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📬 Happy Friday! Situational awareness: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who testifies on the Senate side today, “has mapped out far more sweeping changes to the U.S. Postal Service than previously disclosed, considering [post-election] actions that could lead to slower mail delivery in parts of the country and higher prices,” the WashPost reports.
🇷🇺 “Russian doctors say leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny remains too ill to be transferred to Germany for treatment after a possible poisoning.” —BBC
In last night’s acceptance speech, Joe Biden never said President Trump’s name. The former vice president used the biggest stage of his 50 years in politics to humanize himself, with the intended subtext: “I am you. You are me.”
- If you didn’t know anything about Biden before last night, you’d remember four things: He conquered a childhood stutter, he lost his wife and daughter [Corrected], found redemption and joy in Jill, then encountered grief again when Beau died.
Why it matters: A country burying its dead is being offered a chance to hire someone who knows how to grieve, Axios’ Hans Nichols points out.
- The Biden campaign thinks the election will hinge on the coronavirus response.
Biden set his priorities — as well as expectations — by saying he would do on the coronavirus “what we should have done from the very beginning.”
- “We’ll put the politics aside and take the muzzle off our experts so the public gets the information they need and deserve. The honest, unvarnished truth. They can deal with that.”
- “We’ll have a national mandate to wear a mask — not as a burden, but to protect each other. It’s a patriotic duty.”
Between the lines: From the perspective of Trump aides, Biden did everything they wish he wouldn’t, Axios’ Alayna Treene reports.
- He didn’t stumble or jumble, making it more difficult for Republicans to attack him as unfit.
- “Morning” Joe Scarborough called Biden’s tone “Reaganesque.”
Biden said he “will be an ally of the light”:
The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger. Too much fear. Too much division. …
May history be able to say that the end of this chapter of American darkness began here tonight as love and hope and light joined in the battle for the soul of the nation.
Grace note … Axios’ Margaret Talev texts: “Setting the fireworks after the speech to a song by Beau’s favorite band, Coldplay, was a way for Biden to share the milestone with a child he had hoped might ascend to the presidency himself.”
- Axios’ David Nather and Alexi McCammond contributed reporting.
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Photo: Democratic National Convention via AP
Brayden Harrington, 13, of Concord, N.H., spoke into a cellphone camera as he read, carefully, from a sheet of paper, AP’s Will Weissert writes.
- “We stutter,” Brayden said in the video that aired shortly before Joe Biden’s acceptance speech.
- The teen got stuck briefly on the “s” sound, and bravely worked his way through the word. His face showed strain but determination.
- “It’s really amazing to hear that someone became vice president” despite stuttering, Brayden said. “He told me about a book of poems by Yeats that he would read out loud to practice.”
Brayden and Biden met in February at a CNN town hall in Concord, where Biden spoke about overcoming a severe childhood stutter.
- After the event, Biden invited Brayden backstage to talk more about learning to control a stutter. Biden noted that he’d practiced by speaking as he looked at himself in the mirror.
- He also gave the boy a speech he’d prepared for delivery, complete with markings he’d made on its pages that showed where he had time to take breaks and pauses so that the words would come out more smoothly.
Brayden held up that speech for convention viewers.
- “I’m just trying to be a kid,” Brayden said. “And in a short amount of time, Joe Biden made me feel more confident about something that’s bothered me my whole life. Joe Biden cared. Imagine what he could do for all of us.”
Nick Merrill and Dan Schwerin, co-founders of Evergreen Strategy Group, write in Fast Company that if Joe Biden wins, “expectations for what it takes to be a values-driven company will increase.”
- “Without the foil of President Trump, … CEOs will have to back specific policy proposals, build coalitions, and put real political muscle behind their principles.”
Merrill and Schwerin, who were top Hillary Clinton aides, have these lessons for the next phase of “stakeholder capitalism”:
- “If Biden replaces Trump, there will be fewer easy chances to express outrage and more hard choices to make about specific policies and legislation that could become law.”
- “CEOs who want to be seen as leaders will have to use their market power — not just their voice — to drive systemic change.”
- “There’s going to be more scrutiny of companies when their campaign contributions and lobbying budgets contradict their stated values.”
The bottom line: “Companies doubling down on their values right now are proving more resilient in the current crisis, just as they did in the last recession.”
- Keep reading.
- Go deeper … Jim VandeHei, “CEOs are America’s new politicians.”
Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios
Almost all of the roughly two dozen Community Health Systems hospitals in Florida, Texas and Arizona have sued patients since the pandemic began, Axios’ Caitlin Owens reports.
- Many paused or slowed down in the spring, but then resumed business as usual over the summer — when these states were being hit hardest.
Why it matters: The Americans least likely to be able to pay their medical bills are the same people who are vulnerable to the virus and its economic fallout.
- Hospitals’ aggressive legal actions against former patients were already deeply controversial before the pandemic — before millions of people lost their jobs, and in many cases their health insurance at the same time, or had their wages cut.
Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/Axios
Newsrooms around the U.S. are adding dozens of positions that involve covering race and social justice, as well as publishing statistics about their own staffs for the first time, reports Axios’ Sara Fischer.
- Why it matters: News organizations are realizing that they can’t adequately cover the current state of affairs if their editorial teams don’t reflect the changing dynamics of their readership and the nation.
The big picture: Some of the nation’s biggest newspapers are getting on board, like the New York Times, The Washington Post and Gannett, which is USA Today’s parent company.
- Broadcast isn’t getting left behind either, as both CBS News and CNN launched initiatives to deepen their race and culture coverage this summer.
Immigrant voters could be pivotal this fall to election outcomes in some battleground suburbs, according to a new analysis of county-level Census data, writes Axios’ Stef Kight.
- Races to watch: Texas’ 22nd district, Georgia’s 7th and California’s 39th, 45th, and 48th — all reach into counties where immigrants comprise around one in five eligible voters.
Why it matters: Foreign-born voters will make up nearly one-tenth of the electorate in 2020 — a record percentage.
Steve Bannon speaks with reporters outside court in New York yesterday. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP
After his arrest on a 150-foot yacht, a handcuffed Steve Bannon wore a mask and two open-collared shirts in federal court in Manhattan as he pleaded not guilty to defrauding donors in a crowdfunding scheme, per Reuters.
- Leaving the courthouse on $5 million bond, Bannon took off his mask and briefly addressed reporters before getting in a black SUV: “This entire fiasco is to stop people who want to build the wall.”
Cover: Twelve
Josh Powell, former chief of staff to longtime NRA leader Wayne LaPierre, writes in “Inside the NRA” — out Sept. 8 from Twelve — that the pro-gun group botched its response to the Parkland shooting of 2018, when “for the first time, parents and politicians began to fight back in a bigger, more organized way”:
Wayne went on the attack, blaming Democrats, the FBI, and socialism for the tragic shootings. … Six years after Sandy Hook, it felt like we had done nothing to stop the violence and prevent shootings like Parkland from happening. And now the frustration boiled over, as the survivors of Parkland took to the airwaves to plead for an end to the violence, to plead on behalf of their slain classmates. … [T]he NRA offered its standard playbook and the party line.
Powell says he realized he had “become the cover‑up, or at least an accomplice”:
[T]he waste and dysfunction at the NRA was staggering, costing the organization and its members hundreds of millions of dollars over the years. … [T]here are so many ways that membership money went up in smoke. … I’d come to believe I’d failed the team. … I’d lost the larger plot and was overtaken with just winning the fight at all costs. … To me, the NRA has completely shirked its obligations to gun owners, citizens, and the children of our country.
Go deeper: N.Y. Times (subscription), “Insider’s Book Calls N.R.A. ‘Rife With Fraud.'”
Julie and Greg Schwab order from the Dreamy Drinks boba tea truck near the suburb of Lynnwood, Wash., north of Seattle. Photo: Ted S. Warren/AP
Long seen as an urban treasure, food trucks are now being saved by the suburbs now that they can’t depend on bustling city centers, AP’s Sally Ho writes.
- They’re finding a captive audience thrilled to skip cooking dinner, sample new kinds of cuisines and mingle with neighbors.
Weekday lunchtime business is the bulk of the revenue for an average food truck, which may make $800 to $1,200 a day, said Matt Geller, president of the National Food Truck Association.
- In the suburbs, the trucks focus on dinner and add kid-friendly options.
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POLITICO Playbook: Republicans have a lot to live up to
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DRIVING THE DAY
EVEN IF YOU’RE A REPUBLICAN, you have to admit that the Democratic convention — which nominated JOE BIDEN on Thursday night — was a technical success. The Dems programmed a four-night television show, pulling feeds and videos from all across the country, without a major hitch. That’s a feat in and of itself — even if the content itself didn’t appeal to you.
REPUBLICANS have a lot to live up to, in that respect. Their convention — which kicks off Monday — already seems much different. The TRUMP CAMPAIGN has invited most GOP lawmakers to the White House lawn to watch the president’s speech in the middle of a pandemic. They’ve filed a request to light fireworks on the National Mall. The Democratic convention was all about party unity and trying to defeat President DONALD TRUMP. Unity doesn’t appear to be a priority for Republicans — the White House left some of the president’s Capitol Hill enemies off the invite list. The GOP affair next week will be aimed at highlighting what the president has done in his first term — putting center stage everyday people affected by what the Republicans consider to be policy victories.
CNN’S KAITLAN COLLINS and KEVIN LIPTAK had a bunch of the convention details in this story. Some elements of next week still appear to be a work in progress. On Thursday, a representative for MITCH MCCONNELL said the Senate majority leader would not be participating in the event. But hours later, his staff said he would be submitting a taped video message.
NEW: BILL STEPIEN, Trump’s campaign manager, will join us for a virtual interview TUESDAY morning on “PLUG IN WITH PLAYBOOK” to talk about the convention, Trump’s reelection bid and much more. The show will kick off at 9 a.m. Register to watch
ABOUT LAST NIGHT … NATASHA KORECKI and CHRIS CADELAGO in Wilmington, Del.: “Biden just made it a lot harder for Republicans to tag him ‘Slow Joe’”: “In a campaign riddled with verbal gaffes and setbacks, where his cognitive abilities were questioned and his debate performances criticized, Joe Biden stepped up to the lectern and delivered the biggest speech of his life without a hitch. That in and of itself was no small feat for Biden, known for veering off script or tripping on his words in a way that party Democrats worried could play into the caricature put forward by Donald Trump and Republicans.
“But the Democratic nominee appeared at ease as he struck somber notes about the coronavirus pandemic, at once grieving with those who lost loved ones and promising he would take decisive action if elected in November.
“‘Look, I understand. I understand how hard it is to have any hope right now. On this summer night let me take a moment to speak to those of you who have lost the most. I have some idea how it feels to lose someone you love,’ Biden said. ‘I know that deep black hole that opens up in the middle of your chest and you feel like you’re being sucked into it. I know how mean, cruel, and unfair life can be sometimes.’”
NYT LEDEALL … ALEX BURNS and KATIE GLUECK: “The party has offered Mr. Biden, 77, less as a traditional partisan standard-bearer than as a comforting national healer, capable of restoring normalcy and calm to the United States and returning its federal government to working order. He has campaigned as an apostle of personal decency and political conciliation, and as a transitional figure who would take on some of the worst American crises — not just the coronavirus outbreak but also economic inequality, climate change and gun violence — before handing off power to another generation.”
HOW IT PLAYED … FRONTS: NYT, banner headline: “BIDEN VOWS TO GUIDE U.S. OUT OF ‘DARKNESS’” … N.Y. POST: “AVERAGE JOE: Biden clears the (low) bar, Dems exhale with relief” … WSJ: “Biden Makes Case to Oust Trump” … WAPO: “Biden calls for hopefulness”
FROM 30,000 FEET … DAVID SIDERS: “Biden finally has his big moment”: “For more than a decade, Joe Biden had been defined by association — to the president he worked for and, in its contrast, to the one he is trying to unseat. On Thursday, Biden set himself apart from them both. Biden, accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on the convention’s final night, expanded on the searing indictment delivered Wednesday by former President Barack Obama and offered his own blistering criticism of President Donald Trump.
“And in a campaign that has served almost singularly as a referendum on Trump, he cast his candidacy as an affirmative alternative — a ‘path of hope and light.’ ‘We can choose a path of becoming angrier, less hopeful, more divided, a path of shadow and suspicion,’ Biden said. ‘Or we can choose a different path and together take this chance to heal, to reform, to unite.’” Steven Shepard with the top takeaways
A1, NYT … JONATHAN MARTIN and SHANE GOLDMACHER, with a News Analysis bug: “Biden Leaves Convention With a Clear Mission: Stop Trump”: “[L]ooming over Mr. Biden’s long-sought presidential nomination was the ever-present shadow of another man who’s poised to dominate the final 10 weeks of the campaign and use his considerable megaphone to drown out Mr. Biden’s pitch: Donald J. Trump.
“The president, who spent the day attacking Mr. Biden in the swing state of Pennsylvania, has been the greatest unifying force at the Democratic convention, given that loathing him is the one thing that everyone in the fractious party can agree on.
“Mr. Biden and the Democrats spent the week prosecuting arguments against him on Covid-19, unemployment, health care, child care, climate change, foreign policy and his fundamental fitness for the presidency — attacks that only presaged a fall campaign that, even when it features Mr. Biden, will be aimed entirely at drawing contrasts with Mr. Trump.
“‘He’ll wake up every day believing the job is all about him, never about you,’ Mr. Biden said on Thursday night. ‘Is that the America you want for you, your family, your children? I see a different America.’”
Good Friday morning.
VP MIKE PENCE will appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “Fox and Friends,” CNN, CBS and “Mornings with Maria” this morning.
DRIVING TODAY: Postmaster General LOUIS DEJOY will testify in front of Senate Homeland at 9 a.m. More from Marianne LeVine and Daniel Lippman
— BIDEN, JILL BIDEN, KAMALA HARRIS and DOUG EMHOFF will attend a virtual fundraiser.
DEPT. OF CURTAIN MEASURING … DAVID SIDERS: “Biden is already forming a government. Here’s what his Cabinet could look like.”
L.A. TIMES: “Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, could also make history”: “It’s been an unlikely journey for the 55-year-old Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, who now finds himself in the inner circle of a presidential campaign. Emhoff, who lives in Brentwood, has seen his national profile swell, complete with his own fan club, the #DougHive — women who are thrilled by the novelty of a man comfortably taking a back seat in politics.
“He has more than 250,000 followers on Twitter, where he identifies himself as: ‘Dad, @KamalaHarris hubby, lawyer, wannabe golfer, advocate for justice and equality.’ His posts, sometimes addressed to the #KHive, can tend toward the goofy.”
ABC: “Donald Trump to host funeral for brother Robert Trump at White House”: “President Donald Trump will have family and friends join him Friday at the White House for a funeral service for his brother, Robert Trump, who died last Friday. Robert Trump’s body will also be driven to the White House from New York for the ceremony, according to sources familiar with the arrangements, which are expected to remain private.”
SCOOP — “Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children, say officials,” by NBC’s Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soboroff: “In early May 2018, after weeks of phone calls and private meetings, 11 of the president’s most senior advisers were called to the White House Situation Room, where they were asked, by a show-of-hands vote, to decide the fate of thousands of migrant parents and their children, according to two officials who were there.
