thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Wisconsin Is 6th In The Latest Preseason Basketball Rankings From 247Sports

The Wisconsin Badgers continue to get a ton of respect ahead of the upcoming college basketball season .
In the latest preseason rankings from 247Sports , Greg Gard and company were ranked sixth , which is up one spot from the previous rankings .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) It ’ s crazy how much the tone of the conversation around Wisconsin basketball has changed in the past seven months .
At the end of 2019 , people were talking about whether or not Greg Gard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the season .
I thought that kind of talk was ridiculous , but it was a conversation happening between Wisconsin fans nonstop .
Then , we showed up and showed out on our way to a B1G regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament .
All of a sudden , the conversation went from how Gard should update his resume to how Wisconsin is a national title contender in 2021 .
Life sure does come at you fast !
We ’ re going to do some huge things this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
Nate Reuvers , Brad Davison , Aleem Ford , D ’ Mitrik Trice and Micah Potter might be the best starting lineup in America .
I can ’ t wait to watch us ball out — 2019-2020 was a hell of a fun year , and we ’ re only going to do bigger things this season .

The Wisconsin Badgers continue to get a ton of respect ahead of the upcoming college basketball season.
In the latest preseason rankings from 247Sports, Greg Gard and company were ranked sixth, which is up one spot from the previous rankings. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin Basketball (@badgermbb) on Jun 9, 2020 at 10:24am PDT
It’s crazy how much the tone of the conversation around Wisconsin basketball has changed in the past seven months.
At the end of 2019, people were talking about whether or not Greg Gard would even survive to the end of the season.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin Basketball (@badgermbb) on Jun 18, 2020 at 9:49am PDT
I thought that kind of talk was ridiculous, but it was a conversation happening between Wisconsin fans nonstop.
Then, we showed up and showed out on our way to a B1G regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament.
All of a sudden, the conversation went from how Gard should update his resume to how Wisconsin is a national title contender in 2021.
Life sure does come at you fast!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin Basketball (@badgermbb) on Jun 16, 2020 at 4:19pm PDT
We’re going to do some huge things this upcoming season. I can promise you that. Nate Reuvers, Brad Davison, Aleem Ford, D’Mitrik Trice and Micah Potter might be the best starting lineup in America.
I can’t wait to watch us ball out — 2019-2020 was a hell of a fun year, and we’re only going to do bigger things this season.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--College Football Power Players Suggest Moving The Season To The Spring

There seems to be growing support for moving the college football season to the spring .
Pete Thamel published a piece for Yahoo Sports amid growing coronavirus concerns around college football , and it sounds like some of the most powerful people in the sport support the move .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) One unnamed athletic director told him : “ I understand and am concerned about the challenge of playing two seasons in one calendar year .
But in light of the country ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and some of the recent testing numbers from football programs , we have to revisit the possibility that spring football is the better of two suboptimal choices .
“ It ’ s crazy that no one is seriously talking about playing in the spring right now , ” a Power Five head coach told him .
“ We would know so much more six , seven or eight months from now.
” College football simply can ’ t be moved to the spring at this point .
Fans will revolt if games don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve been told for months and months that if we do our part , then football will happen in the spring .
We ’ ve been doing our part for more than a quarter of the year .
Now , we ’ re supposed to entertain the idea of moving the season back to the spring ?
Yeah , that ’ s just not going to happen .
We ’ ve been fighting the war against coronavirus , and it ’ s time to enjoy some football .
Fans will melt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from them .
I ’ m willing to be flexible on a lot , but I ’ m not willing to move the season back several months .
That just can ’ t be allowed to happen .
We ’ re playing football in the fall , and it ’ s that simple .
Any other outcome is simply unacceptable .

There seems to be growing support for moving the college football season to the spring.
Pete Thamel published a piece for Yahoo Sports amid growing coronavirus concerns around college football, and it sounds like some of the most powerful people in the sport support the move. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
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One unnamed athletic director told him: “I understand and am concerned about the challenge of playing two seasons in one calendar year. But in light of the country’s uneven progress in fighting the pandemic and some of the recent testing numbers from football programs, we have to revisit the possibility that spring football is the better of two suboptimal choices.
“It’s crazy that no one is seriously talking about playing in the spring right now,” a Power Five head coach told him. “We would know so much more six, seven or eight months from now.”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Myles Brennan (@mylesbrennan12) on Oct 30, 2019 at 7:26am PDT
College football simply can’t be moved to the spring at this point. Fans will revolt if games don’t happen in the fall.
We’ve been told for months and months that if we do our part, then football will happen in the spring. We’ve been doing our part for more than a quarter of the year.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Myles Brennan (@mylesbrennan12) on Aug 10, 2018 at 6:57pm PDT
Now, we’re supposed to entertain the idea of moving the season back to the spring? Yeah, that’s just not going to happen.
We’ve been fighting the war against coronavirus, and it’s time to enjoy some football. Fans will melt down if the sport is snatched away from them.
Health experts: college football might be canceled this season because of coronavirus. Football fans around America: pic.twitter.com/0XatouOtfV — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) April 9, 2020
I’m willing to be flexible on a lot, but I’m not willing to move the season back several months. That just can’t be allowed to happen.
We’re playing football in the fall, and it’s that simple. Any other outcome is simply unacceptable.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Release Date For Christopher Nolan’s New Movie ‘Tenet’ Pushed To August 12

Christopher Nolan ’ s new movie “ Tenet ” won ’ t come out until August .
According to The Hollywood Reporter , the highly-anticipated film ’ s release has been bumped back to August 12 “ because of a surge ” in coronavirus cases .
It had previously been scheduled to come out July 31 after already getting pushed from July 17 .
( REVIEW : ‘ Westworld ’ Season 3 Ends With The Possible Deaths Of Multiple Characters ) Another day goes by , and we have some more bad coronavirus news .
Movie theaters are getting close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” getting pushed back again isn ’ t a great development .
It ’ s truly incredible how much damage coronavirus has done on the entertainment industry .
It brought the entire thing to a grinding halt .
Cameras stopped rolling , movies stopped getting made , theaters shut down and release dates for films were screwed up .
Now , the most anticipated film of the summer won ’ t come out until August .
It ’ s not a great situation at all , and that ’ s putting it lightly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time “ Tenet ” gets pushed back .
I ’ ve been super pumped for the film ever since the first trailer dropped .
Yet , coronavirus clearly had other plans than just letting the film with John David Washington and Robert Pattinson come out as scheduled .
Let us know in the comments if you plan on seeing “ Tenet ” once it drops August 12 !

Christopher Nolan’s new movie “Tenet” won’t come out until August.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the highly-anticipated film’s release has been bumped back to August 12 “because of a surge” in coronavirus cases. It had previously been scheduled to come out July 31 after already getting pushed from July 17. (REVIEW: ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Ends With The Possible Deaths Of Multiple Characters)
Another day goes by, and we have some more bad coronavirus news. Movie theaters are getting close to opening again, but “Tenet” getting pushed back again isn’t a great development.
It’s truly incredible how much damage coronavirus has done on the entertainment industry. It brought the entire thing to a grinding halt.
Cameras stopped rolling, movies stopped getting made, theaters shut down and release dates for films were screwed up.
Now, the most anticipated film of the summer won’t come out until August. It’s not a great situation at all, and that’s putting it lightly.
Hopefully, this is the last time “Tenet” gets pushed back. I’ve been super pumped for the film ever since the first trailer dropped.
Yet, coronavirus clearly had other plans than just letting the film with John David Washington and Robert Pattinson come out as scheduled.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by TENET (@tenetfilm) on Jun 18, 2020 at 12:34pm PDT
Let us know in the comments if you plan on seeing “Tenet” once it drops August 12!


thedailycaller--2020-06-27--‘Urgent Matter Of Public Health’: MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Says Trump Should Resign

MSNBC host Chris Hayes said during a Friday night “ All In With Chris Hayes ” monologue that it is an “ urgent matter of public health ” that President Donald Trump resign from office .
Calling the ongoing coronavirus response the “ worst governing failures in American history , ” Hayes insisted that no other country “ has bungled it so badly.
” “ We need leadership and a leader to get us out of this , ” Hayes said .
“ But we do not have that leader .
We have Donald Trump.
” “ But we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insisted after naming what he considered to be other Trump failures .
“ As coronavirus cases race back up , the president ignored warnings from his public health experts and that resulted in tens of thousands of preventable deaths .
And we ’ re looking at tens of thousands more.
” “ Right now , we are seeing our chance as Americans to get back to some semblance of normalcy the way other countries have with work and school and even sports , we ’ re seeing it slip away because of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are suffering through the incompetence of a man who took a huge inheritance and squandered it on stupid investments and bankrupted his company six times because he was not up to the task.
” “ If this presidency had creditors , the virus ’ resurgence this week would have been a default event , ” Hayes continued .
“ Only it is not his creditors who are suffering .
It is us .
It is the people who could have survived this virus.
” The MSNBC host insisted that even “ Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apart ” because of Trump , but only mildly complain while hoping that Trump will improve .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : Leo Terrell On Trump , Biden , Policing , And Why He Left The Democratic Party ) “ There is not going to be some correction , ” Hayes concluded .
“ Donald Trump does not learn .
He is not going to get good at this .
He is not going to change .
He has failed definitively .
And it is an urgent matter of public health , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , Donald Trump , to resign .
”

