bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Soros, Koch Front Groups Unite to Bash President Trump’s Immigration Moratorium

Political front groups associated with billionaires Charles Koch and George Soros released statements condemning President Trump ’ s planned immigration moratorium on Tuesday , suggesting the oligarchs have more in common politically than many would think despite occupying nominally different lanes of the political spectrum .
The SPLC slammed the moratorium as an “ outrageous proposal , ” repeating a bevvy of conspiracy theories seeking to liken the Trump administration to unsavory political extremists .
Soros has been described as a “ long time donor ” to the nominal anti-hate group , which has suffered from a decline in donations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassing sexual harassment scandals involving its founder .
take our poll - story continues below In lockstep , the Koch-funded Libre Intiative released a statement slamming the pro-American worker immigration shutdown as the “ wrong approach.
” Mass immigration benefits wealthy elites such as Soros and Koch by providing an army of guest workers who will work for lower wages than American workers .
Cheap labor programs such as the H1B tech worker program have been described as a means to transfer wealth from American college graduates and middle class workers to shareholders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had announced a new executive order to halt immigration to the United States on Monday night .
He clarified during Tuesday ’ s press conference that the suspension merely prevents applications for new permanent residence green cards , suggesting that the moratorium is lacking the teeth needed to protect American workers from anti-competitive corporate practices .
Senator Ted Cruz questioned why a suspension of the H1B program wasn ’ t included in the Trump administration ’ s immigration suspension on Tucker Carlson Tonight Tuesday .
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Soros, Koch Front Groups Unite to Bash President Trump’s Immigration Moratorium
Political front groups associated with billionaires Charles Koch and George Soros released statements condemning President Trump’s planned immigration moratorium on Tuesday, suggesting the oligarchs have more in common politically than many would think despite occupying nominally different lanes of the political spectrum.
The SPLC slammed the moratorium as an “outrageous proposal,” repeating a bevvy of conspiracy theories seeking to liken the Trump administration to unsavory political extremists.
Soros has been described as a “long time donor” to the nominal anti-hate group, which has suffered from a decline in donations in recent years after a series of embarrassing sexual harassment scandals involving its founder.
In lockstep, the Koch-funded Libre Intiative released a statement slamming the pro-American worker immigration shutdown as the “wrong approach.”
Mass immigration benefits wealthy elites such as Soros and Koch by providing an army of guest workers who will work for lower wages than American workers. Cheap labor programs such as the H1B tech worker program have been described as a means to transfer wealth from American college graduates and middle class workers to shareholders and company executives.
President Donald Trump had announced a new executive order to halt immigration to the United States on Monday night. He clarified during Tuesday’s press conference that the suspension merely prevents applications for new permanent residence green cards, suggesting that the moratorium is lacking the teeth needed to protect American workers from anti-competitive corporate practices.
Senator Ted Cruz questioned why a suspension of the H1B program wasn’t included in the Trump administration’s immigration suspension on Tucker Carlson Tonight Tuesday.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Michigan Governor Dumps Democrat Consulting Firm Hired to Handle Coronavirus Contact Tracing

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has dumped a Democrat consulting firm that she hired to handle coronavirus contact tracing in the state .
Whitmer hired Great Lakes Community Engagement , which is headed up by Democrat Party consultant Michael Kolehouse .
Kolehouse drew controversy in recent weeks by wishing for President Donald Trump to “ get Coronavirus ASAP ” and hoping for someone to “ do the country a favor and cough on that man.
” She dumped Kolehouse ’ s operation after her administration admitted that the normal protocols were not used in awarding the contract .
Cronyism has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office of the governor in 2019 .
“ This contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center , ” a Whitmer spokesperson said in an email .
“ This issue is being corrected , and a different vendor and software platform will be selected by the SEOC .
The state is committed to ensuring this important tracing work can begin quickly to help save lives , while also ensuring that public health data is safe and secure.
” take our poll - story continues below Republicans throughout the state have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Democrat operatives during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ I want to know how Gov .
Whitmer ’ s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process , or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it , ” Republican state representative Shane Hernandez of Port Huron said in a letter to Gov .
Whitmer .
“ I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn ’ t wind up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel , a native of Michigan , also pointed out Whitmer ’ s poor leadership : The issue was initially discovered by Livingston county commissioner Wes Nakagiri , a tea party organizer in the state , who exposed the issue in a series of press releases .
“ I ’ ve been involved with grassroots activists for a little over a decade , ” Nakagiri said to the Washington Free Beacon .
“ I ’ ve never seen anything like this on the conservative side of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this entity working with governmental bodies , dumping huge networks of information into one database .
They ’ re asking for contact information , they ’ re asking for who else lives in the house—it ’ s troubling that this information is being stored in a Democrat-aligned database.
” Whitmer has used the pandemic to promote her own leadership profile in the hopes of becoming Vice President .
Her posturing may backfire as her corrupt actions are exposed and protests such as Operation Gridlock undermine her authority .

Michigan Governor Dumps Democrat Consulting Firm Hired to Handle Coronavirus Contact Tracing
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has dumped a Democrat consulting firm that she hired to handle coronavirus contact tracing in the state.
Whitmer hired Great Lakes Community Engagement, which is headed up by Democrat Party consultant Michael Kolehouse. Kolehouse drew controversy in recent weeks by wishing for President Donald Trump to “get Coronavirus ASAP” and hoping for someone to “do the country a favor and cough on that man.”
She dumped Kolehouse’s operation after her administration admitted that the normal protocols were not used in awarding the contract. Cronyism has been Whitmer’s hallmark since assuming the office of the governor in 2019.
“This contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center,” a Whitmer spokesperson said in an email. “This issue is being corrected, and a different vendor and software platform will be selected by the SEOC. The state is committed to ensuring this important tracing work can begin quickly to help save lives, while also ensuring that public health data is safe and secure.”
Republicans throughout the state have pilloried Whitmer for essentially giving a kickback to Democrat operatives during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I want to know how Gov. Whitmer’s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process, or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it,” Republican state representative Shane Hernandez of Port Huron said in a letter to Gov. Whitmer.
“I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn’t wind up in the hands of any campaigns,” he added.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, a native of Michigan, also pointed out Whitmer’s poor leadership:
Kolehouse recently posted on social media that he hopes President Trump gets coronavirus. This is who @GovWhitmer is giving state contracts to? pic.twitter.com/KTjPcepuFD — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) April 21, 2020
The issue was initially discovered by Livingston county commissioner Wes Nakagiri, a tea party organizer in the state, who exposed the issue in a series of press releases.
“I’ve been involved with grassroots activists for a little over a decade,” Nakagiri said to the Washington Free Beacon. “I’ve never seen anything like this on the conservative side of the ledger, where you’ve got this entity working with governmental bodies, dumping huge networks of information into one database. They’re asking for contact information, they’re asking for who else lives in the house—it’s troubling that this information is being stored in a Democrat-aligned database.”
Whitmer has used the pandemic to promote her own leadership profile in the hopes of becoming Vice President. Her posturing may backfire as her corrupt actions are exposed and protests such as Operation Gridlock undermine her authority.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--The NY Times Smears Fox News by Blaming it for a Bar Owner’s Death

The New York Times continues to cement its status as one of the most dishonest mainstream media outlets in America .
Ginia Bellafante recently wrote a piece where she used the death of Joe Joyce , owner of Brooklyn ’ s JJ Bubbles bar , to take a shot at Fox News and Trump .
On March 1 , Joyce and his spouse went on a cruise to Spain .
Joyce was an avid viewer of Fox News , namely Sean Hannity .
The Fox News host went on air to say that Americans were getting “ unnecessarily ” scared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote that Fox “ took the virus more seriously , but the Joyces were long gone by then.
” In sum , Joyce died because he listened to Fox according to Bellafante .
take our poll - story continues below But as the New York Post noted , “ The Joyces were actually long gone by the time Hannity said those words , March 9 .
And there ’ s no indication their decision had anything to do with Fox or that Joyce contracted the coronavirus on the cruise.
” “ I fundamentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Bellante tweeted on February 27 , 2020 .
“ Virus is not deadly in vast majority of cases.
” In fact , many people , which includes Governor Andrew Cuomo , Mayor Bill de Blasio , and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also did not take the Wuhan virus threat seriously at that time .
However , the Times , like most of the mainstream media , has been trying to scapegoat Trump and conservative outlets for not taking the Wuhan virus seriously .
“ Arizona Man Dies After Taking Chemical in Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Time magazine headline read .
This case was about a man who ingested fish-tank cleaner containing chloroquine phosphate .
It ’ s become clear that mainstream media has an agenda that is all about attacking Trump and advancing globalist narratives instead of actually reporting on the news .

