thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-14--SMOKING GUN EMAILS: Joe LIED, Hunter Biden Introduced Ukrainian Businessman To VP Dad Before Getting

SMOKING GUN EMAILS: Joe LIED, Hunter Biden Introduced Ukrainian Businessman To VP Dad Before Getting Prosecutor Fired

Another nail in the coffin of the Democrat party .
They went after President Trump on Ukraine , accused him of the very malfeasance Joe Biden was guilty of , in order to distract and deflect from Biden ’ s crimes .
Just like they did with Russia .
Where are the headlines ?
Massive coverage ?
Media is the enemy of the people .
Hunter Biden introduced his father , then-Vice President Joe Biden , to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to emails obtained by The Post .
The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi , an adviser to the board of Burisma , allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17 , 2015 , about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $ 50,000 a month .
“ Dear Hunter , thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [ sic ] some time together .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pleasure , ” the email reads .
An earlier email from May 2014 also shows Pozharskyi , reportedly Burisma ’ s No .
3 exec , asking Hunter for “ advice on how you could use your influence ” on the company ’ s behalf .
The blockbuster correspondence — which flies in the face of Joe Biden ’ s claim that he ’ s “ never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings ” — is contained in a massive trove of data recovered from a laptop computer .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shop in Biden ’ s home state of Delaware in April 2019 , according to the store ’ s owner .
Other material extracted from the computer includes a raunchy , 12-minute video that appears to show Hunter , who ’ s admitted struggling with addiction problems , smoking crack while engaged in a sex act with an unidentified woman , as well as numerous other sexually explicit images .
The customer who brought in the water-damaged MacBook Pro for repair never paid for the service or retrieved it or a hard drive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the shop owner , who said he tried repeatedly to contact the client .
The shop owner couldn ’ t positively identify the customer as Hunter Biden , but said the laptop bore a sticker from the Beau Biden Foundation , named after Hunter ’ s late brother and former Delaware attorney general .
Photos of a Delaware federal subpoena given to The Post show that both the computer and hard drive were seized by the FBI in December , after the shop ’ s owner says he alerted the feds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A federal subpoena showing the computer and hard drive were seized by the FBI But before turning over the gear , the shop owner says , he made a copy of the hard drive and later gave it to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani ’ s lawyer , Robert Costello .
Steve Bannon , former adviser to President Trump , told The Post about the existence of the hard drive in late September and Giuliani provided The Post with a copy of it on Sunday .
Less than eight months after Pozharskyi thanked Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the then-vice president admittedly pressured Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk into getting rid of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin by threatening to withhold a $ 1 billion US loan guarantee during a December 2015 trip to Kiev .
“ I looked at them and said : I ’ m leaving in six hours .
If the prosecutor is not fired , you ’ re not getting the money , ” Biden infamously bragged to the Council on Foreign Relations in 2018 .
“ Well , son of a bitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that at the time of his firing , in March 2016 , he ’ d made “ specific plans ” to investigate Burisma that “ included interrogations and other crime-investigation procedures into all members of the executive board , including Hunter Biden.
” Joe Biden has insisted that the US wanted Shokin removed over corruption concerns , which were shared by the European Union .
Meanwhile , an email dated May 12 , 2014 — shortly after Hunter Biden joined the Burisma board — shows Pozharskyi attempting to get him to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The message had the subject line “ urgent issue ” and was also sent to Hunter Biden ’ s business partner , Devon Archer , who also sat on the Burisma board at the time .
Email from Vadim Pozharskyi… by New York Post Pozharskyi said that “ the representatives of new authorities in power tend to quite aggressively approach N. Z. unofficially with the aim to obtain cash from him.
” N.Z .
isn ’ t identified in the email but appears to be a reference to Burisma founder Mykola Zlochevsky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of “ Nicholas.
” When the alleged shakedown failed , “ they proceeded with concrete actions ” in the form of “ one or more pretrial proceedings , ” Pozharskyi wrote .
“ We urgently need your advice on how you could use your influence to convey a message / signal , etc .to stop what we consider to be politically motivated actions , ” he added .
Hunter Biden responded by saying he was with Archer in Doha , Qatar , and asked for more information about “ the formal ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burisma.
” “ Who is ultimately behind these attacks on the company ?
Who in the current interim government could put an end to such attacks ?
” he added .
The exchange came the same day that Burisma announced it had expanded its board of directors by adding Hunter Biden , who was put in charge of its “ legal unit and will provide support for the Company among international organizations , ” according to a news release that ’ s since been scrubbed from Burisma ’ s website .
Hunter Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to multiple reports .
His lawyer said last year that Hunter was “ not a member of the management team , ” adding , “ At no time was Hunter in charge of the company ’ s legal affairs.
” About four months after Hunter Biden ’ s correspondence with Pozharskyi , Archer forwarded Hunter Biden an email chain with the subject line “ tax raise impact on Burisma production , ” which included Pozharskyi saying that the Ukrainian cabinet had submitted new tax legislation to the country ’ s parliament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law would kill the entire private gas production sector in the bud , ” Pozharskyi wrote .
In the Sept. 24 , 2014 , email , Pozharskyi also said he was “ going to share this information with the US embassy here in Kyiv , as well as the office of Mr Amos Hochstein in the States.
” At the time , Hochstein was the State Department ’ s newly appointed special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs .
Enlarge Image Devon ArcherDevon ArcherPatrick McMullan via Getty Image In December 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state-owned energy company , announced that Hochstein had joined the company as an independent director , but on Monday he announced his resignation .
“ The company has been forced to spend endless amounts of time combating political pressure and efforts by oligarchs to enrich themselves through questionable transactions , ” Hochstein wrote in an op-ed published by the Kyiv Post .
In addition to denying that ’ s he ’ s spoken to Hunter Biden about his overseas business dealings , Joe Biden has repeatedly denied any conflict of interest or wrongdoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last February , he got testy during an appearance on NBC ’ s “ Today ” show when co-host Savannah Guthrie questioned whether it was “ wrong for [ Hunter ] to take that position , knowing that it was really because that company wanted access to you.
” “ Well , that ’ s not true .
You ’ re saying things you do not know what you ’ re talking about , ” the elder Biden responded .

