westernjournal--2020-12-20--Disney Confirms ‘Indiana Jones’ Actor Will Return to His Iconic Role in 2022

Fans of a certain iconic archaeologist are in for more excitement .
Actor Harrison Ford will officially don the brown coat and fedora for one more globe-trotting adventure as Indiana Jones .
In a tweet earlier this month , The Walt Disney Company revealed that Lucasfilm is in the “ pre-production ” phase for a fifth film in the Indiana Jones franchise , and James Mangold of “ Ford v. Ferrari ” fame is set to direct the picture .
“ Lucasfilm is in pre-production on the next installment of Indiana Jones , ” Disney wrote .
“ At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Ford v Ferrari , and Indy himself , Harrison Ford , will be back to continue his iconic character ’ s journey.
” Fans will be forced to wait for the finished product , however , as the company went on to reveal intentions to release the film in July 2022 .
Patience is not unfamiliar to those who grew up watching the fast-talking Marshall College professor face off with Nazi German soldiers or distant cult members while searching for mystical ancient artifacts .
As CNN reported , the most recent time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ fourth installment , “ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
” Before that 2008 release , fans had been forced to wait nearly two decades in the wake of “ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , ” which premiered in 1989 .
The first two films in the series were “ Raiders of the Lost Ark ” in 1981 and “ Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ” in 1984 .
Now , it seems the story will continue where it left off in 2008 , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ The Ellen DeGeneres Show , ” where he and the host discussed the possibility of adding a film to the canon .
RELATED : Famous Faces Who Passed Away in September 2020 “ It ’ s going to be fun .
I am excited , ” said Ford , now 78 .
“ They ’ re great fun to make.
” In the fast-paced world of Hollywood , an actor is lucky to make a single role endure the test of time .
Ford , however , has been fortunate to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with a resume of recognizable characters such as Indiana Jones , plus Han Solo from the Star Wars franchise , still capturing the hearts of audience members worldwide .
That reality , of course , makes it difficult to believe the fact that he almost never donned the famous hat and whip in the first place .
Ford said in an interview with Parade earlier this year that he was not the “ first choice ” to play Indiana Jones , with “ Magnum P.I.
” star Tom Selleck originally cast in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , George Lucas had been reluctant to use Ford in another project , as he already had cast the actor in “ American Graffiti ” and “ Star Wars.
” To Lucas , casting Selleck seemed like an opportunity to use a “ fresher face.
” Unfortunately for the director , Selleck couldn ’ t accept the role due to a lengthy contract to proceed with several seasons of “ P.I.
” The rest , as they say , is history — and Lucas cast Ford in the Indiana Jones role , acknowledging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part .
I can ’ t imagine anybody else in that part.
” BBC News reported on Dec. 11 , however , that the fifth “ Indiana Jones ” film probably will be the last for Ford in the franchise .
At least audiences can look forward to one last hurrah .
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Fans of a certain iconic archaeologist are in for more excitement.
Actor Harrison Ford will officially don the brown coat and fedora for one more globe-trotting adventure as Indiana Jones.
In a tweet earlier this month, The Walt Disney Company revealed that Lucasfilm is in the “pre-production” phase for a fifth film in the Indiana Jones franchise, and James Mangold of “Ford v. Ferrari” fame is set to direct the picture.
“Lucasfilm is in pre-production on the next installment of Indiana Jones,” Disney wrote. “At the helm is James @Mang0ld, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character’s journey.”
Lucasfilm is in pre-production on the next installment of Indiana Jones. At the helm is James @Mang0ld, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character’s journey. Adventure arrives July 2022. — Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020
Fans will be forced to wait for the finished product, however, as the company went on to reveal intentions to release the film in July 2022.
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Patience is not unfamiliar to those who grew up watching the fast-talking Marshall College professor face off with Nazi German soldiers or distant cult members while searching for mystical ancient artifacts.
As CNN reported, the most recent time audiences saw Jones was in the series’ fourth installment, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
Before that 2008 release, fans had been forced to wait nearly two decades in the wake of “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” which premiered in 1989.
The first two films in the series were “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in 1981 and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” in 1984.
Now, it seems the story will continue where it left off in 2008, as Ford disclosed during a February appearance on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where he and the host discussed the possibility of adding a film to the canon.
“It’s going to be fun. I am excited,” said Ford, now 78. “They’re great fun to make.”
In the fast-paced world of Hollywood, an actor is lucky to make a single role endure the test of time.
Ford, however, has been fortunate to play an assortment of widely celebrated roles, with a resume of recognizable characters such as Indiana Jones, plus Han Solo from the Star Wars franchise, still capturing the hearts of audience members worldwide.
That reality, of course, makes it difficult to believe the fact that he almost never donned the famous hat and whip in the first place.
Ford said in an interview with Parade earlier this year that he was not the “first choice” to play Indiana Jones, with “Magnum P.I.” star Tom Selleck originally cast in the role.
According to Business Insider, George Lucas had been reluctant to use Ford in another project, as he already had cast the actor in “American Graffiti” and “Star Wars.”
To Lucas, casting Selleck seemed like an opportunity to use a “fresher face.”
Unfortunately for the director, Selleck couldn’t accept the role due to a lengthy contract to proceed with several seasons of “P.I.”
The rest, as they say, is history — and Lucas cast Ford in the Indiana Jones role, acknowledging that “he was perfect for the part. I can’t imagine anybody else in that part.”
BBC News reported on Dec. 11, however, that the fifth “Indiana Jones” film probably will be the last for Ford in the franchise.
At least audiences can look forward to one last hurrah.
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westernjournal--2020-12-20--Singer Colton Dixon and Wife Witnessed Miracle After Newborn Baby Born Without Pulse

Singer Colton Dixon and his wife , Annie , experienced a dramatic and terrifying moment earlier this year when the couple welcomed identical twins Ava Dior and Athens Elizabeth into the world — and Dior was born without a pulse .
Dixon , who released his own rendition of the popular Christmas song “ Let It Snow ” in October , recently told the miraculous details of his babies ’ birth on “ The Pure Flix Podcast.
” After a smooth pregnancy , everything was going well with Annie ’ s delivery on Aug. 18 .
But doctors soon changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delivery , or C-section .
While there was initially nothing to worry about , circumstances abruptly changed when Dior was born without a pulse .
Listen to Dixon share the harrowing details : “ When Dior came out not breathing — she had the discoloration , the whole thing , and we were like , ‘ That doesn ’ t look right , ' ” Dixon said .
“ [ Doctors ] started working on her right to our left , so we saw everything that was going on .
And then Athens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … our full attention was on Dior and it felt like a lifetime.
” The singer said that he and his wife had a choice to make in those moments when fear was “ knocking on the door.
” Rather than letting worry overtake them , they started to pray and believe .
“ We watched and we prayed as the doctors resuscitated our daughter right before our eyes , ” Dixon said , noting that doctors were able to save Dior .
“ We ’ re so grateful.
” Months later , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the singer calling parenthood “ unbelievably amazing.
” “ Unexpected things happen in life all of the time , ” he said of the ordeal .
“ I think if they didn ’ t , we wouldn ’ t have the opportunity to grow our faith … this was one of those moments.
” The irony of these events wasn ’ t lost on the singer , who released a popular song titled “ Miracles ” earlier this year .
RELATED : 'Secret Santa ' Pays Off $ 65,000 in Layaway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , we ’ ve seen God show up and work in a really mighty way — and this was no different , ” he said .
Be sure to listen to Dixon ’ s new song , “ Let It Snow.
” This article was originally published on Pure Flix Insider .
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Singer Colton Dixon and his wife, Annie, experienced a dramatic and terrifying moment earlier this year when the couple welcomed identical twins Ava Dior and Athens Elizabeth into the world — and Dior was born without a pulse.
Dixon, who released his own rendition of the popular Christmas song “Let It Snow” in October, recently told the miraculous details of his babies’ birth on “The Pure Flix Podcast.”
After a smooth pregnancy, everything was going well with Annie’s delivery on Aug. 18. But doctors soon changed plans and decided to perform a cesarean delivery, or C-section.
While there was initially nothing to worry about, circumstances abruptly changed when Dior was born without a pulse. Listen to Dixon share the harrowing details:
“When Dior came out not breathing — she had the discoloration, the whole thing, and we were like, ‘That doesn’t look right,'” Dixon said.
“[Doctors] started working on her right to our left, so we saw everything that was going on. And then Athens came out and she was crying immediately … our full attention was on Dior and it felt like a lifetime.”
The singer said that he and his wife had a choice to make in those moments when fear was “knocking on the door.”
Rather than letting worry overtake them, they started to pray and believe.
“We watched and we prayed as the doctors resuscitated our daughter right before our eyes,” Dixon said, noting that doctors were able to save Dior. “We’re so grateful.”
