Friday, January 15, 2021

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The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the federal government of the United States that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.[1] The United States Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916 through the National Park Service Organic Act.[2]
The NPS is an operating unit of the United States Department of the Interior. The agency is charged with a dual role of preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment.
In 2018, the NPS employed approximately 12,363 employees who oversaw 423 units, of which 63 were designated national parks.[3][4]

National Park Service to allow protests on Pennsylvania Ave. on Inauguration Day

Jan. 15 - WASHINGTON (WDVM) — A special agent with the U.S. Secret Service couldn’t confirm whether white supremacist groups plan to visit D.C. on Inauguration Day.


Matt Miller, who’s in charge of the Secret Service’s Washington Field Office, joined Mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials to brief members of the press ahead of the 59th Presidential Inauguration. “We cannot allow a reoccurrence of the chaos and illegal activity that the United States and the world witnessed last week,” said Miller.
 
“We want everybody to enjoy it and enjoy it right in their own states, in their own living rooms, and with their own families,” Bowser said.

 
The mayor is asking the public to report suspicious activity at iwatchdc.org. She’s also requesting businesses download, print, and display signs that bar concealed firearms from the premises (and to call 911 if a patron doesn’t abide by the rules).
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The Secret Service has called on FEMA to assist in incident response and recovery. The FBI is leading intelligence and investigations. Miller says senior representatives from all participating agencies have created 28 subcommittees dedicated to a series of strategies. They’re also training, rehearsing, and completing exercises “to ensure immediate, well-coordinated, and effective response.”
 
Over 20,000 members of the National Guard that have been deployed will be armed on Wednesday...     continue to read



President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 12, 2021 in Washington.
Trump plans to leave Washington Inauguration Day morning; Pence, Harris speak
He wants a "military-like" sendoff, sources said.

Jan. 16 - President Donald Trump plans to make the unprecedented move to depart the White House next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, ABC News has learned.

Trump has requested a large sendoff to be planned for the morning of Jan. 20, sources said, after he choppers via Marine One to Joint Base Andrews, where he is expected to give remarks to supporters and departing members of his administration.


Sources add that Trump has requested his departure ceremony to have a "military-like feel," although details are not finalized.
He hopes to depart to the blare of a military band, with a red carpet and military honors, according to sources briefed on the plans. Even some sort of military flyover has been suggested, they said.

The president will then fly down to Mar-a-Lago aboard Air Force One with a small number of staffers who will be part of his post-presidency operation, the sources said.     continue to read
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Jan 15, 2021



The Republican party still can't publicly agree whether Trump lost the election.
What Donald Trump's second impeachment and the Capitol riots tell us about the Republican party's loyalty to the President

After four years of tearing itself in two over the question of how to beat the rise of Trumpism, the Democratic party has never looked more united — and you could say it's because of Trumpism.

Jan. 16 - No matter which congressional Democrat you ask, the story will be the same: they say the President of the United States spread lies about the election, summoned thousands of his supporters to Washington DC and then invited them to an "insurrection" against the US Government.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the next day that the party would fight to remove Donald Trump's presidential power.

One week later, all of the Democrats in the House of Representatives voted to impeach.

But regardless of whether the Senate trial results in a conviction for Trump, he will no longer be President by inauguration day.

Two new senators will be sworn in along with Joe Biden, meaning that by this time next week, Democrats will hold control over the White House and both congressional chambers.

It tips the power balance in Washington comfortably in their favour, though it may not last past the next round of Congressional elections in two years' time.          continue to read

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Protesters in Bloomington, Indiana, rally against executions at Terre Haute Federal Prison on 12 January. 
A 'staggering' number of prison executions is part of Donald Trump's legacy as US president

In just months, the Trump administration has overseen 11 federal executions in the US, with more planned in the final days before Joe Biden takes office.


Jan 15 - When Donald Trump leaves the White House next week, he will have presided over more federal executions than almost any other US president in the country’s history.

The Trump administration has pushed ahead with federal executions following his November election defeat, in defiance of a 131-year tradition that outgoing presidents suspend the practice during the transition period.

In just months the administration has overseen 11 deaths, with federal executions carried out at an unprecedented rate after being resumed in July of last year.     continue to read

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It was a fraught, utterly uncharted presidential transition — four years ago, from Obama to Trump. It was a prelude for so much that followed.
THE LAST HANDOFF

Jan. 13 - On Jan. 5, the night before Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, Michael Flynn — the retired three-star general, ousted national security adviser and pardoned felon — gave an interview to the prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in which he assured the viewers of Infowars.com that Donald Trump would serve as president for another four years. It was a certainty, Flynn said. He referred to his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan — “taking over countries, or running elections in countries” — and broke the present conflict down to the binary of “we” versus “they.” Flynn did not specify how, exactly, the intervention into the American election would work, though he alluded to “procedures” related to Trump’s authorities under a national emergency because of “foreign interference from multiple countries.”

“They tried to silence you,” Jones said, referring to Flynn’s 2017 expulsion from the White House. “They failed. Now you’ve come through the fire as a phoenix.” Later that night, Flynn addressed a crowd of several thousand (Jones said there were a million) gathered in Washington. “We are the ones that will decide,” Flynn said. The following afternoon, as the electoral votes were being counted, a pro-Trump mob invaded the Capitol.     continue to read
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Jan 13, 2021
美國國會遭衝擊後,特朗普12日首次公開露面。他回應民主黨針對他發起的彈劾,形容這是美國歷史上最大政治迫害的延續,批評這做法激起巨大憤怒。特朗普也不認為自己應該為1月6號,發生在美國國會的暴亂負責。 美國國務院12號宣佈,為確保未來8天交接程序順利完成,取消國務卿蓬佩奧及以下所有官員本星期的出訪計劃。路透社報道指出,蓬佩奧取消訪問歐洲行程的真正原因是歐洲領導人拒絕會見蓬佩奧。 據美國媒體披露,在上周美國國會騷亂後,同特朗普業務較多的兩家銀行:德意志銀行和紐約地區銀行簽名銀行,將不再與特朗普開展新業務。另外多家美國企業暫停了對部分共和黨人的政治捐贈。 歐洲疫情持續嚴峻,英國政府12號表示,目前的防疫限制措施已經足夠嚴格,呼籲民眾遵守規定,才能盡快消滅疫情;而荷蘭就延長防疫措施三周,指變種病毒讓人非常擔憂,敦促民眾三月前都不要出國。 河北本輪疫情已經累計確診超過300例本土病例,當地12號宣佈,石家莊市、邢台市、廊坊市全域實行封閉管理;另外,黑龍江哈爾濱市12號晚通報,一名望奎縣返哈人員,核酸檢測呈陽性。

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

White House News (白宮消息) | Jan. 14, 2021

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Trump disavows 'political violence' at 'the incursion of the US Capitol' in new video released by White House, but does not concede

Jan. 14 - "Trump did not concede in the video, nor did he admit there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election. The president only went so far as to say he will work to "ensure that a transition can occur safely and without incident" as around 21,000 National Guard troops secure the nation's capital, more than the US military has deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

He also did not acknowledge his second impeachment, which was the most bipartisan in US history"...   more details

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Jan 13, 2021
Simpsons writer reacts to the show’s ‘prediction’ about Joe Biden’s inauguration day: ‘Please don’t make it come true’

Fans claimed a recent ‘Treehouse of Horror’ episode could foreshadow future events


Jan 13 - One of the creators of The Simpsons has reacted to the suggestion that a recent episode has “predicted” the events of Joe Biden’s forthcoming inauguration.

The hit animation has become notorious for “predicting” news stories before they happen, such as the election of Donald Trump to US president, with some events featuring in episodes decades before occurring in real life.

In the wake of the pro-Trump riots in Capitol Hill, some Simpsons fans claimed that the series had “predicted” the event in a scene from the 1996 episode “The Day the Violence Died”.

Now, stalwart Simpsons writer Al Jean has responded to another scene from a more recent episode of the show, which some people suggest could foreshadow more disturbances during Biden’s inauguration.


With Trump currently facing a potential impeachment over his role in apparently inciting the 6 January riots, experts warn that Biden’s inauguration is likely to be met with protests and more violence from right-wing extremists.     continue to read
10 Simpsons Predictions That Could Come True In 2020
Feb 26, 2020
Some Of These Simpsons Predictions Have Already Come True Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Screenrant The Simpsons has an uncanny ability to predict the future -- or we all can twist and change small moments and gags to make it seem like they do. Either way, we’ve heard the show predict Trump would be President and that Disney would buy 20th Century Fox. So what’s next?! Let’s kick things off with one of the first 2020 predictions that became a reality -- the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Say what?! Well, let’s flashback to the season 10 episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday." In the story, Homer and the gang attend a Super Bowl in Miami, where an unnamed team in red wins the Super Bowl! Flash forward to the first week in February of 2020 and BOOM, there we have it! The key to this prediction comes in two forms -- first was the jersey the Chiefs wore for the game. They could have easily been in white, but their home team status ensured they were in red. In the episode “Bart to the Future”, we have another fun moment featuring Marge and Homer enjoying dinner together. But Marge didn’t spend hours preparing a perfect meal. Her and Homey simply suck some tubes in their mouths as they enjoy VR food. So far, half of this scene has become a reality. With thirty plus seasons of content, there are things that are bound to come true in 2020 -- including some major sports predictions, future technology, and possibly another Presidential prediction! Now it’s time to predict what The Simpsons already predicted that will most definitely come true! Make sense? Sure!

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Pompeo cancels Europe trip after reports of ‘snub’
US secretary of state planned to meet Nato officials and European leaders

Jan. 12 - 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is cancelling his final trip to Europe this week and will stay in Washington for the “completion of a smooth and orderly transition” to the administration of president-elect Joe Biden.

The State Department announced on Tuesday that all travel would be cancelled, including Mr Pompeo’s trip to Brussels where he was due to meet Nato officials.


“We are expecting shortly a plan from the incoming administration identifying the career officials who will remain in positions of responsibility on an acting basis until the Senate confirmation process is complete for incoming officials," the department said.

"As a result, we are cancelling all planned travel this week, including the secretary’s trip to Europe."   more details




Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) listens during the nomination hearing of Kelly Craft, President Trump's nominee to be Representative to the United Nations, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 19, 2019.
Cruz Office’s Contact Info Written In Note Found In Indicted Pro-Trump Rioter’s Truck


Jan 12 - Phone numbers belonging to two of Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) offices appeared to be listed as contact information in a note found in a truck belonging to Lonnie Coffman, who has been indicted for allegedly carrying unregistered firearms and 11 Molotov cocktails in that same vehicle during the pro-Trump insurrection last week.

New court documents that include photos of the truck and the items found inside the vehicle show a Motel 6 magazine with “Senator Ted Cruz” handwritten on the back next to two phone numbers. When called by TPM, the numbers connect to Cruz’s offices in D.C. and Central Texas.

The GOP senator’s name and numbers are written underneath “Conservative Talk Show Host Mark Levin” and “Shaun Hannity,” the latter appearing to be Fox News host Sean

The magazine found in the truck belonging to Coffman also included other scribblings, one with information about “elected representatives” — one of whom is described as a “Muslim” — and another that labeled a judge as a “bad guy.”
Cruz’s office did not immediately respond to TPM’s inquiry.

The Texas Republican has been slammed with calls to resign for fueling President Donald Trump’s attempt to delegitimize the election with inflammatory lies about voter fraud, which led directly to the violent insurrection that resulted in five deaths.     more details

Monday, January 11, 2021

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The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with presidential succession and disability.
It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office, and establishes how a vacancy in the office of the vice president can be filled.

It also provides for the temporary transfer of the president's powers and duties to the vice president, either on the initiative of the president alone or on the initiative of the vice president together with a majority of the president's cabinet. In either case, the vice president becomes acting president until the presidential powers and duties are returned to the president.

The amendment was submitted to the states on July 6, 1965, by the 89th Congress and was adopted on February 10, 1967, the day that the requisite number of states (38) had ratified it.     source from Wikipedia



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The 25th Amendment isn’t impeachment-lite. We shouldn’t treat it that way.
Trump isn’t incapacitated. In his case, impeachment is the proper way to try removing him.


Jan. 12 - On Sunday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wrote to congressional colleagues outlining steps that the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives plans this week. She called on Vice President Pence “to convene and mobilize the Cabinet to activate the 25th Amendment to declare the President incapable of executing the duties of his office.” On Monday, the House failed to pass, by unanimous consent, a resolution calling on Pence to “activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment,” but plans a floor vote on the measure Tuesday. On a parallel track, House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment, signaling a vote Wednesday if Pence doesn’t act in the interim.


Certainly, House members have grounds to act, but they’re taking a wrong turn: The 25th Amendment isn’t impeachment-lite. To remove President Trump, impeachment is the only correct constitutional mechanism.     continue to read


Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says


Jan. 10 - ..."As of Saturday evening, Trump and Pence still have not spoken since the Wednesday incursion at the US Capitol that left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer, another source told CNN. The President has also not made any public comments denouncing death threats that have been posted on social media targeting Pence.

Pence has finally "gotten a glimpse of POTUS's vindictiveness," one source said, using the acronym for President of the United States.
Two sources familiar with the matter say Trump is angry at Pence and Pence is disappointed and saddened by Trump.

Trump put Pence in an impossible position, asking him to overturn the election results during Wednesday's joint session of Congress. When Pence explained that he could not do that and sent a letter to members of Congress that he would follow the Constitution, Trump used his Wednesday rally to egg on the crowd, telling them to march on Capitol Hill, and said of his vice president, "Mike Pence, I hope you're gonna stand up for the good of our Constitution and for the good of our country, and if you're not, I'm going to be very disappointed in you, I will tell you right now. I'm not hearing good stories."


As CNN previously reported, aides to the vice president were outraged that Trump did not check in on Pence on Wednesday as he and his family were fleeing from the mob storming the Capitol.

The fracture is the first time that Pence has disagreed with Trump publicly. Pence has always been one of the President's biggest defenders, often softening his harsh rhetoric and lobbying for his priorities quietly and behind the scenes on Capitol Hill -- while vocally supporting the President at rallies throughout the campaign.

For now, the source close to the vice president said Pence and his advisers hope to provide a bridge to the next administration and do as much as possible to assist President-elect Joe Biden's team in preparing for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic"...     continue to read

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