What if the attempt by the campaign to dismiss accusations is undone by it being a pattern?

In his insistence that we just didn’t do lockdown right, Emanuel sounds a bit like the old communists who frequent the coffee shops of the Upper West Side of Manhattan muttering about the real communism that never got its fair test. //

The Obama-era Emanuel had sermonized that the 75-and-overs should “stop getting any regular preventive tests, screenings, or interventions.” Even antibiotics would be out, as he wrote in his famous Atlantic article. “Death from these infections is quick and relatively painless. So, no to antibiotics.”

“I will die when whatever comes first takes me,” the then-57-year-old promised cheerfully.

Emanuel Is the ‘Rationer in Chief’ //Emanuel earned his reputation as “rationer in chief” when he wrote, “Other things being equal, we should always save five lives rather than one, but things are rarely equal.” Accordingly, a system he proposed “produces a priority curve on which individuals aged roughly 15 and 40 years get the most substantial chance, whereas the youngest and oldest people get chances that are attenuated.”

Emanuel conceded that his plan appeared to discriminate against the elderly but explained: “Unlike allocation by sex or race, allocation by age is not invidious discrimination. … Treating 65-year-olds differently because of stereotypes or falsehoods would be ageist; treating them differently because they have already had more life-years is not.” //

Another reason the doctor seems so committed to the lockdown is that he’s now in the business via a newly formed company called COVID-19 Recovery Consulting, which helps “business reopen safely, responsibly, efficiently, and in compliance with the law.” In other words, it makes money helping people emerge from lockdowns — the same lockdowns Emanuel pushes.

I am inundated with angry messages from conservatives telling me they are “colorblind” and that it’s wrong for me to suggest race matters at all.

This is a lie that the Right has bought into and continues to push to this day. I believe it is based on Dr. Martin Luther King’s now famous (and inspiring) “I Have a Dream” speech, in which he expressed hope that one day all men would be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. A worthy idea, indeed, and one worth pursuing.

However, it is important to note that MLK did not suggest that color/race was irrelevant. He simply said it should not be the basis on which we judge each other. There is no Black person in America, past or present, who doesn’t have to think about race every single day in one way or another. It is the silly man or woman who tries to pretend race doesn’t matter. It most certainly does…and that’s okay.

To loop back around to my previous point, perspective is everything. The Black experience in America is largely shaped by our color, our past and the realities of racial tension and injustice in this country as we’ve grown, improved and continue to better ourselves as a nation. For better or for worse, Black people speak the language of race. We must. Our entire American experience has centered around race. It is wholly unreasonable to ask us to pretend such a thing doesn’t exist. Again…that’s okay. //

As a conservative Black woman my point of view is defined by many things, including my race. When a story about a kidnapped child comes across the wire, my perspective as a mother will shape that story a little differently for me than if I weren’t a mother, or if I were a man. My perspective on said story is informed by things like where I live, where I came from, what my family’s experiences with that particular crime may or may not have been. If I write about that story, everything about my own experience will help shape the tone and angle of my piece. My perspective as a 46-year-old woman is vastly different than it was as a 26-year old woman.

Why is race the only thing I’m not allowed to draw on for some perspective? Ben Shapiro (to use a popular example) and I share a lot of political views as fellow conservatives. However, we have experienced race and race issues very differently in our lives. Does that invalidate our discussions on the issue? Absolutely not. It simply means that I have a perspective as a Black woman that he doesn’t, and vice versa. We should not run from these differences. They are to be embraced.

Perspective matters. Race matters. It should matter. Even as a Christian who’s heart is aimed toward an eternal perfection one day, I do not believe that race, heritage or tradition will simply disappear in heaven. What will disappear is the sin attached to our tribal instincts. What will be elevated is the glory, the beauty, the richness in diversity. We will not see “past” race, but we will see the purpose of our differences fulfilled. //

Yes, my fellow conservatives…race matters. It does not matter more than anything, but it does matter. Don’t be scared of that. We have logic, reason and information on our side. When we add a healthy sense of curiosity about things and perspectives we don’t yet know or understand, we could possibly begin to see that desperately needed shift in American popular culture that we’ve all been hoping for.

Adam Housley
@adamhousley
2/6 This is no October surprise...this actually falls flatly on the back of the FBI that failed to address this beginning more than one year ago and came out now also due to a series of keystone cop decisions by Republican staffers to flat ignore this family for months.

Throughout this entire process JP and his family...dad is a Vietnam Vet...have done everything by the book. They were first rebuffed in September 2019 by the FBI...that’s no October surprise.

