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And here is a full analysis of the court's Thanksgiving Eve decision, from the indefatigable @AHoweBlogger:[_link]— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) November 26, 2020
And here is a full analysis of the court's Thanksgiving Eve decision, from the indefatigable @AHoweBlogger:[_link]
Thursday briefing: General pardon - Trump gets Michael Flynn off the hook [_link]— The Guardian (@guardian) November 26, 2020
Thursday briefing: General pardon - Trump gets Michael Flynn off the hook [_link]
I must admit I have a weak spot for the plight of former DNI chief Gen. Michael Flynn ... got caught up in American politics and anti-Russia hysteria of HRC and Democrats.
Then Mueller's team came up with the "Flynn lied" by interviewing the agents who interviewed Flynn, and coming to conclusion that they had enough on Flynn to put pressure on him to get to Trump's dirty laundry.
That is how Mueller has done investigations trough his career -- he doen't go for the big fish directly, but forces the little fish to cooperate. That way he often got the guy he was after, not for the things accused of but for lying to the investigators (because his team always knew more). So, he's your go-to man when there's no actual evidence.
Trump's Generals, Part 3: Mike Flynn vs. Al-Qaeda At the DIA, Flynn's perception of the growing threat posed by Islamist extremists put him at odds with the triumphalist narrative coming out of the White House. With the death of Osama bin Laden and many of his top lieutenants in 2011, the Obama administration argued that Al Qaeda "core" was "decimated," and the threat from terrorism rapidly diminishing. In 2012, the National Intelligence Council had even crafted a draft National Intelligence Estimate -- a document supposed to represent the consensus view of the US intelligence community -- which reportedly concluded that Al Qaeda was no longer a threat to the United States.
At the DIA, Flynn's perception of the growing threat posed by Islamist extremists put him at odds with the triumphalist narrative coming out of the White House. With the death of Osama bin Laden and many of his top lieutenants in 2011, the Obama administration argued that Al Qaeda "core" was "decimated," and the threat from terrorism rapidly diminishing. In 2012, the National Intelligence Council had even crafted a draft National Intelligence Estimate -- a document supposed to represent the consensus view of the US intelligence community -- which reportedly concluded that Al Qaeda was no longer a threat to the United States.
Defense Intelligence Agency warned Obama about ISIS in 2012
Coup plotters receive aggravated life sentences[_link] pic.twitter.com/CIA1deCuor— Hürriyet Daily News (@HDNER) November 26, 2020
Coup plotters receive aggravated life sentences[_link] pic.twitter.com/CIA1deCuor
Turkey's failed coup attempt: All you need to know
Dahlan drops libel case against MEE over article on Turkey coup
The case was for an article written by Hearst following the July 2016 attempted coup in Turkey, in which he reported claims by a high-level Turkish security source that the United Arab Emirates had collaborated with the coup plotters, and that Dahlan was "used as a go-between," MEE said.
The Obama admin, a UN resolution, Flynn and Kushner November 10, 2016 Axios; President Obama meets with President-elect Trump. Obama reportedly warns Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor. Jared Kushner had a tête-à-tête with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. ..."There was the resolution people know about and a second one, which was the parameters for a peace agreement." Netanyahu enlisted then-president-elect Donald Trump and his staff to try to block Resolution 2334.
November 10, 2016
Axios; President Obama meets with President-elect Trump. Obama reportedly warns Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor. Jared Kushner had a tête-à-tête with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.
..."There was the resolution people know about and a second one, which was the parameters for a peace agreement." Netanyahu enlisted then-president-elect Donald Trump and his staff to try to block Resolution 2334.
the return of the zombie president ...
They're baaack: Trump and allies still refuse election loss | ABC News |
After four long years, a new reality seems to be rearing its head -- less garish. ... the 45th president appeared at a press conference ... with an entirely silver mane -- not an orange streak in sight.... Of course, Trump is relinquishing his hair color far faster than he is the presidency, still pursuing his many frivolous lawsuits, ... As so often with this administration, the apparently trivial, the superficial, the thing you'd never imagine worthy of attention -- in this case, the coiffures of men in their mid-70s -- has become a blinking neon sign of truth.
