clashdaily--2020-06-30--Anti-Patriots: Dems Backpedal On Tweet Throwing Shade At ‘Racist’ Mount Rushmore

Since the Left now sees anything and everything as an excuse to both drag Trump and inflame racial tensions , Trump ’ s visit to Rushmore is being politicized , and Rushmore is being racialized .
What ’ s particularly insidious about this tactic by the left is they are taking those great symbols of our nation which were meant to unite us , and transforming them into wedges to divide us .
When critics on the right call the Presstitues the ‘ Enemy of the People ’ , this is exactly the sort of thing we mean .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media page , telling the Big Lie about what Trump is doing , hoping that if the public hears it enough times , they will believe it , and suppress his voting base .
Disrespected them ?
Wouldn ’ t that be Pocahontas , trying to highjack Native Ancestry , and adding it to her job applications ?
Limit their voting rights ?
What , by making sure their votes aren ’ t nullified by bogus ballots submitted by dead people and non-residents ?
That actually STRENGTHENS their civic franchise… as we saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
The Libs who wrote that tweet care about any sacred rituals of the Lakota , or even the people themselves .
These cynics only care about how any given news story can be repackaged as a dagger in Trump ’ s back .
It doesn ’ t even really matter whether the attack is true or not… so long as the punch lands .

Since the Left now sees anything and everything as an excuse to both drag Trump and inflame racial tensions, Trump’s visit to Rushmore is being politicized, and Rushmore is being racialized.
What’s particularly insidious about this tactic by the left is they are taking those great symbols of our nation which were meant to unite us, and transforming them into wedges to divide us.
When critics on the right call the Presstitues the ‘Enemy of the People’, this is exactly the sort of thing we mean.
Here are the Democrats, in their social media page, telling the Big Lie about what Trump is doing, hoping that if the public hears it enough times, they will believe it, and suppress his voting base.
And… deleted as I expected. Don’t worry, @TheDemocrats; I saved it for you. pic.twitter.com/ElV0F8yWiO — jon gabriel (@exjon) June 30, 2020
Disrespected them? Wouldn’t that be Pocahontas, trying to highjack Native Ancestry, and adding it to her job applications?
Limit their voting rights? What, by making sure their votes aren’t nullified by bogus ballots submitted by dead people and non-residents? That actually STRENGTHENS their civic franchise… as we saw in Nelson Mandela’s shirt:
No. The Libs who wrote that tweet care about any sacred rituals of the Lakota, or even the people themselves. These cynics only care about how any given news story can be repackaged as a dagger in Trump’s back.
It doesn’t even really matter whether the attack is true or not… so long as the punch lands.


clashdaily--2020-06-30--WATCH: Politico Journo Asks Kayleigh McEnany If POTUS Thinks The South’s Civil War Loss Was A ‘Good

WATCH: Politico Journo Asks Kayleigh McEnany If POTUS Thinks The South’s Civil War Loss Was A ‘Good Thing’

The White House Press Corps seems hellbent on disproving Voltaire ’ s claim , ‘ Anything too stupid to be said is sung.
’ They are desperate to tag Trump as racist .
And why wouldn ’ t they be ?
If Democrats lose their lock on the Black voting block , their entire electoral strategy explodes .
Since 2016 , Trump had begun making significant inroads into that Demographic stronghold .
Pushing this Trump-is-racist narrative ( which The NewYorkTimes was planning as their official strategy since the minute Russian Collusion collapsed with the Mueller Report ) gives their Dem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Republican vote without needing to actually address the issues they might be looking at Trump in the first place .
With the rash of rioters destroying public monuments , the Democrats , including the Media ( D ) in the White House Press Corps , are trying to paint Trump as an apologist for the pro-slavery Democrat Confederacy .
This was the Politico reporter , Ryan Lizza , doing his best to win the stupidest question of 2020 nomination : LEAKED : New York Times Staff Meeting Reveals The NEW Plan On @ @ @ @ @

The White House Press Corps seems hellbent on disproving Voltaire’s claim, ‘Anything too stupid to be said is sung.’
They are desperate to tag Trump as racist. And why wouldn’t they be? If Democrats lose their lock on the Black voting block, their entire electoral strategy explodes.
Since 2016, Trump had begun making significant inroads into that Demographic stronghold. Pushing this Trump-is-racist narrative (which The NewYorkTimes was planning as their official strategy since the minute Russian Collusion collapsed with the Mueller Report) gives their Dem agenda a political advantage of suppressing the Black Republican vote without needing to actually address the issues they might be looking at Trump in the first place.
With the rash of rioters destroying public monuments, the Democrats, including the Media (D) in the White House Press Corps, are trying to paint Trump as an apologist for the pro-slavery Democrat Confederacy.
This was the Politico reporter, Ryan Lizza, doing his best to win the stupidest question of 2020 nomination:
“Does President Trump believe that it was a good thing that the south lost the civil war?” – Question from @RyanLizza to @PressSec at Monday’s White House press briefing. @KayleighMcEnany: “Absurd.” pic.twitter.com/WYNRFda9Xb — NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 29, 2020
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clashdaily--2020-06-30--An Open Letter To Kristen Bell And Other ‘Woke’ White Actors Who Won’t Voice Mixed-Race Cartoon Char

An Open Letter To Kristen Bell And Other ‘Woke’ White Actors Who Won’t Voice Mixed-Race Cartoon Characters

