thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Trump Confidant Lobbies For Parent Company Of TikTok, The Social Media App Stoking China Spy Concern

Trump Confidant Lobbies For Parent Company Of TikTok, The Social Media App Stoking China Spy Concerns

A senior adviser to President Donald Trump ’ s 2016 campaign now lobbies for the company that owns TikTok , the popular social media app facing allegations that it provides Americans ’ information to the Chinese government .
American Continental Group , a lobbying shop owned by Dave Urban , registered on Jan. 20 to lobby for ByteDance , Inc. , the U.S.-based owner of TikTok , according to disclosures filed with Congress .
The disclosure forms show that American Continental Group lobbied Congress and the office of the president on “ general issues affecting Internet companies.
” The firm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ByteDance affiliate , making it clear that the lobbying work pertains to the social media app .
The disclosure lists ByteDance ’ s foreign owners as ByteDance Ltd. and ByteTeam Ltd. , which are registered in the Cayman Island and British Virgin Islands , respectively .
ByteDance has paid American Continental Group $ 70,000 so far , according to a disclosure filed on April 20 .
ByteDance has ramped up its lobbying efforts in recent months as TikTok has come under scrutiny over its links to China .
U.S. policymakers have increasingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collecting information from TikTok , which allows users to create short videos .
( RELATED : TikTok Hires Lobbyists From Both Sides Of The Aisle ) Colorado Rep. Ken Buck and a group of 24 other Republicans pressed Trump on Wednesday to ban TikTok from U.S. markets over its links to China .
“ These popular apps ’ data collection , coupled with China ’ s onerous cyber security laws requiring all companies operating in China , including TikTok ’ s parent company , ByteDance , to share data with the Chinese Communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States , ” the Republicans wrote in the letter .
Sec .
of State Mike Pompeo said July 7 that the U.S. is considering banning TikTok and other Chinese phone apps from the U.S. market over the concerns about links to Beijing .
According to The New York Times , ByteDance has hired nearly three dozen lobbyists in recent months to convince lawmakers and federal agencies that TikTok is not a tool of the Chinese communist party .
ByteDance has pushed back on allegations about its ties to China by pointing out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans .
The CEO of the company is former Disney executive Kevin Mayer .
TikTok has vehemently denied that it shares data with the Chinese government .
“ TikTok collects much less U.S. user information than many of the companies in our space and stores it in the U.S. and Singapore .
We have not , and would not , give it to the Chinese government , ” a spokesperson for the company told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday .
Urban worked on Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign and reportedly speaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his firm have lobbied the Trump administration heavily on issues related to the coronavirus pandemic .
According to a July report by the watchdog group Public Citizen , American Continental Group represents at least 15 companies either lobbying on pandemic-related legislation or trying to gain approval for medical gear to fight the virus .
Urban also registered in April to lobby for Zoom Video Communications , an online chat service that has been accused of censoring Chinese dissidents at the behest of the communist regime .
It is unclear if Urban has talked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisers about TikTok .
American Continental Group did not respond to a request for comment .
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A senior adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign now lobbies for the company that owns TikTok, the popular social media app facing allegations that it provides Americans’ information to the Chinese government.
American Continental Group, a lobbying shop owned by Dave Urban, registered on Jan. 20 to lobby for ByteDance, Inc., the U.S.-based owner of TikTok, according to disclosures filed with Congress.
The disclosure forms show that American Continental Group lobbied Congress and the office of the president on “general issues affecting Internet companies.”
The firm’s registration form lists TikTok as a ByteDance affiliate, making it clear that the lobbying work pertains to the social media app. The disclosure lists ByteDance’s foreign owners as ByteDance Ltd. and ByteTeam Ltd., which are registered in the Cayman Island and British Virgin Islands, respectively.
ByteDance has paid American Continental Group $70,000 so far, according to a disclosure filed on April 20.
ByteDance has ramped up its lobbying efforts in recent months as TikTok has come under scrutiny over its links to China. U.S. policymakers have increasingly raised concerns that the Chinese government is collecting information from TikTok, which allows users to create short videos. (RELATED: TikTok Hires Lobbyists From Both Sides Of The Aisle)
Colorado Rep. Ken Buck and a group of 24 other Republicans pressed Trump on Wednesday to ban TikTok from U.S. markets over its links to China.
“These popular apps’ data collection, coupled with China’s onerous cyber security laws requiring all companies operating in China, including TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to share data with the Chinese Communist Party present a threat to the United States,” the Republicans wrote in the letter.
Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said July 7 that the U.S. is considering banning TikTok and other Chinese phone apps from the U.S. market over the concerns about links to Beijing.
According to The New York Times, ByteDance has hired nearly three dozen lobbyists in recent months to convince lawmakers and federal agencies that TikTok is not a tool of the Chinese communist party.
ByteDance has pushed back on allegations about its ties to China by pointing out that the firm’s executives are all Americans. The CEO of the company is former Disney executive Kevin Mayer.
TikTok has vehemently denied that it shares data with the Chinese government.
“TikTok collects much less U.S. user information than many of the companies in our space and stores it in the U.S. and Singapore. We have not, and would not, give it to the Chinese government,” a spokesperson for the company told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday.
Urban worked on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and reportedly speaks frequently with the president.
Urban and his firm have lobbied the Trump administration heavily on issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a July report by the watchdog group Public Citizen, American Continental Group represents at least 15 companies either lobbying on pandemic-related legislation or trying to gain approval for medical gear to fight the virus.
Urban also registered in April to lobby for Zoom Video Communications, an online chat service that has been accused of censoring Chinese dissidents at the behest of the communist regime.
It is unclear if Urban has talked with Trump or any of his top advisers about TikTok. American Continental Group did not respond to a request for comment.
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thedailycaller--2020-07-17--Jesus Statue Found Beheaded Outside Catholic Church In Miami, Diocese Expects Hate Crime Investigati

Jesus Statue Found Beheaded Outside Catholic Church In Miami, Diocese Expects Hate Crime Investigation

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalized Wednesday outside a Catholic Church in Miami , an incident church leaders say they expect to be investigated as a hate crime , WSVN reported .
Less than a week after another incident targeting Catholics in Florida , the statue of Jesus was found beheaded and knocked off its pedestal outside of Good Shepherd Catholic Church , WSVN reported .
Father Edvaldo DaSilva told WSVN that it ’ s obvious the statue didn ’ t topple over on its own , and required significant force by hand .
“ Seeing what is happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but we don ’ t have 100 % assurance , ” he said .
DaSilva , who has been the parochial-vicar of the church for three years , also recalled an incident in Ocala , Florida on Saturday , when Steven Anthony Shields was alleged to have driven his vehicle into a Catholic Church and then lit the foyer area on fire while parishioners were inside preparing for mass .
Shields was charged with attempted second-degree murder , among other charges .
“ The Archdiocese of Miami expects the police to investigate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a hate crime .
This crime reflects the increasing attacks on the Catholic church across the country , ” an Archdiocese statement said according to WSVN .
Miami-Dade Police are investigating the incident .
Following the desecration of the statue , a sign that reads “ God wins over evil ” was placed where the statue previously stood .
The vandalism in Miami follows a series of separate incidents , which include multiple statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ at Catholic Churches across the country that have been defaced and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in California , which is being investigated .
Republican Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann addressed the beheading of a Virgin Mary statue in Chattanooga Recently as being “ among a series ” of attacks on Catholic Churches that have taken place across the country .
( RELATED : Connecticut Catholic Church Vandalized With ‘ Anarchist And Satanic Symbols , ’ Archdiocese Says )

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalized Wednesday outside a Catholic Church in Miami, an incident church leaders say they expect to be investigated as a hate crime, WSVN reported.
Less than a week after another incident targeting Catholics in Florida, the statue of Jesus was found beheaded and knocked off its pedestal outside of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, WSVN reported.
Jesus statue found vandalized at a church in Kendall. The Archdiocese of Miami wants it investigated as a hate crime @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/8Xvf0Yhmvk — Christian De La Rosa (@delarosaWPLG) July 16, 2020
Father Edvaldo DaSilva told WSVN that it’s obvious the statue didn’t topple over on its own, and required significant force by hand. “Seeing what is happening in our country, I presume so, but we don’t have 100% assurance,” he said.
DaSilva, who has been the parochial-vicar of the church for three years, also recalled an incident in Ocala, Florida on Saturday, when Steven Anthony Shields was alleged to have driven his vehicle into a Catholic Church and then lit the foyer area on fire while parishioners were inside preparing for mass. Shields was charged with attempted second-degree murder, among other charges.
“The Archdiocese of Miami expects the police to investigate this desecration of the Jesus Christ statue as a hate crime. This crime reflects the increasing attacks on the Catholic church across the country,” an Archdiocese statement said according to WSVN.
Miami-Dade Police are investigating the incident. Following the desecration of the statue, a sign that reads “God wins over evil” was placed where the statue previously stood.
The vandalism in Miami follows a series of separate incidents, which include multiple statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ at Catholic Churches across the country that have been defaced and a fire at the San Gabriel Mission in California, which is being investigated.
Republican Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann addressed the beheading of a Virgin Mary statue in Chattanooga Recently as being “among a series” of attacks on Catholic Churches that have taken place across the country. (RELATED: Connecticut Catholic Church Vandalized With ‘Anarchist And Satanic Symbols,’ Archdiocese Says)


thedailycaller--2020-07-17--‘They Are Not Shutting Us Down’: San Diego Pastor To Fight Church Closure Order

