westernjournal--2020-10-16--Biden Comes Out in Support of Young Children Becoming Transgender

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stated that he strongly supports children as young as 8 being encouraged to change their gender Thursday during his town hall event on ABC .
A woman who claimed to be the mother of an 8-year-old “ transgender daughter ” stated the Trump administration “ has attacked the right of transgender people.
” She asked Biden , “ How will you , as president , reverse this dangerous and discriminatory agenda and ensure that the lives and rights of LGBTQ people are protected under U.S law ?
” The former vice president responded , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I would eliminate [ Trump ’ s ] executive orders , number one.
” Biden ’ s response veered into a seemingly unrelated story about seeing two gay men kiss while he was younger when getting out of his father ’ s car .
“ I turn to my dad and my dad looked at me and said , ‘ Joey , it ’ s simple .
They love each other . '
” Biden , once known as a more moderate Democrat , expressed his full support for small children being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The idea that an 8-year-old child or a 10-year-old child decides you know , I decided I want to be transgender .
That ’ s what I think I ’ d like to be , ” Biden said .
“ It ’ d make my life a lot easier .
There should be zero discrimination.
” Biden then turned his comments toward “ transgender women of color.
” “ And what ’ s happening is too many transgender women of color are being murdered .
They ’ re being murdered , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer regarding children who “ decide ” to become transgender elicited rebukes from people on both sides of the issue online : RELATED : The Topics for the Final Presidential Debate Have Been Announced Biden attended the town hall event in lieu of the second debate , as President Donald Trump joined NBC for his own event after the debate was canceled following multiple controversies .
The Commission on Presidential Debates at first unilaterally decided to make the event digital , which Trump opposed .
Biden then refused to reschedule the debate with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the debate ’ s moderator , C-SPAN host Steve Scully , published a tweet seeking advice from anti-Trump media activist Anthony Scaramucci , the second debate was quietly canceled last week .
Scully claimed someone hacked into his account and published the tweet .
Scully has since admitted that he was the one who published the tweet , and has also been suspended from his program at C-SPAN .
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stated that he strongly supports children as young as 8 being encouraged to change their gender Thursday during his town hall event on ABC.
A woman who claimed to be the mother of an 8-year-old “transgender daughter” stated the Trump administration “has attacked the right of transgender people.”
She asked Biden, “How will you, as president, reverse this dangerous and discriminatory agenda and ensure that the lives and rights of LGBTQ people are protected under U.S law?”
The former vice president responded, “I would just flat-out change the law. I would eliminate [Trump’s] executive orders, number one.”
Joe Biden is asked a question by a woman with an *8-year-old* transgender daughter. pic.twitter.com/n1azNd6QDB — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 16, 2020
Biden’s response veered into a seemingly unrelated story about seeing two gay men kiss while he was younger when getting out of his father’s car.
“I turn to my dad and my dad looked at me and said, ‘Joey, it’s simple. They love each other.'”
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Biden, once known as a more moderate Democrat, expressed his full support for small children being subjected to gender transition dogmas and experiments.
“The idea that an 8-year-old child or a 10-year-old child decides you know, I decided I want to be transgender. That’s what I think I’d like to be,” Biden said.
“It’d make my life a lot easier. There should be zero discrimination.”
Biden then turned his comments toward “transgender women of color.”
“And what’s happening is too many transgender women of color are being murdered. They’re being murdered,” Biden added.
Biden’s answer regarding children who “decide” to become transgender elicited rebukes from people on both sides of the issue online:
A few cringes when Biden discusses laws that affect the transgender population. His heart is in the right place, and his policy is too. His vocabulary needs to catch up. — carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) October 16, 2020
But here’s the problem. Kids don’t “decide” to be transgender. Biden’s response implies that being trans (or being queer) is a choice that people make, but that is not the case whatsoever. — h-town himbo?? (@alcfromtexas) October 16, 2020
Fracking is bad. Being transgender is not a choice you make one morning. Black and poor are not synonyms. I hate that I have to vote for Biden. — Gab(agool) (@gabbinggab) October 16, 2020
Joe Biden tonight said 7 and 8 year olds should be given the authority to be “transgender,” despite data proving that the vast majority of kids with gender confusion outgrow it by puberty. We’re talking life-altering, body-harming decisions made by 1st graders. — Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) October 16, 2020
Kids not thinking about this at 8 years old. All on your tv you see America trying to force homosexuality and transgenderism on our kids. This is a sick world wow… https://t.co/MtM9ivOg4r — freddie stevenson (@strugglemade105) October 16, 2020
This was the worst answer in the history of American politics @JoeBiden This was the worst answer in the history of American politics @JoeBiden A super majority of parents in this country think you are insane for this answer. This answer swayed Democrats and independents to vote for @realDonaldTrump. An 8 year doesn’t know what they want. pic.twitter.com/BbojJ3mrxU — Derek Utley (@realDerekUtley) October 16, 2020
Biden attended the town hall event in lieu of the second debate, as President Donald Trump joined NBC for his own event after the debate was canceled following multiple controversies.
The Commission on Presidential Debates at first unilaterally decided to make the event digital, which Trump opposed.
Biden then refused to reschedule the debate with Trump to a later date.
After the debate’s moderator, C-SPAN host Steve Scully, published a tweet seeking advice from anti-Trump media activist Anthony Scaramucci, the second debate was quietly canceled last week.
Scully claimed someone hacked into his account and published the tweet.
Scully has since admitted that he was the one who published the tweet, and has also been suspended from his program at C-SPAN.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Chick-fil-A Employee Hears ‘Frantic Cries,’ Rescues Child Being Strangled in Drive-Thru

Chick-fil-A employees are often heralded as the fast-food service gold standard .
They ’ re effervescent , cheerful and always aim to please .
They also have a habit of going the extra mile , whether it ’ s helping change out a tire , making quarantine birthdays extra special or simply playing music for drive-thru customers so they can have more of a dine-in experience while dining rooms are closed .
But on Monday , it was a group of Chick-fil-A employees in Columbus , Georgia , that teamed up to save the life of a little child .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ saved a choking child in Chick-fil-A Manchester Expressway ’ s drive thru just after lunch from a life-threatening situation , ” Chick-fil-A Manchester Expressway posted on its Facebook page .
Kokenzie , nicknamed “ Cowboy ” after staying on a bucking horse but nearly breaking a finger in the process , was the man for the job — cool under pressure , and ready for many surprise situations thanks to his Boy Scout history .
As the Chick-fil-A post stated , “ The Boy Scout Motto is ‘ Be Prepared ’ and Zack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ busy lunch rush today , frantic cries were heard in the drive thru line , ” the post continued .
“ The cries were coming from an SUV just outside the drive thru window .
A father was seen rushing to the back of his SUV.
” The post highlighted the fact that the restaurant ’ s dining room is currently closed , allowing employees to focus on the drive-thru and perhaps enabling them to notice the situation more quickly .
“ Today , Zack heard panicked cries coming from a vehicle in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eagle Scout days and being CPR certified went toward the commotion , ” the post said .
“ He observed the father and another customer trying to free what appeared to be a choking child child in the rear seat .
The cries were from the other children in the vehicle.
” The child was actually being strangled by the seat belt , which was wrapped tightly around the child ’ s neck , pressing on the windpipe .
Kokenzie wasn ’ t the first to rush to help , but he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employee .
“ Another customer had left his vehicle and was trying unsuccessfully to assist the father in removing the seat belt by reaching through the back window , ” according to the post .
“ Fellow team member Zachary Bullock passed a pair of scissors through the window and Zack ‘ Cowboy ’ Kokenzie calmly walked over to the rear of the vehicle and cut through the seatbelt in seconds freeing the child.
” RELATED : Chick-fil-A Announces $ 10.8 Million Relief Fund for Communities in Need “ Great job Cowboy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to avert a life threatening situation .
We are thankful that everyone is okay.
” Alex Vann , the owner and operator of the store , later praised Kokoenzie and the crew for their actions .
“ Zack and our team acted quickly in rescuing a child from a life-threatening situation , ” he said , according to the post .
“ I am proud of Zack , Justin , Zachary B. and our team for their quick thinking and quick responses .
“ This could have been far worse , but Zack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the right training and the right attitude to potentially save the life of one of our customers .