As the mother of three mixed-race children , I ’ d like to say…eff you .
Eff you and your so-called “ pervasive privilege ” , eff your “ liberal white guilt ” , and eff your “ soft bigotry of low expectations ” by stepping aside as the Big Star™ to allow the “ little people ” a chance at fame .
Eff you , you candy-assed , gutless wonders who have now decided that you know better than mixed-race people how they should identify .
Eff you because due to your cowardice , you ’ ve essentially dictated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By stating so bluntly that only mixed-race or black actors can voice mixed-race cartoon characters , you are refusing to acknowledge that mixed-race individuals draw from both sides of their family .
You ’ re now essentially saying that only the melanin-enriched side is worth identifying with .
Why is it acceptable for a black voice actor and not a white one ?
That clearly displays your bigotry .
Kristen Bell , in her Maoist-style struggle-session public statement , explained that it was her “ pervasive privilege ” that made her oblivious to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a white woman would dare voice a half-white teen on a cartoon .
Bell tweeted out that she ’ s acknowledging her act of “ complicity ” by voicing a half-white character .
“ Casting a mixed race character w/a white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race & Black American experience , ” she wrote .
( I particularly love the “ specificity of the mixed race ” statement , by the way .
That ’ s just peachy . )
She includes a statement from the creative team of Central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the character of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right – to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we ’ ve drawn her.
” It also says , “ We profoundly regret that we might have contributed to anyone ’ s feeling of exclusion or erasure.
” But hey , you can erase the white side , that makes no difference , right ?
After all , that ’ s precisely what Barack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
What ’ s shocking is how quickly things changed for the Central Park creators .
It was just January when the creator of the show , Loren Bouchard said , “ Kristen needed to be Molly ; we couldn ’ t not make her Molly .
But then we couldn ’ t make Molly white and we couldn ’ t make Kristen mixed race so we just had to go forward.
” Yes , it seems that even though Bell had resonated with the character of Molly as an introverted teen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not enough .
Bell and the Central Park creative team insist that we must look at things through a racial lens .
Do you know what I say to that ?
It starts with an “ F ” and ends with a “ you.
” How is it that a white person can not portray a mixed-race person even if , as is the case with Molly in Central Park , her mother is white ?
How is it that only a mixed-race person or a black person could do this ?
Are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehend what growing up mixed is like but a white actor can not ?
It just shows the lack of awareness that you have of what it ’ s like to be someone of mixed heritage .
My children , and many of the mixed-race people that I know , embrace both sides of their heritage .
I ’ ll even give an example for you lunkheads .
A few years ago , one of my kids decided to participate in a “ Multicultural Day ” at school .
When he looked at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both East Indian and West Indian ( my heritage ) were listed .
He chose to represent part of my husband ’ s heritage–Scotland .
So , being the amazing kid that he is , he memorized the Robert Burns poem “ Address To A Haggis ” and requested that I prepare one , which I did .
He was the only kid there representing a European country and the many students and parents that were immigrants came and asked him questions about Scotland and its traditions .
He was proud to represent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But , according to you idiots , he should have done what , precisely ?
Join the group representing India ?
My family left there generations ago for the Caribbean and we have no ties to India other than preparing the same kind of food and a smattering of the language .
Should he have joined the kids at one of the Caribbean tables ?
The ones who say that they didn ’ t know that there was such a thing as Indo-Caribbeans ?
Oh , but that “ erasure ” doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Insert eye-roll here . ]
Perhaps you could learn something from my mixed kids after all .
They aren ’ t filled with self-loathing .
They don ’ t hold it against my husband or his family that my ancestors were ( likely ) indentured servants that had their religion , language , and their very names stripped from them when they reached that lush , green island with white sand beaches .
They embrace both sides .
This is my kids ’ heritage right here .
It ’ s a beautiful thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t it ?
Wokescolds like you don ’ t want to admit that there are nuances and colors other than black and white .
Race is binary to you asshats .
Except…it isn ’ t .
What precisely is “ white ” and what is “ black ” ?
Is “ white ” including the British , French , German , Dutch , Russians , etc .
who all have distinct cultures ?
How about black ?
Are all African tribes the same ?
Are they the same as those who are descendants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” includes everything from those of Indian heritage ( like me ) to Hispanics .
You ’ re not even clear on the basic terms .
This is the problem when you group people based on pigmentation alone .
But it ’ s even worse than that .
What is acting if not attempting to understand a character that is not yourself and portraying that in your performance ?
Clearly , this new standard could be a real problem with continuing on in your careers .
This will impact Bell ’ s career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than just her role as Molly–Kristen Bell hasn ’ t had the “ mixed race ” experience , but neither has she had the experience of being a redhead or a princess , so she ’ ll have to forgo portraying Anna in any more Frozen films or shorts .
Nor does she have the experience of being a sloth or a talking pillow .
Oh , that ’ s not the same , you say ?
Of course it is .
If this is about “ lived experience ” then no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they have not had actual experience being in real life .
So , Kristen Bell is consigned to act as Kristen Bell her whole life .
Yes , her “ privilege ” affords her that and no other .
By the way , this whole “ white privilege ” thing takes you to some very dark places .
As pointed out by @ AdamantAnarchy in a cartoon on Twitter : Although one argues genetic superiority and the other argues that it ’ s social and cultural superiority , the message is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message that you ’ re sending by erasing the white culture of mixed-race characters .
Is that what you ’ re trying to do ?
I know it ’ s in vogue right now to virtue-signal your wokeness and appeal to BLM protesters and race-hustlers , but what you ’ re really doing is telling my kids that they need to get into the proper identity box based on race and that they should reject half of their heritage .
Who the hell are you to tell my kids how they are to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are you to tell them that half of their identity is inferior to the other half ?
I ’ ve had to have more conversations about race with my kids than my parents had with me .
My son attending college had to sit through that absolutely racist “ white privilege ” teaching in high school and was told that he didn ’ t calculate his privilege properly because he ’ s half-white .
He has been told by idiots like you that I am a “ race-traitor ” and my husband is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falling in love , getting married , and having children .
He ’ s also been told that he shouldn ’ t exist and this hasn ’ t come from some sort of “ right-wing ” white supremacist group , this is from leftist , BLM supporters who want segregation in the name of “ tolerance.
” In other words , people like you .
What I ’ m getting at is that it is you assholes that are the racists and nobody has the balls to tell you except for me .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is making my kids defend their very existence and shove it where the sun doesn ’ t shine .

Dear Feckless Dumbasses,
As the mother of three mixed-race children, I’d like to say…eff you. Eff you and your so-called “pervasive privilege”, eff your “liberal white guilt”, and eff your “soft bigotry of low expectations” by stepping aside as the Big Star™ to allow the “little people” a chance at fame. Eff you, you candy-assed, gutless wonders who have now decided that you know better than mixed-race people how they should identify. Eff you because due to your cowardice, you’ve essentially dictated to them how they should identify.
By stating so bluntly that only mixed-race or black actors can voice mixed-race cartoon characters, you are refusing to acknowledge that mixed-race individuals draw from both sides of their family. You’re now essentially saying that only the melanin-enriched side is worth identifying with. Why is it acceptable for a black voice actor and not a white one? That clearly displays your bigotry.
Kristen Bell, in her Maoist-style struggle-session public statement, explained that it was her “pervasive privilege” that made her oblivious to how “problematic” it was that a white woman would dare voice a half-white teen on a cartoon.
Bell tweeted out that she’s acknowledging her act of “complicity” by voicing a half-white character. “Casting a mixed race character w/a white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race & Black American experience,” she wrote. (I particularly love the “specificity of the mixed race” statement, by the way. That’s just peachy.)
It was wrong and we, on the Central Park team, are pledging to make it right. I am happy to relinquish this role to someone who can give a much more accurate portrayal and I will commit to learning, growing and doing my part for equality and inclusion. pic.twitter.com/k8N73pAXOw — Kristen Bell (@KristenBell) June 25, 2020
She includes a statement from the creative team of Central Park which reads, “Casting of the character of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right – to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we’ve drawn her.”
It also says, “We profoundly regret that we might have contributed to anyone’s feeling of exclusion or erasure.”
But hey, you can erase the white side, that makes no difference, right? After all, that’s precisely what Barack Obama did and look where it got him.
What’s shocking is how quickly things changed for the Central Park creators.
It was just January when the creator of the show, Loren Bouchard said, “Kristen needed to be Molly; we couldn’t not make her Molly. But then we couldn’t make Molly white and we couldn’t make Kristen mixed race so we just had to go forward.”
Yes, it seems that even though Bell had resonated with the character of Molly as an introverted teen, well, that’s just not enough. Bell and the Central Park creative team insist that we must look at things through a racial lens.
Do you know what I say to that? It starts with an “F” and ends with a “you.”
How is it that a white person cannot portray a mixed-race person even if, as is the case with Molly in Central Park, her mother is white? How is it that only a mixed-race person or a black person could do this? Are you saying that a black actor can comprehend what growing up mixed is like but a white actor cannot? It just shows the lack of awareness that you have of what it’s like to be someone of mixed heritage.
My children, and many of the mixed-race people that I know, embrace both sides of their heritage.
I’ll even give an example for you lunkheads. A few years ago, one of my kids decided to participate in a “Multicultural Day” at school. When he looked at the list of cultures being represented, both East Indian and West Indian (my heritage) were listed. He chose to represent part of my husband’s heritage–Scotland. So, being the amazing kid that he is, he memorized the Robert Burns poem “Address To A Haggis” and requested that I prepare one, which I did. He was the only kid there representing a European country and the many students and parents that were immigrants came and asked him questions about Scotland and its traditions. He was proud to represent the land where his grandfather was born.
But, according to you idiots, he should have done what, precisely? Join the group representing India? My family left there generations ago for the Caribbean and we have no ties to India other than preparing the same kind of food and a smattering of the language. Should he have joined the kids at one of the Caribbean tables? The ones who say that they didn’t know that there was such a thing as Indo-Caribbeans? Oh, but that “erasure” doesn’t exist, right? [Insert eye-roll here.]
Perhaps you could learn something from my mixed kids after all.
They aren’t filled with self-loathing. They don’t hold it against my husband or his family that my ancestors were (likely) indentured servants that had their religion, language, and their very names stripped from them when they reached that lush, green island with white sand beaches. They embrace both sides.
This is my kids’ heritage right here.
It’s a beautiful thing to embrace both traditions, isn’t it?
Wokescolds like you don’t want to admit that there are nuances and colors other than black and white. Race is binary to you asshats. Except…it isn’t. What precisely is “white” and what is “black”? Is “white” including the British, French, German, Dutch, Russians, etc. who all have distinct cultures? How about black? Are all African tribes the same? Are they the same as those who are descendants of slaves in America? “Brown” includes everything from those of Indian heritage (like me) to Hispanics. You’re not even clear on the basic terms. This is the problem when you group people based on pigmentation alone.
But it’s even worse than that.
Aren’t you people actors?!
What is acting if not attempting to understand a character that is not yourself and portraying that in your performance?
Clearly, this new standard could be a real problem with continuing on in your careers.
This will impact Bell’s career rather dramatically. Surely she should rethink more than just her role as Molly–Kristen Bell hasn’t had the “mixed race” experience, but neither has she had the experience of being a redhead or a princess, so she’ll have to forgo portraying Anna in any more Frozen films or shorts. Nor does she have the experience of being a sloth or a talking pillow.
Oh, that’s not the same, you say? Of course it is. If this is about “lived experience” then no actor anywhere can act as a character that they have not had actual experience being in real life. So, Kristen Bell is consigned to act as Kristen Bell her whole life. Yes, her “privilege” affords her that and no other.
By the way, this whole “white privilege” thing takes you to some very dark places.
As pointed out by @AdamantAnarchy in a cartoon on Twitter:
Although one argues genetic superiority and the other argues that it’s social and cultural superiority, the message is the same.
It’s also the message that you’re sending by erasing the white culture of mixed-race characters.
Is that what you’re trying to do?
I know it’s in vogue right now to virtue-signal your wokeness and appeal to BLM protesters and race-hustlers, but what you’re really doing is telling my kids that they need to get into the proper identity box based on race and that they should reject half of their heritage.
Who the hell are you to tell my kids how they are to think of themselves? Who the hell are you to tell them that half of their identity is inferior to the other half?
I’ve had to have more conversations about race with my kids than my parents had with me.
My son attending college had to sit through that absolutely racist “white privilege” teaching in high school and was told that he didn’t calculate his privilege properly because he’s half-white. He has been told by idiots like you that I am a “race-traitor” and my husband is some sort of “fetishist” for falling in love, getting married, and having children. He’s also been told that he shouldn’t exist and this hasn’t come from some sort of “right-wing” white supremacist group, this is from leftist, BLM supporters who want segregation in the name of “tolerance.” In other words, people like you.
What I’m getting at is that it is you assholes that are the racists and nobody has the balls to tell you except for me.
So, take your virtue-signaling bullcrap that is making my kids defend their very existence and shove it where the sun doesn’t shine.
Hard.
And repeatedly.
Sincerely,
K. Walker


