7. Fauci claims everyone misunderstood his crystal clear words
- You must be stupid if you thought Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested that we may not be able to gather with our families for Christmas when he said after being asked about holiday gatherings, “[I]t is just too soon to tell.”
- This is according to Fauci, who said his words were “taken out of context.” Fauci’s latest statement, made roughly 24 hours after his first words, blames everyone but the most soft-balled TV guest in America. He stated, “The way all of the other disinformation goes around, you say something talking about a landmark of a time, and it gets misinterpreted that I’m saying you can’t spend family Christmas time, which is nonsense.”
6. Facebook is back, and it is terrible
- American democracy is currently under attack, according to a “whistleblower” from Facebook that was praised by the American media. But the nation was a bit safer for a few hours as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down.
- The knives were out for Facebook, with the media and politicos echoing calls for more censorship on their platform of unacceptable voices and repeated claims that Facebook itself is responsible for everything from the riots at the U.S. Capitol to the coronavirus pandemic. Facebook is OK with this because they know they can absorb the regulations better than any competitor that might arise.
5. Being recorded in the bathroom is just part of the job, apparently
- Due to their resistance to the $3.5 trillion spending bill, U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) were harassed by activists over the weekend, with Sinema being followed into the bathroom while being filmed. President Joe Biden has responded to these actions, saying he doesn’t “think they’re appropriate tactics, but it happens to everybody.”
- Biden continued to say that the only ones who aren’t harassed in this way “are the people who have Secret Service standing around them.” He added that “it’s part of the process.” Sinema was harassed on an airplane and in an airport after Biden said this, so surely it is unrelated.
4. Alabama won’t report the coronavirus cases in schools
- The Alabama Department of Public Health and Alabama schools do not report the coronavirus cases in schools, which is similar to the conduct of last year, and now concerns are being raised over the lack of reporting and the lack of contact tracing.
- Superintendents of Alabama executive director Ryan Hollingsworth has said, “It should be the responsibility of the Alabama Department of Public Health to contract trace a communicable disease, period.” Many schools have implemented mask mandates, and periodically, some have had to close due to an outbreak of coronavirus cases.
3. Angry parents have now involved the wrath of the Attorney General
- The leading candidate for governor in Virginia, Democrat Terry McCauliff, believes parents should butt out of their kids’ education. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland wants the FBI to pay attention to those who don’t listen. This is an attempt to criminalize dissent and make parents stand down while school systems adopt radical ideas and push them on students.
- This action by Garland comes on the heels of the National School Boards Association writing a letter to the Biden administration asking for these measures to be taken. The letter claimed there were “attacks” on school board members over mask mandates and attempts to force Critical Race Theory into the classroom. The evidence of these claims is lacking, unless “attacks” means constitutionally protected fervent and justifiable criticism.
2. Biden still trying to push through spending
- The $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill has failed to appeal to some moderates and Republicans, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said that President Joe Biden plans to work to lower the cost of the bill. Biden held a meeting last night with the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the issue.
- Psaki said the premise of negotiations is “the recognition that this package is going to be smaller than originally proposed.” Biden will be meeting with moderate Democrats later in the week. Both U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have joined Republicans in being against the massive spending.
1. AG Marshall and State Senator Elliott criticize those who supported sentencing reform but also mourn fallen officer
- Attorney General Steve Marshall and State Senator Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) are criticizing the laws that allow convicted criminals to get out of jail early and commit crimes like the one that killed Sheffield Police Department Sgt. Nick Risner. Marshall said, “The policymaking in this state is completely and utterly detached from what law enforcement and prosecutors see day in and day out.”
- Elliott noted those who supported bringing sentencing reform into the special session where the Alabama Legislature was only meant to deal with the prison issue in the state were posting about the death of Risner but said, “[T]hat same day, you’re voting to let violent criminals out of jail – I just don’t know how to reconcile those feelings.”
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