wnd--2020-06-15--The Democratic Party hates science

The Democratic Party hates science

As I have documented previously , the Democratic Party engages in wild projection – literally accusing others of the very sins they themselves are guilty of – in pretty much every area of life and public policy .
That includes science , despite its claim of being “ the party of science.
” Consider : Today ’ s Democratic Party insists that a beautiful , full-term human baby just about to be born isn ’ t really a human being and therefore can be slaughtered at will – maybe even after he or she is born – just as long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” agree .
The Democratic Party ’ s top leaders also passionately warn that the entire earth will become uninhabitable within 10 years due to global warming – unless , that is , America goes full totalitarian/socialist right now and adopts their Green New Deal at an estimated cost of $ 93 trillion .
After all , it ’ s “ settled science.
” The modern Democratic Party likewise contends there are dozens of different genders that never before existed throughout history , that men can menstruate , get pregnant and have babies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t agree with all this , you ’ re a deplorable bigot .
And anti-science .
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” Most recently , throughout the coronavirus pandemic , Democratic leaders and their media propagandists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ card more brazenly than ever .
Blue-state governors , mayors and public health officials have issued sweeping dictatorial orders quarantining the young and healthy inside their homes for extended periods , allowing big-box stores to sell beer and wine but not paint and garden supplies , permitting beachgoers to walk on wet sand but not dry sand , and allowing groups of 25 to meet in a restaurant , department store or most any other venue – but not in a church .
It ’ s science , you see ; it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , cable TV anchors and pundits posing as epidemiologists and immunologists have angrily denounced the drug hydroxychloroquine as extremely dangerous , even though the FDA has ruled it safe for the last half-century .
Why do they condemn a medication already being used effectively on COVID-19 patients worldwide and which many frontline physicians themselves take prophylactically , especially at a time when the world is desperate for effective therapies that might help those infected with coronavirus ?
For one reason only : Because President Donald J. Trump , whom the left detests and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it and even took a two-week regimen of the medication under the guidance of his White House doctor .
In all of this and more , those on the left – while reveling in misinformation , fear , hysteria , wildly inaccurate computer models , pathological hatred toward the president , and the cocaine-like rush of exercising dictatorial powers – insist they ’ re just “ following the science and the data.
” Truth check : There is no more unscientific – indeed , anti-science – major political movement in American history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let ’ s find out why .
Science is a search for truth and genuine knowledge .
Indeed , the word “ science , ” from the Latin scientia , literally means “ knowledge.
” The research findings reached by a real scientist may not be what he anticipated ; they may even uncomfortably challenge his assumptions and personal convictions .
But no matter , because all that counts for a real scientist is discovering what is actually true and factual .
This is literally the exact opposite of what animates the left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today ’ s Democratic Party .
As author and talk host Dennis Prager puts it , “ Truth is not a left-wing value.
” By its very nature , the left does not care about objective truth or the lessons of history or the laws of economics or understanding human nature or God or biblical morality or respecting individual God-given rights .
Rather , the left is messianically obsessed with ignoring all this , playing god and radically transforming society into a utopia that exists only in their imagination .
As revered economist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a wonderful-sounding idea .
It is only as a reality that it is disastrous . ''
Socialism fails because it can be implemented only by brute force , by enslaving populations and looting their wealth , and by ignoring the accumulated knowledge and hard-won lessons mankind has learned at the cost of great suffering .
Today , in mid-2020 , with legions of leftist revolutionaries literally trying to tear America apart , burn it down and loot its wealth , let ’ s rewind the whole socialist utopia enterprise back to its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gem of understanding can be found there .
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels , who gave the world Marxism and penned “ The Communist Manifesto , ” presented their brainchild to the world as scientific .
In fact , one of the key names for their disastrous economic , social and governmental system was “ scientific socialism.
” Yet , based on the sheer death toll of over 100 million souls in the 20th century , Marxism has proven to be the world ’ s most dangerous , misguided , truth-and-knowledge-denying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system .
What ’ s most amazing is that Engels ’ assertion that socialism is a “ science ” came at virtually the same time , in the mid-1800s , as Charles Darwin was turning the field of biology upside down with his theory of evolution .
Indeed , Marx and Engels regarded Darwin ’ s radical new paradigm of biology as a prerequisite for understanding the new science of socialism .
Why would that be ?
Very simply , because both Marxism and “ macroevolution ” ( Darwin ’ s revolutionary theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through natural selection ) revolve around , and utterly depend upon , the pretense that God does not exist .
If honeybees , butterflies , horses and humans evolved from slime through random mutation and nothing more – and likewise , if God ’ s moral laws of life and His divine plan for the redemption of mankind are just superstitious relics of ignorant ages past – then both evolution and socialism could plausibly be said to represent an enlightened , “ scientific ” basis for life .
Their problem is that there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws – physical , metaphysical , moral , spiritual – govern the universe , including human life on earth .
In truth , today ’ s leftwing Democratic Party sees itself as championing science because , having abandoned the religious and moral underpinnings of Western Judeo-Christian civilization , their professed faith in secular “ science ” provides the only refuge for those whose mission revolves around undermining that very civilization .
Without a divine Creator in their worldview , the only option left for explaining the universe ’ s existence and the extraordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of life on earth is reliance on a secular nontheistic explanation – which they perfume with the label “ science.
” But it is an atheistic , rebellious impulse , not a love of truth and genuine knowledge , that leads today ’ s delusion-loving leftists to cling to the idea , if not the reality , that they “ follow the science ” while laboring to undermine the Author of Science .
Genuine science and its offspring , technology , have of course blessed the whole world in many areas of life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attracts the left .
Rather , it is the weaponization of science as a means of fomenting the transformation of the society they hate , while at the same time “ science ” provides them a convenient cover , a safe haven , away from the realm of God and His life-giving precepts and laws .
The left vainly hopes that ultimately it will be able , while ignoring both God ’ s wisdom and the accumulated lessons mankind has learned through history , to somehow finally establish their dreamed-of utopia .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where individuals ’ sacred God-given rights to life , liberty and property fall by the wayside , where crushing poverty prevails , where oil , gas and coal are outlawed , where infanticide is celebrated , and where men have babies – but where the deranged left is in charge of everything .
All in the name of science .
Important note : The preceding is the lead-off story in the current issue of Whistleblower magazine , edited monthly by David Kupelian .
The issue is titled “ THE LEFT ’ S WAR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ following the data ’ masks a grand scheme to turn America socialist , ” and is also available in state-of-the-art digital form .
Better yet , SUBSCRIBE TO WHISTLEBLOWER ( print edition ) and get 12 fantastic issues or else get an ANNUAL DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION .

As I have documented previously, the Democratic Party engages in wild projection – literally accusing others of the very sins they themselves are guilty of – in pretty much every area of life and public policy. That includes science, despite its claim of being “the party of science.” Consider:
Today’s Democratic Party insists that a beautiful, full-term human baby just about to be born isn’t really a human being and therefore can be slaughtered at will – maybe even after he or she is born – just as long as “the mother and her doctor” agree.
The Democratic Party’s top leaders also passionately warn that the entire earth will become uninhabitable within 10 years due to global warming – unless, that is, America goes full totalitarian/socialist right now and adopts their Green New Deal at an estimated cost of $93 trillion. After all, it’s “settled science.”
The modern Democratic Party likewise contends there are dozens of different genders that never before existed throughout history, that men can menstruate, get pregnant and have babies, and that if you don’t agree with all this, you’re a deplorable bigot. And anti-science.
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Yes, these are the people who proudly identify themselves as “the party of science” and contemptuously dismiss critics and political opponents as “science-deniers” or “climate-deniers,” people who refuse to “listen to the scientists” and “follow the data.”
Most recently, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic leaders and their media propagandists have played their “we-listen-to-the-scientists!” card more brazenly than ever.
Blue-state governors, mayors and public health officials have issued sweeping dictatorial orders quarantining the young and healthy inside their homes for extended periods, allowing big-box stores to sell beer and wine but not paint and garden supplies, permitting beachgoers to walk on wet sand but not dry sand, and allowing groups of 25 to meet in a restaurant, department store or most any other venue – but not in a church. It’s science, you see; it’s all in the data.
Meanwhile, cable TV anchors and pundits posing as epidemiologists and immunologists have angrily denounced the drug hydroxychloroquine as extremely dangerous, even though the FDA has ruled it safe for the last half-century. Why do they condemn a medication already being used effectively on COVID-19 patients worldwide and which many frontline physicians themselves take prophylactically, especially at a time when the world is desperate for effective therapies that might help those infected with coronavirus? For one reason only: Because President Donald J. Trump, whom the left detests and lives to destroy, has spoken approvingly about it and even took a two-week regimen of the medication under the guidance of his White House doctor.
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In all of this and more, those on the left – while reveling in misinformation, fear, hysteria, wildly inaccurate computer models, pathological hatred toward the president, and the cocaine-like rush of exercising dictatorial powers – insist they’re just “following the science and the data.”
Truth check: There is no more unscientific – indeed, anti-science – major political movement in American history than today’s Democratic Party. Let’s find out why.
‘Scientific socialism’
Science is a search for truth and genuine knowledge. Indeed, the word “science,” from the Latin scientia, literally means “knowledge.” The research findings reached by a real scientist may not be what he anticipated; they may even uncomfortably challenge his assumptions and personal convictions. But no matter, because all that counts for a real scientist is discovering what is actually true and factual.
This is literally the exact opposite of what animates the left, whose worldview has come to possess today’s Democratic Party. As author and talk host Dennis Prager puts it, “Truth is not a left-wing value.”
By its very nature, the left does not care about objective truth or the lessons of history or the laws of economics or understanding human nature or God or biblical morality or respecting individual God-given rights. Rather, the left is messianically obsessed with ignoring all this, playing god and radically transforming society into a utopia that exists only in their imagination.
As revered economist Thomas Sowell recently said, “Socialism is a wonderful-sounding idea. It is only as a reality that it is disastrous."
Socialism fails because it can be implemented only by brute force, by enslaving populations and looting their wealth, and by ignoring the accumulated knowledge and hard-won lessons mankind has learned at the cost of great suffering.
Today, in mid-2020, with legions of leftist revolutionaries literally trying to tear America apart, burn it down and loot its wealth, let’s rewind the whole socialist utopia enterprise back to its beginning for just a minute, because a gem of understanding can be found there.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who gave the world Marxism and penned “The Communist Manifesto,” presented their brainchild to the world as scientific. In fact, one of the key names for their disastrous economic, social and governmental system was “scientific socialism.”
Yet, based on the sheer death toll of over 100 million souls in the 20th century, Marxism has proven to be the world’s most dangerous, misguided, truth-and-knowledge-denying, and therefore profoundly unscientific ideological and economic system.
What’s most amazing is that Engels’ assertion that socialism is a “science” came at virtually the same time, in the mid-1800s, as Charles Darwin was turning the field of biology upside down with his theory of evolution. Indeed, Marx and Engels regarded Darwin’s radical new paradigm of biology as a prerequisite for understanding the new science of socialism.
Why would that be?
Very simply, because both Marxism and “macroevolution” (Darwin’s revolutionary theory that entirely new species develop over time through natural selection) revolve around, and utterly depend upon, the pretense that God does not exist. If honeybees, butterflies, horses and humans evolved from slime through random mutation and nothing more – and likewise, if God’s moral laws of life and His divine plan for the redemption of mankind are just superstitious relics of ignorant ages past – then both evolution and socialism could plausibly be said to represent an enlightened, “scientific” basis for life.
Their problem is that there actually is a Creator God, Whose laws – physical, metaphysical, moral, spiritual – govern the universe, including human life on earth.
In truth, today’s leftwing Democratic Party sees itself as championing science because, having abandoned the religious and moral underpinnings of Western Judeo-Christian civilization, their professed faith in secular “science” provides the only refuge for those whose mission revolves around undermining that very civilization. Without a divine Creator in their worldview, the only option left for explaining the universe’s existence and the extraordinary variety, vibrancy, complexity and wonder of life on earth is reliance on a secular nontheistic explanation – which they perfume with the label “science.”
But it is an atheistic, rebellious impulse, not a love of truth and genuine knowledge, that leads today’s delusion-loving leftists to cling to the idea, if not the reality, that they “follow the science” while laboring to undermine the Author of Science.
Genuine science and its offspring, technology, have of course blessed the whole world in many areas of life. But that’s not what attracts the left. Rather, it is the weaponization of science as a means of fomenting the transformation of the society they hate, while at the same time “science” provides them a convenient cover, a safe haven, away from the realm of God and His life-giving precepts and laws.
The left vainly hopes that ultimately it will be able, while ignoring both God’s wisdom and the accumulated lessons mankind has learned through history, to somehow finally establish their dreamed-of utopia. But their paradise will inevitably become a place where individuals’ sacred God-given rights to life, liberty and property fall by the wayside, where crushing poverty prevails, where oil, gas and coal are outlawed, where infanticide is celebrated, and where men have babies – but where the deranged left is in charge of everything.
All in the name of science.
Important note: The preceding is the lead-off story in the current issue of Whistleblower magazine, edited monthly by David Kupelian. The issue is titled “THE LEFT’S WAR ON SCIENCE: Democrats’ pretense of ‘following the data’ masks a grand scheme to turn America socialist,” and is also available in state-of-the-art digital form. Better yet, SUBSCRIBE TO WHISTLEBLOWER (print edition) and get 12 fantastic issues or else get an ANNUAL DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION.


wnd--2020-06-15--The antidote to the Marxist poison of Black Lives Matter

In 2008 , my wife and I moved to inner-city Springfield , Massachusetts , to start a Christian mission to serve the poor .
We bought an abandoned former crack house in a really bad neighborhood to set a personal example of `` redemptive living . ''
We transformed that house into a show-piece and then sold it seven years later at cost to a charity home for troubled children next door .
By then the whole neighborhood had also been transformed .
All glory to God !
There was a gang shooting on our corner the day we moved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed that year .
The neighborhood was so dangerous that residents were shocked to see us passing out Gospel tracts and praying with people in the evenings .
One black gentleman gave us a stern warning when we gave him a tract and said , `` God bless you , '' but with a tone that meant `` you 're crazy . ''
Early on I befriended Pastor Constant `` Steve '' Cooley , who truly was a `` constant '' symbol of stability and strength in the black community , and together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its storefront church , `` Holy Grounds Coffee House . ''
We recruited missionary-minded Christians from the Greater Springfield area with a vision to re-Christianize that `` post-Christian city . ''
Holy Grounds became the most racially diverse and harmonious church around , and an incubator for numerous Christian ministries .
God used our tiny mission as a staging area for culture-changing ministry .
Teams of evangelists roamed the streets , hundreds of inner-city families flocked to our annual Family Day in city parks , and thousands of believers from all over joined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ended every year at City Hall .
The high point was the 2010 March for Jesus when 22 pastors prayed one after another , in English , Spanish , Russian and Hebrew , while an airplane circled above with a banner exhorting `` Trust Jesus . ''
Our `` redemptive living '' model proved that the love of Jesus Christ in the hearts of its residents could conquer racism , even in heavily segregated Springfield .
TRENDING : Failed Dem for president now seeking Senate gets blasted for ethics violations The hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and its leaders , activists and media organs were angered by my arrival there because of prior work against the the LGBT political agenda .
I was informed that a task force was created to strategize how to drive me away .
Three doors down from Holy Grounds was Arise for Social Justice , Springfield 's version of ACORN .
ACORN was the Obama-associated Marxist street activist network forced to disband after James O'Keefe of Project Veritas published videos featuring ACORN workers advising him how to run brothels using underage girl sex slaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and are presumably the core of the current Black Lives Matter and Antifa partnership .
While Holy Grounds was transforming lives through the love of Christ , Arise was constantly fostering racial resentment and pushing Marxism .
It added anti-Lively activism to its agenda and conducted numerous protests of our church , distributed anti-Lively hate literature and ( I suspect ) was behind the smashing of our front window .
Meanwhile , Arise 's allies in the Springfield media continually painted me as a vicious homophobe , omitting any mention of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly forced to close when an ex-convict child molester posing as a Christian evangelist wormed his way into our church with stories of his family 's desperate need for shelter , then was featured as the centerpiece of a malicious plot to paint Holy Grounds as a nest of pedophiles .
It started with a front page anti-Lively hit piece in the Boston Globe , followed by a pair of local newspaper attacks : the first accusing us of urging high school students to skip school and stay at Holy Grounds , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the knockout punch `` gotcha '' article ( featuring the ex-convict ) showed us the scheme was almost certainly orchestrated by the anti-Lively task force .
It was my own `` Russian Collusion Hoax '' on a smaller scale .
By the grace of God , we won that battle , which actually triggered a powerful new ( and ongoing ) teen outreach that became our most fruitful ministry and greatly blessed hundreds of students .
That failed plot was followed by a second effort , a major six and a half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes against humanity '' for exposing the globalists ' LGBT agenda in Uganda .
That lawsuit was driven by a Manhattan-based Marxist firm , employing a team of 14 lawyers including the former law clerk of the far-left federal judge who wrongly kept that bogus case alive ( just like Gen. Michael Flynn 's judge has done ) .
Thanks to the Lord and His servants at Liberty Counsel , we not only won that battle , but the lead plaintiff accepted Christ , repented from lesbianism and apologized to me .
Importantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that the minds and will of black Ugandan legislators were so overpowered by my ( falsely alleged ) arguments that I ( and not this body of duly elected leaders ) was actually responsible for an anti-homosexuality law they passed .
I offer this testimony to demonstrate my hard-earned personal knowledge of the Marxist tactics and strategies behind Black Lives Matter , Antifa , ACORN , the Democratic Party , the Obama team and the lying `` mainstream '' media .
They do n't care about racism .
They do n't care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
They ca n't be appeased .
This is and has always been about burning down Judeo-Christian civilization so they can build their `` utopia '' on the ashes .
Racism truly is harming inner-city blacks , but it 's the racism of virtue-signaling self-defensive whites , unwilling to admit that the true victims of BLM 's violent anarchy are the vast majority of blacks who dare not speak out against the thugs and bullies .
The inner cities have their own Mafia-style `` Omerta '' code called `` snitches get stitches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marxist Dem leaders are withdrawing the police is to give the BLM brute squads total power over Black neighborhoods so no one can refute the racist lie that they speak for all blacks .
Still , the miracle cure for racism is the Love of Jesus Christ , and I pray that the black churches rise up to offer that truth as the antidote to BLM 's Marxist poison .

