The Morning Report - 8/14/20

Good morning, kids. The weekend is here and there are a number of things breaking, perhaps set to break as well as the ongoing dual insanities of violent Democrat-Leftist urban insurrection and mass house arrest via the Chinese Lung AIDS scare that could have a major impact on the elections, as well as the life of the nation going forward. Before getting to that, I'm going to start a new feature where I call your attention to one or more links that I think are worthy of your time. Of late, the links, like Topsy, "just growed" and there are always a few that tend to get lost in the sauce, and today's actually touches upon a number of things that hit upon why things are the way the are.

In any case, the big story of the day is the historic peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, brokered by President Trump and team, including Jared Kushner. In so doing, the UAE becomes only the third Arab/Muslim country to recognize Israel and there is no question that given the current state of geopolitics, as well as the historic dynamic of same in the Middle East, this is a game-changer for a whole host of reasons.

Michael Goodwin:

The UAE becomes the first Gulf Arab state to normalize relations with Israel and already there is speculation that others could soon follow, including the Saudis, Oman and Bahrain.

"This changes the paradigm of diplomacy in the region," said Dore Gold, a veteran Israeli ambassador and former adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "While this doesn't preclude an Israeli-Palestinian relationship, it eliminates the Palestinian veto over Middle East peace."

It also rattles Iran's cage. Although the Saudis and others have had back-channel security relationships with Israel, the fact that the UAE, a predominantly Sunni confederation of seven emirates, formally recognizes what Iran calls the "Little Satan" has to drive the mullahs crazy...

It should be noted that while the annexation of the Judea and Samaria, aka the West Bank, was a pretty big concession, it's only been tabled and not nixed entirely. Here's Robert Spencer's take:

...Words are cheap, but the UAE-Israel rapprochement doesn't seem, at least at this point, to be a grudging, reluctant, cold peace at all. The official statement announces that "delegations from Israel and the UAE will meet in the coming weeks to sign bilateral agreements regarding investment, tourism, direct flights, security, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare, culture, the environment, the establishment of reciprocal embassies, and other areas of mutual benefit. Opening direct ties between two of the Middle East's most dynamic societies and advanced economies will transform the region by spurring economic growth, enhancing technological innovation, and forging closer people-to-people relations..."

This is indeed historic, and it shows a weakening of the lockstep and Islam-based hatred of Israel that has dominated the Arab and Muslim states' response to the Jewish state up to now, with very few exceptions. The Palestinian Delusion explains in detail the depth of that hatred, which stems in part from the frequently ignored fact that the Islamic hatred for Israel has a theological basis.

But note that Netanyahu and the Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan thank Trump for his "dedication to peace in the region" and "the pragmatic and unique approach he has taken to achieve it."

The key word there is "pragmatic." The jihad against Israel remains a theoretical religious obligation, but Trump has apparently compelled the UAE to understand that to maintain hostility to Israel in light of today's political realities is imprudent. He deserves congratulations and gratitude for achieving, at least in part, what a succession of presidents has tried and failed to achieve.

Of course, the usual crackpots from the flim-flam men of Peace Process Inc. to the Joo-haters of the Obama regime went apeshit, because the treaty exposes their complete incompetence, arrogant worldview and dangerous ineptitude in terms of foreign policy:

The deal received high marks from national security experts -- former White House Iran staffer and Foundation for Defense of Democracies adviser Rich Goldberg said it was "likely the greatest foreign policy achievement of any president in a generation." And national security adviser Robert O'Brien even suggested the deal should make Trump a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize...

For Obama alum and Iran deal mastermind Ben Rhodes, the deal was "dressed up as an election eve achievement from two leaders who want Trump to win."

"We won't be fooled by another Trump/Netanyahu deal," Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) said. "This Trump/Netanyahu deal will not alleviate Palestinian suffering -- it will further normalize it."

Biden surrogate and Obama national security alum Ned Price accepted that the deal was a success, but qualified his praise. "This is a rare victory for Israel's long-term interests under Trump, who's done little but imperil them," he wrote...

