vdare--2020-07-22--At A Chicago Funeral, The Gun Violence Epidemic Shoots 14 (Without Killing Anyone)

Earlier : In Peoria , Some People Did Something , Gun Violence Broke Out ( 13 Shot , No Deaths ) and The “ Leaded Law ” And Mass Shootings—Poor Black Marksmanship Is Saving Lives Although details on how many agents will be deployed to the city and when remain unclear , several state and local officials signaled their wariness at federal intervention ordered by President Trump , who frequently disparages Chicago and politicizes its gun violence epidemic .
CHICAGO — Federal agents will be deployed to Chicago for an anti-violence operation that is expected to bolster existing law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same heavy-handed tactics seen recently in Portland , Ore. , Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a federal prosecutor in Chicago said Tuesday .
How dare Trump politicize Chicago ’ s gun violence epidemic ?
Science says that gun violence epidemics have nothing to do with politics .
14 shot outside Gresham funeral home The shooting happened in the 1000 block of West 79th Street ; 1 person of interest is being questioned .
Fourteen people were shot Tuesday evening outside a funeral home in Gresham on the South Side — the largest number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent memory .
… .
Chicago fire officials said they were listed in conditions ranging from serious to critical .
… Carter said a black vehicle was speeding west on 79th Street when people inside began “ firing at attendees of a funeral.
” Some of those at the funeral returned gunfire with those in the vehicle .
The driver then turned north onto Carpenter , while at least one person in the vehicle continued to shoot at the funeralgoers .
The driver soon crashed in the 7800 block of South Carpenter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ different directions , though one “ person of interest ” was taken into custody and was being questioned by detectives Tuesday night , Carter said .
Sources said the funeral was for Donnie Weathersby , 31 , who was shot and killed last week in the 7400 block of South Stewart — about a mile and half northeast of where Tuesday ’ s shooting occurred .
… Arnita Geder and Kenneth Hughes said they were in their home watching TV when they heard gunshots .
“ We went out in the street and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everywhere , ” Geder said .
“ They were shot up everywhere.
” “ We thought it was a war out here .
It ’ s ridiculous all the shooting that ’ s going on out here , it really has to stop , ” she said .
… Tuesday ’ s mass shooting is among the bloodiest single incidents of violence in modern Chicago history – leaving a tally more akin to a battleground in Afghanistan or Iraq than a city street .
… Tuesday ’ s mass shooting comes just one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Oval Office that he was looking at sending federal agents to Chicago and other cities to combat crime .
“ We ’ re not going to let this happen in our country .
All run by liberal Democrats , ” the president said Monday .
That prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to say , “ We don ’ t need federal agents without any insignia taking people off the streets , I think , unlawfully.
” Trump has repeatedly bashed Chicago as an example of big cities unable to contain surges of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are up almost 50 % compared with the same period of 2019 .
And on May 31 , Chicago suffered the single deadliest day in six decades , with 18 murders .
As violence has risen in recent months , police activity has fallen , with arrests , traffic stops and street stops far below 2019 levels , a Chicago Sun-Times analysis found .

Earlier: In Peoria, Some People Did Something, Gun Violence Broke Out (13 Shot, No Deaths) and The “Leaded Law” And Mass Shootings—Poor Black Marksmanship Is Saving Lives
From the Washington Post news section:
Although details on how many agents will be deployed to the city and when remain unclear, several state and local officials signaled their wariness at federal intervention ordered by President Trump, who frequently disparages Chicago and politicizes its gun violence epidemic.
CHICAGO — Federal agents will be deployed to Chicago for an anti-violence operation that is expected to bolster existing law enforcement efforts but won’t resemble the same heavy-handed tactics seen recently in Portland, Ore., Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a federal prosecutor in Chicago said Tuesday.
How dare Trump politicize Chicago’s gun violence epidemic? Science says that gun violence epidemics have nothing to do with politics.
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
14 shot outside Gresham funeral home
The shooting happened in the 1000 block of West 79th Street; 1 person of interest is being questioned.
By Frank Main, Carly Behm, Sam Charles, and Emmanuel Camarillo Updated Jul 21, 2020
Fourteen people were shot Tuesday evening outside a funeral home in Gresham on the South Side — the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory. ….
Chicago fire officials said they were listed in conditions ranging from serious to critical. …
Carter said a black vehicle was speeding west on 79th Street when people inside began “firing at attendees of a funeral.” Some of those at the funeral returned gunfire with those in the vehicle. The driver then turned north onto Carpenter, while at least one person in the vehicle continued to shoot at the funeralgoers.
The driver soon crashed in the 7800 block of South Carpenter. Those inside the vehicle ran off in different directions, though one “person of interest” was taken into custody and was being questioned by detectives Tuesday night, Carter said.
Sources said the funeral was for Donnie Weathersby, 31, who was shot and killed last week in the 7400 block of South Stewart — about a mile and half northeast of where Tuesday’s shooting occurred.
… Arnita Geder and Kenneth Hughes said they were in their home watching TV when they heard gunshots.
“We went out in the street and all we saw was bodies just laying everywhere,” Geder said. “They were shot up everywhere.”
“We thought it was a war out here. It’s ridiculous all the shooting that’s going on out here, it really has to stop,” she said. …
Tuesday’s mass shooting is among the bloodiest single incidents of violence in modern Chicago history – leaving a tally more akin to a battleground in Afghanistan or Iraq than a city street. …
Tuesday’s mass shooting comes just one day after President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was looking at sending federal agents to Chicago and other cities to combat crime.
“We’re not going to let this happen in our country. All run by liberal Democrats,” the president said Monday.
That prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to say, “We don’t need federal agents without any insignia taking people off the streets, I think, unlawfully.”
Trump has repeatedly bashed Chicago as an example of big cities unable to contain surges of violence this year. Murders in Chicago are up almost 50% compared with the same period of 2019. And on May 31, Chicago suffered the single deadliest day in six decades, with 18 murders. As violence has risen in recent months, police activity has fallen, with arrests, traffic stops and street stops far below 2019 levels, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.


vdare--2020-07-22--As Stalin Would Say, You Can't Make a Mostly Peaceful Protest Without Burning to Death a Few Murder

As Stalin Would Say, You Can't Make a Mostly Peaceful Protest Without Burning to Death a Few Murder Victims

As Stalin would say if he were a candidate for Biden ’ s VP pick , you can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ without burning to death a few murder victims .

Body found in Minneapolis pawnshop that was torched in George Floyd protests https://t.co/lBq3mKGAhJ pic.twitter.com/L46GBXNTHl — New York Post (@nypost) July 21, 2020
As Stalin would say if he were a candidate for Biden’s VP pick, you can’t make a Mostly Peaceful Protest without burning to death a few murder victims.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-22--Andrew Struttman Attacks Michelle Malkin And Us In The DENVER POST

This is what I said about Andrew Struttman 's Denver Post op-ed on Twitter .
Struttman [ Tweet him | @ @ @ @ @ as `` owner and partner of Saratoga Strategies and a longtime Republican political consultant in @ @ @ @ @ , the reason Republicans lose elections .
While condemning the recent antifa attack on Michelle @ @ @ @ @ ( he describes it as her being `` physically accosted '' ) he indulges in @ @ @ @ @ .

This is what I said about Andrew Struttmann's Denver Post op-ed on Twitter. Struttman [Tweet him | Email him] describes himself as "owner and partner of Saratoga Strategies and a longtime Republican political consultant in Colorado"—in other words, the reason Republicans lose elections. While condemning the recent antifa attack on Michelle Malkin as "vile" (he describes it as her being "physically accosted") he indulges in vile personal attacks on her.
Conservatives have moral duty to disown Michelle Malkin, Alt-Right, July 22, 2020.


vdare--2020-07-23--SAID IN SPANISH: Unsung Trump Triumph—Mexican President AMLO Still Wants To Make Nice; New Caravan S

SAID IN SPANISH: Unsung Trump Triumph—Mexican President AMLO Still Wants To Make Nice; New Caravan Starts, Abruptly Stops, In Honduras; SOLO DINERO Tells Illegals How To Buy Houses In U.S.; ETC. [SIX ITEMS]