“President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Stephen Miller led the meeting, and, according to the two officials, he was angry at what he saw as defiance by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. It had been nearly a month since Jeff Sessions, then the attorney general, had launched the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, announcing that every immigrant who crossed the U.S. border illegally would be prosecuted, including parents with small children.
“But so far, U.S. border agents had not begun separating parents from their children to put the plan into action, and Miller, the architect of the administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, was furious about the delay.” NBC
LATEST MEMBER TO CONTRACT COVID — “Sen. Bill Cassidy tests positive for coronavirus,” by Andrew Desiderio: “Sen. Bill Cassidy tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said in a statement Thursday. The Louisiana Republican, who is a medical doctor, was tested for the virus after he learned he had been in contact with an individual who tested positive. ‘I am strictly following the direction of our medical experts and strongly encourage others to do the same,’ Cassidy said in a statement.
“According to his office, Cassidy will quarantine for 14 days, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends, and is ‘notifying those with whom he may have come into contact.’ His office didn’t say whether the senator, 62, has symptoms, and if so, their severity.”
TRUMP’S FRIDAY — The president will leave the White House at 10:45 a.m. en route to the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City. He will deliver remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting at 11 a.m. Afterward, he will return to the White House.
TV TONIGHT — PBS’ “Washington Week” with Bob Costa: Yamiche Alcindor, Molly Ball, Hallie Jackson and Philip Rucker.
SUNDAY SO FAR …
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FOX
“Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) … White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Panel: Karl Rove, Susan Page and Juan Williams.
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Gray TV
“Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren”: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy … Kellyanne Conway.
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CBS
“Face the Nation”: James Comey … RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel … L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti … Scott Gottlieb.
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ABC
“This Week”: Kate Bedingfield. Panel: Chris Christie, Rahm Emanuel, Leah Wright Rigueur and Barbara Comstock.
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“America This Week with Eric Bolling”: Anthony Scaramucci … Austan Goolsbee … Olivia Nuzzi … Marc Lamont Hill … Jose Aristimuño.
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“Meet the Press”: Panel: Kristen Welker, Gerald Seib and Scott Walker.
PLAYBOOK READS
PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION — “Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe files paperwork to form campaign committee, but has not yet decided to seek a comeback, aide says,” by WaPo’s Gregory Schneider in Richmond: “Former governor Terry McAuliffe has filed paperwork with the Virginia elections office to create a campaign committee to run for governor in 2021, but the Democrat’s spokesman said that it’s a technicality and that there’s no candidacy. Yet.
“‘Governor McAuliffe is making no decisions on 2021 until after we defeat Donald Trump and his hateful ideology. This represents a paperwork change suggested by our accountant and lawyer,’ spokesman Brennan Bilberry said via text message.
“The state paperwork — filed Wednesday and first reported by the Virginia Public Access Project — converts McAuliffe’s existing political action committee, Common Good Virginia, into a candidate committee called Virginians for Common Good.” WaPo
FOR YOUR RADAR — “U.S. Allies Reject Trump Administration Bid to Reinstate Iran Sanctions, Opening Diplomatic Rift,” by WSJ’s Courtney McBride: “The U.S.’s closest allies on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration over its effort to reinstate international sanctions on Iran, opening a rift in the United Nations Security Council over the handling of Tehran’s nuclear program and its regional ambitions.
“The U.K., France and Germany said the U.S. lacked standing to restore the measures, having withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear deal to which those nations were party, along with China and Russia, and with which Iran remains largely in compliance. Any actions taken based on the U.S. maneuver would be ‘devoid of any legal effect,’ the countries wrote.” WSJ
AP: “Former sailor details misconduct by SEALs pulled from Iraq,” by James LaPorta and Julie Watson with a San Diego dateline
NAVALNY UPDATE — “Authorities are blocking Kremlin critic Navalny’s evacuation from Russia, allies say,” by Miles Herszenhorn: “A German ambulance plane stands ready to fly critically ill Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny from Siberia to Berlin for treatment but doctors say he cannot be moved. Supporters of Navalny, who has been in a coma since Thursday morning after an alleged poisoning attack, accuse Russian authorities of trying to prevent his evacuation.”
BANNON PLEADS NOT GUILTY … AP: “At his hearing, Bannon appeared by video with his hands cuffed in front of him and a white mask covering most of his face. He rocked back and forth on a chair in a holding cell with his lawyers on the telephone. The magistrate judge approved Bannon’s release on $5 million bail, secured by $1.75 million in assets.
“When he emerged from the courthouse, Bannon tore off his mask, smiled and waved to news cameras. As he went to a waiting vehicle, he shouted, ‘This entire fiasco is to stop people who want to build the wall.’” AP … The court drawing, via Reuters
MEDIAWATCH — “Washington Post managing editor Emilio Garcia-Ruiz named editor in chief of San Francisco Chronicle,” by WaPo’s Paul Farhi: “Garcia-Ruiz, 58, has been a managing editor at The Post since 2013, one of four currently under Executive Editor Martin Baron, and has been with the news organization for more than 20 years. … Garcia-Ruiz helped build The Post’s digital offerings, including an expansion of its video-news team, managing a new audio operation, and helping to introduce new publications.”
— Betty Nevins, senior production manager for “Meet the Press,” is leaving NBC News after 35 years. She’s worked for the show for approximately 20 years, and previously was an NBC pool production manager for special programming.
PLAYBOOKERS
Send tips to Eli Okun and Garrett Ross at politicoplaybook@politico.com.
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Ben Howard, VP at the Duberstein Group and a Trump White House alum. What he’s been reading: “I’m picking two because I’m in between books. I just finished ‘Astrophysics for People in a Hurry’ by Neil deGrasse Tyson, and I just started ‘Hug Your Customers.’ I’ll add an article for good measure, since I think its message is important now more than ever: ‘Why Being Kind Helps You, Too–Especially Now.’” Playbook Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Josie Sherman is 1 … Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is 64 … Steve Case, chair/CEO of Revolution and the Case Foundation and co-founder of AOL, is 62 … Peter Hamby, host of Snapchat’s “Good Luck America” and a Vanity Fair contributor … NBC News correspondent Harry Smith is 69 … Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin is 52 (h/t George Little) … Elizabeth Stoltz … Brian Parks of Locust Street Group … Puja Murgai … Ryan McCormack, deputy chief of staff at the Ex-Im Bank … Joe Minges … The Atlantic’s Elaine Godfrey … Stephen Neuman, Midwest region pod director for the Biden campaign (h/t Mitchell Rivard) … Hunter Lipscomb … Katie Brown of G2G Consulting … Thomas Bradbury, policy analyst at the American Conservative Union, is 25 (h/t Jake Loft) … Rubén Olmos, president of Global Nexus … Mary Ann Naylor … Manuel Roig-Franzia, WaPo feature reporter … Jana Winter … NBC’s Pamela Engel …
… Tericka Lambert, digital content director at When We All Vote … Amelia Penniman, associate director at Bully Pulpit Interactive … POLITICO’s Ian Jenkins … Robert Wells … Ken Mehlman, member and global head of public affairs at KKR and co-head of KKR Global Impact … Greg Bell … Vianovo’s Mike Shannon … David Beavers … Ilana Rovner is 82 … Margaret Chan, former director-general of the WHO, is 73 … Cheyne Worley … Reuben Jeffery III … Joan Kirchner Carr … Marguerite Biagi … Alisa Maso … Sarah Rusciano … Joe Mathieu … CNN’s Cameron Hough … Lindsay Fisher … Heather Hunter … David Heifetz, political consultant at the National Immigration Law Center … Sergey Brin is 47 … Francine McMahon … Abel Maldonado is 53 … Paul Harstad … Larry Martin (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) … Lamont Black … Jack Kelly … Tom Houck … Adam Dubitsky … Rachel Hirschberg Light … Katherine Perez … Bruce Evans
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The Morning Briefing: DNC Night 4: Biden Manages to Clear Low Bar, Media Weeps Tears of Joy
The Two DNC Finales
We have made it to Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing readers. I sincerely hope that you are all enjoying yours so far.
Well, the DNC Zoom meeting is finally over and the mainstream media couldn’t wait to get to their feelings journals to start dotting their eyes with hearts while writing about Joe Biden’s speech. It’s something they haven’t done regularly since Biden’s boss, the Lightbringer, was in office.
Get ready for two and a half months of fawning media awfulness, my friends.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that I won’t be able to participate in the concussed unicorn prance that will be substituting for journalism about the campaign. I do so miss the days when the MSM was coy about its bias, always trying to mask it. Now it’s an unabashedly biased freak flag flying session all the time.
Tyler has a rundown of last night’s DNC finale here.
It’s true, Biden didn’t make any major mistakes during his big moment at the DNC. Then again, the expectations for his speech have been lowered for months so all he really had to do was get through it without pausing to eat his foot and it was going to be judged a rousing success.
I watched a little of Biden’s DNC speech, got bored, and went back to work. I kept checking Twitter and saw the WAY over-the-top reactions from all of the usual suspects, so I went back and watched more after the DNC wrapped and it was posted online.
The speech I was seeing described by the media and prominent Democrats was not the speech I watched.
Biden was tired and slurring. He did stay riveted to the teleprompter in a way that I found distracting.
Gifted oration it was not.
The content was worse than the delivery. Biden could have been cribbing talking points from any CNN panel. Given his history of plagiarism, he may very well have been.
Look, this ain’t my first rodeo, I know how this dance goes. The partisans all love the nominee’s acceptance speech. The Democrat nominee always gets a sickening amount of love from the media. I guess I’ve just been at this too long to pretend that I like the dance.
Biden may have been aided by the lack of an audience at this COVID DNC. His fixed gaze on the teleprompter may not have survived applause breaks.
Here are a couple of takes on the speech that I think sum things up nicely:
And…
Biden may have been mistake-free, but Reaganesque? Yeah…no.
The media might want to try reeling in the gushing schoolgirl shtick, just to create the slightest pretense of objectivity.
Or they can just carry on as the propaganda wing of the Democratic National Committee.
It will be interesting to see if the RNC next week learned any virtual convention tips from the DNC.
The weirdness continues.
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Commie elitism. Chicago Police Ban Protests on Mayor Lightfoot’s Block
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If Your School District Pulls What One Tennessee District Has, Know Your Rights
Treacher: National Susan B. Anthony Museum ‘Rejects’ Trump’s Pardon, Somehow
Putin Foe in Coma After Being Poisoned
Bannon Indicted, Arrested by NY Feds for Alleged Defrauding Donors to ‘We Build the Wall’ Group
Trump Wants UN Sanctions ‘Snapback’ on Iran
Netflix Pushes Pedophilia Fantasy ‘Cuties’ Starring Twerking 11-Year-Olds
Yarmuk: ISIS’s Inspiration and the ‘Most Consequential’ Battle Between Islam and the West
The Democratic Convention Is Giving an Unusual Bump to Trump and the GOP
Wait, Did the DNC Really Cut ‘Under God’ Out of the Pledge of Allegiance?!
Trolls Shut Down Native American Caucus Chatroom Before Elizabeth Warren Speech
AWKWARD. EMBARRASSING: DNC Caught Using Duplicate Livestreams to Cheer Kamala After Her DNC Speech
Not Much Enthusiasm for Biden and Democrats as Convention TV Ratings Tank
Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ ‘Fighting Words?’ College Speech Zone Case Heads to Supreme Court
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Me: Biden’s Age Is Fair Game and the MSM Is Avoiding It
This, More Than Anything Else, Might Doom Joe Biden’s Campaign
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Barack Obama Wants You to Vote Against Trump, Not for Biden
From the Mothership and Beyond
Chris Wallace Defends Biden On Gun Control, Calls AR-15’s “Weapons Of Mass Destruction”
Dems Embrace Anti-Gun Agenda At Convention, But What About The Campaign Trail?
Anti-Hunters In CA Say They Want To Help Animals, But Are Enabling Poachers Instead
Can Philly Talk Its Way Out Of Its Crime Spike?
When Organizations Push Members Away Over Gun Control
Singing ‘no riskier than talking’ for virus spread
Chess: Carlsen fights back from brink to overcome Nakamura in 38-game epic
Biden Makes Lofty Promises in His DNC Speech…President Trump Responds
LOL, yeah…after 44 years in Washington. Buttigieg Paints Biden as the Candidate of ‘Change’
Biden’s Instagram Post Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Kamala Harris
Here’s Yet Another Graph That Shreds the COVID Lockdown Hysteria
Data: Florida, Texas, California Flattened the Curve. New York and New Jersey Did Not.
YAHTZEE! California’s Blackouts Linked To Reliance On Green Energy
Pompeo Trolls Pelosi With ‘The Simpsons’ Character Meme During Her DNC Speech
Two Soldiers Appeared In American Samoa’s DNC Roll Call Video – Now They Are Being Investigated
Pittsburgh Dem Mayor: No, You Can’t Protest Outside My House
Fake Conservatives Attack Nuclear Power In Utah/Idaho Ahead Of Election
Report: Hillary Clinton Hired Ghislaine Maxwell’s Nephew For State Department Position
Even Tom Nichols thought the ‘Julia and Andrew Show’ was cringeworthy
KofC says ‘under God’ in flag pledge represents ‘fundamental American belief’
This is going super well. American Airlines to suspend flights to 15 US cities amid funding debate
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The Kruiser Kabana
Kitten watching Tom and Jerry is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on the internet.
First round of this fight was a furious, drunken alley brawl. I remember watching it and thinking, “How in the hell are they even going to come out for the second round?”
We could all be exercising a little more privilege here, people. Let’s get on that.
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Happy Friday! Thank goodness the DNC is over—your Morning Dispatchers can finally start putting this newsletter to bed before 2 a.m. again. Oh, what’s that? The RNC starts on Monday?
Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories
- The United States confirmed 48,266 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, with 7.3 percent of the 661,228 tests reported coming back positive. An additional 1,278 deaths were attributed to the virus on Thursday, bringing the pandemic’s American death toll to 174,248.
- Longtime Trump aide Steve Bannon, along with three co-conspirators, was indicted on federal fraud charges for “orchestrat[ing] a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors” as part of an online crowdfunding campaign to build a wall on the United States’ southern border. Bannon pleaded not guilty.
- Initial weekly unemployment claims increased slightly week-over-week according to the Labor Department, from 971,000 two weeks ago to 1,106,000 the week ending August 15.
- A spokeswoman for prominent Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny alleged on Thursday that Navalny was poisoned by something put in his tea in a Siberian airport. Navalny is reportedly in serious condition.
- Sen. Ben Sasse and Rep. Liz Cheney became the highest-ranking Republicans to condemn President Trump’s soft praise for QAnon conspiracy theorists. Cheney called the theory “dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics,” while Sasse told the Washington Post that “real leaders call conspiracy theories conspiracy theories,” adding that “if Democrats take the Senate, blow up the filibuster, and pack the Supreme Court – garbage like this will be a big part of why they won.”
Biden Sets the Tone
All eyes were on Joe Biden’s closing speech to officially accept the Democratic presidential nomination. It was the capstone of a bizarre, unprecedented convention—a flurry of Zoom calls and uneven televised set pieces. The speech, delivered not to an arena full of cheering fans, but to a quiet, empty room, set an unmistakable tone for his campaign’s message over the next few months: America’s taken a beating, and he wants to start to heal it.
