westernjournal--2020-08-07--Scowcroft, Mainstay of 20th-Century Foreign Policy, Dies at 95

Brent Scowcroft was just 12 when he decided to become a West Point cadet after reading about cadet life .
After he graduated with the Class of 1947 , he decided to join the Army Air Corps and train to be a fighter pilot .
He achieved that goal , too , but then fate shot down his plans .
Just months after earning his wings , Scowcroft was flying over New Hampshire when his F-51 crashed in a frozen swamp .
A broken back and other injuries kept him in the hospital for two years .
He flew again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he decided to turn from tactics and operations to strategy and planning .
And he did .
Playing a prominent role in American foreign policy , Scowcroft served as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W .
Bush , the only national security adviser to two different administrations .
TRENDING : Prosecutors : Gang Member Committed Multiple Heinous Crimes After Being Released Without Bail He also advised Presidents Richard Nixon , Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on defense issues .
“ I don ’ t have a quick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ automatically think of good , new ideas .
What I do better is pick out good ideas from bad ideas , ” he told The Washington Post .
He added : “ It is comforting to be doing things that make a difference .
In the end , it ’ s the job that ’ s more important.
” Scowcroft , who died Thursday of natural causes at age 95 at his home in Falls Church , Virginia , was appointed Ford ’ s national security adviser in 1975 as he retired from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lieutenant general .
He served as national security adviser to Bush , by then a close friend , during the four years of the Bush administration , 1989-93 .
Scowcroft ’ s death was confirmed Friday by Jim McGrath , a longtime spokesperson for Bush , who died in 2018 .
An independent streak and a penchant for honesty burnished Scowcroft ’ s reputation in government .
He differed at times with the Reagan administration on missile policy .
In 2002 , as President George W. Bush prepared to invade Iraq , Scowcroft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime .
Scowcroft was described as a brilliant coordinator most concerned with results and a tireless worker accustomed to 18-hour days .
RELATED : Actor Reni Santoni Dead at Age 81 : 'Another Great One Is Gone' In a 2011 study of his career , historian David F. Schmitz noted that Scowcroft had been at the center of numerous post-Vietnam War discussions of American foreign policy .
He was part of the presidential administrations that grappled with U.S. responses to the collapse of communism in Europe , the crackdown in China after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent Gulf War .
Scowcroft was born March 19 , 1925 , in Ogden , Utah .
His father owned a wholesale grocery business , which helped the Mormon family avoid the tough times that came with the Great Depression .
After refocusing his military career in the wake of the plane crash , Scowcroft earned a master ’ s degree at Columbia University in 1953 and then taught Russian history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point .
In 1957 , he began studying at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two years later , he was an assistant air attaché at the American Embassy in Belgrade , Yugoslavia , then taught political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy .
Scowcroft was assigned to Air Force headquarters and the Defense Department during the 1960s and earned a doctorate in international relations from Columbia in 1967 .
He was appointed military assistant to Nixon in 1972 .
A year later he became deputy assistant for national security under Henry Kissinger , Nixon ’ s national security adviser .
He left the White House with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1976 .
He set up a consulting firm serving international businesses and eventually joined Kissinger at Kissinger Associates , a consulting firm with similar goals .
Scowcroft had been a close friend of George H.W .
Bush since they had served together in the Nixon administration .
With Bush ’ s election in 1988 , he accepted a position as national security adviser .
After Bush lost his reelection bid to Democrat Bill Clinton in 1992 , Scowcroft returned to consulting .
He co-wrote with Bush a book about the Cold War , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1998 , and with Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski the book “ America and the World : Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy ” in 2008 .
Scowcroft angered the White House of President George W. Bush when in 2002 he publicly expressed the view that little evidence tied Saddam Hussein to terrorist organizations and warned that war with Iraq could destroy U.S. alliances in the region .
“ I thought they were rushing to judgment and making a serious mistake , ” Scowcroft recalled during an interview with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
President George W. Bush and his wife , Laura , said in a statement on Friday that they were saddened to learn of Scowcroft ’ s death .
“ This patriot had a long career of distinguished service to our country .
As a retired Air Force general , he gave sound and thoughtful advice to several presidents .
He was an especially important advisor to my father — and an important friend , ” Bush said .
Scowcroft married Marian Horner in 1951 ; she died in 1995 .
He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a granddaughter , Meghan .
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Brent Scowcroft was just 12 when he decided to become a West Point cadet after reading about cadet life.
After he graduated with the Class of 1947, he decided to join the Army Air Corps and train to be a fighter pilot. He achieved that goal, too, but then fate shot down his plans.
Just months after earning his wings, Scowcroft was flying over New Hampshire when his F-51 crashed in a frozen swamp. A broken back and other injuries kept him in the hospital for two years.
He flew again, but so much time had passed that he decided to turn from tactics and operations to strategy and planning.
And he did. Playing a prominent role in American foreign policy, Scowcroft served as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, the only national security adviser to two different administrations.
He also advised Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on defense issues.
“I don’t have a quick, innovative mind. I don’t automatically think of good, new ideas. What I do better is pick out good ideas from bad ideas,” he told The Washington Post.
He added: “It is comforting to be doing things that make a difference. In the end, it’s the job that’s more important.”
Scowcroft, who died Thursday of natural causes at age 95 at his home in Falls Church, Virginia, was appointed Ford’s national security adviser in 1975 as he retired from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant general.
He served as national security adviser to Bush, by then a close friend, during the four years of the Bush administration, 1989-93.
Scowcroft’s death was confirmed Friday by Jim McGrath, a longtime spokesperson for Bush, who died in 2018.
An independent streak and a penchant for honesty burnished Scowcroft’s reputation in government.
He differed at times with the Reagan administration on missile policy. In 2002, as President George W. Bush prepared to invade Iraq, Scowcroft argued against attacking Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Scowcroft was described as a brilliant coordinator most concerned with results and a tireless worker accustomed to 18-hour days.
In a 2011 study of his career, historian David F. Schmitz noted that Scowcroft had been at the center of numerous post-Vietnam War discussions of American foreign policy.
He was part of the presidential administrations that grappled with U.S. responses to the collapse of communism in Europe, the crackdown in China after the Tiananmen Square protests and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent Gulf War.
Scowcroft was born March 19, 1925, in Ogden, Utah. His father owned a wholesale grocery business, which helped the Mormon family avoid the tough times that came with the Great Depression.
After refocusing his military career in the wake of the plane crash, Scowcroft earned a master’s degree at Columbia University in 1953 and then taught Russian history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
In 1957, he began studying at the Strategic Intelligence School in Washington. Two years later, he was an assistant air attaché at the American Embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, then taught political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Scowcroft was assigned to Air Force headquarters and the Defense Department during the 1960s and earned a doctorate in international relations from Columbia in 1967.
He was appointed military assistant to Nixon in 1972. A year later he became deputy assistant for national security under Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s national security adviser.
He left the White House with the election of Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976. He set up a consulting firm serving international businesses and eventually joined Kissinger at Kissinger Associates, a consulting firm with similar goals.
Scowcroft had been a close friend of George H.W. Bush since they had served together in the Nixon administration. With Bush’s election in 1988, he accepted a position as national security adviser.
After Bush lost his reelection bid to Democrat Bill Clinton in 1992, Scowcroft returned to consulting.
He co-wrote with Bush a book about the Cold War, “A World Transformed,” published in 1998, and with Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski the book “America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy” in 2008.
Scowcroft angered the White House of President George W. Bush when in 2002 he publicly expressed the view that little evidence tied Saddam Hussein to terrorist organizations and warned that war with Iraq could destroy U.S. alliances in the region.
“I thought they were rushing to judgment and making a serious mistake,” Scowcroft recalled during an interview with the West Point Center for Oral History.
President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, said in a statement on Friday that they were saddened to learn of Scowcroft’s death.
“This patriot had a long career of distinguished service to our country. As a retired Air Force general, he gave sound and thoughtful advice to several presidents. He was an especially important advisor to my father — and an important friend,” Bush said.
Scowcroft married Marian Horner in 1951; she died in 1995. He is survived by their daughter, Karen, and a granddaughter, Meghan.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--Offended Biden Offers Bizarre Response When Asked If He Has Taken a Cognitive Test

Former Vice President Joe Biden had a very bad day Wednesday .
