wnd--2020-07-24--Bring in the feds! Protection of natural rights trumps federalism

America circa 2020 continues to erupt in riots , spurred by the death-by-cop of George Floyd .
The violence is qualitatively different than the violence that roiled the U.S. during the race riots of 1964 .
Whether you thought those riots right or wrong , back in 1964 , state police officers were a forceful presence for law-and-order .
They did damage to rioters as deliberately as they defended people and their property .
`` End-stage America '' riots , referred to by the malfunctioning media as `` peaceful protests , '' have engulfed `` over 2,000 cities and towns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wikipedia has conceded that `` most large cities [ have seen and are seeing ] large scale rioting , looting , and burning of businesses and police cars . ''
You know how bad things are when such habitual liars for the left admit to `` large-scale '' destruction by the left .
This `` mostly peaceful '' mob even murdered a man , in Minneapolis , and burned down a pawnshop , all in memory of George Floyd .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots Neutered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police force in 2020 is missing in action .
In the rare event that they act in accordance with their constitutional obligation to protect innocent people and their property , the police are hobbled – prevented from deploying riot-control tactics and , thus , invariably `` hurt and hospitalized . ''
`` End-stage America '' and its kneeling , pleading police force is the result of institutional rot , brought about because of the left 's lengthy control of the intellectual means of production ( neocons and ConInkers are collaborators ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ countenance the disruption of public order and tranquility .
The Law in 2020 has helped invert ordered liberty , so that , in America today , The Law protects the outlaw against the law-abiding .
Witness the case of Mark and Patricia McCloskey : Riffraff invaded their grounds and encroached on their residence .
The legacy media faulted the St. Louis couple , framing the two 's self-defense stance and deterrence as dangerous aggression .
The Law followed through with weapons confiscation and criminal charges .
The police , whose first duty is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens , appear to believe they serve not the citizens but local mob bosses like Seattle 's mayor , Jenny Durkan , and her crooked police chief , Carmen Best .
The latter , who seems to worry more about the weave on her head and eyelashes than about the working people of the city , commanded her compliant and cowardly police officers to desert their posts and the people they swore to protect .
Another Black Lives Matter stooge – all-round coward and oath-of-office violator – is Paul Pazen , Denver , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complicit in standing down so as to enable the violent attack on author and activist Michelle Malkin .
Ms. Malkin , the scrappiest , bravest woman in America , was physically assaulted at a `` Back the Blue '' rally , in Denver on July 21 .
Police were present all right .
They watched on as a bulldyke with a baton advanced on a little Braveheart of a lady , who screamed her lungs out in fury , not in fear .
But the boys in blue for whom Michelle stood up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of wanton destruction openly enabled by elected authorities and their private militia – the police – Chris Cuomo of CNN minted a new phrase for the kind of `` peaceful protesters '' who physically struck the diminutive Ms. Malkin and are destroying structures across the country : `` Inequality riots . ''
`` Potato , potahto , tomato , tomahto '' : Another morally corrupt celebrity , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Democrat from New York , has made the Jean Valjean Argument from Bread : Rioters are hungry .
Indeed , there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yorkers stealing bread from … a Chanel flagship store on Fifth Avenue . ''
The same scenes played out in thousands of cities across the country .
Worst of all have been Portland , in Oregon , and Seattle , Washington .
So , finally , President Trump has sent in the cavalry .
The president launched `` Operation Legend . ''
`` Announcing a surge of federal law enforcement in American communities plagued by violent crime , '' Trump added that he had `` no choice but to get involved . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ defensive actions to launch a counter-terrorism operation with the aim of crushing a violent insurrection against law-abiding America .
It is essential to take back the streets , and to quit misnaming a repulsive specter that is neither democratic nor peaceful .
Upholding rights to life , liberty and property is a government 's primary – some would say only – duty .
Belatedly , and in furtherance of the violation of individual rights , Democrats frequently rediscover American federalism .
( In fairness , to promote their political agenda , Republicans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bequeathed by the Founders .
Rather than mandate facemasks to save people from dying and killing others , Republicans have left local leaders to supervise the killing fields of COVID . )
The reason the president 's domestic counter-terrorism operation is warranted is because the people 's rights to life , liberty and property are being systematically violated .
And natural rights antedate the state apparatus .
Federalism is an excellent principle , but it is not a religion .
Michelle Malkin has a natural right to walk about unmolested and speak her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colorado officials will not uphold her inalienable natural rights in Colorado , and mine in Washington state , then bring in the feds .
Better still , free armed citizens to do the job their representatives , ostensibly bound by the Constitution , have shirked .
What a shame that a debate that ought to be about inalienable individual rights is straitjacketed into statist terminology .
We are told that `` federal authorities from the FBI , U.S .
Marshals Service , DEA and ATF '' have arrived in our states to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ main ) , when their true duty is to uphold inalienable rights undermined .
The level of decision-making is immaterial ; what matters is the decision .
No one has the right to threaten lives and livelihoods ( that includes the Internal Revenue Service ) .
By logical extension , it matters not who upholds those inalienable rights to work and walk about Seattle , Portland and Denver unmolested – which state or federal official – just so long as someone does .
Yes , suddenly loathsome local leaders like Seattle 's Mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( who was tear-gassed by federal agents on Wednesday night ) , Oregon Gov .
Kate Brown ( D ) , and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ( D ) are decrying `` a blatant abuse of power , '' given that policing is the purview of `` states , and governors and locals officials . ''
To repeat , natural rights antedate the state apparatus and the federal scheme .
And although federalism is an excellent principle , it is not a religion .
In their appetite for destruction , these liberal `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they 've hitherto had nothing but contempt .
In the liberal vernacular , States ' Rights are synonyms for racial hatred and discrimination .
Now Democrats are shrieking louder than Dixiecrats ever did that the intervention by the federal government in state affairs might undermine this `` cherished '' principle .
( So , they know about the 10th Amendment ? )
What 's next in liberal two-facedness ?
As they shield lawbreakers and attack the law-abiding , will Mayors Jenny , Lori and Ted lecture that , `` We are a nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whose reasoning is even more meager than their morals , do n't know that the long tradition of English and American law and the Christian religion favors the preservation of life , liberty and property over their forfeiture .
Why is America suddenly in the grip of a violent revolution – and why are so many public officials enabling it ?
The shocking answers are found in `` CANCEL AMERICA : Under cover of racial grievance , an all-out Marxist cultural revolution explodes , '' the newest issue of WND 's acclaimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ print and digital versions .
Better yet , subscribe at a discounted rate !