Ben Rhodes, the millennial pseudo-intellectual pinhead who mocked the press for being millennial pseudo-intellectual pinheads by swallowing his tripe whole and begging for seconds, and Rancida Taliban, the fish-faced anti-Semite from the great state of Squalor, who'd do the world a considerable favor by wearing a full burqa and ball-gag instead of being an apostate and polluting it with her visage and breath, both were gagging on their bile, among other things.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Kalorama, there are a couple of individuals rage-stroking, not just because of the deal but because Joe Biden opened his mouth again without permission:

Biden said that "the coming together of Israel and Arab states builds on the efforts of multiple administrations to foster a broader Arab-Israeli opening, including the efforts of the Obama-Biden administration to build on the Arab Peace Initiative," adding, "I personally spent time with leaders of both Israel and the UAE during our administration building the case for cooperation and broader engagement and the benefits it could deliver to both nations, and I am gratified by today's announcement..."

As it turned out, Israel never compromised on those issues [Golan Heights, West Bank withdrawl, East Jerusalem] and yet the UAE has made peace, so Biden's citation of the Arab Peace Initiative to buttress his claim that the Obama administration had anything to do with the deal is ludicrous.

But in one sense, Biden is correct, albeit not for the reasons he cited. The Obama administration, by its support for the theocratic, despotic Iranian regime, the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world, triggered Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia to link with Israel as all four countries were aware of the Iranian threat to all of them.

Way to go, genius. You just congratulated President Trump for something your entire party is trying to attack him for as well as made yourself and Obama look like incompetent boobs, in underscoring your foreign policy disaster of demonizing Israel while pushing the Iranians to take over the region, and then taking credit for the treaty!

The other big story, or quite possibly non-story if past is prologue, is AG William Barr has announced that there will be a serious development in the Durham investigation that is dropping today. It had better be the announcement of indictments and of key players as opposed to flunkies, and not the usual huffing, puffing and then stating case closed. Expect the latter, but hope for the former and keep your pudding close by just in case.

Other than that, noteworthy is Lloyd Billingsley's piece on the FBI seemingly stonewalling on the investigation into the death of DHS whistleblower Phillip Haney, Joey an Blowy want to put y'all back in masks, madness and mayhem in America's cities and New Jersey's Phil Murphy caves and calls for schools to open, despite the teachers' unions freaking out.

Have at it and have a great weekend.

ABOVE THE FOLD, NOTEWORTHY
• "In America today, some lives matter more than others. Much more." (this is a must-read - jjs)
  Leviathan and Its Enemies

  HISTORIC ISRAEL-UAE PEACE TREATY

• "UAE becomes only the third Arab country to make peace with Israel, through the diplomatic efforts of the Trump administration."
  Trump Announces Historic Peace Deal Between Israel and United Arab Emirites
  
• Michael Goodwin: Now we're talking the Art of the Deal! While it is not unusual in political circles to describe something as a historic breakthrough, it is unusual when the term is justified. Yet that is the right way to describe the three-way agreement announced Thursday by the Trump White House, Israel and the United Arab Emirates."
  Israel and UAE Peace Deal is Vindication for Trump
  
• "Only those who have spent time in both countries can appreciate how magnificent an opportunity this agreement is."
  UAE and Israel: A match made in heaven
  
• Robert Spencer: "How can the Palestinians object to an agreement that will at very least delay Israel's assertion of its sovereignty over portions of Judea and Samaria? They'll certainly find a way, but Trump has now maneuvered them into denouncing something that gives them what they want. This is the second time he's done that."
  Palestinians Are Enraged at Trump's Israel-UAE Deal, Which Means It Must Be Good
  
• "That key concession [tabling annexation of Judea and Samaria] would never have been possible unless Trump and Bibi had moved toward annexation in the first place. That is, they created a bargaining chip that they then gave up in the cause of peace -- despite the fact that many Israelis see annexing land as the wisest course."
  A Huge Triumph for Israel, Bibi -- and Trump
  
• He's sort of right. His and Kenya-Kona Blend's arming Iran drove the UAE and Israel together.
  After Historic Israel-UAE Peace Deal Brokered By Trump, Biden Tries To Take Credit
  
• LOLGF! Joey Sex-Knuckles just took credit for it!
  Obama Alums Lash Out After Trump Announces Israel-UAE Peace Deal

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: LEFTIST REIGN OF TERROR, WAR ON POLICE

• "King County Superior Court Judge Mary Roberts has permitted a recall effort that could effectively remove Durkan from office."
  Seattle Mayor Appeals Judge's Decision That Could Result In Her Removal From Office
  
• "Give up your house!"
  Seattle BLM Invades Neighborhoods Demanding Peoples Home be Surrendered to the Mob
  