When you ’ re running for president and you ask a reporter about illicit drug use and addiction in the middle of an interview about politics , it ’ s sure to leave people with more questions than answers .
That is especially true when the invocation of alleged drug use is your answer to a question about whether you ’ re mentally well enough to run the country .
Nonetheless , Biden went there Wednesday during an interview with CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett .
He joined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have been an easy layup for a Democrat .
TRENDING : Prosecutors : Gang Member Committed Multiple Heinous Crimes After Being Released Without Bail Barnett is not a tough interviewer , if you ’ ve ever watched him .
The mild-mannered Englishman should have been a friendly face for Biden to encounter along his route to being crowned the nominee of his party .
Barnett is , after all , part of the same media apparatus that is working double-time to get Biden elected .
For the aforementioned reasons , the former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with an easy bucket .
But Biden seems to have a penchant for making insulting , inappropriate or downright bizarre statements when he ’ s pressed to answer actual questions .
And it isn ’ t in the same way in which President Donald Trump deals with hostile members of the media , either .
Biden ’ s off-the-rails interviews seem rooted in a confused sense of anger when he is asked what are essentially softball questions .
Barnett asked Biden if he had taken a test to measure his mental acuity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his ensuing rant , he actually asked Barnett if he is a “ junkie ” who might be addicted to “ cocaine.
” RELATED : Larry the Cable Guy Resurrects Nadler 's Old Statement To Destroy Mail-In Ballot Claims “ No , I haven ’ t taken a test .
Why the hell would I take a test ?
Come on , man , ” Biden responded .
Apparently unsatisfied with “ Lying dog-faced pony soldier ” or “ You ain ’ t black ” being his signature insults , the presumptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That ’ s like saying to you , before you got on this program , if you had taken a test were you taking cocaine or not , ” Biden said .
“ What do you think , huh ?
Are you a junkie ?
” he asked the CBS correspondent .
Biden followed up the bizarre altercation with a series of gaffes while attempting to utter the word “ fitness.
” He told Barnett , “ I am very willing to let the American people judge my physical , mental fil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental fil — fitness.
” Biden finally got the word out , but his word soup was overshadowed by the apparent attack on Barnett .
The shocking part about the interview is that Biden ’ s reaction is not shocking at all .
Trump , as Barnett pointed out early in the interview , has made an issue of Biden ’ s apparent cognitive decline .
He fumbled by handing the president further credibility on the issue .
Biden could have said “ No , I have not had my cognitive ability tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why he didn ’ t think such a test is necessary .
That in and of itself would have been odd , as Biden claimed his cognitive abilities are “ constantly tested ” in June , The Washington Times reported .
There were plenty of things Biden could have said to Barnett in that moment that could have sufficed , and none of them involved talking about illegal drugs .
For reasons known only to Biden , he felt the need to ask Barnett if he is a “ junkie.
” This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country ?
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Former Vice President Joe Biden had a very bad day Wednesday.
When you’re running for president and you ask a reporter about illicit drug use and addiction in the middle of an interview about politics, it’s sure to leave people with more questions than answers.
That is especially true when the invocation of alleged drug use is your answer to a question about whether you’re mentally well enough to run the country.
Nonetheless, Biden went there Wednesday during an interview with CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett.
He joined Barnett for a remote interview in what should have been an easy layup for a Democrat.
Barnett is not a tough interviewer, if you’ve ever watched him.
The mild-mannered Englishman should have been a friendly face for Biden to encounter along his route to being crowned the nominee of his party.
Barnett is, after all, part of the same media apparatus that is working double-time to get Biden elected.
For the aforementioned reasons, the former vice president should have left the interview with an easy bucket.
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But Biden seems to have a penchant for making insulting, inappropriate or downright bizarre statements when he’s pressed to answer actual questions.
And it isn’t in the same way in which President Donald Trump deals with hostile members of the media, either.
Biden’s off-the-rails interviews seem rooted in a confused sense of anger when he is asked what are essentially softball questions.
Barnett asked Biden if he had taken a test to measure his mental acuity, and the question had Biden fuming.
In his ensuing rant, he actually asked Barnett if he is a “junkie” who might be addicted to “cocaine.”
“No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test? Come on, man,” Biden responded.
Apparently unsatisfied with “Lying dog-faced pony soldier” or “You ain’t black” being his signature insults, the presumptive Democratic nominee lashed out at Barnett.
“That’s like saying to you, before you got on this program, if you had taken a test were you taking cocaine or not,” Biden said.
“What do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?” he asked the CBS correspondent.
Biden followed up the bizarre altercation with a series of gaffes while attempting to utter the word “fitness.”
He told Barnett, “I am very willing to let the American people judge my physical, mental fil — my physical as well as my mental fil — fitness.”
Biden finally got the word out, but his word soup was overshadowed by the apparent attack on Barnett.
The shocking part about the interview is that Biden’s reaction is not shocking at all.
Trump, as Barnett pointed out early in the interview, has made an issue of Biden’s apparent cognitive decline.
He fumbled by handing the president further credibility on the issue.
Biden could have said “No, I have not had my cognitive ability tested,” and gone on to explain why he didn’t think such a test is necessary.
That in and of itself would have been odd, as Biden claimed his cognitive abilities are “constantly tested” in June, The Washington Times reported.
There were plenty of things Biden could have said to Barnett in that moment that could have sufficed, and none of them involved talking about illegal drugs.
For reasons known only to Biden, he felt the need to ask Barnett if he is a “junkie.”
This is who Democrats have picked to lead the country?
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--Trump’s Campaign Is Beating Biden on the Ground by Knocking on Millions of Doors a Week

Do campaigns even knock on doors any more ?
The answer is yes , even in a pandemic — although that seems to be limited to one campaign .
For instance , President Donald Trump ’ s campaign knocked on a million doors in the last week alone , it says .
The campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ?
Zero .
According to a Politico report Tuesday , the reason is social distancing , “ Biden and the Democratic National Committee aren ’ t sending volunteers or staffers to talk with voters at home , and don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off literature unless the crisis abates , ” Alex Thompson wrote .
TRENDING : Prosecutors : Gang Member Committed Multiple Heinous Crimes After Being Released Without Bail “ The campaign and the Democratic National Committee think they can compensate for the lack of in-person canvassing with phone calls , texts , new forms of digital organizing , and virtual meet-ups with voters , ” the article said .
“ At first I was nervous , but our response rates on phone calls and texts are much higher and people are not necessarily wanting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now , ” Biden ’ s national states director , Jenn Ridder , told Politico .
“ You get to throw a lot of the rule book out the window and try out new things.
” This is fantastic copy , but it forgets two important issues .
First , we ’ re assuming Trump ’ s response rates on phone calls and texts aren ’ t much higher , too .
After all , this is how we engage with campaigns in the age of virtual campaigns .
Second , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be nice , comparatively weak when compared with the president ’ s .
In May , the same Alex Thompson profiled Biden ’ s digital campaign , which he said “ is betting that its strategy — which reminds one of Upworthy , the go-to site for feel-good news — has the benefit of being true to Biden and more effective in creating a core of enthusiastic supporters online.
” Upworthy in 2020 is about as relevant as … well , MySpace in 2020 .
They were best known for feel-good content with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got to enjoy 19 awesome years on this Planet .
What he left behind is wondtacular.
” This strategy wasn ’ t working out well for the Democrat .
RELATED : Larry the Cable Guy Resurrects Nadler 's Old Statement To Destroy Mail-In Ballot Claims “ Biden ’ s digital audience — including followers , subscribers and likes — is skimpy , ” Thompson wrote .
“ His now nearly daily livestreams often attract a fraction of the audience of the Trump campaign ’ s similar video chats , which don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Donald Trump Jr. and campaign manager Brad Parscale.
” Trump ’ s campaign , meanwhile , says old-fashioned foot-leather still works in 2020 , even with social distancing .
“ From now to Election Day , voters may only see one campaign at their doors , ” said Elliott Echols , Republican National Committee national field director .
“ If this were Barack Obama running , Democrats would want to be out there knocking doors , ” Echols told Politico .
“ They don ’ t have enthusiasm or a strong field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excuse .
