thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Conservative Principles Never Require You to Submit to Tyranny

There ’ s a basic rule that far too many conservatives ignore : if some alleged conservative principle makes you less free , then it ’ s not a good conservative principle and you should toss it in the trash .
After all , principles are merely shorthand for the best practices of a just society .
When some alleged principle helps leftists enserf-ify you , then it ’ s a pretty Schiffy principle , isn ’ t it ?
Weaponizing principles is one of the left ’ s favorite tactics , and it ’ s right out of Alinsky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 is `` Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules . ''
And it works really well , right up until the moment that you stop playing by the rules that the left is trying to jam down your throat .
Now , the objection to my view – offered in good faith by good faith conservatives ( you old softies ) and in bad faith by the cruise-shilling Fredocon hacks who make common cause with our enemies – is that this kind of wokeness makes one unprincipled .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ us who see what ’ s happening and refuse to go full lemming – never go full lemming – are not abandoning conservative principles .
We ’ re just not trying to hold onto the alleged principles that have abandoned us .
This comes up a lot recently as the left has redoubled its efforts to weaponize our principles to create a monopoly on power .
We ’ ve seen Big Tech do it for a while now , but today it ’ s happening even more .
The idea is to leverage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diverted from protecting and asserting our own interests by blind adherence to a version of conservative dogma that our opponents force-feed us and that we , for some reason , all too often fail to puke back up all over them like a supermodel exiting a Golden Corral .
Time to get woke to the scam and stop playing their no-win game .
One of the best examples of this is the argument that we conservatives can not make a moral argument against , or use their political power to provide legal remedies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This game is the informal process by which individuals and companies deter dissent and enforce conformity of thought and expression by threatening and sometimes destroying the livelihood of dissenters .
One of the conservative principles we aspire to is individual choice , manifesting in not interfering with the choices of individuals and companies over who they do business with .
This often means a conservative is stifled or fired .
But another conservative principle is freedom of expression .
This is distinct from the First Amendment , which bars the government from preventing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes a great deal of this distinction – “ Cancelling you racist sexist cisgender monsters does not violate the First Amendment , and individual and companies have a right not to do business with anyone they want ” – when we seek to use our power to correct these outrages .
The lib objection sounds plausible , until you understand that individuals and companies punishing you by preventing you from earning a livelihood is as much of a punishment as the government coming and punishing you under criminal law – except in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no due process , and no appeal .
And , in fact , this is not even an accurate representation of the allegedly operative principle .
We already bar individuals and companies from discriminating on the basis of many attributes – race , sex , religion .
What ’ s the – wait for it !
– principle that bars all that kind of garbage invidious discrimination , yet somehow requires us to accept invidious discrimination on the basis of our political views , specifically views that are pro-American ?
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valid principle preventing us from demanding formal legal protection .
States like mine , California , actually already have political discrimination protection laws ( check a competent lawyer in your jurisdiction if this issue comes up for you ) .
But some argue that because we cons generally support allowing individuals and companies to run their businesses as they choose , we ’ re supposed to allow them to drive us conservatives out of full participation in society merely because we like America and dare say so ?
After all , liberals control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The premise that a coder can just go across the street to a more tolerant version of Google , or that an oppressed professor can go grab tenure at one of the myriad conservative colleges , is nonsense .
They have the power that comes from infiltrating institutions , but we have the power that comes from winning elections , yet we ’ re not supposed to use our power to enact laws that protect ourselves when the left uses its power against us without restraint ?
Nope , not buying it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressively pushing regulation and legislation to protect our rights .
“ BUT CONSERVATIVES ARE SUPPOSED TO HATE REGULATION !
” Yeah , maybe , but we definitely hate being oppressed .
After all , any principle that is construed in a manner that makes us second-class citizens , unable to speak without the threat of retaliation , is not a principle worth having .
When they tell us that our own beliefs – to which they do not subscribe – force us to accept serfdom , we need to tell them to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancellation selection criteria issue .
Some people are more cancellable than others .
The insufferable liberal Jimmy Kimmel utters racial epithets and prances about in blackface , but he ’ s cool .
But if a patriot like you accurately observes that “ all lives matter ” instead of just some of them , you ’ re Bull Connor II : Electric Boogaloo .
Please point out what principle makes that cool so I can light it on fire and watch it burn .
Of course , we have not stood for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cons took a break from following Jesse Kelly ’ s admonition to # CancelYale – Elihu Yale built Yale on the skulls and bones of slaves – to demand Kimmel ’ s ritual defenestration .
We were then informed that demanding cancellation is not what conservatives do .
Well , it ’ s what conservatives who refuse to accept dual-track justice do .
See , they don ’ t get to win .
As I have pointed out before , there are three scenarios in descending order of preferability .
Option 1 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we wish and no one gets canceled .
Option 2 : Conservatives get canceled , but liberals get canceled too .
Option 3 : Conservatives get canceled , but liberals never get canceled .
My preference is Option 1 , everyone says whatever they want and no one gets canceled .
This seems like the best arrangement , and until recently it seemed to be the one that we had adopted as a society .
If we can ’ t have Option 1 , then we will take Option 2 , mutually assured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do whatever they want and we get gagged , is a non-starter .
They do not get to win .
Hence , Jimmy Kimmel must be canceled .
Maybe this will inspire them to return to Option 1 , but maybe not .
What is not happening is that we get locked in the social gimp box and they get to do whatever .
Nope .
Any principle that applies to us but not to them is not a principle but a mini suicide pact , and we ’ re not doing it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They are a marker of a healthy society .
But today our society is not healthy , and we are not morally obligated to pretend that it is by observing to our own detriment norms and rules that are not universally applicable .
And we won ’ t cure what is wrong with society by further empowering those who have sickened it at the expense of our own liberty .
My principle is freedom , and any principle that doesn ’ t make me freer is not a principle worth having .
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There’s a basic rule that far too many conservatives ignore: if some alleged conservative principle makes you less free, then it’s not a good conservative principle and you should toss it in the trash. After all, principles are merely shorthand for the best practices of a just society. When some alleged principle helps leftists enserf-ify you, then it’s a pretty Schiffy principle, isn’t it?
Weaponizing principles is one of the left’s favorite tactics, and it’s right out of Alinsky 101. Rule for Radical No. 4 is "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules." And it works really well, right up until the moment that you stop playing by the rules that the left is trying to jam down your throat.
Now, the objection to my view – offered in good faith by good faith conservatives (you old softies) and in bad faith by the cruise-shilling Fredocon hacks who make common cause with our enemies – is that this kind of wokeness makes one unprincipled. It doesn’t. Those of us who see what’s happening and refuse to go full lemming – never go full lemming – are not abandoning conservative principles. We’re just not trying to hold onto the alleged principles that have abandoned us.
This comes up a lot recently as the left has redoubled its efforts to weaponize our principles to create a monopoly on power. We’ve seen Big Tech do it for a while now, but today it’s happening even more. The idea is to leverage our purported beliefs so that we are diverted from protecting and asserting our own interests by blind adherence to a version of conservative dogma that our opponents force-feed us and that we, for some reason, all too often fail to puke back up all over them like a supermodel exiting a Golden Corral.
Time to get woke to the scam and stop playing their no-win game.
One of the best examples of this is the argument that we conservatives cannot make a moral argument against, or use their political power to provide legal remedies to, the liberal cancellation game. This game is the informal process by which individuals and companies deter dissent and enforce conformity of thought and expression by threatening and sometimes destroying the livelihood of dissenters. One of the conservative principles we aspire to is individual choice, manifesting in not interfering with the choices of individuals and companies over who they do business with. This often means a conservative is stifled or fired.
But another conservative principle is freedom of expression. This is distinct from the First Amendment, which bars the government from preventing or punishing free speech. The left makes a great deal of this distinction – “Cancelling you racist sexist cisgender monsters does not violate the First Amendment, and individual and companies have a right not to do business with anyone they want” – when we seek to use our power to correct these outrages. The lib objection sounds plausible, until you understand that individuals and companies punishing you by preventing you from earning a livelihood is as much of a punishment as the government coming and punishing you under criminal law – except in the cancellation kangaroo court you have no rights, no due process, and no appeal. And, in fact, this is not even an accurate representation of the allegedly operative principle. We already bar individuals and companies from discriminating on the basis of many attributes – race, sex, religion. What’s the – wait for it! – principle that bars all that kind of garbage invidious discrimination, yet somehow requires us to accept invidious discrimination on the basis of our political views, specifically views that are pro-American?
There is not one, and there is no valid principle preventing us from demanding formal legal protection. States like mine, California, actually already have political discrimination protection laws (check a competent lawyer in your jurisdiction if this issue comes up for you). But some argue that because we cons generally support allowing individuals and companies to run their businesses as they choose, we’re supposed to allow them to drive us conservatives out of full participation in society merely because we like America and dare say so?
After all, liberals control almost all the major institutions of society. The premise that a coder can just go across the street to a more tolerant version of Google, or that an oppressed professor can go grab tenure at one of the myriad conservative colleges, is nonsense. They have the power that comes from infiltrating institutions, but we have the power that comes from winning elections, yet we’re not supposed to use our power to enact laws that protect ourselves when the left uses its power against us without restraint?
Nope, not buying it. The politicians we support should be aggressively pushing regulation and legislation to protect our rights. “BUT CONSERVATIVES ARE SUPPOSED TO HATE REGULATION!” Yeah, maybe, but we definitely hate being oppressed. After all, any principle that is construed in a manner that makes us second-class citizens, unable to speak without the threat of retaliation, is not a principle worth having.
When they tell us that our own beliefs – to which they do not subscribe – force us to accept serfdom, we need to tell them to go pound sand.
Then there is the cancellation selection criteria issue. Some people are more cancellable than others. The insufferable liberal Jimmy Kimmel utters racial epithets and prances about in blackface, but he’s cool. But if a patriot like you accurately observes that “all lives matter” instead of just some of them, you’re Bull Connor II: Electric Boogaloo. Please point out what principle makes that cool so I can light it on fire and watch it burn.
Of course, we have not stood for this double standard, and many social media cons took a break from following Jesse Kelly’s admonition to #CancelYale – Elihu Yale built Yale on the skulls and bones of slaves – to demand Kimmel’s ritual defenestration. We were then informed that demanding cancellation is not what conservatives do.
Well, it’s what conservatives who refuse to accept dual-track justice do. See, they don’t get to win.
As I have pointed out before, there are three scenarios in descending order of preferability.
Option 1: We all live freely and say what we wish and no one gets canceled.
Option 2: Conservatives get canceled, but liberals get canceled too.
Option 3: Conservatives get canceled, but liberals never get canceled.
My preference is Option 1, everyone says whatever they want and no one gets canceled. This seems like the best arrangement, and until recently it seemed to be the one that we had adopted as a society. If we can’t have Option 1, then we will take Option 2, mutually assured destruction. But Option 3, liberals do whatever they want and we get gagged, is a non-starter. They do not get to win.
Hence, Jimmy Kimmel must be canceled. Maybe this will inspire them to return to Option 1, but maybe not. What is not happening is that we get locked in the social gimp box and they get to do whatever. Nope.
Any principle that applies to us but not to them is not a principle but a mini suicide pact, and we’re not doing it.
Principles are nice things to have. They are a marker of a healthy society. But today our society is not healthy, and we are not morally obligated to pretend that it is by observing to our own detriment norms and rules that are not universally applicable. And we won’t cure what is wrong with society by further empowering those who have sickened it at the expense of our own liberty.
My principle is freedom, and any principle that doesn’t make me freer is not a principle worth having.
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thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Communist Rioters Fail to Topple Emancipation Statue in D.C.

