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Even though President Donald Trump won Texas by a 5.5% margin, my guess is most of us are tired of politics and have accepted that Joe Biden will be moving into the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

But however disruptive and terrible the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol were, the Democratic Houses vote to impeach Trump a second time was pointless.

It makes no sense to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate to try Trump when he will no longer be in office. It can only divide the country further when a new president should be trying to bring us together.

Many legal scholars have said its unconstitutional to remove an ex-president from office, and that it would be virtually impossible to convict Trump criminally for inciting a riot.

Impeachment, though, is strictly a political process thats supposed to be related to high crimes and misdemeanors.

Biden couldve taken a step toward unity by calling on the House not to impeach Trump, but he decided to leave the process to the legislative branch. Thats his prerogative, but it seemed like extending the olive branch wouldve given him the upper hand.

Should the Senate pursue impeachment when Democrats get control next week, it will thwart Bidens agenda and continue to polarize the country when his cabinet secretaries and other appointees must face confirmation.

If the equally cockamamie idea floated to take up a Senate impeachment trial in 100 days happens, youd think the effort would lose momentum.

BASIS TO IMPEACH?: At his rally before the Capitol riot, Trump told supporters to fight like hell and show strength because of what he thinks was election fraud. He didnt call for violence, but his remarks were construed as incitement by Democrats and some Republicans as the basis for impeachment.

But those people didnt want to highlight that Trump also said: I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voice heard.

CENSORING: Free speech was also under assault this week as social media companies Facebook and Twitter banned Trump from their platforms, and Apple, Google and Amazon removed social media competitor Parler from their app stores and platforms.

Parler was alleged to have been a place where some rioters communicated through direct messaging, but then the Washington Post reported they also communicated through Facebook and Twitter.

Of course, there was no banning of Facebook and Twitter. Facebook also banned conservatives such as former presidential candidate Ron Paul from accessing his account.

Further, Twitter banned Trump, but has allowed Irans Ayatollah Khamenei to use his Twitter to call for Israels destruction an amazing double standard.

Giving a handful of big tech companies the monopolistic ability to censor is scary when theyre shielded from being sued and claim theyre not publishers. That law must be changed.

REIN IN SPEECH?: Whats even worse is socialist-liberal icon Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs suggestion that the government should establish a commission to help rein in misinformation after last weeks Capitol riot. Who in the government would make those decisions?

This is an affront to the First Amendment and free speech, and worthy of tremendous pushback.

People can say what they want in America, and there are and should be consequences if you advocate violence and/or defame another person.

But even if we disagree, political and offensive speech is protected. The answer to that isnt limiting speech, silencing others and giving the government more control.

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Ron Milus will be joining new Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, hell be in charge of mentoring the defensive backs.

Whether you like Bradleys hiring or not, it cant be disputed hell be bringing some quality coaches with him to help the Raiders turnaround. Rod Marinelli will be staying on the defensive line coach but Milus will be taking over defensive back duties. With so many question marks right now on the defensive side of the ball, its fair to wonder what Milus brings to the table.

We saw how mightily the Las Vegas secondary struggled these past few years under Paul Guenther. The players werent put in positions to succeed, they were out of place, and quite frankly, the pass defense was putrid. The players certainly have their share of the blame but it all starts with coaching in the NFL.

When you have so many youngsters such as Johnathan Abram and Damon Arnette, mentoring and coaching are paramount. Maybe with Guenther gone, fans will now start to see this units potential in Bradleys overall scheme.

For those fans who are maybe not familiar with Milus, theyll be pleased to know that he has a good track record with player development. Lets take a brief look at his history.

In his previous stop with the Los Angeles Chargers, Milus oversaw Chris Harris Jr., Rayshawn Jenkins, Casey Hayward Jr., Derwin James Jr., and Desmond King II.

Milus reunited with Harris in Los Angeles after he mentored him with the Denver Broncos in what was his run as one of the top corners in the NFL. As for James, he was a first-team All-Pro and All-Rookie under Milus. Meanwhile, King was a second-team All-Pro as well, so you can see, Milus resume is a splendid one.

It should definitely excite Raider Nation knowing players such as Trayvon Mullen will be under his tutelage considering how promising his young career has been.

As far as his Broncos stint which began in 2000, Milus helped coach a secondary that had 21 interceptions that year. The following season, under Milus guidance, Deltha ONeal was a Pro Bowl corner in his sophomore campaign.

Luckily, the bar is extremely low for the Raiders defense heading into 2021. If Milus can get said Raiders player to reach their potential, its not unfeasible that the Silver and Blacks pass defense could see a momentous shift. Also, lets not forget that in an NFL draft featuring several intriguing prospects, Milus could certainly help lay a foundation as he did in Denver and Los Angeles.

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This months rundown of Netflix exits is lighter than usual maybe because they seemed to drop half their library last month but its full of little gems, including a double Oscar winner, a gripping limited series, and essential works from Paul Thomas Anderson and the Coen Brothers. Oh, and a comedy about a man who befriends a farting corpse.

Catch these 8 titles before they leave by the end of January. (Dates indicate the final day a title is available.)

Cooking up a sequel to one of the greatest Disney features, 54 years after the fact, may have been an impossible goal to begin with; its certainly fair to say that Rob Marshalls 2018 follow-up to Mary Poppins does not measure up to its 1964 predecessor. But it does offer genuine pleasures: poignant work by Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw as the grown-up Jane and Michael Banks; juicily animated supporting turns from Colin Firth and Meryl Streep; a handful of toe-tapping tunes; and most of all, a sharp-tongued, twinkly-eyed performance by Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, gamely capturing much of the matter-of-fact magic of Julie Andrewss original characterization.