We can do this safely for President Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot.
” And this is key , because in-person contact has long been considered the most effective campaign strategy .
Democrats are banking , however , on a brave new world in which this sort of door-knocking is antiquated .
“ Politics is the last remaining marketing entity — which essentially is what a campaign is — that utilizes door knocking as a technique , ” said former Pete Buttigieg senior adviser Michael Halle .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very antiquated , and I think the Biden campaign may be following that model if they hadn ’ t been forced to think differently because they ’ re acting responsibly in a pandemic.
” If you want to see whether this strategy bears fruit , one race to watch would be incumbent GOP Sen. Steve Daines in Montana , who ’ s running against Democratic Gov .
Steve Bullock .
There ’ s a relatively low caseload in Montana among a spread-out population , but Bullock won ’ t do door-to-door canvassing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his gubernatorial moves during the pandemic .
Daines , however , has his campaign busy knocking on doors .
The RNC has not said whether any of its volunteers has tested positive for the coronavirus but has provided staffers with an extensive list of protocols .
And it ’ s not necessarily unsafe , either .
Dr. Howard Koh , who was the assistant U.S. health secretary in the Obama administration , thinks it can be done .
“ If somebody is outside and stays outside and stands 6 feet away and masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has gloves and hand sanitizer , I think those are acceptable guidelines to follow , ” Koh told Politico .
“ Canvassing can be done virtually , and that ’ s the best option in a time like this , ” he added .
The inevitable divide , however , is going to be over support for more restrictive social distancing measures , as promoted by the Democrats , and a relaxing of the stringent standards , as favored by Republicans .
In a way , in-person visits are a way to gain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign , they could be seen as a way to fire up the base ; it ’ s showing it remains unbowed by the coronavirus and is letting voters know campaigning can be done safely .
Whatever the case , this much is certain : Trump is winning on the door-knocking front and the digital front .
Whether that will lead to victory in November is anyone ’ s guess .
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Do campaigns even knock on doors any more? The answer is yes, even in a pandemic — although that seems to be limited to one campaign.
For instance, President Donald Trump’s campaign knocked on a million doors in the last week alone, it says.
The campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden? Zero.
According to a Politico report Tuesday, the reason is social distancing,
“Biden and the Democratic National Committee aren’t sending volunteers or staffers to talk with voters at home, and don’t anticipate doing anything more than dropping off literature unless the crisis abates,” Alex Thompson wrote.
“The campaign and the Democratic National Committee think they can compensate for the lack of in-person canvassing with phone calls, texts, new forms of digital organizing, and virtual meet-ups with voters,” the article said.
“At first I was nervous, but our response rates on phone calls and texts are much higher and people are not necessarily wanting someone to go up to their door right now,” Biden’s national states director, Jenn Ridder, told Politico.
“You get to throw a lot of the rule book out the window and try out new things.”
This is fantastic copy, but it forgets two important issues.
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First, we’re assuming Trump’s response rates on phone calls and texts aren’t much higher, too. After all, this is how we engage with campaigns in the age of virtual campaigns.
Second, Biden’s digital campaign is, to be nice, comparatively weak when compared with the president’s.
In May, the same Alex Thompson profiled Biden’s digital campaign, which he said “is betting that its strategy — which reminds one of Upworthy, the go-to site for feel-good news — has the benefit of being true to Biden and more effective in creating a core of enthusiastic supporters online.”
Upworthy in 2020 is about as relevant as … well, MySpace in 2020. They were best known for feel-good content with headlines like, “This amazing kid got to enjoy 19 awesome years on this Planet. What he left behind is wondtacular.”
This strategy wasn’t working out well for the Democrat.
“Biden’s digital audience — including followers, subscribers and likes — is skimpy,” Thompson wrote. “His now nearly daily livestreams often attract a fraction of the audience of the Trump campaign’s similar video chats, which don’t even feature the president but rather surrogates like Donald Trump Jr. and campaign manager Brad Parscale.”
Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, says old-fashioned foot-leather still works in 2020, even with social distancing.
“From now to Election Day, voters may only see one campaign at their doors,” said Elliott Echols, Republican National Committee national field director.
“If this were Barack Obama running, Democrats would want to be out there knocking doors,” Echols told Politico. “They don’t have enthusiasm or a strong field operation, so it is a convenient excuse. We can do this safely for President Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot.”
And this is key, because in-person contact has long been considered the most effective campaign strategy. Democrats are banking, however, on a brave new world in which this sort of door-knocking is antiquated.
“Politics is the last remaining marketing entity — which essentially is what a campaign is — that utilizes door knocking as a technique,” said former Pete Buttigieg senior adviser Michael Halle.
“The Trump approach of measuring door knocks is very antiquated, and I think the Biden campaign may be following that model if they hadn’t been forced to think differently because they’re acting responsibly in a pandemic.”
If you want to see whether this strategy bears fruit, one race to watch would be incumbent GOP Sen. Steve Daines in Montana, who’s running against Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. There’s a relatively low caseload in Montana among a spread-out population, but Bullock won’t do door-to-door canvassing. Instead, he plans to focus on his gubernatorial moves during the pandemic. Daines, however, has his campaign busy knocking on doors.
The RNC has not said whether any of its volunteers has tested positive for the coronavirus but has provided staffers with an extensive list of protocols.
And it’s not necessarily unsafe, either. Dr. Howard Koh, who was the assistant U.S. health secretary in the Obama administration, thinks it can be done.
“If somebody is outside and stays outside and stands 6 feet away and masks are mandatory — not optional — plus has gloves and hand sanitizer, I think those are acceptable guidelines to follow,” Koh told Politico.
“Canvassing can be done virtually, and that’s the best option in a time like this,” he added.
The inevitable divide, however, is going to be over support for more restrictive social distancing measures, as promoted by the Democrats, and a relaxing of the stringent standards, as favored by Republicans.
In a way, in-person visits are a way to gain voters. In another sense, for the Trump campaign, they could be seen as a way to fire up the base; it’s showing it remains unbowed by the coronavirus and is letting voters know campaigning can be done safely.
Whatever the case, this much is certain: Trump is winning on the door-knocking front and the digital front. Whether that will lead to victory in November is anyone’s guess.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--‘Not Good Government’: Milwaukee Police Chief Demoted Over Use of Tear Gas

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission demoted the city ’ s police chief on Thursday over his handling of protests and the department ’ s treatment of minorities during his tenure , according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel .
Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to the rank of captain by the civilian commission , the Journal Sentinel reported .
Morales has not ruled out suing the city over the decision , according to his lawyer .
“ His conduct is unbecoming , filled with ethical lapses and flawed decisions , ” Commissioner Raymond Robakowski , a former Milwaukee police officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video of which was leaked to the Journal Sentinel .
“ Mr .
Morales has failed the men and women of the Milwaukee Police Department , the people of the city of Milwaukee and he has misled me.
” TRENDING : Prosecutors : Gang Member Committed Multiple Heinous Crimes After Being Released Without Bail The commission recently demanded public explanations for the Milwaukee Police Department ’ s use of tear gas and for specific investigations the department was conducting , according to the Journal Sentinel .
Morales responded to the request in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tear gas six times during more than 100 protests , according to the statement .
The department also released a video on Tuesday in which Assistant Chief Michael Brunson explained each individual use of tear gas .
“ The Milwaukee Police Department has absolutely no problem with peaceful protesters and we do not use chemical irritants toward peaceful protesters , ” Brunson said .
“ We encourage people to exercise their rights , but we want them to do it within the confines of the law.
” Mayor Tom Barrett said the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good government , ” according to the Journal Sentinel .
“ I think it ’ s all really bad for our city , ” Barrett said .
RELATED : Rape Suspect Allegedly Murders Accuser After Being Released from Jail Due to COVID “ I want to thank Alfonso Morales for his nearly 27 years of service and dedication to the City of Milwaukee , ” Brunson , who was named acting police chief , said Thursday in a statement .
Morales joined the the police department in 1993 , was appointed chief in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four-year term in December 2019 , NBC News reported .
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The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission demoted the city’s police chief on Thursday over his handling of protests and the department’s treatment of minorities during his tenure, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to the rank of captain by the civilian commission, the Journal Sentinel reported.
