thedailycaller--2020-06-15--Debate Rages On Police Reform, Role Of Police Unions In Wake Of Floyd’s Death

• Contracts between police unions and cities often give officers under criminal investigation special privileges , said David Guenthner of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy .
• Law enforcement bill of rights and expungement are examples of provisions that protect police officers when they are under investigation , according to Trevor Burrus of the Cato Institute .
• Certain provisions like hiding the identities of police officers on complaint databases simply guarantee privacy for officers under investigation , Dustin DeRollo , spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protection League , said .
Law enforcement bills of rights found in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contracts that critics say protect “ bad cops ” have come into focus in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd .
Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody May 25 after an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes , video showed , leading to protests and riots across the country .
Floyd ’ s death catalyzed calls for reform such as banning chokeholds , defunding police departments and renegotiating contracts between police unions and cities .
“ One of the things we provide our members that the public might not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that through the course of their duty they ’ re charged with a crime , ” Dennis Slocumb , vice president emeritus of the International Union of Police Associations , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
However , critics said that police officers are given special privileges not afforded to most Americans when they are being criminally investigated .
( RELATED : Tulsa Police Investigating Arrest Of Black Teen , Body Cam Video Released ) “ The process of holding cops accountable shouldn ’ t be privately negotiated , ” Trevor Burrus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute , told the DCNF .
Burrus noted that there are two common provisions in union contracts or in state law , which he said protect police officers under investigation : law enforcement officers ’ bill of rights and expungement .
Law enforcement officers ’ bill of rights are legal guidelines for how police officers can be treated during the course of an investigation into their conduct , according to the Cato Institute .
These guidelines specify important details of the investigative process , such as the length of investigations , when officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused officers may access investigative files before a hearing .
The contract between the River City Fraternal Order of Police and the City of Louisville includes a law enforcement bill of rights , which prevents officers from being fired until an investigation has concluded .
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer blamed this provision for why officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor haven ’ t been fired , according to The Louisville Courier-Journal .
Taylor died while Louisville police were serving a “ no-knock ” search warrant in March .
Taylor , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the plain-cloths officers while they exchanged fire with her boyfriend , Kenneth Walker .
Prosecutors dropped all charges against Walker in May .
Following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore police custody , Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake pointed to the legislation as an obstacle to holding officers accountable .
She said the city ’ s hands were tied “ because of our Law Enforcement Officers ’ Bill of Rights , ” according to The Marshall Project .
Expungement , the second provision in state laws and union contracts that Burrus noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , allows officers to have their records wiped clean .
“ Many police union contracts mandate the destruction of disciplinary records from officer personnel files after a set period , or prevent supervisors from considering prior disciplinary history when taking future employment action , ” a 2017 Duke Law Journal study of police union contracts found .
A binding arbitration process , a 48-hour delay before interrogation and paid leave during criminal investigations are other legal provisions that protect police officers after a potentially criminal incident , David Guenthner , acting director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mackinac Center for Public Policy , told the DCNF .
One example is the agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago and the City of Chicago .
The Chicago contract mandates that police misconduct records be destroyed after five years and allows officers to wait 24 hours before making statements after police-involved shootings , according to The Chicago Sun-Times .
The contract allows officers to change those statements after reviewing the evidence and limits what officers can be asked about during interrogations , according to the Sun-Times .
Meanwhile , police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information investigators have on that investigation before their hearing , according to state law .
This is a right that isn ’ t afforded to citizens during an investigation .
( RELATED : Here ’ s Why Bad Cops Aren ’ t Held Accountable ) A 2012 update to that same Minnesota law strips the civilian oversight board of the ability to “ make a finding of fact or determination regarding a complaint against an officer or impose discipline on an officer.
” But , in the wake of Floyd ’ s death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Minneapolis police chief saying Wednesday that he is withdrawing from contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Federation of Police , according to The Wall Street Journal .
However , the Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted for a resolution supporting disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department on Friday .
The Minneapolis Federation of Police demanded that the Minneapolis Police Department come back to the negotiation table Wednesday night , according to Fox affiliate KMSP-TV .
Lt. Bob Kroll , president of the Minneapolis Federation of Police said the four officers involved in the death of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Union representatives don ’ t agree that contracts are the issue .
“ Saying contracts are the problem is scapegoating the issue , ” Dustin DeRollo , spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League , told the DCNF .
Reforming the system requires looking at the complicated intersection of the federal , state , and local laws that form it , according to DeRollo .
DeRollo said that a large number of complaints against officers are “ demonstrably false , ” adding that officers who work in gang response units receive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gang members are familiar with the complaint system .
Reforms to identify every police officer who is the recipient of a complaint would tarnish the reputations of officers , DeRollo continued .
The complaints made in New York are often false as well , Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York vice president Vincent Vallelong told the DCNF .
Civilian oversight boards , designed to keep watch of police behavior behind closed doors , are also flawed , according to Vallelong .
Vallelong said that members of the civilian oversight committee in New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standard as police officers .
In the wake of Floyd ’ s death , there is a groundswell of support for reform .
Legislation introduced Monday by House Democrats would institute a national registry that tracks police officer misconduct and ban chokeholds .
Some police unions support many of these reforms .
A list of reforms backed by the Los Angeles Police Protective League obtained by the DCNF bears this out .
The League supports a national use-of-force standard that emphasizes de-escalation , a national database of former police officers fired for gross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , an early warning system to identify officers that may need more training , ongoing and frequent training of police officers , and a transparent publicly accessible use-of-force analysis website .
However , these reforms do not address the disciplinary process that allegedly shields officers .
( RELATED : Man Who Died From Collapsed Lung Says ‘ I Can ’ t Breathe ’ During Arrest .
Police Officer Responds ‘ I Don ’ t Care ’ ) “ There are a number of measures that would reform police departments , but unless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inclusion of egregious provisions , you won ’ t make substantial change , ” Guenthner said .
Qualified immunity is another area of focus for reformers .
Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine which “ protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff ’ s rights , ” according to the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School .
Qualified immunity “ increasingly shields from civil liability officers who are accused of using excessive force , ” a May Reuters investigation found .
The investigation also found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have shown an increasing tendency to grant immunity in excessive force cases.
” “ It is appropriate to revisit qualified immunity , ” Guenthner said .
“ Qualified immunity is a key component of reform.
” The White House will not address qualified immunity in its police reform proposal , according to Reuters .
Criticism of the police is “ overly broad , ” DeRollo said .
He admits there are specific instances where officers take actions that don ’ t reflect well on the profession , but points to the millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police have with citizens on a daily basis .
Vallelong said he has never seen anything like the Floyd incident in his entire career .
He said the New York Sergeants Benevolent Association is open to reform , but are rarely invited to the table .
“ Bad cops need to go , ” said Burrus , who decried unions protecting the bottom 10 % of police officers .
When it comes to private business operations , bad employees are fired .
It should be the same when it comes to police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ How do they disband a union ?
You think they could get rid of the Elk ’ s Club or the Knights of Columbus or the Masonic Lodge ?
People are allowed to form organizations that represent their beliefs , and it ’ s not just police unions.
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Contracts between police unions and cities often give officers under criminal investigation special privileges, said David Guenthner of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Law enforcement bill of rights and expungement are examples of provisions that protect police officers when they are under investigation, according to Trevor Burrus of the Cato Institute.
Certain provisions like hiding the identities of police officers on complaint databases simply guarantee privacy for officers under investigation, Dustin DeRollo, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protection League, said.
Law enforcement bills of rights found in state laws and provisions in police union contracts that critics say protect “bad cops” have come into focus in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody May 25 after an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, video showed, leading to protests and riots across the country. Floyd’s death catalyzed calls for reform such as banning chokeholds, defunding police departments and renegotiating contracts between police unions and cities.
“One of the things we provide our members that the public might not appreciate is legal defense in the event that through the course of their duty they’re charged with a crime,” Dennis Slocumb, vice president emeritus of the International Union of Police Associations, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
However, critics said that police officers are given special privileges not afforded to most Americans when they are being criminally investigated. (RELATED: Tulsa Police Investigating Arrest Of Black Teen, Body Cam Video Released)
“The process of holding cops accountable shouldn’t be privately negotiated,” Trevor Burrus, a research fellow at the Cato Institute, told the DCNF.
Burrus noted that there are two common provisions in union contracts or in state law, which he said protect police officers under investigation: law enforcement officers’ bill of rights and expungement.
Law enforcement officers’ bill of rights are legal guidelines for how police officers can be treated during the course of an investigation into their conduct, according to the Cato Institute. These guidelines specify important details of the investigative process, such as the length of investigations, when officers have the right to counsel and whether accused officers may access investigative files before a hearing.
The contract between the River City Fraternal Order of Police and the City of Louisville includes a law enforcement bill of rights, which prevents officers from being fired until an investigation has concluded. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer blamed this provision for why officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor haven’t been fired, according to The Louisville Courier-Journal.
Taylor died while Louisville police were serving a “no-knock” search warrant in March. Taylor, who was unarmed, was shot eight times by the plain-cloths officers while they exchanged fire with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Prosecutors dropped all charges against Walker in May.
Following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore police custody, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake pointed to the legislation as an obstacle to holding officers accountable. She said the city’s hands were tied “because of our Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights,” according to The Marshall Project.
Expungement, the second provision in state laws and union contracts that Burrus noted as protecting officers who are under investigation, allows officers to have their records wiped clean.
“Many police union contracts mandate the destruction of disciplinary records from officer personnel files after a set period, or prevent supervisors from considering prior disciplinary history when taking future employment action,” a 2017 Duke Law Journal study of police union contracts found.
A binding arbitration process, a 48-hour delay before interrogation and paid leave during criminal investigations are other legal provisions that protect police officers after a potentially criminal incident, David Guenthner, acting director of the Criminal Justice Policy Initiative at The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, told the DCNF.
One example is the agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago and the City of Chicago.
The Chicago contract mandates that police misconduct records be destroyed after five years and allows officers to wait 24 hours before making statements after police-involved shootings, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. The contract allows officers to change those statements after reviewing the evidence and limits what officers can be asked about during interrogations, according to the Sun-Times.
Meanwhile, police officers under investigation in Minnesota can review information investigators have on that investigation before their hearing, according to state law. This is a right that isn’t afforded to citizens during an investigation. (RELATED: Here’s Why Bad Cops Aren’t Held Accountable)
A 2012 update to that same Minnesota law strips the civilian oversight board of the ability to “make a finding of fact or determination regarding a complaint against an officer or impose discipline on an officer.”
But, in the wake of Floyd’s death, police contracts are being revisited with the Minneapolis police chief saying Wednesday that he is withdrawing from contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Federation of Police, according to The Wall Street Journal. However, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted for a resolution supporting disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department on Friday.
The Minneapolis Federation of Police demanded that the Minneapolis Police Department come back to the negotiation table Wednesday night, according to Fox affiliate KMSP-TV. Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Federation of Police said the four officers involved in the death of Floyd were fired “without due process.”
Union representatives don’t agree that contracts are the issue. “Saying contracts are the problem is scapegoating the issue,” Dustin DeRollo, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League, told the DCNF. Reforming the system requires looking at the complicated intersection of the federal, state, and local laws that form it, according to DeRollo.
DeRollo said that a large number of complaints against officers are “demonstrably false,” adding that officers who work in gang response units receive complaints often, for example, because gang members are familiar with the complaint system. Reforms to identify every police officer who is the recipient of a complaint would tarnish the reputations of officers, DeRollo continued.
The complaints made in New York are often false as well, Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York vice president Vincent Vallelong told the DCNF.
Civilian oversight boards, designed to keep watch of police behavior behind closed doors, are also flawed, according to Vallelong. Vallelong said that members of the civilian oversight committee in New York aren’t held to the same standard as police officers.
In the wake of Floyd’s death, there is a groundswell of support for reform. Legislation introduced Monday by House Democrats would institute a national registry that tracks police officer misconduct and ban chokeholds.
Some police unions support many of these reforms. A list of reforms backed by the Los Angeles Police Protective League obtained by the DCNF bears this out.
The League supports a national use-of-force standard that emphasizes de-escalation, a national database of former police officers fired for gross misconduct that prevents other agencies from hiring them, an early warning system to identify officers that may need more training, ongoing and frequent training of police officers, and a transparent publicly accessible use-of-force analysis website.
However, these reforms do not address the disciplinary process that allegedly shields officers. (RELATED: Man Who Died From Collapsed Lung Says ‘I Can’t Breathe’ During Arrest. Police Officer Responds ‘I Don’t Care’)
“There are a number of measures that would reform police departments, but unless you change the disciplinary process and limit the inclusion of egregious provisions, you won’t make substantial change,” Guenthner said.
Qualified immunity is another area of focus for reformers. Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine which “protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff’s rights,” according to the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
Qualified immunity “increasingly shields from civil liability officers who are accused of using excessive force,” a May Reuters investigation found. The investigation also found that “since 2005, the courts have shown an increasing tendency to grant immunity in excessive force cases.”
“It is appropriate to revisit qualified immunity,” Guenthner said. “Qualified immunity is a key component of reform.”
The White House will not address qualified immunity in its police reform proposal, according to Reuters.
Criticism of the police is “overly broad,” DeRollo said. He admits there are specific instances where officers take actions that don’t reflect well on the profession, but points to the millions of “calm and cordial” interactions that police have with citizens on a daily basis.
Vallelong said he has never seen anything like the Floyd incident in his entire career. He said the New York Sergeants Benevolent Association is open to reform, but are rarely invited to the table.
“Bad cops need to go,” said Burrus, who decried unions protecting the bottom 10% of police officers. When it comes to private business operations, bad employees are fired. It should be the same when it comes to police officers, Burrus said.
Slocumb said: “How do they disband a union? You think they could get rid of the Elk’s Club or the Knights of Columbus or the Masonic Lodge? People are allowed to form organizations that represent their beliefs, and it’s not just police unions.”
Jake Dima contributed to this report.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-15--Joe Biden Sponsored Bill Protecting Cops Under Investigation Four Times As Senator

