Good morning, everybody. I think we have senator blumenthal remotely, is that correct . Mr. Chairman. Is it okay, senator blumenthal, if we move forward . Absolutely. Thanks very much. Okay, ill make a brief Opening Statement and this is about censorship, suppression and the 2020 election, sort of a deep dive, when it comes to twitter and facebook, about the platforms and the decisions they make, how they make them. Can we do better . Do we need to do better . So the first thing i want to talk about here is Health Risks Associated with social media. A 2018 Research Center survey of nearly 750 13 to 17yearolds found that 45 are online almost constantly. A 97 use social media platforms such as youtube, facebook, instagram or snapchat. So why are we having this hearing . The products that these two Companies Offer people like and they use. So the bottom line is, theyve probably been more successful than their wildest dreams. And theyre having to make decisions that offend people on the le
Covid19 cases are claimingimbi across the country and worldwide. They are reopening and expanding operations on tuesday but not now, not anymore. Stephanie sierra has details. Disappointing for a lot of merchants. Certainly so. San francisco is still doing remarkably well but dr. Grant colfax explained two numbers triggering the decision to pull back are the citys case rate and hospitalizations, both have increased slightly. So here is what exactly is on pause. Indoor pools, bowling alleys, locker rooms, and showers at Fitness Centers originally set to reopen november 3rd will now remain closed until further notice. Restaurants indoor museums, zoos asquakwa aquariums and indoor Worship Centers will be required to capacity at 25 . Nonessential office space without concessions stay the same. Also operating at 25 capacity. Mayor breed and dr. Colfax referenced the surge of covid cases across the world and country as reasons to take precautions before its too late. France in particular is
Various scenarios that could take place after the election involving delayed counting of ballots. This runs whenever. Im aaron david miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and welcome to carnegie connects, series of virtual conversations on issues of critical importance to americans and to the world. Our last session which took place on the afternoon of the first president ial as diverse of the question, what Foreign Policy figure in the election and our three panelists, charlie cook, jen saki and Amanda Carpenter i think myself included knew the answer to the question before we began. Not so today. The question we pose come will american democracy survive november 3 and beyond, is unanswerable. It may be overly dramatically rendered, but there are simply too many unknowns and too many uncertainties and fears about the consequences of this election. However, there are also hopes. Rachel kleinfeld has written and i would put myself in agreement with this, reflecting the factef
Representation you deserve. Weve seen what happens when a president fans the flames, hate crimes on the march. More kids bullied in school, a rise of antimuslim bigotry. This is not who we are. Abraham lincoln told us at gettysburg, a house divided cannot stand. Today hope seems elusive. Instead of healing were being ripped apart and i refuse to let that happen. We have too bright a future to leave it ship wrecked on the shoals of anger and division. I said from the start, i am ready to unite this country to embrace hope not fear, light not darkness, future not the past. And im going to appeal to the best of us, not our worst side. Now you all know better than anyone, its in our power to change course, to organize, advocate and to vote. As president ill work with you to rip the poison of hate from our society, to honor your contributions and seek your ideas. My administration will look like america, Muslim Americans serving at every level, on day one ill end trumps unconstituti unconst
A Record Keeping 17000000 voters who are going to be shocked that they dont get their mail in ballot and guess what max here is something that hasnt been figured out at least in the media if you dont get your ballot you cant mail it in so 17000000 people are not going to get their ballots at least in some states theyre coming up with other reasons not to send you the ballot this is the new one of the new tricks and its all it you know i just wrote how trounced stole 2020 usually you write a book a year in advance is actually just literally finished as the few weeks ago and i gotta tell you its has been stolen through the massive purge of voter rolls and through other trickery and through changes in election law that that are going to take effect this year look out but they can be stolen back thats what im doing is kind of a warning how to get it back but so forget the polls also and i got to read dont dont forget this i dont care how many votes trump wins in california new york it does