Reader’s Links for November 19, 2020

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103 Replies to “Reader’s Links for November 19, 2020”

    • Cuomo talks about how Sheriffs aren’t suppose to be able to pick and choose which laws to enforce but he supports ordering police to stand down and let rioters loot and burn. He can’t have it both ways.

  7. Four Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed Terrorists Killed During Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir -Video (sputniknews, Nov 19, 2020)
    https://sputniknews.com/india/202011191081209064-four-pakistan-based-jaish-e–mohammed-terrorists-killed-during-encounter-in-jammu-and-kashmir/

    “On Wednesday, a grenade was hurled at a paramilitary unit in India’s Jammu and Kashmir. A senior police officer said that the grenade however had missed the intended target and exploded on the road, leaving 12 civilians wounded.

    Four terrorists travelling by truck were killed during an encounter with security forces in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

    According to a senior police officer, they received information about three or four terrorists travelling in a truck.

    “The truck was intercepted by the security personnel at the Ban toll plaza in the Nagrota area. They opened fire on the security forces during a search operation following which [the security forces] retaliated. The operation lasted for two hours,” the official told Sputnik while adding that a security professional was also injured in the gunfight.

    Visuals from the site show flames emerging from the encounter site and the officer revealed that the truck in which the terrorists were travelling caught fire during the operation…”

    • India says, “Thanks, Uncle Vlad. Getting the facts of our story out.” Corporate media won’t deviate from Islam, the victim, Hindu (or Jew) the aggressor. No matter what.

      Those countries worried about being beat up after Uncle Sam’s shield is withdrawn pay close attention to the way Russia supports her friends. Soviet largesse is no more, but Russia finds ways to be helpful.

      Besides that UN Security Counsil veto, of course, which is bedrock protection clients of the Big Five expect.

      Neither treaties nor alliances, “special relationships” are something else. Russia won’t go to war for India, China won’t send troops to help Myanmar/Burma, American GIs won’t fight for Israel. Something undefinable, trust.

      When 0 abstained from UN Resolution 2334, the heinous condemnation of Israel in on Dec. 23, 2016, he fundamentally undermined trust in the USA. Every single country took note.

      A vicious, spiteful POTUS is always just four years away. The next one may be indifferent or strictly transactional. Nations don’t rotate on our election cycles.

      So Bibi, el-Sisi, and Modi have already congratulated Beijing Joe and Commie Hoe on their provisional “win”.

      Though if they are inaugurated, the worst is yet to come.

    • Yeah they are showing a lot of guts, I hope they are getting some form of protection for their stand.

      The top Republicans who run that States Legislature are meeting Trump in DC tomorrow. With the law suit asking the Judge to throw the PA election out and order the State Legislature to pick the electors, and the AZ Governor saying he won’t certify the election until the law suit is settled it is looking like Trump may get his second Term. All 3 cases will be headed to SCOTUS so it will be a nail biter until they rule.

  13. WATCH: Migrants Try to Break Down Barricade at British Army Barracks Camp (breitbart, Nov 19, 2020)
    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/11/19/watch-migrants-attempt-to-break-down-barricade-at-british-army-barracks-camp/

    “Video footage released on social media showed a group of migrants attempting to tear down the barricades surrounding a British army barracks, which was recently converted into a migrant camp amidst record-breaking waves of illegals flowing across the English Channel.

    On Monday, police were called to the Napier Barracks at Shornecliffe in Folkestone, which is located about 20 minutes south of the Port of Dover, where most illegal migrants are brought ashore by Britain’s Border Force.

    A spokesman for the police said per the local news outlet Kent Online: “Kent Police was called at 3:39 p.m. on November 16 to a report of a minor disturbance at Napier Barracks in Folkestone.”

    “Officers attended to offer assistance while the incident was dealt with. No arrests were made.”

    In the footage, migrants can be heard shouting “freedom” as the police attempt to persuade them to stop their assaults on the barricade…”

  14. Latest on Election Fraud; Congressman Louie Gohmert; Death to Honest Election 11.18.20
    American Can We Talk? – November 18, 2020

  15. The 21 year old barbarian Habibullah Ahmadi, who beat 75 year old Sara Anne Widholm, while she was out for a walk on the Ganatchio Trail, in Windsor, Ontario, was found guilty of 2nd degree murder. She was so badly beaten, the police could not identify whether the person was male or female. Sara remained in the hospital in a coma for 14 months before she finally died. Her husband, Alfred, a retired missionary, died suddenly a few weeks after Sara was beaten.