Months later, Dior is a happy and healthy baby, with the singer calling parenthood “unbelievably amazing.”
“Unexpected things happen in life all of the time,” he said of the ordeal. “I think if they didn’t, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to grow our faith … this was one of those moments.”
The irony of these events wasn’t lost on the singer, who released a popular song titled “Miracles” earlier this year.
“Time and time again, we’ve seen God show up and work in a really mighty way — and this was no different,” he said.
Be sure to listen to Dixon’s new song, “Let It Snow.”
This article was originally published on Pure Flix Insider. Visit Pure Flix for access to thousands of faith and family-friendly movies and TV shows. You can get a free trial here.
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westernjournal--2020-12-20--Journalism School Accidentally Hits the Nail on the Head, Names Awards After Disgraced Fake News Ped

Journalism School Accidentally Hits the Nail on the Head, Names Awards After Disgraced Fake News Peddler

For “ journalists ” like Dan Rather , objectivity is like the skin of a snake that ’ s long since been shed .
No matter how short your memory is , you can probably attest to the last part if you ever venture onto Facebook and have a liberal friend or two .
Rather apparently now occupies his time with “ how dare you , sir ?
” -style fulminations at conservatives , usually President Donald Trump .
This kind of stilted Keith Olbermann-circa-2006 ranting gets passed around ad nauseam by the kind of liberal who ’ s posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country in the world ” clip from Aaron Sorkin ’ s “ The Newsroom ” a few too many times .
When he ’ s not busy posting 1,500-word screeds or shilling for his book or his SiriusXM show , “ Dan Rather ’ s America , ” Rather is posting sub-dad jokes like this : “ Why is the Trump White House suddenly a very polite place to work ?
Everyone ’ s going around saying ‘ pardon me . '
” It ’ s almost enough to make one pine for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anchoring the CBS News desk , spinning pseudo-folskyisms like saying a candidate “ had as much business in this race as a moose in a phone booth ” and calling a Senate race as “ hot and tight as a too small bathing suit on a too long car ride back from the beach.
” As for why Rather isn ’ t anchoring the CBS News desk — aside from his senescence , the longtime newsman was forced out of the network after a 2004 “ scoop ” that then-President George W. Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time in the Texas Air National Guard turned out to be based on forged documents that anyone with an internet connection and a few hours to kill could have debunked .
TRENDING : Flashback : Child Died After Biden 's Pick for Transportation Secretary Covered Up Traffic Safety Light , Look Where He Placed the Blame Rather was forced to step down as anchor for “ CBS Evening News ” in the aftermath of the report and eventually fired by the network in 2006 .
( A breach-of-contract suit Rather brought against CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Los Angeles Times reported . )
Despite that history , Rather stands by the report .
To use Rather ’ s own parlance , in 2020 , that holds about as much water as a rusty bucket that ’ s been left out behind the barn since two harvests ago and now has a swarm of ants crawling through the bottom .
There is , in short , no better man to represent what “ courage ” entails in the 2020 world of journalism than Dan Rather .
That ’ s not in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can call him a respected arbiter of the facts who pretends to objectivity , but rather because of it .
So who better for the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin to honor with not one but two awards ?
“ The Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts honor the process of journalism as much as the end product , ” the college announced last week , according to a commentary piece published by the Washington Examiner last week .
“ They will be awarded to professional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yard — overcoming obstacles like stonewalling and harassment — to get the story that tells truth to power.
” Each award is worth $ 5,000 to the recipients , according to the university ’ s website .
Commentary writer Becket Adams appeared skeptical this was , you know , a thing , but the school confirmed to him “ that the awards are , in fact , real and that they are not part of an elaborate joke.
” “ The Medals are named for Dan Rather , the legendary reporter and anchor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roots but never forgot his humble beginnings , ” a university representative told Adams .
RELATED : CBS Admits Biden 's Debate Claim Was n't Correct , Gives Him a 'True ' Fact Check Anyway “ He has been an ardent supporter of the School of Journalism and Media , inspiring and advocating for our majors .
He is a permanent member of the Moody College of Communication ’ s Advisory Council , where he has been instrumental in its extraordinary development.
” One suspects that “ ardent supporter ” part has plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ named after one of the 21st century ’ s most infamous purveyor of fake news — but , as Adams points out , it dovetails nicely with where mainstream journalism is in the year of our Lord , 2020 .
“ Look , this isn ’ t to keep harping on the disgraced newsman and his attempt 16 years ago to influence a presidential election with honest-to-God fake news .
Rather ( ha ! )
, this is to underscore a deeper rot in the news industry and its feeder schools , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steady rehabilitation despite his lack of remorse for what he did during the 2004 presidential election is indicative of a much deeper problem in media .
It is just another data point showing the press ’ s standards , or whatever we ’ re calling them these days , depend mostly on the person to whom they are being applied .
“ Rather should be a pariah in media , especially because he still maintains he did nothing wrong ( he did ) .
But he has enjoyed a renaissance in the news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks , in large part , to his anti-President Trump social media activities.
” Adams is partially right , but he misses the fact the Rather rehabilitation project had been ongoing since before the Trump years .
Take the unironically named movie “ Truth , ” a 2015 film that starred Robert Redford as Dan Rather and dramatized the events surrounding the George W. Bush/Texas Air National Guard “ scoop.
” Take one sample review from Candice Frederick at Reel Talk Online that barely talks about the quality of the movie , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debunked because “ the documents used to help prove the story that apparently had questionable typographical symbols that didn ’ t exist in the 60s .
Typographical symbols , people.
” “ Yet still to this day no one has been able to disprove the story about Bush .
And it seems no one even cared to conduct that investigation .
Because it was more important to scrutinize and sell papers with stories about typographical symbols.
” That ’ s right : “ Truth ” left the impression Dan Rather was the real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a story that was based on debunked documents .
Oh , yeah , the picture itself : “ Is it a great film ?
No , but it definitely deserves to be talked about , ” Frederick said in about the only line in the review that dealt with whether or not “ Truth ” was a well-made movie .
Neither the movie nor the vast majority of the publicity that accompanied it took note of the fact that Rather ’ s fall from grace wasn ’ t just about typographical symbols , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a commentary The Wall Street Journal , Rather and his producer , Mary Mapes — who had been trying to prove for five years at that point , fruitlessly , that Bush had received preferential treatment to avoid being deployed to Vietnam — ignored numerous red flags that contradicted their narrative and committed major ethical lapses to get the forged documents in the first place .
“ It is a view evident in every aspect of ‘ Truth , ’ in every sonorous speech about how freedom of inquiry and democracy itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and resignations that ensued once the scandal broke .
These recitals come with stupefying regularity , as do certain golden moments — not for the fainthearted — in which the characters of Ms. Mapes and Dan Rather profess their mutual love and trust in one another in their struggle for justice , ” she wrote .
“ Despite its glamorization , this saga of a news investigation built on fabrications presented as important truth — truth that would have been accepted as such if only corrupt corporate types and conservative propagandists had not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — isn ’ t likely to persuade anyone with any knowledge of this history.
” But that ’ s where Rabinowitz got it wrong — although it ’ s not her fault .
She couldn ’ t have predicted that five years hence , knowledge of history would be irrelevant , and Dan Rather would be the avatar of what the mainstream media views as the journalism of the future : Taking down conservative figures at any cost .
Bravo , University of Texas .
You hit the nail on the head .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

For “journalists” like Dan Rather, objectivity is like the skin of a snake that’s long since been shed.
No matter how short your memory is, you can probably attest to the last part if you ever venture onto Facebook and have a liberal friend or two. Rather apparently now occupies his time with “how dare you, sir?”-style fulminations at conservatives, usually President Donald Trump. This kind of stilted Keith Olbermann-circa-2006 ranting gets passed around ad nauseam by the kind of liberal who’s posted the “America is not the greatest country in the world” clip from Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” a few too many times.
When he’s not busy posting 1,500-word screeds or shilling for his book or his SiriusXM show, “Dan Rather’s America,” Rather is posting sub-dad jokes like this: “Why is the Trump White House suddenly a very polite place to work? Everyone’s going around saying ‘pardon me.'”
It’s almost enough to make one pine for the days when he’d be anchoring the CBS News desk, spinning pseudo-folskyisms like saying a candidate “had as much business in this race as a moose in a phone booth” and calling a Senate race as “hot and tight as a too small bathing suit on a too long car ride back from the beach.”
As for why Rather isn’t anchoring the CBS News desk — aside from his senescence, the longtime newsman was forced out of the network after a 2004 “scoop” that then-President George W. Bush had been AWOL during most of his time in the Texas Air National Guard turned out to be based on forged documents that anyone with an internet connection and a few hours to kill could have debunked.
