NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 12/31/2020 NEWSDUMP NEW YEAR'S EVE

 

                                  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY)

A suburban Milwaukee pharmacist is in jail accused of rendering some 570 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses useless by leaving them outside a refrigerator overnight.    The pharmacist arrested by local police and charged but the FBI and FDA also probing the matter.

The name of the arrested man not disclosed by authorities but the "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel" reporting based on records that he appears to be 46-year old Steven Brandenburg...MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL

In suburban Minneapolis a restaurant opened today at 11 am and a judge issued an order for it to close in the afternoon.     At last word the restaurant continued to stay open defying Democrat Governor Tim Walz's order for indoor dining to shut down in the state.      A co-owner of Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville saying "This is our three-year anniversary and we're going to be open"...MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE

NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE CLOSED OFF TO THE PUBLIC TONIGHT.    A SMALL GROUP OF "ESSENTIAL WORKERS" WILL BE ALLOWED TO WATCH THE BALL DROP TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.

FRANCE DEPLOYING 100-THOUSAND POLICE TO PREVENT NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS THAT VIOLATE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.

AN 11 PM TO 6 AM CURFEW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT IN INDIA'S CAPITAL CITY DELHI.   GATHERINGS RESTRICTED TO FIVE PEOPLE OR LESS IN PUBLIC PLACES...SPUTNIK NEWS RUSSIA

Israel's coronavirus vaccination program moving rapidly forward with 150,000 vaccinations daily.     The military involved in a vaccination program fueled by the purchase of vaccine at twice the normal price.    Concern that Israel may run short of vaccine as the program continues.     But for now some 800-thousand of the country's just over nine million people have received the vaccine for COVID-19...YNET NEWS

A fatal police shooting followed by the presence of an angry crowd in Minneapolis Wednesday night.   The police say the man killed fired on them first...MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE...Today body cam footage released by police showing the incident in which 23-year old Dolal Idd was killed...CBS MINNESOTA

TWO US WARSHIPS SAILED THROUGH THE TAIWAN STRAIT TODAY.   CHINA CALLING IT A "PROVOCATION"...REUTERS

HONG KONG MEDIA TYCOON AND PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST JIMMY LAI GOING BACK TO PRISON AFTER HIS BAIL WAS REVOKED.BY THE CHINESE TERRITORY'S HIGHEST COURT...VOICE OF AMERICA

Vice-President Mike Pence cancelling plans to visit the Middle East and Europe next month...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Vice-President Pence also asking a federal judge to deny the request of Republican Congressman Louis Gohmert to give the Vice-President the power to replace electors for Joe Biden with electors for President Trump next Wednesday when electors votes are tallied at the Capitol...NEWSMAX

THE US INCREASING TARIFFS ON WINES FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION ALONG WITH OTHER PRODUCTS INCLUDING AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING PARTS...NEW YORK POST

Those 600 dollar stimulus payments going out electronically but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocking efforts to raise the payment to 2000 dollars tying the money to items supported by President Trump but opposed by Democrats.

Volcanic activity putting Eastern Carribean islands on alert.    An alert declared in recent days for St. Vincent and the Grenadines following an alert earlier this month for Martinique....CBC NEWS

The Canadian politician who took a Carribean trip during the lockdown in his country has resigned.   Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips quitting his job with Premier Doug Ford making the announcement....BBC NEWS

The coronavirus stats from Worldometers for today showing 228,413 new positive tests in the US today.     The leading states California 31,249, Florida 17,192 and Texas 17,173.    Among the other states New York 17,049, Georgia 11,709, Utah 4,672, Minnesota 2,195 and New Mexico 1,678.

Around the world 736,680 new cases reported today.

The US leading the nations in new coronavirus cases today.    Among the other nations Brazil 56,003, the UK 55,892, Italy 23,477, Colombia 16,314,  Canada 8,413 and Israel 6,678.

And that's the way it really is Thursday December 31st, 2020 Day 291 in the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.      Happy New Year to all.

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 12/30/2020 NEWSDUMP NEW YEAR WEEK

 

                              (LIMITED SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY)

33 Pennsylvania restaurants ordered to close for operating in violation of coronavirus restrictions ordered by Democrat Governor Tom Wolf.      An indoor dining ban currently in effect in the state until at least Monday January 4th...PENNLIVE....  Late word Governor Wolf deciding today that the indoor dining ban and some other restrictions will end on January 4th.

A judge in Thurston County, Washington held the owner of Olympia's Farm Boy Restaurant in contempt yesterday an issued two thousand dollar a day fines.      Those decisions from Judge Chris Lanese.     In a separate hearing the same judge threatened the owner of Chehalis's Spiffy's restaurant with a similar fate.     Hearings for the two restaurants set for next Tuesday.    Both operating in violation of  Democrat Governor Jay Inslee's  coronavirus restrictions.   (KING 5,  KIRO)

People's Rights Washington activists went to the home of Thurston County Washington Sheriff John Snaza Tuesday evening seeking a meeting...

FACEBOOK VIDEO    

The Sheriff evenutally came out for a meeting and was asked not to enforce any orders against the Farm Boy Restaurant...