    The barbarian is scheduled to be sentenced January 11 – 12, 2021.

    Sara’s son stated: “ We are trusting the crown to do due diligence in this matter and show the community of Windsor and all of Canada that they are looking out for the best interest of the citizens and to be strong and faithful advocates for justice and the protection of the innocent”.

    Now it is up to the judge to show all Canadians what happens to a barbarian who beats an older, innocent Canadian woman to death.
    i personally hope he is sent to prison for the rest of his despicable life – throw away the key.

  17. I’m listening to the Trump Legal Team press conference.
    It’s excellent.
    IMO: They are setting up their case for the SCOTUS and the January 6 confirmation of the President Elect.
    They are also bringing great shame to Joe Biden and the Democrats.
    Trump will win.

    BTW, I wonder how the MSM will cover the presser. I wouldn’t be surprised if CNN cut off mid-way to go to other news.

    • BREAKING: Trump Campaign Press Conference with Rudy Giulliani and Jenna Ellis…
      Breitbart – November 19, 2020

      • Trump won the election on Election Day. George Soros will be defeated – what a diabolical plan – there should be many people charged with treason.

    • I think you are right, there are two and probably three swing states in play right now and Georgia may be added to that list. We have WI, PA, and AZ with GA being close to being thrown the legislature to pick the electors. The first three will give the election to Trump but number 4 would give the finger to the Dems.

      This may have been Trumps and Rudy’s plan all along however unless someone writes a tell all book we will never know.

  25. Firm linked to top Biden advisor lobbying to soften U.S. trade policy toward China
    By Daily Caller News Foundation November 19, 2020

    A consulting firm co-founded by Joe Biden’s incoming White House counselor registered in August to lobby for a tech company regarding U.S. trade policy with China, which is likely to remain a hot-button issue in the Biden administration.

    Applied Materials, a California-based semiconductor materials manufacturer, hired Ricchetti Incorporated in August to lobby Congress on China-related matters, according to lobbying disclosure reports filed with Congress.

    Steve Ricchetti, the Biden adviser, and his brother, Jeff Ricchetti, founded Ricchetti Inc. in 2001.

    https://libertyunyielding.com/2020/11/19/firm-linked-to-top-biden-advisor-lobbying-to-soften-u-s-trade-policy-toward-china/

  26. Graphic novel on Russian election threat: What fired CISA director’s agency was doing before the 2020 election

    This past weekend saw a flurry of Twitter-circulated rumors about a “raid” in Germany that supposedly recovered a server used by election software firm Scytl, a Spanish company that was bought out from bankruptcy in October 2020 by the Ireland-based Paragon Group.

    Scytl, through its U.S. subsidiary in Florida, has provided product support to U.S. elections for a number of years. The original story was that U.S. voting information was being forwarded to the server in Europe for tabulation, and a U.S. team of some kind (variously described as a U.S. Army team and one composed of other government agents) seized the server in Germany shortly before the first report, which appears to have been on 8 November.

    It isn’t the purpose of this article to adjudicate that reporting further. AP and Reuters have both reported that Scytl and the Army deny any such event. Scytl says it doesn’t have a server in Germany.

    Rather, the incident serves as an informative introduction to the DHS agency known as CISA, or Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency. After the Twitter rumors had bombed around for a couple of days, doing their best roller-derby imitation, the CISA director, Christopher Krebs, emerged with a tweet of his own, announcing that “election-related servers were NOT recently seized in Europe by the US Army contrary to #disinfo rapidly spreading across social media. Don’t buy it & think 2x before you share.”

    https://libertyunyielding.com/2020/11/19/graphic-novel-on-russian-election-threat-what-fired-cisa-directors-agency-was-doing-before-the-2020-election/

  27. (Richard: This article is interesting even if it is from the slimes)

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/world/americas/venezuela-maduro-critics-repression.html

    GÜIRIA, Venezuela — The host of a popular radio show, “The People’s Combat,” had always diligently praised Venezuela’s governing Socialist Party, even as millions sank into penury under its rule. But when acute gasoline shortages paralyzed his remote fishing town this summer, he strayed from the party line.