• Former Vice President Joe Biden repeatedly sponsored the State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline , Accountability , and Due Process Act as a U.S. senator .
• One provision of the bill would have given police officers under investigation access to their entire investigative file before interrogation .
• Critics say such a bill would give police officers privileges not afforded to the average American .
Vice President Joe Biden sponsored a bill which proposed to grant special privileges to police officers under criminal investigation four times while he served in the U.S. Senate .
Biden , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline , Accountability , and Due Process Act in 2000 , 2003 , 2005 , and 2007 , according to congressional records .
The bill was never passed .
“ The law enforcement officer shall be provided with a copy of the complete file of the pre-disciplinary investigation ; and access to and , if so requested , copies of all documents , including transcripts , records , written statements , written reports , analyses , and electronically recorded information , ” the bill read .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an officer under investigation to review the file that investigators have on them before interrogation .
( RELATED : Joe Biden Touts Opposition To School Vouchers , Despite Sending Sons To Posh Private School ) The legislation would have required investigators to notify the officer “ of all physical , non-documentary evidence.
” The officer would have been given the opportunity to analyze the evidence at least ten days before a disciplinary hearing .
The bill was lobbied for by major police unions such as the National Fraternal Order of Police in 2005 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Responsive Politics .
The National Association of Police Organizations , a coalition of police organizations which lobbies on behalf of police unions on Capitol Hill , also lobbied for the bill , according to the Center for Responsive Politics .
The legislation is an example of a law enforcement officers ’ bill of rights , which are legal guidelines for how police officers can be treated during the course of an investigation into their conduct .
Such laws are one of the main legal provisions protecting bad cops , according to Trevor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Robert A .
Levy Center for Constitutional Studies .
Although the proposed bill Biden sponsored wasn ’ t passed into law , there are several states with a law enforcement bill of rights written in their state law .
California , Virginia , Minnesota and Illinois are among the states with such a law .
In the wake of the death of George Floyd , some states are reviewing their law enforcement bill of rights laws .
Delaware and Rhode Island have both begun this process .
Floyd died in Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his neck , video shows .
Protests and riots have taken place around the country in response to Floyd ’ s death .
“ Imagine if , prior to conducting interrogations , police officers were required to provide suspects and their attorneys with a full and truthful accounting of all the evidence against them , ” a 2017 Duke Law Journal study on police union contracts reads .
“ And imagine if police were required to provide all suspects and their attorneys with advance notice—anywhere from twenty-four hours to ten days in length—before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Most experienced police officers would balk at such hindrances on their ability to interrogate criminal suspects.
” Biden has faced repeated criticism for his position on the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 , which he voted for and continues to support .
The bill included a “ three strikes ” rule , which ensured harsh penalties for repeat offenders .
Biden represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 until 2009 .
Biden ’ s campaign did not respond to a request for comment .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Association of Police Organizations also did not respond to requests for comment .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden repeatedly sponsored the State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act as a U.S. senator.
One provision of the bill would have given police officers under investigation access to their entire investigative file before interrogation.
Critics say such a bill would give police officers privileges not afforded to the average American.
Vice President Joe Biden sponsored a bill which proposed to grant special privileges to police officers under criminal investigation four times while he served in the U.S. Senate.
Biden, who is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, pushed the State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act in 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2007, according to congressional records. The bill was never passed.
“The law enforcement officer shall be provided with a copy of the complete file of the pre-disciplinary investigation; and access to and, if so requested, copies of all documents, including transcripts, records, written statements, written reports, analyses, and electronically recorded information,” the bill read.
This provision in the law would have enabled an officer under investigation to review the file that investigators have on them before interrogation. (RELATED: Joe Biden Touts Opposition To School Vouchers, Despite Sending Sons To Posh Private School)
The legislation would have required investigators to notify the officer “of all physical, non-documentary evidence.” The officer would have been given the opportunity to analyze the evidence at least ten days before a disciplinary hearing.
The bill was lobbied for by major police unions such as the National Fraternal Order of Police in 2005 and 2007, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The National Association of Police Organizations, a coalition of police organizations which lobbies on behalf of police unions on Capitol Hill, also lobbied for the bill, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
The legislation is an example of a law enforcement officers’ bill of rights, which are legal guidelines for how police officers can be treated during the course of an investigation into their conduct.
Such laws are one of the main legal provisions protecting bad cops, according to Trevor Burrus, research fellow at Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies.
Although the proposed bill Biden sponsored wasn’t passed into law, there are several states with a law enforcement bill of rights written in their state law. California, Virginia, Minnesota and Illinois are among the states with such a law.
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, some states are reviewing their law enforcement bill of rights laws. Delaware and Rhode Island have both begun this process. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody after an officer kneeled on his neck, video shows. Protests and riots have taken place around the country in response to Floyd’s death.
“Imagine if, prior to conducting interrogations, police officers were required to provide suspects and their attorneys with a full and truthful accounting of all the evidence against them,” a 2017 Duke Law Journal study on police union contracts reads.
“And imagine if police were required to provide all suspects and their attorneys with advance notice—anywhere from twenty-four hours to ten days in length—before conducting interrogations,” the study states. “Most experienced police officers would balk at such hindrances on their ability to interrogate criminal suspects.”
Biden has faced repeated criticism for his position on the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which he voted for and continues to support. The bill included a “three strikes” rule, which ensured harsh penalties for repeat offenders.
Biden represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 until 2009.
Biden’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. The National Fraternal Order of Police and the National Association of Police Organizations also did not respond to requests for comment.
All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.


