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Wow! Gab CEO Defies Tech Tyrants – Restores
All of President Trump’s Tweets from
Twitter—Trump’s Account on Gab
https://gab.com/realdonaldtrump
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 9:07:19 PM Post Reply
This is incredible! Popular businessman and President Donald Trump had a social media account on Twitter for several years and even before he was President of the United States. Last week Twitter, Facebook, and others banned and removed the US President from their platforms. It was a statement on the unprecedented power of their platforms and the power of collusion.(Photo) The tech giants want you to know who’s boss and who will decide what is acceptable discourse in this once free country.But the story did not end there.Gab CEO Andrew Torba completely backed up President Trump’s Twitter account before it was deleted and recreated the president’s account on Gab.
READ: Pelosi statement naming
impeachment managers
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 8:43:03 PM Post Reply
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named nine members of her caucus to be impeachment managers to argue the Democrats' case in the Senate once the article of impeachment is sent to the chamber. (Snip) "Tonight, I have the solemn privilege of naming the Managers of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "It is their constitutional and patriotic duty to present the case for the President's impeachment and removal. They will do so guided by their great love of country, determination to protect our democracy and loyalty to our oath to the Constitution. Our Managers will honor their duty to defend democracy For The People with great solemnity,
National Guardsmen sleep on Capitol
building floors amid threats of violence<
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 8:28:55 PM Post Reply
(Video) As the threat of violence ramps up in America again, hundreds of exhausted National Guard troops have been forced to sleep on the cold marble floor of the Capitol building. Incredible images show politicians practically stepping over the troops clinging to their rifles in the hallways of the heart of the US government. Sleeping in almost any spot they can find, some are forced to use stairs as a makeshift pillow to get some rest as they ready for a potential insurgence in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next Wednesday.
Photos show National Guard troops sleeping
on Capitol floors ahead of impeachment vote
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 8:16:55 PM Post Reply
In the hours ahead of another tense Wednesday on Capitol Hill, members of the National Guard could be seen huddled in groups, trying to get some sleep on the floor of the nation’s capitol.(Snip)In photos captured by political staffers and journalists, dozens of camouflaged guard members could be seen takings some down time in the early hours of Wednesday.(Tweet)Much of the online reaction questioned why the troops were not provided more comfortable sleeping arrangements.
President Trump Condemns Political Violence,
Slams Big Tech Censorship in New
Video Message From White House
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 8:08:40 PM Post Reply
President Trump on Wednesday evening released a video message from the White House condemning political violence.“I want to be very clear: I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. Violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country,” Trump said.“No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag,” he said.President Trump condemned Big Tech censorship and Soviet-style
Breaking: GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
to Introduce Articles of Impeachment Against
Joe Biden on January 21 Over Abuse of
Power (Video)
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 8:01:05 PM Post Reply
Freshman Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced on Wednesday night she will introduce articles of impeachment against Joe Biden on January 21, 2021 over his abuse of power.Biden’s son Hunter Biden is currently under investigation over the criminal contents contained on his laptop computer that was turned over to federal investigators last year.(Tweet) Marjorie Taylor Greene made the announcement tonight on Greg Kelly Reports.Rep. Greene told Greg Kelly, “We cannot have a President of the United States that is willing to abuse the power of the office
Kushner stopped Trump from joining Parler,
Gab after Twitter ban: report
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Posted by AltaD 1/13/2021 7:41:00 PM Post Reply
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, stopped Trump from joining fringe social media platforms Parler and Gab after he was banned from Twitter, according to a report from CNN. Kushner and deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino are said to have gone against other aides, such as personnel chief Johnny McEntee, to get Trump not to join other social media platforms, an outside adviser and an administration official told CNN. (Snip) Parler and Gab are platforms that have attracted some far-right users due to the companies’ lack of speech restrictions on their platforms.
Texas AG Ken Paxton declares
'victory for election integrity'
after voter-fraud arrest
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 6:53:44 PM Post Reply
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that a woman caught on undercover video last year touting her ballot-chasing operation has been arrested on multiple felony counts related to election fraud. Rachel Rodriguez, who appeared in Project Veritas footage released in October, was arrested for election fraud, illegal voting, unlawfully assisting people voting by mail, and unlawfully possessing an official ballot, all of which are felonies under the Texas election code.(Snip) Ms. Rodriguez told a Project Veritas investigator that she was bringing “at least 7,000 ballots to the polls” in the San Antonio area, and that she had a team of at least five other people
'Exile-in-chief'? Trump a 'flight
risk' if criminal charges are
filed, experts say
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 6:47:34 PM Post Reply
President Trump potentially faces a torrent of criminal charges when he leaves office, including charges linked to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, making prosecutors worry that he is a flight risk. Mr. Trump’s real estate empire extends to multiple luxury properties in countries that don’t have extradition treaties with the United States. And Mr. Trump himself publicly mused in October that he’d leave the country if he lost to Democrat Joseph R. Biden. Douglas McNabb, a private attorney with expertise in international extradition defense, said that if criminal charges are brought, Mr. Trump fits the bill for becoming a fugitive from justice.