    On his show, the host, lifelong Socialist José Carmelo Bislick, accused local party chiefs of siphoning fuel, leaving most people queuing for days outside empty gasoline stations.

    Just weeks later, on Aug. 17, four masked, armed men burst into Mr. Bislick’s house and told him he had “run the red light,” before beating him in front of his family and hauling him away into the night. He was found dead with gunshot wounds hours later, dressed in his favorite Che Guevara T-shirt.

  28. National Democratic Party official suggests re-education for Trump supporters: ‘How do you deprogram 75 million people?’

    Some murky territory here

    David Atkins, a newly elected California member of the Democratic National Committee, declared recently that Democrats and liberals should “start thinking in terms of post-WWII Germany or Japan” in order to “deprogram 75 million people.”

    POLL: Who is the most corrupt?

    The 75 million people he referred to are presumably Trump supporters.

    According to the Associated Press, President Donald Trump received more than 73 million votes during the 2020 presidential election.
    What are the details?

    Conservative activist Jack Posobiec tweeted Atkins’ remarks, captioning them, “A Democrat Party official in California is calling for national re-education camps for families who voted for Trump. This is not OK.”

    https://www.theblaze.com/news/national-democratic-party-official-deprogram-trump-supporters?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202020-11-19&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM

  29. NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo: It’s ‘frightening to me’ that ‘arrogant’ sheriffs won’t enforce my COVID restrictions over Thanksgiving

    ‘I don’t believe as a law enforcement officer you have a right to pick and choose what laws you will enforce.’

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ripped sheriffs in the state who’ve recently declared they won’t be enforcing Cuomo’s COVID-19 restrictions over Thanksgiving — particularly the one that bans gatherings of more than 10 people.

    POLL: Who is the most corrupt?

    “I don’t believe as a law enforcement officer you have a right to pick and choose what laws you will enforce,” Cuomo said Wednesday during an Albany news conference.
    What’s the background?

    Cuomo announced new restrictions last week in response to the COVID-19 surge, saying gatherings in the state would be limited to just 10 people, including at private residences.

    https://www.theblaze.com/news/andrew-cuomo-arrogant-sheriffs-covid-thanksgiving?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202020-11-19&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM

  30. Trump Campaign Suggests Allowing Pennsylvania Legislature to Pick Electors
    By Janita Kan
    November 19, 2020 Updated: November 19, 2020
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    The Trump campaign has suggested to a federal judge in Pennsylvania that he should let the Republican-controlled state legislature select electors to cast votes in the U.S. Electoral College system.

    The campaign made the suggestion to U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann in a proposed revised complaint, filed on Nov. 18, in a case alleging that the state’s election process violated the Constitution because of differing standards of verification and transparency for mail-in versus in-person voters.

    “This court should enter an order, declaration, and/or injunction that the results of the 2020 presidential general election are defective and providing for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to choose Pennsylvania’s electors,” the campaign wrote in its second amended complaint (pdf). The draft complaint was attached to a motion requesting the court to afford the campaign an opportunity to amend their claims in the case.

    https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-suggests-to-court-to-allow-pennsylvania-legislators-to-pick-winner_3585916.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2020-11-19-3

  31. Democrat threatened to shoot DeSantis, Rubio, Scott for ‘looting’ Florida, deputies say

    Miami Herald | Nov 19, 2020 | News | 10

    Palm Beach County deputies have arrested a 55-year-old woman who they say made an online threat to shoot Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott for “looting” Florida.

    Karen Jones was arrested at her home in Lantana on Saturday over a Twitter post a few days earlier stating “DeSantis, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio are looting my state. Imma shoot them,” according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

    After having her rights read, Jones admitted to a detective that the Twitter account was hers and that she made the post, according to the sheriff’s office. Jones, who is registered as a Democrat, told the detective it was a “joke,” according to her arrest affidavit.

    “When I made the observation that there were no commonly used terminology to show the post was a joke, Jones stated that anyone who follows her knows her sense of humor,” Detective M. Horton wrote in the affidavit.

    The tweet is still available on Jones’ public Twitter account. It was made in her retweet of a Washington Post reporter who shared a Miami Herald article about DeSantis pushing an “anti-mob” legislation that would expand Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.

    https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98088?omhide=true

  32. Liberals FLIP OUT After Prosecutors Announce Intent to Charge Phoenix ANTIFA as a Criminal Street Gang

    This isn’t Portland.