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One of Paul Thomas Andersons most prickly and challenging pictures (and thats saying something), this 2012 drama prompted plenty of prerelease hand-wringing, as Anderson reportedly drew the inspiration for his script from the Church of Scientology and the biography of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. But this is no mere expos. Andersons story of an alcoholic drifter and World War II veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who stumbles into the circle of a religious leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a complicated examination of blowhard masculinity, male bonding and cults of personality, bolstered by Andersons detailed period direction and the performances of two titans at the peak of their powers.

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The Coen Brothers followed up one of their broadest comedies (Burn After Reading, from 2008) with one of their strangest, a retelling of the Book of Job set in their home turf of Minnesota, circa 1967. The peerless character actor Michael Stuhlbarg gets a rare leading role as Professor Larry Gopnik, whose personal and professional life falls into such a shambles that he begins to question his Jewish faith. Darkly funny yet endlessly thought-provoking, A Serious Man has the Coens using Gopnik as a vessel to examine their own views on faith and humanity. And while they land on nothing so simple as answers, their journey and insights are strangely exhilarating.

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Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Academy Awards for best actor and best supporting actor for this 2013 drama from the director Jean-Marc Valle, loosely inspired by a true story. McConaughey stars as Ron Woodruff, an H.I.V. positive Texan in the mid-1980s who funneled his frustration over limited AIDS treatments into action, smuggling experimental drugs into the country while the F.D.A. battled him for his efforts. Dallas Buyers Club occasionally falls into the traps of simplification and boilerplate storytelling that plague so many biopics, but Valles direction is vivid and vibrant, and the performances are touchingly humane.

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Were reaching a point, in the combined (and often intertwined) arcs of nostalgia and re-evaluation, in which it seems that every major news event of the 1990s has received the movie, mini-series or documentary treatment. This 2018 effort revisits the 1993 standoff at the Waco, Tex., compound of the Branch Davidian sect, in six episodes drawn from the memoirs of the Davidian survivor David Thibodeau and the F.B.I. hostage negotiator Gary Noesner. Even at that expanded length, the series sometimes pulls its punches, missing opportunities to connect these events to the fierce anti-government movements of ensuing decades. But the performers are not to be missed particularly the reliably intense Michael Shannon as Noesner, and a shockingly effective Taylor Kitsch as the sect leader David Koresh, a role miles removed from his matinee idol work on Friday Night Lights.

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If theres one thing you can say about modern movies, its that they tend to play it safe every movie seems like a reflection of every other movie, and before you know it, your only entertainment options are a superhero flick, a Star Wars series, and a gritty reboot of a terrible show from the 1980s. So hats off to Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, who wrote and directed this 2016 story of a desperate man (Paul Dano), trapped on a desert island, who befriends a washed-up corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) and makes ingenious use of the dead mans post-mortem flatulence. Maybe its off-the-charts bizarre, maybe its tasteless, but youve got to admit: Youve never seen anything quite like it.

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This 2010 comedy, directed by Neil LaBute, was a bit of a head-scratcher a remake of the British film of the same title from only three years previous, merely shifting the setting of the events to America and the race of its central characters from white to Black. (Peter Dinklage plays the same role in both versions.) Chris Rock, as both star and producer, assembles an enviable collection of his comic contemporaries (including Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, Loretta Devine, Zoe Saldana and Kevin Hart), with the beloved elders Danny Glover, Keith David and Ron Glass joining ringers Luke Wilson and James Marsden to round out the ensemble.

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The Freaks and Geeks co-stars Seth Rogen and James Franco took their considerable odd-couple chemistry to the big screen for the first time in this 2008 hit from the director David Gordon Green. The sharp script, penned by Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg, mixes its laid-back Cheech & Chong-style stoner comedy with the fast-paced shoot-em-up action of 80s adventures like Beverly Hills Cop, a tonal mismatch that could have easily failed. But it landed, thanks to the easygoing charisma of its leads and the masterly scene-stealing of Danny McBride, in his breakthrough role.

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Following the Marcus Carr piece, we will take a look at Ron Harper Jr., the leading scorer for the upstart Rutgers Scarlet Knights program. Rutgers is currently 7-2 (3-2 in Big Ten play). The Scarlet Knights sit at 14th in the latest AP Poll. Rutgers will travel to East Lansing on Jan. 5 for the top-25 matchup.

Harpers game is very different from his fathers (that guy who played a little for the Chicago Bulls). While his father only had one season where he made at least one three-pointer per game, the son already has three college seasons in which he has met that threshold. This season, Harper is averaging 3.5 made three-pointers per game. Amongst Big Ten players, he has put in the second most buckets from long range, only behind Purdues Sasha Stefanovic.

His game revolves around his ability to shoot the ball from deep. He gets to these shots mainly off the catch and off of screening actions. That is apparent based on the fact that 96.4 percent of his made threes have been assisted. He creates advantages in the mid-range based on how defenses overreact to his shot fakes and jab steps. He is also very good at taking advantage of poor screening defenses, both on and off the ball. Defensive miscommunications and poor schemes can result in excess space for Harper to take advantage of. What makes him most effective is his ability to take care of the ball. This season, Harper has taken care of the ball with extreme care, refusing to turnover the ball. He has not had a single game with multiple turnovers. He is one of only five players in the country with a turnover percentage under 4.5 percent while playing over 200 minutes.