Another nail in the coffin of the Democrat party. They went after President Trump on Ukraine, accused him of the very malfeasance Joe Biden was guilty of, in order to distract and deflect from Biden’s crimes. Just like they did with Russia.
Where are the headlines? Massive coverage? Media is the enemy of the people.
Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad
By: NY Post, October 14, 2020:
Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating the company, according to emails obtained by The Post.
The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of Burisma, allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17, 2015, about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $50,000 a month.
“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together. It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure,” the email reads.
An earlier email from May 2014 also shows Pozharskyi, reportedly Burisma’s No. 3 exec, asking Hunter for “advice on how you could use your influence” on the company’s behalf.
The blockbuster correspondence — which flies in the face of Joe Biden’s claim that he’s “never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings” — is contained in a massive trove of data recovered from a laptop computer.
Hunter Biden email
The computer was dropped off at a repair shop in Biden’s home state of Delaware in April 2019, according to the store’s owner.
Other material extracted from the computer includes a raunchy, 12-minute video that appears to show Hunter, who’s admitted struggling with addiction problems, smoking crack while engaged in a sex act with an unidentified woman, as well as numerous other sexually explicit images.
The customer who brought in the water-damaged MacBook Pro for repair never paid for the service or retrieved it or a hard drive on which its contents were stored, according to the shop owner, who said he tried repeatedly to contact the client.
The shop owner couldn’t positively identify the customer as Hunter Biden, but said the laptop bore a sticker from the Beau Biden Foundation, named after Hunter’s late brother and former Delaware attorney general.
Photos of a Delaware federal subpoena given to The Post show that both the computer and hard drive were seized by the FBI in December, after the shop’s owner says he alerted the feds to their existence.
HUNTER BIDEN DOCUMENTS
A federal subpoena showing the computer and hard drive were seized by the FBI
But before turning over the gear, the shop owner says, he made a copy of the hard drive and later gave it to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello.
Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Trump, told The Post about the existence of the hard drive in late September and Giuliani provided The Post with a copy of it on Sunday.
Less than eight months after Pozharskyi thanked Hunter Biden for the introduction to his dad, the then-vice president admittedly pressured Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk into getting rid of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin by threatening to withhold a $1 billion US loan guarantee during a December 2015 trip to Kiev.
“I looked at them and said: I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money,” Biden infamously bragged to the Council on Foreign Relations in 2018.
“Well, son of a bitch. He got fired.”
Shokin has said that at the time of his firing, in March 2016, he’d made “specific plans” to investigate Burisma that “included interrogations and other crime-investigation procedures into all members of the executive board, including Hunter Biden.”
Joe Biden has insisted that the US wanted Shokin removed over corruption concerns, which were shared by the European Union.
Meanwhile, an email dated May 12, 2014 — shortly after Hunter Biden joined the Burisma board — shows Pozharskyi attempting to get him to use his political leverage to help the company.
The message had the subject line “urgent issue” and was also sent to Hunter Biden’s business partner, Devon Archer, who also sat on the Burisma board at the time.
Email from Vadim Pozharskyi… by New York Post
Pozharskyi said that “the representatives of new authorities in power tend to quite aggressively approach N. Z. unofficially with the aim to obtain cash from him.”
N.Z. isn’t identified in the email but appears to be a reference to Burisma founder Mykola Zlochevsky, whose first name is a Ukrainian version of “Nicholas.”
When the alleged shakedown failed, “they proceeded with concrete actions” in the form of “one or more pretrial proceedings,” Pozharskyi wrote.
“We urgently need your advice on how you could use your influence to convey a message / signal, etc .to stop what we consider to be politically motivated actions,” he added.
Hunter Biden responded by saying he was with Archer in Doha, Qatar, and asked for more information about “the formal (if any) accusations being made against Burisma.”
“Who is ultimately behind these attacks on the company? Who in the current interim government could put an end to such attacks?” he added.
The exchange came the same day that Burisma announced it had expanded its board of directors by adding Hunter Biden, who was put in charge of its “legal unit and will provide support for the Company among international organizations,” according to a news release that’s since been scrubbed from Burisma’s website.
Hunter Biden actually joined the board in April 2014, according to multiple reports.
His lawyer said last year that Hunter was “not a member of the management team,” adding, “At no time was Hunter in charge of the company’s legal affairs.”
About four months after Hunter Biden’s correspondence with Pozharskyi, Archer forwarded Hunter Biden an email chain with the subject line “tax raise impact on Burisma production,” which included Pozharskyi saying that the Ukrainian cabinet had submitted new tax legislation to the country’s parliament.
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Photos from Hunter Biden’s hard drive
“If enacted, this law would kill the entire private gas production sector in the bud,” Pozharskyi wrote.
In the Sept. 24, 2014, email, Pozharskyi also said he was “going to share this information with the US embassy here in Kyiv, as well as the office of Mr Amos Hochstein in the States.”
At the time, Hochstein was the State Department’s newly appointed special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs.
Enlarge Image
Devon ArcherDevon ArcherPatrick McMullan via Getty Image
In December 2017, the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine’s state-owned energy company, announced that Hochstein had joined the company as an independent director, but on Monday he announced his resignation.
“The company has been forced to spend endless amounts of time combating political pressure and efforts by oligarchs to enrich themselves through questionable transactions,” Hochstein wrote in an op-ed published by the Kyiv Post.
In addition to denying that’s he’s spoken to Hunter Biden about his overseas business dealings, Joe Biden has repeatedly denied any conflict of interest or wrongdoing by either of them involving Burisma.
Last February, he got testy during an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show when co-host Savannah Guthrie questioned whether it was “wrong for [Hunter] to take that position, knowing that it was really because that company wanted access to you.”
“Well, that’s not true. You’re saying things you do not know what you’re talking about,” the elder Biden responded.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-14--North Carolina:  Cop Handcuffs, “Tortures” Autistic 7-Year-Boy For 40 Minutes For Misbehaving – “He’

North Carolina:  Cop Handcuffs, “Tortures” Autistic 7-Year-Boy For 40 Minutes For Misbehaving – “He’s Mine Now” – Lawsuit Filed By Mother (Video)

