bonginoreport--2020-07-24--President Trump Signs Executive Orders on Lowering Drug Prices

( Bloomberg ) — President Donald Trump announced new policies Friday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices under Medicare by linking them to rates paid in other countries and allowing Americans to buy prescription medication imported from Canada .
The four executive actions come as the president is looking to repair his standing on health-care issues — particularly with senior voters — as polls show sentiment souring over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to eliminate Obamacare without having a ready replacement .
The president also announced a new policy to reduce the cost of insulin and Epi-Pens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partially funded by drugmakers , and a drug rebate rule that removes legal shields for reimbursements paid by drugmakers to middlemen and insurers .
The orders “ represent the most far reaching prescription drug reforms ever issued by a president , ” Trump said at the event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington .
They will “ completely restructure ” the prescription drug market , he added .
The international drug price rule ties what the federal government pays for certain Medicare drugs to the lower prices other countries pay for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only drug policy backed by the administration that would boost the government ’ s ability to decide what it will pay for medications .

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Article content The president also announced a new policy to reduce the cost of insulin and Epi-Pens at hospitals through an existing discount program partially funded by drugmakers, and a drug rebate rule that removes legal shields for reimbursements paid by drugmakers to middlemen and insurers.
Article content The orders “represent the most far reaching prescription drug reforms ever issued by a president,” Trump said at the event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. They will “completely restructure” the prescription drug market, he added. The international drug price rule ties what the federal government pays for certain Medicare drugs to the lower prices other countries pay for the same products. It’s the only drug policy backed by the administration that would boost the government’s ability to decide what it will pay for medications. Health officials estimate the policy will save Medicare $17 billion in the first five years. Only half the country would participate initially, and then the administration would reconvene after five years and decide how to expand it.
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Article content The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, a market gauge that includes established drugmakers and smaller makers of innovative medicines, was down 2% on Friday, a steeper decline than the broader stock market. The S&P 500 was down 0.6%. Trump’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada is less likely to be effective. Canada’s pharmaceutical market is likely not big enough to satisfy the U.S. demand for drugs. The plan to use the federal drug discount program, known as 340B, for hospitals to get cheaper insulin and EpiPens is new. The 340B program requires drug companies that want to sell their drugs through state Medicaid plans to offer steep discounts to hospitals that serve primarily low-income patients. The program has grown considerably in the last few years. Congress self-imposed a Nov. 30 deadline to pass drug-pricing legislation, but the Covid-19 pandemic and contentious 2020 election led many to believe action was unlikely. Some representatives of the drug industry warned that the spirit of executive order could put jobs and progress on coronavirus therapeutics at risk – while also predicting that implementation was unlikely to make major waves. ©2020 Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg.com
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bonginoreport--2020-07-24--U.S. Official: U.S. Fighter Jet Within Visual Range of Iranian Passenger Plane, But at Safe Distance

WASHINGTON - A U.S. F-15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft Thursday but it was at a safe distance , two U.S. officials told Reuters .
The U.S. jet was on a routine mission near the At Tanf garrison in Syria and conducted a standard visual inspection of a Mahan Air passenger airliner from about 1,000 meters away , said Navy Capt .
Bill Urban , spokesman for U.S. Central Command .
The visual inspection occurred to ensure the safety of coalition personnel at At Tanf garrison .
“ Once the F-15 pilot identified the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the F-15 safely opened distance from the aircraft .
The professional intercept was conducted in accordance with international standards , '' Urban said .
One of the officials , speaking on the condition of anonymity , said the incident took place over Syria .
Earlier IRIB news agency reported that two U.S. fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace , causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers .
The incident is likely to ramp up tensions between longtime foes Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two jets that identified themselves as American .
The pilot of the passenger plane contacted the jet pilots to warn them to keep a safe distance and they identified themselves as American , IRIB reported .
Video posted by the agency showed a single jet from the window of the plane and comments from a passenger who had blood on his face .
The Iranian plane , belonging to Mahan Air , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safely in Beirut , an airport source told Reuters .
An Israeli military spokesman had no immediate comment and there was no immediate comment from the U.S. military .
The incident is being investigated and Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the necessary legal and political action would be taken , according to the Foreign Ministry website .
Israel and the United States have long accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria and elsewhere .
The United States imposed sanctions on Mahan Air in 2011 , saying it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's elite Revolutionary Guards .
Tensions have spiked between Tehran and Washington since 2018 , when U.S. President Donald Trump exited Iran 's 2015 nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed sanctions that have battered Iran 's economy .
One passenger quoted in the IRIB report described how his head had hit the roof of the plane during the change in altitude and video showed an elderly passenger sprawled on the floor .
All of the passengers left the plane , some with minor injuries , the head of the Beirut airport told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tehran in the early hours of Friday morning , the Fars news agency reported .

A U.S. F-15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft Thursday but it was at a safe distance, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
The U.S. jet was on a routine mission near the At Tanf garrison in Syria and conducted a standard visual inspection of a Mahan Air passenger airliner from about 1,000 meters away, said Navy Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command. The visual inspection occurred to ensure the safety of coalition personnel at At Tanf garrison.
“Once the F-15 pilot identified the aircraft as a Mahan Air passenger plane, the F-15 safely opened distance from the aircraft. The professional intercept was conducted in accordance with international standards," Urban said.
One of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the incident took place over Syria.
Earlier IRIB news agency reported that two U.S. fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace, causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers.
The incident is likely to ramp up tensions between longtime foes Iran and the United States.
The agency initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two jets that identified themselves as American.
The pilot of the passenger plane contacted the jet pilots to warn them to keep a safe distance and they identified themselves as American, IRIB reported.
Video posted by the agency showed a single jet from the window of the plane and comments from a passenger who had blood on his face.
The Iranian plane, belonging to Mahan Air, was heading from Tehran to Beirut and landed safely in Beirut, an airport source told Reuters.
An Israeli military spokesman had no immediate comment and there was no immediate comment from the U.S. military.
The incident is being investigated and Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the necessary legal and political action would be taken, according to the Foreign Ministry website.
Israel and the United States have long accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria and elsewhere.
The United States imposed sanctions on Mahan Air in 2011, saying it provided financial and other support to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards.
Tensions have spiked between Tehran and Washington since 2018, when U.S. President Donald Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed sanctions that have battered Iran's economy.
One passenger quoted in the IRIB report described how his head had hit the roof of the plane during the change in altitude and video showed an elderly passenger sprawled on the floor.
All of the passengers left the plane, some with minor injuries, the head of the Beirut airport told Reuters.
The plane arrived back in Tehran in the early hours of Friday morning, the Fars news agency reported.
VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--Russia Successfully Tests Space-Based Weaponry

On July 15 , the Kremlin launched a new object into orbit from the Cosmos 2543 satellite , conducting a `` non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon , '' United States Space Command observed .
This test included launching the object unusually close to another Russian satellite .
A previous instance of such activity was described as `` inconsistent with their stated mission '' with space devices , which the State Department deemed `` hypocritical and concerning . ''
`` These satellites displayed characteristics of a space-based weapon , '' the State Department added .
Russia used the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did in a previous `` unusual and disturbing '' operation that entailed trailing an American spy satellite , according to the Space Force .
The United States is taking grave notice of increased Russian belligerence in space .
The recent test `` highlights Russia 's hypocritical advocacy of outer space arms control , with which Moscow aims to restrict the capabilities of the United States while clearly having no intention of halting its own counterspace program—both ground-based anti-satellite capabilities and what would appear to be actual in-orbit anti-satellite weaponry , '' Christopher Ford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international security and nonproliferation , said .
Washington 's rivals in Moscow and Beijing have ramped up and militarized their ambitions for space .
Last week , Russia announced its intention to bolster its partnership capacities with the Chinese space mission .
The two countries are developing high-tech space weaponry with deep national security implications for American satellites and communications systems .

Russia successfully launched a new space-based anti-satellite weapon system last week, Space.com reported Thursday.
On July 15, the Kremlin launched a new object into orbit from the Cosmos 2543 satellite, conducting a "non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon," United States Space Command observed.
This test included launching the object unusually close to another Russian satellite. A previous instance of such activity was described as "inconsistent with their stated mission" with space devices, which the State Department deemed "hypocritical and concerning."
"These satellites displayed characteristics of a space-based weapon," the State Department added.
Russia used the same hardware to conduct this test as it did in a previous "unusual and disturbing" operation that entailed trailing an American spy satellite, according to the Space Force.
The United States is taking grave notice of increased Russian belligerence in space.
The recent test "highlights Russia's hypocritical advocacy of outer space arms control, with which Moscow aims to restrict the capabilities of the United States while clearly having no intention of halting its own counterspace program—both ground-based anti-satellite capabilities and what would appear to be actual in-orbit anti-satellite weaponry," Christopher Ford, the assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, said.
Washington's rivals in Moscow and Beijing have ramped up and militarized their ambitions for space. Last week, Russia announced its intention to bolster its partnership capacities with the Chinese space mission. The two countries are developing high-tech space weaponry with deep national security implications for American satellites and communications systems.


