westernjournal--2020-08-03--Former Clinton Press Secretary Begs Biden: ‘Whatever You Do, Don’t Debate Trump’

A former Clinton administration official is calling for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to refuse to debate President Donald Trump ahead of the November election .
Joe Lockhart , who was press secretary to former President Bill Clinton , wrote an opinion piece for CNN on Tuesday in which he urged Biden to avoid debating Trump .
His rationale : Doing so could cost Biden an easy win .
In his opinion piece , Lockhart blamed Trump for the coronavirus pandemic and its negative effects on the lives of Americans .
According to the former Clinton aide , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , joblessness and other issues created by the pandemic and government shutdowns , and is also responsible for answering for a perceived racial bias in law enforcement and in other American institutions .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Likewise , Lockhart claimed that kneeling during the national anthem by professional athletes in recent weeks is evidence that Trump “ is losing the culture war , a war he started as his only path to getting reelected.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory in November virtually impossible for the president — unless Biden gives voters a reason to second-guess voting for the Democrat .
“ Biden can lose this election .
He ’ s run a very effective campaign to date , but now we ’ re getting to crunch time as many Americans are just starting to focus on the race , ” Lockhart wrote in an appeal to the former vice president .
Among other roadmap items for Biden , Lockhart urged : “ Whatever you do , don ’ t debate Trump.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat might perform poorly in such a faceoff , however , he claimed the president would get the upper hand through dishonesty .
“ Trump has now made more than 20,000 misleading or false statements according to the Washington Post , ” Lockhart said .
“ It ’ s a fool ’ s errand to enter the ring with someone who can ’ t follow the rules or the truth .
“ Biden will undoubtedly take heat from Republicans and the media for skipping the debates .
But it ’ s worth the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of telling the truth is an impossible contest to win.
” The former Clinton aide joined CNN on Saturday to expand on his remarks .
Lockhart is not the only high-profile Trump opponent to urge Biden to avoid debates .
Newsweek reported last week that some of those who have Biden ’ s ear are “ urging him not to debate President Donald Trump.
” In a column last month headlined “ Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless , ” Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times urged the Democrat to avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ met .
On Monday , The Times published another opinion piece urging Biden to avoid the debates altogether .
“ The debates have never made sense as a test for presidential leadership .
In fact , one could argue that they reward precisely the opposite of what we want in a president , ” Elizabeth Drew wrote .
“ When we were serious about the presidency , we wanted intelligence , thoughtfulness , knowledge , empathy and , to be sure , likability .
It should also go without saying , dignity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s no reason not to throw the presidential debates on the trash heap of useless ( at best ) rituals that are no help in our making such a fateful decision , ” Drew concluded .
NeverTrumper and self-described conservative Bill Kristol last week praised the University of Notre Dame for backing out of hosting one of the debates over fears about the coronavirus .
“ Good .
No need to go to any trouble to replace this debate .
Indeed , I gather Biden ’ s already all booked up with zoom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Jewish holidays .
And the new Perry Mason series .
Too bad !
” Kristol tweeted .
Biden , for his part , said last month that he is eagerly awaiting a chance to debate the president .
“ I can hardly wait , ” he said last month of an opportunity to debate Trump , NBC News reported .
“ I can hardly wait to deal with what he refers himself as a ‘ stable genius , ' ” Biden said while campaigning in Pennsylvania .
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A former Clinton administration official is calling for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to refuse to debate President Donald Trump ahead of the November election.
Joe Lockhart, who was press secretary to former President Bill Clinton, wrote an opinion piece for CNN on Tuesday in which he urged Biden to avoid debating Trump.
His rationale: Doing so could cost Biden an easy win.
In his opinion piece, Lockhart blamed Trump for the coronavirus pandemic and its negative effects on the lives of Americans.
According to the former Clinton aide, the president “owns” all the deaths, joblessness and other issues created by the pandemic and government shutdowns, and is also responsible for answering for a perceived racial bias in law enforcement and in other American institutions.
Likewise, Lockhart claimed that kneeling during the national anthem by professional athletes in recent weeks is evidence that Trump “is losing the culture war, a war he started as his only path to getting reelected.”
He concluded that these issues make a victory in November virtually impossible for the president — unless Biden gives voters a reason to second-guess voting for the Democrat.
“Biden can lose this election. He’s run a very effective campaign to date, but now we’re getting to crunch time as many Americans are just starting to focus on the race,” Lockhart wrote in an appeal to the former vice president.
Among other roadmap items for Biden, Lockhart urged: “Whatever you do, don’t debate Trump.”
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Rather than conceding that the 77-year-old Democrat might perform poorly in such a faceoff, however, he claimed the president would get the upper hand through dishonesty.
“Trump has now made more than 20,000 misleading or false statements according to the Washington Post,” Lockhart said. “It’s a fool’s errand to enter the ring with someone who can’t follow the rules or the truth.
“Biden will undoubtedly take heat from Republicans and the media for skipping the debates. But it’s worth the risk as trying to debate someone incapable of telling the truth is an impossible contest to win.”
The former Clinton aide joined CNN on Saturday to expand on his remarks.
CNN political analyst @joelockhart tells @smerconish that Joe Biden shouldn’t debate President Trump. Trump “will take the truth and destroy it, and Biden will be in the position of correcting him over and over and over again. I don’t think he should give him that platform.” pic.twitter.com/4EOR4Q9Um7 — CNN (@CNN) August 1, 2020
Lockhart is not the only high-profile Trump opponent to urge Biden to avoid debates.
Newsweek reported last week that some of those who have Biden’s ear are “urging him not to debate President Donald Trump.”
In a column last month headlined “Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless,” Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times urged the Democrat to avoid the debate stage unless certain conditions are met.
On Monday, The Times published another opinion piece urging Biden to avoid the debates altogether.
“The debates have never made sense as a test for presidential leadership. In fact, one could argue that they reward precisely the opposite of what we want in a president,” Elizabeth Drew wrote.
“When we were serious about the presidency, we wanted intelligence, thoughtfulness, knowledge, empathy and, to be sure, likability. It should also go without saying, dignity,” she wrote.
“There’s no reason not to throw the presidential debates on the trash heap of useless (at best) rituals that are no help in our making such a fateful decision,” Drew concluded.
NeverTrumper and self-described conservative Bill Kristol last week praised the University of Notre Dame for backing out of hosting one of the debates over fears about the coronavirus.
“Good. No need to go to any trouble to replace this debate. Indeed, I gather Biden’s already all booked up with zoom calls in those weeks. Also, the Jewish holidays. And the new Perry Mason series. Too bad!” Kristol tweeted.
Good. No need to go to any trouble to replace this debate. Indeed, I gather Biden’s already all booked up with zoom calls in those weeks. Also, the Jewish holidays. And the new Perry Mason series. Too bad!
??? https://t.co/Wx26qdTEXQ — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 27, 2020
Biden, for his part, said last month that he is eagerly awaiting a chance to debate the president.
“I can hardly wait,” he said last month of an opportunity to debate Trump, NBC News reported.
“I can hardly wait to deal with what he refers himself as a ‘stable genius,'” Biden said while campaigning in Pennsylvania. “I can hardly wait to debate him.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Country Agrees To Pay Reparations to White Citizens Discriminated Against Under Former Policy

It was one of the most misguided attempts at racial justice in what was one of the most systematically racist countries on Earth .
Now , Zimbabwe ’ s government is going to try to put an end to a divisive chapter in its history with $ 3.5 billion in reparations .
The only problem is , they ’ ve wrecked their economy so thoroughly that they don ’ t have that money — at least not yet .
Close to three years after longtime dictator Robert Mugabe was deposed , Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced Wednesday that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mugabe ’ s most contentious policies : the expropriation of land owned by white farmers to redistribute to black residents .
According to Deutsche Welle , Mnangagwa said the deal was “ historic in many respects.
” Andrew Pascoe — head of the Commercial Farmers ’ Union , which represented the white farmers in the negotiations — said it was a “ miracle.
” The agreement will only compensate farmers for infrastructure on the farms and not the land itself , however .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Years Zimbabwe will likely have to borrow heavily and at high interest rates to pay off the farmers — and it still doesn ’ t solve the fact that the state-owned land is inefficiently farmed and run for the benefit of the country ’ s elites , who ’ re little more than blood-engorged ticks feeding off of an emaciated nation .
And yet , this was all supposed to be radical racial progress .
A bit of a quick history lesson : Zimbabwe was , up until 1965 , a British colony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishment in the country , alarmed at the pace of decolonization in Africa , decided to declare themselves an independent nation known as Rhodesia — although no nation , including apartheid South Africa , would officially recognize it .
As Samantha Power noted in a 2003 article for The Atlantic , the final colonial prime minister , Ian Smith , “ had tired of London ’ s nagging about the subjugation of Rhodesian blacks.
” Given the year was 1965 , this should tell you all you need to know about where this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The mantle of the pioneers has fallen on our shoulders to sustain civilization in a primitive country , ” Smith said upon breaking away .
Charming man , that one .
