Daily Freedom Chronicles

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  • Carole Baskin Is In Hot Water Again For Merciless Attack At Her Sanctuary

    Carole Baskin Is In Hot Water Again For Merciless Attack At Her Sanctuary

    Carole Baskin and her Big Cat Animal Rescue in Tampa, Florida, went from practically unknown to celebrity status almost overnight thanks to the hit Netflix docuseries ‘Tiger King’ and her vicious feud with the show’s star, Joe Exotic. 
    Baskin found herself under the spotlight once again when one of her cats took a bite out of a staffer’s arm and it sounds like she’s lucky to have made it out alive.  
    According to the Hillsborough Fire Rescue, an emergency call came in around 8:30 Thursday morning from Baskin’s tiger sanctuary reporting an individual was suffering from a serious bite to the hand and an arm injury.  
    Reports say that Candy Couser, a longtime volunteer at the sanctuary, stuck her hand into Kimba the tiger’s enclosure to open the door for feeding time, and the tiger bit into her hand and started thrashing.  
    Carole and Howard Baskin say that Candy’s arm was nearly torn off at the shoulder. When other staffers ran onto the scene, Kimba released Candy’s arm and they quickly applied a tourniquet to the wound until paramedics arrived a short time later.  
    Medics continued treatment on the scene while trying to stabilize Candy. She was transported to the hospital where doctors say that, despite the severity of the attack, she is expected to survive.  
    The Baskin’s say that Candy was conscious during the ambulance ride and doesn’t want the tiger to be harmed. Kimba will have to be kept in quarantine for the next 30 days as a precaution. They wanted to make it clear that the animal was “just acting normal” because it was feeding time and there was food present.  
    It’s reported that at the time of the attack, Kimba was in an enclosure that is behind two doors that pull up. Candy opened the first door but the second door was clipped shut.  
    “This is our universal signal NOT to open a gate without the coordinator coming to assist, but Candy said she just wasn’t thinking when she reached in to unclip it,” say the Baskin’s. “It is against our protocols for anyone to stick any part of their body into a cage with a cat in it.” 
    Candy has been a volunteer at Big Cat Animal Rescue for three years.
  • Anti-Doping Law Allows U.S. Jurisdiction Over International Events

    Anti-Doping Law Allows U.S. Jurisdiction Over International Events

    President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that lets United States justice officials enforce criminal penalties against those involved in doping at international events involving American athletes, broadcasters, or sponsors.

    The Rodchenkov Act, named after the whistleblower who helped to expose Russia’s state-sponsored doping, allows prosecutors to seek fines of up to $1 million and jail time of up to 10 years, as well as restitution to victims.

    According to Rodchenkov’s lawyer, “(The law gives) the Department of Justice a powerful and unique set of tools to eradicate doping fraud and related criminal activities from international competitions.”

    It will now be up to the Justice Department, along with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and international law enforcement, to develop a program to bring the guilty to justice and enforce zero tolerance for doping in sports.

    The unopposed bill passed last month was criticized by the International Olympic Committee who questioned the exemption of American professional and college athletes.

    The USADA said there was no need to include U.S. professional and college sports in the legislation as there already exists a law allowing their prosecution.

    The World Anti-Doping Agency also raised concerns about the bill destabilizing the global anti-doping effort by expanding U.S. jurisdiction beyond its borders.

    The agency assured that “No nation has ever before asserted criminal jurisdiction over doping offenses that occurred outside its national borders – and for good reason.”

    “WADA remains concerned that by unilaterally exerting U.S. criminal jurisdiction over all global doping activity, the Act will likely undermine clean sport by jeopardizing critical partnership and cooperation between nations,” they explained.

  • The White House Has Developed A Toxic Work Environment Since Trump’s Defeat

    The White House Has Developed A Toxic Work Environment Since Trump’s Defeat

    Staffers at the White House are planning their exits as more and more of President Trump’s aides are giving up hope of overturning the results of the 2020 election, some of them in the bitterness of the building they are leaving behind.

    According to several sources the White House named a few reasons for the mass evacuation already taking place, ranging from a sudden need for employment to a notable disgust with the president’s doomed election challenges.

    One reports says that Trump’s denial has unnerved some staffers who are worried the President could be tarnishing his own legacy and, more importantly, diminishing voter’s faith in United States elections. Others have said they knew the time would come when they would need to be finding new jobs, and they prepared to make career moves regardless of how the President handled the loss.

    A White House senior administration official called the work environment “toxic” among the shrinking number of West Wing staffers. While the Trump White House the definition of a functional workplace the lack of motivation and an overall sense of defeat during Trump’s lame-duck period has caused friction among staffers facing the reality of potential unemployment.

    The official said, “I think people are moving on because they have families or livelihoods to support. That, and the place is becoming more toxic by the day… people turning on each other, trying to settle scores while they can.”
    Those already leaving is seen by those close to the White House as a signal that walking away from the administration is not a betrayal of the President. There is a growing number of staffers who have accepted that there will not be a second Trump administration, at least not in 2021.
  • Replacements For Senator Harris’ Seat Praised Fidel Castro For His Leadership

    Replacements For Senator Harris’ Seat Praised Fidel Castro For His Leadership

    There are two frontrunners for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat and both of them have praised former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

    Both Democratic California Representatives Karen Bass and Barbara Lee had nothing but good things to say about the communist leader in the past.

