westernjournal--2020-11-17--Thousands More Votes Discovered in Another Georgia County

The Georgia secretary of state ’ s office reported Tuesday that a second county in as many days was discovered to have not counted all its votes on Election Day .
In both instances , the votes unearthed during the Peach State ’ s hand recount of the presidential race resulted in Democratic Joe Biden ’ s lead over President Donald Trump narrowing .
“ Gabriel Sterling with the GA Sec .
of State ’ s office says 2,755 votes discovered in Fayette County .
Unlike in Floyd County , these were scanned votes that were in the system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
This makes a net gain of over 400 for Trump , ” WXIA-TV reporter Hope Ford tweeted .
Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer wrote in response to the news : “ More uncounted votes discovered during the hand count in Fayette County , mostly for @ realDonaldTrump.
” On Monday , election officials discovered that 2,600 ballots in northwestern Floyd County were not counted on Election Day .
Republican Rep. Doug Collins , who is heading up the Trump campaign ’ s recount effort in Georgia , tweeted following Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly why we requested a hand recount.
” “ Without the recount , we never would have known about these ballots , ” he added .
RELATED : Groundswell of California Dems Ready To Travel to Georgia for Senate Runoff Elections Currently , just under 14,000 votes separate Trump and Biden in Georgia .
Politico reported “ unexplained ” computer glitches in the Dominion Voting Systems software on Election Day in the state occurred in Spalding and Morgan counties , which initially prevented voters from casting ballots .
Both counties went heavily for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system implementation manager in the Georgia secretary of state ’ s office , “ told reporters during a news conference on Nov. 3 that the problem in the two counties was probably a dataset that had been uploaded to the systems , but that the state didn ’ t know for certain , ” according to Politico .
Top election cyber experts told The Western Journal in April that voting software systems can be hacked and reprogrammed to skew vote tallies .
One thing all the electronic voting systems have in common is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which engages in two-way communication with the database when results from each voting machine are uploaded .
Harri Hursti — one of the world ’ s foremost election security experts and star of the HBO documentary “ Kill Chain : the Cyber War on America ’ s Elections , ” — explained that all these devices are programmed how to organize and communicate the data to a central database .
“ The memory cards actually have a programming side , ” he said .
“ Programming can have a lot of logic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at ] what is happening and decide on the spot what is needed to be done in this precinct on this machine ” as part of changing the overall result .
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The Georgia secretary of state’s office reported Tuesday that a second county in as many days was discovered to have not counted all its votes on Election Day.
In both instances, the votes unearthed during the Peach State’s hand recount of the presidential race resulted in Democratic Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump narrowing.
“Gabriel Sterling with the GA Sec. of State’s office says 2,755 votes discovered in Fayette County. Unlike in Floyd County, these were scanned votes that were in the system. 1,577 for Donald Trump 1,128 for Joe Biden. This makes a net gain of over 400 for Trump,” WXIA-TV reporter Hope Ford tweeted.
Gabriel Sterling with the GA Sec. of State’s office says 2,755 votes discovered in Fayette County. Unlike in Floyd County, these were scanned votes that were in the system. 1,577 for Donald Trump 1,128 for Joe Biden. This makes a net gain of over 400 for Trump. #11alive #gapol — Hope Ford (@hope_iam) November 17, 2020
Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer wrote in response to the news: “More uncounted votes discovered during the hand count in Fayette County, mostly for @realDonaldTrump.”
More uncounted votes discovered during the hand count in Fayette County, mostly for @realDonaldTrump. Apparently a memory card was not uploaded. Unclear whether this is the same type of error discovered yesterday in Floyd County or a new one. — David Shafer (@DavidShafer) November 17, 2020
On Monday, election officials discovered that 2,600 ballots in northwestern Floyd County were not counted on Election Day.
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The error netted Trump approximately 800 votes.
Republican Rep. Doug Collins, who is heading up the Trump campaign’s recount effort in Georgia, tweeted following Monday’s revelation, “This is exactly why we requested a hand recount.”
“Without the recount, we never would have known about these ballots,” he added.
This is exactly why we requested a hand recount. Without the recount, we never would have known about these ballots. Every Georgian — and every American — must have confidence that their vote is counted. https://t.co/XNV20weHX5 — Rep. Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) November 17, 2020
Currently, just under 14,000 votes separate Trump and Biden in Georgia.
Politico reported “unexplained” computer glitches in the Dominion Voting Systems software on Election Day in the state occurred in Spalding and Morgan counties, which initially prevented voters from casting ballots.
Both counties went heavily for Trump.
Gabriel Sterling, the voting system implementation manager in the Georgia secretary of state’s office, “told reporters during a news conference on Nov. 3 that the problem in the two counties was probably a dataset that had been uploaded to the systems, but that the state didn’t know for certain,” according to Politico.
Top election cyber experts told The Western Journal in April that voting software systems can be hacked and reprogrammed to skew vote tallies.
One thing all the electronic voting systems have in common is a removable drive or memory device, which engages in two-way communication with the database when results from each voting machine are uploaded.
Harri Hursti — one of the world’s foremost election security experts and star of the HBO documentary “Kill Chain: the Cyber War on America’s Elections,” — explained that all these devices are programmed how to organize and communicate the data to a central database.
“The memory cards actually have a programming side,” he said. “Programming can have a lot of logic. So the program can dynamically look [at] what is happening and decide on the spot what is needed to be done in this precinct on this machine” as part of changing the overall result.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Hypocrisy, This Is: Star Wars Fans Feign Outrage When Baby Yoda Eats Unfertilized Eggs, Keep Mum on

Hypocrisy, This Is: Star Wars Fans Feign Outrage When Baby Yoda Eats Unfertilized Eggs, Keep Mum on Real Life Abortion

Which is worse , the real killing of an unborn child or the fictional consumption of an alien species ’ unfertilized eggs ?
Ridiculous as it seems , if you ’ re a liberal , you would likely choose the latter .
During Friday ’ s episode of the wildly popular Star Wars television series “ The Mandalorian , ” one of the main characters of the show , affectionately nicknamed Baby Yoda , did just that and engendered the rage of viewers everywhere .
In the episode , the titular Mandalorian , who serves as the caretaker of Baby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a frog-like alien and her canister of unfertilized eggs across the galaxy .
The alien ’ s species is endangered , and the few dozen eggs she has in her possession are her species ’ last hope of survival .
Along the way , the adorable Baby Yoda repeatedly steals and eats the unfertilized eggs , which is played off for laughs .
However , many hardcore Star Wars fans didn ’ t find Baby Yoda ’ s actions to be particularly funny .
One Vanity Fair article noted that “ a contingent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions seriously , expressing anger and sadness that the series would make light of something that is both a personal invasion and a potential extinction-level event.
” “ I just wan na know who thought this was a good idea .
Like… ‘ we have this woman whose species is facing extinction and she ’ s very protective of these her eggs.
’ ‘ We should have Baby Yoda eat them.
’ ‘ Hey yay dude , bro high five ’ Like what ?
?
?
?
” one Twitter user posted on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Baby Yoda not knowing any better … genocide for sake of ‘ cute humor ’ is never very funny , ” another wrote .
“ I mean , I laughed but I felt really guilty about it.
” The incredible outrage on Twitter and near-cancelation of Baby Yoda is shocking when compared to the lack of outrage in America surrounding the murder of actual unborn human children .
And anyone who cares more about this fictional alien ’ s lifeless eggs than unborn children is shockingly hypocritical and ignorant of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at least a few users on Twitter noticed this hypocrisy and were quick to point in out .
RELATED : Sciascia : Disney Deserves Everything It 's Getting in California , But Its Employees Deserve Better Hilariously , The Babylon Bee , a Christian satirical news website , published an article mocking this hypocrisy titled “ Disney Edits Controversial Mandalorian Scene So Baby Yoda Just Eats An Unborn Baby.
” “ Apologizing for the scene that angered many corners of the internet with Baby Yoda eating pretend CGI eggs , the studio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unborn baby instead , ” the satire site wrote .
“ ‘ Many people were angered that Baby Yoda ate an unfertilized , entirely fictional alien egg , and we believe they will find this far less offensive , ’ said one producer of the show .
‘ It ’ s just a human fetus — definitely no life there .
The fetus is a parasite , after all , and it ’ s much more icky than the unfertilized eggs this completely fictional character had stored in this jar . '
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ change , but they were quickly decried as anti-science bigots who obviously just want to control women ’ s bodies.
” The reason leftists were likely so concerned over the fiction alien ’ s eggs was because they belonged to an endangered species .