MSNBC host Chris Hayes said during a Friday night “All In With Chris Hayes” monologue that it is an “urgent matter of public health” that President Donald Trump resign from office.
Calling the ongoing coronavirus response the “worst governing failures in American history,” Hayes insisted that no other country “has bungled it so badly.”
“We need leadership and a leader to get us out of this,” Hayes said. “But we do not have that leader. We have Donald Trump.”
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“But we have reached a new depth,” Hayes insisted after naming what he considered to be other Trump failures. “As coronavirus cases race back up, the president ignored warnings from his public health experts and that resulted in tens of thousands of preventable deaths. And we’re looking at tens of thousands more.”
“Right now, we are seeing our chance as Americans to get back to some semblance of normalcy the way other countries have with work and school and even sports, we’re seeing it slip away because of Donald Trump,” he said. “We are suffering through the incompetence of a man who took a huge inheritance and squandered it on stupid investments and bankrupted his company six times because he was not up to the task.”
“If this presidency had creditors, the virus’ resurgence this week would have been a default event,” Hayes continued. “Only it is not his creditors who are suffering. It is us. It is the people who could have survived this virus.”
The MSNBC host insisted that even “Republicans know” that “things are falling apart” because of Trump, but only mildly complain while hoping that Trump will improve. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Leo Terrell On Trump, Biden, Policing, And Why He Left The Democratic Party)
“There is not going to be some correction,” Hayes concluded. “Donald Trump does not learn. He is not going to get good at this. He is not going to change. He has failed definitively. And it is an urgent matter of public health, of public safety at this moment for the president, Donald Trump, to resign.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-27--‘Y’all Don’t Even Know The History’: Sign-Carrying Black Man Rips Protesters Who Want To Take Down L

‘Y’all Don’t Even Know The History’: Sign-Carrying Black Man Rips Protesters Who Want To Take Down Lincoln Statue

A black man carrying a sign for a black history tour sharply criticized protesters who had threatened to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln freeing a slave in Washington , D.C. Friday night .
The Emancipation Memorial has been the subject of the ire of protesters – who argue the statue is demeaning and patriarchal – for the past week .
Abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass spoke at the dedication of the memorial , which was funded by former slaves , in 1876 , according to Washington D.C. ’ s tourism website .
“ Y ’ all don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this statue , but you want to tear it down !
” the man said into a megaphone .
The man was wearing a tour guide uniform and carrying a sign with a website for a black history tour that includes the statue .
Later , a protester in favor of tearing the statue down spoke in response to the man .
“ Are you guys done hearing from people who do not want change ?
” he said .
( RELATED : Wisconsin Protesters Tear Down Statue Of Civil War Hero Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ We are going to TEAR THAT MOTHERFUCKER DOWN !
” Protesters stormed the memorial Tuesday night and originally planned to topple it Thursday saying they would bring equipment .
However , the National Park Service erected a fence Thursday around the memorial to block protesters from attacking it , The Wall Street Journal reported .
Meanwhile , Mayor Muriel Bowser said that there should be a peaceful debate over the fate of the statue , according to The Washington Post .
Bowser said the city should “ not have a mob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Statues and monuments have been under attack across the country in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd .
Floyd died May 25 after a former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for about nine minutes , video of the arrest showed .
“ It ’ s a healthy expression of people saying let ’ s get some priorities here and let ’ s remember the sin and mistake that this nation made and let ’ s not celebrate it , ” Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ removal of the Theodore Roosevelt statue outside the American Museum of Natural History in New York City .
Rioters attempted to tear down the monument of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park outside the White House on Monday night .
Protesters toppled a Christopher Columbus statue in Richmond , Virginia , and beheaded a Columbus statue in Boston on June 9 .
The Columbus statue outside Minnesota ’ s Capitol was torn down on June 10 .
The statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond , a George Washington statue in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Robert E. Lee in Montgomery , Alabama , have also been attacked in the weeks following Floyd ’ s death .
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A black man carrying a sign for a black history tour sharply criticized protesters who had threatened to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln freeing a slave in Washington, D.C. Friday night.
The Emancipation Memorial has been the subject of the ire of protesters – who argue the statue is demeaning and patriarchal – for the past week. Abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass spoke at the dedication of the memorial, which was funded by former slaves, in 1876, according to Washington D.C.’s tourism website.
“Y’all don’t even know the history of this statue, but you want to tear it down!” the man said into a megaphone. The man was wearing a tour guide uniform and carrying a sign with a website for a black history tour that includes the statue.
This man just walked in with his own megaphone:
“Y’all don’t even know the history of this statue, but you want to tear it down!” pic.twitter.com/RJv1VpwXrh — RichieMcG (@RichieMcGinniss) June 26, 2020
Later, a protester in favor of tearing the statue down spoke in response to the man.
“Are you guys done hearing from people who do not want change?” he said. (RELATED: Wisconsin Protesters Tear Down Statue Of Civil War Hero Who Fought To End Slavery)
He added: “We are going to TEAR THAT MOTHERFUCKER DOWN!”
Now the guy running the event is back on with his megaphone:
“Are you guys done hearing from people who do not want change?”
(Yeah!)
“Then what are we gonna do?”
(Tear it down!)
“We are gonna TEAR THAT MOTHERFUCKER DOWN!” pic.twitter.com/zmGy3eZKho — Richie????McG???? (@RichieMcGinniss) June 26, 2020
Protesters stormed the memorial Tuesday night and originally planned to topple it Thursday saying they would bring equipment. However, the National Park Service erected a fence Thursday around the memorial to block protesters from attacking it, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Meanwhile, Mayor Muriel Bowser said that there should be a peaceful debate over the fate of the statue, according to The Washington Post. Bowser said the city should “not have a mob decide they want to pull it down.”
Statues and monuments have been under attack across the country in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25 after a former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for about nine minutes, video of the arrest showed.
“It’s a healthy expression of people saying let’s get some priorities here and let’s remember the sin and mistake that this nation made and let’s not celebrate it,” Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
Cuomo also reiterated his support for the removal of the Theodore Roosevelt statue outside the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Rioters attempted to tear down the monument of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park outside the White House on Monday night.
Protesters toppled a Christopher Columbus statue in Richmond, Virginia, and beheaded a Columbus statue in Boston on June 9. The Columbus statue outside Minnesota’s Capitol was torn down on June 10.
The statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, a George Washington statue in Chicago and a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Montgomery, Alabama, have also been attacked in the weeks following Floyd’s death.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-27--Everytown Claims Second Amendment A ‘Loophole’ That Needs To Be Fixed

Everytown for Gun Safety is now claiming the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is a loophole that needs to be fixed .
They ’ re so convinced , they ’ ve listed this loophole as a “ fact ” of the Second Amendment .
It ’ s beyond a misunderstanding of the text of the Second Amendment .
It ’ s an attempt at a wholesale revision of it .
The maneuver , however , is hardly surprising .
Everytown labeled protestors carrying firearms as “ extremists ” and say gun owners are using recent protests “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to incite fear , suppress civil discourse , and threaten public safety.
” Even in gun-owning circles , there is debate as to whether protesting with firearms is effective .
The denigration of those publicly carrying firearms using fear-inducing labels is hardly new as well .
Moms Demand Action , a gun control group affiliated with Everytown , previously maligned protestors as “ white supremacists ” and invoked fears that protests last year in Richmond , Va. , would descend into the chaos of Charlottesville protests .
Democratic Gov .
Ralph Northam fanned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of emergency , banned firearms on the state capitol grounds and fenced off the area .
In reality , Richmond protests were peaceful .
Over 22,000 attended , representing all gun owners in Virginia , black and white together .
A single arrest was made , but charges were later dropped for wearing a mask .
Protestors even cleaned up their own trash .
Just days ago , black gun owners marched in Tulsa on the same day President Donald Trump held a campaign rally .
The incident went unnoticed by Everytown for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That show of support for the right to keep and bear arms was also peaceful .
Everytown , though , clutched the pearls upon learning it is perfectly legal for law-abiding Americans to openly bear arms in 41 states .
“ Open carry is a dangerous policy opposed by the public , ” Everytown wrote in their “ factsheet.
” “ A visible gun has been found to make people more aggressive ; therefore open carry makes it more likely that disagreements will turn into violent conflicts.
” Yet , not a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by African American gun owners in Tulsa nor the protest last January in Richmond .
Contrast that with what ’ s going on in Seattle ’ s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest ( CHOP ) Zone , where one was killed and another wounded by gun shots in a police “ no-go ” zone .
In fact , CHOP “ protesters ” blocked the police and EMTs from responding to the crimes and aiding the injured .
Residents are understandably fearful .
That forced Seattle Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan to walk back her claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love.
” In Chicago , 14 were killed by criminal violence over the weekend , including four children , and another 100 were wounded .
Everytown is mum about these events , but has a pretty bold opinion about labelling an explicitly delineated right as a “ loophole.
” “ … And Bear Arms , Shall Not Be Infringed.
” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas seized upon this very notion when he drafted his recent dissent in Rogers v Grewal .
“ Thus , the right to carry arms for self-defense inherently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Justice Thomas wrote .
“ This conclusion not only flows from the definition of “ bear Arms ” but also from the natural use of the language in the text .
As I have stated before , it is ‘ extremely improbable that the Framers understood the Second Amendment to protect little more than carrying a gun from the bedroom to the kitchen.
’ ” In that dissent , Justice Thomas explains that Second Amendment rights are pre-existing , or that they predate the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ [ a ] t the time of the founding , as now , to ‘ bear ’ meant to ‘ carry.
’ ” The rights to bear arms outside the home , he explained , are rooted in English law , which provided the foundation for U.S. law .
Justice Thomas noted the Statute of Northampton from 1328 .
That law provided no one was permitted to bring force as a means to threaten the peace , but was hardly a complete ban on bearing arms , as officers were instructed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disturb the peace .
In fact , the same statute was used by England ’ s King James II to disarm the public , but judges then ruled the law only applied to the use of arms for the crime of terrorism .
King James was ultimately deposed , and the English Bill of Rights was drafted and accepted , which included the right to privately bear arms which was “ ‘ an individual right protecting against both public and private violence.
’ And for purposes of discerning the original meaning of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ era understanding that is most pertinent , ” Justice Thomas wrote .
The Founders and those who ratified the U.S. Constitution acknowledged the right to carry arms in public .
Justice Thomas noted the racist post-Civil War laws aimed to disarm freed slaves , but courts then found the right to bear arms in public was often the only way black citizens could protect themselves from mob violence .
Even today , states place “ justifiable needs ” or “ good cause ” requirements to exercise the individual right to publicly bear arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Supreme Court ’ s decision to avoid answering the question when history and the law are so clearly evident .
Justice Thomas is correct .
The Framers didn ’ t write a giant loophole , as Everytown alleges .
The right to own a gun goes hand-in-hand with being able to carry that gun .
It ’ s not a mistake or an oversight .
It ’ s an explicit right .
“ In short , it would take serious linguistic gymnastics—and a repudiation of this Court ’ s decision in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ bear Arms ’ does not extend the Second Amendment beyond the home .
”