U.S. Space Command leaving Colorado,
governor calls it 'politically motivated'
move by Trump
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Posted by OhioNick 1/13/2021 5:58:24 PM Post Reply
U.S. Space Command is reportedly leaving Colorado Springs for Alabama in what Gov. Jared Polis is calling a "politically motivated" move by outgoing President Trump. Polis in a statement said Trump overruled recommendations to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs, saying the president's decision was "deeply concerning." U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, called the move a "horrendous decision" and saying it will "materially damage our national security." Lamborn vowed to fight the decision and said he sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden, asking him to reverse the move.
Nancy Pelosi Wears Same Outfit to
Oversee Trump’s Second Impeachment
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 5:57:36 PM Post Reply
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reworn the outfit she appeared in during President Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 for the second impeachment vote against the president. On Wednesday, Ms Pelosi appeared at the House impeachment vote wearing a black dress with three-quarter sleeves and a blue and black floral mask. She paired the outfit with a gold necklace. As confirmed by her office in a statement to People, Ms Pelosi first wore the suit dress and necklace on 18 December 2019, when the House passed two articles of impeachment against the president for abuse of power and obstruction of justice. While today’s outfit was nearly identical,
Amazon seeks to keep right-wing app
Parler offline
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Posted by OhioNick 1/13/2021 5:55:35 PM Post Reply
Seattle-based Amazon.com, Inc. has asked a federal judge to deny a request to reinstate the cloud-service account for conservative social media network Parler. The company's lawyers on Tuesday claimed Parler shrugged off police violence content on its site before and after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Seattle Times reported that Parler filed a lawsuit Monday against Amazon claiming a breach of contract and antitrust violation after its account was suspended. Attorneys for Amazon said the case was not about suppressing speech but about what they called Parler’s “demonstrated unwillingness” to remove content that threatens public safety. Parler claims Amazon colluded with Twitter to “kill Parler’s business."
Once Trump leaves office, the Senate
can’t hold an impeachment trial
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 5:20:38 PM Post Reply
On Sunday, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that, while House Democrats would take up articles of impeachment this week against President Trump, the House might delay sending to the Senate any articles passed by the House until after President-elect Biden’s first 100 days in office.(Snip) Once Trump’s term ends on Jan. 20, Congress loses its constitutional authority to continue impeachment proceedings against him — even if the House has already approved articles of impeachment. Therefore, if the House of Representatives were to impeach the president before he leaves office, the Senate could not thereafter convict the former president and disqualify him under the Constitution from future public
House impeaches Trump a second
time a week after Capitol riots
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 4:52:24 PM Post Reply
President Trump was impeached a second time by the US House of Representatives on Wednesday in a largely party-line vote that saw a handful of Republicans join Democrats to blame the outgoing commander-in-chief for sparking last week’s Capitol siege. The measure reached 217 “yea” votes shortly after 4:20 p.m. to make Trump the only president to be impeached twice. The final vote was 232-197, with 10 Republicans crossing party lines and four Republicans not voting when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) announced around 4:35 p.m. No members of the GOP voted in 2019 to impeach Trump the first time.
Twitter's official tweet about the Uganda
election is unbelievable
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Posted by DVC 1/13/2021 4:20:24 PM Post Reply
On Tuesday, Twitter left every sentient American wondering how a company so stupid could become so powerful. Twitter spent last year silencing anything that would help Trump, including accurate facts about Biden pimping out his debauched son to foreign countries for big bucks. It then inaugurated this year by booting the president of the United States off Twitter, followed by silencing all of his supporters. But Twitter wasn't done. Yesterday, in connection with the Uganda elections, Twitter issued a proud public policy statement about the absolute necessity of free speech on the internet, especially around elections.
AOC Says Congress may form
commission to "rein' in media
after Capital Riot
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Posted by taxedalot 1/13/2021 3:58:24 PM Post Reply
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that Congress is looking into creating an investigative commission to “rein in” the media in the wake of the US Capitol siege. During a lengthy Instagram Live on Tuesday evening where she revealed that she feared for her life during the siege, the “Squad” member accused the mainstream media of “spewing disinformation” ahead of the deadly riot in which five people died. “There’s absolutely a commission that’s being discussed but it seems to be more investigating in style rather than truth and reconciliation,” she said.
Ayanna Pressley aide says panic
buttons were 'torn out' of rep's
office before Capitol insurrection
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 3:39:06 PM Post Reply
Rep. Ayanna Pressley‘s chief of staff said Tuesday that the panic buttons in the congresswoman’s office had been “torn out” before the violent insurrection by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol last week. Sarah Groh told The Boston Globe that the Massachusetts Democrat and staffers hunkered down in her office as the chaos unfolded and barricaded the entrance with furniture and water jugs that had piled up during the pandemic. Ms. Groh said that safety drills in Ms. Pressley‘s office were nothing new in the past two years because of multiple death threats, but that the panic buttons that were installed had been inexplicably removed.
