vdare--2020-09-05--Take That, Trump: A Study Finds That Peaceful Protesters Have Rioted Fewer Than 617 Times in Not Qui

Take That, Trump: A Study Finds That Peaceful Protesters Have Rioted Fewer Than 617 Times in Not Quite 220 Cities!

A three-person leftist think tank has proved that the Peaceful Protests have been overwhelmingly Peaceful ( except for the approximately 600 riots in the more than 200 cities that they have recorded ) .
Report finds that 93 % of Black Lives Matter protests in the US were peaceful A report produced by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project ( ACLED ) found that of the 7,750 protests linked to the Black Lives Matter movement that took place in the US between May 26 through August 22 , only 220 were not peaceful .
The report further states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the upheaval was “ largely confined to specific blocks , rather than dispersed throughout the city.
” I ’ m reminded of the scene in Mars Attacks !
where the President encourages the public to look on the bright side of the Martians ray-gunning a joint session of Congress : Update : iSteve commenter res points out that Twitter.com ’ s assertion that the report say that “ only 220 were not peaceful ” is not true .
What the reports says is that there were riots in fewer than 220 different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many of these not quite 220 cities have suffered multiple riots , such as Portland .
Here ’ s some background from this leftist organization ’ s report : Blue dots represent protests , orange dots represent protests that were riots .
The bigger the blue dot the more the number of protests , the bigger the orange dot the more the number of violent protests .
For example , Portland has had a huge number of riots .
And , as you can see by comparing the size of the orange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( protest ) , virtually every demonstration in Portland has been violent .
Also , keep in mind that the dates mapped are just up through August 22 , which was two days before the Jacob Blake riots started .
Between 26 May , the day after Floyd ’ s death , and 22 August , ACLED records over 7,750 demonstrations linked to the BLM movement across more than 2,440 locations in all 50 states and Washington , DC .
… An Overwhelmingly Peaceful Movement The vast majority of demonstration events associated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ map below ) .
In more than 93 % of all demonstrations connected to the movement , demonstrators have not engaged in violence or destructive activity .
Peaceful protests are reported in over 2,400 distinct locations around the country .
Violent demonstrations , meanwhile , have been limited to fewer than 220 locations — under 10 % of the areas that experienced peaceful protests .
So , America has had far more than 220 riots this summer ( there have been approaching half that many in Portland alone ) .
What this leftist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 220 different locations around the country .
If we knew the average number of riots per location we could calculate the total number of riots , which might be approaching four figures .
The leftist group ’ s report doesn ’ t mention the total number of riots , but when I go into their underlying data I see them listing 617 riots from May 25 thru August 29 , the vast majority involving BLM , Antifa or other leftist groups .
Please note , though , that not every single one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media-proclaimed “ racial reckoning.
” For example , there was an Armenians vs. Azerbaijanis donnybrook that broke out at a protest in Los Angeles on July 21st .
But the vast majority of the 617 riots ( so far ) of the Summer of George have been BLM-related .
So , let ’ s call it approaching 600 separate riots by the Peaceful Protesters in nearly 220 locations .

A three-person leftist think tank has proved that the Peaceful Protests have been overwhelmingly Peaceful (except for the approximately 600 riots in the more than 200 cities that they have recorded).
Corporate Twitter.com is pushing this story:
Report finds that 93% of Black Lives Matter protests in the US were peaceful A report produced by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) found that of the 7,750 protests linked to the Black Lives Matter movement that took place in the US between May 26 through August 22, only 220 were not peaceful. The report further states that for those considered “violent,” the upheaval was “largely confined to specific blocks, rather than dispersed throughout the city.”
I’m reminded of the scene in Mars Attacks! where the President encourages the public to look on the bright side of the Martians ray-gunning a joint session of Congress:
Update: iSteve commenter res points out that Twitter.com’s assertion that the report says that “only 220 were not peaceful” is not true. What the report says is that there were riots in fewer than 220 different locations around the country. Of course, many of these not quite 220 cities have suffered multiple riots, such as Portland.
Here’s some background from this leftist organization’s report:
Blue dots represent protests, orange dots represent protests that were riots. The bigger the blue dot the more the number of protests, the bigger the orange dot the more the number of violent protests. For example, Portland has had a huge number of riots. And, as you can see by comparing the size of the orange dot (riot) to blue ring (protest), virtually every demonstration in Portland has been violent.
Also, keep in mind that the dates mapped are just up through August 22, which was two days before the Jacob Blake riots started.
From the report:
Between 26 May, the day after Floyd’s death, and 22 August, ACLED records over 7,750 demonstrations linked to the BLM movement across more than 2,440 locations in all 50 states and Washington, DC.
…
An Overwhelmingly Peaceful Movement The vast majority of demonstration events associated with the BLM movement are non-violent (see map below). In more than 93% of all demonstrations connected to the movement, demonstrators have not engaged in violence or destructive activity. Peaceful protests are reported in over 2,400 distinct locations around the country. Violent demonstrations, meanwhile, have been limited to fewer than 220 locations — under 10% of the areas that experienced peaceful
protests.
So, America has had far more than 220 riots this summer (there have been approaching half that many in Portland alone). What this leftist group found were violent demonstrations in nearly 220 different locations around the country. If we knew the average number of riots per location we could calculate the total number of riots, which might be approaching four figures.
The leftist group’s report doesn’t mention the total number of riots, but when I go into their underlying data I see them listing 617 riots from May 25 thru August 29, the vast majority involving BLM, Antifa or other leftist groups.
Please note, though, that not every single one of these 617 riots was related to the media-proclaimed “racial reckoning.” For example, there was an Armenians vs. Azerbaijanis donnybrook that broke out at a protest in Los Angeles on July 21st. But the vast majority of the 617 riots (so far) of the Summer of George have been BLM-related.
So, let’s call it approaching 600 separate riots by the Peaceful Protesters in nearly 220 locations.
Is about 600 riots a lot?
Yes.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-09-05--Trump Bans Federal Diversity Training on White Privilege

A memo from the Office of Management and Budget : September 4 , 2020 M-20-34 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM : Russell Vought Director SUBJECT : Training in the Federal Government It has come to the President ’ s attention that Executive Branch agencies have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to date “ training ” government workers to believe divisive , antiAmerican propaganda .
For example , according to press reports , employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that “ virtually all White people contribute to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say that they “ benefit from racism.
” According to press reports , in some cases these training have further claimed that there is racism embedded in the belief that America is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job .
These types of “ trainings ” not only run counter to the fundamental beliefs for which our Nation has stood since its inception , but they also engender division and resentment within the Federal workforce .
We can be proud that as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all races , ethnicities , and religions .
We can be proud that Americans from all over the country seek to join our workforce and dedicate themselves to public service .
We can be proud of our continued efforts to welcome all individuals who seek to serve their fellow Americans as Federal employees .
However , we can not accept our employees receiving training that seeks to undercut our core values as Americans and drive division within our workforce .
The President has directed me to ensure that Federal agencies cease and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these divisive , un-American propaganda training sessions .
Accordingly , to that end , the Office of Management and Budget will shortly issue more detailed guidance on implementing the President ’ s directive .
In the meantime , all agencies are directed to begin to identify all contracts or other agency spending related to any training on “ critical race theory/9 “ white privilege , ” or any other training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either ( 1 ) that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnicity is inherently racist or evil .
In addition , all agencies should begin to identify all available avenues within the law to cancel any such contracts and/or to divert Federal dollars away from these unAmerican propaganda training sessions .

A memo from the Office of Management and Budget:
September 4, 2020
M-20-34
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM: Russell Vought
Director
SUBJECT: Training in the Federal Government
It has come to the President’s attention that Executive Branch agencies have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to date “training” government workers to believe divisive, antiAmerican propaganda.
For example, according to press reports, employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that “virtually all White people contribute to racism” or where they are required to say that they “benefit from racism.” According to press reports, in some cases these training have further claimed that there is racism embedded in the belief that America is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job.
These types of “trainings” not only run counter to the fundamental beliefs for which our Nation has stood since its inception, but they also engender division and resentment within the Federal workforce. We can be proud that as an employer, the Federal government has employees of all races, ethnicities, and religions. We can be proud that Americans from all over the country seek to join our workforce and dedicate themselves to public service. We can be proud of our continued efforts to welcome all individuals who seek to serve their fellow Americans as Federal employees. However, we cannot accept our employees receiving training that seeks to undercut our core values as Americans and drive division within our workforce.
The President has directed me to ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions. Accordingly, to that end, the Office of Management and Budget will shortly issue more detailed guidance on implementing the President’s directive. In the meantime, all agencies are directed to begin to identify all contracts or other agency spending related to any training on “critical race theory/9 “white privilege,” or any other training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either (1) that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country or (2) that any race or ethnicity is inherently racist or evil. In addition, all agencies should begin to identify all available avenues within the law to cancel any such contracts and/or to divert Federal dollars away from these unAmerican propaganda training sessions.


vdare--2020-09-06--Labor Day 2020: Riots--But, Because Of Trump, The Immigrant Workforce Population IS Falling

