Gov. Cuomo orders restaurants, bars to close at 10 p.m. amid COVID-19 uptick

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced new restrictions on businesses and social events on Staten Island and imposed a 10 pm curfew on restaurants, bars and gyms statewide in response to a significant uptick in coronavirus infections.

Additionally, Cuomo announced a new 10-person cap on parties and other gatherings in private residences, including apartments and houses.

The rules take effect Friday at 10 pm.

And if that doesn’t work, the three-term governor threatened that further measures could be on the table — including nixing indoor dining at bars and restaurants — to get the spread of COVID-19 back under control.

“If these measures aren’t sufficient to reduce the spread — we’ll turn the value more and part of that would be reducing the number of people indoor dining,” Cuomo told reporters during a Veterans Day press briefing.

“If that doesn’t work, if these numbers keep going crazy … you will go back to a closedown,” he said, of indoor dining and gyms.

However, restaurants will be able to remain open for takeout meals and delivery.

Cuomo said the State Liquor Authority will take the lead on enforcing the new rules, but admitted there are not enough state agents to patrol New York City — and, again, hammered Mayor Bill de Blasio for not using the 34,000-strong NYPD to enforce social distancing measures.

“I think this should be a relatively simple activity because, what’s the alternative? We’re going to run New York City without the NYPD? Doesn’t work! Doesn’t work on any level,” Cuomo told reporters during the Veterans Day briefing. “One hundred and fifty sheriffs are going to substitute for 33,000 NYPD? Doesn’t work. It is an impossible situation.”

The governor also announced that all of Staten Island would be placed under ‘yellow zone’ coronavirus restrictions as the number of positive test results in the city’s smallest borough balloons.

That means there will be new testing requirements for teachers, staff and students who are part of the city’s in-person learning program and imposes a four-person limit for every indoor and outdoor dining party.

Those rules could become stricter if Staten Island is placed under an orange or red zone.

Cuomo’s slew of announcements came as the state reported that 2.9 percent of tests from across the state came back positive Tuesday. The rate only fell to 2.5 percent when removing the state’s COVID ‘hot zones,” another worrisome sign of the disease’s potentially wider spread.

In the five boroughs, the picture is also continuing to worsen — though Gotham remains in better shape.

“This is our LAST chance to stop a second wave,” tweeted Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday morning. “We can do it, but we have to act NOW.”

Figures from the city Health Department show that the average positivity rate for coronavirus tests taken over the last seven days has climbed to 2.52 percent — the highest rate since the Big Apple recorded a 2.61 percent positivity rate on June 9.

https://nypost.com/2020/11/11/gov-cuomo-orders-ny-restaurants-bars-to-close-at-10pm/

Fox News Cuts From Trump Briefing On Voter Fraud, Cavuto Says ‘We Can’t Report That’

FOX News Channel continues its hard push to the Left this time censoring White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

Continuing its hard turn to the Left, Fox News cut away from a briefing by the Trump Campaign from the White House updating the American people on the state of the election. In mid-sentence, the news channel yanked coverage saying there is no “evidence” of voter fraud.

While White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany briefed the White House Press Corps on the state of lawsuits in several battle ground states, Fox News Channel host Neil Cavuto pulled the coverage saying he couldn’t “in good countenance” continue to cover the briefing.

“Whoa, whoa, I think we need to be very clear, she’s charging the other side of welcoming fraud and welcoming illegal voting,” Cavuto said as the network cut from the briefing.

“Unless she has more details to back that up, I can’t in good countenance continue showing you this. I want to make sure – maybe they do have something to back that up – but that’s an explosive charge to make, that the other side is effectively rigging and cheating. If she does bring proof of that, of course, we’ll take you back. So far, she had started saying right at the outset, ‘welcoming fraud, welcoming illegal voting.’ Not so fast,” Cavuto said cutting to a commercial break.

https://nationalfile.com/video-fox-news-cuts-from-trump-briefing-on-voter-fraud-cavuto-says-we-cant-report-that/

THE GREAT STEALECTION: A Special Report on the Stolen 2020 POTUS Election

JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS OUTRIGHT STOLE THE ELECTION

And they both know exactly how it was done.

