Open Tea News Archive November 2022 - - - Bill introduced would regulate major league sports teams abilities to relocate. If passed, H.R. 9151: SPURS Act, would introduce four requirements that would have to be met in order for a major sports team to relocate to a new community. The bill was introduced on October 7th, 2022 and has not been voted on at this time. Read the bill https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9151/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+9151%3A+SPURS+Act%22%2C%22H.R.%22%2C%229151%3A%22%2C%22SPURS%22%2C%22Act%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1 11/1/22 4:53pm MST - - - POTUS draws line between the attack on Paul Pelosi and Jan 6 in speech (11/2). "...after the assailant entered the home asking, “Wheres Nancy? Wheres Nancy?” Those were the very same words used by the mob when they stormed the United States Capitol on January the 6th..." "...It was an enraged mob that had been whipped up into a frenzy by a President repeating over and over again the Big Lie that the election of 2020 had been stolen." Read the full speech https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/11/03/remarks-by-president-biden-on-standing-up-for-democracy/ 11/3/22 4:53pm MST - - - Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) suspended from Twitter for impersonation. The comedian was suspened for impersonating Elon Musk. 11/7/22 1:40pm MST - - - Various corporations suspend advertising on Twitter in response to Elon Musk purchasing the social network. 11/7/22 1:44pm MST - - - DOJ announces the largest US DOJ seizure of cryptocurreny: 50,676.17851897 BTC. At the time, the 50,676.17851897 BTC was valued at $3.36 billion. Read the release https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-historic-336-billion-cryptocurrency-seizure-and-conviction 11/7/22 2:01pm MST - - - Trump says that he will make a major announcement on November 15th. 11/7/22 8:09pm MST - - - Reports of tabulator malfunctions coming from Maricopa County, AZ voters. 11/8/22 9:01am MST See Tyler Bowyer's Tweet https://twitter.com/tylerbowyer/status/1589986706744578048 See The Post Millennial's Tweet https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1589999456178831370?s=20&t=ZHsGIqvi7VQCyYHe5QrYUA - - - Republicans file lawsuit in AZ against Maricopa County. According to the filing, at least 36% of Maricopa voting centers have experienced malfunctions with tabulators and/or printers. The suit seeks to extend voting hours until 10pm, November 8th, 2022. Read the filing https://prod-media-assets.protectthevote.com/media/document/news/AZ_Complaint_11.8_y8mj6e7n.pdf 11/8/22 6:46pm MST Read the Tweet from Harmeet K. Dhillon https://twitter.com/pnjaban/status/1590130143309500416 - - - David DePape has been indicted. DePape has been charged with "one count of assault upon an immediate family member of a U.S. official with the intent to retaliate against the official on account of the performance of official duties" and "one count of attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official on account of the performance of official duties." Read the DOJ Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-indicted-connection-attempted-kidnapping-and-assault-pelosi-residence 11/10/22 3:37pm MST - - - FTX Group files voluntary chapter 11 FTX is a digital asset exchange service. The CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has resigned from his position as CEO. Read the Tweet from the FTX CEO https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1591089317300293636 11/11/22 3:11pm MST The release from FTX Group https://twitter.com/FTX_Official/status/1591071832823959552/photo/1 - - - DailyMail: FOUR HUNDRED private jets arrived in Egypt during COP27 as climate delegates are accused of "hypocrisy" Read the article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11416209/FOUR-private-jets-arrived-Egypt-COP27-climate-delegates-accused-hypocrisy.html 11/12/22 1:08pm MST - - - We looked at 4 California counties to see if the common talking point “Democratic areas have better education than Republican” is true. Here are the results: https://www.openteanews.com/data/education/CaliforniaSchools4countyReview.html 11/13/22 2:52pm MST - - - Per the latest update from CA SOS (11/10/22), there are still 4,829,879 unprocessed ballots in California. Read the Document