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Sanders Withholds Name from Statement Condemning Bullying of Kyrsten Sinema

Because it didn’t include a rebuke of her political views. From the story: The move is emblematic of the hostility between the progressive and moderate members, who have been sparring over the cost and scope of President Biden’s agenda. Sanders wanted the statement to urge Sinema to drop her opposition to prescription drug reform, as well as Biden’s $3.5 trillion social safety net expansion.

Axios

Biden Job Approval Sinks to New Low

Quinnipiac has job approval at 38 percent. He is nearly 30 points under water among Independents (Quinnipiac). From Kimberly Strassel: Democrats keep insisting Biden’s agenda is “popular.” Try squaring that with these numbers. (Note in particular the rejection of his tax plans..) (Twitter). The Real Clear Politics average has him below 45 percent for the first time (RCP).

Manchin Again Shoots Down Talk of Ending Filibuster

He wants the party to work the old-fashioned way: talk.

Daily Wire

More Americans Died of COVID This Year than All of 2020

Remember when the media blamed the deaths on Trump? From the story: More than 353,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported since Jan. 1, compared with 352,000 COVID-19 deaths in the first 10 months of the pandemic (ABC News). From Erick Erickson: Joe Biden’s America. He said he’d beat it. He said we’d go back to normal. He can’t even beat the Taliban and a microbe is just too much for him (Twitter).

Los Angeles Ordinance Says Only Vaccinated Can Enter Indoor Establishments

As of November 6^th, the unvaccinated can’t eat, dance, do yoga, see a movie, shop, bowl or get their hair cut, among the many things that they left is using to force their will on the masses.

Red State

SNL Sees Epic Ratings Drop for Season Premier

The biggest drop ever in their 47-year history. The premier included a grossly Hollywood take on Sinema and Manchin.

The Hill

Biden Response to Bullying of Sinema Sends Wrong Message to Women

From Bethany Mandel: I remember when we were told that we had to elect Joe Biden as president because of the deep and undeniable misogyny of then-President Donald Trump. We were told Biden would be a breath of fresh air and bring back decency and morality to the office. Fast forward to yesterday, when Biden was asked about Arizona’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema being followed and taped in a public restroom by activists hounding the lawmaker for answers about their political grievances. He was asked, “Are these tactics crossing a line?” It was a golden opportunity for the president to defend the rights of women everywhere, to uphold the expectation for privacy in the most intimate spaces and to repudiate intimidation and unlawful filming. Instead, he laughed and replied, “I don’t think they’re appropriate tactics but it happens to everybody. The only people they don’t happen to are people who have Secret Service standing around. It’s part of the process.”

Deseret News

Seattle City Council Votes to Legalize Psychedelics

It was unanimously approved to have the police look the other way.

The Hill

Squad Member Congresswoman: I Wear a Mask for Image

From the story: After doing an event with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary Marcia Fudge on Monday, Tlaib conversed with a maskless attendee who mistakenly thought the Democrat scolded him for being “the one unmasked guy” in the area. Tlaib responded by insisting she only wore a mask because a “Republican tracker” was recording the exchange.

Free Beacon

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KKK Notes in Atlanta Came from Black Woman

From the story: At least seven black families in one subdivision began receiving letters that claimed to have come from a man who described himself as a member of the KKK. This local news report from March describes the letters as containing “frightening and racist terroristic threats.” One man who received one of the letters told the station it described killing whole families, murdering children and burning down the homes of the recipients.

Hot Air