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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>'''''(WARNING: IF YOU ARE A COMMUNIST OR A RADICAL-LEFT SUPPORTER, YOUR COMMENT WILL BE DELETED WITHIN 24 HOURS!!!)'''''<br /> <br /> ==Question==<br /> '''Question:''' Why do you promote [[hate]] on your talkpage mainspace? Cheers! [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]]</sup> 18:33, November 22, 2021 (EST)<br /> <br /> Well first of all I do not promote hate to anybody, I hate the organization more than anything else because just look at half the stuff the dems have done in the past couple decades. The Dems also like to use the Liberal Biased media to get people to believe in their hypocrisy and propaganda. [[User:WorldWarIIIIIIII|WorldWar8]] <sup>[[User talk:WorldWarIIIIIIII]]</sup> 22:47, November 24, 2021 (CST)</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox person<br /> |name=Rush Limbaugh<br /> |image=RushLimbaugh 1.jpg<br /> |birth_date=January 12, 1951<br /> |birth_place=Cape Girardeau, [[Missouri]]<br /> |death_date=Feburary 17, 2021<br /> |death_place=Palm Beach, [[Florida]]<br /> |spouse=Roxy Maxine McNeely (div.)<br>Michelle Sixta (div.)<br>Marta Fitzgerald (div.)<br>Kathryn Rogers<br /> |religion=[[United Methodist]]<ref>[http://www.umglobal.org/2020/02/philip-wingeier-rayo-rush-limbaugh.html Philip Wingeier-Rayo: Rush Limbaugh, Church Division and the Future of the United States of America]</ref><br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Rush Hudson Limbaugh III''' (January 12, 1951 - February 17, 2021) was an American [[Conservative talk radio|radio talk show]] host popular with an older, largely male, audience. Married and divorced three times — subsequently married for the fourth time — Limbaugh participated in the [[media bullying]] of [[Todd Akin]] in August 2012, along with other [[RINO Backers]].<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80003.html#ixzz253Tv1IjT</ref><ref name="rushlimbaugh.com">http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/08/21/akin_s_remark_was_stupid_and_untrue_now_he_must_put_the_nation_s_future_first</ref> President [[Donald Trump]] awarded him with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 2020. Rush is buried in a cemetery in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].<ref>https://bellefontainecemetery.org/contact/getting-here/</ref><br /> <br /> Limbaugh has claimed that his radio show reaches 20 million listeners, but at least one analyst estimates that perhaps only about 1.4 million listeners are tuning into his show at any given time.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/rush-limbaughs-audience-may-be-so-much-smaller-than-you-think-2012-3</ref><br /> <br /> Limbaugh's show has been described by a [[conservative]] publication as "lowbrow conservatism" and a "carny barker."<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-radio-wrecks-the-right/</ref> Talk radio has likely interfered with growth in the conservative movement among young people, and it is difficult to identify a single conservative achievement attributable to Limbaugh. Since Limbaugh's radio show became associated nationally with the Republican Party about 25 years ago, Republicans have won the popular vote in only one presidential election. <br /> <br /> Rush Limbaugh's show is advertiser supported, which can create a financial incentive for him not to say what needs to be said, and not to stand up for the [[Bible]] in a meaningful manner. In February 2020, Rush announced on his radio show that he had been diagnosed with [[Lung cancer]]. He died on February 17, 2021 due to lung cancer.<br /> <br /> == Early Years ==<br /> Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was born in 1951 in Cape Girardeau, [[Missouri]]. At age 16, he chose to explore his passion for broadcasting by working as a [[disc jockey]], hosting a radio show in his hometown. After four years, he left for [[Pittsburgh]] to work for the former [[ABC News|ABC]] owned and operated ''KQV'', where he used the on-air name "Jeff Christie". Following his work as a disc jockey, Rush briefly left broadcasting for [[business]], joining the [[Kansas City Royals]] as Director of Group Sales, and then Director of Sales and Special Events. In 1983, he re-entered radio as a political commentator for ''KMBZ'' in [[Kansas City]]. A year later, in 1984, Rush dropped out of [[college]] after his freshman year to pursue work full-time as a disk jockey, when ''KFBK'' in [[Sacramento]], [[California]] hired him to host a talk show that reveled in controversy about conservative politics. Limbaugh tripled the program's ratings in four years. From there, in 1988 he went on to [[New York]] where the record-breaking national show, the ''EIB Network'', was born. <br /> <br /> On August 1, 1988, Rush launched his phenomenally successful radio broadcast into national syndication, with fifty-six radio stations. More than twenty years later the show is heard on nearly six hundred stations by some 20 million people each week and is the highest-rated national radio talk show in America. Rush was awarded the "Syndicated Radio Personality" of the year by the [[National Association of Broadcasters]] in 1992, 1995, 2000, and 2005. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993 and National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998. Rush Limbaugh has been labeled as the savior of AM radio by broadcast industry leaders, sometimes called the "Doctor of Democracy."<ref name=doctor>[http://www.twoifbytea.com/doctor.php Rush Limbaugh, the "Doctor of Democracy"], [[Two If By Tea|TwoIfByTea.com]].</ref><br /> <br /> From the start until 2015, Limbaugh relied heavily on his producer, whom he called his "chief of staff", [[H. R. "Kit" Carson]]. Carson's death of cancer at the age of fifty-six was a terrific blow to Limbaugh.<br /> <br /> == Radio ==<br /> Limbaugh hosts a radio show famed for its incisive criticism of the follies of liberalism. He is often the target of liberal's ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks, such as Democrat former U.S. Senator [[Al Franken]], who wrote a book entitled ''"Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot"''. Limbaugh generically refers to [[feminists]] who advocate [[abortion]] as ''feminazis'' and to his own self as having "talent on loan from God". Sensitive about his own schooling, he ridicules the college educated as the "Arts & Croissant Crowd." <br /> <br /> Limbaugh's conservative talk show is nationally syndicated and averages over 16-20 million listeners weekly, making him the #1 radio talk show host in America<br /> <ref>[http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 The Top Talk Radio Audiences] Talkers magazine online</ref> for three decades. In July 2008, Rush announced "he has renewed his contract with Premiere Radio Networks and Clear Channel Radio, continuing syndication of his show 'many years into the future.'" <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27326 Rush Renews Contract], ''[[Human Events]]'', July 2, 2008</ref><br /> <br /> === Audience ===<br /> Limbaugh's fans enjoy his bluster and bombast, but behind it there is a substantive defense of a coherent political philosophy. He makes politics engaging and entertaining, producing an audience more eager to seek out other sources of information. Limbaugh "dittoheads" consume more print news than do non-listeners. Like Fox News viewers, Limbaugh fans are more likely to tune in to presidential debates. Far from making people cynical or indifferent toward public affairs, Limbaugh reinforces his audience's disposition to participate in the political process.<ref>Jamieson and Cappella (2008)</ref><br /> <br /> Conservative Republicans are in his audience, but educational attainment, family income, and race do not predict who listens. Listening to Limbaugh is significantly correlated with public affairs information. He is not merely an entertainer and people who listen to him regularly are very well informed on public affairs. However, his radio audience is smaller than the TV audiences of conservative commentators [[Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Sean Hannity]].<ref>Stephen Earl Bennett, " Who Listens to Rush Limbaugh's Radio Program and the Relationship Between Listening to Limbaugh and Knowledge of Public Affairs, 1994-2006," ''Journal of Radio & Audio Media,'' May 2009, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p66-82, in [[EBSCO]]</ref> <br /> <br /> === Poking fun at Obama liberals ===<br /> Newsweek editor Evan Thomas said on MSNBC's "Hardball" that Obama was "sort of God."<br /> <br /> Asking rhetorically what [[God]] has in common with Obama, Limbaugh said, "Neither has a birth certificate." <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100717 Rush Limbaugh pummels Obama on birth certificate] WND, June 10, 2009</ref> He went on to say "God does not think he's Obama," and "Liberals love Obama." Limbaugh explained more differences, "Another difference is that God only demands to be worshiped once a week," and "God asks for only 10 percent of your money", and "God gives you freedom to live your life as you choose."<br /> <br /> === Obama to Fail ===<br /> Limbaugh made national headlines when he was asked to write 400 words for a newspaper column about Obama's plans. He said he didn't need 400 words, he needed just four: "I hope he fails." He was immediately attacked by the Obama White House and liberal pundits as an unpatriotic obstructionist. Limbaugh expounded his view in the show's [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011609/content/01125113.guest.html transcript]; if Obama is for socialist policies and against capitalist policies, of course Limbaugh could not support those policies, and hoped he would fail.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011609/content/01125113.guest.html Limbaugh radio show transcript.]</ref><br /> <br /> Limbaugh addressed [[CPAC]] and further discussed his stance that generated so much attention.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/01/limbaugh-leader-obama-chief-staff-calls-talk-host-barrier-progress/ Limbaugh the Leader? Obama Chief of Staff] Fox News, March 01, 2009</ref> {{cquote| ''"Did the Democrats want the war in Iraq to fail? Well, they certainly did. And they not only wanted the war in Iraq to fail, they proclaimed it a failure. ... The last thing they wanted was to win. They hoped George Bush failed. So where is it -- what is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that [[capitalism]] and individual [[liberty]] are not its foundation? Why would I want that to succeed?"'' }}<br /> <br /> Former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele called Limbaugh an "entertainer" whose comments were "incendiary" and "ugly," and Limbaugh counterattacked Steele's fitness to run the party. A Gallup poll in May 2009 on who was the main voice of the GOP found Limbaugh leading the pack at 13%, with Steele trailing at 1%.<br /> <br /> == Other Media Work ==<br /> During the early years of his radio show, Limbaugh also had a syndicated, self-titled half-hour television show patterned along the lines of his radio show. ''Rush Limbaugh'' ran from 1992 to 1996.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103531/ ''Rush Limbaugh'' (TV series)] at the Internet Movie Database</ref><br /> <br /> ''The Limbaugh Letter'' is a monthly publication that contains conservative articles and humor in Rush's style. <br /> <br /> Limbaugh guest starred as himself in the [[Family Guy]] episode “Excellence in Broadcasting” in 2010.<br /> <br /> Limbaugh is involved in the conservative satire show ''The 1/2 Hour News Hour'' show on the [[Fox News Channel]].<ref><br /> [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021602098.html Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots] washingtonpost.com</ref><br /> <br /> Rush occasionally writes op-ed pieces for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<br /> <br /> == Politics ==<br /> Limbaugh endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] for the [[2008 Presidential Election]].<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/ThisHour.asp#Limbaugh%20Endorses%20Romney Limbaugh Endorses Romney], [[Melanie Hunter]], ''[[CNSNews]]'', February 05, 2008</ref> He was often critical of [[John McCain]] during the Republican primaries, but supported him in the general election.<br /> <br /> Limbaugh has warned against false prophets, telling his audience in 1996 that, "You are being manipulated in a way that I find very bothersome." "[[Pat Buchanan]] is not a conservative. He's a populist.".<ref>See [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/23/us/politics-on-the-air-radio-talk-show-host-fears-for-true-conservatism-s-fate.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fL%2fLimbaugh%2c%20Rush Robin Toner, "Radio Talk Show Host Fears For True Conservatism's Fate," ''New York Times'' Feb. 23, 1996]</ref> <br /> <br /> === The Harry Reid Letter ===<br /> On October 2, 2007, Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] wrote a letter to Mark P. Mays, President and CEO of Clear Channel Communications, who is Limbaugh's chief patron. In it, Senator Reid essentially demanded that Mays order Limbaugh to apologize for remarks he made concerning "phony soldiers."<ref name=ReidText>Reid, Harry, ''et al.'' "[http://reid.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=284699 Letter to Mark P. Mays of Clear Channel Communications]." [http://reid.senate.gov/ Electronic Office of US Senator Harry Reid], October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> A ''phony soldier'' is someone who is not a soldier at all but is pretending to be one, especially in a public forum. Such activity is unlawful, and the faker whose activity prompted Limbaugh's attacks has since been convicted and punished.<ref name=PhonySoldier>Limbaugh, Rush. "[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092807/content/01125106.guest.html The Anatomy of a Smear: 'Phony Soldiers' Is a Phony Story]." ''[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html Rush Limbaugh Official Site]'', accessed December 25, 2007.</ref> This letter was co-signed by nearly all Democrat senators. In a speech in Philadelphia on October 11, Limbaugh announced plans to sell the original letter on eBay in a charity auction. The proceeds went to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. The letter sold for $2.1 million and Limbaugh matched the winning amount with a total of $4.2 million being donated.<ref>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/420889/harry_reidrush_limbaugh_letter_nets.html</ref><br /> <br /> === Victim of a Democrat prosecutor's witchhunt ===<br /> On October 6, 2003, Limbaugh told his audience he was addicted to OxyContin and other painkillers citing a failed back surgery as the cause of his pain and subsequent dependence.<ref>The Rush Limbaugh Show, October 6, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/10/rush.limbaugh/ "Limbaugh admits addiction to pain medication"]</ref> Limbaugh underwent treatment for his addiction, and charges against him for alleged "doctor shopping" to procure prescription medications were dropped<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/28/national/main1561324.shtml</ref> after Democrat prosecutors illegally seized private medical records<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/hottopics/Rush_Limbaugh.shtml</ref> in a blatant misuse of the criminal justice system to discredit Limbaugh.<br /> <br /> ===Fluke Incident===<br /> In March 2012, Sandra Fluke, a 30-year-old former [[Georgetown]] law student, gave testimony in support of an Obama directive to have private healthcare cover contraception. Fluke chose Georgetown's law school despite knowing that its healthcare plan does not cover contraception,<ref>Holt, Mytheos. "Sandra Fluke: A Fake Victim of Georgetown's Policy on Contraceptives?" March 3, 2012. The Blaze. https://www.theblaze.com/stories/sandra-fluke-a-fake-victim-of-georgetowns-policy-on-contraceptives/</ref> but she then complained that contraception was expensive and that Georgetown's student health insurance should cover the cost. Limbaugh responded to her comments on his show where he said that her insurance paying for her to have sex made her a "slut" and a "prostitute."<ref>https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-limbaugh-apology-20120303,0,6854957.story Rush Limbaugh apologizes for 'slut' remarks aimed at Sandra Fluke</ref> He later went on to say that he would agree to the payment if she would film herself having sex and put the video online. After several days of backlash, which included condemnations from both parties and advertisers backing out, Limbaugh apologized, saying he "did not mean a personal attack" on Fluke and had used poor word choice but reiterated his opposition to her comments.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109876/Rush-Limbaugh-apologises-calling-student-Sandra-Fluke-slut.html 'I sincerely apologise': Rush Limbaugh says sorry for calling student a 'slut' in row over birth control which led advertisers to boycott show</ref><ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2012/0303/What-Rush-Limbaugh-actually-apologized What?? Rush Limbaugh actually apologized!!</ref><br /> <br /> == Media bullying of Todd Akin ==<br /> Congressman Todd Akin was the [[Republican Party]] nominee for one of the most-watched races for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 2012. He has represented a portion of the greater [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] area in the [[House of Representatives]] from 2001 to 2013 (Missouri's 2nd congressional district).<br /> <br /> On August 19, 2012, in a local television interview with KTVI, Akin rejected a suggestion that there should be a broad [[rape]] exception to limits on [[abortion]]. He distinguished between an actual rape and a false allegation of rape by referring to the former as a "legitimate rape," terminology that the [[liberal media]] then unfairly took out of context to engage in demagoguery against him.<br /> <br /> Perhaps fearful of losing an advertiser, even though he's already made millions by pretending to be conservative, Limbaugh piled on with the [[media bullying]] against Akin. He called Akin's comment "stupid" and then, illustrating his foolish self-centeredness, declared that "If I had demanded Akin drop out, he’d be gone."<ref name="politico.com"/> Limbaugh added, "What I think Mr. Akin should try to realize here as he makes his decision is that all of these things that he truly cares about will be much easier to make happen if we win the Senate and the White House and hold the House this November. He must put the nation and its future ahead of everything else that he's considering. And I hope he comes to the right conclusion."<ref name="rushlimbaugh.com"/><br /> <br /> True conservatives stood with principle and defended Akin's remarks, and his right to remain in the race.<ref>http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=004DDFAC-6907-452E-93F5-62D3793BBABE</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/08/21/tony-perkins-gop-treatment-of-akin-suspect/</ref><ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/missouri_delegates_still_support_todd_akin_despite_controversy-217050-1.html</ref><ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57497428-503544/rep-steve-king-backs-up-todd-akin-weighs-in-on-rape-and-abortion/</ref><ref>[http://mycn2.com/politics/rand-paul-reticent-to-weigh-in-on-akin-s-future-but-says-akin-s-comment-was-incorrect Rand Paul reticent to weigh in on Akin's future but says Akin's comment was incorrect] by Ryan Alessi, mycn2.com, August 22, 2012, retrieved August 24, 2012</ref><ref>http://akin.org/huckabee-chip-in</ref><ref>http://hinterlandgazette.com/2012/08/social-conservatives-including-frc-head-tony-perkins-defending-rep-todd-akins-legitimate-rape-comment.html</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80049.html</ref><ref>http://buchanan.org/blog/a-grand-old-party-in-panic-2-5223</ref><br /> <br /> == Sports ==<br /> Limbaugh is an avid sports fan, particularly football. He briefly held a position as a commentator on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown pre-game show. He resigned from the show on October 2, 2006, after comments made regarding Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb received widespread criticism.<br /> <br /> {{cquote|''' ''"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."'' '''}}<br /> <br /> After McNabb's response, "It's sad that you've got to go to skin color. I thought we were through with that whole deal," significant pressure was put upon Limbaugh to resign.<ref>http://espn.go.com/gen/news/2003/1001/1628537.html</ref><br /> <br /> ==Publications==<br /> * ''The Way Things Ought to Be'' (1992)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Way-Things-Ought-to-Be/Rush-Limbaugh/9780743547758</ref><br /> * ''See, I Told You So'' (1993)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/See-I-Told-You-So/Rush-Limbaugh/9780743545952</ref><br /> * ''Rush Revere'' series:<br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims'' (2013)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-Brave-Pilgrims/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476755861</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the First Patriots'' (2014)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-First-Patriots/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476755885</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the American Revolution'' (2014)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-American-Revolution/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476789873</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner'' (2015)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-Star-Spangled-Banner/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476789880</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the Presidency'' (2016)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-Presidency/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781501156892</ref><br /> <br /> == Other Facts ==<br /> The following is a list of other facts about Rush Limbaugh:<ref name=doctor/><br /> * Honorary Member of the [[Republican]] Freshman Class 1995 [[House of Representatives]].<br /> * [[Time Magazine]]’s 100 Most Influential People in the world (2009).<br /> * [[Forbes|Forbes Magazine]] 50 Most Powerful Celebrities in the United States, numerous years (#19 in 2010).<br /> * [[Barbara Walters]]’ 10 Most Fascinating People (2008).<br /> * The Giving Back Fund's 10 Most Generous Celebrities for contributions to charities and individuals, such as the [[Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation]].<br /> * Raised 20 Million Dollars for the [[Leukemia]] and [[Lymphoma Society]] since 1989. Each year Rush hosts a Radiothon (one three-hour broadcast per year) during his program to raise funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma research.<br /> * Author of ''The Limbaugh Letter'', the most widely read political newsletter in the country and two best-selling books, ''The Way Things Ought to Be'' (ISBN 067175145X) and ''See, I Told You So'' (ISBN 067187120X), which have sold over 8.9 million copies, including an American publishing record for ''See, I Told You So''.<br /> * Guest Television appearances include ''[[Nightline]]'' with [[Ted Koppel]], ''Cross Fire'', ''[[Good Morning America]]'', ''[[CBS|CBS This Morning]]'', ''[[The Today Show]]'', ''The Phil Donahue Show'', ''[[The Late Show]]'' with [[David Letterman]], ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', ''[[This Week]]'' with [[David Brinkley]], ''[[Meet the Press]]'' with [[Tim Russert]], and [[The Drew Carey Show]]. Rush also starred as himself in the popular network sitcoms ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[Hearts Afire]]''.<br /> * Profiled on CBS's ''60 Minutes'', [[ABC]]'s ''20/20'' and in numerous publications including ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'', ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[National Review]]'', ''[[Time Magazine]]'', ''[[New York Times|The New York Times Magazine]]'' and ''[[USA Weekend]]''.<br /> * ''Miss America Pageant'' judge (2010).<br /> <br /> == Quotes ==<br /> * "You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one." - Rush Limbaugh, 17 Aug 1993<br /> * "Militant feminists are pro-choice because it's their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men." - Rush Limbaugh, Oct 1992<br /> <br /> == The Rush Limbaugh Lexicon ==<br /> Like Mark Levin and others, Rush Limbaugh holds a lexicon for many liberals and Democrats, although Rush's lexicon is less expansive as Mark Levin's<br /> <br /> *Ronald Reagan = [[Ronaldus Magnus]]<br /> *[[Mainstream Media]] = Drive-by Media<br /> *[[CNN]] = Communist News Network (was originally called the "Clinton News Network" during the [[Clinton administration]].)<br /> *[[Barack Obama]] = Barack "Mmm mmm mmm" Obama (This is in reference to the propagandist school song about Obama)<br /> *[[Joe Biden]] = Joe Bite-Me<br /> *[[Harry Reid]] = Dingy Harry<br /> *[[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] = Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz<br /> *[[John Edwards]] = Breck girl<br /> *[[Nancy Pelosi]] = Bela Pelosi<br /> *Barbra Walters = Baba Wawa<br /> *Chuck Todd = F Chuck Todd<br /> *[[Ben Affleck]] = Ben Affliction<br /> *Paul Begala = The Forehead<br /> *[[Chuck Schumer]] = Chuck You Schumer<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Previous Breaking News/Rush Limbaugh|Articles about '''Rush Limbaugh''' from previous "Breaking News"]]<br /> *[[Conservative Links]]<br /> *[[Rush Derangement Syndrome]]<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * Gordon, Scott. ''Rush Limbaugh: An Oral & Media Biography'' (2009). 258pp quotes and comments by his friends and enemies. <br /> * Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, and Joseph N. Cappella. ''Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment'' (2008) balanced analysis by scholars; compares Limbaugh with Fox and ''Wall Street Journal'' [https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Chamber-Limbaugh-Conservative-Establishment/dp/0195398602/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261865854&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html Rush Limbaugh] - Official website<br /> * [http://download.premiereradio.net/guest/rushlimb/LimbaughMuseum/Iphone2/PRELOAD_Outside.html The Limbaugh Museum of Broadcasting]<br /> * [http://www.cspan.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-A-15919 Rush's 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Speech] - ''C-SPAN'', February 28, 2009<br /> * [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rush-limbaugh/id406055530?mt=8#ls=1 The Rush Limbaugh Show] - [[iPhone]] app, by Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Limbaugh, Rush}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Broadcasters]]<br /> [[Category:Republicans]]<br /> [[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Conservative Authors]]<br /> [[Category:Best Selling Authors]]<br /> [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom award winners]]<br /> [[Category:Heroes]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox person<br /> |name=Rush Limbaugh<br /> |image=RushLimbaugh 1.jpg<br /> |birth_date=January 12, 1951<br /> |birth_place=Cape Girardeau, [[Missouri]]<br /> |death_date=Feburary 17, 2021<br /> |death_place=Palm Beach, [[Florida]]<br /> |spouse=Roxy Maxine McNeely (div.)<br>Michelle Sixta (div.)<br>Marta Fitzgerald (div.)<br>Kathryn Rogers<br /> |religion=[[United Methodist]]<ref>[http://www.umglobal.org/2020/02/philip-wingeier-rayo-rush-limbaugh.html Philip Wingeier-Rayo: Rush Limbaugh, Church Division and the Future of the United States of America]</ref><br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Rush Hudson Limbaugh III''' (January 12, 1951 - February 17, 2021) was an American [[Conservative talk radio|radio talk show]] host popular with an older, largely male, audience. Married and divorced three times — subsequently married for the fourth time — Limbaugh participated in the [[media bullying]] of [[Todd Akin]] in August 2012, along with other [[RINO Backers]].<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80003.html#ixzz253Tv1IjT</ref><ref name="rushlimbaugh.com">http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/08/21/akin_s_remark_was_stupid_and_untrue_now_he_must_put_the_nation_s_future_first</ref> President [[Donald Trump]] awarded him with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 2020. Rush is buried in a cemetery in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].<ref>https://bellefontainecemetery.org/contact/getting-here/</ref><br /> <br /> Limbaugh has claimed that his radio show reaches 20 million listeners, but at least one analyst estimates that perhaps only about 1.4 million listeners are tuning into his show at any given time.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/rush-limbaughs-audience-may-be-so-much-smaller-than-you-think-2012-3</ref><br /> <br /> Limbaugh's show has been described by a [[conservative]] publication as "lowbrow conservatism" and a "carny barker."<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-radio-wrecks-the-right/</ref> Talk radio has likely interfered with growth in the conservative movement among young people, and it is difficult to identify a single conservative achievement attributable to Limbaugh. Since Limbaugh's radio show became associated nationally with the Republican Party about 25 years ago, Republicans have won the popular vote in only one presidential election. <br /> <br /> Rush Limbaugh's show is advertiser supported, which can create a financial incentive for him not to say what needs to be said, and not to stand up for the [[Bible]] in a meaningful manner. In February 2020, Rush announced on his radio show that he had been diagnosed with [[Lung cancer]].<br /> <br /> == Early Years ==<br /> Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was born in 1951 in Cape Girardeau, [[Missouri]]. At age 16, he chose to explore his passion for broadcasting by working as a [[disc jockey]], hosting a radio show in his hometown. After four years, he left for [[Pittsburgh]] to work for the former [[ABC News|ABC]] owned and operated ''KQV'', where he used the on-air name "Jeff Christie". Following his work as a disc jockey, Rush briefly left broadcasting for [[business]], joining the [[Kansas City Royals]] as Director of Group Sales, and then Director of Sales and Special Events. In 1983, he re-entered radio as a political commentator for ''KMBZ'' in [[Kansas City]]. A year later, in 1984, Rush dropped out of [[college]] after his freshman year to pursue work full-time as a disk jockey, when ''KFBK'' in [[Sacramento]], [[California]] hired him to host a talk show that reveled in controversy about conservative politics. Limbaugh tripled the program's ratings in four years. From there, in 1988 he went on to [[New York]] where the record-breaking national show, the ''EIB Network'', was born. <br /> <br /> On August 1, 1988, Rush launched his phenomenally successful radio broadcast into national syndication, with fifty-six radio stations. More than twenty years later the show is heard on nearly six hundred stations by some 20 million people each week and is the highest-rated national radio talk show in America. Rush was awarded the "Syndicated Radio Personality" of the year by the [[National Association of Broadcasters]] in 1992, 1995, 2000, and 2005. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993 and National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998. Rush Limbaugh has been labeled as the savior of AM radio by broadcast industry leaders, sometimes called the "Doctor of Democracy."<ref name=doctor>[http://www.twoifbytea.com/doctor.php Rush Limbaugh, the "Doctor of Democracy"], [[Two If By Tea|TwoIfByTea.com]].</ref><br /> <br /> From the start until 2015, Limbaugh relied heavily on his producer, whom he called his "chief of staff", [[H. R. "Kit" Carson]]. Carson's death of cancer at the age of fifty-six was a terrific blow to Limbaugh.<br /> <br /> == Radio ==<br /> Limbaugh hosts a radio show famed for its incisive criticism of the follies of liberalism. He is often the target of liberal's ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks, such as Democrat former U.S. Senator [[Al Franken]], who wrote a book entitled ''"Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot"''. Limbaugh generically refers to [[feminists]] who advocate [[abortion]] as ''feminazis'' and to his own self as having "talent on loan from God". Sensitive about his own schooling, he ridicules the college educated as the "Arts & Croissant Crowd." <br /> <br /> Limbaugh's conservative talk show is nationally syndicated and averages over 16-20 million listeners weekly, making him the #1 radio talk show host in America<br /> <ref>[http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 The Top Talk Radio Audiences] Talkers magazine online</ref> for three decades. In July 2008, Rush announced "he has renewed his contract with Premiere Radio Networks and Clear Channel Radio, continuing syndication of his show 'many years into the future.'" <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27326 Rush Renews Contract], ''[[Human Events]]'', July 2, 2008</ref><br /> <br /> === Audience ===<br /> Limbaugh's fans enjoy his bluster and bombast, but behind it there is a substantive defense of a coherent political philosophy. He makes politics engaging and entertaining, producing an audience more eager to seek out other sources of information. Limbaugh "dittoheads" consume more print news than do non-listeners. Like Fox News viewers, Limbaugh fans are more likely to tune in to presidential debates. Far from making people cynical or indifferent toward public affairs, Limbaugh reinforces his audience's disposition to participate in the political process.<ref>Jamieson and Cappella (2008)</ref><br /> <br /> Conservative Republicans are in his audience, but educational attainment, family income, and race do not predict who listens. Listening to Limbaugh is significantly correlated with public affairs information. He is not merely an entertainer and people who listen to him regularly are very well informed on public affairs. However, his radio audience is smaller than the TV audiences of conservative commentators [[Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Sean Hannity]].<ref>Stephen Earl Bennett, " Who Listens to Rush Limbaugh's Radio Program and the Relationship Between Listening to Limbaugh and Knowledge of Public Affairs, 1994-2006," ''Journal of Radio & Audio Media,'' May 2009, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p66-82, in [[EBSCO]]</ref> <br /> <br /> === Poking fun at Obama liberals ===<br /> Newsweek editor Evan Thomas said on MSNBC's "Hardball" that Obama was "sort of God."<br /> <br /> Asking rhetorically what [[God]] has in common with Obama, Limbaugh said, "Neither has a birth certificate." <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100717 Rush Limbaugh pummels Obama on birth certificate] WND, June 10, 2009</ref> He went on to say "God does not think he's Obama," and "Liberals love Obama." Limbaugh explained more differences, "Another difference is that God only demands to be worshiped once a week," and "God asks for only 10 percent of your money", and "God gives you freedom to live your life as you choose."<br /> <br /> === Obama to Fail ===<br /> Limbaugh made national headlines when he was asked to write 400 words for a newspaper column about Obama's plans. He said he didn't need 400 words, he needed just four: "I hope he fails." He was immediately attacked by the Obama White House and liberal pundits as an unpatriotic obstructionist. Limbaugh expounded his view in the show's [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011609/content/01125113.guest.html transcript]; if Obama is for socialist policies and against capitalist policies, of course Limbaugh could not support those policies, and hoped he would fail.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011609/content/01125113.guest.html Limbaugh radio show transcript.]</ref><br /> <br /> Limbaugh addressed [[CPAC]] and further discussed his stance that generated so much attention.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/01/limbaugh-leader-obama-chief-staff-calls-talk-host-barrier-progress/ Limbaugh the Leader? Obama Chief of Staff] Fox News, March 01, 2009</ref> {{cquote| ''"Did the Democrats want the war in Iraq to fail? Well, they certainly did. And they not only wanted the war in Iraq to fail, they proclaimed it a failure. ... The last thing they wanted was to win. They hoped George Bush failed. So where is it -- what is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that [[capitalism]] and individual [[liberty]] are not its foundation? Why would I want that to succeed?"'' }}<br /> <br /> Former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele called Limbaugh an "entertainer" whose comments were "incendiary" and "ugly," and Limbaugh counterattacked Steele's fitness to run the party. A Gallup poll in May 2009 on who was the main voice of the GOP found Limbaugh leading the pack at 13%, with Steele trailing at 1%.<br /> <br /> == Other Media Work ==<br /> During the early years of his radio show, Limbaugh also had a syndicated, self-titled half-hour television show patterned along the lines of his radio show. ''Rush Limbaugh'' ran from 1992 to 1996.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103531/ ''Rush Limbaugh'' (TV series)] at the Internet Movie Database</ref><br /> <br /> ''The Limbaugh Letter'' is a monthly publication that contains conservative articles and humor in Rush's style. <br /> <br /> Limbaugh guest starred as himself in the [[Family Guy]] episode “Excellence in Broadcasting” in 2010.<br /> <br /> Limbaugh is involved in the conservative satire show ''The 1/2 Hour News Hour'' show on the [[Fox News Channel]].<ref><br /> [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021602098.html Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots] washingtonpost.com</ref><br /> <br /> Rush occasionally writes op-ed pieces for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<br /> <br /> == Politics ==<br /> Limbaugh endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] for the [[2008 Presidential Election]].<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/ThisHour.asp#Limbaugh%20Endorses%20Romney Limbaugh Endorses Romney], [[Melanie Hunter]], ''[[CNSNews]]'', February 05, 2008</ref> He was often critical of [[John McCain]] during the Republican primaries, but supported him in the general election.<br /> <br /> Limbaugh has warned against false prophets, telling his audience in 1996 that, "You are being manipulated in a way that I find very bothersome." "[[Pat Buchanan]] is not a conservative. He's a populist.".<ref>See [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/23/us/politics-on-the-air-radio-talk-show-host-fears-for-true-conservatism-s-fate.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fL%2fLimbaugh%2c%20Rush Robin Toner, "Radio Talk Show Host Fears For True Conservatism's Fate," ''New York Times'' Feb. 23, 1996]</ref> <br /> <br /> === The Harry Reid Letter ===<br /> On October 2, 2007, Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] wrote a letter to Mark P. Mays, President and CEO of Clear Channel Communications, who is Limbaugh's chief patron. In it, Senator Reid essentially demanded that Mays order Limbaugh to apologize for remarks he made concerning "phony soldiers."<ref name=ReidText>Reid, Harry, ''et al.'' "[http://reid.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=284699 Letter to Mark P. Mays of Clear Channel Communications]." [http://reid.senate.gov/ Electronic Office of US Senator Harry Reid], October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> A ''phony soldier'' is someone who is not a soldier at all but is pretending to be one, especially in a public forum. Such activity is unlawful, and the faker whose activity prompted Limbaugh's attacks has since been convicted and punished.<ref name=PhonySoldier>Limbaugh, Rush. "[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092807/content/01125106.guest.html The Anatomy of a Smear: 'Phony Soldiers' Is a Phony Story]." ''[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html Rush Limbaugh Official Site]'', accessed December 25, 2007.</ref> This letter was co-signed by nearly all Democrat senators. In a speech in Philadelphia on October 11, Limbaugh announced plans to sell the original letter on eBay in a charity auction. The proceeds went to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. The letter sold for $2.1 million and Limbaugh matched the winning amount with a total of $4.2 million being donated.<ref>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/420889/harry_reidrush_limbaugh_letter_nets.html</ref><br /> <br /> === Victim of a Democrat prosecutor's witchhunt ===<br /> On October 6, 2003, Limbaugh told his audience he was addicted to OxyContin and other painkillers citing a failed back surgery as the cause of his pain and subsequent dependence.<ref>The Rush Limbaugh Show, October 6, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/10/rush.limbaugh/ "Limbaugh admits addiction to pain medication"]</ref> Limbaugh underwent treatment for his addiction, and charges against him for alleged "doctor shopping" to procure prescription medications were dropped<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/28/national/main1561324.shtml</ref> after Democrat prosecutors illegally seized private medical records<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/hottopics/Rush_Limbaugh.shtml</ref> in a blatant misuse of the criminal justice system to discredit Limbaugh.<br /> <br /> ===Fluke Incident===<br /> In March 2012, Sandra Fluke, a 30-year-old former [[Georgetown]] law student, gave testimony in support of an Obama directive to have private healthcare cover contraception. Fluke chose Georgetown's law school despite knowing that its healthcare plan does not cover contraception,<ref>Holt, Mytheos. "Sandra Fluke: A Fake Victim of Georgetown's Policy on Contraceptives?" March 3, 2012. The Blaze. https://www.theblaze.com/stories/sandra-fluke-a-fake-victim-of-georgetowns-policy-on-contraceptives/</ref> but she then complained that contraception was expensive and that Georgetown's student health insurance should cover the cost. Limbaugh responded to her comments on his show where he said that her insurance paying for her to have sex made her a "slut" and a "prostitute."<ref>https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-limbaugh-apology-20120303,0,6854957.story Rush Limbaugh apologizes for 'slut' remarks aimed at Sandra Fluke</ref> He later went on to say that he would agree to the payment if she would film herself having sex and put the video online. After several days of backlash, which included condemnations from both parties and advertisers backing out, Limbaugh apologized, saying he "did not mean a personal attack" on Fluke and had used poor word choice but reiterated his opposition to her comments.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109876/Rush-Limbaugh-apologises-calling-student-Sandra-Fluke-slut.html 'I sincerely apologise': Rush Limbaugh says sorry for calling student a 'slut' in row over birth control which led advertisers to boycott show</ref><ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2012/0303/What-Rush-Limbaugh-actually-apologized What?? Rush Limbaugh actually apologized!!</ref><br /> <br /> == Media bullying of Todd Akin ==<br /> Congressman Todd Akin was the [[Republican Party]] nominee for one of the most-watched races for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 2012. He has represented a portion of the greater [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] area in the [[House of Representatives]] from 2001 to 2013 (Missouri's 2nd congressional district).<br /> <br /> On August 19, 2012, in a local television interview with KTVI, Akin rejected a suggestion that there should be a broad [[rape]] exception to limits on [[abortion]]. He distinguished between an actual rape and a false allegation of rape by referring to the former as a "legitimate rape," terminology that the [[liberal media]] then unfairly took out of context to engage in demagoguery against him.<br /> <br /> Perhaps fearful of losing an advertiser, even though he's already made millions by pretending to be conservative, Limbaugh piled on with the [[media bullying]] against Akin. He called Akin's comment "stupid" and then, illustrating his foolish self-centeredness, declared that "If I had demanded Akin drop out, he’d be gone."<ref name="politico.com"/> Limbaugh added, "What I think Mr. Akin should try to realize here as he makes his decision is that all of these things that he truly cares about will be much easier to make happen if we win the Senate and the White House and hold the House this November. He must put the nation and its future ahead of everything else that he's considering. And I hope he comes to the right conclusion."<ref name="rushlimbaugh.com"/><br /> <br /> True conservatives stood with principle and defended Akin's remarks, and his right to remain in the race.<ref>http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=004DDFAC-6907-452E-93F5-62D3793BBABE</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/08/21/tony-perkins-gop-treatment-of-akin-suspect/</ref><ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/missouri_delegates_still_support_todd_akin_despite_controversy-217050-1.html</ref><ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57497428-503544/rep-steve-king-backs-up-todd-akin-weighs-in-on-rape-and-abortion/</ref><ref>[http://mycn2.com/politics/rand-paul-reticent-to-weigh-in-on-akin-s-future-but-says-akin-s-comment-was-incorrect Rand Paul reticent to weigh in on Akin's future but says Akin's comment was incorrect] by Ryan Alessi, mycn2.com, August 22, 2012, retrieved August 24, 2012</ref><ref>http://akin.org/huckabee-chip-in</ref><ref>http://hinterlandgazette.com/2012/08/social-conservatives-including-frc-head-tony-perkins-defending-rep-todd-akins-legitimate-rape-comment.html</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80049.html</ref><ref>http://buchanan.org/blog/a-grand-old-party-in-panic-2-5223</ref><br /> <br /> == Sports ==<br /> Limbaugh is an avid sports fan, particularly football. He briefly held a position as a commentator on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown pre-game show. He resigned from the show on October 2, 2006, after comments made regarding Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb received widespread criticism.<br /> <br /> {{cquote|''' ''"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."'' '''}}<br /> <br /> After McNabb's response, "It's sad that you've got to go to skin color. I thought we were through with that whole deal," significant pressure was put upon Limbaugh to resign.<ref>http://espn.go.com/gen/news/2003/1001/1628537.html</ref><br /> <br /> ==Publications==<br /> * ''The Way Things Ought to Be'' (1992)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Way-Things-Ought-to-Be/Rush-Limbaugh/9780743547758</ref><br /> * ''See, I Told You So'' (1993)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/See-I-Told-You-So/Rush-Limbaugh/9780743545952</ref><br /> * ''Rush Revere'' series:<br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims'' (2013)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-Brave-Pilgrims/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476755861</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the First Patriots'' (2014)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-First-Patriots/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476755885</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the American Revolution'' (2014)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-American-Revolution/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476789873</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner'' (2015)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-Star-Spangled-Banner/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781476789880</ref><br /> ** ''Rush Revere and the Presidency'' (2016)<ref>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rush-Revere-and-the-Presidency/Rush-Limbaugh/Rush-Revere/9781501156892</ref><br /> <br /> == Other Facts ==<br /> The following is a list of other facts about Rush Limbaugh:<ref name=doctor/><br /> * Honorary Member of the [[Republican]] Freshman Class 1995 [[House of Representatives]].<br /> * [[Time Magazine]]’s 100 Most Influential People in the world (2009).<br /> * [[Forbes|Forbes Magazine]] 50 Most Powerful Celebrities in the United States, numerous years (#19 in 2010).<br /> * [[Barbara Walters]]’ 10 Most Fascinating People (2008).<br /> * The Giving Back Fund's 10 Most Generous Celebrities for contributions to charities and individuals, such as the [[Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation]].<br /> * Raised 20 Million Dollars for the [[Leukemia]] and [[Lymphoma Society]] since 1989. Each year Rush hosts a Radiothon (one three-hour broadcast per year) during his program to raise funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma research.<br /> * Author of ''The Limbaugh Letter'', the most widely read political newsletter in the country and two best-selling books, ''The Way Things Ought to Be'' (ISBN 067175145X) and ''See, I Told You So'' (ISBN 067187120X), which have sold over 8.9 million copies, including an American publishing record for ''See, I Told You So''.<br /> * Guest Television appearances include ''[[Nightline]]'' with [[Ted Koppel]], ''Cross Fire'', ''[[Good Morning America]]'', ''[[CBS|CBS This Morning]]'', ''[[The Today Show]]'', ''The Phil Donahue Show'', ''[[The Late Show]]'' with [[David Letterman]], ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', ''[[This Week]]'' with [[David Brinkley]], ''[[Meet the Press]]'' with [[Tim Russert]], and [[The Drew Carey Show]]. Rush also starred as himself in the popular network sitcoms ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[Hearts Afire]]''.<br /> * Profiled on CBS's ''60 Minutes'', [[ABC]]'s ''20/20'' and in numerous publications including ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'', ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[National Review]]'', ''[[Time Magazine]]'', ''[[New York Times|The New York Times Magazine]]'' and ''[[USA Weekend]]''.<br /> * ''Miss America Pageant'' judge (2010).<br /> <br /> == Quotes ==<br /> * "You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one." - Rush Limbaugh, 17 Aug 1993<br /> * "Militant feminists are pro-choice because it's their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men." - Rush Limbaugh, Oct 1992<br /> <br /> == The Rush Limbaugh Lexicon ==<br /> Like Mark Levin and others, Rush Limbaugh holds a lexicon for many liberals and Democrats, although Rush's lexicon is less expansive as Mark Levin's<br /> <br /> *Ronald Reagan = [[Ronaldus Magnus]]<br /> *[[Mainstream Media]] = Drive-by Media<br /> *[[CNN]] = Communist News Network (was originally called the "Clinton News Network" during the [[Clinton administration]].)<br /> *[[Barack Obama]] = Barack "Mmm mmm mmm" Obama (This is in reference to the propagandist school song about Obama)<br /> *[[Joe Biden]] = Joe Bite-Me<br /> *[[Harry Reid]] = Dingy Harry<br /> *[[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] = Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz<br /> *[[John Edwards]] = Breck girl<br /> *[[Nancy Pelosi]] = Bela Pelosi<br /> *Barbra Walters = Baba Wawa<br /> *Chuck Todd = F Chuck Todd<br /> *[[Ben Affleck]] = Ben Affliction<br /> *Paul Begala = The Forehead<br /> *[[Chuck Schumer]] = Chuck You Schumer<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Previous Breaking News/Rush Limbaugh|Articles about '''Rush Limbaugh''' from previous "Breaking News"]]<br /> *[[Conservative Links]]<br /> *[[Rush Derangement Syndrome]]<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * Gordon, Scott. ''Rush Limbaugh: An Oral & Media Biography'' (2009). 258pp quotes and comments by his friends and enemies. <br /> * Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, and Joseph N. Cappella. ''Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment'' (2008) balanced analysis by scholars; compares Limbaugh with Fox and ''Wall Street Journal'' [https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Chamber-Limbaugh-Conservative-Establishment/dp/0195398602/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261865854&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html Rush Limbaugh] - Official website<br /> * [http://download.premiereradio.net/guest/rushlimb/LimbaughMuseum/Iphone2/PRELOAD_Outside.html The Limbaugh Museum of Broadcasting]<br /> * [http://www.cspan.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-A-15919 Rush's 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Speech] - ''C-SPAN'', February 28, 2009<br /> * [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rush-limbaugh/id406055530?mt=8#ls=1 The Rush Limbaugh Show] - [[iPhone]] app, by Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Limbaugh, Rush}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Broadcasters]]<br /> [[Category:Republicans]]<br /> [[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Conservative Authors]]<br /> [[Category:Best Selling Authors]]<br /> [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom award winners]]<br /> [[Category:Heroes]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{USState<br /> |name=Virginia<br /> |flag=Flag of Virginia.png<br /> |motto="Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)<br /> |nick=The Old Dominion State<br /> |capital=Richmond<br /> |language=English<br /> |governor= Glenn Youngkin<br /> |gparty=Republican<br /> |senator2=Mark Warner<br /> |s2party=Democrat<br /> |s2phone=(202) 224-2023<br /> |s2email=http://warner.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm Contact<br /> |senator1=Tim Kaine<br /> |s1party=Democrat<br /> |s1phone=(202) 224-4024 <br /> |s1email=http://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact Contact<br /> |population=8,600,000 (2020)<br /> |date=June 25, 1788 (10th)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Virginia''' (Officially '''''The Commonwealth of Virginia''''') is one of the fifty [[United States]]. Named in honor of [[Queen Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], Virginia was also nicknamed the ''Old Dominion'' by King Charles II because it remained loyal to the crown during the [[English Civil War]] and throughout [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s years. Virginia was the first colony in [[Colonial America]] in the 1600s and was a leader in the [[American Revolution]].<br /> <br /> By 2021 Virginia became dominated politically by federal employees, lobbyists, and contractors in its more populated northern half. They vote overwhelmingly for [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] to keep the entitlements flowing, at the expense of the rest of the country.<br /> <br /> The state Constitution of Virginia, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. As a part of the ''Virginia Bill of Rights'', it says:<br /> :''That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.''<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> [[File:Va-gov.jpg|thumb|330px]]<br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs. <br /> <br /> The 2009 election for governor was a referendum on the Obama administration. Republican [[Bob McDonnell]], Virginia's former attorney general, defeated Democrat State Senator [[Creigh Deeds]]. Since 1977, the political party that has won the presidency has, in every case, lost the Virginia governorship in the next election. <br /> <br /> McDonnell explained that, "The business community was the first to recoil" from policies such as "card check"—legislation to allow union organization by signing cards instead of by a secret ballot—and cap-and-trade environmental policies. "But health care now dwarfs previous concerns -- handing over the best medical system in the world to the federal government. It affects everyone." Conservatives, he contends, are more activated than at any time since 1993. A young McDonnell campaign worker exuded confidence, boasting, "We have the enthusiasm Obama's people had last time."<ref>Michael Gerson, "A Virginia Model For a GOP Comeback?" [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703256.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 '"Washington Post'' Aug. 28, 2009]</ref><br /> <br /> The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans.<br /> <br /> ===Biden Putsch===<br /> :{{See also|Democrat election fraud|Biden Putsch}}<br /> [[File:Loudon-County-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Parrent arrested at Loudoun County, Virginia school board meeting after his daughter was raped in a [[public school]] transgender bathroom.]]<br /> As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that [[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref><br /> <br /> On election night 100,000 extra votes were tallied for Joe Biden.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/03/maybe-that-call-for-joe-biden-in-virginia-really-was-too-early-or-are-absentee-ballots-the-issue/</ref><br /> <br /> ===War on Parents===<br /> {{See also|War on Parents}}<br /> The National School Board Association (NSBA) sent a letter to [[socialist]] leader [[Joe Biden]] complaining about parents speaking out at school board meetings. The NSBA letter states that parents’ protests and speeches at school board meetings “could be equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism.” The letter specifically cited the June 22, 2021 [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] incident as an example.<ref>https://nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf</ref> The NSBA falsely claimed the parent was arrested in a dispute over critical race theory when, in fact, the parent was removed from the school board hearing after the school board publicly lied about the rape of the the parent's daughter in a transgender bathroom by a boy wearing a skirt.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/10/13/parents-come-out-in-force-demand-loudoun-county-school-superintendent-resign-for-alleged-rape-cover-up-n456058</ref> Biden handed the letter to regime chief procurator [[Merrick Garland]]. Garland issued a memo directing the FBI and numerous other federal and state agencies to take “measures designed to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel,” a clear example of the politicization of the [[Department of Justice]]. A liberal advocacy group sent the Office of the President a letter; Merrick Garland dutifully turned that letter into DOJ policy. The memo's intent was to intimidate parents to not speak out at school board meetings against critical race theory.<br /> <br /> [[File:Biberaj.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Buta Biberaj]]<br /> ===Buta Biberaj===<br /> <br /> Buta Biberaj, Loudoun County prosecutor, received $861,000 from [[George Soros]]'s Justice and Public Safety PAC.<ref>https://www.vpap.org/committees/325342/donor/337496/?page=1</ref> Biberaj sought to personally prosecute the father of a teenager who was allegedly raped by a gender-fluid student, according to the ''Daily Wire''. <ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says</ref> Biberaj defended moving the transgender boy who wore a skirt to gain access to the girls bathroom to another school who then reoffended. a<br /> <br /> Biberaj dismissed hundreds of domestic violence cases after which an accused wife-beater out on bond allegedly [[murder]]ed his wife with a hammer. An advocacy group called Virginians for Safe Communities led a recall effort against Biberaj, according to the ''Washington Free Beacon''.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/soros-backed-virginia-prosecutors-face-recall-amid-crime-surge/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Elected Officials==<br /> <br /> ===Federal===<br /> *Sen. [[Tim Kaine]] (D)<br /> *Sen. [[Mark Warner]] (D)<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Wittman]] [R, VA–01]<br /> *Rep. [[Elaine Luria]] [D, VA–02]<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Scott]] [D, VA–03]<br /> *Rep. [[Donald McEachin]] [D, VA–04]<br /> *Rep. [[Bob Good]] [R, VA–05]<br /> *Rep. [[Ben Cline]] [R, VA–06]<br /> *Rep. [[Abigail Spanberger]] [D, VA–07]<br /> *Rep. [[Don Beyer]] [D, VA–08]<br /> *Rep. [[Morgan Griffith]] [R, VA–09]<br /> *Rep. [[Jennifer Wexton]] [D, VA–10]<br /> *Rep. [[Gerry Connolly]] [D, VA–11]<br /> <br /> ===Statewide===<br /> *Governor [[Ralph Northam]] (D)<br /> *Lt. Governor [[Justin Fairfax]] (D)<br /> *Attorney General [[Mark Herring]] (D)<br /> <br /> ==Geological Regions of Virginia==<br /> Virginia is commonly divided into five geological regions, Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge and the Appalachia Plateau. There are no formal lines marking these regions and any political boundaries, such as county or city boundaries are coincidental. However, these regions have identifiable geology which differentiates them. <br /> <br /> ===Fall Line===<br /> The ''Fall Line'' is so named because it marks a line where many waterfalls occur in Virginia Rivers. Below the Fall Line most rivers, such as the James and Potomac and Rappahannok, are broad, deep and gentle, but above the Fall Line the rivers are rockier and swifter. Below the Fall Line rivers are navigable by ocean-going vessels. Above the Fall Line canoes and flat boats are the only means to navigate most rivers. <br /> <br /> Because of this the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) was constructed above the Fall Line. The goal was to unite the Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio River system the way the Erie Canal had opened up the Great Lakes below Niagara. Many important Virginia cities such as Alexandria, Richmond and Petersburg are just below the Fall Line. <br /> <br /> ===Tidewater===<br /> The Tidewater or "Coastal Plain" of Virginia is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the ''Fall Line''. <br /> <br /> The Tidewater Region was the first region of Virginia to be settled by Europeans, and is home to many of the oldest English settlements in North America, such as [[Jamestown]]. The dominant geographical feature of the region is the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Rivers in the region rise and fall with the tides because they flow into the Chesapeake or other salt-water bays. Major ports such as [[Norfolk]] or Newport News are found in the region as are historical port cities such as the tobacco ports of Alexandria and Yorktown are found on the Coastal Plain. The British surrender at Yorktown was considered a tipping point in the [[Revolutionary War]].<br /> <br /> ====Eastern Shore====<br /> The Eastern Shore of Virginia is that part of Virginia situated on the Delmarva Peninsula between the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The region is fairly undeveloped due to the remoteness imposed by the bay and ocean, but many fishers, farmers and chicken farms are found here. These region is geographically part of the Tidewater region and its connected to the mainland by way of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554210/Delmarva_Peninsula.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Piedmont===<br /> Above the Fall Line are the foothills of the Appalachian and the region whose name means "foot mountain". The Piedmont is rockier and higher than the coastal plain of the Tidewater. The Piedmont was settled by English pioneers in the earliest days of colonial America and later by African slaves who worked the plantations of the region. Tobacco and corn are still an important part of the Piedmont economy. Scenic and historic cities such as Charlottesville and Lynchburg are two important Piedmont cities. The famed Appomattox courthouse is in the Piedmont.<br /> <br /> ===Blue Ridge===<br /> The Blue Ridge is a range of mountains rise up above the Piedmont and mark the point where the Appalachian Mountains rise up above the Piedmont. The [[Shenandoah National Park]] and the Skyline Drive are Blue Ridge tourist destinations. Apples orchards are common in this region, but the industry is not as vibrant as it was historically. [http://www.whitehousefoods.com/ White House Foods], a major apple juicer and product packager, draws many of its apples from this region. Cities are uncommon, perhaps unknown in this region, but "mountain people" inhabited much of the highlands before they were converted to parks. Mountain people, sometimes called ''hillbillies, rednecks, or or other liberal slurs for reverse discrimination'', had a unique culture devoted to life in the highland.<ref>Memories of a Lewis Mountain Man by John W. Stoneberger published by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club</ref><ref>http://www.patc.net/store/PC320.htm</ref><br /> <br /> ===Valley and Ridge===<br /> Beyond the Blue Ridge is the ''Valley and Ridge Region''. Perhaps the most famous part of the Valley and Ridge Region west of the Blue Ridge is the Shenandoah Valley. Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign was fought throughout this region. Cities in this region developed in proximity to the early railroad system, and this figured into the strategy of the [[American Civil War|War Between the States]]. Manassas, Harrisonburg and Roanoke are important cities in this region.<br /> <br /> ===Appalachian Plateau===<br /> The southwest corner of Virginia between [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Tennessee]] makes up Virginia's Appalachian Plateau. The region is similar geographically to West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky with rugged terrain not well-suited to the development of large cities like the westernmost metropolitan area, Roanoke, though some parts of the region, such as the Grundy area, have major educational facilities which attracts many out of state residents (i.e., the Appalachian School of Law). The [[Coal]] industry is an important industry and way of life in this part of Virginia. Also, this region is one of the leading producers of natural gas due to large methane deposits found within deep (underground) mines. The region is also known for its national parks (i.e. the Breaks Interstate Park, which is on the VA/KY border.)<br /> <br /> ==Regions, Counties and Cities==<br /> Virginia has evolved into several different cultural regions which have very divergent economic interests, lifestyle goals and ways of life. Northern Virginia is one of the wealthiest, best educated and most developed parts of the United States and thus the entire world. Traffic congestion is a common problem and the [[Metrorail|Metro]] ([[subway]] system) aids commuters into and out of Washington D.C., [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] and Alexandria. High technology industries and U.S. government jobs are leading employers in this region. Southwestern Virginia is mountainous with coal mining and few other industries. The Virginia Beach/Norfolk Region is home to several major military installations and [[ship]]-building foundries. Central Virginia is dominated by mid-sized cities with disproportionate political strength such as [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]. The [[Chesapeake Bay]] separates the Eastern Shore of Virgina from the rest of Virgina. The Eastern Shore is the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is sparsely populated, flat, and sandy.<br /> <br /> Virginia is organized into a system of [[county|counties]] and [[independent city|independent cities]]. Towns are incorporated in counties, and towns have the power to levy taxes in addition to those imposed by the county. Arlington is organized as a county, but it is completely urbanized, and there are [[unincorporated area|no towns]] in the county limits, so for all practical purposes, Arlington is a city. <br /> <br /> ===Cities & Towns===<br /> * Alexandria<br /> * Abingdon<br /> * Bedford<br /> * Bridgewater<br /> * Chesapeake<br /> * Danville<br /> * Fairfax City<br /> * Falls Church<br /> * Fredericksburg<br /> * Galax<br /> * Grundy<br /> * Hampton<br /> * Hampton Roads Region<br /> * Lebanon<br /> * Lynchburg<br /> * Manassas<br /> * Norfolk<br /> * Petersburg<br /> * Richmond<br /> * Roanoke<br /> * Staunton<br /> * Tangiers Island<br /> * Virginia Beach<br /> * Williamsburg<br /> * Winchester <br /> <br /> ===Counties===<br /> *Accomack<br /> *Albemarle<br /> *Alleghany<br /> *Amelia<br /> *Amherst<br /> *Appomattox<br /> *Arlington<br /> *Augusta <br /> *Bath<br /> *Bedford<br /> *Bland<br /> *Botetourt<br /> *Brunswick<br /> *Buchanan<br /> *Buckingham <br /> *Campbell<br /> *Caroline<br /> *Carroll<br /> *Charles City<br /> *Charlotte<br /> *Chesterfield<br /> *Clarke<br /> *Craig<br /> *Culpeper<br /> *Cumberland <br /> *Dickenson<br /> *Dinwiddie <br /> *Essex <br /> *Fairfax<br /> *Fauquier<br /> *Floyd<br /> *Fluvanna<br /> *Franklin<br /> *Frederick <br /> *Giles<br /> *Gloucester <br /> *Goochland<br /> *Grayson<br /> *Greene<br /> *Greensville <br /> *Halifax<br /> *Hanover<br /> *Henrico<br /> *Henry<br /> *Highland <br /> *Isle of Wight <br /> *James City <br /> *King and Queen <br /> *King George<br /> *King William <br /> *Lancaster<br /> *Lee<br /> *[[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]]<br /> *Louisa<br /> *Lunenburg <br /> *Madison<br /> *Mathews<br /> *Mecklenburg<br /> *Middlesex<br /> *Montgomery <br /> *Nelson<br /> *New Kent<br /> *Northampton<br /> *Northumberland<br /> *Nottoway <br /> *Orange <br /> *Page<br /> *Patrick<br /> *Pittsylvania<br /> *Powhatan<br /> *Prince Edward <br /> *Prince George<br /> *Prince William<br /> *Pulaski <br /> *Rappahannock<br /> *Richmond<br /> *Roanoke<br /> *Rockbridge<br /> *Rockingham<br /> *Russell <br /> *Scott<br /> *Shenandoah<br /> *Smyth<br /> *Southampton<br /> *Spotsylvania<br /> *Stafford<br /> *Surry<br /> *Sussex<br /> *Tazewell <br /> *Warren<br /> *Washington<br /> *Westmoreland<br /> *Wise<br /> *Wythe <br /> *York<br /> <br /> <nowiki>*Information obtained from VA state site.</nowiki><br /> <br /> ==Flag, Seal and Official Symbols & Emblems==<br /> The unofficial motto and tourist marketing slogan of the Commonwealth is ''Virginia is for Lovers'' but the official State Motto is ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'', a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants".<ref>http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/facts_and_history_4096/facts_4104/trivia_facts.html</ref> <br /> <br /> The front of the Great Seal of Virginia (called the obverse) features the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a defeated opponent. Virtus wears a blue tunic exposing her left breast. One arm rests on a spear, the other carries a sheathed sword. This goddess stands in a triumphant victor's with one foot on the chest of a fallen tyrant, whose crown lies at Virtus' feet. ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'' arches at the bottom the image and "Virginia" symmetrically arches above Virtus.<ref>http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/va_seal.htm</ref> The reverse (or back side) of the Seal features the Latin word ''Perseverando'' (Persevering) and a depiction of three robed Roman goddesses figures who represent Libertas, Ceres and Aeternitas. Ceres the goddess of agriculture holds a horn of plenty with other symbols of agricultural bounty. In the center of the reverse, Libertas, the goddess of liberty, holds a wand at the top of the wand hangs a Phrygian Cap, also known as a [[Liberty Cap]]. To the right of Libertas is Aeternitas or "Eternity" holding an orb representing Virginia's authority.<br /> <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia's flag features the Great Seal of the Commonwealth on white center over a field of royal blue. Many web images depict a light blue flag, but the actual flag is a rich purplish blue. The General Assembly adopted an official flag salute in 1954:<br /> <br /> ::''I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’ which it represents—the ‘Old Dominion,’ where liberty and independence were born.''<ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> The cardinal and the dogwood petal are among Virginia's most well-known emblems, but Virginia's has many emblems:<br /> <br /> * State Bat: Virginia Big Eared [[Bat]] (an endangered species)<br /> * State Beverage: [[Milk]]<br /> * State Bird: Northern [[cardinal]]<br /> * State Boat: Chesapeake Bay Deadrise <br /> * State Dog: American Foxhound <br /> * State Dance: Square Dance (Virginia Reel)<br /> * State Fish: Brook [[Trout]] <br /> * State Flower (and tree): American Dogwood <br /> * State Fossil: Chesapeten Jeffersonius <br /> * State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail [[Butterfly]]<br /> * State Shell: Oyster Shell <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> Virginia is well served by the [[Interstate Highway System]] including at least two of the busiest highways on the Eastern Coast of the US, I-81 and I-95. Interstate 81, which moves through the city of Bristol, TN/VA is popular with tractor-trailers and some travelers, while 95 is a popular tourist highway. The famed [[Beltway]] (I-495) surrounds Washington DC by looping through Northern Virginia. Richmond is served by I-95 and a beltway looping off I-64. Rail lines are not as busy as they were historically, but important coal lines still make their way through the Valley and Ridge Region of Virginia. [[Amtrak]] lines Richmond and Alexandria to the cities in the Eastern US. Dulles International is one of the busiest airports in the US and the Northern Virginia area is also served by Ronald Reagan National Airport. Norfolk Virginia is one of the largest ports on the East Coast. The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal Virginia is linked by rail line to Norfolk.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> See [[History of Virginia]]<br /> <br /> The '''History of Virginia''' began with the settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. thousands of years ago by Native Americans. Permanent European settlement began with English settlers at Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco emerged as a profitable export crop, and the Virginia Colony became the richest and largest British colonies in North America. The year 2007 marked the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. <br /> <br /> As one of the original 13 United States which won their independence from Great Britain during the [[American Revolution]], Virginia produced more national leaders than any state, including four of the first five presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe). The new state gave up its western lands to form Kentucky and Ohio. During the first half of the 19th century, Virginia grew less rapidly than industrial states to the north, or cotton states to the south. The state exported young people and slaves to form plantations and farms to the west and south. <br /> <br /> Virginia was a slave state but refused to join the cotton states in the new Confederacy until Lincoln called for troops to invade the Confederacy. Then it seceded and Richmond became the new Confederate capital. After many decades of sectional hostility in 1861 West Virginia broke away as a separate state and joined the Union.<br /> <br /> With the Yankees intent on capturing Richmond, Virginia became the main battlefield of the war, which it lost in 1865 as its greatest general, Robert E. Lee, surrendered. <br /> <br /> Reconstruction brought the liberation of the state's slaves, and proved less contentious than elsewhere in the South. Virginia was poor after 1865, though the new popularity of cigarettes boosted its tobacco industry. After 1940, prosperity returned. [[World War II]] gave the state a major naval and industrial economic base. Desegregation of schools and the integration of African Americans in many other aspects of the society were major issues from the 1950s to the 1970s and the changes did not come without considerable efforts. However, in 1989 [[Douglas Wilder]] became the first elected black governor anywhere in the country. By the 1980s the suburban fringes of Washington D.C. known as Northern Virginia saw the greatest growth and prosperity, a trend which was also seen in the [[Hampton Roads]] region. <br /> <br /> Politically, the state was a stronghold of conservative Democrats for most of the 20th century, with a new strength shown by conservative Republicans in the final decade. In the early 21st century, funding for transportation needs emerged as the most controversial single issue. <br /> <br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs.<br /> <br /> ===Mother of Presidents===<br /> Virginia is often called the ''Mother of Presidents'' or ''Birthplace of Presidents'' because eight U.S. Presidents have been born in there. Four of the first five presidents, [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[James Monroe]], were Virginians. The remaining Presidents from Virginia are [[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]], [[Zachary Taylor]], and [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Many of their Virginia homes such as Jefferson's [[Monticello]] and Washington's Mount Vernon are popular tourist destinations.<ref>http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=94</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia is perhaps the only state in the U.S. to have been the birthplace of four presidents of a foreign nation, Liberian presidents Joseph Jenkins Roberts, James Spriggs Payne, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-houston-born</ref><br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[State Governors]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> ==External link==<br /> *[http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal3/ Governor website]<br /> <br /> {{USstates}}<br /> [[Category:States of the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Virginia| ]]<br /> [[Category:The South]]<br /> [[Category:Purple States]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{USState<br /> |name=Virginia<br /> |flag=Flag of Virginia.png<br /> |motto="Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)<br /> |nick=The Old Dominion State<br /> |capital=Richmond<br /> |language=English<br /> |governor= Glenn Youngkin<br /> |gparty=Democrat<br /> |senator2=Mark Warner<br /> |s2party=Democrat<br /> |s2phone=(202) 224-2023<br /> |s2email=http://warner.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm Contact<br /> |senator1=Tim Kaine<br /> |s1party=Democrat<br /> |s1phone=(202) 224-4024 <br /> |s1email=http://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact Contact<br /> |population=8,600,000 (2020)<br /> |date=June 25, 1788 (10th)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Virginia''' (Officially '''''The Commonwealth of Virginia''''') is one of the fifty [[United States]]. Named in honor of [[Queen Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], Virginia was also nicknamed the ''Old Dominion'' by King Charles II because it remained loyal to the crown during the [[English Civil War]] and throughout [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s years. Virginia was the first colony in [[Colonial America]] in the 1600s and was a leader in the [[American Revolution]].<br /> <br /> By 2021 Virginia became dominated politically by federal employees, lobbyists, and contractors in its more populated northern half. They vote overwhelmingly for [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] to keep the entitlements flowing, at the expense of the rest of the country.<br /> <br /> The state Constitution of Virginia, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. As a part of the ''Virginia Bill of Rights'', it says:<br /> :''That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.''<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> [[File:Va-gov.jpg|thumb|330px]]<br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs. <br /> <br /> The 2009 election for governor was a referendum on the Obama administration. Republican [[Bob McDonnell]], Virginia's former attorney general, defeated Democrat State Senator [[Creigh Deeds]]. Since 1977, the political party that has won the presidency has, in every case, lost the Virginia governorship in the next election. <br /> <br /> McDonnell explained that, "The business community was the first to recoil" from policies such as "card check"—legislation to allow union organization by signing cards instead of by a secret ballot—and cap-and-trade environmental policies. "But health care now dwarfs previous concerns -- handing over the best medical system in the world to the federal government. It affects everyone." Conservatives, he contends, are more activated than at any time since 1993. A young McDonnell campaign worker exuded confidence, boasting, "We have the enthusiasm Obama's people had last time."<ref>Michael Gerson, "A Virginia Model For a GOP Comeback?" [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703256.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 '"Washington Post'' Aug. 28, 2009]</ref><br /> <br /> The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans.<br /> <br /> ===Biden Putsch===<br /> :{{See also|Democrat election fraud|Biden Putsch}}<br /> [[File:Loudon-County-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Parrent arrested at Loudoun County, Virginia school board meeting after his daughter was raped in a [[public school]] transgender bathroom.]]<br /> As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that [[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref><br /> <br /> On election night 100,000 extra votes were tallied for Joe Biden.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/03/maybe-that-call-for-joe-biden-in-virginia-really-was-too-early-or-are-absentee-ballots-the-issue/</ref><br /> <br /> ===War on Parents===<br /> {{See also|War on Parents}}<br /> The National School Board Association (NSBA) sent a letter to [[socialist]] leader [[Joe Biden]] complaining about parents speaking out at school board meetings. The NSBA letter states that parents’ protests and speeches at school board meetings “could be equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism.” The letter specifically cited the June 22, 2021 [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] incident as an example.<ref>https://nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf</ref> The NSBA falsely claimed the parent was arrested in a dispute over critical race theory when, in fact, the parent was removed from the school board hearing after the school board publicly lied about the rape of the the parent's daughter in a transgender bathroom by a boy wearing a skirt.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/10/13/parents-come-out-in-force-demand-loudoun-county-school-superintendent-resign-for-alleged-rape-cover-up-n456058</ref> Biden handed the letter to regime chief procurator [[Merrick Garland]]. Garland issued a memo directing the FBI and numerous other federal and state agencies to take “measures designed to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel,” a clear example of the politicization of the [[Department of Justice]]. A liberal advocacy group sent the Office of the President a letter; Merrick Garland dutifully turned that letter into DOJ policy. The memo's intent was to intimidate parents to not speak out at school board meetings against critical race theory.<br /> <br /> [[File:Biberaj.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Buta Biberaj]]<br /> ===Buta Biberaj===<br /> <br /> Buta Biberaj, Loudoun County prosecutor, received $861,000 from [[George Soros]]'s Justice and Public Safety PAC.<ref>https://www.vpap.org/committees/325342/donor/337496/?page=1</ref> Biberaj sought to personally prosecute the father of a teenager who was allegedly raped by a gender-fluid student, according to the ''Daily Wire''. <ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says</ref> Biberaj defended moving the transgender boy who wore a skirt to gain access to the girls bathroom to another school who then reoffended. a<br /> <br /> Biberaj dismissed hundreds of domestic violence cases after which an accused wife-beater out on bond allegedly [[murder]]ed his wife with a hammer. An advocacy group called Virginians for Safe Communities led a recall effort against Biberaj, according to the ''Washington Free Beacon''.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/soros-backed-virginia-prosecutors-face-recall-amid-crime-surge/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Elected Officials==<br /> <br /> ===Federal===<br /> *Sen. [[Tim Kaine]] (D)<br /> *Sen. [[Mark Warner]] (D)<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Wittman]] [R, VA–01]<br /> *Rep. [[Elaine Luria]] [D, VA–02]<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Scott]] [D, VA–03]<br /> *Rep. [[Donald McEachin]] [D, VA–04]<br /> *Rep. [[Bob Good]] [R, VA–05]<br /> *Rep. [[Ben Cline]] [R, VA–06]<br /> *Rep. [[Abigail Spanberger]] [D, VA–07]<br /> *Rep. [[Don Beyer]] [D, VA–08]<br /> *Rep. [[Morgan Griffith]] [R, VA–09]<br /> *Rep. [[Jennifer Wexton]] [D, VA–10]<br /> *Rep. [[Gerry Connolly]] [D, VA–11]<br /> <br /> ===Statewide===<br /> *Governor [[Ralph Northam]] (D)<br /> *Lt. Governor [[Justin Fairfax]] (D)<br /> *Attorney General [[Mark Herring]] (D)<br /> <br /> ==Geological Regions of Virginia==<br /> Virginia is commonly divided into five geological regions, Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge and the Appalachia Plateau. There are no formal lines marking these regions and any political boundaries, such as county or city boundaries are coincidental. However, these regions have identifiable geology which differentiates them. <br /> <br /> ===Fall Line===<br /> The ''Fall Line'' is so named because it marks a line where many waterfalls occur in Virginia Rivers. Below the Fall Line most rivers, such as the James and Potomac and Rappahannok, are broad, deep and gentle, but above the Fall Line the rivers are rockier and swifter. Below the Fall Line rivers are navigable by ocean-going vessels. Above the Fall Line canoes and flat boats are the only means to navigate most rivers. <br /> <br /> Because of this the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) was constructed above the Fall Line. The goal was to unite the Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio River system the way the Erie Canal had opened up the Great Lakes below Niagara. Many important Virginia cities such as Alexandria, Richmond and Petersburg are just below the Fall Line. <br /> <br /> ===Tidewater===<br /> The Tidewater or "Coastal Plain" of Virginia is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the ''Fall Line''. <br /> <br /> The Tidewater Region was the first region of Virginia to be settled by Europeans, and is home to many of the oldest English settlements in North America, such as [[Jamestown]]. The dominant geographical feature of the region is the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Rivers in the region rise and fall with the tides because they flow into the Chesapeake or other salt-water bays. Major ports such as [[Norfolk]] or Newport News are found in the region as are historical port cities such as the tobacco ports of Alexandria and Yorktown are found on the Coastal Plain. The British surrender at Yorktown was considered a tipping point in the [[Revolutionary War]].<br /> <br /> ====Eastern Shore====<br /> The Eastern Shore of Virginia is that part of Virginia situated on the Delmarva Peninsula between the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The region is fairly undeveloped due to the remoteness imposed by the bay and ocean, but many fishers, farmers and chicken farms are found here. These region is geographically part of the Tidewater region and its connected to the mainland by way of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554210/Delmarva_Peninsula.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Piedmont===<br /> Above the Fall Line are the foothills of the Appalachian and the region whose name means "foot mountain". The Piedmont is rockier and higher than the coastal plain of the Tidewater. The Piedmont was settled by English pioneers in the earliest days of colonial America and later by African slaves who worked the plantations of the region. Tobacco and corn are still an important part of the Piedmont economy. Scenic and historic cities such as Charlottesville and Lynchburg are two important Piedmont cities. The famed Appomattox courthouse is in the Piedmont.<br /> <br /> ===Blue Ridge===<br /> The Blue Ridge is a range of mountains rise up above the Piedmont and mark the point where the Appalachian Mountains rise up above the Piedmont. The [[Shenandoah National Park]] and the Skyline Drive are Blue Ridge tourist destinations. Apples orchards are common in this region, but the industry is not as vibrant as it was historically. [http://www.whitehousefoods.com/ White House Foods], a major apple juicer and product packager, draws many of its apples from this region. Cities are uncommon, perhaps unknown in this region, but "mountain people" inhabited much of the highlands before they were converted to parks. Mountain people, sometimes called ''hillbillies, rednecks, or or other liberal slurs for reverse discrimination'', had a unique culture devoted to life in the highland.<ref>Memories of a Lewis Mountain Man by John W. Stoneberger published by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club</ref><ref>http://www.patc.net/store/PC320.htm</ref><br /> <br /> ===Valley and Ridge===<br /> Beyond the Blue Ridge is the ''Valley and Ridge Region''. Perhaps the most famous part of the Valley and Ridge Region west of the Blue Ridge is the Shenandoah Valley. Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign was fought throughout this region. Cities in this region developed in proximity to the early railroad system, and this figured into the strategy of the [[American Civil War|War Between the States]]. Manassas, Harrisonburg and Roanoke are important cities in this region.<br /> <br /> ===Appalachian Plateau===<br /> The southwest corner of Virginia between [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Tennessee]] makes up Virginia's Appalachian Plateau. The region is similar geographically to West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky with rugged terrain not well-suited to the development of large cities like the westernmost metropolitan area, Roanoke, though some parts of the region, such as the Grundy area, have major educational facilities which attracts many out of state residents (i.e., the Appalachian School of Law). The [[Coal]] industry is an important industry and way of life in this part of Virginia. Also, this region is one of the leading producers of natural gas due to large methane deposits found within deep (underground) mines. The region is also known for its national parks (i.e. the Breaks Interstate Park, which is on the VA/KY border.)<br /> <br /> ==Regions, Counties and Cities==<br /> Virginia has evolved into several different cultural regions which have very divergent economic interests, lifestyle goals and ways of life. Northern Virginia is one of the wealthiest, best educated and most developed parts of the United States and thus the entire world. Traffic congestion is a common problem and the [[Metrorail|Metro]] ([[subway]] system) aids commuters into and out of Washington D.C., [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] and Alexandria. High technology industries and U.S. government jobs are leading employers in this region. Southwestern Virginia is mountainous with coal mining and few other industries. The Virginia Beach/Norfolk Region is home to several major military installations and [[ship]]-building foundries. Central Virginia is dominated by mid-sized cities with disproportionate political strength such as [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]. The [[Chesapeake Bay]] separates the Eastern Shore of Virgina from the rest of Virgina. The Eastern Shore is the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is sparsely populated, flat, and sandy.<br /> <br /> Virginia is organized into a system of [[county|counties]] and [[independent city|independent cities]]. Towns are incorporated in counties, and towns have the power to levy taxes in addition to those imposed by the county. Arlington is organized as a county, but it is completely urbanized, and there are [[unincorporated area|no towns]] in the county limits, so for all practical purposes, Arlington is a city. <br /> <br /> ===Cities & Towns===<br /> * Alexandria<br /> * Abingdon<br /> * Bedford<br /> * Bridgewater<br /> * Chesapeake<br /> * Danville<br /> * Fairfax City<br /> * Falls Church<br /> * Fredericksburg<br /> * Galax<br /> * Grundy<br /> * Hampton<br /> * Hampton Roads Region<br /> * Lebanon<br /> * Lynchburg<br /> * Manassas<br /> * Norfolk<br /> * Petersburg<br /> * Richmond<br /> * Roanoke<br /> * Staunton<br /> * Tangiers Island<br /> * Virginia Beach<br /> * Williamsburg<br /> * Winchester <br /> <br /> ===Counties===<br /> *Accomack<br /> *Albemarle<br /> *Alleghany<br /> *Amelia<br /> *Amherst<br /> *Appomattox<br /> *Arlington<br /> *Augusta <br /> *Bath<br /> *Bedford<br /> *Bland<br /> *Botetourt<br /> *Brunswick<br /> *Buchanan<br /> *Buckingham <br /> *Campbell<br /> *Caroline<br /> *Carroll<br /> *Charles City<br /> *Charlotte<br /> *Chesterfield<br /> *Clarke<br /> *Craig<br /> *Culpeper<br /> *Cumberland <br /> *Dickenson<br /> *Dinwiddie <br /> *Essex <br /> *Fairfax<br /> *Fauquier<br /> *Floyd<br /> *Fluvanna<br /> *Franklin<br /> *Frederick <br /> *Giles<br /> *Gloucester <br /> *Goochland<br /> *Grayson<br /> *Greene<br /> *Greensville <br /> *Halifax<br /> *Hanover<br /> *Henrico<br /> *Henry<br /> *Highland <br /> *Isle of Wight <br /> *James City <br /> *King and Queen <br /> *King George<br /> *King William <br /> *Lancaster<br /> *Lee<br /> *[[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]]<br /> *Louisa<br /> *Lunenburg <br /> *Madison<br /> *Mathews<br /> *Mecklenburg<br /> *Middlesex<br /> *Montgomery <br /> *Nelson<br /> *New Kent<br /> *Northampton<br /> *Northumberland<br /> *Nottoway <br /> *Orange <br /> *Page<br /> *Patrick<br /> *Pittsylvania<br /> *Powhatan<br /> *Prince Edward <br /> *Prince George<br /> *Prince William<br /> *Pulaski <br /> *Rappahannock<br /> *Richmond<br /> *Roanoke<br /> *Rockbridge<br /> *Rockingham<br /> *Russell <br /> *Scott<br /> *Shenandoah<br /> *Smyth<br /> *Southampton<br /> *Spotsylvania<br /> *Stafford<br /> *Surry<br /> *Sussex<br /> *Tazewell <br /> *Warren<br /> *Washington<br /> *Westmoreland<br /> *Wise<br /> *Wythe <br /> *York<br /> <br /> <nowiki>*Information obtained from VA state site.</nowiki><br /> <br /> ==Flag, Seal and Official Symbols & Emblems==<br /> The unofficial motto and tourist marketing slogan of the Commonwealth is ''Virginia is for Lovers'' but the official State Motto is ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'', a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants".<ref>http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/facts_and_history_4096/facts_4104/trivia_facts.html</ref> <br /> <br /> The front of the Great Seal of Virginia (called the obverse) features the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a defeated opponent. Virtus wears a blue tunic exposing her left breast. One arm rests on a spear, the other carries a sheathed sword. This goddess stands in a triumphant victor's with one foot on the chest of a fallen tyrant, whose crown lies at Virtus' feet. ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'' arches at the bottom the image and "Virginia" symmetrically arches above Virtus.<ref>http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/va_seal.htm</ref> The reverse (or back side) of the Seal features the Latin word ''Perseverando'' (Persevering) and a depiction of three robed Roman goddesses figures who represent Libertas, Ceres and Aeternitas. Ceres the goddess of agriculture holds a horn of plenty with other symbols of agricultural bounty. In the center of the reverse, Libertas, the goddess of liberty, holds a wand at the top of the wand hangs a Phrygian Cap, also known as a [[Liberty Cap]]. To the right of Libertas is Aeternitas or "Eternity" holding an orb representing Virginia's authority.<br /> <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia's flag features the Great Seal of the Commonwealth on white center over a field of royal blue. Many web images depict a light blue flag, but the actual flag is a rich purplish blue. The General Assembly adopted an official flag salute in 1954:<br /> <br /> ::''I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’ which it represents—the ‘Old Dominion,’ where liberty and independence were born.''<ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> The cardinal and the dogwood petal are among Virginia's most well-known emblems, but Virginia's has many emblems:<br /> <br /> * State Bat: Virginia Big Eared [[Bat]] (an endangered species)<br /> * State Beverage: [[Milk]]<br /> * State Bird: Northern [[cardinal]]<br /> * State Boat: Chesapeake Bay Deadrise <br /> * State Dog: American Foxhound <br /> * State Dance: Square Dance (Virginia Reel)<br /> * State Fish: Brook [[Trout]] <br /> * State Flower (and tree): American Dogwood <br /> * State Fossil: Chesapeten Jeffersonius <br /> * State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail [[Butterfly]]<br /> * State Shell: Oyster Shell <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> Virginia is well served by the [[Interstate Highway System]] including at least two of the busiest highways on the Eastern Coast of the US, I-81 and I-95. Interstate 81, which moves through the city of Bristol, TN/VA is popular with tractor-trailers and some travelers, while 95 is a popular tourist highway. The famed [[Beltway]] (I-495) surrounds Washington DC by looping through Northern Virginia. Richmond is served by I-95 and a beltway looping off I-64. Rail lines are not as busy as they were historically, but important coal lines still make their way through the Valley and Ridge Region of Virginia. [[Amtrak]] lines Richmond and Alexandria to the cities in the Eastern US. Dulles International is one of the busiest airports in the US and the Northern Virginia area is also served by Ronald Reagan National Airport. Norfolk Virginia is one of the largest ports on the East Coast. The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal Virginia is linked by rail line to Norfolk.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> See [[History of Virginia]]<br /> <br /> The '''History of Virginia''' began with the settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. thousands of years ago by Native Americans. Permanent European settlement began with English settlers at Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco emerged as a profitable export crop, and the Virginia Colony became the richest and largest British colonies in North America. The year 2007 marked the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. <br /> <br /> As one of the original 13 United States which won their independence from Great Britain during the [[American Revolution]], Virginia produced more national leaders than any state, including four of the first five presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe). The new state gave up its western lands to form Kentucky and Ohio. During the first half of the 19th century, Virginia grew less rapidly than industrial states to the north, or cotton states to the south. The state exported young people and slaves to form plantations and farms to the west and south. <br /> <br /> Virginia was a slave state but refused to join the cotton states in the new Confederacy until Lincoln called for troops to invade the Confederacy. Then it seceded and Richmond became the new Confederate capital. After many decades of sectional hostility in 1861 West Virginia broke away as a separate state and joined the Union.<br /> <br /> With the Yankees intent on capturing Richmond, Virginia became the main battlefield of the war, which it lost in 1865 as its greatest general, Robert E. Lee, surrendered. <br /> <br /> Reconstruction brought the liberation of the state's slaves, and proved less contentious than elsewhere in the South. Virginia was poor after 1865, though the new popularity of cigarettes boosted its tobacco industry. After 1940, prosperity returned. [[World War II]] gave the state a major naval and industrial economic base. Desegregation of schools and the integration of African Americans in many other aspects of the society were major issues from the 1950s to the 1970s and the changes did not come without considerable efforts. However, in 1989 [[Douglas Wilder]] became the first elected black governor anywhere in the country. By the 1980s the suburban fringes of Washington D.C. known as Northern Virginia saw the greatest growth and prosperity, a trend which was also seen in the [[Hampton Roads]] region. <br /> <br /> Politically, the state was a stronghold of conservative Democrats for most of the 20th century, with a new strength shown by conservative Republicans in the final decade. In the early 21st century, funding for transportation needs emerged as the most controversial single issue. <br /> <br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs.<br /> <br /> ===Mother of Presidents===<br /> Virginia is often called the ''Mother of Presidents'' or ''Birthplace of Presidents'' because eight U.S. Presidents have been born in there. Four of the first five presidents, [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[James Monroe]], were Virginians. The remaining Presidents from Virginia are [[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]], [[Zachary Taylor]], and [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Many of their Virginia homes such as Jefferson's [[Monticello]] and Washington's Mount Vernon are popular tourist destinations.<ref>http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=94</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia is perhaps the only state in the U.S. to have been the birthplace of four presidents of a foreign nation, Liberian presidents Joseph Jenkins Roberts, James Spriggs Payne, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-houston-born</ref><br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[State Governors]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> ==External link==<br /> *[http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal3/ Governor website]<br /> <br /> {{USstates}}<br /> [[Category:States of the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Virginia| ]]<br /> [[Category:The South]]<br /> [[Category:Purple States]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{USState<br /> |name=Virginia<br /> |flag=Flag of Virginia.png<br /> |motto="Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)<br /> |nick=The Old Dominion State<br /> |capital=Richmond<br /> |language=English<br /> |governor= Glenn Youngkin (elect)<br /> |gparty=Democrat<br /> |senator2=Mark Warner<br /> |s2party=Democrat<br /> |s2phone=(202) 224-2023<br /> |s2email=http://warner.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm Contact<br /> |senator1=Tim Kaine<br /> |s1party=Democrat<br /> |s1phone=(202) 224-4024 <br /> |s1email=http://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact Contact<br /> |population=8,600,000 (2020)<br /> |date=June 25, 1788 (10th)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Virginia''' (Officially '''''The Commonwealth of Virginia''''') is one of the fifty [[United States]]. Named in honor of [[Queen Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], Virginia was also nicknamed the ''Old Dominion'' by King Charles II because it remained loyal to the crown during the [[English Civil War]] and throughout [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s years. Virginia was the first colony in [[Colonial America]] in the 1600s and was a leader in the [[American Revolution]].<br /> <br /> By 2021 Virginia became dominated politically by federal employees, lobbyists, and contractors in its more populated northern half. They vote overwhelmingly for [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] to keep the entitlements flowing, at the expense of the rest of the country.<br /> <br /> The state Constitution of Virginia, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. As a part of the ''Virginia Bill of Rights'', it says:<br /> :''That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.''<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> [[File:Va-gov.jpg|thumb|330px]]<br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs. <br /> <br /> The 2009 election for governor was a referendum on the Obama administration. Republican [[Bob McDonnell]], Virginia's former attorney general, defeated Democrat State Senator [[Creigh Deeds]]. Since 1977, the political party that has won the presidency has, in every case, lost the Virginia governorship in the next election. <br /> <br /> McDonnell explained that, "The business community was the first to recoil" from policies such as "card check"—legislation to allow union organization by signing cards instead of by a secret ballot—and cap-and-trade environmental policies. "But health care now dwarfs previous concerns -- handing over the best medical system in the world to the federal government. It affects everyone." Conservatives, he contends, are more activated than at any time since 1993. A young McDonnell campaign worker exuded confidence, boasting, "We have the enthusiasm Obama's people had last time."<ref>Michael Gerson, "A Virginia Model For a GOP Comeback?" [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703256.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 '"Washington Post'' Aug. 28, 2009]</ref><br /> <br /> The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans.<br /> <br /> ===Biden Putsch===<br /> :{{See also|Democrat election fraud|Biden Putsch}}<br /> [[File:Loudon-County-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Parrent arrested at Loudoun County, Virginia school board meeting after his daughter was raped in a [[public school]] transgender bathroom.]]<br /> As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that [[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref><br /> <br /> On election night 100,000 extra votes were tallied for Joe Biden.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/03/maybe-that-call-for-joe-biden-in-virginia-really-was-too-early-or-are-absentee-ballots-the-issue/</ref><br /> <br /> ===War on Parents===<br /> {{See also|War on Parents}}<br /> The National School Board Association (NSBA) sent a letter to [[socialist]] leader [[Joe Biden]] complaining about parents speaking out at school board meetings. The NSBA letter states that parents’ protests and speeches at school board meetings “could be equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism.” The letter specifically cited the June 22, 2021 [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] incident as an example.<ref>https://nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf</ref> The NSBA falsely claimed the parent was arrested in a dispute over critical race theory when, in fact, the parent was removed from the school board hearing after the school board publicly lied about the rape of the the parent's daughter in a transgender bathroom by a boy wearing a skirt.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/10/13/parents-come-out-in-force-demand-loudoun-county-school-superintendent-resign-for-alleged-rape-cover-up-n456058</ref> Biden handed the letter to regime chief procurator [[Merrick Garland]]. Garland issued a memo directing the FBI and numerous other federal and state agencies to take “measures designed to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel,” a clear example of the politicization of the [[Department of Justice]]. A liberal advocacy group sent the Office of the President a letter; Merrick Garland dutifully turned that letter into DOJ policy. The memo's intent was to intimidate parents to not speak out at school board meetings against critical race theory.<br /> <br /> [[File:Biberaj.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Buta Biberaj]]<br /> ===Buta Biberaj===<br /> <br /> Buta Biberaj, Loudoun County prosecutor, received $861,000 from [[George Soros]]'s Justice and Public Safety PAC.<ref>https://www.vpap.org/committees/325342/donor/337496/?page=1</ref> Biberaj sought to personally prosecute the father of a teenager who was allegedly raped by a gender-fluid student, according to the ''Daily Wire''. <ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says</ref> Biberaj defended moving the transgender boy who wore a skirt to gain access to the girls bathroom to another school who then reoffended. a<br /> <br /> Biberaj dismissed hundreds of domestic violence cases after which an accused wife-beater out on bond allegedly [[murder]]ed his wife with a hammer. An advocacy group called Virginians for Safe Communities led a recall effort against Biberaj, according to the ''Washington Free Beacon''.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/soros-backed-virginia-prosecutors-face-recall-amid-crime-surge/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Elected Officials==<br /> <br /> ===Federal===<br /> *Sen. [[Tim Kaine]] (D)<br /> *Sen. [[Mark Warner]] (D)<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Wittman]] [R, VA–01]<br /> *Rep. [[Elaine Luria]] [D, VA–02]<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Scott]] [D, VA–03]<br /> *Rep. [[Donald McEachin]] [D, VA–04]<br /> *Rep. [[Bob Good]] [R, VA–05]<br /> *Rep. [[Ben Cline]] [R, VA–06]<br /> *Rep. [[Abigail Spanberger]] [D, VA–07]<br /> *Rep. [[Don Beyer]] [D, VA–08]<br /> *Rep. [[Morgan Griffith]] [R, VA–09]<br /> *Rep. [[Jennifer Wexton]] [D, VA–10]<br /> *Rep. [[Gerry Connolly]] [D, VA–11]<br /> <br /> ===Statewide===<br /> *Governor [[Ralph Northam]] (D)<br /> *Lt. Governor [[Justin Fairfax]] (D)<br /> *Attorney General [[Mark Herring]] (D)<br /> <br /> ==Geological Regions of Virginia==<br /> Virginia is commonly divided into five geological regions, Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge and the Appalachia Plateau. There are no formal lines marking these regions and any political boundaries, such as county or city boundaries are coincidental. However, these regions have identifiable geology which differentiates them. <br /> <br /> ===Fall Line===<br /> The ''Fall Line'' is so named because it marks a line where many waterfalls occur in Virginia Rivers. Below the Fall Line most rivers, such as the James and Potomac and Rappahannok, are broad, deep and gentle, but above the Fall Line the rivers are rockier and swifter. Below the Fall Line rivers are navigable by ocean-going vessels. Above the Fall Line canoes and flat boats are the only means to navigate most rivers. <br /> <br /> Because of this the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) was constructed above the Fall Line. The goal was to unite the Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio River system the way the Erie Canal had opened up the Great Lakes below Niagara. Many important Virginia cities such as Alexandria, Richmond and Petersburg are just below the Fall Line. <br /> <br /> ===Tidewater===<br /> The Tidewater or "Coastal Plain" of Virginia is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the ''Fall Line''. <br /> <br /> The Tidewater Region was the first region of Virginia to be settled by Europeans, and is home to many of the oldest English settlements in North America, such as [[Jamestown]]. The dominant geographical feature of the region is the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Rivers in the region rise and fall with the tides because they flow into the Chesapeake or other salt-water bays. Major ports such as [[Norfolk]] or Newport News are found in the region as are historical port cities such as the tobacco ports of Alexandria and Yorktown are found on the Coastal Plain. The British surrender at Yorktown was considered a tipping point in the [[Revolutionary War]].<br /> <br /> ====Eastern Shore====<br /> The Eastern Shore of Virginia is that part of Virginia situated on the Delmarva Peninsula between the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The region is fairly undeveloped due to the remoteness imposed by the bay and ocean, but many fishers, farmers and chicken farms are found here. These region is geographically part of the Tidewater region and its connected to the mainland by way of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554210/Delmarva_Peninsula.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Piedmont===<br /> Above the Fall Line are the foothills of the Appalachian and the region whose name means "foot mountain". The Piedmont is rockier and higher than the coastal plain of the Tidewater. The Piedmont was settled by English pioneers in the earliest days of colonial America and later by African slaves who worked the plantations of the region. Tobacco and corn are still an important part of the Piedmont economy. Scenic and historic cities such as Charlottesville and Lynchburg are two important Piedmont cities. The famed Appomattox courthouse is in the Piedmont.<br /> <br /> ===Blue Ridge===<br /> The Blue Ridge is a range of mountains rise up above the Piedmont and mark the point where the Appalachian Mountains rise up above the Piedmont. The [[Shenandoah National Park]] and the Skyline Drive are Blue Ridge tourist destinations. Apples orchards are common in this region, but the industry is not as vibrant as it was historically. [http://www.whitehousefoods.com/ White House Foods], a major apple juicer and product packager, draws many of its apples from this region. Cities are uncommon, perhaps unknown in this region, but "mountain people" inhabited much of the highlands before they were converted to parks. Mountain people, sometimes called ''hillbillies, rednecks, or or other liberal slurs for reverse discrimination'', had a unique culture devoted to life in the highland.<ref>Memories of a Lewis Mountain Man by John W. Stoneberger published by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club</ref><ref>http://www.patc.net/store/PC320.htm</ref><br /> <br /> ===Valley and Ridge===<br /> Beyond the Blue Ridge is the ''Valley and Ridge Region''. Perhaps the most famous part of the Valley and Ridge Region west of the Blue Ridge is the Shenandoah Valley. Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign was fought throughout this region. Cities in this region developed in proximity to the early railroad system, and this figured into the strategy of the [[American Civil War|War Between the States]]. Manassas, Harrisonburg and Roanoke are important cities in this region.<br /> <br /> ===Appalachian Plateau===<br /> The southwest corner of Virginia between [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Tennessee]] makes up Virginia's Appalachian Plateau. The region is similar geographically to West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky with rugged terrain not well-suited to the development of large cities like the westernmost metropolitan area, Roanoke, though some parts of the region, such as the Grundy area, have major educational facilities which attracts many out of state residents (i.e., the Appalachian School of Law). The [[Coal]] industry is an important industry and way of life in this part of Virginia. Also, this region is one of the leading producers of natural gas due to large methane deposits found within deep (underground) mines. The region is also known for its national parks (i.e. the Breaks Interstate Park, which is on the VA/KY border.)<br /> <br /> ==Regions, Counties and Cities==<br /> Virginia has evolved into several different cultural regions which have very divergent economic interests, lifestyle goals and ways of life. Northern Virginia is one of the wealthiest, best educated and most developed parts of the United States and thus the entire world. Traffic congestion is a common problem and the [[Metrorail|Metro]] ([[subway]] system) aids commuters into and out of Washington D.C., [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] and Alexandria. High technology industries and U.S. government jobs are leading employers in this region. Southwestern Virginia is mountainous with coal mining and few other industries. The Virginia Beach/Norfolk Region is home to several major military installations and [[ship]]-building foundries. Central Virginia is dominated by mid-sized cities with disproportionate political strength such as [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]. The [[Chesapeake Bay]] separates the Eastern Shore of Virgina from the rest of Virgina. The Eastern Shore is the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is sparsely populated, flat, and sandy.<br /> <br /> Virginia is organized into a system of [[county|counties]] and [[independent city|independent cities]]. Towns are incorporated in counties, and towns have the power to levy taxes in addition to those imposed by the county. Arlington is organized as a county, but it is completely urbanized, and there are [[unincorporated area|no towns]] in the county limits, so for all practical purposes, Arlington is a city. <br /> <br /> ===Cities & Towns===<br /> * Alexandria<br /> * Abingdon<br /> * Bedford<br /> * Bridgewater<br /> * Chesapeake<br /> * Danville<br /> * Fairfax City<br /> * Falls Church<br /> * Fredericksburg<br /> * Galax<br /> * Grundy<br /> * Hampton<br /> * Hampton Roads Region<br /> * Lebanon<br /> * Lynchburg<br /> * Manassas<br /> * Norfolk<br /> * Petersburg<br /> * Richmond<br /> * Roanoke<br /> * Staunton<br /> * Tangiers Island<br /> * Virginia Beach<br /> * Williamsburg<br /> * Winchester <br /> <br /> ===Counties===<br /> *Accomack<br /> *Albemarle<br /> *Alleghany<br /> *Amelia<br /> *Amherst<br /> *Appomattox<br /> *Arlington<br /> *Augusta <br /> *Bath<br /> *Bedford<br /> *Bland<br /> *Botetourt<br /> *Brunswick<br /> *Buchanan<br /> *Buckingham <br /> *Campbell<br /> *Caroline<br /> *Carroll<br /> *Charles City<br /> *Charlotte<br /> *Chesterfield<br /> *Clarke<br /> *Craig<br /> *Culpeper<br /> *Cumberland <br /> *Dickenson<br /> *Dinwiddie <br /> *Essex <br /> *Fairfax<br /> *Fauquier<br /> *Floyd<br /> *Fluvanna<br /> *Franklin<br /> *Frederick <br /> *Giles<br /> *Gloucester <br /> *Goochland<br /> *Grayson<br /> *Greene<br /> *Greensville <br /> *Halifax<br /> *Hanover<br /> *Henrico<br /> *Henry<br /> *Highland <br /> *Isle of Wight <br /> *James City <br /> *King and Queen <br /> *King George<br /> *King William <br /> *Lancaster<br /> *Lee<br /> *[[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]]<br /> *Louisa<br /> *Lunenburg <br /> *Madison<br /> *Mathews<br /> *Mecklenburg<br /> *Middlesex<br /> *Montgomery <br /> *Nelson<br /> *New Kent<br /> *Northampton<br /> *Northumberland<br /> *Nottoway <br /> *Orange <br /> *Page<br /> *Patrick<br /> *Pittsylvania<br /> *Powhatan<br /> *Prince Edward <br /> *Prince George<br /> *Prince William<br /> *Pulaski <br /> *Rappahannock<br /> *Richmond<br /> *Roanoke<br /> *Rockbridge<br /> *Rockingham<br /> *Russell <br /> *Scott<br /> *Shenandoah<br /> *Smyth<br /> *Southampton<br /> *Spotsylvania<br /> *Stafford<br /> *Surry<br /> *Sussex<br /> *Tazewell <br /> *Warren<br /> *Washington<br /> *Westmoreland<br /> *Wise<br /> *Wythe <br /> *York<br /> <br /> <nowiki>*Information obtained from VA state site.</nowiki><br /> <br /> ==Flag, Seal and Official Symbols & Emblems==<br /> The unofficial motto and tourist marketing slogan of the Commonwealth is ''Virginia is for Lovers'' but the official State Motto is ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'', a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants".<ref>http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/facts_and_history_4096/facts_4104/trivia_facts.html</ref> <br /> <br /> The front of the Great Seal of Virginia (called the obverse) features the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a defeated opponent. Virtus wears a blue tunic exposing her left breast. One arm rests on a spear, the other carries a sheathed sword. This goddess stands in a triumphant victor's with one foot on the chest of a fallen tyrant, whose crown lies at Virtus' feet. ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'' arches at the bottom the image and "Virginia" symmetrically arches above Virtus.<ref>http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/va_seal.htm</ref> The reverse (or back side) of the Seal features the Latin word ''Perseverando'' (Persevering) and a depiction of three robed Roman goddesses figures who represent Libertas, Ceres and Aeternitas. Ceres the goddess of agriculture holds a horn of plenty with other symbols of agricultural bounty. In the center of the reverse, Libertas, the goddess of liberty, holds a wand at the top of the wand hangs a Phrygian Cap, also known as a [[Liberty Cap]]. To the right of Libertas is Aeternitas or "Eternity" holding an orb representing Virginia's authority.<br /> <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia's flag features the Great Seal of the Commonwealth on white center over a field of royal blue. Many web images depict a light blue flag, but the actual flag is a rich purplish blue. The General Assembly adopted an official flag salute in 1954:<br /> <br /> ::''I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’ which it represents—the ‘Old Dominion,’ where liberty and independence were born.''<ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> The cardinal and the dogwood petal are among Virginia's most well-known emblems, but Virginia's has many emblems:<br /> <br /> * State Bat: Virginia Big Eared [[Bat]] (an endangered species)<br /> * State Beverage: [[Milk]]<br /> * State Bird: Northern [[cardinal]]<br /> * State Boat: Chesapeake Bay Deadrise <br /> * State Dog: American Foxhound <br /> * State Dance: Square Dance (Virginia Reel)<br /> * State Fish: Brook [[Trout]] <br /> * State Flower (and tree): American Dogwood <br /> * State Fossil: Chesapeten Jeffersonius <br /> * State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail [[Butterfly]]<br /> * State Shell: Oyster Shell <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> Virginia is well served by the [[Interstate Highway System]] including at least two of the busiest highways on the Eastern Coast of the US, I-81 and I-95. Interstate 81, which moves through the city of Bristol, TN/VA is popular with tractor-trailers and some travelers, while 95 is a popular tourist highway. The famed [[Beltway]] (I-495) surrounds Washington DC by looping through Northern Virginia. Richmond is served by I-95 and a beltway looping off I-64. Rail lines are not as busy as they were historically, but important coal lines still make their way through the Valley and Ridge Region of Virginia. [[Amtrak]] lines Richmond and Alexandria to the cities in the Eastern US. Dulles International is one of the busiest airports in the US and the Northern Virginia area is also served by Ronald Reagan National Airport. Norfolk Virginia is one of the largest ports on the East Coast. The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal Virginia is linked by rail line to Norfolk.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> See [[History of Virginia]]<br /> <br /> The '''History of Virginia''' began with the settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. thousands of years ago by Native Americans. Permanent European settlement began with English settlers at Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco emerged as a profitable export crop, and the Virginia Colony became the richest and largest British colonies in North America. The year 2007 marked the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. <br /> <br /> As one of the original 13 United States which won their independence from Great Britain during the [[American Revolution]], Virginia produced more national leaders than any state, including four of the first five presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe). The new state gave up its western lands to form Kentucky and Ohio. During the first half of the 19th century, Virginia grew less rapidly than industrial states to the north, or cotton states to the south. The state exported young people and slaves to form plantations and farms to the west and south. <br /> <br /> Virginia was a slave state but refused to join the cotton states in the new Confederacy until Lincoln called for troops to invade the Confederacy. Then it seceded and Richmond became the new Confederate capital. After many decades of sectional hostility in 1861 West Virginia broke away as a separate state and joined the Union.<br /> <br /> With the Yankees intent on capturing Richmond, Virginia became the main battlefield of the war, which it lost in 1865 as its greatest general, Robert E. Lee, surrendered. <br /> <br /> Reconstruction brought the liberation of the state's slaves, and proved less contentious than elsewhere in the South. Virginia was poor after 1865, though the new popularity of cigarettes boosted its tobacco industry. After 1940, prosperity returned. [[World War II]] gave the state a major naval and industrial economic base. Desegregation of schools and the integration of African Americans in many other aspects of the society were major issues from the 1950s to the 1970s and the changes did not come without considerable efforts. However, in 1989 [[Douglas Wilder]] became the first elected black governor anywhere in the country. By the 1980s the suburban fringes of Washington D.C. known as Northern Virginia saw the greatest growth and prosperity, a trend which was also seen in the [[Hampton Roads]] region. <br /> <br /> Politically, the state was a stronghold of conservative Democrats for most of the 20th century, with a new strength shown by conservative Republicans in the final decade. In the early 21st century, funding for transportation needs emerged as the most controversial single issue. <br /> <br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs.<br /> <br /> ===Mother of Presidents===<br /> Virginia is often called the ''Mother of Presidents'' or ''Birthplace of Presidents'' because eight U.S. Presidents have been born in there. Four of the first five presidents, [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[James Monroe]], were Virginians. The remaining Presidents from Virginia are [[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]], [[Zachary Taylor]], and [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Many of their Virginia homes such as Jefferson's [[Monticello]] and Washington's Mount Vernon are popular tourist destinations.<ref>http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=94</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia is perhaps the only state in the U.S. to have been the birthplace of four presidents of a foreign nation, Liberian presidents Joseph Jenkins Roberts, James Spriggs Payne, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-houston-born</ref><br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[State Governors]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> ==External link==<br /> *[http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal3/ Governor website]<br /> <br /> {{USstates}}<br /> [[Category:States of the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Virginia| ]]<br /> [[Category:The South]]<br /> [[Category:Purple States]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{USState<br /> |name=Virginia<br /> |flag=Flag of Virginia.png<br /> |motto="Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)<br /> |nick=The Old Dominion State<br /> |capital=Richmond<br /> |language=English<br /> |governor=Ralph Northam (outgoing)<br>[[Glenn Youngkin]] (elect)<br /> |gparty=Democrat<br /> |senator2=Mark Warner<br /> |s2party=Democrat<br /> |s2phone=(202) 224-2023<br /> |s2email=http://warner.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm Contact<br /> |senator1=Tim Kaine<br /> |s1party=Democrat<br /> |s1phone=(202) 224-4024 <br /> |s1email=http://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact Contact<br /> |population=8,600,000 (2020)<br /> |date=June 25, 1788 (10th)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Virginia''' (Officially '''''The Commonwealth of Virginia''''') is one of the fifty [[United States]]. Named in honor of [[Queen Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], Virginia was also nicknamed the ''Old Dominion'' by King Charles II because it remained loyal to the crown during the [[English Civil War]] and throughout [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s years. Virginia was the first colony in [[Colonial America]] in the 1600s and was a leader in the [[American Revolution]].<br /> <br /> By 2021 Virginia became dominated politically by federal employees, lobbyists, and contractors in its more populated northern half. They vote overwhelmingly for [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] to keep the entitlements flowing, at the expense of the rest of the country.<br /> <br /> The state Constitution of Virginia, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. As a part of the ''Virginia Bill of Rights'', it says:<br /> :''That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.''<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> [[File:Va-gov.jpg|thumb|330px]]<br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs. <br /> <br /> The 2009 election for governor was a referendum on the Obama administration. Republican [[Bob McDonnell]], Virginia's former attorney general, defeated Democrat State Senator [[Creigh Deeds]]. Since 1977, the political party that has won the presidency has, in every case, lost the Virginia governorship in the next election. <br /> <br /> McDonnell explained that, "The business community was the first to recoil" from policies such as "card check"—legislation to allow union organization by signing cards instead of by a secret ballot—and cap-and-trade environmental policies. "But health care now dwarfs previous concerns -- handing over the best medical system in the world to the federal government. It affects everyone." Conservatives, he contends, are more activated than at any time since 1993. A young McDonnell campaign worker exuded confidence, boasting, "We have the enthusiasm Obama's people had last time."<ref>Michael Gerson, "A Virginia Model For a GOP Comeback?" [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703256.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 '"Washington Post'' Aug. 28, 2009]</ref><br /> <br /> The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans.<br /> <br /> ===Biden Putsch===<br /> :{{See also|Democrat election fraud|Biden Putsch}}<br /> [[File:Loudon-County-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Parrent arrested at Loudoun County, Virginia school board meeting after his daughter was raped in a [[public school]] transgender bathroom.]]<br /> As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that [[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref><br /> <br /> On election night 100,000 extra votes were tallied for Joe Biden.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/03/maybe-that-call-for-joe-biden-in-virginia-really-was-too-early-or-are-absentee-ballots-the-issue/</ref><br /> <br /> ===War on Parents===<br /> {{See also|War on Parents}}<br /> The National School Board Association (NSBA) sent a letter to [[socialist]] leader [[Joe Biden]] complaining about parents speaking out at school board meetings. The NSBA letter states that parents’ protests and speeches at school board meetings “could be equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism.” The letter specifically cited the June 22, 2021 [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] incident as an example.<ref>https://nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf</ref> The NSBA falsely claimed the parent was arrested in a dispute over critical race theory when, in fact, the parent was removed from the school board hearing after the school board publicly lied about the rape of the the parent's daughter in a transgender bathroom by a boy wearing a skirt.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/10/13/parents-come-out-in-force-demand-loudoun-county-school-superintendent-resign-for-alleged-rape-cover-up-n456058</ref> Biden handed the letter to regime chief procurator [[Merrick Garland]]. Garland issued a memo directing the FBI and numerous other federal and state agencies to take “measures designed to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel,” a clear example of the politicization of the [[Department of Justice]]. A liberal advocacy group sent the Office of the President a letter; Merrick Garland dutifully turned that letter into DOJ policy. The memo's intent was to intimidate parents to not speak out at school board meetings against critical race theory.<br /> <br /> [[File:Biberaj.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Buta Biberaj]]<br /> ===Buta Biberaj===<br /> <br /> Buta Biberaj, Loudoun County prosecutor, received $861,000 from [[George Soros]]'s Justice and Public Safety PAC.<ref>https://www.vpap.org/committees/325342/donor/337496/?page=1</ref> Biberaj sought to personally prosecute the father of a teenager who was allegedly raped by a gender-fluid student, according to the ''Daily Wire''. <ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says</ref> Biberaj defended moving the transgender boy who wore a skirt to gain access to the girls bathroom to another school who then reoffended. a<br /> <br /> Biberaj dismissed hundreds of domestic violence cases after which an accused wife-beater out on bond allegedly [[murder]]ed his wife with a hammer. An advocacy group called Virginians for Safe Communities led a recall effort against Biberaj, according to the ''Washington Free Beacon''.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/soros-backed-virginia-prosecutors-face-recall-amid-crime-surge/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Elected Officials==<br /> <br /> ===Federal===<br /> *Sen. [[Tim Kaine]] (D)<br /> *Sen. [[Mark Warner]] (D)<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Wittman]] [R, VA–01]<br /> *Rep. [[Elaine Luria]] [D, VA–02]<br /> *Rep. [[Robert Scott]] [D, VA–03]<br /> *Rep. [[Donald McEachin]] [D, VA–04]<br /> *Rep. [[Bob Good]] [R, VA–05]<br /> *Rep. [[Ben Cline]] [R, VA–06]<br /> *Rep. [[Abigail Spanberger]] [D, VA–07]<br /> *Rep. [[Don Beyer]] [D, VA–08]<br /> *Rep. [[Morgan Griffith]] [R, VA–09]<br /> *Rep. [[Jennifer Wexton]] [D, VA–10]<br /> *Rep. [[Gerry Connolly]] [D, VA–11]<br /> <br /> ===Statewide===<br /> *Governor [[Ralph Northam]] (D)<br /> *Lt. Governor [[Justin Fairfax]] (D)<br /> *Attorney General [[Mark Herring]] (D)<br /> <br /> ==Geological Regions of Virginia==<br /> Virginia is commonly divided into five geological regions, Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge and the Appalachia Plateau. There are no formal lines marking these regions and any political boundaries, such as county or city boundaries are coincidental. However, these regions have identifiable geology which differentiates them. <br /> <br /> ===Fall Line===<br /> The ''Fall Line'' is so named because it marks a line where many waterfalls occur in Virginia Rivers. Below the Fall Line most rivers, such as the James and Potomac and Rappahannok, are broad, deep and gentle, but above the Fall Line the rivers are rockier and swifter. Below the Fall Line rivers are navigable by ocean-going vessels. Above the Fall Line canoes and flat boats are the only means to navigate most rivers. <br /> <br /> Because of this the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) was constructed above the Fall Line. The goal was to unite the Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio River system the way the Erie Canal had opened up the Great Lakes below Niagara. Many important Virginia cities such as Alexandria, Richmond and Petersburg are just below the Fall Line. <br /> <br /> ===Tidewater===<br /> The Tidewater or "Coastal Plain" of Virginia is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the ''Fall Line''. <br /> <br /> The Tidewater Region was the first region of Virginia to be settled by Europeans, and is home to many of the oldest English settlements in North America, such as [[Jamestown]]. The dominant geographical feature of the region is the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Rivers in the region rise and fall with the tides because they flow into the Chesapeake or other salt-water bays. Major ports such as [[Norfolk]] or Newport News are found in the region as are historical port cities such as the tobacco ports of Alexandria and Yorktown are found on the Coastal Plain. The British surrender at Yorktown was considered a tipping point in the [[Revolutionary War]].<br /> <br /> ====Eastern Shore====<br /> The Eastern Shore of Virginia is that part of Virginia situated on the Delmarva Peninsula between the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The region is fairly undeveloped due to the remoteness imposed by the bay and ocean, but many fishers, farmers and chicken farms are found here. These region is geographically part of the Tidewater region and its connected to the mainland by way of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554210/Delmarva_Peninsula.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Piedmont===<br /> Above the Fall Line are the foothills of the Appalachian and the region whose name means "foot mountain". The Piedmont is rockier and higher than the coastal plain of the Tidewater. The Piedmont was settled by English pioneers in the earliest days of colonial America and later by African slaves who worked the plantations of the region. Tobacco and corn are still an important part of the Piedmont economy. Scenic and historic cities such as Charlottesville and Lynchburg are two important Piedmont cities. The famed Appomattox courthouse is in the Piedmont.<br /> <br /> ===Blue Ridge===<br /> The Blue Ridge is a range of mountains rise up above the Piedmont and mark the point where the Appalachian Mountains rise up above the Piedmont. The [[Shenandoah National Park]] and the Skyline Drive are Blue Ridge tourist destinations. Apples orchards are common in this region, but the industry is not as vibrant as it was historically. [http://www.whitehousefoods.com/ White House Foods], a major apple juicer and product packager, draws many of its apples from this region. Cities are uncommon, perhaps unknown in this region, but "mountain people" inhabited much of the highlands before they were converted to parks. Mountain people, sometimes called ''hillbillies, rednecks, or or other liberal slurs for reverse discrimination'', had a unique culture devoted to life in the highland.<ref>Memories of a Lewis Mountain Man by John W. Stoneberger published by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club</ref><ref>http://www.patc.net/store/PC320.htm</ref><br /> <br /> ===Valley and Ridge===<br /> Beyond the Blue Ridge is the ''Valley and Ridge Region''. Perhaps the most famous part of the Valley and Ridge Region west of the Blue Ridge is the Shenandoah Valley. Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign was fought throughout this region. Cities in this region developed in proximity to the early railroad system, and this figured into the strategy of the [[American Civil War|War Between the States]]. Manassas, Harrisonburg and Roanoke are important cities in this region.<br /> <br /> ===Appalachian Plateau===<br /> The southwest corner of Virginia between [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Tennessee]] makes up Virginia's Appalachian Plateau. The region is similar geographically to West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky with rugged terrain not well-suited to the development of large cities like the westernmost metropolitan area, Roanoke, though some parts of the region, such as the Grundy area, have major educational facilities which attracts many out of state residents (i.e., the Appalachian School of Law). The [[Coal]] industry is an important industry and way of life in this part of Virginia. Also, this region is one of the leading producers of natural gas due to large methane deposits found within deep (underground) mines. The region is also known for its national parks (i.e. the Breaks Interstate Park, which is on the VA/KY border.)<br /> <br /> ==Regions, Counties and Cities==<br /> Virginia has evolved into several different cultural regions which have very divergent economic interests, lifestyle goals and ways of life. Northern Virginia is one of the wealthiest, best educated and most developed parts of the United States and thus the entire world. Traffic congestion is a common problem and the [[Metrorail|Metro]] ([[subway]] system) aids commuters into and out of Washington D.C., [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] and Alexandria. High technology industries and U.S. government jobs are leading employers in this region. Southwestern Virginia is mountainous with coal mining and few other industries. The Virginia Beach/Norfolk Region is home to several major military installations and [[ship]]-building foundries. Central Virginia is dominated by mid-sized cities with disproportionate political strength such as [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]. The [[Chesapeake Bay]] separates the Eastern Shore of Virgina from the rest of Virgina. The Eastern Shore is the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is sparsely populated, flat, and sandy.<br /> <br /> Virginia is organized into a system of [[county|counties]] and [[independent city|independent cities]]. Towns are incorporated in counties, and towns have the power to levy taxes in addition to those imposed by the county. Arlington is organized as a county, but it is completely urbanized, and there are [[unincorporated area|no towns]] in the county limits, so for all practical purposes, Arlington is a city. <br /> <br /> ===Cities & Towns===<br /> * Alexandria<br /> * Abingdon<br /> * Bedford<br /> * Bridgewater<br /> * Chesapeake<br /> * Danville<br /> * Fairfax City<br /> * Falls Church<br /> * Fredericksburg<br /> * Galax<br /> * Grundy<br /> * Hampton<br /> * Hampton Roads Region<br /> * Lebanon<br /> * Lynchburg<br /> * Manassas<br /> * Norfolk<br /> * Petersburg<br /> * Richmond<br /> * Roanoke<br /> * Staunton<br /> * Tangiers Island<br /> * Virginia Beach<br /> * Williamsburg<br /> * Winchester <br /> <br /> ===Counties===<br /> *Accomack<br /> *Albemarle<br /> *Alleghany<br /> *Amelia<br /> *Amherst<br /> *Appomattox<br /> *Arlington<br /> *Augusta <br /> *Bath<br /> *Bedford<br /> *Bland<br /> *Botetourt<br /> *Brunswick<br /> *Buchanan<br /> *Buckingham <br /> *Campbell<br /> *Caroline<br /> *Carroll<br /> *Charles City<br /> *Charlotte<br /> *Chesterfield<br /> *Clarke<br /> *Craig<br /> *Culpeper<br /> *Cumberland <br /> *Dickenson<br /> *Dinwiddie <br /> *Essex <br /> *Fairfax<br /> *Fauquier<br /> *Floyd<br /> *Fluvanna<br /> *Franklin<br /> *Frederick <br /> *Giles<br /> *Gloucester <br /> *Goochland<br /> *Grayson<br /> *Greene<br /> *Greensville <br /> *Halifax<br /> *Hanover<br /> *Henrico<br /> *Henry<br /> *Highland <br /> *Isle of Wight <br /> *James City <br /> *King and Queen <br /> *King George<br /> *King William <br /> *Lancaster<br /> *Lee<br /> *[[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]]<br /> *Louisa<br /> *Lunenburg <br /> *Madison<br /> *Mathews<br /> *Mecklenburg<br /> *Middlesex<br /> *Montgomery <br /> *Nelson<br /> *New Kent<br /> *Northampton<br /> *Northumberland<br /> *Nottoway <br /> *Orange <br /> *Page<br /> *Patrick<br /> *Pittsylvania<br /> *Powhatan<br /> *Prince Edward <br /> *Prince George<br /> *Prince William<br /> *Pulaski <br /> *Rappahannock<br /> *Richmond<br /> *Roanoke<br /> *Rockbridge<br /> *Rockingham<br /> *Russell <br /> *Scott<br /> *Shenandoah<br /> *Smyth<br /> *Southampton<br /> *Spotsylvania<br /> *Stafford<br /> *Surry<br /> *Sussex<br /> *Tazewell <br /> *Warren<br /> *Washington<br /> *Westmoreland<br /> *Wise<br /> *Wythe <br /> *York<br /> <br /> <nowiki>*Information obtained from VA state site.</nowiki><br /> <br /> ==Flag, Seal and Official Symbols & Emblems==<br /> The unofficial motto and tourist marketing slogan of the Commonwealth is ''Virginia is for Lovers'' but the official State Motto is ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'', a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants".<ref>http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/facts_and_history_4096/facts_4104/trivia_facts.html</ref> <br /> <br /> The front of the Great Seal of Virginia (called the obverse) features the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a defeated opponent. Virtus wears a blue tunic exposing her left breast. One arm rests on a spear, the other carries a sheathed sword. This goddess stands in a triumphant victor's with one foot on the chest of a fallen tyrant, whose crown lies at Virtus' feet. ''Sic Semper Tyrannis'' arches at the bottom the image and "Virginia" symmetrically arches above Virtus.<ref>http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/va_seal.htm</ref> The reverse (or back side) of the Seal features the Latin word ''Perseverando'' (Persevering) and a depiction of three robed Roman goddesses figures who represent Libertas, Ceres and Aeternitas. Ceres the goddess of agriculture holds a horn of plenty with other symbols of agricultural bounty. In the center of the reverse, Libertas, the goddess of liberty, holds a wand at the top of the wand hangs a Phrygian Cap, also known as a [[Liberty Cap]]. To the right of Libertas is Aeternitas or "Eternity" holding an orb representing Virginia's authority.<br /> <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia's flag features the Great Seal of the Commonwealth on white center over a field of royal blue. Many web images depict a light blue flag, but the actual flag is a rich purplish blue. The General Assembly adopted an official flag salute in 1954:<br /> <br /> ::''I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’ which it represents—the ‘Old Dominion,’ where liberty and independence were born.''<ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> The cardinal and the dogwood petal are among Virginia's most well-known emblems, but Virginia's has many emblems:<br /> <br /> * State Bat: Virginia Big Eared [[Bat]] (an endangered species)<br /> * State Beverage: [[Milk]]<br /> * State Bird: Northern [[cardinal]]<br /> * State Boat: Chesapeake Bay Deadrise <br /> * State Dog: American Foxhound <br /> * State Dance: Square Dance (Virginia Reel)<br /> * State Fish: Brook [[Trout]] <br /> * State Flower (and tree): American Dogwood <br /> * State Fossil: Chesapeten Jeffersonius <br /> * State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail [[Butterfly]]<br /> * State Shell: Oyster Shell <ref>http://legis.state.va.us/cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html#Emblems</ref><br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> Virginia is well served by the [[Interstate Highway System]] including at least two of the busiest highways on the Eastern Coast of the US, I-81 and I-95. Interstate 81, which moves through the city of Bristol, TN/VA is popular with tractor-trailers and some travelers, while 95 is a popular tourist highway. The famed [[Beltway]] (I-495) surrounds Washington DC by looping through Northern Virginia. Richmond is served by I-95 and a beltway looping off I-64. Rail lines are not as busy as they were historically, but important coal lines still make their way through the Valley and Ridge Region of Virginia. [[Amtrak]] lines Richmond and Alexandria to the cities in the Eastern US. Dulles International is one of the busiest airports in the US and the Northern Virginia area is also served by Ronald Reagan National Airport. Norfolk Virginia is one of the largest ports on the East Coast. The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal Virginia is linked by rail line to Norfolk.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> See [[History of Virginia]]<br /> <br /> The '''History of Virginia''' began with the settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. thousands of years ago by Native Americans. Permanent European settlement began with English settlers at Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco emerged as a profitable export crop, and the Virginia Colony became the richest and largest British colonies in North America. The year 2007 marked the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. <br /> <br /> As one of the original 13 United States which won their independence from Great Britain during the [[American Revolution]], Virginia produced more national leaders than any state, including four of the first five presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe). The new state gave up its western lands to form Kentucky and Ohio. During the first half of the 19th century, Virginia grew less rapidly than industrial states to the north, or cotton states to the south. The state exported young people and slaves to form plantations and farms to the west and south. <br /> <br /> Virginia was a slave state but refused to join the cotton states in the new Confederacy until Lincoln called for troops to invade the Confederacy. Then it seceded and Richmond became the new Confederate capital. After many decades of sectional hostility in 1861 West Virginia broke away as a separate state and joined the Union.<br /> <br /> With the Yankees intent on capturing Richmond, Virginia became the main battlefield of the war, which it lost in 1865 as its greatest general, Robert E. Lee, surrendered. <br /> <br /> Reconstruction brought the liberation of the state's slaves, and proved less contentious than elsewhere in the South. Virginia was poor after 1865, though the new popularity of cigarettes boosted its tobacco industry. After 1940, prosperity returned. [[World War II]] gave the state a major naval and industrial economic base. Desegregation of schools and the integration of African Americans in many other aspects of the society were major issues from the 1950s to the 1970s and the changes did not come without considerable efforts. However, in 1989 [[Douglas Wilder]] became the first elected black governor anywhere in the country. By the 1980s the suburban fringes of Washington D.C. known as Northern Virginia saw the greatest growth and prosperity, a trend which was also seen in the [[Hampton Roads]] region. <br /> <br /> Politically, the state was a stronghold of conservative Democrats for most of the 20th century, with a new strength shown by conservative Republicans in the final decade. In the early 21st century, funding for transportation needs emerged as the most controversial single issue. <br /> <br /> In partisan terms, the two parties compete furiously for the legislature and the governorship. In presidential elections Virginia was reliably Republican from 1968 until 2004, but in 2008 Obama won, thanks to the growing liberal strength in the Washington suburbs.<br /> <br /> ===Mother of Presidents===<br /> Virginia is often called the ''Mother of Presidents'' or ''Birthplace of Presidents'' because eight U.S. Presidents have been born in there. Four of the first five presidents, [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[James Monroe]], were Virginians. The remaining Presidents from Virginia are [[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]], [[Zachary Taylor]], and [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Many of their Virginia homes such as Jefferson's [[Monticello]] and Washington's Mount Vernon are popular tourist destinations.<ref>http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=94</ref><br /> <br /> Virginia is perhaps the only state in the U.S. to have been the birthplace of four presidents of a foreign nation, Liberian presidents Joseph Jenkins Roberts, James Spriggs Payne, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-houston-born</ref><br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[State Governors]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> ==External link==<br /> *[http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal3/ Governor website]<br /> <br /> {{USstates}}<br /> [[Category:States of the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Virginia| ]]<br /> [[Category:The South]]<br /> [[Category:Purple States]]</div>

WorldWarIIIIIIII https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Terry_McAuliffe&diff=1809872 Terry McAuliffe 2021-11-04T23:11:02Z

<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:McAuliffe.PNG|right|thumb|200px]]<br /> '''Terry McAuliffe''' (born February 9, 1957) was the 72nd governor of [[Virginia]], and seeks to regain that office in the 2021 election there. A perpetual puppet of [[Bill Clinton]], McAuliffe served as chairman of the [[DNC|Democratic National Committee]] from 2001-2005. In 2008 he served as chairman of the [[Hillary Clinton]] Presidential Campaign. In 2021 it was reported that McAuliffe was fundraising for a man who served time for having sex with underage girls.<ref>https://rumble.com/vk7ax5-tipping-point-dem-terry-mcauliffe-fundraises-for-man-who-served-time-for-se.html</ref> McAuliffe is a strong supporter of [[Defunding the Police]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/virginia-sheriff-terry-mcauliffe-defund-police-confrontation</ref> McAuliffe was re-nominated by the openly [[racist]] Democrat Party of Virginia as their 2021 gubernatorial standardbearer.<br /> <br /> McAullife is an apologist and defender of Virginia Gov. [[Ralph Northam]]'s use of blackface.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/10/23/mcauliffe-shrugged-off-gov-northam-racism-scandal-after-pushing-resignation/</ref> McAiliffe stated as a policy principle that parents had no business in the education of their children.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/10/terry-mcauliffes-war-on-parents/</ref> After the brutal rape of 15-year-old girl in a transgender bathroom by a boy wearing a skirt, whom the Democrat-controlled [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] school board denied occurred while transferring the offender to another school to commit the same offense again,<ref>https://www.brighteon.com/2ee6c39b-0bf2-4a3c-84d3-ebfd35032a10</ref> McAuliffe operatives attempted to play the [[race card]] to stir racial animosity and motivate much of the Democrat base.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2021/10/29/pathetic-dems-pose-as-white-nationalists-supporting-glenn-youngkin-n2598259</ref><br /> <br /> As the 2008 Democratic primaries came to a close and it became clear that Hillary Clinton's campaign was over, McAuliffe appeared on the [[MSNBC]] show "Morning Joe" with a bottle of rum. After drinking several shots&mdash;an action which may have violated the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving's media guidelines<br /> <ref>http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/2008/11/terry-mcauliffe-violates-media.html</ref>&mdash;<br /> he admitted that Hillary Clinton knew she had lost the 2008 primary race. <br /> On January 3, 2009, McAuliffe uploaded a YouTube video in which he announced that he would be running for Governor of [[Virginia]] in the Democratic primaries.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGoEDCs4-RE</ref> He lost the nomination to [[Creigh Deeds]], who in turn went on to lose to the Republican [[Bob McDonnell]] in the general election.<br /> <br /> In desperation, McAuliffe resorted to racist [[dirty tricks]] in the closing days of the 2021 gubernatorial election.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/reports-desperate-dems-stage-false-flag-tiki-torch-photo-op-glenn-youngkin-campaign-stop-charlottesville/</ref>McAuliffe ended up losing to Glenn Youngkin during the 2021 gubernatorial election.<br /> <br /> ==Email scandal==<br /> :''Main article:'' [[Hillary Clinton email scandal]]<br /> McAuliffe's political-action committee, Common Good VA, donated $467,500 to the 2015 state [[Senate]] campaign of Dr. Jill McCabe, who is married to [[Andrew McCabe]], who later became deputy director of the FBI. The Virginia Democratic Party, over which McAuliffe exerts considerable control, donated an additional $207,788 worth of support to Dr. McCabe's campaign in the form of mailers, according to the records. That adds up to slightly more than $675,000 to her candidacy from entities either directly under Mr. McAuliffe's control or strongly influenced by him. The figure represents more than a third of all the campaign funds Dr. McCabe raised in the effort. Responding to Devlin Barrett's ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' exposé on the Clinton [[pay-to-play]] scandals, [[FBI]] issued a press release:<br /> {{Quotebox|Months after the completion of her campaign, then-Associate Deputy Director McCabe was promoted to Deputy, where, in that position, he assumed for the first time, an oversight role in the investigation into Secretary Clinton’s emails.}}<br /> At the time the Clinton email probe was launched in July 2015, McCabe was running the FBI's [[Washington, D.C.]], field office, which provided personnel and resources to the Clinton email probe. At the end of July 2015, McCabe was promoted to FBI headquarters and assumed the No. 3 position at the agency. In February 2016, he became disgraced FBI Director [[James Comey]]’s second-in-command. As deputy director, McCabe was part of the executive leadership team overseeing the Clinton email investigation. McCabe was instrumental in supervising Hillary's investigation the subsequently clearing her.<ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-24/prominent-democrat-connected-clintons-donated-675000-campaign-deputy-fbi-directors-w </ref><br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[FBI scandal]]<br /> *[[Clinton Foundation]]<br /> *[[Chinagate]]<br /> *[[Democrat plantation]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> <references/><br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:McAuliffe, Terry}}<br /> [[Category:Liberals]]<br /> [[Category:Political Advisors]]<br /> [[Category:Virginia]]<br /> [[Category:Clinton Administration]]<br /> [[Category:Hillary Clinton]]<br /> [[Category:Hillary Clinton Advisors]]<br /> [[Category:Hillary Clinton email scandal]]<br /> [[Category:Democrats]]<br /> [[Category:Virginia Governors]]<br /> [[Category:Former Governors]]<br /> [[Category:Corruption]]<br /> [[Category:Clinton Scandals]]<br /> [[Category:Democratic Party]]<br /> [[Category:Racism]]<br /> [[Category:1990s]]<br /> [[Category:2000s]]<br /> [[Category:2010s]][[Category:2020s]]</div>

WorldWarIIIIIIII https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Eritrea&diff=1809524 Eritrea 2021-11-03T15:07:59Z

<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |name =ሃገረ ኤርትራ<br/>''Hagere Ertra''<br /> |map =Eritrea rel 92.JPG<br /> |map2 =Location of Eritrea.png<br /> |flag =Flag of Eritrea.png<br /> |arms =Arms of Eritrea.png<br /> |capital =Asmara<br /> |capital-raw =<br /> |government =Totalitarian regime<br /> |government-raw =<br /> |language =No official language<br /> |king =<br /> |queen =<br /> |monarch-raw =<br /> |president =Isaias Afewerki<br /> |president-raw =<br /> |chancellor =<br /> |chancellor-raw =<br /> |pm =<br /> |pm-raw =<br /> |area =45,405 sq mi<br /> |pop =3,550,000 (2020)<br /> |pop-basis =<br /> |gdp =$4.471 billion <br /> |gdp-year =2005<br /> |gdp-pc =$1,000 <br /> |currency =Nakfa <br /> |idd =<br /> |tld =<br /> }}<br /> The '''State of Eritrea''' is a [[one-party state]] in [[Africa]] bordering on [[Ethiopia]] and the Red Sea. Previously a part of Ethiopia, it did not break away until 1991 and achieved formal independence in 1993. <br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea, on the west and northwest by Sudan, on the south by Ethiopia, and on the southeast by Djibouti. The country has a high central plateau that varies from 1,800 to 3,000 meters (6,000-10,000&nbsp;ft.) above sea level. A coastal plain, western lowlands, and some 300 islands comprise the remainder of Eritrea's landmass. Eritrea has no year-round rivers. <br /> <br /> The climate is temperate in the mountains and hot in the lowlands. Asmara, the capital, is about 2,300 meters (7,500&nbsp;ft.) above sea level. Maximum temperature is 26o C (80o F). The weather is usually sunny and dry, with the short or belg rains occurring February–April and the big or meher rains beginning in late June and ending in mid-September. <br /> <br /> ==People==<br /> [[File:Dancing Tigrinya children Festival Eritrea.jpg|thumb|left|Tigrinya girl.]]<br /> Eritrea's population comprises nine ethnic groups, most of which speak Semitic or Cushitic languages. The Tigrinya and Tigre make up four-fifths of the population and speak different, but related and somewhat mutually intelligible, Semitic languages. In general, most of the [[Christian]]s live in the highlands, while [[Muslim]]s and adherents of traditional beliefs live in lowland regions. Tigrinya and Arabic are the most frequently used languages for commercial and official transactions. In urban areas, English is widely spoken and is the language used for secondary and university education. <br /> *Population (2004 est.): 3.6 million.<br /> *Annual growth rate: 2.5%.<br /> *Ethnic groups: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre 31.4%, Saho 5%, Afar 5%, Beja 2.5%, Bilen 2.1%, Kunama 2%, Nara 1.5%, and Rashaida 0.5%.<br /> *Religions: Christian 50%, mostly Orthodox, Muslim 48%, indigenous beliefs 2%.<br /> *Education: Years compulsory—none. Attendance—elementary (net 2002) 45.2%; secondary (net 2002) 21.2%.<br /> *Health: Infant mortality rate (2003)--45/1,000. Life expectancy—52 yrs.<br /> *Work force: Agriculture—80%. Industry and commerce—20%.<br /> {{clear}}<br /> ===Religion===<br /> {{main|Religion in Eritrea}}<br /> Eritrea's population is composed mainly of [[Muslims]] and [[Orthodox Christians]] and in comparison a small amount are [[Roman Catholic]]. Most Muslims follow [[Sunni Islam]]. The Christians consist primarily of the [[Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church]], which is the local [[Oriental Orthodox]] church, and considerable groups of [[Roman Catholic]]s (including Italian Eritreans), [[Protestant]]s, and other denominations also exist.<br /> <br /> Since May 2002, the Government of Eritrea has officially recognized the [[Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church]], [[Sunni Islam]], [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]], and the Evangelical [[Lutheran]] church. All other faiths and denominations are required to undergo a registration process. Among other things, the Government's registration system requires religious groups to submit personal information on their membership to be allowed to [[worship]]. The few organizations that have met all of the registration requirements have still not received official recognition.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3663654.stm</ref><br /> <br /> [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Bahá'í Faith]], the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]], and numerous Protestant denominations are not registered and cannot worship freely. They have effectively been banned, and measures have been taken against their adherents. Many have been incarcerated for months or even years. None have been charged officially or given access to the judicial process. In its 2006 religious freedom report, the U.S. State Department for the third year in a row named Eritrea a "Country of Particular Concern", designating it one of the worst violators of religious freedom in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108367.htm | title=Eritrea. International Religious Freedom Report 2008|publisher= U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor| accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref><ref>http://www.cswusa.com/Reports%20Pages/Reports-Eritrea.htm</ref><br /> There is one last native Jew in Eritrea, formerly from a community of hundreds in Asmara, whose ancestors had crossed from Aden in the late 19th century.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4955088.stm</ref><ref>http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3246419,00.html</ref><br /> <br /> ==Government and Political Conditions==<br /> Eritrea's Government faced formidable challenges following independence. With no constitution, no judicial system, and an education system in shambles, the Eritrean Government was required to build institutions of government from scratch. Currently, the Government of Eritrea exercises strict control of political, social, and economic systems, with nearly no civil liberties allowed. <br /> <br /> On May 19, 1993, the PGE issued a proclamation regarding the reorganization of the government. The government was reorganized, and after a national, freely contested election, the Transitional National Assembly, which chose Isaias as President of the PGE, was expanded to include both EPLF and non-EPLF members. The EPLF established itself as a political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). The PGE declared that during a 4-year transition period it would draft and ratify a constitution, draft a law on political parties, draft a press law, and carry out elections for a constitutional government. <br /> <br /> In March 1994, the PGE created a constitutional commission charged with drafting a constitution flexible enough to meet the current needs of a population suffering from 30 years of civil war as well as those of the future, when prospective stability and prosperity would change the political landscape. Commission members traveled throughout the country and to Eritrean communities abroad holding meetings to explain constitutional options to the people and to solicit their input. A new constitution was ratified in 1997 but has not been implemented, and general elections have not been held. The government had announced that Transitional National Assembly elections would take place in December 2001, but those were postponed and new elections have not been rescheduled. <br /> <br /> The present government structure includes legislative, executive, and judicial bodies. The legislature, the Transitional National Assembly, comprises 75 members of the PFDJ and 75 additional popularly elected members. The Transitional National Assembly is the highest legal power in the government until the establishment of a democratic, constitutional government. The legislature sets the internal and external policies of the government, regulates implementation of those policies, approves the budget, and elects the president of the country. The president nominates individuals to head the various ministries, authorities, commissions, and offices, and the Transitional National Assembly ratifies those nominations. The cabinet is the country's executive branch. It is composed of 17 ministers and chaired by the president. It implements policies, regulations, and laws and is accountable to the Transitional National Assembly. The ministries are agriculture; defense; education; energy and mines; finance; fisheries; foreign affairs; health; information; labor and human welfare; land, water, and environment; local governments; justice; public works; trade and industry; transportation and communication; and tourism. <br /> <br /> Nominally, the judiciary operates independently of both the legislative and executive bodies, with a court system that extends from the village through to the district, provincial, and national levels. However, in practice, the independence of the judiciary is limited. In 2001, the president of the High Court was detained after criticizing the government for judicial interference. <br /> <br /> In September 2001, after several months in which a number of prominent PFDJ party members had gone public with a series of grievances against the government and in which they called for implementation of the constitution and the holding of elections, the government instituted a crackdown. Eleven prominent dissidents, members of what had come to be known as the Group of 15, were arrested and held without charge in an unknown location. At the same time, the government shut down the independent press and arrested its reporters and editors, holding them incommunicado and without charge. In subsequent weeks, the government arrested other individuals, including two Eritrean employees of the U.S. Embassy. All of these individuals remain held without charge and none are allowed visitors. <br /> <br /> ===Principal Government Officials===<br /> *President of the State of Eritrea and Chairman of the Executive Council of the PFDJ—Isaias Afwerki<br /> *Director, Office of the President—Yemane Ghebremeskel<br /> *Minister of Defense—Sebhat Ephrem<br /> *Minister of Foreign Affairs—Osman Saleh<br /> *Minister of Finance—Berhane Abrehe<br /> *Minister of National Development—Dr. Woldai Futur <br /> <br /> ===Foreign Relations===<br /> Eritrea is a member of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the African Union (AU) but does participate actively in the AU. Eritrea maintains diplomatic relations with the United States, Italy, and several other European nations, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands. Relations with these countries became strained as a result of the 2001 government crackdown against political dissidents and others, the closure of the independent press, and limits on civil liberties. <br /> <br /> Eritrea's relations with its neighbors other than Djibouti also are somewhat strained. Although a territorial dispute with Yemen over the Haynish Islands was settled by international arbitration, tensions over traditional fishing rights with Yemen resurfaced in 2002. The relationship to date remains cordial. Relations with Sudan also were colored by occasional incidents involving the extremist group, Eritrean Islamic Jihad (EIJ)--which the Eritrean Government believes is supported by the National Islamic Front government in Khartoum—and by continued Eritrean support for the Sudanese opposition coalition, the National Democratic Alliance; however, Eritrea normalized relations with Sudan in 2006. <br /> <br /> ==Defense==<br /> During the war for independence, the EPLF fighting force grew to almost 110,000 fighters, about 3% of the total population of Eritrea. In 1993, Eritrea embarked on a phased program to demobilize 50%-60% of the army, which had by then shrunk to about 95,000. During the first phase of demobilization in 1993, some 26,000 soldiers—most of who enlisted after 1990—were demobilized. The second phase of demobilization, which occurred the following year, demobilized more than 17,000 soldiers who had joined the EPLF before 1990 and in many cases had seen considerable combat experience. Many of these fighters had spent their entire adult lives in the EPLF and lacked the social, personal, and vocational skills to become competitive in the work place. As a result, they received higher compensation, more intensive training, and more psychological counseling than the first group. Special attention was given to women fighters, who made up some 30% of the EPLF's combat troops. By 1998, the army had shrunk to 47,000. <br /> <br /> The moves to demobilize were abruptly reversed after the outbreak of war with Ethiopia over the contested border. During the 1998-2000 war, which is estimated to have resulted in well over 100,000 casualties on the two sides, Eritrea's armed forces expanded to close to 300,000 members, almost 10% of the population. This imposed a huge economic burden on the country. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that the economy shrank by more than 8% in 2000, although it rebounded somewhat in 2001. The war ended with a cessation of hostilities agreement in June 2000, followed by a peace agreement signed in December of the same year. A UN peacekeeping mission, the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), was established and monitors a 25-kilometer-wide Temporary Security Zone separating the two sides. Per the terms of the cessation of hostilities agreement, two commissions were established: one to delimit and demarcate the border and the other to weigh compensation claims by both sides. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission announced its decision in April 2002. Demarcation was expected to begin in 2003, but despite attempts to progress, it has been delayed by a stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea. <br /> <br /> The government has been slow to demobilize its military after the most recent conflict, although it formulated an ambitious demobilization plan with the participation of the World Bank. A pilot demobilization program involving 5,000 soldiers began in November 2001 and was to be followed immediately thereafter by a first phase in which some 65,000 soldiers would be demobilized. This was delayed repeatedly. In 2003, the government began to demobilize some of those slated for the first phase; however, the government maintains a "national service" program, which includes most of the male population between 18-40 and the female population between 18-27. The program essentially serves as a reserve force and can be mobilized quickly. There are estimates that one in twenty Eritreans actively serve in the military.<br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> The Eritrean economy is largely based on agriculture, which employs 80% of the population but currently may contribute as little as 12% to GDP. Agricultural exports include cotton, fruits and vegetables, hides, and meat, but farmers are largely dependent on rain-fed agriculture, and growth in this and other sectors is hampered by lack of a dependable water supply. Worker remittances and other private transfers from abroad currently contribute about 32% of GDP. <br /> <br /> While in the past the Government of Eritrea stated that it was committed to a market economy and privatization, the government and the ruling PFDJ party maintain complete control of the economy. The government has imposed an arbitrary and complex set of regulatory requirements that discourage investment from both foreign and domestic sources, and it often reclaims successful private enterprises and property. <br /> <br /> After independence, Eritrea had established a growing and healthy economy. But the 1998-2000 war with Ethiopia had a major negative impact on the economy and discouraged investment. Eritrea lost many valuable economic assets in particular during the last round of fighting in May–June 2000, when a significant portion of its territory in the agriculturally important west and south was occupied by Ethiopia. As a result of this last round of fighting, more than one million Eritreans were displaced, though by 2007 nearly all have been resettled. According to World Bank estimates, Eritreans also lost livestock worth some $225 million, and 55,000 homes worth $41 million were destroyed during the war. Damage to public buildings, including hospitals, is estimated at $24 million. Much of the transportation and communication infrastructure is outmoded and deteriorating, although a large volume of intercity road-building activity is currently underway. The government sought international assistance for various development projects and mobilized young Eritreans serving in the national service to repair crumbling roads and dams. However, in 2005, the government asked the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to cease operations in Eritrea. <br /> <br /> According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), post-border war recovery was impaired by four consecutive years of recurrent drought that have reduced the already low domestic food production capacity. The government reports that harvests have improved, but it provides no data to support these claims. Eritrea currently suffers from large structural fiscal deficits caused by high levels of spending on defense, which have resulted in the stock of debt rising to unsustainable levels. Exports have collapsed due to strict controls on foreign currencies and trade, as well as a closed border with Ethiopia, which was the major trading partner for Eritrea prior to the war. In 2006, Eritrea normalized relations with Sudan and is beginning to open the border to trade between the two countries. Large and persistent transfers from Eritreans living abroad offer significant support to the economy. <br /> <br /> The port in Massawa has been rehabilitated and is being developed. In addition, the government has begun on a limited basis to export fish and sea cucumbers from the Red Sea to markets in Europe and Asia. A newly constructed airport in Massawa capable of handling jets could facilitate the export of high-value perishable seafood. <br /> *Real GDP (2004 est.): $700 million.<br /> *Annual growth rate (2005 est.): 4.8%.<br /> *Per capita income: $900 (on a purchasing power parity basis); per capita GNI (World Bank Atlas method), 2004 est. $180.<br /> *Avg. inflation rate (2004 est.): 25%.<br /> *Mineral resources: Gold, copper, iron ore, potash, oil.<br /> *Agriculture (12% of GDP in 2004): Products—millet, sorghum, teff, wheat, barley, flax, cotton, papayas, citrus fruits, bananas, beans and lentils, potatoes, vegetables, fish, dairy products, meat, and skins. Cultivated land—10% of arable land.<br /> *Industry (25% of GDP in 2004): Types—processed food and dairy products, alcoholic beverages, leather goods, textiles, chemicals, cement and other construction materials, salt, paper, and matches.<br /> *Trade: Exports (2005 est.)--$12 million: skins, meat, live sheep and cattle, gum arabic. Major markets—Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Yemen), Europe (Italy), Djibouti, and Sudan. Imports (2005 est.)--$474 million: food, military materiel, and fuel, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment. Major suppliers—U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany, Belgium. <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Prior to Italian colonization in 1885, what is now Eritrea had been ruled by the various local or international powers that successively dominated the [[Red Sea]] region. In 1896, the Italians used Eritrea as a springboard for their disastrous attempt to conquer [[Ethiopia]]. Eritrea was placed under British military administration after the Italian surrender in [[World War II]]. In 1952, a [[United Nations]] resolution federating Eritrea with Ethiopia went into effect. The resolution ignored Eritrean pleas for independence but guaranteed Eritreans some democratic rights and a measure of autonomy. Almost immediately after the federation went into effect, however, these rights began to be abridged or violated. <br /> <br /> In 1962, Emperor Haile Sellassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country, sparking the Eritrean fight for independence from Ethiopia that continued after Haile Sellassie was ousted in a coup in 1974. The new Ethiopian Government, called the Derg, was a [[Marxist]] military [[junta]] led by Ethiopian strongman Mengistu Haile Miriam. <br /> <br /> During the 1960s, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) led the Eritrean independence struggle. In 1970, some members of the group broke away to form the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF). By the late 1970s, the EPLF had become the dominant armed Eritrean group fighting against the Ethiopian Government, with Isaias Afwerki as its leader. The EPLF used material captured from the Ethiopian Army to fight against the government. <br /> <br /> By 1977, the EPLF was poised to drive the Ethiopians out of Eritrea. That same year, however, a massive airlift of Soviet arms to Ethiopia enabled the Ethiopian Army to regain the initiative and forced the EPLF to retreat to the bush. Between 1978 and 1986, the Derg launched eight major offensives against the independence movement—all of which failed. In 1988, the EPLF captured Afabet, headquarters of the Ethiopian Army in northeastern Eritrea, prompting the Ethiopian Army to withdraw from its garrisons in Eritrea's western lowlands. EPLF fighters then moved into position around Keren, Eritrea's second-largest city. Meanwhile, other dissident movements were making headway throughout Ethiopia. At the end of the 1980s, the Soviet Union informed Mengistu that it would not be renewing its defense and cooperation agreement. With the withdrawal of Soviet support and supplies, the Ethiopian Army's morale plummeted, and the EPLF—along with other Ethiopian rebel forces—advanced on Ethiopian positions. <br /> <br /> The United States played a facilitative role in the peace talks in Washington during the months leading up to the May 1991 fall of the Mengistu regime. In mid-May, Mengistu resigned as head of the Ethiopian Government and went into exile in Zimbabwe, leaving a caretaker government in Addis Ababa. Later that month, the United States chaired talks in London to formalize the end of the war. The four major combatant groups, including the EPLF, attended these talks. <br /> <br /> Having defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea, EPLF troops took control of their homeland. In May 1991, the EPLF established the Provisional Government of Eritrea (PGE) to administer Eritrean affairs until a referendum could be held on independence and a permanent government established. EPLF leader Isaias became the head of the PGE, and the EPLF Central Committee served as its legislative body. <br /> <br /> A high-level U.S. delegation was present in Addis Ababa for the July 1–5, 1991 conference that established a transitional government in Ethiopia. The EPLF attended the July conference as an observer and held talks with the new transitional government regarding Eritrea's relationship to Ethiopia. The outcome of those talks was an agreement in which the Ethiopians recognized the right of the Eritreans to hold a referendum on independence.<br /> <br /> Although some EPLF cadres at one time espoused a Marxist ideology, Soviet assistance for Mengistu limited the level of Eritrean interest in seeking Soviet support. The fall of communist regimes in the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc convinced them it was a failed system. The EPLF (and later its successor, the PFDJ) expressed its commitment to establishing a democratic form of government and a free-market economy in Eritrea. The United States agreed to provide assistance to both Ethiopia and Eritrea, conditional on continued progress toward democracy and human rights. <br /> <br /> On April 23–25, 1993, Eritreans voted overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a UN-monitored free and fair referendum. The Eritrean authorities declared Eritrea an independent state on April 27, and Eritrea officially celebrated its independence on May 24, 1993.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> <references/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {| style="width: 100%; background:transparent; border: 2px solid #000099;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"<br /> !colspan=2 style="width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #000088; color: white; "|'''Copyright Details'''<br /> |-<br /> !style="background-color: #000088; color:white;"|License:<br /> |style=" background-color: none;"| <small>This work is in the [[Public Domain]] in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code</small><br /> |-<br /> !style=" background-color: #000088; color:white;"|Source:<br /> |style="background-color: none;border-top: 2px solid black"| <small>File available from the {{{1|[[United States Federal Government]] [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2854.htm]</small>}}}. <br /> |}<br /> <br /> {{African Countries}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:African Countries]]<br /> [[Category:Eritrea]]<br /> [[Category:Left-wing Nationalism]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government = [[Biden junta]]<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power through voter fraud)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =331,449,281 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$22.675 trillion (2021)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$68,309 (2021)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States of America'''<ref>(''conventional short form'': '''United States'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic|federal]] and [[Constitutional Republic|constitutional]] republic<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Behreandt, Dennis (January 17, 2021). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-that-word-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/ Democracy — That Word Does Not Mean What You Think it Means]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.<br /> *Welch, Robert (May 14, 2013). [https://thenewamerican.com/republics-and-democracies/ Republics and Democracies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 29, 2020). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-and-tyranny/ Democracy and Tyranny]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written in 1787 and subsequently ratified the following year, as grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The [[United States Constitution]] remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]].<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 331,449,281 (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliament's idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in an attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minutemen," a well-trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting a historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrender of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S.-owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $68,309 (2021). In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier system|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref><br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand-selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =Constitutional Republic(de jure)<br>Junta (de facto)<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power through voter fraud)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =331,449,281 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$22.675 trillion (2021)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$68,309 (2021)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States of America'''<ref>(''conventional short form'': '''United States'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic|federal]] and [[Constitutional Republic|constitutional]] republic<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Behreandt, Dennis (January 17, 2021). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-that-word-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/ Democracy — That Word Does Not Mean What You Think it Means]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.<br /> *Welch, Robert (May 14, 2013). [https://thenewamerican.com/republics-and-democracies/ Republics and Democracies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 29, 2020). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-and-tyranny/ Democracy and Tyranny]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written in 1787 and subsequently ratified the following year, as grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The [[United States Constitution]] remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]].<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 331,449,281 (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliament's idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in an attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minutemen," a well-trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting a historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrender of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S.-owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $68,309 (2021). In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier system|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref><br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand-selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. William Domhoff, University of California Santa Cruz.<br /> *[http://bertschlossberg.blogspot.com/ Real Life and Death: the Bible, Israel, and America interplay]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{USstates}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:North American Countries]]<br /> [[Category:United States of America]]<br /> [[Category:NATO Members]]<br /> [[Category:United States History]] <br /> [[Category:Featured articles]]<br /> [[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]]</div>

