tony Bobulinski “you’re just going to bury all of us, man” when he learned he would go on record with the facts. pic.twitter.com/l5zE73WYmM — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 28, 2020
That connection probably bears some significance to the bigger picture, but we don’t know what that is yet.
But the call allegedly from Walker certainly doesn’t scream innocence from the Biden camp, and we have every reason to believe that it is Walker on that recording.
Bobulinski came off as very transparent and very credible.
During the interview, he also recounted an air of arrogance from Biden’s brother, Jim Biden.
Bobulinski said Jim Biden once brushed off concerns the family could be damaged by being linked to a Chinese energy company called CEFC.
Jim Biden allegedly said the family was comfortable hiding under the umbrella of “plausible deniability” should they be connected to the company and millions of dollars from communist China.
While Bobulinski’s claims, as of yet, are merely his own account, if he’s telling the truth — and nothing has contradicted him yet — the Biden family had few concerns about its activities ever seeing the light of day.
But the family and its reported associates apparently didn’t count on Bobulinski being the single instrument most capable of pulling the hood off of alleged global business deals to obtain cash in return for access to the former vice president.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Justice Department Zeroes In On Cuomo’s COVID Cover-Up

The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded an inquiry on Wednesday that could determine whether New York is undercounting COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents , demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities .
The demand dials up pressure on Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo after months of bipartisan criticism that the state ’ s official tally of 6,722 dead at long-term care facilities is probably off by thousands .
That ’ s because New York , unlike nearly every other state , counts only residents who died on a nursing home ’ s property and not those who died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cuomo ’ s administration has repeatedly refused to release such nursing home data to lawmakers and the media .
His spokesman , Rich Azzopardi , called the Justice Department ’ s latest request just days before the presidential election a politically motivated “ sham ” and a “ scummy abuse of power.
” TRENDING : Shapiro Brutally Schools AOC with History Lesson After Her Clueless Comment on Expanding the Court An AP analysis in August found New York is probably undercounting nursing home deaths by thousands , noting that a separate federal count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals was 65 percent higher than the state tally .
Cuomo , whose state has recorded a nation-topping 33,400 deaths , has faced criticism over his handling of the virus , particularly a controversial March 25 order that sent thousands of recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals into nursing homes .
New York ’ s method of counting allows Cuomo to boast that his state has a lower percentage of nursing home deaths compared to other states .
“ In this hyper-political environment … everybody wants to point fingers , ” Cuomo said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Morning ” earlier this month to promote his new book on his handling of the pandemic .
“ New York , actually , we ’ re number 46 out of 50 in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes — 46 out of 50 .
So , yes , people died in nursing homes .
Yes , we ’ ve learned a lot of lessons , but 46 out of 50 , it ’ s not a predominantly New York problem.
” The letter from the Justice Department ’ s civil rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a record of hospital deaths that its health department has been collecting since at least April but not made public .
It broadens to more than 600 nursing homes a similar request it made in August that was aimed only at a few dozen publicly run facilities .
The same data was promised to state lawmakers at a fiery forum in August in which some members of Cuomo ’ s own party accused him of a cover-up .
They are still waiting .
Asked about the delay on Wednesday , the state health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for months — that it needs more time to double-check the figures for accuracy .
RELATED : Trump Communications Director Calls Out CNN 's Cuomo on His Own Show Assemblyman Ronald Kim , a Democrat from an area of New York City where hundreds of nursing home residents have died , said he welcomes the federal inquiry and hopes it gets results .
“ This is a necessary step … for families to get a sense of closure from the traumatic experience that they had to go through , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in April after contracting COVID-19 at a nursing home in West Islip , New York , said the delay was unacceptable .
“ We ’ re really hurt and we don ’ t have to add to people ’ s pain by them being elusive , ” said Zayas , who founded the advocacy group Voices for Seniors after her mother ’ s death .
“ We believe the numbers are so significantly higher and they ’ re trying to find ways of massaging the numbers so they don ’ t reflect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also sent a letter to Democratic Gov .
