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Let's not mince words. Less MAGAts is a good thing. COVID-19 is killing those assholes. Before the virus is eradicated, a lot more MAGAts will be taking dirt naps. When the Thanksgiving surge meet and Christmas surge and the Christmas surge meets the New Year surge the deaths per day will skyrocket into April and June. Add to that the fact that many MAGAts will refuse the COVID-19 vaccines, MAGAt deaths will continue through 2022.
If enough MAGAts die, some states will turn. Add that to the fact that there could be less voter suppression, the MAGAts could meet their Waterloo. We will be able to punish them. It could get even better in the future. About 10 % of COVID-19 survivors are "long haulers". Many of them will see an early grave. Oh happy day!
MAGAts are dying by the thousands! Again...Oh HAPPY DAY!
Op Ed: I would encourage all Trumpers to follow Ken Buck's lead and not get vaccinated, not social distance and not wear masks. Believe Trump, the virus is a hoax.
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Congressman Ken Buck says he will not take the coronavirus vaccine because he’s 'an American’
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A Repubican congressman from Colorado announced he would not be taking the coronavirus vaccine because he’s “an American”, a statement that’s sparked controversy among officials.
Representative Ken Buck was asked on Friday about when he would receive the coronavirus vaccine given other members of Congress, such as Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, got the jab.
“I will not be taking the vaccine,” he told Fox News host Neil Caputo. “I’m an American. I have the freedom to decide if I’m going to take a vaccine or not and in this case I am not going to take the vaccine. I’m more concerned about the safety of the vaccine than I am the side effects of the disease.”
Mr Buck went on to state he was a “healthy person” like “most Americans” and thought that at-risk populations and healthcare professionals should be prioritised in receiving that vaccine.
“But I am not going to take a vaccine,” he said.
The announcement sparked a reaction from Dr Jonathan Reiner, the former medical adviser to President George W Bush during his administration.
“This is just ignorant, anti-vax, science denialism masquerading as libertarianism,” Mr Reiner said on CNN Friday. “The reason for a congressman to be vaccinated now is not simply to protect him from disease, it’s hopefully to protect his community from transmission. When you vaccinate someone hopefully you’re blocking the transmission of the virus and maybe most importantly now for a Member of Congress is to model the kind of behavior we want their constituents to adopt.”
Representative Eric Swalwell of California, a Democrat, also challenged his colleague on this decision to publicly state he would not receive a vaccine.
“Freedom is cool. Freedom also lets Congress keep people out of the Capitol who wish to infect others,” Mr Swalwell tweeted when responding to the congressman’s announcement.
Mr Buck then replied to his colleague on Twitter, writing: “My point was at-risk individuals should be prioritized before members of Congress.”
But that message was conflicting with what was said during the Fox News interview. Mr Buck made it clear he had no intentions to receive the vaccine and thought “safety” was a concern, but in the same breath pushed for other people to receive the treatment.
The representative’s conflicting messaging continued when he tweeted that the announcement of Moderna receiving emergency use authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine was “great news” and he encouraged “frontline workers, healthcare professionals, and at-risk individuals to get the vaccine immediately.”
These contrasting messages comes as both Republicans and Democrat lawmakers begin to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence received the vaccine on camera on Friday in an effort to build public confidence. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Dr Jill Biden, are anticipated to receive the vaccine next week.
Portions of the public remain wary, though, about receiving the vaccine – citing concerns about safety and government involvement. Republicans are four times as likely than Democrats to say they would never receive a Covid-19 vaccine, according to a ABC News-Ipsos poll.
Sidney Powell’s insane claims about the election being stolen have left judges across the country shaking and scratching their heads. But during a bonkers Oval Office meeting with her on Friday night, President Trump floated the idea of appointing her as a special counsel investigating voter fraud.
Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to The Daily Beast that Trump and Powell held the Friday meeting to discuss their baseless theories of mass election fraud.
According to The New York Times, which first reported the meeting, some aides were left in shock at Trump’s suggestion of making Powell a special counsel. Even Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s most loyal foot soldier in his election fraud crusade, was against the idea.
Powell, who has espoused QAnon beliefs, has spouted numerous convoluted and bizarre election conspiracy theories, too. She has claimed that the 2020 election was rigged by forces from Venezuela, China, and the company that makes voting machines, among others.
Faced with repeated legal losses and no real evidence of massive voter fraud, Powell nonetheless accused other aides of being quitters during the meeting, according to the Times.
Still even some of the president’s closest allies vocally opposed some of the insane ideas floated in the meeting. Along with Giuliani, White House counsel Pat Cipollone was against the special counsel idea. Flynn’s idea of invoking martial law was similarly shot down, as was an extraordinary idea for an executive order to seize voting machines, according to the Times, which described the meeting as “raucous.”