... Of course, Trump is relinquishing his hair color far faster than he is the presidency, still pursuing his many frivolous lawsuits,
... As so often with this administration, the apparently trivial, the superficial, the thing you'd never imagine worthy of attention -- in this case, the coiffures of men in their mid-70s -- has become a blinking neon sign of truth.
⭕️ !! This claim about election fraud is disputed
Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous "80,000,000 votes" were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he's got a big unsolvable problem!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2020
Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous "80,000,000 votes" were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he's got a big unsolvable problem!
2020 is the "season" to pivot US social studies to "racial justice" folklore and "false narratives" embedded in curricular materials. A lot of supplementary texts are priming the pipeline of formal and informal "anti-racist" pedagogy--ironically liberated by remote, decentralized ahh teachers' tools and thinly-veiled resentment of obligatory, unpaid "professional development". To be "fair," in a racist state such as US, every race will have its day or month to "be seen" in the light of unappreciated ahh contributions to "white supremacy" a/k/a capitalist enterprise.
Let's recall the excitement worldwide provoked by BLM marches, toppling of heroic slave-traders (particularly Cristoforo Colombo), and Trump's reactionary EO defending federalists' Americana, followed by conspicuous, mostly municipal enactments of "Indigenous Day". Ancient puritan ablutions, dressed as a Thanksgiving Day legacy, is currently taking an annual but more vigorous beating even by trusted tabloid press' standards. Youth leadership in Climate Action, not so much.
< checks watch >
MLK (18 Jan) and Geo. Washington's and Abe Lincoln's birthdays d/b/a President's Day (15 Feb)--squeezing the inauguration of Our Bumper Sticker-- are the next opportunities when children likely will be called upon to study "systemic racism" inherent in commemoration of truth and justice. Over all and under more prosaic circumstances, I've no reason to expect US educators to abandon basic literacy instruction to supervise sullen discourse of partisan events among tweens, embargoed by SARS-CoV-2, little-no telecommunication service, class and "food insecurity".
Children practicing reading to shelter dogs so they don't feel alone: pic.twitter.com/NO6Ctz2MYm— TeacherGoals (@teachergoals) November 29, 2020
Children practicing reading to shelter dogs so they don't feel alone: pic.twitter.com/NO6Ctz2MYm
Teachers, what do you need from administrators. Like, right now.— Erika Garcia (@flyingmonkey13) November 29, 2020
Teachers, what do you need from administrators. Like, right now.
Excited that my Floor Director, Reema Dodin, will be joining President-elect Biden's Leg Affairs team. She is smart, trusted, & has the respect of members on both sides of the aisle. Reema is just what our new President needs to help him in the Senate. [_link]— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) November 24, 2020
Excited that my Floor Director, Reema Dodin, will be joining President-elect Biden's Leg Affairs team. She is smart, trusted, & has the respect of members on both sides of the aisle. Reema is just what our new President needs to help him in the Senate. [_link]
My today's remarks at a UNSC Arria Formula meeting:Iran has been under US sanctions for over 40 years.Sanctions are drastically inhibiting our efforts to fight the Covid-19.These unlawful, immoral and inhumane sanctions are clear manifestation of crime against humanity.— Majid Takht Ravanchi (@TakhtRavanchi) November 25, 2020
My today's remarks at a UNSC Arria Formula meeting:Iran has been under US sanctions for over 40 years.Sanctions are drastically inhibiting our efforts to fight the Covid-19.These unlawful, immoral and inhumane sanctions are clear manifestation of crime against humanity.
What was clearly a state-sponsored assassination of our prominent scientist was also a clear violation of int'l law, designed to wreak havoc on our region.It must be condemned by #UNSG & #UNSC.Iran won't ever shy away from deterring aggression, or from protecting its people.— Majid Takht Ravanchi (@TakhtRavanchi) November 27, 2020
What was clearly a state-sponsored assassination of our prominent scientist was also a clear violation of int'l law, designed to wreak havoc on our region.It must be condemned by #UNSG & #UNSC.Iran won't ever shy away from deterring aggression, or from protecting its people.