    After Castro’s death in 2016, Lee said, “I was very sad for the Cuban people. He led a revolution in Cuba that led social improvements for his people.”

    Lee had met Castro a total of eight times and called him “a smart man.”

    She also made a statement after Castro’s passing.

    “My deepest condolences to Fidel Castro’s family and the Cuban people during this time. While there are many disagreements between our countries, President Castro was a recognized world leader who was dedicated to the Cuban people,” said Lee.

    She added, “It is my hope that we continue to build on President Obama’s efforts to end the failed embargo, lift the‎ travel ban and normalize relations between our two countries.”

    In 1973 Bass traveled to Cuba with an organization called the Venceremos Brigade, a joint venture between the regime and leftist U.S. groups that organized trips for Americans to construct homes in the country. It was during that trip she went to see Castro speak.

    Then, in 2016, when Castro died, Bass referred to him as “commandante en jefe,” meaning commander in chief, and called his passing a “great loss to the people of Cuba.”

    Similar to Harris, when Bass was being considered as a possible running mate for then-candidate Joe Biden in 2019, she told The Atlantic that she expressed regret for those comments.

    “If I had to make that statement over again, I wouldn’t use those words,” said Bass.

  • Violent Anti Fascist Group Is Planning A Massive Revenge Attack

    Violent Anti Fascist Group Is Planning A Massive Revenge Attack

    Recent posts on a Twitter account called “The Base” suggest that anarchists are planning a “week of action” across the country for what they call a “presidential assassination of a comrade,” referring to the police shooting of Michael Reinoehl.

    The account shared a poster that seems to promote a “call to action.” The message urges followers to “help highlight” President Donald Trump’s “assassination” of Reinoehl.

    The tweet on The Base’s account said the week of action would take place on December 3-10 and called on followers to “take action to help us honor a fallen comrade and to draw attention to an extrajudicial assassination by the US regime” along with a video featuring a montage of violent attacks and riots by protesters. Reinoehl’s voice can be heard over the images talking about how he murdered a Trump supporter.

    https://twitter.com/TheBaseBK/status/1331702120488333321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1331702120488333321%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F508396-anarchist-assassination-antifa-reinoehl%2F

    The video then describes how Reinoehl was “murdered in cold blood… by direct order of fascist US President Donald Trump.” It claims the September 3 killing was “the first extrajudicial assassination of an antifascist directly by this regime.” It says Reinoehl’s alleged killing of a Trump supporter was “an act of revolutionary self-defense” and adds, “We want the world to know that this will neither be forgotten nor forgiven. We will not be intimidated. We will fight.”

    Shockingly, Twitter has not censored any of these tweets.

    https://twitter.com/WilhelmMauser98/status/1333639427059376129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1333639427059376129%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F508396-anarchist-assassination-antifa-reinoehl%2F

    According to the Portland police, a security camera shows Reinoehl concealing himself in a parking garage after targeting two members of a pro-Trump group. Reinoehl and another man then stalked the demonstrators from behind as they crossed the street then shot and killed one of the Trump supporters, Aaron ‘Jay’ Danielson.

    Five days later, President Trump tweeted that Portland police needed to arrest the “cold-blooded killer” of Danielson. That tweet came right before news broke that Reinoehl had been killed by federal and local law enforcement officers while attempting to arrest him in a town near Seattle. The 48-year-old activist, who was in his car when approached by officers, allegedly tried to reach for his gun.

    Attorney General William Barr praised officers for not allowing Reinoehl to get away with murder and said “the streets of our cities are safer with this violent agitator removed.”

  • What To Expect From The Next COVID Relief Package

    What To Expect From The Next COVID Relief Package

    Centrist lawmakers have announced a plan for a $908 billion COVID relief package but Democrats and Republicans still remain at odds on a second stimulus package. The proposed plan would help local and state governments, small businesses, and individual citizens.

    State and local governments would receive a portion of the package to offset the decline in revenue. Small businesses would be granted $288 billion, a portion of which would go through the Paycheck Protection Program, which loans money to businesses to maintain staff during the economic downturn.

    Those on unemployment would be paid an extra $300 per week for four months totaling about $180 billion.

    Education would receive $82 million and vaccine development and distribution would be allocated $16 billion.

    There are still no plans for the second round of stimulus checks.

    The details of this plan aim to split the difference between the previous proposals put forward by each party. In early October House Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion HEROES Act which included a $1,200 stimulus check and an additional $600 in federal unemployment benefits. Negotiations were in the works with the White House, which had proposed a $1.8 trillion stimulus plan.

    Despite all of these continued negotiations before the election, no real progress was made, and since the election negotiations have come to a screeching halt.