Pastor Arthur Hodges of South Bay Pentecostal church in San Diego , California spoke out against the latest church closures imposed by state authorities .
The California Department of Health indefinitely suspended all indoor church gatherings this week in an effort to curb the recent spike of coronavirus cases in the state .
“ Well , they are not shutting us down , ” Hodges defiantly told “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” guest host Brian Kilmeade on Thursday .
“ We are continuing .
The church is alive and well.
” “ Are you refusing to be shut down ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the church has never shut down , ” Hodges said , adding that he and other leaders “ are looking at all of our options right now.
” “ There are over 10,000 churches in California and basically we have gotten to the point where we ’ re saying ‘ enough is enough.
’ We have complied , we have accomplished the goal .
We were told in the middle of March the goal was to flatten the curve and to not overwhelm hospitals .
Well , guess what ?
In San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three weeks , and after four weeks the curve is headed downward and hospitals are underwhelmed .
We ’ ve done our part , ” Hodges continued .
“ Churches are not part of the problem , ” he continued .
“ They are part of the solution and while hospitals are treating people with this medical condition , which is needful , the other parts of people ’ s wellbeing are completely left out .
Their spiritual well-being and mental well-being , emotional well-being .
The church will not be marginalized any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help our society heal.
” ( RELATED : Rand Paul : ‘ Let ’ s Open The Economy , Open The Schools ’ ) Hodges explained the progress of an ongoing lawsuit against the state filed in May during the original lockdown .
“ We are now back before the Ninth Circuit and amending some of our original filings at the district court , he said .
Insisting that the recent coronavirus spike “ is not being caused by churches , ” Hodges explained how his church ’ s safety procedures make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town .
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Pastor Arthur Hodges of South Bay Pentecostal church in San Diego, California spoke out against the latest church closures imposed by state authorities.
The California Department of Health indefinitely suspended all indoor church gatherings this week in an effort to curb the recent spike of coronavirus cases in the state.
“Well, they are not shutting us down,” Hodges defiantly told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” guest host Brian Kilmeade on Thursday. “We are continuing. The church is alive and well.”
“Are you refusing to be shut down?” Kilmeade asked.
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“You know, the church has never shut down,” Hodges said, adding that he and other leaders “are looking at all of our options right now.”
“There are over 10,000 churches in California and basically we have gotten to the point where we’re saying ‘enough is enough.’ We have complied, we have accomplished the goal. We were told in the middle of March the goal was to flatten the curve and to not overwhelm hospitals. Well, guess what? In San Diego County we flattened the curve in three weeks, and after four weeks the curve is headed downward and hospitals are underwhelmed. We’ve done our part,” Hodges continued.
“Churches are not part of the problem,” he continued. “They are part of the solution and while hospitals are treating people with this medical condition, which is needful, the other parts of people’s wellbeing are completely left out. Their spiritual well-being and mental well-being, emotional well-being. The church will not be marginalized any longer. The church is here to help our society heal.” (RELATED: Rand Paul: ‘Let’s Open The Economy, Open The Schools’)
Hodges explained the progress of an ongoing lawsuit against the state filed in May during the original lockdown. “We are now back before the Ninth Circuit and amending some of our original filings at the district court, he said.
Insisting that the recent coronavirus spike “is not being caused by churches,” Hodges explained how his church’s safety procedures make it “the safest place to be in town.”


thedailycaller--2020-07-17--The Myth Of Systemic Police Racism Is Leading To Targeted Attacks Against Cops

