Country That Refused to Lockdown Now Among World’s Safest From Virus

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After widespread criticism for its decision not to implement comprehensive lockdowns or mask requirements, Sweden now has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the world.

“Sweden has gone from being the country with the most infections in Europe to the safest one,” said the country’s senior epidemiologist, Dr. Anders Tegnell, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the Gateway Pundit reported.

“What we see now is that the sustainable policy might be slower in getting results, but it will get results eventually,” Tegnell said. “And then we also hope that the result will be more stable.”

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control last week said Sweden’s infection rate is about 12 cases per million, compared to 18 in Denmark and 14 in Norway.

Of 2,500 randomly selected and tested Swedes, zero tested positive, compared to 0.9% positive in April and 0.3% in May, the center said. (Read more from “Country That Refused to Lockdown Now Among World’s Safest From Virus” HERE)

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Serious Problem Identified: Chinese ‘Infection’ of U.S. Power Grid

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China and “probably one or two other” countries can shut down the U.S. power grid through a cyberattack. This disturbing revelation was made by Admiral Michael Rogers, former head of the National Security Agency, to Congress – in November 2014.

China has also become the world’s leading supplier of transformers – the “spine” of electricity grids — according to a 2014 U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) report. This also presents significant challenges to U.S. grid security.

For economic and security reasons, the United States should no longer purchase transformers and other electric grid equipment manufactured in China. It is important to end relationships that U.S. utilities have directly with Chinese businesses and multi-national companies manufacturing transformers in China.

These actions are envisioned under a May 1 Executive Order President Trump issued on protecting the bulk-power grid. Chinese power equipment provided to the U.S. can be embedded with software and hardware to remotely commit mischief from Beijing, enhancing its ability to commit cyberattacks. . .

Meanwhile, Chinese transformer manufacturers are thriving. On its website, JiangSu HuaPeng Transformer Co. (JSHP Transformer) boasts that it has recently completed projects for customers in Houston, Las Vegas, and New Jersey. On August 5, Baobian Electric shipped the first of three phase reactors to the New Mexico Public Utilities Service Company. (Read more from “Serious Problem Identified: Chinese ‘Infection’ of U.S. Power Grid” HERE)

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Dem Sheriff Leaves Party: ‘Unbelievable’ That Democratic Leadership Condones Rioting

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Democratic leadership condoning riots is “unbelievable,” said Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County, Ind., Wednesday.

“What I’ve witnessed across the United States is shocking,” Wedding told “Fox & Friends,” after leaving the Democratic Party.

“As a law enforcement leader, I can’t imagine 101 days of rioting, and it is condoned by the Democratic leadership. It’s unbelievable that they can do that to a law enforcement professional. As a sheriff, I could not imagine putting my deputies on the front lines of these riots night after night with no relief in sight,” Wedding said. . .

Wedding said that he sees that President Trump supports law enforcement because the commander-in-chief offered cities “under siege federal aid.” (Read more from “Dem Sheriff Leaves Party: ‘Unbelievable’ That Democratic Leadership Condones Rioting” HERE)

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President Trump Goes off on NY Dems After Top Police Officials Resign

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President Trump tore into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rochester’s mayor on Tuesday after the city’s police chief and several of the department’s highest-ranking officers resigned amid outrage over the death of Daniel Prude. . .

Chief La’Ron Singletary announced that he would retire after 20 years on the force, according to a news release from the department. He described the events of the past week as “an attempt to destroy my character and integrity.”

The sudden retirement of Singletary — as well as Deputy Chief Joseph Morabito and Commander Fabian Rivera — comes three days after the state attorney general announced that she will impanel a grand jury to investigate the death of Prude.

Prude, a Black man, died of “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint” after a “spit hood” was put over his head as he was taken into police custody. . .

Police said the officers placed a spit hood on Prude because he said he had COVID-19. (Read more from “President Trump Goes off on NY Dems After Top Police Officials Resign” HERE)

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Trump’s Pledge to Exit “Endless Wars”: U.S. to Withdraw 2,200 Troops From Iraq

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The top U.S. commander in the Middle East announced in Baghdad Wednesday that 2,200 U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq by the end of this month.

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie made the announcement alongside the Iraqi Minister of Defense as a sign that the troop reduction decision was made in consultation with the government of Iraq.

“The United States has decided to reduce our troop presence in Iraq from about 5,200 to 3,000 troops during the month of September,” McKenzie said.

“This reduced footprint allows us to continue advising and assisting our Iraqi partners in rooting out the final remnants of ISIS in Iraq and ensuring its enduring defeat,” he added. . .

The withdrawal announcement Wednesday was a coordinated effort between the Pentagon and President Trump, who has pledged to exit “endless wars.” Trump has hit Democratic opponent Joe Biden for his vote in favor of the Iraq War in 2002 as a member of the U.S. Senate and has campaigned on getting the U.S. military out of the Middle East. (Read more from “Trump’s Pledge to Exit “Endless Wars”: U.S. to Withdraw 2,200 Troops From Iraq” HERE)

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Former Biden White House Staffer Says Dem Nominee Is Slipping, Has Lost “Mental Acuity”; If Joe Biden Wins, Will COVID Suddenly Disappear?

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By The New York Post. Joe Biden’s former White House stenographer said the Democratic presidential nominee has “lost a step” and isn’t as mentally sharp as he was four years ago.

“It is a complete difference from what he was in 2017,” Mike McCormick, who worked with the former vice president from 2011 to 2017, told the Washington Free Beacon. “He’s lost a step and he doesn’t seem to have the same mental acuity as he did four years ago.”

“He doesn’t have the energy, he doesn’t have the pace of his speaking. He’s a different guy,” McCormick said about 77-year-old Biden in the interview published Tuesday.

(See the video of Biden’s embarrassing interview and multiple gaffes from yesterday HERE)

McCormick, whose book “Joe Biden Unauthorized” chronicles his time in the White House, told the publication that Biden had a talent for clicking with audiences and would often go off-script, something the nominee doesn’t do anymore.

“He’d just make a big joke out of it, and go straight from the hip. And notice, he’s not doing that anymore. He read that [Democratic National Committee speech] verbatim … it’s not Joe Biden anymore,” McCormick said, noting he looks “lost” during interviews now. (Read more from “Former Biden White House Staffer Says Dem Nominee Is Slipping, Has Lost “Mental Acuity” HERE)

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If Joe Biden Wins, Will the Pandemic Suddenly Disappear?

By The Federalist. Here’s a prediction for the November election: if Joe Biden wins, the coronavirus pandemic will all but disappear overnight.

I know, it sounds crazy. To hear Biden tell it, the pandemic is getting worse all the time, not better, and Americans are increasingly consumed with fear and despair that they and their loved ones will die from the disease or lose their jobs or otherwise have their lives ruined, all because of Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus. . .

But it’s easy to see why Biden is painting such a dire picture. The worse the pandemic, the longer it lasts, the more pain and suffering it causes, the stronger his case that Trump’s response has been a “failure” and that the president “doesn’t care” about the lives and livelihoods lost on his watch.

If Biden wins, expect all this doom and gloom to dissipate, even if the disease’s trends don’t change all that much. Expect, too, that Democratic governors and mayors will be far more inclined to relax lockdown orders and business closures. Why? Because keeping the country locked down in the name of the pandemic is a way for them to hurt Trump, which is the only thing they really care about. Once he’s gone, the rationale for lockdowns, mask mandates, and doom and gloom rhetoric is gone, too. (Read more from “If Joe Biden Wins, Will the Pandemic Suddenly Disappear?

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WATCH: Seattle Bans Christians From Worshipping in Park, but Then God Intervened; Spiritual Awakening Taking Place in America as Churches Deal With Social Distancing Restrictions

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By Todd Starnes. The City of Seattle shut down a local park in advance of a massive gathering of Christian worshippers.

Christians were banned from the park, but not Black Lives Matter or Antifa. Let that sink in, folks.

“This is extraordinary: Seattle denies Christians permit to worship peacefully OUTSIDE and then puts up fences to block them – but allows for outdoor protests and camps,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) wrote on Twitter.

But instead of canceling the event, the Christians simply relocated the service to the street and called it a “worship protest.” . . .

The worship protest also angered at least one Antifa member who noted, “The more I yell, the more f***ing fun they have.” (Read more from “WATCH: Seattle Bans Christians From Worshipping in Park, but Then God Intervened” HERE)

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Seattle Shuts Park to Christians, but Allows Leftists to Continue Spreading Chaos

By WND. The same city that allowed anarchists to take over its downtown for weeks and is playing host to anti-Trump protests over Labor Day weekend has slammed the door on a Christian event using a city park. . .

The city department did not cite the event in a statement announcing the closure, but invoked COVID-19 in saying the park would be closed for Labor Day “due to anticipated crowding that could impact the public health of residents.”

“Out of concerns for the safety of all those who visit Gas Works Park we have opted to close the entire park for the day,” the department said. “Seattle Parks and Recreation does not allow unpermitted public events to take place in Seattle parks and asks the public [to] continue to adhere to current public health guidelines so that we can keep our parks open.” (Read more from “Seattle Shuts Park to Christians, but Allows Leftists to Continue Spreading Chaos” HERE)

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Spiritual Awakening Taking Place in America as Churches Deal With Social Distancing Restrictions

By CBN News. In the face of unrest and violent protests all across the country, a wave of revival is growing.

Recently in Portland, Oregon, thousands of Christians lifted their voices in prayer, praise and worship for an event called “Riots to Revival.” It was an effort to heal the brokenness resulting from the pandemic. . .

“It’s fun watching God show up,” Feucht told CBN News. “We’ve spent the last 15 years, I have, going into a lot of dark hard nations around the world – North Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia. And now we get to do it in our own nation.”

In California, where indoor worship services have been banned because of COVID-19 restrictions, churches have been discovering new ways to serve their communities. . .

“We’ve had 135 churches in San Diego come together,” said [Pastor] Stonier. “We had a prayer event; 11 different locations. We had over 15,000 people around San Diego or online. We called it ‘We Pray San Diego’. People prayed for an hour for the Lord’s work, for revival to take place in San Diego.” (Read more from “Spiritual Awakening Taking Place in America as Churches Deal With Social Distancing Restrictions” HERE)

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WATCH: Exhausted Biden Relies on Teleprompter to Answer Questions; Huh? Biden Says Democrats Need to ‘Keep’ the Senate

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By WND. At a virtual campaign event, a visibly exhausted Joe Biden appeared to instruct his staff to adjust a teleprompter so he could answer a question.

“Move it up here,” Biden says before responding at an AFL-CIO virtual town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Labor Day.

His eyes barely open, Biden can be heard breathing heavily. . .

In a Miami television interview last week, Biden accidentally read staffer notes from a teleprompter: “Look, Venezuela topline message is.”

Biden frequently is seen in TV interviews looking down at his notes while he answers a question. In a one-one-one with Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, he motioned to staff to move the teleprompter text. (Read more from “WATCH: Exhausted Biden Relies on Teleprompter to Answer Questions” HERE)

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Huh? Biden Says Democrats Need to ‘Keep’ the Senate

By WND. Joe Biden apparentely believes the Democrats control the U.S. Senate, where there is a Republican majority.

“We have to do more than just beat Trump. We have to keep the House of Representatives and the United States Senate,” he said at a virtual rally for the campaign of Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala.

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WATCH: Atlantic Editor Concedes Central Claim of Trump Hit Piece Could Be Wrong

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On Sunday, Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg admitted the White House’s account that President Trump’s trip to a cemetery of fallen World War I soldiers in France in 2018 was modified due to bad weather is probably accurate.

“I’m sure all of those things are true,” Goldberg told CNN in an interview on Friday when asked to respond to evidence a story he published saying otherwise is false. . .

While others have claimed to “confirm” the report with more anonymous sources, The Atlantic has published false stories before, which raises more questions about the legitimacy of a report given by unknown people.

President Trump denied the claims by Goldberg and his anonymous sources, saying that other people on the trip such as the Secret Service and Gen. Keith Kellogg can “refute” the allegations. (Read more from “WATCH: Atlantic Editor Concedes Central Claim of Trump Hit Piece Could Be Wrong” HERE)

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WATCH: Biden Claims President Trump Is Attempting to Defund Police

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tried to make the case that it is President Trump who wants to defund the nation’s police departments while he was being interviewed by ABC27. . .

“You watch the ads, I’m sure you’ve seen them although a lot of Pennsylvanians are seeing because there’s a lot of ads out there right now. They would say that you want to defund the police, it seems to be trying to frighten some folks, so can you set the record straight on that?” an ABC27 reporter asked Biden.

“I not only want to defund the police, I’m the one calling for $300 million more for local police, for community policing. I also think we should add social workers and psychologists to help police on 911 calls,” Biden said. “The only person calling to defund the police is Donald Trump. Look at his budget. He calls for cutting police funding for local — state and local help by $400 million. Once again, he’s pathological.”

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