Rather was forced to step down as anchor for “CBS Evening News” in the aftermath of the report and eventually fired by the network in 2006. (A breach-of-contract suit Rather brought against CBS was dismissed in 2009, as the Los Angeles Times reported.)
Despite that history, Rather stands by the report. To use Rather’s own parlance, in 2020, that holds about as much water as a rusty bucket that’s been left out behind the barn since two harvests ago and now has a swarm of ants crawling through the bottom.
There is, in short, no better man to represent what “courage” entails in the 2020 world of journalism than Dan Rather. That’s not in spite of the fact that no one can call him a respected arbiter of the facts who pretends to objectivity, but rather because of it.
So who better for the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin to honor with not one but two awards?
Is this a sign that real journalism is dead? Yes No
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“The Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts honor the process of journalism as much as the end product,” the college announced last week, according to a commentary piece published by the Washington Examiner last week.
“They will be awarded to professional and collegiate journalists who go the extra yard — overcoming obstacles like stonewalling and harassment — to get the story that tells truth to power.”
Each award is worth $5,000 to the recipients, according to the university’s website.
Commentary writer Becket Adams appeared skeptical this was, you know, a thing, but the school confirmed to him “that the awards are, in fact, real and that they are not part of an elaborate joke.”
“The Medals are named for Dan Rather, the legendary reporter and anchor who went far afield from his Texan roots but never forgot his humble beginnings,” a university representative told Adams.
“He has been an ardent supporter of the School of Journalism and Media, inspiring and advocating for our majors. He is a permanent member of the Moody College of Communication’s Advisory Council, where he has been instrumental in its extraordinary development.”
One suspects that “ardent supporter” part has plenty to do with why the awards are named after one of the 21st century’s most infamous purveyor of fake news — but, as Adams points out, it dovetails nicely with where mainstream journalism is in the year of our Lord, 2020.
“Look, this isn’t to keep harping on the disgraced newsman and his attempt 16 years ago to influence a presidential election with honest-to-God fake news. Rather (ha!), this is to underscore a deeper rot in the news industry and its feeder schools,” Adams wrote.
“Rather’s steady rehabilitation despite his lack of remorse for what he did during the 2004 presidential election is indicative of a much deeper problem in media. It is just another data point showing the press’s standards, or whatever we’re calling them these days, depend mostly on the person to whom they are being applied.
“Rather should be a pariah in media, especially because he still maintains he did nothing wrong (he did). But he has enjoyed a renaissance in the news business these past couple of years, thanks, in large part, to his anti-President Trump social media activities.”
Adams is partially right, but he misses the fact the Rather rehabilitation project had been ongoing since before the Trump years.
Take the unironically named movie “Truth,” a 2015 film that starred Robert Redford as Dan Rather and dramatized the events surrounding the George W. Bush/Texas Air National Guard “scoop.”
Take one sample review from Candice Frederick at Reel Talk Online that barely talks about the quality of the movie, but notes that the Bush story was purportedly debunked because “the documents used to help prove the story that apparently had questionable typographical symbols that didn’t exist in the 60s. Typographical symbols, people.”
“Yet still to this day no one has been able to disprove the story about Bush. And it seems no one even cared to conduct that investigation. Because it was more important to scrutinize and sell papers with stories about typographical symbols.”
That’s right: “Truth” left the impression Dan Rather was the real martyr because Bush hadn’t disproved a story that was based on debunked documents. Oh, yeah, the picture itself: “Is it a great film? No, but it definitely deserves to be talked about,” Frederick said in about the only line in the review that dealt with whether or not “Truth” was a well-made movie.
Neither the movie nor the vast majority of the publicity that accompanied it took note of the fact that Rather’s fall from grace wasn’t just about typographical symbols, people.
As Dorothy Rabinowitz pointed out in a commentary The Wall Street Journal, Rather and his producer, Mary Mapes — who had been trying to prove for five years at that point, fruitlessly, that Bush had received preferential treatment to avoid being deployed to Vietnam — ignored numerous red flags that contradicted their narrative and committed major ethical lapses to get the forged documents in the first place.
“It is a view evident in every aspect of ‘Truth,’ in every sonorous speech about how freedom of inquiry and democracy itself were the real victims of the firings and resignations that ensued once the scandal broke. These recitals come with stupefying regularity, as do certain golden moments — not for the fainthearted — in which the characters of Ms. Mapes and Dan Rather profess their mutual love and trust in one another in their struggle for justice,” she wrote.
“Despite its glamorization, this saga of a news investigation built on fabrications presented as important truth — truth that would have been accepted as such if only corrupt corporate types and conservative propagandists had not picked away at irrelevances like those lies — isn’t likely to persuade anyone with any knowledge of this history.”
But that’s where Rabinowitz got it wrong — although it’s not her fault. She couldn’t have predicted that five years hence, knowledge of history would be irrelevant, and Dan Rather would be the avatar of what the mainstream media views as the journalism of the future: Taking down conservative figures at any cost.
Bravo, University of Texas. You hit the nail on the head.
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westernjournal--2020-12-20--Trump Takes Action Against Firm Accused of Helping Rig Venezuelan Elections

A company that the Trump administration says helped Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro rig his nation ’ s elections earlier this month has been sanctioned by the Treasury Department .
Maduro claimed victory in the Dec. 6 parliamentary election for Venezuela ’ s National Assembly , despite widespread claims of fraud , according to the Miami Herald .
As a result , the Treasury Department ’ s Office of Foreign Assets Control has slapped sanctions on Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas C.A .
( Ex-Cle C.A . )
, as well as two of its principal officials .
Ex-Cle C.A .
has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maduro ’ s regime , according to a news release on the Treasury Department ’ s website .
Ex-Cle C.A .
has purchased voting machines from foreign vendors , “ which were transshipped through Tehran , Iran , via Mahan Air and Conviasa , both previously sanctioned by OFAC .
Ex-Cle C.A .
has contracts worth millions of dollars with the Maduro regime , ” the release said .
TRENDING : Flashback : Child Died After Biden 's Pick for Transportation Secretary Covered Up Traffic Safety Light , Look Where He Placed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s efforts to steal elections in Venezuela show its disregard for the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people , ” Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said in the news release .
“ The United States remains committed to targeting the Maduro regime and those who support its aim to deny the Venezuelan people their right to free and fair elections.
” The sanctions mean that any assets the company has in the U.S. are frozen , and Americans are banned from dealing with the company .
“ Ex-Cle C.A .
has millions of dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , providing electoral hardware and software to regime-aligned government agencies .
Ex-Cle C.A .
was aware of and involved in the regime ’ s efforts to rig the fraudulent December 6 elections , thereby undermining democracy and suppressing the voices of the Venezuelan people .
Ex-Cle C.A .
also helped Maduro ’ s coopted National Electoral Council to purchase thousands of voting machines from China , routing payments thru the Russian financial system , ” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said , in a statement posted on the State Department website .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair elections in Venezuela must be held accountable .
Maduro ’ s reliance on companies like Ex-Cle C.A.
, as well as recently-sanctioned PRC tech firm CEIEC , to rig the electoral processes should leave no doubt that the December 6 legislative elections were fraudulent and do not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people .
We urge all countries committed to democracy to condemn the fraudulent December 6 elections and the illegitimate regime ’ s continuing efforts to destroy democracy in Venezuela , ” he said .
The election means that Venezuela @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Assembly — the one elected this month and the one led by opposition leader Juan Guaidó .
A puppet Constituent National Assembly , known as by its Spanish initials as ANC , was also created by Maduro in 2017 , according to a Miami Herald report published Dec. 7 .
José Vicente Carrasquero , a political science professor at the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas , told the Herald the new election was all about money , “ When [ Maduro ’ s forces ] lost the National Assembly in 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international credit because they could not get the National Assembly to back the issuance of new foreign debt , ” Carrasquero said .
“ That ’ s when they went to invent the ANC , to see if people abroad would buy it.
” “ But since that didn ’ t work , they are now going ahead to take over the National Assembly by force , hoping that now they ’ d be able to issue new debt.
” But the opposition may interfere with that scheme .
“ We are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firm and keep functioning to fulfill our constitutional mandate , ” Guaidó , who is also president of the current National Assembly , said in a Dec. 6 Twitter video , the Herald reported .
RELATED : Pompeo : Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on US Government “ The Legitimate National Assembly , and myself as interim president , will stay here next to you , assuming not only the principle of constitutional continuity , but also the responsibility of the parliament , defending the legitimate mandate entrusted to us by the Venezuelan people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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A company that the Trump administration says helped Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro rig his nation’s elections earlier this month has been sanctioned by the Treasury Department.
Maduro claimed victory in the Dec. 6 parliamentary election for Venezuela’s National Assembly, despite widespread claims of fraud, according to the Miami Herald.
As a result, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has slapped sanctions on Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas C.A. (Ex-Cle C.A.), as well as two of its principal officials.
Ex-Cle C.A. has been the electoral hardware and software vendor for Maduro’s regime, according to a news release on the Treasury Department’s website.
Ex-Cle C.A. has purchased voting machines from foreign vendors, “which were transshipped through Tehran, Iran, via Mahan Air and Conviasa, both previously sanctioned by OFAC. Ex-Cle C.A. has contracts worth millions of dollars with the Maduro regime,” the release said.
“The illegitimate Maduro regime’s efforts to steal elections in Venezuela show its disregard for the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people,” Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said in the news release. “The United States remains committed to targeting the Maduro regime and those who support its aim to deny the Venezuelan people their right to free and fair elections.”
The sanctions mean that any assets the company has in the U.S. are frozen, and Americans are banned from dealing with the company.
“Ex-Cle C.A. has millions of dollars of contracts with the illegitimate Maduro regime, providing electoral hardware and software to regime-aligned government agencies. Ex-Cle C.A. was aware of and involved in the regime’s efforts to rig the fraudulent December 6 elections, thereby undermining democracy and suppressing the voices of the Venezuelan people. Ex-Cle C.A. also helped Maduro’s coopted National Electoral Council to purchase thousands of voting machines from China, routing payments thru the Russian financial system,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, in a statement posted on the State Department website.
“Those who seek to undermine free and fair elections in Venezuela must be held accountable. Maduro’s reliance on companies like Ex-Cle C.A., as well as recently-sanctioned PRC tech firm CEIEC, to rig the electoral processes should leave no doubt that the December 6 legislative elections were fraudulent and do not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people. We urge all countries committed to democracy to condemn the fraudulent December 6 elections and the illegitimate regime’s continuing efforts to destroy democracy in Venezuela,” he said.
The U.S. condemns the illegitimate Maduro regime’s fraudulent Dec. 6 legislative elections. They do not meet any minimum standard of credibility and are nothing more than an attempt to steal Venezuela’s democratic future. We call on all countries to reject this electoral sham. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 7, 2020
The election means that Venezuela will have two separate bodies calling themselves the National Assembly — the one elected this month and the one led by opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
A puppet Constituent National Assembly, known as by its Spanish initials as ANC, was also created by Maduro in 2017, according to a Miami Herald report published Dec. 7.
José Vicente Carrasquero, a political science professor at the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, told the Herald the new election was all about money.
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“When [Maduro’s forces] lost the National Assembly in 2015, they automatically lost access to the international credit because they could not get the National Assembly to back the issuance of new foreign debt,” Carrasquero said. “That’s when they went to invent the ANC, to see if people abroad would buy it.”
“But since that didn’t work, they are now going ahead to take over the National Assembly by force, hoping that now they’d be able to issue new debt.”
But the opposition may interfere with that scheme.
“We are not going to stop; we will stand firm and keep functioning to fulfill our constitutional mandate,” Guaidó, who is also president of the current National Assembly, said in a Dec. 6 Twitter video, the Herald reported.
“The Legitimate National Assembly, and myself as interim president, will stay here next to you, assuming not only the principle of constitutional continuity, but also the responsibility of the parliament, defending the legitimate mandate entrusted to us by the Venezuelan people,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-12-20--Report: Nearly 900 Obamacare Plans Cover Abortion on Demand in Violation of Hyde Amendment

Think that the Hyde Amendment prevents your federal taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions ?
Think again .
Yes , the Hyde Amendment prohibits federal dollars from being used for abortion through programs like Medicaid .
It ’ s never been truly applied to Obamacare , however — a program that ’ s maintained through massive federal subsidies .
In 24 states and the District of Columbia , the law allows Obamacare plans to cover elective abortions .
And , according to an analysis by the research arm of pro-life Susan B. Anthony List and the Family Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans in those locales cover abortion on demand .
The findings , released on Friday , looked at the 1,296 health insurance plans offered under Obamacare for 2021 in those 25 jurisdictions .
Of those , 892 cover elective abortion .
The report also stated that “ 8 locales have 100 % of Obamacare plans covering elective abortion : Alaska , California , D.C. , Hawaii , Maine , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont.
” “ Americans who need the help of the Affordable Care Act to help pay for health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locales , ” it stated .
In the other 26 states , state legislation prohibits Obamacare plans from covering elective abortion .
“ Due to the former Obama administration ’ s severe lack of transparency regarding abortion coverage , the American people are being forced , often unknowingly , to fund abortion through their federal taxes , ” Chuck Donovan , president of the Susan B. Anthony List ’ s research arm , said in a statement .
“ This violates both the principles of the Hyde Amendment , and the deeply held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What ’ s more , the program reportedly covers fewer than half the estimated 24 million people its authors estimated would be helped – it is a shell of what it was promised to be.
” Donovan went on to note that the federal government ’ s priorities in regard to Obamacare seemed to be to chase down religious conscientious objectors to its provisions on birth control coverage rather than to ensure the Hyde amendment applied to Obamacare .
“ Rather than chase the Little Sisters of the Poor with mandates to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Congress should apply the Hyde Amendment permanently and pursue patient-centered , life-affirming plans that respect the dignity of all Americans , born and unborn , ” Donovan said .
Pro-life groups began tracking data regarding the number of Obamacare plans that offered elective abortion coverage after a 2014 Government Accountability Office report revealed 1,036 plans in 28 states did .
That might actually seem like a numerical improvement , given 892 plans cover it in 2021 .
Unfortunately , the percentages tell a different story .
According to the 2014 GAO report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 states didn ’ t cover abortions .
Those 1,036 plans only represented 49.6 percent of plans offered in 2014 .
RELATED : Watch : Biden Completely Botches the Name of His HHS Nominee In addition , despite a greater number of states in which elective abortion could be covered under Obamacare , there were only five states in2014where all Obamacare health plans covered elective abortions — Connecticut , Hawaii , New Jersey , Rhode Island and Vermont .
To be fair , this number is down slightly from 2020 , where there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ options that didn ’ t cover abortion .
It ’ s up from a low of two , though ; in 2016 , only Hawaii and Vermont didn ’ t have any plans that didn ’ t cover elective abortion .
Still , you live in one of the 26 states that currently disallow health plans from allowing coverage for elective abortion .
Your money is still going toward states that do allow it to be covered .
“ These states have enacted a life-affirming law to ensure that elective abortion is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the exchange for their state , ” the report from the Susan B. Anthony List stated .
“ However , taxpayers in each state are still paying federal taxes that are used by the federal government to pay for coverage that includes elective abortion in other states .
For example , an estimated 1.25 million Californians received federal taxpayer subsidies in 2014 and 96 % of plans sold in California included abortion on demand .
Between 2015 and 2024 an estimated $ 855 billion in federal subsidies will be used in every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many of which include elective abortion.
” Of course , if the Democrats get their way , there ’ ll be bigger problems than Obamacare providing a back door for federal dollars being used to fund abortions .
Namely , they want those federal dollars to go in the front door by repealing the Hyde Amendment entirely .
Promising to repeal the Hyde Amendment has pretty much become a modern mainstay of the Democratic Party .
Even “ devout Catholic ” Joe Biden , who had long supported the Hyde Amendment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeal in 2019 when the general consensus on the left was that the former vice president was insufficiently liberal for what the moment required .
“ If I believe health care is a right , as I do , I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone ’ s ZIP code , ” Biden said in announcing his reversal , according to The New York Times .
He cited “ extreme laws ” that sought to restrict access to abortion on demand , such as fetal heartbeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision .
Interestingly , he came to this conclusion 48 hours after saying he still supported the Hyde Amendment .
Since none of these “ extreme laws ” were passed in the interim , one assumes the decision was reached for other reasons .
But I digress , for if the Democrats can win both Senate seats in January ’ s Georgia runoffs , nuke the filibuster and keep their contingent in lockstep , the Hyde Amendment will be history and pro-lifers will have even bigger battles to fight than parsing how federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As it stands , however , this report provides a damning look at how liberals think your money should be used to fund their termination of life .
It ’ s time to end this sick practice .
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Think that the Hyde Amendment prevents your federal taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions? Think again.
Yes, the Hyde Amendment prohibits federal dollars from being used for abortion through programs like Medicaid. It’s never been truly applied to Obamacare, however — a program that’s maintained through massive federal subsidies. In 24 states and the District of Columbia, the law allows Obamacare plans to cover elective abortions.
And, according to an analysis by the research arm of pro-life Susan B. Anthony List and the Family Research Council, a whopping 69 percent of plans in those locales cover abortion on demand.
