wnd--2020-07-10--Jefferson was not a slavery-loving monster

Why do kids grow up to be gang bangers , or entrenched racists ?
Possibly because it 's what they 've been exposed to – it 's all they 've ever known .
Why are there generations of welfare families ?
It 's all they 've ever known .
Why do people perpetuate strange habits or customs ?
They grew up with them .
Again , it 's all they 've ever known .
In fact , there are many strange and even abhorrent customs that have lasted centuries , and looking back at them through a modern-day lens , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this happen ?
How could people not only tolerate this , but consider it normal behavior ?
Practices like human sacrifice survived for centuries , as did the penalty of being crushed by an elephant and ritual suicide .
Civilizations tolerated and even accepted them because , again , it 's the all they 'd ever known .
Slavery , as awful as it is , was treated in the same manner .
But unlike human sacrifice and death by elephant , legal slavery still survives today in civilizations that place a lesser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not in America .
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But today , some of them are getting a bad and undeserved rap .
Thomas Jefferson is a perfect example of this .
For centuries , Jefferson was revered as the author of the mission statement of the United States – the Declaration of Independence .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's practically enemy No .
1 .
And why ?
They say it 's because he owned slaves .
`` They '' being the radical Marxists of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation .
Oh , and he was white , which is damnable itself .
It 's therefore easy to second guess or judge Jefferson on the subject of slavery through the lens of the 21st century .
For many whites , from a young age , it 's the only thing they knew .
It does n't mean they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But with age comes wisdom .
And most of the founders , if they did n't eventually become outright abolitionists , came to realize how abhorrent the practice of slavery was .
This was the catalyst for the `` three-fifths '' clause in Article I , Section 2 , of the Constitution .
As stated , Thomas Jefferson was a perfect example of the conundrum of his time .
Yes , he was a flawed human being who owned many slaves .
But the idea of perpetuating the horrid practice sickened him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draft of the Declaration , he included this passage .
And note , that while virtually every other passage in the document was a mere line or two long , he dedicated a rather lengthy and ardent paragraph to the subject of slavery .
He [ the King of England ] has waged cruel war against human nature itself , violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him , captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This piratical warfare , the opprobrium of infidel powers , is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain .
Determined to keep open a market where Men should be bought & sold , he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or restrain this execrable commerce .
And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die , he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us , and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has obtruded them : thus paying off former crimes committed again the Liberties of one people , with crimes which he urges them to commit against the lives of another .
As impassioned as his sentiment was , the paragraph was stricken from the final draft .
Unfortunately , this passage upset a couple of states – Georgia and South Carolina – so , despite Jefferson 's anger , it was removed .
As you know ( or maybe not ) , the Declaration of Independence had to be agreed upon unanimously .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ every word .
Thomas Jefferson was a product of his time .
And like other founders , later in life , tried to correct the egregious error of slavery by instituting mechanisms to eventually free all enslaved Americans .

Why do kids grow up to be gang bangers, or entrenched racists? Possibly because it's what they've been exposed to – it's all they've ever known. Why are there generations of welfare families? It's all they've ever known. Why do people perpetuate strange habits or customs? They grew up with them. Again, it's all they've ever known.
In fact, there are many strange and even abhorrent customs that have lasted centuries, and looking back at them through a modern-day lens, one can only think – how could this happen? How could people not only tolerate this, but consider it normal behavior?
Practices like human sacrifice survived for centuries, as did the penalty of being crushed by an elephant and ritual suicide.
Civilizations tolerated and even accepted them because, again, it's the all they'd ever known.
Slavery, as awful as it is, was treated in the same manner. But unlike human sacrifice and death by elephant, legal slavery still survives today in civilizations that place a lesser value on some human life – but not in America.
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Thanks to our founders, and their vision of a way out, slavery hasn't existed for over a century and a half.
But today, some of them are getting a bad and undeserved rap.
Thomas Jefferson is a perfect example of this. For centuries, Jefferson was revered as the author of the mission statement of the United States – the Declaration of Independence.
Now, all of a sudden, he's practically enemy No. 1.
And why? They say it's because he owned slaves. "They" being the radical Marxists of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation.
Oh, and he was white, which is damnable itself.
It's therefore easy to second guess or judge Jefferson on the subject of slavery through the lens of the 21st century.
For many whites, from a young age, it's the only thing they knew. It doesn't mean they weren't conflicted. They surely were.
But with age comes wisdom. And most of the founders, if they didn't eventually become outright abolitionists, came to realize how abhorrent the practice of slavery was. This was the catalyst for the "three-fifths" clause in Article I, Section 2, of the Constitution.
As stated, Thomas Jefferson was a perfect example of the conundrum of his time. Yes, he was a flawed human being who owned many slaves. But the idea of perpetuating the horrid practice sickened him, which is why, in his first draft of the Declaration, he included this passage.
And note, that while virtually every other passage in the document was a mere line or two long, he dedicated a rather lengthy and ardent paragraph to the subject of slavery.
Jefferson wrote:
He [the King of England] has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where Men should be bought & sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or restrain this execrable commerce. And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he has obtruded them: thus paying off former crimes committed again the Liberties of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the lives of another.
As impassioned as his sentiment was, the paragraph was stricken from the final draft.
Unfortunately, this passage upset a couple of states – Georgia and South Carolina – so, despite Jefferson's anger, it was removed. As you know (or maybe not), the Declaration of Independence had to be agreed upon unanimously. All 13 colonies had to agree to every word.
Thomas Jefferson was a product of his time. And like other founders, later in life, tried to correct the egregious error of slavery by instituting mechanisms to eventually free all enslaved Americans.


wnd--2020-07-11--Sculpture of escaping slave vandalized, left defaced with BLM graffiti

Members of a congregation in Indiana are taking extra measures to protect their church after a statue an African-American woman who escaped slavery in the 19th century was defaced last week .
A statue memorializing Lucy Higgs Nichols , a former slave who escaped a life of captivity and became a nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War , was vandalized at the Second Baptist Church in New Albany -- just north of Louisville , Kentucky , across the Ohio River .
The statue depicts the former slave escaping captivity with her infant daughter .
WAVE-TV reported the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote “ BLM , ” an apparent reference to the Black Lives Matter movement , in red spray paint .
Other graffiti was spray-painted on the statue as well : TRENDING : Trump : 'We are in a culture war ' and Republicans need to 'toughen up' Second Baptist Church Pastor LeRoy Marshall told WAVE that the almost 170-year-old house of worship was once viewed as a sanctuary of sorts for escaped slaves who were able to make it across the river to freedom .
Marshall also said members of his church , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congregation , are upset that the statue was defaced .
“ This , this whole situation was really depressing for a lot of our church members , ” Marshall told the outlet .
“ This is a slap in the face to everybody.
” The Second Baptist Church -- which was part of the Underground Railroad , according to the Jeffersonville-based News and Tribune newspaper -- has taken measures to restore the statue , including enlisting the monument ’ s creator to chisel away some of the paint as a temporary solution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entire property under video surveillance .
A nonprofit group called Friends of the Town Clock Church is currently holding an online fundraiser which will use donations to install security cameras around the church .
The organization 's treasurer , Jerry Finn , said people are stepping up to help .
“ All community donations , just people saying , ‘ I want to help , ” Finn told WAVE .
“ What it will allow us to do is put cameras in place to monitor the gardens and the church as well.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friends of the Town Clock Church raises funds to install a security system to protect the building and Underground Railroad Gardens .
After getting bids , we have increased the fundraising total to be able to purchase this needed equipment to avoid future vandalism , ” a GoFundMe page set up by Finn reads .
As of Friday afternoon , the page had raised more that $ 5,000 , but the group reported that a total of $ 6,600 had been raised when including other donations .
The church hopes to have its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The desecration of Nichols ’ monument comes as monuments and statues -- even of those who fought against slavery -- have become targets of vandalism across the country .
This past weekend , a statue of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was toppled in Rochester , New York .
Nichols , while not as well known as Douglas , was an important figure in the movement to abolish slavery .
According to the Indiana Historical Bureau , she was born a slave in Tennessee in 1838 .
In 1862 , during the Civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined the 23rd Regiment , Indiana Volunteers as a nurse , where she treated wounded soldiers until the conclusion of the war in 1865 .
She settled in New Albany and later petitioned Congress for a pension owed to Civil War nurses , but she was denied .
Several years later , Nichols was finally awarded a pension .
She died in 1915 .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Members of a congregation in Indiana are taking extra measures to protect their church after a statue an African-American woman who escaped slavery in the 19th century was defaced last week.
A statue memorializing Lucy Higgs Nichols, a former slave who escaped a life of captivity and became a nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War, was vandalized at the Second Baptist Church in New Albany -- just north of Louisville, Kentucky, across the Ohio River.
The statue depicts the former slave escaping captivity with her infant daughter.
WAVE-TV reported the monument was vandalized Friday by someone who wrote “BLM,” an apparent reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, in red spray paint.
Other graffiti was spray-painted on the statue as well:
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The Lucy Higgs Nichols statue on the grounds of the historic Second Baptist Church in New Albany was vandalized this morning. pic.twitter.com/gh0ryIomnL — Daniel Suddeath (@DsuddeathNT) July 3, 2020
Second Baptist Church Pastor LeRoy Marshall told WAVE that the almost 170-year-old house of worship was once viewed as a sanctuary of sorts for escaped slaves who were able to make it across the river to freedom.
Marshall also said members of his church, which WAVE reported has a majority black congregation, are upset that the statue was defaced.
“This, this whole situation was really depressing for a lot of our church members,” Marshall told the outlet.
“This is a slap in the face to everybody.”
The Second Baptist Church -- which was part of the Underground Railroad, according to the Jeffersonville-based News and Tribune newspaper -- has taken measures to restore the statue, including enlisting the monument’s creator to chisel away some of the paint as a temporary solution.
But the church also intends to put the entire property under video surveillance.
A nonprofit group called Friends of the Town Clock Church is currently holding an online fundraiser which will use donations to install security cameras around the church.
The organization's treasurer, Jerry Finn, said people are stepping up to help.
“All community donations, just people saying, ‘I want to help,” Finn told WAVE. “What it will allow us to do is put cameras in place to monitor the gardens and the church as well.”
“Please join us as the Friends of the Town Clock Church raises funds to install a security system to protect the building and Underground Railroad Gardens. After getting bids, we have increased the fundraising total to be able to purchase this needed equipment to avoid future vandalism,” a GoFundMe page set up by Finn reads.
As of Friday afternoon, the page had raised more that $5,000, but the group reported that a total of $6,600 had been raised when including other donations.
The church hopes to have its new security cameras installed within 10 days.
The desecration of Nichols’ monument comes as monuments and statues -- even of those who fought against slavery -- have become targets of vandalism across the country.
This past weekend, a statue of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was toppled in Rochester, New York.
Nichols, while not as well known as Douglas, was an important figure in the movement to abolish slavery.
According to the Indiana Historical Bureau, she was born a slave in Tennessee in 1838.
In 1862, during the Civil War, the former slave escaped and joined the 23rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers as a nurse, where she treated wounded soldiers until the conclusion of the war in 1865.
She settled in New Albany and later petitioned Congress for a pension owed to Civil War nurses, but she was denied.
Several years later, Nichols was finally awarded a pension. She died in 1915.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-12--Hamas naval commander, suspected 'collaborator,' flees Gaza to Israel – report

( ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS ) Palestinian terror group Hamas said on Saturday that a senior naval commander in its armed @ @ @ @ @ al-Qassam Brigades , had fled the Gaza Strip to Israel after suspicions arose that he @ @ @ @ @ a so-called “ collaborator.
” The term is used to indicate a person who is @ @ @ @ @ intelligence with Israel .
The official , said to have overseen the group ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on an Israeli military boat with a laptop , cash , surveillance @ @ @ @ @ , dangerous documents , ” according to a media report citing “ sources ” on @ @ @ @ @ , an organization reportedly close to exiled Fatah commander Mohammad Dahlan .
The report was @ @ @ @ @ s Channel 12 and Channel 13 news .

(ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) Palestinian terror group Hamas said on Saturday that a senior naval commander in its armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, had fled the Gaza Strip to Israel after suspicions arose that he was working for Israel as a so-called “collaborator.”
The term is used to indicate a person who is suspected of sharing information or intelligence with Israel.
The official, said to have overseen the group’s divers unit, fled the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on an Israeli military boat with a laptop, cash, surveillance equipment, and “classified, dangerous documents,” according to a media report citing “sources” on Palestinian news site Amad media, an organization reportedly close to exiled Fatah commander Mohammad Dahlan. The report was picked up by Israel’s Channel 12 and Channel 13 news.
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wnd--2020-07-11--Human hair found in seized shipment is result of China's 'inhumane practices,' U.S. Customs suspects

American customs agents appeared to have stumbled upon a product of China 's systemic human rights abuses against minorities in the communist nation .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the find -- beauty products made with real human hair -- on July 1 .
The seizure occurred as part of a broader CBP withhold release order against Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co. Ltd , a company suspected of using forced labor and other harsh practices .
According to the agency 's media release , the company has the chance to dispute the order by proving it does n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now on CBP 's detention orders list , with its embargoed hair products joining clothing , toys and even peeled garlic from certain Chinese businesses .
“ It is absolutely essential that American importers ensure that the integrity of their supply chain meets the humane and ethical standards expected by the American government and by American consumers , ” Brenda Smith , executive assistant commissioner of the CBP Office of Trade , said in a statement following the seizure of Lop County Meixin 's products .
“ The production of these goods constitutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said , `` and the detention order is intended to send a clear and direct message to all entities seeking to do business with the United States that illicit and inhumane practices will not be tolerated in U.S. supply chains.
” One indication the hair might be the result of human rights abuses , according to CBP , is that the product hails from China 's Xinjiang autonomous region .
The region is infamous for secretive torture camps and detention facilities .
Reports from these complexes are not pretty , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to which a communist government will go to ensure cultural uniformity .
The region 's Uighur Muslims are the main victims of this mistreatment , as The Wall Street Journal reported , suggesting they may have been the ones forced to make the hair products .
Nearly 13 tons of the merchandise was being held by CBP .
The agency estimates this hair is worth more than $ 800,000 , money that would no doubt go toward funding the horrific practices behind it .
China 's inhumane practices , which have often taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now being increasingly moved to the forefront of the conversation .
The shift is being fueled by a decoupling of a globalist economy , as well as the Communist Party of China 's central role in helping the novel coronavirus turn into a deadly pandemic .
An authoritarian power grab in Hong Kong under the guise of national security is further hurting China 's reputation in the world .
While the seizure of human hair may not seem like a victory against China , it 's proof that the administration of President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ juggernaut accountable for crimes against its own people .
With the 2020 elections pitting Trump against a historically pro-China Democratic nominee in Joe Biden , strategies for dealing with our biggest rival will likely become crucial for both candidates .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

American customs agents appeared to have stumbled upon a product of China's systemic human rights abuses against minorities in the communist nation.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the find -- beauty products made with real human hair -- on July 1.
The seizure occurred as part of a broader CBP withhold release order against Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co. Ltd, a company suspected of using forced labor and other harsh practices.
According to the agency's media release, the company has the chance to dispute the order by proving it doesn't use forced labor.
The company is now on CBP's detention orders list, with its embargoed hair products joining clothing, toys and even peeled garlic from certain Chinese businesses.
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“It is absolutely essential that American importers ensure that the integrity of their supply chain meets the humane and ethical standards expected by the American government and by American consumers,” Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner of the CBP Office of Trade, said in a statement following the seizure of Lop County Meixin's products.
“The production of these goods constitutes a very serious human rights violation," she said, "and the detention order is intended to send a clear and direct message to all entities seeking to do business with the United States that illicit and inhumane practices will not be tolerated in U.S. supply chains.”
One indication the hair might be the result of human rights abuses, according to CBP, is that the product hails from China's Xinjiang autonomous region.
The region is infamous for secretive torture camps and detention facilities. Reports from these complexes are not pretty, and shed a light on the horrific lengths to which a communist government will go to ensure cultural uniformity.
The region's Uighur Muslims are the main victims of this mistreatment, as The Wall Street Journal reported, suggesting they may have been the ones forced to make the hair products.
Nearly 13 tons of the merchandise was being held by CBP. The agency estimates this hair is worth more than $800,000, money that would no doubt go toward funding the horrific practices behind it.
CBP detained a shipment of nearly 13 tons of hair products suspected of being produced by forced labor. The shipment, originating in Xinjiang, China, was detained in accordance with a Withhold Release Order. ➡ https://t.co/QwWHLusKDf pic.twitter.com/zRDndtgAIE — CBP (@CBP) July 2, 2020
China's inhumane practices, which have often taken a backseat in world politics, are now being increasingly moved to the forefront of the conversation.
The shift is being fueled by a decoupling of a globalist economy, as well as the Communist Party of China's central role in helping the novel coronavirus turn into a deadly pandemic.
An authoritarian power grab in Hong Kong under the guise of national security is further hurting China's reputation in the world.
While the seizure of human hair may not seem like a victory against China, it's proof that the administration of President Donald Trump is willing to hold the communist juggernaut accountable for crimes against its own people.
With the 2020 elections pitting Trump against a historically pro-China Democratic nominee in Joe Biden, strategies for dealing with our biggest rival will likely become crucial for both candidates.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-11--Court rules against Obama 'deep state' job-security strategy