Morales has not ruled out suing the city over the decision, according to his lawyer.
“His conduct is unbecoming, filled with ethical lapses and flawed decisions,” Commissioner Raymond Robakowski, a former Milwaukee police officer, said during the private meeting, video of which was leaked to the Journal Sentinel.
“Mr. Morales has failed the men and women of the Milwaukee Police Department, the people of the city of Milwaukee and he has misled me.”
The commission recently demanded public explanations for the Milwaukee Police Department’s use of tear gas and for specific investigations the department was conducting, according to the Journal Sentinel.
Morales responded to the request in a statement on Tuesday. Police officers used tear gas six times during more than 100 protests, according to the statement.
In response to Directive #1(f.), the Milwaukee Police Department is providing a “full, public and accurate explanation” of the use of chemical irritants during recent civil disturbances. pic.twitter.com/myYLbqf6ms — Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) August 5, 2020
The department also released a video on Tuesday in which Assistant Chief Michael Brunson explained each individual use of tear gas.
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“The Milwaukee Police Department has absolutely no problem with peaceful protesters and we do not use chemical irritants toward peaceful protesters,” Brunson said.
“We encourage people to exercise their rights, but we want them to do it within the confines of the law.”
Mayor Tom Barrett said the police commission’s decision was “not good government,” according to the Journal Sentinel.
“I think it’s all really bad for our city,” Barrett said.
“I want to thank Alfonso Morales for his nearly 27 years of service and dedication to the City of Milwaukee,” Brunson, who was named acting police chief, said Thursday in a statement.
Statement by Acting Chief Michael Brunson pic.twitter.com/h9zXOGzfgt — Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) August 7, 2020
Morales joined the the police department in 1993, was appointed chief in February 2018 and was reappointed to a four-year term in December 2019, NBC News reported.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--DoJ Sends Feds to 2 More Cities as ‘Operation Legend’ Hits Violent Crime

Federal officers from five different agencies are set to arrive in Memphis and St. Louis to aid in crime reduction and investigations , the Department of Justice announced Thursday .
Memphis will receive 40 federal agents , 24 of which are permanent assignments , according to a Justice Department news release .
St. Louis is set to receive an unspecified number of agents from several federal agencies with an additional 50 Homeland Security agents , the release said .
“ The most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens , ” Attorney General William Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we have extended Operation Legend to Memphis and St. Louis , two cities experiencing increases in violent crime that no resident of those cities should have to accept as part of everyday life.
” Memphis has experienced a 49 percent uptick in homicides , and St. Louis ’ murders have spiked by nearly 34 percent , according to the Justice Department .
The move is part of Operation Legend , a nationwide program to assist local law enforcement in reducing the violent crime that has risen in some of America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death of George Floyd .
The city of Memphis is also set to receive a large amount of funding , including $ 1.4 million to one county to provide new equipment and accommodate overtime for a gang task force and $ 9.8 million for the hiring of 50 new officers in the Memphis Police Department .
The St. Louis Police Department will be given $ 1 million to bolster violent crime investigations , the release read .
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Federal officers from five different agencies are set to arrive in Memphis and St. Louis to aid in crime reduction and investigations, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Memphis will receive 40 federal agents, 24 of which are permanent assignments, according to a Justice Department news release.
St. Louis is set to receive an unspecified number of agents from several federal agencies with an additional 50 Homeland Security agents, the release said.
“The most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens,” Attorney General William Barr said in the release.
“Today, we have extended Operation Legend to Memphis and St. Louis, two cities experiencing increases in violent crime that no resident of those cities should have to accept as part of everyday life.”
Memphis has experienced a 49 percent uptick in homicides, and St. Louis’ murders have spiked by nearly 34 percent, according to the Justice Department.
The move is part of Operation Legend, a nationwide program to assist local law enforcement in reducing the violent crime that has risen in some of America’s major cities following unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd.
The city of Memphis is also set to receive a large amount of funding, including $1.4 million to one county to provide new equipment and accommodate overtime for a gang task force and $9.8 million for the hiring of 50 new officers in the Memphis Police Department.
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The St. Louis Police Department will be given $1 million to bolster violent crime investigations, the release read.
The Justice Department sent federal agents to Chicago, Albuquerque, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee toward the end of July.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--CA May Make Massive Increase in Number of Dangerous Criminals Released into Communities

If you don ’ t need to be behind bars right now , you probably shouldn ’ t be .
Jails and prisons are breeding grounds for COVID-19 — and while , under normal circumstances , punitive measures would be perfectly reasonable for someone who doesn ’ t represent any danger to the community , in this case they ’ re not the ones who need to stay behind bars .
The problem is that the whole “ danger to the community ” line is a very blurry one .
It ’ s the kind of situation where federal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over records — including inmates ’ criminal history , whom they victimized and what their conduct has been behind bars .
It ’ s impossible for anyone to say where that blurry line is .
I ’ ll say this much , though : Inasmuch as it exists , if you come up with an estimate of how many prisoners you ’ ll be releasing and then choose to release 70 percent more than that estimate , my guess is that you ’ re over that blurry line .
According to Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released 17,600 prisoners because of the coronavirus pandemic , well more than it had originally planned to .
The Associated Press reported Thursday that the state overshot the original estimate by 70 percent .
That revelation came in court documents in a lawsuit .
A representative of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told Fox News that “ in total , 8,032 [ inmates ] have had their releases expedited and overall , we have reduced the total incarcerated population by more than 18,300 since March as a result of suspension of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and people released in accordance with their sentences .
“ We ’ re glad the governor is taking action to release more people , ” Jay Johnson , executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice , said in a statement last month .
“ This is absolutely critical for the health and safety of every Californian , ” Johnson said .
“ Too many people are incarcerated for too long in facilities that spread poor health.
” Among the prisoners being released is 44-year-old Terebea Williams .
Williams was serving out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , carjacking and kidnapping of Kevin “ John ” Ruska Jr. “ I can ’ t understand why this is happening at all .
… I always felt responsible for him .
I ’ m the older sister , ” Dena Love , Ruska ’ s sister , told KOVR-TV in Sacramento .
In February 1998 , Williams took Ruska hostage at gunpoint and put him in the trunk of her car .
Apparently unhappy with this arrangement as it was , she then shot Ruska in the abdomen and drove from Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was still alive when they got to Davis , so Williams tied him to a chair .
She was generous enough to leave one of his legs free so he could potentially get people ’ s attention by stomping .
This didn ’ t work , and he was dead by the time he was discovered .
Williams was convicted of the crime in 2001 and was sentenced to 84-to-life .
RELATED : LA Mayor Goes Tyrannical , Will Cut Utilities to Homes Hosting Large Gatherings Now , 19 years later , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this to come down , for her to walk , I don ’ t even know why , to this day , why my son is dead , ” Kevin Ruska Sr. told KOVR .
There ’ s no answer to that , mind you , but the state did say she was in a high-risk category .
They declined to say what put her at such high risk .
So , how do you get from the original estimate of 10,400 to 17,600 ?
The original number dealt with 3,500 who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6,900 who were deemed ready for release in July .
Now , adding on to that , “ 700 eligible offenders who have less than one-year to serve who reside within identified institutions that house large populations of high-risk patients ” and “ approximately 6,500 persons identified by the court-appointed Federal Receiver as medically high-risk for complications should they contract COVID-19 ” will potentially be released , the CDRC representative told Fox News .
However , 5,500 of the inmates could be potentially blocked by Corrections Secretary Ralph Diaz because most of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents the same danger to the community that Williams does , but they don ’ t have to .
At a time when we ’ re experiencing more than an uptick in lawlessness , putting more criminals out on the street has — not counterintuitively — led to more crime .
In New York City , roughly 2,500 inmates at Rikers Island were released due to the coronavirus .
In late June , it was reported that 250 of these — one in 10 — had been rearrested , some multiple times .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a city jail .
These are state prisons — where many are being released despite that whole life sentence thing .
“ This is not a blanket release , the point-in-time numbers are just a step in the review process as the department works tirelessly to conduct these releases in a way that aligns public health and public safety , ” the CDRC representative said .
By releasing a first-degree murderer ?