Phil Murphy of New Jersey questioning its nursing home death count and announced it is launching a formal investigation of the state ’ s veterans homes after receiving what it described as incomplete answers to an earlier request for data .
The Murphy administration wouldn ’ t comment on the substance of the investigation but called the new inquiries politically motivated .
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The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded an inquiry on Wednesday that could determine whether New York is undercounting COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities.
The demand dials up pressure on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo after months of bipartisan criticism that the state’s official tally of 6,722 dead at long-term care facilities is probably off by thousands.
That’s because New York, unlike nearly every other state, counts only residents who died on a nursing home’s property and not those who died after being taken to a hospital.
Cuomo’s administration has repeatedly refused to release such nursing home data to lawmakers and the media.
His spokesman, Rich Azzopardi, called the Justice Department’s latest request just days before the presidential election a politically motivated “sham” and a “scummy abuse of power.”
An AP analysis in August found New York is probably undercounting nursing home deaths by thousands, noting that a separate federal count since May that included resident deaths in hospitals was 65 percent higher than the state tally.
Cuomo, whose state has recorded a nation-topping 33,400 deaths, has faced criticism over his handling of the virus, particularly a controversial March 25 order that sent thousands of recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals into nursing homes.
New York’s method of counting allows Cuomo to boast that his state has a lower percentage of nursing home deaths compared to other states.
“In this hyper-political environment … everybody wants to point fingers,” Cuomo said in an appearance on CBS’ “This Morning” earlier this month to promote his new book on his handling of the pandemic.
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“New York, actually, we’re number 46 out of 50 in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes — 46 out of 50. So, yes, people died in nursing homes. Yes, we’ve learned a lot of lessons, but 46 out of 50, it’s not a predominantly New York problem.”
The letter from the Justice Department’s civil rights division asks the state to hand over a record of hospital deaths that its health department has been collecting since at least April but not made public.
It broadens to more than 600 nursing homes a similar request it made in August that was aimed only at a few dozen publicly run facilities.
The same data was promised to state lawmakers at a fiery forum in August in which some members of Cuomo’s own party accused him of a cover-up. They are still waiting.
Asked about the delay on Wednesday, the state health department repeated what it has been saying for months — that it needs more time to double-check the figures for accuracy.
Assemblyman Ronald Kim, a Democrat from an area of New York City where hundreds of nursing home residents have died, said he welcomes the federal inquiry and hopes it gets results.
“This is a necessary step … for families to get a sense of closure from the traumatic experience that they had to go through,” he said.
Vivian Zayas, whose 78-year-old mother died in April after contracting COVID-19 at a nursing home in West Islip, New York, said the delay was unacceptable.
“We’re really hurt and we don’t have to add to people’s pain by them being elusive,” said Zayas, who founded the advocacy group Voices for Seniors after her mother’s death.
“We believe the numbers are so significantly higher and they’re trying to find ways of massaging the numbers so they don’t reflect the devastation.”
Separately, the Justice Department also sent a letter to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey questioning its nursing home death count and announced it is launching a formal investigation of the state’s veterans homes after receiving what it described as incomplete answers to an earlier request for data.
The Murphy administration wouldn’t comment on the substance of the investigation but called the new inquiries politically motivated.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Accused of Lying Under Oath

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey of lying under oath while testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday .
Dorsey claimed that the New York Post articles regarding Hunter Biden ’ s alleged laptop are no longer being censored on the platform .
“ Anyone can tweet these articles , ” Dorsey said .
“ What [ Dorsey ] told the Senate , under oath , is false .
I just tried to tweet the [ New York Post ] story alleging Biden ’ s CCP corruption , ” Cruz tweeted .
“ Still blocked.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Forcing Them To Use Genius Phrase if They Wanted on His WiFi Network Several other Republican lawmakers joined Cruz in criticizing Dorsey .
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing regarding Big Tech corporations Wednesday following the incident with the New York Post , leaving the media outlet ’ s Twitter account , and many others , locked for days .
Facebook ’ s Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai also testified .
