westernjournal--2020-11-19--Worst COVID Lockdown Yet? Dem Governor Bans Gatherings Inside of Homes

Minnesota ’ s Democrat governor has issued what is perhaps the most draconian coronavirus lockdown order in any area of the country since the coronavirus pandemic began in March .
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Tim Walz announced Wednesday a four-week ban on social gatherings that , if it is being interpreted correctly , ordered his state ’ s residents to refrain from entertaining guests inside of their own homes .
In a massive 23-page executive order issued a week before Thanksgiving , Walz told Minnesotans they are essentially prohibited from interacting with one another in any form not exempted by the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using the threat of 90 days in prison , told his state ’ s residents they are not to mingle with people who do not live in their home , even in outdoor settings .
On Page 5 of the oppressive mandate , Walz declared social gatherings to be prohibited .
Minnesotans didn ’ t ask what is defined as a “ social gathering , ” but the governor explained it to them anyway .
“ Social gatherings are groups of people who are not members of the same household , congregated together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community , or leisure purpose — even if social distancing can be maintained , ” the order states .
“ This prohibition includes planned and spontaneous gatherings as well as public and private gatherings , ” it says .
Additionally , the lockdown mandate bans gatherings such as weddings , birthdays and post-church meals .
“ For the four weeks , all celebrations , events , activities and other social gatherings , including but not limited to private parties , wedding and funeral receptions , celebrations of life milestones ( such as birthdays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and gatherings before or after planned religious services are not allowed.
” Walz apparently learned a lesson from the backlash to Democrats ’ bans of religious services and funerals , as those activities are exempted by the order .
“ While planned services and ceremonies for weddings , funerals , and planned services such as worship , rituals , prayer meetings , or scripture studies may occur during this four-week period , any time people gather they risk exposure to COVID-19 , ” the order says .
“ Virtual services are strongly recommended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smallest number of people possible.
” It ’ s not likely even the most mild-mannered people at this point would tolerate being told they can ’ t worship or say goodbye to loved ones , as they were earlier this year .
They were , of course , told it was too dangerous to go to church as they watched leftists destroy portions of Minneapolis and other cities and march against perceived racial injustice with impunity from mandates .
The new order is still an absurd assault on individual liberty , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel of banning God from people ’ s lives , so that ’ s a plus .
The new guidelines , as can be read on the Minnesota Department of Health website , order the immediate closure of gyms , bars and restaurants , movie theaters and bowling alleys .
Furthermore , all youth sports are ordered to stop immediately .
As you ’ d expect , the order states , “ College and professional teams are exempted , though collegiate sports must follow recommendations laid out by the state.
” Naturally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his new order was for their own good .
“ We know it ’ s been difficult , and it ’ s been challenging , and much has been asked of you , ” the Democrat said in an address Wednesday , according to MinnPost .
“ And I need to ask a little more .
“ We ’ re at a point in this pandemic that the decisions we make now will have huge repercussions on the health and well-being of our neighbors , of our health care providers of our day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many others.
” Four more weeks to flatten the curve .
As long as Minnesotans refrain from breaking a sweat or receiving a healthy dose of Vitamin D and agree to wreck their collective mental health by isolating themselves from the outside world , they should be able to conquer the scourge of the coronavirus just before Christmas — assuming that ’ s not canceled .
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Minnesota’s Democrat governor has issued what is perhaps the most draconian coronavirus lockdown order in any area of the country since the coronavirus pandemic began in March.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday a four-week ban on social gatherings that, if it is being interpreted correctly, ordered his state’s residents to refrain from entertaining guests inside of their own homes.
In a massive 23-page executive order issued a week before Thanksgiving, Walz told Minnesotans they are essentially prohibited from interacting with one another in any form not exempted by the state.
Even worse, the Democrat, using the threat of 90 days in prison, told his state’s residents they are not to mingle with people who do not live in their home, even in outdoor settings.
On Page 5 of the oppressive mandate, Walz declared social gatherings to be prohibited.
Minnesotans didn’t ask what is defined as a “social gathering,” but the governor explained it to them anyway.
“Social gatherings are groups of people who are not members of the same household, congregated together for a common or coordinated social, community, or leisure purpose — even if social distancing can be maintained,” the order states.
BREAKING: Minnesota prohibits social gatherings New executive order here: https://t.co/zI8D8dgECu pic.twitter.com/JCplNgXcXP — Clarity (@covid_clarity) November 18, 2020
“This prohibition includes planned and spontaneous gatherings as well as public and private gatherings,” it says.
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Additionally, the lockdown mandate bans gatherings such as weddings, birthdays and post-church meals.
“For the four weeks, all celebrations, events, activities and other social gatherings, including but not limited to private parties, wedding and funeral receptions, celebrations of life milestones (such as birthdays and retirements), family reunions, and gatherings before or after planned religious services are not allowed.”
Walz apparently learned a lesson from the backlash to Democrats’ bans of religious services and funerals, as those activities are exempted by the order.
“While planned services and ceremonies for weddings, funerals, and planned services such as worship, rituals, prayer meetings, or scripture studies may occur during this four-week period, any time people gather they risk exposure to COVID-19,” the order says. “Virtual services are strongly recommended and in-person services are advised to include the smallest number of people possible.”
It’s not likely even the most mild-mannered people at this point would tolerate being told they can’t worship or say goodbye to loved ones, as they were earlier this year.
They were, of course, told it was too dangerous to go to church as they watched leftists destroy portions of Minneapolis and other cities and march against perceived racial injustice with impunity from mandates.
The new order is still an absurd assault on individual liberty, but it doesn’t have that Beijing feel of banning God from people’s lives, so that’s a plus.
The new guidelines, as can be read on the Minnesota Department of Health website, order the immediate closure of gyms, bars and restaurants, movie theaters and bowling alleys.
Furthermore, all youth sports are ordered to stop immediately.
As you’d expect, the order states, “College and professional teams are exempted, though collegiate sports must follow recommendations laid out by the state.”
Naturally, Walz told his state’s residents his new order was for their own good.
“We know it’s been difficult, and it’s been challenging, and much has been asked of you,” the Democrat said in an address Wednesday, according to MinnPost. “And I need to ask a little more.
“We’re at a point in this pandemic that the decisions we make now will have huge repercussions on the health and well-being of our neighbors, of our health care providers of our day care providers, of our teachers and so many others.”
Four more weeks to flatten the curve.
As long as Minnesotans refrain from breaking a sweat or receiving a healthy dose of Vitamin D and agree to wreck their collective mental health by isolating themselves from the outside world, they should be able to conquer the scourge of the coronavirus just before Christmas — assuming that’s not canceled.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Trump Repeats His Haunting 2012 Warning: ‘Pay Close Attention to the Machines’

It ’ s been more than two weeks since Election Day and Americans still don ’ t have a clear and verified idea of who will sit in the Oval Office come Jan. 20 .
While Democrat Joe Biden appears to have victory in his hands , President Donald Trump still has a narrow but possible path to re-election .
At the center of the election confusion are a flurry of mail-in ballots and suspicious ballot counting procedures .
Even worse , voting machines that are supposed to make the election process quicker and more accurate seemed to be plagued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t say we weren ’ t warned about that last one .
Trump retweeted his own take on problematic machines Wednesday night , more than eight years after he originally posted the grave warning .
“ More reports of voting machines switching [ GOP candidate Mitt ] Romney votes to [ President Barack ] Obama , ” Trump wrote on Election Day in 2012 .
“ Pay close attention to the machines , don ’ t let your vote be stolen.
” The retweet comes amid a battery of posts from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter fraud across several states .
Trump previously cast doubt on the election results by asserting that machine glitches , extended voting deadlines and bias against Republican observers made for a “ rigged ” contest .
Although the mainstream media and Big Tech are actively working to crush the president ’ s message , Trump is not the only one who has called attention to seemingly faulty election infrastructure .
RELATED : Here 's the Shocking Reason Michigan Board Members Want To Rescind Their Votes Last year , a panel of senators and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies were accused of producing malfunctioning machines .
These politicians weren ’ t Republican hardliners , but the names should ring a bell for those in the Democratic Party .
The group included Sens .
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Ron Wyden of Oregon , as well as Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin .
“ These problems threaten the integrity of our elections , ” the group wrote in 2019 , “ and demonstrate the importance of election systems that are strong , durable , and not vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting machines revealed how simple the tabulation computers were to hack , with one man proving it by rigging a mock election so hard that it left participating “ voters ” shocked .
With Trump ’ s legal team hard at work trying to get an accurate count of legal votes , let ’ s hope that any election machine fraud will soon be uncovered and corrected .
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It’s been more than two weeks since Election Day and Americans still don’t have a clear and verified idea of who will sit in the Oval Office come Jan. 20.
While Democrat Joe Biden appears to have victory in his hands, President Donald Trump still has a narrow but possible path to re-election.
At the center of the election confusion are a flurry of mail-in ballots and suspicious ballot counting procedures.
Even worse, voting machines that are supposed to make the election process quicker and more accurate seemed to be plagued by anti-Republican glitches.
But we can’t say we weren’t warned about that last one.
Trump retweeted his own take on problematic machines Wednesday night, more than eight years after he originally posted the grave warning.
“More reports of voting machines switching [GOP candidate Mitt] Romney votes to [President Barack] Obama,” Trump wrote on Election Day in 2012. “Pay close attention to the machines, don’t let your vote be stolen.”
More reports of voting machines switching Romney votes to Obama. Pay close attention to the machines, don’t let your vote be stolen — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
The retweet comes amid a battery of posts from the president as he fights to expose alleged voter fraud across several states.
Trump previously cast doubt on the election results by asserting that machine glitches, extended voting deadlines and bias against Republican observers made for a “rigged” contest.
This was a rigged election. No Republican Poll Watchers allowed, voting machine “glitches” all over the place (meaning they got caught cheating!), voting after election ended, and so much more! https://t.co/YDh7A7wxLW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020
Although the mainstream media and Big Tech are actively working to crush the president’s message, Trump is not the only one who has called attention to seemingly faulty election infrastructure.
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Last year, a panel of senators and representatives expressed concern after several election equipment companies were accused of producing malfunctioning machines.
These politicians weren’t Republican hardliners, but the names should ring a bell for those in the Democratic Party.
The group included Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Ron Wyden of Oregon, as well as Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin.
“These problems threaten the integrity of our elections,” the group wrote in 2019, “and demonstrate the importance of election systems that are strong, durable, and not vulnerable to attack.”
Experts tend to agree.
A 2018 expose of voting machines revealed how simple the tabulation computers were to hack, with one man proving it by rigging a mock election so hard that it left participating “voters” shocked.
With Trump’s legal team hard at work trying to get an accurate count of legal votes, let’s hope that any election machine fraud will soon be uncovered and corrected.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Looking To Fill Essential Position, Biden Has Eyes Set on This Soros-Backed, Anti-Israel Extremist

The most public-facing pick for presumptive President-elect Joe Biden ’ s new administration could be the national spokeswoman and senior adviser for a George Soros-backed organization — and she has extremist anti-Israel views to boot .
Karine Jean-Pierre , the former spokeswoman for liberal group MoveOn.org , has emerged as the top pick for Biden ’ s White House press secretary , according to NBC News White House correspondent Geoff Bennett .
Jean-Pierre was a senior adviser to Biden ’ s 2020 campaign .
Symone Sanders , another senior adviser to the Biden campaign , is considered to be another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first black woman in the role of press secretary .
The problem with Jean-Pierre is that she ’ s one of those in the Democratic Party who believe that any quarter given to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee — a bipartisan pro-Israel group that favors public policy meliorative toward Israel — means you “ can not call yourself a progressive.
” Jean-Pierre made the remarks in a March 2019 opinion piece for Newsweek in which she noted that in 2007 , two of the big three Democratic Party candidates for president — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AIPAC ’ s conference , although they weren ’ t speakers .
In 2019 , however , there were plenty of big names who didn ’ t go , and just one year before an election .
“ This past weekend marked AIPAC ’ s annual convention in D.C. , just 12 years later .
Not one Democratic candidate for president showed , ” Jean-Pierre wrote in the Newsweek piece .
“ And they made the right call .
“ Because when it comes down to it , AIPAC ’ s policies are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values are not progressive values.
” MoveOn.org , the influential liberal group that has received significant injections of funding from George Soros , took plenty of credit for this .
RELATED : Iran 's Reckless Disregard for Its Nuclear Deal Shows Why We Ca n't Trust It Jean-Pierre ’ s logic here was more or less a lie of omission .
While Obama and Clinton did attend the 2007 event , as the Jewish Telegraph Agency reported at the time , AIPAC generally doesn ’ t invite politicians to the group ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election year .
However , in 2007 , candidates were allowed to have “ salons ” at the conferences — a high-toned way to refer to meet-and-greets with powerful people who might be attending .
AIPAC cut that out , which meant there was no reason for anyone to be there in 2019 .
But Jean-Pierre said it was “ time to call a spade a spade.
” “ AIPAC is not progressive .
You can not call yourself a progressive while continuing to associate yourself with an organization like AIPAC that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means to be progressive , ” she wrote .
Why ?
Well , for starters , it “ spent tens of millions of dollars trying to defeat the Iran nuclear deal crafted by President Obama , ” which was “ historic in its attempt to create and maintain peace.
” The Trump administration realized , however , that there were serious flaws in that deal that meant while it might have been an “ attempt to create and maintain peace , ” it wasn ’ t a particularly great one .
It pulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And then AIPAC had the unmitigated gall to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who Jean-Pierre said “ not only has personal charges levied against him — he ’ s been indicted on both bribery and fraud charges — but under his leadership of Israel , according to the United Nations , Israel may have committed war crimes in its attacks on Gazan protesters.
” Netanyahu has called the trial a “ witch hunt , ” according to Reuters , and it could drag on for several years .
As Deborah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that invitation to any prime minister .
Those “ protesters , ” meanwhile , were often firing incendiary devices , rocks , bottles or worse .
The kind of person who draws this kind of false equivalency always does so with some kind of ulterior motive in mind .
Jean-Pierre went on to note that “ 74 percent of MoveOn members who responded to our survey believe that any progressive vying to be the Democratic nominee for president should skip the AIPAC conference .
What ’ s more , it ’ s clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AIPAC as antithetical to progressive values .
If it didn ’ t , why would every single Democratic candidate have felt comfortable skipping the conference ( which , by the way , many have attended in years past ) ?
” That last part can be easily explained , except Jean-Pierre wants to cherry-pick the facts .
Then again , those who stridently oppose Israel while insisting it ’ s only because of human rights abuses — ignoring the kind of aggression and irredentism that surrounds the Jewish state on all sides — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And yet , without citing examples , Jean-Pierre said AIPAC ’ s “ severely racist , Islamophobic rhetoric has proven just as alarming .
The organization has become known for trafficking in anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric while lifting up Islamophobic voices and attitudes.
” This is reportedly the top candidate to be Biden ’ s press secretary , presuming he takes the Oval Office on Jan. 20 .
Remind me , again , what he was saying about unity when the media called the election for him .
If this all plays out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hilarity of watching Biden work with Jean-Pierre .
After all , he spoke to the 2020 AIPAC conference via video as social distancing spooled up .
I wouldn ’ t worry , though .
Given Joe ’ s history , it ’ s not as if he ’ s going to Google her name before he hires her and , well , who the heck is going to tell him ?
And how long do you think he ’ ll remember it for ?
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The most public-facing pick for presumptive President-elect Joe Biden’s new administration could be the national spokeswoman and senior adviser for a George Soros-backed organization — and she has extremist anti-Israel views to boot.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the former spokeswoman for liberal group MoveOn.org, has emerged as the top pick for Biden’s White House press secretary, according to NBC News White House correspondent Geoff Bennett.
Jean-Pierre was a senior adviser to Biden’s 2020 campaign.
Symone Sanders, another senior adviser to the Biden campaign, is considered to be another top pick.
Either one would be the first black woman in the role of press secretary.
NEWS: Karine Jean-Pierre has emerged as a top candidate for Biden’s WH press secretary, multiple sources tell @mikememoli, @kwelkernbc and me. She would be the first Black woman in that role. Symone Sanders has also been discussed and has recently focused on Harris’ transition. — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) November 18, 2020
The problem with Jean-Pierre is that she’s one of those in the Democratic Party who believe that any quarter given to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee — a bipartisan pro-Israel group that favors public policy meliorative toward Israel — means you “cannot call yourself a progressive.”