What the American people have just witnessed is the most reckless and transparent and brazen election theft in U.S. history. No, in recorded world history!

The multiple institutional perpetrators of this highly organized and complex criminal conspiracy really thought they could get away with this “Heist of the Millennium” scot-free because they control the whole system, especially the mainstream media. As follows:

“Now we’re hearing every major organ of propaganda and prevarication throughout the CIA’s Mockingbird Media repeat and mock the Right about the ‘lack of evidence’. This is just a typical psyop deceit that the Mainstream Media knows will successfully con those glued to the idiot box. However, the idiocracy is shrinking fast! People, on the Right and Left are watching this nationwide crime scene like a hawk. The reality on the ground is that there’s already a massive and rapidly growing body of hard evidence that categorically proves election theft. As for that evidence, let’s be clear. The perps did not take the time or measures to hide anything, so much of their ongoing crime spree was practically recorded on video. They really thought they could get away with the heist of the millennium as long as the MSM completely covered it up, which they have done.

— Intelligence Analyst & Former U.S. Military Officer

THE GREAT STEALECTION

Truly, there has never — EVER — been anything like THE GREAT STEALECTION.

The Democrats, to their great detriment, had 4 long years to plan out this election theft so it was really just a matter of execution for them and their numberless co-conspirators. Colluding intimately with Deep State, Mainstream Media and the New World Order globalist cabal, the DNC leadership put together a staggeringly scandalous scheme they really thought they could get away with.

However, in this Age of the Internet it’s a lot more difficult to get away with conducting a full-scale crime wave in all 50 states when there are witnesses on every street corner armed with smartphones and tablets.

And, because the 2020 POTUS election was really set to be an overwhelming Trump landslide, the Democrats had to suspend many standard operating procedures when carrying out such a massive election theft.

In point of fact, the proof presented thus far indicates the perps cut a lot of corners, so much so that they will soon be indicted, arrested, prosecuted and incarcerated for the felony crimes of treason and sedition willfully committed to overthrow the U.S. Federal Government via election theft.

Just how vast and convoluted is this “complex criminal conspiracy” to steal the 2020 POTUS election? Take a good look at any one of these highly radioactive exposés to comprehend the sheer depth and breadth of this ongoing crime spree.

http://stateofthenation.co/?p=35000

DoD to Civilian Staff: Wait a Few More Weeks to Break Out the MAGA Hats, Biden Pins

The Pentagon is reminding civilian employees that they must wait until states officially certify election results before they can legally sport "Make America Great Again" or "Biden-Harris" gear.

Even as the 2020 election cycle comes to a close, displaying a "sign reading 'Trump-Pence' or 'Biden-Harris' [is not] permitted until the results of the current election have been certified," according to a release from the Defense Department on Tuesday.

While U.S. troops are bound by fairly strict rules prohibiting them from partisan endorsements they are allowed to vote and participate in political gatherings as a citizen, but barred from political shows of support bigger than a bumper sticker the rules are a bit more relaxed for civilians who work for the DoD.

"After Election Day, with a few exceptions such as runoff elections, the Hatch Act does not prohibit civilian employees from wearing or displaying a former candidate's campaign items while they are on duty, as long as the individual is no longer actively seeking partisan political office," the release states.

But officials are making clear that that applies only to past elections, such as "'Gore-Lieberman' or 'Bush-Cheney' because their presidential candidacies have ended."

By law, the Electoral College casts its votes on the "Monday after the second Wednesday in December" to bring the election process to a close. This year, that falls on Dec. 14.

Military members and DoD civilian employees are already limited in what kinds of political activities they can participate in. The Hatch Act prevents federal employees from participating in such activities on the job, while troops are governed by DoD Directive 1344.10. Under that directive, members cannot "solicit or engage in partisan fundraiser activities, serve as the sponsor of a partisan club, or speak before a partisan gathering," the release adds.