The goal of the hearing was to discuss the role of social media and technology in election interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brother Said Joe Got Away With It Using 'Plausible Deniability' “ Democrats including Sens .
Ed Markey and Tammy Duckworth argued Republicans are making empty claims meant to support a threat to take away Section 230 or otherwise punish the platforms — all to influence them against cracking down on misinformation from Trump and other conservatives , ” Axios reported .
Section 230 is a part of the Communication Decency Act of 1996 .
Many are calling for reform or an all-out repeal of Section 230 , because it does not hold Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider ” the section reads .
President Donald Trump , who is an active user on Twitter , has been a vocal advocate for repealing the section .
Although foreign interference through social media is a common way to spread political disinformation , tech companies themselves have internal biases that are likely impacting political discourse .
A Facebook advisor on election integrity used to work with Democratic nominee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an independent fact check on its search results for “ Joe Biden fracking.
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Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey of lying under oath while testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
Dorsey claimed that the New York Post articles regarding Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop are no longer being censored on the platform.
“Anyone can tweet these articles,” Dorsey said.
“What [Dorsey] told the Senate, under oath, is false. I just tried to tweet the [New York Post] story alleging Biden’s CCP corruption,” Cruz tweeted. “Still blocked.”
What @jack told the Senate, under oath, is false. I just tried to tweet the @nypost story alleging Biden’s CCP corruption. Still blocked. 18 USC 1621 makes it a felony to lie under oath to the Senate. https://t.co/BDHRB8CEzy — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 28, 2020
Several other Republican lawmakers joined Cruz in criticizing Dorsey.
Nothing like lying under oath https://t.co/Jp7monfPNs — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) October 28, 2020
You’re right, @Jack. We don’t trust you. Here’s a first step that Twitter can take to change that: STOP TARGETING CONSERVATIVES. https://t.co/uO382dkL2S — Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) October 28, 2020
I don’t trust anyone to censor political speech. These are de facto public forums. https://t.co/j7SaNGAwLY — Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) October 28, 2020
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing regarding Big Tech corporations Wednesday following the incident with the New York Post, leaving the media outlet’s Twitter account, and many others, locked for days.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai also testified. The goal of the hearing was to discuss the role of social media and technology in election interference.
“Democrats including Sens. Ed Markey and Tammy Duckworth argued Republicans are making empty claims meant to support a threat to take away Section 230 or otherwise punish the platforms — all to influence them against cracking down on misinformation from Trump and other conservatives,” Axios reported.
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Section 230 is a part of the Communication Decency Act of 1996. Many are calling for reform or an all-out repeal of Section 230, because it does not hold Big Tech corporations accountable for censorship.
“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider” the section reads.
President Donald Trump, who is an active user on Twitter, has been a vocal advocate for repealing the section.
The USA doesn’t have Freedom of the Press, we have Suppression of the Story, or just plain Fake News. So much has been learned in the last two weeks about how corrupt our Media is, and now Big Tech, maybe even worse. Repeal Section 230! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2020
Although foreign interference through social media is a common way to spread political disinformation, tech companies themselves have internal biases that are likely impacting political discourse.
A Facebook advisor on election integrity used to work with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, and YouTube recently issued an independent fact check on its search results for “Joe Biden fracking.”
Election interference and political bias from social media platforms has been a subject of intense debate since the 2016 election, and will likely continue to be for years to come.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--FBI Announces Indictment of Numerous Chinese Operatives Working in US

The Justice Department has charged eight people with allegedly conspiring to operate inside the U.S. as agents of the Chinese government while attempting to intimidate U.S. residents into returning to China .
In a media release published on Wednesday , the DOJ , along with the FBI , accused the individuals of engaging in a “ campaign to harass , stalk , and coerce certain residents of the United States to return to the [ People ’ s Republican of China ] as part of a global , concerted , and extralegal repatriation effort known as ‘ Operation Fox Hunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In furtherance of the operation , the PRC government targets Chinese individuals living in foreign countries that the PRC government alleges have committed crimes under PRC law and seeks to repatriate them to the PRC to face charges.
” Per the Justice Department release , the suspected Chinese operatives were “ acting at the direction and under the control of PRC government officials.
