“The question is just how much [erosion of freedom] is necessary.”
Does an #ExecutiveOrder mandating that cloth #FaceMasks be worn by healthy people infringe on #ConstitutionalRights and is it legal? https://t.co/eQI3e0asOn
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“The police are doing an impossible job.”@NYGovCuomo denounced violence against #Police and urged prosecutors to charge #Looters with crimes that come with bail to keep them from hitting the streets shortly after arrest. https://t.co/VrylMipd3p
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/EpochOpinion/status/1270088218638266368
https://twitter.com/EpochOpinion/status/1270012742536171521
Opinion💭by @AtillaSulker
There’s no doubt that the death of #GeorgeFloyd raises questions about the justice system.
But in an act of appeasement toward the political left, many “limited government” conservatives have abandoned the conservative tradition.https://t.co/MabJMupImd
— Epoch Times Opinion (@EpochOpinion) June 8, 2020
“There is a simple and obvious hypocrisy here—because the level of racism in the Chinese state’s victimisation of its minority populations—whether Uighurs, Tibetans or others—is high.”#Australia’s trade minister rejected #China's accusations of #Racism. https://t.co/QC57fuGHaO
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/EpochTimesChina/status/1270020271244824577
#Google says state-backed #hackers from China have targeted staffers working on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Google also says Iranian #hackers targeted the email accounts of President Donald #Trump's campaign staff. pic.twitter.com/jwO4kfrGxv
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
“They are promoting ideology of insurrection and ideology of revolution. They are anti-government extremists and their goal is the destabilization of countries,” @JackPosobiec told @news_ntd. He says #Antifa is using #GeorgeFloydProtests as a cover for their anarchist activities. pic.twitter.com/RWl8OYn6AB
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
Lawmakers from around the world are uniting to form a new #coalition in response to the global challenges posed by the #Chinese regime.
The group aims to safeguard international order, uphold #HumanRights, promote free trade, strengthen security, and protect national integrity. pic.twitter.com/o02XyRRbT8
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
"I do not support abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department” #Minneapolis Mayor @Jacob_Frey said that he didn’t approve of the pledge by some city council members for disbanding the city’s #police department.https://t.co/2E2MhPUipJ
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
US @CBP officials say they seized over $351,000 in counterfeit $100 bills in #Milwaukee.
The shipment of fake bills, which was destined for a residence in Milwaukee, originated from #Shanghai. https://t.co/Fn7PfT9Zi5
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“There won’t be defunding. There won’t be dismantling of our police. There’s not going to be any disbanding of our police,” said Trump.
President Donald Trump and the @WhiteHouse do not support mayors reallocating #Police funding to other programs. https://t.co/wR6dNN9QZK
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
2 attorneys arrested for allegedly being involved in a #MolotovCocktail attack on a #NYPD car returned to jail on Friday after the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted prosecutors’ request for an emergency stay. https://t.co/zW5GxFXqf1
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“This is completely made up.”
Former President #GeorgeBush’s spokesperson strongly denied a #NYTimes report that the 43rd president would not vote for President Donald Trump’s reelection. https://t.co/db8vVbUcAg
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“The unanimous Fifth Circuit ruling puts a stop to this blatant violation of Texas law,” said @KenPaxtonTX.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously slapped down a ruling forcing #Texas to allow all its residents to #VoteByMail. https://t.co/fAEmh9eIto
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“I think there’s racism in the United States still but I don’t think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist.”#AGBarr says he does not believe the US #LawEnforcement system is #Racist, adding that “progress has been made.” https://t.co/n4uYS0zmbj
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
A Brooklyn man who threatened to burn down #Manhattan’s Diamond District if @NYGovCuomo & Mayor @BilldeBlasio didn’t meet his demands was arrested and charged with making #Terrorist threats. https://t.co/RkNN6upG0b
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“We want to build new roads, bridges, tunnels, highways bigger, better, faster, and we want to build them at less cost.”