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--U.S. Launches Airstrike On ISIS in Somalia

The U.S. launched a drone strike in northern Somalia that killed at least seven Islamic State operatives , the Long War Journal reported Thursday .
Though the kill count has not yet been confirmed by an independent source , the United States Africa Command ( AFRICOM ) announced it deployed the drone in concurrence with autonomous regional security forces against an ISIS-Somalia contingent on July 21 .
It said no civilian casualties occurred as a result of the military action .
In its own statement , Somalia claims more than 20 ISIS fighters were killed in the operation .
ISIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the standoff , claiming it killed and wounded seven members of the joint anti-terrorist contingent .
The Islamic State has extensive operations throughout North Africa—6,000 fighters in nine different terror cells , one of which is located in Somalia .
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point estimates ISIS-Somalia has between 100 and 300 fighters .
ISIS-Somalia claimed responsibility for 67 attacks as of summer 2018 , and more since .
`` We continue to apply pressure on terrorist groups and assist our Somali partners in disrupting their operations , '' said Brigadier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of operations .
`` We continue our support to rid Somalia of the likes of ISIS and al-Shabaab . ''

The U.S. launched a drone strike in northern Somalia that killed at least seven Islamic State operatives, the Long War Journal reported Thursday.
Though the kill count has not yet been confirmed by an independent source, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced it deployed the drone in concurrence with autonomous regional security forces against an ISIS-Somalia contingent on July 21. It said no civilian casualties occurred as a result of the military action.
In its own statement, Somalia claims more than 20 ISIS fighters were killed in the operation. ISIS media retorted with a falsified account of the standoff, claiming it killed and wounded seven members of the joint anti-terrorist contingent.
The Islamic State has extensive operations throughout North Africa—6,000 fighters in nine different terror cells, one of which is located in Somalia. The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point estimates ISIS-Somalia has between 100 and 300 fighters. ISIS-Somalia claimed responsibility for 67 attacks as of summer 2018, and more since.
"We continue to apply pressure on terrorist groups and assist our Somali partners in disrupting their operations," said Brigadier General Miguel Castellanos, AFRICOM's deputy director of operations. "We continue our support to rid Somalia of the likes of ISIS and al-Shabaab."


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--Britain Mandates Masks In Shops

Britain Mandates Masks In Shops

Starting Friday , face masks will have to be worn in shops in England as is already the case on public transport .
In Scotland this has been the law since July 10 , while Wales and Northern Ireland are keeping that option under review .
The U.K. decision to mandate masks in shops comes after the virus has peaked in the U.K. , with fatality rates lower than when the World Health Organization first called it a pandemic .
There has so far been very little objection to other coronavirus restrictions , and with police admitting they do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , peer pressure in most communities will be relied on to do it for them .
Asia , where mask-wearing is a long-accepted practice , is often used as an example of what the West should now be doing .
In Singapore , the BBC reports , it is already an offense not to wear a mask outside .
However , practices across the region are more varied than the stereotype would have it .
For example , Taiwan , where COVID-19 has caused only seven total deaths since the outbreak began , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shopping , and many people there still choose not to .
It also never went into lockdown .
`` As more and more shops and social areas open , the more people will naturally want to visit them , '' Dr Chaand Nagpaul of the British Medical Association ( BMA ) explains .
`` By wearing a face covering , they reduce the risk to others and reduce the spread of a virus that has already claimed more than 40,000 lives . ''
As Nagpaul implicitly acknowledges , those deaths did not happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occurred during the height of the lockdown , mainly among older people .
The New Scientist reports that `` around half of the UK deaths took place in care homes '' which were allowed to become disease incubators , until proper testing was introduced in mid-April .
The government hopes that mandatory face coverings now will prevent a second spike of infections as it allows society to reopen and the economy to revive .
Yet , according to the government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( SAGE ) recent report on face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the primary role of face coverings is to prevent emission of the virus into the air from an infected person , who may or may not have symptoms , and that it confers little if any protection to the wearer . ''
SAGE also points out that the virus can enter the body via the eyes , which most face masks do not protect .
When mask-wearing was made compulsory on public transport in June , London Mayor Sadiq Khan said , `` The reality is that for the foreseeable future — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so — wearing face coverings is going to become the norm rather than the exception . ''
Many scientists and government officials believe the law will only be lifted when a comprehensive cure becomes available , such as a vaccination or drug treatment .
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation believes the coronavirus pandemic can only be solved through a vaccine .
Yet , there is no guarantee that a vaccination will be found anytime soon or that , if one is , it will undergo proper clinical trials before being made available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using a vaccine prematurely , Bill Gates told the BBC , `` Governments will have to decide if they will indemnify the [ pharmaceutical ] companies and really go out with this , when we just do n't have the time to do what we normally do . ''
The Gates foundation heavily invests in two of the most influential proponents of lockdowns : The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ( IHME ) , based at the University of Washington in Seattle , and the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Dr. Neil Ferguson who was a government advisor before his controversial resignation for breaking the U.K. lockdown rules .

Starting Friday, face masks will have to be worn in shops in England as is already the case on public transport. In Scotland this has been the law since July 10, while Wales and Northern Ireland are keeping that option under review.
The U.K. decision to mandate masks in shops comes after the virus has peaked in the U.K., with fatality rates lower than when the World Health Organization first called it a pandemic.
There has so far been very little objection to other coronavirus restrictions, and with police admitting they do not have the means to enforce this law, peer pressure in most communities will be relied on to do it for them.
Asia, where mask-wearing is a long-accepted practice, is often used as an example of what the West should now be doing. In Singapore, the BBC reports, it is already an offense not to wear a mask outside.
However, practices across the region are more varied than the stereotype would have it. For example, Taiwan, where COVID-19 has caused only seven total deaths since the outbreak began, does not enforce wearing a mask when shopping, and many people there still choose not to. It also never went into lockdown.
"As more and more shops and social areas open, the more people will naturally want to visit them," Dr Chaand Nagpaul of the British Medical Association (BMA) explains. "By wearing a face covering, they reduce the risk to others and reduce the spread of a virus that has already claimed more than 40,000 lives."
As Nagpaul implicitly acknowledges, those deaths did not happen as a result of shopping. They occurred during the height of the lockdown, mainly among older people. The New Scientist reports that "around half of the UK deaths took place in care homes" which were allowed to become disease incubators, until proper testing was introduced in mid-April.
The government hopes that mandatory face coverings now will prevent a second spike of infections as it allows society to reopen and the economy to revive.
Yet, according to the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) recent report on face coverings, "It is widely believed that the primary role of face coverings is to prevent emission of the virus into the air from an infected person, who may or may not have symptoms, and that it confers little if any protection to the wearer."
SAGE also points out that the virus can enter the body via the eyes, which most face masks do not protect.
When mask-wearing was made compulsory on public transport in June, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said, "The reality is that for the foreseeable future — I predict for the next year or so — wearing face coverings is going to become the norm rather than the exception."
Many scientists and government officials believe the law will only be lifted when a comprehensive cure becomes available, such as a vaccination or drug treatment.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation believes the coronavirus pandemic can only be solved through a vaccine. Yet, there is no guarantee that a vaccination will be found anytime soon or that, if one is, it will undergo proper clinical trials before being made available.
When pressed on the dangers of using a vaccine prematurely, Bill Gates told the BBC, "Governments will have to decide if they will indemnify the [pharmaceutical] companies and really go out with this, when we just don't have the time to do what we normally do."
The Gates foundation heavily invests in two of the most influential proponents of lockdowns: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), based at the University of Washington in Seattle, and the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, headed up by Dr. Neil Ferguson who was a government advisor before his controversial resignation for breaking the U.K. lockdown rules.


