‘Santa Claus’ picks up huge tab, paying off entire Walmart store’s lot of layaway items

An unidentified man showed up at a Walmart in Derby, Vermont, on Thursday and paid off every single item that was on layaway — leaving some of the recipients of the man’s goodwill in shock.

What are the details?

Julie Gates, a witness to the incredible expression of kindness and goodwill, said that she was in line with the mystery man to pick up her own package, according to a report from WCAX-TV.

“This can’t be,” she said. “Who can afford to just pay for everyone’s layaway? And he said, ‘Santa Claus can.'”

She added, “There were people ahead of me that were eight-, nine-hundred dollar layaways,” Gates marveled.

The store did not disclose how much the man paid for the items, or how many people were recipients of his gesture.

The station reported that the man’s identity still remains unknown at the time of this writing.

What are other people saying?

Tammy Desautels, one woman who received a surprise from her unknown benefactor, was in disbelief when she heard the news of the man’s actions.

“It was kind of like surreal when they said no balance due, then it was really a reality,” Desautels said. “Really have a feeling that there is hope for mankind or whatever. There’s still good people out there.”

Another woman, Sandra Cortez, said that she also was in shock.

“I thought it was a rumor,” she added.

According to the station, the store’s layaway room was packed full to the gills prior to the man showing up at the Walmart location. The mystery man paid for every last thing inside.

“I get goosebumps thinking that — that is the true magic of Christmas,” Gates added. “That’s the Christmas spirit walking among us.”

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/11/19/santa-claus-picks-up-huge-tab-paying-off-entire-walmart-stores-lot-of-layaway-items

Gov. Jerry Brown Quietly Admits Trump Was Right, Eases California Logging Rules

California Gov. Jerry Brown appears to have quietly admitted President Donald Trump's suggestion about improving California forestry was correct and is now urging state lawmakers to loosen restrictive logging regulations put in place to appease environmentalists.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that Brown is proposing one of the most significant changes to the state's logging rules in nearly half a century.

"Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing broad new changes to California’s logging rules that would allow landowners to cut larger trees and build temporary roads without obtaining a permit as a way to thin more forests across the state," the paper reports.

Environmentalists in California aren't on board. They've been pushing for years to make California's logging rules more restrictive, not less, but in the wake of the deadly forest fires that ripped through the state this month, prominent lawmakers believe a change must be made before more people die from a preventable situation.

"Under Brown’s proposal, private landowners would be able to cut trees up to 36 inches in diameter — up from the current 26 inches — on property 300 acres or less without getting a timber harvest permit from the state, as long as their purpose was to thin forests to reduce fire risk," the Sentinel reports. "They also would be able to build roads of up to 600 feet long without getting a permit, as long as they repaired and replanted them."

Forests, particularly in northern California, California lawmakers admit, have become dangerously overgrown. But there's currently little incentive for landowners to clear their trees — they are only allowed to clear dead and decaying wood and undergrowth and can't clear healthy tress. By allowing landowners to recover some money from the process — letting them create and sell lumber, for instance — it could incentivize them to make bigger changes.

Environmentalists say they're worried landowners will go way too far, cutting down ancient redwoods or clear-cutting property, but even the most ardent environmentalist admits that some thinning is needed.

This is a big change from two weeks ago, when Gov. Jerry Brown balked at President Donald Trump's suggestion that poor forestry and poor forest management might be to blame for the massive wildfires that ripped through northern and southern California earlier this month, claiming dozens of lives and tens of thousands of acres.

“There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” the president tweeted while he was in France observing the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. “Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

“Our focus is on the Californians impacted by these fires and the first responders and firefighters working around the clock to save lives and property — not on the president’s inane, uninformed tweets," Brown's office responded.

Instead, Brown blamed global warming for the uptick in fires.

The president may not have been wholly correct but it seems he was certainly on to something.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/38520/gov-jerry-brown-quietly-admits-trump-was-right-emily-zanotti

EXCLUSIVE: Official Overseeing Migrant Children Shelters To Transition Jobs

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Scott Lloyd will leave his post for a new role in the Trump administration, The Daily Caller learned Monday.

The normally overlooked department within the vast Department of Health and Human Services rose to national prominence as the Trump administration sought to stem the flow of Central American asylum seekers at the southern border.

Lloyd is taking a position with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives.

Lloyd’s department oversaw the detention and care of thousands of Central-American children arriving unaccompanied at the U.S. southern border and claiming asylum. The ORR is also instrumental in preparing for the expected housing and detention needs when a caravan of thousands of Central American would-be asylum seekers make their way to the U.S.-Mexico border.

An HHS official familiar with Lloyd’s thinking told TheDC he was particularly frustrated in his position with media coverage of migrant detention, particularly during the summer of 2018 when the Trump administration pursued a zero-tolerance policy at the border. “There were wild inaccuracies about kids being cages, it’s very difficult to operate in those circumstances.”

“While I have valued my time at the Office of Refugee Resettlement, I am excited to take on this new challenge. I am grateful to Assistant Secretary Johnson and the incredible people at ORR and the Administration for Children and Families, and I am proud of what we have accomplished together. I thank Secretary Azar for this new opportunity,” Lloyd said in a statement to TheDC.

The zero-tolerance policy entailed prosecuting anyone who crossed the southern border illegally, including Central American family units. Prosecution of family units at times resulted in the separation of parents from children, prompting intense media scrutiny and an eventual reversion by Trump to a catch-and-release policy.

An HHS official familiar with the transition told TheDC his new role was part of a broader discussion within the department and that his new role remains in line with his previous experience. Lloyd previously served as a lawyer for the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic charitable organization and will focus on outreach to faith communities on behalf of the department.