    Liberal advocacy groups are sounding off in response to a plan from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to charge leftist rioters as a criminal street gang, demanding that the prosecutors drop riot charges against the ANTIFA-style “protestors.”

    18 Left-wing militants have been charged with various counts of rioting, unlawful assembly, aggravated assault on a police officer, hindering prosecution, criminal damage and obstructing public thoroughfare. The arrests were made on October 18th, during a Black Lives Matter riot where a Phoenix police squad car was destroyed and rioters deployed smoke devices at law enforcement.

    https://bigleaguepolitics.com/liberals-flip-out-after-prosecutors-announce-intent-to-charge-phoenix-antifa-as-a-criminal-street-gang/

  33. Liberals FLIP OUT After Prosecutors Announce Intent to Charge Phoenix ANTIFA as a Criminal Street Gang

    Liberal advocacy groups are sounding off in response to a plan from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to charge leftist rioters as a criminal street gang, demanding that the prosecutors drop riot charges against the ANTIFA-style “protestors.”

    18 Left-wing militants have been charged with various counts of rioting, unlawful assembly, aggravated assault on a police officer, hindering prosecution, criminal damage and obstructing public thoroughfare. The arrests were made on October 18th, during a Black Lives Matter riot where a Phoenix police squad car was destroyed and rioters deployed smoke devices at law enforcement.

    https://bigleaguepolitics.com/liberals-flip-out-after-prosecutors-announce-intent-to-charge-phoenix-antifa-as-a-criminal-street-gang/

  34. Iran to Saudi: Stop Blame Game, Cooperate with IAEA over Non-Transparent Nuke Program
    https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/11/18/2391904/iran-to-saudi-stop-blame-game-cooperate-with-iaea-over-non-transparent-nuke-program

    “Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna condemned recent remarks by Saudi Minister of State Adel al-Jubeir, saying that Riyadh should stop its blame game and instead cooperate with the IAEA over its non-transparent nuclear program…”

  35. Iran Slams UN Human Rights Resolution Proposed by Canada
    https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/11/19/2392494/iran-slams-un-human-rights-resolution-proposed-by-canada

    “Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed as unacceptable a draft resolution on human rights put forward by the Canadian government at the United Nations, decrying Ottawa for its instrumental and political use of international mechanisms.

    In a statement on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh bemoaned the fact that some countries use human rights as a tool to achieve their goals.

    “It is regrettable that some countries, including Canada, use human rights and its international mechanisms as a tool to advance their objectives and political ambitions,” he said.

    “Such unconstructive actions not only will not help promote the status of human rights and respect for human rights at the international level, but will only trigger moves to form negative clichés against, and attach political stigmas to independent countries,” the Foreign Ministry’s website quoted him as saying.

    “We condemn and regard as lacking any legal grounds and effect the move by the Canadian government and other sympathizers of the resolution, which is a clear example of abusing lofty human rights concepts and values in order to achieve short-sighted political objectives,” the spokesman added.

    Khatibzadeh noted that 114 out of 193 UN member states have either voted ‘no’ or abstained from voting to show their discontent with the hypocritical approach adopted by the supporters of the resolution.

    He urged the Canadian government to stop backing the US administration’s economic terrorism against the Iranian nation instead of showing hypocritical sympathy for Iranian people with regards to human rights.

    He also urged Canada to stop hosting economic offenders and looters of Iranian people’s wealth, who have found Canada a safe haven for the transfer and investment of the assets they have looted.

    “The Canadian-proposed resolution, which Ottawa has been presenting for several years now in line with its hostile policies against the Islamic Republic of Iran, was adopted today with the votes of less than half the UN member states, including the Israeli regime, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Albania, Britain and Canada,” he said.

    “One-hundred fourteen countries voted against this resolution or abstained, or did not take part in the voting session.”

    He said it is a shame that Canada has brought together “a bunch of governments with notorious records in the domain of human rights,” including the American, Israeli and Bahraini regimes, to teach human rights to Iranian people.

    Khatibzadeh advised the Canadian officials to correct their anti-human rights performance both inside and outside that country and not only stop this regime’s systematic policy of committing genocide against Canadian aborigines, but also answer for their complicity in anti-human crimes committed by the Saudi and Israeli regimes against Yemeni and Palestinian people.”

