westernjournal--2020-10-10--Unemployment Dropped Lower in 4 Months Under Trump Than 4 Years Under Obama

President Donald Trump consistently polls better than former Vice President Joe Biden on the issue of handling the economy , and there is a good reason why .
Under the Trump administration ( pre-COVID-19 ) , the country enjoyed its lowest unemployment rate in 50 years and the lowest ever recorded for African-Americans and Hispanic Americans .
Another interesting statistic is that the unemployment rate stood higher at the end of Barack Obama ’ s first term than it currently stands now , COVID and all .
After Obama took office in January 2009 , the unemployment rate would peak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year as the country began to emerge sluggishly from the Great Recession .
At the end of four years , the rate had dropped just 2 percentage points to 8 percent in January 2013 .
It was the slowest economic recovery from a recession since before World War II , a point even CNN conceded in 2016 .
The ingredients of the lackluster recovery , which are currently being touted by Obama ’ s former No .
2 , Biden , were raising taxes and regulations on businesses and the “ wealthy.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and coal industries , seeking to put the latter completely out of business .
During the final year of Obama ’ s second term , the economy grew a paltry 1.6 percent .
After taking office , Trump made four very un-Obama-like moves : He significantly cut government regulations on businesses ; he signed tax cuts for businesses and individuals into law ; he promoted domestic energy production ; and he negotiated new pro-American trade deals .
The first year after the tax cuts were implemented , economic growth shot up to 2.9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2019 to 2.3 percent , which can be attributed , at least in part , to tough trade stands Trump took against China that led to a deal .
Of course , then came the COVID-19 lockdowns in March of this year .
Unemployment peaked at 14.7 percent in April , the highest rate since the Great Depression .
CNBC reported that the May rate was expected to hit nearly 20 percent , but that never happened .
Instead , 2.5 million jobs were added , shocking the experts , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : 'Mostly Peaceful ' Riots Soar Over $ 1B in Damages , Setting New Record The number of employed then surged by 4.8 million in June .
A record 10.6 million jobs were added from April through August , when the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent .
It now stands at 7.9 percent after 661,000 jobs were added in September .
In four months , Trump was able to lower the unemployment rate more than Obama did in four years : 13.3 percent in May to 7.9 percent in September versus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 8 percent in 2013 .
The reason is that the fundamentals of the economy were sound , grounded in solid pro-economic growth policies .
It should not be surprising that 56 percent of respondents to a newly released Gallup poll reported being better off now than they were four years ago under Obama/Biden .
That is the highest percentage the polling organization ever registered during a re-election year going back to Ronald Reagan in 1984 .
The choice for Americans is clear this election season .
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President Donald Trump consistently polls better than former Vice President Joe Biden on the issue of handling the economy, and there is a good reason why.
Under the Trump administration (pre-COVID-19), the country enjoyed its lowest unemployment rate in 50 years and the lowest ever recorded for African-Americans and Hispanic Americans.
Another interesting statistic is that the unemployment rate stood higher at the end of Barack Obama’s first term than it currently stands now, COVID and all.
After Obama took office in January 2009, the unemployment rate would peak at 10 percent in October of that year as the country began to emerge sluggishly from the Great Recession.
At the end of four years, the rate had dropped just 2 percentage points to 8 percent in January 2013.
It was the slowest economic recovery from a recession since before World War II, a point even CNN conceded in 2016.
The ingredients of the lackluster recovery, which are currently being touted by Obama’s former No. 2, Biden, were raising taxes and regulations on businesses and the “wealthy.”
The Obama/Biden administration also targeted the oil and coal industries, seeking to put the latter completely out of business.
During the final year of Obama’s second term, the economy grew a paltry 1.6 percent.
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After taking office, Trump made four very un-Obama-like moves: He significantly cut government regulations on businesses; he signed tax cuts for businesses and individuals into law; he promoted domestic energy production; and he negotiated new pro-American trade deals.
The first year after the tax cuts were implemented, economic growth shot up to 2.9 percent in 2018. It fell back in 2019 to 2.3 percent, which can be attributed, at least in part, to tough trade stands Trump took against China that led to a deal.
Of course, then came the COVID-19 lockdowns in March of this year.
Unemployment peaked at 14.7 percent in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression.
CNBC reported that the May rate was expected to hit nearly 20 percent, but that never happened. Instead, 2.5 million jobs were added, shocking the experts, and the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent.
The number of employed then surged by 4.8 million in June.
A record 10.6 million jobs were added from April through August, when the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent.
It now stands at 7.9 percent after 661,000 jobs were added in September.
In four months, Trump was able to lower the unemployment rate more than Obama did in four years: 13.3 percent in May to 7.9 percent in September versus a high of 10 percent in 2009 to 8 percent in 2013.
That’s what you call a “V” shaped recovery.
The reason is that the fundamentals of the economy were sound, grounded in solid pro-economic growth policies.
It should not be surprising that 56 percent of respondents to a newly released Gallup poll reported being better off now than they were four years ago under Obama/Biden.
? NEWS: @Gallup’s most recent survey found a clear majority of registered voters (56%) saying they are better off now (under President @realDonaldTrump’s Administration) than they were four years ago, while 32% said they are worse off. pic.twitter.com/XPoZSRfBBu — Ken Farnaso (@KLF) October 9, 2020
That is the highest percentage the polling organization ever registered during a re-election year going back to Ronald Reagan in 1984.
The choice for Americans is clear this election season.
If you want economic growth and jobs, choose Trump over Biden.
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westernjournal--2020-10-10--Jill Duggar Dillard Reveals What It’s Been Like ‘Distancing’ Herself from Her Family: ‘We’re Not on

Jill Duggar Dillard Reveals What It’s Been Like ‘Distancing’ Herself from Her Family: ‘We’re Not on the Best Terms’

The Duggars are a household name now after spending over a decade in the limelight .
Whether it was the original “ 19 Kids and Counting ” or one of the subsequent spin-offs , the Duggar family has been on display for many years on TLC .
As the original set of kids grows up , gets married and starts raising their own families , they ’ re faced with the choice to be involved in a series or break off .
The wholesome-branded family , as public as it is , has been the subject of intense scrutiny , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clan has been positive , giving them even more reason to consider breaking with the publicization of their lives .
In 2017 , Jill Duggar Dillard , featured on both “ 19 Kids and Counting ” and “ Counting On , ” decided , with her husband Derick , to step away from the cameras and discontinue their presence on the series .
TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' The couple , parents of Samuel Scott , 3 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued to share parts of their lives with the world through their social media and YouTube channel , “ Dillard Family Official , ” but on their own terms .
In a vlog posted Wednesday , the couple spoke cryptically about their decision to leave the show and distance themselves from the family .
They cited their immediate family ’ s goals and controlling aspects of the show that didn ’ t sit well with them for the break .
“ We left the show … three years ago now , because basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ourselves didn ’ t align with what we found out , ” Jill said .
“ We ended up finding out like we didn ’ t have as much control over our lives as it related to like the show and stuff as we felt like we needed , so we had to make a decision at that time to kind of put the show aside just to , like , pursue our own goals and everything.
” “ It was a really difficult decision , but something that we knew like we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” She emphasized that their problem wasn ’ t with the film crew , saying that they “ loved ” them , but alluded to aspects of the show that they felt were not in line with their goals .
