theblaze--2020-10-28--Rep. Ilhan Omar promises progressive mobilization if Joe Biden is elected

'We will have a cohort of progressives that are very clear about their objectives '

In a recent interview with Axios, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) made clear what she and other members of "The Squad" have planned for the next four years should Democratic nominee Joe Biden win the presidency on Nov. 3 — a progressive mobilization.
What did she say?
"We will have a cohort of progressives that are very clear about their objectives for wanting the implementation of Medicare for All and a Green New Deal and raising the minimum wage and not allowing for fracking," vowed the progressive lawmaker, who supported democratic-socialist candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the party's primary.
She noted that while Biden has been generally supportive of many of the far-left's demands during his campaign, "in some spaces, it doesn't go as far as [she] would like or Bernie [Sanders] would like."
The former vice president notably signed off on the "Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations," a shared policy document that detailed policy initiatives for a wide range of issues, including climate change, health care, criminal justice, and education. The collaboration has earned the praise of Sanders, who remarkably predicted that Biden will be "the most progressive president since FDR."
But should he revert to more moderately Democratic governance, Omar said it would be "a signal for us to do what we know how to do best as progressives, which is to push and to mobilize our base trying to accomplish these policy objectives."
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"As progressives, we have a clear understanding of what the inside and outside game is," she added, even dropping a subtle threat into the interview: "The president is only as successful as his collaboration is with Congress."
Just as well, mere policy change — including the implementation of Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and a national $15 minimum wage — is not the only initiative progressives will be pushing for, according to Omar. They also allegedly plan to push for the inclusion of progressive personnel in the Cabinet.
"I would say all of the Cabinet positions should be filled by progressive Democrats," she said laughing. Last week, news broke that Sanders was gunning for Biden's Labor Secretary post.
While she more than likely doesn't actually expect an entirely progressive Biden Cabinet, Omar made sure to remark that the inclusion of Republicans in the Cabinet would be unacceptable.
Anything else?
Omar's insistence on pushing Biden to the left followed similar comments from fellow "Squad" member, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday.
During an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, Ocasio-Cortez said, "Frankly, I think it would be a privilege and it would be a luxury for us to be talking about what we would lobby the next Democratic — and how we will push the next Democratic administration. But, in terms of my role, I believe that that has been my role.
"And my role is consistent, in making sure that we push the Democratic Party to have a larger vision for our future," she continued. "And, so, is my job to push the Democratic Party? Absolutely. And that has been my job since and that has been a part of my role since I have been elected."


theblaze--2020-10-28--Democrat Ed Markey at Big Tech hearing: 'Anti-conservative bias is not a problem'

Democrat Ed Markey at Big Tech hearing : 'Anti-conservative bias is not a problem' Markey called Republican charges of censorship @ @ @ @ @ 'false narrative '

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) claimed Wednesday that Big Tech censorship of conservatives on social media platforms is "not a problem" and advocated for more censorship on social media.
Speaking during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing featuring testimonies from the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter, Markey accused Republicans of focusing on the wrong issue with tech companies.
"Republicans can and should join us on the real problems posed by Big Tech," Markey said. "But they want to feed a false narrative about anti-conservative bias so it will stand idly by again."
"The Big Tech business model, which puts profits ahead of people, is a real problem. Anti-conservative bias is not a problem," he added.
"The issue is not that the companies before us today is that they're taking too many posts down. The issue is that they're leaving too many dangerous posts up," Markey continued.
"In fact, they're amplifying harmful content so that it spreads like wildfire and torches our democracy," Markey claimed. "Mr. Zuckerberg, when President Trump posted on Facebook that when 'the looting starts the shooting starts,' you failed to take down that post. Within a day, the post had hundreds of thousands of shares and likes on Facebook. Since then, the president has gone on national television and told a hate group to 'stand by' and he has repeatedly refused to commit that he will accept the election results.
"Mr. Zuckerberg, can you commit that if the president goes on Facebook and encourages violence after election results are announced that you will make sure your companies algorithms don't spread that content and you will immediately remove those messages?" Markey asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Wednesday's hearing, titled, "Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?" was convened to discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online social media platforms from lawsuits over user-posted content moderation.
Republicans called for the hearings after Facebook and Twitter suppressed a New York Post story about emails allegedly obtained from Hunter Biden's laptop that were politically damaging to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Several GOP senators assailed Big Tech companies for censoring conservative speech, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) taking particular aim at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for locking the New York Post out of its account.
Markey was joined by other Democrats in dismissing the accusations of bias thrown at the Silicon Valley bosses, claiming Republicans and President Trump wanted to prevent online platforms from cracking down on misinformation to win the election next week.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Germany heads back into second lockdown in response to spike in COVID-19 cases

Germany heads back into second lockdown in response to spike in COVID-19 cases Will last at least four weeks

The German government has announced that the country will head back into a second lockdown in response to a recent spike in the coronavirus cases. The second lockdown is set to begin on Monday and will last for at least four weeks.
Germany initially had some of the strictest lockdown measures in Europe, but recently gradually eased those restrictions. Schools, bars, and restaurants had been allowed to reopen in phases in recent weeks.
However, in response to the news that the country saw a record total of 14,964 cases on Tuesday, the government has decided to once again severely restrict its citizens' movements. According to NBC News, the second lockdown will require all bars, restaurants, cinemas, and other leisure activities to close for in-person activities. Restaurants will still be permitted to prepare food for take-out purposes.
Additionally, German citizens are being asked to stay home, restrict travel, and avoid even in-home gatherings that involve more than two households. Retail stores will remain open, but hotels will not be allowed to accommodate tourists.
Notably, even though Germany is locking down most of their country, schools will remain open, even though they are being required to undertake additional sanitation measures.
According to CNN, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the second lockdown was necessary to "avoid a national health emergency" and that "what makes the situation particularly serious ... the rate of dissemination is particularly high."
The European continent has been particularly hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections, as the World Health Organization notes that almost half of all new cases worldwide last week were in the European region.
As with the initial lockdowns in the United States, the stated justification for the second German lockdowns is concern about hospital capacity.
In announcing the decision, Merkel said, "We can say that our health system can cope with the challenge today. But if the pace of infections continues like this, then we'll reach the limits of what the health system can manage within weeks."
According to NBC News, half of all ICU beds in France are currently occupied by COVID-19 patients.


theblaze--2020-10-28--CDC report says vast majority of Americans have actually been wearing face masks since spring

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report Tuesday that said, starting in the spring, most Americans have been wearing masks.
As the New York Times reported on the CDC release, "a vast majority of Americans of all ages have been wearing face coverings since April."
The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report stated what many polls have been showing: A significant majority of Americans are wearing masks — and have been doing so since spring.
According to the CDC's survey data, which the agency said came from the months of April to June, the reported use of face masks among adults (ages 18 and older) in April was 78%. That figure jumped to 83% in May.
By June, the share of American adults wearing masks had risen to 89%.
Generally, younger adults (ages 18-29) were the group with the smallest share of respondents saying they wore masks, while older adults (ages 60 and older) were the group most likely to wears masks.
Image source: "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report," Oct. 27, 2020 via CDC.gov screenshot
These numbers track with more recent polling on face mask usage, as the Times noted.
The Pew Research Center reported on Aug. 27 that 85% of adults said they had been wearing masks, which was a jump from the 65% of respondents who said the same in June.
In July, National Geographic reported that 85% of Americans said they wear face masks when they leave their homes.
Three months later, even that significant figure had increased.
National Geographic reported on Oct. 5 that 92% of Americans said they were wearing face masks — and 74% said they "always" do so.
What's the status of COVID-19 infections in the U.S.?
According to the New York Times' own COVID-19 tracking data on Wednesday, the United States is seeing a record surge in COVID-19 cases, despite increased mask wearing by Americans — as reported by the Times.
On Tuesday, the country saw 74,410 new confirmed cases, with an average of 73,094 cases per day over the last seven days. According to the paper, that's a 39% increase from the average two weeks ago.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Federal agents reportedly obtained a FISA warrant against Hunter Biden's Chinese business partner

This story keeps getting worse

Federal investigators reportedly obtained a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant against one of Hunter Biden's Chinese business partners in 2018, the Daily Caller reported Wednesday.
What are the details?
The revelation came from a Feb. 8, 2018, court filing obtained by the news outlet in which prosecutors provided a notice of intent to Chi Ping Patrick Ho, also known simply as Patrick Ho, that they were prepared to use information obtained from the FISA warrant surveillance against him in court. Here's what the notice of intent said:
The United States, through its attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, hereby provides notice to defendant Chi Ping Patrick Ho, a/k/a Patrick C. P. Ho," a/k/a "He Zhiping," and to the Court, that pursuant to Title 50, United States Code, Sections 1806(c) and 1825(d), the United States intends to offer into evidence, or otherwise use or disclose in any proceedings in the above-captioned matter, information obtained or derived from electronic surveillance and physical search conducted pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), as amended, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1812 and 1821- 1829.
Before being arrested in November 2017 for money laundering and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Ho served as a top executive for CEFC China Energy Co. and at the time was allegedly in the process of brokering a partnership between the multibillion dollar company and a business group involving Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden.
According to the Department of Justice, Ho would be convicted for his role in a "multi-year, multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe top officials of Chad and Uganda in exchange for business advantages" and sentenced to serve three years in prison.
What else?
But what may be of more interest to U.S. readers is that during the same time that Ho was standing trial in the Southern District of New York, CEFC affiliates had wired $5 million to Biden's law firm, according to a Senate report released last month.
The Senate report also noted that — as described in a 2019 report from the New Yorker — not only did Biden maintain a business partnership with CEFC, but he also agreed to represent Ho in court at the request of CEFC's founder and former chairman, Ye Jianming. Then in March 2018, a shell company affiliated with CEFC called Hudson West III wired $1 million to Biden's law firm, Owasco, for "Dr Patrick Ho Chi Ping Representation."
Biden's relationship with Ye has also raised eyebrows due to Ye's connection with the People's Liberation Army, China's military. Not to mention the fact in February 2018, Ye was detained by Chinese authorities as a part of a supposed anti-corruption probe.
According to the New Yorker report, Biden said he didn't consider Ye to be a "shady character at all" and characterized the situation as "bad luck."
Anything else?
Despite his insistence to the contrary, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has come under intense scrutiny over his alleged involvement in his son's overseas business dealings, including the botched partnership with CEFC.
Email exchanges first reported by the New York Post and later verified by former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski, appear to show that Joe Biden would receive kickbacks from the deal.
"10 held by H for the big guy?" one email said. Bobulinski would later claim that "the big guy" was in fact Joe Biden.
Bobulinski has also alleged that he met face-to-face with Joe Biden about the partnership in May 2017 in Los Angeles and that the former vice president was well aware of the details.