The findings, released on Friday, looked at the 1,296 health insurance plans offered under Obamacare for 2021 in those 25 jurisdictions. Of those, 892 cover elective abortion.
The report also stated that “8 locales have 100% of Obamacare plans covering elective abortion: Alaska, California, D.C., Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont.”
“Americans who need the help of the Affordable Care Act to help pay for health insurance have no pro-life options in these locales,” it stated.
In the other 26 states, state legislation prohibits Obamacare plans from covering elective abortion.
“Due to the former Obama administration’s severe lack of transparency regarding abortion coverage, the American people are being forced, often unknowingly, to fund abortion through their federal taxes,” Chuck Donovan, president of the Susan B. Anthony List’s research arm, said in a statement.
“This violates both the principles of the Hyde Amendment, and the deeply held moral beliefs of pro-life Americans everywhere. What’s more, the program reportedly covers fewer than half the estimated 24 million people its authors estimated would be helped – it is a shell of what it was promised to be.”
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Donovan went on to note that the federal government’s priorities in regard to Obamacare seemed to be to chase down religious conscientious objectors to its provisions on birth control coverage rather than to ensure the Hyde amendment applied to Obamacare.
“Rather than chase the Little Sisters of the Poor with mandates to provide contraception and abortifacient coverage to their employees, Congress should apply the Hyde Amendment permanently and pursue patient-centered, life-affirming plans that respect the dignity of all Americans, born and unborn,” Donovan said.
Pro-life groups began tracking data regarding the number of Obamacare plans that offered elective abortion coverage after a 2014 Government Accountability Office report revealed 1,036 plans in 28 states did.
That might actually seem like a numerical improvement, given 892 plans cover it in 2021. Unfortunately, the percentages tell a different story.
According to the 2014 GAO report, the majority of plans in those 28 states didn’t cover abortions. Those 1,036 plans only represented 49.6 percent of plans offered in 2014.
In addition, despite a greater number of states in which elective abortion could be covered under Obamacare, there were only five states in2014where all Obamacare health plans covered elective abortions — Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.
To be fair, this number is down slightly from 2020, where there were nine states where there were no options that didn’t cover abortion. It’s up from a low of two, though; in 2016, only Hawaii and Vermont didn’t have any plans that didn’t cover elective abortion.
Still, you live in one of the 26 states that currently disallow health plans from allowing coverage for elective abortion. Your money is still going toward states that do allow it to be covered.
“These states have enacted a life-affirming law to ensure that elective abortion is not included in any of the plans sold on the exchange for their state,” the report from the Susan B. Anthony List stated.
“However, taxpayers in each state are still paying federal taxes that are used by the federal government to pay for coverage that includes elective abortion in other states. For example, an estimated 1.25 million Californians received federal taxpayer subsidies in 2014 and 96% of plans sold in California included abortion on demand. Between 2015 and 2024 an estimated $855 billion in federal subsidies will be used in every state to pay for Obamacare health plans, many of which include elective abortion.”
Of course, if the Democrats get their way, there’ll be bigger problems than Obamacare providing a back door for federal dollars being used to fund abortions. Namely, they want those federal dollars to go in the front door by repealing the Hyde Amendment entirely.
Promising to repeal the Hyde Amendment has pretty much become a modern mainstay of the Democratic Party. Even “devout Catholic” Joe Biden, who had long supported the Hyde Amendment, conveniently became an ardent supporter of its repeal in 2019 when the general consensus on the left was that the former vice president was insufficiently liberal for what the moment required.
“If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s ZIP code,” Biden said in announcing his reversal, according to The New York Times. He cited “extreme laws” that sought to restrict access to abortion on demand, such as fetal heartbeat legislation, as the impetus for his decision.
Interestingly, he came to this conclusion 48 hours after saying he still supported the Hyde Amendment. Since none of these “extreme laws” were passed in the interim, one assumes the decision was reached for other reasons.
But I digress, for if the Democrats can win both Senate seats in January’s Georgia runoffs, nuke the filibuster and keep their contingent in lockstep, the Hyde Amendment will be history and pro-lifers will have even bigger battles to fight than parsing how federal tax dollars fund abortion through Obamacare.
As it stands, however, this report provides a damning look at how liberals think your money should be used to fund their termination of life. It’s time to end this sick practice.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--Cuomo Claims ‘Santa Is Going To Be Very Good to Me’ While Bragging About How Hard He’s Worked

New York Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo is feeling proud toward his “ accomplishments.
” With more than 36,000 New Yorkers having died from COVID-19 , shootings in New York City up 95 percent and his state having lost 10 percent of its jobs since February , New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo gave himself a pat on the back Monday .
“ Santa ’ s going to be very good to me .
I can tell .
I worked hard this year , ” Cuomo said Monday during a coronavirus briefing , according to Fox News .
Many disagreed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Santa ’ s list of good children , given the connection between Cuomo ’ s policies and home deaths caused by COVID-19 .
“ Gov .
Cuomo , who presided over the worst pandemic response in the country and whose policy actively and directly made it worse , has no business writing a book to congratulate himself on a job well done .
He deserves exactly zero plaudits for good leadership and should be remembered for , if anything , his ‘ impossible mountain ’ of death , ” Dr. Kevin Pham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Bob Ehrlich : Here 's One of the Most Insightful Replies a NeverTrumper Ever Sent Me Twitter also pushed back at the governor ’ s assessment of his efforts .
RELATED : Anger Growing Along with List of Democratic COVID Hypocrites As noted by a transcript of his comments released by his office , Cuomo was in a whimsical mood Monday , on a day when the state announced 109 people had died of COVID-19 the day before .
“ We had a request for a waiver of quarantine .
We normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said .
“ But we have an unusual request , but DOH has been considering it for the past few days and they have actually granted the request .
Santa Claus asked for an exception for the 14-day quarantine requirement because it would be impractical for him to be in the state and then quarantine and still get all his gifts delivered on time .
DOH was flexible .
They have granted the quarantine waiver , but Santa is required to wear a mask this year.
” Cuomo is also not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City restaurant owners , some of whom say that have banned Cuomo from their places of business , according to the Washington Examiner .
Cuomo recently banned indoor dining in New York City .
“ He can eat at some sh—- roadside diner outside of Albany but he will not be served anywhere in New York City , known universally as the world ’ s greatest dining destination !
If he has to use the restroom he can go pee on my street-corner , ” said bar owner Larry Baird .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do business , ” said Mac ’ s Public House owner Danny Presti .
“ So here ’ s what we ’ re going to do for everybody : We ’ re going to give away everything for free .
So now you can come to Mac ’ s Public House , and you can eat for free and you can drink for free .
We just ask that you do make a donation toward us so that we can still pay our bills.
” “ We refuse to abide by any rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of NYC and the Governor of NY State , ” a sign on the window of the bar said .
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New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is feeling proud toward his “accomplishments.”
With more than 36,000 New Yorkers having died from COVID-19, shootings in New York City up 95 percent and his state having lost 10 percent of its jobs since February, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave himself a pat on the back Monday.
“Santa’s going to be very good to me. I can tell. I worked hard this year,” Cuomo said Monday during a coronavirus briefing, according to Fox News.
Many disagreed with Cuomo’s inclusion of himself on Santa’s list of good children, given the connection between Cuomo’s policies and home deaths caused by COVID-19.
“Gov. Cuomo, who presided over the worst pandemic response in the country and whose policy actively and directly made it worse, has no business writing a book to congratulate himself on a job well done. He deserves exactly zero plaudits for good leadership and should be remembered for, if anything, his ‘impossible mountain’ of death,” Dr. Kevin Pham wrote for The Heritage Foundation.
Twitter also pushed back at the governor’s assessment of his efforts.
He definitely worked hard on his book deal, his Emmy award and lying through his teeth all year. — Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) December 21, 2020
Cuomo should have a yard full of coal! — Lindy (@Canyon4) December 21, 2020
He’s right. He’s worked hard to kill scores of old people and ruin workers lives. — Squish58 CHIEFS KINGDOM ?????? (@Squish581) December 21, 2020
Forget coal, both @NYGovCuomo and @ChrisCuomo should both get rotten eggs this year — ?Jed Hogan?? (@jed_hogan6) December 21, 2020
tone deaf is an understatement — elizabeth #DirectCashRelief (@5secondsmedia_) December 21, 2020
As noted by a transcript of his comments released by his office, Cuomo was in a whimsical mood Monday, on a day when the state announced 109 people had died of COVID-19 the day before.
Only after Gov. Cuomo forced Santa Claus to use LLCs to contribute heavily to his reelection campaign – nobody reports that. https://t.co/3Ox1GC9KpP — Cuomo Watch (@CuomoWatch) December 21, 2020
“We had a request for a waiver of quarantine. We normally do not do waivers of quarantine,” he said. “But we have an unusual request, but DOH has been considering it for the past few days and they have actually granted the request. Santa Claus asked for an exception for the 14-day quarantine requirement because it would be impractical for him to be in the state and then quarantine and still get all his gifts delivered on time. DOH was flexible. They have granted the quarantine waiver, but Santa is required to wear a mask this year.”
Cuomo is also not in the good graces of New York City restaurant owners, some of whom say that have banned Cuomo from their places of business, according to the Washington Examiner. Cuomo recently banned indoor dining in New York City.
“He can eat at some sh—- roadside diner outside of Albany but he will not be served anywhere in New York City, known universally as the world’s greatest dining destination! If he has to use the restroom he can go pee on my street-corner,” said bar owner Larry Baird.
“It doesn’t seem like we can do business,” said Mac’s Public House owner Danny Presti. “So here’s what we’re going to do for everybody: We’re going to give away everything for free. So now you can come to Mac’s Public House, and you can eat for free and you can drink for free. We just ask that you do make a donation toward us so that we can still pay our bills.”
“We refuse to abide by any rules and regulations put forth by the Mayor of NYC and the Governor of NY State,” a sign on the window of the bar said.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--Watch: Pelosi Makes Outlandish Claim About ‘Faith-Oriented’ Lawmakers and Science

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said many outlandish , provocative and outright false things on the House floor Monday — but one comment in particular takes the cake .
“ People say around here sometimes , ‘ I ’ m faith-oriented so I don ’ t believe in science , ’ ” the California Democrat claimed .
“ And I say , well , you can do both .
Science is an answer to our prayers , ” Pelosi said .
“ And our prayers have been answered with a vaccine.
” She spun this tale while telling other whoppers about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold up a second coronavirus aid package that was expected to pass later Monday .
Pelosi said they wouldn ’ t accept a follow-up to the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act passed in March because they had to start by first “ crushing the virus.
” The speaker went on to blame President Donald Trump and Republicans for the Democrats ’ own lollygagging and obstructing .
TRENDING : Bob Ehrlich : Here 's One of the Most Insightful Replies a NeverTrumper Ever Sent Me Pelosi and her Democratic cohorts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief ( no doubt waiting until after the 2020 presidential election ) while Americans needed help restoring some of what the government robbed from them with draconian COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions that have dragged on since March .
“ We couldn ’ t pass legislation until now because the administration simply did not believe in testing , tracing , treatment , wearing masks , sanitation , separation and the rest — scientific approach , ” Pelosi said , calling the very real concept of herd immunity “ quackery ” before launching into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if it was presumptive president-elect Joe Biden and his belief in science — as if it is a dogmatic idea rather than an academic discipline — that spurred drug makers into developing a vaccine in record time , ignoring the fact that President Donald Trump was the one who got it done .
She accused Republicans of not doing enough for essential workers , the poor and of course people of color , but none of that was as painfully false as her implication that the faithful in Washington , D.C. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science .
This narrative she tried to create — that science and religion are diametrically opposed — seldom comes from religious people and is instead a charge usually leveled against the faithful from smug , sneering atheists who know little about science and even less about religion .
Furthermore , the myth that the left is all about science is shattered by the reality that it ’ s Democrats like Pelosi and Biden who are all-in on radical gender theory , espousing the most unscientific , faith-based , emotional claptrap policies of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can magically change their gender by mutilation or simply by fiat based on how they “ feel , ” and they support unscientifically vetted practices like giving puberty blockers to children because who insist they are something other than the reality their biology clearly demonstrates as a reality .
Pelosi used her fairy-tale example of schooling the ignorant that science and religion are not mutually exclusive to make a false point , and its particularly disgusting when done using the backdrop of her phony Catholicism .
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She likes to trot out her religion only when can use it to make some point , much in the same way apostate baby boomer Catholics who haven ’ t darkened the door of a church in decades try to speak on matters of faith with authority because they were altar boys once way back when .
The Daily Wire ’ s Matt Walsh , himself a devout Catholic , called Pelosi out on her phony story , tweeting Monday , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that.
” Nobody would ever say that , except someone like Pelosi who doesn ’ t seem to understand what actual people of faith believe because she ’ s never bothered to try to dispel the myths and straw men she ’ s created in her own mind .
Pelosi and her party held up another relief bill for months , balked at the idea that a vaccine would be created and administered so quickly and did everything they could do derail Trump ’ s presidency and his ability to lead while now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the promise it brings .
Conservatives , including religious people , are happy for the vaccine and hopeful for what it can bring , even if they were rightly skeptical of the mixed messages coming from government and political opportunism the left employed during the COVID-19 pandemic .
It ’ s not that religious people don ’ t believe in science ; it ’ s just that they don ’ t trust a word Pelosi has to say — and her whole diatribe is exactly the reason why .
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said many outlandish, provocative and outright false things on the House floor Monday — but one comment in particular takes the cake.
“People say around here sometimes, ‘I’m faith-oriented so I don’t believe in science,’” the California Democrat claimed.
“And I say, well, you can do both. Science is an answer to our prayers,” Pelosi said. “And our prayers have been answered with a vaccine.”
She spun this tale while telling other whoppers about why Democrats had no choice but to hold up a second coronavirus aid package that was expected to pass later Monday.
Pelosi said they wouldn’t accept a follow-up to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed in March because they had to start by first “crushing the virus.” The speaker went on to blame President Donald Trump and Republicans for the Democrats’ own lollygagging and obstructing.
Pelosi and her Democratic cohorts used every excuse imaginable to hold up relief (no doubt waiting until after the 2020 presidential election) while Americans needed help restoring some of what the government robbed from them with draconian COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions that have dragged on since March.
“We couldn’t pass legislation until now because the administration simply did not believe in testing, tracing, treatment, wearing masks, sanitation, separation and the rest — scientific approach,” Pelosi said, calling the very real concept of herd immunity “quackery” before launching into the lie about religious people.
Pelosi spoke as if it was presumptive president-elect Joe Biden and his belief in science — as if it is a dogmatic idea rather than an academic discipline — that spurred drug makers into developing a vaccine in record time, ignoring the fact that President Donald Trump was the one who got it done.
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She accused Republicans of not doing enough for essential workers, the poor and of course people of color, but none of that was as painfully false as her implication that the faithful in Washington, D.C., freely admitted to her that they reject science.
This narrative she tried to create — that science and religion are diametrically opposed — seldom comes from religious people and is instead a charge usually leveled against the faithful from smug, sneering atheists who know little about science and even less about religion.
Furthermore, the myth that the left is all about science is shattered by the reality that it’s Democrats like Pelosi and Biden who are all-in on radical gender theory, espousing the most unscientific, faith-based, emotional claptrap policies of our time.
These people believe that someone can magically change their gender by mutilation or simply by fiat based on how they “feel,” and they support unscientifically vetted practices like giving puberty blockers to children because who insist they are something other than the reality their biology clearly demonstrates as a reality.
Pelosi used her fairy-tale example of schooling the ignorant that science and religion are not mutually exclusive to make a false point, and its particularly disgusting when done using the backdrop of her phony Catholicism.
She likes to trot out her religion only when can use it to make some point, much in the same way apostate baby boomer Catholics who haven’t darkened the door of a church in decades try to speak on matters of faith with authority because they were altar boys once way back when.
It’s silly, nonsensical and completely offensive to practicing Catholics.
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh, himself a devout Catholic, called Pelosi out on her phony story, tweeting Monday, “Fact check: nobody has ever said that.”
Fact check: nobody has ever said that https://t.co/g69hkfxguz — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 21, 2020
Nobody would ever say that, except someone like Pelosi who doesn’t seem to understand what actual people of faith believe because she’s never bothered to try to dispel the myths and straw men she’s created in her own mind.
Pelosi and her party held up another relief bill for months, balked at the idea that a vaccine would be created and administered so quickly and did everything they could do derail Trump’s presidency and his ability to lead while now trying to take credit for vaccine and the promise it brings.
Conservatives, including religious people, are happy for the vaccine and hopeful for what it can bring, even if they were rightly skeptical of the mixed messages coming from government and political opportunism the left employed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s not that religious people don’t believe in science; it’s just that they don’t trust a word Pelosi has to say — and her whole diatribe is exactly the reason why.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--MN Senator/Physician Blows Whistle: The Bizarre, Non-COVID Types of Deaths Being Blamed on COVID

In a video released on Friday , two Minnesota lawmakers called for a full audit of all death certificates marked as COVID-19 deaths .
In the video , state Rep. Mary Franson and Sen. Scott Jensen revealed their own findings after look over thousands of “ death certificate data points ” and found that the number of COVID deaths was being inflated by roughly 40 percent .
According to Rep. Franson , the investigation uncovered various un-COVID related deaths being counted as COVID deaths , including a freshwater drowning and a vehicle fatality , among others .
Back in April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Health for following federal guidelines outlining when doctors should characterize a death as due to COVID-19 , the Star Tribune reported .
TRENDING : Joe Biden 's Niece Caroline Receives Zero Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to DUI In the video released Friday , Jensen reiterated those claims and elaborated on them .
“ I sort of got myself in hot water way back in April when I made the comment that I was , as a physician , being encouraged to do death certificates differently with COVID-19 than with other disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For 17 years , the CDC document that guides us as physicians to do death certificates has stood but this year we were told , through the Department of Health and the CDC , that the rules were changing if COVID-19 was involved.
” “ If it ’ s COVID-19 , we ’ re told now it doesn ’ t matter if it was actually the diagnosis that caused death .
If someone had it , they died of it.
” Franson claimed she received “ raw files ” from the Minnesota Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After enlisting a team to go over the data , what Franson attests they found is incredibly troubling .
In what is perhaps the most egregious case , a person who was ejected from a vehicle during an accident was “ counted as a COVID death ” because he had the virus in his system at the time , according to Franson .
“ I have other examples where COVID isn ’ t the underlying cause of death .
Where we have a fall .
Another example is we have a fresh water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a stroke and multi-organ failure , ” she said .
Of the 2,800 “ death certificate data points ” Franson ’ s team looked at , as many as 800 did not have COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death .
“ That would mean that we ’ ve had the number inflated by 40 percent , ” Jensen said .
For those wondering why a state would want to over count their COVID-19 deaths , Jensen suggested that the states may have been incentivized to inflate their COVID-19 death numbers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the governors around this country have put in place ” use COVID-19 death certificate data “ to drive the program.
” COVID-19 is dangerous .
Both Franson and Jensen admit as much at the beginning of the video .
That being said , it ’ s not as dangerous as we ’ ve been led to believe .
What might be more dangerous are the lies being told about the disease that are destroying the lives of everyday Americans .
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In a video released on Friday, two Minnesota lawmakers called for a full audit of all death certificates marked as COVID-19 deaths.
In the video, state Rep. Mary Franson and Sen. Scott Jensen revealed their own findings after look over thousands of “death certificate data points” and found that the number of COVID deaths was being inflated by roughly 40 percent.
According to Rep. Franson, the investigation uncovered various un-COVID related deaths being counted as COVID deaths, including a freshwater drowning and a vehicle fatality, among others.
https://youtu.be/Pnn-TMWdt28
Back in April, Jensen had criticized the Minnesota Department of Health for following federal guidelines outlining when doctors should characterize a death as due to COVID-19, the Star Tribune reported.
In the video released Friday, Jensen reiterated those claims and elaborated on them.
“I sort of got myself in hot water way back in April when I made the comment that I was, as a physician, being encouraged to do death certificates differently with COVID-19 than with other disease entities,” Jensen said.
“For 17 years, the CDC document that guides us as physicians to do death certificates has stood but this year we were told, through the Department of Health and the CDC, that the rules were changing if COVID-19 was involved.”
“If it’s COVID-19, we’re told now it doesn’t matter if it was actually the diagnosis that caused death. If someone had it, they died of it.”
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Franson claimed she received “raw files” from the Minnesota Department of Health on the death certificates.
After enlisting a team to go over the data, what Franson attests they found is incredibly troubling.
In what is perhaps the most egregious case, a person who was ejected from a vehicle during an accident was “counted as a COVID death” because he had the virus in his system at the time, according to Franson.
“I have other examples where COVID isn’t the underlying cause of death. Where we have a fall. Another example is we have a fresh water drowning. We have dementia. We have a stroke and multi-organ failure,” she said.
Of the 2,800 “death certificate data points” Franson’s team looked at, as many as 800 did not have COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death.
“That would mean that we’ve had the number inflated by 40 percent,” Jensen said.
For those wondering why a state would want to over count their COVID-19 deaths, Jensen suggested that the states may have been incentivized to inflate their COVID-19 death numbers.
According to him, the “policies that the governors around this country have put in place” use COVID-19 death certificate data “to drive the program.”
COVID-19 is dangerous. Both Franson and Jensen admit as much at the beginning of the video.
That being said, it’s not as dangerous as we’ve been led to believe.
What might be more dangerous are the lies being told about the disease that are destroying the lives of everyday Americans.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--WaPo Runs Cartoon Depicting Republican Lawmakers in Totally Sick Way

Nothing says “ free press ” like partisan propaganda .
But that ’ s what the dominant newspaper of the United States capital city rolled out Sunday in the form of a nearly full-page editorial cartoon depicting the GOP as vermin under the helpful headline “ All the Republican rats.
” And if that propaganda has disturbing echoes of one of Nazi Germany ’ s most infamous pieces of Jew-hating agitprop , who would expect an editor at The Washington Post to notice ?
TRENDING : Joe Biden 's Niece Caroline Receives Zero Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to DUI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ann Telnaes , uses a summary to describe the American men and women it portrays as mankind ’ s most loathsome scavenger : “ All of the state attorneys general and U.S. Congress members who collaborated with President Trump in his attempt to subvert the Constitution stay in office.
” It includes some better-known names , like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , whose crime was apparently appealing to the United States Supreme Court to rule on how several swing states must conduct their presidential elections .
It includes less familiar names who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trent Kelly of Mississippi , a man who was just re-elected in Mississippi ’ s 1st Congressional District by almost 70 percent of his voters , who clearly appreciated being represented by a former prosecutor and Army National Guard major general whose record , according to Military.com , includes two Bronze Stars and a Combat Action Badge .
It includes Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw , a man who gave an eye in the service of his country as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan .
Clearly , these are American men who deserve to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worthies at The Washington Post .
What Paxton , Kelly and more than 100 other Republicans have done to earn themselves the opprobrium of the capital city newspaper was defend President Donald Trump , a man who has spent more than four years infuriating the political establishment by his implacable determination to “ Make America Great Again.
” As Telnaes and the Post higher-ups had to know , the use of “ rats ” as a metaphor is not particularly new to this century or the last one or the one before that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthy distaste for the animals with a history of plaguing mankind even in peace , and growing fat on the flesh of fallen soldiers in war .
But few examples of the rat-as-enemy theme are as well known as the Nazi propaganda film “ The Eternal Jew , ” the 1940 monstrosity that liked the Jews of Europe to rats both polluting and feeding off Western civilization .
In other words , it ’ s an ugly image Telnaes and her newspaper opted for , with an uglier past .
RELATED : Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Head , Names Awards After Disgraced Fake News Peddler Almost as disturbing was a great deal of the response to the cartoon on social media , where , according to the Daily Caller , the cartoon was The Post ’ s top-read opinion piece on the Saturday before it appeared in print .
Many , many of the commenters were openly supportive of the repulsive imagery in a “ what ’ s the big deal ?
” kind of way .
Considering the fact that conservative Americans have been compared to “ fascists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regular basis since before Trump won the 2016 election just for the thought crime of disagreeing with liberal socialism , a Nazi comparison shrugged off so cavalierly is something to see .
Fortunately for the sake of the republic , there were plenty of others who saw very clearly what was wrong .
And then , of course , there was the logical question : As has been true since the beginning of the Trump presidency , literally nothing related to the still-contested election has taken place outside the constitutional order .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remedies for what they see as a stolen election .
Trump ’ s millions of supporters have vented on social media , or demonstrated in the streets , but have maintained a respect for the law and their country that the summer of “ mostly peaceful protest ” proved is utterly lost on the left .
Yet The Washington Post sees fit to attack , smearing the president , his party and , by extension , millions of fellow Americans with one of the basest insults known , and one with a deadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that proclaims “ Democracy Dies in Darkness ” on its masthead .
It ’ s catchy , but it ’ s not true .
What is true , however , is that journalism dies in the service of the state .
The lickspittle media that disgraced the profession for eight years when they “ covered ” the Obamas by covering up Obama scandals , and chased the phantoms of endless , manufactured scandals in antipathy toward the Trump administration are swinging back into action in anticipation of a power shift in the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the Trump years , but if this cartoon is any sign , it ’ s going to be getting uglier than ever .
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Nothing says “free press” like partisan propaganda.
But that’s what the dominant newspaper of the United States capital city rolled out Sunday in the form of a nearly full-page editorial cartoon depicting the GOP as vermin under the helpful headline “All the Republican rats.”
And if that propaganda has disturbing echoes of one of Nazi Germany’s most infamous pieces of Jew-hating agitprop, who would expect an editor at The Washington Post to notice?
