A recent fact check by The Associated Press found that an assertion
being made by members of the House Republican Caucus that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol due to security reasons is not true.
Sunday, August 1, 2021
AP Fact Check rates GOP claim Pelosi blocked National Guard on Jan. 6 'false'
Fact check: Nancy Pelosi wasn't ‘in charge’ of Capitol Police on Jan. 6
The claim that Pelosi was in charge of the U.S. Capitol Police during the insurrection has circulated both online and offline for months. On July 21 , U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, floated the claim after Pelosi rejected his appointment to the Jan. 6 special committee.
"Why wasn't there a proper security presence at the Capitol that day?" Jordan asked at a news conference. "Only one person can answer that question. Only one. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives."
But a look at the Capitol Police’s chain of command shows that Pelosi wasn't in charge of the law enforcement agency on Jan. 6. USA TODAY previously rated a similar claim false, and other independent fact-checking organizations have reached similar conclusions.
Republicans’ Shaky, No Evidence Attempt to Cast Blame on Pelosi for Jan. 6
As we have said, Pelosi has indirect authority over the Capitol Police Board that oversees security of the Capitol. She appoints one of three members, the House sergeant at arms, a man who was initially appointed by a Republican and who was unanimously approved by the House for nearly a decade. And holding Pelosi to that standard of accountability, McConnell would then be as culpable as Pelosi, but Republicans have made no mention of that.
Also, Republican leaders have offered only speculation in claiming that the National Guard was not deployed earlier because Pelosi expressed concerns to Irving about “optics” in light of Black Lives Matter protests last summer. Pelosi’s spokesman denies it, and Irving contradicted it in his Senate testimony.
A Heretic Who has No Faith in the Great Ones of the Age’: The Clash Over the Honor of Or Ha-Hayyim,”
A famous question posed to the zaddiq R. Hayyim Halberstam of Sanz(1799–1876) pertained to the sanctity of the Or ha-ayyim . The question appears as follows in R. Halberstam’s Responsa divrei ha-ayyim :‘‘Some melammed slighted the Or ha- hayyim, of blessed memory,saying he did not write his book with the holy spirit.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
The Ben & Jerry’s Fiasco: A Tale of Ice Cream in 3-D
https://mishpacha.com/the-ben-jerrys-fiasco-a-tale-of-ice-cream-in-3-d/
They might highlight the inconvenient fact that more than 30 of the BDS National Committee’s leaders are themselves actual violent terrorists, including, for example, Muhammad Sawalha, a longtime Hamas operative and the former military chief of their operations in Judea and Samaria, and Leila Khaled, a senior PFLP member who hijacked not one but two commercial planes. (After she was released as part of a prisoner exchange for captured civilians, Khaled also went on to plan a terror attack on Jerusalemites in 2011, and continues to coordinate between PFLP command centers in Syria and operatives in Jerusalem, in addition to her BDS work.)
Friday, July 30, 2021
The Start of the Jan. 6 Insurrection Inquiry Shows Its Stakes—And Its Shortcoming
https://time.com/6084466/jan-6-inquiry-begins-capitol-insurrection/
The insurrection was an act of political violence that grew from the conspiracy theories and lies promoted by the Trump campaign about the election outcome. “It’s not a secret that it was political. They literally were there to ‘stop the steal,’” said Officer Dunn. “When people say it shouldn’t be political, it was, and it is. There’s no getting around that.”
Outside the room, the GOP was proving Dunn’s point. In a press conference organized by GOP House leadership, Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, who replaced Cheney in that role thanks to her embrace of Trump’s election fictions, promoted a bizarre claim “that Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility, as Speaker of the House, for the tragedy that occurred on January 6.” This is false: the Speaker does not control Capitol security, and it was Trump, not Pelosi, who exhorted the mob to march on the building.
Other Republicans spun different delusions. As the officers testified in Congress, GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louie Gohmert and Paul Gosar held a competing press conference outside the Justice Department, demanding updates on so-called “political prisoners” arrested in the aftermath of the Capitol siege.
Losing daughter or bashert through prayer
תוספות מסכת סנהדרין דף כב עמוד א
ארבעים יום קודם יצירת הולד - ומ"מ מועיל תפלה בתוך מ' ימים להופכו או לזכר או לנקבה כדאמרינן בברכות (דף ס.) מ' יום קודם יצירת הולד אדם מתפלל על אשתו שתלד זכר אפילו זווג ראשון מתהפך בתפלה כדאיתא במועד קטן (דף יח:) אין נושאין נשים במועד אבל מארסין שמא יקדמנו אחר ברחמים.
New report shows vaccine effectiveness dropping over half a year
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/310845
A preliminary report on the Pfizer vaccine indicates that its effectiveness at preventing infections -96% at its highest, some two months after the second dose - can fall by more than ten percent by the six-month mark. The study found a decline of roughly six percent per month, meaning that it could be less than 50% effective within two years.
The report emphasizes that these findings are strictly regarding the levels of infection; serious symptoms and hospitalization are still reduced by over 90% even well after the vaccine.
According to MSN, the manufacturers claim that a third "booster" shot of the vaccine would provide significantly increased protection, including against the new and more virulent Delta strain; antibody levels in those 18 to 55 after a booster shot were found to be five times higher than those in a patient who had received only two vaccinations.
Ghana poised to vote on ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever,’ advocates warn
Draft legislation in Ghana would make identifying as gay or even an ally to the LGBTQ community a second-degree felony punishable by five years in prison — with advocating for LGBTQ rights punishable by up to 10 years.
Same-sex conduct is already a crime in the West African country, with violators facing a three-year sentence, but the new Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill seeks to criminalize identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, nonbinary, queer, an ally “or any other sexual or gender identity that is contrary to the binary categories of male and female,” according to a version of the bill leaked online.
Advocating
for the rights of anyone in those categories — through speech, printed
material, electronic media or other means — could result in an even
steeper sentence of up to a decade in prison.
Justice Department allows lawsuit against Rep. Mo Brooks for January 6 remarks to proceed
The Department of Justice has decided that Rep. Mo Brooks was not acting in his official capacity as he delivered remarks at a rally with former President Trump on January 6. This means he is not shielded for a lawsuit brought against him by Rep. Eric Swalwell for allegedly inciting the Capitol riot. NBC's Pete Williams has details.
The DOJ Won't Defend Rep. Mo Brooks In Court Against Claims He Incited The Jan. 6 Riot
The Justice Department says Brooks was engaged in campaign activity
when he participated in the rally. That is not within the scope of his
duties as a member of Congress, so he doesn't qualify for legal immunity
for his actions, the department said.
"The Department has declined to issue a certification because it cannot conclude that Brooks was acting within the scope of his office or employment as a Member of Congress at the time of the incident out of which the claims in this case arose," the Justice Department explained in a court filing.
"The Department has declined to issue a certification because it cannot conclude that Brooks was acting within the scope of his office or employment as a Member of Congress at the time of the incident out of which the claims in this case arose," the Justice Department explained in a court filing.
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