“I am joining the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives to help Director Royce and team continue to develop bold ideas on how communities and faith-based entities can play a central role in successfully achieving the Secretary’s priorities,” Lloyd continued.

HHS spokeswoman Evelyn Stauffer explained in a statement to TheDC that “to expand our outreach efforts under the direction of Shannon Royce to our community-based and faith-based partners, Scott Lloyd will transition from the Office of Refugee Resettlement in order to serve as a Senior Advisor to the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives.”

Shannon Royce, director of Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives similarly issued a statement to TheDC, saying, “I’m thrilled to have Scott join our team and bring his relationships and expertise to bear in serving the needs of our communities.”

https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/19/scott-lloyd-leaving-refugee-resettlement-office/

Revolutionary scenes in France as Macron is losing control

There are lots of happenings in France at the moment. President Macron, already in the dumpster of approval ratings, in what appears to be an attempt to sink yet lower, has imposed a tax hike on already rising diesel prices in France.

The French people are outraged and on Saturday, began their ‘Yellow Vest’ protests. Quite possibly one of the largest protests to date as it’s estimated that 300,000 to one million people are protesting throughout the country.

They are angry over the high fuel prices and the governments refusal to back down on fuel taxes on Monday. Protesters are blocking access to fuel depots and are stopping traffic on major roads throughout France.

The ‘Yellow Vest’ movement began on social media in October over a surge in fuel prices this year, particularly the price of diesel, with many blaming taxes implemented in recent years in France’s anti-pollution fight.

It has quickly escalated into a much broader protest over slack spending under President Emmanuel Macron. More than 850,000 people signed a petition supporting the ‘Yellow Vests’ and there are hundreds of pages on Facebook calling on people to join the protests.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said that the government has heard the anger of the people, but on Sunday night reiterated that it would maintain the fuel taxes, which are due to increase yet again in January.

Macron’s approval rating is down to 25 per cent and dropping fast.

More:

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/11/revolutionary-scenes-in-france-as-macron-is-losing-control/

More than 10,000 elderly Swedes are homeless – while migrants get everything free

Recently an exhibition of migrants posing in front of empty tents, was organised to persuade Solna Municipality to give them priority on the social housing waiting list.

The exhibition was organised by left-wing activists. Mainstream media appears to have known about it and reported on the migrants’ stories and demands for unlimited precedence to apartments.

At the same time, a report from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare shows that Sweden had 10,121 homeless Swedes over the age of 50 last year.

The vulnerability is great among them. The risk of being robbed and beaten is imminent. Adolf Arbelius, 61, is one of those who have suffered badly.

He became homeless because of unemployment after a stroke, and tells Metro about an assault: “They jumped at me, robbed me of the medications I received for my nerves after the stroke. It is prescription drugs, and they are drug-classified.”

The perpetrators were sentenced to prison for two years and four months, as well as to pay damages. Thanks to that money, Adolf is now hoping to replace the teeth in his upper jaw, which basically are completely non-existent after the assault.

Adolf’s current “home” for the past two years is the roof of a boathouse. There he sleeps in a sleeping bag: “The worst is that it is cold inside the boathouse as well. But it’s solid ground nevertheless, and that’s good”, he says.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/11/more-than-10000-elderly-swedes-are-homeless-while-migrants-get-everything-free/

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US and THEM is a cabal construct to divide. That is why real Anon's are WE.

Those pushing US and THEM therefore must be……

Noting my last 3 or 4 posts, have been met by shills blaming the victims.

Sad state when the high and mighty choose to elevate themselves and step on the down trodden

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Safe guess that

Russia won’t be dragged into new arms race, but will respond to US withdrawal from INF – Putin

Moscow will not leave Washington’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the landmark nuclear arms treaty unanswered, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that the country doesn’t need to join another arms race.

Russia is still ready to continue dialog with the US on the bilateral treaty banning medium-range missiles, which has become one of the cornerstones of nuclear disarmament, the Russian leader said at a government meeting in Sochi. Still, the US should “treat this issue with full responsibility,” the president said, adding that Washington’s decision to withdraw from the agreement “cannot and will not be left unanswered.”

These are not empty threats, Putin warned. He said that Russia had previously cautioned the US against leaving the ABM treaty regulating missile systems and warned Washington about potential retaliation. “Now, we have hypersonic weapons capable of penetrating any missile defense,” Putin said, referring to Russia’s newest state-of-the-art weapons.

The president also called on the government and military officials to develop “concrete steps” Russia can take in response to the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty.

Moscow will not allow anyone to drag itself into another armed race, the Russian leader said. Instead, Russia plans to focus on “balanced development” of its Army, Navy and Air Force. The troops are expected to adopt new military training techniques, using the combat experience they received in Syria. Russia will also continue to modernize its military hardware.

Putin said he hopes that the “common sense” will prevail and the US will continue a dialog with Russia in the fields of strategic stability and collective security on the basis of “mutual responsibility.”

The 30-year-old arms agreement banned possession and development of short and mid-range missiles. The US has been claiming that Russia has been violating the INF deal by building missiles it prohibits. Moscow has refuted the allegations and accused the US of non-compliance as well, arguing that it can re-purpose the missile defense complexes stationed in Eastern Europe and use them as offensive intermediate-range launchers.

In October, US National Security Advisor John Bolton reaffirmed US President Donald Trump's intent to pull out from the INF treaty during his visit to Moscow. Apart from Russia’s alleged non-compliance with the treaty, he also named the ongoing Chinese militarization as a pretext.

https://www.rt.com/news/444394-putin-russia-inf-arms-race/