westernjournal--2020-10-15--Desperate Dad Flags Down Officer To Help Pregnant Wife, Cops Deliver Baby in Police Station Parking

Desperate Dad Flags Down Officer To Help Pregnant Wife, Cops Deliver Baby in Police Station Parking Lot

Babies always arrive exactly when they mean to , despite our best plans .
When they ’ ll show up is always a bit of a gamble , and you can be sure that if they ’ re really ready and all systems are go , they aren ’ t stopping for anyone .
One couple rushing to the hospital on the morning of Sept. 27 in Stockton , California , realized they weren ’ t going to make it to the hospital .
A police car was nearby , so dad pulled up to the car and quickly explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have guessed that the baby would be born four minutes after that , but they knew it was going to happen soon .
The Stockton Police Department shared its account of the exhilarating encounter later during the day .
“ This morning , at 7:46 am , a Stockton PD Officer was flagged down by the father at Washington St / El Dorado St , ” the post stated .
“ He pulled up next to the officer and advised his wife , who was in the front passenger seat , was having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to the hospital .
“ The officer directed him to pull into the Police Department ’ s front lot .
The officer called dispatched and aired for a Code3 ambulance for a woman in active labor .
“ The officer tried to keep mom and dad calm and advised them the ambulance was on the way , at which time the mother ’ s water broke and the baby started to arrive.
” Thankfully , two officers with medic experience also showed up , and they were able to help usher little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready or not — into the world .
“ The baby , Semaj , was born in the front lot of the Police Department at 7:50 am , ” the police department wrote .
The photo shared by the police department shows mother and baby in a hospital bed , an officer kneeling on either side .
Both mother and baby are reportedly doing well , despite the surprise delivery .
This story has brought encouragement to many readers , with many saying that it ’ s a shining example of why police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One person who commented identified herself as a NICU nurse , and wanted the officers to know how vital their involvement was .
RELATED : FDA Says This Common Allergy and Asthma Medication Can Cause Suicidal Thoughts in Children “ Our officers are the best thank you , as an NICU nurse I know how lucky baby was to have you there at the right place at the right time , ” Irma Marquez wrote .
“ Thank you to all of you for all service provide.
” A woman who identified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the name Sharda D ’ Naye on Facebook , also commented .
“ Thank you all for being there !
” she wrote .
On her own page , she shared the same image the police department posted , along with the caption : “ Getting in my car will always bring me back to this day !
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Babies always arrive exactly when they mean to, despite our best plans. When they’ll show up is always a bit of a gamble, and you can be sure that if they’re really ready and all systems are go, they aren’t stopping for anyone.
One couple rushing to the hospital on the morning of Sept. 27 in Stockton, California, realized they weren’t going to make it to the hospital.
A police car was nearby, so dad pulled up to the car and quickly explained what was happening. No one could have guessed that the baby would be born four minutes after that, but they knew it was going to happen soon.
The Stockton Police Department shared its account of the exhilarating encounter later during the day.
“This morning, at 7:46 am, a Stockton PD Officer was flagged down by the father at Washington St / El Dorado St,” the post stated. “He pulled up next to the officer and advised his wife, who was in the front passenger seat, was having a baby and needed him to take them to the hospital.
“The officer directed him to pull into the Police Department’s front lot. The officer called dispatched and aired for a Code3 ambulance for a woman in active labor.
“The officer tried to keep mom and dad calm and advised them the ambulance was on the way, at which time the mother’s water broke and the baby started to arrive.”
Thankfully, two officers with medic experience also showed up, and they were able to help usher little Semaj — who was coming out, ready or not — into the world.
“The baby, Semaj, was born in the front lot of the Police Department at 7:50 am,” the police department wrote.
The photo shared by the police department shows mother and baby in a hospital bed, an officer kneeling on either side. Both mother and baby are reportedly doing well, despite the surprise delivery.
This story has brought encouragement to many readers, with many saying that it’s a shining example of why police are such an asset to a community.
One person who commented identified herself as a NICU nurse, and wanted the officers to know how vital their involvement was.
“Our officers are the best thank you, as an NICU nurse I know how lucky baby was to have you there at the right place at the right time,” Irma Marquez wrote. “Thank you to all of you for all service provide.”
A woman who identified herself as the mother, going by the name Sharda D’Naye on Facebook, also commented.
“Thank you all for being there!” she wrote.
On her own page, she shared the same image the police department posted, along with the caption: “Getting in my car will always bring me back to this day!”
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--What Leaked with Biden Emails Hints FBI Investigation Could Have Already Taken a Damning Turn

Following a bombshell story about the contents of a laptop that allegedly belonged to Hunter Biden , revelations about the shady business dealings of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s son quickly grabbed the nation ’ s attention .
Now , one tiny detail discovered to have slipped out with the story is hinting that an FBI investigation may have already taken a damning turn for the younger Biden , and that the biggest story yet could be unfolding before our eyes .
The detail , found in an FBI report partially published Wednesday by the New York Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through from back side of a December federal court subpoena .
A picture of the subpoena , issued by the FBI to seize the laptop and a hard drive , has personal details redacted , but it looks like the censor missed the barely legible signature .
The signature appears to match that of FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson , who isn ’ t just some bureau pencil-pusher .
In 2012 , Wilson was described by The Star-Ledger , a New Jersey-based newspaper , as “ an FBI agent based in New Jersey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full time on child pornography.
” ( More recent news articles suggest Wilson has also worked child abduction cases . )
A child pornography criminal complaint from 2012 includes Wilson ’ s signature — seemingly an exact match to what was found on the December subpoena .
After an investigation , even mainstream liberal outfit Business Insider admitted that it appeared Wilson was involved in the laptop investigation .
A blank version of the subpoena form seems to further back up the original document ’ s veracity , as the agent ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blank form for the signature of the individual serving the subpoena .
Although the nature of Wilson ’ s apparent involvement is not yet fully known , his apparent signature on the subpoena throws another layer onto a rapidly ballooning scandal .
The alleged Hunter Biden laptop story has not been well received everywhere , with Big Tech platforms even outright censoring the bombshell revelations .
Twitter , which is now blocking the original Post story from being shared on the platform , claims that it is censoring the article because “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.
” While Twitter is arguably justified in following its interpretation of the platform ’ s rules , the heavy-handed censorship ’ s proximity to a hotly contested election is raising some eyebrows .
Twitter ’ s crackdown isn ’ t the only problem for the bombshell laptop article .
RELATED : Jack Posobiec Locked Out of Twitter for Posting Hunter Biden Photo The owner of the Delaware computer repair shop where the laptop was reportedly discovered has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to The Daily Beast , owner John Paul Mac Isaac did not even have a solid timeline for the eventual involvement of the FBI .
Business Insider also reported that Isaac ’ s statement that he “ did not see child pornography ” on the computer .
Unfortunately , a condition affecting Isaac means his eyesight isn ’ t great to begin with .
According to Fox News , the store owner says his poor vision is why he was never able to identify Hunter Biden as the man who originally dropped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shaky timeline and poor recollection have been used as ammunition to discredit the potentially damning leaks .
Only weeks away from the 2020 elections , it ’ s clear that the contents of the laptop could have a devastating impact if further linked to Hunter and Joe Biden .
However , with the election so close , there may not be a definite answer as to what exactly was on the laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden before Americans head to the polls on Nov. 3 .
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Following a bombshell story about the contents of a laptop that allegedly belonged to Hunter Biden, revelations about the shady business dealings of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son quickly grabbed the nation’s attention.
Now, one tiny detail discovered to have slipped out with the story is hinting that an FBI investigation may have already taken a damning turn for the younger Biden, and that the biggest story yet could be unfolding before our eyes.
The detail, found in an FBI report partially published Wednesday by the New York Post, is a barely visible signature bleeding through from back side of a December federal court subpoena.
A picture of the subpoena, issued by the FBI to seize the laptop and a hard drive, has personal details redacted, but it looks like the censor missed the barely legible signature.
The signature appears to match that of FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson, who isn’t just some bureau pencil-pusher.