America circa 2020 continues to erupt in riots, spurred by the death-by-cop of George Floyd. The violence is qualitatively different than the violence that roiled the U.S. during the race riots of 1964.
Whether you thought those riots right or wrong, back in 1964, state police officers were a forceful presence for law-and-order. They did damage to rioters as deliberately as they defended people and their property.
"End-stage America" riots, referred to by the malfunctioning media as "peaceful protests," have engulfed "over 2,000 cities and towns in all 50 states."
Even Wikipedia has conceded that "most large cities [have seen and are seeing] large scale rioting, looting, and burning of businesses and police cars." You know how bad things are when such habitual liars for the left admit to "large-scale" destruction by the left.
This "mostly peaceful" mob even murdered a man, in Minneapolis, and burned down a pawnshop, all in memory of George Floyd.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Neutered, coopted, infiltrated and compromised – the police force in 2020 is missing in action. In the rare event that they act in accordance with their constitutional obligation to protect innocent people and their property, the police are hobbled – prevented from deploying riot-control tactics and, thus, invariably "hurt and hospitalized."
"End-stage America" and its kneeling, pleading police force is the result of institutional rot, brought about because of the left's lengthy control of the intellectual means of production (neocons and ConInkers are collaborators).
In 1964, The Law would not countenance the disruption of public order and tranquility. The Law in 2020 has helped invert ordered liberty, so that, in America today, The Law protects the outlaw against the law-abiding.
Witness the case of Mark and Patricia McCloskey: Riffraff invaded their grounds and encroached on their residence. The legacy media faulted the St. Louis couple, framing the two's self-defense stance and deterrence as dangerous aggression. The Law followed through with weapons confiscation and criminal charges.
The police, whose first duty is to uphold the negative rights of the citizens, appear to believe they serve not the citizens but local mob bosses like Seattle's mayor, Jenny Durkan, and her crooked police chief, Carmen Best. The latter, who seems to worry more about the weave on her head and eyelashes than about the working people of the city, commanded her compliant and cowardly police officers to desert their posts and the people they swore to protect.
Another Black Lives Matter stooge – all-round coward and oath-of-office violator – is Paul Pazen, Denver, Colorado, police chief. He stands complicit in standing down so as to enable the violent attack on author and activist Michelle Malkin.
Ms. Malkin, the scrappiest, bravest woman in America, was physically assaulted at a "Back the Blue" rally, in Denver on July 21. Police were present all right. They watched on as a bulldyke with a baton advanced on a little Braveheart of a lady, who screamed her lungs out in fury, not in fear.
But the boys in blue for whom Michelle stood up, stood down.
Inspired by scenes of wanton destruction openly enabled by elected authorities and their private militia – the police – Chris Cuomo of CNN minted a new phrase for the kind of "peaceful protesters" who physically struck the diminutive Ms. Malkin and are destroying structures across the country: "Inequality riots."
"Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto": Another morally corrupt celebrity, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat from New York, has made the Jean Valjean Argument from Bread: Rioters are hungry. Indeed, there are some "heartbreaking videos of starving New Yorkers stealing bread from … a Chanel flagship store on Fifth Avenue."
The same scenes played out in thousands of cities across the country. Worst of all have been Portland, in Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.
So, finally, President Trump has sent in the cavalry. The president launched "Operation Legend." "Announcing a surge of federal law enforcement in American communities plagued by violent crime," Trump added that he had "no choice but to get involved."
This paleolibertarian supports the president's belated defensive actions to launch a counter-terrorism operation with the aim of crushing a violent insurrection against law-abiding America.
It is essential to take back the streets, and to quit misnaming a repulsive specter that is neither democratic nor peaceful.
Upholding rights to life, liberty and property is a government's primary – some would say only – duty.
Belatedly, and in furtherance of the violation of individual rights, Democrats frequently rediscover American federalism. (In fairness, to promote their political agenda, Republicans are as opportunistic about deferring to the division-of-power bequeathed by the Founders. Rather than mandate facemasks to save people from dying and killing others, Republicans have left local leaders to supervise the killing fields of COVID.)
The reason the president's domestic counter-terrorism operation is warranted is because the people's rights to life, liberty and property are being systematically violated.
And natural rights antedate the state apparatus. Federalism is an excellent principle, but it is not a religion.
Michelle Malkin has a natural right to walk about unmolested and speak her mind free of bodily harm. If Colorado officials will not uphold her inalienable natural rights in Colorado, and mine in Washington state, then bring in the feds. Better still, free armed citizens to do the job their representatives, ostensibly bound by the Constitution, have shirked.
What a shame that a debate that ought to be about inalienable individual rights is straitjacketed into statist terminology.
We are told that "federal authorities from the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, DEA and ATF" have arrived in our states to protect federal property (courthouses, in the main), when their true duty is to uphold inalienable rights undermined.
The level of decision-making is immaterial; what matters is the decision. No one has the right to threaten lives and livelihoods (that includes the Internal Revenue Service). By logical extension, it matters not who upholds those inalienable rights to work and walk about Seattle, Portland and Denver unmolested – which state or federal official – just so long as someone does.
Yes, suddenly loathsome local leaders like Seattle's Mayor Jenny, Portland's Mayor Ted Wheeler (who was tear-gassed by federal agents on Wednesday night), Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D), and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) are decrying "a blatant abuse of power," given that policing is the purview of "states, and governors and locals officials."
To repeat, natural rights antedate the state apparatus and the federal scheme. And although federalism is an excellent principle, it is not a religion.
In their appetite for destruction, these liberal "leaders" have rediscovered principles for which they've hitherto had nothing but contempt.
In the liberal vernacular, States' Rights are synonyms for racial hatred and discrimination. Now Democrats are shrieking louder than Dixiecrats ever did that the intervention by the federal government in state affairs might undermine this "cherished" principle. (So, they know about the 10th Amendment?)
What's next in liberal two-facedness? As they shield lawbreakers and attack the law-abiding, will Mayors Jenny, Lori and Ted lecture that, "We are a nation of laws"?
These confused casuists, whose reasoning is even more meager than their morals, don't know that the long tradition of English and American law and the Christian religion favors the preservation of life, liberty and property over their forfeiture.
Why is America suddenly in the grip of a violent revolution – and why are so many public officials enabling it? The shocking answers are found in "CANCEL AMERICA: Under cover of racial grievance, an all-out Marxist cultural revolution explodes," the newest issue of WND's acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine. Available in both print and digital versions. Better yet, subscribe at a discounted rate!


wnd--2020-07-24--Watch Chinese video bashing Trump ahead of 2020 election

The state-controlled China Global Television Network has released a video making clear that the communist nation would rather have Joe Biden in the White House .
The National Pulse reported the video -- titled `` Can COVID-19 beat populism ? ''
-- confirms Trump 's claim that China has sought political gain from the virus , which originated in Wuhan , China .
It accuses the Trump administration of being `` anti-science '' and `` shirking '' responsibilities , using a series of unflattering images of the president .
Chinese state media called the video another `` straw on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's ] hollow politics . ''
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots Other national leaders , including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro , also are attacked .
The National Pulse said on its Twitter account : `` BOMBSHELL ADMISSION : Chinese state media claims coronoavirus is a tool to 'beat ' Trump . ''
The Pulse said the video confirms Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ’ s insistence that China has leveraged the coronavirus pandemic to its benefit .
Pompeo made the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlined a plan for a coalition to oppose the communist regime .
The Chinese media outlet insisted the silver lining of the coronavirus is that `` people are beginning to realize that ... populist rhetoric is nothing but empty promises . ''
The video says : `` Populist leaders like U.S. President Donald Trump are good at whipping up populist sentiment .
They look strong .
They promise they can 'get things done . '
They are 'experts ' at manipulating people ’ s feelings .
But here ’ s the twist : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and problems , '' The Gateway Pundit blog said the video confirms that `` China absolutely wants Joe Biden to win the 2020 election and now with the coronavirus is doing all it can to stop President Trump . ''
Trump has been tough on China , clamping down on unfair trade practices and this week ordering the closure of the Houston consulate , which was believed to be engaged in espionage .
The Gateway Pundit said : `` President Trump is demolishing the CCP and they do n't like it .
Their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong is a mess , and they have yet to be held accountable for the thousands of deaths in the US related to their coronavirus .
Of course they want Biden to win the presidency and no doubt they are doing all they can to make it so . ''

The state-controlled China Global Television Network has released a video making clear that the communist nation would rather have Joe Biden in the White House.
The National Pulse reported the video -- titled "Can COVID-19 beat populism?" -- confirms Trump's claim that China has sought political gain from the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China.
It accuses the Trump administration of being "anti-science" and "shirking" responsibilities, using a series of unflattering images of the president.
Chinese state media called the video another "straw on the camel's back to expose [Trump's] hollow politics."
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Other national leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, also are attacked.
The National Pulse said on its Twitter account: "BOMBSHELL ADMISSION: Chinese state media claims coronoavirus is a tool to 'beat' Trump."
BOMBSHELL ADMISSION: Chinese State Media Claims Coronavirus Is A Tool To ‘Beat’ Trump https://t.co/fjljR1KumX — The National Pulse 🚨 (@TheNatPulse) July 22, 2020
The video:
The Pulse said the video confirms Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s insistence that China has leveraged the coronavirus pandemic to its benefit.
Pompeo made the claim while visiting London, where he outlined a plan for a coalition to oppose the communist regime.
The Chinese media outlet insisted the silver lining of the coronavirus is that "people are beginning to realize that ... populist rhetoric is nothing but empty promises."
The video says: "Populist leaders like U.S. President Donald Trump are good at whipping up populist sentiment. They look strong. They promise they can 'get things done.' They are 'experts' at manipulating people’s feelings. But here’s the twist: They are incompetent at solving real threats and problems,"
The Gateway Pundit blog said the video confirms that "China absolutely wants Joe Biden to win the 2020 election and now with the coronavirus is doing all it can to stop President Trump."
Trump has been tough on China, clamping down on unfair trade practices and this week ordering the closure of the Houston consulate, which was believed to be engaged in espionage.
The Gateway Pundit said: "President Trump is demolishing the CCP and they don't like it. Their economy is in free fall, Hong Kong is a mess, and they have yet to be held accountable for the thousands of deaths in the US related to their coronavirus. Of course they want Biden to win the presidency and no doubt they are doing all they can to make it so."