Active-duty troops, Guardsmen and reservists also cannot wear their military uniforms to a political function or campaign.

On Wednesday, Axios reported that President Donald Trump's reelection campaign could try to swing the Electoral College vote which typically aligns with the popular vote in each state by blocking state secretaries from certifying votes for Democtratic challenger Joe Biden, especially in states where vote counts have come into question. Each state has its own deadline to complete certification of election results.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/11/11/dod-civilian-staff-wait-few-more-weeks-break-out-maga-hats-biden-pins.html

Military Situation In Syria On November 11, 2020 (Map Update)

A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:

On November 11, clashes between Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and reconciled rebels erupted in the Karak area;

On November 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra, Barah and Balyun;

On November 10, an explosion took place in the city of al-Bab;

On November 10, Turkish-backed forces artillery shelled positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Sheikh Issa area.

https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-november-11-2020-map-update/

Chaos In Armenia Ramping Up As Pashinyan Refuses To Give Up Power, Leads Country Through Facebook

The political crisis in Armenia due to the loss and presumed treason by the Yerevan government appears to be ramping up.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan – who is in hiding somewhere and gives statements over the internet – refuses to resign, together with his entire entourage.

On November 10th, Arguments and scuffles have broken out in Armenia’s parliament as protesters angry at a ceasefire deal with Azerbaijan seized control of its chamber to denounce the country’s leadership.

And citizens, who are attacking Radio Liberty offices, as well as thrashing the office of the Soros Foundation in Yerevan seem to be becoming aware that the pro-Western policy of the government actually cost the country an adequate response in Nagorno-Karabakh.

A defeat such as these could have been avoided, and the results could’ve been less severe than they are.

The Armenian opposition provided two important steps to reclaim Karabakh:

1. “Get rid of the power that ceded Karabakh”

2. “Form a government of national unity”

“This is our plan. From that moment on, the Committee for the Salvation of the Motherland has been operating, to which power in the country is transferred,” said Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the opposition Dashnaktsutyun party.

Below is an overview of the situation by Re:Artsakh, who are an extremely pro-Armenian government media which covered the conflict:

“We are trying very hard so far to adhere to a relatively non-judgmental position, but damn it, Nikol Pashinyan, as if with a drilling device, is burying himself as a politician, not to mention as a leader, in desperate attempts to justify his own failures. And naturally this is a failure, and we are convinced that it is primarily a political one, which has pulled along a military one.

Essentially, or in the bottom line, as you wish, 4 years of the most exhausting war in the 90s and the next 26 crooked, lame, oblique, but years, we held Artsakh. Yes, of course, we do not diminish the responsibility of all previous leaders of Armenia, responsibility for the result of today should be collective, including all presidents from 91 years old, defense ministers, prime ministers of both republics.

The political prerequisites that led us to the “ala-peace agreement” still require careful analysis, and first, at least to find peace, because in angry emotional outbursts, we cannot find the truth. But more on that later.

Nikol Pashinyan, with his yesterday’s today’s and we believe with subsequent statements, and probably actions, will find a justification for his (or not his, time will tell) decision in signing a “peace agreement”. For example, he does it extremely unsuccessfully, he tries to scatter all the dogs that were launched on him, either blaming Gagik Tsarukyan and his detachment for the indecision, then declaring that “the thugs of parliament, stealing his perfume and watches” would have better smashed the enemy near Shushi , then lamenting the former presidents that they left a difficult legacy (which, of course, it is difficult to disagree with), then referring to the guys recording video messages in defense of Varchapet (by the way, there are also questions about some of these videos, but maybe more about that later) …

We would like to emphasize that whoever and to what extent is not guilty or involved, but it is the leader of the Republic of Armenia, the guarantor of the security of Artsakh, which Nikol Pashinyan has been since 2018, bears full responsibility, including for the internal political situation, which, in the opinion of a considerable part of society, played a fatal role, although in our opinion the primary reason is different.”