The couple said that they do not see themselves returning to the show as it stands .
“ We will not go back on the show under the circumstances that we were under at the time that we left , ” Derick said .
“ Meaning just as a family , we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow us to navigate our lives and have the information and control so that we know whether or not we can even plan anything for our lives or not.
” “ Right now we have no plans to join back into the show or anything , ” Jill explained .
“ We don ’ t regret leaving the show .
We feel like it was the best thing for our family.
” Without going into specifics , the Dillards also said that there were some familial tensions and confirmed that they are , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unnamed ) family members .
“ Yes , there ’ s been some , um , distancing there , ” Jill admitted .
“ We ’ re not on the best terms with some of my family , we ’ ve had some disagreements and stuff.
” “ But we ’ re working toward healing , definitely , and restoration , but we ’ re having to kind of just take some time and heal , and just doing what ’ s best for our family right now and yeah , just working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it was “ difficult ” to be distant , but that they ’ re hoping for eventual restoration and trusting God as to when that will be .
“ We ’ re praying and trusting God that the timeline is his , ” she said .
“ Definitely appreciate your prayers , but don ’ t want to go into detail too much.
” Hopefully whatever caused a rift in the family will be resolved and the Duggars will be able to pursue healthy restoration off-screen .
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The Duggars are a household name now after spending over a decade in the limelight.
Whether it was the original “19 Kids and Counting” or one of the subsequent spin-offs, the Duggar family has been on display for many years on TLC.
As the original set of kids grows up, gets married and starts raising their own families, they’re faced with the choice to be involved in a series or break off.
The wholesome-branded family, as public as it is, has been the subject of intense scrutiny, and not everything aired about the Duggar clan has been positive, giving them even more reason to consider breaking with the publicization of their lives.
In 2017, Jill Duggar Dillard, featured on both “19 Kids and Counting” and “Counting On,” decided, with her husband Derick, to step away from the cameras and discontinue their presence on the series.
The couple, parents of Samuel Scott, 3, and Israel David, 5, have continued to share parts of their lives with the world through their social media and YouTube channel, “Dillard Family Official,” but on their own terms.
In a vlog posted Wednesday, the couple spoke cryptically about their decision to leave the show and distance themselves from the family.
They cited their immediate family’s goals and controlling aspects of the show that didn’t sit well with them for the break.
“We left the show … three years ago now, because basically our family goals that we had for ourselves didn’t align with what we found out,” Jill said.
“We ended up finding out like we didn’t have as much control over our lives as it related to like the show and stuff as we felt like we needed, so we had to make a decision at that time to kind of put the show aside just to, like, pursue our own goals and everything.”
“It was a really difficult decision, but something that we knew like we really needed to do for our family.”
She emphasized that their problem wasn’t with the film crew, saying that they “loved” them, but alluded to aspects of the show that they felt were not in line with their goals.
The couple said that they do not see themselves returning to the show as it stands.
“We will not go back on the show under the circumstances that we were under at the time that we left,” Derick said.
“Meaning just as a family, we have to be able to make decisions that allow us to navigate our lives and have the information and control so that we know whether or not we can even plan anything for our lives or not.”
“Right now we have no plans to join back into the show or anything,” Jill explained. “We don’t regret leaving the show. We feel like it was the best thing for our family.”
Without going into specifics, the Dillards also said that there were some familial tensions and confirmed that they are, indeed, keeping space from some (unnamed) family members.
“Yes, there’s been some, um, distancing there,” Jill admitted. “We’re not on the best terms with some of my family, we’ve had some disagreements and stuff.”
“But we’re working toward healing, definitely, and restoration, but we’re having to kind of just take some time and heal, and just doing what’s best for our family right now and yeah, just working through it I guess.”
She also said it was “difficult” to be distant, but that they’re hoping for eventual restoration and trusting God as to when that will be.
“We’re praying and trusting God that the timeline is his,” she said. “Definitely appreciate your prayers, but don’t want to go into detail too much.”
Hopefully whatever caused a rift in the family will be resolved and the Duggars will be able to pursue healthy restoration off-screen.
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westernjournal--2020-10-10--Sciascia: This November, If You’re Stupid Don’t Vote

With little more than three weeks remaining until the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 3 , the season for last-minute registration drives and snappy “ get-out-the-vote ” campaigns is officially upon us .
I certainly wish it were not .
Better yet , I wish that it had not come at all this year .
Heck , I often wish with all my might that it had never become an established part of the American political discourse at all — and not simply because I am sick of being accosted on the street by supposedly nonpartisan registration teams or hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begging my attention and reminding me of the importance of my vote .
Far from it , in fact , my wish is grounded in something much more foundational than any of that — the fact that , no matter what you may have heard about fake news and growing partisan vitriol , the single element that is most damaging to the republic is the mass registration of uneducated voters at the close of election season .
A record high 865,015 Americans were added to the rolls on National Voter Registration Day 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s national midterm elections .
TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' The result was a 12.1 percent increase from that of National Voter Registration Day 2016 , but it had managed to more than quintuple that of the holiday ’ s 2014 iteration .
For Brian Miller , executive director of event organizer Nonprofit VOTE , that was something to celebrate .
“ Democracy works best when more people participate and vote , ” Miller told Time in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a shared value that brings everyone together.
” Of course , with no guarantees those registered will inform themselves beyond the opinion of their best friend , beloved family member or favorite celebrity before heading to the polls , there seems no reason to believe their involvement in the democratic process will actually better the nation .
I could ask every individual in the neighborhood what should be served for dinner at my next social gathering , but I would be far better served to ask only those who care enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come election season are far more important and the wider population clearly far less engaged , with only 36 percent of Americans able to pass a generic U.S. citizenship test , according to the results of a 2018 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation survey .
And while it is easy to sympathize with those who , like Miller , declare the democratic process an American birthright and consider voting a civic duty , it is borderline unconscionable to encourage use of that birthright or performance of that duty in those who either do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not care enough to get informed .
RELATED : Over 2,000 Mail-In Ballots in LA County Have 1 Fatal Flaw : There 's No Way To Vote for President As Founding Father John Adams wrote in his 1798 letter to the Massachusetts Militia , “ Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People .
It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
” Given their writings on the importance suffrage , it is hard to believe the Framers would have said any less with regard to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitutional Convention in 1787 , much discussion was had on the topic of voting rights and to whom they should be extended .
James Madison , who eventually drafted the U.S. Constitution , addressed at length the importance of extending the vote to as many Americans as possible without inviting the mob rule often associated with unchecked democracy .
“ The right of suffrage is a fundamental Article in Republican Constitutions .
The regulation of it is , at the same time , a task of peculiar delicacy , ” Madison said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Allow the right [ to vote ] exclusively to property [ owners ] , and the rights of persons may be oppressed , ” he added .
“ Extend it equally to all , and the rights of property [ owners ] … may be overruled by a majority without property.
” Despite his major disagreements with Alexander Hamilton on the issues of government elitism and the federal accumulation of power , even Anti-Federalist Thomas Jefferson appeared to agree with the Federalist premise that an uninformed majority would ultimately endanger the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the success of the republic .
“ Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone , ” Jefferson wrote in his Notes on the State of Virginia , which he published prior to the Constitution Convention .