wnd--2020-07-23--Joe Biden panders to both Islam and China

Days ago , former Vice President Joe Biden addressed via video the `` Million Muslim Votes Summit '' with thanks for their presidential endorsement .
Approximately 3.45 million Americans – roughly 1.1 percent of our population – reportedly are now Muslims , nearly half the number of American Jews in the United States .
The summit was hosted by Emgage , which includes the largest Muslim political action committee in the U.S .
In late 2019 Emgage Action reportedly received a $ 1 million donation from the Open Society Policy Center , which this year continues to give Emgage Action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muslim PAC thus gets hefty funding from radical leftist billionaire George Soros – a megalomaniac who twice in the past has described himself as God , but was born Jewish .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots Emgage in the past , according to the Washington Free Beacon , collaborated with at least one Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated group that invited anti-LGBT Islamic speakers , one of whom called homosexuality a `` disease '' that will `` destroy your children . ''
Biden , despite Emgage 's potential terrorist-defending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support .
`` I will end the Muslim ban on day one , '' said Biden .
But President Donald Trump 's so-called `` Muslim ban '' affects only 13 Muslim-majority countries , as well as several non-Muslim countries such as North Korea and Venezuela – but it restricts no travel from 49 other Muslim countries .
Biden pledged to work with partners `` to meet the moral demands of the humanitarian crises in [ Muslim ] Syria , Yemen and Gaza '' and promised to `` continue to champion the rights of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't fail to speak out against the abuses of human rights , including targeting for violence and prosecution Muslim minorities around the world , '' Biden told Emgage .
A Palestinian might hear this as Biden promising to shift from President Trump 's pro-Israeli policies to Biden bullying Israel .
But he also briefly mentioned the Uyghurs as persecuted Muslims .
As President , Biden would never defend Uyghurs .
Biden is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communist China .
Joe 's son Hunter flew into Beijing aboard Air Force Two and days later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money by the government Bank of China .
Hunter Biden had zero qualifications as an investor .
This obviously dirty deal could only have happened , like Hunter 's smaller multimillion dollar Ukraine payoff , through Joe Biden 's intercession .
Biden 's son got rich from the `` vice '' in Joe 's vice presidency .
But Communist China almost certainly would use evidence of Joe 's secret deal-making as a vise to squeeze , blackmail and control a President Biden .
More than 40 % of Communist China 's territory – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was originally populated by people who do not see themselves as racist Han Chinese .
China today has an estimated 1 million Uyghur Muslims imprisoned in concentration camps or used as slave labor .
Sen. Josh Hawley , R-Mo.
, proposes that globalist enterprises such as Apple and Nike that profit from Uyghur servitude be required to take a `` Slave Free '' pledge .
Do not expect Biden or his leftist comrades , busy tearing down statues of long-dead slaveholders , to oppose Communist China 's Marxist enslavement today of Muslims and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think is important , '' Biden told Emgage Muslims , `` I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith . ''
Joe , the U.S. Department of Education has already been pushing `` Access Islam , '' grades 5-to-12 lessons that require children to learn verses from the Quran and Hadith , as well as the Shahadah , one of the `` five pillars of Islam , '' that if spoken constitutes conversion to the Muslim faith .
At what point does the study of Islam become government-school-coerced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' shows children video of a Muslim who left Christianity for Islam , `` the true worship of God . ''
`` Submit yourself '' to Allah , the video instructs .
It portrays Islam as at least the equal of their own faiths to students , most of whom are Christian or Jewish .
In the streets , meanwhile , rioters torch churches and smash the heads off statues of Jesus , Mary and in eight instances Saint Junipero Serra , founder of California 's Catholic Spanish missions .
The statue of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ French king and Holy Land crusader , draws Muslim protesters in St. Louis .
The U.S. House of Representatives is dominated by Democratic anti-Semitic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota , Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York .
This hard-left unholy trinity just ousted 16-term pro-Israel liberal Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel of New York , chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee .
Twitter recently banned the Star of David as `` hateful imagery . ''
In the spreading darkness , a crescent moon , yellow stars and Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a former Reader 's Digest Roving Editor .
His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and other major publications .
His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith , `` The Secret War , '' shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats .
For a free , postpaid copy , call toll-free 800-630-1492 .

Days ago, former Vice President Joe Biden addressed via video the "Million Muslim Votes Summit" with thanks for their presidential endorsement.
Approximately 3.45 million Americans – roughly 1.1 percent of our population – reportedly are now Muslims, nearly half the number of American Jews in the United States.
The summit was hosted by Emgage, which includes the largest Muslim political action committee in the U.S.
In late 2019 Emgage Action reportedly received a $1 million donation from the Open Society Policy Center, which this year continues to give Emgage Action thousands of additional dollars.
This largest Muslim PAC thus gets hefty funding from radical leftist billionaire George Soros – a megalomaniac who twice in the past has described himself as God, but was born Jewish.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Emgage in the past, according to the Washington Free Beacon, collaborated with at least one Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated group that invited anti-LGBT Islamic speakers, one of whom called homosexuality a "disease" that will "destroy your children."
Biden, despite Emgage's potential terrorist-defending and anti-gay connections, enthusiastically accepted its support.
"I will end the Muslim ban on day one," said Biden. But President Donald Trump's so-called "Muslim ban" affects only 13 Muslim-majority countries, as well as several non-Muslim countries such as North Korea and Venezuela – but it restricts no travel from 49 other Muslim countries.
Biden pledged to work with partners "to meet the moral demands of the humanitarian crises in [Muslim] Syria, Yemen and Gaza" and promised to "continue to champion the rights of Palestinians. …"
"I won't fail to speak out against the abuses of human rights, including targeting for violence and prosecution Muslim minorities around the world," Biden told Emgage.
A Palestinian might hear this as Biden promising to shift from President Trump's pro-Israeli policies to Biden bullying Israel. But he also briefly mentioned the Uyghurs as persecuted Muslims. As President, Biden would never defend Uyghurs.
Biden is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communist China. Joe's son Hunter flew into Beijing aboard Air Force Two and days later was given $1.5 billion in investment money by the government Bank of China.
Hunter Biden had zero qualifications as an investor. This obviously dirty deal could only have happened, like Hunter's smaller multimillion dollar Ukraine payoff, through Joe Biden's intercession.
Biden's son got rich from the "vice" in Joe's vice presidency. But Communist China almost certainly would use evidence of Joe's secret deal-making as a vise to squeeze, blackmail and control a President Biden.
More than 40% of Communist China's territory – Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang – was originally populated by people who do not see themselves as racist Han Chinese.
China today has an estimated 1 million Uyghur Muslims imprisoned in concentration camps or used as slave labor. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., proposes that globalist enterprises such as Apple and Nike that profit from Uyghur servitude be required to take a "Slave Free" pledge.
Do not expect Biden or his leftist comrades, busy tearing down statues of long-dead slaveholders, to oppose Communist China's Marxist enslavement today of Muslims and Christians.
"One of the things I think is important," Biden told Emgage Muslims, "I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith."
Joe, the U.S. Department of Education has already been pushing "Access Islam," grades 5-to-12 lessons that require children to learn verses from the Quran and Hadith, as well as the Shahadah, one of the "five pillars of Islam," that if spoken constitutes conversion to the Muslim faith.
At what point does the study of Islam become government-school-coerced practice of Islam?
"Access Islam" shows children video of a Muslim who left Christianity for Islam, "the true worship of God." "Submit yourself" to Allah, the video instructs. It portrays Islam as at least the equal of their own faiths to students, most of whom are Christian or Jewish.
In the streets, meanwhile, rioters torch churches and smash the heads off statues of Jesus, Mary and in eight instances Saint Junipero Serra, founder of California's Catholic Spanish missions. The statue of St. Louis IX, a 12th century French king and Holy Land crusader, draws Muslim protesters in St. Louis.
The U.S. House of Representatives is dominated by Democratic anti-Semitic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. This hard-left unholy trinity just ousted 16-term pro-Israel liberal Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. Twitter recently banned the Star of David as "hateful imagery." In the spreading darkness, a crescent moon, yellow stars and Joe Biden are rising.
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader's Digest Roving Editor. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith, "The Secret War," shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats. For a free, postpaid copy, call toll-free 800-630-1492.


wnd--2020-07-23--Why Portland is the center of the demonic realm's attacks

There are seasons in human affairs when mankind can see much more than just the tip of the iceberg of Satanic control in this world .
Evil prefers to spread in darkness , but when God 's people stand firmly against the Satanic agenda despite increasing punishment , they compel the adversary to send ever greater numbers of his forces out of the shadows onto the battlefield .
In those rare moments , the full extent to which the leaders and systems of this world are corrupted gets exposed to those with spiritual discernment .
It is a dark and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in waves of escalating fury and power – like a comic-book villain transforming into a massive and malevolent behemoth , part real and part illusion – seemingly beyond the power of the righteous to defeat .
That is exactly what is happening today in the Marxist revolution against Trump : a continually escalating spiritual war of aggression is being waged on the political and cultural battlefields of the physical world – all because Donald Trump and his Bible-believing Christian base firmly resist the Marxist global agenda .
There have been previous examples , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Robert Bork to prevent his confirmation to the Supreme Court , but the closest parallel to today 's anti-Trump coup occurred when the Christian para-church network Oregon Citizens Alliance took on the LGBT agenda at the height of the Reagan Revolution .
OCA 's ultimate defeat ( through establishment GOP treachery and that of GOP-allied churches ) is the reason why Oregon 's de facto capital , Portland , is now the epicenter of Marxist revolution in America .
I know , because I was on the front lines of that battle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian social activist and missionary to the global pro-family movement .
Ironically , I was an unwitting Marxism-influenced teenager when I migrated from Massachusetts to Portland in 1977 because of its liberal drug laws .
I spent almost 10 years of my 16 year bondage to drug and alcohol addiction in that city , hanging out with the radical leftists , including the very types of people rioting today , on the very same streets .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots But in 1986 I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayer at a secular rehab clinic .
Months later my former drug dealer , who had independently converted to Christ , took me to a Bible-believing church for the first time where a truly godly pastor opened my eyes and heart to Truth .
I switched sides in the culture war , and after some inner spiritual preparation ( but no practical training or worldly credentials ) , the Lord miraculously made me the OCA 's state communications director .
Through many local and statewide ballot measure campaigns , I was in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture war .
The Nazi swastikas repeatedly painted on the Portland megachurch I attended ( solely because I worshiped there ) were just a minor irritant compared to the campaign of severe punishment all of us at OCA endured : hate mail , bomb threats , death threats too numerous to count , vandalism , public harassment , continuous malicious character assassination ( by ALL of Oregon 's corporate media ) , four separate major lawsuits over a five-year period seeking over $ 11 million ( against OCA and me personally ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us , including a series of 21 cross-burnings on the front lawn of a black , supposedly wheelchair-bound lesbian who was finally caught by two rogue cops in defiance of the Portland police chief – a prominent OCA critic who later became mayor .
When I say our OCA experience prefigured today 's anti-Trump campaign , I 'm not exaggerating .
I personally saw black-clad Oregon Antifa terrorists marching with `` Kill the Police '' signs more than 20 years ago .
I experienced the betrayal of the Romneyesque Republican Party Chairman Craig @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his Democratic counterpart , and then the Republican-controlled legislature `` preempting the field '' on sexual orientation policy to instantly invalidate 26 hard-fought city and county ballot measures we passed with margins up to 80 % – all while Portland-area GOP-allied `` conservative '' churches and a turf-conscious rival `` Christian '' PAC attacked OCA as `` divisive . ''
I experienced the 11th-hour betrayal of the Portland Catholic Archbishop William Leveda who succumbed to pressure and urged a No vote on our `` No Special Rights Act '' before transferring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was `` Christian '' compromise to appease the evildoers that ultimately defeated us . )
Why is America suddenly in the grip of a violent revolution – and why are so many public officials enabling it ?
The shocking answers are found in “ CANCEL AMERICA : Under cover of racial grievance , an all-out Marxist cultural revolution explodes , ” the newest issue of WND ’ s acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine .
Available in both print and digital versions .
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While OCA 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is no accident that the co-founders of Black Lives Matter are Marxist lesbians , today 's battle transcends that issue .
However , what OCA accomplished in our season of firestorms was to expose the whole Satanic army to public scrutiny : from the rotten RINOs , to the corporate giants , to the nonprofit foundations to the fake church leaders , to the media , to the universities .
We were so persistent and unyielding in our stand for truth that the demonic realm had to completely emerge from the shadows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole Satanic iceberg in Oregon – just as Trump is now doing nationally .
Sadly , there was n't a constitutionalist hero in Oregon to melt that cancerous lump then , and thus the demonic hard left , greatly emboldened by victory despite being exposed , gained a `` mandate to escalate , '' explaining why Portland is now the national poster-child for Antifa anarchy .
But America today has the earthy and bare-knuckle fighting but Constitution-loving Donald Trump .
He 's not a perfect man , but neither were any of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times of crisis to lead the Israelites .
If , despite everything being thrown at us , we can get Trump reelected , America 's story might possibly have a happy ending .
We 'll at least have a fighting chance .
The secret to victory in battles with Satanic principalities and powers is simple but not easy : `` Take up the full armor of God , so that when the day of evil comes , you will be able to stand your ground , and having done everything , to stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , do n't let the Adversary dishearten or stampede you or Portland will be America 's future : STAND !
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There are seasons in human affairs when mankind can see much more than just the tip of the iceberg of Satanic control in this world. Evil prefers to spread in darkness, but when God's people stand firmly against the Satanic agenda despite increasing punishment, they compel the adversary to send ever greater numbers of his forces out of the shadows onto the battlefield. In those rare moments, the full extent to which the leaders and systems of this world are corrupted gets exposed to those with spiritual discernment.
It is a dark and chilling sight when the demonic realm attacks in waves of escalating fury and power – like a comic-book villain transforming into a massive and malevolent behemoth, part real and part illusion – seemingly beyond the power of the righteous to defeat.
That is exactly what is happening today in the Marxist revolution against Trump: a continually escalating spiritual war of aggression is being waged on the political and cultural battlefields of the physical world – all because Donald Trump and his Bible-believing Christian base firmly resist the Marxist global agenda.
There have been previous examples, including the elites' campaign to destroy Robert Bork to prevent his confirmation to the Supreme Court, but the closest parallel to today's anti-Trump coup occurred when the Christian para-church network Oregon Citizens Alliance took on the LGBT agenda at the height of the Reagan Revolution. OCA's ultimate defeat (through establishment GOP treachery and that of GOP-allied churches) is the reason why Oregon's de facto capital, Portland, is now the epicenter of Marxist revolution in America. I know, because I was on the front lines of that battle, which launched my 30-year career as a Christian social activist and missionary to the global pro-family movement.
Ironically, I was an unwitting Marxism-influenced teenager when I migrated from Massachusetts to Portland in 1977 because of its liberal drug laws. I spent almost 10 years of my 16 year bondage to drug and alcohol addiction in that city, hanging out with the radical leftists, including the very types of people rioting today, on the very same streets.
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But in 1986 I was delivered and healed on my knees in prayer at a secular rehab clinic. Months later my former drug dealer, who had independently converted to Christ, took me to a Bible-believing church for the first time where a truly godly pastor opened my eyes and heart to Truth. I switched sides in the culture war, and after some inner spiritual preparation (but no practical training or worldly credentials), the Lord miraculously made me the OCA's state communications director.
Through many local and statewide ballot measure campaigns, I was in the hottest firefights on the leading edge of culture war. The Nazi swastikas repeatedly painted on the Portland megachurch I attended (solely because I worshiped there) were just a minor irritant compared to the campaign of severe punishment all of us at OCA endured: hate mail, bomb threats, death threats too numerous to count, vandalism, public harassment, continuous malicious character assassination (by ALL of Oregon's corporate media), four separate major lawsuits over a five-year period seeking over $11 million (against OCA and me personally), numerous serious false-flag hate crimes blamed on us, including a series of 21 cross-burnings on the front lawn of a black, supposedly wheelchair-bound lesbian who was finally caught by two rogue cops in defiance of the Portland police chief – a prominent OCA critic who later became mayor.
When I say our OCA experience prefigured today's anti-Trump campaign, I'm not exaggerating. I personally saw black-clad Oregon Antifa terrorists marching with "Kill the Police" signs more than 20 years ago. I experienced the betrayal of the Romneyesque Republican Party Chairman Craig Berkman doing an anti-OCA joint television commercial with his Democratic counterpart, and then the Republican-controlled legislature "preempting the field" on sexual orientation policy to instantly invalidate 26 hard-fought city and county ballot measures we passed with margins up to 80% – all while Portland-area GOP-allied "conservative" churches and a turf-conscious rival "Christian" PAC attacked OCA as "divisive." I experienced the 11th-hour betrayal of the Portland Catholic Archbishop William Leveda who succumbed to pressure and urged a No vote on our "No Special Rights Act" before transferring to San Francisco. (I believe it was "Christian" compromise to appease the evildoers that ultimately defeated us.)
Why is America suddenly in the grip of a violent revolution – and why are so many public officials enabling it? The shocking answers are found in “CANCEL AMERICA: Under cover of racial grievance, an all-out Marxist cultural revolution explodes,” the newest issue of WND’s acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine. Available in both print and digital versions. Better yet, subscribe at a discounted rate!
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While OCA's battlefield was the LGBT agenda, and it is no accident that the co-founders of Black Lives Matter are Marxist lesbians, today's battle transcends that issue. However, what OCA accomplished in our season of firestorms was to expose the whole Satanic army to public scrutiny: from the rotten RINOs, to the corporate giants, to the nonprofit foundations to the fake church leaders, to the media, to the universities. We were so persistent and unyielding in our stand for truth that the demonic realm had to completely emerge from the shadows to fight us. We exposed the whole Satanic iceberg in Oregon – just as Trump is now doing nationally.
Sadly, there wasn't a constitutionalist hero in Oregon to melt that cancerous lump then, and thus the demonic hard left, greatly emboldened by victory despite being exposed, gained a "mandate to escalate," explaining why Portland is now the national poster-child for Antifa anarchy. But America today has the earthy and bare-knuckle fighting but Constitution-loving Donald Trump. He's not a perfect man, but neither were any of the "Judges" raised by God in times of crisis to lead the Israelites. If, despite everything being thrown at us, we can get Trump reelected, America's story might possibly have a happy ending. We'll at least have a fighting chance.
The secret to victory in battles with Satanic principalities and powers is simple but not easy: "Take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand" (Ephesians 6:10-18). Brethren, don't let the Adversary dishearten or stampede you or Portland will be America's future: STAND!
FREE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ANTIFA! What exactly is ANTIFA and what are its real goals? Why does it viciously attack America at every opportunity, prompting President Trump to label it a "domestic terror group"? WND is offering an original, in-depth investigative report on ANTIFA – absolutely FREE! Sign-up here for your copy of this powerful 22,000-word e-book exposing ANTIFA, which will be delivered to you immediately!


wnd--2020-07-23--Coach fired for 'personal prayer' after games back at 9th Circuit

A coach who was fired by a school district for exercising his constitutionally protected right to a short `` personal prayer '' after games is back at the 9th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals .
The lawyers for Joe Kennedy were blunt in their filing in the case , which already has been at the U.S. Supreme Court .
`` Does a football coach speak as a private citizen when the coach says a brief , silent , personal prayer after the school event ends ?
And does the Establishment Clause prevent a football coach from engaging in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer to the first question is 'yes , ' but the answer to the second is 'no . '
'' Hiram Sasser , executive general counsel at First Liberty , which is representing the coach , said banning all coaches `` from praying just because they can be seen is wrong and contradicts the Constitution . ''
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots '' Coach Kennedy has been denied the freedom to coach for nearly five years , but he ’ s never been a quitter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect the right of every American to engage in private religious expression , including praying in public , without fear of getting fired . ''
The case has received national attention , and Kennedy has received support from political and religious leaders , including President Trump and Franklin Graham , Hall of Fame football coach Bobby Bowden , and former NFL players Steve Largent and Chad Hennings .
In January , Trump invited Kennedy to the Oval Office as he announced new actions to protect religious freedom in America 's public schools .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to the lower courts to address First Amendment issues .
At the time , the justices said `` the Ninth Circuit 's understanding of the free speech rights of public school teachers is troubling and may justify review in the future . ''
At the district court just weeks ago , federal judge Ronald Leighton ruled a second time against the coach , who had been dismissed by the Bremerton , Washington , district for taking a knee in brief , silent prayer after a school football game .
In the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's lawyers argue : `` Discovery has shown that Coach Kennedy 's 'fleeting ' ( the district 's words , not Coach Kennedy 's ) personal prayer was directed to God , not others , and did not pose a risk of coercing student involvement in religion .
In concluding otherwise , the district court improperly constrained the ability of public-school employees to exercise their constitutional rights simply because they happen to be in view of students or on school property .
In this very case , four justices on the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restriction on the rights of ‘ public school teachers and coaches . '
'' The issue of religious rights has been a focal point of the Trump administration .
Trump already has signed executive orders upholding religious liberty and recognizing the essential contributions of faith-based organizations .
He also established the Faith and Opportunity Initiative and has fought in courts for religious liberty .
Further , he reversed the Obama-era policy that prevented the government from providing disaster relief to religious organizations .
And he has called on the international community and business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
The briefing at the 9th Circuit argued the district `` had no compelling interest in preventing Coach Kennedy from praying because his prayers did not violate the Establishment Clause . ''
The district has criticized Kennedy for not preventing students from joining him , which they did voluntarily .
He eventually started his prayers at times when students were otherwise occupied and could not join him .
The district denied him permission to pray , instructing him , instead , to go to a nearby building or even the press box @

A coach who was fired by a school district for exercising his constitutionally protected right to a short "personal prayer" after games is back at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The lawyers for Joe Kennedy were blunt in their filing in the case, which already has been at the U.S. Supreme Court.
"Does a football coach speak as a private citizen when the coach says a brief, silent, personal prayer after the school event ends? And does the Establishment Clause prevent a football coach from engaging in that brief, personal religious expression? The answer to the first question is 'yes,' but the answer to the second is 'no.'"
Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel at First Liberty, which is representing the coach, said banning all coaches "from praying just because they can be seen is wrong and contradicts the Constitution."
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"Coach Kennedy has been denied the freedom to coach for nearly five years, but he’s never been a quitter," he said. "We must protect the right of every American to engage in private religious expression, including praying in public, without fear of getting fired."
The case has received national attention, and Kennedy has received support from political and religious leaders, including President Trump and Franklin Graham, Hall of Fame football coach Bobby Bowden, and former NFL players Steve Largent and Chad Hennings.
Support Coach Kennedy and his right, together with his young players, to pray on the football field. Liberty Institute just suspended him! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2015
Let’s show our support for Coach Kennedy, a former Marine who didn’t back down on prayer. https://t.co/K8VlViouIN — Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 25, 2017
In January, Trump invited Kennedy to the Oval Office as he announced new actions to protect religious freedom in America's public schools.
The Supreme Court sent Kennedy's case back to the lower courts to address First Amendment issues.
At the time, the justices said "the Ninth Circuit's understanding of the free speech rights of public school teachers is troubling and may justify review in the future."
At the district court just weeks ago, federal judge Ronald Leighton ruled a second time against the coach, who had been dismissed by the Bremerton, Washington, district for taking a knee in brief, silent prayer after a school football game.
Leighton granted summary judgment to the school.
In the first brief at the 9th Circuit, Kennedy's lawyers argue: "Discovery has shown that Coach Kennedy's 'fleeting' (the district's words, not Coach Kennedy's) personal prayer was directed to God, not others, and did not pose a risk of coercing student involvement in religion. In concluding otherwise, the district court improperly constrained the ability of public-school employees to exercise their constitutional rights simply because they happen to be in view of students or on school property. In this very case, four justices on the Supreme Court cautioned against such a ‘remarkable’ restriction on the rights of ‘public school teachers and coaches.'"
The issue of religious rights has been a focal point of the Trump administration. Trump already has signed executive orders upholding religious liberty and recognizing the essential contributions of faith-based organizations. He also established the Faith and Opportunity Initiative and has fought in courts for religious liberty.
Further, he reversed the Obama-era policy that prevented the government from providing disaster relief to religious organizations. And he has called on the international community and business leaders to protect religious freedom around the world.
The briefing at the 9th Circuit argued the district "had no compelling interest in preventing Coach Kennedy from praying because his prayers did not violate the Establishment Clause."
The district has criticized Kennedy for not preventing students from joining him, which they did voluntarily. He eventually started his prayers at times when students were otherwise occupied and could not join him.
The district denied him permission to pray, instructing him, instead, to go to a nearby building or even the press box.


wnd--2020-07-24--N.Y. Times blames 'white parents' for failure of public schools in new podcast series

White parents matter , or so The New York Times proclaims as it announces a new series of podcasts critically examining the role of white parents in the widespread failure of public education .
The podcasts are titled `` Nice White Parents '' and are the work of Serial Productions .
Serial recently was bought by the Times , according to Deadline .
The limited scope of the podcasts -- which will debut July 30 -- is shown in a promo for the series , in which it says `` Nice White Parents '' is `` about the 60-year relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the block . ''
That would put the starting date for the series at 1960 , or just after the dawn of the civil rights movement .
The Times gets to the role of white parents obliquely by first noting that `` We know that American public schools do not guarantee each child an equal education — two decades of school reform initiatives have not changed that .
But when we look at how our schools are failing , we usually focus on who they ’ re failing : Black and brown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t they performing better ?
Why aren ’ t they achieving more ? ''
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`` Those are not the right questions .
If you want to understand what ’ s wrong with our public education system , you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in our schools : White parents . ''
The blurb promoting the podcasts stops short of an indictment , but an audio trailer narrated by Chana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cites a 1963 episode in which white parents in New York City wanted a new school built so that students of all races could attend .
Joffe-Walt noted that after a massive fight to build the school where white parents wanted it , `` none of them sent their kids there . ''
The audio quotes what presumably is a parent saying she did not want to `` sacrifice '' her children by sending them there .
Other parents quoted in the audio file noted there was a gap between what ideas they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they actually do .
“ For years I ’ ve been looking for an answer to the question : Why don ’ t public schools work better ?
What is getting in the way of giving each child an equal opportunity , an equal education ?
” Joffe-Walt said .
“ But now , I think I have been looking in the wrong places for what ’ s broken in our schools .
I think you can ’ t understand what ’ s broken if you don ’ t look here at one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ education : white parents , '' she said .
The point has been made before .
A study that came out in February from the group Making Caring Common , housed at Harvard University , said that although parents value integration in theory , when picking schools for their own children , they value school quality and safety over racial and economic balance , according to U.S. News & World Report .
`` In some ideal sense , the great majority of parents do want to send their kids to integrated schools , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report .
`` But when parents are faced with choices that they feel pit these priorities , they tend to choose the things that they believe are most important for the success of their own children . ''
Nikole Hannah-Jones , who collaborated with Joffe-Walt in a project the Times said laid the foundation for `` Nice White Parents , '' accused white families of promoting inequality in an interview with The Atlantic .
“ White communities want neighborhood schools if their neighborhood school is white , ” she said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they want choice.
” Hannah-Jones said the goal of the public school system is not to provide an equal education for all students .
“ We have a system where white people control the outcomes , and the outcome that most white Americans want is segregation , ” she said .
`` Our public schools are not broken but are operating as designed .
Our public schools were set up to provide unequal , inadequate education for black children .
So that ’ s what they do , '' she said .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

White parents matter, or so The New York Times proclaims as it announces a new series of podcasts critically examining the role of white parents in the widespread failure of public education.
The podcasts are titled "Nice White Parents" and are the work of Serial Productions. Serial recently was bought by The Times, according to Deadline.
The limited scope of the podcasts -- which will debut July 30 -- is shown in a promo for the series, in which it says "Nice White Parents" is "about the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down the block."
That would put the starting date for the series at 1960, or just after the dawn of the civil rights movement.
The Times gets to the role of white parents obliquely by first noting that "We know that American public schools do not guarantee each child an equal education — two decades of school reform initiatives have not changed that. But when we look at how our schools are failing, we usually focus on who they’re failing: Black and brown kids. We ask: Why aren’t they performing better? Why aren’t they achieving more?"
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Then comes the zinger.
"Those are not the right questions. If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public education system, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in our schools: White parents."
The blurb promoting the podcasts stops short of an indictment, but an audio trailer narrated by Chana Joffe-Walt, who assembled the podcasts, cites a 1963 episode in which white parents in New York City wanted a new school built so that students of all races could attend.
Joffe-Walt noted that after a massive fight to build the school where white parents wanted it, "none of them sent their kids there."
The audio quotes what presumably is a parent saying she did not want to "sacrifice" her children by sending them there. Other parents quoted in the audio file noted there was a gap between what ideas they said they would support and which ones they actually do.
“For years I’ve been looking for an answer to the question: Why don’t public schools work better? What is getting in the way of giving each child an equal opportunity, an equal education?” Joffe-Walt said.
“But now, I think I have been looking in the wrong places for what’s broken in our schools. I think you can’t understand what’s broken if you don’t look here at one of the most powerful forces shaping public education: white parents," she said.
The point has been made before. A study that came out in February from the group Making Caring Common, housed at Harvard University, said that although parents value integration in theory, when picking schools for their own children, they value school quality and safety over racial and economic balance, according to U.S. News & World Report.
"In some ideal sense, the great majority of parents do want to send their kids to integrated schools," says Eric Torres, co-author of the report. "But when parents are faced with choices that they feel pit these priorities, they tend to choose the things that they believe are most important for the success of their own children."
Nikole Hannah-Jones, who collaborated with Joffe-Walt in a project The Times said laid the foundation for "Nice White Parents," accused white families of promoting inequality in an interview with The Atlantic.
“White communities want neighborhood schools if their neighborhood school is white,” she said. “If their neighborhood school is black, they want choice.”
Hannah-Jones said the goal of the public school system is not to provide an equal education for all students.
“We have a system where white people control the outcomes, and the outcome that most white Americans want is segregation,” she said.
"Our public schools are not broken but are operating as designed. Our public schools were set up to provide unequal, inadequate education for black children. So that’s what they do," she said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-24--Redskins officially rebrand to 'Washington Football Team,' roll out new uniform and logo

The Washington NFL team formerly known as the Redskins unveiled a new name Thursday .
ESPN ’ s Adam Schefter first shared the name , revealing the franchise will be called the “ Washington Football Team '' in the upcoming season .
“ Effective immediately , Washington will call itself the ‘ Washington Football Team ’ , pending adoption of a new name , sources tell ESPN , ” Schefter said on Twitter .
“ This is not a final renaming and rebranding for team ; this is the name it wants to use until pending adoption of a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ESPN insider added .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots He also noted the tentative use of “ Football Team ” will be a placeholder until the organization speaks with players , fans and others to come up with a permanent identity .
“ While the Washington Football Team uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season , it will be seeking the feedback of players , alumni , fans , sponsors and the community for the new team name it will use at some point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Schefter wrote .
The team made it official in an announcement later Thursday , saying it will continue to use its classic burgundy and gold color scheme .
`` The decision to use 'Washington Football Team ' for this season allows the franchise the ability to undertake an in-depth branding process to properly include player , alumni , fan , community , and sponsor input , '' the team said in a statement on its Redskins.com website .
Fox Sports shared other renderings of what uniforms will look like .
“ They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color scheme , but the logo on the helmet will be replaced by the players number , ” Fox Sports tweeted .
ESPN reported the team intends to scrub its former name from all spaces both physical and digital by the Sept. 13 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles .
“ Washington Football Team ” fan gear will be available for purchase online within a few days .
The team announced it would change its name on July 13 , capitulating to pressure from corporate sponsors FedEx , Nike , Pepsi and Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the team , was retired after owners finally agreed it was offensive to Native Americans .
In a statement online , the team encouraged its fans to embrace the change .
`` For updated brand clarity and consistency purposes , we will call ourselves the 'Washington Football Team ' pending adoption of our new name .
The Redskins name and logo will officially be retired by the start of the 2020 season .
We encourage fans , media and all other parties to use 'Washington Football Team ' immediately , '' it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Western Journal .

The Washington NFL team formerly known as the Redskins unveiled a new name Thursday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first shared the name, revealing the franchise will be called the “Washington Football Team" in the upcoming season.
“Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the ‘Washington Football Team’, pending adoption of a new name, sources tell ESPN,” Schefter said on Twitter.
“This is not a final renaming and rebranding for team; this is the name it wants to use until pending adoption of a new name in the future,” the ESPN insider added.
Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team”, pending adoption of a new name, sources tell ESPN. This is not a final renaming and rebranding for team; this is the name it wants to use until pending adoption of a new name in the future. pic.twitter.com/sBs0Uo0ICm — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 23, 2020
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He also noted the tentative use of “Football Team” will be a placeholder until the organization speaks with players, fans and others to come up with a permanent identity.
“While the Washington Football Team uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season, it will be seeking the feedback of players, alumni, fans, sponsors and the community for the new team name it will use at some point in the future, per sources,” Schefter wrote.
While the Washington Football Team uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season, it will be seeking the feedback of players, alumni, fans, sponsors and the community for the new team name it will use at some point in the future, per sources. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 23, 2020
The team made it official in an announcement later Thursday, saying it will continue to use its classic burgundy and gold color scheme.
It's the uniforms for us 👏 pic.twitter.com/7BGOmSqjMY — Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 23, 2020
"The decision to use 'Washington Football Team' for this season allows the franchise the ability to undertake an in-depth branding process to properly include player, alumni, fan, community, and sponsor input," the team said in a statement on its Redskins.com website.
Fox Sports shared other renderings of what uniforms will look like.
“They will still use a burgundy and gold color scheme, but the logo on the helmet will be replaced by the players number,” Fox Sports tweeted.
The Washington team will go by “Washington Football Team” until an official new name is adopted. They will still use a burgundy and gold color scheme, but the logo on the helmet will be replaced by the players number. (via @AdamSchefter) pic.twitter.com/B6XkYGOWNp — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) July 23, 2020
ESPN reported the team intends to scrub its former name from all spaces both physical and digital by the Sept. 13 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
“Washington Football Team” fan gear will be available for purchase online within a few days.
The team announced it would change its name on July 13, capitulating to pressure from corporate sponsors FedEx, Nike, Pepsi and Bank of America.
The name, according to the team, was retired after owners finally agreed it was offensive to Native Americans.
In a statement online, the team encouraged its fans to embrace the change.
"For updated brand clarity and consistency purposes, we will call ourselves the 'Washington Football Team' pending adoption of our new name. The Redskins name and logo will officially be retired by the start of the 2020 season. We encourage fans, media and all other parties to use 'Washington Football Team' immediately," it said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-24--Chicago mayor vows to not let Trump 'terrorize our residents' - then 15 get shot mere hours later

It 's a curious , unpleasant paradox : Even as people stay at home more than ever , given there are n't many places to go and a deadly virus you might catch when you get there , violent crime is spiking in major cities .
In Chicago , not already known for Singapore-like crime rates , WGN-TV reported murders in June were up 34 percent from last year and shootings were up 45 percent .
The Chicago Tribune reported 295 homicides through June 21 , up from 235 from 2019 .
Shooting incidents through June 21 in the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Chicago is hardly alone in experiencing this trend , either , making this pretty dire stuff in the midst of a pandemic , particularly given police resources stretched by mass demonstrations ( and the concomitant riots ) .
Normally , given this sort of situation , federal intervention might be welcomed .
But these cities are universally controlled by Democrats and the president is you-know-who , so guess where we are .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots I always find New York Times headlines in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because they can tell me how something 's being framed .
In the case we 'll be dealing with here : `` Painting Bleak Portrait of Urban Crime , Trump Sends More Agents to Chicago and Other Cities . ''
Say what you will about his decision to send hundreds of federal agents into the Windy City , I 'm curious what kind of portrait Trump was supposed to paint given those numbers .
Should he have used the relentlessly upbeat language of upper-middle management ?
( `` I see a very positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being non-alived . ''
) Regardless , this seems to be the take : He 's being overly grim about a situation that 's ... well , incredibly grim .
Anyhow , Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was indignant at the plan the day before it was announced -- apparently fearful of a situation like the one in Portland , Oregon , where federal agents were sent to quell civil unrest that 's rocked the city for weeks on end .
`` Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump ’ s troops to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Lightfoot tweeted Tuesday .
Unfortunately , Chicago 's residents were being terrorized in other ways .
On Tuesday , on the city 's South Side , 15 people were shot outside a funeral home in what the Chicago Sun-Times called `` the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory . ''
Ten of those shot were women , and the victims ranged from 21 to 65 years old .
Chicago Police First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said a vehicle was speeding along a city street when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a funeral . ''
The car soon crashed and the occupants scattered , but police were able to take a `` person of interest '' into custody .
None of those shot has died thus far .
It 's unclear whether the shooting was gang-related .
However , the funeral was for 31-year-old Donnie Weathersby , who WLS-TV reported had been killed in a gang-related shooting the week before .
`` This is a mourning morning , another day when we start with despair , '' Lightfoot said Wednesday .
`` What makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those shooters took advantage of families and friends who were gathered to mourn the death of a young man who himself had lost his life just the week before . ''
As for the police , one activist says she tipped them off to the possibility of violence at the funeral .
`` I saw something , I said something , '' Tamar Manasseh of Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings told WLS .
`` I put myself at risk .
I put my family at risk , saying something , and the police did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did all they could .
`` We had two police squad cars there and a full [ tactical ] team in the area .
We treat all of our funerals that have any gang rivalry or gang connections in similar ways , '' Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said .
A few hours later , in the early hours of Wednesday morning , a 3-year-old girl was shot in the head after her family got in an altercation at a gas station , according to Fox News .
The girl is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want this to construed as unalloyed support for the president 's decision to send federal agents into American cities .
I understand the argument that in these extraordinary times , extraordinary measures need to be taken to ameliorate a crisis of unseen proportions .
I 'd also like to point out that this sets a precedent -- one that we might not be so keen on if it were employed by a Democrat on a Republican-run jurisdiction .
Federal intervention should be our last resort , not another tool in the toolbox .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorizing the residents of Chicago , Chicagoans are doing a good enough job of this .
When it comes to painting a bleak picture of urban crime , the president need n't lift a brush .
The New York Times has already reported on the alarming statistics we 're seeing , both in New York and nationally .
Is its point that Trump is inventing this out of whole cloth ?
Lightfoot knows her city already had a violence problem and that shootings were up nearly 50 percent year-over-year in June .
Are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat is the president and the potential presence of a few hundred federal agents ?
Is she somehow implying , absent any evidence to that effect , that city leaders have a strategy and the resources to deal with this problem on their own ?
At least for the moment , there 's some level of agreement between the White House and Chicago City Hall .
On Wednesday evening , the Sun-Times reported , the president talked with Lightfoot and reached an agreement by which the federal agents would fit into existing law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president “ reached out to Mayor Lightfoot this evening to confirm that he plans to send federal resources to Chicago to supplement ongoing federal investigations pertaining to violent crime .
The conversation was brief and straightforward , '' a statement from City Hall read .
“ Mayor Lightfoot maintains that all resources will be investigatory in nature and be coordinated through the U.S. Attorney ’ s office .
“ The Mayor has made clear that if there is any deviation from what has been announced , we will pursue all available legal options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not patrol .
This is not against civil unrest , ” U.S. Attorney John Lausch said of the intervention .
“ This is working with the Chicago Police Department to do what we can to reduce the staggering violent crime we ’ re facing right now.
” One hopes they 're successful .
Chicago has seen all the terror it can take .
That said , if there 's more of it , it wo n't be coming from `` Donald Trump 's troops . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western @ @

It's a curious, unpleasant paradox: Even as people stay at home more than ever, given there aren't many places to go and a deadly virus you might catch when you get there, violent crime is spiking in major cities.
In Chicago, not already known for Singapore-like crime rates, WGN-TV reported murders in June were up 34 percent from last year and shootings were up 45 percent. The Chicago Tribune reported 295 homicides through June 21, up from 235 from 2019. Shooting incidents through June 21 in the city: 1,250. In 2019: 902.
Chicago is hardly alone in experiencing this trend, either, making this pretty dire stuff in the midst of a pandemic, particularly given police resources stretched by mass demonstrations (and the concomitant riots).
Normally, given this sort of situation, federal intervention might be welcomed.
But these cities are universally controlled by Democrats and the president is you-know-who, so guess where we are.
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I always find New York Times headlines in situations like this helpful, if just because they can tell me how something's being framed. In the case we'll be dealing with here: "Painting Bleak Portrait of Urban Crime, Trump Sends More Agents to Chicago and Other Cities."
Say what you will about his decision to send hundreds of federal agents into the Windy City, I'm curious what kind of portrait Trump was supposed to paint given those numbers. Should he have used the relentlessly upbeat language of upper-middle management? ("I see a very positive operational opportunity here to keep people from being non-alived.")
Regardless, this seems to be the take: He's being overly grim about a situation that's ... well, incredibly grim.
Anyhow, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was indignant at the plan the day before it was announced -- apparently fearful of a situation like the one in Portland, Oregon, where federal agents were sent to quell civil unrest that's rocked the city for weeks on end.
"Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump’s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents," Lightfoot tweeted Tuesday.
Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump’s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents. — Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) July 21, 2020
Unfortunately, Chicago's residents were being terrorized in other ways. On Tuesday, on the city's South Side, 15 people were shot outside a funeral home in what the Chicago Sun-Times called "the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory."
Ten of those shot were women, and the victims ranged from 21 to 65 years old.
Chicago Police First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said a vehicle was speeding along a city street when it began "firing at attendees of a funeral."
The car soon crashed and the occupants scattered, but police were able to take a "person of interest" into custody. None of those shot has died thus far.
It's unclear whether the shooting was gang-related. However, the funeral was for 31-year-old Donnie Weathersby, who WLS-TV reported had been killed in a gang-related shooting the week before.
"This is a mourning morning, another day when we start with despair," Lightfoot said Wednesday.
"What makes this incident especially heinous, is that those shooters took advantage of families and friends who were gathered to mourn the death of a young man who himself had lost his life just the week before."
As for the police, one activist says she tipped them off to the possibility of violence at the funeral.
"I saw something, I said something," Tamar Manasseh of Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings told WLS. "I put myself at risk. I put my family at risk, saying something, and the police didn't act."
The police say they did all they could.
"We had two police squad cars there and a full [tactical] team in the area. We treat all of our funerals that have any gang rivalry or gang connections in similar ways," Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said.
A few hours later, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a 3-year-old girl was shot in the head after her family got in an altercation at a gas station, according to Fox News. The girl is expected to survive.
I don't want this to construed as unalloyed support for the president's decision to send federal agents into American cities. I understand the argument that in these extraordinary times, extraordinary measures need to be taken to ameliorate a crisis of unseen proportions. I'd also like to point out that this sets a precedent -- one that we might not be so keen on if it were employed by a Democrat on a Republican-run jurisdiction. Federal intervention should be our last resort, not another tool in the toolbox.
That said, when it comes to terrorizing the residents of Chicago, Chicagoans are doing a good enough job of this. When it comes to painting a bleak picture of urban crime, the president needn't lift a brush. The New York Times has already reported on the alarming statistics we're seeing, both in New York and nationally. Is its point that Trump is inventing this out of whole cloth?
Lightfoot knows her city already had a violence problem and that shootings were up nearly 50 percent year-over-year in June. Are we to assume she believes the real threat is the president and the potential presence of a few hundred federal agents? Is she somehow implying, absent any evidence to that effect, that city leaders have a strategy and the resources to deal with this problem on their own?
At least for the moment, there's some level of agreement between the White House and Chicago City Hall. On Wednesday evening, the Sun-Times reported, the president talked with Lightfoot and reached an agreement by which the federal agents would fit into existing law enforcement operations in the city.
The president “reached out to Mayor Lightfoot this evening to confirm that he plans to send federal resources to Chicago to supplement ongoing federal investigations pertaining to violent crime. The conversation was brief and straightforward," a statement from City Hall read.
“Mayor Lightfoot maintains that all resources will be investigatory in nature and be coordinated through the U.S. Attorney’s office.
“The Mayor has made clear that if there is any deviation from what has been announced, we will pursue all available legal options to protect Chicagoans.”
“This is not patrol. This is not against civil unrest,” U.S. Attorney John Lausch said of the intervention. “This is working with the Chicago Police Department to do what we can to reduce the staggering violent crime we’re facing right now.”
One hopes they're successful. Chicago has seen all the terror it can take. That said, if there's more of it, it won't be coming from "Donald Trump's troops."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-24--MLB season opens with pathetic 1st pitch by Dr. Fauci

When it comes to ceremonial first pitches in Major League Baseball , the awful ones tend to go far more viral than the good ones .
Of course , this is n't to say no one will remember you if you throw out a perfect strike .
Who could forget then-President George W. Bush 's first pitch at the old Yankee Stadium prior to Game 3 of the 2001 World Series ( just weeks after terrorists killed thousands in the Sept. 11 terror attacks ) ?
For the most part , though , it 's the bad ones that grab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots There was the first pitch prior to a Chicago White Sox home game last year that hit the cameraman in the face .
There was the dinosaur mascot who attempted to throw out the first pitch prior to a Texas Rangers game last August -- and failed just about as badly as you might imagine .
Unfortunately for Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , people will likely be remembering his first pitch opening the 2020 MLB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
Fauci 's flub came prior to the Opening Day game Thursday between the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees at Nationals Park .
As seen below , the pitch was just a bit outside .
Well , maybe more than a bit -- the baseball did n't even make it to the dirt surrounding the batter 's box : Here it is again , in case you want to watch the three-second clip on repeat : As one might imagine , there was no short supply of jokes on Twitter : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but no doubt he would agree with fellow baseball fans on one thing : It 's good to have baseball back .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

When it comes to ceremonial first pitches in Major League Baseball, the awful ones tend to go far more viral than the good ones.
Of course, this isn't to say no one will remember you if you throw out a perfect strike.
Who could forget then-President George W. Bush's first pitch at the old Yankee Stadium prior to Game 3 of the 2001 World Series (just weeks after terrorists killed thousands in the Sept. 11 terror attacks)?
For the most part, though, it's the bad ones that grab headlines.
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There was the first pitch prior to a Chicago White Sox home game last year that hit the cameraman in the face.
Let's just say there was some shaky command on tonight's ceremonial first pitch at Guaranteed Rate Field.#Royals | #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/c3YT5YsH3o — FOX Sports Kansas City (@FSKansasCity) May 28, 2019
There was the dinosaur mascot who attempted to throw out the first pitch prior to a Texas Rangers game last August -- and failed just about as badly as you might imagine.
Unfortunately for Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, people will likely be remembering his first pitch opening the 2020 MLB season -- and not in a good way.
Fauci's flub came prior to the Opening Day game Thursday between the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees at Nationals Park.
As seen below, the pitch was just a bit outside.
Well, maybe more than a bit -- the baseball didn't even make it to the dirt surrounding the batter's box:
Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the first pitch before the Nationals-Yankees game. pic.twitter.com/04Tbkh7Voa — ESPN (@espn) July 23, 2020
Here it is again, in case you want to watch the three-second clip on repeat:
Anthony Fauci, First Pitch Mechanics. pic.twitter.com/QxszDQJDuu — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 23, 2020
As one might imagine, there was no short supply of jokes on Twitter:
Fauci’s first pitch came closer to the plate than any of his COVID-19 predictions. https://t.co/v6tNY1WWgg — Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) July 23, 2020
Dr. Fauci gets the call on the corner from Angel Hernandez 😂 pic.twitter.com/CHac8MBM3b — Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) July 23, 2020
Fauci’s first pitch was about as accurate and disciplined as his preparations and predictions for the China Virus pic.twitter.com/aTFWjffSvF — Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 23, 2020
Fauci may have butchered the first pitch, but no doubt he would agree with fellow baseball fans on one thing: It's good to have baseball back.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-25--Facebook bans posts promoting gay 'conversion therapy'

Announcing they will ban any posts that promote so-called gay `` conversion therapy , '' Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram effectively are `` canceling '' groups that help people struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions .
The July 10 announcement got the attention of the left-leaning Media Matters , which already has presented a list of groups it thinks the social media platforms should banish altogether .
Among them are the Restored Hope Network , a coalition of local Christian ministries , pastors and counselors that broke off from Exodus International in 2012 .
`` We 're trying to keep the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's founder , Anne Paulk in an interview with WND .
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A majority of people who come to Restored Hope 's website seeking help come via Facebook , she noted .
`` What they are really trying to do is silence voices that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LGBT desires , '' she said .
`` That 's the only option you 'd ever have , even for a person who does n't want to embrace homosexuality .
`` The only option given is simply to embrace those feelings , '' she said .
Paulk noted Facebook already has banned a British non-profit Christian group called Core Issues Trust , which said it received death threats and had its bank accounts shut down after a `` mob rule '' campaign by LGBTQ activists .
The group , which says it helps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preference and expression , was targeted at the end of June as the U.K. considered a ban on `` conversion therapy , '' Fox News reported .
Paulk 's network , like Core Issues Trust , rejects the term `` conversion therapy . ''
She describes it as `` an ideological term used by the GLBTQ activist community and their supporters who seek to link compassionate spiritual care and talk therapy with horrible , clearly disreputable practices . ''
Mike Davidson , CEO of Core Issues Trust , said LGBTQ activists link `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as electroshock and `` corrective '' rape , which long have been abandoned and outlawed .
A total of 20 U.S. states , Puerto Rico and 74 municipalities ban `` conversion therapy '' for minors , and the District of Columbia also bans it for adults .
`` It 's all about the government dictating belief to the church , '' Paulk told WND .
`` If you can gather how that might impact things far beyond sexuality , this is dangerous . ''
She discussed the background of her organization and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February 2019 .
CNN reported Facebook and Instagram `` will also stop recommending content related to conversion therapy , such as testimonials to its efficacy or posts in praise of or in support of the practice , except those in a legislative context . ''
`` We do n't allow attacks against people based on sexual orientation or gender identity and are updating our policies to ban the promotion of conversion therapy services . ''
Facebook and Instagram banned advertisements promoting the practice earlier this year .
Paulk said LGBT activists are doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming harm from stories that ca n't be corroborated and then `` they essentially say the belief that homosexuality is sinful is dangerous , it is violence . ''
She said the strategy has been to go after the counselors because it was more difficult to restrict pastors .
Media Matters wrote : `` If Facebook is serious about enforcing its new rule , announced July 10 , it should begin by removing these three pages that regularly promote conversion therapy in posts and falsely suggest that it is effective : Voice of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice . ''
It described `` conversion therapy '' as `` a harmful practice that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people . ''
Media Matters acknowledged that Restored Hope Network rejects the term `` conversion therapy '' but said the network , neverthless , `` promotes the practice '' using `` euphemisms like 'change allowing counseling . '
'' Paulk argued there 's no psychological practice defined as `` conversion therapy . ''
It was created by a gay member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Haldeman in the 1990s , she pointed out .
`` So they actually created a term and labeled a bunch of people with it , '' she said .
`` It 's essentially a straw man argument that can become anything they want , from praying with someone , to talking with them , to encouraging them to abstain from homosexual behavior . ''
But Paulk said she and her colleagues do agree with the concept of `` transformation of an individual . ''
`` We believe in regeneration of a human being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a person who 's given his life to Christ , '' she said .
`` We have no trouble with biblical language that 's been around for thousands and thousands of years that is very well understood and define . ''
Conversion therapy , on the other hand , is an `` illusory , smoke and mirrors term . ''
Paulk said she wants to alert the church to the deceptive language of activists `` because it 's the curtain in which they are trying to control the theology and beliefs and practice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it wo n't stop at homosexuality or even sexuality .
`` If they can dictate to the church in one area , they will most certainly dictate in other areas they find uncomfortable , such as Jesus is the one way to the Father , or he rose from the dead . ''

Announcing they will ban any posts that promote so-called gay "conversion therapy," Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram effectively are "canceling" groups that help people struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions.
The July 10 announcement got the attention of the left-leaning Media Matters, which already has presented a list of groups it thinks the social media platforms should banish altogether.
Among them are the Restored Hope Network, a coalition of local Christian ministries, pastors and counselors that broke off from Exodus International in 2012.
"We're trying to keep the door open," said the network's founder, Anne Paulk, in an interview with WND.
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"It is a 2 billion-person platform," she said of Facebook, "so to exclude our voice there would harm our network, it's ability to communicate with itself and with others."
A majority of people who come to Restored Hope's website seeking help come via Facebook, she noted.
"What they are really trying to do is silence voices that disagree with the cause to only affirm LGBT desires," she said. "That's the only option you'd ever have, even for a person who doesn't want to embrace homosexuality.
"The only option given is simply to embrace those feelings," she said.
Paulk noted Facebook already has banned a British non-profit Christian group called Core Issues Trust, which said it received death threats and had its bank accounts shut down after a "mob rule" campaign by LGBTQ activists.
The British group, which says it helps people who voluntarily seek change in sexual preference and expression, was targeted at the end of June as the U.K. considered a ban on "conversion therapy," Fox News reported.
Paulk's network, like Core Issues Trust, rejects the term "conversion therapy." She describes it as "an ideological term used by the GLBTQ activist community and their supporters who seek to link compassionate spiritual care and talk therapy with horrible, clearly disreputable practices."
Mike Davidson, CEO of Core Issues Trust, said LGBTQ activists link "conversion therapy" to extreme therapies such as electroshock and "corrective" rape, which long have been abandoned and outlawed.
A total of 20 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and 74 municipalities ban "conversion therapy" for minors, and the District of Columbia also bans it for adults.
"It's all about the government dictating belief to the church," Paulk told WND. "If you can gather how that might impact things far beyond sexuality, this is dangerous."
She discussed the background of her organization and its mission in an interview with WND in February 2019.
CNN reported Facebook and Instagram "will also stop recommending content related to conversion therapy, such as testimonials to its efficacy or posts in praise of or in support of the practice, except those in a legislative context."
A spokesman for Instagram explained the move.
"We don't allow attacks against people based on sexual orientation or gender identity and are updating our policies to ban the promotion of conversion therapy services."
Facebook and Instagram banned advertisements promoting the practice earlier this year.
'Violent' belief
Paulk said LGBT activists are doing a "bait and switch," claiming harm from stories that can't be corroborated and then "they essentially say the belief that homosexuality is sinful is dangerous, it is violence."
She said the strategy has been to go after the counselors because it was more difficult to restrict pastors.
Media Matters wrote: "If Facebook is serious about enforcing its new rule, announced July 10, it should begin by removing these three pages that regularly promote conversion therapy in posts and falsely suggest that it is effective: Voice of the Voiceless, Restored Hope Network, and International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice."
It described "conversion therapy" as "a harmful practice that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people."
Media Matters acknowledged that Restored Hope Network rejects the term "conversion therapy" but said the network, neverthless, "promotes the practice" using "euphemisms like 'change allowing counseling.'"
Paulk argued there's no psychological practice defined as "conversion therapy."
It was created by a gay member of the American Psychological Association named Douglas Haldeman in the 1990s, she pointed out.
"So they actually created a term and labeled a bunch of people with it," she said. "It's essentially a straw man argument that can become anything they want, from praying with someone, to talking with them, to encouraging them to abstain from homosexual behavior."
But Paulk said she and her colleagues do agree with the concept of "transformation of an individual."
"We believe in regeneration of a human being, we believe in new life for a person who's given his life to Christ," she said. "We have no trouble with biblical language that's been around for thousands and thousands of years that is very well understood and define."
Conversion therapy, on the other hand, is an "illusory, smoke and mirrors term."
Paulk said she wants to alert the church to the deceptive language of activists "because it's the curtain in which they are trying to control the theology and beliefs and practice of the church."
She warned that it won't stop at homosexuality or even sexuality.
"If they can dictate to the church in one area, they will most certainly dictate in other areas they find uncomfortable, such as Jesus is the one way to the Father, or he rose from the dead."