Mexican President AMLO recently met U.S. President Trump in Washington , and by all accounts things went off without a hitch .
[ Amlo unscathed after Trump meeting but snags cameo role in US election , by David Agren , The Guardian , July 9 , 2020 ] As I ’ ve observed before , AMLO has consistently gone out of his way to treat Trump with respect .
Prior to July 4 , he congratulated all Americans and wished us a good holiday : On a day like today , July 4 , 1776 , the American Congress proclaimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that great nation , the United States .
President Thomas Jefferson was the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence of the United States .
Therefore , this is a memorable day .
We send greetings and congratulations to all the people of the United States , our neighbors , and their government .
[ Anuncio de la reunión con Donald Trump ( “ Announcement of the Meeting with Donald Trump ” ) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador YouTube Channel , July 4 , 2020 ] .
Note that AMLO refers to Jefferson as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t president when he drafted the Declaration of Independence , of course .
But the point is AMLO was trying to make nice .
Unlike many other of Trump ’ s own countrymen .
Some of them celebrated July 4 : by rioting and burning the American flag [ Protesters defy Donald Trump and risk ten years in jail as they throw Columbus statue into Baltimore harbor just hours after he called them ‘ Nazis and terrorists ’ in July Fourth address as protests break out across the US , by Reuters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Daily Mail , July 4 , 2020 ] .
That the Mexican President wants to make nice is one of success stories of the Trump Administration .
But where have you read this except on VDARE.com ?
New Caravan Started , Then Stopped Immediately , In Honduras Despite the Chinese Virus Pandemic , a group of Hondurans just tried to revive the old Caravan Magic .
But it didn ’ t get far .
Virus regardless , people still want to head north and jump the border .
According to Prensa Libre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the poverty-stricken illiterates of the Third World will continue coming .
We must remain vigilant on the border .
Mexican Health Workers Still Under Attack , Mexico No .
5 In Virus Deaths Speaking of the virus , I reported in April that health workers in Mexico were being attacked .
Those attacks continue , and now the Mexican legislature is discussing what to do about it , possibly including stiff prison sentences : As for the virus itself , Mexico now has 370,712 cases and 41,908 COVID-19 deaths , and is # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count , Worldometer reports .
Its death rate per million is 238 , in contrast to 401 in the United States .
Can I Buy A House If I ’ m An Illegal Immigrant ?
SOLO DINERO Says Yes , And Here ’ s How The Spanish-language website SoloDinero ( “ Just Money ” —subtitled “ How to Earn It , How to Take Care of It , How to Invest It ” ) calls itself “ the only personal finance website in Spanish that is based in the United States.
” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Impremedia corporation , which seems to be a subsidiary of Argentina ’ s conservative La Nacion newspaper group . )
The publication also brags that it “ makes personal finance easy to understand for the Spanish-speaking Latino community in the United States.
” Random headlines include Ten Things You Should Know Before Obtaining Your First Credit Card , Ten Very Simple Ways of Reducing Monthly Car Expenses and Five Good Ways to Obtain Free or Very Cheap Legos .
But one helpful article taught illegals how to buy a home [ ¿Puedo comprar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( “ Can I Buy a House Even Though I ’ m an Undocumented Immigrant ?
” ) , June 28 , 2020 ] .
Sure enough , the IRS explains the ITIN at its website : Helfully , the IRS page is available in Spanish and other languages .
( Why ? )
Solo Dinero also directs readers to three possible lenders : • United Mortgage Corporation of America ( Available only in California and Washington ) Isn ’ t it great that Solo Dinero is giving such financial advice to illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Remittances To Mexico Plenty of Mexicans in the U.S. are still sending money to Mexico .
Milenio reports that remittances in May were $ 3.4 billion , an 18.1 percent increase from April , even though the average remittance dipped from $ 329 to $ 319 [ Gracias al Día de las Madres , remesas rompen pronósticos ( “ Thanks to Mother ’ s Day , Remittances Surpass Predictions ” ) , by Karen Guzman , Milenio , July 1 , 2020 ] .
Remittances increased because of Mother ’ s Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a slight increase in employment among Mexicans here .
What happened to the idea that remittances should be taxed ?
Remember how mass immigration was going to turn the United States into a vibrant Latin-style country where race didn ’ t matter ?
It doesn ’ t seem to be working out that way .
In the age of the Floyd-Hoax riots , Univision recently broadcast a short video of black Latinos complaining that other Latinos are racist .

Mexican President AMLO Continues To Make Nice
Mexican President AMLO recently met U.S. President Trump in Washington, and by all accounts things went off without a hitch [Amlo unscathed after Trump meeting but snags cameo role in US election, by David Agren, The Guardian, July 9, 2020].
As I’ve observed before, AMLO has consistently gone out of his way to treat Trump with respect. Prior to the visit, on July 4, the Mexican President congratulated all Americans and wished us a good holiday:
On a day like today, July 4, 1776, the American Congress proclaimed the independence of that great country, that great nation, the United States. President Thomas Jefferson was the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence of the United States. Therefore, this is a memorable day. We send greetings and congratulations to all the people of the United States, our neighbors, and their government. [Anuncio de la reunión con Donald Trump (“Announcement of the Meeting with Donald Trump”), Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador YouTube Channel, July 4, 2020]
Note that AMLO refers to Jefferson as “President Thomas Jefferson”. Jefferson wasn’t president when he drafted the Declaration of Independence, though he was later (1801-1809). Maybe that’s what AMLO meant, or maybe not, I’m not sure. But at least he spoke respectfully and was not foaming at the mouth as he mentioned Thomas Jefferson, like some of our people.
Some of our people celebrated July 4 by rioting and burning the American flag [Protesters defy Donald Trump and risk ten years in jail as they throw Columbus statue into Baltimore harbor just hours after he called them ‘Nazis and terrorists’ in July Fourth address as protests break out across the US, by Reuters, Lauren Edmonds, and Karen Ruiz, Daily Mail, July 4, 2020].
That the Mexican President wants to get along with Trump is one of success stories of the Trump Administration. But where have you read this except on VDARE.com?
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New Caravan Started, Then Stopped Immediately, In Honduras
Despite the Chinese Virus Pandemic, a group of Hondurans just tried to revive the old Caravan Magic. But it didn’t get far.
This Tuesday, June 30, in the midst of the pandemic and the closing of borders, a group of Hondurans attempted to leave in a new caravan from San Pedro Sula. But within a few hours the authorities of that country dissolved it. [Coronavirus: crisis que deja la pandemia empuja caravana migrante desde Honduras (“Coronavirus: The Pandemic Crisis Pushes Migrant Caravan from Honduras”), by Douglas Cuevas, Prensa Libre, July 1, 2020]
Thank you, Honduras!
“Las autoridades correspondientes no permitirán el paso derivado de las actuales disposiciones del marco de la pandemia covid – 19.” https://t.co/g1XITxiNKa — Prensa Libre (@prensa_libre) July 1, 2020
Virus regardless, people still want to head north and jump the border. According to Prensa Libre
The United States continues as the first option. The migrants want to travel to that country today despite the fact that it is the continental epicenter of the new coronavirus. Neither the racial conflicts, nor the high number of infected and dead from the disease stop those who seek opportunities of development that have not been given to them in their country.
Until the U.S. is totally ruined, people in Third World countries will continue coming.
We must remain vigilant on the border.
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Mexican Health Workers Still Under Attack, Mexico No. 4 In Virus Deaths
Speaking of the virus, I reported in April that health workers in Mexico were being attacked. Those attacks continue, and now the Mexican Congress is discussing what to do about it, possibly including stiff prison sentences:
After the attacks that medical and nursing personnel have suffered, committees in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies are currently analyzing distinct legal proposals to establish sentences of 6-10 years in prison for anyone who attacks members of the health sector. [Proponen hasta 10 años de cárcel a quien agreda a personal médico (“Up to Ten Years in Prison Proposed for Anyone Who Attacks Medical Personnel”), by Hector Figueroa, Excelsior, July 4, 2020]
☣🚨 Las comisiones de Salud y de Estudios Legislativos Segunda del Senado analizan reformar la Ley General de Salud. https://t.co/swVcKOLRYK — Excélsior (@Excelsior) July 5, 2020
As for the virus itself, Mexico now has 370,712 cases and 41,908 COVID-19 deaths, and is #4 in the world in the death count, Worldometer reports. Its death rate per million is 238, in contrast to 401 in the United States.
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Can I Buy A House If I’m An Illegal Immigrant? SOLO DINERO Says Yes, And Here’s How
The Spanish-language website SoloDinero (“Just Money”—subtitled “How to Earn It, How to Take Care of It, How to Invest It”) calls itself “the only personal finance website in Spanish that is based in the United States.”(It’s a branch of the Impremedia corporation, which seems to be a subsidiary of Argentina’s conservative La Nacion newspaper group.)
The publication also brags that it “makes personal finance easy to understand for the Spanish-speaking Latino community in the United States.”
Random headlines include Ten Things You Should Know Before Obtaining Your First Credit Card, Ten Very Simple Ways of Reducing Monthly Car Expenses and Five Good Ways to Obtain Free or Very Cheap Legos.
But one helpful article taught illegals how to buy a home [¿Puedo comprar una casa aunque sea inmigrante indocumentado? (“Can I Buy a House Even Though I’m an Undocumented Immigrant?”), June 28, 2020].
“The simple answer is yes,” the article explained:
As an Undocumented Person you can obtain the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), which allows you to file your tax return with the IRS, and it also makes it possible for you to acquire a house.”
Sure enough, the IRS explains the ITIN at its website:
An ITIN, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, is a tax processing number only available for certain nonresident and resident aliens, their spouses, and dependents who cannot get a Social Security Number (SSN). It is a 9-digit number, beginning with the number “9,” formatted like an SSN (NNN-NN-NNNN). [Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN) , IRS Website, January 15, 2020]
Helpfully, the IRS page is available in Spanish and other languages. (Why?)
Solo Dinero also directs readers to three possible lenders:
Isn’t it great that Solo Dinero is giving such financial advice to illegal aliens?
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Month Of May Sees Increase In Remittances To Mexico
Plenty of Mexicans in the U.S. are still sending money to Mexico.
Milenio reports that remittances in May were $3.4 billion, an 18.1 percent increase from April, even though the average remittance dipped from $329 to $319 [Gracias al Día de las Madres, remesas rompen pronósticos (“Thanks to Mother’s Day, Remittances Surpass Predictions”), by Karen Guzman, Milenio, July 1, 2020].
Remittances increased because of Mother’s Day, May 10 in Mexico, and a slight increase in employment among Mexicans here.
What happened to the idea that remittances should be taxed?
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Afro-Latinos Complain On Univision
Remember how mass immigration was going to turn the United States into a vibrant Latin-style country where race didn’t matter?
It doesn’t seem to be working out that way.
In the age of the George Floyd riots, Univision recently broadcast a short video of black Latinos complaining that other Latinos are racist.
“Lo más doloroso es sentir el rechazo de otros latinos”: el doble racismo que sufren los afrolatinos https://t.co/HWufCTsHpe via @UniNoticias — JORGE RAMOS (@jorgeramosnews) June 30, 2020
In the midst of the anti-racism protests unleashed by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a policeman, various Afro-Latinos tell about their life between two worlds: “You are not black enough for the American blacks, and you are not Latino enough for the Latinos.” [Lo más doloroso es sentir el rechazo de otros latinos”: el doble racismo que sufren los afrolatinos (“The most painful thing is to feel the rejection of other Latinos”: the double racism that Afro-Latinos suffer”), by Esther Poveda, Mauricio Rodriguez Ponsy and Estephani Cano, Univision, June 30, 2020].
Ain’t Diversity Grand?
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vdare--2020-07-23--Feds To Chicago To Fight Crime...But Not To Bust Illegal Aliens?

