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More than 1 in 3 Americans believe a 'deep state' is working to undermine Trump

Mallory Newall
Ipsos
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:01 UTC
department of the deep state
According to a recent NPR/Ipsos poll, a strong majority of Americans are concerned about the spread of false information and specifically that information they receive on social media is not accurate. However, there are also signs that recent misinformation, including false claims related to COVID-19 and QAnon, are gaining a foothold among some Americans.

Detailed Findings

The American public is deeply concerned about the spread of false information and are particularly concerned about COVID-19-related misinformation.
  • More than eight in ten (83%) say they are concerned about the spread of false information, and a majority (54%) report being very concerned.
  • Eighty percent are specifically concerned about the spread of false information about the coronavirus and vaccines.
  • More than two-thirds are concerned both that the information they receive on social media is not accurate (69%), and also about foreign interference in social media (67%).

Comment: Once again, the bastions of truth are "disturbed" by the number of people who don't believe their lies. We suppose it would be disturbing for NPR to get undeniable evidence that they suck at their jobs.

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TV

Twisted priorities: Salon laments Pornhub purging rape and sexual abuse videos from site for 'destroying the livelihoods of thousands of pornographers'

Harris Rigby
Not the Bee
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:45 UTC
Porn Hub website
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Earlier in December the internet pornography site Pornhub announced that it would be purging its site of certain material and deleting users and uploads from non-verified accounts, along with restricting downloads.

This announcement came after the New York Times published a column detailing the sexual abuse, specifically of children, that was being filmed and distributed on the, unfortunately, extremely popular website. The details of the stories reported by the New York Times are beyond disturbing and tragic, and I won't detail them here, you can read the full story yourself.

The Canada-based pornography site responded to public pressure after this article and has, at least publicly, made moves that show they are going to reform their policies to prevent the distribution of that kind of content. Some are skeptical about trusting Pornhub, given their willingness to exploit and profit from sexual assault for years.

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Heart

Arkansas doctor closing practice forgives $650K of cancer patients' debt

Amy Furr
Breitbart
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:00 UTC
Omar Atiq
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An oncologist has lifted the crushing weight of medical debt off the shoulders of almost 200 cancer patients in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Dr. Omar Atiq founded the Arkansas Cancer Institute in 1991 and his clinic recently sent out a special holiday greeting to his patients, according to Fox 16.

The letter read:
I hope this note finds you well. The Arkansas Cancer Clinic was proud to serve you as a patient. Although various health insurances pay most of the bills for majority of patients, even the deductibles and co-pays can be burdensome. Unfortunately, that is the way our health care system currently works. Arkansas Cancer Clinic is closing its practice after over 29 years of dedicated service to the community. The clinic has decided to forego all balances owed to the clinic by its patients. Happy Holidays.
Dr. Atiq said because this year has been so challenging, it brings him great joy to help his patients with their finances.

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Dollars

Big money pouring into effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom

Mike LaChance
American Lookout
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:00 UTC
newsom private dinner no mask
© Fox 11California governor caught ignoring his own mask and social distancing rules at private restaurant dinner with two high-level members of the California Medical Association
California Governor Gavin Newsom is now facing a serious effort to recall him from office.

Not only have the people behind the recall gathered nearly a million necessary signatures, they are now getting huge donations to keep their efforts going.

Comment: Why are Californians are fed up with their governor? A small sample:

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Footprints

Native American and former marine tased after walking off park path

Elizabeth Louise
Daily Caller
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:58 UTC
man/dog tased
© screenshotMan and dog tased
A Native American man who was taking a stroll with his sister was tased by a park ranger in New Mexico after stepping off the walking trail on a national park, according to video released Tuesday.

Former Marine and member of the Oneida and Navajo tribes, Darrell House and his sister had gone for a walk Sunday afternoon with their dog at the Petroglyph National Monument where House often comes to pray and meditate. House saw a group of incoming walkers and stepped off the trail in order to practice social distancing, NBC News reported.

In a nine-minute video posted on the National Park Service website, body camera footage shows the park ranger approaching House and his sister to tell them why he wants them to remain on the trail. House walks away several times during the discussion before the ranger tases him.

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Arrow Down

Revolt at RFE/RL: US propaganda outfit denounces boss as partisan, claims he threatens their 'freedom and independence'


RT
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:15 UTC
RFE/RL tower
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Editors and section chiefs at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty have sent a letter to Congress claiming their agency head is threatening their journalistic autonomy and stellar reputation, both of which are dubious concepts at best.

The actions of Michael Pack, head of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), are "intended to revoke RFE/RL's financial autonomy" and "embed" his appointees within the service's board of directors for two years, in an "unprecedented departure" from its tradition of working with changing administrations, says the letter dated Wednesday, which was leaked to CNBC and made public on Thursday.