In 2008, my wife and I moved to inner-city Springfield, Massachusetts, to start a Christian mission to serve the poor. We bought an abandoned former crack house in a really bad neighborhood to set a personal example of "redemptive living." We transformed that house into a show-piece and then sold it seven years later at cost to a charity home for troubled children next door. By then the whole neighborhood had also been transformed. All glory to God!
There was a gang shooting on our corner the day we moved in and about a dozen local murders followed that year. The neighborhood was so dangerous that residents were shocked to see us passing out Gospel tracts and praying with people in the evenings. One black gentleman gave us a stern warning when we gave him a tract and said, "God bless you," but with a tone that meant "you're crazy."
Early on I befriended Pastor Constant "Steve" Cooley, who truly was a "constant" symbol of stability and strength in the black community, and together we formed Redemption Gate Mission Society and its storefront church, "Holy Grounds Coffee House." We recruited missionary-minded Christians from the Greater Springfield area with a vision to re-Christianize that "post-Christian city." Holy Grounds became the most racially diverse and harmonious church around, and an incubator for numerous Christian ministries.
God used our tiny mission as a staging area for culture-changing ministry. Teams of evangelists roamed the streets, hundreds of inner-city families flocked to our annual Family Day in city parks, and thousands of believers from all over joined us for an annual March for Jesus that ended every year at City Hall. The high point was the 2010 March for Jesus when 22 pastors prayed one after another, in English, Spanish, Russian and Hebrew, while an airplane circled above with a banner exhorting "Trust Jesus."
Our "redemptive living" model proved that the love of Jesus Christ in the hearts of its residents could conquer racism, even in heavily segregated Springfield.
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The hard left is extremely powerful in Massachusetts, and its leaders, activists and media organs were angered by my arrival there because of prior work against the the LGBT political agenda. I was informed that a task force was created to strategize how to drive me away.
Three doors down from Holy Grounds was Arise for Social Justice, Springfield's version of ACORN. ACORN was the Obama-associated Marxist street activist network forced to disband after James O'Keefe of Project Veritas published videos featuring ACORN workers advising him how to run brothels using underage girl sex slaves. ACORN affiliates just formed new coalitions, and are presumably the core of the current Black Lives Matter and Antifa partnership.
While Holy Grounds was transforming lives through the love of Christ, Arise was constantly fostering racial resentment and pushing Marxism. It added anti-Lively activism to its agenda and conducted numerous protests of our church, distributed anti-Lively hate literature and (I suspect) was behind the smashing of our front window. Meanwhile, Arise's allies in the Springfield media continually painted me as a vicious homophobe, omitting any mention of our stunning victory over racism.
We were nearly forced to close when an ex-convict child molester posing as a Christian evangelist wormed his way into our church with stories of his family's desperate need for shelter, then was featured as the centerpiece of a malicious plot to paint Holy Grounds as a nest of pedophiles. It started with a front page anti-Lively hit piece in the Boston Globe, followed by a pair of local newspaper attacks: the first accusing us of urging high school students to skip school and stay at Holy Grounds, a false and bizarre accusation that baffled us until the knockout punch "gotcha" article (featuring the ex-convict) showed us the scheme was almost certainly orchestrated by the anti-Lively task force. It was my own "Russian Collusion Hoax" on a smaller scale. By the grace of God, we won that battle, which actually triggered a powerful new (and ongoing) teen outreach that became our most fruitful ministry and greatly blessed hundreds of students.
That failed plot was followed by a second effort, a major six and a half year federal lawsuit accusing me of "crimes against humanity" for exposing the globalists' LGBT agenda in Uganda. That lawsuit was driven by a Manhattan-based Marxist firm, employing a team of 14 lawyers including the former law clerk of the far-left federal judge who wrongly kept that bogus case alive (just like Gen. Michael Flynn's judge has done). Thanks to the Lord and His servants at Liberty Counsel, we not only won that battle, but the lead plaintiff accepted Christ, repented from lesbianism and apologized to me.
Importantly, the lawsuit's implicit racist premise was that the minds and will of black Ugandan legislators were so overpowered by my (falsely alleged) arguments that I (and not this body of duly elected leaders) was actually responsible for an anti-homosexuality law they passed.
I offer this testimony to demonstrate my hard-earned personal knowledge of the Marxist tactics and strategies behind Black Lives Matter, Antifa, ACORN, the Democratic Party, the Obama team and the lying "mainstream" media. They don't care about racism. They don't care one whit about blacks who disagree with them. They can't be appeased. This is and has always been about burning down Judeo-Christian civilization so they can build their "utopia" on the ashes.
Racism truly is harming inner-city blacks, but it's the racism of virtue-signaling self-defensive whites, unwilling to admit that the true victims of BLM's violent anarchy are the vast majority of blacks who dare not speak out against the thugs and bullies. The inner cities have their own Mafia-style "Omerta" code called "snitches get stitches," and the true reason the Marxist Dem leaders are withdrawing the police is to give the BLM brute squads total power over Black neighborhoods so no one can refute the racist lie that they speak for all blacks.
Still, the miracle cure for racism is the Love of Jesus Christ, and I pray that the black churches rise up to offer that truth as the antidote to BLM's Marxist poison.


wnd--2020-06-15--A look at the left's new cop-free utopia

Last week , Antifa and various radicals took over Seattle 's Capitol Hill neighborhood , a very lefty part of the city .
They told the police they were not allowed in the area and put up barricades to keep them out .
So how are things working out in this new leftist utopia ?
Seattle 's far-left Mayor Jenny Durkam did n't seem to care .
She said the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone , or CHAZ , or Capitol Hill Occupy Protest , has a `` block party atmosphere '' and could turn into a `` summer of love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armed takeover '' ( despite the armed patrols guarding the perimeter ) .
But that 's not what Seattle 's Police Chief Carmen Best is saying – and considering she reports to the mayor , it 's saying a lot that she would come out and contradict her .
`` Rapes , robberies and all sorts of violent acts have been occurring in the area , and we 're not able to get to [ them ] , '' she warned .
Emergency calls from the area have tripled .
I wonder why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's overrun with homeless people and drug addicts .
Assistant Chief of Police Deanna Nollette said she 's heard complaints about businesses being required to pay a fee in order to operate in CHAZ .
She said victims should call 911 , but it 's not clear what the police can do since CHAZ is trying to keep them out of the zone .
A video shows Antifa holding down a street preacher by his neck , hypocritically reminiscent of what happened to George Floyd and evidence this is not about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and yells , `` You 're choking me !
I am a free citizen of the autonomous zone ! ''
One of the militarized-looking men around him says , `` The autonomous zone has the right to reject you . ''
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The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says `` Jesus '' and keeps repeating `` Glory to the king . ''
They finally let him go but appear to be escorting him out of CHAZ .
Later on he is seen on the ground yelling `` This is a Jesus Christ zone ! ''
Several men appear to be holding him down .
The occupiers pushed out a man who claimed he was a pro-life activist , saying foul things about him and calling him a white supremacist .
There was zero evidence that he was .
A group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The occupiers stole a flag from them and threw a drink at them .
So much for all those signs posted around the area touting diversity .
One resident of the area expressed his concerns to The Daily Caller 's Shelby Talcott .
`` They took our rights away .
That 's not OK .
It 's not political . ''
He was too scared to give his real name , saying he had been threatened before after speaking out .
He said protesters bang on his front gates at night , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the evening .
Another resident told police that there were `` tents lining my streets , barricades littered throughout the intersection by protesters and civilians walking around with AR15s .
And the noise has not stopped . ''
A Daily Caller reporter said he could smell marijuana everywhere .
One bystander told him there is no government in the autonomous zone .
Handwritten signs are all over revealing the primitiveness .
A millionaire named Raz Simone is acting as warlord of the area .
This is not surprising since the far left always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but want millionaires like Bernie Sanders as their leaders .
Talcott told Fox News that not everyone agrees that Simone should be their leader .
Some Black Lives Matter organizers say the anarchists occupying Capitol Hill have hijacked the movement .
Most of the men restraining the street preacher were white .
It 's not a democracy as they claim , Simone is a dictator .
There 's no First Amendment ; no right to free speech , freedom of assembly or freedom of religion .
Those inside ca n't street preach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't carry an American flag and walk around as a group .
Residents are forced to show IDs to show they `` belong '' there .
People are not allowed to enter their homes and businesses without ID .
It 's a totalitarian society .
And how is Antifa and other radical groups patrolling the area with guns not just another police force ?
Not to mention they do n't have the accountability of the police , so you never know what they are going to do .
What about the blockades and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left claims it wants borders abolished .
The same people railing against the police want to tear down the border with Mexico .
So why are they doing exactly what they claim to oppose ?
If this were really about fighting racism and Republicans are supposedly the party of white supremacists , then why did n't the protesters ruin a more conservative area , such as Bellevue nearby ?
That 's because it 's not about racism , Antifa co-opted those protests and turned them into anarchy and violence directed at the establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if not most , of them have criminal records and do n't want the police interfering .
Talcott told Fox News the occupiers are settling down , getting ready to stay there a long time .
They 've built a `` no police co-op '' where they hand out food and other items for free .
However , the police intend to retake the East Precinct in that area .
Just like the Occupy movement , this will eventually flame out into nothing , accomplishing nothing .
The spoiled brats who live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tired of hanging out with homeless drug addicts and move back home for showers and mom 's cooking .