Biden’s never been a preternatural orator like his former boss, Barack Obama; at times, the platitudes flew thick and fast. “If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst,” he said. “I will be an ally of the light, not of the darkness. … United, we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America.”
But then, that’s basically the central argument of the Biden campaign: That in a time when the president has taken a sledgehammer to the foundations of American democracy, the best man for the job of restoring them is one whose primary selling points are basic competence, long experience, and a good heart.
Bannon’s Border Wall Scheme
Former Trump campaign adviser and chief strategist Steve Bannon—who was ousted from the White House in 2017—was arrested and charged on Thursday alongside three co-conspirators for his involvement with “We Build the Wall,” a border wall crowdfunding campaign that allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors while masquerading as a nonprofit.
Bannon was arrested at approximately 7:15 a.m. Thursday morning by investigators from the U.S. Postal Service while boating off the coast of Connecticut on Chinese exile and businessman Guo Wengui’s 150-foot yacht. Bannon pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday afternoon during a videoconference court appearance and was released after agreeing to a $5 million bond. He is due back in court August 31, and is prohibited from traveling on private yachts, planes, or boats without permission from the judge presiding over the case.
We Build the Wall was launched on a crowdfunding website in 2018 by Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, who told donors that the funds would be given to the federal government to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the 24-page-indictment—unsealed by the Federal District Court in Manhattan—the project racked up a total of $25 million in donations from hundreds of thousands of donors, $17 million of which were raised in the project’s first week of fundraising. Kolfage is also charged in the indictment, along with co-conspirators Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea. All were arrested Thursday.
Standoff Over Ridesharing in California
Uber and Lyft saw their lives (in California) flash before their eyes on Thursday before an appeals court granted them a temporary reprieve from a court order—originally scheduled to go into effect at midnight last night—that would have required the companies to classify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Both ridesharing apps had warned they wouldn’t be able to comply with the original court and would be forced to shut down their operations in California.
“This change would … necessitate an overhaul of the entire business model,” a Thursday blog post from Lyft argued. “It’s not a switch that can be flipped overnight.”
“We may have to temporarily suspend ridesharing in California starting this week,” Uber warned its customers on Tuesday. “We know that riders rely on Uber to get around, and drivers rely on the Uber app to earn income. We wanted to let you know that this is a possibility, so you can plan accordingly.”
But a last-minute stay was granted by an appeals court Thursday afternoon, meaning that the companies could continue operating normally until their appeal is decided. Oral arguments are set for October.
Worth Your Time
- Is it possible for the fringes of the anti-racism movement to go so far around the bend that it ends up espousing beliefs previously reserved for the alt-right? The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf was taken aback by a viral video showing a white woman deriding a fellow member of the “NYC Community Education Council for Manhattan District 2,” also white, for holding his friend’s baby nephew, a black child, on his lap during a Zoom call. “It hurts people,” she yelled, “when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap.” Friedersdorf dug into the literature and the culture that could lead her to such a conclusion. “As long as sharp disagreements persist about what causes racial inequality and how best to remedy it,” he argues in his latest piece, “deliberations rooted in the specific costs and benefits of discrete policies will provide a better foundation for actual progress than meta-arguments about what ‘anti-racism’ demands.”
- Yesterday’s writeup of President Obama’s DNC speech sparked quite the discussion in the comments yesterday. Here’s another take on it, from Daily Beast editor Sam Stein. “Former and current aides say that Obama long ago recognized that the incentives built into the political system—from gerrymandered districts to a balkanized media ecosystem—were more powerful than pleas for better angels, moving oratory, or basic rationality,” Stein writes.
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Citing threats, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends ban on protesters on her block: ‘I have a right to make sure that my home is secure’
Toeing the Company Line
- Catch the latest episode of Advisory Opinions for some highlights (and lowlights) of the Democratic convention, a deep-dive into the Steve Bannon border wall funding scam, a primer on employment law, and Facebook’s strike against QAnon and Antifa.
- David expands on this Advisory Opinions discussion in his Thursday French Press (🔒), looking at not just the Steve Bannon indictment itself, but what it signifies about the right’s grifter problem as a whole. “Casting themselves as men (and women) of the people—avatars of the working class—this allegedly populist fundraising class intentionally and cynically lines their pockets with the hard-earned dollars of the very people they purport to represent,” David writes. “It’s the corrupt televangelist’s playbook, applied to politics.”
- Tom Joscelyn’s latest Vital Interests (🔒) newsletter looks at both President Trump and Vice President Biden’s repeated promises to “end endless wars” in the Middle East. “It would be easy for America to ‘end’ its role in these wars. President Trump or President Biden can simply withdraw all American forces,” Joscelyn writes. “But the ‘endless’ or ‘forever wars’ narrative is vacuous. The terrorists are waging an ‘endless jihad.’ America cannot simply assume that the terrorist threat will go away once all service members are brought home.”
Reporting by Declan Garvey (@declanpgarvey), Andrew Egger (@EggerDC), Charlotte Lawson (@charlotteUVA), Audrey Fahlberg (@FahlOutBerg), James Sutton (@jamespsuttonsf), and Steve Hayes (@stephenfhayes).
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- School assignment equates law enforcement to KKK and slave owners
- QAnon targets authors of CA SB 145, a bill to shield child sexual predators
- Dr. Michael Scheuer discusses the most important website you’re missing today
- Party of Projection: The people setting fire to the Constitution warn that democracy is in danger
- At DNC, Joe Biden gave Republicans the gameplan with which to beat him
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| School assignment equates law enforcement to KKK and slave owners
Posted: 21 Aug 2020 04:35 AM PDT The Cultural Marxism and radical progressive thoughts being taught to our children in public schools seem to make the news every other day. Sadly, there are likely many more that do not get reported because of the culture that has been established in many public schools around the country. Schools have become like Las Vegas. What happens in public schools stays in public schools. The latest hideous example is a political cartoon used as part of an assigned in an 8th grade social studies class at Cooper Junior High in Wylie, TX. The cartoon depicts a slave trader, a Ku Klux Klan member, and law enforcement officers with their knee on the neck of a Black man. It’s a comparison of these racist groups to modern law enforcement insinuating that Derek Chauvin’s attack on George Floyd is common.
In the latest episode of Non-Compliant America, JD breaks down why this isn’t an isolated case, why we must prepare our kids for college rather than trying the futile effort to change them, and how parents should be homeschooling or sending their kids to private school whenever possible. Joe Gamaldi, Vice President of the National Fraternal Order of Police, penned a letter to the superintendent of Wylie ISD: Superintendent Vinson, We find ourselves living in very turbulent times in this country. Amidst the unrest and uncertainty, the brave men and women of law enforcement have made every effort to bridge the gap is engaging with the youth of our community and reminding them that we are here to help, and should they ever find themselves in need, to call us. This interaction with our youth becomes increasingly difficult when adults who were hired to educate them engage in outright divisiveness towards us. It has been brought to our attention by concerned parent that a recent assignment to junior high school students in Wylie ISD depicted police officers being compared to slave owners and members of the KKK. I cannot begin to tell you how abhorrent and disturbing this comparison is, but what is more disturbing is that no adult within your school thought better before sending this assignment to children. After one of the concerned parents reached out, you said you would “review” the matter, and apologized. Might I suggest pulling the assignment back immediately and issuing an apology to every family who had to view the material your teachers sent out. You see police officers are a diverse group of individuals who are working diligently to have conversations, often difficult ones, with our communities and our children. We are willing to sit down with anyone and have a fact-based conversation about our profession, but divisiveness like your teachers showed does nothing to move that conversation forward. It only widens the gap further. Schools are supposed to be a place where the youth of America are taught acceptance and understanding, it is where we mold the future of our country, not indoctrinate them in the way of division. The school district has pulled the lesson and apologized. That’s good. But for every indoctrinating incident that makes the news, there are thousands of others nationwide that don’t get reported. Public schools are truly dangerous.
Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| QAnon targets authors of CA SB 145, a bill to shield child sexual predators
Posted: 21 Aug 2020 03:11 AM PDT The normalization of sex with minors has been a quiet but relentless pursuit of many Democrats across the nation. California Democrats in particularly have sought ways to make sex with children acceptable, using the guise of LGBTQ rights as a way to put their initiatives above reproach. The latest example is SB 145. According to the Democrats authoring the bill, it will give gay sex offenders equal rights with straight sex offenders. Seriously, that’s the predicate for the bill. Currently, vaginal sex with minors is treated differently than oral or anal sex as long as the perpetrator is less than 10-years older than the victim. For example, a 25-year-old man who has sex with a 15-year-old boy would not necessarily have to register as a sex offender under the new bill. According to California Globe last year: Legislators Wiener and Eggman say they are trying to shield LGBT young people from having to automatically register as sex offenders for specified sex crimes. But their bill does much more. SB 145 would allow a sex offender who lures a minor with the intent to commit a felony (i.e. a sex act) the ability to escape registering as a sex offender as long as the offender is within 10 years of age of the minor. No specification is made as to whether the sexual offender is straight or LGBT. SB 145 would add a section to the state’s penal code (Section 290.55) stipulating that as long as the offender is “not more than 10 years older than the minor,” they are not automatically mandated to register as a sex offender. There is no age limit or range specified, except for existing law which already excludes lewd acts with children under 14. SB 145 appears to allow adults to victimize minors by luring them with the intent to have sex, and then shields the predator from being automatically registered as a sex offender, as in the case of a 25 year old luring a 15 year old for sex, or a 22 year old luring a 12 year old. SB 145, as currently written, appears to allow certain sexual predators to live among the population without anyone being aware. Why is this bill needed? For the last couple of weeks, one of the authors of the bill has been targeted by QAnon. The anti-child-sex-trafficking activist group has turned their ire towards California Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, a gay Jewish man. Mainstream media is focused on the threats, but the effort is also shining a spotlight on the details of the bill itself. According to Fox KTVU: “It’s very hard to talk about because I’ve been the subject of death threats and personal attacks; threatening to decapitate me and send my head to my mother; threatening to decapitate me and ‘s— down my neck’ and others. I received additional death threats yesterday, so this is not letting up,” he said. Wiener said believers in the conspiracy theory QAnon are accusing him of pushing to let gay men have sex with minors. “It started a few weeks ago on Instagram (with) a particular person who is part of the QAnon network, this cult-like pro-Trump network that runs around saying that there’s a big conspiracy to protect pedophiles and that prominent leaders are all pedophiles and it’s a big conspiracy,” he said. “It’s a very delusional kind of cult at this point.” “They’ve identified this bill and started saying that this is about protecting pedophiles, which it is not, and even saying that I’m a pedophile. This kind of slander, not just against me but against my community, is outrageous, and we have to speak out against it,” he said. Currently, if a 14- to 17-year-old and a partner who is less than 10 years older have consensual sex, it is illegal, but the law does not require someone convicted in such a case to register as a sex offender if they had vaginal intercourse; it gives a judge discretion. If the case involves oral or anal intercourse, however, the offender must register. SB 145 would remove this discrepancy and let the judge decide in all cases of consensual sex whether the offender should be placed on the registry. The bill would not change the law at all in cases where the sex was predatory. Wiener said the bill is about protecting young LGTBQ people from being treated unfairly based on the fact that they typically don’t engage in vaginal sex. Democrats are targeting our children. Look at this California legislation they’re trying to sneak through. The LGBTQ community should be outraged that their movement is being used as cover to justify child sex normalization. Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| Dr. Michael Scheuer discusses the most important website you’re missing today
Posted: 21 Aug 2020 01:19 AM PDT Every now and then, we find websites that strike us as, “Why have I never seen this before?” Today, I got to experience that first-hand when I was listening to the latest episode of Two Mikes with Colonel Mike and Dr. Michael Scheuer. His website, Non-Intervention2, is loaded with perspectives we need in today’s tumultuous world. They discussed so many important topics, it’s amazing they were able to squeeze it into a 30-minute podcast. But it’s important to look at the world through their eyes because they’ve seen things many of today’s top “commentators” have only heard about. One does not have to go to mainstream media or even popular alternative media to find the truth. Some sites are little known but definitely not light on knowledge. Check this out.
Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| Party of Projection: The people setting fire to the Constitution warn that democracy is in danger
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 11:33 PM PDT Having better things to do than watch a bunch of authoritarians issue warnings about what President Trump isn’t doing. We’re relying on news reports on last night’s democratic train wreck. They did not disappoint, with former President Barack Obama solemnly warning of a threat to democracy to a plethora of liberty grabber groups stepping ever closer to the gun confiscation line. Perhaps those who dwell in the echo chamber of the nation’s socialist left consider this perfectly rational. They only look at the fact that people they disagree with have been silenced. They only look at one side on the issue of basic human rights, ignoring the blood-soaked history of their base ideology and what happens when they get their wish. Two forms of human interaction epitomized by the first two amendments to the ConstitutionThese two forms of interaction are reason and force. People either voluntarily co-operate or they are forced to do so. Bluntly speaking, economic liberty is based on reason, while socialistic slavery is based on force. The latter is one of those truths the left would like to keep hidden until it’s too late, usually after the guns have been confiscated. We are truly in the midst of the destruction of our country, but they are the ones tearing it down. One would think that the former president would know that we are a representative republic and stop referring to it as a democracy. Of course, this won’t be the first time he’s outright lied on a basic fact that under girds our country, and it won’t be the last. After all, this is the man who endorsed the gun confiscation schemes implemented elsewhere going against a fundamental human right affirmed by our founding documents. Obama’s pitch included this line, devoid of self-reflection and remorse:
There are times when you have to wonder what they think of us – the people they rule over from day one. They traffic in falsehoods, projecting their issues on others and then feign concern about the fate of democracy. You can’t have a representative republic with restrictions on speech.It’s more than hypocritical that the people who effuse their concerns over the tearing apart of our representative republic have no problem with what is ripping it apart. Polls have shown that many do not feel comfortable with expressing political views because of cancel culture. This is virtually the exclusive province of the nation’s socialist left. It means you can’t have a civil conversation if you live in fear of being ‘canceled’. Tearing apart the nation by tearing apart basic human rights.Last night also featured the left’s agenda item of gun confiscation, as always couched in terms of emotionally laden but logically vapid talking points as reported by the Washington Free Beacon:
Never mind that there is no set definition of the meaningless phrase “assault weapon” compared to a gun that is precisely defined such as a Lorenzoni or Cookson repeating flintlock that were developed in the 17th century The bottom line: The left has just begun trying to destroy the country.These are just two examples from one night of rhetoric from the left. These are people who only used to pretend to be interested in liberty with the false label of liberal. Who feign being for ‘progress’ wanting to go backward with ideas that began in ancient Greece and have never worked. People who have the name ‘Democrat’ but want to shut down the basic precepts of democracy. These are people who have gone beyond hypocrisy, they have to think that their audience doesn’t have the intelligence to pick up on their lies and destruction of liberty with their socialist national agenda. The worry now is that if there isn’t a substantial win by the pro-liberty right, the left will cheat and we go over a cliff. The time is now to point out their lies and hypocrisy, that is the true threat to our representative republic. Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| At DNC, Joe Biden gave Republicans the gameplan with which to beat him
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:29 PM PDT It’s official. Joe Biden’s presidential campaign starts fully right now. His speech at the Democratic National Convention was just as many of us expected. It was loaded with appeals to those with Trump Derangement Syndrome and short on policy proposals. The few he mentioned were milquetoast. The ones he didn’t mention are going to be his greatest weakness. On social media, I still see many focusing on the “Dementia Joe” narrative. It’s old. Admittedly, it’s fun and I’ve done my fair share of pointing out his declining mental acuity. But moving forward, the focus needs to shift on the real weakness in the Harris-Biden ticket. It’s what they refuse to discuss. This may be the first presidential campaign in modern history that actively hides its own policy proposals. Yes, they’re that radical. But before I discuss those, let’s look at the reason it’s time to shelve the “Dementia Joe” attack angle. I’m not suggesting we stop talking about his cognitive challenges, but it cannot be the main attack line because most potential supporters of the ticket won’t care. They don’t look at Biden as the guy who’s going to be calling the shots, especially for the full four years. No, they see the country being run by Kamala Harris and the cabinet. It doesn’t matter to them that Biden appears to be experiencing mid-stage dementia. He’s just part of the ticket. Within that ticket is a platform and within that platform lies the key to defeating the Democrats up and down the ballot. In the latest episode of NOQ Report, I discuss how we should move forward by highlighting the radical changes and lurches to the far-left that will come if they’re given power. The policies they want to enact are the most extreme progressive ideas any presidential candidate has ever proposed. They make Barack Obama’s ideas seem moderate. And a strong majority of Americans would not support them if they knew about them. It’s incumbent on us as patriots, social media users, journalists, and Americans to expose the policies of lawlessness, abortion on demand, gun confiscations, and coronavirus pandemic theater for what they are. We have the narrative on our side, but that narrative will not be spread by mainstream media. We have the truth on our side, but it must be us who gets it out there. Nobody’s going to do it for us. We have a plan. The path is clear. It’s time to take the truth to the nation and expose Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the new Democratic Party for what they are: The most radical grouping of political extremists this nation has ever seen.
Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| Seattle photojournalists harassed, threatened as feckless leaders celebrate ‘peaceful protesters’
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:19 PM PDT Portland, Oregon, has received a lot of attention lately with violence escalating across the once-proud northwest city. But their neighbors in Seattle, Washington, are started to take back the attention regarding Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots as the radicals that rule their streets are getting more aggressive. As reporters from KIRO 7 in Seattle learned, the anarchy isn’t just a nighttime activity any longer in Seattle. Now that federal law enforcement was “kicked out” by Governor Jay Inslee and Mayor Jenny Durkan, the anti-free-speech activists from the neo-Marxists, highly fascist progressive “peaceful protesters” of Black Lives Matter and Antifa rule the streets during the day as well.
It’s almost impossible to imagine that this is happening in broad daylight in a major city of the United States of America in 2020. These are the type of intimidation techniques used by mafia or Black Panther criminals of the past. In a world with ubiquitous camera phones in major cities, one would think the “peaceful protesters” would be more careful protecting their identity, but they don’t care. Why should they? City or state police or government would never lift a finger to protect their citizens from domestic terrorists like these. Seattle is one of the most progressive cities in the nation. But “progress” appears to be taking them in the wrong direction as terrorizing mobs control the streets 24/7. Law and order is dead in Seattle. Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| OAN’s Chanel Rion launches National White House Correspondents Association to compete against ‘old boys’ club’
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:06 AM PDT Chanel Rion, Chief White House Correspondent for One America News (OAN), announced today, the formal launch of the National White House Correspondents Association (NWHCA). Rion’s ewly formed correspondents’ organization has begun accepting applications by invitation only. NWHCA’s first phase mission aims to accomplish the following:
The NWHCA seks to restore balance and diversity of viewpoints in White House news coverage. The American public is served best when all voices are heard and the President’s message is unfiltered. According to Rion, the WHCA has maneuvered almost all balance and diversity out of the White House correspondents’ pool and briefing room demonstrating daily that they consider America’s free press the exclusive property of the “progressive” reformers of Washington. This is not representative of a free and balanced press. NWHCA’s presence at the White House will create a healthier atmosphere for our nation. Our republic thrives best when all viewpoints are considered and discussed. Rion founded the NWHCA on her own initiative in Delaware, April 2020, after her experience with the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) including their vote to expel Rion from the WHCA—a club of which she had never even been a member. Moving forward, Rion’s NWHCA is seeking shared control of the White House briefing room and all other delegated press functions with the 117-year-old WHCA in order to restore balance to White House reporting which at present, largely amounts to a confederation of journalists with long socialist agendas and deep links to the Democratic Party. Rion has volunteered to serve without remuneration throughout what she says will be the organizational period of sixty months including all of the second Trump administration. Part of that organizational period will include the NWHCA’s expectation to set up legal networks, state by state, to defend the First Amendment and press rights in the courts. BackgroundRion became nationally controversial after traveling to Ukraine with Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, to film money laundering and bribery testimony related to Joe and Hunter Biden. In 2019, Rion interviewed high profile witnesses in Ukraine that Adam Schiff had concealed from the American public in the Trump impeachment hearings. Thereafter Rion became a target of WHCA members’ orchestrated smear campaigns. Nonetheless, President Trump recognized, often, OAN’s efforts to deliver real news o the American public. After the WHCA failed in its attempt to evict Rion from the White House Briefing Room, Rion returned daily as a guest of the White House by permission of Press Secretaries Stephanie Grisham and Kayleigh McEnany. WHCA relegated Rion to stand in the back of the room, segregated and roped off from the rest of the press pool. Rion was defended and protected by thousands of supporters after WHCA members attempted to smear her by concocting stories they invented and fed to the tabloid Daily Mail. WHCA members claimed Rion no longer deserved any presence in the White House nor in the Brady Briefing Room. Rion, who graduated from Harvard University in 2015 after five years in Cambridge, says she had no aspirations in broadcasting and was not specifically trained in journalism beyond several journalism courses and intensive writing as an honors graduate in International Relations and Religion with film production training. As a stalwart defender of the First Amendment, she soon found herself recruited by Charles and Robert Herring of the OAN Network in 2019 where she found her lifetime of dedication to constitutional and conservative causes perfectly suited. She looks forward to a future where NWHCA will contribute to balance and accuracy in White House reportage. For more information: www.nwhca.press
Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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| 19-yo Aaron Coleman, who admitted to revenge porn of a 13-yo, wins Kansas Democratic primary
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 09:36 AM PDT The youth movement in the Democratic Party, which has called for legalizing everything other than free speech and wants 16-year-old Tide Pod eaters to vote in elections, won a major victory in Kansas. One of their iconic figures, Aaron Coleman, 19, won his primary for a state House seat over a long-time incumbent. But instead of celebrating, many state Democratic Party leaders are concerned about the message it sends. Coleman has admitted to participating in “revenge porn,” including circulating photos of a nude 13-year-old girl unless she sent more images to him. According to the NY Times: Aaron Coleman admitted that he harassed girls online when he was in middle school. He called one sixth-grade girl fat and told her she should kill herself. Seven years ago, he told another girl, who was 13 at the time, that he would circulate a naked photo of her if she didn’t send him more nude images. When she refused, she said, he followed through on his threat. “They’re accurate,” Mr. Coleman, 19, said of the women’s claims. On Monday, Mr. Coleman, a dishwasher and community college student, was declared the winner of a Democratic primary for a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating the incumbent, Stan Frownfelter, by 14 votes. The final count was 823 to 809. What would have been a story about a young upstart taking down a seven-term incumbent during a period of nationwide youth activism has instead alarmed Democratic state leaders, who said they were worried that Mr. Coleman’s acknowledgment of his troubled past and other comments he made during the campaign would hurt their party’s chances in competitive races. Frownfelter says he is going to run as a right-in candidate to try to retain the seat. There is no Republican running in the election. If there was ever a doubt that voters can be easily manipulated, one need only look at this race. A 19-year-old who admitted to multiple counts of revenge porn and sexual bullying won the Democratic primary. It’s time to take November seriously. Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. 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| Steve Bannon, others involved with ‘We Build the Wall’ arrested
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 07:55 AM PDT Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced the unsealing of an indictment charging BRIAN KOLFAGE, STEPHEN BANNON, ANDREW BADOLATO, and TIMOTHY SHEA for their roles in defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as “We Build the Wall” that raised more than $25 million. The defendants were arrested this morning. KOLFAGE will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon in the Northern District of Florida. BANNON will be presented today in the Southern District of New York. BADOLATO will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Wilson in the Middle District of Florida. SHEA will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix in the District of Colorado. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in the Southern District of New York. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As alleged, the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction. While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage, the founder and public face of We Build the Wall, would not be paid a cent, the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage, which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle. We thank the USPIS for their partnership in investigating this case, and we remain dedicated to rooting out and prosecuting fraud wherever we find it.” Inspector-in-Charge Philip R. Bartlett said: “The defendants allegedly engaged in fraud when they misrepresented the true use of donated funds. As alleged, not only did they lie to donors, they schemed to hide their misappropriation of funds by creating sham invoices and accounts to launder donations and cover up their crimes, showing no regard for the law or the truth. This case should serve as a warning to other fraudsters that no one is above the law, not even a disabled war veteran or a millionaire political strategist.” According to the Indictment[1] unsealed today in Manhattan federal court: Starting in approximately December 2018, BRIAN KOLFAGE, STEPHEN BANNON, ANDREW BADOLATO, and TIMOTHY SHEA, and others, orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors, including donors in the Southern District of New York, in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign ultimately known as “We Build The Wall” that raised more than $25 million to build a wall along the southern border of the United States. In particular, to induce donors to donate to the campaign, KOLFAGE repeatedly and falsely assured the public that he would “not take a penny in salary or compensation” and that “100% of the funds raised . . . will be used in the execution of our mission and purpose” because, as BANNON publicly stated, “we’re a volunteer organization.” Those representations were false. In truth, KOLFAGE, BANNON, BADOLATO, and SHEA received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donor funds from We Build the Wall, which they each used in a manner inconsistent with the organization’s public representations. In particular, KOLFAGE covertly took for his personal use more than $350,000 in funds that donors had given to We Build the Wall, while BANNON, through a non-profit organization under his control (“Non-Profit-1”), received over $1 million from We Build the Wall, at least some of which BANNON used to cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in BANNON’s personal expenses. To conceal the payments to KOLFAGE from We Build the Wall, KOLFAGE, BANNON, BADOLATO, and SHEA devised a scheme to route those payments from We Build the Wall to KOLFAGE indirectly through Non-Profit-1 and a shell company under SHEA’s control, among other avenues. They did so by using fake invoices and sham “vendor” arrangements, among other ways, to ensure, as KOLFAGE noted in a text message to BADOLATO, that his pay arrangement remained “confidential” and kept on a “need to know” basis. * * * KOLFAGE, 38, of Miramar Beach, Florida, BANNON, 66, of Washington, D.C., BADOLATO, 56, of Sarasota, Florida, and SHEA, 49, of Castle Rock, Colorado, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. The statutory maximum penalties are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants would be determined by the judge. Ms. Strauss praised the outstanding investigative work of the USPIS and the Special Agents of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She also thanked the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida for their assistance. The case is being handled by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Nicolas Roos, Alison G. Moe, and Robert B. Sobelman are in charge of the prosecution. The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Patriots stepping up to save independent media from COVID-19 woesWe were on the verge of a disastrous end, but you guys have been stepping up big time. We’re almost there.This year has been a roller-coaster ride for tens of millions of Americans. We’ve experienced the hardest economic downturn in history thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns and many are still trying to recover. We’re among them. Despite record-breaking surges in traffic, our revenue has fallen dramatically. It’s strange knowing that we’re working harder and getting the truth out to more people, yet revenue on the site plummeted. We have called on our patriotic readers and podcast listeners to pitch in what they can to help. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and extremely humbling. As a conservative, I have a hard time “begging” for funds to keep our news outlet running, but COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent reduction of revenues have made it necessary. Nevertheless, the last month has shown us that patriots appreciate pro-American news as a contrast to the anti-American mainstream media outlets spreading lies incessantly. We asked for help and you guys have been delivering. We raised over $3200, enough to keep us going for the rest of August and part of September! I cannot stress how much of a blessing this has been for not only NOQ Report as an organization but also for my family. This isn’t a hobby; we operate NOQ Report and all of the podcasts associated with it as a more-than-full-time job. Every day we’re producing tons of content and spreading the truth that mainstream media refuses to report. Even when they do report it, they do so with a leftist slant while pretending to be unbiased. We do not use subterfuge. We are unabashedly conservative in our opinion but the news we report is factual. It all comes from a conservative, America First perspective, but we do not lie. This isn’t about propaganda. If it were, we would be no better than the mainstream media outlets we abhor. Instead, we focus on the truth because we know that being honest gives us credibility. Besides, conservatives almost always have the truth on our side. The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $8,300 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated. The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready to talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above. Election year or not, coronavirus lockdowns or not, anarchic riots or not, the need for truthful journalism endures. But in these times, we need as many conservative media voices as possible. Please help keep NOQ Report going. Check out the NEW NOQ Report Podcast. American Conservative MovementJoin fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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- Day Three, The Left vs. Law & Order, Trump Takes Action
- We Are Being Invaded
- To Be A Democrat Today, You Have To Believe…
- Goodbye — Sort of — to Germany?
- Republicans’ Problems Can Be Sourced To This Eisenhower Legacy They Must Reject
- Malware
- Thin Veneer
- California Schemin’
- Back to Academic Brainwashing
- Election Emerges As Titanic Battle Of Press v. Trump
- Here’s A List Of Corporations Funding The ‘Defund The Police’ Movement
- The Biden-Harris 2A Assault
- It’s Always Amusing to Watch Criminals Attempt to Defend Their Criminality
- Floyd Welch, Survivor of Pearl Harbor, Dies at 99
| Day Three, The Left vs. Law & Order, Trump Takes Action
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:54 PM PDT
by Gary Bauer: Day Three Far more interesting, however, is what you did not see, mainly because the media aren’t showing it and they are refusing to talk about it, which should concern us all. And that is what is taking place during the convention’s day time policy meetings. For example:
It would be totally understandable if someone reading this insanity thought it was a hoax or that it came from a satire site. How I wish that were the case. But kudos to Tucker Carlson for documenting it. We can’t say we weren’t warned. Portland Beating Portland authorities are searching for Haner’s attacker, Marquise Love. Not surprisingly, Love has been arrested multiple times for theft, criminal trespassing and domestic assault. After assaulting Haner, Love posted on social media, “Might go to jail for murder tonight for a racist when all I did was fight him.” There was no fight. This was a brutal beating. Portland prosecutors should charge Love with attempted murder and hate crimes. But I’m not holding my breath. The Left vs. Law & Order With that in mind, it’s worth remembering some of the things that have been taking place in recent years.