theblaze--2020-10-28--UK police will enter private homes and break up Christmas gatherings if they violate lockdown rules

U.K. law enforcement officials plan on entering homes to break up Christmas gatherings if occupants break any COVID-19 lockdown rules, according to The Sun.
A cabinet minister recently announced that it's possible that the government will be forced to severely restrict in-home gatherings and household mixing to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 during colder months.
What are the details?
David Jamieson, West Midlands' police and crime commissioner, said that his officers will certainly investigate whether citizens are breaking lockdown measures during the upcoming holiday season.
In remarks to the Telegraph, Jamieson said, "If we think there's large groups of people gathering where they shouldn't be, then police will have to intervene. If, again, there's flagrant breaking of the rules, then the police would have to enforce. It's not the police's job to stop people enjoying their Christmas, however, we are there to enforce the rules that the government makes, and if the government makes those rules, then the government has to explain that to the public."
Jamieson also warned that people are reaching a boiling point when it comes to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions.
"We're sitting on a time bomb here," he said. "We're getting very near the stage where you could see a considerable explosion of frustration and energy. ... Things are very on the edge in a lot of communities, and it wouldn't take very much to spark off unrest, riots, damage."
The Sun also reported that Jane Kennedy, who is police and crime commissioner in Merseyside, said that she also will enforce a potential crackdown on illegal gatherings over the coming holidays if necessary.
Environment Secretary George Eustice, according to The Guardian, said that it was "too early to outline exactly what restrictions would be in place over the festive season," and said that "families would be banned from 'coming together in large gatherings'" if necessary.
The Guardian added:
A letter from the Liberal Democrats' leader, Ed Davey, the party's Scottish and Welsh leaders and the Alliance party deputy leader in Northern Ireland has called for a “four nations summit" to agree on uniform guidance for families at Christmas.
The letter to the four UK governments, which have each been setting their own restrictions, says: “We must accept the inevitability that people are going to travel to be with their loved ones during the festive time of year."
In areas of England under tier 1 measures, people must abide by the rule of six indoors, but in other areas social mixing between households inside is not allowed except where support bubbles have been formed.
The outlet projected that more than 8 million people across England will be impacted by the most strict of the tiers mentioned above by the week's end.
What about having 'normal' holidays?
Eustice told LBC radio that while U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is an advocate of having somewhat "normal" holidays, he is prepared to utilize all steps to cut down on virus transmission.
"We want people to live and have Christmas as close as possible to normal," he insisted. "It's a really important family time, we understand that. ... The prime minister said he wants us to be able to enjoy Christmas and for families to be able to come together.
“It's too early to say though exactly what restrictions will be in place by Christmas and obviously if we do need to have restrictions in place and prevent families from coming together in large gatherings, if that's necessary to control the virus, that's what we'll have to do," he added.
Eustice insisted that the winter holidays could, at any rate, be significantly different due to the coronavirus pandemic when compared with previous years.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Horowitz: The same organization that brought us lockdown now scaremongering over 'reinfection'

Horowitz : The same organization that brought us lockdown now scaremongering over 'reinfection' How ironic that the media are turning @ @ @ @ @ induced the unprecedented first wave of panic to create long-term panic

The same Imperial College of London that wrongly scared the world into lockdown by exponentially overstating the projected casualties of COVID-19 during the first few months is now scaremongering about a supposed lack of immunity to the virus. The problem is its own research demonstrates why most people are already partially immune, even prior to infection, and will certainly not be worse off in terms of long-term immunity after getting the virus.
It has now become clear that the virus is "gonna virus," regardless of what countries do in terms of non-pharmaceutical interventions. The virus will spread to every part of the world until a majority of people are exposed to it in some way. Now that people are increasingly coming to peace with this fact, the Imperial College of London is warning that immunity cannot be achieved and implying that people can get reinfected in a clinically meaningful way in large numbers. And the media are running with it. "COVID-19 herd immunity theory dealt blow by U.K. research," read an emphatically panicked headline from the Financial Times on Tuesday.
There is simply no evidence to support this hypothesis and no reason to believe that the multi-layered immune response to SARS-CoV-2 should be different from that of any other respiratory virus. Moreover, to the extent the pro-lockdown crowd is correct about immunity, then we are all doomed anyway because there is no logical reason why a vaccine for a flu-like virus, which has never worked for any coronavirus to begin with, would somehow work against a virus that does not induce immunity through natural infection.
This week, the Imperial College published a pre-print study showing that antibodies disappeared in 26.5% of those who originally tested positive. The study observed a pool of 365,000 people between June 20 and Sept. 28 and found that over a quarter of those who originally tested positive through home-use finger-prick tests became seronegative by the end of September.
Of course, the implication they are pushing is obvious. "These data suggest the possibility of decreasing population immunity and increasing risk of reinfection as detectable antibodies decline in the population," concluded the authors.
Never mind the fact that lack of presence of detectable antibodies is not uncommon in other viruses and doesn't mean that the body no longer remembers the "recipe" for defeating the virus. What most media articles that have promoted this study as pretext for panic have failed to discuss is that their own findings demonstrate that most people already have inherent immunity without antibodies because antibodies are not the immune system's primary defense for this virus.
The authors observed, "Antibody positivity was greater in those who reported a positive PCR and lower in older people and those with asymptomatic infection." In other words, a number of people who didn't have antibodies either never really had the virus or had it asymptomatically. Numerous studies have already shown that the weaker someone had the infection the more likely the antibodies will wane or will be nonexistent from the get-go. In fact, all my friends who had the virus last month when it hit my zip code in Baltimore County in early fall wound up testing negative for antibodies even just weeks after testing positive for the virus. And that actually indicates good news, not bad news.
The reality is that most people get this virus like a cold. The body doesn't need to produce antibodies for a cold. It doesn't need to waste energy and space keeping your blood full of every antibody you've ever needed to fight every flu and cold.
The likely reason why this virus is presenting itself so mildly in so many people is because most people have robust T cell immunity, primarily from other coronaviruses, an aspect of the immune system the Imperial College authors admitted they did not study. A comprehensive study from Singapore showed that people who never had COVID-19 but recovered from SARS-1 had cross-reactive T cells to SARS-CoV-2 17 years later! This was true of every blood sample the researchers tested. Numerous other studies have shown similar results. It's therefore very unlikely that someone who gets infected with SARS-CoV-2 itself will somehow gain less immunity against future infection than someone who had another coronavirus.
And the same reason why those people were immune to serious illness the first time will undoubtedly protect them the second time to the extent that some might be exposed again and test positive for a trace of the virus. As one comprehensive T cell study from Sweden found, "SARS-CoV-2 induces robust memory T cell responses in antibody-seronegative and antibody-seropositive individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19." The study showed that "SARS-CoV-2 elicits robust memory T cell responses akin to those observed in the context of successful vaccines, suggesting that natural exposure or infection may prevent recurrent episodes of severe COVID-19 also in seronegative individuals."
Another study from over a dozen researchers around the world found that 93% of "exposed asymptomatic" individuals in their study group produced a T cell response to SARS-CoV-2, even though antibodies were not detected in 40% of them.
There is a very strong possibility that this is why countries like Singapore and other Pacific Rim countries, that found a lot of people who tested positive for the virus, barely had anyone get clinically ill from it. They likely had more built-up memory T cell immunity from existing coronaviruses. Now that a significant portion of Western countries have gotten this novel form of coronavirus, the worst-case scenario is that some might test positive again for a trace of the virus, but the results of a hypothetical second round in the West shouldn't be worse than the first round in a country like Taiwan, where just seven people have died.
The long-term immunity even from other viruses was observed in a brand-new study by Israeli researchers. They found that "individuals with diagnoses for common cold symptoms, including acute sinusitis, bronchitis, or pharyngitis in the preceding year" had a 26.3% lower risk of even testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, much less developing strong symptoms.
According to a recent U.K. study, roughly 86% of those infected in the study sample did not report any symptoms. The majority of the remaining cases are usually sub-clinical and often very mild. This is a phenomenon we've observed in the U.S. from entire confined populations that were infected, such as prisoners and meatpacking workers. It's not those people we need to worry about, because they clearly already had partial immunity, even without ever having confronted this particular coronavirus. What we obviously don't want is those who got it seriously to then be reinfected again. But there is no evidence that those people lose their antibody immunity in large numbers, much less T cell immunity. We never test for any virus millions of times each and every day. If we did this for other viruses, we would undoubtedly find a small but noticeable number of people who are technically reinfected, but how many are going to get serious symptoms twice?
Between antibodies and T and long-term B cells, there is no more likelihood of that occurring with this virus more than any other virus for all but those whose immune systems are completely destroyed. And if those cells cannot be marshalled to stimulate an immune response to block reinfection from invading the body, then there is no logical reason a vaccine would ever work.
How ironic that the media is turning to the same institution that induced the unprecedented first wave of panic as a source to create long-term panic. Let's not forget that using the Imperial College model, there should have been "at least 96,000 deaths" in Sweden by July 1. Well, it's the end of October, and Sweden has fewer than 6,000 deaths, even with a very liberal method of counting.
While there is no evidence of lack of immunity to this virus, it's quite evident that the media will never be immune to a reinfection of false panic. God doesn't provide us with these wonderous T cells to ward off that misinformation. He simply gave us brain cells.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Keith Olbermann wants President Trump arrested, claims he threatened Biden. But here's the truth.