thedailycaller--2020-06-15--‘You’re Not A Journalist, You’re An Activist’: Jenna Ellis Fires Back At Brian Stelter Over Trump CN

‘You’re Not A Journalist, You’re An Activist’: Jenna Ellis Fires Back At Brian Stelter Over Trump CNN Threat

Campaign legal advisor Jenna Ellis got into a heated discussion Sunday with CNN host Brian Stelter over President Donald Trump ’ s demand for a retraction from the network .
Ellis joined Stelter on “ Reliable Sources ” to talk about Trump ’ s comments about media and the letter his campaign sent to CNN demanding a retraction over a recent poll .
( RELATED : Here Are The Possible Reasons Mike Flynn ’ s Judge Hired His Own Attorney ) Citing the fact that not all of the respondents to the poll were registered voters , Ellis referred to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defended the poll , arguing that all of those who responded to the question about a head-to-head matchup between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were registered voters .
Stelter then brought up the president ’ s tweet suggesting that Americans change their cable providers if they had service from Comcast — which he referred to as “ concast ” — asking whether Ellis thought it was appropriate for him to use his platform in that way .
Ellis said that Trump was simply voicing his opinion , adding , “ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the first one to actually use — to use his platform as an American citizen to be able to call out the fake news media.
” “ You understand that , like , some day you ’ re going to regret this , right ?
Some day you ’ re going to regret this , when your kids and your grandkids look back at this time , and you use slurs and smear us as fake news to hurt news outlets , ” Stelter claimed then , adding , “ I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sit down and talk about this , you ’ ll recognize how damaging it was to use terms like fake news , to attack journalists who are trying to do their jobs.
” “ In 15 or 20 years — you ’ re not trying to do your job , ” Ellis shot back .
“ You ’ re not a journalist .
You ’ re an activist .
That ’ s the problem .
You have an agenda , anti-Trump .
The American people see through this .
This president is finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re activists .
You ’ re not reporting facts and truth.
” Ali Pardo , deputy communications director for the Trump campaign , released a statement in response to the heated segment , saying in part , “ This kind of on-air meltdown and lashing out is completely unprofessional , yet it ’ s what we ’ ve come to expect from the leftists who hate President Trump .
It would be great if so-called journalists would refrain from personal attacks and putting words in the mouths of the children and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent women.
” “ We condemn Brian Stelter ’ s behavior and call on CNN and Stelter to apologize , ” the statement added .

Campaign legal advisor Jenna Ellis got into a heated discussion Sunday with CNN host Brian Stelter over President Donald Trump’s demand for a retraction from the network.
Ellis joined Stelter on “Reliable Sources” to talk about Trump’s comments about media and the letter his campaign sent to CNN demanding a retraction over a recent poll. (RELATED: Here Are The Possible Reasons Mike Flynn’s Judge Hired His Own Attorney)
WATCH:
Citing the fact that not all of the respondents to the poll were registered voters, Ellis referred to it as “junk.” CNN had defended the poll, arguing that all of those who responded to the question about a head-to-head matchup between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were registered voters.
Stelter then brought up the president’s tweet suggesting that Americans change their cable providers if they had service from Comcast — which he referred to as “concast” — asking whether Ellis thought it was appropriate for him to use his platform in that way.
Concast is known for its terrible service. On top of that they provide FAKE NEWS on MSDNC & @NBCNews. Drop them and go to a good provider! https://t.co/Ew4cB2UPv4 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2020
Ellis said that Trump was simply voicing his opinion, adding, “He is also a citizen. He’s the first one to actually use — to use his platform as an American citizen to be able to call out the fake news media.”
“You understand that, like, some day you’re going to regret this, right? Some day you’re going to regret this, when your kids and your grandkids look back at this time, and you use slurs and smear us as fake news to hurt news outlets,” Stelter claimed then, adding, “I think in 10 or 20 years if we sit down and talk about this, you’ll recognize how damaging it was to use terms like fake news, to attack journalists who are trying to do their jobs.”
“In 15 or 20 years — you’re not trying to do your job,” Ellis shot back. “You’re not a journalist. You’re an activist. That’s the problem. You have an agenda, anti-Trump. The American people see through this. This president is finally hold the fake news media accountable because you’re activists. You’re not reporting facts and truth.”
Ali Pardo, deputy communications director for the Trump campaign, released a statement in response to the heated segment, saying in part, “This kind of on-air meltdown and lashing out is completely unprofessional, yet it’s what we’ve come to expect from the leftists who hate President Trump. It would be great if so-called journalists would refrain from personal attacks and putting words in the mouths of the children and grandchildren of strong, smart, and independent women.”
“We condemn Brian Stelter’s behavior and call on CNN and Stelter to apologize,” the statement added.


thedailycaller--2020-06-15--Joe Biden Wages War On Election-Year Misinformation. Here Are 7 Times He Misinformed His Supporters