Make him use his left hand

Harper excels at getting to the rim and using his frame to finish tough layups. Although he shines statistically in this area, the eye test provides a little bit of context. He relies strictly on his right hand. Even when driving to the left, he refuses to finish with his left hand. He also does not offer much of an in-between game as he never really rises up early for floaters.

In these three clips against Illinois, Rutgers runs this set action to get Harper an isolation possession in the mid-post. Every single time he attacks with his left, but reverts to finishing with his right hand.

Once again, against Maryland, Harper settles for the tough finish at the rim rather than the automatic left hand finish. Using his left hand in this scenario would provide added extension and completely remove shot blockers from the action.

Switch Screening Actions

This will go along with the follow up criteria on how to guard Harper, but switching screening actions goes a long way to stopping Harper from getting open looks. This principle applies for both on-ball screening actions such as pick and pops and dribble hand-offs (DHO), as well as off-ball screening actions such as down screens and floppy screens.

In this specific example, Harper is ran off a pindown on a secondary action. His defender decides to go under the screen rather than over or communicate a late switch. The big defender is in drop coverage and forces Harpers defender to navigate the screen by himself. A switch would completely negate the opportunity for the catch and shoot jumper. Michigan State has some switchable bigs that could pull off that defensive action.

In this pick and pop action against Maryland, Harper sprints out of the action with a quick slip. Jarius Hamilton is completely unprepared for the slip and that leads to Harper getting the wide open jumper. This is another action where switching would be the preferred defense.

Ohio State was switching on-ball screens and it works extremely well in this example. Harper does not even attempt to get downhill and then proceeds to settle for the long two-pointer. This is a bad shot for just about anybody from a statistical perspective. Harper does not create enough space off the dribble and throws up the air-ball.

The switching principle can apply to more actions than pick and rolls. In this DHO action, a switch would remove the unnecessary space between Harper and his defender. That space is created by the off-ball movement by Paul Mulcahy. Mulcahys man goes under the screen, which forces Harpers man to backup. A simple switch would not create the opening.

Create contact

Harper excels at getting to his stepback or sidestep with quick twitch muscle movement. This helps him get his shot off in rhythm. He does not create an enormous amount of space with those moves though as shown by the following clip. This is an area where defenders can anticipate this move and get into his personal space. Harper is inferior at drawing fouls despite his size. This makes him susceptible to physical defenders.

This clip also shows that Harper uses his step back to get in a rhythm rather than create an abundance of space. This play ends in an air ball because of Harpers hand placement on the ball.

This is a great example of solid contact being implemented as well as a unique defensive coverage. In this scenario, Illinois ices the screening action with DaMonte Williams. He stays on Harpers hip and does not overplay the drive. Because Williams does not overplay the drive, he is in great position to recover on the step back.

Michigan State needs to be physical with Harper. Hopefully Aaron Henry can step up to his status of captain and take the lead on guarding Harper. As the screening coverage should include switching, everyone should be prepared to guard the wing in some capacity.

Statistics are current as of Jan. 3, 2021. All statistics can be found on Basketball Reference and Barttorvik.

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Dave St. Peter has been president of the Minnesota Twins since 2002 and became the franchises chief executive officer in 2016. Dave has overseen the Twins through good times, bad times and Covid-19 times. The Pioneer Press chatted with him about the upcoming season, last season, Rocco Baldelli, Nelson Cruz, the affiliation with the St. Paul Saints and much more.

Everything about the 2020 season was strange. It was like a really bad episode of The Twilight Zone. It was different in every way. We werent able to engage with our staff and our people the way we normally did. Our day was filled with Zoom calls from early morning through the evening. When we finally were able to start the season, we did so without a single fan entering the ballpark in 2020. It was a soulless experience.

I loved watching our team play but it was maddening with piped-in noise and no energy or electricity from our crowd, from our fans. We got through it. We did what we needed to do, and I think baseball played some role in restoring at least some level of normalcy. They could follow the Twins every day and listen on the radio and watch on television, but it was a far cry from what we have come to know and expect around Twins baseball.

Im looking forward to the 2021 season because I have a significant amount of hope and even a fair amount of confidence that normalcy will return at some point in 2021. For a lot of reasons, I think we all long for normalcy. We recognize the uncertainty that confronts all walks of life going into the year. Baseball is no different. We have to continue to be patient, continue to let the science guide us. Im fairly optimistic that 21 will bring us a new level of normalcy and, ultimately, bring people back to ballparks and allow live sports and entertainment to re-ignite.

As of right now, we continue to plan for an on-time start, which would have our pitchers and catchers reporting on Feb. 18.

I dont know that we look at our club differently whether were playing in the midst of Covid or playing in normal times. At the end of the day, we think we have a really good baseball team. We think the way 2020 played out, even with a truncated season, our team played at a high level and, by most measures, was one of the best teams in the league. Unfortunately, we had a very challenging postseason experience, which has become habit for us, and we have to find a way to get over that hump.

We go into the year even right now with the roster we have and the core thats in place believing we will have a team that will be very capable of threepeating as American League Central Division champs. But more importantly, competing in the postseason, making a run and hopefully finding ourselves in the World Series. We have some work to do. Were always trying to make ourselves better. The offseason has played out rather slowly for us to this point. We feel pretty confident in our ability to improve our team going into spring training.