The NY Times Smears Fox News by Blaming it for a Bar Owner’s Death
The New York Times continues to cement its status as one of the most dishonest mainstream media outlets in America.
Ginia Bellafante recently wrote a piece where she used the death of Joe Joyce, owner of Brooklyn’s JJ Bubbles bar, to take a shot at Fox News and Trump.
On March 1, Joyce and his spouse went on a cruise to Spain. Joyce was an avid viewer of Fox News, namely Sean Hannity. The Fox News host went on air to say that Americans were getting “unnecessarily” scared by “this new hoax.”
Bellafante wrote that Fox “took the virus more seriously, but the Joyces were long gone by then.” In sum, Joyce died because he listened to Fox according to Bellafante.
But as the New York Post noted, “The Joyces were actually long gone by the time Hannity said those words, March 9. And there’s no indication their decision had anything to do with Fox or that Joyce contracted the coronavirus on the cruise.”
Ironically, Bellante herself downplayed the virus.
“I fundamentally don’t understand the panic,” Bellante tweeted on February 27, 2020. “Virus is not deadly in vast majority of cases.”
I fundamentally don't understand the panic: incidence of the disease is declining in China. Virus is not deadly in vast majority of cases. Production and so on will slow down and will obviously rebound. cc: @opinion_joe — Ginia Bellafante (@GiniaNYT) February 27, 2020
In fact, many people, which includes Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also did not take the Wuhan virus threat seriously at that time. However, the Times, like most of the mainstream media, has been trying to scapegoat Trump and conservative outlets for not taking the Wuhan virus seriously.
“Arizona Man Dies After Taking Chemical in Coronavirus Treatment Touted by President Trump,” a Time magazine headline read. This case was about a man who ingested fish-tank cleaner containing chloroquine phosphate.
It’s become clear that mainstream media has an agenda that is all about attacking Trump and advancing globalist narratives instead of actually reporting on the news.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Georgia Democrat Lawmaker Resigns Amidst Partisan Pressure After Endorsing Trump’s Re-Election

Georgia state representative Vernon Jones of Lithonia is leaving his post after receiving a great deal of partisan backlash for endorsing President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign .
“ Turn the lights off , I have left the plantation , ” Jones said in a statement announcing his resignation .
“ Someone else can occupy that suite .
Therefore , I intend not to complete my term effective April 22 , 2020.
” Even though he is leaving the state legislature , Jones has no intention of leaving his party .
He will instead try to talk sense into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ openly anti-American and communistic .
“ I don ’ t plan to leave the Democratic Party because somebody ’ s got to be in there to hold them accountable —hold them accountable to how they are treating black people ( and ) root out the bigotry , ” Jones told The Rashad Richey Morning Show right after he announced his resignation on Wednesday .
take our poll - story continues below Richey was not happy with Jones and the interview ended abruptly .
“ Hang up on this clown , please , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders lined up to castigate Jones after he left the plantation last week , which set the stage for his resignation .
“ We are going to take every step we can under our bylaws , ” said John Jackson , the DeKalb County Democrat party chair , vowing to punish Jones for thinking for himself .
“ We do not stand for President Trump .
It ’ s Jones ’ right to vote for who he wants , but when you get elected as a Democrat , you ’ re a part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
“ He was never a Democrat but is gaming the system to win .
He ’ s a wolf in sheep ’ s skin , ” said Adrienne White , the Georgia Democrat Party ’ s vice-chair for recruitment , in a social media post .
“ No supporter of a racist president who is actively trying to suppress the votes of eligible Americans will receive the backing of Fair Fight , ” said spokesman Seth Bringman , who leads Stacey Abrams ’ political organizing group Fair Fight .
Despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reversed his support for the president .
He continues to advocate for Trump and his policies that have improved the black community .
“ Let me be clear about one thing : I didn ’ t leave the Democratic Party .
The Democratic Party left me , ” he said .
“ But one would say , ‘ Why would a black man support Donald Trump ?
’ I would reverse that .
Why wouldn ’ t a black man support Donald Trump ?
” Although he may no longer be in office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black Democrats find their way off the plantation and rally them in favor of President Trump heading into this year ’ s election .

Georgia Democrat Lawmaker Resigns Amidst Partisan Pressure After Endorsing Trump’s Re-Election
Georgia state representative Vernon Jones of Lithonia is leaving his post after receiving a great deal of partisan backlash for endorsing President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.
“Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation,” Jones said in a statement announcing his resignation. “Someone else can occupy that suite. Therefore, I intend not to complete my term effective April 22, 2020.”
Even though he is leaving the state legislature, Jones has no intention of leaving his party. He will instead try to talk sense into a Democrat Party that is growing more openly anti-American and communistic.
“I don’t plan to leave the Democratic Party because somebody’s got to be in there to hold them accountable —hold them accountable to how they are treating black people (and) root out the bigotry,” Jones told The Rashad Richey Morning Show right after he announced his resignation on Wednesday.
Richey was not happy with Jones and the interview ended abruptly. “Hang up on this clown, please,” the enraged host said.
Georgia Democrat leaders lined up to castigate Jones after he left the plantation last week, which set the stage for his resignation.
“We are going to take every step we can under our bylaws,” said John Jackson, the DeKalb County Democrat party chair, vowing to punish Jones for thinking for himself.
“We do not stand for President Trump. It’s Jones’ right to vote for who he wants, but when you get elected as a Democrat, you’re a part of the party leadership,” he added.
“He was never a Democrat but is gaming the system to win. He’s a wolf in sheep’s skin,” said Adrienne White, the Georgia Democrat Party’s vice-chair for recruitment, in a social media post.
“No supporter of a racist president who is actively trying to suppress the votes of eligible Americans will receive the backing of Fair Fight,” said spokesman Seth Bringman, who leads Stacey Abrams’ political organizing group Fair Fight.
Despite the fury from Democrats, Jones has not reversed his support for the president. He continues to advocate for Trump and his policies that have improved the black community.
“Let me be clear about one thing: I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left me,” he said. “But one would say, ‘Why would a black man support Donald Trump?’ I would reverse that. Why wouldn’t a black man support Donald Trump?”
Although he may no longer be in office, Jones will continue to help other black Democrats find their way off the plantation and rally them in favor of President Trump heading into this year’s election.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Claims Coronavirus Came From Wuhan Laboratory, Contains HIV Inserts

French Nobel Prize winning scientist Luc Montagnier has sparked controversy with his admission that the Chinese coronavirus originated from a laboratory and was likely engineered as apart of some sort of gene-splicing experiment gone wrong .
Montagnier told the French CNews channel and a podcast by Pourquoi Docteur that elements of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( HIV ) and elements of the “ germ of malaria ” make it clear that COVID-19 was created in a lab .
“ The Wuhan city laboratory has specialized in these coronaviruses since the early 2000s .
They have expertise in this area , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Montagnier received the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2008 because he identified the AIDS virus alongside professor Franeoise Barre-Sinoussi .
Montagnier ’ s willingness to admit certain inconvenient truths about coronavirus has earned him the scorn of his establishment colleagues .
Despite his long-standing history of contributing to science , his peers want to destroy him for not surrendering to the official Chinese propaganda narrative pushed by groups like the World Health Organization .
take our poll - story continues below “ Just in case you don ’ t know .
Dr Montagnier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last few years .
From baselessly defending homeopathy to becoming an antivaxxer .
Whatever he says , just don ’ t believe him , ” Juan Carlos Gabaldon wrote in a tweet .
Big League Politics has reported about the origins of coronavirus and how the establishment has been desperate to kill all questioning of the official narrative : Big Tech entities are desperately trying to suppress news that the Chinese coronavirus has “ HIV ” insertions which indicate it is a potential bioweapon… The Zerohedge report noted that researchers from India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after studying its genome .
“ To our surprise , these sequence insertions were not only absent in S protein of SARS but were also not observed in any other member of the Coronaviridae family ( Supplementary figure ) .
This is startling as it is quite unlikely for a virus to have acquired such unique insertions naturally in a short duration of time , ” the Indian scientists determined… This startling news fits it line what Big League Politics reported last week about the possible outbreak coming from a research facility for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tech is desperate to suppress this information that could be crucial in understanding the origin of the coronavirus pandemic that has the world in a panic .
Montagnier believes that the coronavirus could have been created while scientists were attempting to synthesize a vaccine for HIV .
However , it is a very real possibility that the virus was deliberately created as a bioweapon to reinforce the need for globalism .

Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Claims Coronavirus Came From Wuhan Laboratory, Contains HIV Inserts
French Nobel Prize winning scientist Luc Montagnier has sparked controversy with his admission that the Chinese coronavirus originated from a laboratory and was likely engineered as apart of some sort of gene-splicing experiment gone wrong.
Montagnier told the French CNews channel and a podcast by Pourquoi Docteur that elements of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and elements of the “germ of malaria” make it clear that COVID-19 was created in a lab.
“The Wuhan city laboratory has specialized in these coronaviruses since the early 2000s. They have expertise in this area,” Montagnier was quoted as saying.
Montagnier received the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2008 because he identified the AIDS virus alongside professor Franeoise Barre-Sinoussi. Montagnier’s willingness to admit certain inconvenient truths about coronavirus has earned him the scorn of his establishment colleagues. Despite his long-standing history of contributing to science, his peers want to destroy him for not surrendering to the official Chinese propaganda narrative pushed by groups like the World Health Organization.
“Just in case you don’t know. Dr Montagnier has been rolling downhill incredibly fast in the last few years. From baselessly defending homeopathy to becoming an antivaxxer. Whatever he says, just don’t believe him,” Juan Carlos Gabaldon wrote in a tweet.
Big League Politics has reported about the origins of coronavirus and how the establishment has been desperate to kill all questioning of the official narrative:
Big Tech entities are desperately trying to suppress news that the Chinese coronavirus has “HIV” insertions which indicate it is a potential bioweapon… The Zerohedge report noted that researchers from India came to the conclusion about the virus after studying its genome. “To our surprise, these sequence insertions were not only absent in S protein of SARS but were also not observed in any other member of the Coronaviridae family (Supplementary figure). This is startling as it is quite unlikely for a virus to have acquired such unique insertions naturally in a short duration of time,” the Indian scientists determined… This startling news fits it line what Big League Politics reported last week about the possible outbreak coming from a research facility for dangerous pathogens in Wuhan, China… Big Tech is desperate to suppress this information that could be crucial in understanding the origin of the coronavirus pandemic that has the world in a panic.
Montagnier believes that the coronavirus could have been created while scientists were attempting to synthesize a vaccine for HIV. However, it is a very real possibility that the virus was deliberately created as a bioweapon to reinforce the need for globalism.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--State of Missouri Suing China for Coronavirus Coverup

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a federal lawsuit against the People ’ s Republic of China on Tuesday , claiming the Chinese government oversaw a coverup of the coronavirus disease that has led to significant damages for Missouri and for the world .
Schmitt ’ s lawsuit claims “ an appalling campaign of deceit , concealment , misfeasance , and inaction by Chinese authorities unleashed this pandemic.
” The Attorney General cites China ’ s pervasive censorship of the coronavirus disease , most notably refusing to admit that the virus could be transferred from one human to another when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on or around January 16 , despite knowing the risks of doing so , Wuhan leaders hosted a potluck dinner for 40,000 residents , increasing the potential spread of the virus.
” Schmitt accuses China of refusing to enact necessary safety measures to deter the spread of the disease .
“ Defendants allowed these massive public gatherings and massive exodus from Wuhan despite knowing the risks of COVID-19 , including the risk of human-to-human transmission.
” take our poll - story continues below The lawsuit cites the wide-ranging economic damage incurred by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemic , which now has the highest unemployment rates the state has ever seen since the Great Depression .
More than 6,000 cases of the virus have been diagnosed in the state , and almost 230 people have died of coronavirus .
Securing compensation from China within the U.S. federal court system will be an uphill battle .
Foreign nations have wide-ranging protections as a result of foreign immunity , although some of the entities Schmitt is litigating against are nominally private organizations that are de facto Chinese government controlled .
Missouri Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would strip legal immunity from the authoritarian communist Chinese government , making them liable to civil claims from coronavirus victims in a manner similar to the 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act .
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State of Missouri Suing China for Coronavirus Coverup
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a federal lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday, claiming the Chinese government oversaw a coverup of the coronavirus disease that has led to significant damages for Missouri and for the world.
Schmitt’s lawsuit claims “an appalling campaign of deceit, concealment, misfeasance, and inaction by Chinese authorities unleashed this pandemic.”
The Attorney General cites China’s pervasive censorship of the coronavirus disease, most notably refusing to admit that the virus could be transferred from one human to another when it became obvious.
“In mid-January, on or around January 16, despite knowing the risks of doing so, Wuhan leaders hosted a potluck dinner for 40,000 residents, increasing the potential spread of the virus.” Schmitt accuses China of refusing to enact necessary safety measures to deter the spread of the disease. “Defendants allowed these massive public gatherings and massive exodus from Wuhan despite knowing the risks of COVID-19, including the risk of human-to-human transmission.”
The lawsuit cites the wide-ranging economic damage incurred by Missouri as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, which now has the highest unemployment rates the state has ever seen since the Great Depression. More than 6,000 cases of the virus have been diagnosed in the state, and almost 230 people have died of coronavirus.
Securing compensation from China within the U.S. federal court system will be an uphill battle. Foreign nations have wide-ranging protections as a result of foreign immunity, although some of the entities Schmitt is litigating against are nominally private organizations that are de facto Chinese government controlled.
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has proposed federal legislation that would strip legal immunity from the authoritarian communist Chinese government, making them liable to civil claims from coronavirus victims in a manner similar to the 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Joy Behar Calls Second Amendment Patriots “Terrorists”

Joy Behar , one of the co-hosts of ABC ’ s “ The View , ” declared on April 20 , 2020 that protesters who carry firearms are “ terrorists.
” She was specifically referring to protesters at rallies against government-imposed shutdowns in response to the Wuhan virus pandemic .
“ These people are being egged on by right-wing media people like Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh .
Why are you bringing guns to a rally ?
” Behar inquired .
take our poll - story continues below Behar expressed her sympathies for people who lost their jobs .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand that they can infect other people , and , you know — you know , to paraphrase Patrick Henry , give me liberty and give me death is what they ’ re basically proposing , because a lot of people are going to die because of this behavior , you know ?
And it ’ s already been shown that self-quarantining or whatever you want to call it , besides distancing and PPEs , has been working .
It works .
I was looking up Sweden , my favorite — one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really screwed up .
They have had this — this policy where everyone can go out and do what they have to do and use your own judgment .
Don ’ t gather in groups of more than 50 people , which is a lot of people , by the way .
They have closed the schools , yes , they have , but people are in restaurants .
Now they have 17 times the rate of their fellow Scandinavian countries .
Norway , Finland , et cetera .
So it has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Stay at home .
Another co-host , Sunny Hostin , blamed President Trump of inciting violence with his “ Liberate Michigan , ” “ Liberate Minnesota , ” and “ Liberate Virginia and save your great 2nd Amendment , ” tweets that he posted in the last week .
And to Joy ’ s point , you know , you saw protesters with guns , and I think , you know , he ’ s in a sense , implying an incited insurrection .
I think the argument can be made that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s inciting government insurrection , and many people are saying , well , it ’ s his free speech .
“ But the Supreme Court has found many times that if you are inciting lawlessness that ’ s leading to violence , that that type of speech isn ’ t protected .
And so I ’ m just shocked that we have the president of the United States , again , inciting this kind of behavior , inciting these protests , ” Hostin remarked .
The media is carrying water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point , it doesn ’ t care about the economic impact of such measures so long as they give an opportunity for the Left to attack Trump .

Joy Behar Calls Second Amendment Patriots “Terrorists”
Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View,” declared on April 20, 2020 that protesters who carry firearms are “terrorists.”
She was specifically referring to protesters at rallies against government-imposed shutdowns in response to the Wuhan virus pandemic.
“These people are being egged on by right-wing media people like Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh. Why are you bringing guns to a rally?” Behar inquired.
You want to call yourself protesters, leave your guns at home. Those are terrorists who bring guns to things — to rallies. I don’t trust that at all. And don’t listen to these people.
Behar expressed her sympathies for people who lost their jobs.
The co-host continued:
I really do, but they have to understand that they can infect other people, and, you know — you know, to paraphrase Patrick Henry, give me liberty and give me death is what they’re basically proposing, because a lot of people are going to die because of this behavior, you know? And it’s already been shown that self-quarantining or whatever you want to call it, besides distancing and PPEs, has been working. It works. I was looking up Sweden, my favorite — one of my favorite countries. Well, they really screwed up. They have had this — this policy where everyone can go out and do what they have to do and use your own judgment. Don’t gather in groups of more than 50 people, which is a lot of people, by the way. They have closed the schools, yes, they have, but people are in restaurants. Now they have 17 times the rate of their fellow Scandinavian countries. Norway, Finland, et cetera. So it has not worked. It doesn’t work. Stay at home.
Another co-host, Sunny Hostin, blamed President Trump of inciting violence with his “Liberate Michigan,” “Liberate Minnesota,” and “Liberate Virginia and save your great 2nd Amendment,” tweets that he posted in the last week.
And to Joy’s point, you know, you saw protesters with guns, and I think, you know, he’s in a sense, implying an incited insurrection. I think the argument can be made that he is inciting violence by these tweets. He’s inciting government insurrection, and many people are saying, well, it’s his free speech.
“But the Supreme Court has found many times that if you are inciting lawlessness that’s leading to violence, that that type of speech isn’t protected. And so I’m just shocked that we have the president of the United States, again, inciting this kind of behavior, inciting these protests,” Hostin remarked.
The media is carrying water for draconian shutdown measures.
At this point, it doesn’t care about the economic impact of such measures so long as they give an opportunity for the Left to attack Trump.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Social Media Upstart Parler Accuses Facebook of ‘Digital Inquisition’ for Blocking Quarantine Protes

The social media upstart Parler is pushing back against monolithic tech giant Facebook for their unethical business practices , such as their suppression of rallies against quarantines across America and their unpersoning of so-called “ dangerous individuals.
” “ Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg demonstrate a disturbing pattern of extreme words to demonize and dehumanize others in order to justify their digital inquisition , ” Parler wrote in an Apr .
21 press release .
“ For a platform that claims to be a social network and aims for responsible citizenship , Facebook uses labels like “ dangerous individuals ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vilify Americans in a twisted and Machiavellian way , ” they added .
Parler is referencing Facebook ’ s arbitrary decision to label people such as Infowars host Alex Jones , Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes , and Congressional candidate Laura Loomer as “ dangerous individuals ” in order to boot them from their platform .
Loomer is currently in court suing Facebook alleging the social media provider defamed her and violated her rights .
take our poll - story continues below “ Facebook had no basis for designating me as a dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ printed criteria for their dangerous individual policy , it is even more evident that I don ’ t meet any of the criteria , which includes being a terrorist and mass murderer , ” Loomer told Breitbart News .
“ I will continue this legal battle for as long as it takes until Facebook is held legally responsible for what they have done .
If Facebook is truly innocent as they claim , then they should stop objecting to discovery and should immediately release the names and correspondence that occurred between everyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ dangerous individuals and organizations ” policy at Facebook , and its application to the select individuals it was applied to , ” she added .
Parler is a social media platform that stands with Loomer and other purveyors of wrong-think in the digital age .
They also stand with the protesters who are opposing unconstitutional overreach at the state level throughout America caused due to coronavirus quarantines .
“ Facebook ’ s definition of good citizenship appears to include restricting people ’ s right to free speech , protest government policy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook ’ s role as a social network is to destroy the Bill of Rights and replace it with Facebook ’ s Terms of Service , ” Parler said .
Big League Politics has reported extensively on Facebook ’ s suppression of anti-quarantine rallies , as they use their immense monopoly power to foment panic and hysteria regarding coronavirus : Facebook has deleted an organizing group tasked with putting together a rally against restrictive “ stay-at-home ” executive orders in the state of New Jersey .
According to conservative news site Save Jersey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Jersey ” rally over Facebook until their event was unceremoniously removed for supposedly violating the community standards of the social media giant .
Facebook claimed the activists were “ coordinating harm and promoting crime ” with their non-violent protest against tyranny .
Primary organizer Angela DeVoe , who resides in Forked River , N.J , said she is not backing down due to Facebook ’ s Orwellian censorship of the event .
Organizers will continue onward with the planned protest and will not let the tech monopoly stand in their way… All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ muster can not stop the wave of patriotism that is sweeping the nation as a reaction to coronavirus-related overreach .
Parler is demanding that Facebook respect American values and immediately halt their Big Brother schemes to crush freedom of assembly .
“ We call on Facebook to stop the Un-American censorship and allow free association .
We at Parler will never stifle the views and actions of free people and welcome anyone , both pro or anti quarantine , to join us , ” they wrote .

Social Media Upstart Parler Accuses Facebook of ‘Digital Inquisition’ for Blocking Quarantine Protests
The social media upstart Parler is pushing back against monolithic tech giant Facebook for their unethical business practices, such as their suppression of rallies against quarantines across America and their unpersoning of so-called “dangerous individuals.”
“Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg demonstrate a disturbing pattern of extreme words to demonize and dehumanize others in order to justify their digital inquisition,” Parler wrote in an Apr. 21 press release.
“For a platform that claims to be a social network and aims for responsible citizenship, Facebook uses labels like “dangerous individuals” and purveyors of “harmful information” to vilify Americans in a twisted and Machiavellian way,” they added.
Parler is referencing Facebook’s arbitrary decision to label people such as Infowars host Alex Jones, Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, and Congressional candidate Laura Loomer as “dangerous individuals” in order to boot them from their platform. Loomer is currently in court suing Facebook alleging the social media provider defamed her and violated her rights.
“Facebook had no basis for designating me as a dangerous individual, and when you examine their printed criteria for their dangerous individual policy, it is even more evident that I don’t meet any of the criteria, which includes being a terrorist and mass murderer,” Loomer told Breitbart News.
“I will continue this legal battle for as long as it takes until Facebook is held legally responsible for what they have done. If Facebook is truly innocent as they claim, then they should stop objecting to discovery and should immediately release the names and correspondence that occurred between everyone who was involved in designing and approving the “dangerous individuals and organizations” policy at Facebook, and its application to the select individuals it was applied to,” she added.
Parler is a social media platform that stands with Loomer and other purveyors of wrong-think in the digital age. They also stand with the protesters who are opposing unconstitutional overreach at the state level throughout America caused due to coronavirus quarantines.
“Facebook’s definition of good citizenship appears to include restricting people’s right to free speech, protest government policy and assemble freely. Zuckerberg seems to think Facebook’s role as a social network is to destroy the Bill of Rights and replace it with Facebook’s Terms of Service,” Parler said.
Big League Politics has reported extensively on Facebook’s suppression of anti-quarantine rallies, as they use their immense monopoly power to foment panic and hysteria regarding coronavirus:
Facebook has deleted an organizing group tasked with putting together a rally against restrictive “stay-at-home” executive orders in the state of New Jersey. According to conservative news site Save Jersey, activists were organizing an “Open New Jersey” rally over Facebook until their event was unceremoniously removed for supposedly violating the community standards of the social media giant. Facebook claimed the activists were “coordinating harm and promoting crime” with their non-violent protest against tyranny. Primary organizer Angela DeVoe, who resides in Forked River, N.J, said she is not backing down due to Facebook’s Orwellian censorship of the event. Organizers will continue onward with the planned protest and will not let the tech monopoly stand in their way… All the Big Brother censorship that Facebook can muster cannot stop the wave of patriotism that is sweeping the nation as a reaction to coronavirus-related overreach.
Parler is demanding that Facebook respect American values and immediately halt their Big Brother schemes to crush freedom of assembly.
“We call on Facebook to stop the Un-American censorship and allow free association. We at Parler will never stifle the views and actions of free people and welcome anyone, both pro or anti quarantine, to join us,” they wrote.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Andrew Cuomo Puts New York on Lockdown, While his Brother Violates Quarantine

On Thursday , April 16 , 2020 , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that New York would maintain its “ pause ” until May 15 .
However , Karol Markowicz of the New York Post argued “ Cuomo ’ s totalizing approach , moreover , fails to distinguish between Manhattan ( population : 1.6 million ) and Morehouse , NY ( population : 77 ) .
” The writer added that the state of New York needs “ a roadmap back to normal .
Cuomo has failed to produce any such thing.
” She also noted that the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equally to everyone.
” take our poll - story continues below Cuomo ’ s brother , Chris , caught the Wuhan virus and has been broadcasting his CNN show from his house in Southampton .
Last week , Chris Cuomo announced that his wife , Cristina , also tested positive for the virus .
However , it appears that Cuomo is not practicing his quarantine .
Markowicz tweeted , “ I ’ m very surprised it ’ s not a giant story that the governor added a month to our blanket lockdown but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to another town while actually sick with Coronavirus and got a pass on it.
” A few days before the announcement about his wife ’ s condition came out , the CNN host was seen in East Hampton , which is a 30-minute drive from his home .
He was allegedly visiting a property that is under construction .
Cuomo was then confronted by a bicyclist who asked him why he was outside .
The cyclist was in the right .
It ’ s become clear that New York is taking extremely heavy-handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Andrew Cuomo will need to reverse course and re-open his state so people can get back to work and re-piece their lives together .

Andrew Cuomo Puts New York on Lockdown, While his Brother Violates Quarantine
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that New York would maintain its “pause” until May 15.
However, Karol Markowicz of the New York Post argued “Cuomo’s totalizing approach, moreover, fails to distinguish between Manhattan (population: 1.6 million) and Morehouse, NY (population: 77).”
The writer added that the state of New York needs “a roadmap back to normal. Cuomo has failed to produce any such thing.”
She also noted that the “lockdown rules don’t quite apply equally to everyone.”
Cuomo’s brother, Chris, caught the Wuhan virus and has been broadcasting his CNN show from his house in Southampton.
Last week, Chris Cuomo announced that his wife, Cristina, also tested positive for the virus.
However, it appears that Cuomo is not practicing his quarantine.
Markowicz tweeted, “I’m very surprised it’s not a giant story that the governor added a month to our blanket lockdown but his brother broke quarantine and literally traveled to another town while actually sick with Coronavirus and got a pass on it.”
I'm very surprised it's not a giant story that the governor added a month to our blanket lockdown but his brother broke quarantine and literally traveled to another town *while actually sick with Coronavirus* and got a pass on it. https://t.co/sqyLGxJTNm pic.twitter.com/CyQbqlR3SP — Karol Markowicz (@karol) April 20, 2020
A few days before the announcement about his wife’s condition came out, the CNN host was seen in East Hampton, which is a 30-minute drive from his home. He was allegedly visiting a property that is under construction.
Cuomo was then confronted by a bicyclist who asked him why he was outside.
The cyclist was in the right. It’s become clear that New York is taking extremely heavy-handed measures but is not applying them equally.
Andrew Cuomo will need to reverse course and re-open his state so people can get back to work and re-piece their lives together.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Harvard University Vows to Keep Coronavirus Stimulus Money Despite Sitting on Endowment of Billions

Harvard University is refusing to give back their coronavirus bailout money despite the fact that the privileged institution sits atop an endowment of many billions of dollars .
President Donald Trump has called for Harvard to return $ 9 million in stimulus funds soaked up by the university .
The coronavirus bailout has been a bonanza of graft after being muscled through without any real deliberation or discussion .
Harvard claims that the money will be used to assist the “ urgent financial needs ” of students amidst the pandemic .
Harvard is the world ’ s wealthiest university and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 billion .
Trump singled them out during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Tuesday .
“ I want Harvard to pay that money back , OK ?
If they won ’ t do that , we won ’ t do something else , ” the president said to reporters .
take our poll - story continues below “ They have to pay it back , I don ’ t like it .
This is meant for workers , this isn ’ t meant for one of the richest institutions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world .
They got to pay it back , ” he added .
“ Harvard has committed that 100 % of these emergency higher education funds will be used to provide direct assistance to students facing urgent financial needs due to the Covid-19 pandemic , ” the university tweeted .
Other ivy league schools are cashing out on stimulus funds as well .
Princeton has soaked up $ 2.4 million from the coronavirus bailout with a $ 26 billion endowment , and Yalehas received $ 6.9 million in stimulus funds while having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The bailout was pushed through without lawmakers even knowing what was in the bill .
This has resulted in tremendous abuse and waste , particularly through the Payment Protection Program ( PPP ) , which was meant to help small businesses .
According to an analysis conducted by investment bank Morgan Stanley , publicly traded corporations with a value of over $ 100 million a piece received $ 250 billion in stimulus funds meant for small businesses .
Rep. Thomas Massie ( R-KY ) was the lone voice standing in opposition to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swore an oath to uphold the constitution , and I take that oath seriously .
In a few moments I will request a vote on the CARES Act which means members of Congress will vote on it by pushing “ yes ” or “ no ” or “ present , ” ‘ Massie wrote on Twitter .
‘ The Constitution requires that a quorum of members be present to conduct business in the House .
Right now , millions of essential , working-class Americans are still required to go to work during this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare professionals , pilots , grocery clerks , cooks/chefs , delivery drivers , auto mechanics , and janitors ( to name just a few ) .
Is it too much to ask that the House do its job , just like the Senate did ?
, ’ he added .
Massie was unsuccessful in stopping the bailout from being rammed through and now Americans have to live with the consequences .

Harvard University Vows to Keep Coronavirus Stimulus Money Despite Sitting on Endowment of Billions
Harvard University is refusing to give back their coronavirus bailout money despite the fact that the privileged institution sits atop an endowment of many billions of dollars.
President Donald Trump has called for Harvard to return $9 million in stimulus funds soaked up by the university. The coronavirus bailout has been a bonanza of graft after being muscled through without any real deliberation or discussion. Harvard claims that the money will be used to assist the “urgent financial needs” of students amidst the pandemic.
Harvard is the world’s wealthiest university and has an endowment worth an estimated $40 billion. Trump singled them out during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Tuesday.
“I want Harvard to pay that money back, OK? If they won’t do that, we won’t do something else,” the president said to reporters.
“They have to pay it back, I don’t like it. This is meant for workers, this isn’t meant for one of the richest institutions, not only, far beyond schools in the world. They got to pay it back,” he added.
Harvard responded to Trump’s criticism in a tweet.
“Harvard has committed that 100% of these emergency higher education funds will be used to provide direct assistance to students facing urgent financial needs due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” the university tweeted.
Other ivy league schools are cashing out on stimulus funds as well. Princeton has soaked up $2.4 million from the coronavirus bailout with a $26 billion endowment, and Yalehas received $6.9 million in stimulus funds while having an endowment of $30 billion.
The bailout was pushed through without lawmakers even knowing what was in the bill. This has resulted in tremendous abuse and waste, particularly through the Payment Protection Program (PPP), which was meant to help small businesses.
According to an analysis conducted by investment bank Morgan Stanley, publicly traded corporations with a value of over $100 million a piece received $250 billion in stimulus funds meant for small businesses.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was the lone voice standing in opposition to the bailout at the time.
‘I swore an oath to uphold the constitution, and I take that oath seriously. In a few moments I will request a vote on the CARES Act which means members of Congress will vote on it by pushing “yes” or “no” or “present,”‘ Massie wrote on Twitter.
‘The Constitution requires that a quorum of members be present to conduct business in the House. Right now, millions of essential, working-class Americans are still required to go to work during this pandemic such as manufacturing line workers, healthcare professionals, pilots, grocery clerks, cooks/chefs, delivery drivers, auto mechanics, and janitors (to name just a few). Is it too much to ask that the House do its job, just like the Senate did?,’ he added.
Massie was unsuccessful in stopping the bailout from being rammed through and now Americans have to live with the consequences.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--WAR DRUMS: President Trump Gives the Order to ‘Shoot Down and Destroy’ Iranian Boats

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he has given the okay for the U.S. to “ shoot down and destroy ” Iranian boats if they are found to be “ harassing ” American warships .
He made the declaration via tweet : take our poll - story continues below This follows news that Iranian fast boats came into close proximity with U.S. warships near Kuwait last week .
Iran blamed the incident on “ the unprofessional and provocative actions of the United States and their indifference to warnings.
” Despite President Trump ’ s order , the Navy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to remain vigilant ” and “ are trained to act in a professional manner ” during tense incidents .
Iran is not apparently prepared to back down due to Trump ’ s threats .
“ All you need to do is stop interfering in the affairs of other nations ; mine especially , ” wrote Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a tweet .
“ And believe me , we do not take advice from ANY American politician , ” Zarif added .
Relations between the U.S. and the Iranians have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Qassim Solemani was assassinated via drone strike in January .
The ramifications are still being felt from that aggressive maneuver .
Big League Politics reported on it at the time : President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassim Solemani in Baghdad Thursday , responding to attacks on the US Embassy in the country by Shia militia by striking their Iranian allies forcefully .
Soleimani was a commander of Iran ’ s elite Revolutionary Guard , and had been a significant player in Middle Eastern geopolitics for years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shia militias that fought American troops in Iraq after the 2003 invasion of the country .
He would go on to lead military operations as a representative of Iran in the Syrian Civil War , and the war against the ensuing spillover of the ISIS caliphate into Iraq .
Sources indicate that Soleimani was killed by incoming rocket projectiles as he disembarked from a plane arriving at the Baghdad airport .
It goes without saying to American patriots that the Shia Islamist militant was a villain .
But it ’ s worth considering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operation .
Neocons may seek to use the operation as a launching pad for full-fledged regime change war in the Middle East .
However , it ’ s also worth noting that the Trump administration has taken decisive yet limited military action in the region that didn ’ t result in prolonged conflicts .
President Trump has attacked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ’ s regime twice during his tenure , but Assad has secured a favorable , stable position in the nation ’ s seemingly endless and proxy-ridden civil war .
President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single worst decision ever made.
” He accused former President George W. Bush of “ throwing a big fat brick into a hornet ’ s nest ” for his decision to militarily invade iraq and was elected on a platform of putting America first and staying out of geopolitical conflicts .
Now , President Trump may be falling into the same trap that Bush fell into with Iran .

WAR DRUMS: President Trump Gives the Order to ‘Shoot Down and Destroy’ Iranian Boats
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he has given the okay for the U.S. to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian boats if they are found to be “harassing” American warships.
He made the declaration via tweet:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252932181447630848
This follows news that Iranian fast boats came into close proximity with U.S. warships near Kuwait last week. Iran blamed the incident on “the unprofessional and provocative actions of the United States and their indifference to warnings.”
Despite President Trump’s order, the Navy maintains that the “U.S. forces continue to remain vigilant” and “are trained to act in a professional manner” during tense incidents.
Iran is not apparently prepared to back down due to Trump’s threats.
“All you need to do is stop interfering in the affairs of other nations; mine especially,” wrote Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a tweet.
“And believe me, we do not take advice from ANY American politician,” Zarif added.
Relations between the U.S. and the Iranians have soured throughout the year ever since Iranian General Qassim Solemani was assassinated via drone strike in January. The ramifications are still being felt from that aggressive maneuver.
Big League Politics reported on it at the time:
President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassim Solemani in Baghdad Thursday, responding to attacks on the US Embassy in the country by Shia militia by striking their Iranian allies forcefully. Soleimani was a commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard, and had been a significant player in Middle Eastern geopolitics for years. Soleimani trained and equipped many of the Shia militias that fought American troops in Iraq after the 2003 invasion of the country. He would go on to lead military operations as a representative of Iran in the Syrian Civil War, and the war against the ensuing spillover of the ISIS caliphate into Iraq. Sources indicate that Soleimani was killed by incoming rocket projectiles as he disembarked from a plane arriving at the Baghdad airport. It goes without saying to American patriots that the Shia Islamist militant was a villain. But it’s worth considering the broader national security considerations of the operation. Neocons may seek to use the operation as a launching pad for full-fledged regime change war in the Middle East. However, it’s also worth noting that the Trump administration has taken decisive yet limited military action in the region that didn’t result in prolonged conflicts. President Trump has attacked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime twice during his tenure, but Assad has secured a favorable, stable position in the nation’s seemingly endless and proxy-ridden civil war.
President Trump once called the Iraq war “the single worst decision ever made.” He accused former President George W. Bush of “throwing a big fat brick into a hornet’s nest” for his decision to militarily invade iraq and was elected on a platform of putting America first and staying out of geopolitical conflicts.
Now, President Trump may be falling into the same trap that Bush fell into with Iran.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--D.C. Police “Actively Investigating” 1993 Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden

Washington D.C Police have confirmed that they ’ re actively investigating Tara Reade ’ s accusation of sexual assault against then-Senator Joe Biden , which the former Senate staffer claims occurred in 1993 .
“ This is an active , ongoing investigation , and there are no further details to provide at this time , ” A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday .
“ Cases that are handled by the Metropolitan Police Department ’ s Sexual Assault Unit go through a multi-review prior to being assigned a disposition .
This case is progressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recounted an event in which she was pinned against a wall and penetrated in Biden ’ s Senate office while working as a Senate staffer .
She filed a police report over the matter on April 9th .
Biden ’ s campaign has released a statement denying Reade ’ s allegation , although remarkably Joe Biden himself hasn ’ t even so much as been asked them during his numerous media appearances since Reade came forward .
Other Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been asked more about the allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our poll - story continues below The incident is beyond the statue of limitations , so it ’ s doubtful that charges could be filed in any event .
Reade has stated that she didn ’ t expect the D.C. police to do more than note the compliant , and that she was merely intending to document her allegation .
There ’ s not much the public has to analyze the veracity of Reade ’ s accusation at this point .
But it ’ s almost certain that stringent # VoteBlue neoliberal Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the left ’ s lengthy track record of weaponizing even more dubious allegations against conservatives such as Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump .
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D.C. Police “Actively Investigating” 1993 Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden
Washington D.C Police have confirmed that they’re actively investigating Tara Reade’s accusation of sexual assault against then-Senator Joe Biden, which the former Senate staffer claims occurred in 1993.
“This is an active, ongoing investigation, and there are no further details to provide at this time,” A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. “Cases that are handled by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit go through a multi-review prior to being assigned a disposition. This case is progressing through the review process.”
Reade has recounted an event in which she was pinned against a wall and penetrated in Biden’s Senate office while working as a Senate staffer. She filed a police report over the matter on April 9th.
Biden’s campaign has released a statement denying Reade’s allegation, although remarkably Joe Biden himself hasn’t even so much as been asked them during his numerous media appearances since Reade came forward. Other Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been asked more about the allegation against Biden than he has.
The incident is beyond the statue of limitations, so it’s doubtful that charges could be filed in any event. Reade has stated that she didn’t expect the D.C. police to do more than note the compliant, and that she was merely intending to document her allegation.
There’s not much the public has to analyze the veracity of Reade’s accusation at this point. But it’s almost certain that stringent #VoteBlue neoliberal Democrats will conveniently ignore the allegation, despite the left’s lengthy track record of weaponizing even more dubious allegations against conservatives such as Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--Alex Jones’ Ex-Wife Files Motion in Custody Battle with the Political Personality After He Led a Ral

Kelly Jones , the ex-wife of radio host Alex Jones , has filed an emergency motion in the Travis County District Court in order to gain custody of their daughters for at least two weeks .
Kelly Jones pursued this action because her ex-husband held a rally at the Texas State Capitol on April 18 , 2020 where he was exposed to 300 people who did not practice social distancing , did not use masks , or implement any safety measures to prevent the Wuhan virus pandemic .
It generally takes two weeks to determine whether an individual has contracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crouch Bartlett filed the motion on the night of April 19 , 2020 on behalf of Kelly Jones asking State District Judge Lora Livingtson to keep Jones from “ exercising any physical possession of the children … .
for at least the next fourteen days as Alex— in blatant violation of local Travis County stay-at-home orders , and in violation of Texas and federal guidelines and recommendations.
” take our poll - story continues below “ This is my ex husband , # AlexJones , endangering my children by violating State Orders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with no respect for authority of my children ’ s health .
# COVID19 # CPS # GregAbbot # NYT Pls RT .
Do not allow my kids to go unprotected.
” The Joneses ’ two daughters were spending the weekend with their mother and were expected to return to their father ’ s home on the evening of April 19 .
Taking into account what occurred at Saturday ’ s rally , Kelly Jones texted her ex-husband mid-afternoon Sunday that , “ I have a duty to protect the children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you.
” However , in an affidavit filed with the court , Kelly Jones said that right before 6 p.m. Sunday , “ I went to the kitchen to start dinner .
I was in the kitchen for about two minutes .
When I came out the children were gone .
They texted me at 6:04 PM that they were at their dad ’ s ( his home is around 10 minutes away from mine ) .
Alex messaged me that he had picked them up.
” Alex Jones and Kelly Jones live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The two girls live with Alex Jones for most of the time .
They spend two hours every Thursday and every other weekend with their mother .
Jones has full custody of his 17-year-old son .
Jones held the “ You Can ’ t Close America Rally ” on the south steps of the Capitol .
Alex Jones has been one the leading dissident voices in American politics for the last few decades .
With his family dispute and recent deplatforming scandals , Jones is clearly facing an uphill struggle .
Hopefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and continue putting out content at a high level .

Alex Jones’ Ex-Wife Files Motion in Custody Battle with the Political Personality After He Led a Rally in Austin
Kelly Jones, the ex-wife of radio host Alex Jones, has filed an emergency motion in the Travis County District Court in order to gain custody of their daughters for at least two weeks.
Kelly Jones pursued this action because her ex-husband held a rally at the Texas State Capitol on April 18, 2020 where he was exposed to 300 people who did not practice social distancing, did not use masks, or implement any safety measures to prevent the Wuhan virus pandemic.
It generally takes two weeks to determine whether an individual has contracted the Wuhan virus.
Austin attorney Tiffany Crouch Bartlett filed the motion on the night of April 19, 2020 on behalf of Kelly Jones asking State District Judge Lora Livingtson to keep Jones from “exercising any physical possession of the children …. for at least the next fourteen days as Alex— in blatant violation of local Travis County stay-at-home orders, and in violation of Texas and federal guidelines and recommendations.”
“This is my ex husband, #AlexJones, endangering my children by violating State Orders, unmasked and surrounded by countless unmasked people, with no respect for authority of my children’s health. #COVID19 #CPS #GregAbbot #NYT Pls RT. Do not allow my kids to go unprotected.”
This is my ex husband, #AlexJones, endangering my children by violating State Orders, unmasked and surrounded by countless unmasked people, with no respect for authority of my children’s health.#COVID19 #CPS #GregAbbot#NYT
Pls RT. Do not allow my kids to go unprotected. pic.twitter.com/SWI11IqbXF — Kelly Morales (@RealKellyJones) April 18, 2020
The Joneses’ two daughters were spending the weekend with their mother and were expected to return to their father’s home on the evening of April 19. Taking into account what occurred at Saturday’s rally, Kelly Jones texted her ex-husband mid-afternoon Sunday that, “I have a duty to protect the children, and I cannot return them to you.”
However, in an affidavit filed with the court, Kelly Jones said that right before 6 p.m. Sunday, “I went to the kitchen to start dinner. I was in the kitchen for about two minutes. When I came out the children were gone. They texted me at 6:04 PM that they were at their dad’s (his home is around 10 minutes away from mine). Alex messaged me that he had picked them up.”
Alex Jones and Kelly Jones live relatively close to each other in Austin. The two girls live with Alex Jones for most of the time. They spend two hours every Thursday and every other weekend with their mother. Jones has full custody of his 17-year-old son.
Jones held the “You Can’t Close America Rally” on the south steps of the Capitol.
Alex Jones has been one the leading dissident voices in American politics for the last few decades.
With his family dispute and recent deplatforming scandals, Jones is clearly facing an uphill struggle.
Hopefully, he can come out on top and continue putting out content at a high level.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--LOL: Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Snitch Text Line is Bombarded with Nude Pictures, Offensive Memes

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio opened up a snitch line last week for city residents to take pictures of their fellow man disobeying coronavirus edicts and rat them out via text message .
De Blasio ’ s idea to turn people against each other has backfired severely after trolls immediately deluged his number with lewd photographs , angry insults and offensive memes .
It began after a successful social media campaign targeted the line with derision and called for action .
“ F–k you !
” user @ MorganLSchmidt1 wrote in a Twitter post , alongside a meme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TO THOSE TURNING IN YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES — YOU DID THE REICH THING.
” “ Start flooding their reporting text numbers with this pics !
” the tweet added .
take our poll - story continues below According to the New York Post , men are sending pictures of their genitalia to the message line .
One user actually reported Mayor de Blasio , claiming that he violated social distancing orders while performing sexual favors on a man “ in an alleyway behind a 7-11.
” “ He looked at me…and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informant said .
The New York Police Department ( NYPD ) was forced to temporarily shut down the service because they were getting besieged with these sort of messages .
“ The city has begun vetting everything before dispersing the information to precincts , ” the NYPD source said .
De Blasio made the announcement of his snitch line on Saturday , urging New York City residents to act as citizen spies as the far-left ideologue exploits coronavirus panic to institute Soviet-style repression in the Big Apple .
“ We still know there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the message .
And that means sometimes making sure the enforcement is there to educate people and make clear we ’ ve got to have social distancing , ” de Blasio said in his video address posted on social media .
“ Sending that photo in is going to help make sure that people are kept apart , and that ’ s going to stop the disease from spreading .
And that ’ s going to save lives , ” he added .
De Blasio is trying to kick the authoritarianism into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is admitting that the coronavirus pandemic is improving .
“ If you look at the past three days , you could argue we are past the plateau and starting to descend , and that is good news , ” Cuomo said during a briefing from the State Capitol last week .
De Blasio is intent on not letting this crisis go to waste , but his Orwellian scheme has backfired .
The internet has buried his idea to turn citizens into snitches against each other .

LOL: Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Snitch Text Line is Bombarded with Nude Pictures, Offensive Memes
Mayor Bill de Blasio Makes Announcement on Reducing Traffic & Improving Bus Service on City Streets today at 92nd and Lexington Avenue in New York City, on April 18, 2019. (Photo by Luiz Rampelotto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio opened up a snitch line last week for city residents to take pictures of their fellow man disobeying coronavirus edicts and rat them out via text message.
De Blasio’s idea to turn people against each other has backfired severely after trolls immediately deluged his number with lewd photographs, angry insults and offensive memes. It began after a successful social media campaign targeted the line with derision and called for action.
“F–k you!” user @MorganLSchmidt1 wrote in a Twitter post, alongside a meme featuring Adolf Hitler and the words “TO THOSE TURNING IN YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES — YOU DID THE REICH THING.”
“Start flooding their reporting text numbers with this pics!” the tweet added.
According to the New York Post, men are sending pictures of their genitalia to the message line. One user actually reported Mayor de Blasio, claiming that he violated social distancing orders while performing sexual favors on a man “in an alleyway behind a 7-11.”
“He looked at me…and coofed in my direction,” the informant said.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) was forced to temporarily shut down the service because they were getting besieged with these sort of messages.
“The city has begun vetting everything before dispersing the information to precincts,” the NYPD source said.
De Blasio made the announcement of his snitch line on Saturday, urging New York City residents to act as citizen spies as the far-left ideologue exploits coronavirus panic to institute Soviet-style repression in the Big Apple.
How do you report places that aren’t enforcing social distancing? It’s simple: just snap a photo and text it to 311-692. #AskMyMayor pic.twitter.com/WQdCcVf1Rl — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 18, 2020
“We still know there’s some people who need to get the message. And that means sometimes making sure the enforcement is there to educate people and make clear we’ve got to have social distancing,” de Blasio said in his video address posted on social media.
“Sending that photo in is going to help make sure that people are kept apart, and that’s going to stop the disease from spreading. And that’s going to save lives,” he added.
De Blasio is trying to kick the authoritarianism into high gear even while Governor Andrew Cuomo is admitting that the coronavirus pandemic is improving.
“If you look at the past three days, you could argue we are past the plateau and starting to descend, and that is good news,” Cuomo said during a briefing from the State Capitol last week.
De Blasio is intent on not letting this crisis go to waste, but his Orwellian scheme has backfired. The internet has buried his idea to turn citizens into snitches against each other.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-22--YouTube CEO Declares That ‘Anything That Goes Against W.H.O’ Will Be Removed From the Platform

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced during an appearance on CNN that all information contradicting the official narrative from the discredited and disgraced World Health Organization ( WHO ) will be scrubbed from the popular video-sharing platform .
Wojcicki talked about how her platform will be “ raising authoritative information ” and “ removing information that is problematic.
” “ Of course , everything that is medically unsubstantiated , so people saying like ‘ take Vitamin C ’ , ‘ take turmeric ’ , those all will cure you .
Those are examples of things that would be a violation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy and so remove is another really important part of our policy , ” she added .
take our poll - story continues below Wojcicki ’ s comment can be seen here : YouTube , whose parent company is Google , is following in the footsteps of fellow tech monopoly Facebook .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has led the way in terms of controlling content , destroying freedom of association , and perfecting the Orwellian nightmare with coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Big League Politics has reported on how Facebook is stopping patriots from organizing constitutional rallies against anti-American lockdown policies across the country : Facebook has confirmed that they are working with government officials to suppress rallies in opposition to the economic lockdown in at least three different states .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using Orwellian double-speak to simultaneously argue in favor of crushing dissent while claiming that debate on the issue is “ important ” for his social media platform .
“ At the same time , it ’ s important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s a line on this , ” Zuckerberg said to ABC News ’ George Stephanopoulos .
“ But more than normal political discourse , I think a lot of the stuff that people are saying that is false around a health emergency like this can be classified as harmful misinformation.
” Facebook is making it clear that protests in violation of the law will not be tolerated on their platform .
However , this prohibition does not apply to openly violent communistic ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter protesters .
It only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are standing up for the Bill of Rights under extreme duress .
“ Unless government prohibits the event during this time , we allow it to be organized on Facebook , ” Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone said to the Washington Post .
“ For this same reason , events that defy government ’ s guidance on social distancing aren ’ t allowed on Facebook.
” The coronavirus pandemic has further illustrated the need for Big Tech to be regulated and forced under law to respect basic freedoms .

YouTube CEO Declares That ‘Anything That Goes Against W.H.O’ Will Be Removed From the Platform
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced during an appearance on CNN that all information contradicting the official narrative from the discredited and disgraced World Health Organization (WHO) will be scrubbed from the popular video-sharing platform.
Wojcicki talked about how her platform will be “raising authoritative information” and “removing information that is problematic.”
“Of course, everything that is medically unsubstantiated, so people saying like ‘take Vitamin C’, ‘take turmeric’, those all will cure you. Those are examples of things that would be a violation of policy,” she explained.
“Anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy and so remove is another really important part of our policy,” she added.
Wojcicki’s comment can be seen here:
“Anything that goes against W.H.O will be removed from YouTube” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki pic.twitter.com/1TxwdBMq17 — LΞIGH (@LeighStewy) April 21, 2020
YouTube, whose parent company is Google, is following in the footsteps of fellow tech monopoly Facebook. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has led the way in terms of controlling content, destroying freedom of association, and perfecting the Orwellian nightmare with coronavirus used as the excuse to take power.
Big League Politics has reported on how Facebook is stopping patriots from organizing constitutional rallies against anti-American lockdown policies across the country:
Facebook has confirmed that they are working with government officials to suppress rallies in opposition to the economic lockdown in at least three different states. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using Orwellian double-speak to simultaneously argue in favor of crushing dissent while claiming that debate on the issue is “important” for his social media platform. “At the same time, it’s important that people can debate policies, so there’s a line on this,” Zuckerberg said to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. “But more than normal political discourse, I think a lot of the stuff that people are saying that is false around a health emergency like this can be classified as harmful misinformation.” Facebook is making it clear that protests in violation of the law will not be tolerated on their platform. However, this prohibition does not apply to openly violent communistic ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter protesters. It only applies to small business owners and constitutionalists who are standing up for the Bill of Rights under extreme duress. “Unless government prohibits the event during this time, we allow it to be organized on Facebook,” Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone said to the Washington Post. “For this same reason, events that defy government’s guidance on social distancing aren’t allowed on Facebook.”
The coronavirus pandemic has further illustrated the need for Big Tech to be regulated and forced under law to respect basic freedoms.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Amazon Goes Full Big Brother by Installing Thermal Imaging Camera at Warehouse

Amazon is setting up thermal cameras at warehouses all over the nation to detect employees with feverish conditions in efforts to better screen potential carriers of the Wuhan virus per a report from Reuters .
These new cameras measure the level of heat individuals emit relative to their surroundings , according to what Amazon workers relayed to Reuters .
The same account noted that the new screening process is a much quicker method to detecting the Wuhan virus than forehead thermometers .
“ We implemented daily temperature checks in the locations of our operations as an additional preventative measure to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees who continue to provide a critical service in our communities , ” Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish informed The Verge via an email statement .
“ We are now implementing the use of thermal cameras for temperature screening to create a more streamlined experience at some of our sites , ” Kish stated .
take our poll - story continues below At some warehouse entrances , screening tents have also been set up .
Thermal cameras are expected to be installed at Amazon ’ s Wholefood stores .
Several employees revealed that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be subject to a second round of checks via a thermometer to determine if they are showing signs of the Wuhan virus .
Amazon ’ s newly unveiled procedures come during a time when 50 warehouse employees in the U.S. caught the virus .
Zerohedge recently reported that Amazon employees launched various strikes at a New York Amazon warehouse , who urged the company to shut down the facility for disinfecting after a number of employees became ill .
According to one warehouse employee in Los Angeles , a screening line “ wrapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ installing thermal cameras , the line disappeared as the process became more streamlined .
Amazon has taken proactive measures to distribute masks and gloves to employees as the company works to disinfect work facilities .
According to other reports , the company is developing a testing lab to test employees for the Wuhan virus .
Zerohedge previously covered how corporate entities are using the virus to ramp up surveillance in the workplace .
Jeff Bezos and co. are just catching up to this nationwide trend .

Amazon Goes Full Big Brother by Installing Thermal Imaging Camera at Warehouse
Amazon is setting up thermal cameras at warehouses all over the nation to detect employees with feverish conditions in efforts to better screen potential carriers of the Wuhan virus per a report from Reuters.
These new cameras measure the level of heat individuals emit relative to their surroundings, according to what Amazon workers relayed to Reuters. The same account noted that the new screening process is a much quicker method to detecting the Wuhan virus than forehead thermometers.
“We implemented daily temperature checks in the locations of our operations as an additional preventative measure to support the health and safety of our employees who continue to provide a critical service in our communities,” Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish informed The Verge via an email statement.
“We are now implementing the use of thermal cameras for temperature screening to create a more streamlined experience at some of our sites,” Kish stated.
At some warehouse entrances, screening tents have also been set up. Thermal cameras are expected to be installed at Amazon’s Wholefood stores.
Several employees revealed that if the cameras detected someone, they will be subject to a second round of checks via a thermometer to determine if they are showing signs of the Wuhan virus.
Amazon’s newly unveiled procedures come during a time when 50 warehouse employees in the U.S. caught the virus.
Zerohedge recently reported that Amazon employees launched various strikes at a New York Amazon warehouse, who urged the company to shut down the facility for disinfecting after a number of employees became ill.
According to one warehouse employee in Los Angeles, a screening line “wrapped around the facility one day.” After installing thermal cameras, the line disappeared as the process became more streamlined.
Amazon has taken proactive measures to distribute masks and gloves to employees as the company works to disinfect work facilities. According to other reports, the company is developing a testing lab to test employees for the Wuhan virus.
Zerohedge previously covered how corporate entities are using the virus to ramp up surveillance in the workplace. Jeff Bezos and co. are just catching up to this nationwide trend.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--President Trump “Disagrees Strongly” With Brian Kemp’s Decision to Reoopen Georgia

President Donald Trump stated that he “ disagrees strongly ” with Governor Brian Kemp ’ s decision to start reopening many of Georgia ’ s businesses and institutions at Wednesday press conference , signaling the President isn ’ t as cavalier in going back to normal as some conservatives and libertarians are while the coronavirus is still inflicting mass casualties .
Watch Trump ’ s remarks on the reopening here : Trump revealed that he told Governor Kemp as such directly .
Kemp announced that he ’ d begin reopening businesses such as barber shops and gyms are early as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following on Monday .
The President ’ s remarks suggest he ’ s far less enthusiastic about the notion of reopening the economy prematurely than some of the most stringent advocates of such an approach .
Trump has , however , criticized governors who have taken state of emergency restrictions too far , such as Michigan ’ s Gretchen Whitmer and Minnesota ’ s Tim Walz .
take our poll - story continues below Trump emphasized that while he disagrees with Kemp ’ s plan to reopen Georgia ’ s economy- by far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country- he recognizes that Kemp must do what he thinks is right for his state .
The federal government is pushing for reopenings to occur in line with the White House ’ s three step program , an outline that specifies coronavirus containment objectives for various stages of economic reopening .
Trump described many of the facilities Kemp is arranging to reopen as in violation of stage 1 of the federal guidelines for reopening .
President Trump appears set on a cautious and conservative reopening of America ’ s economic institutions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Got a hot news tip for us ?
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President Trump “Disagrees Strongly” With Brian Kemp’s Decision to Reoopen Georgia
President Donald Trump stated that he “disagrees strongly” with Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to start reopening many of Georgia’s businesses and institutions at Wednesday press conference, signaling the President isn’t as cavalier in going back to normal as some conservatives and libertarians are while the coronavirus is still inflicting mass casualties.
Watch Trump’s remarks on the reopening here:
Trump revealed that he told Governor Kemp as such directly. Kemp announced that he’d begin reopening businesses such as barber shops and gyms are early as Friday, with restaurants and movie theaters following on Monday.
The President’s remarks suggest he’s far less enthusiastic about the notion of reopening the economy prematurely than some of the most stringent advocates of such an approach. Trump has, however, criticized governors who have taken state of emergency restrictions too far, such as Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and Minnesota’s Tim Walz.
Trump emphasized that while he disagrees with Kemp’s plan to reopen Georgia’s economy- by far the earliest any state is attempting in the country- he recognizes that Kemp must do what he thinks is right for his state.
The federal government is pushing for reopenings to occur in line with the White House’s three step program, an outline that specifies coronavirus containment objectives for various stages of economic reopening. Trump described many of the facilities Kemp is arranging to reopen as in violation of stage 1 of the federal guidelines for reopening.
President Trump appears set on a cautious and conservative reopening of America’s economic institutions, recognizing that “safety has to predominate.”