President Trump signed an #ExecutiveOrder to fast-track and expedite the permitting process for #Infrastructure & #Energy projects.https://t.co/5c4qYppEBL
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“I think everyone was on the same page,” said Barr.#AGBarr said that members of the #TrumpAdministration agreed that #Military personnel should only be deployed as a “last resort” response to #Rioting, calling media reports “completely false.” https://t.co/B1F6Wm2ZOa
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
#AGBarr said the #TrumpAdministration will work with #LawEnforcement leaders to reform policing practices by improving standards and training amid days of #Protests calling for change following the death of #GeorgeFloyd. https://t.co/rLtUwzNMKP
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“Will China show and negotiate in good faith?”
The US and #Russia have agreed on a time and place for nuclear arms negotiations in June and also invited #China, @USArmsControl Marshall Billingslea said. https://t.co/uCGnO3ItHj
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“The trusted notifier pilot program is another new policy tool in President Trump’s fight to end the opioid crisis.”@HHSGov and @CommerceGov announced on June 8 a 120-day pilot program to curb the illegal online sales of unapproved #Opioids. https://t.co/csIwv92cq2
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
The #Pandemic has put global #SupplyChain risks into the limelight, and recent data compiled by a #HongKong-based #SupplyChains inspection company shows that US firms have already started moving their sourcing away from #China. https://t.co/K1oRWkZkn8
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
#Spygate: “What did you know and when did you know it?”
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC said he has not been able to gain access to interview @FBI agents who met with a key source for the infamous #SteeleDossier who had disavowed the unsubstantiated document. https://t.co/a5fICunEub
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
9 of the 13 members sitting on the #Minneapolis city council have pledged to entirely dismantle the city’s #Police Dept. following the death of #GeorgeFloyd, though the details are scant.@MayorFrey said he was opposed to demands to #DefundThePolice. https://t.co/HXU3h0Q6vj
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
The #Police chief of #Portland, Oregon, stepped down following days of unrest triggered by the death of #GeorgeFloyd in #Minneapolis.
An #AfricanAmerican lieutenant, will serve as the next chief of police. https://t.co/SXN77HjkPB
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
#California officials have again extended the deadline for delivery of protective #N95 respirator masks as part of Gov. @GavinNewsom’s $1 billion deal with a #Chinese company after the masks failed to pass #Safety certification for the 2nd time. https://t.co/GqUbqCTgWn
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“We are investigating whether hate crimes charges are appropriate.”
A man who was arrested for allegedly driving his truck into a crowd of #Protesters in #Virginia is a leader in the #KuKluxKlan (#KKK), according to a prosecutor. https://t.co/W2q52ie0x9
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
Presumptive Democratic nominee #JoeBiden’s campaign rejected calls to defund or abolish #Police forces in the wake of #GeorgeFloyd’s death in police custody and #BlackLivesMatter protests. https://t.co/DSrsXjpA23
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“My client did nothing wrong. My client went into the ambulance and tried to revive the guy.”
The attorney for one of the 4 #PoliceOfficers charged in #GeorgeFloyd’s death wasn’t just watching while Floyd died, the officer’s attorney said. https://t.co/cH5IN6yqwU
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“The world is witnessing the birth of a new movement in our country.”
Democrats are introducing legislation that aims to increase #Transparency and #Accountability in #LawEnforcement nationwide in response to the death of #GeorgeFloyd. https://t.co/VE7vxW95BG
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
The #SupremeCourt agreed to review the #Refugee case of a Guatemalan national facing #Deportation who claims he will be subjected to violence if forced to return to #Guatemala.
The Trump administration supports deportation in this case. https://t.co/e4I8hMewo1
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
New Orleans @Saints Quarterback @DrewBrees apologized multiple times following backlash from the community after he said during an interview it is disrespectful to kneel during the #NationalAnthem. https://t.co/V5cjrXDQra
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“People have a right to assemble, the way this order reads, at the raceway or anywhere else.”