” Five of the suspects have been arrested , and three are still at large .
FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a statement on the arrests and alleged activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The Chinese government ’ s brazen attempts to surveil , threaten , and harass our own citizens and lawful permanent residents , while on American soil , are part of China ’ s diverse campaign of theft and malign influence in our country and around the world , ” Wray said .
The bureau director added , “ The FBI will use all of its tools to investigate and defeat these outrageous actions by the Chinese government , which are an affront to America ’ s ideals of freedom , human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers also commented on the charges .
“ With today ’ s charges , we have turned the PRC ’ s Operation Fox Hunt on its head — the hunters became the hunted , the pursuers the pursued , ” Demers said .
“ The five defendants the FBI arrested this morning on these charges of illegally doing the bidding of the Chinese government here in the United States now face the prospect of prison .
“ For those charged in China and others engaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message is clear : stay out .
This behavior is not welcome here , ” Demers warned .
The DOJ recounted how one alleged stalking victim , a New Jersey resident , was pressured to return to China .
“ In September 2018 , Zheng Congying and another unidentified co-conspirator allegedly affixed a threatening note to the door of the John Doe-1 ’ s residence stating , ‘ If you are willing to go back to mainland and spend 10 years in prison , your wife and children will be all right .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter !
’ ” the news release said .
The following winter and spring , other suspected Chinese operatives “ caused unsolicited packages to be sent to John Doe-1 ’ s residence , ” per the news release .
“ These packages contained letters and a video with messages intended to coerce John Doe-1 ’ s return to the PRC by threatening harm to family members still residing in the PRC.
” Keith Byrne , the FBI ’ s special agent in charge of the bureau ’ s New York Field Office of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort to arrest those suspected of intimidation and stalking inside the U.S. “ The worldwide presence and investigative capabilities of the Diplomatic Security Service enables us to work with our law enforcement partners domestically and around the world to bring criminals to justice , ” Byrne said .
Eight individuals have been indicted on charges of conspiring to act as agents of the the Chinese government .
Six of the accused also face charges of conspiracy to commit interstate and international stalking .
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The Justice Department has charged eight people with allegedly conspiring to operate inside the U.S. as agents of the Chinese government while attempting to intimidate U.S. residents into returning to China.
In a media release published on Wednesday, the DOJ, along with the FBI, accused the individuals of engaging in a “campaign to harass, stalk, and coerce certain residents of the United States to return to the [People’s Republican of China] as part of a global, concerted, and extralegal repatriation effort known as ‘Operation Fox Hunt.'”
The DOJ noted, “In furtherance of the operation, the PRC government targets Chinese individuals living in foreign countries that the PRC government alleges have committed crimes under PRC law and seeks to repatriate them to the PRC to face charges.”
Per the Justice Department release, the suspected Chinese operatives were “acting at the direction and under the control of PRC government officials.”
This morning, #FBI Director Christopher Wray joined our partners @TheJusticeDept and @EDNYnews to announce charges against eight defendants for conspiring to act as illegal agents of China during a multi-year harassment campaign directed at U.S. residents. https://t.co/khWMcn1rph pic.twitter.com/CXrQ9dmWcH — FBI (@FBI) October 28, 2020
Five of the suspects have been arrested, and three are still at large.
FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a statement on the arrests and alleged activities of the defendants suspected in the campaign.
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“The Chinese government’s brazen attempts to surveil, threaten, and harass our own citizens and lawful permanent residents, while on American soil, are part of China’s diverse campaign of theft and malign influence in our country and around the world,” Wray said.
The bureau director added, “The FBI will use all of its tools to investigate and defeat these outrageous actions by the Chinese government, which are an affront to America’s ideals of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law.”
Wray: I’d like to close by saying that if you believe the Chinese government is targeting you—that you’re a potential Fox Hunt victim—please reach out to your local FBI field office. https://t.co/ji5q58ecTK — FBI (@FBI) October 28, 2020
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers also commented on the charges.
