westernjournal--2020-12-13--Patriot Depot’s 2020 Gift Guide for Conservatives

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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Months After Telling Us We Didn’t Need Them, CDC Begs Americans To ‘Just Wear the Mask’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can not seem to keep its story straight .
One year ago , face masks were all but reserved for surgical staff , food servers and construction workers .
They were a simple health care tool designed to prevent germs from spreading .
Now , they are a political symbol — one adopted by leftist sycophants as the end-all , be-all when it comes to defeating an “ unprecedented ” coronavirus .
And the CDC has been leading the charge on this “ wear a mask ” campaign , issuing daily updates on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from COVID-19 for nearly eight months now .
On Dec. 5 , the CDC ’ s official Twitter account posted a video with information on how to slow the spread of COVID .
Of course , this was nothing out of the ordinary for the department .
It was their loud caption , however , that grabbed the attention of many users this time around .
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It appears we ’ ve made them angry .
Oh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Cover your mouth AND nose .
Stay 6 feet from others .
Wash your hands .
Stay home if you can , ” the official statement continued .
“ COVID19 cases are rising fast .
If we don ’ t act together and do what we can to slow the spread , thousands more could die.
” Apparently , government-sponsored medical professionals did not think the American people were intelligent enough to understand that washing hands is an effective way to stop the spread of germs .
And if that weren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to think that yelling at the least submissive people group on the globe will be the ticket to our compliance .
Of course , the CDC hadn ’ t always taken this approach — issuing aggressive commands to an America deemed stupid by the medical elite .
Oh , no .
Before this , they simply deemed us stupid .
RELATED : Months After Closing Beaches , Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health In fact , months before forcefully directing us all to wear masks , the CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to combat the virus .
A quick look back at the official CDC website as it appeared in April 2020 reveals the organization had once suggested that masks were a tool for the sick only .
At least , that ’ s what they told us .
The page included helpful tips such as , “ Cover coughs and sneezes , ” “ Stay home if you ’ re sick ” and “ Wear a facemask if you are sick.
” “ You do not need to wear a facemask unless you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they are not able to wear a facemask ) , ” the experts went on to write .
“ Facemasks may be in short supply and they should be saved for caregivers.
” So , according to the CDC ’ s original statement , face masks for the healthy are pointless .
Good to know .
What ’ s particularly interesting , however , is the organization ’ s eventual admission that this was not necessarily true .
Dr. Anthony Fauci — the nation ’ s leading infectious disease expert and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force — revealed in a June statement that the effectiveness of masks were never in doubt .
“ Masks are not 100 percent protective , ” Fauci said .
“ However , they certainly are better than not wearing a mask.
” He went on to admit that the CDC initially recommended healthy individuals not wear masks to ensure their availability for medical personnel .
“ We wanted to make sure that the people , namely the health care workers , who were brave enough to put themselves in a harm way … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting infected , ” Fauci said .
While the jury is still out on just how effective wearing a mask really is , some studies indicate that face coverings ultimately don ’ t do very much .
DANMASK-19 , for instance , was a trial on the effectiveness of masks that released mind-boggling findings last month .
Conducted in Denmark this past spring , the study compiled 6,024 adult participants and separated them into two control groups — masked and unmasked .
According to an Annals of Internal Medicine report , the unmasked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while the group that was told to wear a three-layer mask when not at home suffered a 1.8 percent infection rate .
Remarkable .
The variance between those who wear masks and those who do not is less than half a percentage point .
Now , far be it from us to accept just one viewpoint as absolute truth .
It is important to note that other studies , some conducted by the CDC , continue to support mask-use in the general population .
But the sheer audacity of the CDC to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply problem … Well , it makes it very difficult to believe anything they say from this point on .
It ’ s no wonder so many Americans don ’ t trust them anymore .
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot seem to keep its story straight.
One year ago, face masks were all but reserved for surgical staff, food servers and construction workers. They were a simple health care tool designed to prevent germs from spreading.
Now, they are a political symbol — one adopted by leftist sycophants as the end-all, be-all when it comes to defeating an “unprecedented” coronavirus.
And the CDC has been leading the charge on this “wear a mask” campaign, issuing daily updates on how to best protect yourself and others from COVID-19 for nearly eight months now.
On Dec. 5, the CDC’s official Twitter account posted a video with information on how to slow the spread of COVID. Of course, this was nothing out of the ordinary for the department. It was their loud caption, however, that grabbed the attention of many users this time around.
“JUST WEAR THE MASK,” the agency commanded.
Shoot! It appears we’ve made them angry. Oh, wait. That’s not all.
“Cover your mouth AND nose. Stay 6 feet from others. Wash your hands. Stay home if you can,” the official statement continued.
“COVID19 cases are rising fast. If we don’t act together and do what we can to slow the spread, thousands more could die.”
JUST WEAR THE MASK. Cover your mouth AND nose. Stay 6 feet from others. Wash your hands. Stay home if you can. #COVID19 cases are rising fast. If we don’t act together and do what we can to slow the spread, thousands more could die. Get the facts: https://t.co/DmfPOB7nbu. pic.twitter.com/wmMsoZwKbV — CDC (@CDCgov) December 5, 2020
Apparently, government-sponsored medical professionals did not think the American people were intelligent enough to understand that washing hands is an effective way to stop the spread of germs.
And if that weren’t enough, the CDC seems to think that yelling at the least submissive people group on the globe will be the ticket to our compliance.
Of course, the CDC hadn’t always taken this approach — issuing aggressive commands to an America deemed stupid by the medical elite.
Oh, no. Before this, they simply deemed us stupid.
In fact, months before forcefully directing us all to wear masks, the CDC had a different recommendation for how best to combat the virus.
A quick look back at the official CDC website as it appeared in April 2020 reveals the organization had once suggested that masks were a tool for the sick only. At least, that’s what they told us.
The page included helpful tips such as, “Cover coughs and sneezes,” “Stay home if you’re sick” and “Wear a facemask if you are sick.”
“You do not need to wear a facemask unless you are caring for someone who is sick (and they are not able to wear a facemask),” the experts went on to write.
“Facemasks may be in short supply and they should be saved for caregivers.”
So, according to the CDC’s original statement, face masks for the healthy are pointless. Good to know.
What’s particularly interesting, however, is the organization’s eventual admission that this was not necessarily true.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci — the nation’s leading infectious disease expert and a member of the White House coronavirus task force — revealed in a June statement that the effectiveness of masks were never in doubt.
“Masks are not 100 percent protective,” Fauci said. “However, they certainly are better than not wearing a mask.”
He went on to admit that the CDC initially recommended healthy individuals not wear masks to ensure their availability for medical personnel.
“We wanted to make sure that the people, namely the health care workers, who were brave enough to put themselves in a harm way … [were not in danger of] getting infected,” Fauci said.
While the jury is still out on just how effective wearing a mask really is, some studies indicate that face coverings ultimately don’t do very much.
DANMASK-19, for instance, was a trial on the effectiveness of masks that released mind-boggling findings last month. Conducted in Denmark this past spring, the study compiled 6,024 adult participants and separated them into two control groups — masked and unmasked.
According to an Annals of Internal Medicine report, the unmasked participants had a 2.1 percent infection rate, while the group that was told to wear a three-layer mask when not at home suffered a 1.8 percent infection rate.
Remarkable. The variance between those who wear masks and those who do not is less than half a percentage point.
Now, far be it from us to accept just one viewpoint as absolute truth. It is important to note that other studies, some conducted by the CDC, continue to support mask-use in the general population.
But the sheer audacity of the CDC to issue nationwide health advice based on a supply problem … Well, it makes it very difficult to believe anything they say from this point on.
It’s no wonder so many Americans don’t trust them anymore.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Remember the Iowa Dem Caucus Disaster? Here’s How It Happened

The foul-ups that marred the Iowa caucuses in February were largely the fault of the Democratic National Committee , according to a new report .