clashdaily--2020-06-30--NATIONAL SECURITY: India Bans Popular Chinese Apps Including TikTok, Should We Do The Same?

It ’ s been no secret that the Communist Chinese DEVOUR public information on the internet .
It ’ s also no secret that there are significant data security issues in Chinese apps , that the CCP will exploit .
Is it time the West stopped giving the Communist Chinese free access to exploiting our information for the limited benefit of access to a couple of popular platforms ?
We already see how they mistreat people over whom they already have power : the Uyghurs , for instance , or the people of Hong Kong , some of whom could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesting China ’ s illicit erosion of their democratic rights last fall .
And China arrested a Canadian diplomat and businessman in retaliation for a Huawei executive being arrested and extradited to the US for breaking various US laws , including breaking sanctions with Iran , money laundering , IP theft , and others .
As a British outlet rightly warns in an article well worth reading in full : In order to “ transform the international order to align with CCP interests and ideology , ” the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieve dominance in the world .
Its measures include military buildup and expansion , bribing politicians from other countries and international agencies , retaliating against foreign countries for criticizing its human rights violations , establishing thousands of Confucius Institutes throughout the world , putting top scientists in the U.S. and other countries on its payroll through its “ Thousand Talents Program , ” and acquiring strategic ports and routes in the world via its “ Belt and Road Initiative , ” to name a few .
Now the world , especially the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the threat and to counter the expansion effort of the Chinese Communist Party .
Most people in democracies , however , have no first-hand experience dealing with the CCP and are extremely naïve about it .
Many think it is a political party like the Democrats and Republicans here .
They are dead wrong and will face dire consequences if they treat the CCP as a “ party.
” —Spectator Their malicious use of information , together with their bad habit of projecting their military and economic power ever-outward , to Hell with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become the world ’ s foremost superpower are NOT a positive sign for those paying attention .
And with China killing at least 20 soldiers from India in their first border clash since 1975 , India is taking no chances .
India ’ s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned TikTok , WeChat , and several dozen other China-based apps it views as “ engaged in activities … prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India , ” according to a press release .
A total of 59 apps are on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market for TikTok , which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance .
According to SensorTower data from April , 30 percent of TikTok ’ s 2 billion downloads came from India .
Messaging app WeChat , owned by Chinese internet company Tencent , has more than 1 billion users worldwide .
…Several US government agencies , including the Transportation Security Administration , the State Department , the Department of Homeland Security , the Navy , and the Army , have banned the use of the app on government-issued devices , citing security concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese government .
It ’ s also not clear whether India ’ s ban on TikTok is somehow related to recent security concerns about how the app was handling clipboard content on some devices .
Last week , users of a beta version of iOS 14 noticed that TikTok was accessing content on their devices ’ clipboards , a practice the company had pledged to stop several months ago .
TikTok said it was accessing clipboard content as an “ anti-spam ” measure , and added it had since submitted an update to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federalist has been among those warning Americans about TikTok for a while now .
The app has been credibly accused of censorship on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party , and faces legal obligations to overturn its trove of data if the CCP asks .
Vox outlined two major concerns about TikTok in December : One of the more problematic implications is a 2017 Chinese law , which requires Chinese companies to comply with government intelligence operations if asked .
That means that companies based in China have little recourse to decline should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The second is what the Chinese Communist Party might do with that data .
TikTok collects data .
As an app owned by Chinese company ByteDance , the CCP can access it .
TikTok claims U.S. data is stored outside of China .
But that ’ s “ largely irrelevant , ” as Alex Stamos , director of the Stanford Internet Observatory told the Washington Post last fall .
“ The leverage the government has over the people who have access to that data , that ’ s what ’ s relevant.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and Sen. Tom Cotton ( R-Ark . )
echoed these concerns in a bipartisan letter to Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire sent in November ( emphasis added ) : “ Security experts have voiced concerns that China ’ s vague patchwork of intelligence , national security , and cybersecurity laws compel Chinese companies to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party .
Without an independent judiciary to review requests made by the Chinese government for data or other actions , there is no legal mechanism for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a request.
” —Federalist [ emphasis in original ] It ’ s not often that Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton might agree on an issue .
And if the issue they are agreeing upon is in the interest of security , we might want to pay attention .
India is shutting these apps down for their security .
We have already seen AOC cheering about how TikTok has been exploited to impact our election , and we have seen how China treats their democratic ‘ friends ’ and neighbors .
Should the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apps so long as the CCP maintains that right to see any information a Chinese Company has access to ?