Was any of that Donald Trump’s fault? And during the Obama years:
Donald Trump and Mike Pence were not in office then. The first man of color was president, we had two black attorneys general and the vice president during those years is supposedly going to save us now. The left was in charge of everything, and yet we were already seeing nihilism on the streets and a war on cops. Any American who thinks that the Biden/Harris ticket (really Harris/Biden) will stop all this chaos if we can just get Trump out of office hasn’t been paying attention. I am pleased to report that President Trump is cracking down on violent crime. Attorney General William Barr announced yesterday that Operation Legend has resulted in nearly 1,500 arrests and federal charges against 220 thugs. “That’s more than 90 suspected killers who might still be on the streets without Operation Legend,” Barr said. “Our work is just getting started.” Another Warning Here’s something else that will happen: The anti-American 1619 Project will end up in every school in short order. It’s already popping up in progressive districts now. But I guarantee that a “woke” secretary of education will mandate it. Leftists in Congress will tie educational aid to the teaching of social justice courses. The attacks on our historical monuments will continue because, as Nancy Pelosi told us, “People will do what they do.” Kamala Harris and Joe Biden won’t not condemn it. They haven’t yet. Trump Takes Action President Trump blasted Barack Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal with Iran, which gave the ayatollah hundreds of billions of dollars in sanctions relief and more than $1 billion in cash, which Iran used to fund “chaos and the bloodshed and the terror in the region.” Trump added, “My administration will not allow this Iran nuclear situation to go on. They will never have a nuclear weapon.” That is quite a contrast, my friends. The Harris/Biden ticket would end sanctions and put us back in the Iranian nuclear deal. Speaking of Iran, the media went nuts several weeks ago over unconfirmed reports that Russia may have put bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan. Well, there are new reports that Iran did pay the Taliban to kill our soldiers – the same Iranian regime that Obama rewarded in 2015 and that Harris/Biden want to reward in 2021. The Trump Administration is also fighting Iran in another very important way: It is aggressively combating the Islamic Republic’s militant anti-Semitism, which I have made a special focus of my work on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. A Mixed Report That sound you hear is Harris and Biden applauding because their only hope in November is that America is in as much pain as possible. On the plus side, continuing claims (people who have been receiving unemployment benefits for at least two weeks) fell, which suggests that people who became unemployed are finding work somewhere. Fortunately, we are on the right road. The waning of the virus, along with the announcement of vaccines and other treatments in the months ahead, will cause the economy to take off like a rocket. Donald Trump and Mike Pence have the economic policies that will keep our economy strong and growing. They proved that in their first three years. Harris/Biden will raise taxes, reimpose regulations and take us back to the malaise days of the Obama era. Tags: Day Three, Democrat Convention, The Left vs. Law & Order, Trump Takes Action To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| We Are Being Invaded
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:22 PM PDT
Dr. Chuck Baldwin: The invasion has begun. And if it is not repelled, Liberty will cease to exist. And that is not hyperbole. They’re here! No, not the pod people from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. We’re not being colonized by giant alien fruit. I’m afraid it is a little more serious than that. People’s minds are being taken over by a much more destructive and less otherworldly force … a force that transforms them overnight into aggressively paranoid, order-following, propaganda-parroting totalitarians. You know the people I’m talking about. Some of them are probably your friends and family, people you have known for years, and who had always seemed completely rational, but who are now convinced that we need to radically alter the fabric of human society to protect ourselves from a virus that causes mild to moderate flu-like symptoms (or absolutely no symptoms at all) in over 95% of those infected, and that over 99.6% survive, which, it goes without saying, is totally insane. I’ve been calling them “corona-totalitarians,” but I’m going to call them the “New Normals” from now on, as that more accurately evokes the pathologized-totalitarian ideology they are systematically spreading. At this point, I think it is important to do that, because, clearly, their ideological program has nothing to do with any actual virus, or any other actual public health threat. As is glaringly obvious to anyone whose mind has not been taken over yet, the “apocalyptic coronavirus pandemic” was always just a Trojan horse, a means of introducing the “New Normal,” which they’ve been doing since the very beginning. The official propaganda started in March, and it reached full intensity in early April. Suddenly, references to the “New Normal” were everywhere. The slogan has been relentlessly repeated (in a textbook totalitarian “big lie” fashion) for going on the past six months. We have heard it repeated so many times that many of us have forgotten how insane it is, the idea that the fundamental structure of society needs to be drastically and irrevocably altered on account of a virus that poses no threat to the vast majority of the human species. And, make no mistake, that is exactly what the “New Normal” movement intends to do. “New Normalism” is a classic totalitarian movement (albeit with a pathological twist), and it is the goal of every totalitarian movement to radically, utterly transform society, to remake the world in its monstrous image. That is what totalitarianism is, this desire to establish complete control over everything and everyone, every thought, emotion, and human interaction. The character of its ideology changes (i.e., Nazism, Stalinism, Maoism, etc.), but this desire for complete control over people, over society, and ultimately life itself, is the essence of totalitarianism … and what has taken over the minds of the New Normals. In the New Normal society they want to establish, as in every totalitarian society, fear and conformity will be pervasive. Their ideology is a pathologized ideology (as opposed to, say, the racialized ideology of the Nazis), so its symbology will be pathological. Fear of disease, infection, and death, and obsessive attention to matters of health will dominate every aspect of life. Paranoid propaganda and ideological conditioning will be ubiquitous and constant. Everyone will be forced to wear medical masks to maintain a constant level of fear and an omnipresent atmosphere of sickness and death, as if the world were one big infectious disease ward. Everyone will wear these masks at all times, at work, at home, in their cars, everywhere. Anyone who fails or refuses to do so will be deemed “a threat to public health,” and beaten and arrested by the police or the military, or swarmed by mobs of New Normal vigilantes. Cities, regions, and entire countries will be subjected to random police-state lockdowns, which will be justified by the threat of “infection.” People will be confined to their homes for up to 23-hours a day, and allowed out only for “essential reasons.” Police and soldiers will patrol the streets, stopping people, checking their papers, and beating and arresting anyone out in public without the proper documents, or walking or standing too close to other people, like they are doing in Melbourne, Australia, currently. The threat of “infection” will be used to justify increasingly insane and authoritarian edicts, compulsory demonstration-of-fealty rituals, and eventually the elimination of all forms of dissent. Just as the Nazis believed they were waging a war against the “subhuman races,” the New Normals will be waging a war on “disease,” and on anyone who “endangers the public health” by challenging their ideological narrative. Like every other totalitarian movement, in the end, they will do whatever is necessary to purify society of “degenerate influences” (i.e., anyone who questions or disagrees with them, or who refuses to obey their every command). This isn’t a joke, folks. The New Normals are serious. If you cannot see where their movement is headed, you do not understand totalitarianism. Once it starts, and reaches this stage, it does not stop, not without a fight. It continues to its logical conclusion. The way that usually happens is, people tell themselves it isn’t happening, it can’t be happening, not to us. They tell themselves this as the totalitarian program is implemented, step by step, one seemingly harmless step at a time. They conform, because, at first, the stakes aren’t so high, and their conformity leads to more conformity, and the next thing they know they’re telling their grandchildren that they had no idea where the trains were going. What that means is that it is your responsibility to speak up, and to do whatever else you can, to stop the New Normal future from becoming a reality. You will not be rewarded for it. You will be ridiculed and castigated for it. Your New Normal friends will hate you for it. Your New Normal family will forsake you for it. The New Normal police might arrest you for it. It is your responsibility to do it anyway … as, of course, it is also mine. (Source) Make no mistake about it: This is the Liberty Fight of our lifetimes. In truth, this attack is much more threatening than the ones from Kaiser Bill in WWI and Hitler, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito in WWII, because this attack is being perpetrated from within. Daniel Webster rightly warned: And in a speech before the United Nations, Russian communist leader Nikita Khrushchev said, “America will fall without a shot being fired. It will fall from within.” The destruction Webster warned of and the fall Khrushchev promised has now begun. And it’s happening under the auspices of the government of Donald Trump and the U.S. medical establishment. Christians and conservatives practically worship Trump as the provider and guardian of America’s peace and safety. And historically, our physicians and medical providers (our healers) have been held in utmost regard as role models of protection and safety by the vast majority of the American people. This verse of Scripture is appropriate at this point: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them. (I Thessalonians 5:3 KJV) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reported as saying, “The CIA killed my father and uncle – do not trust the medical or the national security establishment!” You are watching two men, Dr. Ron Paul, who himself was a career Republican Congressman, and Mr. Kennedy from a famous career Democratic family, who both agree on the issues of medical tyranny facing us today, because they both understand that the threat to America today over the fear of COVID, is a non-partisan issue. While neither man waxes eloquent as some who use those teleprompters. What you will find are men who, though coming from politically ideological different viewpoints, agree about medical tyranny. It needs to be stomped out. (Source) But trusting the medical and national security establishments is what most Americans seem to do best. If you doubt that, just walk into any Costco or Walmart and count how many people are NOT wearing those stupid “masks of the beast.” Under the totalitarian interpretation of Romans 13 that most pastors and churches have embraced, Christian people are among the most sheepish and compliant adherents of despotic government in the country. The only freedom they seem to know is whatever crumbs of freedom the state tosses their way. Christians seem to be indifferent to the fact that any attack against our Liberty is an attack against the God who gave us Liberty. In other words, it is an attack against our Faith. The major reasons for this indifference are: 3. The almost universal surrender to the “Spirit of Party.” (G. Washington) 4. The rise and dominance of Christian Zionism over evangelicalism.People who are under the delusion of Romans 13 misteaching, party partisanship and Christian Zionism are living in spiritual blindness and—as were the Galatian Christians—spiritual bondage. As a result, they are not even fully capable of resisting despotism—which is why most of them are NOT resisting this invasion of the New Normals. Thomas Jefferson said: I urge readers to watch my message from last Sunday entitled, “Whom Resist.” Under the guise of safety and security, our medical establishment and surveillance state have generated an intense internal invasion against our liberties that MUST be resisted, or Liberty will be thoroughly and completely eviscerated in this country. And if Freedom is lost to America, it will be lost to the rest of the world. As was quoted at the beginning of this column: What that means is that it is your responsibility to speak up, and to do whatever else you can, to stop the New Normal future from becoming a reality. You will not be rewarded for it. You will be ridiculed and castigated for it. Your New Normal friends will hate you for it. Your New Normal family will forsake you for it. The New Normal police might arrest you for it. It is your responsibility to do it anyway.Right now we are finding out how much Liberty means—or doesn’t mean—to us. Tags: Chuck Baldwin, We Are Being Invaded To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| To Be A Democrat Today, You Have To Believe…
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 09:21 PM PDT
by Mike Huckabee: “There’s no use trying,’ she said: ‘one can’t believe impossible things.’ ‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.’” – Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll As I watch the nightly news from urban liberal war-zones like Portland or force my eyeballs to stay open through the Democrats’ virtual convention, I keep thinking, “We’re through the looking glass, people!” And that’s not just an expression. I mean that, like Carroll’s mad Red Queen, in order to be a Democrat in 2020, you are required to believe an unlimited number of impossible things. The Party’s embrace of “Alice In Wonderland” level madness inspired me to start making a list of these impossible things. To be a Democrat today, you have to believe… 1. That a pre-born human baby is not a human being deserving of protection from killing, and neither is a baby that was born 10 minutes ago if the mother decides she doesn’t want to keep it. 2. That capitalism, which has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and despair worldwide, is evil; but socialism, which has caused the oppression, impoverishment, starvation, and death of hundreds of millions of people over the past century, is the only hope of the future. 3. That the best solution for rioting, looting, arson, and violence in the streets is to defund the police. 4. That all the gains in the economy under Trump were really caused by Obama, but the worldwide economic crash following China’s unleashing of a pandemic was caused by Trump. 5. That Trump has a plan to rig the next election that involves making the Obama Administration remove thousands of mailboxes several years ago. Also, that the Post Office is removing little-used mailboxes in Oregon because the key to Trump’s reelection is for him to win Oregon. 6. And on that subject, that nobody ever complained about the US Post Office being slow, inefficient, and unreliable until Trump was elected. 7. That America is an oppressive, racist, white supremacist nation that’s the root of all evil in the world and its culture is inferior to that of other nations, including the many nations where people are willing to risk their lives just for the chance to come to America. 8. That Trump built “cages for children” on the border during the Obama Administration. 9. That viruses spread like wildfire at church services, but not at crowded protest rallies for left-wing causes. Also, viruses spread at bars that serve chips, but not at bars that serve sandwiches. Because “science!” 10. That people with male genitals are women just because they say they are, but people who say that actually having female genitals makes them women are intolerant, transphobic bigots. 11. Also, hospitals must be forced to give gynecological exams to “women” with male genitals, and taxpayers forced to pay for abortions for them. 12. Again on that subject, that someone born male who developed a muscular masculine physique before deciding he was a girl has no unfair physical advantage in sports over the much smaller teenage girl whose face (s)he is crushing into the wrestling mat. 13. That Trump botched the response to COVID-19 by xenophobically shutting down travel from China and crashing the economy with a shutdown, but Democrats would have prevented both the pandemic and the crash by not stopping travel from China and shutting down the economy sooner, harder and longer. Also, it’s absolutely impossible for Trump to keep people from crossing our border, but he could have kept a virus from crossing our border. 14. That an acceptable way to express how much you care about black lives is to burn black neighborhoods, loot black-owned businesses, and tear down statues of abolitionist leaders. Also, that all black lives matter except those of black cops, black Republicans, and black pre-born babies. 15. That free healthcare is a right, free college is a right, free food is a right, a guaranteed paycheck is a right, and citizenship for illegal immigrants is a right, but free speech and freedom of religion are not rights. 16. That the people who presided over the rise of ISIS, the Iraq and Afghan wars, a nuclear Iran and North Korea, and even Iran falling to the Mullahs in the first place, are trusted diplomatic professionals, while the man who crushed ISIS, dealt with Iran and North Korea, and crafted a historic Middle East peace agreement is a dangerous amateur who’s destroying our foreign policy. 17. That disproven rumors are evidence that Trump colluded with Russia to undermine a presidential election, but Democrats paying Russians for disproven rumors and using them as “evidence” to launch a Deep State coup is NOT collusion with Russia to undermine a presidential election. 18. That 2 + 2 only equals 4 because of white supremacy. 19. That there are 57 genders but only one acceptable political viewpoint. 20. That burning a flag is protected free speech, but objecting to someone burning a flag is not. Okay, this could go on forever, so I’m going to stop at 20 and let you add to the list in the comments. Have fun, if that’s not impossible these days… Tags: Mike Huckabee, To Be A Democrat Today, You Have To Believe… To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Goodbye — Sort of — to Germany?