By Larry Keane
Everytown for Gun Safety is now claiming the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is a loophole that needs to be fixed. They’re so convinced, they’ve listed this loophole as a “fact” of the Second Amendment.
It’s beyond a misunderstanding of the text of the Second Amendment. It’s an attempt at a wholesale revision of it.
The maneuver, however, is hardly surprising. Everytown labeled protestors carrying firearms as “extremists” and say gun owners are using recent protests “as opportunities to openly display military-style firearms to incite fear, suppress civil discourse, and threaten public safety.”
Fear Mongering
Even in gun-owning circles, there is debate as to whether protesting with firearms is effective. The denigration of those publicly carrying firearms using fear-inducing labels is hardly new as well. Moms Demand Action, a gun control group affiliated with Everytown, previously maligned protestors as “white supremacists” and invoked fears that protests last year in Richmond, Va., would descend into the chaos of Charlottesville protests. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam fanned the flames. He declared a state of emergency, banned firearms on the state capitol grounds and fenced off the area. In reality, Richmond protests were peaceful. Over 22,000 attended, representing all gun owners in Virginia, black and white together. A single arrest was made, but charges were later dropped for wearing a mask. Protestors even cleaned up their own trash.
Just days ago, black gun owners marched in Tulsa on the same day President Donald Trump held a campaign rally. The incident went unnoticed by Everytown for Gun Safety or Moms Demand Action. That show of support for the right to keep and bear arms was also peaceful.
Everytown, though, clutched the pearls upon learning it is perfectly legal for law-abiding Americans to openly bear arms in 41 states. “Open carry is a dangerous policy opposed by the public,” Everytown wrote in their “factsheet.” “A visible gun has been found to make people more aggressive; therefore open carry makes it more likely that disagreements will turn into violent conflicts.”
Ignoring Real Problems
Yet, not a single act of violence occurred during the demonstration by African American gun owners in Tulsa nor the protest last January in Richmond. Contrast that with what’s going on in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) Zone, where one was killed and another wounded by gun shots in a police “no-go” zone. In fact, CHOP “protesters” blocked the police and EMTs from responding to the crimes and aiding the injured. Residents are understandably fearful. That forced Seattle Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan to walk back her claim the protests were a “summer of love.” In Chicago, 14 were killed by criminal violence over the weekend, including four children, and another 100 were wounded.
Everytown is mum about these events, but has a pretty bold opinion about labelling an explicitly delineated right as a “loophole.”
“… And Bear Arms, Shall Not Be Infringed.”
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas seized upon this very notion when he drafted his recent dissent in Rogers v Grewal.
“Thus, the right to carry arms for self-defense inherently includes the right to carry in public,” Justice Thomas wrote. “This conclusion not only flows from the definition of “bear Arms” but also from the natural use of the language in the text. As I have stated before, it is ‘extremely improbable that the Framers understood the Second Amendment to protect little more than carrying a gun from the bedroom to the kitchen.’”
In that dissent, Justice Thomas explains that Second Amendment rights are pre-existing, or that they predate the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. As Heller explained, “[a]t the time of the founding, as now, to ‘bear’ meant to ‘carry.’” The rights to bear arms outside the home, he explained, are rooted in English law, which provided the foundation for U.S. law. Justice Thomas noted the Statute of Northampton from 1328. That law provided no one was permitted to bring force as a means to threaten the peace, but was hardly a complete ban on bearing arms, as officers were instructed to arrest only those bearing arms to disturb the peace. In fact, the same statute was used by England’s King James II to disarm the public, but judges then ruled the law only applied to the use of arms for the crime of terrorism.
King James was ultimately deposed, and the English Bill of Rights was drafted and accepted, which included the right to privately bear arms which was “‘ an individual right protecting against both public and private violence.’ And for purposes of discerning the original meaning of the Second Amendment, it is this founding era understanding that is most pertinent,” Justice Thomas wrote.
Rights, Not Loopholes
The Founders and those who ratified the U.S. Constitution acknowledged the right to carry arms in public. Justice Thomas noted the racist post-Civil War laws aimed to disarm freed slaves, but courts then found the right to bear arms in public was often the only way black citizens could protect themselves from mob violence.
Even today, states place “justifiable needs” or “good cause” requirements to exercise the individual right to publicly bear arms, which caused Justice Thomas to dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision to avoid answering the question when history and the law are so clearly evident.
Justice Thomas is correct. The Framers didn’t write a giant loophole, as Everytown alleges. The right to own a gun goes hand-in-hand with being able to carry that gun. It’s not a mistake or an oversight. It’s an explicit right. “In short, it would take serious linguistic gymnastics—and a repudiation of this Court’s decision in Heller — to claim that the phrase ‘bear Arms’ does not extend the Second Amendment beyond the home.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-27--FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show A Statue Of Jimi Hendrix Vandalized During Recent Seattle Protests?

An image shared on Facebook more than 4,200 times purportedly shows a statue of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in Seattle covered in graffiti from recent protests against racial injustice and police brutality .
This photo shows vandalism that occurred in 2013 .
There is no evidence the statue has been recently vandalized .
Numerous monuments and statues across the country have been vandalized amid protests after George Floyd , an unarmed black man , died on May 25 in Minneapolis police custody , according to The Hill .
Facebook users recently shared a photo of the graffiti-covered Hendrix statue with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recent protest in Seattle .
The statue is located in Seattle ’ s Capitol Hill neighborhood , according to CBS News .
But the image actually depicts a vandalism incident from 2013 .
The Seattle Times included the photo of the Hendrix statue in an article that reports two young men spray-painted it in September that year .
Police said the men , purportedly drunk , defaced several other structures in the area , CBS News reported .
“ The Jimi Hendrix statue on Broadway was tagged Wednesday night on the anniversary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seattle Times caption .
“ The graffiti was removed Thursday.
” ( RELATED : Does This Photo Show The Lincoln Memorial Defaced And Damaged Following George Floyd Protests ? )
Had the statue been spray-painted with graffiti during recent protests , it would have been picked up by media outlets , yet none have done so .
A June 24 photo from Getty Images shows the statue adorned with a face mask but unmarked by graffiti .
Michael Oaksmith of Hunters Capital , the real estate firm that owns the building on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an email to the Daily Caller that it has not been vandalized .

An image shared on Facebook more than 4,200 times purportedly shows a statue of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in Seattle covered in graffiti from recent protests against racial injustice and police brutality.
Verdict: False
This photo shows vandalism that occurred in 2013. There is no evidence the statue has been recently vandalized.
Fact Check:
Numerous monuments and statues across the country have been vandalized amid protests after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on May 25 in Minneapolis police custody, according to The Hill.
Facebook users recently shared a photo of the graffiti-covered Hendrix statue with captions that suggest the vandalism occurred during a recent protest in Seattle. The statue is located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, according to CBS News.
But the image actually depicts a vandalism incident from 2013. The Seattle Times included the photo of the Hendrix statue in an article that reports two young men spray-painted it in September that year. Police said the men, purportedly drunk, defaced several other structures in the area, CBS News reported.
“The Jimi Hendrix statue on Broadway was tagged Wednesday night on the anniversary of his death,” reads the Seattle Times caption. “The graffiti was removed Thursday.” (RELATED: Does This Photo Show The Lincoln Memorial Defaced And Damaged Following George Floyd Protests?)
Had the statue been spray-painted with graffiti during recent protests, it would have been picked up by media outlets, yet none have done so. A June 24 photo from Getty Images shows the statue adorned with a face mask but unmarked by graffiti.
Michael Oaksmith of Hunters Capital, the real estate firm that owns the building on the corner when the statue sits, confirmed in an email to the Daily Caller that it has not been vandalized.


thedailycaller--2020-06-27--Daily Caller Video Editor Vince Shkreli Harassed At DC Protest

Daily Caller video editor Vince Shkreli was threatened and harassed by a protester Friday night in Washington D.C. “ You are Daily Caller , right ?
Why are you with the Daily Caller here , ” the protester asks , before repeatedly telling him to “ go home.
” “ I ’ m not going home , I live in this city , ” Shkreli answered , at which point the protester stepped closer and got in his face .
“ The Daily Caller is not welcome here , ” the protester told him .
“ I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from you , alright ?
” Shkreli replied .
Friday ’ s protest is one of many that have spread nationwide following the death of George Floyd , who died in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department after an officer kneeled on his neck for over 8 minutes .
Demonstrations across the country , many of which began peacefully , escalated into violent riots as time went on .
Daily Caller reporter Shelby Talcott was attacked Monday at a protest in D.C. when rioters got angry at her for filming them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being a cop , and tried to grab her phone before police intervened .
( RELATED : Daily Caller Reporter Shelby Talcott Talks About Being Assaulted By Protesters On Ingraham ’ s Fox News Show ) The Friday protesters in DC have vowed to topple the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park .
Statues of historical figures including Abraham Lincoln , George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant have been torn down in recent weeks by protesters who claim they are racist .