It’s been no secret that the Communist Chinese DEVOUR public information on the internet. It’s also no secret that there are significant data security issues in Chinese apps, that the CCP will exploit.
Is it time the West stopped giving the Communist Chinese free access to exploiting our information for the limited benefit of access to a couple of popular platforms?
We already see how they mistreat people over whom they already have power: the Uyghurs, for instance, or the people of Hong Kong, some of whom could now face life in prison simply for protesting China’s illicit erosion of their democratic rights last fall.
And China arrested a Canadian diplomat and businessman in retaliation for a Huawei executive being arrested and extradited to the US for breaking various US laws, including breaking sanctions with Iran, money laundering, IP theft, and others.
As a British outlet rightly warns in an article well worth reading in full:
In order to “transform the international order to align with CCP interests and ideology,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has launched a well-coordinated campaign to achieve dominance in the world. Its measures include military buildup and expansion, bribing politicians from other countries and international agencies, retaliating against foreign countries for criticizing its human rights violations, establishing thousands of Confucius Institutes throughout the world, putting top scientists in the U.S. and other countries on its payroll through its “Thousand Talents Program,” and acquiring strategic ports and routes in the world via its “Belt and Road Initiative,” to name a few. Now the world, especially the U.S., is beginning to wake up to the threat and to counter the expansion effort of the Chinese Communist Party. Most people in democracies, however, have no first-hand experience dealing with the CCP and are extremely naïve about it. Many think it is a political party like the Democrats and Republicans here. They are dead wrong and will face dire consequences if they treat the CCP as a “party.” —Spectator
Their malicious use of information, together with their bad habit of projecting their military and economic power ever-outward, to Hell with the consequences, as they fight to become the world’s foremost superpower are NOT a positive sign for those paying attention.
And with China killing at least 20 soldiers from India in their first border clash since 1975, India is taking no chances.
BIG BREAKING: Indian Govt bans 59 Chinese apps, including Tik-Tok. Full list: pic.twitter.com/QR1dpRPln5 — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) June 29, 2020
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned TikTok, WeChat, and several dozen other China-based apps it views as “engaged in activities … prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India,” according to a press release. A total of 59 apps are on the banned list. India is a huge market for TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. According to SensorTower data from April, 30 percent of TikTok’s 2 billion downloads came from India. Messaging app WeChat, owned by Chinese internet company Tencent, has more than 1 billion users worldwide. …Several US government agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration, the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Navy, and the Army, have banned the use of the app on government-issued devices, citing security concerns over ByteDance’s connections to the Chinese government. It’s also not clear whether India’s ban on TikTok is somehow related to recent security concerns about how the app was handling clipboard content on some devices. Last week, users of a beta version of iOS 14 noticed that TikTok was accessing content on their devices’ clipboards, a practice the company had pledged to stop several months ago. TikTok said it was accessing clipboard content as an “anti-spam” measure, and added it had since submitted an update to the App Store. —The Verge
The Federalist has been among those warning Americans about TikTok for a while now.
The app has been credibly accused of censorship on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, and faces legal obligations to overturn its trove of data if the CCP asks. Vox outlined two major concerns about TikTok in December: One of the more problematic implications is a 2017 Chinese law, which requires Chinese companies to comply with government intelligence operations if asked. That means that companies based in China have little recourse to decline should the government request to access data. The second is what the Chinese Communist Party might do with that data. TikTok collects data. As an app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, the CCP can access it. TikTok claims U.S. data is stored outside of China. But that’s “largely irrelevant,” as Alex Stamos, director of the Stanford Internet Observatory told the Washington Post last fall. “The leverage the government has over the people who have access to that data, that’s what’s relevant.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) echoed these concerns in a bipartisan letter to Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire sent in November (emphasis added): “Security experts have voiced concerns that China’s vague patchwork of intelligence, national security, and cybersecurity laws compel Chinese companies to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Without an independent judiciary to review requests made by the Chinese government for data or other actions, there is no legal mechanism for Chinese companies to appeal if they disagree with a request.” —Federalist [emphasis in original]
It’s not often that Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton might agree on an issue. And if the issue they are agreeing upon is in the interest of security, we might want to pay attention.
India is shutting these apps down for their security. We have already seen AOC cheering about how TikTok has been exploited to impact our election, and we have seen how China treats their democratic ‘friends’ and neighbors.
Should the rest of the West also block Chinese Apps so long as the CCP maintains that right to see any information a Chinese Company has access to?


clashdaily--2020-06-30--Here Is the Story Forbes Censored, Exploding Myth Of Climate Crisis Alarmism