They made multiple approaches to the FBI in 2019

Progressives on Twitter had a collective meltdown when Katrina Pierson, a senior advisor to President Trump’s campaign, publicly thanked rapper and actor Ice Cube, whose real name is O’Shea Jackson, for his contribution to President Trump’s Platinum Plan, which is designed to promote economic growth in the black community. The artist, who has been a vocal critic of the president, has come under fire for giving his input on the plan even though he was rebuffed by the former Vice President Joe Biden’s team. //

On Wednesday, Ice Cube clarified his role in creating the Platinum Plan on Twitter, noting that both the GOP and the Democrats reached out to him about his Contract With Black America (CWBA), a document that he released on social media detailing his desires for government action. He indicated that while the Democrats promised they would address the plan after the election, Trump’s team was willing to sit down with him and use his input to craft their strategy. //

Ice Cube’s willingness to reach out to both parties instead of only the Democrats is a break from the norm when it comes to high-profile black Americans. The GOP’s failure to engage with the black community in a meaningful way has bred much distrust in the black community.

But it is still telling that Biden’s team refused to meet with Ice Cube. The reason why they did not take him seriously is apparent: They don’t have to. Since the Democratic Party hasn’t had real competition from the GOP for black votes in decades, they already know that they will win the vast majority of the black community’s support.

So, a link to an article in the NY Post — a publication founded in 1801 when Thomas Jefferson was President — is now “Unsafe” for Twitter users to read.

Now note the following:

Abigail Marone 🇺🇸
@abigailmarone
🚨📩 INBOX from @TeamTrump —>

Former Democrat operative turned Facebook official censoring journalism harmful to Biden //

There is a very interesting angle to these actions by Twitter and Facebook, as they come only one day after Justice Clarence Thomas issued a statement as part of a Denial of Cert by the Supreme Court, addressing the fact that the Court has yet to take a case involving issues under Sec. 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Senator Hawley covered Justice Thomas’ published statement in the clip above.

Ted Cruz
@tedcruz
Very odd. Both Hirono & Booker asserted sexual orientation is “immutable.”

Webster’s defines as “not capable of or susceptible to change.”

I wasn’t aware the Left insisted sexuality can never change over the course of one’s life.

While insisting gender can change continuously.

Humans are pack animals. We need social interaction and peer to peer presence. Keeping someone in isolation is such a nasty thing that even prisons are looking to reform solitary confinement. It’s unnatural to us as a species to be so alone for so long without our family and friends.

We’re so naturally geared toward being around one another that our bodies use one another to make sure we stay healthy. We develop immunities by sharing germs and viruses.

In short, what we’re doing now is not only killing ourselves by not allowing our bodies to do what they do naturally in order to conquer sicknesses like COVID-19, but we’re killing ourselves by keeping each other isolated from one another. We have vastly overestimated the virus that we’re hiding away from but have given almost no attention to one of the very basic needs of the human race and it’s going to have longer-lasting effects on people than the virus ever will.

Four. Hundred. Thousand. Ballots.

In one state.

In a national race that was determined by less than that in 2016.

And the Democrats want to tell us we are overreacting.

This is what is so damaging about these claims. Despite overwhelming evidence that this is a problem, Democrats want to pretend like it is something to ignore. If it isn’t a problem, what would be so hard about creating teams, immediately following the election, to canvas voters and find out who is who and where they are? Why not make the effort to ensure that ALL of the votes cast are done so with the highest regard for accuracy and integrity?

Another interesting fact I have encountered: Without fail, every single person I have engaged on this issue, who has shown ballots being sent to them that didn’t belong there, without fail, are Republican. Are Democrats not getting these ballots? Do they not find it just as alarming the ease with which they could break the law? The ONLY reason you wouldn’t be outraged by this, is if you condone the occasional cheating that may occur, if not full-blown operations to commit fraud.

Long and the short of it, this 400k number, in one state, likely adds up to tens of millions of ballots across the country. Think it isn’t a big deal now?

Sounds like the hiring of Hunter Biden and Blue Star Strategies was money well spent.

The Senator asked:

• How did Twitter determine that the New York Post story was a violation of its policy governing the distribution of hacked materials or approach to blocking links? Will Twitter make its decision-making process with regard to this case of content removal publicly available?
• How did Twitter find that the New York Post was “directly” distributing hacked materials – and thus in violation of its policy – when it is not clear that this is the case?
• Why did Twitter take additional, unprecedented action to lock the primary Twitter account of the New York Post, one of the nation’s most widely-distributed newspapers?
• If you have evidence that this news story contains “disinformation” or have otherwise determined that there are inaccuracies with the reporting, will you disclose them to the public so that they can assess your findings?
• Did any member of the Biden-Harris presidential campaign team or any person representing themselves as a representative of the campaign’s interests ask, encourage, or direct Twitter to suppress the New York Post story?

Josh Hawley
@HawleyMO
My letter to the FEC re ⁦@Twitter⁩ ⁦@Facebook⁩ potential violation of federal election law //

This conduct does not merely censor the core political speech of ordinary Americans, though it certainly does that. Twitter’s and Facebook’s conduct also appears to constitute a clear violation of federal campaign-finance law. Federal law prohibits any corporation from making a contribution to a federal candidate for office. Twitter and Facebook are corporations. A contribution includes “anything of value…for influencing any election for Federal office.”

The Lincoln Project convinced Democratic donors to part with $39,384,397 in Q3. It burned a staggering $13 million on operating expenditures, made $23.9M of IEs (mostly routed into its founders firms), and ended with $13.2M on hand.