Pack's actions "will compromise the freedom from political influence that for seven decades has characterized [RFE/RL] as an independent surrogate news organization for countries with no free press of their own," adds the letter, signed by Editor-in-Chief Daisy Sindelar, six other executives, and 21 heads of different language services.

Comment: News wars are won in the minds of the readers, especially those who trust too freely, believe too easily. For them, 'truth' magically appears and reputation doesn't matter.

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Census bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizes Trump plan


Newsmax
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 04:25 UTC
Census doc
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The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats.

That delay could undermine President Donald Trump's efforts to exclude people in the country illegally from the count if the figures aren't turned in before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

It will be the first time that the Dec. 31 target date is missed since the deadline was implemented more than four decades ago by Congress.

Internal documents obtained earlier this month by a House committee show that Census Bureau officials don't see the apportionment numbers being ready until days after Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

Once in office, Biden could rescind Trump's presidential memorandum directing the Census Bureau to exclude people in the country illegally from numbers used for divvying up congressional seats among the states. An influential GOP adviser had advocated excluding them from the apportionment process, to the advantage of Republicans and non-Hispanic whites.

Comment: Of course Biden will rescind the memo. Democrats notoriously support illegal aliens with resources and voter rights to reap a benefit at the polls.

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Arizona citizens investigation discovers thousands of phantom voters in state - up to 30% of addresses in investigation were fraudulent

Jim Hoft
Gateway Pundit
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:26 UTC
DC rally stop the steal
Here is a final report on the press conference last night in Phoenix, Arizona by Citizens Investigation that uncovered thousands of illegal votes in the state.

Mathematician Bobby Piton supplied Liz Harris, the Director of Citizens Investigation, and We The People AZ Alliance, a random sample of 3,900 questionable AZ voter names to check for residency from the latest election in Arizona. This list represented all 5 categories of voters (Republican, Democrat, etc.).

Bobby Piton testified in the AZ State hearing in late November about ghost voters and other anomalies. He was banned by Twitter during his compelling testimony. He has spent over 400 hours researching abnormalities with voter names and registrations.

Liz Harris then rounded up several hundred patriot volunteers who knocked on these doors looking to find what Piton calls "phantom sleeper" and suspicious Undefined or "U" voters. They are not eligible to vote for a variety of reasons. He estimated there are 160,000 to 400,000 of these illegal voters in Arizona. The team were able to visit 1,000 of the addresses in person and were often harassed or threatened by the residents. They found 539 voters DID NOT LIVE at these addresses. Additional results are below.

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Bad Guys

Georgia Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Stacey Abrams' sister, reverses controversial voter eligibility ruling

Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney
Politico
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:06 UTC
Sisters Judge Leslie Gardner and Stacey Abrams georgia election fraud
Sisters: Georgia District Judge Leslie Gardner and Stacey Abrams
A federal judge has agreed to allow a Georgia county to require that certain voters cast provisional ballots, just days before two runoff elections in the state that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.

More than 4,000 voters faced eligibility challenges ahead of the Jan. 5 runoffs based on unverified postal change-of-address records. The new injunction from U.S. District Court Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, issued just before midnight on Wednesday, replaces an earlier restraining order she had issued that prevented Muscogee County from forcing those voters to cast provisional ballots at all. The latest order represents a significant move in the direction the county board urged during a court hearing earlier Wednesday.

Although the county may now require provisional ballots from those voters, Gardner's order directs that no challenges to their eligibility be upheld based exclusively on data in the National Change of Address Registry, a U.S. Postal Service database that Democrats have worried is an unreliable and unverified indicator of whether individuals have changed their legal residence.

Comment: Georgia judge, Stacey Abrams' sister, rules against purge of illegal voters before Senate runoffs

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Airplane

Papers, please: US, Canada, Sweden to require proof of negative Covid test for foreigners entering countries


Newsmax
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:08 UTC
airport line
The U.S. government might expand coronavirus testing requirements for international air travelers beyond Britain as early as next week, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other U.S. agencies held a lengthy call with U.S. airlines Wednesday that discussed expanding COVID-19 test requirements to travelers arriving from other countries, sources briefed on the call said.

The U.S. government Monday began requiring all airline passengers arriving from Britain - including U.S. citizens - to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure.

The CDC said in a statement, "efforts are currently ongoing in the U.S. to assess the risk reduction associated with testing and other recommended preventative measures, determine what a feasible testing regime for air travel may look like, and gain some level of agreement on standards for a harmonized approach to testing for international air travel."

The CDC expansion could eventually cover all U.S.-bound international air arrivals, officials said. Canada said Wednesday it will soon require that air travelers test negative for COVID-19 before arrival.

Airlines for America, a trade group representing major U.S. airlines, said Wednesday it has "been advocating for the federal government to set a national standard on testing in order to lift travel restrictions." The group added it believes "testing can be used to safely reopen borders."

Comment: Sweden will require the same for UK travelers. Welcome to the new normal.

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