wnd--2020-07-25--Trump to throw out 1st pitch before Yankees game: 'I hope they're not going to be kneeling'

President Donald Trump will throw out the first pitch prior to a New York Yankees home game next month , the president announced Thursday .
Following his announcement , Trump briefly discussed his opinion on athletes kneeling during the national anthem while discussing the MLB season and his upcoming first pitch with Fox News host Sean Hannity .
The president told Hannity he would like to see players stand and honor their country ’ s flag .
“ It ’ s great that baseball is back , and other sports are back .
I hope everyone ’ s standing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be kneeling when the flag is raised , ” Trump said .
“ I don ’ t like to see that .
That would hurt a lot of people in our country .
They don ’ t want to see that with the NFL , or baseball , or basketball , or anything else , ” he added .
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You don ’ t have to protest on the raising of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made hours after the president confirmed he would throw the first pitch when his hometown Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15 .
“ Randy Levine is a great friend of mine from the Yankees , ” Trump told reporters , referring to the Yankees team president .
“ He asked me to throw out the first pitch.
” Both teams set to take the diamond when Trump will throw out the first pitch next month have signaled this week that they are aligned with the Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just prior to the playing of “ The Star-Spangled Banner , '' every player on both the Yankees and the 2019 World Series-winning Washington Nationals took a knee , though they all stood for the anthem itself .
The players also clutched a black ribbon while watching a Players Alliance Black Lives Matter video : Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , threw out the first pitch prior to that matchup , which was the first regular season game of the year .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed to reach the dirt surrounding the batter 's box , quickly went viral online : The Red Sox , the team the Yankees will face on Aug 15. , also supported the Black Lives Matter movement this week .
The baseball club hung a 254-foot `` Black Lives Matter '' banner outside of Fenway Park , NBC Sports reported .
Photos of the banner went viral on social media : MassLive reported that while no Red Sox players have announced an intention to kneel , manager Ron Roenicke said the team will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so .
“ This organization is OK with it , ” he said .
“ If they want to take a knee , they can take a knee .
I don ’ t know that anybody ’ s going to do that , but if they want to , we support them in whatever they want to do.
” Trump signaled on Tuesday that if he sees a player kneel , he will refrain from watching sports .
`` Looking forward to live sports , but any time I witness a player kneeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag , the game is over for me ! ''
Trump tweeted .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

President Donald Trump will throw out the first pitch prior to a New York Yankees home game next month, the president announced Thursday.
Following his announcement, Trump briefly discussed his opinion on athletes kneeling during the national anthem while discussing the MLB season and his upcoming first pitch with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
The president told Hannity he would like to see players stand and honor their country’s flag.
“It’s great that baseball is back, and other sports are back. I hope everyone’s standing. I hope they’re not going to be kneeling when the flag is raised,” Trump said.
“I don’t like to see that. That would hurt a lot of people in our country. They don’t want to see that with the NFL, or baseball, or basketball, or anything else,” he added.
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“There are plenty of places you can protest. You don’t have to protest on the raising of our flag."
The comments were made hours after the president confirmed he would throw the first pitch when his hometown Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15.
“Randy Levine is a great friend of mine from the Yankees,” Trump told reporters, referring to the Yankees team president. “He asked me to throw out the first pitch.”
Both teams set to take the diamond when Trump will throw out the first pitch next month have signaled this week that they are aligned with the Black Lives Matter movement.
On Thursday, just prior to the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner," every player on both the Yankees and the 2019 World Series-winning Washington Nationals took a knee, though they all stood for the anthem itself.
The players also clutched a black ribbon while watching a Players Alliance Black Lives Matter video:
Nationals and Yankees take a knee for about 20 seconds before anthem. pic.twitter.com/rLaauXGzTj — Gabe Lacques (@GabeLacques) July 23, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, threw out the first pitch prior to that matchup, which was the first regular season game of the year.
The pitch, which was wide left and failed to reach the dirt surrounding the batter's box, quickly went viral online:
Just a bit outside!!! pic.twitter.com/pf7hA99z3n — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 24, 2020
The Red Sox, the team the Yankees will face on Aug 15., also supported the Black Lives Matter movement this week.
The baseball club hung a 254-foot "Black Lives Matter" banner outside of Fenway Park, NBC Sports reported.
Photos of the banner went viral on social media:
The Red Sox have put up a Black Lives Matter billboard next to Fenway Park. (via @wbz) pic.twitter.com/iKKEpAswmE — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 22, 2020
MassLive reported that while no Red Sox players have announced an intention to kneel, manager Ron Roenicke said the team will support any player who chooses to do so.
“This organization is OK with it,” he said. “If they want to take a knee, they can take a knee. I don’t know that anybody’s going to do that, but if they want to, we support them in whatever they want to do.”
Trump signaled on Tuesday that if he sees a player kneel, he will refrain from watching sports.
Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2020
"Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!" Trump tweeted.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-24--The D.C. establishment's dangerous China delusion

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined a string of administration officials laying out the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party .
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien spoke about its ideology .
FBI Director Chris Wray talked about its espionage .
Attorney General William Barr spoke about its economic threat .
Pompeo put it all together , detailing what the CCP means for our economy , our liberty and the future of democracies around the world .
In the midst of all this the administration took action .
It imposed sanctions on Chinese companies using slave labor to produce goods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ralph Lauren , Google , HP and Tommy Hilfiger .
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And it took the unprecedented action of closing the Chinese consulate in Houston , the CCP 's base for espionage .
These actions represent a sharp break from past administrations , both Democratic and Republican , who imagined economic engagement would make China more free and America more prosperous .
There is now no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democratic , and its predatory trade practices , espionage and outright theft have exacted a steep toll on our economy and society .
But the eminentos of the foreign-policy establishment still argue over what to do about the regime 's malign behavior .
While the experts say China is guilty of bad things , when it comes to solutions they resort to clichés and a rose-colored view of the world .
As the brilliant Fulbright University professor Chris Balding points out , one of the favorite clichés of the divorced-from-reality experts is `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take on China . ''
In the real world , countries have concrete reasons for not confronting China .
Our NATO ally Germany still has n't denounced the CCP 's concentration camps and human rights abuses in Hong Kong for fear of losing access to China 's market .
And by the way , this idea of `` working with allies to manage China '' is what we 've been doing for decades .
That 's what the World Trade Organization and the alphabet soup of U.N. agencies is all about .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring China into the club of civilized countries and teach it country club behavior .
Instead it became the turd in the punchbowl and now demands we all drink up .
So for those who say `` we must work with our allies , '' the question is how exactly they propose convincing Angela Merkel it 's bad form to do business with a regime that runs concentration camps .
We need specifics , not clichés .
`` We must confront China with our allies '' is a formula for doing nothing until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Brussels approve .
That is not leadership ; it 's giving the rest of the world veto power over our actions .
The professional foreign-policy peanut gallery aims another spitball at the administration 's China policy .
Harvard professor Ezra Vogel is one of those experts who advocates continuing the engagement policies with China lest we turn China against us .
He warns , `` It is not in the United States ' interest to turn the Chinese into our enemies . ''
This is the same old wine in , well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were told , would `` encourage the reformers '' in Beijing .
When it did n't , the circular logic went , we must continue engaging or else we would `` encourage the hardliners . ''
Heads they win , tails we lose .
There is also a familiar element of hubris to the engagement policies that created the mess we 're in today .
The interventionists in Washington believe an all-powerful U.S. is capable of and responsible for shaping the behavior of every country on earth .
In fact , we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor are we capable of it .
We are capable of – and responsible for – taking care of our own country and our own people .
That 's what we need to do , and it means changing the policies that have made us dependent on the CCP and vulnerable to its influence .
We must acknowledge it will involve costs , on us as well as on the CCP .
Corporations will have to reconfigure supply chains .
Wall Street will have to forgo underwriting fees .
Our garages and storage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be debating the outcomes we desire , the costs of specific policies we are prepared to impose , and accept the costs .
The `` experts '' should not be debating the cost of policy `` A '' compared to the failed policies of the past – the status quo .
Yet that is exactly what they 're doing by complaining about the administration 's actions without proposing anything beyond clichés .
Secretary Pompeo said , `` The old paradigm of blind engagement with China simply wo n't get it done .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ we must not return to it . ''
If the foreign-policy experts that guided previous administrations were to gain control – as they would in a Biden administration – they would take us back to the accommodationist policies that destroyed our economy and jobs .
These `` experts '' refuse to admit their policy of economic engagement with Beijing was a dramatic failure and have yet to propose a serious alternative .
Until they do both these things , we ca n't take them seriously .

