bonginoreport--2020-06-18--Biden Staffer Mocks Journalist for Wanting to Talk to Biden

The director of rapid response for Joe Biden 's presidential campaign took to Twitter on Thursday to call a journalist @ @ @ @ @ nominee a question `` poor schmuck . ''
The Twitter exchange is the most recent @ @ @ @ @ a Biden staffer and past employee of President Obama and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton @ @ @ @ @ , the rapid response director for the Trump presidential re-election campaign .
While it is @ @ @ @ @ to feud on Twitter , it has now been 77 days since the last time @ @ @ @ @ , which his campaign appears to be in no rush to address .
The 77-year-old @ @ @ @ @ limited because of the social-distancing necessities associated with the coronavirus .
Though Bates singles out @ @ @ @ @ as those the Biden campaign will `` keep not caring '' about , the campaign @ @ @ @ @ to address to noticeable lack of media interaction between the candidate and any news outlet @

The director of rapid response for Joe Biden's presidential campaign took to Twitter on Thursday to call a journalist wishing to ask the presumptive nominee a question "poor schmuck."
The Twitter exchange is the most recent installment of Andrew Bates, a Biden staffer and past employee of President Obama and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, sparring with Andrew Clark, the rapid response director for the Trump presidential re-election campaign.
While it is common for rival campaign staffers to feud on Twitter, it has now been 77 days since the last time Biden gave a press conference, which his campaign appears to be in no rush to address.
The 77-year-old Biden's campaign has been limited because of the social-distancing necessities associated with the coronavirus.
Though Bates singles out inquiries from Fox News journalists as those the Biden campaign will "keep not caring" about, the campaign has not made an effort to address to noticeable lack of media interaction between the candidate and any news outlet.


bonginoreport--2020-06-18--Facebook Takes Down Trump Ads, Claiming They Violated Their “Organized Hate Policy”

Facebook removed ads from President Donald Trump ’ s reelection campaign on Thursday , citing a violation of the platform ’ s policy against hate groups .
The Trump campaign ’ s advertisements slammed ANTIFA and called on supporters to stand with Trump in declaring the movement a terrorist organization .
However , the advertisements used an inverted red triangle icon that critics point out were used by Nazi Germany in classifying concentration camp prisoners , though the Trump campaign says it ’ s a symbol associated with ANTIFA .
“ We removed these posts and ads for violating our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibits using a banned hate group ’ s symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol , ” Andy Stone , a Facebook spokesperson , told CNN Business .
Left-leaning media watchdog Media Matters posted a statement about the Trump ads , saying , “ Facebook let the Trump campaign run 88 ads with inverted red triangle — an infamous Nazi symbol.
” The Trump campaign replied , calling the icon an emoji and calling it a symbol affiliated with ANTIFA .
“ It ’ s also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was used in an ad about Antifa .
It is not in the ADL ’ s Hate Symbols Database , ” the campaign said .
The advertisement condemns ANTIFA as “ dangerous MOBS of far-left groups are running through our streets and causing absolute mayhem.
” The ads ran on official Facebook pages for Trump and his “ Team Trump ” reelection page , as well as on the page of Vice President Mike Pence .
Trump campaign spokesman Ken Farnaso told NY Daily News , “ The red triangle is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to online stores selling merchandise with the symbols , such as this wall print .
Nazi concentration camps used inverted colored triangles to classify prisoners , and affixed them onto uniforms as a visible indicator of why they were imprisoned .

Facebook removed ads from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on Thursday, citing a violation of the platform’s policy against hate groups.
The Trump campaign’s advertisements slammed ANTIFA and called on supporters to stand with Trump in declaring the movement a terrorist organization. However, the advertisements used an inverted red triangle icon that critics point out were used by Nazi Germany in classifying concentration camp prisoners, though the Trump campaign says it’s a symbol associated with ANTIFA.
“We removed these posts and ads for violating our policy against organized hate. Our policy prohibits using a banned hate group’s symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol,” Andy Stone, a Facebook spokesperson, told CNN Business.
Left-leaning media watchdog Media Matters posted a statement about the Trump ads, saying, “Facebook let the Trump campaign run 88 ads with inverted red triangle — an infamous Nazi symbol.”
Facebook let the Trump campaign run 88 ads with inverted red triangle — an infamous Nazi symbol https://t.co/7eG1V9gNS8 pic.twitter.com/4yqTJgymr5 — Media Matters (@mmfa) June 18, 2020
The Trump campaign replied, calling the icon an emoji and calling it a symbol affiliated with ANTIFA. “It’s also a symbol widely used by Antifa. It was used in an ad about Antifa. It is not in the ADL’s Hate Symbols Database,” the campaign said.
This is an emoji.🔻 It’s also a symbol widely used by Antifa. It was used in an ad about Antifa. It is not in the ADL’s Hate Symbols Database. pic.twitter.com/V4fK8QWHKD — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 & get the APP (@TrumpWarRoom) June 18, 2020
The advertisement condemns ANTIFA as “dangerous MOBS of far-left groups are running through our streets and causing absolute mayhem.” The ads ran on official Facebook pages for Trump and his “Team Trump” reelection page, as well as on the page of Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump campaign spokesman Ken Farnaso told NY Daily News, “The red triangle is an Antifa symbol,” and included links to online stores selling merchandise with the symbols, such as this wall print.
Nazi concentration camps used inverted colored triangles to classify prisoners, and affixed them onto uniforms as a visible indicator of why they were imprisoned.


bonginoreport--2020-06-18--Florida’s COVID Policies Are Still Working Well, Media Hardest Hit

They 're at it again .
The media/Left 's obsessive fixation on making Florida Gov .
Ron DeSantis look bad , regardless of actual results or data , remains unrelenting .
Because the state 's number of confirmed Coronavirus cases has increased significantly in recent days , the critics are racing to declare this a failure , even after their previous declarations of failure were utterly pulverized by actual statistics and favorable outcomes .
Angry that Rich Lowry 's National Review piece set the record straight last month , they 're seizing on that headline in a profoundly misleading attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they 're finally being proven right .
A few examples : The latter tweet comes from a former Congresswoman and the daughter of a prominent Florida Democratic politician .
She sought the party 's gubernatorial nomination in 2018 , losing to Andrew Gillum , who then lost to DeSantis .
What should DeSantis be apologizing for ?
The superb handling of nursing homes ( light years ahead of this lethal debacle ) ?
The low death rate in a large state with a disproportionately huge elderly population ?
Or the increased testing regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new case count ?
As testing increases -- this is a good thing that people have been demanding !
-- more positive cases will turn up .
That 's not the only component of the uptick , of course ; reopening and large protests around the country will inevitably contribute to some viral spread .
But citing 'new cases ' as the metric by which to judge any jurisdiction 's handing of the pandemic is unfair and deceptive .
What 's interesting about Florida 's rising case total is that it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hospitalizations ( see update ) : As Florida reported a second record day of new COVID-19 cases Friday , with 1,902 , COVID-19 hospitalizations in Miami-Dade — the hardest-hit county in the state — dropped to 546 , the lowest number since April 7 ... how do experts make sense of conflicting information — in this case , rising positive cases but falling hospitalizations — to assess risk ?
And how can regular people figure out what ’ s going on when they look at the numbers ?
Over the past eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new cases a day , according to the county ’ s “ Moving to a New Normal ” report — up from an average of 202 a day the prior week ...
It 's important to keep a vigilant eye on these trends , and it 's clear that the crisis has not ended , despite how many Americans seem to be treating it .
This ambivalence-to-brazenness has certainly been encouraged by many public officials ' mixed messaging and double standards in recent weeks .
Things could really deteriorate ( what 's happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California , and elsewhere is certainly troubling ) , so any claims of victory are at best premature .
Effective treatments and the warp speed developments of vaccines remain our best shot at effectively beating the disease .
But there 's also some evidence that in Florida , the mismatch between spiking new cases and stable/manageable hospitalization rates is partially attributable to the fact that more young people are getting tested .
Even as some of them are testing positive , their cases are mild or even asymptomatic , not requiring any hospitalization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity are far more important indicators than total cases .
Let 's keep watching the data closely , but if it continues to be the case that cases are surging due to more testing among young , healthy people , while vulnerable populations are remaining well protected ( with the hospital systems not approaching overload ) , that sounds like what a policy success would look like .
Confident claims of success or failure at this stage are premature .
This is not what policy success looks like : Florida has recorded less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York has recorded more than 17,000 , many of them in nursing homes that were failed by destructive state policies .
Florida has a larger population of senior citizens than New York , and roughly two million more residents overall .
That said , Coronavirus deaths are a lagging indicator .
Infection rates and hospitalizations are metrics on which to keep close tabs .
On the former front , I 'll leave you with this : We 're still in the first wave .
And this is my general theory on best practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines , in short : UPDATE - This is the type of thing that 's worrisome :

