vdare--2020-07-04--Where Juneteenth Came From All Of A Sudden: "For Juneteenth To Live, Columbus Day Had To Die"

iSteve commenter Altai does a deep dive into the hyping of Juneteenth : With Juneteenth having come from nowhere are being positioned as ‘ black 4th of July ’ … I know Steve likes Google trends .
Juneteenth started to spike in 2018 .
Before that it was a very obscure event that centred on the region around Galveston .
It still has the highest search terms in Texas .
It looks like it was the episode of Black-ish ( Titled ‘ Juneteenth ’ ) that aired in October of 2017 that set things off .
As with Steve ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of the rage , the series is stars and seems to have it ’ s writing significantly influenced by Tracee Ellis Ross ( Much like it ’ s sister series The Goldbergs , all the characters will sometimes break character and speak in an odd kind of house style and the house style on Black-ish sounds like Tracee Ellis Ross ) , the daughter of Diana Ross and her Jewish producer Robert Silberstein .
( Where the title comes from .
Even within the first 30 seconds of the episode , her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Halfrican ’ ) There is a significant bump the next June in 2018 .
And an even bigger one in 2019 .
The media catch up in 2019 after not being a part of the bump in 2018 .
The episode is very interesting to watch in 2020 .
You can view the whole episode here : It actually involves the main character who is an adman trying to come up with a marketing campaign for Juneteenth .
Starts with the children acting in a strawman Columbus Day play that depicts him getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organised by the nice white lady teacher who wants to be a good ally but , of course , fundamentally can ’ t by virtue of her whiteness ( And who must be condescended to despite good intentions ) and inexplicably doesn ’ t understand why it ’ d be offensive to anyone to depict Columbus in this way .
There is a cutaway Hamilton-esque stunning and brave deconstruction of Columbus as if we didn ’ t already know these things about Columbus .
As if white America was celebrating Columbus enslaving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America outside some Italians was ever really celebrating Columbus Day at all .
It then also features a cutaway musical section .
( Could a Juneteenth musical do better than Hamilton ? )
It also contains this line ‘ I realised that for Juneteenth to live , Columbus Day had to die ’ .
Like an echo of things to come 2.5 years later .
But I like how they don ’ t even touch on it how the KKK and the woke both opposed the statues of Columbus like the one in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposed 100 years prior .
The lines about Columbus , including him having never set foot in what is now the US are exactly the reasons presented by WASPs and Irish-Americans in opposing to Columbus statues that were obviously just ethnic totems for Italian-Americans .
There are plenty of other lines that are Sailerific or amusing to read in 2020 .
The white coworkers complain that MLK day and black history month are times to celebrate blacks .
Guy from the ‘ FBI open up ’ meme , hereafter referred to as ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 150 year old tradition that no one ’ s heard about , not even my black kids ’ There ’ s a scene where the white characters suggest this is just a phase like him wearing kente cloth .
( Visions of the House Democratic leadership borrowing the kente cloth of the CBC and getting hammered by every side for being cringe . )
Clueless white characters mention MLK day and black history month , black comic relief character adds : Deon Cole ’ s character : ‘ And Reparations Day .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrest we start urban bonfires and acquire discount electronics.
’ Dre : ‘ The truth is , we don ’ t have anything that celebrates the end of slavery ’ Haven Monahan ’ s dad : ‘ MLK day is a pretty big umbrella there .
Like Mary Poppins big.
’ Dre : ‘ This is insane .
You don ’ t tell white people or Jewish people that they only deserve one holiday.
’ Haven Monahan ’ s nerdy friend : ‘ Well , half that statement is true .
*Chuckles* ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the same side viewer !
In what America do Jews only have one holiday recognised ? )
The other half of the episode also features a cringy cutaway musical set in Galveston just prior to Juneteenth which contains the weird , actually quite anti-Marxist talking points that African-Americans ‘ built America ’ when in fact chattel slavery was a good way for some men to amass wealth but ultimately retarded the growth and development of industry and was not indispensable to the US economy as the Civil War and ending of slavery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay for the skyscrapers of Manhattan .
It ’ s odd that no economist had this notion occur to them despite them often being very sympathetic to the civil rights movement and black Americans social and economic marginalisation .
Dre ( Musical ) : ‘ It ’ s time to vote for me , take part in this democracy ’ Tracee Ellis Ross ( Musical ) : ‘ Tear them freedom papers up please cause we don ’ t need to show no IDs ’

iSteve commenter Altai does a deep dive into the hyping of Juneteenth:
With Juneteenth having come from nowhere are being positioned as ‘black 4th of July’ … I know Steve likes Google trends.
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Juneteenth started to spike in 2018. Before that it was a very obscure event that centred on the region around Galveston. It still has the highest search terms in Texas.
It looks like it was the episode of Black-ish (Titled ‘Juneteenth’) that aired in October of 2017 that set things off. As with Steve’s greater premise of the mixed-race supplying most of the rage, the series is stars and seems to have it’s writing significantly influenced by Tracee Ellis Ross (Much like it’s sister series The Goldbergs, all the characters will sometimes break character and speak in an odd kind of house style and the house style on Black-ish sounds like Tracee Ellis Ross), the daughter of Diana Ross and her Jewish producer Robert Silberstein. (Where the title comes from. Even within the first 30 seconds of the episode, her resentful mother-in-law casually calls her a ‘Halfrican’)
There is a significant bump the next June in 2018. And an even bigger one in 2019. The media catch up in 2019 after not being a part of the bump in 2018.
The episode is very interesting to watch in 2020.
You can view the whole episode here:
It actually involves the main character who is an adman trying to come up with a marketing campaign for Juneteenth. Starts with the children acting in a strawman Columbus Day play that depicts him getting along with the natives just fine, organised by the nice white lady teacher who wants to be a good ally but, of course, fundamentally can’t by virtue of her whiteness (And who must be condescended to despite good intentions) and inexplicably doesn’t understand why it’d be offensive to anyone to depict Columbus in this way. There is a cutaway Hamilton-esque stunning and brave deconstruction of Columbus as if we didn’t already know these things about Columbus. As if white America was celebrating Columbus enslaving the population of Hispaniola. As if white America outside some Italians was ever really celebrating Columbus Day at all. It then also features a cutaway musical section. (Could a Juneteenth musical do better than Hamilton?)
It also contains this line ‘I realised that for Juneteenth to live, Columbus Day had to die’. Like an echo of things to come 2.5 years later. But I like how they don’t even touch on it how the KKK and the woke both opposed the statues of Columbus like the one in Virginia that got destroyed that the KKK opposed 100 years prior. The lines about Columbus, including him having never set foot in what is now the US are exactly the reasons presented by WASPs and Irish-Americans in opposing to Columbus statues that were obviously just ethnic totems for Italian-Americans.
There are plenty of other lines that are Sailerific or amusing to read in 2020.


vdare--2020-07-04--Immigration Patriots, Your Nation Calls: DHS Is Hiring!

Civic nationalists , alt-right , patriots of all measures , your nation is calling .
Specifically the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) is hiring nation-wide .
Your correspondent highly recommends Federal employment : excellent pay , generous benefits , and a fantastic retirement program , especially for those serving in immigration law enforcement .
I have previously written on Federal Service .
Trust me , you won ’ t regret it .
And opportunities , especially as a Transportation Security Officer ( TSO ) , are available nation-wide , even in smaller communities .
You can still live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job !
DHS is on a hiring spree .
Job announcements are out and there are hiring fairs that you can attend , both in person and virtually .
I can specifically recommend the U.S. Border Patrol as a Border Patrol Agent ( note two different announcements ) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a Customs And Border Protection Officer .
Also currently available are positions as an Air Interdiction Agent .
Also available are various positions not in law enforcement .
Follow my advice in above links about applying .
Be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if presented early in the application process , it may be waived as an excluding factor .
The law enforcement positions do require a polygraph .
Avoid formally joining organizations , but you may keep your lawful political activity out of any application or background investigation .
Sanitize your social media .
Keep a normie Facebook and other .
For political activity keep anonymous accounts !
Use anonymous browsers and Virtual Private Networks on the internet .
All your normie family and associates should only know you as a regular conservative .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists !

Civic nationalists, alt-right, patriots of all measures, your nation is calling. Specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is hiring nation-wide. Your correspondent highly recommends Federal employment: excellent pay, generous benefits, and a fantastic retirement program, especially for those serving in immigration law enforcement.
I have previously written on Federal Service. Trust me, you won’t regret it. And opportunities, especially as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO), are available nation-wide, even in smaller communities. You can still live rural, but have a good government job!
DHS is on a hiring spree. Job announcements are out and there are hiring fairs that you can attend, both in person and virtually.
I can specifically recommend the U.S. Border Patrol as a Border Patrol Agent (note two different announcements) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a Customs And Border Protection Officer. Also currently available are positions as an Air Interdiction Agent. Also available are various positions not in law enforcement.
Follow my advice in above links about applying. Be honest about any minor drug use, if presented early in the application process, it may be waived as an excluding factor. The law enforcement positions do require a polygraph. Avoid formally joining organizations, but you may keep your lawful political activity out of any application or background investigation. Sanitize your social media. Keep a normie Facebook. For political activity keep anonymous accounts! Use anonymous browsers and Virtual Private Networks on the internet. All your normie family and associates should only know you as a regular conservative.
You might even get some stick time in with Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists!
Here’s another forward deployed team of @DHSgov law enforcers! @TSA Federal air marshal’s along with #FederalProtectiveService officers and a mobile command post at @GettysburgNMP to support our @NatlParkService partners - and Yes! We brought the dogs!!! pic.twitter.com/IqPIcXftsk — Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) July 4, 2020


vdare--2020-07-05--From The Derbyshire Email Bag: Odds On Trump, Woke Bronx Prosecutors, And Importing Uighur Hair, Etc

From The Derbyshire Email Bag: Odds On Trump, Woke Bronx Prosecutors, And Importing Uighur Hair, Etc.