President Trump has announced a Federal crackdown in Chicago .
This is different from the Federal crackdown in Portland .
Besides the racial difference , whites in Portland are rioting and committing acts of terrorism to remove what they consider to be a White Nationalist President , while blacks in Chicago are just doing what blacks do when not closely supervised by whites ; shooting each other over mostly perceived slights and the cycle of retaliation that engenders .
Most of the shootings in Chiraq are not because of drug dealing or other crimes , but are generally blacks being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was attacked in Chicago , that was mostly , though not exclusively blacks .
However , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) led task force will not be protecting monuments in Chitown , as those are not Federally owned .
But the task force , code named Operation Legend , which is operating in other cities as well , will be targeting the blacks who do the shootings with enforcement of various Federal laws concerning drug dealing , illegal guns , and drug trafficking .
Consequently the Bureau of Alcohol , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Big Fires ( ATFE ) , the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , and U.S .
Marshals Service ( USMS ) will be the bulk of the agents assigned .
They will be augmented by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Victims Unit ( ICE SVU ) as well .
The strategy will be something familiar , black murderers and violent thugs will not be targeted for large scale shootings in the streets , but with related Federal crimes , similar to how the T-men , Treasury Agents , got Al Capone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for tax evasion .
Black street thugs will be put in Federal prison , not for shooting children , but for unrelated Federal crimes .
President Trump said Wednesday his administration is sending federal law enforcement officers into Chicago and Albuquerque , expanding his controversial crackdown on what he claims is an unchecked surge of violence in Democratic-run cities .
“ Today I am announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime , ” Trump said in remarks from the East Room of the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but to get involved.
” Trump said the FBI , Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearms ( ATF ) , U.S .
Marshals Service and Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) would all send agents to Chicago .
[ Trump Announces He ’ s Sending Federal Agents To Chicago , By Morgan Chalfant And Brett Samuels , The Hill , July 22 , 2020 ] The twist for immigration patriots is that the old familiar ICE SVU will be on the case , doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law and trying to recreate their glory days as U.S. Customs Service ( USCS ) T-men .
And they are quite explicit about it .
All illegal aliens in Chicago have been advised they have nothing to fear , despite the fact that all the drugs in Chiraq come through Mexico and are smuggled and wholesaled to local black gangs are Mexican illegal aliens .
The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) is planning to send 150 federal agents to Chicago this week , The Chicago Tribune reported Monday .
The Homeland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to assist other federal law enforcement and Chicago police in crime-fighting efforts , the Tribune reported citing unnamed sources .
A specific plan on what the agents will be doing has not been made public , according to the Tribune .
One city official told the newspaper that the city was aware of the plan but not any specifics… One Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) official in Chicago confirmed the deployment to the Tribune .
The official said the HSI agents , who are part of ICE , would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
[ Homeland Security Sending 150 Agents To Chicago This Week : Report , by Rebecca Klar , The Hill , July 20 , 2020 ] While it is apparent that most of this deployment of Federal law enforcement to various cities is politically motivated , arresting blacks in Chitown and giving Antifa terrorists a beating n Portland can only help President Trump in the upcoming election , who is advising Chad Wolf , DHS Secretary to have a hands-up , don ’ t shoot policy on arresting illegal aliens ?
That would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and arresting black criminals .
Clearly Wolf does not have President Trump ’ s best interest at heart , but why is Ken The Knife Cuccinelli not on the ball ?
He has good political instincts and President Trump needs all the good publicity he can get .
Always the story for Donald J. Trump : , his own appointees don ’ t have his back .
If Donald J. Trump does not want to lose the election and then be prosecuted by Joe Biden , he needs to want to win .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good way to generate interest and voting by the historic American nation .
The Left is frightened that they are losing the narrative with the riots in Portland and the attacks on statues , as well as black crime .
I think it is good politics to provoke the Left in Portland , nothing says electing a Republican than riots in the streets—just see what the Berkeley riots did for Ronald Reagan , and the Chicago Democratic Convention riots did for Nixon in '68 .
And it is so easy to manipulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have permission .
They have had for quite a while , Jeff Sessions did nothing against them .
But President Trump can ride Antifa riots to re-election .
He just has to send more agents to Portland and take back the streets using tear gas , pepper spray , flash bangs , and batons .
No more pussyfooting around , make Portland squeal .
And make illegal aliens squeal as well .
Make ICE SVU do their job .

President Trump has announced a Federal crackdown in Chicago. This is different from the Federal crackdown in Portland. Besides the racial difference, whites in Portland are rioting and committing acts of terrorism to remove what they consider to be a White Nationalist President, while blacks in Chicago are just doing what blacks do when not closely supervised by whites; shooting each other over mostly perceived slights and the cycle of retaliation that engenders.
Most of the shootings in Chiraq are not because of drug dealing or other crimes, but are generally blacks being blacks. While the Christopher Columbus statute was attacked in Chicago, that was mostly, though not exclusively blacks.
However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-led task force will not be protecting monuments in Chitown, as those are not Federally owned. But the task force, code named Operation Legend, which is operating in other cities as well, will be targeting the blacks who do the shootings with enforcement of various Federal laws concerning drug dealing, illegal guns, and drug trafficking.
Consequently the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives and Really Big Fires (ATFE), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will be the bulk of the agents assigned. They will be augmented by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Victims Unit (ICE SVU) as well.
The strategy will be something familiar, black murderers and violent thugs will not be targeted for large scale shootings in the streets, but with related Federal crimes, similar to how the T-men, Treasury Agents, got Al Capone, not for violating prohibition, but for tax evasion.
Black street thugs will be put in Federal prison, not for shooting children, but for unrelated Federal crimes.
President Trump said Wednesday his administration is sending federal law enforcement officers into Chicago and Albuquerque, expanding his controversial crackdown on what he claims is an unchecked surge of violence in Democratic-run cities. “Today I am announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime,” Trump said in remarks from the East Room of the White House. He added he had “no choice but to get involved.” Trump said the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), U.S. Marshals Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would all send agents to Chicago. [Trump Announces He’s Sending Federal Agents To Chicago, by Morgan Chalfant And Brett Samuels, The Hill, July 22, 2020]
The twist for immigration patriots is that the old familiar ICE SVU will be on the case, doing what ICE SVU does, ignoring immigration law and trying to recreate their glory days as U.S. Customs Service (USCS) T-men. And they are quite explicit about it.
All illegal aliens in Chicago have been advised they have nothing to fear, despite the fact that all the drugs in Chiraq come through Mexico and are smuggled and wholesaled to local black gangs are Mexican illegal aliens.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to send 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, The Chicago Tribune reported Monday. The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents are set to assist other federal law enforcement and Chicago police in crime-fighting efforts, the Tribune reported citing unnamed sources. A specific plan on what the agents will be doing has not been made public, according to the Tribune. One city official told the newspaper that the city was aware of the plan but not any specifics… One Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official in Chicago confirmed the deployment to the Tribune. The official said the HSI agents, who are part of ICE, would not be involved in immigration or deportation matters. [Homeland Security Sending 150 Agents To Chicago This Week: Report, by Rebecca Klar, The Hill, July 20, 2020]
While it is apparent that most of this deployment of Federal law enforcement to various cities is politically motivated, arresting blacks in Chitown and giving Antifa terrorists a beating in Portland can only help President Trump in the upcoming election, who is advising Chad Wolf, DHS Secretary, to have a hands-up, don’t shoot policy on arresting illegal aliens?
That would be just as popular as thumping Yippies and arresting black criminals. Clearly Wolf does not have President Trump’s best interest at heart, but why is Ken The Knife Cuccinelli not on the ball? He has good political instincts and President Trump needs all the good publicity he can get.
Always the story for Donald J. Trump: His own appointees don’t have his back. If Donald J. Trump does not want to lose the election and then be prosecuted by Joe Biden, he needs to want to win. Arresting rioting blacks and thumping hippies is a good way to generate interest and voting by the historic American nation. The Left is frightened that they are losing the narrative with the riots in Portland and the attacks on statues, as well as black crime. I think it is good politics to provoke the Left in Portland, nothing says electing a Republican better than riots in the streets—just see what the Berkeley riots did for Ronald Reagan, and the Chicago Democratic Convention riots did for Nixon in '68.
And it is so easy to manipulate Antifa into violence, as they think they have permission. They have had it for quite a while, Jeff Sessions did nothing against them. But President Trump can ride Antifa riots to re-election. He just has to send more agents to Portland and take back the streets using tear gas, pepper spray, flash bangs, and batons. No more pussyfooting around, make Portland squeal.
And make illegal aliens squeal as well. Make ICE SVU do their job.