Political appointees are just that , appointees , and they can be removed from their jobs just about any time for any reason .
Civil service employees , however , are another matter .
They have more job protections than just about anyone else in the country .
So it was a hit to the `` deep state , '' the entrenched bureaucrats who wield immense power in the government , writing rules and imposing agendas , when a court released a recent decision .
It ruled an employee who maneuvers around some of the requirements of the civil service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to civil servant – can be fired .
According to report at Government Executive , Sen. Ron Johnson , R-Wis. , had worked to prevent Obama administration political appointees from moving into civil service jobs following President Trump 's election , in light of the likelihood they would be turned out .
The decision was from the Merit Systems Protection Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit .
The report explained Edward Avalos , in 2016 , was the Agriculture Department 's undersecretary for marketing and regulator programs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He moved to a GS-15 job as the Housing and Urban Development Department 's field office chief in Albuquerque .
He was hired there by Tammye Treviño , an appointee at HUD who formerly served with Avalos as a USDA appointee .
The report said : `` The first posting for the field office vacancy yielded one certificate eligible candidate , a preference-eligible veteran .
Instead of asking the Office of Personnel Management for a waiver to pass over that candidate , Treviño revised the vacancy announcement and Avalos reapplied .
On second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be deemed eligible .
HUD did not ask OPM permission for Avalos ' hiring , as is required in cases of burrowing in .
When OPM flagged the improper hiring in 2017 , HUD reviewed it and deemed it could not certify it 'met merit and fitness requirements ' due to Treviño ’ s involvement . ''
So Avalos was fired and brought the court challenge .
The ruling concluded the record held `` substantial evidence supporting the appearance of improper influence '' in Avalos ' hiring .
`` By evaluating whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from political influence , HUD—concededly , at OPM ’ s urging—was trying to certify that its hiring process complied with merit systems principles .
HUD ’ s legitimate interest in removing the appearance of political influence in Mr. Avalos ’ s appointment ( and that further investigation could not entirely dispel ) promotes the efficiency of the service by improving compliance with merit systems principles , '' the court said .
The Government Executive report noted , `` Lawmakers have long sought to crack down on political appointees who burrow in , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular emphasis on it following Obama ’ s presidency . ''
Former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie , who worked on Donald Trump 's transition , said in 2016 he would work to change civil service laws if needed to `` root out any holdovers , '' the report explained .

Political appointees are just that, appointees, and they can be removed from their jobs just about any time for any reason.
Civil service employees, however, are another matter. They have more job protections than just about anyone else in the country.
So it was a hit to the "deep state," the entrenched bureaucrats who wield immense power in the government, writing rules and imposing agendas, when a court released a recent decision.
It ruled an employee who maneuvers around some of the requirements of the civil service system to change jobs – from appointee to civil servant – can be fired.
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According to report at Government Executive, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., had worked to prevent Obama administration political appointees from moving into civil service jobs following President Trump's election, in light of the likelihood they would be turned out.
The decision was from the Merit Systems Protection Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The report explained Edward Avalos, in 2016, was the Agriculture Department's undersecretary for marketing and regulator programs, an appointment in the Obama era.
He moved to a GS-15 job as the Housing and Urban Development Department's field office chief in Albuquerque.
He was hired there by Tammye Treviño, an appointee at HUD who formerly served with Avalos as a USDA appointee.
The report said: "The first posting for the field office vacancy yielded one certificate eligible candidate, a preference-eligible veteran. Instead of asking the Office of Personnel Management for a waiver to pass over that candidate, Treviño revised the vacancy announcement and Avalos reapplied. On second effort, Avalos was the only applicant to be deemed eligible. HUD did not ask OPM permission for Avalos' hiring, as is required in cases of burrowing in. When OPM flagged the improper hiring in 2017, HUD reviewed it and deemed it could not certify it 'met merit and fitness requirements' due to Treviño’s involvement."
So Avalos was fired and brought the court challenge.
The ruling concluded the record held "substantial evidence supporting the appearance of improper influence" in Avalos' hiring.
"By evaluating whether Mr. Avalos’s appointment was free from political influence, HUD—concededly, at OPM’s urging—was trying to certify that its hiring process complied with merit systems principles. HUD’s legitimate interest in removing the appearance of political influence in Mr. Avalos’s appointment (and that further investigation could not entirely dispel) promotes the efficiency of the service by improving compliance with merit systems principles," the court said.
The Government Executive report noted, "Lawmakers have long sought to crack down on political appointees who burrow in, and congressional Republicans and the Trump administration placed particular emphasis on it following Obama’s presidency."
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who worked on Donald Trump's transition, said in 2016 he would work to change civil service laws if needed to "root out any holdovers," the report explained.


wnd--2020-07-11--Trump: 'Something will be happening with Venezuela'

( BREITBART ) During an interview with Noticias Telemundo released on Friday , President Trump stated that “ Something will @ @ @ @ @ and that the United States will “ be very much involved.
” Trump also vowed @ @ @ @ @ the people of Venezuela ” and support whoever the people of Venezuela elect and support @ @ @ @ @ Jose Diaz-Balart asked , “ For you , Venezuela , is it Guaido , is @ @ @ @ @ U.S. intervention ?
” Trump responded , “ It ’ s freedom for their people @ @ @ @ @ .
Venezuela was a rich country 15 years ago , and it ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ but a system , a horrible system .
… And something will happen with Venezuela @ @ @ @ @ I can tell you .
Something will be happening with Venezuela .
”

(BREITBART) During an interview with Noticias Telemundo released on Friday, President Trump stated that “Something will be happening with Venezuela” and that the United States will “be very much involved.” Trump also vowed to “take care of the people of Venezuela” and support whoever the people of Venezuela elect and support as their leader.
Host Jose Diaz-Balart asked, “For you, Venezuela, is it Guaido, is it Maduro, is it U.S. intervention?”
Trump responded, “It’s freedom for their people. It’s freedom. Venezuela was a rich country 15 years ago, and it’s been destroyed by two people, but a system, a horrible system. … And something will happen with Venezuela. That’s all I can tell you. Something will be happening with Venezuela.”
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wnd--2020-07-11--Police in Florida town will no longer respond to 'non-violent' 911 calls

( DAILYWIRE ) Police in St. Petersburg , Florida announced Thursday they will no longer send an officer for non-violent @ @ @ @ @ the St. Petersburg Police Department ( SPPD ) said they would be creating a new @ @ @ @ @ the Community Assistance Liaison ( CAL ) .
The SPPD said it planned to retain @ @ @ @ @ to respond to non-violent calls for service from the public .
”

(DAILYWIRE) Police in St. Petersburg, Florida announced Thursday they will no longer send an officer for non-violent 911 calls.
Instead, the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) said they would be creating a new division within the department – the Community Assistance Liaison (CAL). The SPPD said it planned to retain “a social service agency to respond to non-violent calls for service from the public.”
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wnd--2020-07-11--Trump promises 'road to citizenship' for DACA illegal aliens

( BREITBART ) President Trump says he will be signing “ a very major immigration bill ” within the next @ @ @ @ @ road to citizenship ” to the roughly 800,000 illegal aliens who are enrolled in former @ @ @ @ @ Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program .
During an interview with Telemundo on @ @ @ @ @ is working on a comprehensive immigration plan that will allow hundreds of thousands of DACA @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. and eventually obtain American citizenship .
Trump said the plan would be @ @ @ @ @ four weeks .
”

(BREITBART) President Trump says he will be signing “a very major immigration bill” within the next month that provides a “road to citizenship” to the roughly 800,000 illegal aliens who are enrolled in former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
During an interview with Telemundo on Friday, Trump said he is working on a comprehensive immigration plan that will allow hundreds of thousands of DACA illegal aliens to remain permanently in the U.S. and eventually obtain American citizenship.
Trump said the plan would be unveiled “over the next four weeks.”
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wnd--2020-07-11--Congresswoman accidentally tweets of death of Rep. John Lewis, who's still alive

( THE HILL ) Rep. Almas Adams ( D-N.C. ) issued an apology Saturday after sharing a false report that @ @ @ @ @ ) had died .
“ I am deeply sorry to Congressman John Lewis , his @ @ @ @ @ for the erroneous information posted to our social media accounts earlier today .
Rep. Lewis @ @ @ @ @ and heroes and I am relieved to know he is at home resting , ” @ @ @ @ @ Saturday .
Lewis announced in December that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer @

(THE HILL) Rep. Almas Adams (D-N.C.) issued an apology Saturday after sharing a false report that Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) had died.
“I am deeply sorry to Congressman John Lewis, his family, and his staff for the erroneous information posted to our social media accounts earlier today. Rep. Lewis is one of my friends and heroes and I am relieved to know he is at home resting,” the North Carolina lawmaker tweeted Saturday.
Lewis announced in December that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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wnd--2020-07-11--Supreme Court rules about 1/2 of Oklahoma is Native American land

( NPR ) The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that about half of the land in Oklahoma is within a Native @ @ @ @ @ that will have major consequences for both past and future criminal and civil cases .
@ @ @ @ @ on the question of whether the Creek reservation continued to exist after Oklahoma became a @ @ @ @ @ are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation for purposes of @ @ @ @ @ Congress has not said otherwise , we hold the government to its word , '' @ @ @ @ @ the majority opinion .