Keith Olbermann wants President Trump arrested , claims he threatened Biden .
But here 's the truth .

Leftist pundit Keith Olbermann called for President Donald Trump to be arrested on Tuesday over a video of the president speaking about Democratic nominee Joe Biden during a campaign rally in Michigan. The president's critics claimed he called for Biden's assassination.
But as it turned out, the president's words were taken out of context to convey a message that Trump did not actually communicate.
What did Olbermann and others say?
"Arrest this man for threatening Biden," Olbermann said.
"Damn. Trump is talking about Biden being assassinated weeks into his presidency. What nut is going to interpret this as an encouragement?" David Corn of Mother Jones and MSNBC said.
Gun control activist Shannon Watts said, "Donald Trump waxing poetic about Joe Biden's murder if he's elected: 'Three weeks and Joe's shot. Let's go Kamala.' Police wouldn't tolerate this kind of threat from a citizen. They shouldn't tolerate it from the President."
The Lincoln Project, the anti-Trump organization run by former Republicans, pounded on the president. "Trump is calling for the assassination of his political opponent," the group said.
The claim originated with journalist Andrew Feinberg, who stripped Trump's words from their context to make it appear that Trump was advocating a threat against his political opponent.
Feinberg's video racked up nearly 4 million views by Tuesday afternoon, but was mysteriously not censored by Twitter, despite the video and tweet copy having completely distorted Trump's words, making what the video purports incongruent with what Trump actually said.
What did Trump actually say?
After extolling Amy Coney Barrett during his campaign rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Tuesday, Trump turned to attack Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris.
About 12 minutes into the rally, Trump said:
Joe Biden, Kamala, do you like Kamala? Do you like her to be your vice president? I don't know. If he gets elected, three weeks into his presidency, they'll say, "Kamala, you're ready? Let's go." That's why they're talking about the ... That's why they're talking about the 25th Amendment, right? Three weeks. Three weeks in, Joe's shot, "Let's go Kamala, are you get ready?" Most liberal person in the Senate.
She makes Bernie Sanders look like a serious conservative. This will not be— We can't let it happen. This will not be the first woman president. You can have a woman president, but this will not be the first woman president.
The transcript of Trump's remarks makes it clear that he was not talking about Biden's assassination, but rather that a Biden presidency may be the vehicle by which Harris becomes president. This is made clear by Trump mentioning the 25th Amendment, which outlines the presidential line of succession and transfer of power.
Indeed, any native English speaker also understands the word "shot" can be used as an adjective meaning "tired," "weary," or "destroyed," as in unable to properly function. That is the context in which Trump used the word.
So no. Trump did not threaten Biden as his critics claimed.


theblaze--2020-10-28--VIDEO: Ted Cruz rips Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over New York Post censorship

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday grilled Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Twitter's censorship of the New York Post at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on tech companies and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
At the hearing, the CEOs of Twitter, Google, and Facebook testified on whether Big Tech's immunity from lawsuits under Section 230 has enabled "bad behavior."
"Of the three players before us, I think Twitter's conduct has by far been the most egregious," Cruz said.
Cruz began by asking Dorsey if Twitter has the ability to influence elections, which Dorsey denied.
"So you testify to this committee right now that Twitter, when it silences people, when it censors people, when it blocks political speech, that has no impact on elections?" Cruz asked.
"People have choice of other communication channels," Dorsey responded.
"Not if they don't hear information," Cruz responded.
Turning to Twitter's censorship of the New York Post, Cruz said the company had "crossed a threshold that is fundamental in our country.
"Two weeks ago, Twitter made the unilateral decision to censor the New York Post in a series of two blockbuster articles, both alleging evidence of corruption against Joe Biden, the first concerning Ukraine, the second concerning communist China," Cruz said. "And Twitter made the decision, number one, to prevent users — any user — from sharing those stories. And number two, you went even further and blocked the New York Post from sharing on Twitter its own reporting. Why did Twitter make the decision to censor the New York Post?"
Dorsey explained that the Post articles appeared to violate Twitter's hacked materials policy by publishing screenshots of emails while it was unclear how the emails were obtained. He said that the decision to block users from sharing the Post story was "incorrect" and that Twitter "changed it."
But Cruz interjected, noting that the Post is still locked out of its Twitter account. Dorsey explained that if the Post logged into its account and deleted the original tweet that fell under Twitter's enforcement actions, the account would be restored and the Post would be able to share the same material without censorship. But Cruz wasn't having it.
"So Mr. Dorsey, your ability is you have the power to force a media outlet — let's be clear, the New York Post isn't just some random guy tweeting ... and your position is that you can sit in Silicon Valley and demand of the media that you can tell them what stories they can publish and you can tell the American people what reporting they can hear," Cruz said.
Cruz said Twitter's hacked material policy claims were "highly dubious and clearly employed in a deeply partial way."
"Mr. Dorsey, who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to hear, and why do you persist in behaving as a Democratic super PAC, silencing views to the contrary of your political beliefs?" Cruz demanded.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Report: Philadelphia PD ordered officers not to arrest rioters and looters — just disperse them — as

Report: Philadelphia PD ordered officers not to arrest rioters and looters — just disperse them — as city was ransacked

Report : Philadelphia PD ordered officers not to arrest rioters and looters — just disperse them — as city was @

As looters and rioters ransacked the city of Philadelphia again Tuesday night in response to the deadly police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., the city police's response was reportedly obstructed by their own deputy commissioner.
WTXF-TV reporter Steve Keeley tweeted Wednesday morning that police officers were "extremely frustrated" after Deputy Police Commissioner Melvin Singleton allegedly ordered both patrol and commanding officers to "not arrest looters just disperse them."
"By the order of CAR-2, Philadelphia Police will respond to 'priority' calls only," the alleged directive from the department obtained by Keeley said. "This means no calls for disturbance, missing person, stolen vehicle, burglary or theft will be answered."
Keeley added that some officers believe the order "leaves no deterrent to stop looting."
It was not immediately clear if and when the order became effective, as police made at least 90 arrests, most for burglary, during Monday's riots. However, Keeley's tweet seems to indicate that the order was given heading into Tuesday night.
Rioters first took to the streets Monday night after video of 27-year-old Wallace's death went viral on social media. In the video, Wallace appeared to be walking toward police as they yell at him and eventually open fire. The officers said that Wallace was carrying a knife and refused to drop it as he approached them.
Philadelphia police reported that on Monday night alone at least 30 officers were injured amid the chaos and lawlessness. Videos on social media showed rioters and looters facing little resistance as they burnt property and ransacked shops.
BlazeTV's Elijah Schaffer recorded Black Lives Matter protesters chanting, "Every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground!"
Schaffer was later attacked by a mob while recording looters inside a Philadelphia Five Below store, resulting in a bloody mouth and swollen lip.
Schaffer described the assault in a video posted on Twitter, in which he said he "was jumped by BLM rioters while they were looting more than a dozen stores, including Wal-Matt [sic], T-Mobile, & 5-below."


theblaze--2020-10-28--POLL: Should we repeal the section 230 protections for Big Tech?

POLL : Should we repeal the section 230 protections for Big Tech ?
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theblaze--2020-10-28--Walter Wallace Jr.'s family condemns violence and looting in Philadelphia, begs for justice and peac

Walter Wallace Jr.'s family condemns violence and looting in Philadelphia, begs for justice and peace

Walter Wallace Jr. 's family condemns violence and looting in Philadelphia , begs for justice and peace

The family of Walter Wallace Jr., calling for justice and peace, denounced the violence and looting taking place in Philadelphia after video of the deadly police shooting went viral.
"I don't condone no violence, tearing up the city, looting up the stores, and all this chaos going," Walter Wallace Sr. said Tuesday night. "I would like that everybody having respect for my family and my son to stop this violent and chaos, what's going on in the city."
Speaking to reporters, Wallace Sr. asked for answers on the police shooting of his 27-year-old son, which was captured on bodycam footage. According to the Wallace family, police had visited their home three times on Monday. They said the younger Wallace suffered from mental health problems for years and that night the family called 911 for an ambulance but instead, the police arrived.
Police fatally shot Wallace, who was reportedly armed with a knife, after he allegedly strode toward the officers and refused to drop the knife.
"I was telling the police to stop, don't shoot my son. They paid me no mind and they just shot him," said Cathy Wallace, the deceased's mother.
"Justice got to be done to help my son and help my family," Wallace Sr. told WTXF-TV. "That's all I'm sending out, is an S.O.S. to help, and not to hurt and cause no chaos, violent looting, fire ... I wasn't brought up like that."
In the aftermath of the deadly shooting, riots have erupted in Philadelphia. More than 30 police officers were injured Monday as police are being targeted for assault. Looters are taking advantage of the chaos as well to rob Philadelphia stores. BlazeTV reporter Elijah Schaffer was assaulted inside a Philadelphia store while covering the violence.
The Wallace family has repeatedly called for peace.
"I ain't got time to loot, burn up, and destroy where I live. It's uncalled for, it really, really is and the people doing it ain't helping my family. They are showing disrespect," Wallace Sr. said.
In a statement released Wednesday morning, the White House announced it is prepared to deploy federal resources to stop the violence at the request of Pennsylvania officials.
"The riots in Philadelphia are the most recent consequence of the Liberal Democrats' war against the police," the Trump administration said.
"All lethal force incidents must be fully investigated. The facts must be followed wherever they lead to ensure fair and just results. In America, we resolve conflicts through the courts and the justice system. We can never allow mob rule," the statement said. "The Trump administration stands proudly with law enforcement, and stands ready, upon request, to deploy any and all Federal resources to end these riots."
A statement from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris expressed sympathy for the Wallace family, while condemning the violence in Philadelphia.
"Walter Wallace's life, like too many others', was a Black life that mattered — to his mother, to his family, to his community, to all of us," the statement said in part. "At the same time, no amount of anger at the very real injustices in our society excuses violence. Attacking police officers and vandalizing small businesses, which are already struggling during a pandemic, does not bend the moral arc of the universe closer to justice. It hurts our fellow citizens. Looting is not a protest, it is a crime."
Biden and Harris attacked President Trump in their statement.
"All Donald Trump does is fan the flames of division in our society. He is incapable of doing the real work to bring people together. We will," they said.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Motorist plows through line of cops after being ordered to stop amid Brooklyn rioting — and some Twi

Motorist plows through line of cops after being ordered to stop amid Brooklyn rioting — and some Twitter users rejoice @ @ @ @ @ ' one commenter wrote , 'and by the looks of this video , they 're @ @ @ @ @

A motorist was caught on video plowing through a line of New York City police officers after being ordered to stop amid rioting in Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
What are the details?
The rioters were responding to the fatal shooting of knife-wielding Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police the night before.
Around 10 p.m., after numerous acts of vandalism and destruction, cops in riot gear ordered black-clad protesters near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Boerum Place to disperse or face arrests, the New York Post reported.
Some rioters tried to run past officers, which led to a confrontation and close to 30 arrests, the paper said, citing sources.
And at one point near the same intersection, about eight police officers surrounded a sedan and tried to open the doors in an apparent attempt to get the driver to exit.
But nothing doing. The doors seemed to be locked, and after what sounded like several swats upon the vehicle, the motorist began driving again.
Police didn't appreciate that very much, and amid a shouted suggestion to "break a window," cops used their nightsticks to do just that as the sounds of shattering glass were heard.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @joemarino_
One onlooker, apparently a woman, is heard yelling at officers, "What are you doing?"
It seemed the driver had enough and sped through a line of cops on bicycles.
With that two men both blurt out, "Holy s**t!" and officers appear to try to clear the area.
Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):
The Post, citing sources, said one officer suffered a leg injury.
It was unclear whether the vehicle and its occupants were affiliated with the protest, the paper added.
Joe Marino of the Post tweeted a slightly shorter version of the video and said police are looking for the motorist in question.
Some Twitter users love that the driver plowed through police
While many folks were horrified by the driver's actions, others felt quite a bit different:


theblaze--2020-10-28--'A blatant lie': Tony Bobulinski says it's 'disgusting' that Joe Biden is denying involvement in his

'A blatant lie': Tony Bobulinski says it's 'disgusting' that Joe Biden is denying involvement in his son's business dealings

' A blatant lie ' : Tony Bobulinski says it 's 'disgusting ' that Joe Biden is denying involvement in @ @ @ @ @ Bobulinski said he almost stood and shouted 'liar ! '
at the debate last Thursday

Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, said Tuesday that former Vice President Joe Biden's denial of involvement in a lucrative 2017 business deal between the Biden family and a Chinese energy conglomerate is "disgusting" and "a blatant lie."
Bobulinski made the claim during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, in which the Navy veteran said he almost stood up and shouted "liar!" during last week's presidential debate when Biden argued the story was baseless Russian disinformation. Bobulinski was in attendance at the debate in Nashville, Tennessee, as a guest of President Donald Trump.
"That's a blatant lie," Bobulinski told Carlson regarding Joe Biden's denial that he was involved. "When he states that, that is a blatant lie."
He added: "In that debate he made a specific statement around questions around this from the president, and I'll be honest with you, I almost stood up and screamed liar and walked out, because I was shocked that after four days or five days that they prepped for this, that the Biden family is taking that position to the world."
Elsewhere in the interview, Bobulinski said that Joe Biden's continued denial to the American people about his involvement is "absolutely disgusting."
Bobulinski, who says he met with the former vice president face-to-face in Los Angeles in May 2017 to discuss the prospective business partnership that the Biden family was establishing with CEFC China Energy, has turned over several electronic devices and business records to the FBI to corroborate his claims.
Text messages released last week appear to indicate that a meeting did in fact take place. One message sent from Bobulinski to James Biden shows Bobulinski asking the Democratic presidential nominee's younger brother to "thank Joe for his time."
Another text message from Bobulinski to Hunter Biden reads: "Mrng plse let me knw if we will do early dinner w your Uncle & dad and where, also for document translation do you want it simple Chinese or traditional?"
"Dad not in now until 11 - lets me I [sic] and Jim meet at 10 at Beverly Hilton where he's staying," Hunter Biden responded.
In May 2017, Joe Biden spoke at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, hosted at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
Other alleged text messages appear to show that the Biden family and their business partners were wary of disclosing Joe Biden's involvement in the dealings, though an email published by the New York Post last week indicates that wariness didn't prevent them from giving kickbacks to Biden.
"10 held by H for the big guy?" the email said. Bobulinski would later confirm that the "big guy" was a reference to Joe Biden.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Heroes who intervened in church mass killings shred Biden's 'insane' gun control stance: 'The only t

Heroes who intervened in church mass killings shred Biden's 'insane' gun control stance: 'The only thing that will keep us safe in times of evil are our guns'

Heroes who intervened in church mass killings shred Biden 's 'insane ' gun control stance : 'The only thing that @ @ @ @ @ times of evil are our guns' They probably know better than anyone else

Two heroes responsible for intervening in church mass killings have spoken out against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his stance on gun control.
What are the details?
On Tuesday, the National Rifle Association published a video featuring gun owners Stephen Willeford and Jack Wilson.
In the video, Biden can be seen criticizing Willeford's use of an AR-15 in the man's attempt to stop the attacker at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church in Texas in 2017.
In the clip, Biden says, "The kind of gun being carried, [Willeford] shouldn't be carrying."
The 2017 mass killing left at least 26 churchgoers dead.
Willeford shot back, "If it was Hunter Biden and your wife and family sitting in those pews at that church, would you still not want me to have this gun to protect them with?"
Elsewhere in the video, Wilson — who took down an armed suspect who was apparently bent on attacking parishioners at a Fort Worth, Texas, church in 2019 — added that Biden's tax plan for certain magazines will prevent regular Americans from owning guns.
"[Biden] wants to make gun ownership only affordable to the elite," Wilson said in the video.
Wilson added, "The fact is, the only thing that will keep us safe in times of evil are our guns. Evil will always exist."
According to the Washington Examiner, both men — who used their legally owned weapons to intervene in two criminal acts — are issuing a warning that Biden's "insane" gun control plan will "hurt public safety, raise billions in taxes, and force millions to give up their weapons."
Wilson pointed out that Biden's "dream" could cost American lives.
“Biden's dream is to leave us all defenseless against criminals," Wilson insisted.
“I put a terrorist down in a matter of seconds with this gun, and it's not even a weapon of war or whatever that means. You know what Joe told me? That I shouldn't have been armed in that church."
“All of this is nuts," Willeford added.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Leftists already want Amy Coney Barrett impeached from SCOTUS if she doesn't do what they demand

Leftists already want Amy Coney Barrett impeached from SCOTUS if she does n't do what they demand She has yet @ @ @ @ @