Above , a screenshot of Trump campaigning in West Virginia , 2016 It is now almost twenty years that I ’ ve been writing Labor Day columns for VDARE.com .
My first , at the bottom of the list below , is titled Happy ( Fairly Priced ) Labor Day !
That gets to the point of Labor Day : it ’ s about the American worker , the man the American Federation of Labor founder Samuel Gompers ( an immigrant himself from England ) wanted to protect from cheap foreign labor .
A more recent one was titled Happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Economic Policy Institute .
That later article was a general critique of the EPI ’ s “ economistic ” approach to labor importation , with no thought of the rights of specifically American workers .
EPI had written : Brazilian Protests : Could They Happen Here ?
June 24 , 2013 .
I replied : “ Well , the answer to that is : it ’ s much more likely that the United States will suffer riots of the kind that rocked Brazil in June if it keeps importing the kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” I ’ m no longer able to wish the US a “ Riot-Free Labor Day.
” But in 2020 , the problem isn ’ t mass Latin American immigration .
The recent riots are the result of the previous importation , between 1619 and 1807 of the ultimate in cheap labor—African slaves .
Slavery was and is an African custom which should never have been imported to the US .
The reason for this importation , back in the day , is that Africa was ( and is ) the only place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-Revolutionary planters could have found English or Scots immigrants to do the work—like the modern day US Chamber of Commerce , they just didn ’ t want to pay them .
At the moment , American workers , especially those with what I may call “ real jobs ” —i.e .
not sitting at a computer , like me , but moving , building , fixing , or actually doing something—are suffering from the lockdown .
It ’ s been going on for quite a while : an earlier , non-Labor Day column @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Resurrection Of America Will Come ” five solid months ago .
However , there is one bright side—immigrants are by and large not taking the jobs that are left…and there are fewer of them to take American jobs .
Here are the headlines of Edwin S. Rubenstein ’ s National Data columns for the last six months showing that : • NATIONAL DATA : Immigrant Workforce Population Falls For ELEVENTH STRAIGHT MONTH .
But Displacement Rises—Immigration Moratorium Must Be Made Permanent • NATIONAL DATA : Covid Crash Flushes Out Immigrants , Gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With Immigration Moratorium • NATIONAL DATA : April Jobs Data Show Pandemic Has Stalled , Reversed , American Displacement , Dispossession .
But Immigration Moratorium Vital To Secure Rebound ’ s Gains • National Data : Pre-Corona , Immigrant Population DOWN For SIXTH Straight Month—But Wage Growth Slowed , Displacement Up What this means is that Trump ’ s election mattered a lot .
And his re-election is likely to matter more .
Trump is the only candidate of either party to appeal to American workers against the plutocrats and the immigrants coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 2012 Labor Day columns were headed No Jobs For Labor Day In Obama 's America and No Jobs For Labor Day In ROMNEY 'S America , Either ?
I don ’ t know what my headline will be in 2021 .
But I hope for the American worker ’ s sake that it reads “ In Trump ’ s America ” rather than “ In Biden ’ s America ” .
Happy Labor Day to all our readers , especially those lucky enough to have a job to take the day off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labor Day , Remember That Immigration Enforcement Is About Jobs For Americans • September 2 , 2018—Labor Day In Trump 's America : `` Labor Shortage '' Means Higher Wages—Which Was Why Trump Was Elected • September 3 , 2017—On Labor Day , Good News For American Workers In Trump ’ s America—But Look Out For “ DREAMers ” !
• September 5 , 2016—Labor Day 2016 : More Automation , More Foreign Workers , Fewer Jobs for Americans • September 3 , 2016—Happy Labor Day from VDARE.com–A Celebration Of The AMERICAN Worker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Immigration—Two Ways Of Looking At It • August 31 , 2014—Rick Santorum , Labor Day , And The Workers Who Would Vote Republican If They Thought The GOP Was On Their Side • None September 2 , 2013—Happy Riot-Free Labor Day !
—No Thanks To The Economic Policy Institute • September 3 , 2012—No Jobs For Labor Day In ROMNEY 'S America , Either ?
• September 6 , 2009—Message On Labor Day : Working America Needs An Immigration Moratorium .
• September 5 , 2009—Labor Day Motto : Moratorium Now !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2008—Labor Day In Mississippi—Job Openings For Americans After Raids • September 2 , 2007—The Fulford File Labor Day Lament : Where Have You Gone , Samuel Gompers , Dennis Kearney , Cesar Chavez , A. Philip Randolph ?
• August 31 , 2007—For Labor Day , Good News From The Lodi , CA .
Vineyards—Plenty of Workers ( and Machines ) For This Year 's Grape Harvest • September 4 , 2006—Labor Day through the Looking Glass • September 2 , 2005—View From Lodi , CA : Labor Day—As the Rich Get @ @

Above, a gif of Trump campaigning in West Virginia, 2016
It is now almost twenty years that I’ve been writing Labor Day columns for VDARE.com. My first, at the bottom of the list below, is titled Happy (Fairly Priced) Labor Day! That gets to the point of Labor Day: It’s about the American worker, the man the American Federation of Labor founder Samuel Gompers (an immigrant himself from England) wanted to protect from cheap foreign labor. A more recent one was titled Happy Riot-Free Labor Day!—No Thanks To The Economic Policy Institute.
That later article was a general critique of the EPI’s “economistic” approach to labor importation, with no thought of the rights of specifically American workers.
EPI had written: Brazilian Protests: Could They Happen Here? June 24, 2013. I replied: “Well, the answer to that is: It’s much more likely that the United States will suffer riots of the kind that rocked Brazil in June if it keeps importing the kind of people who do that kind of rioting.”
I’m no longer able to wish the US a “Riot-Free Labor Day.” But in 2020, the problem isn’t mass Latin American immigration. The recent riots are the result of the previous importation, between 1619 and 1807 of the ultimate in cheap labor—African slaves.
Slavery was and is an African custom which should never have been imported to the US. The reason for this importation, back in the day, is that Africa was (and is) the only place that people were for sale. But pre-Revolutionary planters could have found English or Scots immigrants to do the work—like the modern day US Chamber of Commerce, they just didn’t want to pay them.
At the moment, American workers, especially those with what I may call “real jobs”—i.e., not sitting at a computer, like me, but moving, building, fixing, or actually doing something—are suffering from the lockdown. It’s been going on for quite a while: An earlier, non-Labor Day column was headed “Easter During Coronavirus: The Resurrection Of America Will Come” five solid months ago.
However, there is one bright side—immigrants are by and large not taking the jobs that are left…and there are fewer of them to take American jobs.
Here are the headlines of Edwin S. Rubenstein’s National Data columns for the last six months showing that:
(Ed is updating tomorrow—it’s dramatic; watch this space!)
What this means is that Trump’s election mattered a lot. And his re-election is likely to matter more.
Trump is the only candidate of either party to appeal to American workers against the plutocrats and the immigrants coming to take their jobs. My 2011 and 2012 Labor Day columns were headed No Jobs For Labor Day In Obama's America and No Jobs For Labor Day In ROMNEY'S America, Either?
I don’t know what my headline will be in 2021. But I hope for the American worker’s sake that it reads “In Trump’s America” rather than “In Biden’s America”.
Happy Labor Day to all our readers, especially those lucky enough to have a job to take the day off from!
Previous Labor Day coverage, back to 2001.


vdare--2020-09-06--WSJ: Being a Ski Bum Is a Job Americans Just Won't Do

Earlier on the `` J-1 '' Visa : Immigrant Lifeguard Shortage Leaves Water Rotting In The Pools !
and A Reader Wants To Know Why A Hotel In Texas Has HUNGARIAN Cleaning Staff ; The Answer Is Probably Abuse Of The Student Visa Business Recovery Hampered for Some by Foreign-Worker Visa Bans Ski resorts see trouble ahead after struggling to fill summer amusement park jobs By Justin Baer and Michelle Hackman Sept. 6 , 2020 8:00 am ET GATLINBURG , Tenn.—Jerry Huskey , a senior staff member at Ober Gatlinburg , spent his summer struggling to hire enough staff to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dreading the same challenge as the winter ski season approaches .
Lockdowns and travel restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic created one set of hiring hurdles this year ; Washington created others .
In June , President Trump banned several work-based visa types through the end of the year , including the J-1 and H-2B programs for seasonal foreign workers , with the aim of safeguarding any open jobs for Americans .
Recruiting those U.S. workers , however , proved difficult this summer because the seasonal jobs aren ’ t permanent , affordable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in some locations , there simply aren ’ t enough workers available , business leaders say .
The enhanced unemployment benefits approved by Congress and the White House this summer also meant American workers could make more money staying at home rather than taking a temporary job .
… Ober Gatlinburg started hiring J-1 workers in 1995 , when the business brought in about 15 foreign employees .
That number has swelled to as many as 120 in the summer and more than 150 during most winter months .
Along the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary staff .
This year , though , Mr. Huskey could obtain only 25 J-1-visa workers for the summer .
As for the looming winter season , the business hasn ’ t lined up any foreign workers yet .
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce , along with several other employers and organizations , have filed legal challenges to Mr. Trump ’ s visa ban , arguing that the president issued the order without evidence that foreign workers actually displace Americans , and that he doesn ’ t hold the power to single-handedly erase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Washington on Friday night partially upheld the ban , including on J-1 and H-2B workers , though a different court is set to reach a preliminary decision in a separate suit against the ban within a few weeks .

Earlier on the "J-1" Visa: Immigrant Lifeguard Shortage Leaves Water Rotting In The Pools! and A Reader Wants To Know Why A Hotel In Texas Has HUNGARIAN Cleaning Staff; The Answer Is Probably Abuse Of The Student Visa
From the Wall Street Journal news section:
Business Recovery Hampered for Some by Foreign-Worker Visa Bans
Ski resorts see trouble ahead after struggling to fill summer amusement park jobs
By Justin Baer and Michelle Hackman
Sept. 6, 2020 8:00 am ET
GATLINBURG, Tenn.—Jerry Huskey, a senior staff member at Ober Gatlinburg, spent his summer struggling to hire enough staff to operate its amusement park and he is dreading the same challenge as the winter ski season approaches.
Lockdowns and travel restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic created one set of hiring hurdles this year; Washington created others. In June, President Trump banned several work-based visa types through the end of the year, including the J-1 and H-2B programs for seasonal foreign workers, with the aim of safeguarding any open jobs for Americans.
Recruiting those U.S. workers, however, proved difficult this summer because the seasonal jobs aren’t permanent, affordable housing is hard to find, and, in some locations, there simply aren’t enough workers available, business leaders say.
The enhanced unemployment benefits approved by Congress and the White House this summer also meant American workers could make more money staying at home rather than taking a temporary job.
… Ober Gatlinburg started hiring J-1 workers in 1995, when the business brought in about 15 foreign employees. That number has swelled to as many as 120 in the summer and more than 150 during most winter months. Along the way, Ober Gatlinburg created housing for its temporary staff. This year, though, Mr. Huskey could obtain only 25 J-1-visa workers for the summer. As for the looming winter season, the business hasn’t lined up any foreign workers yet.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with several other employers and organizations, have filed legal challenges to Mr. Trump’s visa ban, arguing that the president issued the order without evidence that foreign workers actually displace Americans, and that he doesn’t hold the power to single-handedly erase entire visa categories.
A federal court in Washington on Friday night partially upheld the ban, including on J-1 and H-2B workers, though a different court is set to reach a preliminary decision in a separate suit against the ban within a few weeks.


