Author: Freedom Watch

California reports first case of more contagious COVID-19 strain; more states expected By Grace Hauck and Joel Shannon USA TODAY December 31, 2020 SAN DIEGO — California has reported its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom — the second confirmed case in the U.S. Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking in an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said the case was confirmed in Southern California Wednesday afternoon. During a Wednesday afternoon briefing, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said a 30-year-old man in the county…

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Los Angeles County surpasses 10,000 deaths from coronavirus ABC News December 30, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles County’s public health director said Wednesday the county has surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Dr. Barbara Ferrer said there have been 10,056 deaths and more than 7,400 people remain hospitalized with coronavirus in the county, with 20% of them in intensive care units. The milestone came the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an “unprecedented” high of 432 reported deaths, a figure that was likely elevated due to a lag in reporting over the holidays. Continue Reading…..

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By Larry Klayman RenewAmerica December 30, 2020 It’s now nearly the New Year 2021, and 245 years after our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, our nation finds itself at a cross-roads. If the American people do not rise up and demand free, fair and honest elections to choose the next 46th president of the United States, a very reasonable and benign demand short of a violent revolution, then the rabid radical runaway ultra leftists who have infiltrated the Democratic Party with literally their Manchurian presidential candidate, the braindead criminal Joe Biden, will take total…

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Duke basketball staff compares recruit to Marvin Bagley III Ball Durham December 30, 2020 Are the Duke basketball recruiters making a late push for an elite big man? In a recent conversation with Rob Cassidy of Rivals, Duke basketball target Charles Bediako mentioned he is looking to announce his college choice at some point in January. Also, despite the 247Sports Crystal Ball and Rivals FutureCast squarely pointing to Bediako’s future being in Tuscaloosa, the IMG Academy (Fla.) senior maintained that all five of the finalists he named in October — Alabama, Duke, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas — remain…

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Federal judge lashes out at Trump, calls him ‘criminal’ By Bob Unruh WND December 30, 2020 A federal judge has unleashed a diatribe against President Trump, calling him a “criminal,” in statements that are being seen as violations of ethics rules for the judiciary. It was the Associated Press whose reporter interviewed Robert Pratt, a federal judge in the Southern District of Iowa who now is on senior status and carries a reduced workload. Continue Reading…..

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Pence Declined to Back Gohmert-Led Effort to Upend Election, Lawyers Indicate By Kyle Cheney POLITICO December 30, 2020 Lawyers for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Arizona’s 11 Republican electors revealed Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence declined to sign onto their plan to upend Congress’ certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. It’s the first indication that Pence is resisting some of the most extreme calls to reverse the presidential election results, thus relying on his role as the presiding officer on Jan. 6, when Congress meets to finalize Biden’s win. Continue Reading…..

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Appeals court allows L.A. County dining ban to remain in place until at least February Los Angeles Times December 30, 2020 L.A. County can keep its outdoor dining ban in place until at least early February if it chooses, regardless of state rules, under an order issued by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. A three-judge panel for the appeals court paused a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s ruling that would have required county public health officials to conduct a risk-benefit analysis of the temporary ban enacted in late November in order for it to remain…

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Stacey Abrams’ sister makes stunning ruling that may give Senate control to Dems By Bob Unruh WND December 29, 2020 A judge in Georgia — the sister of failed gubernatorial candidate and Democrat activist Stacey Abrams — has ordered officials in two counties to allow more than 4,000 people to vote in the coming Senate runoff races even though they filed change of address forms with the U.S. Post Office. Commentator Ari Fleischer, a press secretary for former President George W. Bush, pointed out the extremism involved in the conclusion that is expected to benefit Democrats in the…

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