• Former Vice President Joe Biden wants Facebook to target what he says is President Trump ’ s misinformation ahead of the 2020 election , but Biden has repeatedly misled his supporters on the campaign trail .
• Biden ’ s false claims include suggesting that Trump owed China millions of dollars and suggesting that Trump called the pandemic a “ hoax.
” Biden also falsely claimed that he was arrested in South Africa in the 1970s .
• Biden ’ s demands are coming as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces widespread criticism for not doing enough to censor the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the platform .
Former Vice President Joe Biden is pushing Facebook to strengthen rules regarding election-year misinformation on the platform even as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee distributes misinformation about COVID-19 and President Donald Trump .
Facebook ’ s inability to police political misinformation and disinformation “ corrodes our democracy ” and allows the president “ to say anything , ” Biden wrote in a letter to the Silicon Valley giant Thursday .
The former vice president asked his Twitter followers to sign the letter in an attempt to pressure Facebook into acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we saw in 2016 what can happen when social media platforms are left unchecked and allow disinformation to run rampant .
It puts the very integrity of our elections at risk , ” Biden wrote in a tweet Thursday .
“ We simply can not let it happen again in 2020.
” Biden and other Democrats criticized Facebook after CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to remove or flag a Trump post in May referencing looting and “ THUGS.
” ( RELATED : Biden Asks Supporters To Help Him ‘ Fix Facebook To Protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s post was in reference to protests against the death of George Floyd , a black man who died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes , video of the incident showed .
Zuckerberg reportedly defended the decision as an adherence to free speech principles .
Since 2016 , Facebook has created an independent oversight body , wherein the company ’ s platform can impartially protect free speech and create an arbitration system .
The body is made up of a bipartisan crew of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether specific comments , posts or links comply with Facebook ’ s terms of service .
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone dismissed Biden ’ s open letter , telling the Daily Caller News Foundation that , “ [ t ] here is an election coming in November and we will protect political speech , even when we strongly disagree with it.
” Zuckerberg reportedly defended the decision as adhering to free speech principles .
Biden has misinformed his supporters and voters repeatedly on the campaign trail .
Here are seven times the former vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , Trump , and other election-related issues .
Biden promoted fake news from a Politico report claiming the president “ owes ” millions of dollars to the Bank of China .
Politico reported in an April 24 article that Trump currently “ owes ” millions of dollars to the Bank of China and that “ the loan is due soon , ” before editing the story after determining Trump did not , in fact , owe the Bank of China money .
Biden made the comment after being asked during a CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politico corrected its article – if Hunter Biden ’ s business dealings in China make the former VP more vulnerable .
“ No , I don ’ t believe so at all , ” Biden replied .
“ My son ’ s business dealings were not anything where everybody – what he ’ s talking about .
Not even remotely , number one .
Nothing to do with me , number two.
” He added : “ And talk about business dealings – look at the business dealings the president has with China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dollars to the Bank of China.
” Biden falsely said at a rally in December 2019 that he found Republican votes to pass the Affordable Care Act , or Obamacare , while he was vice president .
“ We need someone with a proven ability to bring people together and do the hard work of getting legislation passed , ” Biden said at a rally in Texas .
“ I ’ ve done that before … finding Republican votes for the Recovery Act , Obamacare , helping keep us from falling into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a partisan basis in the Senate , 60–39 , in December 2009 .
Every Democrat and two independents voted for it , while every Senate Republican voted against .
( RELATED : Justice Department Looks To End Obamacare Completely ) The House passed the Senate bill with a 219–212 vote in 2010 , with 34 Democrats and all 178 Republicans voting against the bill , which became a flash point that ultimately made passing future bipartisan legislation nearly impossible .
The vice president falsely suggested that Trump referred to the coronavirus pandemic as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Feb. 28 campaign rally in South Carolina .
The virus originated in China and has reportedly killed 116,000 people in the United States .
Biden tweeted a video in March that misleadingly spliced together snippets of Trump saying “ coronavirus ” followed by , “ this is their new hoax.
” In reality , Trump was referring to Democrats ’ political reaction to the virus , calling their criticism of his response a “ hoax.
” “ The video makes it seem like Trump is calling the disease itself a hoax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The words are Trump ’ s , but the editing is Biden ’ s , ” PolitiFact noted before rating the claim “ false.
” Media fact-checkers hit Biden in February after he falsely accused the president of slashing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s budget .
“ We increased the budget of the CDC .
We increased the NIH budget .
… He ’ s wiped all that out .
… He cut the funding for the entire effort , ” Biden said at a Feb. 26 debate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agencies have seen their money cut , ” the AP noted in its fact check of Biden ’ s claims .
Trump “ proposed cuts but Congress ignored him and increased financing instead .
The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aren ’ t suffering from budget cuts that never took effect , ” the fact check stated .
The former vice president was also hit for falsely suggesting Trump rejected the World Health Organization ’ s attempt to provide the U.S. coronavirus tests .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kits that they have available and to give it to us now .
We refused them .
We did not want to buy them , ” Biden stated during the March 15 Democratic debate .
“ The WHO never offered to sell test kits to the United States , ” PolitiFact said in a fact check that month .
( RELATED : Top WHO Official Won Election With China ’ s Help .
Now He ’ s Running Interference For China On Coronavirus ) Biden began his 2020 presidential run on a false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very fine people ” after the violence in Charlottesville , Virginia , three years ago .
“ Very fine people ?
” Biden said in an April 2019 video launching his campaign for president .
“ With those words , the President of the United States assigned a moral equivalence between those spreading hate and those with the courage to stand against it.
” Biden omitted important context to Trump ’ s comments in which the president noted in comments reacting to the rally that the “ fine people ” were those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a confederate statue .
Trump went on to say : “ I ’ m not talking about the neo-Nazis and white nationalists because they should be condemned totally.
” Biden Falsely Says He Was “ Arrested ” In South Africa Biden claimed on the campaign trail in February that he was arrested in the 1970s while trying to visit then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela , the former president of South Africa .
“ When I said arrested , I was not able to — I was not able to move .
Cops would not let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Caucus ] , ” Biden said in a CNN interview that month .
His campaign clarified the false claim on Feb. 25 , saying that Biden was “ separated from a congressional delegation.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden wants Facebook to target what he says is President Trump’s misinformation ahead of the 2020 election, but Biden has repeatedly misled his supporters on the campaign trail.
Biden’s false claims include suggesting that Trump owed China millions of dollars and suggesting that Trump called the pandemic a “hoax.” Biden also falsely claimed that he was arrested in South Africa in the 1970s.
Biden’s demands are coming as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces widespread criticism for not doing enough to censor the president’s comments about protests on the platform.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is pushing Facebook to strengthen rules regarding election-year misinformation on the platform even as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee distributes misinformation about COVID-19 and President Donald Trump.
Facebook’s inability to police political misinformation and disinformation “corrodes our democracy” and allows the president “to say anything,” Biden wrote in a letter to the Silicon Valley giant Thursday. The former vice president asked his Twitter followers to sign the letter in an attempt to pressure Facebook into acting before the November election.
“Folks, we saw in 2016 what can happen when social media platforms are left unchecked and allow disinformation to run rampant. It puts the very integrity of our elections at risk,” Biden wrote in a tweet Thursday. “We simply cannot let it happen again in 2020.”
Biden and other Democrats criticized Facebook after CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to remove or flag a Trump post in May referencing looting and “THUGS.” (RELATED: Biden Asks Supporters To Help Him ‘Fix Facebook To Protect Democracy And Beat Trump’)
Trump’s post was in reference to protests against the death of George Floyd, a black man who died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, video of the incident showed. Zuckerberg reportedly defended the decision as an adherence to free speech principles.
Since 2016, Facebook has created an independent oversight body, wherein the company’s platform can impartially protect free speech and create an arbitration system. The body is made up of a bipartisan crew of conservative and liberal judges to help determine whether specific comments, posts or links comply with Facebook’s terms of service.
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone dismissed Biden’s open letter, telling the Daily Caller News Foundation that, “[t]here is an election coming in November and we will protect political speech, even when we strongly disagree with it.” Zuckerberg reportedly defended the decision as adhering to free speech principles.
Biden has misinformed his supporters and voters repeatedly on the campaign trail. Here are seven times the former vice president made false claims about the coronavirus pandemic, Trump, and other election-related issues.
Biden Falsely Says Trump “Owes” China Money
Biden promoted fake news from a Politico report claiming the president “owes” millions of dollars to the Bank of China.
Politico reported in an April 24 article that Trump currently “owes” millions of dollars to the Bank of China and that “the loan is due soon,” before editing the story after determining Trump did not, in fact, owe the Bank of China money.
Biden made the comment after being asked during a CBS interview on April 28 — days after Politico corrected its article – if Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China make the former VP more vulnerable.
“No, I don’t believe so at all,” Biden replied. “My son’s business dealings were not anything where everybody – what he’s talking about. Not even remotely, number one. Nothing to do with me, number two.”
He added: “And talk about business dealings – look at the business dealings the president has with China. He owes, apparently, millions of dollars to the Bank of China.”
Biden Falsely Claims He Found GOP Votes For Obamacare
Biden falsely said at a rally in December 2019 that he found Republican votes to pass the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, while he was vice president.
“We need someone with a proven ability to bring people together and do the hard work of getting legislation passed,” Biden said at a rally in Texas. “I’ve done that before … finding Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, helping keep us from falling into a Great Depression.”
Obamacare passed on a partisan basis in the Senate, 60–39, in December 2009. Every Democrat and two independents voted for it, while every Senate Republican voted against. (RELATED: Justice Department Looks To End Obamacare Completely)
The House passed the Senate bill with a 219–212 vote in 2010, with 34 Democrats and all 178 Republicans voting against the bill, which became a flash point that ultimately made passing future bipartisan legislation nearly impossible.
Biden Campaign Falsely Suggests Trump Called Virus A “Hoax”
The vice president falsely suggested that Trump referred to the coronavirus pandemic as a “hoax” during the president’s Feb. 28 campaign rally in South Carolina. The virus originated in China and has reportedly killed 116,000 people in the United States.
Biden tweeted a video in March that misleadingly spliced together snippets of Trump saying “coronavirus” followed by, “this is their new hoax.” In reality, Trump was referring to Democrats’ political reaction to the virus, calling their criticism of his response 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 before rating the claim “false.”
Biden Falsely Said Trump Slashed The CDC’s Budget
Media fact-checkers hit Biden in February after he falsely accused the president of slashing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s budget.
“We increased the budget of the CDC. We increased the NIH budget. … He’s wiped all that out. … He cut the funding for the entire effort,” Biden said at a Feb. 26 debate.
Biden was “wrong to say the agencies have seen their money cut,” the AP noted in its fact check of Biden’s claims. Trump “proposed cuts but Congress ignored him and increased financing instead. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aren’t suffering from budget cuts that never took effect,” the fact check stated.
Biden Falsely Said Trump Dismissed WHO’s Help
The former vice president was also hit for falsely suggesting Trump rejected the World Health Organization’s attempt to provide the U.S. coronavirus tests.
“The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them,” Biden stated during the March 15 Democratic debate.
“The WHO never offered to sell test kits to the United States,” PolitiFact said in a fact check that month. (RELATED: Top WHO Official Won Election With China’s Help. Now He’s Running Interference For China On Coronavirus)
Biden Falsely Says Trump Called White Supremacists “Very Fine People”
Biden began his 2020 presidential run on a false claim that Trump called white supremacists “very fine people” after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, three years ago.
“Very fine people?” Biden said in an April 2019 video launching his campaign for president. “With those words, the President of the United States assigned a moral equivalence between those spreading hate and those with the courage to stand against it.”
Biden omitted important context to Trump’s comments in which the president noted in comments reacting to the rally that the “fine people” were those who were there to protest the removal of a confederate statue.
Trump went on to say: “I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and white nationalists because they should be condemned totally.”
Biden Falsely Says He Was “Arrested” In South Africa
Biden claimed on the campaign trail in February that he was arrested in the 1970s while trying to visit then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa.
“When I said arrested, I was not able to — I was not able to move. Cops would not let me go with them [the Congressional Black Caucus],” Biden said in a CNN interview that month.
His campaign clarified the false claim on Feb. 25, saying that Biden was “separated from a congressional delegation.”
“I wasn’t arrested, I was stopped,” Biden said.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-15--Three California Police Unions Call For National Reforms To ‘Root Out’ Racist Officers

