it would be OK among friends? [CNN legal expert Toobin exposed himself while on Zoom]

The New Yorker has suspended legal  reporter Jeffrey Toobin. Sources tell VICE it’s because he exposed himself during a Zoom call last week between members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio.

“I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video,” he [Toobin]  added.

Toobin’s Conde Nast email has been disabled and he has not tweeted since October 13. He did, however, appear on CNN, where he is the network’s chief legal analyst, on Saturday.

“Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted,” CNN said in a statement.

Toobin may have been suspended by The New Yorker, but he appeared on CNN on Saturday.

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Firenze Sage:   The legal expert [Toobin]  is a criminal.  Personal issue my ass.

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Is Trump a barbarian or speeding up time for projects like highways & pipelines?

Below is a list of 20 plus ‘quality of life’ programs which supposedly [per Facebook, Vickie W]  President Trump  totally “killed”.   Really? Click link  and see programs and current status of some  So,  Not so.   

The  programs  supposedly “killed”  include the National Enviornmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Migratory Bird Act, Clean Air Act, Noise Control Act, Farmlands Protection Act, Coastal Zone Management Act and Natiional Wildlife Refuge Act.

So  — is Trump some ‘barbarian’ who hates all sorts of things that make America have better quality of life with safe water, birds that migrate, farms protected and wildlife taken care of ?

Yes different people disagree.

Yes — Trump is making changes.  Major changes.    That’s clear. The MAJOR change is change of laws to speed up infra structure projects.  To whit:

July 15 (UPI) —” President Donald Trump on Wednesday made sweeping changes to a pivotal environmental law, limiting public review of federal infrastructure projects to speed up approval for projects such as highways and pipelines.

“Speaking at a UPS facility in Atlanta, Trump announced that his administration had completed a “top to bottom overhaul” of the National Environmental Policy Act, issuing a final rule he said would save hundreds of millions of dollars over a decade by reducing the time to complete reviews of infrastructure projects.

“For decades the single biggest obstacle to building a modern transportation system has been the mountains and mountains of bureaucratic red tape in Washington, D.C.,” Trump said. “All of that ends today.”

The final rule would establish a two-year limit to finish impact statements and a one-year limit for environmental assessments, according to the White House.”

Below is the list of supposedly totally “killed” by Trump  programs supplied on Facebook by Vickie W.    Best I can see, Trump is trying to change the regulatory process which used to mean getting permits for a highway could take more than 10 years ….    Time for change?   written by Cameron Jackson  jaj48@aol.com

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What’s next in balmy California: wear masks “in between bites” says Gov. Newsom (D)

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) — who signed an order making masks mandatory in public –– told family members to wear face masks “in between bites” of food when dining out.  

Further proof that mask mandates have nothing to do with a virus.

Newsom is a Democrat tyrant drunk on power.

Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend? Don’t forget to keep your mask on in between bites. Do your part to keep those around you healthy.

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Firenze Sage:    One, two, three  open. one, two, three close.   Imagine the snitch line:  I saw him take two bites without his mask.

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protection for me and screw you — [arrogance of elected elite?]

Arrogance of elected elite?    Mayors don’t like it when “protesters” show up at their  house.     Remember  Democrat Mayor Lightfoot  of Chicago  who got her hair done during the pandemic?

Progressive mayors seem to suddenly have a change of heart about protesters when they show up at their own homes. That appears to be the case in Chicago as well. The Chicago Tribune got hold of a police directive preventing protesters from gathering outside Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home or, in fact, anywhere on her street. Police have literally been checking ID’s for anyone who tries to enter the street where the mayor lives. One neighbor dubbed it “Fort Lori.”

The Chicago Police Department has effectively banned protesters from demonstrating on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s block in the Logan Square neighborhood, ordering officers to arrest anyone who refuses to leave, the Tribune has learned…

Some neighbors in the Logan Square area have complained about the city’s approach to protests around Lightfoot’s house, which at times has included checking residents’ IDs before letting them close. Ron Kaminecki, a 69-year old patent attorney and bike shop owner who lives on Bernard Street a few houses from Lightfoot, said some neighbors have been frustrated by the police presence and barricades.

“I came up with the name ‘Fort Lori’ because it’s so hard to get in and out,” Kaminecki said.

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Firenze Sage:    This is the broad [Mary Lightfoot]  who broke curfew to get her hair done. And screw you.

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Drain the swamp still needed? What 2020 Election all about?

What the 2020 election is all about?   Drain the swamp.

And Biden — with 8 years connected at the hip with  Obama  –is  part of that swamp. James Comey was a willing ‘swamp dewller’ who says he can’t remember while he was in charge of the FBI and his employees were buying insurance to protect themselves from wrong doing.   And Comey just did not know?

The businessman Trump  was propelled to office on the fury of those who had seen too much. The public  watched for decades as an insulated elected class—Democrat and Republican alike—broke promises, failed to solve problems, and blamed it on the system….

Read what Kim Srassell  has to say in The Election of James Comey

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How do you spell rape? [Gov. Newsom signs bill to house inmates based on gender identity]

Gender identity?  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Saturday allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prisons based on their gender identity.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will now house inmates based on their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth — but only if the state does not have “management or security concerns” with individual inmates.

The law Newsom signed Saturday requires officers to ask inmates privately during the intake process if they identify as transgender, nonbinary or intersex, then inmates can request to be placed in a facility that houses either men or women.

The CDCR cannot deny requests solely because of inmates’ anatomy or sexual orientation. When a request is denied, the state must provide a written statement to the inmate explaining the decision and give them an opportunity to object.

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Firenze Sage:    Only in a one party state could one do this.There will be thousands of “men” who opt to be woman and then sue when the line is too long to accommodate the herd.

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120+ Families Homeless in Santa Cruz: Where do we go from here? Elected ‘leaders’ clueless …

What about the homeless living in  Santa Cruz CA enviorns?   Locally  elected  Santa Cruz CA  ‘leaders’  — mayor, chief of police, city council, county board of supervisors — don’t  know  what to do about the homeless living in Santa Cruz. Or at least they aren’t saying.

Will Santa Cruz soon look like San Francisco which has a legally sanctioned encampment in front of city hall?

And the Santa Cruz CA elected ‘leaders’  are not doing anything about  the growing illegal homeless  encampments.

It  might be said that our local ‘leaders’  are not answering phone calls and questions about what’s being done or not done.

Much in the news a year ago, how and where to put transitional  homeless camps are  no longer in the  news.     That’s what Grossman &  his wife Dehlen report in  a guest commentary published 10/1/2020  in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Of all  persons and organizations contacted, only  one of the  ‘leaders’,  board supervisor Ryan Coonerty, responded and ‘ got back to Kevin Grossman & Amy Dahlen  about transitional camps for homeless folk.  [Grossman & Dahlen live in the community; no other information available.]

The word ‘leaders’  is placed in   ‘    ‘     because what  stands out in the  TV nightly news is the lack of leadership that so  local officials in  so many  Democrat  run cities show routinely. Politicians   especially in Democrat run cities, fold at the first sign of violent confrontation. The highest violence occurs in Democrat run cities.   

Remember — CA and Santa Cruz are run by the Democrats and Santa Cruz is a Sanctuary City.  And remember — the Santa Cruz council voted unanimously to  permit  a huge Black Lives Matter mural  in front of City Hall.

Other than that they are ‘community members’ there’s no information provided by the Sentinel  about who K. Grossman and A. Dahlen are and what their involvement has been locally.  [There’s one listing in Facebook  for a Grossman  of  Santa Cruz  but that concerns a  single man.]

The article notes that about 120 families are homeless in Sana Cruz.  Intact families with kids to care for probably  jerk  the heart strings of more people than  do  drug addicted single men with little family or  job history.

So maybe that’s the place to start — what to do about 120+ homeless families residing in the Santa Cruz enviorns.

How help 120 families that are homeless. Move ‘leaders’ aside and figure out how to ask individuals, groups and organizations how they can assist.

  1.  We have ZOOM now, an easy way to connect for free for 45 minutes.  Keep meetings short and do them standing up and that ‘s one way to move decisions along.

2.  Type Santa Cruz into Facebook and up pops several organizations worth exploring.   United Way of Santa Cruz County runs a 211  advertisement worth knowing about.   211 will connect individuals with health and human services so it says.

3.  Use tools such as Survey Monkey to find out how people can and will help.   It’s easy to put up a simple survey and ask people what they are willing to do.   Here’s one question that people can be asked:

Can you help one (1) homeless family?   Telephone contact and listening.  Referral to resources and finding out about other resources.   Referral or assistance of  little cash a week, bus pass, money to clean clothes.  Listen, listen and listen.

What are you willing to do?

written by Cameron Jackson, psychologist    JAJ48@aol.com

 

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Biden or Trump interrupted first? Biden broke the rules saying 100 MILLION will lose their health care due to Trump

Biden or Trump interrupted first?   Biden did — three times Biden broke in while Trump spoke  and then Wallace weighed in  and called it Open Discussion time.  Biden broke in and  said 100 million will lose their health care if Trump is president.   Listen if you missed the debate —

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Open California ….. when? SaveCalifornia.com has up-to-date info

SaveCalifornia.com has up-to-date info about opening CA.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

Statewide — “Open Central California Safely on October 1st 2020″ more info
Small business owners, fully open today, no matter what. Fear going out of business, not any threats or opposition from the local government. You need to make money and stand for your God-given rights to work, earn, and own. See the Facebook group dedicated to this uprising: https://www.facebook.com/groups/openfresnoco/

Palm Desert, Thursday, September 30 @ 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. flyer
Next to Buffalo Wild Wings, 72920 Highway 111
“Pro-American and pro-police, Unite 911 Gavin Newsom Recall Signing Rally”

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

Claremont, Saturday, October 3 @ 10 a.m. flyer
At Foothill Boulevard and N. Indian Hill Boulevard map
“Freedom Rally” against Gavin Newsom’s tyrannical lockdown

Woodland Hills, Saturday, October 3 @ 2 p.m. event image
Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Boulevard map
“Unite California Rally”

Valencia, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m. flyer
Magic Mountain Parkway and Citrus Street map
Patriot car rally supporting “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

Sunnyvale, October 3 @ 12 noon flyer
Washington Park, 840 W. Washington Avenue
“Freedom Rally: Recall Newsom, meet your local candidates, back the blue”

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

Palm Desert, Sunday, October 4 @ 2 p.m. flyer
Highway 111 @ Westfield Mall
“Pro-American, pro-police, Gavin recall signing rally”

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

Riverside, October 6 @ 8 a.m. more info
County Administration Building, 4080 Lemon Street
Urge the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to fully reopen: “Join us at 8 AM for a small gathering/protest and at 9:30am inside to speak ln person! We will have speakers lined up. And everybody can go inside Usually around 9:00AM to pre-register to speak.”

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

Los Angeles, October 10 @ 9:30 a.m. more info
Marchers will meet on Olvera Street in downtown L.A. map
“March for Faith: America was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles of faith. The March for Faith protests government overreach and defends Americans’ right to the free exercise of faith guaranteed by the Constitution. The march is a powerful reminder that the blessings of liberty, including the right to worship, come from God, not from government.”

Walnut, Saturday, October 10 @ 10 a.m. flyer
Corner of N. Grand Avenue and Valley Boulevard map
“Freedom Rally: Back the Blue, Recall Newsom, No on Prop. 16”

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

Temecula, Saturday, October 17 @ 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. flyer
Galway Downs, 38801 Los Corralitos Road map
“Open California Now Freedom Rally Protest”

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

Yuba City, Wednesday, October 21 @ 8 a.m. flyer
Sutter County Courthouse, 1175 Civic Center Boulevard map
“Join us as we gather for the biggest protest party CA has ever seen. California’s Governor Gavin Newsom will be on trial for his overreach and One-Man rule. Come out and protest with your recall petitions.”

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Good news for Hispanic & Black wealth last 3 years …. will they vote Trump? Open the economy!

Open the economy!    Bring back the pre-COVID jobs and economy.

The Wealth Gap Shrinks:    The pre-COVID economy Trump brought has resulted in substantial wealth gains for Hispanics and Blacks.  Will it translate into votes for Trump?

Growth in business equity 2016 – 2019:   Black wealth grew 138%, Hispanic (63% and Americans without a high-school diploma 104% ….

Home ownership is more affordable and ticked up 1.4 percentage points in three years including 1.8 points among Hispanics and 2.3 points among blacks …

Corporate stock buying:  14.5% of Americans in the lowest income quintile coned corporate stocks in 2019 up from  11.5% in 2016 …

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