Were hopeful about re-signing Nelson Cruz. Nelly has earned the right to take his time. Weve been in regular conversations with Nelly and his agent. I think theres mutual interest. I think Nelly has loved his time in Minnesota, loves playing for Rocco Baldelli. I feel he takes some ownership over how our club has performed on the field and, frankly, whats in front of us in the postseason. Im hopeful. Theres still some uncertainty about whether the DH will be in place throughout the National League. I think that question might be slowing down the process a bit. We remain very hopeful to have Nelson Cruz. We know what he means on the field, but he means the world to us in our clubhouse, in our dugout, and in the community as well.

Youre never 100 percent certain when you hire somebody. Theres always some level of risk that its not going to work out. When we were interviewing Rocco, he was in demand. He was interviewing with a number of major league clubs at the same time he was interviewing with the Twins. Other clubs saw what we saw in Rocco, which is a guy whos really grounded. His experience in baseball as a player, as a coach, as a front-office executive was well documented. I think he brought a vision and ultimately brought a leadership style and mindset that was destined for success.

Hes a cool customer, and hes very chill. He has a gift. His gift is connecting with people and, in this case, the people he connects with every day his players, the coaches, the staff inside that clubhouse create an environment I think is conducive to winning. Were really lucky to have him in the role hes in with us. And I know Rocco feels very embedded in the Twins organization and the Twins community.

Derek Falvey (Twins president of baseball operations) is making every key baseball decision we need to make. Derek and I collaborate. We talk every day and we collaborate on every major decision. That doesnt mean Im giving him counsel and advice on baseball-related decisions or personnel decisions. The Pohlad philosophy since they bought the team has been to allow the baseball people to make the baseball decisions. That started with Andy MacPhail and continues today with Derek Falvey. Much like with Rocco, were very blessed to have Derek in the role hes in.

The Saints affiliation? It was a bright spot in an otherwise unfulfilling 2020. I spent a lot of time working with (Saints owner) Marv Goldklang and his group to try to make this happen. It doesnt happen without (Twins owner) Jim Pohlads unabashed support and desire to make it happen. Were thrilled. We think its a great thing for us from a baseball operations perspective and the development of our players. I think its an even better thing for the brand of baseball the Twins and Saints combining for the future of baseball in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

Nothing is changing in terms of the way the Saints have operated. The Twins will have a minority ownership stake but we have said from the start: We have zero desire to change the way the Saints are run. Were going to provide the players. Were going to provide the manager and coaches. But the Saints are going to be the Saints. So whatever role (Saints co-owner) Mike Veeck wants, Mike Veeck is going to have. Mike has been great. He has been very open-minded. We talked about this transaction with Mike. It was important to the Twins that Mike felt good about it. Ive admired Mike Veeck. Mike Veeck, in my mind, is a Hall of Fame executive. Hes not afraid to try new things. Hes not afraid to remind us that too often in professional sports we take things a tad too seriously.

Its going to be exciting to see some of our top prospects on the diamond for the Saints each and every year. What Im really excited about is Saints fans ultimately will develop an emotional connection to some of those players. And some of those fans will follow those players to Target Field when they make their debut for the Twins. And thats the type of thing that, over the long term, is going to serve both franchises very well.

I think both franchises can learn from each other. My gut tells me there probably will be more Saints influence on the Twins (with promotions) than Twins influence on the Saints. The pig is always welcome to make a pregame visit to Target Field. I know our fans would love to engage with the nun or maybe haircuts or maybe some of those things that have happened at CHS Field and (before that) Midway Stadium. Make no mistake, there will be collaboration, and I think there will be some surprises in store at both ballparks that pay off in this partnership.

Toby Gardenhire (former Twins manager Ron Gardenhires son) was our manager in Rochester (with the Twins AAA affiliate). We have not finalized our slate of minor-league managers and coaches for 2021. We love Toby. We think Toby has done a great job for us at the minor-league level. We know he has a bright future. Hes really well thought of by our front office. I like his chances to be somewhere in our system, and that very well could be in St. Paul.

Our reaction if Toby said hed like to have his dad as a coach? Ron Gardenhire is going to have a lot of options to get engaged in the game if he wants to. Wed certainly have that conversation. We love Gardy. He is as good a person as youre ever going to find. I know hes taking some time off. All I can say is, whether hes a third-base coach or first-base coach in the minor leagues, the Twins certainly have an interest in finding a way to ensure Ron Gardenhire always feels a part of our organization.

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WASHINGTON Lawmakers were evacuated from the U.S. Capitol after protesters breached security and entered the building.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senators were led out, escorted by staff and police on Wednesday afternoon. Members of the House were also evacuated. Both chambers had been debating the certification of Joe Bidens victory in the Electoral College.

Protesters could be seen marching through the Capitols Statuary Hall shouting and waving Trump banners and American flags. Although some who broke into the Capitol carried Trump flags, it is not known which of them were Trump supporters or outside instigators.

After the Capitol was breached, President Donald Trump called out the National Guard and state and federal police. Trump released a video message that said This is a fraudulent election but you cannot play into the hands of these people. He told demonstrators, Go home and go home in peace.

The Pentagon said about 1,100 District of Columbia National Guard members were being mobilized to help support law enforcement at the Capitol.

Earlier, during the joint session in the House Chamber, Vice President Mike Pence presided. Republican lawmakers mounted their first official challenge to Joe Bidens presidential election win Wednesday, objecting to state results from Arizona.