N.J. man in Capitol siege news
video arrested by the FBI
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 3:27:08 PM Post Reply
Thomas Baranyi, a 28-year-old New Jersey man who was standing next to the woman who died in last week’s storming of the Capitol, was arrested by the FBI Tuesday evening and charged with disorderly or disruptive conduct. In a brief video hearing before U.S. District Judge Cathy Waldor in Newark on Tuesday, the former Peace Corps member was charged with relatively minor offenses, but more serious charges may be pending. Bail was set at $100,000 and the matter moved to Washington, D.C., where all the cases involving the Capitol rampage are being handled. He was released on an unsecured bond.
Rush: If Democrats Can Erase Us from
Social Media, Can They Erase Our Votes?
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 3:01:43 PM Post Reply
Now that the Democrats have abandoned all pretenses of being a legitimate political entity instead of a power-mad pack of rabid authoritarians, the future is bleak for conservatives. Last Friday, in an audacious move that many previously believed was unthinkable, the Dems' indispensable allies in Silicon Valley acted in a coordinated manner to ban President Trump from all of their platforms along with tens of thousands of his supporters. Such censorship is commonplace with the Democrats' partners in totalitarian China but that it is taking place in America despite the First Amendment shows the dangerous power that has been placed in the hands of the leftist tech oligarchs
Here Are The 5 House Republicans Who
Will Betray Trump And Vote To Impeach
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 2:58:30 PM Post Reply
Democrats aren't the only ones who want President Trump removed from office this week.As you'll see below, there are plenty of swampy Republicans as well.Here's the full list of House Republicans who will vote to impeach Trump later today. Make sure to never vote for these people ever again. We will never forget how they betrayed President Trump in his final days.Via The Washington Post: Rep. John Katko (N.Y.): “To allow the President of the United States to incite this attack without consequence is a direct threat to the future of our democracy. For that reason, I cannot sit by without taking action. I will vote to
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Dems: All
Eligible Voters Cannot Vote By Mail
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 2:53:16 PM Post Reply
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled for the state of Texas and against the Texas Democratic Party, as they decided to leave in place a lower court ruling that rejected Democrats’ attempts to let all eligible voters in Texas vote by mail. (Tweet) As Reuters explained, “Texas state law makes mail-in ballots available only for people age 65 and older or for voters who meet specific disability guidelines. The state Democratic Party and some voters sued the Republican-governed state, arguing that by treating voters differently by age, the Texas law violated the U.S. Constitution’s 26th Amendment guarantee of the right to vote for American citizens age 18 and above.”
Tom Hanks heads TV special celebrating
Biden's inauguration
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Posted by OhioNick 1/13/2021 2:42:50 PM Post Reply
Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime TV special celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States, with performances by Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Lovato and Ant Clemons. “I was left speechless when I was asked to perform! ” Lovato wrote on Instagram. Clemons was also effusive: “To say that this is a dream come true, would be an understatement!”
Airbnb to cancel all D.C. reservations
during inauguration week
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Posted by NorthernDog 1/13/2021 2:16:20 PM Post Reply
Airbnb will cancel and block all reservations in the Washington metro area during inauguration week after finding Airbnb accounts for “numerous individuals who are either associated with known hate groups or otherwise involved in the criminal activity at the Capitol Building,” the platform announced Wednesday morning. The announcement cited Tuesday reports “regarding armed militias and known hate groups that are attempting to travel and disrupt the Inauguration” and warnings by the region’s leaders that visitors should refrain from traveling to the District over the next week. The company said it will refund guests and reimburse hosts for canceled bookings. Airbnb
NYC Mayor de Blasio: City
Terminating $17M Trump
Contracts
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Posted by JunkYardDog 1/13/2021 2:09:37 PM Post Reply
New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The Trump Organization is under city contract to operate the two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park as well as a golf course in the Bronx. The Trump Organization profits about $17 million a year from those sites, de Blasio said. “I’m here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization,” de Blasio said.
Illinois Lawmakers Pass ‘Transformational’ Criminal
Justice Legislation In 11th Hour Of Lame Duck Session
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Posted by AltaD 1/13/2021 1:58:47 PM Post Reply
Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday used the final hours of the general assembly’s lame duck session to pass a sweeping and controversial criminal justice reform bill that would eliminate cash bail, make it easier to ban officers from working at police departments across the state and allow for anonymous complaints against cops. The legislation, passed Wednesday morning after hours of late night bargaining, was a legislative priority of the Black legislative caucus. (Snip) A coalition of Illinois police groups said the bill had been “rammed through” the legislature “in the dark of night.” Nearly 20,000 people signed on as opponents to a previous version of the bill, compared to about 4,000 proponents.
McConnell won't agree to reconvene Senate
early for impeachment trial
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Posted by Dreadnought 1/13/2021 1:49:09 PM Post Reply
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) office told Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer's (D-N.Y.) staff on Wednesday that the GOP will not agree to reconvene the Senate before Jan. 19 to allow an impeachment trial while President Trump is still in office. A senior Senate Republican aide confirmed that McConnell's office reached out to Schumer's office to relay the message that Republicans will not agree to a Friday session to enable House Democrats to present an article of impeachment to the Senate while Trump is in office.
