bonginoreport--2020-07-28--Sanders Co-Chair Compares Voting for Biden to Eating “Half a Bowl of S**t”

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So much for Democratic enthusiasm for Joe Biden.
A co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign vividly described how she feels about choosing between Biden and President Trump — likening it to only having to eat half a bowl of excrement.
“It’s like saying to somebody, ‘You have a bowl of s–t in front of you, and all you’ve got to do is eat half of it instead of the whole thing.’ It’s still s–t’, ” Sanders co-chair Nina Turner told The Atlantic.
Turner, a former Ohio state senator, was quoted in an article analyzing Trump’s paths to re-election, including by exploiting disaffected supporters of Sanders’ socialist campaign, which lost to Biden despite winning the first three state Democratic contests this year.
Trump alleges the Democratic Party cheated Sanders, a Vermont senator, out of the nomination.
Trump is seeking to appeal to Sanders backers by pointing out that Biden supported the Iraq War, voted for the North American Free Trade Agreement and authored a 1994 crime law credited with contributing to the “mass-incarceration” of black people.
“Last time I got a lot of Bernie Sanders voters, as you know, a very good percentage. People were shocked, mostly because of trade,” Trump said in a Father’s Day discussion last month with his son Donald Trump Jr.
“One thing Bernie was right on was trade. He said that everybody in this country is being hurt badly by our trade deals. They’re so bad. And I get a lot of support from Bernie Sanders [supporters]. I think I’m going to have it again this time.”
Although Sanders endorsed Biden and released a “unity” agenda with him, some Sanders supporters resisted jumping aboard.
Briahna Joy Gray, a former Sanders national press secretary, tweeted Saturday that journalists should “start asking Biden why he doesn’t support the progressive policies that EARNED Bernie enthusiastic support.”


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Derek Hunter: To Hell With Professional Sports

At the outset , I have to say that I ’ ve never been the biggest sports fan on the planet .
So it isn ’ t a big sacrifice for me to say I ’ m not going to watch professional sports this year , or maybe ever again .
I never actively shunned pro sports , and as a kid I wouldn ’ t have missed a Tigers or Lions game for just about anything in the world , I just found other things to do as I got older .
But I ’ d wander back for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few things a person isn ’ t directly involved with that are as exciting as a contest between great athletes when the stakes are high .
But with the embrace of radicals like Black Lives Matter by all the leagues , I ’ m going to make a point of not watching any of it .
I won ’ t miss basketball at all .
The game is boring .
I know it ’ s “ fast-paced , ” but it ’ s really not .
It takes forever and all that matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team seems to get 50 timeouts , which sometimes allows them to take the ball out at half-court rather than under the basket .
I never cared enough to find out why .
It ’ s also just not exciting .
The first time you saw a buzzer-beating shot to win a game may have been exciting , but haven ’ t you seen it a thousand times by now ?
And how many times can anyone get worked up over a 7-foot-tall guy with long arms jumping a foot to slam a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like everything spectacular that could be done already has been .
It ’ s up and down the court like a really boring tennis match .
That the league has decided to overtake the NFL as the most-woke league in the world only made my resolve harder .
That they ’ re going to paint “ Black Lives Matter ” and have messages on the backs of their jersey , and undoubtedly protest during the national anthem , killed what little interest I had in even knowing who won the championship .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t care .
I didn ’ t grow up with a professional football team , I grew up with the Detroit Lions .
Watching perpetual basement dwellers dwell in the basement is about as exciting as it sounds .
The Lions have won one playoff game in the Super Bowl era ( in 1991 ) and only make the playoffs via fluke .
Professional football for me is a distraction on the TV on Sundays – I don ’ t really look at the action unless it sounds like something exciting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anthem started , I stopped even doing that .
Now that they ’ ve gone all-in for Black Lives Matter , I ’ ll find something else to play in the background .
Baseball is back already ( though games are being canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks ) , and aside from videos on Twitter , I haven ’ t bothered to care .
A 60-game season does mean anyone can win the World Series this year , but whoever does win will be there prostrating themselves on the altar of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baseball , but I love my country more .
It ’ s not that baseball players are kneeling during the anthem , it ’ s that the league has caved to the mob and brought politics onto the field .
All these leagues have .
Sports served as a distraction from whatever else was happening in the world and our lives , now it ’ s the manifestation of the Democratic Party ’ s demands of conformity .
I ’ m not interested in conformity .
A bunch of different colored like-minded drones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of diversity .
If I want to be preached to , I ’ ll call a priest , not millionaires who play a game for a living .
If I want to learn something , I ’ ll read a book , not seek out the “ feelings ” of someone in a profession known for having proxies take their classes for them .
And if I want a distraction from the stress of daily life , I ’ ll practice self-dentistry before I give these pampered , privileged narcissists a second of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole seasons collapsed and had to be canceled because they snuck an infected super-spreader into their bubble , I ’ d be just fine with that .
Sports could have been bigger than ever , more important than ever , and could have helped bring the country together during the pandemic by being the distraction people need from everything we ’ ve lost .
Instead , like everything else , liberal politics was rammed into it to the point that it ’ s just another appendage of the Democratic Party .
You couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat , I sure as hell am not about to fund any of their fellow travelers .
Until they get the politics out of sports , I ’ m getting the sports out of my life .
Derek Hunter is the host of a free daily podcast ( subscribe ! )
, host of a daily radio show on WCBM in Maryland , and author of the book , Outrage , INC. , which exposes how liberals use fear and hatred to manipulate the masses .
Follow him on Twitter at @ DerekAHunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @

At the outset, I have to say that I’ve never been the biggest sports fan on the planet. So it isn’t a big sacrifice for me to say I’m not going to watch professional sports this year, or maybe ever again. I never actively shunned pro sports, and as a kid I wouldn’t have missed a Tigers or Lions game for just about anything in the world, I just found other things to do as I got older. But I’d wander back for interesting games or championships – there are few things a person isn’t directly involved with that are as exciting as a contest between great athletes when the stakes are high. But with the embrace of radicals like Black Lives Matter by all the leagues, I’m going to make a point of not watching any of it.
I won’t miss basketball at all. The game is boring. I know it’s “fast-paced,” but it’s really not. It takes forever and all that matters is the last two minutes. Each team seems to get 50 timeouts, which sometimes allows them to take the ball out at half-court rather than under the basket. I never cared enough to find out why.
It’s also just not exciting. The first time you saw a buzzer-beating shot to win a game may have been exciting, but haven’t you seen it a thousand times by now? And how many times can anyone get worked up over a 7-foot-tall guy with long arms jumping a foot to slam a ball through a hoop? It seems like everything spectacular that could be done already has been. It’s up and down the court like a really boring tennis match.
That the league has decided to overtake the NFL as the most-woke league in the world only made my resolve harder. That they’re going to paint “Black Lives Matter” and have messages on the backs of their jersey, and undoubtedly protest during the national anthem, killed what little interest I had in even knowing who won the championship.
As for the NFL, again, I don’t care. I didn’t grow up with a professional football team, I grew up with the Detroit Lions. Watching perpetual basement dwellers dwell in the basement is about as exciting as it sounds. The Lions have won one playoff game in the Super Bowl era (in 1991) and only make the playoffs via fluke.
Professional football for me is a distraction on the TV on Sundays – I don’t really look at the action unless it sounds like something exciting is happening. When the kneeling during the anthem started, I stopped even doing that. Now that they’ve gone all-in for Black Lives Matter, I’ll find something else to play in the background.
Baseball is back already (though games are being canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks), and aside from videos on Twitter, I haven’t bothered to care. A 60-game season does mean anyone can win the World Series this year, but whoever does win will be there prostrating themselves on the altar of a bunch of left-wing radicals. I love baseball, but I love my country more.
It’s not that baseball players are kneeling during the anthem, it’s that the league has caved to the mob and brought politics onto the field. All these leagues have.
Sports served as a distraction from whatever else was happening in the world and our lives, now it’s the manifestation of the Democratic Party’s demands of conformity. I’m not interested in conformity. A bunch of different colored like-minded drones chanting anti-American slogans is not my idea of diversity.
If I want to be preached to, I’ll call a priest, not millionaires who play a game for a living. If I want to learn something, I’ll read a book, not seek out the “feelings” of someone in a profession known for having proxies take their classes for them. And if I want a distraction from the stress of daily life, I’ll practice self-dentistry before I give these pampered, privileged narcissists a second of my time.
Personally, if their whole seasons collapsed and had to be canceled because they snuck an infected super-spreader into their bubble, I’d be just fine with that.
Sports could have been bigger than ever, more important than ever, and could have helped bring the country together during the pandemic by being the distraction people need from everything we’ve lost. Instead, like everything else, liberal politics was rammed into it to the point that it’s just another appendage of the Democratic Party. You couldn’t pay me to be a Democrat, I sure as hell am not about to fund any of their fellow travelers. Until they get the politics out of sports, I’m getting the sports out of my life.
Derek Hunter is the host of a free daily podcast (subscribe!), host of a daily radio show on WCBM in Maryland, and author of the book, Outrage, INC., which exposes how liberals use fear and hatred to manipulate the masses. Follow him on Twitter at @DerekAHunter and on Parler at @DerekHunter.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Rep. Dave Brat: Closed Schools and Open Borders Are a Dangerous Combination

The Democrats want to close our schools and open our borders .
American families all over the country have already dealt with months of uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the temporary economic downturn caused by state and local stay-at-home orders .
Now , millions of working parents are facing a new worry — being left out of the “ V-shaped ” economic recovery that ’ s beginning to take place because they have no way to care for their children unless schools fully reopen in the fall .
Most schools have adopted a “ partial ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only attend in person two or three days per week , with the other days reserved for virtual “ learning.
” This creates a difficult situation for two-parent households , and an all-but-impossible one for single parents .
It also creates a highly disjointed and inconsistent learning environment — and a potentially dangerous one for children who endure abuse or neglect at home .
An entire generation of America ’ s children are being deprived of formal education — not only in the skills that they will need to lead successful lives , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common values and ideals .
It would be one thing if this were a temporary sacrifice that we had to make in order to save lives , but the data indicate otherwise .
Even in countries that have reopened schools most aggressively , there has been no observable increase in COVID-19 infections as a result .
It ’ s enough to make one wonder whether the Democrat governors who are among the most eager to keep schools from fully reopening have something other than public health in mind — especially in light of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal immigration .
Even as they fret about letting Americans leave their houses due to COVID-19 , the Democrats retain their fascination with a radical open-borders agenda that threatens to further erode the shared set of beliefs and principles that have always been a central feature of American society .
Around 40 million Americans have been dislocated from the workforce , and Americans overwhelmingly want to prioritize their return to work before the cheap labor billionaire class goes to work on another amnesty .
Border security is not a matter of “ xenophobia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in response to President Trump ’ s life-saving travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic .
Rather , it ’ s a central component to ensuring public safety , upholding the rule of law , and maintaining an orderly society .
The Democrats not only want to tear down the wall and replace it with a welcome mat , they actually want to actively incentivize foreigners to enter the country illegally by offering them access to welfare benefits such as “ free ” taxpayer-funded healthcare— all without having to bother with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress .
This is antithetical to core American values such as personal responsibility and respect for the law of the land , and it can only serve to undermine the legitimacy of our governing institutions .
After all , if we can simply ignore the immigration laws that Congress has passed , then what ’ s stopping us from ignoring any other federal law ?
The combination of closed schools and open borders that today ’ s Democrats favor is a toxic brew that would prove fatal to our Republic .
We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tiniest sip .
David Alan Brat is the dean of the Liberty University School of Business .
He served as the U.S. Representative for Virginia 's 7th congressional district from 2014 to 2019 .

The Democrats want to close our schools and open our borders.
American families all over the country have already dealt with months of uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the temporary economic downturn caused by state and local stay-at-home orders. Now, millions of working parents are facing a new worry — being left out of the “V-shaped” economic recovery that’s beginning to take place because they have no way to care for their children unless schools fully reopen in the fall.
Most schools have adopted a “partial” approach to reopening, in which students only attend in person two or three days per week, with the other days reserved for virtual “learning.” This creates a difficult situation for two-parent households, and an all-but-impossible one for single parents. It also creates a highly disjointed and inconsistent learning environment — and a potentially dangerous one for children who endure abuse or neglect at home.
An entire generation of America’s children are being deprived of formal education — not only in the skills that they will need to lead successful lives, but also in this country’s common values and ideals. It would be one thing if this were a temporary sacrifice that we had to make in order to save lives, but the data indicate otherwise. Even in countries that have reopened schools most aggressively, there has been no observable increase in COVID-19 infections as a result.
It’s enough to make one wonder whether the Democrat governors who are among the most eager to keep schools from fully reopening have something other than public health in mind — especially in light of their Party’s ongoing support for illegal immigration.
Even as they fret about letting Americans leave their houses due to COVID-19, the Democrats retain their fascination with a radical open-borders agenda that threatens to further erode the shared set of beliefs and principles that have always been a central feature of American society. Around 40 million Americans have been dislocated from the workforce, and Americans overwhelmingly want to prioritize their return to work before the cheap labor billionaire class goes to work on another amnesty.
Border security is not a matter of “xenophobia,” as Joe Biden notoriously claimed in response to President Trump’s life-saving travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic. Rather, it’s a central component to ensuring public safety, upholding the rule of law, and maintaining an orderly society.
The Democrats not only want to tear down the wall and replace it with a welcome mat, they actually want to actively incentivize foreigners to enter the country illegally by offering them access to welfare benefits such as “free” taxpayer-funded healthcare— all without having to bother with the hassle of passing comprehensive immigration reform in Congress.
This is antithetical to core American values such as personal responsibility and respect for the law of the land, and it can only serve to undermine the legitimacy of our governing institutions. After all, if we can simply ignore the immigration laws that Congress has passed, then what’s stopping us from ignoring any other federal law?
The combination of closed schools and open borders that today’s Democrats favor is a toxic brew that would prove fatal to our Republic. We can’t afford to take even the tiniest sip.
David Alan Brat is the dean of the Liberty University School of Business. He served as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2014 to 2019.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Kurt Schlichter: The NRCC Fails to Silence Conservatives Like it Fails At Everything Else

One of the big problems with professional conservatism is that many of the people who are part of it are so remarkably bereft of humility while also having so much to be humble about .
Take the National Republican Congressional Committee ( NRCC ) – please .
You would think that the organization that botched the 2018 midterms and lost the House might want to listen to its base .
But no .
No , we knuckle dragging voters are an obstacle to the real objective – which apparently is not victory .
If only these people were as committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservatives .
Remember , all those Lincoln Project dorks were once “ Republican ” campaign consultants too .
That ’ s the demo we ’ re dealing with here .
So , you know how you get all those text messages from various campaign entities that make you want to reach into your phone and throttle the sender ?
The ones that let you know that Donald Trump is greatly disappointed in you ?
Well , one popped up on my cell and I lost it .
I got fed up .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We texted you TWICE .
Why did you let your 500 % Trump House Patriot match expire AGAIN ?
We 'll give you 1 more chance .
500 % match for 1 HR https : //nrcc.news/30H8A . ''
Astonishingly , someone apparently made a conscious decision to send this to me .
Let ’ s unpack it .
“ We texted you TWICE.
” Wrong .
Try dozens of time .
These numb-skulled messages have my phone lighting up like a molly dealer ’ s at Freaknik .
Look , I have only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mortal coil , and I don ’ t intend to waste it .
There are an infinite number of things that are better ways to spend my time than perusing cheesy money grubs dreamed up by third-tier DC pro-cons who got NRCC gigs because they couldn ’ t cut it drafting white papers for some think tank with “ Liberty ” or “ Eagles ” in its name .
These activities include playing lint soccer , forming that 2 Live Crew cover band Larry O ’ Connor and I have long been talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losers who write for the Bulwark blog .
Okay , the last one is worthy of my time , but the point is that these texts are wasting not just my time but the time of everyone whose cell number ever got snorted up into a robocall list .
And people are mad about it .
I know .
I talk to them .
Unlike the campaign pros , who clearly don ’ t .
“ Why did you let your 500 % Trump House Patriot match expire AGAIN ?
” it asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NRCC sucks and I don ’ t trust it .
Nor should I. I took a look at the July 2020 FEC filing and I ’ m just a simple LA trial lawyer who don ’ t cotton much to fancy book learnin ’ n ’ figurin ’ , but it looks to me like donor contributions were $ 9,860,070.20 yet NRCC expenses were $ 6,214,108.77 .
It seems to mean that better than six bucks out of ten that we give are going…down the toilet .
Now , perhaps that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m wrong about the insane overhead then the NRCC communications shop could have communicated that to the base instead of flaccidly attempting to fly top cover for the scam when conservatives called it out on Twitter .
Also , I ’ m a bit confused about the “ 500 % Trump House Patriot match.
” Why not just toss that 500 % matching amount into the pot without my donation ?
After all , I ’ m sure that match is a real thing that really exists for real .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needy , obnoxious texts are ticking off the base .
I bet they get some money , but they also leave a ton on the table .
Of course , the DC swells have no idea since they are DC swells , but here in America , we ’ re all done with them .
And it ’ s not merely because we resent transparent grifts designed to separate old people from their Social Security cash , though that is unacceptable ( I recall trashing Dems for this same idiocy in prior cycles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so clearly demonstrates the utter contempt the establishment has for the base that is the establishment ’ s whole purpose for being .
Now , after I made clear my displeasure on Twitter , the NRCC ’ s communications shop deployed not to win the election , not to learn how it could be more effective , but to shut me up , along with the hundreds of outraged conservatives who joined in .
I was told that I was putting the whole campaign to retake the House at risk , as if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter ought to be the cornerstone of our offensive .
And I was warned that I should lay off the NRCC because it has collected only half the dough the Democrats ’ congressional committee has , as if this candid admission of failure doesn ’ t demonstrate the need for a thorough house cleaning instead of a doubling down .
The argument was pretty much , “ We ’ re doing terribly – stop messing it up , man !
” And not surprisingly , this strategy went poorly for them and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the damage was done .
The NRCC has zero cred , and it ’ s a result of its track record of failure , its 60 % overhead , and its innovative strategy of trying to cut the heads off of its critics rather than pull its own head out of where it ’ s wedged .
The establishment needs to understand and accept that the fat days of skimming the cream off , cycle after cycle , while two mainstream parties traded power are gone .
The age of the clinky-clinky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has passed .
What is at stake is not the GOP spending a few years in the wilderness ; the other party wants to destroy our country and turn us into serfs .
This is serious , and we need serious people with a serious strategy , not this amateur hour clusterfark .
The NRCC is dead to us unless and until we see some heads on pikes and until we see that the vast majority of the money we donate is going to candidates , not to parasites .
And all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up too .
They are next .
We ’ re done with funny business as usual .
We have less than 100 days until election day .
NRCC , get squared away or get bent .
But the answer is not for us to walk away from supporting congressional candidates .
Far from it .
No , since the institutions have failed us , we need to do it ourselves – again .
The answer is to give directly , so the money can ’ t disappear into the Hugo Boss suit pocket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially true if you are like me and trapped in a solid blue district – my congressman is Ted Lieu .
Pick a winner somewhere else and send him/her your dough .
Want some ideas ?
There ’ s new Rep. Mike Garcia , who beat `` throuple '' girl Katie Hill in that special election in California-25 .
How about Army infantry vet Sean Parnell running against a Pelosi puppet in Pennsylvania-17 ?
Or consider Jim Bognet , taking on a slick fake blue dog in Pennsylvania-08 .
The establishment is simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when we point that out , it gets triggered like a SJW who sees a flag .
So we need to do it ourselves .
That ’ s how we elected Donald Trump last time , and that ’ s how we need to take back the House .
Join Townhall VIP .
Also , Grab a copy of my just-released Regnery non-fiction book , The 21 Biggest Lies About Donald Trump ( and You ! )
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It ’ s for conservatives interested in victory , so that excludes a lot @ @ @ @ @

One of the big problems with professional conservatism is that many of the people who are part of it are so remarkably bereft of humility while also having so much to be humble about. Take the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) – please. You would think that the organization that botched the 2018 midterms and lost the House might want to listen to its base. But no. No, we knuckle dragging voters are an obstacle to the real objective – which apparently is not victory. If only these people were as committed to fighting liberals as they are fighting conservatives.
Remember, all those Lincoln Project dorks were once “Republican” campaign consultants too. That’s the demo we’re dealing with here.
So, you know how you get all those text messages from various campaign entities that make you want to reach into your phone and throttle the sender? The ones that let you know that Donald Trump is greatly disappointed in you? Well, one popped up on my cell and I lost it. I got fed up. I was done. It read:
"We texted you TWICE. Why did you let your 500% Trump House Patriot match expire AGAIN? We'll give you 1 more chance. 500% match for 1 HR https://nrcc.news/30H8A."
Astonishingly, someone apparently made a conscious decision to send this to me. Let’s unpack it.
“We texted you TWICE.” Wrong. Try dozens of time. These numb-skulled messages have my phone lighting up like a molly dealer’s at Freaknik. Look, I have only a short allotment of time on this mortal coil, and I don’t intend to waste it. There are an infinite number of things that are better ways to spend my time than perusing cheesy money grubs dreamed up by third-tier DC pro-cons who got NRCC gigs because they couldn’t cut it drafting white papers for some think tank with “Liberty” or “Eagles” in its name. These activities include playing lint soccer, forming that 2 Live Crew cover band Larry O’Connor and I have long been talking about, and mocking the erotically dysfunctional losers who write for the Bulwark blog.
Okay, the last one is worthy of my time, but the point is that these texts are wasting not just my time but the time of everyone whose cell number ever got snorted up into a robocall list. And people are mad about it. I know. I talk to them. Unlike the campaign pros, who clearly don’t.
“Why did you let your 500% Trump House Patriot match expire AGAIN?” it asked, and the answer is because the NRCC sucks and I don’t trust it. Nor should I. I took a look at the July 2020 FEC filing and I’m just a simple LA trial lawyer who don’t cotton much to fancy book learnin’ n’ figurin’, but it looks to me like donor contributions were $9,860,070.20 yet NRCC expenses were $6,214,108.77. It seems to mean that better than six bucks out of ten that we give are going…down the toilet. Now, perhaps that’s not a correct analysis, but if I’m wrong about the insane overhead then the NRCC communications shop could have communicated that to the base instead of flaccidly attempting to fly top cover for the scam when conservatives called it out on Twitter.
Also, I’m a bit confused about the “500% Trump House Patriot match.” Why not just toss that 500% matching amount into the pot without my donation? After all, I’m sure that match is a real thing that really exists for real.
Here’s some real talk. These needy, obnoxious texts are ticking off the base. I bet they get some money, but they also leave a ton on the table. Of course, the DC swells have no idea since they are DC swells, but here in America, we’re all done with them. And it’s not merely because we resent transparent grifts designed to separate old people from their Social Security cash, though that is unacceptable (I recall trashing Dems for this same idiocy in prior cycles). It’s because this so clearly demonstrates the utter contempt the establishment has for the base that is the establishment’s whole purpose for being.
Now, after I made clear my displeasure on Twitter, the NRCC’s communications shop deployed not to win the election, not to learn how it could be more effective, but to shut me up, along with the hundreds of outraged conservatives who joined in. I was told that I was putting the whole campaign to retake the House at risk, as if an operation vulnerable to one guy on Twitter ought to be the cornerstone of our offensive. And I was warned that I should lay off the NRCC because it has collected only half the dough the Democrats’ congressional committee has, as if this candid admission of failure doesn’t demonstrate the need for a thorough house cleaning instead of a doubling down. The argument was pretty much, “We’re doing terribly – stop messing it up, man!”
And not surprisingly, this strategy went poorly for them and they went radio silent after their humiliation, but the damage was done. The NRCC has zero cred, and it’s a result of its track record of failure, its 60% overhead, and its innovative strategy of trying to cut the heads off of its critics rather than pull its own head out of where it’s wedged.
The establishment needs to understand and accept that the fat days of skimming the cream off, cycle after cycle, while two mainstream parties traded power are gone. The age of the clinky-clinky bourbon glass, winky-winky smoky room scam has passed. What is at stake is not the GOP spending a few years in the wilderness; the other party wants to destroy our country and turn us into serfs. This is serious, and we need serious people with a serious strategy, not this amateur hour clusterfark.
The NRCC is dead to us unless and until we see some heads on pikes and until we see that the vast majority of the money we donate is going to candidates, not to parasites. And all the other acronym groups and PACs better wake up too. They are next.
We’re done with funny business as usual. We have less than 100 days until election day. NRCC, get squared away or get bent.
But the answer is not for us to walk away from supporting congressional candidates. Far from it. No, since the institutions have failed us, we need to do it ourselves – again. The answer is to give directly, so the money can’t disappear into the Hugo Boss suit pocket of some nominally-Republican hustler. This is especially true if you are like me and trapped in a solid blue district – my congressman is Ted Lieu. Pick a winner somewhere else and send him/her your dough.
Want some ideas? There’s new Rep. Mike Garcia, who beat "throuple" girl Katie Hill in that special election in California-25. How about Army infantry vet Sean Parnell running against a Pelosi puppet in Pennsylvania-17? Or consider Jim Bognet, taking on a slick fake blue dog in Pennsylvania-08.
The establishment is simply not making it happen. And worse, when we point that out, it gets triggered like a SJW who sees a flag. So we need to do it ourselves. That’s how we elected Donald Trump last time, and that’s how we need to take back the House.
Join Townhall VIP. Also, Grab a copy of my just-released Regnery non-fiction book, The 21 Biggest Lies About Donald Trump (and You!). It’s for conservatives interested in victory, so that excludes a lot of the professional ones.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Salena Zito: America’s Mindset Recovered From Spanish Flu For One Reason – Unity

PITTSBURGH — Six months after a private staggered into the Fort Riley Army base infirmary in Kansas with a raging fever , chills and a sore throat , this city braced for the impact as the first wave of the 1918 flu pandemic made its way here .
It had already traveled from Kansas to Europe as troops shipped off to war and then headed back to the United States , first in Boston , then Philadelphia and finally landing here in Pittsburgh the last week of September .
Within days , the newspaper obituary page became obituary pages , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history books as having the highest death rate of any major city in the U.S. , fully 1 % of its population felled by the pandemic .
A dispatch in the New Castle Herald in the first week of October read : `` Considerable increase in Spanish influenza in Pittsburgh was reported this morning by the department of health , 659 new cases being recorded in the last 18 hours .
The total number of cases reported to date is 4,291 . ''
The warning was clear for their readers from the neighboring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city .
Viewed through the prism of today 's culture , this city , like many cities across the country , got few things right and a lot of things wrong , not just in their elected officials ' approach to the pandemic but how it was covered by the local media .
At the time , there were dozens of newspapers here , not just in English but in the languages of the numerous `` old countries '' of Pittsburgh 's robust immigrant population .
Most of the flu reports in hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below the fold and matter-of-fact .
At the onset , hospitals curtailed visitations ; jury trials were canceled ; there was limited elevator occupancy ; and church services were not initially closed , with faith leaders instead being asked by the health department to limit attendance .
Eventually , they did shutter for a month .
The public and parochial schools rarely closed , only when the attendance dropped down so far that it made no sense to keep them open .
And even when closed , reports show the closings were only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So did the people .
The balking began the day liquor was no longer allowed to be served .
Much like today 's limiting of alcohol at restaurants and bars , people complained , and people snitched .
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story on Oct. 18 read , `` Complaints were made to the department of health that some saloons were selling liquor with meals , '' adding that those cases will be investigated .
One month later , things rapidly changed .
The headlines went from `` All Theaters Agree to Obey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City Will Reopen '' and , three days later , `` All Theaters in City open Today . ''
By February , the numbers had drastically decreased , and on April 22 , the Pittsburgh Daily Post headline read , `` City Influenzaless ; No Cases Reported . ''
It is impossible to compare what happened 102 years ago with what is happening today , but perhaps not for the reasons you think .
Using Pittsburgh as an example , this city was filled with industry at nearly everyone 's front door .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor drinking water and living with boarders or multiple generations of families .
Not working was not an option .
There were no social services and no unemployment checks from the government ; there was no health insurance , no one to give you the ability to stay home until the pandemic passed .
We were also tougher then , and again , not for the reasons you may think .
In 1918 , there were still plenty of people around who remembered the Civil War ; who knew what it was like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who knew and understood and faced a loss of health , home and the ability to provide .
With the exception of the brutal attacks on Sept. 11 , there are generations who have not had to face a major national emergency without access to some sort of `` relief '' from the government .
That is both a good thing and not .
It 's good the vulnerable can get government help , but the bad thing is our coping mechanisms are failing .
All you need to do to be convinced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or 15 minutes watching a cable-news meltdown .
In our lack of coping , we have dismissed all of the ties that bind us .
The very thing that helped us unite in 1918 was n't fighting the Spanish flu .
It was that our men were coming home from a brutal and bloody war in Europe as Armistice Day was celebrated in the streets here and across the country on Nov. 11 , 1918 .
The flag has become , for many , a symbol of something you burn or take a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All we do to one another is lecture , divide , judge and snark , rinse and repeat .
We ca n't escape it .
It 's everywhere , whether it is a Facebook post , a Nextdoor screed or a sign on the door of your favorite store blasting a political point of view .
The world was more dangerous in 1918 .
News traveled at a snail 's pace ; politics was still a blood sport ( just not a death match ) ; and those in poverty could easily and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the one thing we had then that we have lost now , at least in the theater of our culture curators , was the ability to find a common bond .
Whether it was in our churches , community centers , Elks clubs or on our front stoops , we celebrated us , which makes who we were in 1918 vastly different from who we are in 2020 .
Salena Zito is a CNN political analyst , and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner .
She reaches the Everyman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Main Street to the beltway and all places in between .
To find out more about Salena and read her past columns , please visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com .

