Vladimir Putin told Rossiya TV this week that US Democrats remind him of the Soviet Communists.
He also said he would be happy to work with Joe Biden.
If elected, Biden would give kill the US energy sector and make the US and Western Europe dependent on Russian oil again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to mark a positive resemblance between Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Soviet communists in a wide-ranging interview with the Rossiya TV channel, released Wednesday as the 2020 vice presidential candidates prepared to debate.
The president said the Kremlin would be open to working with whoever sits in the Oval Office in 2021, despite U.S. intelligence reports indicating that Russia is trying to undermine Biden in the same way it did Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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Sunday, October 11, 2020
Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie – Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, ‘Trump is a Tyrant’ (VIDEO)
Early Thursday morning, federal agencies raided a house in Hartland, Michigan and arrested six men: Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Caserta.
Whitmer immediately blamed the plot on President Trump telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by.”
“Hate groups heard the president’s words as a rallying cry, as a call to action,” Whitmer said blaming white supremacists.
It turns out Brandon Caserta, one of anarchists who was arrested for plotting to kidnap Whitmer, actually hates President Trump and is on video calling Trump a “tyrant.”
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Whitmer immediately blamed the plot on President Trump telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by.”
“Hate groups heard the president’s words as a rallying cry, as a call to action,” Whitmer said blaming white supremacists.
It turns out Brandon Caserta, one of anarchists who was arrested for plotting to kidnap Whitmer, actually hates President Trump and is on video calling Trump a “tyrant.”
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“You’ve Got to Usher Out God to Usher in Immorality – And That’s What’s Happening” – Jason Whitlock on Godless BLM Movement in Sports
Outkick sports reporter Jason Whitlock joined Laura Ingraham Friday night on The Ingraham Angle.
Laura asked Jason on to discuss the firing of Illinois State coach Kurt Beathard.
Coach Beathard, a devout Christian, was fired after he replaced a “Black Lives Matter” sign taped on his door with a sign that read “All Lives Matter to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
For posting his belief in Jesus Christ Black Lives Matter pressured the school administrators until Coach Beathard was fired.
Jason Whitlock told Laura this is what the Black Lives Matter movement is about. They must remove God to usher in their immorality. And they must usher out God in order to hold the state supreme. This has been repeated over and over in every failed socialist state in the past 100 years.
Jason Whitlock: This has been the intent from Black Lives Matter from the very beginning. We’re seeing it reshape right before our eyes the hostility toward Christianity is overtaking the sports world and Kurt Beathard is paying the price… It’s a calculated, not an organic deal. This has been underway for years… You’ve got to usher out God to usher in immorality.
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Laura asked Jason on to discuss the firing of Illinois State coach Kurt Beathard.
Coach Beathard, a devout Christian, was fired after he replaced a “Black Lives Matter” sign taped on his door with a sign that read “All Lives Matter to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
For posting his belief in Jesus Christ Black Lives Matter pressured the school administrators until Coach Beathard was fired.
Jason Whitlock told Laura this is what the Black Lives Matter movement is about. They must remove God to usher in their immorality. And they must usher out God in order to hold the state supreme. This has been repeated over and over in every failed socialist state in the past 100 years.
Jason Whitlock: This has been the intent from Black Lives Matter from the very beginning. We’re seeing it reshape right before our eyes the hostility toward Christianity is overtaking the sports world and Kurt Beathard is paying the price… It’s a calculated, not an organic deal. This has been underway for years… You’ve got to usher out God to usher in immorality.
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HUGE! VP Mike Pence rally draws — More Supporters than Joe Biden Has Seen at ALL RALLIES ALL YEAR!
Vice President Mike Pence held a rally in Florida on Saturday, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of about 4000 people, more than Joe Biden has drawn in total all year!
Biden says voters ‘don’t deserve’ his stance on packing Supreme Court
Voters don’t “deserve” to know Joe Biden’s stance on packing the Supreme Court, the Democratic nominee said this week.
In a prickly interview with a Las Vegas news station Friday, Joe Biden doubled down on his refusal to say whether he supports expanding the highest court in the land to more than nine justices.