Odds on November .
In this weekend 's Radio Derb ( also blogged here ) I quoted a friend telling me that when he looked the other day , `` I discovered that [ Trump is ] favored to win on every single online gambling site , from a five percent to a forty-five percent advantage over Biden . ''
A mighty host of listeners and readers emailed in to say that , no , all the online betting sites have Biden ahead .
I 'm not a gambler myself , so I 'll step aside and let my friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known for years , a sober and scrupulously truthful guy , pro-Trump in the same feeble sense that I am : i.e .
expecting nothing much from Trump after 3½ years of disappointment but horrified by the alternatives on offer .
When I told him what my emailers were saying , he responded yesterday morning with : The numbers at the moment reflect that Biden is the current favorite , as your commenters state , but I assure you this was not the case when I checked yesterday .
The numbers you see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So the +120 for Trump returns $ 120 and the -160 for Biden reflect a $ 62.50 return for every $ 100 wagered .
These are the results of a few moments ago .
They may be subject to rapid change .
And I have no idea if this 'summary ' is historically accurate .
I ’ ll run through the specific sites I went to in a bit and see if it can be confirmed .
Then somewhat later : I checked three of the ten sites I originally looked at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ odds I sent you this morning .
T +120 B -110 , T+140 B-140 , and T+130 B-120 .
I ca n't explain the disparity except to say that it 's possible I looked immediately after someone had made a large wager on Trump and the odds have been adjusted since .
This seems unlikely to me , but it ’ s my best guess as to the difference .
I assure you there was no error .
I was looking for the numbers to be something akin to as they 're shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was reporting my surprise at what I found .
Be all that as it may , I still think that my friend makes the case for voting Trump in November as succinctly as it can be made : `` four more years of bobbing around the ocean in a lifeboat … but it beats sinking . ''
Brainteaser solutions .
A reader has grumbled that in my June Diary I did n't provide a solution to the brainteaser in my May Diary .
Sorry : I actually post solutions at my own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diary there .
I should note this fact in the subsequent month 's Diary , but keep forgetting to do so .
Looking at that page of puzzle solutions , I see I 'm up to 72 , going all the way back to August 2002 .
When I get to 100 I 'll try to interest publishers in a book of them .
Woke prosecutors in the Bronx .
A Jewish friend thinks that the age factor is big among the Jewish prosecutors .
For at least fifty years ... liberal Jews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and of course anti-Zionism , which many of them even adopt ) when coming from the Left and blacks .
To notice such things is to be parochial and chauvinistic , and we ca n't have any of that .
It started at the upper classes , of course , and those like the lone dissenting prosecutor ... would have been at least partially immune .
I 'm not saying he 's any sort of conservative , but he 'd have been raised to at least Notice , if only subconsciously .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to the whole Jewish community , or at least the Left end of it , which is most of it .
The real threat to Jews comes from Trump , etc .
etc .
Hair .
Jewishness also factors into the hair issue ( see Steve Sailer 's World War Hair Update : U.S .
Authorities Seize 13 Tons of Weaves Harvested from Uighur Hair Slaves ) that same friend points out , because of the ( mildly controversial ) practice of married Orthodox-Jewish women wearing wigs .
The other big market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is it with blacks and Jews ?
A different reader tells me that during the great age of wigs in the 17th-18th centuries , one major source was nunneries , novice nuns being required to have their hair cut short .
There was enough of a market , though , that it was widely suspected—though strenuously denied by suppliers—that hair shaved from the heads of executed criminals also found its way to the wig-makers .
`` Aboriginette . ''
On my attempt to find a word for female Australian Aborigines in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Down Under tells me that :

Just a few:
Odds on November. In this weekend's Radio Derb (also blogged here) I quoted a friend telling me that when he looked the other day, "I discovered that [Trump is] favored to win on every single online gambling site, from a five percent to a forty-five percent advantage over Biden."
A mighty host of listeners and readers emailed in to say that, no, all the online betting sites have Biden ahead.
I'm not a gambler myself, so I'll step aside and let my friend speak. This is someone I've known for years, a sober and scrupulously truthful guy, pro-Trump in the same feeble sense that I am: i.e., expecting nothing much from Trump after 3½ years of disappointment but horrified by the alternatives on offer.
When I told him what my emailers were saying, he responded yesterday morning with:
This site posts a summary of odds. The numbers at the moment reflect that Biden is the current favorite, as your commenters state,but I assure you this was not the case when I checked yesterday. The numbers you see reflect the return on $100 wagered. So the +120 for Trump returns $120 and the -160 for Biden reflect a $62.50 return for every $100 wagered. These are the results of a few moments ago. They may be subject to rapid change. And I have no idea if this 'summary' is historically accurate. I’ll run through the specific sites I went to in a bit and see if it can be confirmed.
Then somewhat later:
I checked three of the ten sites I originally looked at. All confirm something close to the odds I sent you this morning. T +120 B -110, T+140 B-140, and T+130 B-120. I can't explain the disparity except to say that it's possible I looked immediately after someone had made a large wager on Trump and the odds have been adjusted since. This seems unlikely to me, but it’s my best guess as to the difference. I assure you there was no error. I was looking for the numbers to be something akin to as they're shown now (or slightly worse) so I was reporting my surprise at what I found.
Be all that as it may, I still think that my friend makes the case for voting Trump in November as succinctly as it can be made: "four more years of bobbing around the ocean in a lifeboat … but it beats sinking."
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Brainteaser solutions. A reader has grumbled that in my June Diary I didn't provide a solution to the brainteaser in my May Diary.
Sorry: I actually post solutions at my own website, usually when I archive the diary there. I should note this fact in the subsequent month's Diary, but keep forgetting to do so.
Looking at that page of puzzle solutions, I see I'm up to 72, going all the way back to August 2002. When I get to 100 I'll try to interest publishers in a book of them.
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Woke prosecutors in the Bronx. A Jewish friend thinks that the age factor is big among the Jewish prosecutors.
For at least fifty years ... liberal Jews have been conditioned to ignore anti-Semitism (and of course anti-Zionism, which many of them even adopt) when coming from the Left and blacks. To notice such things is to be parochial and chauvinistic, and we can't have any of that. It started at the upper classes, of course, and those like the lone dissenting prosecutor ... would have been at least partially immune. I'm not saying he's any sort of conservative, but he'd have been raised to at least Notice, if only subconsciously. By 2020, however, it's filtered down to the whole Jewish community, or at least the Left end of it, which is most of it. The real threat to Jews comes from Trump, etc. etc.
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Hair. Jewishness also factors into the hair issue (see Steve Sailer's World War Hair Update: U.S. Authorities Seize 13 Tons of Weaves Harvested from Uighur Hair Slaves) that same friend points out, because of the (mildly controversial) practice of married Orthodox-Jewish women wearing wigs.
The other big market for hair is weaves for blacks. What is it with blacks and Jews?
A different reader tells me that during the great age of wigs in the 17th-18th centuries, one major source was nunneries, novice nuns being required to have their hair cut short. There was enough of a market, though, that it was widely suspected—though strenuously denied by suppliers—that hair shaved from the heads of executed criminals also found its way to the wig-makers.
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"Aboriginette." On my attempt to find a word for female Australian Aborigines in the June 26th Radio Derb, a listener from Down Under tells me that:
There was a time when an Aboriginal woman was generically referred to as a 'lubra' but this long ago was assigned as having not only 'racist' but 'sexist' overtones and is no longer used in polite/woke company.
"Lubra"? Uh ...
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vdare--2020-07-05--Why Was Eritrean Who Ran Down Two White Female BLM Protesters In The US?

A black driver with an Eritrean name ran down two white female protesters and it 's being blamed on white supremacy as usual .
Gateway Pundit seems to feel the driver was n't entirely at fault : Two women activists were hit by a car last night in downtown Seattle early in the morning on July 4th .
The women activists were standing on the interstate at 1:30 AM .
The protesters were wearing black on the highway at 1:30 AM .
The driver was in custody but was not impaired when he hit the women on the highway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Antifa .
The man D**it K***te was just driving down the interstate when he ran up on the protesters at 1:30 AM .
The local antifa is calling him “ a racist monster.
” Driver Involved in I-5 Seattle Collision of Female Protesters at 1:30 in Morning Is Doxxed — Antifa Calls Him “ Racist Monster ” but He ’ s Black , by Jim Hoft , July 4 , 2020 But it 's silly to talk of Dawit Kelete being doxxed and to hide his name with asterisks as Gateway Pundit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask is `` Why are Eritreans in our country ? ''
Dawit Kelete , a black man , drove into a BLM protest which was blocking Interstate 5 in Seattle .
He struck two white women who are seriously injured and are at Harborview Hospital , a major trama center in Seattle .
Kelete speaks some Tigrinya which is a language of Eritrea .
Reading his bio details , one might guess is that he is the American son of immigrants from Eritrea .
The original spin on the story in many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be racially motivated but this was not a white man driving into two black protesters .
Perhaps some assumed that he was white because he was driving a jaguar and that the BLM protesters must have been black .
Perhaps he was ticked about protesters blocking the freeway and was trying to get around them .
It will be interesting to see how quickly this story goes poof as it does n't fit the narrative .
Meanwhile , Mayor Jenny Durkin 's comments that Seattle was the City of Love seem not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be innocent , but why do we have Eritrean drivers in Seattle ?
Steve Sailer has called for a `` National Immigration Safety Board '' to investigate deaths caused by immigrants , not just murders , but car accidents as well .