Daily Caller video editor Vince Shkreli was threatened and harassed by a protester Friday night in Washington D.C.
“You are Daily Caller, right? Why are you with the Daily Caller here,” the protester asked, before repeatedly telling him to “go home.”
“I’m not going home, I live in this city,” Shkreli answered, at which point the protester stepped closer and got in his face.
“The Daily Caller is not welcome here,” the protester told him.
“I’m not gonna take any bullying or intimidation from you, alright?” Shkreli replied.
WATCH:
Friday’s protest is one of many that have spread nationwide following the death of George Floyd, who died in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department after an officer kneeled on his neck for over 8 minutes. Demonstrations across the country, many of which began peacefully, escalated into violent riots as time went on.
Daily Caller reporter Shelby Talcott was attacked Monday at a protest in D.C. when rioters got angry at her for filming them. The rioters surrounded her, accused her of being a cop, and tried to grab her phone before police intervened. (RELATED: Daily Caller Reporter Shelby Talcott Talks About Being Assaulted By Protesters On Ingraham’s Fox News Show)
WATCH:
The Friday protesters in DC have vowed to topple the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park. Statues of historical figures including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant have been torn down in recent weeks by protesters who claim they are racist.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--‘Wake Up, Juan!’: Greg Gutfeld Rips Juan Williams When He Tries To Blame Inner-City Violence On Trum

‘Wake Up, Juan!’: Greg Gutfeld Rips Juan Williams When He Tries To Blame Inner-City Violence On Trump

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld tore into Juan Williams on Friday ’ s “ The Five ” after his co-host tried to blame President Donald Trump for inner-city violence .
Gutfeld had just concluded a monologue slamming white antifa “ laughable losers ” and stating that he had more in common with “ black winners than white losers.
” “ What ties us together is achievement and not grievance , ” Gutfeld said .
“ So white winners and black winners are on the same side , and stay away from the white losers because they are poisoning the minds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if all the winners of every race and color joined together and laugh at the losers.
” Stating he was there to “ defend ” his “ white brothers , ” Williams launched into Trump ’ s lack of messaging on what his second-term agenda would be .
When co-host Jesse Watters tried to insert the reality of burning cities , Williams went back to groups “ abandoning Trump , ” who is “ engaged in these kinds of horrible imagery and language because he doesn ’ t have a message.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chicago , ” Gutfeld insisted .
“ He ’ s not looting , Juan .
These things are actually real .
They ’ re not fantasies .
True , he could do a better job .
He could do a better job facing these problems .
We agree with that , but you can ’ t lay those problems on him as somehow he is conjuring this stuff up in order to win an election.
” “ This stuff is real , ” he continued .
“ People are suffering , Juan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re suffering in Minneapolis , they ’ re suffering in New York , they ’ re suffering in Atlanta , they ’ re suffering in Dallas , they ’ re suffering in California , and you go , ‘ isolated incidents.
’ Wake up , Juan !
You ’ ve got to wake up to this and start helping your party face the truth.
” ( RELATED : ‘ It Removes Race From The Equation ’ : Greg Gutfeld Details ‘ Terrible Idea ’ To Eliminate The Perception Of Racism In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is we have had black on black crime in this country for a long time and I think the incumbent is Donald Trump , ” Williams shot back .
“ If he was about healing , reconciliation , if he was doing something to deal with those problems , maybe he would have a better case .
Maybe he would have something to say about bringing Americans together .
”

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld tore into Juan Williams on Friday’s “The Five” after his co-host tried to blame President Donald Trump for inner-city violence.
Gutfeld had just concluded a monologue slamming white antifa “laughable losers” and stating that he had more in common with “black winners than white losers.”
“What ties us together is achievement and not grievance,” Gutfeld said. “So white winners and black winners are on the same side, and stay away from the white losers because they are poisoning the minds of everybody. That will end racism if all the winners of every race and color joined together and laugh at the losers.”
Stating he was there to “defend” his “white brothers,” Williams launched into Trump’s lack of messaging on what his second-term agenda would be.
WATCH:
When co-host Jesse Watters tried to insert the reality of burning cities, Williams went back to groups “abandoning Trump,” who is “engaged in these kinds of horrible imagery and language because he doesn’t have a message.”
“He’s not killing people in Chicago,” Gutfeld insisted. “He’s not looting, Juan. These things are actually real. They’re not fantasies. True, he could do a better job. He could do a better job facing these problems. We agree with that, but you can’t lay those problems on him as somehow he is conjuring this stuff up in order to win an election.”
“This stuff is real,” he continued. “People are suffering, Juan. They’re suffering in Chicago, they’re suffering in Minneapolis, they’re suffering in New York, they’re suffering in Atlanta, they’re suffering in Dallas, they’re suffering in California, and you go, ‘isolated incidents.’ Wake up, Juan! You’ve got to wake up to this and start helping your party face the truth.” (RELATED: ‘It Removes Race From The Equation’: Greg Gutfeld Details ‘Terrible Idea’ To Eliminate The Perception Of Racism In Policing)
“I think the truth is we have had black on black crime in this country for a long time and I think the incumbent is Donald Trump,” Williams shot back. “If he was about healing, reconciliation, if he was doing something to deal with those problems, maybe he would have a better case. Maybe he would have something to say about bringing Americans together.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--FACT CHECK: Did Bill Gates Visit Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island At Least 17 Times?

An image shared on Facebook over 2,000 times claims Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates visited convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein ’ s private island at least 17 times .
There is no evidence Gates went to Epstein ’ s private Caribbean island 17 or more times .
Flight logs only show Gates on one flight from New Jersey to Florida .
Epstein , a financier and convicted sex offender , was found dead in his jail cell at Manhattan ’ s Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019 from what officials deemed a suicide while awaiting trial for federal sex-trafficking charges .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ had connections to rich and powerful people such as Gates , former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew , according to Axios .
The viral post claims Gates traveled to Epstein ’ s private Caribbean island , Little St. James , 17 times via Epstein ’ s private jet .
The island , where some of Epstein ’ s accusers have said they were sexually assaulted , had been nicknamed “ Pedophile Island ” by some of the locals , The New York Times reported .
“ Before you listen to him about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ island at least 17 times , ” the post claims .
( RELATED : Does A Bill Gates-Funded Research Institute Own The Patent For Coronavirus ? )
But there is no evidence to support that claim .
The Daily Caller reviewed Epstein ’ s publicly available flight logs , uploaded online by the websites Gawker and FactCheck.org , and found only one mention of Gates in them .
That March 2013 flight went from Teterboro airport in New Jersey to Palm Beach International airport in Florida , not to the U.S. Virgin Islands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 , a spokesperson for Gates told The New York Times that Gates hadn ’ t been aware that the plane belonged to Epstein .
The New York Times reported that Gates met with Epstein on multiple occasions starting in 2011 , just a few years after he had pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor .
Epstein also met with employees from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , according to The New York Times .
“ Bill Gates regrets ever meeting with Epstein and recognizes it was an error in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bridgitt Arnold , a spokeswoman for Gates , to The New York Times .
“ Gates recognizes that entertaining Epstein ’ s ideas related to philanthropy gave Epstein an undeserved platform that was at odds with Gates ’ s personal values and the values of his foundation .
”

An image shared on Facebook over 2,000 times claims Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates visited convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein’s private island at least 17 times.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence Gates went to Epstein’s private Caribbean island 17 or more times. Flight logs only show Gates on one flight from New Jersey to Florida.
Fact Check:
Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his jail cell at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019 from what officials deemed a suicide while awaiting trial for federal sex-trafficking charges. While he was still alive, Epstein had connections to rich and powerful people such as Gates, former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, according to Axios.
The viral post claims Gates traveled to Epstein’s private Caribbean island, Little St. James, 17 times via Epstein’s private jet. The island, where some of Epstein’s accusers have said they were sexually assaulted, had been nicknamed “Pedophile Island” by some of the locals, The New York Times reported.
“Before you listen to him about coronavirus always remember he flew to Epstein island at least 17 times,” the post claims. (RELATED: Does A Bill Gates-Funded Research Institute Own The Patent For Coronavirus?)
But there is no evidence to support that claim. The Daily Caller reviewed Epstein’s publicly available flight logs, uploaded online by the websites Gawker and FactCheck.org, and found only one mention of Gates in them. That March 2013 flight went from Teterboro airport in New Jersey to Palm Beach International airport in Florida, not to the U.S. Virgin Islands where his island is located.
In 2019, a spokesperson for Gates told The New York Times that Gates hadn’t been aware that the plane belonged to Epstein.
The New York Times reported that Gates met with Epstein on multiple occasions starting in 2011, just a few years after he had pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor. Epstein also met with employees from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to The New York Times.
“Bill Gates regrets ever meeting with Epstein and recognizes it was an error in judgment to do so,” said Bridgitt Arnold, a spokeswoman for Gates, to The New York Times. “Gates recognizes that entertaining Epstein’s ideas related to philanthropy gave Epstein an undeserved platform that was at odds with Gates’s personal values and the values of his foundation.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--NJ City Officials Charged After 1 In 5 Mail-In Ballots Found To Be Fraudulent In Election