House Republican lawmakers object to the electoral votes in six states Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. All the states have certified their results as fair and accurate, but the plan was to challenge election results in states where procedures conflicted with requirements of the U.S. Constitution.

In the House, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, flanked by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, rose to object. The objection forced debate in the House and Senate individually, sending lawmakers away to separate deliberations.

The effort is all but certain to fail, defeated by bipartisan majorities in Congress prepared to accept the November results. Biden, who won the Electoral College 306-232, would be inaugurated Jan. 20.

Trump vowed he would never concede and urged the crowd to march to the Capitol where hundreds had already gathered under tight security. But Trump supported a peaceful protest and did not encourage a breach of the building.

Biden won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes, and eight lawsuits challenging the results have failed for procedural reasons. The states Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of an election challenge.

While other vice presidents, including Al Gore and Richard Nixon, also presided over their own defeats, Pence supports those Republican lawmakers mounting challenges to the 2020 outcome.

Its not the first time lawmakers have challenged results. Democrats did so in 2017 and 2005.

The group led by Cruz vowed to object unless Congress agrees to form a commission to investigate the election, but that seems unlikely.

Those with Cruz are Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Steve Daines of Montana, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Mike Braun of Indiana, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

Cruz insisted his aim was not to set aside the election but to investigate the claims of voting problems.

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World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab has proposed using the overreaction to coronavirus to launch a worldwide Great Reset. This Great Reset is about expanding government power and suppressing liberty worldwide.

Schwab envisions an authoritarian system where big business acts as a partner with government. Big business would exercise its government-granted monopoly powers to maximize value for stakeholders, instead of shareholders. Stakeholders include the government, international organizations, the business itself, and civil society.

Of course, government bureaucrats and politicians, together with powerful special interests, will decide who are, and are not, stakeholders, what is in stakeholders interest, and what steps corporations must take to maximize stakeholder value. Peoples own wishes are not the priority.

The Great Reset will dramatically expand the surveillance state via real-time tracking. It will also mandate that people receive digital certificates in order to travel and even technology implanted in their bodies to monitor them.

Included in Schwabs proposal for surveillance is his idea to use brain scans and nanotechnology to predict, and if necessary, prevent, individuals future behavior. This means that anyone whose brain is scanned could have his Second Amendment and other rights violated because a government bureaucrat determines the individual is going to commit a crime. The system of tracking and monitoring could be used to silence those expressing dangerous political views, such as that the Great Reset violates our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The Great Reset involves a huge expansion of the welfare state via a universal basic income program. This can help ensure compliance with the Great Resets authoritarian measures. It will also be very expensive. The resulting increase in government debt will not be seen as a problem by people who believe in modern monetary theory. This is the latest version of the fairy tale that deficits dont matter as long as the Federal Reserve monetizes the debt.

The Great Reset ultimately will fail for the same reason all other attempts by government to control the market fail. As Ludwig von Mises showed, government interference in the marketplace distorts the price system. Prices are how information about the value of goods and services related to other goods and services is conveyed to market actors. Government interference in the marketplace disturbs the signals sent by prices, leading to an oversupply of certain goods and services and an undersupply of others.

The lockdowns show the dangers of government control over the economy and our personal lives. Lockdowns have increased unemployment, caused many small businesses to close, and led to more substance abuse, domestic violence, and suicide. We are told the lockdowns are ordered because of a virus that poses no great danger to a very large percentage of the American public. Yet, instead of adopting a different approach, politicians are doubling down on the failed policies of masks and lockdowns. Meanwhile, big tech companies, which are already often acting as partners of government, silence anyone who questions the official line regarding the threat of coronavirus or the effectiveness of lockdowns, masks, and vaccines.

The disastrous response to Covid is just the latest example of how those who give up liberty for safety or health will end up unfree, unsafe, and unhealthy. Instead of a Great Reset of authoritarianism, we need a great rebirth of liberty!

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Results from golf league play around Polk County through Jan. 4 with format, date, event and winners by flight or class in alphabetical order.

Big Cypress 18-Hole Ladies, Tree, Water, Sand Scramble, Dec. 29: Jan Turner/Paulette Hall/Terri Traggio/Carol O'Neil 74, Cathy Kosmicki/Nancy Moen/Allison Letourneau/Barb Fatzinger 76, Diana Berube/Donna Short/Sandy Wallin/Gail Hanus 77. Closest to pin: Darlene Wohlers Piper.

Big Cypress North Star Ladies, Drop-Out Scramble, Dec. 30: Kathleen Hilber/Jean Kettren/Barb Helding/Sue Elwood and Rose Mary Allen/Gail Hanus/Carol Kauth/Bonnie Barrett tied at 68, Allison Letourneau/Carol Anderson/Kathleen Moreland/Kathy Jones 69.

Cleveland Heights Men's Wednesday, Jan. 1: Green Tee - Wayne Colledge plus 2, Tim Colpean, Meese Ratley and Walt Wilson all at plus 1, Paul Boeh and Fred Ledford tied at even; Yellow - Bob Shearer plus 5, Woody Blades plus 3, Ted Thrasher and Jack Toadvine both at even. Closest to pin: Green - Paul Boeh; Yellow - Jack Toadvine.