You can pretty much guess the kind brutal , racist regime one feels the need to maintain in circumstances where the white colonial population was outnumbered by a 20-to-1 ratio , and Smith ’ s apartheid Rhodesia was particularly galling even pitted against the standards of what you ’ re probably imagining .
After a decade-and-a-half of intermittent international pressure and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to exist and became independent Zimbabwe in 1980 — with Robert Mugabe as its first leader .
In an alternate timeline , Mugabe might have become the Nelson Mandela of his new country .
He stressed reconciliation — if only because he knew the country ’ s rather stable , well-run economy was driven by white money .
“ An evil remains an evil whether practiced by white against black or black against white , ” Mugabe said just before independence .
He didn ’ t believe it , as we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , didn ’ t it ?
And it kept the white farmer population happy : “ Good old Bob , ” they called him .
For the first two decades of his rule , Mugabe had hinted at land reform which would redistribute more of Zimbabwe ’ s arable farmland to its black residents .
However , Power noted , he resisted it , mostly because the country had depended on farming as its economic engine and the system was reasonably run .
No one would deny , however , that there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that most of that imbalance had resulted from both the colonial era and the 15-year existence of the apartheid regime in Rhodesia .
That said , these were still individuals who sunk significant capital into farms which had driven a growing economy , not people who deserved to be pawns in an experiment in decolonization .
However , Mugabe — who had been amassing power in the two decades since Zimbabwean independence — was handed a shock loss in a 2000 referendum which would have further increased his power .
Faced with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the loss , Mugabe began to implement the long hinted-at policies via “ fast-track land reform , ” which involved forcibly evicting thousands of white farmers and expropriating their land — some of them beaten and otherwise brutalized by peasant militias deputized by the Mugabe regime to carry out some of the evictions .
“ If white settlers just took the land from us without paying for it , ” Mugabe said , “ we can , in a similar way , just take it from them without paying for it.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , leading to investment drying up .
Meanwhile , the expropriated land wasn ’ t given to the people , but rather the party elites in Zimbabwe ; these elites were neither adept nor interested in farming .
Crop yields plummeted , leading to famine and economic misery .
The country ’ s hyperinflation , driven both by the high prices of staples and economic mismanagement , became an international joke .
Those who work the land could only lease it from those elites , which means they have no ability to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The system persists today , even after Mugabe was removed from power in a 2017 coup .
Mnangagwa , while not the despotic caricature that Mugabe was , hasn ’ t managed to change much of the dysfunctional political environment he was left with .
The agricultural system in Zimbabwe “ is run by elites , for elites , ” said Alex Magaisa , a Zimbabwean analyst and political advisor who teaches at the University of Kent in the U.K. , according to Deutsche Welle .
“ It has nothing to do with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The real problems are not the droughts or other conditions in the fields , but how to use the land best – how people come to the country and how agriculture is financed.
” To a certain extent , the move might spur reinvestment in the country from the West , which is still wary of the country after Mugabe ’ s brutal land-grabs and the political instability that followed .
“ I believe that this compensation sends a clear and unambiguous message to local and foreign investors that Zimbabwe is really open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Commercial Farmers ’ Union chief .
However , how the compensation will be paid for is another thing .
As part of the agreement , half of the $ 3.5 billion will be paid out immediately , with the other half paid out over five years .
Each of the 3,500 applicants for reparations will get roughly $ 1 million .
Should the money come from the people ?
If so , how ?
The population is still suffering from the effects of Cyclone Idai last year and millions are starving .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ relations success for the new president , party officials are the ones who ’ ll have to pay up .
And they ’ ll have to pay a steep price .
According to Reuters , the plan to finance the agreement relies on long-term bonds and money from international donors the government will approach with the farmers .
International donors might still be wary , however , and getting buyers for those long-term bonds will require steep interest rates .
“ It will be very difficult to find lenders who are willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet this compensation , ” Magaisa said .
“ If it does get any creditors who are willing to do so , it will be at very expensive rates .
The interest rates they will be charging will be very high .
The terms will be very tough for Zimbabwe .
And because it will be expensive , I think it will be problematic for the people of Zimbabwe.
” It was always going to be , however .
The message has always been that the forced reallocation of farmland under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right ; that if it hadn ’ t been done as a snap measure in the wake of an embarrassing loss at the polls , or if it had been done by a leader who wasn ’ t Mugabe — who ’ d clearly lost touch with reality by the time of the 2000 expropriation — maybe it would have worked .
It might have worked better , perhaps , but almost anything would have .
It still wouldn ’ t have made the expropriation of property any more fair .
These were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ livelihood because the ruling party thought it struck a hammer blow against colonialism .
And remember : “ An evil remains an evil whether practiced by white against black or black against white.
” Whatever you want to call it — an evil , a miscalculation , bad governance — it ’ ll now cost one of what was once one of the most prosperous nations in Africa $ 3.5 billion it doesn ’ t have because it blew up its own economy in the name of racial justice and anti-colonialism .
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It was one of the most misguided attempts at racial justice in what was one of the most systematically racist countries on Earth.
Now, Zimbabwe’s government is going to try to put an end to a divisive chapter in its history with $3.5 billion in reparations. The only problem is, they’ve wrecked their economy so thoroughly that they don’t have that money — at least not yet.
Close to three years after longtime dictator Robert Mugabe was deposed, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced Wednesday that he’d reached a settlement on one of Mugabe’s most contentious policies: the expropriation of land owned by white farmers to redistribute to black residents.
According to Deutsche Welle, Mnangagwa said the deal was “historic in many respects.” Andrew Pascoe — head of the Commercial Farmers’ Union, which represented the white farmers in the negotiations — said it was a “miracle.”
The agreement will only compensate farmers for infrastructure on the farms and not the land itself, however.
Zimbabwe will likely have to borrow heavily and at high interest rates to pay off the farmers — and it still doesn’t solve the fact that the state-owned land is inefficiently farmed and run for the benefit of the country’s elites, who’re little more than blood-engorged ticks feeding off of an emaciated nation.
And yet, this was all supposed to be radical racial progress.
A bit of a quick history lesson: Zimbabwe was, up until 1965, a British colony known as Southern Rhodesia. The white establishment in the country, alarmed at the pace of decolonization in Africa, decided to declare themselves an independent nation known as Rhodesia — although no nation, including apartheid South Africa, would officially recognize it.
As Samantha Power noted in a 2003 article for The Atlantic, the final colonial prime minister, Ian Smith, “had tired of London’s nagging about the subjugation of Rhodesian blacks.”
Should Zimbabwe compensate these farmers? Yes No
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Given the year was 1965, this should tell you all you need to know about where this guy’s head was at.
“The mantle of the pioneers has fallen on our shoulders to sustain civilization in a primitive country,” Smith said upon breaking away. Charming man, that one.
You can pretty much guess the kind brutal, racist regime one feels the need to maintain in circumstances where the white colonial population was outnumbered by a 20-to-1 ratio, and Smith’s apartheid Rhodesia was particularly galling even pitted against the standards of what you’re probably imagining.
After a decade-and-a-half of intermittent international pressure and an internal insurgency, Rhodesia finally ceased to exist and became independent Zimbabwe in 1980 — with Robert Mugabe as its first leader.
In an alternate timeline, Mugabe might have become the Nelson Mandela of his new country. He stressed reconciliation — if only because he knew the country’s rather stable, well-run economy was driven by white money.
“An evil remains an evil whether practiced by white against black or black against white,” Mugabe said just before independence. He didn’t believe it, as we’ll soon see — but it sounded nice, didn’t it?
And it kept the white farmer population happy: “Good old Bob,” they called him.
For the first two decades of his rule, Mugabe had hinted at land reform which would redistribute more of Zimbabwe’s arable farmland to its black residents. However, Power noted, he resisted it, mostly because the country had depended on farming as its economic engine and the system was reasonably run.
No one would deny, however, that there was a racial imbalance in terms of farming and that most of that imbalance had resulted from both the colonial era and the 15-year existence of the apartheid regime in Rhodesia.
That said, these were still individuals who sunk significant capital into farms which had driven a growing economy, not people who deserved to be pawns in an experiment in decolonization.
However, Mugabe — who had been amassing power in the two decades since Zimbabwean independence — was handed a shock loss in a 2000 referendum which would have further increased his power.
Faced with a nascent pro-democracy movement in addition to the loss, Mugabe began to implement the long hinted-at policies via “fast-track land reform,” which involved forcibly evicting thousands of white farmers and expropriating their land — some of them beaten and otherwise brutalized by peasant militias deputized by the Mugabe regime to carry out some of the evictions.
“If white settlers just took the land from us without paying for it,” Mugabe said, “we can, in a similar way, just take it from them without paying for it.”
The move quickly eroded international trust in Zimbabwe, leading to investment drying up.
Meanwhile, the expropriated land wasn’t given to the people, but rather the party elites in Zimbabwe; these elites were neither adept nor interested in farming. Crop yields plummeted, leading to famine and economic misery.
The country’s hyperinflation, driven both by the high prices of staples and economic mismanagement, became an international joke. Those who work the land could only lease it from those elites, which means they have no ability to use the land as collateral for loans.
