wnd--2020-02-22--Still no justice for Kate Steinle

Still no justice for Kate Steinle

With all the hoo-ha out of Washington about `` justice '' for this one and that one , there 's a distinct lack of attention to the innocent American citizens who are attacked and killed in this country by illegal aliens .
( Yes , `` illegal aliens '' – that is what they are , so get over your false sense of insult . )
I live in the San Francisco area and so am very familiar with the case of Kate Steinle – the 32-year-old woman who was murdered ( shot in the back ) in broad daylight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father and a friend along the pier at San Francisco Bay .
The man with the gun was seven-time felon , five-time deported illegal alien Jose Inez Garcia Zarate .
He was caught on surveillance video running from the scene with the gun , was arrested and charged with murder .
If you read accounts today of the charges and trial , you will see that his attorneys claimed that the shooting was accidental .
They claimed that he did n't know he was holding a gun when he picked up `` something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bush .
But if you were following the chaos over the crime and the charges at the time , you may remember , as do I , that at one point , Zarate claimed that he was just shooting randomly at sea lions in the bay – which , by the way , is a federal crime .
There was n't a peep about that from animal-rights activists in the Bay Area .
The surveillance video showed him sitting in a chair on the pier holding the gun and aiming it at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was n't shooting intentionally , Zarate said the gun went off when he stepped on it .
Then , he told police the story of picking up something wrapped in rags from under a bush , and it supposedly went off on its own .
He claimed he did n't even know it was a gun until it fired , that the bullet ricocheted off the concrete sidewalk and fatally hit Kate .
He said , he then tossed the gun into the bay because he thought it would keep firing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a ranger from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management .
He had the weapon in his parked car and had reported it stolen .
As a layman might describe it , the trial and testimony were a zoo of claims and possible charges .
As it turned out , Zarate was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm .
He was only convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm .
For that he was sentenced to three years in prison but served no additional time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awaiting trial .
The issue was raised and argued that he was free on the streets because San Francisco is a `` sanctuary city '' – and the city had refused requests from ICE that Zarate be turned over them to face deportation charges because of his illegal status .
Local police were ( and are ) barred from cooperating with most federal immigration investigations .
In fact , it 's been reported that after his arrest , Zarate told police that he chose to stay in San Francisco because the sanctuary city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deportation by the feds.
( ! )
Despite the `` not guilty '' finding , he still faced federal charges of illegal possession of a firearm .
He pleaded `` not guilty '' to those charges , but early this month , the U.S. District Court in California decided he suffers from `` mental illness that is not presently being treated '' and so will not face those charges .
Whether or not he can or will be `` treated '' for those mental illnesses so he can stand trial for something remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a criminal illegal alien shot and killed an innocent woman in San Francisco , and he walks free unless or until the court decides he can be `` restored to competency '' by treatment .
According to a report in Breitbart , illegal aliens facing trial , are increasingly using the defense of mental illness to escape maximum sentences for murder .
On Feb. 20 , Breitbart cited the case of Apolinar Altamirano , an admitted member of the Sinaloa Cartel , accused of murdering a 21-year-old American in 2015 .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ penalty after successfully being declared `` intellectually disabled . ''
The death of Kate Steinle garnered national attention , and what happened during the trial raised a furor , politically and otherwise .
There were , and continue to be , calls for better and tougher immigration policies .
The San Francisco Police Officer 's Association said , `` This is yet another disgusting injustice perpetrated by a broken criminal justice system that is more intent on re-harming the victims of crime and their families than holding violent offenders accountable . ''
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ugarte said , `` From day one , this case was used as means to foment hate , to foment division , and to foment a program of mass deportation . ''
He went on to call it all `` a philosophy of hate , '' saying , `` I believe today is a day of vindication for the rights of immigrants . ''
Dolly Gee , a liberal U.S. district judge in California 's Central District , ruled in 2013 that mentally disabled immigrants are entitled to legal representation if they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first time for such a ruling for anyone in immigration courts .
So while the courts are being twisted into legal pretzels , accused criminals are allowed leniency and freedom , and the liberals in this country continue their never-ending demands for open borders and open `` immigration '' – legal and otherwise .
In the meantime , Kate Steinle is still dead – and for her , her family and for the rest of us , there still is no justice .

With all the hoo-ha out of Washington about "justice" for this one and that one, there's a distinct lack of attention to the innocent American citizens who are attacked and killed in this country by illegal aliens. (Yes, "illegal aliens" – that is what they are, so get over your false sense of insult.)
I live in the San Francisco area and so am very familiar with the case of Kate Steinle – the 32-year-old woman who was murdered (shot in the back) in broad daylight in 2017, while walking with her father and a friend along the pier at San Francisco Bay.
The man with the gun was seven-time felon, five-time deported illegal alien Jose Inez Garcia Zarate. He was caught on surveillance video running from the scene with the gun, was arrested and charged with murder.
If you read accounts today of the charges and trial, you will see that his attorneys claimed that the shooting was accidental. They claimed that he didn't know he was holding a gun when he picked up "something" wrapped in rags from under a bush.
But if you were following the chaos over the crime and the charges at the time, you may remember, as do I, that at one point, Zarate claimed that he was just shooting randomly at sea lions in the bay – which, by the way, is a federal crime. There wasn't a peep about that from animal-rights activists in the Bay Area.
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The surveillance video showed him sitting in a chair on the pier holding the gun and aiming it at the sea animals.
Holding to the claim that he wasn't shooting intentionally, Zarate said the gun went off when he stepped on it. Then, he told police the story of picking up something wrapped in rags from under a bush, and it supposedly went off on its own.
He claimed he didn't even know it was a gun until it fired, that the bullet ricocheted off the concrete sidewalk and fatally hit Kate. He said, he then tossed the gun into the bay because he thought it would keep firing.
Further investigation showed the weapon belonged to a ranger from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. He had the weapon in his parked car and had reported it stolen.
As a layman might describe it, the trial and testimony were a zoo of claims and possible charges. As it turned out, Zarate was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm. He was only convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. For that he was sentenced to three years in prison but served no additional time because of the time he spent incarcerated awaiting trial.
The issue was raised and argued that he was free on the streets because San Francisco is a "sanctuary city" – and the city had refused requests from ICE that Zarate be turned over them to face deportation charges because of his illegal status. Local police were (and are) barred from cooperating with most federal immigration investigations.
In fact, it's been reported that after his arrest, Zarate told police that he chose to stay in San Francisco because the sanctuary city status would protect him from arrest and deportation by the feds.(!)
Despite the "not guilty" finding, he still faced federal charges of illegal possession of a firearm. He pleaded "not guilty" to those charges, but early this month, the U.S. District Court in California decided he suffers from "mental illness that is not presently being treated" and so will not face those charges.
Whether or not he can or will be "treated" for those mental illnesses so he can stand trial for something remains to be seen.
As it stands, a criminal illegal alien shot and killed an innocent woman in San Francisco, and he walks free unless or until the court decides he can be "restored to competency" by treatment.
According to a report in Breitbart, illegal aliens facing trial, are increasingly using the defense of mental illness to escape maximum sentences for murder. On Feb. 20, Breitbart cited the case of Apolinar Altamirano, an admitted member of the Sinaloa Cartel, accused of murdering a 21-year-old American in 2015. He'll NOT be eligible for the death penalty after successfully being declared "intellectually disabled."
The death of Kate Steinle garnered national attention, and what happened during the trial raised a furor, politically and otherwise. There were, and continue to be, calls for better and tougher immigration policies.
The San Francisco Police Officer's Association said, "This is yet another disgusting injustice perpetrated by a broken criminal justice system that is more intent on re-harming the victims of crime and their families than holding violent offenders accountable."
At the same time, defense attorney Francisco Ugarte said, "From day one, this case was used as means to foment hate, to foment division, and to foment a program of mass deportation." He went on to call it all "a philosophy of hate," saying, "I believe today is a day of vindication for the rights of immigrants."
Dolly Gee, a liberal U.S. district judge in California's Central District, ruled in 2013 that mentally disabled immigrants are entitled to legal representation if they are detained and facing deportation. This was the first time for such a ruling for anyone in immigration courts.
So while the courts are being twisted into legal pretzels, accused criminals are allowed leniency and freedom, and the liberals in this country continue their never-ending demands for open borders and open "immigration" – legal and otherwise.
In the meantime, Kate Steinle is still dead – and for her, her family and for the rest of us, there still is no justice.
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wnd--2020-02-22--The left will never solve problems: They're too busy hating God