Because of a wide variety of technological errors , the first-in-the-nation Democratic caucuses became a subject of ridicule when the winner could not be determined on the night of the caucuses due to malfunctions in the app designed to report the results , which triggered further problems such as overloaded phone systems as officials tried to use the back-up system to report the results .
The report , which was shared with Iowa Democratic Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the technology company that built the app that failed , according to Politico , which obtained a copy .
The report states the process started to go off track when the DNC asked Shadow , the technology company that built the app , to adapt the app by creating a conversion tool so that the DNC could have access to the raw numbers as they were being reported , according to Politico .
However , the app and the DNC used different systems , which led to problems .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seated in Congress “ Attempting to graft an entirely new software element onto the back-end reporting system at the proverbial eleventh hour is likely always going to be problematic , and it was ultimately the cause of a major problem on caucus night , ” the report said , according to Politico .
“ Furthermore , the [ Iowa Democratic Party ] was not involved in the development of this tool .
The IDP simply permitted the DNC to direct the IDP ’ s vendor.
” Coding errors in the conversion tool led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ When the DNC ’ s database conversion tool failed to work correctly , it caused the DNC to wrongly stop the IDP from reporting its results , and the IDP ’ s entire planned reporting process was thrown into disarray , ” the report said , according to Politico .
“ The DNC ’ s interjection was the catalyst for the resulting chaos in the boiler room and in the IDP ’ s attempts to manually collect and confirm caucus results by hand .
If the DNC had not interjected itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its erroneous data conversion , caucus night could conceivably have proceeded according to the IDP ’ s initial plan , ” the report said .
The Hill also obtained a copy of the report on the review , which was conducted by former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell , a former chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party , and Faegre Drinker , a law firm .
State Democratic Party staffers , employees of the technology company and representatives of several campaigns were interviewed .
Accordign to The Hill , the report said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the reporting app to function or for the reporting app to work with any of the IDP ’ s systems.
” “ The tool was needed exclusively for the DNC ’ s use to quality-check the incoming results in real time , ” the report stated , according to The Hill .
“ The IDP was planning to have staff check the results prior to releasing them .
The DNC ’ s quality-check was an extra step that was not part of the IDP ’ s plan for caucus night.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s research , and pointed the finger at others .
RELATED : Trump Says Election Challenges 'Not Over ' as Electoral College Vote Looms The DNC said its request was “ validated by numerous press reports which found ‘ errors and inconsistencies ’ in the initial caucus results .
The underlying technical problems were caused by errors from the IDP ’ s vendor , ” according to The Hill .
“ Evaluating the nominating process always happens following the election so that DNC staff can remain focused on winning the general election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contribute to President-Elect Biden ’ s historic victory , ” David Bergstein , a spokesman for the DNC , said in a statement , according to Politico .
The DNC said it offered to give written answers to the lawyers investigating the foul-up written , but said the offer was rejected , according to Politico .
Bergstein told Politico there was a need for a “ quality control check , ” citing errors in some initial caucus results .
Shadow , the tech company , was responsible for problems with the technology , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state Democratic Party waited too long to develop the app that was used , leading to inadequate training , according to Politico .
The report noted that the delay was caused in part by the DNC , which it said “ aggressively interjected itself in all of the IDP ’ s technology endeavors , ” according to Politico .
Campbell said the future of the caucuses rests with party leaders , according to the Des Moines Register .
“ It wasn ’ t our task to tell the party what to do with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happened caucus night , ” she told the newspaper .
“ I ’ m going to go way out on a limb here and say I think our party leaders will read the report and find new and better ways to avoid what happened last caucus night on the next caucus night .
But that will be up to the leaders of the Democratic Party.
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The foul-ups that marred the Iowa caucuses in February were largely the fault of the Democratic National Committee, according to a new report.
Because of a wide variety of technological errors, the first-in-the-nation Democratic caucuses became a subject of ridicule when the winner could not be determined on the night of the caucuses due to malfunctions in the app designed to report the results, which triggered further problems such as overloaded phone systems as officials tried to use the back-up system to report the results.
The report, which was shared with Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee Saturday, also blames the technology company that built the app that failed, according to Politico, which obtained a copy.
The report states the process started to go off track when the DNC asked Shadow, the technology company that built the app, to adapt the app by creating a conversion tool so that the DNC could have access to the raw numbers as they were being reported, according to Politico.
However, the app and the DNC used different systems, which led to problems.
“Attempting to graft an entirely new software element onto the back-end reporting system at the proverbial eleventh hour is likely always going to be problematic, and it was ultimately the cause of a major problem on caucus night,” the report said, according to Politico. “Furthermore, the [Iowa Democratic Party] was not involved in the development of this tool. The IDP simply permitted the DNC to direct the IDP’s vendor.”
Coding errors in the conversion tool led to inaccurate results, the report found.
“When the DNC’s database conversion tool failed to work correctly, it caused the DNC to wrongly stop the IDP from reporting its results, and the IDP’s entire planned reporting process was thrown into disarray,” the report said, according to Politico.
“The DNC’s interjection was the catalyst for the resulting chaos in the boiler room and in the IDP’s attempts to manually collect and confirm caucus results by hand. If the DNC had not interjected itself into the results reporting process based on its erroneous data conversion, caucus night could conceivably have proceeded according to the IDP’s initial plan,” the report said.
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The Hill also obtained a copy of the report on the review, which was conducted by former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell, a former chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party, and Faegre Drinker, a law firm.
State Democratic Party staffers, employees of the technology company and representatives of several campaigns were interviewed.
Accordign to The Hill, the report said that the DNC-demanded tool “was not necessary for the reporting app to function or for the reporting app to work with any of the IDP’s systems.”
“The tool was needed exclusively for the DNC’s use to quality-check the incoming results in real time,” the report stated, according to The Hill. “The IDP was planning to have staff check the results prior to releasing them. The DNC’s quality-check was an extra step that was not part of the IDP’s plan for caucus night.”
The DNC did not participate in the report’s research, and pointed the finger at others.
The DNC said its request was “validated by numerous press reports which found ‘errors and inconsistencies’ in the initial caucus results. The underlying technical problems were caused by errors from the IDP’s vendor,” according to The Hill.
“Evaluating the nominating process always happens following the election so that DNC staff can remain focused on winning the general election, and this cycle that work helped contribute to President-Elect Biden’s historic victory,” David Bergstein, a spokesman for the DNC, said in a statement, according to Politico.
(Eventual Democratic nominee Joe Biden was routed in the Iowa caucuses. Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg was eventually declared the winner in Iowa, according to ABC News. )
The DNC said it offered to give written answers to the lawyers investigating the foul-up written, but said the offer was rejected, according to Politico.
Bergstein told Politico there was a need for a “quality control check,” citing errors in some initial caucus results. Shadow, the tech company, was responsible for problems with the technology, he said.
The report said the state Democratic Party waited too long to develop the app that was used, leading to inadequate training, according to Politico.
The report noted that the delay was caused in part by the DNC, which it said “aggressively interjected itself in all of the IDP’s technology endeavors,” according to Politico.
Campbell said the future of the caucuses rests with party leaders, according to the Des Moines Register.
“It wasn’t our task to tell the party what to do with our report, but rather to review what happened caucus night,” she told the newspaper.
“I’m going to go way out on a limb here and say I think our party leaders will read the report and find new and better ways to avoid what happened last caucus night on the next caucus night. But that will be up to the leaders of the Democratic Party.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Watch: Military Crowd Gives Trump Stunning Welcome at Army-Navy Game

President Donald Trump received a roaring welcome Saturday as he attended the annual Army-Navy football game .
Trump was greeted with the chant of “ USA !
USA !
” as the cadets and midshipmen that formed the game ’ s crowd caught sight of the president .
He was joined by the superintendents of the two service academies — Army General Darryl A. Williams and Navy Vice Admiral Sean Buck — as he entered Michie Stadium at West Point , according to the Capital Gazette .
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“ We are excited we are able to play this game here for only the fourth time in history , ” Army coach Jeff Monken said , according to Fox News .