Amy Coney Barrett has officially been an associate justice on the Supreme Court for barely 24 hours, but liberals have already concocted scenarios demanding that she be impeached and removed from the high court.
Despite the fact that Barrett has not yet heard a single case, liberals want Barrett to recuse herself from a critical case with major election implications, or else be removed from the court.
"If Amy Barrett doesn't recuse herself on the Pennsylvania voter suppression case going to the Supreme Court she should be impeached," radio host Chip Franklin said Tuesday.
Franklin is referring to a case in which Pennsylvania Republicans have asked the Supreme Court to determine whether mail-in ballots received after Election Day should be counted.
As TheBlaze reported, the Supreme Court failed to make a determinative ruling last week — due, in part, to the court vacancy — which allowed a ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which has a Democratic majority, to stand. The court had ruled that ballots received up to three days after Election Day should be counted, regardless of whether or not a ballot's postmark is legible or even present.
Meanwhile, lawyers representing the bureau of elections for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, filed a motion with the Supreme Court on Tuesday requesting that Barrett recuse herself from the case.
"This recusal is compelled since Justice Barrett's 'impartiality might reasonably be questioned' ... given the circumstances of her nomination and confirmation," the attorneys said. The request was later rescinded because it had been filed without first consulting county leaders.
Others accused Barrett of engaging in a quid pro quo.
Norman Ornstein, a scholar who works at the American Enterprise Institute, claimed Trump appointed Barrett to "sway the election," and Barrett's participation in such a plot would warrant her impeachment.
"I repeat: If Barrett, acceding to a partisan swearing in at the White House, knowing that Trump explicitly said he nominated her to sway the election, does not recuse, it is an overt quid pro quo. The House should impeach her to leave an irrevocable stain on a dishonorable justice," Ornstein wrote on Twitter.
Similarly, PBS host Alexander Heffner propagated the conspiracy theory that Barrett will interfere with the election, claiming that Barrett "refusing to recuse herself" from the Pennsylvania mail-in ballot case — which implies that Barrett has an obligation to recuse herself, which she most certainly does not — "would clearly amount to a quid pro quo for Trump's re-election."
"By voting against the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and interfering in state's electoral practices, Barrett's rank duplicity will be unmistakable," Heffner claimed.
"This is when Democrats need to pounce on her ethically and legally dubious approach — to serve the interests of the Republican Party rather than uphold the law — and make the argument they were right about not seating her. Any public support for the nominee-turned-justice will crumble. And while there will not be a 2-3 majority to convict in the Senate, [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and House Democrats can swiftly impeach her," he continued.
Heffner, however, provided zero evidence to back his claim that Barrett will "serve the interests of the Republican Party rather than uphold the law."
In fact, Barrett made clear at her Senate confirmation hearings that the Constitution and law, not political ideology, is exactly what she is interested in serving.
Barrett will begin hearing oral arguments next week.


theblaze--2020-10-28--Horowitz: Will the Supreme Court finally confirm Nov. 3 as Election Day?

Horowitz : Will the Supreme Court finally confirm Nov. 3 as Election Day ?
Holding the vote over a protracted @ @ @ @ @

Throughout this election season, lower federal court judges have illegally intruded into state election laws governing the qualifications of voters and voting procedures. The Supreme Court has largely allowed these lower courts to run roughshod over the constitutionally vested powers of state legislatures. Finally, Monday night, the Supreme Court smacked down a Democrat election sham to essentially extend Election Day for six days in the critical state of Wisconsin.
Liberal judges are using COVID-19 as an excuse to nullify long-standing voter integrity laws or registration and ballot deadlines. It's funny how this epidemic seems to result in every Democrat policy goal. In Wisconsin, a federal district judge took this meddling to the next level by ruling that absentee ballots don't have to be returned by Election Day so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3. In doing so, the judge was not only illegally intruding on state powers to set qualifications for election procedures but was essentially nullifying the national Election Day.
On Monday, five Supreme Court justices sided with a Seventh Circuit decision to stay this district court ruling. While conservatives have been disappointed by some recent opinions of Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, they both wrote solid concurrences categorically rejecting the notion that a judge can somehow legislate a new Election Day because of the virus.
In an opinion that is clearly a veiled shot not only at this lower court opinion, but at many of the other recent legislative changes to election law by liberal judges and governors, Gorsuch reminded people that the Constitution still matters.
The Constitution provides that state legislatures—not federal judges, not state judges, not state governors, not other state officials—bear primary responsibility for setting election rules. Art. I, §4, cl. 1. … Nothing in our founding document contemplates the kind of judicial intervention that took place here, nor is there precedent for it in 230 years of this Court's decisions.
Justice Kavanaugh, in a lengthy concurrence, explains the absurdity of federal judges creating a right to tardy voting:
To state the obvious, a State cannot conduct an election without deadlines. It follows that the right to vote is not substantially burdened by a requirement that voters "act in a timely fashion if they wish to express their views in the voting booth." … Voters who, for example, show up to vote at midnight after the polls close on election night do not have a right to demand that the State nonetheless count their votes. Voters who submit their absentee ballots after the State's deadline similarly do not have a right to demand that the State count their votes.
I would argue further that any effort by any judge or political body other than Congress to backhandedly alter a federal election deadline is unconstitutional. Although states were to have control over all the administrative aspects of voting and voter eligibility (which courts are now violating), Congress was granted the authority to set the national Election Day for president. In 1845, Congress designated that day as "the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November." In 1872, Congress enacted the same law governing elections to the U.S. House (2 U.S.C. § 7), and when the 17th Amendment was ratified, Congress dictated that Senate elections should be held on the same day as well (2 U.S.C. § 1). Congress never intended voting to begin more than a month before that day, as is practiced in many states.
Also, the spirit of the Constitution clearly dictates that Election Day should be uniform. Although the clause dictating that the "day shall be the same throughout the United States" was referring to the day the electors choose the president, it was clearly understood as granting Congress the sole authority to set the uniform day for choosing the electors (what we regard as national Election Day).
The great constitutional historian Justice Joseph Story wrote that when Congress first designated the date for choosing the electors in 1792 (not just the date for the electors choosing the president), it was "in pursuance of the authority given by this clause."
When defending the election clause from those who felt it gave the federal government too much power, former North Carolina Gov. Richard Dobbs Spaight gave a robust defense at the North Carolina ratification convention on July 26, 1788. From the context of his words, it is clear that the power granted to Congress and the desire for uniformity applied both to the day the people choose the electors and to the day the electors actually vote for president:
Mr. Spaight replied, that he was surprised that the gentleman objected to the power of Congress to determine the time of choosing the electors, and not to that of fixing the day of the election of the President; that the power in the one case could not possibly answer the purpose of uniformity without having it in the other; that the power, in both cases, could be exercised properly only by one general superintending power; that, if Congress had not this power, there would be no uniformity at all, and that a great deal of time would be taken up in order to agree upon the time.
While many delegates to various state conventions objected to any federal control of elections, it was very clear that the Constitution, as eventually adopted, indeed vested Congress with the power to create a single election day.
The truth be told, it's hard to see how in-person early voting for an entire month doesn't violate federal law. Ever since the Presidential Election Day Act set that date as "the Tuesday after the first Monday in November," it's hard to see how a state holding multiple election days for in-person voting — without any excuse — is not a violation of this law, at least in spirit.
A quick glance at the congressional debates preceding passage of the election day law for presidents in 1845 and the election day for the House of Representatives in 1872 reveals that Congress clearly intended that states should have polls open only on the day prescribed in the statute. In 1871, Rep. Benjamin Butler (R-Mass.) spoke on the House floor about the need for a uniform voting day because otherwise "we may have a canvass going on all over the union at different times." Butler's concern was that it would give some states and political parties "an undue advantage." He spoke of how the announcement of vote results in some states helped influence the momentum of the election (Cong. Globe, 42d Cong., 2d Sess., 141 (1871)).
In his "Commentaries on the Constitution," Justice Story presciently observed that the need for a uniform day was "self evident":
Every reason of public policy and convenience seems in favour of a fixed time of giving the electoral votes, and that it should be the same throughout the Union. Such a measure is calculated to repress political intrigues and speculations, by rendering a combination among the electoral colleges, as to their votes, if not utterly impracticable, at least very difficult; and thus secures the people against those ready expedients, which corruption never fails to employ to accomplish its designs.
It goes without saying that, aside from the aforementioned reasons to end early voting, holding the vote over a protracted period invites corruption and fraud. It gives "those ready expedients" (think Soros community organizing groups) ample time for corruption "to employ to accomplish its designs."
The principle that Congress intended only one election day both for presidential and congressional elections because of voter fraud and undue influences was clearly expressed by Sen. Allen Thurman (D-Ohio) during debate on the 1872 law.
I think as a general principle it is best to have our elections on the same day whenever we can. We provided long ago by law that the election of electors of President and Vice President should take place on the same day throughout the United States, and for the same reason we may well provide that the election of member of Congress shall take place on the same day. Whenever you provide that elections shall take place upon the same day, you do interpose a not inconsiderable check to frauds in elections, to double voting, to the transmission of voters from one State to another, and you do allow the people to vote for their Representatives undisturbed by considerations which they ought not to take at all into account (Cong. Globe, 42 Cong., 2d Sess. 618 (1872) (remarks of Sen. Thurman)).
Unfortunately, early voting has become an obsession, as we continue to render verdicts in elections before the end of the trial, so to speak. But for now, it is to be hoped that the Supreme Court will at least put an end to the practice of arbitrary late voting imposed on states by liberal judges. John Roberts, in a short concurrence in the Wisconsin case, made it clear that he felt less inclined to reverse similar decisions in Pennsylvania. However, with Amy Barrett on the court, those who believe in the rule of law might no longer need Roberts for the fifth vote.


theblaze--2020-10-28--In an attempt at inclusivity, Tampax tweets that men get periods, too — and it backfires spectacular

In an attempt at inclusivity, Tampax tweets that men get periods, too — and it backfires spectacularly

In an attempt at inclusivity , Tampax tweets that men get periods , too — and it backfires spectacularly Here @ @ @ @ @