The system persists today, even after Mugabe was removed from power in a 2017 coup. Mnangagwa, while not the despotic caricature that Mugabe was, hasn’t managed to change much of the dysfunctional political environment he was left with.
The agricultural system in Zimbabwe “is run by elites, for elites,” said Alex Magaisa, a Zimbabwean analyst and political advisor who teaches at the University of Kent in the U.K., according to Deutsche Welle.
“It has nothing to do with supporting agriculture for the greater good. The real problems are not the droughts or other conditions in the fields, but how to use the land best – how people come to the country and how agriculture is financed.”
To a certain extent, the move might spur reinvestment in the country from the West, which is still wary of the country after Mugabe’s brutal land-grabs and the political instability that followed.
“I believe that this compensation sends a clear and unambiguous message to local and foreign investors that Zimbabwe is really open for business,” said Pascoe, the Commercial Farmers’ Union chief.
However, how the compensation will be paid for is another thing. As part of the agreement, half of the $3.5 billion will be paid out immediately, with the other half paid out over five years. Each of the 3,500 applicants for reparations will get roughly $1 million.
Should the money come from the people? If so, how? The population is still suffering from the effects of Cyclone Idai last year and millions are starving. If this is to be a public relations success for the new president, party officials are the ones who’ll have to pay up. And they’ll have to pay a steep price.
According to Reuters, the plan to finance the agreement relies on long-term bonds and money from international donors the government will approach with the farmers. International donors might still be wary, however, and getting buyers for those long-term bonds will require steep interest rates.
“It will be very difficult to find lenders who are willing to provide Zimbabwe with the money it needs to meet this compensation,” Magaisa said.
“If it does get any creditors who are willing to do so, it will be at very expensive rates. The interest rates they will be charging will be very high. The terms will be very tough for Zimbabwe. And because it will be expensive, I think it will be problematic for the people of Zimbabwe.”
It was always going to be, however. The message has always been that the forced reallocation of farmland under the Mugabe regime just wasn’t done right; that if it hadn’t been done as a snap measure in the wake of an embarrassing loss at the polls, or if it had been done by a leader who wasn’t Mugabe — who’d clearly lost touch with reality by the time of the 2000 expropriation — maybe it would have worked.
It might have worked better, perhaps, but almost anything would have. It still wouldn’t have made the expropriation of property any more fair.
These were individuals stripped of their land and their livelihood because the ruling party thought it struck a hammer blow against colonialism. And remember: “An evil remains an evil whether practiced by white against black or black against white.”
Whatever you want to call it — an evil, a miscalculation, bad governance — it’ll now cost one of what was once one of the most prosperous nations in Africa $3.5 billion it doesn’t have because it blew up its own economy in the name of racial justice and anti-colonialism.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Trump Outraged as State Institutes Widespread Mail-In Voting: ‘See You in Court’

President Donald Trump threatened Nevada lawmakers with legal action Monday after the state moved to hold the upcoming election largely by mail .
“ In an illegal late night coup , Nevada ’ s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state , ” Trump wrote on Twitter .
“ Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation .
Using Covid to steal the state .
See you in Court !
” TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel , who had harsh words for the move by Nevada lawmakers to send every registered voter in the state a ballot .
McDaniel wrote that “ [ Trump ] supporters are out in force today protesting Nevada Dems ’ attempts to ram through mass mail-in voting & ballot harvesting.
” “ Dems want to use the pandemic to destroy election integrity , ” she added .
On Sunday , Nevada ’ s Democratic majority passed Assembly Bill 4 to adopt large-scale mail-in voting ahead of the November election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
Steve Sisolak , who is a Democrat , will sign the partisan bill into law .
Critics of the bill and similar measures in other states say largescale mail-in voting opens up the opportunity for so-called ballot harvesting , which permits persons who are not the voter from filling out and turning in ballots that do not belong to them .
Trump has been among the most ardent defenders of protecting election integrity by opposing measures such as mail-in-voting , which he and other critics say makes ballots vulnerable to fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cannizzaro , a Democrat , claimed the move to use mail-in ballots was done for voter safety amid the coronavirus pandemic .
RELATED : Obama Looks To Make His Mark on 2020 Elections with 118 Endorsements - But Skips a Notable Name “ We should be doing everything we can to allow people to vote and vote safely , ” Cannizzaro said in a speech , the Reno Gazette Journal reported .
“ This bill is absolutely not an opportunity to create fraud in our elections , our to allow for ballot harvesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McDaniel on Twitter , describing her as a “ partisan hack ” over the RNC chair ’ s criticism of Nevada ’ s adopting mail-in voting .
McDaniel reminded Nevadans that Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske , a Republican , previously intended to hold in-person voting after Nevada ’ s June mail-in primary received less than positive reviews .
“ [ Cegavske ] has a plan to allow Nevadans to vote safely , ” McDaniel wrote .
“ But that ’ s not stopping Democrats from upending election rules to create more opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the RNC chair added , asking concerned parties to call Cannizzaro ’ s office to complain .
“ I ’ ll be damned if I ’ m going to let a partisan hack like you use this pandemic to suppress Nevadans ’ right to vote .
Nevada will have a free , fair and secure election this November , ” Cannizzaro wrote .
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President Donald Trump threatened Nevada lawmakers with legal action Monday after the state moved to hold the upcoming election largely by mail.
“In an illegal late night coup, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
“Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court!”
In an illegal late night coup, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state. Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court! https://t.co/cNSPINgCY7 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2020
The post was in response to Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, who had harsh words for the move by Nevada lawmakers to send every registered voter in the state a ballot.
McDaniel wrote that “[Trump] supporters are out in force today protesting Nevada Dems’ attempts to ram through mass mail-in voting & ballot harvesting.”
“Dems want to use the pandemic to destroy election integrity,” she added.
.@realDonaldTrump’s supporters are out in force today protesting Nevada Dems’ attempts to ram through mass mail-in voting & ballot harvesting. Dems want to use the pandemic to destroy election integrity. Help us fight back and https://t.co/tidEkccKCq! pic.twitter.com/xnVYlsRWBP — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) August 2, 2020
On Sunday, Nevada’s Democratic majority passed Assembly Bill 4 to adopt large-scale mail-in voting ahead of the November election, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Gov. Steve Sisolak, who is a Democrat, will sign the partisan bill into law.
Critics of the bill and similar measures in other states say largescale mail-in voting opens up the opportunity for so-called ballot harvesting, which permits persons who are not the voter from filling out and turning in ballots that do not belong to them.
Trump has been among the most ardent defenders of protecting election integrity by opposing measures such as mail-in-voting, which he and other critics say makes ballots vulnerable to fraud.
Nevada state Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, a Democrat, claimed the move to use mail-in ballots was done for voter safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We should be doing everything we can to allow people to vote and vote safely,” Cannizzaro said in a speech, the Reno Gazette Journal reported.
“This bill is absolutely not an opportunity to create fraud in our elections, our to allow for ballot harvesting,” she claimed.
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Cannizzaro attacked McDaniel on Twitter, describing her as a “partisan hack” over the RNC chair’s criticism of Nevada’s adopting mail-in voting.
McDaniel reminded Nevadans that Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, previously intended to hold in-person voting after Nevada’s June mail-in primary received less than positive reviews.
“[Cegavske] has a plan to allow Nevadans to vote safely,” McDaniel wrote.
“But that’s not stopping Democrats from upending election rules to create more opportunities for fraud and allow ballot harvesting,” the RNC chair added, asking concerned parties to call Cannizzaro’s office to complain.
.@NVSOS has a plan to allow Nevadans to vote safely. But that’s not stopping Democrats from upending election rules to create more opportunities for fraud and allow ballot harvesting. Call State Senate Majority Leader @Nicole4Nevada at 775-684-1475 and demand she pull #AB4! — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) August 2, 2020
Cannizzaro fired back at McDaniel with a personal attack.
I’ll be damned if I’m going to let a partisan hack like you use this pandemic to suppress Nevadans’ right to vote. Nevada will have a free, fair and secure election this November. https://t.co/uac2w4jTkh — Nicole Cannizzaro (@Nicole4Nevada) August 2, 2020
“I’ll be damned if I’m going to let a partisan hack like you use this pandemic to suppress Nevadans’ right to vote. Nevada will have a free, fair and secure election this November,” Cannizzaro wrote.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--NFL Coach Tests Positive for COVID, Still ‘Confident We’re Going To Play’

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson says he feels great and has no symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus .
Pederson is quarantining at home away from family members and plans to run the team virtually while assistant head coach Duce Staley handles leadership duties during training camp .
“ I know this virus affects people differently , and I ’ m respectful and mindful of that , ” Pederson said in a video conference Monday .
“ I feel great , ” he said .
“ Energy level is high .
Really no symptoms whatsoever .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entering his fifth season as Philadelphia ’ s head coach .
He has led the Eagles to three straight playoff appearances and the franchise ’ s first Super Bowl victory following the 2017 season .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' “ I think one of the things I ’ ve learned this offseason is , I can still run the team virtually , ” Pederson said .