For the generations dating back to at least FDR , the political left has held the moral high ground in terms of `` helping people . ''
As would be expected of the left , the bulk of this `` help '' was provided through the state , funded by the state and administered according to the left 's view of how best to help people .
At some point , the rest of us realized that despite the massive numbers of people being `` helped '' by these government programs , the numbers of people who needed help just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people in the programs never seemed to be `` helped out '' of the programs .
With the floodgates of illegal immigration wide open , many Americans saw the demise of their nation straight ahead .
With all this government help available , more of us today seem to be wondering just how `` helpful '' all this leftist `` help '' has really been ?
It 's just a tiny example , but this story from Vancouver , Canada , indicates precisely why the left is incapable of helping people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plantation .
Put bluntly , Vancouver 's progressively minded leftists believe that the best way to solve the city 's opioid addiction is to make opioids available through vending machines .
The machines use biometrics to identify opioid addicts and dispense opioids .
The article questions why this is the best solution for this `` crisis of despair . ''
A `` crisis of despair '' is precisely what has afflicted the Western world since FDR faded away into the sunset after World War II .
JFK correctly diagnosed this problem and came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moon '' as the solution .
It was an ambitious enough goal to unite the nation and provide hope and excitement in the nation .
Neil Armstrong 's humble words upon setting foot on the lunar surface reflected what had been done in the American psyche : `` That 's one small step for man , one giant leap for mankind . ''
Guess what Buzz Aldrin did when he set foot on the moon ?
JFK 's unifying goal gave way to the Vietnam War and LBJ 's `` Great Society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morphed into the left 's plantation , where government benefits determined the level to which an individual could rise in life .
The left used the ensuing years to lay the foundation for communist global governance , presided over , of course , by the left .
Today 's left learned well the lessons of China 's communist regime : It was not enough to control the levers of power ; everything that opposed you must be subjugated or destroyed .
China 's long war against Christianity is now dramatically intensifying against those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the communist government as the `` one mediator between God and man . ''
Leftists , you see , despise God because they recognize that He stands between them and the absolute power they crave over the rest of humanity .
It was God who gave men and women free will : the right to choose Him or not .
Think about that .
The most powerful Being in existence gave those whom He had created out of the dust of the Earth the right to recognize and follow him – or to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations throughout history that the left has seized by force or cunning they have given their subjects no such choice .
Perhaps that is why today 's leftists find common cause with radical Islam .
Convert , serve us , or die .
We do n't care which it is .
Today we are witnessing the collapse of the left 's Great Society birthed under LBJ 's Democrat majorities .
With a revived economy , the people on the left 's plantations have been fleeing the control of those who kept them there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election year , only to vanish with their promises after the election .
Abortion , promiscuity , perversion and other social degeneracies are all being reexamined , one mind at a time .
Free speech bans on university campuses are being attacked on those thought plantations .
Big media are desperately trying to plug the dam of Democratic and leftist orthodoxy as the waters of truth back up behind it .
The dam will soon burst , perhaps as soon as the 2020 elections .
You may rest assured that the aftermath will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lines and Absolution : Armageddon as you 've never seen it .

For the generations dating back to at least FDR, the political left has held the moral high ground in terms of "helping people." As would be expected of the left, the bulk of this "help" was provided through the state, funded by the state and administered according to the left's view of how best to help people.
At some point, the rest of us realized that despite the massive numbers of people being "helped" by these government programs, the numbers of people who needed help just continued to expand. Even worse, the people in the programs never seemed to be "helped out" of the programs. With the floodgates of illegal immigration wide open, many Americans saw the demise of their nation straight ahead.
With all this government help available, more of us today seem to be wondering just how "helpful" all this leftist "help" has really been? It's just a tiny example, but this story from Vancouver, Canada, indicates precisely why the left is incapable of helping people to go beyond the confines of the leftist plantation.
Put bluntly, Vancouver's progressively minded leftists believe that the best way to solve the city's opioid addiction is to make opioids available through vending machines. The machines use biometrics to identify opioid addicts and dispense opioids. The article questions why this is the best solution for this "crisis of despair."
A "crisis of despair" is precisely what has afflicted the Western world since FDR faded away into the sunset after World War II. JFK correctly diagnosed this problem and came up with "putting an American on the moon" as the solution. It was an ambitious enough goal to unite the nation and provide hope and excitement in the nation. Neil Armstrong's humble words upon setting foot on the lunar surface reflected what had been done in the American psyche: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Guess what Buzz Aldrin did when he set foot on the moon?
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JFK's unifying goal gave way to the Vietnam War and LBJ's "Great Society." The left's panacea slowly morphed into the left's plantation, where government benefits determined the level to which an individual could rise in life.
The left used the ensuing years to lay the foundation for communist global governance, presided over, of course, by the left. Today's left learned well the lessons of China's communist regime: It was not enough to control the levers of power; everything that opposed you must be subjugated or destroyed. China's long war against Christianity is now dramatically intensifying against those churches that do not replace Jesus with the communist government as the "one mediator between God and man."
Leftists, you see, despise God because they recognize that He stands between them and the absolute power they crave over the rest of humanity. It was God who gave men and women free will: the right to choose Him or not. Think about that. The most powerful Being in existence gave those whom He had created out of the dust of the Earth the right to recognize and follow him – or to turn away from him.
In those nations throughout history that the left has seized by force or cunning they have given their subjects no such choice. Perhaps that is why today's leftists find common cause with radical Islam. Convert, serve us, or die. We don't care which it is.
Today we are witnessing the collapse of the left's Great Society birthed under LBJ's Democrat majorities. With a revived economy, the people on the left's plantations have been fleeing the control of those who kept them there for so long with false promises each election year, only to vanish with their promises after the election.
Abortion, promiscuity, perversion and other social degeneracies are all being reexamined, one mind at a time. Free speech bans on university campuses are being attacked on those thought plantations. Big media are desperately trying to plug the dam of Democratic and leftist orthodoxy as the waters of truth back up behind it. The dam will soon burst, perhaps as soon as the 2020 elections. You may rest assured that the aftermath will be Biblical.
Reconnaissance, Behind Enemy Lines and Absolution: Armageddon as you've never seen it.


wnd--2020-02-22--What Christian conservatives need to know about Mike Bloomberg

It is ironic that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is presenting himself as the balanced alternative to extreme socialists like Sen. Bernie Sanders .
In reality , when it comes to areas of great concern to Christian conservatives , Bloomberg has been anything but moderate .
As noted by Catholic activist Bill Donohue with references to Bloomberg 's tenure as mayor , `` On two key social issues – abortion and religious liberty – the presidential candidate was a total bomb . ''
Donohue actually claims that `` Bloomberg is one of the most radical pro-abortion politicians in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mayor 's accomplishments was this : `` Bloomberg 's passion for abortion allowed him to appropriate $ 15 million from a civic facility revenue bond transaction that benefited Planned Parenthood . ''
Would you want someone like this in the White House ?
Lest you think these policies were a thing of the past , on Feb. 12 Bloomberg announced , `` As president , I will fiercely protect a woman 's right to choose , and I will appoint judges who will defend that right . ''
He also declared , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I will reverse the damage President Trump has done to women 's rights and ensure that every woman has access to reproductive health care . ''
Never Trumpers who are pro-life might want to reconsider their stance should Bloomberg become the Democratic nominee .
( For that matter , given the current crop of candidates , they should reconsider their stance regardless of which candidate emerges as the Democratic nominee . )
Donohue also states , `` On religious liberty issues , Bloomberg 's record was similarly awful . ''
To cite just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long ruled that religious groups have a right to use public facilities , yet Bloomberg denied the right of an inner-city Christian church to hold religious services in a public school on Sundays , setting up a court challenge .
He lost in federal district court in 2005 , but his censorial effort was not lost on supporters of the Bronx Household of Faith . ''
I ask once again : If you are a Christian conservative ( or , simply a person who cherishes our fundamental freedoms ) , is this the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House ?
My Stream colleague John Zmirak claimed that Bloomberg was `` much more profoundly evil a person … than anyone ever imagined , '' even calling him an `` amoral monster . ''
Another Stream colleague , Rachel Alexander , has sampled some of Bloomberg 's derogatory comments about women and others , as opponents of Donald Trump have often done .
The difference , of course , is that Trump has proven himself a friend of the unborn and a friend of religious liberties .
Bloomberg has proven himself to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carney drew attention to several of Bloomberg 's more severe statements that confirm this .
For example , he writes that , `` Mike Bloomberg once pointed to the in utero child of an employee and said 'kill it , kill it , ' according to two witnesses . ''
And this , according to Carney , is part of a larger , dangerous mindset : `` Telling an expectant mother to kill her baby , mocking a new mother 's desire for quality child care , cursing whenever a female employee gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women all reflect a clear and consistent mindset : The women who worked for him were worker bees .
Their humanity , their fertility , their love , and their human attachments were all impediments to productivity .
He saw these women as means to his ends of profit . ''
Let the reader look at Bloomberg 's more recent pro-abortion comments and decide whether this assessment is accurate .
Personally , what I 'm sure about is what his policies have been and what he promises his policies will be .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our country .
What raises even more concerns is that Bloomberg presented himself as a champion of religious liberty as mayor .
As David French noted in 2012 , `` at the same time that the mayor declared that 'no neighborhood ' in New York was 'off-limits to God 's love and mercy , ' he was enforcing a unique-in-the-nation policy that in fact declared New York City schools 'off-limits ' to private religious use that includes worship . ''
Yes , this was unique to New York .
As ADF attorney Jordan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the city opens its 1,200 schools on weeknights and weekends to community groups for any use 'pertaining to the welfare of the community . '
The public schools allow thousands of organizations – scout troops , labor unions , arts groups , etc .
– to hold meetings , concerts and recitals .
They 've even allowed 'Law and Order ' to film in the schools .
`` Why single out religious groups and churches , by prohibiting them from conducting worship services in vacant schools when students are gone ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ else had the right to rent and use the city 's 1,200 school buildings with the sole exception of religious groups and churches .
Why ?
The New York Daily News was not hyping things when its Feb. 14 , 2012 , headline announced : `` The Bloomberg administration says churches must leave school buildings now . ''
Is this the administration you want running America ?

It is ironic that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is presenting himself as the balanced alternative to extreme socialists like Sen. Bernie Sanders. In reality, when it comes to areas of great concern to Christian conservatives, Bloomberg has been anything but moderate.
As noted by Catholic activist Bill Donohue with references to Bloomberg's tenure as mayor, "On two key social issues – abortion and religious liberty – the presidential candidate was a total bomb."
Donohue actually claims that "Bloomberg is one of the most radical pro-abortion politicians in American history."
Among the former mayor's accomplishments was this: "Bloomberg's passion for abortion allowed him to appropriate $15 million from a civic facility revenue bond transaction that benefited Planned Parenthood."
Would you want someone like this in the White House?
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Lest you think these policies were a thing of the past, on Feb. 12 Bloomberg announced, "As president, I will fiercely protect a woman's right to choose, and I will appoint judges who will defend that right."
He also declared, "On my first day in office, I will reverse the damage President Trump has done to women's rights and ensure that every woman has access to reproductive health care."
Never Trumpers who are pro-life might want to reconsider their stance should Bloomberg become the Democratic nominee. (For that matter, given the current crop of candidates, they should reconsider their stance regardless of which candidate emerges as the Democratic nominee.)
Donohue also states, "On religious liberty issues, Bloomberg's record was similarly awful."
To cite just one example, "The courts have long ruled that religious groups have a right to use public facilities, yet Bloomberg denied the right of an inner-city Christian church to hold religious services in a public school on Sundays, setting up a court challenge. He lost in federal district court in 2005, but his censorial effort was not lost on supporters of the Bronx Household of Faith."
I ask once again: If you are a Christian conservative (or, simply a person who cherishes our fundamental freedoms), is this the kind of man you want in the White House?
My Stream colleague John Zmirak claimed that Bloomberg was "much more profoundly evil a person … than anyone ever imagined," even calling him an "amoral monster."
Another Stream colleague, Rachel Alexander, has sampled some of Bloomberg's derogatory comments about women and others, as opponents of Donald Trump have often done.
The difference, of course, is that Trump has proven himself a friend of the unborn and a friend of religious liberties. Bloomberg has proven himself to be the exact opposite.
Timothy P. Carney drew attention to several of Bloomberg's more severe statements that confirm this. For example, he writes that, "Mike Bloomberg once pointed to the in utero child of an employee and said 'kill it, kill it,' according to two witnesses."
And this, according to Carney, is part of a larger, dangerous mindset: "Telling an expectant mother to kill her baby, mocking a new mother's desire for quality child care, cursing whenever a female employee gets pregnant and publicly denigrating marriage among professional women all reflect a clear and consistent mindset: The women who worked for him were worker bees. Their humanity, their fertility, their love, and their human attachments were all impediments to productivity. He saw these women as means to his ends of profit."
Let the reader look at Bloomberg's more recent pro-abortion comments and decide whether this assessment is accurate.
Personally, what I'm sure about is what his policies have been and what he promises his policies will be. That is not the person I want leading our country.
What raises even more concerns is that Bloomberg presented himself as a champion of religious liberty as mayor. As David French noted in 2012, "at the same time that the mayor declared that 'no neighborhood' in New York was 'off-limits to God's love and mercy,' he was enforcing a unique-in-the-nation policy that in fact declared New York City schools 'off-limits' to private religious use that includes worship."
Yes, this was unique to New York.
As ADF attorney Jordan Lawrence explained, "By state law, the city opens its 1,200 schools on weeknights and weekends to community groups for any use 'pertaining to the welfare of the community.' The public schools allow thousands of organizations – scout troops, labor unions, arts groups, etc. – to hold meetings, concerts and recitals. They've even allowed 'Law and Order' to film in the schools.
"Why single out religious groups and churches, by prohibiting them from conducting worship services in vacant schools when students are gone?"
So, under Mayor Bloomberg, everyone else had the right to rent and use the city's 1,200 school buildings with the sole exception of religious groups and churches. Why?
The New York Daily News was not hyping things when its Feb. 14, 2012, headline announced: "The Bloomberg administration says churches must leave school buildings now."
Is this the administration you want running America?
Let the voter beware.


wnd--2020-02-22--God can turn your mess into a message

God can turn your mess into a message

By nature , I am a messy person .
I will admit it .
But I 'm married to a very tidy person .
One fall day I was carving pumpkins with the grandkids , and we kind of made a mess .
My wife said , `` Greg , can you clean up the mess ? ''
I was trying , but it was bad .
So I said , `` Cathe , I know my cleaning will not meet your standards .
Maybe you should do it . ''
I have good news for messy people , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lives : The Lord is really good at cleaning up our messes .
He can turn our mess into a message .
Moses messed up his life big time .
He was an Israelite who , through adoption , had been taken into Pharaoh 's court .
Presumably , he was being trained to be the next leader of Egypt .
But Moses wanted to help his fellow Israelites and went about it in the wrong way .
He killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating and Israelite .
Then he escaped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill him .
Moses had been there for 40 years without hearing from God .
And then one day , God spoke to the 80-year-old Moses through a burning bush .
He said , `` I am the God of your father – the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob '' ( Exodus 3:6 NLT ) .
Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob are great patriarchs of the faith .
But they were flawed people too .
As godly as he was , Abraham had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't listen to the Lord and was biased .
And Jacob ?
Well , his mistakes are legendary .
So I think God was saying , `` Moses , I am the God of men who have failed and who need second chances .
That means I can use you . ''
Check out Greg Laurie 's books and movies in the WND Superstore Then God said , `` I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt .
I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aware of their suffering .
So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt '' ( Exodus 3:7–8 NLT ) .
God has seen , God has heard , and God knows .
The Bible , speaking of Jesus , tells us , `` This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses , for he faced all of the same testings we do , yet he did not sin '' ( Hebrews 4:15 NLT ) .
He is aware of what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sees it , he hears it , and he knows it .
He cares about you .
So the Lord was saying to Moses , `` You are the man .
And just like this burning bush , you 're going to burn with my message . ''
You would think that at this point , Moses would have fallen down on his face and said , `` Thank you , Lord , for second chances ! ''
But instead he became a human excuse machine .
He said , `` Who am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt ? ''
( verse 11 NLT ) .
It may sound humble at first to say you 're not worthy .
But in reality , God had called him .
So it was an act of disobedience .
Moses did have a point .
If you were God , would you have picked Moses ?
Yet the Lord seems to go out of his way to choose flawed people .
Maybe it 's so that he will get the glory , ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moses , then admit you 've messed up .
Try to fail forward .
That means learn from your mistakes .
Moses learned some important lessons .
In the court of Pharaoh , he was schooled in the ways of Egypt .
He knew Egyptian culture , Egyptian art and Egyptian military strategies .
He knew about all the Egyptian deities .
All this would come in handy when he was facing off with the pharaoh .
And in the wilderness , Moses worked as a shepherd .
He learned how to deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in handy as he led an army of people through the wilderness for 40 years .
Moses learned why impulsiveness was a bad idea , and he learned how to wait on the Lord .
As I 've said many times , God is not looking for ability ; he 's looking for availability .
God does not call the qualified ; he qualifies the called .
What he really wants is just for someone to say , `` Lord , I 'm in .
I 'll go .
I 'll do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
For instance , look at the story of Gideon in the book of Judges .
He seemed to be afraid of his own shadow .
Yet the Lord basically said to him , `` Hey Gideon , you mighty man of valor !
You 're going to lead Israel out of their bondage to the Midianites . ''
That 's because God did n't see Gideon for what he was .
Rather , God saw Gideon for what he would become .
In the same way , God sees potential in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maybe you look in a mirror and see flaws .
You see shortcomings .
But God sees what you will become : a mighty man or woman for him .
Yet all too often we offer the same excuse Moses did as to why God would never work through us .
But it is n't based on what we deserve .
It 's based on the grace of God by which he calls us .
Jesus 's last miracle was covering up the blunder of a disciple .
And your failure , mistake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your story .
Jesus can take whatever wrong you 've done and forgive you and be glorified in your life still .
Maybe you 'll use it as a lesson in your life and decide not to make the same mistake again .
That is failing forward , friend , and that is turning your mess into a message .
You have something to offer .
You have something to do .