“ The state of our world right now has forced the game away from Philadelphia .
It will be special to play it here .
It will be very nostalgic and really a great piece in the history of this rivalry.
” Trump saluted as the Naval Academy and Army West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Banner.
” Trump later conducted the pregame coin toss and exchanged an elbow bump with the Army captain when the toss was over .
Navy won the call , but things went downhill after that for the Midshipmen as Army won the game 15-0 .
Trump sat with the Army cadets for the first half , then — in keeping with tradition — spent the second half of the game on Navy ’ s side of the field .
Trump had landed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor , New York , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Don ’ t give up , don ’ t give up , ” the New York Post reported .
Trump ’ s route to the game took him over a pro-Trump rally in Washington .
Trump attended the game three times before — once in 2016 as president-elect after winning the election and then again in 2018 and 2019 .
The only president to attend more games than Trump was Harry Truman , according to Newsweek .
Truman attended the game every year between 1945 and 1950 and returned in 1952 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ times during his eight years in office .
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President Donald Trump received a roaring welcome Saturday as he attended the annual Army-Navy football game.
Trump was greeted with the chant of “USA! USA!” as the cadets and midshipmen that formed the game’s crowd caught sight of the president.
He was joined by the superintendents of the two service academies — Army General Darryl A. Williams and Navy Vice Admiral Sean Buck — as he entered Michie Stadium at West Point, according to the Capital Gazette.
Army/Navy erupts in USA chant as President Trump steps on the football field. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/7UuUXlCRcJ — Kambree (@KamVTV) December 12, 2020
Army was hosting the game because COVID-19 restrictions forced the annual matchup out of Philadelphia.
“We are excited we are able to play this game here for only the fourth time in history,” Army coach Jeff Monken said, according to Fox News.
“The state of our world right now has forced the game away from Philadelphia. It will be special to play it here. It will be very nostalgic and really a great piece in the history of this rivalry.”
Trump saluted as the Naval Academy and Army West Point glee clubs sang the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Trump later conducted the pregame coin toss and exchanged an elbow bump with the Army captain when the toss was over.
LOOK: President Trump performs the coin toss at the 121st annual Army-Navy @NCAA football game at West Point pic.twitter.com/Cvnz8uKZZK — Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) December 12, 2020
Navy won the call, but things went downhill after that for the Midshipmen as Army won the game 15-0.
Trump sat with the Army cadets for the first half, then — in keeping with tradition — spent the second half of the game on Navy’s side of the field.
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Trump had landed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York, where he was received with chants of “Don’t give up, don’t give up,” the New York Post reported.
Trump’s route to the game took him over a pro-Trump rally in Washington.
President Trump on Marine One just did two flyovers of the crowd at the Freedom Plaza on his way out of DC for the Army v. Navy game pic.twitter.com/yKQjyXtcBY — Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) December 12, 2020
Trump attended the game three times before — once in 2016 as president-elect after winning the election and then again in 2018 and 2019. The only president to attend more games than Trump was Harry Truman, according to Newsweek.
Truman attended the game every year between 1945 and 1950 and returned in 1952. Former President George W. Bush attended three times during his eight years in office.
Former President Barack Obama attended once in his eight years in office.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Twitter ‘Accident’ Reveals Big Tech’s Ability To Cut Supporters Off from Trump

Twitter insists that it was an accident that on Saturday users who wanted to interact with tweets from President Donald Trump were left unable to do so .
On Saturday , Trump continued his comments on the presidential election .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress When users wanted to use the “ like , ” “ reply ” or “ retweet ” features , they got a message from Twitter .
“ We try to prevent a Tweet like this that otherwise breaks the Twitter Rules from reaching more people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways to engage with it , ” Twitter told users , according to Fox News .
Eventually , Twitter reactivated the “ like ” and “ retweet ” buttons , although Fox News reported that retweeting was only allowed when making a comment .
However , it still had to add its two cents to Trump ’ s tweets with a message that said “ Help keep Twitter a place for reliable info .
Find out more before sharing.
” Twitter said the ban on sharing had been an accident .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the labeled Tweet you referenced .
This action has been reversed , and you can now engage with the Tweet , but in line with our Civic Integrity Policy policy it will continue to be labeled in order to give more context for anyone who might see the Tweet , ” a Twitter representative told Fox .
RELATED : Trump Says Election Challenges 'Not Over ' as Electoral College Vote Looms Not everyone was willing to chalk this up to an errant click or two .
Twitter has been slapping labels on Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with tweets from the president about the coronavirus and continuing throughout Trump ’ s battle over the election .
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona , Nevada , Georgia , Michigan and Wisconsin , as well as Pennsylvania .
Despite multiple claims of voting irregularities , proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have altered the final results of the presidential election .
Numerous affidavits testifying to various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in courts in several swing states .
These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement .
The Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit brought by Texas that was aimed at contesting how several swing states reported their results .
According to Bloomberg , the Trump campaign will soon turn to the airwaves with ads that attack the use of mass mail-in ballots , highlighting claims of irregularities in Pennsylvania and Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet Monday .
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Twitter insists that it was an accident that on Saturday users who wanted to interact with tweets from President Donald Trump were left unable to do so.
On Saturday, Trump continued his comments on the presidential election.
I WON THE ELECTION IN A LANDSLIDE, but remember, I only think in terms of legal votes, not all of the fake voters and fraud that miraculously floated in from everywhere! What a disgrace! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
Who is a worse governor, @BrianKempGA of Georgia or @dougducey of Arizona??? These are two RINO Republicans who fought against me and the Republican Party harder than any Democrat. They allowed states that I won easily to be stolen. Never forget, vote them out of office! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
When users wanted to use the “like,” “reply” or “retweet” features, they got a message from Twitter.
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“We try to prevent a Tweet like this that otherwise breaks the Twitter Rules from reaching more people, so we have disabled most of the ways to engage with it,” Twitter told users, according to Fox News.
Eventually, Twitter reactivated the “like” and “retweet” buttons, although Fox News reported that retweeting was only allowed when making a comment.
However, it still had to add its two cents to Trump’s tweets with a message that said “Help keep Twitter a place for reliable info. Find out more before sharing.”
Twitter said the ban on sharing had been an accident.
“We inadvertently took action to limit engagements on the labeled Tweet you referenced. This action has been reversed, and you can now engage with the Tweet, but in line with our Civic Integrity Policy policy it will continue to be labeled in order to give more context for anyone who might see the Tweet,” a Twitter representative told Fox.
Not everyone was willing to chalk this up to an errant click or two.
I’m disgusted by twitter. Follow me now on @parler_app at TrishRegan. twitter needs to be put out of business for its role in trying to police thought. #FirstAmendment #LiveFreeorDie #TrishIntel #Parler — Trish Regan (@trish_regan) December 12, 2020
Twitter is now completely taking away the ability to Retweet/Like @realDonaldTrump’s tweets about the election fraud. To the useless members of the Republican Party, we will never forget how you did NOTHING to hold big tech accountable for their BLATANT election interference. — Alex Bruesewitz (@alexbruesewitz) December 12, 2020
Twitter has been slapping labels on Trump’s tweets for weeks, beginning with tweets from the president about the coronavirus and continuing throughout Trump’s battle over the election.
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania. Despite multiple claims of voting irregularities, proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have altered the final results of the presidential election.
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement.
The Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit brought by Texas that was aimed at contesting how several swing states reported their results.
According to Bloomberg, the Trump campaign will soon turn to the airwaves with ads that attack the use of mass mail-in ballots, highlighting claims of irregularities in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
The Electoral College is scheduled to meet Monday.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress

Republicans who do not kowtow to the Democratic interpretation of the election result should be treated as traitors and banned from taking the seats to which voters elected them , according to a Democratic congressman from New Jersey .
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona , Nevada , Georgia , Michigan and Wisconsin , as well as Pennsylvania .
Despite multiple claims of voting irregularities , concrete proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states .
These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement .
Last week , Texas sought to have the Supreme Court intervene , but was rebuffed .
More than 120 Republican members of Congress signed a brief supporting the lawsuit .
And in the judgment of Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urging the court to hear the case .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress “ Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written after the Civil War to bar from government any traitors who would seek to destroy the Union , ” he wrote on Twitter , where he posted a letter he wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging that all 126 GOP members be banned .
The letter stated Trump ’ s lawsuits are a “ daily assault on the legitimacy of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit “ demands the will of the voters of these states be overturned and the Electoral College votes be stolen and awarded to Donald Trump.
” “ The courageous Reconstruction Congress implanted into our governing document safeguards to cleanse from our government ranks any traitors and others who would seek to destroy the Union , ” he wrote .
“ To that end , Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment stipulates that : “ ‘ No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress , or elector of President and Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or military , under the United States , or under any state , who , having previously taken an oath , as a member of Congress , or as an officer of the United States , or as a member of any state legislature , or as an executive or judicial officer of any state , to support the Constitution of the United States , shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same , or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
’ “ Stated simply , men and women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States government apart can not serve as Members of the Congress , ” Pascrell wrote .
“ These lawsuits seeking to obliterate public confidence in our democratic system by invalidating the clear results of the 2020 presidential election attack the text and spirit of the Constitution , which each Member swears to support and defend , as well as violate the Rules of our House of Representatives , which explicitly forbid Members from committing unbecoming acts that reflect poorly on our chamber .
“ Consequently , I call on you to exercise the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can take to address these constitutional violations this Congress and , if possible , refuse to seat in the 117th Congress any Members-elect seeking to make Donald Trump an unelected dictator , ” he wrote .
Pascrell , a veteran of Congress veteran first elected in 1996 , then wrote that it made sense to respect votes for Biden while rejecting the will of the people when they voted for representatives who supported the challenges to Biden ’ s election because “ the actions of any of our colleagues to demolish democracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be repudiated in the strongest possible terms.
” RELATED : Trump Says Election Challenges 'Not Over ' as Electoral College Vote Looms “ Rising from the embers of the Civil War , the Fourteenth Amendment was written to prevent the destruction of the United States from without and within .
The moment we face now may be without parallel since 1860 .
The fate of our democracy depends on us meeting that moment , ” he wrote .
Echoes of his comments came in a letter Pelosi sent to her members and posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imperative that our nation comes together to protect the lives and livelihoods of the American people .
Instead , Republicans are engaged in election subversion that imperils our democracy , ” she wrote .
“ This week , 126 House Republicans , nearly two-thirds of the GOP Conference , signed onto an extreme partisan lawsuit demanding that the will of voters in four states – Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – be overturned and that the Electoral College votes be awarded to Donald Trump .
This lawsuit is an act of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principles enshrined in our American Democracy , ” she wrote .
“ As Members of Congress , we take a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution .
Republicans are subverting the Constitution by their reckless and fruitless assault on our democracy which threatens to seriously erode public trust in our most sacred democratic institutions , and to set back our progress on the urgent challenges ahead.
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Republicans who do not kowtow to the Democratic interpretation of the election result should be treated as traitors and banned from taking the seats to which voters elected them, according to a Democratic congressman from New Jersey.
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania. Despite multiple claims of voting irregularities, concrete proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have altered the final results of the presidential election.
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement.
Last week, Texas sought to have the Supreme Court intervene, but was rebuffed. More than 120 Republican members of Congress signed a brief supporting the lawsuit.
And in the judgment of Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey, those representatives have betrayed the nation by urging the court to hear the case.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written after the Civil War to bar from government any traitors who would seek to destroy the Union. My letter to House leadership today demands that 126 Republicans (and counting) are violating the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/4ti0OU1kpP — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 11, 2020
“Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written after the Civil War to bar from government any traitors who would seek to destroy the Union,” he wrote on Twitter, where he posted a letter he wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging that all 126 GOP members be banned.
The letter stated Trump’s lawsuits are a “daily assault on the legitimacy of the election” and claimed that the Texas lawsuit “demands the will of the voters of these states be overturned and the Electoral College votes be stolen and awarded to Donald Trump.”
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“The courageous Reconstruction Congress implanted into our governing document safeguards to cleanse from our government ranks any traitors and others who would seek to destroy the Union,” he wrote. “To that end, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment stipulates that:
“‘No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.’
“Stated simply, men and women who would act to tear the United States government apart cannot serve as Members of the Congress,” Pascrell wrote. “These lawsuits seeking to obliterate public confidence in our democratic system by invalidating the clear results of the 2020 presidential election attack the text and spirit of the Constitution, which each Member swears to support and defend, as well as violate the Rules of our House of Representatives, which explicitly forbid Members from committing unbecoming acts that reflect poorly on our chamber.
“Consequently, I call on you to exercise the power of your offices to evaluate steps you can take to address these constitutional violations this Congress and, if possible, refuse to seat in the 117th Congress any Members-elect seeking to make Donald Trump an unelected dictator,” he wrote.
Pascrell, a veteran of Congress first elected in 1996, then wrote that it made sense to respect votes for Biden while rejecting the will of the people when they voted for representatives who supported the challenges to Biden’s election because “the actions of any of our colleagues to demolish democracy, regardless of party affiliation, must be repudiated in the strongest possible terms.”
“Rising from the embers of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment was written to prevent the destruction of the United States from without and within. The moment we face now may be without parallel since 1860. The fate of our democracy depends on us meeting that moment,” he wrote.
Echoes of his comments came in a letter Pelosi sent to her members and posted on her website.
“It is imperative that our nation comes together to protect the lives and livelihoods of the American people. Instead, Republicans are engaged in election subversion that imperils our democracy,” she wrote.
“This week, 126 House Republicans, nearly two-thirds of the GOP Conference, signed onto an extreme partisan lawsuit demanding that the will of voters in four states – Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – be overturned and that the Electoral College votes be awarded to Donald Trump. This lawsuit is an act of flailing GOP desperation, which violates the principles enshrined in our American Democracy,” she wrote.
“As Members of Congress, we take a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution. Republicans are subverting the Constitution by their reckless and fruitless assault on our democracy which threatens to seriously erode public trust in our most sacred democratic institutions, and to set back our progress on the urgent challenges ahead.”
CORRECTION, Dec. 14, 2020: The photo caption in this article originally referred incorrectly to the November 2016 election. The results in question were for this year’s presidential election.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--After Election Marked by Big Tech Censorship, Biden Team Quietly Brings on Facebook, Google Employee

After Election Marked by Big Tech Censorship, Biden Team Quietly Brings on Facebook, Google Employees

As censorship by Big Tech emerges as a critical issue for many Americans , Google and Facebook staffers are burrowing their way into the transition team of presumptive President-elect Joe Biden .
On Friday , Politico reported that new names have been added to a list that already included several prominent Facebook alumni .
Big Tech has tried to use its influence on the election .
For example , YouTube last week declared it would ban videos that suggested the results of the Nov. 3 election were in doubt .
An independent analysis said Google pushed left-leaning users to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current Big Tech employees are also working on the transition team , according to the report .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress The report said that Zaid Zaid , a Facebook public policy official , has become part of the State Department and International Development teams .
Christopher Upperman , a manager with Facebook , is now on the Small Business Administration team .
Biden ’ s Intelligence Community team has added Rachel Lieber , a director of Facebook and an associate general counsel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Google , is now on the Department of Homeland Security team .
According to Politico ’ s Steven Overly , all were part of the Obama administration in which Biden was vice president .
Biden transition co-chair Jeff Zients served on the Facebook board of directors from 2018 to early 2020 , and Erskine Bowles , who held a seat on Facebook ’ s board from 2011 to 2019 , serves as an advisor to the transition team , according to Politico .
Facebook ’ s former director of public policy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affairs for the transition team , will direct Biden ’ s White House Office of Legislative Affairs .
Last month , a number of public interest groups had urged Biden to keep his distance from Big Tech , according to Reuters .