A black driver with an Eritrean name ran down two white female protesters and it's being blamed on white supremacy as usual.
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The man who hit two Black Lives Matter protesters on the freeway in Seattle is a black man. Left-wing activists on social media claim without evidence that the incident was a Charlottesville-style far-right attack. Both victims sustained serious injuries. https://t.co/scx15rlHVu — Andy Ngô 🏳🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) July 4, 2020
Gateway Pundit seems to feel the driver wasn't entirely at fault:
Two women activists were hit by a car last night in downtown Seattle early in the morning on July 4th. The women activists were standing on the interstate at 1:30 AM. The protesters were wearing black on the highway at 1:30 AM. The car suffered front grill and windshield damage. The driver was in custody but was not impaired when he hit the women on the highway. The driver was later identified and doxxed by Antifa. The man D**it K***te was just driving down the interstate when he ran up on the protesters at 1:30 AM. The local antifa is calling him “a racist monster.” The driver is black. Driver Involved in I-5 Seattle Collision of Female Protesters at 1:30 in Morning Is Doxxed — Antifa Calls Him “Racist Monster” but He’s Black, by Jim Hoft, July 4, 2020
But it's silly to talk of Dawit Kelete being doxxed and to hide his name with asterisks as Gateway Pundit does, above. The imporant thing to ask is "Why are Eritreans in our country?"
Linda Thom emails
Dawit Kelete, a black man, drove into a BLM protest which was blocking Interstate 5 in Seattle. He struck two white women who are seriously injured and are at Harborview Hospital, a major trama center in Seattle. Kelete speaks some Tigrinya which is a language of Eritrea. Reading his bio details, one might guess is that he is the American son of immigrants from Eritrea. The original spin on the story in many media releases was that his actions might be racially motivated but this was not a white man driving into two black protesters. Perhaps some assumed that he was white because he was driving a jaguar and that the BLM protesters must have been black. Perhaps he was ticked about protesters blocking the freeway and was trying to get around them. It will be interesting to see how quickly this story goes poof as it doesn't fit the narrative. Meanwhile, Mayor Jenny Durkin's comments that Seattle was the City of Love seem not to be working out very well.
Dawit may be innocent, but why do we have Eritrean drivers in Seattle? Steve Sailer has called for a "National Immigration Safety Board" to investigate deaths caused by immigrants, not just murders, but car accidents as well.
Sound like a good idea.


vdare--2020-07-05--Minnesota Is Turning Into A Front In The Ethiopian Civil War

Time Magazine featured Minnesota on its cover in 1973 to celebrate its Scandinavian-style social democratic leanings .
Life was pretty good in Minnesota in 1973 , at least during the four months when it didn ’ t snow .
Who would have guessed that 47 years later , Minnesota would be an important front in the emerging Ethiopian civil war ?
Seriously , which foreign clash will break out into street fighting in the U.S. first ?
I can recall around 1980 during the Iranian revolution driving down Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood past the Federal building .
On one corner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screaming at several thousand supporters of the Shah .
On a third corner , a few hundred Iranians who had the good taste to hate both the Ayatollah and the Shah were gathered .
A thin blue line of LAPD mounted on horseback were restraining the outraged mobs .
But , still , Beverly Hills Persians aren ’ t the scariest people on earth .
It would be nice if ethnic groups that hate each other in the Old Country would at least move to different parts of the country in the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each others nerves so much .
But , my impression is that feuding ethnic groups tend to move to the same neighborhoods in the U.S. so they can shop at the same grocery stores because they like , pretty much , the same types of food .
For example , in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago 30 years ago , I can recall guessing that the thin brown women in multicolored long dresses were Ethiopian , only to have them inform me that they hate the Ethiopians in Uptown because they are proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based in Minnesota US , ‘ has suspended its operations indefinitely ’ after ‘ raided & ransacked ’ by people angered at # Hachalu 's death on Wedn .
Attack signals a retaliation to # Ethiopia 's gov.t which raided OMN on Tuesday in Addis.https : //t.co/1NyOM79fQN — Ameyu Etana ( @ ameyuetana ) July 5 , 2020 A half century ago , Americans debated whether we could afford to be the world ’ s policeman in Eurasia .
Today , Americans wonder whether we can afford to be the world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re fighting them over there so we don ’ t have to ... umm ... you know the thing ... — Jack In SoCal ( @ SoCalJack63 ) July 5 , 2020

Time Magazine featured Minnesota on its cover in 1973 to celebrate its Scandinavian-style social democratic leanings.
Life was pretty good in Minnesota in 1973, at least during the four months when it didn’t snow.
Who would have guessed that 47 years later, Minnesota would be an important front in the emerging Ethiopian civil war?
Seriously, which foreign clash will break out into street fighting in the U.S. first?
I can recall around 1980 during the Iranian revolution driving down Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood past the Federal building. On one corner were several thousand supporters of the Ayatollah screaming at several thousand supporters of the Shah. On a third corner, a few hundred Iranians who had the good taste to hate both the Ayatollah and the Shah were gathered. A thin blue line of LAPD mounted on horseback were restraining the outraged mobs.
But, still, Beverly Hills Persians aren’t the scariest people on earth.
It would be nice if ethnic groups that hate each other in the Old Country would at least move to different parts of the country in the U.S. so they wouldn’t get on each others nerves so much. But, my impression is that feuding ethnic groups tend to move to the same neighborhoods in the U.S. so they can shop at the same grocery stores because they like, pretty much, the same types of food.
For example, in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago 30 years ago, I can recall guessing that the thin brown women in multicolored long dresses were Ethiopian, only to have them inform me that they hate the Ethiopians in Uptown because they are proud Eritreans.
OBN Intern., media house based in Minnesota US, ‘has suspended its operations indefinitely’ after ‘raided & ransacked’ by people angered at #Hachalu's death on Wedn.
Attack signals a retaliation to #Ethiopia's gov.t which raided OMN on Tuesday in Addis.https://t.co/1NyOM79fQN — Ameyu Etana (@ameyuetana) July 5, 2020
A half century ago, Americans debated whether we could afford to be the world’s policeman in Eurasia.
Today, Americans wonder whether we can afford to be the world’s policeman in the Twin Cities.
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vdare--2020-07-05--Whose Statues Should Be In The National Garden Of American Heroes?

Trump wants to build in D.C. an outdoor statue garden , one that would presumably be a regular tourist stop , along with the Lincoln Memorial and the like .
So far , the White House says : Not a bad list .
I wouldn ’ t be surprised if the inclusion of Union Army hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Wright Brothers were inspired by my 2010 review of 1277 page Advanced Placement U.S. history textbook that didn ’ t mention either one .
I mean , besides the fact that they were awesome and that leaving them out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intentional effort to keep boys from being interested in American history .
As for additions from science and technology : For Hispanic American heroes , how about the Alvarezes , father and son , who figured out what killed the dinosaurs ?
You want monuments that kids can get into , and the scientists who figured out that a comet wiped out the dinosaurs is guaranteed to appeal to children .
A statue of Edison and Tesla .
( In general , I like statues of rivals together .
It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notion that thesis and antithesis makes us stronger is a worthy lesson . )
Trump ’ s uncle , the MIT physicist , was sent by J. Edgar Hoover to investigate Tesla ’ s hotel suite upon his death in 1943 to see if Tesla had invented any war-winning Death Rays .
He hadn ’ t , but that ’ s the most comic bookish true fact ever .
I ’ d like to see a statue of Richard Feynman dunking a Space Shuttle O-ring in a glass of ice water .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t himself figure out why the Challenger blew up .
The polyester short sleeve shirts with pocket protector guys at Morton Thiokol already knew what had gone wrong .
But they saw that the suits were going to rig the inquiry .
So they asked each other : Who on the Commission can we explain the facts to ?
Claude Shannon found a trillion dollar bill lying on the sidewalk in his 1938 M.S .
thesis : Hey , electrical engineers , did you ever think you could just adapt wholesale the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than reinventing the wheel each time ?
And then he topped it in 1948 with his Information Theory .

Trump wants to build in D.C. an outdoor statue garden, one that would presumably be a regular tourist stop, along with the Lincoln Memorial and the like. So far, the White House says:
“The National Garden should be composed of statues, including statues of John Adams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Daniel Boone, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Henry Clay, Davy Crockett, Frederick Douglass, Amelia Earhart, Benjamin Franklin, Billy Graham, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Douglas MacArthur, Dolley Madison, James Madison, Christa McAuliffe, Audie Murphy, George S. Patton, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Jackie Robinson, Betsy Ross, Antonin Scalia, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, George Washington, and Orville and Wilbur Wright.”
Not a bad list. I wouldn’t be surprised if the inclusion of Union Army hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Wright Brothers were inspired by my 2010 review of 1277 page Advanced Placement U.S. history textbook that didn’t mention either one. I mean, besides the fact that they were awesome and that leaving them out of a history textbook seems like an intentional effort to keep boys from being interested in American history.
As for additions from science and technology:
For Hispanic American heroes, how about the Alvarezes, father and son, who figured out what killed the dinosaurs? You want monuments that kids can get into, and the scientists who figured out that a comet wiped out the dinosaurs is guaranteed to appeal to children.
A statue of Edison and Tesla. (In general, I like statues of rivals together. It’s not a very 2020 idea, but the notion that thesis and antithesis makes us stronger is a worthy lesson.) Trump’s uncle, the MIT physicist, was sent by J. Edgar Hoover to investigate Tesla’s hotel suite upon his death in 1943 to see if Tesla had invented any war-winning Death Rays. He hadn’t, but that’s the most comic bookish true fact ever.
I’d like to see a statue of Richard Feynman dunking a Space Shuttle O-ring in a glass of ice water. It’s worth noting that Feynman didn’t himself figure out why the Challenger blew up. The polyester short sleeve shirts with pocket protector guys at Morton Thiokol already knew what had gone wrong. But they saw that the suits were going to rig the inquiry. So they asked each other: Who on the Commission can we explain the facts to?
Claude Shannon found a trillion dollar bill lying on the sidewalk in his 1938 M.S. thesis: Hey, electrical engineers, did you ever think you could just adapt wholesale the last 75 years of Boolean binary logic rather than reinventing the wheel each time? And then he topped it in 1948 with his Information Theory.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-05--WASHINGTON POST Ratcheting Up To 1860 South Carolina Fire-Eater Rhetoric—Does Jeff Bezos WANT Civil

WASHINGTON POST Ratcheting Up To 1860 South Carolina Fire-Eater Rhetoric—Does Jeff Bezos WANT Civil War?

