FEMA Yanks Funding For Disinfecting Subways And Schools

Criminal move by small minded #LoserTrump MTA workers disinfect a bus in March.

MTA workers disinfect a bus in March.

The MTA says it will continue its overnight cleaning regimen. [ more › ]

Covid-19: Herd immunity approach would led to ‘thousands of avoidable deaths’

A researcher modelling Covid-19 death rates says 1300 Māori and Pasifika would die in the Counties Manukau district alone if community transmission was allowed to run rampant.

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A researcher modelling Covid-19 death rates says 1300 Māori and Pasifika would die in the Counties Manukau district alone if community transmission was allowed to run rampant.

Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after report surfaces racist tweets

Nick Moutos.

Nick Moutos lost his job Thursday with the Texas attorney general’s office.

Credit: Social media

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A Texas assistant attorney general sent dozens of tweets over the past several months threatening violence against progressives, spouting racist and transphobic rhetoric, casting doubt over the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic and sharing QAnon conspiracy theories. On Thursday, he lost his job with the state agency after national media reported on his social media activities.

Nick Moutos, whose racist tweets were reported Thursday morning by Media Matters, threatened Black Lives Matter protesters and has regularly referred to the organizers as “terrorists.” He called Islam a “virus” and trans people an “abomination.”

“As of today, this individual no longer works for the Office of the Attorney General,” Kayleigh Date, spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, told The Texas Tribune.

Moutos acknowledged that he lost his job in a Thursday evening tweet, which also referenced coverage by Salon and Men’s Health of his comments downplaying the national coronavirus death totals.

“Speaking out against the #ChinaVirus #Plandemic & #Democrats using it to steal #Election2020 makes people angry. Stories slamming me & others in #Salon #MensHealth #AlterNet were enough to cost me my job,” he tweeted. “Plandemic” refers to the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was planned by the Chinese government and engineered in a lab in Wuhan, which has been proven false.

Moutos has worked for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office since 2017 in the criminal prosecution division and recently ran and lost in a Republican primary for the District 35 U.S. House seat. As of July 1, Moutos was earning an annual salary of $100,652.

Moutos could not be reached for comment.

In the year he’s been on Twitter, Moutos has amassed over 20,000 tweets on his account, many of which are attacks — including threats of violence — against prominent Democrats.

“@BarackObama I pray to meet you on the #CivilWar2 #Battlefield. #Jesus #2A #MolonLabe,” he tweeted in June. “Molon Labe” is a Greek phrase that can be translated as “come and take them” and is popularly used by gun-rights advocates.

Moutos’ tweets often tout the Second Amendment and gun ownership while expressing his anger toward elected officials.

He has frequently referred to female members of Congress as“Whores of Babylon,” an apparent reference to a chapter in the Bible titled “The Great Whore and the Beast.”

A tweet from Nick Moutos’ Twitter account.

Credit: via Twitter

“Hey there #WhoreOfBabylon, you wouldn’t even know what a Bible looks like! #Jesus #2A #MolonLabe #ArmedAndReadyVeteran #NoWarningShots #CenterMassUntilThreatDrops #Jesus,” he tweeted in response to a tweet from U.S. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., in early June. “Center Mass Until Threat Drops” appears to refer to police training wherein officers are trained to aim at the “center mass” of a person while firing a weapon.

Moutos also used the phrase multiple times to reference House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

In the past two months, Moutos has tweeted at least six times about QAnon, a conspiracy group that has been tied to both threats and acts of violence. The FBI has labeled the group a potential domestic terrorist threat.

Moutos also retweeted a video of a former congressional candidate taking the QAnon oath. In the video, former candidate Darlene Swaffar says a common QAnon phrase, “where we go one, we go all.” He’s since undone his retweet.

This isn’t the first time a staffer in the attorney general’s office has been in hot water over their social media presence. In 2018, the communications director for the office deleted his Twitter account after sharing tweets mocking sexual misconduct allegations brought against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. In 2017, an associate deputy attorney general resigned after a Dallas Morning News story drew attention to comments he made about survivors.

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No, a Texas man was not indicted for filling out 1,700 mail-in ballots, despite what Attorney General William Barr said.

Federal prosecutors brought no such indictment. And while a Justice Department spokeswoman said Barr was referring to a local prosecution involving suspected mail-in voting fraud in a city council election, the assistant district attorney on that case said Barr’s description doesn’t match the facts.

“That’s not what happened at all,” said Andy Chatham, who is now in private practice. The case at issue stems from a 2017 investigation into suspected mail-in voter fraud in Dallas County.13857049.gif

Half of Lebanon’s population to fall into poverty as economy worsens

One month on from the deadly Beirut explosion, we take a look at the economic situation in Lebanon. The blast ruptured supply chains, destroyed grain reserves and worsened an already catastrophic economic situation in the country. By the end of the year, experts predict that over half of the population will be living in poverty.

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Portfolio: Open for viewing!

Chrstn

I made a new page for my portfolio!

I was thinking the other day if I should make another site for my portfolio, but… I figured out it would be easy to manage if it’s in the same site so I made a new page for it and I’m so happy to share it with you guys! ❤

I’ve been posting new photos for a week now and I hope you can check it out HERE. ❤

Here’s some of my recent uploads! Hope you like it! ❤

“Bangka”
This was a photo I took when we went in Lakawon Island.


“Grandeur”
I took this one when we went to Sipalay. This one’s striking, I must say.


“Bandstand”
I took this one when I did a project with my friends.
Inscribed along the sides of it’s roof are the names of Westernclassical music composersBeethoven,Wagner,Haydn

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NATO condemns Novichok attack on Navalny — EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

The North Atlantic Council met on 4 September 2020 to address the assassination attempt on Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Germany briefed Allies on the toxicology findings of their specialist laboratory. “There is proof beyond doubt that Mr. Navalny was poisoned using a military-grade nerve agent from the Novichok group,” said NATO Secretary General Jens […]

NATO condemns Novichok attack on Navalny — EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

Butler County returns to Level 3 in state’s health advisory system due to spike in Oxford virus cases

The county has met four out of the seven COVID-19 indicators, including a spike in outpatient visits per day. Miami University students are a big reason for that spike.

As of Wednesday, the school reported 704 total cases, with 60.5 percent of those cases reported between Monday and Wednesday, according to the school. There were 249 new reported cases on Monday and 132 on Wednesday.

Off-campus parties are the primary reason for the spike of virus cases, said Miami University President Gregory Crawford, who appeared with DeWine during the governor’s statewide news conference on Thursday.

“The surge in cases really demonstrates the aggressive nature of this virus,” Crawford said.

Source: Butler County returns to Level 3 in state’s health advisory system due to spike in Oxford virus cases