“ The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories .
And to render even them safe , their minds must be improved to a certain degree.
” “ If a nation expects to be ignorant and free , in a state of civilization , it expects what never was and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added in an 1816 letter to correspondent Charles Yancey .
It was this rationale that had , on numerous occasions , led the diplomat and U.S. president to push for the civic education of the enfranchised population .
Perhaps we should take his example this November , turning our efforts from voter registration to voter education — and , of course , ever-so-politely encouraging the uninformed to sit this one out .
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With little more than three weeks remaining until the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 3, the season for last-minute registration drives and snappy “get-out-the-vote” campaigns is officially upon us.
I certainly wish it were not. Better yet, I wish that it had not come at all this year.
Heck, I often wish with all my might that it had never become an established part of the American political discourse at all — and not simply because I am sick of being accosted on the street by supposedly nonpartisan registration teams or hate being subjected to uncomfortable celebrity video compilations begging my attention and reminding me of the importance of my vote.
Far from it, in fact, my wish is grounded in something much more foundational than any of that — the fact that, no matter what you may have heard about fake news and growing partisan vitriol, the single element that is most damaging to the republic is the mass registration of uneducated voters at the close of election season.
A record high 865,015 Americans were added to the rolls on National Voter Registration Day 2018, just six weeks before the year’s national midterm elections.
The result was a 12.1 percent increase from that of National Voter Registration Day 2016, but it had managed to more than quintuple that of the holiday’s 2014 iteration.
For Brian Miller, executive director of event organizer Nonprofit VOTE, that was something to celebrate.
“Democracy works best when more people participate and vote,” Miller told Time in light of the result. “That’s a shared value that brings everyone together.”
Of course, with no guarantees those registered will inform themselves beyond the opinion of their best friend, beloved family member or favorite celebrity before heading to the polls, there seems no reason to believe their involvement in the democratic process will actually better the nation.
Do you think people should vote if they are not educated about the issues? Yes No
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I could ask every individual in the neighborhood what should be served for dinner at my next social gathering, but I would be far better served to ask only those who care enough to attend.
The issues at stake come election season are far more important and the wider population clearly far less engaged, with only 36 percent of Americans able to pass a generic U.S. citizenship test, according to the results of a 2018 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation survey.
Voting ? is one of our greatest rights and responsibilities as Americans. That’s why we’re empowering young Angelenos with voter registration ? drives to help them make their voices heard. #StudentsVoteLA #NationalVoterRegistrationDay pic.twitter.com/UlHp8LiudH — MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) September 25, 2018
And while it is easy to sympathize with those who, like Miller, declare the democratic process an American birthright and consider voting a civic duty, it is borderline unconscionable to encourage use of that birthright or performance of that duty in those who either do not care, are not informed or do not care enough to get informed.
As Founding Father John Adams wrote in his 1798 letter to the Massachusetts Militia, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
Given their writings on the importance suffrage, it is hard to believe the Framers would have said any less with regard to an informed and civically engaged people.
At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, much discussion was had on the topic of voting rights and to whom they should be extended.
James Madison, who eventually drafted the U.S. Constitution, addressed at length the importance of extending the vote to as many Americans as possible without inviting the mob rule often associated with unchecked democracy.
“The right of suffrage is a fundamental Article in Republican Constitutions. The regulation of it is, at the same time, a task of peculiar delicacy,” Madison said, according to the Library of Congress.
“Allow the right [to vote] exclusively to property [owners], and the rights of persons may be oppressed,” he added.
“Extend it equally to all, and the rights of property [owners] … may be overruled by a majority without property.”
Despite his major disagreements with Alexander Hamilton on the issues of government elitism and the federal accumulation of power, even Anti-Federalist Thomas Jefferson appeared to agree with the Federalist premise that an uninformed majority would ultimately endanger the rights of the minority and, thus, the success of the republic.
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone,” Jefferson wrote in his Notes on the State of Virginia, which he published prior to the Constitution Convention. “The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories. And to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain degree.”
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be,” he later added in an 1816 letter to correspondent Charles Yancey.
It was this rationale that had, on numerous occasions, led the diplomat and U.S. president to push for the civic education of the enfranchised population.
Perhaps we should take his example this November, turning our efforts from voter registration to voter education — and, of course, ever-so-politely encouraging the uninformed to sit this one out.
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westernjournal--2020-10-10--Chris Christie Released from Hospital After Week Battling Virus

Former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie said Saturday he has been discharged from a New Jersey hospital where he spent a week , following his announcement that he had contracted COVID-19 .
“ I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center , ” Christie said in a Saturday morning post on Twitter .
“ I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week .
Thanks to my family & friends for their prayers .
I will have more to say about all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' Christie announced Oct. 3 that he had tested positive and said hours later that he had checked himself into the hospital after deciding with his doctors that doing so would be “ an important precautionary measure , ” given his history of asthma .
Christie was part of a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump ’ s inner circle .
In addition to Trump and First Lady Melania Trump , multiple people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attended events with him recently contracted the virus .
Trump ’ s former 2016 rival told The Associated Press on Oct. 2 that the last time he was with the president was Sept. 29 in Cleveland during preparations for his debate with former Vice President Joe Biden .
He tweeted the morning of Oct. 2 that he had last tested negative ahead of that first presidential debate and was not having any symptoms then .
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday he has been discharged from a New Jersey hospital where he spent a week, following his announcement that he had contracted COVID-19.
“I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center,” Christie said in a Saturday morning post on Twitter.
“I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week. Thanks to my family & friends for their prayers. I will have more to say about all of this next week.”
I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center. I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week. Thanks to my family & friends for their prayers. I will have more to say about all of this next week. — Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 10, 2020
Christie announced Oct. 3 that he had tested positive and said hours later that he had checked himself into the hospital after deciding with his doctors that doing so would be “an important precautionary measure,” given his history of asthma.
Christie was part of a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
In addition to Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, multiple people who had traveled with the president or attended events with him recently contracted the virus.
Trump’s former 2016 rival told The Associated Press on Oct. 2 that the last time he was with the president was Sept. 29 in Cleveland during preparations for his debate with former Vice President Joe Biden.
He tweeted the morning of Oct. 2 that he had last tested negative ahead of that first presidential debate and was not having any symptoms then.
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westernjournal--2020-10-10--Louisiana Fears ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricanes Are Flying Under National Radar as Delta Inflicts New Dama

Louisiana Fears ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricanes Are Flying Under National Radar as Delta Inflicts New Damage

The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana , residents started the routine again : dodging overturned cars on the roads , trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with no power , and pledging to rebuild after the storm .
Delta made landfall on Friday evening near the coastal Louisiana town of Creole with top winds of 100 mph .
It then hit Lake Charles , a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly every home and building in late August .
No deaths had been reported as of Saturday afternoon , but officials said people were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a weaker storm than Category 4 Laura , it brought significantly more flooding , Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said .
He estimated that hundreds of already battered homes across the city took on water .
The recovery from the double impact will be long , the mayor said .
TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' “ Add Laura and Delta together and it ’ s just absolutely unprecedented and catastrophic , ” Hunter said .
“ We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country right now that this incident may not be on the radar nationally like it should be.
” Louisiana Gov .