“With today’s charges, we have turned the PRC’s Operation Fox Hunt on its head — the hunters became the hunted, the pursuers the pursued,” Demers said.
“The five defendants the FBI arrested this morning on these charges of illegally doing the bidding of the Chinese government here in the United States now face the prospect of prison.
“For those charged in China and others engaged in this type of conduct, our message is clear: stay out. This behavior is not welcome here,” Demers warned.
“With today’s charges, we have turned the PRC’s Operation Fox Hunt on its head — the hunters became the hunted, the pursuers the pursued.” — AAG John C. Demers. pic.twitter.com/OJaWXHJldZ — Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) October 28, 2020
The DOJ recounted how one alleged stalking victim, a New Jersey resident, was pressured to return to China.
“In September 2018, Zheng Congying and another unidentified co-conspirator allegedly affixed a threatening note to the door of the John Doe-1’s residence stating, ‘If you are willing to go back to mainland and spend 10 years in prison, your wife and children will be all right. That’s the end of this matter!’” the news release said.
The following winter and spring, other suspected Chinese operatives “caused unsolicited packages to be sent to John Doe-1’s residence,” per the news release.
“These packages contained letters and a video with messages intended to coerce John Doe-1’s return to the PRC by threatening harm to family members still residing in the PRC.”
The alleged coercion began in 2016.
Keith Byrne, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the bureau’s New York Field Office of the Diplomatic Security Service, praised the effort to arrest those suspected of intimidation and stalking inside the U.S.
“The worldwide presence and investigative capabilities of the Diplomatic Security Service enables us to work with our law enforcement partners domestically and around the world to bring criminals to justice,” Byrne said.
Eight individuals have been indicted on charges of conspiring to act as agents of the the Chinese government.
Six of the accused also face charges of conspiracy to commit interstate and international stalking.
Each charge can carry a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Judge Steps In After Dem Official Bans Open Carry at Polling Places

A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked a ban on openly carrying firearms at polling places .
Judge Christopher Murray issued a preliminary injunction against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ’ s recent decision to bar the open carrying of guns at voting centers , according to The Detroit News .
Murray said the directive was more like a law of its own rather than an interpretation of existing state ordinances .
“ The Legislature has said : Here are the places you can not carry a weapon , ” Murray said during an emergency hearing in response to Benson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has expanded that .
And so how is that in accordance with state law ?
” Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel vowed to appeal Murray ’ s decision within moments of his announcement .
Benson ’ s ban was intended to prevent voter intimidation , The Detroit News reported .
Murray argued that there are already several laws on the books that prohibit such conduct .
The judge wrote that voter intimidation is a criminal offense and that many polling locations , like churches and schools , already bar visitors from carrying guns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Benson ’ s ban and filed a lawsuit that insisted it was “ conjured without any legal basis or authorization under Michigan law.
” “ Time after time the courts have struck down this administration when it overreaches , ” Chatfield said , according to The Detroit News .
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A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked a ban on openly carrying firearms at polling places.
Judge Christopher Murray issued a preliminary injunction against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s recent decision to bar the open carrying of guns at voting centers, according to The Detroit News.
Murray said the directive was more like a law of its own rather than an interpretation of existing state ordinances.
“The Legislature has said: Here are the places you cannot carry a weapon,” Murray said during an emergency hearing in response to Benson’s ban.
“The secretary has expanded that. And so how is that in accordance with state law?”
Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel vowed to appeal Murray’s decision within moments of his announcement.
Benson’s ban was intended to prevent voter intimidation, The Detroit News reported.
Murray argued that there are already several laws on the books that prohibit such conduct.
The judge wrote that voter intimidation is a criminal offense and that many polling locations, like churches and schools, already bar visitors from carrying guns.
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Several Michigan-based gun rights groups decried Benson’s ban and filed a lawsuit that insisted it was “conjured without any legal basis or authorization under Michigan law.”
Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield applauded Murray’s ruling and accused Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration of overreach.
