theblaze--2020-12-01--Report: Democrats face voter fraud allegations after ballot review by Dem judge erased Republican le

Report: Democrats face voter fraud allegations after ballot review by Dem judge erased Republican lead

'The judge miraculously `` found '' enough ballots that he felt were okay ... '

Democrats are reportedly facing voter fraud accusations in an extremely tight New York congressional race that resulted in a Republican candidate having her lead over a Democratic incumbent completely erased, the Washington Examiner reported.
What are the details?
On election night, freshman Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi (N.Y.) trailed Republican challenger Claudia Tenney by over 28,000 votes. Then, as mail-in ballots were counted over the coming weeks, Brindisi's deficit was erased, and he trailed Tenney by just 100-200 votes, the Examiner noted.
That's when Oswego County state Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte, a Democrat, intervened, reviewing "spoiled" ballots that had been initially rejected, which gave Brindisi the lead — by just 13 votes.
"BREAKING: sources on both Dem & GOP sides confirm that the final counts submitted by all 8 counties in #NY22 to NY Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte will show Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D) *ahead* of Claudia Tenney (R) by either 12 or 13 votes. Wow," Cook Report's Dave Wasserman reported following the development.
"In NY-22, the Democrat incumbent was trailing by almost 30K on election night. The mail-in ballots got him close. Then a Democrat judge from Syracuse ruled he would personally 'review' all of the spoiled ballots that had been rejected. Guess what happened next," Hot Air editor Jazz Shaw explained. "The judge miraculously 'found' enough ballots that he felt were okay and the incumbent now 'leads' by 13 votes."
How did the campaigns respond?
Despite the narrow gap, Brindisi responded to the judge's actions by declaring victory.
"This process and the integrity of our election are critical to our republic. This judicial review has been fair, open, honest, and transparent and I remain confident that voters' voices will be heard," Brindisi said. "In January I will be sworn in and continue to work with both parties and stand up to anyone on behalf of all of New York's 22nd district."
Meanwhile, Tenney's campaign explained in a statement they essentially believe that voter fraud gave Brindisi the edge.
Campaign spokesman Sean Kennedy said, according to WSTM-TV:
Governor Cuomo's unfair, unwise, and unilateral rules changes and administrative burdens overwhelmed our voting system and created this utter dysfunction. As a result, the law was not followed when ballots were challenged and tabulated in this election. The result remains far from resolved. Hundreds of ineligible ballots were illegally or improperly cast including votes by the dead, non-residents, or unregistered voters. Those ballots should not – and must not – be counted. The hearing in court has already established that the current tally includes invalid votes and that the process to review and count the massive amount of paper ballots is fractured. Today's misleading and inaccurate tally is rife with errors and mistakes that must be rectified before this election is certified. It is far from final. Our team will fight to ensure the rights of every voter who cast a legal and proper ballot are preserved and not diluted. We cannot sacrifice accuracy for speed. When that is done, we feel strongly that Claudia Tenney will be certified the winner of the race for the 22nd District of New York.
Anything else?
On Monday, all eight counties in New York's 22nd Congressional District delivered their first official cumulative vote count, showing Tenney with the lead — by just 12 votes, 155,492-155,480.
Tenney's lead was later corrected by a single additional vote after one county revised its final tally.
However, the final winner of the race will be decided by about 2,500 contested mail-in ballots, according to Syracuse.com.


theblaze--2020-12-01--Bombshell testimony out of Arizona raises more questions about election security

Steven gives a recap of the most important allegations leveled in yesterday's marathon hearing on Arizona main-in ballot concerns. He later covers what appears to be a striking flip-flop on election security since 2016.
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theblaze--2020-12-01--POLL: Who will be President in 50 days?

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theblaze--2020-12-01--Illinois man refuses to close down bar-restaurant amid second shutdown despite Gov. Pritzker’s order

Illinois man refuses to close down bar-restaurant amid second shutdown despite Gov. Pritzker’s order: We won’t survive it

Illinois man refuses to close down bar-restaurant amid second shutdown despite Gov .
Pritzker ’ s order : We won @ @ @ @ @ the order or go out of business

Mike Coughlin, owner for 26 years of the Village Tavern and Grill in Carol Stream, Illinois, says he refuses to shut his doors despite Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order closing indoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the time of this reporting, researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimate that there have been at least 726,304 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state, with at least 12,985 deaths attributed to the deadly virus.
What are the details?
In a Tuesday morning interview with Fox News, Coughlin said that if he closes his business, he'll never reopen its doors.
"I didn't have a choice [but to keep my doors open]," he explained. "For me it was if I close again ... I won't be able to reopen at all. It was a simple choice for me. Eight and a half months ago we were asked to close down for two weeks to help stop the curve, and here we are eight and a half months later ... asked to close down again."
Coughlin said that the request to close down again is unreasonable — especially in light of the money he spent on modifications to comply with state mandates regarding the mitigation of the virus.
"We've spent thousands of dollars on plexiglas, on sanitizing stations, on putting tents out in the parking lot, air purification systems in the restaurant, and still we're asked to close," he said. "I've got employees that are counting on me to stay open ... single moms that need this job."
He said that he isn't the only business owner in the area making the decision to remain open despite the governor's orders.
"To me it was a no-brainer," Coughlin said. "I'm not the only one out here. Most of us are staying open out in this area. We have to. We just can't survive by closing our doors. Trying to survive on 25 percent is crazy as well."
"If we don't stay open, we can't ever reopen," he insisted.
What else?
According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, Coughlin also recently said, "You pay my bills, you pay my taxes, you pay my employees, and I'll close. I'm not going to be the guy with a boarded-up building because I follow someone else's science."
Coughlin recently told the Chicago Tribune that his personal attorney advised him that the governor has no authority to shut down indoor dining.
"We've complied with everything they've asked us to do — spent thousands on plexiglass and sanitizer and masks," Coughlin said.
"Of course it was a hard decision, absolutely," Coughlin added. "But the way I look at it, if I close down, I have nothing. If I stay open, there's less risk. What can they do?"


theblaze--2020-12-01--CDC testing shows COVID was in the US as early as December 2019

Scientists with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered COVID-19 was infecting Americans in December 2019, further raising suspicion that the virus was circulating globally long before the initial outbreak was reported in China.
A study published on Monday by agency researchers identified 106 infections among 7,389 archived blood samples drawn from individuals in nine different states between Dec. 13, 2019, and Jan. 17, 2020. The samples were collected during routine blood donations by the American Red Cross and sent to the CDC for testing to determine if antibodies against the virus were present.
"The findings of this report suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infections may have been present in the U.S. in December 2019, earlier than previously recognized," researchers concluded in the study.
The scientists added it's unlikely the detected antibodies were developed to fight other coronaviruses, since 84 of the samples contained neutralizing activity specific to SARS-CoV-2.
What's the background?
The first documented case of COVID-19 in the U.S. emerged on Jan. 20. But due to China's misleading reports in the early stages of the pandemic, many have suspected that the virus was likely present in the U.S. long before the beginning of the year.
During the month of December, an onslaught of "mystery pneumonia" cases were reported in Wuhan, the outbreak's epicenter, with the first documented case traced back to Nov. 17. Several whistleblowers in the region attempted to sound the alarm about the new disease, but they were quieted, and it wasn't until Dec. 31 that China informed the World Health Organization's China office about the unknown illness.
Then, it wasn't until Jan. 9 that China announced to the world that it had mapped the coronavirus genome, but in the following week, Wuhan health officials insisted that no new cases had been discovered. On Jan. 14, the WHO announced Chinese authorities have seen "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus."
These ultimately false statements turned out to be extremely consequential for the health and safety of the world. At best, they were terrible and unfortunate misunderstandings; at worst, they were blatant lies. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people were traveling directly to the U.S. from China, likely perpetuating the spread.
Anything else?
A March study found that if interventions to stop the spread of the disease in China had been "conducted one week, two weeks, or three weeks earlier, cases could have been reduced by 66 percent, 86 percent and 95 percent respectively — significantly limiting the geographical spread of the disease."
To date, the virus has infected more than 60 million people worldwide and resulted in nearly 1.5 million deaths.


theblaze--2020-12-01--LA County official votes to ban outdoor dining at restaurants over COVID-19 — then dines outdoors ju

LA County official votes to ban outdoor dining at restaurants over COVID-19 — then dines outdoors just hours later

A Los Angeles County supervisor voted to ban outdoor dining at restaurants over COVID-19 concerns — and then just hours later dined outside a Santa Monica eatery, KTTV-TV reported.
What are the details?
The station said it received multiple tips that shortly after her vote last Tuesday, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl was seen dining outside Il Forno Trattoria, an Italian restaurant near her home that she's described as one of her "favorite" places to dine.
While restaurant managers had no comment for KTTV, a Kuehl spokesperson offered the station the following statement: "She did dine al fresco at Il Forno on the very last day it was permissible. She loves Il Forno, has been saddened to see it, like so many restaurants, suffer from a decline in revenue. She ate there, taking appropriate precautions, and sadly will not dine there again until our Public Health Orders permit."
Image source: KTTV-TV video screenshot
At last week's L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting, Kuehl referred to outdoor dining as "a most dangerous situation" due to the risk of servers being infected by unmasked patrons, KTTV reported.
"This is a serious health emergency, and we must take it seriously," Kuehl said, according to the station. "The servers are not protected from us, and they're not protected from their other tables that they're serving at that particular time, plus all the hours in which they're working."
Kuehl voted to ban outdoor dining in the county, and the measure passed 3-2, KTTV said. The ban will last for three weeks, the station said in a previous story.
More from the station:
Kuehl's visit to the restaurant came before the outdoor dining ban took effect Wednesday evening, but her decision is likely to draw criticism from those who have grown frustrated with elected officials taking a hypocritical approach to what they have preached, as Kuehl dined at the restaurant a mere hours after she said doing such a thing was unsafe and could contribute to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn who strongly opposed the decision to ban outdoor dining reacted to our reporting tonight on FOX 11's Special Report with Elex Michaelson.
"We have to remember that we who are in public office are held to a very high standard, as we should be, and one of the things I'm realizing with some of these new restrictions: if we can't garner the trust of the public to be with us in this fight against the virus, then we've lost a big battle, and I'm feeling that now ... nine months into this is we're beginning to lose the trust of the public," Hahn said, according to KTTV.
What did restaurant owners have to say?
Local restaurant owner Michael Voltaggio told the station he's stunned by Kuehl's actions: "That sends a message that we're getting direction from people that aren't really believing in the decisions that they're making."
"For me it's just proof of the continuous hypocrisy and just the lack of leadership and education as to what's happening right now in this sort of shoot-from-the-hip mentality that's not doing anyone any good," he added to KTTV.
Josiah Citrin, who owns multiple restaurants across L.A. County, told the station, "I'm like, 'Wait a minute, restaurants are so dangerous, but you're gonna go eat in a restaurant?' I mean, to me it just blows me away."
Anything else?
Kuehl also co-authored a measure that supervisors voted to place on last month's ballot aimed at redistributing nearly $1 billion in funding from county law enforcement to "social programs." County voters approved Measure J, KABC-TV reported.
"It's time to bring our budget into alignment with our actions, intentions and vision," Kuehl said of her measure. "The supervisors have said we want to move people from custody to care, and our constituents are pleading with us to expand housing and treatment options and stop relying on punitive, outdated law enforcement tactics."


theblaze--2020-12-02--Emotional Brad Parscale breaks silence on bizarre arrest, hospitalization

Brad Parscale , President Donald Trump 's former campaign manager , has broken his silence on his shocking arrest .
Authorities took Parscale into custody in September after he reportedly threatened suicide .
Police showed up at Parscale 's home and engaged in a two-hour standoff .
It ended when a SWAT team officer tackled Parscale and transported him to a local hospital , where he was reportedly placed on a psychiatric hold .
The takedown was caught on body camera footage and was widely viewed at the time .
In additional footage , Parscale can be seen sitting up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while complaining about his wife , who accused him of domestic violence at the time — a claim she later recanted .
Parscale was removed from the Trump campaign manager post in July .
He continued working with the campaign in a digital capacity .
What are the details ?
In a Tuesday interview with Fox News ' Martha MacCallum , Parscale said that he and his wife were going through an incredibly difficult time during the weeks leading up to his September arrest .
`` I got to a bad place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was worried about me .
And she helped .
And she was there every day by my side , and I love her for it . ''
He told MacCallum that he and his wife are working through their issues and are laser-focused on repairing their relationship .
`` My family is in a great place , '' he said .
`` We went through [ a ] very stressful time for five years .
We lost two children during the [ 2016 ] election , we buried .
We were completely attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media . ''
Parscale explained that he and his wife `` are in a much better place now '' and have `` never been happier . ''
`` I 'm just glad I moved on , and I tried my best for the American people , '' he added .
He added that the stress he endured while working with the Trump campaign was immeasurable .
`` The stress — this is the last piece of it — to have history remember it as it was accurately , '' the former campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people that , because I love my wife , she loves me .
She was the first one right there afterward and she will be the last one I will ever see . ''
Elsewhere during the interview , Parscale told MacCallum that he was not in touch with Trump following the incident .
`` It is pretty hurtful , but it 's probably just as much my fault as it is his , '' he said .
`` I love that family .
And I gave every inch of my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' In a final message to the president , Parscale said that he 'd tell Trump , `` Do n't give up .
The country needs you . ''

Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, has broken his silence on his shocking arrest.
What's a brief history?
Authorities took Parscale into custody in September after he reportedly threatened suicide.
Police showed up at Parscale's home and engaged in a two-hour standoff. It ended when a SWAT team officer tackled Parscale and transported him to a local hospital, where he was reportedly placed on a psychiatric hold.
The takedown was caught on body camera footage and was widely viewed at the time. In additional footage, Parscale can be seen sitting up in the back of a squad car while complaining about his wife, who accused him of domestic violence at the time — a claim she later recanted.
Parscale was removed from the Trump campaign manager post in July. He continued working with the campaign in a digital capacity.
What are the details?
In a Tuesday interview with Fox News' Martha MacCallum, Parscale said that he and his wife were going through an incredibly difficult time during the weeks leading up to his September arrest.
"I got to a bad place," he admitted. "My wife was worried about me. And she helped. And she was there every day by my side, and I love her for it."
He told MacCallum that he and his wife are working through their issues and are laser-focused on repairing their relationship.
"My family is in a great place," he said. "We went through [a] very stressful time for five years. We lost two children during the [2016] election, we buried. We were completely attacked by the left, the right, the media."
Parscale explained that he and his wife "are in a much better place now" and have "never been happier."
"I'm just glad I moved on, and I tried my best for the American people," he added.
He added that the stress he endured while working with the Trump campaign was immeasurable.
"The stress — this is the last piece of it — to have history remember it as it was accurately," the former campaign manager explained. "I appreciate telling the American people that, because I love my wife, she loves me. She was the first one right there afterward and she will be the last one I will ever see."
What else?
Elsewhere during the interview, Parscale told MacCallum that he was not in touch with Trump following the incident.
"It is pretty hurtful, but it's probably just as much my fault as it is his," he said. "I love that family. And I gave every inch of my life to him. Every inch."
In a final message to the president, Parscale said that he'd tell Trump, "Don't give up. The country needs you."


theblaze--2020-12-02--Ted Cruz urges US Supreme Court to take up Pennsylvania election challenge

Ted Cruz urges US Supreme Court to take up Pennsylvania election challenge The Texas senator says the case 'raises serious @ @ @

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued a statement Tuesday urging the United States Supreme Court to hear an emergency appeal challenging the election results in the state of Pennsylvania, which was filed by fellow Republicans.
What are the details?
Last month, Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly (R) and GOP congressional candidate Sean Parnell filed a lawsuit in their home state that declared "universal mail-in voting unconstitutional in the state," according to KDKA-TV, who reported that the suit, if successful, would have resulted in throwing out "the votes of the majority of Pennsylvanians who voted by mail in the Nov. 3 election."
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously threw out the order, so Kelly and Parnell filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. high court. Sen. Cruz says the case has merit.
"This appeal raises serious legal issues, and I believe the Court should hear the case on an expedited basis," the senator wrote, noting that "the Pennsylvania Constitution requires in-person voting, except in narrow and defined circumstances," and that "late last year, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law that purported to allow universal mail-in voting, notwithstanding the Pennsylvania Constitution's express prohibition."
Cruz, a litigator who has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, also pointed out that "just over a month ago, Justice [Samuel] Alito, along with Justice [Clarence] Thomas and Justice [Neil] Gorsuch, wrote — correctly, I believe — concerning the Pennsylvania court's previous decision to count ballots received after Election Day, that 'there is a strong likelihood that the State Supreme Court decision violates the Federal Constitution.'"
He argued that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court put the plaintiffs "in a Catch-22" by telling them, in short, that "before the election, they lacked standing; after the election, they've delayed too long."
Cruz went on to acknowledge that the U.S. Supreme Court would typically not take up election cases dealing with state law, but that "these are not ordinary times."
The Texas Republican concluded:
As of today, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, 39 percent of Americans believe that "the election was rigged." That is not healthy for our democracy. The bitter division and acrimony we see across the nation needs resolution. And I believe the U.S. Supreme Court has a responsibility to the American people to ensure that we are following the law and following the Constitution. Hearing this case-now, on an emergency expedited basis-would be an important step in helping rebuild confidence in the integrity of our democratic system.


theblaze--2020-12-02--DOJ investigating alleged scheme involving bribe offered in exchange for presidential pardon

Heavily redacted court documents do not reveal the names of those potentially involved

The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of a possible "bribery conspiracy scheme" in which "a substantial political contribution" was offered in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to heavily redacted court documents unsealed Tuesday.
What are the details?
CNN reported that the filings submitted in late August do not "reveal a timeline of the alleged scheme, or any names of people potentially involved, except that communications between people including at least one lawyer were seized from an office that was raided sometime before the end of the summer."
No one appears to have yet been charged with any crimes, but the DOJ stated that "over fifty digital media devices, including iPhones, iPads, laptops, thumbs drives, and computer external hard drives" were seized in a probe involving what the government called a "secret lobbying scheme."
The documents also pointed to "a related bribery conspiracy scheme in which [redacted] would offer a substantial political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon or reprieve of sentence for [redacted]."
The White House declined to comment to CNN on the report.
An unnamed DOJ official did tell Fox News that "no government official was or is currently a subject or target of the investigation in this filing."
DOJ investigates bribery scheme to obtain presidential pardon www.youtube.com
Anything else?
President Donald Trump has faced scrutiny from Democrats for some of the pardons he has issued, particularly those granted to allies who were targeted by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations of Russian interference with the 2016 election — namely former campaign adviser Roger Stone and former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn.
But Trump has only granted 28 pardons and 16 commutations of sentences during his four years in office, which is fewer than any president in more than 100 years.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Kayleigh McEnany demands Playboy reporter be investigated for shouting 'in a misogynistic manner' at

Kayleigh McEnany demands Playboy reporter be investigated for shouting 'in a misogynistic manner' at GOP women

Kayleigh McEnany demands Playboy reporter be investigated for shouting 'in a misogynistic manner ' at GOP women

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany accused a Playboy reporter of shouting at her "in a misogynistic manner" and called for the White House Correspondents' Association to investigate him.
McEnany made the comments about reporter Brian Karem during an interview on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday. She was addressing an argument she had with the media about the double standard between how they treat Republican women versus Democratic women in White House roles.
"The double standard in the media is absolutely absurd!" McEnany exclaimed.
"If you're a Democrat woman who comes into the West Wing behind me, who takes that podium, your biggest concern outside of your official duties, is the next glowing profile written about you," she said.
"If you're a female woman in the Republican Party who takes that podium, guess what your worry is? Having a Playboy reporter shout questions at you. Demeaning misogynistic questions during a briefing!" McEnany added.
"It's a double standard. It's one that's ridiculous," she concluded. "And one that the White House Correspondents' Association should look into, when you have Playboy reporters shouting at women in a misogynistic manner simply because they're a member of the GOP."
Karem fired back at the accusations from McEnany in a tweet from his official social media account.
"Lame. @realDonaldTrump failed 3 times in court to ban me. Speaking truth to power is not misogyny. You work for a misogynist. Your briefings are propaganda. You failed the American people who pay your salary. You're sore because you can't answer questions honestly," tweeted Karem.
"And the WHCA is not a legislative body to police reporters. A professional in your position should know how the system works," he added in further tweets. "You should be more worried about The Hatch Act and being investigated for sedition."
McEnany didn't elaborate on which questions she thought were misogynistic but Karem is best known for getting into a shouting match with a former White House aide after a meeting between the president and his social media supporters in the Rose Garden in 2019.
Here's the video of McEnany's comments:


theblaze--2020-12-03--Prince Harry suggests COVID-19 is payback from 'Mother Nature'

The jet-setting climate change activist says humans need 'to really take a moment and think about what we 've done @

U.S.-based British royal Prince Harry suggested in a recent interview that the coronavirus could be retribution from "Mother Nature," as he urged his fellow man "to really take a moment and think about what we've done" to the earth.
What are the details?
During a virtual sit-down with environmentally focused streaming platform WaterBear, the Duke of Sussex explained, "Somebody said to me at the beginning of the pandemic, it's almost as though Mother Nature has sent us to our rooms for bad behavior, to really take a moment and think about what we've done.
"It's certainly reminded me about how interconnected we all are, not just as people but through nature," he continued. "We take so much from her and we rarely give a lot back."
Reuters noted that "the prince, who has been criticized in the past for his use of private jets, urged people to imagine being a raindrop in order to help repair the Earth."
The 36-year-old Harry put it this way: "Every single raindrop that falls from the sky relieves the parched ground. What if every one of us was a raindrop? If every single one of us cared? We do, because we have to, because at the end of the day nature is our life source."
The New York Post reported that the duke recently bought a $14 million Los Angeles mansion where he lives with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their toddler son, Archie.
Harry also spoke to WaterBear about his initial concerns about having children due to the threat of climate change.
"The moment you become a father, everything really does change because then you start to realize, well, what is the point in bringing a person into this world when they get to your age and it's on fire?" he asked. "We can't steal their future, that's not the job we're here for."
Prince Harry tells everyone to 'imagine being a raindrop' during woke promo to launch nature doc www.youtube.com
Anything else?
Earlier this year, Harry and Meghan stepped away from their royal duties to Harry's family after making the move to North America.
The two took heat from Trump supporters in September after they weighed in on the U.S. election during an interview with Time magazine in what many observers interpreted as an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
When asked about their comments, President Donald Trump replied, "I'm not a fan of hers, and I would say this — and she probably has heard that — but I wish a lot of luck to Harry, 'cause he's gonna need it."


theblaze--2020-12-03--Kamala Harris HAMMERED for tweet telling shoppers to 'do your part' for small businesses hurt by COV

Kamala Harris HAMMERED for tweet telling shoppers to 'do your part' for small businesses hurt by COVID shutdowns

Kamala Harris HAMMERED for tweet telling shoppers to 'do your part ' for small businesses hurt by COVID shutdowns Does @ @ @ @ @ ?

In the latest episode of "The Rubin Report," Dave Rubin discussed Kamala Harris' tweet encouraging shoppers to "do your part" to help small businesses, while not seeming to understand that COVID-19 lockdowns are destroying the small businesses she pretends to care about.
Dave noted how Democrats like Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom seem to be completely unaware that the stay at home order in Los Angeles and lockdown 2.0 measures being implemented by Democrats across the country may actually be worse for small businesses, unemployment, and the economy than the coronavirus pandemic.
Dave also talked about Orwellian Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, who encouraged kids to snitch on their parents' holiday plans, Joe Biden's fractured his foot, and Michael Moore encouraging electors to go against the will of American voters.
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theblaze--2020-12-03--Ivanka Trump deposed in DC attorney general lawsuit alleging misuse of inaugural funds

The lawsuit says the alleged scheme funneled money to the Trump family

Ivanka Trump was deposed on Tuesday as a part of lawsuit by the attorney general's office for Washington, D.C., alleging misuse of funds in the inaugural celebration for President Donald Trump.
The deposition was revealed in a court filing documented by CNN.
Investigators claim that the Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee misused $1 million by "grossly overpaying" for space rented at the Trump hotel, which led to the funds flowing "directly to the Trump family."
The filing also said that Inaugural Committee chairman Tom Barrack was deposed in November as a part of the investigation.
The lawsuit documented an email from former Inaugural Committee deputy chairman Rick Gates to Ivanka Trump about his concern that the media might make a "big story" out of "the optics of PIC [Presidential Inaugural Committee] paying Trump Hotel a high fee."
Also included in the lawsuit was evidence that committee event planner Stephanie Winston Wolkoff had advised against the arrangement because the $175,000 daily rate was twice the market rate for such a space.
Despite the concerns of both Gates and Wolkoff, the committee rented the space for four days of the inauguration at the high rate.
The filing said Wolkoff was scheduled to be deposed over the matter next week.
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that the president had discussed issuing pre-emptive pardons for his family members and close associates, not because he believed they did anything wrong but because they were under attack.
However, when the president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was identified as one of those he might pardon, was asked about the report, he denied it and called it "totally false."
Later on Tuesday, the president appeared to tweet about the report.
"Pardon investigation is Fake News!" tweeted Trump without clarifying whether he was referring to the New York Times report or a separate report about an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme to buy a pardon.
Here's more about the possibility of a Trump family pardon:


theblaze--2020-12-03--WATCH: What the media won't tell you about the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset'

WATCH : What the media wo n't tell you about the World Economic Forum 's 'Great Reset '

Glenn Beck warned in August that the global Left has planned fundamental change to society and the dismantling of capitalism by the year 2030. They call it the "Great Reset," and what seemed impossible has now been made probable thanks to COVID-19.
But any attempts to point this out are dismissed by the mainstream media and Big Tech as a "conspiracy," despite it being out in the wide open and in their own words! From the World Economic Forum: "Welcome to the year 2030. Welcome to my city - or should I say, 'our city'. I don't own anything. I don't own a car. I don't own a house. I don't own any appliances or any clothes."
On his Wednesday night special this week, Glenn shows the differences between what he's ACTUALLY said about the Great Reset and what the media chose to "debunk." But as conservative voices continue to be silenced, we can only share so much here. Watch the full show UNCENSORED on BlazeTV.
Watch an excerpt from the show below:
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theblaze--2020-12-03--Emotional support animals may no longer fly in airplane cabins per new DOT rules

Emotional support animals may no longer fly in airplane cabins per new DOT rules Only trained service dogs are allowed @ @ @ @

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a ban on emotional support animals of any kind accompanying their owners inside the cabin of a U.S. flight, and the only service animals allowed to board alongside their owners must be trained dogs.
What are the details?
In a new set of rules announced Wednesday for the Air Carrier Access Act, the DOT now "defines a service animal as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability," and "no longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal." Psychiatric service dogs are still allowed to fly.
The agency noted that it "received more than 15,000 comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking," which purportedly "addresses concerns raised by individuals with disabilities, airlines, flight attendants, airports, other aviation transportation stakeholders, and other members of the public, regarding service animals on aircraft."
Politico pointed out that the changes were "issued following a litany of complaints from airlines and flight attendants alike about people bringing unusual animals — including pigs, gerbils, turtles and birds, among others — on board that they claimed were for emotional support."
Beyond customer service and employee concerns, there is another benefit to airlines under the new rules: money.
According to the Daily Mail, the restrictions "will force passengers with emotional support animals to check them into the cargo hold—and pay a pet fee that generally runs more than $100 each way—or leave them at homes."
DOT estimates that airlines could see nearly $60 million annually in additional pet fees thanks to the changes.
Individual airlines have issued their own restrictions on emotional support animals in recent years, following high-profile instances of animals causing problems such as defecating on flights or attacking other passengers.
NBC News reported that Delta changed its rules in 2018 after denying "a peacock from boarding one of its planes." That same year, American Airlines issued a list of animals specifically banned from traveling in cabins "which included a ban on amphibians, ferrets, goats, hedgehogs, spiders, sugar gliders, waterfowl and animals with tusks, horns or hooves."


theblaze--2020-12-03--People magazine names Dr. Fauci one of their '2020 people of the year'

People magazine names Dr. Fauci one of their '2020 people of the year' He told the magazine that he has @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic response

People magazine announced that it had named Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the coronavirus task force for President Donald Trump, as one of its "2020 people of the year."
Fauci has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and infectious diseases for 36 years and has advised six presidents about health threats to the American people, but critics have taken aim at his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
"This is the most difficult and devastating infectious disease, respiratory disease outbreak, that we've experienced in the last 102 years, so as a public health official and as a scientist, it has been extremely challenging," Fauci said to People magazine.
Fauci has also been nominated for Time's "Person of the Year" award and in April, his admirers began a petition campaign to name him People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive."
Critics have pointed to public relations missteps and contradictory messaging to disparage Fauci and oppose the social distancing guidelines he has espoused.
The relationship between Fauci and the president also appeared to sour in the latter part of 2020 when Trump called out his own task force leader for comments that contradicted his own opinions on the pandemic response.
"People are saying whatever. Just leave us alone. They're tired of it. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots," President Trump said in an interview with CNN in October. "Fauci is a disaster. If I listened to him, we'd have 500,000 deaths."
Fauci said in his interview with People magazine that he was stunned by the rancor with which his guidance was met by the public. He said that he and his family has received threats of violence over the public health crisis.
Many experts believe the U.S. is in the grip of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. At the beginning of December, the nation had seen nearly 14 million cases of the virus, and more than 273,000 deaths. Daily deaths, however, were still slightly lower than the peak in April.
Here's the video from People magazine on Fauci:


theblaze--2020-12-02--Pro-Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood urge Georgians not to vote in upcoming Senate runoffs u

Pro-Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood urge Georgians not to vote in upcoming Senate runoffs unless system changed President @ @ @ @ @ Senators in the state this weekend

Pro-Trump attorneys Sidney Powell and L. Lin Wood are urging Georgians to boycott the state's upcoming U.S. Senate races unless officials change the voting systems to guarantee election security, claiming that voter fraud is so widespread that their ballots would not be counted fairly.
What are the details?
Powell and Wood have spearheaded legal challenges to the results of the Nov. 3 election, echoing President Donald Trump's allegations that the results of his race against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden were rigged nationwide.
The lawyers have acted on their own outside of the Trump campaign, however, which distanced itself from Powell after she claimed during a campaign press conference that electronic voting systems throughout the country were manipulated as part of a broad conspiracy involving foreign countries.
During a "Stop the Steal" rally for Trump supporters in Georgia on Wednesday, Powell and Wood both used their speaking time to discourage attendees from showing up to the polls next month in the critical re-election races for sitting Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.
"I would encourage all Georgians to make it known that you will not vote at all unless your vote is secure," Powell told the crowd, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein, who tweeted, "She wants system of signed paper ballots, no Dominion voting machines. Basically, she's urging Republicans not to vote in the Jan. 5 runoffs."
Wood took the message a step further, criticizing Sens. Loeffler and Perdue for not being in attendance at the rally, saying, "Where's Kelly Loeffler here? Where's David Perdue? He ought to be standing right here."
"They have not earned your vote," he continued. "Don't you give it to them. Why would you go back and vote in another rigged election for God's sake? Fix it! You gotta fix it!"
Wood is pressing for the Georgia legislature to hold a special session and change election mechanisms in enough time for the runoffs that are weeks away.
President Donald Trump is slated to headline a rally for Loeffler and Perdue this coming Saturday, signaling that he still wants supporters to come out and vote for the GOP candidates. He tweeted Wednesday, "Will be going to Georgia for a big Trump Rally in support of our two great Republican Senators, David and Kelly. They are fantastic people who love their Country and love their State. We must work hard and be sure they win."
In reaction to Powell's comments on Wednesday, Trump's former White House press secretary Sean Spicer tweeted, "Unbelievably unhelpful. Everything is on the line in these 2 #GASenate races. If Dems win & [Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)] controls the Senate they will end the filibuster, pack the court, give DC 2 Dem Senators,& roll back so many of the great - conservative - policies of @POTUS@realDonaldTrump."
If Biden is inaugurated and Democratic candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both win against Loeffler and Perdue respectively, the Senate would be split 50-50 and a Vice President Kamala Harris would serve as the tie-breaking vote in the upper chamber. That would mean Democrats would have control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.


theblaze--2020-12-02--When Austin, Texas, mayor warned residents to 'stay home' due to COVID-19, he was vacationing in Mex

When Austin, Texas, mayor warned residents to 'stay home' due to COVID-19, he was vacationing in Mexico with family, others

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The mayor of Austin, Texas, acknowledged to KVUE-TV that when he made a video last month warning residents to "stay home" to slow the coronavirus spread, he was on vacation in Mexico with family members and others.
What are the details?
In the warning video posted to his Facebook page Nov. 9, Mayor Steve Adler said, "We need to stay home if you can…We need to keep the numbers down. Now is not the time to relax," the station reported.
But Adler confirmed to KVUE that when the video was recorded, he was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with eight people, including immediate and extended family, after flying from Austin on a private jet.
Here's the clip:
Two days earlier, Adler hosted a wedding and reception at an Austin hotel for his daughter with 20 guests, the station said, adding that the city at the time was under Stage 3 guidelines, which suggest no gatherings of more than 10 people.
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Adler told KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski that he did not violate his own order or orders by Gov. Greg Abbott and took multiple steps to ensure the safety of his guests, including rapid COVID-19 testing.
But the private actions are from a public official who has been front and center urging Austinites to take COVID-19 precautions -- and he even did so while he was out of the country.
Adler also told the station he consulted with Austin's top health authority — Dr. Mark Escott — and the event was held outdoors, guests had to maintain social distancing and had to have received a COVID-19 test prior to attending, and the bride and groom gave out masks.
But KVUE said several wedding attendees flew to Austin from across the U.S., including a Seattle-based wedding photographer.
"It's not perfect," Adler told the station in an interview this week. "Obviously there are infections that could happen. But what we did was stay compliant with the rules."
Then eight wedding attendees — including Adler and immediate and extended family members — jetted off to Cabo, KVUE said. They stayed for a week at a family timeshare, the Statesman reported.
Timing is everything
The station added that the day after Adler & Co. departed, Escott issued a public warning: "If you are going to go out to a restaurant, go out with your family, the people who live in your household, not the family or friends who don't live in your household. And start to decrease those travels outside of your home that are not necessary."
But the week after Adler returned, KVUE said COVID-19 cases spiked — and on Nov. 19 the city raised the threat level to Stage 4, with recommendations against travel and gathering with people outside of your household.
What else did the mayor have to say?
Adler released a statement Wednesday, the station said:
"Every day since March, I repeat that being home is the safest place for people to be. Only at our most trying moments, like around Thanksgiving, have I asked people not to travel as part of extra precautions. Several weeks ago, when my daughter cancelled her planned wedding to replace it with a COVID appropriate more private ceremony and when my family traveled, we consulted with health authorities and worked hard to model the kind of behavior I've asked of the community. We were in a lower risk "Yellow" level than now. It is always safest to stay home. However, we aren't asking people never to venture out. We ask everyone to be as safe as possible in what they do. My family and I are no exception and we'll continue to do as I ask of our community. During Thanksgiving and as anticipated for Christmas and the New Year, we should all be especially mindful."
While Adler holds a nonpartisan office, he endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 as well as Democrats Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden over the course of the most recent presidential campaign.


theblaze--2020-12-02--South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem dresses down Joe Biden after he tweets, 'Help is on the way'

South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem dresses down Joe Biden after he tweets , 'Help is on the way' ... @ @ @ @ @ Ronald Reagan

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem took a swipe at Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Twitter Wednesday after Biden vowed to assist struggling Americans.
The former vice president tweeted a promise to the American people the day before, saying, "My message to everyone struggling right now is this: Help is on the way."
Noem shot back by reminding followers that an offer to "help" coming from Biden, or any government official for that matter, ought to be received with a healthy amount of skepticism.
The South Dakota governor quoted classic remarks made by former President Ronald Reagan during a 1986 press conference, in which he said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"
As the Daily Wire noted, Reagan made the comments while speaking about farmers who had been injured by the government's "help." Here is the quote with some surrounding context:
Some sectors of our farm economy are hurting, and their anguish is a concern to all Americans. I think you all know that I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." A great many of the current problems on the farm were caused by government-imposed embargoes and inflation, not to mention government's long history of conflicting and haphazard policies. Our ultimate goal, of course, is economic independence for agriculture and, through steps like the tax-reform bill, we seek to return farming to real farmers. But until we make that transition, the government must act compassionately and responsibly.
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The same insinuation may be true today if what Biden considers to be "help" is a national mask mandate and stricter lockdown enforcement amid the coronavirus pandemic. Americans struggling financially under lockdowns would likely not view those policies as helpful.
Noem has said she would not comply with a national mask mandate should a Biden administration impose one. Instead of mandates and lockdowns, the governor has opted for a freedom first approach to combating the virus.
Since the start of the pandemic, she has been outspoken against political leaders taking advantage of the health crisis to assume more power for themselves.
"I took an oath when I was in Congress obviously to uphold the Constitution of the United States. I believe in our freedoms and liberties. What I've seen across the country is so many people give up their liberties for just a little bit of security and they don't have to do that," the governor said during an April interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. "If a leader will take too much power in a time of crisis, that is how we lose our country."
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-12-02--Candace Owens hits back hard after Harry Styles mocks her call to 'bring back manly men'

Candace Owens hits back hard after Harry Styles mocks her call to 'bring back manly men '

Conservative commentator and activist Candace Owens took the ire of the internet and flipped the script on Wednesday after pop star and actor Harry Styles — who famously appeared on November's Vogue cover wearing a ball gown — mocked her.
Following Styles' Vogue debut, Owens put out a rallying cry to "bring back manly men."
What are the details?
In response to Owens' remarks — which went viral across social media platform and sparked headlines around the globe — Styles shared a photo of himself on Instagram in what appeared to be a woman's pantsuit.
He captioned the photo simply: "Bring back manly men."
Styles' joke was widely applauded in his Instagram comments, but Owens wasn't to be outdone.
She took to her own social media channel and shared a photo of Styles on the set of "Dunkirk," captioning it, "When people try to tell me I don't have influence, and then @Harry_Styles dedicates an entire post to my tweet. I inspire global conversation. #BringBackManlyMen[.] Shots fired."
At the time of this reporting, Owens' tweet has been liked more than 31,000 times.
More on the back story
In November, Owens took a swipe at Styles' Vogue shoot, spurring on conversation from the political world to that of entertainment.
In response to the photo shoot, Owens wrote, "There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence. It is an outright attack. Bring back manly men."
Celebrities and social media users alike slammed Owens for her remarks.
Following the outcry, Owens took to Twitter and doubled down on her initial statement.
She wrote, "Since I'm trending I'd like to clarify what I meant when I said 'bring back manly men.' I meant: Bring back manly men. Terms like 'toxic masculinity,' were created by toxic females. Real women don't do fake feminism. Sorry I'm not sorry."


theblaze--2020-12-02--Project Veritas tapes reveal CNN chief Zucker calling shots for anti-Trump network's coverage, setti

Project Veritas tapes reveal CNN chief Zucker calling shots for anti-Trump network's coverage, setting companywide political agenda

Leaked audiotapes of CNN 's 9 a.m. editorial calls published by Project Veritas reveal CNN President Jeff Zucker and other top executives and reporters at the network say in private what their coverage suggests : CNN 's editorial viewpoint is anti-Trump and directed from the top down by Zucker .
The audiotapes were obtained and released by self-styled `` guerrilla journalist '' James O'Keefe , who on Tuesday morning announced that Project Veritas had been secretly recording CNN 's morning call with Zucker for two months and would soon begin releasing the tapes .
O'Keefe made his announcement while livestreaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point interrupting the call to inform Zucker of what he 'd done and ask for comment .
`` This is yet another investigation Project Veritas has conducted into CNN , and once again they 've demonstrated their partisan political agenda and total disconnect with journalistic ethics , '' O'Keefe said .
In response , CNN communications said that the company has referred O'Keefe 's video to law enforcement , tweeting that `` legal experts '' say he may have committed a felony .
Project Veritas on Tuesday published several clips from CNN 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coming days .
The clips , which have been selectively edited to highlight certain quotes from CNN 's editorial team , show Zucker criticizing President Donald Trump 's behavior , directing CNN 's editorial team to be critical of Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) , and show CNN general counsel David Vigilante call Fox News host Tucker Carlson 's program `` the white supremacy hour . ''
The audio shows Zucker guiding CNN 's editorial coverage in a way that is typically reserved for editors or an editor-in-chief , not necessarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a.m. call on Oct. 9 , Zucker told CNN staff not to `` normalize '' Trump 's `` erratic '' behavior as the president was recovering from his bout with the coronavirus , suggesting without evidence that Trump 's medical treatment was influencing his mood and actions .
`` OK , I just want to re-emphasize that , you know , I think we can not normalize what has happened here in the last week with Trump and his behavior , '' Zucker said .
`` And I go back to what [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chalian said , that this is a president who knows he 's losing , who knows he 's in trouble , is sick , maybe is on the after-effects of steroids or not .
I do n't know , but he is acting erratically and desperately , and we need to , we need to not normalize that .
...
He is all over the place and acting erratically .
And I think we need to lean into that . ''
In another conference call on Oct. 16 , Zucker appears to suggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't cover the Hunter Biden email scandal reported by the New York Post days prior , saying , `` I do n't think that we should be repeating unsubstantiated smears just because the rightwing media suggests that we should . ''
He also dismissed reporting from conservative media on the `` unmasking '' of President Trump 's transition team by Obama administration officials as `` completely nonsensical . ''
The day prior on Oct. 15 , a Department of Justice probe into the unmasking scandal concluded without any charges filed .
On Nov. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's refusal to concede the election and the delayed presidential transition , CNN field producer Stephanie Becker suggested that details from the 9/11 Commission Report about how the 2000 presidential election dispute hampered the presidential transition should be part of CNN 's reporting .
`` On the issue of why it 's important to get the transition going right , the 9/11 report talks about one of the problems was that the trouble that was brewing that [ got ] lost during the transition , '' Becker said .
`` So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example of what happens when you do n't have a good transition , well , look at the Twin Towers . ''
`` Yeah , so I think that 's an important point , '' Zucker said .
`` I think it was just a little bit yesterday in terms of national security .
I think it 's really important to raise again .
...
I would encourage folks to think about that 9/11 Commission Report and the lack of transition . ''
A week later on a Nov. 17 call , following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia election officials to discard ballots , Zucker said that CNN had made a `` mistake '' in that `` our banners [ chyrons ] have been too polite , and we need to go well after Lindsey Graham . ''
`` There 's a ton going on .
Let 's stay strong .
Let 's stay newsy .
Let 's stay urgent .
Let 's be smart .
There is a lot of news out there , and Lindsey Graham really deserves it , '' he added .
According to Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nov. 17 about Graham , including one accusing him of `` crossing the line '' to defend Trump .
The leaked editorial calls show Zucker having a heavy hand in influencing how CNN covers the news .
In another clip , CNN general counsel David Vigilante accused Tucker Carlson of `` naked racism '' and said that Fox News gives Carlson a platform to host a white supremacy hour every night on TV .
`` Yeah , I was just going to say , if you 're going to talk about the story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you have to talk about the naked racism of Tucker Carlson .
Because that 's really what drove this anti-diversity push , you know , Trump watches Tucker Carlson 's show and then reacts .
And just as sort of the white supremacy hour they have on Fox News every night , I think it 's the — you ca n't disconnect the two , '' Vigilante said .
It is unclear what story he was referring to , but on the night before on Sep. 7 , Carlson delivered a monologue criticizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's executive order halting the controversial theory 's use in diversity training for federal employees .
O'Keefe said the statements made by Zucker and other top executives on CNN 's morning calls show `` they are simply not interested in being unbiased when reporting on the news . ''
`` Calling Tucker Carlson a racist and demanding CNN employees to attack Lindsey Graham is outrageous and unprofessional behavior , '' he said .
TheBlaze reached out to CNN for comment but did not hear back before publication .

Leaked audiotapes of CNN's 9 a.m. editorial calls published by Project Veritas reveal CNN President Jeff Zucker and other top executives and reporters at the network say in private what their coverage suggests: CNN's editorial viewpoint is anti-Trump and directed from the top down by Zucker.
The audiotapes were obtained and released by self-styled "guerrilla journalist" James O'Keefe, who on Tuesday morning announced that Project Veritas had been secretly recording CNN's morning call with Zucker for two months and would soon begin releasing the tapes. O'Keefe made his announcement while livestreaming CNN's Tuesday call, at one point interrupting the call to inform Zucker of what he'd done and ask for comment.
"This is yet another investigation Project Veritas has conducted into CNN, and once again they've demonstrated their partisan political agenda and total disconnect with journalistic ethics," O'Keefe said.
In response, CNN communications said that the company has referred O'Keefe's video to law enforcement, tweeting that "legal experts" say he may have committed a felony.
Project Veritas on Tuesday published several clips from CNN's calls, promising to release more in the coming days. The clips, which have been selectively edited to highlight certain quotes from CNN's editorial team, show Zucker criticizing President Donald Trump's behavior, directing CNN's editorial team to be critical of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and show CNN general counsel David Vigilante call Fox News host Tucker Carlson's program "the white supremacy hour."
The audio shows Zucker guiding CNN's editorial coverage in a way that is typically reserved for editors or an editor-in-chief, not necessarily a company president.
During one 9 a.m. call on Oct. 9, Zucker told CNN staff not to "normalize" Trump's "erratic" behavior as the president was recovering from his bout with the coronavirus, suggesting without evidence that Trump's medical treatment was influencing his mood and actions.
"OK, I just want to re-emphasize that, you know, I think we cannot normalize what has happened here in the last week with Trump and his behavior," Zucker said. "And I go back to what [CNN political Director] David, David Chalian said, that this is a president who knows he's losing, who knows he's in trouble, is sick, maybe is on the after-effects of steroids or not. I don't know, but he is acting erratically and desperately, and we need to, we need to not normalize that. ... He is all over the place and acting erratically. And I think we need to lean into that."
In another conference call on Oct. 16, Zucker appears to suggest to CNN staff that the network shouldn't cover the Hunter Biden email scandal reported by the New York Post days prior, saying, "I don't think that we should be repeating unsubstantiated smears just because the rightwing media suggests that we should." He also dismissed reporting from conservative media on the "unmasking" of President Trump's transition team by Obama administration officials as "completely nonsensical." The day prior on Oct. 15, a Department of Justice probe into the unmasking scandal concluded without any charges filed.
On Nov. 10, during an apparent discussion on Trump's refusal to concede the election and the delayed presidential transition, CNN field producer Stephanie Becker suggested that details from the 9/11 Commission Report about how the 2000 presidential election dispute hampered the presidential transition should be part of CNN's reporting.
"On the issue of why it's important to get the transition going right, the 9/11 report talks about one of the problems was that the trouble that was brewing that [got] lost during the transition," Becker said. "So, if you want a good, concrete example of what happens when you don't have a good transition, well, look at the Twin Towers."
Zucker agreed, encouraging CNN reporters to emphasize that point.
"Yeah, so I think that's an important point," Zucker said. "I think it was just a little bit yesterday in terms of national security. I think it's really important to raise again. ... I would encourage folks to think about that 9/11 Commission Report and the lack of transition."
A week later on a Nov. 17 call, following reports that Sen. Lindsey Graham had pressured Georgia election officials to discard ballots, Zucker said that CNN had made a "mistake" in that "our banners [chyrons] have been too polite, and we need to go well after Lindsey Graham."
"There's a ton going on. Let's stay strong. Let's stay newsy. Let's stay urgent. Let's be smart. There is a lot of news out there, and Lindsey Graham really deserves it," he added.
According to Fox News, CNN several published several articles on Nov. 17 about Graham, including one accusing him of "crossing the line" to defend Trump.
The leaked editorial calls show Zucker having a heavy hand in influencing how CNN covers the news.
In another clip, CNN general counsel David Vigilante accused Tucker Carlson of "naked racism" and said that Fox News gives Carlson a platform to host a white supremacy hour every night on TV.
"Yeah, I was just going to say, if you're going to talk about the story, I think it's unavoidable that you have to talk about the naked racism of Tucker Carlson. Because that's really what drove this anti-diversity push, you know, Trump watches Tucker Carlson's show and then reacts. And just as sort of the white supremacy hour they have on Fox News every night, I think it's the — you can't disconnect the two," Vigilante said.
It is unclear what story he was referring to, but on the night before on Sep. 7, Carlson delivered a monologue criticizing critical race theory in reaction to President Trump's executive order halting the controversial theory's use in diversity training for federal employees.
O'Keefe said the statements made by Zucker and other top executives on CNN's morning calls show "they are simply not interested in being unbiased when reporting on the news."
"Calling Tucker Carlson a racist and demanding CNN employees to attack Lindsey Graham is outrageous and unprofessional behavior," he said.
TheBlaze reached out to CNN for comment but did not hear back before publication.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Church cited after maskless pastor — who's alone in building — answers door for health official. War

Church cited after maskless pastor — who's alone in building — answers door for health official. Warnings of closure, fines, jail time follow.

Church cited after maskless pastor — who 's alone in building — answers door for health official .
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'The health official seemed intent on finding something worthy of a citation @ @ @ @ @ said

A Pasadena, Maryland, church was cited recently after the pastor — who was alone in the building during office hours — answered the church door without wearing a mask for a health department official, who was making an unannounced visit, the American Constitutional Rights Union said.
What are the details?
After issuing the citation, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health official told the Rev. Dennis Jackman that he would return, and if Community United Methodist Church in Pasadena was not in full compliance with COVID-19 guidance that the church would be deemed an "unsafe facility" and "closed until the state of emergency has been terminated," the ACRU added.
The citation also warned of criminal charges and "imprisonment of up to one year, and/or a fine of up to $5,000," the organization noted, despite the church following all county guidance for services and making an effort to ensure the safety of worshipers.
What did the ACRU have to say?
ACRU President Lori Roman took Maryland officials to task: "Within the span of a week, Governor [Larry] Hogan has signed an executive order releasing prisoners, citing COVID, and health departments across the state have been unleashed to threaten and harass pastors and churches. The entire country is watching this juxtaposition of principles and priorities."
What did the pastor have to say?
"I was in my office alone, without a mask on, and heard someone at the locked door of the church," Jackman told the ACRU. "I was not expecting anyone, so I went to see who was trying to get in the church. Immediately after answering the door, I went to my desk and put on my mask, but the health official seemed intent on finding something worthy of a citation."
The pastor also appeared Tuesday on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," and the host said the county health department told the program that it had been receiving complaints about the congregation engaging in "hand shaking, high fives, and fist bumps" — which Carlson mockingly referred to as "illicit worship."
Jackman told Carlson he hadn't heard of such complaints, that the church has been taking numerous steps to keep visitors safe — and that he's been preaching his sermons from the back of a truck in the parking lot.
Pastor given citation after anonymous complaints of 'fist bumps' joins 'Tucker' youtu.be
Anything else?
Jackman isn't the first Maryland pastor to square off with local government over church services amid coronavirus restrictions.
Back in May, Stacey Shiflett — pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Dundalk — read from an "intimidating" cease-and-desist letter he said he received from Baltimore County's Department of Health and Human Services, warning that the church "could be subject to a fine of up to $5,000" if further in-person services were held in violation of executive orders.
Well, Shiflett went right ahead and not only held a Wednesday night service for 100 attendees in the 600-capacity sanctuary, Fox News reported — but also he tore up the cease-and-desist letter in the middle of his sermon.
"Pharaoh doesn't get to dictate to God's people how they worship their God," Shiflett said with a raised voice. "God's the one that defines the parameters, God's the one that communicates his will and his plan for his church — not Egypt."
During that period of time, Rev. Alvin Gwynn — pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Baltimore City — had harsh words for Democratic Baltimore Mayor Jack Young, who was keeping the city under a stay-at-home order even though Gov. Hogan said restrictions could be loosened.
"We got a mayor saying we can only worship in our parking lots, which is ridiculous," Gwynn said.


theblaze--2020-12-02--The 'Squad' claps back at Obama after he criticizes 'Defund the Police' slogan

The 'Squad ' claps back at Obama after he criticizes 'Defund the Police ' slogan 'It 's not a slogan @ @ @ @ @

The "Squad" is not happy with former President Barack Obama.
After Obama noted in an interview that slogans like "defund the police" don't exactly help Democrats appeal to most Americans, members of the progressive congressional "Squad," including Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), criticized the former president.
"We lose people in the hands of police. It's not a slogan but a policy demand," Omar tweeted in response to Obama. "And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety."
During the interview, which was released on Wednesday, Obama responded to a question asking for his advice to young progressive activists who have popularized the controversial slogan.
"If you believe, as I do, that we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it's not biased and treats everybody fairly, I guess you can use a snappy slogan, like Defund the Police, but, you know, you lost a big audience the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you're actually going to get the changes you want done," Obama said.
"Defund the Police" was a slogan adopted by the activist left calling for a redistribution of government funding away from law enforcement and toward other social services. It is a literal call to decrease police funding.
Obama's criticism of the slogan was not well received by the activist left.
"With all due respect, Mr. President—let's talk about losing people. We lost Michael Brown Jr. We lost Breonna Taylor. We're losing our loved ones to police violence," said Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist who won a House seat in Missouri's 1st Congressional District in November. "It's not a slogan. It's a mandate for keeping our people alive. Defund the police."
"Lives are at stake daily so I'm out of patience with critiques of the language of activists," Pressley said.
Democrats are still reeling from a crushing performance in the 2020 congressional elections in which their majority in the House of Representatives shrunk and they failed to win several races that pollsters and pundits predicted would be easy pick ups. On a conference call that took place shortly after Election Day, several congressional Democrats, including party leaders like House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), warned that running on pro-socialism platforms or advocating for policies like defending the police would prevent Democrats from winning in the future.
Far-left members of the Democratic conference insist, however, that the party underperformed in the election because they did not unify around those messages. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in particular has chastised party leadership for running to the center. After Obama's comments were published, Ocasio-Cortez defended far-left activists who are making people "uncomfortable."
"The thing that critics of activists don't get is that they tried playing the 'polite language' policy game and all it did was make them easier to ignore," she tweeted. "It wasn't until they made folks uncomfortable that there was traction to do ANYTHING even if it wasn't their full demands."
"The whole point of protesting is to make ppl [sic] uncomfortable," she continued.


theblaze--2020-12-02--San Francisco's Dem mayor says more severe COVID-19 restrictions are on the way after being caught d

San Francisco's Dem mayor says more severe COVID-19 restrictions are on the way after being caught dining at fancy restaurant

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that more strict coronavirus-related restrictions are on the way.
Breed's announcement came on the same day that the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that Breed attended a birthday party for a close friend at French Laundry, the upscale Napa Valley restaurant, last month. It's the same restaurant where Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was caught dining at last month, during which he neither wore a face mask nor adhered to social distancing guidelines.
Newsom has been ferociously criticized for the dining out activity, which came as thousands of small businesses and restaurants shutter amid increasing COVID-related restrictions. Many of those businesses will never reopen.
In fact, Breed dined at the restaurant just one day after Newsom, and several days before she admonished her residents for acting unwisely during the pandemic.
"I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that everyone act responsibly to reduce the spread of the virus," Breed said Nov. 10. "Every San Franciscan needs to do their part so that we can start moving in the right direction again."
What is Breed saying now?
"We've been worried for months but now it's real," Breed said Tuesday, KGO-TV reported. "Our dangerous winter has arrived."
More severe restrictions for Bay Area residents come as COVID-19 cases surge worldwide. In fact, San Francisco's COVID-19 infection rate has quadrupled compared to October and hospitalizations have doubled, according to KNTN-TV.
More from KGO:
Breed said the city was looking to nearby Santa Clara County as an example for what further restrictions might be needed. Santa Clara recently announced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for those traveling into the area from 150 miles or farther. Santa Clara has also moved to limit social gatherings and further reduce capacity at businesses. Closing outdoor dining entirely, as was done recently in Los Angeles County, is also on the table, she said.
Unfortunately for San Francisco residents, Breed said city officials are even contemplating another mandatory lockdown if COVID-cases continue to surge, comparing possible action to that of Los Angeles County.
"Unfortunately we can't rule it out," Breed said. "As soon as we think it is absolutely necessary based on what we're seeing with this spike, based on what we're seeing with hospitalizations and the direction that our city is headed in, it could be a possibility."
Beginning Monday, Los Angeles County implemented another stay-at-home order, prohibiting all public and private gatherings between people of different households. Indoor dining had already been suspended in the county. Religious gatherings and protests are excluded from the county's restrictions, which last through Dec. 20.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Bill Clinton's former 'right-hand man' claims the president visited Epstein's Island in 2003

Bill Clinton 's former 'right-hand man ' claims the president visited Epstein 's Island in 2003 Clinton has denied repeatedly @ @ @ @ @

Doug Band, a longtime counselor and friend to former President Bill Clinton, claimed recently that Clinton did in fact visit deceased convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's infamous private island — an accusation that Clinton has repeatedly denied for decades.
What are the details?
The claim appears in a lengthy Vanity Fair feature story about Band's time working with Clinton, titled, "Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile," written by Gabriel Sherman.
In the article, Band discloses a great deal about Clinton's life and work post-presidency, including details about the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative. But perhaps the most relevant bit of information relates to Clinton's supposed visit to Little St. James, Epstein's private 70-acre island in the Caribbean, where it has long been surmised that the accused sex trafficker and his guests would engage in acts of pedophilia.
Here's an excerpt from the article where Sherman outlined Clinton's working relationship with Epstein, according to Band, with the specific accusation in bold:
Band told me he had been trying to push Epstein out of Clinton's orbit ever since their much-discussed 2002 trip to Africa aboard Epstein's private 727, dubbed the "Lolita Express." Band recalled that Epstein had made a bunch of ridiculous claims on the trip, like boasting that he invented the derivatives market. Band said he had no idea about Epstein's sex crimes back then but got enough bad vibes that he advised Clinton to end the relationship. But Clinton continued to socialize with Epstein and take his money. In 2006 Epstein donated $25,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Clinton made more than two dozen trips on Epstein's jet around this time, Epstein's flight logs show. In January 2003, according to Band, Clinton visited Epstein's private Caribbean island, Little St. James. Band said it was one of the few trips he declined to go on in his time with Clinton. A Clinton spokesperson said the president had never been to the island and provided detailed travelogue entries of the period in question that did not contain a visit.
"Wow. Doug Band — Bill Clinton's former right-hand man — says Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island, which Clinton has repeatedly denied," Business Insider legal reporter Jacob Shamsian tweeted regarding the news.
What else?
Band's assertion follows similar accusations found in unsealed court documents involving Epstein and alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, in which witnesses claim that Clinton visited the island accompanied by "young girls."
The information became public after a federal judge ruled in July that the trove of documents from a 2015 defamation cases against Maxwell could be unsealed.
Maxwell, a British socialite closely associated with Epstein, is currently being tried by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of conspiracy, perjury, transporting minors for illegal sex acts, and enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.
Anything else?
In the Vanity Fair article, Sherman noted that Band claimed that Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, had ties to Epstein and Maxwell as well.
"[Band] showed me a photo of Bill and Chelsea posing with Epstein and Maxwell at the King of Morocco's wedding," Sherman wrote. "Chelsea remained friends with Maxwell for years after the press revealed Maxwell was a close associate of Epstein's. For instance, Chelsea invited Maxwell to her 2010 wedding at the Brooke Astor estate in Rhinebeck, New York, after Epstein had pleaded guilty in Florida to procuring sex from a minor."
"'Ghislaine had access to yachts and nice homes. Chelsea needed that,' Band told me," he added.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Organized crime networks reportedly targeting COVID-19 vaccines. Interpol warns of imminent 'onslaug

Organized crime networks reportedly targeting COVID-19 vaccines. Interpol warns of imminent 'onslaught of all types of criminal activity.'

Organized crime networks reportedly targeting COVID-19 vaccines .
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Organized crime networks are reportedly targeting COVID-19 vaccines, according to a global alert from Interpol on Wednesday.
What are the details?
On Wednesday morning, Newsweek reported that organized crime networks are allegedly trying to get their hands on COVID-19 vaccines.
Interpol earlier in the day announced a global alert, warning 194 countries across the globe to "prepare for organized crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines, both physically and online."
Jürgen Stock, Interpol's secretary general, said that such organizations are allegedly planning to "infiltrate or disrupt supply chains" ahead of any coronavirus vaccine releases.
"It is essential that law enforcement is as prepared as possible for what will be an onslaught of all types of criminal activity linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, which is why INTERPOL has issued this global warning," Stock said in a statement on the alert.
The notice outlined any "potential criminal activity in relation to the falsification, theft, and illegal advertising of COVID-19 and flu vaccines," where "individuals have been advertising, selling, and administering fake vaccines."
"Criminal networks will also be targeting unsuspecting members of the public via fake websites and false cures, which could pose a significant risk to their health, even their lives," Stock's message added.
"To avoid falling victim to online scams, it is important to be vigilant, be skeptical and be safe, as offers which appear too good to be true usually are," the organization said in a statement. "Always check with your national health authorities or the World Health Organization for the latest health advice in relation to COVID-19."
Anything else?
Interpol also noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has "already triggered unprecedented opportunistic and predatory criminal behavior," and noted that it is "essential that law enforcement is as prepared as possible" for imminent "onslaught of all types of criminal activity."
Vaccines aren't the only items at risk. Interpol notes that fraudulent and falsified testing kits are also predicted to appear in coming weeks and months.
The World Health Organization, according to Newsweek, reported that there are at least 212 COVID-19 vaccines in development worldwide.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Minneapolis — home of the 'defund the police' movement — just saw a 'staggering' 537% rise in violen

Minneapolis — home of the 'defund the police' movement — just saw a 'staggering' 537% rise in violent carjackings

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Minneapolis officials have a mess on their hands.
Following the death of George Floyd, the City Council vowed to dismantle the city's police and encouraged anti-police protests.
But then the thing that happens when there's a law enforcement vacuum happened: Crime increased — bigly. And now the city is facing a wave of a type of crime that had been pretty infrequent: violent carjackings.
What's happening?
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, cops have recorded almost 130 carjackings in the city over the last two months. Initially, they believed the crimes were happening mostly among bands of teenagers, but they soon discovered that it's not just marauding youths. Recent weeks have seen a rising number of adults being nabbed for carjacking, too.
And things are getting worse.
Just last Saturday, cops reported three separate carjackings in the span of one hour, the Star Tribune reported.
These types of attacks were up 537% for November, compared to one year ago.
The newspaper said Tuesday that Minneapolis has seen at least 375 carjackings in 2020, including 17 just last week. Those to-date 2020 figures are more than three times higher than all of 2019.
This current spate of attacks has been so significant that the Minneapolis Police Department was forced to create a new coding system after the violent protest-filled summertime saw an unusually high number of carjackings.
Minneapolis' remaining cops have been taken aback by the specific crime wave. "The numbers are staggering," police spokesman John Elder told the Star Tribune. "It defies all civility and any shred of common human decency."
And the crime problem in Minneapolis is more than just carjackings. Violent crime, especially shootings, is way up. From the Star Tribune:
The spree comes amid a nearly unprecedented spike in violent crime, particularly shootings, since the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody and the civil unrest that followed.
In November, the toll of people shot this year surpassed 500 in Minneapolis, the most in 15 years. Seventy-nine homicides is the highest count since the mid-1990s, an era when the city earned the grim moniker “Murderapolis."
Still, the city council — which has been forced to outsource its police work — is determined to continue its push to defund the police even further.
Several members of the council introduced a plan Friday that would institute additional cuts to the Minneapolis Police Department and make the city's reduction in law enforcement permanent. The plan would cut about $8 million from the police budget and shrink the MPD force by 15%.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Sarah Fuller, brand new to college football team, blasts players at halftime. After one kickoff, she

Sarah Fuller, brand new to college football team, blasts players at halftime. After one kickoff, she's named SEC special teams player of the week.