See it: Photos show moment
Queens Proud Boy surrendered
to feds in armored vehicle
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 1:45:23 PM Post Reply
Startling photos obtained by the Daily News show the moment a Queens man accused of being a Proud Boy plotting violence surrendered to the feds. An armored FBI vehicle rolled down 76th St. near Eliot Ave. in Middle Village to help take Eduard Florea, 40, into custody Tuesday night, shocking neighbors on the quiet block. Florea allegedly threatened to journey to Washington, D.C., in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol. Sources said he was arrested on a weapons charge.(Snip) “It was nuts. A tank was going down the street. I couldn’t believe it, especially in a quiet neighborhood like this,
Megan Rapinoe rips woman wearing USWNT
hoodie and Trump mask: ‘That is not
the kind of fan we will welcome’
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 1:39:38 PM Post Reply
Megan Rapinoe had a clear message for any so-called fans of the U.S. women’s national soccer team who support the Trump administration: “Don’t bring that bulls--t here.” Rapinoe, 35, the national team’s outspoken leader and social justice activist, watched in horror from the team’s January training camp in Orlando as white supremacist and domestic terrorists wreaked havoc on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.(Snip) A photo was snapped and shared of someone trying to return home after the insurrection wearing a USWNT sweatshirt while also dawning a TRUMP 2020 face mask, which of course caught the attention of the team
‘No White Guilt’ Signs Causing Big Uproar
In Montgomery County Community
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 1:31:24 PM Post Reply
Harleysville, Pa.—A Montgomery County community is looking into signs that seem designed to promote racial division. The signs have just three words on them but they’re causing a big uproar in the Harleysville area. “I saw a yard sign that said ‘no white guilt,’” one person said. One of those “no white guilt” signs has been found near a supermarket on Main Street in Harleysville over the weekend, another at a busy intersection on Route 113, and one was found on the lawn of a home on Allentown Road.(Snip) The phrase “no white guilt” may refer to white men making movements like Black Lives
LAPD officer who attended Trump
rally directed to speak with FBI
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 12:52:38 PM Post Reply
A Los Angeles police officer has been ordered by LAPD Chief Michel Moore to tell FBI agents about his attendance at the pro-Trump rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The unnamed officer told police officials that he attended the large pro-Trump rally on the National Mall on Jan. 6, where Trump spoke, but left “prior to any other activity and did not participate in anything that occurred at the Capitol,” Moore said. The officer said that he was back at his D.C. accommodation when he saw on television that people had left the rally and stormed the Capitol, Moore said.
A-Rod faces ‘racketeering’ allegations in
new lawsuit filed by former brother-in-law
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 11:58:18 AM Post Reply
An amended complaint added to a lawsuit filed against Alex Rodriguez by his former brother-in-law accuses the ex-Yankee of “racketeering and embezzlement” in connection with a real estate deal. Constantine Scurtis, whose sister, Cynthia Scurtis, was married to A-Rod from 2002 to 2008, has claimed the former slugger pushed him out of a moneymaking venture, according to court papers filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. The new papers, filed Monday, add the serious new allegations, citing text messages and letters, according to Constantine Scurtis’ lawyers.
Retired Capitol Police officer:
‘How can you not have backup?’
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 11:58:02 AM Post Reply
The more he learned about Wednesday’s rioting that led to five deaths at the U.S. Capitol, the more incredulous Theotis “Butch” Jones, a retired Capitol Police officer, became. His first reaction to the coverage, which showed both Capitol Police and D.C. police outnumbered as mobs shattered windows and kicked doors, was: “How can you not have backup? That’s the question. How can you not have it?” Jones, who was a member of Capitol Police from 1973 to 2009, told WTOP that preparations for major events always included layers of security.(Snip) “Someone had to make a decision not to allow reinforcements to show up,” he said.
Pictured: Banker, 53, who shot himself
in the chest after arrest at Capitol
riot was 'dedicated family man who
loved his daughters', friend says
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 11:54:25 AM Post Reply
The Georgia banker who killed himself after being arrested at the violent Capitol Hill siege in Washington DC last week has been described by one friend as a 'dedicated family man'. Christopher Stanton Georgia, 53, shot himself dead at his home in Alpharetta on Saturday morning. The father-of-two was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and died by suicide, The Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed Tuesday.(Snip) Unlawful entry is a misdemeanor charge that carries a maximum penalty of up to 180 days in jail and fines of up to $1,000. The attack on the US Capitol Wednesday
Suppose They Gave an Inauguration and
Nobody Came?
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 11:51:10 AM Post Reply
The increasingly fascistic American left is setting a trap for the rest of their fellow citizens—often termed “deplorables,” but more appropriately dubbed “normals” by Kurt Schlichter—by warning that we intend violence all over the country during Joe Biden’s inauguration. This is nonsense, of course, but any kind of demonstration can be declared violent by a complaisant media or, more ominously, manipulated in that direction by provocateurs,(Snip)Part of their intent is clearly to undermine the Second Amendment—actually to disarm us. Another part is to justify yet more censorship and “canceling,”(Snip) Do not fall for it. There is a much better way to protest the inauguration. Don’t show up!
