Posts on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Briefly Noted: Roberts' Folly
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John Roberts, by foolishly allowing--on a 4-4 decision--the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to unconstitutionally rewrite Pennsylvania's election laws, has managed to maneuver the SCOTUS into a damned if you do, damned if you don't position. Half the states, with Texas at their head, are now calling the SCOTUS to account. No matter what the SCOTUS does at this point one half of the country will be angry and will claim they were cheated. While not everyone would have been happy had the SCOTUS dealt with the illegalities before the election, the Court would at least have had a better chance of convincing the nation that they were acting on constitutional principle.
What’s in a name change?
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The Falls Church School Board has voted to rename Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and George Mason High School. The vote was unanimous. The new names apparently haven’t been selected yet.
School Board chair Greg Anderson explained:
Our schools must be places where all students, staff, and community members feel safe, supported, and inspired.
In the early 1980s, I coached youth basketball games at George Mason High. All of the Black players on my teams felt inspired, the school’s name notwithstanding. One of them averaged 40 points per game.
None of the Black players on my teams felt unsafe or even uncomfortable at George Mason. If anyone felt uncomfortable,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Axios reporter Jonathan Swan panned Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) claim that the Axios story about him and a suspected Chinese spy was leaked by President Donald Trump or his allies by saying the claim makes no sense to “anyone who has any passing understanding of how Trumpworld works,” and is “completely absurd.”
Swan said that Swalwell’s claim is “risible.”And “just use your common sense. Even Swalwell acknowledges that he first found out Axios was on this in 2019. I know my colleague — his timeline’s wrong.(Snip) she’s been working on this for more than a year.
‘X’ Marks the Spot
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“Xavier Becerra spent his career attacking pro-life Americans and tried to force crisis pregnancy centers to advertise abortions. He’s been a disaster in California and he is unqualified to lead HHS. I’ll be voting no, and Becerra should be rejected by the Senate.” That was Senator Tom Cotton (Snip)
“The single best thing to be said about Joe Biden nominating Xavier Becerra to become his Health and Human Services secretary,” wrote Tiana Lowe of the Washington Examiner, “is that it immediately takes the Californian out of the running to fill Kamala Harris’s Senate seat.” It has escaped notice that Becerra could have been a contender for a much more important
On Wednesday during a speech on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unleashed on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as she continues to block COVID-19 funding.The comments from McConnell also come after Pelosi admitted that she purposely blocked COVID funding and wouldn't agree to a smaller bill unless Joe Biden is in office.The Daily Caller reports: McConnell explained, during a floor speech Wednesday, the efforts and offers Republicans have made to try and get a relief bill passed. Pelosi said Friday she would accept a coronavirus stimulus package after months of stalled negotiations, however, she declined a $916 billion coronavirus relief proposal that was offered
SpaceX’s Starship prototype has exploded while attempting to land after its test launch from the company’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Live video of Wednesday’s test showed the self-guided rocket landing at speed following a controlled descent before disappearing in a ball of flame.
Despite the catastrophic end to the six-and-a-half-minute test, SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk was thrilled. “Mars, here we come!!” he tweeted.
The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-storey-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by Musk’s private space company to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars.
Many people have asked us what they can do. Below we’ve provided a list of all Congress members from the keys states in this election. You can easily copy to your email the list in the link below and send the entire list an email demanding they fight for President Trump. Give these State Congressmen and women a call or send them an email and demand justice.We reported that the legislatures in the states are ultimately accountable for the reporting of delegates to the electoral college.