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--Nick Sandmann Wins Defamation Suit Against Washington Post

Nicholas Sandmann , one of the students from Covington High School who was vilified in January 2019 for innocently standing at the Lincoln Memorial with his student group while wearing a MAGA hat , won his defamation suit against the Washington Post today .
The Covington kids were called names and social media erupted with comments as to Sandmann 's `` punchable face . ''
Criticism erupted over Sandmann 's political expression , and the Washington Post assumed that the boys were racist and derogatory to the man Sandmann can be seen here talking to .
The terms of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sandmann was also involved in litigation against ABC News , CBS News , The New York Times , Gannett , & Rolling Stone .
CNN recently settled a $ 275 million lawsuit with Sandmann .
In 2019 , the CBC had to apologize for their broadcast of the fake news about the Covington kids .
Sandmann filed lawsuits against multiple news outlets .
The story of the Covington kids highlights the mainstream media bias that has been directed against conservatives and Trump supporters since the heated 2016 election season .
This is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Nicholas Sandmann, one of the students from Covington High School who was vilified in January 2019 for innocently standing at the Lincoln Memorial with his student group while wearing a MAGA hat, won his defamation suit against the Washington Post today.
On 2/19/19, I filed $250M defamation lawsuit against Washington Post. Today, I turned 18 & WaPo settled my lawsuit. Thanks to @ToddMcMurtry & @LLinWood for their advocacy. Thanks to my family & millions of you who have stood your ground by supporting me. I still have more to do. — Nicholas Sandmann (@N1ckSandmann) July 24, 2020
The Covington kids were called names and social media erupted with comments as to Sandmann's "punchable face." Criticism erupted over Sandmann's political expression, and the Washington Post assumed that the boys were racist and derogatory to the man Sandmann can be seen here talking to.
The terms of the settlement have yet to be disclosed. Sandmann was also involved in litigation against ABC News, CBS News, The New York Times, Gannett, & Rolling Stone. CNN recently settled a $275 million lawsuit with Sandmann.
In 2019, the CBC had to apologize for their broadcast of the fake news about the Covington kids. Sandmann filed lawsuits against multiple news outlets.
The story of the Covington kids highlights the mainstream media bias that has been directed against conservatives and Trump supporters since the heated 2016 election season.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--Men’s Health Rips Joe Rogan for “Vile Transphobia”, Wants Him Blacklisted

Men ’ s Health is looking to get podcaster Joe Rogan blacklisted because he ’ s “ putting lives in danger.
” Oh , I ’ m sure Men ’ s Health would deny that all day long : Harrumph , harrumph , harrumph ; we ’ re not looking to blacklist or cancel anyone , we ’ re just publishing an op-ed that disagrees with him , harrumph , harrumph , harrumph… We all know how this bullshit of “ safetyism ” works on the fascist left .
You fascists accuse someone you disagree with of making you or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unsafe , ” and suddenly expression that speech become “ violence ” and that physical act of violent speech must be blacklisted and canceled .
Meanwhile , according to the left , the terrorists in Black Lives Matter and Antifa who are burning , looting marauding , and toppling are not committing violence .
Their actual violence is speech .
So why is Men ’ s Health jumping on a stool , throwing its skirt over its own head and screaming Eeek !
?
Well , Rogan dared to invite on a guest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this anti-science trans nonsense – you know this baloney about how a male can magically become female just by saying so… Joe Rogan Is Spreading Transphobic Hate Speech and It ’ s Putting Lives in Danger Rogan has a history of platforming divisive voices .
Now he ’ s actively fanning the flames of hate .
And then there are the episodes which , by virtue of Rogan ’ s massive online reach , lend a veneer of credibility to some truly dangerous prejudices .
Take the recent episode with guest Abigail Shrier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rogan , in which she promoted her book , Irreversible Damage : The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters , Shrier invalidated the lived experience of trans and nonbinary kids and teens , and made numerous dangerous , entirely unsound false equivalencies .
Although I could not disagree more , I would have no issue with Men ’ s Health publishing a rebuttal to Rogan and Shrier .
If you disagree with them , if you honestly believe it ’ s healthy to give adolescents injections in the unicorn hope it will magically change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , in the unicorn hope this will magically help confused children psychologically with whatever is fooling them into believing they need to change their sex ( it won ’ t ) ; if you honestly believe it ’ s healthy and compassionate to patronize a boy who believes he ’ s Napoleon a woman ( it ’ s not ) rather than get him psychological help , I ’ m fine having that debate .
Let ’ s rock… But that ’ s not what ’ s going on here , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on throughout the left when these crybullies blacklist and cancel others using these fascist “ safetyism ” tactics .
When you accuse someone of “ putting lives in danger ” over a perfectly reasonable and science-based discussion about transitioning , especially when just a few years ago these arguments were treated as mainstream ; when you accuse someone of “ fanning the flames of hate ” and being “ dangerous , ” that is way beyond a debate .
That is about silencing someone , about accusing them of being responsible in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had nothing to do with .
As absurd and one-sided as the Men ’ s Health piece is , nowhere does it accuse Rogan or Shrier of ridiculing transsexuals , of painting a target on their backs , of any kind of personal attack against anyone .
That , of course , would cross a line into bigotry and hate .
But they didn ’ t do that… Men ’ s Health , however , did cross that line .
In a cynical and un-American effort to silence Rogan on this issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not his argument that ’ s refuted – no , he is targeted as a dangerous bigot who is literally going to get people killed .
Oh , and by the way , did you know the left-wing fascists have declared the word “ blacklist ” racist and therefore outlawed ?
Right out of Orwell ’ s 1984 , these monsters are shrinking the dictionary , are placing precise and effective words off limits .

Men’s Health is looking to get podcaster Joe Rogan blacklisted because he’s “putting lives in danger.”
Oh, I’m sure Men’s Health would deny that all day long: Harrumph, harrumph, harrumph; we’re not looking to blacklist or cancel anyone, we’re just publishing an op-ed that disagrees with him, harrumph, harrumph, harrumph…
Gimme a break.
We all know how this bullshit of “safetyism” works on the fascist left. You fascists accuse someone you disagree with of making you or POC’s or whoever feel “unsafe,” and suddenly expression that speech become “violence” and that physical act of violent speech must be blacklisted and canceled.
Meanwhile, according to the left, the terrorists in Black Lives Matter and Antifa who are burning, looting marauding, and toppling are not committing violence. Their actual violence is speech.
So why is Men’s Health jumping on a stool, throwing its skirt over its own head and screaming Eeek!?
Well, Rogan dared to invite on a guest who is not fully onboard with all this anti-science trans nonsense – you know this baloney about how a male can magically become female just by saying so…
Here’s the headline, subheadline, and relevant portions:
Joe Rogan Is Spreading Transphobic Hate Speech and It’s Putting Lives in Danger Rogan has a history of platforming divisive voices. Now he’s actively fanning the flames of hate. And then there are the episodes which, by virtue of Rogan’s massive online reach, lend a veneer of credibility to some truly dangerous prejudices. Take the recent episode with guest Abigail Shrier. During Shrier’s conversation with Rogan, in which she promoted her book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, Shrier invalidated the lived experience of trans and nonbinary kids and teens, and made numerous dangerous, entirely unsound false equivalencies.
Although I could not disagree more, I would have no issue with Men’s Health publishing a rebuttal to Rogan and Shrier.
If you disagree with them, if you honestly believe it’s healthy to give adolescents injections in the unicorn hope it will magically change their sex (it won’t), in the unicorn hope this will magically help confused children psychologically with whatever is fooling them into believing they need to change their sex (it won’t); if you honestly believe it’s healthy and compassionate to patronize a boy who believes he’s Napoleon a woman (it’s not) rather than get him psychological help, I’m fine having that debate. Let’s rock…
But that’s not what’s going on here, and that is not what’s going on throughout the left when these crybullies blacklist and cancel others using these fascist “safetyism” tactics.
When you accuse someone of “putting lives in danger” over a perfectly reasonable and science-based discussion about transitioning, especially when just a few years ago these arguments were treated as mainstream; when you accuse someone of “fanning the flames of hate” and being “dangerous,” that is way beyond a debate.
That is about silencing someone, about accusing them of being responsible in some way for a suicide or hate crime they had nothing to do with.
As absurd and one-sided as the Men’s Health piece is, nowhere does it accuse Rogan or Shrier of ridiculing transsexuals, of painting a target on their backs, of any kind of personal attack against anyone. That, of course, would cross a line into bigotry and hate. But they didn’t do that…
Men’s Health, however, did cross that line. In a cynical and un-American effort to silence Rogan on this issue, or to see him silenced, it’s not his argument that’s refuted – no, he is targeted as a dangerous bigot who is literally going to get people killed.
Oh, and by the way, did you know the left-wing fascists have declared the word “blacklist” racist and therefore outlawed? Right out of Orwell’s 1984, these monsters are shrinking the dictionary, are placing precise and effective words off limits.