vdare--2020-09-06--Life Imitates Radio Derb: Professor Suspended For Chinese Word "Nega"

It is a fact well-known to the more advanced , sophisticated observers of cultural trends that if you want to be ahead of the curve on such matters , there is no better news source than Radio Derb .
Almost six years ahead in this case .
Here I was in December 2014 , at 41m15s on the audio file ( hosted at that time by Taki 's Magazine ) : I was sitting around with some Chinese people the other day .
They were talking Chinese .
Now in spoken Chinese there 's a very common word : nei-ge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Suppose for example in English you were talking about some guy whose name you just could n't remember .
You 're saying : `` That guy , you know , that … that … that … what's-his-name … '' In Chinese , `` that … that … that … '' comes out as `` nei-ge … nei-ge … nei-ge … '' You see the problem .
It occurred to me to wonder whether they knew how this sounds to American ears , so I asked them .
Yes , they know .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so they have a right to speak it among themselves .
I just looked up the Chinese word for `` niggardly '' : 吝嗇的 … just in case you ever need it .
Now you are primed to read this story from today 's news :

It is a fact well known to the more advanced, sophisticated observers of cultural trends that if you want to be ahead of the curve on such matters, there is no better news source than Radio Derb.
Almost six years ahead in this case. Here I was in December 2014, at 41m15s on the audio file (hosted at that time by Taki's Magazine):
I was sitting around with some Chinese people the other day. They were talking Chinese. Now in spoken Chinese there's a very common word: nei-ge, literally "that one." Suppose for example in English you were talking about some guy whose name you just couldn't remember. You're saying: "That guy, you know, that … that … that … what's-his-name …" In Chinese, "that … that … that …" comes out as "nei-ge … nei-ge … nei-ge …" You see the problem. It occurred to me to wonder whether they knew how this sounds to American ears, so I asked them. Yes, they know. They figure it's their language, though, so they have a right to speak it among themselves. I just looked up the Chinese word for "niggardly": 吝嗇的 … just in case you ever need it.
Now you are primed to read this story from today's news:
A communications professor at the University of Southern California has been reassigned after using a common Chinese filler word during a lecture, which black students complained sounded like a racial slur in English. During a recent online lecture at the USC Marshall School of Business, Professor Greg Patton was explaining that Mandarin Chinese uses “that” the same way Americans use “like” or “um,” as filler. The word in Mandarin is “nega,” and Patton’s lecture prompted someone to complain that it sounded too much like an English derogatory term for people of African descent [That's racist: California professor suspended, students offered emotional 'support' to remedy 'harmful impact' of CHINESE word by Andrew Kelly; RT.com, September 4th 2020].


vdare--2020-09-06--From Derb's Email Bag: Lee-Enfield, Fogged Glasses, And Phonetic Drift

Just a few on my August Diary .
( 1 ) My Lee-Enfield .
Several readers emailed in to congratulate me on that fine old Lee-Enfield rifle shown there .
Alas , that 's not my rifle .
I did n't include a picture when I sent in the Diary to VDARE.com .
The editors took a stock picture from the internet — I think the one from the Wikipedia entry for `` Lee-Enfield . ''
It 's my fault , not theirs .
That 's what editors routinely do when a writer is too damn lazy to supply a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here is a picture of my Lee-Enfield .
It 's a 1945 No .
1 Mk III from the Lithgow ( Australia ) works ; the VDARE/Wikipedia picture shows a 1903 Mk I .
To point out just one of the differences , my gun does n't have a piling swivel .
A what ?
There is a very great deal to say about the piling swivel .
Your entry point to this trove of perfectly useless knowledge is my reading of Henry Reed 's WW2 poem `` The Naming of Parts '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Henry Reed website .
After reading all that you will know everything there is to know about the piling swivel , which in my case I have not got .
My personal interest in the Lee-Enfield goes back to my early teens , as described here .
Being the same age as her* owner , this one I now have gets plenty of TLC , including regular rub-downs of the wooden parts with linseed oil .
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rifles are female .
So at any rate says Kipling : See the 10th stanza here .
DIY YouTuber Robb offers ten , count 'em ten , different solutions , mechanical and chemical , in a nine-minute video here .
Thanks , Robb .
( 3 ) Jack-Jacques .
I blundered when comparing Isaiah-Isaias to Jack-Jacques .
As a reader pointed out : Quite right .
I knew this but was writing faster than I was thinking .
I knew it because many years ago I found myself wondering how `` Yaakov '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Short answer : the kind of phonetic drift that 's always happening in languages across the centuries .
That concluding `` v '' in `` Yaakov '' is a labio-dental sound ( made using top teeth and bottom lip ) .
It easily drifted into a bilabial `` b , '' which is a bit easier to make ; and that just as easily drifted to the bilabial nasal sound `` m '' .
Meanwhile the name had acquired a closing `` s '' from having passed through Latin as `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the `` b '' morphed into `` m , '' the `` k '' sound got lost altogether .
I have only ever once in my life been called `` Jack . ''
I was working construction in a college summer vacation , on a crew mostly made up of guys from the West of Ireland .
Without any suggestion or prompting on my part , they all called me `` Jack . ''
My maternal grandfather , however , was called `` Jack '' by everyone except his wife , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Henry .

Just a few on my August Diary.
(1) My Lee-Enfield. Several readers emailed in to congratulate me on that fine old Lee-Enfield rifle shown there.
Alas, that's not my rifle. I didn't include a picture when I sent in the Diary to VDARE.com. The editors took a stock picture from the internet — I think the one from the Wikipedia entry for "Lee-Enfield." It's my fault, not theirs. That's what editors routinely do when a writer is too damn lazy to supply a picture.
To correct the record, here is a picture of my Lee-Enfield.
It's a 1945 No. 1 Mk III from the Lithgow (Australia) works; the VDARE/Wikipedia picture shows a 1903 Mk I. To point out just one of the differences, my gun doesn't have a piling swivel.
A what? There is a very great deal to say about the piling swivel. Your entry point to this trove of perfectly useless knowledge is my reading of Henry Reed's WW2 poem "The Naming of Parts" and the link you'll see there to the Henry Reed website.
After reading all that you will know everything there is to know about the piling swivel, which in my case I have not got.
My personal interest in the Lee-Enfield goes back to my early teens, as described here. Being the same age as her* owner, this one I now have gets plenty of TLC, including regular rub-downs of the wooden parts with linseed oil.
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*Yes, rifles are female. So at any rate says Kipling: See the 10th stanza here.
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(2) Masks causing fogged-up glasses. I whined about this.
DIY YouTuber Robb offers ten, count 'em ten, different solutions, mechanical and chemical, in a nine-minute video here. Thanks, Robb.
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(3) Jack-Jacques. I blundered when comparing Isaiah-Isaias to Jack-Jacques. As a reader pointed out:
"Jack" is usually a diminutive of "John," while "Jacques," like "James," is derived, thanks to the way our mouths work, from "Jacob." (English diminutive, "Jake.") "Jack" is sometimes used for other names as well, including "Jacques," but "John" is the Hebrew "Yohanan" and "Jacob" is the Hebrew "Yaakov" — two completely different names.
Quite right. I knew this but was writing faster than I was thinking. I knew it because many years ago I found myself wondering how "Yaakov" had ever ended up as "James." Short answer: the kind of phonetic drift that's always happening in languages across the centuries.
That concluding "v" in "Yaakov" is a labio-dental sound (made using top teeth and bottom lip). It easily drifted into a bilabial "b," which is a bit easier to make; and that just as easily drifted to the bilabial nasal sound "m".
Meanwhile the name had acquired a closing "s" from having passed through Latin as "Jacobus." Somewhere there, about when the "b" morphed into "m," the "k" sound got lost altogether.
I have only ever once in my life been called "Jack." I was working construction in a college summer vacation, on a crew mostly made up of guys from the West of Ireland. Without any suggestion or prompting on my part, they all called me "Jack."
My maternal grandfather, however, was called "Jack" by everyone except his wife, who addressed him by his birth names: John Henry.
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vdare--2020-09-06--How the Portland Riots Are Spun as Peaceful Protests

If you only follow the Portland riots online , you can see a lot of footage like this : Graphic : # Antifa rioters throw a Molotov cocktail in direction of police in SE Portland .
It lands next to people , setting one on fire .
Video by @ TaylerUSA .
# PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/NJfEURKfkC But if instead you watch non-Fox national network news , you evidently get 99 and 44/100ths Peaceful Protestors being brutalized by fascists .
How the sausage is made : ‘ You ’ re Not Allowed To Film ’ : The Fight To Control Who Reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information through purposely bottlenecked media reports , and the results are predictably distorted and dangerous .
NANCY ROMMELMANN | 9.4.2020 4:15 PM “ YOU ’ RE NOT ALLOWED TO FILM !
” is a cry you hear incessantly at protests in Portland , Oregon , always shouted at close range to your face by after-dark demonstrators .
… I can not say who came up with these anti-camera battle cries .
But it ’ s easy to understand why protesters use them : to shape the narrative the country sees about the protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimation after many weeks covering street clashes in a city where I lived for 15 years , is 90 percent bullshit .
… The IPC is an organized group in league with the activists , and it is usually their footage you see streamed online and recycled on the news : mostly innocent protestors being harassed and beaten by police .
… With the PRESS crew recording part of the story and the “ YOU ’ RE NOT ALLOWED TO FILM !
” crew harassing other journalists , the result can be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a revolution via the cellphone video they allow you to see .
The IPC and other documentarians who are deemed sympathetic to the activists ’ cause agree on certain principles .
You do not show activists ’ faces .
You only show activists in a defensive position : responding to , rather than inciting , violence .
You enhance what can appear to be police brutality , e.g.
, activists defending themselves with homemade shields , often bearing the anarchist circle-A , against police .
… Reporters seen as not sufficiently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Ten Demands for Justice , and includes most notably the abolition of the police—will be followed , be harassed , have their notes photographed and their phones blocked or stolen .
( All these things have happened to me in the last month .
A photographer friend has been repeatedly doxxed and placed on a list of “ enemies.
” ) If you forget any of these rules , you can just refer to the handy Google spreadsheet of approved journalists and suggested behavior .
The spreadsheet contains names , Twitter handles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journos who make the cut .
Note who the people on this activist-approved list are writing for .
Sergio Olmos , who made IPC ’ s list of approved journalists , is freelancing as a man on the ground for The New York Times .
…