  36. Michigan Election Canvassers Claim They Were Coerced into Certifying Election Results

    Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, two Republican Election Board members from Wayne County, MI have signed sworn affidavits claiming they were bullied and coerced into certifying the election. On Tuesday night the two Republican Dwayne County Canvassers originally voted no to certifying the election, creating a deadlock. Ultimately, the two switched their votes to have a unanimous answer from the four-member board after receiving threats toward themselves and their families. Now, the members wish to rescind their votes.

    https://trumptrainnews.com/2020/11/19/michigan-election-canvassers-claim-they-were-coerced-into-certifying-election-results/

  37. IRGC to Deploy Naval Flotilla to Indian Ocean
    https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/11/19/2392790/irgc-to-deploy-naval-flotilla-to-indian-ocean

    “TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy will dispatch a flotilla of military vessels, including its new oceangoing warship, to the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, its commander said.

    Speaking to reporters on Thursday, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said the Rudaki oceangoing warship that joined the naval fleet today will be in a flotilla that would depart for the Indian Ocean.

    The naval flotilla, named after Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, will be deployed to the northern parts of the Indian Ocean for a mission that includes monitoring marine, subsurface and aerial data, he added.

    The flotilla will also practice asymmetrical warfare tactics in the upcoming mission, the commander noted, saying the new oceangoing warship would help the IRGC pursue its strategies for asymmetrical battle and intelligence superiority in faraway waters.

    “The naval flotilla has focused on the security of navigation in north of the Indian Ocean and action against branded and non-branded pirates, and will carry out operations if necessary,” the commander added.

    Tangsiri noted that the IRGC’s flotilla is also tasked with countering organized crimes such as drug trafficking, rescuing trade and fishing vessels, and combatting possible threats from extra-regional forces.

    The IRGC’s new warship, 150 meters in length and weighing 4,000 tons, is a multipurpose vessel for long-range operations. It is furnished with missiles, air defense systems, and radars.

    Rudaki warship has been equipped with a 3-dimensional phased array radar, sea-to-sea and sea-to-air missiles, advanced communication systems for electronic warfare, and the ‘Khordad 3rd’ missile system.

    The military vessel is capable of carrying helicopters, drones and attack boats.”

  38. Oceangoing Warship Joins IRGC Navy Fleet
    https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/11/19/2392608/oceangoing-warship-joins-irgc-navy-fleet

    “The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy on Thursday received an oceangoing warship capable of carrying aircraft.

    The homegrown oceangoing warship is named after Abdollah Rudaki, an IRGC Navy commander martyred in an assassination attack.

    The Iranian vessel joined the IRGC Navy’s fleet in a ceremony attended by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami and several senior military officials.

    The oceangoing warship, 150 meters in length and weighing 4,000 tons, is a multipurpose vessel for long-range operations. It is furnished with missiles, air defense systems, and radars.

    Rudaki warship has been equipped with a 3-dimensional phased array radar, sea-to-sea and sea-to-air missiles, advanced communication systems for electronic warfare, and the ‘Khordad 3rd’ missile system.

    The military vessel is capable of carrying helicopters, drones and attack boats.

    The IRGC said the new warship, known as a mobile “marine city”, would carry out combat, reconnaissance and logistical missions in oceans with the purpose of ensuring sustainable security in maritime routes and rescuing trade vessels and fishing boats of Iran and regional countries.

    The IRGC Navy had already expressed readiness to dispatch vessels to international waters.

    While the Iranian Navy is tasked with protecting the territorial waters in the Sea of Oman, the IRGC Navy has undertaken to ensure security of the Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf.

    The IRGC Navy says the security of the Persian Gulf will be ensured without the presence of foreign forces, particularly the Americans.”

  39. IRGC Chief: Sources of Threat to Iran Have No Safe Haven across Globe
    https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/11/19/2392748/irgc-chief-sources-of-threat-to-iran-have-no-safe-haven-across-globe

    “TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami warned that Iran’s response to any threat to its vital interests would not be confined to a specific region.

    The IRGC would not restrict its activities to a specific geographical region when it comes to protecting Iran’s security and vital interests, Major General Salami said on Thursday, after unveiling the IRGC’s first oceangoing warship.