Permanent Representative of Iran in the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi filed an address to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council over the assassination of Mohsen Fahrizade, an Iranian nuclear physicist, who led a research center under the Iranian Ministry of Defense. "While warning the US and Israel against any opportunistic actions against my country, especially within the remaining term of the current US administration, the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to take all necessary measures in order to protect its people and its interests."
"While warning the US and Israel against any opportunistic actions against my country, especially within the remaining term of the current US administration, the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to take all necessary measures in order to protect its people and its interests."
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassination: How the world reacted
Assassination of an Iranian scientist is an act of terrorism. Whether it is committed by an illegal or a "legal" organization or a State makes no difference. Terrorism is always terrorism, anyone who commits an act of terrorism is a terrorist. We oppose illegality in intl. arena.— Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop (@MustafaSentop) November 28, 2020
Assassination of an Iranian scientist is an act of terrorism. Whether it is committed by an illegal or a "legal" organization or a State makes no difference. Terrorism is always terrorism, anyone who commits an act of terrorism is a terrorist. We oppose illegality in intl. arena.
World Newspapers: Top Iranian nuclear scientist killed in ambush
UK FM Dominic Raab stays numb on Israel's assassination of Iran's nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
The outrage on Iranian social media after the death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been palpable. Countless tweets and comments posted by Iranians have disparaged the country's intelligence services and security apparatus for repressing students, women's rights activists, journalists and dissidents, but failing to "prevent the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist." Fakhrizadeh was killed on Friday in the outskirts of Tehran as attackers shot at his car, before detonating an explosive-laden pickup truck just meters away. The incident marks the third massive failure by the Islamic Republic's security apparatus -- which regularly boasts of having everything in the country under control -- in less than a year. Up until Friday, it was nearly impossible to even find a picture of Fakhrizadeh online. Widely thought to have been the father of Iran's military nuclear program, he was one of the most well-protected people in the country.
Fakhrizadeh was killed on Friday in the outskirts of Tehran as attackers shot at his car, before detonating an explosive-laden pickup truck just meters away. The incident marks the third massive failure by the Islamic Republic's security apparatus -- which regularly boasts of having everything in the country under control -- in less than a year.
Up until Friday, it was nearly impossible to even find a picture of Fakhrizadeh online. Widely thought to have been the father of Iran's military nuclear program, he was one of the most well-protected people in the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday in the Saudi city of Neom, in the first meeting between the two leaders, an Israeli minister confirmed. [_link]— CNN International (@cnni) November 23, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday in the Saudi city of Neom, in the first meeting between the two leaders, an Israeli minister confirmed. [_link]
Murderer's Row
We've got a neat new @citizenlab report out, looking at NSO Group affiliate company Circles, the we-spy-without-hacking-your-phone guys, who reportedly exploit flaws in mobile phone networks themselves. We ID'd a bunch of likely customers! [_link]— Bill Marczak (@billmarczak) December 1, 2020
We've got a neat new @citizenlab report out, looking at NSO Group affiliate company Circles, the we-spy-without-hacking-your-phone guys, who reportedly exploit flaws in mobile phone networks themselves. We ID'd a bunch of likely customers! [_link]
Iran says it has 'a lead' on nuclear mastermind's killers | Ynet News | The investigation concluded that a remotely controlled machine gun was installed in the Nissan vehicle, and that Fakhrizadeh was hit by three bullets, one hitting him in the spine. Several seconds after the hit, the firing vehicle exploded to not leave any evidence behind, according to the report. The whole operation took three minutes and did not involve any assassins, Fars reported. The investigators further found that the owner of the Nissan vehicle left Iran on October 29.
The investigation concluded that a remotely controlled machine gun was installed in the Nissan vehicle, and that Fakhrizadeh was hit by three bullets, one hitting him in the spine.
Several seconds after the hit, the firing vehicle exploded to not leave any evidence behind, according to the report. The whole operation took three minutes and did not involve any assassins, Fars reported.
The investigators further found that the owner of the Nissan vehicle left Iran on October 29.
Iranian parliament to restrict unannounced IAEA inspection at possible nuclear research sites.
Iran newspaper urges strike on Haifa if Israel killed scientist
... or was that January 2020?
Iran threatens to hit Haifa in Israel and Dubai in the UAE. Iran presumably wants Iraq and Lebanon to fight its war. Will Hizbollah attack Israel for Iran, and get Lebanon involved in a destructive war, at this very bad timing?— Hassan Hassan (@hxhassan) January 8, 2020
Iran threatens to hit Haifa in Israel and Dubai in the UAE. Iran presumably wants Iraq and Lebanon to fight its war. Will Hizbollah attack Israel for Iran, and get Lebanon involved in a destructive war, at this very bad timing?
Western media in attempt to embarras the security of Iran ...
Iranian nuclear chief's body prepared for burial as anger focused on Israel and US
Condoleezza Rice has heralded the war as the "birth pangs of a new Middle East" | TIME |
Operation Cast Lead in Lebanon
Israel's savagery in 2008 ahead of the Obama Inauguration Israel has never behaved otherwise. Right from the beginning, and even before Israel was founded, Zionist gangs led by future prime ministers were the first to introduce terrorism to the Middle East. Israel and its founders were the first to carry out political assassinations of United Nations officials and Palestinian leaders, as well as other truly terrorist attacks against hotels, railway stations and civilian Palestine government departments. Israel brought nuclear weapons to the region and its chief innovations have been how to occupy, build settlements, usurp lands and rights by every means, commit massacres against civilians with advanced weapons, and invent new justifications for each crime. These have been its chief contributions to the region for 60 years.
Israel has never behaved otherwise. Right from the beginning, and even before Israel was founded, Zionist gangs led by future prime ministers were the first to introduce terrorism to the Middle East. Israel and its founders were the first to carry out political assassinations of United Nations officials and Palestinian leaders, as well as other truly terrorist attacks against hotels, railway stations and civilian Palestine government departments.
Israel brought nuclear weapons to the region and its chief innovations have been how to occupy, build settlements, usurp lands and rights by every means, commit massacres against civilians with advanced weapons, and invent new justifications for each crime. These have been its chief contributions to the region for 60 years.
A DAY OF TERROR, THE ISRAELIS; Spilled Blood Is Seen As Bond That Draws 2 Nations Closer | NY Times - Sept. 12, 2001 | by James Bennet
Fear Inc. - Introduction of Islamophobia
Center for American Progress: Fear Inc.
Signs of Fascism in a Post-Democratic State
Socialism to Zionism
From left to right -- Israel's repositioning in the world
The Crisis of the Zionist Left
My diary from 2014 ...
Sweeping 'Patriot' Laws Passed As Jordan Fears Uprising and ISIS
Rabbi: Exterminate All Muslims | Progress Pond - Oct. 2014 | by Steve D
With our eyes wide open, a stealth revolution remaking society for the 21st century - rightwing populism and propaganda are here to stay.
Hee, hee, hee. Trump pays $3,000,000 to give Biden 132 more votes. https://t.co/YBg8qYCVRM— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 28, 2020
Hee, hee, hee. Trump pays $3,000,000 to give Biden 132 more votes. https://t.co/YBg8qYCVRM
I am proud of my former colleague, now Judge Stephanos Bibas, for this wise and forceful decision. [_link]— Claire Finkelstein (@COFinkelstein) November 27, 2020
I am proud of my former colleague, now Judge Stephanos Bibas, for this wise and forceful decision. [_link]
Appeals court rejects Trump campaign's appeal over Pennsylvania decision. [_link]— ABC News (@ABC) November 28, 2020
Appeals court rejects Trump campaign's appeal over Pennsylvania decision. [_link]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court denies another bid by Trump allies to halt election certification. [_link]— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2020
Pennsylvania Supreme Court denies another bid by Trump allies to halt election certification. [_link]
This power was given to the state legislature for the purpose of safeguarding the appointment of our President, specifically contemplating corruption and ensuring that the people are not disenfranchised through a corrupt election process. (2)— Senator Doug Mastriano (@SenMastriano) November 28, 2020
This power was given to the state legislature for the purpose of safeguarding the appointment of our President, specifically contemplating corruption and ensuring that the people are not disenfranchised through a corrupt election process. (2)
Trump's best friend
Specific allegations were made, and we have massive proof, in the Pennsylvania case. Some people just don't want to see it. They want nothing to do with saving our Country. Sad!!!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2020
Specific allegations were made, and we have massive proof, in the Pennsylvania case. Some people just don't want to see it. They want nothing to do with saving our Country. Sad!!!
Statement True The Vote True the Vote Founder and President Catherine Engelbrecht issued the following statement regarding the "Validate the Vote" initiative, dismissal of lawsuits, and ongoing fight for election integrity: "Yesterday, we made the difficult decision to dismiss our current lawsuits in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. While we stand by the voters' testimony that was brought forth, barriers to advancing our arguments, coupled with constraints on time, made it necessary for us to pursue a different path. But our fight for election integrity continues. The litigation component of our work is only a fraction of what we are doing ..."
True the Vote Founder and President Catherine Engelbrecht issued the following statement regarding the "Validate the Vote" initiative, dismissal of lawsuits, and ongoing fight for election integrity:
"Yesterday, we made the difficult decision to dismiss our current lawsuits in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. While we stand by the voters' testimony that was brought forth, barriers to advancing our arguments, coupled with constraints on time, made it necessary for us to pursue a different path. But our fight for election integrity continues. The litigation component of our work is only a fraction of what we are doing ..."
Please keep the donations rolling ...
Trump supporter who gave $2.5m to fight election fraud wants money back
Founding Tea Party GOP Harris County Tx
"A month before Election Day in Florida a mysterious company called Proclivity, Inc. contributed $550,000 to a pair of newly formed political action committees in the state."[_link]— Justin "Rabbit Hole J. Cole" Coleman (@DemopJ) November 24, 2020
"A month before Election Day in Florida a mysterious company called Proclivity, Inc. contributed $550,000 to a pair of newly formed political action committees in the state."[_link]
Mysterious donor in Florida Senate races dumped $550,000 in ads for spoiler candidates
Ex-Trump campaign aide sues over Russia probe surveillance | ABC News | The suit from Carter Page alleges a series of omissions and errors made by FBI and Justice Department officials in applications they submitted in 2016 and 2017 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on Page on suspicion that he was an agent of Russia. ... In the complaint, Page accuses the FBI of relying excessively for information on Christopher Steele [Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd with Sir Andrew Wood], a former British spy whose research during the 2016 campaign into Donald Trump's ties to Russia was funded by Democrats. It says the FBI failed to tell the surveillance court that Steele's primary source had contradicted information that Steele had attributed to him, or that Page had denied to an informant for the FBI having "any involvement with Russia on behalf of the Trump campaign." The complaint also accuses the FBI of having misled the surveillance court about his relationship with the CIA, for whom Page had been an operational contact between 2008 and 2013. A former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, pleaded guilty in August to altering an email to say that Page had not been a source for the CIA.
The suit from Carter Page alleges a series of omissions and errors made by FBI and Justice Department officials in applications they submitted in 2016 and 2017 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on Page on suspicion that he was an agent of Russia.
... In the complaint, Page accuses the FBI of relying excessively for information on Christopher Steele [Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd with Sir Andrew Wood], a former British spy whose research during the 2016 campaign into Donald Trump's ties to Russia was funded by Democrats. It says the FBI failed to tell the surveillance court that Steele's primary source had contradicted information that Steele had attributed to him, or that Page had denied to an informant for the FBI having "any involvement with Russia on behalf of the Trump campaign."
The complaint also accuses the FBI of having misled the surveillance court about his relationship with the CIA, for whom Page had been an operational contact between 2008 and 2013. A former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, pleaded guilty in August to altering an email to say that Page had not been a source for the CIA.
Steele Dossier: FBI Biased and Lack of Honor - Shocking
NEWS: .@JoeBiden intends to nominate Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget + Princeton labor economist Cecilia Rouse to serve as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. https://t.co/Qfhr0MB39T— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) November 29, 2020
NEWS: .@JoeBiden intends to nominate Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget + Princeton labor economist Cecilia Rouse to serve as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. https://t.co/Qfhr0MB39T
Thank you @AOC!It was awesome chatting with you about how we can build a better world.In Canada, things aren't perfect and we face many of the same challenges.But, together we can do better.My mom always taught me: When we lift each other up, we all rise. [_link]— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) November 28, 2020
Thank you @AOC!It was awesome chatting with you about how we can build a better world.In Canada, things aren't perfect and we face many of the same challenges.But, together we can do better.My mom always taught me: When we lift each other up, we all rise. [_link]
U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez raises $200K after battling Jagmeet Singh in hit video game Among Us | CBC News |
Ministers reject call for public inquiry into Pat Finucane murder | The Guardian | Loyalist gunmen forced their way into Finucane's home on 12 February 1989 and shot the lawyer 14 times in front of his wife and three children. The 39-year-old had become prominent for defending IRA paramilitaries, often successfully. It emerged that Brian Nelson, the Ulster Defence Association member who directed the organisation's attacks, was an agent controlled by the British army's force research unit. The government promised a public inquiry in 2001, only to backtrack. The original investigation into the murder was ineffective and failed to meet the standards required under human Yrights law, the supreme court ruled last year.
Loyalist gunmen forced their way into Finucane's home on 12 February 1989 and shot the lawyer 14 times in front of his wife and three children. The 39-year-old had become prominent for defending IRA paramilitaries, often successfully.
It emerged that Brian Nelson, the Ulster Defence Association member who directed the organisation's attacks, was an agent controlled by the British army's force research unit.
The government promised a public inquiry in 2001, only to backtrack. The original investigation into the murder was ineffective and failed to meet the standards required under human Yrights law, the supreme court ruled last year.
Northern Ireland: 'Shameful' refusal to agree public inquiry in Finucane murder will undermine confidence in rule of law | Amnesty UK |
Former RUC officers to sue PSNI chief over Pat Finucane murder | Irish News - July 4, 2016 |
US politicians urge Boris Johnson to set up public inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer ... Brexit is British Gov best friend in cover-up and future white-wash.
In 2019, the UK Supreme Court found there had never been an adequate investigation, but stopped short of ordering a public inquiry, ruling it was for the state "to decide what form of investigation is required."
ECJ status post-Brexit
UK businesses and nationals will lose their EU law rights in all 28 member states; non-UK EU businesses and nationals will lose their EU law rights in the UK; and the UK will cease to have rights or obligations arising out of the EU.
The 40 most utterly unhinged lines from Donald Trump's first post-election interview
Trump sulks after his election defeat and leaves US in limbo
"Immigration to Canada" 🇨🇦
My response to the Stanford Faculty Senate resolution.#FactsMatter[_link]— Scott W. Atlas (@ScottWAtlas) November 23, 2020
My response to the Stanford Faculty Senate resolution.#FactsMatter[_link]
Twitter removes false coronavirus tweet by Trump's favourite health adviser
Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned, CNN confirms.— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 1, 2020
Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned, CNN confirms.
Trump `raises $170m' for `election defence fund' and looks for more
US president Donald Trump has raised about $170 million (142 million) since election day as his campaign operation has continued to aggressively solicit donations with hyped-up appeals that have funded his fruitless attempts to overturn the election and that have seeded his post-presidential political ambitions, according to a person familiar with the matter. The money, much of which was raised in the first week after the election, according to the person, has arrived as Mr Trump has made false claims about fraud and sought to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of president-elect Joe Biden's victory. Instead of slowing down after the election, Mr Trump's campaign has ratcheted up its volume of email solicitations for cash, telling supporters that money was needed for an "election defence fund". In reality, the fine print shows that the first 75 per cent of every contribution currently goes to a new political action committee that Mr Trump set up in mid-November, Save America, which can be used to fund his political activities going forward, including staff and travel. The other 25 per cent of each donation is directed to the Republican National Committee. A donor has to give $5,000 to Mr Trump's new PAC before any funds go to his recount account. Still, the Trump campaign continues to urgently ask for cash
The money, much of which was raised in the first week after the election, according to the person, has arrived as Mr Trump has made false claims about fraud and sought to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of president-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Instead of slowing down after the election, Mr Trump's campaign has ratcheted up its volume of email solicitations for cash, telling supporters that money was needed for an "election defence fund".
In reality, the fine print shows that the first 75 per cent of every contribution currently goes to a new political action committee that Mr Trump set up in mid-November, Save America, which can be used to fund his political activities going forward, including staff and travel. The other 25 per cent of each donation is directed to the Republican National Committee.
A donor has to give $5,000 to Mr Trump's new PAC before any funds go to his recount account. Still, the Trump campaign continues to urgently ask for cash
Choice quotes:
Trump Is Fundraising For Legal Help Fighting A `Stolen' Election. Nearly All The Money Is Actually Going Elsewhere.
"This is a way that he can fleece his supporters to support his own lifestyle for the next few years regardless of whether he even runs in 2024," Ryan said.
"Oh yeah, the RNC is on the gravy train," Ryan added.
🔥🔥🔥This is President Trump's campaign lawyer. Is this incitement to violence ok, Mr. President? Is it ok, DHS chief Wolf (Krebs' former boss)? No problem, GOP?"Joe diGenova said that fired Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs should be executed..." [_link]— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 30, 2020
🔥🔥🔥This is President Trump's campaign lawyer. Is this incitement to violence ok, Mr. President? Is it ok, DHS chief Wolf (Krebs' former boss)? No problem, GOP?"Joe diGenova said that fired Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs should be executed..." [_link]
Biden's outspoken nominee to run budget office deletes 1,000 tweets Tanden named those "enablers" as Cory Gardner, Susan Collins, Joni Ernst, John Cornyn, David Perdue, Thom Tillis "and many more". A tweet calling McConnell "#MoscowMitch" a common nickname for the majority leader among liberals during the investigation of Donald Trump's links to Russia, was also among those deleted.
Tanden named those "enablers" as Cory Gardner, Susan Collins, Joni Ernst, John Cornyn, David Perdue, Thom Tillis "and many more".
A tweet calling McConnell "#MoscowMitch" a common nickname for the majority leader among liberals during the investigation of Donald Trump's links to Russia, was also among those deleted.
Fox also said CAP "pretends to be aligned with progressive values, but Neera Tanden seems so cynical that she attacks progressive policies like a ban on fracking, the Green New Deal and Medicare for All".
A longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, Tanden touted her think tank's 2010 proposal to reduce Social Security benefits in 2012, as Biden was pushing for such cuts in the Obama administration.
Even though big Army and U.S. Army Special Operations Command have told Military Times that there was no such attack, or loss of life, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney is sticking by his claims. [_link] pic.twitter.com/O2X5IshBCQ— Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) December 1, 2020
Even though big Army and U.S. Army Special Operations Command have told Military Times that there was no such attack, or loss of life, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney is sticking by his claims. [_link] pic.twitter.com/O2X5IshBCQ
BioNTech's Chinese Partnership
As part of the development program, BioNTech announced a strategic alliance with China's Fosun Pharma to jointly develop its vaccine in China.
Pfizer, BioNTech apply for coronavirus vaccine approval in Europe [_link] #vaccines #coronavirus #coronavirusuk #CoronaVaccine— HollyEllyatt (@HollyEllyatt) December 1, 2020
Pfizer, BioNTech apply for coronavirus vaccine approval in Europe [_link] #vaccines #coronavirus #coronavirusuk #CoronaVaccine
Rigged Election. Show signatures and envelopes. Expose the massive voter fraud in Georgia. What is Secretary of State and @BrianKempGA afraid of. They know what we'll find!!! [_link]— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2020
Rigged Election. Show signatures and envelopes. Expose the massive voter fraud in Georgia. What is Secretary of State and @BrianKempGA afraid of. They know what we'll find!!! [_link]
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