vdare--2020-07-23--Patrick J. Buchanan: Stress Test Of A Straining Superpower

Earlier by Patrick J. Buchanan : Is America Up for a Naval War with China ?
How great a burden can even an unrivaled superpower carry before it buckles and breaks ?
We may be about to find out .
Rome was the superpower of its time , ruling for centuries almost the entirety of what was then called the civilized world .
Great Britain was a superpower of its day , but she bled , bankrupted and broke herself in the Thirty Years War of the West from 1914-1945 .
By Winston Churchill 's death in 1965 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being invaded by a stream of migrants from its former colonies .
America was the real superpower of the 20th century and became sole claimant to that title with the collapse of the Soviet Union between 1989 and 1991 , an event Vladimir Putin called `` the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century . ''
Has America 's turn come ?
Is America breaking under the burdens it has lately assumed and is attempting to carry ?
Today , at the presidential library of Richard Nixon , who ushered Mao 's China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Mike Pompeo is laying out a strategy of containment and confrontation of a China that is far more the equal of the USA than was the USSR .
China controls the production of 97 % of the antibiotics upon which the lives of millions of Americans depend .
She provides critical components in the production chains of U.S. weapons systems .
Beijing commands more warships than the U.S. Navy and holds a trillion dollars in U.S. debt .
Moscow never had this kind of hold on us .
Writes Herman : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has shed more than 20,000 U.S.-based manufacturing companies .
As the work those companies once did domestically has shifted overseas , much of it has gone to China .
From rare-earth metals and permanent magnets to high-end electronic components and printed circuit boards , the Pentagon has slowly become dependent on Chinese industrial output .
Asia produces 90 % of the world 's circuit boards—more than half of them in China .
The U.S. share of global circuit-board production has fallen to 5 % . ''
Decoupling from China and re-industrializing America would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and until we do it , we remain vulnerable .
Another decades-long struggle , this time with China , like the Cold War that consumed so much of our attention and wealth from the 1940s to 1991 , is not the only challenge America faces .
Through NATO , the U.S. is still the principal protector of almost 30 European nations .
And despite Donald Trump 's promise to end our forever wars , 8,500 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan , 5,000 in Iraq , hundreds in Syria , thousands more in Kuwait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new claims on America 's time , attention and resources .
Some 145,000 Americans have perished in five months of the coronavirus pandemic , more U.S. dead than all the Americans soldiers lost in Korea , Vietnam , Iraq and Afghanistan .
A thousand Americans are dying every day , a higher daily death toll than in World War II and the Civil War combined .
The U.S. economy has been thrust into something approaching a second Depression .
The 2020 deficit runs into the trillions of dollars .
Our national debt is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soaring .
Tens of millions are unemployed .
And the shutdowns are beginning anew .
From the protests , riots , rampages and statue-smashing of the last two months , it is apparent that millions of Americans detest our history and heroes .
Though nowhere in recorded time have 42 million people of African descent achieved the measures of freedom and prosperity they have in the USA , we are daily admonished that ours is a rotten and sick society whose every institution is shot through with `` systemic racism . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the riots of the 1960s in Harlem , Watts , Newark and 100 cities that exploded after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King .
In the numbers of citizens now shot and killed every week , great American cities such as Baltimore , St. Louis , Detroit and Chicago are looking more like Baghdad .
The Democratic Party is promising to take up the issue of racial reparations for our original sin of slavery .
The first order of business , we are told , is ending inequality—of income , wealth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The racial disparity in police arrests , prosecutions , incarcerations and school expulsions , must end .
But if the trillions we have spent to address these inequalities since the Great Society days have failed to make greater progress , why should we believe that we even know how to succeed , absent the imposition of a rigid socialist egalitarianism of results ?
The Old Republic is facing a stress test unlike any it has known since the Union was threatened with dissolution in the Civil War .
Patrick J. Buchanan needs no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State of Emergency : The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America , and Suicide of a Superpower : Will America Survive to 2025 ?
are available from Amazon.com .
Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “ The Greatest Comeback : How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority .
His latest book , published May , 2018 , is “ Nixon ’ s White House Wars : The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.
” See Peter Brimelow ’ s review : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump .

Earlier by Patrick J. Buchanan: Is America Up for a Naval War with China?
How great a burden can even an unrivaled superpower carry before it buckles and breaks? We may be about to find out.
Rome was the superpower of its time, ruling for centuries almost the entirety of what was then called the civilized world.
Great Britain was a superpower of its day, but she bled, bankrupted and broke herself in the Thirty Years War of the West from 1914-1945.
By Winston Churchill's death in 1965, the empire had vanished, and Britain was being invaded by a stream of migrants from its former colonies.
America was the real superpower of the 20th century and became sole claimant to that title with the collapse of the Soviet Union between 1989 and 1991, an event Vladimir Putin called "the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."
Has America's turn come? Is America breaking under the burdens it has lately assumed and is attempting to carry?
Today, at the presidential library of Richard Nixon, who ushered Mao's China onto the world stage, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is laying out a strategy of containment and confrontation of a China that is far more the equal of the USA than was the USSR.
Writes Hudson's Institute's Arthur Herman:
"In the 1960s, manufacturing made up 25% of U.S. gross domestic product. It’s barely 11% today. More than five million American manufacturing jobs have been lost since 2000. "
China controls the production of 97% of the antibiotics upon which the lives of millions of Americans depend. She provides critical components in the production chains of U.S. weapons systems.
Beijing commands more warships than the U.S. Navy and holds a trillion dollars in U.S. debt. Moscow never had this kind of hold on us.
Writes Herman: "Since 2000, America's defense industry has shed more than 20,000 U.S.-based manufacturing companies. As the work those companies once did domestically has shifted overseas, much of it has gone to China. From rare-earth metals and permanent magnets to high-end electronic components and printed circuit boards, the Pentagon has slowly become dependent on Chinese industrial output. Asia produces 90% of the world's circuit boards—more than half of them in China. The U.S. share of global circuit-board production has fallen to 5%."
Decoupling from China and re-industrializing America would be an immense undertaking. But unless and until we do it, we remain vulnerable.
Another decades-long struggle, this time with China, like the Cold War that consumed so much of our attention and wealth from the 1940s to 1991, is not the only challenge America faces.
Through NATO, the U.S. is still the principal protector of almost 30 European nations. And despite Donald Trump's promise to end our forever wars, 8,500 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, 5,000 in Iraq, hundreds in Syria, thousands more in Kuwait and Bahrain.
There are other huge new claims on America's time, attention and resources. Some 145,000 Americans have perished in five months of the coronavirus pandemic, more U.S. dead than all the Americans soldiers lost in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
A thousand Americans are dying every day, a higher daily death toll than in World War II and the Civil War combined.
The U.S. economy has been thrust into something approaching a second Depression. The 2020 deficit runs into the trillions of dollars. Our national debt is now far larger than our GDP and soaring. Tens of millions are unemployed. And the shutdowns are beginning anew.
From the protests, riots, rampages and statue-smashing of the last two months, it is apparent that millions of Americans detest our history and heroes. Though nowhere in recorded time have 42 million people of African descent achieved the measures of freedom and prosperity they have in the USA, we are daily admonished that ours is a rotten and sick society whose every institution is shot through with "systemic racism."
The racial divisions are almost as ugly as during the riots of the 1960s in Harlem, Watts, Newark and 100 cities that exploded after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.
In the numbers of citizens now shot and killed every week, great American cities such as Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit and Chicago are looking more like Baghdad.
The Democratic Party is promising to take up the issue of racial reparations for our original sin of slavery. The first order of business, we are told, is ending inequality—of income, wealth, educational attainment and health care. The racial disparity in police arrests, prosecutions, incarcerations and school expulsions, must end.
But if the trillions we have spent to address these inequalities since the Great Society days have failed to make greater progress, why should we believe that we even know how to succeed, absent the imposition of a rigid socialist egalitarianism of results?
The Old Republic is facing a stress test unlike any it has known since the Union was threatened with dissolution in the Civil War.
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Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers; his books State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, and Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? are available from Amazon.com. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.
His latest book, published May, 2018, is “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”
See Peter Brimelow’s review: “Wheel And Fight”—Pat Buchanan’s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump.


vdare--2020-07-23--Radio Derb Transcript Up For July 17: Uniparty Back, Crushing Jeff Sessions, And Color-Blindness Is

Radio Derb Transcript Up For July 17: Uniparty Back, Crushing Jeff Sessions, And Color-Blindness Is Racist, Etc.

The Radio Derb transcript is up for July 17 .
Go here to read or listen .
00m41s The Uniparty @ @ @ @ @ ( Anywheres rule . )
11m23s Will Poland go Irish ?
( There are commonalities @ @ @ @ @ charm of old-style liberalism .
( The Economist not yet woke . )
28m02s Color-blindness @ @ @ @ @ your state constitution , in your orchestra . )
39m11s Canceling Hume .
( Carelessness @ @ @ @ @ remedy . )
42m21s RV-ing on the Moon .
( Sign me up . )

The Radio Derb transcript is up for July 17. Go here to read or listen.
00m41s The Uniparty is back in control. (Anywheres rule.)
05m58s What's the matter with Alabama? (Crushing Jeff Sessions.)
11m23s Will Poland go Irish? (There are commonalities.)
15m37s The quaint charm of old-style liberalism. (The Economist not yet woke.)
24m16s Smithsonian whiteness. (White dominant culture described.)
28m02s Color-blindness is racist. (In your state constitution, in your orchestra.)
36m06s News from Greenland. (Eskimo Lives Matter!)
39m11s Canceling Hume. (Carelessness and inattention may be the remedy.)
42m21s RV-ing on the Moon. (Sign me up.)
44m08s Signoff. (With a national anthem.)


vdare--2020-07-22--James Kirkpatrick Invites You To "Grill Me!"—Special Guest John Derbyshire

On Tuesday , July 28th , James Kirkpatrick , Beltway veteran , refugee from Conservatism Inc. and author of Conservatism @ @ @ @ @ the American Right , will appear with John Derbyshire for an exclusive podcast to discuss @ @ @ @ @ Book Club members are invited to send in questions via assistant @ vdare.com to James @ @ @ @ @ the two will read and discuss on the air !
`` Can we expect Conservatism @ @ @ @ @ Trump Administration ?
Or is the political censorship too great ? ''
`` What is @ @ @ @ @ right if Biden gets elected ? ''
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This month , we 'll be reading Conservatism @ @ @ @ @ the American Right—discussion questions compiled by the author himself .