Last week, Antifa and various radicals took over Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, a very lefty part of the city. They told the police they were not allowed in the area and put up barricades to keep them out. So how are things working out in this new leftist utopia?
Seattle's far-left Mayor Jenny Durkam didn't seem to care. She said the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ, or Capitol Hill Occupy Protest, has a "block party atmosphere" and could turn into a "summer of love." It is "not an armed takeover" (despite the armed patrols guarding the perimeter).
But that's not what Seattle's Police Chief Carmen Best is saying – and considering she reports to the mayor, it's saying a lot that she would come out and contradict her. "Rapes, robberies and all sorts of violent acts have been occurring in the area, and we're not able to get to [them]," she warned. Emergency calls from the area have tripled. I wonder why?
Reports from people within CHAZ say it's overrun with homeless people and drug addicts. Assistant Chief of Police Deanna Nollette said she's heard complaints about businesses being required to pay a fee in order to operate in CHAZ. She said victims should call 911, but it's not clear what the police can do since CHAZ is trying to keep them out of the zone.
A video shows Antifa holding down a street preacher by his neck, hypocritically reminiscent of what happened to George Floyd and evidence this is not about the death of Floyd. The preacher struggles and yells, "You're choking me! I am a free citizen of the autonomous zone!" One of the militarized-looking men around him says, "The autonomous zone has the right to reject you."
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In another video, a gay man holds his hands around the preacher's neck while he's standing, taunts him that he is a gay man hugging him and kisses him on the cheek. The preacher is carrying a large sign that says "Jesus" and keeps repeating "Glory to the king." They finally let him go but appear to be escorting him out of CHAZ. Later on he is seen on the ground yelling "This is a Jesus Christ zone!" Several men appear to be holding him down.
The occupiers pushed out a man who claimed he was a pro-life activist, saying foul things about him and calling him a white supremacist. There was zero evidence that he was. A group of people carrying American flags were chased out. The occupiers stole a flag from them and threw a drink at them. So much for all those signs posted around the area touting diversity.
One resident of the area expressed his concerns to The Daily Caller's Shelby Talcott. "They took our rights away. That's not OK. It's not political." He was too scared to give his real name, saying he had been threatened before after speaking out. He said protesters bang on his front gates at night, and he hears shots being fired throughout the evening. Another resident told police that there were "tents lining my streets, barricades littered throughout the intersection by protesters and civilians walking around with AR15s. And the noise has not stopped." A Daily Caller reporter said he could smell marijuana everywhere. One bystander told him there is no government in the autonomous zone. Handwritten signs are all over revealing the primitiveness.
A millionaire named Raz Simone is acting as warlord of the area. This is not surprising since the far left always claim they're for the little people but want millionaires like Bernie Sanders as their leaders. Talcott told Fox News that not everyone agrees that Simone should be their leader. Some Black Lives Matter organizers say the anarchists occupying Capitol Hill have hijacked the movement. Most of the men restraining the street preacher were white.
It's not a democracy as they claim, Simone is a dictator. There's no First Amendment; no right to free speech, freedom of assembly or freedom of religion. Those inside can't street preach, can't express pro-life views and can't carry an American flag and walk around as a group. Residents are forced to show IDs to show they "belong" there. People are not allowed to enter their homes and businesses without ID. It's a totalitarian society.
And how is Antifa and other radical groups patrolling the area with guns not just another police force? Not to mention they don't have the accountability of the police, so you never know what they are going to do.
What about the blockades and fencing around the perimeter? The far left claims it wants borders abolished. The same people railing against the police want to tear down the border with Mexico. So why are they doing exactly what they claim to oppose?
If this were really about fighting racism and Republicans are supposedly the party of white supremacists, then why didn't the protesters ruin a more conservative area, such as Bellevue nearby? That's because it's not about racism, Antifa co-opted those protests and turned them into anarchy and violence directed at the establishment. They hate the police since many, if not most, of them have criminal records and don't want the police interfering.
Talcott told Fox News the occupiers are settling down, getting ready to stay there a long time. They've built a "no police co-op" where they hand out food and other items for free. However, the police intend to retake the East Precinct in that area. Just like the Occupy movement, this will eventually flame out into nothing, accomplishing nothing. The spoiled brats who live in their parents' basements will get tired of hanging out with homeless drug addicts and move back home for showers and mom's cooking.


wnd--2020-06-16--J.K. Rowling vs. Harry Potter stars and the Supreme Court

This has been quite a 10-day stretch for transgender activism .
It began with one of the world 's bestselling authors , J.K. Rowling , coming under attack for stating that only women menstruate ( how dare she ! )
.
It ended with the Supreme Court including sexual orientation and gender identity under the category of `` sex . ''
In the middle , several Harry Potter stars weighed in on the side of trans-activism .
To recap , things began on June 6 on Twitter when Rowling responded to an op-ed that referenced `` people who menstruate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ menstruate . '
I 'm sure there used to be a word for those people .
Someone help me out .
Wumben ?
Wimpund ?
Woomud ? ''
In response to the swirl of condemnation she received , rather than backing down , on June 10 she published a 3,600 word essay explaining her thinking .
Of her five reasons for taking a public stand , one involved the idea that only a female is a woman ( what a concept ! )
.
Living in a misogynistic world , this was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watch Biden mumble his way through sentence until he admits ' I do n't know' She wrote , `` I 've read all the arguments about femaleness not residing in the sexed body , and the assertions that biological women do n't have common experiences , and I find them , too , deeply misogynistic and regressive . ''
Indeed , she wrote , `` It is n't enough for women to be trans allies .
Women must accept and admit that there is no material difference between trans women and themselves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as many women have said before me , 'woman ' is not a costume .
'Woman ' is not an idea in a man 's head .
'Woman ' is not a pink brain , a liking for Jimmy Choos or any of the other sexist ideas now somehow touted as progressive . ''
In short , `` If sex is n't real , the lived reality of women globally is erased .
I know and love trans people , but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate to speak the truth . ''
Not surprisingly , a number of the major Harry Potter movie stars were not happy with Rowling .
Daniel Radcliffe ( who played Harry Potter ) wrote ( in part ) , `` Transgender women are women .
Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo ( Rowling ) or I . ''
Among others joining in from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who said , `` I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers .
Trans women are women .
Trans men are men .
We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment . ''
For Radcliffe , Grint and others , this was a matter of compassion .
Of understanding .
Of enlightenment .
It is high time , they would say , to move beyond the bigoted , hurtful , small-minded views of the past .
After all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
But all the compassion in the world does n't change reality , and it would be worth asking some of these trans-allied stars some simple questions , including : `` How , exactly do you define the terms men and women ?
What , after all , is a man or a woman ?
What constitutes being male or female ?
If it is not biological , then is it a state of mind ?
What , then , of a biological male who loves female things but still identifies as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And if biology is not determinative , why does biology-altering surgery now change someone 's sex ? ''
These are logical questions , but when it comes to trans-activism , logic is not necessarily the biggest factor .
That 's because many trans-activists and allies are thinking more with their hearts , which I do n't mean in an insulting way .
They have a friend or relative who identifies as trans .
This person speaks of the terrible struggles they had until they transitioned , and now they are finally at peace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
That is an emotional line of reasoning , and for many it is compelling .
But it should n't be compelling for the Supreme Court of the United States , which surprisingly voted 6-3 in favor of including `` sexual orientation '' and `` gender identity '' within the concept of `` sex '' in Title VII .
( Passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , `` Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race , color , religion , sex and national origin . ''
) In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the court 's current ruling , the justices ruled against a funeral parlor that dismissed a male funeral director who wished to transition to the opposite sex .
As explained by the ADF , `` Harris Funeral Homes [ the employer ] has professional conduct and dress codes to ensure that the grieving families it serves can focus on healing and not on the funeral home or its employees .
Such policies are not unusual .
In fact , they are consistent with industry standard .
Not to mention that federal law allows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Funeral Homes thought it would be a distraction for grieving families if they were served by a male funeral director who was now dressing as and identifying as a woman , and a result , the employee and the funeral home parted ways .
Now , by transforming the meaning of Title VII , `` sex '' includes gender identity .
As Justice Samuel Alito responded in his blistering dissenting opinion , `` Neither 'sexual orientation , ' nor 'gender identity ' appear on the list of five specified grounds for discrimination in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'argument is not only arrogant , it is wrong , ' he wrote .
The terms 'sex , ' 'sexual orientation , ' and 'gender identity ' are 'different concepts , ' and neither of the two latter terms are 'tied to either of the biological sexes . '
'' ( See further the succinct analysis of H. Von Spokovski and Ryan T .
Anderson . )
As Alito also noted , `` if every single American had been surveyed in 1964 , it would have been hard to find any who thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of sexual orientation – not to mention gender identity , a concept that was essentially unknown at the time . ''
So , what SCOTUS did on June 15 was not an interpretation of a written law .
It was the making of a new law .
As Spokovski and Anderson asked , `` Why bother trying to pass the proposed Equality Act when you can get the justices to make law for you ? ''
And in terms of the Harris Funeral Homes , how were they guilty of an act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color , religion , sex and national origin '' ?
( The other two cases grouped together by SCOTUS involved gays who were fired because of the sexual orientation .
This , too , is now included under `` sex . ''
) It is little consolation that the ruling may not affect religious institutions .
( See here and here . )
That 's because : 1 ) there could be plenty more Harris Funeral Homes in the future .
And 2 ) SCOTUS has just redefined reality , without a stitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their claim .
It 's one thing when Harry Potter stars make such determinations .
It 's another thing entirely when the Supreme Court does .

This has been quite a 10-day stretch for transgender activism. It began with one of the world's bestselling authors, J.K. Rowling, coming under attack for stating that only women menstruate (how dare she!). It ended with the Supreme Court including sexual orientation and gender identity under the category of "sex." In the middle, several Harry Potter stars weighed in on the side of trans-activism.
To recap, things began on June 6 on Twitter when Rowling responded to an op-ed that referenced "people who menstruate."
She tweeted, "'People who menstruate.' I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"
In response to the swirl of condemnation she received, rather than backing down, on June 10 she published a 3,600 word essay explaining her thinking.
Of her five reasons for taking a public stand, one involved the idea that only a female is a woman (what a concept!). Living in a misogynistic world, this was an important issue for her.
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She wrote, "I've read all the arguments about femaleness not residing in the sexed body, and the assertions that biological women don't have common experiences, and I find them, too, deeply misogynistic and regressive."
Indeed, she wrote, "It isn't enough for women to be trans allies. Women must accept and admit that there is no material difference between trans women and themselves."
She continued, "But, as many women have said before me, 'woman' is not a costume. 'Woman' is not an idea in a man's head. 'Woman' is not a pink brain, a liking for Jimmy Choos or any of the other sexist ideas now somehow touted as progressive."
In short, "If sex isn't real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn't hate to speak the truth."
Well said, J.K.
Not surprisingly, a number of the major Harry Potter movie stars were not happy with Rowling.
Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter) wrote (in part), "Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo (Rowling) or I."
Among others joining in from the Potter cast was co-star Rupert Grint, who said, "I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment."
For Radcliffe, Grint and others, this was a matter of compassion. Of understanding. Of enlightenment. It is high time, they would say, to move beyond the bigoted, hurtful, small-minded views of the past. After all, we're well into the 20th century now.
But all the compassion in the world doesn't change reality, and it would be worth asking some of these trans-allied stars some simple questions, including: "How, exactly do you define the terms men and women? What, after all, is a man or a woman? What constitutes being male or female? If it is not biological, then is it a state of mind? What, then, of a biological male who loves female things but still identifies as male? Is he a man? And if biology is not determinative, why does biology-altering surgery now change someone's sex?"
These are logical questions, but when it comes to trans-activism, logic is not necessarily the biggest factor. That's because many trans-activists and allies are thinking more with their hearts, which I don't mean in an insulting way. They have a friend or relative who identifies as trans. This person speaks of the terrible struggles they had until they transitioned, and now they are finally at peace. Why shouldn't we support them?
That is an emotional line of reasoning, and for many it is compelling.
But it shouldn't be compelling for the Supreme Court of the United States, which surprisingly voted 6-3 in favor of including "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" within the concept of "sex" in Title VII. (Passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, "Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.")
In one of the three cases including in the court's current ruling, the justices ruled against a funeral parlor that dismissed a male funeral director who wished to transition to the opposite sex.
As explained by the ADF, "Harris Funeral Homes [the employer] has professional conduct and dress codes to ensure that the grieving families it serves can focus on healing and not on the funeral home or its employees. Such policies are not unusual. In fact, they are consistent with industry standard. Not to mention that federal law allows such policies."
So, Harris Funeral Homes thought it would be a distraction for grieving families if they were served by a male funeral director who was now dressing as and identifying as a woman, and a result, the employee and the funeral home parted ways.
Now, by transforming the meaning of Title VII, "sex" includes gender identity.
As Justice Samuel Alito responded in his blistering dissenting opinion, "Neither 'sexual orientation,' nor 'gender identity' appear on the list of five specified grounds for discrimination in Title VII, and the majority's 'argument is not only arrogant, it is wrong,' he wrote. The terms 'sex,' 'sexual orientation,' and 'gender identity' are 'different concepts,' and neither of the two latter terms are 'tied to either of the biological sexes.'" (See further the succinct analysis of H. Von Spokovski and Ryan T. Anderson.)
As Alito also noted, "if every single American had been surveyed in 1964, it would have been hard to find any who thought that discrimination because of sex meant discrimination because of sexual orientation – not to mention gender identity, a concept that was essentially unknown at the time."
So, what SCOTUS did on June 15 was not an interpretation of a written law. It was the making of a new law. As Spokovski and Anderson asked, "Why bother trying to pass the proposed Equality Act when you can get the justices to make law for you?"
And in terms of the Harris Funeral Homes, how were they guilty of an act of "discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin"? (The other two cases grouped together by SCOTUS involved gays who were fired because of the sexual orientation. This, too, is now included under "sex.")
It is little consolation that the ruling may not affect religious institutions. (See here and here.) That's because: 1) there could be plenty more Harris Funeral Homes in the future. And 2) SCOTUS has just redefined reality, without a stitch of biological or genetic evidence to back their claim.
It's one thing when Harry Potter stars make such determinations. It's another thing entirely when the Supreme Court does.
What's next?


wnd--2020-06-16--Democrat congressman compares police union to the KKK

Amid increasing anti-police sentiment across the country , a Democratic congressman from Illinois has thrown more fuel on the fire by comparing a police union to the Ku Klux Klan .
Rep. Bobby Rush , who represents Illinois 's 1st Congressional District , attacked Chicago ’ s police union in an interview Sunday with Politico .
“ The No .
1 cause that prevents police accountability , that promotes police corruption , that protects police lawlessness , is a culprit called the Fraternal Order of Police , ” Rush told the outlet .
“ They ’ re the organized guardians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder and police brutality .
The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is the most rabid , racist body of criminal lawlessness by police in the land , ” he added .
Further upping anti-police rhetoric amid racial tensions and attacks on officers nationwide , Rush -- who was a founding member of the Illinois Black Panthers -- then likened the union to white supremacists .
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Rush further told Politico that the union and the KKK “ are like kissing , hugging and law-breaking cousins.
” The comments came after Chicago ’ s embattled police officers have spent weeks dealing with an eruption of homicides and attempting to quell violent protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day while in police custody .
The city saw its deadliest day in 60 years amid the already tense situation ; the Chicago Sun-Times reported that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on May 31 .
For that entire weekend , 25 people were slain in Chicago , with an additional 85 people wounded by gunfire .
The Sun-Times noted that police in the city were stretched thin due to protests , riots and looting on the dates the homicides occurred .
Neither the police union nor the Chicago Police Department had responded to Rush ’ s comments as of Monday afternoon .
The comments came as officers nationwide have come under attack , with police nationwide being struck by objects , assaulted , stabbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black federal officer , was shot and killed during rioting in Oakland , California , last month , according to ABC News .
Las Vegas police Officer Shay Mikalonis was shot in the head during June 1 protests in that city , leaving him paralyzed from the neck down .
Retired police Capt .
David Dorn was killed while guarding a pawn shop from looters during rioting in St. Louis , Missouri , on June 2 , while four other officers were shot on the same night in the city , KMOX-TV reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and two more were shot in New York City a week ago in an apparently premeditated attack , Fox News reported .
Those are just a few of the attacks on law enforcement officers reported in recent weeks as anti-police rhetoric continues to escalate .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Amid increasing anti-police sentiment across the country, a Democratic congressman from Illinois has thrown more fuel on the fire by comparing a police union to the Ku Klux Klan.
Rep. Bobby Rush, who represents Illinois's 1st Congressional District, attacked Chicago’s police union in an interview Sunday with Politico.
“The No. 1 cause that prevents police accountability, that promotes police corruption, that protects police lawlessness, is a culprit called the Fraternal Order of Police,” Rush told the outlet.
“They’re the organized guardians of continuous police lawlessness, of police murder and police brutality. The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is the most rabid, racist body of criminal lawlessness by police in the land,” he added.
Further upping anti-police rhetoric amid racial tensions and attacks on officers nationwide, Rush -- who was a founding member of the Illinois Black Panthers -- then likened the union to white supremacists.
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“[The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police] stands shoulder to shoulder with the Ku Klux Klan then and the Ku Klux Klan now,” he said.
Rush further told Politico that the union and the KKK “are like kissing, hugging and law-breaking cousins.”
The comments came after Chicago’s embattled police officers have spent weeks dealing with an eruption of homicides and attempting to quell violent protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day while in police custody.
The city saw its deadliest day in 60 years amid the already tense situation; the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 18 people were murdered in the city on May 31.
For that entire weekend, 25 people were slain in Chicago, with an additional 85 people wounded by gunfire.
The Sun-Times noted that police in the city were stretched thin due to protests, riots and looting on the dates the homicides occurred.
Neither the police union nor the Chicago Police Department had responded to Rush’s comments as of Monday afternoon.
The comments came as officers nationwide have come under attack, with police nationwide being struck by objects, assaulted, stabbed or shot.
Patrick Underwood, a black federal officer, was shot and killed during rioting in Oakland, California, last month, according to ABC News.
Las Vegas police Officer Shay Mikalonis was shot in the head during June 1 protests in that city, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.
Retired police Capt. David Dorn was killed while guarding a pawn shop from looters during rioting in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 2, while four other officers were shot on the same night in the city, KMOX-TV reported.
Meanwhile, one officer was stabbed and two more were shot in New York City a week ago in an apparently premeditated attack, Fox News reported.
Those are just a few of the attacks on law enforcement officers reported in recent weeks as anti-police rhetoric continues to escalate.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-06-16--Stacey Abrams makes major Biden VP announcement after months of auditioning

Nearly two years after losing the Georgia gubernatorial election but still declaring that she won anyway , Democrat Stacey Abrams hopes to become Democratic nominee Joe Biden 's running mate .
Appearing on `` The Late Show With Stephen Colbert '' last week , Abrams enthusiastically proclaimed that `` if called , I will answer '' before announcing that she had n't heard from the Biden campaign team .
`` I have said many times that if called , I will answer , but I have not received any calls , '' she told Colbert .
Abrams has spent months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the number two slot on the ticket .
The fact that she has not been called by the Biden team makes it more likely that her dream of becoming the vice presidential nominee in 2020 will not come true .
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During the debate season , Biden committed to selecting a female running mate .
Unsurprisingly , all of the candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to NBC News , Florida Rep. Val Demings has `` formally begun interviewing with the Biden campaign for the vice presidential nomination . ''
Meanwhile , CBS News reported last month that Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar `` has been asked by Joe Biden to undergo a formal vetting to be considered as his vice presidential running mate . ''
During an appearance on NBC 's `` Today Show '' last month , Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged that she had an `` opening conversation '' with Biden 's team about joining the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports about all of this vetting taking place came out at the end of last month .
The fact that Abrams still has not received any calls weeks after these other contenders have should concern her .
There might be a reason that Abrams has not heard from Team Biden .
Typically , a vice-presidential candidate has some experience in elected office at the statewide or federal level .
Contrary to what `` Governor '' Abrams may claim , she does not have any of this experience .
Nevertheless , the establishment media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an Abrams vice presidency .
Just last month , The Washington Post produced a profile on Abrams , comparing her to a `` supermodel . ''
As if The Post did not make its admiration for Abrams clear enough , one of the photos accompanying the profile featured the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate in a silhouette-like pose designed to make her look like a superhero .
At this point , it looks like Abrams ' public auditioning to become Biden 's running mate and the glowing media coverage she has received have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spot on the ticket .
Abrams and all of Biden 's other potential vice presidential picks will find out their fates soon enough .
An announcement will probably come in the weeks preceding the Democratic National Convention , currently scheduled to take place in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , during the week of Aug. 17 .
If Abrams does manage to make it onto the ticket , perhaps she will declare herself the vice president regardless of whether the Democratic ticket wins or loses .
After all , refusing to acknowledge defeat in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national stardom .
While Abrams may or may not have a place on the Biden presidential ticket , she will always have a place in the hearts of adoring media figures .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Nearly two years after losing the Georgia gubernatorial election but still declaring that she won anyway, Democrat Stacey Abrams hopes to become Democratic nominee Joe Biden's running mate.
Appearing on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" last week, Abrams enthusiastically proclaimed that "if called, I will answer" before announcing that she hadn't heard from the Biden campaign team.
"I have said many times that if called, I will answer, but I have not received any calls," she told Colbert.
Abrams has spent months begging the Democratic nominee to choose her for the number two slot on the ticket. The fact that she has not been called by the Biden team makes it more likely that her dream of becoming the vice presidential nominee in 2020 will not come true.
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For some of the other VP contenders, the vetting process has already begun. During the debate season, Biden committed to selecting a female running mate. Unsurprisingly, all of the candidates on his shortlist are female.
According to NBC News, Florida Rep. Val Demings has "formally begun interviewing with the Biden campaign for the vice presidential nomination."
Meanwhile, CBS News reported last month that Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar "has been asked by Joe Biden to undergo a formal vetting to be considered as his vice presidential running mate."
During an appearance on NBC's "Today Show" last month, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged that she had an "opening conversation" with Biden's team about joining the ticket.
Keep in mind that the reports about all of this vetting taking place came out at the end of last month. The fact that Abrams still has not received any calls weeks after these other contenders have should concern her.
There might be a reason that Abrams has not heard from Team Biden. Typically, a vice-presidential candidate has some experience in elected office at the statewide or federal level. Contrary to what "Governor" Abrams may claim, she does not have any of this experience.
Nevertheless, the establishment media have demonstrated vociferous enthusiasm about the prospect of an Abrams vice presidency. Just last month, The Washington Post produced a profile on Abrams, comparing her to a "supermodel."
As if The Post did not make its admiration for Abrams clear enough, one of the photos accompanying the profile featured the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate in a silhouette-like pose designed to make her look like a superhero.
At this point, it looks like Abrams' public auditioning to become Biden's running mate and the glowing media coverage she has received have not been enough to secure her a spot on the ticket.
Abrams and all of Biden's other potential vice presidential picks will find out their fates soon enough. An announcement will probably come in the weeks preceding the Democratic National Convention, currently scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the week of Aug. 17.
If Abrams does manage to make it onto the ticket, perhaps she will declare herself the vice president regardless of whether the Democratic ticket wins or loses. After all, refusing to acknowledge defeat in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election elevated Abrams to national stardom.
While Abrams may or may not have a place on the Biden presidential ticket, she will always have a place in the hearts of adoring media figures.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-06-16--Poll: Less than a quarter of Democrats are 'extremely proud' to be American

Barely one in four Democrats say they are `` extremely proud '' to be an American , according to a new poll .
A new Gallup survey of 1,034 adults living in the United States found that 42 percent said they were `` extremely proud '' to be an American , while 21 percent said they were `` moderately proud . ''
Among Democrats , only 24 percent rated themselves `` extremely proud . ''
Republicans had much higher national pride than Democrats , with 67 percent of Republicans surveyed saying they were `` extremely proud '' to be Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not new .
Republicans have historically expressed national pride at higher levels than Democrats , and in 2019 , there was a 54-point difference between members of the two parties .
The survey noted that overall , pride in being an American has dropped from peaks achieved in 2003 , as the U.S. initiated the Iraq War .
In 2003 , 86 percent of Republicans and 65 percent of Democrats said they were `` extremely proud '' to be an American .
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Twenty-four percent of non-white adults surveyed said they were `` extremely proud '' to be American compared to 49 percent of white adults .
Only 20 percent of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 29 expressed themselves to be `` extremely proud '' to be American , compared to 53 percent of those 65 and over .
The poll was conducted by telephone between May 28 and June 4 , amid large-scale rioting in major metro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points .
Despite the poll 's findings , many Americans tweeted their patriotism on Sunday , which was Flag Day in America .
But if pride in being an American is embattled , it is hardly dead .
Susan Spaulding of Shell Lake , Wisconsin , recently painted a massive American flag on the roof of a barn , as noted by the Wisconsin State Farmer .
`` There was a lull in the farm work and I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get back out in the fields , '' she said .
`` But the main reason is that I take pride in being an American farmer .
God bless the dairy farmer . ''
`` I always wanted to paint a flag on the barn and told my husband and he said 'go for it ' , so I did , '' Spaulding said .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Barely one in four Democrats say they are "extremely proud" to be an American, according to a new poll.
A new Gallup survey of 1,034 adults living in the United States found that 42 percent said they were "extremely proud" to be an American, while 21 percent said they were "moderately proud." Among Democrats, only 24 percent rated themselves "extremely proud."
Republicans had much higher national pride than Democrats, with 67 percent of Republicans surveyed saying they were "extremely proud" to be Americans.
The gap between the two parties is not new. Republicans have historically expressed national pride at higher levels than Democrats, and in 2019, there was a 54-point difference between members of the two parties.
The survey noted that overall, pride in being an American has dropped from peaks achieved in 2003, as the U.S. initiated the Iraq War. In 2003, 86 percent of Republicans and 65 percent of Democrats said they were "extremely proud" to be an American.
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The poll found that some subgroups were more proud of being American than others.
Twenty-four percent of non-white adults surveyed said they were "extremely proud" to be American compared to 49 percent of white adults.
Only 20 percent of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 29 expressed themselves to be "extremely proud" to be American, compared to 53 percent of those 65 and over.
The poll was conducted by telephone between May 28 and June 4, amid large-scale rioting in major metro areas following the death of George Floyd. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
Despite the poll's findings, many Americans tweeted their patriotism on Sunday, which was Flag Day in America.
This is the flag that stands for freedom, justice, & equality. It always has. When we don’t live up to those values, we should speak out. But we must not make the mistake of tearing down & disrespecting the very symbols that unify us, that stand for the best of America. #flagday pic.twitter.com/AzKgOEBzwp — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) June 14, 2020
Today, and every day, we salute our great American flag and remember how blessed we are to live in the land of the free —because of the brave.
#FlagDay pic.twitter.com/9AJWtaBl5h — WPMT FOX43 (@fox43) June 14, 2020
Every morning, I rise and hoist my American flag on my balcony. Old Glory serves as a welcome reminder that we're always striving to become a more perfect union. Today and every day, let us remember all the men and women who've fought valiantly to defend it. #flagday2020 pic.twitter.com/nTUx8b3P7x — Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) June 14, 2020
If you're not proud to be American, go back to Euroland. Happy Birthday to the greatest damn flag in the world. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/PkFvoWI4hU — Cloyd Rivers (@CloydRivers) June 14, 2020
But if pride in being an American is embattled, it is hardly dead.
Susan Spaulding of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, recently painted a massive American flag on the roof of a barn, as noted by the Wisconsin State Farmer.
"There was a lull in the farm work and I had time to do it before I had to get back out in the fields," she said. "But the main reason is that I take pride in being an American farmer. God bless the dairy farmer."
"I always wanted to paint a flag on the barn and told my husband and he said 'go for it', so I did," Spaulding said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-06-17--Priest accused of stealing money from own church

( WPRI ) -- WARWICK , R.I. ─ A former priest was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing money from the @ @ @ @ @ .
Steven Matthew Glover , known to parishioners as Father Matthew Glover , used to @ @ @ @ @ Rose and Clement Parish in Warwick .
He has been charged with obtaining money under @ @ @ @ @ over $ 1,500 and fraudulent use of a credit card .

(WPRI) -- WARWICK, R.I. ─ A former priest was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing money from the church while he worked at.
Steven Matthew Glover, known to parishioners as Father Matthew Glover, used to be a pastor at St. Rose and Clement Parish in Warwick.
He has been charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny of over $1,500 and fraudulent use of a credit card.
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wnd--2020-06-17--Church to yank Robert E. Lee stained glass, repents for 'white supremacy'

( FOX6NOW ) -- BOISE , Idaho — One of the largest churches in Boise , Idaho , apologized for @ @ @ @ @ ” and announced it is removing the likeness of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from @ @ @ @ @ of the largest churches in Boise , Idaho , apologized for participating in “ white @ @ @ @ @ is removing the likeness of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a stained-glass window .
@ @ @ @ @ pastors and staff at the Cathedral of the Rockies began by “ acknowledging our own @ @ @ @ @ window , ” which also features presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln .

(FOX6NOW) -- BOISE, Idaho — One of the largest churches in Boise, Idaho, apologized for participating in “white supremacy” and announced it is removing the likeness of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a stained-glass window.
One of the largest churches in Boise, Idaho, apologized for participating in “white supremacy” and announced it is removing the likeness of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a stained-glass window.
In a statement, the pastors and staff at the Cathedral of the Rockies began by “acknowledging our own sin with a stained glass window,” which also features presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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wnd--2020-06-17--Seattle 'summer of love' mayor negotiates with occupiers

Seattle Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan has famously called the seizure of a section of her city by radical Antifa , anarchist and Black Lives Matter militants as something akin to the `` summer of love . ''
And now she and city officials have engaged in negotiations with the radicals demanding the abolishment of Seattle Police Department and the city 's court system , agreeing to remove temporary roadblocks and replace them with concrete barriers , in exchange for ceding three blocks of `` occupied territory , '' Fox News reported .
The protesters previously called the area the Capitol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They 've changed the name to CHOP , for the Capitol Hill Organized Protest .
It 's the first time in weeks that traffic will be able to pass by the East Police Precinct , which was abandoned by the department to prevent a violent clash with protesters .
TRENDING : Helpless 92-year-old woman injured after being ruthlessly knocked to the ground in NYC The addition of concrete barriers , reported local KCPQ reporter Brandi Kruse via Twitter , because it 's a `` clear sign that the city is letting protesters stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specifically adding wood around concrete barriers for people to decorate , '' she said .
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said Thursday her officers had heard of `` armed people '' in the zone `` demanding payment from business owners in exchange for protection . ''
After visiting the zone , Best told reporters her department 's calls for service there had more than tripled .
But zone `` authorities '' would n't allow her officers to respond .
`` These are responses to emergency calls — rapes , robberies , and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occurring in the area that we ’ re not able to get to , '' she said .
In an interview Monday night with CNN 's Chris Cuomo , Best said CHOP has slowed police response times in the area , but `` if we get a call , there 's an important emergency , a 911 call , we ’ re going in . ''
Early Monday morning , a Seattle auto repair shop just outside the CHOP 's initial perimeter was broken into by a protester who attempted to light a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But despite more than a dozen 911 calls , the owner said , no police or fire personnel arrived at the scene .
Armed protesters broke down the fence , demanding the suspect be released .
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Meanwhile , the Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to ban police from using chokeholds and crowd-control devices such as tear gas and pepper spray .
Durkan , has clashed with President Trump on Twitter over her handling of the CHOP .
Last week , Trump warned that if Durkan does n't regain control of the Seattle neighborhood , he will .
On Monday , she wrote : `` Seattle wo n't lose sight of what we need : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amendment rights , demilitarizing our police force , rethinking who responds to 9-1-1 calls , and investing more to create meaningful change for our black and brown communities . ''
Durkan said Trump `` will do anything to avoid listening to the voices of millions of Americans asking for change . ''
`` He instead distracts with lies and language purposefully intended to incite violence .
He thrives on division when we desperately need to move forward as a nation , '' she said .
Last week , Durkan reacted to Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic terrorists . ''
`` It 's simply not true .
Lawfully gathering and expressing first amendment rights , demanding we do better as a society , and providing true equity for communities of color is not terrorism .
It ’ s patriotism , '' she said on Twitter .
In another tweet she said it 's clear Trump `` doesn ’ t understand what ’ s happening on five square blocks of our City . ''
Durkan said in an interview Thursday night with CNN 's Chris Cuomo on “ Cuomo Primetime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a block party atmosphere . ''
`` We could have the summer of love , '' she said .
The mayor insisted it 's `` not an armed takeover '' or a `` military junta . ''
`` We will make sure that we can restore this , '' she said .
Durkan argued that the neighborhood is known for its `` block parties . ''

Seattle Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan has famously called the seizure of a section of her city by radical Antifa, anarchist and Black Lives Matter militants as something akin to the "summer of love."
And now she and city officials have engaged in negotiations with the radicals demanding the abolishment of Seattle Police Department and the city's court system, agreeing to remove temporary roadblocks and replace them with concrete barriers, in exchange for ceding three blocks of "occupied territory," Fox News reported.
The protesters previously called the area the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. They've changed the name to CHOP, for the Capitol Hill Organized Protest.
It's the first time in weeks that traffic will be able to pass by the East Police Precinct, which was abandoned by the department to prevent a violent clash with protesters.
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The addition of concrete barriers, reported local KCPQ reporter Brandi Kruse via Twitter, because it's a "clear sign that the city is letting protesters stay long term."
"They are specifically adding wood around concrete barriers for people to decorate," she said.
The addition of concrete barriers in #CHOP this morning is actually very significant for a couple reasons. 1) This is a clear sign that the city is letting protesters stay long term. They are specifically adding wood around concrete barriers for people to decorate. pic.twitter.com/KDsQFbW8Ua — Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) June 16, 2020
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said Thursday her officers had heard of "armed people" in the zone "demanding payment from business owners in exchange for protection." After visiting the zone, Best told reporters her department's calls for service there had more than tripled. But zone "authorities" wouldn't allow her officers to respond.
"These are responses to emergency calls — rapes, robberies, and all sorts of violent acts that have been occurring in the area that we’re not able to get to," she said.
In an interview Monday night with CNN's Chris Cuomo, Best said CHOP has slowed police response times in the area, but "if we get a call, there's an important emergency, a 911 call, we’re going in."
Early Monday morning, a Seattle auto repair shop just outside the CHOP's initial perimeter was broken into by a protester who attempted to light a fire. The owner detained the protester. But despite more than a dozen 911 calls, the owner said, no police or fire personnel arrived at the scene. Armed protesters broke down the fence, demanding the suspect be released.
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Meanwhile, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to ban police from using chokeholds and crowd-control devices such as tear gas and pepper spray.
Durkan, has clashed with President Trump on Twitter over her handling of the CHOP.
Last week, Trump warned that if Durkan doesn't regain control of the Seattle neighborhood, he will.
On Monday, she wrote: "Seattle won't lose sight of what we need: allowing our community to exercise their first amendment rights, demilitarizing our police force, rethinking who responds to 9-1-1 calls, and investing more to create meaningful change for our black and brown communities."
Durkan said Trump "will do anything to avoid listening to the voices of millions of Americans asking for change."
"He instead distracts with lies and language purposefully intended to incite violence. He thrives on division when we desperately need to move forward as a nation," she said.
Last week, Durkan reacted to Trump's labeling of the CHOP protesters as "domestic terrorists."
"It's simply not true. Lawfully gathering and expressing first amendment rights, demanding we do better as a society, and providing true equity for communities of color is not terrorism. It’s patriotism," she said on Twitter.
In another tweet she said it's clear Trump "doesn’t understand what’s happening on five square blocks of our City."
Durkan said in an interview Thursday night with CNN's Chris Cuomo on “Cuomo Primetime" that the zone is "more like a block party atmosphere."
"We could have the summer of love," she said.
The mayor insisted it's "not an armed takeover" or a "military junta."
"We will make sure that we can restore this," she said.
Durkan argued that the neighborhood is known for its "block parties."


wnd--2020-06-17--FDA revokes authorization of 'Trump drug'

The Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency use authorization for the common anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and many physicians around the world as an effective treatment for COVID-19 , hydroxychloroquine .
The FDA said on its website Monday that after a review of current research on hydroxychloroquine and its cousin chloroquine , the agency determined the drugs did n't meet the `` the statutory criteria '' for emergency use authorization .
Doctors can continue to legally prescribe the two drugs off-label , as the emergency use authorization applied to hospitalized COVID-19 patients and to drugs donated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FDA has effectively tied the hands of doctors who have found the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19 , said Dr. Stephen M. Smith , an infectious-disease specialist trained as a researcher under Dr. Anthony Fauci who briefed President Trump in April on the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine .
TRENDING : Helpless 92-year-old woman injured after being ruthlessly knocked to the ground in NYC Smith , who directs the Smith Center for Infectious Diseases & Urban Health in East Orange , New Jersey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been better if the FDA never had issued the emergency-use authorization , because now the agency has made it even more difficult for doctors to prescribe the drug .
The authorization , he said , relying on a `` poorly done '' study , recommended a `` ridiculously low '' dosage of 2,400 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine over five days .
Meanwhile , the FDA recommends 2,000 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine for malaria in 48 hours .
`` Fortunately , around here , COVID is fading , hopefully for good , '' Smith told WND @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the New York City area where he works and the greater Northeast .
FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton said in a letter to Gary Disbrow of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) on Monday that the FDA `` has concluded that , based on this new information and other information discussed in the attached memorandum , it is no longer reasonable to believe that oral formulations of HCQ and CQ may be effective in treating COVID-19 , nor is it reasonable to believe that the known and potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and potential risks . ''
The FDA said hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been tied to serious cardiac events and other side effects among COVID-19 patients .
The World Health Organization temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine in response to a widely cited observational study published in the medical journal The Lancet that concluded seriously ill COVID-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine were more likely to die .
But in an embarrassing turn , the premiere journal was forced to withdraw the study after three of the four authors issued an apology , citing concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data .
The Lancet study 's fatal flaws were immediately apparent to Smith when the study was released in May .
In another interview with WND in May , Smith expressed his frustration with the politicization of hydroxychloroquine and the disconnect between the scientific data on the drug and the statements of scientists , media and politicians who have access to that data .
Long before it withdrew emergency-use authorization , the FDA posted a warning on its website saying it `` cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to risk of heart rhythm problems . ''
But Smith pointed out that in the 400 clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine the FDA has approved for various diseases , not one requires EKG monitoring .
The drug has been used to treat malaria since 1955 and is commonly used for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients .
`` People have doubled down on the toxicity of a drug that is not toxic , '' he said .
`` They 've gone around and told everybody it 's killing people .
It 's not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center , called The Lancet study a `` political hit job . ''
CNN , in its report Monday on the FDA 's revocation , mentioned the WHO 's suspension of its clinical trials with a link to a story about The Lancet study 's damning findings .
But CNN , while reporting the WHO has resumed the trials , did n't explain in its story Monday that the WHO trials resumed because The Lancet study seized on by establishment media had been withdrawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Physicians and Surgeons has sued the federal government , alleging `` irrational interference '' with doctors ' efforts to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients .
The doctors point out that hydroxychloroquine has been approved as safe by the FDA for 65 years .
It 's `` safer than numerous medications that are widely available over-the-counter , including anti-depressants , sleeping pills , bronchodilators , Tylenol , and even aspirin , '' they said .
AAPS cited Harvey A. Risch , professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies , including two controlled clinical trials , have demonstrated significant major outpatient treatment efficacy .
He concluded that `` these medications need to be widely available and promoted immediately for physicians . ''
AAPS said that in countries that began using hydroxychloroquine `` for prophylaxis and early treatment , death rates soon began to decrease , and the ratio of recoveries to deaths increased dramatically '' in countries such as Cyprus , Costa Rica , Russia , Monaco , Algeria , Turkey , Israel , Italy , Peru , Honduras , Indonesia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Portugal .

The Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency-use authorization for the common anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and many physicians around the world as an effective treatment for COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine.
The FDA said on its website Monday that after a review of current research on hydroxychloroquine and its cousin chloroquine, the agency determined the drugs didn't meet the "the statutory criteria" for emergency use authorization.
Doctors can continue to legally prescribe the two drugs off-label, as the emergency-use authorization applied to hospitalized COVID-19 patients and to drugs donated to the Strategic National Stockpile.
But the FDA -- essentially declaring hydroxychloroquine doesn't work and is dangerous -- has tied the hands of doctors who have successfully treated COVID-19 patients by combining the drug with azithromycin and sometimes zinc, said Dr. Stephen M. Smith, an infectious-disease specialist in East Orange, New Jersey, who trained as a researcher under Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health.
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"Physicians will be extremely hesitant to prescribe hydroxychloroquine," Smith told WND on Tuesday.
Smith, who briefed President Trump in April on the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, said it would have been better if the FDA never had issued the emergency-use authorization.
The authorization, he explained, relying on a "poorly done" study, recommended a "ridiculously low" dosage of 2,400 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine over five days. Meanwhile, the FDA recommends 2,000 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine for malaria in 48 hours.
Then, the FDA said the dose that would be required in order to produce any effect against COVID-19 would likely be toxic, without specifying what that dose would be, he pointed out.
"What doctor now wants to fight for this drug?" Smith asked.
FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton said in a letter to Gary Disbrow of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) on Monday that the FDA "has concluded that, based on this new information and other information discussed in the attached memorandum, it is no longer reasonable to believe that oral formulations of HCQ and CQ may be effective in treating COVID-19, nor is it reasonable to believe that the known and potential benefits of these products outweigh their known and potential risks."
The FDA said hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been tied to serious cardiac events and other side effects among COVID-19 patients.
Long before it withdrew emergency-use authorization, the FDA posted a warning on its website saying it "cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial due to risk of heart rhythm problems."
But Smith pointed out in an interview with WND in May that in the approximately 400 clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine the FDA has approved for various diseases, not one requires EKG monitoring.
The drug has been used to treat malaria since 1955 and is commonly used for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients.
"People have doubled down on the toxicity of a drug that is not toxic," he said at the time. "They've gone around and told everybody it's killing people. It's not."
On Tuesday, Smith noted clinical trials in India show hydroxychloroquine works in prophylaxis, as a preventative. President Trump, prompting shock and scorn from media, took the drug as a preventative for a time, citing the fact that health-care workers around the world treating COVID-19 patients were doing the same.
But, now, no one in the United States will prescribe it for that purpose, Smith said.
"This is very bad in many ways for American medicine," he said. "The FDA, perhaps unintentionally, perhaps intentionally, weighed in on the use of FDA-approved drugs. That hasn't happened before to my knowledge."
The good news, regarding COVID-19, Smith said, is that the number of cases are declining in what was once the nation's hot zone, the New York City area, where he works, and the greater Northeast.
In May, the World Health Organization temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine in response to a widely reported observational study published in the medical journal The Lancet that concluded seriously ill COVID-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine were more likely to die.
But in an embarrassing turn, the premiere journal was forced to withdraw the study after three of the four authors issued an apology, citing concerns about the quality and veracity of the data.
The Lancet study's fatal flaws were immediately apparent to Smith when the study was released in May. Dr. Marc Siegel, associate professor of medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center, called The Lancet study a "political hit job."
In another interview with WND in May, Smith expressed his frustration with the politicization of hydroxychloroquine and the disconnect between the scientific data on the drug and the statements of scientists, media and politicians who have access to that data.
CNN, in its report Monday on the FDA's revocation, mentioned the WHO's suspension of its hydroxychloroquine clinical trials with a link to a story about The Lancet study's damning findings.
The network reported the WHO has resumed the trials. But CNN failed to explain in its story Monday that the WHO trials resumed because The Lancet withdrew the deeply flawed study after it had been given so much attention by establishment media.
'Irrational interference'
WND reported Monday the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has sued the federal government, alleging "irrational interference" with doctors' efforts to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients.
The doctors point out that hydroxychloroquine has been approved as safe by the FDA for 65 years. It's "safer than numerous medications that are widely available over-the-counter, including anti-depressants, sleeping pills, bronchodilators, Tylenol, and even aspirin," they said.
AAPS cited Harvey A. Risch, professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine, who said five studies, including two controlled clinical trials, have demonstrated significant major outpatient treatment efficacy. He concluded that "these medications need to be widely available and promoted immediately for physicians."
AAPS said that in countries that began using hydroxychloroquine "for prophylaxis and early treatment, death rates soon began to decrease, and the ratio of recoveries to deaths increased dramatically," including Cyprus, Costa Rica, Russia, Monaco, Algeria, Turkey, Israel, Italy, Peru, Honduras, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Portugal.