Tampon manufacturer Tampax has insisted that men can get periods, too, sparking a firestorm on social media for being anti-woman and more.
What are the details?
As reported by the New York Post, tampon brand Tampax — which is owned by Procter & Gamble — tweeted in September, "Not all people with periods are women."
Though the company tweeted the message last month, it's now gaining traction across the internet, sparking heavy criticism from those who believe in science.
Tampax tagged the tweet #mythbusting, #periodtruths, and #transisbeautiful.
The tweet reads, "Fact: Not all women have periods. Also a fact: Not all people with periods are women. Let's celebrate the diversity of all people who bleed!"
At the time of this reporting, the tweet received more than 27,000 comments.
What was the response?
Despite hordes of social media users rallying around the company with praise for such an inclusive campaign, many people railed against the notion and argued that the company is alienating women and ignoring science.
Conservative author and commentator Ben Shapiro wrote, "Fact: all people with periods are women."
Former Major League Baseball player Curt Schilling added, "Every single person that has have had a cycle is scientifically and genetically a woman. That's not offensive, it's not meant to be offensive, it's just a scientific fact. Facts can't be offensive but YOU can be offended by them when they don't follow your narrative."
Another social media user added, "Sigh...so tired of companies disrespecting their main target audience & gaslighting the public for virtue signaling points."
"I honestly don't understand how some companies sound identical to parody or satire," another user wrote.
One woman who identified herself as a mother chimed in, "Oh dear @Tampax your products are more expensive but I have been buying them for decades. Not any more. Anyone who calls me and my daughter "people who bleed" isn't getting a penny more of my money."
One user seemed to encourage a boycott of the company, and wrote, "Tampax is owned by P&G. You can also boycott their other products: Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®."
"Dear Tampax, are there instructions on the box for men who want to insert a tampon up their penises? As an attorney who has successfully litigated product liability cases, I would be very interested in your answer, in writing of course," added another user who identified himself as an attorney.


theblaze--2020-10-29--Walter Wallace Jr., fatally shot by Philly police, had long criminal history; was accused of punchin

Walter Wallace Jr., fatally shot by Philly police, had long criminal history; was accused of punching his mother — and a cop — in face

Walter Wallace Jr. , fatally shot by Philly police , had long criminal history ; was accused of punching his @ @ @ @ @ — in face He also was arrested in March after allegedly threatening the mother of @ @ @ @ @ ' I 'll shoot you and that house up '

Walter Wallace Jr. — the black man fatally shot by Philadelphia police Monday after approaching them while reportedly armed with a knife, which led to rioting and looting — had a long criminal history.
Image source: WPVI-TV video screenshot
What are the details?
In 2013, Wallace pleaded guilty to assault and resisting arrest after punching a police officer in the face, WPVI-TV reported.
Citing court records, WCAU-TV reported that Wallace's mother in 2013 had a protective order against him — which he allegedly violated when he "threw water in her face and punched her in the face" and "threatened to return and shoot" her.
In 2017, Wallace pleaded guilty to robbery, assault, and possessing an instrument of crime after kicking down a woman's door and putting a gun to her head, WPVI said, adding that he was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in jail.
In 2019, he was charged with resisting arrest by "kicking the windows and door panels of a police patrol car," WCAU reported.
And he was arrested in March after allegedly threatening the mother of his child, telling her over the phone that "I'll shoot you and that house up," WCAU added.
What else?
Wallace also was an aspiring rapper with social media accounts filled with videos featuring guns as a central theme, WPVI said, adding that he rhymed about shooting people — including police.
Image source: WPVI-TV video screenshot
The station added, however, that he also made music videos about social causes and police injustice.
WPVI also said the courts had concerns about his mental health, noting that a judge ordered Wallace to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment as far back as 2013.
His family says he was bipolar, the station reported.
"I do know that he was on a regimen of lithium and that says to me he was under a doctor's care, and that says to me officers who are trained — invisible ink — properly should notice certain things when they arrive at the scene," family attorney Shaka Johnson told WPVI.
Anything else?
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said that the shooting of Wallace, which was caught on video, "raises many questions" and announced an investigation into the incident, Newsweek said.
Image source: WPVI-TV video screenshot
"Residents have my assurance that those questions will be fully addressed by the investigation," Outlaw said. "While at the scene this evening, I heard and felt the anger of the community. Everyone involved will forever be impacted. I will be leaning on what the investigation gleans to answer the many unanswered questions that exist."
It's been asked why the two officers who shot Wallace didn't use tasers, but Outlaw noted that they were not carrying tasers, and many other officers do not carry them, either.


theblaze--2020-10-29--Unhinged leftist Chelsea Handler says she verbally assaulted conservatives in airports — and brags a

Unhinged leftist Chelsea Handler says she verbally assaulted conservatives in airports — and brags about it 'The View'

Unhinged leftist Chelsea Handler says she verbally assaulted conservatives in airports — and brags about it 'The View '

Leftist comedian Chelsea Handler told co-hosts on "The View" that she verbally assaulted conservatives at airports to vent her frustrations against President Donald Trump.
What are the details?
During a Wednesday livestreamed appearance on the long-running daytime talk show, Handler revealed how she would purposely seek out Fox News viewers in airports to scream at them.
"Well, I would walk into the airports," she recalled. "I would go to the first class lounge, check in, and then run over to the Fox News section and start assaulting people. Like, I would go in and be, like, 'You're a racist' and then I would run out, and then I would run back in and go, 'Do you want your daughter to have rights, because she won't,' and then I would run out. Then I would run back into the Fox News section and I would go, 'Are you still a racist?'"
She admitted that she was "out of her tree" but insisted that good therapy helped her overcome her Trump derangement syndrome.
"[M]y level of outrage was just not — I couldn't handle it anymore," the comedian added. "I was just — my veins were throbbing, and I wanted to learn how to talk to Trump supporters or conservatives at this time in 2016. Now Trump supporters, I don't have anything to say to them anymore at this juncture, but I wanted to be able to have the conversations that I was being prevented from having because of my anger."
Handler said that she does despise the president, and therapy was able to help her with that hatred.
"I find him to be a white supremacist and I find all of his policies to be abhorrent, but my real anger was something that happened to me as a child that I had never dealt with," she revealed. "When we don't deal with our injuries, they creep up on us and tap us on the shoulder when we least expect it."


theblaze--2020-10-29--Golf legend Jack Nicklaus endorses President Trump and the president responds on Twitter

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus endorses President Trump and the president responds on Twitter '' He has been more diverse than @ @ @ @ @ ''

Golf icon Jack Nicklaus endorsed President Donald Trump for next week's presidential election and the president offered a grateful response from his Twitter account.
Nicklaus tweeted his endorsement in a statement on Wednesday.
"Through the years, I have been blessed to personally know several Presidents on both sides of the aisle. All were good people. All loved their country. And all believed in the American Dream," he said.
"I have had the privilege over the last 3 1/2 years to get to know our current President a little more as his term has progressed," Nicklaus continued. "I have been very disappointed at what he's had to put up with from many directions, but with that, I have seen a resolve and a determination to do the right thing for our country. He has delivered on his promises. He's worked for the average person. In my opinion, he has been more diverse than any President I have seen and has tried to help people from all walks of life — equally."
Nicklaus went on to say that he believed the president would deliver the American Dream to more Americans in a second term, and addressed criticism from those who dislike Trump's tone.
"You might not like the way our President says or tweets some things — and trust me, I have told him that! — but I have learned to look past that and focus on what he's tried to accomplish. This is not a personality contest; it's about patriotism, policies, and the people they impact. His love for America and its citizens, and putting his country first, has come through loud and clear," he continued. "How he has said it has not been important. What has been important are his actions. Now, you have the opportunity to take action."
Nicklaus said that he voted for Trump and that anyone who was against socialism should vote for him as well.
"Jack, this is a Great Honor. Thank you!" responded Trump in a tweet.
Here's Nicklaus endorsing Trump in 2016:


theblaze--2020-10-29--Girl Scouts apologize after recognizing Amy Coney Barrett for becoming 5th woman to serve on Supreme

Girl Scouts apologize after recognizing Amy Coney Barrett for becoming 5th woman to serve on Supreme Court 'It was viewed @ @ @ @ @ that was not our intent '

Girl Scouts of the USA organization has issued an apology after receiving backlash for publicly congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett for becoming the fifth woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
What are the details?
On Wednesday, the group tweeted portraits of all the women who have been chosen to sit on America's highest court, writing, "Congratulations Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the 5th woman appointed to the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789."
Then, the post was removed.
The Girl Scouts explained in a subsequent message, "Earlier today, we shared a post highlighting the five women who have been appointed to the Supreme Court. It was quickly viewed as a political and partisan statement which was not our intent and we have removed the post."
They added, "Girl Scouts of the USA is a nonpolitical, nonpartisan organization. We are neither red nor blue, but Girl Scout GREEN. We are here to lift up girls and women."
The group also quietly deleted a follow-up tweet that read, "Girl Scouts of the USA is a nonpolitical, nonpartisan organization. We are neither red nor blue, but Girl Scout GREEN. We are here to lift up girls and women. If you would like to debate partisan politics—keep scrolling."
The confirmation of Justice Barrett has been a highly contentious political issue in the U.S., as Democrats protested Republicans' move to press forward and confirm President Donald Trump's pick ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
It appears the Girl Scouts are now taking heat from both sides. However, the Girl Scouts maintain tweets honoring the late liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Because the original tweet recognizing Barrett has been deleted, TheBlaze is unable to report on the criticism directly to the post. But the Girl Scouts were lambasted for giving in to the mob and removing their post honoring the newest female justice.
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly's response best represented the folks protesting the group for taking down its nod to Barrett.
Kelly tweeted, "This is pathetic @girlscouts. It's not 'partisan' to generically congratulate the 5th woman ever to join the High Court. It's patriotic. Taking your tweet down *is* partisan, however, and a real disappointment."


theblaze--2020-10-29--Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor defends lying on CNN, says he owes colleague Anderson Cooper 'a beer'