Gov Inslee deciding today to extend the restrictions one week until January 11th.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS GETTING CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FOR HIS COUNTRY BY OFFERING TO PAY MORE FOR IT.      650-THOUSAND OF ISRAEL'S NINE MILLION PLUS PEOPLE NOW VACCINATED....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Jonathan Pollard, convicted and jailed in the United States as an Israeli spy, has arrived in Israel.   His ability to travel enabled when the US Parole Commission lifted restrictions on him last month...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

A large explosion in Aden, Yemen today as members of the Saudi-backed government arrived at the airport.   At least 22 dead and others injured.     The country is embroiled in a civil war involving the Saudi backed southern government and the Iranian backed Houthi rebels in the north....NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

The US flying B-52 bombers over the Middle East today in a show of strength ahead of the anniversary of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

IRAN ANNOUNCING A COMPENSATION FUND FOR THE FAMILIES OF 176 PEOPLE KILLED WHEN A UKRAINIAN AIRLINER WAS SHOT DOWN BY IRANIAN AIR DEFENSES OUTSIDE TEHRAN ALMOST A YEAR AGO.   150-THOUSAND DOLLARS ALLOCATED FOR THE FAMILY OF EACH VICTIM...CBC NEWS CANADA

The British parliament approving the post-Brexit trade deal with the European union.   The margin was overwhelming with the deal endorsed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Leader of Opposition Sir Keir Starmer of the Labor Party.    The agreement coming into force at 11 pm local time New Year's Eve...BBC NEWS

The Senate in Argentina following the lead of the House to legalize abortion in the country.    A marathon session ended with a 38-29 vote early this morning...BBC NEWS

Russia's President Vladimir Putin sending messages for the holidays to both President Trump and Joe Biden...TASS

Actress Dawn Wells, best remembered for her "Mary Ann" role in the 1960's "Gilligan's Island" TV series is dead at the age of 82.   Mainstream media citing "COVID complications"...YAHOO ENTERTAINMENT

THE CORONAVIRUS STATS FOR TODAY VIA WORLDOMETERS 234,550 MORE POSITIVE TESTS IN THE US WITH 3,880 MORE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO COVID-19.   THERE HAVE BEEN 11,998,794 RECOVERIES.

LEADING THE STATES CALIFORNIA 32,525, TEXAS 19,715 AND NEW YORK 13,886.

AROUND THE WORLD TODAY 718,914 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES REPORTED WITH THE US LEADING THE NATIONS.    AMONG THE OTHER NATIONS THE UK 50,023, FRANCE 26,457, SOUTH AFRICA 17,710, CANADA 7,476 AND ISRAEL 4,186.

And that's the way it really is Wednesday December 30th, 2020 Day 290 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 12/29/2020 NEWSDUMP NEW YEAR WEEK

 

                                  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY)

Court hearings in Thurston County, Washington today for two restaurants continuing to offer indoor dining  in defiance of coronavirus restrictions ordered by Democrat Governor Jay Inslee.    Judge Chris Lanese considering the Farm Boy and Spiffy's cases in virtual hearings.    A protest called by People's Rights Washington outside the Thurston County Courthouse in Olympia at 1 pm...(PEOPLES RIGHTS WASHINGTON PARLER) 

Here is video of the protest rally....VIDEO LINK

SPAIN'S GOVERNMENT SETTING UP A REGISTRY FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE AND SHARING IT WITH OTHER EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES...BBC NEWS

ISRAEL WILL ISSUE "GREEN PASSPORTS" TO THOSE WHO ARE VACCINATED...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

The police officer who shot a 47-year old man holding a cell phone in Columbus, Ohio last week fired.   Adam Coy losing his job after an administrative hearing.    The case with racial overtones Coy being white and the man he shot, Andre Hill, black...LBC RADIO LONDON

The Louisville police officer who obtained the no-knock search warrant for Breonna Taylor's apartment and the officer who fired the fatal shot that killed her last May are to be fired...NBC NEWS

Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and fly at night in the United States.    The new rules from the Federal Aviation Administration a big step towards the use of drones for deliveries...REUTERS

Israeli airstrikes reported tonight near Damascus.    Syrian media says air defenses engaged the Israeli missiles...TIMES OF ISRAEL..One dead and three wounded in the Israeli attack...BERNAMA NEWS INDIA

Also in Syria three Russians part of the military police deployment in the country slightly hurt when their armored vehicle was struck by an anti-tank missile today.   The attack in the northwestern Idlib region came from territory controlled by pro-Turkish jihadist groups...TASS

A beachfront property used as the US Ambassador's residence in Israel sold by the State Department for 67 million dollars with rent now being paid to the new owner.    An Israeli business publication says that politically connected Sheldon Adelson is the new owner...YNET NEWS

A financial reorganization at the Vatican after financial scandal...REUTERS

REPUBLICAN  SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL  BLOCKING THE NOTION OF A 2000 DOLLAR CORONAVIRUS PAYMENT TO INDIVIDUALS APPROVED BY THE DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED HOUSE AND SUPPORTED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.  THE PRESIDENT TWEETING  THAT UNLESS THE  REPUBLICANS "HAVE A DEATH WISH"  THEY MUST SUPPORT IT...

A federal judge who is the sister of prominent Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams ordering two of Georgia's smaller counties not to strike four thousand voters from the rolls...NTD NEWS

US Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas suing in a federal court there along with 11 Trump electors from Arizona.   They are seeking to have Vice-President Mike Pence empowered to decide which electoral votes will be counted in Washington on January 6th...PRESS TV IRAN

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the southeastern European country of Croatia.    Injuries and damage initially reported now at least seven fatalities and maybe more...BBC NEWS

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin is dead at the age of 98.    He brought avant-garde style to the Paris fashion scene in the 1960s and 70's....ITV UK

And the coronavirus stats via Worldometers for today showing 194,860 new positive tests in the USA.   Leading states California 35,197, Texas 22,696 and Florida 12,075.

Around the world today 611,717 new cases reported.   The US leading the nations other nations include Brazil with 57,227 the UK 53,135, Russia 27,002, Canada 10,299 and Israel 5,113.