Here ’ s the lead story in the Washington Post news section : and the legacy of white domination , crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore , has unnerved Republicans who have long enabled him but now fear losing power and forever associating their party with his racial animus .
Although amplifying racism and stoking culture wars have been mainstays of Trump ’ s public identity for decades , they have been particularly pronounced this summer as the president has reacted to the national reckoning over systemic discrimination by seeking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white Americans for his own political gain .
Trump has left little doubt through his utterances the past few weeks that he sees himself not only as the Republican standard-bearer but as leader of a modern grievance movement animated by civic strife and marked by calls for “ white power , ” the phrase chanted by one of his supporters in a video the president shared last weekend on Twitter .
He later deleted the video but did not disavow its message .
Trump put his strategy to resuscitate his troubled reelection campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night under the chiseled granite gaze of four past presidents memorialized in the Black Hills of South Dakota .
He celebrated Independence Day with a dystopian speech in which he excoriated racial justice protesters as “ evil ” representatives of a “ new far-left fascism ” whose ultimate goal is “ the end of America.
” “ Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history , defame our heroes , erase our values , and indoctrinate our children , ” Trump said to boos from a packed crowd of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tear down statues of our founders , deface our most sacred memorials , and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities.
” Jeff Bezos really should ponder his role in paying for this kind of rhetoric .
Assume for the moment that Trump , like Lincoln in 1860s wins the Electoral College with a minority of the popular vote , which is becoming more plausible as anti-Trump forces become more crazed with their anti-white racial hate .
Is Bezos ’ Washington Post ’ s verbiage conducive to the losers saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our best shot , but Trump won under the Constitution , so four more years ” ?
It sure seems instead as if the Post ’ s rhetoric implies that a coup or secession is the only alternative .
I actually think that Bezos would prefer not to go down in history as the man who paid for blowing up the Constitutional republic .
Come on , Jeff , you are the richest man in the world .
Did you work that hard to make $ 166 billion in order to be held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be peeved if you cleaned house ?

Here’s the lead story in the Washington Post news section:
Trump’s push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker
July 4, 2020 at 9:24 a.m. PDT President Trump’s unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols
Huh?
and the legacy of white domination, crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore, has unnerved Republicans who have long enabled him but now fear losing power and forever associating their party with his racial animus. Although amplifying racism and stoking culture wars have been mainstays of Trump’s public identity for decades, they have been particularly pronounced this summer as the president has reacted to the national reckoning over systemic discrimination by seeking to weaponize the anger and resentment of some white Americans for his own political gain. Trump has left little doubt through his utterances the past few weeks that he sees himself not only as the Republican standard-bearer but as leader of a modern grievance movement animated by civic strife and marked by calls for “white power,” the phrase chanted by one of his supporters in a video the president shared last weekend on Twitter. He later deleted the video but did not disavow its message. Trump put his strategy to resuscitate his troubled reelection campaign by galvanizing white supporters on display Friday night under the chiseled granite gaze of four past presidents memorialized in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He celebrated Independence Day with a dystopian speech in which he excoriated racial justice protesters as “evil” representatives of a “new far-left fascism” whose ultimate goal is “the end of America.” “Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children,” Trump said to boos from a packed crowd of supporters. “Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities.”
Jeff Bezos really should ponder his role in paying for this kind of rhetoric.
Assume for the moment that Trump, like Lincoln in 1860s wins the Electoral College with a minority of the popular vote, which is becoming more plausible as anti-Trump forces become more crazed with their anti-white racial hate. Is Bezos’ Washington Post’s verbiage conducive to the losers saying, “Well, we gave it our best shot, but Trump won under the Constitution, so four more years”? It sure seems instead as if the Post’s rhetoric implies that a coup or secession is the only alternative.
I actually think that Bezos would prefer not to go down in history as the man who paid for blowing up the Constitutional republic.
Come on, Jeff, you are the richest man in the world. Did you work that hard to make $166 billion in order to be held hostage in fear that some 20-something interns would be peeved if you cleaned house?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-04--A Reader Is Cheered By Stories Of Blacks Abandoning The "Racist" USA. Can This Be Encouraged?

The ongoing riots and destruction of historically significant statues are further evidence that blacks generally do not see America as their country .
Most of them feel that America has , and continues , to oppress them .
They feel like second-class citizens , and to a certain extent they are right .
They will almost certainly never be the social equals of whites .
And apparently , some blacks have given up on America as a result .
The MSM has devoted some of its attention to blacks emigrating from America to various spots , particularly in Africa .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm Just Not Coming Back ' : Fed Up With Racism , Black Americans Head Overseas , by Kim Hjelmgaard , USA Today , June 26 , 2020 ] It is hard to say how prevalent this trend is , but I think it should be encouraged by our side .
We need to approach America ’ s current crisis like a divorce .
Nobody is necessarily at fault .
The parties are simply incompatible .
We just need to go our separate ways .
VDARE.com has written extensively about the need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whites from becoming a minority .
That is good advocacy , but another method that could prevent our demographic demise is the emigration of minority groups .
If America is seen as a place that is undesirable to a minority group that has lived in America for four hundred years , it may discourage the Third World from wanting to settle here as well .

The ongoing riots and destruction of historically significant statues are further evidence that blacks generally do not see America as their country. Most of them feel that America has, and continues, to oppress them. They feel like second-class citizens, and to a certain extent they are right. They will almost certainly never be the social equals of whites.
And apparently, some blacks have given up on America as a result. The MSM has devoted some of its attention to blacks emigrating from America to various spots, particularly in Africa [ 'I'm Leaving, And I'm Just Not Coming Back': Fed Up With Racism, Black Americans Head Overseas , by Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, June 26, 2020].
It is hard to say how prevalent this trend is, but I think it should be encouraged by our side. We need to approach America’s current crisis like a divorce. Nobody is necessarily at fault. The parties are simply incompatible. We just need to go our separate ways.
VDARE.com has written extensively about the need to stop immigration in order to prevent whites from becoming a minority. That is good advocacy, but another method that could prevent our demographic demise is the emigration of minority groups. If America is seen as a place that is undesirable to a minority group that has lived in America for four hundred years, it may discourage the Third World from wanting to settle here as well.


vdare--2020-07-05--Biden Vows To Rip The Roots Of Systemic Racism Out Of This Country

Biden vows to uproot systemic racism in Fourth of July message Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed Saturday to “ rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country ” in a Fourth of July message that contrasted sharply with President Trump ’ s warning at a Mt .
Rushmore fireworks display that “ angry mobs ” at protests against racism were assaulting America ’ s history and culture .
… … “ We have a chance now to give the marginalized , the demonized , the isolated , the oppressed , a full share of the American dream.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Trump told a crowd of mainly white supporters Friday night at Mt .
Rushmore that America was facing a growing danger from anti-racism protesters ’ “ merciless campaign to wipe out our history , defame our heroes , erase our values and indoctrinate our children.
” He accused them of promoting what he labeled a “ new far-left fascism.
” Biden said he would restore democratic values in part by reversing Trump ’ s “ cruel and counterproductive ” immigration policies , including the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexican border .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism from every area of society it infects — from unfairly administered COVID-19 recovery funds , to laws that perpetuate racial wealth gaps , to health disparities , to housing policy , to policing , to our justice system and everywhere in between .
”

From the Los Angeles Times:
Biden vows to uproot systemic racism in Fourth of July message
By MICHAEL FINNEGANS TAFF WRITER
JULY 4, 20206 PM
Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed Saturday to “rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country” in a Fourth of July message that contrasted sharply with President Trump’s warning at a Mt. Rushmore fireworks display that “angry mobs” at protests against racism were assaulting America’s history and culture. …
… “We have a chance now to give the marginalized, the demonized, the isolated, the oppressed, a full share of the American dream.”
Biden’s remarks came hours after Trump told a crowd of mainly white supporters Friday night at Mt. Rushmore that America was facing a growing danger from anti-racism protesters’ “merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values and indoctrinate our children.” He accused them of promoting what he labeled a “new far-left fascism.”
Biden said he would restore democratic values in part by reversing Trump’s “cruel and counterproductive” immigration policies, including the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexican border.
He also vowed to eradicate “systemic racism from every area of society it infects — from unfairly administered COVID-19 recovery funds, to laws that perpetuate racial wealth gaps, to health disparities, to housing policy, to policing, to our justice system and everywhere in between.”


vdare--2020-07-05--Who Will Have More Shootings Over The 4th Of July Weekend: Veteran Chicago Or New Contender New York

Who Will Have More Shootings Over The 4th Of July Weekend: Veteran Chicago Or New Contender New York?