Three California police unions have devised reforms aimed at filtering officers guilty of misconduct from the police force and are calling on leaders at the federal level to implement the measures amid national protests against police brutality and racism .
The Los Angeles Police Protective League , San Jose Police Officers Association , and the San Francisco Police Officers Association unveiled a reform agenda that focuses on filtering officers fired for misconduct out of the police force and developing a national use-of-force standard , according to a press release from the three unions .
“ Police officers come from and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is racism in our communities and that means across our country that there are some racist police officers .
Police unions must root out racism wherever it rears its ugly head and root out any racist individual from our profession , ” the statement reads .
The reform plan calls for a national database of former police officers fired for gross misconduct to alert other agencies from hiring them ; a national use-of-force standard that emphasizes declaration and a duty to intervene if an officer witnesses excessive force ; and an early warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional training and mentoring .
The initiative follows the increased scrutiny police departments have faced following the deaths of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor , and most recently Rayshard Brooks , who was killed by Atlanta police after resisting arrest .
In Minneapolis , where Floyd died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes , the police union has also been criticized for hindering efforts to reform the department .
The joint plan from the three California police unions is calling for federal legislation that would implement or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a representative told the Daily Caller .
“ All of the aspects of our plan have been established or are rooted in practices/policies/procedures successfully in use at LAPD , SFPD or SJPD , ” the representative said .
The national database that would list the officers fired for gross misconduct would be created by a federal agency , and if federal legislation is passed with the proposed reforms , various law enforcement agencies would be able to decide how to implement them .
The reform plan also includes a publicly accessible use-of-force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitor when and how force is used , the statement says .
( RELATED : How Police Unions Protect Officers Accused Of Misconduct From Accountability ) The collective bargaining power of police unions makes it difficult for police departments to punish officers for misconduct , and often leads to little community transparency .
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo highlighted the power of police unions when his department withdrew from union contract negotiations June 10 , saying , “ There is nothing more debilitating to achieve from an employment matter perspective than when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misconduct and you ’ re dealing with a third-party mechanism that allows for that employee to not only be back on your department , but to be patrolling in your communities .
”

Three California police unions have devised reforms aimed at filtering officers guilty of misconduct from the police force and are calling on leaders at the federal level to implement the measures amid national protests against police brutality and racism.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League, San Jose Police Officers Association, and the San Francisco Police Officers Association unveiled a reform agenda that focuses on filtering officers fired for misconduct out of the police force and developing a national use-of-force standard, according to a press release from the three unions.
“Police officers come from and reflect our communities. Unfortunately, there is racism in our communities and that means across our country that there are some racist police officers. Police unions must root out racism wherever it rears its ugly head and root out any racist individual from our profession,” the statement reads.
The reform plan calls for a national database of former police officers fired for gross misconduct to alert other agencies from hiring them; a national use-of-force standard that emphasizes declaration and a duty to intervene if an officer witnesses excessive force; and an early warning system to identify officers that may need additional training and mentoring.
The initiative follows the increased scrutiny police departments have faced following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and most recently Rayshard Brooks, who was killed by Atlanta police after resisting arrest.
In Minneapolis, where Floyd died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, the police union has also been criticized for hindering efforts to reform the department.
The joint plan from the three California police unions is calling for federal legislation that would implement or require the reforms included in the agenda, a representative told the Daily Caller.
“All of the aspects of our plan have been established or are rooted in practices/policies/procedures successfully in use at LAPD, SFPD or SJPD,” the representative said.
The national database that would list the officers fired for gross misconduct would be created by a federal agency, and if federal legislation is passed with the proposed reforms, various law enforcement agencies would be able to decide how to implement them.
The reform plan also includes a publicly accessible use-of-force analysis website so that the public can monitor when and how force is used, the statement says. (RELATED: How Police Unions Protect Officers Accused Of Misconduct From Accountability)
The collective bargaining power of police unions makes it difficult for police departments to punish officers for misconduct, and often leads to little community transparency.
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo highlighted the power of police unions when his department withdrew from union contract negotiations June 10, saying, “There is nothing more debilitating to achieve from an employment matter perspective than when you have grounds to terminate an officer for misconduct and you’re dealing with a third-party mechanism that allows for that employee to not only be back on your department, but to be patrolling in your communities.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-14--How Arizona GOP Sen. Martha McSally Plans To Overcome Great Odds In November