WorldWarIIIIIIII https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Ebrahim_Raisi&diff=1792530 Ebrahim Raisi 2021-08-27T03:37:50Z

<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Dictator bio<br /> | image =[[File:Raisi.PNG|200px]]<br /> | name =Ebrahim "the Butcher" Raisi <br /> | birth =<br /> | parents =<br /> | religion =Shia Islam<br /> | education =<br /> | spouse =<br /> | children =<br /> | death = <br /> | deathmanner =<br /> | burial =<br /> | country =Islamic Revolutionary Republic of Iran<br /> | military =<br /> | rank =President<ref name=ap>[https://apnews.com/article/iran-election-ebrahim-raisi-judiciary-turnout-middle-east-4d60554fd608a5dea2c76a303ec352d8 'Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout.' J Gambrell, AP, June, 20, 2021]</ref><br /> | polbeliefs =Shia Islam<br /> | party =<br /> | dictatordate =June 2021 - present<br /> | war =<br /> | deathnumber =30,000+<br /> }}<br /> '''Ebrahim Raisi''' became president of [[Iran]] in June 2021. Prior to becoming president, Raisi was the head of Iran’s [[judiciary]]. He is known among the populace as ''The Butcher,''<ref name=fr24>[https://www.fr24news.com/a/2021/06/iran-elects-new-president-ebrahim-the-butcher-raisi-who-tortured-pregnant-women-and-ordered-despicable-mass-executions.html Iran elects new President Ebrahim ‘The Butcher’ Raisi who tortured pregnant women and ordered despicable mass executions] Fr24 News, June 20, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.bicom.org.uk/news/ebrahim-raisi-butcher-of-tehran-sworn-in-as-iranian-president/ Ebrahim Raisi, “butcher of Tehran” sworn in as Iranian President], Bicom, Aug 6, 2021</ref> who tortures pregnant women, mass murderer.<br /> <ref>Niamh Cavanagh, [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15764739/iranian-president-ebrahim-butcher-tortures-sworn/ New Iranian President Ebrahim ‘the butcher’ who tortures pregnant women is sworn in as world braces for carnage], The Sun, Aug 3, 2021.<i><br /> <br /> 'MASS MURDERER' <br /> <br /> New Iranian President Ebrahim ‘the butcher’ who tortures pregnant women is sworn in as world braces for carnage.</i></ref><br /> <br /> He is more radical than the other radicals. <br /> <br /> Raisi has a long record of Antisemitism, promoting that old "Protocols" dreadful canard across Iran.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/irans-new-president-has-track-record-antisemitism-opinion-1604270 Iran's New President Has a Track Record of Antisemitism], J. A. Greenblatt, Newsweek, July 27, 2021</ref><br /> <br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> <br /> Overview:<ref>https://www.ncr-iran.org</ref><br /> <br /> * At the age of 20, Raisi was appointed Karaj Prosecutor.<br /> <br /> * A few months and countless crimes in Karaj, Raisi was appointed as the Prosecutor of Hamedan In 1984.<br /> <br /> * Raisi became the deputy head of the Central Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office He played a pivotal role in the 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners.<br /> He was a member of the Central Committee of the “Death Commissions” which oversaw the 1988 massacre.<br /> <br /> * In 2015, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed Raisi as caretaker of the Astan-e Quds Razavi. [AQR is one of the largest financial institutions of the Middle East AQR funds terrorism and terrorist groups such as the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and its Quds Force.]<br /> <br /> * On June 6, 2018, Khamenei appointed Ebrahim Raisi as Iran's Judiciary Chief.<br /> <br /> * On September 30, 2019, Raisi described his cruelty by saying:<blockquote> “'''We will not cut the fingers of those who are corrupt; we will cut off their entire hand'''.”</blockquote> Khamenei appointed him as Judiciary Chief.<br /> <br /> It is for two reasons: 1- To increase oppression and pursue the regime’s contraction policy 2- To prepare him for his potential appointment as the regime’s next Supreme.<br /> <br /> *In June, 2021, became president of the Islamic Reolublic.<br /> <br /> ==Early career==<br /> In 1980, at the age of just 20, Raisi was appointed prosecutor of the revolutionary court of Karaj, west of Tehran, and by 1988 he had been promoted deputy prosecutor of Tehran. Raisi was a member of the so-called “Death Commission”, which ordered thousands to be killed in the massacre of 1988. He then became one of four individuals selected to carry out the slaughter of imprisoned activists of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI). Some 30,000<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1439984/iran-presidential-election-Ebrahim-Raisi-Hassan-Rouhani-latest Butcher' linked to 30000 deaths set to become new President of Iran], Express, UK, May 23, 2021. ''THE mastermind behind the massacre of 30000 dissidents has emerged as the regime's favourite to win next month's presidential.''</ref> men, women and children held in prisons all over Iran were lined up against the wall and shot within just a few months, say those battling to oust the regime.<ref>[https://amp.news.com.au/world/middle-east/horror-acts-of-irans-next-president-ebrahim-the-butcher-raisi/news-story/47fe66081ede923244af732a3bcd6926 Horror acts of Iran’s ‘next president’ Ebrahim ‘The Butcher’ Raisi] J Lockett, The Sun, June 19, 2021</ref><br /> <br /> The ''Butcher of Tehran'' has also led torturing pregnant women and ordered despicable mass-executions.<ref name=fr24/>.<br /> <br /> ==Presidency==<br /> In June, 2021, Raisi was "elected" as President, helped by a very low turnout.<ref name=ap/><ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-ebrahim-raisi-the-butcher-of-tehran-l80cfg20r The Times view on Ebrahim Raisi: The Butcher of Tehran] The Times, June 21, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/06/20/low-voter-turnout-sees-butcher-of-tehran-named-next-iranian-president/ Low voter turnout sees 'Butcher of Tehran' named next Iranian president]<br /> ''Amnesty International decries results in Iranian elections, says ultraconservative Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for alleged crimes against humanity. FM Lapid: Raisi's election should prompt renewed determination to immediately halt Iran's nuclear program and put an end to its destructive regional ambitions.''<br /> By Daniel Siryoti, Dean Shmuel Elmas and News Agencies, Israel Hayom, 06-20-2021</ref><br /> <br /> ==Cabinet==<br /> In Aug. 2021, the butcher of Tehran, Raisi, presented a cabinet dominated by hardliners on Wednesday, state TV reported, among them a foreign minister known for close ties to Hezbollah and an interior minister wanted by Interpol over his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires.<br /> <br /> ''New interior minister Ahmad Vahidi sought by Interpol; the president's pick for top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, is an avowed anti-Westerner with ties to IRGC, Hezbollah.''<br /> <br /> The 1994 bombing of Jewish center AMIA in [[Argentina]] killed 85 and wounded hundreds.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-raisi-taps-minister-wanted-for-role-in-buenos-aires-jewish-center-bombing/ Iran’s Raisi taps minister wanted for role in Buenos Aires Jewish Center bombing], AP and TOI Staff,11 August 2021.<br /> ''New interior minister Ahmad Vahidi sought by Interpol; the president's pick for top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, is an avowed anti-Westerner with ties to IRGC, Hezbollah.''</ref><br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://youtu.be/EjiFeikww3w Who is Ebrahim Raisi?]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{terrorism}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Iran]]<br /> [[Category:Mass Murderers]]<br /> [[Category:Shiites]]</div>

WorldWarIIIIIIII https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Joe_Biden&diff=1792093 Joe Biden 2021-08-25T23:22:46Z

<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Dictator bio<br /> | image =[[File:Biden whispers.PNG|200px]]<br /> | name =Joseph “Joe” Biden<br /> | birth =November 20, 1942 (age 78)<br>[[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]<br /> | parents =[[Catherine Jean Biden]]<br>[[Joseph Biden Sr.]]<br /> | religion =Roman Catholic ([[Catholic in name only|In Name Only]])<br /> | education =[[University of Delaware]]<br>Syracuse University<br /> | spouse =Neilia Hunter (died 1972)<br>[[Jill Biden]] (m. 1977)<br /> | children =[[Beau Biden|Beau]] (d.2015) • [[Hunter Biden|Hunter]]<br>Naomi (d.1972) • Ashley<br /> | death = <br /> | deathmanner =<br /> | burial =<br /> | country =United States<br /> | military =4-F<br /> | rank =[[Junta leader]]<br /> | polbeliefs =[[National_socialism#Socialism_with_Chinese_characteristics|Socialism with Chinese characteristics]]<br/>[[Communism]]<br/>[[Xi Jinping Thought]]<br>[[Marxism]]<br/>[[Fascism]],<br/>[[White Supremacy]]<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-said-desegregation-would-create-a-racial-jungle-2019-7</ref><br /> | party =[[Democratic Party]]<br /> | dictatordate =Nov. 4, 2020<br /> | war =[[U.S. Color Revolution]]<br /> | deathnumber =218,132 <ref>{{cite web |title=BIDEN COVID DEATH TRACKER |url=https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/biden-covid-death-tracker/ |website=Washington Free Beacon |date=20 January 2021}} https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/30/us-sees-710-additional-homicides-and-2800-more-shootings-attributed-to-minneapolis-effect-978986<br>*[[Lee Keltner]] was murdered by an Antifa terrorist working for [[NBC News]]; https://bigleaguepolitics.com/revealed-charged-denver-shooter-matthew-dolloffs-left-wing-facebook-posts/<br> including two children and three police. https://www.foxnews.com/us/deadly-unrest-people-have-died-amid-george-floyd-protests-across-us<br>https://www.odmp.org/officer/24695-sergeant-damon-gutzwiller<br> At least 6 Black bystanders https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/05/say-their-names-20-people-killed-in-the-george-floyd-riots-n592577<br> including a one year old baby in a stroller https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/14/family-of-1-year-old-who-was-shot-and-killed-do-baby-lives-matter/ A staffer for Lacy Johnson GOP opponent of [[Ilhan Omar]] was shot and killed.<br>Multiple references:<br><br /> *[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/republican-campaign-aide-murdered-minneapolis-staffer-lacy-johnson-running-ilhan-omar-shot-dead-drive-shooting/ Republican Campaign Aide Murdered in Minneapolis — Staffer for Lacy Johnson Who Is Running Against Ilhan Omar Shot Dead in Drive-By Shooting]<br /> *[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8743623/Campaign-staffer-17-Ilhan-Omars-Republican-opponent-shot-killed-Minneapolis.html Campaign staffer, 17, for Ilhan Omar's Republican congressional opponent is shot and killed in Minneapolis]<br /> *[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/teenage-campaign-staffer-for-ilhan-omars-opponent-killed-in-minneapolis-shooting Teenage campaign staffer for Ilhan Omar's opponent killed in Minneapolis shooting]<br /> *[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/17/ilhan-omars-gop-challenger-shocked-after-campaign-aides-shot-in-random-drive-by-teen-staffer-dies-973381 Ilhan Omar’s GOP challenger shocked after campaign aides shot in random drive-by, teen staffer dies]<br /> *[https://www.rt.com/usa/500970-ilhan-omar-lacy-johnson-shooting-staffer/ Suspect arrested in murder of 17-year-old staffer of GOP challenger to Ilhan Omar]<br> Numerous African Americans were targeted by the racist left. https://100percentfedup.com/prominent-black-trump-supporter-shot-to-death-in-milwaukee-hours-after-pro-trump-interview/<br> More than 700 police injured. https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/more-than-700-officers-injured-in-george-floyd-protests-across-us/<br>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/us/capitol-mob-deaths/index.html</ref><br /> }}<br /> '''Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.''' also the '''Fool of Kabul''' (born<ref>his birth name was Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.</ref> November 20, 1942, see: [[Biden's age]]), is a Democrat [[segregation]]ist<ref>Ross, Janell (June 25, 2019). [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/joe-biden-didn-t-just-compromise-segregationists-he-fought-their-n1021626 Joe Biden didn't just compromise with segregationists. He fought for their cause in schools, experts say.]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref><ref name=bidendefendssegregation>Goodman, Alana (January 31, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden?source=%2Fpolitics%2Fjoe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride Joe Biden embraced segregation in 1975, claiming it was a matter of 'black pride']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> and the current occupant of the [[White House]] who promised in 2020 to combat [[anti-Semitism]]<ref>Biden, Joe (JAnuary 2, 2020). [https://www.jta.org/2020/01/02/opinion/joe-biden-my-plan-to-fight-anti-semitism Joe Biden: My plan to fight anti-Semitism]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> yet stayed silent when Jews were attacked by Palestianian-themed terrorists.<ref>Talcott, Shelby (May 21, 2021). [https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/joe-biden-silent-anti-semitism-attacks-america-israel/ Joe Biden Remains Silent On Wave Of Anti-Semitic Crimes In US]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved Augsut 24, 2021.</ref> Biden is a 10% shareholder in a company that is a partner of the government-owned Bank of China and [[Chinese military]].<ref>https://geopolitics.co/2020/10/24/damning-report-on-biden-activities-with-china/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/a-collusion-tale-the-bidens-and-china/</ref><ref>https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/biden-son-brother-pitched-us-infrastructure-deals-chinese</ref> <br /> <br /> Audits in [[Maricopa County, Arizona]]<ref>https://therightscoop.com/watch-arizona-forensic-auditors-detail-the-highly-suspicious-findings-from-their-audit/</ref> and [[Atlanta|Fulton County, Georgia]]<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/election-integrity-group-analysis-of-ballot-images-in-georgia-county-shows-provable-fraud_3901787.html</ref> revealed that Biden did not win those counties which allegedly propelled him into the White House.<ref>https://twitter.com/TalkMullins/status/1415308496279592965</ref> His right hand henchman, [[chief-of-staff]] [[Ron Klain]], has tweeted that 68% of Americans are correct in their belief that American elections are rigged.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/12/bidens-pick-for-chief-of-staff-agrees-that-elections-are-rigged/</ref> <br /> <br /> As the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] nominee in the [[2020 presidential election]], he was endorsed by [[Neo-Nazi]] [[white supremacist]] [[Richard Spencer]], organizer of the June 2017 Charlottesville protests in which one person was killed.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/24/white-supremacist-who-organized-charlottesville-race-riots-endorses-joe-biden/</ref> Biden publicly proclaimed that defenders of the [[Confederate]] flag were "many fine people".<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> While occupying the [[Oval Office]], Biden repeatedly insisted that minorities were too stupid to know how to use the [[internet]] to find [[vaccination]]s sites.<ref>https://remezcla.com/culture/president-biden-infers-black-latino-communities-dont-know-use-internet/</ref><ref>https://www.opindia.com/2021/02/joe-biden-african-americans-hispanics-internet-coronavirus-vaccine/</ref> Biden has insisted Blacks are too stupid to get a state-issued identification card or drivers license.<ref>https://thecitizen.com/2021/04/12/democrats-insult-millions-of-blacks-who-have-photo-ids/</ref><br /> <br /> Biden has alienated America's closest allies with his inept and botched handling of the withdrawl from the [[Afghan War]], the resultant hostage and humanitarian crisis, and rise of a terrorist state armed with captured American state-of-the-art weapons and technology.<br /> <br /> The Biden’s have been described as "grifters", "in this for family prestige, indulgences and affluence; not much more....The Biden “presidency” is [[communist front|a front]]; a ruse, a manipulative scheme that needs a face to go with the asterisk beside the title… That’s Joe Biden."<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/10/james-clyburn-instructs-joe-biden-to-pressure-joe-manchin-eliminate-senate-filibuster-and-get-federal-control-of-elections-done-quickly-before-voters-can-kick-them-out/</ref><br /> [[File:Taliban flag raising.PNG‎ |right|350px|thumb|[[Taliban]] mock U.S. flag raising at [[Iwo Jima]] in their victory over America.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/taliban-mock-iwo-jima-flag-raising-pose-for-photos-with-their-trove-of-american-vehicles-weapons-equipment/</ref>]]<br /> [[File:Afghan dead (2).png|right|350px|thumb|The body of a young man crushed in the wheel well of a C-17, desperately trying to flee Afghanistan after Biden ordered a sudden ill-planned and chaotic withdrawal.<ref>https://citizenfreepress.com/column-1/horrifying-photo-of-afghan-trapped-on-outside-of-usaf-c-17-in-midair/</ref>]]<br /> [[File:Biden turns his back on stranded Americans.jpg|350px|thumb|Biden turned his back on thousands of Americas at the mercy of the Taliban, stranded in Afghanistan.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/24/biden-turns-his-back-on-question-about-evacuating-all-americans-from-afghanistan/</ref>]]<br /> [[File:Biden and neo-nazis.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden shaking hands with Ukrainian Neo-Nazi [[Oleh Tyanhbok]].<ref>https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1112498132489814017</ref>]]<br /> <div style="height:1em"></div><br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> [[File:Klain rigged elections.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden [[chief of staff]] [[Ron Klain]] publicly agrees that elections are rigged.]]<br /> Biden's business partners have stolen military secrets from the United States and have been labeled by the State Department and Pentagon as threats to national security.<ref>''[https://nypost.com/2019/05/11/the-troubling-reason-why-biden-is-so-soft-on-china/ The Troubling Reason Why Biden is so Soft on China]'', N.Y. POST (May 11, 2019).</ref><ref>Press Release, U.S. Dep’t. of Justice, [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-nuclear-engineer-china-general-nuclear-power-company-and-energy-technology-international U.S. Nuclear Engineer, China General Nuclear Power Company and Energy Technology International Indicted in Nuclear Power Conspiracy against the United States] (Thursday, April 14, 2016).</ref> The Chinese government and military has been accused of deliberately releasing a deadly [[bioweapon]] on the world after a leak from the [[Wuhan lab]].<ref>https://www.hoover.org/research/china-deliberately-spread-coronavirus-what-are-strategic-consequences</ref> The government of China itself has [[murder]]ed 80 million of its own people throughout its seventy year plus existence,<ref>https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_has_the_Chinese_Communist_Party_killed</ref> and is far more powerful than the [[Third Reich|Nazi regime]] or [[Soviet Union]] ever were.<ref>https://archive.is/LytTV</ref><br /> <br /> Biden previously occupied the positions of [[Vice President]] and as [[Barack Obama]]'s token [[segregation]]ist. Biden is a self-proclaimed traditional [[Jim Crow]] Democrat,<ref>''Presidential hopeful Biden faces an image problem'', [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=28178299&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE2OTgzNDI0OCwiaWF0IjoxNjIwMDAwOTY5LCJleHAiOjE2MjAwODczNjl9.Qis6deAMX2ZszubFmWmV75o-sSIRnJfvNYg4W9pJF3A The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Sep 1987, Sun Page 79.]]</ref> known by fellow Senators as the Architect of Black Mass Incarceration,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cory-booker-calls-joe-biden-an-architect-of-mass-incarceration</ref> the author of the [[Patriot Act]] spying on American citizens,<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/surveillance-joe</ref> and founder, in his own words, of "the most extensive [[voter fraud]] organization in history."<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/10/24/biden_we_have_put_together_the_most_extensive_and_inclusive_voter_fraud_organization_in_the_history_of_american_politics.html Biden: We Have Put Together The Most Extensive And Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization In The History Of American Politics], October 24, 2020</ref> <br /> <br /> Biden has been thoroughly compromised by the [[Chinese Communist Party]]<ref>Gertz, Bill (November 11, 2020). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/11/joe-biden-backs-china-appeasement/ Biden favors China appeasement]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 14, 2020.</ref> and was endorsed by the official state media outlet ''Global Times''..<br /> <ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198289.shtml</ref> Vice-dean Di Dongsheng of the School of International Relations at Renmin University in [[Beijing]] made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:<br /> <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"We know that the [[Trump administration]] is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016? I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence.<br /> <br /> During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the [[establishment]], they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?<br /> <br /> Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has [[Bohai Harvest RST|some sort of global foundation]]. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html|title=Chinese Scholar Boasts About "Old Friends At The Top Of America's Core Inner Circle Of Power And Influence"|work=Real Clear Politics|date=December 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ==Mental competence==<br /> :{{See also|Mental health|}}<br /> <br /> Biden apparently has [[dementia]],<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/10/12/watch-joe-bidens-probable-dementia-was-on-full-display-today-n262206 Watch: Joe Biden's Probable Dementia Was on Full Display Today]</ref> with symptoms like forgetting how many grandchildren he has,<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/08/17/joe-biden-forgets-how-many-grand-children-he-has-again-n251481 Joe Biden Forgets How Many Grandchildren He Has...Again]</ref> thinking that he is running for the [[United States Senate|Senate]], not the US presidency,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeats-gaffe-that-hes-running-for-the-senate-appears-to-not-remember-mitt-romneys-name Biden repeats gaffe that he's running 'for the Senate,' appears to not remember Mitt Romney's name]</ref> forgetting that he is running against President Trump, not George Bush,<ref>[https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/biden-appears-to-forget-trumps-name-tells-reporter-hes-running-against-a-guy-named-george/ Biden Appears to Forget Trump’s Name, Tells Reporter He’s Running Against a Guy Named “George”]</ref> getting his wife confused with his sister,<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/joe-biden-mistakes-his-wife-his-sister Joe Biden Mistakes His Wife for His Sister]</ref> and even forgetting where he is.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-goes-blank-stare-forgetting-tries-fails-pass-off-joke/ Biden Goes Into Blank Stare After Forgetting Where He Is, Tries and Fails To Pass It Off as Joke]</ref> Critics of Biden have derided what they describe as clownish and buffoonish behavior by him in the public eye over the years<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/04/biden_the_buffoon.html Biden, the buffoon] at the American Thinker</ref> and have attributed that behavior, which likely predates his selection by Barack Obama to be his running mate, to his advancing senility and dementia.<ref name="Biden Dementia">[https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/10/03/is-joe-bidens-sometimes-bizarre-behavior-a-sign-of-dementia/ Is Joe Biden’s Sometimes Bizarre Behavior a Sign of Dementia?]</ref> Despite all of these symptoms, many Democrats deny Biden's erratic behavior and are content with someone mentally unfit to be President of the United States,<ref>[https://thedailycoin.org/2020/08/09/democrats-endgame-is-beyond-strange-with-dementia-biden-in-severe-mental-decline-the-plan-is-to-get-him-elected-but-never-let-him-assume-the-duties-of-president/ Democrat’s Endgame Is Beyond Strange: With Dementia-Biden In Severe Mental Decline, The Plan Is To Get Him Elected But Never Let Him Assume The Duties Of President]</ref> while more aggressive apologists make excuses and attack critics by accusing them of "ageism" and "ignorance".<ref name="Biden Dementia"/><br /> [[File:Biden fall.jpg|left|300px|thumb|With advanced age Biden has become increasingly unbalanced.]]<br /> Biden has had two brain surgeries, and his speech is occasionally slurred in pronouncing common words. In addition to his socialist views Biden has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which likewise is known to cause permanent brain damage.<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/subarachnoid-hemorrhage/symptoms-causes/syc-20361009</ref> During a CNN town hall on 17 February 2021 Biden claimed that he didn't have the COVID Vaccine when he took office.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/ Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office]</ref> He didn't remember that he himself took the vaccine on 21 December 2020, one month before occupying the office.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccination Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination]</ref> <br /> <br /> After his occupying the White House, he forgot the name of his Secretary of Defense [[Lloyd Austin]],<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/03/08/biden-seems-to-forget-defense-secretarys-name/ Biden seems to forget the defense secretary’s name, calls him ‘the guy who runs that outfit’]</ref> calling Kamala Harris president,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-bidens-president-harris-gaffe-comes-after-third-of-voters-doubt-mental-fitness/ar-BB1eKyUj Joe Biden's 'President Harris' Gaffe Comes after Third of Voters Doubt Mental Fitness]</ref> forgetting what he is doing in Texas.<ref>[https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-nearby/282813 Ignored by Media: Joe Biden Is Completely LOST in Texas Even with Handler Nearby]</ref> talk that he is coming to Senate 120 years ago.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-press-conference-senate-120-years-filibuster Biden raises eyebrows with a quip he came to Senate 120 years ago]</ref> Biden made history as the first Oval Office occupant in over 100 years to not hold a press conference in his first 65 days in office. When twice asked by reporters if he was ready the day before the big event, Biden responded, "What press conference?"<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/reporters-ask-biden-3-times-biggest-press-conference-life-responds-press-conference/</ref> One purpose of presidential press conferences is so the public can see and judge for themselves a president's mental acuity. When the press conference finally was held, it was a disaster for Biden as he stumbled and mumbled his way through, ready prepared notes to answer serious policy questions and losing this train of thought.<br /> <br /> Six weeks after the seizure of power, a [[Rasmussen Poll]] of likely voters showed 50% said they were not confident that “Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/day-49-half-the-nation-worried-biden-not-physically-and-mentally-up-to-the-job</ref> Shortly thereafter Biden fell three times attempting to board [[Air Force One]].<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-fall-air-force-one-b1819731.html</ref> White House internal propagandists tried to explain away the incident as the wind blowing Biden over.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-white-house-explains-why-biden-stumbled-and-fell-on-stairs-today-and-its-not-even-a-good-excuse/</ref> Not one day earlier Biden referred to Kamala Harris, "President Harris."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/biden-calls-kamala-president-harris-during-speech/</ref> Former White House physician for Presidents [[George W. Bush]], Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Dr. Ronnie Jackson tweeted, "I served as White House physician under THREE Presidents. I’ve seen what it takes physically AND mentally to do the job. I can tell you right now that the way Biden is hiding from the public is a MAJOR red flag. Something’s not right."<ref>https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1373695627067002882</ref><br /> <br /> Biden's public performance at the G-7 summit at Cornwall, England in June 2021 with the entire planet looking on was universally panned as demented.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/world/concerns-for-joe-bidens-mental-capacity-raised-amid-gaffes-at-g7/video/f222051fe4ca908cf153540bfad79676</ref> Even other heads of government could only laugh in front of the cameras as Biden wandered off aimlessly or forgot what he had been told 30 seconds earlier.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-gaffes-g7-summit-video</ref> His closing press conference in front of the fawning [[liberal media]] devolved into rambling gibberish.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-g7-us-russia-help-people-libya-syria</ref><br /> [[File:Biden eats a booger.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Biden blew his nose and snot clung to his chin. When informed by staff 8 minutes later, Biden ate the booger off his chin.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-handed-embarrassing-note-during-meeting-gets-mocked-for-what-he-does-next</ref>]]<br /> While preparing for a video conference with the nation's governors on wildfires, Biden was informed by aides of having a booger on his chin, and proceeded to eat it on camera.<ref>https://rumble.com/vkjihr-joe-biden-told-hes-got-something-on-his-chin-and-he-eats-it.html?mref=6zof&mrefc=2</ref> Reports say Biden's erratic conduct has caused staffers to nickname him, the ''Nightmare on Elm Street''.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/report-biden-staffers-referring-biden-nightmare-elm-street/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Fall of Kabul===<br /> On August 20, 2021 Biden claimed the U.S. went to Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda, and had done so. Less than an hour later, a Pentagon spokesman contradicted him and said al Qaeda still existed in Afghanistan.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/08/20/biden-stumbles-with-afghan-questions-says-americans-can-reach-kabul/</ref> His assurance that the Taliban promised people with U.S. passports were being cleared through Taliban checkpoints was immediately contradicted by the State Department. Biden said, ""I have seen no question of our credibility from our allies around the world. I've spoken with our NATO allies, we've spoken with NATO allies. ... The fact of the matter is, I have not seen that. As a matter of fact, the exact opposite I've got." In the real world, the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs held a virtual session and Josep Borrell, high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission, branded the situation in Afghanistan "a catastrophe." Former UK prime minister [[Theresa May]] said "What does it say about NATO if we are entirely dependent on a unilateral decision taken by the United States? ... Did we feel we just had to follow the United States and hope that on a wing and a prayer it'd be all right on the night?" Former UK prime minister [[Tony Blair]] called Biden an "imbecile."<ref>https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/ex-british-pm-tony-blair-brands-biden-imbecile-dangerous-decision-leave-afghanistan</ref> Armin Laschet, the top candidate to succeed outgoing German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], said, "This is the greatest debacle that NATO has seen since its foundation, and it is an epochal change that we are facing."<ref>https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-checking-president-bidens-claims-230100372.html</ref> And the UK Parliament held Biden in [[contempt]].<br /> <br /> ===25th Amendment===<br /> :{{See also|25th Amendment|Legal capacity}}<br /> Four weeks into the junta, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that nearly three dozen House Democrats called on Biden to relinquish his sole authority to launch [[nuclear weapon]]. <br /> {{quotebox-float|“...Vesting one person with this authority entails real risks...Past presidents have threatened to attack other countries with nuclear weapons or exhibited behavior that caused other officials to express concern about the president’s judgment...While any president would presumably consult with advisors before ordering a nuclear attack, there is no requirement to do so...The military is obligated to carry out the order if they assess it is legal under the laws of war. Under the current posture of U.S. nuclear forces, that attack would happen in minutes.”<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2021/02/23/tester-outlines-defense-budget-strategy-793538?cid=su_tw_md</ref>}} The effort was spearheaded by Democrat Reps. [[Jimmy Panetta]] and [[Ted Lieu]] after both international and national media questioned Biden's mental capacity and the threat it posed to national security.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/believe-joe-bidens-mental-state-clear-national-security-threat-newsmax-host-grant-stinchfield-joe-bidens-dementia-video/</ref><ref>https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6233603126001</ref> In late 2020, [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]] introduced a bill creating a [[25th Amendment]] Commission. The 25th Amendment reads in part, "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments '''''or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..."'''''. Biden insiders began dumping on Kamala Harris in fear she would invoke the 25th Amendment as Biden's dementia became more obvious. When a Trafalgar poll revealed 58% of Americans had no confidence that Kamala Harris could assume the duties of president, a series of [[leak]]s trashing Harris emanated from the White House.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/harris-poll-numbers-crashing-lunch-alert/</ref> In the wake of her disastrous photo-op in Guatemala, Mexico, and El Paso, staffers began to quit, citing that Kamala is impossible to work with.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/06/26/top-travel-aides-for-kamala-harris-are-quitting-and-it-could-hardly-come-at-a-worse-time-n2591632</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' reported that Kamala's office is ''"Not a healthy environment’: rife with dissent. There is dysfunction inside the VP’s office, aides and administration officials say. And it’s emanating from the top."''<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/30/kamala-harris-office-dissent-497290</ref><br /> {{quotebox-float|"Harris’ team is experiencing low morale, porous lines of communication and diminished trust among aides and senior officials....22 current and former vice presidential aides, administration officials and associates of Harris and Biden described a tense and at times dour office atmosphere. Aides ....created an insular environment where ideas are ignored or met with harsh dismissals and decisions are dragged out. Often, they said, she refuses to take responsibility for delicate issues and blames staffers for the negative results that ensue.... “It all starts at the top,” said one of the administration officials, who like others requested anonymity to be able to speak candidly about a sensitive matter.<br /> <br /> “People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it’s an abusive environment,” said another person with direct knowledge of how Harris’ office is run. “It’s not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated. It’s not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s---.”<br /> <br /> The dysfunction in the VP’s ranks threatens to complicate the White House’s carefully crafted image as a place staffed by a close-knit group of professionals working in concert to advance the president’s agenda. It’s pronounced enough that members of the president’s own team have taken notice and are concerned about the way Harris’ staffers are treated....for some of the people who know Harris best, it’s become an all-too-familiar pattern for a politician who has churned through several iterations of staff on her rise and took office with a team almost entirely new to her.<br /> <br /> Just six months in, some of those aides in the Office of the Vice President said they are eyeing other employment opportunities. Others have left already. ...The morale level for current Harris staffers is “rough” and in many ways similar to the failed presidential campaign and her Senate office, according to the former Senate aide."}}<br /> Aides describe Harris as unpredictable and at times demeaning to her staff. She often hung up on her aides, berated them when she didn’t think they were prepared enough for briefings, and had a reputation for churning through interns and lower-level staff.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/07/14/progressive-brawl-over-antitrust-measures-gets-personal-493575</ref> Some of her former staffers claimed to be suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress after Harris started her ascension to the White House. According to the ''Washington Free Beacon'', “they sought therapy to ‘resolve trauma from the on-the-job abuse’ after Harris was selected as Biden’s running mate in 2020.”<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/kamala-harris-staffer-trauma/amp/</ref> After an ''Axios'' hit piece on Kamala,<ref>https://www.axios.com/kamala-harris-office-dysfunction-2024-e2f9a9c0-f391-4c1d-8042-aa4f24a292e3.html</ref> the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported the knives were out for Kamala in the racist and [[misogynist]] Biden White House.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/03/democrats-fear-harris-cant-beat-any-goper-in-2024-including-trump/</ref><br /> <br /> After Biden's disastrous performance in a nationally televised CNN townhall meeting,<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/22/joe-biden-becomes-progressively-incoherent-at-cnns-half-empty-townhall-and-its-not-just-a-stutter-1106954/</ref> speculation was rife over Harris invoking the 25th Amendment.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/bidens-senility-at-town-hall-will-cause-big-25th-amendment-battle-lunch-alert/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Biden junta==<br /> [[File:U.S. Madrid Embassy.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Biden junta ordered all U.S. Embassies and Consulates to fly the [[Marxist]] Black Lives Matter flag.<ref>https://humanevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/REDACTED-State-Department-Doc-1.pdf</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden Junta|Biden junta personnel|}}<br /> The Biden junta seized power through a coup via [[Democrat election fraud|extensive voter fraud]] on November 4, 2020 and formally installed itself on January 20, 2021. The Biden/Harris regime foreign policy was first outlined by its [[State Department]] chief spokesperson: the "largest threat to U.S. [[national security]] are U.S. [[cop]]s."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops/</ref> Foreign minister Antony Blinken ordered all U.S. Diplomatic and Consular posts to display support for Black Lives Matter on the one-year anniversary of [[George Floyd]]’s death and beyond.<ref>https://humanevents.com/2021/05/24/breaking-news-leaked-state-department-memo-indicates-official-support-for-blm-agenda/</ref> Despite the documented actions of BLM protestors during the riots of 2020, and the organization’s declining popularity with American voters, the junta nonetheless endorsed and promoted an organization with admitted Marxist roots as one having ties to U.S. official foreign offices.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/05/25/heres-the-us-embassy-in-madrid-proudly-flying-the-black-lives-matter-banner/</ref> The State Department memo reads in part: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“The Department supports the use of the term ‘Black Lives Matter’ in messaging content, speeches, and other diplomatic engagements with foreign audiences to advance racial equity and access to justice on May 25 [2021] and beyond....This cable constitutes a blanket written authorization for calendar year 2021 from the Under Secretary for Management (M) to display the BLM flag on the external-facing flagpole to any Chiefs of Mission who determine such a display is appropriate in light of local conditions.}}<br /> By August 2020, support for Blacks Lives Matter in polls cratered to just 2%.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/blm-approval-craters-at-just-2-has-dropped-whopping-92-since-2020-peak/</ref><br /> <br /> The junta's actions were in line with the Chinese Communist Party document, ''Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020''—whose Forward section begins with the words: “I can't breathe!”-- George Floyd.<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1219304.shtml</ref> Blinken declared that Biden would make no effort to contain the Chinese Communist's bid for global domination, replacing the United States as the planet's premier global [[Superpower]] .<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-wont-contain-china-reveals-blinken/</ref><br /> <br /> As [[junta leader]], he expanded the powers of the [[police state]],<ref>https://www.leftvoice.org/patriot-act-2-0-bidens-domestic-terrorism-laws-are-a-danger-to-the-working-class</ref> imposed radical [[environmentalism]] and restricted access to affordable energy, and proposed [[court packing]] to control the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], raise taxes and spending,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/09/18/fact-check-yes-biden-will-raise-taxes-across-the-board-n2576377 Fact Checking the 'Fact Checkers:' Yes, PolitiFact, Biden Will Raise Taxes Across the Board]</ref> and reducing the power of the [[free market]] while increasing the dependence of people on the federal government. <br /> <br /> Joe Biden signed 42 [[executive order]] [[diktat]]s in his first week after seizing power.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/bidens-executive-actions-dictator/</ref> Four weeks into the junta, several collaborators sought to relieve Biden of sole responsibility to launch a nuclear strike<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/dems-urge-biden-to-relinquish-nuke-power/</ref> due to his diminished mental capacity.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/video-australian-journalist-says-biden-is-cognitively-compromised-obviously-struggling-with-dementia/</ref> Since assuming the White House office, Biden has become increasingly incoherent.<ref>https://rumble.com/ve7cjz-ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-ne.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Propaganda apparatus===<br /> [[File:Psaki communist.PNG|left|250px|thumb|Junta chief spokesperson Jen Psaki (right) with Hammer and Sickle. [[Russian]] Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left). According to Biden aide [[Eric Ciaramella]], Lavrov instructed President Trump to fire James Comey.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/alleged-whistleblower-eric-ciaramella-was-cited-in-key-passage-of-mueller-report</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris regime propaganda apparatus|}}<br /> Junta chief propagandist [[Jen Psaki]] posed with a hat bearing the Hammer and Sickle of the [[Soviet]] regime during a meeting between [[John Kerry]] and Russian foreign minister [[Sergey Lavrov]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/jen-psaki-warns-of-russian-propaganda-after-images-of-pink-communist-hat-resurface/ Jen Psaki Warns of ‘Russian Propaganda’ After Images of Pink Communist Hat Resurface]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> In much of the world the [[Hammer and Sickle]] evokes a similar, if not the same, response as the wearing of the [[swastika]].<ref>http://www.umassmedia.com/opinions/the-hammer-sickle-is-as-bad-as-the-swastika-iv/article_698adf58-35f9-11e9-9ad0-9fa59dca911f.html</ref> More than 100 million [[human beings]] perished under the hammer and sickle.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/100-years-of-communismand-100-million-dead-1510011810 100 Years of Communism—and 100 Million Dead]. ''Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> Award-winning writer Gabriella Hoffman of [[Townhall.com]] remarked,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"You wore a hat emblazoned with a hate symbol and smiled for pictures with Russian dignitaries while working for the administration that gave the [[Kremlin]] more flexibility. <br /> <br /> The hammer & sickle represents horror for many of us with family that survived / died under Soviet [[communism]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Gabby_Hoffman/status/1333938033440288770</ref>}}<br /> [[Vladimir Putin]] has in recent decades attempted to re-habilitate the emblem and transform it into a symbol of [[Russian]] [[nationalism]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-flag/putin-saves-hammer-and-sickle-after-row-idUKL2011562320070420</ref><br /> <br /> In the photo, Lavrov has his arm around Psaki.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/media-rushes-to-defend-biden-press-sec-jen-psaki-over-hammer-and-sickle-hat/</ref> Lavrov was said by Democrat and [[fake news]] media outlets to have carried a message from Vladimir Putin to [[Donald Trump]] to fire [[FBI]] director [[James Comey]].<ref>[https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/10/30/whistleblower_exposed_close_to_biden_brennan_dnc_oppo_researcher_120996.html#! The Beltway's 'Whistleblower' Furor Obsesses Over One Name]. ''RealClearInvestigations''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> [[Impeachment sham]] [[whistleblower]] [[Eric Ciaramella]] is said to have started the rumor.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/01/rush-limbaugh-alleged-whistleblower-was-leaker-behind-putin-fired-comey-fake-news/ Rush Limbaugh: Alleged ‘Whistleblower’ Was Leaker Behind ‘Putin Fired Comey’ Fake News]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref><br /> [[File:Biden text.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden family text with Hunter telling his daughter Naomi that "Pop" received 50% of the Burisma [[kickback]]s.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/10/15/unlike-pop-joe-biden-i-wont-make-you-give-me-half-of-your-salary-video/</ref>]]<br /> According to ''Politico'', when aides want the greenlight on a social media project, Naomi and Finnegan Biden are Biden's go-to digital validators. When Naomi or Finnigan see a video or like a post, it is more valuable than any amount of data proving its effectiveness, according to Democrats familiar with the dynamic. The digital team has given directives based on what Biden’s granddaughters were suggesting, going beyond Biden's normal media go-to’s like ''New York Times'' columnists, local television stations, and network and cable news anchors. “Anything digital he does is purely because his granddaughters tell him to,” said a Democrat familiar with the dynamic.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/07/14/bidens-gen-z-translators-493580</ref><br /> <br /> Naomi Biden is followed by 10 White House aides, narrowly edging out Kamala Harris' [[nepotism|nepotic]] [[Fashion industry values|fashion industry]] niece [[Meena Harris]] with eight. Meena, however, got the crucial @WHCOS follow from chief-of-staff Ron Klain while Naomi did not.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/05/06/whitehouses-favorite-reporters-492757</ref><br /> <br /> A website that tracks the YouTube page of the Biden White House confirmed that [[YouTube]] suppressed the dislikes on every single one of Joe Biden White House videos. YouTube suppressed dislikes of Biden by as much as 600% on some videos.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/amazing-new-website-confirms-youtube-suppressing-dislikes-joe-biden-videos-much-600/</ref><br /> <br /> Commissar of Communications Kate Beddingfield made it clear the junta was coming after conservative news organizations who "share the ecosystem".<ref>https://therightscoop.com/white-house-admits-it-is-coming-after-conservative-news-outlets/</ref><br /> <br /> During the [[Rape of Afghanistan]], even CNN apologists had difficulty covering for the lies and incompetence of the Biden regime. Clarrissa Ward reported from Kabul, "There is panic. There's hysteria. You have Taliban fighters with whips and guns. You have U.S> and U.K soldiers who are not allowing people in. You have mixed messaging coming through about what kind of paperwork you need and how you can go. I mean, it is just an absolute mess. And we heard president Biden say yesterday in his comments to [[ABC News]] that this is not failure. I think a lot of people outside that airport, particularly those taking the kinds of extreme actions we're just talking about, would like to know, if this isn't failure, then what does failure look like exactly?"<ref>https://rumble.com/vlgaav-cnn-reporter-eats-biden-alive-if-this-isnt-failure-then-what-does-failure-l.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Ethics===<br /> ====Nepotism====<br /> In a long [[profanity]]-laced Twitter thread, former Obama administration director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub lambasted the <br /> way the junta handed out jobs to “privileged white kids,” as a “f*****g failure.” The ''Washington Post'' reported that while Biden banned his son Hunter, his brother James, and his sister-in-law from working in the federal government, “that vow did not extend to his senior staff and their relatives. In the first few months of Biden’s presidency, at least five children of his top aides have secured coveted jobs....Beyond children, other relatives of top Biden aides also have secured high-level administration jobs or nominations.”<br /> <br /> Steve Ricchetti, Counselor to Joe Biden,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/17/joe-biden-wants-washington-swamp-monster-steve-ricchetti-back-at-the-white-house/ Joe Biden Wants Washington Swamp Monster Steve Ricchetti Back at the White House]</ref> is the father of J.J. Ricchetti, Special Assistant in the Office of Legislative Affairs, Shannon Ricchetti, the Deputy Associate Director for the White House Social Secretary, and Daniel Ricchetti, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/06/14/the-ricchetti-administration-493243</ref> Steve Ricchetti is the brother of Jeff Ricchetti, who was paid $60,000 to lobby members of the National Security Council for [[General Motors]] in the first part of 2021 on “issues related to China.”<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/brother-of-top-biden-advisor-lobbied-executive-office-of-president-for-gm.html</ref> General Motors is a 49% partner with Chinese Communist Party entities who hold a 51% share in GM's China operations.<ref>https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/02/gm-officially-out-of-control-in-china/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/wip/0RqmI</ref><br /> <br /> ====Influence peddling and money laundering====<br /> Former Obama administration director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub implied that those Democrats who hyperventilated about [[Ivanka Trump]] and [[Jared Kushner]] working as unpaid advisers should apply the same benchmark to the current White House occupant. “I’m sorry, I know some folks don’t like hearing any criticism of [Biden]. But this royally sucks. I’m disgusted. A lot of us worked hard to tee him up to restore ethics to government and believed the promises. This is a a real “f–k you” to us—and government ethics.”<ref>https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1405882687026520065</ref> <br /> [[File:Daddy is a war criminal.png|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden art gallery. A peaceful protester was assaulted by security before he could complete, "Daddy is a war criminal."<ref>https://youtu.be/u1w6-NNE9Iw</ref><ref>https://rodwebber.wordpress.com/2021/07/09/daddy-war-crimes-bidens-make-it-rain/</ref>]]<br /> Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates told the ''Washington Post'': “The president has instituted the highest ethical standards of anyone to ever hold this office. And he’s proud to have staffed the most diverse administration in American history with well-qualified public servants who reflect his values.” Shaub responded: “The White House’s defense that they had the minimum qualifications is total BS. The issue isn’t whether they were qualified (some weren’t). It’s that a WH that promised diversity is giving these [[white privilege|privileged white kids]] with connected mommies and daddies prime jobs over others!” Shaub wrote that “Even the f-ing head of presidential personnel, who is supposed to be keeping them honest, has a child who’s a recent college grad working in the administration. And the spouse of the White House chief of staff, for crying out loud. This is ridiculous. What a f—–g failure.”<br /> <br /> Shaub explained that he's harboring feelings of bitterness for stupidly backing Biden for president: "Do I sound bitter? HELL, YEAH, I’M BITTER! I’m the stupid moron who fell for his false promises. I wasn’t naive enough to think he’d be a transformative president. He told us he’d be plain vanilla. But I thought there was momentum behind his ethics promises. Boy was I stupid." Shaub claimed that Biden has watered down ethics rules that prohibited appointees from participating in matters with former clients to avoid [[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]]: "The guidance also quietly said it doesn’t apply if a news channel paid you to appear on TV. You can work directly with them. But remember how mad we were when the Trump admin gave waivers to former [[Fox News]] personalities? Well, here we go again.<ref>https://t.co/QvGStfsU7h</ref><br /> <br /> Shaub commented on an alleged art exhibition to sell Hunter Biden's "art work" listed between $75,000 and $500,000 to anonymous buyers. "The notion of a president's son capitalizing on that relationship by selling art at obviously inflated prices and keeping the public in the dark about who's funneling money to him has a shameful and grifty feel to it."<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/06/22/obama-head-of-government-ethics-hunter-bidens-inflated-cost-of-art-has-seems-shameful-and-grifty-n2591346?</ref> Schaub commented, "So instead of disclosing who is paying outrageous sums for Hunter Biden’s artwork so that we could monitor whether the purchasers are gaining access to government, the WH tried to make sure we will never know who they are. ...The White House has put its stamp of approval on the president’s son profiting off his father’s public service again."<ref>https://therightscoop.com/amateur-hour-for-government-ethics-obama-ethics-chief-blasts-biden-wh-for-helping-hunter-profit-off-bidens-public-service-again/</ref> Writing in the ''Washington Post'', Schaub said that the arrangement was a “perfect mechanism for funneling bribes.”<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/13/obama-ethics-chief-on-hunter-bidens-art-scheme-perfect-mechanism-for-funneling-bribes-1103027/</ref><br /> <br /> Chief propagandist Jen Psaki described Hunter, who is 49 years old, as a “child” who has the right to pursue his new “profession,”<ref> https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2021/07/23/hunter-bidens-art-profession-is-obviously-a-money-laundering-scheme-n2593031</ref> and admitted Hunter would meet with buyers after claiming the money transfers would be anonymous.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/white-house-now-admits-that-hunter-biden-will-get-to-meet-the-anonymous-purchasers-of-his-high-priced-artwork/</ref> George Berges Gallery offered for sale Biden's alleged art in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York]]. Berges described Biden’s work as having “authenticity” that he “personally” loves. “A lot of the issues that are thrown at Hunter is what makes him produce really great work," Berges finished. Berges told Chinese state-owned media outlet ''China Daily'' in 2014 that, “The questions that I always had was how’s China changing the world in terms of art and culture.” Berges was reported to be "keen to open other art galleries in Beijing and Shanghai" in 2015.<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/former-police-chief-hunters-art-deal-sure-looks-like-a-money-laundering-scheme/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Illegal actions===<br /> In June 2021, the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] ruled that the [[Center for Disease Control]] (CDC) “exceeded its existing statutory authority” by imposing an eviction moratorium and ordered the unconstitutional regime activity to cease by August 2021. In August 2021 Biden announced an extension of the “eviction moratorium” while admitting that the “bulk of constitutional scholars” would say the executive dercrees are “not likely to pass constitutional muster.”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/06/bidens-unprecedented-attack-on-the-constitution/</ref> The illegal regime action supposedly grants the CDC the authority to seize rental properties of landlords.<ref>https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-expert-eviction-moratorium-presidential-fiat-blatantly-violates-constitution-defies</ref> In this instance, the junta blatantly defied the Supreme Court.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-04/biden-s-rebuff-to-supreme-court-on-eviction-ban-will-backfire</ref><br /> <br /> ==Domestic policy==<br /> [[File:Biden junta January 20, 2021.jpg|right|350px|thumb|As the Biden Junta took power, the American people were excluded from what traditionally has been a public event.]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris domestic policy|Biden junta human rights violations}}<br /> Biden promised a "Dark Winter" should he ever succeed at occupying the [[White House]].<ref>https://www.worldtribune.com/dark-winter-biden-set-to-usher-in-era-of-fear-lockdowns-high-taxes-and-strangling-regulations/</ref> Despite Biden's [[far-Left]] positions, liberal media outlets including [[CNN]] previously have attempted to paint him as a supposed "moderate".<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/politics/joe-biden-cabinet-staff-hires-moderates/index.html Surprise! Joe Biden is a moderate institutionalist!]. ''CNN''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> <br /> <br /> The junta took power under the watchful eye of [[National Guard]]smen while the American people were excluded. The next day in the dead of winter, Democrats kicked the Guardsmen out of the [[U.S. Capitol]] building and the soldiers were ordered to sleep in an unheated parking garage,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/21/national-guard-forced-to-evacuate-capitol-grounds-after-alleged-mask-complaint-by-democrat-congressman/</ref> without [[internet]] reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom having only two stalls for 5,000 troops.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220</ref> Under the [[Geneva Convention]], prisoners-of-war are mandated to be taken care of better than how the Biden regime treated U.S. military units as the junta assumed power their first night.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/nolte-geneva-conventions-forbid-forcing-soldiers-to-sleep-in-parking-garage/</ref> Meanwhile the junta spent $86 million to house illegal immigrants in hotels.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/jen-psaki-national-guard-parking-garage-illegal-immigrants-hotel-rooms/</ref> Over the protestations of majority Black D.C. citizens, the occupation forces remained in place for months. Democrat Congressional leaders ordered the construction of a Wall to keep the American people out.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/18/plan-erect-permanent-capitol-fence-lambasted/</ref> Guardsmen were fed raw stale meat with metal shavings and hospitalized.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/national-guard-in-dc-hospitalized-substandard-food/65-f231f75f-2206-4403-9d19-645eef5f302e</ref><br /> <br /> Biden also embraces many far-Left thoughts like the abortion issue, immigration policies and his refusal to denounce terrorist [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] acts, which makes it impossible for him to unite the division. Very troublesome for Americans of faith was, his May, 2021 decision to omit God from the ''National Day of Prayer''. A first.<ref>Joe Biden Leaves God Out of the National Day of Prayer. National Review, May 10, 2021. https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/joe-biden-leaves-god-out-of-the-national-day-of-prayer/amp/</ref><br /> [[File:Democrat crime wave.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Lawlessness of the Biden totalitarian takeover.]]<br /> Among its other first acts was to politicize the nation's military, ordering a stand down and witch hunt to drive conservatives out of officer and enlisted ranks,<ref>https://www.revolver.news/2020/10/biden-loving-general-is-deploying-military-grade-information-warfare-against-trump-supporters/</ref> and renewing the Obama era weaponization of the intelligence apparatus against American citizens.<br /> <br /> Likewise, the day after the seizure of power, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' shut down its alleged "fact checking" operation.<ref>https://conservapedia.com/Fake_news#cite_note-2</ref><br /> <br /> By Memorial Day Weekend 2021, Biden continued stoking racial hatred between Americans, traveling to [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] to commemorate a race riot that took the lives of 26 Blacks and 10 whites in 1921. One speaker at the ceremonies said,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Black people will kill everything white in sight,” because of “all what you’ve done to us, all of what you’re done in the 6,000 year span and killing 600 million of us and 408 years in particular. They are a race that’s trying to hold on to power, and a race has beginning and an ending and your ending time has been made up since 1914, no-good peckerwood. This is the time when [[Malcolm X|Malcolm]] talked about. He spoke about a [[united front]], and it was time to give these crackers hell.”<ref>https://rumble.com/vhv5qd-kill-everything-white-in-sight-national-black-power-convention.html</ref>}}<br /> Another revolutionary progressive told the crowd,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"We’re pushing death to white supremacy, death to [[capitalism]], death to [[imperialism]], and death to fascism. We’re pushing an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a head for a head, and a life for a life.”<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/black-people-will-kill-everything-white-in-sight-shocking-footage-from-tulsa/</ref>}}<br /> All this coming on the heels of widespread attacks on [[Jews]] by Leftists in the United States incited by prominent Democrats<ref>https://twitter.com/YosephHaddad/status/1398857525567623170</ref> and not condemned by the junta.<ref>https://rumble.com/vhnbrp-mark-levin-explodes-on-joe-biden-and-anti-semitic-leftists.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Attack on civil liberties===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris attack on civil liberties|Obamagate}}<br /> For five consecutive years the U.S. intelligence community has admitted to the FISA court they continually conduct illegal searches of U.S. citizen data under the Obama administration, using the NSA database, and they admit to illegally extracting information which is illegally shared with interests outside the intelligence community.<ref>https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-fbi-violated-privacy-rights-tens-thousands-americans</ref> Glenn Greenwald observed:<br /> [[File:Fisa-Mary-McCord-and-company-768x780.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Veterans of intelligence community scandals (clockwise from lower left): [[FISA_abuse_timeline#April_2021|Judge Boasberg]], [[Mary McCord (DOJ)]], [[Eric Ciaramella]], [[Alexander Vindman]], [[Michael Atkinson]], [[John Carlin]].]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Involvement of the [[intelligence community]] in the domestic activities of U.S. citizens is one of the most dangerous breaches of civil liberties and democratic order the U.S. Government can perpetrate. It was after [[World War II]] when the [[CIA]], the [[NSA]] and other security state agencies that wield immense and unlimited powers in the dark were created in the name of fighting the [[Cold War]]. Legal and institutional prohibitions on wielding that massive machinery against the American public were central to the always-dubious claim that this security behemoth that operates completely in the dark was compatible with [[democracy]]. As the [[ACLU]] noted, “in its 1947 charter, the CIA was prohibited from spying against Americans, in part because [[President Truman]] was afraid that the agency would engage in political abuse.”<ref>https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-us-intelligence-community-flouting</ref>}}<br /> CNET reported the following back in 2008:<br /> {{Quotebox-float|“Months before the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] took place, Biden introduced another bill called the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995. It previewed the 2001 Patriot Act by allowing secret evidence to be used in prosecutions, expanding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and wiretap laws, creating a new federal crime of ‘terrorism’ that could be invoked based on political beliefs, permitting the U.S. military to be used in civilian law enforcement, and allowing permanent detention of non-U.S. citizens without judicial review. The Center for National Security Studies said the bill would erode ‘constitutional and statutory due process protections’ and would ‘authorize the Justice Department to pick and choose crimes to investigate and prosecute based on political beliefs and associations.’<ref>https://www.thebigsmoke.com.au/2021/01/10/joe-biden-authored-the-patriot-act-now-hes-promised-new-domestic-terror-laws/</ref>}}<br /> Even ''Jacobin'' magazine noted, "The danger is real that the [[Capitol riot|January 6 Capitol attack]] will be used as an excuse to severely curtail our civil liberties."<ref>https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building</ref> Among the junta's first actions was to execute a warrant on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Guiliani]] who led challenges to the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref> The [[ACLU]] argued that the Democrats' new Domestic Terrorism bill to target their political enemies would harm minority communities.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/02/24/new-domestic-terror-laws-will-harm-minority-communities-aclu-says-1034122/</ref> <br /> <br /> On June 28, 2021 it was discovered that the junta was illegally spying on [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] and had gathered personal information in an effort to [[leak]] the information to other media outlets in an attempt to destroy Carlson and get him off the air.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/watch-tucker-carlson-drops-bombshell-says-hes-confirmed-that-biden-is-spying-him/</ref> DC swamp creatures [[Andrew Weissmann]] and Frank Figluzzi went into damage control on the Deep State mouthpiece [[MSNBC]] to spin an alternate version justifying the Biden junta's felonious activity and violation of American citizens' constitutional rights.<ref>https://redstate.com/streiff/2021/07/08/robert-muellers-service-animal-andrew-weissmann-yaps-about-tucker-carlson-and-the-nsa-and-confirms-your-worst-thoughts-about-him-n408295</ref><br /> <br /> ====Free speech====<br /> [[File:Youtube-saves-biden.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Youtube manipulation of likes/dislikes on the Biden White House channel.<ref>https://81m.org/</ref>]]<br /> Biden did not condemn Big Tech censoring and silencing President Trump's social media accounts or conservatives' pages. He also actively took part in censorship by banning comments on the White House YouTube channel after receiving an overwhelming backlash of dislikes.<ref>[https://www.herald.ng/biden-white-house-disables-youtube-comments-after-thousands-dislike-inauguration-video/ Biden White House Disables YouTube Comments After Thousands Dislike Inauguration Video]</ref> The junta [[DNI]] alleged constitutionally protected [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights promote violence in a report entitled, ''Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021:''<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Newer sociopolitical developments—such as narratives of fraud in the recent general election, the emboldening impact of the violent breach of the [[US Capitol]], conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and conspiracy theories promoting violence—will almost certainly spur some DVEs [domestic violent extremists] to try to engage in violence this year."<ref>[https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/UnclassSummaryofDVEAssessment-17MAR21.pdf UnclassSummaryofDVEAssessment-17MAR21.pdf]</ref>}}<br /> The junta [[DOJ]] Anti-Trust Division was taken over quickly by [[Big Tech]] cronies and stooges.<ref>https://prospect.org/cabinet-watch/big-tech-critics-alarmed-at-direction-of-biden-antitrust-per/</ref> Junta wingman [[Merrick Garland]] appointed Susan Davies as head of the Anti-Trust Division. Davies spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major corporate mergers and conglomerates and defending [[Facebook]] from antitrust enforcement.<ref>https://prospect.org/cabinet-watch/merrick-garland-wants-former-facebook-lawyer-to-top-antitrust-division-susan-davies/</ref><br /> <br /> As polls showed trust in the [[mainstream media]] hitting all-time historic lows,<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/new-poll-media-trust-at-an-all-time-low-nearly-60-think-press-more-concerned-with-supporting-an-ideology-than-informing-public/</ref><br /> [[File:Soviet censorship.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Soviet era censorship poster: "Don't talk!"]]<br /> <br /> ====Social media and law enforcement====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Political profiling}}<br /> The Biden FBI asked Americans to report family members for "suspicious behaviors”, sparking a response of shock and dismay. Rep. [[Dan Bishop]] (R-Texas) wrote: “These people protected [[Hillary]], abused NSA surveillance databases against Americans, used known, unreliable DNC-funded propaganda to spy on Trump, perpetuated the Russia hoax, & lied to the [[FISC]] repeatedly. And now they tell you that you should spy on your family.”<ref>https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OFs5QYwMNFEJ:https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-criticized-for-tweet-telling-americans-to-report-family-members-and-peers_3897655.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us</ref> The junta requested cell phone service providers to censor private text messages,<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/12/joe-biden-dnc-vaccine-misinformation-covid-19-coronavirus/</ref> and sent out activists door-to-door to harass citizens in their homes, and inspect for compliance with regime diktats.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/michele-bachmann-warns-of-the-dangers-of-bidens-door-to-door-vaccination-push</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden junta is working with social media platforms such as Facebook to identify white male conservatives as "domestic extremists". The social media platforms assess postings that they consider to be as being "anti-government", "anti-authority", or "white supremacist" and pass along their assessment to the FBI or Homeland Security. The Joint Terrorism Task Force takes their private sector partner's assessment at face value. Any criticism of the junta can be interpreted as "extreme". This program is modeled after the [[Patriot Act]] efforts to combat Islamic extremism with the slogan, "If you see something, say something," only now targeting American citizens, particularly white male conservatives.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/bidens-domestic-terrorism-strategy-is-the-patriot-act-on-steroids/</ref> All the resources of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] are now being employed, not just against the Trump campaign, the Trump administration, or President Trump, but against Trump voters and supporters.<br /> <br /> ====Detention and harassment of political opponents====<br /> :{{See also|Obama/Biden FISA abuse|J6 dissidents|Police state}}<br /> Weeks after the seizure of power, Garland and Biden lifted President Trump's ban on harassment of political opponents and executed a [[warrant]] on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Giuliani]] to seize electronic devices with names and cell phone number's of all Giuliani's contacts.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref> Giuliani led the challenges to [[Democrat election fraud]] after the [[2020 presidential election]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/feds-raid-rudy-giuliani-apartment-seize-electronic-devices-its-the-corrupt-doj-fara951-angle-all-over-again/</ref> Additionally, Giuliani had in his possession damning evidence related to the [[Biden family corruption]] scandals.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-s-legal-work-romania-raises-new-questions-about-n1071031</ref> The seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices with cell phone numbers and email contacts opened the door for further [[Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act#702_queries_.28Title_VII.29|FISA 702 abuse]]. Two weeks before the seizure it was discovered Mary McCord (DOJ), who succeeded John Carlin as head of the [[DOJ-NSD]] during the corrupt Obama administration and submitted the [[fraud]]ulent [[Carter Page]] FISA warrant to the FISA Court, was hired by FISA Court chief judge James Boasberg as ''[[Amicus Curiae]]''.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/its-official-the-fisa-court-is-compromised-presiding-judge-james-boasberg-hires-former-doj-nsd-head-mary-mccord-as-amici-curiae-to-advise-the-court/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OBsBU</ref><br /> [[File:Lois-mcnicoll-doors-held-.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Capitol Police (red arrow) hold the door open for a 69 year old peaceful protester.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/fbi-arrests-69-year-old-la-woman-entering-us-capitol-without-lawful-authority-post-photo-case-packet-capitol-police-holding-door/</ref> Six months later the Biden Junta arrested the woman in a nationwide dragnet for alleged "white supremacists".<ref>https://redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2021/06/28/the-emerging-reality-is-the-biden-justice-department-will-charge-everyone-it-can-identify-for-capitol-protests-n403137</ref>]]<br /> Two days prior to the seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices, it was reported that the [[FISA Court]] determined Obama era [[FISA abuse]] was ongoing.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/26/declassified-fisa-court-opinion-for-2020-shows-even-more-warrantless-fbi-abuses-of-nsa-database-including-search-queries-for-government-officials-and-victims/</ref> [[Edward Snowden]] described in detail how Obama FISA abuse worked to illegally surveil political opponents, elected officials, and judges for [[blackmail]] purposes and to interfere in elections.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/edward-snowden-obama-surveillance-worse</ref> The home of [[Victoria Toensing]] was also raided.<ref>https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/breaking-feds-execute-search-warrant-at-rudy-giulianis-apartment-developing/</ref> Toensing, the wife of former D.C. US Attorney [[Joe diGenova]], represented [[Dmytro Firtash]] and also [[whistleblower]] William J. Campbell in the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]].<br /> <br /> Biden portrayed himself as a uniter of Republicans and Democrats. In contradiction to what he says, Biden has very little [[tolerance]] for people who oppose him. He called Trump supporters "Chumps",<ref>[https://nypost.com/2020/10/24/biden-rips-trump-supporters-as-chumps-at-pa-drive-in-rally/ Biden calls Trump supporters ‘chumps’ at Pennsylvania drive-in rally]</ref> "ugly folks",<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-snaps-calls-minnesota-trump-supporters-ugly-folks/ Biden Snaps, Calls Minnesota Trump Supporters 'Ugly Folks'</ref> "racists",<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/17/biden-wants-end-to-demonization-but-wheres-his-apo/ Biden wants end to 'demonization,' but where's his apology for calling Trump and supporters racists?]</ref> "virulent people" and "dregs of society".<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-calls-trump-supporters-dregs-society-joseph-curl Joe Biden Calls Trump Supporters ‘Virulent People,’ The ‘Dregs Of Society’]</ref> He called Republicans senators [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Josh Hawley]] "Nazis".<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/08/biden-likens-ted-cruz-to-nazi-propagandist-goebbels-for-helping-trump-spread-big-lie-about-election-fraud/ Joe Biden likens Ted Cruz to Nazi propagandist Goebbels for helping Trump spread ‘big lie’ about election fraud]</ref> Deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon called Republican Senators "a bunch of f*****".<ref>https://www.glamour.com/story/glennon-doyle-and-jen-omalley-dillon-interview</ref> [[Peter Strzok]]'s old boss, Frank Figliuzzi, called for the arrest and detention of Republican congressmen.<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/06/09/ex-fbi-bigwig-frank-figliuzzi-says-tackling-domestic-terrorism-may-require-us-to-attack-and-dismantle-people-sitting-in-congress-right-now-video/</ref><br /> <br /> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed the world that Russia is monitoring the illegal detention and [[human rights]] violations committed against nearly 450 dissidents who were arrested by the junta after they were invited into the [[United States Capitol building]] by [[U.S. Capitol Police]] on January 6, 2021.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/russian-fm-lavrov-speaks-unconstitutional-persecution-jan-6-protesters-held-isolation-us-govt-something-timid-gop-leaders-refuse/</ref><ref>https://tass.com/politics/1296151</ref> Widespread human rights violations against the peaceful protesters by the junta have been reported,<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/michelle-malkin-shut-down-jan-6-gulag</ref> including vicious and savage beatings by guards on protesters arrested for trespass and held in solitary confinement.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/proud-boy-ethan-nordean-says-he-should-stay-out-of-jail-because-guards-are-beating-capitol-siege-defendants/</ref> Sens. [[Elizabeth Warren]], [[Dick Durbin]]<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/sen-warren-speaks-out-on-treatment-of-jan-6-capitol-breach-detainees-in-isolation_3790149.html</ref>, [[Bob Casey]] and the [[ACLU]] spoke out about the junta's cruel and unusual treatment of the dissidents.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aclu-capitol-rioters-in-solitary-confinement</ref> <br /> One dissident had his hands zip-tied first and was beaten by a D.C. jail officer. The victim was hospitalized with a shattered orbital floor, a broken eye socket, broken jaw, and broken nose. He may have a permanent loss of vision in his right eye.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/dc-corrections-officer-savagely-beat-capitol-riot-suspect-attorney-says-ryan-samsel/65-ee38f382-4686-4dd6-9486-5db67c5bc794</ref><br /> <br /> The junta attempted to paint with a broad brush anyone who supported President Trump as part of a grand [[conspiracy]]. The Biden DOJ attempted to coerce plea agreements from people who were employed with no criminal history, stable family and community relations, and arrested for trespass by asking the courts to deny bail because the junta needed time to investigate some vast conspiracy.<ref> [https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_january_6_prosecutions_hit_a_speed_bump.html the_january_6_prosecutions_hit_a_speed_bump]</ref> Many prisoners were held in isolation 23 hours a day. WUSA TV reported one peaceful protester was savagely beaten in custody, suffering a shattered eye socket, his jaw and nose broken, and may never see again.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/dc-corrections-officer-savagely-beat-capitol-riot-suspect-attorney-says-ryan-samsel/65-ee38f382-4686-4dd6-9486-5db67c5bc794</ref><br /> <br /> ====War on the Christian church====<br /> An IRS official denied tax-exempt status to a Texas group that encourages church members to pray for state and national leaders regardless of their party affiliation because it benefits “the private interests of the [Republican] Party.” According to the ''Epoch Times'' the official wrote,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“You do not qualify as an organization described in IRS Section 501(c)(3). You engage in prohibited political campaign intervention,” wrote Stephen A. Martin, Director of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements in a May 18 [2021] letter (pdf)<ref>https://firstliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Christians-Engaged-IRS-Determination-Letter_Redacted.pdf</ref> to Christians Engaged, the Garland, Texas-based prayer group recognized by Texas officials as tax-exempt.<br /> <br /> “You are also not operated exclusively for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 50l (c)(3), because you operate for a substantial non-exempt private purpose and for the private interests of the [Republican]<ref>The “D party” is a reference to the Republican Party, according to a novel “Legend” Martin provided at the top of his letter to the Texas Group. See original pdf.</ref> party,” Martin said. [...]<br /> <br /> Martin also noted that the group’s activities “educate believers on national issues that are central to their belief in the [[Bible]] as the inerrant [[Word of God]],” Martin explained.<br /> <br /> “Specifically, you educate Christians on what the Bible says in areas where they can be instrumental, including the areas of sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, biblical justice, freedom of speech, defense, and borders and immigration, U.S. and Israel relations,” he said.<br /> <br /> “'''The Bible teachings are typically affiliated with the [Republican] party and candidates.''' [Bolden added] This disqualifies you from exemption under lRS Section 50I(c)(3),” he said.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-denies-tax-exemption-to-texas-religious-group-because-prayer-bible-reading-boost-the-republican-party_3861757.html</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====No Congressional oversight of intel community====<br /> :{{See also|Deep State}}<br /> Chief Procurator Merrick Garland announced they will not permit any investigation of members of the intel committee for leaks (ie. compromises in national security). “Garland on Monday also met with news media executives about restricting the ability of leak hunters...A ''New York Times'' lawyer called the meeting positive.”<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/justice-dept-will-toughen-rules-for-seizing-lawmakers-data-garland-says/ar-AAL2wB2?li=BBnb7Kz</ref> Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] ([[HPSCI]]) and Sen. [[Mark Warner]] ([[SSCI]]) have facilitated [[intelligence community]] corruption and abuses with illegal [[leak]]s. As a result “leak hunters” in the DOJ are forbidden from exposing the corrupt legislative coordination. The [[legislative branch]] (intel committees), judicial branch ([[FISA court]] and federal courts) and executive branch (FBI, [[DOJ-NSD]], DNI, DIA, CIA etc) work together to continue allowing the intelligence apparatus to avoid any oversight.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/16/the-tucker-carlson-solution-to-deal-with-a-corrupt-intelligence-apparatus-and-fbi-will-not-work-heres-why/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Targetting QAnon followers====<br /> Many Trump supporters were baited and duped by a [[Deep State]] misinformation campaign known as [[QAnon]]. The junta DOJ then in June 2021 issued a terrorist assessment:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“The FBI has warned lawmakers in Washington that QAnon followers may move from being “digital soldiers” to engaging in “real world violence.<br><br /> We assess that some [domestic violent extremist] adherents of QAnon likely will begin to believe they can no longer ‘trust the plan’ referenced in QAnon posts and that they have an obligation to change from serving as ‘digital soldiers’ towards engaging in real world violence—including harming perceived members of the “cabal” such as Democrats and other political opposition—instead of continually awaiting Q’s promised actions which have not occurred.”<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/88n8yk/the-fbis-new-qanon-report-is-scary-as-hell?utm_source=vicenewstwitter</ref>}}<br /> ====1/6 Capitol protests====<br /> :{{See also|1/6 insurrection hoax}}<br /> The federal government had undercover agents or confidential informants embedded in several groups during the January 6, 2021 Capitol protests. A study by ''Revolver News'' of unindicted co-conspirators listed throughout the various charging documents found the unindicted co-conspirators appear to be much more aggressive and egregious participants in the so-called Capitol riot “conspiracy”.<ref>https://www.revolver.news/2021/06/federal-foreknowledge-jan-6-unindicted-co-conspirators-raise-disturbing-questions/</ref> Most of these unindicted co-conspirators are associated with the three alleged "militia groups" targeted by the federal government, [[Oath Keepers]], the [[Proud Boys]], and the Three Percenters.<br /> [[File:JTTF.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Home video surveillance of the Joint Terrorism Task Force attempted recruitment of an American citizen on December 9, 2020 based upon a [[Facebook]] posting.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/fbi-dhs-attempted-to-recruit-military-to-infiltrate-rioters-before-jan-6/</ref>]]<br /> Thomas Caldwell is a 65-year-old from Virginia and an alleged member of the Oath Keepers, which the DOJ refers to as a “paramilitary” or “militia” group. A careful read of the indictment against Caldwell reveals that a certain “Person Two” was a key co-conspirator alongside Caldwell in nearly every dimension relevant to the charges in question. Person Two planned logistics with Caldwell days in advance of 1/6, stayed in the same hotel room for days together, and when Caldwell allegedly “stormed the barricades” into restricted areas outside the U.S. Capitol, Person Two is alleged to have “stormed the barricades” right beside him. In arguing defendant Caldwell should be denied bail, the DOJ cites Caldwell’s “leadership role in planning the events of January 6” as including “finding lodging” for Person Three. They even explicitly refer to Person Three as “a third co-conspirator.” “Person Three” reserved and paid for various Oath Keeper hotel rooms. Indeed, the curious lack of indictments filed against the entire gamut of Persons referenced as playing leadership roles within the Oath Keepers on 1/6 raises red flags. This includes: Person 2, Person 3, Person 10, Person 14, Person 15, Person 16, Person 19 and Person 20, along with many co-conspirators listed only as “an individual.”<br /> <br /> Among such individuals is the alleged administrator of the “Stop the Steal J6” Zello channel.<ref>The Zello channel in question was populated by patriot/militia personalities who were variously monitoring and participating in 1/6 activities in real-time. Zello is an app that allows for walkie-talkie functionality on a cell phone. Because phones signals were “jammed” by law enforcement in the Capitol area, Zello’s walkie-talkie function was useful (and pre-planned) to stay in communication.</ref> The DOJ point-blank says this Zello channel administrator “directed the group” as it was carrying out the alleged Capitol attack. If the group is carrying out a conspiracy as the defendants are charged with, this Zello channel administrator is directing the conspiracy in real-time. Yet the Zello administrator was not charged.<br /> <br /> It appears that the individual who set up the Proud Boys’ communications infrastructure is being protected by the DOJ. The DOJ refers to this person only as “UCC-1” (UCC meaning an explicitly spelled out “unindicted co-conspirator”). UCC-1, as well as two additional unindicted co-conspirators referred to only as “Person-One” and “Person-Two” in the Proud Boys indictment, were all in Proud Boys “upper tier leadership,” and appear to have been the most prolific planners and incendiary advocates of “insurrection” in the run-up to and on the day of 1/6. The DOJ cites statements made almost exclusively by unindicted co-conspirators as statements that “revealed a plan to storm the Capitol and to let the crowd loose.” <br /> <br /> In December 2020 a former Green Beret and Republican congressional candidate was contacted by the [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS) and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). The Green Beret released video surveillance of the FBI contacting him at his home and an audio recording made at a local restaurant of his actual meeting with the FBI. Federal agents attempted to recruit him to spy on patriots and everyday Americans. The lead was provided directly to the FBI by Facebook.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/fbi-dhs-attempted-to-recruit-military-to-infiltrate-rioters-before-jan-6/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Illegal spying====<br /> The Biden junta illegally spied on Fox News host [[Tucker Carlson]];<ref>https://www.axios.com/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-surveillance-c9952d7c-33d7-45e9-be68-2ba4c3817f98.html</ref> in 1974 President [[Richard Nixon]] resigned the presidency over a botched effort by underlings to spy on domestic political opponents.<br /> <br /> ====Election integrity====<br /> The junta is adamantly opposed to securing the integrity of all future elections. Polls show 77% of voters support election integrity laws like [[voter ID]], which Biden labeled "Jim Crow in the 21st century."<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/poll-over-three-quarters-voters-believe-americans-should-have-show-id-cast</ref> Biden instructed all elements of the U.S. government and private sector to defend him against sunlight. The Biden regime prepared to initiate hostile actions against the American electorate to protect the fraudulent results of the 2020 election. The U.S. Department of Justice was activated along with the Federal Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Intelligence Community and elements of the U.S. Department of Defense. In addition, the Democrat National Committee,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/biden-covid-vaccination-campaign-499278</ref> the [[Lawfare group|Lawfare alliance]], activist groups, the U.S. media and Big Tech social media platform control agents were enlisted. Big Tech oligarchs, aligned with the interests of the Chinese Communist Party, also provided hundreds-of-millions in defense of their own interests which are tied directly to the Biden junta. D.C. politicians under the control of [[multinational corporation]]s were instructed to push the “domestic extremist” narrative. Any organized and articulate sources outside the mainstream fake news media the regime considers subversive. Approximately 100 million American voters are considered dissidents.<br /> <br /> Evidence of election fraud was labeled “domestic extremism”,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/domestic-violent-extremism-threat-assessment/index.html</ref> and any entity that aligned with the objective to review or audit any election outcome was targeted as an enemy of the installed regime. <ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/14/house-democrats-launch-investigation-into-maricopa-county-audit/</ref><br /> <br /> Democrats claim that Black people cannot find the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain a state-issue ID or a driver's license.<ref>https://twitter.com/OdinAwakens/status/1363130349413298177</ref><br /> <br /> ===Healthcare===<br /> [[File:Fauci.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Fauci. "To attack me is to attack science."<ref>https://youtu.be/VtkE0O7qP14</ref>]]<br /> On January 9, 2017, eleven days before Obama left office. the Obama White House lifted a ban on funding gain-of-function research and weaponization of the bat [[coronavirus]] at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, making the virus transmissible to humans <ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/09/recommended-policy-guidance-potential-pandemic-pathogen-care-and-oversight</ref><ref>https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/p3co-finalguidancestatement.pdf</ref> Two days later Fauci made a presentation at Georgetown University stating that there is “no doubt” Donald J. Trump will be confronted with a surprise infectious disease outbreak during his presidency.<ref>https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20170111/fauci-no-doubt-trump-will-face-surprise-infectious-disease-outbreak</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=285342982614327</ref> Biden chief of staff Ron Klain was also in attendance.<br /> <br /> In June 2021 it was revealed that Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] approved a grant for [[gain of function]] research to the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] (WIV). The grant was not approved by a mandatory oversight board.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/</ref> Fauci was informed on February 1, 2020 that the covid virus was manufactured in the WIV laboratory. Fauci did not inform the president of the United States, nor anyone in the [[Department of Health and Human Services]] or the [[Center for Disease Control]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/fauci-email-dump-illustrates-a-dismissive-physician-who-rose-to-fame-to-cover-his-own-scandal/</ref> Fauci instead huddled with a group of virologists who receive grant money from Fauci and work outside government, who then in turn wrote papers and issued public statements saying the virus did not originate in a lab.<ref> https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/14/dr-faucis-emails-tell-the-story-of-panic-lies-and-a-possible-cover-up/</ref> Despite the public's loss of confidence in Fauci at precisely the moment the [[Delta variant]] of the coronavirus became a concern,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/how-americans-opinion-dr-anthony-fauci-has-changed-over-past-year-1596690</ref> Biden never asked for Fauci's resignation.<br /> <br /> In June 2021 the junta undertook to repeal Title 42, a Centers for Disease Control-directed law that gives the federal government broad authority to restrict migrants from entering the country in the case of pandemics. The number of illegal migrants who tested positive for COVID-19 increased by roughly 340% between March 2021 and May 2021.<ref> https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/dem-officials-border-city-say-biden-immigration-policy-poses-covid-threat/</ref><br /> <br /> In January 2021 Biden nominated Dr. [[Rachel Levine]], a [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] male, as Assistant Health Secretary.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/biden-taps-transgender-to-be-assistant-health-secretary-and-hes-very-controversial/</ref> Levine defended the [[genocidal]] "boomer remover" policy of Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]] to exterminate elderly nursing home patients with the coronavirus.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/bidens-hhs-pick-covid-patients-nursing-homes</ref> In confirmation hearings, Levine was unable to answer if gender transitioning of children below the age of consent was genital mutilation.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/02/25/asst-hhs-sec-refuses-to-answer-about-child-gender-reassignment/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Coronavirus pandemic====<br /> [[File:RSTP.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden financed a company that partnered with Peter Daszak and the Wuhan lab.]]<br /> :{{See also|CCP pandemic|Gain-of-function|}}<br /> Fauci [[collude]]d with Dr. [[Shi Zhengli]] of the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]], zoologist [[Peter Daszak]], and Dr. Ralph Baric to produce an artificial, weaponized version of the bat coronavirus transmissible to humans. From 2014 to 2019, $826,277 was given to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for bat coronavirus research by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), headed by Fauci.<ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-v-hhs-niaid-wuhan-june-2021-00692-pgs-74-75/</ref> A January 9, 2020, email exchange labeled “high” importance between NIAID Senior Scientific Advisor Dr. David Morens and Daszak details the relationship between the Fauci agency and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.<ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-v-hhs-niaid-wuhan-june-2021-00692-pgs-141-149/</ref> On January 23, 2020, the day the Wuhan viral outbreak was leaked to the world, a senior NIH official, Melinda Hoskins, forwarded a ''Daily Mail'' article to colleagues discussing NIH/NIAID funding of the bat virus research, and noting that Fauci would be briefing senators the following morning. Hoskins says, “Would you please confirm the exact nature of our support to the Wuhan Institute of Virology/Biosafety Lab.” <ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/JW-v-HHS-NIAID-Wuhan-June-2021-00692-pgs-47-48.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> In April 2021, Joe Biden’s USAID announced a new initiative spearheaded by Daszak's EcoHealth Alliance to track emerging infectious diseases with pandemic potential. Also collaborating on the taxpayer-funded venture is Metabiota, whose researchers have been listed as authors on papers from June 2021 relating to coronavirus surveillance in Africa. EcoHealth Alliance, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and Metabiota, have collaborated on a study since 2014 relating to bat infectious diseases in China. Among the researchers listed is the Wuhan lab director [[Shi Zhengli]], and Peter Daszak as an author.<ref>http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Yuan-et-al_virus-bats_viruses-2014.pdf</ref> Hunter Biden's [[Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners]] was a lead financial backer of Metabiota. Rosemont Seneca led the Metabiota’s first round of funding, which amounted to $30 million.<ref> https://www.marlinllc.com/_media/_data/MarlinNewsletter/hit-monthly-newsletter-june-2015.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> ====Statement on vaccines====<br /> While lagging behind in vaccination targets, at a moment of a crisis of confidence among the electorate, Biden clarified his position and tried to restore the American people's trust in the information they receive from government and media:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"And the question is whether or not we should be in a position where, you, er, um, are why can’t the, um, the experts say we know that this virus is in fact, er, er, um, uh, its this its going to be or, excuse me, we, we, we know why all the drugs approved are not temporary, temporarily approved, but permanently approved.”<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/21/joe-biden-arranges-words-into-odd-cringe-worthy-sequence-during-heavily-structured-cnn-townhall-event-the-picture-is-priceless/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Drug costs====<br /> Junta leader Biden signed an executive order to stop President Trump's order keeping medicines affordable. One mother took to the internet to describe how her son's [[insulin]] medicine went from $60 a month to $320 (with a coupon, $500 without) in the first month of the regime.<ref>https://rumble.com/vdr6oz-this-is-what-biden-did-to-our-family-in-less-than-one-month.....html</ref> Biden killed the program started by President Trump that reduced the cost of [[insulin]] for victims of [[diabetes]].<ref>https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2021/06/11/biden-halts-program-that-brings-down-cost-of-insulin-epipens-n396040</ref><br /> <br /> ===Education===<br /> In sworn testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee, commissar of brainwashing [[Miguel Cardona]] did not know, or refused to answer, how many [[gender]]s exist.<ref>https://rumble.com/vj1jvp-education-secretary-refuses-to-answer-how-many-genders-exist-during-exchang.html</ref> A Harvard/Harris poll released in the summer of 2021 asked whether “kids in elementary school should be taught that America is structurally racist and is dominated by white supremacy,” 61% of participants answered in the negative while only 39% supported this type of teaching.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/education/2021/06/28/poll-61-voters-say-children-should-not-be-taught-america-is-structurally-racist/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Critical race theory====<br /> :{{See also|Critical race theory}}<br /> Critical race theory rejects the core teachings of [[Dr. Martin Luther King]], that people should be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.<ref>https://www.discovery.org/education/2021/06/09/the-radical-reshaping-of-k-12-public-education-part-3-critical-race-theory-woke-academics/</ref> Through White House chief propagandist Jen Psaki, Biden has endorsed teaching CRT racism to school children.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/joe-biden-wants-critical-race-theory-crt-in-schools-says-jen-psaki-on-the-record-at-briefing/</ref><br /> <br /> According to [[Discover the Networks]], critical race theory (CRT) contends that America is permanently racist to its core, and that consequently the nation’s legal structures are, by definition, racist and invalid … members of “oppressed” racial groups are entitled—in fact obligated—to determine for themselves which laws and traditions have merit and are worth observing.<ref>https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/critical-race-theory</ref> A YouGov poll in the summer of 2021 showed 58% of Americans have an unfavorable view of CRT, with only 38% favorable.<ref>https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/majority-unfavorable-view-critical-race-193300830.html</ref><br /> <br /> In June 2021 the Biden junta revived “diversity training” lessons that former President Donald Trump had ended. Biden dropped a Trump-era investigation into the anti-Asian discriminatory practices of [[Yale University]]. Under CRT theory, anti-Asian discrimination is permissible because Asians are so-called “[[white-adjacent]].”<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/calling-asians-white-adjacent-is-racist-and-insulting/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Transgenderism====<br /> A Harris Poll commissioned by [[GLAAD]] prior to the 2020 election showed that U.S. adults are increasingly uncomfortable with [[LGBT]] issues — with Millennials ages 18 – 34 leading this shift. The number of non-LGBT adults ages 18 – 34 who are uncomfortable with learning a family member is LGBT rose from 24% at the end of the Obama era in 2016 to 36% in 2018. The number of Millennials uncomfortable with the idea of their children having a lesson on LGBT history at school rose from 27% to 39% during that same time. The number of Millennials that GLAAD counts as “allies” — people who are comfortable with the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[progressivism]] — dropped from 62% in 2016 to 45% in 2018.<ref>https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-gen-z-growing-uncomfortable-lgbt-movement-survey.html</ref> Despite the junta's best efforts at [[disinformation]] and propaganda, six months after the seizure of power a [[Gallup Poll]] found 51% of Americans beleived changing one's [[gender identity]] was [[moral]]ly wrong.<ref>https://news.gallup.com/poll/351020/changing-one-gender-sharply-contentious-moral-issue.aspx</ref> A [[fake news]] poll conducted by the [[Soros]]-funded, [[homosexual]]-centered "[[Human Rights Campaign]]" claims that 98% of [[heterosexual|straight]] [[male]]s refuse to date a [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] person allegedly because of "[[hate]]."<ref>https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/are-you-in-the-98-of-hate.76324/</ref><br /> <br /> ====War on girl's sports====<br /> <br /> Biden will allow children in schools to "change" their gender without their parents' permission. He will also allow [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] boys to play sport with girls, and use their bathrooms and their locker rooms. This was a listed priority on the Biden-Harris campaign website. He will reinstate the Obama-Biden guidance revoked by the Trump-Pence Administration, which will restore gender-confused students’ access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their claimed gender identity. The Biden LGBTQ+ policy would allow also biological males who identify as "females" to be granted access to female locker rooms, bathrooms and sports teams without even undergoing confirmation surgery or using hormone replacements.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/lucy-collins/hawley-biden-plan-force-schools-let-transgenders-play-girls-sports Hawley: Biden Plan to Force Schools to Let Transgenders Play Girls' Sports, Use Their Locker Rooms, 'Startling Revelation of Where His Mind is At']</ref><br /> An early Biden junta executive order destroyed girl's athletics and the hope of many young girls to win scholarships and competitions.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2021/01/on-day-1-president-joe-biden-destroyed-womens-sports.html</ref><br /> <br /> A Rassmussen poll conducted in the summer of 2021 found 56% of American adults think it is unfair to make women compete against transgender athletes, only 25% think such competition is fair, and 19% are not sure.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/olympics_is_it_fair_to_make_women_compete_against_transgender_athletes is_it_fair_to_make_women_compete_against_transgender_athletes]</ref> Biden responded to the poll by calling the laws intended to protect women and girls the "'ugliest, most un-American laws'.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/06/26/president-biden-rants-against-ugliest-most-unamerican-laws-which-target-transgend-n2591622</ref><br /> <br /> ====Put y’all back in chains====<br /> Under Joe Biden, segregated classrooms reappeared in America.<ref>https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2021/08/11/atlanta-mother-shocked-to-discover-childs-elementary-school-segregating-classes-by-race-n424417</ref> A black Atlanta mother, Kira Posey,<ref>https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2021/08/11/elementary-school-allegedly-created-black-classes-to-segregate-students-one-parent-is-fighting-back/#</ref> filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after learning her daughter and 11 other black students were segregated by race into “black classes” in separate classrooms at the Mary Lin Elementary School in Atlanta.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/11/black-atlanta-mother-files-suit-against-principal-for-separating-students-by-race-1116823/</ref><br /> <br /> Posey who, according to the ''Atlanta Black Star'',<ref>https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/10/it-was-just-disbelief-parent-files-complaint-against-atlanta-elementary-school-after-learning-the-principal-segregated-students-based-on-race/</ref> is vice president of operations for the parent-teacher association, described her disgust with the policy, “First, it was just disbelief that I was having this conversation in 2020 with a person that looks just like me — a black woman. It’s segregating classrooms. You cannot segregate classrooms. You can’t do it.”<br /> <br /> The move meant black students were placed in two separate classrooms with two separate teachers. White students, however, were placed in six classrooms with six different teachers. Posey said she discovered the unfair practice when she asked if her daughter could be placed in a classroom with an instructor she preferred.<br /> <br /> Principal Sharyn Briscoe was responsible for the decision to segregate students. Taylor Penley of the ''Western Journal'' asked, "Is this what constitutes progressive to the American left? It’s safe to say that implementing a Jim Crow-era policy is exactly the opposite — regressive, if you will. As mystifying as it is to witness such a flawed practice coming back into play, should we really be shocked? Some aspects of the past are unthinkable to us now — slavery and segregation rank among them."<ref>https://flagandcross.com/parents-outraged-after-black-principal-segregates-students-based-on-race-report/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Economy===<br /> [[File:Oil July 5, 2021.png|right|300px|thumb|Crude oil prices, July 5, 2021.<ref>https://twitter.com/markets/status/1412075756914630659</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris economic policy|Stagflation|Misery index}}<br /> After the seizure of power, French president [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced at the [[Davos]] conference that [[capitalism]] is dead and the [[Great Reset]] is on.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/28/davos-great-reset-french-prez-macron-declares-modern-capitalism-can-no-longer-work/</ref> Biden puppetmaster, General Secretary of the genocidal CPP Xi Jinping, laid out the talking points and marching orders that he expects the Biden junta to fall in line behind.<ref>https://spectator.org/xi-jinping-davos-speech/</ref><br /> <br /> Democrat governors devastated the U.S. economy with [[covid]] lockdown orders.<ref>https://reason.com/2020/05/12/democratic-governors-lockdown-businesses-coronavirus-covid-19/</ref> More than 30 million Americans lost their jobs during the [[pandemic]].<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-many-u-s-workers-have-lost-jobs-during-coronavirus-pandemic-there-are-several-ways-to-count-11591176601</ref> The Democrat controlled House delayed a covid relief package until after the November 2020 election.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/12/04/nancy-pelosi-now-wants-to-pass-covid-relief-for-americans-because-of-biden-n2581062</ref> Biden praised the passage of a pork-filled "coronavirus relief" bill in late December 2020 that provided a mere $600 stimulus checks for Americans yet allocated billions in border security for [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Egypt]], [[Tunisia]], and [[Oman]].<ref>https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1341255898711220225</ref><ref>https://notthebee.com/article/covid-stimulus-bill-includes-250-million-for-enhanced-border-security--in-jordan-lebanon-egypt-tunisia-and-oman</ref> The relief bill was minuscule compared to what was needed to benefit Americans.<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201130-jby3rr7s5bbsvlrqdnllulylmm-story.html</ref> When asked "what is President Biden doing for my small business?", White House chief propagandist Jen Psaki responded with a straight face, "First and foremost, he nominated a woman to lead the [[Small Business Administration]]."<ref>https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1361816948363956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref><br /> <br /> In Biden's first 100 days, [[unemployment]] and [[inflation]] went up. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, illegal immigrants received $4.38 billion in [[stimulus]] checks.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/illegal-immigrants-to-receive-4-38-billion-in-stimulus-checks-report_3744122.html</ref> A federal judge found Biden's farm debt relief program racist and unconstitutional.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/unconstitutional-federal-judge-suspends-bidens-racist-anti-white-farmer-debt-relief-program/</ref> In addition to killing off the domestic oil industry and enriching Russia and Saudi Arabia by doing so, Biden pledged to increase gas taxes by $90 billion.<br /> <br /> ====Oil dependency====<br /> [[File:Price-of-Gas.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Biden's artificially induced pump price increase instantly destroyed American jobs and profited [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the Marxist regime of [[Venezuela]].]]<br /> During the Democrat primary elections, Biden stated several times that he will end [[Fracking|fracking]].<ref>[https://www.atr.org/biden-yes-we-should-end-fracking?amp Biden: "Yes" We Should End Fracking]</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/biden-claimed-he-never-wanted-ban-fracking-he-did-1541552 Biden Claimed He Never Wanted to Ban Fracking. He Did]</ref> After winning the primary elections he pretended that he had never said that he will end fracking to his supporters in [[Pennsylvania]], and he declined to comment further on ending fracking. The [[Washington Post]] admitted that Biden would lose what popularity he allegedly had in Pennsylvania because of his comments on fracking.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-fracking-unions-pennsylvania/2020/10/22/447d31de-12cf-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html Biden's fracking comments could cost him Pennsylvania ...]</ref> Pump prices rose over a dollar from under President Trump a year earlier, with half of the increase occurring in Biden's first two months after signing executive orders shutting down U.S. energy independence and making the United States energy dependent on hostile foreign powers again.<ref>https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gas_price</ref><br /> <br /> On its first day, the Biden junta killed 70,000 high-wage [[middle class]] and union jobs by canceling the [[Keystone Pipeline]],<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/22/pollak-biden-kills-up-to-70000-jobs-on-first-day-in-office-job/</ref> making America energy dependent on [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[Venezuela]]n Marxist regime while making America's enemies richer.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/putins-puppet-joe-bidens-eo-blocking-keystone-pipeline-forces-us-imports-russia-venezuelan-marxist-regime-video/</ref> Even far-left Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] expressed disappointment.<ref>[https://elmoudjaweb.com/trudeau-disappointed-with-bidens-decision-to-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-details/ Trudeau “Disappointed” With Biden’s Decision to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline (Details)]</ref> Crude oil prices immediately rose 24%.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/oil-hits-pandemic-high-as-winter-storm-pushes-demand-and-poses-production-risk.html</ref><br /> <br /> Additionally on day one, the junta banned oil and gas leasing on federal lands, destroying the state of [[New Mexico]]'s economy.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/oil-gas-lifeblood-of-the-new-mexico-economy-energy-employee</ref> During the [[covid lockdown]], while the state government was busy destroying jobs and businesses and the state's share on income and sales taxes collected, New Mexico's oil gas severance tax contributed more than a full one-third of all state spending.<ref>https://www.krwg.org/post/oil-and-natural-gas-contributed-28-billion-new-mexico-budget-fy-2020</ref> New Mexico Democrat Gov. [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]] harshly criticized the junta's actions saying it "doesn't make any sense."<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-rips-biden-energy-plan-doesnt-make-any-sense-hurts-state-an-economic-problem</ref> Nearly one million high paying union jobs are expected to be lost across the nation by the junta's determination to make America energy dependent on America's enemies.<ref>https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-suspends-new-leases-for-oil-and-gas-drilling-on-federal-lands/</ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"New Mexico—home to the country’s richest oil fields on federal lands—depends heavily on drilling revenues to finance its struggling public schools. And budgets have already taken a hit from falling crude prices as the coronavirus pandemic sapped global fuel demand. . . .<br /> <br /> The U.S. federal lands drilling program yielded some $1.8 billion directly to states in 2020, supporting schools and other programs in places like Wyoming and Utah, according to data from the U.S. Interior Department.<br /> <br /> School superintendents from [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[North Dakota]], [[Utah]], and [[Alaska]] have written to Biden asking him to reverse the ban, calling it “imperative that we bring to light the arbitrary and inequitable move to shut down oil and gas production on federal lands in our states that depend on revenues from various taxes, royalties, disbursements, and lease payments to fund our schools, community infrastructure, and public services.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-drilling-newmexico-insight/biden-drilling-ban-forces-democratic-led-new-mexico-to-reckon-with-oil-dependence-idUSKBN2A91JD</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Infrastructure====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Green New Deal|Reparations|}}<br /> Biden's American Jobs Plan would spend more than $2 trillion on so-called "infrastructure" projects and other [[boondoggle]]s Biden proposed to pay for the spending by increasing taxes. “The largest federal tax increase since 1942,” is how the ''New York Times'' described the Biden plan.<ref>https://reason.com/2021/03/29/heres-how-bidens-proposed-tax-increases-will-affect-you/</ref> Biden claimed that the last five leaders of the [[Federal Reserve]] had declared that his American Jobs Plan proposal will increase economic growth.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/05/remarks-by-president-biden-on-his-administrations-implementation-of-the-american-rescue-plan/</ref> The only problem with Biden's remarks was only three of the last five leaders of the Fed are still alive.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/politics/fact-check-biden-federal-reserve-moodys-american-jobs-plan/index.html</ref><br /> <br /> Only about 5% of the proposed $2.25 trillion plan goes for what traditionally is recognized as infrastructure; specifically, public construction projects, such as roads and bridges.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/04/07/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-infrastructure-spending-plan/</ref> The junta's plan includes the building of clean energy infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions. The purpose is to shift the US from the use of fossil fuels and grow the amount of solar, wind and other renewable energy. Another of Biden's proposals is to spend $174 billion to boost the electric vehicle market and shift away from gas-powered cars. Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles all rely on rare earth materials. Extracting rare earth materials is a highly polluting process. More than 60% of the world's solar panels are made in China. Forty-five percent of the global supply of solar-grade polysilicon, the base material used in solar cells, is made in China. Polysilicon is produced in Xinjiang, where China is accused of using forced labor in the production chains.<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17335/china-rare-earth-materials</ref><br /> <br /> ====Budget====<br /> :{{See also|Modern Monetary Theory|New spending}}<br /> [[File:DS-Biden-spending-agenda-charts-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]<br /> Analysts predict that Biden’s American Families Plan would add 21 million Americans to the [[Nanny State|welfare rolls]]. Families earning six figures would be eligible for generous handouts. Most of Biden’s spending would benefit middle-income and upper-income households and not "poor kids".<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/american-families-plan-would-put-21-million-more-people-on-welfare-analysts</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/7qYckI0YV-0</ref><br /> <br /> The junta's first budget proposal projected [[economic growth]] at 1.9% or a return to the stagnant years of [[Obamanomics]]. Communist China is projected to grow at around 6% into the foreseeable future. By the end of the budget period, 10 years out, China’s [[GDP]] would have grown by roughly 80% and then roughly equal the United States with a concomitant impact on national security and military spending.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/national/the-surrender-budget/91531/</ref> A deterrent defense posture is dead, and the United States is faced with either an arms race or surrender short of direct military confrontation.<br /> <br /> Within every federal spending and appropriation bill there are carve-outs for various segments of the process for resettling illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) receive hundreds of billions in supplemental appropriation funding from within each federal spending package. Each of the COVID relief bills contained money to facilitate various elements of this process. Federal housing grants, food assistance programs, education funding, employment and income assistance, all of it, every single spending package, contains funding mechanisms to support the open border policy.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/29/tucker-carlson-outlines-the-biden-administration-logistic-program-to-facilitate-the-southern-border-invasion/</ref><br /> <br /> The junta proposed doubling the size of the [[IRS]] by adding 87,000 new employees through an $80 billion budget increase,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/apparent-irs-leak-reveals-thousands-of-wealthy-americans-confidential-tax-data/</ref> while simultaneously illegally leaking tax information on some of the richest Americans<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/06/08/a-scandal-is-brewing-at-the-irs-n2590651</ref> in keeping with Anita Dunn's strategy to re-kindle Marxist [[class warfare]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2021/04/27/exclusive-read-anita-dunns-memo-to-democrats-492624</ref><br /> <br /> ====Child care====<br /> The junta proposed spending $225 billion on subsidized daycare over the next decade as part of its nearly $2 trillion American Families Plan. This is on top of the proposed $200 billion the administration hopes to spend to create a universal government preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds. The plan is presented as a way to get mothers back in the labor force by subsidizing child care expenses.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/13/bidens-taxpayer-funded-childcare-plan-wont-work-harvard-economist-and-obama-ally-concludes-1088302/</ref> A study on the long-term impact of universal child care subsidies found that "the negative effects on noncognitive outcomes persisted to school ages, and also that cohorts with increased child care access had worse health, lower life satisfaction, and higher crime rates later in life.” Boys were particularly harmed by the child care subsidy program: “Increases in aggression and hyperactivity are concentrated in boys, as is the rise in the crime rates.”<ref>https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/pol.20170603</ref><br /> <br /> Two-parent households with two preschool-age children and incomes up to $130,000 would qualify for federal cash assistance for daycare. Single parents with two preschoolers and incomes up to $113,000 would qualify. And some families with incomes over $200,000 would be eligible for health-insurance subsidies.<ref>https://archive.is/SoYT8</ref><br /> <br /> ''The Economist'' noted that “Joe Biden wants to Europeanise the American [[welfare state]]” by installing child care subsidies, universal government preschool, “free” community college, and related programs. When the [[UK]] implemented subsidized child care and preschool programs, it led to private providers going out of business, along with higher costs and less customer satisfaction.<ref>https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/05/20/joe-biden-wants-to-europeanise-the-american-welfare-state</ref><br /> <br /> Steep government regulation of child care programs limits the supply of daycare providers by raising costs and barriers to entry. Occupational licensing and expanded degree requirements for daycare workers create higher costs. Between 2005 and 2017, the number of small, in-home family child care centers dropped by 48 percent, with providers citing increased regulations as a reason. [[Coronavirus lockdown]]s only made matters worse. Many small daycare providers shut down entirely, contributing to supply shortages and rising costs.<br /> <br /> The junta budget proposal is basically an effort to begin teaching [[critical race theory]] to 3- and 4-year-olds. Critical race theory is [[pseudoscientific]] dogma that teaches "whiteness is a malignant, parasitic like condition" that is "voracious, insatiable, and perverse - with no permanent cure."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9670579/Psychoanalyst-condemned-paper-branding-whiteness-malignant-parasitic-like-condition.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Worker rights====<br /> Despite being urged otherwise over the heavy economic losses that would occur,<ref>Two references:<br /> *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/joe-biden-pressed-not-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-/ Canadian tribes flip pipeline script by urging Biden not to cancel Keystone XL]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://nypost.com/2021/01/19/joe-bidens-plan-to-kill-keystone-xl-pipeline-will-kill-jobs-insult-canada/ Biden’s plan to kill Keystone XL pipeline to appease loony left will kill jobs, insult top US ally ]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> Biden signed an executive order to revoke a permit for the [[Keystone XL]],<ref>Two references:<br /> *[https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/535114-biden-nixes-keystone-xl-permit-halts-arctic-refuge-leasing Biden nixes Keystone XL permit, halts Arctic refuge leasing]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/joe-biden-kills-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-460555 Biden kills Keystone XL permit, again]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> which led to killing 11 thousands jobs immediately, including 8,000 union jobs.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/21/ted-cruz-grills-pete-buttigieg-biden-killing-thousands-keystone-xl-jobs/ Ted Cruz Grills Pete Buttigieg on Biden Killing ‘Thousands’ of Keystone XL Jobs]</ref> <br /> <br /> [[Ford]] Motor Company previously agreed with its workers, the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW), to spend $900 million on a new electric vehicle product line for its Avon Lake, [[Ohio]] plant. The UAW had endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. By March of 2021, Ford announced it was shifting production to Mexico claiming "conditions had changed since 2019" when the agreement was made, according to ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-ford-ohio-idUSKBN2B82V9</ref> The junta refused to enforce provisions of the [[USMCA]], which replaced the [[NAFTA]] trade deal.<br /> <br /> The White House Council of Economic Advisers deleted its entire internship page after the ''[[Daily Caller]]'' News Foundation reported that the office offered exclusively unpaid positions despite calling for a higher federal [[minimum wage]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/white-house-council-of-economic-advisors-joe-biden/</ref> Biden had said on January 22, 2021, “No one in America should work 40 hours a week making below the poverty line. Fifteen dollars gets people above the poverty line. We have so many millions of people working 40 hours a week — working — and some with two jobs, and they’re still below the poverty line.”<br /> <br /> ====Climate change====<br /> [[File:Unfit.jpeg|x160px|right|thumb|Climate Commissar John Kerry]]<br /> At an [[Earth Day]] virtual summit on April 22, 2021, Biden pledged to cut U.S. emissions by half by 2030,<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-will-commit-halving-u-s-emissions-2030-part-paris-n1264892</ref> the [[European Union]] agreed to go carbon neutral by 2050,<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3130431/european-union-agrees-go-carbon-neutral-2050-ahead-biden-climate</ref> and the People's Republic of China pledged only to reduce coal consumption - starting in 2026.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-says-china-will-phase-down-coal-consumption-over-2026-2030-2021-04-22/</ref> The junta also waived sanctions on the Russian Nord Stream II pipeline, enriching Vladimir Putin and in direct contradiction to Biden’s claim that the “climate crisis” is a major factor in foreign policy decisions. The pipeline from Russia to Germany undercuts Germany's efforts to meet [[Paris Climate Agreement]] targets. The Paris Agreement, which Biden rejoined in one of his first actions, also benefits Russia, which simply ignores carbon emission goals.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/21/what-does-putin-have-on-biden/</ref><br /> <br /> Junta Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk contained all the far-left Green New Deal climate change features to destroy [[fossil fuel]]s, [[capitalism]], jobs and the economy in the name of [[global warming]]. The order allowed the government to do virtually anything in any part of the economy or the financial markets, or labor markets, or [[agriculture]] — or anything — in the name of mitigating risk of [[climate change]]. The ''diktat'' claims that “intensifying impacts of climate change present physical risk to [[asset]]s, publicly traded securities, private investments, and companies — such as increased extreme weather risk leading to supply chain disruptions.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/20/executive-order-on-climate-related-financial-risk/</ref> The junta claimed the power to regulate everything, to include signing a loan for a new home, how savings and retirement funds are managed, and to “reduce the risk of climate change to the federal budget.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/20/fact-sheet-president-biden-directs-agencies-to-analyze-and-mitigate-the-risk-climate-change-poses-to-homeowners-and-consumers-businesses-and-workers-and-the-financial-system-and-federal-government/</ref> Massive and unprecedented central power would come from the District of Columbia and be exercised by upper- and middle-level [[bureaucrat]]s.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/national/bidens-radical-executive-order-on-global-warming/91529/</ref><br /> <br /> Biden plans to cut carbon emissions 50% by 2030 by driving farmers out of business and creating food shortages.<ref>https://www.mnfarmliving.com/2021/01/why-changes-capital-gains-tax-will-kill-family-farms.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===National security===<br /> :{{See also|Long march through the institutions}}<br /> {|class="infobox" style="float:right; font-size:85%; width:1ex; line-height:17px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 50px" cellpadding="1"<br /> |[[File:Russian Army.PNG|138px]]<br /> |[[File:US Army.PNG|138px]]<br /> |-<br /> |colspan="3"|<hr/>Left: Russian Army recruiting ad.<br>Right: woke progressive U.S. Army recruiting ad.<ref>https://blackchristiannews.com/2021/05/ted-cruz-tears-into-the-woke-emasculated-military-thats-turning-into-pansies-with-video-showing-very-different-american-and-russian-army-recruitment-ads/</ref><br /> |}<br /> Under the junta, the most important national security issue is the protection of transgenderism in the [[military]]. This was affirmed in presidential Executive Order No.14004 signed five days after the seizure of power. The White House’s 2021 “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” instead of offering guidance on Russian, Iranian and Chinese aggression, the document was laden with PC nonsense. In its 24 pages, the ‘Guidance’ mentions climate change more than a dozen times, as well as racial justice and LGBTQI+ rights.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/30/bidens-woke-military/</ref><br /> <br /> On January 29, 2021, four days after Biden’s transgender executive order, defense minister [[Lloyd Austin]] followed with a military-wide order that all restrictions on transgenderism would be lifted pending a review of the issue which radical leftists consider crucial to America’s national security.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/15/barr-the-strange-priorities-of-bidens-department-of-defense/</ref> Biden signed an Executive Order on January 25, 2021 mandating taxpayers to pay for gender reassignment surgery for active military personnel and veterans, with some treatments costing upward of $200,000.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/military-transgender-surgery-free</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden budget increased defense spending only 1.6%. Adjusted for inflation, it’s a cut.<ref>https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2021/05/28/Bidens-First-Budget-Numbers-You-Need-Know</ref> Meantime CCP state media called for increases in the PRC nuclear weapons.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/china-state-media-warns-of-intense-showdown-with-america-advocates-more-nuclear-weapons/</ref> Pentagon analysts project the CCP military to match and overtake the U.S. military in strength in 5 to 10 years. Pentagon spending was rotated out for other domestic vote-buying schemes, such as the Green New Deal disguised as infrastructure, and supposed slave reparations including people of mixed race and immigrants who not need to prove they are descendants of American slaves (ADOS).<br /> <br /> Under Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon canceled a $10-billion ‘JEDI’ cloud-computing contract with [[Microsoft]] in July 2021 and handed it back to tech giant [[Amazon]], which had sued after [[President Trump]] took it away from Amazon in 2019.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pentagon-cancels-10-billion-jedi-cloud-deal-awarded-microsoft</ref> Weeks earlier, [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s husband, who handles the families finances, bought $1 million in Amazon call options.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pelosis-husband-bought-amazon-stock-pentagon-jedi-shakeup-sent-shares-soaring</ref><br /> <br /> Among the modern Pentagon's lesser priorities after transgenderism and critical race theory is its report that the possibility of nuclear weapons being used in regional or global conflicts is growing.<ref>https://mailchi.mp/fas/secrecy-news-070621?e=2849dbef1b</ref><br /> <br /> ====Cancelation of emergency evacuation plans====<br /> <br /> The Biden State Department canceled a critical Trump-era program aimed at providing swift and safe evacuations of Americans out of overseas hotspots. The “Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau” – which was designed to handle medical, diplomatic, and logistical support for Americans overseas was paused by Anthony Blinken’s State Department shortly after the seizure of power. Notification was officially signed June 11, 2021, two months before the [[Taliban]]’s takeover of Afghanistan. The order to shut down reads: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“That you direct the discontinuation of the establishment, and termination of, the Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau (CCR), and direct a further review of certain associated Department requirements and capabilities....That you direct the discontinuation of the establishment, and termination of, CCR, consistent with the applicable legal requirements, necessary stakeholder engagement, and any applicable changes to the Foreign Affairs Manual and other requirements.”<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-state-dept-halted-trump-era-crisis-response-plan/</ref>}}<br /> ====The Great Purge====<br /> <br /> Another of Austin's first actions was to order a 60 day nationwide stand down across all service branches to root out Trump voters, euphemistically referred to as "extremists".<ref>https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-new-domestic-war-on-terror-is</ref> The junta attempted to identify military personnel who exercised their [[First Amendment]] right to peacefully assemble on January 6, 2020. In a Pentagon briefing with reporters, Ramón "CZ" Colón-López, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], said that some troops have asked, when the January 6, 2021 riot is brought up, "How come you're not looking at the situation that was going on in [[Seattle]] prior to that?" "This is coming from every echelon that we're talking to," he added.<ref>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/19/some-troops-see-capitol-riot-blm-protests-similar-threats-top-enlisted-leader-says.html</ref><br /> <br /> In May 2021, the DOD press secretary was asked about plans to monitor the social media accounts of active military members: "part of that insider threat program is to take a look at social media activity out there so that we're – that we can be as informed as possible.... If there is – again, the insider threat, right, is, you know, when there’s a concern about the potential of a threat coming from inside, you know, one of the things you want to do is take a look at the social media footprint and see what’s out there in the public space."<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/2622606/pentagon-press-secretary-conducts-on-camera-press-briefing/source/GovDelivery/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Marxist indoctrination====<br /> :{{See also|Mark Milley}}<br /> [[File:Progressive military.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Progressive woke military in high heels for diversity awareness.<ref>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/04/23/rotc-cadets-wearing-heels-for-sexual-assault-awareness-spurs.html</ref>]]<br /> On May 14, 2021, Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a commander in the [[United States Space Force]], was relieved of command for criticizing [[Marxist]] ideology.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/16/lt-col-matthew-lohmeier-commander-of-11th-space-warning-squadron-at-buckley-afb-colorado-relieved-from-duty-after-questioning-creeping-marxist-ideology-in-military/</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/space-force-co-gets-canned-for-saying-marxism-and-critical-race-theory-ruling-the-military-is-bad/</ref><ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2021/05/16/usaf-lt-col-lohmeier-relieved-of-command-after-cdmedia-interview/</ref> Lohmeier said the Biden junta is teaching in the military that [[patriotism]] is evil.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/video/2021/05/20/matthew-lohmeier-marxism-in-the-military-teaching-patriotism-is-evil/ </ref><ref>To this day, Russians, who defeated fascism, call World War II "The Great Patriot War". Marxist appeals to fight fascism were ineffective. Appeals to Mother Russia and patriotism however rallied the Russian people to defend their homeland.</ref> The teaching of military history was replaced with training on police brutality, ‘[[systemic racism]]’ and ‘[[white privilege]]’.<br /> <br /> In June 2021 it was reported that Lt. Col. Andrew Rhodes told hundreds of his “Fighting Eagle” soldiers at at Fort Carson, [[Colorado]], “If you’re a white male, you are part of the problem.”<ref> https://humanevents.com/2021/06/09/behind-the-beret-battalion-commander-reportedly-tells-troops-white-people-are-part-of-the-problem/</ref><ref>https://sofrep.com/news/army-ltc-to-troops-if-you-are-a-white-male-youre-part-of-the-problem/</ref> Navy Admiral Mike Gilday suggested Navy Sailors read ''How to Be Antiracist'' by extremist author Abram X. Kendi. The title of the book betrays its readers when the contents inside insist that America is racist in history and continues to be today in every structure that exists in the country.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/15/navy-chief-critical-race-theory-proponents-radical-book-makes-better-navy/</ref> Navy Command of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303 Mainbody of Sunset, [[California]] forced all of its members on a [[gay pride]] march with a rainbow-themed American Flag.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/navy-brass-forces-maintenance-unit-march-gay-us-flag-mandatory-hike-highway-photos/</ref><ref>https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2408054769338464&id=123075057836458&__tn__=%2As%2As-R</ref><br /> <br /> Future officers at the U.S. Army‘s military academy at [[West Point]] are being taught several leftist courses that are part of Marxist indoctrination. Three classes in particular at the academy are being taught with what critics say is the goal of social engineering and politicization of the 4,294 cadets: “Social Inequality,” “Military Leadership: Leading Inclusive Teams” and “Politics of Race Gender and Sexuality and Diversity.” West Point also offers a seminar on diversity and inclusion that features images of Black Lives Matter protesters.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/11/west-point-teaching-marxism/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Islamophobic witchhunts====<br /> After the [[September 11, 2001]] terror attacks, many young [[Patriot]]s rushed to defend their country. The Marxist Biden junta began a [[witchhunt]] to root out alleged [[Islamophobe]]s. The junta dismantled counterterrorism programs and replaced them with Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). <br /> <br /> In Biden’s group of outside contractors, the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG), several appeared at events for [[CAIR]], [[ICNA]], and other terror-linked organizations. Some appeared at events featuring advocates for Islamic terrorism, [[sharia]], and violence against non-Muslims. The list consists almost entirely of organizations and individuals who supported Biden's election [[coup]]. The group is tasked with dismantling CVE and siccing [[Islamist]] [[activist]]s and their lawyers on the military to implement a ruthless purge of American soldiers.<br /> <br /> ''Frontpagemag'' reported<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/05/biden-brings-islamic-activists-investigate-us-daniel-greenfield/</ref> that many personnel are from the discredited [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) including Heidi Beirich.<br /> <br /> At the start of the [[Obama administration]], Hina Shamsi was fighting on behalf of the Holy Land Foundation whose leaders had been convicted of providing material support to [[Hamas]]. As the head of the [[ACLU]]’s National Security Project, Shamsi, fought fiercely for the Islamic terrorists at [[Guantanamo Bay]]. In addition to Shamsi, there’s fellow [[Pakistan]]i ACLU activist: Manar Waheed.<br /> <br /> Faiza Patel co-wrote an article arguing against designating the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). In another co-written article, Faiza Patel claimed that laws against Sharia were [[Islamophobic]].<br /> <br /> The list includes Wael Alzayat in his role as the CEO of Emgage. The national co-chair and founding member of the Islamic group is Khurrum Wahid who has been described as one of the country’s most prominent terror lawyers and whose clients include an [[Al Qaeda]] operative who plotted to kill [[President George W. Bush]] and Sami al-Arian who was linked to Islamic Jihad. Wahid had been placed on a terrorist watch list and Emgage, as counterterrorism researcher Joe Kaufman noted, "holds events at terror-linked mosques”: including one founded by al-Arian. Emgage's board includes Dhabah ‘Debbie’ Almontaser who was forced out of her old job over t-shirts reading “Intifada NYC”. Nada al Hanooti, Emgage's Executive Director for [[Michigan]], is the daughter of Muthanna al Hanooti, a former CAIR leader who was accused of working for [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Iraq]]'s intelligence agency.<br /> <br /> Also on the list of Biden's CEWG partners is Iman Boukadoum, the staff attorney for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The ADC has a long history of defending and excusing Islamic terrorism. "I know many people in Hamas. They are very respectable," its former president Hamzi Moghrabi had said. Former ADC president Hussein Ibish called [[Hezbollah]] “a disciplined and responsible liberation force” whose members “conducted themselves in an exemplary manner.” Boukadoum was most recently hard at work fighting for Abdelhaleem Ashqar, who had been convicted of [[obstruction of justice]] in a case involving the flow of money to Hamas. Ashqar ran for president of the [[Palestinian Authority]] while awaiting trial in the United States. He had argued that the evidence against him had come from a time when “Hamas was not designated as a terrorist organisation” and boasted that, “they wanted me to testify against my people. I said I'd rather die than betray my commitment to freedom and justice for Palestine."<br /> <br /> ====Defense Department schools====<br /> <br /> Department of Defense Education Activity schools, institutions that educate children from military families, are helping children change their names and pronouns at school behind parents’ backs.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/16/why-are-defense-department-schools-transitioning-students-gender-behind-parents-backs/</ref> Video evidence from the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Equity and Access Summit in May 2021 shows that in one case at a school in Rota, [[Spain]], a seventh-grade language arts and high school humanities teacher—who is also a Gay-Straight Alliance sponsor—told teachers that in some instances they will need to protect children from parents who do not know about their child’s gender “transition.”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/10/young-children-are-being-targeted-with-sexual-content-the-equality-act-would-make-it-worse/</ref> Another conference presenter, who teaches English and drama at a high school in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]], and is also a Gay-Straight Alliance sponsor, noted that while some parents are labeled as “unsupportive” and have no idea that their children have transitioned at school.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/18/promise-to-americas-children-warns-of-destructive-equality-act-lgbt-agenda/</ref> To “out” children to their parents, said the teacher, would be “unsafe” and would put them “at risk” at home. For these children, she claimed, school might be the only safe place for them to be their authentic selves, with their chosen “safe” adult.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/16/inconvenient-truth-no-one-actually-changes-gender-only-ones-persona/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Racism===<br /> :{{See also|Liberalism and racism|Jim Crow 2.0|}}<br /> [[File:Biden legacy chart 1.png|right|300px|thumb|The Biden legacy.]]<br /> Among the Biden junta's first official racist acts was the firing of the nation's African American [[Surgeon General]]<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://abc7ny.com/surgeon-general-jerome-adams-president-joe-biden-donald-trump/9842120/ US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams asked to step down by Biden team]. ''ABC 7 NY''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/01/20/Surgeon-General-Jerome-Adams-resigns-to-make-way-for-Biden-nominee/8161611160416/ Surgeon General Jerome Adams resigns to make way for Biden nominee]. ''UPI''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/01/20/biden-surgeon-general-resignation/ Surgeon General resigns at Biden’s request]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> and issuance of xenophobic travel ban orders against [[South Africa]].<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/01/24/315890-n315890</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/boom-reporter-asks-if-biden-called-trumps-travel-restrictions-xenophobic-then-what-do-we-call-bidens-new-travel-restrictions/</ref> In its first full month, February 2021, while unemployment fell among fell among white, [[Hispanic]], Asian-American workers and overall to 6.2%, Blacks were the only group that saw a rise in unemployment to 9.9%.<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/black-unemployment-rate-rises-despite-143209839.html</ref> Racist Democrat Sens. [[Tammy Duckworth]] and [[Mazie Hirono]] refused to vote for any [[white]] Biden appointee.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/dem-sens-duckworth-and-hirono-threatened-to-vote-against-white-biden-nominees/</ref><br /> <br /> In April 2021, ''[[Twitter]]'' allowed a racist insult against Republican Sen. [[Tim Scott]] of South Carolina to "trend" on its website/platform following the GOP rebuttal to Biden's [[SOTU]] speech in which Scott debunked the liberal leftist agenda, accused Democrats of trying "to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present" and stating, "America is not a racist country."<ref>AILA SLISCO | ''Newsweek'', Read the Full Text of Tim Scott's Republican Rebuttal of Joe Biden's Joint Address to Congress, https://www.newsweek.com/read-full-text-tim-scotts-republican-rebuttal-joe-bidens-joint-address-congress-1587308, April 28, 2021</ref> Following the speech, angry leftists flooded ''Twitter'' in attempts to label the Senator "Uncle Tim" and using other racist slurs. During the rebuttal Scott stated, "I have experienced the pain of discrimination... I get called "[[Uncle Tom]]" and the N-word — by 'progressives'! By liberals!"<ref>CNN Politics, Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/politics/tim-scott-response-transcript/index.html, Updated 10:51 PM ET, Wed April 28, 2021</ref> The left traditionally uses the derogatory epithet and hurls it at conservatives who dare to walk off the [[Democrat plantation]]. This has long been a way for bigots to insult black people who are accused of being subservient to whites and used to send an intimidating message to others who might be thinking about leaving the plantation.<ref>Debra Heine | ''AG'' News, Twitter Allows Racist Attacks Against Tim Scott to Trend For Nearly 11 Hours, https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/29/twitter-allows-racist-attacks-against-tim-scott-to-trend-for-nearly-11-hours/, April 29, 2021</ref> A [[plurality]] of voters said race relations had deteriorated in the first six month's after Bidens seizure of power.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_don_t_think_biden_has_made_much_difference_for_black_america Rassmussen poll]</ref><br /> <br /> It took only 120 days under the leftist junta before [[Jews]] were being beaten in broad daylight in America.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/it-only-took-120-days-of-leftism-before-jews-were-being-beaten-in-broad-daylight-in-america/</ref> In [[Los Angeles]], Muslims in two vehicles, waving "[[Palestinian]]" flag, shouting "Allahu Akbar" chased a religious Jewish man.<ref>LA Jewish man chased by 2 vehicles waving Palestinian flags: 'They were yelling Allahu akbar'. Jewish Los Angeles resident said he 'thought they were going to kill me' By Yael Halon | Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-jewish-man-chased-palestinian-flags-yelling-allahu-akbar.amp</ref> <br /> The next day Arabs, attending a "pro-Palestine" rally in Los Angeles, stormed a restaurant, asked who is Jewish and began beating.<br /> <ref>Dillon Hosier (@DillonHosier) Tweeted: Moments ago: A group of "pro-Palestine" attacked a table of Persian Jews at Sushi Fumi in Los Angeles, just outside of #weho city. #westhollywood / #LA #Antisemitism masked as #FreePalestine https://t.co/jjdWNqESLO https://twitter.com/DillonHosier/status/1394911594698608642?s=20. [May 18, 2021]<br /> Yuna Leibzon (@YunaLeibzon) Tweeted: Shocking pictures from Los Angeles: A group of Arabs stop near a restaurant, ask who is inside a Jew and start beating a man vigorously before fleeing. https://twitter.com/YunaLeibzon/status/1394998791707766785?s=20. [May 19, 2021]</ref> Notably arrested was an Arab man from Brooklyn, Waseem Awawdeh.<ref>'Jewish man beaten during wild NYC protests afraid to wear yarmulke.' By Reuven Fenton and Amanda Woods. May 21, 2021. https://nypost.com/2021/05/21/jewish-man-beaten-during-wild-midtown-protests-afraid-to-wear-yarmulke/ ''Waseem Awawdeh has been hit with multiple charges, including a hate crime.<br /> In the attack, captured on video, Borgen was knocked to the ground by a group of five or six men who allegedly made anti-Semitic statements, punched, kicked, pepper-sprayed and struck him with crutches... "I tried to get away, and the next thing I knew, I was surrounded by a whole crowd of people who proceeded to kick me, punch me, beat me down," he recalled. "I felt a liquid being poured on my face and at first I thought I was getting urinated on, but it tuned out I was getting maced and pepper sprayed. My face was on fire. That pain was worse than the concussion and all this other stuff that followed."''</ref><ref>New York Police Charge Pro-Palestinian Protester With Hate Crime.' Waseem Awawdeh is accused of beating a Jewish man during protest near Times Square.' By Ben Chapman. Updated May 21, 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-police-investigate-beating-of-jewish-man-during-pro-palestinian-march-11621610628 ''"Yesterday was an attack on this man simply because he is Jewish," Ms. Halberstam said. Jewish people were targeted in 63 hate crimes between Jan. 1 and May 16, up from 60 during the same time in 2020, according to the NYPD figures. Hate crimes against Jews accounted for the second-largest number of such crimes this year, after those targeting Asians..''</ref> Waseem said, after being arrested, that he would do it again, to which [[Newsmax]]'s Logan Ratick Tweeted: ''Because he grew up brainwashed to hate a specific group of people.''<ref>Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) Tweeted: Because he grew up brainwashed to hate a specific group of people https://twitter.com/Logan_Ratick/status/1396266906546548740?s=20</ref> Days later, another Arab from NY was arrested in thst beating, Faisal Elezzi.<ref>NYPD arrests suspect in beating of Jewish man in Times Square. May 24, 2021. ''Faisal Elezzi was arrested and charged in connection to the violent beatdown of a Jewish man near Times Square. The suspects spewed anti-Semitic statements while pepper spraying, punching and kicking Borgen, police have said. Police said the group also used crutches to beat the victim.''<br /> </ref><br /> <br /> Biden implied that all Hispanics, including those who were born in the United States or are residents legally, are illegal aliens. In speaking about Hispanics, Biden shows no respect for the Spanish language and uses the leftist derogatory language, 'Latinx' to refer to people with an Hispanic background.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/tucker-what-biden-said-about-latinos-yesterday-is-actually-a-slur/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Immigration===<br /> [[File:Biden kids in cages.PNG|right|350px|thumb|On March 17, 2020, during a [[2020 Democrat primaries|2020 Democrat primary]] debate, Biden called for an immediate surge of illegal immigrants to the border.<ref>https://archive.is/tQq8A</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Illegal immigration}}<br /> A Harvard/Harris poll produced in the summer of 2021 revealed that 80% of Americans believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem. 68% indicated they believed Biden was encouraging illegal immigration. 55% stated they believed President Trump’s immigration policies should have remained intact. Pollster Mark Penn wrote:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Sixty-four percent of registered voters want the [[Biden administration]] to issue new, stricter policies to reduce the flow of people across the border. Only 7% of voters could accurately call out the amount of monthly illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. with 84% underestimate the number, suggesting we should expect stronger voter reactions if the crisis evolves further. Overall, 74% of voters view the current surge in illegal immigrants as a [[crisis]] that needs to be addressed immediately, and 56% do not view climate change, racism, and [[sexism]] as root causes of migration from South and Central America.”}}<br /> 55% believed that Biden’s border policies are “increasing the flow of drugs,” into the country. 61% believed the flood of unaccompanied children surging at the southern border was the fault of the Biden administration.<ref>https://redstate.com/jeffc/2021/06/28/left-leaning-study-reveals-some-catastrophic-news-for-democrats-n403765</ref><br /> <br /> Fox News confirmed that Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas, is being used as a distribution hub for Central American migrants who cross the border illegally. The commander of that base, Lt. Col. Matthew Burrows, has instructed people in his command to keep the activity secret.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/late-night-migrant-flights-tennessee-lawmakers-biden</ref><br /> <br /> ====Biden border crisis====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden border crisis|Cloward and Piven Strategy}}<br /> On Biden's second day occupying the White House he issued a ''diktat'' which has been described as the most extreme directive in the history of modern [[law enforcement]]. Acting Secretary David Pekoske issued a memorandum on the evening of January 20, 2021 putting into place a [[deportation]] moratorium. There were narrow exceptions for terrorists and spies and none for [[criminal]]s and criminal suspects. It is estimated that about 12,000 criminal illegal aliens per month will not be deported from the United States throughout the existence of the Biden/Harris regime.<ref>https://www.newswars.com/over-12000-criminal-illegals-will-be-freed-monthly-former-trump-official-warns/</ref> These illegals can vote unchallenged under the Democrats "[[For the People Act]]". <br /> <br /> The junta further scrapped the “public charge” rule—a government policy that sought to limit admissions of immigrants likely to become reliant on government benefits.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/biden-administration-ditches-trump-plan-limit-immigration-financially-dependent-n1260239</ref> People from [[Yemen]], [[Iran]] and [[Sri Lanka]] were crossing the border, including people on the terrorist watch list.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/15/john-katko-terror-suspects-are-part-border-surge/</ref> <br /> <br /> The junta's executive order raised the refugee ceiling by 730% in the midst of the COVID pandemic.<ref>https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/02/10/biden-intends-to-increase-refugee-numbers-by-more-than-730-percent/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/10/poll-raising-refugee-admissions-is-bidens-most-unpopular-executive-order-so-far/</ref> By the junta's seventh week [[Arizona]] border agents reported illegal immigration in 2021 already surpassed all of 2018, and was on track to surpass 2018, 2019 and 2020 combined.”<br /> <br /> After White House chief [[propagandist]] [[Jen Psaki]] denied a border crisis existed,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wh-refuses-to-call-mexico-border-rush-child-detainment-a-crisis/</ref> the junta dispatched [[FEMA]] to deal with over 100,000 illegal aliens who crossed the border in February,<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/security/biden-dispatches-fema-address-growing-border-crisis</ref> 150,000 in March,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-border-crossings-jump-to-150000-in-march_3756182.html</ref> and 178,000 in April 2021, a two decade high for a single month. 17,000 of those in April were unaccompanied children.<ref>https://justthenews.com/nation/cbp-reports-encountering-more-178000-attempting-enter-americas-southern-border-april</ref> Democrat Reps. [[Vicente Gonzalez]] and [[Henry Cuellar]] criticized the junta's mishandling of the crisis.<ref>https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/biden-pushes-back-against-border-crisis-label-as-democrats-concede-theres-a-major-problem</ref> Biden found the humanitarian crisis he created flattering.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/25/biden-would-be-flattered-if-migrants-are-surging-because-of-him/</ref> A van stuffed full with 24 illegals crashed into a utility pole, killing at least 11.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/local/multiple-dead-crash-van-full-illegal-immigrants</ref> Texas Lt. Governor [[Dan Patrick]] told Fox News,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"There was a little girl that drowned in the river. Kamala Harris must think that’s amusing to her. She must think that the sex offenders who are coming into this country, who are coming into communities all over this country to assault children is funny to her. This is not a laughing matter to our country or to these people or for future victims. So far they won’t call this a crisis. It’s a designed disaster. This is their plan… Sex offenders are up 1,967% in just the Del Rio sector in Texas. Sexual offenders are defined by people we already arrested for offenses against children and they’re crossing back two or three times."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/kamala-harris-must-think-amusing-tx-lt-gov-dan-patrick-goes-off-child-sex-trafficking-1967-video/</ref>}}<br /> A border agent described conditions in the cells to the ''[[Epoch Times]]:''<br /> {{quotebox-float|"The family-unit holding cells smell like [[urine]] and [[vomit]]. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. [[Scabies]], [[lice]], the [[flu]], and COVID-19 run rampant. Up to 80 individuals are squeezed into each 24- by 30-foot cell, and there aren’t enough mattresses for everyone. Sheets of plastic divide the rooms. “Any diseases that are in there, it’s being kept in there, like a petri dish. The smell is overwhelming.”<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-border-agent-gives-inside-account-of-overcrowded-facilities_3746058.html?amp</ref>}}<br /> After White House chief [[propagandist]] [[Jen Psaki]] denied a border crisis existed,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wh-refuses-to-call-mexico-border-rush-child-detainment-a-crisis/</ref> the [[Biden junta]] put [[Kamala Harris]] in charge of managing the catastrophe.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/24/biden-just-named-a-new-person-in-charge-of-the-border-youll-know-her-by-the-sound-of-her-cackle-n349562</ref> Harris previously compared [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] officials to the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/kamala-harris-tapped-to-fix-the-border-despite-attacking-immigration/</ref> A week into the Harris' appointment as border czar, Harris had no immigration-related meetings on her schedule and made no public statements about the border crisis.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/kamala-has-no-immigration-meetings-scheduled-despite-leading-crisis-response/</ref> ''Axios'' reported "If you give someone a sh***ty assignment because the president doesn’t want to do it himself, you can’t be mad when the treacherous situation looks treacherous.”<ref>https://www.axios.com/kamala-harris-trip-problems-rekindle-2020-campaign-doubts-f08f807e-c00a-432a-a562-3c2a2beaa634.html</ref> <br /> <br /> Harris refused to visit the border for six months and laughed at the unfolding human tragedy.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/23/kamala-harris-bursts-out-awkward-laugh-when-asked-about-visiting-the-border-not-today-1048624/</ref> Not until President Trump announced he and Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]] would visit the border did Harris announce she would visit the border.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/23/kamala-harris-announces-border-visit-just-days-before-president-trump-event/</ref><br /> <br /> Democrat Rep. [[Henry Cuellar]], whose district was hardest hit by disaster, had been calling for months for the Biden junta to listen to the people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, to him, and to [[law enforcement]] that is overwhelmed called Harris' visit to [[El Paso]] in the Upper Rio Rio Grande Valley a “politically safe” trip, a “check the box” kind of trip and a "joke". Harris never consulted with Cuellar, Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]], or other local people.<br /> <br /> ====Human trafficing====<br /> The Biden junta’s reversal of Trump-era border policies gave Mexican cartels an enormous opportunity to exploit immigrants for financial gain. This criminal and inhumane system is a direct consequence of Biden’s open border policies and willful neglect of border security. Chris Farrell, director of investigations and research at [[Judicial Watch]], explained how the cartels’ control of the Mexican border is driven by profit. “When Americans hear about the humanitarian crisis at the border,” said Farrell, “they should remember that it is fueled by a sophisticated criminal enterprise that is subsidized by the Biden administration’s failure to secure our border.” An Arizona rancher explained “Nobody comes through that border illegally without their [the cartels] authorization.” Dan Cantu, a retired Border Patrol agent, said no one “freelances”—or crosses into the U.S. from the Mexican border without cartel permission. In most cases, those who try are instantly killed. “They call those [who cross on their own] ‘chapulines’ … which means grasshoppers in Spanish. It’s common knowledge that the minute they try to freelance—as soon as they do—smugglers and recruiters [for the cartels] will notice … [and] they’ll flat out kill them.” They patrol ridge lines and mountains in search of “chapulines” walking on their own. If found, the chapulin is approached by a scout and asked for a code. Those who don’t know the code are often tied to a tree and beaten, raped, or killed by cartel operatives. “The chapulines experience all kinds of torture,” Cantu emphasized, “because [the cartels] have got to send a message … there is a price for attempting to traverse the border yourself.”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/15/no-one-comes-through-the-border-illegally-without-the-cartels-authorization-how-bidens-policies-feed-a-criminal-monopoly/</ref><br /> <br /> According to a veteran Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officer, “The cartel makes more money on people than they do on dope.” The Mexican cartels have a valuation greater than [[Walmart]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/24/do-mexican-drug-cartels-make-billion-year/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Child sex trafficing====<br /> Biden also canceled the Trump era Operation Talon which focused on deporting illegal child sex traffickers and sexual predators.<ref>https://newspunch.com/biden-cancels-trump-program-that-targeted-child-sex-traffickers-in-the-us-illegally/</ref> The order essentially shut down [[ICE]] operations. An estimated 117,000 migrants crossed the border at the going rate for smuggling humans of $10,000 each the first month, totaling well over $1.1 billion for the cartels and human trafficking networks.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/report-admin-lacks-resources-for-the-expected-117000-unaccompanied-children-at-border-this-year/</ref> Mexican President [[Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador]] expressed concern over the junta incentivizing human trafficing and organized crime.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21D8</ref> Reports indicated that human traffickers were purchasing children for $3200.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/human-trafficking-cartels-selling-kids-3200-head-joe-bidens-open-border-mexico-video/</ref><ref>https://rumble.com/vekxmd-biden-the-president-of-human-trafficking.html</ref> Drug cartels often recruit or kidnap migrants, hold them for ransom or [[murder]] them if their families don't comply with the operatives' demands.<ref>https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/biden-pushes-back-against-border-crisis-label-as-democrats-concede-theres-a-major-problem</ref>Evidence at the border suggested children were being [[rape]]d.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/video-reporter-finds-condoms-lube-and-childrens-clothes-dumped-at-the-border/</ref> @red_pill_latina said on [[Instagram]],<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Where is [[AOC]]…where is the outrage of the media? Democrats in the Biden administration are making traffickers and cartels more powerful and dangerous than ever. If you voted for Biden, this is what you voted for. You claim to support the [[Latino]] community yet you don’t support strong border security. Latinos are the main targets/victims of human traffickers at the southern border. Especially the most vulnerable, innocent little children. If you voted for Biden this is the reality you voted for."<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/citing-border-crisis-trafficking-of-innocent-children-latino-woman-says-if-you-voted-for-biden-this-is-what-you-voted-for-1047799/</ref>}}<br /> By July 2021 there was a 542% increase in convicted sex offender apprehensions at the border.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/542-percent-increase-in-convicted-sex-offenders-arrested-at-border_3876489.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Surging covid cases====<br /> <br /> The [[Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) was not doing any [[covid-19]] testing on people apprehended at the border.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-19-testing-of-border-crossing-migrants-not-being-administered-consistently/ar-BB1eifgo</ref> The ''[[Epoch Times]]:'' described conditions in the holding cells:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"The family-unit holding cells smell like [[urine]] and [[vomit]]. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. [[Scabies]], [[lice]], the [[flu]], and COVID-19 run rampant. Up to 80 individuals are squeezed into each 24- by 30-foot cell, and there aren’t enough mattresses for everyone. Sheets of plastic divide the rooms. “Any diseases that are in there, it’s being kept in there, like a petri dish. The smell is overwhelming.”<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-border-agent-gives-inside-account-of-overcrowded-facilities_3746058.html?amp</ref>}}<br /> The National Sheriffs Association estimated that up to 50% of all illegal immigrants were covid positive.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/up-to-50-percent-of-illegal-immigrants-estimated-to-have-covid-19-national-sheriffs-association_3737923.html</ref> Congressional [[Democrat]]s blocked a [[Republican]] bill which would require the [[Department of Homeland Security]] to test all apprehensions for covid.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/16/democrats-block-gop-bill-to-test-illegal-immigrants-for-coronavirus/</ref> <br /> Restoration of the Obama era Catch and Release program led to the release of covid infected illegal aliens into American communities.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/psaki-cant-answer-illegal-aliens-test-positive-covid-released-actually-quarantine-video/</ref><br /> <br /> An analysis by ''The New York Times'' in July 2021 found that more than 7,500 cases have been detected since April. That represents more than 40 percent of all coronavirus cases in Immigration Control and Enfrocement (ICE) detention since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The rise in infections coincides with a surge in immigrant detention, from 14,000 detainees in April to more than 26,000 at the end of June, according to the ''Times'' analysis. ICE officials say the increase in infections is directly correlated to the increase in CBP detainees in their care, all of whom are subjected to testing, quarantine and cohorting once in the detention centers.<ref>https://thehill.com/latino/561690-coronavirus-infections-surging-in-immigration-facilities?rl=1</ref><br /> <br /> The city of McAllen, Texas declared a state of emergency in August 2021 after Biden dumped 1,500 covid infected illegal aliens outside holding facilities.<ref>[https://therightscoop.com/breaking-mcallen-tx-declares-state-of-disaster-after-biden-dumped-1500-illegals-with-covid-last-week/ McAllen, TX declares state of DISASTER after Biden dumped 1,500 illegals with COVID last week].