By scheduling a 5,500-strong cohort of individuals for release when many of them are serving life sentences ?
No one wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death .
However , tragic though it may be , there ’ s a reason these individuals are still behind bars .
I would venture quite a lot of them need to stay there .
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If you don’t need to be behind bars right now, you probably shouldn’t be. Jails and prisons are breeding grounds for COVID-19 — and while, under normal circumstances, punitive measures would be perfectly reasonable for someone who doesn’t represent any danger to the community, in this case they’re not the ones who need to stay behind bars.
The problem is that the whole “danger to the community” line is a very blurry one. It’s the kind of situation where federal, state and local officials need to pore over records — including inmates’ criminal history, whom they victimized and what their conduct has been behind bars.
It’s impossible for anyone to say where that blurry line is. I’ll say this much, though: Inasmuch as it exists, if you come up with an estimate of how many prisoners you’ll be releasing and then choose to release 70 percent more than that estimate, my guess is that you’re over that blurry line.
According to Fox News, California is apparently set to have released 17,600 prisoners because of the coronavirus pandemic, well more than it had originally planned to.
The Associated Press reported Thursday that the state overshot the original estimate by 70 percent. That revelation came in court documents in a lawsuit.
A representative of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told Fox News that “in total, 8,032 [inmates] have had their releases expedited and overall, we have reduced the total incarcerated population by more than 18,300 since March as a result of suspension of county jail intake, the expedited release” and people released in accordance with their sentences.
“We’re glad the governor is taking action to release more people,” Jay Johnson, executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice, said in a statement last month.
“This is absolutely critical for the health and safety of every Californian,” Johnson said. “Too many people are incarcerated for too long in facilities that spread poor health.”
Among the prisoners being released is 44-year-old Terebea Williams.
Williams was serving out an 84-years-to-life sentence because of the murder, carjacking and kidnapping of Kevin “John” Ruska Jr.
“I can’t understand why this is happening at all. … I always felt responsible for him. I’m the older sister,” Dena Love, Ruska’s sister, told KOVR-TV in Sacramento.
In February 1998, Williams took Ruska hostage at gunpoint and put him in the trunk of her car. Apparently unhappy with this arrangement as it was, she then shot Ruska in the abdomen and drove from Washington state to Davis, California.
Ruska was still alive when they got to Davis, so Williams tied him to a chair. She was generous enough to leave one of his legs free so he could potentially get people’s attention by stomping. This didn’t work, and he was dead by the time he was discovered.
Williams was convicted of the crime in 2001 and was sentenced to 84-to-life.
Now, 19 years later, she’ll be free.
“And for this to come down, for her to walk, I don’t even know why, to this day, why my son is dead,” Kevin Ruska Sr. told KOVR.
There’s no answer to that, mind you, but the state did say she was in a high-risk category. They declined to say what put her at such high risk.
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So, how do you get from the original estimate of 10,400 to 17,600?
The original number dealt with 3,500 who were released to relieve overcrowded prisons and 6,900 who were deemed ready for release in July.
Now, adding on to that, “700 eligible offenders who have less than one-year to serve who reside within identified institutions that house large populations of high-risk patients” and “approximately 6,500 persons identified by the court-appointed Federal Receiver as medically high-risk for complications should they contract COVID-19” will potentially be released, the CDRC representative told Fox News.
However, 5,500 of the inmates could be potentially blocked by Corrections Secretary Ralph Diaz because most of those are serving life sentences.
Not everyone represents the same danger to the community that Williams does, but they don’t have to. At a time when we’re experiencing more than an uptick in lawlessness, putting more criminals out on the street has — not counterintuitively — led to more crime.
In New York City, roughly 2,500 inmates at Rikers Island were released due to the coronavirus. In late June, it was reported that 250 of these — one in 10 — had been rearrested, some multiple times.
Rikers Island, mind you, is a city jail. These are state prisons — where many are being released despite that whole life sentence thing.
“This is not a blanket release, the point-in-time numbers are just a step in the review process as the department works tirelessly to conduct these releases in a way that aligns public health and public safety,” the CDRC representative said.
By releasing a first-degree murderer? By scheduling a 5,500-strong cohort of individuals for release when many of them are serving life sentences?
There’s no alignment there.
No one wants to subject individuals to the potential of death. However, tragic though it may be, there’s a reason these individuals are still behind bars. I would venture quite a lot of them need to stay there.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--Trump Admin Takes Action Against Chinese Officials Who ‘Crushed’ Freedoms in Hong Kong

The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials , including the pro-China leader of the government , accusing them of undermining autonomy and restricting freedom of expression and assembly .
The Treasury Department announced sanctions on Carrie Lam , the leader of Hong Kong ’ s government , and 10 other officials .
The sanctions are the latest in a string of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as tensions between the two nations rise .
The sanctions were authorized by an executive order that President Donald Trump signed recently to levy penalties against China for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong .
Hong Kong has long enjoyed civil liberties not seen in mainland China because it is governed under a “ one country , two systems ” principle in place since 1997 .
TRENDING : Prosecutors : Gang Member Committed Multiple Heinous Crimes After Being Released Without Bail However , Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong earlier this year , raising widespread concerns about the Chinese government cracking down on anti-government protests .
“ The recent imposition of draconian national security legislation on Hong Kong has not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has also infringed on the rights of people in Hong Kong , ” the Treasury Department said in a statement .
The Treasury Department said the new law has allowed authorities in mainland China to operate with impunity in Hong Kong , has mandated “ national security education ” in Hong Kong schools , undermined the rule of law and laid the groundwork to censor individuals and outlets “ deemed unfriendly ” to China .
The U.S. said Lam , the chief executive of Hong Kong , is “ directly responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of freedom and democratic processes.
” Last year , Lam pushed to allow citizens to be extradited to mainland China , setting off massive opposition demonstrations in Hong Kong .
Also sanctioned was Chris Tang , the commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force , for “ coercing , arresting , detaining , or imprisoning individuals ” under the new security law , and the former police commissioner , Stephen Lo .
Friday ’ s action blocks all property or other assets that the individuals have within U.S. jurisdiction .
—John Lee Ka-chiu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has introduced a new police unit that will have intelligence gathering and investigative abilities to enforce the new security law .
—Xia Baolong , director of the Hong Kong and Macao affairs office ; and deputy director Zhang Xiaoming .
—Zheng Yanxiong , director of a new office for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong —Eric Chan , secretary general of the committee for safeguarding national security “ The Chinese Communist Party has made clear that Hong Kong will never again enjoy the high degree of autonomy that Beijing itself promised to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kingdom for 50 years , ” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement .
“ President Trump has made clear that the United States will therefore treat Hong Kong as ‘ one country , one system , ’ and take action against individuals who have crushed the Hong Kong people ’ s freedoms.
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The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, accusing them of undermining autonomy and restricting freedom of expression and assembly.
The Treasury Department announced sanctions on Carrie Lam, the leader of Hong Kong’s government, and 10 other officials.
The sanctions are the latest in a string of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as tensions between the two nations rise.
The sanctions were authorized by an executive order that President Donald Trump signed recently to levy penalties against China for its efforts to curtail anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has long enjoyed civil liberties not seen in mainland China because it is governed under a “one country, two systems” principle in place since 1997.
However, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong earlier this year, raising widespread concerns about the Chinese government cracking down on anti-government protests.
“The recent imposition of draconian national security legislation on Hong Kong has not only undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy, it has also infringed on the rights of people in Hong Kong,” the Treasury Department said in a statement.
The Treasury Department said the new law has allowed authorities in mainland China to operate with impunity in Hong Kong, has mandated “national security education” in Hong Kong schools, undermined the rule of law and laid the groundwork to censor individuals and outlets “deemed unfriendly” to China.
The U.S. said Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, is “directly responsible for implementing Beijing’s policies of suppression of freedom and democratic processes.”
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Last year, Lam pushed to allow citizens to be extradited to mainland China, setting off massive opposition demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Also sanctioned was Chris Tang, the commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force, for “coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning individuals” under the new security law, and the former police commissioner, Stephen Lo.
Friday’s action blocks all property or other assets that the individuals have within U.S. jurisdiction.