“This is the number one thing that I’ve been asked about from viewers in the last couple of days,” began KTNV’s Ross DiMattei.
“Well, you’ve been asked by the viewers who are probably Republicans,” Biden sarcastically responded.
“Don’t the voters deserve to know where you stand on …” DiMattei continued.
“No, they don’t deserve,” Biden snapped. “I’m not going to play his game.”
Biden claimed his position on packing is a non-issue, but Trump is making it one to “to take the eye off the ball — change the subject.”
“He’d love [packing] to be the discussion,” Biden added.
On Thursday, the former vice president said he would not talk about his court-packing stance because it would become a headline if he did.
That came one day after his running mate, Kamala Harris, refused to answer direct questions about packing the court during her debate with Vice President Mike Pence.
In a prickly interview with a Las Vegas news station Friday, Joe Biden doubled down on his refusal to say whether he supports expanding the highest court in the land to more than nine justices.
“This is the number one thing that I’ve been asked about from viewers in the last couple of days,” began KTNV’s Ross DiMattei.
“Well, you’ve been asked by the viewers who are probably Republicans,” Biden sarcastically responded.
“Don’t the voters deserve to know where you stand on …” DiMattei continued.
“No, they don’t deserve,” Biden snapped. “I’m not going to play his game.”
Biden claimed his position on packing is a non-issue, but Trump is making it one to “to take the eye off the ball — change the subject.”
“He’d love [packing] to be the discussion,” Biden added.
On Thursday, the former vice president said he would not talk about his court-packing stance because it would become a headline if he did.
That came one day after his running mate, Kamala Harris, refused to answer direct questions about packing the court during her debate with Vice President Mike Pence.
Joe Biden backs fracking to woo Pennsylvania’s blue-collar voters
Joe Biden deepened the rift within the Democratic Party Saturday with an emphatic embrace of Pennsylvania’s energy industry.
“I am not, not, not banning fracking, period,” he assured union members at a plumbers’ training facility in Erie, Pa., a crucial swing county in the battleground state.
Hydraulic fracking of oil and natural gas has fueled a job boom in the Keystone State — but is despised by proponents of the Green New Deal.
Both Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, said repeatedly during their primary campaigns that they hoped to do away with the extraction method. But they have said otherwise in recent weeks — earning disdain from other Dems.
“Fracking is bad, actually,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted Thursday, after Harris said Biden does not support a fracking ban.
In Erie, Biden delivered an 18-minute speech to about 30 locals — all seated in socially distanced circles — in a parking lot that featured a rack of copper and PVC pipes as a backdrop.
“I am not, not, not banning fracking, period,” he assured union members at a plumbers’ training facility in Erie, Pa., a crucial swing county in the battleground state.
Hydraulic fracking of oil and natural gas has fueled a job boom in the Keystone State — but is despised by proponents of the Green New Deal.
Both Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, said repeatedly during their primary campaigns that they hoped to do away with the extraction method. But they have said otherwise in recent weeks — earning disdain from other Dems.
“Fracking is bad, actually,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted Thursday, after Harris said Biden does not support a fracking ban.
In Erie, Biden delivered an 18-minute speech to about 30 locals — all seated in socially distanced circles — in a parking lot that featured a rack of copper and PVC pipes as a backdrop.
Nearly 50,000 voters in Ohio mailed wrong ballots
Almost 50,000 voters in Ohio received faulty ballots in the mail due to a technical error, just weeks before the 2020 presidential election.
Local officials in Franklin County, home to the state’s capital Columbus, said the error happened after a setting was changed on a machine which sorts absentee ballots into envelopes, Politico reported. They have promised corrected ballots will be sent out within 72 hours.
Despite isolating the problem to a single issue, the snafus were varied. Some ballots had incorrect congressional races, while others were mailed to people in the wrong precinct.
Ohio is one of around a dozen potential swing states in the 2020 election between President Trump and Joe Biden, making ballot errors there particularly notable.
The news continues to fuel questions about the integrity of absentee ballots as the coronavirus pushes Americans to vote by mail in what are expected to be unprecedented numbers. Other systems in other states have also been plagued by similar problems.