Statesville , NC — When parents send their children off to school everyday , they do so thinking that the school will protect them and take care of them while they learn .
All too often , however , as frequent readers of TFTP know , school children become victims of the police state .
As the video below illustrates , even a 7-year-old autistic child can fall prey to school cops playing their role in the school to prison pipeline .
A little boy was handcuffed and held face down on the floor for 40 minutes by the school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Statesville Police department never held officer Michael Fattaleh accountable for his actions , the boy ’ s mother filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina .
The lawsuit accuses Fattaleh of an “ unreasonable use of force ” and inflicting “ unnecessary and wanton pain ” on the child during an incident which took place in 2018 .
The child , identified in the lawsuit as L.G .
suffered emotional trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the incident .
And , after watching the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know why that is .
According to the lawsuit , L.G .
has autism and “ significant impairments ” that affect his ability to communicate and express his emotions .
On that day in September 2018 , the boy was moved to a “ quiet room ” following “ a number of incidents in L.G.
’ s classroom involving other students.
” L.G .
was accused of spitting on the floor in the quiet room , so the officer decided to abuse him for it .
“ L.G .
did not look up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Officer Fattaleh entered the room , ” the lawsuit states .
“ Immediately , Officer Fattaleh declared ‘ he ’ s mine now , ’ and placed L.G .
in handcuffs .
L.G .
did not resist.
” For the next 38 minutes , Fattaleh would proceed to brutalize the child , threatening and bullying him the entire time .
“ If you , my friend , are not acquainted with the juvenile justice system , you will be very shortly , ” Fattaleh said .
“ You ever been charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re fixing to be.
” While holding him down , the officer said , “ You ever heard the term babysitter ?
I take that term literally , my friend.
” After being forced down to the ground in handcuffs for 25 minutes , the boy begins to cry and begs the officer to leave him alone .
But the officer does no such thing .
Instead , the boy remains face down on the ground as the abusive cop places his knee in the child ’ s back , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite school staff telling Fattaleh that the boy was “ over stimulated , ” the cop , who knew the child had a disability , held him down until the boy ’ s mother showed up .
The incident was captured on Fattaleh ’ s body camera and shows abuse which L.G.
’ s mother says is tantamount to torture .
We agree .
“ The staff and the officer , while he was basically torturing my son , ” the mother said , “ talked about the upcoming hurricane , the effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s mother arrived , Fattaleh tells her that her son is going to be charged with assault .
He ’ s 7 and has special needs and this cop was going to charge him with two counts of assault for a temper tantrum in school .
“ The officer ’ s job as a school resource officer is to make sure that the kids , teachers are safe , and to go an inflict harm on a student for what ’ s perceived as a very , very minor issue , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the mother , said .
Since the incident , L.G.
’ s mother no longer trusts the school and has quit her job to homeschool her son .
As for the abusive officer , he resigned while on paid administrative leave and avoided any and all accountability .
As horrifying as this video is , it is sadly not an isolated one .
Young children — even those with disabilities — often find themselves on the receiving end of police state violence while attending public school .
Just two months ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was frisked , handcuffed , and hauled off to adult prison for misbehaving in school .
That incident was also captured on video .
The fact that the tiny child was so small the handcuffs fell off of him speaks to the nature of that incident .
It is nothing short of child abuse and the officers involved need to be fired .
What ’ s more , anyone involved in setting this up or condoning an 8-year-old boy being hauled off to an adult prison for misbehaving in school also needs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abuse .
But that is not all .
Colton Granito , an 8-year-old boy with autism , threw a tantrum during class .
Instead of following the boy ’ s IEP plan , police were called .
Colton was handcuffed , transported to jail , and forced to sit in a cell for hours wearing a straight jacket .
He was subsequently charged with assault and sentenced to probation .
The photo below is of a 10-year-old child handcuffed , laid out on the back of a police cruiser .
The boy ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has autism .
He misbehaved at school and was also arrested and treated like a criminal .
In September of 2014 , we reported on body cam footage showing a 9-year-old special needs boy handcuffed as his father pleaded with the officer to release him .
That same month , a highly disturbing video of cops manhandling a 13-year-old autistic child as he screamed for help emerged on Facebook .
If you truly want a glimpse into the horrid effects of the police state on all school children , take a scroll through @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Statesville, NC — When parents send their children off to school everyday, they do so thinking that the school will protect them and take care of them while they learn. All too often, however, as frequent readers of TFTP know, school children become victims of the police state. As the video below illustrates, even a 7-year-old autistic child can fall prey to school cops playing their role in the school to prison pipeline.
A little boy was handcuffed and held face down on the floor for 40 minutes by the school resource officer. Now, because the Statesville Police department never held officer Michael Fattaleh accountable for his actions, the boy’s mother filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
The lawsuit accuses Fattaleh of an “unreasonable use of force” and inflicting “unnecessary and wanton pain” on the child during an incident which took place in 2018.
The child, identified in the lawsuit as L.G. suffered emotional trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the incident. And, after watching the horrifying video below, you’ll know why that is.
According to the lawsuit, L.G. has autism and “significant impairments” that affect his ability to communicate and express his emotions. On that day in September 2018, the boy was moved to a “quiet room” following “a number of incidents in L.G.’s classroom involving other students.”
L.G. was accused of spitting on the floor in the quiet room, so the officer decided to abuse him for it.
“L.G. did not look up, speak, or make any movement when Officer Fattaleh entered the room,” the lawsuit states. “Immediately, Officer Fattaleh declared ‘he’s mine now,’ and placed L.G. in handcuffs. L.G. did not resist.”
For the next 38 minutes, Fattaleh would proceed to brutalize the child, threatening and bullying him the entire time.
“If you, my friend, are not acquainted with the juvenile justice system, you will be very shortly,” Fattaleh said. “You ever been charged with a crime before? Well you’re fixing to be.”
While holding him down, the officer said, “You ever heard the term babysitter? I take that term literally, my friend.”
After being forced down to the ground in handcuffs for 25 minutes, the boy begins to cry and begs the officer to leave him alone. But the officer does no such thing. Instead, the boy remains face down on the ground as the abusive cop places his knee in the child’s back, according to the lawsuit.
For another 13 minutes, despite school staff telling Fattaleh that the boy was “over stimulated,” the cop, who knew the child had a disability, held him down until the boy’s mother showed up.
The incident was captured on Fattaleh’s body camera and shows abuse which L.G.’s mother says is tantamount to torture. We agree.
“The staff and the officer, while he was basically torturing my son,” the mother said, “talked about the upcoming hurricane, the effects of that and football.”
After L.G.’s mother arrived, Fattaleh tells her that her son is going to be charged with assault. He’s 7 and has special needs and this cop was going to charge him with two counts of assault for a temper tantrum in school.
“The officer’s job as a school resource officer is to make sure that the kids, teachers are safe, and to go an inflict harm on a student for what’s perceived as a very, very minor issue, is inexplicable,” Alex Horey, attorney for the mother, said.
Since the incident, L.G.’s mother no longer trusts the school and has quit her job to homeschool her son.
As for the abusive officer, he resigned while on paid administrative leave and avoided any and all accountability.
As horrifying as this video is, it is sadly not an isolated one. Young children — even those with disabilities — often find themselves on the receiving end of police state violence while attending public school.
Just two months ago, TFTP reported on an 8-year-old boy who was frisked, handcuffed, and hauled off to adult prison for misbehaving in school. That incident was also captured on video.
The fact that the tiny child was so small the handcuffs fell off of him speaks to the nature of that incident. It is nothing short of child abuse and the officers involved need to be fired. What’s more, anyone involved in setting this up or condoning an 8-year-old boy being hauled off to an adult prison for misbehaving in school also needs to be fired and potentially charged with child abuse.
But that is not all.
Colton Granito, an 8-year-old boy with autism, threw a tantrum during class. Instead of following the boy’s IEP plan, police were called. Colton was handcuffed, transported to jail, and forced to sit in a cell for hours wearing a straight jacket. He was subsequently charged with assault and sentenced to probation.
The photo below is of a 10-year-old child handcuffed, laid out on the back of a police cruiser. The boy’s name is Ryan, and he has autism. He misbehaved at school and was also arrested and treated like a criminal.
In September of 2014, we reported on body cam footage showing a 9-year-old special needs boy handcuffed as his father pleaded with the officer to release him.
That same month, a highly disturbing video of cops manhandling a 13-year-old autistic child as he screamed for help emerged on Facebook.
If you truly want a glimpse into the horrid effects of the police state on all school children, take a scroll through our archives, at this link.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-14--Democrat Executive at Facebook Suppresses Story Damaging to Biden

Facebook can be a neutral platform with Section 230 protections , or it can be a private media outlet with partisan views , but it can ’ t be both .
“ While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post , I want be clear that this story is eligible to be fact checked by Facebook ’ s third-party fact checking partners .
In the meantime , we are reducing its distribution on our platform , ” Andy Stone tweeted .
Stone is a former Democrat operative hired by Facebook as its Policy Communications Manager .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Democrats for over a decade .
After this tweet , Stone retreated into the corp speak “ standard policy ” jargon , but that ’ s nonsense .
1 .
It ’ s not standard policy for Facebook to throttle a story from a mainstream media outlet before it ’ s “ fact checked ” by the media .
That ’ s an aggressively punitive measure .
A New York Times piece on Trump ’ s taxes , for example , or for that matter , a Nation story accusing Trump of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that treatment , or even the fact checking .
2 .
Stone expresses personal disgust with the New York Post and the story .
That ’ s a personal partisan take that ’ s clearly also corporate policy .
3 .
Big Tech ’ s monopoly power is a fundamental threat to freedom of speech and functions as blatant election interference .
There ’ s no way forward to a free and open society when 80 % of search is controlled by Google and 80 % of social is controlled by Facebook .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ quiet part out loud , but there ’ s a culture of people like him rigging the game and manipulating public discourse with covert censorship .
It must end .
“ Silicon Valley leftists are now openly bragging about interfering with the election to help Joe Biden and undermine President Trump by purposefully censoring journalism in a clear effort to rig the election , ” said Hogan Gidley , Trump campaign national press secretary .
“ The social media giants and tech overlords have already declared themselves to be the sole arbiters of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to prevent people from seeing important information that proves Joe Biden was lying to the American people and that he clearly knows about his son ’ s lucrative , corrupt business schemes in foreign countries .
This is election interference , plain and simple .
”