In 2012, Wilson was described by The Star-Ledger, a New Jersey-based newspaper, as “an FBI agent based in New Jersey who has spent nearly five years working full time on child pornography.” (More recent news articles suggest Wilson has also worked child abduction cases.)
A child pornography criminal complaint from 2012 includes Wilson’s signature — seemingly an exact match to what was found on the December subpoena.
After an investigation, even mainstream liberal outfit Business Insider admitted that it appeared Wilson was involved in the laptop investigation.
A blank version of the subpoena form seems to further back up the original document’s veracity, as the agent’s signature matches up with the location on the blank form for the signature of the individual serving the subpoena.
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Although the nature of Wilson’s apparent involvement is not yet fully known, his apparent signature on the subpoena throws another layer onto a rapidly ballooning scandal.
The alleged Hunter Biden laptop story has not been well received everywhere, with Big Tech platforms even outright censoring the bombshell revelations.
Twitter, which is now blocking the original Post story from being shared on the platform, claims that it is censoring the article because “the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.”
While Twitter is arguably justified in following its interpretation of the platform’s rules, the heavy-handed censorship’s proximity to a hotly contested election is raising some eyebrows.
Twitter’s crackdown isn’t the only problem for the bombshell laptop article.
The owner of the Delaware computer repair shop where the laptop was reportedly discovered has been suspiciously inconsistent with his story. According to The Daily Beast, owner John Paul Mac Isaac did not even have a solid timeline for the eventual involvement of the FBI.
Business Insider also reported that Isaac’s statement that he “did not see child pornography” on the computer. Unfortunately, a condition affecting Isaac means his eyesight isn’t great to begin with. According to Fox News, the store owner says his poor vision is why he was never able to identify Hunter Biden as the man who originally dropped the laptop off.
Isaac’s shaky timeline and poor recollection have been used as ammunition to discredit the potentially damning leaks.
Only weeks away from the 2020 elections, it’s clear that the contents of the laptop could have a devastating impact if further linked to Hunter and Joe Biden.
However, with the election so close, there may not be a definite answer as to what exactly was on the laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden before Americans head to the polls on Nov. 3.
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Twitter Blocks Second Hunter Biden Story Alleging He Tried To Cash in with Chinese Company

October is either too early or too late for Groundhog Day .
It ’ s actually quite a bit closer to next Feb. 2 than this previous one — but , on the other hand , this is an election year and pretty much every day since February has felt like Groundhog Day , so I ’ m going to go with too late .
Either way , it would explain why — one day after drawing the ire of pretty much everyone for digitally smothering a similar story from the New York Post — Twitter decided it wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this time censoring a story regarding Hunter Biden allegedly trying to cash in with a Chinese company .
According to the story , published Thursday by the Post , Biden pursued deals in the country with an unnamed “ big guy ” that would be “ interesting for me and my family.
” “ One email sent to Biden on May 13 , 2017 , with the subject line ‘ Expectations , ’ included details of ‘ remuneration packages ’ for six people involved in an unspecified business venture , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as ‘ Chair / Vice Chair depending on agreement with CEFC , ’ an apparent reference to the former Shanghai-based conglomerate CEFC China Energy Co. “ His pay was pegged at ‘ 850 ’ and the email also noted that ‘ Hunter has some office expectations he will elaborate.
’ ” Apparently unaware or heedless of what the kids like to call the “ Streisand effect , ” this is what Twitter decided to do : Yes , just a day — 24 little hours , as Dinah Washington might put it — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves a ticket to Capitol Hill in the near future , they decided , hey , things aren ’ t bad enough for us already .
Why don ’ t we make it a two-fer ?
Just in case you ’ ve forgotten , Twitter heavily censored a story which had to do with emails recovered from a laptop allegedly left by Hunter Biden at a computer repair shop in 2019 and never picked up .
The reason why it wasn ’ t picked up wasn ’ t made clear , although plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with sensitive information on them at repair shops for extended periods .
This is normal .
The first story had to do with Hunter Biden reportedly saying he would set up a meeting between his father and a Ukrainian bigwig .
This time , of course , it had to do with China .
Same thing .
RELATED : Jack Posobiec Locked Out of Twitter for Posting Hunter Biden Photo “ TODAY , blocking links to ANOTHER NYPost story alleging Hunter Biden sold access to communist China for millions.
” Twitter said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first story in part because the article included hacked information and the company didn ’ t want to “ incentivize hacking.
” Twitter also claimed it was censoring the Post ’ s story because “ the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.
” Technically , Twitter may in fact be abiding by its privacy policy .
But it ’ s awfully convenient that the platform has decided to lean so heavily on this policy right as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is published .
Even if Twitter is following its own guidelines , it ’ s not a stretch to say that the platform is doing so for the wrong reason — because Twitter doesn ’ t want a story that makes the Bidens look bad to go viral .
Of course , if this was a Trump kid , there wouldn ’ t even be a question of censorship — and even Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admitted they ’ d handled this poorly : Whether or not Dorsey ’ s mea culpa will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What ’ s clear is that social media CEOs — including Dorsey — will be up on Capitol Hill yet again .
As well they should be .
What ’ s clear is that this wouldn ’ t have happened if the target had the last name Trump .
No one at Twitter would care a whit about this .
In fact , sharing this information would be encouraged , one guesses .
One thing ’ s for sure , however : This is going to be the subject of some fairly intense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one of those subjects is going to be Dorsey .
Get your popcorn ready .
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October is either too early or too late for Groundhog Day.
It’s actually quite a bit closer to next Feb. 2 than this previous one — but, on the other hand, this is an election year and pretty much every day since February has felt like Groundhog Day, so I’m going to go with too late.
Either way, it would explain why — one day after drawing the ire of pretty much everyone for digitally smothering a similar story from the New York Post — Twitter decided it wanted to go and play in the muck again, this time censoring a story regarding Hunter Biden allegedly trying to cash in with a Chinese company.
According to the story, published Thursday by the Post, Biden pursued deals in the country with an unnamed “big guy” that would be “interesting for me and my family.”
“One email sent to Biden on May 13, 2017, with the subject line ‘Expectations,’ included details of ‘remuneration packages’ for six people involved in an unspecified business venture,” the Post reported.
“Biden was identified as ‘Chair / Vice Chair depending on agreement with CEFC,’ an apparent reference to the former Shanghai-based conglomerate CEFC China Energy Co.
“His pay was pegged at ‘850’ and the email also noted that ‘Hunter has some office expectations he will elaborate.’”
Apparently unaware or heedless of what the kids like to call the “Streisand effect,” this is what Twitter decided to do:
Unbelievable. Yesterday, @twitter blocks links to @nypost story alleging Joe Biden corruption on China. TODAY, blocking links to ANOTHER NYPost story alleging Hunter Biden sold access to communist China for millions. I just tried to share that story. Here’s Twitter’s response ? pic.twitter.com/NZpw4gmcb2 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 15, 2020
Yes, just a day — 24 little hours, as Dinah Washington might put it — after Jack Dorsey and others basically booked themselves a ticket to Capitol Hill in the near future, they decided, hey, things aren’t bad enough for us already. Why don’t we make it a two-fer?
Just in case you’ve forgotten, Twitter heavily censored a story which had to do with emails recovered from a laptop allegedly left by Hunter Biden at a computer repair shop in 2019 and never picked up.
The reason why it wasn’t picked up wasn’t made clear, although plenty of us have forgotten our MacBook Pros with sensitive information on them at repair shops for extended periods. This is normal.
The first story had to do with Hunter Biden reportedly saying he would set up a meeting between his father and a Ukrainian bigwig. This time, of course, it had to do with China. Same thing.
“Unbelievable. Yesterday, @twitter blocks links to @nypost story alleging Joe Biden corruption on China,” Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted Thursday.
“TODAY, blocking links to ANOTHER NYPost story alleging Hunter Biden sold access to communist China for millions.”
Twitter said it wouldn’t allow users to share the first story in part because the article included hacked information and the company didn’t want to “incentivize hacking.”
As noted this morning, we also currently view materials included in the articles as violations of our Hacked Materials Policy.https://t.co/gCY4BnBHHa — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 14, 2020
The policy, established in 2018, prohibits the use of our service to distribute content obtained without authorization. We don’t want to incentivize hacking by allowing Twitter to be used as distribution for possibly illegally obtained materials.https://t.co/qx9rlzWH4O — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 14, 2020
Twitter also claimed it was censoring the Post’s story because “the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.”
Technically, Twitter may in fact be abiding by its privacy policy. But it’s awfully convenient that the platform has decided to lean so heavily on this policy right as a bombshell story critical of the Bidens is published.
Even if Twitter is following its own guidelines, it’s not a stretch to say that the platform is doing so for the wrong reason — because Twitter doesn’t want a story that makes the Bidens look bad to go viral.
Of course, if this was a Trump kid, there wouldn’t even be a question of censorship — and even Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admitted they’d handled this poorly:
Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable. https://t.co/v55vDVVlgt — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020
Whether or not Dorsey’s mea culpa will matter is anyone’s guess. What’s clear is that social media CEOs — including Dorsey — will be up on Capitol Hill yet again.
BREAKING: Sen. @tedcruz says that the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Tuesday to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and that he will testify next Friday. pic.twitter.com/SEZsAzbxFO — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 15, 2020
As well they should be.
What’s clear is that this wouldn’t have happened if the target had the last name Trump. No one at Twitter would care a whit about this. In fact, sharing this information would be encouraged, one guesses.
One thing’s for sure, however: This is going to be the subject of some fairly intense questioning in the very near future, and one of those subjects is going to be Dorsey. Get your popcorn ready.
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Cops Called ‘Worthless F***ing Pigs’ in Sickening Mark Kelly Campaign Scandal

The moderate facade may have just shattered unintentionally for Democratic senatorial candidate Mark Kelly of Arizona .
A bombshell Thursday report from The Washington Free Beacon revealed that the deputy press secretary of the Kelly campaign , T.J. L ’ Heureux , was found to have made radical anti-law enforcement remarks in recent months , referring to the police in vulgar and derogatory terms on Twitter in August .
“ You worthless f—ing pigs , ” L ’ Heueux wrote in apparent response to a video of Chicago Police Department officers getting physical with demonstrators at one of the many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests that punctuated the late spring and early summer following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
WARNING : The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive .
The since-deleted tweet was posted Aug. 17 , exactly one week before L ’ Heureux officially joined the Arizona campaign .
A Western Journal inquiry forwarded Thursday morning sought to clarify whether the Kelly campaign was aware of L ’ Heureux ’ s statement at the time of his hiring , and how a red flag remark of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media background checks if not .
The Western Journal also asked whether the campaign might oppose the remarks and throw its support behind the law enforcement officers so recently attacked by one of the key pieces of its communications apparatus .
Kelly and his campaign have not yet responded to requests for comment on the controversy .
Incumbent Republican Sen. Martha McSally , for her part , was anything but hesitant in rebuking the remark , quick to point out just how radical L ’ Heureux ’ s hiring proved the Kelly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are disgusting and were made just one week before Mark Kelly hired this person , ” McSally campaign communications director Caroline Anderegg told The Western Journal in an emailed statement .
“ It ’ s just further proof that Mark embraces extreme anti-law enforcement ideas and rhetoric .
Anything he tries to say to the contrary is a bunch of hot air.
” An astronaut , Navy veteran and former first-responder , Kelly has fashioned himself as a moderate in efforts to win the now-purple Arizona , peddling vague center-left policy prescriptions in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s official campaign website indicates he is a first-time candidate with a roughly seven-year history in political organization , however — and among his primary platform issues are progressive mainstays such as fighting climate change , eliminating the gender “ wage gap ” and working toward gun control in light of a 2011 mass shooting that severely wounded his wife , former Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords .
The candidate was also notably undecided on the issue of President Donald Trump ’ s impeachment throughout the course House and Senate proceedings on the subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Feb. 5 that he “ would have voted to find him guilty on both charges.
” Still , his moderate facade seems to have paid off thus far in the realm of public opinion , with RealClearPolitics polling aggregates giving Kelly an 8 percentage point edge on McSally as of Wednesday .
On a statewide media call this past August , Arizona GOP leadership was intent on making clear its position that Kelly was a radical leftist , in line with increasingly progressive Democratic Party orthodoxy , regardless of the establishment media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perpetuate these falsehoods that these are actually moderates when they are radical , radical leftist Democrats that are running to lead our country , ” state GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward told The Western Journal .
She accused figures such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders of normalizing previously unthinkable progressive policy inside the party .
Despite ideological differences he described as major on the primary trail , Sanders endorsed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in an Aug. 18 address at the party ’ s national convention , suggesting the nominee had adopted enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the far left in his fight to unseat Trump .
“ Many of the ideas we fought for , that just a few years ago were considered ‘ radical , ’ are now mainstream , ” Sanders said at the time .
“ But let us be clear : If Donald Trump is re-elected , all the progress we have made will be in jeopardy.
” The statement rightly led Ward and Republican state Treasurer Kimberly Yee the following week to accuse swing-state Democrats of “ hiding ” their radical progressive tendencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters .
“ [ Biden ] doesn ’ t want to showcase what he really believes in and he has that in common with Mark Kelly , ” Yee said .
“ They are hiding from the voters and the electorate — not only in Arizona but across the country — where they really stand on these very important issues.
” “ Voters know better and they will be able to see through the scam , ” the treasurer said .
“ They ’ re going to be able to vote the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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The moderate facade may have just shattered unintentionally for Democratic senatorial candidate Mark Kelly of Arizona.
A bombshell Thursday report from The Washington Free Beacon revealed that the deputy press secretary of the Kelly campaign, T.J. L’Heureux, was found to have made radical anti-law enforcement remarks in recent months, referring to the police in vulgar and derogatory terms on Twitter in August.
“You worthless f—ing pigs,” L’Heueux wrote in apparent response to a video of Chicago Police Department officers getting physical with demonstrators at one of the many, at-times violent, Black Lives Matter protests that punctuated the late spring and early summer following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
WARNING: The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive.
?@CaptMarkKelly has been trying to dodge his record of supporting anti-police radical Dems for weeks. Now a new report shows his spokesman called cops “worthless f—ing pigs” *this summer* Mark continues to embrace open hostility toward law enforcement.https://t.co/5ytBEFWIyu pic.twitter.com/2LppW2wr7D — Caroline Anderegg (@cfanderegg) October 15, 2020
The since-deleted tweet was posted Aug. 17, exactly one week before L’Heureux officially joined the Arizona campaign.
A Western Journal inquiry forwarded Thursday morning sought to clarify whether the Kelly campaign was aware of L’Heureux’s statement at the time of his hiring, and how a red flag remark of that magnitude could be missed in subsequent social media background checks if not.
The Western Journal also asked whether the campaign might oppose the remarks and throw its support behind the law enforcement officers so recently attacked by one of the key pieces of its communications apparatus.
Do you think Kelly is truly the moderate Democrat he claims to be? Yes No
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Kelly and his campaign have not yet responded to requests for comment on the controversy.
Incumbent Republican Sen. Martha McSally, for her part, was anything but hesitant in rebuking the remark, quick to point out just how radical L’Heureux’s hiring proved the Kelly campaign to be.
“These comments are disgusting and were made just one week before Mark Kelly hired this person,” McSally campaign communications director Caroline Anderegg told The Western Journal in an emailed statement. “It’s just further proof that Mark embraces extreme anti-law enforcement ideas and rhetoric. Anything he tries to say to the contrary is a bunch of hot air.”
An astronaut, Navy veteran and former first-responder, Kelly has fashioned himself as a moderate in efforts to win the now-purple Arizona, peddling vague center-left policy prescriptions in moments with the media.