The remaining officials sanctioned included:
—John Lee Ka-chiu, secretary for security in Hong Kong who has introduced a new police unit that will have intelligence gathering and investigative abilities to enforce the new security law.
—Teresa Cheng, secretary of justice.
—Erick Tsang, secretary of constitutional and mainland affairs.
—Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao affairs office; and deputy director Zhang Xiaoming.
—Luo Huining, director of the Hong Kong liaison office.
—Zheng Yanxiong, director of a new office for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong
—Eric Chan, secretary general of the committee for safeguarding national security
“The Chinese Communist Party has made clear that Hong Kong will never again enjoy the high degree of autonomy that Beijing itself promised to the Hong Kong people and the United Kingdom for 50 years,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
“President Trump has made clear that the United States will therefore treat Hong Kong as ‘one country, one system,’ and take action against individuals who have crushed the Hong Kong people’s freedoms.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--Biden’s Attempt To Explain Statement About Black Americans Lacking ‘Diversity’ Leaves More Questions

Biden’s Attempt To Explain Statement About Black Americans Lacking ‘Diversity’ Leaves More Questions Than Answers

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday sought to dig himself out from under a comment he made to minority journalists suggesting that the black community isn ’ t diverse .
But the response to a series of tweets from the candidate indicated there was more head-scratching than head-bobbing over Biden ’ s explanation .
“ Earlier today , I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify , ” he tweeted .
“ In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not at all .
“ Throughout my career I ’ ve witnessed the diversity of thought , background , and sentiment within the African American community .
It ’ s this diversity that makes our workplaces , communities , and country a better place.
” “ My commitment to you is this : I will always listen , I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future , ” the former vice president added .
The response showed the Twittersphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : North Carolina Submits to GOP , Will Ease Restrictions for RNC On Thursday , Biden had been asked about engaging with Cuba if he wins the November election against President Donald Trump .
The comments came in a virtual convention of black and Hispanic journalists .
“ Yes , yes , ” he said .
“ And by the way , what you all know , but most people don ’ t know , unlike the African-American community , with notable exceptions , the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You go to Florida , you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you ’ re in Arizona , so it ’ s a very diverse community.
” “ The condescending white liberal racism that oozes out of Joe Biden is disgusting , ” Katrina Pierson , a senior adviser to the Trump campaign , said in a statement .
“ We already know that he thinks ‘ you ain ’ t Black ’ if you ’ re not voting for him .
And we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him a tough question , he brings up cocaine use and says ‘ are you a junkie ?
’ Now he arrogantly tells a group of black reporters that ‘ you all know ’ that black people think alike .
“ There ’ s a reason Joe Biden can ’ t count on the support of black voters and it ’ s because of his plantation owner mentality .
President Trump has a true record of helping black Americans , with unprecedented economic opportunity , record funding for HBCUs , criminal justice reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden would rather we all just shut up , get in line , and know our place.
” “ I just watched a clip and Joe Biden this morning totally disparaged and insulted the Black community , ” the president said , according to ABC News .
“ I don ’ t know what ’ s going on with him , but it was a very insulting statement he made.
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday sought to dig himself out from under a comment he made to minority journalists suggesting that the black community isn’t diverse.
But the response to a series of tweets from the candidate indicated there was more head-scratching than head-bobbing over Biden’s explanation.
“Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify,” he tweeted. “In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith — not by identity, not on issues, not at all.
“Throughout my career I’ve witnessed the diversity of thought, background, and sentiment within the African American community. It’s this diversity that makes our workplaces, communities, and country a better place.”
Throughout my career I’ve witnessed the diversity of thought, background, and sentiment within the African American community. It’s this diversity that makes our workplaces, communities, and country a better place. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
“My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future,” the former vice president added.
My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
The response showed the Twittersphere was underwhelmed by his response.
Trump is not PC. Agreed. Biden says stuff that is ACTUALLY RACIST. He speaks as if he owns Black Americans and that they are subservient to him. He literally said they ‘ain’t black’ if they don’t vote for him. And that there’s no intellectual diversity amongst them. ??♂ https://t.co/omoI4IUq7N — ZUBY: (Notable Exception) (@ZubyMusic) August 7, 2020
Please clarify then. Joe said it. Joe said everyone may not know it, but there are only a few blacks that are the exception. What exactly did Joe mean? — Charged Neutron (@fusion_allusion) August 7, 2020
That’s a weird apology where you don’t clarify what exactly you meant. So… it sure sounds like you’re just saying sorry because your racism slipped out. — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 7, 2020
We did not ask for clarification on what you did not mean to suggest. We are asking for clarification on what you said. What did you mean by what you said, Joe? Also, am I black? — Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) August 7, 2020
Joe didn’t write this “apology” and it’s just more of the usual Walking back Joe’s live interviews. — holiday on parade (@holiday_99) August 7, 2020
On Thursday, Biden had been asked about engaging with Cuba if he wins the November election against President Donald Trump. The comments came in a virtual convention of black and Hispanic journalists.
“Yes, yes,” he said. “And by the way, what you all know, but most people don’t know, unlike the African-American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things.
“You go to Florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you’re in Arizona, so it’s a very diverse community.”
.@JoeBiden: “Unlike the African-American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community” pic.twitter.com/CFO4Q40jEI — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 6, 2020
The comment drew criticism.
.@JoeBiden thinks all black people think alike? COME ON JOE! We all fashioned in the image of God and are unique individuals. Biden’s racist concepts continue to flow from his history and current statements! @TeamTrump @BlackVoices4DJT @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/KafB2BSxhM — Ken Blackwell (@kenblackwell) August 6, 2020
Black Americans are diverse. unfortunately, thanks to slavery, many cannot trace their ancestral background. But to deny the fact that there isn’t a diversity of culture in Black Americans is literally a fancy way of Biden just being like “the blacks” & it’s gross/racist. https://t.co/9dBmsFnSbR — ricarda?✨ (@rwolfe_) August 6, 2020
“The condescending white liberal racism that oozes out of Joe Biden is disgusting,” Katrina Pierson, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement.
“We already know that he thinks ‘you ain’t Black’ if you’re not voting for him. And we know that when a black journalist asks him a tough question, he brings up cocaine use and says ‘are you a junkie?’ Now he arrogantly tells a group of black reporters that ‘you all know’ that black people think alike.
“There’s a reason Joe Biden can’t count on the support of black voters and it’s because of his plantation owner mentality. President Trump has a true record of helping black Americans, with unprecedented economic opportunity, record funding for HBCUs, criminal justice reform, and support for school choice. Joe Biden would rather we all just shut up, get in line, and know our place.”
Trump also criticized Biden.
“I just watched a clip and Joe Biden this morning totally disparaged and insulted the Black community,” the president said, according to ABC News. “I don’t know what’s going on with him, but it was a very insulting statement he made.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--Over 223K Mail-In Ballots Bounced as ‘Undeliverable’ in Recent Primary Election in Major US City

If you support universal ( or near-universal ) mail-in balloting for the 2020 election , you also have to believe we can get it right ( or right enough ) the first time , even though mail-in balloting on that level has never been tried before .
You also then have to explain away why , in Clark County , Nevada , universal mail-in balloting resulted in one out of every six ballots being “ undeliverable ” in a recent primary .
According to the Public Interest Legal Foundation , a conservative election integrity watchdog legal firm , over 223,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or outdated .
This , PILF said in a news release , was 17 percent of all ballots in Clark County — by far the most populous county in the state of Nevada , comprised of Las Vegas and the immediate metro area .
“ Unlike Washoe County and others , Clark County ( Las Vegas metro ) opted to send actual mail ballots to every registered voter on file for the June 2020 Primary election , ” the organization said .
“ The figures released by the Clark County Election Department to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forthcoming all-mail election for Nevada purely from cost and process error standpoints .
TRENDING : Prosecutors : Gang Member Committed Multiple Heinous Crimes After Being Released Without Bail “ Prior to the election , county officials testified that an all-county mailing would be needlessly expensive and result in significant amounts of ballots sent to wrong or outdated addresses , given that ‘ inactive ’ registrants would be included in the bulk mailings .
They projected an expense of $ 184,738 to send to inactive registrants with an expectation that at least 90 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Of the 1,325,934 ballots sent out , 223,469 were undeliverable .