On Tuesday, July 28th, James Kirkpatrick, Beltway veteran, refugee from Conservatism Inc. and author of Conservatism Inc.: The Battle for the American Right, will appear with John Derbyshire for an exclusive podcast to discuss your questions!
All VDARE.com Book Club members are invited to send in questions via assistant@vdare.com to James Kirkpatrick and John Derbyshire which the two will read and discuss on the air!
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"Can we expect Conservatism Inc. to decline after the Trump Administration? Or is the political censorship too great?"
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This month, we'll be reading Conservatism Inc.: The Battle for the American Right—discussion questions compiled by the author himself.


vdare--2020-07-23--Social Distancing With John Derbyshire, Joined By Michelle Malkin, TODAY, 3 P.M. EST

On Thursday at 3 p.m. EST , our latest episode of “ Social Distancing with Peter Brimelow ” will livestream @ @ @ @ @ , so John Derbyshire will be joined by Michelle Malkin !
They will talk about @ @ @ @ @ and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand up and defend @ @ @ @ @ is coming to save us !
Malkin will detail the attack on her peaceful rally @ @ @ @ @ Matter members , and how the police stood down , failing to protect those who @ @ @ @ @ the police !
They will also discuss what kneeling to the Black Lives Matter blood @ @ @ @ @ .
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On Thursday at 3 p.m. EST, our latest episode of “Social Distancing with Peter Brimelow” will livestream. Mr. Brimelow is traveling, so John Derbyshire will be joined by Michelle Malkin!
They will talk about the censorship sweeping the nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand up and defend America... because no one is coming to save us! Malkin will detail the attack on her peaceful rally in Denver by antifa/Black Lives Matter members, and how the police stood down, failing to protect those who dared stand in support of the police! They will also discuss what kneeling to the Black Lives Matter blood libel against white America represents.
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vdare--2020-07-22--Andrew Struttmann Attacks Michelle Malkin And Us In The DENVER POST

This is what I said about Andrew Struttmann 's Denver Post op-ed on Twitter .
Struttman [ Tweet him | @ @ @ @ @ as `` owner and partner of Saratoga Strategies and a longtime Republican political consultant in @ @ @ @ @ , the reason Republicans lose elections .
While condemning the recent antifa attack on Michelle @ @ @ @ @ ( he describes it as her being `` physically accosted '' ) he indulges in @ @ @ @ @ .


vdare--2020-07-23--The NYT Discovers Who Is Holding Back Black and Brown Students: Nice White Parents

From the New York Times : “ Nice White Parents ” is a new podcast from Serial Productions , brought @ @ @ @ @ York Times , about the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down @ @ @ @ @ that American public schools do not guarantee each child an equal education — two decades @ @ @ @ @ not changed that .
But when we look at how our schools are failing , @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re failing : Black and brown kids .
We ask : Why aren @ @ @ @ @ ?
Why aren ’ t they achieving more ?
If you want to understand what @ @ @ @ @ public education system , you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful @ @ @ @ @ White parents .

From the New York Times:
“Nice White Parents” is a new podcast from Serial Productions, brought to you by the New York Times, about the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down the block.
We know that American public schools do not guarantee each child an equal education — two decades of school reform initiatives have not changed that. But when we look at how our schools are failing, we usually focus on who they’re failing: Black and brown kids. We ask: Why aren’t they performing better? Why aren’t they achieving more?
If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public education system, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in our schools: White parents.


vdare--2020-07-23--MeToo vs. BLM: Black Fortune 500 CEO In "Bizarre Fall"

The Bizarre Fall of the CEO of Coach and Kate Spade ’ s Parent Company One of only five Black chiefs of a Fortune 500 company abruptly resigned after strange allegations — involving a hidden identity as photographer and an extramarital affair — resurfaced .
by William Cohan for ProPublica July 22 , 5:30 a.m. EDT When I asked Jide Zeitlin late last year about a 10-year-old article accusing him of using “ deception to lure a woman into an unwanted romantic relationship , ” his denial was absolute .
“ It ’ s not true , ” Zeitlin stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the record .
It ’ s not true.
” Why would a wealthy Goldman Sachs partner need to create a false identity to lure a woman into an unwanted romantic relationship ?
What was his false identity : rightful heir to the throne of Wakanda ?
Zeitlin , then the CEO of Tapestry — parent company of luxury brands such as Coach , Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman — went so far as to urge me to dig into his background .
“ I ’ m pretty certain you ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me playing those kinds of games , ” Zeitlin said .
… On Tuesday , the company announced Zeitlin had resigned “ for personal reasons , ” only four months after it had extended his contract for three years .
Zeitlin issued a statement to The Wall Street Journal that said , “ In the past month , a woman I photographed and had a relationship with more than 10 years ago reached out to various media organizations to express her concerns about what had occurred .
… The resignation represented a calamitous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was nearly as improbable as his rise .
Born in Nigeria , the son of a maid , Zeitlin was largely brought up by an American family ( which eventually became his legal guardian ) and rose to become a rare Black partner at Goldman Sachs before eventually becoming one of only five Black CEOs among Fortune 500 companies .
Zeitlin enjoyed a gilded reputation .
His partnership at Goldman Sachs earned him more than $ 100 million when the firm went public and placed him in the financial elite .
… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risen even higher as he propelled himself into the national conversation on race .
Zeitlin ’ s fearless embrace of the Black Lives Matter movement had an authenticity and depth few corporate executives can muster .
On June 1 , he posted a moving essay on LinkedIn , addressing George Floyd ’ s killing and the looting that had occurred at a number of Tapestry retail stores .
“ We can replace our windows and handbags , ” he wrote , “ but we can not bring back George Floyd , Ahmaud Arbery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trayvon Martin , Emmett Till , and too many others .
Each of these black lives matter.
” The essay became a sensation , and it made Zeitlin a leading corporate voice for social change .
He spoke about the movement in a June 3 appearance on ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America , ” and then on June 21 , he was on CBS ’ “ Face The Nation.
” Yet for all of Zeitlin ’ s accomplishments , there were troubling episodes in his past .
Perhaps most surprising , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the open to an extent that raises the question of how closely , if at all , Tapestry ’ s board of directors vetted its CEO before appointing him last year .
The company didn ’ t respond when asked how it had missed information , some of it available in a simple Google search .
… Working under an alias , he took photos , many sexual , at least some involving nudity , of women in a studio just feet from where his wife and children lived .
He had what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship ” with one of the women he photographed .
That life had surfaced in 2009 , hindering a chance for him to enter government service , only to be publicly left behind — until today… .
His was a tale worth telling .
Since the day he was born to a single mother in sub-Saharan Africa , Zeitlin ’ s life has been something bordering on the incredible .
… Arnold Zeitlin was a veteran foreign correspondent for The Associated Press .
He and his wife had two young children and when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known , would visit his mother at their house , he ’ d play with one of the family ’ s daughters .
The Zeitlins , thinking Jide would get a better education in Lagos , suggested he live with them , an arrangement his mother embraced .
“ She was an amazing mother who just didn ’ t have a lot of resources , ” Zeitlin told Forbes Africa in 2012 .
My guess had been that Jide was the son of the white man and the maid , but Zeid looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photos .
When the Zeitlins moved to Pakistan in 1970 , they asked Jide , who was 5 , if he would like to join the family and move there .
Jide said yes .
And for the second time , Jide ’ s mother agreed to let him go .
Eventually , the Zeitlins would become his legal guardians , and he took their last name .
… the Zeitlins sent him to Milton Academy , a prep school .
After that , Zeitlin was off to Amherst College… A fortuitous meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a summer internship .
… Within weeks of his arrival , Zeitlin got another huge break when he became the protégé of Hank Paulson , who was then running Goldman ’ s Chicago office and en route to becoming its CEO in 1999 and secretary of the Treasury in 2006 .
In 1996 , Goldman named Zeitlin a partner .
When the firm completed its own initial public offering in May 1999 , his .325 % ownership stake was worth $ 117 million after the first day of trading… .
Zeitlin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gretchen Raymond , a 38-year-old mother of two in Stamford , Connecticut , then working as a private chef for a billionaire in nearby Greenwich .
Raymond had met Zeitlin two years earlier , in January 2007 .
On Dec. 9 , 2009 , the day after his confirmation hearing , Raymond emailed Max Gigle , then a staff assistant to Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd , an influential member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
“ This man has put me and my family through hell , ” she wrote of Zeitlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your decision to cheat on your husband with Zeitlin played at least as big of a role .
In her email , Raymond recounted how she met Zeitlin after answering an ad placed on Craigslist , with the headline “ Fit yes , experience not necessary , ” by a man named James Greene , who said he was a fashion photographer working out of “ Sohophoto.
” At the time , Raymond was working as a fitness model and needed some photos of herself .
After talking with Greene on the phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a fitness shoot ” at a gym .
… … Their first post-photo shoot meeting was at the NoHo Star restaurant , she said ; he was leaving for a Canadian dog sledding trip that day .
… Soon after , Greene confessed to her that he had been living a double life .
His real name was Jide Zeitlin .
She had become suspicious of him .
“ It was becoming very clear to me he was not a photographer , ” she recalled .
“ I said , ‘ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want to Google you.
’ He laughed and said , OK , I am James Zeitalin.
’ I had him spell it and wrote it down.
” The next day , she Googled that name and up popped a picture of Jide Zeitlin .
As Raymond wrote in her letter to Gigle , the Senate aide : “ About one month into our friendship ( approximately Feb. 24 , 2007 . )
I discovered his true identity .
He told me that he wanted to work on his photography and didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him if I knew he was not a professional and he just wanted to meet me .
He apologized for the deception and told me he was falling in love with me .
With great regret I began a romantic relationship with Jide.
” So , the model discovered his true identity — financial superstar — and then decided to cheat on her husband with him .
At the time , Zeitlin ’ s wife , Tina Goldberg , was pregnant .
Goldberg , who is also a Goldman M & A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaches of the fashion industry , as the chief commercial officer at Anne Klein International .
( Goldberg did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment . )
Their consensual affair lasted until October 2007 , according to Raymond .
“ I was under the impression that he was deeply in love with me and planning a future with me , ” she wrote Gigle .
Their affair , Raymond said , ended because Zeitlin told her that he had too much on his plate and needed to “ figure out our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was absolutely heartbroken , ” she said .
A month after Zeitlin ended their affair , Raymond ’ s husband intercepted a text from Zeitlin wishing her a happy Thanksgiving .
Furious , her husband called Zeitlin ’ s wife and told her about the affair .
Gretchen Raymond then emailed Zeitlin ’ s wife ; contemporaneous emails between the two women , which I ’ ve read , make clear this was not a pleasant conversation .
Things would turn uglier still .
“ One week later someone came to my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my Durango , ” Raymond wrote in her letter to the Senate .
When the police came , she said they told her , “ Somebody is sending you a message.
” … Working together , Raymond and her husband began to uncover details about Zeitlin ’ s photographic work .
… All told , Raymond found seven models they believed Zeitlin had photographed , nearly all of them in demonstrably sexual poses , many lying on a bed in skimpy lingerie .
Some involved nudity .
OK , this is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve heard yet : the artists and models business is a time-honored way ( it comes up a lot in 19th Century French novels ) for gentlemen who like to look at naked ladies and ladies who like to get naked in front of appreciative gentlemen to find an excuse to get together .