“Time after time the courts have struck down this administration when it overreaches,” Chatfield said, according to The Detroit News.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--World Leader Claims Freedom of Expression ‘Stops’ When Muslims Are Offended

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi , responding to a display of images in France of the Prophet Muhammad , said Wednesday that freedom of expression should stop if it offends the world ’ s population of more than 1.5 billion Muslims .
“ We also have rights .
We have the right for our feelings not to be hurt and for our values not to be hurt , ” he said during a news conference commemorating Muhammad ’ s birthday , Reuters reported .
“ And if some have the freedom to express what is in their thoughts , I imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offending the feelings of more than 1.5 billion people , ” el-Sisi said .
He was referring to comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he defended the right to publish religious images after a high school teacher who displayed caricatures of Muhammad was beheaded , DW reported .
The history teacher , Samuel Paty , had shown his students caricatures of Muhammad that had been published in the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015 .
In the community of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine , near Paris , a man with a large knife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beheaded him Oct. 16 , according to the BBC .
The Daily Mail reported the attacker shouted “ Allahu Akbar ” around the time of the beheading .
Although depictions of Muhammad are not forbidden by the Quran , many Muslims consider them to be blasphemous .
At a memorial for Paty last week , Macron said he wouldn ’ t “ renounce the caricatures.
” He also is planning a new bill to combat “ Islamist separatism.
” The images of Muhammad were projected onto French government buildings on Friday , DW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Macron for his defense of the depictions .
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the French president needs a “ mental health check.
” “ You are in a real sense fascists , you are in a real sense the links in the chain of Nazism , ” he said , comparing the treatment of Muslims in Europe to the Nazi ’ s treatment of Jews .
“ We will not give in , ever .
We respect all differences in a spirit of peace .
We do not accept hate speech and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values.
” Saudi Arabia has also rejected the “ offensive ” images .
“ The kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to link Islam with terrorism , and denounces cartoons offensive to the Prophet Muhammad or any of the other prophets , ” a Foreign Ministry official said in a statement .
The grand imam of Egypt ’ s al-Azhar University called on the international community to criminalize “ anti-Muslim ” actions , according to Reuters .
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, responding to a display of images in France of the Prophet Muhammad, said Wednesday that freedom of expression should stop if it offends the world’s population of more than 1.5 billion Muslims.
“We also have rights. We have the right for our feelings not to be hurt and for our values not to be hurt,” he said during a news conference commemorating Muhammad’s birthday, Reuters reported.
“And if some have the freedom to express what is in their thoughts, I imagine that this stops when it comes to offending the feelings of more than 1.5 billion people,” el-Sisi said.
He was referring to comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he defended the right to publish religious images after a high school teacher who displayed caricatures of Muhammad was beheaded, DW reported.
The history teacher, Samuel Paty, had shown his students caricatures of Muhammad that had been published in the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015.
In the community of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris, a man with a large knife attacked the teacher in the street and beheaded him Oct. 16, according to the BBC.
The Daily Mail reported the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar” around the time of the beheading.
Although depictions of Muhammad are not forbidden by the Quran, many Muslims consider them to be blasphemous.
At a memorial for Paty last week, Macron said he wouldn’t “renounce the caricatures.” He also is planning a new bill to combat “Islamist separatism.”
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The images of Muhammad were projected onto French government buildings on Friday, DW reported.
Many Muslim leaders have attacked Macron for his defense of the depictions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the French president needs a “mental health check.”
“You are in a real sense fascists, you are in a real sense the links in the chain of Nazism,” he said, comparing the treatment of Muslims in Europe to the Nazi’s treatment of Jews.
“Never give credit to French-labeled goods, don’t buy them,” Erdogan said.
Macron stood his ground in a Sunday tweet.
“We will not give in, ever. We respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend reasonable debate,” he tweeted.
“We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values.”
We will not give in, ever.
We respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend reasonable debate. We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia has also rejected the “offensive” images.
“The kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to link Islam with terrorism, and denounces cartoons offensive to the Prophet Muhammad or any of the other prophets,” a Foreign Ministry official said in a statement.
The grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar University called on the international community to criminalize “anti-Muslim” actions, according to Reuters.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Just Days After Confirmation, ACB Faces Decision on Abortion Case

The Supreme Court may be faced with a major abortion case soon , making it one of the first cases Justice Amy Coney Barrett could decide on .
The Supreme Court on Monday decided it would consider the Mississippi attorney general ’ s petition to review the state ’ s 15-week abortion ban .
The court should announce its decision whether it will take up the case as soon as next Monday .
Yes , the day before the election .
This is the result of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch petitioning the Supreme Court in hopes that it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context of abortion .
Fitch is appealing a decision made by a lower appeals court which determined that the ban was unconstitutional .
“ In the seven-page supplemental brief , Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch pointed to separate abortion-related cases where federal appeals court judges have extracted different interpretations of the Supreme Court ’ s decision in June Medical Services v. Russo — the court ’ s most recent abortion case which struck down a Louisiana abortion regulation , ” CBS News reported .
If the court decides to take up the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public pressure and scrutiny .
Roe v. Wade , the landmark 1973 court decision that deemed abortion constitutional , was frequently asked about during Barrett ’ s confirmation hearings earlier this month .
Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked Barrett about her views on super-precedents , or cases that are considered to be “ well settled.
” “ I ’ m answering a lot of questions about Roe … which I think indicates that Roe doesn ’ t fall in that category , ” Barrett responded , according to NPR .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on a pro-life advertisement in the Notre Dame Law School newspaper , where she attended and later worked as faculty .
“ We renew our call for the unborn to be protected in law , ” the advertisement said , according to ABC News .
RELATED : Shapiro Brutally Schools AOC with History Lesson After Her Clueless Comment on Expanding the Court Barrett ’ s confirmation is a victory for Pro-Life activists , as she solidifies the conservative majority on the Supreme Court .
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The Supreme Court may be faced with a major abortion case soon, making it one of the first cases Justice Amy Coney Barrett could decide on.
The Supreme Court on Monday decided it would consider the Mississippi attorney general’s petition to review the state’s 15-week abortion ban. The court should announce its decision whether it will take up the case as soon as next Monday.
Yes, the day before the election.
Assuming the conference doesn’t get rescheduled (it already has three times) SCOTUS would be announcing that decision on Monday… AKA the DAY before the election. For context, RBG died a little more than a month ago. — Kate Smith (@byKateSmith) October 26, 2020
This is the result of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch petitioning the Supreme Court in hopes that it will clarify the meaning of viability in the context of abortion.
Fitch is appealing a decision made by a lower appeals court which determined that the ban was unconstitutional.
“In the seven-page supplemental brief, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch pointed to separate abortion-related cases where federal appeals court judges have extracted different interpretations of the Supreme Court’s decision in June Medical Services v. Russo — the court’s most recent abortion case which struck down a Louisiana abortion regulation,” CBS News reported.
If the court decides to take up the case, Barrett will immediately be subject to public pressure and scrutiny.
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Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 court decision that deemed abortion constitutional, was frequently asked about during Barrett’s confirmation hearings earlier this month.
Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked Barrett about her views on super-precedents, or cases that are considered to be “well settled.”
“I’m answering a lot of questions about Roe … which I think indicates that Roe doesn’t fall in that category,” Barrett responded, according to NPR.
In the past, Barrett’s signature also appeared on a pro-life advertisement in the Notre Dame Law School newspaper, where she attended and later worked as faculty.
“We renew our call for the unborn to be protected in law,” the advertisement said, according to ABC News.
Barrett’s confirmation is a victory for Pro-Life activists, as she solidifies the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
Congratulations to Amy Coney Barrett on her nomination to the Supreme Court! We support her swift confirmation to our nation’s highest court. pic.twitter.com/y20QmA8C4Q — Live Action (@LiveAction) September 26, 2020
Many individuals leading the confirmation process of Amy Coney Barrett specifically thanked us for our efforts outside the #SCOTUS & on social media promoting Judge Barrett and calling for her confirmation. We are thankful to play a part in helping a #Justice4Life get confirmed! — Students for Life Action (@SFLaction) October 27, 2020
While it is unclear exactly how the case from Mississippi will change the future of federal abortion laws, all eyes will be on Barrett for how she votes if the high court takes up the case.