In Washington , D.C. , leftists have set their sights on the Emancipation Statue , which is baffling because the statue memorializes the abolition of slavery in the United States .
The statue depicts President Lincoln holding a copy of his Emancipation Proclamation as he symbolically frees a slave , shackled and knelt before him .
According to the National Park Service , the funds for the 1876 statue came primarily from freed slaves and African American Union veterans .
But today 's leftists have decided that the freed slaves built a racist statue because the slave depicted in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which suggests `` black people are inferior to white people , '' as one protester told Townhall 's Julio Rosas .
So that 's why protesters want police to kneel down before them .
Julio was at the statue on Tuesday when protesters gathered and announced their intentions to vandalize the memorial .
A speaker told the angry mob that the memorial was on `` stolen land '' and warned white people that `` we gon na make sure we get what 's owed to us . ''
The mob promised to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the statue .
Fast forward to Thursday .
Since the protesters made their intentions clear , law enforcement had plenty of time to build a wall around the statue .
Discouraged , only a small number of leftists showed up to commit vandalism on Thursday .
The vandals plan to try again on Friday ; attention law enforcement .
President Trump announced a forthcoming executive order that he says will bolster existing laws and punishments to target `` hoodlums and these anarchists and agitators '' who threaten federal monuments .
Katie reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Guard troops were headed back to D.C. at the request of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt .

In Washington, D.C., leftists have set their sights on the Emancipation Statue, which is baffling because the statue memorializes the abolition of slavery in the United States. The statue depicts President Lincoln holding a copy of his Emancipation Proclamation as he symbolically frees a slave, shackled and knelt before him. According to the National Park Service, the funds for the 1876 statue came primarily from freed slaves and African American Union veterans. But today's leftists have decided that the freed slaves built a racist statue because the slave depicted in the statue is kneeling before the white president, which suggests "black people are inferior to white people," as one protester told Townhall's Julio Rosas. So that's why protesters want police to kneel down before them.
Julio was at the statue on Tuesday when protesters gathered and announced their intentions to vandalize the memorial. A speaker told the angry mob that the memorial was on "stolen land" and warned white people that "we gonna make sure we get what's owed to us." The mob promised to come back two days later and tear down the statue.
Fast forward to Thursday. Since the protesters made their intentions clear, law enforcement had plenty of time to build a wall around the statue.
A fence has been set up around the Emancipation memorial in Lincoln Park after protesters threatened to tear it down today at a rally on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/NspOTSkV3X — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) June 25, 2020
Discouraged, only a small number of leftists showed up to commit vandalism on Thursday. The vandals plan to try again on Friday; attention law enforcement.
As it appears the attempt has been rescheduled to tomorrow, there’s just a small crowd, but a lot of media members. pic.twitter.com/rxJP9ll8M2 — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) June 25, 2020
President Trump announced a forthcoming executive order that he says will bolster existing laws and punishments to target "hoodlums and these anarchists and agitators" who threaten federal monuments. Katie reported on Wednesday that as many as 400 National Guard troops were headed back to D.C. at the request of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Communist Hammer and Sickle Spray Painted on North Carolina WWII Memorial

A communist symbol was reportedly spray painted on a World War II memorial in Charlotte , North Carolina , over the weekend .
A hammer and sickle was emblazoned across the stone monument in red and yellow , as well as the words “ Glory to the day of heroism June 19 , 1986 , ” according to Fox News .
Both are references to communist ideology .
The 1986 date refers to communist rebels who overthrew three different Peru prisons .
The leftist revolutionaries constructed bombs and murdered police officers , according to a 1986 New York Times report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the monument , which said it honored those “ who made the supreme sacrifice.
” The 20-foot-tall relic is dedicated to 500 men who were killed in World War II , Fox reported .
U.S. Air Force veteran Wayne White reportedly took the day off from work Monday , formed a group of volunteers , and began cleaning the monument after seeing it was defaced .
Wright , who drove from his home in South Carolina , said those honored by the monument “ are veterans and deserve the honor , respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FOX46 .
The graffiti has reportedly been removed from the statue by White and his group .
The act of vandalism in Charlotte comes amid a national trend of destroying and defacing historic monuments in major cities .
The destruction follows protests sparked by the death of George Floyd , who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes , viral video shows .
Richmond ’ s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was the subject of vandalism by protesters after it was too heavy to topple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was dismantled a week ago in Virginia ’ s capital , ABC reported .
A statue of George Washington was pulled down in Portland on Thursday in one of the latest acts of vandalism by demonstrators , according to Time .
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A communist symbol was reportedly spray painted on a World War II memorial in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend.
A hammer and sickle was emblazoned across the stone monument in red and yellow, as well as the words “Glory to the day of heroism June 19, 1986,” according to Fox News. Both are references to communist ideology.
The 1986 date refers to communist rebels who overthrew three different Peru prisons. The leftist revolutionaries constructed bombs and murdered police officers, according to a 1986 New York Times report.
Vandals also painted over the description of the monument, which said it honored those “who made the supreme sacrifice.” The 20-foot-tall relic is dedicated to 500 men who were killed in World War II, Fox reported.
U.S. Air Force veteran Wayne White reportedly took the day off from work Monday, formed a group of volunteers, and began cleaning the monument after seeing it was defaced.
Wright, who drove from his home in South Carolina, said those honored by the monument “are veterans and deserve the honor, respect, and dignity,” according to FOX46.
Wayne White, a US Air Force Vet, rounded up some friends and is working to help clean up a Charlotte WWII memorial after seeing on social media that it had been defaced. @FOX46News pic.twitter.com/KvrglFBwfN — Jonathan Monté (@JonMonteFOX46) June 22, 2020
Police are investigating the incident, CBS17 reported.
The graffiti has reportedly been removed from the statue by White and his group.
As @JonMonteFOX46 reported earlier, several Veterans have nearly completed removing graffiti from a vandalized World War II memorial in east charlotte. @FOX46News https://t.co/9esLUUromz pic.twitter.com/oh3ziXsAfL — ????? ???????????? (@BrianFox46) June 22, 2020
The act of vandalism in Charlotte comes amid a national trend of destroying and defacing historic monuments in major cities. The destruction follows protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes, viral video shows.
Richmond’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was the subject of vandalism by protesters after it was too heavy to topple, according to The Economist. Similarly, a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was dismantled a week ago in Virginia’s capital, ABC reported.
A statue of George Washington was pulled down in Portland on Thursday in one of the latest acts of vandalism by demonstrators, according to Time.
A group of people late Thursday night tore down a statue of George Washington that stood on the lawn of the German American Society in Portland, Ore.https://t.co/Xx9Y2S2jPX — KOMO News (@komonews) June 19, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Attorney General William Barr: Justice Department Will Charge Those Who Attempted to Pull Down Andre

