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Observation: No one is wearing a mask in the Floyd videos. Not the police, not Floyd or the passengers, none of the bystanders, none of the shop owners. Did they not have a mask mandate in Minneapolis at the time, May 25th? Everyone is wearing a mask during the pressers on the event. Imo, this incident was recorded and held for the right time, released and hyped to instigate the events that followed.

I received a nonpartisan ballot. The ballot only included judges. I was not given the option to vote for anything else and today is the deadline to vote in Oregon's presidential primary. Apparently this involves some deal with DMV voter registration, where Republicans were auto switched to nonpartisan, and sent ballots with only judges and certain measures to vote for. Are there any remedies for people in Oregon like myself who were denied the ability to vote as a result of this? Thank you.

According to congress.gov, H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, was introduced in January of 2019 by Rep. Joe Courtney (D). If this COVID-19 is an unexpected outbreak, how is it that this bill was introduced nearly a year and a half ago? https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr748%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1

Did the Chinese use peeps tendency to virtue signal as a means to spread the beer bug? They encouraged people to virtue signal by hugging them (YouTube): Victory over virus I'm not a virus

Is there a possibility that Congress could archive the House's torn copy of the SoU speech as the House's official copy? I think it should preserved as is as an historical reminder of the present day House chamber's actions and temperament.

In the 1980s, First Lady Nancy Reagan famously urged kids to “just say no” to drugs. Although I’m no fan of the War on Drugs, she was certainly correct to point out that saying “no” is a good way of avoiding the dangers of drug use. Co-blogger Eugene Volokh makes a similar argument with respect to violence intended to pressure Western nations into suppressing “blasphemous” speech. Giving in to the terrorists incentivizes further terrorism, while refusing to do so reduces the risk of future violence. This principle applies to terrorism more broadly: An excellent way to reduce the risk of...

In recent days, I’ve heard various people calling for punishing the maker of Innocence of Muslims, and more broadly for suppressing such speech. During the Terry Jones planned Koran-burning controversy, I heard similar calls. Such expression leads to the deaths of people, including Americans. It worsens our relations with important foreign countries. It’s intended to stir up trouble. And it’s hardly high art, or thoughtful political arguments. It’s not like it’s Satanic Verses, or even South Park or Life of Brian. Why not shut it down, and punish those who engage in it (of course, while keeping Satanic Verses and...

Carly Fiorina channels Dede Scozzafava, wields race/gender card against conservative rival By Michelle Malkin  •  November 23, 2009 11:03 AM Grass-roots conservatives, your attention, please: The NRCC and GOP dumped $1 million of your hard-earned money into radical Leftist Republican Dede Scozzafava’s NY-23’s campaign — money that was squandered trashing mainstream conservative candidate Doug Hoffman, who lost the race by less than 3,400 votes. Now, the GOP elite Senate candidate in California, Carly Fiorina, is running against Democrat Barbara Boxer by…trashing mainstream conservative GOP rival Chuck DeVore.Fiorina’s strongest argument against DeVore? He’s a white man and she’s not. Really: Asked why she...

How do you say “You lie!” in Mandarin? By Michelle Malkin  •  November 18, 2009 09:20 AM Obama’s double-talk on political dissent by Michelle MalkinCreators Syndicate Copyright 2009President Obama traveled all the way to China to praise the free flow of information. It’s the only safe place he could do so without getting heckled. With a straight face, Obama lauded political dissent and told Chinese students that he welcomed unfettered criticism in America. Fierce opposition, he said, made him “a better leader because it forces me to hear opinions that I don’t want to hear.” How do you say “You lie!” in...

Just an FYI: 'By The People: The Election of Barack Obama' [HBO] http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/bythepeople/What's to bet there's nary a peep of a negative word.

Who’s behind the White House war on Fox News? By Michelle Malkin  •  October 14, 2009 05:06 AM President Obama with Anita Dunn, David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, and Robert Gibbs (via White House Flickr stream) My syndicated column today follows up on yesterday’s Fox News Derangement Syndrome post. Who has Obama stocked his communications shop with, you ask? Beltway flacks for corruptocrats. Meet some of the key people behind the White House war on Fox News. Birds of a feather…****Who’s behind the White House war on Fox News? by Michelle MakinCreators SyndicateCopyright 2009 White House interim communications director Anita Dunn assumed the...

Will Snowe fall again? Updated: Yes; 2:54pm Eastern Senate Finance Cmte vote is 14-9 By Michelle Malkin  •  October 13, 2009 09:27 AM Scroll down for updates…10:45am – Snowe wanted reassurance from CBO and Baucus that scoring “integrity” will be preserved as conceptual language becomes legislative language…1:04pm Eastern…Snowe will vote YES on government health care takeover…2:54pm Eastern Senate Finance Cmte vote is 14-9 Sen. Olympia Snowe was one of the three members of the Senate GOP Turncoat Caucus who voted for the trillion-dollar Generational Theft Act.This morning, the Senate Finance Committee votes on the tax-and-spend government health care takeover and “all eyes...

Stanford U. doesn’t want you to see this video By Michelle Malkin  •  October 7, 2009 10:33 AM Via Marc Morano at Climate Depot comes word that Stanford University is trying to cover for one of its leading eco-extremists: Stanford University has banned a skeptical documentary film from airing a climate change interview with one of its prominent warming activist professors, Stephen Schneider. After legal threats from Stanford University — apparently on behalf of Prof. Schneider — the documentary filmmakers were forced to use a blank screen and an actor had to read the transcript of Schneider’s already taped but legally banned...

Former Muslims United speak out on eve of “Islam on Capitol Hill” march By Michelle Malkin  •  September 24, 2009 02:55 PM Earlier this week, I noted the “Islam on Capitol Hill” event taking place tomorrow in Washington DC. Well, a group of brave apostates has launched Former Muslims United and they are holding an event today to raise awareness of the ravages of sharia law. The group is pressing the DOJ to protect the rights and safety of ex-Muslims in America: Former Muslims send “Freedom Pledge” Nationwide to Muslim Leaders for 220th Anniversary of Bill of Rights“Muslim Pledge for Religious Freedom...

America in Danger: Important Courtroom Battles Published: 24 September 2009Dear Mr. Yon:It is my pleasure to forward to you the attached copy of the amicus curiae brief which we filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on behalf of the Special Operations community on Monday evening.We believe that this unique brief has the potential to play an important role in the Court of Appeals’ consideration of Maqaleh v. Gates.  We are especially optimistic that the Court will value the insight that only veterans of Special Operations can offer as to the extremely adverse...

The jihadi threat to rail security By Michelle Malkin  •  September 22, 2009 10:15 AM The arrest of terror suspect Najibullah Zazi has re-focused Obama’s homeland security officials on the ongoing jihadi threat to rail security. Mass transit systems across the country are on renewed alert: A 24-year-old Afghan man at the center of an unfolding FBI investigation into a possible U.S. terrorism cell was ordered held without bond in Colorado Monday as authorities raced to learn more about an alleged plot using hydrogen peroxide explosives and who else might have been helping to carry it out.Meanwhile, authorities in Washington and elsewhere...

Olympics Crony Watch: Let the games begin By Michelle Malkin  •  September 22, 2009 11:00 AM Last week, I spotlighted Valerie Jarrett and Michelle Obama’s collaborative efforts to push their mentor, friend, and former employer Chicago mayor Richard Daley’s bid to bring the Olympics to Chicago in 2016. From now until Oct. 2, when the International Olympic Committee votes on the decision in Copenhagen, I’ll keep tabs on all the Chicago scheming with an Olympics Crony Watch.The latest news on the p.r. front? Jarrett is hinting that The Crony-in-Chief himself may make an appearance in Copenhagen: President Barack Obama personally gave the...

A protectionist move that is bad politics, bad economics, bad diplomacy and hurts America. Did we miss anything? Correction to this article YOU can be fairly sure that when a government slips an announcement out at nine o’clock on a Friday night, it is not proud of what it is doing. That is one of the only things that makes sense about Barack Obama’s decision to break a commitment he, along with other G20 leaders, reaffirmed last April: to avoid protectionist measures at a time of great economic peril. In every other way the president’s decision to slap a 35%...

One woman Michelle Obama will not mention By Michelle Malkin  •  September 18, 2009 05:52 PM Yes, First Lady Michelle Obama is now aggressively crusading for her husband’s health care takeover under the guise of championing woman who have been “crushed” by the system. One woman Mrs. Obama won’t be spotlighting?The mother of Dontae Adams.***I’m re-printing my June 19, 2009 blog post and column again here in its entirety to get the message out about Michelle Obama’s role in creating a health care horror story she won’t be publicizing. I repeat: What have you done for Dontae Adams, lately, Mr. and Mrs....

DURING last year's presidential campaign, when it seemed likely that Barack Obama would win, conservatives would joke, "One thing's sure: After January 20, dissent will no longer be the highest form of patriotism." We had heard that a lot during the George W. Bush years: "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." Many on the left thought they were quoting Thomas Jefferson; actually, the words apparently come from Howard Zinn, the contemporary leftist historian. And it's a dumb thing to say: Certainly, dissent can be a form of patriotism. But the highest? Where does that put what Sergeant York and...