Even the most active supporters and promoters of the Armenian course that the government had undertaken, the situation for Nikol Pashinyan and the government is quite precarious, and there is little hope for him to preserve his power, the pro-Western Soros-funded activists and now policy-makers entirely failed the population of Armenia, as well as the population of the self-proclaimed independent republic of Artsakh.

https://southfront.org/chaos-in-armenia-ramping-up-as-pashinyan-refuses-to-give-up-power-leads-country-through-facebook/

Maps Detailing Russia’s Observation Posts And Peacekeeping Patrols In Nagorno-Karabakh Released

The Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh includes military police, the Russian General Staff said.

Several maps were also released outlining the positions and activities of the peacekeepers.

Russian peacekeepers have already taken control of the Lachin corridor, temporary posts have been set up, according to the Russian General Staff.

The total number of observation posts that will be established will be 16.

The tasks of the Russian observation posts in Karabakh, according to the Russian General Staff, are the following:

collecting information on ceasefire violations and communicating this information to the command of the peacekeepers

maintaining the safety of free transit and transport

suppression of illegal actions against the civilian population

The maps that were released are as follows.

The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh on November 11th is as shown on this map:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXAd-ZOOGmk

The peacekeeping duties are being carried out by the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade “Alexandria” as noted by the coat of arms on the left side of the map.

As mentioned repeatedly, the deployment includes 1,960 personnel, 90 armored personnel carriers, 380 motorized vehicles and special equipment.

The map above, as color coded shows the following:

Pink – territory of Nagorno-Karabakh;

Dark Green – area under control of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces;

Light Blue – territory of Azerbaijan taken by NKR.

The Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh have armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles “Tiger” and “Typhoon”, the General Staff said.

The second map shows the following:

Maps in link

https://southfront.org/maps-detailing-russias-observation-posts-and-peacekeeping-patrols-in-nagorno-karabakh-released/

Principal blasted for calling Trump supporters 'awipes' with 'small dks.' His apology apparently falls short as well.

'My mistake was to include profanity, and for that I am truly sorry and hope that the community can accept this heartfelt apology'

For some reason a principal of a public middle school in Maine decided it was a fine idea to post profane insults on Facebook against supporters of President Donald Trump the night before the election.

Bill Gifford, principal of Oceanside Middle School in Thomaston, reportedly wrote that Trump "is not my president and is possibly the worst president ever," ripped Trump's "trolls," and called them "asswipes." He also reportedly wrote that Trump supporters have "big trucks" and "small d**ks."

It apparently wasn't the first time Gifford took on Trump supporters, as he also reportedly posted over the summer that "Trumpmonkeys" are "ignorant f***ers" who are part of "goon squads" and added that now "the gloves are off and you are either with me or with him and his fascist army."

What happened next?

Gifford's posts were widely circulated among the Regional School Unit 13 community and alarmed parents who said the principal set a bad example for students, the Bangor Daily News reported.

In fact, the paper said Gifford was the second Maine school official last week who came under fire for making disparaging remarks about Trump and his supporters on social media. Believe it or not, the school board chair of Regional School Unit 71 resigned last Wednesday after making profane posts about Trump supporters on Facebook on election night, the Daily News said.

I'm sorry (kinda)

Gifford apologized to RSU 13 parents on Wednesday, saying that "my mistake was to include profanity, and for that I am truly sorry and hope that the community can accept this heartfelt apology," the paper reported.

He added that "it is a great privilege to hold a leadership position and help guide our youth to realize their full potential. With this great privilege, I realize that I have the responsibility to ensure that I demonstrate effective ways to communicate, even when I disagree, in a way that ensures a productive and respectful dialogue," the Daily News noted.

But the paper said Gifford's apology didn't quite measure up for some parents.