Attorney General William Barr: Justice Department Will Charge Those Who Attempted to Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue

The Justice Department will be bringing federal charges against those it ’ s able to identify as taking part in an attempt to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson on federal property near the White House , Attorney General William Barr said in an interview posted Thursday .
He said federal agents are reviewing video of the incident from earlier this week to build cases .
“ We will go after people , ” he said on Verdict , which is Sen. Ted Cruz ’ s podcast .
“ So if you attack a monument on federal property , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” said Mr. Cruz , Texas Republican .
The Jackson statue stands in Lafayette Square , which has been the focus of anti-Trump rallies in recent weeks , sparked by the renewed national conversation on race and police enforcement .
While anger was initially aimed at statues of those associated with the Confederacy , rioters have more recently expanded their iconoclastic demands to include the likes of Founding Fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson , and Ulysses S. Grant , the general who triumphed over the Confederacy then led Reconstruction .
Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in those attacks .
“ It ’ s anarchy , is what it is , ” the attorney general said .
“ And from people who are very ignorant , don ’ t care about history at all .
I imagine they looked at U.S. Grant ’ s statue , didn ’ t know who he was , didn ’ t know what side he was on.
” “ He was a great Republican president who did more for advancing the right of African Americans in this country than probably any single president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to the broader demonstrations nationwide , some of which have erupted into violence , he said the role of protecting people and property lies foremost with local officials .
The federal government ’ s role comes later , he said , in bringing charges against those who break federal law .
He said there are 500 active Joint Terrorism Task Force investigations into agitators behind some of the more violent protests .
Earlier this week , President Trump warned protesters that the could face a decade in prison for targeting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that establishes severe penalties for targeting veterans ’ memorials across the country .
Mr. Barr , in the podcast , also said he expects to deliver a decision this summer on pursuing antitrust action against big tech giants — and he telegraphed his stance , saying the likes of Google are “ censoring ” Americans ’ political debate .
Mr. Barr said tech companies engaged in a “ bait-and-switch ” in promising to be good stewards of the massive online public forum they control , only to end up picking sides .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now they ’ re censoring views , ” he said .
“ We ’ re getting increasingly monolithic viewpoints being presented to the American people rather than robust debate.
” He said the Justice Department has been pondering antitrust action , and he will be “ making decisions in next few weeks about that.
” Mr. Barr ’ s comments come as the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the possibility of bringing an antitrust case against Google .
A lawsuit alleging that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the marketplace to stifle competition has been expected for some time .
Another potential aspect of the suit could be Google ’ s advertising business , which gives the company control over every link in the digital media supply chain .

The Justice Department will be bringing federal charges against those it’s able to identify as taking part in an attempt to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson on federal property near the White House, Attorney General William P. Barr said in an interview posted Thursday.
He said federal agents are reviewing video of the incident from earlier this week to build cases.
“We will go after people,” he said on Verdict, which is Sen. Ted Cruz’s podcast.
“So if you attack a monument on federal property, you’re going to get prosecuted?” said Mr. Cruz, Texas Republican.
“That’s right,” Mr. Barr responded.
The Jackson statue stands in Lafayette Square, which has been the focus of anti-Trump rallies in recent weeks, sparked by the renewed national conversation on race and police enforcement.
While anger was initially aimed at statues of those associated with the Confederacy, rioters have more recently expanded their iconoclastic demands to include the likes of Founding Fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, and Ulysses S. Grant, the general who triumphed over the Confederacy then led Reconstruction.
Mr. Barr said he sees ignorance at work in those attacks.
“It’s anarchy, is what it is,” the attorney general said. “And from people who are very ignorant, don’t care about history at all. I imagine they looked at U.S. Grant’s statue, didn’t know who he was, didn’t know what side he was on.”
“He was a great Republican president who did more for advancing the right of African Americans in this country than probably any single president,” Mr. Barr added.
When it comes to the broader demonstrations nationwide, some of which have erupted into violence, he said the role of protecting people and property lies foremost with local officials. The federal government’s role comes later, he said, in bringing charges against those who break federal law.
He said there are 500 active Joint Terrorism Task Force investigations into agitators behind some of the more violent protests.
Earlier this week, President Trump warned protesters that the could face a decade in prison for targeting the Jackson statute, invoking a 2003 law that establishes severe penalties for targeting veterans’ memorials across the country.
Mr. Barr, in the podcast, also said he expects to deliver a decision this summer on pursuing antitrust action against big tech giants — and he telegraphed his stance, saying the likes of Google are “censoring” Americans’ political debate.
Mr. Barr said tech companies engaged in a “bait-and-switch” in promising to be good stewards of the massive online public forum they control, only to end up picking sides.
“When they got that market power, now they’re censoring views,” he said. “We’re getting increasingly monolithic viewpoints being presented to the American people rather than robust debate.”
He said the Justice Department has been pondering antitrust action, and he will be “making decisions in next few weeks about that.”
Mr. Barr’s comments come as the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the possibility of bringing an antitrust case against Google.
A lawsuit alleging that Google is using its dominant position in the marketplace to stifle competition has been expected for some time. Another potential aspect of the suit could be Google’s advertising business, which gives the company control over every link in the digital media supply chain.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading the antitrust probe.
• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com. • Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--NYPD Precinct Commander Resigns to Protest State’s Handling of Police Reforms

NYPD officers block the entrance of the Manhattan Bridge as hundreds protesting police brutality and systemic racism attempt to cross into the borough of Manhattan from Brooklyn after a citywide curfew went into effect in New York City on June 2 , 2020 .
( Scott Heins/Getty Images ) A New York Police Department ( NYPD ) commander for the Bronx precinct is resigning this week in protest of how the department has handled recent city-led reforms and protests that erupted against police brutality in response to the in-custody death of Black American George Floyd .
Deputy Inspector Richard Brea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 46th Precinct , is handing in his notice after serving the department for nearly 30 years , Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa told the New York Post on Thursday .
Brea reportedly told Sliwa in a phone conversation that he had not been provided with enough guidance from his superiors on removing drugs and guns from the streets after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to implement wide-ranging law enforcement reforms , including eliminating the department ’ s plainclothes anti-crime units .
“ How am I supposed to lead ?
” Brea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m doing this , and others may be following in my footsteps.
” It comes after de Blasio on June 7 pledged to slash funding for the NYPD and redirect it to youth and social services , amid calls from far-left groups to “ defund the police ” following Floyd ’ s death in Minneapolis .
De Blasio told reporters that he wants “ people to understand that we are committed to shifting resources to ensure that the focus is on our young people.
” “ While doing that , we will only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are certain continues to ensure that this city will be safe , ” the mayor said .
Following the death of 46-year-old , who died on May 25 after an officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minuted , and amid growing protests against police brutality , organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement stated they want “ a national defunding of police.
” De Blasio didn ’ t elaborate on the amount he intends to shift from the NYPD to youth initiatives and social services ; he said the details @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process in the coming weeks ahead of the July 1 budget deadline .
The police department currently has an annual budget of $ 6 billion , which amounts to roughly 6 percent of the mayor ’ s proposed $ 90 billion fiscal 2021 budget .
The mayor previously noted that the city would be forced to cut expenses in the wake of the pandemic caused by the CCP virus , commonly referred to as the novel coronavirus , which has ravaged the nation ’ s economy .
Last week , NYPD Commissioner Dermot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its plainclothes anti-crime units and will transfer those personnel to detective assignments and neighborhood policing , noting that the change would affect some 600 officers .
“ We welcome reform , but we also believe that meaningful reform starts from within , ” he told reporters on June 15 .
Shea noted that the move is “ not without risk , ” questioning whether the decision would result in fewer guns being taken off the streets of New York City .
But he said the risk rests “ squarely on my shoulders.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns about looters taking advantage of city-wide protests to wreak havoc in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn .
“ He was indicating the problems after looting—like not seeing them coming , ” Sliwa said .
Brea ’ s last day with the department will be June 26 , Silwa said .
Sources told the news outlet that NYPD members are organizing a walkout ceremony at 3 p.m. at the 46th Precinct station house for Brea .
The Epoch Times has reached out to the NYPD for comment .