“ I just finished up a bunch of player meetings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day-to-day activities in the building .
He and I talk every single morning.
” Pederson didn ’ t want to comment on how he contracted the virus .
“ I ’ m comfortable and confident that the [ safety ] protocols we have in place are for the best interests of the football team and all those who enter the building , ” he said .
“ It still is a very safe environment.
” Pederson also remains confident the NFL will play this season .
The league canceled the exhibition schedule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing .
“ My confidence hasn ’ t changed at all , ” he said .
“ I ’ m extremely optimistic .
I feel like we ’ re going to play .
I ’ m confident we ’ re going to play.
” The Eagles placed offensive linemen Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata and linebacker Nathan Gerry on the Reserve/COVID-19 list last week .
The list is for players who either test positive or have been exposed to someone who has .
Johnson later said he tested positive .
Wide receiver Marquise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to family concerns .
Per NFL protocols , Pederson can return to the team ’ s practice facility after waiting 10 days since his first positive test if he remains asymptomatic , or at least five days if he has consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart during that five-day span .
Pederson is the second NFL head coach known to test positive .
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said he had the coronavirus in March .
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Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson says he feels great and has no symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Pederson is quarantining at home away from family members and plans to run the team virtually while assistant head coach Duce Staley handles leadership duties during training camp.
“I know this virus affects people differently, and I’m respectful and mindful of that,” Pederson said in a video conference Monday.
“I feel great,” he said. “Energy level is high. Really no symptoms whatsoever. I’m very fortunate.”
The 52-year-old Pederson is entering his fifth season as Philadelphia’s head coach. He has led the Eagles to three straight playoff appearances and the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory following the 2017 season.
“I think one of the things I’ve learned this offseason is, I can still run the team virtually,” Pederson said. “I just finished up a bunch of player meetings.
“Duce assumes my role in the day-to-day activities in the building. He and I talk every single morning.”
Watch live as Doug Pederson speaks to the media during #EaglesCamp. https://t.co/bZ5GHmh1Ab — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 3, 2020
Pederson didn’t want to comment on how he contracted the virus.
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“I’m comfortable and confident that the [safety] protocols we have in place are for the best interests of the football team and all those who enter the building,” he said. “It still is a very safe environment.”
Pederson also remains confident the NFL will play this season. The league canceled the exhibition schedule, and players are going through intense testing.
“My confidence hasn’t changed at all,” he said. “I’m extremely optimistic. I feel like we’re going to play. I’m confident we’re going to play.”
Us Eagles fans will pray for him. Go birds ?? — Elizabeth Hoffer (@Elizabeth_H5905) August 3, 2020
The Eagles placed offensive linemen Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata and linebacker Nathan Gerry on the Reserve/COVID-19 list last week. The list is for players who either test positive or have been exposed to someone who has. Johnson later said he tested positive.
Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin opted out of playing this season due to family concerns.
Per NFL protocols, Pederson can return to the team’s practice facility after waiting 10 days since his first positive test if he remains asymptomatic, or at least five days if he has consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart during that five-day span.
Pederson is the second NFL head coach known to test positive. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said he had the coronavirus in March.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Microsoft Pauses, Resumes TikTok Purchase Negotiations After Trump Takes a Stand

Microsoft has resumed its efforts to buy TikTok from the Chinese firm Bytedance in the wake of harsh comments about the popular video app from President Donald Trump .
“ Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald J. Trump , Microsoft is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States , ” Microsoft said in a blog post Sunday .
“ Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President ’ s concerns , ” the post said .
“ It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the United States , including the United States Treasury .
“ Microsoft will move quickly to pursue discussions with TikTok ’ s parent company , ByteDance , in a matter of weeks , and in any event completing these discussions no later than September 15 , 2020 .
During this process , Microsoft looks forward to continuing dialogue with the United States Government , including with the President.
” Reuters reported that Trump has given Microsoft 45 days to make a deal .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Comments the president made Friday about TikTok had initially put the brakes on the deal , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Trump said he planned to ban TikTok and opposed any deal to let an American company buy its U.S.operations , according to a White House media pool report .
“ As far as TikTok is concerned , we ’ re banning them from the United States , ” he said .
“ Well , I have that authority .
I can do it with an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president said , referring to emergency economic powers .
TikTok has since sweetened its offer , agreeing to add as many as 10,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next three years , according to MarketWatch , which published an abridged version of the Journal article .
Trump ’ s Friday comment was criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union .
“ Banning an app that millions of Americans use to communicate with each other is a danger to free expression and is technologically impractical , ” Jennifer Granick , surveillance and cybersecurity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the BBC .
RELATED : Despite Ongoing Genocide , Feinstein Praises China as 'Growing Into a Respectable Nation' “ Shutting one platform down , even if it were legally possible to do so , harms freedom of speech online and does nothing to resolve the broader problem of unjustified government surveillance , ” she said .
During an appearance on Fox News ’ “ Sunday Morning Futures , ” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the administration is acting amid broader concerns about doing business with China .
“ Well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people will come to recognize .
These Chinese software companies doing business in the United States , whether it ’ s TikTok or WeChat — there are countless more — as [ White House trade adviser ] Peter Navarro said , are feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party , their national security apparatus , ” Pompeo said .
“ Could be their facial recognition patterns .
It could be information about their residence , their phone numbers , their friends , who they ’ re connected to .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made clear we ’ re going to take care of , ” Pompeo said .
Pompeo said Trump no longer will allow personal information to be compromised and is standing up to China .
“ These are true national security issues .
They are true privacy issues for the American people .
And for a long time , a long time , the United States just said , ‘ Well , goodness , if we ’ re having fun with it , or if a company can make money off of it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to happen , ' ” he said .
“ President Trump has said , ‘ Enough , ’ and we ’ re going to fix it .
And so he will take action in the coming days with respect to a broad array of national security risks that are presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party , ” Pompeo said .
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Microsoft has resumed its efforts to buy TikTok from the Chinese firm Bytedance in the wake of harsh comments about the popular video app from President Donald Trump.
“Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald J. Trump, Microsoft is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States,” Microsoft said in a blog post Sunday.
“Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President’s concerns,” the post said. “It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury.
“Microsoft will move quickly to pursue discussions with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, in a matter of weeks, and in any event completing these discussions no later than September 15, 2020. During this process, Microsoft looks forward to continuing dialogue with the United States Government, including with the President.”
Reuters reported that Trump has given Microsoft 45 days to make a deal.
A positive development in the #TikTok negotiations. Thank you President Trump for protecting American consumers from the Chinese Communist Party and bringing jobs back to the US. A win-win in the making. https://t.co/JK3G9r02bR — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 3, 2020
Comments the president made Friday about TikTok had initially put the brakes on the deal, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Trump said he planned to ban TikTok and opposed any deal to let an American company buy its U.S.operations, according to a White House media pool report.
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“As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” he said.
“Well, I have that authority. I can do it with an executive order or that,” the president said, referring to emergency economic powers.
TikTok has since sweetened its offer, agreeing to add as many as 10,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next three years, according to MarketWatch, which published an abridged version of the Journal article.
Trump’s Friday comment was criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union.
“Banning an app that millions of Americans use to communicate with each other is a danger to free expression and is technologically impractical,” Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel for the ACLU, said, according to the BBC.
“Shutting one platform down, even if it were legally possible to do so, harms freedom of speech online and does nothing to resolve the broader problem of unjustified government surveillance,” she said.
During an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the administration is acting amid broader concerns about doing business with China.
“Well, here’s what I hope that the American people will come to recognize. These Chinese software companies doing business in the United States, whether it’s TikTok or WeChat — there are countless more — as [White House trade adviser] Peter Navarro said, are feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party, their national security apparatus,” Pompeo said.
“Could be their facial recognition patterns. It could be information about their residence, their phone numbers, their friends, who they’re connected to. Those are the issues that President Trump has made clear we’re going to take care of,” Pompeo said.
Pompeo said Trump no longer will allow personal information to be compromised and is standing up to China.
“These are true national security issues. They are true privacy issues for the American people. And for a long time, a long time, the United States just said, ‘Well, goodness, if we’re having fun with it, or if a company can make money off of it, we’re going to permit that to happen,'” he said.
“President Trump has said, ‘Enough,’ and we’re going to fix it. And so he will take action in the coming days with respect to a broad array of national security risks that are presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party,” Pompeo said.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Trump-Loving Grandma Identifies Her Own Grandson After Portland Arson: ‘He Chose His Poison’

An 18-year-old Portland , Oregon , protester who now faces arson charges was tracked down in part because his Trump-supporting grandmother identified him online .
Early Tuesday , a crude bomb was thrown at the federal courthouse in Portland that has been the subject of attacks from protesters .
Gabriel Agard-Berryhill , 18 , surrendered to law enforcement on Thursday , according to Oregon Live .
Agard-Berryhill was charged with arson .
A hearing was held for him on Friday after which he was released without bail on the condition he not return to the protest site .