    “If anybody seeks to threaten the interests of this great (Iranian) nation and country, they will definitely find no safe spot on Earth,” the commander warned.

    He further highlighted Iran’s success in playing a prominent and unique role in ensuring security in the Persian Gulf, which he said has strategic importance to the world economy.

    The commander then elaborated on the IRGC’s defense strategy that is coupled with offense tactics, cautioning the enemies that any threat or act of aggression will turn the IRGC into a fully offensive force.

    The IRGC Navy’s defense capabilities cover a broad range of tactics such as combat in close range, close combat in faraway areas, and remote combat, the commander noted.

    On the Rudaki oceangoing warship that has joined the IRGC Navy, General Salami said the vessel is used for defense, logistical support, and ensuring the security of Iran’s navigation routes in the region and abroad.

    The new warship, 150 meters in length and weighing 4,000 tons, is a multipurpose vessel for long-range operations. It is furnished with missiles, air defense systems, and radars.

    Rudaki warship has been equipped with a 3-dimensional phased array radar, sea-to-sea and sea-to-air missiles, advanced communication systems for electronic warfare, and the ‘Khordad 3rd’ missile system.

    The military vessel is capable of carrying helicopters, drones and attack boats.”

  40. What We Must Believe to Believe Biden Won

    The surreal list of innumerable irregularities.
    Thu Nov 19, 2020 David Catron
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    The Democrats dismiss any mention of the innumerable irregularities that tainted the general election as little more than crackpot conspiracy theories. This is a convenient way to avoid addressing serious questions raised by serious observers, but it will further undermine confidence in key institutions that form the foundation upon which the republic stands. Public trust in government, media, and even science was already declining before Election Day. This trend will dramatically accelerate if Americans don’t get answers to questions such as the following: Why would the voters deliver the Democrats a comprehensive down-ballot drubbing yet hand the White House to the worst presidential candidate in living memory?

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/11/what-we-must-believe-believe-biden-won-david-catron/

  41. FBI: Minorities More Likely to Commit Hate Crimes Than White People

    There were also as many hate crimes against Christians as against Muslims.
    Thu Nov 19, 2020 Daniel Greenfield

    Every time the FBI gets around to releasing the hate crime data for the previous year, the numbers reveal a wide gap between the media narrative and the reality on the ground.

    And the 2019 data is no different.

    After sifting through thousands of hate crimes from across the country committed by thousands of criminals, the final breakdown is that of 6,406 known offenders, only 52% of the perpetrators were white, and around 24% were black.

    The FBI measures Latinos as an ethnicity, not a race, so that the white racial category of offenders also includes Latinos.

    Asians couldn’t even break the 1% barrier.

    America’s demographic distribution comes out to about 60% white, 12% black, 18% Hispanic, and 5% Asian leaving us with the inescapable reality that Asians are not doing their part.

    Because of the conflation of white people and Latinos (a natural one since there’s no actual reason, except for politics, to classify the descendants of European colonists from south of the border as a separate race), the breakdowns are tricky. But the statistics make it obvious that white people are not committing hate crimes at their demographic representation in America.

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/11/fbi-minorities-more-likely-commit-hate-crimes-daniel-greenfield/

  42. Did Dominion Help Hugo Chavez Maintain Dominion Over Venezuela?

    The disinformation media is projecting that all information challenging this fraudulent election is “disinformation.”
    Thu Nov 19, 2020 Bosch Fawstin

    The disinformation media is trying to stop people from exposing their disinformation. But it’s no longer working the way it used to because there are now too many independent journalists who have decided to do the job that journalists are supposed to do, which is to follow the truth to wherever it goes.

    As I wrote on what’s left of my social media platforms, about the “no evidence” media:

    There is “no evidence” that Islam motivates jihad, “no evidence” that antifa are fascists, “no evidence” that “anti-racists” are racist, “no evidence” that “peaceful protests” are murderous riots….

    “This election was completely free of fraud.” -the fraudulent media

    The “Kavanaugh was a gang rapist” media

    The “Trump is an illegitimate president” media

    The “Islam means peace” media

    The “climate change is an existential threat” media

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/11/did-dominion-help-hugo-chavez-maintain-dominion-bosch-fawstin/

  43. Turkey Must Stop Provocations in Eastern Mediterranean – German FM
    https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2634346/turkey-must-stop-provocations-eastern-mediterranean-german-fm

    “Turkey has to cease provocations in the eastern Mediterranean if it wants to avoid new discussions about European Union sanctions against Ankara at an EU summit in December, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.