GOP congressmen afraid they'll be
killed if they vote to impeach,
House Democrat says
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 11:26:01 AM Post Reply
Rep. Jason Crow, Colorado Democrat, said Wednesday that Republican members of Congress are scared they’ll be killed if they vote to impeach President Trump. He said the GOP is “paralyzed with fear.” “I had a lot of conversations with my Republican colleagues last night,” Mr. Crow said on MSNBC. “A couple of them broke down in tears talking to me and saying that they are afraid for their lives if they vote for this impeachment.” “My response was, you know not to be unsympathetic but welcome to the club,” he said. “That’s leadership. Our country is in a very challenging time.”
Docs reveal Governor Newsom’s
secret $1B CCP mask deal
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Posted by RickyWood 1/13/2021 11:17:13 AM Post Reply
A conservative legal watchdog group has announced that it received hundreds of pages of documents revealing the contract materials and communications related to a $1 billion contract for face masks between the California Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the Chinese Communist Party linked BYD. The company reportedly has been barred by law from some federal contracts for providing faulty electric vehicles and lithium batteries to U.S. buyers. The documents, which were posted by Judicial Watch, reveal that an OES legal representative admits that the state deviated from their normal procurement process for this contract.
Pfizer, CDC probing death of Florida
doctor who took COVID-19 vaccine
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Posted by mc squared 1/13/2021 10:53:33 AM Post Reply
Pfizer says it is investigating the death of a Florida doctor who had received one dose of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also reportedly looking into the death of Gregory Michael, a 56-year-old obstetrician who had taken the shot 16 days earlier. Pfizer said there is no evidence so far indicating Michael’s death was caused by the vaccine it developed with German biotech firm BioNTech. Manhattan-based Pfizer called it a “highly unusual clinical case” of a condition called severe thrombocytopenia, which limits the body’s ability to clot blood and stop internal bleeding.
New York Times Suggests Wearing Two
Masks Instead Of One
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Posted by AltaD 1/13/2021 10:38:03 AM Post Reply
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says to stem the spread of COVID-19, all Americans should wear a mask. The New York Times says if one mask works, maybe two will be twice as nice. “Football coaches do it. President-elects do it. Even science-savvy senators do it. As cases of the coronavirus continue to surge on a global scale, some of the nation’s most prominent people have begun to double up on masks — a move that researchers say is increasingly being backed up by data,” the paper writes. (Snip) Of course, there’s a drawback: “We run the risk of making it too hard to breathe.”
NJ Rep. Sherrill says lawmakers
held 'reconnaissance' tours
before Capitol riot
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 10:33:59 AM Post Reply
A New Jersey congresswoman accused some lawmakers of leading groups around the Capitol for “reconnaissance” a day before the riot carried out by a pro-Trump mob. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) said in a Tuesday night Facebook Live address to her constituents that she witnessed the alleged exploratory tours. The unidentified members of Congress “had groups coming through the Capitol” in “a reconnaissance for the next day,” Sherrill said. In the over 13-minute video, Sherrill said she intends to see those lawmakers “are held accountable, and if necessary, ensure that they don’t serve in Congress.” Sherrill did not identify the lawmakers,
Beijing-Linked Group Tries to Sway US
Media With Reporter Trips, Dinners With
Execs
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Posted by earlybird 1/13/2021 10:32:25 AM Post Reply
A group tied to Beijing has organized trips to China for more than 120 journalists from almost 50 U.S. media outlets since 2009, as part of a broad campaign to deepen the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence in the United States. Called the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF), the group is a Hong Kong-based nonprofit headed by billionaire Tung Chee-hwa, a Chinese regime official. Tung was formerly the Chief Executive (top government leader) of Hong Kong and is currently a vice-chairman of the CCP’s political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. CUSEF is registered as a “foreign principal” under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
NYC to terminate all contracts with
Trump, Mayor de Blasio says,
citing deadly Capitol siege
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 9:23:49 AM Post Reply
New York City is canceling contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday, citing the commander-in-chief’s incitement of the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol last week. “The President incited a rebellion against the United States government that killed five people and threatened to derail the constitutional transfer of power,” de Blasio said in a statement. “The City of New York will not be associated with those unforgivable acts in any shape, way or form, and we are immediately taking steps to terminate all Trump Organization contracts.” The announcement came as the House of Representatives was set to impeach the president on Wednesday.