A #NorthCarolina speedway drew a crowd of over 2,000 spectators Saturday in defiance of the state’s #CCPVirus restrictions after declaring the race a “protest.” https://t.co/GT38nRFm3X
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
Mourners will be able to view #GeorgeFloyd’s casket on June 8 in his hometown of #Houston.
The viewing is open to the public, though visitors will be required to wear a mask and gloves to comply with #CCPVirus guidelines. https://t.co/4Kv785jbEf
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
Former #Florida and @NFL receiver #RecheCaldwell was fatally shot at night on June 6 in his hometown.
Caldwell's mother said #Police believe her son was ambushed outside his home in a possible robbery attempt. https://t.co/Nsn5nBPwb8
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
The man who stabbed a #PoliceOfficer and shot 2 others in #NewYorkCity shouted “allahu akbar” 3 times during an attack that suggests a link to #Terrorism, #NYPD officials said. https://t.co/DYANWZq5Ib
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
#PhiloniseFloyd—the brother of #GeorgeFloyd—is set to testify about his brother’s death to the House Judiciary Committee this week during a hearing on #PoliceBrutality and #RacialProfiling, a spokesperson confirmed. https://t.co/ddq1BZ309A
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
A @NYTimes claim that @SenTomCotton called for using #Military force against #Protesters was quietly altered after criticism from the senator.
The piece was stealth edited, a term referring to a quiet edit that isn’t marked with an editor’s note. https://t.co/sXqWPrUndc
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
3 members of the #Communist-rooted #Antifa group were arrested after #Looting in #Texas amid #Protests over the death of #GeorgeFloyd, officials said.
The trio are known members of an anti-government group in Austin. https://t.co/willm40J4I
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“The boom in handgun sales has been particularly noticeable in recent months.”
Gun sales soared by 80% in May compared to last year, according to a new estimate. https://t.co/nJN2xDlyAd
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
President Donald Trump criticized former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who endorsed #JoeBiden and said he would not “in any way” support Trump’s reelection bid in November.
The president called Powell “a real stiff” and accused him of being “weak.” https://t.co/768GWTATRw
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
22 Chinese nationals who were #StudyingAbroad in the US recently attempted to return to #China, but became stranded in Zurich, #Switzerland.
Due to travel restrictions as a result of the #Pandemic, they were unable to find flights back home. https://t.co/jOCWbATp1Q
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“It is an affirmative piece of art, a centering piece of art,” said @MayorBowser.
The words “#DefundThePolice” won’t be removed from a #WashingtonDC street, the District of Columbia’s Department of Public Works said. https://t.co/kp6sjtkklD
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“Sleepy Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats want to ‘DEFUND THE POLICE.’”
President Trump accused @JoeBiden and “radical” left-wing Democrats of trying to weaken #LawEnforcement in the wake of #GeorgeFloyd’s death. https://t.co/TpWEegNR3c
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
#NewYorkCity Mayor @BilldeBlasio pledged to slash funding for the #NYPD and redirect it to youth and social services, amid growing calls to “#DefundThePolice” following the in-custody death of #GeorgeFloyd. https://t.co/vV4byJpn1H
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
#Minneapolis' @MayorFrey said he didn’t approve of the pledge by some city council members for disbanding the city’s #Police, a move that comes just as the state has launched a #CivilRights investigation after #GeorgeFloyd’s death. https://t.co/QgtYd7Z6ew
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
#British Prime Minister @BorisJohnson is preparing to announce tough laws to prevent foreign takeovers that pose risks to #NationalSecurity amid growing concern about the influence of #China, The Times newspaper reported. https://t.co/ARTg30a7ha
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 9, 2020
“The unanimous Fifth Circuit ruling puts a stop to this blatant violation of Texas law,” said AG @KenPaxtonTX.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously slapped down a ruling forcing #Texas to allow all its residents to #VoteByMail. https://t.co/fAEmh9eIto
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 8, 2020
“There won’t be defunding. There won’t be dismantling of our police. There’s not going to be any disbanding of our police.”