Miles 'Anonymous ' Taylor defends lying on CNN , says he owes colleague Anderson Cooper ' a beer' The anti-Trump @ @ @ @ @ he 'temporarily denied ' his identity

Former DHS-staffer-turned-CNN-contributor Miles Taylor has come out in defense of himself lying outright on air about the fact that he is anti-Trump author "Anonymous" after finally revealing his identity, saying he owes his colleague, Anderson Cooper, "a beer" over the ordeal.
What are the details?
Taylor wrote a lengthy Medium post published Wednesday revealing that he is Anonymous, the alleged "senior Trump administration official" who penned the widely-read New York Times op-ed and subsequent book slamming President Donald Trump's character from the perspective of a White House insider.
But it was quickly revealed that Taylor recently denied to his current employer and the network's viewers that he is, in fact, Anonymous.
In August, CNN host Anderson Cooper asked Taylor directly, "You're not Anonymous?" to which Taylor replied, "I wear a mask for two reasons, Anderson. Halloweens and pandemics. So, no."
Miles Taylor in August: I didn't write anonymous op-ed www.youtube.com
On Wednesday night, Taylor was a guest on CNN host Chris Cuomo's show. Cuomo began the segment by telling the contributor, "First, what matters most, certainly to me: You lied to us, Miles. You were asked in August if you were Anonymous, here on CNN with Anderson Cooper, and you said no."
Cuomo asked, "Now, why should CNN keep you on the payroll after lying like that?"
Taylor answered that he wrote in his book "that if asked, I would strenuously deny I was the author, and here's the reason: Because the things I said in that book were ideas that I wanted Donald Trump to challenge on their merits."
"We have seen over the course of four years that Donald Trump's preference is to find personal attacks and distractions to pull people away from criticisms of his record," he continued. "I wrote that work anonymously to deprive him of that opportunity and to force him to answer the questions on their merits."
Taylor complained that "to this day," neither the president nor the White House has challenged his writings.
Regarding his false statement on CNN a few months back, Taylor said, "When asked by Anderson whether I was Anonymous during that time period, I said what I was going to do, I temporarily denied it, but I've always said I would ultimately come out under my own name."
"But that said, I owe Anderson Cooper a beer," Taylor told Cuomo. "I owe him a mea culpa, and the same thing for other reporters who at that time period asked me, 'are you Anonymous?' and I said no, because I wanted that work to stand on its own two legs."
The book, titled "A Warning," reached No. 1 on the bestseller lists at the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Taylor claims he donated much of his proceeds from the deal.
Before moving on to more questions, Cuomo told Taylor, "You know what the problem is with having lied is that now you are a liar, and people will be slow to believe you when you lied about something as important as whether or not you wanted to own this."
Taylor acknowledged, "That's the truth," calling his choice to remain anonymous "a torturous decision."


theblaze--2020-10-29--Tucker Carlson explains mysterious circumstances of how documents 'damning' to Biden family 'vanishe

Tucker Carlson explains mysterious circumstances of how documents 'damning' to Biden family 'vanished'

Tucker Carlson explains mysterious circumstances of how documents 'damning ' to Biden family 'vanished' Carlson said shipping executives are 'baffled @ @ @ @ @ what happened .

Fox News host Tucker Carlson said that he was close to obtaining documents "damaging" to the Biden campaign, but that they suddenly "vanished" under very mysterious circumstances.
Carlson explained how it happened in a segment on his show Wednesday evening.
"So on Monday of this week we received a, from a source, a collection of confidential documents related to the Biden family," Carlson said.
"We believe those documents are authentic, they're real, and they're damning."
Carlson went on to say that he and his executive producer were in Los Angeles when they received the damning documents.
"So we texted a producer in New York and we asked them to send those documents to us, in L.A., and he did that. So Monday afternoon of this week he shipped those documents overnight to California with a large national carrier," he continued.
"But the Biden documents never arrived in Los Angeles. Tuesday morning we received word from the shipping company that our package had been opened, and the contents were missing," he said.
"The documents had disappeared," Carlson said.
Carlson said that the company took the matter very seriously and interviewed all their employees who would have handled the package on its way to Los Angeles. The company found that the package had been opened along the way and the contents taken, but they did not discover who could have done the deed.
"They went far and beyond, but they found nothing," Carlson said.
"Those documents have vanished. As of tonight, the company has no idea, and no working theory even about what happened to this trove of materials, documents that are directly relevant to the presidential campaign just six days from now," said Carlson.
"We spoke to executives at that company a few hours ago, they seemed baffled and deeply bothered by this and so are we," he concluded.
Carlson has been reporting details surrounding accusations that Joe Biden used his former position as vice president to benefit his son, Hunter Biden, and himself in deal allegedly involving the Chinese government. Carlson did not detail what the documents that vanished had said about those accusations.
Here's the video of Carlson's comments:


theblaze--2020-10-29--WATCH: President Biden's First 100 Days: America's Dystopian Future

With just a handful of days before the election , Glenn Beck makes absolutely clear what we 're facing : The radical Left has targeted November 3 , 2020 , as a movement-defining moment .
Every big government advance , from Woodrow Wilson to FDR to LBJ , will culminate in just a few short days if Biden wins .
America will wake up on day 101 and feel like they just woke up in someone else 's house .
The country will be completely unrecognizable .
Glenn reveals how socialists have been planning the total takeover of the Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war room '' has been created to make sure sweeping changes to the Constitution and country commence if Democrats take back the presidency and Senate .
If they succeed , this will be their first 100 days ... .
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With just a handful of days before the election, Glenn Beck makes absolutely clear what we're facing: The radical Left has targeted November 3, 2020, as a movement-defining moment.
Every big government advance, from Woodrow Wilson to FDR to LBJ, will culminate in just a few short days if Biden wins. America will wake up on day 101 and feel like they just woke up in someone else's house. The country will be completely unrecognizable.
Glenn reveals how socialists have been planning the total takeover of the Democrat Party for decades and how a "war room" has been created to make sure sweeping changes to the Constitution and country commence if Democrats take back the presidency and Senate.
If they succeed, this will be their first 100 days....
Watch the full video below:
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theblaze--2020-10-30--Rapper Lil Wayne praises Trump after meeting on president's plan for Black America

Rapper Lil Wayne praises Trump after meeting on president 's plan for Black America 'He listened to what we had @ @ @ @ @ he will and can get it done . '

Rapper Lil Wayne sang President Donald Trump's praises in a social media post on Thursday, delivering his own October surprise of sorts.
While the artist stopped short of an outright endorsement, it did not go unnoticed that his message was sent out just days ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
What are the details?
"Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump@potus," the rapper, whose given name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., tweeted, along with a photo of him and Trump smiling together in front of a row of American flags.
"Besides what he's done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership," Lil Wayne said of the president, referring to the First Step Act of 2018 and Trump's new "Promise to Black America," adding, "He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done."
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere told ABC News the meeting between Lil Wayne and the president took place at Trump National Doral Miami resort.
Conservatives on Twitter went wild over the message, which was retweeted by President Trump, himself. But Lil Wayne also took plenty of heat from anti-Trump critics. Some Trump supporters urged the rapper not to "back down because of the haters."
Lil Wayne is the latest big name rapper to give Trump a nod in the final stretch of his campaign against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, but all have received pushback for any hint of support for the Republican.
Fans of mogul Ice Cube, whose real name is O'Shea Jackson, became furious after the Trump campaign revealed earlier this month that the rapper provided input on the president's Platinum Plan. Ice Cube, who has developed his own plan called Contract with Black America, later acknowledged that he weighed in Trump's initiative.
Today, Ice Cube revealed that he turned down a Zoom call with Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.), saying he believed it "wasn't going to be productive."
Fellow rapper 50 Cent, whose given name is Curtis James Jackson III, delivered an outright endorsement of Trump last week after learning what tax rates would be under Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, but later appeared to retract his endorsement amid backlash.
Anything else?
ABC News reported:
As a business mogul, Trump was an icon in hip-hop music for more than three decades and rappers, including Lil Wayne, hailed his wealth and power in hundreds of lyrics, but once he jumped into the political ring in 2015, he was fervently rejected by the hip-hop community.


theblaze--2020-10-30--Joe Rogan denies censorship rumor after his podcast with Alex Jones disappears, then his explanation

Joe Rogan denies censorship rumor after his podcast with Alex Jones disappears, then his explanation gets deleted too

Joe Rogan denies censorship rumor after his podcast with Alex Jones disappears , then his explanation gets deleted too Employees @ @ @ @ @ the deal with Rogan

Spotify listeners said that a recently published podcast by Joe Rogan with an interview of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones disappeared from their app, leading many to believe it had been censored. Later Rogan said that it was due to a technical glitch, and then that explanation disappeared as well.
Rogan is one of the world's most popular podcasters, but liberal employees at Spotify bristled when he signed a reportedly $100 million deal to move his popular podcast to their platform.
On Wednesday listeners reported on social media that podcast #1555 with Jones had vanished from their apps.
Many were concerned that the company had censored the episode in order to appease liberal critics of Rogan and Jones. Hours later, the episode reappeared without an explanation from Spotify.
On Thursday, Rogan himself explained in an Instagram post that the deletion of the podcast had been a technical error.
"The conspiracy about the show with the conspiracy theorist.... The episode that was uploaded to Spotify had some cache issues, and it wasn't working correctly on some devices so the engineers had Jamie re-upload it with the same date, thinking it would fix the problem but still play for everyone like it was never missing. Didn't quite work out perfect, which led to my phone getting hit up by people thinking it was removed."
Then that Instagram post disappeared.
Bloomberg reported that employees had criticized the podcast episode over comments made by Jones against vaccination, but that Spotify stood its ground on allowing the episode to remain published.
On Thursday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the podcast with Alex Jones in an interview with the Financial Times.
"We want creators to create. It's what they do best. We're not looking to play a role in what they should say," he said.
TheBlaze has reached out to both Spotify and Joe Rogan for comment but neither responded in time for publication.
Here's part of the podcast with Alex Jones [expletives included]:


theblaze--2020-10-30--FBI criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and 'his associates' remains active: reports