Above , Chicago Shooting in the last 30 days , via HeyJackass.com .
When I lived in Chicago three decades @ @ @ @ @ bad , but , still , New York City would have 2 or 3 times @ @ @ @ @ Chicago : e.g.
, Chicago had 851 murders in 1990 to 2225 in NYC .
@ @ @ @ @ happened in New York , followed by Black Lives Matter being allowed to defeat the @ @ @ @ @ McDonald bad shooting .
Meanwhile , BLM , after briefly winning in late 2014 over @ @ @ @ @ guy , was crushed in New York .
So , by 2016 , Chicago had @ @ @ @ @ in NYC , despite NYC ’ s vastly larger population .
But in 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ the murder upswing .
When the numbers are tallied by late Monday , which city @ @ @ @ @ or woundings over the Fourth of July weekend ?

Above, Chicago Shooting in the last 30 days, via HeyJackass.com.
When I lived in Chicago three decades ago, the crime was bad, but, still, New York City would have 2 or 3 times more murders per year than Chicago: e.g., Chicago had 851 murders in 1990 to 2225 in NYC.
But then the Giuliani-Bloomberg years happened in New York, followed by Black Lives Matter being allowed to defeat the Chicago PD over the Laquan McDonald bad shooting. Meanwhile, BLM, after briefly winning in late 2014 over the death of the loosies guy, was crushed in New York.
So, by 2016, Chicago had 771 murders to only 335 in NYC, despite NYC’s vastly larger population.
But in 2020, both cities have been on the murder upswing. When the numbers are tallied by late Monday, which city will have the most killings or woundings over the Fourth of July weekend?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-05--Tucker Carlson In 2024…Or Is He Already Here?

Above , Tucker Carlson asks `` How precisely is diversity our strength ?
`` , in 2018 , causing heads to explode in the MSM .
Tucker Carlson In 2024…Or Is He Already Here ?
Americans just heard President Trump deliver a stirring oration at beneath the statues at Mount Rushmore , BLM ’ s latest cancel target egged on by the Main Stream Media [ Remarks by President Trump at South Dakota ’ s 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration | Keystone , South Dakota , WhiteHouse.gov , July 4 , 2020 ] .
Trump not only praised the white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a searing indictment of the BLM-Antifa Marxists .
Was this “ wheel and fight ” inspired by Fox ’ s Tucker Carlson ?
Carlson is the one man with a national audience and the power to mobilize it who has challenged the Stupid Party for capitulating to Black Lives Matter and its false narrative that the United States of America is irredeemably evil .
Last week , the most-watched cable host in history deep-sixed two idiotic legislative proposals from the Cuckservative GOP Senate : to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved in shootings .
Carlson actually bulldozed the sponsoring GOP senators into dropping them .
The amazing victories have pro-Trump forces in the GOP wondering : Is Carlson the man to pick up The Donald ’ s standard in 2024 ?
On Monday , June 29 , Carlson unloaded on Indiana Sen. Mike Braun over his police reform bill that would end Qualified Immunity , which protects law enforcement , firefighters , and other public servants from frivolous lawsuits .
Braun ’ s bill would open every officer in America to far-Left lawfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program because he had criticized the bill the previous week .
Braun claimed to represent “ Main Street , ” yet his only defense for backshooting the cops was that Republicans “ need to be in the discussion ” of “ systemic racism.
” Carlson ’ s aim was true .
He said Braun didn ’ t represent Main Street , then skewered the senator ’ s claim that police support the bill , and finally mocked him for caving to the radical left .
“ So you ’ re taking your cues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You ’ re saying Chuck Schumer might criticize me ; therefore , I have to pass a law that makes it easier to sue police ? ''
Carlson finished Braun with a brutal blast : “ You think you 're going to keep the Senate in the fall with this platform ?
...
I don ’ t think the public supports you at all on this.
” The video went viral , and Braun backed away from the bill shortly after .
“ Democrats have blocked any attempt for police reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to push this bill further without input from law enforcement , ” he said [ Sen. Braun Halts Qualified Immunity Bill Amid Fox News Interview , Police Union Backlash , by Payton Knobeloch , WYFI , July 2 , 2020 ] .
But Carlson was just warming up .
In late June , a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers had introduced the “ Juneteenth National Independence Day Act ” to make June 19 a federal holiday .
Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 when Union army General Gordon Granger announced all slaves in Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be intended to celebrate the final end of slavery , but like Martin Luther King Day it would inevitably end up as a day dedicated to hating whitey and America .
Sixteen Senate Republicans and six House Republicans cosponsored the legislation claiming it would celebrate American “ ideals.
” But in fact the holiday would further tear our nation asunder , just as Sam Francis predicted with the deification of Martin Luther King [ The Real Meaning of Juneteenth , by Robert Hampton , Counter-Currents , June 22 , 2020 ] .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected official would say that .
Supporting the bill : heavyweights such as Texas Sen. John Cornyn , Florida ’ s Marco Rubio , Missouri ’ s alleged nationalist Josh Hawley , and , of course , South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott—the GOP ’ s one black Senator .
This is yet another example of Scott ’ s malign influence in top GOP circles .
His mitts are on any bill that forces the GOP to cuck on racial issues .
He ’ s not worth it .
Even worse , the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse idea : Wisconsin ’ s Ron Johnson and Oklahoma ’ s James Lankford drafted an amendment to drop Columbus Day for Juneteenth [ GOP senators debate replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday , by Alexander Bolton and Saagar Enjeti , The Hill , July 1 , 2020 ] .
Of course , they were smart enough not to parrot the leftist narrative that Columbus was a genocidal racist and mass murderer of peace-loving “ Native Americans.
” Rather , they argued , adding a federal holiday is a budget-buster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a federal holiday was “ too expensive ” for a nation $ 26.5 trillion in debt .
Hooray for fiscal conservatives for erasing American heritage !
Republicans very gently opposed the amendment .
According to The Hill , above , Cornyn said it “ dilutes the message we ’ re trying to send , which is one of being respectful and honoring and remembering our history.
” But Johnson and Lankford were undaunted , knowing The Evil Party would approve .
Then Carlson opened fire .
On Wednesday , he ripped into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turning on their conservative constituents .
“ They want to delete it from the national calendar , ” Carlson steamed .
“ They ’ re hoping to quietly eliminate Columbus Day and then move on to the next item on the rioters ’ list of demands.
” He even dissed Juneteenth , observing that it was largely unnoticed until the past two years and is being imposed upon us by anti-American leftists .
Carlson urged his fans to call Johnson and Lankford .
It worked .
On Friday , Johnson hoisted the white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amendment .
Of course , he claimed , he “ was in no way deprecating Christopher Columbus ’ achievements or expressing any value judgment regarding his place in history ” [ Ron Johnson reverses course on proposal to swap Columbus Day for Juneteenth holiday , by Chris Hubbuch , Wisconsin State Journal , July 3 , 2020 ] .
Three Republican senators , two bills , and one reason they ran for cover : Tucker Carlson .
Carlson ’ s power is no surprise .
He had the highest ratings for a cable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarter of 2020 .
His average total audience was 4.331 million per episode during the second quarter and his show earned the most viewers among the coveted 25-54 demographic than any other cable program [ Tucker Carlson Has Highest-Rated Program In Cable News History , by Mark Joyella , Forbes , June 30 , 2020 ] .
But several “ Woke ” corporations pulled ads from Carlson ’ s show over his criticism of Black Lives Matter .
Hopefully , the MSM and corporate Cultural Marxists can ’ t shut Carlson down when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Significantly , Carlson ’ s record is apparently convincing Republicans he might well be the GOP frontrunner in four years .
“ Let me put it this way : If Biden wins and Tucker decided to run , he ’ d be the nominee , ” former Trump aide Sam Nunberg told Politico .
Some GOP strategists admitted to Politico that Carlson is the voice of the party ’ s base : “ If you are a Republican politician and you want to know where Republican voters are , all you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” one GOP insider says [ Tucker Carlson 2024 ?
The GOP is buzzing , by Alex Thompson , July 2 , 2020 ] .
One person listening hard to Carlson is the president .
And seemingly more so than he listens to Jared Kushner .
People scoffed at Trump running for president .
Now he occupies the White House .
Who ’ s to say another TV star with no experience in public office can ’ t do the same ?
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous @ @ @

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

Above, Tucker Carlson asks "How precisely is diversity our strength?," in 2018, causing heads to explode in the MSM.
Tucker Carlson In 2024…Or Is He Already Here?
Americans just heard President Trump deliver a stirring oration beneath the statues at Mount Rushmore, BLM’s latest cancel target egged on by the Main Stream Media [Remarks by President Trump at South Dakota’s 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration | Keystone, South Dakota, WhiteHouse.gov, July 4, 2020]. Trump not only praised the white men on the mountain but also delivered a searing indictment of the BLM-Antifa Marxists. Was this “wheel and fight” inspired by Fox’s Tucker Carlson?
Carlson is the one man with a national audience and the power to mobilize it who has challenged the Stupid Party for capitulating to Black Lives Matter and its false narrative that the United States of America is irredeemably evil. Last week, the most-watched cable host in history deep-sixed two idiotic legislative proposals from the Cuckservative GOP Senate: to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth, and to “reform” Qualified Immunity for police involved in shootings. Carlson actually bulldozed the sponsoring GOP senators into dropping them. The amazing victories have pro-Trump forces in the GOP wondering: Is Carlson the man to pick up The Donald’s standard in 2024?
On Monday, June 29, Carlson unloaded on Indiana Sen. Mike Braun over his police reform bill that would end Qualified Immunity, which protects law enforcement, firefighters, and other public servants from frivolous lawsuits. Braun’s bill would open every officer in America to far-Left lawfare.
Braun appeared on Carlson’s program because he had criticized the bill the previous week. Braun claimed to represent “Main Street,” yet his only defense for backshooting the cops was that Republicans “need to be in the discussion” of “systemic racism.”
Carlson’s aim was true. He said Braun didn’t represent Main Street, then skewered the senator’s claim that police support the bill, and finally mocked him for caving to the radical left.
“So you’re taking your cues from Chuck Schumer?” Carlson fumed. “You’re saying Chuck Schumer might criticize me; therefore, I have to pass a law that makes it easier to sue police?"
Full Tucker Carlson Segment Taking On Senator Braun For His Support Of BLM & His Bill To Make It Easier To Sue The Police
Tucker: "I don't think you're going to win on this issue. I don't think the public supports you at all on this." pic.twitter.com/WxHFKY2B1Y — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) June 30, 2020
Carlson finished Braun with a brutal blast: “You think you're going to keep the Senate in the fall with this platform?... I don’t think the public supports you at all on this.”
The video went viral, and Braun backed away from the bill shortly after. “Democrats have blocked any attempt for police reform, and I’m not going to push this bill further without input from law enforcement,” he said [Sen. Braun Halts Qualified Immunity Bill Amid Fox News Interview, Police Union Backlash, by Payton Knobeloch, WYFI, July 2, 2020].
But Carlson was just warming up.
In late June, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers had introduced the “Juneteenth National Independence Day Act” to make June 19 a federal holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 when Union army General Gordon Granger announced all slaves in Texas were free. The proposed federal holiday would be intended to celebrate the final end of slavery, but like Martin Luther King Day it would inevitably end up as a day dedicated to hating whitey and America.
Sixteen Senate Republicans and six House Republicans cosponsored the legislation claiming it would celebrate American “ideals.” But in fact the holiday would further tear our nation asunder, just as Sam Francis predicted with the deification of Martin Luther King [The Real Meaning of Juneteenth, by Robert Hampton, Counter-Currents, June 22, 2020].
Of course, not a single Republican elected official would say that. Supporting the bill: heavyweights such as Texas Sen. John Cornyn, Florida’s Marco Rubio, Missouri’s alleged nationalist Josh Hawley, and, of course, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott—the GOP’s one black Senator. This is yet another example of Scott’s malign influence in top GOP circles. His mitts are on any bill that forces the GOP to cuck on racial issues. He’s not worth it.
Even worse, the only pushback came from Republicans with an even worse idea: Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Oklahoma’s James Lankford drafted an amendment to drop Columbus Day for Juneteenth [GOP senators debate replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday, by Alexander Bolton and Saagar Enjeti, The Hill, July 1, 2020].
Of course, they were smart enough not to parrot the leftist narrative that Columbus was a genocidal racist and mass murderer of peace-loving “Native Americans.” Rather, they argued, adding a federal holiday is a budget-buster.
That’s right. Adding a federal holiday was “too expensive” for a nation $26.5 trillion in debt. Hooray for fiscal conservatives for erasing American heritage!
Republicans very gently opposed the amendment. According to The Hill, above, Cornyn said it “dilutes the message we’re trying to send, which is one of being respectful and honoring and remembering our history.” But Johnson and Lankford were undaunted, knowing The Evil Party would approve.
Then Carlson opened fire. On Wednesday, he ripped into the two senators for caving to BLM and turning on their conservative constituents. “They want to delete it from the national calendar,” Carlson steamed. “They’re hoping to quietly eliminate Columbus Day and then move on to the next item on the rioters’ list of demands.”
He even dissed Juneteenth, observing that it was largely unnoticed until the past two years and is being imposed upon us by anti-American leftists.
Tucker Carlson Calling Out GOP Senators (@SenRonJohnson & @SenatorLankford) For Introducing Legislation To Abolish Columbus Day
"They're hoping to quietly eliminate Columbus day & then move on to the next item on the rioters list of demands." pic.twitter.com/Fhqza1PuvY — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) July 2, 2020
Carlson urged his fans to call Johnson and Lankford. It worked. On Friday, Johnson hoisted the white flag and announced he would pull the amendment. Of course, he claimed, he “was in no way deprecating Christopher Columbus’ achievements or expressing any value judgment regarding his place in history” [Ron Johnson reverses course on proposal to swap Columbus Day for Juneteenth holiday, by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal, July 3, 2020].
Three Republican senators, two bills, and one reason they ran for cover: Tucker Carlson.
Carlson’s power is no surprise. He had the highest ratings for a cable news show ever recorded for the second quarter of 2020. His average total audience was 4.331 million per episode during the second quarter and his show earned the most viewers among the coveted 25-54 demographic than any other cable program [Tucker Carlson Has Highest-Rated Program In Cable News History, by Mark Joyella, Forbes, June 30, 2020].
But several “Woke” corporations pulled ads from Carlson’s show over his criticism of Black Lives Matter. Hopefully, the MSM and corporate Cultural Marxists can’t shut Carlson down when Middle America is on his side.
Significantly, Carlson’s record is apparently convincing Republicans he might well be the GOP frontrunner in four years. “Let me put it this way: If Biden wins and Tucker decided to run, he’d be the nominee,” former Trump aide Sam Nunberg told Politico. Some GOP strategists admitted to Politico that Carlson is the voice of the party’s base: “If you are a Republican politician and you want to know where Republican voters are, all you have to do is watch Tucker Carlson every night,” one GOP insider says [Tucker Carlson 2024? The GOP is buzzing, Politico, by Alex Thompson, July 2, 2020].
One person listening hard to Carlson is the president. And seemingly more so than he listens to Jared Kushner.
People scoffed at Trump running for president. Now he occupies the White House.
Who’s to say another TV star with no experience in public office can’t do the same?
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-07-06--12 Days and Counting Since (Possibly Imaginary) Lighter Fluid Atrocity

Earlier : Will the MSM Go All in on the Althea Bernstein Hate Crime Story Out of Madison ?
Monday marks the 12th day since the horrifying and widely publicized news that a roving gang of Hawaiian-shirted white racist frat boys had set on fire a biracial young woman in Madison , Wisconsin .
The Duchess of Sussex [ Princess of Woke Meghan Markle , also biracial ] called Althea Bernstein to comfort her after this devastating assault .
And , yet systemic white supremacy is so all-encompassing in America in 2020 that in the dozen days since the June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced a single lead in tracking down this white death squad operating in the heartland , presumably because the shadowy but vast Boogaloo Boys organization have infiltrated all organs of law enforcement , local , state , and federal .
( They ’ re probably wearing Hawaiian Shirts under their blue uniforms . )
Even more alarmingly , the news media have completely stopped talking about this enormity perpetrated on the body of young woman just for being biracial .
It ’ s almost as if journalists , deep down , racistly suspect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was actually merely just another hate hoax of the week .

Earlier: Will the MSM Go All in on the Althea Bernstein Hate Crime Story Out of Madison?
Monday marks the 12th day since the horrifying and widely publicized news that a roving gang of Hawaiian-shirted white racist frat boys had set on fire a biracial young woman in Madison, Wisconsin. The Duchess of Sussex [Princess of Woke Meghan Markle, also biracial] called Althea Bernstein to comfort her after this devastating assault.
And, yet systemic white supremacy is so all-encompassing in America in 2020 that in the dozen days since the June 24th atrocity, the authorities have not announced a single lead in tracking down this white death squad operating in the heartland, presumably because the shadowy but vast Boogaloo Boys organization has infiltrated all organs of law enforcement, local, state, and federal. (They’re probably wearing Hawaiian Shirts under their blue uniforms.)
Even more alarmingly, the news media have completely stopped talking about this enormity perpetrated on the body of young woman just for being biracial. It’s almost as if journalists, deep down, racistly suspect that this Hate Crime of the Century was actually merely just another hate hoax of the week.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-06--NATIONAL DATA: Unreported Trump Triumph On Immigrant Population, American Worker Displacement Rolls

NATIONAL DATA: Unreported Trump Triumph On Immigrant Population, American Worker Displacement Rolls On