John Bel Edwards said no fatalities had been reported as of Saturday , but a hurricane ’ s wake can be treacherous .
Only seven of the 32 deaths in Louisiana and Texas attributed to Laura came the day that hurricane struck .
A leading cause of the others was carbon monoxide poisoning from generators used in buildings without electricity .
“ Everybody needs to exercise a lot of caution even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Edwards said .
Delta , the 25th named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season , was the 10th named storm to hit the mainland U.S. this year , breaking a record set in 1916 , Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach said .
It rapidly weakened over land and slowed into a tropical depression on Saturday morning .
Forecasters warned that heavy rain , storm surges and flash floods continued to pose dangers in areas from Texas to Mississippi .
Large swells and rip currents closed beaches down to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also could spawn tornadoes in the Tennessee Valley into Sunday , and flash floods could hit the southern Appalachians , the National Weather Service said .
RELATED : Louisiana Braces for Another Major Storm as Unprecedented Hurricane Season Hits Gulf Coast Delta inflicted most of its damage with rain instead wind .
It dumped more than 15 inches of rain on Lake Charles over two days and more than 10 inches on Baton Rouge .
Southwest parishes such as Cameron , Jefferson Davis , Vermilion and Acadia that sustained heavy blows from Laura @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cautioned that it would be difficult to distinguish the damage Delta caused from what was left over from the August hurricane .
More than 9,400 people were being sheltered by the state on Saturday , but only 935 were Delta evacuees , Edwards said .
The others were displaced by Laura .
Edwards said 3,000 Louisiana National Guard soldiers were mobilized to clear roads and to distribute meals and tarps , and 10,000 utility workers were working to get power restored to nearly 600,000 customers .
With the water knee-deep along Legion Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to wade through the water on Saturday to get to his home after he returned from spending the night in Beaumont , Texas .
“ It ’ s totally frustrating and in fact , it makes you want to give up , but you have to keep on pushing , ” King said .
“ Me and my wife , we are praying people , so we just believe that God let things happen for a reason.
” The damage also stretched inland , with trees falling onto streets in Louisiana ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storm blew down two homes under construction in Galveston , Texas , and toppled the steeple of a church in Jennings , Louisiana .
Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso said that the vehicles overturned on Interstate 10 should give pause to anyone thinking about rushing back to the disaster area .
“ Rising water with all the rain is the biggest problem , ” Mancuso said .
“ It ’ s still dangerous out there , and we ’ re just going to have to start over from a few weeks ago.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurricanes , and its people are resilient , Lake Charles resident Katie Prejean McGrady said .
But the double punch of the back-to-back storms has left many in the community reeling , she said .
“ I ’ m taxed out .
And I think that ’ s most people in town , ” she said .
“ There ’ s a mental exhaustion that sets in and then there ’ s a fear of ‘ Does anybody outside this region care ?
’ ” she said .
“ The reality is our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a year , if not longer.
” McGrady and her family had just returned to their home for the first time since evacuating ahead of Hurricane Laura when she was nine months pregnant .
They arrived back in Lake Charles last weekend , got a new roof on Monday and had to evacuate again Thursday .
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The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars on the roads, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm.
Delta made landfall on Friday evening near the coastal Louisiana town of Creole with top winds of 100 mph. It then hit Lake Charles, a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly every home and building in late August.
No deaths had been reported as of Saturday afternoon, but officials said people were not out of danger.
While Delta was a weaker storm than Category 4 Laura, it brought significantly more flooding, Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said. He estimated that hundreds of already battered homes across the city took on water.
The recovery from the double impact will be long, the mayor said.
“Add Laura and Delta together and it’s just absolutely unprecedented and catastrophic,” Hunter said.
“We are very concerned that with everything going in the country right now that this incident may not be on the radar nationally like it should be.”
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said no fatalities had been reported as of Saturday, but a hurricane’s wake can be treacherous.
Only seven of the 32 deaths in Louisiana and Texas attributed to Laura came the day that hurricane struck. A leading cause of the others was carbon monoxide poisoning from generators used in buildings without electricity.
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“Everybody needs to exercise a lot of caution even now, and really, especially now,” Edwards said.
Delta, the 25th named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, was the 10th named storm to hit the mainland U.S. this year, breaking a record set in 1916, Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach said.
It rapidly weakened over land and slowed into a tropical depression on Saturday morning.
Forecasters warned that heavy rain, storm surges and flash floods continued to pose dangers in areas from Texas to Mississippi. Large swells and rip currents closed beaches down to the Mexican border.
Remnants of the storm also could spawn tornadoes in the Tennessee Valley into Sunday, and flash floods could hit the southern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said.
Delta inflicted most of its damage with rain instead wind. It dumped more than 15 inches of rain on Lake Charles over two days and more than 10 inches on Baton Rouge.
Southwest parishes such as Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion and Acadia that sustained heavy blows from Laura took the hardest hit.
The governor cautioned that it would be difficult to distinguish the damage Delta caused from what was left over from the August hurricane.
More than 9,400 people were being sheltered by the state on Saturday, but only 935 were Delta evacuees, Edwards said. The others were displaced by Laura.
Edwards said 3,000 Louisiana National Guard soldiers were mobilized to clear roads and to distribute meals and tarps, and 10,000 utility workers were working to get power restored to nearly 600,000 customers.
With the water knee-deep along Legion Street in Lake Charles, resident Patrick King had to wade through the water on Saturday to get to his home after he returned from spending the night in Beaumont, Texas.
“It’s totally frustrating and in fact, it makes you want to give up, but you have to keep on pushing,” King said.
“Me and my wife, we are praying people, so we just believe that God let things happen for a reason.”
The damage also stretched inland, with trees falling onto streets in Louisiana’s capital of Baton Rouge. The storm blew down two homes under construction in Galveston, Texas, and toppled the steeple of a church in Jennings, Louisiana.
Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso said that the vehicles overturned on Interstate 10 should give pause to anyone thinking about rushing back to the disaster area.
“Rising water with all the rain is the biggest problem,” Mancuso said. “It’s still dangerous out there, and we’re just going to have to start over from a few weeks ago.”
The U.S. Gulf Coast is no stranger to hurricanes, and its people are resilient, Lake Charles resident Katie Prejean McGrady said. But the double punch of the back-to-back storms has left many in the community reeling, she said.
“I’m taxed out. And I think that’s most people in town,” she said.
“There’s a mental exhaustion that sets in and then there’s a fear of ‘Does anybody outside this region care?’” she said. “The reality is our town won’t be the same for a year, if not longer.”
McGrady and her family had just returned to their home for the first time since evacuating ahead of Hurricane Laura when she was nine months pregnant. They arrived back in Lake Charles last weekend, got a new roof on Monday and had to evacuate again Thursday.
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westernjournal--2020-10-10--Kim Jong Un Unveils North Korea’s Biggest Missile Yet, Threatens To ‘Fully Mobilize’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “ fully mobilize ” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade in which the country unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other additions to its growing weapons arsenal .
Kim , however , avoided direct criticism of Washington during the event , which celebrated the 75th anniversary of the country ’ s ruling party .
Kim described the North ’ s continuing efforts to develop its nuclear arsenal as necessary for its defense and said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with its military force .