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:56 PM PDT
by Dr. Victor Davis Hanson: Why should America anchor Germany’s defense? It cuts deals with Russia, has never met its NATO commitment, and is the most anti-American nation in Europe. President Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany. That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country. A little more than half of the troops being withdrawn will return home. The rest will be redeployed to other NATO member nations such as Belgium, Italy, and perhaps Baltic and Eastern European countries. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to be furious. She claims the redeployments will “weaken the (NATO) alliance.” German commercial interests chimed in that the troop withdrawals will hurt their decades-old businesses serving U.S. bases. Perhaps, but Merkel surely cannot be surprised. Six years ago, all NATO members pledged to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense. Yet only eight of 29 so far have kept their word. Germany spends only about 1.4 percent of its GDP on defense. As NATO’s largest, wealthiest and most powerful European member, it sets the example for the rest of alliance. Merkel’s reneging on her 2014 pledge helps explain why less wealthy and influential NATO members also see no reason to meet their obligations. Germany surely knows that 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II, and the 29th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall — the symbolic end of the Cold War. Will there be any point in the future when Europe is confident enough to be a full defense partner with the U.S. rather than an eight-decade client? NATO, of course, still provides a common European defense, but only by habitually relying inordinately on U.S. military contributions. That dependence seems increasingly odd when the European Union has an aggregate GDP nearly as large as America’s. More important, NATO’s frontline threats are now mostly concerned with rogue member Turkey, especially its bullying of Greece and its increasingly aggressive stance in the Middle East. Russia always poses a threat to Europe. But the likely flashpoints are not on the German border, but more likely eastward in the Baltic states or on the Russian frontier with Poland. Moreover, the Merkel government has concluded, over American objections, a huge natural gas deal with Russia that is currently under some U.S. sanctions and short of cash. Russian energy exports to Germany are said to earn Russia $10 billion a year, with a likely doubling of that income once additional pipelines to Germany are completed. Merkel likes to lecture the world on moral issues, but what is so noble about empowering Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently reclaimed Crimea and seems now to be eyeing Belarus? Like a modern-day Byzantine emperor Justinian, who recovered much of the lost Western Roman Empire, Putin seems to think he can reabsorb the lost Soviet republics. In recent polling, Germans were more anti-American than any other nation in Europe. And while about 75 percent of Americans believe the U.S. still has a good relationship with Germany, only about a third of Germans feel that way about the U.S. Nearly half the German population in some polls want U.S. troops out. Note that Germany piles up the largest annual trade surplus with the U.S. of any nation in Europe — roughly $55 billion to $70 billion in most years. The Trump administration says the surpluses have grown in large part due to asymmetry in tariffs and duties, with Germany the far more protectionist of the two partners. With Germany now united, rich and often angry, and with the Soviet threat largely over, it’s Germany, not the U.S., that seems to have altered its view of this once-solid relationship. Does Merkel really believe that if her nation cuts huge deals with NATO’s historically greatest threat, polls as the most anti-American country in Europe and still refuses to honor its promises to increase defense spending, Germany still deserves a large American commitment of 36,000 troops to anchor its defense? There is one caveat that the Trump administration and other European countries might consider. According to its founders, NATO was created for three reasons: to keep the always aggressive Russians “out” of Europe, to keep the often isolationist Americans “in” to help protect it, and to keep the supposedly restless Germans “down” in order to avoid a replay of their invasions that ignited both world wars. In other words, the huge defense commitment to an often ungracious Germany over eight decades was not just envisioned to create a central base from which to protect Europe from ancient Russian ambitions, but also to remind Germany itself of its checkered past. That third mission seems ossified and silly now. But it is not entirely forgotten, and it may explain why many in Europe — and some in Germany itself — are worried when any American soldiers leave Germany. Tags: Victor Davis Hanson, Goodbye, Sort of, to Germany, National Review To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Republicans’ Problems Can Be Sourced To This Eisenhower Legacy They Must Reject
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:41 PM PDT . . . In politics it’s about winning, and if you don’t win how you played the game won’t matter.  by Cal Thomas: In a new book about her grandfather, Dwight D, Eisenhower, titled “How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions,” Susan Eisenhower writes admiringly about Ike’s pursuit of what she calls “the middle way.” In a decision that still infects elements of the Republican Party today, Susan Eisenhower says Ike’s pursuit of compromise and centrism led to his decision to nominate Democrats as well as Republicans to the Supreme Court. She quotes Ike’s attorney general, Herbert Brownell: “The President believed and acted upon the belief that the Supreme Court’s membership should represent divergent ideological points of view.” She says he believed this approach would “foster public confidence in the court…” Ike could not have foreseen future battles over all federal courts and how his successors would mostly nominate judges who fit their ideological views of the Constitution, Roe vs. Wade being the most egregious of many such examples. Ike had success with the middle way as supreme allied commander during World War II when his advisers and heads of Allied nations agreed on a common goal, the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan. Unfortunately, his noble sentiment works less well in politics because Democrats do not reciprocate. The purpose of politics is to win and to demonstrate one party’s ideas and policies are superior to those of the other party. If politics is only about being liked and praised, especially by one’s ideological adversaries, the party that adopts such a philosophy is doomed to perpetual defeat and to not have its positions — if it has them — taken seriously. Democrats have been known since the Great Depression as the party of government, luring more and more voters by dispensing free stuff and promising to take care of them. Government has replaced individual responsibility and accountability. We now subsidize bad individual decisions and failure and penalize those who have succeeded by playing by what used to be called “the rules.” For many, government has become an addiction with Democrats serving as “dealers.” Republicans have had only marginal success in countering this because they don’t seem to be able to come up with a set of unified policies and goals. Instead, the GOP has become like a protein shake dieters drink because it contains fewer calories. In too many cases, Republican positions resemble “Democrat-lite.” The growing debt is only one example. Republicans seek only to manage it, not reduce it. Susan Eisenhower quotes from a letter Ike wrote to a California friend in 1954: “I developed a practice which, so far as I know, I have never violated. The practice is to avoid public mention of any name unless it can be done with favorable intent and connotation; reserve all criticism for the private conference; speak only good in public.” In this, Ike demonstrated his good character, but that didn’t stop Democrats from criticizing him about everything from the rounds of golf he played to allegations by Harry Truman and others that he was in the pocket of “reactionaries,” which translated into today’s parlance means “extreme right-wingers.” There’s a cliche about sports: “It’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how you play the game.” In politics it’s about winning, and if you don’t win how you played the game won’t matter. Texas politician Jim Hightower wrote a book titled “There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos.” Modern Republicans might learn from that Texas liberal. Tags: Cal Thomas, Fox News, Republicans’ Problems ,Can Be Sourced To, This Eisenhower Legacy, They Must Reject To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Malware
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:04 PM PDT . . . Some are calling Joe Biden a Trojan Horse, hidden inside waiting to take control are the radical left
 Editorial Cartoon by AF “Tony” Branco Tags: AF Branco, editorial cartoon, Malware, Joe Biden, a trojan Horse, hidden inside, waiting to take control, the radical left To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Thin Veneer
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 07:50 PM PDT  by Kerby Anderson: The last two months have shown us how easily the veneer of civilized American society can be shattered. We naively assumed that the moral foundations and social institutions would be strong enough to handle a global pandemic and scattered protests and riots. Now we see their weaknesses. Victor Davis Hanson writes about this thin veneer of American civilization and begins by focusing on New York City which used to be thriving not so long ago. “The city is now something out of a postmodern apocalyptic movie, reeling from the effects of a neutron bomb. Ditto in varying degrees Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco.” On more than one occasion, I have mentioned in my commentaries that most of us lived in a world with a “live and let live” social philosophy. I do that in part to explain to a younger generation what life used to be like before university professors encouraged their students to hate America and to protest even “microaggressions.” Nearly everything is under attack. It’s not just statues that are being pulled down. Movies and TV programs are being pulled from services on the Internet. Comedians are complaining that they can’t even make a joke without facing the cancel culture. Meanwhile, out in the streets, it is getting dangerous. Hanson reminds us that, “Once upon a time, trying to torch a federal courthouse would earn years in prison. And simply taking over a large chunk of downtown to re-create Lord of the Flies was unthinkable. Not now. Today you can go to jail for reopening a gym that requires masks, social distancing, and constant cleansing with antiseptics.” In the book of Isaiah (5:20) there is a warning of a nation that “calls evil good, and good evil.” It sounds like American society today. Tags: Thin Veneer, Kerby Anderson, Viewpoints, Point of View, To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| California Schemin’
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 07:41 PM PDT  by Paul Jacob, Contributing Author: Is California a failed state? It has an electric grid problem. And a vagrancy problem. Both of which stem from the bizarre ideological blind spots of a political class “benefiting” from the state’s high legislator/citizen ratio, which insulates politicians from feedback. Driving them power mad. And one form of madness flowers in political greed, hubris and overreach. “A pack of Democratic lawmakers in California are proposing a wealth tax for the state’s richest citizens, forcing them to pay more essentially just for owning a lot of stuff,” writes Scott Shackford at Reason. “They also, amazingly, want the tax to follow Californians who flee the state in response, attempting to make them continue paying taxes on wealth that’s not even in the state.” Rob Bonta, Oakland’s Democrat in the Assembly, says the Golden State needs more gold, and he has made a startling observation. Wait for it. “Rich people have money,” Shackford summarizes, and Bonta wants to take it. To expand services. But surely service expansion is not only not the only option, it is often the worst option. Take the state’s rolling blackouts. Was that caused by not enough or really bad legislation? President Trump points his finger at the Democratic-controlled Assembly: “In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts — forcing Americans in the dark. Democrats are unable to keep up with energy demand,” the president tweeted on Tuesday. But the New York Post identifies as a cause not “intentionally implemented” blackouts, but “inadequate transmission and an over-reliance on renewable energy and issues with natural gas plants during high heat.” Bad policy. Not too few “services.” And the proposal to tax the richest Californians — or former Californians — to pay for more disastrous programs? Hubris and greed. Not Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob. Tags: Paul Jacob, Common Sense, California Schemin’ To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Back to Academic Brainwashing
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 07:31 PM PDT
by Dr. Walter E. Williams: Parents, legislators, taxpayers and others footing the bill for college education might be interested in just what is in store for the upcoming academic year. Since many college classes will be online, there is a chance to witness professors indoctrinating their students in real-time. So, there’s a chance that some college faculty might change their behavior. To see recent examples of campus nonsense and indoctrination, visit the Campus Reform and College Fix websites. George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley warned congressional lawmakers that antifa is “winning” and that much of academia, whether wittingly or unwittingly, is complicit in its success.” In his testimony before Congress Turley said: “To Antifa, people like me are the personification of the classical liberal view of free speech that perpetuates a system of oppression and abuse. I wish I could say that my view remains strongly implanted in our higher educational institutions. However, you are more likely to find public supporters for restricting free speech than you are to find defenders of free speech principles on many campuses.” The leftist bias at our colleges and universities has many harmful effects. A University of California, Davis, mathematics professor faced considerable backlash over her opposition to the requirement for “diversity statements” from potential faculty. Those seeking employment at the University of California, San Diego, are required to admit that “barriers” prevent women and minorities from full participation in campus life. At American University, a history professor wrote a book calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment. A Rutgers University professor said, “Watching the Iowa Caucus is a sickening display of the over-representation of whiteness.” A Williams College professor has advocated for the inclusion of social justice in math textbooks. Students at Wayne State University are no longer required to take a single math course to graduate; however, they may soon be required to take a diversity course. Maybe some students will be forced into sharing the vision of Professor Laurie Rubel, a math education professor at Brooklyn College. She says the idea of cultural neutrality in math is a “myth,” and that asking whether 2 plus 2 equals 4 “reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.” She tweeted, “Y’all must know that the idea that math is objective or neutral IS A MYTH.” Math professors and academics at other universities, including Harvard and the University of Illinois, discussed the “Eurocentric” roots of American mathematics. As for me, I would like to see the proof, in any culture, that 2 + 2 is something other than 4. Rutgers University’s English department chairwoman, Rebecca Walkowitz, announced changes to the Department’s graduate writing program emphasizing “social justice” and “critical grammar.” Leonydus Johnson, a speech-language pathologist and libertarian activist, says Walkowitz’s changes make the assumption that minorities cannot understand traditional and grammatically correct English speech and writing, which is “insulting, patronizing, and in itself, extremely racist.” Then there is the nonsense taught on college campuses about white privilege. The idea of white privilege doesn’t explain why several historically marginalized groups outperform whites today. For example, Japanese Americans suffered under the Alien Land Law of 1913 and other racist, exclusionary laws legally preventing them from owning land and property in more than a dozen American states until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. During World War II, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were interned. However, by 1959, the income disparity between Japanese Americans and white Americans had almost disappeared. Today, Japanese Americans outperform white Americans by large margins in income statistics, education outcomes and test scores, and have much lower incarceration rates. According to Rav Arora, writing for the New York Post, several black immigrant groups such as Nigerians, Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Barbadians and Ghanaians all “have a median household income well above the American average.” We are left with the question whether the people handing out “white privilege” made a mistake. The other alternative is that Japanese Americans, Nigerians, Barbadians, Ghanaians and Trinidadians and Tobagonians are really white Americans. The bottom line is that more Americans need to pay attention to the miseducation of our youth and that miseducation is not limited to higher education. Tags: Walter Williams, commentary, Back to Academic Brainwashing To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Election Emerges As Titanic Battle Of Press v. Trump
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 07:12 PM PDT
by Conrad Black: Each week in the inexorable march to Election Day, it becomes more challenging to believe how the campaign is unfolding and to rationalize it as a serious process for choosing the leader of the world’s greatest nation. After some reflection, it becomes clear that the extreme improbability of this process is the result of it not really being a race between two pairs of candidates for national office. It is surely the last round in the great battle between Donald Trump and the national political media. Mr. Trump’s ostensible opponents, Vice President Biden and Senator Harris, are a spavined political wheel-horse who came in fifth in the New Hampshire primary and a vice presidential nominee who flamed out ignominiously two months before the Iowa caucuses. They are a matched pair of bombed-out losers; Mr. Biden was retrieved by the party elders in desperation that otherwise the Democratic candidate would be Marxist Senator Bernie Sanders. They salvaged Mr. Biden and Mr. Biden salvaged Ms. Harris from the pre-primary ash heap. The attempt to sell this metamorphosis into political stardom will not be easy. Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris have no history of political victory that entitled them to serious consideration for the offices they now seek. Mr. Biden ran twice for president before he was vice president. On neither occasion did he ever poll as loftily as 3%. He dropped out of his 1988 pursuit of the Democratic nomination when he was caught cribbing a family recollection, which was completely false when applied to Mr. Biden’s background, from British Labor Party chief Neil Kinnock, the only British opposition leader to lose two consecutive general elections in more than 60 years. Mr. Biden has faced in all four directions on almost every major public issue, leading Robert Gates, the former defense secretary under presidents of both parties, to observe he had been “wrong on practically every major foreign policy and national security issue in the last four decades.” Mr. Biden describes himself as a “human gaffe machine,” and it is a relief even to those who are not his partisans when he is able to finish two or three consecutive sentences correctly. Kamala Harris is well to the left of Mr. Biden even on the small number of issues where she does not waffle and call for a “national conversation.” She is for open borders and imposition of the Democrats’ Green Terror. Though an ideological leftist, as district attorney and attorney general of California, she was a harsh prosecutor who never hesitated to abuse her position by extorting false inculpatory evidence by threats of indictment. She is the personification of the evils of the U.S. prosecution system, which we now see in the misconduct by former FBI director James Comey that is steadily being disclosed. She prosecuted thousands of cases against marijuana users, before confessing to having been one herself, eliciting a rebuke for untruthfulness from her Jamaican father. The Democrats are unable as a party, as Attorney General William Barr recently remarked, to renounce mob violence. Although it is now impossible to stamp out the coronavirus without a vaccine (and even a vaccine may not accomplish the task completely), the Democrats advocate as slow a restoration as possible of the pre-virus economy, for obvious political reasons masquerading as a medically informed opinion. They champion an authoritarian program of testing everyone and tracing everyone who tests positively, and of badgering these suspected infectees unmercifully to verify that they are self-quarantining. It is an insane and intolerably intrusive pursuit of an unattainable objective, the motive for which can only be the prolongation of the country’s economic sluggishness to enhance Democratic election chances. The Democrats’ current policy is to maintain benefit payments to those unemployed as a result of the pandemic shutdown at a level that incentivizes them not to work, at immense borrowed cost to the government, while retarding the return to work, and hounding practically the whole population while endlessly repeating the unsubstantiated mantra that President Trump has managed the coronavirus incompetently. The Durham special counsel investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion nonsense is already being fervently denounced as a redundant “investigation into the investigators.” The Democrats believe that they have a permanent right to hold a cloud of investigative doubt over the President while being themselves completely immune to any inquiry into the probity of their own conduct, regardless of what is now extensive evidence of the politicization for corrupt and unconstitutional purposes of sections of the Department of Justice and the intelligence agencies. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declares marshals Mr. Trump sent to prevent the burning down of the Portland federal building to be “stormtroopers,” and has revived the old bunk that Mr. Trump has improper relations with the Russians. The Democrats are also demanding, on the pretext of the coronavirus, mass mail-in voting on the basis of the states mailing ballots to everyone on the voter register, despite the notorious inaccuracy of these lists, and the limitations of the post office’s ability to deliver such a huge volume of important mail efficiently. Because the President is resisting this proposal and citing the disaster and dishonesty of previous and current mailed ballot systems, the Democrats and their media are denouncing him for trying to shrink the electorate, steal the election, and unjustly deprecate the post office. The skyrocketing levels of violent crime in the cities governed by the Democratic political machines, like the efforts of the teachers’ unions to keep the schools closed, are barely mentioned in the Democratic press or by their candidates. Their only answer to Mr. Trump’s drastic reduction of illegal immigration is to promise to reopen the border. This is what happens when instead of a campaign by candidates who were popularly chosen, the waxworks presidential candidate is inaccessible while the Trump-hating press conduct the Democratic campaign of relentless and systematic vilification of the president. Mr. Biden and Ms Harris were just picked off-the-shelf to avoid the Marxist Sanders and the unorthodox Pete Buttigieg; they are going through the motions, and they are sitting ducks if subjected to serious scrutiny. They benefit from general disaffection in an era of coronavirus danger and accompanying economic recession which is hyped, shaped, and blazed into the minds of the American public by almost all of the national political media. This election is the supreme test of whether the electoral process will weigh the merits of the competing candidates, or whether a dishonest press can exploit and abuse the constitutional protections it receives by info-assassinating the incumbent while the challengers skulk about Delaware wearing masks. This is a decisive election in terms of the legitimacy of its methods and the ability to resist press manipulation. This is even before we get to the determination of important policy matters. The defeat of a rather successful president by an incompetent rival carried to the goal line by corrupt media, would produce the greatest crisis American democracy has faced since the Great Depression and Roosevelt, if not the Civil War and Lincoln. The forces of righteous discernment should be heard from as soon as the public focuses on the election which is normally shortly after Labor Day. What we have now is a dangerous and fraudulent levitation. Tags: Conrad Black, The New York Sun, Election Emerges, Titanic Battle, Press v. Trump To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Here’s A List Of Corporations Funding The ‘Defund The Police’ Movement