• "We're in a county that's not going to prosecute this criminal behavior."
  Oregon State Police Pull Out Of Protecting Portland Courthouse After City Refuses To 'Prosecute This Criminal Behavior,' Department Says
  
• "Everyday Americans, fed up with the savagery committed without consequence by Antifa, and in the name of Black Lives Matter, have had enough."
  Elected Officials Need To Quell Riots Or There'll Be Bloody Street Justice
  
• "Data from Windy City show drop in police activity amid crime spike."
  Chicago Cops' Stops Plummeted After Protests
  
• Awesome! This is a titanic "fuck you" to Eric Holder. Well done, PDT.
  Trump Turns the Tables on Civil Rights Commission With Appointment of J. Christian Adams
  
• "These small heroics prove that not every person living in a neighborhood populated mainly by minorities wishes to burn it down. So when Chicago BLM organizer Ariel Atkins excused weekend lootings as 'reparation' a quieter but even more insistent voice responded, 'Hell, no.'"
  The Pushback in Chicago as Blacks Are Sick and Tired of Looters and Anarchists
  
• Truth nuke.
  AG Barr: Liberals Will "Escape the Consequences" of Demonizing Police, But Inner City Residents Won't, "That's Not Caring About Black Lives"
  
• "Democrats must surely worry about the optics of bowing to the rioters' will. But they worry even more about what might happen if they should refuse to do as BLM and Antifa demand."
  Democrats Dance with the Devil (with themselves? - jjs)
  
• "According to Rasmussen, 72% of all likely voters say they are concerned about the growing level of violent protest nationwide, with 43% who are very concerned. Even more interesting, 62% say the increasing level of violent protest is important to their vote in the next election, including 35% who say it is a very important voting issue."
  The Majority of Likely Voters Are Done With the Violence and Riots, So This Left-Wing 50-Day Siege Should Go Well
  
• "America's suicide attempt has been both cultural and economic. If we do not reverse course, America will be neither a land of opportunity nor a land of freedom."
  America's (Current) Suicide Attempt

  CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS, FACTS AND AMERICA IMPRISONED

• "Biden said such a rule has nothing to do with rights 'but your responsibility as an American.'"
  Joe Biden Calls for National Outdoor Mask Mandate, Regardless of Age
  
• "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have proposed either to mandate or ban so many things, there's not enough room to list them all here."
  Joe Biden's Mask Mandate Is Only the Beginning
  
• "No evidence is needed to force it upon us, and the more the virus spreads in areas that already mandated masks, the more they double down on their faith in the cloth."
  Kansas Health Officials Present Manipulated, Deceptive Chart to Mislead Public About Mask Effectiveness
  
• "Seems this school closure thing isn't working well for Democrats."
  Another Democrat Caves: NJ Governor Phil Murphy Reopens Schools, Gets Flak from Teachers Unions
  
• "Colorado's [Chinese] COVID-19 modelers seem to be locked-in to an extreme model that, if applied to the entire country, would mean more than 4 million deaths."
  Insane Model Means Colorado's Chinese COVID-19 Policies Are Essentially Based On Tarot Cards

  CHINESE CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS DEBATE

• McYertle: "We will have our regular pro forma meetings through the end of the state work period. If the Speaker of the House and the minority leader of the Senate decide to finally let another package move forward... it would take bipartisan consent to meet for legislative business sooner than scheduled."
  Senate Leaves Until September Without Chinese Coronavirus Deal
  
• "The American people spoke out clearly and, thanks to President Obama's leadership, 160 million Americans will continue to receive their payroll tax cut -- nearly $40 per paycheck in the pockets of the average family."
  Democrats Criticized Trump's Payroll Tax Cut, But They Praised Similar Cuts Under Obama
  
• Yes, Democrats. Oppose giving citizens relief.
  Poll: 55% of All Americans, 40% of Democrats Approve of Trump's Executive Order Providing Chinese COVID-19 Relief

  JOE BIDEN'S 50-YEAR RAP SHEET

• Jeffrey Lord: "There he goes again."
  Reagan Speechwriter: Biden Just Plagiarized From Reagan
  
• "Marc Elias, general counsel for Kamala Harris' failed 2020 presidential campaign, encouraged Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign to take money from foreign entities according to an unearthed e-mail thread."
  Revealed: Kamala Harris Campaign Lawyer Convinced Clinton To Take Money From Registered Foreign Agents
  
• Julie Kelly: "Plenty of Biden bombshells could come to light through Senator Ron Johnson's committee, the Justice Department, and conservative media over the next several weeks."
  Biden's Ukraine Problem Isn't Going Away

  SHAMPEACHMENT, CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• Expect nothing... but keep your pudding on standby anyway.
  Barr: "There Will Be a Development" in Durham Probe on Friday
  
• "A former U.S. government official is threatening to expose the activities of Stefan Halper, an FBI source who cozied up to several Trump campaign advisers as part of Crossfire Hurricane."
  Former US Official Threatens To Blow Up "Spygate"
  
• "President Obama knew everything. Vice President Biden, as dumb as he may be, he knew everything. And everybody else knew everything, Maria, and you know it. And Comey and Brennan and Clapper, they all were terrible and they lied to Congress..."
  Nunes: Obama and Biden Knew About Spying on the Trump Campaign
  
• Bain of our existence.
  Romney Is At It Again: Trying To Thwart Senate Investigation Into FBI... He's Protecting Biden

  DEMOCRAT-LEFTIST SCANDALS, CRIMES, CHUTZ-POCRISY, MESHUGAS

• "Part of the plan included connecting with [Alex] Morse - an openly gay man - on dating apps to try to get him to say something that could be used against him during the campaign."
  Online Communications Reveal College Democrats Conspired To Ruin Campaign Of Gay Congressional Candidate
  
• "McGrath did not clear campaign rally with memorial."
  War Memorial Blasts Amy McGrath for "Prohibited" Campaign Rally
  
• "Joe Biden pledged to refuse corporate PAC money to fund his presidential run, but that hasn't stopped the DNC from doing [it] for him."
  DNC Held Fundraiser With Corporate Executives Despite Biden's Pledge To Refuse Money From Lobbyists

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• "Ken Blackwell, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, called the behavior of Harris and Hirono 'thuggish' and what might be expected from 'third world dictators.'"
  Catholic Leader: Kamala Harris "Ringleader of the Anti-Catholic Bullying" in Democrat Party
  
• "What is Kamala Harris' problem with the Knights of Columbus?"
  Let's Hope that Catholics Remember What Kamala Said
  Churches Aren't Avoiding Death By Keeping Their Doors Closed. They're Ensuring It
  
• "This is Grace Community Church standing on the side of the law against these overreaching tyrants..."
  L.A. County Seeks Restraining Order Against John MacArthur and Church After Lawsuit
  
• "A California pastor stands for religious freedom against Gov. Newsom's Church restrictions."
  Defying Caesar
  
• "Willful blindness and a bleak future for American Jews."
  American Jewish Useful Idiots

  KAMALA HARRIS PICK FALLOUT

• "...the glory would be short-lived, and historically, the vice presidency has often ended up being a dead end."
  Harris Ex Willie Brown Concerned She'll Be "Second Banana"
  
• "Far from balancing the ticket, Kamala Harris reinforces the case against the aging Joe Biden."
  Biden/Harris Is No Dream Team
  
• "A thought police White House essentially run by Harris, while being portrayed as 'moderate' compared to the open socialism of Bernie Sanders, will be no less radical or dangerous."
  Why Kamala Harris' Stealth Radicalism Is Worse Than Bernie Democrats' Open Radicalism
  
• "Three reasons right off the bat to keep Kamala Harris as far as possible from the White House."
  Kamala Has Already Struck Out
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "Now she can do it for Joe Biden."
  Kamala Harris Enabled Sexual Harassment Throughout Her Career
  
• Conrad Black: "If the ticket is successful, her chances of being president are excellent. And if the Democrats lose, the ranks of defeated vice presidential candidates include many who went on to greater things." (Gore? Kaine? Mondale? Humphrey? Barkley?- jjs)
  Whatever Happens, Kamala Harris Wins

  POLITICS, 2020 ELECTION

• "I believe that moving away from a profit-based healthcare system is the moral issue of our time."
  Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna Says He'll Vote Against Democratic Party Platform Because It Doesn't Include "Medicare For All"
  
• "Not 'sleepy' at all, Biden would distort the heart of American finance and transform the nation's basic economic structure using the mantra of "civil rights" and equality."
  Fully Woke Joe
  
• It's only Rhode Island. But still. Sheesh.
  SCOTUS: Rhode Island Mail-in Voters Don't Need Witnesses
  
• "Obama's remarks at the John Lewis funeral amount to an ultimatum. Coexistence is no longer possible: America must choose between the Republic of the past and a glorious progressive future."
  Obama the Jacobin
  
• "Even Fox Business' Charles Payne assessed that Democrats were making a 'monumental mistake' by leaving Yang out.Andrew "Out-the-Ying" Yang Added to DNC Convention Lineup After Initial Snub
  
• "Already preparing the tactic of accusing anyone who criticizes Harris of being sexist, Biden rhetorically asked 'is anyone surprised Donald Trump has a problem with strong women?'"
  Biden and Harris Attack Trump With Numerous Falsehoods at First Joint Event
  
• "Several of them are spinning out dire scenarios in which the military rises to defeat Trump after he loses the election and engineers a coup."
  What the Heck is Going On with These Retired Military Officers?
  
• "Kanye's been a friend of mine for... I've known him for about 10 years and you know we talk every now and again about different things."
  White House Adviser Jared Kushner Confirms Meeting With Kanye West
  
• Drs. Malloch and McCrae: "What impact will Biden's mental faculties have on the election?"
  Unmasking Joe Biden's Mental State
  
• "The barbarians are not only inside the gates, but they are being enabled by woke Democrats who now run the cities and states."
  Crushing the Barbarians Inside the Gates
  
• "And why the stakes couldn't be higher."
  Why Trump Should Win

  AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• Lloyd Billingsley: "Is the FBI withholding evidence until after the election?"
  Slain DHS Whistleblower Philip Haney Not Resting in Peace

  FIRST AMENDMENT, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER

• "They need to decide: allow all speech, or deplatform violence-provoking Islamists along with accounts they don't like."
  Big Tech's Double Standards on Islamist Hate Speech
  
• "Seriously, how long was Kamala Harris vetted that Biden couldn't have taken the time to learn how to pronounce her name correctly?"
  Tucker Carlson Gets the Last Laugh in the Faux Controversy Over How to Pronounce "Kamala"
  
• "...even CNN's Brianna Keilar thought it was strange, saying 'couple notes... one, not a whole lot of questions from reporters there. I mean we keep pressing the Biden campaign; there needs to be more questions from reporters. We know that.'"
  Watch: Biden's Handlers Clear the Room When Press Starts Asking Questions, and Even XiNN is Starting to Talk About It
  
• I have more respect for a $2.00 crack whore than this cockroach. This just perfectly captures the essence of journalism.
  HuffPost Reporter Asks Trump "Do You Regret All the Lying You've Done?"

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• "'It's because they can't defeat the pro-gun movement, they can't achieve their legislative agenda, and so rather than win on the merits of the argument, they try to silence' the NRA, says Larry Keane."
  NY Attorney General's Lawsuit Scares These NRA Members Much More Than NRA Spending

  ABORTION

• But Joe Biden isn't people.
  Kamala Harris: "People Need to Keep Their Hands Off of Women's Bodies"
  
• "'We remain concerned about the reductions in police positions when crime is increasing and response times are slower,' the Greater Austin Crime Commission said in a statement."
  Austin City Council Defunds Police, 911 Services While Upping Taxpayer Funds For Abortion

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• "As President [Vaclav] Havel once reminded us, we must commit not to 'live the lie' but to 'live in the truth.' And here's what's true: China's world dominance is not inevitable. We are the authors of our fate."
  Touring Eastern Europe, Pompeo Blasts China and Russia
  
• "The explosive charges come from [renowned biotech expert Giuseppe] Tritto's new book, China COVID 19: The Chimera That Changed The World.
  UN-Linked Biotech Expert Claims Chinese COVID-19 Is Man-Made Bioweapon From Chinese Military Lab
  
• "Pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was arrested by Chinese authorities this week, said he doesn't believe he will be extradited to China."
  Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Is Confident He "Won't Be Taken To China" After Being Arrested
  
• "The NBA routinely fails to stand up for freedom, so don't expect LeBron James to tweet about Agnes Chow's arrest or push for 'StandwithHK' on NBA jerseys."
  Lebron James, Say Her Name. It's Agnes Chow
  
• "Last month US federal prosecutors filed suit to seize the four tankers of gasoline that Iran was sending to Venezuela, the latest move in the administration's effort to stifle flows of goods and money helping to keep two of its top foes in power."
  Trump Admin Seizes Multiple Oil Tankers Carrying Iranian Oil
  