WaPo prints cartoon straight from anti-semitic Nazi propaganda. Dehumanizes @realDonaldTrump supporters as rats. pic.twitter.com/qLRYb435UT — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) December 20, 2020
The scurrilous drawing, by Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes, uses a summary to describe the American men and women it portrays as mankind’s most loathsome scavenger: “All of the state attorneys general and U.S. Congress members who collaborated with President Trump in his attempt to subvert the Constitution stay in office.”
It includes some better-known names, like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose crime was apparently appealing to the United States Supreme Court to rule on how several swing states must conduct their presidential elections.
It includes less familiar names who should be better known, like Rep. Trent Kelly of Mississippi, a man who was just re-elected in Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District by almost 70 percent of his voters, who clearly appreciated being represented by a former prosecutor and Army National Guard major general whose record, according to Military.com, includes two Bronze Stars and a Combat Action Badge.
It includes Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a man who gave an eye in the service of his country as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan.
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Clearly, these are American men who deserve to be labeled as verminous scum by the worthies at The Washington Post.
What Paxton, Kelly and more than 100 other Republicans have done to earn themselves the opprobrium of the capital city newspaper was defend President Donald Trump, a man who has spent more than four years infuriating the political establishment by his implacable determination to “Make America Great Again.”
As Telnaes and the Post higher-ups had to know, the use of “rats” as a metaphor is not particularly new to this century or the last one or the one before that. Humanity as a whole has a healthy distaste for the animals with a history of plaguing mankind even in peace, and growing fat on the flesh of fallen soldiers in war.
But few examples of the rat-as-enemy theme are as well known as the Nazi propaganda film “The Eternal Jew,” the 1940 monstrosity that liked the Jews of Europe to rats both polluting and feeding off Western civilization.
In other words, it’s an ugly image Telnaes and her newspaper opted for, with an uglier past.
Almost as disturbing was a great deal of the response to the cartoon on social media, where, according to the Daily Caller, the cartoon was The Post’s top-read opinion piece on the Saturday before it appeared in print.
Many, many of the commenters were openly supportive of the repulsive imagery in a “what’s the big deal?” kind of way.
Nazis ate breakfast. I doubt this means we can’t eat breakfast. If they used something which did not symbolize the regime/party such as the Swastika then I am not sure what the concern is. — Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) December 20, 2020
Considering the fact that conservative Americans have been compared to “fascists” and “Nazis” on a regular basis since before Trump won the 2016 election just for the thought crime of disagreeing with liberal socialism, a Nazi comparison shrugged off so cavalierly is something to see.
Fortunately for the sake of the republic, there were plenty of others who saw very clearly what was wrong.
What we should remember: The first step toward eliminating a group of people is to convince everyone else that those people are not human. Beyond that point, mass murder becomes just another task. — Apostic (@AposticMark) December 20, 2020
It’s the top of the slippery slope to sanctioning violence against the group who have been demonised — peter o donovan (@peterodonovan7) December 20, 2020
It is the first phase of the fascists and genociders; dehumanize their political and ideological adversaries; to later subdue and kill them and they will not have a feeling of guilt for that; It happened in Rwanda when the media told Tutsi cockroaches — alvaro mejias (@mejiasae) December 20, 2020
And then, of course, there was the logical question:
How do legal challenges to contested election results constitute “subversion of the Constitution”? pic.twitter.com/dogp865A3A — Joseph Bevilacqua (@joebev49) December 20, 2020
As has been true since the beginning of the Trump presidency, literally nothing related to the still-contested election has taken place outside the constitutional order.
Trump and his team have been pursuing legal remedies for what they see as a stolen election. Trump’s millions of supporters have vented on social media, or demonstrated in the streets, but have maintained a respect for the law and their country that the summer of “mostly peaceful protest” proved is utterly lost on the left.
Yet The Washington Post sees fit to attack, smearing the president, his party and, by extension, millions of fellow Americans with one of the basest insults known, and one with a deadly history besides.
This is the newspaper that proclaims “Democracy Dies in Darkness” on its masthead. It’s catchy, but it’s not true.
What is true, however, is that journalism dies in the service of the state. The lickspittle media that disgraced the profession for eight years when they “covered” the Obamas by covering up Obama scandals, and chased the phantoms of endless, manufactured scandals in antipathy toward the Trump administration are swinging back into action in anticipation of a power shift in the White House.
Pure partisan propaganda never left during the Trump years, but if this cartoon is any sign, it’s going to be getting uglier than ever.
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westernjournal--2020-12-21--Caught on Video: Man Takes Off Pants and Gives Them to Homeless Man Outside of McDonald’s

Generally , if a man starts taking off his pants outside a McDonald ’ s at night , you probably don ’ t want to stick around .
But when 26-year-old Daniel Richards in Fresno , California , stripped down , it was an act of kindness .
It started when he and his wife decided to make a donut run on a cold night .
As they approached the donut shop , a homeless man approached them .
He made the usual request , asking for change and then , when they said they had none , for food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose name was David ) a bit , and then before he and his wife left , he decided to make the man an unusual offer .
It was 40 degrees out , based on what the wife said during the video ( which went viral on TikTok and has since been picked up and shared ) .
TRENDING : MN Senator/Physician Blows Whistle : The Bizarre , Non-COVID Types of Deaths Being Blamed on COVID The homeless man said he ’ d recently lost all his belongings , and all he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was wearing a pair of sweatpants , which he kindly offered to the homeless man .
“ My husband is getting out of the car right now and he ’ s going to give this guy his pants , ” the wife , whose name was not shared , can be heard saying in the video .
“ We noticed he didn ’ t have any pants on just very short running shorts and he seemed to be very cold , ” she added later , according to the UK Daily Mail .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband began to tell me there ’ s no way he could drive off knowing that man would possibly go to sleep that night on the sidewalk or behind a building without any pants or blanket of the sort … That ’ s when I decided to pull out my phone and record.
” The couple feared that if they made a run to a store to purchase some clothes for the man , he ’ d be gone by the time they got back .
Time was of the essence , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down and potentially causing a scene , Daniel made sure the man would be comfortable accepting the pair of pants he was currently wearing .
“ Before my wife filmed this I had initially went up to him to see if he would accept them , instead of running up to him with my pants off as I didn ’ t want to freak him out , ” he explained .
RELATED : UPS Driver Left in Tears When He Sees What Entire Neighborhood Had Done Daniel has a habit of doing things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they just don ’ t always record it .
They wanted to reassure people that their goal was not to get famous , exploit the homeless man or highlight how kind they are — the wife simply thought the world could use a video of a little kindness .
“ I had no clue that my wife was recording until she showed it to me in the car and she was the one who convinced me to upload the video in the first place , ” Daniel explained .
And , thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help a stranger , we now know that we can give even more than the shirts off our backs .
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Generally, if a man starts taking off his pants outside a McDonald’s at night, you probably don’t want to stick around.
But when 26-year-old Daniel Richards in Fresno, California, stripped down, it was an act of kindness.
It started when he and his wife decided to make a donut run on a cold night. As they approached the donut shop, a homeless man approached them.
He made the usual request, asking for change and then, when they said they had none, for food. Daniel chatted with the man (whose name was David) a bit, and then before he and his wife left, he decided to make the man an unusual offer.
It was 40 degrees out, based on what the wife said during the video (which went viral on TikTok and has since been picked up and shared).
The homeless man said he’d recently lost all his belongings, and all he had was what he was wearing. Daniel was wearing a pair of sweatpants, which he kindly offered to the homeless man.
“My husband is getting out of the car right now and he’s going to give this guy his pants,” the wife, whose name was not shared, can be heard saying in the video.
“We noticed he didn’t have any pants on just very short running shorts and he seemed to be very cold,” she added later, according to the Daily Mail.
“After getting into our vehicle my husband began to tell me there’s no way he could drive off knowing that man would possibly go to sleep that night on the sidewalk or behind a building without any pants or blanket of the sort … That’s when I decided to pull out my phone and record.”
The couple feared that if they made a run to a store to purchase some clothes for the man, he’d be gone by the time they got back. Time was of the essence, so Daniel got creative.
Before just stripping down and potentially causing a scene, Daniel made sure the man would be comfortable accepting the pair of pants he was currently wearing.
“Before my wife filmed this I had initially went up to him to see if he would accept them, instead of running up to him with my pants off as I didn’t want to freak him out,” he explained.
Daniel has a habit of doing things like this, the couple said, they just don’t always record it.
They wanted to reassure people that their goal was not to get famous, exploit the homeless man or highlight how kind they are — the wife simply thought the world could use a video of a little kindness.
“I had no clue that my wife was recording until she showed it to me in the car and she was the one who convinced me to upload the video in the first place,” Daniel explained.
And, thanks to the video and Daniel’s willingness to help a stranger, we now know that we can give even more than the shirts off our backs.
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