"I believe that thinking we can hold the principal to a lower standard than the students are held to is inexcusable," parent Steve Spearin told the Daily News. "If a student had said those things in that manner, an apology of 'I'm sorry you heard me say it' — no matter how nicely worded — would not be acceptable."

Spearin added to the paper that by disparaging Trump and his supporters, Gifford effectively targeted district students and families who might support Trump.

"I am gravely concerned that the views Mr. Gifford expressed are reflective of the way he interacts with his students," Spearin also told the Daily News. "I am also worried that my children may face negative repercussions if they express anything contrary to those views."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/principal-blasted-for-attacking-trump-supporters

How Collapsing Checks and Balances Destroyed the Election in Pennsylvania

The presidential election of 2020 will go down as a pivotal test of whether or not our great Constitutional Republic experiment in liberty will survive.

There are a few states that will serve as the front line in this critical battle for survival. Be it Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Nevada, or Arizona, the impact on our grand experiment will be profound.

As a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently re-elected to a third term in a landslide, I have seen firsthand the overwhelming tilting of the scales of justice in the 2020 elections in my own state. I am in the midst of this battle for survival.

The undue influence by the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch of government has been profound in Pennsylvania, virtually guaranteeing the debacle that has occurred in the 2020 election in the Keystone State.

With the election results in for most states, the overturning of the tentative election results in Pennsylvania and two other states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, or Wisconsin, which have seen similar allegations of inconsistencies, fraud, and irregularities, would alter the electoral results and thereby re-elect Donald J. Trump to a second term.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been so biased in its actions relative to this election that it appears as if some of the justices on the Court colluded with the DNC and the governor to influence the election.

In September 2020, the PA Supreme Court changed Act 77 of 2019 by allowing votes to arrive three days after Election Day and to permit drop boxes, both of which had been specifically precluded by Act 77.

Even NPR wrote in its article that "the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down several voting-related decisions Thursday that are likely to help Democrats this fall. The court extended the deadline for accepting mail ballots, will allow voters to submit their ballots through drop boxes, and removed the Green Party's candidate for president from the ballot."

These decisions were exacerbated when the Court ruled just prior to the election that signatures on mail-in ballots could not be verified as a basis for disqualifying a vote.

The conduct of one justice was so outrageous that I filed articles of impeachment, H.R. 1044, against him for his alleged conduct.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/11/how_collapsing_checks_and_balances_destroyed_the_election_in_pennsylvania.html

Labor bans all MPs from sexual relationships with their staff

Labor has gone further than the Coalition's so-called bonk ban by banning all MPs from conducting sexual relationships with their staff.

Previous prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's rule prohibited ministers, but not backbenchers, from sleeping with their staff, but Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the opposition's policy covered all MPs.

This is a significant departure from the promise Bill Shorten made when opposition leader that he would not cancel the ban if elected as prime minister.

"Labor believes that workplaces must be safe places, whether in MPs' offices or any other workplace," the Opposition Leader told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Mr Albanese's chief of staff, Tim Gartrell, held a meeting with all staff on Tuesday to tell them that any complaints about MPs' behaviour would be taken seriously.

"Tim outlined how Labor wants a safe work environment for all staffers – particularly women, the doors are always open for support and confidentiality will always be protected," said a source who attended the meeting.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-bans-all-mps-from-sexual-relationships-with-their-staff-20201111-p56dss.html

Bahrain's Crown Prince Appointed New Prime Minister, Replacing Late Uncle

King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain appointed Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa as the kingdom's prime minister, according to a royal order published by the Bahraini official news agency BNA on Wednesday.

The former prime minister, Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, died earlier in the day while in the United States for medical treatment. The 84-year-old was the world's longest-serving head of government. Bahrain has declared week-long mourning.

The appointment of Salman bin Hamad to the prime minister's office takes effect immediately, according to state media.

The king of Bahrain has the power to appoint prime ministers without consultations with the parliament.

Regional experts expect the appointment of the relatively young crown prince to soothe Bahrain's internal religious discord. The country's Shia community considered the late Khalifa Bin Salman responsible for infringements on their rights.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202011111081133112-bahrains-crown-prince-appointed-new-prime-minister-replacing-late-uncle/

Squad On The Attack: Tlaib Says She Won’t ‘Be Silent,’ AOC Says It’s Time To ‘Take Our Gloves Off’

A pair of prominent ‘Squad’ members are on the offensive, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) saying it’s time to “take our gloves” off in the battle against Republicans and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) hitting back hard against moderate Democrats, saying she won’t “be silent.”

The comments coming from high-profile members of the extreme left faction of the Democrats signal recognition that they are about to play bigger roles in shaping the party.

Tlaib fired back at moderate party members for suggesting proposals to “defund the police” and promote “socialism” were responsible for their disastrous showing in House elections last week.

This came after audio of a wild conference call featuring several members of the Democrat caucus “angrily confronting” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over their election losses and blasting radical progressives leaked online.

“Squad” members fired back with allegations that moderates were being racist.

Later in the call, self-described Democratic Socialist Rashida Tlaib accused her colleagues of only wanting to speak to issues that motivate white suburbanites.

“To be real, it sounds like you are saying stop pushing for what Black folks want,” she said. https://t.co/NGlLlPQb6P

— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) November 6, 2020

Tlaib Says She Won’t ‘Be Silent’ While Progressive Group Issues Memo Calling Moderate Dems ‘Racist’

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/squad-on-the-attack-tlaib-says-she-wont-be-silent-aoc-says-its-time-to-take-our-gloves-off/

President al-Assad in a speech at opening of Int’l Conference on Return of Refugees: Refugees issue according to Syria a national issue, in addition to being a humanitarian issue

Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the issue of the refugees according to Syria is a national issue, in addition to being a humanitarian issue, as “over the past few years, we have succeeded in achieving the return of hundreds of thousands of refugees, and today we are working relentlessly for the return of each refugee who is willing to participate in building his homeland.

In a speech delivered via video at the opening of the Int’l Conference on the Return of Refugees which is being held at the Umayyad Palace for Conferences in Damascus on Wednesday, President al-Assad affirmed that the overwhelming majority of Syrians abroad today more than ever want to return to their homeland because they reject to be a number on the political investment lists and a paper in the hand of regimes which support terrorism against their homeland.

Following is the full speech:

Gentlemen,

“I welcome you in Damascus dear guests… welcome in Syria which although, it has suffered from long years of war, the cruelty of the siege and the criminality of terrorism, it still cheers for meeting its true lovers and those who are truly loyal and who bear in their hearts, minds and conscience the cause of human in every time and place.”

President al-Assad said “In the beginning, I thank our Russian friends for their great efforts in supporting the convening of this conference despite of all international attempts to foil it.”

“I also thank the Iranian friends for their efforts in this regard and for their true support which have contributed to easing the repercussions of the war and the impacts of the blockade,” the President added.

The President went on saying “I highly appreciate your coming to Damascus and your participation in this conference, and I mainly thank the states which have received Syrian refugees and embraced them, and whose people have shared their livelihood and job opportunities with the Syrians despite of the economic suffering in those countries.

http://sana.sy/en/?p=209573

Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, at the Kazakhstani side’s initiative.

The leaders spoke highly of the results of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting, which was chaired by the President of Russia yesterday. They emphasised the fruitfulness of the discussions and the importance of the decisions taken for the further development of cooperation within the SCO.

The President of Kazakhstan noted the effectiveness of Russia’s efforts to cease the fire and hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Both sides expressed confidence that the package of measures agreed on November 9 at the highest level creates the preconditions for a long-term and full-scale settlement of the crisis around Nagorno-Karabakh in the interests of the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples.

The presidents addressed a number of current issues on the bilateral agenda, with an emphasis on enhancing cooperation to fight the coronavirus, including plans to launch joint production of vaccines in Kazakhstan.

It was also agreed to continue contacts at various levels.

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/64398

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