They're at it again. The media/Left's obsessive fixation on making Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis look bad, regardless of actual results or data, remains unrelenting. Because the state's number of confirmed Coronavirus cases has increased significantly in recent days, the critics are racing to declare this a failure, even after their previous declarations of failure were utterly pulverized by actual statistics and favorable outcomes. Angry that Rich Lowry's National Review piece set the record straight last month, they're seizing on that headline in a profoundly misleading attempt to dunk on DeSantis, as if they're finally being proven right. A few examples:
Where do Floridians go to get their apology from @GovRonDeSantis? pic.twitter.com/UNSJ1YoNVr — Gwen Graham (@GwenGraham) June 16, 2020
The latter tweet comes from a former Congresswoman and the daughter of a prominent Florida Democratic politician. She sought the party's gubernatorial nomination in 2018, losing to Andrew Gillum, who then lost to DeSantis. What should DeSantis be apologizing for? The superb handling of nursing homes (light years ahead of this lethal debacle)? The low death rate in a large state with a disproportionately huge elderly population? Or the increased testing regime that is a major factor in fueling the new case count? As testing increases -- this is a good thing that people have been demanding! -- more positive cases will turn up. That's not the only component of the uptick, of course; reopening and large protests around the country will inevitably contribute to some viral spread. But citing 'new cases' as the metric by which to judge any jurisdiction's handing of the pandemic is unfair and deceptive. What's interesting about Florida's rising case total is that it hasn't yet led to a commensurate uptick in hospitalizations (see update):
As Florida reported a second record day of new COVID-19 cases Friday, with 1,902, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Miami-Dade — the hardest-hit county in the state — dropped to 546, the lowest number since April 7...how do experts make sense of conflicting information — in this case, rising positive cases but falling hospitalizations — to assess risk? And how can regular people figure out what’s going on when they look at the numbers? Over the past eight days, Miami-Dade has averaged about 260 new cases a day, according to the county’s “Moving to a New Normal” report — up from an average of 202 a day the prior week...
It's important to keep a vigilant eye on these trends, and it's clear that the crisis has not ended, despite how many Americans seem to be treating it. This ambivalence-to-brazenness has certainly been encouraged by many public officials' mixed messaging and double standards in recent weeks. Things could really deteriorate (what's happening in places like Arizona, parts of California, and elsewhere is certainly troubling), so any claims of victory are at best premature. Effective treatments and the warp speed developments of vaccines remain our best shot at effectively beating the disease. But there's also some evidence that in Florida, the mismatch between spiking new cases and stable/manageable hospitalization rates is partially attributable to the fact that more young people are getting tested. Even as some of them are testing positive, their cases are mild or even asymptomatic, not requiring any hospitalization or serious treatment:
Again, this info lends credence to the explanation given in the Miami Herald that a part of the reason FL’s cases are ticking up is because younger/more asymptomatic people are being tested and contacted by contact tracers, which then leads to more cases. https://t.co/25Dhm544zU — Alicia Smith (@Alicia_Smith19) June 16, 2020
Employers are asking healthy people to test as they return to work. The positives are mild or asymptomatic. https://t.co/N29tTby4mv — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) June 17, 2020
Hospitalizations and hospital capacity are far more important indicators than total cases. Let's keep watching the data closely, but if it continues to be the case that cases are surging due to more testing among young, healthy people, while vulnerable populations are remaining well protected (with the hospital systems not approaching overload), that sounds like what a policy success would look like. Confident claims of success or failure at this stage are premature. This is not what policy success looks like:
NYC school parents got emails from their school tonight about the proposed idiotic truncated schedule for school in the fall. It feels like we are in the upside down. https://t.co/Rj8t6vlYRK — Karol Markowicz (@karol) June 17, 2020
Florida has recorded less than 3,000 deaths from COVID. New York has recorded more than 17,000, many of them in nursing homes that were failed by destructive state policies. Florida has a larger population of senior citizens than New York, and roughly two million more residents overall. That said, Coronavirus deaths are a lagging indicator. Infection rates and hospitalizations are metrics on which to keep close tabs. On the former front, I'll leave you with this:
There are clearly some Covid outbreaks underway in certain cities, but overall the national trend is still toward a slowing epidemic. States with outbreaks need to take decisive steps to contain them; we know that once spread builds in dense areas it can accelerate very quickly. — Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) June 16, 2020
Yep, and lends itself to the phenomenon others have explained and I mentioned yesterday that each state is going to be entering/exiting epidemic curves at different times,and states that are having big outbreaks now are just entering this curve, and never really had a"first wave" https://t.co/iIDEdKBIVR — Alicia Smith (@Alicia_Smith19) June 18, 2020
New Covid cases vary by region of the country, with hardest hit parts now showing biggest declines, while other regions expand. This probably reflects, in part, greater precautions being taken by people in regions with the worst, early impacts like New York. h/t @COVID19Tracking pic.twitter.com/FDUc5bLFH0 — Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) June 18, 2020
We're still in the first wave. And this is my general theory on best practices as we await confirmed treatments and approved vaccines, in short:
Feel like the sweet spot is: ~ubiquitous masks + broadly open society + sensible distancing/hygiene + Florida’s nursing home policy https://t.co/C2hFFuHoiH — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 17, 2020
UPDATE - This is the type of thing that's worrisome:


bonginoreport--2020-06-18--Kurt Schlichter: This Leftist Tantrum Is an Information Operation and Trump Is Winning It