PITTSBURGH — Six months after a private staggered into the Fort Riley Army base infirmary in Kansas with a raging fever, chills and a sore throat, this city braced for the impact as the first wave of the 1918 flu pandemic made its way here.
It had already traveled from Kansas to Europe as troops shipped off to war and then headed back to the United States, first in Boston, then Philadelphia and finally landing here in Pittsburgh the last week of September.
Within days, the newspaper obituary page became obituary pages, and this city would go down in history books as having the highest death rate of any major city in the U.S., fully 1% of its population felled by the pandemic.
A dispatch in the New Castle Herald in the first week of October read: "Considerable increase in Spanish influenza in Pittsburgh was reported this morning by the department of health, 659 new cases being recorded in the last 18 hours. The total number of cases reported to date is 4,291."
The warning was clear for their readers from the neighboring county: Stay away from the big city.
Viewed through the prism of today's culture, this city, like many cities across the country, got few things right and a lot of things wrong, not just in their elected officials' approach to the pandemic but how it was covered by the local media. At the time, there were dozens of newspapers here, not just in English but in the languages of the numerous "old countries" of Pittsburgh's robust immigrant population.
Most of the flu reports in hundreds of newspaper archives from the time were below the fold and matter-of-fact.
At the onset, hospitals curtailed visitations; jury trials were canceled; there was limited elevator occupancy; and church services were not initially closed, with faith leaders instead being asked by the health department to limit attendance. Eventually, they did shutter for a month.
The public and parochial schools rarely closed, only when the attendance dropped down so far that it made no sense to keep them open. And even when closed, reports show the closings were only temporary.
Civic leaders and businesses cooperated. So did the people. The balking began the day liquor was no longer allowed to be served. Much like today's limiting of alcohol at restaurants and bars, people complained, and people snitched. A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story on Oct. 18 read, "Complaints were made to the department of health that some saloons were selling liquor with meals," adding that those cases will be investigated.
One month later, things rapidly changed. The headlines went from "All Theaters Agree to Obey Influenza Ban" to "Schools in City Will Reopen" and, three days later, "All Theaters in City open Today."
By February, the numbers had drastically decreased, and on April 22, the Pittsburgh Daily Post headline read, "City Influenzaless; No Cases Reported."
It is impossible to compare what happened 102 years ago with what is happening today, but perhaps not for the reasons you think. Using Pittsburgh as an example, this city was filled with industry at nearly everyone's front door. Pollution was the norm. So was poor drinking water and living with boarders or multiple generations of families. Not working was not an option. There were no social services and no unemployment checks from the government; there was no health insurance, no one to give you the ability to stay home until the pandemic passed.
We were also tougher then, and again, not for the reasons you may think. In 1918, there were still plenty of people around who remembered the Civil War; who knew what it was like to have battles in their backyards; who knew and understood and faced a loss of health, home and the ability to provide.
With the exception of the brutal attacks on Sept. 11, there are generations who have not had to face a major national emergency without access to some sort of "relief" from the government.
That is both a good thing and not.
It's good the vulnerable can get government help, but the bad thing is our coping mechanisms are failing. All you need to do to be convinced is spend three seconds on social media or 15 minutes watching a cable-news meltdown.
In our lack of coping, we have dismissed all of the ties that bind us. The very thing that helped us unite in 1918 wasn't fighting the Spanish flu. It was that our men were coming home from a brutal and bloody war in Europe as Armistice Day was celebrated in the streets here and across the country on Nov. 11, 1918.
The flag has become, for many, a symbol of something you burn or take a knee for, not rally around.
All we do to one another is lecture, divide, judge and snark, rinse and repeat. We can't escape it. It's everywhere, whether it is a Facebook post, a Nextdoor screed or a sign on the door of your favorite store blasting a political point of view.
The world was more dangerous in 1918. News traveled at a snail's pace; politics was still a blood sport (just not a death match); and those in poverty could easily and tragically find themselves in dire straits. But the one thing we had then that we have lost now, at least in the theater of our culture curators, was the ability to find a common bond.
Whether it was in our churches, community centers, Elks clubs or on our front stoops, we celebrated us, which makes who we were in 1918 vastly different from who we are in 2020.
Salena Zito is a CNN political analyst, and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through shoe-leather journalism, traveling from Main Street to the beltway and all places in between. To find out more about Salena and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady

Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a decision announced Wednesday that came along with a tepid outlook on the coronavirus-plagued economy .
In a move widely expected , the central bank kept its benchmark overnight lending rate anchored near zero , where it has been since March 15 in the early days of the pandemic .
Along with keeping rates low , the Federal Open Market Committee , which sets monetary policy , expressed its commitment to maintain its bond purchases and the array of lending and liquidity programs also associated with the virus response .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of tools to support our economy in this challenging environment , '' Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said .
The post-meeting statement labeled the current state of growth as better than it was at the trough but still not up to par .
`` Following sharp declines , economic activity and employment have picked up somewhat in recent months but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year , '' the statement said .
`` Weaker demand and significantly lower oil prices are holding down consumer price inflation .
Overall financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in part reflecting policy measures to support the economy and the flow of credit to U.S. households and businesses . ''
Markets reacted little to the news , with stocks mostly holding earlier gains and government bond yields mixed .
`` In short , this is a holding operation , pending developments with both the virus itself and fiscal policy , '' said Ian Shepherdson , chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics .
Officially , the FOMC kept its rate targeted in a range between 0 % -0.25 % , where it last was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the rate would stay there until officials are `` confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve its maximum employment and price stability goals . ''
However , the committee did not provide any further indications of what it would take to change rates .
Markets have been looking for enhanced `` forward guidance '' to indicate what unemployment and inflation metrics might trigger a change .
Wall Street anticipates no changes and even is pricing in a chance of slightly negative rates ahead .

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a decision announced Wednesday that came along with a tepid outlook on the coronavirus-plagued economy.
In a move widely expected, the central bank kept its benchmark overnight lending rate anchored near zero, where it has been since March 15 in the early days of the pandemic.
Along with keeping rates low, the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy, expressed its commitment to maintain its bond purchases and the array of lending and liquidity programs also associated with the virus response.
"We are committed to using our full range of tools to support our economy in this challenging environment," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said.
The post-meeting statement labeled the current state of growth as better than it was at the trough but still not up to par.
"Following sharp declines, economic activity and employment have picked up somewhat in recent months but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year," the statement said. "Weaker demand and significantly lower oil prices are holding down consumer price inflation. Overall financial conditions have improved in recent months, in part reflecting policy measures to support the economy and the flow of credit to U.S. households and businesses."
Markets reacted little to the news, with stocks mostly holding earlier gains and government bond yields mixed.
"In short, this is a holding operation, pending developments with both the virus itself and fiscal policy," said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
Officially, the FOMC kept its rate targeted in a range between 0%-0.25%, where it last was during the Great Recession. The statement said the rate would stay there until officials are "confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve its maximum employment and price stability goals."
However, the committee did not provide any further indications of what it would take to change rates. Markets have been looking for enhanced "forward guidance" to indicate what unemployment and inflation metrics might trigger a change. Wall Street anticipates no changes and even is pricing in a chance of slightly negative rates ahead.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Fire

Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Fire

News related to the coronavirus took a backseat on Monday for the first time in months as attention turned to armed skirmishes along the Israel-Lebanon border .
According to Israeli military officials , several armed members of Iranian-backed , Lebanon-based Hizbullah crossed into Israeli territory in an apparent attempt to fire at – or plant explosives near – an Israeli army base .
The attackers were driven-off by Israeli fire and escaped back into Lebanon .
Israel then retaliated with several artillery rounds fired into Lebanese territory .
There were no reports of casualties on either side .
An unverified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a missile was fired at an Israeli patrol vehicle but a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces denied the Hizbullah account .
By evening , all was back to normal near the border , and all travel restrictions in the area were lifted .
Nevertheless , Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz convened a rare joint press conference in which they warned Hizbullah – designated a terrorist organization by Israel , the United States and the European Union – of repeating such actions .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been preserved for nearly 15 years , ever since the 2006 Second Lebanon War .
Few believe either side is raring for a prolonged fight , as coronavirus concerns , economic difficulties and Hizbullah ’ s involvement in the Syrian quagmire have dampened what is perceived to be an already diminished appetite for war .

News related to the coronavirus took a backseat on Monday for the first time in months as attention turned to armed skirmishes along the Israel-Lebanon border. According to Israeli military officials, several armed members of Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based Hizbullah crossed into Israeli territory in an apparent attempt to fire at – or plant explosives near – an Israeli army base. The attackers were driven-off by Israeli fire and escaped back into Lebanon. Israel then retaliated with several artillery rounds fired into Lebanese territory. There were no reports of casualties on either side. An unverified claim posted on a Hizbullah-affiliated website claimed that a missile was fired at an Israeli patrol vehicle but a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces denied the Hizbullah account. By evening, all was back to normal near the border, and all travel restrictions in the area were lifted. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz convened a rare joint press conference in which they warned Hizbullah – designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and the European Union – of repeating such actions. The fragile quiet between Hizbullah and Israel has been preserved for nearly 15 years, ever since the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Few believe either side is raring for a prolonged fight, as coronavirus concerns, economic difficulties and Hizbullah’s involvement in the Syrian quagmire have dampened what is perceived to be an already diminished appetite for war.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Ted Cruz: China is Engaging In a “Thousand Year War” For “Complete Global Domination”

Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that the Chinese government is “ fighting a thousand year war ” for “ complete global domination ” and predicted that their actions “ might ” lead the U.S. into a war in the future .
“ I hope not but it might .
I think there 's a strong analogy to the Cold War and to the United States and the Soviet Union , ” he said during an appearance at the Falkirk Center ’ s Freedom Summit in Washington on Tuesday .
Cruz , a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest geo-political threat to the United States ” over the next century .
“ China , their objectives are not short term .
They are fighting a thousand year war and their objectives are nothing short of complete global domination , ” he said .
During his speech at the summit , the Texas Republican slammed the Chinese Communist Party for appearing to spread propaganda , censor medical data and not immediately alerting the world about COVID-19 .
Cruz said China ’ s government should have acted upon the information brought forth by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The whistleblowers were reportedly arrested .
“ Any responsible government , when those whistleblowers pointed out this new and dangerous respiratory disease , would have gone in with public health officials , would have found the people who were infected , would have quarantined them at the outset , ” he said .
“ Had China done that , there ’ s a very real possibility this could have remained a regional outbreak instead of a global pandemic that has cost the lives of 600,000 people worldwide , ” he also said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be an actual war with China .
“ Look , I hope not but it might .
I think there 's a strong analogy to the Cold War and to the United States and the Soviet Union and I would say the period we have been in for the last 20 years , is analogous to the period we were in the Cold War in the 1970s where you had a lot of people denying it was going on , ” he said .
“ You had a lot of politicians , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the media who said , 'Oh , the Soviet Union is unstoppable . '
We ca n't keep up.
’ ” Cruz said President Reagan ’ s approach to the Cold War was `` we win , they lose ” and described the Soviet Union as an evil empire .
“ That clarity was profoundly important , ” he said .
Cruz added that the former president didn ’ t want a “ shooting war ” with the Soviet Union .
“ No one wants to see two massive militaries , firing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very bad outcome , ” he said .

Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that the Chinese government is “fighting a thousand year war” for “complete global domination” and predicted that their actions “might” lead the U.S. into a war in the future.
“I hope not but it might. I think there's a strong analogy to the Cold War and to the United States and the Soviet Union,” he said during an appearance at the Falkirk Center’s Freedom Summit in Washington on Tuesday.
Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, referred to China as the “single greatest geo-political threat to the United States” over the next century.
“China, their objectives are not short term. They are fighting a thousand year war and their objectives are nothing short of complete global domination,” he said.
During his speech at the summit, the Texas Republican slammed the Chinese Communist Party for appearing to spread propaganda, censor medical data and not immediately alerting the world about COVID-19.
Cruz said China’s government should have acted upon the information brought forth by whistleblowers in China about the coronavirus. The whistleblowers were reportedly arrested.
“Any responsible government, when those whistleblowers pointed out this new and dangerous respiratory disease, would have gone in with public health officials, would have found the people who were infected, would have quarantined them at the outset,” he said.
“Had China done that, there’s a very real possibility this could have remained a regional outbreak instead of a global pandemic that has cost the lives of 600,000 people worldwide,” he also said.
Cruz was asked if he thinks there could be an actual war with China.
“Look, I hope not but it might. I think there's a strong analogy to the Cold War and to the United States and the Soviet Union and I would say the period we have been in for the last 20 years, is analogous to the period we were in the Cold War in the 1970s where you had a lot of people denying it was going on,” he said. “You had a lot of politicians, Democratic politicians, a lot of people in the media who said, 'Oh, the Soviet Union is unstoppable.' We can't keep up.’”
Cruz said President Ronald Reagan’s approach to the Cold War was "we win, they lose” and that Reagan described the Soviet Union as an evil empire.
“That clarity was profoundly important,” he said.
Cruz added that the former president didn’t want a “shooting war” with the Soviet Union.
“No one wants to see two massive militaries, firing missiles and killing millions. That is a very bad outcome,” he said.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Report: Top Mexican Drug Kingpin El Mencho Builds Own Private Hospital

One of Mexico ’ s most wanted drug lords , El Mencho , is reported to have built his own private hospital in the western state of Jalisco .
The cartel boss – whose real name is Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – has become the region ’ s pre-eminent villain in recent months and grabbed headlines in June after his assassins allegedly launched a brazen pre-dawn attempt to murder Mexico City ’ s police chief .
Earlier this month a viral social media video purportedly showing scores of El Mencho ’ s heavily armed foot soldiers added to that notoriety – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the veracity of the footage .
This week , fresh claims about the head of Mexico ’ s Jalisco New Generation cartel emerged , alleging he had bankrolled the construction of a hospital .
Citing intelligence reports , the El Universal newspaper said the 54-year-old drug lord had built the clinic in El Alcíhuatl , a village about 250km south-west of Jalisco ’ s capital , Guadalajara .
Latin American gangsters often keep medical professionals on the payroll in order to avoid official hospitals in the event of being shot by security forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build his own hospital reportedly stems from his reluctance to venture out of his network of rural hideouts – of which El Alcíhuatl is supposedly one – to seek treatment for kidney disease .
The newspaper said the drug lord ’ s employees and locals also used the clinic .
El Universal called Villa Purificación , the municipality where the village is located , one of the Jalisco cartel ’ s key strongholds .
It was here that a Mexican army helicopter was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade during a failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since then the group – best known by its Spanish initials CJNG – has gone from strength to strength .
In 2018 US authorities declared it a “ top priority ” , announcing a $ 10m reward for information leading to El Mencho ’ s arrest .
The capo ’ s son was extradited to the US to face drug trafficking charges in February this year , and his daughter arrested in Washington just days later .
But El Mencho , who has replaced the now jailed “ El Chapo ” as Mexico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Chris Dalby , an organized crime expert who studies Mexico ’ s cartel , said authorities currently considered El Mencho “ public enemy No 1 ” .
Under his command , the cartel had evolved into Mexico ’ s most powerful criminal organization – smuggling huge quantities of cocaine , marijuana and synthetic drugs such as fentanyl into the US , as well as trafficking arms , people and fuel .
“ The Jalisco cartel is the group that ’ s en vogue now , ” said Dalby , the managing editor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American organized crime .
Dalby said that the cartel had taken advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to “ aggressively expand ” across Mexican states such as Zacatecas , Veracruz and Guanajuato .
Yet relatively little was known about El Mencho himself .
“ He ’ s very secretive .
He does not show himself … He ’ s not a man of the people like El Chapo , who cultivated that cult of personality , who was seen engaging with people , a little bit like Pablo Escobar .
He ’ s part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to keep themselves in the shadows.
” The group ’ s growing profile meant President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faced mounting pressure to catch the drug lord .
“ If the Mexican army made a concerted effort , I ’ m sure they could find El Mencho and they could rub him out , ” Dalby said .
“ [ But ] it would make no difference .
It would perhaps weaken the Jalisco cartel and fragment them .
But it would not make Mexico any safer – because someone else would @ @ @ @ @

One of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords, El Mencho, is reported to have built his own private hospital in the western state of Jalisco.
The cartel boss – whose real name is Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – has become the region’s pre-eminent villain in recent months and grabbed headlines in June after his assassins allegedly launched a brazen pre-dawn attempt to murder Mexico City’s police chief.
Earlier this month a viral social media video purportedly showing scores of El Mencho’s heavily armed foot soldiers added to that notoriety – although Mexico’s government has questioned the veracity of the footage.
This week, fresh claims about the head of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel emerged, alleging he had bankrolled the construction of a hospital.
Citing intelligence reports, the El Universal newspaper said the 54-year-old drug lord had built the clinic in El Alcíhuatl, a village about 250km south-west of Jalisco’s capital, Guadalajara.
Latin American gangsters often keep medical professionals on the payroll in order to avoid official hospitals in the event of being shot by security forces.
But El Mencho’s decision to build his own hospital reportedly stems from his reluctance to venture out of his network of rural hideouts – of which El Alcíhuatl is supposedly one – to seek treatment for kidney disease. The newspaper said the drug lord’s employees and locals also used the clinic.
El Universal called Villa Purificación, the municipality where the village is located, one of the Jalisco cartel’s key strongholds. It was here that a Mexican army helicopter was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade during a failed 2015 attempt to capture its leader.
Since then the group – best known by its Spanish initials CJNG – has gone from strength to strength. In 2018 US authorities declared it a “top priority”, announcing a $10m reward for information leading to El Mencho’s arrest.
The capo’s son was extradited to the US to face drug trafficking charges in February this year, and his daughter arrested in Washington just days later. But El Mencho, who has replaced the now jailed “El Chapo” as Mexico’s highest-profile gangster, remains free.
Chris Dalby, an organized crime expert who studies Mexico’s cartel, said authorities currently considered El Mencho “public enemy No 1”.
Under his command, the cartel had evolved into Mexico’s most powerful criminal organization – smuggling huge quantities of cocaine, marijuana and synthetic drugs such as fentanyl into the US, as well as trafficking arms, people and fuel.
“The Jalisco cartel is the group that’s en vogue now,” said Dalby, the managing editor of InSight Crime, which tracks Latin American organized crime.
Dalby said that the cartel had taken advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to “aggressively expand” across Mexican states such as Zacatecas, Veracruz and Guanajuato. Yet relatively little was known about El Mencho himself.
“He’s very secretive. He does not show himself … He’s not a man of the people like El Chapo, who cultivated that cult of personality, who was seen engaging with people, a little bit like Pablo Escobar. He’s part of an evolution of drug kingpins who want to keep themselves in the shadows.”
The group’s growing profile meant President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faced mounting pressure to catch the drug lord.
“If the Mexican army made a concerted effort, I’m sure they could find El Mencho and they could rub him out,” Dalby said.
“[But] it would make no difference. It would perhaps weaken the Jalisco cartel and fragment them. But it would not make Mexico any safer – because someone else would just take over.”


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--Poland Will Withdraw from “Ideological” Gender Theory Treaty

Poland has announced it will withdraw from the Istanbul Convention , a treaty which requires that governments actively promote gender theory through the media and education system .
Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro told a news conference that his ministry would begin withdrawing from the treaty , titled — arguably misleadingly — the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence .
While far-left protesters claimed the move was aimed at legitimising physical violence against women , Ziobro said problems with the treaty eroded parents ’ rights by necessitating far-left social policies be promoted to children .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ elements of an ideological nature , which we consider harmful ” , Reuters reported him saying .
Deputy Justice Minister Michał Wójcik stated that the provisions of the convention centre on an ideology which is harmful “ to the family , to marriage ” , adding that marriage is between “ a woman and a man , not some third , fourth or fifth sex ” .
The ministers have drawn attention to aspects of the treaty which claim that domestic violence is a result of gender stereotyping .
“ …violence against women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain pathologies … but also results from problems related to the stereotypical perception of gender , ” remarked Dr Dorota Pudzianowska from the George Soros-sponsored Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights .
University of Swansea law professor , Andrew Tettenborn , has commented that the Istanbul Convention does nothing to protect females from domestic violence .
Instead , it demands that all of society be dismantled and rebuilt around the idea that gender stereotypes are the cause of physical attacks on women .
According to Article 12 of the treaty , governments who sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the necessary measures to promote changes in the social and cultural patterns of behaviour of women and men with a view to eradicating prejudices , customs , traditions and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority of women or on stereotyped roles for women and men ” .
Asking whether ordinary citizens in countries like Britain , where the government has signed the Istanbul Convention , “ realise that their leaders have signed them up to support a mini-Cultural Revolution ” , Tettenborn notes that there is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the treaty ’ s requirements .
Secondly , the [ convention ] requires government to intervene big-time in education and in addition lean on the media .
One wonders whether the earnest and well-meaning supporters of ratification have ever looked closely at Article 14 .
Under this , governments must at all educational levels from kindergarten to university take “ necessary steps to include teaching material on issues such as equality between women and men , non-stereotyped gender roles , mutual respect , non-violent conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships , gender-based violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the compulsory instilling of a thoroughly ideological position ought to worry anyone concerned with parental rights to educate children according to their own beliefs , not to mention the ability of communities to set up schools so as educate children within reason according to their norms .
Equally alarming is the second part of the same article .
All this must be governmentally promoted , not only in education , but in among other places the media : put another way , governments are told to pressure news and TV outlets to toe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for press freedom are plain for all to see .
Poland ’ s conservative president was re-elected earlier this month after promising to “ defend children from LGBT ideology ” in schools and to protect the interests of the family and the institution of marriage if given a second term .
Earlier this year Breitbart London reported that Hungary passed a declaration against signing the Istanbul Convention , for similar reasons to why Poland now plans to withdraw , including the treaty ’ s claim that gender is a “ social construct ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asylum claims ” .

Poland has announced it will withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty which requires that governments actively promote gender theory through the media and education system.
Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro told a news conference that his ministry would begin withdrawing from the treaty, titled — arguably misleadingly — the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.
While far-left protesters claimed the move was aimed at legitimising physical violence against women, Ziobro said problems with the treaty eroded parents’ rights by necessitating far-left social policies be promoted to children. He explained that the convention “contains elements of an ideological nature, which we consider harmful”, Reuters reported him saying.
Deputy Justice Minister Michał Wójcik stated that the provisions of the convention centre on an ideology which is harmful “to the family, to marriage”, adding that marriage is between “a woman and a man, not some third, fourth or fifth sex”.
Hungary: 'Yes to Protecting Women, No to Gender Ideology, Illegal Migration' https://t.co/yk5VXF1E2j — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 9, 2020
The ministers have drawn attention to aspects of the treaty which claim that domestic violence is a result of gender stereotyping. “…violence against women does not only result from alcoholism or certain pathologies … but also results from problems related to the stereotypical perception of gender,” remarked Dr Dorota Pudzianowska from the George Soros-sponsored Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights.
University of Swansea law professor, Andrew Tettenborn, has commented that the Istanbul Convention does nothing to protect females from domestic violence. Instead, it demands that all of society be dismantled and rebuilt around the idea that gender stereotypes are the cause of physical attacks on women.
According to Article 12 of the treaty, governments who sign up to the document must “take the necessary measures to promote changes in the social and cultural patterns of behaviour of women and men with a view to eradicating prejudices, customs, traditions and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority of women or on stereotyped roles for women and men”.
Asking whether ordinary citizens in countries like Britain, where the government has signed the Istanbul Convention, “realise that their leaders have signed them up to support a mini-Cultural Revolution”, Tettenborn notes that there is “more than a whiff of totalitarianism” about the treaty’s requirements.
He writes:
Secondly, the [convention] requires government to intervene big-time in education and in addition lean on the media. One wonders whether the earnest and well-meaning supporters of ratification have ever looked closely at Article 14. Under this, governments must at all educational levels from kindergarten to university take “necessary steps to include teaching material on issues such as equality between women and men, non-stereotyped gender roles, mutual respect, non-violent conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships, gender-based violence against women …” This provision for the compulsory instilling of a thoroughly ideological position ought to worry anyone concerned with parental rights to educate children according to their own beliefs, not to mention the ability of communities to set up schools so as educate children within reason according to their norms. Equally alarming is the second part of the same article. All this must be governmentally promoted, not only in education, but in among other places the media: put another way, governments are told to pressure news and TV outlets to toe a particular ideological line. The implications for press freedom are plain for all to see.
Poland’s conservative president was re-elected earlier this month after promising to “defend children from LGBT ideology” in schools and to protect the interests of the family and the institution of marriage if given a second term.
Earlier this year Breitbart London reported that Hungary passed a declaration against signing the Istanbul Convention, for similar reasons to why Poland now plans to withdraw, including the treaty’s claim that gender is a “social construct” and its provisions to allow “gender-based asylum claims”.
Hungary Revokes Government Funding for Gender Studies https://t.co/EUGJ021N0O — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) October 17, 2018


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--NBA Player Quarantined, Loses Six-Figure Salary For Going to Strip Club While Outside Bubble

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams will miss the first two games of the NBA season inside the bubble at Disney World after violating the terms of an approved trip off campus .
Williams received approval from the league to attend a funeral in Atlanta last week .
During the trip outside of the NBA ’ s quarters at Disney World , known as the bubble , Williams visited an Atlanta strip club to grab dinner .
While the funeral was approved , the dinner was not and Williams has been ordered to quarantine for 10 days even though he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While in quarantine , Williams will miss two seeding games as well as $ 150,000 in salary that was attached to his playing in those games , according to CBS Sports .
The episode has caused a stir in the sports world as commentators , athletes , and fans debate how much control the NBA should have over players ’ lives amid the coronavirus pandemic , as well as the more tawdry topic of whether Williams was truthful about his stated interest in the strip club Magic City : the chicken wings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBA analyst and commentator Amin Elhassan debated over the appropriate level of control the league should have over its players ’ lives during an appearance on The Jump on Tuesday .
“ This is not even a story , like what are we talking about , ” McGrady said .
“ The man had an excuse to leave the bubble to go to a family funeral and he went and got something to eat .
Because it ’ s a strip club we making this a story ?
” “ If things were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strip club nobody would say anything about this , ” McGrady added .
“ If he was to go to WingStop , or if he was to go to the grocery store what is the difference ?
” In response , Elhassan appeared , however jokingly , to support Williams claims that he went to the strip club just for some wings .
“ Tracy , I ’ m so offended .
I ’ m so offended at what you said because you just compared WingStop and grocery store wings to Magic City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Magic City has the best chicken wings I ’ ve ever had , ” he began .
Elhassan said that the NBA ’ s actions against Williams had nothing to do with the fact that Williams went to a strip club rather than a restaurant or grocery store for food .
“ It ’ s not about what he did on his personal time off .
It ’ s about the league having an approach that this bubble is safe and secure and that anyone who leaves the bubble is doing so for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go and pay his respects at a funeral , ” Elhassan said .
“ In situations like this when they have a rule and , even though you didn ’ t really mean to break the spirit of the rule , you broke the rule , they make an example out of you.
” On the wings claim , former NFL player Johnny Manziel also pointed out on Twitter that Magic City is known for its wings .
“ Believe it or not , the chicken wings at Magic City are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Manziel said .
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams will miss the first two games of the NBA season inside the bubble at Disney World after violating the terms of an approved trip off campus.
Williams received approval from the league to attend a funeral in Atlanta last week. During the trip outside of the NBA’s quarters at Disney World, known as the bubble, Williams visited an Atlanta strip club to grab dinner.
While the funeral was approved, the dinner was not and Williams has been ordered to quarantine for 10 days even though he has not tested positive for the coronavirus. While in quarantine, Williams will miss two seeding games as well as $150,000 in salary that was attached to his playing in those games, according to CBS Sports.
The episode has caused a stir in the sports world as commentators, athletes, and fans debate how much control the NBA should have over players’ lives amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the more tawdry topic of whether Williams was truthful about his stated interest in the strip club Magic City: the chicken wings.
Former NBA star Tracy McGrady and NBA analyst and commentator Amin Elhassan debated over the appropriate level of control the league should have over its players’ lives during an appearance on The Jump on Tuesday.
“This is not even a story, like what are we talking about,” McGrady said. “The man had an excuse to leave the bubble to go to a family funeral and he went and got something to eat. Because it’s a strip club we making this a story?”
“If things were normal and Lou Williams went to the strip club nobody would say anything about this,” McGrady added. “If he was to go to WingStop, or if he was to go to the grocery store what is the difference?”
In response, Elhassan appeared, however jokingly, to support Williams claims that he went to the strip club just for some wings.
“Tracy, I’m so offended. I’m so offended at what you said because you just compared WingStop and grocery store wings to Magic City. Sir, how dare you. Magic City has the best chicken wings I’ve ever had,” he began.
Elhassan said that the NBA’s actions against Williams had nothing to do with the fact that Williams went to a strip club rather than a restaurant or grocery store for food.
“It’s not about what he did on his personal time off. It’s about the league having an approach that this bubble is safe and secure and that anyone who leaves the bubble is doing so for an approved activity, in this case to go and pay his respects at a funeral,” Elhassan said. “In situations like this when they have a rule and, even though you didn’t really mean to break the spirit of the rule, you broke the rule, they make an example out of you.”
So…we got INTO the @TeamLou23 Magic City discussion on #TheJump…TMac has some strong feelings here, while @DarthAmin just wants Jack Harlow to venmo Lou some game checks… pic.twitter.com/W0EZgaagDe — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) July 28, 2020
On the wings claim, former NFL player Johnny Manziel also pointed out on Twitter that Magic City is known for its wings.
“Believe it or not, the chicken wings at Magic City are the best I’ve ever had,” Manziel said.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--1,300-Year-Old Church Discovered In Israel’s Galilee

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Mosaic floor of the ancient church (Photo Credit: Alex Wiegmann/Israel Antiquities Authority)
The remains of a 1,300-year-old church featuring fine mosaic floors were uncovered in the village of Kfar Kama in the Lower Galilee, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday.“The church, measuring 12 × 36 m., includes a large courtyard, a narthex foyer and a central hall,” IAA archaeologist Nurit Feig said in a press release. “This church presented three apses [prayer niches], The nave and the aisles were paved with mosaics which partially survived. Their colorful decoration stands out, incorporating geometric patterns, and blue, black, and red floral patterns. A special discovery was the small reliquary, a stone box used to preserve sacred relics.”The church was first found during the excavation ahead of the construction of a playground in the village at the initiative of the Kfar Kama Local Council and the Jewish National Fund.Another church, dating back to the 6th century, was discovered in the town, a Circassian center, in the 1960s.“This was probably the village church, whilst the church now discovered was probably part of a contemporary monastery on the outskirts of the village,” said Prof. Moti Aviam of the Kinneret Academic College, who collaborated in the excavation.The researchers also uncovered several rooms adjacent to the church and additional chambers yet to be excavated were revealed by a ground-penetrating radar inspection operated by Dr. Shani Libbi.Aviam is one of the heads of a wide-ranging research project on Christian settlements in the Galilee carried out in cooperation between the Kinneret Academic College and the Kinneret Institute of Galilean Archaeology, represented by Dr. Jacob Ashkenazi.The new discovery might offer insights on the possible important role of the ancient Christian village that existed in the area during the Byzantine period, whose stones were used by the Circassian Shapsug tribe when they established their village in 1876. The proximity of the center to Mount Tabor, an important site in the Christian tradition, supports the theory.After the discovery of the ancient church, the Catholic Archbishop Dr. Youssef Matta, Head of the Greek Catholic Church in Israel, personally visited the site.


bonginoreport--2020-07-29--John Stossel On the Private Space Race

John Stossel On the Private Space Race

This week , American astronauts returned to earth .
Their trip to the space station was the first manned launch from the U.S. in 10 years .
By NASA ?
No .
Of course , not .
This space flight happened because the government was not in charge .
An Obama administration committee had concluded that launching such a vehicle would take 12 years and cost $ 36 billion .
But this rocket was finished in half that time -- for less than $ 1 billion ( 1/36th the predicted cost ) .
That 's because it was built by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ X .
He does things faster and cheaper because he spends his own money .
`` This is the potential of free enterprise ! ''
explains aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin in my newest video .
Of course , years ago , NASA did manage to send astronauts to the moon .
That succeeded , says Zubrin , `` because it was purpose-driven .
( America ) wanted to astonish the world what free people could do . ''
But in the 50 years since then , as transportation improved and computers got smaller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fortunately , President Obama gave private companies permission to compete in space , saying , `` We ca n't keep doing the same old things as before . ''
The competition then cut the cost of space travel to a fraction of what it was .
Why could n't NASA have done that ?
Because after the moon landing , it became a typical government agency -- overbudget and behind schedule .
Zubrin says NASA 's purpose seemed to be to `` supply money to various suppliers . ''
Suppliers were happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Lockheed Martin , where he once discovered a way for a rocket to carry twice as much weight .
`` We went to management , the engineers , and said , 'Look , we could double the payload capability for 10 % extra cost . '
They said , 'Look if the Air Force wants us to improve the Titan , they 'll pay us to do it ! '
'' NASA was paying contractor 's development costs and then adding 10 % profit .
The more things cost , the bigger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had little incentive to innovate .
Even NASA now admits this is a problem .
During its 2020 budget request , Administrator Jim Bridenstine confessed , `` We have not been good at maintaining schedule and ... at maintaining costs . ''
Nor is NASA good at innovating .
Their technology was so out of date , says Zubrin , that `` astronauts brought their laptops with them into space -- because shuttle computers were obsolete . ''
I asked , `` When ( NASA ) saw that the astronauts brought their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
`` Because they had an entire philosophy that various components had to be space rated , '' he explains .
`` Space rating was very bureaucratic and costly . ''
NASA was OK with high costs as long as spaceships were assembled in many congressmen 's districts .
`` NASA is a very large job program , '' says Aerospace lawyer James Dunstan .
`` By spreading its centers across the country , NASA gets more support from more different congressmen . ''
Congressmen even laugh about it .
Randy Weber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'll welcome ( NASA ) back to Texas to spend lots of money any time . ''
Private companies do more with less money .
One of Musk 's cost-saving innovations is reusable rocket boosters .
For years , NASA dropped its boosters into the ocean .
`` Why would they throw it away ? ''
I ask Dunstan .
`` Because that 's the way it 's always been done ! ''
he replies .
Twenty years ago , at Lockheed Martin , Zubrin had proposed reusable boosters .
His bosses told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we sell one of these , we 're out of business . ''
Zubrin explains , `` They wanted to keep the cost of space launch high . ''
Thankfully , now that self-interested entrepreneurs compete , space travel will get cheaper .
Musk ca n't waste a dollar .
Space X must compete with Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin , Richard Branson 's Virgin Galactic , Boeing , Lockheed Martin , and others .
The private sector always comes up with ways to do things that politicians can not imagine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , airplanes , iPhones , etc .
It took competing entrepreneurs , pursuing profit , to nurture them into the good things we have now .
For-profit competition brings us the best things in life .

This week, American astronauts returned to earth. Their trip to the space station was the first manned launch from the U.S. in 10 years.
By NASA? No. Of course, not.
This space flight happened because the government was not in charge.
An Obama administration committee had concluded that launching such a vehicle would take 12 years and cost $36 billion.
But this rocket was finished in half that time -- for less than $1 billion (1/36th the predicted cost).
That's because it was built by Elon Musk's private company, Space X. He does things faster and cheaper because he spends his own money.
"This is the potential of free enterprise!" explains aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin in my newest video.
Of course, years ago, NASA did manage to send astronauts to the moon.
That succeeded, says Zubrin, "because it was purpose-driven. (America) wanted to astonish the world what free people could do."
But in the 50 years since then, as transportation improved and computers got smaller and cheaper, NASA made little progress.
Fortunately, President Obama gave private companies permission to compete in space, saying, "We can't keep doing the same old things as before."
The competition then cut the cost of space travel to a fraction of what it was.
Why couldn't NASA have done that?
Because after the moon landing, it became a typical government agency -- overbudget and behind schedule. Zubrin says NASA's purpose seemed to be to "supply money to various suppliers."
Suppliers were happy to go along.
Zubrin once worked at Lockheed Martin, where he once discovered a way for a rocket to carry twice as much weight. "We went to management, the engineers, and said, 'Look, we could double the payload capability for 10% extra cost.' They said, 'Look if the Air Force wants us to improve the Titan, they'll pay us to do it!'"
NASA was paying contractor's development costs and then adding 10% profit. The more things cost, the bigger the contractor's profit. So contractors had little incentive to innovate.
Even NASA now admits this is a problem. During its 2020 budget request, Administrator Jim Bridenstine confessed, "We have not been good at maintaining schedule and ... at maintaining costs."
Nor is NASA good at innovating. Their technology was so out of date, says Zubrin, that "astronauts brought their laptops with them into space -- because shuttle computers were obsolete."
I asked, "When (NASA) saw that the astronauts brought their own computers, why didn't they upgrade?"
"Because they had an entire philosophy that various components had to be space rated," he explains. "Space rating was very bureaucratic and costly."
NASA was OK with high costs as long as spaceships were assembled in many congressmen's districts.
"NASA is a very large job program," says Aerospace lawyer James Dunstan. "By spreading its centers across the country, NASA gets more support from more different congressmen."
Congressmen even laugh about it. Randy Weber, R-Texas, joked, "We'll welcome (NASA) back to Texas to spend lots of money any time."
Private companies do more with less money. One of Musk's cost-saving innovations is reusable rocket boosters.
For years, NASA dropped its boosters into the ocean.
"Why would they throw it away?" I ask Dunstan.
"Because that's the way it's always been done!" he replies.
Twenty years ago, at Lockheed Martin, Zubrin had proposed reusable boosters. His bosses told him: "Cute idea. But if we sell one of these, we're out of business."
Zubrin explains, "They wanted to keep the cost of space launch high."
Thankfully, now that self-interested entrepreneurs compete, space travel will get cheaper. Musk can't waste a dollar. Space X must compete with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and others.
The private sector always comes up with ways to do things that politicians cannot imagine.
The government didn't invent affordable cars, airplanes, iPhones, etc. It took competing entrepreneurs, pursuing profit, to nurture them into the good things we have now.
Get rid of government monopolies.
For-profit competition brings us the best things in life.


bonginoreport--2020-07-30--Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tenn. Dem Senator Who Allegedly Embezzled $600k

Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson ( D ) , 39 , has now been indicted for theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud .
Robinson was previously charged in this matter by a federal criminal complaint that was unsealed on Wednesday , July 29 , 2020 .
On Thursday , July 30 , 2020 , a federal grand jury in Memphis returned a 48-count indictment against Robinson , charging her with 24 counts of theft and embezzlement involving government programs , and 24 counts of wire fraud .
D. Michael Dunavant , U.S. Attorney announced the indictment today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Robinson is the Director of The Healthcare Institute ( THI ) , a provider of educational and training programs for jobs in the healthcare field .
She is also a Tennessee State Senator , having been elected to represent the 33rd District in Shelby County in 2018 .
Between 2015 and 2019 , The Healthcare Institute received over $ 2.2 million in federal grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA ) , an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .
During that same time period , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from THI by compensating herself in excess of what was allowed under the terms of the HRSA grant and by using Institute funds for payments and purchases for her own personal benefit and that of her immediate family .
Payments and purchases included a vehicle for her daughter ; clothing , accessories , and hair and beauty products ; expenses related to her wedding and honeymoon , and later , legal fees for her divorce ; payments on her personal debts , including credit cards , store charge cards , student loans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entertainment for herself and her family ; improvements to her personal residence ; expenses related to a body aesthetics business she owned and a snow cone business operated by her children ; and an event for her State Senate campaign .
If convicted , Robinson faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison , 3 years supervised release , and a $ 250,000 fine .
There is no parole in the federal system .
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said : “ Protection of the United States Treasury and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , waste , and abuse is a top priority of this office and the Department of Justice .
We commend the FBI and the HHS-OIG for their diligent and thorough investigation in this case.
” “ Anyone who seeks to take advantage of government programs will be vigorously investigated by the FBI , regardless of who they are or any position they hold , ” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Jermicha L. Fomby of the Memphis Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation .
“ The public should know that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our law enforcement partners to identify and investigate those who seek to exploit government programs and line their own pockets .
”

Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson (D), 39, has now been indicted for theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud. Robinson was previously charged in this matter by a federal criminal complaint that was unsealed on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. On Thursday, July 30, 2020, a federal grand jury in Memphis returned a 48-count indictment against Robinson, charging her with 24 counts of theft and embezzlement involving government programs, and 24 counts of wire fraud. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the indictment today. According to the indictment, Katrina Robinson is the Director of The Healthcare Institute (THI), a provider of educational and training programs for jobs in the healthcare field. She is also a Tennessee State Senator, having been elected to represent the 33rd District in Shelby County in 2018.
Between 2015 and 2019, The Healthcare Institute received over $2.2 million in federal grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During that same time period, Robinson stole in excess of $600,000 from THI by compensating herself in excess of what was allowed under the terms of the HRSA grant and by using Institute funds for payments and purchases for her own personal benefit and that of her immediate family.
Payments and purchases included a vehicle for her daughter; clothing, accessories, and hair and beauty products; expenses related to her wedding and honeymoon, and later, legal fees for her divorce; payments on her personal debts, including credit cards, store charge cards, student loans, and other personal loans; travel and entertainment for herself and her family; improvements to her personal residence; expenses related to a body aesthetics business she owned and a snow cone business operated by her children; and an event for her State Senate campaign.
If convicted, Robinson faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison, 3 years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. There is no parole in the federal system.
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said: “Protection of the United States Treasury and federal grant programs against theft, fraud, waste, and abuse is a top priority of this office and the Department of Justice. We commend the FBI and the HHS-OIG for their diligent and thorough investigation in this case.”
“Anyone who seeks to take advantage of government programs will be vigorously investigated by the FBI, regardless of who they are or any position they hold,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Jermicha L. Fomby of the Memphis Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “The public should know that the FBI will continue to work diligently with our law enforcement partners to identify and investigate those who seek to exploit government programs and line their own pockets.”
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bonginoreport--2020-07-30--Another Day, Another Biden Gaffe

Another Day, Another Biden Gaffe

Former Vice President attempted a ‘ Zoom ’ conference call with disastrous results Thursday ; asking the same question before eventually admitting “ never mind , I ’ ll be quiet.
” “ Can you hear the Vice President ?
He just said ‘ Hi , ’ ” asked the chat host .
“ Hi ?
I don ’ t think she can hear me .
That ’ s ok. How are you ?
Where are you speaking to me from ?
Where are you now ?
Where are you , now , speaking to me ?
Where ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the world , ” fired-back a confused Biden .
BIDEN on ?
?
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: ‘ The US Economy On the World , Hang On , His Confidence , Quote the Chinese Word ’ Former Vice President Joe Biden continued his gaffe-filled campaign in recent days ; bizarrely interrupting himself to discuss “ his confidence , quote the Chinese word.
” “ Despite a litany of public appeals , from many people including me back in January , not to let American lives and the U.S. economy on the world – hang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese word.
” “ Despite a litany of public appeals , from many people including me back in January , not to let American lives and the U.S. economy on the world – hang on – his confidence , quote the Chinese word.
” BIDEN on ?
?
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: ‘ We ’ re Posed… It Can Be Done… To Light Up the Path , I ’ m Taking Too Much Time ’ Former Vice President Joe Biden continued his gaffe-filled campaign from his Delaware basement this week ; bizarrely admitting he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get to the point .
“ I believe this with every fiber of my being… We ’ re posed , what I ’ ve proposed , it can be done , I think we ’ re in a position to really make it happen !
” said Biden .
He has zero clue what he ’ s saying.pic.twitter.com/xbgIpjyIvb “ Critical laws… On politics , look , yes , I ’ m taking too much time , ” he added .

Former Vice President attempted a ‘Zoom’ conference call with disastrous results Thursday; asking the same question before eventually admitting “never mind, I’ll be quiet.”
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“Can you hear the Vice President? He just said ‘Hi,’” asked the chat host.
“Hi? I don’t think she can hear me. That’s ok. How are you? Where are you speaking to me from? Where are you now? Where are you, now, speaking to me? Where’s home? Never mind, the capital of the world,” fired-back a confused Biden.
"Never mind… I'll be quiet" says Joe Biden after repeatedly failing to communicate with zoom meeting attendee & having zoom technology explained to him… awkward! pic.twitter.com/x7mibAJJBp — Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) July 30, 2020
Watch Biden’s bizarre video chat above.