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The 'democracy' and 'unity' of Biden's inaugural address have fine print: 'After dissent is silenced' By CLG News Founder, Michael Rectenwald | 20 Jan 2021 | On a cold, dark, winter day, Joe Biden spoke to a small crowd after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America. The euphemisms of his inaugural speech are lost on a great number of Americans... Biden comes to power after Democrats and the intelligence community sought to derail Trump’s presidency from Day One, with the full force of the mass and social media behind this effort. Trump’s presidency was never seen as legitimate by the Democrats and their "deep-state" accomplices, so the calls for unity will fall on many deaf ears. Biden's speech for unity comes after an arguably politicized response to the coronavirus outbreak, with the shutdown of small business and the loss of millions of jobs, which seemed, to many, to be part of an orchestrated attempt to ruin Trump’s economy.

Joe Biden's inauguration speech transcript | 20 Jan 2021 | Joseph R. Biden delivered his inaugural address on Jan. 20. 

Biden Sworn In as 46th President of the United States | 20 Jan 2021 | Joe Biden took the oath of office at noon on Jan. 20 to serve as the 46th president of the United States. Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts administered the oath. The president was sworn in amid unprecedented circumstances, standing before a virtually empty National Mall due to security concerns stemming from the breach of the U.S. Capitol two weeks earlier. Biden, 78, succeeds President Donald Trump, who skipped the inauguration. Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony alongside former Presidents Barack Obama, George Bush, and Bill Clinton.

Norwegian Medicines Agency links 13 deaths to vaccine side effects. Those who died were frail and old | 14 Jan 2021 | The Norwegian Medicines Agency linked 13 deaths to the corona vaccine's side effects. Those who died had two things in common -- they were old and frail. A total of 23 deaths have been reported in connection with the corona vaccination. So far, 13 of these have been assessed. "The reports might indicate that common side effects from mRNA vaccines, such as fever and nausea, may have led to deaths in some frail patients," chief physician Sigurd Hortemo in the Norwegian Medicines Agency noted. As a result, the FHI has updated the corona vaccination guide with new advice on the vaccination of frail elderly people. "If you are very frail, you should probably not be vaccinated," Steinar Madsen at the Norwegian Medicines Agency said at a webinar on corona vaccine for journalists on Thursday.

Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party --Polls show Mr. Trump retains strong support among rank-and-file GOP voters. | 19 Jan 2021 | President Trump has talked in recent days with associates about forming a new political party, according to people familiar with the matter, an effort to exert continued influence after he leaves the White House. Mr. Trump discussed the matter with several aides and other people close to him last week, the people said. The president said he would want to call the new party the "Patriot Party," the people said. Mr. Trump has feuded in recent days with several Republican leaders including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Deep State, Ky.), who on Tuesday said Mr. Trump deserved blame for provoking the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Spain Creates a List of Those Who Refuse to Get COVID-19 Vaccine | 19 Jan 2021 | Spain has become the first country in Europe to create a register maintained by the government with a list of the names of citizens who have refused the COVD-19 vaccine, a list which will be shared with other European governments. Spain's Minister of Health Salvador Illa recently announced that the country will be setting up a register of citizens who have refused the COVD-19 vaccine when it was offered to them and the reasons why they refused. Although Spain has not mandated COVID-19 vaccinations, the threat of being placed on a list looms over every Spanish citizen when they are contacted by regional authorities that it is their turn to get the vaccine. Should they refuse the vaccine, their name will be added to the list, which will then be shared with other European nations.

Wyoming county votes to censure Liz Cheney for Trump impeachment vote | 19 Jan 2021 | The Carbon County Republican Party in Wyoming voted unanimously to censure Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Deep State-Wyo.) for voting to impeach President Trump along with nine other GOP House lawmakers, Fox News reported. "Representative Cheney has violated the trust of her voters, failed to faithfully represent a very large majority of motivated Wyoming voters, and neglected her duty to represent the party and the will of the people who elected her to represent them," the party's resolution stated. Carbon County borders Colorado and is south of the city of Casper, Wyo... Apart from the Carbon County Republican Party, the Wyoming GOP as a whole has reproached Cheney, referring to her actions as "a true travesty."

Trump Gives Farewell Speech: 'The Movement We Started Is Only Just Beginning' | 19 Jan 2021 | President Donald Trump released his farewell speech on Tuesday afternoon, saying he will pray for the success of the forthcoming administration. "We are--and must always be--a land of hope, of light, and of glory to all the world. This week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous," Trump said. "We did what we came here to do--and so much more. Above all, we have reasserted the sacred idea that in America, the government answers to the people." "We restored the idea that in America, no one is forgotten--because everyone matters and everyone has a voice. I took on the tough battles, the hardest fights, the most difficult choices--because that's what you elected me to do. Our agenda was not about right or left, it wasn't about Republican or Democrat, but about the good of a nation, and that means the whole nation." Trump added that on Wednesday, the United States will "inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous."

Thousands of Israelis test positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated, including 69 people who had gotten second dose | 19 Jan 2021 | Over 12,400 Israeli residents have tested positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated, among them 69 people who had already gotten the second dose, which began to be administered early last week, the Health Ministry reported. This amounts to 6.6 percent of the 189,000 vaccinated people who took coronavirus tests after being vaccinated. According to the ministry's data, 5,348 people were found infected up to a week after getting the vaccine, of the 100,000 people who were vaccinated and then tested a week later -- an infection rate of 5.4 percent of those vaccinated during that time. Another 5,585 people tested positive for the virus between the eighth and 14th day after getting the first vaccine -- 8.3 percent of the 67,000 people who were vaccinated and tested during that post-vaccination period.

China Health Experts Call for Suspension of COVID Vaccines as Norway Investigates 33 Deaths, Germany Probes 10 Deaths --Norway upped the number of deaths under investigation, from 23 last week to 33, while in Germany, health officials said they are investigating 10 deaths that occurred among elderly patients who received the COVID vaccine. | 18 Jan 2020 | China health experts say Norway and other countries should suspend the use of mRNA vaccines like those produced by Pfizer and Moderna, especially among the elderly, according to Global Times. Norway health officials said last week they were investigating the deaths of 23 elderly people who died shortly after receiving the vaccine, and had confirmed 13 of those were directly related to the vaccine. Today, Bloomberg reported that the number of deaths under investigation in Norway had risen to 33 and that all had occurred in people ranging from age 75 to 80. According to Bloomberg, Camilla Stoltenberg, head of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, said at a press conference today: "It is important to remember that about 45 people die every day in nursing homes in Norway, so it is not a given that this represents any excess mortality or that there is a causal connection." The Norwegian Medicines Agency previously told Bloomberg that all of the deaths occurred in people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which until Friday was the only COVID vaccine approved for use in Norway.

Trump Signs Order Expanding Federal Prosecutors' Ability to Carry a Concealed Firearm | 18 Jan 2021 | President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at enhancing protections for federal judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers. His order directs the federal government to make it easier for law enforcement officers and federal prosecutors to carry a concealed firearm, and urges Congress to pass legislation to extend the right to carry a concealed firearm to federal judges... Trump's order aims to remove "any undue obstacle" that prevents current and retired federal law enforcement officers from carrying a concealed gun under federal law.

FBI vetting 25,000 National Guard troops in DC amid fears of 'insider attack' | 17 Jan 2021 | U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect [sic] Joe Biden's inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington... And it underscores fears that some of the very people assigned to protect the city over the next several days could present a threat to the incoming president and other VIPs in attendance. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that officials are conscious of the potential threat, and he warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks as the inauguration approaches. So far, however, he and other leaders say they have seen no evidence of any threats, and officials said the vetting hadn't flagged any issues of which they were aware.

Former Facebook chief security officer suggests cable providers drop OANN and Newsmax | 17 Jan 2021 | The former chief security officer of Facebook suggested conservative news outlets One America News Network and Newsmax be deplatformed following the siege of the Capitol and the proliferation of "radical views" online. "We have to turn down the capability of these conservative influencers to reach these huge audiences. There are people on YouTube, for example, that have a larger audience than daytime CNN, and they are extremely radical and pushing extremely radical views," Alex Stamos said Sunday on CNN's Reliable Sources. "And, so, it is up to the Facebooks and YouTubes, in particular, to think about whether or not they want to be effectively cable networks for disinformation. And then we're gonna have to figure out the OANN and Newsmax problem that these companies have freedom of speech, but I’m not sure we need Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and such to be bringing them into tens of millions of homes," he continued. "This is allowing people to seek out information if they really want to but not pushing it into their faces, I think, is where we're going to have to go here," he said.

Melania Trump releases farewell message: 'It has been the greatest honor of my life' | 18 Jan 2021 | Outgoing first lady Melania Trump reflected on her four years in the White House during a farewell address to the American people on Monday. In a nearly seven-minute-long video message, Trump thanked military service members, law enforcement workers, caregivers and others who have inspired her since she entered the White House in 2017. She highlighted her work, including her leading role in the "Be Best" campaign, which sought to address cyberbullying, opioid abuse and other challenges facing America's children. "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as first lady of the United States," Trump said in the video message. "I have been inspired by incredible Americans across our country who lift up our communities through their kindness and courage, goodness and grace."

Trump supporters in National Guard might 'do something' to Biden, Democratic congressman says | 18 Jan 2021 | Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., ominously suggested Monday that Donald Trump supporters within the National Guard charged with helping protect Joe Biden "might want to do something" to the president-elect. In an unprecedented show of security force, 25,000 National Guard troops have been deployed to Washington, D.C., to protect Biden's inauguration this week. The city is on edge after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted the certification of Biden's [alleged] Electoral College victory and resulted in several deaths. The FBI is vetting Guard service members charged with protecting the Capitol this week. Cohen told CNN he had been reminded that former India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguards and said any Trump supporters within National Guard units were suspicious.

U.S. B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East in Show of Force | 18 Jan 2021 | B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in the midst of tensions with Iran, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Central Command wrote that B-52H crews have conducted their "second Middle East presence patrol of 2021 as key part of CENTCOM's defensive posture." The agency, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, included photos of the nuclear-capable bombers flying over the region. It is the fifth time that U.S. Air Force planes have been flown over the Middle East in recent months, according to Central Command.

Biden Transition Team: National Guard Members Might Kill Biden During Inauguration, So They've Asked Commanders to Seize All Ammo and Magazines From the Soldiers | 18 Jan 2021 | From @amuse on Twitter (a "verified" account): "Biden's transition team has revealed there is a very real fear that members of the national guard [sic] who support President Trump might kill Biden during the inauguration so they've asked commanders to confiscate all ammo and magazines from the soldiers. Biden's transition team asked if it would be possible to determine which soldiers voted in GOP primaries or who have contributed to GOP candidates so commanders could station them away from the president-elect. The request was refused fueling their fear of attack. When I was in the Marines we were called to LA for the riots. We couldn't carry ammo. All we had were empty M16-A2s and our humvees [sic]. Biden's fears started with his Secret Service detail, he had every agent on the White House detailed demoted as he worried about their loyalty to Trump. Democrats think that anyone who supports Trump is a very real threat."

U.S. Completes Troop Withdrawal from Somalia | 18 Jan 2021 | U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced on Sunday that the United States has effectively completed "repositioning" troops from Somalia in accordance with a directive issued by President Donald Trump in December. According to an AFRICOM spokesman, only a "very limited" U.S. military presence remains in Somalia. In early December, President Trump ordered the withdrawal of nearly all American troops from Somalia by January 15. The Pentagon said much of the U.S. presence would be redeployed to neighboring countries and would still be capable of conducting cross-border operations into Somalia as needed.

2,000 National Guard Troops in DC Sworn in as Special Deputy US Marshals | 18 Jan 2021 | The U.S. Marshals said that about 2,000 National Guard troops were sworn in as U.S. Marshals before Inauguration Day.Chief Lamont Ruffin from D.C. District Court swore in the 2,000 National Guard troops as special deputy U.S. Marshals prior to the upcoming presidential inauguration, according to the federal law enforcement agency's Twitter page. The "deputation gives the guardsmen temporary, limited, law enforcement authority pertaining specifically to the safety and protection of the inauguration and related events," said the U.S. Marshals in a caption on its Flickr page, showing the Guard troops being deputized at night.

California Health Officials Call for Pause on Moderna Vaccine Batch Due to Reports of Allergic Reactions | 18 Jan 2021 | California health officials are calling for a pause on the use of a huge batch of Moderna's COVID vaccine, due to its "higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions." California's top epidemiologist Dr. Erica S. Pan issued a statement Sunday evening recommending providers pause the administration of lot '041L20A' of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to possible allergic reactions that are under investigation. "A higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions were reported with a specific lot of Moderna vaccine administered at one community vaccination clinic. Fewer than 10 individuals required medical attention over the span of 24 hours," Dr. Pan said.

US Capitol partly evacuated, locked down over nearby fire | 18 Jan 2021 | A rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration was disrupted Monday -- and the US Capitol was temporarily locked down -- when smoke from a fire at a nearby homeless encampment raised tensions simmering since the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of outgoing President Trump. Security officials yelled, "This is not a drill!," while directing people to a secure location inside the building, participants in the rehearsal told The Associated Press. Staffers inside were also ordered to "stay away from exterior windows," according to local ABC News affiliate WJLA and multiple other sources.

Oregon Considering Bill for Emergency Seizure of Private Property | 17 Jan 2021 | The Oregon State Legislature is currently considering a bill which would allow for the governor to seize, use, or possess any private property during a state of emergency. HB-2238 is supposedly meant to clarify the "Governor's authority to use property during an emergency." There are already provisions in place to allow for limited use of private property by the state government, but this bill seeks to drastically expand these. As proposed in HB-2238:

"Whenever the Governor has declared a state of emergency, the Governor may issue, amend and enforce rules and orders to:
1) Control, restrict and regulate by rationing, freezing, use of quotas, prohibitions on shipments, price fixing, allocation or other means, the use, sale or distribution of food, feed, fuel, clothing and other commodities, materials, goods and services;
2) Prescribe and direct activities in connection with use, conservation, salvage and prevention of waste of materials, services and facilities, including, but not limited to, production, transportation, power and communication facilities training, and supply of labor, utilization of industrial plants, health and medical care, nutrition, housing, rehabilitation, education, welfare, child care, recreation, consumer protection and other essential civil needs; and
3) Take any other action, including through the seizure, use or possession of any real or personal property…" Governor Kate Brown (D) ... has recently extended the state of emergency again, through March of 2021.

Stopping Every Car Trying to Leave DC | 17 Jan 2021 | They are stopping every car trying to get out of city on 23rd Street - asking for ID. (video)

Twitter bans Trump, but left-wing activist charged in Capitol riot still active on platform --He reportedly told Capitol rioters, 'You guys are f------ savage. Let's go!' | 17 Jan 2021 | A left-wing activist charged for his alleged participation in the Capitol Hill riot maintains control of his Twitter and YouTube accounts, Fox News has learned. John Sullivan, 26, recorded an up-close video of a woman's fatal shooting during the Jan. 6 Capitol siege and can allegedly be heard egging on protesters in a video he shared on his YouTube and Twitter accounts under the pseudonym Jayden X. Sullivan is accused of taking part and encouraging rioters as they swept through the building. He allegedly wore a gas mask and had a knife at the time of the siege, court papers show. He can be heard telling rioters that "We got to get this s--- burned," and "it's our house m------------," according to an affidavit signed by FBI Special Agent Matthew Foulger.

New York Supreme Court Judge Saves 80-Year-Old Patient from Death by Ordering Hospital to Give Life-Saving Ivermectin | 15 Jan 2021 | The Buffalo News is reporting a story out of New York State where family members of an 80-year-old woman, Judith Smentkiewicz, did their own research after their mother was diagnosed with COVID and put on a ventilator, where she was only given a 20% chance to live. They read about Ivermectin and convinced one of the doctors in the ICU of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital to let her try it. However, she was soon transferred to a different section of the hospital away from the ICU, and the doctors there refused to allow her to continue taking Ivermectin. Amazingly, the hospital did not back down even when faced with a fight in court. They defended their right to deny this woman life-saving medication so they could effectively kill her. Fortunately, the Judge wasn't persuaded, and basically saved this woman's life.

On Jan. 8, Nowak ordered the hospital to "immediately administer the drug Ivermectin" to Smentkiewicz, court papers show.

"But the judge also told us verbally that Judith's family doctor would have to write a prescription for Ivermectin, which he did," Lorigo said. "In 46 years as an attorney, I've never seen another case where a family had to get a court order to continue a treatment that had already been started by a hospital."

"This lady was on a ventilator, literally on her deathbed, before she was given this drug," Lorigo told The Buffalo News about Smentkiewicz, a Cheektowaga resident. "As far as we're concerned, the judge's order saved this woman's life."

Bill Gates Is Now America's Biggest Owner of Farmland - Report | 15 Jan 2021 | Bill Gates, [bioterrorist,] Microsoft co-founder and the fourth most wealthy person in the world, has acquired more than 242,000 acres of farmland across the United States, making him the top private farmland owner in the country. The Land Report, a magazine provided by the Realtors Land Institute, said that based on its research, Bill and Melinda Gates obtained “an estimated 242,000 acres of farmland” overall. That farmland portfolio stretches across 18 states, according to the report. The Gates' largest holdings are in Louisiana with about 69,000 acres, Arkansas with about 47,000 acres, Nebraska with about 20,000 acres, and more, according to The Land Report. "It is not entirely clear how Gates' farmland is being used, or whether any of the land is being set aside for conservation," Forbes noted.

Democrats Drafting Bill to Prevent Anything Being Named After President Trump | 14 Jan 2021 | As Democratic lawmakers celebrate their vote to impeach President Trump a second time, several of those lawmakers are attempting to take things one step further. Representatives Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) are working on a bill that would prevent the naming of anything -- including schools, highways, or federal buildings -- after the 45th President... "I am working on a bill that would mean that nothing-not even a bench, no airport, no highway, no school-nothing-ever bear the name of this traitor."

13 Israelis suffer facial paralysis after coronavirus vaccine - report --Doctors in the health system estimate that in practice the number of cases is higher. | 16 Jan 2021 | Some 13 people have experienced mild facial paralysis as a side effect after taking the COVID-19 vaccine, the Health Ministry reported, and estimates are that the number of cases could be higher. Health officials have raised questions about whether or not to administer the second dose to these individuals, but the Health Ministry is recommending that the second dose be given... "I recently came across, for example, someone vaccinated who was dealing with paralysis, and decided not to give her a second dose," Prof. Galia Rahav, director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at Sheba Medical Center told Ynet. "It is true that it can be given according to the Health Ministry, but I did not feel comfortable with it."

Kansas nurses refuse to give COVID-19 vaccines over safety concerns --The county will hire at least one outside nurse, who will be paid with COVID-19 funds. | 16 Jan 2021 | Coffee County in Kansas has roughly 8,500 residents, but they won't be getting their COVID-19 shots from the county health department's four nurses. Department chief Lindsay Payer and her staffers have opted out of giving the injections because they have doubts about the safety of the Moderna vaccine, which the county is offering, local TV station WIBW reported "It's a new technology. We've never seen it before. It was only studied in 45 people before it was approved, and the companies that have made the vaccine they don’t have to...all liability is gone from them. So, if there's anything bad about the vaccine it doesn't go back to them. That's widely known, and it’s somewhat discomforting to a nurse who has to put that in people's bodies," Payer said.

55 People Died in US After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines - Reporting System --In some cases, patients died within days of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. | 16 Jan 2021 | Fifty-five people in the United States have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports submitted to a federal system. Deaths have occurred among people receiving both the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, according to the reports. The reporting system, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), is a federal database. The system is passive, meaning reports aren't automatically collected and must be filed. VAERS reports can be filed by anyone, including health care providers, patients, or family members.