Hunter Biden put out a statement Wednesday saying he is under federal investigation over his taxes. 'I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,' Biden said.The statement was put out by President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' transition office. The Associated Press reported that the Justice Department is scrutinizing some of Hunter Biden's Chinese business deals and not the contents of his laptop,
New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks ignited a wave of backlash after insulting rural Americans who have no contact with the “expert class.”The political commentator’s pompous contention, during an appearance on MSNBC, that the right feeds on conspiracy theories and have been “left behind” while those in blue cities are “thriving,” sparked much head-scratching and criticism on social media.A video clip of Brooks speaking to MSNBC’s Katy Tur last week was posted on Twitter by Rashad Robinson, president of the progressive racial justice organization, Color of Change.While Robinson’s views may not typically align with those of Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump, his reaction to Brooks’ comments
Criminal illegal aliens who were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody due to a court order in Adelanto, California, have been re-arrested for child sex crimes, burglary, drug possession, and drunk driving.By October, ICE released more than 250 illegal aliens from their Adelanto detention facility after a court order mandated that they free up space. Those released were put in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program that places GPS ankle bracelets on each illegal alien as they are freed into the interior of the United States.The criminal records of those released include convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, battery, child cruelty, violating a protected order, domestic violence,
Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock praised communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castor, who is responsible for tens of thousands of brutal state murders, in a sermon in 2016 days after the dictator passed away. A recently resurfaced video from 2016 shows Warnock behind his church’s podium, giving a eulogy for the authoritarian to his congregation.
“We pray for the people of Cuba in this moment. We remember Fidel Castro, whose legacy is complex. Don’t let anyone tell you a simple story; life usually isn’t very simple. His legacy is complex, kind of like America’s legacy is complex,” Warnock said.
For all of the (many) lawsuits that President Donald Trump and his supporters have filed challenging the 2020 election results, the new winner for hubris and cynicism may be the action that the state of Texas filed directly in the Supreme Court late Monday night, asking the justices to throw out the results in four (but only four) battleground states: Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. So far, 17 states have filed motions backing the Texas attorney general, and Trump has asked the Supreme Court to let him join the lawsuit, as well. Texas is relying on an obscure source of the Supreme Court’s power — its ability
After going quiet in the months before the election, federal authorities are now actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, a person with knowledge of the probe said. His father, President-elect Joe Biden, is not implicated.
Now that the election is over, the investigation is entering a new phase. Federal prosecutors in Delaware, working with the IRS Criminal Investigation agency and the FBI, are taking overt steps such as issuing subpoenas and seeking interviews, the person with knowledge said.
Activity in the investigation had gone covery in recent months due to Justice Department guidelines prohibiting overt actions that could affect an election, the person said.
Last election challenge pending in
Arizona courts thrown out by
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Arizona courts thrown out by
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A U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday tossed out the last election challenge pending in Arizona, dismissing its sweeping fraud claims as "sorely wanting of relevant or reliable evidence."
"Allegations that find favor in the public sphere of gossip and innuendo cannot be a substitute for earnest pleadings and procedure in federal court," U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa wrote in a blistering 29-page ruling. "They most certainly cannot be the basis for upending Arizona’s 2020 General Election."
The lawsuit — filed by a group primarily composed of would-be Donald Trump electors
WASHINGTON - Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it used a “buy or bury” strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay. With the filing of the twin lawsuits on Wednesday, Facebook becomes the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge this year after the U.S. Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of using its market power to fend off rivals.
The lawsuits highlight
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home just two days after appearing at a virtual news conference in which he warned of new lockdown measures to contain the spread of the virus. The second-term Democrat said a routine test on Tuesday detected the coronavirus. 'I have no symptoms and am feeling well,' Wolf said in a statement. 'I am following CDC and Department of Health guidelines.' Wolf's spouse, Frances Wolf, has been tested but has not received the result, Wolf said.
She is quarantining with him at their home
John Hopkins, the founder of the university and hospital that bear his name, owned slaves before the Civil War, school officials have disclosed. Researchers discovered evidence that he held four enslaved people in his home in the mid-1800s, contradicting both accounts that Mr Hopkins was an early abolitionist, and the mythology surrounding the school’s founder. It was previously understood that his father, a committed Quaker, had freed the family’s enslaved people in 1807. However, according to government census records, Mr Hopkins was the owner of one enslaved person in his house in 1840, and four were listed in 1850. It was legal
Thanks to commenters Cassander, Kirk, and Michael for the material below.
