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December 9, 2020
DEMOCRAT RAPHAEL WARNOCK IN 2016: FIDEL CASTRO HAD A ‘COMPLEX’ LEGACY.
Democrat Raphael Warnock yesterday: Dem Senate hopeful Raphael Warnock reassures Georgia voters that he’s ‘a pro-choice pastor.’
As one person replied, “Pro-choice pastors strongly endorse 9 out of the 10 Commandments.”
GOODER AND HARDER: New York City Shootings on Track to Hit 14-Year High.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: What do the NIJ Body Armor protection levels mean?
JUST THINK OF THE NETWORKS AS DEMOCRATIC PARTY OPERATIVES WITH CHYRONS, AND THE AIRBRUSHING ALL MAKES SENSE: Eric Swalwell’s reported entanglement with Chinese spy ignored by CNN, broadcast networks.
Evergreen:
Related: Swalwell Refuses To Disclose Whether He Had A Sexual Relationship With A Suspect Chinese Spy.
BATTLESWARM BLOG: Paxton’s Supreme Court Gambit. “My fear is that the very novelty of this lawsuit will work against it. I’m not sure any state has ever filed to alter election results from other states, or that the Supreme Court would grant standing in the lawsuit. But by making it a state suing another state, it makes it a clear Supreme Court case under Article III of the Constitution.”
Uncharted territory here, but that’s no reason not to venture in at full speed.
THE WAR ON THE CHILDREN: Steep rise in depressive symptoms among 7-12 year olds during UK-wide lockdown.
MICHAEL WALSH: This Election Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test.
ROGER SIMON: Eight Red States Join Texas Supreme Court Suit, But No Tennessee? “Tennessee Republican voters are certain to remember this cowardice among some of their leadership…As many states as possible should join this suit. Kansas, where are you? Idaho? Wyoming? Montana? West Virginia? Oklahoma? Iowa? This lawsuit, when it plays out in front of the Supreme Court in the coming days, must be conducted with the utmost thoroughness and transparency. Get it wrong and the United States of America may not have a second chance.”
IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: It will take $130M to get more EVs on Colorado roads. Xcel wants its customers to cover the cost. “Consumer advocates and the PUC staff are troubled by how much influence Xcel Energy had in developing a $30 million rebate program funded by electric customers.”
IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: Cuomo’s Lockdown Threat Loophole Spares Saturday Night Live.
THE BIDEN ILLEGITIMACY: Joel Pollak: Why the 2020 Election Was Neither Free nor Fair.
There are common international standards about what makes an election “free and fair.” These criteria, summarized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, include: the “absolute” right to a secret ballot; the right to “express political opinions without interference; [t]o seek, receive and impart information and to make an informed choice”; the right of candidates to “equal opportunity of access to the media”; the “right of candidates to security”; freedom of association, and others.
Many of these were violated in 2020.
Plus, what to do next.
AMERICA’S PAPER OF RECORD: In ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Remake, Angel Tells George Bailey To Kill Himself Because He’s White.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: University Of Colorado Dean: ‘Never Waste A Good Pandemic’ — Replace 50 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty With 25 Instructors Who Teach More And Earn Less. “To many, White’s proposal read as an attack on tenure, shared governance and the notion of higher education as a public good.”
VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Embarrassing — Granny-Killer Cuomo Can’t Keep His COVID Numbers Straight.
Insanity Wrap needs to know: How are we supposed to follow the science when it’s jumping around like a meth-addicted jackrabbit?
Answer: Don’t ask questions and believe whatever Governor Cuomo needs you to believe at any particular moment.
Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.
- It’s like a scene from Prohibtion in… pot-loving Colorado?
- ACLU goes full BLM.
- How Governor Grinch Stole Christmas.
And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.
I’M GLAD TO SEE PEOPLE GETTING A JUMP ON PROTESTING PRESIDENT BIDEN’S RACISM AND SEXISM: Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball Will Remain In The Locker Room For The National Anthem All Season.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: MSNBC Host Joy Reid To Teach Journalism Class At Howard University In 2021.
