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DeSantis Quietly Hits At Trump Administration For Trying To Stop COVID Too Hard

January 14, 2022 Covid, DeSantis, trying, stop, Hard, administration, Quietly, Trump, hits0 comment

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who’s been waging war on COVID-19 safety measures in a clear bid to be the next MAGA king ahead of 2024, sees ex-president Donald Trump’s <a rel=”noreferrer noopener” href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-attack-gutless-republican-politicians-booster-shot” target=”_blank”>oblique swipe</a> and raises him a challenge of who can be more pro-spread than the other. Talking Points Memo

Graham reluctant to back McConnell as GOP Senate leader without Trump connection

January 14, 2022 Graham, connection, Reluctant, Senate, back, leader, Without, McConnell, Trump0 comment

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he would not support Sen. Mitch McConnell as GOP leader in the next Congress if he does not have a “working relationship with President [Donald] Trump.” “I’m not going to vote for anybody for leader of the Senate as a Republican unless they can prove to … The Washington Times stories: White House

In Face of Big Tech Censorship, Free Speech Alternatives Emerge Online

January 14, 2022 Alternatives, Emerge, Censorship, Tech, face, Free, Online, Speech0 comment

Big Tech actors like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube feel increasingly comfortable banning conservative voices from their platforms. But as Big Tech is willing to censor conservatives for their speech, other platforms devoted to free expression are starting to fill the gap. The director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Technology Policy, Lora Ries, contends that as long as these big platforms continue to censor dissent, alternative platforms will crop up to try to serve as alternatives. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “The new CEO…

Where Things Stand: Biden Deploys The Military To Fight COVID As SCOTUS Helps Pandemic Linger

January 14, 2022 deploys, SCOTUS, Pandemic, Covid, Linger, Fight, Biden, things, stand, military, helps0 comment

The White House’s latest COVID-19 mitigation efforts are a contrast to the Supreme Court’s ruling today. President Biden <a href=”https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/13/remarks-by-president-biden-at-virtual-meeting-on-military-deployments-supporting-hospitals-for-the-covid-19-response/”>announced Thursday</a> that his administration would double its previous promise to hand out free at-home COVID-19 tests, with plans to send out one billion to Americans’ homes. Along with that, the Biden administration will distribute N95 masks to the public as the country faces an unprecedented spike in COVID infections. Biden is also deploying more military personnel to hospitals. Speaking from the White House the President said that next week he…

WH COVID-19 team appoints testing czar, explores mask upgrades as it defends virus response

January 13, 2022 Appoints, COVID19, czar, upgrades, Response, explores, defends, Testing, team, mask, Virus0 comment

The Biden administration said Wednesday it has appointed a new COVID-19 testing coordinator and is considering ways to procure better-performing masks as President Biden scrambles to catch up with the omicron wave and meet demand for diagnostics and other safeguards in schools, workplaces and households. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff … The Washington Times stories: White House

Where Things Stand: Greene Tiptoes Up To The Line Of Arguing That Guns Should Be Used Against Dems

January 13, 2022 Tiptoes, Arguing, things, stand, against, Should, Dems, line, Guns, used, Greene0 comment

It may be the 21st century, but the QAnon congresswoman is urging folks to take up arms against their sea of troubles. During a <a href=”https://www.sebgorka.com/video/marc-elias-is-the-architect-of-the-fake-insurrection-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-with-sebastian-gorka-on-america-first/”>podcast interview</a> with none other than the bombastic former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) loudly nodded at the “Second Amendment” as a solution to the far-right’s problems — in this case the “tyrannical government,” aka (for her) Democrats. Greene suggested Democratic lawmakers are currently doing exactly what the founders feared when James Madison proposed the inclusion of Second Amendment rights in…