Nevertheless , the level of outrage that has been fostered over this contrived dilemma is truly troubling , given the absence of equal levels of outrage for the very real crimes against humanity being committed in our country .
The weakest and most vulnerable among us are being killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thousands and their struggle is taking a back seat to the unfertilized eggs of an imaginary frog person .
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Which is worse, the real killing of an unborn child or the fictional consumption of an alien species’ unfertilized eggs?
Ridiculous as it seems, if you’re a liberal, you would likely choose the latter.
During Friday’s episode of the wildly popular Star Wars television series “The Mandalorian,” one of the main characters of the show, affectionately nicknamed Baby Yoda, did just that and engendered the rage of viewers everywhere.
In the episode, the titular Mandalorian, who serves as the caretaker of Baby Yoda, has been tasked with ferrying a frog-like alien and her canister of unfertilized eggs across the galaxy.
The alien’s species is endangered, and the few dozen eggs she has in her possession are her species’ last hope of survival.
Along the way, the adorable Baby Yoda repeatedly steals and eats the unfertilized eggs, which is played off for laughs.
However, many hardcore Star Wars fans didn’t find Baby Yoda’s actions to be particularly funny.
One Vanity Fair article noted that “a contingent of fans on Twitter has taken the actions seriously, expressing anger and sadness that the series would make light of something that is both a personal invasion and a potential extinction-level event.”
“I just wanna know who thought this was a good idea. Like… ‘we have this woman whose species is facing extinction and she’s very protective of these her eggs.’ ‘We should have Baby Yoda eat them.’ ‘Hey yay dude, bro high five’ Like what????” one Twitter user posted on Nov. 9, according to Vanity Fair.
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“Baby Yoda not knowing any better … genocide for sake of ‘cute humor’ is never very funny,” another wrote. “I mean, I laughed but I felt really guilty about it.”
The incredible outrage on Twitter and near-cancelation of Baby Yoda is shocking when compared to the lack of outrage in America surrounding the murder of actual unborn human children.
And anyone who cares more about this fictional alien’s lifeless eggs than unborn children is shockingly hypocritical and ignorant of the horrors of the abortion industry.
Thankfully, at least a few users on Twitter noticed this hypocrisy and were quick to point in out.
The fringe Left’s reaction to Baby Yoda eating unfertilized eggs in the Mandalorian is SO revealing. They care more for animal life than for human life. They don’t react this way to human abortion but they react to Baby Yoda eating UNFERTILIZED eggs. @LilaGraceRose your thoughts? — Derek Georgino, CPA-Elect (@D_Georgino) November 16, 2020
#TheMandalorianSpoilers People be complaining that Baby Yoda was “committing genocide” by eating unfertilized frog eggs in #TheMandalorian Chapter 10 but at the same time are okay with abortion — Barry (@YanksBar) November 16, 2020
So… Baby Yoda is now a villain because he ate a couple of unfertilized eggs from a FICTIONAL frog lady. I wonder if these people express that kind of outrage at the killing of unborn HUMANS through #abortion. — Michael Castro (@MichaelDCC) November 16, 2020
Hilariously, The Babylon Bee, a Christian satirical news website, published an article mocking this hypocrisy titled “Disney Edits Controversial Mandalorian Scene So Baby Yoda Just Eats An Unborn Baby.”
“Apologizing for the scene that angered many corners of the internet with Baby Yoda eating pretend CGI eggs, the studio announced that Baby Yoda will simply abort an unborn baby instead,” the satire site wrote.
“‘Many people were angered that Baby Yoda ate an unfertilized, entirely fictional alien egg, and we believe they will find this far less offensive,’ said one producer of the show. ‘It’s just a human fetus — definitely no life there. The fetus is a parasite, after all, and it’s much more icky than the unfertilized eggs this completely fictional character had stored in this jar.'”
“Pro-life groups have protested the change, but they were quickly decried as anti-science bigots who obviously just want to control women’s bodies.”
Granted, this isn’t a one-to-one comparison.
The reason leftists were likely so concerned over the fiction alien’s eggs was because they belonged to an endangered species.
Nevertheless, the level of outrage that has been fostered over this contrived dilemma is truly troubling, given the absence of equal levels of outrage for the very real crimes against humanity being committed in our country.
The weakest and most vulnerable among us are being killed unnecessarily every single year by the hundreds of thousands and their struggle is taking a back seat to the unfertilized eggs of an imaginary frog person.
Can American society sink any lower?
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Twitter CEO Admits Censoring Hunter Biden Story Was ‘Wrong’

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledged during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday that the social media giant was wrong to block New York Post tweets about Hunter Biden in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election .
Dorsey justified the company ’ s censorship of the Post tweets about the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and the Bidens ’ connections to Ukraine and China under a 2018 policy intended to keep “ Twitter from being used to spread hacked materials , ” according to Fox News .
“ We made a quick interpretation using no other evidence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through hacking and , according to our policy , we blocked them from being spread , ” Dorsey said , according to Fox .
The block covered both public and private shares and locked the Post ’ s Twitter account .
“ Upon further consideration , we admitted this action was wrong and corrected it within 24 hours , ” Dorsey added .
Dorsey asserted Twitter informed the Post it could delete its Oct. 14 tweet , then duplicate and repost it , which he said the Post declined and “ insisted we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during an Oct. 28 hearing , Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Dorsey of lying under oath , stating he was blocked from tweeting a Post story that day .
The Post itself wrote that the standoff over six of its tweets ended on Oct. 30 — four days before the election .
According to Fox , Dorsey said during Tuesday ’ s video testimony that Twitter had no retroactive practice overturning enforcement , but said the matter “ demonstrated we needed one.
” Twitter has since created a policy it believes “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
RELATED : Candace Owens Goes Off on Star Musician for Dress Photo Shoot : 'Bring Back Manly Men' Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham called both Twitter and Facebook — its CEO Mark Zuckerberg was also in the hot seat on Tuesday — the Post ’ s “ ultimate editor.
” Facebook restricted distribution of the Post ’ s Hunter Biden stories .
Graham — a South Carolina Republican– asked , “ What I want to find out is , if you ’ re not a newspaper at Twitter or Facebook , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York Post ?
“ They decided and maybe for a good reason , I don ’ t know , that the New York Post articles about Hunter Biden needed to be flagged , excluded from distribution or made hard to find , ” Graham said .
“ That , to me , seems like , you ’ re the ultimate editor , ” Graham continued .
“ The editorial decision at the New York Post to run the story was overridden by Twitter and Facebook , in different fashions , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s not making an editorial decision , I don ’ t know what would be.
” The social media censorship apparently at least contributed to a virtual blackout on the Hunter Biden story in the mainstream media .
According to the Media Research Center ’ s Newsbusters , the story received almost no attention on the major broadcast networks in the days after it broke .
According to Fox , Dorsey addressed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which holds that social media companies are not “ held liable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies themselves are not the ones creating or editing the content as a newspaper would.
” “ Some lawmakers , however , believe that by blocking certain content like the Post story they are indeed making editorial decisions , ” Fox reported .
Dorsey said Twitter ’ s content moderation continues to pose concerns for the public over “ its use of Section 230.
” He posed solutions he initially raised three weeks ago , Fox reported , including “ expansions to Section 230 , new legislative frameworks and commitment to industry-wide , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledged during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday that the social media giant was wrong to block New York Post tweets about Hunter Biden in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election.
Dorsey justified the company’s censorship of the Post tweets about the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and the Bidens’ connections to Ukraine and China under a 2018 policy intended to keep “Twitter from being used to spread hacked materials,” according to Fox News.
“We made a quick interpretation using no other evidence that the materials in the article were obtained through hacking and, according to our policy, we blocked them from being spread,” Dorsey said, according to Fox.
The block covered both public and private shares and locked the Post’s Twitter account.
“Upon further consideration, we admitted this action was wrong and corrected it within 24 hours,” Dorsey added.
Dorsey asserted Twitter informed the Post it could delete its Oct. 14 tweet, then duplicate and repost it, which he said the Post declined and “insisted we reverse our enforcement action.”
However, during an Oct. 28 hearing, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Dorsey of lying under oath, stating he was blocked from tweeting a Post story that day.
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
The Post itself wrote that the standoff over six of its tweets ended on Oct. 30 — four days before the election.
According to Fox, Dorsey said during Tuesday’s video testimony that Twitter had no retroactive practice overturning enforcement, but said the matter “demonstrated we needed one.”
Twitter has since created a policy it believes “is fair and appropriate,” Dorsey said.