From ProPublica:
The Bizarre Fall of the CEO of Coach and Kate Spade’s Parent Company One of only five Black chiefs of a Fortune 500 company abruptly resigned after strange allegations — involving a hidden identity as photographer and an extramarital affair — resurfaced. by William Cohan for ProPublica July 22, 5:30 a.m. EDT When I asked Jide Zeitlin late last year about a 10-year-old article accusing him of using “deception to lure a woman into an unwanted romantic relationship,” his denial was absolute. “It’s not true,” Zeitlin stated. “OK? That’s on the record. It’s not true.”
Why would a wealthy Goldman Sachs partner need to create a false identity to lure a woman into an unwanted romantic relationship? What was his false identity: rightful heir to the throne of Wakanda?
Zeitlin, then the CEO of Tapestry — parent company of luxury brands such as Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman — went so far as to urge me to dig into his background. “I’m pretty certain you’re not going to find any paper trail on me playing those kinds of games,” Zeitlin said. … On Tuesday, the company announced Zeitlin had resigned “for personal reasons,” only four months after it had extended his contract for three years. Zeitlin issued a statement to The Wall Street Journal that said, “In the past month, a woman I photographed and had a relationship with more than 10 years ago reached out to various media organizations to express her concerns about what had occurred. … The resignation represented a calamitous fall for Zeitlin, 56, one that was nearly as improbable as his rise. Born in Nigeria, the son of a maid, Zeitlin was largely brought up by an American family (which eventually became his legal guardian) and rose to become a rare Black partner at Goldman Sachs before eventually becoming one of only five Black CEOs among Fortune 500 companies. Zeitlin enjoyed a gilded reputation. His partnership at Goldman Sachs earned him more than $100 million when the firm went public and placed him in the financial elite. … Recently, Zeitlin’s star had risen even higher as he propelled himself into the national conversation on race. Zeitlin’s fearless embrace of the Black Lives Matter movement had an authenticity and depth few corporate executives can muster. On June 1, he posted a moving essay on LinkedIn, addressing George Floyd’s killing and the looting that had occurred at a number of Tapestry retail stores. “We can replace our windows and handbags,” he wrote, “but we cannot bring back George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, and too many others. Each of these black lives matter.” The essay became a sensation, and it made Zeitlin a leading corporate voice for social change. He spoke about the movement in a June 3 appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and then on June 21, he was on CBS’ “Face The Nation.” Yet for all of Zeitlin’s accomplishments, there were troubling episodes in his past. Perhaps most surprising, many of the facts were out in the open to an extent that raises the question of how closely, if at all, Tapestry’s board of directors vetted its CEO before appointing him last year. The company didn’t respond when asked how it had missed information, some of it available in a simple Google search. … Working under an alias, he took photos, many sexual, at least some involving nudity, of women in a studio just feet from where his wife and children lived. He had what he now acknowledges was an “inappropriate relationship” with one of the women he photographed. That life had surfaced in 2009, hindering a chance for him to enter government service, only to be publicly left behind — until today…. His was a tale worth telling. Since the day he was born to a single mother in sub-Saharan Africa, Zeitlin’s life has been something bordering on the incredible. … Arnold Zeitlin was a veteran foreign correspondent for The Associated Press. He and his wife had two young children and when Olajide, or Jide as he was known, would visit his mother at their house, he’d play with one of the family’s daughters. The Zeitlins, thinking Jide would get a better education in Lagos, suggested he live with them, an arrangement his mother embraced. “She was an amazing mother who just didn’t have a lot of resources,” Zeitlin told Forbes Africa in 2012.
My guess had been that Jide was the son of the white man and the maid, but Zeid looks like a pretty normal West African in photos.
When the Zeitlins moved to Pakistan in 1970, they asked Jide, who was 5, if he would like to join the family and move there. Jide said yes. And for the second time, Jide’s mother agreed to let him go. Eventually, the Zeitlins would become his legal guardians, and he took their last name. … the Zeitlins sent him to Milton Academy, a prep school. After that, Zeitlin was off to Amherst College… A fortuitous meeting with a partner at Goldman Sachs led to a summer internship. … Within weeks of his arrival, Zeitlin got another huge break when he became the protégé of Hank Paulson, who was then running Goldman’s Chicago office and en route to becoming its CEO in 1999 and secretary of the Treasury in 2006. In 1996, Goldman named Zeitlin a partner. When the firm completed its own initial public offering in May 1999, his .325% ownership stake was worth $117 million after the first day of trading…. Zeitlin’s testimony was not sitting well with Gretchen Raymond, a 38-year-old mother of two in Stamford, Connecticut, then working as a private chef for a billionaire in nearby Greenwich. Raymond had met Zeitlin two years earlier, in January 2007. On Dec. 9, 2009, the day after his confirmation hearing, Raymond emailed Max Gigle, then a staff assistant to Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, an influential member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “This man has put me and my family through hell,” she wrote of Zeitlin. …
Actually, Mrs. Raymond, your decision to cheat on your husband with Zeitlin played at least as big of a role.
In her email, Raymond recounted how she met Zeitlin after answering an ad placed on Craigslist, with the headline “Fit yes, experience not necessary,” by a man named James Greene, who said he was a fashion photographer working out of “Sohophoto.” At the time, Raymond was working as a fitness model and needed some photos of herself. After talking with Greene on the phone, she agreed to meet him “for a fitness shoot” at a gym. … … Their first post-photo shoot meeting was at the NoHo Star restaurant, she said; he was leaving for a Canadian dog sledding trip that day. … Soon after, Greene confessed to her that he had been living a double life. His real name was Jide Zeitlin. She had become suspicious of him. “It was becoming very clear to me he was not a photographer,” she recalled. “I said, ‘I want to know your real name because I want to Google you.’ He laughed and said, OK, I am James Zeitalin.’ I had him spell it and wrote it down.” The next day, she Googled that name and up popped a picture of Jide Zeitlin. As Raymond wrote in her letter to Gigle, the Senate aide: “About one month into our friendship (approximately Feb. 24, 2007.) I discovered his true identity. He told me that he wanted to work on his photography and didn’t feel that I would have worked with him if I knew he was not a professional and he just wanted to meet me. He apologized for the deception and told me he was falling in love with me. With great regret I began a romantic relationship with Jide.”
So, the model discovered his true identity — financial superstar — and then decided to cheat on her husband with him.
At the time, Zeitlin’s wife, Tina Goldberg, was pregnant. Goldberg, who is also a Goldman M&A department alum, works in the upper reaches of the fashion industry, as the chief commercial officer at Anne Klein International. (Goldberg did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.) Their consensual affair lasted until October 2007, according to Raymond. “I was under the impression that he was deeply in love with me and planning a future with me,” she wrote Gigle. Their affair, Raymond said, ended because Zeitlin told her that he had too much on his plate and needed to “figure out our life.” She was devastated. “I was absolutely heartbroken,” she said.
Uh-oh, a woman scorned.
A month after Zeitlin ended their affair, Raymond’s husband intercepted a text from Zeitlin wishing her a happy Thanksgiving. Furious, her husband called Zeitlin’s wife and told her about the affair. Gretchen Raymond then emailed Zeitlin’s wife; contemporaneous emails between the two women, which I’ve read, make clear this was not a pleasant conversation. Things would turn uglier still. “One week later someone came to my home and threw a construction brick through my Durango,” Raymond wrote in her letter to the Senate. When the police came, she said they told her, “Somebody is sending you a message.” … Working together, Raymond and her husband began to uncover details about Zeitlin’s photographic work. … All told, Raymond found seven models they believed Zeitlin had photographed, nearly all of them in demonstrably sexual poses, many lying on a bed in skimpy lingerie. Some involved nudity.
OK, this is one of the most genteel MeToo scandals I’ve heard yet: The artists and models business is a time-honored way (it comes up a lot in 19th century French novels) for gentlemen who like to look at naked ladies and ladies who like to get naked in front of appreciative gentlemen to find an excuse to get together.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-23--Trump Kids Ditch Social Conservatism

Trump Kids Ditch Social Conservatism

Trump ’ s children seem to have ditched social conservatism—at least when it comes to attacking political enemies Last weekend , Eric Trump shared an old video of Joe Biden saying he opposed George W. Bush ’ s attempts to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage .
In the clip , Biden says the Defense of Marriage Act already defines that marriage is between one man and one woman and there is no need for a constitutional amendment .
Eric Trump found the clip offensive to the “ LGBTQ community ” because it shows Biden believing marriage is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Tuesday , Ivanka Trump shared her outrage over Biden suggesting in 1981 that working mothers led to the deterioration of the family .
Donald Trump Jr. has previously retweeted conservatives who attack Mitt Romney for firing Richard Grenell from his 2012 campaign for being gay .
These complaints seem odd for high-profile conservatives to parrot .
Nearly every Republican lawmakers believed marriage was between one man and one woman up until 2015 .
Most of them still probably believe this , yet don ’ t talk about it anymore .
Most Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and would not bat an eye at concerns working mothers would undermine them .
Conservatives also fight for the right for religious people to fire people who do not properly adhere to their beliefs .
These are core social conservative beliefs , but the Trump kids believe they are beyond the pale .
Evangelicals are an integral part of Trump ’ s coalition .
It ’ s unlikely these appeals will persuade any Biden voter to change , but they may convince some evangelicals to stay home .
If the future of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , why would evangelicals continue to vote for the party ?
It ’ s something for the Trump kids to keep in mind the next time they want to score a political point against Biden .