Facebook can be a neutral platform with Section 230 protections, or it can be a private media outlet with partisan views, but it can’t be both.
“While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want be clear that this story is eligible to be fact checked by Facebook’s third-party fact checking partners. In the meantime, we are reducing its distribution on our platform,” Andy Stone tweeted.
Stone is a former Democrat operative hired by Facebook as its Policy Communications Manager.
That comes after being doing press and communications for Democrats for over a decade.
After this tweet, Stone retreated into the corp speak “standard policy” jargon, but that’s nonsense.
1. It’s not standard policy for Facebook to throttle a story from a mainstream media outlet before it’s “fact checked” by the media. That’s an aggressively punitive measure.
A New York Times piece on Trump’s taxes, for example, or for that matter, a Nation story accusing Trump of being a racist wouldn’t get that treatment, or even the fact checking.
2. Stone expresses personal disgust with the New York Post and the story. That’s a personal partisan take that’s clearly also corporate policy.
3. Big Tech’s monopoly power is a fundamental threat to freedom of speech and functions as blatant election interference. There’s no way forward to a free and open society when 80% of search is controlled by Google and 80% of social is controlled by Facebook. Stone was stupid enough to say the quiet part out loud, but there’s a culture of people like him rigging the game and manipulating public discourse with covert censorship. It must end.
Trump campaign press release
“Silicon Valley leftists are now openly bragging about interfering with the election to help Joe Biden and undermine President Trump by purposefully censoring journalism in a clear effort to rig the election,” said Hogan Gidley, Trump campaign national press secretary. “The social media giants and tech overlords have already declared themselves to be the sole arbiters of truth, and now they’re trying to prevent people from seeing important information that proves Joe Biden was lying to the American people and that he clearly knows about his son’s lucrative, corrupt business schemes in foreign countries. This is election interference, plain and simple.”
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-14--Could Amy Coney Barrett Appointment Lead to the Packing of the Court?

In the past couple of weeks , we have heard a lot of noise surrounding the supreme court .
First of the topics is whether the Senate should , or even can in the first place , reject Supreme Court Nominee , Amy Coney Barrett , during a Presidential election year .
Article 2 , Section 2 , of the Constitution allows the President to appoint Supreme Court justices , but they may not hold office without the approval of the Senate .
This Constitutional check James Madison referenced in The Federalist No .
51 as “ necessary ” is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to overturn President Trump ’ s election .
And they have every Constitutional right to do so !
But aside from the constitutionality of the Senate ’ s decision , there is another issue that has arisen from the appointment of Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court .
This issue is whether the next President in office can appoint additional Justices to balance out the roster of Democratic and Republican Justices .
The idea of appointing additional Justices to the nine sitting in the Supreme Court originated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his unconstitutional orders , Roosevelt threatened to add new Justices to the court who would approve his orders , giving him the power to accomplish his goals .
But before he could put this to practice , the Court buckled and approved his orders .
The question before us today is this : can a sitting President actually do this ?
Well , the Constitution has outlined a very specific number of Justices , that being nine , who can serve at a time .
The President has absolutely NO authority to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not legally appoint another Justice to the Supreme Court without an amendment to the Constitution .
This amendment , of course , would have to be moved approved by both segments of Congress .
So , yes , with the proper process , a President could appoint additional Justices to balance out the Supreme Court as far as political party affiliation is concerned .
The purpose of the court , however , is not to be a place of balanced parties .
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton postulated : The underlying Judicial dilemma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions handed down in cases that come before American courts are based on , and consistent with , “ Constitutional law , ” that is to say , “ real law .
” But , regrettably , this is not true .
Oftentimes , Judges operate contrary to the Constitution and presume to mandate outrageous , anti-American motions , and , furthermore , pretend that these mandates are , in fact , law .
Although connections between these actions and certain political parties may be valid , the issue is that there has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we now see them replaced with un-American politics .
This is the problem that requires our attention , not that of party balances .
As for Amy Barrett , again , it does not matter whether she is Democratic or Republican .
What should concern us and our Senate is whether she , or any Justice for that matter , will follow the Constitution , or the sway of a political party .
This must be our focus .
If we lose sight of the Constitution , then we have already lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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In the past couple of weeks, we have heard a lot of noise surrounding the supreme court.
First of the topics is whether the Senate should, or even can in the first place, reject Supreme Court Nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, during a Presidential election year.
Article 2, Section 2, of the Constitution allows the President to appoint Supreme Court justices, but they may not hold office without the approval of the Senate. This Constitutional check James Madison referenced in The Federalist No. 51 as “necessary” is now being used by the Democratic party to overturn President Trump’s election. And they have every Constitutional right to do so!
But aside from the constitutionality of the Senate’s decision, there is another issue that has arisen from the appointment of Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court. This issue is whether the next President in office can appoint additional Justices to balance out the roster of Democratic and Republican Justices.
The idea of appointing additional Justices to the nine sitting in the Supreme Court originated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. You see, after a continued rejection of his unconstitutional orders, Roosevelt threatened to add new Justices to the court who would approve his orders, giving him the power to accomplish his goals. But before he could put this to practice, the Court buckled and approved his orders.
The question before us today is this: can a sitting President actually do this?
Well, the Constitution has outlined a very specific number of Justices, that being nine, who can serve at a time. The President has absolutely NO authority to overrule this, and, therefore, cannot legally appoint another Justice to the Supreme Court without an amendment to the Constitution. This amendment, of course, would have to be moved approved by both segments of Congress.
So, yes, with the proper process, a President could appoint additional Justices to balance out the Supreme Court as far as political party affiliation is concerned.
The purpose of the court, however, is not to be a place of balanced parties. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton postulated:
“[A] limited Constitution … can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void.”
The underlying Judicial dilemma is that most Americans assume rulings and decisions handed down in cases that come before American courts are based on, and consistent with, “Constitutional law,” that is to say, “real law. ”
But, regrettably, this is not true.
Oftentimes, Judges operate contrary to the Constitution and presume to mandate outrageous, anti-American motions, and, furthermore, pretend that these mandates are, in fact, law. Although connections between these actions and certain political parties may be valid, the issue is that there has been a drastic loss for American principles and we now see them replaced with un-American politics. This is the problem that requires our attention, not that of party balances.
As for Amy Barrett, again, it does not matter whether she is Democratic or Republican. What should concern us and our Senate is whether she, or any Justice for that matter, will follow the Constitution, or the sway of a political party. This must be our focus. If we lose sight of the Constitution, then we have already lost the freedom we all seek to protect.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-14--New Jersey:  Multiple Cops Plead Guilty In Cocaine Ring That Sold Drugs To Fellow Officers – No Jail

