Oregon Is On The Verge Of Decriminalizing Heroin, Cocaine, And LSD

In a move we are sure won't have any negative repercussions on the state's quality of life going forward, Oregon looks slated to the be the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize "hard drugs" like heroin, cocaine and LSD.

The move could come as part of a ballot measure that voters will decide on during election day.

The initiative, called Measure 110, could "drastically change" the state's justice system, ABC News noted. Those who are caught with hard drugs would now have the option of paying a $100 fine or attending new addition recovery centers, paid for with taxes from retail marijuana sales.

Under the new measure, possession of less than 1 gram of heroin or meth, 2 grams of cocaine, 12 grams of psilocybin, 40 doses of LSD, oxycodone or methadone and 1 gram of MDMA would all be decriminalized.

Countries like Portugal, the Netherlands and Switzerland have already implemented similar decriminalizations. In Portgual, the change saw "no surge" in new drug use. In fact, drug deaths fell while the number of people in the country treated for addiction rose 20% between 2001 and 2008. Then, the number stabilized.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/oregon-verge-decriminalizing-heroin-cocaine-and-lsd

Dr. Fauci slams President Trump, praises Biden campaign over COVID response; White House responds

'It's not a good situation'

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leading members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, bashed President Donald Trump's response to COVID-19 in an new interview while praising Joe Biden's campaign.

Speaking with the Washington Post, Fauci said the United States is "in for a whole lot of hurt" as winter begins because of the White House's current COVID response.

"It's not a good situation," Fauci said. "All the stars are aligned in the wrong place as you go into the fall and winter season, with people congregating at home indoors. You could not possibly be positioned more poorly."

Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, said an "abrupt change" needs to be made "in public health practices and behaviors," according to the Post.

On the other hand, Fauci praised Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) for "taking it seriously," explaining Trump is more concerned about the economy and keeping the country open.

From the Post:

By contrast, former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris have consistently worn masks in public, and have held socially distanced events. When two people around Harris tested positive for the coronavirus in October, she canceled travel for several days. Asked about the difference between their approaches, Fauci said Biden's campaign "is taking it seriously from a public health perspective." Trump, Fauci said, is "looking at it from a different perspective." He said that perspective was "the economy and reopening the country."

How did the White House respond?

White House spokesman Judd Deere blasted Fauci, accusing the doctor of playing politics just days before Election Day.

"It's unacceptable and breaking with all norms for Dr. Fauci, a senior member of the President's Coronavirus Taskforce and someone who has praised President Trump's actions throughout this pandemic, to choose three days before an election to play politics," Deere said, Axios reported.

"As a member of the Task Force, Dr. Fauci has a duty to express concerns or push for a change in strategy, but he's not done that, instead choosing to criticize the President in the media and make his political leanings known by praising the President's opponent," Deere added.

Dr. Scott Atlas, a radiologist who was tapped by Trump to serve as an adviser to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, also responded to Fauci on Twitter, saying Fauci is "embarrassing himself."

#Insecurity #EmbarrassingHimself #Exposed #CantThrowABall #NoTimeForPolitics

— Scott W. Atlas (@Scott W. Atlas)1604193039.0

In his interview with the Post, Fauci personally attacked Atlas.

"I have real problems with that guy," Fauci said of Atlas. "He's a smart guy who's talking about things that I believe he doesn't have any real insight or knowledge or experience in. He keeps talking about things that when you dissect it out and parse it out, it doesn't make any sense."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/dr-fauci-slams-president-trump-praises-biden-campaign-over-covid-response-white-house-fires-back

Rudy Giuliani’s Final Argument, Election 2020

Rudy W. Giuliani last hour

Klobuchar asks Minnesotans: ‘don’t vote by mail anymore’ citing concerns over segregated ballots

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar cited concerns over the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling ordering Minnesota ballots received after Election Day to be segregated from other votes. She said during an interview on Fox News Sunday that she no longer wants people to vote by mail.

“We really are focused right now on making sure people can vote and we’re just telling them, don’t vote by mail anymore,” said Klobuchar on “Fox News Sunday,” encouraging voters to vote by other means.

“Take your ballot to a dropoff box, we’ve got plenty of them in Minnesota,” Klobuchar added.

https://saraacarter.com/klobuchar-asks-minnesotans-dont-vote-by-mail-anymore-citing-concerns-over-segregated-ballots/

‘Absolutely Unsustainable’: Joe Biden’s Plans Would Increase Spending By $11 Trillion Over 10 Years, Report Says

Vice President Joe Biden’s plans, ranging from health care and social security to climate and infrastructure, would far exceed projected tax increases, according to a Manhattan Institute report.

“The policies he’s proposing are going to endanger the economy over the long term,” Brian Riedl, Manhattan Institute senior fellow and author of the report, told The Daily Caller News Foundation.

Both Riedl and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow Kyle Pomerleau warned that the U.S. will need to reckon with the debt that it has been accumulating over the past two decades.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s economic proposals would increase federal spending by $11 trillion over the next 10 years, increasing the deficit and potentially leading the U.S. toward a debt crisis, experts said.

Vice President Joe Biden’s plans, ranging from health care and social security to climate and infrastructure, would far exceed projected tax increases, according to an October 2020 Manhattan Institute budget report. With tax revenue projected to increase by $3.6 trillion over ten years under Biden, his administration would oversee a deficit increase of $7.4 trillion by 2030.