And that's the way it really is Tuesday December 29th, 2020 Day 289 in the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 12/28/2020

 

                              (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT)

Protest in Utah next Monday morning when Republican Governor Spencer Cox takes office.   Cox endorsing the coronavirus restrictions of outgoing Republican Governor Gary Herbert that included a ban on social gatherings of more than 10 people...PEOPLES RIGHTS

"Initial examination does not show a link between the unfortunate incident and the vaccination"

That's part of the statement from Israel's Health Ministry following the death of a 75-year old man two hours after he had received the Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.    The man went into cardiac arrest...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Why did the World Health Organization change its views on masks earlier this year from being against the mask to supporting it?    A BBC news health reporter said the WHO came under "political pressure" to do so.    Journalist Peter Hitchens discussed the matter earlier this year with host Mike Graham on Talk Radio in the UK...TWITTER LINK (EMBEDDED VIDEO)

SOUTH AFRICA MOVING TO A TIER 3 LOCKDOWN WITH A 9 PM TO 6 AM CURFEW AND A BAN ON THE SALE OF ALCOHOL.    THE ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT FROM PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA...NEWS 24 SOUTH AFRICA

People under coronavirus quarantine in Israel trying to force their way out of captivity and protesting their internment today...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Drama over hundreds of British citizens fleeing a quarantine in Switzerland driven by fear of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Virus" said by British government officials to be a more infectious and dangerous variant of COVID-19....THE GUARDIAN UK

POLICE IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA FINING PEOPLE WHO WENT OUTSIDE A QUARANTINED AREA...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA

An Israeli legal organization says that police are trying to whitewash their responsibility in the death of Ahuvya Sandak.    Israeli police going after the fourth youths in the car with Sandak as they were being chased by police accusing them of manslaughter....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS..Tonight another protest in Jerusalem over the death of Sandak with 12 arrests reported police saying some threw stones and damaged police vehicles...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ON THE PHONE TODAY WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.   SYRIA ON THE AGENDA.   RUSSIA SUPPORTS  THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT OF BASHAR ASSAD WHILE ISRAEL HAS LAUNCHED REPEATED AIRSTRIKES ON THE COUNTRY.    THE MOST RECENT ON CHRISTMAS EVE AGAIN SAID TO BE TARGETING IRANIAN INTERESTS IN THE COUNTRY...TASS

            "uncovered cowboy attack"             "hostile takeover"

The words used by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov to describe continuous US sanctions efforts to shut down Russia's efforts to finish the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline.       Peskov says the pipeline is now on its way to completion...TASS

Turkish troops shelling Kurdish areas in northeastern Syria.      The shelling follows clashes in recent weeks between Kurdish forces and Turkish backed forces in the region...TASS

GHISLIANE MAXWELL DENIED BAIL BY A FEDERAL JUDGE.   US DISTRICT JUDGE ALISON NATHAN POINTING TO A PREVIOUS RULING WHERE SHE DETERMINED MAXWELL TO BE A FLIGHT RISK...THE GUARDIAN UK

A Chinese woman getting a four-year sentence for her reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in the city of Wuhan...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

In Saudi Arabia a women's rights activist who campaigned for women to be allowed to drive sentenced to more than five years in prison.     Loujain al-Hathloul convicted by a special terrorism court of trying to harm national security and advancing a foreign agenda...BBC NEWS

The coronavirus stats for today via Worldometers with 186,296 more positive tests reported in the US with 38,705 in California, 18,880 in Texas and 11,082 in New York the leading states.

Worldwide 487,273 new cases reported today.   The US leading the nations.    Other nations include the UK with 41,385, Turkey with 15,197,  South Africa with 7,458 and Israel with 5,815.

And that's the way it really is Monday December 28th, 2020 Day 288 in the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 12/27/2020

 

                      (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING)

Article 2, Section 11 of the Washington State Constitution requires meetings of the legislature to be open to the public but COVID-19 has become a reason to exclude citizens from legislative sessions.    People's Rights Washington urging citizens to show up early on the morning (8am) of January 11th in Olympia, Washington to give police a chance to allow the people into the State Capitol.   

While its hoped they will do the right thing citizens also urged to bring "Blue Line" flags along which will be burned if police show themselves as "traitors" who fail to defend the constitutional right of the people to enter and view the legislative session.  (People's Rights Washington Parler)

The harsh Tier 4 lockdown now in effect across wider parts of the United Kingdom affecting 40 percent of the population (24 million people).    It includes a "stay at home" order...BBC NEWS

Breaking News:

After expressing his displeasure with the coronavirus relief bill President Trump has now signed the bill asking for things that he found objectionable to be fixed by Congress.     The President tweeted hours before signing the legislation:   "Good News on Covid Relief Bill.  Information to follow!"   Trump's move comes hours after Joe Biden called for the bill to be signed...ANADOLU TURKISH NEWS AGENCY

THE BOMBING IN NASVILLLE CHRISTMAS MORNING IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A SUICIDE.    A HOME IN NEARBY ANTIOCH,  TENNESSEE SEARCHED...BBC NEWS...THE LATE WORD FROM AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIES THE MAN WHO DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE BLAST...NTD NEWS

Three dead, three wounded in a shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois.    Its been a deadly year in the city with some 35 murders now recorded for 2020, a record...WREX

The Turkish defense minister warning the Eastern Libyan forces (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar not to attack Turkish forces supporting the Western Libyan forces (GNA).    Hulusi Akar making his remarks during a visit to Turkish troops in Libya...AL JAZEERA QATAR

Thousands protested in Jerusalem this weekend against the killing of Ahuvya Sandak by police during a chase in Samaria (West Bank).    The father of a Jewish girl (Ori Ansbacher) murdered by Palestinians in the region joined the call and participated in the protest against Israeli police. 

  The police used water cannon on the demonstrators and say two officers were injured by stones...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...police shown in the embedded video at this link beating protesters...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Mr. Anspacher said that Israel is "no longer a safe place to live" and that authorities are "deaf to our pain"....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Seven stabbed to death others seven others wounded in a mass stabbing attack in northeastern China...BBC NEWS

The coronavirus statistics from Worldometers for today in the USA 127,740 more positive tests, the number worldwide 410,120.

That's the way it really is Sunday December 27th, 2020 Day 287 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 111: A PROTEST IN PARIS

 

     RT FRANCE VIDEO REPORT ON PARIS  YELLOW VESTS 12/26/2020

The day after Christmas found Yellow Vests again on the streets of Paris and here is a seven minute video from that protest and you'll see a Santa with a sign about mandatory coronavirus vaccination in this video....

MANIFESTATION YELLOW VESTS PARIS 12/26/2020

  In the video of today's protest a man dressed as Santa we mentioned earlier was displaying the Lebanese flag and was moved on by police as he stood on a stairwell with his sign.

That's the story of the Yellow Vests for this week.

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND: BEYOND POLITICS COVID TYRANNY IN IDAHO AND OREGON, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA VIRUS

 

                                                  "FELIZ NAVIDAD"-JOSE FELICIANO

                           "LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES"-THE FIFTH DIMENSION

                                               "LAZY DAY"-SPANKY AND OUR GANG

Welcome to the weekend its the day after Christmas and I trust its been as restful for you as it has for me.

IS IT REAL NEWS OR FAKE NEWS< THE TRUTH COMES OUT IN THE END

THE GUIDE TO WHAT'S REALLY GOING                            ON  HERE AND NOW

Got a book here in front of me.

                   "The Art Of The Comeback"

                                         Donald J. Trump

Lets give you the Top Ten Comeback Tips from Trump:

1.  Play Golf-It helped me relax and concentrate...

2.  Stay Focused-I am convinced that if I had maintained the same work ethic I had during the 1970's and most of the 1980's there would have been no recession for me...

3.  Be Paranoid-I have noticed over the years that people who are guarded or, to put it more cold, slightly paranoid, end up being more successful...

4.   Be Passionate-This is key ingredient to success and coming back...

5.  Go Against The Tide-....

6.  Go With Your Gut-Some of the greatest investors I have ever known invest by instinct, rather than research, study or hard work...

7.  Work With People You Like-If you go to the office and don't find the energy in the people you work with,  it is highly unlikely that you will be energized towards success.

8.  Be Lucky-I hate to put this in the book because it can't be acquired...

9.  Get Even-During the bad times I learned who was loyal and who wasn't.   I believe in an eye for an eye.     A couple of people who betrayed me need my help now, and I am screwing them against the wall!   I am doing a number...and I'm having so much fun.

10.  Always Have A Prenuptial Agreement-Anyone in a complicated business should be institutionalized if he or she gets married without one...

Perhaps this will help us all to better understand the situation on the ground with President Trump right now who I sense is in political campaign mode working to keep up his popularity and viability for the days ahead...whatever those days may hold.    He wants his supporters to believe in him even if he ends up leaving the White House on January 20th.

Americans not happy in the millions with the election situation as it has unfolded and the betrayal of the POTUS  by the GOP Insiders.     The stench of the "Conservative Movement" and its promise of the right kind of court decisions with the right kind of justices on the Supreme Court looking like a farce right now.

There's plenty of tensions related to the coronavirus situation and we will be moving onto that but I will say this if Trump isn't "around" and if his enemies don't allow him "to be around" there is a leadership vacuum.

Only Trump can control millions of people who will do other things if their leader is silenced or neutralized in any way, shape or form.   The "other things" might not be so nice.

The GOP Media Establishment trying to hook onto issues to suck in the masses  emotional wedges emotional issues "voter fraud" will be the talk of the town without any action be taken to bring justice to the situation.

The Democrat governors will be blamed for coronavirus shutdowns and so on mask rules etc. but the Republicans in power did this too and Dr. Deborah Birx of the "White House Coronavirus Task Force" chaired by Republican Vice-President Mike Pence roamed the country telling Republican governors what to do and they did it time and time again in recent months.    Pence called Birx his "right arm".

                                                         "THIS TRAIN"-THE SEEKERS

"GUANTANAMERA"-THE SANDPIPERS

"RINKY DINK"-DAVE "BABY" CORTEZ

          CORONAVIRUS TYRANNY IN REPUBLICAN LED IDAHO

"I,  along with Aaron and Jill, were also arrested for "trespassing" at the Capitol.  But why?  Hundreds of other citizens were at the Capitol at the same time.  Why weren't they all arrested?   It should be obvious that they wanted to make examples out of us"

Ammon Bundy talks about the experience he and two other citizens had when they came to the State Capitol to attend legislative sessions and hearings on coronavirus legislation last August.

Just days ago (December 23rd) Ammon Bundy and Aaron Schmidt had a pre-trial hearing via Zoom where they made their case about the denial of their rights and the court proceedings against them with no face to face hearings or jury trials now allowed.

They were arrested last August at Idaho's State Capitol as they tried to participate as citizens in a process where coronavirus legislation was being considered by the Republican-run legislature.     Now new procedures-restrictions are being rolled out for the next legislative session in January using COVID-19 as the pretext.

Ammon Bundy has laid out what happened last August and what was wrong about it in light of the rights given to the people of the United States and the people of Idaho.

TYRANNY AT THE IDAHO STATE CAPITOL

NEWSDUMP ALERT:   JAPAN MOVES TO BAN ENTRY INTO COUNTRY FOR ONE MONTH FEAR OF "NEW VIRUS STRAIN" CITED

Our Newsdump Christmas summary brought the story from South Africa where its health department is disagreeing with the notion started by the British government used to justify the tightened Christmas lockdown in the country of a new more dangerous COVID-19 strain.    But now the cat is out of the bag and fear is rampaging across the planet leading Japan's government to introduce a ban on all foreigners entering the country except those who have long-term permanent residency visas...

                                                  TASS NEWS STORY

More on what Peter Hitchens is calling:

             "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Virus"

and more in this video interview embedded at the Twitter link.....

TWITTER LINK INTERVIEW WITH PETER HITCHENS (EMBEDDED VIDEO)

                         "IT NIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER"-CAROLE KING

                                                     "BUTTERFLY"-ANDY WILLIAMS 

                              "SURE GONNA MISS HER"-GARY LEWIS AND THE PLAYBOYS

Israeli singer Rika Zarai became a star in France and worked with traditional Israeli tunes.     She passed away last Wednesday at the age of 82 and here she is in a dance mix style with "Hava Naguila"..

IT HAPPENED IN OREGON LAST MONDAY-THE PUBLIC KEPT OUT OF A LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Constitution of Oregon says the public should be given access to legislative meetings but this did not happen when the legislature met last Monday December 21st.

The public kept out and police on hand to enforce that notion.

This communication sent out via the People's Rights website Monday evening:

"Patriots did storm the gates and tried to enforce Article 4, Section 14 of the Oregon Constitution.    They were met with rubber bullets to the face, pepper spray, tear gas and physical assault by the Oregon State Police"

What does one expect from the killers of LaVoy Finicum, I would say.

More in that communication:

"Tensions escalated quickly when patriots met officers stacked in riot gear equipped with weapons of war.  At one point a 12-year old child was pepper sprayed and a woman shot in the face with a rubber bullet.   An elderly man with one eye was forced to the ground and physically beaten"

Reminds me of some of the stories posted in the context of those Yellow Vests protests in France.

But it happened in Salem, Oregon.

And here's a short video of folks trying to gain access to the State Capitol in Oregon last Monday....

Now a longer five hour multistream video version of events last Monday......

AMERICAN PATRIOTS VS. POLICE AT SALEM, OREGON STATE CAPITOL

Something to reflect upon for sure.....

                                        "BABY DON'T GO"-SONNY AND CHER (LIVE)

                                                           "DOMINO"-VAN MORRISON

                                             "CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU"-TOM JONES

The last two songs from Van Morrison and Tom Jones in the Top 40 here in the USA 50 years ago this month.

We've lost so many this year with COVID-19 getting the blame a lot although many dispute the rush to attribute any and all deaths to the coronavirus.    Let us have more dispute of the "party line" of propaganda when we should not trust media that are shills for agendas and have no minds to question what they are told.

But let us remember Clancy Imislund who passed away at the age of 93 in August of this year.

LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE-CLANCY IMISLUND, A TOWERING FIGURE OF LA'S RECOVERY MOVEMENT, HAS DIED AT 93

  

Here's some speaking from Clancy its called "The Invisible Boat"....

And here he is Alcoholics Annymous speaker Clancy Imislund with "Singleness of Purpose"...

CLANCY I FROM VENICE CA SINGLENESS OF PURPOSE

Good Night.    God Bless.     I hope its a sane and sober night ahead with plenty of peace and serenity in your life....

                                    "STRENGTH OF MY LIFE"-LESLIE (SAM) PHILLIPS

"WHENEVER GOD SHINES HIS LIGHT"-VAN MORRISON AND CLIFF RICHARD (LIVE)

                          "WE BEING MANY"- HELEN SHAPIRO AND CLIFF RICHARD

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 12/25/2020 CHRISTMAS NEWSDUMP

                                        

                                         Merry Christmas

A doctor in Boston says he developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.    Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who has a shellfish allergy, felt dizzy and had a racing heart after his injection with the vaccine.   Reactions have also been reported to the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine which is also approved for use in the United States...ASIA ONE

South Africa is rejecting the assertion of British Health Secretary Matt Hancock that a new variant of COVID-19 is more transmissible or more dangerous.

An official statement of the country's health ministry says in part:

"there is no evidence that the 501.V2 is more transmissible than the UK variant--as suggested by the British health secretary.    There is also no evidence that the 501.V2 causes more severe disease."...SCROLL INDIA

The Centers for Disease Control says the US will require all airline passengers from the UK to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure.    The new restriction takes effect Monday amid fears of a new version of the coronavirus that is more easily transmitted...THE GUARDIAN UK

Public opinion in Israel souring on the notion of a lockdown as the country prepares to enter a third national shutdown on Sunday.    A wide majority used to endorse lockdowns now the public is said to be more evenly divided on the notion...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

On Christmas Eve the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort by President Trump's campaign to throw out hundreds of thousands of questionable ballots in Wisconsin from the Presidential election...UPI

IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE THIS MORNING (630 AM, 730 AM EASTERN US TIME)... WSMV NASHVILLE (VIDEO EMBEDDED)....AN RV EXPLODED AS POLICE INVESTIGATED IT AS A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE.    THEY HAD RESPONDED EARLIER TO A SHOTS FIRED CALL IN THE AREA.     THE EXPLOSION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN "AN INTENTIONAL ACT".   

MORE DETAILS EMERGING AS THE DAY WENT ON INCLUDING WORD THAT THREE WERE HURT.     A RECORDED MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLE WARNED OF AN IMPENDING EXPLOSION.     THE BLAST NEAR AN AT AND T BUILDING WITH AT AND T SERVICE DISRUPTED AND SERVICE DISRUPTED AT NASHVILLE'S AIRPORT...THE NATIONAL-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES...ALSO REPORTS THAT HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND NEAR THE SITE OF THE EXPLOSION.