If you only follow the Portland riots online, you can see a lot of footage like this:
Graphic: #Antifa rioters throw a Molotov cocktail in direction of police in SE Portland. It lands next to people, setting one on fire. Video by @TaylerUSA . #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/NJfEURKfkC
But if instead you watch non-Fox national network news, you evidently get 99 and 44/100ths Peaceful Protestors being brutalized by fascists.
How the sausage is made:
From Reason:
‘You’re Not Allowed To Film’: The Fight To Control Who Reports From Portland
Both sides are getting their information through purposely bottlenecked media reports, and the results are predictably distorted and dangerous.
NANCY ROMMELMANN | 9.4.2020 4:15 PM
“YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO FILM!” is a cry you hear incessantly at protests in Portland, Oregon, always shouted at close range to your face by after-dark demonstrators. …
I cannot say who came up with these anti-camera battle cries. But it’s easy to understand why protesters use them: to shape the narrative the country sees about the protests. And that narrative, in my estimation after many weeks covering street clashes in a city where I lived for 15 years, is 90 percent bullshit.
… The IPC is an organized group in league with the activists, and it is usually their footage you see streamed online and recycled on the news: mostly innocent protestors being harassed and beaten by police.
… With the PRESS crew recording part of the story and the “YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO FILM!” crew harassing other journalists, the result can be a misleading view of the protests. It’s a revolution via the cellphone video they allow you to see.
The IPC and other documentarians who are deemed sympathetic to the activists’ cause agree on certain principles. You do not show activists’ faces. You only show activists in a defensive position: responding to, rather than inciting, violence. You enhance what can appear to be police brutality, e.g., activists defending themselves with homemade shields, often bearing the anarchist circle-A, against police. …
Reporters seen as not sufficiently sympathetic to the cause—which is defined by the Ten Demands for Justice, and includes most notably the abolition of the police—will be followed, be harassed, have their notes photographed and their phones blocked or stolen. (All these things have happened to me in the last month. A photographer friend has been repeatedly doxxed and placed on a list of “enemies.”)
If you forget any of these rules, you can just refer to the handy Google spreadsheet of approved journalists and suggested behavior. The spreadsheet contains names, Twitter handles, and ways to financially support the journos who make the cut.
Note who the people on this activist-approved list are writing for. Sergio Olmos, who made IPC’s list of approved journalists, is freelancing as a man on the ground for The New York Times. …


vdare--2020-09-06--The Big One Is Up for Grabs: Chicago vs. New York City Vie for Most Shootings on Labor Day Weekend

With a bar in Long Island taking bets on whether Chicago or New York will have more shooting this weekend , NYPD is trying hard to lose the shootout .
From CBSLocalNews : NYPD To Flood Streets With Officers Labor Day Weekend To Break ‘ Tidal Wave ’ Of Summer Violence , Chief Terence Monahan Says September 3 , 2020 at 8:09 pmFiled Under : Crime , Fausto Pichardo , Gun violence , Labor Day Weekend , Local TV , Marcia Kramer , New York , NYPD , Terence Monahan NEW YORK ( CBSNewYork ) – The NYPD has drawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to flood the streets with police officers this Labor Day weekend , during a summer of escalating violence .
CBS2 ’ s Marcia Kramer reports the department is not only aiming to stop the bloodshed , but also to break up traditional end of summer parties that could spread COVID-19 .
“ This summer we have experienced a tidal wave of violence , ” said NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan , who announced plans to marshal an army of cops to try and stop the gun violence that has terrified New Yorkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , those who cause violence and endanger lives can expect to be arrested , ” said Monahan .
Central Brooklyn will get special attention .
Police said that ’ s where 26 % of last month ’ s shootings happened .
Most of it , police said , was gang related .
“ We have to be concerned of the violence that we ’ re seeing right now .
The gang violence , different crews have been attacking other crews , ” said Monahan .
“ Make sure that the retaliation shootings that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t occur.
” But , the violence is not limited to Brooklyn .
The entire city has had 708 shootings since June 1 , compared to 277 in 2019 ; and 899 victims , compared to 330 last year .
… But , in the city where anti-police protests forced Mayor Bill de Blasio to slash the police department ’ s budget , the need for more cops over the weekend is still being debated .

With a bar in Long Island taking bets on whether Chicago or New York will have more shooting this weekend, NYPD is trying hard to lose the shootout. From CBSLocalNews:
NYPD To Flood Streets With Officers Labor Day Weekend To Break ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Summer Violence, Chief Terence Monahan Says
September 3, 2020 at 8:09 pm Filed Under: Crime, Fausto Pichardo, Gun violence, Labor Day Weekend, Local TV, Marcia Kramer, New York, NYPD, Terence Monahan
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD has drawn a line in the sand – vowing to flood the streets with police officers this Labor Day weekend, during a summer of escalating violence.
CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reports the department is not only aiming to stop the bloodshed, but also to break up traditional end of summer parties that could spread COVID-19.
“This summer we have experienced a tidal wave of violence,” said NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, who announced plans to marshal an army of cops to try and stop the gun violence that has terrified New Yorkers.
“Let me be very clear, those who cause violence and endanger lives can expect to be arrested,” said Monahan.
Central Brooklyn will get special attention. Police said that’s where 26% of last month’s shootings happened. Most of it, police said, was gang related.
“We have to be concerned of the violence that we’re seeing right now. The gang violence, different crews have been attacking other crews,” said Monahan. “Make sure that the retaliation shootings that we’ve been seeing all summer don’t occur.”
But, the violence is not limited to Brooklyn.
The entire city has had 708 shootings since June 1, compared to 277 in 2019; and 899 victims, compared to 330 last year.
… But, in the city where anti-police protests forced Mayor Bill de Blasio to slash the police department’s budget, the need for more cops over the weekend is still being debated.


vdare--2020-09-06--English Establishment Desperately Trying to Cancel Allies of Darwin Like Galton and TH Huxley to Avo

English Establishment Desperately Trying to Cancel Allies of Darwin Like Galton and TH Huxley to Avoid Canceling Darwin Himself.

Natural History Museum to review potentially ‘ offensive ’ Charles Darwin collection An internal review in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests has led to an audit into some rooms and items The Natural History Museum will become the latest institution to review it ’ s collections after an audit warned its Charles Darwin exhibitions could be seen as “ offensive ” .
An internal review , sanctioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests , has led to an audit into some rooms , statues , and collected items that could potentially cause offence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ find “ problematic ” could include specimens gathered by Darwin , whose voyage to the Galapagos Island on HMS Beagle was cited by a curator as one of Britain ’ s many “ colonialist scientific expeditions ” .
Museum bosses are now desperately seeking to address what some staff believe are “ legacies of colonies , slavery and empire ” by potentially renaming , relabelling , or removing these traces in the institution .
The executive board told staff in documents seen by The Sunday Telegraph that “ in light of Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ” the museum would undertake a review of existing room names and “ whether any statues ( or collections ) or could potentially cause offence ” … .
An example of the new thinking to address perceived imperial connections to science was a paper penned by a curator and shared with staff , which claimed “ science , racism , and colonial power were inherently entwined ” .
The work further argues that “ museums were put in place to legitimise a racist ideology ” , that “ covert racism exists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and as a result collections need to be decolonised .
The executive board of the museum is understood to be “ very engaged with the many issues and questions it highlights ” .
Legacies that may fall foul of the shift in opinion might be the exotic birds of Darwin and Captain Robert Fitzroy , as their shared journey to South American was [ to ? ]
“ enable greater British control ” of the region , according to the paper shared with staff .
The great naturalist Darwin also has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hall , and a large wing named after him .
There could also be calls for specimens gathered by Sir Joseph Banks to be addressed , as the botanist sailed with Captain James Cook on the Endeavor voyage in the service of the British Empire .
…The painted ceiling contains visual depictions of plants “ like cotton , tea and tobacco ” which were “ the plants that fuelled the British Empire ’ s economy ” , according to the paper shared with staff in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Henry Huxley , known as Darwin ’ s Bulldog , could be questioned due to the scientist ’ s racial theories .
The museum holds one of the largest collections of items gathered by Carl Linnaeus , the Swedish scientist who devised the Latin naming system of different species .
He thought Africans “ indolent ” , and his naming system could be seen as erasing indigenous terms for specimens then collected and renamed by European naturalists .
The flora specimens of British Museum founding father Sir Hans Sloane , who benefited from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large part of the collection .
Historical assemblages of items like Sir Hans ’ Jamaican collection could be reviewed by the institution .
Michael Dixon , the director of the Natural History Museum , explained to staff : “ The Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated that we need to do more and act faster , so as a first step we have commenced an institution-wide review on naming and recognition.
” He added : “ We want to learn and educate ourselves , recognising that greater understanding and awareness on diversity and @ @ @ @ @