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--New Poll Shows Americans Oppose “Cancel Culture” by 2 to 1 Margin

A follow-up to our earlier post on this story , with a more hopeful twist .
We 've been railing against weaponized outrage and cancel culture excesses for years -- literally -- and even more so recently .
f you find yourself looking around and thinking , `` this is madness , when will people have enough of this ? ''
you 're not alone .
It turns out that a lot of people are bearing witness to the current moment and prevailing winds and thinking , enough .
That 's the view held by most people , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The good news is that only about a quarter of the country ( dominated by the Left ) thinks the current `` cancel '' climate is a net positive for the country , with roughly twice as many believing the opposite .
More good news is that normal people have more grace and forgiveness in their hearts than the social media `` gladiators . ''
The bad news is that the very online , very hostile combatants wield outsized influence and are winning the day , overwhelming the quiet majority and collecting scalps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear they 're winning not only because of the avalanche of stories in recent news cycles , but because in a separate poll , a large majority of Americans say they 're self-censoring out of fear : Nearly two-thirds—62 % —of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive .
The share of Americans who self-censor has risen several points since 2017 when 58 % of Americans agreed with this statement .
These fears cross partisan lines .
Majorities of Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 59 % ) and Republicans ( 77 % ) all agree they have political opinions they are afraid to share ... Strong liberals stand out , however , as the only political group who feel they can express themselves .
Nearly 6 in 10 ( 58 % ) of staunch liberals feel they can say what they believe .
However , centrist liberals feel differently .
A slim majority ( 52 % ) of liberals feel they have to self-censor , as do 64 % of moderates , and 77 % of conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hard lefties enforce their draconian speech rules on everyone else , with many cultural institutions and corporations bending the knee .
The result is almost everyone else walking on eggshells in order to avoid the wrath of the mob .
This is unhealthy and , frankly , miserable .
This is also interesting , from the Cato data : `` Although strong liberals are the only group who feel they can say what they believe , the share who feel pressured to self-censor rose 12 points from 30 % in 2017 to 42 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense , as the Left is eating its own with increasing frequency .
No conservatives were harmed in this recent debacle .
I 've spoken with multiple liberal friends in recent months who are growing fearful of ideological `` allies '' in their own social circles .
Who wants to live like this , beyond joyless , hyper-woke activists and people who profit off of the culture of fear ?
Guilt and grievance exploitation is a booming industry .
I 'll leave you with this strange tale about the alleged gatekeepers of privilege @ @ @

A follow-up to our earlier post on this story, with a more hopeful twist. We've been railing against weaponized outrage and cancel culture excesses for years -- literally -- and even more so recently. f you find yourself looking around and thinking, "this is madness, when will people have enough of this?" you're not alone. It turns out that a lot of people are bearing witness to the current moment and prevailing winds and thinking, enough. That's the view held by most people, according to a new Morning Consult national survey:
Americans oppose cancel culture by 2-to-1 margin, with the rest blissfully unaware of what’s happening https://t.co/BMdsECT4E4 — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 22, 2020
Cancel culture is generally discussed as being performed on social media in the form of group shaming. A plurality (46%) of Americans believe that cancel culture “has gone too far.” About a quarter of Americans — many of whom are perhaps blissfully offline — said they didn’t know or had no opinion on the matter. When they are removed from the results, a clear majority — across almost every demographic category — says that cancel culture has gone too far...Twenty-seven percent of voters said cancel culture had a somewhat positive or very positive impact on society, but almost half (49%) said it had a somewhat negative or very negative impact...The poll also suggests that the public at large is more forgiving than the gladiators on social media.
The good news is that only about a quarter of the country (dominated by the Left) thinks the current "cancel" climate is a net positive for the country, with roughly twice as many believing the opposite. More good news is that normal people have more grace and forgiveness in their hearts than the social media "gladiators." The bad news is that the very online, very hostile combatants wield outsized influence and are winning the day, overwhelming the quiet majority and collecting scalps through their aggressive tactics. It's clear they're winning not only because of the avalanche of stories in recent news cycles, but because in a separate poll, a large majority of Americans say they're self-censoring out of fear:
62 percent of Americans say they have political views they're afraid to share. No problem here, very normal
https://t.co/NYjBUQjG2V — Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) July 22, 2020
Nearly two-thirds—62%—of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive. The share of Americans who self-censor has risen several points since 2017 when 58% of Americans agreed with this statement. These fears cross partisan lines. Majorities of Democrats (52%), independents (59%) and Republicans (77%) all agree they have political opinions they are afraid to share...Strong liberals stand out, however, as the only political group who feel they can express themselves. Nearly 6 in 10 (58%) of staunch liberals feel they can say what they believe. However, centrist liberals feel differently. A slim majority (52%) of liberals feel they have to self-censor, as do 64% of moderates, and 77% of conservatives.
The tyranny of the few. Hard lefties enforce their draconian speech rules on everyone else, with many cultural institutions and corporations bending the knee. The result is almost everyone else walking on eggshells in order to avoid the wrath of the mob. This is unhealthy and, frankly, miserable. This is also interesting, from the Cato data: "Although strong liberals are the only group who feel they can say what they believe, the share who feel pressured to self-censor rose 12 points from 30% in 2017 to 42% in 2020." This makes sense, as the Left is eating its own with increasing frequency. No conservatives were harmed in this recent debacle. I've spoken with multiple liberal friends in recent months who are growing fearful of ideological "allies" in their own social circles. Who wants to live like this, beyond joyless, hyper-woke activists and people who profit off of the culture of fear? Guilt and grievance exploitation is a booming industry. I'll leave you with this strange tale about the alleged gatekeepers of privilege and authenticity:


bonginoreport--2020-07-28--Joe Rogan Says Video Games Are a “Waste of Time”

Podcast king Joe Rogan set the internet ablaze this week when he said that playing video games is a “ waste of time ” because they suck up countless hours and give nothing back in return .
Speaking with fitness guru Joe De Sena on “ The Joe Rogan Experience , ” the pair discussed how a lack of role models will lead children to become hooked on video games .
“ Video games are a real problem , ” Rogan said , as reported by The Independent .
“ They ’ re a real problem .
You know why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They ’ re [ addictive ] , I have a real problem with them .
You do them , and they ’ re real exciting , but you don ’ t get anywhere.
” Rogan compared playing video games with practicing martial arts , the latter being a skill that one acquires after repeated practice while the former gives nothing back .
“ You could be doing something exciting and fun , or you could just be playing f***ing video games , ” he said .
“ Three years later you could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing video games , waiting for the next whatever the f*** game is… and you ’ re gon na waste your time.
” On the subject of gamers who make “ a lot of f***ing money ” through streaming , Rogan said that their main skill is adaptability .
“ You have to be adaptable , you have to be able to play multiple video games , because the one video game that you get really good at , what are the odds it ’ ll be around 5 years from now ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaming community did not take kindly to Rogan ’ s denunciation of their sacred past time and responded forcefully .
“ Joe doesn ’ t really understand the full context of what the gaming community is and how many different avenues you can be successful in gaming , ” said streamer Ninja .
“ Listening to this podcast is a waste of time… Generalised bad take is bad .
Anything can be harmful in excess .
Video games have made many people successful , they ’ re the cause for a majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and YouTube creator DrLupo .
“ People are getting upset over this Joe Rogan video like he isn ’ t right , if you ’ re just playing video games constantly without advancing yourself in other aspects of your life , you need to re-evaluate your time management , which is one of the most important skills you can have , ” tweeted “ Halo ” champion Snip3Down .
“ Yep , [ Rogan ] is spot on here .
I suddenly realized this in 2006 or so while playing World of Warcraft—that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ awesome by proxy ’ —when I could actually just be leveling myself up .
Quit on the spot , walked away , never wanted to play a game again , ” tweeted one user .
“ Joe Rogan is fundamentally right on video games ; they essentially trick your brains ’ reward center into rewarding you for something which is not actually productive at all- that being said it doesn ’ t matter .
Gaming is not a problem .
Humans have always had ways to accomplish this , ” said another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America ’ s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news , opinion , and entertainment .
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Podcast king Joe Rogan set the internet ablaze this week when he said that playing video games is a “waste of time” because they suck up countless hours and give nothing back in return.
Speaking with fitness guru Joe De Sena on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the pair discussed how a lack of role models will lead children to become hooked on video games.
“Video games are a real problem,” Rogan said, as reported by The Independent. “They’re a real problem. You know why? Because they’re f***ing fun. They’re [addictive], I have a real problem with them. You do them, and they’re real exciting, but you don’t get anywhere.”
Rogan compared playing video games with practicing martial arts, the latter being a skill that one acquires after repeated practice while the former gives nothing back.
“You could be doing something exciting and fun, or you could just be playing f***ing video games,” he said. “Three years later you could just be that same kid, just playing video games, waiting for the next whatever the f*** game is… and you’re gonna waste your time.”
On the subject of gamers who make “a lot of f***ing money” through streaming, Rogan said that their main skill is adaptability.
“You have to be adaptable, you have to be able to play multiple video games, because the one video game that you get really good at, what are the odds it’ll be around 5 years from now?” he said.
“Video games a real problem. You know why? Because they’re f**king fun. You do them, and they’re real exciting, but you don’t get anywhere.” Joe Rogan has described video games as a “waste of time” for 'most people': https://t.co/8phVgmGYP9 pic.twitter.com/HGVgCfr7mh — DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) July 26, 2020
Naturally, the gaming community did not take kindly to Rogan’s denunciation of their sacred past time and responded forcefully.
“Joe doesn’t really understand the full context of what the gaming community is and how many different avenues you can be successful in gaming,” said streamer Ninja.
“Listening to this podcast is a waste of time… Generalised bad take is bad. Anything can be harmful in excess. Video games have made many people successful, they’re the cause for a majority of my friendships, etc.” tweeted Twitch and YouTube creator DrLupo.
Other commenters supported Rogan’s take.
“People are getting upset over this Joe Rogan video like he isn’t right, if you’re just playing video games constantly without advancing yourself in other aspects of your life, you need to re-evaluate your time management, which is one of the most important skills you can have,” tweeted “Halo” champion Snip3Down.
“Yep, [Rogan] is spot on here. I suddenly realized this in 2006 or so while playing World of Warcraft—that I was making my character awesome, ‘awesome by proxy’ —when I could actually just be leveling myself up. Quit on the spot, walked away, never wanted to play a game again,” tweeted one user.
“Joe Rogan is fundamentally right on video games; they essentially trick your brains’ reward center into rewarding you for something which is not actually productive at all- that being said it doesn’t matter. Gaming is not a problem. Humans have always had ways to accomplish this,” said another user.
RELATED: World Health Organization: Video Games Addictive Like Crack