Even though Trump’s official legal team and campaign had to disavow Powell weeks ago, the president hasn’t been as eager to cut ties with the conspiracy-theory-spreading MAGA lawyer.
According to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter, in the time since Powell’s ejection from Trump’s legal “strike force,” the president has continued to stay in repeated, direct contact, including over the phone, with Trumpist attorneys Powell and Lin Wood, who have been running their own flailing legal blitzes separate from the legal team. (Powell and Wood’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election are in part funded by Trump friend and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s large donations, as The Daily Beast reported Friday night.)
During his multiple conversations in recent weeks with attorneys like Powell and Wood, Trump has encouraged their work and requested updates, and hasn’t told them to tone it down, much to the annoyance of several of Trump’s closest political lieutenants who see the duo’s endeavors as counterproductive and potentially harmful to Republican Senate candidates in Georgia.
Over the past several weeks, courts have one after another rejected Powell's ludicrous lawsuits, which she’d hyped as the “Kraken.”
One federal judge reminded Powell that judges “do not appoint the president in this country,” while another chided her legal team for undermining America’s democratic voting process without evidence. Dominion Voting Systems, the voting machine company which Powell and other conspiracy theorists have baselessly claimed influenced the 2020 election because of supposed ties to former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (who died in 2013), has also sent a cease and desist letter to Powell.
Op Ed: Trump should be arrested and tried for treason. He should be taken to Gitmo along with the rest of his mob and interrogated Dick Cheney style. After the trial by a military tribunal he should be executed along with his traitorous mob.
After staying mum this week on a massive cyberattack that U.S. officials suspect was perpetrated by Russian government hackers, President Trump broke his silence Saturday by suggesting that China may have been the culprit, linking it to his obsession with voter fraud in the past election.
“The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality,” Trump tweeted late Saturday morning. “I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control. Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant when anything happens because Lamestream is, for mostly financial reasons, petrified of discussing the possibility that it may be China (it may!).”
Trump added that “there could also have been a hit on our ridiculous voting machines during the election, which is now obvious that I won big, making it an even more corrupted embarrassment for the USA.”
There is no credible evidence of widespread voter fraud during the presidential election, which Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden. Twitter has flagged Trump’s tweet for misinformation.
Trump’s comments come as U.S. officials grapple with a serious breach that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, said would “take weeks, if not months” to understand and “determine the total number of agencies affected by the attack and the extent to which sensitive data and information may have been compromised.”
The hackers used sophisticated techniques to target government and corporate networks to steal sensitive information, Yahoo News’ Jenna McLaughlin reported. The government reportedly suspects APT29, or Advanced Persistent Threat 29, sometimes called Cozy Bear, a Russian hacking group associated with the Kremlin’s foreign intelligence service.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also attributed the attack to Russia, telling conservative radio host Mark Levin in an interview Friday that officials “can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity,” NBC News reported.
Treasonous Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (John Bazemore/AP)
Trump has consistently refused to take sides against Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a summit in Helsinki in 2018 he publicly accepted Putin’s denial of Russian interference, on Trump’s behalf, in the 2016 election — disputing the conclusions of American intelligence and law enforcement officials.
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called Trump’s tweet on Saturday “another scandalous betrayal of our national security by this president. Another dishonest tweet that sounds like it could have been written in the Kremlin,” he said. “Another obsequious display towards Putin. And yet another reason that Trump can’t leave office fast enough.”
Trump’s initial silence on the matter drew criticism from Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who said in a SiriusXM radio interview Thursday that the White House must issue an “aggressive” response to the incident.
“This is almost as if you had a Russian bomber flying undetected over the country,” he said, “including over the nation’s capital, and not to respond in a setting like that is really stunning.”
White House press secretary liar Kayleigh McEnany acknowledged the breach at a press briefing Tuesday, telling reporters that the government is “taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to the situation.”
West Palm Beach attorney Reginald Stambaugh sent a letter to Palm Beach Mayor Gail Coniglio and the Town Council on Tuesday laying out the legal reasons and security concerns that he said should bar Trump from living at his private club.
According to Stambaugh, Trump violated an agreement he entered into with the town after lengthy, contentious meetings in 1993 over his commitment to preserve the 18-acre estate if the town allowed him to turn Mar-a-Lago into a club.
It wasn't the only letter Coniglio received on the topic this week. A fax pocked with grammatical and spelling errors sent by an organization few knew anything about arrived Thursday expressing similar concerns.