The letter was signed by 32 groups including Public Citizen , American Economic Liberties Project , Open Markets Institute , Progressive Democrats of America , the Revolving Door Project and Athena .
RELATED : Facebook Hit with Huge Lawsuits from Federal Government , Dozens of States “ We believe that your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the monopolistic Big Tech companies .
… however , we can only bring these companies to account if you do not rely on affiliates of these very companies to make up your government , ” the letter said .
“ We believe that eliminating the decades-old revolving door between Silicon Valley and your administration will only help your cause.
” Last week , the Trump administration , in partnership with 40 states , filed a massive anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook , accusing the giant social media company of buying up potential rivals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Facebook staffers joining the transition , Politico noted that some Democrats are opposed to having them as part of the team .
“ We basically think they ’ re an immoral company , ” Politico quoted what it said was a senior Democratic strategist close to the campaign .
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As censorship by Big Tech emerges as a critical issue for many Americans, Google and Facebook staffers are burrowing their way into the transition team of presumptive President-elect Joe Biden.
On Friday, Politico reported that new names have been added to a list that already included several prominent Facebook alumni.
Big Tech has tried to use its influence on the election. For example, YouTube last week declared it would ban videos that suggested the results of the Nov. 3 election were in doubt.
An independent analysis said Google pushed left-leaning users to vote, but not conservative ones.
Four current Big Tech employees are also working on the transition team, according to the report.
The report said that Zaid Zaid, a Facebook public policy official, has become part of the State Department and International Development teams. Christopher Upperman, a manager with Facebook, is now on the Small Business Administration team.
Biden’s Intelligence Community team has added Rachel Lieber, a director of Facebook and an associate general counsel. Deon Scott, a program manager at Google, is now on the Department of Homeland Security team.
According to Politico’s Steven Overly, all were part of the Obama administration in which Biden was vice president.
There’s a lot of sensitivity among progressives and some conservatives to the Biden admin tapping leaders with ties to Silicon Valley. These four were part of the Obama admin before going to work for tech companies. — Steven Overly (@StevenOverly) December 11, 2020
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Biden transition co-chair Jeff Zients served on the Facebook board of directors from 2018 to early 2020, and Erskine Bowles, who held a seat on Facebook’s board from 2011 to 2019, serves as an advisor to the transition team, according to Politico.
Facebook’s former director of public policy, Louisa Terrell, who has directed legislative affairs for the transition team, will direct Biden’s White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
Last month, a number of public interest groups had urged Biden to keep his distance from Big Tech, according to Reuters.
The letter was signed by 32 groups including Public Citizen, American Economic Liberties Project, Open Markets Institute, Progressive Democrats of America, the Revolving Door Project and Athena.
“We believe that your administration must confront the threats posed by the monopolistic Big Tech companies. … however, we can only bring these companies to account if you do not rely on affiliates of these very companies to make up your government,” the letter said.
“We believe that eliminating the decades-old revolving door between Silicon Valley and your administration will only help your cause.”
Last week, the Trump administration, in partnership with 40 states, filed a massive anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the giant social media company of buying up potential rivals to ensure market dominance.
In its reporting about Facebook staffers joining the transition, Politico noted that some Democrats are opposed to having them as part of the team.
“We basically think they’re an immoral company,” Politico quoted what it said was a senior Democratic strategist close to the campaign.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Baby Born at Just 25 Weeks and 1 Pound Heavy Celebrates Milestone ‘Graduation’

Parents who have gone through the experience where their child was born prematurely can attest to the anxiety of what it means to hold on ; fearful of letting go of what has to be the most precious being in the world to them .
Most parents whose children are born too early still pray for the blessing of the baby ’ s survival because their role as a parent began long before the day of delivery .
For a parent to go through this once , where the life of their child hangs in the balance , is terrifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it twice .
A story from ABC News ’ “ Good Morning America ” featured a family in Georgia who found themselves faced with this exact scenario .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress “ Your greatest contribution to the world may not be something you do , but someone you raise , ” Smith wrote on her Facebook page .
“ 2020 year has been a tough year for so many people and our story is spreading positivity , hope , faith and showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I ’ ll never forget my promise that if he healed our baby I would make sure the world knows THIS WAS ALL GOD ’ s doing !
He turned our Test into a TESTIMONY and keeps allowing us to bless others through it !
I know my dad is dancing in heaven that his namesake Charlie has stolen everyone ’ s heart .
He stole mine from day one !
” She added .
Alena Smith and her husband Wendall recently celebrated their youngest son Charlie ’ s third birthday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the years of treatment he needed after he was born prematurely , according to ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America.
” Smith and her husband had endured a similar situation with Charlie ’ s older brother , Wendell III , when he was born at 31 weeks gestation and weighing three pounds .
However , Charlie was in a far more precarious position than his brother .
He weighed only one pound after being born at 25 weeks gestation , and doctors gave him a 50 percent chance of survival .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , regarding Charlie when he was born .
“ Especially since he was much smaller than his brother.
” While Smith had preeclampsia , it was not clear to medical professionals why both of Smith ’ s children were born prematurely .
Still , Charlie arriving six weeks earlier than his brother meant he had more obstacles to overcome , and his stay at the hospital lasted 328 days .
Since he was born prematurely , Charlie ’ s lungs were underdeveloped , and he had a tracheoscopy , which was later removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graduation , Charlie was considered to be “ medically fragile , ” requiring him to receive at-home care for his physical , occupational and speech therapy needs .
“ It was a bittersweet moment … I have to say goodbye to him , but it was also a good reason to say goodbye , ” Charlie ’ s nurse , Geunevah Lafontant from Optimum Pediatric Services , told ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America.
” Smith also shared that her son Charlie is a “ fighter , ” and now , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite things to do are play baseball and wrestle with his older brother .
Smith ’ s personal story inspired her to create Trust Your Strength , an organization that assists the families of premature babies by sending “ self-care packages ” to the mothers of children who may spend weeks or months in the NICU .
For many women , that little bit of hope can mean everything when they ’ re confronted with such a harrowing situation , and Smith ’ s organization offers encouragement to mothers like her whose babies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a chance at life .
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Parents who have gone through the experience where their child was born prematurely can attest to the anxiety of what it means to hold on; fearful of letting go of what has to be the most precious being in the world to them.
Most parents whose children are born too early still pray for the blessing of the baby’s survival because their role as a parent began long before the day of delivery.
For a parent to go through this once, where the life of their child hangs in the balance, is terrifying, but imagine having to go through it twice.
A story from ABC News’ “Good Morning America” featured a family in Georgia who found themselves faced with this exact scenario.
“Your greatest contribution to the world may not be something you do, but someone you raise,” Smith wrote on her Facebook page.
“2020 year has been a tough year for so many people and our story is spreading positivity, hope, faith and showing what a healer God is!”
“I’ll never forget my promise that if he healed our baby I would make sure the world knows THIS WAS ALL GOD’s doing! He turned our Test into a TESTIMONY and keeps allowing us to bless others through it! I know my dad is dancing in heaven that his namesake Charlie has stolen everyone’s heart. He stole mine from day one!” She added.
Alena Smith and her husband Wendall recently celebrated their youngest son Charlie’s third birthday, exactly one day after he graduated from the years of treatment he needed after he was born prematurely, according to ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Smith and her husband had endured a similar situation with Charlie’s older brother, Wendell III, when he was born at 31 weeks gestation and weighing three pounds.
However, Charlie was in a far more precarious position than his brother.
He weighed only one pound after being born at 25 weeks gestation, and doctors gave him a 50 percent chance of survival.
“It was scary,” Smith said, regarding Charlie when he was born. “Especially since he was much smaller than his brother.”
While Smith had preeclampsia, it was not clear to medical professionals why both of Smith’s children were born prematurely.
Still, Charlie arriving six weeks earlier than his brother meant he had more obstacles to overcome, and his stay at the hospital lasted 328 days.
Since he was born prematurely, Charlie’s lungs were underdeveloped, and he had a tracheoscopy, which was later removed in 2019.