We are glad everyone is alright.
” Many commented on the post , thanking Kokenzie and praising God for the Chick-fil-A team ’ s quick actions .
Family and friends who knew Kokenzie through Boy Scouts praised him and said they were proud of him , though probably no one is as thankful and grateful as the family whose child he saved .
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Chick-fil-A employees are often heralded as the fast-food service gold standard. They’re effervescent, cheerful and always aim to please.
They also have a habit of going the extra mile, whether it’s helping change out a tire, making quarantine birthdays extra special or simply playing music for drive-thru customers so they can have more of a dine-in experience while dining rooms are closed.
But on Monday, it was a group of Chick-fil-A employees in Columbus, Georgia, that teamed up to save the life of a little child.
“Today Zack ‘Cowboy’ Kokenzie saved a choking child in Chick-fil-A Manchester Expressway’s drive thru just after lunch from a life-threatening situation,” Chick-fil-A Manchester Expressway posted on its Facebook page.
Kokenzie, nicknamed “Cowboy” after staying on a bucking horse but nearly breaking a finger in the process, was the man for the job — cool under pressure, and ready for many surprise situations thanks to his Boy Scout history. As the Chick-fil-A post stated, “The Boy Scout Motto is ‘Be Prepared’ and Zack certainly was.”
“Shortly after the busy lunch rush today, frantic cries were heard in the drive thru line,” the post continued. “The cries were coming from an SUV just outside the drive thru window. A father was seen rushing to the back of his SUV.”
The post highlighted the fact that the restaurant’s dining room is currently closed, allowing employees to focus on the drive-thru and perhaps enabling them to notice the situation more quickly.
“Today, Zack heard panicked cries coming from a vehicle in drive thru. Zack due to his Eagle Scout days and being CPR certified went toward the commotion,” the post said.
“He observed the father and another customer trying to free what appeared to be a choking child child in the rear seat. The cries were from the other children in the vehicle.”
The child was actually being strangled by the seat belt, which was wrapped tightly around the child’s neck, pressing on the windpipe.
Kokenzie wasn’t the first to rush to help, but he was more prepared — thanks to a fellow employee.
“Another customer had left his vehicle and was trying unsuccessfully to assist the father in removing the seat belt by reaching through the back window,” according to the post.
“Fellow team member Zachary Bullock passed a pair of scissors through the window and Zack ‘Cowboy’ Kokenzie calmly walked over to the rear of the vehicle and cut through the seatbelt in seconds freeing the child.”
“Great job Cowboy and to our team for responding so quickly to avert a life threatening situation. We are thankful that everyone is okay.”
Alex Vann, the owner and operator of the store, later praised Kokoenzie and the crew for their actions.
“Zack and our team acted quickly in rescuing a child from a life-threatening situation,” he said, according to the post. “I am proud of Zack, Justin, Zachary B. and our team for their quick thinking and quick responses.
“This could have been far worse, but Zack and others were in the right place, with the right training and the right attitude to potentially save the life of one of our customers. We are glad everyone is alright.”
Many commented on the post, thanking Kokenzie and praising God for the Chick-fil-A team’s quick actions.
Family and friends who knew Kokenzie through Boy Scouts praised him and said they were proud of him, though probably no one is as thankful and grateful as the family whose child he saved.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--The Identity of the Mysterious Nodding Woman from the Trump Town Hall Has Been Revealed

The woman who sat behind President Donald Trump during his NBC News town hall Thursday in Miami and nodded along as he made many of his points has been identified as Mayra Joli .
Joli is an immigration attorney who ran for Congress in 2018 as a pro-Trump candidate , according to the Miami Herald .
She ran as an independent in Florida ’ s 27th Congressional District , garnering 2.5 percent of the vote .
( Democrat Donna Shalala , who was secretary of health and human services in the Clinton administration , won the seat . )
Joli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interaction with the president following the town hall event at the Pérez Art Museum Miami .
“ We have your back !
You see , you see , you are the best , ” Joli can be heard saying .
Trump asked her where she is from and she said , “ I ’ m from the Dominican Republic , but I ’ m American .
I ’ m an American.
” “ I appreciate all the support , ” the president replied .
Joli is an immigration attorney and five-time beauty queen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Herald reported .
She also is a Trump supporter who said the president inspired her to run in 2018 .
“ I am not looking to run because I need a paycheck , like Donald Trump .
I ’ m not looking to run because I need fame , like Donald Trump .
I ’ m running because I need this country to succeed , ” Joli said .
She gained national attention Thursday night when she nodded and gave a thumbs up while the president made his case for a second term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Choice of Amy Coney Barrett Has Tapped Into One of Dems ' Deepest Fears “ We have the strongest economy in the world .
We closed it up , ” Trump said during the event .
“ We are coming around the corner .
The vaccines are coming out soon , and our economy is strong .
We are at a level with jobs like we ’ ve never been before .
We ’ ve rebuilt our military .
We ’ ve rebuilt our borders .
We had no borders .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebuilt so much , ” he said , according to a transcript from Rev .
“ We ’ ve given you the greatest tax cut in the history of our country , ” the president said .
“ Greatest regulation cut , equally as important .
And we created new levels of jobs that nobody thought was possible .
And next year is going to be better than ever before.
” Joli was nicknamed the “ # RedMaskLady ” by Twitter users .
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The woman who sat behind President Donald Trump during his NBC News town hall Thursday in Miami and nodded along as he made many of his points has been identified as Mayra Joli.
Joli is an immigration attorney who ran for Congress in 2018 as a pro-Trump candidate, according to the Miami Herald.
She ran as an independent in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, garnering 2.5 percent of the vote. (Democrat Donna Shalala, who was secretary of health and human services in the Clinton administration, won the seat.)
Joli posted a video on Facebook of her interaction with the president following the town hall event at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
“We have your back! You see, you see, you are the best,” Joli can be heard saying.
Trump asked her where she is from and she said, “I’m from the Dominican Republic, but I’m American. I’m an American.”
“I appreciate all the support,” the president replied.
Joli is an immigration attorney and five-time beauty queen who appears on Spanish-language television, the Herald reported.
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She also is a Trump supporter who said the president inspired her to run in 2018.
“I am not looking to run because I need a paycheck, like Donald Trump. I’m not looking to run because I need fame, like Donald Trump. I’m running because I need this country to succeed,” Joli said.
She gained national attention Thursday night when she nodded and gave a thumbs up while the president made his case for a second term.
The star of the Trump town hall was the woman sitting over Trump’s shoulder It’s excellent to have a black woman nodding in agreement and showing support for Trump as he gets attacked by a hostile leftist pic.twitter.com/2XVzbn1v6a — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 16, 2020
“We have the strongest economy in the world. We closed it up,” Trump said during the event.
“We are coming around the corner. The vaccines are coming out soon, and our economy is strong. We are at a level with jobs like we’ve never been before. We’ve rebuilt our military. We’ve rebuilt our borders. We had no borders. We had no nothing. We’ve rebuilt so much,” he said, according to a transcript from Rev.
“We’ve given you the greatest tax cut in the history of our country,” the president said. “Greatest regulation cut, equally as important. And we created new levels of jobs that nobody thought was possible. And next year is going to be better than ever before.”
Joli was nicknamed the “#RedMaskLady” by Twitter users.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--New Statue Outside of New York City Courthouse Has Villain Holding Severed Head of Hero

A new statue was recently unveiled outside of a New York City courthouse , but this sculpture doesn ’ t depict a victory of justice .
Instead , the 7-foot bronze work shows an armed villain triumphantly holding the severed head of a hero from Greek mythology .
“ Medusa with the Head of Perseus ” was revealed Tuesday in Collect Pond Park , with the statue ’ s monstrous visage directly facing Manhattan ’ s New York County Criminal Court , according to WLNY-TV .
The statue portrays Medusa armed with a sword and holding the hero Perseus ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gorgon Medusa had snakes for hair and the power to turn mortals to stone with a single look .
Perseus approached the monster by watching its reflection in a mirrored shield before killing it .
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The sculpture is intended to be a reversal of the renowned 16th-century statue “ Perseus with the Head of Medusa , ” on display in Florence , Italy .
The work was explained by artist Luciano Garbati as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual abuse and harassment that swept the United States in recent years .