Forbes Magazine is slammed for 'cancel
culture' op-ed warning companies NOT to
hire any ex-Trump administration members
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 9:18:59 AM Post Reply
Forbes Magazine has been criticized for an op-ed warning companies against hiring any ex-Trump administration members. Independent Women's Forum analyst Kelsey Bolar slammed the article published on January 7, calling it 'dangerous cancel culture', 'that is not going to unite the nation.' In the wake of last week's Capitol riots, Forbes Magazine's editor Randall Lane wrote: 'As American democracy rebounds, we need to return to a standard of truth when it comes to how the government communicates with the governed.(Snip) 'Let it be known to the business world: Hire any of Trump's fellow fabulists above, and Forbes will assume that everything
Biden names Samantha Power
as pick to lead USAID
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 9:14:08 AM Post Reply
President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday named Samantha Power, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration, as his pick to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development. Mr. Biden also elevated the position to be in the National Security Council (NSC). “As USAID Administrator, Ambassador Power will be a powerful force for lifting up the vulnerable, ushering in a new era of human progress and development, and advancing American interests globally,” Mr. Biden said. Before she served as U.N. ambassador from 2013-2017, Ms. Power was on the NSC staff from 2009-2013 as Special Assistant to the
Lifelong diplomat who backed Iran
diplomacy picked to head CIA
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 9:11:36 AM Post Reply
President-elect Joseph R. Biden has picked a State Department lifer and a staunch advocate of diplomacy with Iran to head the CIA, tapping former Ambassador William Burns to head the spy agency after a tumultuous four years under President Trump. Mr. Burns, who has never worked on the intelligence side of the government ledger, has called President Trump’s withdrawal from the Obama-era Iranian nuclear deal “foolish” and openly questioned the strategic value of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iran’s top military general last year. A former ambassador to both Russia and Jordan who rose to the rank of deputy secretary of state
Video Allegedly Shows One Of The Main
Provocateurs Involved In Babbitt’s Shooting
Going Behind A Squad Of Police On The
Stairs Change His Clothes And Disappear
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Posted by ProudAmerican-MO 1/13/2021 9:08:59 AM Post Reply
FBI placed a warning of “armed protests” being planned at all 50 state capitols and Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day. Security has been stepped up in Washington following last week’s violent riot at the U.S Capitol where a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the building to prevent Congress from certifying the election. Citing “credible threats” against the popular landmark, the National Park Service has shut down the Washington Monument. However, the riots that happened on Jan. 6 are still causing concerns about the safety of the capitol as well as accusations by some GOP members that wasn’t only Trump supporters that stormed the Capitol.
Cause of death revealed for Georgia
man charged in Capitol riot
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Posted by Ribicon 1/13/2021 8:54:12 AM Post Reply
The Georgia man who was found dead after being charged in connection with the US Capitol riot shot himself in the chest, reports said Tuesday. The Fulton County medical examiner ruled that Christopher Stanton Georgia, 53, died by suicide, according to local outlet 11Alive News. The 53-year-old—who had been charged with unlawful entry and violating a citywide curfew that took effect at 6 p.m. Wednesday, the day of the siege—was found Saturday by his wife in the basement of their Alpharetta home. She called 911, telling officers that there was “blood everywhere,” according to a police report obtained by the Daily Mail.
Do Not Fall for a Plot to Entrap
Second Amendment Supporters
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Posted by blueline 1/13/2021 8:45:42 AM Post Reply
A flyer has been circulating on the internet urging people to attend an “armed march on Capitol Hill and all state capitols [sic]” on January 17. It’s framed in terms of standing up for liberty. DO NOT ATTEND. There is a 99.99999% certainty that this is a trap intended to give Democrats an excuse to destroy the Second Amendment and, quite possibly to cordon off from society all Republicans and conservatives.
Will COVID Numbers Now Shift
for Biden’s Benefit?
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Posted by Judy W. 1/13/2021 8:35:52 AM Post Reply
How much of the past year was about the actual coronavirus rather than a political weapon to damage President Trump and remove him from office? The answer is obvious. We have had viral pandemics before, including a seasonal influenza, without mask mandates, social distancing, business closures, travel restrictions, and hysterical media coverage. Much of the hair-on-fire reporting is over cases and deaths. As I have previously written, a positive test is not the same as a case, and a death with COVID is different than death from COVID. What if these definitions suddenly change in the upcoming weeks, once Joe Biden is in the White House,
Some L.A. County residents should wear masks
at home to slow virus spread, officials say
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Posted by NorthernDog 1/13/2021 8:30:17 AM Post Reply
With the coronavirus spreading rapidly and pushing hospitals to a crisis point, Los Angeles County officials are recommending further safety measures — going so far as to urge some residents to wear masks inside their homes. The concern, L.A. County's top health official says, is the danger posed to vulnerable residents when those they live with work outside the home or go out to shop or perform other essential tasks. Barbara Ferrer, the county's public health director, on Monday pleaded with the public to stay at home as much as possible. When leaving home to access essential services, she said, people
The Cold Civil War: Social Media
Bans Threaten Free Speech For All
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Posted by RockyTCB 1/13/2021 8:05:23 AM Post Reply
After last week’s Washington, D.C., protests, it didn’t take long for the Big Tech billionaires who own, control and run much of the internet and social media to reveal what they truly are: willing tools, a Fifth Column even, of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and enemies of free speech. A reckoning is due. In a scene reminiscent of “The Godfather,” the Big Tech companies moved aggressively last weekend to “settle all family business” by deplatforming President Donald Trump, his supporters, a swath of the conservative movement, and anyone else who dares to voice an “unWoke” opinion. Triggered
Teachers Unions Fail Science replies
Posted by Judy W. 1/13/2021 7:35:21 AM Post Reply
Is your child's school open now? Probably not -- because teachers unions say that reopening would "put their health and safety at risk." They keep schools closed by lobbying and protesting. "If I die from catching COVID-19 from being forced back into Pinellas County Schools, you can drop my dead body right here!" shouts one demonstrator in my new video. But schools rarely spread COVID-19. Studies on tens of thousands of people found "no consistent relationship between in-person K-12 schooling and the spread of the coronavirus." Even Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, encouraged schools to reopen, saying "close the bars and keep the schools open."