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westernjournal--2020-10-28--Virtual Nobody: Author of Infamous Anti-Trump NYT Op-Ed Revealed

A former Trump administration staffer who penned a scathing anti-Trump Op-Ed and book under the pen name “ Anonymous ” made his identify public on Wednesday .
Miles Taylor , a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security wrote in a tweet : “ Donald Trump is a man without character .
It ’ s why I wrote ‘ A Warning ’ … and it ’ s why me & my colleagues have spoken out against him ( in our own names ) for months .
It ’ s time for everyone to step out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critic of Trump in recent months , and he has a contributor contract with CNN .
Taylor ’ s anonymous essay was published in 2018 by The New York Times , setting off a White House leak investigation to try to unmask the author .
The revelation may come as a surprise to those who expected “ Anonymous ” to be a high-ranking Trump administration official .
A Google news search for “ Miles Taylor DHS ” from Jan. 1 to Sep. 4 , 2018 — the day before his Op-Ed was published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the essay , the person , who identified himself only as a senior administration official , said he was part of a secret “ resistance ” force set on countering Trump ’ s “ misguided impulses ” and undermining parts of his agenda .
The author wrote , “ Many Trump appointees have vowed to do what we can to preserve our democratic institutions while thwarting Mr. Trump ’ s more misguided impulses until he is out of office.
” Trump , who had long warned of leaks in the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writer , citing national security concerns to justify a possible Justice Department investigation .
He also issued a demand that the newspaper reveal the author .
The writer penned a follow-up book published last November called “ A Warning ” that described Trump as volatile , incompetent and unfit to be president .
Trump “ stumbles , slurs , gets confused , is easily irritated , and has trouble synthesizing information , ” the author alleged , also citing racist and sexist statements the author claimed Trump made behind closed doors .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Video Catches Professor Berating Conservative Student , Calling GOP 'Nazis' Then-White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham slammed the author as a “ coward ” for hiding his identity and called his allegations “ nothing but lies.
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A former Trump administration staffer who penned a scathing anti-Trump Op-Ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” made his identify public on Wednesday.
Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security wrote in a tweet: “Donald Trump is a man without character. It’s why I wrote ‘A Warning’ … and it’s why me & my colleagues have spoken out against him (in our own names) for months. It’s time for everyone to step out of the shadows.”
Donald Trump is a man without character. It’s why I wrote “A Warning”…and it’s why me & my colleagues have spoken out against him (in our own names) for months. It’s time for everyone to step out of the shadows. My statement: https://t.co/yuhTgZ4bkq — Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) October 28, 2020
Taylor has been an outspoken critic of Trump in recent months, and he has a contributor contract with CNN.
Taylor’s anonymous essay was published in 2018 by The New York Times, setting off a White House leak investigation to try to unmask the author.
The revelation may come as a surprise to those who expected “Anonymous” to be a high-ranking Trump administration official.
A Google news search for “Miles Taylor DHS” from Jan. 1 to Sep. 4, 2018 — the day before his Op-Ed was published — returns a total of 14 results.
In the essay, the person, who identified himself only as a senior administration official, said he was part of a secret “resistance” force set on countering Trump’s “misguided impulses” and undermining parts of his agenda.
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The author wrote, “Many Trump appointees have vowed to do what we can to preserve our democratic institutions while thwarting Mr. Trump’s more misguided impulses until he is out of office.”
Trump, who had long warned of leaks in the White House, ordered aides to unmask the writer, citing national security concerns to justify a possible Justice Department investigation.
He also issued a demand that the newspaper reveal the author.
The writer penned a follow-up book published last November called “A Warning” that described Trump as volatile, incompetent and unfit to be president.
Trump “stumbles, slurs, gets confused, is easily irritated, and has trouble synthesizing information,” the author alleged, also citing racist and sexist statements the author claimed Trump made behind closed doors.
Then-White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham slammed the author as a “coward” for hiding his identity and called his allegations “nothing but lies.”
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