Garbati originally created the work in 2008 , according to Artnet News .
After sharing another version of the piece a decade later , its popularity took off .
“ Something in the sculpture has been captivating women ’ s attention , ” he told Artnet , “ which means that I have been able to capture in it some aspect of the feminine pathos.
” The placement of the statue facing the courthouse is no accident .
Film producer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prominent figures to face justice during the # MeToo wave , was handed a rape conviction in the very same building .
Although the campaign to force accountability on abusers took down Weinstein and other elites , the furor behind the movement turned into a modern-day witch hunt against some .
Most prominently , Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh faced false accusations during a Democrat-led insurgency against his nomination process .
Garbati ’ s reasons for choosing a monstrous villain , besides subverting a traditional scene , are still unclear .
History has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to injustices and fighting for the truth , and any of these would seemingly be a better fit for his message than a snake-haired creature from ancient mythology .
Thankfully , it appears this work of art will be a temporary addition to the courthouse scenery .
The statue will be displayed until April 2021 , at which point it will be moved to a new location .
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A new statue was recently unveiled outside of a New York City courthouse, but this sculpture doesn’t depict a victory of justice.
Instead, the 7-foot bronze work shows an armed villain triumphantly holding the severed head of a hero from Greek mythology.
“Medusa with the Head of Perseus” was revealed Tuesday in Collect Pond Park, with the statue’s monstrous visage directly facing Manhattan’s New York County Criminal Court, according to WLNY-TV.
The statue portrays Medusa armed with a sword and holding the hero Perseus’ severed head.
In myth, the gorgon Medusa had snakes for hair and the power to turn mortals to stone with a single look. Perseus approached the monster by watching its reflection in a mirrored shield before killing it.
The sculpture is intended to be a reversal of the renowned 16th-century statue “Perseus with the Head of Medusa,” on display in Florence, Italy.
The work was explained by artist Luciano Garbati as a tribute to the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment that swept the United States in recent years.
Garbati originally created the work in 2008, according to Artnet News. After sharing another version of the piece a decade later, its popularity took off.
“Something in the sculpture has been captivating women’s attention,” he told Artnet, “which means that I have been able to capture in it some aspect of the feminine pathos.”
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The placement of the statue facing the courthouse is no accident.
Film producer Harvey Weinstein, one of the most prominent figures to face justice during the #MeToo wave, was handed a rape conviction in the very same building.
Although the campaign to force accountability on abusers took down Weinstein and other elites, the furor behind the movement turned into a modern-day witch hunt against some.
Most prominently, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh faced false accusations during a Democrat-led insurgency against his nomination process.
Garbati’s reasons for choosing a monstrous villain, besides subverting a traditional scene, are still unclear.
History has numerous examples of real women standing up to injustices and fighting for the truth, and any of these would seemingly be a better fit for his message than a snake-haired creature from ancient mythology.
Thankfully, it appears this work of art will be a temporary addition to the courthouse scenery.
The statue will be displayed until April 2021, at which point it will be moved to a new location.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Teacher Beheaded in Street After Discussing Muhammad Cartoons, Suspect Killed by Police

A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam ’ s prophet Muhammad was decapitated in a French street on Friday and police have shot the suspected killer dead , a police official said .
The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation into the slaying , the prosecutor ’ s office said .
The gruesome incident occurred in the town of Eragny , in the Val d ’ Oise region northwest of Paris .
A police official said the suspect , armed with a knife and an airsoft gun , was shot to death by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ male teacher was killed .
The teacher had been threatened after opening a discussion about the caricatures , the police official told The Associated Press .
It was the second terror attack since the opening of an ongoing trial on the Jan. 2015 massacre at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo .
Charlie Hebdo recently republished caricatures of Muhammad , prompting a young man from Pakistan to stab two people outside the paper ’ s former offices .
The attacker was arrested and the victims suffered non life-threatening injuries .
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A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam’s prophet Muhammad was decapitated in a French street on Friday and police have shot the suspected killer dead, a police official said.
The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation into the slaying, the prosecutor’s office said.
The gruesome incident occurred in the town of Eragny, in the Val d’Oise region northwest of Paris.
A police official said the suspect, armed with a knife and an airsoft gun, was shot to death by police about 600 yards from where the male teacher was killed.
The teacher had been threatened after opening a discussion about the caricatures, the police official told The Associated Press.
It was the second terror attack since the opening of an ongoing trial on the Jan. 2015 massacre at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Charlie Hebdo recently republished caricatures of Muhammad, prompting a young man from Pakistan to stab two people outside the paper’s former offices.
The attacker was arrested and the victims suffered non life-threatening injuries.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--ABC Gives Biden a Free Pass During Friendly Town Hall

ABC News refused to ask Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden about his son ’ s alleged acts of corruption during a town hall on Thursday night , a day after Facebook and Twitter censored the story on social media .
The Biden town hall covered topics including civility in America , coronavirus , the 1994 crime bill , LGBT rights , the Supreme Court and taxes , but failed to mention Burisma Holdings , e-mails or Hunter Biden , NewsBusters reported .
While Biden said his support of the crime bill that has been blamed for increasing incarceration among minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the states for the implications of the bill and defended the parts of the legislation he advocated for , according to NPR .
“ Here ’ s where the mistake came : The mistake came in terms of what the states did locally , ” Biden said .
ABC has been criticized for asking Biden “ softball questions ” as compared to the ones President Donald Trump faced at his competing town hall , the New York Post reported .
In the Trump town hall with NBC , held at the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questioned about white supremacy , his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the QAnon conspiracy theory , according to USA Today .
ABC ’ s avoidance of the report ’ s allegations is in line with Big Tech companies like Twitter and Facebook ’ s censorship of the article on their platforms .
Twitter claims that it is censoring the New York Post article on its platform because “ the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were outlined in a report by the New York Post , which included an email that showed Hunter Biden had allegedly introduced his father to a top executive at the Ukrainian energy firm about a year before a prosecutor who had investigated the company was fired following pressure from Joe Biden .
“ Dear Hunter , thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent some time together .
It ’ s realty an honor and pleasure , ” the e-mail from Vadym Pozharskyi reads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pozharskyi asked Hunter Biden “ advice on how you could use your influence ” on the company ’ s behalf .
This report contradicts Biden ’ s claims that he has “ never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings , ” according to Fox News .
Andrew Bates , a spokesman for the Biden campaign , issued a statement in response to the Post ’ s report , according to Politico .
“ Investigations by the press , during impeachment , and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and political by a GOP colleague , have all reached the same conclusion : that Joe Biden carried out official U.S. policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing , ” Bates claimed .
“ Trump administration officials have attested to these facts under oath.
” “ The New York Post never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story , ” the statement added .
“ Moreover , we have reviewed Joe Biden ’ s official schedules from the time and no meeting , as alleged by the New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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ABC News refused to ask Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden about his son’s alleged acts of corruption during a town hall on Thursday night, a day after Facebook and Twitter censored the story on social media.
The Biden town hall covered topics including civility in America, coronavirus, the 1994 crime bill, LGBT rights, the Supreme Court and taxes, but failed to mention Burisma Holdings, e-mails or Hunter Biden, NewsBusters reported.
While Biden said his support of the crime bill that has been blamed for increasing incarceration among minority men was a mistake, he blamed the states for the implications of the bill and defended the parts of the legislation he advocated for, according to NPR.
“Here’s where the mistake came: The mistake came in terms of what the states did locally,” Biden said.
ABC has been criticized for asking Biden “softball questions” as compared to the ones President Donald Trump faced at his competing town hall, the New York Post reported.
In the Trump town hall with NBC, held at the same time as Biden’s, Trump was questioned about white supremacy, his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to USA Today.
ABC’s avoidance of the report’s allegations is in line with Big Tech companies like Twitter and Facebook’s censorship of the article on their platforms.
Twitter claims that it is censoring the New York Post article on its platform because “the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.”
The images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.https://t.co/plPa5SZ3we — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 14, 2020
The latest alleged transgressions by Hunter Biden were outlined in a report by the New York Post, which included an email that showed Hunter Biden had allegedly introduced his father to a top executive at the Ukrainian energy firm about a year before a prosecutor who had investigated the company was fired following pressure from Joe Biden.