Because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , images and videos were combed to find images of the individual who wore a distinctive olive vest with the word “ ICONS ” upon it who appeared to be throwing the object that was later identified as a bomb .
But there was a subplot identified by journalist Andy Ngo in a piece published Saturday by the New York Post .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Karla Fox , Agard-Berryhill ’ s grandmother , had already identified the individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vest he was wearing at the time .
“ I bought the vest for him after he found one online after getting hit with rubber bullets the night before at the protest , ” Fox said , according to Ngo .
Fox had previously left a positive review of the vest online , writing “ I got this for my grandson who ’ s a protester downtown , he uses it every night and says it does the job , ” Ngo wrote .
She had also responded to a social media user @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a young man in the now-very distinctive vest , standing with the naked Portland protester who became known as “ Naked Athena.
” “ This is my only grandson , I love him to death , and didn ’ t know he was going to do such a bad thing , I had been posting several things about the antifa and BLM , he knows I am against those riots bigtime…he chose his poison , ” she later posted on Twitter , using the handle “ TRUMPSGIRL2020.
” RELATED : Police Release Footage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Shows Exactly Why Officers Acted Agard-Berryhill initially said he did nothing wrong .
“ The device I ’ ve been accused of allegedly throwing was allegedly given to me by an unknown protestor with full face coverings , ” he wrote in an email to the Post , accoring to Ngo .
“ I was allegedly told that it was a strobe firework that wouldn ’ t damage the building or harm anyone around it .
Law enforcement has not contacted me for any alleged crime as of right now.
” But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind and contacted his probation officer to facilitate a surrender .
( He already had a felony conviction from when he was a minor , Ngo wrote . )
“ No legitimate protest message is advanced by throwing a large explosive device against a government building .
Mr. Agard-Berryhill ’ s actions could have gravely injured law enforcement officers positioned near the courthouse , other protesters standing nearby , or himself , ” Oregon District U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said in a statement .
Fox said her grandson had told her he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed all his stories , ” Fox said , according to Ngo .
“ He said he was just hanging out at Riot Ribs [ a food co-op ] and doing peaceful things.
” “ I don ’ t condone any of this .
I am amazed at all of these events.
” According to Ngo , Fox said Agard-Berryhill is on probation for a felony conviction that he received while a minor and that he had two years at Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility in Grants Pass , Oregon .
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An 18-year-old Portland, Oregon, protester who now faces arson charges was tracked down in part because his Trump-supporting grandmother identified him online.
Early Tuesday, a crude bomb was thrown at the federal courthouse in Portland that has been the subject of attacks from protesters.
Gabriel Agard-Berryhill, 18, surrendered to law enforcement on Thursday, according to Oregon Live. Agard-Berryhill was charged with arson. A hearing was held for him on Friday after which he was released without bail on the condition he not return to the protest site.
Because the Portland riots have been social media sensations, images and videos were combed to find images of the individual who wore a distinctive olive vest with the word “ICONS” upon it who appeared to be throwing the object that was later identified as a bomb.
But there was a subplot identified by journalist Andy Ngo in a piece published Saturday by the New York Post.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump-loving grandma outs Portland ‘bomber’ to feds — and it’s her own grandson https://t.co/XAO1q7weUm pic.twitter.com/Kd2DK1kYv4 — New York Post (@nypost) August 1, 2020
Karla Fox, Agard-Berryhill’s grandmother, had already identified the individual in the videos because she bought the vest he was wearing at the time.
“I bought the vest for him after he found one online after getting hit with rubber bullets the night before at the protest,” Fox said, according to Ngo.
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Fox had previously left a positive review of the vest online, writing “I got this for my grandson who’s a protester downtown, he uses it every night and says it does the job,” Ngo wrote.
She had also responded to a social media user who’d posted a picture of a young man in the now-very distinctive vest, standing with the naked Portland protester who became known as “Naked Athena.”
“This is my only grandson, I love him to death, and didn’t know he was going to do such a bad thing, I had been posting several things about the antifa and BLM, he knows I am against those riots bigtime…he chose his poison,” she later posted on Twitter, using the handle “TRUMPSGIRL2020.”
This is my only grandson, I love him to death, and didn’t know he was going to do such a bad thing, I had been posting several things about the antifa and BLM, he knows I am against those riots bigtime…he chose his poison https://t.co/AdVBgh9Kjy — Author K J Hafdahl (@TRUMPSGIRL2020) July 29, 2020
Agard-Berryhill initially said he did nothing wrong.
“The device I’ve been accused of allegedly throwing was allegedly given to me by an unknown protestor with full face coverings,” he wrote in an email to the Post, accoring to Ngo. “I was allegedly told that it was a strobe firework that wouldn’t damage the building or harm anyone around it. Law enforcement has not contacted me for any alleged crime as of right now.”
But after a time, he changed his mind and contacted his probation officer to facilitate a surrender. (He already had a felony conviction from when he was a minor, Ngo wrote.)
Officials were not forgiving.
“No legitimate protest message is advanced by throwing a large explosive device against a government building. Mr. Agard-Berryhill’s actions could have gravely injured law enforcement officers positioned near the courthouse, other protesters standing nearby, or himself,” Oregon District U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said in a statement.
Fox said her grandson had told her he was peacefully protesting in Portland.
“I believed all his stories,” Fox said, according to Ngo. “He said he was just hanging out at Riot Ribs [a food co-op] and doing peaceful things.”
“I don’t condone any of this. I am amazed at all of these events.”
According to Ngo, Fox said Agard-Berryhill is on probation for a felony conviction that he received while a minor and that he had two years at Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility in Grants Pass, Oregon.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Dr. Fauci Now Suggesting People Wear Eye Goggles, Face Shields To Ward Off Coronavirus

Remember when face masks weren ’ t necessary ?
Then they were , but you could potentially spread the coronavirus to other people ?
I ’ m a bit puzzled , then , how goggles will be of use , as Dr. Anthony Fauci says they ’ re going to be .
Is this supposed to protect other people if you ’ re the lachrymose type ?
Let ’ s say you ’ re at an onion convention or you ’ re watching “ A Walk to Remember ” with someone else ?
Whatever the case , Fauci , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Infectious Diseases , told reporters on Wednesday that people might consider wearing goggles or a face shield if they really wanted to ward off the coronavirus .
“ If you have goggles or an eye shield , you should use it , ” Fauci told ABC News during an Instagram Live session .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Would we really get to the point where that was necessary ?
“ It might , if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surfaces , ” he said .
“ You have mucosa in the nose , mucosa in the mouth , but you also have mucosa in the eye , ” he said .
“ Theoretically , you should protect all the mucosal surfaces .
So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it.
” He added that the gear was “ not universally recommended ” yet .
“ But if you really want to be complete , you should probably use it if you can , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the American Federation of Teachers , he said “ eyes are also vulnerable , so if you can have goggles of some sort that can cover the eyes ” that would be “ one way ” to protect yourself .
Lest you think this is just Dr. Fauci , it isn ’ t .
Dr. Deborah Birx , the White House coronavirus response coordinator , is endorsing face shields .
“ The mask is to protect others , is to block those droplets and block that contamination that happens when you speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breathe , ” Birx said Thursday on “ Fox & Friends.
” “ The thing about the face shields — we think that could protect the individuals and that it would decrease the ability for them to touch their eyes and spread virus as well as those droplets coming towards them .
So there are two different technologies for two different reasons.
” To be fair , my jokes about the whole crying thing are actually inaccurate .
In a piece for The Guardian with the wonderfully prescriptive title , “ You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consider a face shield and goggles , ” Adrienne Matei cites evidence that tears are actually a poor transmitter of the virus .
So instead , this would be all about protecting you .
And what ’ s not to like about that ?
You get to feel like a villainous B-movie doctor every time you go out in public , and you only get to be exponentially more uncomfortable than you were before .
Shouldn ’ t you be down with this tradeoff ?
Matei hit on why this won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talked to Dr. Warren Dinges , a Seattle-area physician , who said the aerosolized nature of the virus makes face masks and goggles a sound move .
“ When something is airborne … little droplets remain in the air longer and you could then walk into a stream of suspended droplets that could then transmit the virus to you , ” Dinges said .
“ And by wearing goggles you would prevent those airborne droplets from landing on your [ eye ] mucus membranes and causing transmission .
“ I think it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not going to be able to socially distance , to wear goggles of face shields based on the evidence of airborne transmission , ” he added .
A powerful case for shields and goggles , right ?
Matei , however , was forced to note , after all that , that Dinges “ has yet to wear them going to the office or grocery store himself.
” So this doctor , who believes it would be a fantastic idea to put on a Volvo station wagon for your face every time “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to socially distance , ” hasn ’ t actually done it himself .
About a month ago , I visited the dentist for my biannual scaling .
As always , she told me , in detail , how I should be brushing my teeth , what motion I should be using , how I should floss , what floss to buy — honestly , I forget the list because if your teeth aren ’ t an outright disaster , at some point you tune out the arcane details , safe in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orthodontic version of Patrick Bateman discussing his morning skincare routine in “ American Psycho.