“The policies he’s proposing are going to endanger the economy over the long term,” Brian Riedl, Manhattan Institute senior fellow and author of the report, told The Daily Caller News Foundation.

He continued: “$4 trillion in new taxes, which is the biggest tax increase since the end of World War II, as well as $11 trillion in new spending, certainly more regulation, a higher minimum wage. All of that is going to weaken the economy.”

The largest line item in Biden’s spending proposals is the $2.4 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, the coronavirus stimulus package Democrats including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have endorsed, according to Riedl’s report. Biden’s proposed $2 trillion climate and infrastructure initiative and $1.5 trillion health care expansion would also increase spending significantly.

Biden said in an Oct. 25 “60 Minutes” interview that raising corporate tax rates would pay for his plan to make state college free, according to The Annenberg Public Policy Center. Riedl estimated Biden’s college and post-secondary education plan would cost $750 billion.

“If we just made every corporation pay a minimum 15% tax, you got 91 pay no tax, that raises over $400 billion,” Biden said, according to The Annenberg Public Policy Center. “I can send every single qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion. I can make sure every single person who qualifies for community college can go, and we still have a lot of money left over.”

https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/01/joe-biden-economic-proposals-increase-spending-11-trillion-10-years-increase-deficit-debt/

Far-left agitators call for death of 'Nazi' cops, scream at NYPD: 'Hope all of your children get raped and killed'

Far-left protesters scream: 'The only good cop is a dead cop'

Deplorable demonstrators hurled vicious slurs and made heinous remarks to the faces of NYPD officers on Saturday. Malicious members of an anti-Trump and "anti-fascist" mob wished death upon the children of police officers.

There was an anti-Trump march in Manhattan on Saturday against "racism" and fascism, where the crowd chanted: "Black lives matter!" The march was organized by the United Against Racism and Fascism NYC, a self-proclaimed "broad-based coalition in NYC opposing racism & bigotry, and united in solidarity & action against fascism." The march was promoted by the "New York City Antifa" Twitter account.

In the middle of the far-left radicals https://t.co/yIGwMUeUfp

— Kalen From Scriberr (@Kalen From Scriberr)1604251005.0

At one point, the demonstration escalated, and the situation became physical. NYPD officers are seen detaining at least one person. The New York Post reported that three people were arrested as of 2 p.m. on Sunday.

(Content Warning: Graphic video)

NYC: Far-left radicals fail to March on sidewalk. NYPD makes multiple arrests. Radicals and NYPD face-off. https://t.co/9sWc6Ah3mP

— Kalen From Scriberr (@Kalen From Scriberr)1604255156.0

NYC: Antifa and BLM brawl against the NYPD after being warned to disperse from blocking the streets Multiple arre… https://t.co/j23zPJFEDC

— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1604254046.0

Radical far-left agitators arrived and spewed extremely hateful and vile anti-cop rhetoric. "The only good cop is a dead cop," one man screams. A woman echoes the anti-police sentiment and yells at police, adding derogatory comments about the cops' mother and grandparents. Another man in the group calls the police "Nazi f***s."

NYC: “An only good cop is a dead cop” Antifa calling for the death of NYPD officers and their entire families https://t.co/zpWZIXJ1Y0

— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1604254929.0

The woman with pink hair is seen viciously screeching at the police, "I hope all of your children get raped and killed."

NYC: “I hope ALL of your children get raped and killed” Triggered Antifa rioter spewing vile rhetoric toward NYPD… https://t.co/4ooJyV528R

— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1604255289.0

The mob chanted: "How do you spell NAZI? N-Y-P-D!"

NYC: Antifa chants: “how do you spell NAZI? NYPD!” while marching through Chelsea https://t.co/0GHBqQxdEW

— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1604259117.0

One man challenges an NYPD officer and then meekly runs away once the cop starts heading towards him. The man nearly gets run over by an SUV as he timidly flees through an intersection.

NYC: BLM/ANTIFA rioter calls out a police officer then runs away in fear when the officer points him out for an arr… https://t.co/c8i1IzuWN9

— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1604256185.0

On Saturday night, the New York City Antifa Twitter account informed its over 62,000 followers about various MAGA caravans that would be driving around New York City and New Jersey. The Antifa account even included routes that the pro-Trump car parades would take so that members of the far-left group could mobilize to disrupt the caravan.

This weekend, pro-Trump MAGA supporters will be driving around the US in large convoys, including here in New York.… https://t.co/OM5VuRxr1p

— New York City Antifa (@New York City Antifa)1604186187.0

On Sunday, Antifa members claimed that they forced the Trump caravan to alter its routes and celebrated the news.

NYC: After Antifa and BLM failed to find and counter the Trump caravan at their march rally point One of the organ… https://t.co/Aieb4nTzpe

— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1604257404.0

There was a massive Trump caravan that stopped traffic on the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge.

#MAGAdrag caravan of reportedly 2 thousand vehicles stretched out from Rockland County to Westchester County in New… https://t.co/1pJbYog5sM

— @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@@SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV))1604261335.0

https://www.theblaze.com/news/antifa-rump-protests-nyc-nypd