This is the second piece of a two-part series on how systemic police racism fuels the war on cops .
Read part one here .
Recent looting , arson and targeted violence against police wasn ’ t about police reform , and the assassination of police officers wasn ’ t about mourning or respecting George Floyd—so what ’ s really going on ?
A quick look at two radical movements behind George Floyd protests — Antifa and Black Lives Matter — provides some insight .
It is difficult to pin down an official “ party line ” with these amorphous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Black Lives Matter organization has called for national defunding of police and dismantling the nuclear family .
The Movement for Black Lives calls for a Marxist-inspired agenda , which includes defunding police , eliminating prisons , ending all immigration enforcement , and paying slavery reparations .
Antifa is even less centralized , but its adherents ’ penchant for destruction , violence , riots and vandalism inspired by the supposed “ racialized capitalism ” of the United States is well documented .
The common thread uniting these movements is the belief that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , inherently racist , and irredeemable .
They view the police as racist defenders of this evil order .
This destructive pathology is a theme being echoed by many media and left-wing elites .
In doing so , they fan the dangerous flames of racial hatred and violence while they downplay theft , arson , mob violence , the killing of innocent citizens , and the assassinations of police officers .
The damage and vandalism that rioters have inflicted reveal their true motives and hatred for America .
In Boston , a monument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first black volunteer regiment in the Union Army that fought in the Civil War , which , of course , ended slavery .
In Washington , D.C. , the Lincoln Memorial and the World War II Monument — dedicated to Americans who died fighting the real fascists of Germany , Italy , and Japan — were defaced .
During the recent anarchy , a disturbing trend became clear — much mainstream media supported the defund-the-police agenda while rationalizing mob violence .
They appear to be in total collusion with the far-Left .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ observed , “ There ’ s a narrative where the Media has joined Antifa and Black Lives Matter in forging the agenda that the United States was at the beginning , in continuation , in its present , and in the future a racist country that can only be remedied by violence that draws attention to the need for radical redistribution and reparations.
” ( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : Counterterrorism Expert Says ‘ The Goal Of Antifa Is To Overthrow The Government ’ ) This is exactly what we are seeing .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the police are systemically racist to the position that all white people are racist .
Making an assertion designed to turn black and white Americans against each other , CNN anchor Don Lemon asked “ if you grew up in America , you came out of American soil .
Considering the history of this country , how can you not be racist ?
How can you not have racial blindspots , how can you not see that the factory reset in America is whiteness ?
” This is pure projection , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon their skin color is part of the very essence of racism .
It is the antithesis of the example , beliefs and teachings of Rev .
Martin Luther King , Jr. , who dreamed of a future where Americans would judge one another “ not by the color of their skin , but by the content of their character.
” The myth that black people are being hunted by the police is doubly tragic because it deflects attention away from the real issue of deadly violence facing black citizens .
For people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two questions should be asked : First , who is really killing most black people ?
Second , who are the people really saving black lives ?
It is a fact that black Americans , particularly young black men , are being killed in American cities at an alarming rate—but not because of the police .
In 2018 , police shot and killed 990 people , 228 of whom were black .
The same year , there were 14,123 homicides in the United States .
The number of black victims was 7,407 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other black people .
This is the real epidemic confronting the black community , but there is no outrage from the mob or the media .
For police-hating professional activists , “ black lives matter ” only when they are killed by the police .
This hypocrisy was on full display during the recent murder of a black teenager in Seattle ’ s “ Autonomous Zone ” and the continued carnage in Chicago ’ s black community .
There was no outrage or protest in response to the cold-blooded shooting of Lorenzo Anderson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent mob of CHOP comrades prevented police and medics from reaching and saving Lorenzo as he bled to death .
The mob and media silence was equally deafening after the Father ’ s Day weekend bloodbath in Chicago ’ s black community .
More than 100 were shot with 15 dead , including four black children—one of them three-year-old Mekhi James .
The deadly Chicago weekend was not an outlier .
The slaughter has continued over the last two weeks , with more than 150 people shot and 40 dead , almost all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed since late June have been 10 children under the age of 18 including seven-year-old Natalia Wallace and one-year-old Sincere Gaston .
The leftwing media hasn ’ t dwelt on their murders and Black Lives Matter hasn ’ t protested either .
( RELATED : 16 Children Have Been Shot , Some Killed , In Cities Across The US As Violence Spikes ) Why are so many black people being killed in American cities ?
It is an unfortunate , but seldom acknowledged fact that black Americans as a group , particularly young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a rate much higher than their representation in the population .
This is especially true in large urban areas .
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics , despite the black population of the United States being less than 13 % , black offenders committed 52 % of all homicides between 1980 and 2008 .
This higher crime rate also results in more contact with the police .
In his book , Taboo : 10 Facts You Can ’ t Talk About , Kentucky State University professor Wilfred Reilly observes that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times the white crime rate and rises to 10 times the white crime rate in many major cities obviously explains most or all Black-white disparities in terms of unpleasant encounters with the police.
” So , the answer to the first question is that most black people killed in the United States are being killed by other black people — particularly by young black men .
But as to our second question , who is saving the lives of Black people and preventing these outrageous numbers from being even higher ?
That answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime offender rates in Chicago are similar to most big cities , showing significant overrepresentation of both black victims and perpetrators of violent crime relative to total population .
The Chicago Police Department ’ s Murder Analysis Report of 2011 showed that black Americans accounted for 75 % of homicide victims and 71 % of homicide offenders while comprising only 29 % of the city ’ s population .
Most of the city ’ s violent crime and homicides of black Chicagoans occur in predominately black neighborhoods .
However , during the period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced by 54 % from a high of 943 in 1992 to 433 in 2011 .
Chicago Police Department manpower and resources were targeted at areas of gun violence ; officers arrested shooters who were prosecuted , convicted and sent to prison ; thousands of illegal firearms were taken off the streets each year ; and police were strategic and proactive , maintaining high visibility to further deter violent crime .
These tactics and results were applied and replicated in other big cities .
In New York City , the reduction in murder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dramatic .
This unprecedented violent crime reduction in Chicago , New York , and other big cities across the country likely resulted in tens of thousands of black lives saved by the police .
My 24-year career in the Chicago Police Department spanned this period .
I served as a patrolman , gang team officer , sergeant and tactical unit lieutenant in high-crime neighborhoods .
How did ordinary , law-abiding black residents view the police ?
Two examples are instructive .
In the South Chicago District , I organized and led CPD ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On our first day of operations , we wanted to make an impression , so I led our eight-member team to ride as a group through the most violent , gang-infested beat in the district .
Honestly , we didn ’ t know what to expect .
But as soon as we turned the corner at 80th and Marquette and pedaled down that street , an amazing thing happened .
About six or seven black women — mothers and grandmothers — came out on their porches and front steps to cheer , applaud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policing sergeant and lieutenant , I chaired almost 100 community and problem-solving beat meetings in mostly all-black communities .
I worked closely with residents—regular people who had to live every day with the intimidation , gang violence , disorder , and fear that neighborhood crime generates .
Contrary to the elites and professional anti-police activists who advocate distrust and hatred of the police , the black residents who actually live in these neighborhoods — wanting nothing more than safety and a decent quality of life for their families — had only two complaints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there weren ’ t enough of us ( they wanted more ) , and second , they wanted to know why couldn ’ t CPD just knock the thugs and hoodlums off the corners .
Tragically , violence , shootings and homicides are now back on the rise .
The media ’ s anti-police propaganda war , combined with a lack of support from some department administrations and city governments , have resulted in what Heather MacDonald identified as the “ Ferguson Effect.
” Because of the hatred that has been deliberately engineered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understandably backing away from the type of proactive policing that is required to effectively deter violent crime .
The result is that violent crime is back up , and so are the numbers of black homicide victims .
If anyone in America was wondering what a country without the police would look like , they don ’ t need to imagine it anymore .
Riots , looting , arson , mob violence and murder—this is what America looks like when the police are not allowed to enforce the law and maintain order .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is anarchy and the rule of thugs , gangs and the mob .
We saw it happen before our eyes in Seattle , where another mayor and police chief not only surrendered one of their police precinct stations to the mob , but also ceded an entire portion of the city where the police were prohibited from patrolling .
In many cities , lawless mobs have defaced churches , have trashed Christian icons and have torn down historic statues and monuments with no fear of police action and arrest — just as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down and set fire to a statue of George Washington with no police in sight .
This is just commonsense , policing 101 .
Crime and disorder doesn ’ t stop itself—the police have to step in and enforce the law , and this isn ’ t happening in our cities .
One of the few enforcement actions taken to put a stop to this anarchist free-for-all was President Donald Trump ’ s executive order to protect our nation ’ s monuments .
( RELATED : Gov .
Cuomo : Toppling Historical Statues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) The campaign to defund the police is gathering momentum and moving quickly in various forms , but all with the same end goal to sabotage , cripple or eliminate the police .
Defunding is already underway in New York , Los Angeles , Seattle and Portland , and the total dismantling of a police department is progressing in Minneapolis .
But while these are serious threats , nothing can kill an organization quicker than the destruction of its members ’ morale .
This is proceeding even more rapidly , with little or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders .
In fact , just the opposite has been happening .
While every cop in America is being called a racist murderer , rioters who were arrested for attacking the police , looting and other crimes have been let off scott-free .
In New York City , district attorneys refused to prosecute hundreds of lawbreakers ; in St. Louis 36 rioters and looters were set free without facing charges ; and in Fort Worth , the police chief dropped criminal charges against 50 rioters as a gesture of “ reconciliation.
” Criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consequences and advocating physical resistance to lawful arrest all claim moral justification through the lie that the police are systemically racist .
This has already resulted in new violence and will lead to more .
This is a fight for survival , not only for the police , but for our country and civilization , as well .
We are rapidly approaching a tipping point .
Unless police leaders and decent Americans stand up , speak out and fight back against this all-out assault upon the values and foundations of American society , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defund the police to accomplish its destruction , because policing as an institution will simply implode and slowly die .
Good cops will quit or retire early ; remaining officers will go through the motions , perform minimal job functions while completely backing off from any proactive police action ; and men and women of good character who wanted to serve and make a difference in their communities will not even apply for the job .
America ’ s tradition and principles , the rule of law , legitimacy of the police and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacked from all sides .
We are in a cultural civil war .
America can be saved , but it will take police leaders and all Americans who believe in our country to stand up together to speak out—now .
This must start with exposing the big lie that that police in the United States are systemically racist .
Maurice Richards is the former Chief of the Martinsburg Police Department in West Virginia .