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

Trump’s children seem to have ditched social conservatism—at least when it comes to attacking political enemies.
Last weekend, Eric Trump shared an old video of Joe Biden saying he opposed George W. Bush’s attempts to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. In the clip, Biden says the Defense of Marriage Act already defines that marriage is between one man and one woman and there is no need for a constitutional amendment. Eric Trump found the clip offensive to the “LGBTQ community” because it shows Biden believing marriage is only between one man and one woman.
I hope everyone in the #LGBTQ community is able to see this video of Joe Biden:
https://t.co/U4rbJ92ZFW — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 19, 2020
On Tuesday, Ivanka Trump shared her outrage over Biden suggesting in 1981 that working mothers led to the deterioration of the family.
I couldn’t agree more w/ @SenGillibrand and @SenSchumer Spokeswoman and Advisor @Meredithk27!@JoeBiden should explain to America how a mom working leads the deterioration of the family.
Biden in his own words below ⬇ https://t.co/QXfdyTqpTu — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 21, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. has previously retweeted conservatives who attack Mitt Romney for firing Richard Grenell from his 2012 campaign for being gay.
I remember Romney as the guy who fired my friend @RichardGrenell because Rick was openly gay and Romney was too much of a coward to stand up for his friend. That’s what I remember. cc @ChrisRBarron https://t.co/tcEv1fQgNa — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) February 6, 2020
These complaints seem odd for high-profile conservatives to parrot. Nearly every Republican lawmakers believed marriage was between one man and one woman up until 2015. Most of them still probably believe this, yet don’t talk about it anymore. Most Republicans would also say they support traditional families and would not bat an eye at concerns working mothers would undermine them. Conservatives also fight for the right for religious people to fire people who do not properly adhere to their beliefs. These are core social conservative beliefs, but the Trump kids believe they are beyond the pale.
Evangelicals are an integral part of Trump’s coalition. It’s unlikely these appeals will persuade any Biden voter to change, but they may convince some evangelicals to stay home. If the future of the GOP doesn’t represent their values, why would evangelicals continue to vote for the party?
It’s something for the Trump kids to keep in mind the next time they want to score a political point against Biden.


vdare--2020-07-24--What Percentage of AntiFa Are Trans?

What Percentage of AntiFa Are Trans?

In comparison to its in-depth coverage of micro personalities of the Alt-Right , the mainstream media have reported very , @ @ @ @ @ so we ’ re still guessing about : who are these rioters ?
What are @ @ @ @ @ they come from ?
More than a few seem to be casualties of our culture @ @ @ @

Large numbers of people arrested for violent actions at Portland riots are trans. A few years ago Oregon added free gender reassignment surgery to people on the welfare Oregon Health Plan. There was a huge influx of people eager to take advantage of it. Identity seekers. https://t.co/FDO74guapp — Mrixmi (@9000elephants) July 23, 2020
In comparison to its in-depth coverage of micro personalities of the Alt-Right, the mainstream media have reported very, very little on AntiFa, so we’re still guessing about: Who are these rioters? What are they like? Where do they come from?
More than a few seem to be casualties of our culture’s TransMania.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-24--Fashion Update: Gentlemen Are Now Carrying Canes for Thrashing Bounders

Earlier : When The Left Resorts To Violence….Be Prepared To Defend Yourself By 2021 , the well-dressed gentleman will be @ @ @ @ @ de Bergerac .

Earlier: When The Left Resorts To Violence….Be Prepared To Defend Yourself
'The wooden staff has lately vaulted into fashionability to become the cult accessory of choice' – Jo Ellison on the rise of the unlikely men's accessory https://t.co/N7j0sWNmXv


vdare--2020-07-24--Thanks  To Mark Steyn For His Kind Words On  Network Solutions' Attempted Deplatforming Of VDARE.com

Earlier : Mark Steyn On Corporate Harassment Of VDARE.com : `` I Can Think Of No Reason Why In A Free Society A Person Should Not Be Entitled To Hold Such Views . ''
and Mark Steyn Defends VDARE.com Against PayPal On Tucker Carlson—Tech Companies Are Making Us Less Free .
From Mark Steyn 's recent podcast , Whisper If You Dare , The Mark Steyn Show July 21 , 2020 .
It 's very kind of him .
... we 're now moving to the next level , where canceled is literal .
The monopolies and cartels of modem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business , who gets to make a living , who gets to eat .
A few years back I mentioned on Tucker 's show [ MP3 ] one of the first instances of this with Vdare.com .
VDARE is Peter Brimelow 's anti immigration website .
Not just illegal immigration , but the legal type resulting from what Peter and his chums regard as the disastrous 1965 Immigration Act .
I happen to agree with them on that , but a lot of people do n't , and that 's fair enough .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , launch your own website .
Oh no , no , no , no , that 's far too much effort .
It 'd be much easier for me to get you closed down .
So PayPal , which is a de facto internet monopoly , and by the way Steyn Online does n't do business with them either , for reasons I 'll go into another day .
PayPal says it wo n't do business with VDARE and then MasterCard , which is a de facto global duopoly , starts announcing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that enterprise too .
Now move it away from freedom of speech , to your local Main Street .
There 's two general stores across the town common , both in business for 40 years , and suddenly Visa and MasterCard say to one of them , `` Sorry you 're done . ''
So now you can only accept cash and checks .
Which business is going to survive ?
There 's no longer a real market then , so again this is a challenge to philosophical conservatives , who place their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the market , and likewise there is now no real market in the so called marketplace of ideas .
With VDARE they 've now taken the war to the next level .
The layman 's assumption is that anybody can start a website , so if Fred Smith wants to launch FredSmith.com , go for it .
But in fact FredSmith.com has to be registered somewhere and its content has to be hosted by a server .
That 's the boring bit you do right at the beginning when you set up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another thought to it .
But in the last few years , there 's been a huge consolidation of domain registration entities .
So you may think you 're with the same mom and pop registrar you 've been with for 20 years , but in fact three or four years ago they became part of Mega Global Thought Control , Inc. , so at VDARE.com right out of the blue they got an email saying in seven day 's time we 're pulling the plug on you .
So long !
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other on the town common , but one is reduced to cash and checks only , and then it gets a notice saying it 's being deemed ineligible for electricity supply , so good luck with your dairy and meat freezers .
Now this is n't about whether you agree with VDARE.com on immigration .
They run Ann Coulter , and Pat Buchanan and John Derbyshire and that may all be a little strong meat for you .
We 'll you 're going to have to man up about this stuff , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Ann and Pat does n't mean the beasts are now sated , only that they 've worked up an appetite for whoever 's next , including you .
With the 1964 Civil Rights Act , America overthrew three quarters of a century of settled Supreme Court law on the government 's ability to regulate private business , and indeed on the broader principle of freedom of association .
So if you want a public accommodation such as a lunch counter , you ca n't serve whites and not blacks , and indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Neil Gorsuch , extended those protections so that you ca n't serve cis gendered people and not transgendered people .
And you know that there will be some or other group along 18 months from now , whether it 's the intersexuals or the Two Spirited or whatever the hell comes next .
But right now we have the public accommodations of the computer age , PayPal , MasterCard , these domain registrars , announcing , indeed boasting that they wo n't do business with persons who advance views supported by half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what about the First Amendment ? ''
Yeah I 've been in an 8 year lawsuit , supposedly about whether I have the right to exercise my First Amendment rights , so you can imagine how I feel about the First Amendment .
What matters is the broader culture of free speech and the constitutional fetishists do n't seem to have noticed that freedom of expression is now openly mocked as merely a right wing obsession .
A couple of years back I used a phrase , not entirely in jest , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with reference to the death of the big , messy , sprawling , decentralized internet of the turn of the century that I miss so much since it was replaced by a tyranny of ever more doctrinaire and capricious thought commissars .
And I said that one day we 'll be disseminating Steyn Online via the last rusting Xerox machine in the woods .
Well the day of the last rusting photocopier in the woods is heading towards us very fast .
Eight years ago conservatives blew $ 1 billion trying to drag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he could become president and spend the next 4 years screwing us over .
Imagine what that billion dollars could 've done starting an alternative to PayPal or Facebook , or even trying to get some landmark lawsuit before the Supreme Court as to whether these internet monopolies and cartels are in fact public accommodations that should be open to all .
The right is caught in a vise because it never plays for any of the turf that matters .