    The latest bipartisan proposals seek to get the ball rolling again by giving each side some of what they want. Right now it’s unclear how much progress will be made on this plan, given the extreme opposition from the far left and far right. Recently, President-elect Joe Biden has made pleas to Congress to come to an agreement regarding coronavirus relief.

    Meanwhile, many parts of the economy continue to struggle with approximately 778,000 people applying for unemployment in recent weeks with 20.5 million people already receiving some form of unemployment assistance.

  • Florida Man Arrested After Dancing In The Street Claiming To Be Rick James

    Florida Man Arrested After Dancing In The Street Claiming To Be Rick James

    A man in Florida has been arrested after he allegedly punched a cab driver, then yelled “I’m Rick James, b*tch” and danced in the street.

    The suspect,50-year-old, 6-foot-3, 300-pound Paul Kijek, shouted profanities before being arrested just two miles from his home in Clearwater, Florida. A Pinellas County arrest affidavit identified him as a white male.

    Police say that according to witnesses at around 4 a.m. that Sunday morning at Back Bar and Lounge a good semaritan stopped Kijek from driving home from the venue “due to his level of intoxication.”

    When a taxi arrived to pick him up, Kijek entered the vehicle, began yelling beligerantly at the driver, and punched him from the back seat. He then ran into the street doing what witnesses believe was his impersonation of comedian Dave Chappelle’s impression of Rick James.

    Kijek was later arrested and charged with simple battery and released on a $600 bond.

  • New CDC Guidelines Could Mean Spending Less Time In Self Isolation

    New CDC Guidelines Could Mean Spending Less Time In Self Isolation

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to shorten the recommended length of time spent in quarantine after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

    A senior administration official says the new guidelines, which are set to take effect this week, will allow people who have come into contact with someone infected with the virus can resume normal activities after just 10 days instead of the previously recommended fourteen. But if they receive a negative test result they would only be required to quarantine for 7 days.

    According to the official the policy change has been in the works for some time now, as scientists have studied the incubation period of the virus and now have a better understanding of it. The policy would significantly shorten the time needed to self-quarantine after coming into close contact with anyone suspected of being infected with the virus, which has now infected over 13 million Americans.

    While the CDC previously thought the incubation period for the virus was thought to exceed a 14 day period, most individuals became infectious and showed symptoms after just 4 or 5 days of exposure.

    This would not be the first time the CDC has changed its guidelines for COVID-19 as they continue to research the effects of the virus. Back in July agency shortened the advised amount of time a person should stay in isolation after they first experience any symptoms related to the virus.

    The new guidance is being presented at the White House for final approval from the coronavirus task force.

  • Man Threatens Protest After Staten Island Bar Busted For Defying COVID Restrictions

    Man Threatens Protest After Staten Island Bar Busted For Defying COVID Restrictions

    A bar in Staten Island is taking a page straight from Seattle protester’s playbook by declaring an “autonomous zone” that’s challenging New York’s COVID-19 restriction and its loyal patrons are willing to go down kicking and screaming.

    Mac’s Public House was breaking coronavirus health orders by continuing to serve customers indoors so sheriff’s deputies raided the establishment and closed it down. The customers are furious not only because their favorite hangout had been shut down but also because one of the owners, Danny Presti was arrested during the raid for being uncooperative.

    While Presti was being hauled out of his business, many of the patrons gathered outside and chanted in protest “Hands off Mac’s Public House.”

    The unrest began to escalate outside of the bar so State Senator Andrew Lanza appeared and attempted to play as a peaceful mediator between Presti’s lawyer, the authorities, and angry patrons.

    The incident did not come to a satisfactory conclusion for the pub’s supporters and one fan of Mac’s posted a call to action on social media asking for a thousand people to come line up in front of the bar to protest.

    He said in protest of the government, “If they fear you, they won’t f*ck with you” and pointed out the hypocrisy of the state’s new lockdown rules.

    Things could get rowdy in Staten Island which is a state-designated coronavirus hot spot.

  • Kamala Harris Can’t Even Fathom The Idea Of Running Against Trump In 2024

    Kamala Harris Can’t Even Fathom The Idea Of Running Against Trump In 2024

    Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris dismissed rumors of a rematch against President Trump in 2024. Trump has been hinting at possibly hitting the campaign trail again if he is unable to reverse the results of the 2020 election.

    Harris spoke to reporters in Washington and scoffed when asked whether she and President-elect Joe Biden would be prepared to go up against Trump again.

    She laughed saying, “Please,” before thanking reporters and walking off.

    Recently President Trump has been shifting his focus away from his efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election and more toward a potential bid for the Republican nomination in the next election.

    According to Bloomberg News during a meeting in the Oval Office last month Trump told Vice President Mike Pence, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that he does have intentions of running in 2024 if things don’t play out in his favor.

    O’Brien said that he supports the president “100 percent,” but Pompeo and Pence didn’t respond at all.

    President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results have been unsuccessful so far. Despite his team’s extensive investigations, there has been no evidence of fraud and they have lost nearly every court case challenging the results in several battleground states.

    Just last week, a three-judge panel in Pennsylvania, all Republicans, rejected the president’s attempts to overturn the state’s election certification.