An Article V Convention
Is Long Overdue
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Posted by Garnet 1/13/2021 6:46:36 AM Post Reply
Last week’s mayhem in Washington, the mendacious accusations of the Democrats notwithstanding, was not incited by President Trump. The wildly exaggerated “storming of the Capitol,” like the huge protest itself, was caused by the belief — shared by countless millions of Americans — that the voters no longer have any meaningful influence over the Washington establishment. This sense of powerlessness is by no means ameliorated when we see a small cadre of Big Tech oligarchs and the corporate media collude with the Democratic Party to crush dissent from “progressive” orthodoxy. Fortunately, Article V of the Constitution provides a legal remedy for the grotesque hubris of the Beltway ruling class
AOC: Country will heal with the 'actual liberation of southern states' from GOP control replies
Posted by ProudAmerican-MO 1/13/2021 5:51:22 AM Post Reply
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Instagram on Tuesday night and suggested that the states in the south need to be "liberated." During an over hour-long livestream about the Capitol Hill riots and the ongoing efforts to impeach President Trump, the progressive lawmaker reiterated her call for GOP Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to resign or be ousted by Democratic challengers for leading the opposition in the certification of President-elect Biden's victory.
BREAKING: Florida State Rep Calls on DeSantis
to Take Massive Action Against Apple, Amazon,
Facebook & Twitter
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Posted by DCGIRL 1/13/2021 5:29:38 AM Post Reply
On Tuesday, Florida State Rep. Randy Fine called on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to take massive action against several Big Tech companies in response to their disgusting attacks on free speech. “Florida taxpayers should not be forced to do business with entities that censor them.” – said Fine. Fine is urging DeSantis to divest state funds from key players in Big Tech including Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter due to their attack on conservatives.
Good News! GOP Lawmakers Call for
Trump-Hater Liz Cheney to Step Down
as Republican Conference Chair
After Breaking Conference Rules
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 4:33:42 AM Post Reply
Liz Cheney, the House Republican Chair, the third-highest Republican in the US House of Representatives. She was elected to the position by her Republican colleagues.And Liz Cheney is an outspoken Trump-hater. She is the worst. Cheney and her colleagues have no loyalty to this president or his voters. And we will NEVER forget this.On Tuesday Liz Cheney said she will vote to impeach Republican President Donald Trump.Now this…On Tuesday night Republicans Rep. Matt Rosendale and Andy Biggs called for nasty Liz Cheney to step down, after breaking Republican Conference rules in her statements on President Trump.
Biden Concerned Drawn-Out Impeachment
Could Derail Agenda
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 4:29:51 AM Post Reply
Democrat President-elect Joe Biden is worried that Congressional Democrats’ focus on impeaching and convicting President Donald Trump may have an impact on their ability to pass key elements of his agenda during the crucial first 100 days of his administration.Speaking to reporters late Monday, Biden said that he’d already spoken to Democrat leaders in the House and Senate, asking them to consider how important it is for a new president to “hit the ground running” when discussing their impeachment plans.“I had a discussion today with some of the folks in the House and Senate,” Biden said. “And the question is whether or not,
YouTube suspends President Trump’s
channel for ‘a minimum’ of one week
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 4:25:15 AM Post Reply
YouTube announced Tuesday it is suspending President Trump’s channel for at least a week.Content from Trump’s channel was removed Tuesday for violating YouTube’s policies and over concerns it would incite violence, the company said in a statement to The Post.The tech giant added it will also be disabling comments underneath videos on his channel.“After careful review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to the Donald J. Trump channel and issued a strike for violating our policies for inciting violence,” a YouTube spokeswoman said in a statement to The Post.
Ron DeSantis Shows Why He's a Boss replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 1/13/2021 3:53:52 AM Post Reply
I’ll give the requisite warning that there will be at least some level of Ron DeSantis fanboying contained in this article. With that out of the way, DeSantis once again today showed why he’s cut from a different piece of cloth that most other Republican politicians, especially those that reside within the beltway in D.C. With big tech cracking down on internet speech, specifically conservative viewpoints, it’s far past time for the GOP to fight back in ways they can. While there’s little that can be done at the national level now because Trump and the Republican Senate squandered those opportunities the last four years, there’s plenty that can happen downstream.