bonginoreport--2020-07-28--Canadian CEO Drops “Chief” From Her Title Because it May Offend Native Americans

A Canadian ( sorry , leading executive officer ) has renounced the title that denotes consummate success in the corporate world because it is supposedly racist cultural appropriation and offensive to Native Americans , or something .
Catherine Roome , president and — drat , sorry — lead executive officer of Technical Safety BC , signaled her virtue to the world in a column in The Globe and Mail .
She lamented “ systemic racism , ” praised the Black Lives Matter movement , and announced her reasons for dropping the oh-so-offensive word “ chief ” from her title .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will tell you , I am a stickler for inclusive language .
I often interrupt people – board directors , heads of organizations , politicians and others – if I feel they are using titles for our employees that are outdated , ” Roome boasted .
“ So to receive constructive feedback on my own use of language made me sit up and take notice.
” “ One particularly courageous colleague pointed out that I was using a word in my title , president and chief executive officer , that represents something deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a word that is honoured and respected in First Nations culture and conveys a meaning very different to organizational leadership , ” the — so sorry !
— LEO added .
“ I have long been a champion for Indigenous rights and reconciliation .
Yet I am ashamed to say , the thought had never even occurred to me that the title I proudly held could evoke such a response , or even be viewed as disrespectful to the very reconciliation process that I support , ” Roome confessed , head bowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I have changed my title within the organization to president and lead executive officer.
” This Activist ’ s Marxist Brainwashing Explains Why Antifa Has Terrorized Portland for 51 Nights So , is the term “ chief executive officer ” inherently offensive to Native Americans ?
Does it involve a kind of cultural appropriation , taking away dignity from Indigenous peoples ?
Hardly .
As Roome herself acknowledged , “ The origin of my original title is European.
” She claimed that “ that doesn ’ t give me a pass , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tied up with the system of “ systemic racism.
” There is , however , little to suggest that the term “ chief executive officer ” has anything to do with racism at all , much less a “ disrespectful ” denigration of Native American leadership .
The ancient Romans certainly had no intention of denigrating Native Americans when they used the word “ caput ” to denote “ head.
” When the word “ chief ” was coined in Middle English between 1250 and 1300 A.D. , medieval scholars on the island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the word would one day refer to people on a continent they did not know existed .
In fact , it appears Roome is offended on behalf of Native Americans who ostensibly have claimed the word “ chief ” for their own , even though when English settlers first referred to Indigenous leaders as “ chiefs , ” the Native Americans would not have known the word .
It is as if this Canadian — drat , I keep doing that !
— LEO is defending a supposed Native American cultural appropriation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by English speakers to culturally appropriate the relationship between native leaders and their tribes — oh drat !
That word ’ s English , too… While the term “ chief executive officer ” appears to date back to 1917 — two years after President Woodrow Wilson screened a Ku Klux Klan movie in the White House — there is no evidence the business term was intended to mock Native Americans .
In fact , it appears to have been an extension of the term “ chief executive , ” which was first applied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 1825 and 1835 .
“ Chief executive officer ” denotes the head of a corporation or business , the person who is responsible for the company ’ s successes and failures .
The CEO role represents the height of aspiration in the business world , and the job comes with incredible stress and intrusive work demands .
For these reasons , CEOs enjoy prestige and large paychecks .
Roome does not intend to renounce the prestige , pay , or role of a CEO , she just wants those in Canada — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world — to consider the very term “ chief ” racist and therefore to drop it from the prestigious title .
Whatever Roome identifies as , she ’ s still really a CEO , and she ’ s capitalizing on that fact to gain power over the words people say .
This presumptuous CEO is far from the first to attempt to find a latent “ racism ” in everyday language .
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the NBA phased out the term “ owner ” when referring to the individuals who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His remarks came after Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green suggested the word “ owner ” “ sets a bad precedent , ” “ sets the wrong tone , ” and “ gives one the wrong mindset.
” Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Green owed the NBA an apology “ because to try to create some connotation that owning equity in a company that you busted your ass for is the equivalent of ownership in terms of people , that ’ s just wrong .
That ’ s just wrong in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We don ’ t own people .
And there ’ s a big difference.
” Woke Inquisition Strikes Again : Andrew Sullivan Is Out After Attacking the Left ’ s Stifling Orthodoxy The actual meaning and origin of words apparently matter less than the supposed “ racist ” impression certain offended people claim to take from those words .
For example , Linux recently abolished the terms “ blacklist , ” “ master , ” and “ slave , ” even though slavery long predated the racial slavery of the Americas and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used the term “ black list ” to refer to a list of people who voted to execute Charles I in the English Civil War .
This original meaning is not racist at all , and the idea of such a list goes back at least to the Roman Republic .
Last month , a Texas realtor group announced it would no longer use the term “ master ” when referring to bedrooms and bathrooms connected to the largest room in a house or apartment .
A CNN article advocating the abolition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the English language traced the origin of the term “ master bedroom ” to a 1926 Sears catalog , “ referring to a large second floor bedroom with a private bathroom.
” CNN worked hard to twist the meaning , claiming that it is “ unclear whether the term is rooted in American slavery on plantations , ” and arguing that it “ evokes that history.
” Hilariously , CNN went on to call for the abolition of the phrase “ Masters Tournament ” for the PGA Tour .
“ The history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when the tournament was first held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia , ” CNN reported .
Co-founder Bobby Jones initially rejected the term , not due to any racial concerns but because it was too “ presumptuous.
” The PGA Tour clearly uses the word “ master ” in the sense of achieving mastery in golf , not in any sort of reference to slavery , much less race-based slavery .
Yet CNN was attempting to create a blacklist of supposedly offensive terms in a bid for power .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at certain words and declare those words verboten , they can go on to declare certain ideas off-limits , as well .
The Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) , for instance , smears mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “ hate groups ” in an effort to cut them off from polite society and make their ideas seem toxic .
They are on the cutting edge of cancel culture , as are the activists who would police basic terms as “ racist.
” Catherine Roome is not just engaging in virtue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Orwellian attempt at redefining basic words according to Marxist critical theory , finding supposed racist oppression behind every innocent syllable .
Tyler O ’ Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay : The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center .
Follow him on Twitter at @ Tyler2ONeil .
A True Victim of Oppression Rips Up the Black Lives Matter Narrative