From The Telegraph:
Natural History Museum to review potentially ‘offensive’ Charles Darwin collection
An internal review in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests has led to an audit into some rooms and items
By Craig Simpson, 5 September 2020 • 7:00
The Natural History Museum will become the latest institution to review it’s [sic] collections after an audit warned its Charles Darwin exhibitions could be seen as “offensive”.
An internal review, sanctioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, has led to an audit into some rooms, statues, and collected items that could potentially cause offence.
It warns that collections which some may find “problematic” could include specimens gathered by Darwin, whose voyage to the Galapagos Island on HMS Beagle was cited by a curator as one of Britain’s many “colonialist scientific expeditions”.
Museum bosses are now desperately seeking to address what some staff believe are “legacies of colonies, slavery and empire” by potentially renaming, relabelling, or removing these traces in the institution.
The executive board told staff in documents seen by The Sunday Telegraph that “in light of Black Lives Matter and the recent anti-racist demonstrations around the world” the museum would undertake a review of existing room names and “whether any statues (or collections) or could potentially cause offence”….
An example of the new thinking to address perceived imperial connections to science was a paper penned by a curator and shared with staff, which claimed “science, racism, and colonial power were inherently entwined”.
The work further argues that “museums were put in place to legitimise a racist ideology”, that “covert racism exists in the gaps between the displays”, and as a result collections need to be decolonised.
The executive board of the museum is understood to be “very engaged with the many issues and questions it highlights”.
Legacies that may fall foul of the shift in opinion might be the exotic birds of Darwin and Captain Robert Fitzroy, as their shared journey to South American was [to?] “enable greater British control” of the region, according to the paper shared with staff.
The great naturalist Darwin also has a statue in the museum’s main hall, and a large wing named after him.
There could also be calls for specimens gathered by Sir Joseph Banks to be addressed, as the botanist sailed with Captain James Cook on the Endeavor voyage in the service of the British Empire.
…The painted ceiling contains visual depictions of plants “like cotton, tea and tobacco” which were “the plants that fuelled the British Empire’s economy”, according to the paper shared with staff in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
The presence of a statue depicting Thomas Henry Huxley, known as Darwin’s Bulldog, could be questioned due to the scientist’s racial theories.
The museum holds one of the largest collections of items gathered by Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish scientist who devised the Latin naming system of different species.
He thought Africans “indolent”, and his naming system could be seen as erasing indigenous terms for specimens then collected and renamed by European naturalists.
The flora specimens of British Museum founding father Sir Hans Sloane, who benefited from slavery in Jamaica, also form a large part of the collection.
Historical assemblages of items like Sir Hans’ Jamaican collection could be reviewed by the institution.
Michael Dixon, the director of the Natural History Museum, explained to staff: “The Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated that we need to do more and act faster, so as a first step we have commenced an institution-wide review on naming and recognition.”
He added: “We want to learn and educate ourselves, recognising that greater understanding and awareness on diversity and inclusion are essential.”


vdare--2020-09-07--Black Hedge Fund Careers Matter: Biden Admin Can Hire Wall St. Guys...If They're Not White

Black Democrats are urging Joe Biden to resist growing pressure from the left to impose an anti-Wall Street purity test on his hiring decisions if elected , warning that it threatens the party ’ s desire to boost diversity in powerful executive branch posts https : //t.co/xtzKhWOlGH The debate over whether corporate insiders should be in the mix for Cabinet positions is shaping up to be a major point of tension within the party .
Black Democrats are urging Joe Biden to resist growing pressure from the left to impose an anti-Wall Street purity test on his hiring decisions if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party ’ s desire to boost diversity in powerful executive branch posts .
Progressives have been calling on Biden to take a hard line in filling out his Cabinet , with groups such as Justice Democrats and Sunrise Movement demanding that he pledge to appoint “ zero ” current or former Wall Street executives or corporate lobbyists to his administration .
But Black Democrats on Capitol Hill and on K Street say that ’ s in direct conflict with the party ’ s overarching diversity goals and would keep many people of color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial world , from ascending to key positions long dominated by white males… .
Black business leaders that Democrats have floated for potential Biden Cabinet positions include Roger Ferguson , the CEO of financial services giant TIAA and a onetime vice chair of the Federal Reserve , as well as John Rogers and Mellody Hobson [ Mrs. George Lucas ] , the co-CEOs of Ariel Investments .

Black Democrats are urging Joe Biden to resist growing pressure from the left to impose an anti-Wall Street purity test on his hiring decisions if elected, warning that it threatens the party’s desire to boost diversity in powerful executive branch posts https://t.co/xtzKhWOlGH
From Politico:
Purity test: Democrats clash over Biden diversity goals
The debate over whether corporate insiders should be in the mix for Cabinet positions is shaping up to be a major point of tension within the party.
By ZACHARY WARMBRODT
09/07/2020 07:00 AM EDT
Black Democrats are urging Joe Biden to resist growing pressure from the left to impose an anti-Wall Street purity test on his hiring decisions if elected, warning that it threatens the party’s desire to boost diversity in powerful executive branch posts.
Progressives have been calling on Biden to take a hard line in filling out his Cabinet, with groups such as Justice Democrats and Sunrise Movement demanding that he pledge to appoint “zero” current or former Wall Street executives or corporate lobbyists to his administration.
But Black Democrats on Capitol Hill and on K Street say that’s in direct conflict with the party’s overarching diversity goals and would keep many people of color, including those with ties to the financial world, from ascending to key positions long dominated by white males….
Black business leaders that Democrats have floated for potential Biden Cabinet positions include Roger Ferguson, the CEO of financial services giant TIAA and a onetime vice chair of the Federal Reserve, as well as John Rogers and Mellody Hobson [Mrs. George Lucas], the co-CEOs of Ariel Investments.


vdare--2020-09-03--A Virginian Reader Proposes Local Political Action To Make Virginia Virginian Again

I just read Jack Dalton 's article about Virginia .
I live in the Richmond area and am flabbergasted by @ @ @ @ @ home has changed .
Were I to run for office , my goals would focus @ @ @ @ @ .
I am having trouble thinking up policy on a local and state level that @ @ @ @ @ direction .
Tax incentives that prioritize the hiring of natives and punish the hiring of @ @ @ @ @ for those that knowingly hire illegals ?
If you know any resources that would help @ @ @ @ @ be grateful .
I ’ ve spent too long reading Mises and Rothbard and not @ @ @ @

Re: Gun Control And Demographics: Immigrants Vote Against American Gun Rights
From: A Virginian Reader [Email him]
I just read Jack Dalton's article about Virginia. I live in the Richmond area and am flabbergasted by the speed in which my home has changed. Were I to run for office, my goals would focus around making Virginia Virginian again.
I am having trouble thinking up policy on a local and state level that would help move in that direction. Tax incentives that prioritize the hiring of natives and punish the hiring of foreigners? Revoking business licenses for those that knowingly hire illegals? If you know any resources that would help enlighten me, I would be grateful. I’ve spent too long reading Mises and Rothbard and not enough nationalist writings.


vdare--2020-09-07--NATIONAL DATA: Powerful Jobs Rebound—And Immigrant Workforce Has Now Been Falling For A WHOLE YEAR

Earlier : Labor Day 2020 : Riots—But , Because Of Trump , The Immigrant Workforce Population IS Falling Funny thing : the Main Stream Media seems not to have noticed just how powerful is the economic rebound revealed by August ’ s jobs data .
A whopping 3.4 million new jobs were created according to the Household Survey .
July ’ s gain was a mere 1.4 million by comparison .
If the August gain is reprised over the next few months , we will return to pre-pandemic employment levels by the end of the year .
Even better for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( legal and illegal—the data does not discriminate ) fell again .
It has now been declining for a whole year .
All that is needed now : a permanent immigration moratorium to make sure the rebound benefits Americans .
Why the August job spike ?
The expiration of extra federal unemployment benefits at the end of July may have encouraged more people to return to work because they needed the money .
The start of the school year could have played a role .
And the ongoing economic recovery and slow relaxation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-Democrat states ) probably contributed , too .
More good news : the unemployment rate fell to 8.4 % , down significantly from 14.7 % in April and 10.2 % in July .
This is a remarkable achievement—especially with labor force participation rates rising .
Unemployment rates fell for Blacks , Hispanics , and Whites , in August .
Still , for the second straight month immigrants have gained jobs more rapidly than native-born : • VDARE.com ’ s immigrant employment index , set at 100.0 in January 2009 , rose to 113.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % gain .
• The native-born American employment index rose to 101.8 from 99.3 in July , a gain of 2.5 % .
At 101.8 , the August index indicates that 1.8 % more native-born American workers held jobs last month than in January 2009 , Obama ’ s first year in office .
Accordingly , 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 , rose—to 111.5 in August from 110.6 in June .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ low by historical standards .
Not since May 2016 has VDARE.com ’ s Displacement Index been this low in normal—i.e.
, non-pandemic—times .
But the past two months might be a harbinger of things to come—a sign that the recovery from the pandemic is increasingly benefiting sectors like hotels and construction , where immigrants hold a disproportionate number of jobs .
July and August notwithstanding , the percentage job losses suffered by native-born American workers during Trump ’ s tenure are significantly less than those endured by immigrants .
From January 2017 through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs , a 5.0 % decline , while immigrants lost 2.2 million , an 8.5 % reduction .
Thanks , in part , to Trump ’ s ( relatively ) hard line on immigration , expressed basically via administrative measures , the Trump years saw a labor market where native-born Americans lost relatively fewer jobs than immigrants .
This is not quite what Trump supporters had in mind in November 2016 .
But it ’ s something .
More good news for immigration patriots : August saw another decline in the foreign-born working-age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fell by 723,000 from August 2019—the 12th straight month of year-over-year decline .
It seems to be accelerating : the population shrank by just 636,000 in July , year-over-year .
This current immigrant workforce decline is 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 for exceeds the “ Trump Effect ” seen in the early months of the administration , when illegals apparently self-deported out of fear .
This decline was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It has to be counted as a significant Trump achievement—a “ Trump Triumph , ” as we label it on our featured chart .
By further flushing out immigrants , COVID-19 seems to have accentuated an America-First trend already underway for some time—but it ’ s possible that immigrants may be about to return .
Unemployed Americans need protecting by the institutionalization of President Trump ’ s administrative immigration moratorium .
Another way of measuring displacement : the immigrant share of total employment .
Our analysis of the August report shows the immigrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slightly from 16.57 % in July .
As discussed above , it had been falling steadily before the pandemic started .
In February 2020 immigrants held 17.53 % of all jobs .
Each 1 % decline in immigrant employment share represents a transfer of about 1.4 million jobs from immigrants to native-born workers .
• The native-born American working-age population grew by 1.849 million , a gain of 0.85 % ; the corresponding immigrant population fell by 723,000—a 1.69 % decline .
August 2020 was the 12th consecutive month in which the working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The August decline exceeded the July decline—indicating that the exodus of working age immigrants is accelerating .
• Both native-born Americans and immigrants suffered large job losses year-over-year ; native-born lost 7.872 million positions , an 6.03 % reduction ; foreign-born workers were hit harder , losing 2.72 million jobs , a 9.98 % loss .
Both groups did better in August 2020 than in June 2020 , i.e.
, their percentage job losses were significantly lower , year-over-year .
While some may see this as “ good news , ” it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to preserve job gains for native-born workers .
• The immigrant labor force ( working or looking for work ) fell by 828,000 , or 2.9 % ; the native-born labor force fell by 2.2 million , a 1.6 % drop .
• Unemployment rates for native-born Americans rose 110.3 % year-over-year , from 3.9 % last August to 8.2 % in August 2020 ; while the immigrant unemployment rate rose 229 % , from 3.1 % to 10.2 % .
Advantage native-born Americans .
Year-over-year unemployment rates for both groups rose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July , indicating the Trump recovery is accelerating—and benefitting both groups .
• Some 11 million native-born and 2.8 million immigrants were unemployed in August , but since August of last year the number of unemployed immigrants rose by 215 % , while the number of native-born jobless rose by “ only ” 106 % .
• Labor force Participation Rates declined for both immigrants and native-born Americans , with the native-born LPR falling significantly more : down 1.5 points , or 2.39 % , versus a 0.8 point , or 1.22 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July , the strong rebound in hotel , health care , and construction jobs—sectors that employ above-average numbers of foreign-born—softened the Y-O-Y decline in immigrant LPRs .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his instincts and imposes an immigration moratorium .
Unfortunately , whoever choreographed his convention was apparently unaware of this opportunity .
As usual , it ’ s up to Trump and his instincts on the campaign trail .
Edwin S. Rubenstein ( email him ) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants .

edwin@esrresearch.com (Edwin S. Rubenstein)

Earlier: Labor Day 2020: Riots—But, Because Of Trump, The Immigrant Workforce Population IS Falling
Funny thing: The Main Stream Media seems not to have noticed just how powerful is the economic rebound revealed by August’s jobs data. A whopping 3.4 million new jobs were created according to the Household Survey. July’s gain was a mere 1.4 million by comparison. If the August gain is reprised over the next few months, we will return to pre-pandemic employment levels by the end of the year. Even better for American workers: The immigrant workforce population (legal and illegal—the data does not discriminate) fell again. It has now been declining for a whole year. All that is needed now: a permanent immigration moratorium to make sure the rebound benefits Americans.
Why the August job spike? The expiration of extra federal unemployment benefits at the end of July may have encouraged more people to return to work because they needed the money. The start of the school year could have played a role. And the ongoing economic recovery and slow relaxation of coronavirus restrictions (at least in non-Democrat states) probably contributed, too.
More good news: The unemployment rate fell to 8.4%, down significantly from 14.7% in April and 10.2% in July. This is a remarkable achievement—especially with labor force participation rates rising.
Unemployment rates fell for Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites, in August.
Still, for the second straight month immigrants have gained jobs more rapidly than native-born:
In August:
Immigrants gained 775,000 jobs, a 3.3% increase from July.
Native-born Americans gained 2.98 million jobs, up 2.5% from July.
VDARE.com’s immigrant employment index, set at 100.0 in January 2009, rose to 113.5 from 109.9 in July, a 3.3% gain.
The native-born American employment index rose to 101.8 from 99.3 in July, a gain of 2.5%. At 101.8, the August index indicates that 1.8% more native-born American workers held jobs last month than in January 2009, Obama’s first year in office.
Accordingly, 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, rose—to 111.5 in August from 110.6 in June.
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Note that this displacement level is still low by historical standards. Not since May 2016 has VDARE.com’s Displacement Index been this low in normal—i.e., non-pandemic—times.
But the past two months might be a harbinger of things to come—a sign that the recovery from the pandemic is increasingly benefiting sectors like hotels and construction, where immigrants hold a disproportionate number of jobs.
July and August notwithstanding, the percentage job losses suffered by native-born American workers during Trump’s tenure are significantly less than those endured by immigrants. From January 2017 through July 2020 native-born Americans lost 6.3 million jobs, a 5.0% decline, while immigrants lost 2.2 million, an 8.5% reduction.
Thanks, in part, to Trump’s (relatively) hard line on immigration, expressed basically via administrative measures, the Trump years saw a labor market where native-born Americans lost relatively fewer jobs than immigrants.
This is not quite what Trump supporters had in mind in November 2016. But it’s something.
More good news for immigration patriots: August saw another decline in the foreign-born working-age population, year over year. It fell by 723,000 from August 2019—the 12th straight month of year-over-year decline. It seems to be accelerating: the population shrank by just 636,000 in July, year-over-year.
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This current immigrant workforce decline is 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 for exceeds the “Trump Effect” seen in the early months of the administration, when illegals apparently self-deported out of fear.
This decline was underway well before the pandemic hit. It has to be counted as a significant Trump achievement—a “Trump Triumph,” as we label it on our featured chart.
By further flushing out immigrants, COVID-19 seems to have accentuated an America-First trend already underway for some time—but it’s possible that immigrants may be about to return. Unemployed Americans need protecting by the institutionalization of President Trump’s administrative immigration moratorium.
Another way of measuring displacement: the immigrant share of total employment.
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Our analysis of the August report shows the immigrant share rose to 16.68%, up slightly from 16.57% in July. As discussed above, it had been falling steadily before the pandemic started. In February 2020 immigrants held 17.53% of all jobs.
Each 1% decline in immigrant employment share represents a transfer of about 1.4 million jobs from immigrants to native-born workers.
A more detailed picture of how American workers have fared vis-à-vis immigrants is published in Table A-7 of the monthly BLS Report: Employment Status by Nativity, Aug. 2019-Aug.2020 (numbers in 1000s; not seasonally adjusted) Aug-19 Aug-20 Change % Change Foreign born, 16 years and older Civilian population 42,764 42,041 -723 -1.69% Civilian labor force 28,153 27,325 -828 -2.94% Participation rate (%) 65.8 65.0 -0.8pts. -1.22% Employed 27,272 24,551 -2,721 -9.98% Employment/population (%) 63.8 58.4 -5.4pts. -8.46% Unemployed 881 2,774 1,893 214.87% Unemployment rate (%) 3.1 10.2 7.1pts. 229.03% Not in labor force 14,611 14,716 105 0.72% Native born, 16 years and older Civilian population 216,668 218,517 1,849 0.85% Civilian labor force 135,866 133,641 -2,225 -1.64% Participation rate (%) 62.7 61.2 -1.5pts. -2.39% Employed 130,545 122,673 -7,872 -6.03% Employment/population (%) 60.3 56.1 -4.2pts. -6.97% Unemployed 5,322 10,968 5,646 106.09% Unemployment rate (%) 3.9 8.2 4.3pts. 110.26% Not in labor force 80,802 84,876 4,074 5.04% Source: BLS, The Employment Situation, August 2020. Table A-7. September 4, 2020. PDF
From August 2019 to August 2020:
The native-born American working-age population grew by 1.849 million, a gain of 0.85%; the corresponding immigrant population fell by 723,000—a 1.69% decline. August 2020 was the 12th consecutive month in which the working age immigrant population declined, year-over-year. The August decline exceeded the July decline—indicating that the exodus of working age immigrants is accelerating.
Both native-born Americans and immigrants suffered large job losses year-over-year; native-born lost 7.872 million positions, an 6.03% reduction; foreign-born workers were hit harder, losing 2.72 million jobs, a 9.98% loss. Both groups did better in August 2020 than in June 2020, i.e., their percentage job losses were significantly lower, year-over-year. 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 828,000, or 2.9%; the native-born labor force fell by 2.2 million, a 1.6% drop. Advantage native-born Americans.
Unemployment rates for native-born Americans rose 110.3% year-over-year, from 3.9% last August to 8.2% in August 2020; while the immigrant unemployment rate rose 229%, from 3.1% to 10.2%. Advantage native-born Americans . Year-over-year unemployment rates for both groups rose by smaller percentages in August than in July, indicating the Trump recovery is accelerating—and benefitting both groups.
Some 11 million native-born and 2.8 million immigrants were unemployed in August, but since August of last year the number of unemployed immigrants rose by 215%, while the number of native-born jobless rose by “only” 106%. Advantage native-born Americans .
Labor force Participation Rates declined for both immigrants and native-born Americans, with the native-born LPR falling significantly more: down 1.5 points, or 2.39%, versus a 0.8 point, or 1.22%, decline for immigrants. As in July, the strong rebound in hotel, health care, and construction jobs—sectors that employ above-average numbers of foreign-born—softened the Y-O-Y decline in immigrant LPRs. Advantage immigrants.
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 an immigration moratorium.
Unfortunately, whoever choreographed his convention was apparently unaware of this opportunity.
As usual, it’s up to Trump and his instincts on the campaign trail.
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants.


vdare--2020-09-07--Rep. Omar: We Are in the Midst of an Ongoing Uprising Over Centuries of Racial Neglect and Oppressio

Rep. Omar: We Are in the Midst of an Ongoing Uprising Over Centuries of Racial Neglect and Oppression.