A New York Police Department (NYPD) commander for the Bronx precinct is resigning this week in protest of how the department has handled recent city-led reforms and protests that erupted against police brutality in response to the in-custody death of Black American George Floyd.
Deputy Inspector Richard Brea, who led the Bronx’s 46th Precinct, is handing in his notice after serving the department for nearly 30 years, Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa told the New York Post on Thursday.
Brea reportedly told Sliwa in a phone conversation that he had not been provided with enough guidance from his superiors on removing drugs and guns from the streets after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to implement wide-ranging law enforcement reforms, including eliminating the department’s plainclothes anti-crime units.
“How am I supposed to lead?” Brea reportedly told Sliwa. “I’m doing this, and others may be following in my footsteps.”
It comes after de Blasio on June 7 pledged to slash funding for the NYPD and redirect it to youth and social services, amid calls from far-left groups to “defund the police” following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
De Blasio told reporters that he wants “people to understand that we are committed to shifting resources to ensure that the focus is on our young people.”
“While doing that, we will only do it in a way that we are certain continues to ensure that this city will be safe,” the mayor said.
Following the death of 46-year-old, who died on May 25 after an officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minuted, and amid growing protests against police brutality, organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement stated they want “a national defunding of police.”
De Blasio didn’t elaborate on the amount he intends to shift from the NYPD to youth initiatives and social services; he said the details will be worked out in the budget process in the coming weeks ahead of the July 1 budget deadline.
The police department currently has an annual budget of $6 billion, which amounts to roughly 6 percent of the mayor’s proposed $90 billion fiscal 2021 budget.
The mayor previously noted that the city would be forced to cut expenses in the wake of the pandemic caused by the CCP virus, commonly referred to as the novel coronavirus, which has ravaged the nation’s economy.
Last week, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that the department will eliminate its plainclothes anti-crime units and will transfer those personnel to detective assignments and neighborhood policing, noting that the change would affect some 600 officers.
“We welcome reform, but we also believe that meaningful reform starts from within,” he told reporters on June 15.
Shea noted that the move is “not without risk,” questioning whether the decision would result in fewer guns being taken off the streets of New York City. But he said the risk rests “squarely on my shoulders."
Silwa told The Post that Brea cited concerns about looters taking advantage of city-wide protests to wreak havoc in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
“He was indicating the problems after looting—like not seeing them coming,” Sliwa said.
Brea’s last day with the department will be June 26, Silwa said.
Sources told the news outlet that NYPD members are organizing a walkout ceremony at 3 p.m. at the 46th Precinct station house for Brea.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
Jack Phillips contributed to this report.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Communist Agitators Harass DC Councilman’s HOUSE: ‘Allen, Wake The F**k Up’

Protesters gathered in front of what they claimed was a Washington , D.C. councilman ’ s home Thursday night to call for more substantial police reforms and budget cuts .
“ Allen , wake the f**k up , ” someone in the crowd of about 40 or 50 protesters yelled through a megaphone in front of a residence identified by protesters as the home of D.C. City Council Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Allen , according to a Daily Caller reporter on the scene .
The judiciary committee voted Thursday to reduce the Metropolitan Police Department ’ s ( MPD ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even with the cut , the proposed budget , reportedly introduced by Democratic Washignton , D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in mid-May , would still increase the MPD ’ s funding by $ 9 million overall .
In the video a woman can be heard talking about the injustices of incarceration over marijuana , the private prison system , the failure of the 13th Amendment , medical research for indigenous women , PPE and more .
“ When we say abolish the police , we mean abolish the police .
Not 2 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said , apparently taking issue with the size of the budget reduction .
“ When we say abolish the police , we ’ re talking about take the system away that ’ s trying to hurt us and actually protect and serve the communities , ” she said as she spoke about the over policing in D.C. and the resources the community lacks .
“ We ’ re off the fields now , but we ’ re in the cells.
” She went on to say that Americans appear more concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , and that they are quicker to utilize the police and the national guard than implementing measures to end the coronavirus .
“ We have to fight two pandemics .
We have to fight racism and the coronavirus.
” ( RELATED : Here ’ s What Law Enforcement Is Saying About DC Protests )

Protesters gathered in front of what they claimed was a Washington, D.C. councilman’s home Thursday night to call for more substantial police reforms and budget cuts.
“Allen, wake the f**k up,” someone in the crowd of about 40 or 50 protesters yelled through a megaphone in front of a residence identified by protesters as the home of D.C. City Council Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Allen, according to a Daily Caller reporter on the scene.
The judiciary committee voted Thursday to reduce the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) proposed 2021 budget by $15 million. Even with the cut, the proposed budget, reportedly introduced by Democratic Washignton, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in mid-May, would still increase the MPD’s funding by $9 million overall.
WATCH:
In the video a woman can be heard talking about the injustices of incarceration over marijuana, the private prison system, the failure of the 13th Amendment, medical research for indigenous women, PPE and more.
“When we say abolish the police, we mean abolish the police. Not 2%. We mean abolish the police,” she said, apparently taking issue with the size of the budget reduction.
“When we say abolish the police, we’re talking about take the system away that’s trying to hurt us and actually protect and serve the communities,” she said as she spoke about the over policing in D.C. and the resources the community lacks. “We’re off the fields now, but we’re in the cells.”
She went on to say that Americans appear more concerned with tear gassing protesters than ending the coronavirus, and that they are quicker to utilize the police and the national guard than implementing measures to end the coronavirus. “We have to fight two pandemics. We have to fight racism and the coronavirus.” (RELATED: Here’s What Law Enforcement Is Saying About DC Protests)


thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Have Christians Lost the Culture War?

Have Christians Lost the Culture War?

During the Coronavirus crisis , many pastors were confronted with how Romans 13 applies when the government was telling churches not to meet .
When the Bible says to submit to authority , which authority do we submit to ?
Dr Woods explains how application of Romans 13 , including the fact that the Constitution explicitly recognizes our right to practice our religion without restriction from the government .
In addition to that , despite Pastor John MacArthur ’ s wishy-washy “ submission ” crisis of first submitting to President Trump , followed by then submitting to a lower court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to look at the governmental structure to see who or what we are to submit to .
Black Lives Matter is another issue that is dividing many of the Evangelical leading pastors .
Dr Woods and Jeff discuss their Marxist roots , and Andy goes so far as to call them a Communist organization .
The thing that we have to understand is that they are using what should be a unifying term… I mean , Black Lives DO Matter .
However , they are redefining what that means , as they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America to rebuild it as a communist governmental structure .
We have to look beyond the slogans and dig a little deeper to actually understand what is being promoted .
No Christian should support the organization Black Lives Matter , especially when you see their stated platform , which is entirely anti-God , anti-Bible and anti-Christian .
And then finally , the SCOTUS decision regarding LGTBQ discrimination was discussed .
Dr Woods states clearly that this is the worst Supreme Court decision since Roe v Wade .
So the question becomes , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he believes that Christians have lost the culture war , especially after this court ruling .
However , there may be some recourse that Congress could take , but it would take true conservatives breaking away from the Establishment Republicans to limit the scope of the Supreme Court of the United States .
Have we lost the culture war ?
Maybe .
Can we turn things around in America ?
Absolutely !
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During the Coronavirus crisis, many pastors were confronted with how Romans 13 applies when the government was telling churches not to meet. When the Bible says to submit to authority, which authority do we submit to? Dr Woods explains how application of Romans 13, including the fact that the Constitution explicitly recognizes our right to practice our religion without restriction from the government.
In addition to that, despite Pastor John MacArthur’s wishy-washy “submission” crisis of first submitting to President Trump, followed by then submitting to a lower court ruling, Andy explains that we have to look at the governmental structure to see who or what we are to submit to.
Black Lives Matter is another issue that is dividing many of the Evangelical leading pastors. Dr Woods and Jeff discuss their Marxist roots, and Andy goes so far as to call them a Communist organization. The thing that we have to understand is that they are using what should be a unifying term… I mean, Black Lives DO Matter. However, they are redefining what that means, as they are attempting to overthrow the entire system in America to rebuild it as a communist governmental structure.
We have to look beyond the slogans and dig a little deeper to actually understand what is being promoted. No Christian should support the organization Black Lives Matter, especially when you see their stated platform, which is entirely anti-God, anti-Bible and anti-Christian.
And then finally, the SCOTUS decision regarding LGTBQ discrimination was discussed. Dr Woods states clearly that this is the worst Supreme Court decision since Roe v Wade. So the question becomes, what do we do now? Andy explains that he believes that Christians have lost the culture war, especially after this court ruling. However, there may be some recourse that Congress could take, but it would take true conservatives breaking away from the Establishment Republicans to limit the scope of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Have we lost the culture war? Maybe. Can we turn things around in America? Absolutely!
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thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--Bumbling Biden Lies, Claims ‘Over 120 MILLION’ Americans Have Died From the Chi-Com Virus; Fake News

Bumbling Biden Lies, Claims ‘Over 120 MILLION’ Americans Have Died From the Chi-Com Virus; Fake News Media Provide Cover