A Canadian chief executive officer (CEO) (sorry, leading executive officer) has renounced the title that denotes consummate success in the corporate world because it is supposedly racist cultural appropriation and offensive to Native Americans, or something.
Catherine Roome, president and chief — drat, sorry — lead executive officer of Technical Safety BC, signaled her virtue to the world in a column in The Globe and Mail. She lamented “systemic racism,” praised the Black Lives Matter movement, and announced her reasons for dropping the oh-so-offensive word “chief” from her title.
“As folks who know me well will tell you, I am a stickler for inclusive language. I often interrupt people – board directors, heads of organizations, politicians and others – if I feel they are using titles for our employees that are outdated,” Roome boasted. “So to receive constructive feedback on my own use of language made me sit up and take notice.”
“One particularly courageous colleague pointed out that I was using a word in my title, president and chief executive officer, that represents something deeply meaningful to many Indigenous peoples. It is a word that is honoured and respected in First Nations culture and conveys a meaning very different to organizational leadership,” the CEO — so sorry! — LEO added.
“I have long been a champion for Indigenous rights and reconciliation. Yet I am ashamed to say, the thought had never even occurred to me that the title I proudly held could evoke such a response, or even be viewed as disrespectful to the very reconciliation process that I support,” Roome confessed, head bowed in shame. “So upon reflection, I have changed my title within the organization to president and lead executive officer.”
So, is the term “chief executive officer” inherently offensive to Native Americans? Does it involve a kind of cultural appropriation, taking away dignity from Indigenous peoples?
Hardly. As Roome herself acknowledged, “The origin of my original title is European.” She claimed that “that doesn’t give me a pass,” arguing that the term is still tied up with the system of “systemic racism.”
There is, however, little to suggest that the term “chief executive officer” has anything to do with racism at all, much less a “disrespectful” denigration of Native American leadership.
The ancient Romans certainly had no intention of denigrating Native Americans when they used the word “caput” to denote “head.” When the word “chief” was coined in Middle English between 1250 and 1300 A.D., medieval scholars on the island of Britain could have had no inkling that the word would one day refer to people on a continent they did not know existed.
In fact, it appears Roome is offended on behalf of Native Americans who ostensibly have claimed the word “chief” for their own, even though when English settlers first referred to Indigenous leaders as “chiefs,” the Native Americans would not have known the word. It is as if this Canadian CEO — drat, I keep doing that! — LEO is defending a supposed Native American cultural appropriation of a word that was originally used by English speakers to culturally appropriate the relationship between native leaders and their tribes — oh drat! That word’s English, too…
While the term “chief executive officer” appears to date back to 1917 — two years after President Woodrow Wilson screened a Ku Klux Klan movie in the White House — there is no evidence the business term was intended to mock Native Americans. In fact, it appears to have been an extension of the term “chief executive,” which was first applied to the president of the United States between 1825 and 1835.
“Chief executive officer” denotes the head of a corporation or business, the person who is responsible for the company’s successes and failures. The CEO role represents the height of aspiration in the business world, and the job comes with incredible stress and intrusive work demands. For these reasons, CEOs enjoy prestige and large paychecks.
Roome does not intend to renounce the prestige, pay, or role of a CEO, she just wants those in Canada — and presumably other parts of the English-speaking world — to consider the very term “chief” racist and therefore to drop it from the prestigious title. Whatever Roome identifies as, she’s still really a CEO, and she’s capitalizing on that fact to gain power over the words people say.
This presumptuous CEO is far from the first to attempt to find a latent “racism” in everyday language.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the NBA phased out the term “owner” when referring to the individuals who own shares of stock in basketball teams. His remarks came after Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green suggested the word “owner” “sets a bad precedent,” “sets the wrong tone,” and “gives one the wrong mindset.”
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Green owed the NBA an apology “because to try to create some connotation that owning equity in a company that you busted your ass for is the equivalent of ownership in terms of people, that’s just wrong. That’s just wrong in every which way. We own equity. We don’t own people. And there’s a big difference.”
The actual meaning and origin of words apparently matter less than the supposed “racist” impression certain offended people claim to take from those words. For example, Linux recently abolished the terms “blacklist,” “master,” and “slave,” even though slavery long predated the racial slavery of the Americas and even though King Charles II of England used the term “black list” to refer to a list of people who voted to execute Charles I in the English Civil War. This original meaning is not racist at all, and the idea of such a list goes back at least to the Roman Republic.
Last month, a Texas realtor group announced it would no longer use the term “master” when referring to bedrooms and bathrooms connected to the largest room in a house or apartment. A CNN article advocating the abolition of certain “racist” phrases and terms from the English language traced the origin of the term “master bedroom” to a 1926 Sears catalog, “referring to a large second floor bedroom with a private bathroom.” CNN worked hard to twist the meaning, claiming that it is “unclear whether the term is rooted in American slavery on plantations,” and arguing that it “evokes that history.”
Hilariously, CNN went on to call for the abolition of the phrase “Masters Tournament” for the PGA Tour. “The history of the name goes back to 1934, when the tournament was first held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia,” CNN reported. Co-founder Bobby Jones initially rejected the term, not due to any racial concerns but because it was too “presumptuous.”
The PGA Tour clearly uses the word “master” in the sense of achieving mastery in golf, not in any sort of reference to slavery, much less race-based slavery.
Yet CNN was attempting to create a blacklist of supposedly offensive terms in a bid for power. If leftists can claim to be offended at certain words and declare those words verboten, they can go on to declare certain ideas off-limits, as well. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), for instance, smears mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups” in an effort to cut them off from polite society and make their ideas seem toxic. They are on the cutting edge of cancel culture, as are the activists who would police basic terms as “racist.”
Catherine Roome is not just engaging in virtue signaling, she’s abetting an Orwellian attempt at redefining basic words according to Marxist critical theory, finding supposed racist oppression behind every innocent syllable.
Tyler O’Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Follow him on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil.


bonginoreport--2020-07-27--Police Release Man Who Shot and Killed BLM Protester in Self Defense

A man who admitted to fatally shooting an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin on Saturday night was taken into custody and then released pending further investigation , the Texas city 's police chief said .
Chief Brian Manley said detectives assigned to the homicide unit detained the man and interviewed him after he called 911 shortly after the shooting .
The man said he had shot someone who approached his vehicle during the demonstration and pointed a weapon at him .
The victim of the shooting was Garrett Foster , 28 , and he died of multiple gunshot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the loss of Mr. Foster last night , ” Manley said in a Zoom news conference Sunday night posted on Twitter .
“ It 's actively being investigated and ongoing in conjunction with the Travis County District Attorney 's Office.
” TEXAS MAN SAID TO BE ARMED IS SHOT , KILLED AFTER APPROACHING DRIVER AT AUSTIN PROTEST : WITNESSES The chief said after the vehicle turned into a crowd of protesters and was honking its horn , witnesses observed Foster holding an AK-47-type assault rifle and approach the driver 's side window as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After the gunfire , another person with a gun opened fire on the vehicle as it sped away , Manley said .
He said that person was detained and released after being interviewed by homicide detectives .
The chief said the individual had a concealed carry license , as did the person who shot Foster .
Their guns and Foster ’ s weapon were seized as evidence , as well as the vehicle , he said .
CROWDS LAUNCH FIREWORKS AT BREWERY , DRAW GUNS ON DRIVERS AS RIOTS SPREAD FROM PORTLAND TO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest responded after they heard the two volleys of gunfire , he said .
The shooting was caught on video and Manley made a public appeal for more video and photographs .
The chief would n't say why the vehicle turned into the protesters , saying it was part of the investigation .
Foster went to Saturday 's protest with his fiancée , Whitney Mitchell , a 28-year-old quadruple amputee who uses a wheelchair , the Dallas Morning News reported .
Her mother told the paper she worried about them attending the protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in police custody .
“ I told her not to go .
I was afraid something would happen , ” Patricia Kirven said .
“ She said , ‘ I don ’ t feel like I ’ m doing enough .
I want to do more.
‘ `` “ She physically is OK , but mentally she is not , '' she said , according to the paper .
`` ‘ Inconsolable ’ is the only word I can think of because she ’ ll talk for a bit and then break down.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Austin her son ’ s death has completely destroyed the family .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Sheila Foster told the station her son was a former airman who bought the rifle recently to bring to the protests for safety .
“ My son would never , ever point a gun at somebody and risk going to jail or getting shot because he wouldn ’ t want to leave the love of his life helpless like she is now , ” she said .