Kelly’s official campaign website indicates he is a first-time candidate with a roughly seven-year history in political organization, however — and among his primary platform issues are progressive mainstays such as fighting climate change, eliminating the gender “wage gap” and working toward gun control in light of a 2011 mass shooting that severely wounded his wife, former Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
The candidate was also notably undecided on the issue of President Donald Trump’s impeachment throughout the course House and Senate proceedings on the subject, announcing only after the effort failed on Feb. 5 that he “would have voted to find him guilty on both charges.”
Still, his moderate facade seems to have paid off thus far in the realm of public opinion, with RealClearPolitics polling aggregates giving Kelly an 8 percentage point edge on McSally as of Wednesday.
On a statewide media call this past August, Arizona GOP leadership was intent on making clear its position that Kelly was a radical leftist, in line with increasingly progressive Democratic Party orthodoxy, regardless of the establishment media narrative surrounding him.
“The media perpetuate these falsehoods that these are actually moderates when they are radical, radical leftist Democrats that are running to lead our country,” state GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward told The Western Journal.
She accused figures such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders of normalizing previously unthinkable progressive policy inside the party.
Despite ideological differences he described as major on the primary trail, Sanders endorsed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in an Aug. 18 address at the party’s national convention, suggesting the nominee had adopted enough progressive policy proposals to earn widespread support from the far left in his fight to unseat Trump.
“Many of the ideas we fought for, that just a few years ago were considered ‘radical,’ are now mainstream,” Sanders said at the time. “But let us be clear: If Donald Trump is re-elected, all the progress we have made will be in jeopardy.”
The statement rightly led Ward and Republican state Treasurer Kimberly Yee the following week to accuse swing-state Democrats of “hiding” their radical progressive tendencies in an attempt to “scam” voters.
“[Biden] doesn’t want to showcase what he really believes in and he has that in common with Mark Kelly,” Yee said. “They are hiding from the voters and the electorate — not only in Arizona but across the country — where they really stand on these very important issues.”
“Voters know better and they will be able to see through the scam,” the treasurer said.
“They’re going to be able to vote the right way come November.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--FCC Moves To Keep Big Tech in Check as Social Media Tries To Kill Biden Email Exposé

Federal Communication Commission chairman Ajit Pai announced Thursday that he intends to “ clarify ” the meaning of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act , which indemnifies internet companies from liability over content posted by their users .
Pai ’ s announcement comes one day after Twitter prohibited users from posting links to a New York Post story about Hunter Biden , former Vice President Joe Biden and the Ukrainian gas company Burisma .
Twitter ’ s suppression of the story led President Donald Trump to call for the repeal of Section 230 .
“ Social media companies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Pai said in a statement .
“ But they do not have a First Amendment right to a special immunity denied to other media outlets , such as newspapers and broadcasters.
” Pai said members of all three branches of the federal government have expressed concerns about the immunities set forth in the provision .
“ There is bipartisan support in Congress to reform the law , ” Pai said .
Pai said that the U.S. Department of Commerce had petitioned the FCC to “ clarify ambiguities in [ Section ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that courts have granted sweeping protections to internet companies “ that appear to go far beyond the actual text ” of Section 230 , Pai added .
Pai said that as Congress decides whether to change the law , the FCC ’ s general counsel has advised him that his commission has the legal authority to interpret the current meaning of the statute .
“ Consistent with this advice , I intend to move forward with a rulemaking to clarify its meaning , ” Pai said .
RELATED : Senate Puts Social Media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Round of Grilling Trump said during a campaign rally on Wednesday that he would strip Section 230 protections from social media companies “ unless they shape up.
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“ We all believe in freedom of the press but don ’ t forget , Big Tech got something years ago that let them become Big Tech .
They got total protection.
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Federal Communication Commission chairman Ajit Pai announced Thursday that he intends to “clarify” the meaning of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act, which indemnifies internet companies from liability over content posted by their users.
Pai’s announcement comes one day after Twitter prohibited users from posting links to a New York Post story about Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Biden and the Ukrainian gas company Burisma.
Twitter’s suppression of the story led President Donald Trump to call for the repeal of Section 230.
So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the @NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!! https://t.co/g1RJFpIVUZ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 14, 2020
“Social media companies have a First Amendment right to free speech,” Pai said in a statement.
“But they do not have a First Amendment right to a special immunity denied to other media outlets, such as newspapers and broadcasters.”
Pai said members of all three branches of the federal government have expressed concerns about the immunities set forth in the provision.
“There is bipartisan support in Congress to reform the law,” Pai said.
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Pai said that the U.S. Department of Commerce had petitioned the FCC to “clarify ambiguities in [Section] 230.”
Justice Clarence Thomas has argued that courts have granted sweeping protections to internet companies “that appear to go far beyond the actual text” of Section 230, Pai added.
Pai said that as Congress decides whether to change the law, the FCC’s general counsel has advised him that his commission has the legal authority to interpret the current meaning of the statute.
“Consistent with this advice, I intend to move forward with a rulemaking to clarify its meaning,” Pai said.
I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230. Read my full statement below. pic.twitter.com/LhUz5XMdSC — Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) October 15, 2020
Trump said during a campaign rally on Wednesday that he would strip Section 230 protections from social media companies “unless they shape up.”
“If Big Tech persists in coordination with the mainstream media, we must immediately strip them of their Section 230 protection,” Trump said.
“We all believe in freedom of the press but don’t forget, Big Tech got something years ago that let them become Big Tech. They got total protection.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Would-Be Debate Moderator Suspended After Admitting He Lied About Being Hacked

C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci .
The news came on the day of what was supposed to be a career highlight for the 30-year C-SPAN veteran .
Scully was to moderate the second debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden , which was canceled after Trump would not agree to the virtual format sought by Biden and the Commission on Presidential Debates in the wake of the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after Trump had criticized Scully as a “ never Trumper ” — in 2016 , Scully tweeted , “ No , Not Trump , Not Ever ” in sharing a New York Times article — the C-SPAN host posted a tweet that apparently was intended to be a private message to Scaramucci .
“ @ Scaramucci should I respond to Trump , ” Scully said .
Scaramucci , a former Trump communications director who is now a fierce critic of the president , advised Scully to ignore Trump .
Scully said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a controversy , “ I falsely claimed that my Twitter account had been hacked.
” He said he had been frustrated by Trump ’ s comments and several weeks of criticism on social media and conservative news outlets about his role as moderator , which he claimed included attacks directed at his family .
Many viewed Scully , who formerly worked for Biden and made the 2016 statement against Trump , as too biased to moderate their debate .
“ These were both errors in judgement for which I am totally responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the lie that followed .
“ I apologize.
” He said he let down his colleagues at C-SPAN , fellow news professionals and the debate commission .
“ I ask for their forgiveness as I try to move forward in a moment of reflection and disappointment in myself , ” he said .
C-SPAN said Scully confessed to lying about the hack on Wednesday .
“ He understands that he made a serious mistake , ” the network said .
“ We were very saddened by this news and do not condone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the widespread condemnation of Scully ’ s apparent bias , the Commission on Presidential Debates , which had chosen him for the role , tweeted that the FBI and Twitter were investigating whether he had been a victim of hacking .
The debate commission did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday .
Scully has led the network ’ s presidential election coverage since 1992 , but the suspension means he won ’ t be part of C-SPAN ’ s election night programming .
Scully has been the moderator of “ Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and regularly hosted other C-SPAN programs .
The network said Scully has consistently demonstrated fairness and professionalism and built a reservoir of goodwill .
“ After some distance from this episode , we believe in his ability to continue to contribute to C-SPAN , ” the network said .
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C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci.
The news came on the day of what was supposed to be a career highlight for the 30-year C-SPAN veteran.
Scully was to moderate the second debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, which was canceled after Trump would not agree to the virtual format sought by Biden and the Commission on Presidential Debates in the wake of the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
A week ago, after Trump had criticized Scully as a “never Trumper” — in 2016, Scully tweeted, “No, Not Trump, Not Ever” in sharing a New York Times article — the C-SPAN host posted a tweet that apparently was intended to be a private message to Scaramucci.
“@Scaramucci should I respond to Trump,” Scully said.
Scaramucci, a former Trump communications director who is now a fierce critic of the president, advised Scully to ignore Trump.