For a few short hours , Forbes dared to publish a story that challenged the end-of-the-world narrative championed by the likes of AOC and Greta to bully us into accepting their vision of drastic environmental change .
One environmentalist , who was himself part of that movement , started to question how the issues were being used to drive global panic , with little or no regard to the relevant scientific facts .
For a few short hours , Forbes ran his story .
And then they pulled it .
There are , apparently , some ‘ personal truths ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were originally going to just summarize some of his key points , but since his message is being actively suppressed , we have made the decision to post his letter in its entirety , leaving our readers to judge it on its merits .
H/T to EnvironmentalProgress.com for posting it , here .
What follows is the entirety of his censored article : On Behalf Of Environmentalists , I Apologize For The Climate Scare On behalf of environmentalists everywhere , I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening .
It ’ s just not the end of the world .
It ’ s not even our most serious environmental problem .
I may seem like a strange person to be saying all of this .
I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for 30 .
But as an energy expert asked by Congress to provide objective expert testimony , and invited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) to serve as Expert Reviewer of its next Assessment Report , I feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we environmentalists have misled the public .
Here are some facts few people know : • The Amazon is not “ the lungs of the world ” • Fires have declined 25 % around the world since 2003 • The amount of land we use for meat — humankind ’ s biggest use of land — has declined by an area nearly as large as Alaska • The build-up of wood fuel and more houses near forests , not climate change , explain why there are more , and more dangerous , fires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are declining in most rich nations and have been declining in Britain , Germany , and France since the mid-1970s • Adapting to life below sea level made the Netherlands rich not poor • We produce 25 % more food than we need and food surpluses will continue to rise as the world gets hotter • Habitat loss and the direct killing of wild animals are bigger threats to species than climate change • Wood fuel is far worse for people and wildlife than fossil fuels • Preventing future pandemics requires more not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the above facts will sound like “ climate denialism ” to many people .
But that just shows the power of climate alarmism .
In reality , the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies , including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC , the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) , the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) and other leading scientific bodies .
Some people will , when they read this imagine that I ’ m some right-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At 17 , I lived in Nicaragua to show solidarity with the Sandinista socialist revolution .
At 23 I raised money for Guatemalan women ’ s cooperatives .
In my early 20s I lived in the semi-Amazon doing research with small farmers fighting land invasions .
At 26 I helped expose poor conditions at Nike factories in Asia .
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network .
At 27 I helped save the last unprotected ancient redwoods in California .
In my 30s I advocated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration to invest $ 90 billion into them .
Over the last few years I helped save enough nuclear plants from being replaced by fossil fuels to prevent a sharp increase in emissions But until last year , I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare .
Partly that ’ s because I was embarrassed .
After all , I am as guilty of alarmism as any other environmentalist .
For years , I referred to climate change as an “ existential ” threat to human civilization , and called it a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scared .
I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding .
The few times I summoned the courage to defend climate science from those who misrepresent it I suffered harsh consequences .
And so I mostly stood by and did next to nothing as my fellow environmentalists terrified the public .
I even stood by as people in the White House and many in the news media tried to destroy the reputation and career of an outstanding scientist , good man , and friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a lifelong progressive Democrat and environmentalist who testified in favor of carbon regulations .
Why did they do that ?
Because his research proves natural disasters aren ’ t getting worse .
But then , last year , things spiraled out of control .
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said “ The world is going to end in twelve years if we don ’ t address climate change.
” Britain ’ s most high-profile environmental group claimed “ Climate Change Kills Children.
” The world ’ s most influential green journalist , Bill McKibben , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humans have ever faced ” and said it would “ wipe out civilizations.
” Mainstream journalists reported , repeatedly , that the Amazon was “ the lungs of the world , ” and that deforestation was like a nuclear bomb going off .
As a result , half of the people surveyed around the world last year said they thought climate change would make humanity extinct .
And in January , one out of five British children told pollsters they were having nightmares about climate change .
Whether or not you have children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I admit I may be sensitive because I have a teenage daughter .
After we talked about the science she was reassured .
But her friends are deeply misinformed and thus , understandably , frightened .
I thus decided I had to speak out .
I knew that writing a few articles wouldn ’ t be enough .
I needed a book to properly lay out all of the evidence .
And so my formal apology for our fear-mongering comes in the form of my new book , Apocalypse Never : Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is based on two decades of research and three decades of environmental activism .
At 400 pages , with 100 of them endnotes , Apocalypse Never covers climate change , deforestation , plastic waste , species extinction , industrialization , meat , nuclear energy , and renewables .
Some highlights from the book : • Factories and modern farming are the keys to human liberation and environmental progress • The most important thing for saving the environment is producing more food , particularly meat , on less land • The most important thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is moving from wood to coal to petroleum to natural gas to uranium • 100 % renewables would require increasing the land used for energy from today ’ s 0.5 % to 50 % • We should want cities , farms , and power plants to have higher , not lower , power densities • Vegetarianism reduces one ’ s emissions by less than 4 % • Greenpeace didn ’ t save the whales , switching from whale oil to petroleum and palm oil did • “ Free-range ” beef would require 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more emissions • The colonialist approach to gorilla conservation in the Congo produced a backlash that may have resulted in the killing of 250 elephants Why were we all so misled ?
In the final three chapters of Apocalypse Never I expose the financial , political , and ideological motivations .
Environmental groups have accepted hundreds of millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests .
Groups motivated by anti-humanist beliefs forced the World Bank to stop trying to end poverty and instead make poverty “ sustainable.
” And status anxiety , depression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of the alarmism Once you realize just how badly misinformed we have been , often by people with plainly unsavory or unhealthy motivations , it is hard not to feel duped .
Will Apocalypse Never make any difference ?
There are certainly reasons to doubt it .
The news media have been making apocalyptic pronouncements about climate change since the late 1980s , and do not seem disposed to stop .
The ideology behind environmental alarmsim — Malthusianism — has been repeatedly debunked for 200 years and yet is more powerful than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to believe that environmental alarmism will , if not come to an end , have diminishing cultural power .
The coronavirus pandemic is an actual crisis that puts the climate “ crisis ” into perspective .
Even if you think we have overreacted , Covid-19 has killed nearly 500,000 people and shattered economies around the globe .
Scientific institutions including WHO and IPCC have undermined their credibility through the repeated politicization of science .
Their future existence and relevance depends on new leadership and serious reform .
Facts still matter , and social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of new and independent voices to outcompete alarmist environmental journalists at legacy publications .
Nations are reverting openly to self-interest and away from Malthusianism and neoliberalism , which is good for nuclear and bad for renewables .
The evidence is overwhelming that our high-energy civilization is better for people and nature than the low-energy civilization that climate alarmists would return us to .
The invitations from IPCC and Congress are signs of a growing openness to new thinking about climate change and the environment .
Another one has been to the response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and environmental scholars .
“ Apocalypse Never is an extremely important book , ” writes Richard Rhodes , the Pulitzer-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb .
“ This may be the most important book on the environment ever written , ” says one of the fathers of modern climate science Tom Wigley .
“ We environmentalists condemn those with antithetical views of being ignorant of science and susceptible to confirmation bias , ” wrote the former head of The Nature Conservancy , Steve McCormick .
“ But too often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shellenberger offers ‘ tough love : ’ a challenge to entrenched orthodoxies and rigid , self-defeating mindsets .
Apocalypse Never serves up occasionally stinging , but always well-crafted , evidence-based points of view that will help develop the ‘ mental muscle ’ we need to envision and design not only a hopeful , but an attainable , future.
” That is all I hoped for in writing it .
If you ’ ve made it this far , I hope you ’ ll agree that it ’ s perhaps not as strange as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressive , and climate activist felt the need to speak out against the alarmism .
I further hope that you ’ ll accept my apology .