"Neighbors of Mar-a-Lago, have a message for the outgoing commander in chief: We don't want you to be our neighbor and break our laws," read the opening salvo from the group calling itself the Palm Beach Committee.
President Donald Trump speaks with members of the armed forces via videoconference from the living room of Mar-a-Lago on Thanksgiving in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 23, 2017.
"When Mr. Trump vacates D.C. the majority of town residents and your constituents; Do Not want Trump to erect a new home or take permanent residence at Mar-a-Lago Social Club," the committee said.
Coniglio said she had never heard of the committee, and the fax did not identify any members. It claims Trump lost the right to live at the estate when he entered into the agreement in 1993, and it raised the specter of fervent and controversial Trump supporters showing up in the neighborhood.
"Trump is not above the law where he can flip / flop the town charter, laws and signed agreements to suit his personal whim," the fax read. "We do not (want) Proud Boys, Skin Heads, Neo Nazi Crazies visiting Trump proposed new PB residence. We hope you agree!"
Stambaugh sent a copy of his letter, first reported by The Washington Post, to the Secret Service, which has not revealed security plans for Mar-a-Lago once Trump's presidency ends.The town of Palm Beach was leery of Trump when he negotiated to convert Mar-a-Lago into a club. A year earlier, he failed to convince the council to allow him to subdivide the property and build mini-mansions. President Donald Trump takes off from Mar-a-Lago on Marine One in Palm Beach, Fla.
Under the agreement, the club's 10 guest suites could be used only by members and their guests for a maximum of three times a year and for no longer than seven days at a time. Those seven-day stays couldn’t be strung together consecutively.
There remains the question of whether Trump – as owner of the corporate entity that owns the club – should be considered a member or an owner. Trump purchased Mar-a-Lago in 1986 and lived at the estate during the season with his first wife, Ivana, and their children.
Trump and his attorney Paul Rampell presented Trump's plan to convert Mar-a-Lago at a Town Council meeting May 13, 1993. Rampell assured the council that Trump would no longer live at Mar-a-Lago.
"Another question that's often asked to me is whether Mr. Trump will continue to live at Mar-a-Lago," Rampell said during the presentation. "No, except that he will be a member of the club, and therefore, will be entitled to the use of guest rooms."
Rampell's assurances did not make it into the agreement. There is no language about whether Trump – as owner – must abide by the rules about overnight stays that apply to members. Neither Rampell nor the Trump Organization returned a request for comment.
Though the agreement says "the land shall be used as a private social club" and the club must abide by the uses allowed and prohibited by the agreement, the only reference to using it as a private residence is if the club shuts down.
Trump's status and right to live at Mar-a-Lago have never been formally challenged.
"As everyone knows, President Trump is already in violation of the Use Agreement by using Mar-a-Lago in excess of the allotted time," Stambaugh wrote in his letter. "This violation (as well as others on record) will continue without Town intervention."
Stambaugh cited health concerns over a microwave security fence on the property, "which is known to cause permanent brain trauma and other debilitating injuries."
Stambaugh claimed a client, whom he did not identify in his letter, "exhibits symptoms of exposure." Stambaugh did not respond to a request for comment.
Stambaugh said neighbors are concerned about "significant devaluation" of their property because of Trump's visits to his club, some lasting nearly two weeks.
Trump has made more than 30 presidential visits to Mar-a-Lago. During those times, residents and their yard workers, pool cleaners and other staff have had to pass through security checkpoints to reach their homes.
Mar-a-Lago neighbors complained when Trump requested a helipad be installed on the estate's back lawn. The Town Council agreed, provided it be used only for presidential business and be removed when Trump leaves office.
None of the neighbors' complaints recognizes that Trump is himself a neighbor of Mar-a-Lago. Trump-affiliated businesses or family members own two homes north of Mar-a-Lago and an oceanfront estate on the north side of Mar-a-Lago's beach.
Trump and the first lady switched their legal residency from New York to Mar-a-Lago last year. There would probably be no obstacles preventing them from living in another nearby Trump property.
Coniglio said a formal request would have to made for the council to take up the matter.
"I think it's obvious we need to take a deeper dive into things and get some legal advice," Coniglio said, though the issue could "simply be a code enforcement violation."
"Like any issue in Palm Beach," she said, "it will take on a life of its own."
Contributing: Darrell Hofheinz
Contact Christine Stapleton at cstapleton@pbpost.com or on Twitter @StapletonPBPost
Op Ed: Pence is a rat bastard but he is not taking off because he's butt hurt about losing the election. Pence is worried about the MAGAts turning on him and killing him. Pence will be leaving the US for a while to see if the heat on him cools a bit. Moscow Mitch is even in a more precarious position for admitting Biden won. Pence would be wise to leave the country for good where he will be safe from the MAGAts.