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined a string of administration officials laying out the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party.
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien spoke about its ideology. FBI Director Chris Wray talked about its espionage. Attorney General William Barr spoke about its economic threat.
Pompeo put it all together, detailing what the CCP means for our economy, our liberty and the future of democracies around the world.
In the midst of all this the administration took action.
It imposed sanctions on Chinese companies using slave labor to produce goods for such major international brands as Apple, Ralph Lauren, Google, HP and Tommy Hilfiger.
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It sanctioned Chinese officials, businesses and banks complicit in crushing freedom in Hong Kong.
And it took the unprecedented action of closing the Chinese consulate in Houston, the CCP's base for espionage.
These actions represent a sharp break from past administrations, both Democratic and Republican, who imagined economic engagement would make China more free and America more prosperous.
There is now no argument the CCP did not become more democratic, and its predatory trade practices, espionage and outright theft have exacted a steep toll on our economy and society.
But the eminentos of the foreign-policy establishment still argue over what to do about the regime's malign behavior.
While the experts say China is guilty of bad things, when it comes to solutions they resort to clichés and a rose-colored view of the world.
As the brilliant Fulbright University professor Chris Balding points out, one of the favorite clichés of the divorced-from-reality experts is "we must work with our allies to take on China."
In the real world, countries have concrete reasons for not confronting China. Our NATO ally Germany still hasn't denounced the CCP's concentration camps and human rights abuses in Hong Kong for fear of losing access to China's market.
And by the way, this idea of "working with allies to manage China" is what we've been doing for decades. That's what the World Trade Organization and the alphabet soup of U.N. agencies is all about. The thinking went we and our allies would bring China into the club of civilized countries and teach it country club behavior. Instead it became the turd in the punchbowl and now demands we all drink up.
So for those who say "we must work with our allies," the question is how exactly they propose convincing Angela Merkel it's bad form to do business with a regime that runs concentration camps. We need specifics, not clichés.
"We must confront China with our allies" is a formula for doing nothing until Berlin, London, Paris, Delhi and Brussels approve. That is not leadership; it's giving the rest of the world veto power over our actions.
The professional foreign-policy peanut gallery aims another spitball at the administration's China policy.
Harvard professor Ezra Vogel is one of those experts who advocates continuing the engagement policies with China lest we turn China against us. He warns, "It is not in the United States' interest to turn the Chinese into our enemies."
(Memo to Harvard prof: The United States didn't "turn the Chinese into our enemies," the CCP did. And it had a lot of help from people like you who said Western capital would turn it into our friend.)
This is the same old wine in, well, old bottles. Engagement, we were told, would "encourage the reformers" in Beijing. When it didn't, the circular logic went, we must continue engaging or else we would "encourage the hardliners." Heads they win, tails we lose.
There is also a familiar element of hubris to the engagement policies that created the mess we're in today. The interventionists in Washington believe an all-powerful U.S. is capable of and responsible for shaping the behavior of every country on earth.
In fact, we are not responsible for remaking the world, nor are we capable of it. We are capable of – and responsible for – taking care of our own country and our own people.
That's what we need to do, and it means changing the policies that have made us dependent on the CCP and vulnerable to its influence.
We must acknowledge it will involve costs, on us as well as on the CCP. Corporations will have to reconfigure supply chains. Wall Street will have to forgo underwriting fees. Our garages and storage units will have less clutter.
We should be debating the outcomes we desire, the costs of specific policies we are prepared to impose, and accept the costs.
The "experts" should not be debating the cost of policy "A" compared to the failed policies of the past – the status quo. Yet that is exactly what they're doing by complaining about the administration's actions without proposing anything beyond clichés.
Secretary Pompeo said, "The old paradigm of blind engagement with China simply won't get it done. We must not continue it, and we must not return to it."
If the foreign-policy experts that guided previous administrations were to gain control – as they would in a Biden administration – they would take us back to the accommodationist policies that destroyed our economy and jobs.
These "experts" refuse to admit their policy of economic engagement with Beijing was a dramatic failure and have yet to propose a serious alternative.
Until they do both these things, we can't take them seriously.


wnd--2020-07-24--Has 'The End of the World as we Know It' already happened?

In preparedness parlance , there 's an acronym called TEOTWAWKI which stands for `` The End Of The World As We Know It . ''
This term has been treated with a mixture of affection and contempt by many ( including preppers ) and is often linked to images of the walking dead or a zombie apocalypse where brain-eating monsters roam the land .
( Listen to this hilarious song to see what I mean . )
On the serious side , some have suggested TEOTWAWKI will be abrupt and unexpected , such as an EMP attack ( the subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After '' ) .
But for most people , the thought of the end of the world as we know it was a comfortably distant and unlikely event .
Unless … it already happened and we did n't notice .
This is the point recently raised by Lisa Bedford ( aka `` The Survival Mom '' ) : `` This past spring while America was busy shopping for toilet paper and hand sanitizer , and panicking at their shortages , TEOTWAWKI happened .
The End Of The World As We Know It arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were all distracted , but make no mistake .
We are unlikely as a country and a world to ever go back to 'normal . '
We are n't going to turn a corner at some point and magically , it will be as though the pandemic never happened . ''
At first I was inclined to take this as hyperbole , but then I realized – yikes , maybe she 's right .
Remember the acronym – the world as we know it .
It did n't come in the form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the form of , well , everything else .
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Pandemic .
Lockdowns .
Medical tyranny .
School closures .
Small business failures by the hundreds of thousands .
Massive unemployment .
Shortages of toilet paper , hand sanitizer , meat , flour , yeast and coins ( among much else ) .
Shortages and delayed shipments on everything from garden seeds to pressure canners .
Mask requirements .
Church closures .
Bans on any mass gatherings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Toppling statues .
Erasing American history .
Calls to defund the police .
Lootings and arson on a scale never before seen .
Widespread law enforcement retirements and resignations .
Massive release of jailed criminals for `` health '' reasons .
Firearms shortages .
Gold spiking .
Anarchy and outright warfare in the cities .
Politicians permitting riots and property destruction .
Mainstream media that actively ignore lawlessness and create fake news for a living .
First Amendment , gone .
Churches , synagogues and expressions of faith under attack .
Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms .
Cancel culture .
Silencing all dissenting voices .
Doxing of conservative figureheads .
Doxing of law enforcement officers .
Race relations at an all-time low .
I could go on and on , but you get the idea .
Does this sound like the end of the world as we know it to you ?
Do you think America will ever be the same ?
The call by the left to defund police is possibly the craziest development yet .
In a lawless society , it will be everyone for himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordinary Americans are looking to defend themselves because they , like us , are shocked when they see politicians ignore looting , beatings and arson even as they kneel before thugs , '' observes Philip Giraldi in an essay called `` A Nation Falling Apart . ''
`` Weapons are a hot commodity , which just might mean that the confidence among people that the state will keep them safe is at the vanishing point . ''
Giraldi mentions a family member who owns a construction company : `` He recently said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because people are building panic rooms , safe havens and even 1960s style fallout shelters in and behind their houses .
But unlike the threat of nuclear war in the '60s , the current fear is that with the wreckers being given a free hand by the authorities , organized home invasions penetrating prosperous neighborhoods can not be that far away .
Most of the construction work is being done as unobtrusively as possible because the clients do n't want their neighbors to know how scared they are . ''
If history is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justification for being scared .
A recent Fox news article chronicles the concerns of some officials that the looting and riots currently centered in large liberal cities will likely spread to the suburbs and smaller satellite towns – what some analysts are calling `` test bed '' locations for future attacks .
If the chaos does spread , these suburbs may well have to face the anarchists with diminished police support .
All across the country , law enforcement officers are quitting or retiring in droves .
Can you blame them ?
Yes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may never be the same – something I , for one , will happily lay at the feet of the progressives .
We 're coping with the new reality they wanted .
Yet amidst the misery and hardship , the financial uncertainty and societal chaos , we can glimpse a thin silver lining .
People are learning a lot of good things – that they actually like spending time together as a family , that they can homeschool their children , that they can grow a garden .
Many businesses are rolling with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take-out menus to big corporations allowing employees to work remotely .
Many people are finding they 're more tough and adaptable than they realized .
This is good , because who knows that the future will bring ?
So TEOTWAWKI did n't quite happen the way we expected .
There was no mushroom cloud or EMP .
Instead there was a pandemic , and – when that did n't prove to be suitably destructive – orchestrated anarchy destroying our cities , jobs and ways of life .
The question is , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new landscape ?
Are you moving out of the city ?
Are you picking up side gigs to earn money ?
Are you planting a garden ?
Are you homeschooling your kids ?
Are you learning new skills such as carpentry or food preservation ?
If things are n't going back to `` normal '' any time soon , it 's worth asking what strategies you can utilize to survive and thrive in this new reality .
Thanks to the progressive extremists orchestrating the end of the world as we know it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrice Lewis is pleased to announce the availability of the complete collection of 52 Country Living Series ebooklets , representing over 17 years of homesteading experience .
Subjects include preparedness , gardening , frugality , rural skills , food preservation , and more .
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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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WND 's acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine .
Available in both print and digital versions .
Better yet , subscribe at a discounted rate !

In preparedness parlance, there's an acronym called TEOTWAWKI, which stands for "The End Of The World As We Know It." This term has been treated with a mixture of affection and contempt by many (including preppers) and is often linked to images of the walking dead or a zombie apocalypse where brain-eating monsters roam the land. (Listen to this hilarious song to see what I mean.)
On the serious side, some have suggested TEOTWAWKI will be abrupt and unexpected, such as an EMP attack (the subject of the dystopian novel "One Second After"). But for most people, the thought of the end of the world as we know it was a comfortably distant and unlikely event.
Unless … it already happened and we didn't notice.
This is the point recently raised by Lisa Bedford (aka "The Survival Mom"): "This past spring while America was busy shopping for toilet paper and hand sanitizer, and panicking at their shortages, TEOTWAWKI happened. The End Of The World As We Know It arrived. It slipped right past us while we were all distracted, but make no mistake. We are unlikely as a country and a world to ever go back to 'normal.' We aren't going to turn a corner at some point and magically, it will be as though the pandemic never happened."
At first I was inclined to take this as hyperbole, but then I realized – yikes, maybe she's right. Remember the acronym – the world as we know it. It didn't come in the form of a zombie apocalypse. It came in the form of, well, everything else.
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Think about it. Pandemic. Lockdowns. Medical tyranny. School closures. Small business failures by the hundreds of thousands. Massive unemployment. Shortages of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, meat, flour, yeast and coins (among much else). Shortages and delayed shipments on everything from garden seeds to pressure canners. Mask requirements. Church closures. Bans on any mass gatherings (concerts, festivals, sports). Toppling statues. Erasing American history. Calls to defund the police. Lootings and arson on a scale never before seen. Widespread law enforcement retirements and resignations. Massive release of jailed criminals for "health" reasons. Firearms shortages. Gold spiking. Anarchy and outright warfare in the cities. Politicians permitting riots and property destruction. Mainstream media that actively ignore lawlessness and create fake news for a living. First Amendment, gone. Churches, synagogues and expressions of faith under attack. Big Tech erasing conservatives from every social media platforms. Cancel culture. Silencing all dissenting voices. Doxing of conservative figureheads. Doxing of law enforcement officers. Race relations at an all-time low.
I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Does this sound like the end of the world as we know it to you? Do you think America will ever be the same?
The call by the left to defund police is possibly the craziest development yet. In a lawless society, it will be everyone for himself. "It seems large numbers of ordinary Americans are looking to defend themselves because they, like us, are shocked when they see politicians ignore looting, beatings and arson even as they kneel before thugs," observes Philip Giraldi in an essay called "A Nation Falling Apart." "Weapons are a hot commodity, which just might mean that the confidence among people that the state will keep them safe is at the vanishing point."
Giraldi mentions a family member who owns a construction company: "He recently said that business is unexpectedly booming, in part because people are building panic rooms, safe havens and even 1960s style fallout shelters in and behind their houses. But unlike the threat of nuclear war in the '60s, the current fear is that with the wreckers being given a free hand by the authorities, organized home invasions penetrating prosperous neighborhoods cannot be that far away. Most of the construction work is being done as unobtrusively as possible because the clients don't want their neighbors to know how scared they are."
If history is any indicator, those homeowners have some justification for being scared. A recent Fox news article chronicles the concerns of some officials that the looting and riots currently centered in large liberal cities will likely spread to the suburbs and smaller satellite towns – what some analysts are calling "test bed" locations for future attacks.
If the chaos does spread, these suburbs may well have to face the anarchists with diminished police support. All across the country, law enforcement officers are quitting or retiring in droves. Can you blame them?
Yes, the world as we know it may never be the same – something I, for one, will happily lay at the feet of the progressives. We're coping with the new reality they wanted.
Yet amidst the misery and hardship, the financial uncertainty and societal chaos, we can glimpse a thin silver lining. People are learning a lot of good things – that they actually like spending time together as a family, that they can homeschool their children, that they can grow a garden. Many businesses are rolling with the punches – everything from restaurants switching to take-out menus to big corporations allowing employees to work remotely. Many people are finding they're more tough and adaptable than they realized.
This is good, because who knows that the future will bring?
So TEOTWAWKI didn't quite happen the way we expected. There was no mushroom cloud or EMP. Instead there was a pandemic, and – when that didn't prove to be suitably destructive – orchestrated anarchy destroying our cities, jobs and ways of life.
The question is, what will you do to adapt to this new landscape? Are you moving out of the city? Are you picking up side gigs to earn money? Are you planting a garden? Are you homeschooling your kids? Are you learning new skills such as carpentry or food preservation?
If things aren't going back to "normal" any time soon, it's worth asking what strategies you can utilize to survive and thrive in this new reality. Thanks to the progressive extremists orchestrating the end of the world as we know it, it seems we have no choice.
Patrice Lewis is pleased to announce the availability of the complete collection of 52 Country Living Series ebooklets, representing over 17 years of homesteading experience. Subjects include preparedness, gardening, frugality, rural skills, food preservation, and more. Click this link for details.
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--Could the failure to capitalize 'Black' get you fired? Don't scoff!

Recently , numerous news organizations , including the powerful Associated Press , made the decision to capitalize `` Black '' when referring to matters of race and culture .
Most such news companies wo n't be capitalizing `` white , '' however , because this would suggest an equivalency between `` Black '' and `` white , '' which would , in turn , give aid and comfort to white supremacists , who increasingly use the language of leftist identity politics to suggest that whites , like `` Blacks , '' should be treated as a minority group and as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the news media , however , is that whites should be seen as culturally disparate but also as privileged and dominant in racial terms .
`` Blacks , '' on the other hand , are thought to share a common culture defined , in large part , by their shared experience of discrimination and oppression .
If we unpack these broad assumptions on the media 's part , what we are left with is the realization that for these `` news organizations , '' going forward the `` news '' itself , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will be forced into alignment with progressive ideology .
Indeed , the capitalization of `` Black '' is a nod to `` critical race theory '' and allied academic models , rooted in Manichean Marxism , which essentially propound a new version of racism that positions `` Blacks '' as permanent victims and heroes and `` whites '' as archetypal oppressors and villains .
From this perspective , the study of `` Blackness '' is invariably about resistance , coping , defiance , poverty , violence , injustice , trauma and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face of adversity ; whereas the study of `` whiteness '' is about ignorance , prejudice , entitlement , arrogance , brutality and coercion .
`` Blackness '' is a rich vein of human potential to be mined and treasured , while `` whiteness '' is a curse to be lamented and , if possible , expunged .
That the `` news '' itself should be subordinated to such ideological constructs and misleading generalizations is distressing , to say the least .
It hardly needs to be said that not every `` Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and not every `` white '' person is a sadistic brute – but from now on , to make that point in the pages of most newspapers , or in most news broadcasts , will be tantamount to `` hate speech . ''
Indeed , to speak of `` Blacks '' in any negative sense , or `` whites '' in any positive sense , might even become a non sequitur , because for leftist journalists , the English language has been effectively purged of the terminology one would use to express such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rail against these Orwellian reconstructions of our language and our culture as much as we like , but the question is : How far-reaching will this redefinition of race be ?
Will the use of the term `` African American , '' so recently considered progressive , now be viewed as patronizing and old-fashioned – even derogatory ?
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Now , the language of race is evolving once more , but with a twist : At this fraught moment it is not words themselves that are changing , but capitalizations and usages .
This introduces a measure of subtlety into our `` conversation '' ( that is , our leftist monologue ) about race that many ordinary people will find difficult to handle .
Soon , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even if it was an innocent mistake caused by ignorance of the new stylistic conventions , could result in the severest sanctions , including dismissal from one 's job , social ostracism and – who knows ?
– even physical assault , or worse .
And , if the harshest penalties await those who merely forget to capitalize `` Black , '' then how much worse will be the fate of anyone who , for whatever reason , makes the egregious error of capitalizing `` White '' ?
The mind recoils at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all this linguistic silliness is , of course , to tie ordinary people in knots – to inspire in them real fear , lest their reputations , careers and even their personal safety be jeopardized by a mere slip of the tongue , or by a failure to use the SHIFT key as the left demands .
Our dialogue on matters of race was already uncomfortable , even tortuous , in this country .
Liberals are trying their best to make it even worse .
Why is America suddenly in the grip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 !

Recently, numerous news organizations, including the powerful Associated Press, made the decision to capitalize "Black" when referring to matters of race and culture. Most such news companies won't be capitalizing "white," however, because this would suggest an equivalency between "Black" and "white," which would, in turn, give aid and comfort to white supremacists, who increasingly use the language of leftist identity politics to suggest that whites, like "Blacks," should be treated as a minority group and as a protected class. The attitude of the news media, however, is that whites should be seen as culturally disparate but also as privileged and dominant in racial terms. "Blacks," on the other hand, are thought to share a common culture defined, in large part, by their shared experience of discrimination and oppression.
If we unpack these broad assumptions on the media's part, what we are left with is the realization that for these "news organizations," going forward the "news" itself, and even the terminology used to describe it, will be forced into alignment with progressive ideology. Indeed, the capitalization of "Black" is a nod to "critical race theory" and allied academic models, rooted in Manichean Marxism, which essentially propound a new version of racism that positions "Blacks" as permanent victims and heroes and "whites" as archetypal oppressors and villains.
From this perspective, the study of "Blackness" is invariably about resistance, coping, defiance, poverty, violence, injustice, trauma and, of course, glorious achievement in the face of adversity; whereas the study of "whiteness" is about ignorance, prejudice, entitlement, arrogance, brutality and coercion. "Blackness" is a rich vein of human potential to be mined and treasured, while "whiteness" is a curse to be lamented and, if possible, expunged.
That the "news" itself should be subordinated to such ideological constructs and misleading generalizations is distressing, to say the least. It hardly needs to be said that not every "Black" person is a noble victim, and not every "white" person is a sadistic brute – but from now on, to make that point in the pages of most newspapers, or in most news broadcasts, will be tantamount to "hate speech." Indeed, to speak of "Blacks" in any negative sense, or "whites" in any positive sense, might even become a non sequitur, because for leftist journalists, the English language has been effectively purged of the terminology one would use to express such (odious) ideas.
We can rail against these Orwellian reconstructions of our language and our culture as much as we like, but the question is: How far-reaching will this redefinition of race be? Will the use of the term "African American," so recently considered progressive, now be viewed as patronizing and old-fashioned – even derogatory?
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Lest we forget, once upon a time terms such as "colored" and "Negro" were considered avant garde and culturally sensitive. Now they can only be used by "critical race theorists" themselves – critically, of course – and by organizations like the United Negro College Fund.
Now, the language of race is evolving once more, but with a twist: At this fraught moment it is not words themselves that are changing, but capitalizations and usages. This introduces a measure of subtlety into our "conversation" (that is, our leftist monologue) about race that many ordinary people will find difficult to handle.
Soon, the failure to capitalize "Black," even if it was an innocent mistake caused by ignorance of the new stylistic conventions, could result in the severest sanctions, including dismissal from one's job, social ostracism and – who knows? – even physical assault, or worse. And, if the harshest penalties await those who merely forget to capitalize "Black," then how much worse will be the fate of anyone who, for whatever reason, makes the egregious error of capitalizing "White"? The mind recoils at the very thought of it.
The point of all this linguistic silliness is, of course, to tie ordinary people in knots – to inspire in them real fear, lest their reputations, careers and even their personal safety be jeopardized by a mere slip of the tongue, or by a failure to use the SHIFT key as the left demands.
Our dialogue on matters of race was already uncomfortable, even tortuous, in this country. Liberals are trying their best to make it even worse.
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--Yes, whites can also be victims of racism

The current mood in the nation is that only minorities can be the victims of racism .
This is not only false , but the recent rioting , looting , burning of private and federal property , maiming and killing have been primarily targeted against people of the Caucasian race .
Just see what happened in Beverly Hills , California , a week or so ago , when radicals occupied neighborhoods , proudly wearing T-shirts threatening to `` Eat the Rich '' – who , it comes as no surprise , in Hollywood are mostly white .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leftist allies have even claimed that whites are inherently racist , that is , born with a `` racist gene . ''
Thus , any attacks on whites are fully justified , and this payback is simply normal in the world of the extreme left .
But wait – in school , at least when there was an educational system that attempted to be somewhat honest , I was taught that under our Declaration of Independence , Constitution and its Bill of Rights , much more the law of God , that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights .
Unfortunately , this pretext for the creation of our republic no longer is accepted by many in our ruptured society .
This is particularly true for white cops , who are being shot at and killed with the justification that `` whitey '' has it coming to him or her for the centuries of discrimination against people of color .
In practice , the dogma of that vile white- Jew- and Christian-hater , Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam , has now become mainstream among the radical left .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the majority of white Americans have little courage to defend themselves , including the major corporate interests in this nation , and have thus simply receded into a defensive crouch , begging to be left alone .
As an offering to the leftist radical gods , mostly white corporate boards and others in positions of authority have simply thrown in the proverbial towel .
Just look at Disney , which offered a first look entertainment contract to film a documentary about the anti-white and anti-Semitic racist clown Colin Kaepernick , the third-rate former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to come up with some way to make himself partially relevant by taking a knee , after he was relegated by the coaching staff to sitting on the sidelines .
And then there is the NBA , which has decided to paint the motto of the black separatist and racist group Black Lives Matter on all of its basketball courts .
The NBA is also allowing its players to inscribe frequently anti-white script on their jerseys .
The NFL , following suit , on its opening weekend will now play two so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blacks and one for the rest of the fans .
FedEx , not be undone , extorted the Washington Redskins to change its name .
Perhaps the answer to all of this ridiculous but dangerous folly is to hunt down the cosmetic dermatologist of Michael Jackson , who bleached the famous singer to make him look white .
As for us , perhaps we can ask the good doctor to make our skin color anything but white , simply as a form of protection .
Enough said – the nation is now living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a theatre of the absurd , existentialist-style .
In today 's world , little makes any rational sense .
The nation is totally out of control , as the so-called silent majority hides in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic , watching and being brainwashed by dishonest cable news , and stays characteristically silent .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots Even President Donald J. Trump has largely taken an exit stage left and initially fled from the scene of the crimes .
Only after weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential hand and sent federal agents to major U.S. cities to quell not just attacks on whites , but also attacks by blacks against blacks .
Perhaps it is news to The Donald , but the nation already had large numbers of federal agents in all major cities , so it is hard to understand exactly what our 45th president is selling to his thus-far loyal base .
And what this loyal base demands – and I include myself in the category despite my constructive criticism of the president – is action , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the time for smoke and mirrors , Mr. Trump , designed to make Democrats look bad so you have a fighting chance of winning the presidential election this November .
Talk is cheap , and real actions speak louder than words .
It is more than time to make mass arrests and throw the looters , thieves , killers and criminals in prison , where they will have plenty of time to read the manifestos of Karl Marx , Fidel Castro , Hugo Chavez and last but hardly least Mao Zedong , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his b -- ch Al Sharpton and to a somewhat lesser extent their enablers former President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama .
I for one will not sit around and see Rome , that is , our beloved nation , burn as the barbarians continue to destroy the republic and threaten the lives of our loved ones .
And , without our police , who now have been relegated to the sidelines and are being persecuted primarily for being white , We the People are defenseless .
And , so it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League and I filed suit this week for Philly cops who have been fired as a result mostly of discrimination against white officers by the mayor , Jim Kenney , the Soros-financed district attorney , Larry Krasner , and the prior and current police commissioners , Richard Ross and Danielle Outlaw .
Not coincidentally , the black female Outlaw , before coming to Philly to work her charms , had been in charge of the neutered police department in Portland , Oregon , the epicenter of leftist anti-white hatred , after Ross had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's family name must also have been a big draw for the political hack and racially exploitive leftist mayor Kenney , who hired her .
For more about our lawsuit , which seeks to accomplish what the Trump Justice Department will not do – that is , take real assertive action to level the racial playing field for cops generally – go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and read our complaint .
And , read the WND story about the lawsuit .

The current mood in the nation is that only minorities can be the victims of racism. This is not only false, but the recent rioting, looting, burning of private and federal property, maiming and killing have been primarily targeted against people of the Caucasian race. Just see what happened in Beverly Hills, California, a week or so ago, when radicals occupied neighborhoods, proudly wearing T-shirts threatening to "Eat the Rich" – who, it comes as no surprise, in Hollywood are mostly white. In fact, some black radicals and their white radical leftist allies have even claimed that whites are inherently racist, that is, born with a "racist gene." Thus, any attacks on whites are fully justified, and this payback is simply normal in the world of the extreme left.
But wait – in school, at least when there was an educational system that attempted to be somewhat honest, I was taught that under our Declaration of Independence, Constitution and its Bill of Rights, much more the law of God, that all people are created equal with certain unalienable rights. Unfortunately, this pretext for the creation of our republic no longer is accepted by many in our ruptured society. This is particularly true for white cops, who are being shot at and killed with the justification that "whitey" has it coming to him or her for the centuries of discrimination against people of color. In practice, the dogma of that vile white- Jew- and Christian-hater, Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, has now become mainstream among the radical left.
What makes matters even much worse is that the majority of white Americans have little courage to defend themselves, including the major corporate interests in this nation, and have thus simply receded into a defensive crouch, begging to be left alone. As an offering to the leftist radical gods, mostly white corporate boards and others in positions of authority have simply thrown in the proverbial towel. Just look at Disney, which offered a first look entertainment contract to film a documentary about the anti-white and anti-Semitic racist clown Colin Kaepernick, the third-rate former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers who had to come up with some way to make himself partially relevant by taking a knee, after he was relegated by the coaching staff to sitting on the sidelines.
And then there is the NBA, which has decided to paint the motto of the black separatist and racist group Black Lives Matter on all of its basketball courts. The NBA is also allowing its players to inscribe frequently anti-white script on their jerseys. The NFL, following suit, on its opening weekend will now play two so-called national anthems at games, one for blacks and one for the rest of the fans. FedEx, not be undone, extorted the Washington Redskins to change its name.
Perhaps the answer to all of this ridiculous but dangerous folly is to hunt down the cosmetic dermatologist of Michael Jackson, who bleached the famous singer to make him look white. As for us, perhaps we can ask the good doctor to make our skin color anything but white, simply as a form of protection. Enough said – the nation is now living in real color, pun intended, in a theatre of the absurd, existentialist-style. In today's world, little makes any rational sense. The nation is totally out of control, as the so-called silent majority hides in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, watching and being brainwashed by dishonest cable news, and stays characteristically silent.
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Even President Donald J. Trump has largely taken an exit stage left and initially fled from the scene of the crimes. Only after weeks of rioting has he now lifted his presidential hand and sent federal agents to major U.S. cities to quell not just attacks on whites, but also attacks by blacks against blacks. Perhaps it is news to The Donald, but the nation already had large numbers of federal agents in all major cities, so it is hard to understand exactly what our 45th president is selling to his thus-far loyal base.
And what this loyal base demands – and I include myself in the category despite my constructive criticism of the president – is action, real action, amigo! Now is not the time for smoke and mirrors, Mr. Trump, designed to make Democrats look bad so you have a fighting chance of winning the presidential election this November. Talk is cheap, and real actions speak louder than words. It is more than time to make mass arrests and throw the looters, thieves, killers and criminals in prison, where they will have plenty of time to read the manifestos of Karl Marx, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and last but hardly least Mao Zedong, not to mention the neo-Nazi Farrakhan, his b--ch Al Sharpton and to a somewhat lesser extent their enablers former President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama.
I for one will not sit around and see Rome, that is, our beloved nation, burn as the barbarians continue to destroy the republic and threaten the lives of our loved ones. And, without our police, who now have been relegated to the sidelines and are being persecuted primarily for being white, We the People are defenseless.
And, so it is that your Freedom Watch, its Justice League and I filed suit this week for Philly cops who have been fired as a result mostly of discrimination against white officers by the mayor, Jim Kenney, the Soros-financed district attorney, Larry Krasner, and the prior and current police commissioners, Richard Ross and Danielle Outlaw. Not coincidentally, the black female Outlaw, before coming to Philly to work her charms, had been in charge of the neutered police department in Portland, Oregon, the epicenter of leftist anti-white hatred, after Ross had been fired for sexual harassment. Danielle's family name must also have been a big draw for the political hack and racially exploitive leftist mayor Kenney, who hired her.
For more about our lawsuit, which seeks to accomplish what the Trump Justice Department will not do – that is, take real assertive action to level the racial playing field for cops generally – go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and read our complaint. And, read the WND story about the lawsuit.


wnd--2020-07-24--Mets star Pete Alonso wears Bible-verse shirt while teammates wear BLM shirts

Multiple New York Mets players wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts during warm-ups prior to Friday afternoon 's matchup against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field .
But reigning National League Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso was not among them .
Instead , Alonso , who cracked a major league rookie-record 53 home runs last season , was seen wearing a shirt with a Bible verse emblazoned on it .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots According to the NorthJersey.com , among the Mets players to wear Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , starting pitcher Marcus Stroman , designated hitter Yoenis Céspedes , shortstop Amed Rosario , center fielder Jake Marisnick , infielders Luis Guillorme and Andrés Giménez , and more .
Center fielder Brandon Nimmo , meanwhile , joined Alonso in wearing the `` Love Your Neighbor '' shirt .
While Alonso did not wear a Black Lives Matter shirt , the slugger has previously expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement .
After Alonso posted a black-screen photo to his Instagram account last month , a user replied , `` All Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here with that ignorance , ” Alonso responded , the New York Post reported .
“ Of course everybody ’ s life matters but we ’ re focusing on the widespread racism in our country right now .
The question is , why does the black lives matter movement bothers you enough to have to say all lives matter ?
” “ I ’ ve done a lot to thank our frontline workers and first responders and have never promoted violence , ” he wrote in another comment under the post .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can be against the systematic racism in our country and fight for something to change as well as see the good in people and see what our first responders that have all citizens best interest at heart do for our communities.
” Alonso has also made it a point to pay tribute to 9/11 victims and first responders .
Prior to last year 's game on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 , 2001 , terror attacks , Alonso bought each of his teammates custom-made cleats reading , “ We will never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said he would be donating 5 percent of last year 's Home Run Derby winnings to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation , which supports military veterans , first responders and their families , including those adversely affected by the 9/11 attacks .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Multiple New York Mets players wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts during warm-ups prior to Friday afternoon's matchup against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field.
But reigning National League Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso was not among them.
Instead, Alonso, who cracked a major league rookie-record 53 home runs last season, was seen wearing a shirt with a Bible verse emblazoned on it.
"Love Your Neighbor," Alonso's shirt read, a reference to Mark 12:31.
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According to the NorthJersey.com, among the Mets players to wear Black Lives Matter shirts were third baseman Jeff McNeil, starting pitcher Marcus Stroman, designated hitter Yoenis Céspedes, shortstop Amed Rosario, center fielder Jake Marisnick, infielders Luis Guillorme and Andrés Giménez, and more.
Center fielder Brandon Nimmo, meanwhile, joined Alonso in wearing the "Love Your Neighbor" shirt.
Upon further review, Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo are wearing different black shirts. Those say "Love your neighbor" — Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) July 24, 2020
While Alonso did not wear a Black Lives Matter shirt, the slugger has previously expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
After Alonso posted a black-screen photo to his Instagram account last month, a user replied, "All Lives Matter."
“Get out of here with that ignorance,” Alonso responded, the New York Post reported. “Of course everybody’s life matters but we’re focusing on the widespread racism in our country right now. The question is, why does the black lives matter movement bothers you enough to have to say all lives matter?”
“I’ve done a lot to thank our frontline workers and first responders and have never promoted violence,” he wrote in another comment under the post.
“It’s an amazing concept that you can be against the systematic racism in our country and fight for something to change as well as see the good in people and see what our first responders that have all citizens best interest at heart do for our communities.”
Alonso has also made it a point to pay tribute to 9/11 victims and first responders.
Prior to last year's game on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Alonso bought each of his teammates custom-made cleats reading, “We will never forget."
Pete Alonso orchestrated the Mets’ wearing of commemorative 9/11-themed cleats tonight. He planned it for weeks, ordered & paid for everybody’s shoes and enlisted other clubhouse leaders (including Jacob deGrom) to get everyone on board. pic.twitter.com/fiJbYCU8mq — Tim Healey (@timbhealey) September 12, 2019
As SNY reported, he said he would be donating 5 percent of last year's Home Run Derby winnings to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports military veterans, first responders and their families, including those adversely affected by the 9/11 attacks.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-24--A 'cooling off' period for gun buyers but not abortion seekers?

The other day I was discussing with fellow geeks the still-ongoing rioting , looting , destruction of property and general violence in cities throughout our country .
The conversation eventually bumped up against the latest `` bail reform '' laws promoted and passed by radical leftist city and state leaders .
And this got me to thinking about the juxtaposition of what leftists think is important and what is n't .
In other words , just how consistent are they ?
In states and cities controlled by leftists , the waiting period to purchase a gun can range from three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York .
Regardless whether a law-abiding citizen does everything right , which law-abiding citizens tend to do , the waiting period is still the same .
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Second , they purchase , like we all do , from a licensed store or federal firearms licensed ( ffl ) dealer , who then makes you fill out a laborious form and runs a federal firearms background @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do so `` universally . ''
That should be sufficient , but or course it is n't in states and cities controlled by anti-gun leftists .
You still have to wait .
The reason behind this delay is said to be , in typical feel-good fashion , a `` cooling off '' period – time to ponder the wrongness of your decision to purchase a death machine designed for one purpose – killing innocents !
`` The idea behind a 'cooling off ' period is to give people a period of time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … '' That sounds reasonable if you begin with the assumption that everyone wanting to buy a gun is an over-emotional maniac , which of course leftists do .
Regardless , a `` cooling off '' period sounds important to leftists .
Or does it ?
Surprisingly , buying a gun seems to be about the only thing one has to `` cool off '' over .
What about killing another human being ?
By this I mean abortion .
And this assumes you think that mass growing inside a woman is n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only thing it can be – a human being .
Yet if it 's important to `` cool off '' before legally buying a firearm , it seems logical that the same should apply to ending a human life .
You 'd be wrong , Daniel san .
In states like New York , there is no waiting period at all .
Unlike buying an inanimate object and having to cool your heels for up to 30 days , someone , even a minor , can walk into a Planned Parenthood pregnant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Obama would say , not being `` punished with a baby . ''
`` Oh , your baby is beautiful .
What 's her name ? ''
But what of my original premise ?
Why bring up bail reform ?
After all , they named it reform , so it must be better than the old system – right ?
Well , the old system , which of course is racist , was that if you broke the law , you were arrested , booked and held until you came up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hoosegow .
If you could n't , you did n't get out .
Pretty simple .
But that wo n't do in these new `` woke '' times .
Now , in , for example , de Blasio 's Rotten Apple , if police catch you rioting , destroying property , vandalizing and looting , a softened term for theft , and in some cases , grand theft , you may be arrested , taken to the local precinct and immediately released , without even being charged and without having to post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again – no cooling off period for amped-up rioters , giving them plenty of time to rejoin their thug buddies and get right back to destroying and stealing , barely skipping a beat .
And doubtless , the left fails to see the irony in any of this .
It 's like the leftist version of the `` Sesame Street '' song : `` One of These Things is not Like the Other . ''
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The other day I was discussing with fellow geeks the still-ongoing rioting, looting, destruction of property and general violence in cities throughout our country.
The conversation eventually bumped up against the latest "bail reform" laws promoted and passed by radical leftist city and state leaders.
And this got me to thinking about the juxtaposition of what leftists think is important and what isn't. In other words, just how consistent are they?
In states and cities controlled by leftists, the waiting period to purchase a gun can range from three days to 30 days, like in New York.
Regardless whether a law-abiding citizen does everything right, which law-abiding citizens tend to do, the waiting period is still the same.
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By doing "everything right," I mean that first, they're law-abiding. Second, they purchase, like we all do, from a licensed store or federal firearms licensed (ffl) dealer, who then makes you fill out a laborious form and runs a federal firearms background check. You might even say they do so "universally."
That should be sufficient, but or course it isn't in states and cities controlled by anti-gun leftists. You still have to wait.
The reason behind this delay is said to be, in typical feel-good fashion, a "cooling off" period – time to ponder the wrongness of your decision to purchase a death machine designed for one purpose – killing innocents!
"The idea behind a 'cooling off' period is to give people a period of time to cool down and lower their emotions. …"
That sounds reasonable if you begin with the assumption that everyone wanting to buy a gun is an over-emotional maniac, which of course leftists do.
Regardless, a "cooling off" period sounds important to leftists.
Or does it? Surprisingly, buying a gun seems to be about the only thing one has to "cool off" over.
What about killing another human being? By this I mean abortion. And this assumes you think that mass growing inside a woman isn't a Cuisinart or a Buick, but the only thing it can be – a human being.
Yet if it's important to "cool off" before legally buying a firearm, it seems logical that the same should apply to ending a human life.
You'd be wrong, Daniel san. In states like New York, there is no waiting period at all. Unlike buying an inanimate object and having to cool your heels for up to 30 days, someone, even a minor, can walk into a Planned Parenthood pregnant and walk out free and clear, as Obama would say, not being "punished with a baby."
No waiting period – no heel-cooling.
"Oh, your baby is beautiful. What's her name?"
"It's Punishment."
But what of my original premise? Why bring up bail reform? After all, they named it reform, so it must be better than the old system – right?
Well, the old system, which of course is racist, was that if you broke the law, you were arrested, booked and held until you came up with the bail money to extricate yourself from the hoosegow.
If you couldn't, you didn't get out. Pretty simple.
But that won't do in these new "woke" times. Now, in, for example, de Blasio's Rotten Apple, if police catch you rioting, destroying property, vandalizing and looting, a softened term for theft, and in some cases, grand theft, you may be arrested, taken to the local precinct and immediately released, without even being charged and without having to post a dime of bail money.
Once again – no cooling off period for amped-up rioters, giving them plenty of time to rejoin their thug buddies and get right back to destroying and stealing, barely skipping a beat.
And doubtless, the left fails to see the irony in any of this.
It's like the leftist version of the "Sesame Street" song: "One of These Things is not Like the Other."
Listen to an audio version of this column:


wnd--2020-07-24--Catholic leaders who justify destruction of churches & statues

Catholic Californians and others are still reeling from the devastation caused by the fire at the 249-year-old Mission San Gabriel .
The structure is one of the original missions in California , established and built by Father Junipero Serra as he worked to spread Christianity .
The first call about the fire was at 4:30 a.m. , and at that point , flames were through the roof .
The flames ravaged the structure for hours .
Despite the continuing investigation , no official `` cause '' for the fire has yet been determined .
Father Serra has been the target @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he `` mistreated '' Native Americans , and this anger has been taken out against statues of the saint across California and other states .
TRENDING : Retired military officers stand with Trump to stop U.S. riots The church itself seems to take a low-key position as it deals with the ongoing destruction .
A statement from Father John Molyneux , pastor at the Mission , as reported by KTLA , said , `` We recognize and understand that for some he has become a symbol of the dehumanization of the Native @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gabriel are committed to continuing dialogue with our Native American representatives in order to achieve a peaceful and just partnership . ''
Forgive me , but what does that mean ?
Given the distorted vision of right and wrong today , it should come as no surprise that someone out there is saying that `` it 's justified to attack churches and statues if they 're deemed offensive . ''
Who said that ?
No , not some street person or angry Native American .
It was a spokesperson for the Mission speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a report in the July 22 edition of Church Militant , the remark was made by the Mission 's Communications Director Terry Huerta .
She was speaking to Beatrice Cardenas on July 11 , as the two were surveying the fire damage .
Cardenas , the former Republican congressional candidate for California 's 27th district , said Huerta told her the Mission `` represented pain to a lot of people . ''
Cardenas replied , that did n't give anyone a right to set a church or building on fire .
She said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does .
You and I also have the right to do that if we wanted to because this is a free country . ''
Cardenas minced no words as she described her belief that the church has `` fallen into the current cultural mindset that our great nation was built on hatred and oppression that needs correction . ''
She continued , `` The rock-solid catechesis of the Catholic Church is being attacked by a destructive force from within , by members of the community who value social change above truth . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions of Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez , who wrote in a letter last month that he has `` come to understand how the image of Father Serra and the missions evokes painful memories for some people . ''
Cardenas said , `` California has become so 'progressive ' that our clergy has tried to appease the movement by allowing concessions from political pressures . ''
She was clear in what she wants : `` We need bishops to be steadfast and unapologetic about our history . ''
There 's no doubt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with her – but the hierarchy controls what the church does and says , and it appears they 're being swept along with liberal politics and in that are betraying believers .
If anyone wonders why Catholic Church attendance is down and why people are leaving the Church , this is one main reason – and it has nothing to do with COVID-19 .
The news has been filled lately with reports on the desecration and destruction of religious and historic statues across the country – whether outside of churches or schools or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impossible for police to locate those responsible even though many leave spray-painted words that indicate the political persuasion of the culprits .
These criminals have taken license to do whatever they please , and there are many who take the position that what they do is just fine – the idea being that if the reason for the damage is to `` correct '' what is perceived as a past social error , then the vandals should be excused for their actions .
Do n't be too shocked – the current Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this mindset .
They are people angry about past race relations who feel they can do what they please now to get back , to get even .
Religious targets are n't limited to statues .
The places of worship , like the Mission , have been targets in almost all states , and it 's not limited to one denomination .
Targeted have been buildings where people gather to worship , and in most cases it 's a Christian church .
While the violence is usually against the structure , sometimes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Exact figures are not readily available , but estimates are that overall , such attacks are up as much as 35 % .
Cardenas says the church is n't defending itself because it feels it is making reparations .
She said , `` It is only a matter of time before the existence of every Christian church is considered an error that must be corrected . ''
She warned , `` We are in deep trouble , folks . ''

Catholic Californians and others are still reeling from the devastation caused by the fire at the 249-year-old Mission San Gabriel.
The structure is one of the original missions in California, established and built by Father Junipero Serra as he worked to spread Christianity.
The first call about the fire was at 4:30 a.m., and at that point, flames were through the roof. The flames ravaged the structure for hours.
Despite the continuing investigation, no official "cause" for the fire has yet been determined.
Father Serra has been the target of people who say they're incensed that he "mistreated" Native Americans, and this anger has been taken out against statues of the saint across California and other states.
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The church itself seems to take a low-key position as it deals with the ongoing destruction. A statement from Father John Molyneux, pastor at the Mission, as reported by KTLA, said, "We recognize and understand that for some he has become a symbol of the dehumanization of the Native American community. We at Mission San Gabriel are committed to continuing dialogue with our Native American representatives in order to achieve a peaceful and just partnership."
Forgive me, but what does that mean?
Given the distorted vision of right and wrong today, it should come as no surprise that someone out there is saying that "it's justified to attack churches and statues if they're deemed offensive."
Who said that? No, not some street person or angry Native American. It was a spokesperson for the Mission speaking to a fellow Catholic.
According to a report in the July 22 edition of Church Militant, the remark was made by the Mission's Communications Director Terry Huerta. She was speaking to Beatrice Cardenas on July 11, as the two were surveying the fire damage. Cardenas, the former Republican congressional candidate for California's 27th district, said Huerta told her the Mission "represented pain to a lot of people."
Cardenas replied, that didn't give anyone a right to set a church or building on fire.
She said, Huerta responded, "Yes it does. You and I also have the right to do that if we wanted to because this is a free country."
Cardenas minced no words as she described her belief that the church has "fallen into the current cultural mindset that our great nation was built on hatred and oppression that needs correction."
She continued, "The rock-solid catechesis of the Catholic Church is being attacked by a destructive force from within, by members of the community who value social change above truth."
Clearly, Cardenas is angry about the actions of Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, who wrote in a letter last month that he has "come to understand how the image of Father Serra and the missions evokes painful memories for some people."
Cardenas said, "California has become so 'progressive' that our clergy has tried to appease the movement by allowing concessions from political pressures."
She was clear in what she wants: "We need bishops to be steadfast and unapologetic about our history."
There's no doubt that many "average" Catholics agree with her – but the hierarchy controls what the church does and says, and it appears they're being swept along with liberal politics and in that are betraying believers.
If anyone wonders why Catholic Church attendance is down and why people are leaving the Church, this is one main reason – and it has nothing to do with COVID-19.
The news has been filled lately with reports on the desecration and destruction of religious and historic statues across the country – whether outside of churches or schools or in public places.
It's almost impossible for police to locate those responsible even though many leave spray-painted words that indicate the political persuasion of the culprits.
These criminals have taken license to do whatever they please, and there are many who take the position that what they do is just fine – the idea being that if the reason for the damage is to "correct" what is perceived as a past social error, then the vandals should be excused for their actions.
Don't be too shocked – the current Black Lives Matter movement is a perfect example of this mindset. They are people angry about past race relations who feel they can do what they please now to get back, to get even.
Religious targets aren't limited to statues. The places of worship, like the Mission, have been targets in almost all states, and it's not limited to one denomination. Targeted have been buildings where people gather to worship, and in most cases it's a Christian church.
While the violence is usually against the structure, sometimes,it involves murderous attacks on the parishioners.
Exact figures are not readily available, but estimates are that overall, such attacks are up as much as 35%.
Cardenas says the church isn't defending itself because it feels it is making reparations. She said, "It is only a matter of time before the existence of every Christian church is considered an error that must be corrected."
She warned, "We are in deep trouble, folks."
I think she's right.
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wnd--2020-07-24--When people with small brains have big positions

The problem with having small people in big positions is that only their ego grows to fit the job .
Somehow their capabilities – if they were ever there – just never seem to catch up .
During normal times , the permanent bureaucracy protects the incompetent leader from exposure , and thus the bureaucracy from accountability .
A figurehead or mouthpiece is what most big city mayors and many blue state governors usually are , anyway .
Their job description is simply to get through their term in office without messing anything up too badly , which would cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the next election .
`` Too badly '' means badly enough to cause an investigation by those outside the office that was involved in the blunder or caper .
Think of such an investigation as an independent financial audit of a firm 's accounting books , but with wider scope .
The COVID-19 pandemic scare has blown through all the usual political firewalls that keep incompetent yet personable people employed as leaders in government .
Emergency declarations were the fairy wand and dust that brushed away the usual protective political firewalls .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
I can do anything I want !
It 's payback time ! ''
A person whose mind , as opposed to his ego , had grown into the job might say , `` Oh , it 's all on me .
Do I have the backing of the legislature in what I am about to do ?
Maybe I 'd better call the House speaker and the Senate president , just to find out where they stand . ''
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But perhaps there was a reason you did n't ask for advice .
What if you knew perfectly well what the likely result would be ?
What if your state was paid many extra thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent to the hospital ?
What if you just wanted the money ?
Perhaps all you wanted was for the death figures in your state to remain high enough to justify continuing the emergency … out through the election .
Maybe you desperately wanted statewide mail-in voting , where boxes of harvested ballots could be dropped into the mailbox , once your party operatives knew how many more votes they needed to win .
Even if it is days or weeks after the election – we must count until we win !
Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not die in vain ?
Or does it mean that political expediency resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly people in your state ?
They would have died anyway .
Perhaps it is too small of a distance in your mind between being governor and God .
What about mayors who failed to use the police and national guard to stop riots and looting in their cities ?
What if they ultimately marched with the protestErs , as in Portland , Oregon ?
What if they made no attempt to protect their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and destruction by the mob ?
What if they ca n't separate their politics from their job ?
Are they protected by sovereign immunity ?
`` They ca n't prosecute me .
I have sovereign immunity ! ''
If that 's you , then perhaps you should check into the stripping doctrine .
Feeling naked ?
Lots of angry citizens may not be able to take out their anger on the city or state , but they can sure take it out on you , personally .
Too bad it was only your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart – that grew into the job .
Maybe we do n't value citizenship enough .
Maybe we do n't teach civics in schools anymore .
Maybe we do n't remember that freedom is never free .
And maybe we have to remind our leaders at more frequent intervals that crimes against humanity always have to be punished .
craigemcmillan.com has the real story of Armageddon .

The problem with having small people in big positions is that only their ego grows to fit the job. Somehow their capabilities – if they were ever there – just never seem to catch up.
During normal times, the permanent bureaucracy protects the incompetent leader from exposure, and thus the bureaucracy from accountability. A figurehead or mouthpiece is what most big city mayors and many blue state governors usually are, anyway. Their job description is simply to get through their term in office without messing anything up too badly, which would cause the existing political party to lose power at the next election.
"Too badly" means badly enough to cause an investigation by those outside the office that was involved in the blunder or caper. Think of such an investigation as an independent financial audit of a firm's accounting books, but with wider scope.
The COVID-19 pandemic scare has blown through all the usual political firewalls that keep incompetent yet personable people employed as leaders in government. Emergency declarations were the fairy wand and dust that brushed away the usual protective political firewalls. "Woohoo! I'm in charge! I can do anything I want! It's payback time!"
A person whose mind, as opposed to his ego, had grown into the job might say, "Oh, it's all on me. Do I have the backing of the legislature in what I am about to do? Maybe I'd better call the House speaker and the Senate president, just to find out where they stand."
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That way, if you were to issue an order requiring COVID-19 infected patients to be sent from hospitals back into nursing homes, where they would reasonably be expected to infect other vulnerable residents, sending them into hospitals and cemeteries, you might receive some sage advice along the lines of, "What are you – out of your bleeping mind?"
But perhaps there was a reason you didn't ask for advice. What if you knew perfectly well what the likely result would be? What if your state was paid many extra thousands of Medicare dollars for every COVID patient sent to the hospital? What if you just wanted the money?
Perhaps all you wanted was for the death figures in your state to remain high enough to justify continuing the emergency … out through the election.
Maybe you desperately wanted statewide mail-in voting, where boxes of harvested ballots could be dropped into the mailbox, once your party operatives knew how many more votes they needed to win. Even if it is days or weeks after the election – we must count until we win!
Does that mean that nursing home patients did not die in vain? Or does it mean that political expediency resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly people in your state?
They would have died anyway. Perhaps it is too small of a distance in your mind between being governor and God.
What about mayors who failed to use the police and national guard to stop riots and looting in their cities? What if they ultimately marched with the protestErs, as in Portland, Oregon? What if they made no attempt to protect their citizens, businesses and property from harm and destruction by the mob? What if they can't separate their politics from their job? Are they protected by sovereign immunity?
"They can't prosecute me. I have sovereign immunity!" If that's you, then perhaps you should check into the stripping doctrine.
Feeling naked? Lots of angry citizens may not be able to take out their anger on the city or state, but they can sure take it out on you, personally. Too bad it was only your ego – and not your mind and heart – that grew into the job.
Maybe we don't value citizenship enough. Maybe we don't teach civics in schools anymore. Maybe we don't remember that freedom is never free. And maybe we have to remind our leaders at more frequent intervals that crimes against humanity always have to be punished.
craigemcmillan.com has the real story of Armageddon.


wnd--2020-07-28--Christians: Pastors need to talk about abortion and sexual identity

A new national survey of shows Christian congregations want a `` fearless pulpit '' in which their pastors speak out on moral and cultural issues , including persecution , sexual identity and abortion .
The `` 2020 National Pulpit Survey '' by D. James Kennedy Ministries found 99 % said it was `` extremely important '' for ministers to address religious liberty/persecution issues from the pulpit .
The figure was 98 % for abortion and 96 % for issues of `` sexual identity , '' including transgenderism and homosexuality .
`` The results expose a hunger inside the church for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who will connect the dots between what the Bible teaches and what is happening in the world , '' said Frank Wright , president of D. James Kennedy Ministries .
But few pastors do that , the group found .
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen '' Barna Research reports that more than 90 percent of theologically conservative pastors agree that Scripture addresses all aspects of life .
Yet just 10 percent said they were willing to speak to issues like abortion , religious liberty , and sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization said .
Wright warned there are `` grave consequences for silence from America 's pulpits and inaction from the church . ''
`` Look no further than today 's headlines to see the clear and present danger , '' he said .
The write-in survey was sent to friends and supporters of the ministry .
On the issue of poverty , 88 % said it was extremely important to hear the biblical perspective from the pulpit .
It was 91 % for `` support of Israel '' and 92 % for `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % for the role of government , 83 % for church in politics/government and 88 % for radical Islam .
The survey also asked the respondents if they know what the Bible says about various issues well enough to communicate it to others .
Ninety percent said they know its teaching on abortion , 67 % on religious liberty , 73 % on poverty , 93 % on sexual identity , 82 % on support of Israel , 68 % on Christian heritage , 69 % on the role of government , 81 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % on radical Islam .
On an individual level , 88 % said abortion was an extremely important issue , 88 % religious liberty , 52 % poverty , 80 % sexual identity , 78 % support of Israel , 78 % Christian heritage , 82 % role of government , 77 % church in politics and 75 % radical Islam .

A new national survey of shows Christian congregations want a "fearless pulpit" in which their pastors speak out on moral and cultural issues, including persecution, sexual identity and abortion.
The "2020 National Pulpit Survey" by D. James Kennedy Ministries found 99% said it was "extremely important" for ministers to address religious liberty/persecution issues from the pulpit. The figure was 98% for abortion and 96% for issues of "sexual identity," including transgenderism and homosexuality.
"The results expose a hunger inside the church for pastors who will tackle tough topics – who will connect the dots between what the Bible teaches and what is happening in the world," said Frank Wright, president of D. James Kennedy Ministries.
But few pastors do that, the group found.
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"Barna Research reports that more than 90 percent of theologically conservative pastors agree that Scripture addresses all aspects of life. Yet just 10 percent said they were willing to speak to issues like abortion, religious liberty, and sexual identity from the pulpit," the organization said.
Wright warned there are "grave consequences for silence from America's pulpits and inaction from the church."
"Look no further than today's headlines to see the clear and present danger," he said.
The write-in survey was sent to friends and supporters of the ministry.
On the issue of poverty, 88% said it was extremely important to hear the biblical perspective from the pulpit. It was 91% for "support of Israel" and 92% for "Christian heritage."
It was 90% for the role of government, 83% for church in politics/government and 88% for radical Islam.
The survey also asked the respondents if they know what the Bible says about various issues well enough to communicate it to others. Ninety percent said they know its teaching on abortion, 67% on religious liberty, 73% on poverty, 93% on sexual identity, 82% on support of Israel, 68% on Christian heritage, 69% on the role of government, 81% of church in politics and 60% on radical Islam.
On an individual level, 88% said abortion was an extremely important issue, 88% religious liberty, 52% poverty, 80% sexual identity, 78% support of Israel, 78% Christian heritage, 82% role of government, 77% church in politics and 75% radical Islam.


wnd--2020-07-28--Pulitzer-winning '1619' writer confesses: It's not history after all!

The author of a series of essays that appeared in the New York Times , called the `` 1619 Project , '' has admitted that the work was created with the intention of changing the `` narrative '' and `` national memory '' about America 's founding .
Turns out it apparently had nothing to do with `` history . ''
The admission comes from Nikole Hannah-Jones , the Times writer who once called white people `` bloodsuckers '' and `` barbaric devils . ''
In recent days , Sen. Tom Cotton , R-Ark.
, has proposed a ban on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the project in public schools , as some educators already have proposed .
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen Hannah-Jones claims , among other things , the American Revolution was fought to maintain slavery and Abraham Lincoln was racist .
Cotton charged on Twitter : `` The NYT ’ s 1619 Project is a racially divisive , revisionist account of history that denies the noble principles of freedom & equality on which our nation was founded .
Federal funding shouldn ’ t help indoctrinate young Americans w/ this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history at all , and was n't intended to be , she replied on Twitter .
`` I 've always said that the 1619 Project is not a history .
It is a work of journalism that explicitly seeks to challenge the national narrative and , therefore , the national memory .
The project has always been as much about the present as it is the past , '' she wrote .
`` The crazy thing is , the 1619 Project is using history and reporting to make an argument .
It never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state our aims and produced a series of essays .
Critique was always expected , but the need to discredit it speaks to something else . ''
Her anti-white sentiments were expressed as far back as the 1990s , when she wrote a letter to Notre Dame 's student newspaper that `` the white race is the biggest murderer , rapist , pillager , and thief of the modern world . ''
She insisted there was no difference between Christopher Columbus and Adolf Hitler , and claimed African explorers reached the Americas before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Aztec temples .
`` The difference is that Africans had the decency and respect for human life to learn from the Native Americans and trade technology with them , '' she said .
`` The pyramids of the Aztecs and the great stone heads of the Olmecs are lasting monuments to the friendship of these two peoples . ''
Hannah-Jones was awarded a Pulitzer Prize this year for her work on the 1619 Project , which falsely claimed `` one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare their independence from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the institution of slavery . ''
She claimed on Twitter that `` one group has monopolized [ the national narrative ] for too long in order to create this myth of exceptionalism . ''

The author of a series of essays that appeared in the New York Times, called the "1619 Project," has admitted that the work was created with the intention of changing the "narrative" and "national memory" about America's founding.
Turns out it apparently had nothing to do with "history."
The admission comes from Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Times writer who once called white people "bloodsuckers" and "barbaric devils."
In recent days, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has proposed a ban on the use of federal money to teach the project in public schools, as some educators already have proposed.
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Hannah-Jones claims, among other things, the American Revolution was fought to maintain slavery and Abraham Lincoln was racist.
Cotton charged on Twitter: "The NYT’s 1619 Project is a racially divisive, revisionist account of history that denies the noble principles of freedom & equality on which our nation was founded. Federal funding shouldn’t help indoctrinate young Americans w/ this left-wing garbage."
But Hannah-Jones begs to differ.
It's not history at all, and wasn't intended to be, she replied on Twitter.
"I've always said that the 1619 Project is not a history. It is a work of journalism that explicitly seeks to challenge the national narrative and, therefore, the national memory. The project has always been as much about the present as it is the past," she wrote.
"The crazy thing is, the 1619 Project is using history and reporting to make an argument. It never pretended to be history. We explicitly state our aims and produced a series of essays. Critique was always expected, but the need to discredit it speaks to something else."
I’ve always said that the 1619 Project is not a history. It is a work of journalism that explicitly seeks to challenge the national narrative and, therefore, the national memory. The project has always been as much about the present as it is the past. — Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) July 27, 2020
The crazy thing is, the 1619 Project is using history and reporting to make an argument. It never pretended to be a history. We explicitly state our aims and produced a series of essays. Critique was always expected, but the need to discredit it speaks to something else. — Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) July 27, 2020
Her anti-white sentiments were expressed as far back as the 1990s, when she wrote a letter to Notre Dame's student newspaper that "the white race is the biggest murderer, rapist, pillager, and thief of the modern world."
She insisted there was no difference between Christopher Columbus and Adolf Hitler, and claimed African explorers reached the Americas before Columbus and were involved in the construction of Aztec temples.
"The difference is that Africans had the decency and respect for human life to learn from the Native Americans and trade technology with them," she said. "The pyramids of the Aztecs and the great stone heads of the Olmecs are lasting monuments to the friendship of these two peoples."
Hannah-Jones was awarded a Pulitzer Prize this year for her work on the 1619 Project, which falsely claimed "one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare their independence from Britain was because they wanted to protect the institution of slavery."
She claimed on Twitter that "one group has monopolized [the national narrative] for too long in order to create this myth of exceptionalism."