President @realDonaldTrump and the @WhiteHouse do not support mayors reallocating #police funding to other programs.https://t.co/LERYnwwUJ6
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 9, 2020
“We need many voices against racism and against brutality."
Sen. @MittRomney joined protesters in the nation’s capitol in a march meant to highlight what organizers say is a pattern of racially-motivated actions by police officers against black people.https://t.co/7Fg9r8oUpn
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 9, 2020
.@JoeBiden’s campaign rejected calls to defund or abolish police forces in the wake of #GeorgeFloyd’s death in police custody and #BlackLivesMatter protests.
Biden “does not believe that police should be defunded,” but he instead called for “reform.”https://t.co/S0hzKizb2Q
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
“This laughable propaganda should not fool anyone."@SecPompeo decried Beijing’s “obscene #propaganda” exploiting the unrest across the US, while calling out the #communist regime’s expansive suppression of free speech and other human rights in #China.https://t.co/7v0kB3fIoy
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
Bail for the former #Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering #GeorgeFloyd, whose death ignited two weeks of protests, was raised by $250,000 to $1.25 million at a hearing on June 8.https://t.co/L698cbttwJ
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
LIVE: Evening News Updates https://t.co/zjWLcEp65b
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
President @realDonaldTrump signed an executive order that grants emergency powers to government agencies to fast-track and expedite the permitting process for #infrastructure and #energy projects.https://t.co/y8Y12sZG8C
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
“If you’re angry, it’s OK to be angry, but channel your anger to do something positive or make a change another way."
#GeorgeFloyd's brother has criticized people using violence in the wake of the death.
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
“We cannot settle for anything less than transformative structural change.”
Democrats unveiled legislation that aims to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement nationwide, in response to the protests following the death of #GeorgeFloyd.https://t.co/EgUgyiHtkN
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
A trial started for #Sweden's former #ambassador to China. Authorities say she overstepped her mandate when she arranged meetings about the fate of a dissident bookseller. pic.twitter.com/SJQO0CjYhO
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
“For years..China has conducted illicit espionage to steal our industrial secrets” #Trump admin will block entry to certain graduate level and above Chinese nationals who are associated with entities that support #China’s military-civil Fusion strategy. https://t.co/siubdjwQyL
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
“Such senseless acts of anarchy … are crimes designed to terrify fellow citizens and intimidate communities.”
AG Barr said authorities have made 51 arrests for federal crimes related to violent #rioting amid protests over the death of #GeorgeFloyd.https://t.co/mlQ5UyMLO5
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
The Hong Kong Financial Secretary is trying to diffuse any fears #investors may have about the Hong Kong #dollar potentially being unpegged to the U.S. dollar. But concerns about investor confidence went off after the #CCP proposed its so-called National Security Law. pic.twitter.com/dXV0XxR4bo
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
#France said its military forces had killed Al-Qaeda's North Africa chief Abdelmalek Droukdel, a key #Islamist fighter that its forces had been hunting for more than seven years, during an operation in Mali. pic.twitter.com/QbxJtdaOMU
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
LIVE: NTD News Today https://t.co/yv3mrlMpit
— NTD News (@news_ntd) June 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/EpochOpinion/status/1270091986939400195
https://twitter.com/EpochOpinion/status/1270027821264580613
Opinion💭by Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat & @OttoReich
As if the #Pandemic were not sufficiently destructive, now #Cuba, with the help of #China, is again attempting to expand its influence abroad and totalitarian control at home by weaponizing it. https://t.co/nLC16pR2Os
— Epoch Times Opinion (@EpochOpinion) June 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/EpochOpinion/status/1270020278744219649
https://twitter.com/EpochOpinion/status/1270016489458892804
https://twitter.com/crossroads_josh/status/1270177545342853120
https://twitter.com/ChinaInFocusNTD/status/1270166412011753478
The #HongKong security law spells “grave danger for any multinational who now sends their citizens to Hong Kong to work."