Until his recent treatment graduation, Charlie was considered to be “medically fragile,” requiring him to receive at-home care for his physical, occupational and speech therapy needs.
“It was a bittersweet moment … I have to say goodbye to him, but it was also a good reason to say goodbye,” Charlie’s nurse, Geunevah Lafontant from Optimum Pediatric Services, told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Smith also shared that her son Charlie is a “fighter,” and now, at three-years-old, Smith said Charlie’s favorite things to do are play baseball and wrestle with his older brother.
Smith’s personal story inspired her to create Trust Your Strength, an organization that assists the families of premature babies by sending “self-care packages” to the mothers of children who may spend weeks or months in the NICU.
For many women, that little bit of hope can mean everything when they’re confronted with such a harrowing situation, and Smith’s organization offers encouragement to mothers like her whose babies came early but are no less worthy of a chance at life.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Report: Hunter Biden Requested Keys for Office His Dad Shared with Chinese ‘Emissary’

Good news , conservatives : We can finally talk about Hunter Biden again , including his links with Chinese companies and the fact his dad might have been linked to them , too .
It ’ s about time .
I mean , we couldn ’ t talk about the Democratic presidential candidate ’ s curiously employed son before the election , because , apparently , it ’ s addiction shaming to point out that most crackheads don ’ t get well-remunerated positions on the boards of Eastern European energy concerns without much business experience in either the energy sector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his father knew about Hunter Biden ’ s business connections and when he knew it — well , we couldn ’ t talk about that , either .
Remember , all that information came from emails from that MacBook laptop that was hacked into .
Or left in a Delaware computer repair shop by Hunter Biden who forgot about them , one of the two .
Probably No .
2 .
But still , if you talked about the emails on the computer and the fact it potentially linked Joe Biden to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the power centers of the Chinese Communist Party , you were part of a Russian disinformation campaign .
Now , there was no evidence Moscow was involved , but that didn ’ t stop trolls on Twitter from calling the story a Kremlin plant .
It also didn ’ t stop many in the mainstream media from doing the same thing , either .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Many were totally open about the lack of evidence , too .
Here was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a commentary in The Washington Post : “ We must treat the Hunter Biden leaks as if they were a foreign intelligence operation — even if they probably aren ’ t. ” There would normally be a “ Democracy Dies in Darkness ” joke somewhere in there except for the fact that Mr.
Rid ’ s clarification of his position — which would ordinarily be a mortifyingly honest admission of abdicating intellectual responsibility — was being openly echoed in every newsroom across this fruited plain and abroad .
But now , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court , Joe Biden is almost certainly going to be the next president of the United States , so we a ) can have this kind of conversation and b ) kind of have to talk about all of this stuff , especially in light of the fact we just learned Hunter Biden is under investigation for possible tax improprieties that could potentially involve “ China and other foreign nations , ” according to Fox News .
And now we learn that Hunter Biden requested keys for an office his father shared with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company .
“ Hunter Biden called his father , President-elect Joe Biden , and his Chinese business partner ‘ office mates ’ in a Sept. 21 , 2017 , email to the general manager of his former Washington , D.C. office building , ” Fox News reported Saturday .
“ The Sept. 20 , 2017 , email , obtained by Fox News , shows Hunter requesting keys for Joe and Jill Biden , along with his uncle , Jim Biden , to the general manager , Cecilia Browning , at the House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D.C. , which contains multiple office suites , as well as a number of embassies .
“ No big deal , right ?
Well , the emissary Hunter Biden requested keys for was Gongwen Dong , chairman of now-insolvent Chinese energy firm CEFC .
Just so we ’ re clear , Hunter Biden called Dong and his own relatives — Joe , Jill and Jim Biden among them — “ office mates.
” And according to a report Friday in The Daily Caller , he also requested the building put out a sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden Foundation ” and “ Hudson West ( CEFC US ) .
” That ’ s a real problem , considering Mr. Dong and CEFC are the two entities potentially linking the presumptive president-elect with his screwup son ’ s ill-advised foreign business deals .
RELATED : Biden Offers Pathetic Non-Answer When Reporter Confronts Him About Hunter Investigation You may remember the name Tony Bobulinski .
He was the CEO of SinoHawk , a company he claims was a joint venture involving the Bidens that was supposed to receive significant funding from CEFC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bobulinski said Hunter and Jim Biden were involved .
Both men seem to have scored a curious number of foreign deals that the more cynical among us would attribute to their last name .
There ’ s nothing illegal or unusual about this , though , given that every politician of some stature seems to have a coterie of family and close associates that curiously find ways to enrich themselves .
The problem with Bobulinski , however , is that he says Joe Biden was not just familiar with his family ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy ” discussed in an email that dealt with “ remuneration packages ” in any potential deal with CEFC .
This would have meant that Joe Biden would have received a 10 percent equity stake — “ 10 [ percent ] held by H for the big guy ?
” the email read .
Bobulinski also said he met twice with Joe Biden .
As National Review reported , text messages produced by Bobulinski seemed to indicate a meeting between him and Joe Biden took place , although the substance of their discussion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The deal didn ’ t go through , which seemed to be Joe Biden ’ s saving grace .
No one in the mainstream media seemed to really believe Bobulinski ’ s accusations , either , despite the fact that he is a retired Navy lieutenant with an unblemished public record .
I guess we also must treat the Tony Bobulinski accusations as if they were a foreign intelligence operation — even though they probably aren ’ t .
However , while the SinoHawk deal with CEFC didn ’ t materialize , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs revealed there had been multimillion dollar transfers from a Beijing-linked company called State Energy HK Limited to accounts associated with Hunter and James Biden .
“ The records note that ‘ [ i ] t is unclear what the true purpose is behind these transactions and who the ultimate beneficiary is , ' ” the November report read .
CEFC would later go bankrupt and , at the moment , you have a better chance of tracking down Thomas Pynchon than you do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either made himself exceptionally scarce or has been made exceptionally scarce .
Whatever the case , he ’ s all but disappeared .
Nothing to see here , right ?
Hunter Biden isn ’ t the most circumspect individual in the Beltway orbit and it ’ s entirely possible his calling his father and stepmother “ office mates ” with Gongwen Dong and the de facto American arm of the Chinese company CEFC was one of many exceedingly poor decisions Joe Biden ’ s younger son has made during his half-century on Earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be a virtual smoking gun to back up the the theory that Joe Biden had some stake in a potential deal with a company linked with the Chinese Communist Party .
Whatever the case , we ’ re talking about Hunter Biden now , especially since his “ tax affairs ” are being investigated by the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office in Delaware .
Not only that , they ’ ve been under investigation for two years now .
If only we ’ d talked about this sooner .
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Good news, conservatives: We can finally talk about Hunter Biden again, including his links with Chinese companies and the fact his dad might have been linked to them, too.
It’s about time. I mean, we couldn’t talk about the Democratic presidential candidate’s curiously employed son before the election, because, apparently, it’s addiction shaming to point out that most crackheads don’t get well-remunerated positions on the boards of Eastern European energy concerns without much business experience in either the energy sector or Eastern Europe.
As for what his father knew about Hunter Biden’s business connections and when he knew it — well, we couldn’t talk about that, either. Remember, all that information came from emails from that MacBook laptop that was hacked into. Or left in a Delaware computer repair shop by Hunter Biden who forgot about them, one of the two. Probably No. 2.
But still, if you talked about the emails on the computer and the fact it potentially linked Joe Biden to a deal with a Chinese company connected with the power centers of the Chinese Communist Party, you were part of a Russian disinformation campaign.
Now, there was no evidence Moscow was involved, but that didn’t stop trolls on Twitter from calling the story a Kremlin plant. It also didn’t stop many in the mainstream media from doing the same thing, either.
Many were totally open about the lack of evidence, too. Here was a line from Johns Hopkins professor Thomas Rid from a commentary in The Washington Post: “We must treat the Hunter Biden leaks as if they were a foreign intelligence operation — even if they probably aren’t.”