For a few short hours, Forbes dared to publish a story that challenged the end-of-the-world narrative championed by the likes of AOC and Greta to bully us into accepting their vision of drastic environmental change.
One environmentalist, who was himself part of that movement, started to question how the issues were being used to drive global panic, with little or no regard to the relevant scientific facts.
For a few short hours, Forbes ran his story. And then they pulled it. There are, apparently, some ‘personal truths’ the Left will not tolerate:
No book on the environment has ever been praised by a more prestigious group of scientists & scholars than “Apocalypse Never” And no book has ever been more devastating to green alarmism No wonder they’re so terrified you’ll read ithttps://t.co/NazriZDfYi — Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) June 29, 2020
We were originally going to just summarize some of his key points, but since his message is being actively suppressed, we have made the decision to post his letter in its entirety, leaving our readers to judge it on its merits. H/T to EnvironmentalProgress.com for posting it, here.
What follows is the entirety of his censored article:
On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare
On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It’s just not the end of the world. It’s not even our most serious environmental problem.
I may seem like a strange person to be saying all of this. I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for 30.
But as an energy expert asked by Congress to provide objective expert testimony, and invited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to serve as Expert Reviewer of its next Assessment Report, I feel an obligation to apologize for how badly we environmentalists have misled the public.
Here are some facts few people know:
Humans are not causing a “sixth mass extinction”
The Amazon is not “the lungs of the world”
Climate change is not making natural disasters worse
Fires have declined 25% around the world since 2003
The amount of land we use for meat — humankind’s biggest use of land — has declined by an area nearly as large as Alaska
The build-up of wood fuel and more houses near forests, not climate change, explain why there are more, and more dangerous, fires in Australia and California
Carbon emissions are declining in most rich nations and have been declining in Britain, Germany, and France since the mid-1970s
Adapting to life below sea level made the Netherlands rich not poor
We produce 25% more food than we need and food surpluses will continue to rise as the world gets hotter
Habitat loss and the direct killing of wild animals are bigger threats to species than climate change
Wood fuel is far worse for people and wildlife than fossil fuels
Preventing future pandemics requires more not less “industrial” agriculture
I know that the above facts will sound like “climate denialism” to many people. But that just shows the power of climate alarmism.
In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies.
Some people will, when they read this imagine that I’m some right-wing anti-environmentalist. I’m not. At 17, I lived in Nicaragua to show solidarity with the Sandinista socialist revolution. At 23 I raised money for Guatemalan women’s cooperatives. In my early 20s I lived in the semi-Amazon doing research with small farmers fighting land invasions. At 26 I helped expose poor conditions at Nike factories in Asia.
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. At 27 I helped save the last unprotected ancient redwoods in California. In my 30s I advocated renewables and successfully helped persuade the Obama administration to invest $90 billion into them. Over the last few years I helped save enough nuclear plants from being replaced by fossil fuels to prevent a sharp increase in emissions
But until last year, I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare. Partly that’s because I was embarrassed. After all, I am as guilty of alarmism as any other environmentalist. For years, I referred to climate change as an “existential” threat to human civilization, and called it a “crisis.”
But mostly I was scared. I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding. The few times I summoned the courage to defend climate science from those who misrepresent it I suffered harsh consequences. And so I mostly stood by and did next to nothing as my fellow environmentalists terrified the public.
I even stood by as people in the White House and many in the news media tried to destroy the reputation and career of an outstanding scientist, good man, and friend of mine, Roger Pielke, Jr., a lifelong progressive Democrat and environmentalist who testified in favor of carbon regulations. Why did they do that? Because his research proves natural disasters aren’t getting worse.
But then, last year, things spiraled out of control.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said “The world is going to end in twelve years if we don’t address climate change.” Britain’s most high-profile environmental group claimed “Climate Change Kills Children.”
The world’s most influential green journalist, Bill McKibben, called climate change the “greatest challenge humans have ever faced” and said it would “wipe out civilizations.”
Mainstream journalists reported, repeatedly, that the Amazon was “the lungs of the world,” and that deforestation was like a nuclear bomb going off.
As a result, half of the people surveyed around the world last year said they thought climate change would make humanity extinct. And in January, one out of five British children told pollsters they were having nightmares about climate change.
Whether or not you have children you must see how wrong this is. I admit I may be sensitive because I have a teenage daughter. After we talked about the science she was reassured. But her friends are deeply misinformed and thus, understandably, frightened.
I thus decided I had to speak out. I knew that writing a few articles wouldn’t be enough. I needed a book to properly lay out all of the evidence.
And so my formal apology for our fear-mongering comes in the form of my new book, Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All.
It is based on two decades of research and three decades of environmental activism. At 400 pages, with 100 of them endnotes, Apocalypse Never covers climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, industrialization, meat, nuclear energy, and renewables.
Some highlights from the book:
Factories and modern farming are the keys to human liberation and environmental progress
The most important thing for saving the environment is producing more food, particularly meat, on less land
The most important thing for reducing air pollution and carbon emissions is moving from wood to coal to petroleum to natural gas to uranium
100% renewables would require increasing the land used for energy from today’s 0.5% to 50%
We should want cities, farms, and power plants to have higher, not lower, power densities
Vegetarianism reduces one’s emissions by less than 4%
Greenpeace didn’t save the whales, switching from whale oil to petroleum and palm oil did
“Free-range” beef would require 20 times more land and produce 300% more emissions
Greenpeace dogmatism worsened forest fragmentation of the Amazon
The colonialist approach to gorilla conservation in the Congo produced a backlash that may have resulted in the killing of 250 elephants
Why were we all so misled?
In the final three chapters of Apocalypse Never I expose the financial, political, and ideological motivations. Environmental groups have accepted hundreds of millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests. Groups motivated by anti-humanist beliefs forced the World Bank to stop trying to end poverty and instead make poverty “sustainable.” And status anxiety, depression, and hostility to modern civilization are behind much of the alarmism
Once you realize just how badly misinformed we have been, often by people with plainly unsavory or unhealthy motivations, it is hard not to feel duped.
Will Apocalypse Never make any difference? There are certainly reasons to doubt it.
The news media have been making apocalyptic pronouncements about climate change since the late 1980s, and do not seem disposed to stop.
The ideology behind environmental alarmsim — Malthusianism — has been repeatedly debunked for 200 years and yet is more powerful than ever.
But there are also reasons to believe that environmental alarmism will, if not come to an end, have diminishing cultural power.
The coronavirus pandemic is an actual crisis that puts the climate “crisis” into perspective. Even if you think we have overreacted, Covid-19 has killed nearly 500,000 people and shattered economies around the globe.
Scientific institutions including WHO and IPCC have undermined their credibility through the repeated politicization of science. Their future existence and relevance depends on new leadership and serious reform.
Facts still matter, and social media is allowing for a wider range of new and independent voices to outcompete alarmist environmental journalists at legacy publications.
Nations are reverting openly to self-interest and away from Malthusianism and neoliberalism, which is good for nuclear and bad for renewables.
The evidence is overwhelming that our high-energy civilization is better for people and nature than the low-energy civilization that climate alarmists would return us to.
The invitations from IPCC and Congress are signs of a growing openness to new thinking about climate change and the environment. Another one has been to the response to my book from climate scientists, conservationists, and environmental scholars. “Apocalypse Never is an extremely important book,” writes Richard Rhodes, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. “This may be the most important book on the environment ever written,” says one of the fathers of modern climate science Tom Wigley.
“We environmentalists condemn those with antithetical views of being ignorant of science and susceptible to confirmation bias,” wrote the former head of The Nature Conservancy, Steve McCormick. “But too often we are guilty of the same. Shellenberger offers ‘tough love:’ a challenge to entrenched orthodoxies and rigid, self-defeating mindsets. Apocalypse Never serves up occasionally stinging, but always well-crafted, evidence-based points of view that will help develop the ‘mental muscle’ we need to envision and design not only a hopeful, but an attainable, future.”
That is all I hoped for in writing it. If you’ve made it this far, I hope you’ll agree that it’s perhaps not as strange as it seems that a lifelong environmentalist, progressive, and climate activist felt the need to speak out against the alarmism.
I further hope that you’ll accept my apology.


clashdaily--2020-06-30--Tucker Carlson Eats GOP Senator Alive Over His Pro-BLM Comments (Watch)

Tucker Carlson has pulled no punches on what ’ s wrong with the rise of the BLM movement .
Now , watch what happens when he ’ s got BLM-supporting Senator Mike Braun in the hotseat for 9 minutes .
Senator Braun has joined the bandwagon in decrying the cop being charged in the incident that ended in the Wendy ’ s parking lot shooting of Raychard Brooks .
He called that egregious .
That ’ s not exactly consistent with the behavior of those who believe in the presumption of innocence in a trial .
And Tucker didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He didn ’ t let him duck and weave .
He pressed the Senator on what , EXACTLY , he believed about the events in that Wendy ’ s parking lot until it became obvious to everyone that Braun didn ’ t have a leg to stand on .
Latest : AOC : 'Defund The Police ' Means They Really Want To DEFUND The Police But the Senator had gone further than just weighing in on the police .
He said , in a clip , that he supports BLM .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it easier for activists to sue the police , removing their conditional immunity .
Here is the exchange .
If that video gets pulled down , as they sometimes do , here ’ s another place you can watch it : Do you think Braun is sorry he asked to go on ?

Tucker Carlson has pulled no punches on what’s wrong with the rise of the BLM movement. Now, watch what happens when he’s got BLM-supporting Senator Mike Braun in the hotseat for 9 minutes.
Senator Braun has joined the bandwagon in decrying the cop being charged in the incident that ended in the Wendy’s parking lot shooting of Raychard Brooks. He called that egregious.
That’s not exactly consistent with the behavior of those who believe in the presumption of innocence in a trial.
And Tucker didn’t let him get away with it. He didn’t let him duck and weave. He pressed the Senator on what, EXACTLY, he believed about the events in that Wendy’s parking lot until it became obvious to everyone that Braun didn’t have a leg to stand on.
But the Senator had gone further than just weighing in on the police. He said, in a clip, that he supports BLM. He is also backing new legislation that would make it easier for activists to sue the police, removing their conditional immunity.
Here is the exchange.
If that video gets pulled down, as they sometimes do, here’s another place you can watch it:
Full Tucker Carlson Segment Taking On Senator Braun For His Support Of BLM & His Bill To Make It Easier To Sue The Police Tucker: "I don't think you're going to win on this issue. I don't think the public supports you at all on this." pic.twitter.com/WxHFKY2B1Y — The Columbia Bugle ?? (@ColumbiaBugle) June 30, 2020
Ouch.
Do you think Braun is sorry he asked to go on?


clashdaily--2020-06-30--WATCH: Kayleigh McEnany Takes White House Press Corps To School Over Russian Bounty Story

Another White House ‘ leak ’ to the press led to another weekend of outraged pearl-clutching by the DC press .
This time , it was over a claim that Russians offered Taliban fighters a bounty for killing Americans .
It would be a big story for sure… if it ’ s true .
But with a Republican in office , the media doesn ’ t bother to vet any stories that might make the incumbent look bad .
Just push it right out there and make the administration run the usual Leftist gauntlet of attacks .
The Democrats are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weak , inept , or corruptly putting Russian interests above American ones , and have already spoken about opening up yet ANOTHER investigation into it .
There is a vetting process for intel claims for good reason .
They do not want to trigger a series of events where the guy in the Oval Office moves us all to DefCon One over a piece of sketchy intel .
Before information ever makes it into the Presidential Briefing , claims like this must go through an IC vetting process .
Here is the Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rented mule : ‘ Hand back their Pulitzers ’ , she said after laying out a devastating list of all the times that The Times have gotten stories of this level of import not just wrong , but entirely wrong .
The assessment of the role played by Russia ’ s military intelligence agency , the GRU , in fostering attacks on American soldiers , comes as President Trump is pushing the Pentagon to withdraw a significant portion of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and as U.S. diplomats try to forge a peace accord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
The intelligence assessment regarding Russia ’ s actions in Afghanistan was delivered to the White House earlier this spring , and until recently had been known only to a handful of officials , a person familiar with it said .
Its contents were reported earlier Friday by the New York Times .
—FoxNews As for the REST of the story , one of the issues that may be motivating this ‘ leak ’ would be the fact that not everyone is supportive of American forces leaving the region , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s hand to reinvest there .

Another White House ‘leak’ to the press led to another weekend of outraged pearl-clutching by the DC press. This time, it was over a claim that Russians offered Taliban fighters a bounty for killing Americans.
It would be a big story for sure… if it’s true. But with a Republican in office, the media doesn’t bother to vet any stories that might make the incumbent look bad. Just push it right out there and make the administration run the usual Leftist gauntlet of attacks.
The Democrats are using it to paint Trump as either weak, inept, or corruptly putting Russian interests above American ones, and have already spoken about opening up yet ANOTHER investigation into it.
There is a vetting process for intel claims for good reason. They do not want to trigger a series of events where the guy in the Oval Office moves us all to DefCon One over a piece of sketchy intel. Before information ever makes it into the Presidential Briefing, claims like this must go through an IC vetting process.
Here is the Press Secretary whipping the Press Corps like a rented mule:
After getting pressed on the Russian bounty story once again, Kayleigh McEnany ends the briefing by reading off a list of NYT and WaPo articles she claims are false before calling on both outlets to "hand back their Pulitzers" and then walking off. pic.twitter.com/wGny7zaqRl — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 29, 2020
‘Hand back their Pulitzers’, she said after laying out a devastating list of all the times that The Times have gotten stories of this level of import not just wrong, but entirely wrong.
The assessment of the role played by Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, in fostering attacks on American soldiers, comes as President Trump is pushing the Pentagon to withdraw a significant portion of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and as U.S. diplomats try to forge a peace accord involving the Taliban and the U.S.-backed Afghan government. The intelligence assessment regarding Russia’s actions in Afghanistan was delivered to the White House earlier this spring, and until recently had been known only to a handful of officials, a person familiar with it said. Its contents were reported earlier Friday by the New York Times. —FoxNews
As for the REST of the story, one of the issues that may be motivating this ‘leak’ would be the fact that not everyone is supportive of American forces leaving the region, and they are trying to force the President’s hand to reinvest there.


clashdaily--2020-06-30--LMAO: Bad@ss Greyhaired Lady Supporting Roosevelt Statue Takes On All Comers (VIDEO)

It ’ s a mistake to mess with this chick , she ’ s as tough as any New Yorker you ’ re likely to meet .
First off , here she is explaining why she ’ s attending a protest in support of the Teddy Roosevelt statue .
She loves Teddy , thinks he was one of our best presidents ever , and thinks the statue was a positive , magnificent symbol .
‘ This isn ’ t about race anymore , ’ she says , ‘ this is about taking apart the fabric of America.
’ She is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ This is America .
We stand with all races , all colors , all creeds.
’ In another clip , she comes face to face with some college kids who have thrown their lot in with the iconoclastic left .
The prissy little college kid must have thought he had been hit by a truck by the time she was done with him .
Young kid tried to go chest-to-chest with this little fireball .
But she ’ s a New Yorker who knows her rights and isn ’ t afraid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t flinch with his insults , and he did not have answers for her questions .
She didn ’ t just WIN this round , it was a total rout .
‘ Baby-boy ’ , as she calls him , ( and anyone in danger of becoming the least bit like him ) really needs to read this : The Effeminization Of The American Male by Doug Giles Doug Giles , best-selling author of Raising Righteous And Rowdy Girls and Editor-In-Chief of the mega-blog , ClashDaily.com , has just penned a book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rarefied air of masculinity .
That is , if the man-child will put down his frappuccino ; shut the hell up and listen and obey everything he instructs them to do in his timely and tornadic tome .
Buy Now : The Effeminization Of The American Male

It’s a mistake to mess with this chick, she’s as tough as any New Yorker you’re likely to meet.
First off, here she is explaining why she’s attending a protest in support of the Teddy Roosevelt statue.
She loves Teddy, thinks he was one of our best presidents ever, and thinks the statue was a positive, magnificent symbol.
‘This isn’t about race anymore,’ she says, ‘this is about taking apart the fabric of America.’ She is standing against the radical left narrative. ‘This is America. We stand with all races, all colors, all creeds.’
"This is not about race anymore it never really was this is about taking apart the fabric of America" says protester at the defend #TeddyRoosevelt statue protest in #NYC pic.twitter.com/zVWqcuiuIF — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) June 28, 2020
In another clip, she comes face to face with some college kids who have thrown their lot in with the iconoclastic left.
The prissy little college kid must have thought he had been hit by a truck by the time she was done with him.
"Check your f****** privilege" counter-protester confronts protester at defend #Teddyroosevelt statue rally in #NYC pic.twitter.com/IV5L3OA3Vf — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) June 28, 2020
Young kid tried to go chest-to-chest with this little fireball. But she’s a New Yorker who knows her rights and isn’t afraid to stand up for them.
She didn’t flinch with his insults, and he did not have answers for her questions.
She didn’t just WIN this round, it was a total rout.
‘Baby-boy’, as she calls him, (and anyone in danger of becoming the least bit like him) really needs to read this:
The Effeminization Of The American Male
by Doug Giles
Doug Giles, best-selling author of Raising Righteous And Rowdy Girls and Editor-In-Chief of the mega-blog, ClashDaily.com, has just penned a book he guarantees will kick hipster males into the rarefied air of masculinity. That is, if the man-child will put down his frappuccino; shut the hell up and listen and obey everything he instructs them to do in his timely and tornadic tome. Buy Now:The Effeminization Of The American Male


clashdaily--2020-06-30--BLM And Occupy Protesters Demand NYC Cut $1 Billion From Police Budget–Mayor de Blasio Complies