“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent some time together. It’s realty an honor and pleasure,” the e-mail from Vadym Pozharskyi reads.
In a May 2014 email, Pozharskyi asked Hunter Biden “advice on how you could use your influence” on the company’s behalf.
This report contradicts Biden’s claims that he has “never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings,” according to Fox News.
Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, issued a statement in response to the Post’s report, according to Politico.
“Investigations by the press, during impeachment, and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work was decried as ‘not legitimate’ and political by a GOP colleague, have all reached the same conclusion: that Joe Biden carried out official U.S. policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing,” Bates claimed. “Trump administration officials have attested to these facts under oath.”
“The New York Post never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story,” the statement added.
“Moreover, we have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Woman Who ‘Leans’ Biden Paid Trump Biggest Compliment of the Night, the Left Goes Nuts

For years , liberal women have gushed about the sex appeal of politicians who are — at best — plain-looking ( to put it charitably ) .
But after a woman paid President Donald Trump the biggest compliment of the night during his NBC News town hall Thursday at the Pérez Art Museum Miami , the left went nuts .
“ I have to say , you have a great smile , ” Paulette Dale , who NBC said “ leaned ” toward Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election , told Trump .
“ He does .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ smile.
” “ Thank you , ” the president responded , flashing his pearly whites in appreciation .
That innocuous exchange sent many on the left over the edge , with blue-check-marked blowhards and regular folks alike weighing in on Twitter .
RELATED : TV News Networks Bury Hunter Biden Story with Less Than 10 Minutes of Coverage Over 2 Days The naysayers forget about the way many members of the liberal media were enchanted by impeached former president and serial womanizer Bill Clinton .
Journalist Nina Burleigh was so lust-struck she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s place , to put it delicately .
Gangly mom-jean-clad former President Barack Obama was labeled the “ hottest president ” and all sorts of other superlatives on BuzzFeed lists .
“ Mr .
President — I want to say that you are so handsome , ” one of his admirers said to Obama at a town hall in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016 .
Then , of course , there is the legend that was former President John F. Kennedy .
Maybe he was good-looking in comparison to his sweaty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the whole “ Camelot ” mystique was as much an establishment media invention as any of the other leftist narratives .
But unlike certain former presidents who make liberals swoon because they ’ re in favor of letting women snuff out their babies in the womb , Trump was considered quite the desirable man in his prime for other reasons .
Before he was president , he was a real estate mogul in New York City and was viewed as the big man in town in the greatest city on Earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many cameos in movies and television shows , often implicitly as the archetype of rich and powerful men of the world .
Feminist magnum opus “ Sex and the City ” used one of these cameos as shorthand to introduce the man who would become the main character ’ s on-again , off-again love interest in an episode titled “ The Man , the Myth , the Viagra.
” Unfortunately , that legacy has been rewritten and redefined , inverted instead into a nasty caricature of what the left thinks every Republican president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no surprise , then , that Dale was quick to pivot away from her praise in an interview with Miami New Times , telling the outlet she would still be voting for Biden .
“ I think the man has a nice smile .
However , I ’ m not a fan , ” she said , likely hoping to shield herself from the inevitable onslaught she had to see coming ( after all , when was the last time someone on the left ever said anything nice about a Republican and got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was also a professor at Miami Dade College for 35 years , so her remark surely outraged her “ tolerant ” leftist colleagues in academia as well .
After she is attacked on social media and lampooned on late-night talk shows and “ Saturday Night Live , ” Dale may find herself wondering if she can still align herself with Biden and his supporters .
Sadly , this all comes down to her just trying to say something lighthearted and flattering , but the left can ’ t handle any praise of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of their homely heroes .
Regardless , if women want to be taken seriously for their political opinions , maybe they shouldn ’ t obsess about any candidate ’ s looks like smitten schoolgirls — even if I do agree that Trump does , in fact , have a handsome smile .
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For years, liberal women have gushed about the sex appeal of politicians who are — at best — plain-looking (to put it charitably).
But after a woman paid President Donald Trump the biggest compliment of the night during his NBC News town hall Thursday at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the left went nuts.
“I have to say, you have a great smile,” Paulette Dale, who NBC said “leaned” toward Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, told Trump. “He does. You’re so handsome when you smile.”
“Thank you,” the president responded, flashing his pearly whites in appreciation.
Voter to President Trump at #TrumpTownHall: “You’re so handsome when you smile.” pic.twitter.com/sb9p0jWv4b — NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 16, 2020
That innocuous exchange sent many on the left over the edge, with blue-check-marked blowhards and regular folks alike weighing in on Twitter.
Omg. Did that just happen? ? — Katie Couric (@katiecouric) October 16, 2020
Tonight a woman in the audience of Trump’s town hall began her question by telling him he has a great smile & he’s so handsome when he smiles. And when #JoeBiden is President, hopefully that woman will be able to access better vision care, bless her heart. — bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 16, 2020
Trump has NEVER been handsome to anyone other than white people who just see a white man in a suit and think that aligning with power is sexy He’s is objectively ugly. Purely physically analysis here. Like point by point ugly. — Jay of The Dead ???♂ (@JayJurden) October 16, 2020
BREAKING: The lady who called Trump handsome at the #TrumpTownHall has been involuntary committed to a psychiatric institution for evaluation — Travis Allen ?? (@TravisAllen02) October 16, 2020
How much was she paid to be in the audience? #cancelNBC — Zurie (@ninny_chirp) October 16, 2020
With this tweet. I unfollow. I encourage anyone who sees this to do the same. — Christopher (@phemm11) October 16, 2020
The naysayers forget about the way many members of the liberal media were enchanted by impeached former president and serial womanizer Bill Clinton. Journalist Nina Burleigh was so lust-struck she said she was willing to take Monica Lewinsky’s place, to put it delicately.
Gangly mom-jean-clad former President Barack Obama was labeled the “hottest president” and all sorts of other superlatives on BuzzFeed lists.
“Mr. President — I want to say that you are so handsome,” one of his admirers said to Obama at a town hall in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016.
Man at town hall in Vietnam tells @POTUS he’s handsome. “You can just stop there,” the president responded.https://t.co/2rrZH9YqF7 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 25, 2016
Then, of course, there is the legend that was former President John F. Kennedy. Maybe he was good-looking in comparison to his sweaty debate opponent, former President Richard Nixon, but the whole “Camelot” mystique was as much an establishment media invention as any of the other leftist narratives.
But unlike certain former presidents who make liberals swoon because they’re in favor of letting women snuff out their babies in the womb, Trump was considered quite the desirable man in his prime for other reasons.
Before he was president, he was a real estate mogul in New York City and was viewed as the big man in town in the greatest city on Earth.
That’s why Trump had many cameos in movies and television shows, often implicitly as the archetype of rich and powerful men of the world.
Do you think President Trump is handsome when he smiles? Yes No
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Feminist magnum opus “Sex and the City” used one of these cameos as shorthand to introduce the man who would become the main character’s on-again, off-again love interest in an episode titled “The Man, the Myth, the Viagra.”
Unfortunately, that legacy has been rewritten and redefined, inverted instead into a nasty caricature of what the left thinks every Republican president is really like.
It’s no surprise, then, that Dale was quick to pivot away from her praise in an interview with Miami New Times, telling the outlet she would still be voting for Biden.
“I think the man has a nice smile. However, I’m not a fan,” she said, likely hoping to shield herself from the inevitable onslaught she had to see coming (after all, when was the last time someone on the left ever said anything nice about a Republican and got away with it?).
Dale was also a professor at Miami Dade College for 35 years, so her remark surely outraged her “tolerant” leftist colleagues in academia as well.
After she is attacked on social media and lampooned on late-night talk shows and “Saturday Night Live,” Dale may find herself wondering if she can still align herself with Biden and his supporters.
Sadly, this all comes down to her just trying to say something lighthearted and flattering, but the left can’t handle any praise of a politician unless it’s directed at one of their homely heroes.
Regardless, if women want to be taken seriously for their political opinions, maybe they shouldn’t obsess about any candidate’s looks like smitten schoolgirls — even if I do agree that Trump does, in fact, have a handsome smile.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Woman Sitting Behind Trump at Town Hall Becomes Overnight Star

Liberal Twitter has spoken , and it wants the head of the # RedMaskLady .
On conservative Twitter , meanwhile , she ’ s a new star .
Who is # RedMaskLady , you may ask ?
That ’ s the nickname that ’ s being given to a woman who sat behind President Donald Trump during his Thursday town hall on NBC and fervently agreed with what he was saying , nodding along as he made many of his points .
Here ’ s the woman giving her assent to Trump ’ s case for a second term : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world .
We closed it up , ” the president said .
“ We are coming around the corner .
The vaccines are coming out soon , and our economy is strong .
We are at a level with jobs like we ’ ve never been before .
We ’ ve rebuilt our military .
We ’ ve rebuilt our borders .
We had no borders .
We had no nothing .
We ’ ve rebuilt so much , ” he added .
“ We ’ ve given you the greatest tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Greatest regulation cut , equally as important .
And we created new levels of jobs that nobody thought was possible .
And next year is going to be better than ever before.
” The moderator for the event was Savannah Guthrie , who — surprise of surprises — wasn ’ t necessarily a fount of warmth toward the president .
Not that a moderator of a town hall ought to be , mind you .
The atmosphere in Biden ’ s town halls , however , is such that you wouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and hugged Joe halfway through the event .
# RedMaskLady probably wasn ’ t the hug-Joe type — as seen in this clip where she nodded along while Trump noted he ’ s been denouncing white supremacy for years .
This came during a contentious part of the town hall where Guthrie intimated Trump wouldn ’ t denounce white supremacy .
RELATED : TV News Networks Bury Hunter Biden Story with Less Than 10 Minutes of Coverage Over 2 Days “ I ’ ve denounced white supremacy — for years — but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , referring to the assumption he hadn ’ t done so .
“ You always start off with the question .
You didn ’ t ask Joe Biden , whether or not he denounces antifa .
I watched him on the same basic show with Lester Holt , and he was asking questions like Biden was a child , ” Trump continued .
“ Well , so this is a little bit of a dodge , ” Guthrie responded .
“ So , are you ready ?
Are you … Wait .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ supremacy , ” Trump responded .
But , no , we continued on this : “ Do you feel , it feels sometimes you ’ re hesitant to do so , like you wait a beat , ” Guthrie said .
“ Hesitant ?
Here we go again , ” Trump replied .
“ In fact , my people came , ‘ I ’ m sure they ’ ll ask you the white supremacy question.
’ I denounce white supremacy.
” So , again , we have a star on conservative Twitter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ among those celebrating her : She may be everything and you may stand with her , but you might want to stand in front of any identifying features she may have : That being said , it seems she either wanted to be unmasked or it didn ’ t take long for the internet to track her down .
It turns out she once ran as a pro-Trump U.S. House candidate , which apparently makes her a plant : Here ’ s the problem with that kind of outrage , though : This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ halls with “ undecided ” voters .
Guthrie made it clear at the beginning that “ this audience looks a bit like America , it ’ s divided .
Some here voted for the president in 2016 and plan to again , some support Joe Biden , and some say they are truly undecided.
” She isn ’ t one of them .
According to the Miami Herald , Mayra Joli is an immigration attorney and former beauty queen who ran as an independent two years ago in Florida ’ s 27th Congressional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote .
( Democrat Donna Shalala , who was the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Clinton administration , won the seat . )
In a video Joli posted to Facebook after the event finished , she showed herself interacting with the president .
“ We have your back !
You see , you see you are the best , ” Joli said .
“ Where are you from ?
” Trump said .
“ I ’ m from the Dominican Republic , but I ’ m American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Joli responded .
And now she ’ s one of the most loathed women on the left and lionized viral figures on the right .
One would guess she doesn ’ t mind , even if most people know her simply as # RedMaskLady .
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Liberal Twitter has spoken, and it wants the head of the #RedMaskLady.
On conservative Twitter, meanwhile, she’s a new star.
Who is #RedMaskLady, you may ask? That’s the nickname that’s being given to a woman who sat behind President Donald Trump during his Oct. 15 town hall on NBC and fervently agreed with what he was saying, nodding along as he made many of his points.
Here’s the woman giving her assent to Trump’s case for a second term:
The star of the Trump town hall was the woman sitting over Trump’s shoulder It’s excellent to have a black woman nodding in agreement and showing support for Trump as he gets attacked by a hostile leftist pic.twitter.com/2XVzbn1v6a — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 16, 2020
“We have the strongest economy in the world. We closed it up,” the president said.
“We are coming around the corner. The vaccines are coming out soon, and our economy is strong. We are at a level with jobs like we’ve never been before. We’ve rebuilt our military. We’ve rebuilt our borders. We had no borders. We had no nothing. We’ve rebuilt so much,” he added.
“We’ve given you the greatest tax cut in the history of our country. Greatest regulation cut, equally as important. And we created new levels of jobs that nobody thought was possible. And next year is going to be better than ever before.”
The moderator for the event was Savannah Guthrie, who — surprise of surprises — wasn’t necessarily a fount of warmth toward the president. Not that a moderator of a town hall ought to be, mind you. The atmosphere in Biden’s town halls, however, is such that you wouldn’t be surprised if the moderator got up and hugged Joe halfway through the event.
#RedMaskLady probably wasn’t the hug-Joe type — as seen in this clip where she nodded along while Trump noted he’s been denouncing white supremacy for years.
? Voter behind President Trump (on the right) nods along as he reminds Guthrie that he has been denouncing white supremacy for years. She gets it! #TrumpTownHall pic.twitter.com/jwC60Q8QZV — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 16, 2020
This came during a contentious part of the town hall where Guthrie intimated Trump wouldn’t denounce white supremacy.
“I’ve denounced white supremacy — for years — but you always do it,” the president said, referring to the assumption he hadn’t done so.
“You always start off with the question. You didn’t ask Joe Biden, whether or not he denounces antifa. I watched him on the same basic show with Lester Holt, and he was asking questions like Biden was a child,” Trump continued.
“Well, so this is a little bit of a dodge,” Guthrie responded.
“So, are you ready? Are you … Wait. Are you listening? I denounce white supremacy,” Trump responded.
But, no, we continued on this: “Do you feel, it feels sometimes you’re hesitant to do so, like you wait a beat,” Guthrie said.
“Hesitant? Here we go again,” Trump replied. “In fact, my people came, ‘I’m sure they’ll ask you the white supremacy question.’ I denounce white supremacy.”
So, again, we have a star on conservative Twitter. Pundits Dan Bongino and Steven Crowder were among those celebrating her:
She has an open invite to come on my show anytime. https://t.co/6ShF4AuqFr — Steven Crowder (@scrowder) October 16, 2020
The black woman nodding in agreement with President Trump is everything right now… pic.twitter.com/OLp0jHCDG5 — Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) October 16, 2020
Whoever this woman is nodding her head – we stand with her! pic.twitter.com/By1TJf0uy8 — Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) October 16, 2020
She may be everything and you may stand with her, but you might want to stand in front of any identifying features she may have:
Who can unmask the nodding #RedMaskWoman behind #TrumpTownHall? How did they plant someone right there? pic.twitter.com/xnKkJvpw2b — Graham Hunter (@GrahamRHunter) October 16, 2020
You know, if you’re going to plant someone in the audience behind your candidate, she should not be such an obvious plant that she becomes a meme on social media within minutes — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 16, 2020
That being said, it seems she either wanted to be unmasked or it didn’t take long for the internet to track her down. It turns out she once ran as a pro-Trump U.S. House candidate, which apparently makes her a plant:
She’s no voter she ran for congress as a Republican. Totally planted pic.twitter.com/OEeLkCDNyt — LikeAVirgil ??? (@virgil_like) October 16, 2020
Here’s the problem with that kind of outrage, though: This wasn’t one of those town halls with “undecided” voters.
Guthrie made it clear at the beginning that “this audience looks a bit like America, it’s divided. Some here voted for the president in 2016 and plan to again, some support Joe Biden, and some say they are truly undecided.”
She isn’t one of them. According to the Miami Herald, Mayra Joli is an immigration attorney and former beauty queen who ran as an independent two years ago in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, garnering 2.5 percent of the vote. (Democrat Donna Shalala, who was the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Clinton administration, won the seat.)
In a video Joli posted to Facebook after the event finished, she showed herself interacting with the president.
“We have your back! You see, you see you are the best,” Joli said.
“Where are you from?” Trump said.
“I’m from the Dominican Republic, but I’m American, I’m an American,” Joli responded.
And she quickly became one of the most loathed women on the left and lionized viral figures on the right.
One would guess she doesn’t mind, even if most people know her simply as #RedMaskLady.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Trump Admin Reveals Plan To Get Free COVID Vaccines to Nursing Homes

Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge , enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help .
Under the voluntary program , trained staff from CVS and Walgreens would deliver the vaccines to each nursing home and administer shots .
Assisted living facilities and residential group homes can also participate , and nursing home staffers can be vaccinated , too .
Needles , syringes and other necessary equipment will be included .
The distribution program is contingent on the Food and Drug Administration authorizing a vaccine .
The idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for vaccinating their most vulnerable residents , according to Paul Mango , a senior policy adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services .
“ We are trying to eliminate all potential barriers to getting folks safe and effective vaccines , ” Mango said .
Counting nursing homes and other kinds of group residences , the nation has more than 22,000 such facilities .
People in nursing homes and other long-term care settings account for less than 1 percent of the U.S. population , but they represent about 40 percent of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 83,600 fatalities .
The vaccination plan for nursing homes has been set up under the auspices of Operation Warp Speed , a White House-backed campaign to quickly produce and distribute hundreds of millions of doses of approved vaccines , enough for every American .
The goal is to shrink the production timetable from years to months .
The effort involves HHS and the Defense Department , as well as drugmakers and other private companies .
Mango said he anticipates that if a vaccine is approved this year , initial supplies will be limited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first three months of 2021 , he said .
HHS is fielding an online survey for nursing homes to assess their interest in the vaccine distribution program , but the allocation of vaccines will be done through state and territorial governments .
Officials say vaccines will be on their way to nursing homes within 24 to 48 hours of FDA approval .
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities will not be charged for the program .
CVS and Walgreens will be reimbursed for administering the shots at standard Medicare rates , officials said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has prompted some concerns , because nursing homes typically deal with specialized pharmacies and not big drugstores .
Mango said the plan would accommodate nursing homes that want to continue to work with specialized pharmacies .
HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the goal of the partnership with CVS and Walgreens is to provide convenient and free vaccination to nursing homes across the country .
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Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.
Under the voluntary program, trained staff from CVS and Walgreens would deliver the vaccines to each nursing home and administer shots.
Assisted living facilities and residential group homes can also participate, and nursing home staffers can be vaccinated, too. Needles, syringes and other necessary equipment will be included.
The distribution program is contingent on the Food and Drug Administration authorizing a vaccine.
The idea is to give states an all-inclusive system for vaccinating their most vulnerable residents, according to Paul Mango, a senior policy adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services.
“We are trying to eliminate all potential barriers to getting folks safe and effective vaccines,” Mango said.
Counting nursing homes and other kinds of group residences, the nation has more than 22,000 such facilities.
People in nursing homes and other long-term care settings account for less than 1 percent of the U.S. population, but they represent about 40 percent of the deaths from COVID-19, with more than 83,600 fatalities.
The vaccination plan for nursing homes has been set up under the auspices of Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed campaign to quickly produce and distribute hundreds of millions of doses of approved vaccines, enough for every American.
Do you think a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by the end of 2020? Yes No
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The goal is to shrink the production timetable from years to months. The effort involves HHS and the Defense Department, as well as drugmakers and other private companies.
Mango said he anticipates that if a vaccine is approved this year, initial supplies will be limited. Availability will improve markedly in the first three months of 2021, he said.
HHS is fielding an online survey for nursing homes to assess their interest in the vaccine distribution program, but the allocation of vaccines will be done through state and territorial governments.
Officials say vaccines will be on their way to nursing homes within 24 to 48 hours of FDA approval.
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities will not be charged for the program. CVS and Walgreens will be reimbursed for administering the shots at standard Medicare rates, officials said.
The use of retail chain pharmacies has prompted some concerns, because nursing homes typically deal with specialized pharmacies and not big drugstores.
Mango said the plan would accommodate nursing homes that want to continue to work with specialized pharmacies.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the goal of the partnership with CVS and Walgreens is to provide convenient and free vaccination to nursing homes across the country.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Islamic Extremist Rebels Claim New Victim Days After Deadly African Attacks

A U.N. peacekeeper was killed in Mali and others injured in separate attacks in the north of the country , Stephane Dujarric , spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general , said in a statement .
A bomb hit a U.N. vehicle in the Kidal region , killing one Egyptian peacekeeper and seriously injuring another on Thursday .
In a separate attack in Timbuktu , gunshots fired toward the U.N. camp injured one peacekeeper from Burkina Faso , according to the statement .
Dujarric said attacks targeting peacekeepers could amount to “ war crimes ” and called on Mali ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The attacks by suspected Islamic extremists come just days after 12 civilians and at least 11 soldiers from the army were killed in central Mali .
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The U.N. peacekeeping mission has been in Mali since 2013 , after Islamic extremists took control of major towns in the north .
A French-led military operation dislodged the rebels , but the jihadists have since regrouped in rural areas and expanded their reach , targeting Mali @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to the U.N. , 220 peacekeepers have died in Mali .
The jihadist threat is compounded by Mali ’ s current political upheaval .
In August , President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted from power by a military junta .
Under international pressure , the junta appointed a civilian-led government to lead the country through an 18-month transition period to new elections .
Last week the administration helped to secure the release of four hostages , including Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and three Westerners , in exchange for the release of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week highlight Mali ’ s fragile security , an expert said .
“ These attacks sow more mistrust between the public and the government , further eroding confidence after the release of convicted militants who ’ ve rejoined the battlegrounds , ” according to Laith Alkhouri , an intelligence specialist who researches violent Islamic extremists in West Africa .
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A U.N. peacekeeper was killed in Mali and others injured in separate attacks in the north of the country, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general, said in a statement.
A bomb hit a U.N. vehicle in the Kidal region, killing one Egyptian peacekeeper and seriously injuring another on Thursday.
In a separate attack in Timbuktu, gunshots fired toward the U.N. camp injured one peacekeeper from Burkina Faso, according to the statement.
Dujarric said attacks targeting peacekeepers could amount to “war crimes” and called on Mali’s authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The attacks by suspected Islamic extremists come just days after 12 civilians and at least 11 soldiers from the army were killed in central Mali.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission has been in Mali since 2013, after Islamic extremists took control of major towns in the north.
A French-led military operation dislodged the rebels, but the jihadists have since regrouped in rural areas and expanded their reach, targeting Mali’s army and the U.N. mission.
According to the U.N., 220 peacekeepers have died in Mali.
The jihadist threat is compounded by Mali’s current political upheaval.
In August, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted from power by a military junta. Under international pressure, the junta appointed a civilian-led government to lead the country through an 18-month transition period to new elections.
Last week the administration helped to secure the release of four hostages, including Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and three Westerners, in exchange for the release of nearly 200 jailed jihadists.
The attacks this week highlight Mali’s fragile security, an expert said.
“These attacks sow more mistrust between the public and the government, further eroding confidence after the release of convicted militants who’ve rejoined the battlegrounds,” according to Laith Alkhouri, an intelligence specialist who researches violent Islamic extremists in West Africa.
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westernjournal--2020-10-17--Pollster Who Shows Trump Leading Exposes Truth About Rest of Polling Industry

Even if you ’ re the poll-watching type , there ’ s a pretty good chance you ’ ve never heard of the Democracy Institute .
The Anglo-American think-tank , which is associated with the libertarian Cato Institute , was one of the only pollsters to correctly predict two seismic political events .
As Jim Rossi at Forbes pointed out , “ [ t ] he Democracy Institute is a relative newcomer to political polling – but it correctly forecast Brexit and Trump ’ s historic 2016 upset.
” Yet , the group ’ s 2020 presidential polls aren ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major polling average indices , RealClearPolitics or FiveThirtyEight .
There ’ s no denying the Democracy Institute ’ s polling represents an outlier — but there are plenty of outliers within both indices , outliers which can ’ t lay claim to predicting either Brexit or the 2016 election .
The major difference seems to be that its polling has consistently shown President Donald Trump ahead of Democratic nominee Joe Biden , both nationally and in major battleground states .
In Forbes ’ words , it ’ s the “ only ” poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The Identity of the Mysterious Nodding Woman from the Trump Town Hall Has Been Revealed So how is the organization coming up with numbers so markedly different than those from almost any other pollster ?
In an interview with Forbes published Tuesday , Democracy Institute polling director Patrick Basham said “ there is a misreading of the electorate , based on many assumptions that are not likely accurate.
” “ Some polls may just be off , some are advancing an agenda , and there is an intertwining of the two , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is supposed to be incredibly scientific , and the science is more advanced than ever .
But polling has always been a synthesis of science and art — and polls are more art than science in 2020 .
One of the major challenges is figuring out how the electorate will look.
” For the uninitiated , pollsters just don ’ t sample the first random thousand people that answer the phone and call it a day .
Polls have to be weighted based on assumptions about the makeup of the electorate .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll look demographically — how many minority voters , how many men versus women , how many voters with college degrees , those sorts of things — but also how motivated those voters will be to show up on Election Day .
( Or to mail in their ballot , as the case may be this year . )
Basham thinks the rest of the polling world has that last part spectacularly wrong .
“ With most of the mainstream polls — New York Times , CNN , the university polls – a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aka turnout — will be much , much larger than 2016 , ” he told Forbes , saying those outlets estimate “ 10-30 million more [ voters ] , that ’ s 25-30 percent larger .
That makes it essential that polls capture many , many more Democrat voters.
” Instead , Basham said the Democracy Institute ’ s polls weight for lower turnout and try to “ estimat [ e ] shy Trump voters or secret Trump voters.
” The outfit ’ s most recent poll , released earlier this month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 46 percent to 45 percent .
This was within the poll ’ s margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points ; it was conducted among 1,500 likely voters between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2 .
The survey actually had Trump trending downward from August poll , where he held a 48 percent to 45 percent lead nationally over Biden ; that poll was taken in the final two days and immediate aftermath of the Republican National Convention .
However , the group ’ s latest poll showed the president ahead in several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .
This , again , is a major outlier .
The RealClearPolitics polling average , as of Saturday , has Biden up nationally 51.2 percent to 42.3 percent .
Only two national polls taken this year out out of the many included on the RealClearPolitics index have shown Trump ahead of Biden : one by Rasmussen in September which showed him up by 1 percentage point and another by Emerson in February which showed him up by 4 percentage points .
The latter poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out ; it was taken in the immediate aftermath of the New Hampshire primary , a period when Biden ’ s campaign was all but declared dead after a stunningly pathetic fifth-place finish .
However , Basham told Forbes the homogenous nature of the polls had a bit to do with the media outlets that commissioned them offering a “ [ c ] ertain reward for a certain outcome.
” He offered several examples of the phenomenon .
“ ORC — Opinion Research Corporation — got fired by CNN after the 2016 election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ main transgression was that they were pretty accurate , ” showing Trump ahead of Clinton in key swing states .
“ The USC poll — University of Southern California — repeatedly asks the same respondents 2 or 3 questions daily … and it showed Trump competitive in 2016 .
In late September 2020 , it was showing Biden ’ s lead evaporate .
They claimed ‘ technical problems ’ and changed their methodology .
They are underpolling GOP voters.
” Basham pointed out the Democracy Institute ’ s modeling included shy Brexit and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurate results .
They see an even greater number of shy Trump voters this time around — having found some of them through their polling methods .
“ Now we come to 2020 , and a lot of people are looking .
What we found is they do exist and in greater numbers , ” Basham said .
“ Our questions go like this : ‘ If you were a Trump voter , would you tell anybody ?
Would you tell family ?
A friend ?
A coworker ?
Would you put a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
’ ” The answer to many of those questions , of course , is no .
That ’ s why the Democracy Institute is weighting things differently .
Basham sees three types of shy Trump voters — blue-collar male Midwesterners , suburban white women and people of color .
On that last count , consider this : “ The # 1 predictor of voting Republican is owning a handgun , ” Basham told Forbes .
“ Black female gun ownership has skyrocketed .
Forty percent of new handgun owners are female ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democracy Institute ’ s model , Trump will end up winning 320 electoral votes this November .
That kind of talk would get Democracy Institute pollsters laughed out of most rooms .
Perhaps “ laughed ” isn ’ t the right word ; Basham said that “ when the October poll came out , Trump was in the hospital with COVID-19 .
Our poll was the only thing he tweeted about that day .
We got hate mail and personal attacks on a scale that was hard to encounter .
“ How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , just that we produced numbers others don ’ t like .
We ’ ve gone from having the most media-ignored poll to the most infamous poll.
” Whether or not they remain either infamous or ignored , of course , will depend on whether they ’ ve gotten it right again .
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Even if you’re the poll-watching type, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve never heard of the Democracy Institute.
The Anglo-American think-tank, which is associated with the libertarian Cato Institute, was one of the only pollsters to correctly predict two seismic political events. As Jim Rossi at Forbes pointed out, “[t]he Democracy Institute is a relative newcomer to political polling – but it correctly forecast Brexit and Trump’s historic 2016 upset.”
Yet, the group’s 2020 presidential polls aren’t included in either of the two major polling average indices, RealClearPolitics or FiveThirtyEight.
There’s no denying the Democracy Institute’s polling represents an outlier — but there are plenty of outliers within both indices, outliers which can’t lay claim to predicting either Brexit or the 2016 election. The major difference seems to be that its polling has consistently shown President Donald Trump ahead of Democratic nominee Joe Biden, both nationally and in major battleground states.
In Forbes’ words, it’s the “only” poll that “shows Trump leading.”
So how is the organization coming up with numbers so markedly different than those from almost any other pollster? In an interview with Forbes published Tuesday, Democracy Institute polling director Patrick Basham said “there is a misreading of the electorate, based on many assumptions that are not likely accurate.”
“Some polls may just be off, some are advancing an agenda, and there is an intertwining of the two,” Basham told Rossi.
“Polling is supposed to be incredibly scientific, and the science is more advanced than ever. But polling has always been a synthesis of science and art — and polls are more art than science in 2020. One of the major challenges is figuring out how the electorate will look.”
For the uninitiated, pollsters just don’t sample the first random thousand people that answer the phone and call it a day. Polls have to be weighted based on assumptions about the makeup of the electorate.
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It’s not just how it’ll look demographically — how many minority voters, how many men versus women, how many voters with college degrees, those sorts of things — but also how motivated those voters will be to show up on Election Day. (Or to mail in their ballot, as the case may be this year.)
Basham thinks the rest of the polling world has that last part spectacularly wrong.
“With most of the mainstream polls — New York Times, CNN, the university polls – a fundamental assumption is that the electorate — aka turnout — will be much, much larger than 2016,” he told Forbes, saying those outlets estimate “10-30 million more [voters], that’s 25-30 percent larger. That makes it essential that polls capture many, many more Democrat voters.”
Instead, Basham said the Democracy Institute’s polls weight for lower turnout and try to “estimat[e] shy Trump voters or secret Trump voters.”
The outfit’s most recent poll, released earlier this month, showed Trump still leading Biden nationally, 46 percent to 45 percent. This was within the poll’s margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points; it was conducted among 1,500 likely voters between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2.
1) BREAKING: DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE POLL SHOWS TRUMP LEADING NATIONALLY, IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES, AND ELECTORAL COLLEGE NATIONAL (Trump +1)
Trump 46
Biden 45 6 BATTLEGROUNDS of FL, IA, MI, MN, PA, WI (Trump +4)
Trump 47
Biden 43 TRUMP’S APPROVAL: 50%https://t.co/T9JxFp2mXI — PollWatch (@PollWatch2020) October 3, 2020
The survey actually had Trump trending downward from August poll, where he held a 48 percent to 45 percent lead nationally over Biden; that poll was taken in the final two days and immediate aftermath of the Republican National Convention.