At a campaign event Thursday , former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden mislead the public about how many Americans had died from the coronavirus , claiming “ over 120 million dead from COVID.
” In reality , there have been over 120 thousand Americans killed by the virus , which meant Biden ’ s claim was 1,000 times larger .
That gross miscalculation went completely unreported by ABC , CBS , and NBC ’ s evening newscasts , which all boasted about Biden calling Trump a “ child.
” On top of all that , they completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that discovered the Biden Cancer Initiative spent 65 percent of its funding on staff and executive salaries , instead of fighting cancer .
CBS Evening News anchor Norah O ’ Donnell began their segment by whining about President Trump suggesting the number of COVID cases was rising due to more testing .
“ But experts say that claim is misleading , ” she huffed , oblivious to the irony that Biden was misleading people too .
“ And on the campaign trail , Joe Biden said the President has failed the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she touted .
During the CBS report , White House correspondent Paula Reid echoed O ’ Donnell ’ s cheering .
“ The former Vice President , campaigning in Pennsylvania , slammed the President for being more concerned about himself than the average American , ” she said .
For NBC Nightly News , White House correspondent Geoff Bennett teed up a soundbite of Biden by saying : “ Joe Biden tonight taking aim at President Trump 's handling of the coronavirus crisis.
” He later noted that , “ The presumptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boosted by new polling from The New York Times , showing him now leading in six battleground states that were key to President Trump 's 2016 victory… ” BRUCE : The former Vice President ripped into Trump for complaining that more testing reveals a higher infection rate .
TRUMP : Here 's what I say .
Testing is a double-edged sword .
BIDEN : He thinks that finding out that more Americans are sick will make him look bad .
That 's what he 's worried about .
He 's worried about looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harshest language yet .
BIDEN : He 's like a child .
He ca n't believe this has happened to him .
All his whining and self-pity .
Well , this pandemic did n't happen to him .
It happened to all of us .
And his job is n't to whine about it , his job is to do something about it .
To lead .
As for what the networks refused to cover , The Free Beacon ’ s Joe Schoffstall reported : “ Nearly two-thirds of the money the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 went toward staff compensation and six-figure salaries for top executives .
The group spent far less on efforts to eradicate cancer.
” According to Schoffstall ’ s report , the Biden Cancer Initiative was only around for two years ( 2017 and 2018 ) and $ 3 million out of the $ 4.8 million they raised in that time “ went to salaries , compensation , and benefits.
” “ That is well above the 25 percent charity watchdogs recommend nonprofits spend on administrative overhead and fundraising costs combined , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charity was paying its executives 65 percent of their fundraising and he thought 36 percent of the U.S. was wiped out by the coronavirus .
And this was who the media were supporting for president in 2020 .
The networks ’ silence was sponsored by Geico on ABC , ADT on CBS , and Depend on NBC .
Their contact information is linked .
The transcripts are below , click `` expand '' to read : MARY BRUCE : President Trump in battleground Wisconsin today , eager to turn the page from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
BRUCE : But his rival , Joe Biden , today warning Trump ca n't ignore the reality of this pandemic .
VP JOE BIDEN : We ’ re going to be dealing with this for a long time .
Trump ca n't wish it away .
He ca n't bend it to meet his political wishes .
There are no miracles coming .
BRUCE : The former Vice President ripped into Trump for complaining that more testing reveals a higher infection rate .
TRUMP : Here 's what I say .
Testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He thinks that finding out that more Americans are sick will make him look bad .
That 's what he 's worried about .
He 's worried about looking bad .
BRUCE : Biden using his harshest language yet .
BIDEN : He 's like a child .
He ca n't believe this has happened to him .
All his whining and self-pity .
Well , this pandemic did n't happen to him .
It happened to all of us .
And his job is n't to whine about it , his job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To lead .
NORAH O ’ DONNELL : Today , President Trump again blamed the spike in COVID cases on more nationwide testing .
But experts say that claim is misleading .
They point to an increase in the rate of positive tests .
And on the campaign trail , Joe Biden said the President has failed the American people and is acting like a child .
PAULA REID : The President is focused on re-election , campaigning today in the key battleground state of Wisconsin , where he won in 2016 but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ VP JOE BIDEN : The number of cases is increasing in 29 states .
REID : The former Vice President , campaigning in Pennsylvania , slammed the President for being more concerned about himself than the average American .
BIDEN : He thinks that finding out that more Americans are sick will make him look bad .
Well , Donald Trump needs to stop caring about how he looks .
REID : In Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , and four other key swing states , President Trump is trailing , due in part to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turmoil following the death of George Floyd .

At a campaign event Thursday, former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden mislead the public about how many Americans had died from the coronavirus, claiming “over 120 million dead from COVID.” In reality, there have been over 120 thousand Americans killed by the virus, which meant Biden’s claim was 1,000 times larger. That gross miscalculation went completely unreported by ABC, CBS, and NBC’s evening newscasts, which all boasted about Biden calling Trump a “child.”
On top of all that, they completely ignored findings from The Washington Free Beacon that discovered the Biden Cancer Initiative spent 65 percent of its funding on staff and executive salaries, instead of fighting cancer.
CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell began their segment by whining about President Trump suggesting the number of COVID cases was rising due to more testing. “But experts say that claim is misleading,” she huffed, oblivious to the irony that Biden was misleading people too. “And on the campaign trail, Joe Biden said the President has failed the American people and is acting like a child,” she touted.
During the CBS report, White House correspondent Paula Reid echoed O’Donnell’s cheering. “The former Vice President, campaigning in Pennsylvania, slammed the President for being more concerned about himself than the average American,” she said.
For NBC Nightly News, White House correspondent Geoff Bennett teed up a soundbite of Biden by saying: “Joe Biden tonight taking aim at President Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis.” He later noted that, “The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee campaigning in Pennsylvania, boosted by new polling from The New York Times, showing him now leading in six battleground states that were key to President Trump's 2016 victory…”
ABC’s congressional correspondent, Mary Bruce fawned for Biden’s “harshest language yet” against Trump (click “expand”):
BRUCE: The former Vice President ripped into Trump for complaining that more testing reveals a higher infection rate. TRUMP: Here's what I say. Testing is a double-edged sword. BIDEN: He thinks that finding out that more Americans are sick will make him look bad. That's what he's worried about. He's worried about looking bad. BRUCE: Biden using his harshest language yet. BIDEN: He's like a child. He can't believe this has happened to him. All his whining and self-pity. Well, this pandemic didn't happen to him. It happened to all of us. And his job isn't to whine about it, his job is to do something about it. To lead.
As for what the networks refused to cover, The Free Beacon’s Joe Schoffstall reported: “Nearly two-thirds of the money the Biden Cancer Initiative spent since its founding in 2017 went toward staff compensation and six-figure salaries for top executives. The group spent far less on efforts to eradicate cancer.”
According to Schoffstall’s report, the Biden Cancer Initiative was only around for two years (2017 and 2018) and $3 million out of the $4.8 million they raised in that time “went to salaries, compensation, and benefits.” “That is well above the 25 percent charity watchdogs recommend nonprofits spend on administrative overhead and fundraising costs combined,” he noted.
So, Biden’s charity was paying its executives 65 percent of their fundraising and he thought 36 percent of the U.S. was wiped out by the coronavirus. And this was who the media were supporting for president in 2020.
The networks’ silence was sponsored by Geico on ABC, ADT on CBS, and Depend on NBC. Their contact information is linked.
The transcripts are below, click "expand" to read:
ABC’s World News Tonight
June 25, 2020
6:41:05 p.m. Eastern (…) MARY BRUCE: President Trump in battleground Wisconsin today, eager to turn the page from the coronavirus, even as cases are surging. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We've done an incredible, historic job. BRUCE: But his rival, Joe Biden, today warning Trump can't ignore the reality of this pandemic. VP JOE BIDEN: We’re going to be dealing with this for a long time. Trump can't wish it away. He can't bend it to meet his political wishes. There are no miracles coming. BRUCE: The former Vice President ripped into Trump for complaining that more testing reveals a higher infection rate. TRUMP: Here's what I say. Testing is a double-edged sword. BIDEN: He thinks that finding out that more Americans are sick will make him look bad. That's what he's worried about. He's worried about looking bad. BRUCE: Biden using his harshest language yet. BIDEN: He's like a child. He can't believe this has happened to him. All his whining and self-pity. Well, this pandemic didn't happen to him. It happened to all of us. And his job isn't to whine about it, his job is to do something about it. To lead. (…)
CBS Evening News
June 25, 2020
6:43:06 p.m. Eastern NORAH O’DONNELL: Today, President Trump again blamed the spike in COVID cases on more nationwide testing. But experts say that claim is misleading. They point to an increase in the rate of positive tests. And on the campaign trail, Joe Biden said the President has failed the American people and is acting like a child. (…) PAULA REID: The President is focused on re-election, campaigning today in the key battleground state of Wisconsin, where he won in 2016 but now finds himself trailing Joe Biden. VP JOE BIDEN: The number of cases is increasing in 29 states. REID: The former Vice President, campaigning in Pennsylvania, slammed the President for being more concerned about himself than the average American. BIDEN: He thinks that finding out that more Americans are sick will make him look bad. Well, Donald Trump needs to stop caring about how he looks. REID: In Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and four other key swing states, President Trump is trailing, due in part to his response to coronavirus and to the turmoil following the death of George Floyd. (…)


thelibertydaily--2020-06-26--We Wanted to Mourn the Loss of George Floyd — Then the Marxist Mob Took Over

As Americans put collective hands to our mouths while watching the death of George Floyd , hot tears filled our eyes and groans escaped our lips .
Watching the sickening video led many to recall a time when we ourselves could not breathe , and a twinge of panic resurfaced .
To view another human being in that condition , while a police officer ’ s knee pressed down on his neck , escalated our innate terror of suffocation to horrific levels .
Stunned , a nation desired to stand in solidarity and address the mutual outrage of such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearts broke , new terrors tore our gaze away from the murder of George Floyd .
Before the tears fell from our cheeks , our cities , institutions , and airwaves erupted in flames .
How can one process such grief while fighting off looters , arsonists , and even murderers ?
When multiple traumas arrive successively , which one do you mourn ?
Any combat veteran will share that battlefields postpone grieving – sometimes indefinitely .
While vitally important , mourning gets shelved when fighting for survival .
Reconciliation remains tenuous without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s difficult to sit down and break bread together if the restaurant is in flames .
The unleashed rage and rampant destruction following the death of George Floyd eclipsed what should have been a time for national grief .
Demands to bow the knee robbed us of the opportunity to bow our heads in united sorrow .
We wanted to mourn .
Although grieving remains one of the most keenly felt emotions , all too many flee it in fear .
Expressing deep anguish often causes individuals to feel exposed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illusion of power .
Yet the strength of grief is that it commands greater empathy than unchecked fury .
Clergy and mental health professionals agree on the importance of mourning healthily – and respecting the trauma .
Grief moves far slower than fury – and requires time and grace .
Without those things , grief metastasizes and creates more anguish .
With the help of those who understand grief , recovery is possible – even for a nation .
Shepherding the grieving to safety facilitates the opportunity to mend .
Our souls heal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The absence of that leadership leaves us directionless while carrying overpowering anguish .
Standing at a grave with clenched fists shrouds the path to healing .
We mourned as a nation after September 11 .
We wept together for John F. Kennedy .
We bowed our heads at the Challenger disaster .
We channeled our outrage at the attack on Pearl Harbor to defeat an encroaching evil .
The death of George Floyd deserved a nation ’ s lament , as well as a united conviction to fight for justice .
America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gestures such as flags lowered to half-staff and an oval office address following his tragic murder .
History teaches that certain tragic events can galvanize the will of a people .
George Floyd ’ s death should have been forever wreathed in a unified pursuit of equal justice .
The moment , however , has passed , and the great injustice of his death now is further dishonored by the unleashed rage and the hijacking of a tragedy by anarchists .
Our latest episode of the NOQ Report Podcast ... A murder can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other innocent lives , destroying property , or vandalizing history – even painful history .
Every hour , great injustices occur across this world .
Despite sincere efforts , there will be more injustices that serve as trigger points on our soil .
Unleashing rage and plundering at each one would leave societies in shambles while ensuring recurrences .
For what was almost a sacred moment , tentative hands reached out , until agendas helped curl those hands into fists .
Sadly , whether in a family or a country , drawn battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With frayed hearts and a widening gulf between us , America seems a nation divided .
That schism is all the more tragic , because we wanted to mourn .
Peter Rosenberger is the host of the national radio program , HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER and the author of several books including 7 Caregiver Landmines And How You Can Avoid Them .
Peter has cared for his wife , Gracie , for more than 30 years through her 80+ operations and multiple amputations .
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As Americans put collective hands to our mouths while watching the death of George Floyd, hot tears filled our eyes and groans escaped our lips.
Watching the sickening video led many to recall a time when we ourselves could not breathe, and a twinge of panic resurfaced. To view another human being in that condition, while a police officer’s knee pressed down on his neck, escalated our innate terror of suffocation to horrific levels. Stunned, a nation desired to stand in solidarity and address the mutual outrage of such a ghastly event.
Yet, as our hearts broke, new terrors tore our gaze away from the murder of George Floyd. Before the tears fell from our cheeks, our cities, institutions, and airwaves erupted in flames. How can one process such grief while fighting off looters, arsonists, and even murderers? When multiple traumas arrive successively, which one do you mourn?
Any combat veteran will share that battlefields postpone grieving – sometimes indefinitely. While vitally important, mourning gets shelved when fighting for survival. Reconciliation remains tenuous without mourning, but impossible with violence. It’s difficult to sit down and break bread together if the restaurant is in flames. The unleashed rage and rampant destruction following the death of George Floyd eclipsed what should have been a time for national grief.
Demands to bow the knee robbed us of the opportunity to bow our heads in united sorrow. We wanted to mourn.
Although grieving remains one of the most keenly felt emotions, all too many flee it in fear. Expressing deep anguish often causes individuals to feel exposed and weak, while rage deceitfully offers the illusion of power. Yet the strength of grief is that it commands greater empathy than unchecked fury.
Clergy and mental health professionals agree on the importance of mourning healthily – and respecting the trauma. Grief moves far slower than fury – and requires time and grace. Without those things, grief metastasizes and creates more anguish.
With the help of those who understand grief, recovery is possible – even for a nation. Shepherding the grieving to safety facilitates the opportunity to mend. Our souls heal when honestly evaluating and treating the heartache. The absence of that leadership leaves us directionless while carrying overpowering anguish. Standing at a grave with clenched fists shrouds the path to healing.
We mourned as a nation after September 11. We wept together for John F. Kennedy. We bowed our heads at the Challenger disaster. We channeled our outrage at the attack on Pearl Harbor to defeat an encroaching evil.
The death of George Floyd deserved a nation’s lament, as well as a united conviction to fight for justice. America will never know the impact of symbolic gestures such as flags lowered to half-staff and an oval office address following his tragic murder. History teaches that certain tragic events can galvanize the will of a people. George Floyd’s death should have been forever wreathed in a unified pursuit of equal justice. The moment, however, has passed, and the great injustice of his death now is further dishonored by the unleashed rage and the hijacking of a tragedy by anarchists.
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A murder cannot be rectified with the taking of other innocent lives, destroying property, or vandalizing history – even painful history. Every hour, great injustices occur across this world. Despite sincere efforts, there will be more injustices that serve as trigger points on our soil. Unleashing rage and plundering at each one would leave societies in shambles while ensuring recurrences.
For what was almost a sacred moment, tentative hands reached out, until agendas helped curl those hands into fists. Sadly, whether in a family or a country, drawn battle lines leave little room for reconciliation.
With frayed hearts and a widening gulf between us, America seems a nation divided. That schism is all the more tragic, because we wanted to mourn.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
Peter Rosenberger is the host of the national radio program, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER and the author of several books including 7 Caregiver Landmines And How You Can Avoid Them. Peter has cared for his wife, Gracie, for more than 30 years through her 80+ operations and multiple amputations. www.hopeforthecaregiver.com @hope4caregiver
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thelibertydaily--2020-06-27--Ted Cruz Blows Obamagate Scandal Wide Open: Biden and Obama ‘Personally Directed the Political Perse

Ted Cruz Blows Obamagate Scandal Wide Open: Biden and Obama ‘Personally Directed the Political Persecution’

During a hearing today Ted Cruz blows Obamagate wide open , fingering Obama and Biden as personally directing the political persecution of President DOnald Trump .
I don ’ t think anyone in this committee is going to suggest that Peter Strzok was some secret Republican operative .
The guy despised Donald Trump and his own notes say Joe Biden and Barack Obama personally directed the political persecution and targeting.
” “ Anyone who cares about the Department of Justice should be outraged , ” Cruz said in part .
Watch the whole thing , via CSPAN : Ted Cruz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the biggest political scandal in American history .
Barack Obama and Joe Biden spied on a opposing political campaign and then mounted a coup against his successor .
CRUZ : “ Thank you , Mr. Chairman .
I intend to support Senator Lee and Senator Durbin ’ s bill .
I think it is a good bill .
I ’ m co-sponsoring the bill .
A number of our Democratic colleagues in this hearing and in previous hearings have gone on at considerable length casting aspersions at Attorney General William Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my opinion , I think that those accusations are entirely ill-founded .
In my judgment , Attorney General Barr has done an extraordinary job as attorney general .
I ’ m glad he ’ s going to be testifying next month .
I look forward to that testimony .
I ’ m sure we ’ ll see lots of fireworks and lots of presidential politics playing out at that hearing .
But I think Bill Barr answered the call to serve as attorney general when he didn ’ t need to ; he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already made a whole bunch of money in the private sector , he had a very happy life .
And he got a call that he didn ’ t want , to return to the job that he did 30 years ago , at a time when Department of Justice was in crisis .
And the job he has done is restoring accountability to the Department of Justice .
And he did so knowing he would be demonized , knowing he would be pilloried by politicians , by the press .
And he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regardless .
And I would point out , just yesterday , the Department of Justice released hand-written notes from Peter Strzok .
Those notes describe a January 27 meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden discussing targeting General Flynn .
At that meeting , then-FBI Director James Comey referred to the intercepted phone conversations between General Flynn and Russian ambassador Kislyak .
Here ’ s what James Comey said on January 17 : The conversations ‘ appear legit.
’ That ’ s Comey ’ s words , as written down by Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and have made no secret of that .
Mind you , within days , the conversations that appear legit would become the basis for a political persecution and targeting .
And by the way , in those same Peter Strzok notes , they reflect that Joe Biden suggested , ‘ Hey , why don ’ t we use the Logan Act to go after him ?
’ The same Joe Biden who said publicly he didn ’ t know anything about targeting General Flynn .
Well , according to Peter Strzok ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , two months after a presidential election where Donald Trump was elected , it was Joe Biden who said , ‘ Let ’ s use Logan Act , ’ an unconstitutional 200-year-old law that the Department of Justice has never once prosecuted and convicted any human being on Earth for .
It was Joe Biden that said , ‘ Let ’ s use the Logan Act to go after him.
’ And Obama echoed , ‘ Yes , let ’ s target him .
And can we keep this from the incoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be a bombshell .
Of course , the nightly news can ’ t be bothered to cover them .
That level of political corruption at the Department of Justice and the FBI is an absolute scandal .
And the reason I think Bill Barr has done an extraordinary job as attorney general is he has had the fortitude to expose it .
And the reason why the whole Democratic world is really upset with him is , how dare you expose the political corruption that undermined the Department of Justice ?
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee is going to suggest that Peter Strzok was some secret Republican operative .
The guy despised Donald Trump and his own notes say Joe Biden and Barack Obama personally directed the political persecution and targeting .
Anyone who cares about the Department of Justice should be outraged .
That ’ s part of why I ’ m supporting Senator Lee and Senator Durbin ’ s amendment here .
Because we need accountability at the Department of Justice .
And I very much respect the Chairman , but I ’ m not going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s amendment because Bill Barr is not going to be the last attorney general we have in this country .
There ’ s going to be another attorney general , and there may be another attorney general like Eric Holder or Loretta Lynch that is willing to allow the Department of Justice be politicized and turned into a weapon for partisan gain .
And let me be clear , that would be wrong whether it was a Democratic president or a Republican president .
The Department of Justice and FBI are not tools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re meant to follow and apply the law .
And that ’ s why I ’ ll be voting for this legislation .
”

During a hearing today Ted Cruz blows Obamagate wide open, fingering Obama and Biden as personally directing the political persecution of President DOnald Trump.
I don’t think anyone in this committee is going to suggest that Peter Strzok was some secret Republican operative. The guy despised Donald Trump and his own notes say Joe Biden and Barack Obama personally directed the political persecution and targeting.”
“Anyone who cares about the Department of Justice should be outraged,” Cruz said in part.
Watch the whole thing, via CSPAN:
Ted Cruz is right about all of this.
This is the biggest political scandal in American history. Barack Obama and Joe Biden spied on a opposing political campaign and then mounted a coup against his successor.
Rush Transcript:
CRUZ: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I intend to support Senator Lee and Senator Durbin’s bill. I think it is a good bill. I’m co-sponsoring the bill. A number of our Democratic colleagues in this hearing and in previous hearings have gone on at considerable length casting aspersions at Attorney General William Barr.
I want to express, for my opinion, I think that those accusations are entirely ill-founded. In my judgment, Attorney General Barr has done an extraordinary job as attorney general. I’m glad he’s going to be testifying next month.
I look forward to that testimony. I’m sure we’ll see lots of fireworks and lots of presidential politics playing out at that hearing. But I think Bill Barr answered the call to serve as attorney general when he didn’t need to; he already served as attorney general, he already made a whole bunch of money in the private sector, he had a very happy life.
And he got a call that he didn’t want, to return to the job that he did 30 years ago, at a time when Department of Justice was in crisis. And the job he has done is restoring accountability to the Department of Justice. And he did so knowing he would be demonized, knowing he would be pilloried by politicians, by the press. And he stood up for the rule of law regardless.
And I would point out, just yesterday, the Department of Justice released hand-written notes from Peter Strzok. Those notes describe a January 27 meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden discussing targeting General Flynn.
At that meeting, then-FBI Director James Comey referred to the intercepted phone conversations between General Flynn and Russian ambassador Kislyak. Here’s what James Comey said on January 17: The conversations ‘appear legit.’
That’s Comey’s words, as written down by Peter Strzok, both of whom despise Donald Trump and have made no secret of that.
Mind you, within days, the conversations that appear legit would become the basis for a political persecution and targeting. And by the way, in those same Peter Strzok notes, they reflect that Joe Biden suggested, ‘Hey, why don’t we use the Logan Act to go after him?’
The same Joe Biden who said publicly he didn’t know anything about targeting General Flynn.
Well, according to Peter Strzok’s hand-written notes, it was Joe Biden, two months after a presidential election where Donald Trump was elected, it was Joe Biden who said, ‘Let’s use Logan Act,’ an unconstitutional 200-year-old law that the Department of Justice has never once prosecuted and convicted any human being on Earth for.
It was Joe Biden that said, ‘Let’s use the Logan Act to go after him.’ And Obama echoed, ‘Yes, let’s target him. And can we keep this from the incoming transition?’
Those notes are and should be a bombshell. Of course, the nightly news can’t be bothered to cover them. That level of political corruption at the Department of Justice and the FBI is an absolute scandal.
And the reason I think Bill Barr has done an extraordinary job as attorney general is he has had the fortitude to expose it.
And the reason why the whole Democratic world is really upset with him is, how dare you expose the political corruption that undermined the Department of Justice?
I don’t think anyone in this committee is going to suggest that Peter Strzok was some secret Republican operative. The guy despised Donald Trump and his own notes say Joe Biden and Barack Obama personally directed the political persecution and targeting.
Anyone who cares about the Department of Justice should be outraged.
That’s part of why I’m supporting Senator Lee and Senator Durbin’s amendment here. Because we need accountability at the Department of Justice.
And I very much respect the Chairman, but I’m not going to be voting for the Chairman’s amendment because Bill Barr is not going to be the last attorney general we have in this country.
There’s going to be another attorney general, and there may be another attorney general like Eric Holder or Loretta Lynch that is willing to allow the Department of Justice be politicized and turned into a weapon for partisan gain.
And let me be clear, that would be wrong whether it was a Democratic president or a Republican president. The Department of Justice and FBI are not tools in a partisan warfare. They’re meant to follow and apply the law. And that’s why I’ll be voting for this legislation.”


thelibertydaily--2020-06-27--VP Pence Says ‘Open Our Economy Up’ But Do It Safely

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the daily CCP virus briefing at the White House in Washington , on April 19 , 2020 .
( Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images ) Pence Says ‘ Open Our Economy Up ’ But Do It Safely Vice President Mike Pence said at a briefing Friday that the Trump administration seeks to press ahead with reopening the country from pandemic-driven lockdowns but intends to do so safely as parts of the country experience a COVID-19 surge .
The count of new confirmed infections , provided by Johns Hopkins University , surged to an all-time high of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high of 36,400 , set on April 24 , during one of the deadliest stretches in the crisis .
Amid the surge , the White House coronavirus task force , led by Pence , held its first briefing in nearly two months .
“ As we stand here today , all 50 states and the territories across this country are opening up safely and responsibly , but with cases rising , particularly over the past week throughout the South , President Trump directed our task force to brief the American people ” on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence said .
He said that the United States is “ in a much better place ” than it was two months ago , noting the country has more medical supplies on hand now , a smaller share of patients are being hospitalized , and deaths are much lower than they were in the spring .
Deaths from the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) virus in the United States are down to around 600 per day , compared with about 2,200 in mid-April .
The virus is blamed for 124,000 deaths in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections nationwide , by Johns Hopkins ’ count .
Pence said the administration ’ s primary mission in the pandemic response is to save lives , adding that mitigation efforts have had the effect of flattening the curve .
“ Once we came out of the 45 days to slow the spread , what our task force has been focused on over the course of the past two months is to partner with states to save lives and safely reopen , ” Pence said .
He discussed the return of jobs that came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing America go back to work , and in much of the country we ’ re seeing jobs expanding , economic activity expanding , ” Pence said .
“ We want to open our economy up .
We want to move America forward , ” Pence said , adding that officials would take steps to protect American lives .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , urged young Americans who have recently tested positive for the virus to follow safety guidelines and “ be part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the problem.
” “ You have an individual responsibility to yourself , but you have a societal responsibility .
… We can either be part of the solution or part of the problem .
… [ T ] he only way we ’ re going to end it is by ending it together , ” he said .
“ Likely the people out in crowds , enjoying themselves—no blame there—understandably , ” Fauci said .
“ But when you do that , you are part of a process .
When you get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who will infect someone else and ultimately you will infect someone who is vulnerable.
” “ A risk for you is not just isolated for you , ” Fauci warned young people Friday .
“ You are innocently and inadvertently propagating the process of a pandemic.
” Pence ’ s and Fauci ’ s comments come after Texas reported more than 17,000 confirmed new cases in the past three days , with a record high of nearly 6,000 on Thursday .
In Florida , the number of confirmed cases neared 9,000 , almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two days earlier .
Texas and Florida have both scaled back their plans for reopening , closing bars .

Vice President Mike Pence said at a briefing Friday that the Trump administration seeks to press ahead with reopening the country from pandemic-driven lockdowns but intends to do so safely as parts of the country experience a COVID-19 surge.
The count of new confirmed infections, provided by Johns Hopkins University, surged to an all-time high of 40,000 on Friday, eclipsing the previous high of 36,400, set on April 24, during one of the deadliest stretches in the crisis.
Amid the surge, the White House coronavirus task force, led by Pence, held its first briefing in nearly two months.
"As we stand here today, all 50 states and the territories across this country are opening up safely and responsibly, but with cases rising, particularly over the past week throughout the South, President Trump directed our task force to brief the American people" on several issues relating to the outbreak, Pence said.
He said that the United States is “in a much better place” than it was two months ago, noting the country has more medical supplies on hand now, a smaller share of patients are being hospitalized, and deaths are much lower than they were in the spring.
Deaths from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus in the United States are down to around 600 per day, compared with about 2,200 in mid-April. The virus is blamed for 124,000 deaths in the United States and 2.4 million confirmed infections nationwide, by Johns Hopkins' count.
Pence said the administration's primary mission in the pandemic response is to save lives, adding that mitigation efforts have had the effect of flattening the curve.
"Once we came out of the 45 days to slow the spread, what our task force has been focused on over the course of the past two months is to partner with states to save lives and safely reopen," Pence said.
He discussed the return of jobs that came with reopening.
"We're seeing America go back to work, and in much of the country we're seeing jobs expanding, economic activity expanding," Pence said.
"We want to open our economy up. We want to move America forward," Pence said, adding that officials would take steps to protect American lives.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, urged young Americans who have recently tested positive for the virus to follow safety guidelines and “be part of the solution” not “part of the problem.”
"You have an individual responsibility to yourself, but you have a societal responsibility. ... We can either be part of the solution or part of the problem. ...[T]he only way we're going to end it is by ending it together," he said.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci at the White House in Washington on April 17, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters)
“Likely the people out in crowds, enjoying themselves—no blame there—understandably,” Fauci said. “But when you do that, you are part of a process. When you get infected, you will infect someone else who will infect someone else and ultimately you will infect someone who is vulnerable.”
“A risk for you is not just isolated for you,” Fauci warned young people Friday. “You are innocently and inadvertently propagating the process of a pandemic.”
Pence's and Fauci's comments come after Texas reported more than 17,000 confirmed new cases in the past three days, with a record high of nearly 6,000 on Thursday. In Florida, the number of confirmed cases neared 9,000, almost doubling the previous record, set just two days earlier.
Texas and Florida have both scaled back their plans for reopening, closing bars.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-27--Black Police Officer Educates ‘Woke’ White Rabble-Rouser: ‘America Has a Sin Problem’

A white Black Lives Matter activist got into a heated argument with a group of black and white police officers in Washington , D.C. , this week , accusing one cop of racism and of being a liar after he told her he is married to a black woman .
“ That doesn ’ t mean that you ’ re not racist , sir , just because you have one black friend or a black wife , ” she charged .
“ You can still be racist .
It has nothing to do with your acquaintances.
” Soon thereafter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , telling the protester he and his fellow officers are trying to have “ a conversation ” with her , but she has a “ one-track mind , ” so there is “ no point ” in continuing to talk because she would have to be willing to hear other perspectives .
The unnamed protester continued berating the cops , telling them only white people can be “ systemically ” racist .
“ If it doesn ’ t fit your agenda , you don ’ t want to hear it , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then shifted , telling the black police officers she doesn ’ t believe their white colleague is actually married to a black woman .
In response , one of the cops asked : “ Why would you assume that because he ’ s white , he can ’ t have a black wife ?
” Before the conversation devolved entirely , one of the black officers was able to point out a biblical truth to the angry demonstrator .
He explained to her that the root of the problem in the U.S. and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sinfulness in general .
“ America has a sin problem , ” said the officer , seconds later referencing John 14:6 .
“ The world has a sin problem ma ’ am .
Jesus said ‘ I am the Way , the Truth , and the Life .
No one comes to the Father except through me.
’ America and the world has a sin problem .
You understand me ?
That ’ s where racism , injustice , and hate and anger and violence come from .
It ’ s not about @ @ @ @ @ @ @

A white Black Lives Matter activist got into a heated argument with a group of black and white police officers in Washington, D.C., this week, accusing one cop of racism and of being a liar after he told her he is married to a black woman.
“That doesn’t mean that you’re not racist, sir, just because you have one black friend or a black wife,” she charged. “You can still be racist. It has nothing to do with your acquaintances.”
Preach on brother!!
God bless this wonderful policeman for speaking out! #TruthBomb🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/5EUfDOyvIr — Art TakingBack 🇺🇸 (@ArtValley818) June 25, 2020
Soon thereafter, one of the black police officers chimed in, telling the protester he and his fellow officers are trying to have “a conversation” with her, but she has a “one-track mind,” so there is “no point” in continuing to talk because she would have to be willing to hear other perspectives.
The unnamed protester continued berating the cops, telling them only white people can be “systemically” racist.
“If it doesn’t fit your agenda, you don’t want to hear it,” one of the officers said.
She then shifted, telling the black police officers she doesn’t believe their white colleague is actually married to a black woman. In response, one of the cops asked: “Why would you assume that because he’s white, he can’t have a black wife?”
Before the conversation devolved entirely, one of the black officers was able to point out a biblical truth to the angry demonstrator.
He explained to her that the root of the problem in the U.S. and elsewhere isn’t racism, but sinfulness in general.
“America has a sin problem,” said the officer, seconds later referencing John 14:6. “The world has a sin problem ma’am. Jesus said ‘I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ America and the world has a sin problem. You understand me? That’s where racism, injustice, and hate and anger and violence come from. It’s not about racism. Read the Bible.”


thelibertydaily--2020-06-27--Democrat Minneapolis City Council Unanimously Approves Motion To Abolish Police Force

The Minneapolis City Council approved a motion to abolish the city ’ s police force in a 12-0 vote , @ @ @ @ @ .
The move would mean replacing the police with a “ Department of Community Safety @ @ @ @ @ move comes after the tragic death of George Floyd .
Floyd died in police custody @ @ @ @ @ his neck for nearly 9 minutes as Floyd repeated “ I can ’ t breathe.
@ @ @ @ @ the full story .

UPDATE:
In a significant turn of events, Attorney General Merrick Garland made a surprising announcement on Friday, elevating Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss to the role of special counsel. This decision marks a shift in focus towards the investigation of the Biden family’s financial matters. The probe, which encompasses Hunter Biden’s tax affairs and any potential connections his father, President Joe Biden, might have with his foreign associates, is slated to extend into the 2024 election cycle. Interestingly, this move comes as former President Donald Trump is simultaneously facing two federal indictments from the same department.
Garland stressed that the decision to appoint Weiss as an independent prosecutor aligns with the “public interest” and adheres to departmental regulations. Importantly, this transition was initiated by Weiss himself, who, earlier this week, conveyed his belief that the investigation had reached a point where he should proceed as a special counsel.
Weiss is no stranger to this intricate landscape. He is the federal prosecutor responsible for bringing charges against President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, in Delaware. Recent times have witnessed the unfolding of legal proceedings involving Hunter Biden, including a probation-oriented plea arrangement that was ultimately rejected by a judge. In June, Hunter Biden agreed to a deal with federal prosecutors, admitting guilt in two tax-related offenses and a firearm charge, potentially leading to the dismissal of the latter charge. This latest development underscores the intensification of scrutiny into the financial affairs of the Biden family and highlights the evolving legal landscape involving prominent political figures.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland will speak to the public Friday afternoon. It is highly anticipated because I believe, as do many others, that he may be getting ready to announce the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate “Hunter Biden” and his financial dealings overseas. Although, welcome there are still too many concerns with the DOJ that need to be addressed and there is little faith among many Americans that anything will be done.
Americans have witnessed the makings and the result of a two tiered justice system since President Trump was elected and then the continuing targeting of Trump even after his term as president.
I’ve spoken about the need for an outside investigation into Hunter Biden and President Biden at length on my podcast, The Sara Carter Show and on Fox News. But I’ve been jaded by the failures of past investigations and the weaponization of the Justice Department to do its job. The failure of the DOJ to be blind and just has been devastating to our nation.
Will Garland appoint a special counsel? I don’t know but as Americans we must demand that our leadership, our bureaucracies and our law makers follow the rule of law without prejudice. If they do not, as we have seen over the past decade with the establishments attacks on President Donald Trump and the weaponization of the system to target him, then our foundation will not only be fractured but it will be irreparable.
Either way, the alleged crimes and obvious financial connections linked to the Biden family with adversarial nations like China and Russia must be thoroughly investigated and the investigation must be made public. The Biden connections and large sums of money taken from government connected energy companies in Ukraine must also be thoroughly vetted and any improprieties must be made public.