Cleveland Heights Tuesday Men's, Draw and Quota Points, Dec. 29: Bennie Boutwell/Herb Koffler/Gene Steffen/Ron Moisuk and Dennis Compton/Joe Albright/Walt Wilson/Chuck Smith tied at even, Kevin Mimbs/Mike Mimnaugh/Jim Robinson/Keith Wightman minus 4. Closest to pin: No. A2 - Wayne Cross; No. C8 - Loren Matthews. Best Over Quota: B - Dennis Compton and Bob Shearer both at plus 4; C - Bennie Boutwell plus 6.

Cleveland Heights Tuesday Women's, Low Net, Dec. 28: First Flight - Mettie Withers 77, Marsha Mathews and Penny Stephens tied at 78, Vicki England 83; Second - Peggy Wendel 73, Vicki Fioravanti and Shirley Kalck tied at 79, Gloria Leveillee 84; Third - Myrna Iosue 72, Diane Oneil 81, Chris Westlund 85.

Cleveland Heights Weekend Women's, Tee to Green and Putts, Jan. 3: First Flight - Mettie Withers 61, Vicki England 64, Julie Alameda 66; Second - Shirley Kalck 63, Chris Westlund 67, Vicki Fioravanti 70. Putts - Jennifer Keser 34, Julie Alameda and Vicki Fioravanti tied at 36.

Hamptons Couples, Two-Man Best Ball, Jan. 2: Diane Boland/Joe DeBonis/Judy Wheeler/Terry Foster 95, Denise Turmell/Wayne Turmell/Deb Weingard/Rick Cook 96 on a match of cards over Melinda Taylor/Wayne Smithson/Angie Rotondo/Rob Nordsick. Closest to pin: No. 6 - Deb Weingard; No. 15 - Larry Baker. Best Score: Terese Utting 70; Mike Frain 67.

Hamptons Ladies 18-Hole, Stableford, Dec. 31: Carolyn Boggs plus 6, Connie Weller and Angie Rotondo tied at plus 5, Glenda Schaake plus 4. Closest to pin: No. 3 - Barbara Myers; No. 16 - Deb Weingard.

Hamptons Men's, Net Stroke Play, Dec. 29: A Flight - Bill Colclaser 56, Mike Ready 57, Jim Carter 61; B - Tom Vennard 51, Bruce Fegar 55, Bob Miller 57. Closest to pin: No. 6 - Terry Foster; No. 12 - Don Verhey; No. 17 - Gary McVoy.

Hamptons Sunday Duffers, Scramble, Jan. 3: Terry Foster/Judy Orioli/Kathy Lilley/Perry Borden minus 4 on a match of cards over Dick Hansen/Gregg Lilley/Beth Borden.

Hamptons Wednesday Stableford, Dec. 30: Front plus 4 - Dennis Sittler/Jeff Snowball/Mike Frain/Mike Ready; Back plus 5 - Bill Knobloch/Wayne Smithson/Tom Vennard; Overall plus 10 - Bill Knobloch/Wayne Smithson/Tom Vennard. Closest to pin: Front No. 3 - Bill Spivey; No. 7 - Bill Knobloch; Back No. 12 - Jim Carter; No. 15 - Larry Baker. Best Score: Ron Davis and Mike Ready tied at 67.

Lake Ashton Blue Man Group, One Best Net Even Numbered Holes, Two Best Nets Odd Holes, Four-Golfer Teams, Dec. 30: Front 9 - Mike Ferraro/Larry Erd/Randy Medlin/Clyde Kitts 44, Steve Burrell/Jim Lloyd/Charles Lindberg/Giles Snyder 45, Darrell Saxton/Stan Foulke/Don Fuller/Vince Adamo 46; Back 9 - Jim Blackwell/Ed Pan/Jerry Getters/Ron Mckie 38, Darrell Saxton/Stan Foulke/Don Fuller/Vince Adamo and Bob Olesen/Jack Chipak/Nez Mohajir/Mike Hoff tied at 39, Steve Haynes/Tom Anderson/Bill Bothwell/Ed Costello 40.

Lake Ashton Ladies 18-Holers, Low Gross/Net, Dec. 29: Blue Flight First Gross - Liz Leigh 80, Pat Amstutz 85, Net - Mafie Walker 74, Deb Louder 77; Second Gross - Mary Lou Wheat 88, Dotty Custenborder 91, Net - Deborah Foulke 72, Char Walter 74; Third Gross - Janis Fleming 96, Jan Kipp 102, Net - Lynne Abbott 75, Maija Baynes 79; Fourth Gross - Patty Wallner 98, Chris Hunziker 108, Net - Rita Edmunds and Bonnie Simonetta tied at 75; Combo First Gross - Barb Farmer 95, Dianne Holman 99, Net - Carole Ferrieri 74, Sue Kurtz 76; Second Gross - Carol Seavey 98, Punky McCafferty 106, Net - Dana Cunningham 79, Judy Mulhearn 82.

Lake Ashton Ladies Niners, Step Aside Scramble, Dec. 29: Karen Ferrande/Nancy Scali/Joyce Candler/Mary Lopez 25.2, Linda Ford/Laverne Anderson/Pat Chipak/Colleen Smith and Ann Lake/Mary Cooper/Liz Meigel/Sheri Merritt tied at 29, Marilyn Lancaster/Janet Luke/Connie Medlin/Denise Lacaprucia 29.1.

