westernjournal--2020-11-12--Report: Trump Has Elaborate Plan To ‘Wreck’ Fox News

A new report revives speculation from four years ago that Donald Trump might transition from politics to the media , but it adds a new spin .
This time , Axios writes , his goal is to take on and defeat Fox News .
In October 2016 , when many believed Trump could not defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election , talk of what was labeled “ Trump TV ” flowed freely .
That talk is flowing again now that Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the presidential race and has been declared the projected winner by many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has launched a bevy of lawsuits to challenge the results in key states .
As Axios tells the story , Fox ’ s early call that Trump would lose Arizona when the state was still very much in play was the last straw for the president , who has become increasingly disenchanted with Fox ’ s coverage of his administration .
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Obama Hack Admits Biden Is 'Having Phone Calls ' with Foreign Countries Axios quoted “ a source with detailed knowledge of Trump ’ s intentions ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wreck Fox .
No doubt about it.
” The source said the president is “ going to spend a lot of time slamming Fox.
” Axios recalled past speculation about some form of “ Trump TV ” but noted that launching a cable network would be a costly , laborious undertaking .
Instead , the report said , the president “ is considering a digital media channel that would stream online , which would be cheaper and quicker to start.
” How would it work ?
Axios took a guess .
“ Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a monthly fee to MAGA fans .
Many are Fox News viewers , and he ’ d aim to replace the network — and the $ 5.99-a-month Fox Nation streaming service , which has an 85 % conversation rate from free trials to paid subscribers — as their top destination , ” it said .
Trump has a vast database of supporter contacts as well as a loyal base who could be the foundation of any post-White House effort .
The president has signaled here and there that Fox has lost its luster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed a lot , ” Trump said in a Nov. 3 phone interview with the network ’ s “ Fox & Friends.
” “ Somebody said to me , ‘ What ’ s the biggest difference between this and four years ago ?
’ And I say , ‘ Fox .
It ’ s much different . '
” RELATED : Trump Campaign Manager Reveals President Is 'Not Backing Down' “ I ’ m not complaining — I ’ m just telling people , ” he said .
“ It ’ s one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to last.
” In 2016 , one commentator said Trump could launch a streaming service quickly , according to NBC .
“ If he ’ s willing to launch with a limited slate , five , 10 hours of mostly just him , and the rest will come in the next six months , he can get that up in three , four months and just build from there , ” Alan Wolk , an industry analyst , said .
Adding unscripted reality show programming and on-demand videos could serve as a bridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You can watch political stuff for free , his stuff with ads , and then a mix of political and reality programming .
If he has access to the beauty pageant footage , some sort of reality thing , ” Wolk said .
“ Those are down and dirty and he can get them up much earlier .
Then he might have specials or movies he buys rights to.
” Some are hoping that rather than starting his own media empire after he leaves the White House , Trump will join @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was , is and always will be a ratings phenomena , ” said Christopher Ruddy , CEO of Newsmax , according to the Los Angeles Times .
“ After the presidency , we ’ d welcome his new show on Newsmax in a heartbeat.
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A new report revives speculation from four years ago that Donald Trump might transition from politics to the media, but it adds a new spin.
This time, Axios writes, his goal is to take on and defeat Fox News.
In October 2016, when many believed Trump could not defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, talk of what was labeled “Trump TV” flowed freely.
That talk is flowing again now that Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the presidential race and has been declared the projected winner by many news organizations. Trump’s campaign has launched a bevy of lawsuits to challenge the results in key states.
As Axios tells the story, Fox’s early call that Trump would lose Arizona when the state was still very much in play was the last straw for the president, who has become increasingly disenchanted with Fox’s coverage of his administration.
Axios quoted “a source with detailed knowledge of Trump’s intentions” as saying, “He plans to wreck Fox. No doubt about it.”
The source said the president is “going to spend a lot of time slamming Fox.”
Axios recalled past speculation about some form of “Trump TV” but noted that launching a cable network would be a costly, laborious undertaking.
Instead, the report said, the president “is considering a digital media channel that would stream online, which would be cheaper and quicker to start.”
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How would it work? Axios took a guess.
“Trump’s digital offering would likely charge a monthly fee to MAGA fans. Many are Fox News viewers, and he’d aim to replace the network — and the $5.99-a-month Fox Nation streaming service, which has an 85% conversion rate from free trials to paid subscribers — as their top destination,” it said.
Trump has a vast database of supporter contacts as well as a loyal base who could be the foundation of any post-White House effort.
The president has signaled here and there that Fox has lost its luster in his eyes.
“Fox has changed a lot,” Trump said in a Nov. 3 phone interview with the network’s “Fox & Friends.” “Somebody said to me, ‘What’s the biggest difference between this and four years ago?’ And I say, ‘Fox. It’s much different.'”
“I’m not complaining — I’m just telling people,” he said. “It’s one of the biggest differences this season compared to last.”
In 2016, one commentator said Trump could launch a streaming service quickly, according to NBC.
“If he’s willing to launch with a limited slate, five, 10 hours of mostly just him, and the rest will come in the next six months, he can get that up in three, four months and just build from there,” Alan Wolk, an industry analyst, said.
Adding unscripted reality show programming and on-demand videos could serve as a bridge to more traditional programming, Wolk said.
“You can watch political stuff for free, his stuff with ads, and then a mix of political and reality programming. If he has access to the beauty pageant footage, some sort of reality thing,” Wolk said. “Those are down and dirty and he can get them up much earlier. Then he might have specials or movies he buys rights to.”
Some are hoping that rather than starting his own media empire after he leaves the White House, Trump will join an existing operation.
“Donald Trump was, is and always will be a ratings phenomena,” said Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax, according to the Los Angeles Times. “After the presidency, we’d welcome his new show on Newsmax in a heartbeat.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Harvard Dodges a Bullet in Racial Discrimination Case, May Now Face Trump’s Conservative Supreme Cou

Harvard Dodges a Bullet in Racial Discrimination Case, May Now Face Trump’s Conservative Supreme Court

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of illegal discrimination against Asian-American applicants .
Two judges on the 1st U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston rejected claims from an anti-affirmative action group that accuses the Ivy League school of imposing a “ racial penalty ” on Asian-Americans .
The decision moves the case a step closer to a possible review by the U.S. Supreme Court .
Some legal scholars believe the court will take up the case , and both sides have been preparing for that outcome .
Edward Blum , president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was disappointed but that “ our hope is not lost.
” “ This lawsuit is now on track to go up to the U.S. Supreme Court where we will ask the justices to end these unfair and unconstitutional race-based admissions policies at Harvard and all colleges and universities , ” Blum wrote in a statement .
The case revived a debate about racial discrimination in college admissions .
In multiple decisions , the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that colleges can consider race as a limited factor in admissions decisions .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including three suits from Students from Fair Admissions .
In the latest decision , the judges concluded that Harvard ’ s admissions process passes legal muster and meets requirements previously set by the Supreme Court .
“ The issue before us is whether Harvard ’ s limited use of race in its admissions process in order to achieve diversity in the period in question is consistent with the requirements of Supreme Court precedent .
There was no error , ” the judges wrote .
The group ’ s 2014 lawsuit alleges that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subjective “ personal rating ” to discriminate against Asian-Americans who apply to the school .
Using six years of admissions data , the group found that Asian-American applicants had the best academic records but received the lowest scores on the personal rating .
The group ’ s analysis found that Harvard accepted Asian-Americans at lower rates than any other racial group , while giving preference to black and Hispanic students with lower grades .
The lawsuit also alleged that Harvard works to keep a consistent and illegal “ racial balancing ” among new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says it considers applicants ’ race only in the narrow way approved by the Supreme Court .
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After a three-week trial that cast new light on Harvard ’ s secretive selection process , a federal judge ruled that other factors could explain why Asian-Americans are admitted at lower rates than other students .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D. Burroughs said Harvard ’ s admissions process is “ not perfect ” but concluded that there was “ no evidence of any racial animus whatsoever.
” The judges agreed with a district court finding that Harvard ’ s personal rating is not influenced by race .
Although the rating may be correlated with race , the judges wrote , the link is more likely to be caused by outside factors including students ’ personal essays or letters of recommendation .
Ultimately , the judges wrote , Asian-American identity has a statistically insignificant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concluded that Harvard does not place outsized emphasis on race .
“ Harvard has demonstrated that it values all types of diversity , not just racial diversity , ” the judges wrote .
“ Harvard ’ s use of race in admissions is contextual and it does not consider race exclusively.
” The U.S. Justice Department filed briefs supporting the lawsuit , arguing that Harvard goes too far in using race to select students .
President Donald Trump ’ s administration has also challenged racial discrimination at other elite schools , including Yale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken up by the Supreme Court , some legal scholars believe that the current justices may place tighter limits on the use of race in admissions or forbid it entirely .