They could easily end up like the two Michaels, detained in #China “on these vague national security concepts"—@WilsonLeungWS
Watch: https://t.co/XFMadm8EXc pic.twitter.com/fadKd1UICg
— American Thought Leaders with Jan Jekielek (@AmThoughtLeader) June 9, 2020
“The regime hid the truth until the outbreak couldn’t be hidden anymore.”
Chinese authorities confirmed the first #CCPVirus patient in the city of #Beijing on Jan. 20, but leaked internal documents revealed that the woman was diagnosed 8 days prior. https://t.co/Vk88XM1QXl
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
“I do think Huawei should be banned from our networks,” said @DavidDavisMP.
The #British government now plans to join 10 democratic nations to develop their own #5G networks, reducing their dependence on #China’s #Huawei.https://t.co/1WU4Vm3lkS
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
Chinese netizens and independent commentators are expressing frustration over #Chinese authorities’ silence on a recent incident along the disputed China-India border. #China and #India share a border of nearly 1,242 miles. https://t.co/4rL1ukhsk2
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
Young people in #Wuhan are struggling for #Jobs due to the impact of the #Pandemic.
In a video taken on May 26, a large number of job seekers were seen waiting in line to apply for auxiliary #Police positions. https://t.co/fOyWgQMKAD
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
The #CCP regime has taken advantage of the US #Protests and #Rioting following #GeorgeFloyd’s death to push anti-American #Propaganda. https://t.co/WVxrMvqWbj
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
Chinese premier #LiKeqiang recently promoted the idea of setting up a “#StreetVendorEconomy” to alleviate the country’s #Unemployment crisis due to the #Pandemic.
But over the weekend, Chinese state-run media suddenly criticized the idea. https://t.co/UjTAbn1Q7d
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
#India and #China agreed to resolve a border dispute through diplomatic channels.
The statement came a day before top generals of the 2 countries were due to meet near the site of their border standoff to try and find a way to de-escalate the situation. https://t.co/y5uLkLUo2T
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
“The [CCP] has other hidden agendas, which has been pointed out by many experts.”#Australia: Calls to abandon #Victoria’s controversial #BeltandRoad Initiative #Unfrastructure agreement with #Beijing were echoed by the Vietnamese Community. https://t.co/eCCvNNa7r1
— The Epoch Times – China Insider (@EpochTimesChina) June 8, 2020
Columbia wants the best and the brightest students. To keep up with top-ranked schools means it needs the richest, too. https://t.co/PM85ckVGbJ pic.twitter.com/sBtgshuKSW
— Columbia Spectator (@ColumbiaSpec) May 25, 2020
CORRECTION: Columbia is reviewing regulations before deciding to accept its $12.8 million allotment. An earlier version of this article stated that Columbia would accept the aid following a University confirmation in the New York Daily News.https://t.co/GBOFpFOUK1
— Columbia Spectator (@ColumbiaSpec) April 24, 2020
The class of 2020 is now entering into a job market that is the worst it has been since the Great Depression. At the forefront of students’ minds is the fear for what this means for their own future.https://t.co/8u3MfdgNgz
— The Eye (@theeyemag) May 15, 2020
When the College of Physicians and Surgeons announced its class of 2020 would be graduating a month early, one question remained at the forefront: How can students barely starting their careers as doctors help out amid a national crisis? https://t.co/KFfy5DXEfX
— The Eye (@theeyemag) May 4, 2020
Columbia has faced multiple health crises in its history. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the University and dramatically reshapes our lives, how can the past inform our current experiences? https://t.co/fN2NRzzOep pic.twitter.com/9H7WJtwwJy
— The Ear (@earpodcast) May 7, 2020