Ilhan Omar remains one of the more useful figures in American politics for just blurting out what ’ s on @ @ @ @ @ carefully crafted party line .
So , forget all that stuff about Peaceful Protests , @ @ @ @ @ Ongoing Uprising , but that ’ s a good thing because you white people deserve @ @

Ilhan Omar remains one of the more useful figures in American politics for just blurting out what’s on her mind instead of the carefully crafted party line.
Rep. @IlhanMN: "We are in the midst of an ongoing uprising over centuries of racial neglect and oppression." pic.twitter.com/XyzJ85JIqQ — The Hill (@thehill) September 6, 2020
So, forget all that stuff about Peaceful Protests, it’s actually the Ongoing Uprising, but that’s a good thing because you white people deserve it.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-09-07--Define Irony: As Black Lives Matter Terrorism Rages Across America, Blacks in 7% Black Seattle Use C

Define Irony: As Black Lives Matter Terrorism Rages Across America, Blacks in 7% Black Seattle Use Casket to Lament Black-On-Black Gun Violence in the City

Previously by Paul Kersey : Seattle Is 7 % Black : Between 2012 – 2016 , Blacks Committed 56 % of Firearm Homicides in the 65 % White City Even as a Black Lives Matter/Antifa insurgency ( purely motivated by 100 % anti-white animosity ) rages across the country , you can still find humor in the reality of gun crime/gun violence and who/whom is actually impacted .
Again , a real debate on gun control would be unequivocally centered around the reality black people ( primarily young black males ) commit the overwhelmingly disproportionate amount of nonfatal/fatal gun crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ craft laws centered solely around this fact .
It ’ s indisputable , save to those who want to blame implicit bias/redlining/systemic racism/white privilege as the real reason individual black people collectively pull the trigger so often… Black activists use casket at Seattle rally to denounce gun violence in the community , KING5.com , August 29 , 2020 ] : Friday , several dozen people came to the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle to say “ enough.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because that could have been me , ” said Warlina Wheeler , who spoke at the ‘ We want to live ’ anti-gun violence rally .
It was meant to call attention to the impact gun violence has on the Black community .
“ I ’ m tired of waking up and seeing my homegirls on the news , my homeboys , and people I grew up with burying their kids , ” Wheeler said .
The rally featured several community activists , each taking a turn to speak to their concern gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is a damn shame that we have to get a casket and put it out on the street in our community , to get the attention that ’ s needed for our Black and brown bodies that are steadily dropping , ” said Dom Davis , CEO of Community Passageways .
A casket was brought to the rally as a symbolism of the group ’ s grief .
They also did a casket viewing and asked each attendee to think about why this [ looking into a casket ] is a reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We know most of these people that are droppin ’ , we know their families…I ’ m tired of seeing mamas cryin ’ , babies cryin ’ , daddies cryin ’ because they ’ re traumatized with the consistent loss that they ’ re feeling , ” said Davis .
Some of the speakers demanded more accountability from elected leaders and criticized Mayor Jenny Durkan ’ s recent decision to veto drastic changes to the police budget .
Speakers also challenged those within the community to stop killing each other .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rally , said to stop gun violence it will require every community and a united effort .
“ We need everybody to come together , just to show that there don ’ t got ta be no problems , we can all come together if we want .
Black people better off as one , cuz we getting killed by everybody .
We getting killed by ourselves more though…less white people killin ’ Black people than Black people killin ’ Black people you feel me ?
” Slaughter said .
He implored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Choose 180 , Community Passageways , Freedom Project , and others .
“ If there ain ’ t nobody out here tellin ’ us what not to do , whos gon na tell us what to do ?
You feel me ?
Kids have no guidance it ’ s gon na be wild like a zoo out here , ” he said .
Slaughter knows right now something has to change .
“ I ’ m afraid for myself , I ’ m afraid my family my friends , I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walking up and down these streets cuz it ’ s not safe , you know , it ’ s dangerous out here .
Everybody buyin ’ up guns , everybody shooting each other , it ’ s not safe bro , it ’ s not cool , ” he said .
We aren ’ t supposed to notice the reality of gun crime in America , because it might cause an actual debate on who/whom is committing all of the fatal/nonfatal shootings .
It ’ s not white racists/white supremacists running around and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York/Atlanta/Memphis/New Orleans/Philadelphia/or even merely seven percent black Seattle , but almost exclusively black individuals doing this on a daily basis .
So , even as a Black Lives Matter/Antifa insurgency ( purely motivated by 100 % anti-white animosity ) rages across the country , you can still find a story of the small black community in Seattle coming together to lament the fact black-on-black gun violence is pretty much the only type of gun crime found in the city .

Previously by Paul Kersey: Seattle Is 7% Black: Between 2012–2016, Blacks Committed 56% of Firearm Homicides in the 65% White City
Even as a Black Lives Matter/Antifa insurgency (purely motivated by 100% anti-white animosity) rages across the country, you can still find humor in the reality of gun crime/gun violence and who/whom is actually impacted.
Again, a real debate on gun control would be unequivocally centered around the reality black people (primarily young black males) commit the overwhelmingly disproportionate amount of nonfatal/fatal gun crime in America, and we’d craft laws centered solely around this fact. It’s indisputable, save to those who want to blame implicit bias/redlining/systemic racism/white privilege as the real reason individual black people collectively pull the trigger so often…
[Black activists use casket at Seattle rally to denounce gun violence in the community, KING5.com, August 29, 2020]: Friday, several dozen people came to the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle to say “enough.” “It hurts me to see that casket because that could have been me,” said Warlina Wheeler, who spoke at the ‘We want to live’ anti-gun violence rally. It was meant to call attention to the impact gun violence has on the Black community. “I’m tired of waking up and seeing my homegirls on the news, my homeboys, and people I grew up with burying their kids,” Wheeler said. The rally featured several community activists, each taking a turn to speak to their concern gun violence is having. “I think this is a damn shame that we have to get a casket and put it out on the street in our community, to get the attention that’s needed for our Black and brown bodies that are steadily dropping,” said Dom Davis, CEO of Community Passageways. A casket was brought to the rally as a symbolism of the group’s grief. They also did a casket viewing and asked each attendee to think about why this [looking into a casket] is a reality far too often for the Black community. “We know most of these people that are droppin’, we know their families…I’m tired of seeing mamas cryin’, babies cryin’, daddies cryin’ because they’re traumatized with the consistent loss that they’re feeling,” said Davis. Some of the speakers demanded more accountability from elected leaders and criticized Mayor Jenny Durkan’s recent decision to veto drastic changes to the police budget. Speakers also challenged those within the community to stop killing each other. Shamar Slaughter, who also spoke at the rally, said to stop gun violence it will require every community and a united effort. “We need everybody to come together, just to show that there don’t gotta be no problems, we can all come together if we want. Black people better off as one, cuz we getting killed by everybody. We getting killed by ourselves more though…less white people killin’ Black people than Black people killin’ Black people you feel me?” Slaughter said. He implored people to get involved with community programs like Choose 180, Community Passageways, Freedom Project, and others. “If there ain’t nobody out here tellin’ us what not to do, whos gonna tell us what to do? You feel me? Kids have no guidance it’s gonna be wild like a zoo out here,” he said. Slaughter knows right now something has to change. “I’m afraid for myself, I’m afraid my family my friends, I’m afraid for anybody that’s black walking up and down these streets cuz it’s not safe, you know, it’s dangerous out here. Everybody buyin’ up guns, everybody shooting each other, it’s not safe bro, it’s not cool,” he said.
We aren’t supposed to notice the reality of gun crime in America, because it might cause an actual debate on who/whom is committing all of the fatal/nonfatal shootings. It’s not white racists/white supremacists running around and gunning down innocent black bodies in Chicago/DC/New York/Atlanta/Memphis/New Orleans/Philadelphia/or even merely seven percent black Seattle, but almost exclusively black individuals doing this on a daily basis.
So, even as a Black Lives Matter/Antifa insurgency (purely motivated by 100% anti-white animosity) rages across the country, you can still find a story of the small black community in Seattle coming together to lament the fact black-on-black gun violence is pretty much the only type of gun crime found in the city.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-09-07--Shocking Revelation in NYT: Critics Said the President’s Move Was a Transparent Play for White Votes

From the New York Times : More Than Ever , Trump Casts Himself as the Defender of White America Presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics , the president has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his re-election campaign .
Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent and has covered the last four presidents for The Times and The Washington Post .
He also is the author of five books , most recently “ Impeachment : An American History.
” @ peterbakernyt • Facebook WASHINGTON — After a summer when hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesting racial injustice against Black Americans , President Trump has made it clear over the last few days that , in his view , the country ’ s real race problem is bias against white Americans .
Just days after returning from Kenosha , Wis. , where he staunchly backed law enforcement and did not mention the name of Jacob Blake , the Black man shot seven times in the back by the police , Mr. Trump issued an order on Friday to purge the federal government of racial sensitivity training that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda.
” The president then spent much of the weekend tweeting about his action , presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics .
“ This is a sickness that can not be allowed to continue , ” he wrote of such programs .
“ Please report any sightings so we can quickly extinguish !
” He reposted a tweet from a conservative outlet hailing his order : “ Sorry liberals !
How to be Anti-White 101 is permanently cancelled !
” Not in generations has a sitting president so overtly declared himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Trump ’ s campaign sought to temper the culture war messaging at the Republican National Convention last month by showcasing Black and Hispanic supporters who denied that he is a racist , the president himself has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his campaign to win a second term .
While he initially voiced concern over the killing of George Floyd under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis this spring , which touched off nationwide protests , he has focused since then almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrations during which there have been outbreaks of looting and violence .