The current Supreme Court is more conservative than when it last ruled in favor of the consideration of race in college admissions .
Since that 2016 ruling , two justices in the 4-3 majority to uphold an affirmative action program at the University of Texas have been replaced by Trump appointees .
Along with the Harvard case , the Virginia-based Students for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial discrimination at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and at the University of Texas at Austin .
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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of illegal discrimination against Asian-American applicants.
Two judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston rejected claims from an anti-affirmative action group that accuses the Ivy League school of imposing a “racial penalty” on Asian-Americans.
The decision moves the case a step closer to a possible review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Some legal scholars believe the court will take up the case, and both sides have been preparing for that outcome.
Edward Blum, president of Students for Fair Admissions, said he was disappointed but that “our hope is not lost.”
“This lawsuit is now on track to go up to the U.S. Supreme Court where we will ask the justices to end these unfair and unconstitutional race-based admissions policies at Harvard and all colleges and universities,” Blum wrote in a statement.
The case revived a debate about racial discrimination in college admissions. In multiple decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that colleges can consider race as a limited factor in admissions decisions.
But the practice faces mounting challenges in the courts, including three suits from Students from Fair Admissions.
In the latest decision, the judges concluded that Harvard’s admissions process passes legal muster and meets requirements previously set by the Supreme Court.
“The issue before us is whether Harvard’s limited use of race in its admissions process in order to achieve diversity in the period in question is consistent with the requirements of Supreme Court precedent. There was no error,” the judges wrote.
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The group’s 2014 lawsuit alleges that Harvard’s admissions officers use a subjective “personal rating” to discriminate against Asian-Americans who apply to the school.
Using six years of admissions data, the group found that Asian-American applicants had the best academic records but received the lowest scores on the personal rating.
The group’s analysis found that Harvard accepted Asian-Americans at lower rates than any other racial group, while giving preference to black and Hispanic students with lower grades.
The lawsuit also alleged that Harvard works to keep a consistent and illegal “racial balancing” among new students.
Harvard denies any discrimination and says it considers applicants’ race only in the narrow way approved by the Supreme Court.
In close calls between students, some minority students may get a “tip” in their favor, school officials say.
After a three-week trial that cast new light on Harvard’s secretive selection process, a federal judge ruled that other factors could explain why Asian-Americans are admitted at lower rates than other students.
In her 2019 ruling, District Judge Allison D. Burroughs said Harvard’s admissions process is “not perfect” but concluded that there was “no evidence of any racial animus whatsoever.”
The judges agreed with a district court finding that Harvard’s personal rating is not influenced by race.
Although the rating may be correlated with race, the judges wrote, the link is more likely to be caused by outside factors including students’ personal essays or letters of recommendation.
Ultimately, the judges wrote, Asian-American identity has a statistically insignificant effect on admissions probability, and they concluded that Harvard does not place outsized emphasis on race.
“Harvard has demonstrated that it values all types of diversity, not just racial diversity,” the judges wrote. “Harvard’s use of race in admissions is contextual and it does not consider race exclusively.”
The U.S. Justice Department filed briefs supporting the lawsuit, arguing that Harvard goes too far in using race to select students.
President Donald Trump’s administration has also challenged racial discrimination at other elite schools, including Yale University.
If the Harvard case is taken up by the Supreme Court, some legal scholars believe that the current justices may place tighter limits on the use of race in admissions or forbid it entirely.
The current Supreme Court is more conservative than when it last ruled in favor of the consideration of race in college admissions.
Since that 2016 ruling, two justices in the 4-3 majority to uphold an affirmative action program at the University of Texas have been replaced by Trump appointees.
Along with the Harvard case, the Virginia-based Students for Fair Admissions is also suing to rid racial discrimination at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and at the University of Texas at Austin.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Biden COVID Adviser Calls for Strict National Lockdown Measures

One adviser to presumptive President-elect Joe Biden says a national COVID-19 lockdown is just what America needs .
Dr. Michael Osterholm , the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota , was among those named Monday to Biden ’ s COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board .
Osterholm said that shutting down businesses across the nation for a period of four to six weeks — while having the government underwrite all lost wages — would check the spread of the disease while not taking the economy off the rails , according to CNBC .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now to cover all of the wages , lost wages for individual workers , for losses to small companies , to medium-sized companies or city , state , county governments .
We could do all of that , ” he said .
“ If we did that , then we could lock down for four to six weeks.
” Osterholm claimed that such a step would succeed “ like they did in New Zealand and Australia.
” “ We could really watch ourselves cruising into the vaccine availability in the first and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the economy long before that , ” he said .
Osterholm in August co-authored an Op-Ed in The New York Times with Neel Kashkari in which they said the problem with America ’ s past lockdowns was that they were neither long enough nor strict enough .
“ To successfully drive down our case rate to less than one per 100,000 people per day , we should mandate sheltering in place for everyone but the truly essential workers , ” Osterholm and Kashkari wrote .
“ By that , we mean people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for essential reasons : food shopping and visits to doctors and pharmacies while wearing masks and washing hands frequently .
“ According to the Economic Policy Institute , 39 percent of workers in the United States are in essential categories .
“ The problem with the March-to-May lockdown was that it was not uniformly stringent across the country .
For example , Minnesota deemed 78 percent of its workers essential .
To be effective , the lockdown has to be as comprehensive and strict as possible.
” Osterholm and Kashkari said that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August , normal life could return by November .
The Op-Ed also called for a vast federal spending spree .
“ This pandemic is deeply unfair .
Millions of low-wage , front-line service workers have lost their jobs or been put in harm ’ s way , while most higher-wage , white-collar workers have been spared .
But it is even more unfair than that ; those of us who ’ ve kept our jobs are actually saving more money because we aren ’ t going out to restaurants or movies , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Because we are saving more , we have the resources to support those who have been laid off.
” Osterholm ’ s zeal for a strict lockdown is not matched by Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
He appeared on ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America ” on Thursday and was asked by host Robin Roberts whether such measures are needed now .
“ We would like to stay away from that , Robin , because there ’ s no appetite for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe we can do it without a lockdown , ” Fauci said .
“ You don ’ t necessarily have to shut everything down .
… The best opposite strategy to locking down is to intensify the public health measures short of locking down .
So if you can do that well , you don ’ t have to take that step that people are trying to avoid , which has so many implications both psychologically and economically.
” He added , “ Help is really on the way .
… Vaccines are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” But Osterholm said the worst is yet to come .
“ What America has to understand is that we are about to enter COVID hell , ” he said Monday on CNBC .
“ It is happening.
” “ We have not even come close to the peak and , as such , our hospitals are now being overrun , ” Osterholm said .
“ The next three to four months are going to be , by far , the darkest of the pandemic.
” Osterholm is not the only Biden adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an interview with MarketWatch , Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel , an architect of the Affordable Care Act and a former special adviser for health policy in the Obama White House who is also on Biden ’ s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board , said a full reopening of the U.S. is not likely before late next year .
“ It ’ ll be closer to November , closer toward the end ” of 2021 , he said , asserting that the opening would be keyed to the speed at which Americans are vaccinated .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to begin opening colleges and universities [ and ] schools , again depending on how we distribute this thing and how effective we can be on that , ” Emanuel said .
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One adviser to presumptive President-elect Joe Biden says a national COVID-19 lockdown is just what America needs.
Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, was among those named Monday to Biden’s COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board.
Osterholm said that shutting down businesses across the nation for a period of four to six weeks — while having the government underwrite all lost wages — would check the spread of the disease while not taking the economy off the rails, according to CNBC.
“We could pay for a package right now to cover all of the wages, lost wages for individual workers, for losses to small companies, to medium-sized companies or city, state, county governments. We could do all of that,” he said. “If we did that, then we could lock down for four to six weeks.”
Osterholm claimed that such a step would succeed “like they did in New Zealand and Australia.”
“We could really watch ourselves cruising into the vaccine availability in the first and second quarter of next year while bringing back the economy long before that,” he said.
One of Biden’s new coronavirus task force doctors floating the idea of a 4-6 week lockdown: “We could pay for a package right now to cover all of the lost wages for individual workers … if we did that, then we could lockdown for 4 to 6 weeks.”pic.twitter.com/zNmuQvPpIJ — Zack Guzman (@zGuz) November 11, 2020
Osterholm in August co-authored an Op-Ed in The New York Times with Neel Kashkari in which they said the problem with America’s past lockdowns was that they were neither long enough nor strict enough.
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“To successfully drive down our case rate to less than one per 100,000 people per day, we should mandate sheltering in place for everyone but the truly essential workers,” Osterholm and Kashkari wrote. “By that, we mean people must stay at home and leave only for essential reasons: food shopping and visits to doctors and pharmacies while wearing masks and washing hands frequently.
“According to the Economic Policy Institute, 39 percent of workers in the United States are in essential categories.
“The problem with the March-to-May lockdown was that it was not uniformly stringent across the country. For example, Minnesota deemed 78 percent of its workers essential. To be effective, the lockdown has to be as comprehensive and strict as possible.”
Osterholm and Kashkari said that if the policy they proposed were adopted in August, normal life could return by November.
The Op-Ed also called for a vast federal spending spree.
“This pandemic is deeply unfair. Millions of low-wage, front-line service workers have lost their jobs or been put in harm’s way, while most higher-wage, white-collar workers have been spared. But it is even more unfair than that; those of us who’ve kept our jobs are actually saving more money because we aren’t going out to restaurants or movies, or on vacations,” they wrote. “Because we are saving more, we have the resources to support those who have been laid off.”
Osterholm’s zeal for a strict lockdown is not matched by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday and was asked by host Robin Roberts whether such measures are needed now.
“We would like to stay away from that, Robin, because there’s no appetite for locking down the American public. I believe we can do it without a lockdown,” Fauci said.
“You don’t necessarily have to shut everything down. … The best opposite strategy to locking down is to intensify the public health measures short of locking down. So if you can do that well, you don’t have to take that step that people are trying to avoid, which has so many implications both psychologically and economically.”
He added, “Help is really on the way. … Vaccines are going to have a major positive impact.”
But Osterholm said the worst is yet to come.
“What America has to understand is that we are about to enter COVID hell,” he said Monday on CNBC. “It is happening.”
“We have not even come close to the peak and, as such, our hospitals are now being overrun,” Osterholm said. “The next three to four months are going to be, by far, the darkest of the pandemic.”
Osterholm is not the only Biden adviser talking coronavirus gloom and doom.
In an interview with MarketWatch, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an architect of the Affordable Care Act and a former special adviser for health policy in the Obama White House who is also on Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, said a full reopening of the U.S. is not likely before late next year.
“It’ll be closer to November, closer toward the end” of 2021, he said, asserting that the opening would be keyed to the speed at which Americans are vaccinated.
“But it’ll probably be enough to begin opening colleges and universities [and] schools, again depending on how we distribute this thing and how effective we can be on that,” Emanuel said.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Weekly Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level in Months

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000 , a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that the job market might be slowly healing .
The figures coincide with a sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an all-time high above 120,000 a day .
Cases are rising in 49 states , and deaths are increasing in 39 .
The nation has now recorded 240,000 virus-related deaths and 10.3 million confirmed infections .
Last week ’ s new applications for unemployment benefits were down from 757,000 the previous week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still-elevated figure shows that eight months after the pandemic flattened the economy , many employers are still slashing jobs .
The number of people who are continuing to receive traditional unemployment benefits fell to 6.8 million , the government said , from 7.2 million .
That suggests that more Americans are finding jobs and no longer receiving unemployment aid .
But it also indicates that many jobless people have used up their state unemployment aid — which typically expires after six months — and have transitioned to a federal extended benefits program that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak threatens to upend the improvement in the job market in recent months .
The unemployment rate plunged a full percentage point in October to 6.9 percent while employers added a solid 600,000 new jobs .
Even so , weekly applications for jobless aid remain at historically high levels .
The applications likely include some people who lost jobs weeks ago but who have had to wait for states to process their claims .
Some of them might not have filed for benefits until last week even though they were laid off earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re still working but have had their hours cut .
Still others might have lost jobs more than once ; when they file for benefits again , it can count as a new claim .
The job market remains severely damaged .
The economy still has roughly 10 million fewer jobs than it had before the pandemic — a total that exceeds all the jobs that vanished in the 2008-2009 Great Recession .
Government stimulus , in the form of federal unemployment benefits , aid for small businesses and checks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And unless Congress extends their benefits , millions of jobless people could run out of aid entirely by year ’ s end .
Among them is Victoria Perez , who was working two delivery jobs before the pandemic struck .
Having lost both jobs in the spring , she is now living with her children in city-subsidized housing near Oakland , California , and hoping to avoid homelessness .
The city housing , provided to people at heightened risk of the coronavirus , lasts only through December .
Perez , 38 , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just ruined everything , ” she said .
“ I was doing really good , and then nothing.
” Before the pandemic , Perez had been delivering lunch from restaurants to office workers .
She also had a job with a company called Replate , taking leftover food from tech firms in San Francisco to homeless shelters .
Both jobs dried up once everyone began working from home .
RELATED : Ex-Prof at American Universities Faces Jail Time in Scheme To Hand Over Research to China She did some grocery deliveries for DoorDash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of contracting the virus .
Perez now receives just $ 91 in jobless aid every two weeks .
She recently began working for Replate again for about 15 to 20 hours a week .
“ It is not much compared to what I had before , but it is better than nothing , ” she said .
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The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that the job market might be slowly healing.
The figures coincide with a sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an all-time high above 120,000 a day. Cases are rising in 49 states, and deaths are increasing in 39. The nation has now recorded 240,000 virus-related deaths and 10.3 million confirmed infections.
Last week’s new applications for unemployment benefits were down from 757,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. The still-elevated figure shows that eight months after the pandemic flattened the economy, many employers are still slashing jobs.
The number of people who are continuing to receive traditional unemployment benefits fell to 6.8 million, the government said, from 7.2 million.
That suggests that more Americans are finding jobs and no longer receiving unemployment aid. But it also indicates that many jobless people have used up their state unemployment aid — which typically expires after six months — and have transitioned to a federal extended benefits program that lasts 13 more weeks.
The viral outbreak threatens to upend the improvement in the job market in recent months. The unemployment rate plunged a full percentage point in October to 6.9 percent while employers added a solid 600,000 new jobs.
Even so, weekly applications for jobless aid remain at historically high levels. The applications likely include some people who lost jobs weeks ago but who have had to wait for states to process their claims. Some of them might not have filed for benefits until last week even though they were laid off earlier.
Workers can also seek aid if they’re still working but have had their hours cut. Still others might have lost jobs more than once; when they file for benefits again, it can count as a new claim.
The job market remains severely damaged. The economy still has roughly 10 million fewer jobs than it had before the pandemic — a total that exceeds all the jobs that vanished in the 2008-2009 Great Recession.
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Government stimulus, in the form of federal unemployment benefits, aid for small businesses and checks to most individuals has largely run out. And unless Congress extends their benefits, millions of jobless people could run out of aid entirely by year’s end.
Among them is Victoria Perez, who was working two delivery jobs before the pandemic struck. Having lost both jobs in the spring, she is now living with her children in city-subsidized housing near Oakland, California, and hoping to avoid homelessness.
The city housing, provided to people at heightened risk of the coronavirus, lasts only through December. Perez, 38, is a cancer survivor.
“The pandemic just ruined everything,” she said. “I was doing really good, and then nothing.”
Before the pandemic, Perez had been delivering lunch from restaurants to office workers. She also had a job with a company called Replate, taking leftover food from tech firms in San Francisco to homeless shelters. Both jobs dried up once everyone began working from home.
She did some grocery deliveries for DoorDash but stopped doing that out of fear of contracting the virus.
Perez now receives just $91 in jobless aid every two weeks. She recently began working for Replate again for about 15 to 20 hours a week.
“It is not much compared to what I had before, but it is better than nothing,” she said.
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westernjournal--2020-11-14--California Gov. Gavin Newsom Caught Attending Party That Seems To Violate His Own COVID Restrictions

Democratic California Gov .
Gavin Newsom is now saying he made a mistake by attending a Nov. 6 birthday party in Napa that appears to have violated state COVID-19 rules .
The about-face came after aides initially defended the governor , who has imposed aggressive lockdowns around the state and recently castigated state residents for not following the rules .
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle , Newsom and his wife , Jennifer Siebel Newsom , went to a restaurant for a 50th birthday party for Jason Kinney , one of the governor ’ s political advisers .
State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social situations that bring together people from different households at the same time in a single space or place , ” to a maximum of three households .
“ Gatherings that include more than 3 households are prohibited , ” the state ’ s rules stipulate .
The rules do not say there is an exception for gatherings at restaurants .
Those at the party did not dispute that the event had more than three households in attendance .
When the dissonance between Newsom ’ s words and actions was first noticed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communications director , said Newsom was in the clear because the dinner was outside at a restaurant .
Newsom and his wife “ followed public health guidelines and the restaurant ’ s health protocols — all in line with the state ’ s rules for restaurant operation , ” Click said in a statement .
“ He and the first partner paid for their own meals.
” After the story became public , Newsom decided he had made a mistake .
“ While our family followed the restaurant ’ s health protocols and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner , ” he said in a statement , according to The Washington Post .