Our policies are living documents. We’re willing to update and adjust them when we encounter new scenarios or receive important feedback from the public. One such example is the recent change to our Hacked Materials Policy and its impact on accounts like the New York Post. — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 30, 2020
Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham called both Twitter and Facebook — its CEO Mark Zuckerberg was also in the hot seat on Tuesday — the Post’s “ultimate editor.” Facebook restricted distribution of the Post’s Hunter Biden stories.
Graham — a South Carolina Republican– asked, “What I want to find out is, if you’re not a newspaper at Twitter or Facebook, then why do you have editorial control over the New York Post?
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“They decided and maybe for a good reason, I don’t know, that the New York Post articles about Hunter Biden needed to be flagged, excluded from distribution or made hard to find,” Graham said.
“That, to me, seems like, you’re the ultimate editor,” Graham continued. “The editorial decision at the New York Post to run the story was overridden by Twitter and Facebook, in different fashions, to prevent its dissemination.
“Now if that’s not making an editorial decision, I don’t know what would be.”
The social media censorship apparently at least contributed to a virtual blackout on the Hunter Biden story in the mainstream media. According to the Media Research Center’s Newsbusters, the story received almost no attention on the major broadcast networks in the days after it broke.
According to Fox, Dorsey addressed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which holds that social media companies are not “held liable for statements posted by users because the companies themselves are not the ones creating or editing the content as a newspaper would.”
“Some lawmakers, however, believe that by blocking certain content like the Post story they are indeed making editorial decisions,” Fox reported.
Dorsey said Twitter’s content moderation continues to pose concerns for the public over “its use of Section 230.”
He posed solutions he initially raised three weeks ago, Fox reported, including “expansions to Section 230, new legislative frameworks and commitment to industry-wide, self-regulation practices.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Ted Cruz Rakes Twitter CEO Over Election Censorship: Big Tech Has ‘Massive Power’

Sen. Ted Cruz wasn ’ t buying what Jack Dorsey was selling — and neither should the rest of America .
The Twitter CEO ’ s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday included a welter of evasions and half-truths over his company ’ s role as an information censor that would have made a Democrat blush .
But the Texas Republican wasn ’ t letting it go by .
In a statement before questioning Dorsey , Cruz noted that Twitter and fellow Big Tech giants Facebook and Google have “ massive power ” over the information Americans receive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role of Twitter in particular in squelching distribution of the story of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s son and his crooked , money-grifting ways .
Dorsey admitted the company was “ wrong ” to block the story — an admission that came two weeks to the day after voters who were largely ignorant of the story ( thanks to the mainstream media ) had already gone to the polls .
But Cruz has a larger point to make than Dorsey & Co. ’ s abysmal ethics .
In the course of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that releases tech giants from liability for the information that appears on their platforms — known as “ Section 230 ” of the 1996 Communications Decency Act — Cruz leaned hard on Dorsey about how much influence his company has over the content that it allows .
And the answer , as the senator made clear , is quite a bit more than Twitter and the others admit to — or should be allowed while keeping their immunity from liability .
“ I understand you have the star chamber power , ” Cruz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his company look like it was behaving honestly during that shameful episode .
“ Your answer is always , ‘ Once we ’ ve silenced you , we can choose to allow you to speak.
’ But you are engaged in a publishing decision.
” If Twitter wants to act as a publisher in the manner of newspapers or other publications , using its platform to push preferred policies ( like , say , the deeply dishonest New York Times ) it ’ s more than welcome to do so , Cruz said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acknowledge what any sentient human being knows Twitter did in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election : The platform ’ s politics played a direct role in the information American voters saw and heard that could have affected their decision — and might have even swung the election to Biden .
Cruz then switched to election fraud , a topic Twitter made a point of using to tag posts by President Donald Trump and other critics as somehow incomplete or lacking information .
This isn ’ t exactly Tooth Fairy or Santa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to the fledgling democracy of classical Athens .
When Dorsey tried to dodge — “ I don ’ t know for certain , ” he said — Cruz went to town .
Check it out here : The frustration of Trump supporters on seeing an exchange like this is obvious .
Twitter , Facebook and Google are all extremely liberal companies with extremely liberal employees who put their extremely liberal weight on the scales of the American presidential election in 2020 in an effort to defeat Trump — an effort that hasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on its way .
It ’ s beyond insulting to have Dorsey sit stone-faced in front of a committee of the Senate and claim his company ’ s inclusion of warning labels on tweets about voter fraud was “ simply linking to a broader conversation so that people have more information.
” What happened in the election of 2020 was about the worst combination of liberal totalitarian tendencies combined with the power of 21st-century communication technology .
But even with the powers of Big Tech , the cultural arbiters in Hollywood and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s re-election effort won the support of more than 72 million American voters .
No matter how this still-disputed election turns out , it ’ s obvious it was not the repudiation of the Trump administration that liberals and the mainstream media have spent four years trying to build .
In fact , the president ’ s party gained seats in the House of Representatives and is holding onto its Senate majority pending the outcome of two runoff elections in Georgia in January .
And no matter what the final result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legitimacy of Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s results is never going to go away .
Legally questionable court decisions in Democratic states before the election and flipped votes and suspicious software after ( again in Democratic states ) are putting a pall over the Biden campaign that ’ s going to be harder to shake than the “ Russia collusion.
” These are matters of fact , not fevered speculation on MSNBC .
The collusion narrative , meanwhile , was already regarded as nonsense by the sane part of the population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-awaited Muller report 2019 .
The Biden voting results , on the other hand , are the product of dishonesty , if not from faulty voting machines and crooked elections officials then definitely from the high-handed arrogance of the Lords of Big Tech – very much including the CEO of Twitter , the billionaire genius who doesn ’ t seem to know if a living , breathing reality like voter fraud exists .
Dorsey can sit as stone-faced as he likes , but his lies won ’ t sound any less feeble .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Tuesday .
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Sen. Ted Cruz wasn’t buying what Jack Dorsey was selling — and neither should the rest of America.
The Twitter CEO’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday included a welter of evasions and half-truths over his company’s role as an information censor that would have made a Democrat blush.
But the Texas Republican wasn’t letting it go by.
In a statement before questioning Dorsey, Cruz noted that Twitter and fellow Big Tech giants Facebook and Google have “massive power” over the information Americans receive, and he pointed out the infamous role of Twitter in particular in squelching distribution of the story of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son and his crooked, money-grifting ways.
Dorsey admitted the company was “wrong” to block the story — an admission that came two weeks to the day after voters who were largely ignorant of the story (thanks to the mainstream media) had already gone to the polls.
But Cruz has a larger point to make than Dorsey & Co.’s abysmal ethics.
.@tedcruz calls out Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: “your polices are applied in a partisan and selective manner”
pic.twitter.com/6Mz2piAB6K — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 17, 2020
In the course of questioning that explored a federal government policy that releases tech giants from liability for the information that appears on their platforms — known as “Section 230” of the 1996 Communications Decency Act — Cruz leaned hard on Dorsey about how much influence his company has over the content that it allows.
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And the answer, as the senator made clear, is quite a bit more than Twitter and the others admit to — or should be allowed while keeping their immunity from liability.
“I understand you have the star chamber power,” Cruz said, as Dorsey struggled to make his company look like it was behaving honestly during that shameful episode. “Your answer is always, ‘Once we’ve silenced you, we can choose to allow you to speak.’ But you are engaged in a publishing decision.”
If Twitter wants to act as a publisher in the manner of newspapers or other publications, using its platform to push preferred policies (like, say, the deeply dishonest New York Times) it’s more than welcome to do so, Cruz said.
But Dorsey is childishly refusing to acknowledge what any sentient human being knows Twitter did in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election: The platform’s politics played a direct role in the information American voters saw and heard that could have affected their decision — and might have even swung the election to Biden.
They do it to Citizens voices…That is an attack on Individual Rights. — Brian A Russell (@britektire) November 17, 2020
Big tech is big brother with profiling as well as Collusion – censorship, restraint of trade…. hope our do nothing law makers act responsibly — Kool (@jmckool) November 17, 2020
Cruz then switched to election fraud, a topic Twitter made a point of using to tag posts by President Donald Trump and other critics as somehow incomplete or lacking information.
“Mr. Dorsey, does voter fraud exist?” the senator asked.
This isn’t exactly Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus stuff. Voter fraud probably goes back to the fledgling democracy of classical Athens.
When Dorsey tried to dodge — “I don’t know for certain,” he said — Cruz went to town.
Check it out here:
Senator @tedcruz Questioning Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey About Voter Fraud@SenTedCruz reads two statements and asks Mr. Dorsey whether they would flag them. Mr. Dorsey says they would likely flag them. The statements both come from the Carter-Baker Commission on election reform. pic.twitter.com/VGL8a9LR4U — The Columbia Bugle ?? (@ColumbiaBugle) November 17, 2020
The frustration of Trump supporters on seeing an exchange like this is obvious.
Twitter, Facebook and Google are all extremely liberal companies with extremely liberal employees who put their extremely liberal weight on the scales of the American presidential election in 2020 in an effort to defeat Trump — an effort that hasn’t succeeded yet but is well on its way.
It’s beyond insulting to have Dorsey sit stone-faced in front of a committee of the Senate and claim his company’s inclusion of warning labels on tweets about voter fraud was “simply linking to a broader conversation so that people have more information.”
What happened in the election of 2020 was about the worst combination of liberal totalitarian tendencies combined with the power of 21st-century communication technology.
But even with the powers of Big Tech, the cultural arbiters in Hollywood and the hopelessly, depressingly dishonest mainstream media, Trump’s re-election effort won the support of more than 72 million American voters.
No matter how this still-disputed election turns out, it’s obvious it was not the repudiation of the Trump administration that liberals and the mainstream media have spent four years trying to build.
In fact, the president’s party gained seats in the House of Representatives and is holding onto its Senate majority pending the outcome of two runoff elections in Georgia in January.
And no matter what the final result is, the shadow of doubt about the legitimacy of Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s results is never going to go away.
Legally questionable court decisions in Democratic states before the election and flipped votes and suspicious software after (again in Democratic states) are putting a pall over the Biden campaign that’s going to be harder to shake than the “Russia collusion.”
These are matters of fact, not fevered speculation on MSNBC. The collusion narrative, meanwhile, was already regarded as nonsense by the sane part of the population before it was blown apart by the long-awaited Muller report 2019.
The Biden voting results, on the other hand, are the product of dishonesty, if not from faulty voting machines and crooked elections officials then definitely from the high-handed arrogance of the Lords of Big Tech – very much including the CEO of Twitter, the billionaire genius who doesn’t seem to know if a living, breathing reality like voter fraud exists.
Dorsey can sit as stone-faced as he likes, but his lies won’t sound any less feeble.
Ted Cruz wasn’t buying it on Tuesday. And neither should the rest of America.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Dan Calabrese: The Lockdowns Are Back, But This Time There’s an Alarming Difference

Democratic governors like Gretchen Whitmer and Jay Inslee must have yearned for the days when they were arbitrarily shutting down massive segments of their states ’ economies – all because they had a ready-made excuse to do it .
Granted , in the spring , we had no idea how to get a handle on COVID-19 , so it was hard to argue with the lockdowns that were imposed at the time .
This time around we know better .
We know the lockdowns did nothing but maybe delay the spread .
We know they needlessly inflicted economic calamity by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive public debt in the form of bigger unemployment checks and multitrillion-dollar relief packages .
And after all this , COVID is still with us , still rising and still killing people .
The only thing that ’ s been accomplished throughout this entire mess is the lightning-fast development of vaccines – including two apparently outstanding candidates from Pfizer and Moderna .
That ’ s what the private sector has done , albeit with considerable support from the federal government .
What the public sector has done is shutter businesses , close churches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of partisan brawling about everything from masks to medicine .
So here we go again : Michigan and Washington are among the states now reinstituting heavy-handed restrictions .
In Michigan , you can ’ t eat at a restaurant , go bowling , see a movie or even go to class if you ’ re a high school student .
Football games are canceled and they ’ re even trying to shame people who want to get together with family for Thanksgiving .
In Washington , you can ’ t go out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gather indoors with anyone outside your own household .
If you want to go to church , you ’ d better be among the first to arrive because they ’ re limiting attendance to 25 percent of capacity .
There is no reason to think this will do anything but delay the inevitable – unless federal bureaucrats move quickly enough to approve the two vaccines for widespread distribution .
But in the meantime , are we supposed to just live with one extension of these lockdowns after another ?
And will it even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , since “ health experts ” are already telling us we have to maintain COVID protocols even with the vaccine ?
There are lots of reasons to question whether this makes sense , but don ’ t try doing so publicly .
You will simply be upbraided as a science-hating heretic .
The day after Michigan ’ s Whitmer said she had no time for people who disagree with her orders , she made the rounds of Detroit local TV news shows , attacking people who disagree with her orders .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
As for the concerns of the Michigan legislature that the governor has once again bypassed in spite of a Michigan Supreme Court order telling her to stop doing that , she doesn ’ t have time for them either .
She ’ s got a state to save .
Democratic governors claim they ’ re as tired of this as everyone else .
But are they really ?
Or are they merely tired of people challenging their authority to decide who can do what , who is essential and who deserves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Block : Affirmative Action May Be More Responsible for COVID Deaths Than You Think Theoretically , the Constitution is not suspended because of a pandemic .
In practice , I ’ m not so sure that ’ s true .
If governors can keep issuing these orders even after the courts have told them they lack the authority to do so – and they will face no penalty for it – then what do the separation of powers and the limits on government mean anymore ?
It would appear they mean nothing .
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Democratic governors like Gretchen Whitmer and Jay Inslee must have yearned for the days when they were arbitrarily shutting down massive segments of their states’ economies – all because they had a ready-made excuse to do it.
Granted, in the spring, we had no idea how to get a handle on COVID-19, so it was hard to argue with the lockdowns that were imposed at the time. This time around we know better.
We know the lockdowns did nothing but maybe delay the spread. We know they needlessly inflicted economic calamity by destroying jobs and businesses and running up massive public debt in the form of bigger unemployment checks and multitrillion-dollar relief packages.
And after all this, COVID is still with us, still rising and still killing people. The only thing that’s been accomplished throughout this entire mess is the lightning-fast development of vaccines – including two apparently outstanding candidates from Pfizer and Moderna.
That’s what the private sector has done, albeit with considerable support from the federal government.
What the public sector has done is shutter businesses, close churches, padlock schools and engage in lots of partisan brawling about everything from masks to medicine.
So here we go again: Michigan and Washington are among the states now reinstituting heavy-handed restrictions. In Michigan, you can’t eat at a restaurant, go bowling, see a movie or even go to class if you’re a high school student. Football games are canceled and they’re even trying to shame people who want to get together with family for Thanksgiving.
In Washington, you can’t go out to eat, go to the gym or gather indoors with anyone outside your own household. If you want to go to church, you’d better be among the first to arrive because they’re limiting attendance to 25 percent of capacity.
There is no reason to think this will do anything but delay the inevitable – unless federal bureaucrats move quickly enough to approve the two vaccines for widespread distribution.
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But in the meantime, are we supposed to just live with one extension of these lockdowns after another? And will it even make a difference when the vaccines come out, since “health experts” are already telling us we have to maintain COVID protocols even with the vaccine?
There are lots of reasons to question whether this makes sense, but don’t try doing so publicly. You will simply be upbraided as a science-hating heretic.
The day after Michigan’s Whitmer said she had no time for people who disagree with her orders, she made the rounds of Detroit local TV news shows, attacking people who disagree with her orders. I guess she does have some time for them.
As for the concerns of the Michigan legislature that the governor has once again bypassed in spite of a Michigan Supreme Court order telling her to stop doing that, she doesn’t have time for them either. She’s got a state to save.
Democratic governors claim they’re as tired of this as everyone else. But are they really? Or are they merely tired of people challenging their authority to decide who can do what, who is essential and who deserves to be trusted?
Theoretically, the Constitution is not suspended because of a pandemic. In practice, I’m not so sure that’s true.
If governors can keep issuing these orders even after the courts have told them they lack the authority to do so – and they will face no penalty for it – then what do the separation of powers and the limits on government mean anymore?
It would appear they mean nothing.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Authorities: SUV Owner Faked Hate Crime by Spray-Painting Car with N-Word, ‘KKK’ and Swastikas

Police say a New York man faked a hate crime against himself last month when he spray-painted his own car with swastikas , a pro-Trump message and an anti-gay slur .
While it might be hard to top former TV star Jussie Smollett ’ s alleged 2019 racial hoaxing , people are still apparently trying .
The latest example of what appeared to be a hate crime — but turned out to be another hoax , per police — occurred the night of Oct. 15 in North Buffalo .
According to WGRZ-TV , 18-year-old Clifton Eutsey , who is black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack .
Clifton , who was initially reported to be the victim of a crime , is now accused of tagging his own BMW with spray paint , peppering it with racist and homophobic messages .
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn and police say the man wrote “ KKK , ” “ Trump 4 President , ” the N-word and an anti-gay slur on the BMW .