    “It is up to Turkey what decision will be taken at the EU summit in December,” Maas said ahead of a meeting with his EU counterparts.

    “If we see no positive signals coming from Turkey by December, only further provocations such as (Turkish President Tayyip) Erdogan’s visit to North Cyprus, then we are heading for a difficult debate,” Maas said.

    The question of imposing sanctions against Turkey would then certainly come up again, he added.”

  44. Canada: Iran Among Main Cyber-Crime Threats
    https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2634396/canada-iran-among-main-cyber-crime-threats

    “State-sponsored programs from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea pose the greatest high-tech threats to Canada, a report from the nation’s authority on cyber security warned Wednesday, saying it feared foreign actors could try to disrupt power supplies.

    “The number of cyber threat actors is rising, and they are becoming more sophisticated”, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and its Canadian Center for Cyber Security said.

    The center found that those four countries are very likely attempting to build up capacities to disrupt key Canadian infrastructure — like the electricity supply — to further their goals.

    The report said they are also expected to target intellectual property related to the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in order to boost their own response to the contagion.

    Threats against Canadians and their companies include cyber spying and online influence campaigns.

    “The most sophisticated capabilities belong to state sponsored cyber threat actors who are motivated by economic, ideological, and geopolitical goals,” the center said.

    “We assess that almost certainly the state-sponsored programs of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea pose the greatest state-sponsored cyber threats to Canadian individuals and organizations,” it added.

    That said, many other states are rapidly developing their own cyber threats.

    State-sponsored attackers are expected to continue to “conduct commercial espionage against Canadian businesses, academia, and governments”, the center said.

    It further warned that the pandemic has led to a jump in teleworking and online activity in general for Canadians, a trend that will continue and could expose people to an evolving array of cyber threats.

    Canadians lost over Can$43 million (US$32.8 million) to cybercrime fraud in 2019, according to statistics from the Canadian AntiFraud Center.

    CSE is probing whether China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd can supply equipment for next-generation 5G networks. The United States and other close allies have moved to block Huawei, saying its gear could contain backdoors allowing access for spies.

    “State-sponsored actors are very likely attempting to develop the additional cyber capabilities required to disrupt the supply of electricity,” it said.

    In 2019, Russian-associated actors probed US and Canadian electricity utilities, it added.”

  45. Al-Sheikh urges GCC counterparts to work to disseminate noble principles of Islam
    https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/600494/SAUDI-ARABIA/Al-Sheikh-urges-GCC-counterparts-to-work-to-disseminate-noble-principles-of-Islam

    “Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al-Sheikh has urged his counterparts in the Gulf Cooperation Council member states to work toward disseminating good Islamic principles, including moderation, and call for tolerance, mercy, and co-existence, on a priority basis.

    Al-Sheikh also warned against the exploitation of youths by terrorist organizations and groups that manage to lure and push them toward violence, extremism, and terrorism.

    The Saudi minister made the remarks during the opening session of the sixth meeting of GGC ministers in charge of Islamic affairs and endowments.

    In the virtual session which was chaired by the United Arab Emirates, Al-Sheikh lauded the fruitful coordination among the ministries in charge of Islamic affairs on enhancing the principles and protection of the youngsters from deviation and anti-Islam intellectual trends.

    “We are meeting at a time when the world, including our Islamic world, is facing unprecedented challenges as extremism, terrorism and sectarianism have become a global scourge, seeking to undermine the very foundation of the nation-state, tear apart the social fabric, threaten national security and regional security, and affect international peace and security, the Saudi minister said.

    He added: “It is no secret that our countries are facing separate dangers that seek to undermine our sovereignty and security, making it imperative for all of us — ministers and officials responsible for Islamic affairs in our country — to stand against it by rationalizing the understanding of religious discourse, and directing preachers and imams of mosques, preachers and guides and to urge people to be prudent in dealing with such events.””

  46. House Republicans call for hearings into violence against Trump supporters at MAGA march
    They claim the ‘silence’ from D.C.’s mayor is part of a ‘broader pattern’ of discrimination

    EXCLUSIVE: The top Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are demanding Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney to hold a hearing to examine the violence against supporters of President Trump after the “Million MAGA March” in Washington, D.C. last weekend.