Mike Pence to confirm Biden then leave the country, says report
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US vice president Mike Pence (AFP via Getty Images)
Mike Pence could confirm Joe Biden as president-elect when Congress meets in three weeks time, and then leave the country, his aides have said.
The vice-president, who is due to confirm the Democrat’s assent to the United States presidency in a session of Congress on January 6, is believed to be planning on an overseas trip straight after those proceedings.
Three close aides told Politico that Mr Pence would leave the United States for around a week after the vote in Congress, in what appeared to be a bid to avoid Republican scrutiny.
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US vice president Mike Pence (AFP via Getty Images)
Mike Pence could confirm Joe Biden as president-elect when Congress meets in three weeks time, and then leave the country, his aides have said.
The vice-president, who is due to confirm the Democrat’s assent to the United States presidency in a session of Congress on January 6, is believed to be planning on an overseas trip straight after those proceedings.
Three close aides told Politico that Mr Pence would leave the United States for around a week after the vote in Congress, in what appeared to be a bid to avoid Republican scrutiny.
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“I suspect the timing is anything but coincidental,” one Pence ally said about the rumoured plans.
In doing so, Mr Pence would also avoid any scrutiny over his position as Donald Trump’s vice-president, as well as Republican backlash - amid allegations the election was rigged against Mr Trump, which have been without basis.
Mr Pence has remained largely silent on such matters, while still supporting Mr Trump’s complaints - and thus has avoided backlash from the president’s supporters.
According to a US government document seen by Politico, Mr Pence will travel to Bahrain, Israel and Poland, with the possibility that more stops are added, in the week between Congress’s vote and Mr Biden’s inauguration ceremony on January 20.
Mr Pence, as vice-president, must announce Mr Biden’s win - and his own loss - in the session of Congress, in what will be an uncomfortable scene for both him and Mr Trump, who continues to deny defeat.
The vote on 6 January also marks the final opportunity for lawmakers in Congress to object to the election outcome, but interventions are uncommon this late in the confirmation process.
It comes after the Electoral College confirmed Mr Biden as the election winner on Monday, in what was a further blow for Mr Trump, and another step towards officially affirming the results of the 2020 race, which Mr Biden won.
Mr Pence will want to avoid the same criticism thrown at the Republican senate leader Mitch McConnell this week, after he congratulated Mr Biden and Kamala Harris on becoming president-elect and vice-president elect on Tuesday.
On Twitter, Mr Trump wrote a day later that “people are angry” and shared an article claiming Mr McConnell was “not a patriot”, while making racist comments about his Taiwanese-born wife, Elaine Chao.
No other details were provided about vice-president Pence’s travel plans, while a Trump administration official told Politico the trip had not been confirmed.
The Thanksgiving surge is just getting its legs. Before someone dies from the coronavirus the languish in the hospital for a week or two and sometimes much longer. The Thanksgiving super spreader is still at work infecting anti-maskers which will make the Christmas surge even deadlier and more long lasting. As of today, 12/17/2020 2:50 pm, more than 316,000 Americans have seen an early grave due to the coronavirus. With COVID-19 being the gift that keeps on giving, by February the death toll could easily reach 550,000 especially when you factor in the New Year boost in the surge. By April fools day we could be looking at 750,000 mostly non human deaths. Trumpers are dropping like flies.
Humans have begged and pleaded with the MAGAts to wear masks and practice social distancing but that plea has fallen on deaf ears. Reality has failed to motivate them to mimic the behavior of human. MAGAts are still ignoring truth and logic and defying commonsense. There is no reasoning with MAGAts so why bother trying? In case you haven't figured it out yet, Trumpers are dangerously ignorant and profoundly evil. The more of them that die, the better the world will become.
Vaccines will not be deployed on a large scale until June of 2021 so we are a long way from reaching herd immunity. When you add that fact to the huge number of MAGAts who will not be getting the vaccine, the COVID-19 virus will not be eradicated in the US until at least sometime in 2022. Media coverage will mostly stop but the coronavirus deaths won't.
Keep in mind, COVID-19 deaths are being under reported in most red states. The reported coronavirus deaths and cases is much lower than the actual cases and deaths because of the dishonesty of the Republican run parasite states.
In a war soldiers are told that the more enemies they kill the more lives of their comrades in arms they will save. This is true. We are a war with evil. The more MAGAts that COVID-19 kills the more humans it will save
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President Donald Trump takes off from Mar-a-Lago on Marine One in Palm Beach, Fla.