A man who admitted to fatally shooting an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin on Saturday night was taken into custody and then released pending further investigation, the Texas city's police chief said.
Chief Brian Manley said detectives assigned to the homicide unit detained the man and interviewed him after he called 911 shortly after the shooting. The man said he had shot someone who approached his vehicle during the demonstration and pointed a weapon at him.
The victim of the shooting was Garrett Foster, 28, and he died of multiple gunshot wounds.
“We are heartbroken over the loss of Mr. Foster last night,” Manley said in a Zoom news conference Sunday night posted on Twitter. “It's actively being investigated and ongoing in conjunction with the Travis County District Attorney's Office.”
TEXAS MAN SAID TO BE ARMED IS SHOT, KILLED AFTER APPROACHING DRIVER AT AUSTIN PROTEST: WITNESSES
The chief said after the vehicle turned into a crowd of protesters and was honking its horn, witnesses observed Foster holding an AK-47-type assault rifle and approach the driver's side window as some protesters pounded on the vehicle.
After the gunfire, another person with a gun opened fire on the vehicle as it sped away, Manley said.
He said that person was detained and released after being interviewed by homicide detectives.
The chief said the individual had a concealed carry license, as did the person who shot Foster.
Their guns and Foster’s weapon were seized as evidence, as well as the vehicle, he said.
CROWDS LAUNCH FIREWORKS AT BREWERY, DRAW GUNS ON DRIVERS AS RIOTS SPREAD FROM PORTLAND TO SMALLER OREGON CITY
Officers assigned to the protest responded after they heard the two volleys of gunfire, he said.
The shooting was caught on video and Manley made a public appeal for more video and photographs. The chief wouldn't say why the vehicle turned into the protesters, saying it was part of the investigation.
Foster went to Saturday's protest with his fiancée, Whitney Mitchell, a 28-year-old quadruple amputee who uses a wheelchair, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Her mother told the paper she worried about them attending the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody.
“I told her not to go. I was afraid something would happen,” Patricia Kirven said. “She said, ‘I don’t feel like I’m doing enough. I want to do more.‘"
“She physically is OK, but mentally she is not," she said, according to the paper. "‘Inconsolable’ is the only word I can think of because she’ll talk for a bit and then break down.”
Foster's mother told Fox 7 Austin her son’s death has completely destroyed the family.
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Sheila Foster told the station her son was a former airman who bought the rifle recently to bring to the protests for safety.
“My son would never, ever point a gun at somebody and risk going to jail or getting shot because he wouldn’t want to leave the love of his life helpless like she is now,” she said.


bonginoreport--2020-07-27--Rep. Gaetz Solicits AG Barr for Criminal Referral Related To Zuckerberg

• None Gaetz Refers Zuckerberg to DOJ : ‘ for Materially False Statements Made to Congress While Testifying Under Oath ’ • None Gaetz : Project Veritas Investigations ‘ Have Shown Ample Evidence of Such Bias and Manipulation ’ • None Facebook CEO Mislead Congress When He ‘ Repeatedly and Categorically Denied Any Bias ’ • None Zuckerberg ’ s congressional testimony ‘ violates the “ good faith ” provision of Section 230 ( c ) ( 2 ) ( A ) of the Communications Decency Act ’ [ Washington—July 27 , 2020 ] A criminal referral sent to Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for misleading Congress into how his company censors ’ content as announced by House Judiciary Committee member Matt Gaetz .
“ As a member of this body , I question Mr. Zuckerberg ’ s veracity , and challenge his willingness to cooperate with our oversight authority , diverting congressional resources during time-sensitive investigations , and materially impeding our work , ” wrote Gaetz in a letter released today .
Zuckerberg testified April 10 , 2018 before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then the next day before the House Energy and Commerce Committee—and in both hearing the Facebook CEO was asked about his company ’ s suppression of content supporting the president and his agenda .
On both occasions , members of Congress asked Mr. Zuckerberg about allegations that Facebook censored and suppressed content supportive of President Donald Trump and other conservatives .
In his responses , Mr. Zuckerberg repeatedly and categorically denied any bias against conservative speech , persons , policies , or politics .
Mr. Zuckerberg also dismissed the suggestion that Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , recent reports from Project Veritas , featuring whistleblowers who worked as Facebook ’ s “ content moderators , ” have shown ample evidence of such bias and manipulation.
” Gaetz cited federal laws that require truthful testimony in his criminal referral : Accordingly , I respectfully refer Mr. Zuckerberg to the Department for an investigation of potential violations of 18 U.S.C .
§§1001 , 1505 , and 1621 for materially false statements made to Congress while testifying under oath .
Zuckerberg would be guilty if a jury is convinced , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any trick , scheme of device a material fact or made any materially false , fictitious , or fraudulent statement or representation during his congressional testimony .
If convicted , Zuckerberg would be facing up to five years in federal prison .
James O ’ Keefe , the founder and CEO of Project Veritas , said Gaetz letter is an important first step .
“ If someone—anyone—lies to a lawmaker , he or she is deliberately manipulating the legislative process , ” he said .
“ I urge DOJ to act quickly and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November , ” said O ’ Keefe .
Project Veritas released two reports from its investigation into Facebook , based on former content moderators , Zach McElroy and Ryan Hartwig .
Both men came to Project Veritas offering to become insiders and each documented their work environments for at least three months .
In the report released June 23 , McElroy told Project Veritas founder and CEO James O ’ Keefe , “ I would say , given what I 've seen , I think that there is inherent bias and inherent bias @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be said about conservatives.
” McElroy said he would eagerly testify before Congress and tell them everything he knows .
“ I am ready and willing to join the fight by testifying about what I saw at Facebook .
We must take action on big tech censorship now , before it ’ s too late.
” McElroy , who worked at a facility in Tampa , Florida , said the artificial intelligence program that flags content for review by the content moderators had to have been programmed to seek out Facebook posts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw a stark contrast between Republicans versus Democrats in the queue , ” said McElroy .
“ I saw upwards of 75-to-80 percent of the posts in that queue were from Republican pages , politicians , journalists and pages that supported the president or supported conservatives.
” The content queue gives moderators the options to allow , delete or escalate to a supervisor , he said .
One of the Facebook content moderators caught on tape said : “ If Someone is Wearing a MAGA Hat , I Am Going to Delete Them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June 25 , Hartwig said it reached the point at his Phoenix facility , where he felt it was dangerous for him to come out as a Trump supporter .
Hartwig said he was a daily witness to censorship of conservative viewpoints , but he wanted the American people to have proof .

Gaetz Refers Zuckerberg to DOJ: ‘for Materially False Statements Made to Congress While Testifying Under Oath’
Gaetz: Project Veritas Investigations ‘Have Shown Ample Evidence of Such Bias and Manipulation’
Facebook CEO Mislead Congress When He ‘Repeatedly and Categorically Denied Any Bias’
Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony ‘violates the “good faith” provision of Section 230(c)(2)(A) of the Communications Decency Act’
[Washington—July 27, 2020] A criminal referral sent to Attorney General Attorney General William Barr called for investigation into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for
misleading Congress into how his company censors’ content as announced by House
Judiciary Committee member Matt Gaetz.
“As a member of this body, I question Mr. Zuckerberg’s veracity, and challenge his
willingness to cooperate with our oversight authority, diverting congressional
resources during time-sensitive investigations, and materially impeding our
work,” wrote Gaetz in a letter released today.
Zuckerberg testified April 10, 2018 before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and then the next day before the House Energy and Commerce Committee—and in both hearing the Facebook CEO was asked about his company’s suppression of content supporting the president and his agenda.
On both occasions, members of Congress asked Mr. Zuckerberg about allegations that Facebook censored and suppressed content supportive of President Donald Trump and other conservatives. In his responses, Mr. Zuckerberg repeatedly and categorically denied any bias against conservative speech, persons, policies, or politics. Mr. Zuckerberg also dismissed the suggestion that Facebook exercises any form of editorial manipulation. However, recent reports from Project Veritas, featuring whistleblowers who worked as Facebook’s “content moderators,” have shown ample evidence of such bias and manipulation.”
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Gaetz cited federal laws that require truthful testimony in his criminal referral:
Accordingly, I respectfully refer Mr. Zuckerberg to the Department for an investigation of potential violations of 18 U.S.C. §§1001, 1505, and 1621 for materially false statements made to Congress while testifying under oath.
Access the full letter HERE.
Federal Perjury Carries Maximum Five-Year Sentence
Zuckerberg would be guilty if a jury is convinced, he falsified, concealed or covered up by any trick, scheme of device a material fact or made any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation during his congressional testimony.
If convicted, Zuckerberg would be facing up to five years in federal prison.
James O’Keefe, the founder and CEO of Project Veritas, said Gaetz letter is an important first step.
“If someone—anyone—lies to a lawmaker, he or she is deliberately manipulating the legislative process,” he said.
“I urge DOJ to act quickly and investigate Mark Zuckerberg before Americans vote in November,” said O’Keefe.
Project Veritas Facebook Investigations Based on Insiders Wearing Hidden Cameras
Project Veritas released two reports from its investigation into Facebook, based on former content moderators, Zach McElroy and Ryan Hartwig. Both men came to Project Veritas
offering to become insiders and each documented their work environments for at least three months.
In the report released June 23, McElroy told Project Veritas founder and CEO James O’Keefe, “I would say, given what I've seen, I think that there is inherent bias and inherent bias against conservatives in what is allowed to be said about conservatives.”
McElroy said he would eagerly testify before Congress and tell them everything he knows. “I am ready and willing to join the fight by testifying about what I saw at Facebook. We must take action on big tech censorship now, before it’s too late.”
McElroy, who worked at a facility in Tampa, Florida, said the artificial intelligence program that flags content for review by the content moderators had to have been programmed to seek out Facebook posts and comments favorable to Republicans.
“I saw a stark contrast between Republicans versus Democrats in the queue,” said McElroy. “I saw upwards of 75-to-80 percent of the posts in that queue were from Republican pages, politicians, journalists and pages that supported the president or supported conservatives.”
The content queue gives moderators the options to allow, delete or escalate to a supervisor, he said.
One of the Facebook content moderators caught on tape said: “If Someone is Wearing a MAGA Hat, I Am Going to Delete Them for Terrorism.”
In the report released June 25, Hartwig said it reached the point at his Phoenix facility, where he felt it was dangerous for him to come out as a Trump supporter.
Hartwig said he was a daily witness to censorship of conservative viewpoints, but he wanted the American people to have proof.


bonginoreport--2020-07-27--Iran’s Fake U.S. Aircraft Carrier Towed to Straits of Hormuz

After being moved to a berth a few days ago , the mock aircraft carrier was towed out of the @ @ @ @ @ , @ maxar captured it in its new location around 50 km southeast ( possible @ @ @ @ @ .
Interesting to see what happens in next days pic.twitter.com/dcpGqkaNzj

Iran's refurbished mockup aircraft carrier is seen towed by a tugboat near Bandar Abbas, Iran July 25, 2020 (Photo Credit: Maxar Technologies/via REUTERS)
Iran has a giant fake aircraft carrier that it has used over the years to practice with during naval drills to show off that it can attack US carriers. Now the lumbering model boat is on the move, satellite photos show.The US usually has at least one aircraft carrier somewhere near the Persian Gulf. Iran often harassed US naval ships in the Persian Gulf using fast boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In April, President Donald Trump said the US would sink Iranian boats that harass American warships.The aircraft carrier is usually docked near the Port of Bandar Abbas. In recent days there was a mysterious explosive noise heard in Qeshm Island, just offshore. In addition, the oil tanker Gulf Sky, which is at the center of an international dispute amid accusations that an IRGC front company bought it, is also anchored off the island, after being allegedly hijacked from the coast of the UAE on July 6.A Maxar Technologies satellite image located the Iranian fake US carrier offshore from Bandar Abbas and now some 50 km. southeast of where it was before. It is estimated to be 200 meters long and 50 meters wide, some 50%-70% the size of a real aircraft carrier, depending on how you estimate its overall size or displacement.It is thus not just a floating piece of wood, but a large lumbering beast of a ship – a potential danger to international shipping and one more of Iran’s bizarre attempts to intimidate the international community. Iran has been accused of mining six ships in May and June 2019 and also shot down a US drone over the Gulf of Oman in 2019.
After being moved to a berth a few days ago, the mock aircraft carrier was towed out of the port yesterday morning. Today, @maxar captured it in its new location around 50 km southeast (possible fast attack boat approaching). Interesting to see what happens in next days pic.twitter.com/dcpGqkaNzj — Christoph Koettl (@ckoettl) July 27, 2020
THE SHIP has at least 16 fake airplanes on its carrier deck. It was being towed by a boat, and another Iranian fast boat was seen nearby. The carrier, one of the Iranian navy’s largest ships, was blown up by Iran in 2015 and then repaired. Iran’s navy is otherwise relatively small and no match for the US Navy. One US naval officer quipped last year that the US could destroy the Iranian navy in an afternoon if it wanted to.At the moment, it appears that the USS Eisenhower, which was off the Persian Gulf earlier this month, is now in the Mediterranean Sea for a drill with the Hellenic Navy. Between July 14 and 20 it made its way from near Oman toward the Red Sea and Suez Canal.The USS Nimitz has been working recently with the Indian Navy. With the Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto in the Mediterranean, the Nimitz has now moved to take up station with the Fifth Fleet as part of the need to sustain a carrier strike group presence in the Middle East, joining the fleet on July 24.The Nimitz brings with her nine squadrons of the Carrier Air Wing and a destroyer squadron with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton and Arliegh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett and USS Ralph Johnson, all under the command of Rear Adm. Jim Kirk. A native of Pennsylvania, he took up command of Carrier Strike Group 11 in May.Kirk shares a name with the fictional television and movie character Admiral James Tiberius Kirk of Star Trek fame. The real-life Admiral Jim Kirk and his carrier group will now help secure around 2.5 million square miles of water, according to the US Navy. According to a 2013 Guardian profile, Kirk does not take offensive to comparisons with his fictional media counterpart.


bonginoreport--2020-07-27--Mexican Media Push Fake News On Border Wall Collapse

Mexico ’ s mainstream media and several public officials promoted a false story about Hurricane Hanna collapsing part of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says there was no wall damage in the area .
The story first surfaced on Twitter through a video that shows wall sections under construction falling down from strong winds .
While the video does not show a location for the collapse , the false narrative gained traction when the spokeswoman for the Nuevo Leon Attorney General ’ s Office Yadith Valdez tweeted and eventually deleted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , the head of Mexico ’ s Public Radio Network , Jenaro Villamil , posted the same video and adding that the collapse took place along the Texas-Mexico border .
A spokesman with U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Breitbart Texas that the video was not recorded in the Rio Grande Valley , adding that the hurricane hit the region at night–not during daylight hours when the footage was captured .
Soon after , Mexico ’ s main news outlets began sharing the false story .
It was reported as fact by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ print outlets without any confirmation from U.S. or Mexican officials .
Mexico ’ s Televisa and TV Azteca , the two largest stations in the nation , both reported the footage as fact , however , the story has since been removed from their respective websites .
El Universal reported the same false story with a dateline from Reynosa , claiming that a portion of the border wall had collapsed in the Rio Grande Valley .
The story has since been edited to add a comment from CBP spokesman Rod Kise stating the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the RGV .
El Heraldo de Mexico reported that the strong hurricane knocked down “ Trump ’ s Wall , ” however , they sourced the video to social media users and did not collect any official statements .
Vanguardia also published the false information mocking the “ wall that Trump ordered.
” The story was later updated with corrections after relying on a tweet from reporter Enrique Burgos .
Proceso Magazine reported that the hurricane knocked down the wall and the footage was “ recorded by workers ” in the “ Rio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBP released a follow-up statement on the matter .
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas .
He co-founded Breitbart Texas ’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management .
You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook .
He can be contacted at Iortiz @ breitbart.com .
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas .
He co-founded Breitbart Texas ’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management .
Follow him on Twitter and Facebook .
He can be contacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Breitbart Texas ’ Cartel Chronicles project contributed to this report

Mexico’s mainstream media and several public officials promoted a false story about Hurricane Hanna collapsing part of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says there was no wall damage in the area.
The story first surfaced on Twitter through a video that shows wall sections under construction falling down from strong winds. While the video does not show a location for the collapse, the false narrative gained traction when the spokeswoman for the Nuevo Leon Attorney General’s Office Yadith Valdez tweeted and eventually deleted the video.
Hours after Valdez’s tweet, the head of Mexico’s Public Radio Network, Jenaro Villamil, posted the same video and adding that the collapse took place along the Texas-Mexico border.
A spokesman with U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Breitbart Texas that the video was not recorded in the Rio Grande Valley, adding that the hurricane hit the region at night–not during daylight hours when the footage was captured.
Soon after, Mexico’s main news outlets began sharing the false story. It was reported as fact by TV stations, newspapers, and online print outlets without any confirmation from U.S. or Mexican officials.
Mexico’s Televisa and TV Azteca, the two largest stations in the nation, both reported the footage as fact, however, the story has since been removed from their respective websites.
El Universal reported the same false story with a dateline from Reynosa, claiming that a portion of the border wall had collapsed in the Rio Grande Valley. The story has since been edited to add a comment from CBP spokesman Rod Kise stating the collapse likely did not take place in the RGV.
El Heraldo de Mexico reported that the strong hurricane knocked down “Trump’s Wall,” however, they sourced the video to social media users and did not collect any official statements.
Vanguardia also published the false information mocking the “wall that Trump ordered.” The story was later updated with corrections after relying on a tweet from reporter Enrique Burgos.
Naturaleza derriba el muro de Donald #Trump en Río Grande en el Valle de Texas luego del paso del #Huracán #Hanna pic.twitter.com/yAAInbjcse — Enrique BurgosV (@enriqueburgosv) July 26, 2020
Proceso Magazine reported that the hurricane knocked down the wall and the footage was “recorded by workers” in the “Rio Grande Valley.”
Midday Monday, the CBP released a follow-up statement on the matter.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
Tony Aranda from Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project contributed to this report