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed voter fraud charges Thursday against two Paterson city officials who allegedly engaged in a mail-in ballot scheme in connection to a special election in May .
Grewal levelled the charges against Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson , Councilman-Elect Alex Mendez , and two other men after the Postal Inspection Service warned Grewal ’ s office that hundreds of mail-in ballots were found in a Paterson mailbox , InsiderNJ reported Thursday .
The attorney general ’ s Office of Public Integrity & Accountability ( OPIA ) began a probe after the Postal Inspection Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to conduct the May 12 special election through mail-in ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which has reportedly killed more than 124,000 people in the U.S. ( RELATED : Tucker Carlson : Mail-In Voting And Ballot Harvesting ‘ Massively Expands The Potential For Voter Fraud ’ ) Only 13,557 of the 16,747 vote-by-mail ballots in Paterson were counted , a local NBC affiliate in New York reported in May .
More than 800 ballots in Paterson were invalidated for appearing in mailboxes tethered together .
One mailbox reportedly had hundreds of ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disqualified another 2,300 ballots after concluding that the signatures did not match voting records .
One Paterson woman named Romana Javier , after NBC showed her a list of people who allegedly voted on her block , told the channel that she never received a ballot and did not vote .
“ We did not receive vote-by-mail ballots and thus we did not vote , ” she said .
“ This is corruption .
This is fraud.
” The potential for fraud as a result of state and local officials resorting to mail-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among conservatives .
Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump ’ s tweets for suggesting in May that California ’ s mail-in ballots will be “ substantially fraudulent.
” “ Today ’ s charges send a clear message : if you try to tamper with an election in New Jersey , we will find you and we will hold you accountable , ” Grewal , a Democrat , said in a statement to InsiderNJ .
“ We will not allow a small number of criminals to undermine the public ’ s confidence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of New Jersey have a right to free and fair elections , and we will ensure that happens , ” Thomas Eicher , director of the OPIA , said in a statement .
“ Our office ’ s criminal investigations complement a number of other safeguards that New Jersey has implemented to ensure the integrity of our elections.
” A voter in New Jersey who receives a mail-in ballot must complete the ballot and then return the ballot through the mail , or deliver it to the County Board of Elections .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the completed ballot to a so-called bearer , who must complete a bearer certification on the ballot before returning it on behalf of the voter .
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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed voter fraud charges Thursday against two Paterson city officials who allegedly engaged in a mail-in ballot scheme in connection to a special election in May.
Grewal levelled the charges against Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson, Councilman-Elect Alex Mendez, and two other men after the Postal Inspection Service warned Grewal’s office that hundreds of mail-in ballots were found in a Paterson mailbox, InsiderNJ reported Thursday.
The attorney general’s Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) began a probe after the Postal Inspection Service issued the warning. Paterson authorities decided to conduct the May 12 special election through mail-in ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reportedly killed more than 124,000 people in the U.S. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson: Mail-In Voting And Ballot Harvesting ‘Massively Expands The Potential For Voter Fraud’)
Only 13,557 of the 16,747 vote-by-mail ballots in Paterson were counted, a local NBC affiliate in New York reported in May. More than 800 ballots in Paterson were invalidated for appearing in mailboxes tethered together. One mailbox reportedly had hundreds of ballots tied together.
The board of elections disqualified another 2,300 ballots after concluding that the signatures did not match voting records.
One Paterson woman named Romana Javier, after NBC showed her a list of people who allegedly voted on her block, told the channel that she never received a ballot and did not vote. “We did not receive vote-by-mail ballots and thus we did not vote,” she said. “This is corruption. This is fraud.”
The potential for fraud as a result of state and local officials resorting to mail-in ballots has become a topic of conversation among conservatives. Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump’s tweets for suggesting in May that California’s mail-in ballots will be “substantially fraudulent.”
“Today’s charges send a clear message: if you try to tamper with an election in New Jersey, we will find you and we will hold you accountable,” Grewal, a Democrat, said in a statement to InsiderNJ. “We will not allow a small number of criminals to undermine the public’s confidence in our democratic process.”
“The residents of New Jersey have a right to free and fair elections, and we will ensure that happens,” Thomas Eicher, director of the OPIA, said in a statement. “Our office’s criminal investigations complement a number of other safeguards that New Jersey has implemented to ensure the integrity of our elections.”
A voter in New Jersey who receives a mail-in ballot must complete the ballot and then return the ballot through the mail, or deliver it to the County Board of Elections. The state also allows the voter to give the completed ballot to a so-called bearer, who must complete a bearer certification on the ballot before returning it on behalf of the voter.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Here Are The Colleges Rescinding Offers Over Alleged Offensive Social Media Posts

In response to nationwide protests against police brutality and racism , some colleges and universities are rescinding offers to prospective students over past social media posts that some have deemed offensive .
Numerous universities have indicated their support for black students and police reform , and some have taken action against prospective students who have made allegedly offensive social media posts .
( RELATED : United Nations Human Rights Body Will Examine Police Brutality And Racism In The US ) Disney star Skai Jackson has exposed seveal offensive posts through her Twitter feed , according to InStyle.com .
The Univeristy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberty Woodley , a prospective student , after Jackson shared posts made by Woodley when she was sixteen , The College Fix reported .
In one post , Woodley called herself racist but said that she tries to overcome it .
She then said , “ two black girls sitting behind me won ’ t shut the fuck up & i want to punch them because they are so fucking retarded.
” Woodley ’ s family , who have received death threats , told the Gainesville Sun “ We are not racist people.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in anger and regrets them .
Louisiana State University ( LSU ) declined to rescind an admission offer to another prospective student Jackson highlighted for past offensive posts and stated their “ constitutional limitation ” prevented them from rescinding the offer .
Ferrum College rescinded an offer after a post calling black protesters the n-word was reported and investigated , according to The Roanoke Times .
The College of Charleston rescinded an offer to a student on June 2 over a “ racist social media post.
” A prospective Marquette University student ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a post on Snapchat comparing kneeling to the anthem and kneeling by former Officer Derek Chauvin on Floyd ’ s neck was found .
The Riverhead News Review said the student has made multiple insensitive posts according to multiple peers .
Xavier University turned down a student who was secured on the cross-country and track teams , after finding “ offensive , racially charged social media posts.
” The student used the n-word and called protesters “ thugs , ” Local 12 reported .
Some colleges , such as LSU , Missouri State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where a petition garnered 12,000 signatures and hundreds of emails were sent , have rejected calls to rescind student offers .
Joe Cohn , the Legislative and Policy Director for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ( FIRE ) , told the Daily Caller most universities have the legal ability to rescind offers based on speech and said “ students certainly have robust free speech once admitted.
” Cohn further pointed out , if the goal in rescinding “ is to purge the world of racists , that tends to be counterproductive.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is by interaction with different people and by education , which higher education is “ particularly situated , ” Cohn stated .

In response to nationwide protests against police brutality and racism, some colleges and universities are rescinding offers to prospective students over past social media posts that some have deemed offensive.
Numerous universities have indicated their support for black students and police reform, and some have taken action against prospective students who have made allegedly offensive social media posts. (RELATED: United Nations Human Rights Body Will Examine Police Brutality And Racism In The US)
Disney star Skai Jackson has exposed seveal offensive posts through her Twitter feed, according to InStyle.com. The Univeristy of Florida rescinded an admission offer to Liberty Woodley, a prospective student, after Jackson shared posts made by Woodley when she was sixteen, The College Fix reported.
this is Liberty Woodley from Cape Coral , FL. She graduated from Mariner High School and is currently set to attend the University of Florida ! pic.twitter.com/Itj9QPrwr3 — Skai Jackson (@skaijackson) June 5, 2020
In one post, Woodley called herself racist but said that she tries to overcome it. She then said, “two black girls sitting behind me won’t shut the fuck up & i want to punch them because they are so fucking retarded.” Woodley’s family, who have received death threats, told the Gainesville Sun “We are not racist people.” Woodley stated she made the comments in anger and regrets them.
Louisiana State University (LSU) declined to rescind an admission offer to another prospective student Jackson highlighted for past offensive posts and stated their “constitutional limitation” prevented them from rescinding the offer.
Ferrum College rescinded an offer after a post calling black protesters the n-word was reported and investigated, according to The Roanoke Times.
The College of Charleston rescinded an offer to a student on June 2 over a “racist social media post.”
A prospective Marquette University student’s offer and scholarship was rescinded after a post on Snapchat comparing kneeling to the anthem and kneeling by former Officer Derek Chauvin on Floyd’s neck was found. The Riverhead News Review said the student has made multiple insensitive posts according to multiple peers.
Xavier University turned down a student who was secured on the cross-country and track teams, after finding “offensive, racially charged social media posts.” The student used the n-word and called protesters “thugs,” Local 12 reported.
Some colleges, such as LSU, Missouri State University, and Northern Kentucky University, where a petition garnered 12,000 signatures and hundreds of emails were sent, have rejected calls to rescind student offers.
Joe Cohn, the Legislative and Policy Director for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), told the Daily Caller most universities have the legal ability to rescind offers based on speech and said “students certainly have robust free speech once admitted.”
Cohn further pointed out, if the goal in rescinding “is to purge the world of racists, that tends to be counterproductive.” The two ways to deter prejudice is by interaction with different people and by education, which higher education is “particularly situated,” Cohn stated.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Facebook To Put Label On ‘Newsworthy’ Posts From Public Officials That Violate User Policies

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg rolled out new rules for the platform in a Facebook post Friday , most notably that the company would place labels on posts from public officials that violate user policies .
The Facebook post stated that “ problematic content ” from public officials would include “ a prompt to tell people that the content they ’ re sharing may violate [ Facebook ] policies.
” Zuckerberg mentioned that “ newsworthy ” posts found in violation of user policies would not be removed , however , stating that “ seeing speech from politicians is in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ content that incites violence or suppresses voting ” would be taken down , even if it was posted by a public official .
The “ newsworthy ” exemption would not apply to posts of that manner , and Zuckerberg also stated that Facebook was creating a new team to monitor and “ remove false claims ” about voting .
Facebook ’ s decision to more aggressively target platform violations is a major reversal from the company ’ s long-standing refusal to directly address content from public officials , according to The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company refused to remove or flag a May 29 post from President Donald Trump that stated “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts , ” The Washington Post reported .
The comment was in reference to multiple instances of rioting and looting that have taken place during the George Floyd protests .
Some groups , including presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign , viewed the post as threatening and criticized Facebook for not addressing it .
A tweet from the president including the same language was flagged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are The Tech Giants That Took A Stand For BLM But Are Bending The Knee To Beijing ) A number of companies , including Verizon and Patagonia , also pulled their ads from the platform over growing criticism of Facebook , according to Business Insider .
Many of these companies were associated with the Stop Hate for Profit campaign , an advocacy group that puts pressure on tech companies to address “ hate speech.
” Zuckerberg also met with civil rights groups prior to Friday ’ s decision in order to determine what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Other measures that were added include new restrictions on “ hate speech ” in ads and the creation of a “ voting information center ” to promote civic engagement .