She broke a kneecap hiking the highest mountain in Africa and competed in an Ironman triathlon with blood dripping down her face after sustaining an injury .
So with her poll numbers being weak , even in historically Republican districts , we can still expect Republican Arizona Sen. Martha McSally will not be dissuaded easily .
President Donald Trump has reportedly told his advisers that he is concerned about her chances in the Nov. 3 special election .
Yet she told the Daily Caller she ’ s giving it all she ’ s got .
In “ Dare to Fly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as overcoming rape , sexual assault , sexual harassment , and the loss of family and friends .
She hopes the book can teach people how to convert struggles into progress .
She calls this system a “ misery database.
” “ We all have that database of difficult things we have been through , ” McSally told the Caller .
“ Sometimes people tap into it in order to hold themselves back .
They dwell on the misery , they can ’ t sleep at night , it stops moving them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misery database ] and I talk about it in a way that strengthens you , to propel you to be able to push through hard things and do amazing things because you ’ ve been through hard things before.
” McSally faced setbacks on her path to becoming a fighter pilot from the very beginning of her military career .
Her arm was severely injured .
She was too short to be a pilot .
She was dreaming of a position that didn ’ t even exist yet for women in the military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a child .
She said the death of her father Bernard McSally nearly broke her .
“ Losing my dad at 12 , and being very angry at God — the only way a 12-year-old can process it , ” said McSally , “ [ then ] being abused by my coach — robbing … me of my innocence while I was a hurting , vulnerable , fatherless kid .
I have been to the depths of despair.
” Bernard told her on his deathbed : “ Make me proud.
” McSally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she says , is what drives her .
She said she was later “ able to find the peace of God and the hope of God to help me someday to get out of bed in the morning.
” “ In the darkest and most difficult times in my life , I often found my last ounce of strength to persevere while thinking about my dad and his request , ” she writes in “ Dare to Fly.
” She said she endured vicious harassment in the military due to her gender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ denigration ” she put up with as a young female officer have helped her deal with the barrage of media attacks which she now faces regularly .
“ As awful as those experiences I had as a woman in the military , it actually really helped me to be able to focus on serving , not getting distracted by the [ media ] attacks , ” McSally said .
“ They ’ re unfair , they ’ re inflammatory .
But life ’ s unfair , and ‘ you know you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re getting flak , ’ as we say as fighter pilots .
So you know they ’ re attacking me for a reason , and I got ta stay on my mission .
I got ta keep serving and keep fighting and do the best that I can.
” Her father has influenced her life work in other ways .
She said her father never dreamt of being a “ big guy , ” but only wanted to make a positive impact .
She said he just wanted people to know “ he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list of personal accomplishments , but she answered the phone for her interview with the Caller saying simply , “ Hey , it ’ s Martha McSally.
” She didn ’ t use her title .
She doesn ’ t mention the Ivy League school she attended in “ Dare to Fly , ” nor did she mention it during the interview .
McSally said her father Bernard often gave to charity anonymously .
McSally herself donated her salary in April because she knew others had lost their income during the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A Communist ’ : Sen. McSally Calls For World Health Organization Director To Resign ) “ If today is my last day , my prayer and my hope would be that there are people on this planet who say , ‘ Martha made a difference in my life , ' ” McSally said .
“ That someone would say that I was here and I impacted them in a positive way that made a positive difference for them .
Now , whether that ’ s the neighbor down the street that I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or … legislation that I ’ m fighting for in the larger sense or supporting or fighting for my constituents.
” McSally said she is committed to making a difference where she can and connected that desire to her desire to take office .
“ If I am in a position to do something , why would I pass it by if I could make a difference for others ?
” ( RELATED : Sen. Martha McSally Donates April Salary To Fight Coronavirus , Pauses Fundraising ) McSally once encountered a photo of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was forced to wear full Muslim garb , a garment known as the abaya .
“ When I walked by that picture of that American enlisted woman wearing the black gown and headscarf — it just gripped me , ” McSally said .
“ I could ’ ve just walked by it and said , ‘ This is not my problem , ’ but instead I took a look into it.
” McSally told the Caller she fought for eight years and eventually sued the secretary of defense .
She eventually got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a citizen .
Her decision to do so was professionally fraught .
At the time she raised the issue , McSally was on the cusp of becoming a fighter pilot .
She knew drawing attention to herself was likely to injure her career .
“ You got ta look at that moment in time for me , ” McSally said .
“ I ’ m just trying to show that I can fly the jet , I can shoot the gun , be one of the guys .
The last thing I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some ‘ Excuse me , this is how women are being mistreated . '
” McSally said the story of Esther inspired her to take action — specifically , a line that read , “ can it be that you were put in this position for such a time as this.
” “ Could it be that I was given this opportunity to become a fighter pilot not just to achieve my dreams , but to be in a position to be the voice for these women who don ’ t have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So I felt propelled , but I was really nervous .
I mean , I just knew it wasn ’ t going to go over well .
I knew there was going to be a lot of people that were going to be upset.
” In the upcoming special election , it remains to be seen how McSally will wrestle with the current disparity at the polls .
McSally described politics as one of the most frustrating things she has taken on so far .
“ I can ’ t stand the politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put up with the politics in order to serve and make a difference , ” she said .
“ My hope is that the people of Arizona can see my heart .
”

She broke a kneecap hiking the highest mountain in Africa and competed in an Ironman triathlon with blood dripping down her face after sustaining an injury. So with her poll numbers being weak, even in historically Republican districts, we can still expect Republican Arizona Sen. Martha McSally will not be dissuaded easily.
President Donald Trump has reportedly told his advisers that he is concerned about her chances in the Nov. 3 special election. Yet she told the Daily Caller she’s giving it all she’s got.
In “Dare to Fly,” McSally recounts her raw experiences such as overcoming rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and the loss of family and friends. She hopes the book can teach people how to convert struggles into progress. She calls this system a “misery database.”
“We all have that database of difficult things we have been through,” McSally told the Caller. “Sometimes people tap into it in order to hold themselves back. They dwell on the misery, they can’t sleep at night, it stops moving them forward. I created the term [misery database] and I talk about it in a way that strengthens you, to propel you to be able to push through hard things and do amazing things because you’ve been through hard things before.”
McSally faced setbacks on her path to becoming a fighter pilot from the very beginning of her military career. Her arm was severely injured. She was too short to be a pilot. She was dreaming of a position that didn’t even exist yet for women in the military.
Tragically, McSally faced tremendous hardship as a child. She said the death of her father Bernard McSally nearly broke her.
“Losing my dad at 12, and being very angry at God — the only way a 12-year-old can process it,” said McSally, “[then] being abused by my coach — robbing … me of my innocence while I was a hurting, vulnerable, fatherless kid. I have been to the depths of despair.”
Bernard told her on his deathbed: “Make me proud.”
McSally promised that she would. That moment, she says, is what drives her. She said she was later “able to find the peace of God and the hope of God to help me someday to get out of bed in the morning.”
“In the darkest and most difficult times in my life, I often found my last ounce of strength to persevere while thinking about my dad and his request,” she writes in “Dare to Fly.”
She said she endured vicious harassment in the military due to her gender. She told the Caller that the “denigration” she put up with as a young female officer have helped her deal with the barrage of media attacks which she now faces regularly.
“As awful as those experiences I had as a woman in the military, it actually really helped me to be able to focus on serving, not getting distracted by the [media] attacks,” McSally said. “They’re unfair, they’re inflammatory. But life’s unfair, and ‘you know you’re over the target when you’re getting flak,’ as we say as fighter pilots. So you know they’re attacking me for a reason, and I gotta stay on my mission. I gotta keep serving and keep fighting and do the best that I can.”
Her father has influenced her life work in other ways. She said her father never dreamt of being a “big guy,” but only wanted to make a positive impact. She said he just wanted people to know “he was there.”
McSally has a long list of personal accomplishments, but she answered the phone for her interview with the Caller saying simply, “Hey, it’s Martha McSally.” She didn’t use her title. She doesn’t mention the Ivy League school she attended in “Dare to Fly,” nor did she mention it during the interview.
McSally said her father Bernard often gave to charity anonymously. McSally herself donated her salary in April because she knew others had lost their income during the coronavirus pandemic. (RELATED: ‘Never Trusted A Communist’: Sen. McSally Calls For World Health Organization Director To Resign)
“If today is my last day, my prayer and my hope would be that there are people on this planet who say, ‘Martha made a difference in my life,'” McSally said. “That someone would say that I was here and I impacted them in a positive way that made a positive difference for them. Now, whether that’s the neighbor down the street that I’m just helping through a difficult time or … legislation that I’m fighting for in the larger sense or supporting or fighting for my constituents.”
McSally said she is committed to making a difference where she can and connected that desire to her desire to take office.
“If I am in a position to do something, why would I pass it by if I could make a difference for others?” (RELATED: Sen. Martha McSally Donates April Salary To Fight Coronavirus, Pauses Fundraising)
McSally once encountered a photo of an American woman serving in Saudi Arabia who was forced to wear full Muslim garb, a garment known as the abaya.
“When I walked by that picture of that American enlisted woman wearing the black gown and headscarf — it just gripped me,” McSally said. “I could’ve just walked by it and said, ‘This is not my problem,’ but instead I took a look into it.”
McSally told the Caller she fought for eight years and eventually sued the secretary of defense. She eventually got the law passed on her own, as a citizen. Her decision to do so was professionally fraught.
At the time she raised the issue, McSally was on the cusp of becoming a fighter pilot. She knew drawing attention to herself was likely to injure her career.
“You gotta look at that moment in time for me,” McSally said. “I’m just trying to show that I can fly the jet, I can shoot the gun, be one of the guys. The last thing I ever wanted to be was to raise some ‘Excuse me, this is how women are being mistreated.'”
McSally said the story of Esther inspired her to take action — specifically, a line that read, “can it be that you were put in this position for such a time as this.”
“Could it be that I was given this opportunity to become a fighter pilot not just to achieve my dreams, but to be in a position to be the voice for these women who don’t have a voice?” McSally asked. “So I felt propelled, but I was really nervous. I mean, I just knew it wasn’t going to go over well. I knew there was going to be a lot of people that were going to be upset.”
In the upcoming special election, it remains to be seen how McSally will wrestle with the current disparity at the polls. McSally described politics as one of the most frustrating things she has taken on so far.
“I can’t stand the politics, actually. But I have to put up with the politics in order to serve and make a difference,” she said. “My hope is that the people of Arizona can see my heart.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-16--These Courses Show You How To Get Big On Instagram, And They’re On Sale