Additionally , the car was tagged with swastikas , The Buffalo News reported .
As a result , he ’ s has been charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faces misdemeanor charges of offering a false instrument , falsifying business records and falsely reporting an incident .
The 18-year-old faces up to seven years in prison if he ’ s convicted , according to WGRZ .
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It must be challenging to balance being a victim with navigating the nation ’ s racist streets in a BMW .
Eutsey is , of course , presumed innocent until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the alleged hoax attempt is another black eye for those who continue to engage in stoking racial division in the country .
Those whose aim is to push a narrative that nationwide racism is alive and well haven ’ t been so discredited since the NASCAR Bubba Wallace “ noose ” controversy this past summer .
These continued hoaxes , which the establishment media always latch onto , succeed only in increasing the pain and diminishing the credibility of real hate-crime victims .
As we ’ ve seen time and again in areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people feel compelled to make up hate crimes against themselves .
Fortunately , law enforcement officers take such alleged crimes seriously .
They take these claims so seriously , in fact , that the incidents often are found to have been staged after a diligent investigation .
So much for the claim of institutional racism in policing .
Apparently there are so few hate crimes taking place in this country that people are continually reduced to victimizing themselves in order to keep alive a narrative that the country is one big KKK rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Police say a New York man faked a hate crime against himself last month when he spray-painted his own car with swastikas, a pro-Trump message and an anti-gay slur.
While it might be hard to top former TV star Jussie Smollett’s alleged 2019 racial hoaxing, people are still apparently trying.
The latest example of what appeared to be a hate crime — but turned out to be another hoax, per police — occurred the night of Oct. 15 in North Buffalo.
According to WGRZ-TV, 18-year-old Clifton Eutsey, who is black, reported being the victim of an attack.
Messages of racist and homophobic graffiti spray-painted on a car in North Buffalo sometime between last night and this morning. The owner of the car says they have no idea why anyone would do this. Buffalo Police are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime. @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/HE0lgD2HLN — Jeff Preval (@PrevalWGRZ) October 15, 2020
Clifton, who was initially reported to be the victim of a crime, is now accused of tagging his own BMW with spray paint, peppering it with racist and homophobic messages.
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn and police say the man wrote “KKK,” “Trump 4 President,” the N-word and an anti-gay slur on the BMW.
Additionally, the car was tagged with swastikas, The Buffalo News reported.
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As a result, he’s has been charged with felony third-degree insurance fraud.
Eutsey further faces misdemeanor charges of offering a false instrument, falsifying business records and falsely reporting an incident.
The 18-year-old faces up to seven years in prison if he’s convicted, according to WGRZ.
Last month, Clifton Eutsey, 18, reported that his car had fallen victim to vandalism on Saranac Ave., but the Erie County District Attorney’s Office says Eutsey did it himself. https://t.co/HGmGtOXi5i — News 4 Buffalo (@news4buffalo) November 11, 2020
He was arrested and released after posting a cash bond.
It must be challenging to balance being a victim with navigating the nation’s racist streets in a BMW.
Eutsey is, of course, presumed innocent until he’s proven guilty.
But the alleged hoax attempt is another black eye for those who continue to engage in stoking racial division in the country.
Those whose aim is to push a narrative that nationwide racism is alive and well haven’t been so discredited since the NASCAR Bubba Wallace “noose” controversy this past summer.
These continued hoaxes, which the establishment media always latch onto, succeed only in increasing the pain and diminishing the credibility of real hate-crime victims.
As we’ve seen time and again in areas across the country in recent years, people feel compelled to make up hate crimes against themselves.
Fortunately, law enforcement officers take such alleged crimes seriously.
They take these claims so seriously, in fact, that the incidents often are found to have been staged after a diligent investigation.
So much for the claim of institutional racism in policing.
Apparently there are so few hate crimes taking place in this country that people are continually reduced to victimizing themselves in order to keep alive a narrative that the country is one big KKK rally from sea to sea.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Florida Police Arrest 170 People in Massive Child Sex Trafficking Sting

More than 170 people in Florida have been arrested in recent months after being connected to an alleged child human trafficking case .
The Tallahassee Democrat reported that a two-year investigation by police in the area has continued to help the fight against modern slavery .
Tallahassee police , in a joint operation with state and federal authorities , announced the apprehension of more than 170 people , some of whom are women , with crimes related to child sex trafficking .
The Tallahassee Democrat reported police refused to acknowledge the existence of the task force for months , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a now-busted network of human traffickers which was operating in the Sunshine State .
Lawrence Revell , the chief of the Tallahassee Police Department , disclosed that a sting called “ Operation Stolen Innocence ” was responsible for uncovering the massive sex trafficking ring .
A victim of the ring was reported to be a girl who was either 13 or younger when she was trafficked for sex .
The newspaper reported the investigation “ was likely the biggest of its kind in Tallahassee ’ s history ” according to Chief Revell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , as well as the work of the TPD Special Victims Unit .
“ The arrests in this operation are the culmination of the diligent work from our dedicated investigators , who have worked tirelessly to bring justice to the victims in this case , ” Revell said .
The investigation into the human trafficking ring began in 2018 after police say they saw the young girl in an online ad for paid sex .
From there , a dragnet began catching people from all over the area after the young victim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 106 people have been charged with felonies on charges such as human trafficking and lewd and lascivious battery on a child under 16 .
Some charges were also in relation to the possession or production of child pornography .
The Tallahassee Democrat further reported 72 people have been charged with misdemeanors , thanks to Operation Stolen Innocence .
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Bloomberg Spent $ 100M in 3 Key States That Trump Still Won Some of the misdemeanor charges include solicitation of prostitution .
The outlet reported that nearly 20 of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those accused of engaging in human trafficking of a child include a one-time write-in candidate for political office , a P.E .
teacher and a former local business person .
The women who have been arrested are accused of helping to arrange paid meet-ups between men and the child .
Lorena Vollrath-Bueno , with the state attorney ’ s office , commented on the arrests in the massive case .
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More than 170 people in Florida have been arrested in recent months after being connected to an alleged child human trafficking case.
The Tallahassee Democrat reported that a two-year investigation by police in the area has continued to help the fight against modern slavery.
Tallahassee police, in a joint operation with state and federal authorities, announced the apprehension of more than 170 people, some of whom are women, with crimes related to child sex trafficking.
The Tallahassee Democrat reported police refused to acknowledge the existence of the task force for months, but are now finally releasing information with regard to a now-busted network of human traffickers which was operating in the Sunshine State.
Lawrence Revell, the chief of the Tallahassee Police Department, disclosed that a sting called “Operation Stolen Innocence” was responsible for uncovering the massive sex trafficking ring.
A victim of the ring was reported to be a girl who was either 13 or younger when she was trafficked for sex.
The newspaper reported the investigation “was likely the biggest of its kind in Tallahassee’s history” according to Chief Revell.
Revell praised his department’s work, as well as the work of the TPD Special Victims Unit.
“The arrests in this operation are the culmination of the diligent work from our dedicated investigators, who have worked tirelessly to bring justice to the victims in this case,” Revell said.
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The investigation into the human trafficking ring began in 2018 after police say they saw the young girl in an online ad for paid sex.
From there, a dragnet began catching people from all over the area after the young victim cooperated with police.
The newspaper reported 106 people have been charged with felonies on charges such as human trafficking and lewd and lascivious battery on a child under 16.
Some charges were also in relation to the possession or production of child pornography.
The Tallahassee Democrat further reported 72 people have been charged with misdemeanors, thanks to Operation Stolen Innocence.
Some of the misdemeanor charges include solicitation of prostitution.
The outlet reported that nearly 20 of those arrested will face federal charges.
Some of those accused of engaging in human trafficking of a child include a one-time write-in candidate for political office, a P.E. teacher and a former local business person.
The women who have been arrested are accused of helping to arrange paid meet-ups between men and the child.
Lorena Vollrath-Bueno, with the state attorney’s office, commented on the arrests in the massive case.
“I know it’s hard to believe that something like this happens here in our community,” Vollrath-Bueno said, “But it does.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Rocket Lands Less Than Half a Mile from US Embassy in Deadly Middle Eastern Attack

Rockets struck Iraq ’ s capital on Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone , Iraq ’ s military said , killing a child and wounding at least five people , signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October .
Two Iraqi security officials said one of the rockets that hit the Green Zone hit close to Iraq ’ s National Security Service , just 2,000 feet from the American Embassy .
Some of the rockets were intercepted by an air defense system installed by the U.S. earlier this year , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three rockets also landed outside the Green Zone , one close to a hospital , one at the gate of a public park , and a third exploded in the air .
One child was killed and five civilians were wounded , a military statement said .
Officials said two Iraqi security forces personnel were also wounded inside the Green Zone .
There was no immediate claim of responsibility .
The military said the incident would not go without “ prosecution and accountability.
” The attack comes after a recent announcement by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500 .
In mid-October , Iran-backed , mostly Shiite militia groups said they would temporarily halt attacks targeting the American presence in Iraq , including the embassy .
That came with the condition that U.S.-led coalition troops withdraw from the country in line with a non-binding resolution passed in the Iraqi Parliament in January .
The resolution was passed by mostly Shiite lawmakers and urged the government to take action and expel U.S.-led coalition troops from the country .
The resolution followed the Washington-directed airstrike that killed top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis .
A planned American withdrawal has been underway in Iraq for months , with coalition troops withdrawing from several Iraqi bases .
Iraqi forces have increasingly been conducting anti-Islamic State operations without U.S. assistance .
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Rockets struck Iraq’s capital on Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq’s military said, killing a child and wounding at least five people, signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October.
Two Iraqi security officials said one of the rockets that hit the Green Zone hit close to Iraq’s National Security Service, just 2,000 feet from the American Embassy.
Some of the rockets were intercepted by an air defense system installed by the U.S. earlier this year, they said.
Iraq’s military said three rockets also landed outside the Green Zone, one close to a hospital, one at the gate of a public park, and a third exploded in the air.
One child was killed and five civilians were wounded, a military statement said.
Officials said two Iraqi security forces personnel were also wounded inside the Green Zone. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
The military said the incident would not go without “prosecution and accountability.”
The attack comes after a recent announcement by the Pentagon that it would reduce troop levels in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500.
In mid-October, Iran-backed, mostly Shiite militia groups said they would temporarily halt attacks targeting the American presence in Iraq, including the embassy.
That came with the condition that U.S.-led coalition troops withdraw from the country in line with a non-binding resolution passed in the Iraqi Parliament in January.
The resolution was passed by mostly Shiite lawmakers and urged the government to take action and expel U.S.-led coalition troops from the country.
The resolution followed the Washington-directed airstrike that killed top Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani and powerful Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
A planned American withdrawal has been underway in Iraq for months, with coalition troops withdrawing from several Iraqi bases.
Iraqi forces have increasingly been conducting anti-Islamic State operations without U.S. assistance.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Liberal Comedian Slams Dems – Party of ‘Hypersensitive, Social Justice Warrior, Woke’ BS

Although he ’ s rude and crude and our political worldviews are miles apart , I ’ ve always considered HBO ’ s “ Real Time ” host Bill Maher to be an honest liberal .
In his trademark take-no-prisoners style , he explains what he believes is responsible for the Democrats ’ dismal performance this election cycle .
According to Maher , voters were saying , “ You ’ re good enough .
You ’ re smart enough , but dog gone it , we don ’ t like you.
” “ Under the headline ‘ Something Went Wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a post-election conference call between Democratic leaders where they ‘ wept , cursed and traded blame.
’ Wait , ” he said , “ I thought we won this one.
” “ But , ” Maher reminds his audience , “ Democrats were supposed to flip the Senate and didn ’ t , supposed to flip state legislatures , not a one .
And they lost seats in the House.
” “ In a year that was so much about making people aware of racism , their share of minority votes went down.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from so much of the country was we don ’ t like Trump , but we still can ’ t bring ourselves to vote for you.
” “ Liberals can either write off half the country as irredeemable or they can ask , ‘ What is is about a ‘ D ’ next to a candidate ’ s name that makes it so toxic ? '
” Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego was asked how the Democratic Party could better connect with the Latino community .
He replied , “ First , let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Maher said that most Latinos have never heard this term , “ and when they do they don ’ t like it.
” I had to look up the definition of Latinx .
It refers to “ a person of Latin American origin or descent ” and is “ used as a gender-neutral or nonbinary alternative to Latino or Latina.
” Come on .
He brings up a post-election comment made by Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger , a Democrat .
She told her colleagues , “ If we are classifying Tuesday as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ torn apart again in 2022.
” Maher points out that she was urging members not to talk about defunding the police .
South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn agreed .
Defunding the police is killing our party , he said .
“ Pennsylvania Democrat Conor Lamb said ‘ Democratic rhetoric needs to be dialed back .
It needs to be rooted in common sense.
’ Thank-you.
” He zeroed in the Democrats ’ deep dive into political correctness which he mocked his fellow liberals for .
“ I can do this all day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are endlessly on people ’ s news feeds that add up to a constant drip , drip , drip of ‘ These people are nuts . '
” Maher said this was the “ crux of the problem .
He continued , “ Democrats too often don ’ t come across as having common sense to a huge swath of Americans … but as I ’ ve said before , politics in this country is binary .
You have to wear everything your side does .
Republicans are the party of don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lock her up , and Democrats are the party of every hypersensitive , social-justice-warrior-woke-bulls— story in the news .
They ’ re the party that disappears people or tries to make them apologize for ridiculous things.
” He cites actress Anne Hathaway who was punished for playing a witch who had three fingers .
This was construed by the left as being disrespectful to the disabled community .
Next Maher recounts the story of a female professor who , while riding an elevator , asked what floor they were on .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s lingerie , ’ “ for which he earned a formal complaint because it left her ‘ shaken . '
” He continued sharing anecdotes which made the left appear – well – as ridiculous as they ’ ve become .
“ Democrats kept saying in the campaign , ‘ You can ’ t possibly think Trump is preferable to what we ’ re selling , ’ and many voters keep saying , ‘ Yes .
We .
Can .
In fact , our primary purpose for voting for him is to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side thinks silence is violence and looting is not.
” Finally , Maher advises Biden to listen to his old boss , former President Obama , who is shown saying , “ This idea of purity and you ’ re never compromised and you ’ re always politically woke and all that stuff .
You should get over that quickly.
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Although he’s rude and crude and our political worldviews are miles apart, I’ve always considered HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher to be an honest liberal.
In his trademark take-no-prisoners style, he explains what he believes is responsible for the Democrats’ dismal performance this election cycle. According to Maher, voters were saying, “You’re good enough. You’re smart enough, but dog gone it, we don’t like you.”
“Under the headline ‘Something Went Wrong,’ The New York Times described a post-election conference call between Democratic leaders where they ‘wept, cursed and traded blame.’ Wait,” he said, “I thought we won this one.”
“But,” Maher reminds his audience, “Democrats were supposed to flip the Senate and didn’t, supposed to flip state legislatures, not a one. And they lost seats in the House.”
“In a year that was so much about making people aware of racism, their share of minority votes went down.”
He said that “the message from so much of the country was we don’t like Trump, but we still can’t bring ourselves to vote for you.”
“Liberals can either write off half the country as irredeemable or they can ask, ‘What is is about a ‘D’ next to a candidate’s name that makes it so toxic?'”
Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego was asked how the Democratic Party could better connect with the Latino community. He replied, “First, let’s stop using the term Latinx.” Maher said that most Latinos have never heard this term, “and when they do they don’t like it.”
I had to look up the definition of Latinx. It refers to “a person of Latin American origin or descent” and is “used as a gender-neutral or nonbinary alternative to Latino or Latina.” Come on.
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He brings up a post-election comment made by Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat. She told her colleagues, “If we are classifying Tuesday as a success … we will get f–ing torn apart again in 2022.”
Maher points out that she was urging members not to talk about defunding the police. South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn agreed. Defunding the police is killing our party, he said.
“Pennsylvania Democrat Conor Lamb said ‘Democratic rhetoric needs to be dialed back. It needs to be rooted in common sense.’ Thank-you.”
He zeroed in the Democrats’ deep dive into political correctness which he mocked his fellow liberals for.
“I can do this all day … Cite stories big and small that are endlessly on people’s news feeds that add up to a constant drip, drip, drip of ‘These people are nuts.'”
Maher said this was the “crux of the problem. He continued, “Democrats too often don’t come across as having common sense to a huge swath of Americans … but as I’ve said before, politics in this country is binary. You have to wear everything your side does. Republicans are the party of don’t wear masks, kids in cages, lock her up, and Democrats are the party of every hypersensitive, social-justice-warrior-woke-bulls— story in the news. They’re the party that disappears people or tries to make them apologize for ridiculous things.”
He cites actress Anne Hathaway who was punished for playing a witch who had three fingers. This was construed by the left as being disrespectful to the disabled community.
Next Maher recounts the story of a female professor who, while riding an elevator, asked what floor they were on. A man jokingly answered, ‘women’s lingerie,’ “for which he earned a formal complaint because it left her ‘shaken.'”
He continued sharing anecdotes which made the left appear – well – as ridiculous as they’ve become.
“Democrats kept saying in the campaign, ‘You can’t possibly think Trump is preferable to what we’re selling,’ and many voters keep saying, ‘Yes. We. Can. In fact, our primary purpose for voting for him is to create a bulwark against you. Because your side thinks silence is violence and looting is not.”
Finally, Maher advises Biden to listen to his old boss, former President Obama, who is shown saying, “This idea of purity and you’re never compromised and you’re always politically woke and all that stuff. You should get over that quickly.”
Maher repeats, “Quickly.”
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“This idea of purity and you’re never compromised, and you’re always politically woke and all that stuff — you should get over that quickly.” –
@BarackObama #BlueRipple pic.twitter.com/njTtayegxW — Bill Maher (@billmaher) November 14, 2020
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Two of NBA’s Biggest Superstars Want Trades Because of Team Owner’s Trump Connection: Report

Two of the NBA ’ s biggest superstars reportedly want out of their contracts due to their team owner ’ s support for President Donald Trump .
If you thought professional basketball was about to pivot and make a return to being apolitical , as was hinted at by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver last month , think again .
The woke league ’ s landscape is being redrawn as teams make trades , and the Houston Rockets could potentially lose both Russell Westbrook and James Harden over team owner Tilman Fertitta ’ s political leanings .
The New York Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donor and that the billionaire is close with Trump .
During an interview on “ The Odd Couple ” podcast with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker , NBA reporter and insider Ric Bucher claimed that the perennial contender Rockets are on the verge of splitting up , and it has nothing to do with the exits of coach Mike D ’ Antoni or pro-Hong Kong freedom general manager Daryl Morey .
Per Bucher , there is a “ revolt ” among the Rockets players due to Fertitta being a Republican .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Mike D ’ Antoni leaving , and Russell Westbrook and James Harden going ‘ no offense to Stephen Silas or Rafael Stone , but we don ’ t want a starter kit , we ’ re playing for a championship , ’ ” Bucher said .
He added , “ No matter how much you regard Stephen Silas or Stone , these guys are brand new at the job , and what ’ s our expectation that they ’ re going to be able to make the moves necessary for us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disclosed that he ’ s heard Westbrook and Harden , who only just began playing together this season after previously reaching the NBA Finals together with Kevin Durant with Oklahoma City in 2012 , want off the team because the owner is a Republican .
“ But what I heard is — and we know how much politics and political position had to do with the boycott and protests during the Bubble — I ’ m hearing that Tilman Fertitta ’ s strong Republican support and donations is one of the things that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those two [ Westbrook and Harden ] are not the only ones to want out of Houston , ” Bucher said .
“ Lesser players are of the same mind .
There is a revolt here because they look at Fertitta as a guy who supports the current president.
” Never mind the NBA ’ s credibility is in shambles over its embrace of leftist politics this past season , which likely contributed to record lows in viewership .
RELATED : If Rockets Star James Harden Lived in China , His Iconic Beard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent poll found that people view politics and the league as being married .
Players are now reportedly reshaping the league ’ s landscape over the politics of other people .
It ’ s not likely to help rehabilitate the NBA ’ s tarnished image with many fans .
In a recent poll of 1,400 Americans about race and law enforcement , Reality Check Insights decided to ask respondents about the NBA , Outkick reported .
Only 67.1 percent of Democrats said they viewed the NBA in a favorable light , while 75.9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the league unfavorably .
As Outkick reported , the survey “ suggests that the image of the NBA has changed into that of a political organization that plays basketball on the side.
” “ People are not even thinking about the NBA as a sport anymore , ’ ’ Reality Check Insights CEO Ben Leff said .
“ They ’ re literally evaluating it as an overt political thing.
’ ’ The NBA has become an overt political thing , and according to the Associated Press , the league fell $ 1.5 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .
Players are being sent a very loud message from the market , but they don ’ t appear to be listening to it .
Despite a financial gut punch for their league and the abandonment of once-adoring fans , two of the NBA ’ s biggest stars are reportedly seeking an exit from a competitive team because they don ’ t like how the owner votes .
The sense of entitlement is mind-boggling .
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Two of the NBA’s biggest superstars reportedly want out of their contracts due to their team owner’s support for President Donald Trump.
If you thought professional basketball was about to pivot and make a return to being apolitical, as was hinted at by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver last month, think again.
The woke league’s landscape is being redrawn as teams make trades, and the Houston Rockets could potentially lose both Russell Westbrook and James Harden over team owner Tilman Fertitta’s political leanings.
The New York Post reported Fertitta has long been a GOP donor and that the billionaire is close with Trump.
Rockets ‘revolt’ linked to owner Tilman Fertitta’s ties to Trump https://t.co/YN4X3rZ5PT pic.twitter.com/iWMc3xu2yj — New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) November 17, 2020
During an interview on “The Odd Couple” podcast with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker, NBA reporter and insider Ric Bucher claimed that the perennial contender Rockets are on the verge of splitting up, and it has nothing to do with the exits of coach Mike D’Antoni or pro-Hong Kong freedom general manager Daryl Morey.
Per Bucher, there is a “revolt” among the Rockets players due to Fertitta being a Republican.
“I immediately thought this was Daryl Morey leaving, and Mike D’Antoni leaving, and Russell Westbrook and James Harden going ‘no offense to Stephen Silas or Rafael Stone, but we don’t want a starter kit, we’re playing for a championship,’” Bucher said.
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He added, “No matter how much you regard Stephen Silas or Stone, these guys are brand new at the job, and what’s our expectation that they’re going to be able to make the moves necessary for us to leapfrog the Lakers.”
Bucher then disclosed that he’s heard Westbrook and Harden, who only just began playing together this season after previously reaching the NBA Finals together with Kevin Durant with Oklahoma City in 2012, want off the team because the owner is a Republican.
“But what I heard is — and we know how much politics and political position had to do with the boycott and protests during the Bubble — I’m hearing that Tilman Fertitta’s strong Republican support and donations is one of the things that is contributing to this dissatisfaction, and those two [Westbrook and Harden] are not the only ones to want out of Houston,” Bucher said.
“Lesser players are of the same mind. There is a revolt here because they look at Fertitta as a guy who supports the current president.”
Never mind the NBA’s credibility is in shambles over its embrace of leftist politics this past season, which likely contributed to record lows in viewership.
Never mind that a recent poll found that people view politics and the league as being married.
Players are now reportedly reshaping the league’s landscape over the politics of other people.
It’s not likely to help rehabilitate the NBA’s tarnished image with many fans.
In a recent poll of 1,400 Americans about race and law enforcement, Reality Check Insights decided to ask respondents about the NBA, Outkick reported.
Only 67.1 percent of Democrats said they viewed the NBA in a favorable light, while 75.9 percent of Republican respondents said they viewed the league unfavorably.
As Outkick reported, the survey “suggests that the image of the NBA has changed into that of a political organization that plays basketball on the side.”
“People are not even thinking about the NBA as a sport anymore,’’ Reality Check Insights CEO Ben Leff said. “They’re literally evaluating it as an overt political thing.’’
The NBA has become an overt political thing, and according to the Associated Press, the league fell $1.5 billion short of revenue projections for this past season.
Players are being sent a very loud message from the market, but they don’t appear to be listening to it.
Despite a financial gut punch for their league and the abandonment of once-adoring fans, two of the NBA’s biggest stars are reportedly seeking an exit from a competitive team because they don’t like how the owner votes.
The sense of entitlement is mind-boggling.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Ted Cruz Unloads on Dem Senator Over Mask Theatrics: He Is ‘Being a Complete A**’

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas rightly called out Sen. Sherrod Brown for engaging in “ idiotic ” virtue signaling after the Ohio Democrat chastised GOP colleague Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska for not wearing a face mask on the Senate floor .
On Monday , Brown and Sullivan , who was presiding over the chamber , had a testy exchange over the issue .
“ I ’ d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks , ” Brown said , adding , “ I can ’ t tell you what to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Sullivan , who just successfully ran for re-election to a second term , interjected , “ I don ’ t wear a mask when I ’ m speaking , like most senators.
” “ So I don ’ t need your instruction , ” the Marine Corps combat veteran added with a stern look on his face .
“ I know you don ’ t need my instruction , ” Brown responded , “ but there clearly isn ’ t much interest in this body in public health .
We have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the coronavirus tasks force meetings in months.
” The senator continued by hitting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for calling the legislative body into session to vote for “ judge after judge after judge , ” but not passing COVID-19 legislation .
Confirming judges is actually a perfectly good and right reason to call the Senate into session , while the lack of further COVID relief can be put squarely on the shoulders of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrats , who won ’ t allow a clean bill , without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to even get an up-or-down vote .
“ Once again , I asked my Republican colleagues to stop endangering all the Senate workers – and simply wear a mask when presiding over the Senate .
Once again , they refused , ” Brown later tweeted .
Cruz found the Democrat ’ s melodramatic grandstanding to be a bit too much .
“ This is idiotic .
@ SherrodBrown is being a complete ass , ” Cruz tweeted .
“ He wears a mask to speak — when nobody is remotely near him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtue.
” “ @ DanSullivan_AK was over 50 feet away , presiding .
Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet , ” Cruz added .
While Sullivan did appear to be only a few feet away from a Senate staffer , Cruz ’ s larger point stands : Brown was using his mask as a virtue signal .
Additionally , according to The Washington Post , “ Sullivan wore his mask while Brown addressed the floor , but took it off again after Brown was done to adjourn the Senate.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparently including Sullivan , of feeling like that they have to “ humor the outgoing president ” by their votes and actions .
McConnell responded to the criticism about the Senate not voting on the House ’ s COVID legislation , the $ 3.4 trillion HEROES Act passed in May , which was brought down to $ 2.2 trillion in a second vote in October .
“ House Democrats ’ so-called ‘ HEROES Act ’ is so unserious that it was condemned by the Speaker ’ s own moderate Democrats the instant she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Huge tax cuts for rich people in blue states , but no second round of the Paycheck Protection Program ?
Those are their priorities ?
” the Senate majority leader asked .
The Hill reported Thursday that McConnell supports a targeted $ 500 billion package that includes extending the Paycheck Protection Program and continuing to enhance unemployment benefits .
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas rightly called out Sen. Sherrod Brown for engaging in “idiotic” virtue signaling after the Ohio Democrat chastised GOP colleague Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska for not wearing a face mask on the Senate floor.
On Monday, Brown and Sullivan, who was presiding over the chamber, had a testy exchange over the issue.
“I’d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks,” Brown said, adding, “I can’t tell you what to do, but I know that the behavior–“
Sullivan, who just successfully ran for re-election to a second term, interjected, “I don’t wear a mask when I’m speaking, like most senators.”
“So I don’t need your instruction,” the Marine Corps combat veteran added with a stern look on his face.
“I know you don’t need my instruction,” Brown responded, “but there clearly isn’t much interest in this body in public health. We have a president who hasn’t shown up at the coronavirus tasks force meetings in months.”
The senator continued by hitting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for calling the legislative body into session to vote for “judge after judge after judge,” but not passing COVID-19 legislation.
Confirming judges is actually a perfectly good and right reason to call the Senate into session, while the lack of further COVID relief can be put squarely on the shoulders of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrats, who won’t allow a clean bill, without “poison pills” like blue-state bailouts, to even get an up-or-down vote.
“Once again, I asked my Republican colleagues to stop endangering all the Senate workers – and simply wear a mask when presiding over the Senate. Once again, they refused,” Brown later tweeted.
Cruz found the Democrat’s melodramatic grandstanding to be a bit too much.
This is idiotic. @SherrodBrown is being a complete ass. He wears a mask to speak—when nobody is remotely near him—as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue.@DanSullivan_AK was over 50 feet away, presiding. Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet. https://t.co/BoIGrAV7T1 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 17, 2020
“This is idiotic. @SherrodBrown is being a complete ass,” Cruz tweeted. “He wears a mask to speak — when nobody is remotely near him — as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue.”
“@DanSullivan_AK was over 50 feet away, presiding. Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet,” Cruz added.
While Sullivan did appear to be only a few feet away from a Senate staffer, Cruz’s larger point stands: Brown was using his mask as a virtue signal.
Additionally, according to The Washington Post, “Sullivan wore his mask while Brown addressed the floor, but took it off again after Brown was done to adjourn the Senate.”
Brown also accused Republican senators, apparently including Sullivan, of feeling like that they have to “humor the outgoing president” by their votes and actions.
McConnell responded to the criticism about the Senate not voting on the House’s COVID legislation, the $3.4 trillion HEROES Act passed in May, which was brought down to $2.2 trillion in a second vote in October.
“House Democrats’ so-called ‘HEROES Act’ is so unserious that it was condemned by the Speaker’s own moderate Democrats the instant she put it out,” McConnell tweeted.
House Democrats’ so-called “HEROES Act” is so unserious that it was condemned by the Speaker’s own moderate Democrats the instant she put it out. Huge tax cuts for rich people in blue states, but no second round of the Paycheck Protection Program? Those are their priorities? — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) November 17, 2020
“Huge tax cuts for rich people in blue states, but no second round of the Paycheck Protection Program? Those are their priorities?” the Senate majority leader asked.
The Hill reported Thursday that McConnell supports a targeted $500 billion package that includes extending the Paycheck Protection Program and continuing to enhance unemployment benefits.
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westernjournal--2020-11-17--Jim Jordan Rips Apart Leaders Imposing Lockdowns, Provides Perfect Solution

Democrats have played the role of the Grinch all year , proposing canceling American holidays and traditions .
They attacked Easter in April in many areas of the country , and now many of these radical , and sometimes hypocritical , elected Democrats are going after Thanksgiving and Christmas .
But Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio , a Republican , has a better idea than canceling the holidays .
Jordan took to Twitter on Monday to give a short analysis of the country ’ s options this holiday season .
The post was definitely to the point , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans aren ’ t built for handling overt government tyranny for extended periods of time .
Sure , things were a bit gray in March , when we all sort of agreed to hang out at home for two weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus .
But there was never any stopping the spread .
Despite the lockdowns , which for most Americans lasted much longer than two weeks , the made-in-China contagion swept the country like wildfire .
We know from looking at European countries such as Spain that lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden Reveals Insane Plan To Spend $ 3 Trillion on 1 Bill Before He Even Enters Office The country has imposed draconian measures on interpersonal behavior and mandated masks .
The U.S. , which is also seeing an increase in cases , likely wouldn ’ t benefit from more government-imposed restrictions on our First Amendment rights , so those who might be vulnerable to coronavirus complications should evaluate threats to the health of themselves and their loved ones and decide whether a communal turkey with family is worth it .
Making one ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
Risk analysis is for the individual , and we know that most people are likely to allow their immune system to quickly dispose of the illness .
Feel free to avoid the coming holidays , but don ’ t do it because the government tells you to .
Give thanks for all of life ’ s blessings next week , and celebrate the birth of Christ on Dec. 25 if you wish — never mind what government says .
If you feel so inclined , embrace that uniquely American “ independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lament so much .
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Democrats have played the role of the Grinch all year, proposing canceling American holidays and traditions.
They attacked Easter in April in many areas of the country, and now many of these radical, and sometimes hypocritical, elected Democrats are going after Thanksgiving and Christmas.
But Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a Republican, has a better idea than canceling the holidays.
He proposed canceling lockdowns.
Jordan took to Twitter on Monday to give a short analysis of the country’s options this holiday season.
He wrote, “Don’t cancel Thanksgiving. Don’t cancel Christmas. Cancel lockdowns.”
Don’t cancel Thanksgiving.
Don’t cancel Christmas. Cancel lockdowns. — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) November 16, 2020
The post was definitely to the point, but it makes an awful lot of sense.
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Americans aren’t built for handling overt government tyranny for extended periods of time.
Sure, things were a bit gray in March, when we all sort of agreed to hang out at home for two weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
But there was never any stopping the spread.
Despite the lockdowns, which for most Americans lasted much longer than two weeks, the made-in-China contagion swept the country like wildfire.
We know from looking at European countries such as Spain that lockdowns don’t work.
The country has imposed draconian measures on interpersonal behavior and mandated masks.
Spain’s cases are still rising.
The U.S., which is also seeing an increase in cases, likely wouldn’t benefit from more government-imposed restrictions on our First Amendment rights, so those who might be vulnerable to coronavirus complications should evaluate threats to the health of themselves and their loved ones and decide whether a communal turkey with family is worth it.
Making one’s own health decisions is the American way.
Risk analysis is for the individual, and we know that most people are likely to allow their immune system to quickly dispose of the illness.
Feel free to avoid the coming holidays, but don’t do it because the government tells you to.
Give thanks for all of life’s blessings next week, and celebrate the birth of Christ on Dec. 25 if you wish — never mind what government says.
If you feel so inclined, embrace that uniquely American “independent spirit” that Dr. Anthony Fauci seems to lament so much.
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