But “ if any force harms the safety of our nation , we will fully mobilize the strongest offensive might in a preemptive manner to punish them , ” he said .
Kim ’ s speech was punctuated by thousands of troops , tanks , armored vehicles , rocket launchers and a broad range of ballistic missiles rolled out in Pyongyang ’ s Kim Il Sung Square .
TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North ’ s biggest missile yet , which was mounted on an 11-axle launch vehicle that was also seen for the first time .
The country also displayed what could be an advanced version of its Pukguksong family of missiles designed to be fired from submarines or land mobile launchers .
The missiles highlighted how North Korea has continued to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration .
Kim had previously expressed frustration over the slow diplomacy , pledging in December that he would continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of U.S. pressure and soon unveil a “ new strategic weapon to the world.
” The probable ICBM paraded Saturday was clearly the new strategic weapon Kim had promised to show , according to Melissa Hanham , deputy director of the Austria-based Open Nuclear Network .
North Korea had already demonstrated a potential ability to reach deep into the U.S. mainland with an ICBM flight test in 2017 , and developing a larger missile possibly means the country is trying to arm its long-range weapons with more warheads , she said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear strategy regardless of the tough year that it has had with regard to diplomatic talks , flooding from typhoons and COVID-19 , ” Hanham said in a telephone interview .
“ I also think that this is a message to the United States — he has already declared he no longer holds himself to the moratorium and he has something new as well he may wish to test.
” The celebratory event , which began late Friday , was not broadcast by North Korean state television until Saturday evening , when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kim Jong Un Sends Rare Message on Shooting Death of South Korean Official Troops and a military band were seen marching in the streets in front of a brightly illuminated Kim Il Sung Square .
The performers and tens of thousands of spectators roared as Kim , dressed in a gray suit and tie , appeared from a building as the clock struck midnight .
Kim , flanked with senior officials and smiling widely , waved to the crowd and kissed children who presented him with flowers before taking his spot on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemed to tear up at one point as he repeatedly thanked his “ great people ” and military for overcoming “ unexpected ” burdens .
He also extended an olive branch to rival South Korea , expressing hope that the countries can repair ties .
The North had suspended virtually all cooperation with the South amid the stalemate in larger nuclear negotiations with the United States .
After the speech , Kim waved and watched with binoculars as the military hardware was rolled out in the square .
He saluted as fighter jets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to form the Workers ’ Party ’ s symbol — a hammer , brush and sickle — and the number 75 in the sky .
Earlier Saturday , masked citizens lined up to lay flowers at the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il , the father of the current ruler , at Pyongyang ’ s Mansu Hill .
A huge street poster read “ Best glory to our great party.
” The North ’ s official Korean Central News Agency said residents in Kaesong and other regions who had lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party anniversary by moving into newly built houses and that they praised Kim Jong Un for looking after them as “ their father.
” Authoritarian North Korea is keen about anniversaries , and this week ’ s festivities were earmarked years in advance as a major event to glorify Kim .
But there hasn ’ t been much to celebrate lately .
Kim is struggling to keep afloat an economy crippled by years of stringent U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear program and ravaged further this year by border closures amid the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will likely worsen chronic food shortages .
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade in which the country unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other additions to its growing weapons arsenal.
Kim, however, avoided direct criticism of Washington during the event, which celebrated the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party.
Kim described the North’s continuing efforts to develop its nuclear arsenal as necessary for its defense and said it wasn’t targeting any specific country with its military force.
But “if any force harms the safety of our nation, we will fully mobilize the strongest offensive might in a preemptive manner to punish them,” he said.
Kim’s speech was punctuated by thousands of troops, tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers and a broad range of ballistic missiles rolled out in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square.
The weapons included what was possibly the North’s biggest missile yet, which was mounted on an 11-axle launch vehicle that was also seen for the first time.
The country also displayed what could be an advanced version of its Pukguksong family of missiles designed to be fired from submarines or land mobile launchers.
The missiles highlighted how North Korea has continued to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.
Kim had previously expressed frustration over the slow diplomacy, pledging in December that he would continue to bolster his nuclear arsenal in the face of U.S. pressure and soon unveil a “new strategic weapon to the world.”
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The probable ICBM paraded Saturday was clearly the new strategic weapon Kim had promised to show, according to Melissa Hanham, deputy director of the Austria-based Open Nuclear Network.
North Korea had already demonstrated a potential ability to reach deep into the U.S. mainland with an ICBM flight test in 2017, and developing a larger missile possibly means the country is trying to arm its long-range weapons with more warheads, she said.
“North Korea is pushing ahead with its nuclear strategy regardless of the tough year that it has had with regard to diplomatic talks, flooding from typhoons and COVID-19,” Hanham said in a telephone interview.
“I also think that this is a message to the United States — he has already declared he no longer holds himself to the moratorium and he has something new as well he may wish to test.”
The celebratory event, which began late Friday, was not broadcast by North Korean state television until Saturday evening, when it aired a taped broadcast.
Troops and a military band were seen marching in the streets in front of a brightly illuminated Kim Il Sung Square.
The performers and tens of thousands of spectators roared as Kim, dressed in a gray suit and tie, appeared from a building as the clock struck midnight.
Kim, flanked with senior officials and smiling widely, waved to the crowd and kissed children who presented him with flowers before taking his spot on a balcony.
During his speech, Kim seemed to tear up at one point as he repeatedly thanked his “great people” and military for overcoming “unexpected” burdens.
He also extended an olive branch to rival South Korea, expressing hope that the countries can repair ties. The North had suspended virtually all cooperation with the South amid the stalemate in larger nuclear negotiations with the United States.
After the speech, Kim waved and watched with binoculars as the military hardware was rolled out in the square.
He saluted as fighter jets flew in formation overhead, using fireworks to form the Workers’ Party’s symbol — a hammer, brush and sickle — and the number 75 in the sky.
Earlier Saturday, masked citizens lined up to lay flowers at the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the father of the current ruler, at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill. A huge street poster read “Best glory to our great party.”
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said residents in Kaesong and other regions who had lost their homes to recent natural disasters marked the party anniversary by moving into newly built houses and that they praised Kim Jong Un for looking after them as “their father.”
Authoritarian North Korea is keen about anniversaries, and this week’s festivities were earmarked years in advance as a major event to glorify Kim.
But there hasn’t been much to celebrate lately.
Kim is struggling to keep afloat an economy crippled by years of stringent U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear program and ravaged further this year by border closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and devastating summer floods and typhoons that will likely worsen chronic food shortages.
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westernjournal--2020-10-11--California Unable To Find Link Between Opening Schools and Increased COVID Transmission

The link between in-person school attendance and a spike in coronavirus cases is still missing , according to a top California health official .
For several weeks , students in California counties where coronavirus numbers are low have been allowed to attend in-person classes , as long as social distancing and other rules are followed .
The result , according to Dr. Mark Ghaly , California ’ s Health and Human Services secretary , has been spectacularly unspectacular .
“ We have not seen a connection between increased transmission and school reopening or in-person learning , ” Ghaly told reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We ’ re looking at the information to see if there is a connection , and so far we have not found one.
” “ We want to act responsibly but , so far , it ’ s encouraging to see the tremendous effort and planning that communities and their schools and their staff have done to make sure that it ’ s lower risk for students and staff alike , ” Ghaly also said , KABC-TV reported .