• "The site [38 North] concluded that the damage was 'the worst in the past several years' but that no signs indicated the facility used to enrich uranium experienced any harm."
  Report: Satellite Photos Show Heavy Flooding at North Korean Nuclear Reactor
  
• "Hezbollah opposes the idea of an international inquiry into the devastating explosion in Beirut a week ago, stoking suspicion that the Iran-backed terrorist group worries an independent investigation may draw unwelcome attention to its alleged use of the port for smuggling weapons into Lebanon."
  Israel Warned the UN a Year Ago About Hezbollah Smuggling Arms Through Beirut Port
  
• "Ignoring reports of Hezbollah ties, US delegation heads to Qatar to thank country for combating terror."
  Trump Admin Quiet on Qatar's Alleged Role in Financing Hezbollah
  
• "Since last week, fires have consumed close to 2,000 acres of forest trees and agricultural fields."Palestinians in Gaza Step Up Eco-Terrorism Against Israel
  
• "... it is also probable that two additional ships were stopped by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in the Persian Gulf over the last week."
  Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
  
• "When elections for national leadership lose their legitimacy, chaos can be unleashed. (tell us about it - jjs)
  Belarus in Turmoil Over a Disputed Presidential Election
  
• "The developing environmental disaster is occurring near Mauritius, a tiny island country that is home to a variety of rare wildlife."
  Shipwreck Spills At Least 2 Million Pounds Of Oil In Ocean, Satellite Photos Show Devastation

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• "Shanghai Academy acts as a front for Chinese spy recruitment, according to FBI."
  Brookings Institution Partnered With Shanghai Policy Center Under Scrutiny for Spying
  
• "New designation meant to crack down on proliferation of Communist propaganda in the US."
  Trump Admin Designates Chinese Confucius Institute as Communist Outpost
  
• "Who exactly benefitted from American removal of Saddam's Sunnis in Iraq?"
  The Gulf Wars Revisited

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• "Maine Dems argued legislation was racist." (joy buzzer-killers - jjs)
  Maine Democrat Sara Gideon Killed Bills Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation
  
• Raymond Ibrahim: "The jihad factor and the Left's role."
  Hagia Sophia and Cathedral of Cordoba

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE BUREAUCRACY, WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE

• "If suburban voters begin to understand what Biden's housing rule would mean for their communities, many would flock back to Trump, irrespective of what they think of his tweets."
  How Biden's Housing Plans Would Destroy America's Suburbs
  
• "A short documentary reveals the city's nightmare of homelessness, addiction, crime, and violence."
  The Truth About San Francisco
  
• "The Golden State should repeal its anti-freelancer law."
  Stop Punishing Gig Workers, California
  
• "Resistance from within the government to policies advocated by Republicans doesn't require a conspiracy -- only that the personnel of that government pursue their personal interests."
  No Need for a Conspiracy Theory

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "Beats expectation of 1.1 million new claims, another sign of economic recovery."
  New Unemployment Claims Drop Below 1 Million for First Time Since March
  
• "I'll get that done easily. We're going to take the House."
  Trump: 'I'm Going to Do a Capital Gains Tax Cut to 15%' in My Second Term
  
• "The group estimates that five out of six restaurants face permanent closure, and up to 16 million jobs could be lost."
  "On the Brink" of Economic Collapse: Chinese COVID-19 Response Is Killing the Restaurant Industry
  
• "Who cares about TikTok? There are plenty of reasons to crack down on the abuse of personal data by TikTok's parent, ByteDance. But the Trump administration's sell-it-or-shut-it order is the equivalent of a spitball directed at a dragon."
  TikTok, Schmiktok, or: Shooting Spitballs at the Dragon

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• "Howard is the subject of two Georgia Bureau of Investigation probes, one into his handling of the Rayshard Brooks incident, and one into whether he redirected grant money from the city of Atlanta, meant to be used by community non-profits, into his own pocket."
  Georgia Voters Boot Fulton County DA Who Charged Officer With Murder In Rayshard Brooks Case
  
• "The fact that George Floyd has become a household name but almost nobody will ever hear of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant is what's wrong with America in a nutshell."
  Justice for 5-Year-Old Cannon Hinnant Means Locking Up Violent Criminals

  HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE

• "Symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased considerably..." (what's that about "we're all in this together?" - jjs)
  More Than A Quarter Aged 18-24 Have "Seriously Considered Suicide" In Past 30 Days, Says CDC
  
• "Norman Wang's paper, originally published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) on March 24 and later redacted by JAHA in August after it elicited blowback, stated that there 'exists no empirical evidence by accepted standards for causal inference to support the mantra that 'diversity saves lives.'"
  University Of Pittsburgh Cardiologist Is Stripped From Fellowship Program After Criticizing Affirmative Action

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Truth nuke number 2.
  AG Barr: Our Public Education System Is "a Racist System, Maintained by the Democratic Party and the Teachers Union"
  
• "Race specifically was the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year, the Department of Justice found."
  Justice Department Probe Into Yale Finds Civil Rights Violations, Discrimination Against Asian American And White Applicants
  
• "Pandemic pods permit families to pursue education that best suits their children's needs -- and shouldn't that be the goal?"
  Why It's Ridiculous to Dunk on Parents For Privately Schooling Kids in "Pods"
  
• "A devastating new policy report provides data on how conservatives are sidelined in western academia. Now, conservatives have to decide what to do about it."
  New Paper Confirms Just How Rigged Higher Education is Against the Right

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• "Harris was ranked the 'most liberal' senator of 2019 by congressional watchdog."
  "Moderate" Kamala Harris Just Cosponsored Climate Legislation with Donkey-Chompers AOC
  
• "Activists are now leading the charge for solar and wind tax credits in the [Chinese] COVID relief bills."
  Everyone Needs Help During Chinese COVID -- Except The Solar Power Industry
  
• "America's energy policies are pushing its allies into the embrace of undemocratic rivals."
  Why the War On Nuclear Threatens Us All

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Our intrepid science reporter: "Uncovering what really happened at this spot on Mars will not only help us understand the geological history of the Red Planet, it could also amazingly enough help illustrate the cultural shifts going on right now on Earth, and how to shift them in a more rational and sane direction."
  Catastrophes on Mars and Earth

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• "She has already run for vice precedent."
  Rabbi Fischer: Why It Should Matter to Women That Kamala Harris Slept Her Way Up
  
• "It's a disturbing case that sees a judge approving of a woman's desperate need to force her 8-year-old son to become a girl."
  A Dallas Judge is Forcing a Man to Pay for His Son's "Sex Transition"

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• "Deeply disturbing."
  Sen. Hawley Reacts To Documents Detailing "White Men's Caucus" Race Training In US Nuclear Facility
  
• Christian Toto: "Biden's VP selection sparks fresh wave of Trump 'jokes' from the usual suspects."
  Late Night Propaganda: Noah, Fallon and Colbert Hail Harris
  
• "Both Dallas FC and Nashville SC players all took a knee at the start of the game."
  Fans Boo Major League Soccer Team For Kneeling During The National Anthem
  
• "As far as I can see, cancel culture is mercy's antithesis..."
  Singer Nick Cave Denounces Cancel Culture
  
• "The popular headphone company Beats by Dre tweeted last month." (fake it 'til you make it - jjs)
  Columbia Sportswear Announces Multiyear Sponsorship with Hate Crime Hoaxer Bubba Wallace as Brand Ambassador
  
• Larry Elder: "Moynihan wrote: 'A community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken homes, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable relationship to male authority, never acquiring any rational expectations about the future -- that community asks for and gets chaos. Crime, violence, unrest, unrestrained lashing out at the whole social structure -- that is not only to be expected, it is very near to inevitable.'"
  Liberal and Conservative Agree: Fathers Matter, Case Closed
  
• "Christians say, with the apostle Paul, that for us to live is Christ, and to die is gain -- yet at the very thought of death, so many of our churches slammed our doors shut and are keeping them closed. What does that say about our faith?"
  Churches Aren't Avoiding Death By Keeping Their Doors Closed. They're Ensuring It
  
• Walter Williams: "It's easy to be a Marxist if you know little about Marx's life."
  Are Today's Leftists Truly Marxists?
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "To be truly liberated, you must enslave others."
  The Oppressive Liberation of the Left

  HITHER & YON

• "A new film about a forgotten genocide makes for inspirational viewing."
  Mr. Jones 2019
  
• "A century ago a citizen army stopped a Soviet takeover of Europe."
  Communism's First Defeat

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