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thedailycaller--2020-06-16--Supreme Court Declined 8 Cases Challenging Qualified Immunity For Police Officers

The Supreme Court Monday declined to consider eight cases challenging a legal doctrine known as “ qualified immunity , ” most notably used to dismiss civil lawsuits filed against police officers for use of force .
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a dissent filed for the oldest case related to qualified immunity that he has “ strong doubts ” about how the court applies the doctrine , and said the court should review it , Route Fifty reported .
The doctrine of qualified immunity was intended to shield government employees from pointless prosecution , Route Fifty reported .
An individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ clearly established law ” in order to sue , but Thomas wrote in his dissenting opinion that there might not be a precedent for that sort of legal test .
“ There likely is no basis for the objective inquiry into clearly established law that our modern cases prescribe , ” Thomas wrote .
“ Leading treatises from the second half of the 19th century and case law until the 1980s contain no support for this ‘ clearly established law ’ test.
” The court ’ s decision comes amid nationwide protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd , who died after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes .
Some protesters have called for police reform , defunding departments and an end to qualified immunity for law enforcement officers , Reuters reported .
Some legal specialists have said that the justices have an obligation to address the cases since the court developed qualified immunity doctrine about 50 years ago , Route Fifty reported .
( RELATED : Reducing Qualified Immunity Is A ‘ Non-Starter ’ For Trump On Police Reform ) “ Qualified immunity is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as a matter of policy , ” said Robert McNamara , an Institute for Justice senior attorney , Route Fifty reported .
“ The court chose not to confront the problem today but that does not make the problem go away , ” McNamara added .
An investigation conducted by Reuters found that it is easier for police to get away with excessive use of force under qualified immunity .
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The Supreme Court Monday declined to consider eight cases challenging a legal doctrine known as “qualified immunity,” most notably used to dismiss civil lawsuits filed against police officers for use of force.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a dissent filed for the oldest case related to qualified immunity that he has “strong doubts” about how the court applies the doctrine, and said the court should review it, Route Fifty reported.
The doctrine of qualified immunity was intended to shield government employees from pointless prosecution, Route Fifty reported. An individual has to demonstrate an officer broke a “clearly established law” in order to sue, but Thomas wrote in his dissenting opinion that there might not be a precedent for that sort of legal test.
“There likely is no basis for the objective inquiry into clearly established law that our modern cases prescribe,” Thomas wrote. “Leading treatises from the second half of the 19th century and case law until the 1980s contain no support for this ‘clearly established law’ test.”
The court’s decision comes amid nationwide protests set off by the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Some protesters have called for police reform, defunding departments and an end to qualified immunity for law enforcement officers, Reuters reported.
Some legal specialists have said that the justices have an obligation to address the cases since the court developed qualified immunity doctrine about 50 years ago, Route Fifty reported. (RELATED: Reducing Qualified Immunity Is A ‘Non-Starter’ For Trump On Police Reform)
“Qualified immunity is a failure as a matter of law and as a matter of policy,” said Robert McNamara, an Institute for Justice senior attorney, Route Fifty reported. “The court chose not to confront the problem today but that does not make the problem go away,” McNamara added.
The @ACLU is right: SCOTUS’s denial of their petition in Baxter v. Bracey means Congress has to act now to end qualified immunity. The @civilrightsorg police accountability framework includes ending this doctrine so police can be held legally accountable when they break the law. — Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) June 15, 2020
An investigation conducted by Reuters found that it is easier for police to get away with excessive use of force under qualified immunity. Police were regularly not held liable when a lower court ruled the use of force violated the Fourth Amendment based on the Supreme Court’s decision, Reuters found.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-16--‘Summer Of Anarchy’: Washington State GOP Chair Slams Seattle Mayor For ‘Lack Of Leadership’

Washington state GOP chairman Caleb Heimlich sounded off on Seattle lawmakers for allowing protesters to continue occupying part of the city without any real plans to shut it down .
“ What we ’ re seeing is a complete failure of political leadership , from the mayor and from our governor , Gov .
Jay Inslee , ” said Heimlich .
“ The mayor needs to show leadership , it ’ s up to the mayor to respond to this situation.
” He also slammed Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan for referring to CHAZ , which is also being referred to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of love ” during a recent CNN segment .
Heimlich says that it is more accurate to call it the “ summer of anarchy ” based on what he has seen and how some business owners and some residents in the area feel .
( RELATED : ‘ The Majority Of Them Don ’ t Even Know Why They ’ re There ’ : Walkaway Founder Crashes A BLM Protest . )
Heimlich also discussed what it was like behind the CHAZ barriers .
Heimlich told the Daily Caller that he dropped by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ A little bit from the outside it can look like a joke , it can look like a street fair where you have people using drugs and doing art and playing music , but there ’ s a dangerous underpinning in that the chief of police in Seattle has said that our call response times have tripled , ” said Heimlich .
” It takes us three times as long to respond to an emergency in the surrounding neighborhoods , not even in the zone.
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Washington state GOP chairman Caleb Heimlich sounded off on Seattle lawmakers for allowing protesters to continue occupying part of the city without any real plans to shut it down.
“What we’re seeing is a complete failure of political leadership, from the mayor and from our governor, Gov. Jay Inslee,” said Heimlich. “The mayor needs to show leadership, it’s up to the mayor to respond to this situation.”
He also slammed Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan for referring to CHAZ, which is also being referred to as CHOP, as the “summer of love” during a recent CNN segment. Heimlich says that it is more accurate to call it the “summer of anarchy” based on what he has seen and how some business owners and some residents in the area feel. (RELATED: ‘The Majority Of Them Don’t Even Know Why They’re There’: Walkaway Founder Crashes A BLM Protest.)
Heimlich also discussed what it was like behind the CHAZ barriers. Heimlich told the Daily Caller that he dropped by to check it out for himself.
“A little bit from the outside it can look like a joke, it can look like a street fair where you have people using drugs and doing art and playing music, but there’s a dangerous underpinning in that the chief of police in Seattle has said that our call response times have tripled,” said Heimlich. ” It takes us three times as long to respond to an emergency in the surrounding neighborhoods, not even in the zone.”
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thedailycaller--2020-06-15--EXCLUSIVE: ‘Standards Don’t Apply To Certain People’: Seattle Resident Sounds Off On Left-Wing Radic

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Standards Don’t Apply To Certain People’: Seattle Resident Sounds Off On Left-Wing Radicalization Since Trump Took Office

A lifelong Seattle resident spoke to the Daily Caller about how the city has radicalized since President Donald Trump took office .
The resident , who requested to remain anonymous due to safety concerns , said he has been blacklisted from numerous bars in the area after making a comment about the homeless population .
In 2018 , Seattle reportedly had the largest homeless population behind New York City and Los Angeles , KOMO News reported .
“ It kind of hints at this behind the scenes sort of cancel culture that , I mean , we see everywhere , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being boycotted , standards don ’ t apply to certain people , certain political groups and it ’ s , yeah .
Just unfair.
” ( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : We Have Correspondents On The Ground In Seattle ’ s No Cop Zone .
Here ’ s What It Looks Like ) The Seattle resident added that he believes this “ cancel culture ” has accelerated since Trump took office , calling the president a sort of “ truth serum for people.
” “ I think he ’ s definitely brought out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things that challenge their world view , ” he said .
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A lifelong Seattle resident spoke to the Daily Caller about how the city has radicalized since President Donald Trump took office.
The resident, who requested to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, said he has been blacklisted from numerous bars in the area after making a comment about the homeless population. In 2018, Seattle reportedly had the largest homeless population behind New York City and Los Angeles, KOMO News reported.
“It kind of hints at this behind the scenes sort of cancel culture that, I mean, we see everywhere,” he said. “Everything is being boycotted, standards don’t apply to certain people, certain political groups and it’s, yeah. Just unfair.” (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: We Have Correspondents On The Ground In Seattle’s No Cop Zone. Here’s What It Looks Like)
The Seattle resident added that he believes this “cancel culture” has accelerated since Trump took office, calling the president a sort of “truth serum for people.”
“I think he’s definitely brought out the impulse from the hard left to cancel things that challenge their world view,” he said.
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thedailycaller--2020-06-15--‘Seattle Would Be The First City To Fall’: Jesse Watters Mocks Jenny Durkan’s Response To CHAZ

Fox News host Jesse Watters mocked Democratic Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ’ s response to the encamped and ongoing protest in her city .
Watters discussed the situation — the creation of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ( CHAZ ) with no input from residents or small business owners who now find themselves walled inside the protest movement — during a Monday segment of “ The Five.
” ( RELATED : ‘ He Played Dumb ’ : Jesse Watters Slams Andrew Cuomo Over Nursing Home COVID Directive ) Cohost Juan Williams began by comparing the situation in Seattle to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seized control of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon .
“ I mentioned last week and I still am stumped by this .
In 2016 I think it was , there was a group of gun-toting people took over a federal wildlife reserve in Oregon , disrupted federal government workers .
And there was no outcry from the far right , but outcry over this .
What is the difference ?
” Williams asked .
Watters said that he didn ’ t remember much about that particular situation , but pointed out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residential area or where people were trying to operate their businesses .
“ Okay , this is six city blocks in the middle of a hustling bustling metropolitan area with small businesses right there .
A little bit different , but neither here nor there , ” Watters replied , adding , “ God forbid , Juan , if this country is ever invaded , because Seattle would be the first city to fall .
I mean , is the mayor French ?
Because she surrendered before there was even shots fired .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and radical ideologues to come into her city and basically build a fort , like a 12-year-old would build a fort in your house and start making demands.
” Watters went on to suggest that those in charge had changed the name from CHAZ to CHOP ( Capitol Hill Ongoing Protest ) in order to avoid comparison ’ s to Will Farrell ’ s character in the movie “ The Wedding Crashers.
” “ Remember ?
They thought that was maybe too close to home , ” he said , noting that Farrell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ basement and wore pajamas all day .
“ Deep down they want to give this group a room to be radical because they are kind of living vicariously through them , ” Watters concluded , arguing that both Durkan and Inslee were “ Baby Boomers ” who had grown up in the era of 60s protests .
“ But they are just not treating them the same .
Because if there were , those Bundy people or whoever Juan was talking about in the city , they would have snipers on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

Fox News host Jesse Watters mocked Democratic Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s response to the encamped and ongoing protest in her city.
Watters discussed the situation — the creation of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) with no input from residents or small business owners who now find themselves walled inside the protest movement — during a Monday segment of “The Five.” (RELATED: ‘He Played Dumb’: Jesse Watters Slams Andrew Cuomo Over Nursing Home COVID Directive)
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Cohost Juan Williams began by comparing the situation in Seattle to the 2016 standoff that occurred when armed men seized control of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
“I mentioned last week and I still am stumped by this. In 2016 I think it was, there was a group of gun-toting people took over a federal wildlife reserve in Oregon, disrupted federal government workers. And there was no outcry from the far right, but outcry over this. What is the difference?” Williams asked.
Watters said that he didn’t remember much about that particular situation, but pointed out the fact that it was not in a residential area or where people were trying to operate their businesses.
“Okay, this is six city blocks in the middle of a hustling bustling metropolitan area with small businesses right there. A little bit different, but neither here nor there,” Watters replied, adding, “God forbid, Juan, if this country is ever invaded, because Seattle would be the first city to fall. I mean, is the mayor French? Because she surrendered before there was even shots fired. She has allowed a bunch of hitchhikers and radical ideologues to come into her city and basically build a fort, like a 12-year-old would build a fort in your house and start making demands.”
Watters went on to suggest that those in charge had changed the name from CHAZ to CHOP (Capitol Hill Ongoing Protest) in order to avoid comparison’s to Will Farrell’s character in the movie “The Wedding Crashers.”
“Remember? They thought that was maybe too close to home,” he said, noting that Farrell’s character lived in his parents’ basement and wore pajamas all day.
“Deep down they want to give this group a room to be radical because they are kind of living vicariously through them,” Watters concluded, arguing that both Durkan and Inslee were “Baby Boomers” who had grown up in the era of 60s protests. “But they are just not treating them the same. Because if there were, those Bundy people or whoever Juan was talking about in the city, they would have snipers on the roof ready for the kill shot.”


thedailycaller--2020-06-15--FACT CHECK: Image Claims Barnes & Noble Will Stop Selling Bibles

An image shared on Facebook claims Barnes & Noble will no longer sell the Bible “ due to outdated depictions of humanity all being of one race and made in the image of God.
” Barnes & Noble has made no such announcement .
The image and claim come from a satire article published by the Babylon Bee .
In the image , an alleged Barnes & Noble sign reads , “ We will no longer be selling the Bible due to outdated depictions of humanity all being of one race and made in the image of God .
Thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bookstore chain made such an announcement , it would have been picked up by major media outlets , yet none have reported on it .
The company has not issued a press release to that effect , and a Morgantown , West Virginia , location debunked the claim in a Facebook post on June 14 .
“ That is simply not true , ” reads the store ’ s post .
“ For our store specifically , Bibles are a top seller .
As a company , Barnes & Noble does not discriminate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be keeping the Bibles and other books in that section.
” ( RELATED : ‘ Book of Yeezus ’ – Did Kanye West Publish A Bible That Replaces ‘ God ’ With His Name ? )
The Facebook post from the Barnes & Noble store also said that the claim originated with the Babylon Bee , a website that publishes satire about “ Christian stuff , political stuff , and everyday life , ” according to its “ About Us ” page .
Both the claim and the image can indeed be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website .
The image can be seen in an archived version of a June 12 article that appears to have since been updated to show a sign with a different bookstore name .
Snopes reported that the image being shared on Facebook was created by superimposing the fake sign over a cropped Shutterstock picture of a Barnes & Noble store in Chicago .
Bibles are still available for purchase on Barnes & Noble ’ s website .

An image shared on Facebook claims Barnes & Noble will no longer sell the Bible “due to outdated depictions of humanity all being of one race and made in the image of God.”
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Barnes & Noble has made no such announcement. The image and claim come from a satire article published by the Babylon Bee.
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In the image, an alleged Barnes & Noble sign reads, “We will no longer be selling the Bible due to outdated depictions of humanity all being of one race and made in the image of God. Thank you for your understanding.”
Had the bookstore chain made such an announcement, it would have been picked up by major media outlets, yet none have reported on it. The company has not issued a press release to that effect, and a Morgantown, West Virginia, location debunked the claim in a Facebook post on June 14.
“That is simply not true,” reads the store’s post. “For our store specifically, Bibles are a top seller. As a company, Barnes & Noble does not discriminate or censor. Rest assured, we will be keeping the Bibles and other books in that section.” (RELATED: ‘Book of Yeezus’ – Did Kanye West Publish A Bible That Replaces ‘God’ With His Name?)
The Facebook post from the Barnes & Noble store also said that the claim originated with the Babylon Bee, a website that publishes satire about “Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life,” according to its “About Us” page.
Both the claim and the image can indeed be found on the Babylon Bee’s website. The image can be seen in an archived version of a June 12 article that appears to have since been updated to show a sign with a different bookstore name. Snopes reported that the image being shared on Facebook was created by superimposing the fake sign over a cropped Shutterstock picture of a Barnes & Noble store in Chicago.
Bibles are still available for purchase on Barnes & Noble’s website.