FBI criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and 'his associates ' remains active : reports A DOJ official reportedly confirmed the @ @ @ @ @ was opened in 2019

A Department of Justice official has confirmed that an FBI criminal investigation into Hunter Biden remains active, according to multiple reports.
What are the details?
Sinclair' Broadcasting Group's James Rosen tweeted Thursday, "A @TheJusticeDept official confirms that in 2019, the @FBI opened up a criminal investigation into "Hunter Biden and his associates," focused on allegations of money-laundering, and that it remains open and active today."
Rosen also interviewed former Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski, who claims Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was aware of and profited from foreign business deals involving his son.
According to the report relayed through Sinclair's 190 television stations nationwide:
Bobulinksi said he was first introduced to the former vice president in May 2017 by Hunter and Jim Biden in Beverly Hills, California.
He claimed they talked about the Biden family business plans with China, despite the Democratic nominee on several occasions denying he had any involvement, including the final presidential debate when Biden said, "I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life."
In reaction to Rosen's report, an FBI spokesman told the Washington Examiner, "We have no comment, in keeping with our standard practice of neither confirming nor denying the existence of an investigation."
Fox News reported last week that the laptop connected to Hunter Biden was linked to an FBI money laundering probe launched in 2019, but the outlet noted, "it is unclear, at this point, whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden."
As TheBlaze previously reported:
The laptop in question has been at the center of a firestorm of controversy after the New York Post ran a story alleging that a copy of the laptop's hard drive, which was provided to them by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, contained emails from Hunter Biden to his foreign business partners, in which he appeared to leverage his relationship with then-Vice President Joe Biden and in which his partners claimed to have successfully obtained a meeting with Joe Biden due to Hunter's efforts.
Former Fox News correspondent Adam Housley reported last week on Twitter that according to "multiple FBI sources," the agency's "investigation into the laptop has been ongoing since December of 2019."
Housley added that according to the agents, "They knew right away it wasn't a Russia operation. It went right to the top of the FBI because a Biden name was attached. That's normal with any well known name. The question that needs asking, why wasn't any info about Russia/Ukraine shared with Congress?"


theblaze--2020-10-30--Rapper Ice Cube says he refused group online call with Kamala Harris because it wouldn't be 'product

Rapper Ice Cube says he refused group online call with Kamala Harris because it wouldn't be 'productive' and just a 'rally call'

Rapper Ice Cube says he refused group online call with Kamala Harris because it would n't be 'productive ' and @ @ @ @ @ and liberals have attacked him for working with the Trump campaign

Iconic rap artist Ice Cube said that he refused to be a part of a celebrity Zoom call with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, because he didn't think it would be productive and would just be a "rally cry."
The rapper, whose real name is O'Shea Jackson, made the comments while a guest on Fox Soul's "Cocktails with Queens."
Host Claudia Jordan asked him about a report that he had been invited to the call with Harris and other black celebrities including Snoop Dogg, Killer Mike, and D.L. Hughley.
"Kamala Harris's folks reached out to you and wanted you to be on this Zoom call because they thought your voice was important. Why did you choose to not participate in that?" asked Jordan.
"We had spent a lot of people's time putting the Contract with Black America together," Jackson replied, "and I just thought that getting on a Zoom call with 12 other entertainers all shooting what they believe needs to be done, to me wasn't going to be productive."
He went on to say that he wanted to have a "serious conversation" and not just a "rally call."
Jackson had been excoriated by many of his fans after Katrina Pierson of the Trump 2020 campaign thanked him publicly for assisting the campaign with their plan to help the black community. Social media erupted with angry accusations that Jackson had betrayed the black community and that the Trump campaign had tricked him.
When the other co-hosts on the podcast attacked Jackson for not endorsing the Biden presidential ticket, he reiterated that they reached out to him but said they would talk about his plan after the election, in contrast to the Trump campaign.
"I'm not here to fight about what he did, what he didn't do, is he a good white man, is he a bad white man," said Jackson. "To me, they're pretty much all the same."
He went on to say that the situation of the black community didn't change under former President Obama, so it was the same as it was under Trump.
"Deal with the white man in there"
"We do need financial help in our communities but we also gotta make a commitment to ourselves to clean up ourselves, you know, it do start with the person in the mirror," said Jackson.
"You know you can't deal with the white man out here until you deal with the white man in there," he added.
"You see what I mean? So we have to clean up ourselves, we been poisoned by this society, we been poisoned by trying to live like the people who have had us oppressed," said Jackson. "And what they are attracted to, we are attracted to. We coulda come out of that, we gotta be our own people."
Here's the interview with Ice Cube about Kamala Harris:


theblaze--2020-10-29--LISTEN LIVE as Glenn Beck gets inducted into 2020 Radio Hall of Fame

On Thursday night, Glenn Beck was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Glenn and Stu celebrate by listening to some of the highlights from Glenn's long and successful career. And they take a look at his new, shiny - and slightly broken - trophy. Congratulations, Glenn!
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theblaze--2020-10-29--McConnell says Democrats have '50-50' shot at taking the Senate

McConnell says Democrats have '50-50 ' shot at taking the Senate 'There are dogfights all over the country '

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Thursday the odds are "50-50" that the Democratic Party could wrest control of the Senate away from Republicans in the upcoming general election, saying races across the U.S. are simply too close to call less than a week from Nov. 3.
What are the details?
McConnell was asked during a campaign stop in his home state whether he believes the GOP will be able to maintain control of the upper chamber, WLEX-TV reported, and the Republican leader said that is up in the air as far as he is concerned.
"It's a 50-50 proposition," McConnell replied, according to Fox News. "We have a lot of exposure."
He explained, "This is a huge Republican class. There are dogfights all over the country."
Fox pointed out that "Republicans will be defending 23 seats in Tuesday's election, compared to Democrats' 12 seats."
As of this writing, RealClearPolitics' polling averages indicate that 45 Senate seats appear safely or likely in the hands of Democrats, while 46 seats appear safely or likely in the hands of Republicans. Another nine races are considered toss-ups, and seven of those seats are currently held by GOP incumbents.
McConnell himself is up for reelection this cycle, and faces a challenge from Democrat Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot whose campaign has outraised McConnell's "repeatedly" throughout the race. But several polls highlighted by the Louisville Courier Journal show McConnell, who has served the commonwealth in Congress for more than three decades, holding a double digit lead over McGrath.
The Republican senator gave his supporters a rosier outlook about his own race than the Senate at large, adding Wednesday, "I'm confident that I'm going to be successful. I've made my case to the people of Kentucky. I think it's a convincing case."
Mitch McConnell makes campaign stop in Anderson County on Wednesday www.youtube.com
Anything else?
The Daily Caller noted that "Republicans currently have a 53-47 majority in the Senate," but "Democrats are fighting to take back the three seats and the White House, to have the tie-breaking vote from the Vice President."


theblaze--2020-10-29--Michael Moore posts video of Trump supporter abandoned at rally — except it's a parody put out by a

Michael Moore posts video of Trump supporter abandoned at rally — except it's a parody put out by a comedian who rips on Moore

Michael Moore posts video of Trump supporter abandoned at rally — except it 's a parody put out by a @ @ @ @ @

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore posted a video of a Trump supporter making excuses for being abandoned at a rally, but it turned out to be a parody put out by a liberal comedian, who turned around and mocked Moore.
Moore posted the video of Blaire Erskine, who was mocking supporters of the president who were caught in freezing temperatures after a rally over poor transportation planning.
But Moore appeared to post it as if it were a real video of a supporter of President Donald Trump.
"How did Trump win? If we have to keep asking then we don't get the commitment of his voters. 10s of millions of them will vote Tues. They'd walk '750 miles' in the freezing cold 'just to hear him speak.' I wouldn't do that to hear Bernie, Biden, or JC himself. THAT's how they win," he said in the tweet he lated deleted.
Here's the video he posted:
The comedian mocked the plight of hundreds of Trump supporters who were stuck at an airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, after the rally ended and the president left on Air Force One. Several supporters were hospitalized because of the freezing temperatures.
Erskine tweeted screenshots of Moore's tweet to document the filmmaker's faux pas:
She also appeared to be upset that he got all the attention and she didn't, despite being the originator of the video. And she implied that Moore was the benefactor of gender bias because he was simply able to delete his mistake.
"[W]hen a famous white man makes a mistake lol," she tweeted.
Others mocked Moore as well for mistaking the comedian for a real Trump supporter.
Sarah Cooper, who has built her comedian career on impersonating Trump on social media, responded, "this is literally the funniest thing that has ever happened. everyone can go home now. good night."
"She is a comedian doing a bit. Please go away. Thank you," tweeted actor Mitchell Fink.
"You do realize the woman you are RTing is a comedian who does something like this every time the GOP does something dumb. Also, you are a huge disappointment. F**k off," responded liberal writer Tony Posnanski.
Here's more about the event in Omaha: