wnd--2020-07-10--The authoritarian left and their absurd 'fact-checkers'

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman 's proposal that Joe Biden should n't debate President Donald Trump unless `` a real-time fact-checking team '' is part of the mix is an ironic illustration of the closed-mindedness of the left .
Why would Friedman want a candidate who is eager to contrast his views with Trump 's to impose conditions that would make a debate less likely , unless , of course , Friedman realizes that the failing Biden would be particularly disastrous in a debate ?
That seems to be the case here , as Friedman 's other condition – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returns for 2016 through 2018 – is just as unrealistic but not for the reason Democrats would have you believe .
It 's not that they think Trump is concealing some sinister criminality but that the returns would be a gold mine for ginning up class resentment against the mega-wealthy Trump and fodder to smear him with innuendo .
Friedman recommends the fact-checkers be approved by both candidates `` and that 10 minutes before the scheduled conclusion of the debate this team report on any misleading statements , phony numbers or outright lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no one in that massive television audience can go away easily misled . ''
He arrogantly implies that his candidate – Biden – would automatically win in a truth contest .
But why should anyone assume the confessed plagiarist and policy chameleon would have an advantage here ?
The answer is that Friedman knows , perhaps subconsciously , that any such process would be rigged .
Like so many terms in the liberal lexicon , `` fact-checker '' does n't mean what progressives want you to think it means .
Invariably , fact-checkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depict opinions as facts , such as a conservative 's assertion ( or progressive 's denial ) that we have a crisis on the southern border .
At one point , the network-news broadcasts were pregnant with panting anchors apoplectic over the claim and dubbed it an outright lie .
As conditions at the border steadily deteriorated to undeniable crisis levels , we heard no retraction from Democrats , much less from the opinion-checkers .
We should n't ignore Friedman 's ludicrous proposal simply because it will never be adopted , as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many progressives are frighteningly narrow-minded , intellectually cloistered and authoritarian .
They tend to believe their opinions are facts ( or so morally superior that they ought to be treated as such ) and so are justified in censoring opposing views as inarguably false , immoral , offensive or politically incorrect .
In institutions they dominate , such as academia and Hollywood ( or bar associations ) , they get to define what is offensive and then ban it – by diktat .
For example , Cambridge University rescinded a speaking invitation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skepticism about white privilege and climate change .
Compounding foolishness with absurdity , the censors claimed they disinvited him to promote an `` inclusive environment . ''
Similarly , some state bar associations now require , as part of the continuing legal education lawyers must imbibe to retain their licenses , a course in diversity , inclusion and anti-bias .
Attorneys must sit through the propaganda , during which certain debatable assumptions are treated as fact and the progressive agenda is advanced .
One presenter admonished his captive audience to consider the possibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law practice – that they should always be mindful of it as they tackle any legal problem , presumably even those that could n't remotely touch on the subject .
How 's that for thought control ?
One takeaway from these examples and hundreds more is that the left , at its core , lacks confidence that its views could prevail in the marketplace of ideas , and so it manipulates the playing field .
We see this in its support for the destruction of monuments and erasing our history because it wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but also the historical one .
Friedman 's fearlessness of fact-checkers does n't mean he 's confident that Trump 's dishonesty and Biden 's truthfulness will be exposed but that today 's '' fact-checkers '' will almost always come down on the side of progressives .
Progressives are so used to controlling the narrative that they 're confident their subjective ideas will be presented as factual .
Perhaps even scarier is that they think their opinions are objectively true .
Why must they control people and their thoughts ?
Why ca n't they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from history instead of purging it ?
Why are they afraid of debate viewers deciding for themselves whether Trump 's or Biden 's ideas are more compelling and truthful ?
How often do conservatives propose that we erase evidence of our history ?
That we ban certain speech because they find it offensive ?
Do conservative business owners ever send employees to sensitivity training because their views are n't conservative enough ?
Tom Friedman 's laughable idea is no laughing matter because he represents the authoritarian progressive mindset .
That many such progressives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't the problem .
The problem is that they want to limit your freedom to oppose them .

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman's proposal that Joe Biden shouldn't debate President Donald Trump unless "a real-time fact-checking team" is part of the mix is an ironic illustration of the closed-mindedness of the left.
Why would Friedman want a candidate who is eager to contrast his views with Trump's to impose conditions that would make a debate less likely, unless, of course, Friedman realizes that the failing Biden would be particularly disastrous in a debate?
That seems to be the case here, as Friedman's other condition – that Trump agree to release his tax returns for 2016 through 2018 – is just as unrealistic but not for the reason Democrats would have you believe. It's not that they think Trump is concealing some sinister criminality but that the returns would be a gold mine for ginning up class resentment against the mega-wealthy Trump and fodder to smear him with innuendo.
Friedman recommends the fact-checkers be approved by both candidates "and that 10 minutes before the scheduled conclusion of the debate this team report on any misleading statements, phony numbers or outright lies either candidate had uttered. That way no one in that massive television audience can go away easily misled."
He arrogantly implies that his candidate – Biden – would automatically win in a truth contest. But why should anyone assume the confessed plagiarist and policy chameleon would have an advantage here?
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The answer is that Friedman knows, perhaps subconsciously, that any such process would be rigged. Like so many terms in the liberal lexicon, "fact-checker" doesn't mean what progressives want you to think it means.
Invariably, fact-checkers are adjuncts of the liberal media who depict opinions as facts, such as a conservative's assertion (or progressive's denial) that we have a crisis on the southern border. At one point, the network-news broadcasts were pregnant with panting anchors apoplectic over the claim and dubbed it an outright lie. As conditions at the border steadily deteriorated to undeniable crisis levels, we heard no retraction from Democrats, much less from the opinion-checkers.
We shouldn't ignore Friedman's ludicrous proposal simply because it will never be adopted, as it provides a window into the progressive mind. Many progressives are frighteningly narrow-minded, intellectually cloistered and authoritarian. They tend to believe their opinions are facts (or so morally superior that they ought to be treated as such) and so are justified in censoring opposing views as inarguably false, immoral, offensive or politically incorrect.
In institutions they dominate, such as academia and Hollywood (or bar associations), they get to define what is offensive and then ban it – by diktat. For example, Cambridge University rescinded a speaking invitation for psychologist Jordan Peterson because of his skepticism about white privilege and climate change. Compounding foolishness with absurdity, the censors claimed they disinvited him to promote an "inclusive environment."
Similarly, some state bar associations now require, as part of the continuing legal education lawyers must imbibe to retain their licenses, a course in diversity, inclusion and anti-bias. Attorneys must sit through the propaganda, during which certain debatable assumptions are treated as fact and the progressive agenda is advanced. One presenter admonished his captive audience to consider the possibility of bias in every aspect of their law practice – that they should always be mindful of it as they tackle any legal problem, presumably even those that couldn't remotely touch on the subject. How's that for thought control?
One takeaway from these examples and hundreds more is that the left, at its core, lacks confidence that its views could prevail in the marketplace of ideas, and so it manipulates the playing field. We see this in its support for the destruction of monuments and erasing our history because it wants to control not only the current narrative but also the historical one.
Friedman's fearlessness of fact-checkers doesn't mean he's confident that Trump's dishonesty and Biden's truthfulness will be exposed but that today's" fact-checkers" will almost always come down on the side of progressives. Progressives are so used to controlling the narrative that they're confident their subjective ideas will be presented as factual. Perhaps even scarier is that they think their opinions are objectively true.
Why must they control people and their thoughts? Why can't they allow people to draw their own lessons from history instead of purging it? Why are they afraid of debate viewers deciding for themselves whether Trump's or Biden's ideas are more compelling and truthful?
How often do conservatives propose that we erase evidence of our history? That we ban certain speech because they find it offensive? Do conservative business owners ever send employees to sensitivity training because their views aren't conservative enough?
Tom Friedman's laughable idea is no laughing matter because he represents the authoritarian progressive mindset. That many such progressives sincerely believe their ideas are superior isn't the problem. The problem is that they want to limit your freedom to oppose them.


wnd--2020-07-09--On the Sabbath: Are you sure your assumptions are true?

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wnd--2020-07-09--America is poised to collapse from within

Two hundred and forty-four years after the 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence and became a sovereign nation , America is poised to collapse from within .
Her imminent demise will not come from foreign troops quartered on her soil .
It will come from Marxists and anarchists who use racial grievance and the cries of the oppressed to dismantle America 's institutions and defenses .
Insurrection labeled as `` peaceful protest '' is the battering ram weakening our nation 's foundations .
Using the voices of the oppressed and deceived masses , and their bodies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a deliberate plan to bring about a new order guaranteed to be worse than what exists now .
We are at a historical moment where America 's institutions of higher education , many of them founded and led by Christian leaders , have rejected their founders and become transmission belts for socialism and Marxist propaganda .
Using concepts such as `` white privilege '' and `` systemic racism , '' these social justice warriors have inverted traditional concepts of equality , justice , and freedom as embodied in the Declaration of Independence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Rights .
These foundational documents provided the institutional mechanisms for positive change that in time came through the passage of ground-breaking civil rights laws and protections -- since expanded to include affirmative action designed to address and remedy the effects of past and present discrimination .
More is demanded because America 's enemies understand the heart and soul of its people .
The current racial narrative that focuses on `` white supremacy '' is a distorted narrative aimed at achieving goals that are neither desirable nor attainable .
Government can not fix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some to prosper and others to languish in generational poverty .
The false narratives about America 's racial evils conveniently omit the actions of Christian and Jews who worked tirelessly over the last two-plus centuries to bring about justice for the downtrodden .
Jewish and Christian men and women , often working through their congregations , risked everything to fight against the evils of slavery and to empower newly freed slaves and hardworking freedmen .
As a result , many of those helped with a hand up went on to establish businesses and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valued and productive citizens .
The current agitation for defunding police departments on top of demanded reparations ignore basic facts of history .
Chaos ensues in the absence of law enforcement , and any monetary benefits from reparations to the descendants of slaves comes on top of the trillions of dollars already spent on programs and scholarships that have helped many blacks to thrive in America .
The current racial narrative uses the oppressor/victim rhetoric to make a new class of victims among white people who are supposed to feel shame because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being accomplished through the brainwashing of America 's youth and the silencing of white adults who know better .
There is a disregard for the individuality and struggles for millions of white Americans who bear no responsibility either for the sins of their ancestors or the choices of other groups .
As a nation we best return to the pursuit of life , liberty , and justice as core principles and non-negotiable human rights .
We are at a moment where our nation is at the mercy of domestic extortionists .
They have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing to fight for principles higher than themselves .
Love of God and country have yielded to love of self .
All this has left our nation teetering on the edge of a precipice .
I believe we have a small window of time to reclaim our core values and principles .
Reclaiming what made America unique among nations will require educating young and old about national history and its Judeo-Christian roots .
It will also require civic knowledge and a return to patriotism .
It is the American national identity that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tribalism fostered by identity politics .
If we are to survive this moment of massive unrest , men and women of goodwill must step up to build on what our nation 's Founders left behind .
Building will require a rediscovery of our founding documents and the biblical principles that emphasize loving one 's neighbor as one 's self .
The Golden Rule to do unto others as you would have them do unto you applies .
Our greatest universal strength lies in our written Constitution , which provides the basis for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for our leaders of all races to defend the document that has stood the test of time .
Under our system of government , the power rests in the hands of the people .
It is `` We the People '' addressed in the preamble of our great Constitution who must stand up ; it is `` Be the People '' who will reclaim their nation and its Judeo-Christian heritage and what that has meant to the world .
Carol M. Swain is a former tenured professor at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities .

By Carol M. Swain
Two hundred and forty-four years after the 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence and became a sovereign nation, America is poised to collapse from within. Her imminent demise will not come from foreign troops quartered on her soil. It will come from Marxists and anarchists who use racial grievance and the cries of the oppressed to dismantle America's institutions and defenses.
Insurrection labeled as "peaceful protest" is the battering ram weakening our nation's foundations. Using the voices of the oppressed and deceived masses, and their bodies and legitimate grievances as shields, is part of a deliberate plan to bring about a new order guaranteed to be worse than what exists now.
We are at a historical moment where America's institutions of higher education, many of them founded and led by Christian leaders, have rejected their founders and become transmission belts for socialism and Marxist propaganda.
Using concepts such as "white privilege" and "systemic racism," these social justice warriors have inverted traditional concepts of equality, justice, and freedom as embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution with its Bill of Rights.
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These foundational documents provided the institutional mechanisms for positive change that in time came through the passage of ground-breaking civil rights laws and protections -- since expanded to include affirmative action designed to address and remedy the effects of past and present discrimination.
More is demanded because America's enemies understand the heart and soul of its people. The current racial narrative that focuses on "white supremacy" is a distorted narrative aimed at achieving goals that are neither desirable nor attainable. Government cannot fix the individual choices people make that cause some to prosper and others to languish in generational poverty.
The false narratives about America's racial evils conveniently omit the actions of Christian and Jews who worked tirelessly over the last two-plus centuries to bring about justice for the downtrodden.
Jewish and Christian men and women, often working through their congregations, risked everything to fight against the evils of slavery and to empower newly freed slaves and hardworking freedmen. As a result, many of those helped with a hand up went on to establish businesses and attain educations that enabled them to become valued and productive citizens.
The current agitation for defunding police departments on top of demanded reparations ignore basic facts of history. Chaos ensues in the absence of law enforcement, and any monetary benefits from reparations to the descendants of slaves comes on top of the trillions of dollars already spent on programs and scholarships that have helped many blacks to thrive in America.
The current racial narrative uses the oppressor/victim rhetoric to make a new class of victims among white people who are supposed to feel shame because of their race and ancestry. This is being accomplished through the brainwashing of America's youth and the silencing of white adults who know better.
There is a disregard for the individuality and struggles for millions of white Americans who bear no responsibility either for the sins of their ancestors or the choices of other groups.
As a nation we best return to the pursuit of life, liberty, and justice as core principles and non-negotiable human rights. We are at a moment where our nation is at the mercy of domestic extortionists. They have usurped power from impotent leaders no longer willing to fight for principles higher than themselves. Love of God and country have yielded to love of self.
All this has left our nation teetering on the edge of a precipice. I believe we have a small window of time to reclaim our core values and principles. Reclaiming what made America unique among nations will require educating young and old about national history and its Judeo-Christian roots. It will also require civic knowledge and a return to patriotism. It is the American national identity that will hold us together, not the divisive tribalism fostered by identity politics.
If we are to survive this moment of massive unrest, men and women of goodwill must step up to build on what our nation's Founders left behind. Building will require a rediscovery of our founding documents and the biblical principles that emphasize loving one's neighbor as one's self. The Golden Rule to do unto others as you would have them do unto you applies.
Our greatest universal strength lies in our written Constitution, which provides the basis for the rule of law. It is time for our leaders of all races to defend the document that has stood the test of time.
Under our system of government, the power rests in the hands of the people. It is "We the People" addressed in the preamble of our great Constitution who must stand up; it is "Be the People" who will reclaim their nation and its Judeo-Christian heritage and what that has meant to the world.
Originally published by RealClearPolitics.
Carol M. Swain is a former tenured professor at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities.


wnd--2020-07-09--Little crimes, big crimes and the 'transformation' of America

`` I ca n't imagine why you 're bothering me when there 's rioting in the streets . ''
– Dr. Whiteface '' Ah , well … we shall deal with that later .
But Captain Vimes always told me , sir , that there are big crimes and little crimes .
Sometimes the little crimes look big and the big crimes you can hardly see , but the crucial thing is to decide which is which . ''
– Corporal Carrot One sub-theme running through Sir Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series of fantasy novels is the desire of some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to overthrow the existing government and install a king .
In the novel `` Men at Arms , '' as quoted above , for example , we see characters fomenting discord between groups living in Ankh-Morpork ( humans , trolls , dwarves , etc . )
, even going so far as to commit murder to inflame passions , rouse suspicions and resurrect old hatreds simmering just below the surface .
Predictable mayhem results : widespread violence and rioting , the destruction of property and the general breakdown of order .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murders are the `` big crimes . ''
But , in fact , they are part of a larger scheme to exploit the unrest and create broad public support for `` regime change . ''
Needless to say , those pushing for the change see themselves as the rightful leaders .
We 're watching a similar dynamic play out here in the United States .
Widespread civil unrest – riots , looted stores ; burned buildings ; vandalism and destruction of statues and other monuments – was all prompted , we 're told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd , a black man , by a white Minneapolis police officer .
And yet , despite universal outrage at Floyd 's killing , the `` protests '' have spiraled into generalized attacks on the country .
Mobs have appeared in nearly every major city .
Some cities have had little breakaway fiefdoms form – pockets of protesters living in armed enclaves from which law enforcement is kept out , and where violence and crime erupt .
Governments had , until recently , largely capitulated , much to the chagrin of city residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initial demands – for justice and police reform – quickly expanded to `` defunding '' or completely eliminating police departments , allowing immigrants here illegally to vote and releasing all convicted felons from prison .
And they continue to expand .
Most recently , Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for `` dismantling the whole system of oppression , '' a comment widely viewed as calling for the restructuring of the entire American political and economic systems .
The targets of the protesters ' ire have also expanded , as represented by the attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and monuments .
Some years ago , it began with calls to remove statues of Confederate generals and soldiers .
Since the Floyd protests erupted , however , that has grown to include a large number of American presidents ( Washington , Jefferson , Lincoln , Grant , Roosevelt , Wilson ) and philanthropists ( Yale , Stanford , Rhodes ) whose statues must come down , and whose names must be removed from monuments , buildings and schools .
The racism focus has moved beyond black Americans to the historical treatment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's remark that President Donald Trump 's July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore would be `` in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans . ''
There have been renewed calls for sports teams like the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians to change their names .
( If this push continues unabated , half the states and cities in the U.S. will need to be renamed . )
Most Americans seem caught off guard by the magnitude of the tumult , which has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pyroclastic cloud .
We 're told that all of this is spontaneous , and we 're expected to believe it .
History suggests otherwise .
It 's no accident that the leaders of the Black Lives Matter organization ( as opposed to those who are simply asserting that statement as a theme for change ) identify as `` trained Marxists . ''
It 's always been the modus operandi of Marxist revolutionaries to exploit – and foment – tragedy and public dissatisfaction , to call for `` change , '' to promise utopia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` cancel culture '' and vicious attacks on free speech are also part and parcel of the Marxist mindset , right down to the `` purity tests '' and purges .
Just this past week , an open letter was published in Harper 's Magazine , signed by 153 largely left-leaning artists , authors , reporters and other public intellectuals , that calls for a renewed respect for freedom of speech as a necessary pillar of a free and liberal society .
Within minutes of the letter 's release , signatories were viciously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – predictably – apologized and recanted .
People began remarking upon this phenomenon with astonishment within the past few years , after a number of violent incidents involving conservative speakers on college campuses .
The truth is that this ideology took root in our institutions of higher education decades ago and has now spilled out in earnest throughout the rest of society .
It 's quite clear that there are larger forces at work here .
Those committed to the `` fundamental transformation '' of America into a Marxist-socialist state think that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hide behind a grassroots groundswell of support for African Americans ' calls for fairness , justice and equal access to the economic liberties the United States has to offer .
Marxism has failed everywhere .
We need to defeat this noxious ideology once and for all .
We can not allow ourselves to be distracted by the `` little crimes '' and utterly overlook the larger movement afoot that threatens all Americans ' liberty and prosperity .

"I can't imagine why you're bothering me when there's rioting in the streets." – Dr. Whiteface
"Ah, well … we shall deal with that later. But Captain Vimes always told me, sir, that there are big crimes and little crimes. Sometimes the little crimes look big and the big crimes you can hardly see, but the crucial thing is to decide which is which." – Corporal Carrot
One sub-theme running through Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels is the desire of some residents of the principal city, Ankh-Morpork, to overthrow the existing government and install a king. In the novel "Men at Arms," as quoted above, for example, we see characters fomenting discord between groups living in Ankh-Morpork (humans, trolls, dwarves, etc.), even going so far as to commit murder to inflame passions, rouse suspicions and resurrect old hatreds simmering just below the surface. Predictable mayhem results: widespread violence and rioting, the destruction of property and the general breakdown of order.
It would appear at first blush that the murders are the "big crimes." But, in fact, they are part of a larger scheme to exploit the unrest and create broad public support for "regime change." Needless to say, those pushing for the change see themselves as the rightful leaders.
We're watching a similar dynamic play out here in the United States. Widespread civil unrest – riots, looted stores; burned buildings; vandalism and destruction of statues and other monuments – was all prompted, we're told, by the callous killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer.
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And yet, despite universal outrage at Floyd's killing, the "protests" have spiraled into generalized attacks on the country. Mobs have appeared in nearly every major city. Some cities have had little breakaway fiefdoms form – pockets of protesters living in armed enclaves from which law enforcement is kept out, and where violence and crime erupt. Governments had, until recently, largely capitulated, much to the chagrin of city residents and observers nationwide.
Similarly, the initial demands – for justice and police reform – quickly expanded to "defunding" or completely eliminating police departments, allowing immigrants here illegally to vote and releasing all convicted felons from prison. And they continue to expand. Most recently, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for "dismantling the whole system of oppression," a comment widely viewed as calling for the restructuring of the entire American political and economic systems.
The targets of the protesters' ire have also expanded, as represented by the attacks on local, state and federal statues and monuments. Some years ago, it began with calls to remove statues of Confederate generals and soldiers. Since the Floyd protests erupted, however, that has grown to include a large number of American presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant, Roosevelt, Wilson) and philanthropists (Yale, Stanford, Rhodes) whose statues must come down, and whose names must be removed from monuments, buildings and schools.
The racism focus has moved beyond black Americans to the historical treatment of Native Americans, as represented by CNN's remark that President Donald Trump's July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore would be "in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans." There have been renewed calls for sports teams like the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians to change their names. (If this push continues unabated, half the states and cities in the U.S. will need to be renamed.)
Most Americans seem caught off guard by the magnitude of the tumult, which has exploded and consumed the country like a pyroclastic cloud. We're told that all of this is spontaneous, and we're expected to believe it. History suggests otherwise. It's no accident that the leaders of the Black Lives Matter organization (as opposed to those who are simply asserting that statement as a theme for change) identify as "trained Marxists." It's always been the modus operandi of Marxist revolutionaries to exploit – and foment – tragedy and public dissatisfaction, to call for "change," to promise utopia – and to deliver misery.
The "cancel culture" and vicious attacks on free speech are also part and parcel of the Marxist mindset, right down to the "purity tests" and purges. Just this past week, an open letter was published in Harper's Magazine, signed by 153 largely left-leaning artists, authors, reporters and other public intellectuals, that calls for a renewed respect for freedom of speech as a necessary pillar of a free and liberal society. Within minutes of the letter's release, signatories were viciously attacked by the left. And some – predictably – apologized and recanted.
People began remarking upon this phenomenon with astonishment within the past few years, after a number of violent incidents involving conservative speakers on college campuses. The truth is that this ideology took root in our institutions of higher education decades ago and has now spilled out in earnest throughout the rest of society.
It's quite clear that there are larger forces at work here. Those committed to the "fundamental transformation" of America into a Marxist-socialist state think that this is their moment; that they can hide behind a grassroots groundswell of support for African Americans' calls for fairness, justice and equal access to the economic liberties the United States has to offer.
Marxism has failed everywhere. We need to defeat this noxious ideology once and for all. We cannot allow ourselves to be distracted by the "little crimes" and utterly overlook the larger movement afoot that threatens all Americans' liberty and prosperity.


wnd--2020-07-09--Herd immunity achieved in Brooklyn Jewish community?

Nearly four months after the coronavirus arrived in Brooklyn 's Hasidic Jewish community , synagogues and camps are open , yeshivas resumed classes before closing for summer break and wedding halls are packed again , sometimes in violation of city and state rules .
The relief came after months of funerals and fear , along with criticism from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others , the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported .
Now , the overwhelming belief in the community is that most of its members have had the virus , recovered and now may now be immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they 've had it , everybody they know has had it , and the people they know who haven ’ t had it have some kind of immunity that we just don ’ t understand yet , '' one local health administrator said .
Surveys and tests suggest as many as 70 % of the community has had COVID-19 and recovered .
And amid a near total return to normal behavior , new cases have slowed or stopped entirely in their neighborhoods , JTA reported .
If true , could the community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the nation ?
JTA pointed out that large families in cramped apartments and a highly social way of life made it nearly impossible to prevent a major outbreak .
Most cases came in the days leading up to and on the Jewish holiday of Purim , March 9 and 10 .
That was before the mayor and governor shut down schools and businesses .
It 's believed , JTA said , that parties and prayer services on Purim seeded the epidemic in Crown Heights , Borough Park and other neighborhoods with large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a little more than 800 confirmed coronavirus cases across New York City , more than 100 cases had come from only one Borough Park clinic serving Orthodox Jews .
That was the beginning , JTA recalled .
`` Over the coming weeks , the communities were ravaged by the disease .
Death notices were posted hourly on Orthodox news sites , '' JTA said .
`` Burial societies worked continuously and ran out of the shrouds required to lay the dead to rest .
Funeral homes recruited people with SUVs to transport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
But about two weeks after Passover , which ended in mid-April , the pace of deaths slowed as abruptly as it began .
Social distancing began to wane , and in late April thousands crowded Williamsburg streets for the funeral of a rabbi who had died of COVID-19 , drawing rebuke from de Blasio .
A crowd at another funeral two days later was dispersed by city police .
Some yeshivas reopened illegally , holding classes in basements or teachers ' homes .
But no spike in cases followed , JTA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a professional development group called the Gedaliah Society , surveyed 3,500 people in the Crown Heights neighborhood for antibody test results .
They estimated that slightly more than 70 % of the community 's adults between the ages of 25 and 65 had `` been sick with COVID-like symptoms . ''
The true rate is impossible to know without random testing , but if their estimates are correct , the community is within the range that scientists say is likely to confer herd immunity .
Across New York City , an antibody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 19.9 % in May .
In early June , a survey of more than 28,000 antibody test results in the New York City area showed that 44 % who walked into clinics for antibody testing were found to have them .
Dr. Gary Slutkin , an epidemiologist who worked with the World Health Organization for over 10 years on AIDS programs in Africa , confirmed to JTA that `` more spread leads to closer possibility for some herd immunity . ''
He said between 50 % to 80 % of the population would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to significantly mitigate the spread .
`` It 's just taken as a given '' that herd immunity is protecting the community , said a Borough Park woman .
`` I 'm walking now and I do n't see anyone wearing a mask . ''