https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2022-general/unprocessed-ballots-report.pdf 11/13/22 2:53pm MST - - - The social networking site "Minds.com" has been blocked in China. In a Tweet shared by the social network, the company informed users that their website had been blocked. Read the Tweet https://twitter.com/minds/status/1592183299925217281?s=46&t=ZQD4PLbLg3Ce-kmC43U1jg 11/14/22 1:27pm MST - - - California made a $192,000,000.00 deal for a "COVID19 Graphic Designer." Read the Tweet https://twitter.com/jborg_arts/status/1592983294974386176 11/17/22 11:00am MST - - - The Babylon Bee, Jordan Peterson, and Kathie Griffin have been unbanned from Twitter. Twitter owner Elon Musk Tweeted this morning that the users were being unbanned. Read the Tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1593673844996288512?s=46&t=d59S_r15dA-ErdROuCs9wQ 11/18/22 5:05pm MST - - - CBS News is suspending its use of Twitter, per Forbes. The decision comes not long after Elon Musk took over the social networking site. Read the article from Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2022/11/19/cbs-news-suspends-all-activity-on-twitter-in-light-of-the-uncertainty-surrounding-platform-under-musk/?sh=38c8d66fff96 11/19/22 1:21pm MST - - - Trumps Twitter account will be reinstated. Read the Tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1594131768298315777?s=20&t=qQix0cRAY_RFYIyLvNLQKg 11/19/22 5:55pm MST - - - Project Veritas Twitter account has been reinstated. See their profile https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas 11/20/22 3:01pm MST - - - CBS News is suspending its use of Twitter, per Forbes. The decision comes not long after Elon Musk took over the social networking site. Update: 11/20/22 3:02pm MST: CBS announces it is resuming Twitter operations. Read the article from Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2022/11/19/cbs-news-suspends-all-activity-on-twitter-in-light-of-the-uncertainty-surrounding-platform-under-musk/?sh=38c8d66fff96 Updated: 11/20/22 3:02pm MST | 11/19/22 1:21pm MST See the Tweet https://twitter.com/openteanews/status/1594405324294746113?s=20&t=mg9zg-TNWSe_N3-DA8DQnQ - - - Elon Musks "General Amnesty" Twitter poll has ended. Yes: 72.4% No: 27.6% See the Tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595473875847942146?s=20&t=2G_YriM2tq9egnXwh6cY_w 11/24/22 11:12am MST - - - “FCC Bans Authorizations for Devices That Pose National Security Threat” Includes: Huawei & ZTE “(and that of their subsidiaries and affiliates)” Read the release https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-bans-authorizations-devices-pose-national-security-threat 11/26/22 10:55am MST - - - Censorship Monitor: YouTube puts fact check from Wikipedia calling NWO a "conspiracy theory," on a video from the World Government Summit titled: "Are We Ready for a New World Order?". See the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDDlWKSQvS8 11/26/22 10:55am MST Read the Tweet https://twitter.com/openteanews/status/1596383027684319234 - - - Protests break out in Beijing, per Election Wizard. See the Tweet https://twitter.com/electionwiz/status/1596939632994062337?s=46&t=OT3dYBg3-bY3CIW8n2mGxg 11/27/22 11:58am MST - - - BlockFi files voluntary chapter 11. The crypto company announced its chapter 11 filing just 17 days after FTX, a crypto exchange, filed for chapter 11. Read the release https://blockfi.com/November28-ClientUpdate 11/28/22 10:15am MST - - - Red Cross opens shelters on the Big Island in response to the eruption of Mauna Loa. See the Tweet https://twitter.com/HawaiiRedCross/status/1597267905099374592 11/28/22 10:22am MST - - - Former DC Corrections officer charged for use of unreasonable force. The incident resulted in a handcuffed inmate being injured by the former officer. Read the release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-dc-corrections-officer-charged-federal-civil-rights-violation-assaulting-handcuffed 11/30/22 10:29am MST - - - Elon Musk says that Twitter has interfered in elections. "Exactly. The obvious reality, as long-time users know, is that Twitter has failed in trust & safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections. Twitter 2.0 will be far more effective, transparent and even-handed." -Elon Musk via Twitter Read the Tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1598004480066621441?s=20&t=lEtETTL0_6c3-2n_reJB2w 11/30/22 10:39am MST - - -