Lake Ashton Men's, Individual Quota Points, Dec. 30: Gold First Flight - J. Ramalho minus 3, Tim Smith and Bob Plummer tied at minus 4; Second - Alan Gasner minus 4, Joe Lapointe minus 5, Denis Lussier minus 6; White First - Donn Yasz minus 2, Les Totten minus 4, Tom Murphy and Bill Ferrieri tied at minus 5; Second - Ed Hansen and Ron Mann tied at plus 1, Mike Krigel minus 6; Third - Jacques Fleischman plus 3, Dan Freedman minus 3, Fred Smith minus 4; Fourth - Pat O'Neil plus 1, Lloyd Kramer minus 3, Denis Mulhearn and Dale Marks tied at minus 4.

Lake Bess Friday 3 p.m. Men's Scramble, Random Team Draw, Jan. 1: Ray Huggins/Tom Leonard/Ron Diem/Bill Bennett minus 10. Closest to pin: No. 3 - Henry Adams; No. 7 - Tom Leonard.

Lake Bess Tuesday 3 p.m. Men's Scramble, Random Team Draw, Dec. 8: Ray Huggins/Bob Shelton/Roger Pool/Tom Houston/Don Burkhardt minus 7. Closest to pin: No. 3 - Doug Wilson; No. 7 - Tom Vose.

Lakeland Elks Lodge 1291 Monday League, Huntington Hills, Jan. 4: A Flight - Mike Marden plus 3 on a match of cards over Bob Kutsch, Dave Montgomery plus 2 on a match of cards over Ed Carley; B - Carl Hatfield plus 1, J.R. Richardson even on a match of cards over Les Lovering and Bob Haskins. Closest to pin: No. 4 - Mike Marden; No. 14 - Mike Stacy (50/50).

Lakeland Men's Senior, Bartow, Jan. 4: A Flight - Gary Terrell minus 2, Mick Williams minus 3, Wayne Clark minus 4; B - Bob Capilla minus 3 on a match of cards over Ed Scannell and Marv Kyea; C - Mike Wyatt plus 13, Mel LaNore even; D - John Weber plus 1 on a match of cards over Dennis Vannoy. Closest to pin: No. 3 - Cliff Mathews; No. 13 - Dean Fleming. Low Gross: Mike Wyatt 79 and Gary Terrell both at 79.

Sandpiper Women's, Dec. 29: A Flight - G. Enrigh 69, S. Locke 79, J. Curl 82; B/C - S. Herring 70, A. Bareman 74, H. Gillespie 72. Closest to pin: A - J. Curl.

Schalamar Creek Couples', Each Couple Plays Scramble Add Both Scores, Dec. 30: First Flight - Joel Wolfgang/Linda Wolfgang/J.R. Plumlee/Patty Short 136, Greg Porter/Rita Porter/Glen Valentine/Ginger Valentine 142. Nine-Hole Flight - Jack Bates/Betty Bates/Gordon Claffey/JoAnne Claffey 78, Jim Brandeberry/Linda Bushong/Ken Lacross/Patty Lacross 86.

Schalamar Creek Ladies', Low Gross/Low Net, Dec. 29: First Flight Gross - Linda Wolfgang 88, Pat Atherton 108, Net - Karen Lloyd 80, Carol Sutton 81. Nine-Hole Flight Gross - Patty Short 48, Net - Cynde Johnson and Barb McLaughlin tied at 37.

Schalamar Creek Men's, Low Gross/Low Net, Dec. 28: First Flight Gross - Don House 79, John Russell 83, Net - Barry Levy 75, Tim Lancaster 76; Second Gross - Jim Van De Velde 80, Don Dawson 86, Net - Steve Scotia and Duane Dykstra both at 75; Third Gross - Gill Sickels 83, Don Eby 84, Net - Rob Weber 67, Ralph Rhamy 74; Fourth Gross - Skip Foster 84, Joe McElhenny 88, Net - Dan Heffelfinger 73, Bob Jacobs 74; Fifth Gross - Terry Phalen 94, Rich Haugh 95, Net - Tom Mahar 70, Al Horvath 78.

Bob Kutsch, Huntington Hills, No. 11, Jan. 4.

Bill Soldrich, Huntington Hills, No. 6, Jan. 4.

BARTOW INDIVIDUAL POINTS, Wednesdays, nine holes, make up your own foursome, $17 ($12 green fee and cart), pays all plus scores, night specials in the lounge. Call 863-533-9183.

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS MENS, tee times available 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday through Monday and Friday, groups or individuals welcome, quota points with skins optional, eight to 10 groups now play. Call Paul Boeh at 863-738-4129.

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS TUESDAY WOMENS, every Tuesday, tee times start at 8:30 a.m. Call Shirley Kalck at 863-853-9566.

HAMPTONS TUESDAY MEN'S LEAGUE, accepting new players. Call 844-882-8157 for more information.

HUNTINGTON HILLS TWO-ASIDE, Saturdays, 18-Hole Points Quota. Check in by 8:15 a.m. Contact Terri White at 863-5594082 or eagle-2par@aol.com.

HUNTINGTON HILLS WHY WORRY WEDNESDAYS, Nine-Hole Quota Points, 5:15 p.m. shotgun start. Contact Terri White at 863-559-4082 or eagle-2par@aol.com.

LAKELAND MENS SENIOR GOLF, 7:30 a.m. shotgun starts, Mondays, play against golfers within your handicap. Call Dave Brown at 419-656-5747.

LPGA AMATEUR GOLF ASSOCIATION is looking for women and men to play in weekly Wednesday league and every other Saturday at various courses in the Winter Haven/Lakeland/Orlando and other areas. For more information, email Kathy Mannahan at pjacobs21@tampabay.rr.com.