He served as Chief from 2015 to 2020 after 24 years as an officer and lieutenant in the Chicago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University .
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This is the second piece of a two-part series on how the myth of systemic police racism fuels the war on cops. Read part one here.
Recent looting, arson and targeted violence against police wasn’t about police reform, and the assassination of police officers wasn’t about mourning or respecting George Floyd—so what’s really going on?
A quick look at two radical movements behind George Floyd protests — Antifa and Black Lives Matter — provides some insight. It is difficult to pin down an official “party line” with these amorphous groups, but there are similarities: The Black Lives Matter organization has called for national defunding of police and dismantling the nuclear family. The Movement for Black Lives calls for a Marxist-inspired agenda, which includes defunding police, eliminating prisons, ending all immigration enforcement, and paying slavery reparations. Antifa is even less centralized, but its adherents’ penchant for destruction, violence, riots and vandalism inspired by the supposed “racialized capitalism” of the United States is well documented.
The common thread uniting these movements is the belief that the United States as a country is illegitimate, inherently racist, and irredeemable. They view the police as racist defenders of this evil order.
This destructive pathology is a theme being echoed by many media and left-wing elites. In doing so, they fan the dangerous flames of racial hatred and violence while they downplay theft, arson, mob violence, the killing of innocent citizens, and the assassinations of police officers. The damage and vandalism that rioters have inflicted reveal their true motives and hatred for America. In Boston, a monument was desecrated honoring the 54th Massachusetts, the first black volunteer regiment in the Union Army that fought in the Civil War, which, of course, ended slavery. In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial and the World War II Monument — dedicated to Americans who died fighting the real fascists of Germany, Italy, and Japan — were defaced.
During the recent anarchy, a disturbing trend became clear — much mainstream media supported the defund-the-police agenda while rationalizing mob violence. They appear to be in total collusion with the far-Left. As historian and columnist Victor Davis Hanson observed, “There’s a narrative where the Media has joined Antifa and Black Lives Matter in forging the agenda that the United States was at the beginning, in continuation, in its present, and in the future a racist country that can only be remedied by violence that draws attention to the need for radical redistribution and reparations.” (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Counterterrorism Expert Says ‘The Goal Of Antifa Is To Overthrow The Government’)
This is exactly what we are seeing. The media is pivoting from the fake charge that the police are systemically racist to the position that all white people are racist. Making an assertion designed to turn black and white Americans against each other, CNN anchor Don Lemon asked “if you grew up in America, you came out of American soil. Considering the history of this country, how can you not be racist? How can you not have racial blindspots, how can you not see that the factory reset in America is whiteness?” This is pure projection, because making a value judgment on people based upon their skin color is part of the very essence of racism. It is the antithesis of the example, beliefs and teachings of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who dreamed of a future where Americans would judge one another “not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
The myth that black people are being hunted by the police is doubly tragic because it deflects attention away from the real issue of deadly violence facing black citizens. For people who believe black lives really matter, two questions should be asked:
First, who is really killing most black people? Second, who are the people really saving black lives?
It is a fact that black Americans, particularly young black men, are being killed in American cities at an alarming rate—but not because of the police. In 2018, police shot and killed 990 people, 228 of whom were black. The same year, there were 14,123 homicides in the United States. The number of black victims was 7,407, of which 93% were killed by other black people.
This is the real epidemic confronting the black community, but there is no outrage from the mob or the media. For police-hating professional activists, “black lives matter” only when they are killed by the police. This hypocrisy was on full display during the recent murder of a black teenager in Seattle’s “Autonomous Zone” and the continued carnage in Chicago’s black community. There was no outrage or protest in response to the cold-blooded shooting of Lorenzo Anderson in Seattle and zero concern that a violent mob of CHOP comrades prevented police and medics from reaching and saving Lorenzo as he bled to death.
The mob and media silence was equally deafening after the Father’s Day weekend bloodbath in Chicago’s black community. More than 100 were shot with 15 dead, including four black children—one of them three-year-old Mekhi James. The deadly Chicago weekend was not an outlier. The slaughter has continued over the last two weeks, with more than 150 people shot and 40 dead, almost all in the black community. Among those killed since late June have been 10 children under the age of 18 including seven-year-old Natalia Wallace and one-year-old Sincere Gaston. The leftwing media hasn’t dwelt on their murders and Black Lives Matter hasn’t protested either. (RELATED: 16 Children Have Been Shot, Some Killed, In Cities Across The US As Violence Spikes)
Why are so many black people being killed in American cities? It is an unfortunate, but seldom acknowledged fact that black Americans as a group, particularly young black men, statistically commit violent crime at a rate much higher than their representation in the population. This is especially true in large urban areas. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, despite the black population of the United States being less than 13%, black offenders committed 52% of all homicides between 1980 and 2008. This higher crime rate also results in more contact with the police. In his book, Taboo: 10 Facts You Can’t Talk About, Kentucky State University professor Wilfred Reilly observes that “a Black crime rate which is 2.5 times the white crime rate and rises to 10 times the white crime rate in many major cities obviously explains most or all Black-white disparities in terms of unpleasant encounters with the police.”
So, the answer to the first question is that most black people killed in the United States are being killed by other black people — particularly by young black men. But as to our second question, who is saving the lives of Black people and preventing these outrageous numbers from being even higher? That answer is simple—it is the police.
Violent crime offender rates in Chicago are similar to most big cities, showing significant overrepresentation of both black victims and perpetrators of violent crime relative to total population. The Chicago Police Department’s Murder Analysis Report of 2011 showed that black Americans accounted for 75% of homicide victims and 71% of homicide offenders while comprising only 29% of the city’s population. Most of the city’s violent crime and homicides of black Chicagoans occur in predominately black neighborhoods.
However, during the period from 1991 to 2011, murders were reduced by 54% from a high of 943 in 1992 to 433 in 2011. Chicago Police Department manpower and resources were targeted at areas of gun violence; officers arrested shooters who were prosecuted, convicted and sent to prison; thousands of illegal firearms were taken off the streets each year; and police were strategic and proactive, maintaining high visibility to further deter violent crime. These tactics and results were applied and replicated in other big cities.
In New York City, the reduction in murder and other violent crime was even more dramatic. This unprecedented violent crime reduction in Chicago, New York, and other big cities across the country likely resulted in tens of thousands of black lives saved by the police.
My 24-year career in the Chicago Police Department spanned this period. I served as a patrolman, gang team officer, sergeant and tactical unit lieutenant in high-crime neighborhoods. How did ordinary, law-abiding black residents view the police? Two examples are instructive.
In the South Chicago District, I organized and led CPD’s first districtwide bike patrol unit. On our first day of operations, we wanted to make an impression, so I led our eight-member team to ride as a group through the most violent, gang-infested beat in the district. Honestly, we didn’t know what to expect. But as soon as we turned the corner at 80th and Marquette and pedaled down that street, an amazing thing happened. About six or seven black women — mothers and grandmothers — came out on their porches and front steps to cheer, applaud and bless us!
As a community policing sergeant and lieutenant, I chaired almost 100 community and problem-solving beat meetings in mostly all-black communities. I worked closely with residents—regular people who had to live every day with the intimidation, gang violence, disorder, and fear that neighborhood crime generates. Contrary to the elites and professional anti-police activists who advocate distrust and hatred of the police, the black residents who actually live in these neighborhoods — wanting nothing more than safety and a decent quality of life for their families — had only two complaints about the police: first, that there weren’t enough of us (they wanted more), and second, they wanted to know why couldn’t CPD just knock the thugs and hoodlums off the corners.
Tragically, violence, shootings and homicides are now back on the rise. The media’s anti-police propaganda war, combined with a lack of support from some department administrations and city governments, have resulted in what Heather MacDonald identified as the “Ferguson Effect.” Because of the hatred that has been deliberately engineered, police officers across the country are understandably backing away from the type of proactive policing that is required to effectively deter violent crime. The result is that violent crime is back up, and so are the numbers of black homicide victims.
If anyone in America was wondering what a country without the police would look like, they don’t need to imagine it anymore. Riots, looting, arson, mob violence and murder—this is what America looks like when the police are not allowed to enforce the law and maintain order. Without the police, the inevitable result is anarchy and the rule of thugs, gangs and the mob. We saw it happen before our eyes in Seattle, where another mayor and police chief not only surrendered one of their police precinct stations to the mob, but also ceded an entire portion of the city where the police were prohibited from patrolling.
In many cities, lawless mobs have defaced churches, have trashed Christian icons and have torn down historic statues and monuments with no fear of police action and arrest — just as the mob in Portland, Oregon, pulled down and set fire to a statue of George Washington with no police in sight.
This is just commonsense, policing 101. Crime and disorder doesn’t stop itself—the police have to step in and enforce the law, and this isn’t happening in our cities. One of the few enforcement actions taken to put a stop to this anarchist free-for-all was President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect our nation’s monuments. (RELATED: Gov. Cuomo: Toppling Historical Statues ‘A Healthy Expression’ Of Rage)
The campaign to defund the police is gathering momentum and moving quickly in various forms, but all with the same end goal to sabotage, cripple or eliminate the police. Defunding is already underway in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland, and the total dismantling of a police department is progressing in Minneapolis.
But while these are serious threats, nothing can kill an organization quicker than the destruction of its members’ morale. This is proceeding even more rapidly, with little or no push back from police or political leaders. In fact, just the opposite has been happening.
While every cop in America is being called a racist murderer, rioters who were arrested for attacking the police, looting and other crimes have been let off scott-free. In New York City, district attorneys refused to prosecute hundreds of lawbreakers; in St. Louis 36 rioters and looters were set free without facing charges; and in Fort Worth, the police chief dropped criminal charges against 50 rioters as a gesture of “reconciliation.” Criminal destruction without punishment, attacking police without consequences and advocating physical resistance to lawful arrest all claim moral justification through the lie that the police are systemically racist. This has already resulted in new violence and will lead to more.
This is a fight for survival, not only for the police, but for our country and civilization, as well. We are rapidly approaching a tipping point. Unless police leaders and decent Americans stand up, speak out and fight back against this all-out assault upon the values and foundations of American society, the far-Left won’t need to defund the police to accomplish its destruction, because policing as an institution will simply implode and slowly die. Good cops will quit or retire early; remaining officers will go through the motions, perform minimal job functions while completely backing off from any proactive police action; and men and women of good character who wanted to serve and make a difference in their communities will not even apply for the job.
America’s tradition and principles, the rule of law, legitimacy of the police and the foundations of our democracy are being attacked from all sides. We are in a cultural civil war. America can be saved, but it will take police leaders and all Americans who believe in our country to stand up together to speak out—now. This must start with exposing the big lie that that police in the United States are systemically racist.
Maurice Richards is the former Chief of the Martinsburg Police Department in West Virginia. He served as Chief from 2015 to 2020 after 24 years as an officer and lieutenant in the Chicago Police Department. Richards holds a doctorate in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University.
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thedailycaller--2020-07-17--All These Major American Companies With Hong Kong Footprints Weighed In On George Floyd’s Death. The

All These Major American Companies With Hong Kong Footprints Weighed In On George Floyd’s Death. They Have Nothing To Say About China’s Hong Kong Takeover

• Dozens of major American companies that have operations in Hong Kong have stayed silent on China ’ s new security law in the city , despite those same companies issuing statements in support of Black Lives Matter or social justice following the death of George Floyd .
• The American Chamber of Commerce reported in early July that 76 % of its members with operations in Hong Kong were “ extremely concerned ” or “ somewhat concerned ” about the security law .
• The security law was approved in secret in late June and criminalizes what it defines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city .
Critics say the law is designed to crack down on dissent of the Chinese Communist Party .
Major American companies were quick to issue statements in support of Black Lives Matter or social justice causes in the aftermath of George Floyd ’ s death , but dozens of those same firms that have operations in Hong Kong have yet to weigh in on the Chinese Communist Party ’ s de facto takeover of the city .
Bank of America , Coca-Cola , Marriott , McDonalds , Nike and Scholastic are among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footholds in Hong Kong that weighed in after Floyd ’ s death but have yet to weigh in on the new security law Beijing recently imposed on the city , which impacts its employees working in the city and which critics say is designed to crack down on dissent of the ruling Communist Party .
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to 31 major American companies listed in the American Chamber of Commerce ( AmCham ) Hong Kong membership directory that haven ’ t issued public statements on the security law while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social justice and racial equality in America , asking if they had any comment on the law .
One company — American Express — appears to have removed a statement from its website announcing it would be donating $ 1 million to the National Urban League and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund after the DCNF reached out for comment Tuesday morning .
American Express did not respond when asked why the statement was removed from its website or whether it was still planning to donate the funds to the organizations .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval to American Express on June 13 to process Chinese currency , making it the first foreign payments network to receive such approval in the country .
“ This approval represents an important step forward in our long-term growth strategy , ” American Express CEO Stephen Squeri said in a statement , Bloomberg News reported .
Dell Technologies was the only company that responded to the DCNF , saying in a statement through a spokesperson : “ The implications of China ’ s National Security Law are still evolving .
We are evaluating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our team members and operations in Hong Kong.
” HP , whose CEO , Enrique Lores , quoted Martin Luther King saying , “ Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere , ” in a statement in late May following Floyd ’ s death , did not respond to the DCNF .
Nor did Walmart , whose CEO Doug McMillon said in June that the company ’ s goal was to “ help replace the structures of systemic racism , and build in their place frameworks of equity and justice that solidify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without question , Black Lives Matter.
” Most of the American companies that have commented on the Hong Kong security law are technology firms that manage user data such as Facebook , Google , Twitter , Microsoft , Zoom and Telegram , all of which announced last week that they would temporarily pause sharing data with Hong Kong following the implementation of the security law , Fortune reported .
The New York Times also announced on Tuesday it would relocate its Hong Kong-based digital news operation to South Korea , citing concern that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to produce journalism .
The security law has the majority of American companies in Hong Kong on edge , according to a survey conducted by AmCham in Hong Kong in early July which found that 76 % of its members were “ extremely concerned ” or “ somewhat concerned ” about the law .
Despite those concerns , over 64 % of the survey respondents said their companies had no intention of leaving the city .
“ There is a small minority who feel much better because the streets … are quieter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the majority … were concerned , or extremely concerned about the national security law , ” AmCham Hong Kong president Tara Joseph told CNBC .
The law applies to any person that engages in what Beijing defines as “ subversive ” activities in Hong Kong , including those who aren ’ t permanent residents , meaning employees working for American companies in the city could be impacted .
( RELATED : Man Arrested For Holding Hong Kong Independence Flag During Demonstration Against New Chinese Law ) The Hong Kong security law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late June , criminalizes successionist and subversive activities in the city , according to the Wall Street Journal , and enables the Chinese communist government to supervise and intervene in the policing of such activities in the city .
Violators of the law could face life in prison .
The law was implemented after months of widespread pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong against Beijing ’ s creeping influence in the city .
“ It ’ s meant to suppress and oppress , and to frighten and intimidate Hong Kongers , ” pro-democracy lawmaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ And they just might succeed in that.
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Dozens of major American companies that have operations in Hong Kong have stayed silent on China’s new security law in the city, despite those same companies issuing statements in support of Black Lives Matter or social justice following the death of George Floyd.
The American Chamber of Commerce reported in early July that 76% of its members with operations in Hong Kong were “extremely concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about the security law.
The security law was approved in secret in late June and criminalizes what it defines as secessionist and subversive activities in the city. Critics say the law is designed to crack down on dissent of the Chinese Communist Party.
Major American companies were quick to issue statements in support of Black Lives Matter or social justice causes in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, but dozens of those same firms that have operations in Hong Kong have yet to weigh in on the Chinese Communist Party’s de facto takeover of the city.
Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Marriott, McDonalds, Nike and Scholastic are among the dozens of major American companies with footholds in Hong Kong that weighed in after Floyd’s death but have yet to weigh in on the new security law Beijing recently imposed on the city, which impacts its employees working in the city and which critics say is designed to crack down on dissent of the ruling Communist Party.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to 31 major American companies listed in the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Hong Kong membership directory that haven’t issued public statements on the security law while issuing statements attesting to their commitment to social justice and racial equality in America, asking if they had any comment on the law.
American Express Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications Andrew R. Johnson provided the DNCF with a link to a June 3 statement on its website announcing it would be donating $1 million to the National Urban League and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund following the publication of this article, however, he declined to comment when asked if the company had any comment on the Hong kong security law
The People’s Bank of China granted approval to American Express on June 13 to process Chinese currency, making it the first foreign payments network to receive such approval in the country.
“This approval represents an important step forward in our long-term growth strategy,” American Express CEO Stephen Squeri said in a statement, Bloomberg News reported.
Dell Technologies was the only company that responded to the DCNF, saying in a statement through a spokesperson: “The implications of China’s National Security Law are still evolving. We are evaluating what the possible impact could be to our team members and operations in Hong Kong.”
HP, whose CEO, Enrique Lores, quoted Martin Luther King saying, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” in a statement in late May following Floyd’s death, did not respond to the DCNF. Nor did Walmart, whose CEO Doug McMillon said in June that the company’s goal was to “help replace the structures of systemic racism, and build in their place frameworks of equity and justice that solidify our commitment to the belief that, without question, Black Lives Matter.”
Most of the American companies that have commented on the Hong Kong security law are technology firms that manage user data such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Zoom and Telegram, all of which announced last week that they would temporarily pause sharing data with Hong Kong following the implementation of the security law, Fortune reported.
The New York Times also announced on Tuesday it would relocate its Hong Kong-based digital news operation to South Korea, citing concern that the security law would impact its ability to produce journalism.
The security law has the majority of American companies in Hong Kong on edge, according to a survey conducted by AmCham in Hong Kong in early July which found that 76% of its members were “extremely concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about the law. Despite those concerns, over 64% of the survey respondents said their companies had no intention of leaving the city.
“There is a small minority who feel much better because the streets … are quieter, and they feel they are safer there. But the majority … were concerned, or extremely concerned about the national security law,” AmCham Hong Kong president Tara Joseph told CNBC.
The law applies to any person that engages in what Beijing defines as “subversive” activities in Hong Kong, including those who aren’t permanent residents, meaning employees working for American companies in the city could be impacted. (RELATED: Man Arrested For Holding Hong Kong Independence Flag During Demonstration Against New Chinese Law)
The Hong Kong security law, approved in secret in Beijing in late June, criminalizes successionist and subversive activities in the city, according to the Wall Street Journal, and enables the Chinese communist government to supervise and intervene in the policing of such activities in the city. Violators of the law could face life in prison.
The law was implemented after months of widespread pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong against Beijing’s creeping influence in the city.
“It’s meant to suppress and oppress, and to frighten and intimidate Hong Kongers,” pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo told The New York Times. “And they just might succeed in that.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been updated to include a new URL to an announcement that American Express would donate $1 million to the National Urban League and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. American Express Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications Andrew R. Johnson provided the updated URL after publication but declined to comment on the Hong Kong security law.
Fiona Murchake contributed to this report.
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thedailycaller--2020-07-17--EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Caller Interviews Ted Cruz And Michael Knowles On China, BLM And More

The Daily Caller editorial director Vince Coglianese interviewed Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and political commentator Michael Knowles on the @ @ @ @ @ Verdict .

The Daily Caller editorial director Vince Coglianese interviewed Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and political commentator Michael Knowles on the senator’s podcast, Verdict.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--How Wall Street Is Setting Records While The Rest Of America Is Collapsing

Americans are facing a global pandemic and an economy mired with layoffs and bankruptcies , but at least one institution @ @ @ @ @ breakdown of society : Wall Street .

Americans are facing a global pandemic and an economy mired with layoffs and bankruptcies, but at least one institution is profiting during this apparent breakdown of society: Wall Street.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Co-Founder Of Lollapalooza Marc Geiger Says We Wont See Concerts Until 2022

The co-founder of Lollapalooza Marc Geiger claimed we probably won ’ t have concerts until late 2021 , but most likely 2022 .
“ Marc Geiger , one of the co-founders of Lollapalooza and until last month the booking agent for over 100 major acts like Lady Gaga , says to not expect concerts to come back until late 2021 but most likely 2022 , ” reporter Yashar Ali tweeted .
( RELATED : Coronavirus Leaves Biggest Recording Artists With No Payday As 2020 Tours Are Postponed ) This is the worst news I ’ ve heard in a while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in multiple states in America , but we really and truly don ’ t have anything to look forward to anymore .
Everybody pretty much can agree that 2020 is now too far gone , but most people were still looking forward to next year .
The mantra has become “ 2021 will be the year ” even though we ’ re only in July .
Now , we ’ ll need to swiftly change to “ 2022 will be the year ” so we don ’ t get our hopes up .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Who knows how long we ’ ll have to go before we can hear live music in a crowd and drink an ice cold alcoholic beverage ?
We ’ ll definitely need to prepare .
Go ahead and pour one out for the 2021 concert season .

The co-founder of Lollapalooza Marc Geiger claimed we probably won’t have concerts until late 2021, but most likely 2022.
Geiger made the shocking claim during Bob Lefsetz’s podcast published Thursday.
Marc Geiger, one of the co-founders of Lollapalooza and until last month the booking agent for over 100 major acts like Lady Gaga, says to not expect concerts to come back until late 2021 but most likely 2022. He said this on the Bob Lefsetz podcast. — Yashar Ali ???? (@yashar) July 16, 2020
“Marc Geiger, one of the co-founders of Lollapalooza and until last month the booking agent for over 100 major acts like Lady Gaga, says to not expect concerts to come back until late 2021 but most likely 2022,” reporter Yashar Ali tweeted. (RELATED: Coronavirus Leaves Biggest Recording Artists With No Payday As 2020 Tours Are Postponed)
This is the worst news I’ve heard in a while. Not only are coronavirus cases rising in multiple states in America, but we really and truly don’t have anything to look forward to anymore. Everybody pretty much can agree that 2020 is now too far gone, but most people were still looking forward to next year.
The mantra has become “2021 will be the year” even though we’re only in July. Now, we’ll need to swiftly change to “2022 will be the year” so we don’t get our hopes up.
That sentence was devastating to write. Who knows how long we’ll have to go before we can hear live music in a crowd and drink an ice cold alcoholic beverage? We’ll definitely need to prepare.
Go ahead and pour one out for the 2021 concert season.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Lucy Hale Went To A Sex Convention In Order To Prepare For Movie Role

Actress Lucy Hale claimed she went to a “ wild ” sex convention to prepare for a part in a movie .
The “ Pretty Little Liars ” star said she needed to do research for the her role in the film “ A Nice Girl Like You ” in an interview Wednesday with E !
News ’ The Daily Pop .
“ I read the whole script and I was so embarrassed and blushing the whole time , ” Hale said about the sexual nature of the film .
“ I ’ m not as inhibited as my character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was reading it , I was just laughing my butt off , ” she added .
The film is about a girl who is accused of not being sexually wild enough by an ex-boyfriend .
“ It made me feel uncomfortable , like really uncomfortable , so I knew I had to do it to break me out of my shell , ” she explained about the script .
( RELATED : Watch The Trailer For Upcoming Horror Movie ‘ Fantasy Land ’ With Michael Pena And Lucy Hale ) To prepare for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a sex convention and saw things she ’ d “ never seen before.
” “ …there are some things in the movie that I had never heard of or done .
So it did , it broadened my horizons.
” I ’ m not sure I ’ d want to know what “ wild ” things you ’ d encounter at a sex convention , but it does seem like a good way to prep for this specific movie role .
I feel like there have probably been much weirder ways that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d guess this is definitely in the top 10 .

Actress Lucy Hale claimed she went to a “wild” sex convention to prepare for a part in a movie.
The “Pretty Little Liars” star said she needed to do research for the her role in the film “A Nice Girl Like You” in an interview Wednesday with E! News’ The Daily Pop.
“I read the whole script and I was so embarrassed and blushing the whole time,” Hale said about the sexual nature of the film. “I’m not as inhibited as my character but…”
“The whole time I was reading it, I was just laughing my butt off,” she added.
The film is about a girl who is accused of not being sexually wild enough by an ex-boyfriend.
“It made me feel uncomfortable, like really uncomfortable, so I knew I had to do it to break me out of my shell,” she explained about the script. (RELATED: Watch The Trailer For Upcoming Horror Movie ‘Fantasy Land’ With Michael Pena And Lucy Hale)
To prepare for the role, Hale said she went to a sex convention and saw things she’d “never seen before.”
“…there are some things in the movie that I had never heard of or done. So it did, it broadened my horizons.”
I’m not sure I’d want to know what “wild” things you’d encounter at a sex convention, but it does seem like a good way to prep for this specific movie role. I feel like there have probably been much weirder ways that celebrities have prepared for roles, but I’d guess this is definitely in the top 10.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Superstar Galyn Gorg Dead At 55

Superstar actress Galyn Gorg has died following her private battle with cancer just one day before she was set to celebrate her birthday .
She was 55 .
“ Our beautiful Galyn [ Gorg ] has crossed over , ” Gorg ’ s rep , Sheila Legette , told E !
News in a piece published Thursday about her death .
( RELATED : Hollywood Reacts To Death Of Legendary Actress Doris Day ) “ She quietly fought a good fight but unfortunately passed away 1 day before her birthday 7/14/2020 in Hawaii to cancer , ” the rep added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rickles Died At Age 90 ) The actress ’ rep continued , while noting how “ Galyn had been very private about her battle with cancer the last 9 months .
But remained positive and continued to enjoy life in Hawaii .
She loved the ocean and was an amazing dancer as well as a talented actress.
” “ Her heart was of silver and gold and her energy and presence brightened any room she entered , ” Legette ’ s statement went on .
She then talked about how her friend was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , art , dance and was a phenomenal Woman .
She was not only a client but a good friend who will be missed beyond measure.
” Gorg is probably best known for her role as Helena in the hit 90 ’ s series , “ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ” starring Will Smith and her part in the action packed sci-fi film “ Robocop 2 .
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Superstar actress Galyn Gorg has died following her private battle with cancer just one day before she was set to celebrate her birthday. She was 55.
“Our beautiful Galyn [Gorg] has crossed over,” Gorg’s rep, Sheila Legette, told E! News in a piece published Thursday about her death. (RELATED: Hollywood Reacts To Death Of Legendary Actress Doris Day)
“She quietly fought a good fight but unfortunately passed away 1 day before her birthday 7/14/2020 in Hawaii to cancer,” the rep added. (RELATED: Legendary Comic Don Rickles Died At Age 90)
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The actress’ rep continued, while noting how “Galyn had been very private about her battle with cancer the last 9 months. But remained positive and continued to enjoy life in Hawaii. She loved the ocean and was an amazing dancer as well as a talented actress.”
“Her heart was of silver and gold and her energy and presence brightened any room she entered,” Legette’s statement went on.
She then talked about how her friend was “a beautiful soul who loved life, art, dance and was a phenomenal Woman. She was not only a client but a good friend who will be missed beyond measure.”
Gorg is probably best known for her role as Helena in the hit 90’s series, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” starring Will Smith and her part in the action packed sci-fi film “Robocop 2.”


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Over A Dozen Women Accuse Washington Redskins Team Employees Of Sexual Harassment

Over a dozen women have accused multiple employees of the Washington Redskins NFL team of sexual harassment , according to the Washington Post .
Emily Applegate , a former marketing coordinator for the club , revealed her allegations to the Washington Post in an interview published Thursday .
The team has since hired D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson and her firm “ to conduct a thorough independent review of this entire matter and help the team set new employee standards for the future.
” “ The Washington Redskins football team takes issues of employee conduct seriously … While we do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when new allegations of conduct are brought forward that are contrary to these policies , we address them promptly , ” the team said in a statement to the outlet .
Applegate recalled the former chief operating officer for the team allegedly calling her “ f*cking stupid ” and requesting she wear tight dresses when meeting with clients “ so the men in the room have something to look at.
” “ It was the most miserable experience of my life , ” Applegate explained about the year she worked for the team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because we knew if we complained — and they reminded us of this — there were 1,000 people out there who would take our job in a heartbeat.
” ( RELATED : The Washington Redskins Will Officially Retire The Team Name ) 15 women reportedly told the Washington Post they were sexually harassed by Redskins team employees .
Applegate was the only woman to come forward , the other 14 requested to remain anonymous due to nondisclosure agreements .
The Washington Post claimed the Redskins denied a request from the outlet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The allegations stem from incidents occurring between 2006 and 2019 .
Redskins NFL broadcast Larry Michael and Director of Pro Personnel Alex Santos have both exited the team in the days leading up to the report that was published Thursday by Washington Post .
Both men were on the list of employees who were accused of sexual harassment .
Michael was accused by seven employees of making comments regarding female employees ’ physical appearances in a sexual manner .
He reportedly was once caught on a hot-mic talking about how attractive an intern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post .
Six employees reportedly heard the recording .
Santos was accused by six former employees and two reporters of making comments about the women ’ s appearances and asking if they were interested in him romantically , WaPo reported .
Santos was allegedly investigated internally after pinching Athletic reporter Rhiannon Walker ’ s butt and saying she had “ an ass like a wagon , ” per the outlet .
The Ringer reporter Nora Princiotti also claimed she had been harassed by Santos .
Other employees accused include Assistant Director of Pro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Business Operations Dennis Greene and Mitch Gershman , former Chief Operating Officer .
Richard Mann II was also fired earlier this week .
The team reportedly does not have an HR department and there is allegedly no known reporting process .

Over a dozen women have accused multiple employees of the Washington Redskins NFL team of sexual harassment, according to the Washington Post.
Emily Applegate, a former marketing coordinator for the club, revealed her allegations to the Washington Post in an interview published Thursday.
Exclusive: Fifteen women who worked for Redskins allege sexual harassment by former scouts and members of owner Daniel Snyder’s inner circle https://t.co/MwMTOFupF9 — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 16, 2020
The team has since hired D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson and her firm “to conduct a thorough independent review of this entire matter and help the team set new employee standards for the future.”
“The Washington Redskins football team takes issues of employee conduct seriously … While we do not speak to specific employee situations publicly, when new allegations of conduct are brought forward that are contrary to these policies, we address them promptly,” the team said in a statement to the outlet.
Applegate recalled the former chief operating officer for the team allegedly calling her “f*cking stupid” and requesting she wear tight dresses when meeting with clients “so the men in the room have something to look at.”
“It was the most miserable experience of my life,” Applegate explained about the year she worked for the team. “And we all tolerated it, because we knew if we complained — and they reminded us of this — there were 1,000 people out there who would take our job in a heartbeat.” (RELATED: The Washington Redskins Will Officially Retire The Team Name)
15 women reportedly told the Washington Post they were sexually harassed by Redskins team employees. Applegate was the only woman to come forward, the other 14 requested to remain anonymous due to nondisclosure agreements. The Washington Post claimed the Redskins denied a request from the outlet to release the women from their NDAs.
The allegations stem from incidents occurring between 2006 and 2019.
Redskins NFL broadcast Larry Michael and Director of Pro Personnel Alex Santos have both exited the team in the days leading up to the report that was published Thursday by Washington Post.
RUMOR: The bad news out of Washington is BAD and involves sexual assault, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse. Alex Santos and Richard Mann II were allegedly fired due to the discovery of these instances. (1/3) — 366 Sports (@366Sports) July 16, 2020
Both men were on the list of employees who were accused of sexual harassment. Michael was accused by seven employees of making comments regarding female employees’ physical appearances in a sexual manner. He reportedly was once caught on a hot-mic talking about how attractive an intern in college, according to the Washington Post. Six employees reportedly heard the recording.
Santos was accused by six former employees and two reporters of making comments about the women’s appearances and asking if they were interested in him romantically, WaPo reported.
Santos was allegedly investigated internally after pinching Athletic reporter Rhiannon Walker’s butt and saying she had “an ass like a wagon,”per the outlet. The Ringer reporter Nora Princiotti also claimed she had been harassed by Santos.
Other employees accused include Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Richard Mann II, former President of Business Operations Dennis Greene and Mitch Gershman, former Chief Operating Officer.
Richard Mann II was also fired earlier this week.
The team reportedly does not have an HR department and there is allegedly no known reporting process.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--FACT CHECK: Viral Video Claims The Metal Strip Inside Medical Face Masks Is A 5G Antenna

A video shared on Facebook more than 6,600 times claims medical face masks contain a metal strip that is a 5G antenna .
The metal strip is not a 5G antenna .
It is meant to help the face mask conform to the bridge of the wearer ’ s nose .
The video shows a medical face mask that has been torn at the top with a thin metal strip sticking out .
A person off-camera narrates the short video , claiming the metal strip in the mask is killing people .
“ Yes , indeed .
The antenna killer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s inside the masks that they are telling everybody to wear , ” the narrator said .
“ Now for everybody that don ’ t speak Hebrew , this video came out in Hebrew saying they wanted to show you the number one killer inside the masks .
So , we took this here out , which is a 5G antenna that ’ s inside the mask.
” But the metal strip is not a 5G antenna .
Rather , it is a bendable strip of metal meant to help the mask fit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to mask guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health .
( RELATED : Where These Trees Cut Down To ‘ Make Way For 5G ’ ? )
In a World Health Organization ( WHO ) video about how to wear medical masks , Dr. April Baller , a WHO infection control expert , explains that pinching the metal strip “ moulds to the shape of your nose.
” “ Place the mask on your face , covering your nose , mouth and chin , making sure there are no gaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Baller said .
“ Pinch the metal strip so that it moulds to the shape of your nose .
Sean Lynch , a media relations specialist for 3M , a company that makes personal protective equipment , also confirmed the purpose of the metal strip to the Daily Caller .
“ 3M ’ s surgical masks include a metal strip that can be shaped to form against the wearer ’ s nose , ” Lynch said in an email .
“ It is not an antenna.
” The WHO states on its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been causally linked with exposure to wireless technologies ” to date .

A video shared on Facebook more than 6,600 times claims medical face masks contain a metal strip that is a 5G antenna.
Verdict: False
The metal strip is not a 5G antenna. It is meant to help the face mask conform to the bridge of the wearer’s nose.
Fact Check:
The video shows a medical face mask that has been torn at the top with a thin metal strip sticking out. A person off-camera narrates the short video, claiming the metal strip in the mask is killing people.
“Yes, indeed. The antenna killer – 5G antenna killer – that’s inside the masks that they are telling everybody to wear,” the narrator said. “Now for everybody that don’t speak Hebrew, this video came out in Hebrew saying they wanted to show you the number one killer inside the masks. So, we took this here out, which is a 5G antenna that’s inside the mask.”
But the metal strip is not a 5G antenna. Rather, it is a bendable strip of metal meant to help the mask fit better around the wearer’s face, according to mask guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health. (RELATED: Where These Trees Cut Down To ‘Make Way For 5G’?)
In a World Health Organization (WHO) video about how to wear medical masks, Dr. April Baller, a WHO infection control expert, explains that pinching the metal strip “moulds to the shape of your nose.”
“Place the mask on your face, covering your nose, mouth and chin, making sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask,” Baller said. “Pinch the metal strip so that it moulds to the shape of your nose.
Sean Lynch, a media relations specialist for 3M, a company that makes personal protective equipment, also confirmed the purpose of the metal strip to the Daily Caller.
“3M’s surgical masks include a metal strip that can be shaped to form against the wearer’s nose,” Lynch said in an email. “It is not an antenna.”
The WHO states on its website that “no adverse health effect has been causally linked with exposure to wireless technologies” to date.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Report: Redskins Respond To ‘Wild Internet Speculation’ That Dan Snyder Paid Off Game Officials

A source with the Washington Redskins shut down “ wild internet speculation ” on Thursday that Dan Snyder reportedly paid @ @ @ @ @ In response to the wild internet speculation that members of Washington ’ s NFL team @ @ @ @ @ source laughed , strongly denied it , and added ‘ if we did , we @ @ @ @ @ back , ' ” ESPN reporter Adam Schefter tweeted about the Snyder rumor .
( @ @ @ @ @ Fame Coach Tony Dungy Says He Won ’ t Say Redskins Name On-Air ) The @ @ @ @ @ of posts on Twitter suggesting that a bombshell report involving the Washington Redskins “ will @ @ @ @ @ Snyder abuses drugs and alcohol , and that it leads into Redskins workplace culture .
@ @ @ @ @ officials [ too ] , ” one tweet read .
( RELATED : DEBATE : @ @ @ @ @ Colin Kapernick ? )

A source with the Washington Redskins shut down “wild internet speculation” on Thursday that Dan Snyder reportedly paid off game officials.
“In response to the wild internet speculation that members of Washington’s NFL team paid off officials, one source laughed, strongly denied it, and added ‘if we did, we need to get our money back,'” ESPN reporter Adam Schefter tweeted about the Snyder rumor. (RELATED: NFL Hall Of Fame Coach Tony Dungy Says He Won’t Say Redskins Name On-Air)
In response to the wild internet speculation that members of Washington’s NFL team paid off officials, one source laughed, strongly denied it, and added “if we did, we need to get our money back.” — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 16, 2020
The comments come following a series of posts on Twitter suggesting that a bombshell report involving the Washington Redskins “will contain the following: Dan Snyder abuses drugs and alcohol, and that it leads into Redskins workplace culture. Snyder has paid off NFL officials [too],” one tweet read. (RELATED: DEBATE: Should The Redskins Have Signed Colin Kapernick?)
According to two sources close within the DC media world, the alleged bombshell report involving the Washington Redskins will contain the following: Dan Snyder abuses drugs and alcohol, and that it leads into Redskins workplace culture Snyder has paid off NFL officials to — Nest Sports (@nestsports1933) July 16, 2020
Summary of the allegations against Dan Snyder, Jay Gruden, and the Washington Redskins, Where is the report @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/LWd65vn343 — Nest Sports (@nestsports1933) July 16, 2020


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Multiple Studies Suggest Children Aren’t As Likely To Transmit Coronavirus, Even In School Settings

As the fall months approach , many parents and guardians of children that normally would be returning to school are caught in the limbo of reopenings , unsure whether their local school district will resume in-person classes due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Some school districts have announced that they will reopen schools with a hybrid model .
Seminole County in Florida , for example , will give parents the option of enrolling their students in face-to-face learning , online learning , or a mix of multiple options .
Volusia County , Florida expects to give parents multiple options , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to their classrooms .
Many school districts have decided to start the upcoming school year entirely online , as is the case with California ’ s two largest school districts , Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified .
Pressure is being exerted in both directions — while President Donald Trump is urging schools to reopen in the fall , teachers unions have resisted reopening , citing health dangers .
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a guidance in late June urging schools to reopen for in-person learning at the start of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stance , calling on public health agencies to be in charge of those decisions , according to Politico .
Although researchers are continuing to learn about coronavirus , multiple studies have shown that coronavirus may not be easily spread among children , and being in a school setting didn ’ t create an outbreak .
A study by researchers at New South Wales ’ National Centre For Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Australia looked at staff and students at five primary schools and 10 high schools from March to mid-April , and found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close contact with someone infected with coronavirus , only 2 people , or 0.23 % , contracted the virus .
The study “ found no evidence of children infecting teachers ” and suggested that coronavirus spread in schools is very limited .
Similarly , a study published in April found that a 9-year-old who attended three different schools and a skiing class while infected with coronavirus and showing symptoms didn ’ t infect anyone .
“ The fact that an infected child did not transmit the disease despite close interactions within schools suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the study concluded .
“ It would be almost unheard of for an adult to be exposed to that many people and not infect anyone else , ” Alasdair Munro , a pediatric infectious-diseases researcher at University Hospital Southampton said according to Nature .
While these studies are from the beginning of the pandemic shutdowns in the U.S. , recent reports from Sweden and Germany seem to suggest similar conclusions .
Sweden ’ s public health agency found that between February 24 and June 14 , there was no measurable direct impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school-aged children in Finland , which closed schools , and Sweden , which kept schools open .
A German study released Monday also found that the virus doesn ’ t spread easily in schools , and children may actually act as a “ brake ” on chains of infection .
( RELATED : Coronavirus Not Spreading Among Students , Swedish And German Health Professionals Say ) “ It is rather the opposite , ” Prof Berner told a press conference according to the Telegraph .
“ Children act more as a brake on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them is passed on.
” A commentary published in the official peer-review journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics also concluded in July that children infrequently transmit the virus to each other or to adults .
A majority of voters oppose schools fully opening in the fall , however , and many people fear the possibility that children could transmit the virus to adults , who are more susceptible to severe symptoms if they are elderly or immunocompromised .
Some studies don ’ t agree that children aren ’ t transmiting the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany ’ s chief virologist found that children may be as infectious as adults and recommended countries “ practice caution against an unlimited re-opening of schools ” in the present situation , according to Advisory .
The lead author in the aforementioned study in New South Wales also suggests the results shouldn ’ t be used as a basis for reopening schools , since low transmission didn ’ t mean no transmission .
“ I think children can still transmit coronavirus .
That ’ s certainly the case .
We ’ ve seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Advisory .
In many states , as virus case loads reach new highs , the situation come August is unpredictable , and many parents may be faced with the quandary of whether to send their children back to school if given the option , or keeping them at home after several months cooped up indoors .

As the fall months approach, many parents and guardians of children that normally would be returning to school are caught in the limbo of reopenings, unsure whether their local school district will resume in-person classes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some school districts have announced that they will reopen schools with a hybrid model. Seminole County in Florida, for example, will give parents the option of enrolling their students in face-to-face learning, online learning, or a mix of multiple options. Volusia County, Florida expects to give parents multiple options, and emphasizes social distancing if students return to their classrooms.
Many school districts have decided to start the upcoming school year entirely online, as is the case with California’s two largest school districts, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified.
Pressure is being exerted in both directions — while President Donald Trump is urging schools to reopen in the fall, teachers unions have resisted reopening, citing health dangers. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a guidance in late June urging schools to reopen for in-person learning at the start of their school years, but later softened its stance, calling on public health agencies to be in charge of those decisions, according to Politico.
Reopen schools in the fall. Listen to the science. https://t.co/OwIA41O6ao — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) July 16, 2020
Although researchers are continuing to learn about coronavirus, multiple studies have shown that coronavirus may not be easily spread among children, and being in a school setting didn’t create an outbreak.
“We don’t think our children should be locked up at home” @PressSec “when its perfectly safe for them to go to school” defending call for schools to fully reopen — Kelly O’Donnell (@KellyO) July 16, 2020
A study by researchers at New South Wales’ National Centre For Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Australia looked at staff and students at five primary schools and 10 high schools from March to mid-April, and found that of 863 people who were in close contact with someone infected with coronavirus, only 2 people, or 0.23%, contracted the virus.
The study “found no evidence of children infecting teachers” and suggested that coronavirus spread in schools is very limited.
Similarly, a study published in April found that a 9-year-old who attended three different schools and a skiing class while infected with coronavirus and showing symptoms didn’t infect anyone.
“The fact that an infected child did not transmit the disease despite close interactions within schools suggests potential different transmission dynamics in children,” the study concluded.
“It would be almost unheard of for an adult to be exposed to that many people and not infect anyone else,” Alasdair Munro, a pediatric infectious-diseases researcher at University Hospital Southampton said according to Nature.
While these studies are from the beginning of the pandemic shutdowns in the U.S., recent reports from Sweden and Germany seem to suggest similar conclusions. Sweden’s public health agency found that between February 24 and June 14, there was no measurable direct impact on the number of coronavirus cases among school-aged children in Finland, which closed schools, and Sweden, which kept schools open.
A German study released Monday also found that the virus doesn’t spread easily in schools, and children may actually act as a “brake” on chains of infection. (RELATED: Coronavirus Not Spreading Among Students, Swedish And German Health Professionals Say)
“It is rather the opposite,” Prof Berner told a press conference according to the Telegraph. “Children act more as a brake on infection. Not every infection that reaches them is passed on.”
A commentary published in the official peer-review journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics also concluded in July that children infrequently transmit the virus to each other or to adults.
A majority of voters oppose schools fully opening in the fall, however, and many people fear the possibility that children could transmit the virus to adults, who are more susceptible to severe symptoms if they are elderly or immunocompromised.
Some studies don’t agree that children aren’t transmiting the virus as easily. A study conducted by Germany’s chief virologist found that children may be as infectious as adults and recommended countries “practice caution against an unlimited re-opening of schools” in the present situation, according to Advisory.
The lead author in the aforementioned study in New South Wales also suggests the results shouldn’t be used as a basis for reopening schools, since low transmission didn’t mean no transmission.
“I think children can still transmit coronavirus. That’s certainly the case. We’ve seen that,” she said according to Advisory.
In many states, as virus case loads reach new highs, the situation come August is unpredictable, and many parents may be faced with the quandary of whether to send their children back to school if given the option, or keeping them at home after several months cooped up indoors.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Danica Patrick Unfollows Aaron Rodgers On Instagram, Rep Confirms They’re Over

A representative for Danica Patrick confirmed the relationship between the race car driver and Aaron Rodgers was over .
Patrick first unfollowed the Green Bay Packers quarterback Wednesday and had even deleted posts of the two off her page , according to a report published by E !
News .
As of Thursday , the former NASCAR driver was still not following Rodgers .
It ’ s now clear that the unfollow on Instagram was a sign of the break up .
Patrick was also not present at the American Century Championship where Rodgers participated in the golf tournament .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a couple at Patrick ’ s last race at the Daytona race track in 2018 .
They ’ ve been together ever since with Patrick joking about wanting to get engaged in November of 2019 .
( RELATED : Danica Patrick Jokes About Getting Engaged To Aaron Rodgers : ‘ I ’ ll Probably Get Proposed To Tomorrow Now ’ ) “ That ’ s one of those things , ” Patrick said when asked when the two were planning to get married .
“ You can ’ t be attached to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you really want something to happen there ’ s that equal energy of being afraid that it ’ s not going to happen , so you just have to let it go and be like , ‘ Well , am I having fun today ?
Yep , then life ’ s good . '
” Well , it seems like there won ’ t be an engagement anytime soon .

A representative for Danica Patrick confirmed the relationship between the race car driver and Aaron Rodgers was over.
Patrick first unfollowed the Green Bay Packers quarterback Wednesday and had even deleted posts of the two off her page, according to a report published by E! News. As of Thursday, the former NASCAR driver was still not following Rodgers.
It’s now clear that the unfollow on Instagram was a sign of the break up. Patrick was also not present at the American Century Championship where Rodgers participated in the golf tournament.
Patrick and Rodgers made their first debut as a couple at Patrick’s last race at the Daytona race track in 2018. They’ve been together ever since with Patrick joking about wanting to get engaged in November of 2019. (RELATED: Danica Patrick Jokes About Getting Engaged To Aaron Rodgers: ‘I’ll Probably Get Proposed To Tomorrow Now’)
“That’s one of those things,” Patrick said when asked when the two were planning to get married. “You can’t be attached to something going a certain way because if you really want something to happen there’s that equal energy of being afraid that it’s not going to happen, so you just have to let it go and be like, ‘Well, am I having fun today? Yep, then life’s good.'”
Well, it seems like there won’t be an engagement anytime soon.


thedailycaller--2020-07-16--Details About Michelle Obama’s Upcoming Podcast Have Been Revealed, Including The Show’s First Guest

Details About Michelle Obama’s Upcoming Podcast Have Been Revealed, Including The Show’s First Guests

Details about Michelle Obama ’ s upcoming podcast have been revealed , including a list of some of her first guests which will include many of her friends and family .
The launch of the “ The Michelle Obama Podcast ” on Spotify will take place later this month and some of the people who will be joining the former first lady include late-night TV host Conan O ’ Brien , former adviser to President Barack Obama , Valerie Jarrett and the wife of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder , Dr. Sharon Malone , according to NBC News in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ Station 19 , ’ ‘ The Resident , ’ Other Medical Dramas Donate Supplies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak ) “ My hope is that this series can be a place to explore meaningful topics together and sort through so many of the questions we ’ re all trying to answer in our own lives , ” Michelle shared in a statement .
( RELATED : REPORT : Prince Harry , Meghan Markle Reportedly Called The Cops After Drones Flew Over Their Hollywood Home ) “ Perhaps most of all , I hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new conversations — and hard conversations — with the people who matter most to them , ” she added .
“ That ’ s how we can build more understanding and empathy for one another.
” The piece goes on to note , the focus of the former first lady ’ s podcast will involve “ the relationships that shape us , from siblings and close friends to partners , parents and mentors to our relationship with ourselves and our health , ” per the companies .
The podcast is the first project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company founded by the Obamas , for Spotify .
It comes out July 29 .

Details about Michelle Obama’s upcoming podcast have been revealed, including a list of some of her first guests which will include many of her friends and family.
The launch of the “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on Spotify will take place later this month and some of the people who will be joining the former first lady include late-night TV host Conan O’Brien, former adviser to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett and the wife of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Dr. Sharon Malone, according to NBC News in a piece published Thursday. (RELATED: ‘Station 19,’ ‘The Resident,’ Other Medical Dramas Donate Supplies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak)
I’m thrilled to announce a new project: The #MichelleObamaPodcast with @Spotify! It’s been a tough year and I hope this podcast can help us explore what we’re going through and spark new conversations with our loved ones. I can’t wait for you all to listen on July 29! pic.twitter.com/89zecZXnrr — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 16, 2020
“My hope is that this series can be a place to explore meaningful topics together and sort through so many of the questions we’re all trying to answer in our own lives,” Michelle shared in a statement. (RELATED: REPORT: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Reportedly Called The Cops After Drones Flew Over Their Hollywood Home)
“Perhaps most of all, I hope this podcast will help listeners open up new conversations — and hard conversations — with the people who matter most to them,” she added. “That’s how we can build more understanding and empathy for one another.”
The piece goes on to note, the focus of the former first lady’s podcast will involve “the relationships that shape us, from siblings and close friends to partners, parents and mentors to our relationship with ourselves and our health,” per the companies.
The podcast is the first project from Higher Ground, the media production company founded by the Obamas, for Spotify. It comes out July 29.