There May be a Number of Ways Big Tech
Implicated Themselves In Their Purge of
Parler
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Posted by ladydawgfan 1/13/2021 3:35:52 AM Post Reply
Their rush to punish could become their own undoing. In the climate change fiasco of a film ‘’The Day After Tomorrow’’ we are presented with a number of ridiculous premises. One, in particular, came to mind this weekend with the oppressive acts we saw emanating from Silicon Valley. In a later scene a weather system descends on New York, delivering a massive drop in temperature in a matter of seconds, so frigid that it manages to freeze a helicopter in mid-air. Jake Gyllenhaal’s character sees this frosty threat and runs to get back to a safe room where there is a fireplace burning, racing through hallways that become encrusted with ice.
Third Dem Member of Congress Comes Down
With Virus, After Protest and Pelosi Vote
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Posted by ladydawgfan 1/13/2021 3:27:53 AM Post Reply
Earlier, we wrote how far left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) had been diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus. Jayapal blamed Republicans, claiming that a bunch of the Congress was locked up together during the Capitol protest and some of the Republicans didn’t wear masks. But as my colleague Sister Toldjah observed, Jayapal herself wasn’t wearing a mask when she was caught on video in close quarters with other people on video including Rep. Lisa Blount Rochester (D-DE) who was also not wearing a mask.
Here's the List of Powerful Companies Cutting
Off Trump and His Supporters After Capitol
Siege
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Posted by ladydawgfan 1/13/2021 3:15:47 AM Post Reply
The list is getting longer of corporations cutting ties with President Donald Trump and his friends and allies because of the January 6th incursion of the US Capitol Building. A huge Save America rally supporting the president was held at the Ellipse. The four hour long rally with multiple speakers culminated with the president’s more than hour long speech and a planned march to the U.S. Capitol Building for an apparent rally there. Inside, the Congress was discussing the results of the Electoral College vote. Allies of the president attempted to forestall the certification of the election
Rush to judgement? Three crucial questions
remain unanswered about Capitol siege
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Posted by Harlowe 1/13/2021 2:41:30 AM Post Reply
One thing recent history has taught America is the first storyline of major tragedies or controversies is never the most accurate. Americans were told by the Bush administration that they were sucker-punched by a surprise attack on 9/11 by terrorists, only to learn the CIA and FBI had significant advance evidence of the plot and its players and failed to connect the dots.(Snip)Since the weekend, major bombshell revelations already have substantially revised the initial story of a spontaneous mob overrunning an unsuspecting Capitol police force.
Cuomo, Lemon Argue Our Riots Were
Cooler Than Yours and ‘Justified’
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Posted by Dreadnought 1/13/2021 12:17:03 AM Post Reply
Politically motivated violence is wrong, disgusting, and not justifiable no matter the cause. But not according to CNN PrimeTime host Chris “Fredo” Cuomo and CNN Tonight host Don Lemon, during the Tuesday handoff between their shows. Essentially, the duo argued that the Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots from last spring and summer were cooler than last week’s Capitol Hill attack because they were “justified” and the cases were not “apples to apples.” Their griping was spurred on by this exchange between Cuomo and DHS Undersecretary Ken Cuccinelli, after the latter recalled the destructive violence that raged for months
FBI report warned of 'war' at Capitol,
contradicting claims that there was no indication
of looming violence
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Posted by Dreadnought 1/13/2021 12:12:02 AM Post Reply
WASHINGTON — A day before rioters stormed Congress, an FBI office in Virginia issued an explicit internal warning that extremists were preparing to travel to Washington to commit violence and "war," according to an internal document reviewed by The Washington Post that contradicts a senior official's declaration that the bureau had no intelligence indicating that anyone at last week's pro-Trump protest planned to do harm. A situational information report approved for release the day before the U.S. Capitol riot painted a dire portrait of dangerous plans, including individuals sharing a map of the complex's tunnels, and possible rally points for would-be conspirators to meet up
PBS Fires Former Employee Following Project
Veritas Video Exposing ‘Hateful Rhetoric’
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 12:09:03 AM Post Reply
PBS is distancing itself from a former employee featured in a Project Veritas video who appeared to defend violent attacks on the White House, proposed re-education for the children of President Donald Trump supporters, and praised the COVID-19 deaths of GOP voters.“This employee no longer works for PBS,” a PBS spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “As a mid-level staff attorney, he did not speak on behalf of our organization, nor did he make any editorial decisions.”“There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual’s views in no way reflect our values or opinions,” the spokesperson said. “We strongly condemn violence
Biden Pick For Civil Rights Chief Promoted
Racism and Anti-Semitism at Harvard
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Posted by Imright 1/13/2021 12:00:46 AM Post Reply
Kristen Clarke, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, advanced pseudoscientific theories of black racial superiority and organized an event with a notorious anti-Semite as a student at Harvard University.Clarke and a coauthor outlined "the genetic differences between Blacks and whites" in a 1994 letter to the editors of Harvard's student newspaper, which criticized the political scientist Charles Murray's book The Bell Curve. The genetic difference they identify, varying levels of melanin between whites and blacks, accounts for disparate cognitive abilities, physical power, and even spirituality, the pair said. The so-called melanin theory has no basis in science.
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