The dinner episode came as Newsom was excoriating Californians for having large gatherings of extended families , blaming these events for the rise in coronavirus cases in the state .
“ It ’ s for obvious reasons .
People are letting their guard down , ” Newsom said “ They ’ re taking their masks off .
They ’ re starting to get together outside of their household cohorts .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we ’ re starting , again , to see more people mixing .
As it gets colder , we ’ ll see more still.
” The dinner did not break the state ’ s rules , Click insisted , because state guidelines make restaurants “ [ l ] imit the number of patrons at a single table to a household unit or patrons who have asked to be seated together.
” John Swartzberg , an infectious disease expert at UC Berkeley ’ s School of Public Health , said eating with at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be risky because diners must take their masks off to eat and drink .
“ The idea that it ’ s OK to do that because it ’ s at a restaurant is upside down , ” Swartzberg said .
“ Whether or not it abides the letter of the guidance , I think it ’ s not a good idea.
” Newsom ’ s attendance was a mistake , he said .
“ Is this a major breach by Newsom ?
No .
But it ’ s not the best judgment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has to be the grownup in the room .
And he has to be the one that people model .
That ’ s what comes with the responsibility of being a leader.
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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now saying he made a mistake by attending a Nov. 6 birthday party in Napa that appears to have violated state COVID-19 rules.
The about-face came after aides initially defended the governor, who has imposed aggressive lockdowns around the state and recently castigated state residents for not following the rules.
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, went to a restaurant for a 50th birthday party for Jason Kinney, one of the governor’s political advisers.
Gov. @GavinNewsom attended a birthday dinner for one of his political advisers last week with at least a dozen people from several different households, the type of gathering his administration has discouraged during the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/rB29C15qys — Alexei Koseff (@akoseff) November 13, 2020
State guidelines limit gatherings, defined as “social situations that bring together people from different households at the same time in a single space or place,” to a maximum of three households.
“Gatherings that include more than 3 households are prohibited,” the state’s rules stipulate. The rules do not say there is an exception for gatherings at restaurants.
Those at the party did not dispute that the event had more than three households in attendance.
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When the dissonance between Newsom’s words and actions was first noticed, Nathan Click, the governor’s communications director, said Newsom was in the clear because the dinner was outside at a restaurant.
Newsom and his wife “followed public health guidelines and the restaurant’s health protocols — all in line with the state’s rules for restaurant operation,” Click said in a statement. “He and the first partner paid for their own meals.”
After the story became public, Newsom decided he had made a mistake.
“While our family followed the restaurant’s health protocols and took safety precautions, we should have modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner,” he said in a statement, according to The Washington Post.
The dinner episode came as Newsom was excoriating Californians for having large gatherings of extended families, blaming these events for the rise in coronavirus cases in the state.
“It’s for obvious reasons. People are letting their guard down,” Newsom said “They’re taking their masks off. They’re starting to get together outside of their household cohorts. They’re starting to see businesses reopen and we’re starting, again, to see more people mixing. As it gets colder, we’ll see more still.”
The dinner did not break the state’s rules, Click insisted, because state guidelines make restaurants “[l]imit the number of patrons at a single table to a household unit or patrons who have asked to be seated together.”
John Swartzberg, an infectious disease expert at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, said eating with at least 12 people — even outside — can be risky because diners must take their masks off to eat and drink.
“The idea that it’s OK to do that because it’s at a restaurant is upside down,” Swartzberg said. “Whether or not it abides the letter of the guidance, I think it’s not a good idea.”
Newsom’s attendance was a mistake, he said.
“Is this a major breach by Newsom? No. But it’s not the best judgment,” he said. “He has to be the grownup in the room. And he has to be the one that people model. That’s what comes with the responsibility of being a leader.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-14--Expert: ‘Smoking Gun’ Data Reveals Google Showed Voting Reminders Only to Liberals for Days Before E

Expert: ‘Smoking Gun’ Data Reveals Google Showed Voting Reminders Only to Liberals for Days Before Election

One expert is now saying data shows that tech giant Google pushed liberal voters to vote in this month ’ s elections , but not conservatives .
Robert Epstein , a senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology , presented his data in an interview with The Epoch Times .
Epstein released his data findings to members of Congress investigating the biases of Big Tech .
In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai , Republican Sens .
Mike Lee of Utah , Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Ted Cruz of Texas noted that Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential bias .
“ One of our most disturbing findings so far is that between Monday , October 26th ( the day our system became fully operational ) and Thursday , October 29th , only our liberal field agents received vote reminders on Google ’ s home page .
Conservatives did not receive even a single vote reminder .
This kind of targeting , if present nationwide , could shift millions of votes , in part because Google ’ s home page is seen 500 million times a day in the U.S. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to the letter .
TRENDING : Bad News for Dems : Kamala Harris Would n't Be First VP of Color - It Was a Republican Elected Over 90 Years Ago During his interview , Epstein noted , “ I should also say — I think it ’ s relevant to this issue — that I was contacted by a pretty prominent Washington , D.C. , attorney a few days ago who thinks I should go into hiding.
” He added that based on 733 of what he called “ field agents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have indeed found evidence of bias.
” “ We ’ ve also found what some people might want to call a ‘ smoking gun.
’ We found that during the week of Oct. 26 — that ’ s quite close to the election — only our liberal field agents were getting vote reminders on Google ’ s homepage .
I deliberately began to go public with this information on Thursday , Oct. 29 , ” he said .
Epstein went on to say that two things happened next .
First , he shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which he said had a story ready to run .
That story was later spiked .
“ So think about that .
That ’ s a fairly conservative news outlet .
In effect , I got censored by this news outlet , ” Epstein said .
“ The other thing that happened was that targeted messaging on Google ’ s homepage disappeared .
It was like someone flipped a light switch , and it just disappeared .
So starting at midnight on Oct. 29 , just days before the election , all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that vote reminder on Google ’ s homepage .
That continued until the very end of Election Day on Nov. 3 , ” he added .
Epstein was asked about the possibility of an error on his part .
“ I don ’ t know how to answer the question .
I was startled when I saw the numbers appear on my screen .
I can ’ t say for sure what people around the country were getting , ” he said .
“ But I can say that we had recruited a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans , Democrats and independents .
And I can say that during that period of time our field agents who identified themselves as liberal all got this vote reminder in Google ’ s homepage .
I can say that , among those who call themselves conservative , not a single person saw that reminder on the homepage .
RELATED : Why Christians Ca n't Simply Say 'God Is in Control ' and Move on After 2020 Election : Dr. Jeff Myers “ That ’ s a strange thing to see on a computer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data because you have 100 percent in one group , and zero percent in the other group .
One doesn ’ t see that very often .
Let ’ s put it this way : You don ’ t need to do a statistical analysis to see if there ’ s any difference between the two groups — 100 percent versus zero percent.
” Epstein said the tech giants have tremendous power .
“ I calculated months ago that if all the Silicon Valley companies , the most powerful two being Google and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same direction , that could easily shift in this election 15 million votes .
Which means they , in effect , decide who the next president is going to be , ” he said .
Epstein said that although he is a liberal at heart , the conduct of Google concerns him .
“ The fact is , if we allow companies like Google to control the outcome of our elections , then we have no democracy , there is no free and fair election , all of that is illusory .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — technology masters who are actually running the show , ” he argued .
“ To me , that is unacceptable .
Even if they ’ re supporting candidates and causes that I like , that is unacceptable .
In my opinion , that should be unacceptable to all Americans , no matter what your party is .
My Democratic friends and family , if you ’ re out there listening , and you don ’ t like what I ’ m saying , then shame on you .
“ Because you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to be favoring .
What they do is not transparent .
And they ’ re not accountable to the American public .
Unlike our elected officials , they ’ re not accountable .
What they do is highly secretive and you don ’ t know what they ’ re going to be doing next .
You don ’ t know what they ’ re doing in other countries.
” The Western Journal reached out to Google for comment but did not immediately receive a response .
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One expert is now saying data shows that tech giant Google pushed liberal voters to vote in this month’s elections, but not conservatives.
Robert Epstein, a senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, presented his data in an interview with The Epoch Times.
Epstein released his data findings to members of Congress investigating the biases of Big Tech.
In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Ted Cruz of Texas noted that Epstein had informed Johnson about his research into potential bias.
“One of our most disturbing findings so far is that between Monday, October 26th (the day our system became fully operational) and Thursday, October 29th, only our liberal field agents received vote reminders on Google’s home page. Conservatives did not receive even a single vote reminder. This kind of targeting, if present nationwide, could shift millions of votes, in part because Google’s home page is seen 500 million times a day in the U.S.,” Epstein told Johnson at the time, according to the letter.
During his interview, Epstein noted, “I should also say — I think it’s relevant to this issue — that I was contacted by a pretty prominent Washington, D.C., attorney a few days ago who thinks I should go into hiding.”