There would normally be a “Democracy Dies in Darkness” joke somewhere in there except for the fact that Mr. Rid’s clarification of his position — which would ordinarily be a mortifyingly honest admission of abdicating intellectual responsibility — was being openly echoed in every newsroom across this fruited plain and abroad.
But now, after Friday’s inaction by the Supreme Court, Joe Biden is almost certainly going to be the next president of the United States, so we a) can have this kind of conversation and b) kind of have to talk about all of this stuff, especially in light of the fact we just learned Hunter Biden is under investigation for possible tax improprieties that could potentially involve “China and other foreign nations,” according to Fox News.
And now we learn that Hunter Biden requested keys for an office his father shared with an “emissary” for a Chinese company.
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“Hunter Biden called his father, President-elect Joe Biden, and his Chinese business partner ‘office mates’ in a Sept. 21, 2017, email to the general manager of his former Washington, D.C. office building,” Fox News reported Saturday.
“The Sept. 20, 2017, email, obtained by Fox News, shows Hunter requesting keys for Joe and Jill Biden, along with his uncle, Jim Biden, to the general manager, Cecilia Browning, at the House of Sweden — a building in Washington, D.C., which contains multiple office suites, as well as a number of embassies. “
No big deal, right? Well, the emissary Hunter Biden requested keys for was Gongwen Dong, chairman of now-insolvent Chinese energy firm CEFC. Just so we’re clear, Hunter Biden called Dong and his own relatives — Joe, Jill and Jim Biden among them — “office mates.”
And according to a report Friday in The Daily Caller, he also requested the building put out a sign for the office that said “The Biden Foundation” and “Hudson West (CEFC US).”
That’s a real problem, considering Mr. Dong and CEFC are the two entities potentially linking the presumptive president-elect with his screwup son’s ill-advised foreign business deals.
You may remember the name Tony Bobulinski. He was the CEO of SinoHawk, a company he claims was a joint venture involving the Bidens that was supposed to receive significant funding from CEFC.
It’s not just that Bobulinski said Hunter and Jim Biden were involved. Both men seem to have scored a curious number of foreign deals that the more cynical among us would attribute to their last name. There’s nothing illegal or unusual about this, though, given that every politician of some stature seems to have a coterie of family and close associates that curiously find ways to enrich themselves.
The problem with Bobulinski, however, is that he says Joe Biden was not just familiar with his family’s dealings but was also the “big guy” discussed in an email that dealt with “remuneration packages” in any potential deal with CEFC. This would have meant that Joe Biden would have received a 10 percent equity stake — “10 [percent] held by H for the big guy?” the email read.
Bobulinski also said he met twice with Joe Biden. As National Review reported, text messages produced by Bobulinski seemed to indicate a meeting between him and Joe Biden took place, although the substance of their discussion wasn’t clear from context.
The deal didn’t go through, which seemed to be Joe Biden’s saving grace. No one in the mainstream media seemed to really believe Bobulinski’s accusations, either, despite the fact that he is a retired Navy lieutenant with an unblemished public record. I guess we also must treat the Tony Bobulinski accusations as if they were a foreign intelligence operation — even though they probably aren’t.
However, while the SinoHawk deal with CEFC didn’t materialize, a joint report from the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs revealed there had been multimillion dollar transfers from a Beijing-linked company called State Energy HK Limited to accounts associated with Hunter and James Biden.
“The records note that ‘[i]t is unclear what the true purpose is behind these transactions and who the ultimate beneficiary is,'” the November report read. CEFC would later go bankrupt and, at the moment, you have a better chance of tracking down Thomas Pynchon than you do of locating Gongwen Dong, who has either made himself exceptionally scarce or has been made exceptionally scarce. Whatever the case, he’s all but disappeared.
Nothing to see here, right?
Hunter Biden isn’t the most circumspect individual in the Beltway orbit and it’s entirely possible his calling his father and stepmother “office mates” with Gongwen Dong and the de facto American arm of the Chinese company CEFC was one of many exceedingly poor decisions Joe Biden’s younger son has made during his half-century on Earth.
On the other hand, it could be a virtual smoking gun to back up the the theory that Joe Biden had some stake in a potential deal with a company linked with the Chinese Communist Party.
Whatever the case, we’re talking about Hunter Biden now, especially since his “tax affairs” are being investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware. Not only that, they’ve been under investigation for two years now.
If only we’d talked about this sooner. Say, before Nov. 3.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Activists Already Licking Their Chops at Getting Taxpayers To Pay for Abortions Amid Potential Biden

Activists Already Licking Their Chops at Getting Taxpayers To Pay for Abortions Amid Potential Biden Admin

Pro-choice advocates often have appealed to moral relativism to support their position on abortion , asserting that everyone has a right to decide how they feel on the issue , and pro-life people have no right to impose their beliefs on others .
Not only does this not address the argument that abortion intentionally kills an innocent human being , but what ’ s interesting is that the pro-choice movement increasingly has begun to engage in the thinking they claim to condemn by pushing for taxpayer funding of abortions .
The Hyde Amendment prevents federal tax dollars from funding most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing held Tuesday by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor , Health and Human Services , Education and Related Agencies , many pro-choice activists have set their sights on having it overturned .
As The Associated Press reported , presumptive president-elect Joe Biden says he supports repeal of the Hyde Amendment and would appoint pro-abortion politicians to major positions in his administration .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Which means pro-choice advocates might get their wish when it comes to forcing taxpayer money to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , titled “ The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay , ” representatives from various abortion advocacy groups levied false claims against the Hyde Amendment to support their position .
Their arguments against the amendment relied on assumptions , as the measure has saved more than 2 million lives , according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute , protecting women in difficult situations from feeling as if abortion is their only option .
Still , pro-choice advocates such as Herminia Palacio — president and CEO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ special affiliate ” of Planned Parenthood , according to Live Action — see the Hyde Amendment as a barrier to abortion .
“ The harmful burdens of the Hyde Amendment are intentionally and unjustly imposed on black or brown people , and on people with low incomes , ” Palacio said to the committee .
“ In other words , on people who have been historically marginalized.
” Palacio asserted that for this reason , “ The Hyde Amendment is a racist policy , ” but there are several problems with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the issue of women facing challenges to accessing an abortion does not prove these restrictions are wrong , unless Palacio can demonstrate that abortion does not take the life of an innocent human being .
It also is difficult to connect the abortion industry to any form of racial justice .
A recent letter signed by hundreds of past and current Planned Parenthood of Greater New York employees confronted the organization ’ s long history of racism and eugenics .
And Buzzfeed News reviewed an internal audit of the Planned Parenthood Federation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PPFA ’ s treatment of black employees “ does not line up with its social justice-driven mission.
” RELATED : After Telling Virginians They Did n't Need AR-15s , Northam Tells Them They Do n't Need Church Pews Either Also , while Palacio pointed to the coalition of people she claimed needed access to abortions , she did not address the wide spectrum of Americans who are opposed to using federal funds to pay for them .
A 2016 YouGov poll found 55 percent of Americans support the Hyde Amendment , including 41 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independents and 73 percent of Republicans .
The poll surveyed 1,000 respondents through web-based interviews , weighing scores based on gender , age , race , education , political ideology , geographic region and voter registration and containing a margin of error of + or – 4.8 percentage points .
But perhaps what ’ s most interesting about these claims about public funding being necessary to help poor women afford abortions is what the abortion industry stands to gain financially if abortions are subsidized by taxpayers .
While the Hyde Amendment prohibits taxpayer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level , an analysis by Live Action showed how the abortion industry often profits from taxpayer dollars at the state level .
In each example , the more that taxpayer funding for abortions increased , so did the number of abortions being performed , meaning the abortion industry has a financial conflict of interest when it comes to repealing the Hyde Amendment .
The irony is that the same industry that ’ s arguing the procedure is too expensive for low-income women is the one that ’ s setting the price for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noting that a separate report from Live Action estimated the cost of the abortion pill averages under $ 100 , but the abortion industry sells it to clients at nearly six times the cost .
