I know I am beating a dead horse but if Hillary and Donna Brazile were able to cheat one of their own and Donna could slip questions to be asked to Hillary in advance thus, helping to steal the election from Bernie, why could they not do so from the one they most hated?
Biden is president and no court chose to hear evidence so there is nothing one can do about that now but the 2020 election will go down in the history books as the most questionable in our nation's history and must not be repeated. It is a stain that cannot be erased.
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Honest Reporting indicates the time is nearing:
Mossad Chief to Meet Biden, Push Iran Nuke Deal ‘Red Lines’; Israel to Approve Normalization Accord With Morocco
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And then:
What would hiring Robert Malley say about Biden’s plans on Iran?
The foreign-policy establishment favorite and Arafat apologist would be just one more Obama alum in the new administration, but one that would particularly encourage Tehran.
One of the most unseemly aspects of the beginning of any new administration are the campaigns waged by various job-seekers and their friends (and foes) in order to secure appointments to important positions. The longer a post is kept vacant, which generally happens when the people at the top either genuinely haven’t made up their minds or they’re turned down by their first choices, the more intense the jockeying between the camps of the various hopefuls becomes.
This often involves leaks and planted stories about one candidate or another being “seriously considered” by the president and his advisers. Those stories can be an attempt by the would-be officeholder to promote himself or herself as the most qualified person for the job. The goal of such a leak would be to generate buzz around the name and to build up public support for them, giving the impression that choosing them would be popular.
But such rumors, which are never backed up by quotes from people who are in a position to know what’s going on behind the scenes who are willing to be named, can also be an attempt to sabotage a candidate. The purpose of that tactic is to generate outrage from those who are personally opposed to the candidate or policies it’s assumed they would promote. Doing that sends a message to the decision-makers that they will pay a high price in political capital if they insist on choosing someone with so many enemies.
Remembering these facts of political life is the only way to understand the controversy that has emerged over the possibility that Robert Malley might be appointed by President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to be the administration’s special envoy on Iran.
The free-for-all over Malley began with the publication of a story this week in Jewish Insider that said that “sources with knowledge of the plans” said he was being considered for the post. That prompted Eli Lake, one of the best informed and insightful journalists when it comes to national security issues, to write a column in Bloomberg that argued that picking Malley would mean that Biden’s “first foreign-policy blunder could be on Iran.” Lake’s argument was that Malley, who has been a foreign-policy player for a quarter-century with a long record of appeasing America’s enemies, is exactly the wrong person for such a job. Or at least he would be if the goal of the Biden team was not to simply turn the clock back to January 2017.
In recent weeks, Blinken and Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan have been sounding as if their intentions towards Iran were both tough and sensible. They’ve been trying to give the impression that they are in no hurry for the United States to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal from which the Trump administration withdrew or to lift the sanctions that their predecessors imposed on it. Instead, they’ve been talking as if they should be taken seriously when they say they want Iran to show some good faith on the nuclear issue first. Moreover, they also are acknowledging that America’s objective must be to renegotiate the pact so as to ensure that Tehran isn’t allowed to eventually build a nuclear weapon, as well as to hold it accountable for being the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism and a builder of illegal missiles whose only purpose would be acts of aggression and potential genocide.
Lake argues that appointing Malley as Biden’s “go to” man on Iran would send a signal to the Islamist regime that, as was the case under Obama, they would be dealing with diplomats who are prepared to give them whatever they want. So it was no surprise that Republicans like Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who want to push the administration not to give away the store to Iran, would retweet Lake’s article as part of an effort to forestall his appointment.
Lake’s column has prompted a flurry of competing statements from Malley’s friends in the foreign-policy establishment, such as Aaron David Miller, Dennis Ross and Ben Rhodes, lauding his record, integrity and policy bona fides, as well as firing back at Cotton in an attempt to support his cause.
So, who is Robert Malley?
He served in a variety of positions during the Clinton administration, but became a lightning rod for controversy in 2001 when he published articles in The New York Times and the New York Review of Books about the Camp David Summit of 2000. Malley, who was one of the staffers assisting President Bill Clinton at the summit, contradicted his boss and just about everyone else who had been there by claiming that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was not to blame for its failure.
With Clinton’s approval, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had offered Arafat independence and statehood in the Gaza Strip, almost the entire West Bank and a share of Jerusalem, and still, the veteran terrorist said “no.” A few months later, Arafat further answered the offer of peace by launching a terrorist war of attrition—known as the Second Intifada—that cost the lives of thousands of Jews and Arabs alike, as well as blew up the Oslo peace process.
There is little doubt that Arafat was never interested in peace, let alone statehood. But Malley perversely argued that Arafat had been wronged by Clinton (who has never forgiven Arafat for depriving him of a Nobel Peace Prize) and Barak, and that he was justified in turning down such an inadequate offer that didn’t fully satisfy Palestinian ambitions.
Such a stand should have marginalized Malley. Instead, he has prospered and grown in influence. He did have a setback in 2008, when he was forced to step down as then candidate Barack Obama’s foreign-policy adviser after it emerged that he had met with leaders of the Hamas terrorist group, whom he has since consistently argued must be included in peace negotiations with Israel. But he eventually returned to the corridors of power during the second term of the Obama administration when he became the president’s point man on the Middle East at the National Security Council.
Since then, he returned to the International Crisis Group, an influential think tank and non-governmental organization that is a pillar of the foreign-policy establishment, and where he now serves as president and CEO. In recent years, has used that bully pulpit not merely to oppose the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and its “maximum pressure” policy aimed at forcing its renegotiation, but also against former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s demands that Tehran enact democratic reforms, end support of terrorism and taking foreign hostages, in addition to ceasing its military adventures aimed at achieving regional hegemony.
Malley is, therefore, Iran’s ideal candidate for the position of American envoy.
Rather than answer the trenchant criticisms of Malley’s awful record, his friends—in particular, the other Jews who were, along with him, part of a cohort of State Department peace processors determined to unfairly pressure Israel and to appease the Palestinians—claimed both in 2008 and now that his reputation is being smeared by his critics. They’re right that he shouldn’t be held accountable for the fact that his father was a well-known Communist sympathizer and that he doesn’t directly advocate Israel’s destruction or for allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Still, Malley is, nevertheless, a perfect example of establishment thinking that is not merely wrongheaded, but has led to disastrous decisions that both made the world less safe and made peace in the Middle East less likely. The contrast between the policies he advocates and those implemented by the amateurs that ran foreign policy under former President Donald Trump that both weakened Iran and led to normalization agreements between Israel and Arab and Muslim states is instructive.
Without knowing what’s going on inside the heads of Biden, Blinken and Sullivan, it’s hard to say which side came out ahead in the recent exchange about Malley. But Malley’s opponents have, if nothing else, made it clear to the White House that appointing him will generate controversy and a fight that could be both time-consuming and a distraction at a time when they already have more than enough on their plates.
The reason why these kinds of political games are played has less to do with personal ambitions than it does with the consequences of such appointments. The question of which individuals are put in such crucial positions matters. It is for that reason that those who are concerned about whether Biden will vigorously defend American interests have voiced concerns about the appointment of Wendy Sherman as the No. 2 person in the State Department after her past disastrous negotiations with North Korea and Iran.
It is policy that is at stake in the battle over personnel. If Blinken means what he says and Biden is determined to be tough on Iran, then that is more important than whether or not Malley is given a job in his administration. But if toughness is wanted, then why hire someone who has staked their career on justifying appeasement of terrorists like Arafat and Islamist tyrants like the Iranians? That’s why the question of whether Malley is brought into the administration not only matters, but will also speak volumes about what’s in store for America and its allies in the next four years.
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS—Jewish News Syndicate. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin
Finally:
More good news from Israel (edited.)
Best regards
Michael
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In the 24th Jan 21 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
- Nearly 10% of Israelis are now fully vaccinated and the infection rate is falling.
- An Israeli 10-second breath test for Covid is more accurate than standard tests.
- An Israeli company can fully charge an electric car in five minutes.
- 8 new joint US-Israeli projects to develop innovative technology.
- The first Israeli novel to be translated into Moroccan Arabic.
- A clay inscription has been authenticated as from the 7th century BCE Kingdom of Israel.
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Vaccination progress. 27% of Israelis (2.4 million) have had their first Covid vaccination and rollout to the over-40s has begun. Numbers of seriously ill over-60s have fallen by a third and the reproduction rate is below one. Finally, Sheba hospital’s Professor Amnon Afek highlights how Israel’s experience can help the world.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
https://unitedwithisrael.org/
https://www.jns.org/israels-
https://www.jns.org/opinion/
AI monitors progress of Covid patients. (TY Hazel) Israel’s Zebra Medical (reported here previously) has previously adapted its AI imaging analysis platform to detect Covid-19 infection in the lungs. Now it can chart Covid-19 as it progresses in the lungs, to help decide if the patient needs ICU, ventilator, or can be discharged.
https://www.jpost.com/jpost-
Two Covid webinars. (TY Myer & Geoff F) Two Israeli experts explain about the latest coronavirus vaccines and the pandemic. First, Professor Jonatan HaLevy, President of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Second, Professor Manfeld Green, now Head of the National Public Health program at the University of Haifa.
https://vimeo.com/497554299 https://www.youtube.com/
Ventilators for California. Israel’s Inovytec (reported here previously) is to provide 1,500 of its advanced portable Ventway Sparrow turbine mobile ventilators to Californian hospitals. The ventilators are lightweight, durable, affordable, low maintenance and enable invasive and non-invasive ventilation for adults and children.
https://www.jpost.com/health-
3D-printing to repair spinal cords. Israel’s Matricelf (reported here previously) has extended its 3D-printing platform for tissues and organs to producing spinal cord implants. The patient’s own cells are re-engineered into stem cells and eventually into a spinal tissue implant that isn’t rejected. Human trials are planned to begin 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Monitoring coma patients. Israel’s BrainWatch Tech is developing a device that will continuously check a coma patient’s pupils for their reactions to light stimulus. Over a million patients suffer severe brain injury each year. Reaction to light signifies brain stem activity. No response suggests urgent medication or surgery.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Helping kids grow. Israel’s Nutritional Growth Solutions (reported here previously) is expanding globally. Independent Medical Co-op (IMCO) will distribute NGS’ Healthy Height product to the US market. NGS is also selling to the Chinese market via Alibaba’s online Tmall; and NGS has just acquired the KidzShake brand.
https://wcsecure.weblink.com.
https://wcsecure.weblink.com.
https://wcsecure.weblink.com.
Benefits of a Green MED diet. An 18-month study by researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University found that a Green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduced hepatic fat by 39%. This compared to 20% for the traditional MED diet and 12% for a regular healthy diet. The diet can prevent fatty liver disease, diabetes and heart disease.
https://www.jns.org/study-
https://gut.bmj.com/content/
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Windows protection for the disabled. It may sound like computer software, but this is an Israeli solution for large panes of shatter-proof glass in health clinics and hospitals. Normally, shielded windows are small and unsuitable for ground floor rooms that are accessible to the disabled. Now they can have security and sunlight.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-
Promoting more women in tech. Ruth Polachek is the Chairwoman, Founder and CEO of “she codes”, a community of 30,000 Israeli female software developers. The goal of “she codes” is to have 50% female representation in the tech industry within a decade. Ruth is also CEO of LessTests – for global Covid testing.
https://www.
Israeli children to meet space “stars”. At the opening of Israel’s Space Week on 24th Jan Israeli elementary and middle school students will see and hear from Kfir Damari, co-founder of Israel’s SpaceIL, Israeli Eytan Stibbe, going into space in 2021 and Jessica Meyer who recently returned from the International Space Station.
https://www.space.gov.il/
25 years helping Ethiopian Israelis. Marion Wiesel, widow of Nobel Prize winner Elie, will celebrate her 90th birthday online. Marion and Elie established the Beit Tzipora centers in the mid-1990s to support the education of Ethiopian-Israeli children and their families. Beit Tzipora now supports more than 700 children annually.
https://www.jns.org/virtual-
Landmines cleared at baptism site. After two years of work, the Franciscan St John the Baptist chapel beside the River Jordan in Israel is landmine free. Christians are again able to pray at the site, abandoned 54 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Global training in agriculture. The Arava International Center of Agricultural Training (AICAT) trains 1,200 students from South East Asia and Africa every year. They include from Vietnam, Nepal, Cambodia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Myanmar, East-Timor, Cape Verde, Laos, Thailand and even Muslim Indonesia and Gambia.
https://www.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Moroccan PR alliance. This historic announcement from Casablanca and Jerusalem is of the first strategic partnership in PR between Morocco and Israel. Morocco’s Brand & Image Agency and Israel’s Kam Global Strategies will use their expertise to the benefit of business individuals and institutions in both countries.
https://www.mapnews.ma/en/
Direct flights to Morocco. Israel and Morocco have just signed an aviation agreement that will see direct flights launch between the two countries in two to three months.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
More awards at CES 2021. Israel’s Vayyar and Tactile Mobility also won honors at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show CES 2021. Some 43 Israel companies presented. New to this newsletter are Talamoos (Netflix recommendations), Gamitee (Group travel bookings), and EyeNet (road collision protection).
https://www.israel21c.org/13-
https://www.talamoos.com/ https://vimeo.com/298751809
https://gamitee.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://eyenet-mobile.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Covid spit test for students. Students seen spitting at Israel’s Technion Institute are not protesting. Technion scientists have developed NaorCov19 - a saliva self-test that can verify Covid-19 infections in just one minute. It can help prevent outbreaks in student dorms and allow the University to reopen when the lockdown ends.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Breath test is 98% accurate. Israel’s Scentech Medical (reported here previously) has completed trials, on 784 individuals at Israel’s Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, of its 10-second Covid-19 breath test. The results displayed seconds later were 98% accurate – much better and faster than standard PCR-based swab tests.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Covid protection for nursing homes. Israel’s Pangea (reported here previously) is to deploy its smart nursing home solution in areas impacted by Covid-19. The multi-sensor solution integrates thermal imaging, video analytics, AI, and biometric access controls to protect the health, security, and safety of its residents.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Contest to feed the world. Israel-based Adama Agricultural Solutions (reported here previously) and non-profit GrowingIL have launched a competition for Israeli agtech startups devise solutions to increase farmers’ crop yields in environmentally friendly ways. The prize is a field test, funded by Adama.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Helping new developers to Swimm. It always takes weeks for new members of an IT team to understand previously written code. Not anymore, as Israel’s Swimm tightly links tutorial-style documentation to a project’s codebase, thus continuously documenting the code. Much easier for new developers.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
A robot that can hear. Israeli zoologists and scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed an “Ear-on-a-Chip” that will allow robots to hear. The breakthrough in robot sensing may eventually include vision, smell etc. Applications could include searching for explosives or survivors buried in collapsed buildings.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/
Lowering the cost of autonomous cars. The technology of Israel’s Brodmann17 (reported here previously) allows AI systems to use inexpensive, low power computer chips. It is now aiming the software at ADAS Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) manufacturers. It could bring autonomous cars to the mass market.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Taking control when things go wrong. Israel’s Phantom Auto has developed a call center for self-driving vehicles, where a remote operator can take control and drive if a problem arises. Uber-owned Postmates uses the Phantom Auto system in California for its meal delivery robots.
https://www.israel21c.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
5 minutes to charge an electric car. Israel’s StoreDot (reported here previously) has developed the world’s first electric car battery that can be fully charged in 5 minutes. 1,000 of the batteries have been manufactured in China by German firm Eve Systems, for showcasing the technology to carmakers and other companies.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Elon Musk promotes Israeli startup. A video featuring Israeli robotics startup BionicHIVE was recommended by none other than Elon Musk to his 42.5 million followers. He wrote "The robot future is coming" and the video “SqUID warehouse logistics robot by Bionic Hive” has since received 1.9 million views.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
A good feeling about stress. Israel’s FeelIT (reported here previously) has now launched its innovative stress-analysis nano ink product RetroFeel. The sensing technology prevents machinery damage and has attracted the attention of Germany’s Henkel Adhesive Technologies. It has just invested $5 million in the Israeli company.
https://jewishbusinessnews.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Still an A+. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Israel’s A+ rating with a stable outlook, citing its “strong external finances,” diversified economy and “solid institutional debt.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
The rise of the Shekel. The strength of Israel’s economy is reflected in the high value of its currency. The Bank of Israel has announced that it will purchase $30 billion of foreign currency in 2021 to curb the rise of the Shekel and help keep Israeli exports competitive.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Israel’s wealth fund. The Tamar Partnership, extracting natural gas from Israel’s Tamar field, has begun making contributions to Israel’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. The fund ensures that some profits of Israel’s natural gas bonanza are spent on strategic projects for the nation’s benefit and will provide around $300 million a year.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
8 new joint US-Israeli projects. The Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation is funding 8 joint US-Israeli projects a total of $7.45 million. They include lighter airline seats, smart pollination, medical micro-optics, CAD inspection, remote skin scanning and epilepsy laser treatment.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Israeli CEOs are itching to take off. Three Israeli executives, about to get their second Covid vaccinations, express their excitement about a near future return to international travel and vital face-to-face meetings.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-
Radar defense for Slovakia. Following the Czech Republic and Hungary, Slovakia is the latest NATO member to purchase the MMR Radar system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary, ELTA systems. The 17 units will cost $182 million. The second link gives some broader context of the deal.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://www.meforum.org/61940/
Wizz Air to launch Tel Aviv Abu Dhabi route. Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching Tel Aviv - Abu Dhabi flights from 12 Feb. Daily flights are planned from 1 Mar. In Dec, 67,000 passengers flew from Israel to Dubai on four airlines - flydubai, Arkia, Israir and El Al. Wizz will be the first to fly to Abu Dhabi.
https://en.globes.co.il/en/
Vertical farms for the UAE. Israel’s Vertical Field (reported here previously) is certainly going in the right direction – up! Following its deal with a Ukraine supermarket chain two weeks ago, it is now partnering Emirates Smart Solutions and Technologies (ESST) to deploy its vertical farm system in the UAE.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Helping millions learn to play instruments. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Israel’s JoyTunes (reported here previously) has been downloaded some 10 million times. Its app Simply Piano is listed as one of Apple’s ‘Editor’s Choice’ in its App Store and voted Best App in Google Play.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
4th carmaker invests in UVeye. Hyundai is the latest carmaker to invest in Israel’s UVeye, joining Toyota, Honda, and Volvo. Hyundai wants UVeye’s sensors and camera-based inspection technology for the automatic external inspection of vehicles, on its production lines as well as for used car sales activities.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
A tiny Unicorn. Israel’s Nano Dimension (reported here previously) launched on the Nasdaq in 2016 but has only recently become a popular stock. Its share price has risen, even as it raised some $332 million of funds. The company now has a market valuation of $1.4 billion, giving it the financial status of a “Unicorn”.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
A healthy Unicorn. Israeli-founded K Health (reported here previously) has become popular during the Covid pandemic when people could not reach their doctors. K Health managed to solve 90% of problems remotely. K Health has just raised $132 million, valuing the company at $1.4 billion and becomes another Unicorn.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Sportstech innovation lab. Swiss-based Infront, provider of business services to sport organizations FIFA, UEFA, FIBA etc., has opened an innovation laboratory in Israel. Infront Lab is partnering Israeli companies WSC Sports, Minute.ly, and Videocites and says it will invest at least $1 million in Israel.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Investment in Israeli startups: Playtika raised $1.9 billion; Nano Dimension raised $332 million; K Health raised $132 million; Quali raised $54 million; Carbyne raised $25 million; StackPulse raised $20 million; Swimm raised $5.7 million; Humanz raised $3 million;
CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT`
Israeli novel for sale in Morocco. For the first time ever, an Israeli novel has been translated into Moroccan Arabic, for sale in Morocco. “A Girl in a Blue Shirt,” by Tel Aviv University Professor Gabriel Bensimhon, was chosen for translation by Prof. Mohamed Elmedlaoui of the Mohammed V University of Rabat.
https://www.jewishpress.com/
Helping the World go green. Just in time for the Jewish New Year for Trees, please pre-register for this Technion UK webinar on 28th Jan from two researchers from Israel’s Technion Institute. They talk about Israel’s work to help to preserve and save our planet.
https://technionuk.org/event/
British bakers in Tel Aviv. (TY Israel21c) British bakers Georgia Green and Lee’at Gentely, who now live in Tel Aviv, make a fabulous rainbow cake to cheer your day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Israeli restaurant in Paris wins Michelin star. Israeli chef Assaf Granit’s Shabour restaurant in Paris has won a coveted Michelin star and the accolade “a simple restaurant; one of our most delightful places.” Granit’s co-owned MachneYuda Group has 12 top restaurants in Jerusalem (6), Tel Aviv, London (3) and Paris (2).
https://www.israel21c.org/a-
THE JEWISH STATE
$11 million donation to transform youth village. The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation has donated $11 million to renovate and upgrade Israel’s Kfar Silver Youth Village. It is the largest ever donation to an ORT school. The village supports some 740 students - one-third living as on-site boarders.
https://www.jns.org/11-
3D testimony from survivors. Israeli non-profit NeVer Again VR is crowdfunding its project to record the testimony of survivors of the Shoah (Holocaust). They are using volumetric video by Israel’s Tetavi (reported here previously) to produce lifelike holograms and keep the message of the survivors “alive” forever.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://giveback.co.il/
Returning after 2,700 years. Good articles about the continuing immigration of thousands of the Bnei Menashe community who were exiled from the Kingdom of Israel some 27 centuries ago.
https://www.israel21c.org/the-
https://israelbetweenthelines.
Oldest seal. Originally thought to be a replica, a bulla (impression of a seal inscription) was bought for 10 old shekels in the 1980s. In ancient Hebrew, it says it belongs to Shema the servant/minister of Jeroboam who ruled the Kingdom of Israel from 788 BCE to 748 BCE. Technology shows it to be the oldest seal ever discovered.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
https://aabgu.org/royal-se
Biden Struggles To Answer Reporter’s Question And Starts Attacking Her
After destroying more than 50,000 jobs in his first day in office by cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline, President Joe Biden demonstrated his inability to answer even simple questions after he snapped at a reporter this week.
It looks like the honeymoon is already over…
During his first full day in office, 78-year-old President Biden got confused and angry with a reporter who asked him about his plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine pioneered under the Trump administration.
Biden, being negative as usual, suggested that the COVID-19 death toll was likely to go beyond half a million in February, and struggled to get through the speech without stumbling over his words.
Boy, did he look tired.
He’s probably just tired pic.twitter.com/aHIX47G19X
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 21, 2021
Everyone watching this mess of a press conference likely felt just as confused as Joe did.
After his speech, a reporter asked a fairly simple question of Biden, prompting him about his plan to roll out the vaccine. It’s an important question, too, given that the Biden inauguration falsely claimed on his first full day in office that they had inherited zero plan to distribute the vaccine nationally.
COVID adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed the claims and said they were nonsense, but facts don’t matter to the press.
After getting the question, Biden got angry and snapped.
“Come on, give me a break, man!” he said.
President Biden replies “give me a break, man” to a reporter asking about vaccine rollout pic.twitter.com/o3SGC1UxBk
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 21, 2021
Remember how he would use exactly the same line every time he was asked a difficult question during the campaign? It looks like that’s how he intends to avoid questions throughout his presidency…however long it lasts.
And, refusing to answer a question or admitting fault flew in the face of comments he made just moments earlier.
“Our entire administration will always be honest and transparent with the good news and the bad,” he claimed.
BIDEN: “Our entire administration will always be honest and transparent with the good news and the bad. We’ll level with you when we make a mistake. We’ll straight up say what happened.”
“We’ll level with you when we make a mistake. We’ll straight up say what happened,” he said.
But Biden still hasn’t answered the question about vaccines
And:
Newt questions whether Biden knows what he is signing:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.
And:
How We Lost Our Republic (A repeat.)
Yesterday Congress gave all of us the middle finger. Some of you will understand but some won't until you lose your freedoms and quality of life.
I hope as many people as possible read it, because it pretty well sums up the situation we are seeing come into play.
For those who don't get it!
Now you understand why there was never any action against the Clintons or Obama, how they destroyed emails and evidence and phones and servers, how they spied and wiretapped, how they lied to FISA, had conversations on the tarmac, sent emails to cover their rears after key meetings, how Comey and Brennan and Clapper never were brought to any justice, how the FBI and CIA lied, how the Steele Dossier was passed along, how phones got factory reset, how leak after leak to an accomplice media went unchecked, why George Soros is always in the shadows, why Romney and Paul and Bush and McCain were all involved, why they screamed Russia and pushed a sham impeachment, why no one ever goes to jail, why no one is ever charged, why nothing ever happens. Why there was no wrongdoing in the FISA warrants, why the Durham report was delayed. Why Hunter will walk scot free. Why the FBI sat on the laptop. Why the Biden’s connection to China was overlooked as was unleashed the perfect weapon, a virus that could be weaponized politically to bring down the greatest ever economy and usher in unverifiable mail in voting. Why the media is 24/7 propaganda and lies, why up is down and down is up, right is wrong and wrong is right. Why social media silences the First Amendment and speaks over the President of the United States. This has been the plan by the Deep State all along. They didn’t expect Trump to win in 2016. He messed up their plans. Delayed it a little. They weren’t about to let it happen again. Covid was weaponized, Governors helped shut down their states, the media helped shame and kill the economy, and the super lucky unverifiable mail in ballots were just the trick to make sure the career politician allegedly with hands in Chinese payrolls that couldn’t finish a sentence or collect a crowd, miraculously became the most popular vote recipient of all time.
You have just witnessed a coup, the overthrow of the US free election system, the end of our constitutional republic, and the merge of capitalism into the slide toward socialism. What will happen next? Expect the borders to open up. Increased immigration. Expect agencies like CBP and INS and Homeland Security to be muzzled or even deleted. Law enforcement will see continued defunding. The electoral college will be gone. History erased. Two Supreme Court Justices might be removed. The Supreme Court will be packed. Your 2nd Amendment will be attacked. If you have a manufacturing job or oil industry job, get ready. If you run a business, brace for impact. Maybe you’ll be on the hook for slavery reparations, or have your suburbs turned into Section 8 housing. Your taxes are gonna go up, and businesses will pay more. I could go on and on. There is no real recovery from this. The elections from here on will be decided by New York City, Chicago, and California. The Republic will be dead. Mob rule and appeasement will run rampant. The candidate who offers the most from the Treasury will get the most votes. But the votes voted won’t matter, just the ones received and counted. That precedent has been set.
“Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, when someone shouted out, ‘Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?’”
Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Ladies and gentlemen, you will now lose your Republic. You turned from God. You turned from family. You turned from country. You embraced degeneracy culture. You celebrated and looked to fools. You worshipped yourselves selfishly as you took for granted what men died to give you. You disregarded history and all it teaches. On your watch, America just died a little. It’s likely she’ll never be the same again.
Some of you have no idea what you’ve done. Sadly, some of you did
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