This is even more staggering when you consider 305,008 ballots were accepted and returned .
Running the numbers , that ’ s roughly three ballots undeliverable for every four that delivered and returned .
“ The addresses that we used were provided by the voters when they registered , ” Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin told The Washington Free Beacon .
“ If they no longer reside at the address they provided to us , then we would expect that mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is what happened.
” Let ’ s put this into some more context , though , as PILF did using data from U.S. Election Assistance Commission Surveys .
In the 2012 , 2014 , 2016 and 2018 general elections , the state of Nevada saw 5,863 mail-in ballots returned undeliverable .
“ These numbers show how vote by mail fails .
New proponents of mail balloting don ’ t often understand how it actually works , ” PILF President J. Christian Adams said in the news release .
“ States like Oregon and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting systems and are notably aggressive with voter list maintenance efforts , ” Adams said .
“ Pride in their own systems does not somehow transfer across state lines .
Nevada , New York , and others are not and will not be ready for November.
” RELATED : Larry the Cable Guy Resurrects Nadler 's Old Statement To Destroy Mail-In Ballot Claims PILF communications director Logan Churchwell said the elections department in Clark County told the County Commission that sending out a ballot to every voter who was officially registered was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addresses that were sure to bounce any parcel.
” It was done anyway , and here we are .
“ Nevada ’ s voter rolls aren ’ t maintained to the standard required for an all-mail experience like Oregon or Washington , ” Churchwell told The Free Beacon .
“ The Nevada governor is foolish to think he can replicate his regional neighbors ’ years of development and practices with mail voting in a matter of months with a weekend emergency bill , ” he said .
President Donald Trump echoed this in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting .
It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts .
It will take months , or years , to figure out.
” That emergency bill also authorized ballot harvesting — the process of allowing someone who isn ’ t related to the voter to collect mail-in ballots .
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal , the GOP is likely to sue over that provision ; the Trump administration has already sued the state over its intention to send a mail-in ballot to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday said that “ officials entrusted with carrying out the Nov. 3 general election report no major problems with the changes , saying Nevadans will have access to a safe election with timely , accurate results.
” I hope Review-Journal writer Rory Appleton smiled as he wrote that .
While polling data is scattered , according to RealClearPolitics , several sources have moved it from a toss-up state to leaning Democrat .
NPR made the move this week , while Politico ’ s Election Forecast did so last month .
In the 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credited with a slate of Democrat House wins in California .
According to Politico , California has declined to alter its policy allowing the process despite the potential risk of party volunteers going door-to-door collecting ballots in a relatively uncontrolled environment .
Given that this was just passed as part of an emergency bill , Nevada has no experience with ballot harvesting .
Clark County , at least , has slightly more experience with universal mail-in voting , having 17 percent of its ballots ending up undelivered .
We ’ re supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and November , the county managed to fix the problems .
Not only with the undelivered ballots , mind you , but with the deluge of voters who ’ ll be requesting a change of address once they realize they didn ’ t receive their ballot because of incorrect voter information .
And then we ’ re supposed to assume the state can handle and regulate ballot harvesting — a process that didn ’ t just lead to the Democrats ’ near-sweep of California swing districts in 2018 but also the most egregious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That involved a Republican — North Carolina GOP candidate Mark Harris , who was declared an early winner until charges of fraudulent ballot harvesting forced a new election , which he didn ’ t take part in .
Harris employed a political operative to harvest ballots who allegedly took blank ballots with signatures on them — with the not-unpredictable result that there were “ extreme statistical outliers ” that favored Harris .
So Clark County and Nevada will have all of this sorted out by Election Day — and will be prepared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s not just Clark County , of course .
In New York City on Tuesday , the winner of two hotly contested congressional primaries affected by mail-in balloting issues were announced , according to The New York Times .
Sure , there were a few teething problems , right ?
If you consider the fact that the primaries were held on June 26 , well , yes .
But if we implement nationwide mail-in balloting in just a few months , everything will be fine .
All this will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in will be a distant memory .
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If you support universal (or near-universal) mail-in balloting for the 2020 election, you also have to believe we can get it right (or right enough) the first time, even though mail-in balloting on that level has never been tried before.
You also then have to explain away why, in Clark County, Nevada, universal mail-in balloting resulted in one out of every six ballots being “undeliverable” in a recent primary.
According to the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a conservative election integrity watchdog legal firm, over 223,000 ballots bounced because the addresses were incorrect or outdated.
This, PILF said in a news release, was 17 percent of all ballots in Clark County — by far the most populous county in the state of Nevada, comprised of Las Vegas and the immediate metro area.
“Unlike Washoe County and others, Clark County (Las Vegas metro) opted to send actual mail ballots to every registered voter on file for the June 2020 Primary election,” the organization said. “The figures released by the Clark County Election Department to the Foundation outline the risks of the forthcoming all-mail election for Nevada purely from cost and process error standpoints.
“Prior to the election, county officials testified that an all-county mailing would be needlessly expensive and result in significant amounts of ballots sent to wrong or outdated addresses, given that ‘inactive’ registrants would be included in the bulk mailings. They projected an expense of $184,738 to send to inactive registrants with an expectation that at least 90% would bounce back undeliverable in the mail.”
Of the 1,325,934 ballots sent out, 223,469 were undeliverable. This is even more staggering when you consider 305,008 ballots were accepted and returned. Running the numbers, that’s roughly three ballots undeliverable for every four that delivered and returned.
“The addresses that we used were provided by the voters when they registered,” Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin told The Washington Free Beacon.
“If they no longer reside at the address they provided to us, then we would expect that mail to be returned to us, which is what happened.”
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Let’s put this into some more context, though, as PILF did using data from U.S. Election Assistance Commission Surveys.
In the 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 general elections, the state of Nevada saw 5,863 mail-in ballots returned undeliverable.
That’s not an average. That’s combined.
“These numbers show how vote by mail fails. New proponents of mail balloting don’t often understand how it actually works,” PILF President J. Christian Adams said in the news release.
“States like Oregon and Washington spent many years building their mail voting systems and are notably aggressive with voter list maintenance efforts,” Adams said. “Pride in their own systems does not somehow transfer across state lines. Nevada, New York, and others are not and will not be ready for November.”
PILF communications director Logan Churchwell said the elections department in Clark County told the County Commission that sending out a ballot to every voter who was officially registered was “a costly exercise of sending mail to addresses that were sure to bounce any parcel.”
It was done anyway, and here we are.
“Nevada’s voter rolls aren’t maintained to the standard required for an all-mail experience like Oregon or Washington,” Churchwell told The Free Beacon.
“The Nevada governor is foolish to think he can replicate his regional neighbors’ years of development and practices with mail voting in a matter of months with a weekend emergency bill,” he said.
President Donald Trump echoed this in a tweet Wednesday, saying, “Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting. It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts. It will take months, or years, to figure out.”
Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting. It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts. It will take months, or years, to figure out. Florida has built a great infrastructure, over years, with two great Republican Governors. Florida, send in your Ballots! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
That emergency bill also authorized ballot harvesting — the process of allowing someone who isn’t related to the voter to collect mail-in ballots. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the GOP is likely to sue over that provision; the Trump administration has already sued the state over its intention to send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter.
The Review-Journal article Tuesday said that “officials entrusted with carrying out the Nov. 3 general election report no major problems with the changes, saying Nevadans will have access to a safe election with timely, accurate results.” I hope Review-Journal writer Rory Appleton smiled as he wrote that.
While polling data is scattered, according to RealClearPolitics, several sources have moved it from a toss-up state to leaning Democrat. NPR made the move this week, while Politico’s Election Forecast did so last month.
In the 2018 election, meanwhile, ballot harvesting was credited with a slate of Democrat House wins in California. According to Politico, California has declined to alter its policy allowing the process despite the potential risk of party volunteers going door-to-door collecting ballots in a relatively uncontrolled environment.
Given that this was just passed as part of an emergency bill, Nevada has no experience with ballot harvesting.
Clark County, at least, has slightly more experience with universal mail-in voting, having 17 percent of its ballots ending up undelivered.
We’re supposed to make the assumption that, between June and November, the county managed to fix the problems. Not only with the undelivered ballots, mind you, but with the deluge of voters who’ll be requesting a change of address once they realize they didn’t receive their ballot because of incorrect voter information.