It ’ s certainly frustrating to watch a pack of reeking leftist scumbags declare a portion of an American city an “ autonomous zone ” – what is it with Democrats and their secession fetish ?
– but do not get frustrated because Donald Trump has not sent the 101st Airborne in to powerwash the human grunge from Seattle ’ s feces-bedecked streets .
That ’ s what the Democrats want .
And Trump – a better strategic thinker than all the media geniuses , hack politicians , and Afghan War-losing generals who cry about him – is not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they crave .
He ’ s going to jam their cheesy plan down their throats .
The libs ’ plan to win in November corresponds to Trump ’ s plan to crush them yet again .
Skeptical ?
Consider this .
In the five years since he rode down that escalator bringin ’ hell with him , how many times have they come at Trump and won ?
Zero .
He ’ s spent half a decade on the edge of doom and he ’ s still here .
Why would you think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now ?
You shouldn ’ t .
Let ’ s understand the strategic scenario .
The long-term strategic objective of the leftists is to turn the United States into Venezuela , and they want to be Maduro .
The major strategic objective that will put them in position to do so is victory in the November elections .
Everything happening right now is part of their overall strategy to achieve that objective .
But what kind of operation are they using to achieve that objective ?
There are two types of operations relevant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kinetic operation is actual warfare .
It ’ s violence designed to defeat the enemy and cause his surrender by either physically destroying him or occupying his territory and compelling surrender .
An information operation is designed to affect the perceptions , and thereby the actions , of the target .
Kinetic ops tend to do something to the enemy ; and info op tends to get the target to do something to himself .
Elections are usually information operations .
They attempt to build a narrative and play on perceptions and cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will lead to victory .
That is , get the target ( the electorate ) vote for the candidate the info operator wants elected .
Okay , so what is the 2020 elections , with the rioting , vandalism , violence and occupations ?
This still an information operation , not a kinetic one .
They want to convince us we are powerless , that everyone else supports their commie agenda , that we can not win .
Their tactics are designed to create that impression and crush our morale .
These include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media lies , the movie stars with their dumb PSAs , the staged statue attacks , the corporate solidarity proclamations , the social media cancellations , and the craven kneeling by people who are supposed to stand up for us .
But another tactic , familiar to any student of insurgencies , is to provoke an overreaction by those in power in order to undermine its moral authority .
They want is to make us ( including the president ) think this is a kinetic operation , and get our side to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the true nature of the threat .
They hope that such a mismatch between perception and reality will then lead to gravely damaging blunders .
One of those would be Trump succumbing to his legit frustration and sending in a bunch of federal troops to crack skulls in Seattle .
Defining this insurgency as a kinetic operation supports the leftists ’ information operation goal of making Americans perceive the situation as out of control , of there being chaos , and of making the election of Grandpa Badfinger being the only thing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no kinetic situation to resolve – at least none that is strategically significant in a kinetic sense .
Despite the hype , the protests may have involved a peak of 2 million people across the country – out of 330 million .
That ’ s nothing kinetically ; it ’ s significant informationally because it is pushed by so many cultural influencers .
The scurvy scumbags of Antifa hold essentially no ground except the turf they are physically standing on at the moment , and that is minuscule .
Even the hilarious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a rounding error of a rounding error in terms of US territory .
It ’ s significant only in the context of an information operation .
Many of us cons are furious that Trump is “ doing nothing.
” This is the wrong thing to think .
Trump is only doing nothing if this is a kinetic operation ; because this is an information operation , not going kinetic ( sending in the troops ) is doing something .
And in fact , Trump is employing the law enforcement component of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and arrest Antifa types after the protests end , and hitting them with hardcore federal rioting-related charges .
Previously , they would get ticketed and released ; now , looking at a five-to-ten stretch , the lawyers their daddies hired to get these sunshine anarchists out of their beefs are going to be advising them to roll over so they can start back up at Cornell in September and not at Leavenworth .
Trump can and should let Seattle ’ s problem be Seattle ’ s problem .
A small-scale riot in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and droning , garbage music is the very definition of a local problem .
Why would Trump interject himself into it and relieve the mayor and governor of the consequences of their failure to keep order ?
Why would he stop them from showing the electorate exactly what the reeking cesspool they could expect after Gropey Joe defunds the police looks like ?
Scumbagistan is a giant zit on the face of liberalism , and why should Trump pop it ?
He ’ s letting it fester for all of us to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Understand that the leftist establishment would like nothing better than for Trump to go kinetic .
That ’ s why it is baiting him , and hoping that those of us who are sick of these Lil ’ Red Guards will pressure him into dropping in the paratroopers to bust some heads and – oh please , oh please , oh please – get caught on video Kent Stating up a batch of fresh new martyrs .
Trump ’ s too smart for that , and frankly the establishment is too dumb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The media shot its wad on the hyperbolic reaction to clearing out the park in front of the White House , demonstrating that even the most gentle and restrained of kinetic actions was going to get transmogrified into Hitler ’ s blitz across the Low Countries .
And those generals screwed-up too , bad .
They should have waited to wring their hands over Trump ’ s violent and dangerous employment of the military until he actually violently and dangerously employed the military .
A bunch of allegedly ( but not actually ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of establishment street cred coming down on POTUS in the wake of a bloodbath could have had a devastating political effect , but they pulled the trigger too early .
Mattis and Milley and the rest of the medal men we ’ re supposed to think are superb strategic operators , but who still haven ’ t won the war against a pack of turbaned banditos after about 20 years , screwed-up yet again .
They were supposed to deliver an info op kill shot to define Trump to the masses as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news cycle of play with the Twitter blue checks .
The only casualty was not Trump ’ s rep , but their own credibility with anyone outside of the Beltway .
Right now , the American people are seeing chaos .
But chaos does not necessarily play against Trump in the long term .
Biden is trapped , trying to nuance his unsteady carcass through the conflict between the Democrats ’ “ ’ Defund the Police ’ means ‘ Reform the Police ’ ” faction and the “ No , ‘ Defund the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police ’ ” faction .
All the while , Trump is tweeting “ LAW AND ORDER !
” Do you think this is all helping the Dems ?
If you do , stop watching MSNBCNN .
Except among Hollywood jerks , urban hipsters and whiny woke wine women from Westchester , the attack on order means “ Advantage : Trump.
” You can see the results if you look behind the media curtain .
Remember how the media had a collective panty-wetting over the meaningless Georgia primary and the GOP ’ s alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media felt it was such a big deal ?
The answer is in the actual results , which you did not hear about if you listen to the garbage mainstream media .
Trump , who had the nomination sewn up , crushed Biden and the rest of the Dems combined in votes .
Wait , didn ’ t all the smart people tell us that Georgia , under the carb-curious leadership of Governor Stacy Abrams , was turning blue ?
Trump is winning this information battle .
Conservative Americans – and moderate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t wait to vote against defunding the police , rioting and appeasement .
The Silent Majority is being roused again .
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It’s certainly frustrating to watch a pack of reeking leftist scumbags declare a portion of an American city an “autonomous zone” – what is it with Democrats and their secession fetish? – but do not get frustrated because Donald Trump has not sent the 101st Airborne in to powerwash the human grunge from Seattle’s feces-bedecked streets.
That’s what the Democrats want. And Trump – a better strategic thinker than all the media geniuses, hack politicians, and Afghan War-losing generals who cry about him – is not only not going to give them the victory they crave. He’s going to jam their cheesy plan down their throats.
The libs’ plan to win in November corresponds to Trump’s plan to crush them yet again. Skeptical? Consider this. In the five years since he rode down that escalator bringin’ hell with him, how many times have they come at Trump and won? Zero. He’s spent half a decade on the edge of doom and he’s still here. Why would you think that the walls are suddenly closing in now? You shouldn’t.
Let’s understand the strategic scenario. The long-term strategic objective of the leftists is to turn the United States into Venezuela, and they want to be Maduro. The major strategic objective that will put them in position to do so is victory in the November elections. Everything happening right now is part of their overall strategy to achieve that objective. But what kind of operation are they using to achieve that objective? There are two types of operations relevant here – kinetic and information. A kinetic operation is actual warfare. It’s violence designed to defeat the enemy and cause his surrender by either physically destroying him or occupying his territory and compelling surrender. An information operation is designed to affect the perceptions, and thereby the actions, of the target. Kinetic ops tend to do something to the enemy; and info op tends to get the target to do something to himself.
Elections are usually information operations. They attempt to build a narrative and play on perceptions and cause the target to take the action that will lead to victory. That is, get the target (the electorate) vote for the candidate the info operator wants elected.
Okay, so what is the 2020 elections, with the rioting, vandalism, violence and occupations?
This still an information operation, not a kinetic one.
They want to convince us we are powerless, that everyone else supports their commie agenda, that we cannot win. Their tactics are designed to create that impression and crush our morale. These include the 24/7 media hype, the outright media lies, the movie stars with their dumb PSAs, the staged statue attacks, the corporate solidarity proclamations, the social media cancellations, and the craven kneeling by people who are supposed to stand up for us. But another tactic, familiar to any student of insurgencies, is to provoke an overreaction by those in power in order to undermine its moral authority. They want is to make us (including the president) think this is a kinetic operation, and get our side to make fundamental strategic errors by failing to recognize the true nature of the threat. They hope that such a mismatch between perception and reality will then lead to gravely damaging blunders. One of those would be Trump succumbing to his legit frustration and sending in a bunch of federal troops to crack skulls in Seattle.
Defining this insurgency as a kinetic operation supports the leftists’ information operation goal of making Americans perceive the situation as out of control, of there being chaos, and of making the election of Grandpa Badfinger being the only thing that will resolve the situation. But there is no kinetic situation to resolve – at least none that is strategically significant in a kinetic sense. Despite the hype, the protests may have involved a peak of 2 million people across the country – out of 330 million. That’s nothing kinetically; it’s significant informationally because it is pushed by so many cultural influencers. The scurvy scumbags of Antifa hold essentially no ground except the turf they are physically standing on at the moment, and that is minuscule. Even the hilarious Road Warrior Republic of Seattle is not even a rounding error of a rounding error in terms of US territory. It’s significant only in the context of an information operation.
Many of us cons are furious that Trump is “doing nothing.” This is the wrong thing to think. Trump is only doing nothing if this is a kinetic operation; because this is an information operation, not going kinetic (sending in the troops) is doing something. And in fact, Trump is employing the law enforcement component of his kinetic assets by having the feds wait and arrest Antifa types after the protests end, and hitting them with hardcore federal rioting-related charges. Previously, they would get ticketed and released; now, looking at a five-to-ten stretch, the lawyers their daddies hired to get these sunshine anarchists out of their beefs are going to be advising them to roll over so they can start back up at Cornell in September and not at Leavenworth.
Trump can and should let Seattle’s problem be Seattle’s problem. A small-scale riot in a peripheral city known for coffee, drizzle, and droning, garbage music is the very definition of a local problem. Why would Trump interject himself into it and relieve the mayor and governor of the consequences of their failure to keep order? Why would he stop them from showing the electorate exactly what the reeking cesspool they could expect after Gropey Joe defunds the police looks like?
Scumbagistan is a giant zit on the face of liberalism, and why should Trump pop it? He’s letting it fester for all of us to see – and winning the information war.
Understand that the leftist establishment would like nothing better than for Trump to go kinetic. That’s why it is baiting him, and hoping that those of us who are sick of these Lil’ Red Guards will pressure him into dropping in the paratroopers to bust some heads and – oh please, oh please, oh please – get caught on video Kent Stating up a batch of fresh new martyrs. Trump’s too smart for that, and frankly the establishment is too dumb and undisciplined to carry it out. The media shot its wad on the hyperbolic reaction to clearing out the park in front of the White House, demonstrating that even the most gentle and restrained of kinetic actions was going to get transmogrified into Hitler’s blitz across the Low Countries. And those generals screwed-up too, bad. They should have waited to wring their hands over Trump’s violent and dangerous employment of the military until he actually violently and dangerously employed the military. A bunch of allegedly (but not actually) neutral and nonpartisan military figures with heaps of establishment street cred coming down on POTUS in the wake of a bloodbath could have had a devastating political effect, but they pulled the trigger too early. Mattis and Milley and the rest of the medal men we’re supposed to think are superb strategic operators, but who still haven’t won the war against a pack of turbaned banditos after about 20 years, screwed-up yet again. They were supposed to deliver an info op kill shot to define Trump to the masses as a bloody tyrant and instead got just one news cycle of play with the Twitter blue checks. The only casualty was not Trump’s rep, but their own credibility with anyone outside of the Beltway.
Right now, the American people are seeing chaos. But chaos does not necessarily play against Trump in the long term. Biden is trapped, trying to nuance his unsteady carcass through the conflict between the Democrats’ “’Defund the Police’ means ‘Reform the Police’” faction and the “No, ‘Defund the Police’ really means ‘Defund the Police’” faction. All the while, Trump is tweeting “LAW AND ORDER!”
Do you think this is all helping the Dems? If you do, stop watching MSNBCNN. Except among Hollywood jerks, urban hipsters and whiny woke wine women from Westchester, the attack on order means “Advantage: Trump.” You can see the results if you look behind the media curtain. Remember how the media had a collective panty-wetting over the meaningless Georgia primary and the GOP’s alleged voter suppression? Did you wonder why the media felt it was such a big deal? The answer is in the actual results, which you did not hear about if you listen to the garbage mainstream media. Trump, who had the nomination sewn up, crushed Biden and the rest of the Dems combined in votes. Wait, didn’t all the smart people tell us that Georgia, under the carb-curious leadership of Governor Stacy Abrams, was turning blue?
Yeah, right.
Trump is winning this information battle. Conservative Americans – and moderate Americans who want law and order – can’t wait to vote against defunding the police, rioting and appeasement. The Silent Majority is being roused again.
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bonginoreport--2020-06-18--Ranking the 50 Most Valuable Talents In Today’s Sports Media

This is Outkick ’ s inaugural list of the top 50 most valuable sports media talents .
The criteria were as follows : 1 ) How important they are to their employer ’ s content , 2 ) How much it would help a competitor and hurt their employer if they left , and 3 ) For people who are not on games or bumper programming , how responsible they are for individually galvanizing an audience , with a bonus for proving an ability to do that independently of a flagship media brand .
Due to conflicts of interest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founder Clay Travis and new partner Jason Whitlock on this list .
In disclosure , Clay Travis is an on-air talent for FS1 and FOX Sports Radio .
Raja founded House of Highlights , sold it to Bleacher Report , and later joined ESPN at the beginning of this year .
He has especially proved his value in a time with no sports , driving platforms like the SportsCenter Instagram page to be evergreen .
According to Front Office Sports , in part due to Raja SportsCenter accounts saw digital engagement increase 75 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vs. the corresponding period in 2019 .
Will Cain , who is leaving ESPN , was a bright spot on ESPN Radio .
Cain is often known for his unique perceptive and he excelled in every role he was in , whether it was delving into serious topics on First Take , light banter with Ryen Russillo , hosting Fantasy Football Now , or leading a solo radio show .
ESPN discussed the idea of moving Cain up earlier in the radio lineup before he elected to leave the network , per sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the role of Skip Bayless ’ s full-time foe after a disappointing stint with CBS .
But , he ’ s reinvented his media career at FS1 and has created a fan base of his own ( thanks to some hilarious memes ) .
FOX Sports inked a multi-year extension with Sharpe last summer .
Ian Eagle is on the short list of play-by-play announcers who can call every sport at a high-level .
Eagle will be one of the biggest media free agents when his contract expires at the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this past offseason , there ’ s widespread speculation around the industry that ESPN would ’ ve made a run at him to call Monday Night Football .
Russo continues plugging along with a very enjoyable radio show on SiriusXM .
Every day you listen , he brings a vigor that is infectious , which is not easy to accomplish during these days that are bereft of any sports .
He arguably has the best chemistry with callers of any sports talk radio host — Paul Finebaum is also in that discussion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to watch on MLB Network ’ s High Heat .
The legacy of “ Doc ” Emrick is still being written .
Perhaps there has never been anyone better at capturing the heartbeat of a game than Emrick .
His voice is ingrained in the mind of every hockey fan .
It ’ s he who they picture narrating while reminiscing about that game-winning goal and that series-changing save .
Emrick is as polished a broadcaster as you ’ ll find in all of sports .
Charissa Thompson would be the No .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ d be a surprise at this point if she doesn ’ t one day host FOX ’ s main NFL pregame show .
She ’ s an energetic , dynamic host who makes the analysts around her better .
Thompson brings star power to sports programming from her crossover work in the entertainment industry .
McAfee may not wind up getting tabbed to be an analyst on Monday Night Football , but that he was even considered for it — as a punter , and with his outspoken personality — tells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how talented he is .
His radio show gets great engagement on YouTube , and he also adds a spark whenever he is on WWE ’ s NXT programming .
Chris Haynes is on the list of talents who have succeeded after leaving ESPN , In fact , Haynes has elevated since moving to Yahoo .
He ’ s an unavoidable NBA reporter who breaks stories , with insider access to star players .
Haynes gets these star NBA players to open up on the record .
In addition to his reporting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was added to TNT ’ s NBA coverage as a sideline reporter .
Burke is very likely in line to jump up to ESPN/ABC ’ s NBA Finals broadcast team if Jeff Van Gundy or Mark Jackson returns to the coaching ranks .
She has considerable respect around the game of basketball , both for her knowledge of the game and her broadcasting talent .

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This is Outkick’s inaugural list of the top 50 most valuable sports media talents. The criteria were as follows: 1) How important they are to their employer’s content, 2) How much it would help a competitor and hurt their employer if they left, and 3) For people who are not on games or bumper programming, […]


bonginoreport--2020-06-19--Two Days After Chinese Border Massacre, India Is Elected to U.N. Security Council

India was officially elected to the United Nations Security Council ( UNSC ) on Thursday , two days after China ’ s People ’ s Liberation Army ( PLA ) engaged its soldiers on their mutual border , reportedly leaving at least 40 people dead .
With 192 Member States present for voting , India received 184 votes as the representative for the Asia Pacific region , easily surpassing the two-thirds required majority of 128 .
India ran unopposed .
“ Member States elect India to the non-permanent seat of the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 192 valid votes polled , ” tweeted India ’ s Permanent Mission to the U.N. India will begin its two-year term in the Security Council from the beginning of 2021 , alongside the five permanent members of China , France , Russia , the United Kingdom , and the United States , as well as non-permanent members Estonia , Niger , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Tunisia , and Vietnam .
“ Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India ’ s membership of the [ United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Narendra Modi .
“ India will work with all member countries to promote global peace , security , resilience , and equity.
” The country of around 1.35 billion people was most recently a member of the UNSC in the years 2011-2012 .
It has also sat on the council on six other occasions , the first time being in 1950-1951 , five years after it was founded .
India ’ s election to the UNSC comes just days after violent skirmishes between Indian forces and the Chinese military along the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the massacre of 43 Chinese soldiers .
At least 20 Indian soldiers were also killed in the clashes .
There are currently conflicting reports as to who is responsible for initiating the conflict , with both sides blaming the other .
Multiple reasons have been cited for the outbreak of violence , including the development of Indian infrastructure in the disputed area of Ladakh , India ’ s revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir — which is not near Ladakh — and calls across India to boycott Chinese products @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to gain a seat at the table as a representative for one of the two Western bloc seats at the Council , losing out to Ireland and Norway .
The failure represents an embarrassing blow for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , who invested $ 1.72 million in their campaign , which involved hiring 13 full-time staff and inviting foreign diplomats to a concert by Canadian Celine Dion in New York .
Follow Ben Kew on Facebook , Twitter at @ ben_kew , or email him at bkew @ breitbart.com .

India was officially elected to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday, two days after China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) engaged its soldiers on their mutual border, reportedly leaving at least 40 people dead.
With 192 Member States present for voting, India received 184 votes as the representative for the Asia Pacific region, easily surpassing the two-thirds required majority of 128. India ran unopposed.
“Member States elect India to the non-permanent seat of the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support. India gets 184 out of the 192 valid votes polled,” tweeted India’s Permanent Mission to the U.N.
India will begin its two-year term in the Security Council from the beginning of 2021, alongside the five permanent members of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as non-permanent members Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
“Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s membership of the [United Nations Security Council,” tweeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience, and equity.”
Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India's membership of the @UN Security Council. India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2020
The country of around 1.35 billion people was most recently a member of the UNSC in the years 2011-2012. It has also sat on the council on six other occasions, the first time being in 1950-1951, five years after it was founded.
India’s election to the UNSC comes just days after violent skirmishes between Indian forces and the Chinese military along the Sino-Indian border, which have reportedly led to the massacre of 43 Chinese soldiers. At least 20 Indian soldiers were also killed in the clashes.
There are currently conflicting reports as to who is responsible for initiating the conflict, with both sides blaming the other. Multiple reasons have been cited for the outbreak of violence, including the development of Indian infrastructure in the disputed area of Ladakh, India’s revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir — which is not near Ladakh — and calls across India to boycott Chinese products.
Canada failed in its latest attempt to gain a seat at the table as a representative for one of the two Western bloc seats at the Council, losing out to Ireland and Norway. The failure represents an embarrassing blow for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who invested $1.72 million in their campaign, which involved hiring 13 full-time staff and inviting foreign diplomats to a concert by Canadian Celine Dion in New York.
Follow Ben Kew on Facebook, Twitter at @ben_kew, or email him at bkew@breitbart.com.


bonginoreport--2020-06-19--UK Foreign Secretary Calls Taking a Knee a “Symbol of Subjugation”

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab sparked controversy on Thursday when he said that taking a knee was a “ symbol of subjugation , ” and that he only takes a knee for Queen Elizabeth II and his wife when he asked her to marry him .
“ I ’ ve got say , on this take the knee thing – which , I don ’ t know , maybe it ’ s got a broader history but it seems to be taken from the 'Game of Thrones ' – feels to me like a symbol of subjugation and subordination , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said on TalkRADIO .
“ But I understand people feel differently about it , so it ’ s a matter of personal choice.
” MANCHESTER UNITED STAR 'S CAMPAIGN FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS IN UK SEES U-TURN He was speaking after Premier League soccer players took a knee ahead of fixtures in Manchester and Birmingham on Wednesday evening in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement .
Kneeling at a sports event as part of a protest against racism was popularized by former NFL athlete Colin Kaepernick in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The move has again become popular in the wake of the death of George Floyd -- with protesters and politicians kneeling to show their support of the protests .
Raab referred to `` Game of Thrones , '' the popular HBO TV show , where characters “ bend the knee ” to pledge allegiance to a leader of a house or army .
While the TV show predates Kaepernick ’ s protest , there is no indication he took his inspiration from it -- and taking a knee or genuflecting has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kaepernick has said he took a knee after speaking with Eric Boyer , a retired Green Beret and former NFL player , and coming to the conclusion that kneeling , rather than sitting on a bench , was a more respectful protest during the national anthem .
Raab was asked if he would ever “ take a knee ” as the footballers did the evening earlier and said : `` I take the knee for two people -- the Queen and the missus when I asked her to marry me . ''
Raab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition politicians .
Acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey told the BBC that Raab was `` out of touch '' and said he was going to have to go `` further '' than an apology .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP '' I think a fulsome apology and maybe he should actually say that he will take the knee , '' he said .
Raab has clarified that he has “ full respect for the Black Lives Matter movement , and the issues driving them.
” “ If people wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s their choice and I respect it .
We all need to come together to tackle any discrimination and social injustice , ” he said .

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab sparked controversy on Thursday when he said that taking a knee was a “symbol of subjugation,” and that he only takes a knee for Queen Elizabeth II and his wife when he asked her to marry him.
“I’ve got say, on this take the knee thing – which, I don’t know, maybe it’s got a broader history but it seems to be taken from the 'Game of Thrones' – feels to me like a symbol of subjugation and subordination, rather than one of liberation and emancipation,” he said on TalkRADIO. “But I understand people feel differently about it, so it’s a matter of personal choice.”
MANCHESTER UNITED STAR'S CAMPAIGN FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS IN UK SEES U-TURN
He was speaking after Premier League soccer players took a knee ahead of fixtures in Manchester and Birmingham on Wednesday evening in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Kneeling at a sports event as part of a protest against racism was popularized by former NFL athlete Colin Kaepernick in 2016, who controversially knelt during the national anthem. The move has again become popular in the wake of the death of George Floyd -- with protesters and politicians kneeling to show their support of the protests.
Raab referred to "Game of Thrones," the popular HBO TV show, where characters “bend the knee” to pledge allegiance to a leader of a house or army. While the TV show predates Kaepernick’s protest, there is no indication he took his inspiration from it -- and taking a knee or genuflecting has a number of meanings going back centuries.
Kaepernick has said he took a knee after speaking with Eric Boyer, a retired Green Beret and former NFL player, and coming to the conclusion that kneeling, rather than sitting on a bench, was a more respectful protest during the national anthem.
Raab was asked if he would ever “take a knee” as the footballers did the evening earlier and said: "I take the knee for two people -- the Queen and the missus when I asked her to marry me."
Raab’s remarks were swiftly criticized by opposition politicians. Acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey told the BBC that Raab was "out of touch" and said he was going to have to go "further" than an apology.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"I think a fulsome apology and maybe he should actually say that he will take the knee," he said.
Raab has clarified that he has “full respect for the Black Lives Matter movement, and the issues driving them.”
“If people wish to take a knee, that’s their choice and I respect it. We all need to come together to tackle any discrimination and social injustice,” he said.


bonginoreport--2020-06-19--Mayor of Mexican Border City Demands President Not Forget About Towns in Cartel “Warzone”

A Mexican border city mayor publicly spoke out after cartel gunmen shot a family driving home from a hospital .
The politician asked President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to not forget about the residents in his region who have lived in a “ warzone ” for years .
This week , Miguel Aleman Mayor Servando Lopez Moreno shared the story of an innocent family returning from a hospital where hours before , a loved one died from natural causes .
Cartel gunmen fired numerous times at the family ’ s vehicle , killing two men and injuring two women .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed the city was willing to cover all funeral arrangements .
The video message is rare since most border politicians rarely talk about cartel violence .
Miguel Aleman is immediately south of Roma , Texas , and is considered one of the main smuggling areas used by the Gulf Cartel due to lacking of border fencing .
In recent weeks , the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas has carried out attacks in surrounding cities to take control of rival turf .
Gunmen use armored convoys .
According to locals , Mexican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force , leaving cartel rivals to fight for hours on end .
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 .
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He can be contacted at Iortiz @ breitbart.com .
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A Mexican border city mayor publicly spoke out after cartel gunmen shot a family driving home from a hospital. The politician asked President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to not forget about the residents in his region who have lived in a “warzone” for years.
This week, Miguel Aleman Mayor Servando Lopez Moreno shared the story of an innocent family returning from a hospital where hours before, a loved one died from natural causes. Cartel gunmen fired numerous times at the family’s vehicle, killing two men and injuring two women.
Lopez Moreno called the attack senseless and claimed the city was willing to cover all funeral arrangements. The video message is rare since most border politicians rarely talk about cartel violence.
Miguel Aleman is immediately south of Roma, Texas, and is considered one of the main smuggling areas used by the Gulf Cartel due to lacking of border fencing. In recent weeks, the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas has carried out attacks in surrounding cities to take control of rival turf. Gunmen use armored convoys.
According to locals, Mexican military assets have not made shows of force, leaving cartel rivals to fight for hours on end.
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.


bonginoreport--2020-06-19--David Limbaugh: The Silent Majority Can Be Silent No More

Lately it seems that we conservatives ca n't win even when we 're winning .
But the country is under siege , so we can not indulge the luxury of being discouraged .
This year has been one body blow after another to the nation we love .
First , there was the coronavirus , and we thought , `` How can this get any worse ? ''
Then came the economic shutdown and the incalculable pain and suffering it brought .
Next were the riots , the radicals ' unopposed seizure of a section of Seattle and the maniacal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police .
Now a series of rulings from the `` conservative '' Supreme Court are wreaking untold havoc on the Constitution and the rule of law .
It would n't take a Christian fanatic or an excitable conspiracist to conclude that America is now the target of an intense spiritual onslaught — brought on by its own rampant descent into decadence .
The left has been at war with America as founded for decades , and it has made great progress in transforming our culture and institutions .
Leftists are activism-oriented and relentless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exhausting their less activist and less calculating opponents , and advance their agenda by sheer attrition .
But a more important factor in the left 's success is the depressing naivete of too many conservatives about its ultimate aims .
If you underestimate the extremism and determination of your opponents , how can you counter them ?
Perhaps one silver lining emerging from the Democrats ' enabling of the proliferating lawlessness in America is that unsuspecting patriots are finally awakening to the horrors facing us and the left 's cynical exploitation of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blue , but the left immediately weaponized it against President Donald Trump , their endless efforts to remove him having failed .
From the beginning of this scourge , it was obvious they were more interested in demonizing Trump than in defeating the virus .
The media and the Democratic Party bludgeoned Trump instead of working with him to combat the virus .
They excoriated him for responding too slowly when , had he listened to them , he would n't have implemented his travel bans , which objectively slowed the spread in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for defying the medical experts , when he was following their advice at every turn , including in shutting down the economy .
Though they have shut the economy down even more severely in their blue-controlled states , they preposterously blamed the inevitable economic downturn on him .
Though Trump and virtually all of America condemned the senseless killing of George Floyd , the extreme left seized the moment not merely to protest officer misconduct but to condemn the nation for `` systemic racism , '' `` white privilege '' and `` white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests into riots , looting and violence , and Democratic leaders refused to condemn it and instead fanned the flames lit by the organized mob .
They have joined the movement to topple monuments and erase all other unpleasant aspects of American history — as if they never occurred .
This is nothing new for the Democratic Party .
It was shocking that its key figures dared to publicly support some of the certifiably insane provisions of the Green New Deal — provisions too fantastical for even infants to endorse .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates openly supported the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
But this widespread move to defund the police takes the insanity to French Revolution-crazy levels .
How can parents not fear for their kids ' future ?
How can an entire political party give itself over to a lawless mob ?
How can it condone the systematic suppression of political speech by Hollywood , the corporate left and social media giants ?
Do rank-and-file liberals want to live in a country whose culture destroys people who wo n't toe the leftist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a matter of time before the mob they legitimized will turn on them , as surely as the French revolutionaries turned on their mastermind Maximilien Robespierre .
For an unquenchable mob hellbent on eradicating all traditions , systems and laws , nothing is sacred , and no one is immune .
Examples already abound .
Just ask actor Mark Duplass and author J.K. Rowling .
How can anyone be blind to this fascism ?
How , indeed , unless we really are witnessing a raging spiritual war .
Note to conservatives : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremism , maybe now you will wake up .
Ca n't you hear the alarms blaring ?
Too many on the right also mistakenly believe that this Democratic frenzy and leftist unrest is all based primarily on their contempt for President Donald Trump .
He has made them crazy , and they 'll do anything to get rid of him .
Then everything will return to normal .
Yes , he makes them crazier , more desperate and more unreasonable — mainly because he 's fighting them hammer and tongs — but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leftists do n't need any prompting to unleash their hell on America .
It stands for everything they hate .
With or without Trump , their goals remain the same .
But without Trump , their chances of finally undoing America immeasurably increase .
I began this column saying we ca n't afford to be discouraged .
We ca n't .
But that does n't mean we can afford to be blind to the gravity of the threats we face .
Let 's wake up and rededicate ourselves to preventing the destruction of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
My bet is the silent majority is bigger than ever and that we 'll see that in November .
Stay in the fight like your children 's future depends on it — because it does .
David Limbaugh is a writer , author and attorney .
His latest book is `` Guilty by Reason of Insanity : Why the Democrats Must Not Win . ''
Follow him on Twitter @ davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh.com .
To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate @ @ @ @

Lately it seems that we conservatives can't win even when we're winning. But the country is under siege, so we cannot indulge the luxury of being discouraged.
This year has been one body blow after another to the nation we love. First, there was the coronavirus, and we thought, "How can this get any worse?" Then came the economic shutdown and the incalculable pain and suffering it brought. Next were the riots, the radicals' unopposed seizure of a section of Seattle and the maniacal efforts throughout the country to defund the police. Now a series of rulings from the "conservative" Supreme Court are wreaking untold havoc on the Constitution and the rule of law.
It wouldn't take a Christian fanatic or an excitable conspiracist to conclude that America is now the target of an intense spiritual onslaught — brought on by its own rampant descent into decadence.
The left has been at war with America as founded for decades, and it has made great progress in transforming our culture and institutions. Leftists are activism-oriented and relentless. They pursue their goals 24/7, exhausting their less activist and less calculating opponents, and advance their agenda by sheer attrition.
But a more important factor in the left's success is the depressing naivete of too many conservatives about its ultimate aims. If you underestimate the extremism and determination of your opponents, how can you counter them?
Perhaps one silver lining emerging from the Democrats' enabling of the proliferating lawlessness in America is that unsuspecting patriots are finally awakening to the horrors facing us and the left's cynical exploitation of them.
The virus isn't red or blue, but the left immediately weaponized it against President Donald Trump, their endless efforts to remove him having failed. From the beginning of this scourge, it was obvious they were more interested in demonizing Trump than in defeating the virus.
The media and the Democratic Party bludgeoned Trump instead of working with him to combat the virus. They excoriated him for responding too slowly when, had he listened to them, he wouldn't have implemented his travel bans, which objectively slowed the spread in the United States.
They savaged him for defying the medical experts, when he was following their advice at every turn, including in shutting down the economy. Though they have shut the economy down even more severely in their blue-controlled states, they preposterously blamed the inevitable economic downturn on him.
Though Trump and virtually all of America condemned the senseless killing of George Floyd, the extreme left seized the moment not merely to protest officer misconduct but to condemn the nation for "systemic racism," "white privilege" and "white supremacy."
Leftist activists converted the protests into riots, looting and violence, and Democratic leaders refused to condemn it and instead fanned the flames lit by the organized mob. They have joined the movement to topple monuments and erase all other unpleasant aspects of American history — as if they never occurred.
This is nothing new for the Democratic Party. It was shocking that its key figures dared to publicly support some of the certifiably insane provisions of the Green New Deal — provisions too fantastical for even infants to endorse. It was surreal that some of their leading presidential candidates openly supported the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But this widespread move to defund the police takes the insanity to French Revolution-crazy levels.
How can parents not fear for their kids' future? How can an entire political party give itself over to a lawless mob? How can it condone the systematic suppression of political speech by Hollywood, the corporate left and social media giants?
Do rank-and-file liberals want to live in a country whose culture destroys people who won't toe the leftist line? Ironically, it will only be a matter of time before the mob they legitimized will turn on them, as surely as the French revolutionaries turned on their mastermind Maximilien Robespierre. For an unquenchable mob hellbent on eradicating all traditions, systems and laws, nothing is sacred, and no one is immune. Examples already abound. Just ask actor Mark Duplass and author J.K. Rowling. How can anyone be blind to this fascism? How, indeed, unless we really are witnessing a raging spiritual war.
Note to conservatives: If you have been casually dismissing leftist extremism, maybe now you will wake up. Can't you hear the alarms blaring?
Too many on the right also mistakenly believe that this Democratic frenzy and leftist unrest is all based primarily on their contempt for President Donald Trump. He has made them crazy, and they'll do anything to get rid of him. Then everything will return to normal.
Yes, he makes them crazier, more desperate and more unreasonable — mainly because he's fighting them hammer and tongs — but he didn't make them leftists, and leftists don't need any prompting to unleash their hell on America. It stands for everything they hate.
With or without Trump, their goals remain the same. But without Trump, their chances of finally undoing America immeasurably increase.
I began this column saying we can't afford to be discouraged. We can't. But that doesn't mean we can afford to be blind to the gravity of the threats we face. Let's wake up and rededicate ourselves to preventing the destruction of America. Don't ever lose hope. My bet is the silent majority is bigger than ever and that we'll see that in November. Stay in the fight like your children's future depends on it — because it does.
David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is "Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win." Follow him on Twitter @davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.
Photo by Oleg Laptev


bonginoreport--2020-06-19--Josh Hammer: How to Fall in Love With America Again

The past month has seen domestic turmoil perhaps unprecedented at any time since the heyday of Vietnam War protests .
Simmering tensions from the Draconian coronavirus lockdowns , cathartically released in the national uproar over George Floyd 's unjust death in Minneapolis , have yielded large-scale angst and frequent condemning of America itself .
Everywhere one looks , law enforcement 's ostensible `` systemic racism '' is decried ( with barely an iota of tangible evidence ) .
Barack Obama 's once-radical complaint that racism is ingrained in America 's collective DNA has pervaded mainstream discourse .
Iconic Super Bowl-winning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly `` canceled '' for having the temerity to initially defend his decision to not kneel before the American flag during the playing of the national anthem .
And it was not too long ago that The New York Times ' ahistorical , mendacious `` 1619 Project '' received a prestigious Pulitzer Prize .
Contemporary American society is suffering from many crises , but one stands out above all the others : We have a crisis of gratitude .
It 's time for Americans to fall in love with America again .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America has always been imperfect .
But we have continually strived toward a greater and more inclusive union — a union , crucially , that actually fulfills the enunciated principles upon which the nation was conceived .
Quite literally , we have the battle scars to prove it — as the 600,000-plus deaths in the Civil War tragically evince .
Far too many young Americans grow up and ultimately graduate from high school without any underlying appreciation of America 's structural and substantive virtues — or its unique role in the evolving history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efficacy is appalling ; a shockingly high percentage of adult Americans — an outright majority , according to reliable polling — can not name all three branches of the federal government .
Ideally , we would begin to rectify this problem in a disaggregated system of competing private schools that prioritize biblical literacy , the history of the West dating back at least to the thought of Plato and Aristotle , and so forth .
But as long as local property taxes fund the public education cartel , we should be unafraid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more emphatically patriotic , pro-America direction .
States should mandate that schools begin exposing children to the Constitution , Declaration of Independence , the Federalist Papers , and the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as early as the second or third grade .
Curricula should root out any and all vestiges of pedagogical self-flagellation that instills in impressionable youngsters the destructive lie that America was founded for the purpose of perpetuating chattel slavery .
Teachers should reward extra credit for students who would do research projects on the ideas and principles of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as Abraham Lincoln .
Field trips should be more frequently encouraged , and perhaps mandated , to local historical sites .
Only by actual , physical exposure to our history and traditions can we reasonably expect the next generation of Americans to appreciate that history and those traditions .
Curricula , of course , will never whitewash our myriad historical flaws ; but crucially , they will emphasize that we have come so far already , and that we have always strived ever further in the direction of better realizing our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level , we must develop a greater comfort in wielding the levers of government power to inculcate nationalism and civic unity .
In policy areas as seemingly disparate as immigration , trade and commerce , the overarching concern must be instilling a sense of cohesion , stability , order and collective national pride .
Public television and radio , if it is n't abolished , must be reoriented toward a more vigorous patriotism .
Perhaps NPR can start the 7 o'clock morning hour by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance — and by encouraging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that America is the freest , most prosperous and most just nation ever conceived .
Our medical schools , technological advances , financial market sophistication , rule of law and higher education institutions are all the envy of the free world .
Our Constitution is the greatest legal document ever devised for the governance of man over his fellow man .
We truly have so much to be grateful for — and we need to make America grateful again .
To find out more about Josh Hammer and read features by other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

The past month has seen domestic turmoil perhaps unprecedented at any time since the heyday of Vietnam War protests. Simmering tensions from the Draconian coronavirus lockdowns, cathartically released in the national uproar over George Floyd's unjust death in Minneapolis, have yielded large-scale angst and frequent condemning of America itself.
Everywhere one looks, law enforcement's ostensible "systemic racism" is decried (with barely an iota of tangible evidence). Barack Obama's once-radical complaint that racism is ingrained in America's collective DNA has pervaded mainstream discourse. Iconic Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was nearly "canceled" for having the temerity to initially defend his decision to not kneel before the American flag during the playing of the national anthem. And it was not too long ago that The New York Times' ahistorical, mendacious "1619 Project" received a prestigious Pulitzer Prize.
Contemporary American society is suffering from many crises, but one stands out above all the others: We have a crisis of gratitude. It's time for Americans to fall in love with America again.
It is, of course, true that America has always been imperfect. But we have continually strived toward a greater and more inclusive union — a union, crucially, that actually fulfills the enunciated principles upon which the nation was conceived. Quite literally, we have the battle scars to prove it — as the 600,000-plus deaths in the Civil War tragically evince.
Far too many young Americans grow up and ultimately graduate from high school without any underlying appreciation of America's structural and substantive virtues — or its unique role in the evolving history of Western civilization. Our collective civic efficacy is appalling; a shockingly high percentage of adult Americans — an outright majority, according to reliable polling — cannot name all three branches of the federal government.
Ideally, we would begin to rectify this problem in a disaggregated system of competing private schools that prioritize biblical literacy, the history of the West dating back at least to the thought of Plato and Aristotle, and so forth. But as long as local property taxes fund the public education cartel, we should be unafraid to forcibly guide public school curricula toward a more emphatically patriotic, pro-America direction.
States should mandate that schools begin exposing children to the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as early as the second or third grade. Curricula should root out any and all vestiges of pedagogical self-flagellation that instills in impressionable youngsters the destructive lie that America was founded for the purpose of perpetuating chattel slavery. Teachers should reward extra credit for students who would do research projects on the ideas and principles of the American founding and our greatest post-founding statesmen, such as Abraham Lincoln. Field trips should be more frequently encouraged, and perhaps mandated, to local historical sites. Only by actual, physical exposure to our history and traditions can we reasonably expect the next generation of Americans to appreciate that history and those traditions. Curricula, of course, will never whitewash our myriad historical flaws; but crucially, they will emphasize that we have come so far already, and that we have always strived ever further in the direction of better realizing our founding creed.
At the federal government level, we must develop a greater comfort in wielding the levers of government power to inculcate nationalism and civic unity. In policy areas as seemingly disparate as immigration, trade and commerce, the overarching concern must be instilling a sense of cohesion, stability, order and collective national pride. Public television and radio, if it isn't abolished, must be reoriented toward a more vigorous patriotism. Perhaps NPR can start the 7 o'clock morning hour by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance — and by encouraging listeners to follow along.
The reality is that America is the freest, most prosperous and most just nation ever conceived. Our medical schools, technological advances, financial market sophistication, rule of law and higher education institutions are all the envy of the free world. Our Constitution is the greatest legal document ever devised for the governance of man over his fellow man. We truly have so much to be grateful for — and we need to make America grateful again.
To find out more about Josh Hammer and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.


bonginoreport--2020-06-19--Erick Erickson: Break Up Google

Erick Erickson: Break Up Google

Google has reached a level of monopolization that needs to be taken seriously as a threat to freedom , the free exchange of ideas and political diversity .
Follow along with the logic of your average `` woke '' Google employee .
These employees have been openly arguing for a few years now that Google needs a diverse array of employees shaping Google 's algorithms , or Google will only present to consumers certain information that might exclude diverse views or information .
Concurrently , these same employees have argued that Google need not entertain conservative thoughts or ideas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google employees revolted at the idea of Kay Cole James , a black female and president of the Heritage Foundation , sitting on a Google advisory board designed to ensure diversity in Google 's artificial intelligence practices .
Google 's employees want diversity , but not ideological diversity .
They believe diversity is needed to shape access to information through Google , but they want to deny any ideological diversity in the process of shaping .
Google controls over 90 % of search engine activity .
With a `` diverse '' group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can restrict access to information that offends its hired gatekeepers .
Google controls over 70 % of the market share of advertising online .
Over the years , Google has bought up major competitors and then leveraged its dominance to both grow its ad business and hurt its competitors .
According to The Wall Street Journal , in an experiment last year , Nexstar Media Group Inc. tried to get out of Google 's ad network and saw not only a revenue dive but also a dive across access to the company 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ad business , ad generation business and search business .
This past week , a reporter at NBC News attempted to have The Federalist removed from Google 's ad network .
The Federalist is a conservative website that had the audacity to run a story critical of the media .
The NBC News reporter actually flagged The Federalist due to a comment left by a random commenter .
Google made The Federalist delete its comments section to keep revenue flowing .
In the past year , with my own website , The Resurgent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that posts at The Resurgent related to guns and other issues have all run afoul of Google 's policies .
In fact , Google routinely uses its position to demonetize conservatives who might write about guns or other matters .
They starve sites of cash , and there are no comparable competitors to go to .
On top of that , left-wing agitators have a sympathetic ear at Google , and Google is more likely to target sites on the right than the left .
An NBC News reporter , who had previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour Party , found a sympathetic person at Google to demonetize a conservative news and opinion site because of a random commenter in a comments section .
One wonders if Google will demonetize The New York Times because of Sen. Tom Cotton 's op-ed .
Do n't hold your breath .
That Google can use its monopoly to force websites to delete content or else be penalized is a dangerous thing , particularly when Google is so willing to target conservatives .
Google 's search dominance is akin to Microsoft 's dominance with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Microsoft .
Likewise , Google 's control of over 70 % of online advertising is depriving the marketplace of competition .
Google is now using its Chrome browser to compel changes to the open internet , becoming a new Internet Explorer , where people must use Google 's browser to render sites properly and , with that , let Google track them .
The time has come for serious bipartisan investigations into breaking apart Google .
If Google can use its position to censor others and harm them financially while ensuring a departure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google is too big .
It is easy to say sites can go elsewhere and do not have to use Google .
But there is nowhere on the internet one can go to truly escape Google without significant sacrifice in accessibility or revenue .
It is time to break it up and prohibit it from controlling the content of other sites .
To find out more about Erick Erickson and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

Google has reached a level of monopolization that needs to be taken seriously as a threat to freedom, the free exchange of ideas and political diversity.
Follow along with the logic of your average "woke" Google employee. These employees have been openly arguing for a few years now that Google needs a diverse array of employees shaping Google's algorithms, or Google will only present to consumers certain information that might exclude diverse views or information.
Concurrently, these same employees have argued that Google need not entertain conservative thoughts or ideas. It was not that long ago that Google employees revolted at the idea of Kay Cole James, a black female and president of the Heritage Foundation, sitting on a Google advisory board designed to ensure diversity in Google's artificial intelligence practices.
Google's employees want diversity, but not ideological diversity. They believe diversity is needed to shape access to information through Google, but they want to deny any ideological diversity in the process of shaping.
Google controls over 90% of search engine activity. With a "diverse" group of people who lack intellectual diversity, Google can restrict access to information that offends its hired gatekeepers. Google controls over 70% of the market share of advertising online. Over the years, Google has bought up major competitors and then leveraged its dominance to both grow its ad business and hurt its competitors.
According to The Wall Street Journal, in an experiment last year, Nexstar Media Group Inc. tried to get out of Google's ad network and saw not only a revenue dive but also a dive across access to the company's data because Google has so integrated its ad business, ad generation business and search business.
This past week, a reporter at NBC News attempted to have The Federalist removed from Google's ad network. The Federalist is a conservative website that had the audacity to run a story critical of the media. The NBC News reporter actually flagged The Federalist due to a comment left by a random commenter. Google made The Federalist delete its comments section to keep revenue flowing.
In the past year, with my own website, The Resurgent, I have received notices from Google that posts at The Resurgent related to guns and other issues have all run afoul of Google's policies. In fact, Google routinely uses its position to demonetize conservatives who might write about guns or other matters. They starve sites of cash, and there are no comparable competitors to go to.
On top of that, left-wing agitators have a sympathetic ear at Google, and Google is more likely to target sites on the right than the left. An NBC News reporter, who had previously been a left-wing activist for the U.K. Labour Party, found a sympathetic person at Google to demonetize a conservative news and opinion site because of a random commenter in a comments section. One wonders if Google will demonetize The New York Times because of Sen. Tom Cotton's op-ed. Don't hold your breath.
That Google can use its monopoly to force websites to delete content or else be penalized is a dangerous thing, particularly when Google is so willing to target conservatives.
Google's search dominance is akin to Microsoft's dominance with Internet Explorer that forced antitrust action against Microsoft. Likewise, Google's control of over 70% of online advertising is depriving the marketplace of competition. Google is now using its Chrome browser to compel changes to the open internet, becoming a new Internet Explorer, where people must use Google's browser to render sites properly and, with that, let Google track them.
The time has come for serious bipartisan investigations into breaking apart Google. If Google can use its position to censor others and harm them financially while ensuring a departure from Google causes even further harm, Google is too big.
It is easy to say sites can go elsewhere and do not have to use Google. But there is nowhere on the internet one can go to truly escape Google without significant sacrifice in accessibility or revenue. It is time to break it up and prohibit it from controlling the content of other sites.
To find out more about Erick Erickson and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.