” But here ’ s the thing : If I ’ d had the foresight ( and , well , the effrontery ) to ask her if she went through this time-consuming dental regime every morning and night , she ’ d tell me that of course she did .
And I ’ d believe her , too .
She wouldn ’ t be putting me on just so that I ’ d follow her advice to always start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the tooth and to work in a circular motion .
( This is where I tuned her out this time . )
This may be some pretty tedious stuff , but I ’ ve never met a dentist who doesn ’ t take it seriously enough to cheerily tell you how to angle the brush to catch the gums best — and mean it .
To write a piece about why you should “ consider a face shield and goggles , ” Matei found a physician — one who specializes in internal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , during the most horrifying pandemic in our lifetime — and got his opinion on the subject .
Will putting all of that on your face reduce your chances of getting the virus ?
Of course .
It ’ s sound medicine , uncomfortable though it may be .
Has the cost-benefit analysis caused him to actually take this advice on his own ?
Nope .
Instead of focusing on realistic ways to fight transmission of the virus , Dr. Fauci — the man who famously came out against shaking hands ever again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to us that a trip to the grocery store should feel like the least comfortable part of going to the pool or woodworking , combined with a face mask and a face shield .
There ’ s a limited amount of credibility any expert has to expend with their audience .
Fauci , reasonably popular though he may be , has lost a great many people with garbage like this .
Only the most fear-stricken among us will actually take this advice .
There are reasonable suggestions we can consider that would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risible — than this .
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Remember when face masks weren’t necessary? Then they were, but you could potentially spread the coronavirus to other people?
I’m a bit puzzled, then, how goggles will be of use, as Dr. Anthony Fauci says they’re going to be.
Is this supposed to protect other people if you’re the lachrymose type? Let’s say you’re at an onion convention or you’re watching “A Walk to Remember” with someone else?
Whatever the case, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told reporters on Wednesday that people might consider wearing goggles or a face shield if they really wanted to ward off the coronavirus.
“If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it,” Fauci told ABC News during an Instagram Live session.
Would we really get to the point where that was necessary?
“It might, if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces,” he said.
“You have mucosa in the nose, mucosa in the mouth, but you also have mucosa in the eye,” he said.
“Theoretically, you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it.”
Would you consider wearing a face shield and goggles? Yes No
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He added that the gear was “not universally recommended” yet.
“But if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it if you can,” he said.
A day before, during a chat with the American Federation of Teachers, he said “eyes are also vulnerable, so if you can have goggles of some sort that can cover the eyes” that would be “one way” to protect yourself.
Lest you think this is just Dr. Fauci, it isn’t. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, is endorsing face shields.
“The mask is to protect others, is to block those droplets and block that contamination that happens when you speak or sing or talk, or even breathe,” Birx said Thursday on “Fox & Friends.”
“The thing about the face shields — we think that could protect the individuals and that it would decrease the ability for them to touch their eyes and spread virus as well as those droplets coming towards them. So there are two different technologies for two different reasons.”
To be fair, my jokes about the whole crying thing are actually inaccurate.
In a piece for The Guardian with the wonderfully prescriptive title, “You’re already wearing a mask — now consider a face shield and goggles,” Adrienne Matei cites evidence that tears are actually a poor transmitter of the virus. So instead, this would be all about protecting you.
And what’s not to like about that? You get to feel like a villainous B-movie doctor every time you go out in public, and you only get to be exponentially more uncomfortable than you were before. Shouldn’t you be down with this tradeoff?
Matei hit on why this won’t work, quite accidentally, when she talked to Dr. Warren Dinges, a Seattle-area physician, who said the aerosolized nature of the virus makes face masks and goggles a sound move.
“When something is airborne … little droplets remain in the air longer and you could then walk into a stream of suspended droplets that could then transmit the virus to you,” Dinges said.
“And by wearing goggles you would prevent those airborne droplets from landing on your [eye] mucus membranes and causing transmission.
“I think it’s reasonable, certainly if you’re not going to be able to socially distance, to wear goggles of face shields based on the evidence of airborne transmission,” he added.
A powerful case for shields and goggles, right? Matei, however, was forced to note, after all that, that Dinges “has yet to wear them going to the office or grocery store himself.”
So this doctor, who believes it would be a fantastic idea to put on a Volvo station wagon for your face every time “you’re not going to be able to socially distance,” hasn’t actually done it himself.
About a month ago, I visited the dentist for my biannual scaling. As always, she told me, in detail, how I should be brushing my teeth, what motion I should be using, how I should floss, what floss to buy — honestly, I forget the list because if your teeth aren’t an outright disaster, at some point you tune out the arcane details, safe in the knowledge you’re dealing with the orthodontic version of Patrick Bateman discussing his morning skincare routine in “American Psycho.”
But here’s the thing: If I’d had the foresight (and, well, the effrontery) to ask her if she went through this time-consuming dental regime every morning and night, she’d tell me that of course she did. And I’d believe her, too.
She wouldn’t be putting me on just so that I’d follow her advice to always start brushing with the bristles in the middle of the tooth and to work in a circular motion. (This is where I tuned her out this time.)
This may be some pretty tedious stuff, but I’ve never met a dentist who doesn’t take it seriously enough to cheerily tell you how to angle the brush to catch the gums best — and mean it.
To write a piece about why you should “consider a face shield and goggles,” Matei found a physician — one who specializes in internal medicine and infectious diseases, no less, during the most horrifying pandemic in our lifetime — and got his opinion on the subject.
Will putting all of that on your face reduce your chances of getting the virus? Of course. It’s sound medicine, uncomfortable though it may be.
Has the cost-benefit analysis caused him to actually take this advice on his own? Nope.
Instead of focusing on realistic ways to fight transmission of the virus, Dr. Fauci — the man who famously came out against shaking hands ever again — is using his messaging time suggesting to us that a trip to the grocery store should feel like the least comfortable part of going to the pool or woodworking, combined with a face mask and a face shield.
There’s a limited amount of credibility any expert has to expend with their audience. Fauci, reasonably popular though he may be, has lost a great many people with garbage like this.
Only the most fear-stricken among us will actually take this advice. There are reasonable suggestions we can consider that would be a lot more practical — and less risible — than this.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--CDC Director Reveals ‘Substantial’ Cost of Closed Schools as Suicides Eclipse COVID Deaths

For those who took anything away from the testimony of Centers for Disease Control and Protection head Dr. Robert Redfield before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis last week , it was that he wanted schools to reopen .
“ I don ’ t think I can emphasize it enough , as the director for the Centers for Disease Control , the leading public health agency in the world — it is in the public health interest that these K through 12 students to get the schools back open for face-to-face learning , ” Redfield said in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Post .
“ I want these kids back in school , ” he added , talking about the role schools play in issues like mental health and child abuse reporting .
“ I want it done smartly but I think we have to be honest that the public health and interest of the students in the nation right now is to get a quality education and face-to-face learning .
We need to get on with it.
” TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverage of any piece of testimony tends to center on a quote like that pulled from hours of prepared remarks and partisan grilling , then subject it to microscopic analysis .
In Redfield ’ s case , the analysis tended to favor the usual narrative : Here again was proof the Trump administration was monomaniacally focused on getting schools open because if the schools don ’ t open , it ’ s an admission of some sort of failure by the administration .
If you wanted to hear more about why Redfield was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why a panel of socially distanced talking heads thought Redfield was taking this tack — you would do well to watch or read his remarks from a July 14 webinar for the Buck Institute .
The toll COVID-19 is taking on high schoolers isn ’ t imaginary , Redfield said in those remarks — but it isn ’ t because of the disease itself .
According to the CDC director , we ’ ve seen both more suicides and more drug overdoses among the high school cohort than deaths from the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ our nation in continuing to keep these schools closed is substantial , and I ’ m hopeful that resources that are necessary can be made available .
That ’ s obviously not — it ’ s way above my pay grade , ” Redfield said when asked about the costs associated with reopening schools .
“ But there has been another cost that we ’ ve seen , particularly in high schools .
We ’ re seeing , sadly , far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overdose that are above excess that we had as background than we are seeing the deaths from COVID .
“ So this is why I keep coming back for the overall social being of individuals , is let ’ s all work together and find out how we can find common ground to get these schools open in a way that people are comfortable and they ’ re safe , ” he continued .
“ And if there is a need for investment and resources , just like there is a need for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably better served if they have certain comorbidities to do homeschooling , they need the access to be able to have the computer and the internet to do that.
” Redfield also said there wasn ’ t yet sufficient data to find out if children could be significant vectors of transmission , although data gathered so far doesn ’ t point in that direction .
“ We ’ re building evidence that really does not point to children as being a major transmission instrument for this virus , you know , whether it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we ’ ve done where the introduction is basically by adults , ” Redfield said .
“ But critics to that can say , but children were largely corralled , so we haven ’ t seen them in the same setting .
We ’ ll see them once they ’ re in the school setting .
And so I don ’ t want to get ahead of the data.
” However , when it came to the lethality of COVID-19 to minors , Redfield noted the data showed it was relatively low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try to be factual as we go through this .