</ref><br /> <br /> ====Unsanitary conditions====<br /> According to a [[whistleblower]] complaint, children were forced to sleep in tents that “were dirty and often had a foul odor,” at times smelling of sewage at the Fort Bliss facility, one of the camps the Biden junta used to hold 5,000 children. Children were not given prompt medical care when experiencing health crises, including one girl who had a panic attack after learning that her old sister was dying and another who, after not receiving her period for months, began bleeding profusely. One 13-year-old from [[Honduras]] at Fort Bliss recounted that a friend was served raw or undercooked chicken “that still had feathers in it.”<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/07/07/whistleblowers-detail-poor-hygiene-for-migrant-kids-at-texas-site/</ref><br /> <br /> The complaint was sent to various congressional committees and to the [[Health and Human Services]] (HHS) inspector general. The Health and Human Services Department hired a water-and-fire damage repair contractor with no training to supervise migrant children at the Texas army base. As of July 2021 there were roughly 14,500 children in HHS custody at several of its concentration camps.<br /> <br /> When chief border czar Kamala Harris visited Texas in June 2021, she studiously avoided Fort Bliss.<br /> <br /> ====Babies in cages====<br /> [[File:Biden-cages-1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Biden / Harris regime kept babies in cages..]]<br /> The junta renewed the Obama era program of locking migrant children in cages.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2021/02/23/bidens-kids-cages-moment-carrizo-springs-facility-re-opens/</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' initially reported the junta was holding 3250 kids in "jail-like facilities"<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/09/nyt-nails-biden-for-holding-migrant-children-in-violation-of-law-but-they-do-a-little-spinning-in-the-process-n340404</ref> 38% longer than the law allows.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-immigration-detention-increase/</ref> The figure was later revised to 9,400 in February alone,<ref>https://www.vox.com/2021/3/21/22343184/as-bidens-immigration-policy-faces-scrutiny-the-dhs-chief-says-the-border-is-closed</ref> and by the third week of March [[DHS]] said the number of babies in cages was 15,500.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-migrant-children-in-border-patrol-custody-hits-15500/</ref> The Former head of CBP said Homeland [[Commissar]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] "lied to the American people" about the crisis.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-administration-lied-american-border-crisis</ref><br /> <br /> According to [[CBS News]], children were held in overcrowded conditions, and some were having to sleep on the floor and were going hungry. One immigration lawyer representing the children said there were kids who have only showered once in seven days and weren’t allowed to shower more often. The children were not allowed outdoors and complained of not seeing the sun in days. The Donna complex which is supposed to hold only 250 people held 1,800, or 729% of its pandemic era capacity. The migrants were not able to practice any social distancing because of the massive number of people.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-children-detained-in-overcrowded-conditions/</ref> The ''New York Post'' wrote in an editorial, "While we feel Trump was wrongly vilified for these facilities, Biden deserves every knock of hypocrisy leveled against him."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/02/24/bidens-kids-in-cages-prove-his-hypocrisy-on-immigration/</ref> ''[[Time magazine]]'' pleaded for the Dear Leader to end locking babies in cages.<ref>https://time.com/5945307/biden-end-detention-migrant-children/</ref><br /> <br /> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported “[y]oung people are waiting in cramped, austere holding cells with concrete floors and benches. Lights remain on 24 hours a day, agents say, and there are few places to play.”<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/unaccompanied-minors-detention-cells/2021/03/10/a0d39390-81c6-11eb-bb5a-ad9a91faa4ef_story.html</ref> [[CNN]]’s Pamela Brown reported that “as the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border gets worse, the media is being kept from it despite calls of transparency from the Biden administration. Reporters and photographers were not been allowed inside the facilities where thousands of unaccompanied children are being kept in similar to jail-like conditions."<ref> https://youtu.be/FrUwXhmgLlM</ref><br /> <br /> When negative publicity arose, the Biden team then emptied the cages and forced children to sleep in buses overnight, according to [[NBC News]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/05/13/joe-bidens-america-migrant-children-stuck-overnight-on-parked-buses-for-consecutive-days-and-nights/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Narcotics trafficing====<br /> Prior to the junta [[open borders|opening the border]] [[bi-partisan]] experts estimated the money made on drug trafficking by the Mexican Drug Cartels at around $500 billion, or one half-trillion dollars per year. Sen. [[Sonny Purdue]] said in 2019: “At half a trillion dollars — $500 billion — that makes the cartel business and the drug traffic just in Mexico alone coming across to the United States bigger than [[Walmart]], to put it in perspective. So this is larger than our largest companies.” Democrat Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] quoted the same figure testifying, “The illicit drug trade is a business, valued at anywhere between $426 [billion] and $652 billion…”.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/has-joe-biden-sold-out-america-to-the-mexican-drug-cartels/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Anti-science===<br /> <br /> The junta hired discredited CCP collaborator Dr. Anthony Fauci as its Chief Medical Advisor,<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/03/biden-asks-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-advisor-during-covid-crisis/</ref> and refused to ask for Fauci's resignation when Fauci was exposed as lying to the nation about the CCP [[covid]] [[bioweapon]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57352992</ref> Fauci made the [[megalomania]]cal claim that he himself was the sheer embodiment of [[science]] and the [[truth]].<ref>https://radio.foxnews.com/2021/06/09/dr-manny-alvarez-dr-fauci-finds-that-any-kind-of-criticism-of-himself-is-an-attack-on-science/</ref><br /> <br /> Throughout the 2020 campaign Biden and other junta officials implored the American people to “trust the science!” when it came to mask-wearing, social distancing, and not gathering in large groups. Days after the [[Center for Disease Control]] (CDC) rescinded its guidelines on mask-wearing, Biden undermined public confidence in the science by continuing to wear a mask and delivering rants about masks and patriotism.<ref>https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/04/30/joe-biden-ignores-his-own-guidelines-delivers-nonsensical-rant-about-masks-and-patriotism-n371733</ref> As heir to the legacy of former president [[Jimmy Carter]], Biden defied the science and wore a mask in a high-profile visit to the elder patron.<ref>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2021/05/04/joe-biden-embarrasses-himself-and-undermines-cdc-during-visit-with-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-n373858</ref><br /> <br /> ===Gun control===<br /> <br /> Biden plans to control people's right to own guns, for example, banning semi-automatic firearms.<ref>https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/#</ref> He claims that his plan does not violate the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>[https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200921/joe-biden-told-voters-the-second-amendment-does-not-protect-an-individual-right Joe Biden Told Voters the Second Amendment DOES NOT Protect an Individual Right]</ref> Biden called a pro-Second Amendment and civilian worker in Detroit "full of sh*t" and threatened to fight him as a thug,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/biden-tells-detroit-auto-plant-worker-hes-full-of-sht-on-gun-control/ar-BB10ZJcS Biden Tells Detroit Auto Plant Worker He's 'Full of Sh*t' on Gun Control]</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2UeoY4uyU</ref><br /> <br /> The junta [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] believes it has the authority to confiscate, ban and register an entire class of firearms without consulting Congress. “The [Notice of Proposed Rule Making] proposes amending the definition of the term ‘rifle,’ as contained in 27 CFR §§ 478.11 and 479.11, to ‘clarify that the term “rifle” includes any weapon with a rifled barrel and equipped with an attached ‘stabilizing brace’ that has objective design features and characteristics that indicate that the firearm is designed to be fired from the shoulder, as indicated on ATF Worksheet 4999,” according to a fact sheet about the rule put out by SB Tactical. “This proposed rule would be the largest [[Executive Branch]] firearms ban/registration scheme in American history— forcing the registration or destruction of millions of privately-owned firearms,” SB Tactical’s fact sheet continues. “[T]he proposed rule would ensure that 99% of the firearms already in circulation are suddenly unlawfully possessed.”<ref>https://www.newstarget.com/2021-06-14-biden-regime-aims-to-ban-register-firearrms.html</ref><br /> <br /> A study by Prof. Steven Greene at North Carolina State University of whether motherhood causes women to support more restrictive gun rights found, that while women overall have more liberal attitudes than men on all issues, including gun control, women without children (female non-birthing people) have more liberal attitudes toward restrictive gun rights than mothers do. The study drew on "2017 Pew Research Center data to explore the ways gender, parenthood, and race intersect to shape attitudes on gun policy in the post-[[Sandy Hook]] era when gun violence has become prominently linked with schools and children, and during a time when the Black Lives Matter movement has drawn national attention to the relationship of gun violence and racial inequality. Most notably, we find that contemporary depictions of mothers as a distinctively pro-gun control constituency are largely inaccurate." The study concluded that "we fail to see much relationship between race, parenthood, and gun attitudes. Overall, despite common belief and media reporting to the contrary, the story is very much one where parenthood seems to play little role in gun policy attitudes."<ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17457289.2020.1862130?journalCode=fbep20 tandfonline.com/doi/abs]</ref><br /> <br /> In June 2021, Biden proposed expanded background checks for gun purchasers, which presumably would not apply to Hunter Biden who lied on a background check to purchase a firearm.<ref>https://spectatorworld.com/topic/president-biden-strict-gun-laws-household-hunter/</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden/Harris regime gave to the Taliban 600,000 assault rifles, military drones, and other weapons of war without performing background checks.<br /> [[File:BLM terrorist incidents.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|A ''[[Time magazine]]'' survey found 570 leftwing [[terrorist]] incidents in 220 cities between May 24, 2020 and August 22, 2020.<ref>https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/</ref>]]<br /> <br /> ===Crime===<br /> ====Leftist violence====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Leftwing violence under the Biden junta|Anti-Asian hate crime}}<br /> Biden refused to denounce the terrorist Anarcho-Coummunist hate group [[Antifa]] during the first debate with President Donald Trump. He claimed they are "just an idea", not an organization. He pretends that [[FBI]] Bureau’s director [[Chris Wray]] told lawmakers that Antifa is an "ideology", not a terrorist group, but the fact this is not what Wray said, Wray said: “any number of properly predicated investigations into what we would describe as violent anarchist extremists,” which included individuals who identity with Antifa.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-says-antifa-is-an-idea-not-an-organization-during-presidential-debate/ Biden Says Antifa Is ‘An Idea, Not An Organization’ during Presidential Debate]</ref> It appears that Biden and Antifa have some relations, as when someone looks up the website Antifa.com, Biden's election campaign page will appear.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHDVYKgLODY</ref><br /> <br /> ====Defund the Police====<br /> :{{See also|Defund the Police}}<br /> Biden championed [[defunding the police]],<ref>https://therightscoop.com/watch-joe-biden-agrees-to-defund-the-police-says-he-supports-taking-away-their-responsibilities/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/biden-democrats-lies-about-cops-spawned-sickening-shooting-devine/</ref> leaving Black communities vulnerable to [[crime]].<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/81-black-americans-dont-want-less-police-presence-despite-protestssome-want-more-cops-poll-1523093</ref> In the first presidential debate, Biden accused police and falsely called them "systemic racists". <ref>https://www.teletrader.com/biden-systemic-racism-in-us-present-beyond-police/news/details/52383496?internal=1&ts=1604959273788&culture=de-CH</ref> In a moment of candor on December 8, 2020 Biden confessed that the Defund the Police movement "beat the hell out of us."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/10/biden-says-defund-the-police-movement-beat-the-hell-out-of-dems/</ref><br /> <br /> Black people represented a massive share of murder victims in six major cities through the first six months of 2021 compared to 2020, which itself saw a large crime surge, according to data analyzed by the ''Daily Caller News Foundation''.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/homicides-have-skyrocketed-in-these-six-democratic-cities-black-people-are-disproportionately-the-victims-data-shows_3872643.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Supreme Court===<br /> Biden seeks to violate the Constitution by [[court packing|packing the Supreme Court]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-packing.html</ref> At the presidential debate, Biden refused to confirm that.<ref> https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/22/joe-biden-court-packing-judicial-reforms-commission-431157</ref><br /> <br /> ===Abortion===<br /> Biden has a far-Left position on [[abortion]], he said that he will support abortion in all circumstances including [[Late-term abortion|late term abortion]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/supporting-roe-means-supporting-abortion-until-birth/ Supporting Roe Means Supporting Abortion until Birth]</ref> He also said that he will stop any state from preventing abortion.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Radical Islamic terrorism===<br /> [[File:C9Pak4-W0AIldKy (1).jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to [[Hillary Clinton]]: "[[Al Qaeda]] is on our side."<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225#efmAGIAHu</ref>]]<br /> Biden plans to bring hundreds of thousands of Muslims from radical countries.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/dncs-deepening-embrace-radical-islamists-opinion-1527239 The DNC's Deepening Embrace of Radical Islamists | Opinion]</ref> Biden was criticized when he promised to let kids learn Sharia law in public schools.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkqSZp6nkc Why Joe Biden Wants to Teach Your Kids Islam]</ref> To convince Muslims to vote for him he used one of the most radical hadiths: whoever sees evil let him change by his hand, if he cannot then with his tongue, if he cannot then with his heart (by hating), and that's the weakest faith. This is same hadith which was used by the [[September 11, 2001 attack]] perpetrators.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhjQ9qoVJw Joe Biden Accidentally Calls for Jihad against America]</ref><br /> <br /> The first [[jihad]]i attack in the United States under the Biden regime occurred on March 22, 2021 in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. There were no jihadi attacks in the United States for the previous four years under President Trump.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/boulder-the-first-jihadi-attack-in-us-after-none-under-trump/</ref> After a [[NeverTrump]] immigrant from [[Syria]] with [[ISIS]] sympathies<ref>https://summit.news/2021/03/23/facebook-scrubs-page-showing-supermarket-shooter-was-anti-trump-pro-refugee-activist/</ref> massacred 10 [[white]] people<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/boulder-shooting-victims/</ref> at a supermarket, Biden immediately proposed disarming the native born population and depriving them of their constitutional rights.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/biden-urger-congress-pass-gun-control-reform-including-assault-weapon-ban?utm_source=breaking-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter</ref> According to the ''New York Times'', “The suspect’s identity was known to the F.B.I. because he was linked to another individual under investigation by the bureau, according to law enforcement officials.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-shooting-suspect-charged.html</ref> This was a repeat of the same pattern during the Obama-Biden administration. The FBI knew in advance the Pulse Nightclub shooter (Omar Mateen) and were tipped off by the local sheriff. The FBI knew in advance the San Bernardino Terrorists (Tashfeen Malik). The FBI knew in advance the Boston Marathon Bombers (the Tsarnaev brothers) tipped off by Russians. The FBI knew in advance the Garland, Texas, shooters (Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi). The FBI knew in advance of the Parkland High School shooter (Nikolas Cruz). And the FBI knew in advance of the Fort Hood shooter (Nidal Hasan).<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/23/here-we-go-fbi-knew-boulder-colorado-suspect-identity-prior-to-shooting/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Foreign policy==<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris regime foreign policy}}<br /> Prof. Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway, and an editor at the ''Russia in Global Affairs'' journal wrote:<br /> The current international disorder is caused by an interregnum – the world is currently stuck between a unipolar and a multipolar format. [[The West]] is pushing for a return to the unipolar era that existed before [[Magnitsky Act|sanctions on Russia]] and the economic war against China. However, the two Eurasian giants, Russia and China, have spent the past years adjusting to a multipolar system. The West will insist that on maintaining liberal [[hegemony]] due to a commitment and belief in [[liberal values]], among [[elitism|elites]] (although that is no longer uniform), while Russia and China will reject a value-based system that is instrumental to impose an untenable unipolar order. There is no going back as the world has moved on, although the West is not yet ready to move forward.<br /> [[File:Image cefc 2016 05 05.png|right|350px|thumb|CEFC China Energy chairman [[Ye Jianming]], the former deputy secretary of the [[People's Liberation Army]] General Political Department International Liaison Department, formed a business partnership with the [[Biden family corruption|Biden family]]. In 2017 Hunter Biden told friends, "I am the managing director of CEFC."<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/news/hunter-biden-cefc-managing-director/</ref>]]<br /> The Strategic Culture Foundation think tank, in their document ''Leviathan Mobilizes For Decisive Battle'', <ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/leviathan-mobilises-decisive-battle</ref> claims "the plan is out of control, and becoming [[progressive]]ly more bizarre. The American unipolar moment is ‘done’. It has created oppositions of various kinds, both abroad and at home. [[Conservative]] and traditional impulses have reacted against the [[radical]] ideological agenda, and crucially, the [[2008 Financial Crisis]] and near collapse of the system foretold to the élites of the ultimate coming end to the U.S.’ financial hegemony, and concomitantly to America’s primacy. It forced a critical juncture.<br /> <br /> Now they are at a crucial impasse. When they speak about [[Great Reset|Re-set]], this means a forced return to the continuation of the agenda.<br /> <br /> But it is not as straight-forward as it seems. Everything seemed almost primed to fall into place twenty years ago; yet now, the [[Establishment]] is having to fight for every element of this strategy because everywhere they encounter a growing resistance.<br /> <br /> And it is no insignificant resistance. In America alone, some 74 million Americans reject the [[Culture war|cultural war]] being waged on them. <br /> The globalist call to arms is evident. The world clearly has changed during the last four years.<br /> <br /> Globalist forces, therefore, are being mobilized to win a last battle in the ‘long-war’ – looking to break-through everywhere. Defeating Trump is the first goal. Discrediting all varieties of [[Europe]]an [[populism]] is another.<br /> <br /> The U.S. thinks to lead the maritime and rim-land powers in imposing a searing [[psychological]], technological and economic defeat on the Russia-China-Iran alliance. In the past, the outcome might have been predictable. This time Eurasia may very well stand solid against a weakened Oceana (and a faint-hearted Europe). It would shake [[Leviathan]] to its foundations. Who knows what might then emerge from the ruins of [[postmodernism|post-modernity]]."<br /> <br /> 90 days into the junta's assumption of power, the U.S. Strategic Command warned the U.S. should prepare for [[nuclear war]].<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/1/charles-richard-us-strategic-command-chief-nuclear/</ref><br /> <br /> At Biden's first G-7 summit, Biden was welcomed into "the club" of globalists by Emmanuel Macron.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/president-trump-releases-statement-regarding-macron-welcoming-biden-club/</ref> At the NATO summit, Biden managed to cajole the U.S. alleged European partners to issue a statement that mentioned China 10 times compared to the 26 references to Russia.<ref>https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rk7-s5KrtUYJ:https://www.theepochtimes.com/nato-turns-its-focus-to-chinese-regimes-rising-ambitions_3857873.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us</ref> The PRC responded immediately by sending a record 28 fighter jets into Taiwan's air defense identification zone.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-sends-record-28-fighter-jets-toward-taiwan-after-telling-nato-we-wont-sit-back</ref><br /> <br /> ===NATO===<br /> [[File:BIDENLOST.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden, seemingly lost, at the G7 Summit, Cornwall, England June 2021.<ref>https://notthebee.com/article/please-enjoy-this-video-of-senile-joe-biden-wandering-around-in-england-during-the-g7-summit-and-then-having-to-be-rescued-by-his-wife</ref>]]<br /> Biden assured key allies at the June 2021 [[G7]] Summit that he would maintain enough of a security presence in Afghanistan to ensure they could continue to operate in the capital following the main U.S. withdrawal. Biden promised U.K. Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] and other leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, that “critical U.S. enablers” would remain in place to keep Kabul safe following the drawdown of [[NATO]] forces. British officials determined the U.S. would provide enough personnel to ensure that the U.K. embassy in Kabul could continue operating. Allies discussed with Biden the need to continue supporting the Afghan government in order to prevent the country from becoming a haven for terrorist operations again. Those discussions continued at the NATO summit, ''Bloomberg'' reported.<ref> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-20/biden-assured-allies-in-june-u-s-would-ensure-kabul-s-stability?sref=MTy2GeXk</ref><br /> <br /> The [[European Union]]’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, was warning Biden foreign minister Antony Blinken that withdrawing troops from Afghanistan risked giving the Taliban the upper hand, and such a shift could pose a direct threat to European security. After dealing with [[European migrant crisis|millions of refugees reaching the EU]] after Obama's ill-fated [[Arab Spring]], America's EU partners feared a collapse in Afghanistan would lead to an avalanche of refugees once again.<br /> <br /> NATO members agreed in May 2021 that they would maintain a civilian presence in Afghanistan after the military withdrawal to support the Afghan government, facilitate training for the Afghan military and work on contracts for Kabul’s airport as well as hospitals and communications infrastructure.<br /> <br /> ===Indo-Pacific===<br /> :{{See also|South China Sea}}<br /> Wang Yiwei, director of the Center for European Studies at Renmin University and author of the best made in China book about the ''New Silk Roads'', clearly saw through the Biden/Harris “America is back” bluster: “China is not isolated by the US, [[the West]] or even the whole international community. The more hostility they show, the more anxiety they have. When the US travels around the globe to frequently ask for support, unity and help from its allies, this means US [[hegemony]] is weakening.”<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-usnato-versus-russia-china-hybrid-war-finish</ref><br /> <br /> Biden plans for return to the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]] (TPP), despite the damage it has done to the US economy.<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/09/business/us-return-tpp-joe-biden/ Prospects dim for early U.S. return to TPP despite Biden win]</ref> He wants to abolish all tariffs which were created by President Trump.<ref>[https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/prospects-for-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-trade-deal-under-a-biden-presidency/ Prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal under a Biden Presidency]</ref><br /> <br /> ====China First policy====<br /> :{{See also|Belt and Road Initiative}}<br /> [[File:Hunter Biden Bohai.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Hunter Biden, right, flew to China in 2013 aboard Air Force Two, with his father, [[Joe Biden]], left, December 4, 2013. 10 days late Hunter Biden formed a business partnership with the Chinese military and Bank of China worth $1.5 Billion.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-trip-china-son-hunter-2013-comes-under-new-n1061051</ref>]]<br /> Since 2017 China's communist government has imprisoned more than one million people and subjected those not detained to intense surveillance, religious restrictions, forced labor, and forced sterilizations.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uyghurs-xinjiang</ref> Biden has friendly relations with the communist regime of China. Biden refuses to see Communist China as a threat to the United States and condemned the notion by calling it "bizarre".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/28/joe-biden-bizarre-to-say-china-is-americas-competition/ Joe Biden: ‘Bizarre’ to Say China is America’s Competition]</ref> According to an assessment by the 17 member U.S. [[Intelligence Community]], China interfered in the 2020 presidential election on behalf of their officially favored candidate and family business partner, Joe Biden.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/01/07/transparent-timing-intelligence-community-assessment-on-foreign-interference-in-2020-election-submitted-to-congress-hours-after-electoral-certification/</ref> China was one of first countries which welcomed the media declaration of the Biden junta. <br /> <br /> China is the world’s largest source of Marine debris, the largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products, the greatest emitter of mercury, and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, producing nearly one third of all global emissions.<br /> <br /> Vice foreign minister He Yafei said: despite differences in political ideology, there could still be opportunities for long-term cooperation. “Multilateralism, I will say, is very much needed at this critical moment,” he said. “For China, the US and the EU, all of us should rethink who we are and what roles we can play in the future.<ref>[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3109496/us-china-relations-trump-divisions-could-haunt-biden US-China relations: Trump divisions could haunt Biden presidency]</ref> Biden referred to the [[genocide]] of the [[Uyghur]] people as a cultural norm<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/joe-biden-excuses-uyghur-genocide-just-chinese-cultural-norm-spreading-ccp-propaganda/</ref> and called the sovereign republic of Taiwan a "renegade province" of Communist China.<ref>[https://thetaiwantimes.com/president-biden-calls-uyghur-genocide-in-xinjiang-different-norm/ President Biden Calls Uyghur Genocide In Xinjiang “Different Norm”]</ref><br /> <br /> The CCP moved to further the grip Beijing had over [[Hong Kong]]<ref>Axelrod, Tal (March 11, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/542695-chinese-lawmakers-back-move-to-tighten-grip-on-hong-kong Chinese lawmakers back move to tighten grip on Hong Kong]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> and has China intimidated Taiwan.<ref>Mitchell, Ellen (April 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/547943-china-sends-25-warplanes-into-taiwan-air-zone China sends 25 warplanes into Taiwan air zone]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> Wary of the fact that many in the junta and Biden himself are shills for the CCP, China has pleaded for Trump's policies which supported Taiwan and weakened the communist regime to be lifted.<ref>Bowden, John (March 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/542015-china-calls-on-biden-to-reverse-trumps-dangerous-practice-on China calls on Biden to reverse Trump's 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Lonas, Lexi (March 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/543763-china-to-ask-biden-administration-to-lift-trump-policies-report China to ask Biden administration to lift Trump policies: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> =====Nuclear threat=====<br /> Stratcom Commander Charles Richard testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that China’s nuclear capabilities are advancing so rapidly that they’re not even bothering with intelligence vetted more than a month ago in their briefings because it’s probably already out of date. Richard added that a portion of China’s nuclear arsenal has been primed for ready use.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2021/04/23/rising-threat-of-nuclear-war-is-barely-noticed/</ref><br /> <br /> =====U.S. power grid=====<br /> :{{See also|PLA Total Information Warfare}}<br /> One of the junta's first acts was to expose the U.S. electrical power grid to Communist Chinese subversion. Biden has issued an executive diktat suspending President Trump's Executive Order 13920. The original Trump order stated that any use of bulk-power system equipment “designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied, by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary” is prohibited. The [[U.S. Department of Energy]] lists China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea as foreign adversaries to the United States under this order. China is the only nation on the list currently engaging in mass production of electronics, manufacturing equipment, and other forms of technology like software, circuits, and instrumentation.<br /> <br /> By suspending this rule, the government is free to procure power equipment from China, or U.S. companies operating manufacturing facilities in China. The Biden regime suspended this protection at the same time that U.S. reliance on foreign oil increased due to bans on new domestic energy production.<ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2021/01/26/president-biden-creates-vulnerabilities-in-americas-power-grid/</ref><br /> <br /> =====Not qualified to lead=====<br /> :{{See also|Wolf warrior diplomacy}}<br /> <br /> At a campaign stop in [[Iowa]] before the [[2020 Democrat primaries]], Biden mocked [[MAGAnomic]] trade policy saying,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man. I mean, you know, they’re not bad folks, folks. But guess what? They’re not competition for us."<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-comments-downplaying-china-threat-u-s-fires-pols-n1001236</ref>}}<br /> In its first meeting with Communist Chinese bosses, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi instructed junta cronies [[Anthony Blinken]] and [[Jake Sullivan]],<br /> {{Quotebox-float|“The United States does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength.”<ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2021/03/biden-china-us-argument-alaska/</ref>}} <br /> The Chinese Communists, who own the Biden family with a 90% share of their joint [[Bohai Harvest]] venture, then went on to play the [[race card]] against the cultural norms of the [[Democratic party]], saying that [[Black]] people are being “slaughtered” in the United States.<ref> https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/18/china-us-alaska-meeting-undiplomatic-477118</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/us-not-qualification-speak-china-position-strength-chinas-top-diplomat-humiliates-bidens-team-american-soil-video/</ref> Those who closely follow the internet-chats surrounding Yang Jiechi and Wang Yi repeatedly came across chat posts such as, "We have already reached the leadership of the world," or "We are number one," and "China lead the world."<ref>[https://www.juergenkremb.com/national-socialism-made-in-xi-na-with-his-neo-fascist-leader-cult-chinas-cp-leader-xi-jinping-is-destroying-all-the-achievements-of-his-predecessors/ National Socialism “Made in Xi-Na”. With his neo-fascist leader cult, China’s CP leader Xi Jinping is destroying all the achievements of his predecessors.] JÜRGEN KREMB, 29 JUNE 2021</ref> <br /> [[File:Yang Jiechi Antony Blinken.jpg|right|350px|thumb|PRC Foreign Secretary [[Yang Jiechi]] to Biden foreign secretary Antony Blinken: "The United States does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength.”<ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2021/03/biden-china-us-argument-alaska/</ref>]]<br /> Former [[CIA]] analyst and [[National Security Council]] [[chief of staff]] Fred Fleitz said Biden should fire Blinken after the summit dissolved into insults and little diplomatic progress. Fleitz observed, "it was one of the most incompetent displays I've ever seen by an American diplomat.... they were just virtue signaling before the lapdog American media. It was a serious mistake and it set back our policies and it made them look inept because they weren't ready for the counter attack by Chinese officials."<ref>https://justthenews.com/world/asia/us-china-summit-alaska-was-disaster-intelligence-expert-says</ref> Former [[DNI]] [[Ric Grenell]] noted,<br /> "I hope that this is a reminder for Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Blinken that when you spend four years denigrating America in order to get some sort of political leverage internally, a [[partisan]] win so to speak, you damage the United States. Because what they've done in terms of [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] narratives and really tearing down our history, I mean you look at all of the [[violence]] that the Democrats clearly did. They hyped this and messaged this for partisan political purposes over the last four years in order to gain power. That now is being used against them. And what they have to understand is tearing down America, and telling Americans that they should be ashamed of our history, or they should be ashamed of who we are, also sends a strong message to our enemies that we don't have credibility with them. To be lectured on American soil in Alaska by the Chinese is despicable. And they created this - the Secretary of State, Jake Sullivan, Joe<br /> Biden, Susan Rice - they created this dilemma. They really took the United States and they damaged us with their four-year narrative."<ref>https://youtu.be/IkZVV6IPEWs</ref> Days later the CCP released its ''The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020''—whose Forward section begins with the words: “I can't breathe!”-- [[George Floyd]].<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1219304.shtml</ref><br /> <br /> Gen. Xu Qiliang, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission and a member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee]] who is China’s most senior military officer, refused to meet with his counterpart, Lloyd Austin, America's first African American [[Defense Secretary]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/05/23/show-of-disrespect-top-military-leaders-in-china-shunning-bidens-woke-defense-sec-report-1078176/</ref><br /> <br /> =====CCP leaking nuclear power plant=====<br /> CNN reported in June 2021 that the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province was experiencing a leak posing an “imminent radiological threat”. The plant is run by the China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), a state-owned firm that has enjoyed millions of dollars in investment from Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The plant’s French partner reached out to the White House for assistance. The warning included an accusation that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province in order to avoid having to shut it down, according to a letter from the French company to the US [[Department of Energy]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/china-nuclear-reactor-leak-us-monitoring/index.html</ref> Hunter Biden still owns a sizable stake in a nuclear power plant in which [[Bohai Harvest]] was a $10 million cornerstone investor in.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9230205/Hunter-Biden-working-unwind-investment-Chinese-owned-fund-father-promised.html</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/en.bhrpe.com/</ref> CGN’s initial public offering, occurring in 2014, was the second largest of the entire year, valued at over $3 billion. CGN has seen one of its consultants convicted by the Department of Justice for company-wide schemes to “procure U.S.-based nuclear engineers to assist with designing and manufacturing certain components for nuclear reactors” for nearly two decades. The stolen secrets posed a “significant damage to our national security,” according to the DOJ.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/hunter-biden-invested-in-nuclear-firm-experiencing-leak/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Tibet====<br /> Human rights groups have accused Chinese authorities of raping [[Tibet]]an nuns, forcefully living with Tibetan families, and attempting to suppress Tibetan [[language]] and [[religion]] out of the country. [[Sam Brownback]], former ambassador at large for religious freedom, urged the Biden junta to consider a genocide declaration for the human rights situation in Tibet. <br /> [[File:Taiwanmap.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br /> Robert Destro, former special envoy for Tibet and assistant secretary of state for human rights and labor, accused the Biden junta of neglecting Tibet, which remains tied as the least free country in the world, according to one human rights group.<ref> https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores</ref> "We need to do everything we can to keep the Tibetan community together," Destro said. "The question is: what is the orientation of the [personnel]? Are they serious about who they are dealing with or not? Are they going to learn from history? How do you do business with people who will sell your [[kidney]]s?"<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pressure-grows-on-biden-to-act-on-crisis-in-tibet/</ref><br /> <br /> ====East Turkestan====<br /> In late July 2021, Uyghurs called upon the Biden regime to recognize the sovereignty of [[East Turkistan]] and to address ongoing genocide of the Uighur people.<ref>https://rumble.com/vk81l3-uyghurs-call-on-biden-admin.-to-recognize-sovereignty-of-east-turkistan-add.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Taiwan====<br /> On day two the of junta, the People's Republic of China invaded [[Taiwan]]'s airspace with nuclear bombers.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/china-flies-nuclear-capable-bombers-and-jets-over-taiwan-waters/13086192</ref><br /> <br /> ====Japan====<br /> At a time when the junta was pushing expanded anti-Asian hate crime legislation in a spate of African American attacks on Asian Americans,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/just-who-is-it-attacking-asian-americans</ref> Biden referred to "a Japanese boy" who won the Master's Tournament while speaking a joint press conference with the Japanese prime minister.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/biden-calls-masters-champ-hideki-matsuyama-japanese-boy/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Philippines====<br /> Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte complained to the Chinese ambassador about Chinese naval forces massing within the Philppines exclusive economic zone. International concern has grown over what the Philippines has described as a "swarming and threatening presence" of more than 200 Chinese vessels that it believes were manned by China's maritime militia.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/philippines-alarmed-more-200-chinese-ships-massing-disputed-waters</ref><br /> <br /> ====North Korea====<br /> Biden criticized President Trump for his meeting with North Korea president [[Kim Jong-un]], despite this meeting avoiding a massive and destructive nuclear war. Biden and Obama failed to shutdown the nuclear program of North Korea and let North Korea get Nuclear power. Now Biden pretends that his policy will force [[North Korea]] to shut down nuclear power, without clarifying what this policy.<ref>[https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-17/how-would-team-biden-handle-showdown-north-korea How would Team Biden handle a showdown with North Korea?]</ref> With the rise of the Biden junta and ousting of President Trump, North Korea announced its intention to build more nuclear weapons.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-s-kim-threatens-build-more-nukes-bring-u-n1253625</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden junta's incompetence in their "hostile practices" towards North Korea ended chances of further denuclearizing the latter, setting the stage for potential greater threats in the future.<ref>Lonas, Lexi (March 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/543779-north-korea-no-nuclear-talks-until-us-stops-hostile-policies North Korea: No nuclear talks until US stops 'hostile policies']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> Biden wanted to return to the pre-Trump days of nuclear confrontation with North Korea. The sister of Kim jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, responded to the junta's overtures for dialogue saying, "If it [America] wants to sleep in peace for (the) coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-s-sister-warns-biden-to-stay-away/ar-BB1eCUrX</ref><br /> <br /> Under the watch of the Biden junta, North Korea days later resumed [[ballistic missile]] testing in the [[Sea of Japan]] in fear of aggression.<ref>Kheel, Rebecca; Choi, Joseph (April 23, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/544557-north-korea-tests-short-range-missiles-denouncing North Korea conducts first missile test since Biden took office]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Two references:<br /> *Byres, Jesse; Coleman, Justine (April 24, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/544821-north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-south-says North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Weiss, Rusty (March 25, 2021). [https://thepoliticalinsider.com/days-after-warning-biden-about-sleeping-in-peace-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles/ Days After Warning Biden About Sleeping In Peace, North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles]. ''The Political Insider''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> ====India====<br /> The [[Hindu]]phobic Biden junta banned entry into the United States of people from [[India]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/30/hinduphobic-joebama-administration-ban-travel-from-india-due-to-covid/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Afghanistan====<br /> :{{See also|Rape jihad}}<br /> [[File:Kabul 2021.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The author of the [[Violence Against Women Act]] abandoning the women and girls of Afghanistan to the rape jihad of the Taliban.]]<br /> The [[Taliban]] warned in late March 2021 that the group would start targeting foreign troops in [[Afghanistan]] if they remain in the country beyond the May 1, 2021 deadline set by the US-Taliban peace deal.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/taliban-threaten-to-re-target-foreign-troops-if-may-1</ref> As American troops departed, the Peoples Republic of China began expanding their Belt and Road Initiative with a $62 billion aid package to Afghanistan to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9755531/China-prepares-Afghanistan-following-Americas-departure-Belt-Road-program.html</ref><br /> <br /> On July 8, 2021, Biden said from the White House, "I trust the capacity of the Afghan military, who is better trained, better equipped, and more competent in terms of conducting war,"<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/bidens-afghanistan-predictions-were-all-wrong/</ref> "There's going to be no circumstance where you're going to see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/biden-parallels-afghanistan-vietnam-wars</ref> The same month the Defense Department said it was providing the Afghan Air Force 35 Black Hawk helicopters and three A-29 Super Tucanos. The United States spent $83 billion equipping and training the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), including $10 billion in aircraft and vehicles.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/us-spent-83-billion-training-afghan-forces-why-did-they-collapse-so-quickly/184529/</ref> Less than a month later several Black Hawks helicopters and other aircraft were seized by the Taliban. Many of the aircraft and helicopters are armed. These A-29 Super Tucanos can fire laser-guided and other types of bombs. The Afghan government also had 50 American-made MD-530 attack helicopters, which are armed with machine guns and rockets. The Afghan Air Force had UH-60 Black Hawks and Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters, as well as C-130 and Cessna transports, and a small fleet of armed Cessnas.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/taliban-captured-helicopters-can-they-capture-air-force/184525/</ref><br /> <br /> As the impending crisis escalated, White House chief propagandists Jen Psaki said "The [[Taliban]] has to make an assessment about what they want their role to be in the international community."<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/online/jen-psaki-mocked-for-saying-taliban-has-to-make-an-assessment-about-their-future-role-america-is-back-alright/</ref> Her comments came as reports flowed in of Taliban fighters going door-to-door and forcibly selecting girls as young as 12 to reward as brides for the victorious jihadis.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghans-tell-of-executions-forced-marriages-in-taliban-held-areas-11628780820</ref><br /> <br /> Former Obama Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said,<ref>The Atlantic (2011). [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/panetta-will-run-pentagon-petraeus-to-lead-cia/237927/ Panetta Will Run Pentagon; Petraeus to Lead CIA].</ref> the Islamist group cares less about diplomatic relations than it does about the idea that it has defeated the world’s strongest military, a narrative that will embolden other Islamist militants around the world.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“We’re going to pay for that for a long time to come, and that’s why it is insane – just idiotic – to think that we can tell the Taliban that if they don’t stop taking over territory and play nice, the international community will withhold recognition and support. The Taliban really doesn’t care, because they’ve got something far more valuable.”<br /> <br /> “We have seen this movie before. This would be the Taliban of the 1990s that gave safe haven to al-Qaida, except they’re meaner and tougher than they were then because of what they’ve been through.”<br /> <br /> “But even with all of that, I’m afraid a lot of people are going to die. As the Taliban moves into different cities and towns, they’ve got their hit list. So it’s going to be messy, it’s going to be incomplete and more people are going to die, but we’ve got to make our best possible effort.”<br /> <br /> “I’m left with some grave questions in my mind about his ability to lead our nation as [[commander-in-chief]].”<ref>https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/aug/14/a-self-inflicted-wound-former-ambassador-to-afghan/</ref>}}<br /> Crocker told ''[[CBS]]'''s ''[[Face the Nation]]'', "It has created a global crisis, quite frankly. It has emboldened violent Islamic radicals, and I think we’re all gonna see the fallout of that, certainly in Pakistan, a champion the Taliban. The Taliban victory, the narrative of defeating the great infidel, empowers radicals in Pakistan that they’re going to have to deal with if they can. And that’s a country of 220 million people with nuclear weapons.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/obama-afghan-ambassador-says-bidens-withdrawal-has-created-a-global-crisis/</ref> According to the U.K. ''Telegraph'', <br /> {{quotebox-float|“Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and “shameful” on Wednesday as the [[Houses of Parliament]] delivered an unprecedented rebuke to a US president. MPs and peers from across the political spectrum, including [[Boris Johnson]], put some blame for the Taliban’s takeover and the chaos that followed on Britain’s closest ally. Mr Biden was accused of “throwing us and everybody else to the fire” by pulling out US troops, and was called “dishonourable” for criticising Afghan forces for not having the will to fight. Former defence chiefs who led British troops in the Middle East were among those to speak out, while there were warnings that the West’s withdrawal would embolden Russia and China.<br /> <br /> […] Labour MP Chris Bryant called Mr Biden’s remarks about Afghan soldiers “some of the most shameful comments ever from an American president”. Khalid Mahmood, a Labour MP and former defence minister, said: “The Biden government have just come in and, without looking at what is happening on the ground, have taken a unilateral decision, throwing us and everybody else to the fire.” <ref>[https://archive.is/YkOPb#selection-517.0-535.24 Parliament holds Joe Biden in contempt over Afghanistan], By Ben Riley-Smith, ''The Telegraph'', 18 August 2021.</ref>}}<br /> Former [[Labour Party]] [[Prime Minister]] Tony Blair slammed Biden's "imbecilic" retreat.<ref>https://archive.is/2D8am#selection-491.1-491.56</ref><br /> [[File:Baby at Kabul airport.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Baby found abandoned at the Kabul airport.<ref>https://www.ptcnews.tv/afghanistan-infant-found-crying-in-abandoned-condition-at-kabul-airport</ref>]]<br /> =====Chaos=====<br /> Panic ensued as the Kabul airport was flooded with people fleeing the Taliban terror. Some people were stampeded to death.<ref>https://www.the-sun.com/news/3479109/taliban-jalalabad-afghanistan-kabul-uk-troops-2-2/</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported about the dangerous road thousands of people face trying to get to the Kabul airport: “There were volleys of rifle fire, along with pushing, pulling and beating with wooden sticks, Kalashnikovs and hoses.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/18/world/asia/kabul-airport-afghanistan-maps.html</ref> At the airport, “in desperate scenes, babies were passed to U.S. soldiers in the hope of giving them a life outside the country,” ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/19/children-passed-over-the-walls-of-kabul-airport-amid-evacuation-chaos-video</ref> Tens of thousands of Afghans lined up outside the airport in the hopes of finding a way out.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/video-people-crushed-to-death-at-kabul-airport-thousands-flee-taliban-2021-8?op=1</ref> Three young men clung to the tires of an airplane, only to fall on top of people's houses once the plane was airborne.<ref>https://twitter.com/AsvakaNews/status/1427172720446373892</ref> Remains of a fourth body were found crushed inside the wheel well upon landing.<ref>https://notthebee.com/article/shockingly-awful-video-shows-afghan-mans-body-dangling-from-wheel-well-of-c-17</ref> People died after being crushed or succumbing to sweltering temperatures in the crowds outside the airport gate as individuals and families sought refuge from the Taliban.<ref>https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/women-at-kabul-airport-crushed-fleeing-taliban/</ref> [[UK]] ''Independent'' journalist Kim Sengupta saw "four people crushed to death in the space of about an hour," in the crush as Afghans scrambled to leave the Taliban-controlled country.<ref>https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/women-at-kabul-airport-crushed-fleeing-taliban/</ref> ''[[Sky News]]'' chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay saw people crushed to death, medics check their vital signs and then cover the bodies in white sheets.<ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15927269/afghanistan-kabul-airport-crush-taliban/</ref> A heartbroken mother found her 2-year-old daughter trampled to death.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/08/22/fatal-stampede-outside-kabul-airport-takes-place-as-people-attempt-to-flee/</ref><br /> <br /> With 40,000 Americans stranded,<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/breaking-afghanistan-hannity-reports-10000-many-40000-americans-trapped-inside-afghanistan-taliban-blocking-access-airport-video/</ref> embassy personnel in Kabul were apprised by the State Department to leave the embassy and make their way to the airport. Staffers reported being jostled, hit, spat on and cursed at by Taliban fighters at checkpoints near the airport. Some staff members reported that they were almost separated from their children, while others collapsed in a crush of people and had to be taken to hospitals with injuries. Others said they had collapsed on the road because of heat exhaustion. “It would be better to die under the Taliban’s bullet” than face the crowds again, a staff member was quoted as saying in a State Department cable. “Happy to die here, but with dignity and pride," according to ''[[NBC News]]''.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/afghan-staff-u-s-embassy-losing-faith-evacuation-efforts-diplomatic-n1277397</ref> A heart-wrenching audio clip of a stranded American woman in fear for her life was posted to social media.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/heartbreaking-audio-of-american-woman-trapped-in-afghanistan-begging-for-biden-to-help-her/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Europe===<br /> :{{see also|Gazprom}}<br /> Biden reversed the Trump administration's opposition to the [[Nord Stream II]] pipeline. This was a serious blow to [[Polish]], [[Hungarian]], and [[Ukrainian]] independence. The Russian project is designed to ship gas and oil directly from Russia to [[Germany]] under the [[Baltic Sea]]. Russia has attempted to pressure Ukraine numerous times since the break-up of the [[Soviet Union]] to abandon its bid to join [[NATO]] by cutting off oil and gas supplies. In doing so, Russia inadvertently also cuts off supplies to Germany. The Nord Stream pipeline is intended to counter this collateral effect, while pressuring Ukraine, Poland and Hungary to remain in the Russian orbit, as well. The pipeline itself is a massive scandal in Germany, with former [[Democratic Socialist]] chancellor [[Gerhard Schroeder]] on the board of the Nord Stream pipeline company, and a major stockholder.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-schroders-russian-sell-out/</ref> Biden also waived sanctions on its CEO, Matthias Warnig,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/biden-sanctions-nord-stream-pipeline-489437</ref> a former [[East German]] [[Stasi]] agent who partnered with the [[KGB]] while Putin served in [[Berlin]] in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-nord-streams-matthias-warnig-putins-friend-from-east-germany/a-56328159</ref> The waivers were issued only one week after a cyberattack emanating from Russia shut down the Colonial Pipeline, resulting in shortages and gas lines in the eastern United States—for which Biden absolved Putin before an investigation started.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/20/what-we-know-about-darkside-the-russian-hacker-group-that-just-wrecked-havoc-on-the-east-coast/</ref> The reversal of Trump-era policies made Biden appear to be a [[Putin]] puppet.<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/daily-newsletter/</ref> CDMedia reported,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"CDMedia wrote in the summer before the 2020 election about Joe Biden, and his energy and gas genius son Hunter, meeting with Russian gas executives in the United States, weeks after Russia [[Ukrainian crisis|annexed the Crimean Peninsula]], and Obama/Biden were crowing in the news about how America needs to ‘get tough on Russia’....The ‘tough on Russia’ thing is a hoax. Biden just ensured billions of hydrocarbon revenue for the [[Kremlin]]. He just weakened the NATO alliance."<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/05/20/biden-is-not-tough-on-russia-quite-the-opposite/</ref>}}<br /> Two scholars at the [[Atlantic Council]], the prominent foreign policy think tank that claims to staunchly oppose Russian influence, raked in nearly $3 million lobbying in favor of the Russian pipeline.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/atlantic-council-scholars-made-millions-lobbying-for-putin-backed-pipeline/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Russia====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Russophobia}}<br /> Biden portrays his policy as being more tough against Russia than [[President Trump]]'s has been,<ref>Bowden, John (April 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/522773-kremlin-biden-encouraging-hatred-of-russia Kremlin: Biden encouraging hatred of Russia]. ''The Hill''.</ref> although this policy under the [[Obama regime]] was to let Russia expand into the Crimea and the [[Middle East]]. Under an [[Obama]] era policy, Islamist groups like the [[Islamic State]] were allowed to expand in Syria. Biden has called Putin a killer,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYCJZROo-hA</ref> which severed relations between the U.S. and Russia without in any way being able to rein in the latter's activities. This is heavily remote from the [[Trump Administration]]'s approaches which successfully and effectively weakened the [[Kremlin]].<br /> <br /> While the Biden junta has imposed a few sanctions on the country,<ref>Kelly, Laura; Miller, Maggie (April 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/548477-biden-sanctions-further-chill-us-russia-relationship New US sanctions further chill Biden-Putin relations]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> they have been unable to halt Russia from flexing its muscles on its neighbors.<br /> <br /> In early April 2021, [[Vladimir Putin]] signed a law to permit two additional terms for himself in office.<ref>Choi, Joseph (April 5, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/546475-putin-signs-law-allowing-him-to-remain-president-through-2036 Putin signs law allowing him to remain president through 2036]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> It was reported by ''[[The Hill]]'' on April 17, 2021 that Russia increased its military presence in the [[Black Sea]].<ref>Axelrod, Tal (April 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/548836-russia-increases-military-presence-in-black-sea-amid-rising Russia increases military presence in the Black Sea amid rising Ukraine tensions]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> A diplomat from Ukraine was also detained in Russia.<ref>Jenkins, Cameron (April 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/548808-ukrainian-diplomat-released-after-brief-detention-in-russia Ukrainian diplomat briefly detained, ordered to leave Russia]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> In August 2021, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the U.S. continued support of Ukraine “will continue to nurture the neo-Nazi and racist mentality of the current Ukrainian government.”<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/531866-lavrov-zelensky-summit-control-crimea/</ref><br /> [[File:Download-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Vladimir Putin (left} [[Oleg Deripaska]] (right). [[Christopher Steele]] of the ''[[Steele Dossier]]'' was hired by Deripaska to lobby the Obama/Biden DOJ; [[Andrew McCabe]] then attempted to recruit Deripaska as part of the FBI's Trump-Russia hoax met two months before the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election]].]]<br /> =====Relations with Vladimir Putin=====<br /> <br /> As vice-president in 2011, Putin snubbed Biden in a face-to-face meeting. Sitting across a conference table, Biden attempted to lecture Putin. Biden began with, "I’ve been around a long time. The first time I was here…”. In mid-sentence his microphone was cut off,<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/10/remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-and-russian-prime-minister-vladimir-put</ref> the lights for the TV cameras went off, and the press was told to leave. The press exited quickly and quietly. Videocameras were disassembled from tripods and still photographers stopped shooting. Portable lights came down from retractable poles. No one spoke and no one lingered. Putin pulled the plug, stole Biden's audience, and rendered him speechless. Putin and the Russian delegation sat motionless as their American counterparts realized the rug had been pulled out from underneath Biden's feet. Putin had neither fear nor respect for Biden, and Biden was humiliated.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/putin-humiliated-biden-in-moscow-meeting/</ref> <br /> <br /> Biden, who called Putin a "killer" in March 2021, now called him a bright and worthy adversary on the eve of the June 16, 2021 Geneva summit.<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/white-house-plays-down-hacker-swap-after-putin-offers-biden-a-deal-kr7cc9l8n</ref> Putin criticized Biden's [[human rights]] record, the mass incarceration of dissidents, and the murder of an unarmed peaceful protester, [[Ashli Babbitt]], by Capitol Police at the January 6, 2021 Capitol election stealing protests.<ref>https://youtu.be/h1HPcxLc_nE</ref> Biden ducked out and refused to appear at the traditional post-summit press conference leaving more questions about Biden's mental fitness.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/europe/2021/06/12/biden-refuses-to-hold-joint-press-conference-with-putin-after-upcoming-summit/</ref> Even with his pre-approved list of journalists asking pre-scripted questions, a visibly cognitively impaired Biden exploded at the press corps in his solo appearance.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/16/biden-blows-up-at-news-conference-after-putin-meeting/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Ukraine====<br /> :{{See also|Biden-Ukraine scandal}}<br /> [[File:Biden-Pozharskyi-email.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Burisma exec thanks Hunter for introducing him to his father, Joe Biden.<ref>https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Biden-Pozharskyi-email.jpg</ref> Biden has always denied any knowledge or involvement with his son's business activities or associates.]]<br /> In May 2021 it was revealed that Joe Biden met with Ukrainian, Russian and [[Kazakh]] business associates of Hunter in the private “Garden Room” at Café Milano,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/26/hunter-biden-arranged-secret-dinner-with-business-partners-and-vp-joe/</ref> a Georgetown institution whose catchphrase is: “Where the world’s most powerful people go" in April 2015 while Biden was vice president. The following day, April 17, Hunter Biden received an email from Vadym Pozharskyi, an executive of Burisma, to thank him for introducing him to his father.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together....It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure.”}}<br /> Burisma was paying Hunter $83,333 a month to sit on its board a the time. Biden has always denied any knowledge of or involvement with his son's business or associates.<br /> <br /> =====Support for neo-Nazis=====<br /> :{{See also|Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists|Alexandra Chalupa|}}<br /> Biden restored the Obama era support for Ukrainian [[Neo-Nazi]]s.<ref>https://russia-insider.com/en/ukraine/washington-post-ukrainian-neo-nazis-are-romantics/ri312</ref> On March 1, 2021 Biden funneled $125 million in grants to [[Ukraine]],<ref>[https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2519445/defense-department-announces-125m-for-ukraine/ defense-department-announces-125m-for-ukraine/]</ref> a country his son has extensive investments in.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/biden-gang-already-deals-ukraine-125-million-us-tax-payer-money-way-ukraine-right-now/</ref> Ukrainian [[neo-Nazi]]s have been battling Ukraine's indigenous Russian speaking population since the [[Great Patriotic War]].<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/</ref> One month later Biden junta neo-Nazi allies held a rally in [[Kiev]] to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the creation of the [[SS|SS Galicia Division]], made up primarily of [[OUN|Ukrainian nationalists]] armed by [[Nazi Germany]] to fight against the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/522435-ss-galicia-march-kiev/</ref> The SS Galicia Division is responsible for multiple [[mass murder]]s and [[war crimes]] against [[Jewish]]s and [[Polish]] civilians.<ref>https://spzh.news/en/zashhita-very/68324-ss-galichina-uniaty-kholokost-i-zhizny-v-sostojanii-lzhi</ref> The governments of Germany and Israel condemned the celebration,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/305285</ref><ref>https://112.international/politics/german-ambassador-condemns-march-dedicated-to-ss-division-galicia-60995.html</ref> but not the Biden junta. Former Democratic presidential candidate [[Tulsi Gabbard]] asked on the ''Tucker Carlson Show'',<br /> [[File:Azov Battalion.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Members of the Azov Battalion with the NATO flag (left) Azov mascot (center) and [[Swastika]] (right). The NATO flag represents [[globalism]]; the ''[[Cyrillic]]'' A3OB in the center spells AZOV; and the swastika represents the NATO and globalists' Russophobic allies in Ukraine. A Ukrainian court found elements in the Ukrainian government [[collude]]d with the [[DNC]] to defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/ukraine-paul-manafort.html Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused 'Meddling' in U.S. Election], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 2018. National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director '''[[Artem Sytnyk]]''' and legislator '''[[Serhiy Leshchenko]]''' broke the law by revealing [[Manafort]]'s name. The disclosure “led to interference in the electoral processes of the [[United States]] in 2016 and harmed the interests of Ukraine as a state,” the court said. https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html<br>In October 2019, an audiotape of Sytnyk was release discussing his efforts to help Hillary during the 2016 election. He and Leschenko were responsible for publishing the Black Ledger which forced Paul Manafort to resign from Trump’s campaign.<br>https://www.dailywire.com/news/bombshell-audio-email-evidence-shows-dnc-colluded-with-ukraine-to-boost-hillary-by-harming-trump-report-says</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"The question for the American people is, ''Are we willing to go to war with Russia on behalf of Ukraine?'' We need to understand that such a war would come at a cost beyond anything that we can really imagine. This is something that will directly impact every single one of your viewers and all of our loved ones. This is a war that is not a game. It's a war in which there are no winners. Russia has thousands of nuclear weapons aimed towards us that could hit any town or city in America in less than 30 minutes and exact a cost upon every one of us that would result in excruciating death and suffering beyond comprehension. Hundreds of millions of people dying and suffering, seeing their flesh being burned from their bones. This is something you know you can't really even imagine. And it's a cost that we will all pay. <br /> <br /> Why in the world would we ever contemplate going to war with Russia? Honestly, it is one that we should not do for those very reasons. If you look at the impacts of what a [[nuclear war]] brings it, really brings about the end of the world as we know it. And our leaders should understand this consequence and take it seriously. And this is why President Biden, instead of continuing to escalate tensions and continuing this new Cold War between the United States and Russia, he needs to de-escalate these tensions and actually focus on bringing an end to this new Cold War because if he doesn't, then it's not a question of if we go to war with Russia if this war ends up with a nuclear holocaust, it really is then just a question of when. And if we continue down this path that we are on it's something that could happen a lot sooner than any of us think."<ref>https://youtu.be/iywKH60NUGg</ref>}}<br /> Ukrainian [[President Volodymyr Zelensky]] accused the junta of handing a "weapon" to the Kremlin by allowing the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, "This is a weapon, a real weapon … in the hands of the Russian Federation. It is not very understandable … that the bullets to this weapon can possibly be provided by such a great country as the United States. How many Ukrainian lives does the relationship between the United States and Germany cost?"<ref>https://www.axios.com/zelensky-biden-ukraine-russia-nord-stream-pipeline-fe50756b-6b82-43f0-b390-734ea3e95de0.html</ref><br /> <br /> =====Withholding military support=====<br /> :{{See also|Trump impeachment}}<br /> President Donald Trump was impeached under the false pretense of withholding military assistance from Ukraine, which in fact he never did. Prior to Biden's moves to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Biden's widely criticized meeting with the Russian leader in Geneva in June 2021,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/europe/vladimir-putin-met-joe-biden-and-got-what-he-wanted-intl-cmd/index.html</ref> Biden ordered vital military aid to Ukraine to be withheld.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine-military-lethal-weapons-495169</ref><br /> <br /> ====Poland====<br /> Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned that Biden's green agenda would strengthen [[Islamist]]s and make the planet dependent on [[Authoritarian|autocrat]]s and [[terror group]]s. Morawiecki said, "The United States started to be the critical point of oil production just two or three years ago—now even more important a player than Saudi Arabia...which is good for the U.S. and is good for the entire globe—it's good for the democratic planet not to be in the hands of the Russians, [[OPEC]] and the Arab producers. So by depriving America of this very tool, I think we collectively in the transatlantic community are going to be weakened because the [[dictator]]s and autocratic regimes, such as many in the Middle East and the Russians and some others, are going to dictate prices. And they will have more money for terrorist activity in the Muslim world, they will have more money for more aggressive military policy and we will be paying more. So our economic growth is going to be weakened. We are looking at all the changes and evolutions with high attention, and we are very concerned about these changes."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-energy-policy-strengthen-autocrats-islamic-terrorists-polish-pm-mateusz-morawiecki-1598666</ref><br /> <br /> ===Middle East===<br /> Even President Trump's harshest critics conceded that President Trump had been successful in Middle East peace negotiations. Biden's only notable intervention had been to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid to the [[Palestinian Authority]], thereby reversing the Trump administration's decision to cut aid over its refusal to maintain a dialogue with Washington. Shortly after restoring funds, Palestinian militants again started targeting Israeli civilians with rockets and missiles. The extent of Iran's military support for Palestinian militants was revealed by an official with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who boasted: "The rockets we use to pound [[Tel Aviv]], our weapons, and our food are provided by Iran."<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17370/biden-arab-israel-violence</ref><br /> <br /> ====Iran====<br /> In contradiction to his policy with North Korea, Biden will allow Iran, one of the world's main state sponsors of [[Islamic terrorism]], to get nuclear power. Biden also criticized President Trump for a quick act to assassinate terrorist and war criminal [[Qasem Soleimani]].<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-01-14/biden-trump-flat-out-lied-about-soleimani-dangers Biden: Trump 'Flat-Out Lied' About Soleimani Dangers ..]</ref> Biden plans to rejoin to [[Iranian nuclear deal]], canceled all sanctions on the Iranian regime and let them get money to support their terrorist militias.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-will-seek-to-reenter-iran-nuclear-deal-within-months-aide-says/ Biden will seek to reenter Iran nuclear deal within months, former aide says]</ref> The Mullahs' regime in Iran, like China, was one of first countries which welcomed the media declaration of the Biden junta.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/iran-s-president-calls-on-biden-to-return-to-nuclear-deal-1.5179848 Iran's president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal]</ref><br /> <br /> According to a report by the ''[[Associated Press]]'' in late March 2021, Iran plotted an attack against an Army base located in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Two references:<br /> *Laporta, James (March 21, 2021). [https://apnews.com/article/iran-threatens-us-army-post-top-general-1285df40348182e1b74dc403607c5928 AP sources: Iran threatens US Army post and top general]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Choi, Joseph (March 21, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/544221-iran-discussed-attack-against-army-base-in-dc Iran discussed attack against Army base in Washington, DC: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> The threats were reportedly intercepted in January, when adversaries who despised the [[Trump Administration]] for weakening their regimes likely became gleeful of a Biden junta run by officials who previously were favorable towards them.<br /> <br /> Junta officials, including [[John Kerry]] and Robert Malley, had meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif during the [[Trump administration]] that were orchestrated to undermine President Trump. Zarif held face-to-face meetings with [[Obama administration]] veterans who could return to power "to devise a political strategy to undermine the Trump administration" and usher in softer diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/21/john-kerry-held-backchannel-talks-iran-javad-zarif/</ref> Zarif claimed that Kerry informed him of more than 200 [[Israel]]i operations in Syria. Kerry shocked Zarif by revealing that Israel had neutralized Iranian offensive targets in Syria more than 200 times.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/middle-east/2021/04/26/irans-foreign-minister-says-john-kerry-told-him-about-israeli-covert-operations-in-syria/</ref><br /> <br /> On March 9, 2021, the Biden junta announced that it would release of $3 Billion of Iran’s funds in Iraq, [[Oman]], and South Korea.<ref>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/03/07/Iran-says-US-approved-release-of-3-bln-of-Iran-s-funds-in-Iraq-Oman-S-Korea</ref> <br /> At the same time, Iran-backed rebels attacked Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/03/08/yemens-houthis-delisted-terrorists-biden-bomb-saudi-oil-industry/</ref> In June 2021 the junta began removing Obama-era sanctions imposed against several iraninas for “their involvement in Iran’s nuclear and missile proliferation networks."<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2021/06/11/biden-starts-dropping-iran-sanctions/</ref><br /> <br /> Under the watch of the Biden junta, Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel.<ref>Choi, Joseph (April 12, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/547631-iran-blames-israel-for-sabotage-at-nuclear Iran blames Israel for sabotage at nuclear facility, vows response]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> In early 2021 the [[Peoples Republic of China]] signed a massive 25-year, over $400-billion infrastructure-for-oil deal with Iran, boosting their military and defense cooperation.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-china-sign-25-year-deal-will-see-400bn-chinese-infrastructure-investment-oil</ref><br /> <br /> =====Sanctions=====<br /> Congressional foreign policy leaders requested the State and Treasury Departments to "hand over all records of any communications" with Iranian leaders that discuss agreements to unwind sanctions. Iranian leaders revealed that the Biden regime is prepared to lift sanctions on Iran's lucrative oil trade and banks, as well as sanctions on senior government officials, including President and [[mass murder]]er [[Ebrahim Raisi]]. The lawmakers said it is unacceptable that Iranian officials have been briefed on these moves while the junta continued to ignore congressional demands for information.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/lawmakers-probe-biden-admin-bid-to-nix-sanctions-on-iran/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Syria====<br /> [[Deep State]] operatives reported in November 2020 that they had defied [[President Donald Trump]]'s orders to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria which have never been authorized by the [[United States Congress]].<ref>https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troop-levels-syria-jeffrey-interview/</ref> On the day of its seizure of power, the Biden regime invaded [[Syria]].<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/large-us-convoy-rolled-syria-1st-day-biden-presidency</ref> On Day 36 the junta conducted unauthorized airstrikes killing 22 people.<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2516518/us-conducts-defensive-precision-strike/</ref> A [[Bernie Sanders|Sanders]] aide, Matt Duss who reportedly was in line to for a senior State Department tweeted, "Congress has not authorized war in Syria".<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action/</ref><br /> <br /> Also in Syria, the Biden Junta has increased funding, and sent troops to the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces. This is considered problematic by other Syrian rebels such as the [[Free Syrian Army]], who believe it has ties to the [[Marxist]] [[PKK]] and [[Antifa]].<br /> <br /> ====Yemen====<br /> Biden delist anti-American and anti-Semite group of [[Houthi]] from list of terrorist organizations. he also cut military aids to Arab gulf states for their war against terrorism.<ref>[https://omaha.com/news/national/state-defends-delisting-of-yemens-houthi-rebels/video_ed32dbad-1397-5b3d-a775-ae7fee04adb8.html State defends delisting of Yemen's Houthi rebels]</ref> In February 2021 construction of a 6150 foot airstrip on the strategic island of Perim at the mouth of the Red Sea and entrance to the Gulf of Aden, was began to stage airstrikes into Yemen.<ref>https://www.arabnews24.ca/en/World_news/128067.html</ref> On 7 March 2021 Houthi terrorists attacked oil field in Saudi Arabia,<ref>[https://www.cp24.com/world/yemen-s-houthi-rebels-say-they-attacked-saudi-oil-fields-using-cruise-missiles-drones-1.5337899 Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked Saudi oil fields using cruise missiles, drones]</ref> which lead to another increase of oil products prices.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oil-ends-higher-in-choppy-session-as-traders-weigh-crude-inventory-rise-versus-product-draw/ar-BB1erFjJ Oil ends higher in choppy session as traders weigh crude inventory rise versus product draw]</ref><br /> <br /> ====Iraq====<br /> Biden will repeat the same Obama faults made in Iraq by moving out all troops from Iraq, and let it the country to mercy of Iran and her terrorist backed militias.<ref>[https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/04/08/us-to-remove-troops-iraq/ US Agrees to Move ‘Remaining Combat Troops’ From Iraq]</ref> this happened simultaneously with increase activities of the [[Islamic State]] around world after Biden occupy the office.<br /> <br /> ====Israel====<br /> :{{See also|2021 Hamas war|}}<br /> [[File:Pro-Palestinian rally.PNG|right|250px|thumb|A [[Nazi]] flag appears at a Pro-Palestinian rally during [[Operation Guardian of Walls]].<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/05/nazis-flags-at-pro-terror-palestinian-demo.html/</ref>]]<br /> After four years of peace during the Trump years ending decades of war, soon after Biden's 100th day Israel was subjected to an attack of over 3,000 Iranian-built missiles launched from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.<ref>https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1391840686366986245</ref> When the Iranian sponsored terror group [[Hamas]] attacked, Biden ordered all U.S. troops out of [[Israel]], abandoning an ally.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/14/us-military-travel-warning-israel-gaza-hamas-terrorism/</ref><br /> <br /> In late March 2021, Biden junta admin Linda Thomas-Greenfield wasted $15 million of U.S. taxpayer dollars, handing them in foreign aid to [[Palestinian]]s in the Middle East to "resume diplomatic ties".<ref>Two references:<br /> *Gaouette, Nicole; Roth, Richard (March 25, 2021). [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/us-palestinians-diplomatic-ties-two-states/index.html US to resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under Trump]. ''CNN''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Kelly, Laura (March 25, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/544940-biden-admin-announces-15m-in-humanitarian-assistance-for-palestinians Biden admin announces $15M in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Lederer, Edith M. (March 25, 2021). [https://apnews.com/article/linda-thomas-greenfield-health-coronavirus-pandemic-west-bank-covid-19-pandemic-4f96f9f9790a4f469fd040eb91959cd9 US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Magid, Jacob (March 25, 2021). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-under-biden-us-announces-15-million-in-aid-for-palestinians/ In first under Biden, US announces $15 million in aid for Palestinians]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> According to ''[[ABC News]]'' on March 31, 2021, nearly ''$300 million'' were allocated for the Palestinians.<ref>Lee, Matthew (March 31, 2021). [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-administration-quietly-ramping-aid-palestinians-76790948 Biden administration quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians]. ''ABC News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden junta has attempted to restore over $200 million in foreign aid to the [[Palestinian]]s which the [[Trump Administration]] slashed,<ref>Two references:<br /> *Kelly, Laura (April 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/546925-biden-administration-to-restore-millions-in-aid Biden administration to restore aid to Palestinian refugee agency: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Septalnick, Matt; Zengerle, Patricia; Landay, Jonathan (April 7, 2021). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-restore-about-150-million-in-aid-to-palestinians-sources-idUSKBN2BU23M?il=0 Exclusive: U.S. to restore more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians - sources]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Kelly, Laura (April 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/546973-us-restores-235-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-to-palestinians US restores $235 million in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians blocked by Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/08/joe-biden-restores-us-aid-palestinians-donald-trump Biden restores $200m in US aid to Palestinians slashed by Trump]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Verma, Pranshu; Gladstone, Rick (April 7, 2021). [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/world/middleeast/biden-aid-palestinians.html Reversing Trump, Biden Restores Aid to Palestinians]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> an effort that Republican lawmakers blocked two days later.<ref>Two references:<br /> *Harkov, Lahav (April 8, 2021). [https://www.jpost.com/international/republicans-delay-biden-administrations-funds-to-palestinians-664595 Republicans delay Biden administration’s funds to Palestinians]. ''The Jerusalem Post''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Kelly, Laura (April 9, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/547417-gop-lawmakers-block-biden-assistance-to-palestinians GOP lawmakers block Biden assistance to Palestinians]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> The Palestinians have a record of documented terrorism.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-terrorism Terrorism: Palestinian Terrorism]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/major-palestinian-terror-organizations Palestinian Terrorism: Major Terror Organizations]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Durns, Sean (January 21, 2021). [https://www.newsweek.com/palestinian-authority-still-paying-terrorists-opinion-1563138 The Palestinian Authority Is Still Paying Terrorists | Opinion]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> One of their terrorist organizations, [[Hamas]], uses human shields<ref>[https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-hamas-civilians-human-shields Does Hamas use civilians as human shields?]. ''4 News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> which anti-Zionist/anti-Semitic propagandists then deceitfully exploit to accuse Israel of murdering civilians. As the junta set about undoing the Abraham Accords, Hamas launched over 100 missiles.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/foreign/as-biden-tries-to-get-the-old-band-back-together/91504/</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-hamas-launches-multiple-rockets-into-southern-israel-one-israeli-city-ordered-into-lockdown-over-terrorist-infiltration-threat/</ref><br /> <br /> [[File:Money-laundering-map-Artboard 1.png|right|450px|thumb|Red arrows: purchase and flow of used cars in America to be shipped to [[Africa]]. Yellow arrows: cocaine smuggling from South America to the United States, Africa, and Europe; drugs were shipped to Africa along with the used cars. The used cars were recorded as being purchased at inflated prices, with cash from illegal drug sales in the United States deposited in bank accounts. Green arrows: the flow of cash back to Hezbollah in Beirut, with some freshly laundered cash sent back to America for purchase of more used cars.]]<br /> <br /> ===Africa===<br /> At the 2021 G-7 summit, Western leaders came up with a counter to the People's Republic of China's Belt and Road debt trap initiative called, Build Back Better World (B3W), a supposed "values-driven, high-standard, and transparent infrastructure partnership" to focus on "climate, health and health security, digital technology, and gender equity and equality."<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/12/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-g7-leaders-launch-build-back-better-world-b3w-partnership/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Tunisia====<br /> The humanitarian catastrophe wrought by the Obama/Biden [[Arab Spring]] and its R2P (responsibility to protect) policy, the brainchild of [[Samantha Power]], came home to roost in [[Tunisia]] in the junta's first six months. President Kais Saied fired the Tunisian government and surrounded the parliament with armed soldiers.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/foreign/tunisian-tragedy-arab-spring-just-died-in/91593/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Nigeria====<br /> Twitter blocked Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari responded by blocking Twitter from Nigeria.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/twitter-blocked-in-nigeria-after-deleting-president-buharis-post/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Somalia====<br /> At the six-month mark after the seizure of power, the junta bombed the [[Black]] [[Africa]]n nation of [[Somalia]],<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/21/us-launches-first-airstrike-in-somalia-under-biden/</ref> one of the poorest countries on the planet with an estimated ''per capita'' income of $130.<ref>https://youtu.be/MMrAnh21a2A</ref><br /> <br /> ====Uganda====<br /> <br /> ===Latin America===<br /> <br /> When Harris visited Guatemala and Mexico, she said that if you want to fix a problem, you have to go to where the problem is and listen to the people. “I almost believe that if you want to fix a problem, you have to go where the problem exists. If you want to address the needs of a people, you must meet those people. You must spend time with those people. Because the only way to fix the problem, is to understand the problem.”<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/06/24/border-dem-busts-the-real-reason-kamala-is-going-to-el-paso-border-area-n401824</ref> Despite being named border commissar in February 2021, Harris never visited "where the problem exists" until late June. By that time more than 500,000 illegals had flooded into the country.<br /> <br /> As border commissar, Kamala Harris proposed U.S. companies create jobs in [[Central America]] to exploit cheap labor, rather than in the United States where 22 million people remain unemployed because of the CCP pandemic.<ref> https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/border-czar-kamala-harris-encourages-us-businesses-outsource-investment-us-central-america-video/</ref> These were precisely the same old arguments used to pass the [[NAFTA]] free trade agreement, that "leveling the playing field" would encourage immigrants to stay home rather than seek higher wages in the U.S.<br /> <br /> China and Russia both are active and present in [[Venezuela]].<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-military-official-china-and-russia-may-be-collaborating-south-of-us-border_3738033.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Mexico====<br /> [[File:Biden babies in cages.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Biden junta held children separated from their parents in cages.<ref>https://time.com/5945307/biden-end-detention-migrant-children/</ref>]]<br /> The [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] deputy chief of operations Matthew Donahue told [[NPR]] the Biden junta has unraveled efforts to target drug cartels operating inside Mexico. The collapse of joint drug interdiction efforts has occurred at a time when drug cartels are manufacturing huge quantities of [[fentanyl]] and [[methamphetamine]]s in illegal labs inside Mexico. Under Biden, those illicit drugs are being smuggled into communities across the United States, driving an explosion in overdose deaths. "It's a national health threat, it's a national safety threat," Donahue said, adding that drug gangs and criminal organizations now operate inside Mexico with impunity. "They do not fear any kind of [[law enforcement]] ... or military inside of Mexico right now."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/dea-official-mexican-cartels-smuggling-fentanyl-across-border-with-impunity/</ref><br /> <br /> =====Immigration=====<br /> [[Mexican]] President [[Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador]] expressed concern over the junta's [[open borders]] policy which incentivized human trafficing and organized crime.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21D8</ref><br /> <br /> =====USMCA=====<br /> [[Ford]] Motor Company previously agreed with its workers, the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW), to spend $900 million on a new electric vehicle product line for its Avon Lake, [[Ohio]] plant. The UAW had endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. By March of 2021, Ford announced it was shifting production to Mexico claiming "conditions had changed since 2019" when the agreement was made, according to ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-ford-ohio-idUSKBN2B82V9</ref> The junta refused to enforce provisions of the [[USMCA]], which replaced the [[NAFTA]] trade deal.<br /> <br /> =====Funding coup plotters=====<br /> [[File:Guatamala protest.png|right|300px|thumb|When Kamala Harris made her first visit to [[Guatemala]], she was greeted by Guatemalan protesters with banners reading, "Kamala, Trump Won."<ref>https://rumble.com/vi73x9-protesters-taunt-kamala-harris-in-guatemala-with-trump-won-sign.html</ref>]]<br /> President Lopez Obrador accused the Biden junta of funding a group seeking to undermine the Mexican government. "It's interference, it's interventionism, it's promoting [[coup]] plotters," said Lopez Obrador, describing funding that includes money from the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]], commonly known as USAID, as an affront to Mexico's [[sovereignty]]. "A foreign government can't provide money to political groups."<ref>https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mexico-president-says-u-finances-155240937.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Guatemala====<br /> <br /> The people of Guatemala were very angry with the Biden junta for its empowerment and support of Latin American criminal gangs and drug cartels. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei told CBS News, “We asked the United States government to send more of a clear message to prevent more people from leaving,” Giammattei said. When Biden took office, “The message changed too: ‘We’re going to reunite families, we’re going to reunite children,’” he said. “The very next day, the coyotes were here organizing groups of children to take them to the United States.” When Border Czar Kamala Harris arrived for a visit, the 56-year-old pro-abortion childless woman was not well received in the Catholic country. The junta facilitated the trafficing of [[Central America]]n children in criminal gangs. Protesters greeted her "Kamala Go Home" and made clear her anti-pro-abortion messages and failure to protect Hispanic child immigrants were not well received.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/guatemala-protesters-tell-kamala-harris-trump-won/</ref> According to ''Frontpagemag.com'' the real purpose of Harris's trip is organize a Marxist [[regime change]]:<br /> {{quotebox-float|President Giammattei is a staunch law and order conservative, and if he appeared to be undermining Kamala, it was because she had spent months undermining him.<br /> <br /> In May, Kamala met with a number of leftist opponents of Giammattei, including former Attorney General Thelma Aldana, who had targeted conservative politicians with corruption charges, before herself being charged with corruption. Instead of returning home to face those charges, she received political asylum in the United States. Her social media is full of praise for Kamala Harris’ trip to Guatemala, and her promises to end "corruption" in Guatemala.<br /> <br /> Behind the mutual charges of corruption is a struggle between the Left and Right, with socialists and narcoterrorists on one side and military officers and free marketers on the other.<br /> <br /> Kamala and the Biden administration are choosing to stand with the Left. {...}<br /> <br /> Kamala Harris quickly announced that the DOJ will create an anti-corruption task force that will provide "case-based mentoring to the Guatemalan Public Ministry, including the Special Prosecutor Against Impunity (FECI)" and "a rapid response capability to deploy U.S. prosecutors and law enforcement experts to provide mentorship to develop corruption cases."<br /> <br /> This amounts to deploying DOJ assets to help local lefties take down conservative politicians.<br /> <br /> That’s why Biden described Kamala as “the most qualified person to do it." Unlike much of the administration, she has a background as a prosecutor. And that’s her real job in Guatemala.<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/06/kamala-plots-marxist-regime-change-guatemala-daniel-greenfield/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====El Salvador====<br /> [[El Salvador]] President Nayib Bukele told [[Fox News]] the ‘new-liberal practice’ [[immigration]] policy was ‘immoral’ and 'not good for the US, not good for El Salvador, causing a brain drain and sending El Salvadore's future workforce to the U.S. in exchange for a tiny remittance.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/salvadoran-president-tells-tucker-mass-immigration-not-profitable-feeding-on-dependency</ref><br /> <br /> ====Venezuela====<br /> At the very moment the Biden junta announced the removal of sanctions imposed by President Trump on the socialist regime of [[Nicolas Maduro]] in [[Venezuela]], the Maduro regime abducted a prominent member of the opposition amd was surrounding the home of opposition leader Juan Guaidó.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-biden-lifts-sanctions-on-socialist-venezuela-nation-arrests-ally-of-guaido-surrounds-guaidos-home</ref><br /> <br /> ====Cuba====<br /> <br /> Biden planning to reestablish relations with Communist [[Cuba]], which is opposed by two-thirds of Cuban-Americans.<ref>Castronuovo, Celine (March 16, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/543456-2-in-3-cuban-american-voters-in-florida-opposed-to-engaging-with-havana Poll finds Florida Cuban Americans opposed to engaging with Havana]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> He will also turn a blind eye on their human rights violations.<ref>McFall, Caitlin (December 18, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/u-s-cuba-relations-under-a-biden-administration U.S.-Cuba relations and a Biden administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> [[File:Biden and Diaz-Canal.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Biden (left) Diaz-Canal (right)<ref>https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/a/cuba_diaz_canel_castro_sucesion/20962.html</ref>]]<br /> At the very moment the Biden junta was installing a [[leftwing]] [[totalitarian]] [[dictatorship]] in the United States, Cuba erupted with anti-communist protests.<ref>https://justthenews.com/world/latin-america/we-want-liberty-cuba-thousands-people-march-through-streets-demanding-freedom?</ref> The Biden State Department reacted with the absurd claim that the protests were not against communist oppression, but rather "to express concern about rising COVID cases/deaths & medicine shortages."<ref>https://twitter.com/WHAAsstSecty/status/1414334778095046656</ref> Chief junta propagandist Jen Psaki said, "Making sure your people have medical assistance, food, water that's something any government should be providing.”<ref>https://twitter.com/MehdiHasanShow/status/1414386901134594048</ref> While the commissar of Homeland Security [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] refused to take any refugees and asylum seekers from the brutal communist dicatorship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfVQKwgjpI Sen. Rubio on Cubans rallying against communism: ‘Horrifying’]</ref><br /> <br /> ''Breitbart'' reported that socialist President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued an “order of combat” on July 11. 2021 demanding that civilian “revolutionaries” take the streets and violently assault anyone suspected of protesting against the regime. The regime shut down most access to the [[internet]], but [[video]]s smuggled out of the country later that week showed buses full of armed civilians driving into some of the cities with the largest presence of dissidents, on orders to attack protesters.<br /> <br /> Members of the Cuban exile community organized a protest in front of the Biden White House to demand Biden act to save lives in the country and to raise awareness for the scope of the violence and brutality the Cuban people face at the hands of the communist government. The protesters were adamant that fake news reports in left-wing establishment media outlets attributing the protests to a rise in Chinese coronavirus cases were deliberately obscuring the true demands of those taking the streets.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2021/07/16/cuba-protesters-white-house-joe-biden-power-stop-this-one-day/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Racist history==<br /> [[File:Biden redskins.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|As the Democrats have airbrushed their racist history, [[CNN]] continues the long tradition by airbrushing the [[Washington Redskins]] logo from this 1970s photo of Joe Biden and son. The Washington NFL team dropped the name 'Redskins' in June 2020 because it was deemed "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/joe-bidens-son-has-redskins-logo-on-cap-wiped-from/</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|History of Democrat racism}}<br /> In addition to Biden's longstanding alliance with fellow Democrat segregationists in the U.S. Senate, Biden is known for a history of making racially insensitive remarks. Reportedly, Biden’s political approach to race has long been geared toward assuaging the racial anxieties of white voters. Biden exposed his racial insensitivity towards the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate and running mate, Barack Obama, when he declared, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." He later claimed, "Barack Hussein Obama is change enough for most people."<ref>Ryan Grim | ''The Intercept_'', Joe Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked, https://theintercept.com/2019/09/13/joe-biden-democratic-debate-slavery/, September 13, 2019</ref> Biden called [[Confederacy|Confederate flag]] advocates "very fine people"<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> and a disproportionate share of the U.S. military which are minorities as "stupid bastards"<ref>https://youtu.be/lfmy0FQRoNc</ref> <br /> <br /> A racist, Biden has boasted of cooperating in his early Senate career with [[James Eastland]], an inflammatory racist who called blacks "inferior" and defended [[segregation]].<ref>Fredericks, Bob (June 21, 2019). [https://nypost.com/2019/06/21/joe-bidens-years-old-letters-to-racist-senator-revealed/ Joe Biden’s years-old letters to racist senator revealed]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 17, 2021</ref><br /> <br /> Even after assuming office, Biden has been criticized by leftists and Democrats for racist and white supremacist views.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/liberal-outrage-biden-student-debt</ref> Among one of Biden's first official racist acts was firing the nation's African American [[Surgeon General]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/20/white-guy-fires-black-man-on-first-day-in-office-biden-sacks-surgeon-general-adams-1019007/</ref> He also issued racist and xenophobic travel ban orders against people from [[South Africa]].<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/01/24/315890-n315890</ref> At a [[Milwaukee]] townhall meeting in February 2021 Biden claimed Blacks and Hispanics were too stupid to understand how to use the [[internet]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/woops-biden-claims-that-blacks-and-hispanics-dont-know-how-to-use-the-internet/</ref> <br /> <br /> After Biden occupied the White House, he described the [[Filibuster|filibuster]] as an old racist 'relic' of the [[Jim Crow]] era.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-filibuster-kamala-harris-democrats-embraced-it Biden now calls filibuster ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era’ but Kamala Harris is among Dems who have embraced it]</ref> Formerly Biden, Obama and Kamala Harris were major defenders of the filibuster.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-ben-sasse-reads-bidens-filibuster-defense Biden in 2005 said nixing the filibuster 'upsets the constitutional design' and would 'eviscerate the Senate']</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/05/watch-barack-obama-in-2005-defend-the-filibuster-he-now-says-is-racist/ Watch Barack Obama In 2005 Defend The Filibuster He Now Says Is Racist]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-the-democrats-filibuster-hypocrisy Byron York's Daily Memo: The Democrats’ filibuster hypocrisy]</ref><br /> <br /> ===You ain't Black===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Democrat plantation}}<br /> Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden made a particularly offensive [[racist]] comment about [[African American]]s during a radio interview.<ref>https://youtu.be/GaTv5FQHqVw</ref> Biden won the Democrat presidential nomination when South Carolina Rep. [[James Clyburn]] endorsed him, and the dominos of the Democrat machine fell into place. In short choreographed order, the remaining white candidates, [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Pete Buttigieg]], [[Tom Steyer]], [[Michael Bloomberg]] and a host of local officials began goosestepping in lockstep. Kamala Harris,<ref>https://archive.vn/2Smfh</ref> [[Cory Booker]], [[Julian Castro]], and [[Tulsi Gabbard]] had been driven out earlier in a rigged process that allowed rich white billionaires - Steyer and Bloomberg - to buy their way in once all the minority candidates were forced out.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/michael-moore-goes-ballistic-on-dnc-for-changing-debate-rules-for-bloomberg/</ref> Clyborn admitted he cringed when he heard Biden's racist attack on Black people.<ref>https://youtu.be/HNgrTu1YhuU</ref><br /> <br /> Biden cynically tried to take advantage of George Floyd's killing, which occurred only days later, to repair his relations with Blacks by attacking the police and accusing them of [[systemic racism]]. Police groups and unions which Biden courted since the 1990s on behalf of the [[Clinton administration]] with the [[Biden Crime Bill]], mass incarceration, and effort to put 100,000 new cops on the street to deal with "Superpredators", responded by withdrawing their support.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/police-groups-joe-biden-300222</ref><br /> <br /> When Biden supporters tore down statues of [[George Washington]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] because they were slave owners, Biden never condemned the violence and vandalism and accused President Trump of being America's first racist president. Biden conveniently overlooked the racism of President's [[Woodrow Wilson]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]], and a dozen other Democrat presidents who were slave owners. Charlemagne tha God responded that he wished Biden would just "shut the eff up forever."<ref>https://saraacarter.com/charlamagne-tha-god-says-biden-should-shut-the-eff-up-forever/</ref><br /> <br /> {{Anchor|Biden Amendment}}<br /> <br /> ===Biden Amendment repeals sections of the Civil Rights Act===<br /> [[File:Biden segregation.png 1718483346.png|left|350px|thumb|Biden called segregation "a matter of Black pride" and pushed for a [[Constitutional Amendment]] to outlaw Court ordered de-segregation.<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref><ref>Montanaro, Domenico (June 28, 2019). [https://www.npr.org/2019/06/28/736995314/listen-biden-supported-a-constitutional-amendment-to-end-mandated-busing-in-1975 LISTEN: Biden Supported A Constitutional Amendment To End Mandated Busing In 1975]. ''NPR''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref>]] <br /> :{{See also|Segregation|Systemic racism}}<br /> The debate over the crimes of the Democrats [[slave power]]<ref name="zerohedge.com">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/biden-doubles-down-after-reminding-everyone-democrats-owned-slaves</ref> was reopened in 2019 while some far leftists were pushing for [[slave reparations]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/30/book-joe-biden-1973-lectured-cleveland-what-good-negro/</ref> During Sen. Biden's decades long collaboration with segregationist Senators, there is no record of Biden ever calling them "clown's, "racists", or telling them to "shut up". Contrarily, Biden had nothing but kind and loving words of praise at their retirements and funerals.<br /> <br /> In 1972 Biden re-cycled the [[John_C._Calhoun#positive good|racist rhetoric of John C. Calhoun]], arguing that school segregation was a "positive good" for Blacks and that it reflected "black pride."<ref name=bidendefendssegregation/> Calhoun famously laid out his doctrine of separation of the races as a civilizing force among Blacks which became Democrat talking points before the [[Dred Scott]] decision, throughout the [[Civil War]], [[Reconstruction]], the [[Jim Crow]] era, and the [[New Deal]]. In a Democrat [[filibuster]] on the floor of the [[Senate]], Calhoun famously said:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other physical differences, as well as intellectual, are brought together, the relation now existing in the slaveholding States between the two, is, instead of an evil, a good—a positive good."}}<br /> Biden resurrected the idea that segregation was "for their own good" and that Blacks were grateful for it.<br /> {{Quotebox-float|“I think the concept of busing … that we are going to [[integrate]] people so that they all have the same access and they learn to grow up with one another and all the rest, is a rejection of the whole movement of black pride, a rejection of the entire black awareness concept, where black is beautiful, black culture should be studied; and the cultural awareness of the importance of their own identity, their own individuality.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/read-the-transcript-of-the-october-1975-npr-interview-with-sens-joe-biden-and-edward-brooke</ref>}}<br /> <br /> In the 21st century Biden tried to separate himself from his previous racist statements on school integration:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Poor kids are just as smart as white kids."}}<br /> [[File:Biden racial jungle.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Biden: "My children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle."<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-racial-jungle-quote/</ref>]]<br /> Biden led a coalition of segregationists that was opposed by Republican Sen. [[Edward Brooke]], the first [[African American]] senator elected since Democrats forced the end of [[Reconstruction]] after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. National Public Radio's David Ensor asked Biden, "What about a constitutional amendment? Isn’t that what you’re gonna have to end up supporting if you want to stop court ordered busing, too?" Biden responded, <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"That would clearly do it. I’m hopeful, and I have — now that I have some sort of new allies in this area, it’s become respectable now for [[liberal]]s to at least say publicly what they’ve been saying in private, that busing doesn’t work. We are trying to figure out whether or not we can come up with an innovative piece of legislation which would limit the remedy, and I don’t — honestly don’t know whether we can come up with something constitutional. And if we can’t, I will not in an attempt to eliminate busing violate the Constitution. I won’t do that. The only way, if I’m gonna go at it, I’m gonna go at it through a Constitutional Amendment if it can’t be done through a piece of legislation."}} <br /> Ensor reported that Biden proposed renewing segregation because busing "wasn't working" ("wasn't working" to the electoral advantage of Democrats and not necessarily to the cause of equal rights for Blacks), and Biden was afraid that older liberal colleagues were blind to how Black separatists felt about their children being bused to [[white]] schools. <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"There are those of we [[social experiment|social planner]]s who think somehow that if we just [[subrogate]] man’s individual characteristics and traits by making sure that a presently heterogeneous society becomes a totally homogeneous society, that somehow we’re going to solve our social ills. Quite to the contrary."}} <br /> Title VI of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.<ref>https://quizlet.com/45411923/ethical-and-legal-issues-2-flash-cards/</ref> Biden told the ''Philadelphia Enquirer'' on October 12, 1975:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Liberals have rejected common sense. Anybody who has studied the area knows that we don't have a workable rehabilitation program. Yet we continue to insist that the function of prison is to rehabilitate, not punish. I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal [[George Wallace]] — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone who wouldn’t pander but would say what the American people know in their gut is right”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/deep-personal-relationships-joe-bidens-six-segregationist-friends</ref>}} <br /> George Wallace praised Biden as "one of the outstanding young politicians of America."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-once-said-democrats-needed-a-liberal-george-wallace</ref> Wallace is famous for coining the slogan in a gubernatorial inaugural address,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"<ref>https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/KQLapDdEKmY</ref>}}<br /> The same year Biden authored an amendment to gut Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which passed the Senate.<ref>September 18, 1975. [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/18/archives/anti-busing-measure-approved-in-senate.html ANTIBUSING MEASURE APPROVED IN SENATE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/94-1975/s397 TO AMEND H.R. 8069 TO PROVIDE THAT NO FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO REQUIRE ANY SCHOOL, AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS, TO ASSIGN TEACHERS OR STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS FOR REASONS OF RACE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' writes of the whole sordid affair, {{quotebox-float|Biden morphed into a leading anti-busing crusader—all the while continuing to insist that he supported the goal of school desegregation, he only opposed busing as the means to achieve that end. This stance, which many of Biden’s liberal and moderate colleagues also held, was clever but disingenuous. It enabled Biden to choose votes over principles, while acting as if he was not doing so....In a seminal moment, the Senate thus turned against desegregation. The Senate had supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act, [[1965 Voting Rights Act]] and 1968 Fair Housing Act....the Senate remained the last bastion for those who supported strong integration policies. Biden stormed that bastion...<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>}} <br /> [[File:Biden 1975.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|“I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal [[George Wallace]] — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone who wouldn’t pander but would say what the American people know in their gut is right” - Joe Biden]]<br /> Sen. James Abourezk of [[South Dakota]] related how Biden reacted when Abrourezek tried to block the amendment:<br /> {{quotebox-float|‘Abourezk, you **********, if I ever vote for another one of your bills, it'll be a cold day in hell.'<br /> <br /> ‘Calm down, Joe,' I told him, ‘You're eventually gonna thank me for doing this.'<br /> <br /> ‘Like hell I will you dirty *******.'<br /> <br /> A few days later, Biden came into the scheduled committee meeting, this time with a broad, friendly grin aimed directly at me.<br /> <br /> ‘Jesus, Abourezk, you were right,' he said. ‘I am gonna thank you. You should see the Delaware newspapers—big front-page headlines saying, ‘Biden Battles Liberals in Washington.' He was unabashedly elated. ‘They love me back home, how did you know this would happen?'<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-exploded-at-dem-colleague-over-busing-called-him-dirty-bastard/</ref>}} <br /> ''The New York Times'' published a lengthy story on Biden's advocacy of segregation. In a 1977 congressional hearing related to anti-desegregation orders, Biden emphasized,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/us/politics/biden-busing.html</ref>}}<br /> Republican Sen. [[Edward Brooke]], the first black senator ever to be popularly elected, called Biden's amendment “the greatest symbolic defeat for [[civil rights]] since 1964.” Brooke accused Biden of leading an assault on integration.<br /> [[File:Annotation 2019-07-05 135356.png|right|350px|thumb|"That little girl was me." The Biden Amendment of 1975 to the [[Civil Rights Act|1965 Civil Rights Act]] restored funding for schools that practiced racial segregation. Democrat presidential contender Kamala Harris was ostracized and silenced after exposing Biden's corrupt and racist history.]]<br /> Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]] and that without the court-ordered policy Biden probably would not have become vice president in 2009. “What I find ironic is that [Biden] was the vice president under a president who, if it hadn’t been for the social interaction that occurred during the era of busing, I argue we likely would not have seen the election of Barack Obama." Dunn, an Urban Studies professor at Cleveland State University and author of the book ''Boycotts, Busing, & Beyond'', said Biden made the case in favor of maintaining segregation. "That was an argument against desegregation.” Dunn said Biden must address the issue if he runs for president. “People have to be held accountable."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref><br /> <br /> Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported: <br /> {{quotebox-float|In 1977, two black men nominated for key Justice Department posts by [[President Jimmy Carter]] easily won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. After confirmation by the full Senate, Drew Days III became the nation’s first black head of the department’s civil rights division and Wade McCree became the second black solicitor general. Only one member of the committee voted against them. It wasn’t segregationists [[Strom Thurmond]] (R-S.C.) or [[James Eastland]] (D-Miss.). It wasn’t even former [[Ku Klux Klan]] member [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.). The lone Judiciary Committee vote against the two men was Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-busing-nominees_n_5ca3c03de4b03174b92904f7</ref>}}<br /> In 1981 Biden said in a Senate hearing, “sometimes even [[George Wallace]] is right about some things.” Wallace is famous for saying in 1963, “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/09/biden-sometimes-even-george-wallace-is-right/</ref> Biden read the "N" word into the Congressional Record during an open hearing in 1986.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/exclusive-newly-uncovered-transcripts-reveal-joe-biden-said-n-word-public-senate-hearing-1986/</ref> In a farewell address to retiring Democrat segregationist Sen. [[John Stennis]], Biden said: <br /> {{quotebox-float|"To think that I would be one day on the floor of the United States Senate, being paid such accolades by such a man of character and courage as John Stennis is beyond my wildest dreams. And I mean that sincerely."<ref>https://youtu.be/9X6Y2CLqgDM</ref>}}<br /> When Biden announced his candidacy ''Politico'' attempted to poo-poo and explain away Biden and liberal Democrat racism with a back-handed slap at [[school vouchers]] for minority students, which liberal elites have strenuously opposed ever since the Biden Amendment passed: <br /> {{quotebox-float|School desegregation, as part of a broader suite of civil rights reforms, was once as a vital component of the Democratic Party platform. Yet since the 1970s, Democrats, in the face of concerted white backlash, have largely accommodated themselves to increasing segregation in public schools across the nation. Party leaders, even the most progressive among them, rarely propose serious solutions to this vexing problem. A sincere critique of Biden’s busing record would require a broader reckoning of the Democratic Party’s—and by extension the nation’s—abandonment of this central goal of the [[civil rights movement]]. And it’s hard to see that happening anytime soon.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>}}<br /> Sen. [[Cory Booker]] of [[New Jersey]] condemned the [[2020 Democrat primary]] frontrunner at the [[Juneteenth]] annual commemoration of [[Republican]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] ending [[slavery]] in the United States. <br /> {{quotebox-float|You don’t joke about calling black men 'boys'...frankly, I’m disappointed that he hasn’t issued an immediate apology for the pain his words are dredging up for many Americans. He should.<ref name="zerohedge.com">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/biden-doubles-down-after-reminding-everyone-democrats-owned-slaves</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ===Predators beyond the pale===<br /> [[File:Joe Biden.jpg|240px|left|thumb|"They must be taken off the streets."<br> [https://rumble.com/vke87v-hunter-biden-smoking-crack.html See excerpts].]]<br /> In a 1993 Senate floor speech, Biden warned of "predators on our streets" who were "beyond the pale" and said they must be cordoned off from the rest of society because the justice system did not know how to rehabilitate them. Biden described a {{quotebox-float|"cadre of young people, tens of thousands of them, born out of wedlock, without parents, without supervision, without any structure, without any conscience developing because they literally ... because they literally have not been socialized, they literally have not had an opportunity."}}<br /> Biden went on in the same breath, {{quotebox-float|"It doesn't matter whether or not the person that is accosting your son or daughter or my son or daughter, my wife, your husband, my mother, your parents, it doesn't matter whether or not they were deprived as a youth. It doesn't matter whether or not they had no background that enabled them to become socialized into the fabric of society. It doesn't matter whether or not they're the victims of society. The end result is they're about to knock my mother on the head with a lead pipe, shoot my sister, beat up my wife, take on my sons."}}<br /> Biden said, that he didn't care "why someone is a malefactor in society" and that criminals needed to be "away from my mother, your husband, our families." Biden added "we should focus on them now" because "if we don't, they will, or a portion of them, will become the predators 15 years from now."<br /> <br /> Biden's comments echoed first lady [[Hillary Clinton]]'s inflammatory statement about "Superpredators" with "no conscience, no empathy" and "we need to bring them to heel."<br /> <br /> ===Biden Crime Bill===<br /> :{{Main article|The New Jim Crow}}<br /> Biden was a staunch opponent of school desegregation in the 1970s and leading crusader for mass incarceration in the 1980s and 1990s. Biden described [[African American]] felons in the aftermath of the Central Park Five jogger case as 'predators' too [[sociopath]]ic to rehabilitate,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/politics/biden-1993-speech-predators/index.html</ref> and [[white supremacist]] senators as his friends.<br /> <br /> Biden boasts as one of his greatest legislative achievements passage of the 1994 Crime bill which locked up 10% of the Black adult male population of the United States.<ref>http://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/incarceration_rates_growth_causes/</ref> <br /> <br /> When [[President George H.W. Bush]] asked for a record increase in funding to fight the [[War on Drugs]], Biden told a TV interviewer <br /> {{Quotebox|"In a nutshell, the President's plan does not include enough police officers to catch the violent thugs, enough prosecutors to convict them, enough judges to sentence them or enough prison cells to put them away for a long time."<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-06/news/mn-1646_1_drug-war</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/first-step-act-skepticism.html</ref>}} <br /> <br /> Biden, [[Ted Kennedy]], and [[Strom Thurmond]] worked on proposals that raised maximum penalties, removed a directive requiring the US Sentencing Commission to take into account prison capacity, and created the cabinet-level “drug czar” position. In 1984, they passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act, which, among other things, abolished [[parole]], imposed a less generous cap on “good time” sentence reductions, and allowed the Sentencing Commission to issue more punitive guidelines. <br /> [[File:1994 Superpredator Act.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Superpredator Act of 1994. Feinstein, Kerry and Biden are clearly visible with President Clinton. The bill is known for its sentencing disparities which led to mass incarceration of Blacks.<ref>https://fair.org/home/senate-crime-bill-unscrutinized-by-the-press/</ref>]] <br /> Biden bragged on the Senate floor that it was under his and Thurmond's leadership that Congress passed a law sending anyone caught with a rock of cocaine the size of a quarter to jail for a minimum of five years - the notoriously racist hundred-to-one sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. In the same speech Biden took credit for [[civil asset forfeiture]] and seizure laws, and demanded to know why [[Papa Bush]] hadn't sentenced more drug dealers to life in prison or exercise the [[death penalty]] once Congress had given him that power.<ref name="c-span.org"/> <br /> <br /> Biden's version of a new crime bill added more than forty crimes that would be eligible for the [[death penalty]]. Biden boasted “we do everything but hang people for jaywalking.”<ref name="books.google.com"/> The [[NAACP]] and other groups lobbied against the bill.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/27/us/civil-libertarians-go-after-crime-bills.html</ref> Although the 1991 crime bill was defeated by Republicans, the 1994 Biden/Clinton crime bill was passed.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=SGUJBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT142&dq=biden%20strongly%20believes%20the%20administration%20needs%20to%20seize%20control%20of%20the%20issue%20by%20upping%20the%20ante&pg=PT142#v=onepage&q=biden%20strongly%20believes%20the%20administration%20needs%20to%20seize%20control%20of%20the%20issue%20by%20upping%20the%20ante&f=false The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America]'', Naomi Murakawa.</ref><br /> <br /> By 2001, the United States had the highest rate of incarceration in the world. [[Human Rights Watch]] reported that in seven states, African Americans constituted 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders even though they were no more likely than whites to use or sell illegal drugs. Prison admissions for drug offenses reached a level in 2000 for African Americans more than 26 times the level they had been under [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clinton-does-not-deserve-black-peoples-votes/ Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote], Michelle Alexander, ''The Nation'', February 10, 2016</ref> Biden's "social planning" had proven effective.<br /> <br /> ===Mass incarceration===<br /> :{{See also|War on Drugs}}<br /> Sen. [[Cory Booker]] told the NAACP convention in [[Detroit]] during the [[2020 Democrat primaries]] in response to another so-called "criminal justice reform" proposal by Biden: <br /> {{quotebox-float|For a guy who helped to be an architect of mass incarceration, this in an inadequate solution to what is a raging crisis in our country.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/24/cory-booker-labels-joe-biden-architect-mass-incarceration/</ref>}}<br /> In May 2019 journalist and historian Shaun King observed, {{Quotebox|I’ve heard a very dangerous lie being told about how the systems of mass incarceration were built in this nation. I didn’t expect to have to respond this way because I didn’t expect Joe Biden to lie about the 1994 Crime Bill. He wrote it. He fought for it. And the results were devastating. Every single expert on this topic agrees.<br><br>This week Joe Biden took the stance that not only is he not sorry for the Crime Bill, but that it didn’t even increase mass incarceration. And it’s shameful because either he’s willfully lying, which is horrible, or he’s just plain ignorant about the true impact of the bill, which is also horrible. Either way, I have a major problem with it because these laws are still in effect and they are doing damage in our communities every single day, 24 hours a day.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/shaunking/videos/688203931610804/</ref>}}<br /> [[File:The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Sep 1987, Sun Page 79.PNG|right|250px|thumb|"we [Delawareans] were on the South’s side in the Civil War.” - Joe Biden, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', 20 Sep 1987, Page 79]]<br /> The Leftist ''Jacobin'' magazine summed up Biden's record: <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"It’s not as if Biden didn’t know what he was doing.... He just didn’t care. Biden had made a calculated decision that the elections he would win were worth the damage he inflicted....<br>But even if Biden has subsequently learned the error of his ways, the rank cynicism and callousness involved in his two-decade-long championing of carceral policies should be more than enough to give anyone pause about his qualities as a leader, let alone a [[progressive]] one."<ref>https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/08/biden-crime-mass-incarceration-police-prisons</ref>}}<br /> Biden now advocates for a man sentenced to prison to choose to be incarcerated in a women's prison.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ovc0BAUYo&feature=youtu.be</ref><br /> <br /> ===Anita Hill hearings===<br /> Biden as chair of the Judiciary Committee, called for extended hearings to delay a vote on Thomas and accommodate her last-minute allegations with televised hearings that traumatized the country. Biden told Sen. [[Arlen Specter]] that “It was clear to me from the way she was answering the questions, [Hill] was lying” about the central theme of her testimony. Biden used [[homophobia]], allegations by a Republican Senator that Anita Hill had "certain proclivities" to discredit her testimony, to attack Hill's critics while at the same time fight the nomination of an [[uppity]] Black. Biden has been widely criticized for his [[racist]], [[sexist]], and [[bigot]]ted handling of the hearings.<ref>https://www.essence.com/news/politics/joe-biden-anita-hill-comment-2020-presidential-run/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/sM19YOqs7hU</ref><br /> <br /> Thomas said he would rather have been the victim of an assassin's bullet than suffer what the hearings did to him.<ref>http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974074,00.html</ref> [[Democrat]]s were outraged that a [[Republican]] president would nominate a [[conservative]] [[African-American]] role model for Black youths to the Supreme Court. <br /> <br /> Hill described her private conversation with Joe Biden shortly before he entered the [[2020 presidential election]] as "deeply unsatisfying."<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/anita-hill-says-recent-conversation-with-joe-biden-was-deeply-unsatisfying</ref><br /> <br /> ===Flagship of the Confederacy===<br /> :{{See also|Southern Manifesto}}<br /> The Southern Manifesto was a document written after the landmark Supreme Court 1954 ruling [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which integrated public schools. It was drawn up by legislators in the [[United States Congress]] opposed to racial integration in public places. It was signed by politicians from the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]]. All but twenty-eight of the 138 southern Democrat members of Congress signed the Manifesto, including 19 of the Majority Democrat Senators.<ref>https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/southern-manifesto.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> The Southern Manifesto was signed on a large mahogany conference table in Sen. [[John Stennis]]' office which Stennis used as his desk and referred to as "the flagship of the [[Confederacy]]."<ref>[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-111sdoc23/pdf/CDOC-111sdoc23.pdf p. x]</ref> The table was used by segregationist and co-signer of the Southern Manifesto, Sen. [[Richard Russell]], before his retirement. When Stennis retired in 1988, Biden took over Stennis' office, including the conference table. When Biden was elected vice-president in 2008, Biden had the conference table moved into the vice-president's office.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Kaufman_Oral_History.pdf pg. 51]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Black Lives Matter===<br /> When the appointment of [[white supremacist]] [[Los Angeles]] mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] as [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|commissar of housing]] was announced, it was met with peaceful protests by [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-leader-calls-l-a-mayor-garcetti-a-liberal-white-supremacist-speaks-out-against-potential-cabinet-appointment</ref> Biden promised a "Dark Winter" for America and made clear that he would not hold China accountable for the [[CCP pandemic]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52-vVoPcJAk</ref> He pledged to raise taxes by undoing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which caused the economic boom under President Trump, and threatened to promote the [[Green New Deal]] to extinguish [[capitalism]] and supposedly will replace jobs lost during the [[coronavirus]] with so-called clean energy jobs,<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/11/06/the-election-fallacy-of-the-intellectual-conservatives-beltway-republicans-are-decepticons/</ref> and pass the so-called "[[Equal Rights Amendment]]." Biden told his [[junta]] organizing committee,<br /> {{Cquote|<big>'''''This country is [[Doomsday Argument|doomed!]] It is doomed not just because of [[African American]]s, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority [[white]] [[Europe]]an! Hear me! Minority white European!'''''</big><ref>https://youtu.be/17Q26jMCvpI</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ===Xenophobia===<br /> Biden told an audience in 2006,<br /> [[File:Riden with biden.png|right|350px|thumb|[[Richard Spencer]] officially endorsed Joe Biden. Spencer organized the 2017 [[Neo-Nazi]] Charlottesville March and is one of the "fine people" Biden claims Trump praised.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/the-charlottesville-lie/698538344061850/</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"the country that isn't an erstwhile democracy, where they have the greatest disparity, and it's one of the wealthiest countries in the hemisphere. And because of a corrupt system that exists in [[Mexico]], there is the 1% of the population at the top, a very small little [[middle class]], and the rest in abject poverty.<br /> <br /> Folks, I voted for a fence. I voted and, unlike most Democrats - some of you won't like it - I voted for 700 miles of fence. Let me tell you, we can build a fence 40 stories high - unless we change the dynamic in Mexico, and you will you like this - and punish American employers who knowingly violate the law when in fact they hire illegals. Unless you do those two things, all the rest is window dressing. Now I know I'm not supposed to say it that bluntly. But they are facts. They are the facts. <br /> <br /> And so, everything else we do is in between here, everything else we do is at the margin. The reason why I thought, parenthetically, why I believe the fence is needed is not really related to immigration as much as drugs. I'm the guy who wrote the national crime bill. I'm the guy that wrote the national drug trafficing. I'm the guy who wrote the law that set up a drug czar. Let me tell you something, folks. People are driving across that border with tons, tons, hear me, tons, of everything from by products for [[methamphetamine]], to [[cocaine]], to [[heroin]]. It's all coming up through corrupt Mexico. <br /> <br /> So I would have, as they say in the southern part of my state, I had an altar call. I had a come to the Lord meeting. You think I'm joking? I'm not joking. Maybe you know about me. I've been doing this a long time. I've known every single major world leader in every country for the past 20 years. And I know a lot of them well...don't tell me, in Mexico, you expect to get the same kind of treatment that we give other democracies, and then you don't act in a democratic way. Not on my watch., Not on my watch.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR6wdwkaWGA</ref>}}<br /> In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,<ref>https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1223727977361338370?lang=en</ref> Biden fought the crisis with [[hysteria]], xenophobia, and fear-mongering by banning entry into the United States of people traveling from India.<ref>https://www.axios.com/white-house-travel-india-covid-d3fb93b5-d49b-423a-a444-5b1724324f41.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Palestinian themed violence===<br /> :''See also: [[Palestinian violence under the Biden junta|Palestinian theme violence under the Biden junta]]''<br /> [[File:CNN-contributor-Hitler.jpg|right|375px|thumb|CNN contributor on Twitter. CNN worked closely with the Obama/Biden administration to foment the [[Russophobic]] collusion hoax.]]<br /> After Biden restored funding to Gaza,<ref>https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/apr-7-2021-united-states-announces-additional-assistance-palestinians</ref> a wave of violent attacks and [[hate crimes]] against members of the Jewish community occurred in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, Arizona, and Florida.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-seeing-wave-of-textbook-anti-semitism-amid-israel-gaza-tensions</ref> Restaurant diners in Los Angeles were assaulted<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/jewish-hate-crime-los-angeles.html</ref> and a firebomb thrown at Jews in New York's Diamond District.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/palestinians-throw-firebomb-jews-new-york-city-video/</ref> Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Democratic New York Rep. [[Jerry Nadler]] were silent after the attack.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/anti-semitic-hate-crime-jewish-man-beat-up-times-square/</ref><br /> <br /> The Anti-Defamation League documented disturbing antisemitism on multiple platforms -- from Facebook and Twitter to TikTok and Instagram – with more than 17,000 tweets which used variations of the phrase, “Hitler was right”,<ref>https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/preliminary-adl-data-reveals-uptick-in-antisemitic-incidents-linked-to-recent</ref> including anti-Semitic tweets from CNN contributor Adeel Raja.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/cnn-contributor-calls-for-hitler/</ref><br /> <br /> Biden failed to condemn the violence and anti-Semitic attacks.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/joe-biden-silent-anti-semitism-attacks-america-israel/</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' reported "the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing funds to Hamas, using Iran as a pass-through."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/bidens-overtures-to-iran-undercut-us-bid-to-end-hamas-israel-conflict/</ref> Sec. of State Antony Blinken told Clinton propagandist [[George Stephanopoulos]] that Biden would continue to seek lifting sanctions on Iran despite Iran's funding terrorism.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/secretary-state-blinken-says-joe-biden-working-lift-sanctions-iran-even-though-iran-funds-terror-video/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Degrading comments about Hispanics===<br /> Biden implied that all Hispanics, including those who were born in the United States or are residents legally, are illegal aliens. In speaking about Hispanics, Biden shows no respect for the Spanish language and uses the leftist derogatory language, 'Latinx' to refer to people with an Hispanic background.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/tucker-what-biden-said-about-latinos-yesterday-is-actually-a-slur/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Sexual misconduct==<br /> :{{See also|Creepy Uncle Joe|Tara Reade}}<br /> [[File:Tarareade2.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden and Tara Reade. Beginning in 1993 Reade made credible allegations about being assaulted and penetrated by Joe Biden and was hounded out of her job in his Senate office in retaliation for doing so.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/12/poll-bidens-support-among-women-drops-after-tara-reades-sexual-assault-allegations/</ref>]]<br /> <center>{{cquote|I'm a tactile politician.|||Joe Biden, March 2019<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?458705-1/joe-biden-i-progressive-record-run</ref>}}</center><br /> Tara Reade is a former aide to Senator Joseph R. Biden.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmVUQ7ii3_4</ref> Reade filed sexual penetration and assault charges against Biden.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-woman-who-accused-biden-of-sexual-assault-files-criminal-complaint-with-police/</ref> Biden, a supposed [[women's rights]] advocate and author of the [[Violence Against Women Act]] which the [[Supreme Court]] found unconstitutional, is the original founder of the 'Believe All Women' movement when in 1991 he hastily arranged the [[racial]]ly-motivated [[Anita Hill]] hearings to against [[Justice Clarence Thomas]]. [[Washington, D.C.]] [[police]] are actively investigating the allegations of [[rape]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reade-sexual-assault-allegation-against-biden-remains-open-investigation-says-d-c-police</ref><br /> <br /> Reade has been trying to tell her story since it happened in 1993. It's a story about sexual assault, digital penetration which is [[rape]], retaliation, and silencing. <br /> <br /> Then in January 2020 Reade tried to come forward again. This time she contacted Times Up Now, the sexual harassment organization. Ryan Grim at ''The Intercept'' reported the organization claimed they could not help her because Joe Biden was a candidate for federal office and supporting a case against him could jeopardize their nonprofit status.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/</ref> They also pointed out that the public relations firm that works on behalf of the Times Up Now Legal Defense Fund is SKD Knickerbocker, and SKDKnickerbocker managing director is former [[Obama]] [[White House]] Communication's director, the notorious [[Maoist]] and [[liberal]] apologist for [[mass murder]], [[Anita Dunn]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14tfnIkQ-qU</ref> Dunn is the top adviser to Joe Biden.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/04/back-to-the-future-biden-hires-anita-dunn-former-obama-adviser-who-praised-mao/</ref> <br /> <br /> In other words, Times Up Now, an alleged women's support group, and Anita Dunn will take political dirt on their enemies, and give a heads up to their allies. In the case of Tara Reade, Dunn used Reade to vault herself into Biden's inner orbit and a cushy job in the future Biden administration. It was no surprise when Biden appointed Dunn his chief advisor in January 2020 before the [[2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary]], since Dunn now had the goods on Biden. Given Biden's mental incapacity questions have surged as to who really is in charge. Anita Dunn, the woman who considers the greatest mass murderer the planet has ever known as her "favorite philosopher', appears to hold that trusted position.<br /> <br /> Reade's allegations against Biden have been publicly corroborated by multiple people with whom she discussed the incident in the mid-1990s.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/former-neighbor-corroborates-joe-bidens-accuser-2020-4</ref> When Reade first came forward in April 2019 along with 7 other accusers, Sen. Kamala Harris said, "I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it.''<ref>https://twitter.com/KingsleyCortes/status/1254863230054199296</ref><br /> <br /> Biden is known for [[Left-wing war on women|his sexual misconduct and bad behavior with multiple women and little girls]], like touching, kissing and hair smelling without their consent.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-allegations-women-2020-campaign-2019-6?op=1 Here are all the times Joe Biden has been accused of acting inappropriately toward women and girls]</ref> Several videos show Biden's inappropriate behavior with women and especially little girls. Several women have accused Biden of sexual misconduct.<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/8-women-have-accused-joe-biden-of-sexual-misconduct-inappropriate-touching 8 Women Have Accused Joe Biden Of Sexual Misconduct, Inappropriate Touching]</ref> many videos shows creepy Biden hair sniffing and kissing without permission Stephanie Carter, wife of former secretary of Defense [[Ashton Carter]].<ref>[https://dailyentertainmentnews.com/tv/stephanie-carter-u-s-defense-secretary-ashton-carters-wife/ Stephanie Carter: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s Wife]</ref> other videos shows Biden sexual misconduct to Senators daughters, like daughter of senator [[Cory Gardner]],<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/video-joe-biden-fondles-little-girls-breasts-uses-bible-entice-girl-senate-ceremony/ Video: Joe Biden Fondles Little Girls’ Breasts; Uses Bible to Entice Girl at Senate Ceremony]</ref> and daughter of senator [[Chris Coons]].<ref>[https://nationalfile.com/watch-chris-coons-confronted-about-biden-groping-his-daughter/ WATCH: Chris Coons Confronted About Biden Groping His Daughter]</ref> Former Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] was one of the few who paid attention to Biden's behavior with young girls, so he Swats Biden hands away from his granddaughter, when he wanted to touch her.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_D5D3oj-4 Sessions Swats Biden’s Hands Away From His Granddaughter]</ref><br /> <br /> By [[Memorial Day]] weekend after seizing power, Creepy Uncle Joe couldn't control himself again, making inappropriate sexualiazed comments to a 7-year--old girl sitting in the audience, "Look at her, she looks like she’s 19, sitting there with her legs crossed."<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/28/creepy-joe-returns-to-deliver-inappropriate-comments-to-little-girl-on-stage/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Facebook==<br /> <br /> The Biden family has a long relationship with Facebook dating back to 2010, and the ability to get critics banned. There also has been a revolving door of employees between the Obama and Biden regimes, campaign organizations, consultants, and Biden family enterprises.<br /> <br /> On October 10, 2010, Hunter Biden emailed Arlene Busch, a partner at Rosemont Seneca, the firm set up to sell access and influence to Vice President Joe Biden. The subject of the email was his relationship with [[Chris Kelly]], Mark Zuckerberg's right-hand-man.<br /> [[File:Chris is worth about $350 MILLION. He remains Mark Zuckerberg’s closest adviser.png|right|350px|thumb|"Chris is worth about $350 MILLION. He remains Mark Zuckerberg’s closest adviser....He is more tied to Silicon Valley money than anyone I know and is looking for places to put his money."]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I brought Chris Kelly to lunch. We can talk in more detail tomorrow about the meeting, but just to be clear– Chris is worth about $350 MILLION. He remains [[Mark Zuckerberg]]’s closest adviser and was the first person outside of programers Facebook hired.<br /> <br /> He is more tied to [[Silicon Valley]] money than anyone I know and is looking for places to put his money. H[e] just spent $10 MILLION of his own money on race for AG in Dem primary without blinking.”<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Kelly_(entrepreneur)#Elections</ref>}}<br /> Kelly just dumped $10 million of his own money in a failed primary contest against Kamala Harris for Attorney General of California. Days later, a Kelly flunky emailed Hunter asking what favor he could do. Hunter wanted a critic's account on Facebook taken down.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Hi Mr. Biden, Chris Kelly forwarded me your message about a Facebook profile that you’re trying to get shut down?”<br /> <br /> To which Hunter Biden replied:<br /> <br /> “Thanks Adam—I will get info to you ASAP.”<br /> <br /> Adam replied, saying, “Thank you”.<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-8.png</ref>}}<br /> Two days later the Facebook flunky confirmed the hit against a third party had been carried out.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Mr. Biden,<br /> <br /> We have removed the fake profile. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.<br /> <br /> best,<br /> <br /> Adam Connor<br /> <br /> Facebook DC<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-7-1024x757.png</ref>}}<br /> In 2012 Eric Schwerin, who formally headed up the partnership with Chinese Communists, devised a scheme to milk money out of Facebook and other Silicon Valley Democrats for then Delaware Attorney General [[Beau Biden]]:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Does it make sense to reach out to Chris Kelly (maybe in an email from Hunter) and ask him to suggest a number of Silicon Valley Dem Types that we should invite to Beau’s party? I am sure he would encourage them to come and giving him some ownership of that group might not be a bad idea.<br /> <br /> “Any complications vis a vis [[Kamala Harris]] and Chris? I assume they are all good?”<ref>Kamala Harris and Chris Kelly had opposed each other in 2010 California Attorney General Democratic primary. https://ballotpedia.org/California_Attorney_General_election,_2010#Democratic_primary</ref><br /> <br /> Hunter Biden replied to this email saying, “Very good idea”.<br /> <br /> Schwerin replied, saying, : <br /> <br /> “Great. I’ll draft an email and send it from Hunter. Hunter, if you want to see it first, let me know. Otherwise, we’ll send it off tomorrow.”<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-11.png</ref>}}<br /> Shortly after Hunter got on the payroll of Burisma, Secretary of State John Kerry's [[chief-of-staff]] gave Schwerin a heads up that ''Wall Street Journal'' reporters were poking around in the deal:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“FYI, at David Wade’s<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-17-at-10.09.47-PM-525x1024.png</ref> urging I spoke to the WSJ [Wall Street Journal] on background tonight. They were about to run with a story that said Rosemont Seneca had invested in Burisma. Told them that was not the case. Didn’t say much else. Not sure what else they were going with but they were apparently asking questions about ownership as well. Probably going to run tonight. Didn’t seem too concerning to me.”<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-13-1024x576.png</ref>}}<br /> David Wade at the time was Kerry's chief-of-staff. Wade previously was Joe Biden press secretary during the [[2008 presidential campaign]]. In 2017 Wade became a PR consultant for Rosemont Seneca and Hunter Biden to handle all the negative publicity regarding Joe and Hunter Biden raking off $166,000 per month in [[kickback]]s from Burisma. In the 2020 election cycle Wade went to work for Facebook. <br /> <br /> The same day as the Schwerin email about Wade and the ''Wall Street Journal'', other members of the Washington press corp were probing the issue of the Biden family's conflict of interest and influence peddling, as well. At the State Department, junior propagandist Jen Psaki was asked by Matt Lee of the ''[[Associated Press]]'':<br /> {{quotebox|Lee: “Does this building diplomatically have any concerns about potential perceptions of conflict or [[cronyism]] – which is what you’ve often accused the Russians of doing?”<br>Paski: “No, he’s a private citizen."<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4819961/hunter-biden-ukraine-joe-biden-conflict-interest-13-2014</ref>}}<br /> On October 14, 2020, three weeks before the 2020 presidential election, Twitter and Facebook locked the account of the ''[[New York Post]]'' and limited their ability to share and post news stories after the ''New York Post'' published a bombshell report detailing some of Hunter Biden’s emails proving that Hunter Biden introduced his father, Joe Biden, to a top Ukranian energy firm executive from [[Burisma]] while Joe Biden was [[vice president]]. This was evidence Joe Biden used his influence as vice president to enrich his family through lucrative business deals with foreign nations like Ukraine and China, compromising the integrity of the vice presidency, as well as US [[national security]]. Facebook’s Policy Communication’s Director Andy Stone said,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want to be clear that this story is eligible to be fact-checked by Facebook’s third-party fact-checking partners. This is part our standard process to reduce the spread of misinformation. We temporarily reduce distribution pending fact-checker review.”<ref>https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1316395902479872000</ref>}}<br /> Before working for Facebook, Andy Stone worked for the Democrat’s House Majority PAC as well at the [[Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC), which is a clear [[conflict of interest]] during an election year. Facebook and their executives made the pre-emptive decision to label the ''New York Post''‘s Hunter Biden story as factually incorrect and limited the publishing ability of the ''New York Post''’s account before they even “fact checked” the already factually correct article.<ref>https://loomered.com/2020/12/17/exclusive-hunter-biden-emails-reveal-founder-of-facebooks-dc-office-banned-accounts-at-bidens-request-as-family-made-millions-from-silicon-valley-dems/</ref><br /> <br /> ==2020 Presidential campaign==<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Joseph Biden 2020 presidential campaign|United States presidential election, 2020‎‎|}}<br /> On April 25, 2019, Biden announced his candidacy against President Trump in 2020 and was the immediate Democrat Party frontrunner.<ref>Biden is considered the [[Konstantin Chernenko]] of the modern [[Left]].</ref> In 2020 the Biden family came under FBI investigation.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/federal-investigations-examining-biden-family-business-dealings</ref> <br /> [[File:Blue-red-election-fraud.png|right|200px|thumb|Iconic logo from the 2020 election forever engraved into a betrayed generation's consciousness.]]<br /> Biden received 66 million votes nationwide;<ref>https://rumble.com/vcwop9-rsbn-exclusive-interview-with-mike-lindell-on-his-white-house-visit-yesterd.html</ref><ref>https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/draft-1-0-the-inside-story-of-the-steal/</ref> however, Democrat election officials manufactured an additional 13 million fraudulent mail-in ballots<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/breaking-huge-simple-math-shows-biden-claims-13-million-votes-eligible-voters-voted-2020-election/</ref> giving the appearance of a [[Blue Mirage]].<ref>https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/11/10/does-anyone-really-think-that-americans-elected-this-senile-nazi-president/</ref><ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/our-mail-in-elective-dictator/</ref> An open letter published by The Democracy Institute entitled ''Reasons Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Deeply Puzzling'' begins by noting the fact that: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“Something very strange happened in America’s [[democracy]] in the early hours of Wednesday November 4 [2020] and the days that followed...Trump earned the highest share of all minority votes for a Republican since 1960…Trump grew his support among black voters by 50 percent over 2016…Nationally, Joe Biden’s black support fell well below 90 percent, the level below which Democratic presidential candidates usually lose...We are told that Biden won more votes nationally than any presidential candidate in history...But he won a record low of 17 percent of counties; he only won 524 counties, as opposed to the 873 counties Obama won in 2008...Yet, Biden somehow outdid Obama in total votes...Victorious presidential candidates, especially challengers, usually have down-ballot coattails; Biden did not...The Republicans held the Senate and enjoyed a ‘red wave’ in the House, where they gained a large number of seats while winning all 27 toss-up contests...Trump’s party did not lose a single state legislature and actually made gains at the state level”.<ref>https://spectator.us/reasons-why-the-2020-presidential-election-is-deeply-puzzling/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> More than 26% of [[African American]]s refused to allow Biden to put them back in chains and exited the [[Democrat plantation]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-media-are-very-disappointed-in-hispanic-voters</ref> Credible [[rape]] allegations and failing cognitive skills of the Democrat nominee were largely ignored by the [[liberal media]].<ref name="lawandcrime.com">https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/new-evidence-appears-to-corroborate-tara-reades-sexual-assault-claim-against-joe-biden-video/</ref> Former [[Bernie Sanders]] co-chair Nina Turner said voting for Joe Biden is like eating "a bowl of s***."<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/how-trump-could-win-reelection/612205/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/aOGJOlnli0c</ref> <br /> <br /> In the immediate aftermath of a record number of [[Latino]]s voting for President Trump, Biden's former boss, Barack Obama, launched a vile and racist attack on people of [[Hispanic]] heritage.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/barack-obama-blasts-hispanics-who-voted-for-trump-they-ignored-the-presidents-racism-because-they-oppose-gay-marriage/</ref> A common question circulating on social media was, "Who did you for, Trump or that senile old racist?"<br /> <br /> ===The largest voter fraud organization ever===<br /> [[File:2020 Turnout.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|Dozens of documented examples of election shenanigans.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/dozens-of-documented-examples-of-election-shenanigans/</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Cloward-Piven strategy|Voter fraud|Ballot harvesting|2020 Voter fraud timeline}}<br /> The probability of mail-in voter fraud creating chaos after Election Day, November 3, 2020, is very real. Some states may force residents to use mail-in ballots during the current health emergency. Voting by mail makes it easier to commit [[fraud]], intimidate voters, and destroy the protections of the secret ballot. Without the oversight of election and polling officials, mail-in ballots are the ballots most vulnerable to being altered, stolen, or forged. Fraud by duplicate voting can occur, once by absentee or mail-in ballot, and then again in person. Employees of private companies hired to contact and register voters have been known to change party affiliations of voters and forge signatures on voter registration forms, among other things. <br /> <br /> When Democrats want to tilt elections in their favor outside the ballot box, [[Marc Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] is the go-to guy. Perkins Coie is the Democratic law firm, paid by [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|the Hillary Clinton campaign]], that hired [[Fusion GPS]] to dig up dirt on Donald Trump in 2016. They failed, but still compiled the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' full of foreign-solicited lies about Trump and Russia, which was leaked by Obama intelligence officials to try to sabotage the new president’s administration, sow doubt in his election victory, and invalidate the votes of 63 million Americans. From [[Wisconsin]] to [[Nevada]], to [[California]], Marc Elias and the Democrats pushed lawsuits disguised as “election reform” to water down important election safeguards and increase the opportunity for fraud, abuse, and corruption. In August 2020 ''[[Politico]]'' reported,<br /> {{quotebox|[[File:Early morning ballot dumps Nov. 4, 2020.png|right|350px|thumb|Four highly anomalous ballot dumps highlighted in yellow account for the "win" in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia and represent forty-two electoral votes.<ref>https://votepatternanalysis.substack.com/p/voting-anomalies-2020</ref>]][[Coronavirus]] has turned the Democratic Party’s voter contact program, one operative said, into something more like a tech support operation than a traditional door-knocking effort.....[[Priorities USA]], the Democratic super PAC, is spending $24 million on voter mobilization, which includes vote-by-mail education. Fair Fight, a group founded by [[Stacey Abrams]], has rolled out voter protection programs in 17 states....<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS and on mail-voting is raising concern among voters, operatives say.<br /> <br /> “We've seen such an increase from young people in terms of concern about their ballot casting,” said Jared DeLoof, the states director of [[NextGen America]], which targets younger voters. “They want to vote, they want to make sure that that vote is going to count.” [...]<br /> <br /> Democrats believe they will also have to follow up with some voters after their ballot has been cast, in an effort to help them fix ballots that have been rejected for technical reasons. State rules vary widely on if or how voters can correct their ballots, and the time windows to do so can be short.<br /> <br /> While Democrat campaigns and groups navigate the patchwork of state rules governing mail ballots to encourage turnout, Democrat election attorney Marc Elias is trying to change many of those rules.<br /> [[File:2020-11-04.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]<br /> This is the other half of the party’s vote-by-mail efforts: a sprawling legal effort that spans every battleground state and is costing tens of millions of dollars. Priorities USA, just one of Elias’ clients, has expanded its voting litigation budget to $32 million.<br /> <br /> “One of the features of vote by mail is that between the point that the voter cast the ballot and the point that the ballot is counted, several things have to go right,” Elias said in an interview. “One is that the ballot has to be received by the election officials in time. ... And the second is that the ballot needs to be verified and accepted.”<br /> <br /> Elias, who was the lead attorney in former Sen. [[Al Franken]]’s (D-Minn.) 2008 recount victory and the general counsel for [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]]’s presidential campaigns, is pursuing what he calls “four pillars” of legal changes to election laws during coronavirus. The first, that mail ballots should include paid postage with them, has some cross-partisan support.<br /> <br /> The other three do not, locking Elias in a wide-range legal fight with Republicans all over the country, including the Republican National Committee and its legal budget of at least $20 million. Those fights are over Elias’ push to mandate that states count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after the fact; overhauling signature matching laws, which Elias derides as based on pseudoscience; and allowing for third parties to collect and turn in voters’ sealed absentee ballots, which Democrats call “community collection” and Republicans largely deride as “[[ballot harvesting]].”<br /> <br /> “One thing you do is you make sure that people whose ballot is being challenged based on signature matching, that the people that are doing that have been trained, are applying uniform non-discriminatory standards. And most importantly, the voter is notified and has an opportunity to cure,” Elias said of his legal strategy. (A cure process mandates that a state contacts voters whose ballots have been rejected to give them the ability to fix — or cure — their ballot.)<br /> <br /> Several Democrat-backed lawsuits have also pushed to expand who can cast absentee ballots. In 44 states, any voter can, at a minimum, request an absentee ballot if they choose to do so, and some states have changed that requirement as a response to the pandemic. [...]<br /> <br /> Republicans argue that allowing for outside parties to collect and deliver ballots could lead to coercion or fraud. [...]<br /> <br /> Depending on how close the races for the White House and battleground Senate seats are, "we could be headed for a ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'' situation in every battleground state, depending how close the results are."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/democrats-vote-by-mail-plan-399671</ref>}}<br /> The RNC and the Trump campaign pushed back against the Democrats’ assault on the integrity of elections. All across the country, Democrats tried to use coronavirus and the courts to legalize ballot harvesting, implement a nationwide mail-in ballot system, and eliminate nearly every safeguard in our elections.<br /> <br /> One in five mail in ballots have been rejected in several 2020 elections. Nearly two-thirds (62%) say there is fraud in U.S. elections, and that fraud would concern them under Democrats’ nationwide mail-in ballot system. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the safeguards Democrats are suing to eliminate like signature matching (84%), voter identification (80%), and a ballot receipt deadline of election day (83%). Voters also oppose (67%) allowing campaign workers to collect mail-in ballots, also known as ballot harvesting.<ref>https://www.protectthevote.com/</ref><br /> <br /> ===The laptop from hell: Hunter becomes the hunted===<br /> {{See also|Biden Crime Family|}}<br /> The former vice president's son, Hunter, never visited Ukraine, did not speak Ukrainian, had no experience in the oil and gas industry, received over $50,000 a month in wire transfers from Burisma in which he paid half to his father,<ref>https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/15/howie-carr-hunter-biden-scandal-too-hot-for-alt-left-media/</ref> was dishonorably discharged from the [[Navy]] for [[cocaine]] [[addiction]], returned a rental car with crack and paraphernalia in it,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/exclusive-2016-arizona-police-report-cocaine-pipe-found-in-car-rented-by-joe-bidens-son-hunter-biden-authorities-declined-to-prosecute/</ref> had a baby out of wedlock whom he refused to pay child support for until ordered by a court while he was having an affair with his [[widow]]ed sister-in-law.<ref>https://nypost.com/article/inside-the-life-of-hunter-biden-joe-bidens-scandal-plagued-son/</ref> Biden was paid $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor to launder $200 million in violation of the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/maybe-just-like-gettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> Tens of thousands of dollars in payments to an [[Eastern Europe]]an prostitution and human tafficing ring were also discovered.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2020/09/23/senate-report-links-hunter-biden-to-human-trafficking-ring-n959766</ref> Professor [[Jonathan Turley]] noted the obvious facts: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“The Bidens appear to have lied for years as a raw influence-peddling scheme worth millions stretched from China to Ukraine to Russia...Moreover, these countries likely have had the compromising information all along while the Bidens — and the [[media]] — were denying reports of illicit activities”.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/521517-censoring-the-biden-story-how-social-media-becomes-state-media</ref>}}<br /> Senate lawmakers formally requested the [[Department of Justice]] to appoint a special counsel to investigate foreign payments to the Biden family:<br /> [[File:Hunter Biden with meth pipe.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Hunter Biden with [[methamphetamine|meth]] pipe.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2020/10/14/cdmedia-reporting-since-nov-on-biden-crime-family-confirmed-leftist-media-enablers-attack/</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"These alleged revelations raise serious questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's reported participation with his son's business, dealings, specifically whether the former vice president (1) received foreign monies during his tenure in the Obama administration and (2) if former Vice President Biden allowed his son to peddle access to his father with foreign business entities.<br /> <br /> We request that the Department of Justice immediately appoint an independent, unbiased special counsel to investigate the issues that we have raised — as well as any corresponding legal or ethical issues that might be uncovered from the former vice president's 47 years in public office,<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/two-huge-new-developments-emerge-hunter-biden-laptop-saga</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-response-hunter-biden-emails-business-dealings</ref>}}<br /> In a recorded call made sometime after Ye Jianming, Hunter's business partner, went missing in February 2018, Hunter is heard speaking in an agitated tone,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I get calls from my father to tell me that ''[[The New York Times]]'' is calling, but my old partner, Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another ''New York Times'' reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the f****** spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the f****** largest f***** LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. attorney himself. My best friend in business, Devon, has named me as a witness, without telling me, in a [[criminal]] case — and my father, without telling me."<ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1321184369562759172</ref>}}<br /> In the early 2000s, Ye Jianming was the deputy secretary of the [[China Association for International Friendly Contact]] (CAIFC). CAIFC has dual roles of intelligence collection and [[propaganda]] work. <br /> <br /> ===Election fraud===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Democrat election fraud|Deep Rig}}<br /> Ten days before the election Biden openly boasted of having "the most extensive and inclusive [[voter fraud]] organization in history.”<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/24/joe-biden-brags-about-having-most-extensive-voter-fraud-organization-in-history/</ref> On a conference call over the Summer, a [[Dominion Voting Systems]] executive in charge of Strategy and Security is reported to have said, "Don’t worry Trump won’t win the election, we fixed that."<ref>https://youtu.be/dh1X4s9HuLo</ref><br /> [[File:Support for Democratic Candidates, 2012-2020.PNG|right|350px|thumb|According to the Progressive election analyst group Catalist, Democrats are losing support among minorities.<ref>https://www.vox.com/2021/5/10/22425178/catalist-report-2020-election-biden-trump-demographics</ref>]]<br /> At 2:30 AM EDT of the 4th of November 2020, TV broadcasts reported that Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada and Georgia decided to cease vote counting operations and would continue the following day. This unanimous decision to initially and intentionally stop counting by all five battleground states was unprecedented, and it demonstrates prior coordination by election officials in battleground states. This allowed for more time to manufacture fraudulent ballots.<br /> <br /> An independent forensic audit of Dominion Voting Systems machines used in [[Michigan]] concluded: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“The Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results. ...The intentional errors lead to bulk adjudication of ballots with no oversight, transparency, and no audit trail. This leads to voter or election fraud. Based on our study we conclude that the Dominion Voting System should not be used in Michigan....The allowable election error rate established by the [[Federal Election Commission]] guidelines is of 1 in 250,000 ballots (.0008%). We observed an error rate of 68.05%. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity."<ref>https://www.depernolaw.com/uploads/2/7/0/2/27029178/antrim_michigan_forensics_report_[121320]_v2_[redacted].pdf</ref>}}<br /> The chairman of the [[Federal Election Commission]], Trey Trainor, said there was voter fraud in key states. “The massive amounts of affidavits that we see in these cases show that there was in fact [[fraud]] that took place.”<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/federal-election-commission-chairman-trump-campaign-bringing-legitimate</ref><br /> <br /> ==Vice president 2009–2017==<br /> [[File:Shovelready.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] ]]<br /> :{{See also|Vice Presidency of Joe Biden (2009–2017)|Recovery Summer}}<br /> Five months into the Obama regime in June 2009 Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, son of Joe Biden and stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by James Bulger, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in the Peoples Republic of China.<br /> <br /> Biden was a strong supporter of the [[Russian Reset]] to facilitate the sale of [[Uranium One bribery scandal|Uranium One]] to [[Clinton Foundation]] donors.<br /> <br /> Biden was placed in charge of promoting the [[Obama regime]]'s alleged [[Recovery Summer]] which never materialized.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/administration-kicks-recovery-summer-with-groundbreakings-and-events-across-country Administration Kicks Off "Recovery Summer" with Groundbreakings and Events Across the Country], The [[White House]], Office of the Press Secretary, Press Release, June 17, 2010. Retrieved from www.whitehouse.gov October 9, 2010.</ref><br /> <br /> Susan Lagana served as [[North Carolina]]’s Communications Director for the [[2008 Obama/Biden campaign]] and then as Director of Communications for the [[U.S. Navy]], an attorney a the [[Office of Personnel Management]], and the Director of Public Affairs at the Department of Transporation. Less than a year after leaving the Obama/Biden administration signed Hikvision, a state-owned company of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), to a $25,000 per month retainer for her lobbying firm. Hikvision has been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a proxy of the Peoples Liberation Army, and “linked to [[Uyghur]] abuses,” according to ''[[Reuters]]'', which describes the company as the “world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and vendor to Xinjiang police agencies.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-tech-china-idUSKBN2AI0QJ</ref> as a lobbying client in 2019. Lagana’s lobbying firm would “advise” the manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment on the following matters, according to [[Foreign Agent Registration Act]] (FARA) filings: “Public affairs and policy issues, Strategic planning and guidance, Media relations, Issues management, Internal and external communications, Coordinate outside consultants, Message development, Media monitoring, Media Engagement, Fact Sheets, Messages, and Q&As.” The arrangement, which was extended to expire on December 31st, 2021, counted Lagana as a signatory on the documents outlining the initial agreement.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/obama-biden-official-lobbying-for-ccp-tech/</ref> The PRC's treatment of the Uyghur people was designated as [[genocide]] in 2021.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/15/xinjiang-uyghurs-intentional-genocide-china/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Influence peddling as Vice president===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden crime family}}<br /> Five months into the Obama regime in June 2009 Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, son of Joe Biden and stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by James Bulger, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in China. [[Devon Archer]] is a longtime friend of former Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] and of stepson Chris Heinz and James Bulger, the nephew of notorious Boston gangster [[Whitey Bulger]].<ref><small>Whitey Bulger was the head of the [[Boston]] Irish [[mafia]] who enjoyed federal protection under FBI director [[Robert Mueller]] as an informant.<br>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335614/Trial-Boston-mob-boss-James-Whitey-Bulger-gets-underway-family-victims-say-look-eye.html<br> Bulger was convicted of 19 murders that occurred while under Mueller's protection; some have linked the Bulger clan to as many as 52 murders while Mueller was U.S. Attorney in Boston.<br>https://www3.bostonglobe.com/metro/1970/01/19/one-lingering-question-for-fbi-director-robert-mueller/613uW0MR7czurRn7M4BG2J/story.html?arc404=true<br> Whitey Bulger was murdered in prison at the age of 89 a few months before the Mueller Report was released.</small></ref><br /> [[File:Hunter-Obama-1024x717.png|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office.<br>''Official White House Photograph'']]<br /> The Bank of China is owned by the Chinese government and closely connected with the Chinese military and intelligence services. Biden, Heinz, and Archer transferred and sold "duel use" technology to the Chinese military which was used to create the Chinese [[drone]] program and replicate the Chinese version of the [[F-15]] fighter.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/inside-the-shady-private-equity-firm-run-by-kerry-and-bidens-kids/</ref><br /> <br /> Bohai Harvest RST (BHR) invested in an app the Chinese leftwing Communist regime is using to surveil ethnic minority [[Muslim]]s in western China. Over one million Muslims living in the region are now incarcerated in Chinese [[gulag]]s.<br /> <br /> ====Biden-Ukraine scandal====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden-Ukraine scandal}}<br /> Vice President [[Joe Biden]] oversaw the disbursement of $1 billion allocated by the U.S. to the new government of Ukraine. In 2014, Biden's son Hunter Biden, was appointed to the board of directors of Burisma Holdings, the largest oil and gas company in Ukraine. Hunter Biden was hired by [[Mykola Zlochevsky]], who served as Ukraine's ecology minister in the previous administration. Hunter Biden was paid $166,000 per month. The money was split with the nephew of [[Whitey Bulger]].<br /> <br /> Zlochevsky came under investigation by the new administration for alleged embezzlement of $5 billion while ecology minister. The prosecutor traced payments made to Hunter Biden. Vice President Biden threatened the new Ukrainian administration to withhold $1 billion in U.S. allocated funds unless the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden was fired.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/world/europe/corruption-ukraine-joe-biden-son-hunter-biden-ties.html</ref><br /> [[File:Joe Biden at CFR meeting 2018 2.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Biden at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]: "‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money'...Well, [SOB], he got fired."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20210218183940/https://haciendapublishing.com/articles/deep-dark-secrets-rich-famous-and-powerful-cliff-kincaid</ref>]]<br /> Biden bragged about having caused the firing of the [[Ukraine]] prosecutor to a [[CFR]] conference.<br /> <br /> U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Joe Biden was the main U.S. official dealing with Ukraine. Biden threatened Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] that the [[Obama administration]] would pull $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees, sending Ukraine toward insolvency, if it didn't immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin who was investigating his son, Hunter. Biden recounted, <br /> [[File:Devon Archer (far left) is pictured with Joe and Hunter Biden. (Screenshot from Twitter).jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Devon Archer (far left) is pictured with Joe and Hunter Biden. (Screenshot from Twitter)<ref>https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/oct/03/who-devon-archer-ukrainian-gas-executive-playing-g/</ref> Biden denied knowing any of his son's business associates.]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"'You’re not getting the billion'. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money'...Well, [SOB], he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time."<ref name="thehill.com">https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived</ref><ref>https://www.cfr.org/event/foreign-affairs-issue-launch-former-vice-president-joe-biden</ref>}}<br /> Yuriy Lutsenko, who replaced Shokin as the prosecutor looking into Burisma, said the evidence in the Burisma case he'd like to present to [[William Barr]], particularly the vice president's intervention.<br /> <br /> Between April 2014 and October 2015, more than $3 million was paid out by Burisma to an account linked to Biden's and [[Devon Archer]]'s Rosemont Seneca firm, according to the financial records placed in a federal court file in Manhattan in another case against Archer. The bank records show that, on most months when Burisma money flowed, two wire transfers of $83,333.33 each were sent to the Rosemont Seneca–connected account on the same day. The same Rosemont Seneca–linked account typically then paid Hunter Biden one or more payments ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 each. Ukrainian prosecutors reviewed internal company documents and wanted to interview Hunter Biden and Archer about why they had received such payments, but couldn't because of Joe Biden's intervention. In a text message from Hunter Biden to his sister Naomi, Hunter said their father, "Pop", takes 50% of his salary.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/scotthounsell/2020/10/15/october-surprise-giuliani-reveals-texts-from-hunter-saying-biden-got-half-of-his-contracts/</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/rudy-giuliani-releases-text-message-hunter-biden-daughter-naomi-unlike-pop-joe-biden-wont-make-give-half-salary-video/</ref><br /> [[File:Sadiq Khan and Elena Baturina.jpg|right|350px|thumb|London mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] and Elena Baturina.]]<br /> On September 4, 2019, former Prosecutor General [[Victor Shokin]] made a sworn affidavit outlining Joe Biden's shakedown.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement</ref><br /> <br /> ====Russian collusion====<br /> <br /> In 2014 Hunter Biden colluded with, and received $3.5 million in payment from the widow of former Moscow and the richest woman in Russia. The $3.5 million payment from Elena Baturina was for helping to establish a bank account in the United States for her.<ref>https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missionquestfpb/shock-man-who-had-hunter-biden-s-laptop-suggests-t-t10669-s2420.html</ref> Baturina eventually laundered $39 million through American banks, with the help of [[Rosemont Seneca]], of funds stolen from contractors while her husband Yury Luzhkov was mayor of Moscow. In late 2019 Baturina was declared a fugitive from justice by a Russian court.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-court-declares-late-moscow-mayor-s-widow-wanted-after-failure-to-appear/30348065.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Hunter's Mexican partners====<br /> Hunter and Jeff Cooper hatched a plan in 2013 to invest in multiple businesses in Mexico and Latin America, using their relationship with the Mexican billionaire Alemán family whose late patriarch, Miguel Alemán Valdes, served as president of Mexico.<br /> <br /> Cooper, an attorney who worked with [[Beau Biden]] on asbestos claims cases and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Biden political campaigns, wrote in February 2013: ‘This is setting up to be flippin gigantic brother.’ Hunter and Cooper sought the help of Valdés’ grandson, airline CEO Miguel Alemán Magnani, to forge a relationship with the richest man in Latin America, Carlos Slim, in an attempt to cash in on the privatization of the giant state-owned oil company Pemex for Burisma and themselves. Carlo Slim, Velasco and Magnani held a private ‘meeting’ with Joe Biden, Hunter and Cooper. Photos on Hunter’s laptop dated November 19, 2015 show the six men smiling and hugging in the meeting in Joe Biden’s vice presidential residence at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington DC. Emails also show the billionaires met with Joe at the White House. <br /> <br /> Hunter sent Devon Archer a ''Forbes'' article titled ‘How Oil Reforms Could Trigger Mexico’s Biggest Economic Boom In A Century’. By the end of the year, their efforts were ramping up. Cooper wrote to Hunter and Archer in December 2014: ‘I met with Miguel [Magnani] last night. He has set up mtgs with the Secty of Energy and the CEO of Pemex for Jan 12 [2015]. Is there any chance that anyone from Burisma could attend?’ <br /> <br /> Biden flew Hunter and Jeff Cooper on Air Force 2 to Mexico City in 2016.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9678005/Joe-Biden-entertained-Hunters-billionaire-business-associates-vice-presidents-office.html</ref><br /> [[File:Bohai Harvest Rosemont.jpeg|right|610px|THUMB|]]<br /> ====Bohai Harvest RST====<br /> {{See also|Bohai Harvest RST}}<br /> In 2012 Hunter Biden and Devon Archer made contact with Chinese financier Jonathan Li, who ran the equity fund Bohai Capital. The trio discussed a plan to become partners in a new company, Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co. (BHR), that would invest Chinese capital outside the country. Eighty percent of the resulting company, Bohai Harvest, was controlled by Chinese state-owned interests.<ref>https://nypost.com/article/hunter-biden-china-timeline-business-ties/</ref><br /> On December 4, 2013, Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and Hunter's daughter Finnegan visited Beijing.<ref>https://youtu.be/Eg6SP0ugUrk</ref> Joe Biden held a marathon five-hour meeting with CCP General Secretary [[Xi Jinping]]. Hunter Biden spent the time with Jonathan Li.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/will-hunter-biden-jeopardize-his-fathers-campaign</ref> The Bidens walked away after this trip as 30% owners of a $1.5 billion investment fund, Bohai Harvest RST (BHR), a partnership between Bohai Capital and Rosemont Seneca. They offered nothing to the Chinese Comminists by way of consideration but their services as [[lobbyist]]s and door openers. Bohai Harvest Rosemont (BHR) was incorporated in [[Shanghai]] according to State Market Regulatory Administration records on December 16, 2013.<ref>[https://www.qcc.com/firm/1a7250b750eef9e9adbd39a6d97bee4d.html The State Administration for Industry and Commerce at the time]</ref><br /> <br /> The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) with conspiracy to unlawfully engage and participate in the production and development of special nuclear material outside the United States which could cause “significant damage to our national security.”<ref>Press Release, U.S. Dep’t. of Justice, [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-nuclear-engineer-china-general-nuclear-power-company-and-energy-technology-international U.S. Nuclear Engineer, China General Nuclear Power Company and Energy Technology International Indicted in Nuclear Power Conspiracy against the United States] (Thursday, April 14, 2016).</ref> CGN is owned in part by Bohai Harvest RST and the [[Biden family]].<ref>''[https://nypost.com/2019/05/11/the-troubling-reason-why-biden-is-so-soft-on-china/ The Troubling Reason Why Biden is so Soft on China]'', N.Y. POST (May 11, 2019).</ref><br /> <br /> ====Peter Daszak, Shi Zhengli and the Wuhan lab====<br /> [[File:Metabiota RST.PNG|left|300px|thumb|]]<br /> Hunter Biden's Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners (RSTP) was a lead financial backer of Metabiota, a [[pandemic]] tracking and response firm that partnered with [[Peter Daszak]]’s EcoHealth Alliance and the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]]. Among the companies listed on archived versions of the firm’s portfolio is Metabiota, a [[San Francisco]]-based company that purports to detect, track, and analyze emerging infectious diseases, according to ''The National Pulse''.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/hunter-biden-invested-in-ecohealth-wuhan-partner/</ref> Financial reports reveal that RSTP led the company’s first round of funding, which amounted to $30 million. Former Managing Director and co-founder of RSTP Neil Callahan – a name that appears many times on Hunter Biden’s hard drive – also sits on Metabiota’s Board of Advisors.<br /> <br /> Since 2014, Metabiota has been a partner of EcoHealth Alliance as part of the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]]’s (USAID) “PREDICT” project, which seeks to “predict and prevent global emerging disease threats.” As part of this effort, researchers from Metabiota, EcoHealth Alliance, and the Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborated on a study relating to bat infectious diseases in China. “Sensitive and broadly reactive RT-PCR assays were performed at Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,” the paper notes.<br /> <br /> Among the researchers listed is [[Shi Zhengli]], the Wuhan lab director. The disgraced [[Peter Daszak]] is also listed as an author.<br /> <br /> Beyond the ties to EcoHealth Alliance, Metabiota has also been embroiled in controversy for “bungling” America’s response to Ebola.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa — with employees feuding with fellow responders, contributing to misdiagnosed Ebola cases and repeatedly misreading the trajectory of the virus,” an Associated Press (AP) investigation into the company found. The company reportedly made the “already chaotic situation worse,” prompting [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) officials to criticize the company: "Emails obtained by AP and interviews with aid workers on the ground show that some of the company’s actions made an already chaotic situation worse."<ref>https://apnews.com/article/46328e561bfb44b99b2e6937835be957</ref>}}<br /> WHO outbreak expert Dr. Eric Bertherat wrote to colleagues in a July 17, 2014, email about misdiagnoses and “total confusion” at the [[Sierra Leone]] government lab Metabiota shared with [[Tulane University]] in the city of Kenema. He said there was “no tracking of the samples” and “absolutely no control on what is being done.” “This is a situation that WHO can no longer endorse,” he wrote.<br /> <br /> ====Compromised by the Chinese government====<br /> :{{See also|United Front Work Department}}<br /> The Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania received $70 million form the [[Communist Chinese]] government. The Biden Center did not disclose the money came from China, as required by law.<ref>https://nlpc.org/2020/05/21/complaint-filed-against-university-of-pennsylvania-and-biden-center-for-undisclosed-china-mega-donations/</ref> Biden personally received $900,000 from the Biden Center, money which may have originated with Chinese communists.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/penn-univ-paid-biden-900000-wont-say-how-much-was-from-china-lunch-alert/#commentblock</ref><br /> Biden's son Hunter Biden is partnered with the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese state]]. Joe Biden holds a 10% interest. Hunter's entire investment partnership uses Chinese state money from its social security fund to the China Development Bank. The partnership, [[Bohai Harvest|Bohai Harvest RST]], is actually a subsidiary of the Bank of China. <br /> <br /> Though the entire size of the fund cannot be reconstructed, a co-founder who is now detained in China, reports that Bohai Harvest RST is not the $1-1.5 billion reported, but rather $6.5 billion. Hunter's stake, as of 2020, is worth at least $50 million if he were to sell it.<br /> <br /> All players on the Chinese side of the partnership are linked with influence and intelligence organizations. China uses very innocuous sounding organization names to mask [[PLA]], United Front, or the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs influence/intelligence operations. Hunter was the target of an operation to compromise him and his father. <br /> <br /> The operational mastermind behind the efforts to compromise the Biden family is a man named [[Yang Jiechi]]. He is currently the CCP Director of Foreign Affairs leading strategist on [[America]], a [[Politburo]] member, one of the most powerful men in China, and [[Xi Jinping]] confidant. As Chinese ambassador to the United States when Biden chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he met regularly with Senator Biden. Later he was Minister of Foreign Affairs when the Bohai Harvest RST investment partnership was made official in 2013. <br /> <br /> Yang Jiechi is the point person in China for dealing with the United States. This raises major [[national Security]] concerns about a [[Biden administration]] dealing impartially with an individual in this capacity. These are documented facts from Chinese corporate records such as IPO prospectuses and media, and raise very valid concerns about Biden linkages to China.<ref>https://www.baldingsworld.com/2020/10/22/report-on-biden-activities-with-china/</ref><br /> <br /> In a recorded call made sometime after [[Ye Jianming]], Hunter's business partner, went missing in February 2018, Hunter is heard speaking in an agitated tone,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I get calls from my father to tell me that ''[[The New York Times]]'' is calling, but my old partner, Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another ''New York Times'' reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the f****** spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the f****** largest f***** LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. attorney himself. My best friend in business, Devon, has named me as a witness, without telling me, in a [[criminal]] case — and my father, without telling me."<ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1321184369562759172</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Senate investigation====<br /> <br /> Senate investigators concluded,<br /> {{quotebox-float|The records acquired by the Committees show that Hunter Biden and his family were involved in a vast financial network that connected them to foreign nationals and foreign governments across the globe. Hunter Biden and Archer, in particular, formed significant and consistent financial relationships with the corrupt oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky during their time working for Burisma and their firms made millions of dollars from that association while Joe Biden was vice president and the public face of the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy. Rosemont Seneca Thornton, an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden, received $3.5 million in a wire transfer from Elena Baturina, who allegedly received illegal construction contracts from her husband, the former mayor of Moscow. Moreover, Archer’s apparent receipt of money for a car from Kenges Rakishev of [[Kazakhstan]] while Vice President Biden was in Kyiv is especially concerning in light of the timing. And finally, Biden and Archer’s work with Chinese nationals connected to the Communist regime illustrate the deep financial connections that accelerated while his father was vice president and continued after he left office. <br /> <br /> Biden and Archer found willing partners in Chinese nationals connected to the Communist regime. Their work in China began at least in 2009, with the creation of Rosemont Seneca Partners with Heinz, Secretary of State John Kerry’s stepson. Then, several years later, Biden and Archer formed [[BHR]] with Bohai Capital and received their business license approval in China shortly after Biden visited China with his father, Vice President Biden. <br /> <br /> Hunter Biden’s connections and financial associations appear to have accelerated significantly after he associated himself with Ye Jianming, who had deep connections with the Communist regime and [[PLA]]. However, that didn’t seem to have any impact on Hunter Biden, who made millions from the relationship. Indeed, Hunter Biden and his family, to include James and Sara Biden, associated with other Chinese nationals such as Gongwen Dong. In one case, the three of them went on a $100,000 global spending spree after Gongwen Dong and Hunter Biden opened a joint account. In addition, Hunter Biden received millions of dollars over a period of years from Gongwen Dong’s companies. According to records acquired by the Committees, many of these transactions involved potential criminal financial activity.<ref>[https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S.Government Policy and Related Concerns], U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, September 23, 2020, p. 84.</ref>}}<br /> The $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor was payment for $200 million [[money laundering]] scheme to circumvent the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/maybe-just-like-gettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> No record of Hunter Biden filing as a lobbyist or agent of a foreign power under the [[FARA]] Act exists.<ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2020/09/26/when-did-hunter-biden-and-associates-file-as-foreign-agents-under-the-fara-act/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Taliban===<br /> In 2009, [[Richard Holbrooke]] was appointed as a special adviser on [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]], working under [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/us/politics/08holbrooke.html|title=Back on World Stage, a Larger-Than-Life Holbrooke|first=Jodi|last=Kantor|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 February 2009|access-date=}}</ref> According to Holbrooke's diary which was turned over to his official biographer George Packer following his death, when [[Vice President Joe Biden]] was asked about America's obligation to maintain their presence in Afghanistan to protect vulnerable civilians, he scornfully replied, "F*** that, we don't have to worry about that. We did it in [[Vietnam]], [[Nixon]] and [[Kissinger]] got away with it."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9901577/F-k-Biden-told-Obamas-special-representative-Afghanistan-obligations.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Seal Team 6====<br /> :{{See also|Afghan War}}<br /> The families of Navy Seal Team 6 blame Vice President Biden for revealing the identity of the Navy Seal Team that killed [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/bidens_betrayal_of_seals_should_doom_presidential_run.html</ref> Seal Team 6 is a covert action force, and all its members are sworn to secrecy to never reveal the actions they participate in. The government likewise is bound to protect their identities against reprisals. In boasting of the killing, Biden named Seal Team 6 by name as the unit that found bin Laden.<br /> <br /> On August 6, 2011, the [[Taliban]] ambushed a Chinook helicopter carrying 30 U.S. service members — including 15 SEAL Team 6 members — in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2013/05/09/military-families-allege-muslim-cleric-damned-dead-navy-seals-at-ceremony/</ref> Everyone on board was killed.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/7/the-betrayal-of-the-navys-seal-team-6/</ref> In a show of [[multiculturalism]], the [[Obama administration]] insisted a [[Muslim]] cleric be present when the bodies were recovered.<ref>http://joemiller.us/2013/05/seal-team-6-press-conference-obama-at-fault-muslim-cleric-prayed-at-funeral-damned-them-to-hell/</ref><br /> <br /> Families of the slain SEAL members held a news conference at the National Press Club demanding an investigation into why their sons had been identified, despite specific assurances by the Obama administration their identities would be protected.<ref>http://joemiller.us/2013/05/navy-seal-team-vi-families-to-reveal-obama-admin-s-culpability-in-death-of-sons/</ref> To add insult, the families complained about the Muslim cleric that the Obama administration required to preside in a ceremony over their remains, damned their souls to hell as infidels in an Islamic prayer proclaiming victory.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7h5PO3r-w</ref><br /> <br /> ====Bowe Bergdahl swap====<br /> :{{See also|Obama war crimes}}<br /> When [[Barack Obama]] released five Taliban commanders from the [[Guantanamo Bay]] prison in exchange for American deserter Bowe Bergdahl in 2014, he assured Americans that the enemy combatants would not be allowed to return to Afghanistan. 6 American soldiers lives were lost searching for the American deserter.<ref>https://nypost.com/2014/06/02/six-soldiers-died-searching-for-deserter-pow-fueling-backlash/</ref> Upon Bergdahl's return, Obama celebrated Bergdahl as a heroic “POW,” a designation the Pentagon never gave him. Khairullah Khairkhwa, one of the five released from Guantanamo, sat across the table from Joe Biden’s personal representative in [[Moscow]] in the spring of 2021, where Mullah Khairkhwa was part of the Taliban delegation that negotiated the terms of the US withdrawal. Mullah Khairkhwa is the mastermind of the Taliban takeover, even though the Pentagon classified Khairkhwa as too dangerous to release.<br /> <br /> Khairkhwa assured the Biden junta that the Taliban would not retaliate against Afghans who worked with the US military or the US-backed government in Kabul. However, reports out of Kandahar and Kabul soon after the fall of Afghanistan indicate the Taliban was going door to door with a kill list to wipe out their enemies. Mullah Khairkhwa previously served as the Taliban’s interior minister prior to 2002, where he oversaw Islamist punishments, including beheadings and stonings.<ref> https://nypost.com/2021/08/16/taliban-leader-was-freed-from-guantanamo-in-2014-swap-by-obama/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Early life and career==<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Joe Biden early life and career}}<br /> At 21, a [[radical]] [[subversive]] and treasonous Joe Biden breached the [[U.S. Capitol]] building, entered the Senate chamber, sat in the presiding officer's chair, and was arrested.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/bizarre-biden-recounts-being-arrested-after-trespassing-in-senate-chamber-in-old-video/</ref> Biden championed Russia's accession to the [[World Trade Organization]].<br /> <br /> ===Influence peddling as Senator===<br /> ''[[Politico]]'' reported on Biden family corruption:<br /> {{quotebox-float|The day the Bidens took over Paradigm Global Advisors was a memorable one.<br /> <br /> In the late summer of 2006 [[Joe Biden]]’s son Hunter and Joe’s younger brother, James, purchased the firm. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Joe’s other son, Beau, and two large men and ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president, according to a Paradigm executive who was present.<br /> <br /> After the firing, the two large men escorted the fund’s president out of the firm’s midtown [[Manhattan]] office, and James Biden laid out his vision for the fund’s future. “Don’t worry about investors,” he said, according to the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation. “We've got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.”<br /> <br /> At the time, the senator was just months away from both assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and launching his second presidential bid. According to the executive, James Biden made it clear he viewed the fund as a way to take money from rich foreigners who could not legally give money to his older brother or his campaign account. “We've got investors lined up in a line of 747s filled with cash ready to invest in this company,” the executive remembers James Biden saying.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-investigation-hunter-brother-hedge-fund-money-2020-campaign-227407</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ==Personal life==<br /> [[File:Jill Biden3.png|right|250px|thumb|Dr. Jill Biden standing before a fascist symbol invoking the Nazi image of 'blood and soil'.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.sg/did-jill-biden-deliver-speech-front-nazi-flag-cesar-chavez-day-56552</ref>]]<br /> Biden is married to Dr. Jill Biden and has 4 children 3 from a previous marriage. Hunter Biden is the only surviving child from Biden's first marriage. Ashley Biden is the only child from Biden's marriage to Jill. Naomi Biden is Hunter Biden's daughter. Hunter Biden's sister Naomi was killed at the age of one in the same auto crash that killed Hunter's mother and Joe Biden's first wife in 1972. Beau Biden, the former Attorney General of Deleware who issued the arrest warrant for Larry Sinclair in 2008,<ref>https://www.thepostemail.com/2020/09/09/delaware-refuses-to-release-criminal-records-related-to-joe-biden/</ref> and whose identification was found in an abandoned rental car rented by Hunter Biden along with trace evidence of crack cocaine,<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7857001/Hunter-Bidens-Arizona-crack-pipe-crisis-comes-haunt-Arkansas-paternity-case.html</ref> died in 2015. Hunter began an extra-marital affair with Beau's widow sometime around the death of Beau or shortly afterward.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/30/book-details-how-hunter-bidens-wife-found-out-about-affair-with-beaus-widow/</ref> And was accused of sexual improprieties and drug use with his niece, Beau and Beau's widow's minor child.<br /> <br /> Jill Biden has been criticized for doing a disservice to America by allowing her clearly mentally incapacitated husband to run for president.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/24/jill-biden-spox-demands-apology-from-fox-news-and-campos-duffy-over-disgusting-comments-1123529/</ref><br /> <br /> According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', whenever Jill Biden was not home, Biden stripped naked and walked around the house.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/02/18/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-creepy-uncle-joe-biden/?utm_term=.b4c0f48017a7 What are we going to do about Creepy Uncle Joe Biden?, ''WaPo'']</ref> The female Secret Service agents were afraid to report these incidents to their superiors for fear of retaliation and losing their jobs.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/joe-biden-skinny-dipping-first-family-detail-109633</ref><br /> <br /> When Kamala Harris called out Biden's racist track record during the [[2020_Democrat_primaries#Pre-primary_debates|2020 Democrat primary debates]], ''Politico'' reported, <br /> {{quotebox-float|"Jill Biden allegedly said then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris should “go f**k yourself” after Harris appeared to accuse then-presidential candidate, Joe Biden, of taking a racist stance on busing during the first Democratic debate in 2019…Jill allegedly told close supporters a week after the debate.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/19/edward-isaac-dovere-2020-campaign-book-excerpt-joe-biden-kamala-harris-489347</ref>}}<br /> Biden told Jill that if she ever was concerned for her safety, she should fire a [[shotgun]] from the porch:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I said, 'Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out and put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house."<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/20/joe-biden-shotgun-advice-could-land-jill-biden-in-jail</ref>}}<br /> ===Denied communion===<br /> At the 2021 G-7 meeting in Cornwall, UK, Jill had to scold Joe to “pay attention” while they were speaking to U.S. troops at Mildenhall,<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/06/09/jill-biden-scolds-her-husband-to-pay-attention-as-media-cleans-up-his-stumbling-speech-n394316</ref> and then had to lead him away like a child as he stumbled around in front of the press and got lost.<ref>https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1403083935618318338</ref> While in Europe Biden requested a meeting with [[Pope Francis I]] and was denied.<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247997/update-meeting-between-pope-francis-and-president-biden-did-not-happen</ref> Francis did not want to administer [[Eucharist|Catholic communion]] to Biden because of Biden's advocacy of murder of unborn children.<ref>https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/04/13/abp-naumann-pres-biden-and-the-ongoing-clash-over-holy-communion/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Family life===<br /> <br /> Biden's son Hunter is known for his prolific use of the "n" word<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9661781/Hunter-Biden-used-n-word-multiple-times-casual-conversation-text-messages-show.html</ref> and boasts of smoking crack with ex-D.C. mayor [[Marion Barry]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/listen-media-darling-hunter-biden-laughing-it-up-about-racism-and-mlk-smoking-crack-with-marion-barry/</ref> Barry was arrested while smoking crack as D.C. mayor in 1991. Hunter Biden used a racial slur to refer to [[Asian]]s in text messages with his cousin Caroline Biden, who asked if he preferred "foreign or domestic" women. Hunter referred to Asians with the offensive term "yellow."<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-hunter-biden-used-asian-slur-when-discussing-his-sex-life</ref> <br /> [[File:BidenRobSavage.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden used a joint bank account with Joe Biden to pay a Russian escort service.<ref>https://redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2021/06/23/new-book-about-hunter-bidens-laptop-joe-paid-for-the-hookers-and-blow-n401169</ref>]]<br /> One night in May 2018, Hunter attempted to pay a Russian escort service $8000 for an extended bender at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills with a debit card. The transaction didn't go through. So Hunter tried two more times with two other debit cards, one being a joint account with his father, Joe. The transactions he thought failed eventually went through, one after the other. The first $8,000 is recorded leaving his account at 10:22 a.m. At 10:50 a.m., $2,000 leaves a different account. At 10:59 a.m., $3,500 vanishes. At 11 a.m., another $8,000. At 11:03 a.m., another $3,500. About $25,000 moved in under an hour. Another $3,500 was scheduled to transfer out later that afternoon but was delayed. The head of the Los Angeles Secret Service field office, who according to news reports allegedly was retired at the time, showed up at the hotel with Deputy Assistant Director of the Secret Service Dale Pupillo who headed up Joe Biden's protection detail. Hunter was told that one of the cards he used was linked to “Celtic’s account.” “Celtic” was the Secret Service’s code name for Joe Biden.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/22/did-joe-inadvertently-pay-for-hunter-bidens-wild-night-at-chateau-marmont/</ref><br /> <br /> Hunter had another laptop stolen in the summer of 2018 by a group of Russians he was partying with. In January 2019, Hunter left the camera rolling after filming himself having sex with a prostitute, he recounted a [[Las Vegas]] bender in which he spent ‘18 days going round from penthouse suite to penthouse suite,’ sometimes costing $10,000 a night. The video captured Hunter telling the story that during the summer of 2018 he had nearly overdosed while partying with his drug dealer and two other guys. When he came to later, he discovered his laptop was missing. “I think he’s the one that stole my computer. I think the three of them, the three guys that were like a little group. The dealer and his two guys, I took them everywhere. They have videos of me doing this....My computer, I had taken tons of like, just left like that cam on, and somebody stole it during that period of time.” The prostitute then asked Hunter if he worried the Russian thieves would try to “blackmail” him. “Yeah, in some way yeah,” Hunter replied, noting his father is “running for president,” and that “I talk about it all the time.” Joe Biden announced his candidacy just two months after the first laptop went missing. When ''The New York Post'' reported on the contents of the Hunter Biden MacBook in Octobeer 2020, “50 former senior intelligence officials,” led by former [[Director of National Intelligence]] [[James Clapper]], “signed on to a letter outlining their belief that the recent disclosure of emails allegedly belonging to Joe Biden’s son ‘has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.’” Either U.S. intelligence knew of the theft of the first laptop or they didn’t. Either way, both scenarios are damning. The FBI had been in possession of Hunter's MacBook seized at tyhe Deleware repair shop since December 2019. In both instances of the two missing laptops, the intelligence community lied to cover up the scandal.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/13/hunter-bidens-russian-prostitute-videos-indict-both-his-father-and-u-s-intelligence-agencies/</ref><br /> <br /> In a March 2, 2019, conversation with an employee from Chateau Marmont Hunter recommended prostitutes should unionize. “You organize without even organizing in any traditional way. If you want to advertise legally you go through the unions [of which] you’re a member. Your dues are the fees that you pay for advertising. Whomever does this first will be running the largest union in the country.” Biden added that the people who need these unions the most are the “typical traditionally uneducated minority....It’s like any other job. There are parts of it that really suck. They’re tiring. There are clients that are complete pains in the ass. There’s management that can be really horrible...There’s really bad situations, of course. It’s like any other job. But they dance because they love it.” Biden added that he has been “telling strippers for 25 years that they should unionize.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hunter-biden-prostitutes-form-union</ref><br /> <br /> As Democrats attempted to destroy American citizens' constitutional rights to bear arms and seize weapons, it was discovered Joe Biden's drug-addicted son, Hunter lied on a background check document in 2018 when he purchased a gun. Hunter lied about his narcotics use, and the [[Secret Service]] then illegally intervened in a criminal investigation by attempting to seize the documentation before local police and the [[ATF]] could find it.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879</ref><br /> <br /> One text message between Joseph R. Biden and Hunter Biden found on the laptop reads:<br /> {{quotebox-float|'''Joe Biden:''' This is [name of 14-year-old girl redacted] right<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' She told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate with [name of 14-year-old girl redacted] when she says that I facetime naked with her and the reason I can’t have her out to see me is because I’ll walk around naked smoking crack talking [redacted] girls on face time. When she was pressed she said that [the unnamed 14-year-old girl] never said anything like that but the bottom line is that I created and caused<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' A very unsafe environment for the kids.<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' If it stopped there I would let it go<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' But then [redacted] friend [redacted] sober coach.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/report-topless-photos-minor-hunter-bidens-laptop-relative-photos/</ref>}}<br /> Joe Biden refers to his son Hunter as, "the smartest guy I know."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/10/29/biden-calls-hunter-smartest-guy-i-know-in-virtual-event-with-oprah/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Legacy==<br /> [[File:You ain't Black.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Throughout Biden's half-century career Biden never saw or felt shame for belittling Blacks to their faces with racist and insensitive remarks.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/499214-african-american-figures-slam-biden-on-you-aint-black-comments</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Civil Rights in the Biden era}}<br /> The [[Civil Rights movement]] in the Biden era took a daunting turn for the worse. Under the leadership of Senator and later Democrat president Joseph Biden, the civil rights movement suffered many heartbreaking setbacks. Beginning with Biden's attack on school desegregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1965, later the mass incarceration of a generation of American American youth, and as president, the setting up of [[concentration camp]]s for immigrant children,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/297967</ref> Biden re-established what many consider the Democrat party's birthright to dominate and control minorities.<br /> <br /> Biden's "you ain't black" comment targeted at African American [[freethinker]]s was [[voter intimidation]] and summed up his 47 year career as a Democrat plantation [[Massa|master]]. [[Black Entertainment Television]] (BET) co-founder Bob Johnson noted,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"This proves unequivocally that the Democratic nominee believes that black people owe him their vote without question; even though we as black people know it is exactly the opposite. He should spend the rest of his campaign apologizing to every black person he meets."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/25/joe-biden-you-aint-black-racism-trump-column/5254434002/</ref>}}<br /> Biden's most enduring legacy, however, was bringing 7th century terrorists into the 21st century and equipping them with the most state-of-the-art weaponry to be used against the taxpayers and citizens who paid for and developed those same weapons to protect their civilization. Some believe Biden's ccomplishment was a warped or distorted form of "progressivism", but Biden, ever the "social engineer", considered it "leveling the playing field" and "[[equity]]."<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Ukrainian collusion timeline]]<br /> *[[Race baiting]]<br /> *[[Left-wing violence under the Biden junta (2021)]]<br /> *[[Nicolae Ceausescu]]<br /> *[[Erich Honecker]]<br /> *[[Konstantin Chernenko]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|3}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] <br /> *[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record], [[Washington Post]]<br /> *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/V0WA590kY64 Hilarious Proof Joe Biden is a Racist; Charlamagne the God is a Liar & will Tim Scott be President], LONNELHARRISLIVE 2, May 28, 2020, YouTube,com.<br /> *[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] <br /> *[https://twitter.com/todosconbiden/status/1187125647644286976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Todos Con Biden]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM8uLOOUz3I Joe Biden - Here's the Deal]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/ra6u39U1wZ4 Biden Islamic Outreach Video]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/JRmlcEBAiIs RIDING THE DRAGON: The Bidens' Chinese Secrets (Full Documentary)], Peter Schweizer, BlazeTV, Sep 4, 2020.<br /> {{USVicePresidents}}{{liberalism}}{{Deep State}}{{globalism}}{{communism}}{{Election Fraud}}{{Democrat establishment}}{{terrorism}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Biden, Joseph}}<br /> [[Category:Joe Biden]]<br /> [[Category:Democrats]]<br /> [[Category:Former United States Senators]]<br /> [[Category:Dictators]]<br /> [[Category:2008 Presidential Candidates]]<br /> [[Category:Obama Administration]]<br /> [[Category:Democratic Party]]<br /> [[Category:Establishment]]<br /> [[Category:Liberals]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]<br /> [[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Catholic Politicians]]<br /> [[Category:Irish-Americans]]<br /> [[Category:Abortion Advocates]]<br /> [[Category:Homosexual Agenda]]<br /> [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Anti-Constitutionalists]]<br /> [[Category:Anti-American]]<br /> [[Category:Blame America Crowd]]<br /> [[Category:Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax]][[Category:Anti-Trump]]<br /> [[Category:Hillary Clinton email scandal]]<br /> [[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]]<br /> [[Category:United States Political Scandals]]<br /> [[Category:Biden Putsch]]<br /> [[Category:Socialists]]<br /> [[Category:Leftists]]<br /> [[Category:Fascists]]<br /> [[Category:Corruption]]<br /> [[Category:Racism]]<br /> [[Category:Bigotry]]<br /> [[Category:Segregationists]]<br /> [[Category:Anti-Free Speech]]<br /> [[Category:Biden Junta]]<br /> [[Category:Worst Liberal Politicians]]<br /> [[Category:1970s]]<br /> [[Category:1980s]]<br /> [[Category:1990s]]<br /> [[Category:2000s]]<br /> [[Category:2010s]]<br /> [[Category:2020s]]<br /> [[Category:Racists]]<br /> [[Category:Democrat Establishment]]<br /> [[Category:Sexual Immorality]]<br /> [[Category:CCP puppets]]<br /> [[Category:Corruption in Democrat Party]]<br /> [[Category:Election Fraud]]<br /> [[Category:Pro Open Borders]]<br /> [[Category:Pro-Surveillance]]<br /> [[Category:Anti First Amendment Democrats]]<br /> [[Category:Biden Family]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Dictator bio<br /> | image =[[File:Biden whispers.PNG|200px]]<br /> | name =Joseph “Joe” Biden<br /> | birth =November 20, 1942 (age 78)<br>[[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]<br /> | parents =[[Catherine Jean Biden]]<br>[[Joseph Biden Sr.]]<br /> | religion =Roman Catholic ([[Catholic in name only|In Name Only]])<br /> | education =[[University of Delaware]]<br>Syracuse University<br /> | spouse =Neilia Hunter (died 1972)<br>[[Jill Biden]] (m. 1977)<br /> | children =[[Beau Biden|Beau]] (d.2015) • [[Hunter Biden|Hunter]]<br>Naomi (d.1972) • Ashley<br /> | death = <br /> | deathmanner =<br /> | burial =<br /> | country =United States<br /> | military =4-F<br /> | rank =[[Junta leader]]<br /> | polbeliefs =[[National_socialism#Socialism_with_Chinese_characteristics|Socialism with Chinese characteristics]]<br/>[[Communism]]<br/>[[Marxism]]<br/>[[Fascism]],<br/>[[White Supremacy]]<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-said-desegregation-would-create-a-racial-jungle-2019-7</ref><br /> | party =[[Democratic Party]]<br /> | dictatordate =Nov. 4, 2020<br /> | war =[[U.S. Color Revolution]]<br /> | deathnumber =215,946 <ref>{{cite web |title=BIDEN COVID DEATH TRACKER |url=https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/biden-covid-death-tracker/ |website=Washington Free Beacon |date=20 January 2021}} https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/30/us-sees-710-additional-homicides-and-2800-more-shootings-attributed-to-minneapolis-effect-978986<br>*[[Lee Keltner]] was murdered by an Antifa terrorist working for [[NBC News]]; https://bigleaguepolitics.com/revealed-charged-denver-shooter-matthew-dolloffs-left-wing-facebook-posts/<br> including two children and three police. https://www.foxnews.com/us/deadly-unrest-people-have-died-amid-george-floyd-protests-across-us<br>https://www.odmp.org/officer/24695-sergeant-damon-gutzwiller<br> At least 6 Black bystanders https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/05/say-their-names-20-people-killed-in-the-george-floyd-riots-n592577<br> including a one year old baby in a stroller https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/14/family-of-1-year-old-who-was-shot-and-killed-do-baby-lives-matter/ A staffer for Lacy Johnson GOP opponent of [[Ilhan Omar]] was shot and killed.<br>Multiple references:<br><br /> *[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/republican-campaign-aide-murdered-minneapolis-staffer-lacy-johnson-running-ilhan-omar-shot-dead-drive-shooting/ Republican Campaign Aide Murdered in Minneapolis — Staffer for Lacy Johnson Who Is Running Against Ilhan Omar Shot Dead in Drive-By Shooting]<br /> *[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8743623/Campaign-staffer-17-Ilhan-Omars-Republican-opponent-shot-killed-Minneapolis.html Campaign staffer, 17, for Ilhan Omar's Republican congressional opponent is shot and killed in Minneapolis]<br /> *[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/teenage-campaign-staffer-for-ilhan-omars-opponent-killed-in-minneapolis-shooting Teenage campaign staffer for Ilhan Omar's opponent killed in Minneapolis shooting]<br /> *[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/17/ilhan-omars-gop-challenger-shocked-after-campaign-aides-shot-in-random-drive-by-teen-staffer-dies-973381 Ilhan Omar’s GOP challenger shocked after campaign aides shot in random drive-by, teen staffer dies]<br /> *[https://www.rt.com/usa/500970-ilhan-omar-lacy-johnson-shooting-staffer/ Suspect arrested in murder of 17-year-old staffer of GOP challenger to Ilhan Omar]<br> Numerous African Americans were targeted by the racist left. https://100percentfedup.com/prominent-black-trump-supporter-shot-to-death-in-milwaukee-hours-after-pro-trump-interview/<br> More than 700 police injured. https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/more-than-700-officers-injured-in-george-floyd-protests-across-us/<br>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/us/capitol-mob-deaths/index.html</ref><br /> }}<br /> '''Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.''' also the '''Fool of Kabul''' (born<ref>his birth name was Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.</ref> November 20, 1942, see: [[Biden's age]]), is the current occupant of the [[White House]]. Biden is a 10% shareholder in a company that is a partner of the government-owned Bank of China and [[Chinese military]].<ref>https://geopolitics.co/2020/10/24/damning-report-on-biden-activities-with-china/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/a-collusion-tale-the-bidens-and-china/</ref><ref>https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/biden-son-brother-pitched-us-infrastructure-deals-chinese</ref> Biden's business partners have stolen military secrets from the United States and have been labeled by the State Department and Pentagon as threats to national security.<ref>''[https://nypost.com/2019/05/11/the-troubling-reason-why-biden-is-so-soft-on-china/ The Troubling Reason Why Biden is so Soft on China]'', N.Y. POST (May 11, 2019).</ref><ref>Press Release, U.S. Dep’t. of Justice, [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-nuclear-engineer-china-general-nuclear-power-company-and-energy-technology-international U.S. Nuclear Engineer, China General Nuclear Power Company and Energy Technology International Indicted in Nuclear Power Conspiracy against the United States] (Thursday, April 14, 2016).</ref> The Chinese government and military has been accused of deliberately releasing a deadly [[bioweapon]] on the world after a leak from the [[Wuhan lab]].<ref>https://www.hoover.org/research/china-deliberately-spread-coronavirus-what-are-strategic-consequences</ref> The government of China itself has [[murder]]ed 80 million of its own people throughout its seventy year plus existence,<ref>https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_has_the_Chinese_Communist_Party_killed</ref> and is far more powerful than the [[Third Reich|Nazi regime]] or [[Soviet Union]] ever were.<ref>https://archive.is/LytTV</ref><br /> <br /> Audits in [[Maricopa County, Arizona]]<ref>https://therightscoop.com/watch-arizona-forensic-auditors-detail-the-highly-suspicious-findings-from-their-audit/</ref> and [[Atlanta|Fulton County, Georgia]]<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/election-integrity-group-analysis-of-ballot-images-in-georgia-county-shows-provable-fraud_3901787.html</ref> revealed that Biden did not win those counties which allegedly propelled him into the White House.<ref>https://twitter.com/TalkMullins/status/1415308496279592965</ref> His right hand henchman, [[chief-of-staff]] [[Ron Klain]], has tweeted that 68% of Americans are correct in their belief that American elections are rigged.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/12/bidens-pick-for-chief-of-staff-agrees-that-elections-are-rigged/</ref> <br /> <br /> Biden previously occupied the positions of [[Vice President]] and as [[Barack Obama]]'s token [[segregation]]ist. Biden is a self-proclaimed traditional [[Jim Crow]] Democrat,<ref>''Presidential hopeful Biden faces an image problem'', [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=28178299&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE2OTgzNDI0OCwiaWF0IjoxNjIwMDAwOTY5LCJleHAiOjE2MjAwODczNjl9.Qis6deAMX2ZszubFmWmV75o-sSIRnJfvNYg4W9pJF3A The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Sep 1987, Sun Page 79.]]</ref> known by fellow Senators as the Architect of Black Mass Incarceration,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cory-booker-calls-joe-biden-an-architect-of-mass-incarceration</ref> the author of the [[Patriot Act]] spying on American citizens,<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/surveillance-joe</ref> and founder, in his own words, of "the most extensive [[voter fraud]] organization in history."<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/10/24/biden_we_have_put_together_the_most_extensive_and_inclusive_voter_fraud_organization_in_the_history_of_american_politics.html Biden: We Have Put Together The Most Extensive And Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization In The History Of American Politics], October 24, 2020</ref> <br /> <br /> As the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] nominee in the [[2020 presidential election]], he was endorsed by [[Neo-Nazi]] [[white supremacist]] [[Richard Spencer]], organizer of the June 2017 Charlottesville protests in which one person was killed.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/24/white-supremacist-who-organized-charlottesville-race-riots-endorses-joe-biden/</ref> Biden publicly proclaimed that defenders of the [[Confederate]] flag were "many fine people".<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> While occupying the [[Oval Office]], Biden repeatedly insisted that minorities were too stupid to know how to use the [[internet]] to find [[vaccination]]s sites.<ref>https://remezcla.com/culture/president-biden-infers-black-latino-communities-dont-know-use-internet/</ref><ref>https://www.opindia.com/2021/02/joe-biden-african-americans-hispanics-internet-coronavirus-vaccine/</ref> Biden has insisted Blacks are too stupid to get a state-issued identification card or drivers license.<ref>https://thecitizen.com/2021/04/12/democrats-insult-millions-of-blacks-who-have-photo-ids/</ref><br /> <br /> Biden has been thoroughly compromised by the [[Chinese Communist Party]]<ref>Gertz, Bill (November 11, 2020). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/11/joe-biden-backs-china-appeasement/ Biden favors China appeasement]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 14, 2020.</ref> and was endorsed by the official state media outlet ''Global Times''..<br /> <ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198289.shtml</ref> Vice-dean Di Dongsheng of the School of International Relations at Renmin University in [[Beijing]] made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:<br /> <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"We know that the [[Trump administration]] is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016? I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence.<br /> <br /> During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the [[establishment]], they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?<br /> <br /> Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has [[Bohai Harvest RST|some sort of global foundation]]. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html|title=Chinese Scholar Boasts About "Old Friends At The Top Of America's Core Inner Circle Of Power And Influence"|work=Real Clear Politics|date=December 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}<br /> Biden has alienated America's closest allies with his inept and botched handling of the withdrawl from the [[Afghan War]], the resultant hostage and humanitarian crisis, and rise of a terrorist state armed with captured American state-of-the-art weapons and technology.<br /> <br /> The Biden’s have been described as "grifters", "in this for family prestige, indulgences and affluence; not much more....The Biden “presidency” is [[communist front|a front]]; a ruse, a manipulative scheme that needs a face to go with the asterisk beside the title… That’s Joe Biden."<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/10/james-clyburn-instructs-joe-biden-to-pressure-joe-manchin-eliminate-senate-filibuster-and-get-federal-control-of-elections-done-quickly-before-voters-can-kick-them-out/</ref><br /> [[File:Klain rigged elections.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden [[chief of staff]] [[Ron Klain]] publicly agrees that elections are rigged.]]<br /> [[File:Biden and neo-nazis.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden shaking hands with Ukrainian Neo-Nazi [[Oleh Tyanhbok]].<ref>https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1112498132489814017</ref>]]<br /> <div style="height:1em"></div><br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> [[File:Taliban flag raising.PNG‎ |right|300px|thumb|[[Taliban]] mock U.S. flag raising at [[Iwo Jima]] in their victory over America.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/taliban-mock-iwo-jima-flag-raising-pose-for-photos-with-their-trove-of-american-vehicles-weapons-equipment/</ref>]]<br /> ==Biden junta==<br /> [[File:U.S. Madrid Embassy.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Biden junta ordered all U.S. Embassies and Consulates to fly the [[Marxist]] Black Lives Matter flag.<ref>https://humanevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/REDACTED-State-Department-Doc-1.pdf</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden Junta|Biden junta personnel|}}<br /> The Biden junta seized power through a coup via [[Democrat election fraud|extensive voter fraud]] on November 4, 2020 and formally installed itself on January 20, 2021. The Biden/Harris regime foreign policy was first outlined by its [[State Department]] chief spokesperson: the "largest threat to U.S. [[national security]] are U.S. [[cop]]s."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops/</ref> Foreign minister Antony Blinken ordered all U.S. Diplomatic and Consular posts to display support for Black Lives Matter on the one-year anniversary of [[George Floyd]]’s death and beyond.<ref>https://humanevents.com/2021/05/24/breaking-news-leaked-state-department-memo-indicates-official-support-for-blm-agenda/</ref> Despite the documented actions of BLM protestors during the riots of 2020, and the organization’s declining popularity with American voters, the junta nonetheless endorsed and promoted an organization with admitted Marxist roots as one having ties to U.S. official foreign offices.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/05/25/heres-the-us-embassy-in-madrid-proudly-flying-the-black-lives-matter-banner/</ref> The State Department memo reads in part: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“The Department supports the use of the term ‘Black Lives Matter’ in messaging content, speeches, and other diplomatic engagements with foreign audiences to advance racial equity and access to justice on May 25 [2021] and beyond....This cable constitutes a blanket written authorization for calendar year 2021 from the Under Secretary for Management (M) to display the BLM flag on the external-facing flagpole to any Chiefs of Mission who determine such a display is appropriate in light of local conditions.}}<br /> By August 2020, support for Blacks Lives Matter in polls cratered to just 2%.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/blm-approval-craters-at-just-2-has-dropped-whopping-92-since-2020-peak/</ref><br /> <br /> The junta's actions were in line with the Chinese Communist Party document, ''Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020''—whose Forward section begins with the words: “I can't breathe!”-- George Floyd.<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1219304.shtml</ref> Blinken declared that Biden would make no effort to contain the Chinese Communist's bid for global domination, replacing the United States as the planet's premier global [[Superpower]] .<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-wont-contain-china-reveals-blinken/</ref><br /> <br /> As [[junta leader]], he expanded the powers of the [[police state]],<ref>https://www.leftvoice.org/patriot-act-2-0-bidens-domestic-terrorism-laws-are-a-danger-to-the-working-class</ref> imposed radical [[environmentalism]] and restricted access to affordable energy, proposed [[court packing]] to control the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], add [[Washington D.C.]] and [[Puerto Rico]] as new states, raise taxes and spending,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/09/18/fact-check-yes-biden-will-raise-taxes-across-the-board-n2576377 Fact Checking the 'Fact Checkers:' Yes, PolitiFact, Biden Will Raise Taxes Across the Board]</ref> and reducing the power of the [[free market]] while increasing the dependence of people on the federal government. <br /> <br /> Joe Biden signed 42 [[executive order]] [[diktat]]s in his first week after seizing power.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/bidens-executive-actions-dictator/</ref> Four weeks into the junta, several collaborators sought to relieve Biden of sole responsibility to launch a nuclear strike<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/dems-urge-biden-to-relinquish-nuke-power/</ref> due to his diminished mental capacity.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/video-australian-journalist-says-biden-is-cognitively-compromised-obviously-struggling-with-dementia/</ref> Since assuming the White House office, Biden has become increasingly incoherent.<ref>https://rumble.com/ve7cjz-ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-ne.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Propaganda apparatus===<br /> [[File:Psaki communist.PNG|left|250px|thumb|Junta chief spokesperson Jen Psaki (right) with Hammer and Sickle. [[Russian]] Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left). According to Biden aide [[Eric Ciaramella]], Lavrov instructed President Trump to fire James Comey.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/alleged-whistleblower-eric-ciaramella-was-cited-in-key-passage-of-mueller-report</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris regime propaganda apparatus|}}<br /> Junta chief propagandist [[Jen Psaki]] posed with a hat bearing the Hammer and Sickle of the [[Soviet]] regime during a meeting between [[John Kerry]] and Russian foreign minister [[Sergey Lavrov]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/jen-psaki-warns-of-russian-propaganda-after-images-of-pink-communist-hat-resurface/ Jen Psaki Warns of ‘Russian Propaganda’ After Images of Pink Communist Hat Resurface]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> In much of the world the [[Hammer and Sickle]] evokes a similar, if not the same, response as the wearing of the [[swastika]].<ref>http://www.umassmedia.com/opinions/the-hammer-sickle-is-as-bad-as-the-swastika-iv/article_698adf58-35f9-11e9-9ad0-9fa59dca911f.html</ref> More than 100 million [[human beings]] perished under the hammer and sickle.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/100-years-of-communismand-100-million-dead-1510011810 100 Years of Communism—and 100 Million Dead]. ''Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> Award-winning writer Gabriella Hoffman of [[Townhall.com]] remarked,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"You wore a hat emblazoned with a hate symbol and smiled for pictures with Russian dignitaries while working for the administration that gave the [[Kremlin]] more flexibility. <br /> <br /> The hammer & sickle represents horror for many of us with family that survived / died under Soviet [[communism]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Gabby_Hoffman/status/1333938033440288770</ref>}}<br /> [[Vladimir Putin]] has in recent decades attempted to re-habilitate the emblem and transform it into a symbol of [[Russian]] [[nationalism]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-flag/putin-saves-hammer-and-sickle-after-row-idUKL2011562320070420</ref><br /> <br /> In the photo, Lavrov has his arm around Psaki.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/media-rushes-to-defend-biden-press-sec-jen-psaki-over-hammer-and-sickle-hat/</ref> Lavrov was said by Democrat and [[fake news]] media outlets to have carried a message from Vladimir Putin to [[Donald Trump]] to fire [[FBI]] director [[James Comey]].<ref>[https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/10/30/whistleblower_exposed_close_to_biden_brennan_dnc_oppo_researcher_120996.html#! The Beltway's 'Whistleblower' Furor Obsesses Over One Name]. ''RealClearInvestigations''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> [[Impeachment sham]] [[whistleblower]] [[Eric Ciaramella]] is said to have started the rumor.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/01/rush-limbaugh-alleged-whistleblower-was-leaker-behind-putin-fired-comey-fake-news/ Rush Limbaugh: Alleged ‘Whistleblower’ Was Leaker Behind ‘Putin Fired Comey’ Fake News]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref><br /> [[File:Biden text.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden family text with Hunter telling his daughter Naomi that "Pop" received 50% of the Burisma [[kickback]]s.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/10/15/unlike-pop-joe-biden-i-wont-make-you-give-me-half-of-your-salary-video/</ref>]]<br /> According to ''Politico'', when aides want the greenlight on a social media project, Naomi and Finnegan Biden are Biden's go-to digital validators. When Naomi or Finnigan see a video or like a post, it is more valuable than any amount of data proving its effectiveness, according to Democrats familiar with the dynamic. The digital team has given directives based on what Biden’s granddaughters were suggesting, going beyond Biden's normal media go-to’s like ''New York Times'' columnists, local television stations, and network and cable news anchors. “Anything digital he does is purely because his granddaughters tell him to,” said a Democrat familiar with the dynamic.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/07/14/bidens-gen-z-translators-493580</ref><br /> <br /> Naomi Biden is followed by 10 White House aides, narrowly edging out Kamala Harris' [[nepotism|nepotic]] [[Fashion industry values|fashion industry]] niece [[Meena Harris]] with eight. Meena, however, got the crucial @WHCOS follow from chief-of-staff Ron Klain while Naomi did not.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/05/06/whitehouses-favorite-reporters-492757</ref><br /> <br /> A website that tracks the YouTube page of the Biden White House confirmed that [[YouTube]] suppressed the dislikes on every single one of Joe Biden White House videos. YouTube suppressed dislikes of Biden by as much as 600% on some videos.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/amazing-new-website-confirms-youtube-suppressing-dislikes-joe-biden-videos-much-600/</ref><br /> <br /> Commissar of Communications Kate Beddingfield made it clear the junta was coming after conservative news organizations who "share the ecosystem".<ref>https://therightscoop.com/white-house-admits-it-is-coming-after-conservative-news-outlets/</ref><br /> <br /> During the [[Rape of Afghanistan]], even CNN apologists had difficulty covering for the lies and incompetence of the Biden regime. Clarrissa Ward reported from Kabul, "There is panic. There's hysteria. You have Taliban fighters with whips and guns. You have U.S> and U.K soldiers who are not allowing people in. You have mixed messaging coming through about what kind of paperwork you need and how you can go. I mean, it is just an absolute mess. And we heard president Biden say yesterday in his comments to [[ABC News]] that this is not failure. I think a lot of people outside that airport, particularly those taking the kinds of extreme actions we're just talking about, would like to know, if this isn't failure, then what does failure look like exactly?"<ref>https://rumble.com/vlgaav-cnn-reporter-eats-biden-alive-if-this-isnt-failure-then-what-does-failure-l.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Ethics===<br /> ====Nepotism====<br /> In a long [[profanity]]-laced Twitter thread, former Obama administration director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub lambasted the <br /> way the junta handed out jobs to “privileged white kids,” as a “f*****g failure.” The ''Washington Post'' reported that while Biden banned his son Hunter, his brother James, and his sister-in-law from working in the federal government, “that vow did not extend to his senior staff and their relatives. In the first few months of Biden’s presidency, at least five children of his top aides have secured coveted jobs....Beyond children, other relatives of top Biden aides also have secured high-level administration jobs or nominations.”<br /> <br /> Steve Ricchetti, Counselor to Joe Biden,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/17/joe-biden-wants-washington-swamp-monster-steve-ricchetti-back-at-the-white-house/ Joe Biden Wants Washington Swamp Monster Steve Ricchetti Back at the White House]</ref> is the father of J.J. Ricchetti, Special Assistant in the Office of Legislative Affairs, Shannon Ricchetti, the Deputy Associate Director for the White House Social Secretary, and Daniel Ricchetti, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/06/14/the-ricchetti-administration-493243</ref> Steve Ricchetti is the brother of Jeff Ricchetti, who was paid $60,000 to lobby members of the National Security Council for [[General Motors]] in the first part of 2021 on “issues related to China.”<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/brother-of-top-biden-advisor-lobbied-executive-office-of-president-for-gm.html</ref> General Motors is a 49% partner with Chinese Communist Party entities who hold a 51% share in GM's China operations.<ref>https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/02/gm-officially-out-of-control-in-china/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/wip/0RqmI</ref><br /> <br /> ====Influence peddling and money laundering====<br /> Former Obama administration director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub implied that those Democrats who hyperventilated about [[Ivanka Trump]] and [[Jared Kushner]] working as unpaid advisers should apply the same benchmark to the current White House occupant. “I’m sorry, I know some folks don’t like hearing any criticism of [Biden]. But this royally sucks. I’m disgusted. A lot of us worked hard to tee him up to restore ethics to government and believed the promises. This is a a real “f–k you” to us—and government ethics.”<ref>https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1405882687026520065</ref> <br /> [[File:Daddy is a war criminal.png|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden art gallery. A peaceful protester was assaulted by security before he could complete, "Daddy is a war criminal."<ref>https://youtu.be/u1w6-NNE9Iw</ref><ref>https://rodwebber.wordpress.com/2021/07/09/daddy-war-crimes-bidens-make-it-rain/</ref>]]<br /> Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates told the ''Washington Post'': “The president has instituted the highest ethical standards of anyone to ever hold this office. And he’s proud to have staffed the most diverse administration in American history with well-qualified public servants who reflect his values.” Shaub responded: “The White House’s defense that they had the minimum qualifications is total BS. The issue isn’t whether they were qualified (some weren’t). It’s that a WH that promised diversity is giving these [[white privilege|privileged white kids]] with connected mommies and daddies prime jobs over others!” Shaub wrote that “Even the f-ing head of presidential personnel, who is supposed to be keeping them honest, has a child who’s a recent college grad working in the administration. And the spouse of the White House chief of staff, for crying out loud. This is ridiculous. What a f—–g failure.”<br /> <br /> Shaub explained that he's harboring feelings of bitterness for stupidly backing Biden for president: "Do I sound bitter? HELL, YEAH, I’M BITTER! I’m the stupid moron who fell for his false promises. I wasn’t naive enough to think he’d be a transformative president. He told us he’d be plain vanilla. But I thought there was momentum behind his ethics promises. Boy was I stupid." Shaub claimed that Biden has watered down ethics rules that prohibited appointees from participating in matters with former clients to avoid [[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]]: "The guidance also quietly said it doesn’t apply if a news channel paid you to appear on TV. You can work directly with them. But remember how mad we were when the Trump admin gave waivers to former [[Fox News]] personalities? Well, here we go again.<ref>https://t.co/QvGStfsU7h</ref><br /> <br /> Shaub commented on an alleged art exhibition to sell Hunter Biden's "art work" listed between $75,000 and $500,000 to anonymous buyers. "The notion of a president's son capitalizing on that relationship by selling art at obviously inflated prices and keeping the public in the dark about who's funneling money to him has a shameful and grifty feel to it."<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/06/22/obama-head-of-government-ethics-hunter-bidens-inflated-cost-of-art-has-seems-shameful-and-grifty-n2591346?</ref> Schaub commented, "So instead of disclosing who is paying outrageous sums for Hunter Biden’s artwork so that we could monitor whether the purchasers are gaining access to government, the WH tried to make sure we will never know who they are. ...The White House has put its stamp of approval on the president’s son profiting off his father’s public service again."<ref>https://therightscoop.com/amateur-hour-for-government-ethics-obama-ethics-chief-blasts-biden-wh-for-helping-hunter-profit-off-bidens-public-service-again/</ref> Writing in the ''Washington Post'', Schaub said that the arrangement was a “perfect mechanism for funneling bribes.”<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/13/obama-ethics-chief-on-hunter-bidens-art-scheme-perfect-mechanism-for-funneling-bribes-1103027/</ref><br /> <br /> Chief propagandist Jen Psaki described Hunter, who is 49 years old, as a “child” who has the right to pursue his new “profession,”<ref> https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2021/07/23/hunter-bidens-art-profession-is-obviously-a-money-laundering-scheme-n2593031</ref> and admitted Hunter would meet with buyers after claiming the money transfers would be anonymous.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/white-house-now-admits-that-hunter-biden-will-get-to-meet-the-anonymous-purchasers-of-his-high-priced-artwork/</ref> George Berges Gallery offered for sale Biden's alleged art in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York]]. Berges described Biden’s work as having “authenticity” that he “personally” loves. “A lot of the issues that are thrown at Hunter is what makes him produce really great work," Berges finished. Berges told Chinese state-owned media outlet ''China Daily'' in 2014 that, “The questions that I always had was how’s China changing the world in terms of art and culture.” Berges was reported to be "keen to open other art galleries in Beijing and Shanghai" in 2015.<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/former-police-chief-hunters-art-deal-sure-looks-like-a-money-laundering-scheme/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Illegal actions===<br /> In June 2021, the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] ruled that the [[Center for Disease Control]] (CDC) “exceeded its existing statutory authority” by imposing an eviction moratorium and ordered the unconstitutional regime activity to cease by August 2021. In August 2021 Biden announced an extension of the “eviction moratorium” while admitting that the “bulk of constitutional scholars” would say the executive dercrees are “not likely to pass constitutional muster.”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/06/bidens-unprecedented-attack-on-the-constitution/</ref> The illegal regime action supposedly grants the CDC the authority to seize rental properties of landlords.<ref>https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-expert-eviction-moratorium-presidential-fiat-blatantly-violates-constitution-defies</ref> In this instance, the junta blatantly defied the Supreme Court.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-04/biden-s-rebuff-to-supreme-court-on-eviction-ban-will-backfire</ref><br /> <br /> ==Domestic policy==<br /> [[File:Biden junta January 20, 2021.jpg|right|350px|thumb|As the Biden Junta took power, the American people were excluded from what traditionally has been a public event.]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris domestic policy|Biden junta human rights violations}}<br /> Biden promised a "Dark Winter" should he ever succeed at occupying the [[White House]].<ref>https://www.worldtribune.com/dark-winter-biden-set-to-usher-in-era-of-fear-lockdowns-high-taxes-and-strangling-regulations/</ref> Despite Biden's [[far-Left]] positions, liberal media outlets including [[CNN]] previously have attempted to paint him as a supposed "moderate".<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/politics/joe-biden-cabinet-staff-hires-moderates/index.html Surprise! Joe Biden is a moderate institutionalist!]. ''CNN''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> <br /> <br /> The junta took power under the watchful eye of [[National Guard]]smen while the American people were excluded. The next day in the dead of winter, Democrats kicked the Guardsmen out of the [[U.S. Capitol]] building and the soldiers were ordered to sleep in an unheated parking garage,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/21/national-guard-forced-to-evacuate-capitol-grounds-after-alleged-mask-complaint-by-democrat-congressman/</ref> without [[internet]] reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom having only two stalls for 5,000 troops.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220</ref> Under the [[Geneva Convention]], prisoners-of-war are mandated to be taken care of better than how the Biden regime treated U.S. military units as the junta assumed power their first night.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/nolte-geneva-conventions-forbid-forcing-soldiers-to-sleep-in-parking-garage/</ref> Meanwhile the junta spent $86 million to house illegal immigrants in hotels.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/jen-psaki-national-guard-parking-garage-illegal-immigrants-hotel-rooms/</ref> Over the protestations of majority Black D.C. citizens, the occupation forces remained in place for months. Democrat Congressional leaders ordered the construction of a Wall to keep the American people out.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/18/plan-erect-permanent-capitol-fence-lambasted/</ref> Guardsmen were fed raw stale meat with metal shavings and hospitalized.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/national-guard-in-dc-hospitalized-substandard-food/65-f231f75f-2206-4403-9d19-645eef5f302e</ref><br /> <br /> Biden also embraces many far-Left thoughts like the abortion issue, immigration policies and his refusal to denounce terrorist [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] acts, which makes it impossible for him to unite the division. Very troublesome for Americans of faith was, his May, 2021 decision to omit God from the ''National Day of Prayer''. A first.<ref>Joe Biden Leaves God Out of the National Day of Prayer. National Review, May 10, 2021. https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/joe-biden-leaves-god-out-of-the-national-day-of-prayer/amp/</ref><br /> [[File:Democrat crime wave.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Lawlessness of the Biden totalitarian takeover.]]<br /> Among its other first acts was to politicize the nation's military, ordering a stand down and witch hunt to drive conservatives out of officer and enlisted ranks,<ref>https://www.revolver.news/2020/10/biden-loving-general-is-deploying-military-grade-information-warfare-against-trump-supporters/</ref> and renewing the Obama era weaponization of the intelligence apparatus against American citizens.<br /> <br /> Likewise, the day after the seizure of power, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' shut down its alleged "fact checking" operation.<ref>https://conservapedia.com/Fake_news#cite_note-2</ref><br /> <br /> By Memorial Day Weekend 2021, Biden continued stoking racial hatred between Americans, traveling to [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] to commemorate a race riot that took the lives of 26 Blacks and 10 whites in 1921. One speaker at the ceremonies said,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Black people will kill everything white in sight,” because of “all what you’ve done to us, all of what you’re done in the 6,000 year span and killing 600 million of us and 408 years in particular. They are a race that’s trying to hold on to power, and a race has beginning and an ending and your ending time has been made up since 1914, no-good peckerwood. This is the time when [[Malcolm X|Malcolm]] talked about. He spoke about a [[united front]], and it was time to give these crackers hell.”<ref>https://rumble.com/vhv5qd-kill-everything-white-in-sight-national-black-power-convention.html</ref>}}<br /> Another revolutionary progressive told the crowd,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"We’re pushing death to white supremacy, death to [[capitalism]], death to [[imperialism]], and death to fascism. We’re pushing an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a head for a head, and a life for a life.”<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/black-people-will-kill-everything-white-in-sight-shocking-footage-from-tulsa/</ref>}}<br /> All this coming on the heels of widespread attacks on [[Jews]] by Leftists in the United States incited by prominent Democrats<ref>https://twitter.com/YosephHaddad/status/1398857525567623170</ref> and not condemned by the junta.<ref>https://rumble.com/vhnbrp-mark-levin-explodes-on-joe-biden-and-anti-semitic-leftists.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Attack on civil liberties===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris attack on civil liberties|Obamagate}}<br /> For five consecutive years the U.S. intelligence community has admitted to the FISA court they continually conduct illegal searches of U.S. citizen data under the Obama administration, using the NSA database, and they admit to illegally extracting information which is illegally shared with interests outside the intelligence community.<ref>https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-fbi-violated-privacy-rights-tens-thousands-americans</ref> Glenn Greenwald observed:<br /> [[File:Fisa-Mary-McCord-and-company-768x780.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Veterans of intelligence community scandals (clockwise from lower left): [[FISA_abuse_timeline#April_2021|Judge Boasberg]], [[Mary McCord (DOJ)]], [[Eric Ciaramella]], [[Alexander Vindman]], [[Michael Atkinson]], [[John Carlin]].]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Involvement of the [[intelligence community]] in the domestic activities of U.S. citizens is one of the most dangerous breaches of civil liberties and democratic order the U.S. Government can perpetrate. It was after [[World War II]] when the [[CIA]], the [[NSA]] and other security state agencies that wield immense and unlimited powers in the dark were created in the name of fighting the [[Cold War]]. Legal and institutional prohibitions on wielding that massive machinery against the American public were central to the always-dubious claim that this security behemoth that operates completely in the dark was compatible with [[democracy]]. As the [[ACLU]] noted, “in its 1947 charter, the CIA was prohibited from spying against Americans, in part because [[President Truman]] was afraid that the agency would engage in political abuse.”<ref>https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-us-intelligence-community-flouting</ref>}}<br /> CNET reported the following back in 2008:<br /> {{Quotebox-float|“Months before the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] took place, Biden introduced another bill called the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995. It previewed the 2001 Patriot Act by allowing secret evidence to be used in prosecutions, expanding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and wiretap laws, creating a new federal crime of ‘terrorism’ that could be invoked based on political beliefs, permitting the U.S. military to be used in civilian law enforcement, and allowing permanent detention of non-U.S. citizens without judicial review. The Center for National Security Studies said the bill would erode ‘constitutional and statutory due process protections’ and would ‘authorize the Justice Department to pick and choose crimes to investigate and prosecute based on political beliefs and associations.’<ref>https://www.thebigsmoke.com.au/2021/01/10/joe-biden-authored-the-patriot-act-now-hes-promised-new-domestic-terror-laws/</ref>}}<br /> Even ''Jacobin'' magazine noted, "The danger is real that the [[Capitol riot|January 6 Capitol attack]] will be used as an excuse to severely curtail our civil liberties."<ref>https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building</ref> Among the junta's first actions was to execute a warrant on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Guiliani]] who led challenges to the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref> The [[ACLU]] argued that the Democrats' new Domestic Terrorism bill to target their political enemies would harm minority communities.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/02/24/new-domestic-terror-laws-will-harm-minority-communities-aclu-says-1034122/</ref> <br /> <br /> On June 28, 2021 it was discovered that the junta was illegally spying on [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] and had gathered personal information in an effort to [[leak]] the information to other media outlets in an attempt to destroy Carlson and get him off the air.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/watch-tucker-carlson-drops-bombshell-says-hes-confirmed-that-biden-is-spying-him/</ref> DC swamp creatures [[Andrew Weissmann]] and Frank Figluzzi went into damage control on the Deep State mouthpiece [[MSNBC]] to spin an alternate version justifying the Biden junta's felonious activity and violation of American citizens' constitutional rights.<ref>https://redstate.com/streiff/2021/07/08/robert-muellers-service-animal-andrew-weissmann-yaps-about-tucker-carlson-and-the-nsa-and-confirms-your-worst-thoughts-about-him-n408295</ref><br /> <br /> ====Free speech====<br /> [[File:Youtube-saves-biden.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Youtube manipulation of likes/dislikes on the Biden White House channel.<ref>https://81m.org/</ref>]]<br /> Biden did not condemn Big Tech censoring and silencing President Trump's social media accounts or conservatives' pages. He also actively took part in censorship by banning comments on the White House YouTube channel after receiving an overwhelming backlash of dislikes.<ref>[https://www.herald.ng/biden-white-house-disables-youtube-comments-after-thousands-dislike-inauguration-video/ Biden White House Disables YouTube Comments After Thousands Dislike Inauguration Video]</ref> The junta [[DNI]] alleged constitutionally protected [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights promote violence in a report entitled, ''Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021:''<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Newer sociopolitical developments—such as narratives of fraud in the recent general election, the emboldening impact of the violent breach of the [[US Capitol]], conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and conspiracy theories promoting violence—will almost certainly spur some DVEs [domestic violent extremists] to try to engage in violence this year."<ref>[https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/UnclassSummaryofDVEAssessment-17MAR21.pdf UnclassSummaryofDVEAssessment-17MAR21.pdf]</ref>}}<br /> The junta [[DOJ]] Anti-Trust Division was taken over quickly by [[Big Tech]] cronies and stooges.<ref>https://prospect.org/cabinet-watch/big-tech-critics-alarmed-at-direction-of-biden-antitrust-per/</ref> Junta wingman [[Merrick Garland]] appointed Susan Davies as head of the Anti-Trust Division. Davies spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major corporate mergers and conglomerates and defending [[Facebook]] from antitrust enforcement.<ref>https://prospect.org/cabinet-watch/merrick-garland-wants-former-facebook-lawyer-to-top-antitrust-division-susan-davies/</ref><br /> <br /> As polls showed trust in the [[mainstream media]] hitting all-time historic lows,<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/new-poll-media-trust-at-an-all-time-low-nearly-60-think-press-more-concerned-with-supporting-an-ideology-than-informing-public/</ref><br /> [[File:Soviet censorship.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Soviet era censorship poster: "Don't talk!"]]<br /> <br /> ====Social media and law enforcement====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Political profiling}}<br /> The Biden FBI asked Americans to report family members for "suspicious behaviors”, sparking a response of shock and dismay. Rep. [[Dan Bishop]] (R-Texas) wrote: “These people protected [[Hillary]], abused NSA surveillance databases against Americans, used known, unreliable DNC-funded propaganda to spy on Trump, perpetuated the Russia hoax, & lied to the [[FISC]] repeatedly. And now they tell you that you should spy on your family.”<ref>https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OFs5QYwMNFEJ:https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-criticized-for-tweet-telling-americans-to-report-family-members-and-peers_3897655.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us</ref> The junta requested cell phone service providers to censor private text messages,<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/12/joe-biden-dnc-vaccine-misinformation-covid-19-coronavirus/</ref> and sent out activists door-to-door to harass citizens in their homes, and inspect for compliance with regime diktats.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/michele-bachmann-warns-of-the-dangers-of-bidens-door-to-door-vaccination-push</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden junta is working with social media platforms such as Facebook to identify white male conservatives as "domestic extremists". The social media platforms assess postings that they consider to be as being "anti-government", "anti-authority", or "white supremacist" and pass along their assessment to the FBI or Homeland Security. The Joint Terrorism Task Force takes their private sector partner's assessment at face value. Any criticism of the junta can be interpreted as "extreme". This program is modeled after the [[Patriot Act]] efforts to combat Islamic extremism with the slogan, "If you see something, say something," only now targeting American citizens, particularly white male conservatives.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/bidens-domestic-terrorism-strategy-is-the-patriot-act-on-steroids/</ref> All the resources of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] are now being employed, not just against the Trump campaign, the Trump administration, or President Trump, but against Trump voters and supporters.<br /> <br /> ====Detention and harassment of political opponents====<br /> :{{See also|Obama/Biden FISA abuse|J6 dissidents|Police state}}<br /> Weeks after the seizure of power, Garland and Biden lifted President Trump's ban on harassment of political opponents and executed a [[warrant]] on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Giuliani]] to seize electronic devices with names and cell phone number's of all Giuliani's contacts.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref> Giuliani led the challenges to [[Democrat election fraud]] after the [[2020 presidential election]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/feds-raid-rudy-giuliani-apartment-seize-electronic-devices-its-the-corrupt-doj-fara951-angle-all-over-again/</ref> Additionally, Giuliani had in his possession damning evidence related to the [[Biden family corruption]] scandals.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-s-legal-work-romania-raises-new-questions-about-n1071031</ref> The seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices with cell phone numbers and email contacts opened the door for further [[Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act#702_queries_.28Title_VII.29|FISA 702 abuse]]. Two weeks before the seizure it was discovered Mary McCord (DOJ), who succeeded John Carlin as head of the [[DOJ-NSD]] during the corrupt Obama administration and submitted the [[fraud]]ulent [[Carter Page]] FISA warrant to the FISA Court, was hired by FISA Court chief judge James Boasberg as ''[[Amicus Curiae]]''.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/its-official-the-fisa-court-is-compromised-presiding-judge-james-boasberg-hires-former-doj-nsd-head-mary-mccord-as-amici-curiae-to-advise-the-court/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OBsBU</ref><br /> [[File:Lois-mcnicoll-doors-held-.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Capitol Police (red arrow) hold the door open for a 69 year old peaceful protester.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/fbi-arrests-69-year-old-la-woman-entering-us-capitol-without-lawful-authority-post-photo-case-packet-capitol-police-holding-door/</ref> Six months later the Biden Junta arrested the woman in a nationwide dragnet for alleged "white supremacists".<ref>https://redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2021/06/28/the-emerging-reality-is-the-biden-justice-department-will-charge-everyone-it-can-identify-for-capitol-protests-n403137</ref>]]<br /> Two days prior to the seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices, it was reported that the [[FISA Court]] determined Obama era [[FISA abuse]] was ongoing.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/26/declassified-fisa-court-opinion-for-2020-shows-even-more-warrantless-fbi-abuses-of-nsa-database-including-search-queries-for-government-officials-and-victims/</ref> [[Edward Snowden]] described in detail how Obama FISA abuse worked to illegally surveil political opponents, elected officials, and judges for [[blackmail]] purposes and to interfere in elections.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/edward-snowden-obama-surveillance-worse</ref> The home of [[Victoria Toensing]] was also raided.<ref>https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/breaking-feds-execute-search-warrant-at-rudy-giulianis-apartment-developing/</ref> Toensing, the wife of former D.C. US Attorney [[Joe diGenova]], represented [[Dmytro Firtash]] and also [[whistleblower]] William J. Campbell in the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]].<br /> <br /> Biden portrayed himself as a uniter of Republicans and Democrats. In contradiction to what he says, Biden has very little [[tolerance]] for people who oppose him. He called Trump supporters "Chumps",<ref>[https://nypost.com/2020/10/24/biden-rips-trump-supporters-as-chumps-at-pa-drive-in-rally/ Biden calls Trump supporters ‘chumps’ at Pennsylvania drive-in rally]</ref> "ugly folks",<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-snaps-calls-minnesota-trump-supporters-ugly-folks/ Biden Snaps, Calls Minnesota Trump Supporters 'Ugly Folks'</ref> "racists",<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/17/biden-wants-end-to-demonization-but-wheres-his-apo/ Biden wants end to 'demonization,' but where's his apology for calling Trump and supporters racists?]</ref> "virulent people" and "dregs of society".<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-calls-trump-supporters-dregs-society-joseph-curl Joe Biden Calls Trump Supporters ‘Virulent People,’ The ‘Dregs Of Society’]</ref> He called Republicans senators [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Josh Hawley]] "Nazis".<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/08/biden-likens-ted-cruz-to-nazi-propagandist-goebbels-for-helping-trump-spread-big-lie-about-election-fraud/ Joe Biden likens Ted Cruz to Nazi propagandist Goebbels for helping Trump spread ‘big lie’ about election fraud]</ref> Deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon called Republican Senators "a bunch of f*****".<ref>https://www.glamour.com/story/glennon-doyle-and-jen-omalley-dillon-interview</ref> [[Peter Strzok]]'s old boss, Frank Figliuzzi, called for the arrest and detention of Republican congressmen.<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/06/09/ex-fbi-bigwig-frank-figliuzzi-says-tackling-domestic-terrorism-may-require-us-to-attack-and-dismantle-people-sitting-in-congress-right-now-video/</ref><br /> <br /> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed the world that Russia is monitoring the illegal detention and [[human rights]] violations committed against nearly 450 dissidents who were arrested by the junta after they were invited into the [[United States Capitol building]] by [[U.S. Capitol Police]] on January 6, 2021.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/russian-fm-lavrov-speaks-unconstitutional-persecution-jan-6-protesters-held-isolation-us-govt-something-timid-gop-leaders-refuse/</ref><ref>https://tass.com/politics/1296151</ref> Widespread human rights violations against the peaceful protesters by the junta have been reported,<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/michelle-malkin-shut-down-jan-6-gulag</ref> including vicious and savage beatings by guards on protesters arrested for trespass and held in solitary confinement.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/proud-boy-ethan-nordean-says-he-should-stay-out-of-jail-because-guards-are-beating-capitol-siege-defendants/</ref> Sens. [[Elizabeth Warren]], [[Dick Durbin]]<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/sen-warren-speaks-out-on-treatment-of-jan-6-capitol-breach-detainees-in-isolation_3790149.html</ref>, [[Bob Casey]] and the [[ACLU]] spoke out about the junta's cruel and unusual treatment of the dissidents.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aclu-capitol-rioters-in-solitary-confinement</ref> <br /> One dissident had his hands zip-tied first and was beaten by a D.C. jail officer. The victim was hospitalized with a shattered orbital floor, a broken eye socket, broken jaw, and broken nose. He may have a permanent loss of vision in his right eye.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/dc-corrections-officer-savagely-beat-capitol-riot-suspect-attorney-says-ryan-samsel/65-ee38f382-4686-4dd6-9486-5db67c5bc794</ref><br /> <br /> The junta attempted to paint with a broad brush anyone who supported President Trump as part of a grand [[conspiracy]]. The Biden DOJ attempted to coerce plea agreements from people who were employed with no criminal history, stable family and community relations, and arrested for trespass by asking the courts to deny bail because the junta needed time to investigate some vast conspiracy.<ref> [https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_january_6_prosecutions_hit_a_speed_bump.html the_january_6_prosecutions_hit_a_speed_bump]</ref> Many prisoners were held in isolation 23 hours a day. WUSA TV reported one peaceful protester was savagely beaten in custody, suffering a shattered eye socket, his jaw and nose broken, and may never see again.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/dc-corrections-officer-savagely-beat-capitol-riot-suspect-attorney-says-ryan-samsel/65-ee38f382-4686-4dd6-9486-5db67c5bc794</ref><br /> <br /> ====War on the Christian church====<br /> An IRS official denied tax-exempt status to a Texas group that encourages church members to pray for state and national leaders regardless of their party affiliation because it benefits “the private interests of the [Republican] Party.” According to the ''Epoch Times'' the official wrote,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“You do not qualify as an organization described in IRS Section 501(c)(3). You engage in prohibited political campaign intervention,” wrote Stephen A. Martin, Director of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements in a May 18 [2021] letter (pdf)<ref>https://firstliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Christians-Engaged-IRS-Determination-Letter_Redacted.pdf</ref> to Christians Engaged, the Garland, Texas-based prayer group recognized by Texas officials as tax-exempt.<br /> <br /> “You are also not operated exclusively for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 50l (c)(3), because you operate for a substantial non-exempt private purpose and for the private interests of the [Republican]<ref>The “D party” is a reference to the Republican Party, according to a novel “Legend” Martin provided at the top of his letter to the Texas Group. See original pdf.</ref> party,” Martin said. [...]<br /> <br /> Martin also noted that the group’s activities “educate believers on national issues that are central to their belief in the [[Bible]] as the inerrant [[Word of God]],” Martin explained.<br /> <br /> “Specifically, you educate Christians on what the Bible says in areas where they can be instrumental, including the areas of sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, biblical justice, freedom of speech, defense, and borders and immigration, U.S. and Israel relations,” he said.<br /> <br /> “'''The Bible teachings are typically affiliated with the [Republican] party and candidates.''' [Bolden added] This disqualifies you from exemption under lRS Section 50I(c)(3),” he said.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-denies-tax-exemption-to-texas-religious-group-because-prayer-bible-reading-boost-the-republican-party_3861757.html</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====No Congressional oversight of intel community====<br /> :{{See also|Deep State}}<br /> Chief Procurator Merrick Garland announced they will not permit any investigation of members of the intel committee for leaks (ie. compromises in national security). “Garland on Monday also met with news media executives about restricting the ability of leak hunters...A ''New York Times'' lawyer called the meeting positive.”<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/justice-dept-will-toughen-rules-for-seizing-lawmakers-data-garland-says/ar-AAL2wB2?li=BBnb7Kz</ref> Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] ([[HPSCI]]) and Sen. [[Mark Warner]] ([[SSCI]]) have facilitated [[intelligence community]] corruption and abuses with illegal [[leak]]s. As a result “leak hunters” in the DOJ are forbidden from exposing the corrupt legislative coordination. The [[legislative branch]] (intel committees), judicial branch ([[FISA court]] and federal courts) and executive branch (FBI, [[DOJ-NSD]], DNI, DIA, CIA etc) work together to continue allowing the intelligence apparatus to avoid any oversight.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/16/the-tucker-carlson-solution-to-deal-with-a-corrupt-intelligence-apparatus-and-fbi-will-not-work-heres-why/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Targetting QAnon followers====<br /> Many Trump supporters were baited and duped by a [[Deep State]] misinformation campaign known as [[QAnon]]. The junta DOJ then in June 2021 issued a terrorist assessment:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“The FBI has warned lawmakers in Washington that QAnon followers may move from being “digital soldiers” to engaging in “real world violence.<br><br /> We assess that some [domestic violent extremist] adherents of QAnon likely will begin to believe they can no longer ‘trust the plan’ referenced in QAnon posts and that they have an obligation to change from serving as ‘digital soldiers’ towards engaging in real world violence—including harming perceived members of the “cabal” such as Democrats and other political opposition—instead of continually awaiting Q’s promised actions which have not occurred.”<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/88n8yk/the-fbis-new-qanon-report-is-scary-as-hell?utm_source=vicenewstwitter</ref>}}<br /> ====1/6 Capitol protests====<br /> :{{See also|1/6 insurrection hoax}}<br /> The federal government had undercover agents or confidential informants embedded in several groups during the January 6, 2021 Capitol protests. A study by ''Revolver News'' of unindicted co-conspirators listed throughout the various charging documents found the unindicted co-conspirators appear to be much more aggressive and egregious participants in the so-called Capitol riot “conspiracy”.<ref>https://www.revolver.news/2021/06/federal-foreknowledge-jan-6-unindicted-co-conspirators-raise-disturbing-questions/</ref> Most of these unindicted co-conspirators are associated with the three alleged "militia groups" targeted by the federal government, [[Oath Keepers]], the [[Proud Boys]], and the Three Percenters.<br /> [[File:JTTF.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Home video surveillance of the Joint Terrorism Task Force attempted recruitment of an American citizen on December 9, 2020 based upon a [[Facebook]] posting.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/fbi-dhs-attempted-to-recruit-military-to-infiltrate-rioters-before-jan-6/</ref>]]<br /> Thomas Caldwell is a 65-year-old from Virginia and an alleged member of the Oath Keepers, which the DOJ refers to as a “paramilitary” or “militia” group. A careful read of the indictment against Caldwell reveals that a certain “Person Two” was a key co-conspirator alongside Caldwell in nearly every dimension relevant to the charges in question. Person Two planned logistics with Caldwell days in advance of 1/6, stayed in the same hotel room for days together, and when Caldwell allegedly “stormed the barricades” into restricted areas outside the U.S. Capitol, Person Two is alleged to have “stormed the barricades” right beside him. In arguing defendant Caldwell should be denied bail, the DOJ cites Caldwell’s “leadership role in planning the events of January 6” as including “finding lodging” for Person Three. They even explicitly refer to Person Three as “a third co-conspirator.” “Person Three” reserved and paid for various Oath Keeper hotel rooms. Indeed, the curious lack of indictments filed against the entire gamut of Persons referenced as playing leadership roles within the Oath Keepers on 1/6 raises red flags. This includes: Person 2, Person 3, Person 10, Person 14, Person 15, Person 16, Person 19 and Person 20, along with many co-conspirators listed only as “an individual.”<br /> <br /> Among such individuals is the alleged administrator of the “Stop the Steal J6” Zello channel.<ref>The Zello channel in question was populated by patriot/militia personalities who were variously monitoring and participating in 1/6 activities in real-time. Zello is an app that allows for walkie-talkie functionality on a cell phone. Because phones signals were “jammed” by law enforcement in the Capitol area, Zello’s walkie-talkie function was useful (and pre-planned) to stay in communication.</ref> The DOJ point-blank says this Zello channel administrator “directed the group” as it was carrying out the alleged Capitol attack. If the group is carrying out a conspiracy as the defendants are charged with, this Zello channel administrator is directing the conspiracy in real-time. Yet the Zello administrator was not charged.<br /> <br /> It appears that the individual who set up the Proud Boys’ communications infrastructure is being protected by the DOJ. The DOJ refers to this person only as “UCC-1” (UCC meaning an explicitly spelled out “unindicted co-conspirator”). UCC-1, as well as two additional unindicted co-conspirators referred to only as “Person-One” and “Person-Two” in the Proud Boys indictment, were all in Proud Boys “upper tier leadership,” and appear to have been the most prolific planners and incendiary advocates of “insurrection” in the run-up to and on the day of 1/6. The DOJ cites statements made almost exclusively by unindicted co-conspirators as statements that “revealed a plan to storm the Capitol and to let the crowd loose.” <br /> <br /> In December 2020 a former Green Beret and Republican congressional candidate was contacted by the [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS) and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). The Green Beret released video surveillance of the FBI contacting him at his home and an audio recording made at a local restaurant of his actual meeting with the FBI. Federal agents attempted to recruit him to spy on patriots and everyday Americans. The lead was provided directly to the FBI by Facebook.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/fbi-dhs-attempted-to-recruit-military-to-infiltrate-rioters-before-jan-6/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Illegal spying====<br /> The Biden junta illegally spied on Fox News host [[Tucker Carlson]];<ref>https://www.axios.com/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-surveillance-c9952d7c-33d7-45e9-be68-2ba4c3817f98.html</ref> in 1974 President [[Richard Nixon]] resigned the presidency over a botched effort by underlings to spy on domestic political opponents.<br /> <br /> ====Election integrity====<br /> The junta is adamantly opposed to securing the integrity of all future elections. Polls show 77% of voters support election integrity laws like [[voter ID]], which Biden labeled "Jim Crow in the 21st century."<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/poll-over-three-quarters-voters-believe-americans-should-have-show-id-cast</ref> Biden instructed all elements of the U.S. government and private sector to defend him against sunlight. The Biden regime prepared to initiate hostile actions against the American electorate to protect the fraudulent results of the 2020 election. The U.S. Department of Justice was activated along with the Federal Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Intelligence Community and elements of the U.S. Department of Defense. In addition, the Democrat National Committee,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/biden-covid-vaccination-campaign-499278</ref> the [[Lawfare group|Lawfare alliance]], activist groups, the U.S. media and Big Tech social media platform control agents were enlisted. Big Tech oligarchs, aligned with the interests of the Chinese Communist Party, also provided hundreds-of-millions in defense of their own interests which are tied directly to the Biden junta. D.C. politicians under the control of [[multinational corporation]]s were instructed to push the “domestic extremist” narrative. Any organized and articulate sources outside the mainstream fake news media the regime considers subversive. Approximately 100 million American voters are considered dissidents.<br /> <br /> Evidence of election fraud was labeled “domestic extremism”,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/domestic-violent-extremism-threat-assessment/index.html</ref> and any entity that aligned with the objective to review or audit any election outcome was targeted as an enemy of the installed regime. <ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/14/house-democrats-launch-investigation-into-maricopa-county-audit/</ref><br /> <br /> Democrats claim that Black people cannot find the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain a state-issue ID or a driver's license.<ref>https://twitter.com/OdinAwakens/status/1363130349413298177</ref><br /> <br /> ===Healthcare===<br /> [[File:Fauci.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Fauci. "To attack me is to attack science."<ref>https://youtu.be/VtkE0O7qP14</ref>]]<br /> On January 9, 2017, eleven days before Obama left office. the Obama White House lifted a ban on funding gain-of-function research and weaponization of the bat [[coronavirus]] at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, making the virus transmissible to humans <ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/09/recommended-policy-guidance-potential-pandemic-pathogen-care-and-oversight</ref><ref>https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/p3co-finalguidancestatement.pdf</ref> Two days later Fauci made a presentation at Georgetown University stating that there is “no doubt” Donald J. Trump will be confronted with a surprise infectious disease outbreak during his presidency.<ref>https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20170111/fauci-no-doubt-trump-will-face-surprise-infectious-disease-outbreak</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=285342982614327</ref> Biden chief of staff Ron Klain was also in attendance.<br /> <br /> In June 2021 it was revealed that Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] approved a grant for [[gain of function]] research to the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] (WIV). The grant was not approved by a mandatory oversight board.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/</ref> Fauci was informed on February 1, 2020 that the covid virus was manufactured in the WIV laboratory. Fauci did not inform the president of the United States, nor anyone in the [[Department of Health and Human Services]] or the [[Center for Disease Control]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/fauci-email-dump-illustrates-a-dismissive-physician-who-rose-to-fame-to-cover-his-own-scandal/</ref> Fauci instead huddled with a group of virologists who receive grant money from Fauci and work outside government, who then in turn wrote papers and issued public statements saying the virus did not originate in a lab.<ref> https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/14/dr-faucis-emails-tell-the-story-of-panic-lies-and-a-possible-cover-up/</ref> Despite the public's loss of confidence in Fauci at precisely the moment the [[Delta variant]] of the coronavirus became a concern,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/how-americans-opinion-dr-anthony-fauci-has-changed-over-past-year-1596690</ref> Biden never asked for Fauci's resignation.<br /> <br /> In June 2021 the junta undertook to repeal Title 42, a Centers for Disease Control-directed law that gives the federal government broad authority to restrict migrants from entering the country in the case of pandemics. The number of illegal migrants who tested positive for COVID-19 increased by roughly 340% between March 2021 and May 2021.<ref> https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/dem-officials-border-city-say-biden-immigration-policy-poses-covid-threat/</ref><br /> <br /> In January 2021 Biden nominated Dr. [[Rachel Levine]], a [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] male, as Assistant Health Secretary.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/biden-taps-transgender-to-be-assistant-health-secretary-and-hes-very-controversial/</ref> Levine defended the [[genocidal]] "boomer remover" policy of Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]] to exterminate elderly nursing home patients with the coronavirus.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/bidens-hhs-pick-covid-patients-nursing-homes</ref> In confirmation hearings, Levine was unable to answer if gender transitioning of children below the age of consent was genital mutilation.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/02/25/asst-hhs-sec-refuses-to-answer-about-child-gender-reassignment/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Coronavirus pandemic====<br /> [[File:RSTP.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden financed a company that partnered with Peter Daszak and the Wuhan lab.]]<br /> :{{See also|CCP pandemic|Gain-of-function|}}<br /> Fauci [[collude]]d with Dr. [[Shi Zhengli]] of the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]], zoologist [[Peter Daszak]], and Dr. Ralph Baric to produce an artificial, weaponized version of the bat coronavirus transmissible to humans. From 2014 to 2019, $826,277 was given to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for bat coronavirus research by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), headed by Fauci.<ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-v-hhs-niaid-wuhan-june-2021-00692-pgs-74-75/</ref> A January 9, 2020, email exchange labeled “high” importance between NIAID Senior Scientific Advisor Dr. David Morens and Daszak details the relationship between the Fauci agency and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.<ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-v-hhs-niaid-wuhan-june-2021-00692-pgs-141-149/</ref> On January 23, 2020, the day the Wuhan viral outbreak was leaked to the world, a senior NIH official, Melinda Hoskins, forwarded a ''Daily Mail'' article to colleagues discussing NIH/NIAID funding of the bat virus research, and noting that Fauci would be briefing senators the following morning. Hoskins says, “Would you please confirm the exact nature of our support to the Wuhan Institute of Virology/Biosafety Lab.” <ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/JW-v-HHS-NIAID-Wuhan-June-2021-00692-pgs-47-48.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> In April 2021, Joe Biden’s USAID announced a new initiative spearheaded by Daszak's EcoHealth Alliance to track emerging infectious diseases with pandemic potential. Also collaborating on the taxpayer-funded venture is Metabiota, whose researchers have been listed as authors on papers from June 2021 relating to coronavirus surveillance in Africa. EcoHealth Alliance, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and Metabiota, have collaborated on a study since 2014 relating to bat infectious diseases in China. Among the researchers listed is the Wuhan lab director [[Shi Zhengli]], and Peter Daszak as an author.<ref>http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Yuan-et-al_virus-bats_viruses-2014.pdf</ref> Hunter Biden's [[Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners]] was a lead financial backer of Metabiota. Rosemont Seneca led the Metabiota’s first round of funding, which amounted to $30 million.<ref> https://www.marlinllc.com/_media/_data/MarlinNewsletter/hit-monthly-newsletter-june-2015.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> ====Statement on vaccines====<br /> While lagging behind in vaccination targets, at a moment of a crisis of confidence among the electorate, Biden clarified his position and tried to restore the American people's trust in the information they receive from government and media:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"And the question is whether or not we should be in a position where, you, er, um, are why can’t the, um, the experts say we know that this virus is in fact, er, er, um, uh, its this its going to be or, excuse me, we, we, we know why all the drugs approved are not temporary, temporarily approved, but permanently approved.”<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/21/joe-biden-arranges-words-into-odd-cringe-worthy-sequence-during-heavily-structured-cnn-townhall-event-the-picture-is-priceless/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Drug costs====<br /> Junta leader Biden signed an executive order to stop President Trump's order keeping medicines affordable. One mother took to the internet to describe how her son's [[insulin]] medicine went from $60 a month to $320 (with a coupon, $500 without) in the first month of the regime.<ref>https://rumble.com/vdr6oz-this-is-what-biden-did-to-our-family-in-less-than-one-month.....html</ref> Biden killed the program started by President Trump that reduced the cost of [[insulin]] for victims of [[diabetes]].<ref>https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2021/06/11/biden-halts-program-that-brings-down-cost-of-insulin-epipens-n396040</ref><br /> <br /> ===Education===<br /> In sworn testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee, commissar of brainwashing [[Miguel Cardona]] did not know, or refused to answer, how many [[gender]]s exist.<ref>https://rumble.com/vj1jvp-education-secretary-refuses-to-answer-how-many-genders-exist-during-exchang.html</ref> A Harvard/Harris poll released in the summer of 2021 asked whether “kids in elementary school should be taught that America is structurally racist and is dominated by white supremacy,” 61% of participants answered in the negative while only 39% supported this type of teaching.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/education/2021/06/28/poll-61-voters-say-children-should-not-be-taught-america-is-structurally-racist/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Critical race theory====<br /> :{{See also|Critical race theory}}<br /> Critical race theory rejects the core teachings of [[Dr. Martin Luther King]], that people should be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.<ref>https://www.discovery.org/education/2021/06/09/the-radical-reshaping-of-k-12-public-education-part-3-critical-race-theory-woke-academics/</ref> Through White House chief propagandist Jen Psaki, Biden has endorsed teaching CRT racism to school children.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/joe-biden-wants-critical-race-theory-crt-in-schools-says-jen-psaki-on-the-record-at-briefing/</ref><br /> <br /> According to [[Discover the Networks]], critical race theory (CRT) contends that America is permanently racist to its core, and that consequently the nation’s legal structures are, by definition, racist and invalid … members of “oppressed” racial groups are entitled—in fact obligated—to determine for themselves which laws and traditions have merit and are worth observing.<ref>https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/critical-race-theory</ref> A YouGov poll in the summer of 2021 showed 58% of Americans have an unfavorable view of CRT, with only 38% favorable.<ref>https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/majority-unfavorable-view-critical-race-193300830.html</ref><br /> <br /> In June 2021 the Biden junta revived “diversity training” lessons that former President Donald Trump had ended. Biden dropped a Trump-era investigation into the anti-Asian discriminatory practices of [[Yale University]]. Under CRT theory, anti-Asian discrimination is permissible because Asians are so-called “[[white-adjacent]].”<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/calling-asians-white-adjacent-is-racist-and-insulting/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Transgenderism====<br /> A Harris Poll commissioned by [[GLAAD]] prior to the 2020 election showed that U.S. adults are increasingly uncomfortable with [[LGBT]] issues — with Millennials ages 18 – 34 leading this shift. The number of non-LGBT adults ages 18 – 34 who are uncomfortable with learning a family member is LGBT rose from 24% at the end of the Obama era in 2016 to 36% in 2018. The number of Millennials uncomfortable with the idea of their children having a lesson on LGBT history at school rose from 27% to 39% during that same time. The number of Millennials that GLAAD counts as “allies” — people who are comfortable with the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[progressivism]] — dropped from 62% in 2016 to 45% in 2018.<ref>https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-gen-z-growing-uncomfortable-lgbt-movement-survey.html</ref> Despite the junta's best efforts at [[disinformation]] and propaganda, six months after the seizure of power a [[Gallup Poll]] found 51% of Americans beleived changing one's [[gender identity]] was [[moral]]ly wrong.<ref>https://news.gallup.com/poll/351020/changing-one-gender-sharply-contentious-moral-issue.aspx</ref> A [[fake news]] poll conducted by the [[Soros]]-funded, [[homosexual]]-centered "[[Human Rights Campaign]]" claims that 98% of [[heterosexual|straight]] [[male]]s refuse to date a [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] person allegedly because of "[[hate]]."<ref>https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/are-you-in-the-98-of-hate.76324/</ref><br /> <br /> ====War on girl's sports====<br /> <br /> Biden will allow children in schools to "change" their gender without their parents' permission. He will also allow [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] boys to play sport with girls, and use their bathrooms and their locker rooms. This was a listed priority on the Biden-Harris campaign website. He will reinstate the Obama-Biden guidance revoked by the Trump-Pence Administration, which will restore gender-confused students’ access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their claimed gender identity. The Biden LGBTQ+ policy would allow also biological males who identify as "females" to be granted access to female locker rooms, bathrooms and sports teams without even undergoing confirmation surgery or using hormone replacements.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/lucy-collins/hawley-biden-plan-force-schools-let-transgenders-play-girls-sports Hawley: Biden Plan to Force Schools to Let Transgenders Play Girls' Sports, Use Their Locker Rooms, 'Startling Revelation of Where His Mind is At']</ref><br /> An early Biden junta executive order destroyed girl's athletics and the hope of many young girls to win scholarships and competitions.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2021/01/on-day-1-president-joe-biden-destroyed-womens-sports.html</ref><br /> <br /> A Rassmussen poll conducted in the summer of 2021 found 56% of American adults think it is unfair to make women compete against transgender athletes, only 25% think such competition is fair, and 19% are not sure.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/olympics_is_it_fair_to_make_women_compete_against_transgender_athletes is_it_fair_to_make_women_compete_against_transgender_athletes]</ref> Biden responded to the poll by calling the laws intended to protect women and girls the "'ugliest, most un-American laws'.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/06/26/president-biden-rants-against-ugliest-most-unamerican-laws-which-target-transgend-n2591622</ref><br /> <br /> ====Put y’all back in chains====<br /> Under Joe Biden, segregated classrooms reappeared in America.<ref>https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2021/08/11/atlanta-mother-shocked-to-discover-childs-elementary-school-segregating-classes-by-race-n424417</ref> A black Atlanta mother, Kira Posey,<ref>https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2021/08/11/elementary-school-allegedly-created-black-classes-to-segregate-students-one-parent-is-fighting-back/#</ref> filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after learning her daughter and 11 other black students were segregated by race into “black classes” in separate classrooms at the Mary Lin Elementary School in Atlanta.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/11/black-atlanta-mother-files-suit-against-principal-for-separating-students-by-race-1116823/</ref><br /> <br /> Posey who, according to the ''Atlanta Black Star'',<ref>https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/10/it-was-just-disbelief-parent-files-complaint-against-atlanta-elementary-school-after-learning-the-principal-segregated-students-based-on-race/</ref> is vice president of operations for the parent-teacher association, described her disgust with the policy, “First, it was just disbelief that I was having this conversation in 2020 with a person that looks just like me — a black woman. It’s segregating classrooms. You cannot segregate classrooms. You can’t do it.”<br /> <br /> The move meant black students were placed in two separate classrooms with two separate teachers. White students, however, were placed in six classrooms with six different teachers. Posey said she discovered the unfair practice when she asked if her daughter could be placed in a classroom with an instructor she preferred.<br /> <br /> Principal Sharyn Briscoe was responsible for the decision to segregate students. Taylor Penley of the ''Western Journal'' asked, "Is this what constitutes progressive to the American left? It’s safe to say that implementing a Jim Crow-era policy is exactly the opposite — regressive, if you will. As mystifying as it is to witness such a flawed practice coming back into play, should we really be shocked? Some aspects of the past are unthinkable to us now — slavery and segregation rank among them."<ref>https://flagandcross.com/parents-outraged-after-black-principal-segregates-students-based-on-race-report/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Economy===<br /> [[File:Oil July 5, 2021.png|right|300px|thumb|Crude oil prices, July 5, 2021.<ref>https://twitter.com/markets/status/1412075756914630659</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris economic policy|Stagflation|Misery index}}<br /> After the seizure of power, French president [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced at the [[Davos]] conference that [[capitalism]] is dead and the [[Great Reset]] is on.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/28/davos-great-reset-french-prez-macron-declares-modern-capitalism-can-no-longer-work/</ref> Biden puppetmaster, General Secretary of the genocidal CPP Xi Jinping, laid out the talking points and marching orders that he expects the Biden junta to fall in line behind.<ref>https://spectator.org/xi-jinping-davos-speech/</ref><br /> <br /> Democrat governors devastated the U.S. economy with [[covid]] lockdown orders.<ref>https://reason.com/2020/05/12/democratic-governors-lockdown-businesses-coronavirus-covid-19/</ref> More than 30 million Americans lost their jobs during the [[pandemic]].<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-many-u-s-workers-have-lost-jobs-during-coronavirus-pandemic-there-are-several-ways-to-count-11591176601</ref> The Democrat controlled House delayed a covid relief package until after the November 2020 election.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/12/04/nancy-pelosi-now-wants-to-pass-covid-relief-for-americans-because-of-biden-n2581062</ref> Biden praised the passage of a pork-filled "coronavirus relief" bill in late December 2020 that provided a mere $600 stimulus checks for Americans yet allocated billions in border security for [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Egypt]], [[Tunisia]], and [[Oman]].<ref>https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1341255898711220225</ref><ref>https://notthebee.com/article/covid-stimulus-bill-includes-250-million-for-enhanced-border-security--in-jordan-lebanon-egypt-tunisia-and-oman</ref> The relief bill was minuscule compared to what was needed to benefit Americans.<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201130-jby3rr7s5bbsvlrqdnllulylmm-story.html</ref> When asked "what is President Biden doing for my small business?", White House chief propagandist Jen Psaki responded with a straight face, "First and foremost, he nominated a woman to lead the [[Small Business Administration]]."<ref>https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1361816948363956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref><br /> <br /> In Biden's first 100 days, [[unemployment]] and [[inflation]] went up. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, illegal immigrants received $4.38 billion in [[stimulus]] checks.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/illegal-immigrants-to-receive-4-38-billion-in-stimulus-checks-report_3744122.html</ref> A federal judge found Biden's farm debt relief program racist and unconstitutional.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/unconstitutional-federal-judge-suspends-bidens-racist-anti-white-farmer-debt-relief-program/</ref> In addition to killing off the domestic oil industry and enriching Russia and Saudi Arabia by doing so, Biden pledged to increase gas taxes by $90 billion.<br /> <br /> ====Oil dependency====<br /> [[File:Price-of-Gas.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Biden's artificially induced pump price increase instantly destroyed American jobs and profited [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the Marxist regime of [[Venezuela]].]]<br /> During the Democrat primary elections, Biden stated several times that he will end [[Fracking|fracking]].<ref>[https://www.atr.org/biden-yes-we-should-end-fracking?amp Biden: "Yes" We Should End Fracking]</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/biden-claimed-he-never-wanted-ban-fracking-he-did-1541552 Biden Claimed He Never Wanted to Ban Fracking. He Did]</ref> After winning the primary elections he pretended that he had never said that he will end fracking to his supporters in [[Pennsylvania]], and he declined to comment further on ending fracking. The [[Washington Post]] admitted that Biden would lose what popularity he allegedly had in Pennsylvania because of his comments on fracking.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-fracking-unions-pennsylvania/2020/10/22/447d31de-12cf-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html Biden's fracking comments could cost him Pennsylvania ...]</ref> Pump prices rose over a dollar from under President Trump a year earlier, with half of the increase occurring in Biden's first two months after signing executive orders shutting down U.S. energy independence and making the United States energy dependent on hostile foreign powers again.<ref>https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gas_price</ref><br /> <br /> On its first day, the Biden junta killed 70,000 high-wage [[middle class]] and union jobs by canceling the [[Keystone Pipeline]],<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/22/pollak-biden-kills-up-to-70000-jobs-on-first-day-in-office-job/</ref> making America energy dependent on [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[Venezuela]]n Marxist regime while making America's enemies richer.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/putins-puppet-joe-bidens-eo-blocking-keystone-pipeline-forces-us-imports-russia-venezuelan-marxist-regime-video/</ref> Even far-left Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] expressed disappointment.<ref>[https://elmoudjaweb.com/trudeau-disappointed-with-bidens-decision-to-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-details/ Trudeau “Disappointed” With Biden’s Decision to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline (Details)]</ref> Crude oil prices immediately rose 24%.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/oil-hits-pandemic-high-as-winter-storm-pushes-demand-and-poses-production-risk.html</ref><br /> <br /> Additionally on day one, the junta banned oil and gas leasing on federal lands, destroying the state of [[New Mexico]]'s economy.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/oil-gas-lifeblood-of-the-new-mexico-economy-energy-employee</ref> During the [[covid lockdown]], while the state government was busy destroying jobs and businesses and the state's share on income and sales taxes collected, New Mexico's oil gas severance tax contributed more than a full one-third of all state spending.<ref>https://www.krwg.org/post/oil-and-natural-gas-contributed-28-billion-new-mexico-budget-fy-2020</ref> New Mexico Democrat Gov. [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]] harshly criticized the junta's actions saying it "doesn't make any sense."<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-rips-biden-energy-plan-doesnt-make-any-sense-hurts-state-an-economic-problem</ref> Nearly one million high paying union jobs are expected to be lost across the nation by the junta's determination to make America energy dependent on America's enemies.<ref>https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-suspends-new-leases-for-oil-and-gas-drilling-on-federal-lands/</ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"New Mexico—home to the country’s richest oil fields on federal lands—depends heavily on drilling revenues to finance its struggling public schools. And budgets have already taken a hit from falling crude prices as the coronavirus pandemic sapped global fuel demand. . . .<br /> <br /> The U.S. federal lands drilling program yielded some $1.8 billion directly to states in 2020, supporting schools and other programs in places like Wyoming and Utah, according to data from the U.S. Interior Department.<br /> <br /> School superintendents from [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[North Dakota]], [[Utah]], and [[Alaska]] have written to Biden asking him to reverse the ban, calling it “imperative that we bring to light the arbitrary and inequitable move to shut down oil and gas production on federal lands in our states that depend on revenues from various taxes, royalties, disbursements, and lease payments to fund our schools, community infrastructure, and public services.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-drilling-newmexico-insight/biden-drilling-ban-forces-democratic-led-new-mexico-to-reckon-with-oil-dependence-idUSKBN2A91JD</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Infrastructure====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Green New Deal|Reparations|}}<br /> Biden's American Jobs Plan would spend more than $2 trillion on so-called "infrastructure" projects and other [[boondoggle]]s Biden proposed to pay for the spending by increasing taxes. “The largest federal tax increase since 1942,” is how the ''New York Times'' described the Biden plan.<ref>https://reason.com/2021/03/29/heres-how-bidens-proposed-tax-increases-will-affect-you/</ref> Biden claimed that the last five leaders of the [[Federal Reserve]] had declared that his American Jobs Plan proposal will increase economic growth.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/05/remarks-by-president-biden-on-his-administrations-implementation-of-the-american-rescue-plan/</ref> The only problem with Biden's remarks was only three of the last five leaders of the Fed are still alive.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/politics/fact-check-biden-federal-reserve-moodys-american-jobs-plan/index.html</ref><br /> <br /> Only about 5% of the proposed $2.25 trillion plan goes for what traditionally is recognized as infrastructure; specifically, public construction projects, such as roads and bridges.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/04/07/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-infrastructure-spending-plan/</ref> The junta's plan includes the building of clean energy infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions. The purpose is to shift the US from the use of fossil fuels and grow the amount of solar, wind and other renewable energy. Another of Biden's proposals is to spend $174 billion to boost the electric vehicle market and shift away from gas-powered cars. Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles all rely on rare earth materials. Extracting rare earth materials is a highly polluting process. More than 60% of the world's solar panels are made in China. Forty-five percent of the global supply of solar-grade polysilicon, the base material used in solar cells, is made in China. Polysilicon is produced in Xinjiang, where China is accused of using forced labor in the production chains.<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17335/china-rare-earth-materials</ref><br /> <br /> ====Budget====<br /> :{{See also|Modern Monetary Theory|New spending}}<br /> [[File:DS-Biden-spending-agenda-charts-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]<br /> Analysts predict that Biden’s American Families Plan would add 21 million Americans to the [[Nanny State|welfare rolls]]. Families earning six figures would be eligible for generous handouts. Most of Biden’s spending would benefit middle-income and upper-income households and not "poor kids".<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/american-families-plan-would-put-21-million-more-people-on-welfare-analysts</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/7qYckI0YV-0</ref><br /> <br /> The junta's first budget proposal projected [[economic growth]] at 1.9% or a return to the stagnant years of [[Obamanomics]]. Communist China is projected to grow at around 6% into the foreseeable future. By the end of the budget period, 10 years out, China’s [[GDP]] would have grown by roughly 80% and then roughly equal the United States with a concomitant impact on national security and military spending.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/national/the-surrender-budget/91531/</ref> A deterrent defense posture is dead, and the United States is faced with either an arms race or surrender short of direct military confrontation.<br /> <br /> Within every federal spending and appropriation bill there are carve-outs for various segments of the process for resettling illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) receive hundreds of billions in supplemental appropriation funding from within each federal spending package. Each of the COVID relief bills contained money to facilitate various elements of this process. Federal housing grants, food assistance programs, education funding, employment and income assistance, all of it, every single spending package, contains funding mechanisms to support the open border policy.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/29/tucker-carlson-outlines-the-biden-administration-logistic-program-to-facilitate-the-southern-border-invasion/</ref><br /> <br /> The junta proposed doubling the size of the [[IRS]] by adding 87,000 new employees through an $80 billion budget increase,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/apparent-irs-leak-reveals-thousands-of-wealthy-americans-confidential-tax-data/</ref> while simultaneously illegally leaking tax information on some of the richest Americans<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/06/08/a-scandal-is-brewing-at-the-irs-n2590651</ref> in keeping with Anita Dunn's strategy to re-kindle Marxist [[class warfare]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2021/04/27/exclusive-read-anita-dunns-memo-to-democrats-492624</ref><br /> <br /> ====Child care====<br /> The junta proposed spending $225 billion on subsidized daycare over the next decade as part of its nearly $2 trillion American Families Plan. This is on top of the proposed $200 billion the administration hopes to spend to create a universal government preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds. The plan is presented as a way to get mothers back in the labor force by subsidizing child care expenses.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/13/bidens-taxpayer-funded-childcare-plan-wont-work-harvard-economist-and-obama-ally-concludes-1088302/</ref> A study on the long-term impact of universal child care subsidies found that "the negative effects on noncognitive outcomes persisted to school ages, and also that cohorts with increased child care access had worse health, lower life satisfaction, and higher crime rates later in life.” Boys were particularly harmed by the child care subsidy program: “Increases in aggression and hyperactivity are concentrated in boys, as is the rise in the crime rates.”<ref>https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/pol.20170603</ref><br /> <br /> Two-parent households with two preschool-age children and incomes up to $130,000 would qualify for federal cash assistance for daycare. Single parents with two preschoolers and incomes up to $113,000 would qualify. And some families with incomes over $200,000 would be eligible for health-insurance subsidies.<ref>https://archive.is/SoYT8</ref><br /> <br /> ''The Economist'' noted that “Joe Biden wants to Europeanise the American [[welfare state]]” by installing child care subsidies, universal government preschool, “free” community college, and related programs. When the [[UK]] implemented subsidized child care and preschool programs, it led to private providers going out of business, along with higher costs and less customer satisfaction.<ref>https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/05/20/joe-biden-wants-to-europeanise-the-american-welfare-state</ref><br /> <br /> Steep government regulation of child care programs limits the supply of daycare providers by raising costs and barriers to entry. Occupational licensing and expanded degree requirements for daycare workers create higher costs. Between 2005 and 2017, the number of small, in-home family child care centers dropped by 48 percent, with providers citing increased regulations as a reason. [[Coronavirus lockdown]]s only made matters worse. Many small daycare providers shut down entirely, contributing to supply shortages and rising costs.<br /> <br /> The junta budget proposal is basically an effort to begin teaching [[critical race theory]] to 3- and 4-year-olds. Critical race theory is [[pseudoscientific]] dogma that teaches "whiteness is a malignant, parasitic like condition" that is "voracious, insatiable, and perverse - with no permanent cure."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9670579/Psychoanalyst-condemned-paper-branding-whiteness-malignant-parasitic-like-condition.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Worker rights====<br /> Despite being urged otherwise over the heavy economic losses that would occur,<ref>Two references:<br /> *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/joe-biden-pressed-not-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-/ Canadian tribes flip pipeline script by urging Biden not to cancel Keystone XL]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://nypost.com/2021/01/19/joe-bidens-plan-to-kill-keystone-xl-pipeline-will-kill-jobs-insult-canada/ Biden’s plan to kill Keystone XL pipeline to appease loony left will kill jobs, insult top US ally ]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> Biden signed an executive order to revoke a permit for the [[Keystone XL]],<ref>Two references:<br /> *[https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/535114-biden-nixes-keystone-xl-permit-halts-arctic-refuge-leasing Biden nixes Keystone XL permit, halts Arctic refuge leasing]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/joe-biden-kills-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-460555 Biden kills Keystone XL permit, again]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> which led to killing 11 thousands jobs immediately, including 8,000 union jobs.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/21/ted-cruz-grills-pete-buttigieg-biden-killing-thousands-keystone-xl-jobs/ Ted Cruz Grills Pete Buttigieg on Biden Killing ‘Thousands’ of Keystone XL Jobs]</ref> <br /> <br /> [[Ford]] Motor Company previously agreed with its workers, the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW), to spend $900 million on a new electric vehicle product line for its Avon Lake, [[Ohio]] plant. The UAW had endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. By March of 2021, Ford announced it was shifting production to Mexico claiming "conditions had changed since 2019" when the agreement was made, according to ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-ford-ohio-idUSKBN2B82V9</ref> The junta refused to enforce provisions of the [[USMCA]], which replaced the [[NAFTA]] trade deal.<br /> <br /> The White House Council of Economic Advisers deleted its entire internship page after the ''[[Daily Caller]]'' News Foundation reported that the office offered exclusively unpaid positions despite calling for a higher federal [[minimum wage]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/white-house-council-of-economic-advisors-joe-biden/</ref> Biden had said on January 22, 2021, “No one in America should work 40 hours a week making below the poverty line. Fifteen dollars gets people above the poverty line. We have so many millions of people working 40 hours a week — working — and some with two jobs, and they’re still below the poverty line.”<br /> <br /> ====Climate change====<br /> [[File:Unfit.jpeg|x160px|right|thumb|Climate Commissar John Kerry]]<br /> At an [[Earth Day]] virtual summit on April 22, 2021, Biden pledged to cut U.S. emissions by half by 2030,<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-will-commit-halving-u-s-emissions-2030-part-paris-n1264892</ref> the [[European Union]] agreed to go carbon neutral by 2050,<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3130431/european-union-agrees-go-carbon-neutral-2050-ahead-biden-climate</ref> and the People's Republic of China pledged only to reduce coal consumption - starting in 2026.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-says-china-will-phase-down-coal-consumption-over-2026-2030-2021-04-22/</ref> The junta also waived sanctions on the Russian Nord Stream II pipeline, enriching Vladimir Putin and in direct contradiction to Biden’s claim that the “climate crisis” is a major factor in foreign policy decisions. The pipeline from Russia to Germany undercuts Germany's efforts to meet [[Paris Climate Agreement]] targets. The Paris Agreement, which Biden rejoined in one of his first actions, also benefits Russia, which simply ignores carbon emission goals.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/21/what-does-putin-have-on-biden/</ref><br /> <br /> Junta Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk contained all the far-left Green New Deal climate change features to destroy [[fossil fuel]]s, [[capitalism]], jobs and the economy in the name of [[global warming]]. The order allowed the government to do virtually anything in any part of the economy or the financial markets, or labor markets, or [[agriculture]] — or anything — in the name of mitigating risk of [[climate change]]. The ''diktat'' claims that “intensifying impacts of climate change present physical risk to [[asset]]s, publicly traded securities, private investments, and companies — such as increased extreme weather risk leading to supply chain disruptions.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/20/executive-order-on-climate-related-financial-risk/</ref> The junta claimed the power to regulate everything, to include signing a loan for a new home, how savings and retirement funds are managed, and to “reduce the risk of climate change to the federal budget.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/20/fact-sheet-president-biden-directs-agencies-to-analyze-and-mitigate-the-risk-climate-change-poses-to-homeowners-and-consumers-businesses-and-workers-and-the-financial-system-and-federal-government/</ref> Massive and unprecedented central power would come from the District of Columbia and be exercised by upper- and middle-level [[bureaucrat]]s.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/national/bidens-radical-executive-order-on-global-warming/91529/</ref><br /> <br /> Biden plans to cut carbon emissions 50% by 2030 by driving farmers out of business and creating food shortages.<ref>https://www.mnfarmliving.com/2021/01/why-changes-capital-gains-tax-will-kill-family-farms.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===National security===<br /> :{{See also|Long march through the institutions}}<br /> {|class="infobox" style="float:right; font-size:85%; width:1ex; line-height:17px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 50px" cellpadding="1"<br /> |[[File:Russian Army.PNG|138px]]<br /> |[[File:US Army.PNG|138px]]<br /> |-<br /> |colspan="3"|<hr/>Left: Russian Army recruiting ad.<br>Right: woke progressive U.S. Army recruiting ad.<ref>https://blackchristiannews.com/2021/05/ted-cruz-tears-into-the-woke-emasculated-military-thats-turning-into-pansies-with-video-showing-very-different-american-and-russian-army-recruitment-ads/</ref><br /> |}<br /> Under the junta, the most important national security issue is the protection of transgenderism in the [[military]]. This was affirmed in presidential Executive Order No.14004 signed five days after the seizure of power. The White House’s 2021 “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” instead of offering guidance on Russian, Iranian and Chinese aggression, the document was laden with PC nonsense. In its 24 pages, the ‘Guidance’ mentions climate change more than a dozen times, as well as racial justice and LGBTQI+ rights.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/30/bidens-woke-military/</ref><br /> <br /> On January 29, 2021, four days after Biden’s transgender executive order, defense minister [[Lloyd Austin]] followed with a military-wide order that all restrictions on transgenderism would be lifted pending a review of the issue which radical leftists consider crucial to America’s national security.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/15/barr-the-strange-priorities-of-bidens-department-of-defense/</ref> Biden signed an Executive Order on January 25, 2021 mandating taxpayers to pay for gender reassignment surgery for active military personnel and veterans, with some treatments costing upward of $200,000.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/military-transgender-surgery-free</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden budget increased defense spending only 1.6%. Adjusted for inflation, it’s a cut.<ref>https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2021/05/28/Bidens-First-Budget-Numbers-You-Need-Know</ref> Meantime CCP state media called for increases in the PRC nuclear weapons.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/china-state-media-warns-of-intense-showdown-with-america-advocates-more-nuclear-weapons/</ref> Pentagon analysts project the CCP military to match and overtake the U.S. military in strength in 5 to 10 years. Pentagon spending was rotated out for other domestic vote-buying schemes, such as the Green New Deal disguised as infrastructure, and supposed slave reparations including people of mixed race and immigrants who not need to prove they are descendants of American slaves (ADOS).<br /> <br /> Under Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon canceled a $10-billion ‘JEDI’ cloud-computing contract with [[Microsoft]] in July 2021 and handed it back to tech giant [[Amazon]], which had sued after [[President Trump]] took it away from Amazon in 2019.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pentagon-cancels-10-billion-jedi-cloud-deal-awarded-microsoft</ref> Weeks earlier, [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s husband, who handles the families finances, bought $1 million in Amazon call options.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pelosis-husband-bought-amazon-stock-pentagon-jedi-shakeup-sent-shares-soaring</ref><br /> <br /> Among the modern Pentagon's lesser priorities after transgenderism and critical race theory is its report that the possibility of nuclear weapons being used in regional or global conflicts is growing.<ref>https://mailchi.mp/fas/secrecy-news-070621?e=2849dbef1b</ref><br /> <br /> ====Cancelation of emergency evacuation plans====<br /> <br /> The Biden State Department canceled a critical Trump-era program aimed at providing swift and safe evacuations of Americans out of overseas hotspots. The “Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau” – which was designed to handle medical, diplomatic, and logistical support for Americans overseas was paused by Anthony Blinken’s State Department shortly after the seizure of power. Notification was officially signed June 11, 2021, two months before the [[Taliban]]’s takeover of Afghanistan. The order to shut down reads: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“That you direct the discontinuation of the establishment, and termination of, the Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau (CCR), and direct a further review of certain associated Department requirements and capabilities....That you direct the discontinuation of the establishment, and termination of, CCR, consistent with the applicable legal requirements, necessary stakeholder engagement, and any applicable changes to the Foreign Affairs Manual and other requirements.”<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-state-dept-halted-trump-era-crisis-response-plan/</ref>}}<br /> ====The Great Purge====<br /> <br /> Another of Austin's first actions was to order a 60 day nationwide stand down across all service branches to root out Trump voters, euphemistically referred to as "extremists".<ref>https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-new-domestic-war-on-terror-is</ref> The junta attempted to identify military personnel who exercised their [[First Amendment]] right to peacefully assemble on January 6, 2020. In a Pentagon briefing with reporters, Ramón "CZ" Colón-López, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], said that some troops have asked, when the January 6, 2021 riot is brought up, "How come you're not looking at the situation that was going on in [[Seattle]] prior to that?" "This is coming from every echelon that we're talking to," he added.<ref>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/19/some-troops-see-capitol-riot-blm-protests-similar-threats-top-enlisted-leader-says.html</ref><br /> <br /> In May 2021, the DOD press secretary was asked about plans to monitor the social media accounts of active military members: "part of that insider threat program is to take a look at social media activity out there so that we're – that we can be as informed as possible.... If there is – again, the insider threat, right, is, you know, when there’s a concern about the potential of a threat coming from inside, you know, one of the things you want to do is take a look at the social media footprint and see what’s out there in the public space."<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/2622606/pentagon-press-secretary-conducts-on-camera-press-briefing/source/GovDelivery/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Marxist indoctrination====<br /> :{{See also|Mark Milley}}<br /> [[File:Progressive military.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Progressive woke military in high heels for diversity awareness.<ref>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/04/23/rotc-cadets-wearing-heels-for-sexual-assault-awareness-spurs.html</ref>]]<br /> On May 14, 2021, Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a commander in the [[United States Space Force]], was relieved of command for criticizing [[Marxist]] ideology.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/16/lt-col-matthew-lohmeier-commander-of-11th-space-warning-squadron-at-buckley-afb-colorado-relieved-from-duty-after-questioning-creeping-marxist-ideology-in-military/</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/space-force-co-gets-canned-for-saying-marxism-and-critical-race-theory-ruling-the-military-is-bad/</ref><ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2021/05/16/usaf-lt-col-lohmeier-relieved-of-command-after-cdmedia-interview/</ref> Lohmeier said the Biden junta is teaching in the military that [[patriotism]] is evil.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/video/2021/05/20/matthew-lohmeier-marxism-in-the-military-teaching-patriotism-is-evil/ </ref><ref>To this day, Russians, who defeated fascism, call World War II "The Great Patriot War". Marxist appeals to fight fascism were ineffective. Appeals to Mother Russia and patriotism however rallied the Russian people to defend their homeland.</ref> The teaching of military history was replaced with training on police brutality, ‘[[systemic racism]]’ and ‘[[white privilege]]’.<br /> <br /> In June 2021 it was reported that Lt. Col. Andrew Rhodes told hundreds of his “Fighting Eagle” soldiers at at Fort Carson, [[Colorado]], “If you’re a white male, you are part of the problem.”<ref> https://humanevents.com/2021/06/09/behind-the-beret-battalion-commander-reportedly-tells-troops-white-people-are-part-of-the-problem/</ref><ref>https://sofrep.com/news/army-ltc-to-troops-if-you-are-a-white-male-youre-part-of-the-problem/</ref> Navy Admiral Mike Gilday suggested Navy Sailors read ''How to Be Antiracist'' by extremist author Abram X. Kendi. The title of the book betrays its readers when the contents inside insist that America is racist in history and continues to be today in every structure that exists in the country.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/15/navy-chief-critical-race-theory-proponents-radical-book-makes-better-navy/</ref> Navy Command of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303 Mainbody of Sunset, [[California]] forced all of its members on a [[gay pride]] march with a rainbow-themed American Flag.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/navy-brass-forces-maintenance-unit-march-gay-us-flag-mandatory-hike-highway-photos/</ref><ref>https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2408054769338464&id=123075057836458&__tn__=%2As%2As-R</ref><br /> <br /> Future officers at the U.S. Army‘s military academy at [[West Point]] are being taught several leftist courses that are part of Marxist indoctrination. Three classes in particular at the academy are being taught with what critics say is the goal of social engineering and politicization of the 4,294 cadets: “Social Inequality,” “Military Leadership: Leading Inclusive Teams” and “Politics of Race Gender and Sexuality and Diversity.” West Point also offers a seminar on diversity and inclusion that features images of Black Lives Matter protesters.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/11/west-point-teaching-marxism/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Islamophobic witchhunts====<br /> After the [[September 11, 2001]] terror attacks, many young [[Patriot]]s rushed to defend their country. The Marxist Biden junta began a [[witchhunt]] to root out alleged [[Islamophobe]]s. The junta dismantled counterterrorism programs and replaced them with Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). <br /> <br /> In Biden’s group of outside contractors, the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG), several appeared at events for [[CAIR]], [[ICNA]], and other terror-linked organizations. Some appeared at events featuring advocates for Islamic terrorism, [[sharia]], and violence against non-Muslims. The list consists almost entirely of organizations and individuals who supported Biden's election [[coup]]. The group is tasked with dismantling CVE and siccing [[Islamist]] [[activist]]s and their lawyers on the military to implement a ruthless purge of American soldiers.<br /> <br /> ''Frontpagemag'' reported<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/05/biden-brings-islamic-activists-investigate-us-daniel-greenfield/</ref> that many personnel are from the discredited [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) including Heidi Beirich.<br /> <br /> At the start of the [[Obama administration]], Hina Shamsi was fighting on behalf of the Holy Land Foundation whose leaders had been convicted of providing material support to [[Hamas]]. As the head of the [[ACLU]]’s National Security Project, Shamsi, fought fiercely for the Islamic terrorists at [[Guantanamo Bay]]. In addition to Shamsi, there’s fellow [[Pakistan]]i ACLU activist: Manar Waheed.<br /> <br /> Faiza Patel co-wrote an article arguing against designating the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). In another co-written article, Faiza Patel claimed that laws against Sharia were [[Islamophobic]].<br /> <br /> The list includes Wael Alzayat in his role as the CEO of Emgage. The national co-chair and founding member of the Islamic group is Khurrum Wahid who has been described as one of the country’s most prominent terror lawyers and whose clients include an [[Al Qaeda]] operative who plotted to kill [[President George W. Bush]] and Sami al-Arian who was linked to Islamic Jihad. Wahid had been placed on a terrorist watch list and Emgage, as counterterrorism researcher Joe Kaufman noted, "holds events at terror-linked mosques”: including one founded by al-Arian. Emgage's board includes Dhabah ‘Debbie’ Almontaser who was forced out of her old job over t-shirts reading “Intifada NYC”. Nada al Hanooti, Emgage's Executive Director for [[Michigan]], is the daughter of Muthanna al Hanooti, a former CAIR leader who was accused of working for [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Iraq]]'s intelligence agency.<br /> <br /> Also on the list of Biden's CEWG partners is Iman Boukadoum, the staff attorney for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The ADC has a long history of defending and excusing Islamic terrorism. "I know many people in Hamas. They are very respectable," its former president Hamzi Moghrabi had said. Former ADC president Hussein Ibish called [[Hezbollah]] “a disciplined and responsible liberation force” whose members “conducted themselves in an exemplary manner.” Boukadoum was most recently hard at work fighting for Abdelhaleem Ashqar, who had been convicted of [[obstruction of justice]] in a case involving the flow of money to Hamas. Ashqar ran for president of the [[Palestinian Authority]] while awaiting trial in the United States. He had argued that the evidence against him had come from a time when “Hamas was not designated as a terrorist organisation” and boasted that, “they wanted me to testify against my people. I said I'd rather die than betray my commitment to freedom and justice for Palestine."<br /> <br /> ====Defense Department schools====<br /> <br /> Department of Defense Education Activity schools, institutions that educate children from military families, are helping children change their names and pronouns at school behind parents’ backs.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/16/why-are-defense-department-schools-transitioning-students-gender-behind-parents-backs/</ref> Video evidence from the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Equity and Access Summit in May 2021 shows that in one case at a school in Rota, [[Spain]], a seventh-grade language arts and high school humanities teacher—who is also a Gay-Straight Alliance sponsor—told teachers that in some instances they will need to protect children from parents who do not know about their child’s gender “transition.”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/10/young-children-are-being-targeted-with-sexual-content-the-equality-act-would-make-it-worse/</ref> Another conference presenter, who teaches English and drama at a high school in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]], and is also a Gay-Straight Alliance sponsor, noted that while some parents are labeled as “unsupportive” and have no idea that their children have transitioned at school.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/18/promise-to-americas-children-warns-of-destructive-equality-act-lgbt-agenda/</ref> To “out” children to their parents, said the teacher, would be “unsafe” and would put them “at risk” at home. For these children, she claimed, school might be the only safe place for them to be their authentic selves, with their chosen “safe” adult.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/16/inconvenient-truth-no-one-actually-changes-gender-only-ones-persona/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Racism===<br /> :{{See also|Liberalism and racism|Jim Crow 2.0|}}<br /> [[File:Biden legacy chart 1.png|right|300px|thumb|The Biden legacy.]]<br /> Among the Biden junta's first official racist acts was the firing of the nation's African American [[Surgeon General]]<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://abc7ny.com/surgeon-general-jerome-adams-president-joe-biden-donald-trump/9842120/ US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams asked to step down by Biden team]. ''ABC 7 NY''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/01/20/Surgeon-General-Jerome-Adams-resigns-to-make-way-for-Biden-nominee/8161611160416/ Surgeon General Jerome Adams resigns to make way for Biden nominee]. ''UPI''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/01/20/biden-surgeon-general-resignation/ Surgeon General resigns at Biden’s request]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> and issuance of xenophobic travel ban orders against [[South Africa]].<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/01/24/315890-n315890</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/boom-reporter-asks-if-biden-called-trumps-travel-restrictions-xenophobic-then-what-do-we-call-bidens-new-travel-restrictions/</ref> In its first full month, February 2021, while unemployment fell among fell among white, [[Hispanic]], Asian-American workers and overall to 6.2%, Blacks were the only group that saw a rise in unemployment to 9.9%.<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/black-unemployment-rate-rises-despite-143209839.html</ref> Racist Democrat Sens. [[Tammy Duckworth]] and [[Mazie Hirono]] refused to vote for any [[white]] Biden appointee.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/dem-sens-duckworth-and-hirono-threatened-to-vote-against-white-biden-nominees/</ref><br /> <br /> In April 2021, ''[[Twitter]]'' allowed a racist insult against Republican Sen. [[Tim Scott]] of South Carolina to "trend" on its website/platform following the GOP rebuttal to Biden's [[SOTU]] speech in which Scott debunked the liberal leftist agenda, accused Democrats of trying "to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present" and stating, "America is not a racist country."<ref>AILA SLISCO | ''Newsweek'', Read the Full Text of Tim Scott's Republican Rebuttal of Joe Biden's Joint Address to Congress, https://www.newsweek.com/read-full-text-tim-scotts-republican-rebuttal-joe-bidens-joint-address-congress-1587308, April 28, 2021</ref> Following the speech, angry leftists flooded ''Twitter'' in attempts to label the Senator "Uncle Tim" and using other racist slurs. During the rebuttal Scott stated, "I have experienced the pain of discrimination... I get called "[[Uncle Tom]]" and the N-word — by 'progressives'! By liberals!"<ref>CNN Politics, Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/politics/tim-scott-response-transcript/index.html, Updated 10:51 PM ET, Wed April 28, 2021</ref> The left traditionally uses the derogatory epithet and hurls it at conservatives who dare to walk off the [[Democrat plantation]]. This has long been a way for bigots to insult black people who are accused of being subservient to whites and used to send an intimidating message to others who might be thinking about leaving the plantation.<ref>Debra Heine | ''AG'' News, Twitter Allows Racist Attacks Against Tim Scott to Trend For Nearly 11 Hours, https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/29/twitter-allows-racist-attacks-against-tim-scott-to-trend-for-nearly-11-hours/, April 29, 2021</ref> A [[plurality]] of voters said race relations had deteriorated in the first six month's after Bidens seizure of power.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_don_t_think_biden_has_made_much_difference_for_black_america Rassmussen poll]</ref><br /> <br /> It took only 120 days under the leftist junta before [[Jews]] were being beaten in broad daylight in America.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/it-only-took-120-days-of-leftism-before-jews-were-being-beaten-in-broad-daylight-in-america/</ref> In [[Los Angeles]], Muslims in two vehicles, waving "[[Palestinian]]" flag, shouting "Allahu Akbar" chased a religious Jewish man.<ref>LA Jewish man chased by 2 vehicles waving Palestinian flags: 'They were yelling Allahu akbar'. Jewish Los Angeles resident said he 'thought they were going to kill me' By Yael Halon | Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-jewish-man-chased-palestinian-flags-yelling-allahu-akbar.amp</ref> <br /> The next day Arabs, attending a "pro-Palestine" rally in Los Angeles, stormed a restaurant, asked who is Jewish and began beating.<br /> <ref>Dillon Hosier (@DillonHosier) Tweeted: Moments ago: A group of "pro-Palestine" attacked a table of Persian Jews at Sushi Fumi in Los Angeles, just outside of #weho city. #westhollywood / #LA #Antisemitism masked as #FreePalestine https://t.co/jjdWNqESLO https://twitter.com/DillonHosier/status/1394911594698608642?s=20. [May 18, 2021]<br /> Yuna Leibzon (@YunaLeibzon) Tweeted: Shocking pictures from Los Angeles: A group of Arabs stop near a restaurant, ask who is inside a Jew and start beating a man vigorously before fleeing. https://twitter.com/YunaLeibzon/status/1394998791707766785?s=20. [May 19, 2021]</ref> Notably arrested was an Arab man from Brooklyn, Waseem Awawdeh.<ref>'Jewish man beaten during wild NYC protests afraid to wear yarmulke.' By Reuven Fenton and Amanda Woods. May 21, 2021. https://nypost.com/2021/05/21/jewish-man-beaten-during-wild-midtown-protests-afraid-to-wear-yarmulke/ ''Waseem Awawdeh has been hit with multiple charges, including a hate crime.<br /> In the attack, captured on video, Borgen was knocked to the ground by a group of five or six men who allegedly made anti-Semitic statements, punched, kicked, pepper-sprayed and struck him with crutches... "I tried to get away, and the next thing I knew, I was surrounded by a whole crowd of people who proceeded to kick me, punch me, beat me down," he recalled. "I felt a liquid being poured on my face and at first I thought I was getting urinated on, but it tuned out I was getting maced and pepper sprayed. My face was on fire. That pain was worse than the concussion and all this other stuff that followed."''</ref><ref>New York Police Charge Pro-Palestinian Protester With Hate Crime.' Waseem Awawdeh is accused of beating a Jewish man during protest near Times Square.' By Ben Chapman. Updated May 21, 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-police-investigate-beating-of-jewish-man-during-pro-palestinian-march-11621610628 ''"Yesterday was an attack on this man simply because he is Jewish," Ms. Halberstam said. Jewish people were targeted in 63 hate crimes between Jan. 1 and May 16, up from 60 during the same time in 2020, according to the NYPD figures. Hate crimes against Jews accounted for the second-largest number of such crimes this year, after those targeting Asians..''</ref> Waseem said, after being arrested, that he would do it again, to which [[Newsmax]]'s Logan Ratick Tweeted: ''Because he grew up brainwashed to hate a specific group of people.''<ref>Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) Tweeted: Because he grew up brainwashed to hate a specific group of people https://twitter.com/Logan_Ratick/status/1396266906546548740?s=20</ref> Days later, another Arab from NY was arrested in thst beating, Faisal Elezzi.<ref>NYPD arrests suspect in beating of Jewish man in Times Square. May 24, 2021. ''Faisal Elezzi was arrested and charged in connection to the violent beatdown of a Jewish man near Times Square. The suspects spewed anti-Semitic statements while pepper spraying, punching and kicking Borgen, police have said. Police said the group also used crutches to beat the victim.''<br /> </ref><br /> <br /> Biden implied that all Hispanics, including those who were born in the United States or are residents legally, are illegal aliens. In speaking about Hispanics, Biden shows no respect for the Spanish language and uses the leftist derogatory language, 'Latinx' to refer to people with an Hispanic background.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/tucker-what-biden-said-about-latinos-yesterday-is-actually-a-slur/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Immigration===<br /> [[File:Biden kids in cages.PNG|right|350px|thumb|On March 17, 2020, during a [[2020 Democrat primaries|2020 Democrat primary]] debate, Biden called for an immediate surge of illegal immigrants to the border.<ref>https://archive.is/tQq8A</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Illegal immigration}}<br /> A Harvard/Harris poll produced in the summer of 2021 revealed that 80% of Americans believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem. 68% indicated they believed Biden was encouraging illegal immigration. 55% stated they believed President Trump’s immigration policies should have remained intact. Pollster Mark Penn wrote:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Sixty-four percent of registered voters want the [[Biden administration]] to issue new, stricter policies to reduce the flow of people across the border. Only 7% of voters could accurately call out the amount of monthly illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. with 84% underestimate the number, suggesting we should expect stronger voter reactions if the crisis evolves further. Overall, 74% of voters view the current surge in illegal immigrants as a [[crisis]] that needs to be addressed immediately, and 56% do not view climate change, racism, and [[sexism]] as root causes of migration from South and Central America.”}}<br /> 55% believed that Biden’s border policies are “increasing the flow of drugs,” into the country. 61% believed the flood of unaccompanied children surging at the southern border was the fault of the Biden administration.<ref>https://redstate.com/jeffc/2021/06/28/left-leaning-study-reveals-some-catastrophic-news-for-democrats-n403765</ref><br /> <br /> Fox News confirmed that Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas, is being used as a distribution hub for Central American migrants who cross the border illegally. The commander of that base, Lt. Col. Matthew Burrows, has instructed people in his command to keep the activity secret.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/late-night-migrant-flights-tennessee-lawmakers-biden</ref><br /> <br /> ====Biden border crisis====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden border crisis|Cloward and Piven Strategy}}<br /> On Biden's second day occupying the White House he issued a ''diktat'' which has been described as the most extreme directive in the history of modern [[law enforcement]]. Acting Secretary David Pekoske issued a memorandum on the evening of January 20, 2021 putting into place a [[deportation]] moratorium. There were narrow exceptions for terrorists and spies and none for [[criminal]]s and criminal suspects. It is estimated that about 12,000 criminal illegal aliens per month will not be deported from the United States throughout the existence of the Biden/Harris regime.<ref>https://www.newswars.com/over-12000-criminal-illegals-will-be-freed-monthly-former-trump-official-warns/</ref> These illegals can vote unchallenged under the Democrats "[[For the People Act]]". <br /> <br /> The junta further scrapped the “public charge” rule—a government policy that sought to limit admissions of immigrants likely to become reliant on government benefits.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/biden-administration-ditches-trump-plan-limit-immigration-financially-dependent-n1260239</ref> People from [[Yemen]], [[Iran]] and [[Sri Lanka]] were crossing the border, including people on the terrorist watch list.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/15/john-katko-terror-suspects-are-part-border-surge/</ref> <br /> <br /> The junta's executive order raised the refugee ceiling by 730% in the midst of the COVID pandemic.<ref>https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/02/10/biden-intends-to-increase-refugee-numbers-by-more-than-730-percent/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/10/poll-raising-refugee-admissions-is-bidens-most-unpopular-executive-order-so-far/</ref> By the junta's seventh week [[Arizona]] border agents reported illegal immigration in 2021 already surpassed all of 2018, and was on track to surpass 2018, 2019 and 2020 combined.”<br /> <br /> After White House chief [[propagandist]] [[Jen Psaki]] denied a border crisis existed,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wh-refuses-to-call-mexico-border-rush-child-detainment-a-crisis/</ref> the junta dispatched [[FEMA]] to deal with over 100,000 illegal aliens who crossed the border in February,<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/security/biden-dispatches-fema-address-growing-border-crisis</ref> 150,000 in March,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-border-crossings-jump-to-150000-in-march_3756182.html</ref> and 178,000 in April 2021, a two decade high for a single month. 17,000 of those in April were unaccompanied children.<ref>https://justthenews.com/nation/cbp-reports-encountering-more-178000-attempting-enter-americas-southern-border-april</ref> Democrat Reps. [[Vicente Gonzalez]] and [[Henry Cuellar]] criticized the junta's mishandling of the crisis.<ref>https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/biden-pushes-back-against-border-crisis-label-as-democrats-concede-theres-a-major-problem</ref> Biden found the humanitarian crisis he created flattering.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/25/biden-would-be-flattered-if-migrants-are-surging-because-of-him/</ref> A van stuffed full with 24 illegals crashed into a utility pole, killing at least 11.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/local/multiple-dead-crash-van-full-illegal-immigrants</ref> Texas Lt. Governor [[Dan Patrick]] told Fox News,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"There was a little girl that drowned in the river. Kamala Harris must think that’s amusing to her. She must think that the sex offenders who are coming into this country, who are coming into communities all over this country to assault children is funny to her. This is not a laughing matter to our country or to these people or for future victims. So far they won’t call this a crisis. It’s a designed disaster. This is their plan… Sex offenders are up 1,967% in just the Del Rio sector in Texas. Sexual offenders are defined by people we already arrested for offenses against children and they’re crossing back two or three times."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/kamala-harris-must-think-amusing-tx-lt-gov-dan-patrick-goes-off-child-sex-trafficking-1967-video/</ref>}}<br /> A border agent described conditions in the cells to the ''[[Epoch Times]]:''<br /> {{quotebox-float|"The family-unit holding cells smell like [[urine]] and [[vomit]]. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. [[Scabies]], [[lice]], the [[flu]], and COVID-19 run rampant. Up to 80 individuals are squeezed into each 24- by 30-foot cell, and there aren’t enough mattresses for everyone. Sheets of plastic divide the rooms. “Any diseases that are in there, it’s being kept in there, like a petri dish. The smell is overwhelming.”<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-border-agent-gives-inside-account-of-overcrowded-facilities_3746058.html?amp</ref>}}<br /> After White House chief [[propagandist]] [[Jen Psaki]] denied a border crisis existed,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wh-refuses-to-call-mexico-border-rush-child-detainment-a-crisis/</ref> the [[Biden junta]] put [[Kamala Harris]] in charge of managing the catastrophe.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/24/biden-just-named-a-new-person-in-charge-of-the-border-youll-know-her-by-the-sound-of-her-cackle-n349562</ref> Harris previously compared [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] officials to the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/kamala-harris-tapped-to-fix-the-border-despite-attacking-immigration/</ref> A week into the Harris' appointment as border czar, Harris had no immigration-related meetings on her schedule and made no public statements about the border crisis.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/kamala-has-no-immigration-meetings-scheduled-despite-leading-crisis-response/</ref> ''Axios'' reported "If you give someone a sh***ty assignment because the president doesn’t want to do it himself, you can’t be mad when the treacherous situation looks treacherous.”<ref>https://www.axios.com/kamala-harris-trip-problems-rekindle-2020-campaign-doubts-f08f807e-c00a-432a-a562-3c2a2beaa634.html</ref> <br /> <br /> Harris refused to visit the border for six months and laughed at the unfolding human tragedy.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/23/kamala-harris-bursts-out-awkward-laugh-when-asked-about-visiting-the-border-not-today-1048624/</ref> Not until President Trump announced he and Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]] would visit the border did Harris announce she would visit the border.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/23/kamala-harris-announces-border-visit-just-days-before-president-trump-event/</ref><br /> <br /> Democrat Rep. [[Henry Cuellar]], whose district was hardest hit by disaster, had been calling for months for the Biden junta to listen to the people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, to him, and to [[law enforcement]] that is overwhelmed called Harris' visit to [[El Paso]] in the Upper Rio Rio Grande Valley a “politically safe” trip, a “check the box” kind of trip and a "joke". Harris never consulted with Cuellar, Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]], or other local people.<br /> <br /> ====Human trafficing====<br /> The Biden junta’s reversal of Trump-era border policies gave Mexican cartels an enormous opportunity to exploit immigrants for financial gain. This criminal and inhumane system is a direct consequence of Biden’s open border policies and willful neglect of border security. Chris Farrell, director of investigations and research at [[Judicial Watch]], explained how the cartels’ control of the Mexican border is driven by profit. “When Americans hear about the humanitarian crisis at the border,” said Farrell, “they should remember that it is fueled by a sophisticated criminal enterprise that is subsidized by the Biden administration’s failure to secure our border.” An Arizona rancher explained “Nobody comes through that border illegally without their [the cartels] authorization.” Dan Cantu, a retired Border Patrol agent, said no one “freelances”—or crosses into the U.S. from the Mexican border without cartel permission. In most cases, those who try are instantly killed. “They call those [who cross on their own] ‘chapulines’ … which means grasshoppers in Spanish. It’s common knowledge that the minute they try to freelance—as soon as they do—smugglers and recruiters [for the cartels] will notice … [and] they’ll flat out kill them.” They patrol ridge lines and mountains in search of “chapulines” walking on their own. If found, the chapulin is approached by a scout and asked for a code. Those who don’t know the code are often tied to a tree and beaten, raped, or killed by cartel operatives. “The chapulines experience all kinds of torture,” Cantu emphasized, “because [the cartels] have got to send a message … there is a price for attempting to traverse the border yourself.”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/15/no-one-comes-through-the-border-illegally-without-the-cartels-authorization-how-bidens-policies-feed-a-criminal-monopoly/</ref><br /> <br /> According to a veteran Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officer, “The cartel makes more money on people than they do on dope.” The Mexican cartels have a valuation greater than [[Walmart]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/24/do-mexican-drug-cartels-make-billion-year/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Child sex trafficing====<br /> Biden also canceled the Trump era Operation Talon which focused on deporting illegal child sex traffickers and sexual predators.<ref>https://newspunch.com/biden-cancels-trump-program-that-targeted-child-sex-traffickers-in-the-us-illegally/</ref> The order essentially shut down [[ICE]] operations. An estimated 117,000 migrants crossed the border at the going rate for smuggling humans of $10,000 each the first month, totaling well over $1.1 billion for the cartels and human trafficking networks.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/report-admin-lacks-resources-for-the-expected-117000-unaccompanied-children-at-border-this-year/</ref> Mexican President [[Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador]] expressed concern over the junta incentivizing human trafficing and organized crime.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21D8</ref> Reports indicated that human traffickers were purchasing children for $3200.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/human-trafficking-cartels-selling-kids-3200-head-joe-bidens-open-border-mexico-video/</ref><ref>https://rumble.com/vekxmd-biden-the-president-of-human-trafficking.html</ref> Drug cartels often recruit or kidnap migrants, hold them for ransom or [[murder]] them if their families don't comply with the operatives' demands.<ref>https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/biden-pushes-back-against-border-crisis-label-as-democrats-concede-theres-a-major-problem</ref>Evidence at the border suggested children were being [[rape]]d.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/video-reporter-finds-condoms-lube-and-childrens-clothes-dumped-at-the-border/</ref> @red_pill_latina said on [[Instagram]],<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Where is [[AOC]]…where is the outrage of the media? Democrats in the Biden administration are making traffickers and cartels more powerful and dangerous than ever. If you voted for Biden, this is what you voted for. You claim to support the [[Latino]] community yet you don’t support strong border security. Latinos are the main targets/victims of human traffickers at the southern border. Especially the most vulnerable, innocent little children. If you voted for Biden this is the reality you voted for."<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/citing-border-crisis-trafficking-of-innocent-children-latino-woman-says-if-you-voted-for-biden-this-is-what-you-voted-for-1047799/</ref>}}<br /> By July 2021 there was a 542% increase in convicted sex offender apprehensions at the border.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/542-percent-increase-in-convicted-sex-offenders-arrested-at-border_3876489.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Surging covid cases====<br /> <br /> The [[Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) was not doing any [[covid-19]] testing on people apprehended at the border.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-19-testing-of-border-crossing-migrants-not-being-administered-consistently/ar-BB1eifgo</ref> The ''[[Epoch Times]]:'' described conditions in the holding cells:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"The family-unit holding cells smell like [[urine]] and [[vomit]]. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. [[Scabies]], [[lice]], the [[flu]], and COVID-19 run rampant. Up to 80 individuals are squeezed into each 24- by 30-foot cell, and there aren’t enough mattresses for everyone. Sheets of plastic divide the rooms. “Any diseases that are in there, it’s being kept in there, like a petri dish. The smell is overwhelming.”<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-border-agent-gives-inside-account-of-overcrowded-facilities_3746058.html?amp</ref>}}<br /> The National Sheriffs Association estimated that up to 50% of all illegal immigrants were covid positive.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/up-to-50-percent-of-illegal-immigrants-estimated-to-have-covid-19-national-sheriffs-association_3737923.html</ref> Congressional [[Democrat]]s blocked a [[Republican]] bill which would require the [[Department of Homeland Security]] to test all apprehensions for covid.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/16/democrats-block-gop-bill-to-test-illegal-immigrants-for-coronavirus/</ref> <br /> Restoration of the Obama era Catch and Release program led to the release of covid infected illegal aliens into American communities.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/psaki-cant-answer-illegal-aliens-test-positive-covid-released-actually-quarantine-video/</ref><br /> <br /> An analysis by ''The New York Times'' in July 2021 found that more than 7,500 cases have been detected since April. That represents more than 40 percent of all coronavirus cases in Immigration Control and Enfrocement (ICE) detention since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The rise in infections coincides with a surge in immigrant detention, from 14,000 detainees in April to more than 26,000 at the end of June, according to the ''Times'' analysis. ICE officials say the increase in infections is directly correlated to the increase in CBP detainees in their care, all of whom are subjected to testing, quarantine and cohorting once in the detention centers.<ref>https://thehill.com/latino/561690-coronavirus-infections-surging-in-immigration-facilities?rl=1</ref><br /> <br /> The city of McAllen, Texas declared a state of emergency in August 2021 after Biden dumped 1,500 covid infected illegal aliens outside holding facilities.<ref>[https://therightscoop.com/breaking-mcallen-tx-declares-state-of-disaster-after-biden-dumped-1500-illegals-with-covid-last-week/ McAllen, TX declares state of DISASTER after Biden dumped 1,500 illegals with COVID last week].</ref><br /> <br /> ====Babies in cages====<br /> [[File:Biden-cages-1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Biden / Harris regime kept babies in cages..]]<br /> The junta renewed the Obama era program of locking migrant children in cages.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2021/02/23/bidens-kids-cages-moment-carrizo-springs-facility-re-opens/</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' initially reported the junta was holding 3250 kids in "jail-like facilities"<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/09/nyt-nails-biden-for-holding-migrant-children-in-violation-of-law-but-they-do-a-little-spinning-in-the-process-n340404</ref> 38% longer than the law allows.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-immigration-detention-increase/</ref> The figure was later revised to 9,400 in February alone,<ref>https://www.vox.com/2021/3/21/22343184/as-bidens-immigration-policy-faces-scrutiny-the-dhs-chief-says-the-border-is-closed</ref> and by the third week of March [[DHS]] said the number of babies in cages was 15,500.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-migrant-children-in-border-patrol-custody-hits-15500/</ref> The Former head of CBP said Homeland [[Commissar]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] "lied to the American people" about the crisis.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-administration-lied-american-border-crisis</ref><br /> <br /> According to [[CBS News]], children were held in overcrowded conditions, and some were having to sleep on the floor and were going hungry. One immigration lawyer representing the children said there were kids who have only showered once in seven days and weren’t allowed to shower more often. The children were not allowed outdoors and complained of not seeing the sun in days. The Donna complex which is supposed to hold only 250 people held 1,800, or 729% of its pandemic era capacity. The migrants were not able to practice any social distancing because of the massive number of people.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-children-detained-in-overcrowded-conditions/</ref> The ''New York Post'' wrote in an editorial, "While we feel Trump was wrongly vilified for these facilities, Biden deserves every knock of hypocrisy leveled against him."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/02/24/bidens-kids-in-cages-prove-his-hypocrisy-on-immigration/</ref> ''[[Time magazine]]'' pleaded for the Dear Leader to end locking babies in cages.<ref>https://time.com/5945307/biden-end-detention-migrant-children/</ref><br /> <br /> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported “[y]oung people are waiting in cramped, austere holding cells with concrete floors and benches. Lights remain on 24 hours a day, agents say, and there are few places to play.”<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/unaccompanied-minors-detention-cells/2021/03/10/a0d39390-81c6-11eb-bb5a-ad9a91faa4ef_story.html</ref> [[CNN]]’s Pamela Brown reported that “as the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border gets worse, the media is being kept from it despite calls of transparency from the Biden administration. Reporters and photographers were not been allowed inside the facilities where thousands of unaccompanied children are being kept in similar to jail-like conditions."<ref> https://youtu.be/FrUwXhmgLlM</ref><br /> <br /> When negative publicity arose, the Biden team then emptied the cages and forced children to sleep in buses overnight, according to [[NBC News]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/05/13/joe-bidens-america-migrant-children-stuck-overnight-on-parked-buses-for-consecutive-days-and-nights/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Unsanitary conditions====<br /> According to a [[whistleblower]] complaint, children were forced to sleep in tents that “were dirty and often had a foul odor,” at times smelling of sewage at the Fort Bliss facility, one of the camps the Biden junta used to hold 5,000 children. Children were not given prompt medical care when experiencing health crises, including one girl who had a panic attack after learning that her old sister was dying and another who, after not receiving her period for months, began bleeding profusely. One 13-year-old from [[Honduras]] at Fort Bliss recounted that a friend was served raw or undercooked chicken “that still had feathers in it.”<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/07/07/whistleblowers-detail-poor-hygiene-for-migrant-kids-at-texas-site/</ref><br /> <br /> The complaint was sent to various congressional committees and to the [[Health and Human Services]] (HHS) inspector general. The Health and Human Services Department hired a water-and-fire damage repair contractor with no training to supervise migrant children at the Texas army base. As of July 2021 there were roughly 14,500 children in HHS custody at several of its concentration camps.<br /> <br /> When chief border czar Kamala Harris visited Texas in June 2021, she studiously avoided Fort Bliss.<br /> <br /> ====Narcotics trafficing====<br /> Prior to the junta [[open borders|opening the border]] [[bi-partisan]] experts estimated the money made on drug trafficking by the Mexican Drug Cartels at around $500 billion, or one half-trillion dollars per year. Sen. [[Sonny Purdue]] said in 2019: “At half a trillion dollars — $500 billion — that makes the cartel business and the drug traffic just in Mexico alone coming across to the United States bigger than [[Walmart]], to put it in perspective. So this is larger than our largest companies.” Democrat Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] quoted the same figure testifying, “The illicit drug trade is a business, valued at anywhere between $426 [billion] and $652 billion…”.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/has-joe-biden-sold-out-america-to-the-mexican-drug-cartels/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Anti-science===<br /> <br /> The junta hired discredited CCP collaborator Dr. Anthony Fauci as its Chief Medical Advisor,<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/03/biden-asks-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-advisor-during-covid-crisis/</ref> and refused to ask for Fauci's resignation when Fauci was exposed as lying to the nation about the CCP [[covid]] [[bioweapon]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57352992</ref> Fauci made the [[megalomania]]cal claim that he himself was the sheer embodiment of [[science]] and the [[truth]].<ref>https://radio.foxnews.com/2021/06/09/dr-manny-alvarez-dr-fauci-finds-that-any-kind-of-criticism-of-himself-is-an-attack-on-science/</ref><br /> <br /> Throughout the 2020 campaign Biden and other junta officials implored the American people to “trust the science!” when it came to mask-wearing, social distancing, and not gathering in large groups. Days after the [[Center for Disease Control]] (CDC) rescinded its guidelines on mask-wearing, Biden undermined public confidence in the science by continuing to wear a mask and delivering rants about masks and patriotism.<ref>https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/04/30/joe-biden-ignores-his-own-guidelines-delivers-nonsensical-rant-about-masks-and-patriotism-n371733</ref> As heir to the legacy of former president [[Jimmy Carter]], Biden defied the science and wore a mask in a high-profile visit to the elder patron.<ref>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2021/05/04/joe-biden-embarrasses-himself-and-undermines-cdc-during-visit-with-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-n373858</ref><br /> <br /> ===Gun rights===<br /> <br /> Biden plans to control people's right to own guns, for example, banning semi-automatic firearms.<ref>https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/#</ref> He claims that his plan does not violate the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>[https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200921/joe-biden-told-voters-the-second-amendment-does-not-protect-an-individual-right Joe Biden Told Voters the Second Amendment DOES NOT Protect an Individual Right]</ref> Biden called a pro-Second Amendment and civilian worker in Detroit "full of sh*t" and threatened to fight him as a thug,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/biden-tells-detroit-auto-plant-worker-hes-full-of-sht-on-gun-control/ar-BB10ZJcS Biden Tells Detroit Auto Plant Worker He's 'Full of Sh*t' on Gun Control]</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2UeoY4uyU</ref><br /> <br /> The junta [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] believes it has the authority to confiscate, ban and register an entire class of firearms without consulting Congress. “The [Notice of Proposed Rule Making] proposes amending the definition of the term ‘rifle,’ as contained in 27 CFR §§ 478.11 and 479.11, to ‘clarify that the term “rifle” includes any weapon with a rifled barrel and equipped with an attached ‘stabilizing brace’ that has objective design features and characteristics that indicate that the firearm is designed to be fired from the shoulder, as indicated on ATF Worksheet 4999,” according to a fact sheet about the rule put out by SB Tactical. “This proposed rule would be the largest [[Executive Branch]] firearms ban/registration scheme in American history— forcing the registration or destruction of millions of privately-owned firearms,” SB Tactical’s fact sheet continues. “[T]he proposed rule would ensure that 99% of the firearms already in circulation are suddenly unlawfully possessed.”<ref>https://www.newstarget.com/2021-06-14-biden-regime-aims-to-ban-register-firearrms.html</ref><br /> <br /> A study by Prof. Steven Greene at North Carolina State University of whether motherhood causes women to support more restrictive gun rights found, that while women overall have more liberal attitudes than men on all issues, including gun control, women without children (female non-birthing people) have more liberal attitudes toward restrictive gun rights than mothers do. The study drew on "2017 Pew Research Center data to explore the ways gender, parenthood, and race intersect to shape attitudes on gun policy in the post-[[Sandy Hook]] era when gun violence has become prominently linked with schools and children, and during a time when the Black Lives Matter movement has drawn national attention to the relationship of gun violence and racial inequality. Most notably, we find that contemporary depictions of mothers as a distinctively pro-gun control constituency are largely inaccurate." The study concluded that "we fail to see much relationship between race, parenthood, and gun attitudes. Overall, despite common belief and media reporting to the contrary, the story is very much one where parenthood seems to play little role in gun policy attitudes."<ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17457289.2020.1862130?journalCode=fbep20 tandfonline.com/doi/abs]</ref><br /> <br /> In June 2021, Biden proposed expanded background checks for gun purchasers, which presumably would not apply to Hunter Biden who lied on a background check to purchase a firearm.<ref>https://spectatorworld.com/topic/president-biden-strict-gun-laws-household-hunter/</ref><br /> [[File:BLM terrorist incidents.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|A ''[[Time magazine]]'' survey found 570 leftwing [[terrorist]] incidents in 220 cities between May 24, 2020 and August 22, 2020.<ref>https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/</ref>]]<br /> <br /> ===Crime===<br /> ====Leftist violence====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Leftwing violence under the Biden junta|Anti-Asian hate crime}}<br /> Biden refused to denounce the terrorist Anarcho-Coummunist hate group [[Antifa]] during the first debate with President Donald Trump. He claimed they are "just an idea", not an organization. He pretends that [[FBI]] Bureau’s director [[Chris Wray]] told lawmakers that Antifa is an "ideology", not a terrorist group, but the fact this is not what Wray said, Wray said: “any number of properly predicated investigations into what we would describe as violent anarchist extremists,” which included individuals who identity with Antifa.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-says-antifa-is-an-idea-not-an-organization-during-presidential-debate/ Biden Says Antifa Is ‘An Idea, Not An Organization’ during Presidential Debate]</ref> It appears that Biden and Antifa have some relations, as when someone looks up the website Antifa.com, Biden's election campaign page will appear.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHDVYKgLODY</ref><br /> <br /> ====Defund the Police====<br /> :{{See also|Defund the Police}}<br /> Biden championed [[defunding the police]],<ref>https://therightscoop.com/watch-joe-biden-agrees-to-defund-the-police-says-he-supports-taking-away-their-responsibilities/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/biden-democrats-lies-about-cops-spawned-sickening-shooting-devine/</ref> leaving Black communities vulnerable to [[crime]].<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/81-black-americans-dont-want-less-police-presence-despite-protestssome-want-more-cops-poll-1523093</ref> In the first presidential debate, Biden accused police and falsely called them "systemic racists". <ref>https://www.teletrader.com/biden-systemic-racism-in-us-present-beyond-police/news/details/52383496?internal=1&ts=1604959273788&culture=de-CH</ref> In a moment of candor on December 8, 2020 Biden confessed that the Defund the Police movement "beat the hell out of us."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/10/biden-says-defund-the-police-movement-beat-the-hell-out-of-dems/</ref><br /> <br /> Black people represented a massive share of murder victims in six major cities through the first six months of 2021 compared to 2020, which itself saw a large crime surge, according to data analyzed by the ''Daily Caller News Foundation''.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/homicides-have-skyrocketed-in-these-six-democratic-cities-black-people-are-disproportionately-the-victims-data-shows_3872643.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Supreme Court===<br /> Biden seeks to violate the Constitution by [[court packing|packing the Supreme Court]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-packing.html</ref> At the presidential debate, Biden refused to confirm that.<ref> https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/22/joe-biden-court-packing-judicial-reforms-commission-431157</ref><br /> <br /> ===Abortion===<br /> Biden has a far-Left position on [[abortion]], he said that he will support abortion in all circumstances including [[Late-term abortion|late term abortion]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/supporting-roe-means-supporting-abortion-until-birth/ Supporting Roe Means Supporting Abortion until Birth]</ref> He also said that he will stop any state from preventing abortion.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Radical Islamic terrorism===<br /> [[File:C9Pak4-W0AIldKy (1).jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to [[Hillary Clinton]]: "[[Al Qaeda]] is on our side."<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225#efmAGIAHu</ref>]]<br /> Biden plans to bring hundreds of thousands of Muslims from radical countries.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/dncs-deepening-embrace-radical-islamists-opinion-1527239 The DNC's Deepening Embrace of Radical Islamists | Opinion]</ref> Biden was criticized when he promised to let kids learn Sharia law in public schools.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkqSZp6nkc Why Joe Biden Wants to Teach Your Kids Islam]</ref> To convince Muslims to vote for him he used one of the most radical hadiths: whoever sees evil let him change by his hand, if he cannot then with his tongue, if he cannot then with his heart (by hating), and that's the weakest faith. This is same hadith which was used by the [[September 11, 2001 attack]] perpetrators.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhjQ9qoVJw Joe Biden Accidentally Calls for Jihad against America]</ref><br /> <br /> The first [[jihad]]i attack in the United States under the Biden regime occurred on March 22, 2021 in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. There were no jihadi attacks in the United States for the previous four years under President Trump.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/boulder-the-first-jihadi-attack-in-us-after-none-under-trump/</ref> After a [[NeverTrump]] immigrant from [[Syria]] with [[ISIS]] sympathies<ref>https://summit.news/2021/03/23/facebook-scrubs-page-showing-supermarket-shooter-was-anti-trump-pro-refugee-activist/</ref> massacred 10 [[white]] people<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/boulder-shooting-victims/</ref> at a supermarket, Biden immediately proposed disarming the native born population and depriving them of their constitutional rights.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/biden-urger-congress-pass-gun-control-reform-including-assault-weapon-ban?utm_source=breaking-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter</ref> According to the ''New York Times'', “The suspect’s identity was known to the F.B.I. because he was linked to another individual under investigation by the bureau, according to law enforcement officials.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-shooting-suspect-charged.html</ref> This was a repeat of the same pattern during the Obama-Biden administration. The FBI knew in advance the Pulse Nightclub shooter (Omar Mateen) and were tipped off by the local sheriff. The FBI knew in advance the San Bernardino Terrorists (Tashfeen Malik). The FBI knew in advance the Boston Marathon Bombers (the Tsarnaev brothers) tipped off by Russians. The FBI knew in advance the Garland, Texas, shooters (Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi). The FBI knew in advance of the Parkland High School shooter (Nikolas Cruz). And the FBI knew in advance of the Fort Hood shooter (Nidal Hasan).<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/23/here-we-go-fbi-knew-boulder-colorado-suspect-identity-prior-to-shooting/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Foreign policy==<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris regime foreign policy}}<br /> Prof. Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway, and an editor at the ''Russia in Global Affairs'' journal wrote:<br /> The current international disorder is caused by an interregnum – the world is currently stuck between a unipolar and a multipolar format. [[The West]] is pushing for a return to the unipolar era that existed before [[Magnitsky Act|sanctions on Russia]] and the economic war against China. However, the two Eurasian giants, Russia and China, have spent the past years adjusting to a multipolar system. The West will insist that on maintaining liberal [[hegemony]] due to a commitment and belief in [[liberal values]], among [[elitism|elites]] (although that is no longer uniform), while Russia and China will reject a value-based system that is instrumental to impose an untenable unipolar order. There is no going back as the world has moved on, although the West is not yet ready to move forward.<br /> [[File:Image cefc 2016 05 05.png|right|350px|thumb|CEFC China Energy chairman [[Ye Jianming]], the former deputy secretary of the [[People's Liberation Army]] General Political Department International Liaison Department, formed a business partnership with the [[Biden family corruption|Biden family]]. In 2017 Hunter Biden told friends, "I am the managing director of CEFC."<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/news/hunter-biden-cefc-managing-director/</ref>]]<br /> The Strategic Culture Foundation think tank, in their document ''Leviathan Mobilizes For Decisive Battle'', <ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/leviathan-mobilises-decisive-battle</ref> claims "the plan is out of control, and becoming [[progressive]]ly more bizarre. The American unipolar moment is ‘done’. It has created oppositions of various kinds, both abroad and at home. [[Conservative]] and traditional impulses have reacted against the [[radical]] ideological agenda, and crucially, the [[2008 Financial Crisis]] and near collapse of the system foretold to the élites of the ultimate coming end to the U.S.’ financial hegemony, and concomitantly to America’s primacy. It forced a critical juncture.<br /> <br /> Now they are at a crucial impasse. When they speak about [[Great Reset|Re-set]], this means a forced return to the continuation of the agenda.<br /> <br /> But it is not as straight-forward as it seems. Everything seemed almost primed to fall into place twenty years ago; yet now, the [[Establishment]] is having to fight for every element of this strategy because everywhere they encounter a growing resistance.<br /> <br /> And it is no insignificant resistance. In America alone, some 74 million Americans reject the [[Culture war|cultural war]] being waged on them. <br /> The globalist call to arms is evident. The world clearly has changed during the last four years.<br /> <br /> Globalist forces, therefore, are being mobilized to win a last battle in the ‘long-war’ – looking to break-through everywhere. Defeating Trump is the first goal. Discrediting all varieties of [[Europe]]an [[populism]] is another.<br /> <br /> The U.S. thinks to lead the maritime and rim-land powers in imposing a searing [[psychological]], technological and economic defeat on the Russia-China-Iran alliance. In the past, the outcome might have been predictable. This time Eurasia may very well stand solid against a weakened Oceana (and a faint-hearted Europe). It would shake [[Leviathan]] to its foundations. Who knows what might then emerge from the ruins of [[postmodernism|post-modernity]]."<br /> <br /> 90 days into the junta's assumption of power, the U.S. Strategic Command warned the U.S. should prepare for [[nuclear war]].<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/1/charles-richard-us-strategic-command-chief-nuclear/</ref><br /> <br /> At Biden's first G-7 summit, Biden was welcomed into "the club" of globalists by Emmanuel Macron.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/president-trump-releases-statement-regarding-macron-welcoming-biden-club/</ref> At the NATO summit, Biden managed to cajole the U.S. alleged European partners to issue a statement that mentioned China 10 times compared to the 26 references to Russia.<ref>https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rk7-s5KrtUYJ:https://www.theepochtimes.com/nato-turns-its-focus-to-chinese-regimes-rising-ambitions_3857873.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us</ref> The PRC responded immediately by sending a record 28 fighter jets into Taiwan's air defense identification zone.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-sends-record-28-fighter-jets-toward-taiwan-after-telling-nato-we-wont-sit-back</ref><br /> <br /> ===NATO===<br /> [[File:BIDENLOST.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden, seemingly lost, at the G7 Summit, Cornwall, England June 2021.<ref>https://notthebee.com/article/please-enjoy-this-video-of-senile-joe-biden-wandering-around-in-england-during-the-g7-summit-and-then-having-to-be-rescued-by-his-wife</ref>]]<br /> Biden assured key allies at the June 2021 [[G7]] Summit that he would maintain enough of a security presence in Afghanistan to ensure they could continue to operate in the capital following the main U.S. withdrawal. Biden promised U.K. Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] and other leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, that “critical U.S. enablers” would remain in place to keep Kabul safe following the drawdown of [[NATO]] forces. British officials determined the U.S. would provide enough personnel to ensure that the U.K. embassy in Kabul could continue operating. Allies discussed with Biden the need to continue supporting the Afghan government in order to prevent the country from becoming a haven for terrorist operations again. Those discussions continued at the NATO summit, ''Bloomberg'' reported.<ref> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-20/biden-assured-allies-in-june-u-s-would-ensure-kabul-s-stability?sref=MTy2GeXk</ref><br /> <br /> The [[European Union]]’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, was warning Biden foreign minister Antony Blinken that withdrawing troops from Afghanistan risked giving the Taliban the upper hand, and such a shift could pose a direct threat to European security. After dealing with [[European migrant crisis|millions of refugees reaching the EU]] after Obama's ill-fated [[Arab Spring]], America's EU partners feared a collapse in Afghanistan would lead to an avalanche of refugees once again.<br /> <br /> NATO members agreed in May 2021 that they would maintain a civilian presence in Afghanistan after the military withdrawal to support the Afghan government, facilitate training for the Afghan military and work on contracts for Kabul’s airport as well as hospitals and communications infrastructure.<br /> <br /> ===Indo-Pacific===<br /> :{{See also|South China Sea}}<br /> Wang Yiwei, director of the Center for European Studies at Renmin University and author of the best made in China book about the ''New Silk Roads'', clearly saw through the Biden/Harris “America is back” bluster: “China is not isolated by the US, [[the West]] or even the whole international community. The more hostility they show, the more anxiety they have. When the US travels around the globe to frequently ask for support, unity and help from its allies, this means US [[hegemony]] is weakening.”<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-usnato-versus-russia-china-hybrid-war-finish</ref><br /> <br /> Biden plans for return to the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]] (TPP), despite the damage it has done to the US economy.<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/09/business/us-return-tpp-joe-biden/ Prospects dim for early U.S. return to TPP despite Biden win]</ref> He wants to abolish all tariffs which were created by President Trump.<ref>[https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/prospects-for-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-trade-deal-under-a-biden-presidency/ Prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal under a Biden Presidency]</ref><br /> <br /> ====China First policy====<br /> :{{See also|Belt and Road Initiative}}<br /> [[File:Hunter Biden Bohai.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Hunter Biden, right, flew to China in 2013 aboard Air Force Two, with his father, [[Joe Biden]], left, December 4, 2013. 10 days late Hunter Biden formed a business partnership with the Chinese military and Bank of China worth $1.5 Billion.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-trip-china-son-hunter-2013-comes-under-new-n1061051</ref>]]<br /> Since 2017 China's communist government has imprisoned more than one million people and subjected those not detained to intense surveillance, religious restrictions, forced labor, and forced sterilizations.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uyghurs-xinjiang</ref> Biden has friendly relations with the communist regime of China. Biden refuses to see Communist China as a threat to the United States and condemned the notion by calling it "bizarre".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/28/joe-biden-bizarre-to-say-china-is-americas-competition/ Joe Biden: ‘Bizarre’ to Say China is America’s Competition]</ref> According to an assessment by the 17 member U.S. [[Intelligence Community]], China interfered in the 2020 presidential election on behalf of their officially favored candidate and family business partner, Joe Biden.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/01/07/transparent-timing-intelligence-community-assessment-on-foreign-interference-in-2020-election-submitted-to-congress-hours-after-electoral-certification/</ref> China was one of first countries which welcomed the media declaration of the Biden junta. <br /> <br /> China is the world’s largest source of Marine debris, the largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products, the greatest emitter of mercury, and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, producing nearly one third of all global emissions.<br /> <br /> Vice foreign minister He Yafei said: despite differences in political ideology, there could still be opportunities for long-term cooperation. “Multilateralism, I will say, is very much needed at this critical moment,” he said. “For China, the US and the EU, all of us should rethink who we are and what roles we can play in the future.<ref>[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3109496/us-china-relations-trump-divisions-could-haunt-biden US-China relations: Trump divisions could haunt Biden presidency]</ref> Biden referred to the [[genocide]] of the [[Uyghur]] people as a cultural norm<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/joe-biden-excuses-uyghur-genocide-just-chinese-cultural-norm-spreading-ccp-propaganda/</ref> and called the sovereign republic of Taiwan a "renegade province" of Communist China.<ref>[https://thetaiwantimes.com/president-biden-calls-uyghur-genocide-in-xinjiang-different-norm/ President Biden Calls Uyghur Genocide In Xinjiang “Different Norm”]</ref><br /> <br /> The CCP moved to further the grip Beijing had over [[Hong Kong]]<ref>Axelrod, Tal (March 11, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/542695-chinese-lawmakers-back-move-to-tighten-grip-on-hong-kong Chinese lawmakers back move to tighten grip on Hong Kong]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> and has China intimidated Taiwan.<ref>Mitchell, Ellen (April 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/547943-china-sends-25-warplanes-into-taiwan-air-zone China sends 25 warplanes into Taiwan air zone]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> Wary of the fact that many in the junta and Biden himself are shills for the CCP, China has pleaded for Trump's policies which supported Taiwan and weakened the communist regime to be lifted.<ref>Bowden, John (March 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/542015-china-calls-on-biden-to-reverse-trumps-dangerous-practice-on China calls on Biden to reverse Trump's 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Lonas, Lexi (March 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/543763-china-to-ask-biden-administration-to-lift-trump-policies-report China to ask Biden administration to lift Trump policies: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> =====Nuclear threat=====<br /> Stratcom Commander Charles Richard testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that China’s nuclear capabilities are advancing so rapidly that they’re not even bothering with intelligence vetted more than a month ago in their briefings because it’s probably already out of date. Richard added that a portion of China’s nuclear arsenal has been primed for ready use.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2021/04/23/rising-threat-of-nuclear-war-is-barely-noticed/</ref><br /> <br /> =====U.S. power grid=====<br /> :{{See also|PLA Total Information Warfare}}<br /> One of the junta's first acts was to expose the U.S. electrical power grid to Communist Chinese subversion. Biden has issued an executive diktat suspending President Trump's Executive Order 13920. The original Trump order stated that any use of bulk-power system equipment “designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied, by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary” is prohibited. The [[U.S. Department of Energy]] lists China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea as foreign adversaries to the United States under this order. China is the only nation on the list currently engaging in mass production of electronics, manufacturing equipment, and other forms of technology like software, circuits, and instrumentation.<br /> <br /> By suspending this rule, the government is free to procure power equipment from China, or U.S. companies operating manufacturing facilities in China. The Biden regime suspended this protection at the same time that U.S. reliance on foreign oil increased due to bans on new domestic energy production.<ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2021/01/26/president-biden-creates-vulnerabilities-in-americas-power-grid/</ref><br /> <br /> =====Not qualified to lead=====<br /> :{{See also|Wolf warrior diplomacy}}<br /> <br /> At a campaign stop in [[Iowa]] before the [[2020 Democrat primaries]], Biden mocked [[MAGAnomic]] trade policy saying,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man. I mean, you know, they’re not bad folks, folks. But guess what? They’re not competition for us."<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-comments-downplaying-china-threat-u-s-fires-pols-n1001236</ref>}}<br /> In its first meeting with Communist Chinese bosses, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi instructed junta cronies [[Anthony Blinken]] and [[Jake Sullivan]],<br /> {{Quotebox-float|“The United States does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength.”<ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2021/03/biden-china-us-argument-alaska/</ref>}} <br /> The Chinese Communists, who own the Biden family with a 90% share of their joint [[Bohai Harvest]] venture, then went on to play the [[race card]] against the cultural norms of the [[Democratic party]], saying that [[Black]] people are being “slaughtered” in the United States.<ref> https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/18/china-us-alaska-meeting-undiplomatic-477118</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/us-not-qualification-speak-china-position-strength-chinas-top-diplomat-humiliates-bidens-team-american-soil-video/</ref> Those who closely follow the internet-chats surrounding Yang Jiechi and Wang Yi repeatedly came across chat posts such as, "We have already reached the leadership of the world," or "We are number one," and "China lead the world."<ref>[https://www.juergenkremb.com/national-socialism-made-in-xi-na-with-his-neo-fascist-leader-cult-chinas-cp-leader-xi-jinping-is-destroying-all-the-achievements-of-his-predecessors/ National Socialism “Made in Xi-Na”. With his neo-fascist leader cult, China’s CP leader Xi Jinping is destroying all the achievements of his predecessors.] JÜRGEN KREMB, 29 JUNE 2021</ref> <br /> [[File:Yang Jiechi Antony Blinken.jpg|right|350px|thumb|PRC Foreign Secretary [[Yang Jiechi]] to Biden foreign secretary Antony Blinken: "The United States does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength.”<ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2021/03/biden-china-us-argument-alaska/</ref>]]<br /> Former [[CIA]] analyst and [[National Security Council]] [[chief of staff]] Fred Fleitz said Biden should fire Blinken after the summit dissolved into insults and little diplomatic progress. Fleitz observed, "it was one of the most incompetent displays I've ever seen by an American diplomat.... they were just virtue signaling before the lapdog American media. It was a serious mistake and it set back our policies and it made them look inept because they weren't ready for the counter attack by Chinese officials."<ref>https://justthenews.com/world/asia/us-china-summit-alaska-was-disaster-intelligence-expert-says</ref> Former [[DNI]] [[Ric Grenell]] noted,<br /> "I hope that this is a reminder for Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Blinken that when you spend four years denigrating America in order to get some sort of political leverage internally, a [[partisan]] win so to speak, you damage the United States. Because what they've done in terms of [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] narratives and really tearing down our history, I mean you look at all of the [[violence]] that the Democrats clearly did. They hyped this and messaged this for partisan political purposes over the last four years in order to gain power. That now is being used against them. And what they have to understand is tearing down America, and telling Americans that they should be ashamed of our history, or they should be ashamed of who we are, also sends a strong message to our enemies that we don't have credibility with them. To be lectured on American soil in Alaska by the Chinese is despicable. And they created this - the Secretary of State, Jake Sullivan, Joe<br /> Biden, Susan Rice - they created this dilemma. They really took the United States and they damaged us with their four-year narrative."<ref>https://youtu.be/IkZVV6IPEWs</ref> Days later the CCP released its ''The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020''—whose Forward section begins with the words: “I can't breathe!”-- [[George Floyd]].<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1219304.shtml</ref><br /> <br /> Gen. Xu Qiliang, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission and a member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee]] who is China’s most senior military officer, refused to meet with his counterpart, Lloyd Austin, America's first African American [[Defense Secretary]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/05/23/show-of-disrespect-top-military-leaders-in-china-shunning-bidens-woke-defense-sec-report-1078176/</ref><br /> <br /> =====CCP leaking nuclear power plant=====<br /> CNN reported in June 2021 that the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province was experiencing a leak posing an “imminent radiological threat”. The plant is run by the China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), a state-owned firm that has enjoyed millions of dollars in investment from Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The plant’s French partner reached out to the White House for assistance. The warning included an accusation that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province in order to avoid having to shut it down, according to a letter from the French company to the US [[Department of Energy]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/china-nuclear-reactor-leak-us-monitoring/index.html</ref> Hunter Biden still owns a sizable stake in a nuclear power plant in which [[Bohai Harvest]] was a $10 million cornerstone investor in.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9230205/Hunter-Biden-working-unwind-investment-Chinese-owned-fund-father-promised.html</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/en.bhrpe.com/</ref> CGN’s initial public offering, occurring in 2014, was the second largest of the entire year, valued at over $3 billion. CGN has seen one of its consultants convicted by the Department of Justice for company-wide schemes to “procure U.S.-based nuclear engineers to assist with designing and manufacturing certain components for nuclear reactors” for nearly two decades. The stolen secrets posed a “significant damage to our national security,” according to the DOJ.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/hunter-biden-invested-in-nuclear-firm-experiencing-leak/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Tibet====<br /> Human rights groups have accused Chinese authorities of raping [[Tibet]]an nuns, forcefully living with Tibetan families, and attempting to suppress Tibetan [[language]] and [[religion]] out of the country. [[Sam Brownback]], former ambassador at large for religious freedom, urged the Biden junta to consider a genocide declaration for the human rights situation in Tibet. <br /> [[File:Taiwanmap.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br /> Robert Destro, former special envoy for Tibet and assistant secretary of state for human rights and labor, accused the Biden junta of neglecting Tibet, which remains tied as the least free country in the world, according to one human rights group.<ref> https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores</ref> "We need to do everything we can to keep the Tibetan community together," Destro said. "The question is: what is the orientation of the [personnel]? Are they serious about who they are dealing with or not? Are they going to learn from history? How do you do business with people who will sell your [[kidney]]s?"<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pressure-grows-on-biden-to-act-on-crisis-in-tibet/</ref><br /> <br /> ====East Turkestan====<br /> In late July 2021, Uyghurs called upon the Biden regime to recognize the sovereignty of [[East Turkistan]] and to address ongoing genocide of the Uighur people.<ref>https://rumble.com/vk81l3-uyghurs-call-on-biden-admin.-to-recognize-sovereignty-of-east-turkistan-add.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Taiwan====<br /> On day two the of junta, the People's Republic of China invaded [[Taiwan]]'s airspace with nuclear bombers.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/china-flies-nuclear-capable-bombers-and-jets-over-taiwan-waters/13086192</ref><br /> <br /> ====Japan====<br /> At a time when the junta was pushing expanded anti-Asian hate crime legislation in a spate of African American attacks on Asian Americans,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/just-who-is-it-attacking-asian-americans</ref> Biden referred to "a Japanese boy" who won the Master's Tournament while speaking a joint press conference with the Japanese prime minister.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/biden-calls-masters-champ-hideki-matsuyama-japanese-boy/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Philippines====<br /> Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte complained to the Chinese ambassador about Chinese naval forces massing within the Philppines exclusive economic zone. International concern has grown over what the Philippines has described as a "swarming and threatening presence" of more than 200 Chinese vessels that it believes were manned by China's maritime militia.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/philippines-alarmed-more-200-chinese-ships-massing-disputed-waters</ref><br /> <br /> ====North Korea====<br /> Biden criticized President Trump for his meeting with North Korea president [[Kim Jong-un]], despite this meeting avoiding a massive and destructive nuclear war. Biden and Obama failed to shutdown the nuclear program of North Korea and let North Korea get Nuclear power. Now Biden pretends that his policy will force [[North Korea]] to shut down nuclear power, without clarifying what this policy.<ref>[https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-17/how-would-team-biden-handle-showdown-north-korea How would Team Biden handle a showdown with North Korea?]</ref> With the rise of the Biden junta and ousting of President Trump, North Korea announced its intention to build more nuclear weapons.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-s-kim-threatens-build-more-nukes-bring-u-n1253625</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden junta's incompetence in their "hostile practices" towards North Korea ended chances of further denuclearizing the latter, setting the stage for potential greater threats in the future.<ref>Lonas, Lexi (March 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/543779-north-korea-no-nuclear-talks-until-us-stops-hostile-policies North Korea: No nuclear talks until US stops 'hostile policies']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> Biden wanted to return to the pre-Trump days of nuclear confrontation with North Korea. The sister of Kim jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, responded to the junta's overtures for dialogue saying, "If it [America] wants to sleep in peace for (the) coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-s-sister-warns-biden-to-stay-away/ar-BB1eCUrX</ref><br /> <br /> Under the watch of the Biden junta, North Korea days later resumed [[ballistic missile]] testing in the [[Sea of Japan]] in fear of aggression.<ref>Kheel, Rebecca; Choi, Joseph (April 23, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/544557-north-korea-tests-short-range-missiles-denouncing North Korea conducts first missile test since Biden took office]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Two references:<br /> *Byres, Jesse; Coleman, Justine (April 24, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/544821-north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-south-says North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Weiss, Rusty (March 25, 2021). [https://thepoliticalinsider.com/days-after-warning-biden-about-sleeping-in-peace-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles/ Days After Warning Biden About Sleeping In Peace, North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles]. ''The Political Insider''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> ====India====<br /> The [[Hindu]]phobic Biden junta banned entry into the United States of people from [[India]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/30/hinduphobic-joebama-administration-ban-travel-from-india-due-to-covid/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Afghanistan====<br /> :{{See also|Rape jihad}}<br /> [[File:Kabul 2021.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The author of the [[Violence Against Women Act]] abandoning the women and girls of Afghanistan to the rape jihad of the Taliban.]]<br /> The [[Taliban]] warned in late March 2021 that the group would start targeting foreign troops in [[Afghanistan]] if they remain in the country beyond the May 1, 2021 deadline set by the US-Taliban peace deal.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/taliban-threaten-to-re-target-foreign-troops-if-may-1</ref> As American troops departed, the Peoples Republic of China began expanding their Belt and Road Initiative with a $62 billion aid package to Afghanistan to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9755531/China-prepares-Afghanistan-following-Americas-departure-Belt-Road-program.html</ref><br /> <br /> On July 8, 2021, Biden said from the White House, "I trust the capacity of the Afghan military, who is better trained, better equipped, and more competent in terms of conducting war,"<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/bidens-afghanistan-predictions-were-all-wrong/</ref> "There's going to be no circumstance where you're going to see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/biden-parallels-afghanistan-vietnam-wars</ref> The same month the Defense Department said it was providing the Afghan Air Force 35 Black Hawk helicopters and three A-29 Super Tucanos. The United States spent $83 billion equipping and training the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), including $10 billion in aircraft and vehicles.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/us-spent-83-billion-training-afghan-forces-why-did-they-collapse-so-quickly/184529/</ref> Less than a month later several Black Hawks helicopters and other aircraft were seized by the Taliban. Many of the aircraft and helicopters are armed. These A-29 Super Tucanos can fire laser-guided and other types of bombs. The Afghan government also had 50 American-made MD-530 attack helicopters, which are armed with machine guns and rockets. The Afghan Air Force had UH-60 Black Hawks and Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters, as well as C-130 and Cessna transports, and a small fleet of armed Cessnas.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/taliban-captured-helicopters-can-they-capture-air-force/184525/</ref><br /> <br /> As the impending crisis escalated, White House chief propagandists Jen Psaki said "The [[Taliban]] has to make an assessment about what they want their role to be in the international community." Her comments came as reports flowed in of Taliban fighters going door-to-door and forcibly selecting girls as young as 12 to reward as brides for the victorious jihadis.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghans-tell-of-executions-forced-marriages-in-taliban-held-areas-11628780820</ref><br /> [[File:Baby at Kabul airport.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Baby found abandoned at the Kabul airport.<ref>https://www.ptcnews.tv/afghanistan-infant-found-crying-in-abandoned-condition-at-kabul-airport</ref>]]<br /> Former Obama Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said,<ref>The Atlantic (2011). [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/panetta-will-run-pentagon-petraeus-to-lead-cia/237927/ Panetta Will Run Pentagon; Petraeus to Lead CIA].</ref> the Islamist group cares less about diplomatic relations than it does about the idea that it has defeated the world’s strongest military, a narrative that will embolden other Islamist militants around the world.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“We’re going to pay for that for a long time to come, and that’s why it is insane – just idiotic – to think that we can tell the Taliban that if they don’t stop taking over territory and play nice, the international community will withhold recognition and support. The Taliban really doesn’t care, because they’ve got something far more valuable.”<br /> <br /> “We have seen this movie before. This would be the Taliban of the 1990s that gave safe haven to al-Qaida, except they’re meaner and tougher than they were then because of what they’ve been through.”<br /> <br /> “But even with all of that, I’m afraid a lot of people are going to die. As the Taliban moves into different cities and towns, they’ve got their hit list. So it’s going to be messy, it’s going to be incomplete and more people are going to die, but we’ve got to make our best possible effort.”<br /> <br /> “I’m left with some grave questions in my mind about his ability to lead our nation as [[commander-in-chief]].”<ref>https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/aug/14/a-self-inflicted-wound-former-ambassador-to-afghan/</ref>}}<br /> According to the U.K . ''Telegraph'', <br /> {{quotebox-float|“Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and “shameful” on Wednesday as the [[Houses of Parliament]] delivered an unprecedented rebuke to a US president. MPs and peers from across the political spectrum, including [[Boris Johnson]], put some blame for the Taliban’s takeover and the chaos that followed on Britain’s closest ally. Mr Biden was accused of “throwing us and everybody else to the fire” by pulling out US troops, and was called “dishonourable” for criticising Afghan forces for not having the will to fight. Former defence chiefs who led British troops in the Middle East were among those to speak out, while there were warnings that the West’s withdrawal would embolden Russia and China.<br /> <br /> […] Labour MP Chris Bryant called Mr Biden’s remarks about Afghan soldiers “some of the most shameful comments ever from an American president”. Khalid Mahmood, a Labour MP and former defence minister, said: “The Biden government have just come in and, without looking at what is happening on the ground, have taken a unilateral decision, throwing us and everybody else to the fire.” <ref>[https://archive.is/YkOPb#selection-517.0-535.24 Parliament holds Joe Biden in contempt over Afghanistan], By Ben Riley-Smith, ''The Telegraph'', 18 August 2021.</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ===Europe===<br /> :{{see also|Gazprom}}<br /> Biden reversed the Trump administration's opposition to the [[Nord Stream II]] pipeline. This was a serious blow to [[Polish]], [[Hungarian]], and [[Ukrainian]] independence. The Russian project is designed to ship gas and oil directly from Russia to [[Germany]] under the [[Baltic Sea]]. Russia has attempted to pressure Ukraine numerous times since the break-up of the [[Soviet Union]] to abandon its bid to join [[NATO]] by cutting off oil and gas supplies. In doing so, Russia inadvertently also cuts off supplies to Germany. The Nord Stream pipeline is intended to counter this collateral effect, while pressuring Ukraine, Poland and Hungary to remain in the Russian orbit, as well. The pipeline itself is a massive scandal in Germany, with former [[Democratic Socialist]] chancellor [[Gerhard Schroeder]] on the board of the Nord Stream pipeline company, and a major stockholder.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-schroders-russian-sell-out/</ref> Biden also waived sanctions on its CEO, Matthias Warnig,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/biden-sanctions-nord-stream-pipeline-489437</ref> a former [[East German]] [[Stasi]] agent who partnered with the [[KGB]] while Putin served in [[Berlin]] in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-nord-streams-matthias-warnig-putins-friend-from-east-germany/a-56328159</ref> The waivers were issued only one week after a cyberattack emanating from Russia shut down the Colonial Pipeline, resulting in shortages and gas lines in the eastern United States—for which Biden absolved Putin before an investigation started.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/20/what-we-know-about-darkside-the-russian-hacker-group-that-just-wrecked-havoc-on-the-east-coast/</ref> The reversal of Trump-era policies made Biden appear to be a [[Putin]] puppet.<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/daily-newsletter/</ref> CDMedia reported,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"CDMedia wrote in the summer before the 2020 election about Joe Biden, and his energy and gas genius son Hunter, meeting with Russian gas executives in the United States, weeks after Russia [[Ukrainian crisis|annexed the Crimean Peninsula]], and Obama/Biden were crowing in the news about how America needs to ‘get tough on Russia’....The ‘tough on Russia’ thing is a hoax. Biden just ensured billions of hydrocarbon revenue for the [[Kremlin]]. He just weakened the NATO alliance."<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/05/20/biden-is-not-tough-on-russia-quite-the-opposite/</ref>}}<br /> Two scholars at the [[Atlantic Council]], the prominent foreign policy think tank that claims to staunchly oppose Russian influence, raked in nearly $3 million lobbying in favor of the Russian pipeline.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/atlantic-council-scholars-made-millions-lobbying-for-putin-backed-pipeline/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Russia====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Russophobia}}<br /> Biden portrays his policy as being more tough against Russia than [[President Trump]]'s has been,<ref>Bowden, John (April 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/522773-kremlin-biden-encouraging-hatred-of-russia Kremlin: Biden encouraging hatred of Russia]. ''The Hill''.</ref> although this policy under the [[Obama regime]] was to let Russia expand into the Crimea and the [[Middle East]]. Under an [[Obama]] era policy, Islamist groups like the [[Islamic State]] were allowed to expand in Syria. Biden has called Putin a killer,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYCJZROo-hA</ref> which severed relations between the U.S. and Russia without in any way being able to rein in the latter's activities. This is heavily remote from the [[Trump Administration]]'s approaches which successfully and effectively weakened the [[Kremlin]].<br /> <br /> While the Biden junta has imposed a few sanctions on the country,<ref>Kelly, Laura; Miller, Maggie (April 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/548477-biden-sanctions-further-chill-us-russia-relationship New US sanctions further chill Biden-Putin relations]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> they have been unable to halt Russia from flexing its muscles on its neighbors.<br /> <br /> In early April 2021, [[Vladimir Putin]] signed a law to permit two additional terms for himself in office.<ref>Choi, Joseph (April 5, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/546475-putin-signs-law-allowing-him-to-remain-president-through-2036 Putin signs law allowing him to remain president through 2036]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> It was reported by ''[[The Hill]]'' on April 17, 2021 that Russia increased its military presence in the [[Black Sea]].<ref>Axelrod, Tal (April 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/548836-russia-increases-military-presence-in-black-sea-amid-rising Russia increases military presence in the Black Sea amid rising Ukraine tensions]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> A diplomat from Ukraine was also detained in Russia.<ref>Jenkins, Cameron (April 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/548808-ukrainian-diplomat-released-after-brief-detention-in-russia Ukrainian diplomat briefly detained, ordered to leave Russia]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> In August 2021, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the U.S. continued support of Ukraine “will continue to nurture the neo-Nazi and racist mentality of the current Ukrainian government.”<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/531866-lavrov-zelensky-summit-control-crimea/</ref><br /> [[File:Download-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Vladimir Putin (left} [[Oleg Deripaska]] (right). [[Christopher Steele]] of the ''[[Steele Dossier]]'' was hired by Deripaska to lobby the Obama/Biden DOJ; [[Andrew McCabe]] then attempted to recruit Deripaska as part of the FBI's Trump-Russia hoax met two months before the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election]].]]<br /> =====Relations with Vladimir Putin=====<br /> <br /> As vice-president in 2011, Putin snubbed Biden in a face-to-face meeting. Sitting across a conference table, Biden attempted to lecture Putin. Biden began with, "I’ve been around a long time. The first time I was here…”. In mid-sentence his microphone was cut off,<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/10/remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-and-russian-prime-minister-vladimir-put</ref> the lights for the TV cameras went off, and the press was told to leave. The press exited quickly and quietly. Videocameras were disassembled from tripods and still photographers stopped shooting. Portable lights came down from retractable poles. No one spoke and no one lingered. Putin pulled the plug, stole Biden's audience, and rendered him speechless. Putin and the Russian delegation sat motionless as their American counterparts realized the rug had been pulled out from underneath Biden's feet. Putin had neither fear nor respect for Biden, and Biden was humiliated.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/putin-humiliated-biden-in-moscow-meeting/</ref> <br /> <br /> Biden, who called Putin a "killer" in March 2021, now called him a bright and worthy adversary on the eve of the June 16, 2021 Geneva summit.<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/white-house-plays-down-hacker-swap-after-putin-offers-biden-a-deal-kr7cc9l8n</ref> Putin criticized Biden's [[human rights]] record, the mass incarceration of dissidents, and the murder of an unarmed peaceful protester, [[Ashli Babbitt]], by Capitol Police at the January 6, 2021 Capitol election stealing protests.<ref>https://youtu.be/h1HPcxLc_nE</ref> Biden ducked out and refused to appear at the traditional post-summit press conference leaving more questions about Biden's mental fitness.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/europe/2021/06/12/biden-refuses-to-hold-joint-press-conference-with-putin-after-upcoming-summit/</ref> Even with his pre-approved list of journalists asking pre-scripted questions, a visibly cognitively impaired Biden exploded at the press corps in his solo appearance.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/16/biden-blows-up-at-news-conference-after-putin-meeting/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Ukraine====<br /> :{{See also|Biden-Ukraine scandal}}<br /> [[File:Biden-Pozharskyi-email.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Burisma exec thanks Hunter for introducing him to his father, Joe Biden.<ref>https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Biden-Pozharskyi-email.jpg</ref> Biden has always denied any knowledge or involvement with his son's business activities or associates.]]<br /> In May 2021 it was revealed that Joe Biden met with Ukrainian, Russian and [[Kazakh]] business associates of Hunter in the private “Garden Room” at Café Milano,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/26/hunter-biden-arranged-secret-dinner-with-business-partners-and-vp-joe/</ref> a Georgetown institution whose catchphrase is: “Where the world’s most powerful people go" in April 2015 while Biden was vice president. The following day, April 17, Hunter Biden received an email from Vadym Pozharskyi, an executive of Burisma, to thank him for introducing him to his father.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together....It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure.”}}<br /> Burisma was paying Hunter $83,333 a month to sit on its board a the time. Biden has always denied any knowledge of or involvement with his son's business or associates.<br /> <br /> =====Support for neo-Nazis=====<br /> :{{See also|Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists|Alexandra Chalupa|}}<br /> Biden restored the Obama era support for Ukrainian [[Neo-Nazi]]s.<ref>https://russia-insider.com/en/ukraine/washington-post-ukrainian-neo-nazis-are-romantics/ri312</ref> On March 1, 2021 Biden funneled $125 million in grants to [[Ukraine]],<ref>[https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2519445/defense-department-announces-125m-for-ukraine/ defense-department-announces-125m-for-ukraine/]</ref> a country his son has extensive investments in.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/biden-gang-already-deals-ukraine-125-million-us-tax-payer-money-way-ukraine-right-now/</ref> Ukrainian [[neo-Nazi]]s have been battling Ukraine's indigenous Russian speaking population since the [[Great Patriotic War]].<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/</ref> One month later Biden junta neo-Nazi allies held a rally in [[Kiev]] to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the creation of the [[SS|SS Galicia Division]], made up primarily of [[OUN|Ukrainian nationalists]] armed by [[Nazi Germany]] to fight against the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/522435-ss-galicia-march-kiev/</ref> The SS Galicia Division is responsible for multiple [[mass murder]]s and [[war crimes]] against [[Jewish]]s and [[Polish]] civilians.<ref>https://spzh.news/en/zashhita-very/68324-ss-galichina-uniaty-kholokost-i-zhizny-v-sostojanii-lzhi</ref> The governments of Germany and Israel condemned the celebration,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/305285</ref><ref>https://112.international/politics/german-ambassador-condemns-march-dedicated-to-ss-division-galicia-60995.html</ref> but not the Biden junta. Former Democratic presidential candidate [[Tulsi Gabbard]] asked on the ''Tucker Carlson Show'',<br /> [[File:Azov Battalion.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Members of the Azov Battalion with the NATO flag (left) Azov mascot (center) and [[Swastika]] (right). The NATO flag represents [[globalism]]; the ''[[Cyrillic]]'' A3OB in the center spells AZOV; and the swastika represents the NATO and globalists' Russophobic allies in Ukraine. A Ukrainian court found elements in the Ukrainian government [[collude]]d with the [[DNC]] to defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/ukraine-paul-manafort.html Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused 'Meddling' in U.S. Election], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 2018. National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director '''[[Artem Sytnyk]]''' and legislator '''[[Serhiy Leshchenko]]''' broke the law by revealing [[Manafort]]'s name. The disclosure “led to interference in the electoral processes of the [[United States]] in 2016 and harmed the interests of Ukraine as a state,” the court said. https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html<br>In October 2019, an audiotape of Sytnyk was release discussing his efforts to help Hillary during the 2016 election. He and Leschenko were responsible for publishing the Black Ledger which forced Paul Manafort to resign from Trump’s campaign.<br>https://www.dailywire.com/news/bombshell-audio-email-evidence-shows-dnc-colluded-with-ukraine-to-boost-hillary-by-harming-trump-report-says</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"The question for the American people is, ''Are we willing to go to war with Russia on behalf of Ukraine?'' We need to understand that such a war would come at a cost beyond anything that we can really imagine. This is something that will directly impact every single one of your viewers and all of our loved ones. This is a war that is not a game. It's a war in which there are no winners. Russia has thousands of nuclear weapons aimed towards us that could hit any town or city in America in less than 30 minutes and exact a cost upon every one of us that would result in excruciating death and suffering beyond comprehension. Hundreds of millions of people dying and suffering, seeing their flesh being burned from their bones. This is something you know you can't really even imagine. And it's a cost that we will all pay. <br /> <br /> Why in the world would we ever contemplate going to war with Russia? Honestly, it is one that we should not do for those very reasons. If you look at the impacts of what a [[nuclear war]] brings it, really brings about the end of the world as we know it. And our leaders should understand this consequence and take it seriously. And this is why President Biden, instead of continuing to escalate tensions and continuing this new Cold War between the United States and Russia, he needs to de-escalate these tensions and actually focus on bringing an end to this new Cold War because if he doesn't, then it's not a question of if we go to war with Russia if this war ends up with a nuclear holocaust, it really is then just a question of when. And if we continue down this path that we are on it's something that could happen a lot sooner than any of us think."<ref>https://youtu.be/iywKH60NUGg</ref>}}<br /> Ukrainian [[President Volodymyr Zelensky]] accused the junta of handing a "weapon" to the Kremlin by allowing the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, "This is a weapon, a real weapon … in the hands of the Russian Federation. It is not very understandable … that the bullets to this weapon can possibly be provided by such a great country as the United States. How many Ukrainian lives does the relationship between the United States and Germany cost?"<ref>https://www.axios.com/zelensky-biden-ukraine-russia-nord-stream-pipeline-fe50756b-6b82-43f0-b390-734ea3e95de0.html</ref><br /> <br /> =====Withholding military support=====<br /> :{{See also|Trump impeachment}}<br /> President Donald Trump was impeached under the false pretense of withholding military assistance from Ukraine, which in fact he never did. Prior to Biden's moves to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Biden's widely criticized meeting with the Russian leader in Geneva in June 2021,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/europe/vladimir-putin-met-joe-biden-and-got-what-he-wanted-intl-cmd/index.html</ref> Biden ordered vital military aid to Ukraine to be withheld.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine-military-lethal-weapons-495169</ref><br /> <br /> ====Poland====<br /> Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned that Biden's green agenda would strengthen [[Islamist]]s and make the planet dependent on [[Authoritarian|autocrat]]s and [[terror group]]s. Morawiecki said, "The United States started to be the critical point of oil production just two or three years ago—now even more important a player than Saudi Arabia...which is good for the U.S. and is good for the entire globe—it's good for the democratic planet not to be in the hands of the Russians, [[OPEC]] and the Arab producers. So by depriving America of this very tool, I think we collectively in the transatlantic community are going to be weakened because the [[dictator]]s and autocratic regimes, such as many in the Middle East and the Russians and some others, are going to dictate prices. And they will have more money for terrorist activity in the Muslim world, they will have more money for more aggressive military policy and we will be paying more. So our economic growth is going to be weakened. We are looking at all the changes and evolutions with high attention, and we are very concerned about these changes."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-energy-policy-strengthen-autocrats-islamic-terrorists-polish-pm-mateusz-morawiecki-1598666</ref><br /> <br /> ===Middle East===<br /> Even President Trump's harshest critics conceded that President Trump had been successful in Middle East peace negotiations. Biden's only notable intervention had been to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid to the [[Palestinian Authority]], thereby reversing the Trump administration's decision to cut aid over its refusal to maintain a dialogue with Washington. Shortly after restoring funds, Palestinian militants again started targeting Israeli civilians with rockets and missiles. The extent of Iran's military support for Palestinian militants was revealed by an official with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who boasted: "The rockets we use to pound [[Tel Aviv]], our weapons, and our food are provided by Iran."<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17370/biden-arab-israel-violence</ref><br /> <br /> ====Iran====<br /> In contradiction to his policy with North Korea, Biden will allow Iran, one of the world's main state sponsors of [[Islamic terrorism]], to get nuclear power. Biden also criticized President Trump for a quick act to assassinate terrorist and war criminal [[Qasem Soleimani]].<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-01-14/biden-trump-flat-out-lied-about-soleimani-dangers Biden: Trump 'Flat-Out Lied' About Soleimani Dangers ..]</ref> Biden plans to rejoin to [[Iranian nuclear deal]], canceled all sanctions on the Iranian regime and let them get money to support their terrorist militias.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-will-seek-to-reenter-iran-nuclear-deal-within-months-aide-says/ Biden will seek to reenter Iran nuclear deal within months, former aide says]</ref> The Mullahs' regime in Iran, like China, was one of first countries which welcomed the media declaration of the Biden junta.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/iran-s-president-calls-on-biden-to-return-to-nuclear-deal-1.5179848 Iran's president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal]</ref><br /> <br /> According to a report by the ''[[Associated Press]]'' in late March 2021, Iran plotted an attack against an Army base located in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Two references:<br /> *Laporta, James (March 21, 2021). [https://apnews.com/article/iran-threatens-us-army-post-top-general-1285df40348182e1b74dc403607c5928 AP sources: Iran threatens US Army post and top general]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Choi, Joseph (March 21, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/544221-iran-discussed-attack-against-army-base-in-dc Iran discussed attack against Army base in Washington, DC: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> The threats were reportedly intercepted in January, when adversaries who despised the [[Trump Administration]] for weakening their regimes likely became gleeful of a Biden junta run by officials who previously were favorable towards them.<br /> <br /> Junta officials, including [[John Kerry]] and Robert Malley, had meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif during the [[Trump administration]] that were orchestrated to undermine President Trump. Zarif held face-to-face meetings with [[Obama administration]] veterans who could return to power "to devise a political strategy to undermine the Trump administration" and usher in softer diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/21/john-kerry-held-backchannel-talks-iran-javad-zarif/</ref> Zarif claimed that Kerry informed him of more than 200 [[Israel]]i operations in Syria. Kerry shocked Zarif by revealing that Israel had neutralized Iranian offensive targets in Syria more than 200 times.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/middle-east/2021/04/26/irans-foreign-minister-says-john-kerry-told-him-about-israeli-covert-operations-in-syria/</ref><br /> <br /> On March 9, 2021, the Biden junta announced that it would release of $3 Billion of Iran’s funds in Iraq, [[Oman]], and South Korea.<ref>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/03/07/Iran-says-US-approved-release-of-3-bln-of-Iran-s-funds-in-Iraq-Oman-S-Korea</ref> <br /> At the same time, Iran-backed rebels attacked Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/03/08/yemens-houthis-delisted-terrorists-biden-bomb-saudi-oil-industry/</ref> In June 2021 the junta began removing Obama-era sanctions imposed against several iraninas for “their involvement in Iran’s nuclear and missile proliferation networks."<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2021/06/11/biden-starts-dropping-iran-sanctions/</ref><br /> <br /> Under the watch of the Biden junta, Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel.<ref>Choi, Joseph (April 12, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/547631-iran-blames-israel-for-sabotage-at-nuclear Iran blames Israel for sabotage at nuclear facility, vows response]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> In early 2021 the [[Peoples Republic of China]] signed a massive 25-year, over $400-billion infrastructure-for-oil deal with Iran, boosting their military and defense cooperation.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-china-sign-25-year-deal-will-see-400bn-chinese-infrastructure-investment-oil</ref><br /> <br /> =====Sanctions=====<br /> Congressional foreign policy leaders requested the State and Treasury Departments to "hand over all records of any communications" with Iranian leaders that discuss agreements to unwind sanctions. Iranian leaders revealed that the Biden regime is prepared to lift sanctions on Iran's lucrative oil trade and banks, as well as sanctions on senior government officials, including President and [[mass murder]]er [[Ebrahim Raisi]]. The lawmakers said it is unacceptable that Iranian officials have been briefed on these moves while the junta continued to ignore congressional demands for information.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/lawmakers-probe-biden-admin-bid-to-nix-sanctions-on-iran/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Syria====<br /> [[Deep State]] operatives reported in November 2020 that they had defied [[President Donald Trump]]'s orders to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria which have never been authorized by the [[United States Congress]].<ref>https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troop-levels-syria-jeffrey-interview/</ref> On the day of its seizure of power, the Biden regime invaded [[Syria]].<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/large-us-convoy-rolled-syria-1st-day-biden-presidency</ref> On Day 36 the junta conducted unauthorized airstrikes killing 22 people.<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2516518/us-conducts-defensive-precision-strike/</ref> A [[Bernie Sanders|Sanders]] aide, Matt Duss who reportedly was in line to for a senior State Department tweeted, "Congress has not authorized war in Syria".<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action/</ref><br /> <br /> Also in Syria, the Biden Junta has increased funding, and sent troops to the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces. This is considered problematic by other Syrian rebels such as the [[Free Syrian Army]], who believe it has ties to the [[Marxist]] [[PKK]] and [[Antifa]].<br /> <br /> ====Yemen====<br /> Biden delist anti-American and anti-Semite group of [[Houthi]] from list of terrorist organizations. he also cut military aids to Arab gulf states for their war against terrorism.<ref>[https://omaha.com/news/national/state-defends-delisting-of-yemens-houthi-rebels/video_ed32dbad-1397-5b3d-a775-ae7fee04adb8.html State defends delisting of Yemen's Houthi rebels]</ref> In February 2021 construction of a 6150 foot airstrip on the strategic island of Perim at the mouth of the Red Sea and entrance to the Gulf of Aden, was began to stage airstrikes into Yemen.<ref>https://www.arabnews24.ca/en/World_news/128067.html</ref> On 7 March 2021 Houthi terrorists attacked oil field in Saudi Arabia,<ref>[https://www.cp24.com/world/yemen-s-houthi-rebels-say-they-attacked-saudi-oil-fields-using-cruise-missiles-drones-1.5337899 Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked Saudi oil fields using cruise missiles, drones]</ref> which lead to another increase of oil products prices.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oil-ends-higher-in-choppy-session-as-traders-weigh-crude-inventory-rise-versus-product-draw/ar-BB1erFjJ Oil ends higher in choppy session as traders weigh crude inventory rise versus product draw]</ref><br /> <br /> ====Iraq====<br /> Biden will repeat the same Obama faults made in Iraq by moving out all troops from Iraq, and let it the country to mercy of Iran and her terrorist backed militias.<ref>[https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/04/08/us-to-remove-troops-iraq/ US Agrees to Move ‘Remaining Combat Troops’ From Iraq]</ref> this happened simultaneously with increase activities of the [[Islamic State]] around world after Biden occupy the office.<br /> <br /> ====Israel====<br /> :{{See also|2021 Hamas war|}}<br /> [[File:Pro-Palestinian rally.PNG|right|250px|thumb|A [[Nazi]] flag appears at a Pro-Palestinian rally during [[Operation Guardian of Walls]].<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/05/nazis-flags-at-pro-terror-palestinian-demo.html/</ref>]]<br /> After four years of peace during the Trump years ending decades of war, soon after Biden's 100th day Israel was subjected to an attack of over 3,000 Iranian-built missiles launched from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.<ref>https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1391840686366986245</ref> When the Iranian sponsored terror group [[Hamas]] attacked, Biden ordered all U.S. troops out of [[Israel]], abandoning an ally.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/14/us-military-travel-warning-israel-gaza-hamas-terrorism/</ref><br /> <br /> In late March 2021, Biden junta admin Linda Thomas-Greenfield wasted $15 million of U.S. taxpayer dollars, handing them in foreign aid to [[Palestinian]]s in the Middle East to "resume diplomatic ties".<ref>Two references:<br /> *Gaouette, Nicole; Roth, Richard (March 25, 2021). [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/us-palestinians-diplomatic-ties-two-states/index.html US to resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under Trump]. ''CNN''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Kelly, Laura (March 25, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/544940-biden-admin-announces-15m-in-humanitarian-assistance-for-palestinians Biden admin announces $15M in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Lederer, Edith M. (March 25, 2021). [https://apnews.com/article/linda-thomas-greenfield-health-coronavirus-pandemic-west-bank-covid-19-pandemic-4f96f9f9790a4f469fd040eb91959cd9 US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Magid, Jacob (March 25, 2021). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-under-biden-us-announces-15-million-in-aid-for-palestinians/ In first under Biden, US announces $15 million in aid for Palestinians]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> According to ''[[ABC News]]'' on March 31, 2021, nearly ''$300 million'' were allocated for the Palestinians.<ref>Lee, Matthew (March 31, 2021). [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-administration-quietly-ramping-aid-palestinians-76790948 Biden administration quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians]. ''ABC News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> <br /> The Biden junta has attempted to restore over $200 million in foreign aid to the [[Palestinian]]s which the [[Trump Administration]] slashed,<ref>Two references:<br /> *Kelly, Laura (April 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/546925-biden-administration-to-restore-millions-in-aid Biden administration to restore aid to Palestinian refugee agency: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Septalnick, Matt; Zengerle, Patricia; Landay, Jonathan (April 7, 2021). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-restore-about-150-million-in-aid-to-palestinians-sources-idUSKBN2BU23M?il=0 Exclusive: U.S. to restore more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians - sources]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Kelly, Laura (April 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/546973-us-restores-235-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-to-palestinians US restores $235 million in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians blocked by Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/08/joe-biden-restores-us-aid-palestinians-donald-trump Biden restores $200m in US aid to Palestinians slashed by Trump]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Verma, Pranshu; Gladstone, Rick (April 7, 2021). [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/world/middleeast/biden-aid-palestinians.html Reversing Trump, Biden Restores Aid to Palestinians]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> an effort that Republican lawmakers blocked two days later.<ref>Two references:<br /> *Harkov, Lahav (April 8, 2021). [https://www.jpost.com/international/republicans-delay-biden-administrations-funds-to-palestinians-664595 Republicans delay Biden administration’s funds to Palestinians]. ''The Jerusalem Post''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.<br /> *Kelly, Laura (April 9, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/547417-gop-lawmakers-block-biden-assistance-to-palestinians GOP lawmakers block Biden assistance to Palestinians]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> The Palestinians have a record of documented terrorism.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-terrorism Terrorism: Palestinian Terrorism]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/major-palestinian-terror-organizations Palestinian Terrorism: Major Terror Organizations]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Durns, Sean (January 21, 2021). [https://www.newsweek.com/palestinian-authority-still-paying-terrorists-opinion-1563138 The Palestinian Authority Is Still Paying Terrorists | Opinion]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> One of their terrorist organizations, [[Hamas]], uses human shields<ref>[https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-hamas-civilians-human-shields Does Hamas use civilians as human shields?]. ''4 News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> which anti-Zionist/anti-Semitic propagandists then deceitfully exploit to accuse Israel of murdering civilians. As the junta set about undoing the Abraham Accords, Hamas launched over 100 missiles.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/foreign/as-biden-tries-to-get-the-old-band-back-together/91504/</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-hamas-launches-multiple-rockets-into-southern-israel-one-israeli-city-ordered-into-lockdown-over-terrorist-infiltration-threat/</ref><br /> <br /> [[File:Money-laundering-map-Artboard 1.png|right|450px|thumb|Red arrows: purchase and flow of used cars in America to be shipped to [[Africa]]. Yellow arrows: cocaine smuggling from South America to the United States, Africa, and Europe; drugs were shipped to Africa along with the used cars. The used cars were recorded as being purchased at inflated prices, with cash from illegal drug sales in the United States deposited in bank accounts. Green arrows: the flow of cash back to Hezbollah in Beirut, with some freshly laundered cash sent back to America for purchase of more used cars.]]<br /> <br /> ===Africa===<br /> At the 2021 G-7 summit, Western leaders came up with a counter to the People's Republic of China's Belt and Road debt trap initiative called, Build Back Better World (B3W), a supposed "values-driven, high-standard, and transparent infrastructure partnership" to focus on "climate, health and health security, digital technology, and gender equity and equality."<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/12/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-g7-leaders-launch-build-back-better-world-b3w-partnership/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Tunisia====<br /> The humanitarian catastrophe wrought by the Obama/Biden [[Arab Spring]] and its R2P (responsibility to protect) policy, the brainchild of [[Samantha Power]], came home to roost in [[Tunisia]] in the junta's first six months. President Kais Saied fired the Tunisian government and surrounded the parliament with armed soldiers.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/foreign/tunisian-tragedy-arab-spring-just-died-in/91593/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Nigeria====<br /> Twitter blocked Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari responded by blocking Twitter from Nigeria.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/twitter-blocked-in-nigeria-after-deleting-president-buharis-post/</ref><br /> <br /> ====Somalia====<br /> At the six-month mark after the seizure of power, the junta bombed the [[Black]] [[Africa]]n nation of [[Somalia]],<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/21/us-launches-first-airstrike-in-somalia-under-biden/</ref> one of the poorest countries on the planet with an estimated ''per capita'' income of $130.<ref>https://youtu.be/MMrAnh21a2A</ref><br /> <br /> ====Uganda====<br /> <br /> ===Latin America===<br /> <br /> When Harris visited Guatemala and Mexico, she said that if you want to fix a problem, you have to go to where the problem is and listen to the people. “I almost believe that if you want to fix a problem, you have to go where the problem exists. If you want to address the needs of a people, you must meet those people. You must spend time with those people. Because the only way to fix the problem, is to understand the problem.”<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/06/24/border-dem-busts-the-real-reason-kamala-is-going-to-el-paso-border-area-n401824</ref> Despite being named border commissar in February 2021, Harris never visited "where the problem exists" until late June. By that time more than 500,000 illegals had flooded into the country.<br /> <br /> As border commissar, Kamala Harris proposed U.S. companies create jobs in [[Central America]] to exploit cheap labor, rather than in the United States where 22 million people remain unemployed because of the CCP pandemic.<ref> https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/border-czar-kamala-harris-encourages-us-businesses-outsource-investment-us-central-america-video/</ref> These were precisely the same old arguments used to pass the [[NAFTA]] free trade agreement, that "leveling the playing field" would encourage immigrants to stay home rather than seek higher wages in the U.S.<br /> <br /> China and Russia both are active and present in [[Venezuela]].<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-military-official-china-and-russia-may-be-collaborating-south-of-us-border_3738033.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Mexico====<br /> [[File:Biden babies in cages.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Biden junta held children separated from their parents in cages.<ref>https://time.com/5945307/biden-end-detention-migrant-children/</ref>]]<br /> The [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] deputy chief of operations Matthew Donahue told [[NPR]] the Biden junta has unraveled efforts to target drug cartels operating inside Mexico. The collapse of joint drug interdiction efforts has occurred at a time when drug cartels are manufacturing huge quantities of [[fentanyl]] and [[methamphetamine]]s in illegal labs inside Mexico. Under Biden, those illicit drugs are being smuggled into communities across the United States, driving an explosion in overdose deaths. "It's a national health threat, it's a national safety threat," Donahue said, adding that drug gangs and criminal organizations now operate inside Mexico with impunity. "They do not fear any kind of [[law enforcement]] ... or military inside of Mexico right now."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/dea-official-mexican-cartels-smuggling-fentanyl-across-border-with-impunity/</ref><br /> <br /> =====Immigration=====<br /> [[Mexican]] President [[Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador]] expressed concern over the junta's [[open borders]] policy which incentivized human trafficing and organized crime.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21D8</ref><br /> <br /> =====USMCA=====<br /> [[Ford]] Motor Company previously agreed with its workers, the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW), to spend $900 million on a new electric vehicle product line for its Avon Lake, [[Ohio]] plant. The UAW had endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. By March of 2021, Ford announced it was shifting production to Mexico claiming "conditions had changed since 2019" when the agreement was made, according to ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-ford-ohio-idUSKBN2B82V9</ref> The junta refused to enforce provisions of the [[USMCA]], which replaced the [[NAFTA]] trade deal.<br /> <br /> =====Funding coup plotters=====<br /> [[File:Guatamala protest.png|right|300px|thumb|When Kamala Harris made her first visit to [[Guatemala]], she was greeted by Guatemalan protesters with banners reading, "Kamala, Trump Won."<ref>https://rumble.com/vi73x9-protesters-taunt-kamala-harris-in-guatemala-with-trump-won-sign.html</ref>]]<br /> President Lopez Obrador accused the Biden junta of funding a group seeking to undermine the Mexican government. "It's interference, it's interventionism, it's promoting [[coup]] plotters," said Lopez Obrador, describing funding that includes money from the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]], commonly known as USAID, as an affront to Mexico's [[sovereignty]]. "A foreign government can't provide money to political groups."<ref>https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mexico-president-says-u-finances-155240937.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Guatemala====<br /> <br /> The people of Guatemala were very angry with the Biden junta for its empowerment and support of Latin American criminal gangs and drug cartels. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei told CBS News, “We asked the United States government to send more of a clear message to prevent more people from leaving,” Giammattei said. When Biden took office, “The message changed too: ‘We’re going to reunite families, we’re going to reunite children,’” he said. “The very next day, the coyotes were here organizing groups of children to take them to the United States.” When Border Czar Kamala Harris arrived for a visit, the 56-year-old pro-abortion childless woman was not well received in the Catholic country. The junta facilitated the trafficing of [[Central America]]n children in criminal gangs. Protesters greeted her "Kamala Go Home" and made clear her anti-pro-abortion messages and failure to protect Hispanic child immigrants were not well received.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/guatemala-protesters-tell-kamala-harris-trump-won/</ref> According to ''Frontpagemag.com'' the real purpose of Harris's trip is organize a Marxist [[regime change]]:<br /> {{quotebox-float|President Giammattei is a staunch law and order conservative, and if he appeared to be undermining Kamala, it was because she had spent months undermining him.<br /> <br /> In May, Kamala met with a number of leftist opponents of Giammattei, including former Attorney General Thelma Aldana, who had targeted conservative politicians with corruption charges, before herself being charged with corruption. Instead of returning home to face those charges, she received political asylum in the United States. Her social media is full of praise for Kamala Harris’ trip to Guatemala, and her promises to end "corruption" in Guatemala.<br /> <br /> Behind the mutual charges of corruption is a struggle between the Left and Right, with socialists and narcoterrorists on one side and military officers and free marketers on the other.<br /> <br /> Kamala and the Biden administration are choosing to stand with the Left. {...}<br /> <br /> Kamala Harris quickly announced that the DOJ will create an anti-corruption task force that will provide "case-based mentoring to the Guatemalan Public Ministry, including the Special Prosecutor Against Impunity (FECI)" and "a rapid response capability to deploy U.S. prosecutors and law enforcement experts to provide mentorship to develop corruption cases."<br /> <br /> This amounts to deploying DOJ assets to help local lefties take down conservative politicians.<br /> <br /> That’s why Biden described Kamala as “the most qualified person to do it." Unlike much of the administration, she has a background as a prosecutor. And that’s her real job in Guatemala.<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/06/kamala-plots-marxist-regime-change-guatemala-daniel-greenfield/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====El Salvador====<br /> [[El Salvador]] President Nayib Bukele told [[Fox News]] the ‘new-liberal practice’ [[immigration]] policy was ‘immoral’ and 'not good for the US, not good for El Salvador, causing a brain drain and sending El Salvadore's future workforce to the U.S. in exchange for a tiny remittance.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/salvadoran-president-tells-tucker-mass-immigration-not-profitable-feeding-on-dependency</ref><br /> <br /> ====Venezuela====<br /> At the very moment the Biden junta announced the removal of sanctions imposed by President Trump on the socialist regime of [[Nicolas Maduro]] in [[Venezuela]], the Maduro regime abducted a prominent member of the opposition amd was surrounding the home of opposition leader Juan Guaidó.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-biden-lifts-sanctions-on-socialist-venezuela-nation-arrests-ally-of-guaido-surrounds-guaidos-home</ref><br /> <br /> ====Cuba====<br /> <br /> Biden planning to reestablish relations with Communist [[Cuba]], which is opposed by two-thirds of Cuban-Americans.<ref>Castronuovo, Celine (March 16, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/543456-2-in-3-cuban-american-voters-in-florida-opposed-to-engaging-with-havana Poll finds Florida Cuban Americans opposed to engaging with Havana]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> He will also turn a blind eye on their human rights violations.<ref>McFall, Caitlin (December 18, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/u-s-cuba-relations-under-a-biden-administration U.S.-Cuba relations and a Biden administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><br /> [[File:Biden and Diaz-Canal.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Biden (left) Diaz-Canal (right)<ref>https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/a/cuba_diaz_canel_castro_sucesion/20962.html</ref>]]<br /> At the very moment the Biden junta was installing a [[leftwing]] [[totalitarian]] [[dictatorship]] in the United States, Cuba erupted with anti-communist protests.<ref>https://justthenews.com/world/latin-america/we-want-liberty-cuba-thousands-people-march-through-streets-demanding-freedom?</ref> The Biden State Department reacted with the absurd claim that the protests were not against communist oppression, but rather "to express concern about rising COVID cases/deaths & medicine shortages."<ref>https://twitter.com/WHAAsstSecty/status/1414334778095046656</ref> Chief junta propagandist Jen Psaki said, "Making sure your people have medical assistance, food, water that's something any government should be providing.”<ref>https://twitter.com/MehdiHasanShow/status/1414386901134594048</ref> While the commissar of Homeland Security [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] refused to take any refugees and asylum seekers from the brutal communist dicatorship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfVQKwgjpI Sen. Rubio on Cubans rallying against communism: ‘Horrifying’]</ref><br /> <br /> ''Breitbart'' reported that socialist President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued an “order of combat” on July 11. 2021 demanding that civilian “revolutionaries” take the streets and violently assault anyone suspected of protesting against the regime. The regime shut down most access to the [[internet]], but [[video]]s smuggled out of the country later that week showed buses full of armed civilians driving into some of the cities with the largest presence of dissidents, on orders to attack protesters.<br /> <br /> Members of the Cuban exile community organized a protest in front of the Biden White House to demand Biden act to save lives in the country and to raise awareness for the scope of the violence and brutality the Cuban people face at the hands of the communist government. The protesters were adamant that fake news reports in left-wing establishment media outlets attributing the protests to a rise in Chinese coronavirus cases were deliberately obscuring the true demands of those taking the streets.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2021/07/16/cuba-protesters-white-house-joe-biden-power-stop-this-one-day/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Racist history==<br /> [[File:Biden redskins.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|As the Democrats have airbrushed their racist history, [[CNN]] continues the long tradition by airbrushing the [[Washington Redskins]] logo from this 1970s photo of Joe Biden and son. The Washington NFL team dropped the name 'Redskins' in June 2020 because it was deemed "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/joe-bidens-son-has-redskins-logo-on-cap-wiped-from/</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|History of Democrat racism}}<br /> In addition to Biden's longstanding alliance with fellow Democrat segregationists in the U.S. Senate, Biden is known for a history of making racially insensitive remarks. Reportedly, Biden’s political approach to race has long been geared toward assuaging the racial anxieties of white voters. Biden exposed his racial insensitivity towards the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate and running mate, Barack Obama, when he declared, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." He later claimed, "Barack Hussein Obama is change enough for most people."<ref>Ryan Grim | ''The Intercept_'', Joe Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked, https://theintercept.com/2019/09/13/joe-biden-democratic-debate-slavery/, September 13, 2019</ref> Biden called [[Confederacy|Confederate flag]] advocates "very fine people"<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> and a disproportionate share of the U.S. military which are minorities as "stupid bastards"<ref>https://youtu.be/lfmy0FQRoNc</ref> <br /> <br /> A racist, Biden has boasted of cooperating in his early Senate career with [[James Eastland]], an inflammatory racist who called blacks "inferior" and defended [[segregation]].<ref>Fredericks, Bob (June 21, 2019). [https://nypost.com/2019/06/21/joe-bidens-years-old-letters-to-racist-senator-revealed/ Joe Biden’s years-old letters to racist senator revealed]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 17, 2021</ref><br /> <br /> Even after assuming office, Biden has been criticized by leftists and Democrats for racist and white supremacist views.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/liberal-outrage-biden-student-debt</ref> Among one of Biden's first official racist acts was firing the nation's African American [[Surgeon General]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/20/white-guy-fires-black-man-on-first-day-in-office-biden-sacks-surgeon-general-adams-1019007/</ref> He also issued racist and xenophobic travel ban orders against people from [[South Africa]].<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/01/24/315890-n315890</ref> At a [[Milwaukee]] townhall meeting in February 2021 Biden claimed Blacks and Hispanics were too stupid to understand how to use the [[internet]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/woops-biden-claims-that-blacks-and-hispanics-dont-know-how-to-use-the-internet/</ref> <br /> <br /> After Biden occupied the White House, he described the [[Filibuster|filibuster]] as an old racist 'relic' of the [[Jim Crow]] era.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-filibuster-kamala-harris-democrats-embraced-it Biden now calls filibuster ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era’ but Kamala Harris is among Dems who have embraced it]</ref> Formerly Biden, Obama and Kamala Harris were major defenders of the filibuster.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-ben-sasse-reads-bidens-filibuster-defense Biden in 2005 said nixing the filibuster 'upsets the constitutional design' and would 'eviscerate the Senate']</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/05/watch-barack-obama-in-2005-defend-the-filibuster-he-now-says-is-racist/ Watch Barack Obama In 2005 Defend The Filibuster He Now Says Is Racist]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-the-democrats-filibuster-hypocrisy Byron York's Daily Memo: The Democrats’ filibuster hypocrisy]</ref><br /> <br /> ===You ain't Black===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Democrat plantation}}<br /> Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden made a particularly offensive [[racist]] comment about [[African American]]s during a radio interview.<ref>https://youtu.be/GaTv5FQHqVw</ref> Biden won the Democrat presidential nomination when South Carolina Rep. [[James Clyburn]] endorsed him, and the dominos of the Democrat machine fell into place. In short choreographed order, the remaining white candidates, [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Pete Buttigieg]], [[Tom Steyer]], [[Michael Bloomberg]] and a host of local officials began goosestepping in lockstep. Kamala Harris,<ref>https://archive.vn/2Smfh</ref> [[Cory Booker]], [[Julian Castro]], and [[Tulsi Gabbard]] had been driven out earlier in a rigged process that allowed rich white billionaires - Steyer and Bloomberg - to buy their way in once all the minority candidates were forced out.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/michael-moore-goes-ballistic-on-dnc-for-changing-debate-rules-for-bloomberg/</ref> Clyborn admitted he cringed when he heard Biden's racist attack on Black people.<ref>https://youtu.be/HNgrTu1YhuU</ref><br /> <br /> Biden cynically tried to take advantage of George Floyd's killing, which occurred only days later, to repair his relations with Blacks by attacking the police and accusing them of [[systemic racism]]. Police groups and unions which Biden courted since the 1990s on behalf of the [[Clinton administration]] with the [[Biden Crime Bill]], mass incarceration, and effort to put 100,000 new cops on the street to deal with "Superpredators", responded by withdrawing their support.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/police-groups-joe-biden-300222</ref><br /> <br /> When Biden supporters tore down statues of [[George Washington]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] because they were slave owners, Biden never condemned the violence and vandalism and accused President Trump of being America's first racist president. Biden conveniently overlooked the racism of President's [[Woodrow Wilson]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]], and a dozen other Democrat presidents who were slave owners. Charlemagne tha God responded that he wished Biden would just "shut the eff up forever."<ref>https://saraacarter.com/charlamagne-tha-god-says-biden-should-shut-the-eff-up-forever/</ref><br /> <br /> {{Anchor|Biden Amendment}}<br /> <br /> ===Biden Amendment repeals sections of the Civil Rights Act===<br /> [[File:Biden segregation.png 1718483346.png|left|350px|thumb|Biden called segregation "a matter of Black pride" and pushed for a [[Constitutional Amendment]] to outlaw Court ordered de-segregation.<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>]] <br /> :{{See also|Segregation|Systemic racism}}<br /> The debate over the crimes of the Democrats [[slave power]]<ref name="zerohedge.com">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/biden-doubles-down-after-reminding-everyone-democrats-owned-slaves</ref> was reopened in 2019 while some far leftists were pushing for [[slave reparations]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/30/book-joe-biden-1973-lectured-cleveland-what-good-negro/</ref> During Sen. Biden's decades long collaboration with segregationist Senators, there is no record of Biden ever calling them "clown's, "racists", or telling them to "shut up". Contrarily, Biden had nothing but kind and loving words of praise at their retirements and funerals.<br /> <br /> In 1972 Biden re-cycled the [[John_C._Calhoun#positive good|racist rhetoric of John C. Calhoun]], arguing that school segregation was a "positive good" for Blacks. Calhoun famously laid out his doctrine of separation of the races as a civilizing force among Blacks which became Democrat talking points before the [[Dred Scott]] decision, throughout the [[Civil War]], [[Reconstruction]], the [[Jim Crow]] era, and the [[New Deal]]. In a Democrat [[filibuster]] on the floor of the [[Senate]], Calhoun famously said:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other physical differences, as well as intellectual, are brought together, the relation now existing in the slaveholding States between the two, is, instead of an evil, a good—a positive good."}}<br /> Biden resurrected the idea that segregation was "for their own good" and that Blacks were grateful for it.<br /> {{Quotebox-float|“I think the concept of busing … that we are going to [[integrate]] people so that they all have the same access and they learn to grow up with one another and all the rest, is a rejection of the whole movement of black pride, a rejection of the entire black awareness concept, where black is beautiful, black culture should be studied; and the cultural awareness of the importance of their own identity, their own individuality.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/read-the-transcript-of-the-october-1975-npr-interview-with-sens-joe-biden-and-edward-brooke</ref>}}<br /> <br /> In the 21st century Biden tried to separate himself from his previous racist statements on school integration:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Poor kids are just as smart as white kids."}}<br /> [[File:Biden racial jungle.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Biden: "My children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle."<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-racial-jungle-quote/</ref>]]<br /> Biden led a coalition of segregationists that was opposed by Republican Sen. [[Edward Brooke]], the first [[African American]] senator elected since Democrats forced the end of [[Reconstruction]] after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. National Public Radio's David Ensor asked Biden, "What about a constitutional amendment? Isn’t that what you’re gonna have to end up supporting if you want to stop court ordered busing, too?" Biden responded, <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"That would clearly do it. I’m hopeful, and I have — now that I have some sort of new allies in this area, it’s become respectable now for [[liberal]]s to at least say publicly what they’ve been saying in private, that busing doesn’t work. We are trying to figure out whether or not we can come up with an innovative piece of legislation which would limit the remedy, and I don’t — honestly don’t know whether we can come up with something constitutional. And if we can’t, I will not in an attempt to eliminate busing violate the Constitution. I won’t do that. The only way, if I’m gonna go at it, I’m gonna go at it through a Constitutional Amendment if it can’t be done through a piece of legislation."}} <br /> Ensor reported that Biden proposed renewing segregation because busing "wasn't working" ("wasn't working" to the electoral advantage of Democrats and not necessarily to the cause of equal rights for Blacks), and Biden was afraid that older liberal colleagues were blind to how Black separatists felt about their children being bused to [[white]] schools. <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"There are those of we [[social experiment|social planner]]s who think somehow that if we just [[subrogate]] man’s individual characteristics and traits by making sure that a presently heterogeneous society becomes a totally homogeneous society, that somehow we’re going to solve our social ills. Quite to the contrary."}} <br /> Title VI of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.<ref>https://quizlet.com/45411923/ethical-and-legal-issues-2-flash-cards/</ref> Biden told the ''Philadelphia Enquirer'' on October 12, 1975:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Liberals have rejected common sense. Anybody who has studied the area knows that we don't have a workable rehabilitation program. Yet we continue to insist that the function of prison is to rehabilitate, not punish. I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal [[George Wallace]] — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone who wouldn’t pander but would say what the American people know in their gut is right”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/deep-personal-relationships-joe-bidens-six-segregationist-friends</ref>}} <br /> George Wallace praised Biden as "one of the outstanding young politicians of America."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-once-said-democrats-needed-a-liberal-george-wallace</ref> Wallace is famous for coining the slogan in a gubernatorial inaugural address,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"<ref>https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/KQLapDdEKmY</ref>}}<br /> The same year Biden authored an amendment to gut Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ''[[Politico]]'' writes of the whole sordid affair, {{quotebox-float|Biden morphed into a leading anti-busing crusader—all the while continuing to insist that he supported the goal of school desegregation, he only opposed busing as the means to achieve that end. This stance, which many of Biden’s liberal and moderate colleagues also held, was clever but disingenuous. It enabled Biden to choose votes over principles, while acting as if he was not doing so....In a seminal moment, the Senate thus turned against desegregation. The Senate had supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act, [[1965 Voting Rights Act]] and 1968 Fair Housing Act....the Senate remained the last bastion for those who supported strong integration policies. Biden stormed that bastion...<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>}} <br /> [[File:Biden 1975.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|“I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal [[George Wallace]] — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone who wouldn’t pander but would say what the American people know in their gut is right” - Joe Biden]]<br /> Sen. James Abourezk of [[South Dakota]] related how Biden reacted when Abrourezek tried to block the amendment:<br /> {{quotebox-float|‘Abourezk, you **********, if I ever vote for another one of your bills, it'll be a cold day in hell.'<br /> <br /> ‘Calm down, Joe,' I told him, ‘You're eventually gonna thank me for doing this.'<br /> <br /> ‘Like hell I will you dirty *******.'<br /> <br /> A few days later, Biden came into the scheduled committee meeting, this time with a broad, friendly grin aimed directly at me.<br /> <br /> ‘Jesus, Abourezk, you were right,' he said. ‘I am gonna thank you. You should see the Delaware newspapers—big front-page headlines saying, ‘Biden Battles Liberals in Washington.' He was unabashedly elated. ‘They love me back home, how did you know this would happen?'<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-exploded-at-dem-colleague-over-busing-called-him-dirty-bastard/</ref>}} <br /> ''The New York Times'' published a lengthy story on Biden's advocacy of segregation. In a 1977 congressional hearing related to anti-desegregation orders, Biden emphasized,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/us/politics/biden-busing.html</ref>}}<br /> Republican Sen. [[Edward Brooke]], the first black senator ever to be popularly elected, called Biden's amendment “the greatest symbolic defeat for [[civil rights]] since 1964.” Brooke accused Biden of leading an assault on integration.<br /> [[File:Annotation 2019-07-05 135356.png|right|350px|thumb|"That little girl was me." The Biden Amendment of 1975 to the [[Civil Rights Act|1965 Civil Rights Act]] restored funding for schools that practiced racial segregation. Democrat presidential contender Kamala Harris was ostracized and silenced after exposing Biden's corrupt and racist history.]]<br /> Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]] and that without the court-ordered policy Biden probably would not have become vice president in 2009. “What I find ironic is that [Biden] was the vice president under a president who, if it hadn’t been for the social interaction that occurred during the era of busing, I argue we likely would not have seen the election of Barack Obama." Dunn, an Urban Studies professor at Cleveland State University and author of the book ''Boycotts, Busing, & Beyond'', said Biden made the case in favor of maintaining segregation. "That was an argument against desegregation.” Dunn said Biden must address the issue if he runs for president. “People have to be held accountable."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref><br /> <br /> Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported: <br /> {{quotebox-float|In 1977, two black men nominated for key Justice Department posts by [[President Jimmy Carter]] easily won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. After confirmation by the full Senate, Drew Days III became the nation’s first black head of the department’s civil rights division and Wade McCree became the second black solicitor general. Only one member of the committee voted against them. It wasn’t segregationists [[Strom Thurmond]] (R-S.C.) or [[James Eastland]] (D-Miss.). It wasn’t even former [[Ku Klux Klan]] member [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.). The lone Judiciary Committee vote against the two men was Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-busing-nominees_n_5ca3c03de4b03174b92904f7</ref>}}<br /> In 1981 Biden said in a Senate hearing, “sometimes even [[George Wallace]] is right about some things.” Wallace is famous for saying in 1963, “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/09/biden-sometimes-even-george-wallace-is-right/</ref> Biden read the "N" word into the Congressional Record during an open hearing in 1986.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/exclusive-newly-uncovered-transcripts-reveal-joe-biden-said-n-word-public-senate-hearing-1986/</ref> In a farewell address to retiring Democrat segregationist Sen. [[John Stennis]], Biden said: <br /> {{quotebox-float|"To think that I would be one day on the floor of the United States Senate, being paid such accolades by such a man of character and courage as John Stennis is beyond my wildest dreams. And I mean that sincerely."<ref>https://youtu.be/9X6Y2CLqgDM</ref>}}<br /> When Biden announced his candidacy ''Politico'' attempted to poo-poo and explain away Biden and liberal Democrat racism with a back-handed slap at [[school vouchers]] for minority students, which liberal elites have strenuously opposed ever since the Biden Amendment passed: <br /> {{quotebox-float|School desegregation, as part of a broader suite of civil rights reforms, was once as a vital component of the Democratic Party platform. Yet since the 1970s, Democrats, in the face of concerted white backlash, have largely accommodated themselves to increasing segregation in public schools across the nation. Party leaders, even the most progressive among them, rarely propose serious solutions to this vexing problem. A sincere critique of Biden’s busing record would require a broader reckoning of the Democratic Party’s—and by extension the nation’s—abandonment of this central goal of the [[civil rights movement]]. And it’s hard to see that happening anytime soon.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>}}<br /> Sen. [[Cory Booker]] of [[New Jersey]] condemned the [[2020 Democrat primary]] frontrunner at the [[Juneteenth]] annual commemoration of [[Republican]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] ending [[slavery]] in the United States. <br /> {{quotebox-float|You don’t joke about calling black men 'boys'...frankly, I’m disappointed that he hasn’t issued an immediate apology for the pain his words are dredging up for many Americans. He should.<ref name="zerohedge.com">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/biden-doubles-down-after-reminding-everyone-democrats-owned-slaves</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ===Predators beyond the pale===<br /> [[File:Joe Biden.jpg|240px|left|thumb|"They must be taken off the streets."<br> [https://rumble.com/vke87v-hunter-biden-smoking-crack.html See excerpts].]]<br /> In a 1993 Senate floor speech, Biden warned of "predators on our streets" who were "beyond the pale" and said they must be cordoned off from the rest of society because the justice system did not know how to rehabilitate them. Biden described a {{quotebox-float|"cadre of young people, tens of thousands of them, born out of wedlock, without parents, without supervision, without any structure, without any conscience developing because they literally ... because they literally have not been socialized, they literally have not had an opportunity."}}<br /> Biden went on in the same breath, {{quotebox-float|"It doesn't matter whether or not the person that is accosting your son or daughter or my son or daughter, my wife, your husband, my mother, your parents, it doesn't matter whether or not they were deprived as a youth. It doesn't matter whether or not they had no background that enabled them to become socialized into the fabric of society. It doesn't matter whether or not they're the victims of society. The end result is they're about to knock my mother on the head with a lead pipe, shoot my sister, beat up my wife, take on my sons."}}<br /> Biden said, that he didn't care "why someone is a malefactor in society" and that criminals needed to be "away from my mother, your husband, our families." Biden added "we should focus on them now" because "if we don't, they will, or a portion of them, will become the predators 15 years from now."<br /> <br /> Biden's comments echoed first lady [[Hillary Clinton]]'s inflammatory statement about "Superpredators" with "no conscience, no empathy" and "we need to bring them to heel."<br /> <br /> ===Biden Crime Bill===<br /> :{{Main article|The New Jim Crow}}<br /> Biden was a staunch opponent of school desegregation in the 1970s and leading crusader for mass incarceration in the 1980s and 1990s. Biden described [[African American]] felons in the aftermath of the Central Park Five jogger case as 'predators' too [[sociopath]]ic to rehabilitate,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/politics/biden-1993-speech-predators/index.html</ref> and [[white supremacist]] senators as his friends.<br /> <br /> Biden boasts as one of his greatest legislative achievements passage of the 1994 Crime bill which locked up 10% of the Black adult male population of the United States.<ref>http://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/incarceration_rates_growth_causes/</ref> <br /> <br /> When [[President George H.W. Bush]] asked for a record increase in funding to fight the [[War on Drugs]], Biden told a TV interviewer <br /> {{Quotebox|"In a nutshell, the President's plan does not include enough police officers to catch the violent thugs, enough prosecutors to convict them, enough judges to sentence them or enough prison cells to put them away for a long time."<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-06/news/mn-1646_1_drug-war</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/first-step-act-skepticism.html</ref>}} <br /> <br /> Biden, [[Ted Kennedy]], and [[Strom Thurmond]] worked on proposals that raised maximum penalties, removed a directive requiring the US Sentencing Commission to take into account prison capacity, and created the cabinet-level “drug czar” position. In 1984, they passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act, which, among other things, abolished [[parole]], imposed a less generous cap on “good time” sentence reductions, and allowed the Sentencing Commission to issue more punitive guidelines. <br /> [[File:1994 Superpredator Act.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Superpredator Act of 1994. Feinstein, Kerry and Biden are clearly visible with President Clinton. The bill is known for its sentencing disparities which led to mass incarceration of Blacks.<ref>https://fair.org/home/senate-crime-bill-unscrutinized-by-the-press/</ref>]] <br /> Biden bragged on the Senate floor that it was under his and Thurmond's leadership that Congress passed a law sending anyone caught with a rock of cocaine the size of a quarter to jail for a minimum of five years - the notoriously racist hundred-to-one sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. In the same speech Biden took credit for [[civil asset forfeiture]] and seizure laws, and demanded to know why [[Papa Bush]] hadn't sentenced more drug dealers to life in prison or exercise the [[death penalty]] once Congress had given him that power.<ref name="c-span.org"/> <br /> <br /> Biden's version of a new crime bill added more than forty crimes that would be eligible for the [[death penalty]]. Biden boasted “we do everything but hang people for jaywalking.”<ref name="books.google.com"/> The [[NAACP]] and other groups lobbied against the bill.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/27/us/civil-libertarians-go-after-crime-bills.html</ref> Although the 1991 crime bill was defeated by Republicans, the 1994 Biden/Clinton crime bill was passed.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=SGUJBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT142&dq=biden%20strongly%20believes%20the%20administration%20needs%20to%20seize%20control%20of%20the%20issue%20by%20upping%20the%20ante&pg=PT142#v=onepage&q=biden%20strongly%20believes%20the%20administration%20needs%20to%20seize%20control%20of%20the%20issue%20by%20upping%20the%20ante&f=false The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America]'', Naomi Murakawa.</ref><br /> <br /> By 2001, the United States had the highest rate of incarceration in the world. [[Human Rights Watch]] reported that in seven states, African Americans constituted 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders even though they were no more likely than whites to use or sell illegal drugs. Prison admissions for drug offenses reached a level in 2000 for African Americans more than 26 times the level they had been under [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clinton-does-not-deserve-black-peoples-votes/ Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote], Michelle Alexander, ''The Nation'', February 10, 2016</ref> Biden's "social planning" had proven effective.<br /> <br /> ===Mass incarceration===<br /> :{{See also|War on Drugs}}<br /> Sen. [[Cory Booker]] told the NAACP convention in [[Detroit]] during the [[2020 Democrat primaries]] in response to another so-called "criminal justice reform" proposal by Biden: <br /> {{quotebox-float|For a guy who helped to be an architect of mass incarceration, this in an inadequate solution to what is a raging crisis in our country.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/24/cory-booker-labels-joe-biden-architect-mass-incarceration/</ref>}}<br /> In May 2019 journalist and historian Shaun King observed, {{Quotebox|I’ve heard a very dangerous lie being told about how the systems of mass incarceration were built in this nation. I didn’t expect to have to respond this way because I didn’t expect Joe Biden to lie about the 1994 Crime Bill. He wrote it. He fought for it. And the results were devastating. Every single expert on this topic agrees.<br><br>This week Joe Biden took the stance that not only is he not sorry for the Crime Bill, but that it didn’t even increase mass incarceration. And it’s shameful because either he’s willfully lying, which is horrible, or he’s just plain ignorant about the true impact of the bill, which is also horrible. Either way, I have a major problem with it because these laws are still in effect and they are doing damage in our communities every single day, 24 hours a day.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/shaunking/videos/688203931610804/</ref>}}<br /> [[File:The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Sep 1987, Sun Page 79.PNG|right|250px|thumb|"we [Delawareans] were on the South’s side in the Civil War.” - Joe Biden, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', 20 Sep 1987, Page 79]]<br /> The Leftist ''Jacobin'' magazine summed up Biden's record: <br /> {{Quotebox-float|"It’s not as if Biden didn’t know what he was doing.... He just didn’t care. Biden had made a calculated decision that the elections he would win were worth the damage he inflicted....<br>But even if Biden has subsequently learned the error of his ways, the rank cynicism and callousness involved in his two-decade-long championing of carceral policies should be more than enough to give anyone pause about his qualities as a leader, let alone a [[progressive]] one."<ref>https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/08/biden-crime-mass-incarceration-police-prisons</ref>}}<br /> Biden now advocates for a man sentenced to prison to choose to be incarcerated in a women's prison.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ovc0BAUYo&feature=youtu.be</ref><br /> <br /> ===Anita Hill hearings===<br /> Biden as chair of the Judiciary Committee, called for extended hearings to delay a vote on Thomas and accommodate her last-minute allegations with televised hearings that traumatized the country. Biden told Sen. [[Arlen Specter]] that “It was clear to me from the way she was answering the questions, [Hill] was lying” about the central theme of her testimony. Biden used [[homophobia]], allegations by a Republican Senator that Anita Hill had "certain proclivities" to discredit her testimony, to attack Hill's critics while at the same time fight the nomination of an [[uppity]] Black. Biden has been widely criticized for his [[racist]], [[sexist]], and [[bigot]]ted handling of the hearings.<ref>https://www.essence.com/news/politics/joe-biden-anita-hill-comment-2020-presidential-run/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/sM19YOqs7hU</ref><br /> <br /> Thomas said he would rather have been the victim of an assassin's bullet than suffer what the hearings did to him.<ref>http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974074,00.html</ref> [[Democrat]]s were outraged that a [[Republican]] president would nominate a [[conservative]] [[African-American]] role model for Black youths to the Supreme Court. <br /> <br /> Hill described her private conversation with Joe Biden shortly before he entered the [[2020 presidential election]] as "deeply unsatisfying."<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/anita-hill-says-recent-conversation-with-joe-biden-was-deeply-unsatisfying</ref><br /> <br /> ===Flagship of the Confederacy===<br /> :{{See also|Southern Manifesto}}<br /> The Southern Manifesto was a document written after the landmark Supreme Court 1954 ruling [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which integrated public schools. It was drawn up by legislators in the [[United States Congress]] opposed to racial integration in public places. It was signed by politicians from the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]]. All but twenty-eight of the 138 southern Democrat members of Congress signed the Manifesto, including 19 of the Majority Democrat Senators.<ref>https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/southern-manifesto.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> The Southern Manifesto was signed on a large mahogany conference table in Sen. [[John Stennis]]' office which Stennis used as his desk and referred to as "the flagship of the [[Confederacy]]."<ref>[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-111sdoc23/pdf/CDOC-111sdoc23.pdf p. x]</ref> The table was used by segregationist and co-signer of the Southern Manifesto, Sen. [[Richard Russell]], before his retirement. When Stennis retired in 1988, Biden took over Stennis' office, including the conference table. When Biden was elected vice-president in 2008, Biden had the conference table moved into the vice-president's office.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Kaufman_Oral_History.pdf pg. 51]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Black Lives Matter===<br /> When the appointment of [[white supremacist]] [[Los Angeles]] mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] as [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|commissar of housing]] was announced, it was met with peaceful protests by [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-leader-calls-l-a-mayor-garcetti-a-liberal-white-supremacist-speaks-out-against-potential-cabinet-appointment</ref> Biden promised a "Dark Winter" for America and made clear that he would not hold China accountable for the [[CCP pandemic]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52-vVoPcJAk</ref> He pledged to raise taxes by undoing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which caused the economic boom under President Trump, and threatened to promote the [[Green New Deal]] to extinguish [[capitalism]] and supposedly will replace jobs lost during the [[coronavirus]] with so-called clean energy jobs,<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/11/06/the-election-fallacy-of-the-intellectual-conservatives-beltway-republicans-are-decepticons/</ref> and pass the so-called "[[Equal Rights Amendment]]." Biden told his [[junta]] organizing committee,<br /> {{Cquote|<big>'''''This country is [[Doomsday Argument|doomed!]] It is doomed not just because of [[African American]]s, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority [[white]] [[Europe]]an! Hear me! Minority white European!'''''</big><ref>https://youtu.be/17Q26jMCvpI</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ===Xenophobia===<br /> Biden told an audience in 2006,<br /> [[File:Riden with biden.png|right|350px|thumb|[[Richard Spencer]] officially endorsed Joe Biden. Spencer organized the 2017 [[Neo-Nazi]] Charlottesville March and is one of the "fine people" Biden claims Trump praised.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/the-charlottesville-lie/698538344061850/</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"the country that isn't an erstwhile democracy, where they have the greatest disparity, and it's one of the wealthiest countries in the hemisphere. And because of a corrupt system that exists in [[Mexico]], there is the 1% of the population at the top, a very small little [[middle class]], and the rest in abject poverty.<br /> <br /> Folks, I voted for a fence. I voted and, unlike most Democrats - some of you won't like it - I voted for 700 miles of fence. Let me tell you, we can build a fence 40 stories high - unless we change the dynamic in Mexico, and you will you like this - and punish American employers who knowingly violate the law when in fact they hire illegals. Unless you do those two things, all the rest is window dressing. Now I know I'm not supposed to say it that bluntly. But they are facts. They are the facts. <br /> <br /> And so, everything else we do is in between here, everything else we do is at the margin. The reason why I thought, parenthetically, why I believe the fence is needed is not really related to immigration as much as drugs. I'm the guy who wrote the national crime bill. I'm the guy that wrote the national drug trafficing. I'm the guy who wrote the law that set up a drug czar. Let me tell you something, folks. People are driving across that border with tons, tons, hear me, tons, of everything from by products for [[methamphetamine]], to [[cocaine]], to [[heroin]]. It's all coming up through corrupt Mexico. <br /> <br /> So I would have, as they say in the southern part of my state, I had an altar call. I had a come to the Lord meeting. You think I'm joking? I'm not joking. Maybe you know about me. I've been doing this a long time. I've known every single major world leader in every country for the past 20 years. And I know a lot of them well...don't tell me, in Mexico, you expect to get the same kind of treatment that we give other democracies, and then you don't act in a democratic way. Not on my watch., Not on my watch.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR6wdwkaWGA</ref>}}<br /> In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,<ref>https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1223727977361338370?lang=en</ref> Biden fought the crisis with [[hysteria]], xenophobia, and fear-mongering by banning entry into the United States of people traveling from India.<ref>https://www.axios.com/white-house-travel-india-covid-d3fb93b5-d49b-423a-a444-5b1724324f41.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Palestinian themed violence===<br /> :''See also: [[Palestinian violence under the Biden junta|Palestinian theme violence under the Biden junta]]''<br /> [[File:CNN-contributor-Hitler.jpg|right|375px|thumb|CNN contributor on Twitter. CNN worked closely with the Obama/Biden administration to foment the [[Russophobic]] collusion hoax.]]<br /> After Biden restored funding to Gaza,<ref>https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/apr-7-2021-united-states-announces-additional-assistance-palestinians</ref> a wave of violent attacks and [[hate crimes]] against members of the Jewish community occurred in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, Arizona, and Florida.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-seeing-wave-of-textbook-anti-semitism-amid-israel-gaza-tensions</ref> Restaurant diners in Los Angeles were assaulted<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/jewish-hate-crime-los-angeles.html</ref> and a firebomb thrown at Jews in New York's Diamond District.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/palestinians-throw-firebomb-jews-new-york-city-video/</ref> Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Democratic New York Rep. [[Jerry Nadler]] were silent after the attack.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/anti-semitic-hate-crime-jewish-man-beat-up-times-square/</ref><br /> <br /> The Anti-Defamation League documented disturbing antisemitism on multiple platforms -- from Facebook and Twitter to TikTok and Instagram – with more than 17,000 tweets which used variations of the phrase, “Hitler was right”,<ref>https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/preliminary-adl-data-reveals-uptick-in-antisemitic-incidents-linked-to-recent</ref> including anti-Semitic tweets from CNN contributor Adeel Raja.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/cnn-contributor-calls-for-hitler/</ref><br /> <br /> Biden failed to condemn the violence and anti-Semitic attacks.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/joe-biden-silent-anti-semitism-attacks-america-israel/</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' reported "the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing funds to Hamas, using Iran as a pass-through."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/bidens-overtures-to-iran-undercut-us-bid-to-end-hamas-israel-conflict/</ref> Sec. of State Antony Blinken told Clinton propagandist [[George Stephanopoulos]] that Biden would continue to seek lifting sanctions on Iran despite Iran's funding terrorism.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/secretary-state-blinken-says-joe-biden-working-lift-sanctions-iran-even-though-iran-funds-terror-video/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Degrading comments about Hispanics===<br /> Biden implied that all Hispanics, including those who were born in the United States or are residents legally, are illegal aliens. In speaking about Hispanics, Biden shows no respect for the Spanish language and uses the leftist derogatory language, 'Latinx' to refer to people with an Hispanic background.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/tucker-what-biden-said-about-latinos-yesterday-is-actually-a-slur/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Sexual misconduct==<br /> :{{See also|Creepy Uncle Joe|Tara Reade}}<br /> [[File:Tarareade2.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden and Tara Reade. Beginning in 1993 Reade made credible allegations about being assaulted and penetrated by Joe Biden and was hounded out of her job in his Senate office in retaliation for doing so.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/12/poll-bidens-support-among-women-drops-after-tara-reades-sexual-assault-allegations/</ref>]]<br /> <center>{{cquote|I'm a tactile politician.|||Joe Biden, March 2019<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?458705-1/joe-biden-i-progressive-record-run</ref>}}</center><br /> Tara Reade is a former aide to Senator Joseph R. Biden.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmVUQ7ii3_4</ref> Reade filed sexual penetration and assault charges against Biden.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-woman-who-accused-biden-of-sexual-assault-files-criminal-complaint-with-police/</ref> Biden, a supposed [[women's rights]] advocate and author of the [[Violence Against Women Act]] which the [[Supreme Court]] found unconstitutional, is the original founder of the 'Believe All Women' movement when in 1991 he hastily arranged the [[racial]]ly-motivated [[Anita Hill]] hearings to against [[Justice Clarence Thomas]]. [[Washington, D.C.]] [[police]] are actively investigating the allegations of [[rape]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reade-sexual-assault-allegation-against-biden-remains-open-investigation-says-d-c-police</ref><br /> <br /> Reade has been trying to tell her story since it happened in 1993. It's a story about sexual assault, digital penetration which is [[rape]], retaliation, and silencing. <br /> <br /> Then in January 2020 Reade tried to come forward again. This time she contacted Times Up Now, the sexual harassment organization. Ryan Grim at ''The Intercept'' reported the organization claimed they could not help her because Joe Biden was a candidate for federal office and supporting a case against him could jeopardize their nonprofit status.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/</ref> They also pointed out that the public relations firm that works on behalf of the Times Up Now Legal Defense Fund is SKD Knickerbocker, and SKDKnickerbocker managing director is former [[Obama]] [[White House]] Communication's director, the notorious [[Maoist]] and [[liberal]] apologist for [[mass murder]], [[Anita Dunn]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14tfnIkQ-qU</ref> Dunn is the top adviser to Joe Biden.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/04/back-to-the-future-biden-hires-anita-dunn-former-obama-adviser-who-praised-mao/</ref> <br /> <br /> In other words, Times Up Now, an alleged women's support group, and Anita Dunn will take political dirt on their enemies, and give a heads up to their allies. In the case of Tara Reade, Dunn used Reade to vault herself into Biden's inner orbit and a cushy job in the future Biden administration. It was no surprise when Biden appointed Dunn his chief advisor in January 2020 before the [[2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary]], since Dunn now had the goods on Biden. Given Biden's mental incapacity questions have surged as to who really is in charge. Anita Dunn, the woman who considers the greatest mass murderer the planet has ever known as her "favorite philosopher', appears to hold that trusted position.<br /> <br /> Reade's allegations against Biden have been publicly corroborated by multiple people with whom she discussed the incident in the mid-1990s.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/former-neighbor-corroborates-joe-bidens-accuser-2020-4</ref> When Reade first came forward in April 2019 along with 7 other accusers, Sen. Kamala Harris said, "I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it.''<ref>https://twitter.com/KingsleyCortes/status/1254863230054199296</ref><br /> <br /> Biden is known for [[Left-wing war on women|his sexual misconduct and bad behavior with multiple women and little girls]], like touching, kissing and hair smelling without their consent.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-allegations-women-2020-campaign-2019-6?op=1 Here are all the times Joe Biden has been accused of acting inappropriately toward women and girls]</ref> Several videos show Biden's inappropriate behavior with women and especially little girls. Several women have accused Biden of sexual misconduct.<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/8-women-have-accused-joe-biden-of-sexual-misconduct-inappropriate-touching 8 Women Have Accused Joe Biden Of Sexual Misconduct, Inappropriate Touching]</ref> many videos shows creepy Biden hair sniffing and kissing without permission Stephanie Carter, wife of former secretary of Defense [[Ashton Carter]].<ref>[https://dailyentertainmentnews.com/tv/stephanie-carter-u-s-defense-secretary-ashton-carters-wife/ Stephanie Carter: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s Wife]</ref> other videos shows Biden sexual misconduct to Senators daughters, like daughter of senator [[Cory Gardner]],<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/video-joe-biden-fondles-little-girls-breasts-uses-bible-entice-girl-senate-ceremony/ Video: Joe Biden Fondles Little Girls’ Breasts; Uses Bible to Entice Girl at Senate Ceremony]</ref> and daughter of senator [[Chris Coons]].<ref>[https://nationalfile.com/watch-chris-coons-confronted-about-biden-groping-his-daughter/ WATCH: Chris Coons Confronted About Biden Groping His Daughter]</ref> Former Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] was one of the few who paid attention to Biden's behavior with young girls, so he Swats Biden hands away from his granddaughter, when he wanted to touch her.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_D5D3oj-4 Sessions Swats Biden’s Hands Away From His Granddaughter]</ref><br /> <br /> By [[Memorial Day]] weekend after seizing power, Creepy Uncle Joe couldn't control himself again, making inappropriate sexualiazed comments to a 7-year--old girl sitting in the audience, "Look at her, she looks like she’s 19, sitting there with her legs crossed."<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/28/creepy-joe-returns-to-deliver-inappropriate-comments-to-little-girl-on-stage/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Mental competence==<br /> :{{See also|Mental health|}}<br /> <br /> Biden apparently has [[dementia]],<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/10/12/watch-joe-bidens-probable-dementia-was-on-full-display-today-n262206 Watch: Joe Biden's Probable Dementia Was on Full Display Today]</ref> with symptoms like forgetting how many grandchildren he has,<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/08/17/joe-biden-forgets-how-many-grand-children-he-has-again-n251481 Joe Biden Forgets How Many Grandchildren He Has...Again]</ref> thinking that he is running for the [[United States Senate|Senate]], not the US presidency,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeats-gaffe-that-hes-running-for-the-senate-appears-to-not-remember-mitt-romneys-name Biden repeats gaffe that he's running 'for the Senate,' appears to not remember Mitt Romney's name]</ref> forgetting that he is running against President Trump, not George Bush,<ref>[https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/biden-appears-to-forget-trumps-name-tells-reporter-hes-running-against-a-guy-named-george/ Biden Appears to Forget Trump’s Name, Tells Reporter He’s Running Against a Guy Named “George”]</ref> getting his wife confused with his sister,<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/joe-biden-mistakes-his-wife-his-sister Joe Biden Mistakes His Wife for His Sister]</ref> and even forgetting where he is.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-goes-blank-stare-forgetting-tries-fails-pass-off-joke/ Biden Goes Into Blank Stare After Forgetting Where He Is, Tries and Fails To Pass It Off as Joke]</ref> Critics of Biden have derided what they describe as clownish and buffoonish behavior by him in the public eye over the years<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/04/biden_the_buffoon.html Biden, the buffoon] at the American Thinker</ref> and have attributed that behavior, which likely predates his selection by Barack Obama to be his running mate, to his advancing senility and dementia.<ref name="Biden Dementia">[https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/10/03/is-joe-bidens-sometimes-bizarre-behavior-a-sign-of-dementia/ Is Joe Biden’s Sometimes Bizarre Behavior a Sign of Dementia?]</ref> Despite all of these symptoms, many Democrats deny Biden's erratic behavior and are content with someone mentally unfit to be President of the United States,<ref>[https://thedailycoin.org/2020/08/09/democrats-endgame-is-beyond-strange-with-dementia-biden-in-severe-mental-decline-the-plan-is-to-get-him-elected-but-never-let-him-assume-the-duties-of-president/ Democrat’s Endgame Is Beyond Strange: With Dementia-Biden In Severe Mental Decline, The Plan Is To Get Him Elected But Never Let Him Assume The Duties Of President]</ref> while more aggressive apologists make excuses and attack critics by accusing them of "ageism" and "ignorance".<ref name="Biden Dementia"/><br /> [[File:Biden fall.jpg|right|300px|thumb|With advanced age Biden has become increasingly unbalanced.]]<br /> Biden has had two brain surgeries, and his speech is occasionally slurred in pronouncing common words. In addition to his socialist views Biden has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which likewise is known to cause permanent brain damage.<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/subarachnoid-hemorrhage/symptoms-causes/syc-20361009</ref> During a CNN town hall on 17 February 2021 Biden claimed that he didn't have the COVID Vaccine when he took office.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/ Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office]</ref> He didn't remember that he himself took the vaccine on 21 December 2020, one month before occupying the office.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccination Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination]</ref> <br /> <br /> After his occupying the White House, he forgot the name of his Secretary of Defense [[Lloyd Austin]],<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/03/08/biden-seems-to-forget-defense-secretarys-name/ Biden seems to forget the defense secretary’s name, calls him ‘the guy who runs that outfit’]</ref> calling Kamala Harris president,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-bidens-president-harris-gaffe-comes-after-third-of-voters-doubt-mental-fitness/ar-BB1eKyUj Joe Biden's 'President Harris' Gaffe Comes after Third of Voters Doubt Mental Fitness]</ref> forgetting what he is doing in Texas.<ref>[https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-nearby/282813 Ignored by Media: Joe Biden Is Completely LOST in Texas Even with Handler Nearby]</ref> talk that he is coming to Senate 120 years ago.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-press-conference-senate-120-years-filibuster Biden raises eyebrows with a quip he came to Senate 120 years ago]</ref> During CNN town hall in 17 February 2021 Biden claimed that he didn't have COVID Vaccine when he took office.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/ Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office]</ref> He didn't remember that he himself took the vaccine on 21 December 2020, one month before occupying the office.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccination Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination]</ref> Six weeks after the seizure of power, a [[Rasmussen Poll]] of likely voters showed 50% said they were not confident that “Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/day-49-half-the-nation-worried-biden-not-physically-and-mentally-up-to-the-job</ref> Biden made history as the first Oval Office occupant in over 100 years to not hold a press conference in his first 65 days in office. When twice asked by reporters if he was ready the day before the big event, Biden responded, "What press conference?"<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/reporters-ask-biden-3-times-biggest-press-conference-life-responds-press-conference/</ref> One purpose of presidential press conferences is so the public can see and judge for themselves a president's mental acuity. When the press conference finally was held, it was a disaster for Biden as he stumbled and mumbled his way through, ready prepared notes to answer serious policy questions and losing this train of thought.<br /> <br /> Six weeks after the seizure of power, a [[Rasmussen Poll]] of likely voters showed 50% said they were not confident that “Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/day-49-half-the-nation-worried-biden-not-physically-and-mentally-up-to-the-job</ref> Shortly thereafter Biden fell three times attempting to board [[Air Force One]].<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-fall-air-force-one-b1819731.html</ref> White House internal propagandists tried to explain away the incident as the wind blowing Biden over.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-white-house-explains-why-biden-stumbled-and-fell-on-stairs-today-and-its-not-even-a-good-excuse/</ref> Not one day earlier Biden referred to Kamala Harris, a person whose own mental faculties have been called into question, as "President Harris."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/biden-calls-kamala-president-harris-during-speech/</ref> Former White House physician for Presidents [[George W. Bush]], Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Dr. Ronnie Jackson tweeted, "I served as White House physician under THREE Presidents. I’ve seen what it takes physically AND mentally to do the job. I can tell you right now that the way Biden is hiding from the public is a MAJOR red flag. Something’s not right."<ref>https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1373695627067002882</ref><br /> <br /> Biden's public performance at the G-7 summit at Cornwall, England in June 2021 with the entire planet looking on was universally panned as demented.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/world/concerns-for-joe-bidens-mental-capacity-raised-amid-gaffes-at-g7/video/f222051fe4ca908cf153540bfad79676</ref> Even other heads of government could only laugh in front of the cameras as Biden wandered off aimlessly or forgot what he had been told 30 seconds earlier.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-gaffes-g7-summit-video</ref> His closing press conference in front of the fawning [[liberal media]] devolved into rambling gibberish.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-g7-us-russia-help-people-libya-syria</ref><br /> <br /> While preparing for a video conference with the nation's governors on wildfires, Biden was informed by aides of having a booger on his chin, and proceeded to eat it on camera.<ref>https://rumble.com/vkjihr-joe-biden-told-hes-got-something-on-his-chin-and-he-eats-it.html?mref=6zof&mrefc=2</ref> Reports say Biden's erratic conduct has caused staffers to nickname him, the ''Nightmare on Elm Street''.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/report-biden-staffers-referring-biden-nightmare-elm-street/</ref><br /> <br /> ===25th Amendment===<br /> :{{See also|25th Amendment|Legal capacity}}<br /> Four weeks into the junta, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that nearly three dozen House Democrats called on Biden to relinquish his sole authority to launch [[nuclear weapon]]. <br /> {{quotebox-float|“...Vesting one person with this authority entails real risks...Past presidents have threatened to attack other countries with nuclear weapons or exhibited behavior that caused other officials to express concern about the president’s judgment...While any president would presumably consult with advisors before ordering a nuclear attack, there is no requirement to do so...The military is obligated to carry out the order if they assess it is legal under the laws of war. Under the current posture of U.S. nuclear forces, that attack would happen in minutes.”<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2021/02/23/tester-outlines-defense-budget-strategy-793538?cid=su_tw_md</ref>}} The effort was spearheaded by Democrat Reps. [[Jimmy Panetta]] and [[Ted Lieu]] after both international and national media questioned Biden's mental capacity and the threat it posed to national security.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/believe-joe-bidens-mental-state-clear-national-security-threat-newsmax-host-grant-stinchfield-joe-bidens-dementia-video/</ref><ref>https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6233603126001</ref> In late 2020, [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]] introduced a bill creating a [[25th Amendment]] Commission. The 25th Amendment reads in part, "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments '''''or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..."'''''. Biden insiders began dumping on Kamala Harris in fear she would invoke the 25th Amendment as Biden's dementia became more obvious. When a Trafalgar poll revealed 58% of Americans had no confidence that Kamala Harris could assume the duties of president, a series of [[leak]]s trashing Harris emanated from the White House.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/harris-poll-numbers-crashing-lunch-alert/</ref> In the wake of her disastrous photo-op in Guatemala, Mexico, and El Paso, staffers began to quit, citing that Kamala is impossible to work with.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/06/26/top-travel-aides-for-kamala-harris-are-quitting-and-it-could-hardly-come-at-a-worse-time-n2591632</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' reported that Kamala's office is ''"Not a healthy environment’: rife with dissent. There is dysfunction inside the VP’s office, aides and administration officials say. And it’s emanating from the top."''<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/30/kamala-harris-office-dissent-497290</ref><br /> [[File:Biden eats a booger.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Biden blew his nose and snot clung to his chin. When informed by staff 8 minutes later, Biden ate the booger off his chin.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-handed-embarrassing-note-during-meeting-gets-mocked-for-what-he-does-next</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"Harris’ team is experiencing low morale, porous lines of communication and diminished trust among aides and senior officials....22 current and former vice presidential aides, administration officials and associates of Harris and Biden described a tense and at times dour office atmosphere. Aides ....created an insular environment where ideas are ignored or met with harsh dismissals and decisions are dragged out. Often, they said, she refuses to take responsibility for delicate issues and blames staffers for the negative results that ensue.... “It all starts at the top,” said one of the administration officials, who like others requested anonymity to be able to speak candidly about a sensitive matter.<br /> <br /> “People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it’s an abusive environment,” said another person with direct knowledge of how Harris’ office is run. “It’s not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated. It’s not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s---.”<br /> <br /> The dysfunction in the VP’s ranks threatens to complicate the White House’s carefully crafted image as a place staffed by a close-knit group of professionals working in concert to advance the president’s agenda. It’s pronounced enough that members of the president’s own team have taken notice and are concerned about the way Harris’ staffers are treated....for some of the people who know Harris best, it’s become an all-too-familiar pattern for a politician who has churned through several iterations of staff on her rise and took office with a team almost entirely new to her.<br /> <br /> Just six months in, some of those aides in the Office of the Vice President said they are eyeing other employment opportunities. Others have left already. ...The morale level for current Harris staffers is “rough” and in many ways similar to the failed presidential campaign and her Senate office, according to the former Senate aide."}}<br /> Aides describe Harris as unpredictable and at times demeaning to her staff. She often hung up on her aides, berated them when she didn’t think they were prepared enough for briefings, and had a reputation for churning through interns and lower-level staff.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/07/14/progressive-brawl-over-antitrust-measures-gets-personal-493575</ref> Some of her former staffers claimed to be suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress after Harris started her ascension to the White House. According to the ''Washington Free Beacon'', “they sought therapy to ‘resolve trauma from the on-the-job abuse’ after Harris was selected as Biden’s running mate in 2020.”<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/kamala-harris-staffer-trauma/amp/</ref> After an ''Axios'' hit piece on Kamala,<ref>https://www.axios.com/kamala-harris-office-dysfunction-2024-e2f9a9c0-f391-4c1d-8042-aa4f24a292e3.html</ref> the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported the knives were out for Kamala in the racist and [[misogynist]] Biden White House.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/03/democrats-fear-harris-cant-beat-any-goper-in-2024-including-trump/</ref><br /> <br /> After Biden's disastrous performance in a nationally televised CNN townhall meeting,<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/22/joe-biden-becomes-progressively-incoherent-at-cnns-half-empty-townhall-and-its-not-just-a-stutter-1106954/</ref> speculation was rife over Harris invoking the 25th Amendment.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/bidens-senility-at-town-hall-will-cause-big-25th-amendment-battle-lunch-alert/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Facebook==<br /> <br /> The Biden family has a long relationship with Facebook dating back to 2010, and the ability to get critics banned. There also has been a revolving door of employees between the Obama and Biden regimes, campaign organizations, consultants, and Biden family enterprises.<br /> <br /> On October 10, 2010, Hunter Biden emailed Arlene Busch, a partner at Rosemont Seneca, the firm set up to sell access and influence to Vice President Joe Biden. The subject of the email was his relationship with [[Chris Kelly]], Mark Zuckerberg's right-hand-man.<br /> [[File:Chris is worth about $350 MILLION. He remains Mark Zuckerberg’s closest adviser.png|right|350px|thumb|"Chris is worth about $350 MILLION. He remains Mark Zuckerberg’s closest adviser....He is more tied to Silicon Valley money than anyone I know and is looking for places to put his money."]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I brought Chris Kelly to lunch. We can talk in more detail tomorrow about the meeting, but just to be clear– Chris is worth about $350 MILLION. He remains [[Mark Zuckerberg]]’s closest adviser and was the first person outside of programers Facebook hired.<br /> <br /> He is more tied to [[Silicon Valley]] money than anyone I know and is looking for places to put his money. H[e] just spent $10 MILLION of his own money on race for AG in Dem primary without blinking.”<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Kelly_(entrepreneur)#Elections</ref>}}<br /> Kelly just dumped $10 million of his own money in a failed primary contest against Kamala Harris for Attorney General of California. Days later, a Kelly flunky emailed Hunter asking what favor he could do. Hunter wanted a critic's account on Facebook taken down.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Hi Mr. Biden, Chris Kelly forwarded me your message about a Facebook profile that you’re trying to get shut down?”<br /> <br /> To which Hunter Biden replied:<br /> <br /> “Thanks Adam—I will get info to you ASAP.”<br /> <br /> Adam replied, saying, “Thank you”.<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-8.png</ref>}}<br /> Two days later the Facebook flunky confirmed the hit against a third party had been carried out.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Mr. Biden,<br /> <br /> We have removed the fake profile. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.<br /> <br /> best,<br /> <br /> Adam Connor<br /> <br /> Facebook DC<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-7-1024x757.png</ref>}}<br /> In 2012 Eric Schwerin, who formally headed up the partnership with Chinese Communists, devised a scheme to milk money out of Facebook and other Silicon Valley Democrats for then Delaware Attorney General [[Beau Biden]]:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Does it make sense to reach out to Chris Kelly (maybe in an email from Hunter) and ask him to suggest a number of Silicon Valley Dem Types that we should invite to Beau’s party? I am sure he would encourage them to come and giving him some ownership of that group might not be a bad idea.<br /> <br /> “Any complications vis a vis [[Kamala Harris]] and Chris? I assume they are all good?”<ref>Kamala Harris and Chris Kelly had opposed each other in 2010 California Attorney General Democratic primary. https://ballotpedia.org/California_Attorney_General_election,_2010#Democratic_primary</ref><br /> <br /> Hunter Biden replied to this email saying, “Very good idea”.<br /> <br /> Schwerin replied, saying, : <br /> <br /> “Great. I’ll draft an email and send it from Hunter. Hunter, if you want to see it first, let me know. Otherwise, we’ll send it off tomorrow.”<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-11.png</ref>}}<br /> Shortly after Hunter got on the payroll of Burisma, Secretary of State John Kerry's [[chief-of-staff]] gave Schwerin a heads up that ''Wall Street Journal'' reporters were poking around in the deal:<br /> {{quotebox-float|“FYI, at David Wade’s<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-17-at-10.09.47-PM-525x1024.png</ref> urging I spoke to the WSJ [Wall Street Journal] on background tonight. They were about to run with a story that said Rosemont Seneca had invested in Burisma. Told them that was not the case. Didn’t say much else. Not sure what else they were going with but they were apparently asking questions about ownership as well. Probably going to run tonight. Didn’t seem too concerning to me.”<ref>https://loomered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-13-1024x576.png</ref>}}<br /> David Wade at the time was Kerry's chief-of-staff. Wade previously was Joe Biden press secretary during the [[2008 presidential campaign]]. In 2017 Wade became a PR consultant for Rosemont Seneca and Hunter Biden to handle all the negative publicity regarding Joe and Hunter Biden raking off $166,000 per month in [[kickback]]s from Burisma. In the 2020 election cycle Wade went to work for Facebook. <br /> <br /> The same day as the Schwerin email about Wade and the ''Wall Street Journal'', other members of the Washington press corp were probing the issue of the Biden family's conflict of interest and influence peddling, as well. At the State Department, junior propagandist Jen Psaki was asked by Matt Lee of the ''[[Associated Press]]'':<br /> {{quotebox|Lee: “Does this building diplomatically have any concerns about potential perceptions of conflict or [[cronyism]] – which is what you’ve often accused the Russians of doing?”<br>Paski: “No, he’s a private citizen."<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4819961/hunter-biden-ukraine-joe-biden-conflict-interest-13-2014</ref>}}<br /> On October 14, 2020, three weeks before the 2020 presidential election, Twitter and Facebook locked the account of the ''[[New York Post]]'' and limited their ability to share and post news stories after the ''New York Post'' published a bombshell report detailing some of Hunter Biden’s emails proving that Hunter Biden introduced his father, Joe Biden, to a top Ukranian energy firm executive from [[Burisma]] while Joe Biden was [[vice president]]. This was evidence Joe Biden used his influence as vice president to enrich his family through lucrative business deals with foreign nations like Ukraine and China, compromising the integrity of the vice presidency, as well as US [[national security]]. Facebook’s Policy Communication’s Director Andy Stone said,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want to be clear that this story is eligible to be fact-checked by Facebook’s third-party fact-checking partners. This is part our standard process to reduce the spread of misinformation. We temporarily reduce distribution pending fact-checker review.”<ref>https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1316395902479872000</ref>}}<br /> Before working for Facebook, Andy Stone worked for the Democrat’s House Majority PAC as well at the [[Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC), which is a clear [[conflict of interest]] during an election year. Facebook and their executives made the pre-emptive decision to label the ''New York Post''‘s Hunter Biden story as factually incorrect and limited the publishing ability of the ''New York Post''’s account before they even “fact checked” the already factually correct article.<ref>https://loomered.com/2020/12/17/exclusive-hunter-biden-emails-reveal-founder-of-facebooks-dc-office-banned-accounts-at-bidens-request-as-family-made-millions-from-silicon-valley-dems/</ref><br /> <br /> ==2020 Presidential campaign==<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Joseph Biden 2020 presidential campaign|United States presidential election, 2020‎‎|}}<br /> On April 25, 2019, Biden announced his candidacy against President Trump in 2020 and was the immediate Democrat Party frontrunner.<ref>Biden is considered the [[Konstantin Chernenko]] of the modern [[Left]].</ref> In 2020 the Biden family came under FBI investigation.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/federal-investigations-examining-biden-family-business-dealings</ref> <br /> [[File:Blue-red-election-fraud.png|right|200px|thumb|Iconic logo from the 2020 election forever engraved into a betrayed generation's consciousness.]]<br /> Biden received 66 million votes nationwide;<ref>https://rumble.com/vcwop9-rsbn-exclusive-interview-with-mike-lindell-on-his-white-house-visit-yesterd.html</ref><ref>https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/draft-1-0-the-inside-story-of-the-steal/</ref> however, Democrat election officials manufactured an additional 13 million fraudulent mail-in ballots<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/breaking-huge-simple-math-shows-biden-claims-13-million-votes-eligible-voters-voted-2020-election/</ref> giving the appearance of a [[Blue Mirage]].<ref>https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/11/10/does-anyone-really-think-that-americans-elected-this-senile-nazi-president/</ref><ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/our-mail-in-elective-dictator/</ref> An open letter published by The Democracy Institute entitled ''Reasons Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Deeply Puzzling'' begins by noting the fact that: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“Something very strange happened in America’s [[democracy]] in the early hours of Wednesday November 4 [2020] and the days that followed...Trump earned the highest share of all minority votes for a Republican since 1960…Trump grew his support among black voters by 50 percent over 2016…Nationally, Joe Biden’s black support fell well below 90 percent, the level below which Democratic presidential candidates usually lose...We are told that Biden won more votes nationally than any presidential candidate in history...But he won a record low of 17 percent of counties; he only won 524 counties, as opposed to the 873 counties Obama won in 2008...Yet, Biden somehow outdid Obama in total votes...Victorious presidential candidates, especially challengers, usually have down-ballot coattails; Biden did not...The Republicans held the Senate and enjoyed a ‘red wave’ in the House, where they gained a large number of seats while winning all 27 toss-up contests...Trump’s party did not lose a single state legislature and actually made gains at the state level”.<ref>https://spectator.us/reasons-why-the-2020-presidential-election-is-deeply-puzzling/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> More than 26% of [[African American]]s refused to allow Biden to put them back in chains and exited the [[Democrat plantation]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-media-are-very-disappointed-in-hispanic-voters</ref> Credible [[rape]] allegations and failing cognitive skills of the Democrat nominee were largely ignored by the [[liberal media]].<ref name="lawandcrime.com">https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/new-evidence-appears-to-corroborate-tara-reades-sexual-assault-claim-against-joe-biden-video/</ref> Former [[Bernie Sanders]] co-chair Nina Turner said voting for Joe Biden is like eating "a bowl of s***."<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/how-trump-could-win-reelection/612205/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/aOGJOlnli0c</ref> <br /> <br /> In the immediate aftermath of a record number of [[Latino]]s voting for President Trump, Biden's former boss, Barack Obama, launched a vile and racist attack on people of [[Hispanic]] heritage.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/barack-obama-blasts-hispanics-who-voted-for-trump-they-ignored-the-presidents-racism-because-they-oppose-gay-marriage/</ref> A common question circulating on social media was, "Who did you for, Trump or that senile old racist?"<br /> <br /> ===The largest voter fraud organization ever===<br /> [[File:2020 Turnout.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|Dozens of documented examples of election shenanigans.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/dozens-of-documented-examples-of-election-shenanigans/</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Cloward-Piven strategy|Voter fraud|Ballot harvesting|2020 Voter fraud timeline}}<br /> The probability of mail-in voter fraud creating chaos after Election Day, November 3, 2020, is very real. Some states may force residents to use mail-in ballots during the current health emergency. Voting by mail makes it easier to commit [[fraud]], intimidate voters, and destroy the protections of the secret ballot. Without the oversight of election and polling officials, mail-in ballots are the ballots most vulnerable to being altered, stolen, or forged. Fraud by duplicate voting can occur, once by absentee or mail-in ballot, and then again in person. Employees of private companies hired to contact and register voters have been known to change party affiliations of voters and forge signatures on voter registration forms, among other things. <br /> <br /> When Democrats want to tilt elections in their favor outside the ballot box, [[Marc Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] is the go-to guy. Perkins Coie is the Democratic law firm, paid by [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|the Hillary Clinton campaign]], that hired [[Fusion GPS]] to dig up dirt on Donald Trump in 2016. They failed, but still compiled the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' full of foreign-solicited lies about Trump and Russia, which was leaked by Obama intelligence officials to try to sabotage the new president’s administration, sow doubt in his election victory, and invalidate the votes of 63 million Americans. From [[Wisconsin]] to [[Nevada]], to [[California]], Marc Elias and the Democrats pushed lawsuits disguised as “election reform” to water down important election safeguards and increase the opportunity for fraud, abuse, and corruption. In August 2020 ''[[Politico]]'' reported,<br /> {{quotebox|[[File:Early morning ballot dumps Nov. 4, 2020.png|right|350px|thumb|Four highly anomalous ballot dumps highlighted in yellow account for the "win" in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia and represent forty-two electoral votes.<ref>https://votepatternanalysis.substack.com/p/voting-anomalies-2020</ref>]][[Coronavirus]] has turned the Democratic Party’s voter contact program, one operative said, into something more like a tech support operation than a traditional door-knocking effort.....[[Priorities USA]], the Democratic super PAC, is spending $24 million on voter mobilization, which includes vote-by-mail education. Fair Fight, a group founded by [[Stacey Abrams]], has rolled out voter protection programs in 17 states....<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS and on mail-voting is raising concern among voters, operatives say.<br /> <br /> “We've seen such an increase from young people in terms of concern about their ballot casting,” said Jared DeLoof, the states director of [[NextGen America]], which targets younger voters. “They want to vote, they want to make sure that that vote is going to count.” [...]<br /> <br /> Democrats believe they will also have to follow up with some voters after their ballot has been cast, in an effort to help them fix ballots that have been rejected for technical reasons. State rules vary widely on if or how voters can correct their ballots, and the time windows to do so can be short.<br /> <br /> While Democrat campaigns and groups navigate the patchwork of state rules governing mail ballots to encourage turnout, Democrat election attorney Marc Elias is trying to change many of those rules.<br /> [[File:2020-11-04.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]<br /> This is the other half of the party’s vote-by-mail efforts: a sprawling legal effort that spans every battleground state and is costing tens of millions of dollars. Priorities USA, just one of Elias’ clients, has expanded its voting litigation budget to $32 million.<br /> <br /> “One of the features of vote by mail is that between the point that the voter cast the ballot and the point that the ballot is counted, several things have to go right,” Elias said in an interview. “One is that the ballot has to be received by the election officials in time. ... And the second is that the ballot needs to be verified and accepted.”<br /> <br /> Elias, who was the lead attorney in former Sen. [[Al Franken]]’s (D-Minn.) 2008 recount victory and the general counsel for [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]]’s presidential campaigns, is pursuing what he calls “four pillars” of legal changes to election laws during coronavirus. The first, that mail ballots should include paid postage with them, has some cross-partisan support.<br /> <br /> The other three do not, locking Elias in a wide-range legal fight with Republicans all over the country, including the Republican National Committee and its legal budget of at least $20 million. Those fights are over Elias’ push to mandate that states count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after the fact; overhauling signature matching laws, which Elias derides as based on pseudoscience; and allowing for third parties to collect and turn in voters’ sealed absentee ballots, which Democrats call “community collection” and Republicans largely deride as “[[ballot harvesting]].”<br /> <br /> “One thing you do is you make sure that people whose ballot is being challenged based on signature matching, that the people that are doing that have been trained, are applying uniform non-discriminatory standards. And most importantly, the voter is notified and has an opportunity to cure,” Elias said of his legal strategy. (A cure process mandates that a state contacts voters whose ballots have been rejected to give them the ability to fix — or cure — their ballot.)<br /> <br /> Several Democrat-backed lawsuits have also pushed to expand who can cast absentee ballots. In 44 states, any voter can, at a minimum, request an absentee ballot if they choose to do so, and some states have changed that requirement as a response to the pandemic. [...]<br /> <br /> Republicans argue that allowing for outside parties to collect and deliver ballots could lead to coercion or fraud. [...]<br /> <br /> Depending on how close the races for the White House and battleground Senate seats are, "we could be headed for a ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'' situation in every battleground state, depending how close the results are."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/democrats-vote-by-mail-plan-399671</ref>}}<br /> The RNC and the Trump campaign pushed back against the Democrats’ assault on the integrity of elections. All across the country, Democrats tried to use coronavirus and the courts to legalize ballot harvesting, implement a nationwide mail-in ballot system, and eliminate nearly every safeguard in our elections.<br /> <br /> One in five mail in ballots have been rejected in several 2020 elections. Nearly two-thirds (62%) say there is fraud in U.S. elections, and that fraud would concern them under Democrats’ nationwide mail-in ballot system. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the safeguards Democrats are suing to eliminate like signature matching (84%), voter identification (80%), and a ballot receipt deadline of election day (83%). Voters also oppose (67%) allowing campaign workers to collect mail-in ballots, also known as ballot harvesting.<ref>https://www.protectthevote.com/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Biden-Burisma and Big Tech election interference===<br /> :{{See also|Center for Tech and Civic Life}}<br /> [[File:Biden text.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden family text with Hunter telling his sister Naomi that thier "Pop" Joe Biden received 50% of the Burisma [[kickback]]s.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/10/15/unlike-pop-joe-biden-i-wont-make-you-give-me-half-of-your-salary-video/</ref>]]<br /> Biden has also been implicated in [[pay-to-play]] [[corruption]] in the [[Biden-Burisma]] scandal.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/hunter-biden-emails-show-leveraging-connections-with-dad-to-boost-burisma-pay/</ref> For first time in [[American history]] [[social media]] companies took [[direct action]] against a major U.S. publisher,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press_3540670.html</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' when it published a story on former VP Biden's [[collusion]] with [[Burisma]] executives and Ukrainian [[oligarch]]s.<ref>*https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/<br>*https://youtu.be/r4Kcc7a114I<br>*https://youtu.be/89ByR-vrnc4</ref> ''The Post'' is among the top five newspapers by circulation in the United States. <br /> <br /> [[Big Tech]] giants Facebook and Twitter began interfering in the presidential election by blocking links to the article on the [[Biden-Burisma]] scandal.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/14/election-interference-facebook-suppressing-new-york-post-bombshell-story-of-damaging-hunter-biden-emails/</ref> Facebook and Twitter have many foreign stockholders.<ref>"Finalized January of 2011, the transaction included a $450 million investment from Goldman Sachs, $50 million from DST, and $1 billion from unnamed foreign investors." http://whoownsfacebook.com/#Goldman<br>*https://qz.com/519388/this-saudi-prince-now-owns-more-of-twitter-than-jack-dorsey-does/</ref> Former [[James Comey]] general counsel [[James A. Baker (DOJ)]], who was complicit in the [[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate]] and [[FISA abuse]] scandals, is [[Twitter]]'s lead counsel.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/16/twitter-hires-former-fbi-chief-counsel-as-deputy-lawyer/</ref><br /> [[File:Biden payments.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Documents show payments from Burisma to Hunter Biden.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref><ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/12/here-are-the-payments-to-hunter-biden-leaked-from-ukraine/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hunter-biden-served-as-ceremonial-figure-on-burisma-board-for-80000-per-month/</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/leaked-bank-records-confirm-burisma-biden-payments-morgan-stanley-account</ref>]]<br /> Former Vice President Biden has repeatedly [[lied]] about having any knowledge of his son Hunter's dealings with Burisma. Hunter Biden earned in excess of $3 million while serving on Burisma's board of directors during the [[Obama administration]]. The former vice president bragged to the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] that he threatened the President of Ukraine with withholding $1.8 Billion in foreign aid and loan guarantees, which the former vice president was in charge of, unless a [[prosecutor]] investigating Burisma [[kickback]]s to the Biden family was fired.<br /> <br /> A firestorm erupted over Big Tech censorship of the news and calls for repealing their [[Section 230]] immunity. [[YouTube]] began banning dozens of top [[Conservative]] channels.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8844807/YouTube-BANS-QAnon-videos-crackdown-conspiracy-theories.html</ref> [[Twitter]] continued banning people who posted the Hunter Biden story.<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2020/10/twitter-now-banning-users-posting-ny-post-story-hunter-biden/</ref> Twitter banned White House Press Secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]] for sharing the Hunter and Joe Biden corruption article.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/15/twitter-bans-white-house-press-secretary-for-sharing-hunter-and-joe-biden-corruption-article/</ref>[[Senate Judiciary Committee]] announced Twitter CEO [[Jack Dorsey]] will be [[subpoena]]ed over [[censorship]] of ''[[NY Post]]''.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/senate-judiciary-committee-will-subpoena-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-over-ny-post-censorship/</ref> [[Wikipedia]] editors censored the Hunter Biden Bombshell, and called the ''New York Post'' an ‘unreliable’ source.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/wikipedia-editors-censor-hunter-biden-bombshell-call-new-york-post-unreliable-source/</ref> Twitter locked the Trump Campaign account less than 3 weeks before the 2020 Presidential election.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2020/10/15/twitter-locks-trump-campaign-account-less-than-3-weeks-before-presidential-election/</ref> Rep. [[Jim Jordan]] posted the [[Biden-Burisma]] story on a federal government website after Twitter censors House Judiciary GOP, at which point the link was promptly censored by Twitter.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/jim-jordan-posts-hunter-biden-burisma-story-twitter-censors-house-judiciary-gop/</ref> Twitter itself shut down completely.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/online/twitters-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week-continues-massive-outage-right-before-presidential-town-halls/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/Dupm8W0sF8c</ref> [[Google]] was reported to be meddling in [[U.S. Senate]] elections.<ref>https://patriotdailypress.org/2020/10/13/google-researcher-warns-google-may-be-shifting-power-to-flip-senate/</ref> A [[Rasmussen Poll]] shortly after found 61% of Likely U.S. Voters now think the impact on politics of social media like Facebook and Twitter has been bad for the nation.<ref>https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2020/61_think_social_media_bad_for_politics</ref><br /> <br /> Facebook and Twitter are no longer service carriers of electronic information, but rather now acting as publishers and broadcasters of news. Hence, their immunity from broadcasting [[libel]]ous information on their platforms - such as accusations of President Trump being a "Russian spy" for example - should be revoked. ''Yahoo News!'' reported:<br /> {{quotebox|Instead of simply asking pertinent questions, or debunking the [New York] Post’s reporting, a media blackout was initiated. A number of well-known journalists warned colleagues and their sizable social-media audiences not to share the story. By the afternoon, Twitter had joined Facebook in suppressing the article, not only barring its users from sharing it with followers, but barring them sharing it through direct messages as well. It locked the accounts of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, the Post, and many others for retweeting the story.<br /> <br /> Twitter initially cited its “Hacked Materials Policy” and a “lack of authoritative reporting” as justification for censoring the Post, one of the most widely read papers in the nation. Though the reliability of the story is yet to be determined, Twitter has offered no evidence that any of the information was illegally obtained. No similar standard was applied when the New York Times published Trump’s tax returns, even though anyone who had legal access to them is likely to have broken the law in sharing them with the Times. Whatever the case, it’s all in the public record now.<br /> <br /> A healthy democracy with a properly functioning and independent press would debate, investigate, and rigorously fact check new information. They wouldn’t work to squelch a story. It’s certainly not the job of giant tech companies who claim to function as neutral platforms to decide what news consumers can or can’t handle.<br /> <br /> The most generous reading of Twitter and Facebook’s actions is that the rules are evolving, messy, and inadvertently unfair. A less generous — but more plausible — reading is that the tech giants single out specific stories damaging to progressives’ preferred presidential candidate. <br /> It will backfire.<br /> <br /> For one thing, it further damages the reputation of Big Tech. For another, it renders the industry more susceptible to a new regulatory regime already being championed by some in Congress. Mostly, however, it just makes the story they’re trying to suppress a far bigger deal.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/twitter-facebook-shameful-repression-york-010644456.html</ref>}}<br /> [[Glenn Greenwald]] writing in ''The Intercept'' remarked, <br /> {{quotebox-float|"It has been astonishing to watch Democrats over the last twenty-four hours justify this censorship on the grounds that private [[corporation]]s are entitled to do whatever they want."}}<br /> Google saw a spike in searches for ‘can I change my vote’ after the release of a Hunter Biden sex tape.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/google-searches-can-change-vote-spike-following-hunter-biden-sex-tape-release/</ref> The ''New York Post'', [[Gateway Pundit]]'', and Big League Politics all were placed on Twitter's suspension hit lit the final week before election day.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/big-league-politics-gateway-pundit-new-york-post-among-news-outlets-placed-on-twitter-suspension-weeks-before-election/</ref><br /> <br /> A study from the [[Media Research Center]] showed that Twitter and Facebook censored President Donald Trump and the president’s affiliated campaign accounts at least 65 times in 2019 and 2020, while leaving Biden untouched.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/19/new-study-shows-facebook-and-twitter-censored-trump-65-times-biden-zero/</ref><br /> <br /> ===The laptop from hell: Hunter becomes the hunted===<br /> {{See also|Biden Crime Family|}}<br /> The former vice president's son, Hunter, never visited Ukraine, did not speak Ukrainian, had no experience in the oil and gas industry, received over $50,000 a month in wire transfers from Burisma in which he paid half to his father,<ref>https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/15/howie-carr-hunter-biden-scandal-too-hot-for-alt-left-media/</ref> was dishonorably discharged from the [[Navy]] for [[cocaine]] [[addiction]], returned a rental car with crack and paraphernalia in it,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/exclusive-2016-arizona-police-report-cocaine-pipe-found-in-car-rented-by-joe-bidens-son-hunter-biden-authorities-declined-to-prosecute/</ref> had a baby out of wedlock whom he refused to pay child support for until ordered by a court while he was having an affair with his [[widow]]ed sister-in-law.<ref>https://nypost.com/article/inside-the-life-of-hunter-biden-joe-bidens-scandal-plagued-son/</ref> Biden was paid $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor to launder $200 million in violation of the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/maybe-just-like-gettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> Tens of thousands of dollars in payments to an [[Eastern Europe]]an prostitution and human tafficing ring were also discovered.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2020/09/23/senate-report-links-hunter-biden-to-human-trafficking-ring-n959766</ref> Professor [[Jonathan Turley]] noted the obvious facts: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“The Bidens appear to have lied for years as a raw influence-peddling scheme worth millions stretched from China to Ukraine to Russia...Moreover, these countries likely have had the compromising information all along while the Bidens — and the [[media]] — were denying reports of illicit activities”.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/521517-censoring-the-biden-story-how-social-media-becomes-state-media</ref>}}<br /> Senate lawmakers formally requested the [[Department of Justice]] to appoint a special counsel to investigate foreign payments to the Biden family:<br /> [[File:Hunter Biden with meth pipe.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Hunter Biden with [[methamphetamine|meth]] pipe.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2020/10/14/cdmedia-reporting-since-nov-on-biden-crime-family-confirmed-leftist-media-enablers-attack/</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"These alleged revelations raise serious questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's reported participation with his son's business, dealings, specifically whether the former vice president (1) received foreign monies during his tenure in the Obama administration and (2) if former Vice President Biden allowed his son to peddle access to his father with foreign business entities.<br /> <br /> We request that the Department of Justice immediately appoint an independent, unbiased special counsel to investigate the issues that we have raised — as well as any corresponding legal or ethical issues that might be uncovered from the former vice president's 47 years in public office,<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/two-huge-new-developments-emerge-hunter-biden-laptop-saga</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-response-hunter-biden-emails-business-dealings</ref>}}<br /> In a recorded call made sometime after Ye Jianming, Hunter's business partner, went missing in February 2018, Hunter is heard speaking in an agitated tone,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I get calls from my father to tell me that ''[[The New York Times]]'' is calling, but my old partner, Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another ''New York Times'' reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the f****** spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the f****** largest f***** LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. attorney himself. My best friend in business, Devon, has named me as a witness, without telling me, in a [[criminal]] case — and my father, without telling me."<ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1321184369562759172</ref>}}<br /> In the early 2000s, Ye Jianming was the deputy secretary of the [[China Association for International Friendly Contact]] (CAIFC). CAIFC has dual roles of intelligence collection and [[propaganda]] work. <br /> <br /> ===Election fraud===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Democrat election fraud|Deep Rig}}<br /> Ten days before the election Biden openly boasted of having "the most extensive and inclusive [[voter fraud]] organization in history.”<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/24/joe-biden-brags-about-having-most-extensive-voter-fraud-organization-in-history/</ref> On a conference call over the Summer, a [[Dominion Voting Systems]] executive in charge of Strategy and Security is reported to have said, "Don’t worry Trump won’t win the election, we fixed that."<ref>https://youtu.be/dh1X4s9HuLo</ref><br /> [[File:Support for Democratic Candidates, 2012-2020.PNG|right|350px|thumb|According to the Progressive election analyst group Catalist, Democrats are losing support among minorities.<ref>https://www.vox.com/2021/5/10/22425178/catalist-report-2020-election-biden-trump-demographics</ref>]]<br /> At 2:30 AM EDT of the 4th of November 2020, TV broadcasts reported that Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada and Georgia decided to cease vote counting operations and would continue the following day. This unanimous decision to initially and intentionally stop counting by all five battleground states was unprecedented, and it demonstrates prior coordination by election officials in battleground states. This allowed for more time to manufacture fraudulent ballots.<br /> <br /> An independent forensic audit of Dominion Voting Systems machines used in [[Michigan]] concluded: <br /> {{quotebox-float|“The Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results. ...The intentional errors lead to bulk adjudication of ballots with no oversight, transparency, and no audit trail. This leads to voter or election fraud. Based on our study we conclude that the Dominion Voting System should not be used in Michigan....The allowable election error rate established by the [[Federal Election Commission]] guidelines is of 1 in 250,000 ballots (.0008%). We observed an error rate of 68.05%. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity."<ref>https://www.depernolaw.com/uploads/2/7/0/2/27029178/antrim_michigan_forensics_report_[121320]_v2_[redacted].pdf</ref>}}<br /> The chairman of the [[Federal Election Commission]], Trey Trainor, said there was voter fraud in key states. “The massive amounts of affidavits that we see in these cases show that there was in fact [[fraud]] that took place.”<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/federal-election-commission-chairman-trump-campaign-bringing-legitimate</ref><br /> <br /> ===Foreign collusion===<br /> Ten days before election day Biden boasted,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"We're in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for President Obama's administration before this, we have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics."<ref> https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/biden-we-have-the-most-extensive-and-inclusive-voter-fraud-organization/</ref>}}<br /> <br /> Dominion voting system is a [[Canadian]] owned company with global subsidiaries. It is owned by Staple Street Capital which is in turn owned by [[UBS|UBS Securities LLC]], of which 3 out of their 7 board members are [[Chinese]] nationals. The Dominion software is licensed from [[Smartmatic]] which is a [[Venezuela]]n owned and controlled company. Dominion Server locations have been determined to be in [[Serbia]], Canada, the US, [[Spain]] and [[Germany]].<br /> <br /> ===Ignoring mail-in ballot safeguards===<br /> :{{See also|Pennsylvania election fraud}}<br /> [[File:PA mail-in fraud.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Pennsylvania mailed out 1.8 Million mail-in ballots, buy got back 2.5 million.<ref>https://youtu.be/2AYSs77k2tY</ref>]]<br /> [[Pennsylvania]] Secretary of Commonwealth [[Kathy Boockvar]] and the county officials repeatedly ignored essential safeguards for absentee and mail-in voting which require “procedural safeguards to deter fraud and ensure transparency” due to “inherent risk.” In December 2019, Pennsylvania’s auditor general, Eugene DePasquale, determined that there are more than 50,000 cases of potentially inaccurate voter records in the state’s system.<br /> <br /> On October 31, 2019, Pennsylvania’s legislature passed Act 77, which allowed all Pennsylvania voters the option of voting by mail without providing a reason or excuse. Yet mail-in voting still requires a ballot application and the election code still bars ballot harvesting except in the case of disabled voters. Pennsylvania law still requires ballots that have been filled out incompletely or incorrectly to be declared void and it does not permit election boards to give voters who cast improper ballots a “notice and opportunity to cure” those ballots.<br /> <br /> Importantly, Act 77 prohibits a voter from casting both a mail-in ballot and an in-person ballot, unless the voter returns an unvoted mail-in ballot and declares that he or she has not voted by mail. The lawsuit alleged,<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Defendants failed to take adequate measures to ensure that the provisions of the Election Code enacted to protect the validity of absentee or mail-in ballots, including without limitation Act 77, were followed.”}}<br /> 115% of Pennsylvania registered Democrats voted for Biden. Biden supposedly received 1.24 to 1.43 times greater than either [[Hillary Clinton]] or [[Barack Obama]] in predominant Republican counties.<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref><br /> <br /> ==Vice president 2009–2017==<br /> [[File:Shovelready.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] ]]<br /> :{{See also|Vice Presidency of Joe Biden (2009–2017)|Recovery Summer}}<br /> Five months into the Obama regime in June 2009 Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, son of Joe Biden and stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by James Bulger, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in the Peoples Republic of China.<br /> <br /> Biden was a strong supporter of the [[Russian Reset]] to facilitate the sale of [[Uranium One bribery scandal|Uranium One]] to [[Clinton Foundation]] donors.<br /> <br /> Biden was placed in charge of promoting the [[Obama regime]]'s alleged [[Recovery Summer]] which never materialized.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/administration-kicks-recovery-summer-with-groundbreakings-and-events-across-country Administration Kicks Off "Recovery Summer" with Groundbreakings and Events Across the Country], The [[White House]], Office of the Press Secretary, Press Release, June 17, 2010. Retrieved from www.whitehouse.gov October 9, 2010.</ref><br /> <br /> Susan Lagana served as [[North Carolina]]’s Communications Director for the [[2008 Obama/Biden campaign]] and then as Director of Communications for the [[U.S. Navy]], an attorney a the [[Office of Personnel Management]], and the Director of Public Affairs at the Department of Transporation. Less than a year after leaving the Obama/Biden administration signed Hikvision, a state-owned company of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), to a $25,000 per month retainer for her lobbying firm. Hikvision has been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a proxy of the Peoples Liberation Army, and “linked to [[Uyghur]] abuses,” according to ''[[Reuters]]'', which describes the company as the “world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and vendor to Xinjiang police agencies.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-tech-china-idUSKBN2AI0QJ</ref> as a lobbying client in 2019. Lagana’s lobbying firm would “advise” the manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment on the following matters, according to [[Foreign Agent Registration Act]] (FARA) filings: “Public affairs and policy issues, Strategic planning and guidance, Media relations, Issues management, Internal and external communications, Coordinate outside consultants, Message development, Media monitoring, Media Engagement, Fact Sheets, Messages, and Q&As.” The arrangement, which was extended to expire on December 31st, 2021, counted Lagana as a signatory on the documents outlining the initial agreement.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/obama-biden-official-lobbying-for-ccp-tech/</ref> The PRC's treatment of the Uyghur people was designated as [[genocide]] in 2021.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/15/xinjiang-uyghurs-intentional-genocide-china/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Influence peddling as Vice president===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden crime family}}<br /> Five months into the Obama regime in June 2009 Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, son of Joe Biden and stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by James Bulger, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in China. [[Devon Archer]] is a longtime friend of former Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] and of stepson Chris Heinz and James Bulger, the nephew of notorious Boston gangster [[Whitey Bulger]].<ref><small>Whitey Bulger was the head of the [[Boston]] Irish [[mafia]] who enjoyed federal protection under FBI director [[Robert Mueller]] as an informant.<br>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335614/Trial-Boston-mob-boss-James-Whitey-Bulger-gets-underway-family-victims-say-look-eye.html<br> Bulger was convicted of 19 murders that occurred while under Mueller's protection; some have linked the Bulger clan to as many as 52 murders while Mueller was U.S. Attorney in Boston.<br>https://www3.bostonglobe.com/metro/1970/01/19/one-lingering-question-for-fbi-director-robert-mueller/613uW0MR7czurRn7M4BG2J/story.html?arc404=true<br> Whitey Bulger was murdered in prison at the age of 89 a few months before the Mueller Report was released.</small></ref><br /> [[File:Hunter-Obama-1024x717.png|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office.<br>''Official White House Photograph'']]<br /> The Bank of China is owned by the Chinese government and closely connected with the Chinese military and intelligence services. Biden, Heinz, and Archer transferred and sold "duel use" technology to the Chinese military which was used to create the Chinese [[drone]] program and replicate the Chinese version of the [[F-15]] fighter.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/inside-the-shady-private-equity-firm-run-by-kerry-and-bidens-kids/</ref><br /> <br /> Bohai Harvest RST (BHR) invested in an app the Chinese leftwing Communist regime is using to surveil ethnic minority [[Muslim]]s in western China. Over one million Muslims living in the region are now incarcerated in Chinese [[gulag]]s.<br /> <br /> ====Biden-Ukraine scandal====<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Biden-Ukraine scandal}}<br /> Vice President [[Joe Biden]] oversaw the disbursement of $1 billion allocated by the U.S. to the new government of Ukraine. In 2014, Biden's son Hunter Biden, was appointed to the board of directors of Burisma Holdings, the largest oil and gas company in Ukraine. Hunter Biden was hired by [[Mykola Zlochevsky]], who served as Ukraine's ecology minister in the previous administration. Hunter Biden was paid $166,000 per month. The money was split with the nephew of [[Whitey Bulger]].<br /> <br /> Zlochevsky came under investigation by the new administration for alleged embezzlement of $5 billion while ecology minister. The prosecutor traced payments made to Hunter Biden. Vice President Biden threatened the new Ukrainian administration to withhold $1 billion in U.S. allocated funds unless the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden was fired.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/world/europe/corruption-ukraine-joe-biden-son-hunter-biden-ties.html</ref><br /> [[File:Joe Biden at CFR meeting 2018 2.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Biden at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]: "‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money'...Well, [SOB], he got fired."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20210218183940/https://haciendapublishing.com/articles/deep-dark-secrets-rich-famous-and-powerful-cliff-kincaid</ref>]]<br /> Biden bragged about having caused the firing of the [[Ukraine]] prosecutor to a [[CFR]] conference.<br /> <br /> U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Joe Biden was the main U.S. official dealing with Ukraine. Biden threatened Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] that the [[Obama administration]] would pull $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees, sending Ukraine toward insolvency, if it didn't immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin who was investigating his son, Hunter. Biden recounted, <br /> [[File:Devon Archer (far left) is pictured with Joe and Hunter Biden. (Screenshot from Twitter).jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Devon Archer (far left) is pictured with Joe and Hunter Biden. (Screenshot from Twitter)<ref>https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/oct/03/who-devon-archer-ukrainian-gas-executive-playing-g/</ref> Biden denied knowing any of his son's business associates.]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|"'You’re not getting the billion'. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money'...Well, [SOB], he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time."<ref name="thehill.com">https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived</ref><ref>https://www.cfr.org/event/foreign-affairs-issue-launch-former-vice-president-joe-biden</ref>}}<br /> Yuriy Lutsenko, who replaced Shokin as the prosecutor looking into Burisma, said the evidence in the Burisma case he'd like to present to [[William Barr]], particularly the vice president's intervention.<br /> <br /> Between April 2014 and October 2015, more than $3 million was paid out by Burisma to an account linked to Biden's and [[Devon Archer]]'s Rosemont Seneca firm, according to the financial records placed in a federal court file in Manhattan in another case against Archer. The bank records show that, on most months when Burisma money flowed, two wire transfers of $83,333.33 each were sent to the Rosemont Seneca–connected account on the same day. The same Rosemont Seneca–linked account typically then paid Hunter Biden one or more payments ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 each. Ukrainian prosecutors reviewed internal company documents and wanted to interview Hunter Biden and Archer about why they had received such payments, but couldn't because of Joe Biden's intervention. In a text message from Hunter Biden to his sister Naomi, Hunter said their father, "Pop", takes 50% of his salary.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/scotthounsell/2020/10/15/october-surprise-giuliani-reveals-texts-from-hunter-saying-biden-got-half-of-his-contracts/</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/rudy-giuliani-releases-text-message-hunter-biden-daughter-naomi-unlike-pop-joe-biden-wont-make-give-half-salary-video/</ref><br /> [[File:Sadiq Khan and Elena Baturina.jpg|right|350px|thumb|London mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] and Elena Baturina.]]<br /> On September 4, 2019, former Prosecutor General [[Victor Shokin]] made a sworn affidavit outlining Joe Biden's shakedown.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement</ref><br /> <br /> ====Russian collusion====<br /> <br /> In 2014 Hunter Biden colluded with, and received $3.5 million in payment from the widow of former Moscow and the richest woman in Russia. The $3.5 million payment from Elena Baturina was for helping to establish a bank account in the United States for her.<ref>https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missionquestfpb/shock-man-who-had-hunter-biden-s-laptop-suggests-t-t10669-s2420.html</ref> Baturina eventually laundered $39 million through American banks, with the help of [[Rosemont Seneca]], of funds stolen from contractors while her husband Yury Luzhkov was mayor of Moscow. In late 2019 Baturina was declared a fugitive from justice by a Russian court.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-court-declares-late-moscow-mayor-s-widow-wanted-after-failure-to-appear/30348065.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Hunter's Mexican partners====<br /> Hunter and Jeff Cooper hatched a plan in 2013 to invest in multiple businesses in Mexico and Latin America, using their relationship with the Mexican billionaire Alemán family whose late patriarch, Miguel Alemán Valdes, served as president of Mexico.<br /> <br /> Cooper, an attorney who worked with [[Beau Biden]] on asbestos claims cases and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Biden political campaigns, wrote in February 2013: ‘This is setting up to be flippin gigantic brother.’ Hunter and Cooper sought the help of Valdés’ grandson, airline CEO Miguel Alemán Magnani, to forge a relationship with the richest man in Latin America, Carlos Slim, in an attempt to cash in on the privatization of the giant state-owned oil company Pemex for Burisma and themselves. Carlo Slim, Velasco and Magnani held a private ‘meeting’ with Joe Biden, Hunter and Cooper. Photos on Hunter’s laptop dated November 19, 2015 show the six men smiling and hugging in the meeting in Joe Biden’s vice presidential residence at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington DC. Emails also show the billionaires met with Joe at the White House. <br /> <br /> Hunter sent Devon Archer a ''Forbes'' article titled ‘How Oil Reforms Could Trigger Mexico’s Biggest Economic Boom In A Century’. By the end of the year, their efforts were ramping up. Cooper wrote to Hunter and Archer in December 2014: ‘I met with Miguel [Magnani] last night. He has set up mtgs with the Secty of Energy and the CEO of Pemex for Jan 12 [2015]. Is there any chance that anyone from Burisma could attend?’ <br /> <br /> Biden flew Hunter and Jeff Cooper on Air Force 2 to Mexico City in 2016.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9678005/Joe-Biden-entertained-Hunters-billionaire-business-associates-vice-presidents-office.html</ref><br /> [[File:Bohai Harvest Rosemont.jpeg|right|610px|THUMB|]]<br /> ====Bohai Harvest RST====<br /> {{See also|Bohai Harvest RST}}<br /> In 2012 Hunter Biden and Devon Archer made contact with Chinese financier Jonathan Li, who ran the equity fund Bohai Capital. The trio discussed a plan to become partners in a new company, Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co. (BHR), that would invest Chinese capital outside the country. Eighty percent of the resulting company, Bohai Harvest, was controlled by Chinese state-owned interests.<ref>https://nypost.com/article/hunter-biden-china-timeline-business-ties/</ref><br /> On December 4, 2013, Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and Hunter's daughter Finnegan visited Beijing.<ref>https://youtu.be/Eg6SP0ugUrk</ref> Joe Biden held a marathon five-hour meeting with CCP General Secretary [[Xi Jinping]]. Hunter Biden spent the time with Jonathan Li.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/will-hunter-biden-jeopardize-his-fathers-campaign</ref> The Bidens walked away after this trip as 30% owners of a $1.5 billion investment fund, Bohai Harvest RST (BHR), a partnership between Bohai Capital and Rosemont Seneca. They offered nothing to the Chinese Comminists by way of consideration but their services as [[lobbyist]]s and door openers. Bohai Harvest Rosemont (BHR) was incorporated in [[Shanghai]] according to State Market Regulatory Administration records on December 16, 2013.<ref>[https://www.qcc.com/firm/1a7250b750eef9e9adbd39a6d97bee4d.html The State Administration for Industry and Commerce at the time]</ref><br /> <br /> The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) with conspiracy to unlawfully engage and participate in the production and development of special nuclear material outside the United States which could cause “significant damage to our national security.”<ref>Press Release, U.S. Dep’t. of Justice, [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-nuclear-engineer-china-general-nuclear-power-company-and-energy-technology-international U.S. Nuclear Engineer, China General Nuclear Power Company and Energy Technology International Indicted in Nuclear Power Conspiracy against the United States] (Thursday, April 14, 2016).</ref> CGN is owned in part by Bohai Harvest RST and the [[Biden family]].<ref>''[https://nypost.com/2019/05/11/the-troubling-reason-why-biden-is-so-soft-on-china/ The Troubling Reason Why Biden is so Soft on China]'', N.Y. POST (May 11, 2019).</ref><br /> <br /> ====Peter Daszak, Shi Zhengli and the Wuhan lab====<br /> [[File:Metabiota RST.PNG|left|300px|thumb|]]<br /> Hunter Biden's Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners (RSTP) was a lead financial backer of Metabiota, a [[pandemic]] tracking and response firm that partnered with [[Peter Daszak]]’s EcoHealth Alliance and the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]]. Among the companies listed on archived versions of the firm’s portfolio is Metabiota, a [[San Francisco]]-based company that purports to detect, track, and analyze emerging infectious diseases, according to ''The National Pulse''.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/hunter-biden-invested-in-ecohealth-wuhan-partner/</ref> Financial reports reveal that RSTP led the company’s first round of funding, which amounted to $30 million. Former Managing Director and co-founder of RSTP Neil Callahan – a name that appears many times on Hunter Biden’s hard drive – also sits on Metabiota’s Board of Advisors.<br /> <br /> Since 2014, Metabiota has been a partner of EcoHealth Alliance as part of the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]]’s (USAID) “PREDICT” project, which seeks to “predict and prevent global emerging disease threats.” As part of this effort, researchers from Metabiota, EcoHealth Alliance, and the Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborated on a study relating to bat infectious diseases in China. “Sensitive and broadly reactive RT-PCR assays were performed at Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,” the paper notes.<br /> <br /> Among the researchers listed is [[Shi Zhengli]], the Wuhan lab director. The disgraced [[Peter Daszak]] is also listed as an author.<br /> <br /> Beyond the ties to EcoHealth Alliance, Metabiota has also been embroiled in controversy for “bungling” America’s response to Ebola.<br /> {{quotebox-float|“An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa — with employees feuding with fellow responders, contributing to misdiagnosed Ebola cases and repeatedly misreading the trajectory of the virus,” an Associated Press (AP) investigation into the company found. The company reportedly made the “already chaotic situation worse,” prompting [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) officials to criticize the company: "Emails obtained by AP and interviews with aid workers on the ground show that some of the company’s actions made an already chaotic situation worse."<ref>https://apnews.com/article/46328e561bfb44b99b2e6937835be957</ref>}}<br /> WHO outbreak expert Dr. Eric Bertherat wrote to colleagues in a July 17, 2014, email about misdiagnoses and “total confusion” at the [[Sierra Leone]] government lab Metabiota shared with [[Tulane University]] in the city of Kenema. He said there was “no tracking of the samples” and “absolutely no control on what is being done.” “This is a situation that WHO can no longer endorse,” he wrote.<br /> <br /> ====Compromised by the Chinese government====<br /> :{{See also|United Front Work Department}}<br /> The Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania received $70 million form the [[Communist Chinese]] government. The Biden Center did not disclose the money came from China, as required by law.<ref>https://nlpc.org/2020/05/21/complaint-filed-against-university-of-pennsylvania-and-biden-center-for-undisclosed-china-mega-donations/</ref> Biden personally received $900,000 from the Biden Center, money which may have originated with Chinese communists.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/penn-univ-paid-biden-900000-wont-say-how-much-was-from-china-lunch-alert/#commentblock</ref><br /> Biden's son Hunter Biden is partnered with the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese state]]. Joe Biden holds a 10% interest. Hunter's entire investment partnership uses Chinese state money from its social security fund to the China Development Bank. The partnership, [[Bohai Harvest|Bohai Harvest RST]], is actually a subsidiary of the Bank of China. <br /> <br /> Though the entire size of the fund cannot be reconstructed, a co-founder who is now detained in China, reports that Bohai Harvest RST is not the $1-1.5 billion reported, but rather $6.5 billion. Hunter's stake, as of 2020, is worth at least $50 million if he were to sell it.<br /> <br /> All players on the Chinese side of the partnership are linked with influence and intelligence organizations. China uses very innocuous sounding organization names to mask [[PLA]], United Front, or the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs influence/intelligence operations. Hunter was the target of an operation to compromise him and his father. <br /> <br /> The operational mastermind behind the efforts to compromise the Biden family is a man named [[Yang Jiechi]]. He is currently the CCP Director of Foreign Affairs leading strategist on [[America]], a [[Politburo]] member, one of the most powerful men in China, and [[Xi Jinping]] confidant. As Chinese ambassador to the United States when Biden chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he met regularly with Senator Biden. Later he was Minister of Foreign Affairs when the Bohai Harvest RST investment partnership was made official in 2013. <br /> <br /> Yang Jiechi is the point person in China for dealing with the United States. This raises major [[national Security]] concerns about a [[Biden administration]] dealing impartially with an individual in this capacity. These are documented facts from Chinese corporate records such as IPO prospectuses and media, and raise very valid concerns about Biden linkages to China.<ref>https://www.baldingsworld.com/2020/10/22/report-on-biden-activities-with-china/</ref><br /> <br /> In a recorded call made sometime after [[Ye Jianming]], Hunter's business partner, went missing in February 2018, Hunter is heard speaking in an agitated tone,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I get calls from my father to tell me that ''[[The New York Times]]'' is calling, but my old partner, Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another ''New York Times'' reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the f****** spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the f****** largest f***** LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. attorney himself. My best friend in business, Devon, has named me as a witness, without telling me, in a [[criminal]] case — and my father, without telling me."<ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1321184369562759172</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Senate investigation====<br /> <br /> Senate investigators concluded,<br /> {{quotebox-float|The records acquired by the Committees show that Hunter Biden and his family were involved in a vast financial network that connected them to foreign nationals and foreign governments across the globe. Hunter Biden and Archer, in particular, formed significant and consistent financial relationships with the corrupt oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky during their time working for Burisma and their firms made millions of dollars from that association while Joe Biden was vice president and the public face of the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy. Rosemont Seneca Thornton, an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden, received $3.5 million in a wire transfer from Elena Baturina, who allegedly received illegal construction contracts from her husband, the former mayor of Moscow. Moreover, Archer’s apparent receipt of money for a car from Kenges Rakishev of [[Kazakhstan]] while Vice President Biden was in Kyiv is especially concerning in light of the timing. And finally, Biden and Archer’s work with Chinese nationals connected to the Communist regime illustrate the deep financial connections that accelerated while his father was vice president and continued after he left office. <br /> <br /> Biden and Archer found willing partners in Chinese nationals connected to the Communist regime. Their work in China began at least in 2009, with the creation of Rosemont Seneca Partners with Heinz, Secretary of State John Kerry’s stepson. Then, several years later, Biden and Archer formed [[BHR]] with Bohai Capital and received their business license approval in China shortly after Biden visited China with his father, Vice President Biden. <br /> <br /> Hunter Biden’s connections and financial associations appear to have accelerated significantly after he associated himself with Ye Jianming, who had deep connections with the Communist regime and [[PLA]]. However, that didn’t seem to have any impact on Hunter Biden, who made millions from the relationship. Indeed, Hunter Biden and his family, to include James and Sara Biden, associated with other Chinese nationals such as Gongwen Dong. In one case, the three of them went on a $100,000 global spending spree after Gongwen Dong and Hunter Biden opened a joint account. In addition, Hunter Biden received millions of dollars over a period of years from Gongwen Dong’s companies. According to records acquired by the Committees, many of these transactions involved potential criminal financial activity.<ref>[https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S.Government Policy and Related Concerns], U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, September 23, 2020, p. 84.</ref>}}<br /> The $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor was payment for $200 million [[money laundering]] scheme to circumvent the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/maybe-just-like-gettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> No record of Hunter Biden filing as a lobbyist or agent of a foreign power under the [[FARA]] Act exists.<ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2020/09/26/when-did-hunter-biden-and-associates-file-as-foreign-agents-under-the-fara-act/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Taliban===<br /> In 2009, [[Richard Holbrooke]] was appointed as a special adviser on [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]], working under [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/us/politics/08holbrooke.html|title=Back on World Stage, a Larger-Than-Life Holbrooke|first=Jodi|last=Kantor|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 February 2009|access-date=}}</ref> According to Holbrooke's diary which was turned over to his official biographer George Packer following his death, when [[Vice President Joe Biden]] was asked about America's obligation to maintain their presence in Afghanistan to protect vulnerable civilians, he scornfully replied, "F*** that, we don't have to worry about that. We did it in [[Vietnam]], [[Nixon]] and [[Kissinger]] got away with it."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9901577/F-k-Biden-told-Obamas-special-representative-Afghanistan-obligations.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Seal Team 6====<br /> :{{See also|Afghan War}}<br /> The families of Navy Seal Team 6 blame Vice President Biden for revealing the identity of the Navy Seal Team that killed [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/bidens_betrayal_of_seals_should_doom_presidential_run.html</ref> Seal Team 6 is a covert action force, and all its members are sworn to secrecy to never reveal the actions they participate in. The government likewise is bound to protect their identities against reprisals. In boasting of the killing, Biden named Seal Team 6 by name as the unit that found bin Laden.<br /> <br /> On August 6, 2011, the [[Taliban]] ambushed a Chinook helicopter carrying 30 U.S. service members — including 15 SEAL Team 6 members — in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2013/05/09/military-families-allege-muslim-cleric-damned-dead-navy-seals-at-ceremony/</ref> Everyone on board was killed.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/7/the-betrayal-of-the-navys-seal-team-6/</ref> In a show of [[multiculturalism]], the [[Obama administration]] insisted a [[Muslim]] cleric be present when the bodies were recovered.<ref>http://joemiller.us/2013/05/seal-team-6-press-conference-obama-at-fault-muslim-cleric-prayed-at-funeral-damned-them-to-hell/</ref><br /> <br /> Families of the slain SEAL members held a news conference at the National Press Club demanding an investigation into why their sons had been identified, despite specific assurances by the Obama administration their identities would be protected.<ref>http://joemiller.us/2013/05/navy-seal-team-vi-families-to-reveal-obama-admin-s-culpability-in-death-of-sons/</ref> To add insult, the families complained about the Muslim cleric that the Obama administration required to preside in a ceremony over their remains, damned their souls to hell as infidels in an Islamic prayer proclaiming victory.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7h5PO3r-w</ref><br /> <br /> ====Bowe Bergdahl swap====<br /> :{{See also|Obama war crimes}}<br /> When [[Barack Obama]] released five Taliban commanders from the [[Guantanamo Bay]] prison in exchange for American deserter Bowe Bergdahl in 2014, he assured Americans that the enemy combatants would not be allowed to return to Afghanistan. 6 American soldiers lives were lost searching for the American deserter.<ref>https://nypost.com/2014/06/02/six-soldiers-died-searching-for-deserter-pow-fueling-backlash/</ref> Upon Bergdahl's return, Obama celebrated Bergdahl as a heroic “POW,” a designation the Pentagon never gave him. Khairullah Khairkhwa, one of the five released from Guantanamo, sat across the table from Joe Biden’s personal representative in [[Moscow]] in the spring of 2021, where Mullah Khairkhwa was part of the Taliban delegation that negotiated the terms of the US withdrawal. Mullah Khairkhwa is the mastermind of the Taliban takeover, even though the Pentagon classified Khairkhwa as too dangerous to release.<br /> <br /> Khairkhwa assured the Biden junta that the Taliban would not retaliate against Afghans who worked with the US military or the US-backed government in Kabul. However, reports out of Kandahar and Kabul soon after the fall of Afghanistan indicate the Taliban was going door to door with a kill list to wipe out their enemies. Mullah Khairkhwa previously served as the Taliban’s interior minister prior to 2002, where he oversaw Islamist punishments, including beheadings and stonings.<ref> https://nypost.com/2021/08/16/taliban-leader-was-freed-from-guantanamo-in-2014-swap-by-obama/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Early life and career==<br /> <br /> :{{See also|Joe Biden early life and career}}<br /> At 21, a [[radical]] [[subversive]] and treasonous Joe Biden breached the [[U.S. Capitol]] building, entered the Senate chamber, sat in the presiding officer's chair, and was arrested.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/bizarre-biden-recounts-being-arrested-after-trespassing-in-senate-chamber-in-old-video/</ref> Biden championed Russia's accession to the [[World Trade Organization]].<br /> <br /> ===Influence peddling as Senator===<br /> ''[[Politico]]'' reported on Biden family corruption:<br /> {{quotebox-float|The day the Bidens took over Paradigm Global Advisors was a memorable one.<br /> <br /> In the late summer of 2006 [[Joe Biden]]’s son Hunter and Joe’s younger brother, James, purchased the firm. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Joe’s other son, Beau, and two large men and ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president, according to a Paradigm executive who was present.<br /> <br /> After the firing, the two large men escorted the fund’s president out of the firm’s midtown [[Manhattan]] office, and James Biden laid out his vision for the fund’s future. “Don’t worry about investors,” he said, according to the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation. “We've got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.”<br /> <br /> At the time, the senator was just months away from both assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and launching his second presidential bid. According to the executive, James Biden made it clear he viewed the fund as a way to take money from rich foreigners who could not legally give money to his older brother or his campaign account. “We've got investors lined up in a line of 747s filled with cash ready to invest in this company,” the executive remembers James Biden saying.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-investigation-hunter-brother-hedge-fund-money-2020-campaign-227407</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ==Personal life==<br /> [[File:Jill Biden3.png|right|250px|thumb|Dr. Jill Biden standing before a fascist symbol invoking the Nazi image of 'blood and soil'.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.sg/did-jill-biden-deliver-speech-front-nazi-flag-cesar-chavez-day-56552</ref>]]<br /> Biden is married to Dr. Jill Biden and has 4 children 3 from a previous marriage. Hunter Biden is the only surviving child from Biden's first marriage. Ashley Biden is the only child from Biden's marriage to Jill. Naomi Biden is Hunter Biden's daughter. Hunter Biden's sister Naomi was killed at the age of one in the same auto crash that killed Hunter's mother and Joe Biden's first wife in 1972. Beau Biden, the former Attorney General of Deleware who issued the arrest warrant for Larry Sinclair in 2008,<ref>https://www.thepostemail.com/2020/09/09/delaware-refuses-to-release-criminal-records-related-to-joe-biden/</ref> and whose identification was found in an abandoned rental car rented by Hunter Biden along with trace evidence of crack cocaine,<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7857001/Hunter-Bidens-Arizona-crack-pipe-crisis-comes-haunt-Arkansas-paternity-case.html</ref> died in 2015. Hunter began an extra-marital affair with Beau's widow sometime around the death of Beau or shortly afterward.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/30/book-details-how-hunter-bidens-wife-found-out-about-affair-with-beaus-widow/</ref> And was accused of sexual improprieties and drug use with his niece, Beau and Beau's widow's minor child.<br /> <br /> According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', whenever Jill Biden was not home, Biden stripped naked and walked around the house.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/02/18/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-creepy-uncle-joe-biden/?utm_term=.b4c0f48017a7 What are we going to do about Creepy Uncle Joe Biden?, ''WaPo'']</ref> The female Secret Service agents were afraid to report these incidents to their superiors for fear of retaliation and losing their jobs.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/joe-biden-skinny-dipping-first-family-detail-109633</ref><br /> <br /> When Kamala Harris called out Biden's racist track record during the [[2020_Democrat_primaries#Pre-primary_debates|2020 Democrat primary debates]], ''Politico'' reported, <br /> {{quotebox-float|"Jill Biden allegedly said then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris should “go f**k yourself” after Harris appeared to accuse then-presidential candidate, Joe Biden, of taking a racist stance on busing during the first Democratic debate in 2019…Jill allegedly told close supporters a week after the debate.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/19/edward-isaac-dovere-2020-campaign-book-excerpt-joe-biden-kamala-harris-489347</ref>}}<br /> Biden told Jill that if she ever was concerned for her safety, she should fire a [[shotgun]] from the porch:<br /> {{quotebox-float|"I said, 'Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out and put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house."<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/20/joe-biden-shotgun-advice-could-land-jill-biden-in-jail</ref>}}<br /> ===Denied communion===<br /> At the 2021 G-7 meeting in Cornwall, UK, Jill had to scold Joe to “pay attention” while they were speaking to U.S. troops at Mildenhall,<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/06/09/jill-biden-scolds-her-husband-to-pay-attention-as-media-cleans-up-his-stumbling-speech-n394316</ref> and then had to lead him away like a child as he stumbled around in front of the press and got lost.<ref>https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1403083935618318338</ref> While in Europe Biden requested a meeting with [[Pope Francis I]] and was denied.<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247997/update-meeting-between-pope-francis-and-president-biden-did-not-happen</ref> Francis did not want to administer [[Eucharist|Catholic communion]] to Biden because of Biden's advocacy of murder of unborn children.<ref>https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/04/13/abp-naumann-pres-biden-and-the-ongoing-clash-over-holy-communion/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Family life===<br /> <br /> Biden's son Hunter is known for his prolific use of the "n" word<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9661781/Hunter-Biden-used-n-word-multiple-times-casual-conversation-text-messages-show.html</ref> and boasts of smoking crack with ex-D.C. mayor [[Marion Barry]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/listen-media-darling-hunter-biden-laughing-it-up-about-racism-and-mlk-smoking-crack-with-marion-barry/</ref> Barry was arrested while smoking crack as D.C. mayor in 1991. Hunter Biden used a racial slur to refer to [[Asian]]s in text messages with his cousin Caroline Biden, who asked if he preferred "foreign or domestic" women. Hunter referred to Asians with the offensive term "yellow."<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-hunter-biden-used-asian-slur-when-discussing-his-sex-life</ref> <br /> [[File:BidenRobSavage.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden used a joint bank account with Joe Biden to pay a Russian escort service.<ref>https://redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2021/06/23/new-book-about-hunter-bidens-laptop-joe-paid-for-the-hookers-and-blow-n401169</ref>]]<br /> One night in May 2018, Hunter attempted to pay a Russian escort service $8000 for an extended bender at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills with a debit card. The transaction didn't go through. So Hunter tried two more times with two other debit cards, one being a joint account with his father, Joe. The transactions he thought failed eventually went through, one after the other. The first $8,000 is recorded leaving his account at 10:22 a.m. At 10:50 a.m., $2,000 leaves a different account. At 10:59 a.m., $3,500 vanishes. At 11 a.m., another $8,000. At 11:03 a.m., another $3,500. About $25,000 moved in under an hour. Another $3,500 was scheduled to transfer out later that afternoon but was delayed. The head of the Los Angeles Secret Service field office, who according to news reports allegedly was retired at the time, showed up at the hotel with Deputy Assistant Director of the Secret Service Dale Pupillo who headed up Joe Biden's protection detail. Hunter was told that one of the cards he used was linked to “Celtic’s account.” “Celtic” was the Secret Service’s code name for Joe Biden.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/22/did-joe-inadvertently-pay-for-hunter-bidens-wild-night-at-chateau-marmont/</ref><br /> <br /> Hunter had another laptop stolen in the summer of 2018 by a group of Russians he was partying with. In January 2019, Hunter left the camera rolling after filming himself having sex with a prostitute, he recounted a [[Las Vegas]] bender in which he spent ‘18 days going round from penthouse suite to penthouse suite,’ sometimes costing $10,000 a night. The video captured Hunter telling the story that during the summer of 2018 he had nearly overdosed while partying with his drug dealer and two other guys. When he came to later, he discovered his laptop was missing. “I think he’s the one that stole my computer. I think the three of them, the three guys that were like a little group. The dealer and his two guys, I took them everywhere. They have videos of me doing this....My computer, I had taken tons of like, just left like that cam on, and somebody stole it during that period of time.” The prostitute then asked Hunter if he worried the Russian thieves would try to “blackmail” him. “Yeah, in some way yeah,” Hunter replied, noting his father is “running for president,” and that “I talk about it all the time.” Joe Biden announced his candidacy just two months after the first laptop went missing. When ''The New York Post'' reported on the contents of the Hunter Biden MacBook in Octobeer 2020, “50 former senior intelligence officials,” led by former [[Director of National Intelligence]] [[James Clapper]], “signed on to a letter outlining their belief that the recent disclosure of emails allegedly belonging to Joe Biden’s son ‘has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.’” Either U.S. intelligence knew of the theft of the first laptop or they didn’t. Either way, both scenarios are damning. The FBI had been in possession of Hunter's MacBook seized at tyhe Deleware repair shop since December 2019. In both instances of the two missing laptops, the intelligence community lied to cover up the scandal.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/13/hunter-bidens-russian-prostitute-videos-indict-both-his-father-and-u-s-intelligence-agencies/</ref><br /> <br /> In a March 2, 2019, conversation with an employee from Chateau Marmont Hunter recommended prostitutes should unionize. “You organize without even organizing in any traditional way. If you want to advertise legally you go through the unions [of which] you’re a member. Your dues are the fees that you pay for advertising. Whomever does this first will be running the largest union in the country.” Biden added that the people who need these unions the most are the “typical traditionally uneducated minority....It’s like any other job. There are parts of it that really suck. They’re tiring. There are clients that are complete pains in the ass. There’s management that can be really horrible...There’s really bad situations, of course. It’s like any other job. But they dance because they love it.” Biden added that he has been “telling strippers for 25 years that they should unionize.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hunter-biden-prostitutes-form-union</ref><br /> <br /> As Democrats attempted to destroy American citizens' constitutional rights to bear arms and seize weapons, it was discovered Joe Biden's drug-addicted son, Hunter lied on a background check document in 2018 when he purchased a gun. Hunter lied about his narcotics use, and the [[Secret Service]] then illegally intervened in a criminal investigation by attempting to seize the documentation before local police and the [[ATF]] could find it.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879</ref><br /> <br /> One text message between Joseph R. Biden and Hunter Biden found on the laptop reads:<br /> {{quotebox-float|'''Joe Biden:''' This is [name of 14-year-old girl redacted] right<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' She told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate with [name of 14-year-old girl redacted] when she says that I facetime naked with her and the reason I can’t have her out to see me is because I’ll walk around naked smoking crack talking [redacted] girls on face time. When she was pressed she said that [the unnamed 14-year-old girl] never said anything like that but the bottom line is that I created and caused<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' A very unsafe environment for the kids.<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' If it stopped there I would let it go<br /> <br /> '''Hunter Biden:''' But then [redacted] friend [redacted] sober coach.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/report-topless-photos-minor-hunter-bidens-laptop-relative-photos/</ref>}}<br /> Joe Biden refers to his son Hunter as, "the smartest guy I know."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/10/29/biden-calls-hunter-smartest-guy-i-know-in-virtual-event-with-oprah/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Legacy==<br /> [[File:You ain't Black.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Throughout Biden's half-century career Biden never saw or felt shame for belittling Blacks to their faces with racist and insensitive remarks.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/499214-african-american-figures-slam-biden-on-you-aint-black-comments</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|Civil Rights in the Biden era}}<br /> The [[Civil Rights movement]] in the Biden era took a daunting turn for the worse. Under the leadership of Senator and later Democrat president Joseph Biden, the civil rights movement suffered many heartbreaking setbacks. Beginning with Biden's attack on school desegregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1965, later the mass incarceration of a generation of American American youth, and as president, the setting up of [[concentration camp]]s for immigrant children,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/297967</ref> Biden re-established what many consider the Democrat party's birthright to dominate and control minorities.<br /> <br /> Biden's "you ain't black" comment targeted at African American [[freethinker]]s was [[voter intimidation]] and summed up his 47 year career as a Democrat plantation [[Massa|master]]. [[Black Entertainment Television]] (BET) co-founder Bob Johnson noted,<br /> {{quotebox-float|"This proves unequivocally that the Democratic nominee believes that black people owe him their vote without question; even though we as black people know it is exactly the opposite. He should spend the rest of his campaign apologizing to every black person he meets."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/25/joe-biden-you-aint-black-racism-trump-column/5254434002/</ref>}}<br /> Biden's most enduring legacy, however, was bringing 7th century terrorists into the 21st century and equipping them with the most state-of-the-art weaponry to be used against the taxpayers and citizens who paid for and developed those same weapons to protect their civilization. Some believe Biden's ccomplishment was a warped or distorted form of "progressivism", but Biden, ever the "social engineer", considered it "leveling the playing field" and "[[equity]]."<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Ukrainian collusion timeline]]<br /> *[[Race baiting]]<br /> *[[Left-wing violence under the Biden junta (2021)]]<br /> *[[Nicolae Ceausescu]]<br /> *[[Erich Honecker]]<br /> *[[Konstantin Chernenko]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|3}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] <br /> *[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record], [[Washington Post]]<br /> *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/V0WA590kY64 Hilarious Proof Joe Biden is a Racist; Charlamagne the God is a Liar & will Tim Scott be President], LONNELHARRISLIVE 2, May 28, 2020, YouTube,com.<br /> *[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] <br /> *[https://twitter.com/todosconbiden/status/1187125647644286976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Todos Con Biden]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM8uLOOUz3I Joe Biden - Here's the Deal]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/ra6u39U1wZ4 Biden Islamic Outreach Video]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/JRmlcEBAiIs RIDING THE DRAGON: The Bidens' Chinese Secrets (Full Documentary)], Peter Schweizer, BlazeTV, Sep 4, 2020.<br /> {{USVicePresidents}}{{liberalism}}{{Deep State}}{{globalism}}{{communism}}{{Election Fraud}}{{Democrat establishment}}{{terrorism}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Biden, Joseph}}<br /> [[Category:Joe Biden]]<br /> [[Category:Democrats]]<br /> [[Category:Former United States Senators]]<br /> [[Category:Dictators]]<br /> [[Category:2008 Presidential Candidates]]<br /> [[Category:Obama Administration]]<br /> [[Category:Democratic Party]]<br /> [[Category:Establishment]]<br /> [[Category:Liberals]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]<br /> [[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Catholic Politicians]]<br /> [[Category:Irish-Americans]]<br /> [[Category:Abortion Advocates]]<br /> [[Category:Homosexual Agenda]]<br /> [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Anti-Constitutionalists]]<br /> [[Category:Anti-American]]<br /> [[Category:Blame America Crowd]]<br /> [[Category:Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax]][[Category:Anti-Trump]]<br /> [[Category:Hillary Clinton email scandal]]<br /> [[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]]<br /> [[Category:United States Political Scandals]]<br /> [[Category:Biden Putsch]]<br /> [[Category:Socialists]]<br /> [[Category:Leftists]]<br /> [[Category:Fascists]]<br /> [[Category:Corruption]]<br /> [[Category:Racism]]<br /> [[Category:Bigotry]]<br /> [[Category:Anti-Free Speech]]<br /> [[Category:Biden Junta]]<br /> [[Category:Worst Liberal Politicians]]<br /> [[Category:1970s]]<br /> [[Category:1980s]]<br /> [[Category:1990s]]<br /> [[Category:2000s]]<br /> [[Category:2010s]]<br /> [[Category:2020s]]<br /> [[Category:Racists]]<br /> [[Category:Democrat Establishment]]<br /> [[Category:Sexual Immorality]]<br /> [[Category:CCP puppets]]<br /> [[Category:Corruption in Democrat Party]]<br /> [[Category:Election Fraud]]<br /> [[Category:Pro Open Borders]]<br /> [[Category:Pro-Surveillance]]<br /> [[Category:Anti First Amendment Democrats]]<br /> [[Category:Biden Family]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |name =''Repubblica Italiana'' <br /> |map =Italy rel 2004.jpg<br /> |map2 =Italy location.png<br /> |flag =Italyflag.gif<br /> |arms =Italy-Emblem.png<br /> |capital =Rome<br /> |capital-raw =<br /> |government =Parliamentary Republic<br /> |government-raw =<br /> |language =Italian<br /> |king =<br /> |queen =<br /> |monarch-raw =<br /> |president =Sergio Mattarella<br /> |president-raw =<br /> |chancellor =<br /> |chancellor-raw =<br /> |pm = Mario Draghi<br /> |pm-raw =<br /> |area =116,340 sq mi<br /> |pop =60,500,000 (2020)<br /> |pop-basis =<br /> |gdp =$2,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$33,100 (2020)<br /> |currency =euro<br /> |idd =<br /> |tld =.it<br /> }}<br /> :''For the impact on left-wing policies on Italy and the rest of Europe, see [[European migrant crisis]]''<br /> '''Italy''' is a country in [[Europe]], and was the center of the [[Roman Empire]] until its collapse. Italian cities led the [[Renaissance]], with world-class artists such as [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Donatello]], [[Michelangelo]], [[Titian]], [[Tintoretto]], [[Caravaggio]], and [[Giotto]]. Major cities today include [[Rome]], [[Milan]], [[Naples]] (Napoli), [[Turin]] (Torino), [[Palermo]], [[Genoa]] (Genova), [[Bologna]], [[Florence]] (Firenze) and [[Venice]] (Venezia).<ref>The [[Vatican City]], the governmental center of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], lies entirely within the boundaries of the capital city, Rome. The equally tiny sovereign state of [[San Marino]] is also entirely within Italy.</ref> <br /> <br /> Italy relies on [[socialized medicine]] and "is known for its enormous morbidity in respiratory problems, more than three times any other European country."<ref>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-lockdown-lunacy-1001322696</ref> In 2020, Italy had a far higher mortality from the [[coronavirus]] known as [[COVID-19]] than any country other than [[Spain]].<br /> ==Geography==<br /> Italy, slightly larger than [[Arizona]], is a long peninsula shaped like a boot, surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. It is bounded by [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], and [[Slovenia]] to the north. The [[Apennine Mountains]] form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. The largest of its many northern lakes is Garda (143 sq mi; 370 km<sup>2</sup>); the Po, its principal river, flows from the [[Alps]] on Italy's western border and crosses the Lombard plain to the Adriatic Sea. Several islands form part of Italy; the largest are [[Sicily]] (9,926 sq mi; 25,708 km<sup>2</sup>) and [[Sardinia]] (9,301 sq mi; 24,090 km<sup>2</sup>).<br /> *Area: 301,225 km<sup>2</sup>. (116,303 sq. mi.); about the size of Georgia and Florida combined. <br /> *Cities: Capital—Rome (pop. 2.8 million, 3.7 million metro). Other cities—Milan (1.3 million, 3.9 metro), Naples (975,000, 3 million metro), Turin (900,000, 2.1 million metro).<br /> *Terrain: Mostly rugged and mountainous. <br /> *Climate: Generally mild Mediterranean; cold northern winters. <br /> <br /> ==People==<br /> [[File:Rowers in Venice.jpg|thumb|left|Rowers in Venice.]]<br /> Italy is largely homogeneous linguistically and religiously but is diverse culturally, economically, and politically. Italy has the fifth-highest population density in Europe—about 200 persons per square kilometer (490 per sq. mi.). Minority groups are small, the largest being the German-speaking people of Bolzano Province and the Slovenes around Trieste. There are also small communities of Albanian, Greek, Ladino, and French origin. Immigration has increased in recent years, however, while the Italian population is declining overall due to low birth rates. Although Roman Catholicism is the majority religion—85% of native-born citizens are nominally Catholic—all religious faiths are provided equal freedom before the law by the constitution. <br /> *Population (November 2009 est.): Above 60.3 million. <br /> *Annual growth rate (2007 est.): 0.01%. <br /> *Ethnic groups: Primarily Italian, but there are small groups of German-, French-, Slovene-, and Albanian-Italians. <br /> *Religion: Roman Catholic (majority). <br /> *Language: Italian (official). <br /> *Education: Years compulsory—10. Literacy—98%. <br /> *Health: Infant mortality rate—5.72/1,000 live births. Life expectancy—77.01 years for men; 83.07 years for women.<br /> *Work force (24.63 million, 2006 est.): Services—63%; industry and commerce—32%; agriculture—5%. Unemployment rate is 7<br /> <br /> ===Religion===<br /> [[File:Milan Cathedral.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Cathedral of Milan (Duomo).]]<br /> About 87% of native-born citizens are nominally Catholic, but only 20% regularly participate in worship services.<ref>See [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108453.htm U.S. State Department "International Religious Freedom Report 2008"]</ref> Other significant Christian communities include Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses, Assembly of God, the Confederation of Methodist and Waldensian Churches, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and other small Protestant groups. Non-Catholic Christian groups, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Baha'is, and Buddhists constitute less than 5% of the population and, with the exception of Jews, are mainly foreign-born. <br /> <br /> Immigration, both legal and illegal, continues to add large numbers of non-Christian residents, mainly Muslims, from North Africa, South Asia, Albania, and the Middle East. The Ministry of Interior reports that there are 258 places of Islamic worship (mainly "garage" mosques) and 628 Islamic associations concentrated in Lombardy, Veneto, Lazio, Emilia Romagna, and Tuscany. The Jewish community is estimated at 30,000 and maintains synagogues in 21 cities. The most recent data indicate that approximately 14% of the population identifies itself as either atheist or agnostic. (Numbers do not add up to 100% because of overlapping categories.)<br /> <br /> ===Italy's Cultural Contributions===<br /> [[File:Caravaggio.JPG|thumb|[[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]]]]<br /> Europe's Renaissance period began in Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries. Literary achievements, such as the poetry of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[Francesco Petrarch|Petrarch]], [[Torquato Tasso|Tasso]], and [[Ludovico Ariosto|Ariosto]] and the prose of [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccaccio]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]] and [[Alessandro Manzoni|Manzoni]], exerted a tremendous and lasting influence on the subsequent development of Western civilization, as did the painting, sculpture, and architecture contributed by giants such as [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Raphael]], [[Sandro Botticelli]], [[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio|Caravaggio]], and [[Michelangelo|Michelangelo Buonarroti]]. <br /> <br /> The musical influence of Italian composers Monteverdi, Palestrina, and Vivaldi proved epochal; in the 19th century, Italian romantic opera flourished under composers Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Giacomo Puccini. Contemporary Italian artists, writers, filmmakers, architects, composers, and designers contribute significantly to Western culture.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Image:Tiber.jpg|thumb|300px|The River Tiber.]]<br /> The migrations of Indo-European peoples into Italy probably began about 2000 B.C. and continued down to 1000 B.C. From about the 9th century B.C. until it was overthrown by the [[Romans]] in the 3rd century B.C., the Etruscan civilization dominated the area. By 264 B.C. all Italy south of Cisalpine Gaul was under the leadership of Rome. For the next seven centuries, until the barbarian invasions destroyed the western Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries A.D., the history of Italy is largely the history of Rome. <br /> <br /> From 800 on, the Holy Roman Emperors, Roman Catholic popes, Normans, and Saracens all vied for control over various segments of the Italian peninsula. Numerous city-states, such as [[Venice]] and [[Genoa]], whose political and commercial rivalries were intense, and many small principalities flourished in the late [[Middle Ages]]. Although Italy remained politically fragmented for centuries, it became the cultural center of the Western world from the 13th to the 16th century.<br /> <br /> In 1713, after the War of the Spanish Succession, [[Milan]], [[Naples]], and [[Sardinia]] were handed over to the Hapsburgs of Austria, which lost some of its Italian territories in 1735. After 1800, Italy was unified by Napoléon, who crowned himself king of Italy in 1805; but with the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Austria once again became the dominant power in a disunited Italy. Austrian armies crushed Italian uprisings in 1820–1821 and 1831. <br /> <br /> === Italian unification ===<br /> [[File:Proclamazione della Repubblica sassarese - Giuseppe Sciuti, 1880.png|thumb|center|450px|Proclamazione della Repubblica Sassarese - Giuseppe Sciuti, 1880.]]<br /> In the 1830s, [[Giuseppe Mazzini]], a brilliant liberal nationalist, organized the Risorgimento (Resurrection), which laid the foundation for Italian unity. Disappointed Italian patriots looked to the House of Savoy for leadership. Count Camille di Cavour (1810–1861), prime minister of Sardinia in 1852 and the architect of a united Italy, joined England and France in the Crimean War (1853–1856), and in 1859 helped France in a war against Austria, thereby obtaining Lombardy. By plebiscite in 1860, Modena, Parma, Tuscany, and the Romagna voted to join Sardinia. In 1860, [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] conquered Sicily and Naples and turned them over to Sardinia. Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sardinia, was proclaimed king of Italy in 1861. The annexation of Venetia in 1866 and of papal Rome in 1870 marked the complete unification of peninsular Italy into one nation under a constitutional monarchy.<br /> <br /> === Fascism and World Wars ===<br /> {{See also|Italy in World War II}}<br /> Italy declared its neutrality upon the outbreak of [[World War I]] on the grounds that Germany had embarked upon an offensive war. In 1915, Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies but obtained less territory than it expected in the postwar settlement. [[Benito Mussolini]], “Il Duce”. a former Socialist, organized discontented Italians in 1919 into the [[Fascism|Fascist Party]] to “rescue Italy from [[Bolshevik|Bolshevism]].” He led his Black Shirts in a march on Rome and, on Oct. 28, 1922, became prime minister. He transformed Italy into a dictatorship, embarking on an expansionist foreign policy with the invasion and annexation of Ethiopia in 1935 and allying himself with Adolf Hitler in the Rome-Berlin Axis in 1936. When the Allies invaded Italy in 1943, Mussolini's dictatorship collapsed; he was executed by partisans on April 28, 1945, at Dongo on Lake Como. Following the armistice with the Allies (Sept. 3, 1943), Italy joined the war against Germany as a cobelligerent.<br /> <br /> === Italian Republic ===<br /> A June 1946 plebiscite rejected monarchy and a republic was proclaimed. The peace treaty of Sept. 15, 1947, required Italian renunciation of all claims in Ethiopia and Greece and the cession of the Dodecanese islands to Greece and of five small Alpine areas to France. The Trieste area west of the new Yugoslav territory was made a free territory (until 1954, when the city and a 90-square-mile zone were transferred to Italy and the rest to Yugoslavia).<br /> <br /> Italy became an integral member of [[NATO]] and the European Economic Community (later the [[EU]]) as it successfully rebuilt its postwar economy. <br /> <br /> Until recently, there had been frequent government turnovers since 1945. The dominance of the Christian Democratic (DC) party during much of the postwar period lent continuity and comparative stability to Italy's political situation. A prolonged outbreak of terrorist activities by the left-wing Red Brigades threatened domestic stability in the 1970s, but by the early 1980s the terrorist groups had been suppressed. “Revolving door” governments, political instability, scandal, and corruption characterized Italian politics in the 1980s and 1990s.<br /> <br /> === Silvio Berlusconi and the "Second Republic" ===<br /> From 1992 to 1997, Italy faced significant challenges as voters—disenchanted with past political paralysis, massive government debt, extensive corruption, and organized crime's considerable influence—demanded political, economic, and ethical reforms. Scandal investigations touched thousands of politicians, administrators, and businessmen. In 1993 referendums, voters approved substantial changes, including moving from a proportional to a largely majoritarian electoral system and the abolishment of some ministries. <br /> <br /> Major political parties, beset by scandal and loss of voter confidence, underwent far-reaching changes. The end of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Communism]] caused a crisis on the Left, with a complex reshuffling of voters. Party changes were sweeping. The Christian Democratic Party dissolved; the Italian People's Party and the Christian Democratic Center emerged. Other major parties, such as the [[Socialist]]s, saw support plummet. For this reason, this period is called the "Second Republic".<br /> <br /> New political forces and new alignments of power emerged in March 1994 national elections. A new populist and free-market oriented movement, Forza Italia, gained wide support among moderate voters. The National Alliance broke from the neofascist Italian Social Movement. The election saw a major turnover in the new parliament, with 452 out of 630 deputies and 213 out of 315 senators elected for the first time. The 1994 elections also swept media magnate [[Silvio Berlusconi]], and his Freedom Pole coalition, into office as Prime Minister. A trend toward two large coalitions—one on the center-left and the other on the center-right—emerged from the April 1995 regional elections.<br /> <br /> Berlusconi, however, was forced to step down in January 1995 when one member of his coalition withdrew support. The Berlusconi government was succeeded by a technical government headed by Prime Minister Lamberto Dini, which fell in early 1996. For the 1996 national elections, the center-left parties created the Olive Tree coalition while the center right united again under the Freedom Pole. The new elections in 1996 brought a center-left coalition to government for the first time after World War II. <br /> <br /> A series of center-left coalitions dominated Italy's political landscape between 1996 and 2001. In April 1996, national elections led to the victory of a center-left coalition (the Olive Tree) under the leadership of Romano Prodi. Prodi's government became the second-longest to stay in power before he narrowly lost a vote of confidence (by three votes) in October 1998. A new government was formed by Democratic Party of the Left leader and former-communist Massimo D'Alema. <br /> <br /> Italy adopted the [[euro]] as its currency in January 1999. Treasury Secretary Carlo Ciampi, who is credited with the economic reforms that permitted Italy to enter the European Monetary Union, was elected president in May 1999. Italy joined its [[NATO]] partners in the [[Kosovo]] crisis. Aviano Air Base in northern Italy was a crucial base for launching air strikes into Kosovo and [[Yugoslavia]].<br /> <br /> In April 2000, following a poor showing by his coalition in regional elections, D'Alema resigned. The succeeding center-left government, including most of the same parties, was headed by Giuliano Amato, who previously served as Prime Minister in 1992–93. <br /> <br /> National elections, held on May 13, 2001, returned Berlusconi to power at the head of the five-party center-right Freedom House coalition, comprising the prime minister's own party, Forza Italia, the National Alliance, the Northern League, the Christian Democratic Center, and the United Christian Democrats. Berlusconi pledged to reduce unemployment, cut taxes, revamp the educational system, and reform the bureaucracy. His critics were alarmed by the apparent conflict of interest of a prime minister who also owned 90% of Italy's media. He was accused of Mafia connections and was under indictment for tax fraud and bribery. Found guilty in three out of four of his trials, he was acquitted in all of them on appeal. Several other cases are pending.<br /> <br /> In Nov. 2002, Giulio Andreotti, who served as Italy's prime minister numerous times between 1972 and 1992, was sentenced to 24 years for ordering the [[Mafia]] to murder a journalist in 1979. At 84, however, he was deemed too old for prison.<br /> <br /> At the end of 2003, Italian food giant [[Parmalat]] was accused of a massive accounting fraud scheme—$5 billion the company claimed was in fact nonexistent.<br /> <br /> In April 2005, regional elections had disastrous results for Berlusconi's center-right coalition. The dismal state of the economy was blamed for the poor showing. Prime Minister Berlusconi resigned and formed a new government. The 60th government since the liberation of Italy was formed on April 23, 2005, with a new program emphasizing economic concerns. The previous Berlusconi government was the longest serving in Italy's post-war history. In the same year, parliament passed a new electoral law based on the full proportional assignment of seats. <br /> <br /> In national elections held April 9–10, 2006, the center-left Union coalition led by Romano Prodi, a successor to the Olive Tree, won 49.8% of the vote and Berlusconi's House of Liberties coalition won 49.7%—a mere 25,000 vote difference. The Union coalition includes the Democratic Party of the Left, the Daisy Party, UDEUR (Union of Democrats for Europe), Rose in the Fist (made up by Italian Social Democrats and Italian Radical Party), Communist Renewal, the Italian Communist Party, and the Greens. Berlusconi refused to concede and called for a recount. He eventually relented, and Prodi was given the go-ahead by the newly installed president Giorgio Napolitano to form a government. Prodi served as prime minister once before (1996–98) and also as president of the European Union. Prodi's government proved fragile almost immediately. Indeed, he submitted his resignation just nine months into his term after a key foreign-policy vote about the deployment of troops to Afghanistan and an expansion of a U. S. military base failed in the Senate. Days later, the Senate, facing the prospect of Silvio Berlusconi returning to power, narrowly passed a vote of confidence in Prodi's government. Prodi remained in office, surely to face similar obstacles in the near future.<br /> <br /> In April 2006, Italy caught and arrested Bernardo Provenzano, the alleged boss of the Sicilian Mafia, who had eluded authorities for 42 years. <br /> <br /> In October 2007, the Democrats of the Left and the Daisy parties officially merged to form the '''Democratic Party'''. <br /> <br /> [[File:Logo-pdl-berlusconi.jpg|left|200px]]<br /> The Prodi government collapsed on January 24, 2008, when it lost a vote of confidence in the Senate and the Prime Minister submitted his resignation to the President. The Prodi government fell when small coalition partner UDEUR withdrew support. In February, the President dissolved parliament and Silvio Berlusconi returned to power after defeating former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni by a comfortable margin in elections on April 13–14, 2008. Berlusconi's winning coalition was composed of the '''People of Liberty''' (a union of Forza Italia and Gianfranco Fini's National Alliance), the Northern League, and the Movement for Autonomy. The election greatly simplified parliament, dramatically reducing the numbers of parties, and for the first time since World War II, leaving communist parties out of parliament. People of Liberty (37.4%) won the largest share of the vote and took power in coalition with a strengthened Northern League (8.3%) and the tiny Movement for Autonomy (1.1%). The Democratic Party scored 33.2% and ran in alliance with Italy of Values (4.4%), while the Union of the Center (5.6%) ran alone.<br /> <br /> Berlusconi was sworn in as Prime Minister on May 8. Veltroni resigned as leader of the opposition in February 2009, and his deputy, Dario Franceschini, was elected new Democratic Party leader. In March 2009, Forza Italia and National Alliance changed the People of Liberty identification from an alliance to a party. The new mass center-right party is Italy's largest party and one of the largest in Europe. Party leaders define the party as post-ideological, charismatic, and pragmatic. It is led by Berlusconi.<br /> <br /> In 2010, Gianfranco Fini's conservative party Future and Freedom emerged from a split from Berlusconi's People of Liberty party.<br /> <br /> ===Rise of conservative populism===<br /> [[File:Conte Cabinet 2018.jpg|thumb|250px|The populist cabinet under Prime Minister Conte]]<br /> After the 2018 Italian elections, which saw populist and anti-establishment parties receive over 50% of the vote, the [[Five Star Movement]] and [[Lega Nord]], the latter led by [[Matteo Salvini]], formed a governing coalition. Other parties strongly opposed Salvini's conservative immigration policies, and the Italian Democratic Party called for [[open borders]].<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/24/italy-democrat-party-wants-borders-re-opened-as-price-of-replacing-salvini-party-in-coalition-govt/ Italy: Democrat Party Wants Borders Re-Opened as Price of Replacing Salvini Party in Coalition Govt]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Coronavirus===<br /> In March 2019, Italy entered into a new agreement with China, part of its “one belt, one road” initiative, a sweeping economic agreement with the country that saw the port of Triesta in northern Italy “revitalized” and managed by The [[PRC]].<br /> <br /> The project makes enormous infrastructure investments to move Chinese goods and resources. Italy became the first of the Group of 7 nations that once dominated the global economy to take part in China's “One Belt One Road” throughout Asia, Africa and Europe.<br /> <br /> The Trump administration, which tried and failed to stop the deal, focused in the days leading up to Mr. Xi's visit on blocking any Italian use of 5G wireless networks developed by the Chinese electronics giant Huawei, which Washington warned could be used by Beijing to spy on communications networks.<br /> <br /> Italy, which is saddled with crushing debt, hopes to lift its lagging economy by exporting goods to China and inviting more Chinese investment.<br /> <br /> But opponents of the project in the [[Trump administration]] and in the European Union worry that Italy has turned itself into a Trojan Horse, allowing China's economic — and potentially military and political — expansion to reach into the heart of Europe.<ref>[https://uncoverdc.com/2020/03/20/why-italy/ ''Why Italy?''. March 20, 2020].</ref><br /> <br /> Italy is the home of some 300,000 legally registered Chinese with many more illegal. As the [[Chinese Communist Party]] withheld information about the seriousness and spread of [[Wuhan coronavirus]] in January 2020, many of these immigrants were returning- and arriving – from China to celebrate the Chinese New Year holiday with family.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> Italy has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by popular referendum. The constitution was promulgated on January 1, 1948. <br /> <br /> The Italian state is centralized. The prefect of each of the provinces is appointed by and answerable to the central government. In addition to the provinces, the constitution provides for 20 regions with limited governing powers. Five regions—Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia—function with special autonomy statutes. The other 15 regions were established in 1970 and vote for regional "councils." The establishment of regional governments throughout Italy has brought some decentralization to the national governmental machinery, and recent governments have devolved further powers to the regions. Many regional governments, particularly in the north of Italy, are seeking additional powers. <br /> <br /> The 1948 constitution established a perfectly bicameral parliament (Chamber of Deputies and Senate), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet), headed by the president of the council (prime minister). The president of the republic is elected for seven years by the parliament sitting jointly with a small number of regional delegates. The president nominates the prime minister, who chooses the other ministers. The Council of Ministers—in practice composed mostly of members of parliament—must retain the confidence of both houses. <br /> <br /> The houses of parliament are popularly and directly elected by a proportional representation system. Under 2005 legislation, the Chamber of Deputies has 630 members (12 of which are elected by Italians abroad). In addition to 315 elected members (six of which are elected by Italians abroad), the Senate includes former presidents and several other persons appointed for life according to special constitutional provisions. Both houses are elected for a maximum of five years, but either may be dissolved before the expiration of its normal term. Legislative bills may originate in either house and must be passed by a majority in both. <br /> <br /> The Italian judicial system is based on Roman law modified by the Napoleonic code and subsequent statutes. There is only partial judicial review of legislation in the American sense. A constitutional court, which passes on the constitutionality of laws, is a post-World War II innovation. Its powers, volume, and frequency of decisions are not as extensive as those of the U.S. Supreme Court. <br /> <br /> ===Principal Government Officials===<br /> *President: Sergio Mattarella<br /> *Prime Minister: Giuseppe Conte<br /> *Foreign Minister: Enzo Moavero Milanesi<br /> *Minister of Defense: Elisabetta Trenta<br /> *Minister of Finance: Giovanni Tria<br /> *Minister of Justice: Alfonso Bonafede<br /> *Minister of the Interior: [[Matteo Salvini]]<br /> <br /> ===Foreign Relations===<br /> Italy was a founding member of the European Community—now the [[European Union]] (EU). Italy was admitted to the [[United Nations]] in 1955 and is a member and strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ([[NATO]]), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization (GATT/WTO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Council of Europe. It chaired the CSCE (the forerunner of the OSCE) in 1994, the EU from July to December 1990, January to June 1996, and July to December 2003, and the G-8 in 2001 and in 2009. Italy served a two-year term on the UN Security Council in 2007–2008.<br /> <br /> Italy firmly supports the United Nations and its international security activities. Italy leads the UN mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and has actively participated in and deployed troops in support of UN peacekeeping missions in Somalia, Mozambique, and Timor-Leste. It provides critical support for NATO and EU operations in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, Georgia, and Chad. <br /> <br /> Italy, under NATO's ISAF, maintains a Provincial Reconstruction Team in the western [[Afghanistan]] province of Herat, commands RC-West, and maintains a Carabinieri police training center. Italy supports reconstruction and development assistance to the Iraqi people through humanitarian workers and other officials, particularly in Dhi Qar Province, and is a leading contributor to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq, with approximately 100 military personnel and Carabinieri police trainers. Currently almost 9,000 Italian troops are deployed, including 2,100 in Kosovo, 2,350 in Lebanon as part of UNIFIL, and over 2,600 in Afghanistan. It will send another 1000 troops for the surge in [[Afghanistan War|Afghanistan]] in 2010.<br /> <br /> === Armed forces ===<br /> The Italian Constitution explicitly repudiates war as a mean to solve international conflicts<ref>http://www.governo.it/Governo/Costituzione/principi.html</ref> but still affirms that the defence of the fatherland is a citizen's "sacred duty" and that, when required by the law, military service is mandatory.<ref>http://www.governo.it/Governo/Costituzione/1_titolo4.html</ref> Therefore, the Italian Republic maintains four armed forces:<br /> * The Italian Army, ''Esercito Italiano'', is the ground branch and numbers above 108,000 troops. Its most famous equipment include the C-1 ''Ariete'' main battle tank, the ''Centauro'' wheeled armored car, the AR-70/90 assault rifle and the Beretta M9 pistol, which is also used by the United States armed forces. Among the corps which make up the Army, it's worthy to remember: the ''Alpini'' (mountain troops), the ''Bersaglieri'' (light infantry) and the ''Lagunari'' (marines). <br /> * The Italian Navy, ''Marina Militare'', is the sea branch and counts 31,000 sailors and 70 warships, among them: the ''Cavour'' and ''Garibaldi'' aircraft carriers, the ''Horizon'' destroyers and the ''Amerigo Vespucci'' school sailship for naval cadets. The Com.Sub.In. (Underwater Incursion Command) are the Italian Navy SEALs, extremely well trained and with a long history of daring victories.<br /> * The Italian Air Force, ''Aeronautica Militare'', is the air branch and musters 42,960 airmen and officers and 665 planes and helicopters. Its acrobatic patrol is highly famed and is known as the ''Tricolor Arrows'. <br /> * The Carabinieri Corps, ''Arma dei Carabinieri'' is the national gendarmery force, 120,000-strong. Formerly part of the Army, the Carabinieri act both as a civilian police force and a military one. They maintain some combat-ready light infantry units, the "Hunters" regiments.<br /> <br /> The Italian armed forces relied upon conscription for almost a hundred and fifty years, but mandatory service was abolished in 2005, moving them to a professionist, volunteer model.<br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> [[File:Banca Commerciale Italiana Milan.JPG|thumb|300px|Palace of the "Banca Commerciale Italiana", Milan.]]<br /> The Italian economy has changed dramatically since the end of World War II. From an agricultural-based economy, it has developed into an industrial state ranked as the world's eighth-largest economy. Italy belongs to the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations; it is a member of the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). <br /> <br /> Italy has few natural resources. With much land unsuited for farming, Italy is a net food importer. There are no substantial deposits of iron, coal, or oil. Proven natural gas reserves, mainly in the Po Valley and offshore Adriatic, constitute the country's most important mineral resource. Most raw materials needed for manufacturing and more than 80% of the country's energy sources are imported. Italy's economic strength is in the processing and the manufacturing of goods, primarily in small and medium-sized family-owned firms. Its major industries are precision machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electric goods, and fashion and clothing. <br /> <br /> Italy's economic growth averaged only 0.66% for the five years ending in 2005; 2006 GDP growth reached 1.9%, largely due to export growth to the Euro zone area.<br /> <br /> Italy continues to grapple with budget deficits and high public debt—2.6% and 105.9% of GDP for 2008, respectively. Italy joined the European Monetary Union in 1998 by signing the Stability and Growth Pact, and as a condition of this Euro zone membership, Italy must keep its budget deficit beneath a 3% ceiling. The Italian Government has found it difficult to bring the budget deficit down to a level that would allow a rapid decrease of that debt. The worsening of the economic situation is expected to jeopardize this effort. The deficit is expected to grow well above the 3% ceiling in 2009 and 2010. <br /> <br /> Italy's economic growth averaged only 0.8% in the period 2001–2008; 2008 GDP decreased 1.0%, largely due to the global economic crisis and its impact on exports and domestic demand. GDP is expected to contract further, with a huge decrease in 2009 (ranging from 2% to 3%) as the Euro zone and world economies slow.<br /> <br /> Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union, with whom it conducts about 60.1% of its total trade (2007 data). Its largest EU trade partners are Germany (12.9%), France (11.4%), and the United Kingdom (5.8%). Italy continues to grapple with the effects of globalization, where China has undersold the Italian lower-end industrial product sector.<br /> <br /> The Italian economy is also affected by a large underground economy—worth some 27% of its GDP. This production is not subject, of course, to taxation and thus remains a source of lost revenue to the local and central government.<br /> <br /> <br /> *GDP (purchasing power parity, 2007 est.): $1.8 trillion.<br /> *GDP per capita (purchasing power parity, 2007 est.): $31,000. <br /> *GDP growth: 1.7% (2007); 1.9% (2006); 0.1% (2005); 0.9% (2003 est.); 0.4% (2002); 1.8% (2001).<br /> *Natural resources: Fish and natural gas. <br /> *Agriculture: Products—wheat, rice, grapes, olives, citrus fruits, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans beef, dairy products. <br /> *Industry: Types—tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics. <br /> *Trade: Exports (2007 est.)--$474.8 billion f.o.b.: mechanical products, textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, metal products, chemical products, food and agricultural products. Partners (2006)--Germany 13.2%, France 12.3%, U.S. 7.5%, Spain 7.5%, U.K. 6.6%. Imports (2007 est.)--$483.6 billion f.o.b.: machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, ferrous and nonferrous metals, wool, cotton, energy products. Partners (2006)--Germany 17.3%, France 10.0%, Netherlands 5.7%, China 5.2%, Belgium 4.5%, Spain 4.3%. <br /> <br /> ====U.S.-Italy Economic Relations====<br /> [[File:Thomas Moran Amalfi Coast ca 1867 68.jpg|thumb|[[Thomas Moran]], Amalfi Coast, ca. 1867 - 68.]]<br /> The United States and Italy cooperate closely on major economic issues, including within the G-8. With a large population and a high per capita income, Italy was the United States' twelfth-largest trading partner in 2008, with total bilateral trade of $51.6 billion comprised of exports to Italy totaling $15.5 billion and imports worth $36.1 billion. The U.S.'s $20.7 billion deficit with Italy in 2008 was slightly below the $20.9 billion deficit registered in 2007. Machinery and aircraft are becoming important U.S. exports. U.S. foreign direct investment in Italy at the end of 2007 exceeded $28.4 billion.<br /> <br /> ====Labor====<br /> Unemployment is a regional issue in Italy—low in the north, high in the south. The overall national rate is at its lowest level since 1992. Chronic problems of inadequate infrastructure, corruption, and organized crime act as disincentives to investment and job creation in the south. A significant underground economy absorbs substantial numbers of people, but they work for low wages and without standard social benefits and protections. Women and youth have significantly higher rates of unemployment than do men. <br /> <br /> Unions claim to represent 40% of the work force. Most Italian unions are grouped in four major confederations: the General Italian Confederation of Labor (CGIL), the Italian Confederation of Workers' Unions (CISL), the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), and the General Union of Labor (UGL), which together claim 35% of the work force. These confederations formerly were associated with important political parties or currents, but they have evolved into fully autonomous, professional bodies. The CGIL, CISL, and UIL are affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and customarily coordinate their positions before confronting management or lobbying the government. The confederations have had an important consultative role on national social and economic issues. <br /> <br /> ====Agriculture====<br /> Italy's agriculture is typical of the division between the agricultures of the northern and southern countries of the European Union. The northern part of Italy produces primarily grains, sugarbeets, soybeans, meat, and dairy products, while the south specializes in fruits, vegetables, olive oil, wine, and durum wheat. Even though much of its mountainous terrain is unsuitable for farming, Italy has a large work force (1.4 million) employed in farming. Most farms are small, with the average size being only seven hectares.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Benito Mussolini]]<br /> *[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]<br /> *[[Galileo Galilei]]<br /> *[[Marco Polo]]<br /> *[[The Renaissance]]<br /> *[[Italian Painting]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107658.html Italy.]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <references/><br /> <br /> <br /> {{Copyright Details (US Government)}} <br /> <br /> {{European Union}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Italy|*]]<br /> [[Category:European Countries]]<br /> [[Category:NATO Members]]<br /> [[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =[[Constitutional Republic]](de jure)<br>[[Dictatorship]] (de facto)<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power through voter fraud)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic|federal]] and [[Constitutional Republic|constitutional]] republic<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Behreandt, Dennis (January 17, 2021). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-that-word-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/ Democracy — That Word Does Not Mean What You Think it Means]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.<br /> *Welch, Robert (May 14, 2013). [https://thenewamerican.com/republics-and-democracies/ Republics and Democracies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 29, 2020). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-and-tyranny/ Democracy and Tyranny]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written in 1787 and subsequently ratified the following year, as grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The [[United States Constitution]] remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier system|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>:''For the results of EU policies, see [[European migrant crisis]]''<br /> {{Country<br /> |map =EU member states.png<br /> |flag =European Union flag.png<br /> |arms =<br /> |capital = <br /> |capital-raw = [[Brussels]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Strasbourg]]<br /> |government = <br /> |government-raw = Sui generis [[supranationalism]]<br /> |language = 24 official languages<br /> |king =<br /> |queen =<br /> |monarch-raw =<br /> |president =<br /> |president-raw = [[Charles Michel]] (Council)<br>[[Ursula von der Leyen]] (Commission)<br>[[David Sassoli]] (Parliament)<br /> |chancellor =<br /> |chancellor-raw =<br /> |pm =<br /> |pm-raw =<br /> |area =4,475,757 km² (1,728,099 sq mi)<br /> |pop =511,805,088 (2017)<br /> |pop-basis =<br /> |gdp =$17.1 trillion (2017 IMF)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$33,551 (2017 IMF)<br /> |currency =euro<br /> |idd =<br /> |tld =.eu<br /> }}<br /> The '''European Union (EU)''' is an [[anti-democratic]]<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/brexits-in-trouble-the-us-can-help</ref> experiment in [[globalism]], combining very different cultures and nations into one legal, political and economic union of 28 [[European]] countries. It was formed in 1993 with the ratification of the [[Maastricht Treaty]], though its predecessor, the [[European Economic Community]], was founded in 1957. It is not the same as "[[Europe]]", though most nations from the continent have joined the EU.<br /> <br /> As a set of institutions, the EU has more powers over its member states and their citizens than other international bodies; many of its competencies are supranational (above the member states) rather than intergovernmental (between them). Despite having a legal personality and sovereignty in agreed areas, it is not regarded as a federation or state in its own right: rather, it stands somewhere between these two points. Fifteen member states use a common currency, the '''[[euro]]'''.<ref>Five other states formally agree to use it, and four others use it without formal agreement.</ref> The EU is moving in the direction of eventually becoming a politically unified federation, something which many of its leaders consciously support.<ref>Newman, Alex (August 20, 2013). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/16343-the-eu-regionalization-trumps-sovereignty The EU: Regionalization Trumps Sovereignty]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 25, 2017.</ref> <br /> <br /> There is no EU military. Each nation has its own forces, but nearly all are members of [[NATO]], in which the U.S. has a preponderant voice. <br /> <br /> The EU is a driving force of global economic and political integration, but Hix (2008) sees three problems with the EU: policy gridlock, lack of popular legitimacy and the democratic deficit. He notes, "In substantive terms ... the EU is closer to a form of enlightened despotism than a genuine democracy."<ref>Hix (2008)</ref> In addition, on February 5, 2000, John Laughland indicated in ''The Spectator'' that the European Union's entire purpose was to subject Western Europe to Marxist–Leninist/Marxist-Trotskyist thought.<ref>THE [European ]UNION CAN MAKE A VITAL CONTRIBUTION to the reform of the international economic architecture and to the establishment of a mechanism for collective governance.<br /><br /> *From: Commission of the European Communities<br /> *Brussels 9.2.2000 [COM (2000) 154 final]<br /> Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, The Council, The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:<br /> <br /> *STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2000-2005<br /> *"SHAPING THE NEW EUROPE"<br /> <br /> Writing in The Spectator (London) of 5th February 2000 John Laughland stated that "The West is now on the verge of achieving that of which Lenin and Trotsky dreamed in 1917. For the point is not to replace nation states with a European or world superstate. It is instead to achieve the old Marxist dream of abolishing statehood altogether"</ref><br /> <br /> With the EU's facilitation of the [[European migrant crisis]], [[Euroskeptic]]s and native [[populist]] movements regard the EU as a [[totalitarian]] [[bureaucracy]]. In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU; a process termed [[Brexit]], making them the first country to leave the European Union. This decision was finalized on January 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/31/brexit-begins-for-real-on-friday-but-what-are-the-key-changes |title= Brexit has happened. UK and EU finally split as a New Year dawns. But what are the key changes? |publisher=Euronews |date=1 January 2021|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> Each nation elects members to the Parliament in proportion to population. The June 2009 elections saw sweeping gains by conservative and anti-immigration parties, as labor and socialist parties lost heavily. Since the 2004 elections the largest grouping has for the last five years been the centre-right European People's Party '''EPP''' (288 seats out of a current 785), followed by the centre-left '''PES''' (216) and the liberal '''ALDE''' (100). With the 2009 election EPP made gains and retains power in the parliament.<br /> <br /> Conservative Jose Manuel Barroso, who will have a second term as European Commission president, thanked voters and assured them their voices would be heard. <br /> <br /> In 2009 The British [[Labour Party]], Germany's [[SPD]] (Social Democrats) and France's Socialist Party suffered historic defeats—the worst defeat for Labour in Britain in a century.<br /> <br /> Turnout was at an all-time low in some countries, including France (41%) and Germany (42%).<br /> <br /> ==Structure==<br /> <br /> ===The European Commission===<br /> In September 2009 Jose Manuel Barroso, was re-elected as president of the [[European Commission]] after the European Parliament voted to give him a second term. This ended weeks of uncertainty during which Socialist, Green and Liberal critics tried to block Mr Barroso's candidacy on the grounds that he had yielded too much power to national governments and promoted the kind of free-market liberalism that led to the financial crisis.<br /> <br /> The role and responsibilities of the European Commission place it at the centre of the EU's decision-making process. Acting as the EU's policy and executive engine, the Commission is composed of 28 Commissioners, one from each state, and is supported by a substantial staff located primarily in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]. In matters relating to economic integration ("First or 'Community' Pillar"), only the Commission has the right to propose legislation for approval by the EU Council and European Parliament. As "guardian of the Treaties," the Commission ensures that EU laws are applied and upheld throughout the EU, prosecuting member states and other institutions for failing to follow treaty precepts or otherwise apply Community law. The Commission has full authority to enforce Community competition policy, and its policing of implementation of Community legislation preserves the integrity of the EU single market. The Commission likewise manages and develops the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), implements the budget, and represents the European Community in its areas of competence, notably including international trade negotiations. <br /> <br /> The Commission President is appointed by agreement of the EU heads of government and is subject to approval by the European Parliament. Commissioners serve for a renewable five-year term. New Commissioners are identified by member state governments in consultation with the President-designate of the Commission and are normally put in place at the beginning of the term of the Commission President. The entire Commission must be confirmed as a collective whole by the European Parliament before its formal appointment by common accord of EU governments.<br /> <br /> ===The European Council===<br /> The European Council brings together EU heads of government and the President of the European Commission; foreign ministers of member states also participate. Finance ministers are normally included when the leaders discuss questions related to the euro and the economy. The European Council meets at least twice a year, usually quarterly, at the end of each Presidency, to review major EU projects, set guidelines for policies and provide necessary guidance. The Presidency of the Council rotates every six months among EU member states (January&ndash;June; July&ndash;December). Its role has become increasingly important with the expansion of EU responsibilities and competencies. The Presidency organises and presides over the meetings of the European Council and EU Council (ministerial) meetings, drafts compromises, and seeks solutions to problems submitted to the European Council. <br /> <br /> ===Council of Ministers===<br /> The Council of Ministers of the European Union (the "EU Council") is the body in which representatives of the individual member state governments, usually ministers, legislate for the EU, set its political objectives, coordinate national policies and resolve differences among their governments and with other EU bodies. Legally speaking, there is only one Council, but it meets in nine different formations, depending on the matters on its agenda. Foreign ministers usually meet at least once a month in the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC), which deals with major foreign policy issues and plays a coordinating role. Ministers for the Economy and Finance (ECOFIN) and ministers responsible for agriculture also hold monthly meetings. Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) hold regular meetings to coordinate policies within their competence. <br /> <br /> The Council holds formal sessions in its Brussels headquarters, except in April, June and October, when all sessions take place in Luxembourg. Most formations of the Council also meet informally (tasking no legally binding decisions) in the country holding the EU Presidency, usually once in the course of the Presidency's six-month term. The most prominent of these informal meetings is the so-called "Gymnich" meeting of foreign ministers, named for a town in Germany where the first such meeting took place. <br /> <br /> The Council takes most decisions under the Community Pillar by qualified majority voting (QMV) but endeavours to reach the broadest possible consensus before approving legislation. Unanimity is required for a number of specific areas related to economic integration (e.g. taxation), constitutional matters such as amendments to the treaties, the launching of a new common policy, the accession of a new member state, and matters falling within the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, European Security and Defence Policy, and aspects of law enforcement and judicial cooperation. The number of votes cast by each member state when the EU Council votes by qualified majority voting was determined by the Nice Treaty and roughly correlates to the size of its population. <br /> <br /> ===The [[European Parliament]]===<br /> [[File:Conchita Wurst Ban Ki Moon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|UN Geneal Secretary Ban Ki-Moon with singer Conchita Wurst. In 2014 Wurst was invited to sing before the European Parliament.]]<br /> The European Parliament is the largest trans-national parliament in the world, and the second-largest overall (behind [[India]]), with an electorate of almost half a billion. Members of the Parliament are directly elected by all EU citizens for five-year terms; elections follow national election procedures, except they have to be a form of proportional representation. Members do not sit in national delegations; rather, they sit in groups according to political affiliation (including Socialists, Christian Democrats/Conservatives, Liberals, Greens, et cetera). <br /> <br /> Parliament's powers have gradually grown with the entry into force of the Single European Act (1986), the Maastricht Treaty (1993) and the Treaty of Amsterdam (1999). Parliament shares decision-making power on an equal footing with the Council in many areas under the Community Pillar to which the "co-decision procedure" applies. The European Parliament is one of the two branches with budgetary authority &ndash; the Council is the other. The signature of the EP president brings the overall EU budget into effect. <br /> <br /> The European Parliament also plays a role in the process of selecting the President and other members of the Commission. The European Council's nomination of the President is subject to approval by the Parliament. The EP holds U.S.-style public hearings of Commission nominees before taking a formal vote to approve the nomination of the Commission as a body. Parliament has the power to censure the entire Commission, but not to dismiss individual Commissioners.<br /> <br /> ===The European Court of Justice===<br /> The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ensures uniform interpretation and application of both the Treaties establishing the European Communities and the secondary legislation and other law adopted under their authority. To enable it to carry out that task, the Court has wide jurisdiction to hear various types of cases. For example, the Court has the authority to hear and issue binding judgements in lawsuits that seek to annul a law adopted by the EU, to compel an EU institution to act, or to require that a member state comply with EU law. The ECJ may issue clarifications of EU law (in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from any member state court) and hears appeals on legal questions arising out of cases at the Court of First Instance. The ECJ currently has 28 justices and eight advocates-general, who are appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states and who hold office for six-year renewable terms. <br /> <br /> ==Sovereignty==<br /> The member states of the European Union fall under the jurisdiction of the Union's legislative and judicial institutions (the Court of Justice, the Commission, the Council and the Parliament) in those competences that they have conferred to the Union (the principle of subsidiarity). Similar to Federal Law trumping State Law in United States politics, EU member states are obliged to follow the laws set forth by the European Court of Justice, even if their national laws are contradictory. This system of government pools sovereignty in those agreed areas from the nation, and rests it in the EU institutions. Some political theorists argue that the EU is thus the death of the nation, as by the [[Treaty of Westphalia]], nations are defined by their right of self-sovereignty; however, each member state has a legal right to cede from the EU, which non-sovereign components of states do not.<br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> <br /> {{See also|Eurozone Crisis}}<br /> <br /> The institutions of the European Union were originally created to oversee the operation of the several economic communities that later became the Single European Market. Even as the EU's political integration has continued, the area of greatest integration has always been in the economic sphere: goods, capital, and labour move freely between member states (with exceptions for goods which pose a public health risk), businesses in all member states are increasingly subject to common basic rules, and fifteen of the 28 member states use a common currency, the euro. The rest of the states are legally obliged to adopt the euro when their economies meet strict ''Convergence Criteria'' (except the UK and Denmark, which negotiated opt-outs). The fifteen euro-area countries share a common monetary policy administered by the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. The EU strives to eliminate internal barriers to the free flow of goods, services, labour, and capital, and to promote the overall convergence of living standards. Internationally, the EU aims to strengthen Europe's trade position and capitalise on the political and economic leverage that a large, unified market brings. <br /> <br /> ===Growth===<br /> The EU is the world's largest economic area (the U.S. is second) with a 2007 GDP of $16.6 trillion. Growth in many member states has been slow; between 2001 and 2003, the overall growth rate dropped from 1.8 percent to 1.0 percent, then recovered in 2004 to 2.4%, fell to 1.8 percent in 2005, then rose to 2.8% in 2006 and 2.4% in 2007. Within the euro area, growth varies as much as 4.5 percentage points between the fastest and slowest-growing economies: in 2005, the economies of Germany, France and Italy, grew by less than two percent. Growth remains strong in the new [[Central Europe]]an member states with rapidly industrialising economies.<br /> <br /> In spring 2000, the EU committed to a ten-year strategic goal of transforming the EU into a more competitive, knowledge-based economy capable of sustaining higher levels of growth. Focusing on labour market reform, macroeconomic and fiscal policy, and promotion of e-commerce and entrepreneurship, the EU's "Lisbon Agenda" was an attempt to stimulate growth while remaining committed to the EU social model. Some suggest that it has so far failed to achieve its goals in large part because national governments (which retain authority over employment policy, immigration, large public sector workforces, entitlement programs and pensions) have not completed the necessary reforms, with unemployment at 6.9 percent in 2007. The European Commission re-launched the Lisbon Agenda in March 2005, promising three percent growth and six million new jobs by 2010. The revamped strategy focuses on developing political consensus within member states to make the changes necessary to complete elimination of barriers in the internal market, reduce the regulatory burden on business, improve labour market flexibility, provide incentives to work and increase investment in human capital.<br /> <br /> ===Fiscal and Monetary Policy===<br /> Introduced in 1999, the euro is currently the official currency of fifteen of the 27 EU member states. Denmark and Sweden chose to retain their national currencies, and some of the newer EU members have yet to meet the strict economic conditions required to adopt the euro. Prior to the euro's launch in 1999, national currency exchange rates of countries intending to join the euro were fixed within an Exchange Rate Mechanism. Following the January 2002 introduction of euro notes and coins into general circulation, national currencies were removed from circulation. Each of the euro area countries agreed to abide by a shared fiscal policy rule book known as the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). This agreement generally obliges national governments to limit government budget deficits to 3 percent of GDP and established a target debt-to-GDP ratio of below sixty percent. Although enforcement actions have been forgiving – France and Germany, for example, avoided sanctions despite missing SGP targets – countries violating the SGP are technically subject to sanctions by the European Commission. As of March 2005, national governments have been granted budget leeway to achieve structural reforms and to combat prolonged stagnation, negative growth or other factors, such as the cost of German reunification or state pensions. The revised standards still require deficits to remain close to the targets; they may only temporarily exceed the three percent limit.<br /> <br /> The euro area's monetary policy is set by the European Central Bank (ECB), which must devise a monetary policy to accommodate a wide range of domestic policies and economic conditions within the euro area. The Treaties require that the ECB's primary objective be to maintain price stability (i.e., to keep inflation low). Euro area national governments have sometimes criticised the ECB for guarding against inflation at the expense of interest rate flexibility that could enable struggling economies to gain traction. The ECB's consistent overnight interest rate of two percent has been credited with creating favourable conditions for growth in Spain and Ireland, but has been blamed for hindering growth in France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal. Non-EU countries have also adopted the euro, including Andorra, United Kingdom base areas, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, and the Vatican City. Additionally, several countries have currencies pegged to the euro, including French African states and those in the Exchange Rate Mechanism.<br /> <br /> ===Trade===<br /> The EU is the world's largest exporter of goods and services. In 2003, the then fifteen EU members exported $987 billion worth of goods to non-EU countries. The EU's exports grew rapidly between 1996 and 2000 but have grown more slowly since. Except for 2002, the EU as a whole has posted a trade deficit every year since 1999; it was $62 billion in 2004. The EU is a major exporter of chemicals, transport equipment, and industrial machinery. The EU has large trade deficits in raw materials and energy, and a small deficit in food and drink. <br /> <br /> The U.S. is the EU's main trading partner by a wide margin. U.S. goods and services exports to the EU reached $283 billion in 2004, while U.S. goods and services imports from the EU totalled $388 billion. Asian economies such as Japan and China, however, account for an increasingly important share of EU trade. The EU's two-way merchandise trade with China grew to $223 million in 2004, while merchandise trade with Japan was $149 million. Internal trade between euro area and non-euro area countries was down one percent in the first quarter of 2005, but the EU's external trade was up four percent, particularly with Russia and Norway. <br /> <br /> Member states have given almost exclusive authority to the EU to negotiate binding international trade treaties. The European Community (EC) is a full member of the World Trade Organisation and plays an active role in the Doha Development Round to foster international trade in services and agricultural products. Bilaterally, the EC maintains framework agreements to facilitate trade flows with thirty-five countries worldwide, mostly elsewhere in Europe, in North Africa, and in the Middle East. <br /> <br /> ===Foreign Direct Investment===<br /> The EU is both a major destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) and a major source of FDI. U.S. foreign direct investment in the EU totalled $83.3 billion in 2004; EU FDI into the U.S. totalled $46.6 billion. Following strong year-upon-year growth in the late 1990s, however, inward and outward flows of FDI have contracted since 2001. The EU is a net recipient of FDI from Japan, receiving $81 billion in 2003. Conversely, the EU is a net investor in Canada ($86 billion in outward investment in 2003), and China ($29 billion in outward investment in 2003). Growth of intra-EU FDI has increased rapidly in recent years and has increased much faster than FDI in non-EU countries. <br /> <br /> The pattern of foreign investment by European firms reflects deep commercial ties with the United States. U.S. and EU businesses invest heavily and operate profitably on both sides of the Atlantic. U.S. affiliates in Europe accounted for 56 percent of the aggregate output of U.S. affiliates worldwide. European firms were the largest foreign investors in 44 U.S. states and the second largest foreign investor in the remaining six. Sales by U.S. affiliates in Europe totalled $1.5 trillion in 2002, more than double those of U.S. affiliates in the Asia/Pacific region. European affiliate sales in the U.S. were $1.2 trillion in 2002, more than three times the value of U.S. imports from Europe. <br /> <br /> Intra-firm trade involving foreign affiliates is particularly important to the transatlantic trade and investment relationship. Approximately 58 percent of U.S. imports from the EU in 2004 involved trade between related parties, as did 30 percent of U.S. exports to Europe in 2003. This high level of intra-firm trade has contributed to the persistence of the U.S. trade deficit with Europe even as the dollar has lost value against the euro since 2002. <br /> <br /> ===Budget===<br /> The EU's budget is composed of member state contributions. Equivalent to roughly one percent of the member states' combined gross national income (GNI), it was $123 billion in 2005. The UK receives a rebate for some of its contribution, as the CAP benefits the UK less than other states. In June 2005, the EU failed to agree on a budget plan for 2007 through 2013, due in part to a disagreement between the UK and France over the persistence of the UK budget rebate and the funding of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Costs attributable to the CAP constitute the EU's largest annual budget item, benefiting farmers across the EU, especially in France. Payments to net-recipient member states, designed to reduce economic and social disparities among EU countries and regions, are another budget item which has become more contentious with the accession of ten new states poorer than the EU average.<br /> <br /> ==Criticism==<br /> [[File:No-EU.png|thumb|250px|Numerous people oppose the EU due to its [[socialist]] and [[globalist]] policies.]]<br /> {{See also|Euroskepticism|European migrant crisis}}<br /> A significant number of Europeans on the political right-of-center are opposed to the EU on the grounds that it undermines national sovereignty and identity.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Newman, Alex (August 20, 2013). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/16343-the-eu-regionalization-trumps-sovereignty The EU: Regionalization Trumps Sovereignty]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.<br /> *Newman, Alex (November 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30645-euro-globalists-pursue-eu-military-for-empire-of-peace Euro-Globalists Pursue EU Military for “Empire of Peace”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 14, 2018.<br /> *Byas, Steve (November 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30647-brexit-difficulty-best-course-is-not-to-get-into-globalist-deals-such-as-european-union Brexit Difficulty: Best Course Is Not to Get Into Globalist Deals Such as European Union]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 14, 2018.<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (December 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/13/eu-none-member-states-big-enough-pursue-national-interest/ EU: ‘None of Our Member-States Is Big Enough to Pursue Their Own National Interests’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 14, 2018.<br /> *Byas, Steve (December 19, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/34382-poland-s-national-sovereignty-challenged-by-eu Poland’s National Sovereignty Challenged by EU]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 20, 2019.</ref> The term "eurosceptic" has risen in popularity in Britain to describe these people, and among them are such members as the former British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] (although, while in power, she committed Britain to the 1986 Single European Act, a major integrationist measure). They also, however, include less well-respected politicians belonging to "far-right" or [[nationalism|nationalist]] parties, such as France's [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]]. There are also extreme left-wing opponents of the European Union, such as ''Die Linke'' in Germany, who regard it as constituting an anti-progressive "Fortress Europe", and claim that EU membership impedes countries from following socialist policies. However, compared to [[conservative]] critics, left-wing Euroskeptics usually take softer positions against the EU, as they still support many of its policies such as on immigration and nationalism.<br /> <br /> The European Union has been described as "a culturally amorphous post-ideological world. A [[cosmopolitan]] easy going [[agnostic]] world where the European Parliament invites a long-haired bearded [[Transgender|shemale]] to perform in front of its building and announces him/her as 'The voice of Europe' singing for equality, without anyone batting an eye."<ref>https://gatestone.eu/eu-going-down/</ref><br /> <br /> A March 2019 Pew Research Center poll found that 54% of Europeans viewed the EU as "inefficient," 64% viewing it as "out of touch," and with majorities also finding it "intrusive" and pursuing harmful migration policies.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (March 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/03/22/europeans-say-brussels-is-intrusive-inefficient-and-out-of-touch/ Europeans Say Brussels Is ‘Intrusive, Inefficient, and Out of Touch’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 22, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> From an economic perspective, while the EU has low unemployment on paper, many of those jobs are bad and low-paying.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (May 8, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/08/eu-not-working-workers-high-employment-but-pay-low-jobs-bad/ EU Not Working for Workers: High Employment, But Jobs Bad and Pay Low]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Anti-Israel===<br /> In 2013 the European Union forced their 28 members not to cooperate with Israeli entities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/noah-beck/the-eus-broken-mideast-compass/</ref> In 2015 the EU issued guidelines for the labeling of products from Israeli settlements.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/11/eu-sets-guidelines-on-labelling-products-from-israeli-settlements</ref><br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Following World War II, traditional European rivals sought to solidify peace by bringing their nations together under a common institutional structure. Influenced by his compatriot [[Jean Monnet]], French Foreign Minister [[Robert Schuman]] officially tabled a plan on May 9, 1950 to pool French and German coal and steel production under an organisation that would be open to other European countries. German Chancellor [[Konrad Adenauer]] supported this proposal, and six founding countries – Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands – took an early step toward European integration by establishing the '''European Coal and Steel Community''' (ECSC) in 1951. <br /> <br /> After failing to establish a European Defence Community in the 1950s, the six countries then decided to set up a common market. With the entry into force of the '''Treaty of Rome''' in 1957, they created the '''European Economic Community''' (EEC), with an objective of liberating the movement of goods, capital, workers and services. (The European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) was also established at this time.) The Treaty of Rome established the basic institutions and decision-making mechanisms still in place in today's European Union. in 1968, the EEC abolished customs duties between member states on manufactured goods. New policies, including a common agricultural policy (CAP) and a common trade policy, were in place by the end of the 1960s. <br /> <br /> The success of the European integration project during a period of steady economic growth in the 1960s set the stage for a first enlargement &ndash; the accession of Britain, Ireland and Denmark &ndash; in 1973. Further "deepening" of European integration followed: the Community acquired executive authority in social, regional, and environment policies. The benefits of economic convergence became more evident in the context of the 1970s energy crisis and financial turmoil, which led to the launch of the European Monetary System in 1979. In the same year, the first direct elections to the European Parliament (EP) took place. Previously, delegates from national parliaments had represented their country's legislative bodies at the EP in Strasbourg, France. <br /> <br /> The Community further expanded southward with the accession of Greece (1981, the second enlargement), followed by Spain and Portugal (1986, the third enlargement). These accessions led the EEC to adopt "structural programs" in order to reduce economic and social disparities among its regions. <br /> <br /> During the 1960s and 1970s, the Community began to assert itself on the international scene with the conclusion of agreements with southern Mediterranean countries. Starting in 1963, the EEC signed four successive Lome Conventions, which guaranteed trading advantages and development aid for member states' former colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (ACP). <br /> <br /> World recession and internal disputes over member states' financial burdens gave way, from 1985 onward, to renewed efforts for economic integration, enshrined in the 1985 "Single European Act" (SEA) and marked by the 1992 "Single Market Project." The SEA set January 1, 1993 as the date by which an internal single market was to be established and, by extending the practice of majority voting rather than unanimity in the EU Council, gave Community institutions the means of adopting the 300 Community-wide Directives required to abolish the remaining barriers and obstacles to intra-Community trade. In 1995, the Community entered into the "Barcelona" partnership with twelve southern Mediterranean countries. The partnership, reinforced by agreements on social, cultural, and human cooperation, was intended to lead to a free-trade area. <br /> <br /> The collapse of the Berlin Wall and German unification prompted member states to negotiate the 1992 Treaty on European Union (the "Maastricht Treaty"). In addition to establishing the European Union, the Maastricht Treaty set an ambitious program of further integration: establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) by 1999 (part of the "First or 'Community' Pillar"), setting up of a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) ("Second Pillar"); and cooperation on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ("Third Pillar"). Shortly thereafter, in 1995, Austria, Finland and Sweden joined the EU &ndash; the fourth enlargement. <br /> <br /> Signed in 1997 and entering into force on May 1, 1999, the '''Amsterdam Treaty''' partially streamlined the EU institutional structure. Its most significant effects were: (1) to transfer aspects of Justice and Home Affairs policy to the Community Pillar, enabling the Commission to propose decisions to be taken by the EU Council by qualified majority voting instead of by consensus, and (2) to establish a High Representative for the CFSP (who also serves as Secretary-General of the Council Secretariat). Ten countries in [[Central Europe]] and Cyprus began accession procedures in 1997, followed by Malta. The prospect of eastward enlargement raised significant resource concerns and prompted the adoption in March 1999 of the "Agenda 2000" package, which covered amendments to the CAP and EU structural policies, as well as a budgetary framework through 2006. <br /> <br /> In May 1998, EU heads of government officially designated eleven member states eligible to adopt a single currency. Britain and Denmark "opted out." On January 1, 1999, the euro became the official currency of the EU, and the '''European Central Bank''' (ECB) put euro notes and coins into circulation in 2002. Today, fifteen countries use the euro: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. <br /> <br /> Streamlining the size and procedures of EU institutions to make the expanded EU more efficient was also an aim of the 2003 Treaty of Nice. <br /> <br /> The EU adopted the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, further centralizing the organization.<br /> <br /> In 2017 and 2018, the EU began pushing for a unified military.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Newman, Alex (November 21, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/27431-eu-super-state-agrees-to-plan-for-eu-military EU Super-state Agrees to Plan for EU Military]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 25, 2017.<br /> *Duke, Selwyn (June 26, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/29395-eu-takes-major-step-toward-european-army EU Takes Major Step Toward “European Army”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 26, 2018.<br /> See also:<br /> *Newman, Alex (November 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30645-euro-globalists-pursue-eu-military-for-empire-of-peace Euro-Globalists Pursue EU Military for “Empire of Peace”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 14, 2018.<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (December 21, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/21/secret-army-no-eu-military-just-civilian-troops-wearing-european-uniform-carrying-weapons/ Backdoor Army: No EU ‘Military’ Yet, But Armed ‘Civilian Troops’ in ‘European Uniform’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 21, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Expansion===<br /> In 2004, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the EU, and in 2007 Bulgaria and Romania acceded, bringing total membership to 27. Croatia joined in 2013, making the total number of members 28. Candidate countries currently include [[Turkey]], FYR [[Macedonia]] and [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], and potential candidates include the rest of the Western [[Balkans|Balkan]] states. <br /> <br /> In October 2004, member states signed an EU Constitutional Treaty designed to replace all previous treaties. French and Dutch voters rejected the treaty through referendums in 2005, thereby suspending the ratification process. In 2007, a modified '''Treaty of Lisbon''' was agreed upon, which retains most of the reforms of the Constitution, but amends rather than replaces previous treaties.<br /> <br /> At the late 2009 the [[Eurozone Crisis|European sovereign-debt crisis]] started. [[Greece]], [[Ireland]], [[Portugal]], [[Cyprus]], [[Spain]] and [[Italy]] are most affected.<br /> <br /> The EU and other European countries were greatly affected by the [[European migrant crisis]] resulting from lax immigration standards due to EU policies.<br /> <br /> ==Candidates for membership==<br /> There are four official candidates being considered for membership, [[Turkey]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]] and [[Macedonia]]. The western Balkan states of Kosovo, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Albania are officially ''potential candidates''. A country that is expected to accede is required to make some economic, social and governmental changes to bring it in line with other member states.<br /> <br /> The status of Turkey is highly controversial. It has repeatedly applied to join the EU but has been rejected each time on numerous grounds. Despite being one of the first countries to join the post-war Council of Europe and being a key regional power with a strong military, Turkey has a long list of obstacles to overcome before accession. Many nations have cited its poor relations with other countries such as Cyprus, as well as its views on the rights of women and the Turkish Penal Code which includes the notorious Article 301. Article 301 is a recent piece of legislation that provides that "a person who publicly insults the Turkish nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey, or the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, shall be punishable by imprisonment of between six months and two years". Turkey's population of 70 million would make it one of the largest states in the EU with the second-highest amount of MEPs, and would be the first Muslim-majority state in Europe. Britain under David Cameron supports admission while France is strongly against Turkey's membership. <br /> <br /> Gateway to the European Union (EU official website) <ref>http://europa.eu/</ref><br /> <br /> ==Member states==<br /> *[[Austria]]<br /> *[[Belgium]]<br /> *[[Bulgaria]]<br /> *[[Croatia]]<br /> *[[Cyprus]]<br /> *[[Czech Republic]]<br /> *[[Denmark]]<br /> *[[Estonia]]<br /> *[[Finland]]<br /> *[[France]]<br /> *[[Germany]]<br /> *[[Greece]]<br /> *[[Hungary]]<br /> *[[Ireland]]<br /> *[[Italy]]<br /> *[[Latvia]]<br /> *[[Lithuania]]<br /> *[[Luxembourg]]<br /> *[[Malta]]<br /> *[[Netherlands]]<br /> *[[Poland]]<br /> *[[Portugal]]<br /> *[[Romania]]<br /> *[[Slovakia]]<br /> *[[Slovenia]]<br /> *[[Spain]]<br /> *[[Sweden]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <small><br /> {{License|license = This work is in the [[public domain]] in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.| source = [http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/54126.htm]}}</small><br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * Cini, Michelle, and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, eds. ''European Union Politics'' (2009)<br /> * Craig, Paul and Gráinne de Búrca. ''EU Law, Text, Cases and Materials'' (4th ed. 2007)<br /> * Dinan, Desmond. '' Europe Recast: A History of European Union' '(2004). <br /> * Hix, Simon. ''What's Wrong with the Europe Union and How to Fix It'' (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Europe-Union-How/dp/0745642055/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1263576617&sr=1-10-spell excerpt and text search]<br /> * Kaiser, Wolfram. ''Christian Democracy and the Origins of European Union'' (2007)<br /> * Peterson, John, and Michael Shackleton eds. ''The Institutions of the European Union'' (2nd ed. 2006)<br /> * McCormick, John. ''The European Union: Politics and Policies'' (2007) <br /> * Pinder, John, and Simon Usherwood. ''The European Union: A Very Short Introduction'' (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/European-Union-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0199233977/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263575844&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]<br /> *Podmore, Will & Nicholls, Doug (2006), The EU: bad for Britain - a [[trade union]] view. Bread Books, ISBN 0-942112-5-1.<br /> * Staab, Andreas. ''The European Union Explained: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact'' (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/European-Union-Explained-Institutions-Actors/dp/0253220181/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263575844&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Yesilada, Birol A. and David M. Wood. ''The Emerging European Union'' (5th ed. 2009)<br /> <br /> {{Globalism}}<br /> [[Category:European Politics]]<br /> [[Category:European History]]<br /> [[Category:European Union]]<br /> [[Category:Communism]]<br /> [[Category:Socialism]]<br /> [[Category:Marxism]]<br /> [[Category:Globalism]]</div>

WorldWarIIIIIIII https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Boris_Johnson&diff=1786784 Boris Johnson 2021-08-10T19:11:24Z

<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Prime Minister<br /> |image=Boris Johnson, foreign minister.jpg<br /> |seq=77<br /> |term_start=July 24, 2019<br /> |term_end=present<br /> |previous=Theresa May<br /> |next=<br /> |party=Conservative Party<br /> |birth_date=June 19, 1964 (aged 56)<br /> |birth_place=New York City<br /> |spouse=Allegra Mostyn-Owen (div.)<br>Marina Wheeler (div.)<br>Carrie Symonds <br /> |religion=<br /> |parents=[[Stanley Johnson]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Boris Johnson''' (born New York, June 19, 1964) is the Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] and leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], serving since July 2019. Previously, he served as Mayor of [[London]] from May 2008 to May 2016 and as UK Foreign Minister from July 2016 to July 2018. He is a noted supporter of [[Brexit]], though he also holds [[left-wing]] and [[neoconservative]] positions on certain issues such as abortion, "climate change" and homosexuality. Johnson defeated incumbent London mayor [[Ken Livingstone]] in 2008 and was succeeded by [[Sadiq Khan]]‎, the first [[Muslim]] mayor of any European capital. Observers in the media have noted Johnson's effective public speaking skills.<ref>Hayward, Freddie; Faulconbridge, Guy (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-language/boris-johnsons-magniloquent-tongue-reaps-political-gold-linguists-say-idUSKCN1UI1LV Boris Johnson's magniloquent tongue reaps political gold, linguists say]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Less than 10 months after taking office, Boris Johnson fell victim of the [[CCP virus]] and entered intensive care.<ref>[https://www.ntd.com/uk-prime-minister-johnson-moved-to-intensive-care-as-ccp-virus-symptoms-worsen_452809.html UK Prime Minister Johnson Moved to Intensive Care as CCP Virus Symptoms Worsen], By Jack Phillips, April 6, 2020.</ref> He was fortunate that he was not placed by the hospital employees on a respirator, which is terminal for many [[CCP virus]] patients. Johnson improved without a respirator and was subsequently discharged from the hospital.<br /> <br /> ==Early life and career==<br /> Johnson was born in [[New York City]]. He no longer claims U.S. citizenship because he chose to renounce it following trouble entering the U.S. on his British passport.<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681132/posts</ref> However, he did not clarify whether he had ever formally renounced his U.S. citizenship before a U.S. consular officer and it is uncertain whether he remains a citizen under U.S. law. His mother was a successful artist, while his father was an author and politician. He is patrilineally descended from Ali Kemal, the Ottoman politician who was murdered. He is also the great-grandson of Elias Avery Lowe, the Russian-American Paelaeographer.<br /> <br /> ===Mayor of London===<br /> Johnson's campaign for Mayor of London from the Conservative Party was in a majority [[Labour Party]] dominated region. Johnson promised during the campaign that he would roll back a recent expansion of Central London congestion charging Livingstone had introduced.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7188239.stm</ref> He also advocated the removal of articulated, or "bendy", buses that had been introduced to London.<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23411785-details/Scrap+the+bendy+bus+and+bring+back+Routemasters,+says+Boris/article.do</ref> He also called for minor changes to law and order in London in the form of a ban on drinking alcohol on public transport (the London Underground in particular)<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7387113.stm</ref> and the revocation of free travel for youths who misbehave on buses and trains.<br /> <br /> ===Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs===<br /> On July 13, 2016, Johnson was appointed as the British [[Foreign Secretary|Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] by Prime Minister [[Theresa May]].<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/foreign-secretary Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]</ref><br /> <br /> In July 2018, due to his opposition to May's Brexit plan which he believed undermined UK sovereignty and independence, Johnson resigned as Foreign Secretary.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (July 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/09/british-foreign-secretary-boris-johnson-resigns-government-amid-brexit-rebellion/ British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Resigns Government Amid Brexit Rebellion]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.<br>See also:<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-resignation/former-foreign-minister-johnson-warns-britain-will-end-up-like-colony-to-the-eu-after-brexit-idUSKBN1JZ2AH Former foreign minister Johnson warns Britain will end up like colony to the EU after Brexit]. ''Reuters''. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (July 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/09/boris-speaks-brexit-is-dying-white-flags-are-fluttering-may-deal-will-make-britain-an-eu-colony/ BORIS SPEAKS: ‘Brexit is Dying, White Flags Are Fluttering, May Deal Will Make Britain an EU Colony’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref> He was replaced by [[Jeremy Hunt]], who he later competed against and defeated in the race for leader of the Conservative Party.<br /> <br /> ==Premiership==<br /> On July 23, 2019, Johnson won the Conservative Party leadership election, campaigning on a strongly pro-[[Brexit]] platform and defeating [[Jeremy Hunt]]. By winning the leadership election, he also became the UK's prime minister.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Murphy, James (July 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32930-hardline-brexiteer-boris-johnson-selected-as-new-prime-minister-of-uk Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson Selected as New Prime Minister of U.K.] ''The New American''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/boris-johnson-wins-uk-leadership-race-will-be-prime-minister/ Boris Johnson Wins UK Leadership Race, Will be Prime Minister]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Fidler, Stephen; Colchester, Max (July 23, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-johnson-to-become-u-k-prime-minister-after-winning-party-election-11563879952 Boris Johnson to Become U.K. Prime Minister After Winning Party Election]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (July 23, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/6f533afc9bb14c29a1b9e013f270159e Boris Johnson chosen as new UK leader, now faces Brexit test]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Mikelionis, Lukas (July 23, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-to-become-next-british-prime-minister-after-winning-conservative-party-leadership-ballot Boris Johnson to become next British Prime Minister, after winning Conservative Party leadership ballot]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Kassam, Raheem (July 23, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/07/23/how-to-make-boris-work/ How to Make Boris Work.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/does-he-have-courage-deliver-brexit-reactions-johnson-victory/ ‘Does He Have the Courage to Deliver?’: Reactions to Johnson’s Leadership Victory]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max; Norman, Laurence (July 22, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-dont-know-what-he-will-do-europe-braces-for-brexit-with-boris-johnson-11563825742 ‘I Don’t Know What He Will Do’: Europe Braces for Brexit With Boris Johnson]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Mikelionis, Lukas (July 23, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-profile-brexit-winston-churchill Gaffe-prone Boris Johnson seeks to turbo-charge Britain's departure from EU, prove he's modern-day Winston Churchill]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> His tenure as prime minister began the following day.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/boris-johnson-makes-first-speech-as-uk-prime-minister/ ‘Brexit in 99 Days, No Ifs, No Buts’: Boris Johnson Makes First Speech as UK Prime Minister]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Mikelionis, Lukas (July 24, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-queen-officially-prime-minister-britain-brexit-theresa-may Boris Johnson officially becomes Prime Minister, pledges 'modern Britain' cabinet with pro-Brexit tilt]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max; Douglas, Jason (July 24, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-johnson-picks-his-top-team-for-brexit-battle-11563966841 Boris Johnson Takes the Helm as Prime Minister, Gears Up for Brexit Battle]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Klar, Rebecca (July 24, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/454505-boris-johnson-officially-becomes-new-uk-prime-minister Boris Johnson officially becomes UK prime minister, vows to get Brexit done]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (July 24, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/18957b2a83e14a31865610cf1ee20579 Boris Johnson becomes UK PM, aims to win over doubters]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *James, William; MacLellan, Kylie (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-leader/british-prime-minister-johnson-vows-brexit-with-no-ifs-or-buts-idUSKCN1UI2WK British Prime Minister Johnson vows Brexit with 'no ifs or buts']. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Hill, Geoff (July 24, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/24/boris-johnson-new-uk-prime-minister-sets-sights-br/ 'No ifs, ands or buts': Boris Johnson takes charge, sets sights on Brexit]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *James, William; MacLellan, Kylie (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader/british-prime-minister-johnson-promises-a-bold-new-brexit-deal-idUSKCN1UI2W2 British Prime Minister Johnson promises a bold new Brexit deal]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Kennedy, Merrit (July 24, 2019). [https://www.npr.org/2019/07/24/744839100/the-time-has-come-to-act-boris-johnson-takes-the-helm-as-u-k-prime-minister 'The Time Has Come To Act': Boris Johnson Takes The Helm As U.K. Prime Minister]. ''NPR''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Gingrich, Newt (July 30, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-boris-johnson-prime-minister-britain-government Newt Gingrich: Boris Johnson has already made a huge imprint on British government and politics]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 30, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson appointed a much more conservative candidate than his predecessor, firing over half of May's cabinet in the largest purge in British history, and with cabinet positions going to MPs open to a "no-deal" Brexit.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Cooper, Charlie; Dickson, Annabelle; Casalicchio, Emilio (July 24, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-day-1-revolution-brexit/ Boris Johnson’s Day 1 revolution]. ''Politico''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Hutton, Robert (July 24, 2019). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-24/boris-johnson-has-put-the-old-brexit-gang-back-together-again Boris Johnson Has Put the Old Brexit Gang Back Together Again]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> * https://www.ft.com/content/7999d570-ae17-11e9-8030-530adfa879c2<br /> *Staunton, Denis (July 24, 2019). [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/boris-johnson-all-smiles-amid-biggest-cabinet-bloodbath-in-british-history-1.3966401 Boris Johnson all smiles amid biggest cabinet bloodbath in British history]. ''The Irish Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Stewart, Heather; Mason, Rowena (July 24, 2019). [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/24/boris-johnson-takes-his-revenge-and-sacks-over-half-the-cabinet Boris Johnson takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/prime-minister-johnson-clears-out-cabinet-makes-fresh-appointments/ Prime Minister Johnson Purges Hardline Remainers from Cabinet, Prepares to Deliver Brexit in 99 Days’ Time]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Morales, Alex; Mayes, Joe; Donaldson, Kitty (July 24, 2019). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-24/the-great-purge-johnson-culls-cabinet-to-make-his-brexit-mark The Great Purge: Boris Johnson Culls Cabinet to Make His Brexit Mark]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Rayner, Gordon; Yorke, Harry; Bennett, Asa; Rothwell, James (July 24, 2019). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/07/24/boris-johnson-prime-minister-new-cabinet-latest-news-speech/ Boris Johnson promotes Brexit loyalists in biggest Cabinet cull in 60 years]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-reesmogg/uk-pm-johnson-appoints-rees-mogg-as-leader-of-the-house-of-commons-idUSKCN1UJ31I UK PM Johnson appoints Rees-Mogg as leader of the House of Commons]. ''Reuters''. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Delingpole, James (July 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/25/boriss-brexit-cabinet-is-achingly-sound/ Delingpole: Boris’s Brexit Cabinet Is the Soundest Since Margaret Thatcher]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.<br /> List of cabinet members:<br /> *[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49043973 Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Who's in his cabinet?] ''BBC News''. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-cabinet-factbox/factbox-who-has-uk-pm-johnson-appointed-to-his-cabinet-idUSKCN1UJ2MH Factbox: Who has UK PM Johnson appointed to his cabinet?] ''Reuters''. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Rogan, Tom (July 24, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/boris-johnson-just-cleaned-house-in-the-uk-and-his-new-cabinet-is-far-more-conservative Boris Johnson just cleaned house in the UK, and his new Cabinet is far more conservative]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/johnson-to-assemble-brexiteer-cabinet-that-reflects-modern-britain/ Johnson to Assemble Brexiteer Cabinet that Reflects ‘Modern Britain’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> He also appointed strongly pro-Brexit individuals to other administration positions.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Delingpole, James (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/boris-appoints-brexit-axeman-tackle-deep-state/ Delingpole: Boris Appoints Brexit Mastermind Cummings to Drain the Swamp]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/17/pm-in-waiting-boris-johnson-appoints-brexit-hardliner-as-senior-advisor/ PM-in-Waiting Boris Johnson Appoints Brexit Hardliner as Senior Advisor]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth (July 24, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-cummings/architect-of-brexit-campaign-becomes-adviser-to-new-uk-pm-johnson-idUSKCN1UJ0XU Architect of Brexit campaign becomes adviser to new UK PM Johnson]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max; Corse, Alexa (July 26, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-johnson-turns-to-maverick-brexit-architect-to-deliver-eu-split-11564133799 Boris Johnson Turns to Maverick Brexit Architect to Deliver EU Split]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved July 26, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49101464 Who is Dominic Cummings?] ''BBC News''. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson won by a landslide in the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|December 2019 general election]], winning the largest Conservative Party majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987 and taking longtime Labour-held seats, while the Labour Party received its worst result since 1935.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Murphy, James (December 13, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/34332-u-k-general-election-boris-johnson-conservatives-and-brexit-claim-historic-victory U.K. General Election: Boris Johnson, Conservatives, and Brexit Claim Historic Victory]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 13, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (December 12, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/12/boris-johnson-new-government-deliver-will-people-brexit/ Boris: Election Has Given Tories a ‘Powerful Mandate to Get Brexit Done’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 13, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (December 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/13/no-more-miserable-threats-of-a-second-referendum-as-tories-secure-biggest-majority-since-thatcher/ No More ‘Miserable Threats’ of a Second Referendum as Tories Secure Biggest Majority Since Thatcher]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 13, 2019.<br /> *Shaw, Adam (December 13, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/boris-johnson-vows-brexit-jan-31-european-market-surge-buckingham-palace-queen-elizabeth Boris Johnson vows to resolve Brexit by Jan 31st, European markets hit record high after Conservative sweep]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 13, 2019.<br /> *Plackett, Benjamin; Bhatti, Jabeen (December 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/boris-johnson-conservatives-win-big-british-electi/ Boris Johnson, Conservatives secure smashing win in British election]. ''The Washington Times''. 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[https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/ill-make-britain-great-again-pm-johnson-echoes-trump-over-brexit-idUSKCN1UK0OI I'll make Britain great again, PM Johnson echoes Trump over Brexit]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (July 25, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/a6eb435cefad4679b995e78470c5a550 Showdown looms as new British PM wants to redo Brexit deal]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref> His government stated it would not pay any "divorce bill" to the EU in the case of a "no-deal" Brexit,<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/25/new-boris-govt-confirms-uk-wont-pay-39bn-brussels-no-deal-brexit/ New Boris Govt Confirms UK Won’t Pay £39bn to Brussels in No-Deal Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref> and Johnson stated he would push to adopt an independent trade policy and not nominate an EU commissioner.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-commission/british-pm-johnson-unveils-new-approach-no-uk-commissioner-to-eu-idUSKCN1UK1GC British PM Johnson unveils 'new approach', no UK commissioner to EU]. ''Reuters''. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson immediately put his cabinet to work preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit,<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (July 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/29/johnson-sets-up-brexit-war-cabinet-no-deal-preparation-number-one-priority/ Johnson Sets up Brexit ‘War Cabinet’, No Deal Preparation ‘Number One Priority’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 29, 2019.<br /> *Shipman, Tim (July 28, 2019). [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/boris-johnson-vows-no-deal-brexit-by-any-means-necessary-55tjljkfw Boris Johnson vows no‑deal Brexit ‘by any means necessary’]. ''The Times''. Retrieved July 28, 2019.<br /> *Falconer, Rebecca (July 28, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/boris-johnson-brexit-no-deal-war-cabinet-1bf3d0b3-18e3-427e-b4c5-c506b31fad12.html Boris Johnson forms "war cabinet" to prepare for no-deal Brexit]. ''Axios''. Retrieved July 28, 2019.<br /> *MacLennan, Kylie (July 28, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/assuming-eu-will-not-budge-britain-ramps-up-preparations-for-no-deal-brexit-idUSKCN1UN08Q Assuming EU will not budge, Britain ramps up preparations for no-deal Brexit]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 28, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (July 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/28/chancellor-javid-treasury-turbocharging-preparations-no-deal-brexit/ Chancellor Javid: Treasury ‘Turbocharging Preparations’ for No Deal Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 28, 2019.<br /> *Malnick, Edward (July 27, 2019). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/07/27/sajid-javids-brexit-blitz-prepare-no-deal/ Sajid Javid to announce Brexit spending blitz to prepare for no deal]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved July 28, 2019.<br /> * https://www.ft.com/content/5c65e0e4-b118-11e9-bec9-fdcab53d6959<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-javid/uks-javid-to-ramp-up-funding-for-no-deal-brexit-preparations-paper-idUSKCN1UM0O9 UK's Javid to ramp up funding for no-deal Brexit preparations: paper]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 28, 2019.<br /> *James, William (August 9, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-johnson/no-deal-brexit-preparation-is-top-priority-johnson-tells-officials-idUSKCN1UZ1I3 No-deal Brexit preparation is top priority, Johnson tells officials]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 9, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (August 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/10/johnson-tells-civil-servants-preparing-no-deal-brexit-top-priority/ Johnson Tells Civil Servants to Make Preparing for No-Deal Brexit ‘Top Priority’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 10, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (September 2, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/02/govt-prepares-no-deal-brexit-get-ready-campaign/ Johnson Govt Prepares for No Deal Brexit with ‘Get Ready’ Campaign]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 2, 2019.</ref> and he stated he would refuse to negotiate with the EU unless it dropped its Irish backstop demand.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/29/johnson-plays-hardball-wont-meet-with-eu-until-they-remove-backstop/ Johnson Plays Hardball, Won’t Meet with EU Until They Remove Backstop]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 29, 2019.<br>See also:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (August 15, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/15/johnson-accuses-remainer-mps-collaborating-eu-stop-brexit/ Boris Accuses Remainer MPs of ‘Collaborating’ with EU to Stop Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 15, 2019.</ref> Very early in Johnson's tenure, his government doubled the amount of money devoted to preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit,<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49183324 No-deal Brexit plans to get £2.1bn boost]. ''BBC News''. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.<br /> *MacAskill, Andrew (July 31, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-javid/britain-to-spend-an-extra-2-1-billion-on-no-deal-brexit-planning-idUSKCN1UQ2RR Britain to spend an extra £2.1 billion on no-deal Brexit planning]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 1, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth (August 4, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/after-brexit-pledges-british-pm-johnson-announces-cash-injection-for-health-idUSKCN1UU0OF After Brexit pledges, British PM Johnson announces cash injection for health]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 4, 2019.</ref> and his treasury minister announced a one-year spending review to help the government prepare for a "no-deal" Brexit.<ref>Markham, Joe (August 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/09/chancellor-announces-special-spending-review-to-prepare-for-brexit/ Chancellor Announces Special Spending Review to Prepare for Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 9, 2019.</ref> The government announced that in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit, it would end its adherence to the EU's "freedom of movement" rules.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Markham, Joe (August 19, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/19/home-secretary-to-end-free-movement-on-october-31st/ Patel: UK Government to End Free Migration Regime on Brexit Day]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 19, 2019.<br /> *MacLellan, Kylie (August 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-immigration/uk-plans-to-end-eu-freedom-of-movement-immediately-in-no-deal-brexit-idUSKCN1V91IN UK plans to end EU freedom of movement immediately in no-deal Brexit]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 19, 2019.</ref> Johnson voiced confidence and patriotism in his country.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (August 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/26/johnson-uk-great-country-can-easily-cope-no-deal-brexit/ Johnson: UK Is a ‘Great Country’ and Can ‘Easily Cope’ with No Deal Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2019.</ref> However, regarding the Brexit agreement with the EU, Johnson only called for the EU to remove the Northern Ireland backstop in order for him to accept it, angering Brexit supporters.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (August 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/28/johnson-faces-brexiteer-backlash-only-seeking-changes-backstop/ Johnson Faces Brexiteer Backlash over Only Seeking Changes to the Backstop]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.</ref> In August 2019, the EU appeared to take a softer stance on renegotiating the Brexit agreement, but this public stance was actually a way to deflect blame in the event of a no-deal Brexit.<ref>Baczynska, Gabriela (August 28, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-diplomacy-analysis/eus-softer-tone-a-ploy-to-sidestep-blame-in-case-of-a-no-deal-brexit-idUSKCN1VI1ZP EU's softer tone a ploy to sidestep blame in case of a no-deal Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> In August 2019, Johnson's government announced it would stop sending its officials to most EU meetings.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-meetings/britain-to-unshackle-officials-from-most-eu-meetings-ahead-of-brexit-idUSKCN1VA1GH Britain to 'unshackle' officials from most EU meetings ahead of Brexit]. ''Reuters''. August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.<br /> *Dickson, Annabelle (August 20, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-officials-to-withdraw-from-eu-meetings-from-september-1/ UK officials to withdraw from EU meetings from September 1]. ''Politico''. 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[https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/459108-queen-agrees-to-suspend-parliament-as-johnson-seeks-to-deter-no Queen agrees to suspend UK Parliament as Johnson seeks to deter no-deal Brexit showdown]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (August 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/28/its-official-suspension-of-uk-parliament-approved-by-queen-elizabeth-ii/ It’s Official: Suspension of UK Parliament Approved by Queen Elizabeth II]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.<br /> *Campisi, Jessica (September 10, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/460642-johnson-suspends-uk-parliament-in-brexit-push Johnson suspends UK Parliament in Brexit push]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 10, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill (September 10, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/1673b60fcc264a4ebaea2d08bb0bb05f Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved September 10, 2019.</ref> He threatened to expel any Tory MP who voted to delay or block Brexit.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Murphy, James (September 2, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33296-boris-johnson-threatens-to-purge-tory-rebels-unless-they-get-on-board-his-brexit-train Boris Johnson Threatens to Purge Tory Rebels Unless They get on Board his Brexit Train]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 3, 2019.<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (September 2, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/02/ultimatum-tory-remain-mps-be-kicked-out-party-back-brexit-delay/ Ultimatum: Tory Remain MPs to Be Kicked Out of Party If They Back Brexit Delay]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 2, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max; Douglas, Jason (September 2, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/brexit-battle-lines-harden-as-lawmakers-prepare-for-parliamentary-showdown-11567432609 U.K.’s Johnson Brandishes Election in Bid to Stop Parliament From Foiling Brexit]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 2, 2019.</ref> Parliament voted to block a no-deal Brexit and Johnson followed through on his threat.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 4, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/04/bojo-purges-party-of-anti-brexit-rebel-former-ministers/ BoJo Purges Party of Anti-Brexit Rebel Former Ministers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/04/brexit-delay-bill-passes-commons-johnson-tables-motion-election/ Brexit Delay Bill Passes in Commons, Johnson Tables Motion for Election]. ''Breitbart News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Delingpole, James (September 6, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/06/boris-has-drained-the-swamp-saved-the-conservatives/ Delingpole: Rejoice! Rejoice! Boris Johnson Has Drained the Swamp and Saved the Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 6, 2019.</ref> While calling for a new election for two years, the Labor Party suddenly opposed holding a new election after Johnson announced his support for it.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Murphy, James (September 5, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33342-as-the-uk-turns-more-brexit-drama-delay-and-dithering-in-british-parliament As the U.K. Turns: More Brexit Drama, Delay, and Dithering in British Parliament]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 5, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 4, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/04/would-turkeys-vote-for-christmas-why-mps-will-resist-boris-johnsons-snap-election/ Would Turkeys Vote For Christmas? Why MPs Will Resist Boris Johnson’s Snap Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 4, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/04/after-years-of-demanding-an-election-labours-corbyn-refuses-vote-offered-by-boris-johnson/ After Years of Demanding an Election, Labour’s Corbyn Refuses Vote Offered by Boris Johnson]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.<br /> *Douglas, Jason (September 4, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-lawmakers-seek-to-delay-brexit-again-dealing-johnson-another-blow-11567602853 U.K. Lawmakers Foil Johnson With Votes to Delay Brexit and Bar Snap Election]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (September 4, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/3539dba87ab343a8a7252bb0387addc3 Johnson’s Brexit plans in crisis after 3rd defeat in 2 days]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.</ref> Johnson continued voicing support for achieving Brexit,<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lovell, Hunter (September 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/boris-johnson-on-delaying-brexit-id-rather-be-dead-in-a-ditch Boris Johnson on delaying Brexit: 'I'd rather be dead in a ditch']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 5, 2019.<br /> *Hannon, Paul; Douglas, Jason (September 9, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-johnson-insists-he-wants-a-brexit-deal-despite-no-deal-planning-11568037248 Boris Johnson Vows Oct. 31 Brexit as Law Rules Out No Deal, Election Bid Fails]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 9, 2019.<br /> *James, William; MacLellan, Kylie (September 9, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/british-pm-johnson-tells-parliament-you-can-tie-my-hands-but-i-will-not-delay-brexit-idUSKCN1VU0PH British PM Johnson tells parliament: You can tie my hands, but I will not delay Brexit]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 9, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (September 16, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/16/pm-johnson-stands-brexit-date-ahead-meeting-top-eurocrat/ PM Johnson Stands by Exit Date Ahead of Meeting with Top Eurocrat, Condemns MPs ‘Trying to Crush Brexit’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 16, 2019.</ref> and he refused to request a Brexit extension from the EU.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (September 7, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/07/defiant-johnson-will-not-ask-eu-brexit-delay-remainers-ready-take-pm-court/ Defiant Johnson ‘Will Not’ Ask EU for Brexit Delay, Remainers Ready to Take PM to Court]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 7, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth (September 8, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/sticking-to-brexit-plan-uks-johnson-will-not-seek-a-delay-idUSKCN1VT0BS Sticking to Brexit plan, UK's Johnson will not seek a delay]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 8, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/09/future-of-october-31st-brexit-in-doubt-as-parliament-attempts-to-force-three-month-delay/ Future of October 31st Brexit In Doubt As Parliament Attempts to Force Three Month Delay]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 9, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/09/parliament-votes-against-early-election-as-pm-boris-reaffirms-he-will-not-seek-brexit-extension/ Parliament Votes Against Early Election as PM Boris Reaffirms He Will Not Seek Brexit Extension]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 9, 2019.</ref> The UK Supreme Court, however, ruled against Johnson's parliamentary suspension on September 24, 2019.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/24/boris-johnson-suspended-parliament-unlawfully-uk-supreme-court-finds/ Boris Johnson Suspended Parliament Unlawfully, UK Supreme Court Finds]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> *Wallace, Danielle (September 24, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnsons-suspension-of-parliament-ruled-unlawful-by-uk-supreme-court Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament ruled unlawful by UK Supreme Court]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> *Douglas, Jason; Fidler, Stephen (September 24, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-court-rules-against-johnsons-freeze-on-parliament-11569318257 Boris Johnson Acted Illegally in Suspending Parliament, U.K.’s Highest Court Rules]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (September 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/24/farage-prorogation-worst-political-decision-ever-reactions-supreme-court-ruling/ Farage Calls Prorogation ‘Worst Political Decision Ever’: Reactions to Supreme Court Ruling]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> *Delingpole, James (September 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/24/supreme-court-enemies-of-the-people-sabotage-brexit/ Delingpole: Judicial Enemies of the People Sabotage Brexit Again]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> *Delingpole, James (September 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/24/a-sinister-shadow-government-is-killing-brexit/ Delingpole: A Sinister, Nebulous Shadow Government Is Holding Brexit Hostage]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> *Hannan, Dan (September 26, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/boris-brexit-and-the-politicization-of-britains-judiciary Boris, Brexit and the politicization of Britain's judiciary]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 27, 2019.<br /> Johnson's response after Parliament reconvened:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/25/bojo-throws-down-gauntlet-fight-election-or-ill-deliver-brexit/ PM Bojo Throws Down the Gauntlet to Remainers: Challenge me in an Election or I’ll Deliver Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 25, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max (September 25, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-leader-goads-rivals-to-end-his-rule-call-new-vote-11569443576 British Leader Goads Rivals to End His Rule, Call New Vote]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 25, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Despite pushing for Brexit, Johnson made the mistake of publicly disavowing and insulting [[Nigel Farage]] when he proposed forming an electoral coalition – and incident which illustrated that Johnson was not a political conservative.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (September 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/11/embattled-boris-slaps-down-farages-offer-of-help-not-fit-and-proper-persons/ Embattled Boris Slaps Down Farage’s Offer of Help: ‘Not Fit and Proper Persons’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 11, 2019.<br /> *Faulconbridge, Guy; James, William (September 11, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-farage/uk-pm-johnson-rules-out-farage-deal-despite-warning-of-electoral-kicking-idUSKCN1VW12Q UK PM Johnson rules out Farage deal despite warning of electoral 'kicking']. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 11, 2019.<br /> Later comments:<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-johnson-farage/pm-johnson-says-no-to-election-pact-with-brexit-party-idUSKBN1W82N1 PM Johnson says no to election pact with Brexit Party]. ''Reuters''. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.<br /> *Casalicchio, Emilio (September 23, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/johnson-rejects-uk-election-pact-with-nigel-farage/ Johnson rejects UK election pact with Nigel Farage]. ''Politico''. Retrieved September 23, 2019.<br /> *Montgomery, Jack; Lane, Oliver JJ (September 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/24/boris-refuses-farages-offer-of-an-electoral-pact-to-deliver-brexit/ Boris Refuses Farage’s Offer of an Electoral Pact to Deliver Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 24, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Delingpole, James (September 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/11/boris-johnson-should-not-be-attacking-nigel-farage/ Delingpole: Boris Attacking Farage Is a Foolish, Unforced Error]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 11, 2019.<br /> *Fridman, Victoria (September 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/13/spartans-call-johnson-reverse-rejection-farage-election-pact/ Brexit Spartans Call for Johnson to Reverse Rejection of Farage Election Pact]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson announced a revised Brexit deal proposal on October 2, 2019.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Colchester, Max; Douglas, Jason (October 2, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-johnson-announces-last-ditch-brexit-proposal-11570014506 Boris Johnson Makes Last-Ditch Brexit Bid to EU]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 2, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (October 2, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/04a5ab581a1747528024e94285b29c95 Boris Johnson: UK is offering Brexit ‘compromise’ to EU]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 2, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth; James, William; MacLellan, Kylie (October 1, 2019). [hhttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/pm-johnson-makes-final-brexit-offer-draws-guarded-welcome-from-eu-idUSKBN1WG4S8 PM Johnson makes final Brexit offer, draws guarded welcome from EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 2, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (October 2, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/02/eu-rejects-boriss-politically-unacceptable-final-brexit-offer/ Europeans Reject Boris’s Politically ‘Unacceptable’ Final Brexit Offer]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 2, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-nireland/dup-deputy-leader-says-ireland-reaction-shows-backstop-a-trap-idUSKBN1WI1X7 DUP deputy leader says Ireland reaction shows backstop a trap]. ''Reuters''. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.<br /> *Zindulka, Kurt (October 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/14/lets-finish-this-off-boris-pitches-take-leave-last-ditch-brexit-deal/ ‘Let’s Finish This off’: Boris Pitches a Take it or Leave it, Last Ditch Brexit Deal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 14, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (October 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/22/boris-deal-uk-remains-subject-eu-court-rulings-brexit/ Boris Deal Means UK Subject to EU Court Rulings up to 3 Years After Brexit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.<br /> *Gomez, Christian (October 22, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33814-problems-with-boris-johnson-s-brexit-mirror-those-of-usmca Problems With Boris Johnson’s “Brexit” Mirror Those of USMCA]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.</ref> On October 17, 2019, Johnson announced he had reached an agreement with the EU.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Bydryk, Zack (October 17, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/466223-boris-johnson-says-brexit-deal-between-uk-eu-reached Boris Johnson says Brexit deal between UK, EU reached]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (October 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/17/weve-got-great-new-deal-brexit-treat-agreed-uk-eu/ ‘We’ve Got a Great New Deal’: Brexit Treaty Agreed by Boris Johnson and EU]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Darrah, Nicole (October 17, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/brexit-breakthrough-boris-johnson-deal-eu-vote Brexit breakthrough: Boris Johnson agrees 'great new deal' with EU; British MPs to vote Saturday]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Halaschak, Zachary (October 17, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/weve-got-a-great-deal-uk-and-eu-agree-to-brexit-deal 'We’ve got a great deal': UK and EU agree to Brexit deal]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Norman, Laurence; Colchester, Max (October 17, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/brexit-talks-are-dealt-a-blow-as-northern-irish-party-rejects-draft-11571294766 U.K., EU Agree on Draft Brexit Deal, Paving Way for Key Vote]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Casert, Raf; Lawless, Jill (October 17, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/e28aa5a31bc74a84844e7277821cf9b8 UK, EU reach tentative Brexit deal; still needs ratification]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth; Chalmers, John (October 17, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/britain-clinches-brexit-deal-johnson-now-faces-parliament-hurdle-idUSKBN1WW13M Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament hurdle]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Milliken, David; John, Mark (October 17, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-economy/uk-heading-for-fairly-hard-brexit-if-johnson-deal-passes-idUSKBN1WW2BO UK heading for 'fairly hard' Brexit if Johnson deal passes]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Herszenhorn, David M.; Barigazzi, Jacopo; Von der Burchard, Hans (October 17, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/concessions-eu-led-brexit-deal/ 3 concessions by the EU that led to a Brexit deal]. ''Politico''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.</ref> The conservative Northern Irish [[Democratic Unionist Party]] announced it would oppose the proposed agreement,<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-dup-statement-text/northern-irelands-dup-party-wont-support-new-brexit-deal-idUSKBN1WW1RA Northern Ireland's DUP party won't support new Brexit deal]. ''Reuters''. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-letwin-dup/northern-irelands-dup-say-they-will-use-every-strategy-to-seek-changes-to-brexit-deal-idUSKBN1WY0BZ Northern Ireland's DUP say they will use every strategy to seek changes to Brexit deal]. ''Reuters''. October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.</ref><ref name="PaisleyFarage">Lane, Oliver JJ; Montgomery, Jack (October 19, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/19/no-surrender-ian-paisley-nigel-farage-denounce-boriss-brexit-deal/ ‘No Surrender’ – Ian Paisley, Nigel Farage Denounce Boris’s Brexit Deal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.</ref> and [[Brexit Party]] leader [[Nigel Farage]] also criticized it.<ref name="PaisleyFarage"/><ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (October 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/17/brexit-deal-reaction-not-brexit-farage-dup/ Farage Says New Deal Is ‘Just Not Brexit’ as DUP Says It Won’t Support It]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (October 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/24/farage-treaty-not-brexit-urges-boris-drop-deal-partnership/ Farage Says Treaty ‘Is Not Brexit’, Tells Boris to Drop Deal and Agree Election Pact]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 24, 2019.</ref> On October 19, 2019, the House of Commons voted to delay the vote on the agreement and to delay Brexit if the agreement did not pass.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Shaw, Adam (October 19, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/brexit-delay-vote-derailed Brexit vote derailed at last minute by rebel lawmakers; Boris Johnson pledges not to negotiate a delay]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Becker, Carlin (October 19, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/brexit-deal-on-hold-as-uk-parliament-votes-to-withhold-full-approval Anti-Brexit forces block UK Parliament vote on Boris Johnson deal with EU]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max; Douglas, Jason (October 19, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-parliament-poised-to-force-delay-on-critical-brexit-vote-11571484241 U.K. Parliament Defers Critical Vote, Likely Forcing Brexit Delay]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Corder, Mike (October 19, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/1e0eeb157ec143b48cdcc1d6860ae493 UK lawmakers vote to delay final Brexit decision again]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50110601 Brexit: Johnson vows to press on despite defeat over deal delay]. ''BBC News''. October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *James, William, Piper, Elizabeth; MacLellan, Kylie (October 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/johnson-defiant-after-british-parliament-votes-to-force-brexit-delay-idUSKBN1WX2M2 Johnson defiant after British parliament votes to force Brexit delay]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Frazin, Rachel (October 19, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/466573-british-parliament-passes-amendment-to-delay-brexit-decision British Parliament passes amendment to delay Brexit decision]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.</ref> Later in the day, Johnson requested a Brexit extension despite promising not to take such an action.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (October 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/20/boris-sends-eu-letters-one-asking-for-brexit-delay-one-saying-he-doesnt-want-one/ Boris Sends EU Letters: One Asking for Brexit Delay, One Saying He Doesn’t Want One]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 20, 2019.<br /> *Bowden, John (October 19, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/466599-uks-boris-johnson-reverses-requests-extension-of-brexit-deadline U.K.'s Boris Johnson reverses, requests extension of Brexit deadline]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max (October 19, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-parliament-poised-to-force-delay-on-critical-brexit-vote-11571484241 British Government Asks for EU Delay Amid Johnson Resistance]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Casert, Raf (October 19, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/1e0eeb157ec143b48cdcc1d6860ae493 UK’s Johnson asks for Brexit delay, but argues against it]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth (October 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/uk-pm-sends-unsigned-letter-to-eu-asking-for-brexit-delay-idUSKBN1WY0Q9 UK PM sends unsigned letter to EU asking for Brexit delay]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 19, 2019.<br /> *Corder, Mike; Katz, Gregory (October 20, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/42d3b01c903b4427940edfebd51299e0 UK’s Johnson asks for a Brexit delay that he doesn’t want]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 20, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *MacLellan, Kylie; Sandle, Paul (October 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-will-happen-on-october-31-despite-pms-unsigned-delay-request-uk-says-idUSKBN1WY0Q6 Brexit will happen on October 31 despite PM's unsigned delay request, UK says]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 20, 2019.</ref> On October 22, 2019, Parliament voted in favor of the Brexit deal but voted against Johnson's three-day schedule for giving the final approval of the deal.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (October 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/22/boris-johnsons-brexit-plan-delayed-as-parliament-votes-against-october-31st-timetable/ Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan Delayed as Parliament Votes Against October 31st Timetable]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max; Douglas, Jason (October 22, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-johnsons-brexit-deal-clears-vital-hurdle-in-parliament-11571768188 Johnson’s Brexit Deal Clears Hurdle in Parliament but His Timetable Is Rejected]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (October 22, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/fa378c6a8b5e43c8812115fc8cee3974 Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.</ref> The EU subsequently granted yet another extension until January 31, 2020.<ref>Multple references:<br /> *[https://www.foxnews.com/world/eu-allows-new-brexit-extension-uk-gets-more-time-to-negotiate-divorce EU allows new Brexit extension, UK gets more time to negotiate divorce]. ''Fox News''. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.<br /> *Norman, Laurence (October 28, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-extends-brexit-deadline-until-jan-31-11572255175 EU Extends Brexit Deadline Until Jan. 31]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.<br /> *Petrequin, Samuel (October 28, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/dd63f54bee064ddda7435778490f4a45 EU grants Brexit delay to Jan. 31; UK ponders new election]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.<br /> *Baczynska, Gabriela; James, William (October 28, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/eu-nations-agree-brexit-delay-until-january-31-as-pm-johnson-seeks-election-idUSKBN1X70NT EU nations agree Brexit delay until January 31 as PM Johnson seeks election]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.<br /> *Gstalter, Morgan (October 28, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/467686-eu-pushes-brexit-deadline-back-to-jan-31 EU pushes Brexit deadline back to Jan. 31]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (October 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/28/bojo-formally-accepts-brexit-delay-begs-eu-not-delay-again-2020/ Boris Formally Accepts Brexit Delay, Begs EU Not to Delay AGAIN in 2020]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> On October 29, 2019, on its fourth attempt to do so in two months, the UK Parliament voted to hold an election on December 12.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (October 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/29/general-election-2019-parliament-approves-snap-vote-on-fourth-attempt/ General Election 2019: Parliament Approves Snap Vote on Fourth Attempt]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.<br /> *Phillips, Morgan; Shaw, Adam (October 29, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-parliament-agrees-to-dec-12-election-ahead-of-eus-new-brexit-deadline UK Parliament agrees to Dec. 12 election, ahead of EU's new Brexit deadline]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max (October 29, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-opposition-to-back-boris-johnsons-call-for-election-11572347134 U.K. Parliament Authorizes December General Election]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.<br /> *Lawless, Jill; Kirka, Danica (October 29, 2019). [https://apnews.com/5ff4178638ac407c8dfe5597f81b6c36 Brexit ballot: UK lawmakers back December 12 election]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.<br /> *Faulconbridge, Guy; Piper, Elizabeth; James, William (October 29, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/britain-set-for-december-12-election-to-break-the-brexit-deadlock-idUSKBN1X80QN Britain set for December 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.</ref> Johnson rejected the possibility of a "no-deal" in his election manifesto.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (November 2, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/02/tory-manifesto-drop-no-deal-brexit-boris-blocks-farage-pact/ Conservative Election Manifesto Will Drop ‘Threat’ of No-Deal Brexit, Boris Blocks Farage Pact]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 2, 2019.<br /> *Smout, Alistair; Melville, Toby (November 2, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-election/pm-johnson-rejects-calls-for-no-deal-brexit-in-election-pitch-idUSKBN1XC050 UK PM Johnson rejects calls for no-deal Brexit in election pitch]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 3, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (November 2, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/02/brexit-party-tories-deliberately-misrepresenting-our-peace-offering/ Brexit Party: Tories ‘Deliberately Misrepresenting’ Our Peace Offering]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 2, 2019.<br /> *Davies, Andrew (November 19, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/19/the-conservatives-plan-to-wreck-brexit-again/ The Conservatives' plan to wreck Brexit again]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 19, 2019.</ref> He also apologized for failing to deliver Brexit on time.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Katz, Gregory (November 3, 2019). [https://apnews.com/f86ca911ae414f339d344471158da20a UK’s Boris Johnson apologizes for missing Brexit deadline]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved November 3, 2019.<br /> *Coleman, Justin (November 3, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/468741-uk-pm-apologizes-to-tory-party-for-missing-brexit-deadline UK PM apologizes to Tory party for missing Brexit deadline]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> On December 20, 2019, after winning a significant majority in the House of Commons, Johnson's Brexit agreement passed initial approval by the body.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (December 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/20/boriss-brexit-bill-reportedly-gina-miller-proofed-set-pass-commons/ Boris’s Brexit Bill Reportedly ‘Gina Miller-Proofed’, Clears First Hurdle in Commons]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 20, 2019.<br /> *Colchester, Max (December 20, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-parliament-votes-to-support-boris-johnsons-brexit-deal-11576852565 U.K. Parliament Backs Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal, Clearing Major Hurdle]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 20, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.theepochtimes.com/uk-on-track-for-jan-31-brexit-as-pm-johnson-wins-vote-on-deal_3180738.html UK on Track for Jan. 31 Brexit as PM Johnson Wins Vote on Deal]. ''The Epoch Times''. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth; MacLellan, Kylie (December 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/uk-on-track-for-january-31-brexit-as-pm-johnson-wins-vote-on-deal-idUSKBN1YN2SS UK on track for January 31 Brexit as PM Johnson wins vote on deal]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved December 20, 2019.<br /> *Piper, Elizabeth; MacLellan, Kylie (December 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/uk-on-track-for-jan-31-brexit-as-pm-johnson-wins-vote-on-deal-idUSKBN1YN2T5 UK on track for Jan. 31 Brexit as PM Johnson wins vote on deal]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 4, 2020.<br /> *Lawless, Jill (December 20, 2019). [https://apnews.com/bdc908fb0074aaa27443a068cc219724 UK lawmakers OK Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to exit EU]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved December 20, 2019.<br /> *Landler, Mark; Castle, Stephen (December 20, 2019). [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/world/europe/brexit-parliament.html U.K. Parliament Advances Brexit Bill in Lopsided Vote, All but Assuring January Exit]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 20, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (December 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/25/12-months-brexmas-1-election-2-prime-ministers-3-brexit-delays/ 12 Months of Brexmas: 1 Election, 2 Prime Ministers, 3 Brexit Delays…] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 25, 2019.<br /> *Delingpole, James (December 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/25/delingpole-boris-johnson-and-donald-trump-have-made-christmas-great-again/ Delingpole: Boris Johnson and Donald Trump Have Made Christmas Great Again]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 25, 2019.</ref> On January 9, 2020, the House of Commons gave final approval of the agreement.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Murphy, James (January 10, 2020). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/34592-brexit-deal-finally-passes-house-of-commons-uk-set-to-leave-the-eu-in-three-weeks Brexit Deal Finally Passes House of Commons; UK Set to Leave the EU in Three Weeks]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 10, 2020.<br /> *Colchester, Max (January 9, 2020). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-lawmakers-approve-brexit-bill-11578591123 U.K. Lawmakers Approve Brexit Bill]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 9, 2020.<br /> *Betz, Bradford (January 9, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/british-lawmakers-approve-brexit-bill British lawmakers approve Johnson's Brexit bill, clearing path for Jan. 31 EU departure]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2020.<br /> *Sheridan, Danielle; Yorke, Harry (January 9, 2020). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/01/09/brexit-news-latest-boris-johnson-labour-leadership-keir-starmer/ Brexit news latest: Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes final stage in Commons]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved January 9, 2020.<br /> *Coleman, Justine (January 9, 2020). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/477581-uk-lawmakers-agree-on-legislation-to-leave-the-eu-at-the-end-of UK lawmakers agree on legislation to leave EU at end of month]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 9, 2020.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (January 9, 2020). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/01/09/just-1295-days-after-the-referendum-brexit-deal-finally-passes-house-of-commons/ Just 1,295 Days After the Referendum, Brexit Deal Finally Passes House of Commons]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 9, 2020.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/uk-lawmakers-back-eu-exit-deal-turning-page-on-brexit-crisis-idUSKBN1Z81EO UK lawmakers back EU exit deal, turning page on Brexit crisis]. ''Reuters''. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.</ref> The discussion then shifted to post-Brexit trade deal negotiations with the EU.<ref>Norman, Laurence; Fidler, Stephen (January 7, 2020). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/britain-moves-toward-brexit-as-clock-ticks-on-trade-deal-11578402004 Britain Moves Toward Brexit as Clock Ticks on Trade Deal]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 7, 2020.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Other issues===<br /> Upon becoming Prime Minister, Johnson advanced tough-on-crime policies, including hiring 20,000 new police officers.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (July 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/25/johnson-pledges-more-police-stop-search-punishments/ Johnson Pledges More Police, Increased Stop and Search, Harsher Punishments for Violent and Sex Crimes]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-crime/new-uk-pm-johnson-to-begin-hiring-20000-extra-police-officers-idUSKCN1UK34J New UK PM Johnson to begin hiring 20,000 extra police officers]. ''Reuters''. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-johnson-security/uk-pm-backs-stop-and-search-power-says-will-create-10000-more-spaces-in-prisons-idUSKCN1V100W UK PM backs 'stop-and-search' power, says will create 10,000 more spaces in prisons]. ''Reuters''. August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.<br /> *Markham, Joe (August 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/11/johnson-announces-new-stop-search-powers-police/ Johnson Announces Expanded Police Stop and Search, 20,000 New Officers, 10,000 Extra Prison Places]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.apnews.com/74fd5615a1e642fe80a0912080987417 UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown]. ''Associated Press''. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-orders-sentencing-review-for-dangerous-offenders-idUSKCN1V10LW UK PM Johnson orders sentencing review for dangerous offenders]. ''Reuters''. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.</ref> However, he also advocated for a liberal immigration policy, including amnesty for illegal aliens,<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (July 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/25/make-britain-great-again-boris-talks-up-illegals-amnesty-new-golden-age-for-united-kingdom/ Make Britain Great Again? Boris Talks up Illegals Amnesty, New ‘Golden Age’ For United Kingdom]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.<br>See also:<br /> *Montgomery, Jack (July 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/26/migration-watch-launches-petition-against-bojos-illegal-alien-amnesty/ Migration Watch Launches Petition Against BoJo’s Illegal Migrant Amnesty Proposal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/26/lane-boris-johnson-cant-win-the-love-of-the-bbc-by-giving-out-a-million-british-passports/ Lane: Boris Johnson Can’t Win the Love of the BBC By Giving Out a Million British Passports]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2019.</ref> and he abandoned a pledge to significantly reduce migration to the UK.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (July 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/25/red-flag-boris-drops-pledge-reduce-migration-from-hundreds-thousands-tens-thousands/ Red Flag: Boris SCRAPS Pledge to Reduce Migration ‘From Hundreds of Thousands to Tens of Thousands’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref> However, Johnson promised to deport illegal migrants in the UK.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-migrants/uk-pm-johnson-says-britain-will-send-back-migrants-who-cross-channel-illegally-idUSKCN1VD1J7 UK PM Johnson says Britain will send back migrants who cross channel illegally]. ''Reuters''. August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.</ref> In September 2019, Johnson relaxed rules for foreign students in the UK.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/2f9deebe-d3e9-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77</ref> During the 2019 election campaign, Johnson did not commit to capping immigration levels and labeled himself "pro-immigration."<ref>Montgomery, Jack (November 15, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/15/boris-declares-pro-immigration-will-not-commit-capping-it/ Boris Declares He Is ‘Pro-Immigration’, Will Not Commit to Capping It]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 15, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> In September 2019, Johnson's government announced it would spend £600 million on promoting abortion and contraception internationally.<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (September 25, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/uk-announces-plan-to-spend-millions-promoting-abortion-contraception-abroad UK announces plan to spend millions promoting abortion, contraception abroad]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved September 25, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> On November 2, 2019, Johnson's government imposed a moratorium on [[fracking]].<ref>Addison, Stephen; Smout, Alistair (November 1, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-fracking/in-seismic-shift-britain-orders-immediate-moratorium-on-fracking-idUSKBN1XC001 In seismic shift, Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 2, 2019.<br>See also:<br /> *Delingpole, James (November 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/03/delingpole-boris-caves-to-the-greenies-fracking-stupid/ Delingpole: Boris’s Surrender to the Greenies Is Fracking Stupid]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref> His government also caved to the left-wing organization [[Extinction Rebellion]] and created a "climate change citizens' assembly."<ref>Friedman, Victoria (November 2, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/02/govt-forms-climate-assembly-uk-after-pressure-from-eco-extremist-group-extinction-rebellion/ Govt Forms ‘Climate Assembly UK’ After Pressure from Eco-Extremist Group Extinction Rebellion]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 2, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson has voiced support to persecuted Christians in third-world countries.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Friedman, Victoria (December 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/24/boris-johnson-corbyn-christmas-speeches-persecuted-christians-election-loss/ Boris’s Christmas Message Pays Tribute to Military, Corbyn Ruminates on Election Loss, ‘Inequality’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2019.<br /> *Halon, Yael (December 25, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-christmas-persecuted-christians Boris Johnson's Christmas message urges world to remember plight of persecuted Christians]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 25, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Klein, Philip (December 23, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/boris-johnson-nails-the-hanukkah-message-now-he-has-to-follow-through-on-combating-uk-anti-semitism Boris Johnson nails his Hanukkah message. Now he has to follow through on combating UK anti-Semitism]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 27, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> In January 2020, Johnson announced the UK would raise its minimum wage.<ref>Zindulka, Kurt (January 2, 2020). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/01/02/biggest-cash-increase-ever-government-raise-minimum-wage-april/ ‘Biggest Cash Increase Ever’ as Government Set to Raise Minimum Wage in April]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 2, 2020.</ref><br /> <br /> Boris Johnson's lockdown policies have been notoriously strict, and he has proposed authoritarian environmental policies.<br /> <br /> ==Political views==<br /> Johnson holds a mix of conservative and liberal views,<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (December 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/17/big-spending-pro-amnesty-boris-what-kind-conservative-pm-johnson/ Big Spending, Pro-Amnesty Boris: Brexit Aside, What Kind of ‘Conservative’ Will PM Johnson Be?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 17, 2019.</ref> and he has also changed positions on important issues.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/five-times-boris-johnson-flip-flopped-brexit-trump-immigration/ ‘Flip-Flop’ Johnson: Five Times Boris U-Turned on Brexit, the EU, and Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> For example, he has been described as the "British [[Trump]]", though the several liberal positions he takes undermines such a comparison.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/boris-british-trump-not-so-fast/ Boris the British Trump? Not So Fast…] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> He has made statements both supporting and opposing the EU during his career,<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *MacAskill, Andrew (June 11, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-views-factbox/factbox-die-hard-eurosceptic-or-opportunist-boris-johnsons-views-on-the-eu-idUSKCN1TC1XK Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson's views on the EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.<br /> *MacAskill, Andrew (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-europe-fact/factbox-die-hard-eurosceptic-or-opportunist-boris-johnsons-views-on-the-eu-idUSKCN1UI19E Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson's views on the EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> though he strongly supported [[Brexit]] and the restoration of UK [[sovereignty]] in the 2016 referendum.<br /> <br /> Johnson has taken [[open borders]] positions on immigration in the past.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/flashback-amnesty-johnson-illegals-open-borders-turkey-migration-caps/ Flashback: ‘Amnesty Boris’ on Illegals, Open Borders to Turkey, Migration Caps]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> However, he generally supports lower taxes.<ref>MacLellan, Kylie (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-policies-fa/factbox-incoming-uk-pm-johnsons-stance-on-iran-trump-huawei-and-the-economy-idUSKCN1UI19G Factbox: Incoming UK PM Johnson's stance on Iran, Trump, Huawei and the economy]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson announced during the 2008 US presidential campaign that he favored an [[Obama]] victory.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/10/21/do2101.xml]</ref> He has relatively good relations with [[Donald Trump]],<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Spiering, Charlie (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/23/donald-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-for-prime-minister-victory/ Donald Trump Congratulates Boris Johnson for Prime Minister Victory]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/trump-welcomes-prime-minister-boris-johnson-he-will-be-great/ Trump Welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson: ‘He Will Be Great!’] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Pitofsky, Marina (July 23, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454336-trump-calls-boris-johnson-britain-trump-they-like-me-over-there Trump calls Boris Johnson 'Britain Trump': 'They like me over there']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Frazin, Rachel (July 23, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454260-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-on-election-to-be-prime-minister Trump congratulates Boris Johnson: 'He will be great' prime minister]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.<br /> *Holland, Steve (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-trump-johnson/different-kind-of-guy-trump-sees-kindred-spirit-in-boris-johnson-idUSKCN1UI2EM 'Different kind of guy': Trump sees kindred spirit in Boris Johnson]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> though he also criticized President Trump in the past.<ref>Robert Mackey. June 6, 2017. [https://theintercept.com/2017/06/06/two-london-mayors-called-trumps-muslim-ban-ignorant-attacking-one/ "Two London Mayors Called Trump's Muslim Ban Wrong. Why Is He Only Attacking One?"]. ''The Intercept''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref> He may have participated in world leaders' gossiping about President Trump behind his back at a 2019 NATO conference,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gutfeld-world-leaders-gossiping-trump</ref> though [[Gavin McInnes]] doubts the extent to which he participated.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDqL3jdVnA</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson is highly critical of [[Russia]]n president [[Vladimir Putin]]. When in March 2018 former Russian agent [[Sergei Skripal]] and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in [[Salisbury]], Johnson compared Russia's hosting of the [[World Cup]] to [[Adolf Hitler]]'s hosting of the [[Olympic Games]] in 1936.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/21/boris-johnson-compares-russian-world-cup-to-hitlers-1936-olympics|title=Boris Johnson compares Russian World Cup to Hitler's 1936 Olympics|last=Wintour|first=Patrick|date=21 March 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref><br /> <br /> Johnson takes left-wing positions on social issues, including abortion and same-sex "marriage."<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Van Maren, Jonathon (July 29, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/boris-johnson-new-uk-prime-minister-is-no-pro-life-or-conservative-hero Boris Johnson, new UK prime minister, is no pro-life or conservative hero]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved July 29, 2019.<br /> *Smeaton, Paul (December 19, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-uk-has-elected-the-gayest-parliament-in-the-world-8-say-theyre-gay-or-bisexual The UK has elected the ‘gayest parliament in the world’: 8% say they’re gay or bisexual]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved December 19, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> == Criticism ==<br /> He and his government, with [[Dominic Cummings]] (until November 23rd 2020) has been called incompetent by some people.<br /> == References==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{UKPrimeMinisters}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Boris}}<br /> [[Category:United Kingdom Prime Ministers]]<br /> [[Category:British Politicians]]<br /> [[Category:Neoconservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal Conservatism]]<br /> [[Category:Members of Parliament]]<br /> [[Category:Mayors]]<br /> [[Category:Current Heads of Government]]<br /> [[Category:Coronavirus]]</div>

WorldWarIIIIIIII https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Belarus&diff=1785728 Belarus 2021-08-07T16:11:05Z

<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |name =''Рэспубліка Беларусь<br/>Республика Беларусь''<br /> |map =Belarus rel 97.jpg<br /> |map2 =Belarus location.png<br /> |flag =Flag of Belarus.jpg<br /> |arms =Arms of Belarus.png<br /> |capital =Minsk<br /> |capital-raw =<br /> |government =<br /> |government-raw =Presidential Republic under a authoritarian dictatorship<br /> |language =[[Belarusian]], [[Russian]]<br /> |king =<br /> |queen =<br /> |monarch-raw =<br /> |president =Alexander Lukashenko<br /> |president-raw =<br /> |chancellor =<br /> |chancellor-raw =<br /> |pm = Syarhey Rumas<br /> |pm-raw =<br /> |area =80,100 sq mi<br /> |pop =9,500,000 (2020)<br /> |pop-basis =<br /> |gdp =$60,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$6,316 (2020)<br /> |currency =Belarusian ruble<br /> |idd =<br /> |tld =.by<br /> }}<br /> The '''Republic of Belarus''' is a country in Eastern [[Europe]] and former constituent republic of the [[USSR]]. The capital of Belarus is [[Minsk]]. [[Alexander Lukashenko]] rules this country as a president like a [[dictator]]. <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> While archeological evidence points to settlement in today's Belarus at least 10,000 years ago, recorded history begins with settlement by Baltic and Slavic tribes in the early centuries A.D. With distinctive features by the ninth century, the emerging Belarusian state was then absorbed by Kievan Rus' in the ninth century. Belarus was later an integral part of what was called Litva, which included today's Belarus as well as today's Lithuania. Belarus was the birthplace of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Belarusian was the state language of the Grand Duchy until 1697, in part owing to the strong flowering of Belarusian culture during the Renaissance through the works of leading Belarusian humanists such as Frantzisk Skaryna. Belarus was the site of the Union of Brest in 1597, which created the Greek Catholic Church, for long the majority church in Belarus until suppressed by the Russian empire, and the birthplace of [[Tadeusz Kosciuszko]], who played a key role in the American Revolution. Occupied by the Russian empire from the end of the 18th century until 1918, Belarus declared its short-lived National Republic on March 25, 1918, only to be forcibly absorbed by the Bolsheviks into what became the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). Suffering devastating population losses under Soviet leader Josif Stalin and the German Nazi occupation, including mass executions of 800,000 Jews, Belarus was retaken by the Soviets in 1944.<br /> <br /> After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus declared its sovereignty on July 27, 1990, and independence from the Soviet Union on August 25, 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, [[Alexander Lukashenko]] has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place. Lukashenko has made Russian the second official language of the nation in addition to the [[Belarusian language]].<ref name=cia/><br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> Belarus is a land-locked country, sharing a common border with the Baltic States of Latvia and Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. The country is generally low-lying, with marshes and thick wooded areas. The Dnieper, Prypyats, and Nyoman rivers are its major waterways.<br /> *Area: 207,600&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. (80,100 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Kansas. <br /> *Cities: Capital—Minsk. <br /> *Terrain: Landlocked, low-lying with thick forests, flat marshes and fields. <br /> *Climate: Cold winters, cool and moist summers, transitional between continental and maritime.<br /> <br /> ==People==<br /> *Population (July 2009 est.): 9,648,533 (urban 73%; rural 27%).<br /> *Population decline (2009 est.): -0.378%.<br /> *Ethnic groups (1999 census): Belarusian (81.2%), Russian (11.4%), Polish (3.9%), Ukrainian (2.4%), Jewish (0.3%), other (0.8%). <br /> *Religions (2004 est.): Eastern Orthodox 80%, Catholic 14%, Protestant 2%, other (including [[Autocephalous]] Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, and Krishna) 4%. <br /> *Languages: Belarusian and Russian (official). <br /> *Education: Literacy—99.6%. <br /> *Health: Infant mortality rate (2009 est.)--6.43/1,000. Life expectancy (2009 est.)--70.63 years (men 64.95 years, women 76.67 years). <br /> *Work force (4.3 million as of December 31, 2005): Industry—34.7%; agriculture and forestry—14%; construction—7.9%; transportation, communications—7.6%; trade, catering—12.2%; education—10.7%; other—24.3%.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> [[File:FreeBelarus.svg|thumb|The flag of the Belarusian opposition]]<br /> The constitution provides for a directly elected president who serves a 5-year term. The bicameral parliament consists of the 64-seat Council of the Republic and the 110-seat House of Representatives. The Council of the Republic is the house of territorial representation. Eight members of the council are appointed directly by the president of the Republic of Belarus, while local regional councils elect the rest. The deputies to the House of Representatives are elected directly by the voters. The president appoints the prime minister, who is the head of government.<br /> <br /> ===Political Conditions===<br /> Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first President, Alyaksander Lukashenka has consolidated power steadily in the executive branch through authoritarian means and has dominated all branches of government. He used a non-democratic referendum in November 1996 to amend the 1994 constitution to broaden his powers and illegally extend his term in office. He began to count his 5-year term in 1996, thereby adding 2 years to his first term in office. Based on the unrecognized 1996 constitution, Lukashenka announced that presidential elections were to be held in 2001. In 2004, he engineered a fraudulent referendum that removed term limits on the presidency. Independent exit polling of the referendum showed results far different from those officially announced. In 2006, Lukashenka "won" another term in an undemocratic election. In January 2007, he further consolidated his rule through local elections that failed to meet international standards.<br /> <br /> In October 2000, parliamentary elections occurred for the first time since the disputed referendum of 1996. According to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), these elections failed to meet international democratic standards. International monitors noted sweeping human rights violations and undemocratic practices throughout the election period, including massive vote-counting fraud. These irregularities led the OSCE/ODIHR to find that these elections failed to meet Belarus' OSCE commitments for democratic elections. March 2003 local elections and October 2004 parliamentary elections also failed to meet international standards of freedom and fairness. OSCE/ODIHR observers declared that the parliamentary elections fell far short of international standards, citing abuses in the campaign period and the vote counting.<br /> <br /> The March 19, 2006 presidential election marked another low point in the government's treatment of its own citizens. OSCE/ODIHR observers noted that the election failed to meet international standards, was characterized by a disregard for the basic rights of freedom of assembly, association, and expression, and included a highly problematic vote count. Authorities detained many opposition and civic activists during the campaign and used force against demonstrators protesting the fraudulent election. Opposition presidential candidate Alyaksandr Kazulin was beaten and arrested during post-election protests. He was sentenced to a 5-year jail term. The Belarusian authorities released Kazulin on August 16, 2008.<br /> <br /> Belarus held parliamentary elections in late September 2008. Despite Belarusian authorities’ public assurances that the elections would be “unprecedentedly” democratic and transparent, the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission determined the elections fell short of OSCE standards. The authorities denied registration for approximately 20% of opposition candidates as well as candidates overall. While candidates were allotted their mandatory campaign airtime on various media outlets, restrictions on this access made it difficult for candidates to adequately present their platforms to the public. OSCE/ODIHR observers noted good access to polling stations during early voting and election day. However, the Belarusian authorities fell short on access for OSCE/ODIHR and other observers to the vote count, a crucial aspect for determining the transparency of the elections. OSCE/ODIHR observers assessed transparency of the vote count to have been bad or very bad in 48% of observed cases. The OSCE recognized minor improvements in the conduct of the elections, but the lack of a transparent vote count made it impossible to determine the validity of the elections. The Department of State issued a statement following OSCE/ODIHR's preliminary assessment, expressing disappointment with the failure of the Belarusian elections to meet international standards.<br /> <br /> ===Principal Government Officials===<br /> *President—[[Alexander Lukashenko]]<br /> *Prime Minister—[[Syarhey Rumas]]<br /> *Speaker of the Council of the Republic—Mikhail Myasnikovich<br /> *Chairman of the House of Representatives—Vladimir Andreichenko<br /> <br /> ===Foreign Relations===<br /> Under an arrangement with the former U.S.S.R., Belarus was an original member of the United Nations. It also is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS - a group of 12 former Soviet republics) and its customs union, the Belarusian and Russian Union State, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the Non-Aligned Movement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.<br /> <br /> Following the recognition of Belarus as an independent state in December 1991 by the European Community, EU-Belarus relations initially experienced a steady progression. The signature of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in 1995 signaled a commitment to political, economic, and trade cooperation. Significant assistance was provided to Belarus within the framework of the TACIS technical assistance program and also through various aid programs and loans. However, progress in EU-Belarus relations stalled in 1996 after serious setbacks in the development of democracy. The EU did not recognize the 1996 constitution that replaced the 1994 constitution. Neither the PCA nor its trade-related elements were implemented, and Belarus was not invited to join the EU's Neighborhood Policy. Belarusian membership in the Council of Europe was not supported, bilateral relations at the ministerial level were suspended, and EU technical assistance programs were frozen. In 1998, relations were further worsened when President Lukashenka evicted several western ambassadors from their homes in the Drozdy area of Minsk. In 2004, the Council of Europe adopted a report written by special rapporteur Christos Pourgourides calling on Belarusian authorities to suspend various high-level officials after conducting a thorough investigation of the cases of several prominent Belarusian political figures who have disappeared and remain unaccounted for. In line with the U.S., the EU spoke strongly against the government's conduct of the 2006 election, noting that additional restrictive measures would be imposed against those officials responsible for abuses. After the election, the U.S. and EU imposed travel restrictions and financial sanctions against those responsible for abuses. The EU also launched a two-year, two million Euro project to support Belarusian access to independent information, which complements U.S. assistance programs. In June 2007, the EU announced the withdrawal of GSP trade preferences for Belarus, following an assessment by the International Labor Organization that Belarus had not acted to ensure the protection of labor rights and freedom of association. After the September 2008 parliamentary elections, the EU issued a statement expressing its concern about the conduct of the elections, which despite some progress did not correspond to the OSCE's democratic standards. In October 2008, the EU suspended its visa sanctions for six months on numerous Belarusian officials, including President Lukashenka, in response to Belarus’ release of political prisoners in August; this suspension has been extended until December 2009. In May 2009, the EU invited Belarus to take part in the Eastern Partnership Initiative.<br /> <br /> Acknowledging the lack of progress in relation to bilateral relations and the internal situation following the position adopted in 1997, the EU adopted a benchmark approach in 1999, whereby relations would be gradually improved upon fulfillment of the four benchmarks set by the OSCE. In 2000, some moderately positive developments toward the implementation of recommendations made by the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group (AMG) were observed, but were not sufficient in the realm of access to fair and free elections. The Belarusian authorities, objecting to the OSCE AMG's activities, forced it to shutdown by failing to renew visas or extend accreditation of its professional staff. The Belarusian authorities agreed to a successor OSCE presence after 14 EU member countries and the U.S. imposed visa restrictions on the travel of high-ranking Belarusian officials. The OSCE Office in Minsk formally came into existence on January 1, 2003 with a mandate to "assist the Belarusian authorities in further promoting institution-building, in further consolidating the Rule of Law and in developing relations with civil society, in accordance with OSCE principles and commitments."<br /> <br /> Russia is the largest partner for Belarus in the economic and political fields. In terms of trade, over one-third of Belarusian exports go to Russia. Due to the structure of Belarusian industry, Belarus relies heavily on other CIS countries, and Russia in particular, both for export markets and for the supply of raw materials, subsidized energy, and components. The steep increase in the price of natural gas in 2007, as well as higher tariffs on Russian-sourced oil and oil products, has contributed to a crisis in the Belarusian economy, forcing the regime to cut popular subsidies and to borrow from outside sources to finance the budget. Belarus received a $1.5 billion stabilization loan in late 2007 and a $2 billion loan in late 2008 from Russia.<br /> <br /> The framework for the Russia-Belarusian Union was set out in the Treaty on the Formation of a Community of Russia and Belarus (1996), the Treaty on Russia-Belarus Union, the Union Charter (1997), and the Treaty of the Formation of a Union State (1999). The integration treaties contain commitments to monetary union, equal rights, single citizenship, and a common foreign and defense policy. They also have established a range of institutions modeled after the EU. After protracted disputes and setbacks, the two countries' customs duties were unified as of March 2001. Belarus has made progress in monetary stabilization in the context of ongoing negotiation with the Russian Central Bank on monetary union. However, Belarus has repeatedly pushed back the date for implementing a monetary union. A dispute with Russia in late 2006 and early 2007 over gas prices and oil import duties raised further doubts about the future of the union, and many of the provisions of the union have yet to be implemented. Most recently, talks in October 2008 focused on plans to move forward with unification of customs rates for the Union State, supposedly to be completed by the end of the year, and the use of the Russian ruble for mutual payments. South Ossetia and Abkhazia have both expressed interest in joining the Union State, and in order for them to do so, their application must first be approved by the Union Parliament, and then the presidents of Belarus and Russia must approve the Parliament's resolution to accept Abkhazia and South Ossetia.<br /> <br /> [[Condoleezza Rice]] counted Belarus as a part of the [[Outposts of tyranny]].<br /> <br /> ==Defense==<br /> The United States continues to support Belarus' adherence to arms control agreements and treaties into which it has previously entered, including the Open Skies Treaty, which Belarus ratified in 2001. Cooperation in all such agreements has been exemplary.<br /> <br /> Humanitarian aid continues to be the primary engagement between the U.S. military and Belarus. Humanitarian assistance programs have provided a tangible, long-lasting service and have encouraged goodwill toward the U.S. Government and the U.S. military. Humanitarian assistance has two principal elements—the Humanitarian Assistance Program-Excess Property donates non-lethal goods and technical assistance for humanitarian purposes while other assistance focuses on projects such as the refurbishment of medical facilities and the construction of school buildings.<br /> <br /> Direct military to military cooperation continues to be minimal. Belarus currently has no International Military Education and Training (IMET) program, and bilateral exercises and cooperation are nonexistent. There is a great desire on the Belarusian side to re-establish such cooperation and contacts, but it has not been possible due to the political situation. The only program that is still functional within this category is the attendance of Belarusian military officers at George C. Marshall Center programs.<br /> <br /> Belarus is currently cooperating with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, through the Partnership for Peace Trust Fund, to destroy a total of 700,000 conventional landmines. Belarus also has a stockpile of over 3 million non-conventional anti-personnel mines, which it pledged to destroy by March 2008. However, the bidding process for the project of destroying the mines is still ongoing. In addition, there are numerous World War II-vintage minefields, which are still in place and kill or injure several Belarusians every year.<br /> <br /> The Ministry of Defense is experiencing success in the area of military reform. Planned changes include combining the Air and Air Defense Forces, downsizing the force structure about 30% from 83,000 to 60,000, transitioning from a conscript to a contract force, and modernizing the command and control structure by creating a Ground Forces Command between the Ministry of Defense and the units in the field. Implementation of these reforms will take an unspecified amount of time.<br /> <br /> There have been numerous reports of Belarusian sales or delivery of weapons or weapons-related technologies to states of concern, including state sponsors of terrorism. In April and September 2004, the United States imposed sanctions on a Belarusian entity, Belvneshpromservice, pursuant to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 for the transfer to Iran of items on a multilateral export control list, or items having the potential of making a material contribution to weapons of mass destruction (WMD), or cruise or ballistic missile systems.<br /> <br /> === Belarus the Nuclear-Weapon State: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]===<br /> <br /> Belarus is considered a "nuclear-weapon state" (NWS) since it has [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it one of the [[Nuclear target structures#Primary Targets|primary targets]] among the world's major [[nuclear target structures]] in a possible [[nuclear war]].<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/belarus/nuclear/ ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref><br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus had a relatively well-developed industrial base; it retained this industrial base following the breakup of the U.S.S.R. The country also has a broad agricultural base and a high education level. Among the former republics of the Soviet Union, it had one of the highest standards of living. But Belarusians now face the difficult challenge of moving from a state-run economy with a high priority on military production and heavy industry to a civilian, free-market system.<br /> <br /> After an initial outburst of capitalist reform from 1991 to 1994, including privatization of state enterprises, creation of institutions of private property, and development of entrepreneurship, Belarus has greatly slowed under Lukashenka, and in many cases, reversed its pace of privatization and other market reforms while emphasizing the need for a "socially oriented market economy." About 80% of all industry remains in state hands, and foreign investment has been hindered by a climate hostile to business. The banks, which had been privatized after independence, were renationalized under Lukashenka. The government has also renationalized companies using the "Golden Share" mechanism, which allows government control in all companies with foreign investment, as well as through other administrative means.<br /> <br /> Economic output, which declined for several years, revived in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but the economy has been dependent on heavy discounts in oil and natural gas prices from Russia. Belarus has historically re-exported the oil and oil products at world market prices, using the windfall profits to subsidize state enterprises. In December 2006, Belarus and Russian gas giant [[Gazprom]] signed a deal which will eventually end Russia's subsidies of gas for Belarus. Under the deal, Gazprom raised prices for Belarus gas deliveries in 2007 to $100 per 1,000 cubic meters, a significant rise from the subsidized previous price of $46, but still far less than the price paid by EU member states. The price for Russian gas will continue to increase incrementally until 2011, when it will equal the price paid by EU members. However, Belarusian officials stated in late 2008 and early 2009 Belarus’ interest in postponing the rise to EU prices until 2014–2015. Under the 2006 agreement, Gazprom will also gradually acquire a 50% stake in Beltransgaz, the Belarusian gas pipeline firm. In January 2007, Russia followed up with a steep duty on oil deliveries, which caused a significant drop in revenue from exports of oil products and Russian-sourced crude oil. The increase in gas prices and simultaneous moves by Moscow to reduce the profitability of refining Russian oil in Belarus for re-export disrupted plans to upgrade industries ranging from oil refining to cement production.<br /> <br /> Peat, the country's most valuable mineral resource, is used for fuel, for fertilizer, and in the chemical industry. Belarus also has deposits of clay, sand, chalk, dolomite, phosphorite, and rock and potassium salt. Forests cover about a third of the land, and lumbering is an important occupation. Potatoes, flax, hemp, sugar beets, rye, oats, and wheat are the chief agricultural products. Dairy and beef cattle, pigs, and chickens are raised. Belarus has only small reserves of petroleum and natural gas, and it imports most of its oil and gas from Russia. The main branches of industry produce tractors and trucks, earthmovers for use in construction and mining, metal-cutting machine tools, agricultural equipment, motorcycles, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, and consumer goods. The chief trading partners are Russia, [[Germany]], Ukraine, and [[Poland]].<br /> <br /> As of 2010, Belarus produces an estimated 32.82 billion kWh of electricity (99% from fossil fuels) and exports 5.067 billion kWh and imports 7.767 billion kWh.<ref name=cia>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html CIA Yearbook]</ref> Belarus has a crude oil reserve of 198 million bbl (1 January 2013 est.),<ref name=cia/> and proven natural gas reserves of 2.832 billion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)<ref name=cia/><br /> <br /> The massive April 26, 1986 nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, across the border in Ukraine, had a devastating effect on Belarus. As a result of the radiation released, agriculture in a large part of the country was destroyed and many villages were abandoned. Resettlement and medical costs were substantial and long-term. Many living in Chernobyl afflicted zones have infrequent access to medical treatment due to remoteness, inadequate equipment, and substantial costs. Although the Belarusian authorities claim otherwise, many radiation monitoring stations, especially in rural areas, are either ill-equipped, poorly staffed, and/or no longer in operation. Resettlement of those in affected areas remains incomplete.<br /> <br /> Due to the economic and political climate, little new foreign investment has occurred in recent years. In 2002, two major companies, the Swedish furniture firm Ikea and Russian beer producer Baltika, ended operations in Belarus due to unrealized government commitments or unwelcome interference. Ford Motors did the same in 1999. Economic pressures in 2007 may have led to the unexpected and non-transparent sale of a state telecommunications company to an Austrian firm.<br /> <br /> Growth continued to be robust in 2007. Consumer price inflation averaged about 8.3% in 2007, but higher energy import prices are expected to drive up inflation for 2008 and subsequent years. Large wage increases, which were typical in the 1990s and early 2000s, fueled some increased consumption but also made Belarusian firms less competitive. Close to 20% of enterprises and a majority of collective farms currently operate at a loss, a percentage that has remained steady since 2002. Beginning in late 2008, Belarus increasingly felt the effects of the global financial crisis, as exports decreased to other severely impacted economies, notably Russia. In light of the crisis, Belarus secured a $2 billion loan from Russia in November 2008 and a $2.5 billion stand-by arrangement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January 2009. <br /> <br /> Belarus continues to be heavily dependent on Russia, with the potential for greater economic dependency in a long-proposed EU-style union between the two states. Prospects for an eventual union state remain weak, however, largely due to the apparent lack of interest on the part of the leadership of both countries. However, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have announced plans to move ahead with the formation of a customs union that they expect to be completed by 2010.<br /> <br /> In the 2000s, Belarus and Russia had proposed to have a common currency, and the value of the Belarusian ruble was tied to the Russian ruble as an interim step. However, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus announced that, starting in 2008, the Belarusian ruble would be tied to the [[United States dollar]] instead of the Russian ruble. By 2011, it was tied to a market basket of currencies that include the dollar.<br /> <br /> The World Bank announced a new 4-year country assistance strategy for Belarus in December 2007, which focuses on global environment and energy challenges, enhances the competitiveness of the Belarusian economy to assure rising incomes, and protects the welfare of the most vulnerable. As part of the strategy, the World Bank is financing improvements to schools, hospitals, and homes for orphans, the elderly, and the disabled throughout Belarus, with particular emphasis on improving the energy efficiency of those facilities. In 2004, Belarus rejected a World Bank loan to help fight AIDS and tuberculosis. IMF cooperation is currently limited to policy and technical consultations.<br /> *GDP (2006 est.): $36.99 billion (2006 IMF estimate). <br /> *GDP growth rate (2007 est.): 5.5%. <br /> *Per capita GDP (2006): $3,700. <br /> *Natural resources: Forest land, peat deposits, potash, small amounts of oil and natural gas.<br /> *Agriculture: Products—grain, potatoes, vegetables, flax, beef, milk.<br /> *Industry: Types—machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, fabrics, and consumer goods.<br /> *Trade (2005): Exports--$16.0 billion (refined petroleum, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, metals, and textiles). Major markets—Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Great Britain, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Imports--$16.7 billion (mineral products, machinery and equipment, metals, crude oil and natural gas, chemicals, foodstuffs). Major suppliers—Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Italy, Lithuania.<br /> *Exchange rate (April 2007): 2,145 BYR (Belarusian rubles)=U.S. $1. <br /> <br /> ===Environmental Issues===<br /> [[Image:Chornobyl radiation96.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Radiation-affected areas from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as of 1996]]<br /> Belarus has established ministries of energy, forestry, land reclamation, and water resources, as well as state committees to deal with ecology and safety procedures in the nuclear power industry. The most serious environmental issue in Belarus results from the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. About 70% of the nuclear fallout from the plant landed on Belarusian territory and about 20% of the land remains contaminated. Government restrictions on residence and use of contaminated land are not strictly enforced, and the government even announced plans in 2004 to increase agricultural production in the contaminated regions. The government receives U.S. assistance in its efforts to deal with the consequences of the radiation. Belarus also faces growing air, land, and water pollution levels from potash mining in the south of the country.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5371.htm Background Note: Belarus] - U.S. State Department <br /> *[http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=17970 U.N. Revises Chernobyl Assessment]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufRLYllmwUE Why does Belarus Exist? (Short Animated Documentary)]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <references/><br /> <br /> {{Copyright Details (US Government)}} <br /> <br /> Source = [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5371.htm] and [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Belarus|!]]<br /> [[Category:European Countries]]<br /> [[Category:Former Soviet Countries]]<br /> [[Category:Landlocked Countries]]<br /> [[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]]<br /> [[Category:Dictatorships]]<br /> [[Category:Nuclear Defense]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |name=''República Bolivariana de Venezuela''<br /> |map=Venezuela rel93.jpg<br /> |map2=Venezuela1.png<br /> |flag=Flag of Venezuela.jpg<br /> |arms=Venezuela coat of arms.jpg<br /> |capital=Caracas<br /> |government=Socialist<br /> |language=Spanish<br /> |president-raw=[[Nicolás Maduro]]<br/> (de facto)<br/>[[Juan Guaidó]]<br/> (de jure)<br /> |area=916, 445 sq mi<br /> |pop=28,500,000 (2020)<br /> |pop-basis=<br /> |gdp=$50,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year=<br /> |gdp-pc=$1,754 (2020)<br /> |currency=Bolívar <br /> |idd=+58<br /> |tld=.ve}}<br /> '''Venezuela''' is located in [[South America]]. The country is located to the east of [[Colombia]], south of the [[Caribbean]], west of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[Guyana]], and north of [[Brazil]]. Discovered by [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]], the sight of the marsh huts built by the native people would result in the country being referred to as "little Venice", for [[Venice]], Italy. Venezuela is divided into 23 states, a capital district and 72 federal dependencies. The capital city of Venezuela is [[Caracas]].<br /> <br /> The country rose to prominence after 1999, when the [[leftist]] [[dictator]] [[Hugo Chavez]] assumed power and started imposing what he calls "[[socialism]] of the 21st century", aligning himself with terrorist regimes like [[Iran]], and using his petrodollars to influence other countries in the region. After Chavez's death in 2012, his successor [[Nicolas Maduro]] continued those policies also when the mostly liberal opposition alliance [[Democratic Unity Roundtable|MUD]], a coalition of [[liberal]], [[Christian democracy|Christian democratic]] and centrist parties, got a majority in the Venezuelan parliamentary elections on December 6, 2015.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-election-idUSKBN0TP03Y20151208 Triumphant Venezuela opposition looks to boost economy, free prisoners]</ref><br /> <br /> Once the wealthiest South American countries, [[socialist]] policies created instability and mass starvation by 2019.<ref name="Socialism">Multiple references:<br /> *Byas, Steve (July 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/32666-the-poison-of-socialism-claims-another-victim The Poison of Socialism Claims Another Victim]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 11, 2019.<br /> *Lott, Maxim (January 25, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/how-socialism-turned-venezuela-from-the-wealthiest-country-in-south-america-into-an-economic-basket-case How socialism turned Venezuela from the wealthiest country in South America into an economic basket case]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/in-venezuela-socialism-has-succeeded-the-way-it-always-does In Venezuela, socialism has succeeded the way it always does]. ''Washington Examiner''. January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ==National symbols==<br /> [[File:Araguaney Venezuela.jpg|thumb|270px|left|The Araguaney tree.]]<br /> The national flag was created by the Venezuelan hero [[Francisco de Miranda]] in 1806. It has three stripes with these colors: red, blue and red. Through the years the flag suffered variations in relation to the position and number of the stars. Actually, there are eight stars on the flag and they are located in its center. The white stars symbolize eight former Venezuelan provinces (Caracas, Valencia, Barinas, Cumaná, Barcelona, Margarita, Mérida and Guayana) which became independent of Spain.<br /> <br /> ''Gloria al bravo pueblo'' ("glory to the brave people") is the national anthem. It was an old patriotic song from the independence years written by Vicente Salias. Its music was composed by Juan José Landaeta. On May 25, 1881 Gloria al bravo pueblo was decreed as the anthem of Venezuela by the president Antonio Guzmán Blanco. <br /> <br /> El Turpial (''Icterus icterus'') is the national bird, the Araguaney (''Tabebuia chrysanta'') the national tree and the Orquídea (''Cattleya mossiae'') the national flower.<br /> <br><br /> <br /> == Geography ==<br /> [[File:Amazonas Venezuela.jpg|thumb|Orinoco river, Estado Amazonas.]]<br /> *Area: 912,050 km<sup>2</sup>. (352,143 sq. mi.); slightly more than twice the size of California.<br /> *Cities: Capital—Caracas (metro. area pop. 3.2 million). Other major cities—Maracaibo, Valencia, Barquisimeto, Maracay, Mérida, Ciudad Bolivar.<br /> *Terrain: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains; Guiana Highlands in southeast.<br /> *Climate: Varies from tropical to temperate, depending on elevation.<br /> <br /> ==People==<br /> [[File:TOROS COLEADOS Venezuela.jpg|left|260px]]<br /> <br /> Venezuela is the sixth-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Peru. About 85% of the population lives in urban areas in the northern portion of the country. While almost half of Venezuela's land area lies south of the Orinoco River in the states of Bolivar and Amazonas, this region contains only 5% of the population. The population of Venezuela is comprised of a combination of European, indigenous, and African heritages. <br /> *Population (December 2009 est.): 28,385,627.<br /> *Annual population growth: 1.6%.<br /> *Education: Years compulsory—9. Literacy—95%.<br /> *Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, Amerindian.<br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ===Religion===<br /> The majority of Venezuelan people are Christians. The Catholic Church has the greater portion of followers. Other Christian churches in Venezuela are Lutherans, Anglicans, Pentecostals, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. Some Muslims and Jews live in Venezuela. A synagogue and a mosque are situated in Caracas. <br /> <br /> ===Languages===<br /> [[File:Venezuela Ethnic map.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ethnic groups according to distribution by linguistic stocks.]]<br /> Spanish and American Indian tongues are the official languages of Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan Constitution. Spanish is the most spoken language in Venezuela. Indian languages are spoken by American Indian tribes.<br /> <br /> {{cquote|<br /> A fact of foremost importance in the new Constitution of 1999 is that of recognizing the existence of the indigenous peoples with all their rights to their ecologies, their culture, cosmology, their land, their traditional knowledge, medicine, and their languages.<ref>[http://www.centrelink.org/SanchezEnglish.html A New Reality for Venezuela's Indigenous Peoples.]</ref><br /> }}<br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> [[Image:chavez.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hugo Chavez]]<br /> The president is elected by a plurality vote with direct and universal suffrage. The term of office is six years, and a president may be re-elected to a single consecutive term. The president appoints the vice president. He decides the size and composition of the cabinet and makes appointments to it with the involvement of the National Assembly. Legislation can be initiated by the executive branch, the legislative branch (either a committee of the National Assembly or three members of the latter), the judicial branch, the citizen branch (ombudsman, public prosecutor, and controller general) or a public petition signed by no fewer than 0.1% of registered voters. The president can ask the National Assembly to reconsider portions of laws he finds objectionable, but a simple majority of the Assembly can override these objections.<br /> <br /> The National Assembly is unicameral, consisting solely of the Chamber of Deputies. Deputies serve five-year terms, and may be re-elected for a maximum of two additional terms. These legislative agents are elected by a combination of party list and single member constituencies. When the Congress is not in session, a delegated committee acts on matters relating to the executive and in oversight functions. In December 2005 pro-government parties took all 167 seats in the National Assembly after opposition parties boycotted the election over concerns with electoral conditions.<br /> <br /> The Constitution designates three additional branches of the federal government—the judicial, citizen, and electoral branches.<br /> <br /> The judicial branch is headed by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), which may meet either in specialized chambers (of which there are six) or in plenary session. The justices are appointed by the National Assembly and serve 12-year terms. Under the 1999 Constitution, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice is composed of 20 justices. The 1999 Constitution was amended in 2004, and the total number of justices was expanded by 12 to a total of 32. In December 2004, the National Assembly selected new judges to fill the expansion. The judicial branch also consists of lower courts, including district courts, municipal courts, and courts of first instance. <br /> <br /> The citizens branch consists of three components—the attorney general ("fiscal general"), the "defender of the people" or ombudsman, and the comptroller general. The holders of these offices, in addition to fulfilling their specific functions, also act collectively as the "Republican Moral Council" to challenge before the Supreme Tribunal of Justice actions they believe are illegal, particularly those which violate the Constitution. The holders of the "citizen power" offices are selected for terms of seven years by the National Assembly.<br /> <br /> The "Electoral Power," otherwise known as the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral or CNE), is responsible for organizing elections at all levels. Its five members are also elected to seven-year terms by the National Assembly. In the event of a hung vote in the National Assembly, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice can be called on to appoint the members.<br /> <br /> ===Principal Government Officials===<br /> [[File:Maduro and Guaidó seated.jpg|300px|thumbnail|[[Nicolás Maduro]] (on the left), [[Juan Guaidó]] (on the right), are fighting for Venezuelan control]]<br /> *President—[[Nicolás Maduro]] (de facto) [[Juan Guaidó]] (de iure)<br /> *Vice President—Jorge Rodriguez Gómez<br /> *Minister of Foreign Affairs—José Elías Jaua Milano<br /> *Minister of Defense-General Gustavo Reyes Rangel Briceño<br /> *Ambassador to the United States—Bernardo Alvarez Herrera<br /> *Ambassador to the Organization of American States—Jorge Valero Briceño <br /> *Ambassador to the United Nations—Francisco Arias Cardenas<br /> <br /> ===Political parties===<br /> Chavez's and Maduro's government has been/is supported by political parties such as: Movimiento Quinta República/Fith Republic Movement (MVR), Patria para Todos/Homeland for All (PPT), PODEMOS, Partido Comunista de Venezuela/Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) and other minor parties. <br /> <br /> In 2006 President Chávez has announced the building of the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela/United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), a new political group which will merge all pro-Chávez parties into a big one. The first members of the PSUV have been enrolled in 2007.<br /> <br /> Un Nuevo Tiempo/A New Era (UNT), Primero Justicia/Justice First (PJ), Acción Democratica/Democratic Action (AD), COPEI, Movimiento al Socialismo/Movement for Socialism (MAS) are some of the political parties of opposition.<br /> <br /> ===Membership of International Organizations===<br /> [[File:Protest outside the office of the Organization of American States Venezuela.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Protest outside the office of the Organization of American States.]]<br /> Venezuela is member of the [[United Nations|UN]], the [[Organization of American States|OAS]] and the OPEC. Recently the country has applied to the “Mercado Común del Sur/Southern Common Market” (MERCOSUR) for the admission to the group. MERCOSUR is a South American organisation which promotes free trade among [[Argentina]], Brazil, [[Uruguay]] and [[Paraguay]] in a similar way to the [[European Union|EU]] and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). <br /> <br /> Venezuela had belonged to the Andean Community of Nations since 1973. In 2006 the Venezuelan government withdrew the country from the bloc when two of its members (Colombia and [[Peru]]) signed free trade agreements with the United States. <br /> <br /> Additionally President Chávez has proposed the creation of the [[Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas]] (ALBA), another international organization which would promote the cooperation between the Latin American and Caribbean republics. This bloc pretends to be the opposite to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the organization proposed by the United States. At the moment Venezuela, [[Cuba]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Bolivia]] are trying to apply the principles of the ALBA among themselves through an agreement called "Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos/Peoples’ Trade Agreement" (TCP). [[Ecuador]] is considering joining the group.<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ===Foreign Relations===<br /> President Chávez has promoted his "Bolivarian Revolution" as a model for other countries to follow. The policy calls for the establishment of a "multi-polar" world devoid of U.S. influence and for greater integration among developing countries. Venezuela is currently advocating regional integration through its PetroCaribe and PetroSur petroleum initiatives, the creation of a South American Community of Nations, and the establishment of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (a social integration project proposed by President Chavez as an alternative to the Free Trade Area of the Americas). In April 2006, President Chávez announced he was withdrawing Venezuela from the Andean Community trade bloc. In July 2006, Venezuela officially joined the Southern Common Market, MERCOSUR. Before it can become a full member of MERCOSUR, Venezuela must conform to the trade bloc's economic regulations. Congressional approval by Brazil and Paraguay is also still outstanding. The Venezuelan Government maintains very close relations with Cuba and advocates an end to Cuba's isolation. <br /> [[File:Chavez ahmad.jpg|thumb|290px|left|Chavez and [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad|Ahmadineyad]].]]<br /> Since 2005, President Chávez has deepened relations with Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, by signing multiple economic and social accords and publicly supporting Iran's controversial nuclear program. President Chávez has also reached out to the anti-American and anti-West regimes of [[North Korea]], [[Belarus]] and [[Syria]]. The Venezuelans have also embarked on a worldwide effort to increase their presence in embassies overseas in Africa and Asia. <br /> <br /> President Chávez has also launched a major renovation of the Venezuelan Armed Forces by purchasing new advanced weaponry. In 2005-06, Venezuela purchased 100,000 AK-103 rifles from Russia and signed an agreement to construct a rifle and ammunition complex . Venezuela has also purchased dozens of Russian attack and transport helicopters, and has begun receiving 24 Russian Sukhoi Su-30MK 2-seat fighters. Venezuela has longstanding border disputes with Colombia-aggravated most recently by the capture of a Colombian insurgent leader inside Venezuela—and Guyana, but seeks in general to resolve them peacefully. Bilateral commissions have been established by Venezuela and Colombia to address a range of pending issues, including resolution of the maritime boundary in the Gulf of Venezuela. Relations with Guyana are complicated by Venezuela's claim to roughly three-quarters of Guyana's territory. Since 1987, the two countries have held exchanges on the boundary under the "good offices" of the United Nations.<br /> <br /> ===Relations with the United States===<br /> [[File:Hugo Chávez on USS Yorktown 2002.jpg|thumb|Hugo Chávez on USS Yorktown, 2002.]]<br /> U.S.-Venezuelan relations have been tense in recent years. President Hugo Chávez has continuously defined himself in opposition to the United States, using inflammatory rhetoric to insult President Bush and senior administration officials. For example, in his September 2006 speech to the UN General Assembly, President Chávez called President Bush "the Devil" and other offensive names. The United States continues to seek constructive engagement with the Venezuelan Government, focusing on areas of technical cooperation. Major U.S. interests in Venezuela include promotion of U.S. exports and protection of U.S. investment, preservation of Venezuela's constitutional democracy, closer counter-narcotics cooperation, more vigorous efforts on counterterrorism, and continued access to petroleum. <br /> <br /> U.S.-Venezuelan commercial ties are deep. The United States is Venezuela's most important trading partner, representing about a third of imports and approximately 60 percent of Venezuelan exports. In turn, Venezuela is the United States' third-largest export market in Latin America, purchasing U.S. machinery, transportation equipment, agricultural commodities, and auto parts. Venezuela's opening of its petroleum sector to foreign investment in 1996 created extensive trade and investment opportunities for U.S. companies. As a result, Venezuela is one of the top four suppliers of foreign oil to the United States. The Department of State is committed to promoting the interests of U.S. companies in overseas markets. For contact information and a list of government publications, please go to the end of this document. <br /> <br /> Venezuela is a minor source country for opium poppy and coca but a major transit country for cocaine and heroin. Money laundering and judicial corruption are major concerns. In 2004 and early 2005, counternarcotics cooperation between the U.S. and Venezuela deteriorated significantly. In March 2005, the Venezuelan National Guard removed its highly experienced members from the U.S.-supported Prosecutor's Drug Task Force. In August 2005, the Government of Venezuela accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of espionage and terminated cooperation with the DEA pending negotiation of a new cooperation agreement, which has gone unsigned as of October 2006. President Bush decertified Venezuela on counternarcotics cooperation in 2005, 2006, and 2007. <br /> <br /> In June 2006, Venezuela was listed at Tier 3 status in the State Department's Report on Trafficking in Persons. Tier 3 status indicates a perceived lack of effort to combat human trafficking. <br /> <br /> In May 2006, the Secretary of State certified that Venezuela was not fully cooperating with U.S. counter-terrorism efforts. As of October 1, 2006, the United States Government has prohibited arms sales and services to Venezuela.<br /> <br /> Approximately 23,000 U.S. citizens living in Venezuela have registered with the U.S. embassy, an estimated three-quarters of them residing in the Caracas area. An estimated 12,000 U.S. tourists visit Venezuela annually. About 500 U.S. companies are represented in the country.<br /> <br /> ==Human Rights issues==<br /> '''Situation under Chavez'''<br /> [[Image:Venezuela372.jpg|right|280px|thumb|Venezuelans under Chavez have suffered a loss of basic human rights.]]<br /> Chavez has shown a marked intolerance for fundamental [[human rights]] <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276356,00.html Venezuelan Opposition Leader Demands Hugo Chavez Free Jailed Protesters], ''Associated Press'', May 30, 2007.</ref> and is accused of funding insurgent activity outside of Venezuela's borders. Chavez has much control of oil revenues from Venezuela's state owned, state run oil monopoly. While Chavez in public criticizes [[capitalism]], he has sought to manipulate oil prices above $60 per barrel for Venezuela's largest customer, the [[United States]].<br /> <br /> The U.S. State Department's Report on Global [[Antisemitism]] also recently cited Venezuela for statements by "senior government officials supporting Iraq's [[Saddam Hussein]] and Islamic [[extremist]] movements" which "raised tensions and intimidated the country's Jewish community. There were several reports of anti-Semitic [[graffiti]] at [[synagogue]]s in Caracas and two reported threatening phone calls made to Jewish community centers. In August, President Chavez cautioned citizens against following the lead of Jewish citizens in the effort to overturn his referendum victory. Anti-Semitic leaflets also were available to the public in an Interior and Justice Ministry office waiting room." <ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/40258.htm Report on Global Anti-Semitism] U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 5, 2005.</ref><br /> <br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> [[File:Cathedral of Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela.jpg|thumb|300px|Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas.]]<br /> Real GDP increased by 10.3% in 2006. The economy recovered strongly in 2004 (17.9%) and 2005 (9.3%) after two consecutive years of deep economic recession (in 2003, Venezuelan GDP contracted 7.7%, after contracting 8.9% in 2002). The economic recovery has been driven by a large increase in government expenditures, based on an oil windfall, which in turn generated higher consumption levels.<br /> <br /> The Consumer Price Index increase was approximately 17% at the end of 2006, following increases of 14.4% in 2006 and 19.2% in 2004. <br /> <br /> As of January 23, 2003, all foreign exchange requests must be approved by the National Exchange Control Administration (CADIVI) and the Central Bank (BCV) completes all legal purchase and sale of foreign currency. The current exchange control regime rates for U.S. dollar exchange rate are: Bs. 2,144.60=U.S. $1.00 for purchase operations, and Bs. 2,150=U.S. $1.00 for sale operations. The national budget for 2007 assumes that the government will not devalue this year. Nonetheless, some local economists expect devaluation in late 2007 due to the increasing disparity between official and parallel market rates. <br /> <br /> Central Bank-held international reserves increased to over U.S. $36 billion at the end of 2006. The reserves would have been higher, but the BCV transferred $6 billion to the National Development Fund (FONDEN) during the last quarter 2005, as directed by the Central Bank Law (July 2005) and an additional $4.3 billion in 2006. The level of international reserves is expected to decrease during 2007 after additional transfers of foreign reserves to FONDEN and because the Central Bank Law established that state-owned oil company PDVSA will only transfer the foreign exchange earnings needed for its domestic expenses, taxes, royalties, and dividends to the BCV, and would transfer the rest to FONDEN. <br /> [[Image:Canaima Venezuela.jpg|thumb|250px|Canaima]]<br /> <br /> Venezuelan sovereign debt, both domestic and foreign, has decreased in recent years in both absolute terms and as a percentage of GDP. Venezuela's external debt/GDP ratio of approximately 16% is low by Latin American standards. Venezuela's Emerging Markets Bond Index investment risk rating, at 202 basis points, dropped somewhat over 2005, but remained higher than many in the region. <br /> <br /> There is considerable income inequality. The Gini coefficient was 0.45 during 2006. According to government statistics, the percentages of poor and extremely poor among Venezuelan population were 33.9% and 23.2%, respectively, in 2006. These high ratios are due primarily to lower real wages earned by employees, and high rates of un- and underemployment. On the other hand, the government of [[Hugo Chavez]] increased social spending and subsidised food and education. Under Chavez, the poverty rate also decreased from 55.1 percent in 2003 to 30.4 percent in 2006.<ref>[http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela_2007_07.pdf The Venezuelan Economy in the Chávez Years]</ref><br /> <br /> Starting January 1, 2008 Venezuela will adopt the "Bolívar Fuerte" as its new currency. The new Bolívar eliminates the three zeros of the older currency. For example, 50,000 Bolívars are equal to 50 Bolívar Fuertes.<br /> <br /> Although economic growth has been impressive, as a result of the oil windfall, many in the Venezuelan business community remain very concerned about President Chavez' vision for 21st Century Socialism and what it portends for the private sector.<br /> <br /> ===Petroleum And Other Resources===<br /> Economic prospects remain highly dependent on oil prices and the export of petroleum. In 2005, the oil sector accounted for roughly 15% of GDP, 90% of export earnings, and about half of the central government's ordinary revenues. Venezuela remains the fourth-leading supplier of imported crude and refined petroleum products to the United States. The Venezuelan government has sought more income from the petroleum sector. The first example was a unilateral decision in late 2004 to increase the royalty rate on production from the Orinoco heavy crude "strategic associations" with international oil companies from 1% to 16.67%.<br /> [[File:Plataforma gas venezuela oil.jpg|left]]<br /> In the 1990s, the Government of Venezuela opened up much of the hydrocarbon sector to foreign investment, promoting multibillion-dollar investment in heavy oil production, reactivation of old fields, and investment in several petrochemical joint ventures. By the late 1990s, almost 60 foreign companies representing 14 different countries participated in one or more aspects of Venezuela's oil sector. On November 13, 2001, under an enabling law authorized by the National Assembly, President Chavez enacted a new Hydrocarbons Law, which came into effect in January 2002. This law replaced the Hydrocarbons Law of 1943 and the Nationalization Law of 1975. Among other things, the new law provided that all oil production and distribution activities would be the domain of the Venezuelan state, with the exception of the joint ventures targeting extra-heavy crude oil production. Under the new law, private investors cannot own 50% or more of the capital stock in joint ventures involved in upstream activities. The new law also provided that private investors could own up to 100% of the capital stock in downstream ventures. A Gaseous Hydrocarbons law promulgated earlier by the Chávez government also allowed substantial participation by private investors with respect to gas production ventures. <br /> <br /> During the December 2002-February 2003 general strike, petroleum production and refining by PDVSA, the state-owned oil company, almost ceased. Despite the strike, these activities eventually were substantially restarted. Out of a total workforce of 45,000, over 20,000 PDVSA management and workers were subsequently dismissed because the government asserted they had abandoned their jobs during the strike. Current levels of production remain a subject of debate, with considerable difference between the levels cited by the Venezuelan government and those cited by private sector and international observers. <br /> <br /> In early 2005, the government informed companies with operating service contracts for mature fields that they must migrate the contracts to joint ventures that conform to the 2001 Hydrocarbons Law. The government threatened to seize fields operating under the services contracts on December 31, 2005 if oil companies did not sign transition agreements to migrate their contracts. All but three companies ultimately signed joint venture agreements with the government. One company was bought out by its partner while the fields operated by two other companies were ultimately taken over by the government. One of these disputes was handled by negotiation while another company decided to take its case to international arbitration. In early 2007, President Chávez announced that the Venezuelan government would take a majority government share in the remaining foreign investments in the oil sector, including the four heavy-oil "strategic associations." Several international oil companies agreed to migrate their interests to joint ventures with majority government ownership. Two U.S. companies decided to pull out of Venezuela — one is still in negotiations over compensation while the other has announced that it will seek international arbitration.<br /> <br /> ===Trade, Manufacturing and Agriculture===<br /> [[Image:AMAZONAS Venezuela.png|thumb|left|Jungle Region]]<br /> Thanks to petroleum exports, Venezuela usually posts a trade surplus. The United States is Venezuela's leading trade partner. In 2006, the United States exported over $9 billion in goods to Venezuela, making it the 22nd largest market for the U.S. Including petroleum products, Venezuela exported about $36 billion in goods to the U.S., over the same period, making it our 9th largest source of goods.<br /> <br /> The government of Venezuela has taken a vocal role against the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA). Its stated goal is to expand its Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) project and develop a South American bloc (See Foreign Relations). <br /> <br /> Manufacturing contributed an estimated 17% of GDP in 2006. The manufacturing sector continued its recovery started in 2004, but remained hindered by a marked lack of private investment. Venezuela manufactures and exports steel, aluminum, textiles, apparel, beverages, and foodstuffs. It produces cement, tires, paper, fertilizer, and assembles cars both for domestic and export markets. <br /> <br /> Agriculture accounts for approximately 3% of GDP, 10% of the labor force, and at least one-fourth of Venezuela's land area. Venezuela exports rice, cigarettes, fish, tropical fruits, coffee, cocoa, and manufactured products. The country is not self-sufficient in most areas of agriculture. Venezuela imports about two-thirds of its food needs. Through November 2006, U.S. firms exported $412 million worth of agricultural products, including wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean meal, cotton, animal fats, vegetable oils, and other items to make Venezuela one of the top two U.S. markets in South America. The United States supplies roughly one-quarter of Venezuela's food imports.<br /> <br /> ===Labor and Infrastructure===<br /> Official unemployment statistics registered 8.9% unemployment in December 2006. Unofficial estimates are significantly higher. The public sector employs about 13% of the work force, while less than 1% work in the capital-intensive oil industry. About 18% of the labor force is unionized, and unions are particularly strong in the petroleum and public sectors. The "informal" sector accounts for some 45% of the work force, or 5.5 million people.<br /> <br /> Labor unions allege the government repeatedly violates International Labor Organization (ILO) agreements on freedom of association and the right to organize and bargain collectively. Specifically, the Constitution and laws permit undue influence in the internal elections of unions. The government has told the ILO it will correct the problem; draft legislation remains pending in the National Assembly.<br /> <br /> Venezuela has an extensive road system. With the exception of air service, transportation has failed to keep pace with the country's needs. Much of the infrastructure suffers from inadequate maintenance. Caracas has a modern subway but only one functioning rail line serves the rest of the country.<br /> <br /> ==National holidays==<br /> ===Official Holidays===<br /> [[File:Simon Bolivar statue.jpg|thumb|[[Simon Bolivar]] statue.]]<br /> * Rebellion of Caracas, April 19.<br /> * Battle of Carabobo, June 24.<br /> * Declaration of Independence, July 5.<br /> * Simón Bolívar's Birthday, July 24.<br /> * Discovery of the American continent (similar to the Columbus’ Day), October 12.<br /> * Simón Bolívar's Death, December 17.<br /> <br /> ===Popular and Religious Holidays===<br /> * New Year's Day, January 1.<br /> * Carnivals, between February and March. <br /> * Holy Week (Easter), between March and April.<br /> * Worker's Day (similar to the American [[Labor Day]]), May 1.<br /> * Christmas’ Eve, December 24.<br /> * Christmas’ Day, December 25.<br /> * New Year's Eve, December 31.<br /> <br /> ==Sports==<br /> Baseball is considered the most popular sport in Venezuela. There are many Venezuelan baseball players who play in the American Big Leagues. Basketball is another sport which has many supporters.<br /> <br /> Recently football soccer has attracted great attention from the Venezuelan media because of the good performance of the Venezuelan football Team in international matches. In 2007 the Cup America, the oldest football soccer competition of South America, is held in Venezuela. Other sports like rugby and American football are mainly practiced at universities. In some Venezuelan towns [[bullfighting]] and cockfighting are practiced.<br /> <br /> ==Media==<br /> [[File:Caracas Venezuela PD.jpg|thumb|left|380px|Caracas.]]<br /> Venezuela has many newspapers, radio stations and TV channels, but the most important ones are located in Caracas. <br /> <br /> Some newspapers of Caracas are: ''El Universal'' (founded in 1909, conservative); ''El Nacional'' (founded in 1945, leftist, but not pro-government); ''Últimas Noticias'' (founded in 1943, leftist and pro-government); ''The Daily Journal'' (founded in 1945, an English language newspaper); ''El Mundo'' (founded in 1958); 2001 (founded in 1973); ''Meridiano'' (founded in 1969, a sports newspaper); ''El Nuevo País'' (founded in 1988) and ''Tal Cual''.<br /> <br /> RCTV, Venevisión, Televén and Globovisión and Meridiano TV are private TV channels from Caracas. Venezolana de Televisión, VIVE, and TVes are state-run TV stations. Since 2007 under the Chavez regime, the state-run TVes has operated in place of the privately owned RCTV in Venezuela since Chavez forced RCTV off the air and seized its broadcasting infrastructure for TVes by claiming that RCTV was a threat to his regime by supporting the 2002 coup attempt against him. The forced over-the-air closure of RCTV in favor of TVes drew heavy domestic and international criticism against the Chavez regime on the grounds of suppression of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, as well as an attempt by the regime to silence its critics.<br /> <br /> Telesur is an international TV channel funded by the governments of Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil and Argentina. Its headquarters is located in Caracas. Its missions are to offer a new vision of Latin America (according to the viewpoint of those governments) to the rest of the world and to counteract the influence of US media in the American continent. <br /> <br /> In 2004 the Venezuelan National Assembly passed the Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television. This law establishes ambiguous guidelines regulating broadcasting content. It further requires the stations to transmit the government's educational, informative, or public safety broadcasts for up to 60 minutes a week. Finally, the law requires stations to transmit in full Chavez's speeches and other political messages, some of which last up to five hours.<ref>[http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jul/07/guest_commentary_we_must_help_venezuela_because_fr/ Because Freedom Matters], By U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV and Blanquita Cullm, ''Naples Daily News'', July 7, 2007.</ref><br /> <br /> In today's Venezuela, independent journalists are sometimes arrested and frequently fined and harassed in an effort to intimidate those who speak against the Chavez regime.<br /> <br /> The Chavez regime has bullied the remaining independent media into self-censorship, and does not want the press to reveal the inefficiencies of his government. He has gone to great lengths to bar journalists of privately owned, independent media from covering government hearings, and he now requires stations to use government producers for documentaries and programs.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Image:Trujillo Venezuela.jpg|thumb|240px|Trujillo]]<br /> At the time of Spanish discovery, the indigenous in Venezuela were mainly agriculturists and hunters living in groups along the coast, the Andean mountain range, and the Orinoco River. The first permanent Spanish settlement in South America—Nuevo Toledo—was established in Venezuela in 1522. Venezuela was a relatively neglected colony in the 1500s and 1600s as the Spaniards focused on extracting gold and silver from other areas of the Americas.<br /> <br /> Toward the end of the 18th century, the Venezuelans began to grow restive under colonial control. In 1821, after several unsuccessful uprisings, the country succeeded in achieving independence from Spain, under the leadership of its most famous son, Simon Bolivar. Venezuela, along with what are now Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, was part of the Republic of Gran Colombia until 1830, when Venezuela separated and became a separate sovereign country.<br /> <br /> Much of Venezuela's 19th century history was characterized by periods of political instability, dictatorial rule, and revolutionary turbulence. The first half of the 20th century was marked by periods of authoritarianism—including dictatorships from 1908–35 and from 1950-58. In addition, the Venezuelan economy shifted after the first World War from a primarily agricultural orientation to an economy centered on petroleum production and export.<br /> <br /> Since the overthrow of Gen. Marcos Perez Jimenez in 1958 and the military's withdrawal from direct involvement in national politics, Venezuela has enjoyed an unbroken tradition of civilian democratic rule. This earned Venezuela a reputation as one of the more stable democracies in Latin America. Until the 1998 elections, the Democratic Action (AD) and the Christian Democratic (COPEI) parties dominated the political environment at both the state and federal level. <br /> <br /> ===The Caracazo And Popular Dissatisfaction===<br /> Venezuela's prevailing political calm came to an end in 1989, when Venezuela experienced riots in which more than 200 people were killed in Caracas. The so-called Caracazo was a response to an economic [[Ascesis|austerity]] program launched by then-President Carlos Andres Perez. Three years later, in February 1992, a group of army lieutenant colonels led by future President Hugo Chavez mounted an unsuccessful coup attempt, claiming that the events of 1989 showed that the political system no longer served the interests of the people. A second, equally unsuccessful coup attempt by other officers followed in November 1992. A year later, Congress impeached Perez on corruption charges.<br /> <br /> Deep popular dissatisfaction with the traditional political parties, income disparities, and economic difficulties were some of the major frustrations expressed by Venezuelans following Perez's impeachment. In December 1998, Hugo Chavez Frias won the presidency on a campaign for broad reform, constitutional change, and a crackdown on corruption.<br /> <br /> ===Constitutional Reforms===<br /> Current President Hugo Chavez was elected in 1998 on a platform that called for the creation of a National Constituent Assembly in order to write a new constitution for Venezuela. Chavez's argument that the existing political system had become isolated from the people won broad acceptance, particularly among Venezuela's poorest classes, who had seen a significant decline in their living standards over the previous decade and a half. The National Constituent Assembly (ANC), consisting of 131 elected individuals, convened in August 1999 to begin rewriting the Constitution. In free elections, voters gave all but six seats to persons associated with the Chavez movement. Venezuelans approved the ANC's draft in a national referendum on December 15, 1999.<br /> <br /> ===Political Turmoil===<br /> [[File:Logo_LS_Venezuela_Socialism.jpg|left|230px]]<br /> In July 2000, following a long and controversial process, voters re-elected President Hugo Chavez of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) in generally free and fair national and local elections. The MVR and pro-Chavez Movimiento a Socialismo (MAS) party won 92 seats in the 165-member legislature. Subsequent party splits reduced the pro-Chavez members to 84 seats. In April 2002, the country experienced a temporary alteration of constitutional order. When an estimated 400,000 to 600,000 persons participated in a march in downtown Caracas to demand President Chavez' resignation, gunfire broke out, resulting in as many as 18 deaths and more than 100 injuries on both sides. Military officers took President Chavez into custody, and business leader Pedro Carmona swore himself in as interim President. On April 14, military troops loyal to Chavez returned him to power. A national reconciliation process, with participation by the Organization of American States, the UN Development Program, and the Carter Center, was unsuccessful in stopping further conflict. Opposition leaders called a national work stoppage on December 2, 2002. Strikers protested the government and called for the resignation of President Chavez. The oil sector joined other sectors of the economy and effectively shut down all economic activity for a month. The OAS Permanent Council passed Resolution 833 on December 16, 2002, calling for a "constitutional, democratic, peaceful, and electoral solution" to the crisis in Venezuela. The strike formally ended in February 2003 as political opponents of Chavez sought a recall referendum to revoke the mandate of the president.<br /> <br /> ===The Referendum Process===<br /> In September 2003, after an impasse in the National Assembly, the Supreme Court named a new board of directors for the National Electoral Council (CNE). After months of intense deliberations that included two conflicting signature drives overseen by the CNE, political riots over the government's disqualification of questionable signatures, and the intervention of international electoral observers, the CNE certified the opposition's results and set the date of the recall referendum for August 15, 2004. According to the CNE, President Chavez won 59% of the vote. His opponents immediately contested that the results of the referendum were marked by electoral fraud. However, international electoral observation missions carried out by the Organization of American States and the Carter Center found no indication of systemic fraud.<br /> <br /> [[Smartmatic]] affiliations with government politicians raised suspicions, with instances of an interior vice minister, Morris Loyo Arnáez, being hired to lobby for Smartmatic contracts and with the company paying for the National Electoral Council (CNE) president Jorge Rodríguez Jorge Rodríguez and his sister Delcy Rodríguez to stay at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida.<ref name="ABCsemana">{{cite news|url=http://www.abcdelasemana.com/2013/09/20/una-extrana-muerte-en-smartmatic/|title=UNA EXTRAÑA MUERTE EN SMARTMATIC|last1=Peñaloza|first1=Carlos Julio|date=20 September 2013|work=ABC de la Semana|accessdate=}}</ref> Vice Minister Loyo was paid $1.5 million by Smartmatic as a "sales commission" and his continual payments with the company eventually doubled.<br /> <br /> A lawyer who had worked with Rodríguez, Moisés Maiónica, was allegedly employed by Smartmatic in order to provide legal and financial assistance to help with its selection for its 2004 elections.<ref name="JOHNsmart">{{cite book|url=https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/itl/vote/SequoiaSmartmaticReport61208.pdf|title=SEQUOIA VOTING SYSTEMS, INC. USES VOTE-COUNTING SOFTWARE DEVELOPED, OWNED, AND LICENSED BY FOREIGN-OWNED SMARTMATIC, A COMPANY LINKED TO THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT OF HUGO CHÁVEZ|last1=Bonifaz|first1=John|date=12 June 2008|publisher=[[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]|pages=1–13|author1-link=John Bonifaz}}</ref><ref name="LNsmart">{{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/982136-el-abogado-chavista-arrepentido|title=El abogado chavista arrepentido|date=26 January 2008|work=[[La Nación]]|accessdate=}}</ref> Years after the election in December 2008, Maiónica pled guilty in the United States District Court for attempting to cover up the Suitcase scandal (Maletinazo scandal), an incident where Hugo Chávez attempted to finance Cristina Kirchner's 2007 Argentine Presidential Election campaign to influence [[Argentina]]'s presidential election, with Maiónica stating that he was working for Venezuela's spy agency, the National Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services.<<ref name="NYTsmart">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/world/americas/09suitcase.html?_r=0|title=Venezuelan Given 15 Months in Suitcase of Cash Scandal|last1=Barrionuevo|first1=Alexei|date=8 December 2008|work=The New York Times|accessdate=}}</ref> <br /> <br /> After the presidential recall referendum of 2004, a controversy was raised about the use of electronic voting (SAES voting machines). Studies following the 2004 Venezuela recall elections found that Smartmatic's network was "bi-directional" with data being able to be transferred both ways between Smartmatic devices and the telecommunications company CANTV, with alleged irregularities found between the Smartmatic and Venezuela's National Electoral Council election results.<ref name="EUtulio">{{cite news|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/09/11/imp_opi_art_11490D.shtml|title=Fraude y posibilidad de rectificación|last1=Salgueiro|first1=Adolfo P.|date=11 September 2004|work=El Universal (Caracas)|accessdate=}}</ref> Other independent election monitors claimed electoral fraud and submitted appeals, and statistical evaluations including a peer-reviewed article in 2006<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Cordero|first1=Maria M. Febres|last2=Márquez|first2=Bernardo|year=2007|title=A Statistical Approach to Assess Referendum Results: The Venezuelan Recall Referendum 2004|journal=International Statistical Review|volume=74|issue=3|pages=379–389|citeseerx=10.1.1.379.441|doi=10.1111/j.1751-5823.2006.tb00301.x}}</ref> and a special section of 6-peer-reviewed article in 2011<ref name="specialsection">[http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&page=toc&handle=euclid.ss/1330437927 Special Section: Revisiting the 2004 Venezuelan Referendum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728043017/http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&page=toc&handle=euclid.ss%2F1330437927|date=2012-07-28}}, ''Statistical Science'', 26(4), November 2011</ref> concluded that it was likely that electronic election fraud had been committed.<br /> <br /> ===From Referendum To Elections===<br /> In the wake of the referendum victory, Pro-Chávez candidates continued to sweep other electoral contests. Chávez supporters won 20 out of the total 22 state governor positions up for election in October 2004 (there are currently two opposition governors). Chavez supporters also won a majority of the seats in the August 2005 municipal council (parroquias) elections. Pro-Chávez parties won all 167 seats in the December 2005 National Assembly elections, after most opposition candidates withdrew one week before the elections over voter secrecy concerns. The final reports of the EU and OAS observer missions to the 2005 legislative elections, which were marked by record-high abstention, noted high levels of distrust in electoral institutions. The reports made specific recommendations to increase transparency and help voters regain the confidence necessary for participation. Most of the recommendations were not implemented. As a signatory of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, Venezuela has an obligation to hold "periodic, free, and fair elections based on secret balloting and universal suffrage."<br /> <br /> Prior to the 2005 Venezuela parliamentary election, one technician could work around "the machine's allegedly random storage protocols" and remove voting secrecy. Since the voting systems were [[Windows]] based and only randomized data, the technician was able to download a simple software that could place Windows files in order. Following this revelation, voter turnout dropped substantially with only 25% of registered Venezuelans voting and opposition parties withdrawing from the election. This resulted in Hugo Chávez's party, as well as his allied parties, to control 100% of Venezuela's National Assembly.<br /> <br /> ===A New Term and New Administration===<br /> [[File:Manuel Rosales Venezuela.jpg|thumb|125px|Manuel Rosales.]]<br /> President Chávez was re-elected by an overwhelming majority (63%) in the December 3, 2006, presidential elections. He defeated Zulia Governor Manuel Rosales, whose Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) party formed an alliance with several key opposition parties. Though international observers found no evidence of fraud on election day, they did note concerns over abuse of government resources used to support the Chávez campaign, voter intimidation tactics, and manipulation of the electoral registry. <br /> <br /> In January 2007, President Chávez named a new Vice President (the former head of the CNE) and cabinet, drawing largely from deputies of the National Assembly. Chávez announced a renewed effort to implement his vision of "21st Century Socialism" in Venezuela. He asked the National Assembly to grant him special constitutional powers via an "enabling law" to rule by decree over a broad range of society and subsequently received those powers for a term of 18 months. He also took major steps to nationalize the telecommunications and electricity sectors, as well as to finalize a majority government share in many oil projects, all sectors with significant foreign investments.<br /> <br /> === Constitutional referendum 2007 ===<br /> On August 15, President Chávez proposed a package of 33 articles to reform the 1999 Constitution. On 11 September the National Assembly enlarged a number of amendments with other 36 articles, increasing in 69 the number of articles to be voted in the referendum. Finally, the National Assembly passed the reform on 2 November.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7076076.stm Venezuela assembly passes reforms], ''BBC News'', November 2, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref> <br /> <br /> The proposals were divided into two blocks: block "A" and block "B". Some of the amendments are:<br /> <br /> * Indefinite presidential re-election.<br /> * The presidential term will be increased from six to seven years.<br /> * Five types of property are proposed: public, social, collective, mixed, and [[private property]]. The Venezuelan State is to govern four of these new five types of property, as it intends to play a role as owner, partner, and financier.<ref>[http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2007/10/01/en_eco_art_venezuelan-state-to_01A1086237.shtml Venezuelan state to govern four types of property], ''El Universal'', October 1, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref><br /> * Creation of federal territories ruled by vice presidents. The heads of federal territories will be appointed by the President of Venezuela. <br /> * Autonomy of the central bank will be concluded.<br /> * The international reserves will be managed by the president. <br /> * Reduction of the maximum working week from 44 to 36 hours.<br /> * Reduction of voting age from 18 to 16 years.<br /> * Benefits of social security will be expanded to workers of the informal economy.<br /> <br /> The constitutional reform was rejected by the opposition to considered it as an attempt of President Chávez to rule the country indefinitely and to create a socialist economy. Marches against the reform were done in many parts of Venezuela. A major role in the protests was played by university students.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=10136480 Challenging Chávez-for-life, A new kind of opposition], ''The Economist'', November 15, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref> Some supporters of Mr. Chávez such as the allied party ''PODEMOS'', ''Raúl Baduel'' (his ex- Defense Minister) and ''Marisabel Rodríguez'' (his ex-wife) rejected the reform and called the electors to vote against the reform.<ref>[http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2007/11/05/en_refco_art_former-defense-minis_05A1174277.shtml Former Defense Minister rejects constitutional reform], ''El Universal'', November 5, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2983752.ece Ex-wife damns Hugo Chavez ‘coup’], ''The Sunday Times'', December 2, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref> <br /> <br /> On 2 December 50% of electors voted against the constitutional reform while 49% of electors voted in favor.<ref>[http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2007/12/03/en_refco_art_venezuelans-said-no_03A1240957.shtml Venezuelans said “no” to Chávez’s planned reform], ''El Universal'', December 3, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref> The reform was rejected in seven important Venezuelan states, based on the number of voters, namely Zulia, Miranda, Carabobo, Lara, Anzoátegui, and the Capital District (Caracas).<ref>[http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2007/12/04/en_refco_art_states-of-zulia,-mir_04A1243797.shtml States of Zulia, Miranda and Táchira played a decisive role], ''El Universal'', December 4, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref> It is the first time since Chávez won power in 1998 that the current government lost at the polls. <br /> <br /> Abstention, which was more than 44%, is considered an important factor of the government defeat. It is thought many supporters of Chávez refrained from voting because they were not in agreement with the reform.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690507,00.html?imw=Y Why Venezuelans Turned on Chavez], By Gould, Jens Erik, ''Time'', December 3, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref><br /> <br /> President Chávez recognized the results, but he announced to the nation that another referendum to modify the constitution will be proposed again in the future. The previous statement was said by the Venezuelan president again on December 5.<ref>[http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/12/05/en_refco_art_chavez-announces-sec_05A1247117.shtml Chávez launches second offensive to pass reform to the Constitution], ''El Universal'', December 6, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref> The National Assembly decided to join the presidential efforts to keep the proposal alive.<ref>[http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/12/05/en_refco_art_parliament-insists-o_05A1245643.shtml Parliament insists on advancing Chávez’s defeated reform], ''El Universal'', December 5, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Decent into chaos, instability, and a military state===<br /> By 2017, Venezuela was in serious economic and political [[chaos]], having become a virtual military state and becoming a humanitarian disaster.<ref name="Socialism"/><ref>Kew, Ben (December 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/24/venezuela-2017-socialist-policies-take-humanitarian-toll-as-country-enters-dictatorship/ Venezuela 2017: Socialist Policies Take Humanitarian Toll as Country Enters Dictatorship]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.<br>See also:<br /> *Carafano, James Jay (January 11, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americas-progressives-are-so-busy-extolling-virtues-of-socialism-that-they-want-you-to-ignore-this America's progressives are so busy extolling virtues of socialism that they want you to ignore THIS]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 13, 2019.<br /> *Adelmann, Bob (April 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/31905-socialist-misery-deepens-in-formerly-prosperous-venezuela Socialist Misery Deepens in Formerly Prosperous Venezuela]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 2, 2019.</ref> Massive hyperinflation was present in the country.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (April 17, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/28769-starvation-suicides-increasing-under-venezuelas-hyperinflation Starvation, Suicides Increasing Under Venezuela's Hyperinflation]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 20, 2018.</ref> Many non-Venezuelan [[liberal]]s had praised the nation's slide into this poor state.<ref>Kew, Ben (May 4, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/04/ten-influential-public-figures-praised-venezuelas-descent-socialist-hell/ 10 Famous People Who Praised Venezuela’s Descent Into Socialist Hell]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.</ref> However, many of the "opposition" did not want to truly end the socialist policies.<ref>Martel, Frances (May 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/17/former-un-security-council-head-in-venezuela-even-opposition-uncomfortable-defying-socialism/ Former U.N. Security Council Head: In Venezuela, Even Opposition Uncomfortable Defying ‘Socialism’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Venezuela's May 2018 presidential election was derided by many countries as a sham and an illustration of its descent into authoritarianism.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Llorente, Elizabeth (May 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/21/re-election-venezuelan-president-denounced-as-sham-calls-grow-for-more-sanctions.html Re-election of Venezuelan president denounced as sham, calls grow for more sanctions]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 21, 2018.<br /> *Ulmer, Alexandra; Rampton, Roberta (May 20, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-election-reaction/re-elected-venezuelas-maduro-faces-global-criticism-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN1IM0CT Re-elected, Venezuela's Maduro faces global criticism, U.S. sanctions]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 21, 2018.<br /> *Casey, Nicholas; Davis, Julia Hirschfeld (May 21, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/world/americas/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-sanctions.html As Trump Adds Sanctions on Venezuela, Its Neighbors Reject Election Result]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 22, 2018.<br /> *Adelmann, Bob (May 21, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/29103-fraudulent-election-in-venezuela-guarantees-more-suffering Fraudulent Election in Venezuela Guarantees More Suffering]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 21, 2018.<br /> See also:<br /> Mass, Warren (May 23, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/29118-after-maduro-s-reelection-in-venezuela-chaos-worsens-and-exodus-increases After Maduro’s Reelection in Venezuela, Chaos Worsens and Exodus Increases]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 23, 2018.</ref> In August 2018, the government announced it would deal with its hyperinflation simply by dropping zeros off its currency.<ref>Vyas, Kyle; Castro, Maolis (August 18, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuela-devalues-currency-and-hikes-wages-stoking-fears-about-instability-1534629512 Venezuela Devalues Currency and Hikes Wages, Stoking Fears About Instability]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved August 18, 2018.</ref><ref>Tennant, Michael (August 17, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/29808-venezuela-s-hyperinflation-solution-drop-zeros-from-the-currency Venezuela’s Hyperinflation Solution? Drop Zeros From the Currency]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 18, 2018.</ref><ref>Xenakis, John J. (August 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/19/world-view-socialist-venezuela-introduces-fantasy-currency-and-socialist-changes/ World View: Socialist Venezuela Introduces Fantasy Currency and Socialist Changes]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref><ref>Tennant, Michael (August 21, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/29837-venezuela-takes-more-desperate-but-futile-steps-to-save-socialism Venezuela Takes More Desperate but Futile Steps to Save Socialism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 21, 2018.</ref> In 2018, 40% of all Venezuelan businesses closed after Maduro imposed a massive minimum wage increase.<ref>Mass, Warren (September 17, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/30093-thanks-maduro-nearly-40-of-venezuelan-businesses-closed Thanks, Maduro: Nearly 40% of Venezuelan Businesses Closed]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2018.</ref> Long lines existed for everything, even to get a passport to leave the country.<ref>Tennant, Michael (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/30290-in-venezuela-you-even-have-to-wait-in-line-to-leave In Venezuela, You Even Have to Wait in Line to Leave]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref> The country saw nationwide power outages.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (March 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/31697-nation-wide-power-outages-sending-venezuela-back-to-the-dark-ages Nationwide Power Outages Sending Venezuela Back to the Dark Ages]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref> Several Venezuelans warned the United States not to adopt socialism.<ref>Kan, Janita (February 6, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/venezuelans-warn-against-bringing-socialism-to-the-united-states_2792429.html Venezuelans Warn Against Bringing Socialism to the United States]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Venezuela's government continued to receive support from [[Russia]] and [[China]].<ref>Adelmann, Bob (October 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/30485-china-russia-rushing-to-keep-venezuela-alive-as-crisis-deepens China, Russia Rushing to Keep Venezuela Alive as Crisis Deepens]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.</ref> Additionally, [[Cuba]]'s Communist regime helped Venezuela adopt left-wing authoritarian policies.<ref>Berwick, Angus (August 22, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/venezuela-cuba-military/ Imported repression: How Cuba taught Venezuela to quash military dissent]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 22, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Maduro won re-election in 2018, despite banning major opposition parties from participating in the election<ref>Kew, Ben (December 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/11/venezuelas-maduro-bans-opposition-parties-2018-election/ Venezuela’s Maduro Bans Opposition Parties from 2018 Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 13, 2019.</ref> and despite record low turnout and serious voter fraud allegations.<ref>Martel, Frances (May 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/05/21/venezuela-maduro-reelected-with-record-low-turnout-rampant-fraud/ Venezuela: Maduro ‘Reelected’ with Record Low Turnout, Rampant Fraud]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 13, 2019.</ref> He started his second term despite the fact that about 60 countries did not recognize the election results.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Adelmann, Bob (January 10, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/31153-venezuela-s-marxist-president-maduro-inaugurated-for-second-term Venezuela’s Marxist President Maduro Inaugurated for Second Term]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 13, 2019.<br /> *Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (January 10, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuelas-maduro-starts-second-term-despite-worsening-economic-crisis-growing-international-isolation Venezuela’s Maduro starts second term despite worsening economic crisis, growing international isolation]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 13, 2019.<br /> *Kew, Ben (January 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/01/10/venezuelas-maduro-inaugurated-second-term-world-war/ Venezuela’s Maduro Inaugurated for Second Term: ‘We Are in a World War’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 13, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Adelmann, Bob (January 15, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/31193-pressure-building-to-remove-venezuela-s-marxist-dictator Pressure Building to Remove Venezuela’s Marxist Dictator]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 15, 2019.</ref> Venezuela's parliament, now controlled by the opposition, attempted to remove Maduro from office.<ref>Mass, Warren (January 14, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/31183-venezuela-legislature-wants-maduro-out-brazil-recognizes-guaido-as-president Venezuela Legislature Wants Maduro Out; Brazil Recognizes Guaido as President]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 14, 2019.</ref> On January 23, 2019, opposition leader Juan Guaidó, a socialist,<ref>Newman, Alex (February 7, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/31425-venezuela-replacing-brutal-socialist-with-more-socialism Venezuela: Replacing Brutal Socialist With More Socialism?] ''The New American''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.</ref> declared himself Venezuela's interim president and was recognized by several countries.<ref>Martel, Frances (January 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2019/01/23/venezuela-swears-in-opposition-leader-as-president/ Venezuela Swears In Opposition Leader as President]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.<br>See also:<br /> *Martel, Frances (January 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2019/01/26/venezuela-new-president-is-a-socialist/ Maduro Regime, American Left Ignore Socialist Pedigree of Venezuela’s New President]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Many experts and technicians fled the country. During electrical blackouts in 2019, which the government was incapable of restoring due to a lack of skilled personnel, [[Social Justice Warrior]]s began looting shops, stores, and malls. Despite Venezuela's guarantee of [[healthcare]] as a right, people contracted [[E. coli]] bacteria from contaminated water with no technicians to treat the water and a lack of medical personnel to treat the victims.<br /> <br /> The situation in Venezuela demonstrated the importance of an armed citizenry – its population was disarmed and thus unable to free itself from Maduro's grip.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/msnbc-venezuela-coverage-shows-why-u-s-founders-wanted-armed-citizenry/ MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (May 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32167-msnbc-reporter-s-remarks-illustrate-need-for-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms MSNBC Reporter’s Remarks Illustrate Need for Right to Keep and Bear Arms]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref> Maduro used violent means to keep control of Venezuela.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (July 9, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/south-america/item/32799-venezuelas-maduro-employing-death-squads-torture-to-retain-control Venezuela’s Maduro Employing Death Squads, Torture to Retain Control]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 9, 2019.</ref> According to the Venezuelan Prison Observatory in 2019, over 7,000 Venezuelans died in the country's prisons since 1999.<ref>Kew, Ben (July 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/07/26/ngo-7000-venezuelans-died-prison-under-socialist-regime/ NGO: Over 7,000 Venezuelans Have Died in Prison Under Socialist Regime]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Economists argued that Venezuela's economic collapse surpassed even those of the USSR and Zimbabwe, making it the worst economic collapse not due to warfare.<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (May 18, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuelas-socialist-regime-failure-is-the-worst-collapse-in-45-years-worse-than-end-of-soviet-union-economists-say Venezuela's socialist collapse is worse economic failure than Soviet Union, Zimbabwe, experts say]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 18, 2019.</ref> Even Venezuela's own central bank admitted the country experienced an economic meltdown under the Maduro regime.<ref>Hayward, John (June 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/06/03/venezuelan-central-bank-admits-economy-crashing/ Venezuelan Central Bank Admits Economy Is Crashing]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 4, 2019.</ref> The country faced severe blackouts.<ref>Taylor, Luke (July 24, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/venezuela-struggling-with-new-wave-of-nationwide-blackouts_3015047.html Venezuela Struggling With New Wave of Nationwide Blackouts]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> People resorted to using cigarettes as currency.<ref>Smith, Scott (October 24, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/a79322863d6643038ef82bff7951e139 Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 25, 2019.</ref> Maduro was forced to resort to using the currency of his main enemy – the United States – to keep Venezuela's economy from completely dissolving.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy/maduro-says-thank-god-for-dollarization-in-venezuela-idUSKBN1XR0RV Maduro says 'thank God' for dollarization in Venezuela]. ''Reuters''. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Venezuela's government sheltered Colombia's Marxist [[National Liberation Army (Colombia)|National Liberation Army]].<ref>Forero, Juan (July 14, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuela-gives-colombian-rebels-free-rein-11563105600 Venezuela Gives Colombian Rebels Free Rein]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.<br>See also:<br /> *[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa/amid-colombia-rebel-rearmament-u-s-sees-support-from-maduro-official-idUSKCN1VL0FZ Amid Colombia rebel rearmament, U.S. sees support from Maduro: official]. ''Reuters''. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ==Famous Venezuelans==<br /> * [[Andres Bello|Andrés Bello]] (1781–1865); poet, grammarian, teacher, and vice-chancellor of the University of Chile.<br /> * [[Simon Bolivar|Simón Bolívar]] (1783–1830); military hero and politician. Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.<br /> * [[Francisco de Miranda]] (1750–1816); military hero, politician, and creator of the Venezuelan flag.<br /> * [[Antonio Jose de Sucre|Antonio José de Sucre]] (1795–1830); military hero and president of Bolivia.<br /> * [[Hugo Chavez]] (1954–2012); leftist socialist dictator<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[File:Botero Los musicos.jpg|thumb|[[Fernando Botero]], Los musicos.]]<br /> *[[Gallery of South-American painting]]<br /> <br /> [[File:Girasoles - Marcos Castillo.jpg|thumb|left|Girasoles by Marcos Castillo.]]<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> [[File:Handycrafts Venezuela.jpg|right|290px]]<br /> <br /> *[http://english.eluniversal.com/ El Universal] English language site of the conservative Venezuelan newspaper.<br /> *[http://www.dj.com.ve/ News-The Daily Journal] Site of the English written newspaper.<br /> *[http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/la/venezuela/ Venezuela - Useful links] University of Texas at Austin.<br /> *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1229345.stm] Information about Venezuela in the BBC Country Profile.<br /> *[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html] Information about Venezuela in the CIA World Factbook.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <references/><br /> <br /> <br /> {{Copyright Details (US Government)}} <br /> <br /> Source = [http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ve/]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Nb countries south america}}<br /> [[Category:Venezuela]]<br /> [[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]]<br /> [[Category:Spanish Empire]]<br /> [[Category:Left-wing Nationalism]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Officeholder<br /> |name=Vladimir Putin<br /> |image=Vladimir Putin (2017-07-08).jpg<br /> |party=[[United Russia]]<br /> |offices=|offices={{Officeholder/president<br /> |country=Russia<br /> |number=2nd and 4th<br /> |terms=December 31, 1999 – May 7, 2008 (first)<br>May 7, 2012 – (second)<br /> |vp=[[Dmitry Medvedev]]<br /> |preceded=[[Boris Yeltsin]] (First term), Dmitry Medvedev (Second term)<br /> |succeeded<br /> }}<br /> |religion=claimed [[Russian Orthodox]], previously [[Atheist]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) is the socially [[conservative]] president of the [[Russian Federation]], a position he's held since 2012, after serving as prime minister since May 8, 2008, and previously serving as [[president]] since December 31, 1999<ref>[[Boris Yeltsin]] resigned from the presidency on that day, and Putin was later elected president by 54% of the electorate on March 26, 2000.</ref> Putin has increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its weak economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> A self-described [[Christian]], Putin leads the increasingly [[conservative]] Russia against the [[homosexual agenda]] and towards [[pro-life]] side. Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues. [[Obama]] even refused to attend the Winter Olympic games held in Russia in 2014. Putin has also criticized liberal values as out of touch with a more traditional population.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Isachenkov, Vladimir (June 29, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/401b6cfd5b9c4a619851196410bc5814 Putin says liberalism ‘eating itself,’ migrant influx wrong]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 29, 2019.<br /> *Calicchio, Dom (June 28, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-liberal-values-obsolete-people-in-west-prefer-traditional-values Putin: Liberal values ‘obsolete,’ people in West prefer ‘traditional’ values]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 29, 2019.<br /> *[https://in.reuters.com/article/russia-putin-europe-values/russias-putin-says-liberal-values-are-obsolete-idINKCN1TS2VB Russia's Putin says liberal values are obsolete - FT]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 29, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48795764 Putin: Russian president says liberalism 'obsolete']. ''BBC News''. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.<br /> *[https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-tells-ft-the-liberal-idea-has-become-obsolete-/30026237.html Putin Tells FT: 'The Liberal Idea Has Become Obsolete']. ''Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty''. Retrieved June 29, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> Putin has many controversial statements on [[Communism]] and has a good attitude towards [[Islam]]. [[Alexander Dugin]] argues:<ref>http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/russian-conservative-view-putin-interview-alexander-dugin</ref><br /> {{Cquote|If we consider the situation in Russia more closely, we will discover that almost all that is said in the West about Putin is wrong. It is a complete caricature. The most important criticism of Putin inside Russia is not from the liberals. Liberals represent the smallest part of the critics. They are absolutely marginal… So the West is absolutely wrong in thinking that there is this big liberal opposition to Putin that is artificially kept down. The real opposition to Putin is growing completely on the other side of Russian society. It is growing discontent with "lunar" Putin, against the Putin who is surrounded by liberals. All the government is completely not only corrupt, it consists of pro-Western liberals. Nothing has changed after the last election.}}<br /> <br /> [[Forbes]] ranked Putin as the most powerful man in the world as of December 2016, while Obama was ranked #48. Putin gains popularity every time he challenges the U.S. or Europe, or sends troops into Georgia.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2015/jul/23/vladimir-putins-approval-rating-at-record-levels</ref> Putin's Russia is an authoritarian system, with restricted capitalism, a rubber stamp parliament, compliant media, imprisoned or exiled oligarchs, harassed NGOs, marginalized pro-Western democratic parties, and a foreign policy based on bullying and military strength, all based on money from oil and gas.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2016/09/20/putin-brings-back-the-kgb-as-russia-moves-from-authoritarian-to-totalitarian/#48e4a416398a</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32860526</ref><br /> <br /> In March 2018, Putin unveiled his revamped nuclear missile program, which was interpreted as a challenge to the United States of America and the Western World.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-01/putin-calls-for-raising-living-standards-in-annual-address Putin Shows Off New Nuclear Weapons, Warns West to ‘Listen’]</ref><br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> Putin was born in [[Leningrad]] on [[October]] 7, 1952. He was baptized as an Orthodox Christian and continue to be a member to this day. Putin was a [[judo]] champion in his youth.<ref>http://nypost.com/2013/11/13/vladimir-putin-is-tougher-than-chuck-norris/</ref> He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://en.putin.kremlin.ru/ Webpage of Vladimir Putin]</ref> After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999. <br /> [[File:Vladtheimpaler.jpg|thumb|200px|Putin at an conference]]<br /> He was married to Lyudmila Putina, a former stewardess with Aeroflot, from July 28, 1983, until 2014, when the two divorced. They have two daughters. <br /> <br /> ===Domestic policy===<br /> A [[Christian]] himself, Putin governs a nation that is rapidly becoming more Christian and more [[conservative]], and his snubbing of [[liberal]] [[Obama]] in May 2012 suggests that Putin is well aware of how conservative his country is becoming. On social issues and taxation, Russia under Putin is more conservative today than the [[Western Europe]].<br /> <br /> In terms of achievements, Putin has successfully opposed the [[homosexual agenda]] and has supported [[pro-life]] reforms. He has also stabilized the Russian economy and restored Russia's national pride, largely by politically exploiting the financial windfall of Europe's need for Russian oil and gas. Russians were enthusiastic that he ended the social chaos that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent pell-mell privatization of the state-owned economy. Many Russians have been mesmerized by the new glitter of Moscow and the restored glamour of St. Petersburg. Russia's revived self-pride follows the humiliation of the chaos after 1991 and the incompetence of his predecessor [[Boris Yeltsin]]. Russians have a long history of authoritarian governments and a strong diastase for anarchy. They have little experience with freedom. The Russian mafia, which is more sophisticated than its counterparts elsewhere, controls more than 40 percent of the total economy. Their control is thought to be even greater in certain areas, such as banking, real estate, and consumer markets.<ref>[http://www.worldbank.org/html/prddr/trans/janfeb97/art4.htm Louise I. Shelley, ''The Price Tag of Russia's Organized Crime'']</ref> In November 2014, Putin started allowing his citizens to own concealed firearms for self-defense, but under certain restrictions.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/206703-russia-guns-self-defense/</ref> Russia under Putin made it illegal for foreigners without a permit to preach, and banned cults that are harmful to families (Jehovah's Witnesses and Scientology engage in family shunning while Falun Gong, whose founder lives in a luxurious property, prevents family members from seeking medical treatment).<ref>http://forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2197s</ref> Not having a permit is why a Baptist pastor got heavily fined.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/russia-persecution-christians-intensifies-putin-cant-be-trusted-experts-warn-184255/</ref> Like many parts of Europe, blasphemy against the church is also illegal.<ref>http://www.aif.ru/society/law/delo_est_a_boga_net_za_chto_na_samom_dele_sudyat_viktora_krasnova?fbclid=IwAR2bypeUccKIaU4-J0V-Ybe4pl0EsUK32g4EaItpB8pdJ_ZQ5SYS37lh7dU</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/russian-atheist-faces-year-in-jail-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat</ref><br /> <br /> In May 2019, Putin signed a bill into law ordering the creation of "a national internet network that would be able to operate independently from the rest of the world."<ref>Gstalter, Morgan (May 2, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/441751-putin-signs-controversial-internet-law Putin signs controversial internet law]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 2, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/05/02/putin-signs-sovereign-internet-law-expands-government-control/ Putin Signs ‘Sovereign Internet’ Law, Expands Government Control]</ref> Russia began testing this network.<ref>Bonn, Tess (December 26, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/475984-russia-successfully-tests-country-wide-alternative-to-global Russia successfully tests country-wide alternative to global internet]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 26, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Political career===<br /> [[File:V Putin.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> Putin is mainly backed by the [[United Russia]] (''Единая Россия'') party, which currently holds a majority in the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, known as the ''Duma''. As a centrist party, it usually reflects the political views of Putin, which are that of authoritarian statism and [[nationalism]]. On March 14, 2004, he was elected to a second term as president with 71% of the vote. Barred from a third consecutive term by the Russian constitution, Putin ceded the presidency to [[Dmitry Medvedev]] on May 7, 2008, and became Prime Minister, at the time-sharing power with the more moderate Medvedev. Medvedev did not run for a second term, and, as a result, Putin was re-elected in 2012. Putin was again re-elected in 2018, facing little real opposition.<br /> <br /> After his 2018 victory, Putin's approval ratings fell significantly due to public disapproval of some of his domestic policies.<ref>Bennetts, Marc (August 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/12/vladimir-putin-faces-russia-democracy-movement-dec/ Putin's political milestone marred by plummeting polls, massive protests]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 12, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> ==Political views==<br /> Putin has been accused of employing the United States [[Democratic party]] tactic of illegal surveillance, harassment, investigation, arrest, and jailing political opponents and dissidents, ostensibly as agents of a foreign power or domestic terrorists.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign Policy===<br /> Putin is an active interventionist, which brought Russia back on the world stage since the fall of the [[Soviet Union]], this is one of the most important reasons why [[Cold War]] features takes back, especially with the [[United States]] which is the only world superpower after the end of the Cold War.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-07/putins-back-on-the-world-stage/4415318</ref> Learning from the mistakes of USSR in the Eastern Bloc, he made clear that taking countries against their right to self-determination is counterproductive and drains resources.<ref>https://youtu.be/DHIxry8WfyA</ref><br /> <br /> ====Escalating tensions in the Obama era====<br /> Putin is seen as an antagonist by [[liberal]]s in the West, who are angry about their inability to push the [[homosexual agenda]] and pro-[[abortion]] policies on Russia. Putin views NATO enlargement by absorbing former Soviet client states as a potential threat to the Russian Federation. Putin has proposed a policy of "Findlandization", i.e., making permanently neutral the Ukraine and Georgia and not incorporating them into NATO under the US's Partners for Peace program. Putin's alleged rigged election system, nuclear energy contracts and military alliance with Iran have heightened tensions. According to [[mainstream media]], the decline of [[human rights]] in Russia has been dramatic; for example, Russian riot police beat a number of protesters and journalists at an anti-Putin rally at Pushkin Square in Moscow,<ref>''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> and Putin rigged national elections for his party <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL03585550._CH_.2400</ref> <br /> <br /> Putin has even exercised power over the Russian supreme court. Justice Vladimir Yaroslavtsev was forced to resign after warning that Russian security agencies now control the country as they did in Soviet times and expressing alarm over their lack of accountability. Justice Anatoly Kononov was likewise forced out after defending Yaroslavtsev.<ref>[http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/12/are_you_an_independent_russian_judge_youre_fired.htm ''Are You An Independent Russian Judge? You're Fired'', RobertAmsterdam.com]</ref><br /> <br /> Many who have reported or protested such things have found themselves being repressed - or killed.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/putins_own_worst_enemy.html Kim Zigfeld, ''Putin's Own Worst Enemy''] American Thinker, December 08, 2009</ref><ref>http://larussophobe.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/editorial-another-russian-journalist-takes-the-putin-plunge</ref> Journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]], an outspoken critic of Putin, was assassinated in 2006,<ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1819666.ece</ref> and it is widely believed that the Russian government had some involvement in this death. There were 13 journalists killed in contract-style slayings during Vladimir Putin's eight-year presidency.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438381,00.html Russian Lawyer in Slain Journalist Case Says She, Family Poisoned] AP, October 15, 2008</ref><br /> <br /> Despite these negatives – or perhaps because of the strong hand they reveal – Putin remains popular in Russia.<ref>http://www.levada.ru/prezident.html Putin's Approval Ratings</ref> Since coming to power, Putin has expanded Russia's economy and reduced inflation. The majority of Russians are relatively uninterested in politics outside of issues affecting their personal prosperity,<ref>''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> and journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]] argued that the Russian people, as a whole, have been willing to tolerate violence in the name of "comfort and peace and quiet".<ref>Politkovskaya, Anna. Putin's Russia. London: Harvill Press, 2004</ref><br /> <br /> ====Relations with U.S.====<br /> Conservatives such as Sean Hannity have repeately issued warnings that Putin is a thug and a "bad actor" who cannot be trusted.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/02/16/hannity-examining-key-points-from-russian-indictments.html Hannity: Examining key points from Russian indictments]</ref><br /> <br /> =====Relations under George W. Bush=====<br /> Initially relations between [[George W. Bush]] and Putin were good, with Putin lending passive support to Bush's war on global terror. Putin was restrained from giving much assistance outside the Russian Federation, being pre-occupied with the [[Islamist]] movements waging [[jihad]] inside his own borders.<br /> <br /> In Bush's late second term, Putin was concerned about jihadist infiltration from [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]] through the [[Republic of Georgia]], and intervened. Former members of the [[Warsaw Pact]], who were more supportive of the war on terror than even the US population, then asked for deployment of missile defense systems on their territories, which the [[Bush administration]] was inclined to favor as a reward for their help. Russia considered missile defense deployment on their borders overt acts of hostility. Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, in competition to outdo each other, condemned George W. Bush and [[Condoleezza Rice]] by sidling up to the Russians and Islamists whom the [[Democrat]]s portrayed as oppressed victims of a [[globalism|global]] [[neocon]] [[conspiracy]].<br /> <br /> ===== Relations under Barack Obama =====<br /> [[File:Targeted sanctions.jpg|right|400px|thumb|''Targetted Sanctions'', from a Moscow art exhibition.]]<br /> President [[Barack Obama]] and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] initially cozied up to Putin, charging the Bush administration was intent on reigniting the [[Cold War]]. However once the [[Rosatom-Uranium One deal]] was completed and the [[Clinton Foundation]] pocketed millions of dollars from Putin cronies in donations and speaking fees, relations began to sour as the Obama administration could no longer ignore geopolitical realities. Putin had protested the Obama administrations illegal drone strikes, and the administration placed [[Magnitsky Act|sanctions on Russian leaders]] ostensibly in retaliation for the Crimean referendum.<ref>https://youtu.be/I-9aD45qxbE</ref><br /> <br /> President Obama's decision to move an anti-missile defense system to [[Romania]] during the [[2016 US Presidential election]] only heightened tensions. Putin, who had repeatedly assailed the antimissile system as a grave danger to Russia's security, called Obama's decision dangerous. This coupled with Obama's implementation of sanctions rather than honor the [[American foreign policy#1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances|1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances]] negotiated by the [[Clinton administration]], displaying it as an empty promise to guarantee Ukrainian independence, only further exposed the befuddlement and inability of the Obama administration to stand by US commitments and the weaknesses of NATO. <br /> <br /> In September 2013, Putin gave a speech stating the need to strengthen Russian culture with traditional values and the Orthodox Christian church. Also, he condemned Western nations and their godless pursuit of [[political correctness]] and [[homosexuality]].<ref>[http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cdedfd64-214f-11e3-a92a-00144feab7de.html#axzz2jdyir54U Putin urges Russians to return to values of religion, FT.com, September 19, 2013]</ref><br /> <br /> In early September 2013, Putin expressly observed that liberal [[John Kerry]] is a liar.<br /> <br /> ===== Relations under Donald Trump =====<br /> President [[Donald Trump]] accused Putin of taking [[Crimea]] by force and asked whether Obama was too soft on Russia.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-latest-tweet-accuse-crimea-obama-too-soft-distance-campaign-team-white-house-a7581511.html Donald Trump accuses Russia of taking Crimea by force in attempt to distance himself from campaign allegations]</ref> In March 2017 the US department of state strongly condemned the arrests of hundreds of protesters against Vladimir Putin's government.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/26/hundreds-arrested-mass-protests-against-vladimir-putins-government/ Washington condemns arrests of hundreds of protesters against Vladimir Putin's government]</ref> The US Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]] said that US sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Moscow "reverses the actions" it has taken in Ukraine.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/31/politics/rex-tillerson-russia-ukraine/ Tillerson: US to maintain Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia until Crimea is returned]</ref><br /> <br /> In response to the April, 4 chemical attack on Khan Shaykhun in [[Syria]], President Trump launched 59-Tomahawk rockets on a Syrian Air base nearby, tensions led up with Russia, Syria's ally, Putin has called that the US attack was an "illegal act of aggression",<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4389332/Russia-calls-airstrikes-Syria-act-aggression.html</ref> and answered this attack by sending a frigate to the military base in Syria.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/world/middleeast/russia-iran-us-strikes-syria.html?_r=0</ref> In April 2017 Putin explained that the US-Russia relations have gotten worse under Trump, contrary to narratives put out by the liberal mainstream media that Trump is too "soft" to Putin and is Putin's 'puppet' .<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/228064</ref><br /> <br /> In December 2017 Putin warned President Trump because of his decision to move the US embassy from [[Tel Aviv]] to [[Jerusalem]] and stated that he was "deeply concerned".<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/239041 Putin 'deeply concerned' by Trump's Jerusalem move]. ''IsraelNationalNews''. December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018.</ref> Putin also opposed Trump's withdrawal from the [[Iran nuclear deal]] and told that Russia would continue to honor its obligations under this deal.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/putin-criticizes-u-s-over-iran-deal-at-summit-with-china-1.6158932 Putin Criticizes Trump Over Iran Nuclear Deal]. ''Haaretz''. June 10, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> In March 2018, Russian Propaganda video was released showing how a new missile program could be used to attack America. In the video, the state of [[Florida]] was specifically targeted.<ref>[http://fortune.com/2018/03/01/putin-russia-nuclear-threat-florida-mar-a-lago/ Why Russia Would Specifically Choose to Threaten Florida With a Nuclear Blast]</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43248794 Why would Putin want to nuke Florida?]</ref><br /> <br /> =====Relations with Joe Biden=====<br /> :{{See also|Biden/Harris regime foreign policy}}<br /> [[Joe Biden]] cozied up to Vladimir Putin when he rescinded the Trump-era opposition to the [[Nord Stream]] pipeline.<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/daily-newsletter/</ref> The Russian project is designed to ship gas and oil directly from Russia to [[Germany]] under the [[Baltic Sea]]. Russia has attempted to pressure Ukraine numerous time since the break-up of the Soviet Union to abandon its bid to join [[NATO]] by cutting off oil and gas supplies. In doing so, Russia inadvertently also cuts off supplies to Germany, a very rich and large customer. The Nordtream pipeline is intended to counter this collateral effect, while pressuring Ukraine, [[Poland]] and [[Hungary]] to remain in the Russian orbit. The pipeline itself is a massive scandal in Germany, with for [[Democratic Socialist]] [[Gerhard Schroeder]] chancellor heading the Nordstram pipeline company and a major stockholders.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-schroders-russian-sell-out/</ref><br /> <br /> As vice-president in 2011, Putin snubbed Biden in a face-to-face meeting. Sitting across a conference table Putin, Biden attempted to lecture Putin. Biden said, "I’ve been around a long time. The first time I was here…” and in mid-sentence his microphone was cut off,<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/10/remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-and-russian-prime-minister-vladimir-put</ref> the lights for the TV cameras went off, and the press was told to leave. The press exited quickly and quietly. Videocameras were disassembled from tripods and still photographers stopped shooting. Portable lights came down from retractable poles. No one spoke and no one lingered. Putin baited Biden, pulled the plug, stole Biden's audience, and rendered him speechless. Putin and the Russian delegation sat as their American counterparts realized Biden's big moment had been stolen right out from under him. Putin had neither fear nor respect for Biden, and Biden was humiliated.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/putin-humiliated-biden-in-moscow-meeting/</ref><br /> <br /> In 2014 Hunter Biden colluded with and received $3.5 million from Elena Baturina, the richest woman in Russia and widow of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov as payment to establish an American bank account for her.<ref>https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missionquestfpb/shock-man-who-had-hunter-biden-s-laptop-suggests-t-t10669-s2420.html</ref> In late 2019 Baturina was declarred a fugitive from Russian justice.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-court-declares-late-moscow-mayor-s-widow-wanted-after-failure-to-appear/30348065.html</ref><br /> <br /> ====Relations with the EU====<br /> In 2014 Putin founded the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] to oppose the [[European Union]].<br /> <br /> After [[Crimea]] was annexed by Russia, the [[European Union]] imposed sanctions against Putin and his government.<ref>http://rt.com/business/168192-eu-sanctions-crimea-deadlock/</ref><br /> <br /> The relations within the EU are different and divided, it is mainly the following countries advocating namely a critical attitude towards the Russian government: the Baltic states ([[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]) [[Poland]], [[Sweden]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russian-sanctions-debate-divides-eu/</ref><ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4464/eu-russia</ref><br /> while the following countries belong to the pro Kremlin camp or want to maintain a better relationship: [[Hungary]], [[Italy]] and [[Czech Republic]].<br /> <br /> Also, multiple nationalist parties in the EU appreciate Putin's policies against the Leftist liberal dominance in Europe, like [[Marine Le Pen]]'s [[French National Front|National Front]].<br /> <br /> Despite EU sanctions, Russia under Putin continued expanding economically into Western Europe.<ref>Strobel, Warren P. (March 11, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-economic-clout-in-europe-grows-despite-sanctions-study-says-11552333028 Russia’s Economic Clout in Europe Grows Despite Sanctions, Study Says]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> === Views on abortion ===<br /> Putin rejects any constitutional right to [[abortion]], as exists in the [[United States]], but is not ready to ban abortion from [[Russia]] either. Instead, Putin has supported and enforced [[pro-life]] laws in Russian which would be invalidated by [[pro-abortion]] courts in the United States. In 2017, he said that he will allow societal (including church) views to guide him on the issue:<ref>[http://fortune.com/2017/12/14/vladimir-putin-russia-abortion-pro-choice-press-conference/ An article biased in favor of [[abortion]] but useful for its quotations]</ref><br /> <br /> :“In the modern world, the decision is up to the woman herself,” Putin said, and indicated that additional pro-life proposals “must be careful, considered and based on the general mood in society and the moral and ethical norms that have developed in society.”<br /> <br /> Putin's "the decision" is an ambiguous phrase that could include the decision to have the pregnancy in the first place. Also, Putin is very pro-[[Russia]] and if thinks abortion is lowering the birth rate in a harmful way, then he could abolish it based on national interests.<br /> <br /> === Views on communism and the Soviet Union ===<br /> As someone who rules in the style of the czars, Putin has before called the [[Bolshevik]]s traitors for Russia's defeat in the First World War.<ref>https://www.rt.com/politics/putin-accuses-bolsheviks-treason-877/</ref> However, he has also expressed that "[he] liked Communist and socialist ideas very much and [he] like[s] them still." and compared the Soviet code of conduct to the [[Bible]].<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/russias-putin-says-he-always-liked-communist-socialist-ideas-419289</ref> Putin also has compared communism with Christianity.<ref>Newman, Alex (January 16, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/28051-communism-very-similar-to-christianity-putin-claims Communism “Very Similar” to Christianity, Putin Claims]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Putin was accused of embracing the tactics of Soviet dictator [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-russia-stalin-model-20150611-story.html</ref> In addition, he implies in an interview with [[Larry King]] dated September 8, 2000 that his Christianity isn't actually sincere by stating in Russian that he "believes in the power of man" or "I believe in human beings." Though a few years later, his faith became more genuine.<ref>https://www.quora.com/Is-Vladimir-Putin-personally-religious</ref> Furthermore, around October 2017, he hosted the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students Communist event and gave a speech that strongly implied that he adhered to Communism. Similarly, he also had provided arms and materiel to various communist groups, including [[Angola]], and has voiced a desire to reconnect with Latin America shortly before the FSLN regained power in Nicaragua and has supported [[Nicaragua]] via foreign aid, shipping tanks, and even posting a GLONASS tracking station on the Caribbean coast, alongside similar arming of North Korea.<ref>https://westernfreepress.com/is-vladimir-putin-a-communist/</ref><ref>https://www.trevorloudon.com/2017/12/is-vladimir-putin-a-communist/</ref> Putin is a close ally of the [[Venezuela]]'s Marxist Dictator [[Nicolás Maduro]] which he defends internationally.<ref>https://www.dw.com/es/la-alianza-estrat%C3%A9gica-de-maduro-y-putin/a-46618225</ref><ref>https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2019/06/06/vladimir-putin-volvio-a-respaldar-a-maduro-y-dijo-que-sus-asesores-militares-cumpliran-las-obligaciones-de-rusia-en-venezuela/</ref> He also indicated that he still keeps his KGB card while citing his contemporaries within the KGB had discarded theirs after the USSR's fall.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/putin-his-communist-party-membership-card-i-still-keep-it-home</ref><br /> <br /> === Views on Islam ===<br /> In January 2018 Putin said that "[t]raditional Islam is an integral part of the Russian cultural code". He also vowed to support Islamic religious education.<ref>https://themoscowtimes.com/news/putin-calls-for-revival-of-islamic-education-in-russia-60276</ref><br /> <br /> Putin has openly endorsed his Muslim puppet dictator in [[Chechnya]], [[Ramzan Kadyrov]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/03/26/putin-insists-on-russian-law-in-chechnya-while-supporting-muslim-president/</ref> Kadyrov has de facto established [[Sharia]] law in the region and was condemned by the international community for slaughtering gay citizens.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechnya-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-citizens-massacre-chechen-leader-do-not-exist-russia-vladimir-putin-a7675906.html</ref> Chechen authorities have imposed a compulsory Islamic dresscode for women.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12705300</ref><br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> *"Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains."<ref>Parfitt, Tom (December 23, 2007). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/23/russia.tomparfitt Spy who came in from the cold]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved September 15, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *“I think all sober-minded people who really are involved in politics understand that the idea of a Russian threat to, for example, the Baltics is complete madness. Are we really about to fight NATO? How many people are there in the NATO countries? About 600 million, correct? There are 146 million people in Russia. Yes, we're the biggest nuclear power. But do you really think that we're about to conquer the Baltics using nuclear weapons? What is this madness?”<br /> <br /> *"Hitler tried to destroy Russia. Everyone needs to remember how that ended."<br /> <br /> *"If you try to bite Russia, we'll knock your teeth out."<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> [[Robert Kraft]], the owner of the [[New England Patriots]], accused Putin of stealing Kraft's [[Super Bowl]] ring. Putin responded that Kraft gave it to him as a gift.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Dmitri Medvedev]]<br /> * [[Russian Federation]]<br /> * [[Crisis in Ukraine]]<br /> * [[Russophobia]]<br /> *[[Oleg Deripaska]]<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * Baker, Peter, and Susan Glasser. ''Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution'' (2nd ed. 2007); [https://www.amazon.com/Kremlin-Rising-Vladimir-Revolution-Updated/dp/1597971227/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256923460&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Goldman, Marshall I. ''Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia'' (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Petrostate-Putin-Power-New-Russia/dp/0195340736/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256915128&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Lucas, Edward. ''The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West'' (2009) [https://www.amazon.com/New-Cold-War-Putins-Russia/dp/0230614345/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256915128&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Stuermer, Michael. ''Putin and the Rise of Russia'' (2009) <br /> * Wegren, Stephen K., and Dale R. Herspring, eds. ''After Putin's Russia: Past Imperfect, Future Uncertain'' (4th ed. 2009) [https://www.amazon.com/After-Putins-Russia-Imperfect-Uncertain/dp/0742557855/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Poleev, Andrej. [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4621093 Putinism: A Phenomenological and Prototypical Investigation.] (2012-2021).<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://putin.kremlin.ru/ Official Putin Website]<br /> * [http://kremlin.ru/ Official President of Russia Website]<br /> * [[David Horowitz|Horowitz, David]], [http://frontpagemag.com/2013/frontpagemag-com/putin-and-the-shadow-of-the-kgb-on-the-glazov-gang/ Putin and the shadow of the KGB on the Glazov Gang], Sherman Oaks, [[California]]: [http://www.frontpagemag.com/about/ David Horowitz Freedom Center], Published April 5, 2013.<br /> *[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/12/here-are-the-payments-to-hunter-biden-leaked-from-ukraine/ WATCH and LISTEN: Putin Sings Russian National Anthem With 130,000 People!] (Subtitles and lyrics in closed captioning)<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Putin, Vladimir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Current Heads of State]]<br /> [[Category:Russian People]]<br /> [[Category:Russian Political People]]<br /> [[Category:Orthodox Christians]]<br /> [[Category:Billionaires]]<br /> [[Category:Men]]<br /> [[Category:Nationalists]]<br /> [[Category:Pro-Life]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =[[Constitutional Republic]](de jure)<br>[[Dictatorship]] (de facto)<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; seized power through voter fraud)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =[[Constitutional Republic]](de jure), [[Dictatorship]] (de facto)<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government = [[Constitutional Republic]] (de jure), [[Dictatorship]] (de facto)<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government = Constitutional Republic (de jure), Dictatorship (de facto)<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government = Constitutional Republic under a Junta<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =[Constitutional Republic] under a [Dictatorship]<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =[[Constitutional Republic]] under a [[Dictatorship]]<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. 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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Country<br /> |map =US map.PNG<br /> |map2 =Loc of United States.png<br /> |established =1776<br /> |flag =50 star flag.png<br /> |arms =United States arms.png<br /> |capital =Washington, D.C.<br /> |government =Constitutional Republic under a dictatorship<br /> |language =English<br /> |official =n<br /> |president-raw=[[Donald Trump]]<br/> (De jure)<br/>[[Joe Biden]]<br/> (De facto; illegally seized power)<br /> |area =3,796,742 sq mi<br /> |pop =333,333,333 (2020)<br /> |gdp =$20,000,000,000,000 (2020)<br /> |gdp-year =<br /> |gdp-pc =$60,000 (2020)<br /> |currency =United States Dollar (USD)<br /> }}<br /> The '''United States'''<ref>(''conventional long form'': '''United States of America'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic]]<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references:<br /> *Snowball, Timothy (October 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/413142-the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-and-it-wasnt-meant-to-be-one The United States is not a democracy — and it wasn't meant to be one]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br /> *Humphrey, Clifford (February 7, 2018). [https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/07/sorry-liberals-america-not-democracy-better-way/ Sorry, Liberals, But America Is Not A Democracy, And It’s Better That Way]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.<br /> *Williams, Walter E. (January 16, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/us-not-democracy The US Is Not a Democracy]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref> of fifty states, a capitol district, and fifteen territories. It is a prosperous and relatively [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] nation, based on the longest-running [[Constitution]] in history. Located on the [[North American]] continent, it is bound mainly by [[Canada]] to the north, [[Mexico]] to the south, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies formally broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776, with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> Britain formally recognized the independence of the new nation, the United States of America, in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Shortly thereafter, in 1787, the [[United States Constitution]] was written; grounded on [[Republican form of government|republican]] political principles.<br /> <br /> The Constitution remains in effect today, albeit with several amendments since then. The Americans created political parties and, since abolishing [[slavery]] in a bloody [[American Civil War|civil war]] (1861–65), instituted a form of government guided by the rule of law rather than the desires of a majority of voters. According to the U.S. Constitution written by America's [[Founding Fathers]], the United States is a [[Constitutional Republic]] that functions as a representative [[democracy]]. America derives many of its policies from Christian Principles and the logic behind the [[Bible]], including [[unalienable rights]] and [[natural law]] (see the section on ''Natural Law'', below). Many people view America as holding a special place among nations, due to its foundations in liberty and justice. Contrary to [[globalist]] and [[open borders]] talking points, the [[United States]] is not a "nation of immigrants", but a "nation of citizens".<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Gonzalez, Pedro (July 8, 2018). [https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/08/america-is-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ America Is Not a Nation of Immigrants]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> *Sutherland, Howard (November 18, 2002). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nation-of-immigrants-myth/ The Nation of Immigrants Myth]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.<br /> See also:<br /> *Binder, John (November 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/11/11/steve-bannon-were-a-nation-of-citizens-were-not-a-nation-of-immigrants/ Steve Bannon: ‘We’re a Nation of Citizens; We’re Not a Nation of Immigrants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> America's [[free market]] economy grew rapidly, becoming the largest in the world by the late 1800s, and gaining global influence. [[New York City]] became the largest city in the world at that time. Between 1791 and 1959, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After defeating the Soviet Union in the [[Cold War]], the U.S. emerged as the world's only [[superpower]], having the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military. It exerts enormous cultural and intellectual influence worldwide, and in return is the target of the enemies of democracy and [[capitalism]], especially [[China]], who became a superpower in 2020 after creating the [[CCP virus]]. [[China]] is now leading the cause against America, and now it has more than three-fourths of U.S. GDP and over triple the Japanese GDP, which is the third-largest economy.<br /> <br /> The capital of the United States of America is [[Washington, D.C.]], and the largest city is [[New York City]]. <br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> [[File:Php3sfokfPM.jpg|225px|left|At Washington, DC.]]<br /> Population: 333,000,000 (2020)<br /> Population growth rate: 0.59% (2020)<br /> <br /> Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.]</ref><br /> <br /> In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were deported. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the US today.<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?]</ref><br /> <br /> Although the diverse group of immigrants that have come to the U.S. speak many languages, [[English]] is the traditional unifying language of the United States and is necessary for full civic and cultural participation.<br /> <br /> In 2100, the U.S. population is projected to reach 450-500 million.<br /> <br /> The religious affiliation of the United States is summarized in the following table.<ref>2016 ''Britannica Book of the Year''.</ref><br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> |-<br /> !Religion<br /> !Percentage<br /> |-<br /> |Independent Christian<br /> |23.2%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Roman Catholic]]<br /> |19.6%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Protestant]] (including Anglican)<br /> |18.9%<br /> |-<br /> |unaffiliated [[Christian]]<br /> |16.5%<br /> |-<br /> |[[Mormon]]/[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<br /> |3.3%<br /> |-<br /> |Jewish<br /> |1.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Orthodox<br /> |1.8%<br /> |-<br /> |Muslim<br /> |1.6%<br /> |-<br /> |Buddhist<br /> |0.9%<br /> |-<br /> |Other<br /> |12.3%<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]<br /> Forty-eight of the fifty United States form a regional grouping known as the contiguous United States, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]] and lying between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Two of the fifty states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states. Alaska is located to the northwest of [[Canada]] and lies across the [[Bering Strait]] from the Russian Federation. [[Hawaii]] is an [[archipelago]] located in the North Pacific Ocean. Puerto Rico, which is largely self-governing, is a commonwealth and is considered part of the U.S., as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. Each of the 50 states has a large degree of sovereignty, but the boundaries are debated and shift slightly every year. <br /> <br /> At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the U.S. (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area (after Russia and Canada). It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people (after China and India). <br /> <br /> Mt. McKinley, Alaska, is the highest point in North America and Death Valley, California, is the lowest point on the continent.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 23, 2011, (Accessed on February 23, 2011).</ref><br /> <br /> Most American cities, such as [[Los Angeles]] or [[New York City]], are ugly, partly due to the massive inner-city crime within their boundaries and their failed leftist leadership which has ruined quality of life.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Natural Law===<br /> Many people familiar with the American Revolution do not realize that America is based on [[Natural Law]]. As [[Cleon Skousen]] points out:<br /> {{cquote|Most modern Americans have never studied Natural Law. They are therefore mystified by the constant reference to Natural Law by the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skousen|first1=Cleon|title=[[The Five Thousand Year Leap]]|date=1981|pages=33}}</ref>}}<br /> [[Natural Law]] recognizes that certain laws are natural; that is, these laws naturally existing ''pre-date'' the existence of governments. Natural Law[s] generally indicate the existence of natural rights as well, which [[John Locke]] writes about in his book [[Two Treatises of Government]]. The writings of John Locke are mentioned several times in both the [[Constitutional Convention]] as well as [[The Federalist Papers]]. Natural Law is not only something that was very well understood by the generation that would become the [[Founding Fathers]], but it was also well recognized by the generations preceding the founding generation. Those generations that landed on the shores of America, most of whom were seeking religious liberty. The relationship between Liberty, Natural Law, and God can be seen in many of the documents preceding the founding, such as the dedication given at the [[Liberty Tree]] by a [[Sons of Liberty|son of liberty]] named [[Silas Downer]], as well as the first written constitution of the 13 colonies, [[Connecticut]]'s [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]<br /> ===American Revolution===<br /> {{main|American Revolution}}<br /> [[File:Washington-deleware.jpg|thumb|left|Washington, Chief of the Continental Army, is shown crossing the Delaware River.]]<br /> The American Revolution exploded from fears the British Empire was trying to restrict the historic rights and liberties of Americans. The British victory in the French and Indian War ended the threat that foreign powers might attack the colonies; Britain's protection was no longer needed. At the same time, Britain decided to assert its powers by imposing [[taxes]]. The taxes (as on stamps, sugar, and tea) were not large but the principle was simple: Americans insisted their own [[legislature]]s could impose taxes but not [[Parliament]], because Americans were not represented there. "No taxation without representation!" and "[[Don't tread on me]]" became common phrases in America by the American people, but the British refused over and over again to accept it. London sent in troops when Boston protested vehemently, and Americans organized shadow governments in every colony. <br /> <br /> The Americans were adopting a new political philosophy, called [[republicanism]], which stressed civic virtue, fear of corruption, and disdain for [[aristocracy]] (there were no aristocrats in America apart from occasional British visitors). Republicanism alerted Americans to their constitutional rights as Englishmen – one right was that the people, through their elected officials, set the taxes and upheld law. Constitutionally, to Americans their "elected officials" were not represented in the British Parliament, it meant having their own colonial legislatures. The British replied haughtily toward this desire from the Americans, going so far as to suggest America was "virtually represented" by the British Parliament in some way or form. <br /> <br /> ====Boston Tea Party====<br /> {{main|Boston Tea Party}}<br /> <br /> The British Parliaments idea of representation in America fueled their desire to increase taxes on the Americans. The tax on stamps in 1765 incited near rebellion, as the 13 separate colonies began meeting together and sharing their grievances. The stamp tax was repealed but others followed, especially the tax on tea. In response, Americans boycotted tea and merchants refused to order it, except in Boston. There, a well-organized group of patriots dumped the tea in the harbor, historically known as the [[Boston Tea Party]]. These events infuriated London, so they sent troops to North America and stripped [[Massachusetts]] of its self-government and suspended the historic rights the colonists were so proud of. <br /> <br /> ====Thirteen Colonies====<br /> {{main|Thirteen Colonies}} [[File:Pop1750.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> <br /> The thirteen original colonies began organizing shadow governments, called "Committees of Correspondence," which prepared the Americans for the day "patriots" (or "Whigs," as they called themselves) could assume all functions of local government. That day came when the British sent troops from Boston to seize gunpowder in attempt to dismantle a potential revolt, and the American patriots gathered there to defend their liberty. These patriots were known as the American "Minute men," a well trained militia, and had planned for this day at Lexington and Concord. When the militia clashed with the elite British troops they soundly defeated them, prompting an historic backlash from Britain. The American Revolution had begun. <br /> <br /> The thirteen colonies, organized as the "[[First Continental Congress]]," became a national government as the shadow governments in each colony took control and ousted all royal officials. Congress set up a [[Continental Army]] and gave command to an American hero and Virginia's leader, [[George Washington]]. George Washington took charge in Boston, and he forced the British to leave in the spring of 1776. All 13 colonies were at this point in control of the American Patriots, and they listened as [[Tom Paine]] explained ''Common Sense'' principles, proudly boasting of America's strength and its power as a new nation. America, in its own right as an individual nation no longer needed nor wanted a foreign [[King]]. Congress called on the colonies to become States and to write new State constitutions. On July 4, 1776, Congress unanimously declared the independence of a new nation, the United States of America. Up until this time, the colonies were known as the "United Colonies". On September 9th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to change the name of the country to the "United States of America".<br /> <br /> ====France in the American Revolutionary War====<br /> [[File:Marquis de Lafayette.jpg|thumb|[[Marquis de Lafayette]].]]<br /> King [[George III]] could not abide the insolent Americans and he sent his small army and large navy to America in attempt to reconquer his lost colonies. They were able to recapture [[New York City]], but the King's failure to spread elsewhere greatly outweighed this small victory. The powerful Royal navy gave the British command of the seas and the ability to land troops anywhere and capture any specific place, but the shortage of British soldiers, and the very long 3000 mile supply line, meant that the British could only hold a few points at any one time. Hiring German soldiers (Hessians) was necessary, but they were not enough, for the Patriots always had more available soldiers. The British expectations that Loyalist would rise up and overthrow the Patriots was a [[chimera]]; the Loyalists did provide some help to British invasion forces, but were never strong enough to operate on their own or control any territory.<br /> <br /> [[France]], humiliated by Britain in the 1760s, was stronger in the late 1770s than it was a decade earlier and wanted revenge against the British for their past woes. Thus, the French secretly armed and financed the Americans. Lafayette, a French general in the American Revolutionary War, served in the Continental Army under George Washington. He convinced France to send their first naval and land forces to the Americas and participated in defending Richmond, Virginia from Benedict Arnold and in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia; Lafayette contributed in no slight degree toward the grand result. <br /> <br /> In 1777, the British sent a large army to invade [[New York]] and cut off the revolutionary states of [[New England]]. The plan was a disaster as the American militia captured the entire British invasion force at Saratoga. Encouraged by diplomat [[Benjamin Franklin]], the French recognized the United States as an independent nation, signed a treaty of alliance, and entered the war against Britain. Later, the treaty extended to [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] as allies to America; Britain's diplomacy was disjointed that it had no allies at all, and was militarily matched or surpassed by America and its new allies. The British invasion of the South in 1780-81 was designed to bring out Loyalist support, but it failed and the second major British army was captured at the [[Battle of Yorktown]]. The British Parliament revolted at their reckless king and his incompetent government and sued for peace, which was achieved on terms favorable to the U.S. in 1783. About 20% of the Loyalists moved to [[Canada]], but many stayed in America, and the new peaceful nation resumed its rapid growth.<br /> <br /> ===New Nation===<br /> [[File:Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite-Valley 1865.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Bierstadt]], ''Looking Down Yosemite-Valley'', 1865.]]<br /> In 1783, when the Treaty of Paris concluded the war of independence, the American population totaled some three million citizens and slaves living on about one million square miles of land. Tens of thousands of [[Native Americans]] also lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southwest. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen original states are [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] (including [[maine]]), [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Virginia]]. In 1790, an agreement between supporters of Jefferson and those of [[Alexander Hamilton]] resulted in the creation of the [[District of Columbia]] from part of [[Maryland]]; it has served as the national capital since 1800. The remainder of the 1783 territory was eventually organized as the states of [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]].<br /> <br /> ===Westward Expansion===<br /> [[File:U.S. Territorial Acquisitions PD WC.jpg|thumb|left|Territorial acquisitions such as the Thirteen Colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and British and Spanish Cession.]]<br /> In 1803, [[French]] first consul [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] took advantage of a lull in his war with Great Britain to sell the [[Louisiana Territory]] to the United States, more than doubling the nation's land area. This territory would later be organized as the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Louisiana]] proper. President Jefferson commissioned [[Lewis and Clark]] to explore the new territory from 1802 to 1804.<br /> <br /> The U.S. seized, then purchased [[Florida]] from Spain in 1819. [[Texas]] joined the United States in 1845 after winning its revolution against Mexico. <br /> [[File:Map Leading Group by County US.jpg|thumb|Map Leading Group by County, 2000.]]<br /> After victory the [[Mexican American War]] of 1846-48, the U.S. purchased via the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] territory that became the states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. In 1846 the U.S. and Britain agreed that the 49th Parallel (degree of latitude) would serve as the boundary between the U. S. and [[British Columbia]] (now part of Canada). The American portion became the states of [[Washington]], [[Oregon]] and [[Idaho]].<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> {{main|American Civil War}}<br /> An issue that had been left unresolved at the [[Constitutional Convention]] was [[slavery]]. The South's largely agricultural economy depended on slave labor to work its cotton and tobacco plantations. The North was more heavily industrialized, and slavery was outlawed in northern states. After a series of failed compromises, the South broke away to form the [[Confederate States of America]], following the election of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] of the new [[Republican Party]] in the election of 1860. Four long years of war ended in the spring of 1865 with the surrenders of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] at Appomattox, [[Virginia]] and [[Joseph E. Johnston]] at Durham, [[North Carolina]].<br /> <br /> ===America Acquires an Empire===<br /> <br /> In 1867, the U.S. purchased [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]]. It became a state in 1959.<br /> <br /> Hawaii became an independent republic in 1894 and voluntarily joined the U.S. in 1898, becoming a state in 1960. <br /> <br /> As a result of the [[Spanish-American War]], the United States took control of the [[Philippines]] and annexed [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]]. The Philippines became independent in 1946, after the U.S. reconquered the islands from Japan in World War II. [[Puerto Rico]] has occasionally held a referendum that ratified its continuing unique "Commonwealth" status as part of the United States. The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Guam continues as a U.S. owned territory with full citizenship for its inhabitants. The people of Puerto Rico and Guam have a vote in presidential primaries and a voice, but not a vote, in Congress, but they can travel to U.S. cities without a passport.<br /> <br /> ==The Constitution and Politics in the United States==<br /> <br /> [[File:Declaration of Independence by Trumbull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]<br /> <br /> Between 1776 and 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Founding Fathers formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788. Since 1789, that constitution has been the basic governing document. America's Founding Fathers understood that a democracy is always in flux and given to “mob rule,”<ref>[[Michelle Malkin]]. [http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/27/the-coming-g20-riots-the-spread-of-mob-rule/comment-page-1/ The coming G20 riots & the spread of mob rule], ''Michelle Malkin'', March 27, 2009.</ref> while a republic is fixed and stable, resting on “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Because of the uncertainty of democracy, [[Benjamin Rush]] — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — wrote: “A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.”<ref>AWR Hawkins. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-a-republic-not-a-democracy/ America: A Republic, Not a Democracy], ''Pajamas Media'', September 03, 2009.</ref><br /> <br /> [[Sovereignty]] in America comes from the citizenry ([[self-governance]]), and the basic political values are called "[[republicanism]]," (not to be confused with the [[Republican Party]],) especially the commitment to civic virtue and civic duty, and opposition to corruption and aristocracy. Popular political parties emerged in the United States in the 1790s; currently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]]. Minor parties are of little importance overall but can be useful in pushing certain topics to the public eye. <br /> <br /> States within the United States must have their own individual Constitutions as well, which usually adhere to that individual State's understanding of Natural Law, however, the supreme rule of the United States Constitution takes precedence.<ref>[http://newmexico.heavensentgaming.com/lexicon/american-modern-culture/ American modern culture] on the [[New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia, Lexicon, and News]]</ref><br /> <br /> Contrary to popular belief, especially among [[liberal]]s, the United States is not a [[democracy]] and was never intended to be one.<ref name="NotDemocracy"/><br /> <br /> === The Role of Religion in Government ===<br /> {{main|Religion and U.S. Government}}<br /> <br /> The Role of Religion in Government, more commonly known as Separation of Church vs State, or just simply Church vs State, is the issue whether church and state should be separated. Liberals want Church and State completely separated, but Conservatives want Church and State to interact. The Supreme Court was in favor of separating church and state (4 liberals + John Roberts, thus a 5-majority), but, because of the confirmation of [[Amy Coney Barrett]], the Court would be against it, as Barrett is not in favor of the separation of church and state<ref>https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1308088838108086272</ref>, one of the possible reasons is that Barrett is a devout Catholic.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> {{main|United States Federal Government}}<br /> <br /> [[File:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]<br /> <br /> === Branches ===<br /> <br /> The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.<br /> <br /> ====Legislative Branch====<br /> <br /> The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).<br /> <br /> ====Executive Branch====<br /> <br /> *Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government<br /> *Head of government: President of the United States; [[Vice President of the United States]]<br /> *Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval<br /> *Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)<br /> <br /> ====Judicial Branch====<br /> {{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}<br /> <br /> The United States [[Supreme Court]] consists of nine justices, nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. The judicial branch also includes the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts. Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, provides that judges serve "during good Behavior," ''i.e.'', until they resign, die, or are impeached. The Supreme Court's decision in ''Marbury v. Madison'' established judicial review, whereby the federal courts have the power to declare federal and state laws and actions of the executive branch of the federal or a state government unconstitutional.<br /> <br /> === Political Parties ===<br /> <br /> There are two major political parties in America, the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]], both fighting to control the three branches of government.<br /> <br /> ==== Republican Party ====<br /> {{main|Republican Party}}<br /> <br /> The Republican Party is the conservative, far-right party of the United States. It was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, successfully accomplishing its first goal. The modern Republican Party is fighting to keep America first, although there are some [[RINO|RINOS]], such as [[Mitt Romney]].<br /> <br /> ==== Democratic Party ====<br /> {{main|Democratic Party}}<br /> <br /> The Democratic Party is the liberal, far-left party of the United States. The modern Democratic Party is currently run by politicians, candidates, and activists who don't want to stop trading with [[China]].<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> <br /> The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a very high GDP per capita of $64,759. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. American business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]] in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II, mostly due to the economic explosion of China.<br /> <br /> The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "[[Two-tier systtem|two-tier labor market]]" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Unfortunately, China remains both the banker and salesman to the United States' role as a buyer and debtor. This will not end well for the United States, Republican president or not. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The war in March–April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, required major shifts in national resources to the military. Soaring oil prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 threatened [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]], as higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable [[trade deficit]]s and [[budget deficit]]s, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. <br /> [[File:Gast1872.jpg|thumb|"American Progress," painting by John Gast, 1872.]]<br /> The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking to $506 billion in 2009, and ramping back up to $630 billion in 2010. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a [[recession]] by mid-2008. [[GDP]] contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the [[Great Depression]]. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and other industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. <br /> <br /> In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President [[Barack Obama]] signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to promote a more government-regulated economy. Approximately two-thirds of these socialist funds were injected into the economy by the end of 2010. In March 2010, President Obama signed the [[Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act]], in order to promote government-controlled healthcare. In July 2010, the President signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote a government-controlled [[Wall Street]], ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, taxing the troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and promoting accountability and transparency against the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. <br /> <br /> In November 2010, in an attempt to keep interest rates from rising and snuffing out the nascent recovery, the US Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) announced that it would purchase $600 billion worth of US Government bonds by June 2011.<br /> <br /> However, in November 2017, President Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]], promoting in-nation jobs, lowering the sky-high tax rate of 35% to the moderate rate of 20%, and less government regulation of the economy, allowing the US economy to flourish.<br /> <br /> The United States is the leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.<br /> <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref><br /> <br /> === Economic History ===<br /> In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> It could reach $50 trillion in 2050, but it would be overwhelmed by the $100 trillion Chinese economy.<br /> <br /> Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion.<br /> <br /> ==Flag Description==<br /> [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]]<br /> {{main|Flag of the United States of America}}<br /> <br /> Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]].<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> == See also==<br /> [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]<br /> *[[Pledge of Allegiance]]<br /> *[[Famous American artists]]<br /> *[[List of 50 states]]<br /> *[[Americas]]<br /> *[[America (continent)]]<br /> *[[Columbia]]<br /> *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]<br /> *[[Christian Nation]]<br /> *[[American conservatism]]<br /> *[[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view]]<br /> *[[Adair v. United States]]<br /> *[[Americana]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[CIA]] - [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html The World Factbook]<br /> *[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States United States.]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/america.htm America]<br /> *[http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_us_states.htm Flags of the U.S. States]<br /> *[http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Interactive map test of the 50 U.S. states]<br /> *[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html U.S. History]<br /> *[http://www.theroot.com/buzz/who-owns-united-states Who Owns the United States?]<br /> *[http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Wealth, Income, and Power.] by G. William Domhoff, University of California Santa Cruz.<br /> *[http://bertschlossberg.blogspot.com/ Real Life and Death: the Bible, Israel, and America interplay]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{USstates}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:North American Countries]]<br /> [[Category:United States of America]]<br /> [[Category:NATO Members]]<br /> [[Category:United States History]] <br /> [[Category:Featured articles]]<br /> [[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:LOGOCNN.png|right|250px]]<br /> {{See also|Fake News}}<br /> The '''Cable News Network''' ('''CNN''' also known in some quarters as '''Xi-NN''' or '''Communist News Network''') is a [[far-left]] outlet for [[CCP propaganda war|Chinese Communist propaganda]] posing as an alleged 24-hour cable “[[news]]” channel in the [[United States]].<ref>https://thewashingtonsentinel.com/cnn-publishes-a-near-word-for-word-copy-of-chinese-propaganda-attacking-the-u-s-navy/</ref> CNN is known for bias slant and [[racist]] programming. First started in 1980 by [[Ted Turner]], it is a division of WarnerMedia News & Sports, which is part of the [[corporatist]] media conglomerate WarnerMedia.<br /> <br /> In a [[Project Veritas]] undercover sting video, CNN technical director Charlie Chester gleefully admitted that the channel was actively engaged in propaganda to try to remove [[Donald Trump]] as [[President of the United States]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-director-admits-network-engaged-propaganda-remove-trump-presidency-video/ BREAKING: PROJECT VERITAS: CNN Director Admits Network Engaged in ‘Propaganda’ to Remove Trump From Presidency] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The following day, Project Veritas also released a video revealing Chester admitting that the channel uses [[CCP flu]] fearmongering and manipulation to shape public opinion and drive ratings,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/project-veritas-drops-video-cnn-director-admitting-use-covid-fearmongering-ratings/ Project Veritas Drops Video of CNN Director Admitting They Use COVID Fearmongering for Ratings] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> then admitted in a third released sting video that the channel was trying to help [[Black Lives Matter]] by protecting the hate group's narrative on race, saying that CNN was only pushing reports implicating whites while providing cover for black criminals (particularly those engaging in hate crimes against Asians) on the basis of race.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-cnn-director-caught-hidden-camera-saying-network-trying-help-blm-pushing-stories-implicate-white-people/ BREAKING: CNN Director Caught on Hidden Camera Saying The Network is ‘Trying to Help’ BLM By Only Pushing Stories That Implicate White People] at the Gateway Pundit</ref><br /> <br /> From its origin as a cable-only service, CNN now broadcasts worldwide by satellite, with programs presented from studios in several countries in addition to their headquarters in Atlanta. Some regions receive locally produced opt-outs (under the name "CNN International"), and there are also broadcasts in [[Spanish]], [[German]], [[Italian]], [[Croatian]], [[Japanese]], and [[Turkish]].<br /> <br /> CNN rewarded two corrupt [[Obama administration]] employees, both [[fake news]] [[leak]]ers in the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]], with jobs after they were driven out of government - [[James Clapper]] and [[Andrew McCabe]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/23/cnn-just-paid-off-another-corrupt-deep-state-leaker-tv-contract/</ref> In 2020 it was reported 5 former CNN reporters were now working for [[CGTN]] which is run by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and available in almost 30 million US households. It is the overseas arm of the state's of the party's Propaganda Department.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2eOEPPjD0A</ref><br /> <br /> ==Bias==<br /> [[File:Biden redskins.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|CNN airbrushed out the [[Washington Redskins]] logo from this 1970s photo of Joe Biden and son. The Washington NFL team dropped the name 'Redskins' in June 2020 because it was deemed "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/joe-bidens-son-has-redskins-logo-on-cap-wiped-from/</ref>]]<br /> In 2001, the [[Media Research Center]] stated, "CNN certainly is less biased to the left than ABC, CBS and NBC".<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/biasalerts/cyberalert-08072001-dazzled-candid-clinton]</ref> However, it stated in the same report that "while much of its day-to-day reporting is more balanced than that offered on the broadcast networks, its news judgment usually follows the liberal agenda with conservatives relegated to reacting to it" and noted that it had some hosts on the network who clearly leaned to the left such as Larry King. And more recently, [[Conservative media]] critics, amongst other groups, rightly accuse CNN of promoting the [[Liberalism|liberal agenda]] with slanted reporting.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13]</ref> CNN has mocked and insulted members of the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/update-chicago-tea-party-crowd-confronts-cnn-reporter-after-hostile-interview/ UPDATE: CHICAGO TEA PARTY CROWD CONFRONTS CNN REPORTER AFTER HOSTILE INTERVIEW, Breitbart.tv, April 15, 2009]</ref> Their coverage of the US Election of 2012 has also made alarm bells ring in the minds of true journalists. CNN has supported the far-left [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/14/opinion/rushkoff-occupy-debt/index.html]</ref> and has given mainstream legitimacy to the [[extremist]] views of [[Van Jones]] who was very active in the [[anti-Semitic]] [[9/11 Truther]] movement. In October 2013 CNN mocked the "Million Vet March" in Washington, focusing on one speaker, whom it quoted as stating, “I call upon all of you to wage a second American nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president [Barack Obama at the time] leave town, to get up, to put the Quran down, to get up off his knees, and to figuratively come out with his hands up.”<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/10/13/CNN-derides-million-vet-march</ref><br /> <br /> CNN has had some conservative commentators in the past. For example, Rowland Evans and Robert Novak were conservatives who hosted a show on CNN called ''Evans and Novak'', later ''Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields'', and Novak also co-hosted the debate programs ''Capital Gang'', and ''Crossfire'', and was a political commentator on CNN's general coverage. [[Tucker Carlson]], now at Fox News, was a CNN political analyst at one point. Another conservative on CNN was [[Kate O'Beirne]]. [[Barry Goldwater]] was a commentator for CNN at one point.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19810516&id=P6krAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IP0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4291,3826132/ CNN is a 24 hour video newspapers by Tony Seideman The Telegraphy May 16, 1981]</ref> Alex Castellanos was a frequent presence during the 2012 election. Conservative commentators have also included [[S.E. Cupp]], Jeffrey Lord, [[Newt Gingrich]], and Jack Kingston among others.<br /> <br /> Today, [[Jeff Zucker]], its new leader, openly despises Fox News and the Republican Party,<ref>http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeff-zucker-at-tca-fox-news-is-republican-party-masquerading-as-a-cable-news-channel/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> in contrast to his predecessor Walter Isaacson, who tried to have balanced coverage,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> and another predecessor Tom Johnson, who was friends with [[Roger Ailes]], the leader of Fox News.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/ronn-torossian/what-obama-can-learn-from-roger-ailes/]</ref><br /> <br /> Not only does CNN have a visible left-wing and [[anti-Trump]] bias, but CNN International is one of the most prominent international broadcasters from the U.S., meaning worldwide viewers wanting to watch a U.S. channel or see the U.S. perspective will find CNN's left-wing bias, which will distort their perception of the U.S.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (November 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/28/cnn-cons-america-world/ How CNN Cons America, the World, and Itself]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> ===2020 election===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|2020 presidential election|2020 Democrat election fraud|2021 Capitol protests}}<br /> The [[2020 Trump campaign]] finally issued a statement on one of [[Brian Stelter]]'s many offensive meltdowns:<br /> [[File:Image 2021-01-14 221715.png|right|300px|thumb|Anderson Cooper promoting [[BLM]] domestic terrorist [[John Sullivan]]. In January 2021, Sullivan incited and led a riot into the [[U.S. Capitol]].<ref>https://youtu.be/s7apy0uLGFs</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Liberal [[activist]]s masquerading as [[journalist]]s are constantly demeaning and insulting [[conservative]] [[women]] simply for having the audacity to think for ourselves and go against the fake news narrative they are pushing that day. President Trump has constantly championed strong women in positions of power and delivered on key issues that matter to women across the country: making our communities safer and bringing jobs back to America. Brian Stelter's comments today toward Senior Legal Adviser Jenna Ellis were [[sexist]] and demeaning, implying that her children and grandchildren will be ashamed of her simply because she was holding [[media]] outlets accountable. This kind of on-air meltdown and lashing out is completely unprofessional, yet it’s what we've come to expect from the [[leftist]]s who [[hate]] President Trump. It would be great if so-called journalists would refrain from personal attacks and putting words in the mouths of the children and grandchildren of strong, smart, and independent women. We condemn Brian Stelter’s behavior and call on CNN and Stelter to apologize."<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/trump-campaign-statement-on-brian-stelters-offensive-cnn-meltdown/</ref>}}<br /> *CNN ran a 7-hour marathon with 20 Democrat presidential candidates, each airing their views on eliminating air travel, beef consumption, and exterminating children. CNN's corporate sponsors advertised luxury air travel and juicy steaks.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVet_2yBEMw&feature=youtu.be</ref><br /> <br /> *After Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]] thoroughly debunked the [[Russiagate]] conspiracy theory, CNN's [[Jim Sciutto]] attempted to resuscitate the discredited hoax alleging the that the CIA had to extract a deep cover asset from Russia because of fear that President Trump would out the assets identity to Vladimir Putin. The ''New York Times'', ''Washington Post'', and CIA were quick to refute the story. The extraction occurred because of [[John Brennan]] and [[Obama administration]] leaks in the early days of the Trump-Russia hoax that put in danger of exposure and the lives of CIA asset's in Russia.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2019/09/09/cnn-russian-spy-exfiltration-story-trips-bull-alarms-two-continents/</ref><ref>https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/09/10/wapo-nyt-contra-cnn-trump-not-reason-cia-exfiltrated-asset-russia/</ref><ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2019/09/10/fusion-gps-hustle-timeline-of-who-met-who-and-when-in-buildup-of-cnns-latest-trump-russia-exclusive-is-all-so-damning/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/themarketswork/status/1171072580901453825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1171100680121176069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref><ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1171213357589962752.html</ref> After illegally leaking and endangering the lives of CIA assets, Clapper than went to work for CNN.<br /> <br /> *CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski tried to whitewash [[Bernie Sanders]] sympathy and advocacy of [[Soviet]] [[mass murder]] with "nuances".<ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/02/17/spare-me-gabriella-hoffman-absolutely-trounces-cnns-andrew-kaczynski-for-trying-to-whitewash-the-soviet-union/</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN was an enthusiastic supporter of the violent [[2020 Antifa riots|Socialist insurrection]] perpetrated by [[white]] [[Progressive]]s in the wake of [[George Floyd]]'s death.<ref>https://youtu.be/7IcCJpw2ZDw</ref><br /> <br /> *In order to pander and mislead the vital Black female demographic for the Democratic party, CNN's April Ryan reported that [[Stacey Abrams]] was being interviewed and vetted by the [[Biden team]] for the vice president spot when in fact Abrams herself no shall call, interview, or vetting process had taken place.<ref>https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/06/11/april-ryan-deletes-tweet-that-appears-to-contradict-stacey-abrams-on-vetting-for-vp/</ref><br /> [[File:Antifa wildfires.png|thumb|right|550px|Despite the [[lamestream media]] insisting that wildfires that occurred in the West Coast were due to "global warming", this CNN headline admits that conservatives were right about arsonists being responsible.]]<br /> *CNN has been in the forefront of pushing the [[Marxist]] agenda of the [[Black Lives Matter organization]] of violence and destruction of the [[nuclear family]].<br /> <br /> *CNN promoted the ridiculous notion that massive [[BLM]] riots somehow did not lead to a surge in [[coronavirus]] cases;<ref>[Black Lives Matter protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases, research says]</ref> they later even showcased a former [[Planned Parenthood]] president who apparently believes that [[far-left]] rioters "are aware of the risks and are doing everything they can to reduce that risk."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AbntdMMl4 Shameless CNN Says BLM Protests Are Safe From COVID But Not Trump Rallies]</ref><br /> <br /> *Harvis Rogers was interviewed by CNN on Super Tuesday 2020 telling reporters that he waited six hours in line at a poll at Texas Southern University. “I figured like it was my duty to vote. I wanted to get my vote in to voice my opinion. And I wasn’t going to let nothing stop me. So I waited it out.” Rogers was the last person to cast a ballot at his voting center in Houston. He told CNN that he thought “the process could’ve been done better than that.” “But that wasn’t going to deter me from voting,” Rogers was lauded for his commitment to the process, with Twitter users calling him a “patriot” and a “hero.” Rogers is not shown to be a registered voter in Texas. In 2021 Rogers was arrested and charged on two counts of illegal voting. In 1986 Hervis spent 4-years in prison for a robbery charge. In 1989, he was given 6-years for burglary. Hervis was arrested again and sentenced to 25-years in 1995 under career criminal statutes. In 2005 he was charged with prostitution.<ref> https://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/man-who-made-national-spotlight-on-super-tuesday-booked-into-montgomery-county-jail-on-illegal-voting/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Russia collusion conspiracy theory===<br /> :{{See also|FBI scandal}}<br /> The FBI, under James Comey and Andrew McCabe, attempted to influence the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election from its highest levels. After the FBI's failure to help [[Hillary Clinton]] win the presidency, CNN colluded with the FBI to plant the seeds of a false narrative commonly known as "Trump-Russia" in order to hamstring the incoming Trump administration and prevent it from uncovering FBI wrongdoing and illegal activity. [[Jim Sciutto]], Evan Perez and [[Carl Bernstein]] were coordinating the attack against Trump through [[Jake Tapper]]’s show. The FBI small group were well aware of what the CNN crew were planning. FBI Spokesperson [[Mike Kortan]] was coordinating the narrative on behalf of the FBI team. The FBI knew the underlying premise was entirely false as did the CNN crew as well.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/08/foia-release-showcases-fbi-small-group-coordinating-with-media-to-push-russia-narrative-in-2017-exactly-as-suspected/</ref><br /> <br /> *Obama [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] illegally leaked the ''[[Clinton-Steele dossier]]'' to CNN, lied to Congress about it, and was rewarded by CNN with a contract.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/29976/cnn-rewarded-obama-official-contract-after-leaking-ryan-saavedra</ref><br /> <br /> *[[James O'Keefe]] of Project Veritas, who helped expose the [[fraud]] of CNN's fake news narratives about the Trump-Russia [[conspiracy theory]], summarized CNN's non-journalistic and unethical standards as motivated by corporate [[greed]] and ratings driven by liberal viewers. A deliberate effort to report as news a story that liberals wished to be true without any factual evidence.<ref>https://youtu.be/jdP8TiKY8dE</ref> He revealed that liberal CNN political commentator [[Van Jones]] called the outlet's Russia stories a "nothingburger."<ref>Concha, Joe (June 28, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/339867-okeefe-video-shows-cnns-van-jones-calling-russia-story-a-nothingburger O'Keefe video shows CNN's Van Jones calling Russia story a ‘nothingburger’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (June 28, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/28/cnns-van-jones-calls-russia-story-nothing-burger-l/ CNN’s Van Jones calls Russia story ‘nothing burger’ in latest undercover video]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref> He also revealed that a CNN associate producer called voters "stupid as s***", and regarding President Trump stated that "on the inside, we all recognize that he is a clown, that he is hilariously unqualified for this, he’s really bad at this and that he does not have America’s best interests. We recognize he’s just f***ing crazy."<ref>Richardson, Valerie (June 30, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/30/cnn-producer-calls-trump-crazy-voters-stupid-as-sh/ CNN producer calls Trump ‘crazy,’ voters ‘stupid as sh—’ in latest Project Veritas video]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 1, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 30, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/30/james-okeefe-cnn-associate-producer/ James O’Keefe Video: CNN Associate Producer Calls Voters ‘Stupid as Sh*t’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> *Months after an alleged [[Steele dossier|Russian dossier]] against Trump was discredited, CNN continued to promote it.<ref>Klein, Aaron (June 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/29/defiant-cnn-touts-discredited-dossier-one-hour-russia-conspiracy-special/ Defiant CNN Touts Discredited Dossier in One-Hour Russia Conspiracy Special]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> *On May 17, 2017 CNN reported a fabricated story alleging that facts surrounding the computer of [[Murder of Seth Rich|murdered DNC whistleblower Seth Rich]] in possession of the FBI, which was used to transmit DNC emails and the [[John Podesta|Pedosta]] files to [[Wikileaks]], were recanted by the sources.<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/16/media/seth-rich-family-response-claims-of-wikileaks-contact/</ref> Sources denied CNN's allegations.<ref>https://counterpropa.com/cnns-oliver-darcy-tried-debunk-seth-rich-murder-theories-added-fuel-cover/</ref> The [[fake news]] by CNN was an attempt to blunt the impact of the evidence in the FBI's possession that debunks the Russian hacking theory of DNC servers as the source for Wikileaks.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2017/01/25/seymour-hersh-blasts-media-for-uncritically-promoting-russian-hacking-story/</ref> The revelation came two days after the removal of both [[James Comey]] and [[Andrew McCabe]] over the investigation into the extent of Russian activities in the 2016 election.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/04/19/fbi-says-no-need-for-top-official-to-recuse-himself-from-trump-russia-probe/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YTxYnDoi8s</ref><br /> <br /> *After several inaccuracies and flaws were found in a CNN article that attacked Trump and his allies over a Russia fund, CNN retracted the article.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (June 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/23/very-fake-news-after-breitbart-investigation-cnn-retracts-conspiracy-theory-hit-piece-attacking-trump-associates-over-russian-fund/ Very Fake News: After Breitbart Investigation, CNN Retracts Conspiracy Theory Hit Piece Attacking Trump, Associates Over Russian Fund]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 24, 2017.</ref><ref>Boyle, Matthew (June 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/24/cnn-under-fire-very-fake-news-network-hit-from-all-sides-as-breitbart-investigation-forces-rare-retraction/ CNN Under Fire: ‘Very Fake News’ Network Hit from All Sides as Breitbart Investigation Forces Rare Retraction]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref> Three CNN employees resigned due to the resulting scandal.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (June 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/26/three-employees-resign-from-cnn-amid-very-fake-news-scandal/ Three Employees Resign from CNN Amid Very Fake News Scandal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Adams, Becket (June 26, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/three-cnn-staffers-quit-over-retracted-story/article/2627155 Three CNN staffers quit over retracted story]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Leftwing riots===<br /> [[File:Fiery but mostly peaceful.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Communist agitprop: "'''Fiery but mostly peaceful'''" during the 2020 Marxist uprisings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]]<br /> [[File:Secoriea Turner.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Black Lives Matter]] protesters [[murder]]ed 8 year old [[Secoriea Turner]] on July 5, 2020 in [[Atlanta]].<ref>https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-identify-8-year-old-girl-killed-in-atlanta-4th-of-july-shooting</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|2020 Marxist riots}}<br /> CNN journalists have incited or promoted acts of violence.<ref>Nolte, John (August 27, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/26/nolte-four-reports-of-assaults-incited-by-cnn-journalists-in-just-6-weeks/ Nolte: Four Reports of Assaults Incited by CNN Journalists in Just 6 Weeks]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN's [[Chris Cuomo]] defended [[Antifa]] in August 2018, saying that “all punches are not equal morally.”<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/14/cnn_chris_cuomo_defends_antifa_attacks_on_police_journalists_not_equal_to_fighting_bigots.html</ref> Antifa brutally beat [[Andy Ngo]], a Vietnamese-American journalist for '' Quillette''. Ngo was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage following the attack in Portland.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gSGsaJ24wo<br /> * https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OwxWkEzRWqxQ<br /> * https://twitter.com/alx/status/1145086195497615360?s=21<br /> * https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OwxWkEzRWqxQ<br /> *Wong, Kristina (June 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/journalist-andy-ngo-assaulted-by-antifa-protesters-in-portland/ Journalist Andy Ngo Assaulted by Antifa Protesters in Portland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.<br /> *Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32740-antifa-goons-attack-gay-conservative-journalist-cruz-mayor-permits-leftist-terror Antifa Goons Attack Gay, Conservative Journalist. Cruz: Mayor Permits Leftist Terror]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 1, 2019.</ref> Ngo previously criticized Antifa for its violence.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan (June 30, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-members-assault-journalist-known-for-exposing-groups-violence_2984149.html Antifa Members Assault Journalist Known for Exposing Group’s Violence]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Ngo was first blinded in a milkshake attack. Police reported that quick drying cement, a caustic substance, had been mixed into milkshakes.<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2019/06/30/should-antifa-be-designated-a-domestic-terror-group/</ref> The [[LGBTQ+]] centered [[Human Rights Campaign]] press secretary called Andy Ngo a "sniveling weasel" and said the Leftist attack was "the greatest thing that could have happened." In Andy Ngo's own retelling of events, "I was suddenly slammed on the back of my head with something hard. Dazed and still hearing faint chants of ‘no hate,’ I was then punched and kicked by perhaps a dozen masked people in black. At an Antifa event meant to resist ‘fascist violence,’ I—a gay journalist of color—was beaten so badly that I was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/04/andy-ngo-lefts-expanded-definition-violence/</ref><br /> <br /> *A [[suicide bomber]] was shot and killed by police at an [[ICE]] facility in [[Tacoma]], Washington.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/13/armed-activist-hurling-molotov-cocktails-at-ice-facility-shot-killed-by-police/ Armed Activist Hurling Molotov Cocktails at ICE Facility Shot Killed by Police]</ref> The attacker was later identified as having attended Antifa black shirt protests.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90YXf5P1rE&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=1BRrxh8nJyANlPeS%3A6</ref> The attacker, Willem Van Spronsen, 69, sent a manifesto to friends the day before the assault in which he wrote, "I am Antifa,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S376N3YfnP0</ref> and now he is lionized by members of the leftwing group as a "martyr." Spronsen was part of a May 5, 2019 episode of CNN's ''United Shades of America'' with W. Kamau Bell. The heavily promoted show featured Bell explaining the “Redneck Revolt,” which Bell identified as gun-toting [[liberal]]s who defend the Second Amendment and seek to battle the “alt-right” and neo-Nazis. Bell called them “good guys,” going to a gun range with members and even questioning why “more white people” don't share their viewpoints.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cnn-antifa-ice-glorified</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *Despite CNN's [[race baiting]] and encouraging violence against Trump supporters, CNN pays rent to Stephen Ross who in turn donated money to President Trump's re-election.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/democrats-stephen-ross/</ref><br /> <br /> *Chris Cuomo, an Italian [[nationalist]], became unhinged and threatened to "wreck your s***" and "throw you down the stairs" after being called "Fredo" by a CNN viewer. CNN defended Cuomo's violent and [[white supremacist]] threats.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/457186-video-shows-chris-cuomo-in-altercation-after-man-calls-him-fredo</ref> Fredo is a fictional character in ''Godfather II'' who was born with child developmental disabilities.<br /> <br /> *CNN anchor [[Don Lemon]] has been sued for [[sexual assault]].<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/08/14/bad-lemon-cnn-host-slapped-with-sexual-assault-allegation-n2551655</ref><br /> <br /> *While speaking at a New Brunswick, New Jersey event, an news editor for ''New Brunswick Today'' was violently assaulted<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73WScfrY9fg&feature=youtu.be</ref> by a member of CNN White House correspondent April Ryan's party.<ref>https://dmlnewsapp.com/report-cnns-april-ryans-bodyguard-violently-ejects-local-journalist-event-video/</ref><br /> <br /> *[[CNN]] and [[NBC]] each paid [[BLM]]/[[Antifa]] terrorist [[John Sullivan]] $35,000 for his services inside the [[2021 Capitol riot|U.S. Capitol on Januuary 6, 2021]].<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.227101/gov.uscourts.dcd.227101.14.0.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> ===Wuhan coronavirus===<br /> [[File:CNN HCQ.png|375px|right|thumb|CNN was in the forefront of the [[War on Science]] and [[hydroxychloroquine denial]]; CNN lied, thousands died.]]<br /> :{{See also|CCP propaganda war}}<br /> When the [[World Health Organization]] and [[Department of Health and Human Services]] declared the deadly [[coronavirus]] a global and national health emergency, CNN headlined criticism of the Presidential Task Force to fight the spread of infections for "lack of diversity."<br /> <br /> CNN embraced the [[propaganda]] and denial of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] that the coronavirus began in China,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/03/13/china-pushes-propaganda-u-s-created-coronavirus/</ref> blaming the United States, and suggesting that calling attention to the Chinese communists cover-up of the [[pandemic]] for two months and ruthless suppression and arrest of doctors alerting the public of the health crisis is "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/propaganda-puppet-jim-acosta-is-singing-from-the-chinese-communists-hymnal</ref> CNN literally coined the term, "Wuhan coronavirus" for the new deadly disease.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZtCq1aj2g</ref><br /> <br /> CNN contributor Rick Wilson suggested [[Melania Trump]] should ‘Be Infected’ with coronavirus.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/cnn-contributor-rick-wilson-suggests-melania-trump-should-be-infected-with-coronavirus/</ref><br /> <br /> Anderson Cooper and [[Chuck Schumer]] claimed no timeline for delivery of protective personal equipment (PPE) existed after censoring the Coronavirus Task Force briefing where Admiral Polowczyk provided the PPE timeline.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WoxEKy7xlY</ref><br /> <br /> ==Racism==<br /> [[File:CNN-contributor-Hitler.jpg|right|375px|thumb|CNN contributor sharing his thoughts on Twitter.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/cnn-contributor-calls-for-hitler/</ref>]]<br /> CNN has been widely criticized for its [[racist]] programming.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-segment-on-cnn-labeled-racist-for-calling-singer-token-negro-of-the-trump-administration</ref><ref>https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/11/don-lemon-mocks-kanye-west-donald-trump-minstrel-s/</ref><ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6266479/amp/CNN-fire-mocking-Kanye-Wests-support-president.html</ref><ref>Nolte, John (October 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/14/nolte-cnns-freak-show-of-violence-and-racism-hit-17-new-lows-this-week/ Nolte: CNN’s Freak Show of Violence and Racism Hit 17 New Lows This Week]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 14, 2018.</ref> Many have called for the firing of news Anchor [[Don Lemon]] for his blatantly vile and hate-filled rants and comments from guests.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/10/10/cnn-slammed-full-blown-racist-commentators-call-kanye-west-token-negro/</ref><ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/10/11/don_lemon_explodes_kanye_west_put_on_a_minstrel_show_for_trump_needs_a_father_figure.html</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2018/10/racist-cnn-token-negro.html/</ref> Lemon labeled a black man exercising his [[First Amendment]] rights as a "minstrel show;"<ref>https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bc0048ee4b01a01d688fceb/amp</ref> Democrat Congresswoman [[Jackie Speier]] and others on CNN implied such blacks are "mentally ill."<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2018/10/12/cnn-kanye-west-is-a-mentally-ill-token-negro-n2527876</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-kanye-reaction-factbox/kanye-wests-meeting-with-trump-provokes-scorn-sadness-support-idUSKCN1ML2SX</ref> Lemon has a history of racist comments directed at [[African American]]s who do not toe the [[cultural Marxist]] party line: In 2015 Lemon called [[Kanye West]] a "boy" for bucking [[Hollywood values]] at the [[Grammy]] Awards.<br /> <ref>https://blackamericaweb.com/2015/02/10/don-lemon-is-it-time-for-kanye-to-have-a-seat-aot-the-grammys/</ref> [[Vernon Jones]] says CNN stands for Control Negroes Network.<ref>https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/vernon-jones-live-bomb-cnn-stands-for-the-control-negroes-network/</ref><br /> <br /> Far-Left activist and regular CNN contributor Bakari Sellers made racially condescending remarks about blacks while Don Lemon,<ref>https://youtu.be/Etvn37wekw8</ref> host of ''CNN Tonight'' chuckled and joined in.<ref>https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/10/bakari-sellers-tara-setmayer-mock-kanye-west-cnn-o/</ref> Lemon is a tool of racist white elite liberals; in the Summer of 2018 Lemon aired a show highlighting the lack of nonwhite megadonors hampering Democrat hopes of winning Congress.<ref>https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/07/23/21972/there-are-many-rich-minorities-so-why-are-there-no-black-koch-brothers</ref> Independent thinking Blacks are not respected or even debated for their words and ideas.<ref>https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/12/democrats-double-standard-racism/</ref> CNN belittles them with the most disgusting racial epithets. ''[[The Christian Post]]'' noted "CNNs efforts to keep blacks on the [[Democrat]] plantation remind me of the free black slaveowners in the [[antebellum]] South."<ref>https://www.christianpost.com/amp/cnn-kanye-west-is-a-mentally-ill-token-negro-227947/</ref> <br /> <br /> African Americans refer to Don Lemon as a modern-day runaway slave catcher.<ref>https://youtu.be/SxlAbshQuhY</ref> Lemon's racist assaults aren't limited to just Black men, the majority of which are [[heterosexual]], Lemon also claims white males are "terrorists".<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/414109-foxs-jarrett-rips-cnns-lemon-as-racist-hypocrite-and-idiot-all-rolled-into-one</ref> Football legend Herschel Walker denounced CNN's racism after a guest inferred blacks who do not vote Democrat "is what happens when Negros don’t read.”<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/herschel-walker-calls-for-cnn-to-fire-don-lemon-over-racist-kanye-west-criticism</ref> Commentator [[Candace Owens]] called CNN's programming "absolutely despicable."<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/tv/candace-owens-blasts-racist-cnn-panel-for-calling-kanye-west-a-token-negro-for-trump-absolutely-despicable/</ref> Deroy Murdock noted: "These reprehensible, racist comments on CNN are typical...Black Americans who think for ourselves are mocked and degraded with words we last saw under [[Jim Crow]]."<ref>http://blacknewszone.com/2018/10/13/fire-don-lemon-for-racist-kanye-criticism/</ref><br /> <br /> According to Georgia [[Republican]] gubernatorial candidate [[Vernon Jones]], CNN stands for 'controlling negroes.'<ref>[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2021/06/30/ga-gubernatorial-candidate-vernon-jones-slams-cnn-says-network-stands-for-controlling-negros-at-atlanta-presser-with-giuliani/ “CNN stands for ‘controlling negroes’ declared Vernon as he attacked the biased reporting of the once-respected news outlet, which has now become nothing but globalist propaganda.]</ref><br /> <br /> CNN anchor [[Chris Cuomo]] has been criticized for his on air racist remarks.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/37048/when-kanye-comes-around-its-ok-be-racist-liberals-joseph-curl?amp</ref> Many observers detect a recurring pattern of conduct reflective of the racist liberal mindset. CNN columnist Raul Reyes has used racist [[dogwhistle]]s against senators [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]].<ref>Sopo, Giancarlo (January 5, 2020). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-screed-exposes-progressives-growing-hatred-for-conservative-cuban-americans-like-marco-rubio The Left's growing hatred for conservative Cuban Americans exposed]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> Former CNN anchor Solidad O'Brien was able to expose the fact that CNN wanted only "good [[negro]]es" as "the right kind of guest".<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/soledad-obrien-cnn-right-kind-black</ref><br /> <br /> CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill called for the destruction of the Jewish people at a [[United Nations]] conference.<ref>https://youtu.be/jDg3jjyIEPc</ref> CNN photo editor Mohammed Elshamy tweeted: “More than 4 jewish pigs killed in #Jerusalem today by the Palestinian bomb explode" and <ref>https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1154465306623922176</ref> and “Israel is the main enemy for the people of [[Egypt]] and shall always remain despite rulers who lick Jewish legs.” During the [[Iran]]ian-back [[Hamas]] [[Guardian of Walls|missile assault]] on [[Israel]], CNN contributor Adeel Raja tweeted, “The world today needs a [[Hitler]].”<ref>https://therightscoop.com/whoa-long-time-cnn-contributor-tweets-the-world-today-needs-a-hitler/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/inncnt_bystndr/status/1394008907576713217/photo/1</ref> CNN analyst Asha Rangappa has defended Democrat anti-Semite Congressional candidate [[Valerie Plame]].<ref>https://freebeacon.com/issues/cnn-analyst-jumps-to-the-defense-of-anti-semitic-congressional-candidate/</ref><br /> <br /> CNN has invited [[Neo-Nazi]] [[Richard Bertrand Spencer]] on to share his views and condemn Donald Trump.CNN anchor Victor Blackwell called President Trump a racist for tweets repeating sentiments of Democrat presidential candidate Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]], Baltimore Democrat Mayor Catherine Pugh, the ''Baltimore Sun'', and Democrat Oversight Committee chairman [[Elijah Cummings]], using Cummings own language referring to his district as a rat infested dump.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqGt4m_rODA&feature=youtu.be</ref> Blackwell claimed Trump's use of the term "infested" made Trump a racist.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYANRUos8Hg</ref><br /> <br /> CNN defended racist Chicago mayor [[Lori Lightfoot]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/boom-tulsi-gabbard-torches-mayor-lightfoot-for-racism-says-biden-harris-should-call-for-her-resignation/</ref><br /> <br /> CNN host Brianna Keilar made insulting and racist comments to Rep. [[Byron Donalds]], an [[African American]], during a live interview.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/gutfeld-cnns-treatment-rep-donalds-racist</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/6dVsdwYHbf4</ref> Keilar has encouraged [[white supremacist]] [[Katie Hill]], who resigned from Congress when it was revealed she had a [[Nazi]] tattoo,<ref>[https://uproxx.com/viral/rep-katie-hill-nazi-tattoo/ A Dem. Congresswoman, Already In Hot Water Over A Fling With A Staffer, Is Now In Even Hotter Water Over An Alleged Nazi Tattoo], Stacey Ritzen, October 25, 2019. uproxx.com</ref> to run for office again.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/14/cnn-anchor-urges-katie-hill-run-singing-disgraced-ex-dem-lawmakers-praises-for-revenge-porn-advocacy-1088986/</ref><br /> <br /> Two CNN guests, David Wallace-Wells of ''The New Yorker'' and Emily Atkin of the newsletter ''Heated'', made foul and offensive statements that [[climate change]] is worse than the [[holocaust]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-guests-claim-climate-change-is-larger-than-the-holocaust</ref> The outrageous comparison was made on CNN's ''Reliable Sources'' hosted by Brian Stelter,<ref>https://youtu.be/SZnDq3vd1F0</ref> and came on the heels of [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]'s apology at the U.S. Holocaust Museum for comparing vaccine passports to wearing the [[Star of David]] in [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-holocaust-museum-apology/index.html</ref><br /> <br /> ==Ratings plunge==<br /> [[File:BLM storms CNN.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A predominantly white mob of Black Lives Matter rioters stormed CNN headquarters. CNN blamed the violence on white supremacists.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-protests-latest-protest-atlanta-cnn-mayor-bottoms-a9539906.html</ref>]] <br /> Although CNN was once the dominant network on cable news and one of the highest rated channels on cable television, this is no longer the case. In overall ratings, CNN is usually second place behind [[Fox News Channel]] but ahead of MSNBC.<ref>[http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/12/30/cnn-ends-2014-firmly-ahead-of-msnbc-full-release/]</ref> At times its ratings fall below that of [[Hallmark Channel]] and its endless [[Christmas film]] reruns.<br /> <br /> CNN was successful until around 2001, when [[Fox News]] began beating it in the ratings. Since then it has been failing (even with a near monopoly position in airport terminal broadcasts), with June 2019 primetime ratings (the most watched period for television when stations can command premium prices for advertising) not even making the top 10, falling below not only the conservative-oriented Fox News, but ultra-left-wing [[MSNBC]], HGTV (which broadcasts reality shows pertaining to home improvement and real estate), and even [[Hallmark Channel]] which was running endless reruns of "chick flick" romance films.<ref>https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/basic-cable-ranker-week-of-june-3/405417/</ref> In daytime it ranked #6, but again fell below Fox, MSNBC, HGTV, and even kid-oriented Nickelodeon and true-crime oriented Investigation Discovery (though it did beat out Hallmark Channel in this time slot).<br /> <br /> By February 2014, CNN's average number of total viewers during the day from Monday to Sunday was 307,000 with 96,000 in the key 25 to 54 viewing demographic.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/february-2014-ratings-cnn-down-in-total-day-primetime_b214931]</ref> In 2013, the network fell to a 20-year low in primetime ratings and experienced its second-lowest year ever in the 25 to 54 viewing demographic. That year, CNN also experienced its lowest total-day audience since 1992, and its lowest total-day 25 to 54 audience since 2000.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-zucker-cnn-ratings-2014-1]</ref> 2014 closed out with CNN having all-time ratings lows. In primetime, the network suffered its worst-rated year in total viewers and its second-lowest in the 25 to 54 viewing demographic. In total day, CNN received its worst-rated year in the key demographic.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2014/12/cable-news-ratings-fox-news-channel-wins-13th-consecutive-year-1201338131/]</ref> In May 2018, CNN's viewership fell 30% compared to the previous year.<ref>Nolte, John (May 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/05/16/cnn-ratings-collapse-nearly-30-percent/ Ratings Crisis: CNN Suffers Viewership Collapse of Nearly 30 Percent]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 16, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> Beginning in the first half of 2017, CNN's market share relative to its competitors has seen a marked decline.<ref>[http://www.dailywire.com/news/18088/death-spiral-along-its-credibility-cnn-ratings-john-nolte Death Spiral: Along With Its Credibility, CNN Ratings Collapse], Daily Wire, 2017.</ref> Additionally, it faced repeated losses of credibility through its absence of journalistic standards and ethical lapses.<ref><br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FpMb6dATfo CNN faces credibility crisis over Trump coverage]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-X2jG5hdl4 Tucker: When did CNN become internet morality police?]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOOYIa-sOB4 CNN IS FAKE NEWS] by Stefan Molyneux <br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjkdfdFbeFk The news keeps getting worse for CNN as #CNNBlackmail trends]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCewpjd2Yfc CNN Threatens Reddit User For Exercising Free Speech | #CNNBlackmail]<br /> </ref> President [[Donald Trump]] publicly stated that CNN produces "[[fake news]]" and told a CNN reporter that CNN produces "very fake news,"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-7nkj26edA Trump to CNN: "Very Fake News"]</ref><ref>[https://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/27/president-trump-blasts-cnn-retracted-russia-story-fake-news 'Fake News Network': Trump Blasts CNN for Retracted Russia Story], Fox News Network</ref> which was corroborated by the [[Democratic Party#Mueller report|Mueller Report]].<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2017/12/08/18-questions-cnn-needs-to-answer-after-getting-busted-for-fake-news/ 18 Questions CNN Needs To Answer After Getting Busted For Fake News], By Mollie Hemingway, ''The Federalist'', DECEMBER 8, 2017.</ref> CNN actively promoted the fascist [[Antifa]] resistance movement to President Trump,<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/46554/cnns-chris-cuomo-antifa-good-cause-ryan-saavedra CNN's Chris Cuomo: Antifa Is 'A Good Cause'], By RYAN SAAVEDRA, ''The Daily Wire'', April 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/20/seriously-cnn-changes-headline-on-story-about-antifa-because-they-didnt-like-be-n2370907 Seriously? CNN Changes Headline On Story About Antifa Because They Didn't Like Being Called Violent], Matt Vespa, ''Townhall'', Aug 20, 2017.</ref> which has attacked and beaten people of all ages,<ref>[https://freedomoutpost.com/portland-watch-antifa-thugs-beat-elderly-man-with-a-crowbar/ Watch Antifa Thugs Beat Elderly Man With a Crowbar].</ref> men,<ref>[https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CIENw_1559951356 ANTIFA VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ELDERLY], LiveLeak.</ref> women and children,<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/this-list-of-attacks-against-conservatives-is-mind-blowing/ This List Of Attacks Against Conservatives Is Mind Blowing], DAVE BROOKS, ''The Daily Caller'', June 16, 2017</ref> and journalists reporting on the violence.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/01/nolte-cnns-brian-stelter-downplays-antifas-brutal-beating-of-andy-ngo/ CNN’s Brian Stelter Downplays Antifa’s Brutal Beating of Andy Ngo], JOHN NOLTE, ''Brietbart'', 1 Jul 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> During the national emergency over the Chinese [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], while thousands of people were being diagnosed and hundreds dying daily from the deadly disease, CNN refused to carry public information programming alerting viewers of the danger of the disease with precautionary instructions on prevention and transmission of the deadly virus.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/white-house-slams-cnn-msnbc-for-cutting-away-from-trumps-coronavirus-briefing/</ref> As the truth of coronavirus emerged and CNN's collusion with Democrats on a second impeachment sham foundered, CNN lost half of its audience in the April to June quarter of 2021/<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnns-top-rated-show-came-in-22nd-place-in-cable-news-ratings</ref><br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> CNN was founded by media mogul Ted Turner and made its debut on June 1, 1980 as the first 24-hour news network.<ref>[http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html]</ref> <br /> During its early years it struggled to achieve the success and credibility of older news agencies, such as the news divisions of ABC, NBC, CBS, and [[BBC]]. However, it achieved a great deal of recognition during its coverage of the first Gulf War during which it was the only news agency reporting during the initial night of the war. These events led to a movie, ''Live from Baghdad'', which portrays the events. In September 2010, head of its U.S. network Jon Klein was fired.<ref>[http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Coursetexts/gulf-war-arnett.html]</ref> Ted Turner has sold CNN to Time Warner. Turner, a [[far-leftist]], spent his fortune, not creating jobs, but buying land so he could ride his horse from Canada to Mexico.<br /> <br /> In January 2017, after a long string of false news reporting, exaggerations, and outright lies spanning months, President-Elect [[Donald Trump]] refused a question from the organization in a worldwide televised press conference, declaring, "You are [[fake news]]."<ref>https://youtu.be/G6RHIhn_T6w</ref><br /> <br /> CNN harassed the widow of [[CCP virus]] [[whistleblower]] [[Dr. Li Wenliang]], putting her under the threat of greater mistreatment from the communist [[totalitarian]] regime.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/04/24/cnn-say-lets-drop-unannounced-wuhan-whistleblowers-widow-see-shell-talk/</ref><br /> <br /> ===2016 election===<br /> [[File:Isis-training-vid.png|right|350px|thumb|CNN never reported the obvious facts and always covered for the [[Obama administration]]. President Obama, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, and CIA director [[John Brennan]] armed and equipped the [[Islamic State]] to overthrow the Assad regime.<ref>https://worldaffairs.blog/2017/05/08/truth-about-gen-michael-flynn-isis-and-neocons/</ref>]]<br /> *CNN abruptly cancelled the highly successful ''Dr. Drew'' show when Dr. Drew expressed concern on air about Hillary Clinton's health and the care and treatment she's been receiving from Dr. Lisa Bardack for post-concussion syndrome. In 2012, when Hillary got a "cracked head" (her words ''per her email'') a blood clot, or thrombosis, was formed inside her skull.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hillary-clinton-blood-clot-life-threatening-medical-experts/story?id=18101213</ref> Hillary ''was not'' hospitalized, according to CNN's reporting at the time.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/15/us/us-hillary-clinton-concussion/</ref> Dr. Drew criticized the use of outdated bloodthinners her physician prescribes.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/hillary-im-probably-on-blood-thinners-for-life/article/794545</ref> Dr. Drew was threatened and harassed after his comments and CNN demanded he retract them. When he refused, he was fired.<ref>http://pagesix.com/2016/09/04/dr-drew-loses-show-after-discussing-hillarys-health/?_ga=1.33153086.1667858589.1472997909</ref><br /> *During Erin Burnett's broadcast, CNN maliciously slandered Donald Trump with the claim he advocated racial profiling when in fact he has not. A review of the transcript shows that Trump never used the phrase in his comments on terrorism and immigration. CNN ran headlines reporting that the GOP presidential nominee spoke of using "racial profiling" to stop terrorism. Trump spoke of “profiling," as [[Israel]] does. CNN added the word "racial". CNN likewise edited out a key portion of Hillary Clinton's Saturday statement days earlier following the terror attacks in New York and New Jersey.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296753-cnn-falsely-adds-racial-to-trump-vetting-comments</ref><br /> *CNN had gone on air with doctored, altered images of writing on [[Twitter]] from Donald Trump editing out the wording of Trump's messages critical of Hillary Clinton asking for the release of her medical records.<ref>https://thehill.com/media/293704-cnn-edits-crooked-out-of-trump-tweet-on-hillary</ref><ref>[http://nalert.blogspot.com/2016/09/cnn-blurs-out-guests-trump-t-shirt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FwHtV+%28Newsalert%29]</ref><br /> *DNI James Clapper leaked the ''Steele dossier'' to Jake Tapper before instructing disgraced [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] to brief President-elect [[Donald Trump]] on its "salacious" contents, thereby creating the "news hook" for CNN to report the unverified contents and slanders manufactured by the Clinton campaign.<br /> <br /> ===Post-Obama era===<br /> *CNN employee Kathy Griffin posed for a photo-shoot with an [[ISIS]]-inspired decapitated head of the President which was widely circulated and won accolades among radical Leftists. After a public outcry from more civil, mainstream society, and even entertainment colleagues, as well as [[Chelsea Clinton]] (herself under protection of the [[Secret Service]], who take anything that may seem threatening very seriously), Griffin offered what appeared to be a sincere apology as pressure for her firing took shape. Once she was fired, she immediately went on the attack against Trump again, blaming him for her getting fired while basically refusing to take responsibility for her own actions.<br /> <br /> *In January 2019, CNN asked [[San Diego]] television station KUSI-TV to give a perspective on the [[border wall]] on the U.S. southern border, but it then abandoned that request after KUSI gave a perspective that aligned too much with President Trump's position.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Flood, Brian (January 11, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/san-diego-station-claims-cnn-asked-for-local-border-wall-perspective-but-backed-off-when-response-favored-trump San Diego station claims CNN asked for local border wall perspective, but backed off when response favored Trump]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.<br /> *Chasmar, Jessica (January 11, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/11/kusi-tv-san-diego-station-says-cnn-rejected-local-/ KUSI-TV, San Diego station, says CNN rejected local view on border after finding out 'wall works']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 12, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31172-local-tv-station-exposes-cnn-attempt-to-spin-border-truth-acosta-proves-trump-right Local TV Station Exposes CNN Attempt to Spin Border Truth; Acosta Proves Trump Right]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 12, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN created a "Trump Jobs Tracker" to track how many jobs the nation created compared to President Trump's job creation promises. After over 500,000 jobs were created in January and February 2018, the tracker had deliberately not been updated in January 2018, when the numbers were still low, making it look like Trump did not create many jobs.<ref>Flood, Brian (March 12, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/03/12/facts-first-cnn-has-neglected-its-trump-jobs-tracker-amid-significant-growth.html Facts first: CNN has neglected its ‘Trump Jobs Tracker’ amid significant growth]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 12, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *On March 28, 2018, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo falsely claimed that "no one [is] calling for Second Amendment repeal", even though, former Supreme Court Justice [[John Paul Stevens]], among other left-wingers, had very recently and notably called for just that.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Nolte, John (March 28, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/03/28/fake-news-cnns-cuomo-says-no-one-calling-for-2nd-amendment-repeal-they-are/ Fake News: CNN’s Cuomo Says ‘No One Calling for 2nd Amendment Repeal’ (They Are)]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.<br /> *Kugle, Andrew (March 28, 2018). [https://freebeacon.com/issues/cnns-cuomo-no-one-calling-repeal-second-amendment/ CNN’s Cuomo: No One Is Calling for Repeal of Second Amendment]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.<br /> *Adams, Becket (March 28, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-host-apparently-unaware-that-several-people-have-called-for-the-repeal-of-the-second-amendment CNN host apparently unaware that people have indeed called for the repeal of the Second Amendment]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *On June 3, 2017, after seven people were murdered at five locations in [[London]] by Muslims screaming “this is for [[Allah]]," CNN claimed it was "unsure" of the attackers' motives.<ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/06/cnn-on-london-jihad-attacks-we-dont-know-their-motives</ref> The following day a citizen journalist videotaped CNN's preparation and staging of a [[fake news]] report about peaceful protests, replete with the stage hands, extras, and props.<ref>[https://medium.com/@Cernovich/cnn-becky-anderson-staging-fake-news-scene-london-terror-march-2e6bdc3aa68c]</ref><br /> <br /> *In June 2017, CNN Politics made a puff piece story about how Barack Obama had made a "definite upgrade" in his choice of jeans.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/28/cnn-politics-obamas-jeans-game-gets-stronger/ CNN Politics: ‘Obama’s Jeans Game Gets Strong(er)’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> *A CNN program claimed in May 2017 that [[Islam]] "has always been part of the American fabric" even as far back as the American Revolution, despite the apparent contradiction with the historical record.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (May 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/29/cnns-crusade-declare-islam-part-americas-founding/ CNN’s W. Kamau Bell: Islam Part of America’s Founding]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 29, 2017.</ref><br /> [[File:Ralph Northam (D-VA) in blackface.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Democrat shill Don Lemon (left); Democratic Governor Ralph Northam (in [[blackface]]) (right).]]<br /> *Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, stated in January 2018 that President Trump "seems to harbor racist feelings about people of color, from other parts of the world."<ref>Hanchett, Ian (January 11, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/11/cnns-acosta-trump-seems-to-harbor-racist-feelings/ CNN’s Acosta: Trump ‘Seems to Harbor Racist Feelings’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 11, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *In 2019, CNN falsely labeled liberal [[Democratic party|Democrat Virginia governor]] [[Ralph Northam]] a "Republican" when reporting a racist photo of himself while in medical school.<ref>Gualtieri, Allison Elyse (February 2, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-misidentifies-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-as-a-republican-during-his-apology-for-racist-yearbook-photo CNN misidentifies Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam as a Republican during his apology for racist yearbook photo]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 2, 2019.</ref><ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (February 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/watch-cnn-chyron-labels-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-a-republican/ WATCH: CNN Chyron Labels Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam a Republican]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 2, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN White House reporter [[Jim Acosta]]'s press credentials were suspended in November 2018 after assaulting a female White House staffer during a Presidential press conference.<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/07/media/trump-cnn-press-conference/index.html</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/video-cnn-reporter-jim-acosta-assaults-female-white-house-staffer/</ref> CNN claimed Acosta never touched the woman and video evidence was "doctored", contradicting clear evidence showing Acosta assaulting the staffer.<ref>https://youtu.be/6Bl9Gc1xUQQ</ref> In retaliation for Acosta's ban from the White House, CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump, several White House aides and the Secret Service to force the reinstatement of Acosta's White House access, a move which White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called "grandstanding" in a press release.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/13/full-document-cnn-lawsuit-jim-acosta-white-house-credentials/ Full Doc: CNN's Lawsuit to Restore Jim Acosta's White House Credentials] at Breitbart News Network</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/13/white-house-jim-acosta-lawsuit-just-more-grandstanding-from-cnn/ White House: "Jim Acosta Lawsuit 'Just More Grandstanding from CNN'"] at Breitbart News Network</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN Analyst [[Mark Geragos]] was fired after named a co-conspirator when [[MSNBC]] Analyst and [[Democratic party]] [[2020 presidential election|presidential contender]] [[Michael Avenatti]] was arrested and indicted on [[fraud]] and [[extortion]] charges; Geragos had worked for CNN since President [[Bill Clinton]]'s impeachment as an analyst and apologist for [[DNC]] corruption. Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-sentenced-two-and-a-half-years-prison</ref> CNN had Avenatti on as a guest 122 times. Brian Stelter referred to Avenatti as a "savior."<br /> <br /> *[[Kirsten Powers]] condemned the [[Covington kids]]. Powers is [[Anthony Weiner]]'s ex-girlfriend.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-weiners-ex-kirsten-powers-he-lied-to-me</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN anchor-turned-far-Left activist [[Reza Aslan]] posted on Twitter about wanting to "eradicate" [[Kellyanne Conway]], in which he was called out for openly making a death threat against a White House official.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/05/nolte-reza-aslan-calls-kellyanne-conway-the-evil-we-need-to-eradicate/ Nolte: Reza Aslan Calls Kellyanne Conway the "Evil We Need to Eradicate"] at Breitbart News Network ('''Warning:''' Contains tweets with foul language)<br /> *Cheong, Ian Miles (August 6, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/08/06/reza-aslan-calls-genocide-against-trump-supporters/ Reza Aslan Calls For Genocide Against Trump Supporters.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.<br /> *Freiburger, Calvin (August 6, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-approves-ex-cnn-pundits-calls-to-eradicate-kellyanne-conway Twitter approves ex-CNN pundit’s calls to ‘eradicate’ Kellyanne Conway]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.<br /> *Kirkwood, R. Cort (August 6, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33038-former-cnn-host-trump-supporters-must-be-eradicated Former CNN Host: Trump Supporters Must Be “Eradicated”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.</ref> Azlan lashed out viciously and profanely against his critics in a subsequent racist tweet where he attempted to change the subject to save face by [[liberal projection|projecting]] his own racism onto them, and he also viciously attacked [[Ivanka Trump]] in another racist tweet in response when she tweeted about [[white supremacy]] needing to be destroyed; both of Aslan's tweets only earned him even more massive waves of harsh criticism against him.<br /> <br /> *Leftists gathered outside the home of Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]] while recovering from a shoulder fracture caused in an accident and threatened to "stab the m*****f***** in the heart."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/fck-mitch-angry-far-left-activists-gather-outside-mitch-mcconnells-home-as-he-recovers-from-surgery-threaten-to-stab-him-in-the-heart-video/</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (August 7, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/33061-threats-of-anti-gop-violence-rise-blm-activist-threatened-to-stab-mcconnell Threats of Anti-GOP Violence Rise, BLM Activist Wants to Stab McConnell]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2019.</ref> Wajahat Ali, a ''New York Times'' contributing op-ed writer and CNN contributor expressed glee as “#MassacreMoscowMitch” — a reference to Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — trended on Twitter and tweeted out the hashtag.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/06/cnn-nyt-contributor-wajahat-ali-pushes-massacremoscowmitch-hashtag-about-mcconnell/</ref><br /> <br /> *'''Immanuel Christian School/Karen Pence hate crime hoax.''' A 12-year-old girl claimed that three boys at Immanuel Christian School held her down and cut her dreadlocks while using the racially charged term "nappy." The wife of [[Vice President Mike Pence]], Karen Pence works at the school. CNN's [[Bakari Sellers]], NBC, CBS, CNN, ''[[The New York Times]]'', and [[The Washington Post]]'' all reported the incident nationwide and used the incident to attack Karen Pence.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/hate-crime-media-used-to-attack-karen-pence-is-fake/</ref> The girl's family finally released a statement acknowledging the initial allegation was false. They apologized to all involved: "To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused," they wrote. "To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school. To the broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter, we apologize for betraying your trust."<ref>https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/6th-Grade-Girl-Says-She-Lied-About-Boys-Cutting-Her-Dreadlocks-561784531.html</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN anchor Don Lemon claims [[God]] has nothing to do with [[marriage]].<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/03/16/don-lemon-traditional-marriage-is-not-what-god-is-about-n1432844</ref><br /> <br /> ==Anchors, reporters and pundits==<br /> ''See also:'' [[Fredogate]]<br /> <br /> *[[Anderson Cooper]]<br /> *[[Don Lemon]]<br /> *[[Jim Acosta]]<br /> *[[Erin Burnett]]<br /> *[[Brianna Keilar]]<br /> *[[Kirsten Powers]]<br /> *[[Erica Hill]]<br /> *[[Fareed Zakaria]]<br /> *[[Van Jones]]<br /> *[[James Clapper]]<br /> *[[Jim Sciutto]]<br /> *[[Christiane Amanpour]]<br /> *[[Paula Zahn]]<br /> *[[John King]]<br /> *[[Wolf Blitzer]]<br /> *[[Adeel Raja]]<br /> *[[James Clapper]]<br /> *[[Andrew McCabe]]<br /> *[[Andrew Kaczynski]]<br /> *[[Larry King]] (Formerly)<br /> <br /> ===Noted CNN reporters and analysts===<br /> CNN political analyst [[Joe Lockhart]], who served as the Clinton White House press secretary said of [[Ben Shapiro]], who is an [[Orthodox Jew]], "he's not human." This rhetoric was roundly criticized for its [[Nazi]] [[dogwhistle]]s. [[Jew]]s were officially classified by the [[Third Reich]] as "untermensch", or "subhuman" to justify mass [[genocide]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/10/20/did-nazi-this-coming-cnn-political-analyst-joe-lockhart-declares-that-ben-shapiro-is-not-human/</ref><br /> <br /> CNN senior legal analyst [[Jeffrey Toobin]] exposed himself to the audience on a Zoom teleconference with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and WYNC radio. Toobin alleged, “I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video."<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdgm4/new-yorker-suspends-jeffrey-toobin-for-zoom-dick-incident</ref> After being placed on leave in 2020, Toobin began staging a comeback in early 2021 by inching out a victory in the Liberal Hack Tournament, beating off a challenge from last years champion Brian Stelter.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/toobin-begins-epic-comeback-from-zoom-masturbation-scandal-stroking-it-in-first-round-of-liberal-hack-tournament-1047831/</ref> Within months Toobin was back on air.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-cnn-goes-soft-on-toobin-reinstates-disgraced-pundit-after-zoom-masturbation-incident/</ref><br /> <br /> In August 2019, a video of CNN anchor [[Chris Cuomo]] went viral after a member of the public called him "fredo" and he badly handled the situation and threatened violence.<ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref><ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref> The incident made headlines in several newspapers.<br /> <br /> === Chris Cuomo said Donald Trump isn't aging at fast as past U.S. presidents ===<br /> <br /> ''See also:'' [[Donald Trump's age]] and [[Biden's age]]<br /> <br /> [[CNN]]'s [[Chris Cuomo]] recently declared that President Donald Trump isn't aging as fast as past U.S. presidents.<ref>[https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/22/chris-cuomo-attacks-trump-for-not-aging-as-fast-as/ Chris Cuomo attacks Trump for not aging as fast as past presidents: 'Care more, sleep less'], ''Washington Times''</ref><br /> <br /> == Reddit CNN memes channel ==<br /> <br /> [[R/CNNmemes]] is a [[reddit]] channel set up to spread anti-[[CNN]] [[meme]]s.<br /> <br /> The ''[[New York Times]]'' wrote in an article entitled ''How a CNN Investigation Set Off an Internet Meme War'':<br /> {{Cquote|The Reddit forum r/CNNmemes, a self-described outpost for “memes of CNN or other failing MSM networks,” began to fill with user-generated images. One user pasted CNN’s logo into a still image from what appeared to be an ISIS hostage video, implying that the network had coerced the Reddit user behind the pro-Trump meme into making an apology. Another user superimposed CNN’s logo onto the face of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator...<br /> <br /> On Monday, a CNN reporter tracked down the identity of the user, who quickly deleted his posts, renounced his meme-creating ways, and apologized in a long, seemingly sincere post to /r/The_Donald. CNN declined to name the user, but said, somewhat mysteriously, that it “reserves the right” to publish his identity in the future if he continued to create "offensive" content.<br /> <br /> To many on the right, that caveat felt like a threat issued by a powerful news organization to a private citizen: Fall in line, or we’ll expose you...<br /> <br /> To understand how Reddit memes could ignite a national controversy and put a multibillion-dollar media company on its heels, it helps to know that right-wing meme-makers are a particularly prolific and vocal internet subcommunity. They gather in clusters on Reddit, and similar sites like 4chan and Discord, in order to trade images and strategize about disseminating them to wide audiences.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/business/how-a-cnn-investigation-set-off-an-internet-meme-war.html ''How a CNN Investigation Set Off an Internet Meme War''], ''New York Times'', 2017</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Seven Natural Wonders of the World]]<br /> *[[Essay:Proof that CNN is trustworthy]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.cnn.com/ CNN official site]<br /> *[https://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2020/02/01/communists-honor-fake-news-champion-cnn-n2560496 Communists Honor Fake News Champion CNN]<br /> <br /> {{Communism}}<br /> {{Globalism}}<br /> {{Liberalism}}<br /> {{Election Fraud}}<br /> {{Deep State}}<br /> [[Category:Television]]<br /> [[Category:Media]]<br /> [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal News Organizations]][[Category:Anti-Trump]]<br /> [[Category:Fake News]]<br /> [[Category:Racism]]<br /> [[Category:Bigotry]]<br /> [[Category:CNN]]<br /> [[Category:Violence Inciters]]</div>

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<p>WorldWarIIIIIIII: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:LOGOCNN.png|right|250px]]<br /> {{See also|Fake News}}<br /> The '''Cable News Network''' ('''CNN''' also known in some quarters as '''Xi-NN''' or Communist News Network) is a [[far-left]] outlet for [[CCP propaganda war|Chinese Communist propaganda]] posing as an alleged 24-hour cable “[[news]]” channel in the [[United States]].<ref>https://thewashingtonsentinel.com/cnn-publishes-a-near-word-for-word-copy-of-chinese-propaganda-attacking-the-u-s-navy/</ref> CNN is known for bias slant and [[racist]] programming. First started in 1980 by [[Ted Turner]], it is a division of WarnerMedia News & Sports, which is part of the [[corporatist]] media conglomerate WarnerMedia.<br /> <br /> In a [[Project Veritas]] undercover sting video, CNN technical director Charlie Chester gleefully admitted that the channel was actively engaged in propaganda to try to remove [[Donald Trump]] as [[President of the United States]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-director-admits-network-engaged-propaganda-remove-trump-presidency-video/ BREAKING: PROJECT VERITAS: CNN Director Admits Network Engaged in ‘Propaganda’ to Remove Trump From Presidency] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The following day, Project Veritas also released a video revealing Chester admitting that the channel uses [[CCP flu]] fearmongering and manipulation to shape public opinion and drive ratings,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/project-veritas-drops-video-cnn-director-admitting-use-covid-fearmongering-ratings/ Project Veritas Drops Video of CNN Director Admitting They Use COVID Fearmongering for Ratings] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> then admitted in a third released sting video that the channel was trying to help [[Black Lives Matter]] by protecting the hate group's narrative on race, saying that CNN was only pushing reports implicating whites while providing cover for black criminals (particularly those engaging in hate crimes against Asians) on the basis of race.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-cnn-director-caught-hidden-camera-saying-network-trying-help-blm-pushing-stories-implicate-white-people/ BREAKING: CNN Director Caught on Hidden Camera Saying The Network is ‘Trying to Help’ BLM By Only Pushing Stories That Implicate White People] at the Gateway Pundit</ref><br /> <br /> From its origin as a cable-only service, CNN now broadcasts worldwide by satellite, with programs presented from studios in several countries in addition to their headquarters in Atlanta. Some regions receive locally produced opt-outs (under the name "CNN International"), and there are also broadcasts in [[Spanish]], [[German]], [[Italian]], [[Croatian]], [[Japanese]], and [[Turkish]].<br /> <br /> CNN rewarded two corrupt [[Obama administration]] employees, both [[fake news]] [[leak]]ers in the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]], with jobs after they were driven out of government - [[James Clapper]] and [[Andrew McCabe]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/23/cnn-just-paid-off-another-corrupt-deep-state-leaker-tv-contract/</ref> In 2020 it was reported 5 former CNN reporters were now working for [[CGTN]] which is run by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and available in almost 30 million US households. It is the overseas arm of the state's of the party's Propaganda Department.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2eOEPPjD0A</ref><br /> <br /> ==Bias==<br /> [[File:Biden redskins.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|CNN airbrushed out the [[Washington Redskins]] logo from this 1970s photo of Joe Biden and son. The Washington NFL team dropped the name 'Redskins' in June 2020 because it was deemed "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/joe-bidens-son-has-redskins-logo-on-cap-wiped-from/</ref>]]<br /> In 2001, the [[Media Research Center]] stated, "CNN certainly is less biased to the left than ABC, CBS and NBC".<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/biasalerts/cyberalert-08072001-dazzled-candid-clinton]</ref> However, it stated in the same report that "while much of its day-to-day reporting is more balanced than that offered on the broadcast networks, its news judgment usually follows the liberal agenda with conservatives relegated to reacting to it" and noted that it had some hosts on the network who clearly leaned to the left such as Larry King. And more recently, [[Conservative media]] critics, amongst other groups, rightly accuse CNN of promoting the [[Liberalism|liberal agenda]] with slanted reporting.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13]</ref> CNN has mocked and insulted members of the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/update-chicago-tea-party-crowd-confronts-cnn-reporter-after-hostile-interview/ UPDATE: CHICAGO TEA PARTY CROWD CONFRONTS CNN REPORTER AFTER HOSTILE INTERVIEW, Breitbart.tv, April 15, 2009]</ref> Their coverage of the US Election of 2012 has also made alarm bells ring in the minds of true journalists. CNN has supported the far-left [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/14/opinion/rushkoff-occupy-debt/index.html]</ref> and has given mainstream legitimacy to the [[extremist]] views of [[Van Jones]] who was very active in the [[anti-Semitic]] [[9/11 Truther]] movement. In October 2013 CNN mocked the "Million Vet March" in Washington, focusing on one speaker, whom it quoted as stating, “I call upon all of you to wage a second American nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president [Barack Obama at the time] leave town, to get up, to put the Quran down, to get up off his knees, and to figuratively come out with his hands up.”<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/10/13/CNN-derides-million-vet-march</ref><br /> <br /> CNN has had some conservative commentators in the past. For example, Rowland Evans and Robert Novak were conservatives who hosted a show on CNN called ''Evans and Novak'', later ''Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields'', and Novak also co-hosted the debate programs ''Capital Gang'', and ''Crossfire'', and was a political commentator on CNN's general coverage. [[Tucker Carlson]], now at Fox News, was a CNN political analyst at one point. Another conservative on CNN was [[Kate O'Beirne]]. [[Barry Goldwater]] was a commentator for CNN at one point.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19810516&id=P6krAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IP0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4291,3826132/ CNN is a 24 hour video newspapers by Tony Seideman The Telegraphy May 16, 1981]</ref> Alex Castellanos was a frequent presence during the 2012 election. Conservative commentators have also included [[S.E. Cupp]], Jeffrey Lord, [[Newt Gingrich]], and Jack Kingston among others.<br /> <br /> Today, [[Jeff Zucker]], its new leader, openly despises Fox News and the Republican Party,<ref>http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeff-zucker-at-tca-fox-news-is-republican-party-masquerading-as-a-cable-news-channel/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> in contrast to his predecessor Walter Isaacson, who tried to have balanced coverage,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> and another predecessor Tom Johnson, who was friends with [[Roger Ailes]], the leader of Fox News.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/ronn-torossian/what-obama-can-learn-from-roger-ailes/]</ref><br /> <br /> Not only does CNN have a visible left-wing and [[anti-Trump]] bias, but CNN International is one of the most prominent international broadcasters from the U.S., meaning worldwide viewers wanting to watch a U.S. channel or see the U.S. perspective will find CNN's left-wing bias, which will distort their perception of the U.S.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (November 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/28/cnn-cons-america-world/ How CNN Cons America, the World, and Itself]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> ===2020 election===<br /> <br /> :{{See also|2020 presidential election|2020 Democrat election fraud|2021 Capitol protests}}<br /> The [[2020 Trump campaign]] finally issued a statement on one of [[Brian Stelter]]'s many offensive meltdowns:<br /> [[File:Image 2021-01-14 221715.png|right|300px|thumb|Anderson Cooper promoting [[BLM]] domestic terrorist [[John Sullivan]]. In January 2021, Sullivan incited and led a riot into the [[U.S. Capitol]].<ref>https://youtu.be/s7apy0uLGFs</ref>]]<br /> {{quotebox-float|“Liberal [[activist]]s masquerading as [[journalist]]s are constantly demeaning and insulting [[conservative]] [[women]] simply for having the audacity to think for ourselves and go against the fake news narrative they are pushing that day. President Trump has constantly championed strong women in positions of power and delivered on key issues that matter to women across the country: making our communities safer and bringing jobs back to America. Brian Stelter's comments today toward Senior Legal Adviser Jenna Ellis were [[sexist]] and demeaning, implying that her children and grandchildren will be ashamed of her simply because she was holding [[media]] outlets accountable. This kind of on-air meltdown and lashing out is completely unprofessional, yet it’s what we've come to expect from the [[leftist]]s who [[hate]] President Trump. It would be great if so-called journalists would refrain from personal attacks and putting words in the mouths of the children and grandchildren of strong, smart, and independent women. We condemn Brian Stelter’s behavior and call on CNN and Stelter to apologize."<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/trump-campaign-statement-on-brian-stelters-offensive-cnn-meltdown/</ref>}}<br /> *CNN ran a 7-hour marathon with 20 Democrat presidential candidates, each airing their views on eliminating air travel, beef consumption, and exterminating children. CNN's corporate sponsors advertised luxury air travel and juicy steaks.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVet_2yBEMw&feature=youtu.be</ref><br /> <br /> *After Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]] thoroughly debunked the [[Russiagate]] conspiracy theory, CNN's [[Jim Sciutto]] attempted to resuscitate the discredited hoax alleging the that the CIA had to extract a deep cover asset from Russia because of fear that President Trump would out the assets identity to Vladimir Putin. The ''New York Times'', ''Washington Post'', and CIA were quick to refute the story. The extraction occurred because of [[John Brennan]] and [[Obama administration]] leaks in the early days of the Trump-Russia hoax that put in danger of exposure and the lives of CIA asset's in Russia.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2019/09/09/cnn-russian-spy-exfiltration-story-trips-bull-alarms-two-continents/</ref><ref>https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/09/10/wapo-nyt-contra-cnn-trump-not-reason-cia-exfiltrated-asset-russia/</ref><ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2019/09/10/fusion-gps-hustle-timeline-of-who-met-who-and-when-in-buildup-of-cnns-latest-trump-russia-exclusive-is-all-so-damning/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/themarketswork/status/1171072580901453825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1171100680121176069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref><ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1171213357589962752.html</ref> After illegally leaking and endangering the lives of CIA assets, Clapper than went to work for CNN.<br /> <br /> *CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski tried to whitewash [[Bernie Sanders]] sympathy and advocacy of [[Soviet]] [[mass murder]] with "nuances".<ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/02/17/spare-me-gabriella-hoffman-absolutely-trounces-cnns-andrew-kaczynski-for-trying-to-whitewash-the-soviet-union/</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN was an enthusiastic supporter of the violent [[2020 Antifa riots|Socialist insurrection]] perpetrated by [[white]] [[Progressive]]s in the wake of [[George Floyd]]'s death.<ref>https://youtu.be/7IcCJpw2ZDw</ref><br /> <br /> *In order to pander and mislead the vital Black female demographic for the Democratic party, CNN's April Ryan reported that [[Stacey Abrams]] was being interviewed and vetted by the [[Biden team]] for the vice president spot when in fact Abrams herself no shall call, interview, or vetting process had taken place.<ref>https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/06/11/april-ryan-deletes-tweet-that-appears-to-contradict-stacey-abrams-on-vetting-for-vp/</ref><br /> [[File:Antifa wildfires.png|thumb|right|550px|Despite the [[lamestream media]] insisting that wildfires that occurred in the West Coast were due to "global warming", this CNN headline admits that conservatives were right about arsonists being responsible.]]<br /> *CNN has been in the forefront of pushing the [[Marxist]] agenda of the [[Black Lives Matter organization]] of violence and destruction of the [[nuclear family]].<br /> <br /> *CNN promoted the ridiculous notion that massive [[BLM]] riots somehow did not lead to a surge in [[coronavirus]] cases;<ref>[Black Lives Matter protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases, research says]</ref> they later even showcased a former [[Planned Parenthood]] president who apparently believes that [[far-left]] rioters "are aware of the risks and are doing everything they can to reduce that risk."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AbntdMMl4 Shameless CNN Says BLM Protests Are Safe From COVID But Not Trump Rallies]</ref><br /> <br /> *Harvis Rogers was interviewed by CNN on Super Tuesday 2020 telling reporters that he waited six hours in line at a poll at Texas Southern University. “I figured like it was my duty to vote. I wanted to get my vote in to voice my opinion. And I wasn’t going to let nothing stop me. So I waited it out.” Rogers was the last person to cast a ballot at his voting center in Houston. He told CNN that he thought “the process could’ve been done better than that.” “But that wasn’t going to deter me from voting,” Rogers was lauded for his commitment to the process, with Twitter users calling him a “patriot” and a “hero.” Rogers is not shown to be a registered voter in Texas. In 2021 Rogers was arrested and charged on two counts of illegal voting. In 1986 Hervis spent 4-years in prison for a robbery charge. In 1989, he was given 6-years for burglary. Hervis was arrested again and sentenced to 25-years in 1995 under career criminal statutes. In 2005 he was charged with prostitution.<ref> https://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/man-who-made-national-spotlight-on-super-tuesday-booked-into-montgomery-county-jail-on-illegal-voting/</ref><br /> <br /> ===Russia collusion conspiracy theory===<br /> :{{See also|FBI scandal}}<br /> The FBI, under James Comey and Andrew McCabe, attempted to influence the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election from its highest levels. After the FBI's failure to help [[Hillary Clinton]] win the presidency, CNN colluded with the FBI to plant the seeds of a false narrative commonly known as "Trump-Russia" in order to hamstring the incoming Trump administration and prevent it from uncovering FBI wrongdoing and illegal activity. [[Jim Sciutto]], Evan Perez and [[Carl Bernstein]] were coordinating the attack against Trump through [[Jake Tapper]]’s show. The FBI small group were well aware of what the CNN crew were planning. FBI Spokesperson [[Mike Kortan]] was coordinating the narrative on behalf of the FBI team. The FBI knew the underlying premise was entirely false as did the CNN crew as well.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/08/foia-release-showcases-fbi-small-group-coordinating-with-media-to-push-russia-narrative-in-2017-exactly-as-suspected/</ref><br /> <br /> *Obama [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] illegally leaked the ''[[Clinton-Steele dossier]]'' to CNN, lied to Congress about it, and was rewarded by CNN with a contract.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/29976/cnn-rewarded-obama-official-contract-after-leaking-ryan-saavedra</ref><br /> <br /> *[[James O'Keefe]] of Project Veritas, who helped expose the [[fraud]] of CNN's fake news narratives about the Trump-Russia [[conspiracy theory]], summarized CNN's non-journalistic and unethical standards as motivated by corporate [[greed]] and ratings driven by liberal viewers. A deliberate effort to report as news a story that liberals wished to be true without any factual evidence.<ref>https://youtu.be/jdP8TiKY8dE</ref> He revealed that liberal CNN political commentator [[Van Jones]] called the outlet's Russia stories a "nothingburger."<ref>Concha, Joe (June 28, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/339867-okeefe-video-shows-cnns-van-jones-calling-russia-story-a-nothingburger O'Keefe video shows CNN's Van Jones calling Russia story a ‘nothingburger’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (June 28, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/28/cnns-van-jones-calls-russia-story-nothing-burger-l/ CNN’s Van Jones calls Russia story ‘nothing burger’ in latest undercover video]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref> He also revealed that a CNN associate producer called voters "stupid as s***", and regarding President Trump stated that "on the inside, we all recognize that he is a clown, that he is hilariously unqualified for this, he’s really bad at this and that he does not have America’s best interests. We recognize he’s just f***ing crazy."<ref>Richardson, Valerie (June 30, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/30/cnn-producer-calls-trump-crazy-voters-stupid-as-sh/ CNN producer calls Trump ‘crazy,’ voters ‘stupid as sh—’ in latest Project Veritas video]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 1, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 30, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/30/james-okeefe-cnn-associate-producer/ James O’Keefe Video: CNN Associate Producer Calls Voters ‘Stupid as Sh*t’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> *Months after an alleged [[Steele dossier|Russian dossier]] against Trump was discredited, CNN continued to promote it.<ref>Klein, Aaron (June 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/29/defiant-cnn-touts-discredited-dossier-one-hour-russia-conspiracy-special/ Defiant CNN Touts Discredited Dossier in One-Hour Russia Conspiracy Special]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> *On May 17, 2017 CNN reported a fabricated story alleging that facts surrounding the computer of [[Murder of Seth Rich|murdered DNC whistleblower Seth Rich]] in possession of the FBI, which was used to transmit DNC emails and the [[John Podesta|Pedosta]] files to [[Wikileaks]], were recanted by the sources.<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/16/media/seth-rich-family-response-claims-of-wikileaks-contact/</ref> Sources denied CNN's allegations.<ref>https://counterpropa.com/cnns-oliver-darcy-tried-debunk-seth-rich-murder-theories-added-fuel-cover/</ref> The [[fake news]] by CNN was an attempt to blunt the impact of the evidence in the FBI's possession that debunks the Russian hacking theory of DNC servers as the source for Wikileaks.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2017/01/25/seymour-hersh-blasts-media-for-uncritically-promoting-russian-hacking-story/</ref> The revelation came two days after the removal of both [[James Comey]] and [[Andrew McCabe]] over the investigation into the extent of Russian activities in the 2016 election.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/04/19/fbi-says-no-need-for-top-official-to-recuse-himself-from-trump-russia-probe/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YTxYnDoi8s</ref><br /> <br /> *After several inaccuracies and flaws were found in a CNN article that attacked Trump and his allies over a Russia fund, CNN retracted the article.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (June 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/23/very-fake-news-after-breitbart-investigation-cnn-retracts-conspiracy-theory-hit-piece-attacking-trump-associates-over-russian-fund/ Very Fake News: After Breitbart Investigation, CNN Retracts Conspiracy Theory Hit Piece Attacking Trump, Associates Over Russian Fund]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 24, 2017.</ref><ref>Boyle, Matthew (June 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/24/cnn-under-fire-very-fake-news-network-hit-from-all-sides-as-breitbart-investigation-forces-rare-retraction/ CNN Under Fire: ‘Very Fake News’ Network Hit from All Sides as Breitbart Investigation Forces Rare Retraction]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref> Three CNN employees resigned due to the resulting scandal.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (June 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/26/three-employees-resign-from-cnn-amid-very-fake-news-scandal/ Three Employees Resign from CNN Amid Very Fake News Scandal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Adams, Becket (June 26, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/three-cnn-staffers-quit-over-retracted-story/article/2627155 Three CNN staffers quit over retracted story]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> ===Leftwing riots===<br /> [[File:Fiery but mostly peaceful.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Communist agitprop: "'''Fiery but mostly peaceful'''" during the 2020 Marxist uprisings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]]<br /> [[File:Secoriea Turner.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Black Lives Matter]] protesters [[murder]]ed 8 year old [[Secoriea Turner]] on July 5, 2020 in [[Atlanta]].<ref>https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-identify-8-year-old-girl-killed-in-atlanta-4th-of-july-shooting</ref>]]<br /> :{{See also|2020 Marxist riots}}<br /> CNN journalists have incited or promoted acts of violence.<ref>Nolte, John (August 27, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/26/nolte-four-reports-of-assaults-incited-by-cnn-journalists-in-just-6-weeks/ Nolte: Four Reports of Assaults Incited by CNN Journalists in Just 6 Weeks]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN's [[Chris Cuomo]] defended [[Antifa]] in August 2018, saying that “all punches are not equal morally.”<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/14/cnn_chris_cuomo_defends_antifa_attacks_on_police_journalists_not_equal_to_fighting_bigots.html</ref> Antifa brutally beat [[Andy Ngo]], a Vietnamese-American journalist for '' Quillette''. Ngo was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage following the attack in Portland.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gSGsaJ24wo<br /> * https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OwxWkEzRWqxQ<br /> * https://twitter.com/alx/status/1145086195497615360?s=21<br /> * https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OwxWkEzRWqxQ<br /> *Wong, Kristina (June 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/journalist-andy-ngo-assaulted-by-antifa-protesters-in-portland/ Journalist Andy Ngo Assaulted by Antifa Protesters in Portland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.<br /> *Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32740-antifa-goons-attack-gay-conservative-journalist-cruz-mayor-permits-leftist-terror Antifa Goons Attack Gay, Conservative Journalist. Cruz: Mayor Permits Leftist Terror]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 1, 2019.</ref> Ngo previously criticized Antifa for its violence.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan (June 30, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-members-assault-journalist-known-for-exposing-groups-violence_2984149.html Antifa Members Assault Journalist Known for Exposing Group’s Violence]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Ngo was first blinded in a milkshake attack. Police reported that quick drying cement, a caustic substance, had been mixed into milkshakes.<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2019/06/30/should-antifa-be-designated-a-domestic-terror-group/</ref> The [[LGBTQ+]] centered [[Human Rights Campaign]] press secretary called Andy Ngo a "sniveling weasel" and said the Leftist attack was "the greatest thing that could have happened." In Andy Ngo's own retelling of events, "I was suddenly slammed on the back of my head with something hard. Dazed and still hearing faint chants of ‘no hate,’ I was then punched and kicked by perhaps a dozen masked people in black. At an Antifa event meant to resist ‘fascist violence,’ I—a gay journalist of color—was beaten so badly that I was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/04/andy-ngo-lefts-expanded-definition-violence/</ref><br /> <br /> *A [[suicide bomber]] was shot and killed by police at an [[ICE]] facility in [[Tacoma]], Washington.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/13/armed-activist-hurling-molotov-cocktails-at-ice-facility-shot-killed-by-police/ Armed Activist Hurling Molotov Cocktails at ICE Facility Shot Killed by Police]</ref> The attacker was later identified as having attended Antifa black shirt protests.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90YXf5P1rE&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=1BRrxh8nJyANlPeS%3A6</ref> The attacker, Willem Van Spronsen, 69, sent a manifesto to friends the day before the assault in which he wrote, "I am Antifa,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S376N3YfnP0</ref> and now he is lionized by members of the leftwing group as a "martyr." Spronsen was part of a May 5, 2019 episode of CNN's ''United Shades of America'' with W. Kamau Bell. The heavily promoted show featured Bell explaining the “Redneck Revolt,” which Bell identified as gun-toting [[liberal]]s who defend the Second Amendment and seek to battle the “alt-right” and neo-Nazis. Bell called them “good guys,” going to a gun range with members and even questioning why “more white people” don't share their viewpoints.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cnn-antifa-ice-glorified</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *Despite CNN's [[race baiting]] and encouraging violence against Trump supporters, CNN pays rent to Stephen Ross who in turn donated money to President Trump's re-election.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/democrats-stephen-ross/</ref><br /> <br /> *Chris Cuomo, an Italian [[nationalist]], became unhinged and threatened to "wreck your s***" and "throw you down the stairs" after being called "Fredo" by a CNN viewer. CNN defended Cuomo's violent and [[white supremacist]] threats.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/457186-video-shows-chris-cuomo-in-altercation-after-man-calls-him-fredo</ref> Fredo is a fictional character in ''Godfather II'' who was born with child developmental disabilities.<br /> <br /> *CNN anchor [[Don Lemon]] has been sued for [[sexual assault]].<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/08/14/bad-lemon-cnn-host-slapped-with-sexual-assault-allegation-n2551655</ref><br /> <br /> *While speaking at a New Brunswick, New Jersey event, an news editor for ''New Brunswick Today'' was violently assaulted<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73WScfrY9fg&feature=youtu.be</ref> by a member of CNN White House correspondent April Ryan's party.<ref>https://dmlnewsapp.com/report-cnns-april-ryans-bodyguard-violently-ejects-local-journalist-event-video/</ref><br /> <br /> *[[CNN]] and [[NBC]] each paid [[BLM]]/[[Antifa]] terrorist [[John Sullivan]] $35,000 for his services inside the [[2021 Capitol riot|U.S. Capitol on Januuary 6, 2021]].<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.227101/gov.uscourts.dcd.227101.14.0.pdf</ref><br /> <br /> ===Wuhan coronavirus===<br /> [[File:CNN HCQ.png|375px|right|thumb|CNN was in the forefront of the [[War on Science]] and [[hydroxychloroquine denial]]; CNN lied, thousands died.]]<br /> :{{See also|CCP propaganda war}}<br /> When the [[World Health Organization]] and [[Department of Health and Human Services]] declared the deadly [[coronavirus]] a global and national health emergency, CNN headlined criticism of the Presidential Task Force to fight the spread of infections for "lack of diversity."<br /> <br /> CNN embraced the [[propaganda]] and denial of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] that the coronavirus began in China,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/03/13/china-pushes-propaganda-u-s-created-coronavirus/</ref> blaming the United States, and suggesting that calling attention to the Chinese communists cover-up of the [[pandemic]] for two months and ruthless suppression and arrest of doctors alerting the public of the health crisis is "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/propaganda-puppet-jim-acosta-is-singing-from-the-chinese-communists-hymnal</ref> CNN literally coined the term, "Wuhan coronavirus" for the new deadly disease.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZtCq1aj2g</ref><br /> <br /> CNN contributor Rick Wilson suggested [[Melania Trump]] should ‘Be Infected’ with coronavirus.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/cnn-contributor-rick-wilson-suggests-melania-trump-should-be-infected-with-coronavirus/</ref><br /> <br /> Anderson Cooper and [[Chuck Schumer]] claimed no timeline for delivery of protective personal equipment (PPE) existed after censoring the Coronavirus Task Force briefing where Admiral Polowczyk provided the PPE timeline.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WoxEKy7xlY</ref><br /> <br /> ==Racism==<br /> [[File:CNN-contributor-Hitler.jpg|right|375px|thumb|CNN contributor sharing his thoughts on Twitter.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/cnn-contributor-calls-for-hitler/</ref>]]<br /> CNN has been widely criticized for its [[racist]] programming.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-segment-on-cnn-labeled-racist-for-calling-singer-token-negro-of-the-trump-administration</ref><ref>https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/11/don-lemon-mocks-kanye-west-donald-trump-minstrel-s/</ref><ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6266479/amp/CNN-fire-mocking-Kanye-Wests-support-president.html</ref><ref>Nolte, John (October 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/14/nolte-cnns-freak-show-of-violence-and-racism-hit-17-new-lows-this-week/ Nolte: CNN’s Freak Show of Violence and Racism Hit 17 New Lows This Week]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 14, 2018.</ref> Many have called for the firing of news Anchor [[Don Lemon]] for his blatantly vile and hate-filled rants and comments from guests.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/10/10/cnn-slammed-full-blown-racist-commentators-call-kanye-west-token-negro/</ref><ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/10/11/don_lemon_explodes_kanye_west_put_on_a_minstrel_show_for_trump_needs_a_father_figure.html</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2018/10/racist-cnn-token-negro.html/</ref> Lemon labeled a black man exercising his [[First Amendment]] rights as a "minstrel show;"<ref>https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bc0048ee4b01a01d688fceb/amp</ref> Democrat Congresswoman [[Jackie Speier]] and others on CNN implied such blacks are "mentally ill."<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2018/10/12/cnn-kanye-west-is-a-mentally-ill-token-negro-n2527876</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-kanye-reaction-factbox/kanye-wests-meeting-with-trump-provokes-scorn-sadness-support-idUSKCN1ML2SX</ref> Lemon has a history of racist comments directed at [[African American]]s who do not toe the [[cultural Marxist]] party line: In 2015 Lemon called [[Kanye West]] a "boy" for bucking [[Hollywood values]] at the [[Grammy]] Awards.<br /> <ref>https://blackamericaweb.com/2015/02/10/don-lemon-is-it-time-for-kanye-to-have-a-seat-aot-the-grammys/</ref> [[Vernon Jones]] says CNN stands for Control Negroes Network.<ref>https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/vernon-jones-live-bomb-cnn-stands-for-the-control-negroes-network/</ref><br /> <br /> Far-Left activist and regular CNN contributor Bakari Sellers made racially condescending remarks about blacks while Don Lemon,<ref>https://youtu.be/Etvn37wekw8</ref> host of ''CNN Tonight'' chuckled and joined in.<ref>https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/10/bakari-sellers-tara-setmayer-mock-kanye-west-cnn-o/</ref> Lemon is a tool of racist white elite liberals; in the Summer of 2018 Lemon aired a show highlighting the lack of nonwhite megadonors hampering Democrat hopes of winning Congress.<ref>https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/07/23/21972/there-are-many-rich-minorities-so-why-are-there-no-black-koch-brothers</ref> Independent thinking Blacks are not respected or even debated for their words and ideas.<ref>https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/12/democrats-double-standard-racism/</ref> CNN belittles them with the most disgusting racial epithets. ''[[The Christian Post]]'' noted "CNNs efforts to keep blacks on the [[Democrat]] plantation remind me of the free black slaveowners in the [[antebellum]] South."<ref>https://www.christianpost.com/amp/cnn-kanye-west-is-a-mentally-ill-token-negro-227947/</ref> <br /> <br /> African Americans refer to Don Lemon as a modern-day runaway slave catcher.<ref>https://youtu.be/SxlAbshQuhY</ref> Lemon's racist assaults aren't limited to just Black men, the majority of which are [[heterosexual]], Lemon also claims white males are "terrorists".<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/414109-foxs-jarrett-rips-cnns-lemon-as-racist-hypocrite-and-idiot-all-rolled-into-one</ref> Football legend Herschel Walker denounced CNN's racism after a guest inferred blacks who do not vote Democrat "is what happens when Negros don’t read.”<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/herschel-walker-calls-for-cnn-to-fire-don-lemon-over-racist-kanye-west-criticism</ref> Commentator [[Candace Owens]] called CNN's programming "absolutely despicable."<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/tv/candace-owens-blasts-racist-cnn-panel-for-calling-kanye-west-a-token-negro-for-trump-absolutely-despicable/</ref> Deroy Murdock noted: "These reprehensible, racist comments on CNN are typical...Black Americans who think for ourselves are mocked and degraded with words we last saw under [[Jim Crow]]."<ref>http://blacknewszone.com/2018/10/13/fire-don-lemon-for-racist-kanye-criticism/</ref><br /> <br /> According to Georgia [[Republican]] gubernatorial candidate [[Vernon Jones]], CNN stands for 'controlling negroes.'<ref>[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2021/06/30/ga-gubernatorial-candidate-vernon-jones-slams-cnn-says-network-stands-for-controlling-negros-at-atlanta-presser-with-giuliani/ “CNN stands for ‘controlling negroes’ declared Vernon as he attacked the biased reporting of the once-respected news outlet, which has now become nothing but globalist propaganda.]</ref><br /> <br /> CNN anchor [[Chris Cuomo]] has been criticized for his on air racist remarks.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/37048/when-kanye-comes-around-its-ok-be-racist-liberals-joseph-curl?amp</ref> Many observers detect a recurring pattern of conduct reflective of the racist liberal mindset. CNN columnist Raul Reyes has used racist [[dogwhistle]]s against senators [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]].<ref>Sopo, Giancarlo (January 5, 2020). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-screed-exposes-progressives-growing-hatred-for-conservative-cuban-americans-like-marco-rubio The Left's growing hatred for conservative Cuban Americans exposed]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> Former CNN anchor Solidad O'Brien was able to expose the fact that CNN wanted only "good [[negro]]es" as "the right kind of guest".<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/soledad-obrien-cnn-right-kind-black</ref><br /> <br /> CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill called for the destruction of the Jewish people at a [[United Nations]] conference.<ref>https://youtu.be/jDg3jjyIEPc</ref> CNN photo editor Mohammed Elshamy tweeted: “More than 4 jewish pigs killed in #Jerusalem today by the Palestinian bomb explode" and <ref>https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1154465306623922176</ref> and “Israel is the main enemy for the people of [[Egypt]] and shall always remain despite rulers who lick Jewish legs.” During the [[Iran]]ian-back [[Hamas]] [[Guardian of Walls|missile assault]] on [[Israel]], CNN contributor Adeel Raja tweeted, “The world today needs a [[Hitler]].”<ref>https://therightscoop.com/whoa-long-time-cnn-contributor-tweets-the-world-today-needs-a-hitler/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/inncnt_bystndr/status/1394008907576713217/photo/1</ref> CNN analyst Asha Rangappa has defended Democrat anti-Semite Congressional candidate [[Valerie Plame]].<ref>https://freebeacon.com/issues/cnn-analyst-jumps-to-the-defense-of-anti-semitic-congressional-candidate/</ref><br /> <br /> CNN has invited [[Neo-Nazi]] [[Richard Bertrand Spencer]] on to share his views and condemn Donald Trump.CNN anchor Victor Blackwell called President Trump a racist for tweets repeating sentiments of Democrat presidential candidate Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]], Baltimore Democrat Mayor Catherine Pugh, the ''Baltimore Sun'', and Democrat Oversight Committee chairman [[Elijah Cummings]], using Cummings own language referring to his district as a rat infested dump.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqGt4m_rODA&feature=youtu.be</ref> Blackwell claimed Trump's use of the term "infested" made Trump a racist.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYANRUos8Hg</ref><br /> <br /> CNN defended racist Chicago mayor [[Lori Lightfoot]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/boom-tulsi-gabbard-torches-mayor-lightfoot-for-racism-says-biden-harris-should-call-for-her-resignation/</ref><br /> <br /> CNN host Brianna Keilar made insulting and racist comments to Rep. [[Byron Donalds]], an [[African American]], during a live interview.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/gutfeld-cnns-treatment-rep-donalds-racist</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/6dVsdwYHbf4</ref> Keilar has encouraged [[white supremacist]] [[Katie Hill]], who resigned from Congress when it was revealed she had a [[Nazi]] tattoo,<ref>[https://uproxx.com/viral/rep-katie-hill-nazi-tattoo/ A Dem. Congresswoman, Already In Hot Water Over A Fling With A Staffer, Is Now In Even Hotter Water Over An Alleged Nazi Tattoo], Stacey Ritzen, October 25, 2019. uproxx.com</ref> to run for office again.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/14/cnn-anchor-urges-katie-hill-run-singing-disgraced-ex-dem-lawmakers-praises-for-revenge-porn-advocacy-1088986/</ref><br /> <br /> Two CNN guests, David Wallace-Wells of ''The New Yorker'' and Emily Atkin of the newsletter ''Heated'', made foul and offensive statements that [[climate change]] is worse than the [[holocaust]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-guests-claim-climate-change-is-larger-than-the-holocaust</ref> The outrageous comparison was made on CNN's ''Reliable Sources'' hosted by Brian Stelter,<ref>https://youtu.be/SZnDq3vd1F0</ref> and came on the heels of [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]'s apology at the U.S. Holocaust Museum for comparing vaccine passports to wearing the [[Star of David]] in [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-holocaust-museum-apology/index.html</ref><br /> <br /> ==Ratings plunge==<br /> [[File:BLM storms CNN.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A predominantly white mob of Black Lives Matter rioters stormed CNN headquarters. CNN blamed the violence on white supremacists.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-protests-latest-protest-atlanta-cnn-mayor-bottoms-a9539906.html</ref>]] <br /> Although CNN was once the dominant network on cable news and one of the highest rated channels on cable television, this is no longer the case. In overall ratings, CNN is usually second place behind [[Fox News Channel]] but ahead of MSNBC.<ref>[http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2014/12/30/cnn-ends-2014-firmly-ahead-of-msnbc-full-release/]</ref> At times its ratings fall below that of [[Hallmark Channel]] and its endless [[Christmas film]] reruns.<br /> <br /> CNN was successful until around 2001, when [[Fox News]] began beating it in the ratings. Since then it has been failing (even with a near monopoly position in airport terminal broadcasts), with June 2019 primetime ratings (the most watched period for television when stations can command premium prices for advertising) not even making the top 10, falling below not only the conservative-oriented Fox News, but ultra-left-wing [[MSNBC]], HGTV (which broadcasts reality shows pertaining to home improvement and real estate), and even [[Hallmark Channel]] which was running endless reruns of "chick flick" romance films.<ref>https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/basic-cable-ranker-week-of-june-3/405417/</ref> In daytime it ranked #6, but again fell below Fox, MSNBC, HGTV, and even kid-oriented Nickelodeon and true-crime oriented Investigation Discovery (though it did beat out Hallmark Channel in this time slot).<br /> <br /> By February 2014, CNN's average number of total viewers during the day from Monday to Sunday was 307,000 with 96,000 in the key 25 to 54 viewing demographic.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/february-2014-ratings-cnn-down-in-total-day-primetime_b214931]</ref> In 2013, the network fell to a 20-year low in primetime ratings and experienced its second-lowest year ever in the 25 to 54 viewing demographic. That year, CNN also experienced its lowest total-day audience since 1992, and its lowest total-day 25 to 54 audience since 2000.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-zucker-cnn-ratings-2014-1]</ref> 2014 closed out with CNN having all-time ratings lows. In primetime, the network suffered its worst-rated year in total viewers and its second-lowest in the 25 to 54 viewing demographic. In total day, CNN received its worst-rated year in the key demographic.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2014/12/cable-news-ratings-fox-news-channel-wins-13th-consecutive-year-1201338131/]</ref> In May 2018, CNN's viewership fell 30% compared to the previous year.<ref>Nolte, John (May 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/05/16/cnn-ratings-collapse-nearly-30-percent/ Ratings Crisis: CNN Suffers Viewership Collapse of Nearly 30 Percent]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 16, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> Beginning in the first half of 2017, CNN's market share relative to its competitors has seen a marked decline.<ref>[http://www.dailywire.com/news/18088/death-spiral-along-its-credibility-cnn-ratings-john-nolte Death Spiral: Along With Its Credibility, CNN Ratings Collapse], Daily Wire, 2017.</ref> Additionally, it faced repeated losses of credibility through its absence of journalistic standards and ethical lapses.<ref><br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FpMb6dATfo CNN faces credibility crisis over Trump coverage]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-X2jG5hdl4 Tucker: When did CNN become internet morality police?]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOOYIa-sOB4 CNN IS FAKE NEWS] by Stefan Molyneux <br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjkdfdFbeFk The news keeps getting worse for CNN as #CNNBlackmail trends]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCewpjd2Yfc CNN Threatens Reddit User For Exercising Free Speech | #CNNBlackmail]<br /> </ref> President [[Donald Trump]] publicly stated that CNN produces "[[fake news]]" and told a CNN reporter that CNN produces "very fake news,"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-7nkj26edA Trump to CNN: "Very Fake News"]</ref><ref>[https://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/27/president-trump-blasts-cnn-retracted-russia-story-fake-news 'Fake News Network': Trump Blasts CNN for Retracted Russia Story], Fox News Network</ref> which was corroborated by the [[Democratic Party#Mueller report|Mueller Report]].<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2017/12/08/18-questions-cnn-needs-to-answer-after-getting-busted-for-fake-news/ 18 Questions CNN Needs To Answer After Getting Busted For Fake News], By Mollie Hemingway, ''The Federalist'', DECEMBER 8, 2017.</ref> CNN actively promoted the fascist [[Antifa]] resistance movement to President Trump,<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/46554/cnns-chris-cuomo-antifa-good-cause-ryan-saavedra CNN's Chris Cuomo: Antifa Is 'A Good Cause'], By RYAN SAAVEDRA, ''The Daily Wire'', April 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/20/seriously-cnn-changes-headline-on-story-about-antifa-because-they-didnt-like-be-n2370907 Seriously? CNN Changes Headline On Story About Antifa Because They Didn't Like Being Called Violent], Matt Vespa, ''Townhall'', Aug 20, 2017.</ref> which has attacked and beaten people of all ages,<ref>[https://freedomoutpost.com/portland-watch-antifa-thugs-beat-elderly-man-with-a-crowbar/ Watch Antifa Thugs Beat Elderly Man With a Crowbar].</ref> men,<ref>[https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CIENw_1559951356 ANTIFA VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ELDERLY], LiveLeak.</ref> women and children,<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/this-list-of-attacks-against-conservatives-is-mind-blowing/ This List Of Attacks Against Conservatives Is Mind Blowing], DAVE BROOKS, ''The Daily Caller'', June 16, 2017</ref> and journalists reporting on the violence.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/01/nolte-cnns-brian-stelter-downplays-antifas-brutal-beating-of-andy-ngo/ CNN’s Brian Stelter Downplays Antifa’s Brutal Beating of Andy Ngo], JOHN NOLTE, ''Brietbart'', 1 Jul 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> During the national emergency over the Chinese [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], while thousands of people were being diagnosed and hundreds dying daily from the deadly disease, CNN refused to carry public information programming alerting viewers of the danger of the disease with precautionary instructions on prevention and transmission of the deadly virus.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/white-house-slams-cnn-msnbc-for-cutting-away-from-trumps-coronavirus-briefing/</ref> As the truth of coronavirus emerged and CNN's collusion with Democrats on a second impeachment sham foundered, CNN lost half of its audience in the April to June quarter of 2021/<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnns-top-rated-show-came-in-22nd-place-in-cable-news-ratings</ref><br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> CNN was founded by media mogul Ted Turner and made its debut on June 1, 1980 as the first 24-hour news network.<ref>[http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html]</ref> <br /> During its early years it struggled to achieve the success and credibility of older news agencies, such as the news divisions of ABC, NBC, CBS, and [[BBC]]. However, it achieved a great deal of recognition during its coverage of the first Gulf War during which it was the only news agency reporting during the initial night of the war. These events led to a movie, ''Live from Baghdad'', which portrays the events. In September 2010, head of its U.S. network Jon Klein was fired.<ref>[http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Coursetexts/gulf-war-arnett.html]</ref> Ted Turner has sold CNN to Time Warner. Turner, a [[far-leftist]], spent his fortune, not creating jobs, but buying land so he could ride his horse from Canada to Mexico.<br /> <br /> In January 2017, after a long string of false news reporting, exaggerations, and outright lies spanning months, President-Elect [[Donald Trump]] refused a question from the organization in a worldwide televised press conference, declaring, "You are [[fake news]]."<ref>https://youtu.be/G6RHIhn_T6w</ref><br /> <br /> CNN harassed the widow of [[CCP virus]] [[whistleblower]] [[Dr. Li Wenliang]], putting her under the threat of greater mistreatment from the communist [[totalitarian]] regime.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/04/24/cnn-say-lets-drop-unannounced-wuhan-whistleblowers-widow-see-shell-talk/</ref><br /> <br /> ===2016 election===<br /> [[File:Isis-training-vid.png|right|350px|thumb|CNN never reported the obvious facts and always covered for the [[Obama administration]]. President Obama, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, and CIA director [[John Brennan]] armed and equipped the [[Islamic State]] to overthrow the Assad regime.<ref>https://worldaffairs.blog/2017/05/08/truth-about-gen-michael-flynn-isis-and-neocons/</ref>]]<br /> *CNN abruptly cancelled the highly successful ''Dr. Drew'' show when Dr. Drew expressed concern on air about Hillary Clinton's health and the care and treatment she's been receiving from Dr. Lisa Bardack for post-concussion syndrome. In 2012, when Hillary got a "cracked head" (her words ''per her email'') a blood clot, or thrombosis, was formed inside her skull.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hillary-clinton-blood-clot-life-threatening-medical-experts/story?id=18101213</ref> Hillary ''was not'' hospitalized, according to CNN's reporting at the time.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/15/us/us-hillary-clinton-concussion/</ref> Dr. Drew criticized the use of outdated bloodthinners her physician prescribes.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/hillary-im-probably-on-blood-thinners-for-life/article/794545</ref> Dr. Drew was threatened and harassed after his comments and CNN demanded he retract them. When he refused, he was fired.<ref>http://pagesix.com/2016/09/04/dr-drew-loses-show-after-discussing-hillarys-health/?_ga=1.33153086.1667858589.1472997909</ref><br /> *During Erin Burnett's broadcast, CNN maliciously slandered Donald Trump with the claim he advocated racial profiling when in fact he has not. A review of the transcript shows that Trump never used the phrase in his comments on terrorism and immigration. CNN ran headlines reporting that the GOP presidential nominee spoke of using "racial profiling" to stop terrorism. Trump spoke of “profiling," as [[Israel]] does. CNN added the word "racial". CNN likewise edited out a key portion of Hillary Clinton's Saturday statement days earlier following the terror attacks in New York and New Jersey.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296753-cnn-falsely-adds-racial-to-trump-vetting-comments</ref><br /> *CNN had gone on air with doctored, altered images of writing on [[Twitter]] from Donald Trump editing out the wording of Trump's messages critical of Hillary Clinton asking for the release of her medical records.<ref>https://thehill.com/media/293704-cnn-edits-crooked-out-of-trump-tweet-on-hillary</ref><ref>[http://nalert.blogspot.com/2016/09/cnn-blurs-out-guests-trump-t-shirt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FwHtV+%28Newsalert%29]</ref><br /> *DNI James Clapper leaked the ''Steele dossier'' to Jake Tapper before instructing disgraced [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] to brief President-elect [[Donald Trump]] on its "salacious" contents, thereby creating the "news hook" for CNN to report the unverified contents and slanders manufactured by the Clinton campaign.<br /> <br /> ===Post-Obama era===<br /> *CNN employee Kathy Griffin posed for a photo-shoot with an [[ISIS]]-inspired decapitated head of the President which was widely circulated and won accolades among radical Leftists. After a public outcry from more civil, mainstream society, and even entertainment colleagues, as well as [[Chelsea Clinton]] (herself under protection of the [[Secret Service]], who take anything that may seem threatening very seriously), Griffin offered what appeared to be a sincere apology as pressure for her firing took shape. Once she was fired, she immediately went on the attack against Trump again, blaming him for her getting fired while basically refusing to take responsibility for her own actions.<br /> <br /> *In January 2019, CNN asked [[San Diego]] television station KUSI-TV to give a perspective on the [[border wall]] on the U.S. southern border, but it then abandoned that request after KUSI gave a perspective that aligned too much with President Trump's position.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Flood, Brian (January 11, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/san-diego-station-claims-cnn-asked-for-local-border-wall-perspective-but-backed-off-when-response-favored-trump San Diego station claims CNN asked for local border wall perspective, but backed off when response favored Trump]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.<br /> *Chasmar, Jessica (January 11, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/11/kusi-tv-san-diego-station-says-cnn-rejected-local-/ KUSI-TV, San Diego station, says CNN rejected local view on border after finding out 'wall works']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 12, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31172-local-tv-station-exposes-cnn-attempt-to-spin-border-truth-acosta-proves-trump-right Local TV Station Exposes CNN Attempt to Spin Border Truth; Acosta Proves Trump Right]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 12, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN created a "Trump Jobs Tracker" to track how many jobs the nation created compared to President Trump's job creation promises. After over 500,000 jobs were created in January and February 2018, the tracker had deliberately not been updated in January 2018, when the numbers were still low, making it look like Trump did not create many jobs.<ref>Flood, Brian (March 12, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/03/12/facts-first-cnn-has-neglected-its-trump-jobs-tracker-amid-significant-growth.html Facts first: CNN has neglected its ‘Trump Jobs Tracker’ amid significant growth]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 12, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *On March 28, 2018, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo falsely claimed that "no one [is] calling for Second Amendment repeal", even though, former Supreme Court Justice [[John Paul Stevens]], among other left-wingers, had very recently and notably called for just that.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *Nolte, John (March 28, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/03/28/fake-news-cnns-cuomo-says-no-one-calling-for-2nd-amendment-repeal-they-are/ Fake News: CNN’s Cuomo Says ‘No One Calling for 2nd Amendment Repeal’ (They Are)]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.<br /> *Kugle, Andrew (March 28, 2018). [https://freebeacon.com/issues/cnns-cuomo-no-one-calling-repeal-second-amendment/ CNN’s Cuomo: No One Is Calling for Repeal of Second Amendment]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.<br /> *Adams, Becket (March 28, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-host-apparently-unaware-that-several-people-have-called-for-the-repeal-of-the-second-amendment CNN host apparently unaware that people have indeed called for the repeal of the Second Amendment]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *On June 3, 2017, after seven people were murdered at five locations in [[London]] by Muslims screaming “this is for [[Allah]]," CNN claimed it was "unsure" of the attackers' motives.<ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/06/cnn-on-london-jihad-attacks-we-dont-know-their-motives</ref> The following day a citizen journalist videotaped CNN's preparation and staging of a [[fake news]] report about peaceful protests, replete with the stage hands, extras, and props.<ref>[https://medium.com/@Cernovich/cnn-becky-anderson-staging-fake-news-scene-london-terror-march-2e6bdc3aa68c]</ref><br /> <br /> *In June 2017, CNN Politics made a puff piece story about how Barack Obama had made a "definite upgrade" in his choice of jeans.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/28/cnn-politics-obamas-jeans-game-gets-stronger/ CNN Politics: ‘Obama’s Jeans Game Gets Strong(er)’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref><br /> <br /> *A CNN program claimed in May 2017 that [[Islam]] "has always been part of the American fabric" even as far back as the American Revolution, despite the apparent contradiction with the historical record.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (May 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/29/cnns-crusade-declare-islam-part-americas-founding/ CNN’s W. Kamau Bell: Islam Part of America’s Founding]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 29, 2017.</ref><br /> [[File:Ralph Northam (D-VA) in blackface.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Democrat shill Don Lemon (left); Democratic Governor Ralph Northam (in [[blackface]]) (right).]]<br /> *Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, stated in January 2018 that President Trump "seems to harbor racist feelings about people of color, from other parts of the world."<ref>Hanchett, Ian (January 11, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/11/cnns-acosta-trump-seems-to-harbor-racist-feelings/ CNN’s Acosta: Trump ‘Seems to Harbor Racist Feelings’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 11, 2018.</ref><br /> <br /> *In 2019, CNN falsely labeled liberal [[Democratic party|Democrat Virginia governor]] [[Ralph Northam]] a "Republican" when reporting a racist photo of himself while in medical school.<ref>Gualtieri, Allison Elyse (February 2, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-misidentifies-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-as-a-republican-during-his-apology-for-racist-yearbook-photo CNN misidentifies Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam as a Republican during his apology for racist yearbook photo]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 2, 2019.</ref><ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (February 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/watch-cnn-chyron-labels-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-a-republican/ WATCH: CNN Chyron Labels Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam a Republican]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 2, 2019.</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN White House reporter [[Jim Acosta]]'s press credentials were suspended in November 2018 after assaulting a female White House staffer during a Presidential press conference.<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/07/media/trump-cnn-press-conference/index.html</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/video-cnn-reporter-jim-acosta-assaults-female-white-house-staffer/</ref> CNN claimed Acosta never touched the woman and video evidence was "doctored", contradicting clear evidence showing Acosta assaulting the staffer.<ref>https://youtu.be/6Bl9Gc1xUQQ</ref> In retaliation for Acosta's ban from the White House, CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump, several White House aides and the Secret Service to force the reinstatement of Acosta's White House access, a move which White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called "grandstanding" in a press release.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/13/full-document-cnn-lawsuit-jim-acosta-white-house-credentials/ Full Doc: CNN's Lawsuit to Restore Jim Acosta's White House Credentials] at Breitbart News Network</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/13/white-house-jim-acosta-lawsuit-just-more-grandstanding-from-cnn/ White House: "Jim Acosta Lawsuit 'Just More Grandstanding from CNN'"] at Breitbart News Network</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN Analyst [[Mark Geragos]] was fired after named a co-conspirator when [[MSNBC]] Analyst and [[Democratic party]] [[2020 presidential election|presidential contender]] [[Michael Avenatti]] was arrested and indicted on [[fraud]] and [[extortion]] charges; Geragos had worked for CNN since President [[Bill Clinton]]'s impeachment as an analyst and apologist for [[DNC]] corruption. Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-sentenced-two-and-a-half-years-prison</ref> CNN had Avenatti on as a guest 122 times. Brian Stelter referred to Avenatti as a "savior."<br /> <br /> *[[Kirsten Powers]] condemned the [[Covington kids]]. Powers is [[Anthony Weiner]]'s ex-girlfriend.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-weiners-ex-kirsten-powers-he-lied-to-me</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN anchor-turned-far-Left activist [[Reza Aslan]] posted on Twitter about wanting to "eradicate" [[Kellyanne Conway]], in which he was called out for openly making a death threat against a White House official.<ref>Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/05/nolte-reza-aslan-calls-kellyanne-conway-the-evil-we-need-to-eradicate/ Nolte: Reza Aslan Calls Kellyanne Conway the "Evil We Need to Eradicate"] at Breitbart News Network ('''Warning:''' Contains tweets with foul language)<br /> *Cheong, Ian Miles (August 6, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/08/06/reza-aslan-calls-genocide-against-trump-supporters/ Reza Aslan Calls For Genocide Against Trump Supporters.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.<br /> *Freiburger, Calvin (August 6, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-approves-ex-cnn-pundits-calls-to-eradicate-kellyanne-conway Twitter approves ex-CNN pundit’s calls to ‘eradicate’ Kellyanne Conway]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.<br /> *Kirkwood, R. Cort (August 6, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33038-former-cnn-host-trump-supporters-must-be-eradicated Former CNN Host: Trump Supporters Must Be “Eradicated”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 6, 2019.</ref> Azlan lashed out viciously and profanely against his critics in a subsequent racist tweet where he attempted to change the subject to save face by [[liberal projection|projecting]] his own racism onto them, and he also viciously attacked [[Ivanka Trump]] in another racist tweet in response when she tweeted about [[white supremacy]] needing to be destroyed; both of Aslan's tweets only earned him even more massive waves of harsh criticism against him.<br /> <br /> *Leftists gathered outside the home of Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]] while recovering from a shoulder fracture caused in an accident and threatened to "stab the m*****f***** in the heart."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/fck-mitch-angry-far-left-activists-gather-outside-mitch-mcconnells-home-as-he-recovers-from-surgery-threaten-to-stab-him-in-the-heart-video/</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (August 7, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/33061-threats-of-anti-gop-violence-rise-blm-activist-threatened-to-stab-mcconnell Threats of Anti-GOP Violence Rise, BLM Activist Wants to Stab McConnell]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2019.</ref> Wajahat Ali, a ''New York Times'' contributing op-ed writer and CNN contributor expressed glee as “#MassacreMoscowMitch” — a reference to Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — trended on Twitter and tweeted out the hashtag.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/06/cnn-nyt-contributor-wajahat-ali-pushes-massacremoscowmitch-hashtag-about-mcconnell/</ref><br /> <br /> *'''Immanuel Christian School/Karen Pence hate crime hoax.''' A 12-year-old girl claimed that three boys at Immanuel Christian School held her down and cut her dreadlocks while using the racially charged term "nappy." The wife of [[Vice President Mike Pence]], Karen Pence works at the school. CNN's [[Bakari Sellers]], NBC, CBS, CNN, ''[[The New York Times]]'', and [[The Washington Post]]'' all reported the incident nationwide and used the incident to attack Karen Pence.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/hate-crime-media-used-to-attack-karen-pence-is-fake/</ref> The girl's family finally released a statement acknowledging the initial allegation was false. They apologized to all involved: "To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused," they wrote. "To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school. To the broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter, we apologize for betraying your trust."<ref>https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/6th-Grade-Girl-Says-She-Lied-About-Boys-Cutting-Her-Dreadlocks-561784531.html</ref><br /> <br /> *CNN anchor Don Lemon claims [[God]] has nothing to do with [[marriage]].<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/03/16/don-lemon-traditional-marriage-is-not-what-god-is-about-n1432844</ref><br /> <br /> ==Anchors, reporters and pundits==<br /> ''See also:'' [[Fredogate]]<br /> <br /> *[[Anderson Cooper]]<br /> *[[Don Lemon]]<br /> *[[Jim Acosta]]<br /> *[[Erin Burnett]]<br /> *[[Brianna Keilar]]<br /> *[[Kirsten Powers]]<br /> *[[Erica Hill]]<br /> *[[Fareed Zakaria]]<br /> *[[Van Jones]]<br /> *[[James Clapper]]<br /> *[[Jim Sciutto]]<br /> *[[Christiane Amanpour]]<br /> *[[Paula Zahn]]<br /> *[[John King]]<br /> *[[Wolf Blitzer]]<br /> *[[Adeel Raja]]<br /> *[[James Clapper]]<br /> *[[Andrew McCabe]]<br /> *[[Andrew Kaczynski]]<br /> *[[Larry King]] (Formerly)<br /> <br /> ===Noted CNN reporters and analysts===<br /> CNN political analyst [[Joe Lockhart]], who served as the Clinton White House press secretary said of [[Ben Shapiro]], who is an [[Orthodox Jew]], "he's not human." This rhetoric was roundly criticized for its [[Nazi]] [[dogwhistle]]s. [[Jew]]s were officially classified by the [[Third Reich]] as "untermensch", or "subhuman" to justify mass [[genocide]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/10/20/did-nazi-this-coming-cnn-political-analyst-joe-lockhart-declares-that-ben-shapiro-is-not-human/</ref><br /> <br /> CNN senior legal analyst [[Jeffrey Toobin]] exposed himself to the audience on a Zoom teleconference with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and WYNC radio. Toobin alleged, “I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video."<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdgm4/new-yorker-suspends-jeffrey-toobin-for-zoom-dick-incident</ref> After being placed on leave in 2020, Toobin began staging a comeback in early 2021 by inching out a victory in the Liberal Hack Tournament, beating off a challenge from last years champion Brian Stelter.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/toobin-begins-epic-comeback-from-zoom-masturbation-scandal-stroking-it-in-first-round-of-liberal-hack-tournament-1047831/</ref> Within months Toobin was back on air.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-cnn-goes-soft-on-toobin-reinstates-disgraced-pundit-after-zoom-masturbation-incident/</ref><br /> <br /> In August 2019, a video of CNN anchor [[Chris Cuomo]] went viral after a member of the public called him "fredo" and he badly handled the situation and threatened violence.<ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref><ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref> The incident made headlines in several newspapers.<br /> <br /> === Chris Cuomo said Donald Trump isn't aging at fast as past U.S. presidents ===<br /> <br /> ''See also:'' [[Donald Trump's age]] and [[Biden's age]]<br /> <br /> [[CNN]]'s [[Chris Cuomo]] recently declared that President Donald Trump isn't aging as fast as past U.S. presidents.<ref>[https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/22/chris-cuomo-attacks-trump-for-not-aging-as-fast-as/ Chris Cuomo attacks Trump for not aging as fast as past presidents: 'Care more, sleep less'], ''Washington Times''</ref><br /> <br /> == Reddit CNN memes channel ==<br /> <br /> [[R/CNNmemes]] is a [[reddit]] channel set up to spread anti-[[CNN]] [[meme]]s.<br /> <br /> The ''[[New York Times]]'' wrote in an article entitled ''How a CNN Investigation Set Off an Internet Meme War'':<br /> {{Cquote|The Reddit forum r/CNNmemes, a self-described outpost for “memes of CNN or other failing MSM networks,” began to fill with user-generated images. One user pasted CNN’s logo into a still image from what appeared to be an ISIS hostage video, implying that the network had coerced the Reddit user behind the pro-Trump meme into making an apology. Another user superimposed CNN’s logo onto the face of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator...<br /> <br /> On Monday, a CNN reporter tracked down the identity of the user, who quickly deleted his posts, renounced his meme-creating ways, and apologized in a long, seemingly sincere post to /r/The_Donald. CNN declined to name the user, but said, somewhat mysteriously, that it “reserves the right” to publish his identity in the future if he continued to create "offensive" content.<br /> <br /> To many on the right, that caveat felt like a threat issued by a powerful news organization to a private citizen: Fall in line, or we’ll expose you...<br /> <br /> To understand how Reddit memes could ignite a national controversy and put a multibillion-dollar media company on its heels, it helps to know that right-wing meme-makers are a particularly prolific and vocal internet subcommunity. They gather in clusters on Reddit, and similar sites like 4chan and Discord, in order to trade images and strategize about disseminating them to wide audiences.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/business/how-a-cnn-investigation-set-off-an-internet-meme-war.html ''How a CNN Investigation Set Off an Internet Meme War''], ''New York Times'', 2017</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Seven Natural Wonders of the World]]<br /> *[[Essay:Proof that CNN is trustworthy]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.cnn.com/ CNN official site]<br /> *[https://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2020/02/01/communists-honor-fake-news-champion-cnn-n2560496 Communists Honor Fake News Champion CNN]<br /> <br /> {{Communism}}<br /> {{Globalism}}<br /> {{Liberalism}}<br /> {{Election Fraud}}<br /> {{Deep State}}<br /> [[Category:Television]]<br /> [[Category:Media]]<br /> [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal News Organizations]][[Category:Anti-Trump]]<br /> [[Category:Fake News]]<br /> [[Category:Racism]]<br /> [[Category:Bigotry]]<br /> [[Category:CNN]]<br /> [[Category:Violence Inciters]]</div>

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