Much to the horror of the Dem/Main Stream Media Complex , June ’ s job data seemed to confirm that a “ V-shaped recovery ” is underway .
And , even more significant from VDARE.com ’ s standpoint : both the immigrant workforce population ( legal and illegal , federal data does not distinguish ) and immigrant displacement of American workers continue their remarkable collapse .
This is developing into a major , if unreported , Trump triumph—but it must be locked in , at least by prolonging the temporary immigration moratorium he finally enacted June 22 .
U.S. payrolls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the BLS .
This was the second straight month of remarkable gains after a loss of 20 million in April , when a large share of the working age population hunkered down in self-quarantine .
The unemployment rate in June fell to 11.1 % , down from a peak of 14.7 % in April .
There are still nearly 15 million fewer jobs in June than in February , before the pandemic forced businesses to close .
However , in May , 3.8 million jobs were created .
When added to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million jobs lost during the pandemic have already been restored .
If monthly job gains continue at this rate , we will recover all the pandemic-related job losses within 3 to 4 months .
Our analysis of the “ other ” employment survey , of Households rather than businesses , which reports immigration data , uncovers an even more robust picture for June : Employment as measured by the Household Survey jumped by 4.94 million .
• Immigrants ( legal and illegal ) gained 688,000 jobs , a 3.1 % increase from May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , set at 100.0 in January 2009 , rose to 106.7 from May ’ s 103.5 , a 3.1 % gain .
• The native-born American employment index rose to 98.8 from 95.2 in May , a gain of 3.7 % .
At 98.8 , the June index reading indicates that 1.2 % fewer native-born American workers held jobs last month than in Obama ’ s last year in office .
But the New VDARE American Worker Displacement Index ( NVDAWDI ) , our name for the ratio of immigrant to native-born American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fell to 108.0 in June , down 0.6 % from May ’ s 108.6 .
Not since May 2013 has VDARE.com ’ s Displacement Index been this low .
Displacement is down partly because the immigrant working age population is falling and those immigrants who remain are losing jobs even faster than native-born workers .
Another way of measuring displacement : the immigrant share of total employment .
Our analysis of the June report shows the immigrant share fell to 16.23 % , its lowest level since May 2013 .
In March 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All other things being equal , each 1 % decline in immigrant employment share represents a transfer of about 1.4 million jobs from immigrants to native-born American workers .
June also saw another near record decline in the foreign-born working-age population ( 16 years+ ) .
It fell by 1.018 million from June 2019—the tenth straight month of year-over-year decline .
This contraction follows a protracted slowing of immigrant workforce growth that can be traced back to early 2018 .
This current immigrant workforce decline is now more than double that seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then immigrants were leaving at the rate of 300,000 to 400,000 a month , year-over-year .
And it exceeds the “ Trump Effect ” seen in the early months of the administration , when illegals apparently self-deported out of fear .
This process was underway well before the pandemic hit .
It has to be counted as a significant Trump achievement—a “ Trump Triumph , ” as we labelled it on our featured chart last month .
A detailed picture of how American workers have fared vis-à-vis immigrants over the past year is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BLS Report : • The native-born American working-age population grew by 2.186 million , a gain of 1.01 % ; the corresponding immigrant population fell by 1.018 million—the third largest decline since the government started publishing this figure in 2007 .
For the tenth consecutive month , the number of working age immigrants declined , year-over-year .
• Both native-born Americans and immigrants suffered large job losses ; Native-born lost 10.5 million positions , an 8.1 % reduction , but foreign-born workers were hit harder , losing 4.5 million jobs , a 16.3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , both groups did better in June than in May , i.e.
, their percentage job losses were significantly lower .
While some may see this as “ good news , ” it is also evidence that an IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM is needed to preserve job gains for native-born workers .
• The immigrant labor force ( working or looking for work ) fell by 1.6 million , a 5.6 % decline ; the native-born labor force fell by 1.6 million , a 1.2 % drop .
• Unemployment rates skyrocketed year-over-year for both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American rate rose just 161 % ( from 4.1 % last June to 10.7 % in June 2020 ) whereas the immigrant unemployment rate rose 411 % ( from 2.7 % to 13.8 % . )
• The data also show that 14.4 million native-born and 3.7 million immigrants were unemployed in June , but over the last year the number of unemployed immigrants rose by 375 % , while the number of native-born jobless rose by “ only ” 161 % .
• Labor force Participation Rates declined for both immigrants and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falling by 3.3 % vs. a 2.2 % drop for native-born .
Immigrant LPRs remain above that of Americans but , unlike the case in good times , this factoid reflects an immigrant labor force that is contracting about five times faster than that of native-born Americans , rather than increased confidence in the job market .
Of course , a continued V-shaped recovery depends on some big “ ifs.
” The latest survey was completed in mid-June , before coronavirus cases began to spike in Arizona , Florida , and several other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called the report “ spectacular ” in a news conference shortly after the BLS numbers were released .
“ We ’ re in a very deep hole , and we just set ourselves back again.
” [ U.S. Added Nearly 5 Million Jobs in June , NYT , July 2 , 2020 ] But the benefits of that “ spectacular ” comeback will go to immigrants from everywhere in the world , as in the rebound from the 2008 Great Recession , unless they are channeled to American workers via an immigration moratorium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working-age immigrants leave the country voluntarily .
With immigrant job loses high in the pandemic , this number is undoubtedly larger today—but as economic recovery takes hold , they will try to return .
This presents Donald Trump with a great opportunity : he can lock in the recovery ’ s benefits for the American worker—and stem recent immigration ’ s damage to the GOP—if he acts on his instincts and imposes a permanent immigration moratorium .
Edwin S. Rubenstein ( email him ) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants

edwin@esrresearch.com (Edwin S. Rubenstein)

Much to the horror of the Dem/Main Stream Media Complex, June’s job data seemed to confirm that a “V-shaped recovery” is underway. And, even more significant from VDARE.com’s standpoint: Both the immigrant workforce population (legal and illegal, federal data does not distinguish) and immigrant displacement of American workers continue their remarkable collapse. This is developing into a major, if unreported, Trump triumph—but it must be locked in, at least by prolonging the temporary immigration moratorium he finally enacted June 22.
U.S. payrolls grew by 4.8 million in June, according to the BLS. This was the second straight month of remarkable gains after a loss of 20 million in April, when a large share of the working age population hunkered down in self-quarantine. The unemployment rate in June fell to 11.1%, down from a peak of 14.7% in April.
There are still nearly 15 million fewer jobs in June than in February, before the pandemic forced businesses to close. However, in May, 3.8 million jobs were created. When added to June’s gain, about 9 million jobs lost during the pandemic have already been restored. If monthly job gains continue at this rate, we will recover all the pandemic-related job losses within 3 to 4 months.
Our analysis of the “other” employment survey, of Households rather than businesses, which reports immigration data, uncovers an even more robust picture for June: Employment as measured by the Household Survey jumped by 4.94 million.
In June:
Immigrants (legal and illegal) gained 688,000 jobs, a 3.1% increase from May
Native-born Americans gained 4.3 million jobs, a 3.7% rise.
VDARE.com’s immigrant employment index, set at 100.0 in January 2009, rose to 106.7 from May’s 103.5, a 3.1% gain.
The native-born American employment index rose to 98.8 from 95.2 in May, a gain of 3.7%.
At 98.8, the June index reading indicates that 1.2% fewer native-born American workers held jobs last month than in Obama’s last year in office. But the New VDARE American Worker Displacement Index (NVDAWDI), our name for the ratio of immigrant to native-born American employment growth indexes since Jan. 2009, fell to 108.0 in June, down 0.6% from May’s 108.6.
Not since May 2013 has VDARE.com’s Displacement Index been this low.
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Displacement is down partly because the immigrant working-age population is falling and those immigrants who remain are losing jobs even faster than native-born workers.
Another way of measuring displacement: the immigrant share of total employment. Our analysis of the June report shows the immigrant share fell to 16.23%, its lowest level since May 2013. In March 2020 immigrants held 17.06% of all jobs.
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All other things being equal, each 1% decline in immigrant employment share represents a transfer of about 1.4 million jobs from immigrants to native-born American workers.
June also saw another near record decline in the foreign-born working-age population (16 years+). It fell by 1.018 million from June 2019—the tenth straight month of year-over-year decline. This contraction follows a protracted slowing of immigrant workforce growth that can be traced back to early 2018.
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This current immigrant workforce decline is now more than double that seen in the 2008 Great Recession. Back then immigrants were leaving at the rate of 300,000 to 400,000 a month, year-over-year. And it exceeds the “Trump Effect” seen in the early months of the administration, when illegals apparently self-deported out of fear.
This process was underway well before the pandemic hit. It has to be counted as a significant Trump achievement—a “Trump Triumph,” as we labelled it on our featured chart last month.
A detailed picture of how American workers have fared vis-à-vis immigrants over the past year is published in Table A-7 of the monthly BLS Report:
Employment Status by Nativity, June 2019-June 2020 (numbers in 1000s; not seasonally adjusted) Jun-19 Jun-20 Change % Change Foreign born, 16 years and older Civilian population 43,216 42,198 -1,018 -2.36% Civilian labor force 28,421 26,823 -1,598 -5.62% Participation rate (%) 65.8 63.6 -2.2pts. -3.34% Employed 27,643 23,130 -4,513 -16.33% Employment/population (%) 64.0 54.8 -9.2pts. -14.38% Unemployed 778 3,693 2,915 374.68% Unemployment rate (%) 2.7 13.8 11.1pts. 411.11% Not in labor force 14,796 15,374 578 3.91% Native born, 16 years and older Civilian population 215,821 218,007 2,186 1.01% Civilian labor force 135,699 134,060 -1,639 -1.21% Participation rate (%) 62.9 61.5 -1.4pts -2.23% Employed 130,185 119,681 -10,504 -8.07% Employment/population (%) 60.3 54.9 -5.4pts -8.96% Unemployed 5,514 14,379 8,865 160.77% Unemployment rate (%) 4.1 10.7 6.6pts. 160.98% Not in labor force 80,122 83,947 3,825 4.77% Source: BLS, The Employment Situation, June 2020. Table A-7, July 2, 2020. PDF
From June 2019 to June 2020:
The native-born American working-age population grew by 2.186 million, a gain of 1.01%; the corresponding immigrant population fell by 1.018 million—the third largest decline since the government started publishing this figure in 2007. For the tenth consecutive month, the number of working age immigrants declined, year-over-year.
Both native-born Americans and immigrants suffered large job losses; Native-born lost 10.5 million positions, an 8.1% reduction, but foreign-born workers were hit harder, losing 4.5 million jobs, a 16.3% loss. On a year-over-year basis, both groups did better in June than in May, i.e., their percentage job losses were significantly lower. While some may see this as “good news,” it is also evidence that an IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM is needed to preserve job gains for native-born workers.
The immigrant labor force (working or looking for work) fell by 1.6 million, a 5.6% decline; the native-born labor force fell by 1.6 million, a 1.2% drop. Advantage native-born Americans.
Unemployment rates skyrocketed year-over-year for both immigrants and native-born. But the native-born American rate rose just 161% (from 4.1% last June to 10.7% in June 2020) whereas the immigrant unemployment rate rose 411% (from 2.7% to 13.8%.) Advantage native-born Americans .
The data also show that 14.4 million native-born and 3.7 million immigrants were unemployed in June, but over the last year the number of unemployed immigrants rose by 375%, while the number of native-born jobless rose by “only” 161%. Advantage native-born Americans .
Labor force Participation Rates declined for both immigrants and native-born Americans, with the immigrant LPR falling by 3.3% vs. a 2.2% drop for native-born. Advantage native-born Americans.
Immigrant LPRs remain above that of Americans but, unlike the case in good times, this factoid reflects an immigrant labor force that is contracting about five times faster than that of native-born Americans, rather than increased confidence in the job market.
Of course, a continued V-shaped recovery depends on some big “ifs.” The latest survey was completed in mid-June, before coronavirus cases began to spike in Arizona, Florida, and several other states.
Nevertheless, President Trump rightly called the report “spectacular” in a news conference shortly after the BLS numbers were released. “We’re in a very deep hole, and we just set ourselves back again.” [U.S. Added Nearly 5 Million Jobs in June, NYT, July 2, 2020 ]
But the benefits of that “spectacular” comeback will go to immigrants from everywhere in the world, as in the rebound from the 2008 Great Recession, unless they are channeled to American workers via an immigration moratorium NOW.
In normal times about 300,000 working-age immigrants leave the country voluntarily. With immigrant job loses high in the pandemic, this number is undoubtedly larger today—but as economic recovery takes hold, they will try to return. This presents Donald Trump with a great opportunity: he can lock in the recovery’s benefits for the American worker—and stem recent immigration’s damage to the GOP—if he acts on his instincts and imposes a permanent immigration moratorium.
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants


vdare--2020-07-06--American Carnage: Blacks Killing Blacks In Large Numbers

NEW : Every single person who has been shot in New York City this July , nearly 100 in total , has been a member of the minority community and 97 % of shooting victims in June were members of the city ’ s minority communities , the NYPD says .
Winter of NBC News goes on : Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael Lipetri told reporters today , “ all murder victims in June were of the minority community.
” The city ’ s spike in crime is now a bonafide trend , homicides are up 27 % year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher than they were 5 years ago .
There ’ s been a 204 % increase in shooting victims over the past 28 days compared to last year with 717 shooting victims on the year .
50 % of the shootings have taken place in just 10 precincts , “ those communities are being overrun by a small percentage of gang members who have little regard for their own life and no regard for their community ” , Chief Lipetri says .
The bloodshed isn ’ t limited to New York City .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has cratered with a homicide rate that has risen 34 % this year compared to last , for a total of 324 deaths .
Over the last 28 days compared to last year over the same period homicides rose 83 % .
Philadelphia ’ s homicide rate has risen up 27 % with 210 killings in total ( more than NYC ) , a rate not seen in over 10 years .

NEW: Every single person who has been shot in New York City this July, nearly 100 in total, has been a member of the minority community and 97% of shooting victims in June were members of the city’s minority communities, the NYPD says.
Winter of NBC News goes on:
Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael Lipetri told reporters today, “all murder victims in June were of the minority community.”
The city’s spike in crime is now a bonafide trend, homicides are up 27% year to date and are running 11.3% higher than they were 5 years ago.
There’s been a 204% increase in shooting victims over the past 28 days compared to last year with 717 shooting victims on the year.
50% of the shootings have taken place in just 10 precincts, “those communities are being overrun by a small percentage of gang members who have little regard for their own life and no regard for their community”, Chief Lipetri says.
The bloodshed isn’t limited to New York City.
Chicago’s recent crime fighting success has cratered with a homicide rate that has risen 34% this year compared to last, for a total of 324 deaths. Over the last 28 days compared to last year over the same period homicides rose 83%.
Philadelphia’s homicide rate has risen up 27% with 210 killings in total (more than NYC), a rate not seen in over 10 years.


vdare--2020-07-06--Which Brands Do Looters Go for? Not Fjällräven!

Steve commenter Clifford Brown reminisces about the recent looting of high end shops in Soho in Lower Manhattan : Fjällräven @ @ @ @ @ .
Their backpacks have become ubiquitous in recent years .
I am a fan of @ @ @ @ @ decidedly unfashionable , but also virtually indestructible .
When I watched the livestream of the @ @ @ @ @ took solace in the fact that the mob would not touch the Fjällräven store .
@ @ @ @ @ of the store and it turns out that the looters did in fact break into @ @ @ @ @ did not take anything !
Turns out utilitarian high end Scandinavian hiking gear does not @ @ @ @ @ .
Who could have guessed ?
I joked with the staff of the store that @ @ @ @ @ not that into hiking .
The staff being PC automatons brains froze and said “ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know if they like to hike or not .
”

iSteve commenter Clifford Brown reminisces about the recent looting of high end shops in Soho in Lower Manhattan:
Fjällräven is a Scandinavian hiking brand. Their backpacks have become ubiquitous in recent years. I am a fan of their hiking pants which are decidedly unfashionable, but also virtually indestructible. When I watched the livestream of the looting of Soho, I took solace in the fact that the mob would not touch the Fjällräven store.
I spoke with the manager of the store and it turns out that the looters did in fact break into the store, but basically did not take anything! Turns out utilitarian high end Scandinavian hiking gear does not appeal to the looter demographic. Who could have guessed?
I joked with the staff of the store that there the looters were likely not that into hiking. The staff being PC automatons brains froze and said “Well, we really don’t know if they like to hike or not.”
What a world.


vdare--2020-07-06--New York Finally Cracks Down on the Real Criminal: White Female Harassment Victim Amy Cooper

As you ’ ll recall this was the hugest story in America in the last days BGF : Before George Floyd .
A financial genius would have read the tea leaves and instantly dumped urban real estate from his portfolio .
From the New York Times news section : Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper asked her to keep her dog on a leash in Central Park .
A white woman who called the police and falsely accused a Black man of threatening her life Falsely ?
The gay black male Karen made a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the white woman : “ Listen , if you are going to do what you want , I am going to do what I want , but you won ’ t like it.
” Knowing that he is a gay birdwatcher with an expensive education , we can now say for sure that he wasn ’ t a rapist-murderer on the prowl for women in Central Park ’ s woods .
But how was the woman he was threatening supposed to know that ?
after he asked her to put her dog on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal charge , the Manhattan district attorney said on Monday .
Amy Cooper , the woman in the park encounter — which was recorded on video , touching off intense discussions about false police reports made by white people about Black people — will be charged with filing a false report , a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail .
“ Today our office initiated a prosecution of Amy Cooper for falsely reporting an incident in the third degree , ” Cyrus R. Vance Jr. , the district attorney , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable.
” The episode occurred on Memorial Day .
Ms. Cooper , who had been walking with her dog , encountered Christian Cooper , an avid bird watcher , in the Ramble , a semi-wild part of the park where dogs must be leashed .
Mr. Cooper asked Ms. Cooper , who is not related to him , to leash her dog , he said .
When she refused , he said , he tried to lure the dog with treats in hopes of compelling her to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretty weird .
The black Cooper ’ s behavior carrying around dog treats to do something or other to other people ’ s dogs reminds me of Tom Lehrer ’ s song Poisoning Pigeons in the Park .

As you’ll recall this was the hugest story in America in the last days BGF: Before George Floyd. A financial genius would have read the tea leaves and instantly dumped urban real estate from his portfolio.
From the New York Times news section:
Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird Watcher Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper asked her to keep her dog on a leash in Central Park. By Jan Ransom, July 6, 2020 A white woman who called the police and falsely accused a Black man of threatening her life
Falsely? The gay black male Karen made a bizarre and not surprisingly frightening threat against the white woman: “Listen, if you are going to do what you want, I am going to do what I want, but you won’t like it.”
Knowing that he is a gay birdwatcher with an expensive education, we can now say for sure that he wasn’t a rapist-murderer on the prowl for women in Central Park’s woods. But how was the woman he was threatening supposed to know that?
after he asked her to put her dog on a leash in Central Park faces a criminal charge, the Manhattan district attorney said on Monday. Amy Cooper, the woman in the park encounter — which was recorded on video, touching off intense discussions about false police reports made by white people about Black people — will be charged with filing a false report, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. “Today our office initiated a prosecution of Amy Cooper for falsely reporting an incident in the third degree,” Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the district attorney, said. “We are strongly committed to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable.” The episode occurred on Memorial Day. Ms. Cooper, who had been walking with her dog, encountered Christian Cooper, an avid bird watcher, in the Ramble, a semi-wild part of the park where dogs must be leashed. Mr. Cooper asked Ms. Cooper, who is not related to him, to leash her dog, he said. When she refused, he said, he tried to lure the dog with treats in hopes of compelling her to restrain her pet.
That’s pretty weird. The black Cooper’s behavior carrying around dog treats to do something or other to other people’s dogs reminds me of Tom Lehrer’s song Poisoning Pigeons in the Park.


vdare--2020-07-06--8-Year-Old Black Girl Killed in Atlanta By Black Lives Matter Gunmen

iSteve commenter J. Ross explains what happened in Atlanta over the weekend : But speaking of racial atrocities , BLM @ @ @ @ @ old black girl and now the mayor of Atlanta wants them gone .
–BLM did @ @ @ @ @ –black family car attempts to travel on a public thoroughfare and is attacked by anti-police @ @ @ @ @ gets through –BLM decides to shoot at it with firearms –CNN hasn ’ t gotten @ @ @ @ @ , y ’ see , there ’ s this , uh , birdwatcher , this @ @ @ @

iSteve commenter J. Ross explains what happened in Atlanta over the weekend:
But speaking of racial atrocities, BLM have killed an eight year old black girl and now the mayor of Atlanta wants them gone.
–BLM did their standard illegal roadblock thing
–black family car attempts to travel on a public thoroughfare and is attacked by anti-police pro-black idiots
–black family car gets through
–BLM decides to shoot at it with firearms
–CNN hasn’t gotten to it yet, but, y’see, there’s this, uh, birdwatcher, this really important birdwatcher …