    They are also calling for answers from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, claiming her “silence” on the issue is part of a “broader pattern of viewpoint discrimination.”

    House Oversight Committee Ranking Member James Comer, R-Ky., Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., and Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, penned a letter to Maloney, D-N.Y., after more than 20 people were arrested last weekend amid violent clashes between Trump supporters and counterprotesters in D.C.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-hearings-violence-against-trump-supporters-maga-march

  48. Obama admits failure to handle Syria tragedy
    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201119-obama-admits-failure-to-handle-syria-tragedy/

    “Former US President Barack Obama has admitted that his administration failed to deal with the “Syrian tragedy” during his presidency.

    In an interview with German channel NTV on Wednesday, Obama expressed: “In the field of foreign policy, the tragedy in Syria continues to cause me real pain. During the events of 2011 that occurred in a number of Arab countries, Egypt was at the top of my concerns, and then Libya, and after that the Syrian crisis began to worsen.”

    “I was not able to attract and convince the international community not to allow the collapse of Syria. So far, I have not been able to stop thinking about the human tragedies that occurred after that,” he added.

    Obama acknowledged that he was facing severe criticism in the US and abroad following his refusal to send land forces to Syria, noting that “many people see this position as negative.”

    He blamed the Democratic Party for the failure to boost his popularity, indicating: “Even after my re-election we were unable to obtain a majority in the Senate. I was more restricted than I wanted when I passed some laws.”

    It has been reported that Bashar Al-Assad’s regime is responsible for the deaths of more than half a million Syrians during Obama’s second term, which ended in 2016. In addition, the regime imposed a siege on hundreds of thousands of people in many parts of Syria, causing the displacement of millions in the country and abroad.”

  49. Libya army: ‘Wagner, Janjaweed mercenaries dig trenches in Sirte’
    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201119-libya-army-wagner-janjaweed-mercenaries-dig-trenches-in-sirte/

    “The Libyan army announced on Wednesday that the Russian Wagner group and the Janjaweed mercenaries are still digging trenches in the northern city of Sirte.

    This came in a statement made by Spokesperson for the Sirte and Al-Jafra operation Abdul Hadi Dara to Anadolu Agency.

    Dara confirmed that the Libyan army forces are still stationed at their positions and are closely monitoring all the movements of armed mercenaries in the city of Sirte.

    He explained that the Russian Wagner group and the Sudanese Janjaweed mercenaries are still digging trenches in Sirte and are stationed in Jafra and Hun.

    Dara added: “The agreement of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) was not properly implemented, especially with regards to expelling foreign mercenaries from the city of Sirte.”

    “We are committed to the ceasefire and to any agreement, provided it is implemented in the correct way,” he concluded…”

  50. Iran-backed militants in Iraq launch ‘Sharia youth groups’
    https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/11/18/iran-backed-militants-in-iraq-launch-sharia-youth-groups

    “Armed Iraqi vigilante groups have been accused of “attacking” shops selling alcohol in the capital Baghdad with the growing influence of religious youth groups in the country, according to reports.

    These “little known” groups could be linked to the pro-Iran, US-proscribed terrorist organisation Kataeb Hezbollah, or Iraqi Hezbollah, which are accused of “posing a danger for Iraq’s future”, Al Monitor reported.

    Most recently, these groups have been linked to a blaze at the Baghdad offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, attacks on media outlets and targeting US interests in Iraq.

    “This new-formed group is calling itself Rabaa Allah, and it has been fast-evolving alongside with other 3 main groups affiliated with it,” the report said.

    “Observers say that some religious youth groups apparently connected with them should be watched closely.”

    A live broadcast by the Kataeb Hezbollah-linked Al-Etejah channel was posted on YouTube capturing the inaugural ceremony of the “Sharia Youth Gathering”.

    The newly formed group held a giveaway of prized items such as tuk-tuks – scooter-like modes of transport that became widely used during the nationwide protests last year.

    Analysts say this was an attempt to incentivise young Iraqis to join the group, amid a period of high unemployment and extreme poverty.

    The founding of the youth group could be a strategy “to enable a plausible denial” of attacks by pro-Iran militia groups that are officially linked to the government, the report states…”