POLO PARK MENS TUESDAY SCRAMBLE, 7:30 a.m. sign in. Random team draw. 18-Hole. For more information, call Polo Park Pro Shop at 863-424-3341.

POLO PARK MENS SATURDAY SCRAMBLE, 7:30 a.m. sign in. Random team draw. 18-Hole. For more information, call Polo Park Pro Shop at 863-424-3341.

WEDGEWOOD THREE-MAN SCRAMBLE, nine holes; Tuesdays at 5 p.m.; call Marcus at 863-858-4451 by 2:30 p.m. to play.

WEDGEWOOD TWO-ASIDE GAME, 9 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays; 18-hole points game with skins and blind draw; call Marcus at 863-858-4451.

WEDGEWOOD MIXED CO-ED SCRAMBLE, 2 p.m. Thursdays. Call Marcus at 863-858-4451 by 1 p.m. to play.

E-mail results of local golf tournaments, aces and upcoming tournaments to mquinn@theledger.com; or mail to Golf News, Ledger Sports Department, P.O. Box 408, Lakeland, Fla., 33802. Include complete scores and league names. Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.

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Stimulus payments from the most recentCOVID-19 relief packageare starting to arrivein bank accounts and should landin mailboxes in the near future, but the amountswill be noticeably smaller.

This fifth round ofCOVID-19 stimulus that President Donald Trump signed into law in late Decemberresembles March's $2.2 trillion CARES Act, but it's not nearly as generous.

The stimulus package will cost about$920 billion, according to Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.That's muchcloser to the $1 trillion packageRepublicans floated thissummer and a third of thebill House Democrats passedfor earlier this year.

Still, this package includes a mix of proposals from both parties:

Here's a look at some of the key differences between the March stimulus package and the new law.

In addition to receivingless money this time around, fewer Americans will receive a check because the payments phase out to zero sooner.

The deal came as two unemployment programs were set to end on Dec. 26: the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which provides aid to self-employed, temporary workers and gig workers;and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, which provides an additional 13 weeks of benefits beyond the typical 26 weeks that states provide to jobless workers.

In addition, the law gives unemployed workers an extra $300 on top of their state benefits for11 weeks.

The bill also gives an additional federal benefit of $100 a week to those who earned at least $5,000 a year in self-employment incomebut are disqualified from receiving a more generous Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefit because they are eligible for state jobless aid.

Some workers who have both wage (W-2) and self-employment (1099) income will be eligible for an additional $100 a week if their state offers it. Its unclear how states will determine eligibility for recipients. The bonus would be on top of the $300-per-week supplement and would last until mid-March.

The $920 billion price tag for the new stimulus package is dwarfed by the $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed in the spring, but a large portion of the money from the March bill passed hasn't been spent and will likely end up funding more than half of this package.

On top of the mounting annual deficit spending, the funds appropriated for the CARES Act and three other COVID-19 relief measurescommitted the U.S. debt to levels not seen since World War II.

In May, USA TODAY looked at how the first four bills would impact the federal deficit and debt. That story follows.

Contributing: Jessica Menton

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American YouTuber Jake Paul landed an overhand right and knocked outformer NBA player Nate Robinson in the second round of a professional boxing matchat Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Paul knocked Robinson once in the first round and another time in the second. Robinson got up both times, but Paul's third knockdown ended the bout.

Robinson landed 10 of his 56 punches, and Paul connected on eight of his 38. However, Paul's punches packed far more power, and that ultimately determined the result.

The two fighters also tied up numerous times in the ring, to the point where the referee routinely had to separate the two before resuming the fight. Paul's reach proved to be a big difference, though, en route to the win.

After the match, Paul said he wanted to fight for a living and listed a long list of fighters he wanted to face, including two-weight class UFC champion Conor McGregor. Paul said he would knock McGregor out, among others.

The bout, which was scheduled for six rounds, was on a six-fight card headlined by an exhibition between former world champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.

The Robinson vs. Paul fight started coming together in May, when Robinson spoke with TMZ Sportsand challenged Paul, an aspiring professional fighter, to a bout.

"I want all the smoke," Robinson said. "I'm a top-tier athlete! I'm putting my everything on the line for (Jake). Let's get it done. It's that simple."

The deal got done two months later.

The two talked trash in the months leading up to the fight, withPaul notably tellingTMZ Sportsthat he would "100 percent" knock Robinson out in Round 1.

"First round. First round. 100 percent, easy," Paul said.

"Literally...if you're home, and you're a human, bet your house on the first-round knockout."

Robinson thought otherwise.

"Yeah, I aint fought nobody," Robinson told Paul, per Jake Donovan of Boxing Scene. "But Im fighting you, and Im gonna beat your ass."

Robinson trained hard for this fight, asRyan Songaliaof Ring TV noted.

"He's trained by former pro Ron Johnson, and says he's in the gym with WBC super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez and his father," Songalia wrote.

"Floyd Mayweather Jr. has reportedly called up Robinson and offered to open up his Las Vegas gym to train with him, and Terence Crawford is said to have made a similar offer."

Robinson also had some sweet boxing shoes lined up for this match:

Robinson played in the NBA from 2005-2016 and had never boxed before.Paul has one professional fight to his name, aTKO winover Ali Eson Gib in January.

As Songalia noted, the fight was battled with 10-ounce gloves and no headgear. Robinson weighed in at 181 pounds for the fight, and Paul was at 189.

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