He added that based on 733 of what he called “field agents” in three states, “We have indeed found evidence of bias.”
“We’ve also found what some people might want to call a ‘smoking gun.’ We found that during the week of Oct. 26 — that’s quite close to the election — only our liberal field agents were getting vote reminders on Google’s homepage. I deliberately began to go public with this information on Thursday, Oct. 29,” he said.
Epstein went on to say that two things happened next. First, he shared his data with the New York Post, which he said had a story ready to run. That story was later spiked.
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“So think about that. That’s a fairly conservative news outlet. In effect, I got censored by this news outlet,” Epstein said.
“The other thing that happened was that targeted messaging on Google’s homepage disappeared. It was like someone flipped a light switch, and it just disappeared. So starting at midnight on Oct. 29, just days before the election, all of our field agents began to receive that vote reminder on Google’s homepage. That continued until the very end of Election Day on Nov. 3,” he added.
Epstein was asked about the possibility of an error on his part.
“I don’t know how to answer the question. I was startled when I saw the numbers appear on my screen. I can’t say for sure what people around the country were getting,” he said.
“But I can say that we had recruited a diverse group of 733 registered voters, Republicans, Democrats and independents. And I can say that during that period of time our field agents who identified themselves as liberal all got this vote reminder in Google’s homepage. I can say that, among those who call themselves conservative, not a single person saw that reminder on the homepage.
“That’s a strange thing to see on a computer screen when you’re looking at data because you have 100 percent in one group, and zero percent in the other group. One doesn’t see that very often. Let’s put it this way: You don’t need to do a statistical analysis to see if there’s any difference between the two groups — 100 percent versus zero percent.”
Epstein said the tech giants have tremendous power.
“I calculated months ago that if all the Silicon Valley companies, the most powerful two being Google and Facebook, are all pushing in the same direction, that could easily shift in this election 15 million votes. Which means they, in effect, decide who the next president is going to be,” he said.
Epstein said that although he is a liberal at heart, the conduct of Google concerns him.
“The fact is, if we allow companies like Google to control the outcome of our elections, then we have no democracy, there is no free and fair election, all of that is illusory. In effect, we have behind-the-scenes technology lords — technology masters who are actually running the show,” he argued.
“To me, that is unacceptable. Even if they’re supporting candidates and causes that I like, that is unacceptable. In my opinion, that should be unacceptable to all Americans, no matter what your party is. My Democratic friends and family, if you’re out there listening, and you don’t like what I’m saying, then shame on you.
“Because you don’t know tomorrow who these companies are going to be favoring. What they do is not transparent. And they’re not accountable to the American public. Unlike our elected officials, they’re not accountable. What they do is highly secretive and you don’t know what they’re going to be doing next. You don’t know what they’re doing in other countries.”
The Western Journal reached out to Google for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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westernjournal--2020-11-14--History Stands Against the Idea of Incumbent President Losing but His Party Gaining House Seats

In order to accept the current 2020 election results , one must also believe that Donald Trump was pretty much the only incumbent president in U.S. history to lose his re-election bid while his own party gained seats in the House of Representatives .
The Republican Party has flipped at least nine seats and perhaps more .
Meanwhile , Trump garnered 9.7 million more votes than 2016 ( 72.7 million versus almost 63 million ) , yet currently is losing in the Electoral College count .
By the way , Trump ’ s vote tally is the most garnered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the exception of Joe Biden ’ s 78 million .
TRENDING : Bad News for Dems : Kamala Harris Would n't Be First VP of Color - It Was a Republican Elected Over 90 Years Ago Biden actually outperformed Barack Obama ’ s 2012 total in Philadelphia by over 23,000 votes .
The city is 44 percent African-American .
The former vice president topped him in the state overall too , by 500,000 votes : approximately 3.4 million to Obama ’ s 2.9 million .
A half a million votes is quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has 12.8 million people total .
Biden also outperformed Obama in Michigan by 200,000 : 2.8 million to Obama 2.6 million .
By way of comparison , Biden and Obama garnered essentially the same number of votes in Wisconsin in their respective elections , 1.6 million .
Lawsuits have been filed in both Pennsylvania and Michigan alleging foul play in the tallying of votes .
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio believes “ something doesn ’ t feel right ” about the presidential election results .
“ The same people who told us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now telling us you can trust the results of this election , ” Jordan told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night .
“ I think people in Pennsylvania and people across the country … know something doesn ’ t feel right here , ” the lawmaker added .
RELATED : Dominion Machines Cover Millions of Voters , But Watch How Easy It Is To Rig One of Them “ The president got 9 million more votes this time than he did four years ago and yet he comes up short even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Representatives .
Something doesn ’ t feel right , ” Jordan reiterated .
Of course , incumbents rarely lose , and when they do , with one exception American history I ’ ve been able to find , their party doesn ’ t gain seats .
In 1980 , Republicans saw a net gain of 34 seats in the House with Ronald Reagan ’ s win over incumbent Jimmy Carter .
When Reagan won re-election in 1984 , the GOP picked up another 14 seats .
In 2012 , Democrats grabbed an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The only example of an incumbent president losing and his party gaining seats is 1992 , nine of them to be exact .
In that election , Democrat Bill Clinton defeated Republican George H.W .
Bush ; however , Clinton won with just 43 percent of the vote , due to Ross Perot being in the race as an independent candidate .
In other words , the conservative vote , or at least the right-of-center vote , actually won the majority of the electorate .
Does any of this mean that Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not clear .
Republicans flipped seats in places as diverse as California , New York , New Mexico , Florida and Oklahoma , suggesting the Trump train was helping pull candidates to victory .
Are there hundreds of thousands of voters out there who chose Biden at the top of the ticket and the Republican House candidate down-ballot ?
Trump garnered a 95 percent approval rating among Republicans in the weeks leading up to the election , so it ’ s not like there is a large population of NeverTrump GOP voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ split-ballot voting .
Maybe it ’ s all just an anomaly shaped by COVID and Trump ’ s “ love him or hate him ” personality , but it ’ s definitely worth taking a closer look at before certifying the winner of the race .
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In order to accept the current 2020 election results, one must also believe that Donald Trump was pretty much the only incumbent president in U.S. history to lose his re-election bid while his own party gained seats in the House of Representatives.
The Republican Party has flipped at least nine seats and perhaps more.
Meanwhile, Trump garnered 9.7 million more votes than 2016 (72.7 million versus almost 63 million), yet currently is losing in the Electoral College count.
By the way, Trump’s vote tally is the most garnered by any presidential candidate in U.S. history, with the exception of Joe Biden’s 78 million.
Biden actually outperformed Barack Obama’s 2012 total in Philadelphia by over 23,000 votes. The city is 44 percent African-American.
The former vice president topped him in the state overall too, by 500,000 votes: approximately 3.4 million to Obama’s 2.9 million. A half a million votes is quite a leap in a state that only has 12.8 million people total.
Biden also outperformed Obama in Michigan by 200,000: 2.8 million to Obama 2.6 million.
By way of comparison, Biden and Obama garnered essentially the same number of votes in Wisconsin in their respective elections, 1.6 million.
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Lawsuits have been filed in both Pennsylvania and Michigan alleging foul play in the tallying of votes.
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio believes “something doesn’t feel right” about the presidential election results.
“The same people who told us you could trust the Steele dossier are now telling us you can trust the results of this election,” Jordan told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night.
“I think people in Pennsylvania and people across the country … know something doesn’t feel right here,” the lawmaker added.
“The president got 9 million more votes this time than he did four years ago and yet he comes up short even though we gained seats in the House of Representatives. Something doesn’t feel right,” Jordan reiterated.
Of course, incumbents rarely lose, and when they do, with one exception in American history I’ve been able to find, their party doesn’t gain seats.
In 1980, Republicans saw a net gain of 34 seats in the House with Ronald Reagan’s win over incumbent Jimmy Carter.
When Reagan won re-election in 1984, the GOP picked up another 14 seats.
In 2012, Democrats grabbed an additional eight seats when Obama won re-election.
The only example of an incumbent president losing and his party gaining seats is 1992, nine of them to be exact.
In that election, Democrat Bill Clinton defeated Republican George H.W. Bush; however, Clinton won with just 43 percent of the vote, due to Ross Perot being in the race as an independent candidate.
In other words, the conservative vote, or at least the right-of-center vote, actually won the majority of the electorate.
Does any of this mean that Democratic shenanigans are to blame? That’s not clear.
Republicans flipped seats in places as diverse as California, New York, New Mexico, Florida and Oklahoma, suggesting the Trump train was helping pull candidates to victory.
Are there hundreds of thousands of voters out there who chose Biden at the top of the ticket and the Republican House candidate down-ballot?
Trump garnered a 95 percent approval rating among Republicans in the weeks leading up to the election, so it’s not like there is a large population of NeverTrump GOP voters.
It could be the independents doing split-ballot voting.
Maybe it’s all just an anomaly shaped by COVID and Trump’s “love him or hate him” personality, but it’s definitely worth taking a closer look at before certifying the winner of the race.
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westernjournal--2020-11-14--Looks Like Cuomo Will Be ACB’s First Target in the War To Restore the Constitution

The attack on religious freedom in the name of coronavirus control is appalling , but there ’ s hope since President Donald Trump ’ s new U.S. Supreme Court appointee may get her say .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency relief in response to the onerous and unfair COVID-19 restrictions Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo has yet again imposed on churches , Fox News reported .
The U.S. Supreme Court previously struck down a case objecting to in-person restrictions on worship services in a 5-4 decision last May , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Roberts who defected , joining liberal justices including the now-deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , in upholding the restrictions .
Now conservatives are hopeful Constitutional originalist Amy Coney Barrett will rightly decide in favor of First Amendment religious liberty , shredding Cuomo ’ s discriminatory policies and smacking down his anti-religious attorneys if the case is heard .
The Democratic governor ’ s Oct. 6 executive order color coded geographic areas based on infection rate and stipulated that houses of worship would only be open to 10 people in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 50 percent capacity in the yellow zone .
Meanwhile , businesses had no such restrictions –precisely the unfair application of the rules that provoked the latest court filing .
“ While this Executive Order effectively closes churches and other houses of worship , all businesses deemed ‘ essential ’ by the Governor — including everything from supermarkets to pet stores , huge hardware stores to brokers ’ offices — are permitted to remain open without any capacity limitations whatsoever , even in the most restrictive ‘ red ’ zones , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orange ’ zones , even the vast majority of nonessential businesses , including department stores , can remain open without limitation — yet churches can not , ” the filing said .
The diocese further asserted in its filing that “ thousands of the Diocese ’ s parishioners in Brooklyn and Queens will continue to be deprived of their core Free Exercise rights on a daily basis until the matter is resolved in the lower courts — even though it is undisputed that the Diocese has complied with all prior health regulations and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being permitted to reopen several months ago.
” This latest tension surrounding restrictions follows an uptick in cases in New York City , although even by Cuomo ’ s own chart he tweeted Friday , is barely an anthill compared to the huge statistical mountain he immortalized in his now-infamous poster bragging about his COVID-19 response .
“ Today ’ s update on the numbers : Of the 203,721 tests reported yesterday , 5,401 were positive ( 2.65 % of total ) , ” Cuomo tweeted .
“ Total hospitalizations are at 1,737 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatalities yesterday.
” RELATED : Supreme Court Hears Arguments on First Religious Liberty Case Since Amy Coney Barrett 's Confirmation While every death and illness is a tragedy , those figures represent a fraction of people living in the state with a population of 19.5 million , according to U.S. Census data , and hardly justify prohibiting religious people to freely worship .
New York seems to have it out for houses of worship already , especially in New York City where Cuomo and Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio seem to do nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clusters ” while allowing protestors to flood the streets unimpeded .
The issues entangled in the entirety of the COVID-19 lockdowns may not be easy to sort out , but religious liberty cases should be a slam dunk , especially with Barrett now on the bench .
After all , freedom of assembly and religion are both codified in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution , and churches are nothing if not religious assemblies .
Despite being sold a bill of goods about lockdowns to “ flatten the curve , ” these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarters of a year .
The faithful religious believe that worship is the essential service , especially in times of uncertainty and crisis , yet politicians dismiss that very real need and fundamental right .
Cuomo and his ilk may not understand what it ’ s like for devout Catholics who believe they are being deprived of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist at Mass during a pandemic when they need it most , but Barrett sure does .
Of course , her decision will not be based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being deprived of the Real Presence , but rather on the freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution — exactly as she ’ s sworn to do .
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The attack on religious freedom in the name of coronavirus control is appalling, but there’s hope since President Donald Trump’s new U.S. Supreme Court appointee may get her say.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency relief in response to the onerous and unfair COVID-19 restrictions Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet again imposed on churches, Fox News reported.
The U.S. Supreme Court previously struck down a case objecting to in-person restrictions on worship services in a 5-4 decision last May, CNN reported.
It was Chief Justice John Roberts who defected, joining liberal justices including the now-deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in upholding the restrictions.
Now conservatives are hopeful Constitutional originalist Amy Coney Barrett will rightly decide in favor of First Amendment religious liberty, shredding Cuomo’s discriminatory policies and smacking down his anti-religious attorneys if the case is heard.
The Democratic governor’s Oct. 6 executive order color coded geographic areas based on infection rate and stipulated that houses of worship would only be open to 10 people in the red zone, 25 in the orange, and 50 percent capacity in the yellow zone.
Meanwhile, businesses had no such restrictions –precisely the unfair application of the rules that provoked the latest court filing.
“While this Executive Order effectively closes churches and other houses of worship, all businesses deemed ‘essential’ by the Governor — including everything from supermarkets to pet stores, huge hardware stores to brokers’ offices — are permitted to remain open without any capacity limitations whatsoever, even in the most restrictive ‘red’ zones,” the document stated.
“In ‘orange’ zones, even the vast majority of nonessential businesses, including department stores, can remain open without limitation — yet churches cannot,” the filing said.
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The diocese further asserted in its filing that “thousands of the Diocese’s parishioners in Brooklyn and Queens will continue to be deprived of their core Free Exercise rights on a daily basis until the matter is resolved in the lower courts — even though it is undisputed that the Diocese has complied with all prior health regulations and operated safely without any COVID-19 spread since being permitted to reopen several months ago.”
This latest tension surrounding restrictions follows an uptick in cases in New York City, although even by Cuomo’s own chart he tweeted Friday, is barely an anthill compared to the huge statistical mountain he immortalized in his now-infamous poster bragging about his COVID-19 response.
“Today’s update on the numbers: Of the 203,721 tests reported yesterday, 5,401 were positive (2.65% of total),” Cuomo tweeted. “Total hospitalizations are at 1,737. Sadly, there were 24 COVID fatalities yesterday.”
Today’s update on the numbers: Of the 203,721 tests reported yesterday, 5,401 were positive (2.65% of total). Total hospitalizations are at 1,737. Sadly, there were 24 COVID fatalities yesterday. pic.twitter.com/7cw62Mk8qN — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) November 13, 2020
While every death and illness is a tragedy, those figures represent a fraction of people living in the state with a population of 19.5 million, according to U.S. Census data, and hardly justify prohibiting religious people to freely worship.
New York seems to have it out for houses of worship already, especially in New York City where Cuomo and Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio seem to do nothing but hassle Jews about so-called virus “clusters” while allowing protestors to flood the streets unimpeded.
The issues entangled in the entirety of the COVID-19 lockdowns may not be easy to sort out, but religious liberty cases should be a slam dunk, especially with Barrett now on the bench.
After all, freedom of assembly and religion are both codified in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and churches are nothing if not religious assemblies.
Despite being sold a bill of goods about lockdowns to “flatten the curve,” these restrictions have dragged on for nearly three quarters of a year.
The faithful religious believe that worship is the essential service, especially in times of uncertainty and crisis, yet politicians dismiss that very real need and fundamental right.
Cuomo and his ilk may not understand what it’s like for devout Catholics who believe they are being deprived of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist at Mass during a pandemic when they need it most, but Barrett sure does.
Of course, her decision will not be based on her faith in Jesus or sympathy for being deprived of the Real Presence, but rather on the freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution — exactly as she’s sworn to do.
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westernjournal--2020-11-13--Dominion Machines Cover Millions of Voters, But Watch How Easy It Is To Rig One of Them

The credibility and accuracy of a major supplier of voting equipment are now in question after a chaotic election , with a disastrous resurfaced video only heaping fuel on the fire .
Despite a flurry of fact checks from the establishment media jumping to defend Dominion Voting Systems , the world was shown years ago how easily manipulated the company ’ s machines are .
When the New York Times posted their 2018 expose on the faults in our election infrastructure , the nation was at the height of the Russian collusion conspiracy theory .
Naturally , the Times piece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So Can the Russians , ” focused more on what foreign actors could do .
To demonstrate the potential harm , computer scientist Alex Halderman rigged an informal election .
Putting up an Accuvote TSX machine ( manufactured by Dominion , according to Verified Voting ) at the University of Michigan , Halderman asked students which was the greater university — their school , or its rival , Ohio State .
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Halderman rigged the vote by hacking the machine .
The computer scientist claims election infrastructure can even be compromised through a virus emailed to election or party officials .
The machine recorded a win for Ohio State , despite the overwhelming votes for Michigan .
Eventually , Halderman filled the angry students in on how he fabricated the results .
While this is an amusing experiment to see at a college , it ’ s not as fun to see questions about Dominion after a tumultuous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounding Dominion has even drawn the ire of President Donald Trump , who railed against the company for its lackluster voting systems .
“ Now it is learned that the horrendous Dominion Voting System was used in Arizona ( and big in Nevada ) , ” Trump tweeted Friday .
“ No wonder the result was a very close loss !
” RELATED : History Stands Against the Idea of Incumbent President Losing but His Party Gaining House Seats Dominion has not been silent and issued a response dismissing worries about the integrity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s equipment .
“ Dominion Voting Systems categorically denies false assertions about vote switching issues with our voting systems , ” the company wrote in a Friday statement .
The company claims that votes were not switched or deleted on its systems and that the equipment had no glitches .
With election audits looking more and more like a real possibility in several key states , the truth surrounding the scope of Dominion ’ s role in the vote could soon be revealed .
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The credibility and accuracy of a major supplier of voting equipment are now in question after a chaotic election, with a disastrous resurfaced video only heaping fuel on the fire.
Despite a flurry of fact checks from the establishment media jumping to defend Dominion Voting Systems, the world was shown years ago how easily manipulated the company’s machines are.
When the New York Times posted their 2018 expose on the faults in our election infrastructure, the nation was at the height of the Russian collusion conspiracy theory.
Naturally, the Times piece, “I Hacked an Election. So Can the Russians,” focused more on what foreign actors could do. To demonstrate the potential harm, computer scientist Alex Halderman rigged an informal election.
Putting up an Accuvote TSX machine (manufactured by Dominion, according to Verified Voting) at the University of Michigan, Halderman asked students which was the greater university — their school, or its rival, Ohio State.
This wasn’t a fair contest, however. Halderman rigged the vote by hacking the machine.
The computer scientist claims election infrastructure can even be compromised through a virus emailed to election or party officials.
The machine recorded a win for Ohio State, despite the overwhelming votes for Michigan. Eventually, Halderman filled the angry students in on how he fabricated the results.
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While this is an amusing experiment to see at a college, it’s not as fun to see questions about Dominion after a tumultuous and potentially undecided election.
The anger surrounding Dominion has even drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, who railed against the company for its lackluster voting systems.
“Now it is learned that the horrendous Dominion Voting System was used in Arizona (and big in Nevada),” Trump tweeted Friday. “No wonder the result was a very close loss!”
Now it is learned that the horrendous Dominion Voting System was used in Arizona (and big in Nevada). No wonder the result was a very close loss! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020
It attempted to alter our election and got caught? https://t.co/J8mcH4SpxG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
Dominion has not been silent and issued a response dismissing worries about the integrity of elections conducted with the company’s equipment.
“Dominion Voting Systems categorically denies false assertions about vote switching issues with our voting systems,” the company wrote in a Friday statement.
The company claims that votes were not switched or deleted on its systems and that the equipment had no glitches.
With election audits looking more and more like a real possibility in several key states, the truth surrounding the scope of Dominion’s role in the vote could soon be revealed.
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westernjournal--2020-11-13--Candace Owens Schools Obama Over Claim That Trump Election Was Racist

Time and again , she shuts down hot takes from leftists attempting to rewrite history and science .
This week , Owens took down former president Barack Obama with just two words : “ Hating America.
” As Fox News reported , Obama ’ s upcoming memoir , “ A Promised Land ” contends that the 2016 election of President Donald Trump was a racist reaction by “ millions of Americans spooked by a Black man in the White House.
” TRENDING : Bad News for Dems : Kamala Harris Would n't Be First VP of Color - It Was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The vast , vast majority of Trump voters voted for him based on policy preferences , not the color of his skin .
To the extent Trump voters were reacting to Democratic candidates ( as opposed to their policies ) , the 2016 election was more about people ’ s distaste for Hillary Clinton than it was about Obama .
Nevertheless , Obama seems convinced that the only reason Trump won is because half of America is irredeemably racist .
Tell that to the black community .
In this year ’ s election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black male vote and doubled his support from black women , compared to 2016 , according to Newsweek .
Not to mention , race relations in America had been steadily improving before taking a dramatic turn for the worse during Obama ’ s presidency .
In 2017 , more than twice as many Americans were pessimistic about American race relations than they were fifteen years earlier .
Owens wasn ’ t having any of Obama ’ s racist nonsense .
She appeared on Fox News ’ “ Hannity ” on Thursday , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first president that has ever sat in the White House and come out … hating America.
” “ It felt like we finally had arrived at a place in this country where we could put the past in the past , ” Owens said .
“ Barack Obama because president of the United States because White Americans supported him .
And rather than show some unity , rather than show some respect for this country that gave him literally everything he has , he turns his back … and says , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s broken . '
” Owens is right .
The election of America ’ s first black president should have been a unifying moment for the country .
Instead , the left decided to make everything about race , crying racism for every disagreement .
As a result , racial tensions in the United States got appreciably worse .
“ Do you think that [ Democrats ] could have the humility to pause for a second and say , ‘ You know what ?
Maybe it ’ s not because every single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' ” Owens asked .
“ People are standing behind Donald J. Trump because he is an effective and good leader who tells the truth and doesn ’ t … run on identity politics , ” Owens added .
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Conservative activist Candace Owens isn’t one to hold back.
Time and again, she shuts down hot takes from leftists attempting to rewrite history and science.
This week, Owens took down former president Barack Obama with just two words: “Hating America.”
As Fox News reported, Obama’s upcoming memoir, “A Promised Land” contends that the 2016 election of President Donald Trump was a racist reaction by “millions of Americans spooked by a Black man in the White House.”
That’s a ridiculous, race-baiting statement.
The vast, vast majority of Trump voters voted for him based on policy preferences, not the color of his skin.
To the extent Trump voters were reacting to Democratic candidates (as opposed to their policies), the 2016 election was more about people’s distaste for Hillary Clinton than it was about Obama.
Nevertheless, Obama seems convinced that the only reason Trump won is because half of America is irredeemably racist.
Tell that to the black community. In this year’s election, Trump received 18 percent of the black male vote and doubled his support from black women, compared to 2016, according to Newsweek.
Not to mention, race relations in America had been steadily improving before taking a dramatic turn for the worse during Obama’s presidency. In 2017, more than twice as many Americans were pessimistic about American race relations than they were fifteen years earlier.
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Owens wasn’t having any of Obama’s racist nonsense. She appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Thursday, where she said “[Obama] is the first president that has ever sat in the White House and come out … hating America.”
“It felt like we finally had arrived at a place in this country where we could put the past in the past,” Owens said. “Barack Obama because president of the United States because White Americans supported him. And rather than show some unity, rather than show some respect for this country that gave him literally everything he has, he turns his back … and says, ‘Look at this despicable country. It’s broken.'”
Owens is right. The election of America’s first black president should have been a unifying moment for the country.
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Instead, the left decided to make everything about race, crying racism for every disagreement.
As a result, racial tensions in the United States got appreciably worse.
“Do you think that [Democrats] could have the humility to pause for a second and say, ‘You know what? Maybe it’s not because every single person in America is a racist.'” Owens asked. “People are standing behind Donald J. Trump because he is an effective and good leader who tells the truth and doesn’t … run on identity politics,” Owens added.
If the last several years are any indication, no, they can’t.
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westernjournal--2020-11-13--Donnie Wahlberg Surprises Server with Massive Tip on $35 Tab

The year started out so very differently than it has ended up .
At the beginning , we were all excited by the chance to start over fresh , not knowing that wave after wave of change and disappointment was about to come crashing down .
A challenge that started out in January was the “ 2020 Tip Challenge , ” a kindhearted effort to bless workers in the food industry who , unbeknownst to all , were about to be one of the hardest-hit by layoffs and shutdowns .
Donnie Wahlberg started off strong with a $ 2,020 tip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IHOP in St. Charles , Illinois .
“ Thanks Bethany , ” he wrote on the receipt .
“ Happy New Year 2020 Tip Challenge.
” The story went viral because Wahlberg ’ s wife , Jenny , tweeted about the generous tip to brag on her husband .
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But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And while there was some seriously generous tipping going on in the name of helping people in food service , the 2020 Tip Challenge was not as prominent .
Wahlberg hasn ’ t forgotten about it , though , and is bringing it back .
He recently left the same tip at a restaurant in Plymouth , Massachusetts .
On Saturday , Wahlberg was patronizing Marshland Restaurant and Bakery .
He ’ d become a regular and was being served by one of his favorites .
“ Donnie has been here before in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Denise ] , ” Marty Finch , the owner of the restaurant , told People .
“ He had his normal order : steak tips with some grilled asparagus and some poached eggs .
She always knows what he wants.
” He shared that Wahlberg has always tipped well , but Denise Andrews had no idea what was waiting on this particular day .
“ When he left he just said , ‘ Denise , you ’ re all set .
The payment is on the table , ' ” Finch said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a very good tipper anyway but her jaw dropped , to say the least , when she saw that amount of tip.
” The restaurant ’ s Facebook page shared a photo of the receipt , with the actual order and other info blacked out , but the tip amount on the $ 35.27 bill visible along with “ # 2020tipchallenge.
” “ A very special thank you to our friend @ donniewahlberg !
” the post read .
“ When asked about it all he said was ‘ who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted that the last eight months have been rough and that they ’ ve had to close for part of the year .
This gesture meant a lot to all of them .
“ We ’ re kind of like a homecooked-food-neighborhood-type restaurant , so it ’ s just been a really good feeling all around , ” he said .
He also mentioned that Denise didn ’ t keep the whole tip for herself .
“ Denise was very generous , ” he said .
“ She tipped out her fellow waitstaff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she actually donated too .
She ’ s working on getting two families turkey meals during the holidays , so she ’ s generous herself .
Donnie said to pass it on , to keep this positive stuff going , so she ’ s trying to do that as well.
” As if to confirm , Wahlberg shared the following message on Twitter the same day : “ Spread ❤ and ❤ Will Spread !
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The year started out so very differently than it has ended up. At the beginning, we were all excited by the chance to start over fresh, not knowing that wave after wave of change and disappointment was about to come crashing down.
A challenge that started out in January was the “2020 Tip Challenge,” a kindhearted effort to bless workers in the food industry who, unbeknownst to all, were about to be one of the hardest-hit by layoffs and shutdowns.
Donnie Wahlberg started off strong with a $2,020 tip on a $78 bill at an IHOP in St. Charles, Illinois.
“Thanks Bethany,” he wrote on the receipt. “Happy New Year 2020 Tip Challenge.”
The story went viral because Wahlberg’s wife, Jenny, tweeted about the generous tip to brag on her husband.
“@DonnieWahlberg starting 2020 off like the amazing man he is,” she tweeted.
But then the rest of 2020 happened. And while there was some seriously generous tipping going on in the name of helping people in food service, the 2020 Tip Challenge was not as prominent.
Wahlberg hasn’t forgotten about it, though, and is bringing it back. He recently left the same tip at a restaurant in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
On Saturday, Wahlberg was patronizing Marshland Restaurant and Bakery. He’d become a regular and was being served by one of his favorites.
“Donnie has been here before in the past and he always asks for [Denise],” Marty Finch, the owner of the restaurant, told People. “He had his normal order: steak tips with some grilled asparagus and some poached eggs. She always knows what he wants.”
He shared that Wahlberg has always tipped well, but Denise Andrews had no idea what was waiting on this particular day.
“When he left he just said, ‘Denise, you’re all set. The payment is on the table,'” Finch said. “She always says he’s a very good tipper anyway but her jaw dropped, to say the least, when she saw that amount of tip.”
The restaurant’s Facebook page shared a photo of the receipt, with the actual order and other info blacked out, but the tip amount on the $35.27 bill visible along with “#2020tipchallenge.”
“A very special thank you to our friend @donniewahlberg!” the post read. “When asked about it all he said was ‘who’s up next?!'”
Finch admitted that the last eight months have been rough and that they’ve had to close for part of the year. This gesture meant a lot to all of them.
“We’re kind of like a homecooked-food-neighborhood-type restaurant, so it’s just been a really good feeling all around,” he said.
He also mentioned that Denise didn’t keep the whole tip for herself.
Spread ❤ and ❤ Will Spread! ❤?????????#SpreadLoveAndLoveWillSpread — Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) November 8, 2020
“Denise was very generous,” he said. “She tipped out her fellow waitstaff and the guys in the kitchen, and she actually donated too. She’s working on getting two families turkey meals during the holidays, so she’s generous herself. Donnie said to pass it on, to keep this positive stuff going, so she’s trying to do that as well.”
As if to confirm, Wahlberg shared the following message on Twitter the same day: “Spread ❤ and ❤ Will Spread!”
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westernjournal--2020-11-13--‘Today’ Show Host Al Roker Updates Fans After Cancer Surgery

Since Al Roker went public with his cancer diagnosis on Nov. 6 , his “ Today ” show co-hosts and fans have let him know that he has their support , best wishes and prayers .
“ Our al , ” Hoda Kotb , co-anchor of the NBC morning show , posted on Instagram following the news .
“ You never miss a milestone.
” “ [ Y ] ou ’ ve been there for all of our moments… good or painful… Haley ’ s arrival… my breast cancer diagnosis… .
know this @ alroker we will be here for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ I adore you , dearest @ alroker , ” wrote “ Today ” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie .
“ We know you will beat this prostate cancer and be back in no time.
” “ All our love and prayers , ” she said .
“ And thanks for sharing your journey so that others may be helped too .
So much respect.
” “ Al is the first person to visit , the first person to send a hand written note , the first person to call and reach out during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC meteorologist Dylan Dreyer posted .
“ His positivity is genuine and infectious.
” “ Please keep this wonderful man in your prayers as he undergoes treatment for prostate cancer , ” she said .
“ And use his diagnosis as a reminder for the men in your lives to get checked !
You got this buddy !
!
!
” While Roker ’ s prostate cancer was news to his viewers , he has been dealing with the diagnosis since September , when his doctor confirmed that he had an aggressive form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been caught early .
“ It ’ s a good news-bad news kind of thing , ” he said on the “ Today ” show .
“ Good news is we caught it early .
Not great news is that it ’ s a little aggressive , so I ’ m going to be taking some time off to take care of this.
” Roker , 66 , reassured viewers that he was going to be OK , and he didn ’ t want people to feel bad for him , though he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support he received .
On Thursday evening , Roker provided an update on his post-surgery condition .
“ Relieved to let you all know that my # prostatecancer surgery is done and back home , ” he tweeted .
Roker gave a “ big shoutout to everyone ” at the Josie Robertson Surgery Center in New York and expressed his gratitude for “ all the thoughts and wishes from our viewers and the wonderful care packages from my co-workers .
See you all soon.
” If all goes well , Roker should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s had some time to recover .
Until then , he can rest knowing he ’ s got countless people wishing him well and sending up prayers on his behalf .
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Since Al Roker went public with his cancer diagnosis on Nov. 6, his “Today” show co-hosts and fans have let him know that he has their support, best wishes and prayers.
“Our al,” Hoda Kotb, co-anchor of the NBC morning show, posted on Instagram following the news. “You never miss a milestone.”
“[Y]ou’ve been there for all of our moments… good or painful… Haley’s arrival… my breast cancer diagnosis…. know this @alroker we will be here for you too… you’ve got this.”
“I adore you, dearest @alroker,” wrote “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. “We know you will beat this prostate cancer and be back in no time.”
“All our love and prayers,” she said. “And thanks for sharing your journey so that others may be helped too. So much respect.”
“Al is the first person to visit, the first person to send a hand written note, the first person to call and reach out during good and bad times,” fellow NBC meteorologist Dylan Dreyer posted. “His positivity is genuine and infectious.”
“Please keep this wonderful man in your prayers as he undergoes treatment for prostate cancer,” she said. “And use his diagnosis as a reminder for the men in your lives to get checked! You got this buddy!!!”
While Roker’s prostate cancer was news to his viewers, he has been dealing with the diagnosis since September, when his doctor confirmed that he had an aggressive form of the disease — but it had been caught early.
“It’s a good news-bad news kind of thing,” he said on the “Today” show. “Good news is we caught it early. Not great news is that it’s a little aggressive, so I’m going to be taking some time off to take care of this.”
Roker, 66, reassured viewers that he was going to be OK, and he didn’t want people to feel bad for him, though he did mention his thankfulness for all the support he received.
On Thursday evening, Roker provided an update on his post-surgery condition.
“Relieved to let you all know that my #prostatecancer surgery is done and back home,” he tweeted.
Roker gave a “big shoutout to everyone” at the Josie Robertson Surgery Center in New York and expressed his gratitude for “all the thoughts and wishes from our viewers and the wonderful care packages from my co-workers. See you all soon.”
Relieved to let you all know that my #prostatecancer surgery is done and back home. IA big shoutout to everyone at the #josierobertsonsurgerycenter and appreciate all the thoughts and wishes from our viewers and the wonderful care packages from my co-workers. See you all soon. pic.twitter.com/PoZZWpDcFE — Al Roker (@alroker) November 12, 2020
If all goes well, Roker should be back on the show once he’s had some time to recover.
Until then, he can rest knowing he’s got countless people wishing him well and sending up prayers on his behalf.
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