(NPR) The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that about half of the land in Oklahoma is within a Native American reservation, a decision that will have major consequences for both past and future criminal and civil cases.
The court's decision hinged on the question of whether the Creek reservation continued to exist after Oklahoma became a state.
"Today we are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation for purposes of federal criminal law. Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion.
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wnd--2020-07-11--Victor Davis Hanson: 5 'radical, long-term solutions' to leftist academic corruption

( BREITBART ) Historian Victor Davis Hanson proposed several measures to address left-wing political corruption across academia , offering his @ @ @ @ @ s edition of SiriusXM ’ s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour .
Hanson @ @ @ @ @ characterizations of Western Civilization .
He said , “ Today ’ s student works a @ @ @ @ @ to help pay the cost [ of schooling ] .
They have big debt and @ @ @ @ @ six or seven hours [ per day ] , and then they have an hour @ @ @ @ @ That used to be history , literature , math , science , physics .
It @ @ @ @ @ Believe me , I ’ m in the university .
It is gender studies , @ @ @ @ @ the degree that it is history , it is how the Europeans raped Africa or @ @ @ @ @ s what they ’ re getting .
”

(BREITBART) Historian Victor Davis Hanson proposed several measures to address left-wing political corruption across academia, offering his remarks on last Friday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour.
Hanson reflected on standard leftist academic characterizations of Western Civilization. He said, “Today’s student works a couple of hours a day to help pay the cost [of schooling]. They have big debt and they’re at school six or seven hours [per day], and then they have an hour or two at home. That used to be history, literature, math, science, physics. It’s not anymore. Believe me, I’m in the university. It is gender studies, peace studies, and to the degree that it is history, it is how the Europeans raped Africa or destroyed it. That’s what they’re getting.”
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wnd--2020-07-11--Portland rioters surround car, driver shoots his way out

( PJMEDIA ) Every night for the past six weeks in Portland , Oregon , antifa and Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ have turned what used to be a nice neighborhood in downtown into a war zone @ @ @ @ @ it .
The police commissioner/mayor and the new BLM-approved police chief have done little about @ @ @ @ @ Officers Association held a scathing news conference , issuing a no-confidence throwdown to City Hall @ @ @ @ @ stop defending antifa .
But next to nothing has been done by local Portland police @ @ @ @ @ if the people are taking the matters into their own hands .

(PJMEDIA) Every night for the past six weeks in Portland, Oregon, antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters, looters and vandals have turned what used to be a nice neighborhood in downtown into a war zone. Portlanders are sick of it.
The police commissioner/mayor and the new BLM-approved police chief have done little about it. The Portland Police Officers Association held a scathing news conference, issuing a no-confidence throwdown to City Hall and begging elected officials to stop defending antifa.
But next to nothing has been done by local Portland police.
Now it looks as if the people are taking the matters into their own hands.
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wnd--2020-07-13--2 police officers murdered in deadly Texas ambush

Two McAllen , Texas , police officers were killed Saturday in what police are calling ambush after the officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance .
Officers Edelmiro Garza , 45 , and Ismael Chavez , 39 , were killed , according to the McKallen-based newspaper The Monitor .
Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said that the officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the south Texas community about 3:30 p.m. , The Monitor reported .
According to KTRK , Rodiguez said they were not wearing bodycams , leaving some details of what happened next unclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disturbance had been reported , Garza and Chavez met two people who had reported assaults , Rodriquez said .
When they tried to enter the home , they were gunned down , he said .
TRENDING : James Woods : 'It 's outright cruelty ' to leave Biden in front of a camera “ The officers never had a chance to suspect deadly assault on them , much less death , '' he said , according to The Monitor .
Garza had almost nine years experience , Rodriguez said , while Chavez had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the job , The Monitor reported .
“ They were doing their job , ” Rodriguez said , according to The Monitor .
“ That is what they were supposed to do .
The person was a suspect of the incident , met our officers at the door , and shot at both officers .
Both officers suffered fatal wounds , they have both passed away as a result . ''
Police said the shooter was Audon Ignacio Camarillo , 23 .
Camarillo hid behind a vehicle as other officers responded , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Camarillo had a history of previous charges including driving under the influence , fleeing police , assault and marijuana possession , Rodriguez said .
Rodriguez said the ambush was so quick that police responding in support of the officers did not know Chavez and Garza had been killed until they reached the area of the shooting .
Rodriguez said investigators are still trying to piece together the events that led to the deaths of the officers .
Chavez 's daughter , Savannah , posted a Twitter tribute to her father : `` words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m in , but I ’ m glad my dad is at peace .
you were an amazing man and anyone who ever came across you knew that .
I ’ m going to miss you so much .
you died doing what you loved most , you died a hero .
i love you daddy , see you soon . ''
According to the Gateway Pundit , it was attacked by anti-cop social media users .
She deleted her original tweet , but posted another late Saturday .
Others also took to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Texas Gov .
Greg Abbott .
Rodriguez said the police department and the community has been wounded .
“ The next few days for us , moving forward as well , will be very , very difficult , for ourselves at the department and at the city of McAllen , but our strength will get us through , ” he said , according to The Monitor .
`` We gather our strength from our police officers , and we gather our strengths from our colleagues , as you can see here.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal .

Two McAllen, Texas, police officers were killed Saturday in what police are calling ambush after the officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance.
Officers Edelmiro Garza, 45, and Ismael Chavez, 39, were killed, according to the McKallen-based newspaper The Monitor.
Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said that the officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the south Texas community about 3:30 p.m., The Monitor reported. According to KTRK, Rodiguez said they were not wearing bodycams, leaving some details of what happened next unclear.
Before entering the residence where the disturbance had been reported, Garza and Chavez met two people who had reported assaults, Rodriquez said.
When they tried to enter the home, they were gunned down, he said.
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“The officers never had a chance to suspect deadly assault on them, much less death," he said, according to The Monitor.
Garza had almost nine years experience, Rodriguez said, while Chavez had about two and a half years on the job, The Monitor reported.
“They were doing their job,” Rodriguez said, according to The Monitor. “That is what they were supposed to do. The person was a suspect of the incident, met our officers at the door, and shot at both officers. Both officers suffered fatal wounds, they have both passed away as a result."
Police said the shooter was Audon Ignacio Camarillo, 23.
Audon Ignacio Camarillo Suspect Killed Himself After Firing On Officers
Camarillo shot and killed himself shortly after firing on officers, He was 23 years old. https://t.co/6gpjiAlYlz pic.twitter.com/C1QbLrpUNW — Trending News (@wikiagebio1) July 12, 2020
Camarillo hid behind a vehicle as other officers responded, and later killed himself, Rodriguez said.
Camarillo had a history of previous charges including driving under the influence, fleeing police, assault and marijuana possession, Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said the ambush was so quick that police responding in support of the officers did not know Chavez and Garza had been killed until they reached the area of the shooting.
Procession for Fallen McAllen police officers via FB live pic.twitter.com/k6DuphfmUx — SacKat (@sachibub10) July 12, 2020
Rodriguez said investigators are still trying to piece together the events that led to the deaths of the officers.
Chavez's daughter, Savannah, posted a Twitter tribute to her father: "words cannot describe the pain I’m in, but I’m glad my dad is at peace. you were an amazing man and anyone who ever came across you knew that. I’m going to miss you so much. you died doing what you loved most, you died a hero. i love you daddy, see you soon."
According to the Gateway Pundit, it was attacked by anti-cop social media users.
She deleted her original tweet, but posted another late Saturday.
i miss you dad https://t.co/s5Yl89GTmB — Savannah (@sweeetsav) July 12, 2020
Others also took to social media to mourn the officers, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Two of our finest were killed in the line of duty while working to protect residents in their community. I've spoken with McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez and offered the full support of the State of Texas. We unite to #BackTheBlue.#RGVhttps://t.co/lm5DWQJSVC — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 11, 2020
Prayers sent for Ofc Garza, Jr, @CityofMcAllen PD, his family, friends and Blue family. Domestic disturbance; ambush; gunfire. POS died of self-inflicted gsw. 😢 💙 ~M https://t.co/FRcbouXiGI https://t.co/ednXAI06aT pic.twitter.com/0IBMBP65zr — Walk With Blue (@BlueWalkPoconos) July 12, 2020
Rodriguez said the police department and the community has been wounded.
“The next few days for us, moving forward as well, will be very, very difficult, for ourselves at the department and at the city of McAllen, but our strength will get us through,” he said, according to The Monitor.
"We gather our strength from our police officers, and we gather our strengths from our colleagues, as you can see here.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-13--How Mount Rushmore turned from 'granite visage' to divisive

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics . ]
It was a late Friday evening and then-candidate Barack Obama was fatigued following a full day of campaigning .
It was May 30 , 2008 , and Obama was in South Dakota visiting Mount Rushmore , a monument dedicated to four presidential giants of America ’ s past .
The New York Times , in its report that weekend , described the massive sculpture as a “ granite visage ” and the “ Pride of South Dakota.
” Obama even joked with reporters that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added to the massive wall face .
TRENDING : James Woods : 'It 's outright cruelty ' to leave Biden in front of a camera A dozen years later , President Donald Trump made a Friday night visit of his own to the impressive monument , on the eve of America ’ s 244th birthday—the Fourth of July .
The president delivered an inspirational , inclusive message rooted in the American ideals of life , liberty , and self-determination .
He spoke of our shared belief in equal opportunity , equal justice , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race , background , religion , and creed .
The New York Times ’ report on this president ’ s visit to Mount Rushmore was strikingly different than its report on Obama ’ s visit 12 years earlier .
Following the president ’ s address , his usual detractors , including the Times , attacked his message as “ divisive.
” So , what led to such a mischaracterization ?
The answer , I ’ m afraid , isn ’ t very nuanced .
The Democrat establishment and its media allies have chosen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hatred of America in order to achieve its short-term goal of defeating Donald Trump in November .
The president ’ s message could only be interpreted as divisive by individuals who do not love America , and who do not believe in the idea that the great American experiment continues to march toward a more perfect union despite inequities of the past .
The president highlighted the famous words enshrined in the Declaration of Independence that declared “ all men are a created equal , ” words he described as setting into motion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democrat Party and its media allies don ’ t ’ see it that way .
They see an America that is dark , evil , and irredeemable .
The radical left , now being fully supported by the Democrat establishment and many in the mainstream media , are stoking tensions , fear , and destruction by mobs .
They celebrate what Lance Morrow , writing in the Wall Street Journal , calls “ ideology as performance ” and “ outage with a touch of holiday.
” This is not a holiday for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
It ’ s why this election is so important .
Joe Biden has fully embraced the radical left—seeing it as another path towards taking down President Trump and the Republican Party in November .
Listen , Biden has been a dull ornament in politics for generations , as naïve in his understanding of the devastating consequences of his 1994 crime bill to the black community as he is of the consequences of the street violence he is now helping fuel from the comfort of his basement .
The Democrat Party has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but this is much more complex than just a partisan battle of ideas .
This election is a confrontation between those who believe in America and the ideals it stands for , and those who wish to tear down America in exchange for an imaginary socialist future where there is global control of American life .
The New York Times ’ description of the president ’ s message as a “ harsh diatribe ” meant to “ sow division during a national crisis , ” ignores the fact that Joe Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ divisive rhetoric and political cheap shots , rather than a unifying message for the American people .
None of this is about racial justice , as Biden wants Americans to believe .
Nor is it about the social revolution that Biden claims to support .
It ’ s about sowing enough division , hate and fear to convince enough voters to turn back to the old ways of Washington—where empty vessels like Biden feed empty promises and rhetoric to the masses while personally enriching themselves and their families behind the scenes .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shoulder with some of the Senate ’ s most prominent segregationists of the latter half of the 20th century .
This is the Joe Biden who served as a driving force behind mass incarceration policies in America .
Americans can both believe in America and the ideals for which it stands—as a majority of Americans do—while also acknowledging , and working to fix , systemic injustices faced by the black community .
We can not allow the unwinding of hundreds of years of progress .
The radical left , with the full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to decimate this great American experiment in favor of mob rule and a socialist future .
If Joe Biden is elected , that ’ s exactly what will happen .

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.]
By Katrina Pierson
Real Clear Politics
It was a late Friday evening and then-candidate Barack Obama was fatigued following a full day of campaigning. It was May 30, 2008, and Obama was in South Dakota visiting Mount Rushmore, a monument dedicated to four presidential giants of America’s past.
The New York Times, in its report that weekend, described the massive sculpture as a “granite visage” and the “Pride of South Dakota.” Obama even joked with reporters that his ears were too large to be added to the massive wall face.
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A dozen years later, President Donald Trump made a Friday night visit of his own to the impressive monument, on the eve of America’s 244th birthday—the Fourth of July. The president delivered an inspirational, inclusive message rooted in the American ideals of life, liberty, and self-determination. He spoke of our shared belief in equal opportunity, equal justice, and equal treatment for citizens of every race, background, religion, and creed.
The New York Times’ report on this president’s visit to Mount Rushmore was strikingly different than its report on Obama’s visit 12 years earlier. Following the president’s address, his usual detractors, including the Times, attacked his message as “divisive.”
So, what led to such a mischaracterization? The answer, I’m afraid, isn’t very nuanced. The Democrat establishment and its media allies have chosen to elevate the radical left’s hatred of America in order to achieve its short-term goal of defeating Donald Trump in November.
The president’s message could only be interpreted as divisive by individuals who do not love America, and who do not believe in the idea that the great American experiment continues to march toward a more perfect union despite inequities of the past. The president highlighted the famous words enshrined in the Declaration of Independence that declared “all men are a created equal,” words he described as setting into motion the “unstoppable march of freedom.”
The Democrat Party and its media allies don’t’ see it that way. They see an America that is dark, evil, and irredeemable. The radical left, now being fully supported by the Democrat establishment and many in the mainstream media, are stoking tensions, fear, and destruction by mobs. They celebrate what Lance Morrow, writing in the Wall Street Journal, calls “ideology as performance” and “outage with a touch of holiday.”
This is not a holiday for the majority of Americans who love this country. It’s why this election is so important. Joe Biden has fully embraced the radical left—seeing it as another path towards taking down President Trump and the Republican Party in November.
Listen, Biden has been a dull ornament in politics for generations, as naïve in his understanding of the devastating consequences of his 1994 crime bill to the black community as he is of the consequences of the street violence he is now helping fuel from the comfort of his basement.
The Democrat Party has its partisan reasons for taking on Trump, but this is much more complex than just a partisan battle of ideas. This election is a confrontation between those who believe in America and the ideals it stands for, and those who wish to tear down America in exchange for an imaginary socialist future where there is global control of American life.
The New York Times’ description of the president’s message as a “harsh diatribe” meant to “sow division during a national crisis,” ignores the fact that Joe Biden has spent the last six months engaged in divisive rhetoric and political cheap shots, rather than a unifying message for the American people.
None of this is about racial justice, as Biden wants Americans to believe. Nor is it about the social revolution that Biden claims to support. It’s about sowing enough division, hate and fear to convince enough voters to turn back to the old ways of Washington—where empty vessels like Biden feed empty promises and rhetoric to the masses while personally enriching themselves and their families behind the scenes.
This is the Joe Biden who stood shoulder to shoulder with some of the Senate’s most prominent segregationists of the latter half of the 20th century. This is the Joe Biden who served as a driving force behind mass incarceration policies in America.
Americans can both believe in America and the ideals for which it stands—as a majority of Americans do—while also acknowledging, and working to fix, systemic injustices faced by the black community.
We cannot allow the unwinding of hundreds of years of progress. The radical left, with the full support of the Democrat establishment, wants to decimate this great American experiment in favor of mob rule and a socialist future. If Joe Biden is elected, that’s exactly what will happen.


wnd--2020-07-13--Elvis Presley's grandson dead at 27

Elvis Presley's grandson dead at 27

( FOX NEWS ) -- Lisa Marie Presley 's son Benjamin Keough has died at the age of 27 .
@ @ @ @ @ Fox News in a statement from Presley 's rep , via her manager .
`` @ @ @ @ @ inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her @ @ @ @ @ said the statement .
`` She adored that boy .
He was the love of @ @ @ @

(FOX NEWS) -- Lisa Marie Presley's son Benjamin Keough has died at the age of 27.
The news was confirmed to Fox News in a statement from Presley's rep, via her manager.
"She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter Riley," said the statement. "She adored that boy. He was the love of her life."
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wnd--2020-07-12--'Stealth victory' uncovered in Louisiana abortion ruling

There 's a `` stealth victory '' in the recent Supreme Court ruling blocking a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges , contends an attorney for the Thomas More Society .
Michael McHale wrote in a commentary posted by LifeSite News that the ruling `` opens the door for a new wave of pro-life legislation that can and will save lives . ''
He said the key is that Chief Justice Roberts refused to join the four liberal justices opinion -- a plurality not a majority opinion -- even though he reached the same result .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruelty ' to leave Biden in front of a camera '' Instead , Roberts authored his own concurrence and explicitly repudiated much of the plurality 's reasoning – and that of the Supreme Court in the similar case of Whole Woman ’ s Health v. Hellerstedt out of Texas four years ago , '' McHale explained .
`` That reasoning said a pro-life law was an 'undue burden ' and thus 'unconstitutional ' simply when its 'benefits ' did not 'outweigh ' its burdens .
In other words , even if a pro-life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the so-called right to abortion , a judge could still deem it an 'undue burden ' if he or she thought the law lacked any benefits , '' he wrote .
He pointed out the `` cost-benefit '' standard in the Supreme Court 's Hellerstedt case created problems for pro-life legislation .
`` In effect , it was a blank check for pro-abortion judges to strike down all manner of pro-life laws – even laws once deemed clearly constitutional under the Supreme Court ’ s earlier controlling decision in Planned Parenthood v. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consent for minors , ultrasounds , and physician-only abortions , '' he said .
Those are laws that do save lives , but they were threatened by Hellerstedt , he said .
The gamechanger now is Roberts ' concurrence .
The chief justice `` declared that the 'cost-benefit ' undue burden analysis has no place in constitutional law .
Judges , he said , are competent only to discern whether a pro-life law actually inhibits a woman from obtaining an abortion .
They are not equipped to closely scrutinize the law ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislature ’ s job ) or whether those policy merits 'outweigh ' any of its burdens ( that is a golden ticket for imposing pro-abortion judicial bias ) . ''
The cost-benefit analysis standard is no longer a precedent , he pointed out , because when a decision lacks a majority opinion , `` lower courts are required to follow the concurring opinion that used the 'narrowest grounds ' to reach the final result . ''
That would be Roberts ' decision , which found the Louisiana law unconstitutional only because it burdened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas law that previously was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court .
`` Second , as Justice Kavanaugh pointed out in his dissent , Roberts ’ s express rejection of the cost-benefit analysis aligns with the positions of the four dissenting justices , all of whom also reject the cost-benefit analysis .
That means five justices of the Supreme Court—a controlling majority—now rebuke it .
As a result , lower courts will no longer be free to deploy the cost-benefit analysis against pro-life laws , '' McHale explained .
He said the impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court vacating two 7th Circuit decisions that relied on the cost-benefit analysis to eliminate pro-life rules regarding ultrasounds and parental notice .
McHale said : `` Pro-lifers should thus take heart .
The final result in June Medical appears to be at least a partial pro-life victory .
To that extent , it opens the door for a new wave of pro-life legislation that can and will save lives . ''

There's a "stealth victory" in the recent Supreme Court ruling blocking a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges, contends an attorney for the Thomas More Society.
Michael McHale wrote in a commentary posted by LifeSite News that the ruling "opens the door for a new wave of pro-life legislation that can and will save lives."
He said the key is that Chief Justice Roberts refused to join the four liberal justices opinion -- a plurality not a majority opinion -- even though he reached the same result.
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"Instead, Roberts authored his own concurrence and explicitly repudiated much of the plurality's reasoning – and that of the Supreme Court in the similar case of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt out of Texas four years ago," McHale explained.
"That reasoning said a pro-life law was an 'undue burden' and thus 'unconstitutional' simply when its 'benefits' did not 'outweigh' its burdens. In other words, even if a pro-life law did not impose any significant burdens on the so-called right to abortion, a judge could still deem it an 'undue burden' if he or she thought the law lacked any benefits," he wrote.
He pointed out the "cost-benefit" standard in the Supreme Court's Hellerstedt case created problems for pro-life legislation.
"In effect, it was a blank check for pro-abortion judges to strike down all manner of pro-life laws – even laws once deemed clearly constitutional under the Supreme Court’s earlier controlling decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This included requirements like parental consent for minors, ultrasounds, and physician-only abortions," he said.
Those are laws that do save lives, but they were threatened by Hellerstedt, he said.
The gamechanger now is Roberts' concurrence.
The chief justice "declared that the 'cost-benefit' undue burden analysis has no place in constitutional law. Judges, he said, are competent only to discern whether a pro-life law actually inhibits a woman from obtaining an abortion. They are not equipped to closely scrutinize the law’s policy merits (that’s the legislature’s job) or whether those policy merits 'outweigh' any of its burdens (that is a golden ticket for imposing pro-abortion judicial bias)."
The cost-benefit analysis standard is no longer a precedent, he pointed out, because when a decision lacks a majority opinion, "lower courts are required to follow the concurring opinion that used the 'narrowest grounds' to reach the final result."
That would be Roberts' decision, which found the Louisiana law unconstitutional only because it burdened access in the same manner as a Texas law that previously was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
"Second, as Justice Kavanaugh pointed out in his dissent, Roberts’s express rejection of the cost-benefit analysis aligns with the positions of the four dissenting justices, all of whom also reject the cost-benefit analysis. That means five justices of the Supreme Court—a controlling majority—now rebuke it. As a result, lower courts will no longer be free to deploy the cost-benefit analysis against pro-life laws," McHale explained.
He said the impact already has been felt, with the Supreme Court vacating two 7th Circuit decisions that relied on the cost-benefit analysis to eliminate pro-life rules regarding ultrasounds and parental notice.
McHale said: "Pro-lifers should thus take heart. The final result in June Medical appears to be at least a partial pro-life victory. To that extent, it opens the door for a new wave of pro-life legislation that can and will save lives."


wnd--2020-07-12--Barr told Trump he shouldn't grant Roger Stone clemency, says NBC

( CNBC ) -- Attorney General William Barr spoke with President Donald Trump about Roger Stone and recommended against granting @ @ @ @ @ official told NBC News .
Other White House officials were also opposed to Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ of political blowback , including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows , according to a person @ @ @ @ @ Another person familiar with the matter told NBC that advisors told the president that granting @ @ @ @ @ big mistake.
” The official also said that the Department of Justice had nothing to @ @ @ @ @ s decision to commute Stone ’ s sentence on seven felony crimes , which occurred @ @ @ @ @ 67-year-old Republican operative was set to start his 40 months in federal prison .

(CNBC) -- Attorney General William Barr spoke with President Donald Trump about Roger Stone and recommended against granting him clemency, an administration official told NBC News.
Other White House officials were also opposed to Trump’s decision due to fears of political blowback, including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, according to a person familiar with the matter. Another person familiar with the matter told NBC that advisors told the president that granting Stone clemency “was a big mistake.”
The official also said that the Department of Justice had nothing to do with the president’s decision to commute Stone’s sentence on seven felony crimes, which occurred only four days before the 67-year-old Republican operative was set to start his 40 months in federal prison.
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wnd--2020-07-12--Iran violating own constitution by persecuting Christians

Iran 's Islamic regime has been criticized by the United States for its persecution of religious minorities , including Christians .
But this time the criticism is being heard at the United Nations Human Rights Council in an argument by the European Center for Law and Justice based on the United Nations charter and Iran 's own constitution .
A representative of the ECLJ , an affiliate of the American Center for Law and Justice , noted in a session of the council that Iran 's constitution states `` the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all Muslims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with ethical norms and the principles of Islamic justice and equity , and to respect their human rights . ''
TRENDING : James Woods : 'It 's outright cruelty ' to leave Biden in front of a camera However , the ECLJ rep said , `` the actions of the Iranian government reflect a very different philosophy in its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities . ''
`` Christians are being oppressed into silence , as preaching Christian doctrine or leading others to salvation through Jesus Christ could lead to being arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
Christian converts have been sentenced to years of wrongful imprisonment .
This injustice has to stop now , '' the ACLJ said Monday .
`` We just delivered a critical oral intervention at the U.N. Human Rights Council ( UNHRC ) in Geneva , Switzerland , through our European affiliate office , the European Centre for Law and Justice ( ECLJ ) , asking for protection for Iranian Christians , and pressure on Iran to honor not only its U.N. charter , but its own constitution , '' the organization said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Iran 's 83 million people are involved with `` some form of Islam . ''
Only 0.2 % of the population participates in Christianity or another minority religion .
Yet a human rights organization said Iran this year was the ninth worst place to live for Christians , who are targeted often for no more than living out their faith in their community .
The organization cited Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani , who `` has been repeatedly targeted for arrest and abuse by the Iranian government .
He was most recently arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` As a member of the United Nations Iran has a responsibility to adhere to the principles set forth in the U.N. Charter .
It is imperative that Iran work to actively protect the rights of its citizens , and reform its laws so that all its citizens are free to practice their religion peacefully without fear of arrest and violence from their government .
`` Our presentation to the UNHRC occurred just days after the Trump administration announced the president ’ s landmark Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States will make the enforcement of religious freedom an integral part of U.S. foreign policies and U.S. State Department programs , '' the ACLU said .
`` It should serve as a notice to nations like Iran where such persecution is taking place , that it would be in their best interests to implement immediate changes to protect their Christian citizens , as well as other religious minorities . ''

Iran's Islamic regime has been criticized by the United States for its persecution of religious minorities, including Christians.
But this time the criticism is being heard at the United Nations Human Rights Council in an argument by the European Center for Law and Justice based on the United Nations charter and Iran's own constitution.
A representative of the ECLJ, an affiliate of the American Center for Law and Justice, noted in a session of the council that Iran's constitution states "the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all Muslims are duty-bound to treat non-Muslims in conformity with ethical norms and the principles of Islamic justice and equity, and to respect their human rights."
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However, the ECLJ rep said, "the actions of the Iranian government reflect a very different philosophy in its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities."
"Christians are being oppressed into silence, as preaching Christian doctrine or leading others to salvation through Jesus Christ could lead to being arrested and charged as an enemy of the state. Christian converts have been sentenced to years of wrongful imprisonment. This injustice has to stop now," the ACLJ said Monday.
"We just delivered a critical oral intervention at the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, through our European affiliate office, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), asking for protection for Iranian Christians, and pressure on Iran to honor not only its U.N. charter, but its own constitution," the organization said.
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The statement noted that 99% of Iran's 83 million people are involved with "some form of Islam." Only 0.2% of the population participates in Christianity or another minority religion.
Yet a human rights organization said Iran this year was the ninth worst place to live for Christians, who are targeted often for no more than living out their faith in their community.
The organization cited Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who "has been repeatedly targeted for arrest and abuse by the Iranian government. He was most recently arrested in July 2018."
The ACLJ said: "As a member of the United Nations Iran has a responsibility to adhere to the principles set forth in the U.N. Charter. It is imperative that Iran work to actively protect the rights of its citizens, and reform its laws so that all its citizens are free to practice their religion peacefully without fear of arrest and violence from their government.
"Our presentation to the UNHRC occurred just days after the Trump administration announced the president’s landmark Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom, which we told you detailed how the United States will make the enforcement of religious freedom an integral part of U.S. foreign policies and U.S. State Department programs," the ACLU said.
"It should serve as a notice to nations like Iran where such persecution is taking place, that it would be in their best interests to implement immediate changes to protect their Christian citizens, as well as other religious minorities."


wnd--2020-07-12--Ricky Gervais: 'If you're mildly conservative on Twitter people call you Hitler'

( BREITBART ) -- The creator of The Office , Ricky Gervais , has called out the online “ fascists @ @ @ @ @ down freedom of speech , saying that “ if you ’ re mildly conservative on @ @ @ @ @ ” Continuing on his press tour marking the nineteenth anniversary of The Office , Gervais @ @ @ @ @ cancel culture with an attack on the idea of so-called “ hate speech.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ weird sort of fascism of people thinking they know what you can say and what @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a really weird thing… that there ’ s this new trendy myth @ @ @ @ @ speech want to say awful things all the time .
It ’ s just isn @ @ @ @ @ protects everyone , ” Gervais said in an interview on talkRadio .

(BREITBART) -- The creator of The Office, Ricky Gervais, has called out the online “fascists” that want to shut down freedom of speech, saying that “if you’re mildly conservative on Twitter people call you Hitler.”
Continuing on his press tour marking the nineteenth anniversary of The Office, Gervais followed up his criticisms of cancel culture with an attack on the idea of so-called “hate speech.”
“There’s this new weird sort of fascism of people thinking they know what you can say and what you can’t and it’s a really weird thing… that there’s this new trendy myth that people who want free speech want to say awful things all the time. It’s just isn’t true, it protects everyone,” Gervais said in an interview on talkRadio.
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wnd--2020-07-12--Expert warns of huge violence problem in public schools

An expert on education is warning of the huge problem of violence in public and even private schools .
It 's one of the main reasons why people choose to homeschool their children , writes Steven Duvall , who teaches Ph.D. candidates at Pittsburg State University in Kansas how to become school psychologists .
Duvall 's column was published by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association as part of a series of responses to claims by Professor Elizabeth Bartholet that homeschooling essentially should be banned .
Bartholet contended in an article published by Harvard Magazine that students `` are safer '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woods : 'It 's outright cruelty ' to leave Biden in front of a camera '' During my 40 years in the field of school psychology , I ’ ve observed a significant shift in parents ' primary reasons for homeschooling .
Although years ago , many parents used to rank religious reasons at the top of their motivations for homeschooling their children , they now first list their safety concerns for their children in traditional schools , especially public schools .
The data show parents are right to be concerned , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their concerns about school safety because , in 2015–16 ( the most recent school year for which NCES data are available ) , at least 1.4 million crimes occurred in the nation ’ s public schools , '' Duvall explained .
`` Weapons were not involved during 257,000 threats of physical attack ; 567,000 actual attacks ; and 9,500 robberies .
But , appallingly , weapons were used during 5,300 attacks or fights ; 18,300 threats of violence ; and 600 robberies .
During that same year , 1,100 rapes or attempted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools . ''
In his heavily footnoted commentary , he pointed out that many nonviolent crimes were also committed in schools during 2015 to 2016 .
`` These incidents involved approximately 350,400 students having firearms or explosive devices and 10,500 students with knives or sharp objects in their possession , '' he wrote .
`` Additionally , 166,000 crimes involving theft , 31,600 involving vandalism , and 17,800 involving possession of alcohol occurred – there were also 82,200 incidents related to the distribution , possession , or use of illegal drugs and 15,100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together , the number of violent and nonviolent crimes listed above seems excessive , but these numbers are actually conservative estimates because school officials underreport crimes to the police about one-third of the time .
Consequently , the statistics lend credence to the notion that many public schools are , indeed , unsafe environments for school children . ''
`` Roughly 20 percent of students attending public and private schools ( i.e.
, 11.2 million of 55.9 million students in the U.S. ) reported being badly treated by other students in a variety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 , 3.2 million students reported being made fun of , called names , or insulted , while the same number of students were the subject of rumors .
Additionally , almost one million were threatened with harm , while 1.3 million said they were pushed , shoved , tripped , or spit on .
About 466,000 students reported that others tried to make them do things they did not want to do , and roughly 1.3 million students indicated that they were purposely excluded from activities .
Finally , 348,000 students reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duvall wrote .
He said Bartholet 's article `` leaves readers with the notion that homeschooling must be banned—or at least severely restricted—to protect millions of children from child abuse , weak or non-existent academic instruction , or religious-oriented instruction that is not mainstream . ''
But it 's really safety that is driving parents ' decisions , he said .
`` Long before I began directing school psychology training programs at the university level , I learned of families who were homeschooling in the districts where I worked as a public school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no personal interaction with these families , homeschooling seemed to me to be nothing more than a peculiar way for parents to provide religious instruction unavailable through public schools for their children . ''
But he said his views soon changed .
`` Instead of banning homeschooling ... significantly reducing or eliminating the safety concerns that compel most parents to homeschool in the first place would likely be a better , more sensible place to begin , '' he said .
`` In the meantime , no one should be surprised that increasingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their own homes in which to educate their children . ''

An expert on education is warning of the huge problem of violence in public and even private schools.
It's one of the main reasons why people choose to homeschool their children, writes Steven Duvall, who teaches Ph.D. candidates at Pittsburg State University in Kansas how to become school psychologists.
Duvall's column was published by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association as part of a series of responses to claims by Professor Elizabeth Bartholet that homeschooling essentially should be banned.
Bartholet contended in an article published by Harvard Magazine that students "are safer" in public school.
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Not necessarily, insisted Duvall.
"During my 40 years in the field of school psychology, I’ve observed a significant shift in parents' primary reasons for homeschooling. Although years ago, many parents used to rank religious reasons at the top of their motivations for homeschooling their children, they now first list their safety concerns for their children in traditional schools, especially public schools. The data show parents are right to be concerned," he wrote.
"Parents are justified in their concerns about school safety because, in 2015–16 (the most recent school year for which NCES data are available), at least 1.4 million crimes occurred in the nation’s public schools," Duvall explained. "Weapons were not involved during 257,000 threats of physical attack; 567,000 actual attacks; and 9,500 robberies. But, appallingly, weapons were used during 5,300 attacks or fights; 18,300 threats of violence; and 600 robberies. During that same year, 1,100 rapes or attempted rapes and 6,100 sexual assaults occurred in schools."
In his heavily footnoted commentary, he pointed out that many nonviolent crimes were also committed in schools during 2015 to 2016.
"These incidents involved approximately 350,400 students having firearms or explosive devices and 10,500 students with knives or sharp objects in their possession," he wrote. "Additionally, 166,000 crimes involving theft, 31,600 involving vandalism, and 17,800 involving possession of alcohol occurred – there were also 82,200 incidents related to the distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs and 15,100 incidents with prescription drugs.
"Taken together, the number of violent and nonviolent crimes listed above seems excessive, but these numbers are actually conservative estimates because school officials underreport crimes to the police about one-third of the time. Consequently, the statistics lend credence to the notion that many public schools are, indeed, unsafe environments for school children."
Then there's bullying.
"Roughly 20 percent of students attending public and private schools (i.e., 11.2 million of 55.9 million students in the U.S.) reported being badly treated by other students in a variety of ways. For example, in 2017, 3.2 million students reported being made fun of, called names, or insulted, while the same number of students were the subject of rumors. Additionally, almost one million were threatened with harm, while 1.3 million said they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on. About 466,000 students reported that others tried to make them do things they did not want to do, and roughly 1.3 million students indicated that they were purposely excluded from activities. Finally, 348,000 students reported having their property purposely destroyed," Duvall wrote.
He said Bartholet's article "leaves readers with the notion that homeschooling must be banned—or at least severely restricted—to protect millions of children from child abuse, weak or non-existent academic instruction, or religious-oriented instruction that is not mainstream."
But it's really safety that is driving parents' decisions, he said.
"Long before I began directing school psychology training programs at the university level, I learned of families who were homeschooling in the districts where I worked as a public school psychologist. At the time, having no personal interaction with these families, homeschooling seemed to me to be nothing more than a peculiar way for parents to provide religious instruction unavailable through public schools for their children."
But he said his views soon changed.
"Instead of banning homeschooling ... significantly reducing or eliminating the safety concerns that compel most parents to homeschool in the first place would likely be a better, more sensible place to begin," he said. "In the meantime, no one should be surprised that increasingly greater numbers of families choose the safety of their own homes in which to educate their children."


wnd--2020-07-12--Lindsey Graham allows Mueller to testify after Stone's get-out-jail-free card

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he will approve Democrats ’ request to invite Robert Mueller to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee after the former special counsel published an op-ed in the Washington Post criticizing President Donald Trump ’ s decision to commute the prison sentence for Roger Stone .
“ Apparently Mr. Mueller is willing – and also capable – of defending the Mueller investigation through an oped in the Washington Post , ” Graham wrote on Twitter .
“ Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have previously requested Mr. Mueller appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be granted , ” he added .
TRENDING : James Woods : 'It 's outright cruelty ' to leave Biden in front of a camera Mueller had not been heard from publicly since he testified on June 24 , 2019 , about his investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government in 2016 .
In an op-ed published Saturday , Mueller defended the investigation against Trump ’ s allegations that it was a politically-motivated witch hunt .
On Friday , Trump commuted the 40-month prison sentence for Stone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made false statements to Congress regarding its investigation into possible Trump-Russia collusion .
It is unclear when Democrats last requested to hear from Mueller .
Republicans blasted the former FBI director after his testimony last year , saying he appeared unfamiliar with various aspects of his own investigation .
Even some of Mueller ’ s defenders said that he appeared more confused during his testimony than he had in earlier public appearances .
The White House responded Sunday to Mueller ’ s op-ed , blasting him for “ pontificating in the editorial pages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his corrupt investigation failed to hold anyone in the Obama-Biden Administration accountable for their negligence toward Russian interference or for spying on the Trump Campaign based on a Democrat-funded dossier full of lies , and instead wasted taxpayer dollars trying to undo an election , ” said White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere , according to ABC News .
Deere was referring to a dossier from former British spy Christopher Steele that the FBI relied on to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump aide Carter Page .
Mueller ’ s probe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a conspiracy between Trump aides and Kremlin operatives to influence the 2016 election .
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By Chuck Ross
Daily Caller News Foundation
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he will approve Democrats’ request to invite Robert Mueller to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee after the former special counsel published an op-ed in the Washington Post criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence for Roger Stone.
“Apparently Mr. Mueller is willing – and also capable – of defending the Mueller investigation through an oped in the Washington Post,” Graham wrote on Twitter. “Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have previously requested Mr. Mueller appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about his investigation.”
“That request will be granted,” he added.
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Apparently Mr. Mueller is willing – and also capable – of defending the Mueller investigation through an oped in the Washington Post. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 12, 2020
Mueller had not been heard from publicly since he testified on June 24, 2019, about his investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government in 2016.
In an op-ed published Saturday, Mueller defended the investigation against Trump’s allegations that it was a politically-motivated witch hunt. On Friday, Trump commuted the 40-month prison sentence for Stone, who was convicted on charges that he made false statements to Congress regarding its investigation into possible Trump-Russia collusion.
It is unclear when Democrats last requested to hear from Mueller.
Republicans blasted the former FBI director after his testimony last year, saying he appeared unfamiliar with various aspects of his own investigation. Even some of Mueller’s defenders said that he appeared more confused during his testimony than he had in earlier public appearances.
The White House responded Sunday to Mueller’s op-ed, blasting him for “pontificating in the editorial pages with more spin.”
“Robert Mueller and his corrupt investigation failed to hold anyone in the Obama-Biden Administration accountable for their negligence toward Russian interference or for spying on the Trump Campaign based on a Democrat-funded dossier full of lies, and instead wasted taxpayer dollars trying to undo an election,” said White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere, according to ABC News.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere stmt on Mueller op-ed, @lizzkatherine_ reports: “Robert Mueller and his corrupt investigation failed to hold anyone in the Obama-Biden Administration accountable for their negligence toward Russian interference or for spying on..” 1/3 — Ali Dukakis (@ajdukakis) July 12, 2020
Deere was referring to a dossier from former British spy Christopher Steele that the FBI relied on to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump aide Carter Page.
Mueller’s probe largely debunked Steele’s core allegation of a conspiracy between Trump aides and Kremlin operatives to influence the 2016 election.
This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].


wnd--2020-07-12--Nursing dean fired after telling students 'everyone's life matters'

( THE COLLEGE FIX ) -- Dr. Leslie Neal-Boylan , dean of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell ’ s Solomont School @ @ @ @ @ in mid-June after writing “ everyone ’ s life matters ” in an email to @ @ @ @ @ from the university , spokesperson Nancy Cicco told The College Fix “ it would be @ @ @ @ @ by Dr. Neal-Boylan was the cause of ” her June 19 firing .
The Fix @ @ @ @ @ fired , if not for her comments , but Cicco said in her statement that @ @ @ @ @ to discuss specifics of a personnel matter .
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(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- Dr. Leslie Neal-Boylan, dean of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s Solomont School of Nursing, was fired in mid-June after writing “everyone’s life matters” in an email to students.
In a statement from the university, spokesperson Nancy Cicco told The College Fix “it would be incorrect to assume any statement by Dr. Neal-Boylan was the cause of” her June 19 firing.
The Fix asked Cicco why Neal-Boylan was fired, if not for her comments, but Cicco said in her statement that “we are not able to discuss specifics of a personnel matter.”
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wnd--2020-07-13--Redskins announce retirement of name, logo

( FOX NEWS ) -- The Washington Redskins announced Monday they will change their team name and logo after about @ @ @ @ @ , in the wake of corporate and public pressure to ditch the moniker over racial @ @ @ @ @ not announce a new name .
“ On July 3rd , we announced the commencement @ @ @ @ @ the team ’ s name .
That review has begun in earnest .
As part @ @ @ @ @ want to keep our sponsors , fans and community apprised of our thinking as we @ @ @

(FOX NEWS) -- The Washington Redskins announced Monday they will change their team name and logo after about 87 years of using it, in the wake of corporate and public pressure to ditch the moniker over racial connotations.
The Redskins did not announce a new name.
“On July 3rd, we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team’s name. That review has begun in earnest. As part of this process, we want to keep our sponsors, fans and community apprised of our thinking as we go forward.
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wnd--2020-07-13--Minnesota gov fails in bid to have feds bail him out

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- President Trump has denied a request from Minnesota ’ s governor for money to rebuild @ @ @ @ @ destroyed during the riots following the death of George Floyd .
“ The Governor is @ @ @ @ @ declined his request for financial support , ” Minnesota Gov .
Tim Walz 's office @ @ @ @ @ “ As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ support from our federal government to help us through.
” Walz , a Democrat , @ @ @ @ @ a “ major disaster ” zone in a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency @ @ @ @ @ than 1,500 buildings were damaged by looting and rioting in the wake of Floyd ’ @ @ @ @ @ $ 500 million in damages .

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- President Trump has denied a request from Minnesota’s governor for money to rebuild parts of Minneapolis that were destroyed during the riots following the death of George Floyd.
“The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's office said in a statement. “As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us through.”
Walz, a Democrat, requested that Trump declare Minnesota a “major disaster” zone in a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on July 2 after more than 1,500 buildings were damaged by looting and rioting in the wake of Floyd’s death, totaling over $500 million in damages.
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wnd--2020-07-13--Report: Meadows tracking down 'leakers'

Report: Meadows tracking down 'leakers'

( Washington Examiner ) -- White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly put a plan into motion to root @ @ @ @ @ a former Republican congressman from North Carolina , aims to identify White House staffers who @ @ @ @ @ media by providing specific bits of information that he can trace back to individual staffers @ @ @ @ @ Thus far , Meadows has caught one person responsible for a minor leak .
`` @ @ @ @ @ doing that .
I do n't know if it ever worked , '' one former @ @ @ @ @ 's Jonathan Swan .

(Washington Examiner) -- White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly put a plan into motion to root out leakers.
Meadows, a former Republican congressman from North Carolina, aims to identify White House staffers who make unauthorized disclosures to the media by providing specific bits of information that he can trace back to individual staffers, according to Axios. Thus far, Meadows has caught one person responsible for a minor leak.
"Meadows told me he was doing that. I don't know if it ever worked," one former White House official told Axios's Jonathan Swan.
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