I'm including Texas in the total number of 18. Texas' complaint can be found here.
Missouri has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Texas' complaint, and was joined by 16 other states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia.
The conclusion of the Texas complaint states, in part:
Although this Court’s original jurisdiction precedents would justify the Court's hearing this matter under the Court’s discretion, ..., Plaintiff State respectfully submits that the Court’s review is not discretionary. To the contrary, the plain text of § 1251(a)
President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden on Wednesday revealed he’s under federal investigation for possible tax fraud. Biden, 50, disclosed the probe in a statement released by his father’s presidential transition office. “I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” Hunter Biden said in a statement.
“I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors.”
HUGE: After 4 Years of Stonewalling
Corrupt FBI Finally Admits They’re
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Corrupt FBI Finally Admits They’re
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A stunning development on the legal front that directly impacts the so-called conspiracy theory that the death of Seth Rich was something more than routine street crime. The FBI now admits it has Seth Rich’s laptop. This information has just been posted on Lawflog.com courtesy of Ty Clevenger. According to an email posted at Lawflog.com and sent to attorney Ty Clevenger, the attorney for the FBI now admits that the "FBI has completed the initial search identifying approximately 50 cross-reference serials, with attachments totaling over 20,000 pages, in which Seth Rich is mentioned. FBI has also located leads that indicate additional potential records that require further searching. "
A new report from Axios details how a female Chinese intel operative forged warm and friendly relations, campaign and fundraising relations, even romantic and sexual relations, with California and Midwestern politicians between the years of 2011 and 2015 in order to influence their policies in American government. In other words, she was trying to collude with U.S. politicians. (Snip)
What is a bit shocking, though, is the fact one of her collusion targets, Rep. Eric Swalwell,(snip)is now shaking off any negative press here by — get this — accusing Trump of colluding with Axios. Or maybe it’s Axios colluding with Trump.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears on Sean Hannity to discuss the legal position of his state in an election lawsuit about arbitrary state processes used in the 2020 election.
Paxton, on behalf of Texas, has sued battleground states Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin to challenge the unconstitutional creation of their mail-in ballots within the election. Several states have now joined Texas in alignment with the lawsuit. (Video)
Lawmakers are asking Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from a powerful committee after his alleged ties to a Chinese spy were reported this week.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday night wondered whether Democratic congressional leaders were aware of Swalwell’s reported links to Fang Fang, a Chinese spy.
“Remember what Swalwell said. He accused the president of everything that he did, by lying to the American public and sitting on the Intel Committee,” McCarthy said on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.”
“Not only should he be removed from the Intel, he should be removed from Congress as well.”
Swalwell, a onetime Democratic presidential candidate,
Ward 1 Cleveland City Councilman Joe Jones was given a traffic citation Oct. 28 for impeding the flow of traffic on Chester Avenue.
The offense was of particular annoyance to the Cleveland Police Officer who stopped Jones not only because the councilman was allegedly slowing down a busy street, but because he was projecting campaign messages for Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden from loudspeakers on his truck.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) told CNN on Wednesday he was "shocked" to learn he'd been hanging around with a woman who was here as part of a Chinese effort to influence up-and-coming politicians. "No. Jim, I was shocked," Swalwell told CNN's Jim Sciutto. "You know, just over six years ago I was told about this individual, and then I offered to help, and I did help, and I was thanked by the FBI for my help, and that person is no longer in the country." (Video) Axios, which broke the story on Tuesday, reported that a "suspected Chinese intelligence operative" calling herself Christine Fang "developed extensive ties with
The Trump administration will be intervening in a lawsuit in front of the Supreme Court filed by Texas against four other states over alleged violations of election law. President Donald Trump announced that the federal government would be intervening in the case on the side of Texas on Wednesday morning, claiming that Texas’ suit is “the big one.” “We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!” Trump said. (Tweet)
Immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court directly asked the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia to respond to the Texas constitutional lawsuit on unconstitutional ballot changes, Jordan Sekulow sat down with Newsmax to discuss: (Video) (Image - Docket)
Michigan Democratic State Rep. Cynthia Johnson threatened President Donald Trump’s supporters in a Facebook live video Tuesday, saying it is a warning message to those who support the president. In the Facebook live video, Johnson said Trump supporters better be careful, calling on “soldiers” to “make them (Trump supporters) pay.” The video was over three minutes long. Johnson took office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2020. “So this is just a warning to you Trumpers. Be careful, walk lightly, we ain’t playing with you. Enough of the shenanigans. Enough is enough. And for those of you who are soldiers, you know how to do it. Do it right, be in order, Correction*
House intelligence committee Republicans were surprised to learn this week that a member of their committee, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy who slept with US politicians as a tactic to elicit information. Swalwell, who represents a California district south of Oakland, received an FBI “defensive briefing” in 2015 on operative Fang Fang, but most if not all Republicans on the elite committee weren’t told that a colleague had been targeted by China.(Snip) The committee is supposed to have access to some of the nation’s most sensitive information to fulfill its oversight role of shadowy government programs.
JK Rowling has called for an end to the 'climate of fear' around the trans debate after being sent 'heart-breaking' letters from women who had irreversible gender reassignment surgery. The Harry Potter author, 55, said she 'had a huge postbag' with hundreds of letters following her comments over the summer, adding that 90 per cent of them were in support of her stance. She told Good Housekeeping magazine: 'Many women are concerned about the challenges to their fundamental rights posed by certain aspects of gender identity ideology.' It comes after Keira Bell, 23, brought legal action against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust,
The number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has nearly doubled in recent weeks, and smugglers are using riskier tactics to get them across, a top U.S. Border Patrol official says. Agents are apprehending an average of 153 young migrants a day at the border since October, up from about 80 a day earlier this year, Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz, Border Patrol's second in command, said in an interview with USA TODAY. (Snip) Most worrying are the large numbers of those considered "tender age" – 12 and younger and sometimes as little as 7 months old, he said
YouTube announced Wednesday it will take down videos questioning the integrity of the U.S. presidential election that millions of Americans, most notably President Trump, believe was stolen through numerous fraudulent actions, lawfare chicanery and computer manipulation. YouTube says it already has been rigging search results and algorithms to hide “misleading” election videos, describing the censorship effort as, “Limiting the reach of borderline content and prominently surfacing authoritative information.” YouTube says that even though the “misleading” videos account for a miniscule part of viewership,
Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell is being questioned about his fitness for the House Intelligence Committee by Republican House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, for his cozy relationship with alleged Chinese spy Fang Fang, AKA Christine Fang. I wrote about that yesterday here. Here is McCarthy's tweet: (Snip for tweet.) Instead of bowing out gracefully, Swalwell is yelling that he was a victim, not of the ChiComs, but of President Trump, who he claims was behind the damning Axios report.
According to Politico: "I've been a critic of the president. I've spoken out against him. I was on both committees that worked to impeach him," Swalwell said
There’s a high-level, widespread, and persistent fantasy that a President Joe Biden will calm this country down.
High-level, in that liberal moderate writers like The Atlantic’s Yascha Mounk believe it, writing in a Nov. 7 column titled “America Won” that “Biden will assume it as a kindly grandfather who seems nostalgic for a calmer past.”Widespread, in that suburban Republicans longing for the days of Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney repeatedly voiced hope the culture war would end and order would return to our streets if President Donald Trump would just leave the White House.
Persistent, because no matter how many hard-left personnel and policies Biden promotes and pursues over
This week, as Los Angeles County announced it would lock down all outdoor dining, a video went viral. That video featured restaurant owner Angela Marsden, proprietor of the Pineapple Hill Saloon and Grill, decrying the lockdown policy while pointing to the erection of production catering set up for a Hollywood shoot just a few feet away. "Everything I own is being taken away from me, and they set up a movie company right next to my outdoor patio," Marsden said, adding that she has spent approximately $80,000 complying with the requirements of LA County, only to see it shut down her business completely.
The defining characteristic of the American ruling class is narcissism. The people in charge talk almost exclusively about themselves, about their limitless neuroses, their so-called privilege, their guilt about that privilege, their "identity." No matter what they're saying, it's always all about them. America's frame of reference has shrunk to the point where we can only see ourselves, and the rest of the world knows that -- especially China. China's leaders aren't frivolous and stupid like our leaders are. They don't care what pronouns you use. They don't hire people because of the way they look. They have a very specific goal: To knock the U.S. from our perch. Correction*
First Lady Melania Trump brought the Christmas spirit to children at the annual United States Marine “Toys for Tots” event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.Melania Trump was all smiles with children to whom she distributed toys, wearing a preppy peacoat that resembled designs by All-American brands such as Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. Mrs. Trump wore an ivory Ralph Lauren turtleneck sweater that matched her ivory cigarette pants.The standout fashion moment, though, was a pair of red and white tartan Manolo Blahnik stilettos that are only available for resale, used, these days. The heels are a holiday must with their traditional ethos and sleek modern silhouette.
There are few things in life that liberals despise more than Christmas and they have devoted years to doing everything in their power to suck the joy out of the traditionally festive time for all who choose to celebrate it. One perfect example of how these miserable wretches operate took place this week when a "woke" mall Santa traumatized a young boy who only wanted a Nerf gun for Christmas but was rejected, instead getting a lecture on the evils of firearms.The crying child was led away by his mother but had the last laugh when the video of the reprehensible conduct of the bearded social justice crusader
Who Will Be the Fraud Deniers?
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"These are just anomalies. They happen in every election."
Well folks, anomalies cease to be anomalies when they all go in one direction. When every outlier favors Biden, we enter the realm of prima facie fraud.
Fraud.
It's an ugly word.
It does not have a pretty synonym. Too bad. Election fraud at the industrial scale perpetrated in the 2020 election is a crime most Americans will remember all their lives. Books and movies will come out. Retired math PhDs exiled to the basement by their spouses will continue to find statistical patterns that simply do not happen in straight data sets.
A lot of people were shocked when the Supreme Court agreed to hear the lawsuit by the State of Texas against Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania (snip) It’s been more than a century since the words “The Supreme Court follows the election returns” entered the nation’s consciousness, meaning that it is naïve to believe that the Court acts solely on the basis of legal reasoning and precedent (snip) Do you think the Democrats regret talking about packing the Supreme Court?
On Tuesday, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The suit alleged that, because these states conducted elections that violated their own laws, they tainted the integrity of the vote, something that damaged not only their own citizens but also the citizens in other states. (snip) After all, we are a federation of states. While the individual states control their own election rules, each state is affected by the election outcomes in the other states. Correction*
How to Steal an Entire Country
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It's been over a month since the election, and all is not well in Mudville. The home team fights round the clock to prove that the challenger cheated, and the challenger makes no effort to calm fears or address concerns — just continues naming cronies and planning not just to take over the ballpark, but to change the rules for the entire sport.
For those who care, the internet still exists, and there are more sites than Twitter, Facebook and news services out there where the truth actually matters. So why does anyone have to search for the truth?
People With Severe Allergies Shouldn't Get Covid-19
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LONDON—Two of the first people vaccinated in the U.K. on Tuesday with the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shot responded adversely to the injection, the country’s National Health Service said, prompting the regulator to issue new guidance warning those with a history of significant allergic reactions against having the inoculation. “Both are recovering well,” said Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director for the NHS. The two people are NHS workers, part of the first tranche to receive the vaccine in line with front-line staff having initial access. Each of them carried an adrenaline auto-injector to deal with their allergies. The U.K. is
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge to be the next U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Politico reports, citing “two people with knowledge of the decision.” Spokesman for Biden’s transition team did not respond to requests for comment on the report, and a spokeswoman for Fudge said she could not confirm it and was trying to reach Fudge. “Everybody is calling about it,” said Fudge spokeswoman Denise Tolliver. As news outlets began reporting that Fudge was picked for the job, Fudge told The Associated Press that it would be “an honor
Recipients of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine should abstain from alcohol for nearly two months before and after immunization, the head of Russia’s consumer safety watchdog said Tuesday.
Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova’s instructions follow Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova’s recommendations to avoid alcohol and immunosuppressants for 42 days because the two-shot vaccine is administered with a 21-day gap between doses. “The intake of alcohol needs to stop at least two weeks prior to immunization,” Popova said in an interview with Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Recipients should then abstain from alcohol for “42 days after the first injection,” Popova added. “Immunity is being formed and one needs to take care.”
One of the amazing things we learned in 2020 is that the novel coronavirus can’t infect people who attend Black Lives Matter protests. Science!
Apparently the seasonal influenza is even more considerate, at least at Cornell University.
The Ivy League school offers a race-based exemption from its new mandatory flu shot, requiring only white students to get immunized before returning to the area.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, whose party is considering impeachment and overriding his veto of a recent dually-passed bill to limit the pandemic powers of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), called a COVID briefing on Monday to update Ohioans on the state’s response to the virus. The most significant announcement was that beginning on Tuesday, December 8 the state will no longer trace people who test positive from antigen tests to confirm results.(Snip)Monday’s announcement eliminates that verification step going forward.(Snip)Currently, there is a 12,600-test backlog that will hit the positive column tomorrow.
Trump Planning to Overshadow Potential
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President Donald Trump is planning to ditch the very real inauguration of the very fake President Joe Biden – if he actually becomes president – to show the country he’s still got plenty of fight left in him as well as a desire to win.According to various reports Tuesday, the (real) president is planning a massive exit from the White House to include a Marine One ride to Air Force One, which he’ll take to a pre-planned (and well-attended) rally in Florida.Where he’ll announce his 2024 run.Axios has more: President Trump is considering a made-for-TV grand finale: a White House departure on Marine One and final Air Force One flight
Workers at an Upper Manhattan Chipotle restaurant say they’ve been fighting a losing battle against hordes of hungry rats — and a management team that let the infestation get so bad that four staffers have been bitten by the massive rodents. The besieged fast-casual Mexican joint on Broadway near West 169th Street in Washington Heights closed to customers indefinitely late last month, but only after rats chewed through the wiring of a computer system that handled orders, two employees told The Post.In the meantime, those workers are still going into the store to clean, in an effort to keep the vermin at bay.
The principal of a Pennsylvania elementary school who was fired after being accused of posting politically conservative posts on to her personal Facebook account is suing to get her job back along with $500,000 for the 'emotional turmoil' she has been put through.
Amy Sacks, who had been a teacher for 20 years posted on Thanksgiving Day that the Perkiomen Valley School District and Superintendent Barbara Russell 'decided that the First Amendment Freedom of Speech has no place in public schools and that teachers and administrators are unfit to serve if they hold and express political beliefs that are right of center'.
Protesters outraged with at least a dozen arrests at a home where a family was removed in September hurled rocks at officers, sprayed a fire extinguisher at them and damaged police vehicles on Tuesday.
The violence happened in broad daylight, and by evening, Mayor Ted Wheeler sent out a statement saying he was authorizing Portland Police 'to use all lawful means to end the illegal occupation ... There will be no autonomous zone in Portland.'
'It's time for the encampment and occupation to end,' Wheeler said in a statement that also acknowledged the issues the protesters want to fix, such as housing and health care.
RUSH: Here is Blaine in Toledo, Ohio.(Snip)CALLER: I spent part of the morning reading partway through the Texas lawsuit,(Snip)RUSH:(Snip)Is this the lawsuit, State of Texas, they’re aiming to help Trump upend the results here.(Snip)CALLER: That is precisely the suit, and they have an excellent case. The fact that a state is suing other states means it goes directly to the Supreme Court. They don’t have to bother with anybody else. And they also, the suit is not relying on accusing individuals of fraud or cheating. Instead, it’s based on uncontested facts, which are these elected officials, usually the governors and their secretaries of state, altered the election laws