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 06:27 PM PDT  by Jake Dima & Peter Hasson: Dozens of corporations from around the world have collectively donated millions of dollars to left-wing organizations that advocate for defunding America’s police departments, a Daily Caller News Foundation review found. Companies including Microsoft, Intel and Airbnb have donated to Black Lives Matter Global Network and Color of Change, both of which want to defund police departments across the country. Color of Change is leading a national petition campaign demanding elected officials “defund the police, and invest in communities now!” “Policing is a violent institution that must end,” Color of Change President Rashad Robinson said after the Minneapolis City Council voted to “dismantle” its police department. “We imagine a country where there is enough money to educate our children, care for our sick and feed those who are financially unstable,” Robinson continued. “Defunding the police allows for this vision.” Black Lives Matter Global Network, the national arm of Black Lives Matter, released a statement on May 30 calling for “a national defunding of police.” The organization published a video on June 6 arguing that “defunding the police is the only way to stop pouring resources into a system that doesn’t keep us safe.” Both Black Lives Matter and Color of Change have seen a flood of corporate donations since George Floyd, a black man, died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes, according to video. Clothing company H&M donated $500,000 across three social justice organizations including Color of Change, H&M announced in a June 1 Instagram post. Clif Bar announced a $100,000 donation split between two groups, including Color of Change, in a June 1 Facebook post. Cisco announced on June 1 that it was splitting a $5 million donation across four social justice groups, including both Color of Change and Black Lives Matter. RITZ Crackers announced on June 4 that the company and its sister brands — OREO, Trident and Chips Ahoy! — had donated $500,000 to the NAACP and Black Lives Matter. Degree pledged $100,000 to Black Lives Matter, the deodorant company announced in a June 1 tweet.
Food delivery service DoorDash donated $500,000 to Black Lives Matter, along with donations to other racial justice groups, the company announced in a June blog post. Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and his wife announced they would make a $700,000 donation to Color of Change, Black Lives Matter and a host of other organizations in June, Protocol reported. The couple also said they would match $300,000 in employee gifts to organizations. Clothing brand Vans Inc. announced a $50,000 donation to Color of Change in June, according to the Orange County Business Journal. Women’s working space collective, The Wing, donated $200,000 to Color of Change in June, according to Protocol. The Pokémon Company International company announced on Twitter in June it would be making a $100,000 donation to Black Lives Matter. Fashion and music merchandising company Bravado pledged to match employee donations to Black Lives Matter, among various other organizations, Protocol reported. Workspace computer software company Dropbox pledged to donate $500,000 to Black Lives Matter in a June 3 blog post. Women’s undergarment company Spanx said it would donate $100,000 across multiple organizations, including Black Lives Matter, the NAACP and the Minnesota Freedom Fund, according to a June 3 Instagram post. The Minnesota Freedom Fund has faced scrutiny for using donations to post bail for alleged violent criminals, including a woman charged with murder and a convicted rapist. Beauty company Biossance announced it would donate $100,000 to Color of Change, Black Lives Matter, the ACLU and the Minnesota Freedom Fund in a June Instagram post. Sportswear company Lululemon announced they donated a $250,000 sum to a variety of organizations, including Black Lives Matter, according to an Instagram post. Japanese video game publishing company Square Enix made a $250,000 donation to Black Lives Matter and pledged to match employee contributions to Black Lives Matter, as well, the company announced in a June 2 tweet. None of the companies other than DoorDash returned requests for comment. “In the wake of the death of George Floyd, DoorDash has taken a series of steps to show our support for equality and to stand against discrimination, including by making donations to a number of national and local organizations and leveraging our platform to support Black-owned businesses,” DoorDash global head of public affairs Taylor Bennett told the DCNF in an email. “In partnership with our Black@DoorDash Employee Resource Group (ERG) and in consultation with civil rights leaders, we made donations to Black Lives Matter, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Black Girls Code, and a number of local organizations across the country that work to empower local economies to promote equality,” Bennett’s email continued. “Our goal with these donations and the other actions we announced is to stand with our employees and community members to fight injustice, inequality and discrimination and to support organizations that are working to root out structural and systemic racism and providing local community development, mentorship, education and entrepreneurship programs to support Black communities across the country,” Bennett said. His email did not address questions from the DCNF asking if DoorDash was aware that Black Lives Matter supports defunding the police at the time the donation was announced and whether DoorDash has a position on defunding the police. Tags: Jake Dima, Peter Hasson, Daily Caller, List Of Corporations, Funding, The ‘Defund The Police’ Movement To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| The Biden-Harris 2A Assault
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 04:40 PM PDT Biden-Harris, if they succeed, will be the most anti-2A administration in history.
by Mark Alexander:  If Joe Biden and his presidential designee Kamala Harris defeat President Donald Trump in November, the conventional wisdom predicts that the urban violence they have fomented for months will subside. Conventional wisdom may be wrong this time around, though. If Biden wins, urban centers could erupt with a level of violence far exceeding anything socialist Democrats seeded this summer. According to Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), one of the uber-leftist “Gang of Four” Squad members leading the socialist surge in the House, “There needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there is unrest in our lives.” The catastrophic crime surge resulting from the Democrat “defund the police” agenda has left millions of Americans with only one means of defense: self-defense. And that is the final line of defense to which all Americans are both entitled and obligated in order to sustain American Liberty. On that note, Biden has promised to be “the most progressive [read: regressive] president in history.” In other words, his handlers and heir apparent, Harris, if they succeed, will be the most anti-2A administration in history. Harris has already demonstrated her plans to ban so-called “assault rifles” and “high-capacity” magazines — though the latter hit a legal roadblock in federal court last week.  Making Harris’s objectives clear, National Shooting Sports Foundation spokesman Mark Oliva notes, “During her short-lived presidential campaign, she demanded gun-control legislation within 100 days and threatened executive action if Congress didn’t deliver.” He added: “Harris was clear when she said gun control would be an administration priority. Her platform included entertaining forced confiscation of lawfully owned semiautomatic rifles, redefining ‘sporting purpose’ for lawful firearm possession, criminalizing private firearm transfers and repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. In fact, she supports politicizing the Department of Justice and using the weight of the federal government to harass a constitutionally protected industry in a series of frivolous lawsuits to bankrupt manufacturers. Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate makes this ticket the most serious threat to American Second Amendment rights ever faced in a presidential election.” Kris Brown, president of the Brady United gun-control group, says that Harris is “a game changer.” She affirmed: “By choosing Harris, Biden takes a bold stance. He proves he understands a fundamental problem our country is facing: gun violence. And with two gun violence prevention champions on the ticket, we can finally overcome the NRA, Donald Trump, and Mitch McConnell.” Actually, as I’ve documented many times before, violence is a culture problem, not a “gun problem.” But Biden and Harris are beholden to the far Left, and I predict they will set about to deconstruct and repeal the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment, of course, is the First Civil Right of all law-abiding Americans. As Justice Joseph Story, appointed to the Supreme Court by James Madison, wrote in his definitive Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (1833): “The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of the republic; since it offers a strong moral check against usurpation and arbitrary power of the rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.”  The 2020 Democratic Party Platform declares total war on Second Amendment rights, the likes of which have never before found their way into the party’s policy platform. That is a marked shift from the Democrats’ 2008 and 2012 platforms, which affirmed, “We recognize that the right to bear arms is an important part of the American tradition, and we will preserve Americans’ Second Amendment right to own and use firearms.” The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action concludes the current platform is a “full-throated assault on firearms ownership and a blueprint for undermining every aspect of Second Amendment rights.” The 2004 platform simply stated, “We will protect Americans’ Second Amendment right to own firearms.” The ban on semiautomatic firearms and magazines was explicitly prohibited by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 Second Amendment decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. For the record, the number of 5.56mm semi-auto rifles is now estimated to be between 10 and 15 million, and every American Patriot I know, and 70 million I don’t know, are gun owners. Notably, with the rise of Biden as the Democrats’ presumptive (and now official) nominee, between March and May of this year there have been more than 2.5 million first-time gun buyers in the U.S., more than 40% of whom are women. And after the Demos launched riots across the nation, gun sales surged in July, with more than 1,795,602 recorded transactions. And if you’ve tried and failed to purchase ammunition in the last three months, it’s because distributors have sold out before much of it reaches a retail shelf.  We salute the Republican Congress for defending the right to keep and bear arms by preventing the President from installing a new liberal majority on the Supreme Court. The confirmation to the Court of additional anti-gun justices would eviscerate the Second Amendment’s fundamental protections. Already, local officials in the nation’s capital and elsewhere are defying the Court’s decisions upholding an individual right to bear arms as affirmed by the Supreme Court in Heller and McDonald. We support firearm reciprocity legislation to recognize the right of law-abiding Americans to carry firearms to protect themselves and their families in all 50 states. We support constitutional carry statutes and salute the states that have passed them. We oppose ill-conceived laws that would restrict magazine capacity or ban the sale of the most popular and common modern rifle. We also oppose any effort to deprive individuals of their right to keep and bear arms without due process of law. We condemn frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers and the current Administration’s illegal harassment of firearm dealers. We oppose federal licensing or registration of law-abiding gun owners, registration of ammunition, and restoration of the ill-fated Clinton gun ban. We call for a thorough investigation — by a new Republican administration — of the deadly “Fast and Furious” operation perpetrated by Department of Justice officials who approved and allowed illegal sales of guns to known violent criminals. Soros says the China Virus pandemic provided a “revolutionary moment,” and we all know that leftists never let a good crisis go to waste. According to Soros: “I would describe it as a revolutionary moment when the range of possibilities is much greater than in normal times. What is inconceivable in normal times becomes not only possible but actually happens. People are disoriented and scared.” That’s the Democrat mantra, as stated most succinctly by Barack Obama’s former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: “You don’t ever want a good crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” It will be a pitched battle to defend the Second Amendment under a Biden-Harris regime, as Democrats long ago betrayed their solemn oaths “ to support and defend” our Constitution and the Rule of Law. Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis Join us in prayer for our Patriots in uniform and their families — Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen — standing in harm’s way, and for our nation’s First Responders. We also ask prayer for your Patriot team, that our mission would seed and encourage the Spirit of Liberty in the hearts and minds of our countrymen. Tags: Mark Alexander, The Patriot Post, Biden-Harris 2A Assault To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. 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Posted: 20 Aug 2020 03:33 PM PDT
by Seton Motley, Contributing Author: It’s a perpetual case of Chico Marx’s famous line: “Who ya gonna believe – me or your own eyes?” The World Wide Web will quickly deliver you all sorts of ridiculous excuses from people engaged in criminal activity. I Closed One Eye to Stop Seeing Double So I Could Drive Drunk I’m Not Drunk, But the Horse Is Thieves are particularly funny. I Shoplifted to Prepare for an Acting Role This Isn’t a Burglary, We Were Told Everything Was Free Intellectual Property (IP) thieves pretty much have a set slate of theft excuses. A selected excerpt: “‘You’re Selfish and Conniving’: “It’s amazing how often image users lash out once they have been caught red-handed. It’s not uncommon for them to treat the (IP rights holder) as someone you has the nerve to expect fair pay for fair work. Making character assassinations against someone when you’ve been caught breaking the law helps no one.” No matter how much money a thieving company has – no matter how erudite the executives the company puts forward to defend its theft – we almost always only get these tread worn excuses. To wit: Google (Market Cap: $1.04 trillion). About a decade ago, Google stole 11,500 lines of Java code from Oracle. We know Google stole them – because before Google stole them they were negotiating for licenses from Oracle to pay to use them. Google then suddenly stopped negotiating for the licenses to legally use the code. And then released its 11,500-lines-of-Java-code-using Android products – without licensed permission to do so. “Who ya gonna believe – me or your own eyes?” If I go to a car dealership and begin negotiating a price for a car – I’m tacitly admitting I need to pay these people for the car. Google’s license negotiations – were the exact same tacit admission. They then took the car – the code – without paying for it. Then came the avalanche of stupid Google excuses. ‘If You Don’t Let Us Steal – People Will Stop Making Things for Us to Steal’ This is literally the argument Google filed with the Supreme Court – which on October 7 will hear Google’s appeal of Oracle’s lower court win. This Google excuse – is antithetical to human nature: “Why go to all the time, trouble and expense of creating – if your creations are destined to be stolen? “You wouldn’t. No one would. Because human nature. Which remains fixed – and immutable. “Google is asking SCOTUS to overturn a perfectly sane and rational lower court decision in Oracle’s favor. “But what Google is really looking to dump – is reality. “Google wants SCOTUS to rule against human nature.” In further attempted defense of Google’s mass heist, Google Senior Vice President for Global Affairs Kent Walker recently penned the following: In Support of Interoperability Which should be more accurately entitled “In Support of our Theft.” Or the aforementioned “(Oracle is) Selfish and Conniving.” Or the aforementioned “This Isn’t a Burglary, We Were Told Everything Was Free.” Google’s Walker writes: “A decision in Oracle’s favor would limit consumers’ freedom to use technologies on a range of devices.” No. It would limit thieves’ ability to steal technologies. You can’t have interoperability – if people stop making things to interoperate because everyone keeps stealing them. When Google isn’t imploring you to buy their ridiculous anti-human nature assertions – they’re attempting a ridiculous legal argument…“fair use.” Fair Use in ‘Oracle v. Google’ They say the 11,500 lines of code they stole – is protected theft under the legal shield of “fair use.” Except…. Google Should Google What ‘Fair Use’ Actually Means Here’s the legal definition of “fair use”: “(In US copyright law) the doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.” ALL of which has to do with the written word. NONE of which has anything to do with computer code: “Google stole 11,500 lines of Oracle’s Java code. To call 11,500 of anything ‘brief’ or “‘small’ – or any other diminutive adjective – is absurd. “Was what Google stole – used for ‘criticism, news reporting, teaching,…(or) research?’ Of course not. “Because you can’t use computer code to do any of those things. “Google used Oracle’s Java – to make what became the world’s most used mobile operating system. “Google is using Oracle’s Java – to make money.” There is nothing high-minded – or legal – about what Google did. Google did to Oracle what it does all the time to all sorts of people and companies. Steal – and deal with the consequences later. Consequences mightily mitigated – by Google’s massive one trillion dollar size. There is almost no person or company on the planet that can afford to challenge Google – let alone defeat them. Google is a corporate bully. Stealing all the smaller kids’ lunch money – because the kids are too small to stop them. Google’s Business Model – Is Theft Behold: An Avalanche of Headlines Chronicling Google’s Systemic Theft The Evidence Google’s Systematic Theft is Anti-Competitive Small kid Oracle – decided to fight back. Here’s hoping the Supreme Court stands up for Google’s victim(s) – and the rule of law. Tags: Seton Motley, Less Government, Amusing to Watch Criminals, Attempt to Defend, Their Criminality To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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| Floyd Welch, Survivor of Pearl Harbor, Dies at 99
Posted: 20 Aug 2020 02:58 PM PDT
by Pat Eaton-robb: Floyd Welch, who was credited with saving the lives of fellow sailors during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died in Connecticut. He was 99. Welch died peacefully at his home in East Lyme on Monday, his family said. Welch, who was born in February 1921 in Burlington, Connecticut, was serving aboard the USS Maryland on Dec. 7, 1941, when the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor came under attack by Japan. Welch has said he was coming out of the shower on that Sunday morning when he heard the first alarm and later the loud explosions of bombs and torpedoes. When he came on deck, he saw the raging fire and the overturned USS Oklahoma next to the Maryland. He helped pull survivors from the Oklahoma out of the water. He and others then climbed onto the Oklahoma, where they heard tapping coming from inside the ship.
“By using blueprints of the Oklahoma, so as not to burn into a fuel void, we began the long and extremely difficult process of cutting holes through the bottom steel plates of the Oklahoma,” he wrote in a remembrance of the battle. “When we could see the planes coming, we would try to find cover. We would cut near where we heard the trapped crewmen tapping. In all, I believe 33 men from the Oklahoma were rescued through these holes.” The attack killed more than 2,400 people, including 17 from Connecticut, according to the Pearl Harbor visitors bureau. Floyd served on the Maryland for the entire war, earning numerous honors, including American Defense Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three stars, the Good Conduct Medal and the United States Navy Constitution Medal. “His was just a remarkable story of bravery, discipline and dedication,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said. “He lived the word ‘hero’ in his actions, not just words and gave it real meaning. He was a hero, not just in his dedication and bravery, but also in the result of his actions, which was to save lives.” After leaving the Navy in January 1946, Welch worked as an alarm installer, a farmer and a milkman, before opening a construction company, Welch & Son, which built road infrastructures, foundations, and drainage systems throughout the Northeast.  Welch, who served for a time as an officer in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, was a guest of honor in 2016 at the 75th Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial Ceremony in Hawaii. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, six children, 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. The family said a private graveside funeral service is planned. Tags: Floyd Welch, Survivor of Pearl Harbor, Dies at 99, To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks! |
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Friday, August 21, 2020
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Good morning, NBC News readers.
Former vice president and six-term U.S. Senator Joe Biden drew a sharp contrast with himself and President Donald Trump as he accepted his party’s nomination for president on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
Here’s what we’re watching this Friday morning.
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Biden promises a ‘path of hope and light’ as he accepts presidential nomination
Five decades after he first entered national politics, Joe Biden accepted his party’s nomination for president Thursday on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
Just months after he was politically left for dead, Biden told America to get back on its feet.
“The current president has cloaked America in darkness for far too long. Too much anger, too much fear, too much division,” the former vice president said. “We can and will overcome this season of darkness.” (Read his full speech).
Biden excoriated Trump’s record and said the country was facing four simultaneous crises: the coronavirus pandemic, the ensuing recession, renewed demands for racial justice, and climate change.
But his overall message was one of optimism and unity. “While I’ll be a Democratic candidate, I’ll be an American president,” he said.
- Watch: Top moments from the last night of the DNC.
- Check out analysis and fact checks of the major speeches.
- Laugh: Veep and Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who hosted the evening, got in a few good jabs and even poked fun at the Democrats four-day love fest by joking that they were adding a fifth night: Michelle Obama’s speech on a loop.
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Steve Bannon charged with fraud in ‘Build the Wall’ effort
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, was charged on Thursday with defrauding donors to a private fundraising campaign to help build a wall along the southern border.
Bannon, and three other defendants “orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors,” according to prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York.
The defendants’ online crowdfunding campaign “We Build The Wall” raised more than $25 million, with promises that they would not “not take a penny in salary,” according to the indictment.
But in fact, prosecutors said, the defendants took hundreds of thousands of donated dollars and used them for personal expenses.
Bannon pleaded not guilty during his initial court appearance on Thursday.
Trump’s former 2016 campaign chairman was aboard a 150-foot yacht in Long Island Sound, off the coast of Connecticut, when he was arrested earlier in the day.
Who owns the yacht? A Chinese billionaire named Guo Wengui who is allegedly involved in a separate federal inquiry involving a company both men are linked to.
So how many of Trump’s former associates have faced criminal charges? CNBC has compiled a list.
Bannon’s arrest should alarm Trump and his cronies, former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade writes in an opinion piece.
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Firefighters stretched thin as flames rage across California, killing at least five
Officials and firefighters in California say they are stretched thin battling hundreds of wildfires, many of which exploded across the state in recent days.
The problem has intensified as tens of thousands of structures remain threatened and evacuation orders and warnings issued from rural Lake County north of San Francisco to the Santa Cruz mountains on the south. The blazes have been blamed for at least five deaths.
Tim Edwards, president of the CalFire firefighters union, said 2020 was beginning to resemble 2017, when the state saw some of its most destructive fires.
“We are in the same situation but with 10 times as many fires,” he said.
Flames jump Interstate 80 in Vacaville, Calif., on Wednesday. See more images of the wildfires raging across Northern California. (Photo: Noah Berger / AP)
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Their businesses survived the pandemic. Then came Postal Service delays.
Beth Nolan’s shipping costs have doubled over the past six weeks.
Her company has spent so much to make up for the U.S. Postal Service’s delays that she said she had to recently lay off an employee, while another worker turned the wall of her kitchen into a giant calendar filled with notes about mail routes and the status of packages.
She is just one of many business owners across the country who say they were hit hard by the Postal Service’s shipping delays.
While U.S. Postmaster General DeJoy is expected to testify to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee today about the postal service charges ahead of the election, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin role in his appointment is coming under scrutiny.
“This didn’t have to happen. COVID was no one’s fault, but the response and these delays definitely are,” said one nurse impacted by the postal delays.
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- Russian doctors say Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was not poisoned and refused a hospital transfer.
- The spike in jobless claims came after PPP and other pandemic benefits expired.
- The Kansas City Chiefs officially banned fans from wearing headdresses and face paint appropriating American Indian culture.
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DeJoy’s USPS meddling isn’t over — why are Senate Republicans covering for him? Kurt Bardella, former House Oversight Committee spokesperson, asks in an opinion piece.
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Among the many biographical details revealed about Biden on Thursday night: His penchant for Irish poets.
Biden quoted Seamus Heaney’s “Doubletake” from “The Cure at Troy” as he concluded his speech. He said:
“The Irish poet Seamus Heaney once wrote:
‘History says don’t hope
On this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.’ This is our moment to make hope and history rhyme.”
And we learned that he shared a book of W.B. Yeats poetry with a young teen to help him overcome his stutter.
The campaign still has a way to go, we’ll see if Ireland’s other two Nobel laureates for literature get a mention…
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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Melissa Holzberg FIRST READ: Mission accomplished: After virtual convention, Democrats are united against Trump The first-ever virtual national political convention couldn’t have gone better for the Democrats.
 OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Introduce a new generation of elected Democratic leaders to the American public? Check.
Tell Joe Biden’s life story – from overcoming his stutter to his family tragedies? Yup.
Deflect GOP attacks – like that Biden is beholden to the Bernie Sanders left and that Biden is so declined that he can’t deliver a speech to the public? Done. (In fact, for those of us who’ve watched Biden plenty over the past decade, last night was one of the best speeches he’s ever delivered.)
And unite a party from progressives to moderates to disaffected Republicans? Mission accomplished.
It’s that last objective – party unity – that’s maybe the biggest difference between this past week’s virtual Dem convention and the Dem one four years ago, when the WikiLeaks disclosures, the resignation of the DNC chair, and the Hillary-versus-Bernie delegate skirmishes marred that Philly convention.
Democrats of all stripes are ready for battle against President Trump. And the Dem operatives who helped orchestrate this not-easy-to-produce convention, including Stephanie Cutter, deserve lots of credit.
Of course, the pandemic and virtual nature of the convention helped sweep any kind of dissent under the rug. It’s easy to imagine – under normal circumstances and during an ordinary convention – that upset Sanders delegates would have generated headlines, and that rogue delegates would have booed speakers like John Kasich and Michael Bloomberg.
Indeed, the entire virtual campaign so far has benefitted Biden, masking his weaknesses a candidate (age, gaffes on the stump) and emphasizing his strengths (his name ID, his empathy and his experience).
Reminder: Winning the convention doesn’t win you the election Yet as we learned four years ago, the party that has the better -run convention doesn’t always win the presidential election.
While the 2016 Dem convention featured disunity between Clinton and Sanders delegates, the GOP’s gathering was much worse – remember the plagiarism charges, the contentious floor fight and Ted Cruz’s non-endorsement?
But Trump and the GOP won the election.
Conventions, however, tell us a lot about how a candidate might govern. And that disorganization and chaos we saw four years ago at the GOP convention in Cleveland certainly gave us a window in how Team Trump would run the White House.
Pressure is on for next week’s GOP convention Also, the political party that goes second – not first – usually benefits, because it gets to make the last impression.
But the pressure is now on the Republicans to match what Democrats did, with much less preparation time (given Trump’s earlier insistence on holding an in-person convention, which he eventually had to scrap).
How do they handle the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing?
How does Trump speak to the 70 percent of Americans who think the country is headed in the wrong direction, and the 80 percent who think things are out of control?
And how does the president turn the election from a referendum on him to a choice?
We’ll find out next week.
TWEET OF THE DAY: That’s a lot of speeches 
DATA DOWNLOAD: The numbers you need to know today 5,600,920: The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, per the most recent data from NBC News and health officials. (That’s 54,688 more than yesterday morning.)
175,422: The number of deaths in the United States from the virus so far. (That’s 1,334 more than yesterday morning.)
69.58 million: The number of coronavirus TESTS administered in the U.S., according to researchers at The COVID Tracking Project.
200 million: The number of doses of flu vaccine being prepared in the United States, as manufacturers boost production by about 15 percent.
7: The number of coronavirus cases so far that have been traced to the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
AD WATCH from Ben Kamisar Remember the opaque group that meddled in the Kansas GOP Senate primary to boost Kris Kobach, the one linked to Democrats? Well, surprise, surprise — top Democratic groups were behind it.
Politico reported that Sunflower State, which spent millions to boost Kobach and bury Roger Marshall, was bankrolled primarily by Senate Majority PAC and the EMILY’s List super PAC, Women Vote!
The group’s Democratic links were pretty clear, and their strategy to boost the controversial Kobach over the establishment’s pick only underscored the belief that Democrats were behind the effort. But the hunch was proven right in Thursday’s Politico report, which included an on-the-record interview with Senate Majority PAC president J.B. Poersch.
Going postal Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t think there’s a problem with the Postal Service – but it’s a problem he’s going to take care of nonetheless. At least that’s what he told reporters yesterday:
“The post office is not in trouble. We’re going to make sure that they are able to deliver our ballots on time,” McConnell said. He later added, “This is a non-existent problem, it’s going to be taken care of.”
While McConnell’s view is in contradiction to what many others are concerned about, he does agree that one problem that isn’t getting fixed soon is coronavirus relief.
“I do think the environment is a lot more political now that was in March and April. You know we’re only a couple months from the election, I think that’s hampered it. I’m hoping we can get past that. But I can’t predict today. I think we need another dose, I think we need it now. Or I wouldn’t have recommended one. But at the moment we are at an impasse,” McConnell said.
THE LID: Message discipline Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at the framing of the Democratic convention — and the numbers that explain it.
ICYMI: What ELSE is happening in the world? As always, if you missed last night, our live blog has you covered.
Don’t miss the appearance by Brayden Harrington, 13, who spoke about how Biden helped him overcome his stutter.
Here’s how the president responded to Biden’s speech.
The postal crisis is bigger and more urgent than just the election, experts say.
Kanye West won’t be on the ballot in Wisconsin.
Trump says he wants to use “sheriffs” as poll watchers on Election Day.
Trump’s refusal to condemn QAnon is getting some big pushback.
What’s with the big fight over a gold mine in Alaska?
Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Kennedy III over Ed Markey in the Massachusetts Senate race.
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