By nature, I am a messy person. I will admit it. But I'm married to a very tidy person. One fall day I was carving pumpkins with the grandkids, and we kind of made a mess.
My wife said, "Greg, can you clean up the mess?"
I was trying, but it was bad. So I said, "Cathe, I know my cleaning will not meet your standards. Maybe you should do it."
And she agreed.
I have good news for messy people, especially those who have made a mess of their lives: The Lord is really good at cleaning up our messes. He can turn our mess into a message.
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Moses messed up his life big time. He was an Israelite who, through adoption, had been taken into Pharaoh's court. Presumably, he was being trained to be the next leader of Egypt.
But Moses wanted to help his fellow Israelites and went about it in the wrong way. He killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating and Israelite. Then he escaped to Midian, because Pharaoh wanted to kill him.
Moses had been there for 40 years without hearing from God. And then one day, God spoke to the 80-year-old Moses through a burning bush. He said, "I am the God of your father – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" (Exodus 3:6 NLT).
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are great patriarchs of the faith. But they were flawed people too. As godly as he was, Abraham had serious lapses in his faith. Isaac didn't listen to the Lord and was biased. And Jacob? Well, his mistakes are legendary.
So I think God was saying, "Moses, I am the God of men who have failed and who need second chances. That means I can use you."
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Then God said, "I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt" (Exodus 3:7–8 NLT).
God has seen, God has heard, and God knows. The Bible, speaking of Jesus, tells us, "This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin" (Hebrews 4:15 NLT).
He is aware of what you're going through right now. God sees it, he hears it, and he knows it. He cares about you.
So the Lord was saying to Moses, "You are the man. And just like this burning bush, you're going to burn with my message."
You would think that at this point, Moses would have fallen down on his face and said, "Thank you, Lord, for second chances!" But instead he became a human excuse machine. He said, "Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?" (verse 11 NLT).
It may sound humble at first to say you're not worthy. But in reality, God had called him. So it was an act of disobedience.
Moses did have a point. If you were God, would you have picked Moses? Yet the Lord seems to go out of his way to choose flawed people. Maybe it's so that he will get the glory, ultimately.
If you've messed up like Moses, then admit you've messed up. Try to fail forward. That means learn from your mistakes.
Moses learned some important lessons. In the court of Pharaoh, he was schooled in the ways of Egypt. He knew Egyptian culture, Egyptian art and Egyptian military strategies. He knew about all the Egyptian deities. All this would come in handy when he was facing off with the pharaoh.
And in the wilderness, Moses worked as a shepherd. He learned how to deal with wayward sheep. This would come in handy as he led an army of people through the wilderness for 40 years.
Moses learned why impulsiveness was a bad idea, and he learned how to wait on the Lord.
As I've said many times, God is not looking for ability; he's looking for availability. God does not call the qualified; he qualifies the called. What he really wants is just for someone to say, "Lord, I'm in. I'll go. I'll do it if you want me to do it."
For instance, look at the story of Gideon in the book of Judges. He seemed to be afraid of his own shadow. Yet the Lord basically said to him, "Hey Gideon, you mighty man of valor! You're going to lead Israel out of their bondage to the Midianites."
That's because God didn't see Gideon for what he was. Rather, God saw Gideon for what he would become.
In the same way, God sees potential in you. Maybe you don't. Maybe you look in a mirror and see flaws. You see shortcomings. But God sees what you will become: a mighty man or woman for him.
Yet all too often we offer the same excuse Moses did as to why God would never work through us. But it isn't based on what we deserve. It's based on the grace of God by which he calls us.
Jesus's last miracle was covering up the blunder of a disciple. And your failure, mistake, or sin is a part of your story. Jesus can take whatever wrong you've done and forgive you and be glorified in your life still.
Maybe you'll use it as a lesson in your life and decide not to make the same mistake again. That is failing forward, friend, and that is turning your mess into a message. You have something to offer. You have something to do.


wnd--2020-02-22--Brigham Young University removes 'homosexual behavior' as honor-code violation

( KIDK ) Same-sex couples at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University have long been told they couldn ’ t hug , @ @ @ @ @ date in public .
If they did , they ’ d risk an investigation by @ @ @ @ @ , as well as punishment at their church or expulsion from school .
But this @ @ @ @ @ BYU ’ s student honor code that banned “ homosexual behavior ” on campus was @ @ @ @ @ are keeping details of the change vague , leaving LGBTQ students left to wonder if @ @ @ @ @ now permitted .
The change was first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune .
“ @ @ @ @ @ for by the university for the first time in a long time , ” Franchesca @ @ @ @ @ sociology , told CNN .
“ I really hope they don ’ t disappoint me @ @ @

(KIDK) Same-sex couples at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University have long been told they couldn’t hug, hold hands, kiss or date in public. If they did, they’d risk an investigation by the feared Honor Code Office, as well as punishment at their church or expulsion from school.
But this week, a section of BYU’s student honor code that banned “homosexual behavior” on campus was quietly deleted. University officials are keeping details of the change vague, leaving LGBTQ students left to wonder if public displays of affection are now permitted.
The change was first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune.
“I feel free and cared for by the university for the first time in a long time,” Franchesca Lopez, an undergraduate studying sociology, told CNN. “I really hope they don’t disappoint me again.”
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wnd--2020-02-22--Biden goes on record demanding new handguns & rifles be single-shot only

Struggling to stay afloat in the remaining first-to-vote states , 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Joe Biden seemed to take a radical step to the left this week with regard to his platform position on gun control .
The former vice president told a CNN town hall audience Wednesday that his administration would go well beyond the so-called `` assault weapons '' ban supported by and large within the Democratic Party , seeking also to federally ban the sale of `` silencers '' and `` clips that have multiple bullets in them . ''
This substantial extension of an already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attachments , the candidate suggested , was a reaffirmation of promises made to the families of those impacted by the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 and Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 .
`` I made a commitment and I mean it , '' Biden said , `` I made a commitment that I 'm going to do everything in my power , in office or out of office , to get those assault weapons off the street -- which I 've done once already -- and to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them not for sale , not be able to sell silencers . ''
Coming just days before the Nevada caucuses , Biden 's claim drew cheers from audience members in Las Vegas , a community deeply impacted in October 2017 by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history -- which claimed the lives of 58 concert-goers on the Strip and injured hundreds more .
Unfortunately for the floundering old-line Democrat , however , the claim does little more than capitalize on the emotional ammunition generated by re-opening old wounds .
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Put more simply by the Trump campaign 's Deputy Director of Communications Zach Parkinson , Biden 's statement `` makes no sense . ''
First of all , anyone worth even half his salt on the topic of firearms knows that a bullet is the projectile a gun fires .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discharge that bullet is a cartridge , which is comprised of the bullet , the gunpowder and the shell casing .
Second of all , a clip is an outdated tool used to hold cartridges for ease of loading older firearm models by hand .
As Parkinson also pointed out , `` Biden also probably means to say magazines '' -- spring-activated cartridge holders that automatically push a new round into the chamber upon firing a more modern , semi-automatic firearm .
Semantics aside , however , a clip and a magazine both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is something of a chore to find modern firearms that do not .
Sure , there are always revolvers , over-under rifles , shotguns and muzzle-loader muskets .
But is that really where we want to go with our reading of the Second Amendment ?
Is that really where a Biden administration would seek to take us ?
Admittedly , I may be going a bit too hard on ol ' Joe .
Having long supported the banning of high-capacity magazines , Biden may have just misspoken Wednesday night .
( We all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) But either way , the statement raises some logical question : Should n't we demand more of the gun-control left ?
Should leftists not expect more of themselves ?
For as long as I can remember -- which I will concede is n't terribly long -- gun control has been a losing issue for the American left .
As a God-given right under the United States Constitution , `` the right of the people to keep and bear arms '' is one many Americans are , rightly , not willing to budge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Former President Barack Obama 's remarks about heartland Americans bitterly clinging to their guns and their religion was not empty .
It was unbelievably condescending and grossly miscalculated , but it was not entirely untrue .
Americans do cling to their firearms .
They know what freedom costs .
The right ones know that they have those firearms in the event the people of this continent are ever unfortunate enough to have to pay that cost again .
Knowing how sacred that is , would n't you think those on the left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious claims as radical as Biden 's are going nowhere in the legislature or that misspoken claims as ridiculously uninformed only stand to make the political class all the more unrelatable to the American people ?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Struggling to stay afloat in the remaining first-to-vote states, 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Joe Biden seemed to take a radical step to the left this week with regard to his platform position on gun control.
The former vice president told a CNN town hall audience Wednesday that his administration would go well beyond the so-called "assault weapons" ban supported by and large within the Democratic Party, seeking also to federally ban the sale of "silencers" and "clips that have multiple bullets in them."
This substantial extension of an already strict gun control proposal to various firearm attachments, the candidate suggested, was a reaffirmation of promises made to the families of those impacted by the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 and Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
"I made a commitment and I mean it," Biden said, "I made a commitment that I'm going to do everything in my power, in office or out of office, to get those assault weapons off the street -- which I've done once already -- and to get those clips that have multiple bullets in them not for sale, not be able to sell silencers."
Joe Biden says that he wants to ban "clips that have multiple bullets in them." This makes no sense. All clips hold multiple rounds. That's the definition of a clip. Biden also probably means to say magazines, but it's the same problem. Magazines hold multiple rounds. pic.twitter.com/HREQ4Vj5ya — Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) February 21, 2020
Coming just days before the Nevada caucuses, Biden's claim drew cheers from audience members in Las Vegas, a community deeply impacted in October 2017 by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history -- which claimed the lives of 58 concert-goers on the Strip and injured hundreds more.
Unfortunately for the floundering old-line Democrat, however, the claim does little more than capitalize on the emotional ammunition generated by re-opening old wounds.
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That and, of course, fully display the impacts of a race-to-the-bottom 2020 Democratic presidential primary, which has doomed the party's moderates to a skydiving trip down the endless rabbit hole of left-wing radicalism.
Put more simply by the Trump campaign's Deputy Director of Communications Zach Parkinson, Biden's statement "makes no sense."
First of all, anyone worth even half his salt on the topic of firearms knows that a bullet is the projectile a gun fires. The thing one inserts into the firearm to discharge that bullet is a cartridge, which is comprised of the bullet, the gunpowder and the shell casing.
Second of all, a clip is an outdated tool used to hold cartridges for ease of loading older firearm models by hand.
As Parkinson also pointed out, "Biden also probably means to say magazines" -- spring-activated cartridge holders that automatically push a new round into the chamber upon firing a more modern, semi-automatic firearm.
Semantics aside, however, a clip and a magazine both hold "multiple bullets." It is something of a chore to find modern firearms that do not. Sure, there are always revolvers, over-under rifles, shotguns and muzzle-loader muskets.
But is that really where we want to go with our reading of the Second Amendment?
Is that really where a Biden administration would seek to take us?
I've taken on the @NRA and beaten them — twice. And I'll do it again as president because everyone should need to pass a background check to buy a gun. pic.twitter.com/Ti2iuhC1Hx — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 19, 2020
Alex, a law enforcement officer and former Marine from Reno, supports common-sense gun safety reform — just like the majority of America. Here’s why he’s supporting our campaign: pic.twitter.com/BAM6qFjHzs — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 21, 2020
Admittedly, I may be going a bit too hard on ol' Joe.
Having long supported the banning of high-capacity magazines, Biden may have just misspoken Wednesday night. (We all know he's good for that.)
But either way, the statement raises some logical question: Shouldn't we demand more of the gun-control left? Should leftists not expect more of themselves?
For as long as I can remember -- which I will concede isn't terribly long -- gun control has been a losing issue for the American left. As a God-given right under the United States Constitution, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms" is one many Americans are, rightly, not willing to budge on.
Let's all be honest. Former President Barack Obama's remarks about heartland Americans bitterly clinging to their guns and their religion was not empty. It was unbelievably condescending and grossly miscalculated, but it was not entirely untrue.
Americans do cling to their firearms. They know what freedom costs.
The right ones know that they have those firearms in the event the people of this continent are ever unfortunate enough to have to pay that cost again.
Knowing how sacred that is, wouldn't you think those on the left would have caught on by now that serious claims as radical as Biden's are going nowhere in the legislature or that misspoken claims as ridiculously uninformed only stand to make the political class all the more unrelatable to the American people?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-02-22--3,500-ton goldmine found in India

3,500-ton goldmine found in India

( FINANCIAL EXPRESS ) In nothing short of a jackpot for the Uttar Pradesh government , geologists have discovered massive @ @ @ @ @ of eastern Uttar Pradesh .
The discovery comes after two decades of search by the @ @ @ @ @ the Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Geology and Mining .
As per estimates , there are @ @ @ @ @ tonnes of gold ore in the Naxal-affected Sonbhadra district .
This is around five times @ @ @ @ @ the country which stands at around 626 tonne .

(FINANCIAL EXPRESS) In nothing short of a jackpot for the Uttar Pradesh government, geologists have discovered massive gold deposits in Sonbhadra district of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The discovery comes after two decades of search by the Geological Survey of India and the Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Geology and Mining. As per estimates, there are two goldmines with around 3,500 tonnes of gold ore in the Naxal-affected Sonbhadra district. This is around five times the current gold reserves of the country which stands at around 626 tonne.
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wnd--2020-02-22--Kanye West encourages black Americans not to vote for Democrats

( FOX NEWS ) Kanye West encouraged black voters in the United States not to vote for Democrats at an @ @ @ @ @ .
The 42-year-old musician and fashion mogul spoke at an impromptu event on Thursday where @ @ @ @ @ about politics after previously declaring his support for President Donald Trump .
According to Page @ @ @ @ @ voters : “ Own your power .
Your power is not to just vote Democrat @ @ @ @ @ lives .
That ’ s not the power.
” He continued : “ The power @ @ @ @ @ my lawyer … I put on my trench coat and said , ‘ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ America , and that ’ s how it ’ s going to be ’ — @ @ @ @ @ .
”

(FOX NEWS) Kanye West encouraged black voters in the United States not to vote for Democrats at an event in New York City.
The 42-year-old musician and fashion mogul spoke at an impromptu event on Thursday where he got candid once again about politics after previously declaring his support for President Donald Trump.
According to Page Six, West advised black voters: “Own your power. Your power is not to just vote Democrat for the rest of our lives. That’s not the power.”
He continued: “The power is when I talk to my lawyer … I put on my trench coat and said, ‘We’re moving these factories to America, and that’s how it’s going to be’ — and it’s lovely.”
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wnd--2020-02-22--'F*** the 2nd Amendment': 18 most idiotic sayings Trump protesters are clinging to in 2020

President Donald Trump 's `` Keep America Great '' rally in Phoenix on Wednesday drew tens of thousands of supporters , but also crowds of protesters demonstrating against the president and his conservative policies .
While the demonstrators remained peaceful , vulgar terms like `` f -- - the Second Amendment , '' `` fascist pig '' and `` f -- - ICE '' were all too common .
The protesters also brought out a few of the old favorites -- `` Nazi scum , '' `` Hey hey , ho ho , Donald Trump has got to go , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- as they gathered at a designated `` free speech '' zone outside of Veterans Memorial Coliseum , where the rally was being held .
Here are 18 sentiments anti-Trump protesters are clinging to in 2020 WARNING : The following photos and videos contain vulgar language that some readers may find offensive .
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`` Do you support the Second Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` No I do not , '' the man responded .
`` I 'm a victim of gun violence . ''
Many demonstrators were holding signs calling Donald Trump a fascist in one degree or another , but when The Western Journal approached one of the protesters , who chose to identify herself only as `` Gabs , '' and asked what Trump has done that makes him a fascist , the answer was ambiguous .
“ All of his policies and stuff , it just feels like another rise to fascism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more .
`` Antifa '' is anti-free speech -- and they admit it .
Outside of the rally , a group of young men with covered faces was holding an `` anti-fascist , '' or antifa , flag .
`` I think it 's important for the community to stand up to fascist organizing , '' one of the young men told The Western Journal .
`` I oppose [ Trump 's ] denigration of immigrants coming to this country , he added .
`` I oppose the fact that he upholds a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And what about the right of people who disagree with antifa 's leftist principles to express their own views ?
`` I believe in suppressing the speech of people whose ideas I do n't want to gain institutional hold , '' the man said .
A protester named Kelly told The Western Journal she felt like she wanted to do more than just whine about the president .
She said her sign , which read “ Any Functioning Adult 2020 , ” was really an “ Anyone but Trump ” sign , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential primary candidates .
“ I ’ ve got to make some decisions later , ” she said , referring to the Democratic candidates , “ but I think most of them have some really good options for us.
” The back of one protester 's shirt said it all .
`` F -- - ICE , '' the shirt said in reference to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , the agency tasked with enforcing America 's immigration laws within our borders .
In recent years , the `` Abolish ICE '' movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders , the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination , calling for the agency to be broken up .
One of the more popular signs from the protesters characterized Trump as a Nazi pig on one side and bore the words “ WTF News : We Televise Fear ” in the style of Fox News ’ logo on the other .
While the latter was not an attack on Trump , Fox News has been under attack from the left as the president continues to criticize other establishment news outlets for spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his administration .
Cody , who was holding one of these signs , told The Western Journal that news outlets shouldn ’ t “ scare people into beliefs , ” but instead should try to “ bring people together.
” “ Don ’ t sacrifice truth , ” he added .
“ Just don ’ t go for the biggest attention-grabber that you can get and then embellish what ’ s going on.
” One protester wearing a `` Make America Gay Again '' cap was handing out flyers with a suggested chant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was calling for violence against the president , the flyers called on Trump to die of `` Natural Causes , '' a `` Heart Attack '' or a `` Stroke . ''
`` No Trump , no KKK , no fascist USA . ''
One of the most common chants of the evening was , “ No Trump , no KKK , no fascist USA.
” Hundreds of protesters chanted this in unison with drums helping keep the beat .
Protesters standing in the designated `` free speech '' zone yelled a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite that likens Trump supporters to Nazis .
`` Nazi scum , Nazi scum , '' the protesters chanted at one point .
As protesters moved along the designated free speech area , they chanted “ No hate !
No wall !
” Speaking to The Western Journal outside the rally venue , protester Louis Albin projected far more calmness than his `` Grabbing Our P -- -y '' sign suggested .
Still , he wanted people to know he 's vehemently anti-Trump .
`` I think our country is in a complete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Albin said .
`` He 's breaking all the rules , all the norms . ''
Because of Trump 's `` intense '' power over the Senate , he added `` nothing 's been able to get done . ''
`` This guy 's a cancer on our democratic process , '' Albin said .
( 0:40 ) So who would he like to see replace Trump ?
`` I 'm Team Anybody that runs against Trump that can win , '' he said , though `` I 'd like to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hey , ho ho , Donald Trump has got to go . ''
The chant that was probably used the most throughout the night was “ Hey hey , ho ho , Donald Trump has got to go.
” Do you think this is what Nancy Pelosi said to herself during the impeachment trial ?
A man waving a `` Faith is Killing Us '' sign wanted people to know that religion is `` stupid . ''
`` G -- d -- - moron , '' he told one person challenging his sentiments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religion killed off .
You f -- -ing morons .
`` Are you against all religion or just Christianity ? ''
The Western Journal asked .
`` Faith , '' he replied .
`` Pretending to know what you do n't know is stupid .
It 's for children . ''
The man encouraged people to base their beliefs on `` reason '' instead .
This one isn ’ t new .
Those against Trump have made it abundantly clear over the last three years that they don ’ t respect his election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he was even acquitted during the impeachment trial , but protesters are still crying , “ Not my president.
” While Trump 's border wall was heavily protested Wednesday evening , a small crowd of people held signs that were more specific .
Their signs read : `` Protect Sacred Land , '' `` Human Remains Are Still Human !
Respect Them ! ''
and `` Tear Down the Wall . ''
The signs allude to the recent tension between the Tohono O'odham tribe and Trump 's administration after the tribe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build the wall .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection denied the claims to KTVK , however .
The U.S. is `` under a dictatorship . ''
One man 's form of protest -- a flagpole featuring a North Korean flag over an upside-down American flag -- turned plenty of heads .
`` North Korea symbolizes the dictatorship we are underneath right now , '' the protester , Jorge Soria , told The Western Journal .
`` And this is the chaos that we are in right now , and it 's gon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one more thing : `` Police are the terrorists , '' the man could be heard saying .
The man ’ s bold protest even gained the attention of a Trump supporter who was selling pro-Trump flags behind him .
Before talking to The Western Journal , he yelled at Soria , “ You don ’ t even know what that flag means !
” “ Those people are the most oppressed people in the world , ” the Trump supporter said after the exchange of words .
He added : “ For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fly that flag and the American flag upside down , that ’ s crazy.
” One protester found a seat in the area directly behind the podium Wednesday night .
Her sign read , `` President Trump Resign , You Are Unfit . ''
It only took seconds before security took her sign away , however , and she was quietly escorted out of her seat before many others in the venue noticed .
Just here to make a buck off the `` spineless liberals . ''
One man was selling `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1 each to any anti-Trumper interested .
But he was n't actually a liberal -- or a conservative either .
`` I 'm here to make some money , '' the man , who identified himself to The Western Journal as an anarchist , said .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

President Donald Trump's "Keep America Great" rally in Phoenix on Wednesday drew tens of thousands of supporters, but also crowds of protesters demonstrating against the president and his conservative policies.
While the demonstrators remained peaceful, vulgar terms like "f--- the Second Amendment," "fascist pig" and "f--- ICE" were all too common.
The protesters also brought out a few of the old favorites -- "Nazi scum," "Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go," and "Not my president" -- as they gathered at a designated "free speech" zone outside of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where the rally was being held.
Here are 18 sentiments anti-Trump protesters are clinging to in 2020
WARNING: The following photos and videos contain vulgar language that some readers may find offensive.
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"F--- the Second Amendment."
One protester walked by several Trump supporters, yelling profanities and disparaging the Second Amendment as he did.
"Do you support the Second Amendment?" The Western Journal asked.
"No I do not," the man responded. "I'm a victim of gun violence."
“F—- the Second Amendment.” Protester at @realDonaldTrump #KeepAmericaGreat rally in Phoenix says he doesn’t support the right to keep and bear arms. pic.twitter.com/8KC7PO1G4U — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"F--- the Second Amendment."
"Fascist Pig."
Many demonstrators were holding signs calling Donald Trump a fascist in one degree or another, but when The Western Journal approached one of the protesters, who chose to identify herself only as "Gabs," and asked what Trump has done that makes him a fascist, the answer was ambiguous.
“All of his policies and stuff, it just feels like another rise to fascism,” she replied, not adding anything more.
“Gabs” from Chandler said Trump’s policies make him a “Facist Pig,” but wasn’t able to give any specifics. Where does she get her news? Friends, family and The Young Turks. pic.twitter.com/LMJtqqWHto — Kayla Kunkel (@KaylaKatWJ) February 20, 2020
"Antifa" is anti-free speech -- and they admit it.
Outside of the rally, a group of young men with covered faces was holding an "anti-fascist," or antifa, flag.
"I think it's important for the community to stand up to fascist organizing," one of the young men told The Western Journal.
"I oppose [Trump's] denigration of immigrants coming to this country, he added. "I oppose the fact that he upholds a systemically racist and colonial system."
And what about the right of people who disagree with antifa's leftist principles to express their own views?
"I believe in suppressing the speech of people whose ideas I don't want to gain institutional hold," the man said.
“I believe in suppressing the speech of people whose ideas I don’t want to gain an institutional hold,” an antifa protester told me yesterday outside of @realDonaldTrump’s rally in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/0C0jUINmug — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"Any Functioning Adult 2020."
A protester named Kelly told The Western Journal she felt like she wanted to do more than just whine about the president.
She said her sign, which read “Any Functioning Adult 2020,” was really an “Anyone but Trump” sign, despite the variety of views among the Democratic presidential primary candidates.
“I’ve got to make some decisions later,” she said, referring to the Democratic candidates, “but I think most of them have some really good options for us.”
"F--- ICE."
The back of one protester's shirt said it all.
"F--- ICE," the shirt said in reference to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency tasked with enforcing America's immigration laws within our borders.
In recent years, the "Abolish ICE" movement has gained traction, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, calling for the agency to be broken up.
“F—- ICE.” This protester’s sign outside @realDonaldTrump’s #KeepAmericaGreat rally in Phoenix says it all pic.twitter.com/Pgc35VoCV8 — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"WTF News: We Televise Fear."
One of the more popular signs from the protesters characterized Trump as a Nazi pig on one side and bore the words “WTF News: We Televise Fear” in the style of Fox News’ logo on the other.
While the latter was not an attack on Trump, Fox News has been under attack from the left as the president continues to criticize other establishment news outlets for spreading “fake news” about him and his administration.
Cody, who was holding one of these signs, told The Western Journal that news outlets shouldn’t “scare people into beliefs,” but instead should try to “bring people together.”
“Don’t sacrifice truth,” he added. “Just don’t go for the biggest attention-grabber that you can get and then embellish what’s going on.”
Cody said news outlets, like Fox, are trying to divide our country and should report more “loving” news. Where does he get his news? HBO. pic.twitter.com/jcvrfSnruX — Kayla Kunkel (@KaylaKatWJ) February 20, 2020
"Save America. Die Trump Die."
One protester wearing a "Make America Gay Again" cap was handing out flyers with a suggested chant written on them.
"Save America!" the flyer read. "Die Trump Die."
A protester at @realDonaldTrumps #KeepAmericaGreat Phoenix rally wearing a “Make America Gay Again” is handing out copies of various chants along the same theme: “DIE TRUMP DIE” pic.twitter.com/YRhiGfq6sn — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
Lest anyone think he was calling for violence against the president, the flyers called on Trump to die of "Natural Causes," a "Heart Attack" or a "Stroke."
"No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA."
One of the most common chants of the evening was, “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.”
Hundreds of protesters chanted this in unison with drums helping keep the beat.
“No Trump, No KKK, No Facist USA” pic.twitter.com/Pz0IjTAHLB — Kayla Kunkel (@KaylaKatWJ) February 20, 2020
"Nazi Scum, Nazi Scum."
Protesters standing in the designated "free speech" zone yelled a number of things, including the old favorite that likens Trump supporters to Nazis.
"Nazi scum, Nazi scum," the protesters chanted at one point.
“Nazi scum, Nazi scum.” Protesters chant insults at Trump supporters outside @realDonaldTrump’s #KeepAmericaGreat rally in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/URPxCg7hQj — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"No hate! No wall."
As protesters moved along the designated free speech area, they chanted “No hate! No wall!”
Donald Trump is "a cancer."
Speaking to The Western Journal outside the rally venue, protester Louis Albin projected far more calmness than his "Grabbing Our P---y" sign suggested.
Still, he wanted people to know he's vehemently anti-Trump.
"I think our country is in a complete downfall with this guy in office," Albin said. "He's breaking all the rules, all the norms."
Because of Trump's "intense" power over the Senate, he added "nothing's been able to get done."
"This guy's a cancer on our democratic process," Albin said. (0:40)
So who would he like to see replace Trump?
"I'm Team Anybody that runs against Trump that can win," he said, though "I'd like to see a woman president."
"Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go."
The chant that was probably used the most throughout the night was “Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go.”
Do you think this is what Nancy Pelosi said to herself during the impeachment trial?
"Faith is Killing Us."
A man waving a "Faith is Killing Us" sign wanted people to know that religion is "stupid."
"G--d--- moron," he told one person challenging his sentiments. "How many cultures has your religion killed off. You f---ing morons.
“How many cultures has your religion killed off? You f—-ing morons.” A man waving a “faith is killing us” sign outside of Trump’s Phoenix rally last night was intent on being heard pic.twitter.com/IiLuKilfpZ — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"Are you against all religion or just Christianity?" The Western Journal asked.
"Faith," he replied. "Pretending to know what you don't know is stupid. It's for children."
The man encouraged people to base their beliefs on "reason" instead.
"Not my president."
This one isn’t new. Those against Trump have made it abundantly clear over the last three years that they don’t respect his election.
It’s been three years, and he was even acquitted during the impeachment trial, but protesters are still crying, “Not my president.”
“Not My President.” 3+ years after @realDonaldTrump’s 2016 victory, and these protesters at Trump’s #KeepAmericaGreat rally in Phoenix are still at it. pic.twitter.com/SQTdi2MUoH — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"Protect Sacred Land."
While Trump's border wall was heavily protested Wednesday evening, a small crowd of people held signs that were more specific.
Their signs read: "Protect Sacred Land," "Human Remains Are Still Human! Respect Them!" and "Tear Down the Wall."
The signs allude to the recent tension between the Tohono O'odham tribe and Trump's administration after the tribe claimed sacred burial sites were blown up to build the wall. U.S. Customs and Border Protection denied the claims to KTVK, however.
The U.S. is "under a dictatorship."
One man's form of protest -- a flagpole featuring a North Korean flag over an upside-down American flag -- turned plenty of heads.
“Police are the terrorists,” says a man flying a North Korean flag over an upside-down American Stars and Stripes pic.twitter.com/oc3d62u62P — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"North Korea symbolizes the dictatorship we are underneath right now," the protester, Jorge Soria, told The Western Journal. "And this is the chaos that we are in right now, and it's gonna come."
Oh, and one more thing: "Police are the terrorists," the man could be heard saying.
The man’s bold protest even gained the attention of a Trump supporter who was selling pro-Trump flags behind him. Before talking to The Western Journal, he yelled at Soria, “You don’t even know what that flag means!”
“Those people are the most oppressed people in the world,” the Trump supporter said after the exchange of words.
He added: “For this guy to stand out here … to fly that flag and the American flag upside down, that’s crazy.”
"President Trump Resign, You Are Unfit."
One protester found a seat in the area directly behind the podium Wednesday night. Her sign read, "President Trump Resign, You Are Unfit."
It only took seconds before security took her sign away, however, and she was quietly escorted out of her seat before many others in the venue noticed.
Just here to make a buck off the "spineless liberals."
One man was selling "F--- Trump" buttons for $1 each to any anti-Trumper interested.
But he wasn't actually a liberal -- or a conservative either.
This man is selling “f—- Trump” buttons to “spineless liberals” outside @realDonaldTrump’s #KeepAmericaGreat rally in Phoenix. He’s neither conservative nor liberal — says he’s an anarchist. Respect the grift pic.twitter.com/oCoVG3K9xa — Joe Setyon (@JoeSetyon) February 20, 2020
"I'm here to make some money," the man, who identified himself to The Western Journal as an anarchist, said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-02-22--Man turns camera toward homeless hot spot, gets slapped with 'hate crime' allegation

A Texas man 's live social experiment has accumulated many fans , but now at least one authority in his liberal city reportedly thinks the creative look at the local government 's problems is a `` hate crime . ''
Keegan Godsey , of Austin , originally set up the controversial experiment less than a week ago in an alley behind his apartment .
Godsey 's `` Window of Life '' is ingenious in its simplicity -- a camera positioned in an apartment window provides a look at an alley overrun by homeless people and drug dealers .
The twist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Godsey in trouble , is a speaker he wired to broadcast in the alley .
For a small donation , users around the world can play messages , music or anything else they wish .
TRENDING : Rasmussen : Voters ready 'to jail ' those who illegally targeted Trump Some of the messages were words of encouragement -- a boost of hope for those largely ignored by society .
Of course , the nature of the internet soon came into play .
Racist and vulgar messages were soon being broadcast from the speaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ KTBC , this is when the citations began to roll in .
So far , the social experiment has reportedly landed Godsey with six citations from city police .
One officer even alleged the alley experiment constituted a `` hate crime , '' KTBC reported .
Godsey is n't buying it , instead claiming that his livestream is a necessary commentary on disparity in the city .
`` It ’ s a half a block from where tens of thousands of people are coming to party every weekend , and nobody ever sees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told KTBC .
`` So , I just thought people need to see this . ''
According to the livestream creator , people and authorities should be more focused on the deadly drugs being dealt in the alley .
`` Neighbors will come out and complain 'who 's playing stuff out of those speakers , ' while somebody is literally dying behind them , or getting sold crack , '' Godsey said .
Austin is one of many liberal meccas now dealing with a massive homeless population and the drugs , crime and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Major cities along the Pacific Coast have seen resurgences of medieval diseases as sanitation levels reach disgusting new lows .
While Godsey 's stream gives a raw look at an often-ignored underclass of the modern city , it 's unclear if city officials will eventually force the project to end .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A Texas man's live social experiment has accumulated many fans, but now at least one authority in his liberal city reportedly thinks the creative look at the local government's problems is a "hate crime."
Keegan Godsey, of Austin, originally set up the controversial experiment less than a week ago in an alley behind his apartment.
Godsey's "Window of Life" is ingenious in its simplicity -- a camera positioned in an apartment window provides a look at an alley overrun by homeless people and drug dealers.
The twist, which appears to be what got Godsey in trouble, is a speaker he wired to broadcast in the alley.
For a small donation, users around the world can play messages, music or anything else they wish.
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Some of the messages were words of encouragement -- a boost of hope for those largely ignored by society.
Of course, the nature of the internet soon came into play.
Racist and vulgar messages were soon being broadcast from the speaker by anonymous paying viewers.
According to KTBC, this is when the citations began to roll in.
So far, the social experiment has reportedly landed Godsey with six citations from city police.
One officer even alleged the alley experiment constituted a "hate crime," KTBC reported.
Godsey isn't buying it, instead claiming that his livestream is a necessary commentary on disparity in the city.
"It’s a half a block from where tens of thousands of people are coming to party every weekend, and nobody ever sees this side of it," Godsey told KTBC.
"So, I just thought people need to see this."
According to the livestream creator, people and authorities should be more focused on the deadly drugs being dealt in the alley.
"Neighbors will come out and complain 'who's playing stuff out of those speakers,' while somebody is literally dying behind them, or getting sold crack," Godsey said.
This problem isn't unique to Godsey's neighborhood.
Austin is one of many liberal meccas now dealing with a massive homeless population and the drugs, crime and health problems that come with it.
Major cities along the Pacific Coast have seen resurgences of medieval diseases as sanitation levels reach disgusting new lows.
While Godsey's stream gives a raw look at an often-ignored underclass of the modern city, it's unclear if city officials will eventually force the project to end.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-02-22--Canaanite temple invaded by biblical Joshua unearthed

The Book of Joshua tells the story of the ancient Israelites ’ entry into the Promised Land after a 40-year @ @ @ @ @ Now , a team of archaeologists led by Professor Yosef Garfinkel at the Hebrew University @ @ @ @ @ of Archaeology and Professor Michael Hasel at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee , have opened @ @ @ @ @ society that inhabited the land during that era .
In a study published last month @ @ @ @ @ his co-authors revealed , for the first time ever , extensive ruins of a Canaanite @ @ @ @ @ century BCE that they uncovered in National Park Tel Lachish , a large Bronze Age-era @ @ @ @ @ city of Kiryat Gat .

(ISRAEL TODAY) “And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls therein…” (Joshua, 10:32)
The Book of Joshua tells the story of the ancient Israelites’ entry into the Promised Land after a 40-year sojourn in the desert. Now, a team of archaeologists led by Professor Yosef Garfinkel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology and Professor Michael Hasel at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee, have opened a window onto the Canaanite society that inhabited the land during that era.
Another temple from ancient Israel
In a study published last month in Levant, Garfinkel and his co-authors revealed, for the first time ever, extensive ruins of a Canaanite temple dating to the 12th century BCE that they uncovered in National Park Tel Lachish, a large Bronze Age-era settlement near the present-day Israeli city of Kiryat Gat.
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wnd--2020-02-22--11-year-old girl gives birth in bathtub

11-year-old girl gives birth in bathtub

( THE BLAZE ) Authorities arrested the mother , father , and brother of an 11-year-old girl after she delivered @ @ @ @ @ at the family 's St. Charles , Missouri , home .
According to a BuzzFeed @ @ @ @ @ unnamed girl 's parents are facing charges of child endangerment .
The girl 's 17-year-old @ @ @ @ @ incest , statutory rape , and statutory sodomy .
Police arrived at a hospital on @ @ @ @ @ call about a child with an umbilical cord and placenta still attached .
The child @ @ @ @ @ 90 degrees , the outlet reported .

(THE BLAZE) Authorities arrested the mother, father, and brother of an 11-year-old girl after she delivered a child in a bathtub at the family's St. Charles, Missouri, home.
According to a BuzzFeed News report Friday, the unnamed girl's parents are facing charges of child endangerment. The girl's 17-year-old brother is being charged with incest, statutory rape, and statutory sodomy.
Police arrived at a hospital on Feb. 11 responding to a call about a child with an umbilical cord and placenta still attached. The child had a body temperature of 90 degrees, the outlet reported.
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wnd--2020-02-22--Religious liberty report documents China's deceptive organ-harvesting scheme

A new report from an online religious liberty magazine is offering a warning about the transplant industry in China 's hospitals , citing the case of a husband taken to a hospital for `` treatment , '' a visit that ended with his organs being transplanted .
Bitter Winter , a magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China , raised the question of whether the incident was a voluntary organ donation or a `` shady harvesting scheme . ''
While the nation 's `` Regulation on Human Organ Transplantation '' affirms that there shall be no transplants made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of charge , '' the case of a woman identified only as Ms. Jiang undermines that claim .
Her husband , the report said , partly paralyzed , was hospitalized , and suffered a stroke while there .
His physicians said they could do nothing more .
But they would n't give definitive answers as to whether he would recover if moved home .
Over the course of several days , she was approached by a physician who said there was a `` new procedure in the Red Cross Hospital of Tianjin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which supposedly provides free treatment for critical patients like her husband . ''
They had just one condition : If the `` treatment '' failed , her husband 's organs would be donated .
`` I thought it would be better to accept the doctor ’ s advice than to watch my husband dying in pain because I had no money to help him , '' Ms. Jiang told Bitter Winter .
`` Without further consideration , I asked the hospital to discharge my husband .
Three days later , an ambulance was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctor assured me that it was from the Red Cross Hospital . ''
She rode with her husband and he `` kept his eyes open and breathed normally .
He looked well , '' she reported .
But the ambulance went right past Beijing to a `` secluded place . ''
She was told to wait in another vehicle for an `` examination '' of her husband .
When she was allowed back into the ambulance , her husband was on a `` respirator . ''
They then continued on to a hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facility .
Her husband was taken to the intensive care unit of another hospital in Tianjin ; she was sent to a hotel .
`` The Tianjin First Central Hospital boasts [ of ] being the largest organ transplantation hospital in Asia .
Bitter Winter has previously reported that Mr. Kim Hyeoncheol , a South Korean TV reporter , conducted undercover investigations in this hospital , disclosing that patients had to wait as little as two weeks for a new organ and that a liver transplant would typically cost about $ 170,000 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third day her husband was there , she was told to sign a number of documents , which she did .
`` The next morning , my husband was declared dead , and the hospital took his organs .
I still do n't know if he was alive or dead when his organs were harvested , '' she told Bitter Winter .
She later discovered about $ 21,000 in her bank account , deposited by one of her husband 's doctors , the report said .
`` Ms. Jiang now realizes that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he needed was a hoax to harvest his organs , '' the report said .

A new report from an online religious liberty magazine is offering a warning about the transplant industry in China's hospitals, citing the case of a husband taken to a hospital for "treatment," a visit that ended with his organs being transplanted.
Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China, raised the question of whether the incident was a voluntary organ donation or a "shady harvesting scheme."
While the nation's "Regulation on Human Organ Transplantation" affirms that there shall be no transplants made without assuring "free will and free of charge," the case of a woman identified only as Ms. Jiang undermines that claim.
Her husband, the report said, partly paralyzed, was hospitalized, and suffered a stroke while there.
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His physicians said they could do nothing more. But they wouldn't give definitive answers as to whether he would recover if moved home.
Over the course of several days, she was approached by a physician who said there was a "new procedure in the Red Cross Hospital of Tianjin, a metropolis on the Bohai Sea, which supposedly provides free treatment for critical patients like her husband."
They had just one condition: If the "treatment" failed, her husband's organs would be donated.
"I thought it would be better to accept the doctor’s advice than to watch my husband dying in pain because I had no money to help him," Ms. Jiang told Bitter Winter. "Without further consideration, I asked the hospital to discharge my husband. Three days later, an ambulance was sent to our home. The attending doctor assured me that it was from the Red Cross Hospital."
She rode with her husband and he "kept his eyes open and breathed normally. He looked well," she reported.
But the ambulance went right past Beijing to a "secluded place."
She was told to wait in another vehicle for an "examination" of her husband.
When she was allowed back into the ambulance, her husband was on a "respirator."
They then continued on to a hospital -- but not to the Red Cross facility.
Her husband was taken to the intensive care unit of another hospital in Tianjin; she was sent to a hotel.
"The Tianjin First Central Hospital boasts [of] being the largest organ transplantation hospital in Asia. Bitter Winter has previously reported that Mr. Kim Hyeoncheol, a South Korean TV reporter, conducted undercover investigations in this hospital, disclosing that patients had to wait as little as two weeks for a new organ and that a liver transplant would typically cost about $170,000," the magazine reported.
On the third day her husband was there, she was told to sign a number of documents, which she did.
Then her husband's condition "worsened."
"The next morning, my husband was declared dead, and the hospital took his organs. I still don't know if he was alive or dead when his organs were harvested," she told Bitter Winter.
She later discovered about $21,000 in her bank account, deposited by one of her husband's doctors, the report said.
"Ms. Jiang now realizes that the promise to give her husband the treatment he needed was a hoax to harvest his organs," the report said.


wnd--2020-02-22--Chris Matthews speculates Dems may be better off with Trump as president than Sanders

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) MSNBC host Chris Matthews wondered if the Democratic Party would be better off if President Trump @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Bernie Sanders takes over the White House .
Matthews , 74 , brought up @ @ @ @ @ may prefer Trump over the socialist Sanders during the network 's Saturday afternoon coverage of @ @ @ @ @ host of Hardball with Chris Matthews was leading a conversation about how centrist candidates were @ @ @ @ @ a detriment to one another but a benefit for Sanders .
`` I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ want Bernie Sanders to be president , '' he said .
`` That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ to raise .
They don ’ t like Trump at all .
Do they want @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic Party in perpetuity ?
I mean , he takes it over , he @ @ @ @ @ future of the party — maybe they ’ d rather wait four years and put @ @ @ @ @ like . ''

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) MSNBC host Chris Matthews wondered if the Democratic Party would be better off if President Trump wins reelection rather than if Sen. Bernie Sanders takes over the White House.
Matthews, 74, brought up the possibility that centrist Democrats may prefer Trump over the socialist Sanders during the network's Saturday afternoon coverage of the Nevada caucuses. The host of Hardball with Chris Matthews was leading a conversation about how centrist candidates were splitting the vote, likely a detriment to one another but a benefit for Sanders.
"I’m wondering whether the Democratic moderates want Bernie Sanders to be president," he said. "That’s maybe too exciting a question to raise. They don’t like Trump at all. Do they want Bernie Sanders to take over the Democratic Party in perpetuity? I mean, he takes it over, he sets the direction of the future of the party — maybe they’d rather wait four years and put in a Democrat that they like."
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wnd--2020-02-22--Bernie Sanders leading in Nevada caucuses

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) Bernie Sanders took a strong lead in the Nevada caucuses , and is on pace to @ @ @ @ @ giving the Vermont senator more ammunition to argue he 's the front-runner in the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday was winning more than 50 % in the Nevada caucuses in early results @ @ @ @ @ to his bid heading into the South Carolina primary in less than a week , @ @ @ @ @ days after on Super Tuesday , March 3 .
No 2020 Democratic rival of Sanders @ @ @ @ @ , with former Vice President Joe Biden faring a distant second with just under 18 @ @ @ @ @ performances from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , former South Bend , Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg @ @ @ @ @ and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar .

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) Bernie Sanders took a strong lead in the Nevada caucuses, and is on pace to win the most delegates, giving the Vermont senator more ammunition to argue he's the front-runner in the 2020 Democratic nomination fight.
Sanders on Saturday was winning more than 50% in the Nevada caucuses in early results, providing a critical boost to his bid heading into the South Carolina primary in less than a week, and a slew of contests days after on Super Tuesday, March 3.
No 2020 Democratic rival of Sanders came close in early voting, with former Vice President Joe Biden faring a distant second with just under 18%, followed by single-digit performances from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, billionaire Tom Steyer, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
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wnd--2020-02-22--Maxine Waters claims gang members have 'more integrity' than Donald Trump

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California has found a new way to attack President Donald Trump .
Waters , who has been calling for Trump to be impeached from virtually the moment he took office , claimed in a new interview that he stacks up poorly against the killer street gangs of Los Angeles .
`` This guy is a street player , ” Waters said during an episode of Showtime 's `` Desus & Mero '' that aired Thursday .
“ He ’ s a guy that has conned folks .
He has flirted with gangsters , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead of the president .
“ I have worked in some of the toughest communities .
I ’ ve worked with gangs , I ’ ve worked with Crips , I ’ ve worked with Bloods .
And there 's more integrity in many of these young people in the hood than this man has , '' she said .
`` This is a flawed character , and I ’ ve never seen anything like this , '' Waters added .
Some took to Twitter to criticize Waters : Asked about the general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was feeling `` not good '' and `` uncomfortable '' about the state of the contest .
`` I think now it boils down to all of us wanting someone that we feel comfortable can really beat Trump .
This country can not tolerate another four years of him , '' she said .
But Water is not taking a stand -- yet .
`` I have not endorsed anybody , and I 'm going to wait until after South Carolina , '' she said .
The South Carolina primary takes place on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on The Western Journal .

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California has found a new way to attack President Donald Trump.
Waters, who has been calling for Trump to be impeached from virtually the moment he took office, claimed in a new interview that he stacks up poorly against the killer street gangs of Los Angeles.
"This guy is a street player,” Waters said during an episode of Showtime's "Desus & Mero" that aired Thursday.
“He’s a guy that has conned folks. He has flirted with gangsters," she added.
Then she rated gang members ahead of the president.
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.@desusnice and @THEKIDMERO visited U.S. @RepMaxineWaters to learn about her illustrious career in government and how she became "America's auntie."#DESUSandMERO pic.twitter.com/0OTa4hf9Gz — DESUS & MERO on SHOWTIME (@SHODesusAndMero) February 21, 2020
.@RepMaxineWaters said "I've got the gavel, and I know how to use it!"#DESUSandMERO pic.twitter.com/lp91faYHgG — DESUS & MERO on SHOWTIME (@SHODesusAndMero) February 21, 2020
“I have worked in some of the toughest communities. I’ve worked with gangs, I’ve worked with Crips, I’ve worked with Bloods. And there's more integrity in many of these young people in the hood than this man has," she said.
"This is a flawed character, and I’ve never seen anything like this," Waters added.
Some took to Twitter to criticize Waters:
Maxine Waters defends Crips, Bloods 'in the 'hood' as having more integrity than Trump https://t.co/F1tV7egB9L #politics 🤔 There once was a time when we could disagree with a man without putting on a cheerleading outfit for violent gang members. pic.twitter.com/2ekZPqPpci — Douglas Ernst (@douglasernst) February 21, 2020
@RepMaxineWaters said the blood and crips gangs have high integrity.
These are the types of people Maxine Waters associates with. — Lee (@Lee47590755) February 21, 2020
This lady is delirious she has some nerve comparing gangs to trump. She sure would change her tune if they would attack her she needs to shut her pie hole — Brenda Shoger (@brendashoger) February 21, 2020
Asked about the general election in November, she admitted she was feeling "not good" and "uncomfortable" about the state of the contest.
"I think now it boils down to all of us wanting someone that we feel comfortable can really beat Trump. This country cannot tolerate another four years of him," she said.
But Water is not taking a stand -- yet.
"I have not endorsed anybody, and I'm going to wait until after South Carolina," she said. The South Carolina primary takes place on Feb. 29.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-02-22--WAPO: Trump furious after officials let Americans with coronavirus return to U.S. from Japan

( CNN ) President Donald Trump became enraged with senior advisers this week when 14 Americans who tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ to the US from Japan after he had been told they would remain quarantined overseas @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post .
The President was first told that Americans who were aboard the Diamond @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus has spread , would be flown back to the US on two planes @ @ @ @ @ infection or with symptoms would stay in Japan , where the ship is anchored , @ @ @ @ @ , the State Department and a US health official decided to bring back the infected @ @ @ @ @ place them in isolation without telling the President , the Post said .

(CNN) President Donald Trump became enraged with senior advisers this week when 14 Americans who tested positive for the coronavirus were brought back to the US from Japan after he had been told they would remain quarantined overseas, administration officials told The Washington Post.
The President was first told that Americans who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where the coronavirus has spread, would be flown back to the US on two planes but that patients with the infection or with symptoms would stay in Japan, where the ship is anchored, the newspaper reported.
However, the State Department and a US health official decided to bring back the infected Americans on the planes and place them in isolation without telling the President, the Post said.
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