Morristown , NJ — Not one , not two , not four , but five sheriff ’ s officers in New Jersey were arrested and pleaded guilty this month , admitting to purchasing drugs and conspiring to distribute cocaine to fellow officers .
However , because they are cops , not a single one of them will see the inside of a jail cell .
Despite betraying the community ’ s trust , breaking their oaths to the constitution , and using their positions in law enforcement to commit crimes which they are tasked with stopping , the officers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their sentencing next month .
In an incredibly swift process , the officers were arrested two weeks ago and pleaded guilty last week and will be sentenced in November .
Under terms of a plea agreement , prosecutors will reportedly seek probation with mandatory drug treatment for the disgraced cops .
The officers also agreed to resign from their jobs and will be disqualified from future public employment .
According to Morris County Sheriff James Gannon , the intel that the officers were buying drugs and sharing them came to police in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tip .
“ I am proud of my team and we are stronger today for rooting out and removing those who would bring dishonor to our organization and our county , ” Gannon said before touting the crime stoppers line .
“ One of the silver linings to this sad episode , frankly , is how effectively the Crime Stoppers reporting system works , ” Gannon said in a statement .
“ It proves that nobody — even corrections and sheriffs officers — are above the law.
” Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the back for “ swiftly and effectively ” handling the cocaine dealing cops .
“ All law enforcement officers must be held to a high standard of conduct , ” he said , completely ignoring the fact that regular citizens in their shoes would have most certainly been sentenced to all or part of the 5 year maximum penalty the officers originally faced — meaning these cops were held to far lower standards .
Had these men not been police officers , rest assured they would have received a far harsher sentence than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many will argue — and rightfully so — that they should face harsher sentencing due to the betrayal of their duties .
While cops betraying their communities is one thing , possessing and selling cocaine to willing customers—should never end with anyone in a cage .
Criminalizing addiction and substance abuse has done nothing to curb use .
People are literally dying in the streets at an increasing rate and no amount of police state can stop it .
In fact , since the inception of the drug war , drug addiction and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ?
To understand the answers to that question , we have to look at how the state has essentially created and facilitated the current opioid epidemic in which America currently finds itself .
For decades , the US government has waged a war on drugs while granting the monopoly on opioid production to the pharmaceutical industry .
For years , people who would ’ ve never thought of trying heroin trusted their doctors who were being paid large sums of money to prescribe them dangerous and addictive opioids .
In some cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broken ankle .
As the crack down on opioids came to a head , all the ‘ legal ’ drug addicts were forced into the black market to continue supporting their addictions .
Soccer moms , business professionals , and police officers alike quickly found themselves buying highly dangerous fentanyl and heroin on the black market to support their government-approved pharmaceutical industry-sustained addictions .
Instead of helping these people , who clearly have physical and mental addictions and need help , the government simply kept on locking them in cages when they caught @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , your one of these cocaine dealing New Jersey cops .
Research — according to many law enforcement officials — shows that the cost of incarceration , especially for repeat drug offenders , is far higher than simply treating their addiction .
It is also far better for a society who values freedom .
Unfortunately , tens of thousands more will likely die and many more will be kidnapped and caged before any rational and scientific approach is brought forth by the state that will actually help to curb this epidemic .
Five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a wake up call to the rest of the drug warriors who think locking people in cages is the proper way to fix this problem .

Morristown, NJ — Not one, not two, not four, but five sheriff’s officers in New Jersey were arrested and pleaded guilty this month, admitting to purchasing drugs and conspiring to distribute cocaine to fellow officers. However, because they are cops, not a single one of them will see the inside of a jail cell.
Despite betraying the community’s trust, breaking their oaths to the constitution, and using their positions in law enforcement to commit crimes which they are tasked with stopping, the officers are all expected to receive probation as part of their sentencing next month.
In an incredibly swift process, the officers were arrested two weeks ago and pleaded guilty last week and will be sentenced in November. Under terms of a plea agreement, prosecutors will reportedly seek probation with mandatory drug treatment for the disgraced cops. The officers also agreed to resign from their jobs and will be disqualified from future public employment.
According to Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, the intel that the officers were buying drugs and sharing them came to police in the form of an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip.
“I am proud of my team and we are stronger today for rooting out and removing those who would bring dishonor to our organization and our county,” Gannon said before touting the crime stoppers line.
“One of the silver linings to this sad episode, frankly, is how effectively the Crime Stoppers reporting system works,” Gannon said in a statement. “It proves that nobody — even corrections and sheriffs officers — are above the law.”
According to NJ.com:
Two of the officers — Sgt. Dominick Andico, 33, and Robert Busold, 27 — admitted to purchasing cocaine from drug dealers in Morris County and selling it to the other officers. Officer Brian Rzucidlo, 35, and Albert Wyman, 36, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine. Wyman also admitted to obstruction, a disorderly persons offense, for accessing the official arrest database. Nicholas Ricciotti, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree possession of oxycodone, a prescription painkiller.
Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp issued a statement patting themselves on the back for “swiftly and effectively” handling the cocaine dealing cops.
“All law enforcement officers must be held to a high standard of conduct,” he said, completely ignoring the fact that regular citizens in their shoes would have most certainly been sentenced to all or part of the 5 year maximum penalty the officers originally faced — meaning these cops were held to far lower standards.
Had these men not been police officers, rest assured they would have received a far harsher sentence than just probation and rehab. Indeed, many will argue — and rightfully so — that they should face harsher sentencing due to the betrayal of their duties. While cops betraying their communities is one thing, possessing and selling cocaine to willing customers—should never end with anyone in a cage.
Criminalizing addiction and substance abuse has done nothing to curb use. People are literally dying in the streets at an increasing rate and no amount of police state can stop it. In fact, since the inception of the drug war, drug addiction and overdoses have gotten worse. Why is that?
To understand the answers to that question, we have to look at how the state has essentially created and facilitated the current opioid epidemic in which America currently finds itself.
For decades, the US government has waged a war on drugs while granting the monopoly on opioid production to the pharmaceutical industry. For years, people who would’ve never thought of trying heroin trusted their doctors who were being paid large sums of money to prescribe them dangerous and addictive opioids. In some cases, people were given fentanyl for a broken ankle.
As the crack down on opioids came to a head, all the ‘legal’ drug addicts were forced into the black market to continue supporting their addictions. Soccer moms, business professionals, and police officers alike quickly found themselves buying highly dangerous fentanyl and heroin on the black market to support their government-approved pharmaceutical industry-sustained addictions.
Instead of helping these people, who clearly have physical and mental addictions and need help, the government simply kept on locking them in cages when they caught them with it — unless of course, your one of these cocaine dealing New Jersey cops.
Research — according to many law enforcement officials — shows that the cost of incarceration, especially for repeat drug offenders, is far higher than simply treating their addiction. It is also far better for a society who values freedom.
Unfortunately, tens of thousands more will likely die and many more will be kidnapped and caged before any rational and scientific approach is brought forth by the state that will actually help to curb this epidemic. Five cops running a cocaine ring should serve as a wake up call to the rest of the drug warriors who think locking people in cages is the proper way to fix this problem.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-14--Our Primary Problem: Americans Have Forgotten God

It ’ s a cliché to say that this is the most important election in our lifetime .
But I really feel strongly that this is the most important election in our lifetime .
There is so much at stake .
Above all is the question of whether we will continue as one nation under God .
Will we embrace America as founded , or will we completely jettison all pretense of our national motto – In God we Trust ?
I think our problems can be traced back to this simple truth : We have forgotten God .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are happening to us .
Founding Father Patrick Henry warned , “ It is when a people forget God , that tyrants forge their chains.
” The late Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was the great chronicler of what President Ronald Reagan rightfully called , “ The Evil Empire , ” i.e.
, the failed Soviet Union .
The Nobel-prize winning author spent about a decade of his life in the Soviet gulags ( for a veiled criticism of Stalin in a private letter ) .
Solzhenitsyn said , “ While I was still a child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ older people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia : Men have forgotten God ; that ’ s why all this has happened.
” As simple as those peasants ’ statements were , the great novelist noted that no one diagnosed the problem better than they did .
He continued : “ Since then I have spent well-nigh 50 years working on the history of our Revolution ; in the process , I have read hundreds of books , collected hundreds of personal testimonies , and have already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the effort of clearing away the rubble left by that upheaval .
But if I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous Revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people , I could not put it more accurately than to repeat : Men have forgotten God ; that ’ s why all this has happened.
” Why is America seemingly sinking into the abyss ?
We have forgotten God .
And the results of this rejection we can see on the streets of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strangers because they disagree politically .
• We have daily riots and looting , with criminals immediately let back on the streets , thanks in many cases to George Soros money .
• We have mobs chanting , “ F*** your Jesus.
” • We have liberal governors shutting down churches as “ non-essential ” during the COVID-19 crisis , while encouraging rioting , with or without social distancing or masks .
In America today people have forgotten God , and we ’ re living out the descent of man , as seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reject God and His righteousness and refuse to thank Him , He turns them over to their own devices .
Dennis Prager of PragerU once told me in a TV interview : “ The Supreme Court changed America with the 1962 decision that prayer in school was unconstitutional .
That was the decision that began the end of America as we knew it.
” The prayer ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court was this : “ Almighty God , we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee , and we beg Thy blessing upon us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our country.
” Prager continued : “ It ’ s as universal a prayer and non-denominational as you could have .
And as I often point out , within one generation , kids went from blessing their teachers to cursing their teachers.
” [ Emphasis added ] Many of our presidents throughout history have called on God and have called on Americans to set aside a time ( usually a day ) of prayer .
For example , FDR , in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack , called for Jan. 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Day of Prayer , of asking forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past , of consecration to the tasks of the present , of asking God ’ s help in days to come.
” Today , how much more are we in need of “ asking forgiveness for our shortcomings ” ?
President Harry Truman even systematized the National Day of Prayer as an annual event .
Truman declared in his proclamation ( June 17 , 1952 ) : “ From the earliest days of our history our people have been accustomed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and guidance.
” When there is no God to whom we must give an account , then the state can become god .
That is certainly true in the minds of many a totalitarian dictator .
If we continue down this godless path , we will not remain free .
How we vote will not change our national makeup .
But it will make a difference in pushing away tyranny or rushing toward it .
Reagan once noted , “ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction .
We didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the bloodstream .
It must be fought for , protected , and handed on for them to do the same , or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children ’ s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free .
”

It’s a cliché to say that this is the most important election in our lifetime. But I really feel strongly that this is the most important election in our lifetime.
There is so much at stake. Above all is the question of whether we will continue as one nation under God. Will we embrace America as founded, or will we completely jettison all pretense of our national motto – In God we Trust?
I think our problems can be traced back to this simple truth: We have forgotten God. That’s why all these bad things are happening to us.
Founding Father Patrick Henry warned, “It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.”
The late Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was the great chronicler of what President Ronald Reagan rightfully called, “The Evil Empire,” i.e., the failed Soviet Union. The Nobel-prize winning author spent about a decade of his life in the Soviet gulags (for a veiled criticism of Stalin in a private letter).
Solzhenitsyn said, “While I was still a child, I recall hearing a number of older people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia: Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.”
As simple as those peasants’ statements were, the great novelist noted that no one diagnosed the problem better than they did. He continued: “Since then I have spent well-nigh 50 years working on the history of our Revolution; in the process, I have read hundreds of books, collected hundreds of personal testimonies, and have already contributed eight volumes of my own toward the effort of clearing away the rubble left by that upheaval. But if I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous Revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.”
Why is America seemingly sinking into the abyss? We have forgotten God. And the results of this rejection we can see on the streets of America:
We have strangers shooting strangers because they disagree politically.
We have daily riots and looting, with criminals immediately let back on the streets, thanks in many cases to George Soros money.
We have mobs chanting, “F*** your Jesus.”
We have liberal governors shutting down churches as “non-essential” during the COVID-19 crisis, while encouraging rioting, with or without social distancing or masks.
In America today people have forgotten God, and we’re living out the descent of man, as seen in Romans chapter 1. When people reject God and His righteousness and refuse to thank Him, He turns them over to their own devices.
Dennis Prager of PragerU once told me in a TV interview: “The Supreme Court changed America with the 1962 decision that prayer in school was unconstitutional. That was the decision that began the end of America as we knew it.”
The prayer ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court was this: “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessing upon us, our parents, our teachers and our country.”
Prager continued: “It’s as universal a prayer and non-denominational as you could have. And as I often point out, within one generation, kids went from blessing their teachers to cursing their teachers.” [Emphasis added]
Many of our presidents throughout history have called on God and have called on Americans to set aside a time (usually a day) of prayer. For example, FDR, in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, called for Jan. 2, 1942, to be, “a Day of Prayer, of asking forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past, of consecration to the tasks of the present, of asking God’s help in days to come.”
Today, how much more are we in need of “asking forgiveness for our shortcomings”?
President Harry Truman even systematized the National Day of Prayer as an annual event. Truman declared in his proclamation (June 17, 1952): “From the earliest days of our history our people have been accustomed to turn to Almighty God for help and guidance.”
When there is no God to whom we must give an account, then the state can become god. That is certainly true in the minds of many a totalitarian dictator.
If we continue down this godless path, we will not remain free. How we vote will not change our national makeup. But it will make a difference in pushing away tyranny or rushing toward it.
Reagan once noted, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
Article posted with permission from Jerry Newcombe


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-15--Goodbye Middle Class: Half Of All American Workers Made Less Than $34,248.45 Last Year

If you are making less than $ 3,000 a month , you have plenty of company , because about half of the country is in the exact same boat .
The Social Security Administration just released new wage statistics for 2019 , and they are pretty startling .
To me , the most alarming thing in the entire report is the fact that the median yearly wage was just $ 34,248.45 last year .
In other words , half of all American workers made less than $ 34,248.45 in 2019 , and half of all American workers made more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whole lot of money .
In fact , when you divide $ 34,248.45 by 12 you get just $ 2,854.05 .
Needless to say , it is not easy to survive in America today on just $ 2,854.05 a month , and this may help to explain why we have been seeing so many people fall out of the middle class in recent years .
And of course , all of the figures that I am sharing with you in this article are just for 2019 .
This year , we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new claims for unemployment benefits as the U.S. economy has imploded during this pandemic , and so the final wage numbers for 2020 could be quite a bit worse than the numbers for 2019 were .
Please keep that in mind as you go through the rest of this article .
Once upon a time in America , a single income could easily support a middle-class household in most cases , but those days are long gone .
The cost of living has been rising far faster than our paychecks have , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been working themselves to the bone just to survive financially from month to month .
To give you an idea of just how bad things have gotten , I would like to share with you some key numbers from the report that the Social Security Administration just released… -32.26 percent of American workers made less than $ 20,000 last year .
-44.79 percent of American workers made less than $ 30,000 last year .
-56.46 percent of American workers made less than $ 40,000 last year .
-65.91 percent of American workers made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today , the poverty level for a household of five in the United States is $ 30,680 .
That means that close to half of all workers in this country do not even make enough to get a family of five above the poverty level .
There are tens of millions of Americans that are referred to as “ the working poor ” because they are living in poverty even though they are employed and are working extremely hard .
Many of you that are reading this article know exactly what I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working way more than 40 hours a week , and yet there never seems to be enough money at the end of the month .
Sadly , the truth is that our system has evolved in a manner that makes it almost impossible for most Americans to ever build up much wealth .
If you are making the median monthly wage of just $ 2,854.05 , there simply is not going to be much left over after all of the bills are paid .
First of all , you are going to need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle of the country you may be able to find something habitable for under $ 1,000 a month , but in most of our major metropolitan areas that simply is not going to be realistic .
Secondly , you are going to need to pay your utility bills .
If you can keep the combined cost of your power , water , phone , television and Internet bills to about $ 250 a month , you are doing quite well .
Thirdly , you will need a vehicle in order to get around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to buy or lease a vehicle for less than $ 300 a month .
In addition , you will also need insurance , and that will set you back even more .
Fourthly , you will need health insurance .
If you are young and single , maybe you can find a plan for just a few hundred dollars a month , but most Americans pay far more .
Fifthly , you will probably want to eat , and that will cost you several hundred dollars a month as well .
At this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already gone , and there are so many expenses that I haven ’ t even mentioned yet .
And of course you never even started with $ 2,854.05 in the first place , because all sorts of taxes were taken out of your paycheck before you even got it .
Are you starting to understand why so many families in America are deeply , deeply struggling today ?
We have an economy that works for those at the very top of the food chain , but pretty much everyone else is desperately trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have entered an economic downturn during which tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs .
According to John Williams of shadowstats.com , if honest numbers were being used the real unemployment rate in the U.S. would be 26.9 percent right now , and that would rival the worst levels that we witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s .
Others have come up with similar numbers .
For example , Axios is reporting that the “ true unemployment rate ” in the United States is currently 26.1 percent… No matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , everyone should be able to agree that millions upon millions of Americans are really hurting financially and are deeply concerned about the future .
And they have good reason to be concerned about the future because our economic system is in the process of imploding .
For decades , the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world allowed us to enjoy a level of debt-fueled prosperity that was far greater than we actually deserved .
Now the party is ending , and our society is going to experience an enormous @ @ @ @ @ @ @

If you are making less than $3,000 a month, you have plenty of company, because about half of the country is in the exact same boat. The Social Security Administration just released new wage statistics for 2019, and they are pretty startling. To me, the most alarming thing in the entire report is the fact that the median yearly wage was just $34,248.45 last year. In other words, half of all American workers made less than $34,248.45 in 2019, and half of all American workers made more than $34,248.45. That isn’t a whole lot of money. In fact, when you divide $34,248.45 by 12 you get just $2,854.05. Needless to say, it is not easy to survive in America today on just $2,854.05 a month, and this may help to explain why we have been seeing so many people fall out of the middle class in recent years.
And of course, all of the figures that I am sharing with you in this article are just for 2019. This year, we have seen more than 63 million Americans file new claims for unemployment benefits as the U.S. economy has imploded during this pandemic, and so the final wage numbers for 2020 could be quite a bit worse than the numbers for 2019 were. Please keep that in mind as you go through the rest of this article.
Once upon a time in America, a single income could easily support a middle-class household in most cases, but those days are long gone.
The cost of living has been rising far faster than our paychecks have, and as a result, many Americans have been working themselves to the bone just to survive financially from month to month.
To give you an idea of just how bad things have gotten, I would like to share with you some key numbers from the report that the Social Security Administration just released…
-32.26 percent of American workers made less than $20,000 last year.
-44.79 percent of American workers made less than $30,000 last year.
-56.46 percent of American workers made less than $40,000 last year.
-65.91 percent of American workers made less than $50,000 last year.
Today, the poverty level for a household of five in the United States is $30,680.
That means that close to half of all workers in this country do not even make enough to get a family of five above the poverty level.
Wow.
There are tens of millions of Americans that are referred to as “the working poor” because they are living in poverty even though they are employed and are working extremely hard. Many of you that are reading this article know exactly what I am talking about. Some of you are working way more than 40 hours a week, and yet there never seems to be enough money at the end of the month.
Sadly, the truth is that our system has evolved in a manner that makes it almost impossible for most Americans to ever build up much wealth.
If you are making the median monthly wage of just $2,854.05, there simply is not going to be much left over after all of the bills are paid. First of all, you are going to need some place to live. In the middle of the country you may be able to find something habitable for under $1,000 a month, but in most of our major metropolitan areas that simply is not going to be realistic.
Secondly, you are going to need to pay your utility bills. If you can keep the combined cost of your power, water, phone, television and Internet bills to about $250 a month, you are doing quite well.
Thirdly, you will need a vehicle in order to get around, and these days it is hard to buy or lease a vehicle for less than $300 a month. In addition, you will also need insurance, and that will set you back even more.
Fourthly, you will need health insurance. If you are young and single, maybe you can find a plan for just a few hundred dollars a month, but most Americans pay far more.
Fifthly, you will probably want to eat, and that will cost you several hundred dollars a month as well.
At this point almost all of your money is already gone, and there are so many expenses that I haven’t even mentioned yet.
And of course you never even started with $2,854.05 in the first place, because all sorts of taxes were taken out of your paycheck before you even got it.
Are you starting to understand why so many families in America are deeply, deeply struggling today?
We have an economy that works for those at the very top of the food chain, but pretty much everyone else is desperately trying to stay afloat.
And now we have entered an economic downturn during which tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs. According to John Williams of shadowstats.com, if honest numbers were being used the real unemployment rate in the U.S. would be 26.9 percent right now, and that would rival the worst levels that we witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Others have come up with similar numbers. For example, Axios is reporting that the “true unemployment rate” in the United States is currently 26.1 percent…
A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can’t find one — is unemployed. If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with “Axios on HBO.”
No matter how you want to crunch the numbers, everyone should be able to agree that millions upon millions of Americans are really hurting financially and are deeply concerned about the future.
And they have good reason to be concerned about the future because our economic system is in the process of imploding.
For decades, the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world allowed us to enjoy a level of debt-fueled prosperity that was far greater than we actually deserved.
Now the party is ending, and our society is going to experience an enormous amount of pain as everything changes.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-15--Facebook Bans Anti-Vaccine Ads Ahead Of COVID Vaccine Rollout

Facebook announced on Tuesday that the social media giant will ban all ads encouraging people to avoid vaccination .
Facebook is now censoring factual information on the adverse health and side effects of getting vaccinated .
Anyone paying attention knows that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine , and it will , for all intents and purposes , be mandated for all and distributed by the military .
This is not news to most , however , the propaganda campaign has begun , and Facebook will assist the tyrants with censorship .
“ Our goal is to help messages about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a broad group of people while prohibiting ads with misinformation that could harm public health efforts , ” Facebook ’ s head of health initiatives , Kang-Xing Jin , said in a blog post , according to the Hill .
“ We don ’ t want these ads on our platform.
” The truth is , doctors and others have expressed concerns about vaccine safety , and this is not new .
But the push to make sure everyone is vaccinated is new .
So is the blatant censorship .
As with other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new ban on anti-vaccination ads will be crucial .
Facebook has chosen sides .
They did a long time ago .
They are not on the side of the people and will do what is necessary to see the elitists rollout the New World Order .
The military is still set to distribute a vaccine to all 324 million Americans and this censorship is part of the propaganda campaign pushed by Bill Gates to attempt to manipulate people into getting vaccinated .
Medical Journal : Get The COVID-19 Vaccine , Or Be Punished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tuesday ’ s policy update will not affect user-generated content about vaccines , including the private Facebook groups and Instagram pages .
So far , Facebook claims they will allow critics of vaccination the free speech that was already their birthright .

Facebook announced on Tuesday that the social media giant will ban all ads encouraging people to avoid vaccination. Facebook is now censoring factual information on the adverse health and side effects of getting vaccinated.
Anyone paying attention knows that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine, and it will, for all intents and purposes, be mandated for all and distributed by the military. This is not news to most, however, the propaganda campaign has begun, and Facebook will assist the tyrants with censorship.
“Our goal is to help messages about the safety and efficacy of vaccines reach a broad group of people while prohibiting ads with misinformation that could harm public health efforts,” Facebook’s head of health initiatives, Kang-Xing Jin, said in a blog post, according to the Hill. “We don’t want these ads on our platform.”
The truth is, doctors and others have expressed concerns about vaccine safety, and this is not new. But the push to make sure everyone is vaccinated is new. So is the blatant censorship. As with other tightenings on free speech, enforcing the new ban on anti-vaccination ads will be crucial.
Trump: “The Military Is Ready To Deliver A Vaccine”
Facebook has chosen sides. They did a long time ago. They are not on the side of the people and will do what is necessary to see the elitists rollout the New World Order.
The military is still set to distribute a vaccine to all 324 million Americans and this censorship is part of the propaganda campaign pushed by Bill Gates to attempt to manipulate people into getting vaccinated.
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According to the report by TheHill, Tuesday’s policy update will not affect user-generated content about vaccines, including the private Facebook groups and Instagram pages. So far, Facebook claims they will allow critics of vaccination the free speech that was already their birthright.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-15--Trump’s Operation Warp Speed: Big Pharma To Test COVID-19 Vaccine On Children As Young As 12

The rollout of Operation Warp Speed , president Donald Trump ’ s plan to fast track a COVID-19 vaccine , is leading Big Pharma to test its product on children as young as 12 .
The goal of the current administration is to have a vaccine distributed by the military by the election .
If the government succeeds , people will be getting vaccinated during the beginning of November by the United States military .
In fact , the Department of Defense has recently said there is great progress being made on this vaccine .
David Icke To LEOs & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Eye ” & Tell Them YOU Enforced Tyranny According to a report by CNN , drugmaker Pfizer has plans to start testing its experimental coronavirus vaccine in children as young as 12 , and parents have already expressed interest in enrolling their kids , the researcher leading the trial said on Tuesday .
It will be the first coronavirus vaccine trial to include children in the United States .
A team at Cincinnati Children ’ s Hospital will begin vaccinating teenagers aged 16 and 17 this week , and will move to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Robert Frenck , director of the Vaccine Research Center at the hospital .
The company confirmed on its website it has approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to enroll children as young as 12 in its trial .
“ We really think a vaccine for adolescents and children is going to be critical for getting Covid under control , ” Frenck told CNN in a telephone interview .
–CNN “ I think one of the things that is important to remember is that although the death rate for children with Covid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not zero , ” he said , noting that more than half a million children have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the United States .
“ It is not a nonexistent infection in children.
” Bill Gates : The U.S. Should “ Brainstorm ” Ways To Reduce “ Vaccine Hesitancy ” This vaccine will not be a choice for most .
There will be an effort to make sure you are “ voluntarily ” coerced into taking it .
Please don ’ t delude yourself into assuming otherwise .
Brace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know what the punishments will be for refusing it .
They will be harsh , we ’ ve already been told that .
Stay prepared , this is coming soon !

The rollout of Operation Warp Speed, president Donald Trump’s plan to fast track a COVID-19 vaccine, is leading Big Pharma to test its product on children as young as 12. The goal of the current administration is to have a vaccine distributed by the military by the election.
If the government succeeds, people will be getting vaccinated during the beginning of November by the United States military. In fact, the Department of Defense has recently said there is great progress being made on this vaccine.
David Icke To LEOs & Military: “Look Your Children In The Eye” & Tell Them YOU Enforced Tyranny
According to a report by CNN, drugmaker Pfizer has plans to start testing its experimental coronavirus vaccine in children as young as 12, and parents have already expressed interest in enrolling their kids, the researcher leading the trial said on Tuesday. It will be the first coronavirus vaccine trial to include children in the United States. A team at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital will begin vaccinating teenagers aged 16 and 17 this week, and will move to enroll 12-to 15-year-olds later, said Dr. Robert Frenck, director of the Vaccine Research Center at the hospital.
The company confirmed on its website it has approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to enroll children as young as 12 in its trial. “We really think a vaccine for adolescents and children is going to be critical for getting Covid under control,” Frenck told CNN in a telephone interview. –CNN
“I think one of the things that is important to remember is that although the death rate for children with Covid is lower than in older adults, it’s not zero,” he said, noting that more than half a million children have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the United States. “It is not a nonexistent infection in children.”
Bill Gates: The U.S. Should “Brainstorm” Ways To Reduce “Vaccine Hesitancy”
This vaccine will not be a choice for most. There will be an effort to make sure you are “voluntarily” coerced into taking it. Please don’t delude yourself into assuming otherwise. Brace for it, watch the progress and know what the punishments will be for refusing it. They will be harsh, we’ve already been told that. Stay prepared, this is coming soon!
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-15--Doctor Investigated For Exposing “Coaching” Coronavirus Deaths – Now Targeted As A “Danger To Public

Doctor Investigated For Exposing “Coaching” Coronavirus Deaths – Now Targeted As A “Danger To Public Safety”

Doctor Investigated For Exposing “ Coaching ” Coronavirus Deaths – Now Targeted As A “ Danger To Public Safety ” Dr. Scott Jensen , a Minnesota state senator , was investigated after he began to expose the false numbers of death due to coronavirus due to the fact that documents he was given by the Department of Health and Human Services “ coached ” doctors on how to write up death certificates to pad the numbers of deaths due to the alleged disease brought on by coronavirus .
After being found innocent , the guilty parties continued to target him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up claiming that he is a danger to public safety .
He joins me in this episode to tell his story .
Videos and documents mentioned in this episode .
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Dr. Scott Jensen, a Minnesota state senator, was investigated after he began to expose the false numbers of death due to coronavirus due to the fact that documents he was given by the Department of Health and Human Services “coached” doctors on how to write up death certificates to pad the numbers of deaths due to the alleged disease brought on by coronavirus. After being found innocent, the guilty parties continued to target him and a recent investigation has now opened up claiming that he is a danger to public safety. He joins me in this episode to tell his story.
Videos and documents mentioned in this episode.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sen-scott-jensen-says-complaints-about-covid-19-comments-may-be-political/ar-BB16pxGj
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/following-misinformation-claims-dr-scott-jensen-says-medical-boards-investigation-is-over
SHOCKING: MN Sen & Dr. @drscottjensen said that he received a 7 pg doc from @mnhealth to fill out death certificates with a diagnosis of #COVID-19 whether the person actually died from COVID-19 or not. Why is #MN inflating COVID-19 death numbers? pic.twitter.com/llvHDoIMGH — Chris Berg (@chrisbergpov) April 8, 2020
455607875 US HHS Document to Doctors on How to Certify COVID 19 Deaths Including Related Deaths by Tim Brown on Scribd
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dr-deborah-birx-predicts-200-000-deaths-if-we-do-n1171876
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