Scully said that when he saw his tweet had created a controversy, “I falsely claimed that my Twitter account had been hacked.”
He said he had been frustrated by Trump’s comments and several weeks of criticism on social media and conservative news outlets about his role as moderator, which he claimed included attacks directed at his family.
Many viewed Scully, who formerly worked for Biden and made the 2016 statement against Trump, as too biased to moderate their debate.
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“These were both errors in judgement for which I am totally responsible for,” Scully said of his tweet and the lie that followed. “I apologize.”
He said he let down his colleagues at C-SPAN, fellow news professionals and the debate commission. “I ask for their forgiveness as I try to move forward in a moment of reflection and disappointment in myself,” he said.
C-SPAN said Scully confessed to lying about the hack on Wednesday.
“He understands that he made a serious mistake,” the network said. “We were very saddened by this news and do not condone his actions.”
In the aftermath of the widespread condemnation of Scully’s apparent bias, the Commission on Presidential Debates, which had chosen him for the role, tweeted that the FBI and Twitter were investigating whether he had been a victim of hacking.
Steve Scully notified us that his Twitter account was hacked. CPD reported the apparent hack to the FBI and Twitter, and we understand that the federal authorities and Twitter are looking into the issue. — CPD (@debates) October 9, 2020
The debate commission did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday.
Scully has led the network’s presidential election coverage since 1992, but the suspension means he won’t be part of C-SPAN’s election night programming. Scully has been the moderator of “Washington Journal,” the weekly call-in program, and regularly hosted other C-SPAN programs.
The network said Scully has consistently demonstrated fairness and professionalism and built a reservoir of goodwill.
“After some distance from this episode, we believe in his ability to continue to contribute to C-SPAN,” the network said.
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Twitter Locked Official Trump Campaign Account Just Weeks Away from the Election

Twitter briefly locked the Trump campaign out of its official account on Thursday as part of its scorched earth crusade against a bombshell New York Post report about Joe and Hunter Biden .
This isn ’ t George Orwell ’ s imagined Oceania , and no , you ’ re not in Room 101 .
This is the state of the 2020 election , where even the sitting president ’ s campaign is not safe from Big Tech ’ s battle against information it apparently views as problematic .
A Wednesday report from the Post released images and emails pulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , whom a Delaware computer repair shop owner claimed brought in for work in April of 2019 and left it there .
The files from the computer , according to the Post ’ s reporting , contained emails belonging to Hunter Biden , one of which purported to show the younger Biden previously taking advantage of his father ’ s status as vice president when working with foreign entities .
The son of the Democratic presidential nominee shopped Joe Biden ’ s status during his international business dealings , and Biden was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims .
One email dumped Wednesday shows that Biden might have actually met with a Burisma Holdings board adviser in 2015 , according to the Post .
The Biden campaign has denied parts of the report .
But the Post is the country ’ s fourth largest newspaper by circulation , so one would assume that its reporting is fair game for use with 19 days until a presidential election .
Even if the veracity of the report is challenged , the information is of significant interest to the public , and should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the argument from Twitter is that the Post ’ s reporting violates the company ’ s privacy policies .
Twitter has blocked the Post ’ s reporting on the subject , and has targeted high-profile accounts for sharing it , including the accounts of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and the House Judiciary GOP , the latter of which saw its direct link to a government website containing the Post report blocked by the social media giant .
Early on Thursday , the Team Trump Twitter account tweeted a video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s reporting , and hit at Biden for the alleged corruption .
As a result , President Donald Trump ’ s campaign staffers were quickly locked out of the account .
RELATED : Facebook and Twitter Censor Bombshell Biden Stories Just Weeks After Execs Join His Transition Team Trump staffer Mike Hahn shared an image of the message the campaign account received when attempting to access the account : The account was later reinstated .
Trump ’ s campaign apparently didn ’ t appreciate being censored , and signaled it would not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an opponent , from a credible news source , fewer than three weeks before the election .
The Trump campaign reposted the original video , but with a new message .
“ We are back and we are re-posting the video Twitter doesn ’ t want you to watch , ” Team Trump wrote .
The campaign added , “ JOE BIDEN IS A LIAR WHO HAS BEEN RIPPING OFF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS !
PASS IT ON.
” Technically , Twitter was abiding by its own rules with regard to posts which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the Post ’ s original reporting contained an email address and what appeared to be private photos of Hunter Biden .
But the company has crossed a line , and is applying that policy in a way which , at least from the optics , seems to be motivated by a bias against conservatives , and a bias against reporting that might harm the Democrats ’ presidential nominee .
Curiously , Twitter never blocked access to numerous false reports targeting President Trump , including debunked Russia conspiracy theories , an anonymously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallen U.S. troops and a disputed story published by The New York Times last month regarding illegally obtained alleged Trump tax documents .
Those and other stories have run rampant on Twitter .
Conservatives have long argued they are held to a different standard than liberals by the company and its CEO , Jack Dorsey .
The events of the last two days seem to bolster the argument for aggrieved conservative users .
Twitter is engaging in a censorship battle which is the digital equivalent of Gen. Sherman ’ s march to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative report about a Democrat to make Dorsey apply his company ’ s own standards about disseminating hacked files or other material which might violate online privacy .
Oddly enough , per the Post , the Hunter Biden files were not even hacked .
Twitter ’ s position here is getting more difficult to justify , and messaging from the tech company is mixed , which Dorsey admitted Wednesday : But the company ’ s chief executive had better come up with a lucid explanation quickly , as Senate Republicans have signaled they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Silicon Valley ’ s suppression of free speech .
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Twitter briefly locked the Trump campaign out of its official account on Thursday as part of its scorched earth crusade against a bombshell New York Post report about Joe and Hunter Biden.
This isn’t George Orwell’s imagined Oceania, and no, you’re not in Room 101.
This is the state of the 2020 election, where even the sitting president’s campaign is not safe from Big Tech’s battle against information it apparently views as problematic.
A Wednesday report from the Post released images and emails pulled from a computer allegedly discarded by Hunter Biden, whom a Delaware computer repair shop owner claimed brought in for work in April of 2019 and left it there.
The files from the computer, according to the Post’s reporting, contained emails belonging to Hunter Biden, one of which purported to show the younger Biden previously taking advantage of his father’s status as vice president when working with foreign entities.
The son of the Democratic presidential nominee shopped Joe Biden’s status during his international business dealings, and Biden was involved in some capacity, the reporting claims.
One email dumped Wednesday shows that Biden might have actually met with a Burisma Holdings board adviser in 2015, according to the Post.
The Biden campaign has denied parts of the report.
But the Post is the country’s fourth largest newspaper by circulation, so one would assume that its reporting is fair game for use with 19 days until a presidential election.
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Even if the veracity of the report is challenged, the information is of significant interest to the public, and should be argued with, and not censored.
But the argument from Twitter is that the Post’s reporting violates the company’s privacy policies.
Twitter has blocked the Post’s reporting on the subject, and has targeted high-profile accounts for sharing it, including the accounts of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and the House Judiciary GOP, the latter of which saw its direct link to a government website containing the Post report blocked by the social media giant.
Early on Thursday, the Team Trump Twitter account tweeted a video which contained some of the Post’s reporting, and hit at Biden for the alleged corruption.
As a result, President Donald Trump’s campaign staffers were quickly locked out of the account.
Trump staffer Mike Hahn shared an image of the message the campaign account received when attempting to access the account:
Twitter has suspended @TeamTrump for posting a video calling Joe Biden a liar who has been ripping off our country for years, as it relates to the @nypost article. 19 days out from the election. pic.twitter.com/Z9FFzridyr — Mike Hahn (@mikehahn_) October 15, 2020
The account was later reinstated.
Trump’s campaign apparently didn’t appreciate being censored, and signaled it would not be intimidated into refraining from sharing information about an opponent, from a credible news source, fewer than three weeks before the election.
The Trump campaign reposted the original video, but with a new message.
“We are back and we are re-posting the video Twitter doesn’t want you to watch,” Team Trump wrote.