Nearly four months after the coronavirus arrived in Brooklyn's Hasidic Jewish community, synagogues and camps are open, yeshivas resumed classes before closing for summer break and wedding halls are packed again, sometimes in violation of city and state rules.
The relief came after months of funerals and fear, along with criticism from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.
Now, the overwhelming belief in the community is that most of its members have had the virus, recovered and now may now be immune.
"That's the feeling, that they've had it, everybody they know has had it, and the people they know who haven’t had it have some kind of immunity that we just don’t understand yet," one local health administrator said.
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Surveys and tests suggest as many as 70% of the community has had COVID-19 and recovered. And amid a near total return to normal behavior, new cases have slowed or stopped entirely in their neighborhoods, JTA reported.
If true, could the community offer lessons and hope for the rest of the nation?
JTA pointed out that large families in cramped apartments and a highly social way of life made it nearly impossible to prevent a major outbreak. Most cases came in the days leading up to and on the Jewish holiday of Purim, March 9 and 10. That was before the mayor and governor shut down schools and businesses.
It's believed, JTA said, that parties and prayer services on Purim seeded the epidemic in Crown Heights, Borough Park and other neighborhoods with large Orthodox communities.
A week later, with a little more than 800 confirmed coronavirus cases across New York City, more than 100 cases had come from only one Borough Park clinic serving Orthodox Jews.
That was the beginning, JTA recalled.
"Over the coming weeks, the communities were ravaged by the disease. Death notices were posted hourly on Orthodox news sites," JTA said. "Burial societies worked continuously and ran out of the shrouds required to lay the dead to rest. Funeral homes recruited people with SUVs to transport bodies they lacked the capacity to handle."
But about two weeks after Passover, which ended in mid-April, the pace of deaths slowed as abruptly as it began.
Social distancing began to wane, and in late April thousands crowded Williamsburg streets for the funeral of a rabbi who had died of COVID-19, drawing rebuke from de Blasio. A crowd at another funeral two days later was dispersed by city police. Some yeshivas reopened illegally, holding classes in basements or teachers' homes.
But no spike in cases followed, JTA said. Doctors, under the auspices of a professional development group called the Gedaliah Society, surveyed 3,500 people in the Crown Heights neighborhood for antibody test results. They estimated that slightly more than 70% of the community's adults between the ages of 25 and 65 had "been sick with COVID-like symptoms."
The true rate is impossible to know without random testing, but if their estimates are correct, the community is within the range that scientists say is likely to confer herd immunity.
Across New York City, an antibody study had showed a positive rate of 19.9% in May. In early June, a survey of more than 28,000 antibody test results in the New York City area showed that 44% who walked into clinics for antibody testing were found to have them.
Dr. Gary Slutkin, an epidemiologist who worked with the World Health Organization for over 10 years on AIDS programs in Africa, confirmed to JTA that "more spread leads to closer possibility for some herd immunity."
He said between 50% to 80% of the population would need to be immune from the disease to significantly mitigate the spread.
"It's just taken as a given" that herd immunity is protecting the community, said a Borough Park woman.
"I'm walking now and I don't see anyone wearing a mask."


wnd--2020-07-10--Church gives each local police officer, department employee $1,000 as 'bold statement of support'

As the far left in America works overtime to defund and demonize the police , a Tennessee church has decided to show its appreciation for the men and women in blue by giving each member of their local police department a $ 1,000 check .
According to The Christian Post , Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesborough collected $ 23,000 in a fundraiser for the police and presented the checks during a July 4 ceremony .
The pastor of the church , Perry Cleek , cited the `` debilitating lack of morale '' facing police departments across the nation as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's collective act of generosity .
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Cleek is definitely right about a `` debilitating lack of morale '' among law enforcement officials .
The tense environment has led to 272 New York City police officers filing for retirement in the month following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody , a sharp increase from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time last year .
Sadly , it looks like police officers in other major cities may also head for the exits .
A recent survey found that seven in 10 Washington , D.C. , officers were seriously considering quitting their jobs in law enforcement .
The ascendance of anti-law enforcement sentiment following Floyd 's death also led to the cancellation of two popular reality TV shows , `` Live PD '' and `` Cops . ''
Leftist activists took umbrage with the fact that the shows painted law enforcement in a positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the narrative that all police officers are racist pigs determined to target African-Americans .
Cleek called Floyd 's death `` without question an act of evil '' but said `` much of the response to the killing of Mr. Floyd , the looting and burning and destruction of both public and private property , the disgraceful treatment , dishonoring and demonization of law enforcement are also acts of evil . ''
The pastor expressed hope that the church 's `` act of support and encouragement for our local police department '' would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their support . ''
Fortunately , many other businesses and individuals in America have already done just that .
The Local Fresh Grill in Port Richey , Florida has set itself up as a `` safe haven '' for the police .
An African immigrant living in Washington , D.C. , has gone out of her way to deliver food to her local police , whom she described as `` heroes . ''
A NASCAR driver drove a `` Back the Blue '' car as he raced in Homestead , Florida , last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hero 's welcome at two separate Cracker Barrels .
At a restaurant in Alabama , a man paid for the meals of four officers eating breakfast together .
Just a week later , two women paid for the meal of a deputy dining at a Cracker Barrel in Nashville , Tennessee .
Churches have been a ray of sunshine in the dark times that America and the rest of the world are currently immersed in .
A megachurch in India donated 800 tons of food to the needy in the midst of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Samaritan 's Purse set up a field hospital in New York City to help deal with overcrowded hospitals as a result of the virus .
These good deeds come at a time when America and the world need Christian love and charity more than ever .
Churches , businesses and individuals across America should follow the lead of the Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church and show their appreciation for law enforcement .
This especially applies to those living in Democrat-run cities where the push to `` defund the police '' has the greatest chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared originally on The Western Journal .

As the far left in America works overtime to defund and demonize the police, a Tennessee church has decided to show its appreciation for the men and women in blue by giving each member of their local police department a $1,000 check.
According to The Christian Post, Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesborough collected $23,000 in a fundraiser for the police and presented the checks during a July 4 ceremony.
"Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church of Jonesborough raised a total of $23,000 for their local department, presenting the checks in a ceremony held on Saturday morning." https://t.co/8WTDEyL8hU — Ruth Graham (@publicroad) July 6, 2020
The pastor of the church, Perry Cleek, cited the "debilitating lack of morale" facing police departments across the nation as the motivating factor behind his faith community's collective act of generosity.
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"We wanted to make a bold statement in support of law enforcement," he said.
Cleek is definitely right about a "debilitating lack of morale" among law enforcement officials. The tense environment has led to 272 New York City police officers filing for retirement in the month following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, a sharp increase from the number of cops looking to retire at this time last year.
Sadly, it looks like police officers in other major cities may also head for the exits. A recent survey found that seven in 10 Washington, D.C., officers were seriously considering quitting their jobs in law enforcement.
The ascendance of anti-law enforcement sentiment following Floyd's death also led to the cancellation of two popular reality TV shows, "Live PD" and "Cops." Leftist activists took umbrage with the fact that the shows painted law enforcement in a positive light. That does not go along with the narrative that all police officers are racist pigs determined to target African-Americans.
Cleek called Floyd's death "without question an act of evil" but said "much of the response to the killing of Mr. Floyd, the looting and burning and destruction of both public and private property, the disgraceful treatment, dishonoring and demonization of law enforcement are also acts of evil."
The pastor expressed hope that the church's "act of support and encouragement for our local police department" would "result in many more Americans voicing their support."
Fortunately, many other businesses and individuals in America have already done just that.
The Local Fresh Grill in Port Richey, Florida has set itself up as a "safe haven" for the police. An African immigrant living in Washington, D.C., has gone out of her way to deliver food to her local police, whom she described as "heroes." A NASCAR driver drove a "Back the Blue" car as he raced in Homestead, Florida, last month.
Police officers have also received a hero's welcome at two separate Cracker Barrels. At a restaurant in Alabama, a man paid for the meals of four officers eating breakfast together. Just a week later, two women paid for the meal of a deputy dining at a Cracker Barrel in Nashville, Tennessee.
Churches have been a ray of sunshine in the dark times that America and the rest of the world are currently immersed in.
A megachurch in India donated 800 tons of food to the needy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Christian organization Samaritan's Purse set up a field hospital in New York City to help deal with overcrowded hospitals as a result of the virus.
These good deeds come at a time when America and the world need Christian love and charity more than ever.
Churches, businesses and individuals across America should follow the lead of the Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church and show their appreciation for law enforcement. This especially applies to those living in Democrat-run cities where the push to "defund the police" has the greatest chance of becoming a reality.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-10--U.S. Marine caught on video saving toddler thrown from balcony of burning building

Phillip Blanks , a 28-year-old security guard in Phoenix , is being hailed a hero for saving the life of a 3-year-old boy during a fire at an apartment building .
In high school , Blanks was a star football player at Michigan 's Kalamazoo Central High School .
He was a wide receiver when he went to Saddleback College in southern California and also completed a stint in the Marines .
All of that prepared him for what happened on the morning of Friday , July 3 .
According to The Washington Post , he was at a friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Without even taking time to put on his shoes , he ran out and toward the chaos .
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There was n't much thinking .
I just reacted .
I just did it , '' he later told KABC-TV 's Eyewitness News .
A fire had broken out on the third floor of a building , and a mother stood on her balcony -- which was engulfed in flames -- holding her 3-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a video that was captured , people in the background were yelling to her to toss her son down , but there was no place for a soft landing , as the ground was covered in rocks .
Seeing another man waiting below , the mother dropped her son from the balcony as Blanks raced up to the scene .
In the seconds it took the child to reach them , Blanks knew the other man was n't going to catch the boy and made the call to dive for him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ landing .
`` He was twirling in the air like a propeller , '' Blanks said .
`` I just did my best .
His head landed perfectly on my elbow . ''
`` His ankle got twisted up as I was diving .
The guy who was there with me -- it looked like he was n't going to catch him .
So that 's why I stepped in .
I just wanted to make a better catch . ''
Blanks credited his football experience with giving him his catching skills , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I immediately got tunnel vision of the baby and somehow managed to catch him , '' Blanks told The Post .
Once the mother -- later identified as 30-year-old Rachel Long by KPNX-TV -- had dropped her son to safety , she ran back into the apartment .
Her 8-year-old daughter Roxanne was still inside .
Thankfully , another man was passing by on his way to work when he heard someone screaming about a girl trapped in the apartment , and he ran to the rescue .
`` I heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the girl on the floor and carried her outside , '' D ’ Artagnan Alexander , 42 , said to the Post .
`` Everything happened so fast .
I didn ’ t have time to think , my body just kicked into action and I went in . ''
While both children experienced burns , both of them are expected to recover , though they are facing several surgeries , according to a GoFundMe set up for the family .
Tragically , their mother died saving her two children .
When Blanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sister of the child he 'd saved , he had to know who it was .
`` I reached out to a reporter at a local Phoenix station , '' Blanks told The Post .
`` I wanted to find the man and thank him .
He deserves more recognition than I do . ''
`` Phillip sent me a text and he thanked me for what I did , '' Alexander said .
The two have forged a deep bond over this shared experience , and are now unofficial members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help to Corey Long , the father , and a GoFundMe account has been set up for the grieving family .
`` So today they met the hero 's , '' an update on the GoFundMe page read .
`` They cried together , they prayed together , and they are hurting together .
We have never been so grateful for the love of strangers .
They will always be family now .
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts . ''
Blanks also said that God put him `` on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't see himself as the hero .
`` The mother , she was the real hero of the story , '' he said .
`` Because she made the ultimate sacrifice to save her children . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Phillip Blanks, a 28-year-old security guard in Phoenix, is being hailed a hero for saving the life of a 3-year-old boy during a fire at an apartment building.
In high school, Blanks was a star football player at Michigan's Kalamazoo Central High School. He was a wide receiver when he went to Saddleback College in southern California and also completed a stint in the Marines.
All of that prepared him for what happened on the morning of Friday, July 3.
According to The Washington Post, he was at a friend's apartment when he heard screams. Without even taking time to put on his shoes, he ran out and toward the chaos.
"Instinct. There wasn't much thinking. I just reacted. I just did it," he later told KABC-TV's Eyewitness News.
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A fire had broken out on the third floor of a building, and a mother stood on her balcony -- which was engulfed in flames -- holding her 3-year-old son, Jameson, nowhere to go.
In a video that was captured, people in the background were yelling to her to toss her son down, but there was no place for a soft landing, as the ground was covered in rocks.
Seeing another man waiting below, the mother dropped her son from the balcony as Blanks raced up to the scene. In the seconds it took the child to reach them, Blanks knew the other man wasn't going to catch the boy and made the call to dive for him, saving him from a potentially fatal landing.
"He was twirling in the air like a propeller," Blanks said. "I just did my best. His head landed perfectly on my elbow."
"His ankle got twisted up as I was diving. The guy who was there with me -- it looked like he wasn't going to catch him. So that's why I stepped in. I just wanted to make a better catch."
Blanks credited his football experience with giving him his catching skills, and it was truly an amazing catch.
"I immediately got tunnel vision of the baby and somehow managed to catch him," Blanks told The Post.
Once the mother -- later identified as 30-year-old Rachel Long by KPNX-TV -- had dropped her son to safety, she ran back into the apartment. Her 8-year-old daughter Roxanne was still inside.
Thankfully, another man was passing by on his way to work when he heard someone screaming about a girl trapped in the apartment, and he ran to the rescue.
"I heard someone scream for help and I found the girl on the floor and carried her outside," D’Artagnan Alexander, 42, said to the Post.
"Everything happened so fast. I didn’t have time to think, my body just kicked into action and I went in."
While both children experienced burns, both of them are expected to recover, though they are facing several surgeries, according to a GoFundMe set up for the family. Tragically, their mother died saving her two children.
When Blanks heard about the other rescuer saving the sister of the child he'd saved, he had to know who it was.
"I reached out to a reporter at a local Phoenix station," Blanks told The Post. "I wanted to find the man and thank him. He deserves more recognition than I do."
"Phillip sent me a text and he thanked me for what I did," Alexander said.
The two have forged a deep bond over this shared experience, and are now unofficial members of the Long family. They've pledged their help to Corey Long, the father, and a GoFundMe account has been set up for the grieving family.
"So today they met the hero's," an update on the GoFundMe page read. "They cried together, they prayed together, and they are hurting together. We have never been so grateful for the love of strangers. They will always be family now. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
Blanks also said that God put him "on this path," but he still doesn't see himself as the hero.
"The mother, she was the real hero of the story," he said. "Because she made the ultimate sacrifice to save her children."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-11--De Blasio cancels major NYC events through September but will allow massive BLM protests

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that Black Lives Matter protesters will be given special privileges even though large public events in the city will be forced to cancel in the coming months .
De Blasio , a Democrat and a former presidential candidate , made the admission during an interview with CNN on Thursday .
The mayor told CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer he will ban all large gatherings through at least September but will not stand in the way of mass protests because he sees them as historic .
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`` It 's just not time for that now.
” '' What about protests ?
” Blitzer asked .
“ If people want to march down Fifth Avenue , are they going to be allowed to do so ?
” '' Look , Wolf , this is always an area of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about health , we would always say , 'Hey , folks , you know , stay home if you can , ' `` de Blasio answered .
`` But we understand that this moment in history , people are talking about the need for historic changes , '' he also said .
“ This is a historic moment of change .
We have to respect that but also say to people the kinds of gatherings we ’ re used to , the parades , the fairs .
We just can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on health right now , ” de Blasio added .
The acknowledgment of the cancellations of large public events in the city comes two weeks after a federal judge ruled that de Blasio and New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo have exceeded their authorities amid the coronavirus outbreak by restricting religious gatherings .
Judge Gary Sharpe of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that New York 's leaders have unevenly enforced public health mandates by targeting the city 's Christians and Jews .
The mayor also again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ briefly mentioning to Blitzer on Thursday that demonstrators , with city approval and financing , painted the words “ Black Lives Matter ” on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan hours before the interview .
De Blasio participated in the painting of the so-called “ mural ” honoring the group .
President Donald Trump tweeted about the street painting last week .
“ Let ’ s show Donald Trump what he does not understand .
“ Let ’ s paint it right in front of his building for him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ When we say 'Black Lives Matter , ' there is no more American statement , there is no more patriotic statement because there is no America without Black America , '' de Blasio also said on Fifth Avenue on Thursday , The Associated Press reported .
`` We are acknowledging the truth of ourselves as Americans by saying 'Black Lives Matter . '
We are righting a wrong.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that Black Lives Matter protesters will be given special privileges even though large public events in the city will be forced to cancel in the coming months.
De Blasio, a Democrat and a former presidential candidate, made the admission during an interview with CNN on Thursday.
The mayor told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he will ban all large gatherings through at least September but will not stand in the way of mass protests because he sees them as historic.
NYC Mayor de Blasio on cancelling large events through September: “It means like street fairs. It means big outdoor concerts and it means things like parades… It’s just not time for that now.” What about protests? "This is a historic moment. We have to respect that." pic.twitter.com/RdOXpwkESZ — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 10, 2020
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“It means things like parades; you know, things that here in the city could mean not just thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people," de Blasio told Blitzer. "It's just not time for that now.”
"What about protests?” Blitzer asked. “If people want to march down Fifth Avenue, are they going to be allowed to do so?”
"Look, Wolf, this is always an area of real sensitivity. If you're just talking about health, we would always say, 'Hey, folks, you know, stay home if you can,' " de Blasio answered.
"But we understand that this moment in history, people are talking about the need for historic changes," he also said.
“This is a historic moment of change. We have to respect that but also say to people the kinds of gatherings we’re used to, the parades, the fairs. We just can’t have that while we’re focusing on health right now,” de Blasio added.
The acknowledgment of the cancellations of large public events in the city comes two weeks after a federal judge ruled that de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have exceeded their authorities amid the coronavirus outbreak by restricting religious gatherings.
Judge Gary Sharpe of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that New York's leaders have unevenly enforced public health mandates by targeting the city's Christians and Jews.
The mayor also again endorsed the Black Lives Matter movement, briefly mentioning to Blitzer on Thursday that demonstrators, with city approval and financing, painted the words “Black Lives Matter” on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan hours before the interview.
De Blasio participated in the painting of the so-called “mural” honoring the group.
President Donald Trump tweeted about the street painting last week.
....horrible BLM chant, “Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon”. Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates & disrespects them, won’t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York’s greatest street. Spend this money fighting crime instead! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
“Let’s show Donald Trump what he does not understand. “Let’s paint it right in front of his building for him,” de Blasio told protesters Thursday.
“When we say 'Black Lives Matter,' there is no more American statement, there is no more patriotic statement because there is no America without Black America," de Blasio also said on Fifth Avenue on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. "We are acknowledging the truth of ourselves as Americans by saying 'Black Lives Matter.' We are righting a wrong.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-07-11--Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence, days before prison term set to begin

( FOX NEWS ) The White House announced Friday that President Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the `` unjust sentence '' of Roger Stone , just days before the longtime political operative was slated to report to prison to serve more than three years for charges stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation .
In a lengthy statement released late Friday , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president had made the decision to commute Stone 's sentence `` in light of the egregious facts and circumstances surrounding his unfair prosecution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roger Stone is a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency , ” McEnany said in a statement Friday night .
“ There was never any collusion between the Trump Campaign , or the Trump Administration , with Russia .
Such collusion was never anything other than a fantasy of partisans unable to accept the result of the 2016 election .
The collusion delusion spawned endless and farcical investigations , conducted at great taxpayer expense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exist .
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(FOX NEWS) The White House announced Friday that President Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the "unjust sentence" of Roger Stone, just days before the longtime political operative was slated to report to prison to serve more than three years for charges stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
In a lengthy statement released late Friday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president had made the decision to commute Stone's sentence "in light of the egregious facts and circumstances surrounding his unfair prosecution, arrest, and trial."
“Roger Stone is a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency,” McEnany said in a statement Friday night. “There was never any collusion between the Trump Campaign, or the Trump Administration, with Russia. Such collusion was never anything other than a fantasy of partisans unable to accept the result of the 2016 election. The collusion delusion spawned endless and farcical investigations, conducted at great taxpayer expense, looking for evidence that did not exist.”
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wnd--2020-07-11--Biden claims he's chomping at the bit to debate 'stable genius' Trump

Former Vice President Joe Biden mocked President Donald Trump ’ s intelligence this week and said that he is very much looking forward to debating his general election opponent in the coming months .
While The New York Times has floated the idea of Biden either refusing to debate Trump or doing so with certain conditions , the Democratic presidential nominee said Thursday he is excited get on the stage with the president .
“ I can hardly wait .
I can hardly wait to deal with what he refers to himself as a 'stable genius , ' '' Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday .
`` I can hardly wait to debate him , ” Biden added .
The comments were made as Biden faces continued and widespread speculation about his cognitive health .
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But while Biden has displayed a lifelong propensity toward putting his foot in his mouth , the candidate ’ s recent behavior has alarmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced his candidacy last year , Biden has often looked and sounded lost .
He has confused dates and places , and has at times appeared bewildered with regard to the context of the events unfolding around him .
Trump previously hit Biden by posting a video montage on Twitter of some of Biden ’ s verbal blunders : Last week , during Biden ’ s first news conference in almost three months , he snapped at a reporter who questioned his cognitive state .
The Democrat claimed his cognitive abilities are tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter for asking the question , describing him as “ a lying dog face . ''
“ Look , all you got to do is watch me and I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I ’ m running against .
Thank you so much , ” he added .
The 77-year-old also attacked Trump ’ s own cognitive abilities .
“ He talks about cognitive capability .
He doesn ’ t seem to be cognitively aware of what ’ s going on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ important issues and he forgets it or he doesn ’ t think it ’ s necessary that he needs to know it , ” Biden said .
Trump , meanwhile , has asserted that Biden is not up to the task of being president .
The president told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday that he doesn ’ t believe Biden could pass a cognitive test .
Regarding Biden ’ s assertion that he is “ constantly ” tested for his cognitive abilities , Trump said Biden is so lost that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constantly tested for the coronavirus , but could not differentiate between the two modes of testing .
“ He did n't mean that , because he has n't taken any cognitive tests because he could n't pass one , '' Trump told Fox News during the phone interview .
Trump also said he passed a recent cognitive test , which was conducted at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center .
Comments from both men in recent days were made as an alarming share of Americans now believe Biden has dementia .
Rasmussen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely voters polled believe Biden is suffering from dementia , while another 14 percent said they were unsure .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Former Vice President Joe Biden mocked President Donald Trump’s intelligence this week and said that he is very much looking forward to debating his general election opponent in the coming months.
While The New York Times has floated the idea of Biden either refusing to debate Trump or doing so with certain conditions, the Democratic presidential nominee said Thursday he is excited get on the stage with the president.
“I can hardly wait. I can hardly wait to deal with what he refers to himself as a 'stable genius,'" Biden told WBRE-TV while campaigning in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
"I can hardly wait to debate him,” Biden added.
The comments were made as Biden faces continued and widespread speculation about his cognitive health.
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The former vice president has previously admitted that he is a “gaffe machine,” according to The Guardian.
But while Biden has displayed a lifelong propensity toward putting his foot in his mouth, the candidate’s recent behavior has alarmed even many Trump critics:
This is actually not funny. It’s very sad. These can’t just be all gaffes. People need to be worrying about VP Biden’s overall health. https://t.co/fQqN2oy4vq — Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) August 26, 2019
Biden's team won't let him do interviews. He made 2 short teleprompter speeches in Missouri this weekend & both generated massive gaffes that went viral. You can't beat Trump by trying to hide to avoid the issue of #BidensCognitiveDecline. How is this not a massive red flag? — Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) March 9, 2020
Biden has always made gaffes by the bushel, but some his recent ones suggest the kind of memory loss associated with senility. E.G: This one, plus forgetting remembering he was not vp when meeting Parkland students, twice confusing Theresa May with Margaret Thatcher. https://t.co/WpXDd0XVQL — Brit Hume (@brithume) August 24, 2019
Since he announced his candidacy last year, Biden has often looked and sounded lost. He has confused dates and places, and has at times appeared bewildered with regard to the context of the events unfolding around him.
Trump has seized upon Biden’s frequent gaffes:
Reporter tells @realDonaldTrump that Biden attacked him in a tweet. President Trump: "He didn't write that...he's probably not even watching right now. And if he is, he doesn't understand what he is watching." pic.twitter.com/dhRsnSmDZU — The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) April 4, 2020
Trump previously hit Biden by posting a video montage on Twitter of some of Biden’s verbal blunders:
WOW! Sleepy Joe doesn’t know where he is, or what he’s doing. Honestly, I don’t think he even knows what office he's running for! pic.twitter.com/454v9GFpgF — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2020
Last week, during Biden’s first news conference in almost three months, he snapped at a reporter who questioned his cognitive state.
The Democrat claimed his cognitive abilities are tested “constantly,” and attacked the reporter for asking the question, describing him as “a lying dog face."
“Look, all you got to do is watch me and I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I’m running against. Thank you so much,” he added.
Biden gets called out for cognitive decline. This is exactly how you answer that question. Spot on. pic.twitter.com/4x1ADpjNzF — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 30, 2020
The 77-year-old also attacked Trump’s own cognitive abilities.
“He talks about cognitive capability. He doesn’t seem to be cognitively aware of what’s going on. He either reads and/or gets briefed on important issues and he forgets it or he doesn’t think it’s necessary that he needs to know it,” Biden said.
Trump, meanwhile, has asserted that Biden is not up to the task of being president.
The president told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday that he doesn’t believe Biden could pass a cognitive test.
Regarding Biden’s assertion that he is “constantly” tested for his cognitive abilities, Trump said Biden is so lost that the Democrat actually meant to say he is constantly tested for the coronavirus, but could not differentiate between the two modes of testing.
“He didn't mean that, because he hasn't taken any cognitive tests because he couldn't pass one," Trump told Fox News during the phone interview.
Trump tells Hannity that he "very recently" "aced" a cognitive test: "I took it at Walter Reed, a medical center, in front of doctors, and they were very surprised" pic.twitter.com/CavfF4BdKB — John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) July 10, 2020
Trump also said he passed a recent cognitive test, which was conducted at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Comments from both men in recent days were made as an alarming share of Americans now believe Biden has dementia.
Rasmussen reported last month that 38 percent of likely voters polled believe Biden is suffering from dementia, while another 14 percent said they were unsure.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.