Jean-Pierre made the remarks in a March 2019 opinion piece for Newsweek in which she noted that in 2007, two of the big three Democratic Party candidates for president — Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama — attended AIPAC’s conference, although they weren’t speakers. In 2019, however, there were plenty of big names who didn’t go, and just one year before an election.
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“This past weekend marked AIPAC’s annual convention in D.C., just 12 years later. Not one Democratic candidate for president showed,” Jean-Pierre wrote in the Newsweek piece.
“And they made the right call.
“Because when it comes down to it, AIPAC’s policies are not progressive policies. AIPAC’s values are not progressive values.”
MoveOn.org, the influential liberal group that has received significant injections of funding from George Soros, took plenty of credit for this.
Jean-Pierre’s logic here was more or less a lie of omission.
While Obama and Clinton did attend the 2007 event, as the Jewish Telegraph Agency reported at the time, AIPAC generally doesn’t invite politicians to the group’s events unless it’s in an election year.
However, in 2007, candidates were allowed to have “salons” at the conferences — a high-toned way to refer to meet-and-greets with powerful people who might be attending. AIPAC cut that out, which meant there was no reason for anyone to be there in 2019.
But Jean-Pierre said it was “time to call a spade a spade.”
“AIPAC is not progressive. You cannot call yourself a progressive while continuing to associate yourself with an organization like AIPAC that has often been the antithesis of what it means to be progressive,” she wrote.
Why? Well, for starters, it “spent tens of millions of dollars trying to defeat the Iran nuclear deal crafted by President Obama,” which was “historic in its attempt to create and maintain peace.”
The Trump administration realized, however, that there were serious flaws in that deal that meant while it might have been an “attempt to create and maintain peace,” it wasn’t a particularly great one. It pulled out, which is now an issue.
And then AIPAC had the unmitigated gall to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who Jean-Pierre said “not only has personal charges levied against him — he’s been indicted on both bribery and fraud charges — but under his leadership of Israel, according to the United Nations, Israel may have committed war crimes in its attacks on Gazan protesters.”
Netanyahu has called the trial a “witch hunt,” according to Reuters, and it could drag on for several years.
As Deborah Danan reported at Breitbart, AIPAC extends that invitation to any prime minister.
Those “protesters,” meanwhile, were often firing incendiary devices, rocks, bottles or worse. The kind of person who draws this kind of false equivalency always does so with some kind of ulterior motive in mind.
Jean-Pierre went on to note that “74 percent of MoveOn members who responded to our survey believe that any progressive vying to be the Democratic nominee for president should skip the AIPAC conference. What’s more, it’s clear that the progressive base writ large sees AIPAC as antithetical to progressive values. If it didn’t, why would every single Democratic candidate have felt comfortable skipping the conference (which, by the way, many have attended in years past)?”
That last part can be easily explained, except Jean-Pierre wants to cherry-pick the facts. Then again, those who stridently oppose Israel while insisting it’s only because of human rights abuses — ignoring the kind of aggression and irredentism that surrounds the Jewish state on all sides — reveal quite a bit about themselves.
And yet, without citing examples, Jean-Pierre said AIPAC’s “severely racist, Islamophobic rhetoric has proven just as alarming. The organization has become known for trafficking in anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric while lifting up Islamophobic voices and attitudes.”
This is reportedly the top candidate to be Biden’s press secretary, presuming he takes the Oval Office on Jan. 20.
Remind me, again, what he was saying about unity when the media called the election for him.
If this all plays out, at least we get the awkward hilarity of watching Biden work with Jean-Pierre. After all, he spoke to the 2020 AIPAC conference via video as social distancing spooled up.
I wouldn’t worry, though. Given Joe’s history, it’s not as if he’s going to Google her name before he hires her and, well, who the heck is going to tell him? And how long do you think he’ll remember it for?
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Dem NJ Rep Makes Insane Public Demand That Could Put Trump and His ‘Enablers’ Behind Bars

Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey posted a jarring statement online Tuesday calling for the prosecution of President Donald Trump and his “ enablers.
” So much for the calls of national unity after the establishment media prematurely declared Democratic candidate Joe Biden the president-elect almost two weeks ago .
Since the time they declared Biden would bring together a divided nation , we ’ ve seen the worst from Democrats .
But the statement from Pascrell might be rock bottom with regard to how low Democrats are willing to reach for political retribution .
“ Donald Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes against the United States , ” the Democrat from Paterson said in a statement .
Pascrell , 83 , claimed the president “ has endangered our national security .
He ripped families apart .
He poisoned the Census .
He has personally profited from his office .
He has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy .
He was rightly impeached by the House of Representatives .
He has engaged in treachery , in treason .
“ He has all but given up on governing and protecting our nation and if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would resign today.
” The Democrat then called for those with whom he disagrees on policy to be investigated and tried .
“ Therefore , in 2021 the entire Trump administration must be fully investigated by the Department of Justice and any other relevant offices , ” Pascrell said .
But he didn ’ t stop there .
“ Donald Trump along with his worst enablers must be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution , ” the congressman continued .
“ Importantly , any further abuse of the sacred pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obstruction of justice , and any self-pardons would be illegal .
“ Failure to hold financial and political wrongdoing accountable in the past has invited greater malfeasance by bad actors .
A repeat of those failures in 2021 further emboldens criminality by our national leaders and continues America down the path of lawlessness and authoritarianism .
It wasn ’ t quite clear which “ enablers ” the Democrat wishes to see tried and potentially imprisoned for the crime of supporting a president and an agenda that put Americans first .
Never mind that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of falsehoods ; he neglected to point out that 73 million people and counting voted for Trump in this month ’ s election .
If this is an early look at what we could expect in a Biden administration , then Americans had better be prepared to stand up to these tyrants .
Pascrell now joins those who have posted online about curating lists of Trump donors and administration officials and have talked of sending Trump supporters to re-education camps .
They had better order a lot of cots and bunk beds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ handle that many people .
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Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey posted a jarring statement online Tuesday calling for the prosecution of President Donald Trump and his “enablers.”
So much for the calls of national unity after the establishment media prematurely declared Democratic candidate Joe Biden the president-elect almost two weeks ago.
Since the time they declared Biden would bring together a divided nation, we’ve seen the worst from Democrats.
But the statement from Pascrell might be rock bottom with regard to how low Democrats are willing to reach for political retribution.
Tonight I’m calling for the eventual prosecution of donald trump and his enablers for their many crimes against the United States. pic.twitter.com/LJGvzLqQ35 — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) November 18, 2020
“Donald Trump and members of his administration have committed innumerable crimes against the United States,” the Democrat from Paterson said in a statement.
Pascrell, 83, claimed the president “has endangered our national security. He ripped families apart. He poisoned the Census. He has personally profited from his office. He has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy. He was rightly impeached by the House of Representatives. He has engaged in treachery, in treason.
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“He has all but given up on governing and protecting our nation and if he had a shred of dignity he would resign today.”
The Democrat then called for those with whom he disagrees on policy to be investigated and tried.
“Therefore, in 2021 the entire Trump administration must be fully investigated by the Department of Justice and any other relevant offices,” Pascrell said.
But he didn’t stop there.
“Donald Trump along with his worst enablers must be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution,” the congressman continued. “Importantly, any further abuse of the sacred pardon power to shield criminals would itself be obstruction of justice, and any self-pardons would be illegal.
“Failure to hold financial and political wrongdoing accountable in the past has invited greater malfeasance by bad actors. A repeat of those failures in 2021 further emboldens criminality by our national leaders and continues America down the path of lawlessness and authoritarianism.
“There must be accountability.”
It wasn’t quite clear which “enablers” the Democrat wishes to see tried and potentially imprisoned for the crime of supporting a president and an agenda that put Americans first.
Never mind that Pascrell’s rambling statement was full of falsehoods; he neglected to point out that 73 million people and counting voted for Trump in this month’s election.
If this is an early look at what we could expect in a Biden administration, then Americans had better be prepared to stand up to these tyrants.
Pascrell now joins those who have posted online about curating lists of Trump donors and administration officials and have talked of sending Trump supporters to re-education camps.
They had better order a lot of cots and bunk beds.
No gulag on Earth is prepared to handle that many people.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Ex-Green Beret Admits To Handing Over American Secrets to Russian Spies

A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to conspiring with Russian spies to disclose information about U.S. military movements overseas .
Peter Debbins , 45 , pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to a foreign power , a felony charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison .
Debbins , who was arrested on Aug. 21 , admitted that he provided sensitive information to Russian intelligence officers from 1996 to 2011 .
The Minnesota native was charged more than a year after he first told FBI agents about his interactions with Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigators that he used the code name “ Ikar Lesnikov ” when communicating with his Russian handlers .
He said that he provided his Russian counterparts with the names of fellow Green Berets while stationed overseas .
Debbins told FBI agents during a July 2019 interview that he was recruited while visiting family in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 1996 .
He also said that he was “ flattered ” by the recruitment effort and that he hoped to eventually help Russia overthrow its “ oppressive government.
” He said in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from his spy handlers was to collect the names of four American nuns living in Chelyabinsk .
Debbins will be sentenced on Feb. 26 , 2021 .
“ Debbins today acknowledged that he violated this country ’ s highest trust by passing sensitive national security information to the Russians , ” Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement announcing Debbins ’ guilty plea .
“ Debbins betrayed his oath , his country , and his Special Forces team members with the intent to harm the United States and help Russia.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of his activities after leaving the military in 2011 , though government filings say that one of Debbins ’ Russian contacts “ encouraged ” him in September 2010 “ to seek employment with the U.S. Government.
” Debbins has worked for several cyber and intelligence contractors since leaving the military .
A biography of Debbins published online says he worked as a Russian analyst for NATO and U.S. European Command .
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A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to conspiring with Russian spies to disclose information about U.S. military movements overseas.
Peter Debbins, 45, pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to a foreign power, a felony charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Debbins, who was arrested on Aug. 21, admitted that he provided sensitive information to Russian intelligence officers from 1996 to 2011.
The Minnesota native was charged more than a year after he first told FBI agents about his interactions with Russian spies.
The former Green Beret told investigators that he used the code name “Ikar Lesnikov” when communicating with his Russian handlers.
He said that he provided his Russian counterparts with the names of fellow Green Berets while stationed overseas.
Debbins told FBI agents during a July 2019 interview that he was recruited while visiting family in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 1996.
He also said that he was “flattered” by the recruitment effort and that he hoped to eventually help Russia overthrow its “oppressive government.”
He said in the interview that the first task he received from his spy handlers was to collect the names of four American nuns living in Chelyabinsk.
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Debbins will be sentenced on Feb. 26, 2021.
“Debbins today acknowledged that he violated this country’s highest trust by passing sensitive national security information to the Russians,” Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement announcing Debbins’ guilty plea.
“Debbins betrayed his oath, his country, and his Special Forces team members with the intent to harm the United States and help Russia.”
The charges against Debbins do not address any of his activities after leaving the military in 2011, though government filings say that one of Debbins’ Russian contacts “encouraged” him in September 2010 “to seek employment with the U.S. Government.”
Debbins has worked for several cyber and intelligence contractors since leaving the military.
A biography of Debbins published online says he worked as a Russian analyst for NATO and U.S. European Command.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Trump Admin Brings Hammer Down on ‘Anti-Semitic’ Movement Targeting Israel

The U.S. Department of State will withdraw government funding from organizations involved in a boycott movement targeting Israel , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday .
Pompeo made the announcement while standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem , according to a State Department news release .
Pompeo called the Boycott , Divestment and Sanctions movement both “ anti-Israel ” and “ anti-Semitic.
” “ Today I want to make one announcement with respect to a decision by the State Department that we will regard the global anti-Israel BDS campaign as anti-Semitic , ” Pompeo said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to identify organizations that engage in hateful BDS conduct , and withdraw US government support for such groups , ” he continued .
“ The time is right.
” Pompeo ’ s trip to Israel included a historic visit to a contested West Bank Israeli settlement .
It marked the first time a secretary of state had ever visited the region , Axios reported .
“ We want to stand with all other nations that recognize the BDS movement for the cancer that it is , and we ’ re committed to combating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BDS movement dates back to 2005 , according to the BDS National Committee , a coalition of pro-Palestine groups .
The movement seeks to encourage governments , private organizations and companies worldwide to divest money from Israel .
The BNC responded to Pompeo ’ s comments on Thursday , saying it would prevail against the “ far right Trump-Netanyahu alliance.
” “ The fanatic Trump-Netanyahu alliance is intentionally conflating opposition to Israel ’ s regime of occupation , colonization and apartheid against Palestinians and calls for nonviolent pressure to end this regime on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other , in order to suppress advocacy of Palestinian rights under international law , ” the BNC said in a statement .
“ The BDS movement for Palestinian freedom , justice and equality , stands with all those struggling for a more dignified , just and beautiful world , ” it continued .
Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem during a March 2019 visit and addressed the 2020 Republican National Convention from Jerusalem , according to Reuters .
“ [ President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very city of God , Jerusalem , the rightful capital of the Jewish homeland , ” Pompeo said during his RNC speech .
RELATED : US Declares Boycotts Against Israel 'Anti-Semitic , ' Will Cut Off Funding to Organizations Involved Pompeo annulled a 1978 State Department policy which labeled Israel ’ s West Bank settlements “ inconsistent with international law ” in November 2019 , according to Axios .
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The U.S. Department of State will withdraw government funding from organizations involved in a boycott movement targeting Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday.
Pompeo made the announcement while standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, according to a State Department news release.
Pompeo called the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement both “anti-Israel” and “anti-Semitic.”
“Today I want to make one announcement with respect to a decision by the State Department that we will regard the global anti-Israel BDS campaign as anti-Semitic,” Pompeo said.
“We will immediately take steps to identify organizations that engage in hateful BDS conduct, and withdraw US government support for such groups,” he continued. “The time is right.”
Pompeo’s trip to Israel included a historic visit to a contested West Bank Israeli settlement. It marked the first time a secretary of state had ever visited the region, Axios reported.
“We want to stand with all other nations that recognize the BDS movement for the cancer that it is, and we’re committed to combating it,” Pompeo said.
The BDS movement dates back to 2005, according to the BDS National Committee, a coalition of pro-Palestine groups.
The movement seeks to encourage governments, private organizations and companies worldwide to divest money from Israel.
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The BNC responded to Pompeo’s comments on Thursday, saying it would prevail against the “far right Trump-Netanyahu alliance.”
“The fanatic Trump-Netanyahu alliance is intentionally conflating opposition to Israel’s regime of occupation, colonization and apartheid against Palestinians and calls for nonviolent pressure to end this regime on the one hand with anti-Jewish racism on the other, in order to suppress advocacy of Palestinian rights under international law,” the BNC said in a statement.
“The BDS movement for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality, stands with all those struggling for a more dignified, just and beautiful world,” it continued.
Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem during a March 2019 visit and addressed the 2020 Republican National Convention from Jerusalem, according to Reuters.
“[President Donald Trump] moved the U.S. Embassy to this very city of God, Jerusalem, the rightful capital of the Jewish homeland,” Pompeo said during his RNC speech.
Pompeo annulled a 1978 State Department policy which labeled Israel’s West Bank settlements “inconsistent with international law” in November 2019, according to Axios.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Flashback: GA Sen Candidate Warnock in 2011: ‘America, Nobody Can Serve God and the Military’

A 2011 video of the Rev .
Raphael Warnock , currently a Democratic Senate candidate in Georgia , making questionable statements about military service has resurfaced on the internet .
While giving a sermon titled “ When Truth Meets Power , ” Warnock criticized those who serve in the armed forces while also professing faith in God .
“ America , nobody can serve God and the military , ” he declared .
“ You can ’ t serve God and money .
You can not serve God and mammon at the same time .
America , choose ye this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ye this day , ” Warnock said .
Conservative politicians and pundits reacted to the clip of the candidate , who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election Jan. 5 .
Loeffler tweeted Wednesday that Warnock ’ s comment was “ Shameful ” and said he owed “ every active duty military service member & veteran an apology.
” While Warnock should not be “ canceled ” for his prior comments on those who serve in the military , he should certainly take his opponent ’ s advice and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has deflected .
Communications director Terrence Clark said in a statement to Fox News that the clip had been taken out of context .
“ This sermon is based on a biblical verse that reads ‘ No man can serve two masters… Ye can not serve God and mammon , ’ a biblical term for wealth , ” Clark said .
“ Reverend Warnock was speaking about the need to commit to moral life before pursuing other priorities .
“ As the video of the congregation ’ s response makes clear , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take Reverend Warnock ’ s words completely out of context .
Given her own decision to spend her first days in the U.S. Senate profiting off the pandemic , perhaps she should watch the sermon more closely.
” Suggesting that those who serve their country can not serve God at the same time is not just inappropriate , it ’ s insulting .
Whether Warnock agrees with American foreign policy in recent decades , he should go forward with the understanding that the vast majority of service members have a noble intention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States and everyone in it — including Warnock .
If the military were unable to successfully defend America from her adversaries , he would not have the freedom to preach whatever he pleases from the pulpit .
Warnock ’ s 2011 remarks are incredibly disrespectful to the tens of thousands of active-duty and retired military personnel in Georgia , and they may remember that at the voting booth come this January .
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A 2011 video of the Rev. Raphael Warnock, currently a Democratic Senate candidate in Georgia, making questionable statements about military service has resurfaced on the internet.
While giving a sermon titled “When Truth Meets Power,” Warnock criticized those who serve in the armed forces while also professing faith in God.
“America, nobody can serve God and the military,” he declared.
“You can’t serve God and money. You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time. America, choose ye this day who you will serve. Choose ye this day,” Warnock said.
Conservative politicians and pundits reacted to the clip of the candidate, who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election Jan. 5.
Not shocked #Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Raphael Warnock said “You cannot serve God and the military” at the same time. These & even crazier things is what the radicals who control the Democratic party’s activist & small dollar donor base believepic.twitter.com/bQyBuKLwjb — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 18, 2020
Democrat Raphael Warnock, who is up against @KLoeffler in the Georgia runoff, just got exposed for his 2011 comments: “America, nobody can serve God and the military.” REALLY?????
pic.twitter.com/hcz2ielVAe — Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) November 18, 2020
Mammon, from the original “Ye cannot serve God and mammon” refers to riches and materialism. Substituting the military in for that is a choice. — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 18, 2020
As a pastor, Air Force chaplain, and Iraq veteran, I can’t think of anything more despicable than @ReverendWarnock claiming “nobody can serve God and the military.” His reprehensible words are an insult to every American who has served in our military.https://t.co/y39hRjteCf — Rep. Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) November 18, 2020
Loeffler tweeted Wednesday that Warnock’s comment was “Shameful” and said he owed “every active duty military service member & veteran an apology.”
While Warnock should not be “canceled” for his prior comments on those who serve in the military, he should certainly take his opponent’s advice and apologize.
But instead, his campaign has deflected.
Communications director Terrence Clark said in a statement to Fox News that the clip had been taken out of context.
“This sermon is based on a biblical verse that reads ‘No man can serve two masters… Ye cannot serve God and mammon,’ a biblical term for wealth,” Clark said. “Reverend Warnock was speaking about the need to commit to moral life before pursuing other priorities.
“As the video of the congregation’s response makes clear, this is another blatant effort by Kelly Loeffler to take Reverend Warnock’s words completely out of context. Given her own decision to spend her first days in the U.S. Senate profiting off the pandemic, perhaps she should watch the sermon more closely.”
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Suggesting that those who serve their country can not serve God at the same time is not just inappropriate, it’s insulting.
Whether Warnock agrees with American foreign policy in recent decades, he should go forward with the understanding that the vast majority of service members have a noble intention: to protect and defend the United States and everyone in it — including Warnock.
If the military were unable to successfully defend America from her adversaries, he would not have the freedom to preach whatever he pleases from the pulpit.
Warnock’s 2011 remarks are incredibly disrespectful to the tens of thousands of active-duty and retired military personnel in Georgia, and they may remember that at the voting booth come this January.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Top House Republicans Demand Immediate Investigation Into ‘Errors and Misconduct’ in 2020 Election

Two top House Republicans are demanding immediate hearings on the 2020 election .
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer of Kentucky sent a joint letter to the chairs of each Democrat-led committee calling for hearings to “ examine the integrity of the 2020 election , ” Fox News reported Wednesday .
Although current results favor presumptive president-elect Joe Biden to emerge as the winner of the presidential election , President Donald Trump and his campaign have alleged that widespread irregularities in the election , largely linked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states , affected the vote count .
Until lawsuits and challenges play out , Trump has refused to concede the election .
While there have been multiple allegations of election-related irregularities , proof of widespread fraud that affected the final results has yet to surface .
The letter to Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York and Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York said the hearings are necessary because of reports of “ errors and misconduct ” emerging regarding the elections .
“ We urge you to immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 election amid troubling reports of irregularities and improprieties , ” the letter said .
The Republicans wrote that Democrats howled when they felt they were cheated in 2016 , and now owe it to Americans to hold this election to the same standard .
“ Given your role as leaders of a political party that spent four years baselessly calling into question the legitimacy of the 2016 election with debunked allegations of Russian collusion , you owe it to all Americans to fully examine allegations of actual election errors and misconduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comer both took their cases to Twitter : Jordan and Comer reminded the Democrats that in September , the Republicans said wholesale changes to state election laws and procedures being made to accommodate mass mail-in balloting would “ undermine the integrity of the electoral process ” and “ cause lingering uncertainty about the results of the election for several days or weeks after Election Day.
” “ Democrats ignored this report , but many of our predications have unfortunately come true , ” they wrote .
The Republicans had warned “ that because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inaccurate voter registration rolls , a last-minute move to widespread mail-in voting in some states would have unintended consequences , ” Jordan and Comer recalled .
“ These serious concerns give rise to the urgent need for congressional oversight of the integrity of the 2020 election , ” the letter said .
“ Our committees must conduct oversight hearings to ensure that Americans have faith in the integrity of our election.
” Jordan and Comer called for hearings to be scheduled “ as soon as possible.
” The Trump campaign is battling the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The campaign is spending $ 3 million to ensure a recount takes place in Milwaukee and Dane counties in Wisconsin , claiming that state officials told local clerks to “ illegally alter incomplete absentee ballots contrary to Wisconsin law.
” Local officials were told they could “ rely on their own ‘ personal knowledge , ’ or unspecified ‘ lists or databases at his or her disposal ’ to add missing information on returned absentee ballots , ” the Trump campaign said .
“ The people of Wisconsin deserve to know whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and transparent way .
Regrettably , the integrity of the election results can not be trusted without a recount in these two counties and uniform enforcement of Wisconsin absentee ballot requirements .
We will not know the true results of the election until only the legal ballots cast are counted , ” Trump campaign counsel Jim Troupis said in a statement .
“ We will not stop fighting for transparency and integrity in our electoral process to ensure that all Americans can trust the results of a free and fair election in Wisconsin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
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Two top House Republicans are demanding immediate hearings on the 2020 election.
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer of Kentucky sent a joint letter to the chairs of each Democrat-led committee calling for hearings to “examine the integrity of the 2020 election,” Fox News reported Wednesday.
Although current results favor presumptive president-elect Joe Biden to emerge as the winner of the presidential election, President Donald Trump and his campaign have alleged that widespread irregularities in the election, largely linked to the mass mail-in balloting conducted in some states, affected the vote count.
Until lawsuits and challenges play out, Trump has refused to concede the election. While there have been multiple allegations of election-related irregularities, proof of widespread fraud that affected the final results has yet to surface.
The letter to Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York and Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York said the hearings are necessary because of reports of “errors and misconduct” emerging regarding the elections.
“We urge you to immediately convene hearings to examine the integrity of the 2020 election amid troubling reports of irregularities and improprieties,” the letter said.
The Republicans wrote that Democrats howled when they felt they were cheated in 2016, and now owe it to Americans to hold this election to the same standard.
“Given your role as leaders of a political party that spent four years baselessly calling into question the legitimacy of the 2016 election with debunked allegations of Russian collusion, you owe it to all Americans to fully examine allegations of actual election errors and misconduct,” they wrote.
Jordan and Comer both took their cases to Twitter:
The same people who: -Spied on President Trump’s campaign
-Promoted the Russia hoax
-Impeached the President because of a phone call
-Called rioters and looters “peaceful protestors” Want you to now believe there was nothing wrong with the integrity of the 2020 election. — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) November 18, 2020
The 2020 election was full of chaos. Congressional oversight is needed for the American people to have faith in the integrity of our election.@RepMaloney and @RepJerryNadler, do your jobs and call a hearing. https://t.co/XVK1vH7F6C — Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) November 19, 2020
Jordan and Comer reminded the Democrats that in September, the Republicans said wholesale changes to state election laws and procedures being made to accommodate mass mail-in balloting would “undermine the integrity of the electoral process” and “cause lingering uncertainty about the results of the election for several days or weeks after Election Day.”
“Democrats ignored this report, but many of our predications have unfortunately come true,” they wrote.
The Republicans had warned “that because Democrats refuse to clean up outdated and inaccurate voter registration rolls, a last-minute move to widespread mail-in voting in some states would have unintended consequences,” Jordan and Comer recalled.
“These serious concerns give rise to the urgent need for congressional oversight of the integrity of the 2020 election,” the letter said. “Our committees must conduct oversight hearings to ensure that Americans have faith in the integrity of our election.”
Jordan and Comer called for hearings to be scheduled “as soon as possible.”
The Trump campaign is battling the results of the election in multiple states.
The campaign is spending $3 million to ensure a recount takes place in Milwaukee and Dane counties in Wisconsin, claiming that state officials told local clerks to “illegally alter incomplete absentee ballots contrary to Wisconsin law.”
Local officials were told they could “rely on their own ‘personal knowledge,’ or unspecified ‘lists or databases at his or her disposal’ to add missing information on returned absentee ballots,” the Trump campaign said.
“The people of Wisconsin deserve to know whether their election processes worked in a legal and transparent way. Regrettably, the integrity of the election results cannot be trusted without a recount in these two counties and uniform enforcement of Wisconsin absentee ballot requirements. We will not know the true results of the election until only the legal ballots cast are counted,” Trump campaign counsel Jim Troupis said in a statement.
“We will not stop fighting for transparency and integrity in our electoral process to ensure that all Americans can trust the results of a free and fair election in Wisconsin and across the country,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Former Clinton Official Who Helped Push Pro-China, US Job-Killing Law Named Biden Counselor

Steve Ricchetti should be the measure of what a potential Biden administration will look like .
Ricchetti isn ’ t popular among Trump supporters because he helped shepherd through Congress one of the most one-sided trade agreements in recent American history , the Permanent Normal Trade Relations deal with China .
The left wing of the Democratic Party doesn ’ t like him because he doesn ’ t reside in the swamp so much as use it as his hot tub ; a former pharmaceutical lobbyist , the AOC-friendly cohort among the Democrats worry he ’ ll be an impediment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was Biden ’ s chief of staff when Biden was vice president and he played an integral part in the Democratic nominee ’ s 2020 campaign .
Now , presumptive President-elect Biden has tapped him to be counselor to the president — even though , as the Daily Caller News Foundation reported Wednesday , the lobbying firm he and his brother co-founded disclosed earlier this month that it lobbied on behalf of a semiconductor materials company regarding “ issues related to US-China relations and potential impact on commercial relationships.
” Long before that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former President Bill Clinton with helping lead negotiations with Congress , where many Democrats were opposed to the PNTR bill .
As the DCNF ’ s Chuck Ross reported Tuesday , Clinton announced Ricchetti ’ s role in January 2000 , saying he would partner with then-Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley in the effort to rustle up votes .
Those remarks are notable for some of Clinton ’ s statements on the bill , including his assertion that American “ products will gain better access to China ’ s market in every sector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while “ China gains no new market access to the United States , nothing beyond what it already has.
” He added that “ by joining the [ World Trade Organization ] , China agrees to play by the same trade rules that we do.
” “ This agreement is a good deal for America , ” Clinton said .
Yes , well , things didn ’ t quite work out that way .
In an April 2000 statement , California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi — some time from becoming speaker yet — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreement , however , is seriously deficient in substance , implementation and enforcement.
” “ On the basis of trade alone there is enough reason to oppose PNTR at this time .
China has violated every trade agreement it has made with the U.S. over the last ten years , ” she said .
“ The Chinese government has broken agreements on opening its markets , stopping the piracy of intellectual property and ending the export of slave labor-produced goods .
It is already backing away from the 1999 U.S.-China bilateral agreement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ request for PNTR .
China ’ s pattern of violating trade agreements behooves the U.S. Congress to retain its authority for annual review of China ’ s trade record.
” Good grief , Nancy Pelosi was more prescient on this issue than Joe Biden was .
The bill ended up passing the House in May 2000 ( after which Clinton credited Ricchetti and others with helping it get approved ) and the Senate in September of that year .
But it didn ’ t exactly help American workers .
The Economic Policy Institute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mind you , when you consider that far-left economist Robert Reich is among its co-founders — said in a January 2020 report that “ [ t ] he growth of the U.S. trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2018 was responsible for the loss of 3.7 million U.S. jobs , including 1.7 million jobs lost since 2008 ( the first full year of the Great Recession , which technically began at the end of 2007 ) .
Three-fourths ( 75.4 % ) of the jobs lost between 2001 and 2018 were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost due to the growth in the trade deficit with China ) .
” The EPI also noted that “ China ’ s entry into the WTO in 2001 was supposed to bring it into compliance with an enforceable , rules-based regime that would require China to open its markets to imports from the United States and other nations by reducing Chinese tariffs and addressing nontariff barriers to trade.
” “ However , China ’ s trade-distorting practices , aided by China ’ s currency manipulation and misalignment and its suppression of wages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flood of dumped and subsidized imports that greatly exceeded the growth of U.S. exports to China , ” the report read .
Another paper co-written by a Yale researcher and a Federal Reserve Board of Governors economist found similar conclusions .
“ U.S .
manufacturing employment fluctuated around 18 million workers between 1965 and 2000 before plunging 18 percent from March 2001 to March 2007 , ” the 2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research found .
“ In this paper , we find a link between this sharp decline and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Relations ( PNTR ) to China.
” This is made even more problematic by the fact that the lobbying firm that Ricchetti co-founded — Ricchetti Incorporated , because apparently originality in branding wasn ’ t en vogue back in the aughts — registered this past August to represent Applied Materials in Washington on China-related issues .
Now , Steve Ricchetti has been delisted as a lobbyist since 2008 .
However , his unoriginally branded lobbying firm is currently run by his brother Jeff Ricchetti — who ’ s representing Applied Materials , lobbying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chinese market and receiving $ 40,000 for the endeavor .
It ’ s unclear what kind of role Ricchetti would have in a potential Biden administration .
That ’ s because , according to CNBC , he ’ s already being pressured to recuse himself on matters related to the health care and pharmaceutical industry .
Likewise , he could be asked to recuse himself on China , which would be problematic either way .
However , his ties to the lobbying firm are unclear at this point , particularly since he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If Biden gives in , Ricchetti would be toast .
If he doesn ’ t , it essentially establishes Biden ’ s brand : He is a man for all access .
Biden ran against being tough on China .
Consider this , from Reuters on Nov. 8 : “ After initial efforts to engage Beijing , Trump ’ s administration took this further , pushing back forcefully against China ’ s efforts to spread its influence globally , earning some grudging praise from Biden advisers despite a bitterly fought election campaign.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a detailed China strategy , but all indications are he will continue the tough approach to Beijing.
” By hiring people like Steve Ricchetti , one assumes .
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Steve Ricchetti should be the measure of what a potential Biden administration will look like.
Ricchetti isn’t popular among Trump supporters because he helped shepherd through Congress one of the most one-sided trade agreements in recent American history, the Permanent Normal Trade Relations deal with China. The left wing of the Democratic Party doesn’t like him because he doesn’t reside in the swamp so much as use it as his hot tub; a former pharmaceutical lobbyist, the AOC-friendly cohort among the Democrats worry he’ll be an impediment to expanding government-run health care.
He was Biden’s chief of staff when Biden was vice president and he played an integral part in the Democratic nominee’s 2020 campaign.
Now, presumptive President-elect Biden has tapped him to be counselor to the president — even though, as the Daily Caller News Foundation reported Wednesday, the lobbying firm he and his brother co-founded disclosed earlier this month that it lobbied on behalf of a semiconductor materials company regarding “issues related to US-China relations and potential impact on commercial relationships.”
Long before that, though, Ricchetti was tasked by former President Bill Clinton with helping lead negotiations with Congress, where many Democrats were opposed to the PNTR bill.
As the DCNF’s Chuck Ross reported Tuesday, Clinton announced Ricchetti’s role in January 2000, saying he would partner with then-Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley in the effort to rustle up votes.
Those remarks are notable for some of Clinton’s statements on the bill, including his assertion that American “products will gain better access to China’s market in every sector from agriculture to telecommunications to automobiles” while “China gains no new market access to the United States, nothing beyond what it already has.”
He added that “by joining the [World Trade Organization], China agrees to play by the same trade rules that we do.”
“This agreement is a good deal for America,” Clinton said.
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Yes, well, things didn’t quite work out that way. In an April 2000 statement, California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi — some time from becoming speaker yet — said that the “U.S.-China bilateral WTO agreement, however, is seriously deficient in substance, implementation and enforcement.”
“On the basis of trade alone there is enough reason to oppose PNTR at this time. China has violated every trade agreement it has made with the U.S. over the last ten years,” she said.
“The Chinese government has broken agreements on opening its markets, stopping the piracy of intellectual property and ending the export of slave labor-produced goods. It is already backing away from the 1999 U.S.-China bilateral agreement, on which President Clinton has based his request for PNTR. China’s pattern of violating trade agreements behooves the U.S. Congress to retain its authority for annual review of China’s trade record.”
Good grief, Nancy Pelosi was more prescient on this issue than Joe Biden was.
The bill ended up passing the House in May 2000 (after which Clinton credited Ricchetti and others with helping it get approved) and the Senate in September of that year.
But it didn’t exactly help American workers.
The Economic Policy Institute — no friend to the populist right, mind you, when you consider that far-left economist Robert Reich is among its co-founders — said in a January 2020 report that “[t]he growth of the U.S. trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2018 was responsible for the loss of 3.7 million U.S. jobs, including 1.7 million jobs lost since 2008 (the first full year of the Great Recession, which technically began at the end of 2007). Three-fourths (75.4%) of the jobs lost between 2001 and 2018 were in manufacturing (2.8 million manufacturing jobs lost due to the growth in the trade deficit with China).”
The EPI also noted that “China’s entry into the WTO in 2001 was supposed to bring it into compliance with an enforceable, rules-based regime that would require China to open its markets to imports from the United States and other nations by reducing Chinese tariffs and addressing nontariff barriers to trade.”
“However, China’s trade-distorting practices, aided by China’s currency manipulation and misalignment and its suppression of wages and labor rights, resulted in a flood of dumped and subsidized imports that greatly exceeded the growth of U.S. exports to China,” the report read.
Another paper co-written by a Yale researcher and a Federal Reserve Board of Governors economist found similar conclusions.
“U.S. manufacturing employment fluctuated around 18 million workers between 1965 and 2000 before plunging 18 percent from March 2001 to March 2007,” the 2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research found.
“In this paper, we find a link between this sharp decline and the U.S. granting of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to China.”
This is made even more problematic by the fact that the lobbying firm that Ricchetti co-founded — Ricchetti Incorporated, because apparently originality in branding wasn’t en vogue back in the aughts — registered this past August to represent Applied Materials in Washington on China-related issues.
Now, Steve Ricchetti has been delisted as a lobbyist since 2008. However, his unoriginally branded lobbying firm is currently run by his brother Jeff Ricchetti — who’s representing Applied Materials, lobbying to reduce barriers for them to enter the Chinese market and receiving $40,000 for the endeavor.
It’s unclear what kind of role Ricchetti would have in a potential Biden administration. That’s because, according to CNBC, he’s already being pressured to recuse himself on matters related to the health care and pharmaceutical industry.
Likewise, he could be asked to recuse himself on China, which would be problematic either way. However, his ties to the lobbying firm are unclear at this point, particularly since he was delisted as a lobbyist in 2008.
If Biden gives in, Ricchetti would be toast. If he doesn’t, it essentially establishes Biden’s brand: He is a man for all access.
Biden ran against being tough on China. Consider this, from Reuters on Nov. 8: “After initial efforts to engage Beijing, Trump’s administration took this further, pushing back forcefully against China’s efforts to spread its influence globally, earning some grudging praise from Biden advisers despite a bitterly fought election campaign.”
“Biden has not laid out a detailed China strategy, but all indications are he will continue the tough approach to Beijing.”
By hiring people like Steve Ricchetti, one assumes.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote, Say Democrats Bullie

Election Board Members in Key Michigan County Rescind Decision To Certify Vote, Say Democrats Bullied Them

Two Republican members of the Wayne County election board said they want to rescind their votes certifying the results of the election in the county , which includes Detroit , because they were subjected to abuse and lied to on the night they agreed to certify the vote totals .
On Tuesday , Wayne County Board of Canvassers Chairwoman Monica Palmer and fellow Republican member William Hartmann refused to certify the vote , citing irregularities .
That left the four-member board deadlocked at 2-2 .
After the two Republicans were subject to criticism and abuse that they detail in sworn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certification go forward in exchange for a complete audit of the election by the state .
When Wednesday arrived , however , the state said it would not honor the deal .
“ Essentially you saw two individuals on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers , who have a ministerial responsibility to certify the county canvass of election results , refusing to do so on baseless claims , and that were ultimately clerical errors that occurred in nearly every election in nearly every jurisdiction , ” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democrat who was endorsed by Biden during her 2018 campaign .
Palmer and Hartmann said Wednesday they were therefore rescinding their approval and could take the issue to court .
“ I voted not to certify , and I still believe this vote should not be certified , ” Hartmann said in an affidavit .
“ Until these questions are addressed , I remain opposed to certification of the Wayne County results.
” “ I rescind my prior vote to certify Wayne County elections , ” she wrote .
At the heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arose because of discrepancies in precinct poll books where the numbers never added up .
Hartmann said in his affidavit that 71 percent of Detroit ’ s 134 absent voter counting boards “ were left unbalanced and many unexplained.
” In her affidavit , Palmer said , “ The Wayne County election had serious process flaws which deserve investigation .
I continue to ask for information to assure Wayne County voters that these elections were conducted fairly and accurately .
“ Despite repeated requests I have not received the requisite information and believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State Board of canvassers will help provide the information necessary.
” She also noted the pressure to which the dissenters were subjected .
“ After the vote , my Democratic colleagues chided me and Mr. Hartmann for voting not to certify , ” Palmer said in her affidavit .
“ After the vote , the public comment period began and dozens of people made personal remarks against me and Mr. Hartmann .
The comments made accusations of racism and threatened me and members of my family .
The public comment continued for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue the meeting without a break.
” During the public comment portion of the meeting , poll challenger Ned Staebler was among those hurling accusations at Palmer and Hartmann , according to The New York Times .
“ The Trump stain , the stain of racism that you , William Hartmann and Monica Palmer , have covered yourself in , is going to follow you throughout history , ” Staebler said .
He said Hartmann and Palmer would “ forever be known in southeastern Michigan as two racists who did something so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of black voters in the city of Detroit.
” Attacks on the two were also seen on social media .
The deadline for Michigan to certify the results of the Nov. 3 election is Nov. 23 .
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Two Republican members of the Wayne County election board said they want to rescind their votes certifying the results of the election in the county, which includes Detroit, because they were subjected to abuse and lied to on the night they agreed to certify the vote totals.
On Tuesday, Wayne County Board of Canvassers Chairwoman Monica Palmer and fellow Republican member William Hartmann refused to certify the vote, citing irregularities. That left the four-member board deadlocked at 2-2.
After the two Republicans were subject to criticism and abuse that they detail in sworn affidavits, they agreed to let the certification go forward in exchange for a complete audit of the election by the state.
When Wednesday arrived, however, the state said it would not honor the deal.
“Essentially you saw two individuals on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, who have a ministerial responsibility to certify the county canvass of election results, refusing to do so on baseless claims, and that were ultimately clerical errors that occurred in nearly every election in nearly every jurisdiction,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said, according to ClickonDetroit. Benson is a Democrat who was endorsed by Biden during her 2018 campaign.
Palmer and Hartmann said Wednesday they were therefore rescinding their approval and could take the issue to court.
“I voted not to certify, and I still believe this vote should not be certified,” Hartmann said in an affidavit. “Until these questions are addressed, I remain opposed to certification of the Wayne County results.”
Palmer made a similar declaration in her affidavit.
“I rescind my prior vote to certify Wayne County elections,” she wrote.
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At the heart of their concerns is a question that arose because of discrepancies in precinct poll books where the numbers never added up.
Hartmann said in his affidavit that 71 percent of Detroit’s 134 absent voter counting boards “were left unbalanced and many unexplained.”
In her affidavit, Palmer said, “The Wayne County election had serious process flaws which deserve investigation. I continue to ask for information to assure Wayne County voters that these elections were conducted fairly and accurately.
“Despite repeated requests I have not received the requisite information and believe an additional 10 days of canvas by the State Board of canvassers will help provide the information necessary.”
She also noted the pressure to which the dissenters were subjected.
“After the vote, my Democratic colleagues chided me and Mr. Hartmann for voting not to certify,” Palmer said in her affidavit. “After the vote, the public comment period began and dozens of people made personal remarks against me and Mr. Hartmann. The comments made accusations of racism and threatened me and members of my family. The public comment continued for over two hours and I felt pressured to continue the meeting without a break.”
During the public comment portion of the meeting, poll challenger Ned Staebler was among those hurling accusations at Palmer and Hartmann, according to The New York Times.
“The Trump stain, the stain of racism that you, William Hartmann and Monica Palmer, have covered yourself in, is going to follow you throughout history,” Staebler said.
He said Hartmann and Palmer would “forever be known in southeastern Michigan as two racists who did something so unprecedented that they disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of black voters in the city of Detroit.”
Attacks on the two were also seen on social media.
Monica Palmer and William Hartmann. Let’s make these two Michigan racist election officials famous. pic.twitter.com/K2HOUvCvd5 — Norman A (@Najee6883) November 18, 2020
These are the two scumbags involved: Monica Palmer and William Hartmann. Lock them up!! pic.twitter.com/E9vh8YyZGX — Gavin Rodger (@GavinRodger1) November 18, 2020
Monica Palmer & William Hartmann refuse to certify election results in Wayne County pic.twitter.com/6YOt4xJHNg — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) November 18, 2020
The deadline for Michigan to certify the results of the Nov. 3 election is Nov. 23.
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westernjournal--2020-11-19--Trump Admin Set To Execute Federal Inmate for Sickening Crimes Against Teenage Girl

The federal government prepared Thursday to execute an inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl , bludgeoning her with a shovel and burying her alive .
Orlando Hall is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute , Indiana .
He would be the eighth federal inmate put to death since the Trump administration resumed federal executions this year after a hiatus of nearly two decades .
The Congressional Black Caucus sent a letter on Thursday to Attorney General William Barr , citing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic in urging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter stated that the virus “ will make any scheduled execution a tinderbox for further outbreaks and exacerbate concerns over the possibility of miscarriage of justice.
” Hall , now 49 , was among five men convicted in the abduction and death of Lisa Rene in 1994 .
According to federal court documents , Hall was a marijuana trafficker in Pine Bluff , Arkansas , who would sometimes buy drugs in the Dallas area .
On Sept. 24 , 1994 , he met two men at a Dallas-area car wash and gave them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return later with marijuana .
The two men were Rene ’ s brothers .
Instead , the men claimed their car and money were stolen .
Hall and others figured they were lying and were able to track down the address of the brothers ’ apartment in Arlington , Texas .
When Hall and three other men arrived , the brothers weren ’ t there .
Lisa Rene was home alone .
Court records offer a chilling account of the terror she faced .
“ They ’ re trying to break down my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told a 911 dispatcher .
A muffled scream is heard seconds later , with a man saying , “ Who you on the phone with ?
” The line then goes dead .
The men drove to a motel in Pine Bluff .
Rene was repeatedly sexually assaulted during the drive and at the motel over the next two days .
On Sept. 26 , Hall and two other men drove Rene to Byrd Lake Natural Area in Pine Bluff , her eyes covered by a mask .
They led her to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hall placed a sheet over Rene ’ s head then hit her in the head with a shovel .
RELATED : Trump Admin To Execute Woman Who Strangled Pregnant Victim , Cut Baby from Womb When she ran , another man and Hall took turns hitting her with the shovel before she was gagged and dragged into the grave , where the men doused her in gasoline and shoveled dirt over her .
A coroner determined that Rene was still alive when she was buried and died of asphyxiation in the grave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later .
One of Hall ’ s accomplices , Bruce Webster , was also sentenced to death , though a court last year vacated the sentence because Webster is intellectually disabled .
Three other men , including Hall ’ s brother , received lesser sentences in exchange for their cooperation at trial .
Hall ’ s lawyers contend that jurors who recommended the death penalty weren ’ t told of the severe trauma he faced as a child or that he once saved a 3-year-old nephew from drowning by leaping into a motel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 67 , first met Hall 16 years ago when she and other volunteers from her Catholic church set up a program to provide Christmas presents for children of inmates at the federal prison .
They have corresponded ever since .
Keogh said Hall has two sons , ages 28 and 27 , and 13 grandchildren .
“ That ’ s one thing we talked about all the time was the grandbabies , ” Keogh said .
Keogh said Hall is remorseful for his crimes and has turned his life around in prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reader .
“ He seemed to be in a peaceful place , that he ’ s made his peace with God , ” Keogh said .
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The federal government prepared Thursday to execute an inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl, bludgeoning her with a shovel and burying her alive.
Orlando Hall is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
He would be the eighth federal inmate put to death since the Trump administration resumed federal executions this year after a hiatus of nearly two decades.
The Congressional Black Caucus sent a letter on Thursday to Attorney General William Barr, citing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic in urging the execution to be stayed.
The letter stated that the virus “will make any scheduled execution a tinderbox for further outbreaks and exacerbate concerns over the possibility of miscarriage of justice.”
Hall, now 49, was among five men convicted in the abduction and death of Lisa Rene in 1994.
According to federal court documents, Hall was a marijuana trafficker in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who would sometimes buy drugs in the Dallas area.
On Sept. 24, 1994, he met two men at a Dallas-area car wash and gave them $4,700 with the expectation they would return later with marijuana. The two men were Rene’s brothers.
Instead, the men claimed their car and money were stolen. Hall and others figured they were lying and were able to track down the address of the brothers’ apartment in Arlington, Texas.
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When Hall and three other men arrived, the brothers weren’t there. Lisa Rene was home alone.
Court records offer a chilling account of the terror she faced.
“They’re trying to break down my door! Hurry up!” she told a 911 dispatcher. A muffled scream is heard seconds later, with a man saying, “Who you on the phone with?” The line then goes dead.
The men drove to a motel in Pine Bluff. Rene was repeatedly sexually assaulted during the drive and at the motel over the next two days.
On Sept. 26, Hall and two other men drove Rene to Byrd Lake Natural Area in Pine Bluff, her eyes covered by a mask. They led her to a grave they had dug a day earlier. Hall placed a sheet over Rene’s head then hit her in the head with a shovel.
When she ran, another man and Hall took turns hitting her with the shovel before she was gagged and dragged into the grave, where the men doused her in gasoline and shoveled dirt over her.
A coroner determined that Rene was still alive when she was buried and died of asphyxiation in the grave, where she was found eight days later.
Crossing the Texas-Arkansas border made the case a federal crime.
One of Hall’s accomplices, Bruce Webster, was also sentenced to death, though a court last year vacated the sentence because Webster is intellectually disabled. Three other men, including Hall’s brother, received lesser sentences in exchange for their cooperation at trial.
Hall’s lawyers contend that jurors who recommended the death penalty weren’t told of the severe trauma he faced as a child or that he once saved a 3-year-old nephew from drowning by leaping into a motel pool from a balcony.
Donna Keogh, 67, first met Hall 16 years ago when she and other volunteers from her Catholic church set up a program to provide Christmas presents for children of inmates at the federal prison. They have corresponded ever since.
Keogh said Hall has two sons, ages 28 and 27, and 13 grandchildren.
“That’s one thing we talked about all the time was the grandbabies,” Keogh said.
Keogh said Hall is remorseful for his crimes and has turned his life around in prison, educating himself and becoming an avid reader.
“He seemed to be in a peaceful place, that he’s made his peace with God,” Keogh said.
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