Earlier: Mark Steyn On Corporate Harassment Of VDARE.com: "I Can Think Of No Reason Why In A Free Society A Person Should Not Be Entitled To Hold Such Views." and Mark Steyn Defends VDARE.com Against PayPal On Tucker Carlson—Tech Companies Are Making Us Less Free.
From Mark Steyn's recent podcast, Whisper If You Dare, The Mark Steyn Show July 21, 2020. It's very kind of him.
We've added links and emphases:
... we're now moving to the next level, where canceled is literal. The monopolies and cartels of modem life are determining who gets to do business, who gets to make a living, who gets to eat. A few years back I mentioned on Tucker's show [MP3] one of the first instances of this with Vdare.com. VDARE is Peter Brimelow's anti immigration website. Not just illegal immigration, but the legal type resulting from what Peter and his chums regard as the disastrous 1965 Immigration Act. I happen to agree with them on that, but a lot of people don't, and that's fair enough. Make your case, stand your ground, launch your own website. Oh no, no, no, no, that's far too much effort. It'd be much easier for me to get you closed down. So PayPal, which is a de facto internet monopoly, and by the way Steyn Online doesn't do business with them either, for reasons I'll go into another day.
PayPal says it won't do business with VDARE and then MasterCard, which is a de facto global duopoly, starts announcing that it'll be cutting off this or that enterprise too. Now move it away from freedom of speech, to your local Main Street. There's two general stores across the town common, both in business for 40 years, and suddenly Visa and MasterCard say to one of them, "Sorry you're done." So now you can only accept cash and checks. Which business is going to survive?
There's no longer a real market then, so again this is a challenge to philosophical conservatives, who place their faith in the market and the gods of the market, and likewise there is now no real market in the so called marketplace of ideas. With VDARE they've now taken the war to the next level. The layman's assumption is that anybody can start a website, so if Fred Smith wants to launch FredSmith.com, go for it. But in fact FredSmith.com has to be registered somewhere and its content has to be hosted by a server. That's the boring bit you do right at the beginning when you set up your website, and then never give another thought to it. But in the last few years, there's been a huge consolidation of domain registration entities. So you may think you're with the same mom and pop registrar you've been with for 20 years, but in fact three or four years ago they became part of Mega Global Thought Control, Inc., so at VDARE.com right out of the blue they got an email saying in seven day's time we're pulling the plug on you. So long!
So now there's two general stores opposite each other on the town common, but one is reduced to cash and checks only, and then it gets a notice saying it's being deemed ineligible for electricity supply, so good luck with your dairy and meat freezers.
Now this isn't about whether you agree with VDARE.com on immigration. They run Ann Coulter, and Pat Buchanan and John Derbyshire and that may all be a little strong meat for you. Well you're going to have to man up about this stuff, because letting the new totalitarians chow down on Ann and Pat doesn't mean the beasts are now sated, only that they've worked up an appetite for whoever's next, including you.
With the 1964 Civil Rights Act, America overthrew three quarters of a century of settled Supreme Court law on the government's ability to regulate private business, and indeed on the broader principle of freedom of association. So if you want a public accommodation such as a lunch counter, you can't serve whites and not blacks, and indeed only the other day rock ribbed originalist, Neil Gorsuch, extended those protections so that you can't serve cis gendered people and not transgendered people. And you know that there will be some or other group along 18 months from now, whether it's the intersexuals or the Two Spirited or whatever the hell comes next.
But right now we have the public accommodations of the computer age, PayPal, MasterCard, these domain registrars, announcing, indeed boasting that they won't do business with persons who advance views supported by half the American people. "Oh but what about the First Amendment?" Yeah I've been in an 8 year lawsuit, supposedly about whether I have the right to exercise my First Amendment rights, so you can imagine how I feel about the First Amendment. What matters is the broader culture of free speech and the constitutional fetishists don't seem to have noticed that freedom of expression is now openly mocked as merely a right wing obsession.
A couple of years back I used a phrase, not entirely in jest, on one of our Clubland Q&As with reference to the death of the big, messy, sprawling, decentralized internet of the turn of the century that I miss so much since it was replaced by a tyranny of ever more doctrinaire and capricious thought commissars. And I said that one day we'll be disseminating Steyn Online via the last rusting Xerox machine in the woods. Well the day of the last rusting photocopier in the woods is heading towards us very fast.
Eight years ago conservatives blew $1 billion trying to drag Mitt Romney across the finish line so that he could become president and spend the next 4 years screwing us over. Imagine what that billion dollars could've done starting an alternative to PayPal or Facebook, or even trying to get some landmark lawsuit before the Supreme Court as to whether these internet monopolies and cartels are in fact public accommodations that should be open to all. The right is caught in a vise because it never plays for any of the turf that matters.


vdare--2020-07-24--Democratic Platform to White People: We Hate You

Earlier ( 2009 ) by Steve Sailer : Sailer Strategy Supplement : Rebrand Democrats As The Black Party Politico has posted the draft version of the 2020 Democratic Party Platform .
It ’ s message to whites : You are the baddies .
Here are all mentions of whites in the draft document : … We will never amplify or legitimize the voices of bigotry , racism , misogyny , anti-Semitism , Islamophobia , or white supremacy .
… Median incomes are lower and poverty rates are higher for Black Americans , Latinos , Native Americans , and some Asian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ median white households .
And there is a persistent , pernicious racial wealth gap that holds millions of Americans back , with the typical white household holding six times more wealth than the typical Latino family and 10 times more wealth than the typical Black family .
… The wage gap between Black workers and white workers is higher today than it was 20 years ago .
It takes a typical Black woman 19 months to earn what a typical white man earns in 12 months—and for typical Latinas and Native American women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … Even before the COVID-19 pandemic , the uninsured rate was nearly three times higher for Latinos and nearly twice as high for Black Americans as it was for whites .
Some segments of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population faced uninsured rates rivaling those of Black Americans and Latinos , and more than one in five Native Americans and Alaska Natives was uninsured .
Black children are far more likely than white children to suffer from asthma .
Latinos , Native Americans , Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders , and Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rates than whites .
And average life expectancy is more than two years lower for rural Americans compared to those who live in metropolitan areas .
… Black women are more than three times as likely to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth compared to white women .
… President Trump ’ s words and actions have given safe harbor and encouragement to bigots , anti Semites , Islamophobes , and white supremacists .
… The extreme gap in household wealth and income between people of color—especially Black Americans , Latinos , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our working class and holding our country back .
… We will confront white nationalist terrorism and combat hate crimes perpetrated against religious minorities .
… Each year , the United States spends $ 23 billion more on schools in predominantly white districts than in non-white districts .
… We will root out systemic racism from our military justice system , where black service members are twice as likely as white ones to face court-martial .
…

Earlier (2009) by Steve Sailer: Sailer Strategy Supplement: Rebrand Democrats As The Black Party
Politico has posted the draft version of the 2020 Democratic Party Platform. It’s message to whites: You are the baddies.
Here are all mentions of whites in the draft document:
… We will never amplify or legitimize the voices of bigotry, racism, misogyny, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, or white supremacy. …
Median incomes are lower and poverty rates are higher for Black Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and some Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, compared to median white households. And there is a persistent, pernicious racial wealth gap that holds millions of Americans back, with the typical white household holding six times more wealth than the typical Latino family and 10 times more wealth than the typical Black family. …
The wage gap between Black workers and white workers is higher today than it was 20 years ago. It takes a typical Black woman 19 months to earn what a typical white man earns in 12 months—and for typical Latinas and Native American women, it takes almost two years. …
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the uninsured rate was nearly three times higher for Latinos and nearly twice as high for Black Americans as it was for whites. Some segments of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population faced uninsured rates rivaling those of Black Americans and Latinos, and more than one in five Native Americans and Alaska Natives was uninsured. Black children are far more likely than white children to suffer from asthma. Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Black Americans are diagnosed with diabetes at higher rates than whites. And average life expectancy is more than two years lower for rural Americans compared to those who live in metropolitan areas. …
Black women are more than three times as likely to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth compared to white women. …
President Trump’s words and actions have given safe harbor and encouragement to bigots, anti Semites, Islamophobes, and white supremacists. …
The extreme gap in household wealth and income between people of color—especially Black Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans—and white families is hurting our working class and holding our country back. …
We will confront white nationalist terrorism and combat hate crimes perpetrated against religious minorities. …
Each year, the United States spends $23 billion more on schools in predominantly white districts than in non-white districts. …
We will root out systemic racism from our military justice system, where black service members are twice as likely as white ones to face court-martial. …


vdare--2020-07-24--"America For How Long?": John Derbyshire's Interview With Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin joined John Derbyshire for a special episode of “ Social Distancing.
” Malkin asked , all too appropriately : `` America For How Long ? ''
You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel or our Bitchute channel !
They talked about the censorship sweeping the nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand defend America ... because no one is coming to save us !
Malkin detailed the attack on her peaceful rally in Denver by antifa/Black Lives Matter members , and how the police stood down , i.e .
failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of the police !
They also discussed what kneeling to the Black Lives Matter blood libel against white America .
The toxic combination of `` pandemic panic '' and `` George Floyd derangement syndrome '' has thoroughly destroyed the Home Of The Brave .
It is a paradise for the depraved and dictatorial .
Anarcho-tyranny is how hoodlums can toss statues into rivers with impunity , while citizens disgusted by Black Lives Matter street graffiti are charged with `` hate crimes '' —as David Nelson and Nicole Anderson in Martinez , California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney two weeks ago .
Anarcho-tyranny is how rioters can shut down highways and byways on a whim without fear of arrest , while commuters trying to escape the window-smashing barbarians obstructing traffic are charged with `` assault '' —as poor Jennifer Watson of Denver , Colorado , was this week .
Anarcho-tyranny is how hordes of gay pride activists marching shoulder to shoulder can defy social distancing guidelines with gushing approbation from radical Left-wing medical `` experts , '' while anti-lockdown and anti-mask mandate protesters are deemed public health menaces who now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest or jail time .
Malkin also said she will no longer do “ Back the Blue ” rallies after what happened to her and those supporting police in Denver , saying , “ I back the blue with a jaundiced eye.
” Just as at Charlottesville , police obeyed the politicians ’ order to “ stand down ” and allow the attack .

Michelle Malkin joined John Derbyshire for a special episode of “Social Distancing.” Malkin asked, all too appropriately: "America For How Long?"
You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel or our Bitchute channel!
Watch the latest video at bitchute.com
They talked about the censorship sweeping the nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand up and defend America... because no one is coming to save us! Malkin detailed the attack on her peaceful rally in Denver by antifa/Black Lives Matter members, and how the police stood down, i.e., failed to protect those who dared stand in support of the police! They also discussed what kneeling to the Black Lives Matter blood libel against white America represents.
Malkin said:
Malkin also said she will no longer do “Back the Blue” rallies after what happened to her and those supporting police in Denver, saying, “I back the blue with a jaundiced eye.”
Just as at Charlottesville, police obeyed the politicians’ order to “stand down” and allow the attack.
Watch our past episodes of “Social Distancing”: