Author: Freedom Watch

Analysis | Embattled California Gov. Newsom, facing recall election, says it’s time for Democrats to wake up Washington Post August 15, 2021 OAKLAND, Calif. — Eighteen years ago, California voters tossed a Democratic governor out of office and installed a Republican (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in the governor’s mansion. Could another Democratic governor suffer the same fate in September? Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his third year office, fears that might happen to him, unless he can persuade Democratic voters to believe the threat of a recall is real. “Democrats up and down the state haven’t taken this seriously, whereas Republicans…

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US Capitol riot judges step up as the conscience of democracy By Tierney Sneed CNN August 13, 2021 (CNN)A “disgrace to our country.” “The tyranny we rejected.” “An embarrassment to every American.” In presiding over the cases of hundreds of people accused of breaching the US Capitol on January 6 in support of then-President Donald Trump, federal judges have not held back when describing the unprecedented nature of the events of that day. “You called yourself and everyone else patriots, but that’s not patriotism,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson told defendant Karl Dresch earlier this month. “Patriotism is loyalty…

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Judge Upholds Biden’s Eviction Ban Newsmax August 13, 2021 A federal judge in Washington ruled that a temporary U.S. ban on evictions in parts of the country hit hardest by the coronavirus can continue, a major victory for the Biden administration’s efforts to extend protections as the Delta variant spreads. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich rejected a plea by two landlord groups to block a moratorium by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was set to last until Oct. 3. The decision extends protections against eviction that expired July 31 and were…

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By Charlie McCarthy Newsmax August 13, 2021 Many U.S. police officers are asking their unions to support the right not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Axios reported. The Fraternal Order of Police, a national police union that represents 356,000 officers, has said COVID-19 vaccines are safe and recommends its members get vaccinated. Still, the union will not support mandates requiring members get the vaccine. “We are a union and we will defend our members,” FOP executive director Jim Pasco told Axios. “You cannot tell people what to do. It’s still an individual and personal choice.” Continue Reading…..

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By Katie Teague CNET August 12, 2021 The highly contagious delta variant continues to cause a spike in COVID-19 infections across the US, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. But the variant is also breaking through to infect vaccinated people. Studies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the delta infection has similarly high viral loads in vaccinated and unvaccinated people. So what does that mean as more of these breakthrough cases are happening? Currently, 167 million people in the US have been fully vaccinated, a little over half the country’s total population. The CDC’s…

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