In New York City alone, roughly 100,000 ballots were incorrectly mailed to voters in Brooklyn. Affected residents were sent a new ballot and asked to destroy earlier ones, though anyone who already voted was asked to vote again. In the 2020 primaries, more than 84,000 mailed-in ballots were never counted at all.
Local officials in Franklin County, home to the state’s capital Columbus, said the error happened after a setting was changed on a machine which sorts absentee ballots into envelopes, Politico reported. They have promised corrected ballots will be sent out within 72 hours.
Despite isolating the problem to a single issue, the snafus were varied. Some ballots had incorrect congressional races, while others were mailed to people in the wrong precinct.
Ohio is one of around a dozen potential swing states in the 2020 election between President Trump and Joe Biden, making ballot errors there particularly notable.
The news continues to fuel questions about the integrity of absentee ballots as the coronavirus pushes Americans to vote by mail in what are expected to be unprecedented numbers. Other systems in other states have also been plagued by similar problems.
In New York City alone, roughly 100,000 ballots were incorrectly mailed to voters in Brooklyn. Affected residents were sent a new ballot and asked to destroy earlier ones, though anyone who already voted was asked to vote again. In the 2020 primaries, more than 84,000 mailed-in ballots were never counted at all.
Majority of Americans say they are better off under Trump than four years ago: poll
A majority of Americans find themselves better off under President Trump than they were four years ago, according to a new poll.
Fifty-six percent of registered voters say they’re better off now, while 32 percent said they’re worse off, Gallup found in a survey out this week.
The number is a vast improvement compared to 2012 under the Obama administration, when 45 percent of voters said they were better off than in 2008.
Trump cheered the findings in a tweet on Thursday.
“The Gallup Poll has just come out with the incredible finding that 56% of you say that you are better off today, during a pandemic, than you were four years ago (OBiden). Highest number on record! Pretty amazing!” he wrote.
The poll was conducted between Sept. 14 and 28 before the first presidential debate and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.
2 arrested for fatal daytime shooting of on-duty Baltimore bus driver
Baltimore cops arrested two people allegedly connected to the killing of an on-duty bus driver.
Cameron Kane Silcott, 24, and Nichelle Nicole Greene, 27, were apprehended after a three-hour standoff at the Perkins Homes housing project, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Police did not immediately say what charges Silcott and Greene face.
Bus driver Marcus Parks, 51, had just emptied his bus on busy Fayette Street at around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday when an individual attempted to board, cops told Fox 45 Baltimore.
When Parks refused the man’s entry, the two got into an argument that culminated in the individual stealing Parks’ bag, then shooting him when he gave chase, the TV station said.
A witness told the Sun the perp shot Parks, then approached his body on the ground and fired again.
Baltimore city has had 256 homicides this year, according to police stats tracked by the newspaper — down slightly from 262 at the same point in 2019.
Cameron Kane Silcott, 24, and Nichelle Nicole Greene, 27, were apprehended after a three-hour standoff at the Perkins Homes housing project, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Police did not immediately say what charges Silcott and Greene face.
Bus driver Marcus Parks, 51, had just emptied his bus on busy Fayette Street at around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday when an individual attempted to board, cops told Fox 45 Baltimore.
When Parks refused the man’s entry, the two got into an argument that culminated in the individual stealing Parks’ bag, then shooting him when he gave chase, the TV station said.
A witness told the Sun the perp shot Parks, then approached his body on the ground and fired again.
Baltimore city has had 256 homicides this year, according to police stats tracked by the newspaper — down slightly from 262 at the same point in 2019.
Bob Dole calls out Commission on Presidential Debates: ‘None of them support Trump’
Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole took to Twitter Friday to call out the Commission on Presidential Debates, saying it was rigged against President Trump — even though half its members are Republicans.
“The Commission on Presidential Debates is supposedly bipartisan w/ an equal number of Rs and Ds. I know all of the Republicans and most are friends of mine. I am concerned that none of them support @realDonaldTrump. A biased Debate Commission is unfair,” the 97-year-old ex-senator told his followers.
On Friday the commission — which controls the three presidential debates — announced that its second debate between President Trump and Joe Biden would be scrapped, putting the event officially out of its misery after it was beset by controversies.
After Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, the commission ruled that the president and Joe Biden would partake in a virtual debate — something the Trump Team rejected.Enlarge Image
“The Commission on Presidential Debates is supposedly bipartisan w/ an equal number of Rs and Ds. I know all of the Republicans and most are friends of mine. I am concerned that none of them support @realDonaldTrump. A biased Debate Commission is unfair,” the 97-year-old ex-senator told his followers.
On Friday the commission — which controls the three presidential debates — announced that its second debate between President Trump and Joe Biden would be scrapped, putting the event officially out of its misery after it was beset by controversies.
After Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, the commission ruled that the president and Joe Biden would partake in a virtual debate — something the Trump Team rejected.Enlarge Image
‘Karen’ calls 911 after being barred from pet store for not wearing a mask
A woman called 911 for being denied entry into a California pet store because she wasn’t wearing a mask — claiming she has a “religious exemption right and God-given right” that are protected under the Civil Rights Act.
Aidan Bearpaw, who works at Bones-N-Scones in Palm Springs, recorded the tense encounter on Sunday and posted it to Facebook, writing, “I’ve never had to deal with a karen calling 911 on me before all because I asked her to please wear a mask in the store.”
The six-minute video shows Bearpaw telling the woman she needs to wear a mask inside the store, where it’s nearly closing time, or else he’ll provide a “reasonable accommodation.”
The woman threatens to call 911, saying he’s “technically discriminating” against her and that she can’t wear a face covering because of health issues.
“I’ll have a panic attack, I will freak out, I will have an anxiety attack,” she says.
The woman then asks Bearpaw to “accommodate me by giving me an hour at the end of every day, an hour at the beginning of the day.”
“There is no one in the store,” she adds.
Bearpaw shoots back, “There’s me in the store,” to which she responds, “So you stand 7,000 feet away from me.”
“Ma’am, I’m just trying to do my job,” he answers.
“And I’m trying to make sure that I have rights,” she says. “You’ll make sure to hear that in the end you’re the one who will be cited, not me.”
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Aidan Bearpaw, who works at Bones-N-Scones in Palm Springs, recorded the tense encounter on Sunday and posted it to Facebook, writing, “I’ve never had to deal with a karen calling 911 on me before all because I asked her to please wear a mask in the store.”
The six-minute video shows Bearpaw telling the woman she needs to wear a mask inside the store, where it’s nearly closing time, or else he’ll provide a “reasonable accommodation.”
The woman threatens to call 911, saying he’s “technically discriminating” against her and that she can’t wear a face covering because of health issues.
“I’ll have a panic attack, I will freak out, I will have an anxiety attack,” she says.
The woman then asks Bearpaw to “accommodate me by giving me an hour at the end of every day, an hour at the beginning of the day.”
“There is no one in the store,” she adds.
Bearpaw shoots back, “There’s me in the store,” to which she responds, “So you stand 7,000 feet away from me.”
“Ma’am, I’m just trying to do my job,” he answers.
“And I’m trying to make sure that I have rights,” she says. “You’ll make sure to hear that in the end you’re the one who will be cited, not me.”
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Democrats’ court-packing dreams are ‘utterly dangerous’
Joe Biden says, “You’ll know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over.” To this point, Biden hasn’t offered any position on court-packing, one of the gravest threats to the constitutional order in modern American history. Whether he is too scared of offending a significant faction of his party or he believes it’s an idea worth considering, his silence is a reflection of a dangerous shift on the left.
Progressives, of course, have a point. If the Supreme Court adheres to even the most rudimentary constitutional limits on state power, rather than surrendering to the impulses of majoritarian politics, it’s going to be a huge impediment to their agenda. Indeed, they have the same motivation as President Franklin Roosevelt had when he attempted to expand the court in 1937: one-party rule.
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Progressives, of course, have a point. If the Supreme Court adheres to even the most rudimentary constitutional limits on state power, rather than surrendering to the impulses of majoritarian politics, it’s going to be a huge impediment to their agenda. Indeed, they have the same motivation as President Franklin Roosevelt had when he attempted to expand the court in 1937: one-party rule.
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Saturday, October 10, 2020
Celebs getting naked to beg for votes is yet another downfall of 2020
By now you should probably stop asking yourself how low a democrat would go, because this story will certainly tell you that the morally bankrupt democrat celebrities have no shame when it comes to enticing voters to vote for a Biden/Harris ticket! But wait, what happened to the #metoo movement?
These celebs want you to know it’s cool to get political and boogie on down with the government.
But not just any member of government. Their chosen candidate. Many explicitly tell you the only worthy person for the job is Joe Biden, while others simply tell people to vote, leaving the second part silent but implied. However, we know what we are supposed to do: Go Dem. Yas queen! Many of these stars are the same people who urged you to donate your money to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which bailed out people arrested for violent crimes.
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These celebs want you to know it’s cool to get political and boogie on down with the government.
But not just any member of government. Their chosen candidate. Many explicitly tell you the only worthy person for the job is Joe Biden, while others simply tell people to vote, leaving the second part silent but implied. However, we know what we are supposed to do: Go Dem. Yas queen! Many of these stars are the same people who urged you to donate your money to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which bailed out people arrested for violent crimes.
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Navarro says Chinese government led ‘calculated’ effort to censor VP debate
White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday night said the Chinese government censored Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate in a “calculated” effort to deceive people.
Navarro made the claim in a Fox News interview when asked by host Martha MacCallum to comment on reports that feeds of debate stopped working in China.
“What China does is they regularly monitor international broadcast,” Navarro said. “You got your seven or 10 second delay. And this was quite calculated on their part.”
Navarro also alleged that the Democratic Party was working in tandem with the Chinese government against President Trump.
“What we have is the Democrat Party and the Chinese Communist Party effectively making common cause in the defeat of Donald J. Trump,” he said.
n one instance of China’s debate outage, documented on Twitter by Beijing-based reporter Nathan VanderKlippe, the feed cut out when Pence criticized China. The debate was televised in the country on CNN.
Mediate reported the disruption lasted for about three minutes, beginning when Pence blamed China for the coronavirus.
During the interruption, the screen for viewers in China with access to CNN read “No Signal Please Stand By.”
The debate kicked back on when Harris claimed the Trump administration’s foreign relations with China has “resulted in the loss of American lives, American jobs, and America’s standing,” Mediate reported.
Navarro made the claim in a Fox News interview when asked by host Martha MacCallum to comment on reports that feeds of debate stopped working in China.
“What China does is they regularly monitor international broadcast,” Navarro said. “You got your seven or 10 second delay. And this was quite calculated on their part.”
Navarro also alleged that the Democratic Party was working in tandem with the Chinese government against President Trump.
“What we have is the Democrat Party and the Chinese Communist Party effectively making common cause in the defeat of Donald J. Trump,” he said.
n one instance of China’s debate outage, documented on Twitter by Beijing-based reporter Nathan VanderKlippe, the feed cut out when Pence criticized China. The debate was televised in the country on CNN.
Mediate reported the disruption lasted for about three minutes, beginning when Pence blamed China for the coronavirus.
During the interruption, the screen for viewers in China with access to CNN read “No Signal Please Stand By.”
The debate kicked back on when Harris claimed the Trump administration’s foreign relations with China has “resulted in the loss of American lives, American jobs, and America’s standing,” Mediate reported.
Officials issue warning after venomous hairy caterpillars spotted in Virginia
It’s a hair-raising situation.
A breed of hairy caterpillars — considered the most poisonous in the US — have recently been spotted in Virginia.
The state Department of Forestry is warning residents to be on the lookout for puss caterpillars, which look soft and furry — but have hidden sharp spines that can stick to human skin.
“The ‘hairs’ of this caterpillar are actually venomous spines that cause a painful reaction if touched,” the agency wrote on Facebook.
The Cousin Itt-like critters’ venomous spines can cause symptoms including intense pain, itchy rashes, nausea and vomiting when touched or brushed up against, according to the University of Michigan.
Last month, a woman in Richmond, Va., went to the emergency room after a run-in with one of the so-called “toxic toupees.”
“It felt exactly like a scorching-hot knife passing through the outside of my calf,” Crystal Spindel Gaston told the Virginia Mercury.
Measuring less than 2 inches, the creepy crawlies feed on shade trees such as elm, oak and sycamore and are usually found in Southern states, going up north to Maryland and west to Texas.
A breed of hairy caterpillars — considered the most poisonous in the US — have recently been spotted in Virginia.
The state Department of Forestry is warning residents to be on the lookout for puss caterpillars, which look soft and furry — but have hidden sharp spines that can stick to human skin.
“The ‘hairs’ of this caterpillar are actually venomous spines that cause a painful reaction if touched,” the agency wrote on Facebook.
The Cousin Itt-like critters’ venomous spines can cause symptoms including intense pain, itchy rashes, nausea and vomiting when touched or brushed up against, according to the University of Michigan.
Last month, a woman in Richmond, Va., went to the emergency room after a run-in with one of the so-called “toxic toupees.”
“It felt exactly like a scorching-hot knife passing through the outside of my calf,” Crystal Spindel Gaston told the Virginia Mercury.
Measuring less than 2 inches, the creepy crawlies feed on shade trees such as elm, oak and sycamore and are usually found in Southern states, going up north to Maryland and west to Texas.
No need to read between the lines
That's because, Ashley Teagle, Wicomico County's' Library's Executive Director, spelled it all out for us this past week.
On Tuesday, she met with the County leaders to discuss the Library's plans for re-opening, since the main branch that she heads is the last to do so, however; the focus quickly shifted to Teagle's resignation, which she handed to the Council on that same night.
Teagle, said the relationship between the library and the local government was, "My number one reason for leaving my post".
She has been the director since January of 2019, and feels the legislative body has to much control over the library.
“The county charter and the control it gives the county government over the library I think is very dangerous because I think it gives the government a lot of control in what information the library is making accessible to the community,” she said. “And I personally received questions from members of this body about matters ranging from library programs that we’re offering to what grants we’re accepting.”
The outgoing Director also, didn't like what she considered, "Threats that resulted from a proposed Drag Queen Story Hour program".
Council President Larry Dodd said he was, "Surprised to hear of the issues", and vowed to investigate, while Councilman John Cannon said, “It’s a lesson we are learning a little too late, and we are having to pay the price with you leaving.”
On Tuesday, she met with the County leaders to discuss the Library's plans for re-opening, since the main branch that she heads is the last to do so, however; the focus quickly shifted to Teagle's resignation, which she handed to the Council on that same night.
Teagle, said the relationship between the library and the local government was, "My number one reason for leaving my post".
She has been the director since January of 2019, and feels the legislative body has to much control over the library.
“The county charter and the control it gives the county government over the library I think is very dangerous because I think it gives the government a lot of control in what information the library is making accessible to the community,” she said. “And I personally received questions from members of this body about matters ranging from library programs that we’re offering to what grants we’re accepting.”
The outgoing Director also, didn't like what she considered, "Threats that resulted from a proposed Drag Queen Story Hour program".
Council President Larry Dodd said he was, "Surprised to hear of the issues", and vowed to investigate, while Councilman John Cannon said, “It’s a lesson we are learning a little too late, and we are having to pay the price with you leaving.”
In Record 36% Turnout, Tyndall Receives 69% Of Vote To Win Berlin Mayor’s Seat
With an overwhelming show of support at the polls, voters elected Councilman Zack Tyndall to replace incumbent Gee Williams as Berlin’s mayor.
Tyndall, who’s served on the town council for the past four years, earned 69% of Tuesday's Mayoral votes. Also up for grabs were 3 council seats the winners of those seats were Jack Orris in District 2, Shaneka Nichols in District 3 and Jay Knerr for the at-large position.
“I think that it’s going to be a good thing for the town,” Tyndall said late Tuesday night. “The people are ready to take a different step forward and I’m happy to help them do that along with the three new councilmembers.”
Tyndall, 30, is a lifelong Berlin resident who defeated Orris to win a town council seat in 2016. Though he was unsuccessful in a 2018 bid to become a Worcester County Commissioner, Tyndall has been a vocal member of the town council the last two years. After announcing his intention to run for mayor in June, he campaigned for change and has shared his vision for a financially sustainable, well maintained community.
Tyndall, who’s served on the town council for the past four years, earned 69% of Tuesday's Mayoral votes. Also up for grabs were 3 council seats the winners of those seats were Jack Orris in District 2, Shaneka Nichols in District 3 and Jay Knerr for the at-large position.
“I think that it’s going to be a good thing for the town,” Tyndall said late Tuesday night. “The people are ready to take a different step forward and I’m happy to help them do that along with the three new councilmembers.”
Tyndall, 30, is a lifelong Berlin resident who defeated Orris to win a town council seat in 2016. Though he was unsuccessful in a 2018 bid to become a Worcester County Commissioner, Tyndall has been a vocal member of the town council the last two years. After announcing his intention to run for mayor in June, he campaigned for change and has shared his vision for a financially sustainable, well maintained community.
County Okays No-Interest Riverboat Loan To Snow Hill With CARES Funds A Major Unknown
County officials this week officially approved the loan allowing Snow Hill to purchase a riverboat, with or without CARES Act funding.
The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-2 to approve a $400,000 zero-interest loan that will allow Snow Hill to purchase the Black Eyed Susan, a 149-passenger riverboat. Though the commissioners voted two weeks ago to use CARES Act funding to purchase the boat, county staff now say it’s not clear whether the funding can be used for the purchase.
“There is a reluctance for anybody to give us a firm yes or no,” Chief Administrative Officer Harold Higgins said.
Tom Perlozzo, the county’s director of tourism, economic development and recreation and parks, presented the commissioners with plans on how his departments intended to use $250,000 in CARES Act funding designated for the south end of the county on advertising.
“We thought the best opportunity was to move forward with the small interest loan … and use the CARES Act money for what it was designated to do,” Perlozzo said.
Nordstrom said staff had assured the commissioners two weeks ago that the CARES money could be used for the riverboat.
Higgins said it was 50/50 whether the funding could be used for the boat but that the county wouldn’t lose the money because it would use it on advertising if it couldn’t use it for the boat.
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The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-2 to approve a $400,000 zero-interest loan that will allow Snow Hill to purchase the Black Eyed Susan, a 149-passenger riverboat. Though the commissioners voted two weeks ago to use CARES Act funding to purchase the boat, county staff now say it’s not clear whether the funding can be used for the purchase.
“There is a reluctance for anybody to give us a firm yes or no,” Chief Administrative Officer Harold Higgins said.
Tom Perlozzo, the county’s director of tourism, economic development and recreation and parks, presented the commissioners with plans on how his departments intended to use $250,000 in CARES Act funding designated for the south end of the county on advertising.
“We thought the best opportunity was to move forward with the small interest loan … and use the CARES Act money for what it was designated to do,” Perlozzo said.
Nordstrom said staff had assured the commissioners two weeks ago that the CARES money could be used for the riverboat.
Higgins said it was 50/50 whether the funding could be used for the boat but that the county wouldn’t lose the money because it would use it on advertising if it couldn’t use it for the boat.
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8,800 part-time workers at Disney World among 28,000 layoffs in Disney’s parks division
About 8,800 part-time union workers at Walt Disney World in Florida will be part of the 28,000 layoffs in Disney’s parks division in California and Florida, union officials said Wednesday.
The addition of the union workers to nearly 6,500 nonunion layoffs already announced brings the Disney-related job losses in Florida to more than 15,000 workers.
Disney officials announced last week that it was laying off 28,000 workers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Two-thirds of the planned layoffs involved part-time workers and they ranged from salaried employees to hourly workers.
Disney’s parks closed last spring as the pandemic began spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened this summer, but the California parks have yet to reopen as the company awaits guidance from the state of California.
In a letter to employees, Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experience and Product, said California’s “unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen” exacerbated the situation for the company.
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The addition of the union workers to nearly 6,500 nonunion layoffs already announced brings the Disney-related job losses in Florida to more than 15,000 workers.
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Maryland's Ban on Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), Styrofoam Food Service Products What You Need to Know
The Law During the 2019 legislative session the Maryland General Assembly passed Chapter
579 (Sections 92201 through 9-2207 of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of
Maryland) banning the use of food service products (e.g., cups, plates, bowls, trays,
etc.) composed of expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly referred to under the trademark name
of Styrofoam. The law states that on or after July 1, 2020, a person may not sell or offer for sale
in the state an EPS food service product; and a food service business or school may not sell or
provide food or beverages in an EPS food service product.
Emergency Extension
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and on behalf of the Hogan Administration, Secretary of the
Environment Ben Grumbles issued a public notice extending the deadline for food service
businesses or schools to stop selling or providing food or beverages in EPS food service
products to October 1, 2020, or 30 days after Maryland’s COVID-19 State of Emergency is
terminated, whichever is earlier. The Public Notice was issued pursuant to Governor Larry
Hogan’s proclamation of a state of emergency and a catastrophic health emergency related to
COVID-19. The public notice is a very limited time extension to help schools or business use up
existing inventories of ESP. It does not change other aspects of the law, including the July 1,
2020 deadline for a person (e.g. an EPS manufacturer or wholesaler) to sell an EPS food service
product in the State. For example, a restaurant with existing inventory of EPS cups may continue
to provide beverages in those cups until October 1, 2020, or 30 days after Maryland’s COVID-19
State of Emergency is terminated, whichever is earlier. However, a distributor of EPS cups is
prohibited from selling new EPS cups to that restaurant, effective July 1, 2020.
Discretionary Waiver
Under the law, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) may grant to a food service
business or school a waiver from the law for a period of up to one year if the department
determines that achieving compliance would present an undue hardship or a practical difficulty
not generally applicable to other food service businesses or schools in similar circumstances.
Enforcement
A county’s local health or environmental department shall enforce the law. A county may
impose a penalty not exceeding $250 on a person or food service business that violates any part
of the law. A penalty may not be imposed under this section unless: the unit of county
government first issues a written notice of violation to the person or the food service business;
and the violation is not corrected within 3 months of receipt of the written notice. The law
requires the county to notify MDE of any violation of the law.
579 (Sections 92201 through 9-2207 of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of
Maryland) banning the use of food service products (e.g., cups, plates, bowls, trays,
etc.) composed of expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly referred to under the trademark name
of Styrofoam. The law states that on or after July 1, 2020, a person may not sell or offer for sale
in the state an EPS food service product; and a food service business or school may not sell or
provide food or beverages in an EPS food service product.
Emergency Extension
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and on behalf of the Hogan Administration, Secretary of the
Environment Ben Grumbles issued a public notice extending the deadline for food service
businesses or schools to stop selling or providing food or beverages in EPS food service
products to October 1, 2020, or 30 days after Maryland’s COVID-19 State of Emergency is
terminated, whichever is earlier. The Public Notice was issued pursuant to Governor Larry
Hogan’s proclamation of a state of emergency and a catastrophic health emergency related to
COVID-19. The public notice is a very limited time extension to help schools or business use up
existing inventories of ESP. It does not change other aspects of the law, including the July 1,
2020 deadline for a person (e.g. an EPS manufacturer or wholesaler) to sell an EPS food service
product in the State. For example, a restaurant with existing inventory of EPS cups may continue
to provide beverages in those cups until October 1, 2020, or 30 days after Maryland’s COVID-19
State of Emergency is terminated, whichever is earlier. However, a distributor of EPS cups is
prohibited from selling new EPS cups to that restaurant, effective July 1, 2020.
Discretionary Waiver
Under the law, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) may grant to a food service
business or school a waiver from the law for a period of up to one year if the department
determines that achieving compliance would present an undue hardship or a practical difficulty
not generally applicable to other food service businesses or schools in similar circumstances.
Enforcement
A county’s local health or environmental department shall enforce the law. A county may
impose a penalty not exceeding $250 on a person or food service business that violates any part
of the law. A penalty may not be imposed under this section unless: the unit of county
government first issues a written notice of violation to the person or the food service business;
and the violation is not corrected within 3 months of receipt of the written notice. The law
requires the county to notify MDE of any violation of the law.
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