Mark Meadows Defies Jan. 6 Committee, Risking Contempt Charges

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Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows has failed to show up for a Friday deposition with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to multiple reports, despite a threat from the panel it would seek to hold him in contempt for any defiance.

Meadows was not seen entering the Capitol and his attorneys had indicated he would not appear. The committee did not immediately respond to request for comment from The Hill.

The move tees the committee up to pursue yet another full House vote to censure a witness for failing to appear before the panel’s investigators, kicking to the Department of Justice the decision of whether to pursue criminal charges.

The threat from the committee comes as it has been engaging with Meadows since September about a deposition originally scheduled for Oct. 15.

But when the White House on Thursday cleared the National Archives to release Meadows’s documents to the committee, the panel indicated its patience was up, sending a letter demanding he appear at 10 a.m. Friday. (Read more from “Mark Meadows Defies Jan. 6 Committee, Risking Contempt Charges” HERE)

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Number of Americans Quitting Jobs Reaches Record High

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The number and percentage of U.S. workers voluntarily leaving their jobs reached an all-time high in September, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.

Roughly 4.4 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in September and the quits rate rose to 3 percent, according to the latest edition of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) survey, each a new record. The number of job openings stayed roughly even in August at 10.4 million.

The surge in American workers voluntarily leaving their jobs is the latest sign of growing worker power in the recovering labor market.

Economists see quits as a window into how willing workers are to leave their current job in search of another role with higher compensation or greater personal fulfillment.

Wages have risen rapidly through 2021, particularly for the lowest-paid workers, as businesses struggle to fill millions of jobs. Both the percentage and number of working-age adults in the labor force are still well below pre-pandemic levels, giving those currently seeking jobs greater leverage and opportunities. (Read more from “Number of Americans Quitting Jobs Reaches Record High” HERE)

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Data: GOP Surging in the ‘Burbs, Dems Losing Hispanics, ‘Woke’ Messaging Alienating Swing Voters

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Let’s review a few more polling notes in the wake of last week’s Republican victories. One of the keys to the Virginia statewide sweep, in addition to extremely strong GOP base turnout, was a shift toward the GOP in the suburbs. This wasn’t just true in Northern Virginia, where Glenn Youngkin cut into Democratic margins, but in other suburban areas that swung red. We analyzed a recent NBC News poll showing substantial Republican nationwide advantages on major issues. This Politico/Morning Consult survey shows much of the same, with the opposition party developing strong leads among suburban voters in particular:

A full 15-point swing in Republicans’ favor on the economy in ten months, which isn’t far off from the 12-to-13 point shift in the vote margins in both Virginia and New Jersey (Biden margin vs. 2021 gubernatorial margin). Notice that the GOP now holds significant, sometimes commanding leads, in the ‘burbs on national security, the economy, jobs, immigration, and even guns. They’re also competitive on issues that typically heavily favor Democrats, like healthcare, voting rights, energy, and…education. On the education front, these two tweets may help explain why voters are moving away from Democrats:

(Read more from “Data: GOP Surging in the ‘Burbs, Dems Losing Hispanics, ‘Woke’ Messaging Alienating Swing Voters” HERE)

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National Guard on Standby for Rittenhouse Verdict

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) has placed 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops on standby in Kenosha for the expected verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial next week amid concerns of possible violence.

Evers said in a statement:

We continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level to ensure the state provides support and resources to help keep the Kenosha community and greater area safe. The Kenosha community has been strong, resilient, and has come together through incredibly difficult times these past two years, and that healing is still ongoing. I urge folks who are otherwise not from the area to please respect the community by reconsidering any plans to travel there and encourage those who might choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights to do so safely and peacefully.

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Black Americans Sue U.S. Farms for Replacing Them with Foreign Workers

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Black Americans who spent most of their lives working on Mississippi farms are suing their former employer after they were replaced by foreign workers on the H-2A visa program.

The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, accuses Pitts Farms of laying off a number of black Americans, only to replace them with foreign visa workers from South Africa. . .

In interviews with the New York Times, black Americans said they had spent most of their lives earning a living as farm workers at Pitts Farms. The work is part of a long history wherein black Americans along the Mississippi Delta have spent grueling hours on farms doing intense physical labor.

One of the black Americans suing Pitts Farms, 50-year-old Richard Strong, told the Times that he has worked on farms for more than 25 years. His father and grandfather did so as well, as well as his enslaved ancestors.

Strong said about 10 years ago is when he noticed farms along the Mississippi Delta began importing foreign visa workers, almost entirely from South Africa. When the first groups arrived, Strong said he helped train them. Now, more than 100 U.S. farms along the Delta employ foreign visa workers from South Africa over Americans. (Read more from “Black Americans Sue U.S. Farms for Replacing Them With Foreign Workers” HERE)

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Google’s Veterans Day Doodle Appears to Feature a Male Marine Wearing a Dress

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By Daily Caller. Google’s Veterans Day Doodle appears to feature a male Marine veteran wearing a dress covered halfway by a military uniform.

The second person to the left appears to be a red-headed man wearing what appears to be a dark-blue dress with white polka dots and a short purple sweater. The character is wearing a white Marine Corps. hat and a blue uniform on the left side.

Happy Veterans Day. I’m not entirely sure what the Google Doodle is trying to show. In-service and then out? And what the hell is up with this Marine? A male Gunny who becomes a female schoolmarm? pic.twitter.com/eJzXBaUD7l

— Chris Morris (@camorris) November 11, 2021

The image includes an Air-Force Pilot-turned-painter, Marine-turned-teacher, Navy seaman-turned-businessman, Coast-guardsman-turned-doctor, an Army soldier-turned-amputee-biker and a Space Force Guardsman-turned-baker, according to the Ledger Inquirer.

The artwork was created by Alabama-based artist and US Army Veteran Steven Tette, who designed the image to “display the diversity” of all U.S. veterans, according to 9to5 Google. (Read more from “Google’s Veterans Day Doodle Appears to Feature a Male Marine Wearing a Dress” HERE)

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Army Veteran Designed Google Veterans Day Doodle

By The Ledger-Enquirer. A Columbus artist and Army veteran’s design will be seen by millions of users this Veterans Day.

Steve Tette, a 2010 and 2013 graduate of Columbus State University’s art education program, was chosen to design the “Google Doodle” for Veterans Day, according to a news release from CSU. Tette spent 20 years serving in the Army before retiring and pursuing art. . .

Google gave Tette samples of his own work that they liked and asked him to create three Veterans Day drawings for consideration. Tette couldn’t choose just three from the dozen he created, so he sent four. (Read more from “Veteran Designed Google Veterans Day Doodle” HERE)

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Governor Throws Biden’s ‘Flying Migrants to Florida’ Ploy Back in Joe’s Face

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday floated sending migrants to President Biden’s home state of Delaware, in response to the dozens of migrant flights DeSantis says have landed in Florida at the behest of the Biden administration.

“If they’re going to come here, we’ll provide buses,” DeSantis said of the migrants on the flights. “I will send them to Delaware and do that.”

“If he’s not going to support the border being secure, then he should be able to have everyone there,” he said.

The Republican governor has been ramping up his battle with the administration over migrant flights into Jacksonville. His office told The Washington Examiner that there have been more than 70 flights of migrants into the Sunshine State since the summer.

The Examiner reported that officials said the Biden administration has refused to tell the governor’s office about who is facilitating the flights and other information. DeSantis told Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that the flights operate in the late hours of the night at “one or two or three in the morning.” He added that the flights were “unannounced” and he was given “no notice” and thus no ability to veto the flights. (Read more from “Governor Throws Biden’s ‘Flying Migrants to Florida’ Ploy Back in Joe’s Face” HERE)

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Scientists Stunned by COVID Findings in Deer Population That Could Extend the Pandemic

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Scientists studying coronavirus infections in deer said they were stunned at their findings and cautioned that deer may complicate and extend the pandemic.

Veterinarians at Pennsylvania State University found active SARS-CoV-2 infections in at least 30% of the deer tested from Iowa in 2020. The findings were published online in a study last week.

“It was actually quite stunning to us,” said Penn State veterinary microbiologist Vivek Kapur. “We were very surprised to see such a high number of positive samples.”

The findings suggest that deer could be “reservoirs” for the virus that would periodically reintroduce it to the human population. (Read more from “Scientists Stunned by COVID Findings in Deer Population That Could Extend the Pandemic” HERE)

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FBI Director Told Former Agents the Bureau Will ‘Stay in Its Own Lane’ and Won’t Be Attending School Board Meetings

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FBI Director Christopher Wray “made it clear” during an October speech that FBI agents “would not be attending school board meetings” and the Bureau “would stay in its own lane,” a former agent who saw the speech told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Cecil Moses, a retired FBI special agent and former police chief in Alabama, was in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the national conference for the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, where he said Wray met with former agents on Oct. 22 and assured them that the Bureau would not be monitoring school board meetings.

“He made it clear he didn’t want it to be any misconception, that there’s going to be FBI agents out there looking over the shoulder of parents or monitoring school board meetings and the like,” Moses told the DCNF. “He made the comment that the Bureau will stay in his own lane and I think that’s a very, very cogent comment.”

Parents across the country have joined a nationwide movement against what they believe is harmful ideology permeating American public schools. Many parent activists have shown up at school board meetings to air their grievances, which were likened to “the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes,” by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) in a Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden’s administration. (Read more from “FBI Director Told Former Agents the Bureau Will ‘Stay in Its Own Lane’ and Won’t Be Attending School Board Meetings” HERE)

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Health Care Premiums for Families Increase Nearly 50% In One Decade

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A new survey shows that health care costs are exceeding inflation for many American families.

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s Employer Health Benefits Survey revealed that average annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance reached $22,221 in 2021 — a 4% increase this year. Meanwhile, workers are contributing an average of $5,969 toward the cost of family coverage.

According to the group’s press release, family premiums increased by 47% over the past decade — outpacing both wage growth and inflation:

The annual change in premiums roughly matches the year-to-year rise in workers’ wages (5%) and inflation (1.9%), though what workers and employers pay toward premiums over time has risen more quickly. Since 2011, average family premiums have increased 47%, more than wages (31%) or inflation (19%).

Roughly 155 million Americans utilize employer-sponsored health care coverage. The Biden administration, however, emphasizes that it is lowering health care costs for Americans who sign up for federal aid. (Read more from “Health Care Premiums for Families Increase Nearly 50% In One Decade” HERE)

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