However, the group’s latest poll showed the president ahead in several major battleground states, including Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
2) BATTLEGROUND STATES:
Florida
Trump 48
Biden 44 Minnesota
Trump 46
Biden 44 New Hampshire
Trump 45
Biden 43 — PollWatch (@PollWatch2020) October 3, 2020
This, again, is a major outlier. The RealClearPolitics polling average, as of Saturday, has Biden up nationally 51.2 percent to 42.3 percent.
Only two national polls taken this year out out of the many included on the RealClearPolitics index have shown Trump ahead of Biden: one by Rasmussen in September which showed him up by 1 percentage point and another by Emerson in February which showed him up by 4 percentage points. The latter poll, too, can basically be thrown out; it was taken in the immediate aftermath of the New Hampshire primary, a period when Biden’s campaign was all but declared dead after a stunningly pathetic fifth-place finish.
However, Basham told Forbes the homogenous nature of the polls had a bit to do with the media outlets that commissioned them offering a “[c]ertain reward for a certain outcome.”
He offered several examples of the phenomenon.
“ORC — Opinion Research Corporation — got fired by CNN after the 2016 election,” Basham said. “Their main transgression was that they were pretty accurate,” showing Trump ahead of Clinton in key swing states.
“The USC poll — University of Southern California — repeatedly asks the same respondents 2 or 3 questions daily … and it showed Trump competitive in 2016. In late September 2020, it was showing Biden’s lead evaporate. They claimed ‘technical problems’ and changed their methodology. They are underpolling GOP voters.”
Basham pointed out the Democracy Institute’s modeling included shy Brexit and Trump voters in 2016 and got fairly accurate results. They see an even greater number of shy Trump voters this time around — having found some of them through their polling methods.
“Now we come to 2020, and a lot of people are looking. What we found is they do exist and in greater numbers,” Basham said.
“Our questions go like this: ‘If you were a Trump voter, would you tell anybody? Would you tell family? A friend? A coworker? Would you put a sign on your lawn or your car?’”
The answer to many of those questions, of course, is no. That’s why the Democracy Institute is weighting things differently. Basham sees three types of shy Trump voters — blue-collar male Midwesterners, suburban white women and people of color.
On that last count, consider this: “The #1 predictor of voting Republican is owning a handgun,” Basham told Forbes. “Black female gun ownership has skyrocketed. Forty percent of new handgun owners are female; 60 percent are African-American.”
According to the Democracy Institute’s model, Trump will end up winning 320 electoral votes this November. That kind of talk would get Democracy Institute pollsters laughed out of most rooms.
Perhaps “laughed” isn’t the right word; Basham said that “when the October poll came out, Trump was in the hospital with COVID-19. Our poll was the only thing he tweeted about that day. We got hate mail and personal attacks on a scale that was hard to encounter.
“How we produced the numbers was not challenged, just that we produced numbers others don’t like. We’ve gone from having the most media-ignored poll to the most infamous poll.”
Whether or not they remain either infamous or ignored, of course, will depend on whether they’ve gotten it right again.
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Georgia Dem Ossoff Receiving Twice as Much in Big-Money Donations from California as He Is from Georgia

As campaign crunch time gets underway , blue-state Democrats have once again been caught funneling massive financial contributions into the effort to flip the Senate .
Out-of-state itemized contributions to Democratic senatorial nominee Jon Ossoff of Georgia dwarfed in-state big-money donations to the candidate last quarter , according to a Friday report in the Washington Free Beacon , which cited a federal election filing .
Ossoff , who ’ s fighting an uphill electoral ground war with incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue , broke a Georgia senatorial campaign record in the third quarter , raking in more than $ 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haul , however , revealed that roughly 87 percent of the candidate ’ s total in itemized contributions — any donation exceeding $ 200 — had been pulled in from donors outside Georgia .
Such contributions totaled only $ 1.64 million from in-state donors , but stacked up to more than $ 3.37 million from progressive California alone .
TRENDING : Checkmate : Twitter Will Have To Block a Government Website To Censor Hunter Biden Bombshell After Creative Move by GOP The candidate reportedly saw similar results in an unsuccessful 2017 bid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with 97 percent of contributions in the closing two months of the campaign coming from outside the state .
Ossoff is not the first Democratic senatorial nominee in recent memory to cash in on massive out-of-state donations .
In 2018 , Texas Democratic senatorial nominee Beto O ’ Rourke relied heavily on blue-state donors as he outraised incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by more than 200 percent , according to The Dallas Morning News .
O ’ Rourke would go on to lose his Senate bid by a 2.6 percentage point margin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost a net of two seats following the high-profile Senate confirmation proceedings of then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh .
With 35 seats in the U.S. Senate up for grabs in 2020 , the Democratic National Committee is working to flip a three-vote Republican majority within the body .
According to various reports , Democratic efforts to flip the Senate have been flush with cash as party leaders and political action committees pour millions into advertising and grassroots efforts to oust prominent Republicans nationwide , from moderates like Susan Collins of Maine to hard-line conservatives like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to the statistical analysis website FiveThiryEight , the Democrats are favored to reclaim control of the Senate in 2020 , with Republican incumbents Martha McSally of Arizona , Cory Gardner of Colorado , Thom Tillis and Collins at serious risk of falling on Election Day .
Hope remains , however , for the Republican Senate majority to maintain its six-year hold on the body , as mild polling gains arise for Collins and incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa keeps her race with Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield close , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a seat in Alabama , where political newcomer Tommy Tuberville seeks to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones , who reclaimed the seat from GOP control in a 2017 special election over the scandalized Roy Moore .
The Western Journal has reached out to the DNC for comment , but did not immediately receive a response .
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As campaign crunch time gets underway, blue-state Democrats have once again been caught funneling massive financial contributions into the effort to flip the Senate.
Out-of-state itemized contributions to Democratic senatorial nominee Jon Ossoff of Georgia dwarfed in-state big-money donations to the candidate last quarter, according to a Friday report in the Washington Free Beacon, which cited a federal election filing.
Ossoff, who’s fighting an uphill electoral ground war with incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue, broke a Georgia senatorial campaign record in the third quarter, raking in more than $21 million.
An in-depth analysis of the haul, however, revealed that roughly 87 percent of the candidate’s total in itemized contributions — any donation exceeding $200 — had been pulled in from donors outside Georgia.
Such contributions totaled only $1.64 million from in-state donors, but stacked up to more than $3.37 million from progressive California alone.
Democrat Jon @Ossoff set a new Georgia fundraising record with his Q3 haul, and will report $8M+ left in the bank for his bid to unseat Republican Sen. David Perdue. #gapol #gasen https://t.co/TIWgA7s2W7 — Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) October 15, 2020
The candidate reportedly saw similar results in an unsuccessful 2017 bid to represent Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, with 97 percent of contributions in the closing two months of the campaign coming from outside the state.
Ossoff is not the first Democratic senatorial nominee in recent memory to cash in on massive out-of-state donations.
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In 2018, Texas Democratic senatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke relied heavily on blue-state donors as he outraised incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by more than 200 percent, according to The Dallas Morning News.
O’Rourke would go on to lose his Senate bid by a 2.6 percentage point margin, however, as the Democratic Party lost a net of two seats following the high-profile Senate confirmation proceedings of then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
With 35 seats in the U.S. Senate up for grabs in 2020, the Democratic National Committee is working to flip a three-vote Republican majority within the body.
According to various reports, Democratic efforts to flip the Senate have been flush with cash as party leaders and political action committees pour millions into advertising and grassroots efforts to oust prominent Republicans nationwide, from moderates like Susan Collins of Maine to hard-line conservatives like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
That is more out-of-state money than Robert Francis O’Rourke raised in 2018 in the Texas Senate race https://t.co/At2naTCnz7 — Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) October 11, 2020
According to the statistical analysis website FiveThiryEight, the Democrats are favored to reclaim control of the Senate in 2020, with Republican incumbents Martha McSally of Arizona, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Thom Tillis and Collins at serious risk of falling on Election Day.
Hope remains, however, for the Republican Senate majority to maintain its six-year hold on the body, as mild polling gains arise for Collins and incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa keeps her race with Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield close, according to RealClearPolitics.
Republicans also stand to gain a seat in Alabama, where political newcomer Tommy Tuberville seeks to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who reclaimed the seat from GOP control in a 2017 special election over the scandalized Roy Moore.
The Western Journal has reached out to the DNC for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
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