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg rolled out new rules for the platform in a Facebook post Friday, most notably that the company would place labels on posts from public officials that violate user policies.
The Facebook post stated that “problematic content” from public officials would include “a prompt to tell people that the content they’re sharing may violate [Facebook] policies.” Zuckerberg mentioned that “newsworthy” posts found in violation of user policies would not be removed, however, stating that “seeing speech from politicians is in the public interest.”
One major clarification was that “content that incites violence or suppresses voting” would be taken down, even if it was posted by a public official. The “newsworthy” exemption would not apply to posts of that manner, and Zuckerberg also stated that Facebook was creating a new team to monitor and “remove false claims” about voting.
Facebook’s decision to more aggressively target platform violations is a major reversal from the company’s long-standing refusal to directly address content from public officials, according to The Washington Post.
Facebook faced backlash after the company refused to remove or flag a May 29 post from President Donald Trump that stated “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” The Washington Post reported. The comment was in reference to multiple instances of rioting and looting that have taken place during the George Floyd protests.
Some groups, including presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, viewed the post as threatening and criticized Facebook for not addressing it. A tweet from the president including the same language was flagged by Twitter. (RELATED: Here Are The Tech Giants That Took A Stand For BLM But Are Bending The Knee To Beijing)
A number of companies, including Verizon and Patagonia, also pulled their ads from the platform over growing criticism of Facebook, according to Business Insider. Many of these companies were associated with the Stop Hate for Profit campaign, an advocacy group that puts pressure on tech companies to address “hate speech.”
Zuckerberg also met with civil rights groups prior to Friday’s decision in order to determine what changes to include, Politico reported. Other measures that were added include new restrictions on “hate speech” in ads and the creation of a “voting information center” to promote civic engagement.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--16-Year-Old TikTok Star Siya Kakkar Has Died

A 16-year-old TikTok star has died , according to her manager .
Siya Kakkar had over one million followers on TikTok at the time of her death , according to a report published by People magazine .
Her caused of death has not been revealed .
“ No more words , ” her manager Arjun Sarin shared on social media .
“ You will always be the best artist .
Rest In Peace.
” ( RELATED : TikTok Superstars Bryce Hall And Jaden Hossler Arrested For Drug Offenses ) Actor Jay Bhanushali spoke about the TikTok star ’ s death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suicide is not the solution.
” Photographer Viral Bhayani also shared his thoughts on social media .
“ Before publishing this I spoke to her Talent management agency head Arjun Sarin who just spoke to her last night for a song collaboration and he says she was in a good mood and perfectly alright , ” he said .
“ Even he has no clue what went wrong that she had to go this way.
” “ You go through her videos and you can she was so good in her content , @ @ @ @

A 16-year-old TikTok star has died, according to her manager.
Siya Kakkar had over one million followers on TikTok at the time of her death, according to a report published by People magazine. Her caused of death has not been revealed.
“No more words,” her manager Arjun Sarin shared on social media. “You will always be the best artist. Rest In Peace.” (RELATED: TikTok Superstars Bryce Hall And Jaden Hossler Arrested For Drug Offenses)
Actor Jay Bhanushali spoke about the TikTok star’s death on his Instagram account saying, “suicide is not the solution.”
Photographer Viral Bhayani also shared his thoughts on social media.
“Before publishing this I spoke to her Talent management agency head Arjun Sarin who just spoke to her last night for a song collaboration and he says she was in a good mood and perfectly alright,” he said. “Even he has no clue what went wrong that she had to go this way.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Joe Biden Keeps Inflating The Coronavirus Death Toll

Former Vice President Joe Biden has repeatedly inflated America ’ s coronavirus death toll by hundreds of thousands and millions of deaths when talking about the virus .
Biden gaffed on Thursday , saying that “ over 120 million ” people were “ dead from COVID ” before correcting himself .
Biden has struggled to get right the number of coronavirus deaths , which is at roughly 121,000 , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
In a May 1 interview on MSNBC ’ s “ Morning Joe , ” Biden placed the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Look Joe , over 600,000 dead .
Many of them are people who are those , those , those workers , those nurses , doctors some of them , because they put themselves in a position to save other people ’ s lives , protect the rest of society .
And we talk about that number , like 600,000-plus people … ” Biden said .
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough corrected him , noting that the real number at the time was one-tenth the size at 60,000 .
In a May 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden appeared to place the number of deaths in the millions , saying the pandemic “ has cost us more than 85,000 jobs as of today , lives of millions of people , millions of people , millions of jobs.
” Biden continued on without correcting himself .
Biden avoided botching the number in a May 21 interview with a local Florida station by looking at his notes before answering the question .
Biden and his campaign have repeatedly spread inaccurate information relating to the virus .
( RELATED : Joe Biden Keeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 Examples ) A misleading March 31 Biden campaign video made it seem as if President Donald Trump had called the virus a “ hoax.
” In reality , Trump said that Democrats ’ political reaction to the virus was a “ hoax.
” “ The video makes it seem like Trump is calling the disease itself a hoax , which he hasn ’ t done .
The words are Trump ’ s , but the editing is Biden ’ s , ” PolitiFact noted , rating the claim “ false.
” Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silencing a career CDC official who warned the public about the coronavirus .
A fact check from The Washington Post awarded the claim four out of four Pinocchios .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden has repeatedly inflated America’s coronavirus death toll by hundreds of thousands and millions of deaths when talking about the virus.
Biden gaffed on Thursday, saying that “over 120 million” people were “dead from COVID” before correcting himself. Biden has struggled to get right the number of coronavirus deaths, which is at roughly 121,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In a May 1 interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden placed the number of coronavirus deaths at greater than 600,000.
“Look Joe, over 600,000 dead. Many of them are people who are those, those, those workers, those nurses, doctors some of them, because they put themselves in a position to save other people’s lives, protect the rest of society. And we talk about that number, like 600,000-plus people … ” Biden said.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough corrected him, noting that the real number at the time was one-tenth the size at 60,000.
WATCH:
In a May 14 livestream with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Biden appeared to place the number of deaths in the millions, saying the pandemic “has cost us more than 85,000 jobs as of today, lives of millions of people, millions of people, millions of jobs.”
Biden continued on without correcting himself.
WATCH:
Biden avoided botching the number in a May 21 interview with a local Florida station by looking at his notes before answering the question.
Biden and his campaign have repeatedly spread inaccurate information relating to the virus. (RELATED: Joe Biden Keeps Pushing Misinformation About Coronavirus. Here Are 5 Examples)
A misleading March 31 Biden campaign video made it seem as if President Donald Trump had called the virus a “hoax.” In reality, Trump said that Democrats’ political reaction to the virus was a “hoax.”
“The video makes it seem like Trump is calling the disease itself a hoax, which he hasn’t done. The words are Trump’s, but the editing is Biden’s,” PolitiFact noted, rating the claim “false.”
Another Biden campaign video falsely accused Trump of silencing a career CDC official who warned the public about the coronavirus. A fact check from The Washington Post awarded the claim four out of four Pinocchios.
The Biden campaign didn’t return an email seeking comment for this article.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Savannah Police Officer Fired For Facebook Post About Privilege That Was Criticized As Racist

A Savannah police officer was fired after he shared a Facebook post about privilege that many interpreted as specifically targeting black people , the numerous sources reported Friday .
Edwin Myrick was reportedly fired for violating the Savannah Police Department ’ s internet usage and code of ethics for sharing the post , which listed “ privileges ” from public assistance , according to WSAV .
The post , which he says he did not write , said “ Privilege is wearing $ 200 sneakers when you ’ ve never had a job ; ” “ Privilege is the ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against anything that triggers you , without worrying about calling out of work and the consequences that accompany such behavior ; ” Privilege is having as many children as you want , regardless of your employment statue , and be able to send them off to daycare or school you don ’ t pay for , ” among other statements .
Myrick says the post was about him , and wasn ’ t about race .
He specifically pointed to the part of the post that mentioned the “ privilege ” of public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twice in his life .
He also cited statistics that more white people use public assistance than any other race , according to WSAV .
( RELATED : Students Can Get Scholarships For Attending ‘ White Privilege ’ Conference ) “ For someone to just assume what I am feeling inside my heart as racism because I am a white police officer is frankly very disappointing , ” he said .
Some people interpreted the post as targeting black people , and accused him of racism for parroting racist tropes .
“ Edwin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could think of to assuage his own white privilege , ” Jannis Glover wrote on Facebook in reference to his post , according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution .
“ Facebook Edwin is a grand wizard racist .
Don ’ t be like Edwin.
” Myrick explained to Sgt .
Richard Wiggins his reasoning behind the post , explaining that he was referring to himself , the transcript of a report said , according to WSAV .
The police department , however , said that Myrick violated the agency ’ s rule that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the internet to harass , annoy , belittle or oppress any other person.
” “ When you ’ re in uniform , you ’ re representing the department , ” WSAV Crime Expert and former SPD Major Gerry Long said .
“ Even in an off-duty capacity , when you share something that is certainly adverse , then you can be held responsible for that.
” Bloomingdale , Georgia Mayor Ben Rozier also shared the post , which he said he regretted Thursday and didn ’ t intend to offend anyone .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies of his office and after indicating he would step down , he later decided against it , WSAV reported .