On Christmas Eve at least seven killed, seven abducted and a church burned  during an attack by the Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group in Nigeria...UPI

Syria says that it's air defenses shot down most of the Israeli missiles fired during an air attack early this morning in the Masyaf area in the central part of the country.     The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is saying that an Iranian missile factory was attacked and that six were killed.    Media reports also say that Israeli aircraft were flying over Lebanon around the time of the attack...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Israel's Iron Dome air defense system activated tonight intercepting two missiles fired from Gaza.    Three hurt in Israel scrambling for shelter...YNET NEWS ISRAEL...Israel launching air strikes into Gaza tonight in response...RUSSIA TODAY

The Turkish ruler President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants better relations with Israel although Israel's policy towards the Palestinians is "unacceptable".    Speaking after Friday prayers today in Istanbul Erdogan acknowledged that talks between Turkey and Israel are underway involving intelligence officials...AL JAZEERA QATAR

A SAUDI GOVERNMENT OWNED TV CHANNEL REPORTING THAT A CARGO SHIP STRUCK A MINE IN THE SOUTHERN RED SEA TODAY.    THE MINE BELONGING TO YEMEN'S HOUTH REBELS FIGHTING AGAINST A SAUDI LED MILITARY COALITION...ASSOCIATED PRESS

In Russia arrests of associates of opposition leader Alexei Navalny today...NEW YORK TIMES

THE US STATE DEPARTMENT TELLING CONGRESS THAT THE US IS MOVING FORWARD WITH SELLING "SMART WEAPONS" TO SAUDI ARABIA...MIDDLE EAST EYE

The government of Pakistan has filed an appeal of a local court decision to free four men associated with  Al-Qaeda convicted of killing American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002...AFP NEWS-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE

A federal judge has vacated the scheduled January 12th execution of Lisa Montgomery.     US District Judge Randolph Moss says the execution must be rescheduled.     The execution of Montgomery, the only woman on the federal "death row",  was one of a series scheduled in what are believed to be the last days of the Trump Administration....YAHOO NEWS UK

Coronavirus statistics via Worldometers today showing 98,490 new positive tests in the US led by the state of California with 21,797.    Half the states in the US not reporting any numbers for Christmas.

Around the world today 472,443 new cases reported with the US leading the nations.    Other nations include Russia with 29,018, Italy with 9,037, the Netherlands with 11,487 and Israel with 4,146.

And that's the way it really is Friday December 25th, 2020 Christmas Day and Day 285 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED: CHRISTMAS PARTY

 

Welcome to Christmas and Burl Ives singing "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" to start things off...

"Ho Ho the mistletoe hung where you can see somebody waits for you kiss her once for me"

That line getting some flak in recent years all the "Me Too" brouhaha.

My perspective takes me back to my younger days and my participation in religious activities a woman speaking to the girls warning them about the:

"kiss that demands a response"

I guess decades later I've come to realize that a kiss doesn't have to selfish or lustful which is something I couldn't understand in my childish intoxicated younger days.

Speaking of mistletoe Dr. Fauci why don't you meet me under it.    I have some "cheeks" for you to kiss...

                                      "HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS"-ELVIS PRESLEY

                                            "THE CHRISTMAS SONG"-NAT KING COLE

                                             "MISTLETOE AND WINE"-CLIFF RICHARD

     "a time for hating and fighting to cease"

And indeed it did happen during World War I when the soldiers on both sides decided that the fighting ordered by their higher ups wasn't going to be happening at Christmas...

Too many orders from higher ups nowadays indeed my friends....

At Christmas "The First Circle" television series based on Aleksandr Solzehnitsyn's novel and when a prisoner was allowed to meet family "social distancing" was expected and the rule was enforced by the presence of the secret police at the family meetings.    That figures in episode number four....

THE FIRST CIRCLE 4/10

Christmas wishes from Peter Hitchens this year in:

"this time of unrestrained folly and mass hysteria"

PETER HITCHENS TWITTER

                               "SLEIGH RIDE WINTER WONDERLAND"-DOLLY PARTON

                                "SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY"-BUCK OWENS

                                         "DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR"-SONNY JAMES

CHRISTMAS MORNING IS HERE AND I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU OUT THERE...

                                                "WHITE CHRISTMAS"-BING CROSBY

                                    "RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER"-GENE AUTRY

                                              "WHEN A CHILD IS BORN"-THE SEEKERS

Some news going on this Christmas Day and there's a NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 12/25/2020 CHRISTMAS NEWSDUMP...news summary posted updating throughout the day and into the evening...

And a story from Moscow this week where President Vladimir Putin played ice hockey with a nine year old boy as part of "The Christmas Tree of Wishes campaign"....TASS

And in conclusion a reading from actor-narrator-producer-writer William Conrad delivered on the "Sonny and Cher" show back in 1972....

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 12/24/2020 NEWSDUMP CHRISTMAS EVE

 

                            (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY)

What level of vaccination will it take to achieve "herd immunity" for COVID-19?   Dr. Anthony Fauci now saying it may take 90 percent of the US population being vaccinated.     Fauci used lower figures earlier this year and now acknowledges that he's slowly moved the goalpost higher...RUSSIA TODAY

A pretrial hearing yesterday for two people arrested at the Idaho State Capitol earlier this year.    The arrests triggered by Republican legislative leaders exclusion of media from a hearing on coronavirus legislation.

Ammon Bundy and Aaron Schmidt challenging the validity of the charges against them and the court process currently underway involving them...PEOPLES RIGHTS NEWS

A group of doctors in Israel fighting against the country's third coronavirus lockdown in Israel urging the parliament to prevent it...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Internet censorship... BBC NEWS....Facebook removing the page of Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans over his views on the coronavirus...

AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON SYRIA TONIGHT.    SYRIA ACTIVATING AIR DEFENSES.   THE ATTACK REPORTED IN CENTRAL SYRIA AT AL MASYAF...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

"The deal is not perfect but it is a big moment"

The reaction from "Mr. Brexit" Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to the deal announced today between the United Kingdom and the European Union on a post-Brexit relationship....NIGEL FARAGE TWITTER

Farage noting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won on the big point of moving away from the EU but there are details that are problems for the UK....NIGEL FARAGE TWITTER (VIDEO EMBEDDED)

Opposition protesters attacked by police in Armenia today.     The opposition on the streets of the capital city of Yerevan pressing their demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan following the November 9th agreement that ended the war with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory...ASBAREZ NEWS

Columbus Ohio Mayor Andrew Ginther calling for the firing of police officer Adam Coy following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man early Tuesday morning.   47 year old Andre Hill took steps towards Coy holding a cell phone before he was shot.    The officer did not activate his camera until after the shooting but it has a 60 second video look back feature.

The mayor says that the officers at the scene showed a "stunning disregard for life" by not rendering any assistance after the shooting...RUSSIA TODAY

REPUBLICANS BLOCKING PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM GETTING THE STIMULUS PAYMENTS OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS PER  PERSON HE WANTS IN THE CORONAVIRUS AID BILL.     HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI UNABLE TO GET UNANIMOUS CONSENT TODAY BUT SHE PROMISES A FLOOR VOTE MONDAY...AL JAZEERA QATAR

"The Belarusian people deserve free and fair elections"

Those words from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the US Treasury Department sanctioned one person and four entities over the presidential election in Belarus last August.    The State Department also imposing visa restrictions on 39 people...UPIUPI

The US announcing that its establishing a "virtual presence" diplomatically in the Western Sahara territory with the process underway for a physical presence in the future.   The US has recognized Moroccan sovereignty in the territory also claimed by other nations in connection with Morocco's normalization of relations with Israel...SPUTNIK NEWS RUSSI

A Pakistani court today ordered the release of an Al-Qaeda leader and three of his aides convicted and jailed in the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002...NEWS 18 INDIA

China suspending imports of timber from two more Australian states (New South Wales and Western Australia).     This follows earlier bans on timber imports from other parts of Australia.    The move comes amidst strained relations between the two countries...ABC AUSTRALIA

Coronavirus numbers for the US today via Worldometers 193,030 new positive tests.   There have been 11,219,123 recoveries so far.     Among the states today the top numbers from California 34,959,  Florida 13,147 and New York 12,483.

Coronavirus statistics in other nations today from Worldometers the UK 39,036, France 21,634, Italy 18,040, Mexico 11,653 and Israel 4,480 new positive tests.

An editorial note a special "Unplugged" post for Christmas is up tonight....NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED CHRISTMAS PARTY

And that the way it really is Thursday December 24th, 2020 Day 284 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 12/23/2020 NEWSDUMP CHRISTMAS WEEK

 

                        (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING)

President Trump with 29 pardons today following yesterdays round of 15.     Paul Manafort, a former campaign chairman for the President, pardoned.     Manafort sent to prison in connection with the Russia collusion probe.    Longtime Republican political operative and supporter of the President Roger Stone also pardoned.     Charles Kushner, father of the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner, received a pardon.

Also on the list former Congressman Mark Siljander of Michigan who served three-terms in the House during the 1980's...FULL PARDON LIST WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

Spiffy's Restaurant served with a restraining order this week for operating in violation of Washington state's coronavirus restrictions.      The Chehalis, Washington restaurant, already fined, could now face criminal charges...THE OLYMPIAN

ISRAEL GOING INTO ITS THIRD CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN SUNDAY.    IT WILL LAST FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS....YNET NEWS

White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says she is on her way to retirement.     Her announcement follows controversy over her Thanksgiving Weekend trip to a vacation home in Delaware...BBC NEWS

The investigation underway into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Columbus, Ohio early Tuesday morning.     47-year old Andre Hill killed by Officer Adam Coy who did not activate his camera until after the shooting but the camera has a 60 second video look back function.    The mayor of Columbus demanding the officer's firing....10 TV COLUMBUS (VIDEO EMBEDDED)

President Trump tweeting today that  "I disagree with anyone" that thinks a special counsel is not needed to investigate voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election...DONALD J TRUMP TWITTER

The security director of Dominion Voting Systems filing a lawsuit in federal court in Denver.   Eric Coomer accusing two of President Trump's lawyers, conservative commentator Michelle Malkin. and others including media outlets Newsmax and One America News of defamation....AP OREGONLIVE

President Trump vetoing a 740 billion dollar defense spending bill.   The President wanted the bill to repeal liability protection for social media companies.    He also objected to provisions that limited his ability to withdrawal troops from foreign countries and renamed US military bases currently named after Confederate military officers...BBC NEWS

PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETING A WARNING TO IRAN TONIGHT THAT SAYS IN PART "IF ONE AMERICAN IS KILLED I WILL HOLD IRAN RESPONSIBLE".    TOP US OFFICIALS TALKING ABOUT A ROCKET ATTACK AIMED AT THE US EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD SUNDAY,

Three French police officers shot dead after they responded to a domestic dispute call in a rural part of the country.   Their attacker found dead...BBC NEWS

The UK and the EU expected to announce a post-Brexit deal Christmas Eve that will define the future relationship between them.     The deal will have to be approved by the UK and EU parliaments by New Year's Eve...BBC NEWS

A bill up for a first vote passed Russia's parliament today to allow Vladimir Putin to run for another term as President....TASS

And the coronavirus stats via Worldometers in the USA today 232,342 new positive tests reported with 3,401 more deaths attributed to COVID-19.     The leading states California 44,416, Texas 20,672 and New York 12,325.

Worldwide today 683,204 new cases with US leading the nations.    Other nations include the UK 39,237, Germany 31,297, South Africa 14,046 and Canada 6,845.

And that's the way it really is Wednesday December 23rd, 2020 Day 283 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT 12/22/2020 NEWSDUMP CHRISTMAS WEEK

 

                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY)

Philadelphia extending its coronavirus lockdown until January 15th...6 ABC PHILADELPHIA

Canada's most populous province going into lockdown on December 26th.   Ontario's total lockdown starting on the Boxing Day holiday.    The announcement coming from Premier Doug Ford who says for now that it will end on January 23rd for most of the province but on January 9th in northern rural areas...CBC NEWS

PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING 15 PARDONS TODAY...

The new coronavirus spending bill passing Congress Monday evening as part of the spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year worth some 2.3 trillion dollars.    The 900 billion dollars in COVID-19 spending will jack up unemployment benefits by 300 dollars a week for 10 weeks and provide 600 dollars to all earning up to 75 thousand dollars a year.

The latest tonight is that President Trump wants the bill amended to raise the payments from 600 dollars to two thousand dollars.

ISRAEL IS HEADED TO A NEW ELECTION ITS PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.  THE ELECTION WILL BE ISRAEL'S FOURTH IN TWO YEARS...YNET NEWS ISRAEL

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has delusions of grandeur and persecution.    His comments follow publication by the "Bellingcat" website of a story where Navalny is said to have called the man who poisoned him and obtained a confession.   "Bellingcat" suspected of being a front for Western intelligence agencies...TASS

The Justice Department suing Walmart over the filling of suspicious opioid prescriptions.....

THE CORONAVIRUS STATS VIA WORLDOMETERS FOR TODAY THE US REPORTING 199,080 MORE POSITIVE TESTS.  LEADING STATES CALIFORNIA 34,914, TEXAS 21,505  AND FLORIDA 10,434.

WORLDWIDE TODAY 604,973 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 REPORTED.   THE US LEADING THE NATIONS.   OTHER NATIONS INCLUDE BRAZIL 55,799, THE UK 36,804, GERMANY 22,495 AND ISRAEL 4,228.

And that's the way it really is Tuesday December 22nd, 2020 Day 282 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY DECEMBER 12/21/2020 NEWSDUMP CHRISTMAS WEEK

                             (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE MONDAY)

Protesters from the Patriot Prayer group attempted to gain access to the State Capitol in Salem today but were pushed back by police who then declared the protest unlawful.    A Republican State Senator Dallas Heard removed his mask and walked out of the Senate Chamber as he protested the requirement that senators wear muzzles.    

Video taken as the protesters entered the Capitol Building...KOIN PORTLAND....This protest on the occasion of a special COVID-19 session of the legislature was opposing the exclusion of the public from the viewing gallery in the State Capitol justified by the legislature on grounds of the coronavirus...VIDEO REPORT KOIN PORTLAND

At least two arrests reported of the protesters in Salem, Oregon today.

President Trump petitioning the US Supreme Court in relation to decisions by Pennsylvania's Supreme Court related to the Presidential election.    One petition seeks to put the selection of electors for the Electoral College into the hands of  Pennsylvania's Republican controlled legislature...AP-TIMES OF ISRAEL

ISRAEL MOVING TOWARDS NEW ELECTIONS TONIGHT AFTER A 49-47 VOTE AGAINST LEGISLATION TO EXTEND A BUDGET DEADLINE...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

MEMBERS OF ISRAEL'S EMERGENCY CORONAVIRUS BOARD WARNING AGAINST A THIRD LOCKDOWN IN THE COUNTRY.    THE GROUP SAYS:

"There is no medical or scientific justification for such a move"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

AS OF WEDNESDAY ALL FOREIGN NATIONALS ARRIVING IN ISRAEL WILL BE QUARANTINED AT  GOVERNMENT-RUN FACILITIES FOR AT LEAST TEN DAYS...YNET NEWS

British journalist Peter Hitchens speaking out about what he calls the:

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Virus"

that top officials in the UK like Health Minister Matt Hancock started talking about as Prime Minister Boris Johnson rolled out strict Christmas lockdown measures over the weekend.    A Hitchens video discussing the UK government's COVID-19 policy running up against attempts by You Tube to ban and or control it...

PETER HITCHENS TWITTER

White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx went traveling with family members out of state over the Thanksgiving weekend.   Birx disregarded her own advice for people to stay home that weekend...NEW YORK POST

Israel software used by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to spy on journalists at Qatar's Al Jazeera.   A Toronto based group of researchers released the findings Sunday...BUSINESS RECORDER

IN THE UK TWO MEN FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER IN THE DEATHS OF 39 PEOPLE BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.     THEIR BODIES FOUND IN A REFRIGERATED TRUCK LAST YEAR...METRO US

The man convicted in a deadly attack on a synagogue in Germany sentenced to life in prison...THE HILL

The US charging a Libyan "bomb expert"in the 1988 attack on a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people...FRANCE 24

In Hawaii at the Kilauea volcano the situation "stablilized" today following yesterday's eruption...HAWAII NEWS NOW

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the European Union.    The vaccine will be distributed in the EU after Christmas...Joe Biden received the vaccine today.

COVID-19 STATISTICS VIA WORLDOMETERS FOR TODAY SHOWING 200,109 NEW POSITIVE TESTS IN THE US.     LEADING STATES CALIFORNIA 43,102, TEXAS 17,009 ANF FLORIDA 11,015.     OTHER STATES INCLUDE TENNESSEE WITH 9,891, MISSOURI 3,009. MARYLAND 2,265, UTAH 1,819 AND WEST VIRGINIA 995.

WORLDWIDE 534,219 NEW  CASES WITH THE US THE LEADING NATION.    OTHER NATIONS INCLUDE RUSSIA WITH 29,350, GERMANY 19,333, IRAN 6,151 AND ISRAEL 3,499.

And that's the way it really is Monday December 21st, 2020 Day 281 in the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.