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Richard Stengel, new ‘team lead‘ for Joe Biden’s agency for global media, wrote an op-ed last year arguing for free speech restrictions. Stengel, a former MSNBC political analyst until he was named to Biden’s transition team, argued that the First Amendment needed redefining and that “hate speech” should be a crime. “All speech is not equal. And where truth cannot drive out lies, we must add new guardrails,” he wrote. “I’m all for protecting ‘thought that we hate,’ but not speech that incites hate.” ‘Speech that incites hate’ was defined in Stengel’s op-ed by two examples – Burning the Quran,...

[Catholic Caucus] That Ratzinger Note McCarrick Wanted to Keep Secret. Germane As EverMore and more each day, the "Report" on the case of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick published on November 10 by the secretariat of state looks like an unprecedented innovation, with a powerful impact on the present but also on the future of Vatican communication:> History-making report sets a precedent the Vatican can’t walk backNever before in clarifying a hot-button issue in Church life at the highest levels - and largely involving figures still living and active - had the Holy See lifted the veil on such an imposing...

The Ohio Court of Claims has ordered the Ohio Department of Health to release data about daily hospital staffing levels, medical supplies and bed capacity as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The court ruled this week in favor of Eye on Ohio, Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism, which sued after it was denied a data request submitted in March. In addition to ordering the records' release, Eye on Ohio is entitled to recover the $24 court filing fees and other costs, except attorney fees, from the Department of Health....In rejecting the records request, the Ohio Department of Health argued the data...

Rapper Lil Wayne, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, has been charged in Florida by the federal court on Tuesday after a gold-plated handgun was discovered in his luggage upon arriving in Miami on a private plane. The Miami Herald reported. Wayne will be facing 10 years in prison for the offense, if convicted.

Of the other counties that have completed their recounts, here is the breakdown of the results: 57 counties had no deviations from their original ballot count 21 counties were either plus or minus one off the original ballot count 32 counties are off by single digit numbers and are being investigated

"You’ve all heard by now that The Great Reset is upon us. But what is The Great Reset, exactly, and what does it mean for the future of humanity? Join James for this in-depth exploration of the latest rebranding of the New World Order agenda and its vision of a post-human Fourth Industrial Revolution..."

The Wayne County Board of Canvassers on Tuesday failed to certify the county's Nov. 3 election results, splitting the vote to certify the results 2-2. The vote was along party lines, with Monica Palmer, the board chairperson, and William Hartmann — both Republicans — voting against certification. Board Vice Chair Jonathan Kinloch and Allen Wilson, both Democrats, voted in favor of certification. With Wayne County failing to certify the results, it must provide all election documentation to the Michigan Secretary of State office and state Board of Canvassers, according to Michigan election guidelines. Those entities will then have 10 days...

Biden Names Smartmatic Chairman to Transition Team Election Voting Machine Secrets Revealed: Dominion Ties to Scytl, Smartmatic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdvX_ysLHa0 In the wake of evidences suggesting that Dominion voting machines may run risks and potentially be involved in vote switching in the Election, we are going to look into how US election machines have handled votes in the last 20 years. With that, we will investigate why US lawmakers were aware of an on going issues but did not take further actions. We will pay close attention to the relationship between Dominion, Smartmatics and a company called Scytl. Election expert is calling...

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” – Luke 6:31 Dear Siblings in Christ, On Monday, November 16, 2020, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine spoke about the increasing coronavirus case numbers, citing that “62 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties have a percent positivity rate of 5%. The state’s overall rate is 9.6%.” Our own counties are seeing high escalations in daily positive cases, five to ten-fold increases. This data confirms that we are now in the worst of the pandemic to date. For us as the church gathering for worship and meetings, digital congregating remains...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, said Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.</p><p>Grassley announced earlier Tuesday that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and was waiting for the results of a test. On Tuesday evening, he tweeted that he had tested positive.</p>

News NEWS Obama: John McCain 'Would Badmouth' Fellow Republicans to Me in Private By Kipp Jones Published November 16, 2020 at 2:25pm Share P Former President Barack Obama said in a recent interview that the late Sen. John McCain, a Republican, confided in him to privately disparage members of his own party. In an interview with The Atlantic released on Monday, Obama discussed at length his presidency, current events, and his upcoming 768-page memoir in which he attacks the Republican Party base. When speaking with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, Obama hinted that he wasn’t alone in his criticism of Republicans.

A nut with a flamethrower hopped on top of an MTA bus and torched the air above as onlookers filmed and cheered — sparking outrage at the MTA and among police unions who say the bizarre display is the latest sign of urban decay. The wild incident unfolded around 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8 on Putnam Avenue at the intersection with Franklin Avenue in Bed-Stuy, the MTA confirmed. Videos posted to social media show an unknown man on top of an ice cream truck before leaping to the roof of the B26 bus that had stopped at the intersection.

Was Uncle Ted a Russian Spy?“There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.” — Sun TzuSexual predators, like spies, are masters of deception and deceit. Both operate in secrecy, perpetuate a cover story, manipulate their victims through lies, and maintain a facade of respectability. Often, sexual predators become prime and easy targets for espionage since they are so vulnerable to blackmail. Prominent sexual predators can become prominent spies. Spies trade in secret information and influence peddling—the more prominent the asset, the more valuable the information.A well-worn espionage tactic is the dead drop,...

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller on Tuesday announced a U.S. troop drawdown to 2,500 in both Afghanistan and Iraq, consistent with President Trump’s promises to bring U.S. troops home and his goal to end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. “I am formally announcing that we will implement President Trump’s orders to continue our repositioning of forces from those two countries,” Miller said. “By January 15th, 2021, our forces, their size in Afghanistan, will be 2,500 troops. Our force size in Iraq will also be 2,500 by that same date.”

Here's What You Need To Remember: The Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) was first introduced in 2005 and as a hybrid of two previous guns, the Sigma and the SW99. Like the rest of the guns on this list, it has polymer frame and steel slide, a large internal magazine (seventeen rounds) and a striker-fired operating system.The 9mm Luger, invented before the Great War, is one of the longest-serving gun calibers in history. Introduced in 1901, it has served in virtually every conflict since then up until today. From World War I’s German army to the British army...

Explanation: What's creating these long glowing streaks in the sky? No one is sure. Known as Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancements (STEVEs), these luminous light-purple sky ribbons may resemble regular auroras, but recent research reveals significant differences. A STEVE's great length and unusual colors, when measured precisely, indicate that it may be related to a subauroral ion drift (SAID), a supersonic river of hot atmospheric ions thought previously to be invisible. Some STEVEs are now also thought to be accompanied by green picket fence structures, a series of sky slats that can appear outside of the main auroral oval that...

Under oath, Zuckerberg admits Facebook DOES have “tools” to track its users across the internet, across platforms, across accounts - all without user knowledge. I ask how many times this tool has been used domestically against Americans. Zuck won’t say https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1328763921013018626

Georgia Senate hopeful Rev. Raphael Warnock is facing scrutiny over a 2016 sermon in which he called on the US to “repent for its worship of whiteness” over the success of President Trump’s candidacy. Video of the sermon, delivered in October 2016 at Emory University, re-emerged over the weekend, as the special Senate race between Warnock and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) heats up. In the sermon, titled “How Towers Tumble,” Warnock discussed Genesis 11:4, in which humans want to construct a tower reaching heaven over fear of being scattered across Earth. “Somebody lied and told them that uniformity, that sameness,...

Tracy Beanz, editor in chief of UndercoverDC reports that she lost her home to a horrific fire. Good news is everyone is safe.

Two individuals have been charged with multiple counts of voter fraud after allegedly submitting fraudulent voter registration applications on behalf of homeless people, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Carlos Antonio De Bourbon Montenegro, 53, and Marcos Raul Arevalo, 34, were charged in a 41-count criminal complaint filed last week. The pair faces one count of conspiracy to commit voter fraud, eight counts of voter fraud, four counts of procuring and offering a false or forged instrument and four misdemeanor counts of interference with a prompt transfer of a completed affidavit, according to the Los Angeles County...