The campaign added, “JOE BIDEN IS A LIAR WHO HAS BEEN RIPPING OFF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS! PASS IT ON.”
We are back and we are re-posting the video Twitter doesn’t want you to watch. JOE BIDEN IS A LIAR WHO HAS BEEN RIPPING OFF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS! PASS IT ON. pic.twitter.com/pSWyycFrEF — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 15, 2020
Technically, Twitter was abiding by its own rules with regard to posts which might violate an individual’s privacy, as the Post’s original reporting contained an email address and what appeared to be private photos of Hunter Biden.
But the company has crossed a line, and is applying that policy in a way which, at least from the optics, seems to be motivated by a bias against conservatives, and a bias against reporting that might harm the Democrats’ presidential nominee.
Curiously, Twitter never blocked access to numerous false reports targeting President Trump, including debunked Russia conspiracy theories, an anonymously sourced hit piece accusing Trump of denigrating fallen U.S. troops and a disputed story published by The New York Times last month regarding illegally obtained alleged Trump tax documents.
Those and other stories have run rampant on Twitter.
Conservatives have long argued they are held to a different standard than liberals by the company and its CEO, Jack Dorsey.
The events of the last two days seem to bolster the argument for aggrieved conservative users.
Twitter is engaging in a censorship battle which is the digital equivalent of Gen. Sherman’s march to the sea, and it only took a negative report about a Democrat to make Dorsey apply his company’s own standards about disseminating hacked files or other material which might violate online privacy.
Oddly enough, per the Post, the Hunter Biden files were not even hacked.
They were reportedly abandoned 18 months ago.
Twitter’s position here is getting more difficult to justify, and messaging from the tech company is mixed, which Dorsey admitted Wednesday:
Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable. https://t.co/v55vDVVlgt — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020
But the company’s chief executive had better come up with a lucid explanation quickly, as Senate Republicans have signaled they are about to turn up the heat on Silicon Valley’s suppression of free speech.
Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri have announced plans to vote next week on a subpoena that will require Dorsey to testify before the Senate on Oct. 23.
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Tucker Carlson Nails Big Tech’s Biden Story Censorship: ‘They Prevented the Public from Reading the

Tucker Carlson Nails Big Tech’s Biden Story Censorship: ‘They Prevented the Public from Reading the News’

On most nights , Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson speaks out on the concerns of conservative Americans outraged at the paths leftists aim to be taking the country .
On Wednesday night , he was speaking for the whole country — at least the vast majority of the country who cherish a national tradition of free speech that is being directly attacked by the social media giants Facebook and Twitter .
And “ outrage ” doesn ’ t even start to cover it .
As anyone who cares about the country should know by now , Facebook and Twitter on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Post that exposed what the Post described as emails it obtained from a laptop computer that , if they ’ re authentic , show a level of corruption surrounding Democratic nominee Joe Biden that ’ s absolutely stunning .
The emails would not only prove that Hunter Biden ’ s well-documented , and well-compensated , position as a board member of a Ukrainian energy firm was directly tied to his status as the son of the vice president of the United States , but that Joe Biden himself had lied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no involvement in his son ’ s business dealings .
A little more than two weeks from an election that decides whether Biden will be the president of the United States , it ’ s a story that demanded to be disseminated into the public arena for a hearing .
If it were proven false or overblown ( as The Washington Post , naturally , tried to do ) , Americans could vote in good conscience to send President Donald Trump packing from the White House .
If it were proven true , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be — effectively destroyed .
The reaction of the social media giants , however , was horrifying : They tried to kill the story on the shakiest of grounds and in the most loathsome traditions of totalitarian societies the world over .
“ They prevented the public from reading the news .
They didn ’ t apologize for doing this .
They didn ’ t bother to make up reasonable-sounding justifications for it , ” Carlson said .
“ They just did it , exactly as the Chinese government does .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , you have none .
They don ’ t have to care about what you think and they don ’ t. ” RELATED : Kaepernick Has a Plan for Police and It 's Very , Very Bad In this regard , Carlson wasn ’ t quite correct .
Wednesday evening , Twitter offered an attempt at explaining itself — arguing that “ the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.
” That may be a policy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground in invoking it with a tendentious hypocrisy worthy of the Pharisees .
But is there a sentient human being who believes that was the actual reason Twitter squelched a story with such implications for the American presidency ?
The fact that Twitter ’ s explanation was not posted until nearly 8 p.m. Eastern time — long after the damage had been done — is not reassuring .
In fact , it looks a lot like a policy being invoked to support a decision that was already made , and made with panicked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this same social media platform only two weeks ago had no problem with users spitting out a demonstrably flawed New York Times story about Trump ’ s taxes — based on information that was almost certainly obtained illegally — also doesn ’ t help Twitter ’ s attempt to portray itself as a stickler for the rules .
Facebook ’ s position was even more ludicrous .
Andy Stone , the company ’ s policy communications manager — and a man whose LinkedIn profile boasts a career in Democratic Party politics — claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s reach “ pending fact-checker review.
” “ This is part of our standard process to reduce the spread of misinformation , ” Stone wrote , presumably with a straight face .
Again , is there anyone — no matter what political persuasion — who believes that ?
The political sympathies of Facebook , Twitter and the rest of the Big Tech universe are too well known , too well documented for any remotely honest person to accept the Big Tech explanation for what is happening with the New York Post bombshell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it is — is the Occam ’ s Razor of the question : the simplest answer , and the most dangerous .
“ This was mass censorship on a scale that America has never experienced , not in 245 years , and it ’ s a threat to all of us , ” the Fox News host said .
“ Democracies only function when there is a free exchange of information between citizens .
We no longer have that.
” It ’ s a well-established fact by now that even intelligent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least one ) have been driven insane by the Trump presidency .
But this kind of draconian behavior by social media giants should have all Americans outraged , no matter their political preference .
If the Twitter CEO Jack Dempsey and Facebook ’ s Mark Zuckerberg can commit deeds of such magnitude against the American political process with impunity ( and no lame alibi about “ policy ” a “ standard process ” makes this anything but a crime against intellectual honesty ) , the country might as well forget elections and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show .
Carlson ’ s audience is overwhelmingly conservative , of course , but on Wednesday , he was speaking for all Americans .
And any American who cares about the country should have been listening .
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On most nights, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson speaks out on the concerns of conservative Americans outraged at the paths leftists aim to be taking the country.
On Wednesday night, he was speaking for the whole country — at least the vast majority of the country who cherish a national tradition of free speech that is being directly attacked by the social media giants Facebook and Twitter.
And “outrage” doesn’t even start to cover it.
Tucker Carlson segment on Hunter Biden selling access to his father when he was Vice President
pic.twitter.com/roTBfXYJee — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 15, 2020
As anyone who cares about the country should know by now, Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday squelched an explosive report by the New York Post that exposed what the Post described as emails it obtained from a laptop computer that, if they’re authentic, show a level of corruption surrounding Democratic nominee Joe Biden that’s absolutely stunning.
The emails would not only prove that Hunter Biden’s well-documented, and well-compensated, position as a board member of a Ukrainian energy firm was directly tied to his status as the son of the vice president of the United States, but that Joe Biden himself had lied to the country when he said he had no involvement in his son’s business dealings.
A little more than two weeks from an election that decides whether Biden will be the president of the United States, it’s a story that demanded to be disseminated into the public arena for a hearing.
If it were proven false or overblown (as The Washington Post, naturally, tried to do), Americans could vote in good conscience to send President Donald Trump packing from the White House.
If it were proven true, the Biden campaign could be — and should be — effectively destroyed.
Why everyone is so scared of the article.? — jon st.john (@jonstjohn1) October 15, 2020
The reaction of the social media giants, however, was horrifying: They tried to kill the story on the shakiest of grounds and in the most loathsome traditions of totalitarian societies the world over.
“They prevented the public from reading the news. They didn’t apologize for doing this. They didn’t bother to make up reasonable-sounding justifications for it,” Carlson said. “They just did it, exactly as the Chinese government does. These are monopolies. They have all the power, you have none. They don’t have to care about what you think and they don’t.”
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In this regard, Carlson wasn’t quite correct. Wednesday evening, Twitter offered an attempt at explaining itself — arguing that “the images contained in the articles include personal and private information — like email addresses and phone numbers — which violate our rules.”
That may be a policy, and Twitter could be on firm semantic ground in invoking it with a tendentious hypocrisy worthy of the Pharisees. But is there a sentient human being who believes that was the actual reason Twitter squelched a story with such implications for the American presidency?
The fact that Twitter’s explanation was not posted until nearly 8 p.m. Eastern time — long after the damage had been done — is not reassuring. In fact, it looks a lot like a policy being invoked to support a decision that was already made, and made with panicked, knee-jerk speed.
The fact that this same social media platform only two weeks ago had no problem with users spitting out a demonstrably flawed New York Times story about Trump’s taxes — based on information that was almost certainly obtained illegally — also doesn’t help Twitter’s attempt to portray itself as a stickler for the rules.
Facebook’s position was even more ludicrous.
Andy Stone, the company’s policy communications manager — and a man whose LinkedIn profile boasts a career in Democratic Party politics — claimed the company was limiting the Post article’s reach “pending fact-checker review.”
“This is part of our standard process to reduce the spread of misinformation,” Stone wrote, presumably with a straight face.
Again, is there anyone — no matter what political persuasion — who believes that? The political sympathies of Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the Big Tech universe are too well known, too well documented for any remotely honest person to accept the Big Tech explanation for what is happening with the New York Post bombshell.
I am old enough to remember Watergate very well. This is a much bigger deal — Tom Walsh (@TomWalsh12683) October 15, 2020
Carlson’s explanation — infuriating as it is — is the Occam’s Razor of the question: the simplest answer, and the most dangerous.
“This was mass censorship on a scale that America has never experienced, not in 245 years, and it’s a threat to all of us,” the Fox News host said. “Democracies only function when there is a free exchange of information between citizens. We no longer have that.”
It’s a well-established fact by now that even intelligent, generally honest liberals (most conservatives know at least one) have been driven insane by the Trump presidency. But this kind of draconian behavior by social media giants should have all Americans outraged, no matter their political preference.
If the Twitter CEO Jack Dempsey and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg can commit deeds of such magnitude against the American political process with impunity (and no lame alibi about “policy” a “standard process” makes this anything but a crime against intellectual honesty), the country might as well forget elections and just let social media magnates run the show.
Carlson’s audience is overwhelmingly conservative, of course, but on Wednesday, he was speaking for all Americans.
And any American who cares about the country should have been listening.
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Senate Judiciary Committee Announces Big Action Against Twitter Amid Censorship Controversy

GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee , including Sens .
Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri , announced plans to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify before the committee regarding his company ’ s decision to block two New York Post stories .
The stories contained allegations regarding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s and son Hunter Biden ’ s dealings in Ukraine and China .
Cruz , with Committee Chair Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina by his side , told reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday that the committee will vote on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to testify on Oct. 23 .
“ This is election interference , and we are 19 days out from an election , ” Cruz said .
“ Never before have we seen active censorship of a major press publication with serious allegations of corruption of one of the two candidates for president.
” “ The allegations in the New York Post story , if true , indicate that Vice President Biden lied when he said he had never discussed his son ’ s business dealings , ” Cruz added .
He noted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper in the country , but Twitter blocked it from sharing the story .
The senator recounted that Twitter is not only blocking the Post story about the Bidens ’ dealings in Ukraine , but also a second story regarding Hunter Biden ’ s financial relationships within communist China .
“ The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know what the hell is going on , ” Cruz said .
RELATED : Trump Says He Corrected Fan : I 'm Not the Most Famous Person , Jesus Is and It 's Not Even Close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Hawley said .
“ The attempt to rig an election , which is what we are seeing here by monopolies , is unprecedented in American history.
” The senator wants leaders from both Twitter and Facebook to appear before the committee .
“ They should answer to the American people , and that ’ s what this is about , ” Hawley said .
According to the emails acquired by the Post , “ Hunter Biden introduced his father , then-Vice President Joe Biden , to a top executive at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating the company.
” “ The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi , an adviser to the board of Burisma , allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17 , 2015 , about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $ 50,000 a month.
” Twitter sent a series of tweets Wednesday night seeking to explain why it banned the Post stories .
The social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not sharing hacked emails .
Dorsey conceded Twitter ’ s handling of the matter has been “ unacceptable.
” The company ’ s 2018 policy prohibits the distribution of content “ obtained without authorization ” and that might include “ possibly illegally obtained materials.
” However , Twitter said , “ Commentary on or discussion about hacked materials , such as articles that cover them but do not include or link to the materials themselves , aren ’ t a violation of this policy.
” We are committed to truth and accuracy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ editorial standards .

GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, announced plans to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify before the committee regarding his company’s decision to block two New York Post stories.
The stories contained allegations regarding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s and son Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine and China.
Cruz, with Committee Chair Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina by his side, told reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday that the committee will vote on a subpoena Tuesday that will require Dorsey to testify on Oct. 23.
“This is election interference, and we are 19 days out from an election,” Cruz said.
“Never before have we seen active censorship of a major press publication with serious allegations of corruption of one of the two candidates for president.”
Never before have we seen the censorship of a major outlet’s reporting, with serious allegations of corruption by a presidential candidate, days before an election. #BigTech crossed a line & must be held accountable. That’s why @senjudiciary is going to subpoena @jack. pic.twitter.com/FYHTacmbWr — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 15, 2020
“The allegations in the New York Post story, if true, indicate that Vice President Biden lied when he said he had never discussed his son’s business dealings,” Cruz added.
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He noted the Post has the fourth-largest circulation of any paper in the country, but Twitter blocked it from sharing the story.
The senator recounted that Twitter is not only blocking the Post story about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine, but also a second story regarding Hunter Biden’s financial relationships within communist China.
“The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know what the hell is going on,” Cruz said.
Pleased to announce the full Judiciary Committee will vote on subpoena to @Twitter and @jack on Tuesday. That subpoena should include @Facebook — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) October 15, 2020
Hawley concurred with Cruz’s assessment.
“Taking this action is absolutely necessary,” Hawley said. “The attempt to rig an election, which is what we are seeing here by monopolies, is unprecedented in American history.”
The senator wants leaders from both Twitter and Facebook to appear before the committee.
“They should answer to the American people, and that’s what this is about,” Hawley said.
According to the emails acquired by the Post, “Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating the company.”
“The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of Burisma, allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17, 2015, about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $50,000 a month.”
Twitter sent a series of tweets Wednesday night seeking to explain why it banned the Post stories.
The social media giant pointed to its policy about not sharing hacked emails. Dorsey conceded Twitter’s handling of the matter has been “unacceptable.”
Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable. https://t.co/v55vDVVlgt — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020
The company’s 2018 policy prohibits the distribution of content “obtained without authorization” and that might include “possibly illegally obtained materials.”
The policy, established in 2018, prohibits the use of our service to distribute content obtained without authorization. We don’t want to incentivize hacking by allowing Twitter to be used as distribution for possibly illegally obtained materials.https://t.co/qx9rlzWH4O — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 14, 2020
However, Twitter said, “Commentary on or discussion about hacked materials, such as articles that cover them but do not include or link to the materials themselves, aren’t a violation of this policy.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Ted Cruz Uses Joe Biden’s and RBG’s Words To Slam Democrats on the Idea of Court Packing

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas used the words of prominent Democrats against them Wednesday with regard to packing the Supreme Court while he was speaking during the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett .
A number of Democrats have ramped up threats to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices should Senate Republicans confirm Barrett .
The idea is that by increasing the number of justices from the nine the court has had since 1869 would dilute the power of the conservative majority .
By all indications , it appears Judge Barrett will soon be Justice Barrett .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , should Democrats take power following the Nov. 3 election , still hangs like a cloud over the proceedings — and over the country .
Cruz , concerned about the potential violation of judicial norms , used a portion of his speaking time Wednesday to remind Democrats that they traditionally have been opposed to packing the court , minus , of course , one occasion during the Great Depression .
In fact , the senator referred to court packing as “ the next fight we ’ re facing if Democrats win the majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Packing the court is wrong , ” Cruz said .
“ It is an abuse of power.
” “ I believe , should they win in November , that our Democratic colleagues will pack the court , ” he warned .
Cruz was prepared , as he always is , and offered Democrats a list of quotes from members of their own party saying they were against the idea of adding more justices to the high court .
He started with the current Democratic presidential nominee .
“ I will read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ Joe Biden in 1983 , quote , FDR ’ s court-packing idea was quote ‘ a bonehead idea .
It was a terrible , terrible mistake to make .
And it put in question for an entire decade the independence of the most significant body in this country . '
” Cruz then used the words of another current and prominent Democrat against the party .
In 2017 , Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont , who currently sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Cruz , stated , “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ packing scheme that would have eroded judicial independence .
That was a proud moment.
” RELATED : Twitter Blocks Second Hunter Biden Story Alleging He Tried To Cash in with Chinese Company The senator then zeroed in on Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois , who has attempted to hold Barrett ’ s feet to fire with little success this week .
“ Senator Durbin , in 2018 , quote , ‘ Seventy-five years ago we went through this , and I think the Congress was correct in stopping this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea , ' ” he said .
Cruz saved the most potent piece of his cache of liberal dialogue against court packing for last .
The Texan reminded Democrats that the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who Barrett seems primed to replace on the court , opposed adding additional justices to the high court as recently as last year .
Quoting Ginsburg from 2019 , Cruz said : “ If anything would make the court look partisan it would be that .
One side saying , ‘ We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enlarge the number of justices , not fill vacancies , enlarge the number of judges so we would have more people that would vote the way we want to.
’ Nine seems to be a good number , it has been that way for a long time .
I think it was a bad idea when President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the court.
” Of course , Democrats have indicated by their refusal to deny claims about packing the court that they will indeed pack the court .
We can only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sway the court into the legislative body Democrats envision it to be .
Their exact plans are unclear , as the party ’ s leadership has suddenly stopped speaking about the issue .
Both Biden and his running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris of California , have refused to answer court-packing questions numerous times , as Cruz pointed out Wednesday .
Biden went as far last week as to say that voters did not “ deserve ” to know Democrats ’ plans for the high court .
Thankfully , the Senate has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remind Democrats that they were against packing the court long before they were for it .
When Roosevelt proposed adding additional justices to the court in 1937 , Americans and members of FDR ’ s own party saw it for what it was : a scheme for eliminating any dissent to his New Deal legislation .
As a senator in 2005 , Biden praised those Democrats in an impassioned speech in which he called Roosevelt ’ s scheme a “ power grab.
” This time around , Democrats with their eyes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault on the traditions of the judiciary , and as in 1937 , it ’ s a transparent attempt to grab power .
Only in 2020 , Democrats aren ’ t interested in holding one another accountable , and the big government raw deal that likely would be forced onto the American people , should Democrats take power , is the radical Green New Deal , which — as outlined on the Biden campaign website — has the support of the party ’ s nominee .
Perhaps the American people will agree with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Nov. 3 , and help him and his GOP colleagues prevent Democrats from violating a 150-year-old precedent .
If not , a newly confirmed Barrett soon could find herself in the minority on a court of 15 justices guided by the politics of whichever activist judges Democrats decide are the most likely to move the country to the left .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas used the words of prominent Democrats against them Wednesday with regard to packing the Supreme Court while he was speaking during the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
A number of Democrats have ramped up threats to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices should Senate Republicans confirm Barrett. The idea is that by increasing the number of justices from the nine the court has had since 1869 would dilute the power of the conservative majority.
By all indications, it appears Judge Barrett will soon be Justice Barrett.
But the threat of packing the court, should Democrats take power following the Nov. 3 election, still hangs like a cloud over the proceedings — and over the country.
Cruz, concerned about the potential violation of judicial norms, used a portion of his speaking time Wednesday to remind Democrats that they traditionally have been opposed to packing the court, minus, of course, one occasion during the Great Depression.
In fact, the senator referred to court packing as “the next fight we’re facing if Democrats win the majority” following a successful confirmation of Barrett.
“Packing the court is wrong,” Cruz said. “It is an abuse of power.”
What does it mean to pack the Court? It means expanding the number of justices to achieve a political outcome. Packing the Court is wrong. It is an abuse of power. And I believe if our Democrat colleagues win in November, they will pack the Court. pic.twitter.com/vmAPIZ5HhG — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 14, 2020
“I believe, should they win in November, that our Democratic colleagues will pack the court,” he warned.
Cruz was prepared, as he always is, and offered Democrats a list of quotes from members of their own party saying they were against the idea of adding more justices to the high court. He started with the current Democratic presidential nominee.
“I will read you some quotes,” the senator said. “Joe Biden in 1983, quote, FDR’s court-packing idea was quote ‘a bonehead idea. It was a terrible, terrible mistake to make. And it put in question for an entire decade the independence of the most significant body in this country.'”
Cruz then used the words of another current and prominent Democrat against the party.
In 2017, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who currently sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Cruz, stated, “The Judiciary Committee once stood against a court packing scheme that would have eroded judicial independence. That was a proud moment.”
The senator then zeroed in on Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who has attempted to hold Barrett’s feet to fire with little success this week.
“Senator Durbin, in 2018, quote, ‘Seventy-five years ago we went through this, and I think the Congress was correct in stopping this popular president named Franklin Roosevelt from that idea,'” he said.
Cruz saved the most potent piece of his cache of liberal dialogue against court packing for last.
The Texan reminded Democrats that the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who Barrett seems primed to replace on the court, opposed adding additional justices to the high court as recently as last year.
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Quoting Ginsburg from 2019, Cruz said: “If anything would make the court look partisan it would be that. One side saying, ‘We’re in power, we’re going to enlarge the number of justices, not fill vacancies, enlarge the number of judges so we would have more people that would vote the way we want to.’ Nine seems to be a good number, it has been that way for a long time. I think it was a bad idea when President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the court.”
Of course, Democrats have indicated by their refusal to deny claims about packing the court that they will indeed pack the court.
We can only assume any additional justices would help to sway the court into the legislative body Democrats envision it to be.
Their exact plans are unclear, as the party’s leadership has suddenly stopped speaking about the issue.
Both Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, have refused to answer court-packing questions numerous times, as Cruz pointed out Wednesday.
Biden went as far last week as to say that voters did not “deserve” to know Democrats’ plans for the high court.
Reporter: “Don’t the voters deserve to know [your position on packing the courts?]”@JoeBiden: “No, they don’t deserve” pic.twitter.com/xF1Ywtf0od — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 10, 2020
Thankfully, the Senate has a sharp-tongued defender of the Constitution in Cruz to remind Democrats that they were against packing the court long before they were for it.
When Roosevelt proposed adding additional justices to the court in 1937, Americans and members of FDR’s own party saw it for what it was: a scheme for eliminating any dissent to his New Deal legislation.
As a senator in 2005, Biden praised those Democrats in an impassioned speech in which he called Roosevelt’s scheme a “power grab.”
Biden refers to court packing a “power grab” in 2005: pic.twitter.com/AhQWp1a8F3 — Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) October 10, 2020
This time around, Democrats with their eyes on the White House are apparently planning an assault on the traditions of the judiciary, and as in 1937, it’s a transparent attempt to grab power.
Only in 2020, Democrats aren’t interested in holding one another accountable, and the big government raw deal that likely would be forced onto the American people, should Democrats take power, is the radical Green New Deal, which — as outlined on the Biden campaign website — has the support of the party’s nominee.
Perhaps the American people will agree with Cruz when they head to the polls on Nov. 3, and help him and his GOP colleagues prevent Democrats from violating a 150-year-old precedent.
If not, a newly confirmed Barrett soon could find herself in the minority on a court of 15 justices guided by the politics of whichever activist judges Democrats decide are the most likely to move the country to the left.
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