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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L99fiuE4-0c

China Demands Biden Return U.S. to Iran Nuclear Deal

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 23, 2020 57 Comments

Communist China on Monday demanded the United States to return to the Iran nuclear deal and end all sanctions placed on Tehran under President Donald Trump’s watch once Joe Biden moves into the White House.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1341537886315950080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1341537886315950080%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-threatens-to-veto-massive-covid-bill

Trump Tells Congress to Eat COVID-19 Bill, Wants Amount Increased to $2,000

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 63 Comments

President Donald Trump announced he wants Congress to amend the COVID-19 relief bill to give Americans $2,000 instead of $600. The best part? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi "forgetting" that Republicans and Trump never once told her the amount they wanted to give people. Oh, she also said one day ago that $600 is a significant sum.

https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1174023794396151808

Netanyahu-Gantz government collapses, Israel headed to 4th election in 2 years

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2020 17 Comments

It's not like I told you so, but I told you so.

https://www.wicz.com/story/43061166/ny22-canvassing-of-votes-continues-this-week-in-undetermined-congressional-race

#NY22: Delayed Time Stamps on Ballots Stored In Jail Cell May Impact Election Outcome

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 19 Comments

New York's 22nd Congressional District will begin the next session without a representative because the election is still a mess. First, it was sticky notes. Now, it's about time stamps on ballots stored in a jail cell. You cannot make up this stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUWZA43UblM#action=share

After Thanksgiving Scandal, Dr. Birx to Retire

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 22, 2020 24 Comments

Dr. Birx was outed Sunday for defying her own holiday get-together guidance issued to the general public and has decided to retire after the "overwhelming" experience of having her hypocrisy gracing national headlines. Birx will help the Biden team and then she's out.

American Association of University Professors Backed Only Democrats in Midterms

U. Michigan Student Faces Assault, Battery Charges After Attacking Jewish Activist

Washington State U. Bans Fall Rush for Fraternities, Sororities Starting in 2027

Illinois Teacher Union Boss Gets Substantial Pay Raise Despite Low State Reading Scores

Faculty Senate at Northwestern Calls for Restrictions on ICE Access to Campus

Oregon State Instructor Reports Student for Arguing There are Only Two Sexes

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Demands Eric Swalwell be Cut From Intel Committee

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2020 32 Comments

Despite being allegedly compromised by a spy from China, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is still serving on the House Intelligence Committee for some reason. Do you think Russia-crazed Congress members like Adam Schiff or even Nancy Pelosi would allow this to go on if Swalwell was a Republican? What happened to all the concern about threats to our democracy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5cuxSsRRus

Biden Expected to Pick Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary, Endangering DeVos’s Policies

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 23 Comments

Joe Biden picked Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his Education secretary.

https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1341194168782245889

No Pushback When CNN Guest Suggests ‘a Little Cheating’ Reelected McConnell

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 27 Comments

Retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson claimed "there was a little cheating" to reelect Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront. Fill-in host Kate Bolduan and the other panelists did not dispute Wilkerson's suggestion.

https://abc7.com/governor-newsom-update-california-coronavirus-ca-covid-gavin/8953756/

Newsom Hints at Longer Lockdown as Craft Breweries, Restaurateur Sue Him Over Restrictions

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 35 Comments

Oh, Gov. Gavin Newsom. What are we going to do with you, you hypocrite? Newsom said on Monday that California "very likely" faces a longer COVID-19 lockdown after the state's breweries and a Los Angeles restaurateur filed a lawsuit against him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vyATpgwo0w

Over 70 West Point Cadets Accused of Cheating on Calculus Exam

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 53 Comments

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point accused over 70 cadets of cheating on a math exam, making it the school's worst academic scandal in 45 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anduXwcSIrc

Sidney Powell May Get To Try To Prove Her ‘Kraken’ Case – As a Defendant in Civil Lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2020 96 Comments

There have been several post-election developments in the last few days.

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/december/headline-890324-en.html

Statue of Robert E. Lee Removed from US Capitol

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 21, 2020 15 Comments

Monday, Virginia Governor ~~Blackface~~ Ralf Northam (advocate of post-birth abortion) announced Virginia had removed its statue of Robert E. Lee from the nation's capitol.

TX Gov. Abbott Receives Draft Language for Law for State to Take Over Austin Police

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 21, 2020 35 Comments

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed he received draft language for a law for the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) to take over the Austin Police Department (APD). Abbott's decision comes a few months after the Austin City Council voted to strip APD's budget by almost one-third.

Birx Broke Her Own Recommendation to Limit Thanksgiving to ‘Immediate Household’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 21, 2020 44 Comments

Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House COVID-19 team told Americans to limit Thanksgiving to "your immediate household." Yeah, Birx couldn't follow her own advice. She traveled to a vacation home with three generations of her family the day after Thanksgiving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RklrwQ448 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkcH3y8UCmM

Congress Will Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill Almost Half of What Democrats Asked Before Election

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 21, 2020 34 Comments

Congress will vote Monday night on a COVID-19 relief bill worth $900 billion along with a $1.4 trillion spending bill to cover the remainder of the 2021 Fiscal Year. The Democrats wanted a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill before the election, but Republicans offered $900 billion. The left only agreed to that amount after their guy won the presidential election.

Republicans See Encouraging Signs for Their Campaigns in Georgia Senate Run-off Races

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 21, 2020 30 Comments

As it stands now, Republicans hold a 50-48 advantage in the battle for who controls the Senate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf3RiS3su1Q

COVID-19 has Mutated, But Questions Arise Over Real Hazards of New Strain

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 21, 2020 48 Comments

My colleague Vijeta Uniyal reported that enhanced pandemic restrictions in the United Kingdom were being implemented to battle a new strain of the Wuhan virus, regarded as “much more infectious.”