A Savannah police officer was fired after he shared a Facebook post about privilege that many interpreted as specifically targeting black people, the numerous sources reported Friday.
Edwin Myrick was reportedly fired for violating the Savannah Police Department’s internet usage and code of ethics for sharing the post, which listed “privileges” from public assistance, according to WSAV.
The post, which he says he did not write, said “Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you’ve never had a job;” “Privilege is the ability to go march against, and protest against anything that triggers you, without worrying about calling out of work and the consequences that accompany such behavior;” Privilege is having as many children as you want, regardless of your employment statue, and be able to send them off to daycare or school you don’t pay for,” among other statements.
A Savannah officer was terminated on Monday after making a post about privilege that the police department says violated its code of ethics. https://t.co/GKX6rTecxd — WGXA (@WGXAnews) June 26, 2020
Myrick says the post was about him, and wasn’t about race. He specifically pointed to the part of the post that mentioned the “privilege” of public assistance, which he says he utilized twice in his life. He also cited statistics that more white people use public assistance than any other race, according to WSAV. (RELATED: Students Can Get Scholarships For Attending ‘White Privilege’ Conference)
“For someone to just assume what I am feeling inside my heart as racism because I am a white police officer is frankly very disappointing,” he said.
Some people interpreted the post as targeting black people, and accused him of racism for parroting racist tropes.
“Edwin likes to use every racist trope he could think of to assuage his own white privilege,” Jannis Glover wrote on Facebook in reference to his post, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “Facebook Edwin is a grand wizard racist. Don’t be like Edwin.”
Myrick explained to Sgt. Richard Wiggins his reasoning behind the post, explaining that he was referring to himself, the transcript of a report said, according to WSAV. The police department, however, said that Myrick violated the agency’s rule that states “employees… are prohibited from using the internet to harass, annoy, belittle or oppress any other person.”
“When you’re in uniform, you’re representing the department,” WSAV Crime Expert and former SPD Major Gerry Long said. “Even in an off-duty capacity, when you share something that is certainly adverse, then you can be held responsible for that.”
Bloomingdale, Georgia Mayor Ben Rozier also shared the post, which he said he regretted Thursday and didn’t intend to offend anyone. He says he didn’t violate any policies of his office and after indicating he would step down, he later decided against it, WSAV reported.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Ivanka Turns Heads In Gorgeous White And Black Dress At WH Event

Ivanka Trump definitely turned heads Friday when she stepped out in a gorgeous white and black dress for an event at the White House .
The first daughter looked just as striking as ever in the long-sleeve , high color number with a black strip across the back and down the front that went down past her knees as she joined President Donald Trump at the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the East Room .
( RELATED : Ivanka Turns Heads In Yellow And Black Floral Dress During Munich Trip ) She completed the jaw-dropping look with loose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say she looked perfect would be a serious understatement .
( RELATED : Ivanka Turns Heads In Gorgeous Yellow Plaid Skirt Suit ) During the meeting , Ivanka told the president , “ You built , once , the most inclusive economy in this country ’ s history , and you will build it again .
@ IvankaTrump , ” per a tweet from the GOP .
The first daughter ‘ s fashion sense is always on point as has been noted numerous times before .
Check out some of her most unforgettable @ @ @ @ @ @

Ivanka Trump definitely turned heads Friday when she stepped out in a gorgeous white and black dress for an event at the White House.
The first daughter looked just as striking as ever in the long-sleeve, high color number with a black strip across the back and down the front that went down past her knees as she joined President Donald Trump at the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the East Room. (RELATED: Ivanka Turns Heads In Yellow And Black Floral Dress During Munich Trip)
She completed the jaw-dropping look with loose hair and black high heels. To say she looked perfect would be a serious understatement. (RELATED: Ivanka Turns Heads In Gorgeous Yellow Plaid Skirt Suit)
During the meeting, Ivanka told the president, “You built, once, the most inclusive economy in this country’s history, and you will build it again. @IvankaTrump,” per a tweet from the GOP.
“You built, once, the most inclusive economy in this country’s history, and you will build it again.”-@IvankaTrump pic.twitter.com/6DLiF8ipdx — GOP (@GOP) June 26, 2020
The first daughter‘s fashion sense is always on point as has been noted numerous times before. Check out some of her most unforgettable looks throughout the years here.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--FACT CHECK: Donald Trump Falsely Claims The National Stockpile ‘Didn’t Have Any Ventilators’ When He

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump Falsely Claims The National Stockpile ‘Didn’t Have Any Ventilators’ When He Took Office

President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News town hall with anchor Sean Hannity on Thursday that “ we didn ’ t have any ventilators ” in the Strategic National Stockpile ( SNS ) when he took office .
The Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) has said that there were 16,660 ventilators “ immediately available for use ” in the nation ’ s emergency reserve of medical supplies in March , and none of those ventilators had been purchased by the Trump administration .
Many health experts and politicians feared in March that there would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals breathe when they can not do so on their own , as hospitals around the U.S. braced for an onslaught of coronavirus cases .
In early April , the Trump administration started contracting with companies such as General Motors and General Electric to produce ventilators and other medical equipment , according to The Verge .
There do not appear to have been any ventilator shortages so far , and the U.S. has even shipped surplus ventilators abroad , according to CNN .
Trump has touted his administration ’ s success in addressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Obama administration left very few or no ventilators in the national stockpile , a claim he repeated during the Fox News town hall on Thursday .
But FactCheck.org reported on Monday that an HHS spokesperson said the SNS had 16,660 ventilators “ immediately available for use ” and another roughly 2,400 in maintenance in March .
None of those ventilators were bought by the Trump administration , the spokesperson also told FactCheck.org .
“ In general , prior to March of this year , the SNS stored approximately 19,000 ventilators in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this number fluctuated on any given day depending on the number of ventilators in scheduled maintenance , ” the HHS spokesperson wrote in an email to FactCheck.org .
“ In January 2017 the total number of ventilators in the SNS inventory immediately available for use would not have been much different than what the SNS had immediately available for use in March 2020.
” The Department of Health and Human Services gave roughly the same ventilator figure to CNN on June 24 .
The agency also gave a similar 16,600-figure to CBS News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence appears to have contradicted Trump ’ s claim in a June 16 op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal .
( RELATED : Donald Trump Claims The Obama Administration ‘ Did Nothing ’ On Police Reform ) “ In March , there were genuine fears that hospitals in our hot spots would run out of personal protective equipment like N95 masks , gloves or , even worse , ventilators for patients battling respiratory failure , ” Pence wrote .
“ The Strategic National Stockpile hadn ’ t been refilled since the H1N1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had only 10,000 ventilators on hand.
” There were also prior reports of ventilators being in the stockpile from journalists who toured at least one of the SNS warehouses in 2016 .
A VICE News Tonight crew reported seeing them , and so did an NPR reporter , who recalled “ rows upon rows of ventilators.
” An HHS spokesperson told FactCheck.org that the SNS currently has approximately 24,000 ventilators available for deployment .
By the end of 2020 , nearly 200,000 new ventilators are expected to be delivered to the national stockpile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The White House did not respond to a request for comment .
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President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News town hall with anchor Sean Hannity on Thursday that “we didn’t have any ventilators” in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) when he took office.
Verdict: False
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said that there were 16,660 ventilators “immediately available for use” in the nation’s emergency reserve of medical supplies in March, and none of those ventilators had been purchased by the Trump administration.
Fact Check:
Many health experts and politicians feared in March that there would be a shortage of ventilators, which help individuals breathe when they cannot do so on their own, as hospitals around the U.S. braced for an onslaught of coronavirus cases. In early April, the Trump administration started contracting with companies such as General Motors and General Electric to produce ventilators and other medical equipment, according to The Verge.
There do not appear to have been any ventilator shortages so far, and the U.S. has even shipped surplus ventilators abroad, according to CNN. Trump has touted his administration’s success in addressing the issue while on multiple occasions claiming that the Obama administration left very few or no ventilators in the national stockpile, a claim he repeated during the Fox News town hall on Thursday.
But FactCheck.org reported on Monday that an HHS spokesperson said the SNS had 16,660 ventilators “immediately available for use” and another roughly 2,400 in maintenance in March. None of those ventilators were bought by the Trump administration, the spokesperson also told FactCheck.org.
“In general, prior to March of this year, the SNS stored approximately 19,000 ventilators in its inventory for many years, and this number fluctuated on any given day depending on the number of ventilators in scheduled maintenance,” the HHS spokesperson wrote in an email to FactCheck.org. “In January 2017 the total number of ventilators in the SNS inventory immediately available for use would not have been much different than what the SNS had immediately available for use in March 2020.”
The Department of Health and Human Services gave roughly the same ventilator figure to CNN on June 24. The agency also gave a similar 16,600-figure to CBS News on March 26.
Vice President Mike Pence appears to have contradicted Trump’s claim in a June 16 op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal. (RELATED: Donald Trump Claims The Obama Administration ‘Did Nothing’ On Police Reform)
“In March, there were genuine fears that hospitals in our hot spots would run out of personal protective equipment like N95 masks, gloves or, even worse, ventilators for patients battling respiratory failure,” Pence wrote. “The Strategic National Stockpile hadn’t been refilled since the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, and it had only 10,000 ventilators on hand.”
There were also prior reports of ventilators being in the stockpile from journalists who toured at least one of the SNS warehouses in 2016. A VICE News Tonight crew reported seeing them, and so did an NPR reporter, who recalled “rows upon rows of ventilators.”
An HHS spokesperson told FactCheck.org that the SNS currently has approximately 24,000 ventilators available for deployment. By the end of 2020, nearly 200,000 new ventilators are expected to be delivered to the national stockpile, according to the Associated Press.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-26--A Robot Takes Lead Actress Role In New Sci-Fi Movie

A Japanese-created robot named Erica has grabbed the lead role in the upcoming sci-fi movie “ b.
” Amid the spread of the coronavirus and studio shutdowns , multiple production companies have committed to backing the $ 70 million film , according to a report published Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter .
“ b ” is about a scientist who creates a program to perfect human DNA and ends up having to help the artificially intelligent woman he created escape , THR reported .
( RELATED : EXCERPT : Meet Your New Intimate Partner- The Sexbot ) “ In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own life experiences in the role , ” Visual Effects Supervisor Sam Khoze told the outlet .
“ But Erica has no life experiences .
She was created from scratch to play the role .
We had to simulate her motions and emotions through one-on-one sessions , such as controlling the speed of her movements , talking through her feelings and coaching character development and body language.
” The scientist that created the robot taught Erica the principles of method acting , Khoze said .
This is crazy .
Soon , we won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ll just have robots as actors and actresses .
Don ’ t get me wrong , I ’ m very interested to see how this works out .
It ’ s insane what the human mind has been able to create .

A Japanese-created robot named Erica has grabbed the lead role in the upcoming sci-fi movie “b.”
Amid the spread of the coronavirus and studio shutdowns, multiple production companies have committed to backing the $70 million film, according to a report published Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter.
“Japanese scientists Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kohei Ogawa, who created Erica in real life as part of their study of robotics, also taught her to act, applying the principles of method acting to artificial intelligence…” Yes, even acting can be automated.
https://t.co/NVJybtLFeA — Scott Santens????????♂ (@scottsantens) June 26, 2020
“b” is about a scientist who creates a program to perfect human DNA and ends up having to help the artificially intelligent woman he created escape, THR reported. (RELATED: EXCERPT: Meet Your New Intimate Partner- The Sexbot)
“In other methods of acting, actors involve their own life experiences in the role,” Visual Effects Supervisor Sam Khoze told the outlet. “But Erica has no life experiences. She was created from scratch to play the role. We had to simulate her motions and emotions through one-on-one sessions, such as controlling the speed of her movements, talking through her feelings and coaching character development and body language.”
The scientist that created the robot taught Erica the principles of method acting, Khoze said.
This is crazy. Soon, we won’t even have celebrities anymore. We’ll just have robots as actors and actresses. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very interested to see how this works out. It’s insane what the human mind has been able to create.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--Georgia Passes Hate-Crime Law

Georgia Passes Hate-Crime Law

Georgia residents could now face additional prison time due to Georgia ’ s new hate-crime law , which Republican Gov .
Brian Kemp signed into law Friday .
The law applies to any person who is found guilty of a crime against someone based on sexual orientation , gender , race , color , religion , national origin , sex or mental or physical disability , The Hill reported .
It is a set of sentencing guidelines that varies based on the type of crime an individual is convicted of .
( RELATED : Tucker Carlson : FBI Won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Agents To Investigate ‘ Absurd ’ Bubba Wallace Noose Story ) If convicted of a misdemeanor under the new law , the hate crime bill will add an additional 12 months of prison time and will add an additional 2 years of prison time to a felony charge , according to the report , according to the Hill .
Before the bill was signed , Georgia was one of the only states to not have a hate-crime law on the books .
Arkansas , South Carolina , and Wyoming are now the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was signed on the same day as Rayshard Brooks ’ funeral , per the Hill , who was shot June 12 in Atlanta by police after he resisted arrest and stole an officer ’ s taser .
The former Atlanta Police Department officer that shot Brooks , Garrett Rolfe , is facing federal murder charges .
Calls for criminal justice and police reform have been amplified following the death of George Floyd , who died May 25 in Minneapolis Police custody after an officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes .
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and police brutality erupted , some turning into violent riots .
Georgia was the site of protests for weeks , and riots escalated after Rayshard Brooks ’ death when rioters burned down the Wendys where Brooks died .

Georgia residents could now face additional prison time due to Georgia’s new hate-crime law, which Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Friday.
The law applies to any person who is found guilty of a crime against someone based on sexual orientation, gender, race, color, religion, national origin, sex or mental or physical disability, The Hill reported. It is a set of sentencing guidelines that varies based on the type of crime an individual is convicted of. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson: FBI Won’t Arrest Rioters, But Sent 15 Agents To Investigate ‘Absurd’ Bubba Wallace Noose Story)
GEORGIA HATE CRIME LAW: Gov. Kemp signed a hate crime bill into law at the State Capitol Friday. “I think the video of the Arbery murder certainly was evidence for a lot of people that we needed this kind of bill,” says House Speaker David Ralston. https://t.co/iydHtE97Xb — WTVC NewsChannel 9 (@newschannelnine) June 26, 2020
If convicted of a misdemeanor under the new law, the hate crime bill will add an additional 12 months of prison time and will add an additional 2 years of prison time to a felony charge, according to the report, according to the Hill.
Before the bill was signed, Georgia was one of the only states to not have a hate-crime law on the books. Arkansas, South Carolina, and Wyoming are now the only three states without one.
The law was signed on the same day as Rayshard Brooks’ funeral, per the Hill, who was shot June 12 in Atlanta by police after he resisted arrest and stole an officer’s taser. The former Atlanta Police Department officer that shot Brooks, Garrett Rolfe, is facing federal murder charges.
Calls for criminal justice and police reform have been amplified following the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 in Minneapolis Police custody after an officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Since the incident, nationwide protests over racism and police brutality erupted, some turning into violent riots.
Georgia was the site of protests for weeks, and riots escalated after Rayshard Brooks’ death when rioters burned down the Wendys where Brooks died.


thedailycaller--2020-06-26--‘Yellowstone’ Season 3 Premiere ‘You’re The Indian Now’ Has 9.3 Million Viewers In The Updated Ratin

‘Yellowstone’ Season 3 Premiere ‘You’re The Indian Now’ Has 9.3 Million Viewers In The Updated Ratings

The ratings for the season three premiere of “ Yellowstone ” are absolutely through the roof .
The initial ratings showed that 6.6 million people watched “ You ’ re the Indian Now ” this past Sunday , and the updated ratings are even bigger .
( REVIEW : ‘ Yellowstone ‘ Season 3 Premiere Is Excellent With ‘ You ’ re The Indian Now ’ ) According to a Friday release from the network , a total of 9.3 million people have viewed the season three premiere of the hit Kevin Costner show .
Nearly 10 million people tuned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Yellowstone ” last Sunday !
Do we think people were excited or do we think they were excited ?
I think the answer to that is obvious , and the answer is an overwhelming yes .
People couldn ’ t want to get back on the ranch with the Duttons , and the numbers reflect that .
( EXCLUSIVE : ‘ Yellowstone ’ Star Josh Holloway Previews Roarke Morris , Says The Show Is ‘ Classically American ’ ) It was already the most-watched cable premiere of 2020 with the initial 6.6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just gravy at this point .
I ’ m honestly so happy the “ Yellowstone ” season three ratings put up gigantic numbers .
It ’ s a sign that America truly loves the show , and that ’ s a good thing .
“ Yellowstone ” is all about loyalty , family , protecting what ’ s yours and America could use a lot more of that right now .
Make sure to tune in Sunday night for episode two “ Freight Trains and Monsters.
” It ’ s going to @ @ @

The ratings for the season three premiere of “Yellowstone” are absolutely through the roof.
The initial ratings showed that 6.6 million people watched “You’re the Indian Now” this past Sunday, and the updated ratings are even bigger. (REVIEW: ‘Yellowstone‘ Season 3 Premiere Is Excellent With ‘You’re The Indian Now’)
According to a Friday release from the network, a total of 9.3 million people have viewed the season three premiere of the hit Kevin Costner show.
Nearly 10 million people tuned in for the season three premiere of “Yellowstone” last Sunday! Do we think people were excited or do we think they were excited?
I think the answer to that is obvious, and the answer is an overwhelming yes. People couldn’t want to get back on the ranch with the Duttons, and the numbers reflect that. (EXCLUSIVE: ‘Yellowstone’ Star Josh Holloway Previews Roarke Morris, Says The Show Is ‘Classically American’)
It was already the most-watched cable premiere of 2020 with the initial 6.6 million viewers. The updated 9.3 number is just gravy at this point.
I’m honestly so happy the “Yellowstone” season three ratings put up gigantic numbers. It’s a sign that America truly loves the show, and that’s a good thing.
“Yellowstone” is all about loyalty, family, protecting what’s yours and America could use a lot more of that right now.
Make sure to tune in Sunday night for episode two “Freight Trains and Monsters.” It’s going to be incredible!