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One story utterly dominated the sports world Saturday: A goalie for the Vanderbilt University women's soccer team joined the school's football team as its placekicker after specialists on the squad were out with COVID-19.
Factually speaking, Sarah Fuller made history when she stepped on the field against Missouri to start the second half, becoming the first woman to play in a Power 5 football game. The Southeastern Conference called her kickoff "perfectly-executed" noting that it "sailed 30 yards and was downed at the Missouri 35-yard line."
Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller Becomes First Woman To Play In Power Five Football Game youtu.be
But everything else surrounding her stint with the football team, according to a number of sports commentators, seemed just a tad over the top.
What are the details?
For starters, Fuller actually blasted her brand-new teammates in a halftime speech. Now, it's not uncommon for players to get vocal with each other in the locker room when the chips are down — but a player who just joined the team? And given that kickers' workloads are quite light, typically they're the last players who will rip into teammates covered in mud, blood, and sweat.
But Fuller told reporters that's just what she did.
"I just went in there, and I said exactly what I was thinking," Fuller recalled, according to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. "I was like, 'We need to be cheering each other on. This is how you win games. This is how you get better is by calling each other out for stuff, and I'm going to call you guys out. We need to be supporting one another.'"
Fuller added that she "was a little pissed off at how quiet everybody was on the sideline. We made a first down, and I was the only one cheering, and I was like, 'What the heck? What's going on?' And I tried to get them pumped up."
And believe it or not, Fuller said after her speech she "had coaches come up to me and say, 'I've been wanting to say that for awhile now.'" Vanderbilt lost the game 41-0.
Oh, and after her single kickoff, Fuller was named the SEC's co-special teams player of the week.
Fuller's effort reportedly was compared to Jackie Robinson
And a number of folks just couldn't get enough of the growing legend surrounding Fuller.
Uber-woke NBA superstar LeBron James praised Fuller on Instagram. ESPN's Linda Cohn gushed on camera, calling Fuller a "rock star" during a recent interview.
Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller on becoming the first woman to play in Power 5 game | SportsCenter youtu.be
Alex Scarborough, also with ESPN, penned a feature article totaling more than 2,000 words on Fuller. Scarborough also talked to Katie Hnida and April Goss, who watched Saturday's game on a Zoom video conference. In 2002, Hnida became the first woman to play football at the FBS level at New Mexico, and 10 years later, Goss became the second woman when she played at Kent State.
Nashville-based radio commentator Chad Withrow said that a fellow local host likened Fuller's efforts to Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier.
"I'm thinking, 'Are you kidding me?'" Withrow told Outkick's Clay Travis on Monday. "I mean the insanity of some of this drives me crazy."
Broadcasters Compare Sarah Fuller To Greats Like JACKIE ROBINSON- Clay And Chad Are NOT Ok With It! youtu.be
Travis — a Vanderbilt alum — has been following the story closely and suggested that the whole thing may have been a publicity stunt pulled off by head coach Derek Mason to save his job. (If so, it apparently didn't work; Mason was fired the day after Fuller's game, having tallied an 0-8 season.)
Anything else?
Fuller is well aware of the negativity pointed at her.
"I've been trying not to look at the comments, but it's hard not to see them sometimes when they're talking crap about you, and I'm just like, at this point, what are you doing?" she told ESPN in a separate story. "I am a D-I soccer player, I go to Vanderbilt University, I am going to get my degree from here, I've done amazing things I've set out to do, and so they can talk crap all they want. This is something I believe I've earned, and I was at the right place at the right time, so yeah, I'll take on the hate."
Fuller also said she wants to keep playing for Vanderbilt's football team, even if other specialists return to the squad. She's the only one kicker listed on the two-deep chart for this weekend's game at No. 11 Georgia.


theblaze--2020-12-02--POLL: Do you think we should 'bring back manly men' or dress more like Harry Styles?

POLL : Do you think we should 'bring back manly men ' or dress more like Harry Styles ?
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POLL: Do you think we should 'bring back manly men' or dress more like Harry Styles?
Cast your vote and don't forget to share!


theblaze--2020-12-02--Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed for organizing protests last year. They vow the fight will

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed for organizing protests last year. They vow the fight will continue.

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Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to serve jail time for their involvement in demonstrations against the Chinese Communist Party's increasing attempts to assume total control over the once-autonomous territory last year.
What happened?
Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were found guilty of organizing and taking part in the mass protests near police headquarters last June, the BBC reported Wednesday. The protests kicked off a movement for freedom in Hong Kong that garnered international attention and has continued for more than a year.
Wong received a sentence of 13.5 months in jail, while Chow and Lam were sentenced to 10 and 7 months, respectively. The activists had been held in police custody prior to the sentencing, with Wong under solitary confinement, the British outlet noted.
Magistrate Wong Sze-lai argued that "immediate imprisonment [was] the only appropriate option" for the defendants after they "called on protesters to besiege the headquarters and chanted slogans that undermine the police force."
According to reports, Chow burst into tears after the verdict was read, while Wong shouted "the days ahead will be tough but we will hang in there" as he was led away by authorities.
In further remarks posted on Twitter by his lawyers, Wong said, "It's not the end of the fight ... we're now joining the battle in prison along with many brave protestors, less visible yet essential in the fight for democracy and freedom for HK."
What else?
The pro-democracy movement in the former British colony suffered a major blow in May when Beijing announced it would bypass the Hong Kong legislature and impose a sweeping new national security law that effectively made protesting against authorities illegal.
Under the new law, the activists could have been sentenced to life in prison for their actions. However, since their offenses took place before the law's enactment, they were spared such a fate.
At the time, prominent pro-democracy legislator Dennis Kwok warned the enactment of the new law marked the end of the "one country, two systems" principle that had governed Hong Kong's relationship with China since Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the communist country in 1997.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed with the assessment, officially declaring that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous.
"Beijing's disastrous decision [to impose the law] is only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms and China's own promises to the Hong Kong people under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a U.N.-filed international treaty," Pompeo said in a statement.
[This] decision gives me no pleasure," he added before noting that it is the State Department's responsibility under the Hong Kong Policy Act to assess the territory's autonomy.


theblaze--2020-12-02--Louisville declares racism a 'public health crisis'; Democratic mayor vows to 'reimagine public safe

Louisville declares racism a 'public health crisis'; Democratic mayor vows to 'reimagine public safety'

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Louisville, Kentucky, has officially declared racism a "public health crisis."
What are the details?
Mayor Greg Fischer, a Democrat, signed an executive order Tuesday — which was headlined "Advancing Racial Equity for Black Louisville" — making the declaration official. The development comes after racial unrest struck the Kentucky city this summer following the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in March as they executed a no-knock warrant at her home.
"This order lays out in stark terms the societal, economic, physical and mental health impacts of racism on not just Black Louisville, but all the people of our city," Fischer said, The Hill reported.
"Of course, we can't change America by ourselves, but we can show America how a city can change itself," he added. "We can channel the energy from the pain we've experienced and take ourselves from tragedy to transformation."
The plan states:
In light of the tragic death of Breonna Taylor and recognizing the imperative need to address the impacts of racism and dismantle systemic racism, Mayor Greg Fischer is issuing an executive order declaring racism as a public health crisis to acknowledge and address the societal, physical and mental health impacts on Black residents and all Louisvillians. In addition, the Mayor is pursuing a robust state legislative agenda that includes changes to promote transparency and accountability in police-involved disciplinary matters, equity initiatives, bail reform and voting rights.
Specifically, Fischer's plan outlines seven goals. The Democratic mayor wants to "reimagine public safety," "build black wealth," and "address the health impacts of racism," among other policy initiatives.
"For too many Louisvillians racism is a fact of daily life, a fact that was created and documented in our country's laws and institutional policies like segregation, redlining and urban renewal," Fischer said, WLKY-TV reported.
He also said, "[R]eal life experiences tell us our systems are more than broken. They must be dismantled and replaced."
Anything else?
Dozens of cities, counties, and even whole states have declared racism a public health issue, according to the American Public Health Association.
Democratic lawmakers — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Barbara Lee (Calif.) — even introduced legislation earlier this year that would declare racism a nationwide health crisis.
"It is time we start treating structural racism like we would treat any other public health problem or disease: investing in research into its symptoms and causes and finding ways to mitigate its effects," Sen. Warren said of the legislation.
Pressley added, "For far too long, our federal government has failed to recognize and address the structural racism that has devastated Black and brown communities and denied access to quality health care."


theblaze--2020-12-02--President Donald Trump teases another presidential bid: 'I'll see you in 4 years'

President Donald Trump teases another presidential bid : ' I 'll see you in 4 years '

President Donald Trump appeared to tease a 2024 presidential bid on Tuesday night from the White House. The president's remarks were caught on camera and were delivered during a White House Christmas party event.
What are the details?
According to a report from the Daily Mail, Trump vowed to run for president in 2024 if he is unable to remain president come Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
In a brief speech to supporters and members of the Republican National Committee, Trump said, "It's been an amazing four years. We are trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I'll see you in four years."
Footage of his remarks spread like wildfire across social media and also showed dozens of attendees standing in the Cross Hall of the White House State Floor.
Elsewhere during his remarks, Trump insisted that the 2020 presidential election had been rigged and stolen.
"It's certainly been an unusual year," he admitted. "We won an election, but they don't like that. I call it a rigged election, and I always will."
The president's remarks came just days after he said he would leave the White House if the Electoral College in December voted for former Vice President Joe Biden.
What else?
Stephanie Grisham, spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, said that the season's holiday parties will be on a smaller scale this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The People's House will celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah while providing the safest environment possible," Grisham said of the celebrations. "This includes smaller guest lists, masks will be required and available, social distancing encouraged while on the White House grounds, and hand sanitizer stations throughout the State Floor."
She added, "Attending the parties will be a very personal choice. It is a longstanding tradition for people to visit and enjoy the cheer and iconic decor of the annual White House Christmas celebrations."