“ We ’ re seeing [ those ] fruits early on , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all of California.
” TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' As of Tuesday , schools in 32 of California ’ s 58 counties were able to hold in-person classes .
That was up from 28 counties the week before .
Desert Christian Academy in Palm Desert has been open for more than a month and has had no issues .
“ You can educate in person the way a student needs education to be experienced and you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , ” assistant principal Kirk Scott told KESQ-TV .
Yuba County , which is north of San Francisco , was preparing to reopen now that it has met the thresholds to do so , Superintendent of Schools Francisco Reveles said .
“ We ’ re in a different environment now , ” he told the AP .
“ Even though we can open up , there ’ s certain precautions we need to continue taking.
” His district will likely have some students attend in the morning while others attend in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on remote instruction since the start of classes , but is now considering applications from schools that want to open transitional kindergarten through second grade classes for in-person learning .
Students in San Ramon Valley High School protested against remote learning last week .
They want to return to in-person classes now that other restrictions in Contra Costa County have eased up .
“ It ’ s way harder to learn on a computer screen .
I can ’ t ask a question as easily , I can ’ t go [ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily , I can ’ t see my counselor as easily I have to set up all these meetings , ” senior Jacob Ludwig told KABC .
RELATED : US Officials Warn of China-Backed Programs Spreading Communist Propaganda in American Schools San Ramon Valley Unified Schools Superintendent John Malloy indicated schools in the district will resume in-person learning to some degree on Jan. 5 .
“ All that we are saying to our community now that we ’ re in the red tier is we get it , we understand , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to try and figure it out fast .
It ’ s not fast enough for some — it ’ s too fast for others.
” The district will allow families to choose next month whether they want their children to return when schools open in January , or remain on remote learning .
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The link between in-person school attendance and a spike in coronavirus cases is still missing, according to a top California health official.
For several weeks, students in California counties where coronavirus numbers are low have been allowed to attend in-person classes, as long as social distancing and other rules are followed.
The result, according to Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s Health and Human Services secretary, has been spectacularly unspectacular.
“We have not seen a connection between increased transmission and school reopening or in-person learning,” Ghaly told reporters Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. “We’re looking at the information to see if there is a connection, and so far we have not found one.”
“We want to act responsibly but, so far, it’s encouraging to see the tremendous effort and planning that communities and their schools and their staff have done to make sure that it’s lower risk for students and staff alike,” Ghaly also said, KABC-TV reported. “We’re seeing [those] fruits early on, and I think that’s encouraging for all of California.”
As of Tuesday, schools in 32 of California’s 58 counties were able to hold in-person classes. That was up from 28 counties the week before.
Desert Christian Academy in Palm Desert has been open for more than a month and has had no issues.
“You can educate in person the way a student needs education to be experienced and you can mitigate for this very, very challenging virus,” assistant principal Kirk Scott told KESQ-TV.
Yuba County, which is north of San Francisco, was preparing to reopen now that it has met the thresholds to do so, Superintendent of Schools Francisco Reveles said.
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“We’re in a different environment now,” he told the AP. “Even though we can open up, there’s certain precautions we need to continue taking.”
His district will likely have some students attend in the morning while others attend in the afternoon.
Los Angeles County has been on remote instruction since the start of classes, but is now considering applications from schools that want to open transitional kindergarten through second grade classes for in-person learning.
Students in San Ramon Valley High School protested against remote learning last week. They want to return to in-person classes now that other restrictions in Contra Costa County have eased up.
“It’s way harder to learn on a computer screen. I can’t ask a question as easily, I can’t go [and speak to teachers] after class as easily, I can’t see my counselor as easily I have to set up all these meetings,” senior Jacob Ludwig told KABC.
San Ramon Valley Unified Schools Superintendent John Malloy indicated schools in the district will resume in-person learning to some degree on Jan. 5.
“All that we are saying to our community now that we’re in the red tier is we get it, we understand,” he said. “And we’re going to try and figure it out fast. It’s not fast enough for some — it’s too fast for others.”
The district will allow families to choose next month whether they want their children to return when schools open in January, or remain on remote learning.
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westernjournal--2020-10-11--Bombshell Report: Comey Had It in Writing That Hillary Was Behind Trump-Russia Smear

As every passing day brings the 2020 election closer , news keeps coming about the 2016 campaign .
And it keeps getting worse for President Donald Trump ’ s opponents — then and now .
In the latest revelation , The Washington Times reported Sunday that it had obtained a three-page , highly classified memo from September 2016 in which the CIA informed then-FBI Director James Comey that the Hillary Clinton campaign was planning to blame “ collusion ” between the Trump campaign and the Russian government for the release of embarrassing emails .
Thanks to a release of previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Ratcliffe , Americans had already learned that then-President Barack Obama had been informed by then-CIA Director John Brennan of the Clinton plan .
However , the memo reported by the Times is an apparently explicit warning — in writing — from the CIA to the FBI of what the Clinton campaign was up to .
The Times headlined its report : “ How CIA tried to wave FBI off Trump-Russia conspiracy as it pointed the finger at Hillary Clinton.
” TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Out' The fact that it came only weeks after the FBI had opened up the infamous “ Crossfire Hurricane ” investigation into alleged “ collusion ” between the Trump campaign and Russia should have set up red flags in the bureau that maybe it was being played for political purposes .
And it raises the possibility that an honest investigation will reveal proof that the FBI under Comey , with the enthusiastic participation of agents like the disgraced Peter Strzok , was all too willing to play along .
Considering Democratic nominee Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time all this was going on , American voters have every right to know whether he was involved in the effort to kneecap Trump candidacy — which in turn plagued the Trump presidency .
On Tuesday , when Ratcliffe announced the declassification , Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtagh said Americans deserve to know the truth of what transpired .
“ It is imperative that the American people now learn what then-Vice President Joe Biden knew about this conspiracy and when he knew it , ” Murtagh said in a statement .
“ What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to use the Russia Hoax to try to smear her political opponent ?
Did Biden condone the plan ?
Did he express any misgivings about it or remain silent ?
Biden must give a full accounting of his knowledge and his conversations about Clinton ’ s scheme , which was known to the highest reaches of his administration.
” Those are all legitimate questions to ask , of course , which means they won ’ t be asked at all by a bootlicking mainstream media focused entirely on removing the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who can ’ t seem to keep straight what state he ’ s in .
The same reporters who breathlessly pursued every ludicrous angle of the “ Russia collusion ” hoax – and were awarded with fame , recognition and Pulitzer Prizes for the effort –- has no incentive to report stories that prove it was all a sham .
The mainstream media that assured the country for two years that former special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation would finally nail the Trump presidency has no interest in letting the American public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predicated on a plot concocted by the Hillary Clinton campaign to remove attention from itself .
RELATED : Comey Testimony Begins with Lindsey Graham Pressing Him on Steele Dossier : ' A Bunch of Crap' According to The Washington Times , the CIA memo informed the FBI that it was intended “ for the exclusive use of your bureau for background , investigative action or lead purposes , as appropriate.
” Clearly , what the FBI considered an “ appropriate ” use of the information was to continue its investigation of the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deceive special courts set up to oversee the surveillance of American citizens , and do its best to hinder the peaceful transition of power by establishing itself as arm of the # Resistance to the Trump presidency from within the administration itself .
Trump ’ s opponents from 2016 need to answer for their actions .
Trump ’ s opponent of 2020 needs to answer for his action .
As Murtagh put it last week : “ What did Biden know about Clinton ’ s plan to use the Russia Hoax to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden condone the plan ?
” Biden won ’ t even talk about whether he approves of a radical Democratic push to pack the Supreme Court by expanding it to include liberal justices if he somehow wins the presidency in November ’ s election .
It ’ s doubtful he ’ ll come clean on how much he knew about Hillary Clinton ’ s attempt to subvert the constitutional order any time soon .
But there ’ s no doubt at all that the revelations coming out about the role of James Comey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Trump presidency are making Trump ’ s opponents — then and now — look worse every day .
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As every passing day brings the 2020 election closer, news keeps coming about the 2016 campaign.
And it keeps getting worse for President Donald Trump’s opponents — then and now.
In the latest revelation, The Washington Times reported Sunday that it had obtained a three-page, highly classified memo from September 2016 in which the CIA informed then-FBI Director James Comey that the Hillary Clinton campaign was planning to blame “collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Russian government for the release of embarrassing emails.
Thanks to a release of previously classified documents by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Americans had already learned that then-President Barack Obama had been informed by then-CIA Director John Brennan of the Clinton plan.
However, the memo reported by the Times is an apparently explicit warning — in writing — from the CIA to the FBI of what the Clinton campaign was up to. The Times headlined its report: “How CIA tried to wave FBI off Trump-Russia conspiracy as it pointed the finger at Hillary Clinton.”
The fact that it came only weeks after the FBI had opened up the infamous “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into alleged “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia should have set up red flags in the bureau that maybe it was being played for political purposes.
And it raises the possibility that an honest investigation will reveal proof that the FBI under Comey, with the enthusiastic participation of agents like the disgraced Peter Strzok, was all too willing to play along.
Considering Democratic nominee Joe Biden was the vice president at the time all this was going on, American voters have every right to know whether he was involved in the effort to kneecap Trump candidacy — which in turn plagued the Trump presidency.
On Tuesday, when Ratcliffe announced the declassification, Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtagh said Americans deserve to know the truth of what transpired.
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“It is imperative that the American people now learn what then-Vice President Joe Biden knew about this conspiracy and when he knew it,” Murtagh said in a statement.
“What did Biden know about Clinton’s plan to use the Russia Hoax to try to smear her political opponent? Did Biden condone the plan? Did he express any misgivings about it or remain silent? Biden must give a full accounting of his knowledge and his conversations about Clinton’s scheme, which was known to the highest reaches of his administration.”
Those are all legitimate questions to ask, of course, which means they won’t be asked at all by a bootlicking mainstream media focused entirely on removing the Trump administration from power in favor of a candidate who can’t seem to keep straight what state he’s in.
The same reporters who breathlessly pursued every ludicrous angle of the “Russia collusion” hoax – and were awarded with fame, recognition and Pulitzer Prizes for the effort –- has no incentive to report stories that prove it was all a sham.
The mainstream media that assured the country for two years that former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation would finally nail the Trump presidency has no interest in letting the American public know that the Mueller investigation itself was predicated on a plot concocted by the Hillary Clinton campaign to remove attention from itself.
According to The Washington Times, the CIA memo informed the FBI that it was intended “for the exclusive use of your bureau for background, investigative action or lead purposes, as appropriate.”
Clearly, what the FBI considered an “appropriate” use of the information was to continue its investigation of the Trump campaign into the Trump presidency, to deceive special courts set up to oversee the surveillance of American citizens, and do its best to hinder the peaceful transition of power by establishing itself as arm of the #Resistance to the Trump presidency from within the administration itself.
Trump’s opponents from 2016 need to answer for their actions. Trump’s opponent of 2020 needs to answer for his action.
As Murtagh put it last week: “What did Biden know about Clinton’s plan to use the Russia Hoax to try to smear her political opponent? Did Biden condone the plan?”
Biden won’t even talk about whether he approves of a radical Democratic push to pack the Supreme Court by expanding it to include liberal justices if he somehow wins the presidency in November’s election. It’s doubtful he’ll come clean on how much he knew about Hillary Clinton’s attempt to subvert the constitutional order any time soon.
But there’s no doubt at all that the revelations coming out about the role of James Comey’s FBI in the 2016 election and the Trump presidency are making Trump’s opponents — then and now — look worse every day.
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westernjournal--2020-10-11--President Trump Picks Up Another Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

Another voice is being raised to support awarding President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 .
Trump was nominated Friday by Laura Huhtasaari , a member of the right-wing Finns Party who is also a member of the European Parliament , according to Fox News .
Huhtasaari said Trump deserves the honor “ in recognition of his endeavors to end the era of endless wars , construct peace by encouraging conflicting parties for dialogue and negotiations , as well as underpin internal cohesion and stability of his country.
” Trump has broken the mold , Huhtasaari wrote in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the first time for almost four decades where the President of the United States of America has served a term without engaging his country in new world conflicts.
” The Abraham Accords , which opened full peaceful diplomatic relations between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates and Israel , were also a major achievement , she wrote .
TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' “ The role of President Trump as a mediator in the Abraham Accords , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new Middle East , was indispensable , ” she wrote .
She also praised Trump for having “ maintained national cohesion and secured law and order by taking a strong stand against detrimental social movements , which fragment the society by turning different parts of population against each other , and commit vandalism on public and private property and violence against the police authorities and ordinary citizens.
” “ It is hard to imagine a president of the United States from the last decades , or a current head of state , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognition in 2021 than President Trump for his efforts to build peace in the world , ” Huhtasaari wrote The 2020 Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to the World Food Program , which is headed by former South Carolina Gov .
David Beasley , a Trump supporter and who was supported by the president in being named the head of the global hunger-fighting agency .
Trump has been nominated three times for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize , as the Washington Examiner has reported in September .
Huhtasaari ’ s is his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Nobel by Norwegian Parliament member Christian Tybring-Gjedde , then by a member of Sweden ’ s parliament and later by several Australian law professors .
Australian law professor David Flint , who was among the group nominating Trump , said Trump “ went ahead and negotiated against all advice , but he did it with common sense.
” “ He negotiated directly with the Arab states concerned and Israel and brought them together , ” Flint said .
RELATED : Trump Gets Ringing Endorsement from Governor of Puerto Rico Flint said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has revolutionized America ’ s approach to global conflict .
“ He has , firstly , common sense , and he is only guided by national interest … and therefore an interest in the Western alliance ” he said .
“ What he has done with the Trump Doctrine is that he has decided he would no longer have America in endless wars , wars which achieve nothing but the killing of thousands of young Americans .
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Another voice is being raised to support awarding President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.
Trump was nominated Friday by Laura Huhtasaari, a member of the right-wing Finns Party who is also a member of the European Parliament, according to Fox News.
Huhtasaari said Trump deserves the honor “in recognition of his endeavors to end the era of endless wars, construct peace by encouraging conflicting parties for dialogue and negotiations, as well as underpin internal cohesion and stability of his country.”
Trump has broken the mold, Huhtasaari wrote in her letter of nomination, by being “the first time for almost four decades where the President of the United States of America has served a term without engaging his country in new world conflicts.”
The Abraham Accords, which opened full peaceful diplomatic relations between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates and Israel, were also a major achievement, she wrote.
“The role of President Trump as a mediator in the Abraham Accords, which potential marks the dawn of a new Middle East, was indispensable,” she wrote.
She also praised Trump for having “maintained national cohesion and secured law and order by taking a strong stand against detrimental social movements, which fragment the society by turning different parts of population against each other, and commit vandalism on public and private property and violence against the police authorities and ordinary citizens.”
“It is hard to imagine a president of the United States from the last decades, or a current head of state, who would deserve more the Committee’s recognition in 2021 than President Trump for his efforts to build peace in the world,” Huhtasaari wrote.
The 2020 Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to the World Food Program, which is headed by former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley, a Trump supporter and who was supported by the president in being named the head of the global hunger-fighting agency.
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Trump has been nominated three times for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, as the Washington Examiner has reported in September. Huhtasaari’s is his fourth.
Trump was initially nominated for the Nobel by Norwegian Parliament member Christian Tybring-Gjedde, then by a member of Sweden’s parliament and later by several Australian law professors.
“I’m not a big Trump supporter,” Tybring-Gjedde said in September when his nomination was announced. “The committee should look at the facts and judge him on the facts – not on the way he behaves sometimes. The people who have received the Peace Prize in recent years have done much less than Donald Trump. For example, Barack Obama did nothing.”
Australian law professor David Flint, who was among the group nominating Trump, said Trump “went ahead and negotiated against all advice, but he did it with common sense.”
“He negotiated directly with the Arab states concerned and Israel and brought them together,” Flint said.
Flint said the Trump Doctrine is “something extraordinary” that has revolutionized America’s approach to global conflict.
“He has, firstly, common sense, and he is only guided by national interest … and therefore an interest in the Western alliance” he said.
“What he has done with the Trump Doctrine is that he has decided he would no longer have America in endless wars, wars which achieve nothing but the killing of thousands of young Americans. So he’s reducing America’s tendency to get involved in any and every war,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-10-11--WHO Reverses Course, Says Lockdowns Are Too Damaging and Shouldn’t Be Primary COVID Response

Lockdowns became a part of life for many in 2020 as governments worldwide rushed to control the spread of COVID-19 .
The restrictive shutdowns have scuttled businesses , ruined livelihoods and seemingly done little to stop the global coronavirus pandemic .
Cities , states and entire countries have been placed under the draconian measures , with hundreds of millions forced to endure the isolation of quarantines .
Despite the damage of lockdowns , officials from the World Health Organization have continued to push for the tough measures .
One official , WHO Regional Director Takeshi Kasai , said in April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ new normal ” until a vaccine is found .
TRENDING : Pompeo Drops Clinton Bombshell : 'We ’ ve Got the Emails , We ’ re Getting Them Out' Another , WHO Health Emergencies Program Director Michael Ryan , warned as late as July that full lockdowns were the “ only option ” for countries that failed to contain resurgences of COVID-19 .
But now , the argument for lockdowns appears to be crumbling as the devastation caused by the measures continues to mount .
Even the WHO is starting to warn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus , ” WHO ’ s Special Envoy on COVID-19 , David Nabarro , told The Spectator .
Nabarro points to economic fallout around the world as proof the measures do plenty of harm themselves .
With a patchwork of differing lockdown restrictions across the world , international travel has taken a major hit .
Developing economies that depend on an influx of tourist cash are seemingly some of the worst off , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonexistent travel season .
American small businesses were not spared by lockdown orders either , and now a worrying number appear to be permanently closed .
This economic devastation trickles down , harming not only those out of work but also the families who depend on them .
“ Look what ’ s happening to poverty levels , ” Nabarro said .
“ It seems that we may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year .
We may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition.
” RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's COVID Travel Rules Were Political , Not Health-Related The WHO envoy urged leaders to avoid overuse of lockdowns , instead of encouraging cooperation .
“ Stop using lockdown as your primary control method , ” Nabarro said .
“ Develop better systems for doing it .
Work together and learn from each other.
” There is just one situation Nabarro claims justifies a lockdown , however .
“ The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize , regroup , rebalance your resources , protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Nabarro said .
“ But by and large , we ’ d rather not do it.
” There ’ s no telling how much damage has truly been done by the severe quarantines .
Under the guise of public safety , the restrictive measures have already ruined lives and caused a worrying uptick in mental health problems .
It may be years before we finally get a clear picture of the harm lockdowns have caused .
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Lockdowns became a part of life for many in 2020 as governments worldwide rushed to control the spread of COVID-19.
The restrictive shutdowns have scuttled businesses, ruined livelihoods and seemingly done little to stop the global coronavirus pandemic.
Cities, states and entire countries have been placed under the draconian measures, with hundreds of millions forced to endure the isolation of quarantines.
Despite the damage of lockdowns, officials from the World Health Organization have continued to push for the tough measures.
One official, WHO Regional Director Takeshi Kasai, said in April that lockdowns were going to become the “new normal” until a vaccine is found.
Another, WHO Health Emergencies Program Director Michael Ryan, warned as late as July that full lockdowns were the “only option” for countries that failed to contain resurgences of COVID-19.
But now, the argument for lockdowns appears to be crumbling as the devastation caused by the measures continues to mount.
Even the WHO is starting to warn about the dangers of a forced shutdown.
“We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus,” WHO’s Special Envoy on COVID-19, David Nabarro, told The Spectator.
Do you think the lockdowns have done more harm than help against the coronavirus? Yes No
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Nabarro points to economic fallout around the world as proof the measures do plenty of harm themselves.
With a patchwork of differing lockdown restrictions across the world, international travel has taken a major hit. Developing economies that depend on an influx of tourist cash are seemingly some of the worst off, with local businesses now facing a virtually nonexistent travel season.
American small businesses were not spared by lockdown orders either, and now a worrying number appear to be permanently closed.
This economic devastation trickles down, harming not only those out of work but also the families who depend on them.
“Look what’s happening to poverty levels,” Nabarro said. “It seems that we may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year. We may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition.”
The WHO envoy urged leaders to avoid overuse of lockdowns, instead of encouraging cooperation.
“Stop using lockdown as your primary control method,” Nabarro said. “Develop better systems for doing it. Work together and learn from each other.”
Watch Nabarro’s comments below.
WATCH: Dr David Nabarro, the WHO’s Special Envoy on Covid-19, tells Andrew Neil: ‘We really do appeal to all world leaders: stop using lockdown as your primary control method’. Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/XLdaedsKVS #SpectatorTV @afneil | @davidnabarro pic.twitter.com/1M4xf3VnXQ — The Spectator (@spectator) October 9, 2020
There is just one situation Nabarro claims justifies a lockdown, however.
“The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize, regroup, rebalance your resources, protect your health workers who are exhausted,” Nabarro said. “But by and large, we’d rather not do it.”
There’s no telling how much damage has truly been done by the severe quarantines. Under the guise of public safety, the restrictive measures have already ruined lives and caused a worrying uptick in mental health problems.
It may be years before we finally get a clear picture of the harm lockdowns have caused.
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