And then we’re supposed to assume the state can handle and regulate ballot harvesting — a process that didn’t just lead to the Democrats’ near-sweep of California swing districts in 2018 but also the most egregious case of voter fraud in recent memory.
That involved a Republican — North Carolina GOP candidate Mark Harris, who was declared an early winner until charges of fraudulent ballot harvesting forced a new election, which he didn’t take part in. Harris employed a political operative to harvest ballots who allegedly took blank ballots with signatures on them — with the not-unpredictable result that there were “extreme statistical outliers” that favored Harris.
So Clark County and Nevada will have all of this sorted out by Election Day — and will be prepared to count an insane amount of ballots.
It’s not just Clark County, of course. In New York City on Tuesday, the winner of two hotly contested congressional primaries affected by mail-in balloting issues were announced, according to The New York Times. Sure, there were a few teething problems, right? If you consider the fact that the primaries were held on June 26, well, yes.
But if we implement nationwide mail-in balloting in just a few months, everything will be fine. All this will be sorted out and our worries about universal mail-in will be a distant memory.
And I’m Ross Perot.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--Border Agents Discover ‘Most Sophisticated Tunnel in US History’

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be “ the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history @ @ @ @ @ The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis , Arizona , to a Mexican @ @ @ @ @ system , water lines , electrical wiring , a rail system and extensive reinforcement , @ @ @ @ @ “ This appears to be the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history , and certainly @ @ @ @ @ ve seen in my career , ” said Carl E. Landrum , acting chief patrol @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Yuma Sector .
A camera was sent 25 feet underground after federal agents @ @ @ @ @ area of a tunnel investigation , authorities said .
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An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,” authorities said.
The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federal officials said Thursday.
“This appears to be the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history, and certainly the most sophisticated I’ve seen in my career,” said Carl E. Landrum, acting chief patrol agent with the Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector.
Homeland Security Investigations found the tunnel in late July.
A camera was sent 25 feet underground after federal agents discovered a sinkhole in the area of a tunnel investigation, authorities said.
Photos show the tunnel measured 3 feet wide and 4 feet high, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement news release.
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westernjournal--2020-08-07--US Adds Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls

US Adds Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls

The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July , a solid increase but a pullback from the gains of May and June .
Many employers have been reluctant or unable to hire , with about two-thirds of the nation having paused or reversed reopening plans early last month .
Counting the hiring of the past three months , the economy has recovered about 42 percent of the 22 million jobs it lost as a result of the pandemic-induced government shutdowns , according to the Labor Department ’ s jobs report released Friday .
The unemployment rate fell last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The acceleration of the viral outbreak that began in late June more than doubled the daily U.S. confirmed case count by mid-July .
The rate of new reported cases has since declined , but the outbreaks led many states and cities to close bars and other businesses for a second time and dampened confidence , causing many consumers to limit their shopping , traveling , eating out and gathering in crowds .
July ’ s job gain was much lower than June ’ s 4.8 million and May ’ s 2.7 million jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slightly .
Hiring was weaker in a range of industries last month .
Manufacturing added just 26,000 jobs , less than one-tenth its June gain .
Restaurants , bars , hotels and entertainment venues gained 592,000 jobs , just one-quarter of the June increase .
Retailers added 258,000 jobs , down from more than 800,000 in June .
The economy is struggling to emerge from the devastating recession that caused the economy to shrink at a nearly 33 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter , the worst quarterly fall on record .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ slashed their work forces , consumers cut spending and corporations pulled back on investment and expansion .
The economy has since started to grow again , and many economists have forecast a solid rebound in the July-September quarter , though not nearly enough to offset the second quarter ’ s dizzying fall .
Friday ’ s report showed that 16.3 million people were unemployed in July — nearly triple the 5.9 million who were out of work before the pandemic .
For people eligible for state unemployment aid , weekly checks average $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal benefit expired last week .
The loss of the $ 600 check has shrunk benefits for America ’ s unemployed by one-half to three-quarters .
Congressional Democratic leaders and the White House have been negotiating an extension of the unemployment aid .
But progress has been limited , and the two sides might not reach a deal before Congress begins an August recess next week .
In the meantime , some employers are adapting to the pandemic by doing business with fewer workers than they formerly employed .
Peter Klamka , owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vegas , has converted his sit-down restaurant to mainly pickup and delivery orders .
His restaurant , whose revenue had plummeted along with tourism , relies mainly on roughly 1,200 condos and apartments located nearby .
Still , Klamka is using data he has gathered from online and mobile ordering to fine-tune his menu and prices .
He knows , for instance , that if he drops the price of a pizza by $ 2 on a Friday night , he ’ ll attract perhaps 25 more orders .
Armed with such knowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staffing .
So far , Klamka says , it ’ s working well enough that he plans to buy three or four more restaurants in Las Vegas and Los Angeles , which he expects to acquire at bargain prices .
Yet he doesn ’ t expect to do much hiring .
He is operating the Blind Pig with just five employees , down from 25 before the pandemic .
He plans to operate any new outlets the same way .
“ There ’ s no real need to bring anyone back , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t sufficient business to bring anyone back.
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The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a solid increase but a pullback from the gains of May and June.
Many employers have been reluctant or unable to hire, with about two-thirds of the nation having paused or reversed reopening plans early last month.
Counting the hiring of the past three months, the economy has recovered about 42 percent of the 22 million jobs it lost as a result of the pandemic-induced government shutdowns, according to the Labor Department’s jobs report released Friday.
The unemployment rate fell last month from 11.1 percent to 10.2 percent.
The acceleration of the viral outbreak that began in late June more than doubled the daily U.S. confirmed case count by mid-July. The rate of new reported cases has since declined, but the outbreaks led many states and cities to close bars and other businesses for a second time and dampened confidence, causing many consumers to limit their shopping, traveling, eating out and gathering in crowds.
July’s job gain was much lower than June’s 4.8 million and May’s 2.7 million jobs added, both of which were revised slightly.
Hiring was weaker in a range of industries last month. Manufacturing added just 26,000 jobs, less than one-tenth its June gain. Restaurants, bars, hotels and entertainment venues gained 592,000 jobs, just one-quarter of the June increase. Retailers added 258,000 jobs, down from more than 800,000 in June.
The economy is struggling to emerge from the devastating recession that caused the economy to shrink at a nearly 33 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, the worst quarterly fall on record. As governments shut down businesses, employers slashed their work forces, consumers cut spending and corporations pulled back on investment and expansion.
The economy has since started to grow again, and many economists have forecast a solid rebound in the July-September quarter, though not nearly enough to offset the second quarter’s dizzying fall.
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Friday’s report showed that 16.3 million people were unemployed in July — nearly triple the 5.9 million who were out of work before the pandemic. For people eligible for state unemployment aid, weekly checks average $375, after a supplemental $600-a-week federal benefit expired last week.
The loss of the $600 check has shrunk benefits for America’s unemployed by one-half to three-quarters.
Congressional Democratic leaders and the White House have been negotiating an extension of the unemployment aid. But progress has been limited, and the two sides might not reach a deal before Congress begins an August recess next week.
In the meantime, some employers are adapting to the pandemic by doing business with fewer workers than they formerly employed.
Peter Klamka, owner of the Blind Pig restaurant in Las Vegas, has converted his sit-down restaurant to mainly pickup and delivery orders. His restaurant, whose revenue had plummeted along with tourism, relies mainly on roughly 1,200 condos and apartments located nearby.
Still, Klamka is using data he has gathered from online and mobile ordering to fine-tune his menu and prices. He knows, for instance, that if he drops the price of a pizza by $2 on a Friday night, he’ll attract perhaps 25 more orders. Armed with such knowledge, he can tweak his inventories and staffing.
So far, Klamka says, it’s working well enough that he plans to buy three or four more restaurants in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, which he expects to acquire at bargain prices.
Yet he doesn’t expect to do much hiring. He is operating the Blind Pig with just five employees, down from 25 before the pandemic. He plans to operate any new outlets the same way.
“There’s no real need to bring anyone back,” Klamka said. “There certainly isn’t sufficient business to bring anyone back.”
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