Guttmacher and other abortion advocacy groups claim repealing the Hyde Amendment would help women , but they ’ re silent on the way the industry has wrongfully been profiting from women .
Shifting the burden of cost to taxpayers without any regard to their views on abortion , all while allowing the industry to continue gaining financially from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not prepared for a child deserve access to care and support , something the thousands of pregnancy resource centers ( PRCs ) throughout the country are willing to provide .
A 2019 report Charlotte Lozier Institute found PRCs provided nearly 2 million people in the United States with free services , and prior research from the same organization in 2017 found PRCs actually save communities at least $ 161 million annually .
Instead of imposing a specific viewpoint on the public — something pro-choice activists claim to be against — allocating resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems like a more viable alternative .
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Pro-choice advocates often have appealed to moral relativism to support their position on abortion, asserting that everyone has a right to decide how they feel on the issue, and pro-life people have no right to impose their beliefs on others.
Not only does this not address the argument that abortion intentionally kills an innocent human being, but what’s interesting is that the pro-choice movement increasingly has begun to engage in the thinking they claim to condemn by pushing for taxpayer funding of abortions.
The Hyde Amendment prevents federal tax dollars from funding most abortions, but as seen at a hearing held Tuesday by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, many pro-choice activists have set their sights on having it overturned.
As The Associated Press reported, presumptive president-elect Joe Biden says he supports repeal of the Hyde Amendment and would appoint pro-abortion politicians to major positions in his administration.
Which means pro-choice advocates might get their wish when it comes to forcing taxpayer money to go toward abortions.
At the hearing, titled “The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay,” representatives from various abortion advocacy groups levied false claims against the Hyde Amendment to support their position.
Their arguments against the amendment relied on assumptions, as the measure has saved more than 2 million lives, according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute, protecting women in difficult situations from feeling as if abortion is their only option.
Still, pro-choice advocates such as Herminia Palacio — president and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute, a former “special affiliate” of Planned Parenthood, according to Live Action — see the Hyde Amendment as a barrier to abortion.
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“The harmful burdens of the Hyde Amendment are intentionally and unjustly imposed on black or brown people, and on people with low incomes,” Palacio said to the committee. “In other words, on people who have been historically marginalized.”
Palacio asserted that for this reason, “The Hyde Amendment is a racist policy,” but there are several problems with her argument.
The most obvious problem is that the issue of women facing challenges to accessing an abortion does not prove these restrictions are wrong, unless Palacio can demonstrate that abortion does not take the life of an innocent human being.
It also is difficult to connect the abortion industry to any form of racial justice.
A recent letter signed by hundreds of past and current Planned Parenthood of Greater New York employees confronted the organization’s long history of racism and eugenics. And Buzzfeed News reviewed an internal audit of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America conducted this year that concluded PPFA’s treatment of black employees “does not line up with its social justice-driven mission.”
Also, while Palacio pointed to the coalition of people she claimed needed access to abortions, she did not address the wide spectrum of Americans who are opposed to using federal funds to pay for them.
A 2016 YouGov poll found 55 percent of Americans support the Hyde Amendment, including 41 percent of Democrats, 56 percent of independents and 73 percent of Republicans.
The poll surveyed 1,000 respondents through web-based interviews, weighing scores based on gender, age, race, education, political ideology, geographic region and voter registration and containing a margin of error of + or – 4.8 percentage points.
But perhaps what’s most interesting about these claims about public funding being necessary to help poor women afford abortions is what the abortion industry stands to gain financially if abortions are subsidized by taxpayers.
While the Hyde Amendment prohibits taxpayer funding of most abortions at the federal level, an analysis by Live Action showed how the abortion industry often profits from taxpayer dollars at the state level.
In each example, the more that taxpayer funding for abortions increased, so did the number of abortions being performed, meaning the abortion industry has a financial conflict of interest when it comes to repealing the Hyde Amendment.
The irony is that the same industry that’s arguing the procedure is too expensive for low-income women is the one that’s setting the price for an abortion.
It’s also worth noting that a separate report from Live Action estimated the cost of the abortion pill averages under $100, but the abortion industry sells it to clients at nearly six times the cost.
Guttmacher and other abortion advocacy groups claim repealing the Hyde Amendment would help women, but they’re silent on the way the industry has wrongfully been profiting from women.
Shifting the burden of cost to taxpayers without any regard to their views on abortion, all while allowing the industry to continue gaining financially from women, is unethical.
Mothers who are not prepared for a child deserve access to care and support, something the thousands of pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) throughout the country are willing to provide.
A 2019 report Charlotte Lozier Institute found PRCs provided nearly 2 million people in the United States with free services, and prior research from the same organization in 2017 found PRCs actually save communities at least $161 million annually.
Instead of imposing a specific viewpoint on the public — something pro-choice activists claim to be against — allocating resources toward alleviating the financial burdens of women seems like a more viable alternative.
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westernjournal--2020-12-12--Hunter Biden Slapped with Subpoena for Records of Dealings with Burisma, Chinese Companies

Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Hunter Biden on Tuesday seeking records of his business dealings with more than two dozen entities , including Ukrainian energy firm Burisma and Chinese companies , The Associated Press reported .
Biden announced on Wednesday through his father ’ s presidential transition team that he was the target of an investigation into his tax affairs .
He did not disclose any other details of the investigation in his statement .
A source familiar with the probe told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the investigation started in 2018 , before Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , issued through the U.S. attorney ’ s office in Delaware , seeks records related to Burisma and Chinese companies .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma in April 2014 , months after his father had taken over as the Obama administration ’ s chief liaison to the Ukrainian government .
Burisma executives were at the time seeking to expand the company ’ s business outside of Ukraine .
They also hoped to quash various investigations into Burisma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was under investigation for bribery .
Burisma paid Hunter Biden and his business partner more than $ 80,000 per month as board members .
Biden also consulted for CEFC China Energy , a major Chinese energy firm whose chairman had suspected links to the People ’ s Liberation Army .
A Senate report released in September revealed that CEFC wired Biden nearly $ 6 million from August 2017 to September 2018 .
The report said that U.S. banking regulators flagged some of the wire payments for potential criminal activity .
The Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s financial dealings raised “ criminal financial , counterintelligence and extortion concerns.
” Joe Biden has refused to answer questions from reporters about the investigation into his son .
“ I ’ m proud of my son , ” he said Friday when a reporter asked if he believes Hunter Biden had committed any crimes .
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Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Hunter Biden on Tuesday seeking records of his business dealings with more than two dozen entities, including Ukrainian energy firm Burisma and Chinese companies, The Associated Press reported.
Biden announced on Wednesday through his father’s presidential transition team that he was the target of an investigation into his tax affairs.
He did not disclose any other details of the investigation in his statement.
A source familiar with the probe told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the investigation started in 2018, before Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign.
According to the AP, the subpoena, issued through the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware, seeks records related to Burisma and Chinese companies.
Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma in April 2014, months after his father had taken over as the Obama administration’s chief liaison to the Ukrainian government.
Burisma executives were at the time seeking to expand the company’s business outside of Ukraine.
They also hoped to quash various investigations into Burisma’s owner, Mykola Zlochevesky, who was under investigation for bribery.
Burisma paid Hunter Biden and his business partner more than $80,000 per month as board members.
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Biden also consulted for CEFC China Energy, a major Chinese energy firm whose chairman had suspected links to the People’s Liberation Army.
A Senate report released in September revealed that CEFC wired Biden nearly $6 million from August 2017 to September 2018.
The report said that U.S. banking regulators flagged some of the wire payments for potential criminal activity.
The Republican senators who released the report said that Biden’s financial dealings raised “criminal financial, counterintelligence and extortion concerns.”
Joe Biden has refused to answer questions from reporters about the investigation into his son.
“I’m proud of my son,” he said Friday when a reporter asked if he believes Hunter Biden had committed any crimes.
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