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This is Gabriel Rench with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. Unessential. That is the theme of this news brief. But before I get there, we have created a news email account that you can email us articles to. Please email the title, a link to the article, and a brief sentence on why it is an important news article. That will help us sift, as we bring you your Daily News Brief. So, the email address is [email protected], and thanks for the help. Mayor Bill De Blasio Plans 22,000 Layoffs, As People Flee New York City In Droves https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/08/28/mayor-bill-de-blasio-plans-22000-layoffs-as-people-flee-new-york-city-in-droves/#35c5727d7342 According to Forbes.com: “New York City may lay off tens of thousands of municipal workers. Even with this massive downsizing, it won’t be enough to stem the financial hemorrhaging plaguing the city. The Wall Street Journal reported that roughly 22,000 government workers need to be let go to close a $9 billion deficit that continues to grow. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said about the dire situation, “Here is a way to think about it—for every hundred million dollars in city budget—that’s about 2,200 city employees, on average.” He added, “To close a $1 billion dollar gap would mean laying off 22,000 city employees, which is a staggering number.” New York has about 330,000 municipal workers.” Riot-Ravaged Minneapolis Businesses Can’t Rebuild Because the Insurance Won’t Cover It https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/31/riot-ravaged-minneapolis-businesses-cant-rebuild-because-the-insurance-wont-cover-it-n867003 The consequences of weak leadership and failed liberal worldviews are leaving massive economic wakes behind them in their cities. Business owners in Minneapolis are getting shafted from lack of police protection, and now their insurance policies are hanging businesses out to dry. According to the Star Tribune: https://www.startribune.com/skyrocketing-demolition-costs-for-riot-damaged-properties-delay-rebuilding/572269302/?refresh=true “Most policies limit reimbursement to $25,000 to $50,000, but contractors have been submitting bids of $200,000 to $300,000. In many cases, the price of the work is not much lower than the actual value of the property, records show.” When society crumbles, it is the small business owner, the blue collar workers, the single moms, and so forth that get hit the hardest. Democrats tout their credentials that they are concerned for the poor, the needy, the down-in-out, but what they really want is power. Black Lives Matter wants power. Mainstream media wants power. They are all working towards the same goal, raw power and your compliant submission. Join us at our first annual Fight Laugh Feast Conference in Nashville this October 1st through 3rd. The theme of our conference is Weapons for this War and we are excited to bring all our friends together for some good fellowship in a crazy 2020. We will kick the whole thing off with beer (punch for the kids) and psalm singing the first night, followed by a slate of speakers committed to driving the nails of the gospel into your everyday life including Pastor Douglas Wilson, Pastor George Grant, Jeff Durbin, Rod Martin, Dr. Glenn Sunshine, Pastor Toby, and more. The conference will conclude with a massive Fight Laugh Feast Network mashup, with representatives from all your favorite shows all on one show, fighting, laughing, and feasting. And then we really will feast together, with food trucks bringing in dinner to close out the conference. Rowdy Christian media meets the conference world – not for the faint of heart. Registration is limited, so don’t wait, sign up for our first annual Fight Laugh Feast Conference in Nashville October 1st through 3rd. Go to Fightlaughfeast.com and register today. Police, federal agents arrest Seattle-based Riot Kitchen crew that stopped in Kenosha to serv [...]