Earlier: Trump Bans Federal Diversity Training on White Privilege
From the New York Times:
More Than Ever, Trump Casts Himself as the Defender of White America NEWS ANALYSIS Presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics, the president has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his re-election campaign. By Peter Baker
Sept. 6, 2020 Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent and has covered the last four presidents for The Times and The Washington Post. He also is the author of five books, most recently “Impeachment: An American History.” @peterbakernyt • Facebook WASHINGTON — After a summer when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets protesting racial injustice against Black Americans, President Trump has made it clear over the last few days that, in his view, the country’s real race problem is bias against white Americans. Just days after returning from Kenosha, Wis., where he staunchly backed law enforcement and did not mention the name of Jacob Blake, the Black man shot seven times in the back by the police, Mr. Trump issued an order on Friday to purge the federal government of racial sensitivity training that his White House called “divisive, anti-American propaganda.” The president then spent much of the weekend tweeting about his action, presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics. “This is a sickness that cannot be allowed to continue,” he wrote of such programs. “Please report any sightings so we can quickly extinguish!” He reposted a tweet from a conservative outlet hailing his order: “Sorry liberals! How to be Anti-White 101 is permanently cancelled!” Not in generations has a sitting president so overtly declared himself the candidate of white America. While Mr. Trump’s campaign sought to temper the culture war messaging at the Republican National Convention last month by showcasing Black and Hispanic supporters who denied that he is a racist, the president himself has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his campaign to win a second term. While he initially voiced concern over the killing of George Floyd under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis this spring, which touched off nationwide protests, he has focused since then almost entirely on defending the police and condemning demonstrations during which there have been outbreaks of looting and violence.
Those were just Peaceful Protests Intensifying.
In effect, he is reaching out to a subset of white voters who think the news media and political elites see Trump supporters as inherently racist. Mr. Trump has repeatedly rejected the notion that America has a problem with systemic racial bias, dismissing instances of police brutality against Black Americans as the work of a few “bad apples,” in his words. … But analysts said the convention had been aimed at making it easier for white voters uncomfortable with Mr. Trump’s history on race to support him and that it might have appealed to nonwhite voters who bristle at the so-called cancel culture that has become a favorite target of the right. Mr. Trump wrote or reposted roughly 20 Twitter messages about the memo on Saturday and on Sunday said the Education Department would investigate schools that use curriculum from the 1619 Project by The New York Times Magazine, an effort to look at American history through the frame of slavery’s consequences and the contributions of Black Americans.
Back in August 2019, NYT executive editor Dean Baquet reassured NYT staffers that despite the failure of the NYT’s Plan A for taking down Trump, RussiaGate, the newspaper had a Plan B for getting Trump that included the 1619 Project.
Critics said the president’s move was a transparent play for white votes with less than two months until the Nov. 3 election.
Why are white people still allowed to vote? Shouldn’t their votes be taken away until 2619 as part of the Racial Reckoning?
“To say antiracism is anti-American is to say racism is American, which is to say Trump wants white Americans to be racist,” said Ibram X. Kendi, the author of “How to Be an Anti-Racist” and director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. “And that’s precisely the point. He’s relying on manipulating the racist fears of white voters to win them over. Once white people lose those fears through interventions like trainings, Trump loses their votes.”
As long as whites are still permitted to vote, we must have taxpayer-funded interventions to train them not to vote for the Wrong Candidates.
By the way, one of the Diversity Trainers whose taxpayer-funded gig got canceled was Uncle Tim himself, Tim Wise:
1/ I was one of those whose planned training w/a government agency was stopped at the last minute by the Administration, even before this policy was announced, like 6 weeks ago. Interestingly, I wasn't going to say any of the things Trump suggests these trainings entail... — Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) September 5, 2020
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-09-06--Labor Day 2020: Riots—But, Because Of Trump, The Immigrant Workforce Population IS Falling

Above , a gif of Trump campaigning in West Virginia , 2016 It is now almost twenty years that I ’ ve been writing Labor Day columns for VDARE.com .
My first , at the bottom of the list below , is titled Happy ( Fairly Priced ) Labor Day !
That gets to the point of Labor Day : it ’ s about the American worker , the man the American Federation of Labor founder Samuel Gompers ( an immigrant himself from England ) wanted to protect from cheap foreign labor .
A more recent one was titled Happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Economic Policy Institute .
That later article was a general critique of the EPI ’ s “ economistic ” approach to labor importation , with no thought of the rights of specifically American workers .
EPI had written : Brazilian Protests : Could They Happen Here ?
June 24 , 2013 .
I replied : “ Well , the answer to that is : it ’ s much more likely that the United States will suffer riots of the kind that rocked Brazil in June if it keeps importing the kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” I ’ m no longer able to wish the US a “ Riot-Free Labor Day.
” But in 2020 , the problem isn ’ t mass Latin American immigration .
The recent riots are the result of the previous importation , between 1619 and 1807 of the ultimate in cheap labor—African slaves .
Slavery was and is an African custom which should never have been imported to the US .
The reason for this importation , back in the day , is that Africa was ( and is ) the only place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-Revolutionary planters could have found English or Scots immigrants to do the work—like the modern day US Chamber of Commerce , they just didn ’ t want to pay them .
At the moment , American workers , especially those with what I may call “ real jobs ” —i.e .
not sitting at a computer , like me , but moving , building , fixing , or actually doing something—are suffering from the lockdown .
It ’ s been going on for quite a while : an earlier , non-Labor Day column @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Resurrection Of America Will Come ” five solid months ago .
However , there is one bright side—immigrants are by and large not taking the jobs that are left…and there are fewer of them to take American jobs .
Here are the headlines of Edwin S. Rubenstein ’ s National Data columns for the last six months showing that : • NATIONAL DATA : Immigrant Workforce Population Falls For ELEVENTH STRAIGHT MONTH .
But Displacement Rises—Immigration Moratorium Must Be Made Permanent • NATIONAL DATA : Covid Crash Flushes Out Immigrants , Gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With Immigration Moratorium • NATIONAL DATA : April Jobs Data Show Pandemic Has Stalled , Reversed , American Displacement , Dispossession .
But Immigration Moratorium Vital To Secure Rebound ’ s Gains • National Data : Pre-Corona , Immigrant Population DOWN For SIXTH Straight Month—But Wage Growth Slowed , Displacement Up What this means is that Trump ’ s election mattered a lot .
And his re-election is likely to matter more .
Trump is the only candidate of either party to appeal to American workers against the plutocrats and the immigrants coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 2012 Labor Day columns were headed No Jobs For Labor Day In Obama 's America and No Jobs For Labor Day In ROMNEY 'S America , Either ?
I don ’ t know what my headline will be in 2021 .
But I hope for the American worker ’ s sake that it reads “ In Trump ’ s America ” rather than “ In Biden ’ s America ” .
Happy Labor Day to all our readers , especially those lucky enough to have a job to take the day off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labor Day , Remember That Immigration Enforcement Is About Jobs For Americans • September 2 , 2018—Labor Day In Trump 's America : `` Labor Shortage '' Means Higher Wages—Which Was Why Trump Was Elected • September 3 , 2017—On Labor Day , Good News For American Workers In Trump ’ s America—But Look Out For “ DREAMers ” !
• September 5 , 2016—Labor Day 2016 : More Automation , More Foreign Workers , Fewer Jobs for Americans • September 3 , 2016—Happy Labor Day from VDARE.com–A Celebration Of The AMERICAN Worker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Immigration—Two Ways Of Looking At It • August 31 , 2014—Rick Santorum , Labor Day , And The Workers Who Would Vote Republican If They Thought The GOP Was On Their Side • None September 2 , 2013—Happy Riot-Free Labor Day !
—No Thanks To The Economic Policy Institute • September 3 , 2012—No Jobs For Labor Day In ROMNEY 'S America , Either ?
• September 6 , 2009—Message On Labor Day : Working America Needs An Immigration Moratorium .
• September 5 , 2009—Labor Day Motto : Moratorium Now !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2008—Labor Day In Mississippi—Job Openings For Americans After Raids • September 2 , 2007—The Fulford File Labor Day Lament : Where Have You Gone , Samuel Gompers , Dennis Kearney , Cesar Chavez , A. Philip Randolph ?
• August 31 , 2007—For Labor Day , Good News From The Lodi , CA .
Vineyards—Plenty of Workers ( and Machines ) For This Year 's Grape Harvest • September 4 , 2006—Labor Day through the Looking Glass • September 2 , 2005—View From Lodi , CA : Labor Day—As the Rich Get @ @


vdare--2020-09-08--How Did You Become a Racial Heretic? Tell Us Your Stories!

Do you find that diversity is a weakness , not a strength ?
Do you think humanity 's races are inherently unequal ?
Do you believe that America and Europe should preserve their historic white majorities ?
If you are reading this , you probably answered `` yes '' to these questions .
That makes you a racial heretic .
A dissident from mainstream platitudes about race relations and anti-white academic invective .
If you are reading this , you probably answered `` yes '' to these questions .
That makes you a racial heretic .
A dissident from mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invective .
American Renaissance ( AmRen ) wants to hear from you .
( Watch Jared Taylor here , making an appeal to `` Tell Us Your Story '' . )
How did you develop a worldview that puts you at odds with the country 's political class ?
Did you discover the truth because you attended a forcibly integrated school ?
Was it having to deal with crime and life in the ghetto first-hand ?
No matter how it happened , we want you to write about it .
AmRen regularly publishes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how they `` saw the light '' and turned away from the lies and misdirection fed to them by the mainstream media , school system , and political class .
We want more stories like these , and that means we want to hear from you .
If you would like to write about the experiences that forced you to realize that race is important , please email me , Chris Roberts , at roberts @ amren.com .
Your name and email address will be kept completely confidential .

Do you find that diversity is a weakness, not a strength? Do you think humanity's races are inherently unequal? Do you believe that America and Europe should preserve their historic white majorities?
If you are reading this, you probably answered "yes" to these questions. That makes you a racial heretic. A dissident from mainstream platitudes about race relations and anti-white academic invective. If you are reading this, you probably answered "yes" to these questions. That makes you a racial heretic. A dissident from mainstream platitudes about race relations and anti-white academic invective.
American Renaissance (AmRen) wants to hear from you. (Watch Jared Taylor here , making an appeal to "Tell Us Your Story".) How did you develop a worldview that puts you at odds with the country's political class? Did you discover the truth because you attended a forcibly integrated school? Was it having to deal with crime and life in the ghetto firsthand? No matter how it happened, we want you to write about it.