When we look at , right now , the mortality of this particular COVID virus , in the first almost 218,000 people we looked at February to July , there [ were ] 52 individuals under the age of 18 .
And if I recollect , about 35 were actually school age , ” Redfield said .
“ I think that ’ s important because what that means , actually , is the risk per 100,000 , so far , you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into it , is , in fact , that we ’ re looking at about point-one per 100,000 .
So another way to say that , it ’ s one in a million.
” Suicide death rates in 2017 for those between 15-19 were 11.8 per 100,000 , according to a Wall Street Journal report that used CDC data .
As conservative pundit Phil Kerpen noted in early July , “ even a 1 percent increase ” in the teen suicide rate would eclipse the number of deaths from COVID-19 : Redfield pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get their mental health services , over 7 million , in school .
A lot of people get food and nutrition in schools .
Schools are really important in terms of mandatory reporting sexual and child abuse.
” Thus ( and this is the line the media really ought to have taken away from this webinar ) : “ It ’ s not risk of school openings versus public health .
It ’ s public health versus public health , ” Redfield said .
“ And I ’ m of the point of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an individual that has 11 grandchildren , that the greater risk is actually to the nation to keep these schools closed.
” This , in short , isn ’ t just the administration trying for a policy win .
Being overcautious isn ’ t just going to set students back in terms of in-person learning by confining learning to the virtual realm .
( Although it would do that , too .
According to a Wall Street Journal editorial from June 21 , a study by the University of Washington ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 27 percent of districts surveyed actually took attendance , while 15,000 students in Los Angeles alone didn ’ t bother showing up for classes or doing work ) Being overly cautious kills .
The data demonstrate that .
It ’ s time to reopen .
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For those who took anything away from the testimony of Centers for Disease Control and Protection head Dr. Robert Redfield before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis last week, it was that he wanted schools to reopen.
“I don’t think I can emphasize it enough, as the director for the Centers for Disease Control, the leading public health agency in the world — it is in the public health interest that these K through 12 students to get the schools back open for face-to-face learning,” Redfield said in the Friday hearing, according to the New York Post.
“I want these kids back in school,” he added, talking about the role schools play in issues like mental health and child abuse reporting.
“I want it done smartly but I think we have to be honest that the public health and interest of the students in the nation right now is to get a quality education and face-to-face learning. We need to get on with it.”
CDC Director Robert Redfield: “it’s in the public health best interest of K-12 students to get back in face-to-face learning” https://t.co/ZCDSLffkaf pic.twitter.com/1p5tAof6hA — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 31, 2020
Media coverage of any piece of testimony tends to center on a quote like that pulled from hours of prepared remarks and partisan grilling, then subject it to microscopic analysis.
In Redfield’s case, the analysis tended to favor the usual narrative: Here again was proof the Trump administration was monomaniacally focused on getting schools open because if the schools don’t open, it’s an admission of some sort of failure by the administration.
If you wanted to hear more about why Redfield was taking this tack — as opposed to why a panel of socially distanced talking heads thought Redfield was taking this tack — you would do well to watch or read his remarks from a July 14 webinar for the Buck Institute.
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The toll COVID-19 is taking on high schoolers isn’t imaginary, Redfield said in those remarks — but it isn’t because of the disease itself. According to the CDC director, we’ve seen both more suicides and more drug overdoses among the high school cohort than deaths from the coronavirus.
“I think that the cost to our nation in continuing to keep these schools closed is substantial, and I’m hopeful that resources that are necessary can be made available. That’s obviously not — it’s way above my pay grade,” Redfield said when asked about the costs associated with reopening schools.
“But there has been another cost that we’ve seen, particularly in high schools. We’re seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID. We’re seeing far greater deaths from drug overdose that are above excess that we had as background than we are seeing the deaths from COVID.
“So this is why I keep coming back for the overall social being of individuals, is let’s all work together and find out how we can find common ground to get these schools open in a way that people are comfortable and they’re safe,” he continued.
“And if there is a need for investment and resources, just like there is a need for some of the underprivileged children that are probably better served if they have certain comorbidities to do homeschooling, they need the access to be able to have the computer and the internet to do that.”
Here’s CDC director Robert Redfield talking about the increase in suicide and drug overdoses. pic.twitter.com/oV9jgPFKea — Drew Watson (@DrewWatsonAD) August 2, 2020
Redfield also said there wasn’t yet sufficient data to find out if children could be significant vectors of transmission, although data gathered so far doesn’t point in that direction.
“We’re building evidence that really does not point to children as being a major transmission instrument for this virus, you know, whether it’s in our household context studies that we’ve done where the introduction is basically by adults,” Redfield said.
“But critics to that can say, but children were largely corralled, so we haven’t seen them in the same setting. We’ll see them once they’re in the school setting. And so I don’t want to get ahead of the data.”
However, when it came to the lethality of COVID-19 to minors, Redfield noted the data showed it was relatively low.
“I think it is important to try to be factual as we go through this. When we look at, right now, the mortality of this particular COVID virus, in the first almost 218,000 people we looked at February to July, there [were] 52 individuals under the age of 18. And if I recollect, about 35 were actually school age,” Redfield said.
“I think that’s important because what that means, actually, is the risk per 100,000, so far, you know, into the outbreak, six months into it, is, in fact, that we’re looking at about point-one per 100,000. So another way to say that, it’s one in a million.”
Suicide death rates in 2017 for those between 15-19 were 11.8 per 100,000, according to a Wall Street Journal report that used CDC data. As conservative pundit Phil Kerpen noted in early July, “even a 1 percent increase” in the teen suicide rate would eclipse the number of deaths from COVID-19:
Even a one percent increase in the suicide rate among high school students would cause more deaths than have died with COVID-19 so far in that age group. pic.twitter.com/cBipgCPxdH — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 7, 2020
Redfield pointed out that “a lot of kids get their mental health services, over 7 million, in school. A lot of people get food and nutrition in schools. Schools are really important in terms of mandatory reporting sexual and child abuse.”
Thus (and this is the line the media really ought to have taken away from this webinar):
“It’s not risk of school openings versus public health. It’s public health versus public health,” Redfield said. “And I’m of the point of view, and I weigh that equation as an individual that has 11 grandchildren, that the greater risk is actually to the nation to keep these schools closed.”
This, in short, isn’t just the administration trying for a policy win.
Being overcautious isn’t just going to set students back in terms of in-person learning by confining learning to the virtual realm. (Although it would do that, too. According to a Wall Street Journal editorial from June 21, a study by the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education found only 27 percent of districts surveyed actually took attendance, while 15,000 students in Los Angeles alone didn’t bother showing up for classes or doing work)
Being overly cautious kills. The data demonstrate that. It’s time to reopen.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Judge Blocks Removal of Giant Robert E. Lee Statue with Injunction

A judge on Monday dissolved one injunction preventing Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam ’ s administration from removing a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond but immediately instituted a new one in a different lawsuit .
The new 90-day injunction issued by Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant bars the statue ’ s removal while the claims in a lawsuit filed by a group of Richmond property owners are litigated .
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a motion to dismiss the property owners ’ case , which has not yet been acted on by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s spokeswoman .
Marchant on Monday also dismissed a lawsuit filed by a descendant of signatories to an 1890 deed that transferred the statue to the state , and he dissolved the injunction associated with that case .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Plaintiff William C. Gregory had argued the state agreed to “ faithfully guard ” and “ affectionately protect ” the towering statue on historic Monument Avenue .
The Associated Press sent an inquiry to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans to remove the statue in early June .
“ The legacy of racism continues not just in isolated incidents ” such as the May 25 of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody , the governor said .
“ The legacy of racism also continues as part of a system that touches every person and every aspect of our lives.
” Northam — a Democrat who came under fire last year over a photo on his medical school yearbook page featuring him and a fellow student in Ku Klux Klan attire and blackface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message ” to young children who visit Richmond and ask about the towering monument .
“ We can no longer honor a system that was based on the buying and selling of enslaved people , ” he said .
The governor appreciates the dismissal of the Gregory case and “ looks forward to another victory in court as soon as possible , ” his spokeswoman , Alena Yarmosky , said in a statement .
“ This statue will come down — and Virginia will be better for it , ” she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by rioters protesting Floyd ’ s death , and police officers have been attacked at the site .
Should a court eventually clear the way , it won ’ t be a simple task to remove the 21-foot-high equestrian statue , which the state has said weighs about 12 tons .
A state board has approved a plan for removal that calls for cutting the statue into three sections for eventual reassembly elsewhere .
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A judge on Monday dissolved one injunction preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond but immediately instituted a new one in a different lawsuit.
The new 90-day injunction issued by Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant bars the statue’s removal while the claims in a lawsuit filed by a group of Richmond property owners are litigated.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a motion to dismiss the property owners’ case, which has not yet been acted on by the judge, according to Herring’s spokeswoman.
Marchant on Monday also dismissed a lawsuit filed by a descendant of signatories to an 1890 deed that transferred the statue to the state, and he dissolved the injunction associated with that case.
NEW THIS MORNING—We learned a Richmond judge has issued a temporary injunction that stops the state from removing the Robert E. Lee statue, and the same judge dissolved a previous injunction doing the same. The ‘Gregory’ lawsuit was dismissed, while another lives on. @8NEWS pic.twitter.com/KFssxS1FrJ — Ben Dennis 8News (@broadcastben_) August 3, 2020
Plaintiff William C. Gregory had argued the state agreed to “faithfully guard” and “affectionately protect” the towering statue on historic Monument Avenue.
The Associated Press sent an inquiry to his attorney seeking comment.
Northam announced plans to remove the statue in early June.
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“The legacy of racism continues not just in isolated incidents” such as the May 25 of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, the governor said. “The legacy of racism also continues as part of a system that touches every person and every aspect of our lives.”
Northam — a Democrat who came under fire last year over a photo on his medical school yearbook page featuring him and a fellow student in Ku Klux Klan attire and blackface — said the statue “sends a message” to young children who visit Richmond and ask about the towering monument.
“We can no longer honor a system that was based on the buying and selling of enslaved people,” he said.
BREAKING: VA Gov. Ralph Northam announces statue of Robert E. Lee to be removed. “Yes, that statue has been there for a long time. But it was wrong then, and it is wrong now. So we’re taking it down.” https://t.co/hd5pJl9RFK pic.twitter.com/oO54sYdP7O — ABC News (@ABC) June 4, 2020
The governor appreciates the dismissal of the Gregory case and “looks forward to another victory in court as soon as possible,” his spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, said in a statement.
“This statue will come down — and Virginia will be better for it,” she said.
The statue has been defaced with graffiti by rioters protesting Floyd’s death, and police officers have been attacked at the site.
Authorities say the officers were assaulted while trying to break up an encampment near the Robert E. Lee statue https://t.co/eyyjbGY81d — WSLS 10 (@wsls) July 31, 2020
Should a court eventually clear the way, it won’t be a simple task to remove the 21-foot-high equestrian statue, which the state has said weighs about 12 tons.
A state board has approved a plan for removal that calls for cutting the statue into three sections for eventual reassembly elsewhere.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Minneapolis Police Advise Residents To Cooperate with Criminals, ‘Be Prepared To Give Up’ Property

In Minneapolis , a city that stands on the precipice of disbanding its police department in the wake of George Floyd ’ s death , a wave of robberies and carjackings has law enforcement advising its residents to “ be prepared to give up ” their property .
Last week , KSTP-TV reported the recent crime wave has seen criminals targeting victims for smartphones , handbags and their vehicles .
Lest we think this is the usual fare , the station reported “ victims have been maced , dragged , assaulted and some threatened with a gun , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 20 carjackings in the city ’ s Third Precinct alone , leading to the police issuing some very stark warnings to residents .
According to a police fact sheet advising residents how to deal with crime , the force recommends to “ [ b ] e prepared to give up your cellphone and purse or wallet ” and “ [ d ] on ’ t fight with criminal [ s ] , remember your safety is most important.
” That ’ s not necessarily bad advice ; possessions can be replaced .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the defeatist-sounding message most people want to hear coming out of police after a rash of robberies and carjackings — particularly as the city takes steps toward an unprecedented move to disband the police department and replace it with an unknown entity .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' To humanize what ’ s happening here , it ’ s helpful to look at what happened to a man known as “ Casey.
” According to WCCO-TV , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last name used ) had arrived at his Uptown apartment just after midnight on Saturday when he noticed a group of people loitering in the parking lot .
“ Went up to my apartment door like they were going to go in or they were waiting for somebody , ” Casey told the station .
“ I put my backpack on and took my eyes off them for a second and that was all they needed.
” That ’ s when they took his keys and his wallet .
To ensure he didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gun at his head and then pepper-sprayed him .
“ It didn ’ t seem real .
I thought , ‘ OK , I want to live through this , ’ so I cooperated with them , ” he said .
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Joe Biden Has a Long History of Making Up Stories About Being Arrested Later in the day , Casey ’ s Mercedes was spotted by St. Paul police , who initiated a chase .
It ended with them talking three suspects out of a house ; all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Casey , meanwhile , maintains there were five individuals involved .
“ It used to be a really good neighborhood , a really good place to live , ” Casey said of the neighborhood where he ’ s lived for five years .
“ It definitely seems like there is an atmosphere in Uptown that things are getting kind of bad.
” It ’ s not just Casey ’ s block , either .
According to KARE-TV , as of Saturday , there ’ ve been almost twice as many homicides in Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 21 in all of 2019 .
The 288 shooting victims isn ’ t just the most in the past five years , it ’ s the most by far ; in 2016 , the second-highest year in the last half-decade , there were 178 .
On June 26 , according to the nonprofit news site MinnPost , the Minneapolis City Council voted to send a proposal to the Minneapolis Charter Commission to officially disband the police .
This doesn ’ t mean that Minneapolis will turn in an anarchist state , mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — should the measure eventually end up on the ballot and get passed — a city seized with paroxysms of left-wing sentiment will completely remake its mechanisms of law enforcement .
If it does so , it ’ ll have remake those mechanisms on the fly with a demoralized police department and a crime spike , two problems I doubt will go away in the near future .
In other words , I ’ d remember “ [ b ] e prepared to give up your cellphone and purse or wallet ” for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s sound advice , mind you .
In a perfect universe — or in a city where crime was spiking — it ’ s advice we wouldn ’ t have to take .
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In Minneapolis, a city that stands on the precipice of disbanding its police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, a wave of robberies and carjackings has law enforcement advising its residents to “be prepared to give up” their property.
Last week, KSTP-TV reported the recent crime wave has seen criminals targeting victims for smartphones, handbags and their vehicles. Lest we think this is the usual fare, the station reported “victims have been maced, dragged, assaulted and some threatened with a gun,” according to police.
July saw 100 muggings and 20 carjackings in the city’s Third Precinct alone, leading to the police issuing some very stark warnings to residents.
According to a police fact sheet advising residents how to deal with crime, the force recommends to “[b]e prepared to give up your cellphone and purse or wallet” and “[d]on’t fight with criminal[s], remember your safety is most important.”
That’s not necessarily bad advice; possessions can be replaced. However, that’s also not the defeatist-sounding message most people want to hear coming out of police after a rash of robberies and carjackings — particularly as the city takes steps toward an unprecedented move to disband the police department and replace it with an unknown entity.
Minneapolis City Government tells residents to be ready to give up their phones and wallets and to always cooperate with criminals: pic.twitter.com/qQhw4YLRSY — Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) August 1, 2020
Here’s the not cropped, unmarked version of that message pic.twitter.com/Dpf1nqRknc — Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) August 1, 2020
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To humanize what’s happening here, it’s helpful to look at what happened to a man known as “Casey.”
According to WCCO-TV, Casey (he declined to have his last name used) had arrived at his Uptown apartment just after midnight on Saturday when he noticed a group of people loitering in the parking lot.
“Went up to my apartment door like they were going to go in or they were waiting for somebody,” Casey told the station. “I put my backpack on and took my eyes off them for a second and that was all they needed.”
That’s when they took his keys and his wallet. To ensure he didn’t fight back, they pointed a gun at his head and then pepper-sprayed him.
“It didn’t seem real. I thought, ‘OK, I want to live through this,’ so I cooperated with them,” he said.
Later in the day, Casey’s Mercedes was spotted by St. Paul police, who initiated a chase. It ended with them talking three suspects out of a house; all three were either 12 or 13. Casey, meanwhile, maintains there were five individuals involved.
“It used to be a really good neighborhood, a really good place to live,” Casey said of the neighborhood where he’s lived for five years. “It definitely seems like there is an atmosphere in Uptown that things are getting kind of bad.”
It’s not just Casey’s block, either.
According to KARE-TV, as of Saturday, there’ve been almost twice as many homicides in Minneapolis as last year, 41 as compared to 21 in all of 2019. The 288 shooting victims isn’t just the most in the past five years, it’s the most by far; in 2016, the second-highest year in the last half-decade, there were 178.
6 people shot in Minneapolis, 1 is dead. Violence in our city again. @ChristianeWCCO reports from 5-7am. https://t.co/FU71T6oZHt — Jason DeRusha (@DeRushaJ) July 8, 2020
On June 26, according to the nonprofit news site MinnPost, the Minneapolis City Council voted to send a proposal to the Minneapolis Charter Commission to officially disband the police.
This doesn’t mean that Minneapolis will turn in an anarchist state, mind you, but it does mean that — should the measure eventually end up on the ballot and get passed — a city seized with paroxysms of left-wing sentiment will completely remake its mechanisms of law enforcement.
If it does so, it’ll have remake those mechanisms on the fly with a demoralized police department and a crime spike, two problems I doubt will go away in the near future.
In other words, I’d remember “[b]e prepared to give up your cellphone and purse or wallet” for a little while now. It’s sound advice, mind you.
In a perfect universe — or in a city where crime was spiking — it’s advice we wouldn’t have to take.
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