If you thought De Blasio had done a bad job before , just wait until the consequences of his policing decisions have a little time to ripen .
When confronted with massive marches in the name of BLM , after watching any number of squad cars burn , officers get hurt , and NYC properties looted , De Blasio has decided his course of action .
He has made a decision about those ‘ heroes of COVID ’ who themselves lost members while cubicle-jockeys and TV talking heads quietly worked from home as they sheltered in place : throw them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ De Blasio .
No wonder you are the mayor who has long since looked out on the turned backs of police officers whenever they would be assembled .
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he ’ s come up with a plan to cut or transfer $ 1 billion from the NYPD ’ s $ 6 billion budget and would not guarantee the department ’ s headcount won ’ t shrink — even as shootings surge across the city .
…While Hizzoner offered few details about his spending cuts plan , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s police force would remain at its current level of roughly 36,000 officers when pressed by reporters .
“ We have found a plan that will keep this city safe , that will achieve the billion dollars in savings , ” de Blasio claimed during his daily press briefing Monday .
—NewYorkPost That will ‘ keep the city safe ’ ?
Council doesn ’ t buy it .
“ We have caved to the mob in a moment we know will come back to haunt us , ” Councilman Joe Borelli ( R-Staten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The mayor is smart enough to know that these actions will create a more violent environment in New York .
“ This is what you get when you have government-by-hashtag , ” he added .
“ I ’ m against wholesale cuts based on protest signs , ” the Middle Village Democrat said .
“ One billion dollars is an arbitrary number that the mayor and some of my colleagues are trying to reach to appease the masses without considering public safety.
” —NewYorkPost The stats are already showing that New York is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe .
And these number spikes happening are BEFORE the city has time to fully feel the effects of mass retirements , resignations , and funding cuts .

If you thought De Blasio had done a bad job before, just wait until the consequences of his policing decisions have a little time to ripen.
When confronted with massive marches in the name of BLM, after watching any number of squad cars burn, officers get hurt, and NYC properties looted, De Blasio has decided his course of action.
He has made a decision about those ‘heroes of COVID’ who themselves lost members while cubicle-jockeys and TV talking heads quietly worked from home as they sheltered in place: throw them under the bus.
Great plan, De Blasio. No wonder you are the mayor who has long since looked out on the turned backs of police officers whenever they would be assembled.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he’s come up with a plan to cut or transfer $1 billion from the NYPD’s $6 billion budget and would not guarantee the department’s headcount won’t shrink — even as shootings surge across the city. …While Hizzoner offered few details about his spending cuts plan, he would not guarantee that the NYPD’s police force would remain at its current level of roughly 36,000 officers when pressed by reporters. “We have found a plan that will keep this city safe, that will achieve the billion dollars in savings,” de Blasio claimed during his daily press briefing Monday. —NewYorkPost
That will ‘keep the city safe’? Council doesn’t buy it.
“We have caved to the mob in a moment we know will come back to haunt us,” Councilman Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) told The Post. “The mayor is smart enough to know that these actions will create a more violent environment in New York. “This is what you get when you have government-by-hashtag,” he added. Borelli ‘s counterpart from Queens, Councilman Robert Holden, echoed the complaints. “I’m against wholesale cuts based on protest signs,” the Middle Village Democrat said. “One billion dollars is an arbitrary number that the mayor and some of my colleagues are trying to reach to appease the masses without considering public safety.” —NewYorkPost
The stats are already showing that New York is on track to becoming a lot LESS safe.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — At least 18 people were shot in less than 24 hours across New York City. Police said a total of 70 people were shot this week, compared to 26 the same week last year. — GrantB911 (@GrantB911) June 27, 2020
“It goes back to 1996 that we haven’t seen this level of violence,” said @NYPDChiefofDept when he spoke with @brynnCNN recently about the spike in violent crime. Watch more ⬇https://t.co/z5YLe2zSvT — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 27, 2020
And these number spikes happening are BEFORE the city has time to fully feel the effects of mass retirements, resignations, and funding cuts.


clashdaily--2020-06-30--USOFF: The General Public’s Ignorance And Apathy

The story is that a “ roving reporter ” was interviewing people in the streets .
He would ask them what they thought of the political scene unfolding .
It soon became startlingly apparent that the average person , and that would be the 25 to 50 age group for his purposes , had no interest in current conditions .
They gave , almost universally , the same reply , “ I don ’ t know and I don ’ t care.
” Some , to their credit , tried to give an answer but were so far off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and apathy were their watchwords .
Ask pretty nearly anyone , of any age and political persuasion , what they think about the Muslim invasion of Europe .
Some will say it is awful…but they don ’ t know what to do about it .
Some will tell you that it ’ s been going on for years and it might be too late to stop it .
Still , another person might answer that as long as it stays in Europe , it ’ s not any concern of ours .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those answers and several other variations of them , are extremely dangerous .
Reading a lot of books as I do , it ’ s inevitable that some of them would be of a political or historical nature .
September of 2019 , the Muslim Congresswoman , Rashida Tlaib , spoke about “ honor killings ” in Islam .
While most honor killings are carried out by misogynistic Muslim men on wives or family members who have been disobedient or done something such as dating a non-Muslim , which brings shame upon the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Muslim mothers/sisters/aunts to take part in honor killings .
What ’ s more , a Muslim male who has dishonored the family is often honor killed by family members , as well .
In court , the murderers get light sentences or are acquitted .
A fifteen-year-old girl was raped and impregnated by her brothers .
SHE was murdered for bringing dishonor to the family .
This is the mandated thinking , passed down from the 7th Century to the modern-day .
Rep. Tlaib , ( D-MI ) , is so steeped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exploit what is being perceived as an honor killing to denounce “ toxic masculinity.
” In Australia , a Muslim security guard assaulted a three-year-old Australian girl .
The judge gave him two-and-a-half years to four years .
It seems to me that ignorance and apathy are playing into these very light sentences when dealing with Muslims .
Speaking to police , the girl told officers Al Bayati “ said I have to kiss his bottom but I didn ’ t want to.
” Al Bayati took her by the hand to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receiving sexual gratification , he walked her back to the playground where her seven-year-old sister was crying because she couldn ’ t find her younger sibling .
This is not an isolated case…Muslims get , mostly , light sentences for heinous crimes .
This leads me to believe that the judges are truly not aware of the background of the Muslim perpetrator ( s ) .
A world-wide “ easy touch ” seems to be the norm when dealing with Muslim crimes and criminals .
For the moment I ’ m going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take a great deal of pride in “ settling accounts ” and if that involves killing the entire family of the person who wronged you , so be it .
Islam is a very patient cult , they have a plan , and they ’ re sticking to that plan .
The plan calls for the entire world to be under Islamic domination .
America may be in conflict now , but we will get through it , and we will work to correct any things that may be deemed to be oppressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 7th Century and Islam , where you are a Muslim for life…literally .
Coming out as an ex-Muslim is beyond difficult , it is often deadly , as apostasy in Islam can result in the death penalty in many Muslim countries .
But even in America , Muslim apostates are often disowned by their families and sometimes even honor-killed .
They are shunned by their friends , but even more surprisingly , they are denounced by Leftists in America who have much in common with Muslims , including a shared disdain for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Islamic world , faster than anyone could have imagined .
But we also know that even in the West , many apostates hide their lack of faith from their communities and especially from their own family .
Today , Ex-Muslims of North America ( EXMNA ) launches billboards to support former Muslims with billboards in Atlanta , Chicago , and Houston .
Sporting the message “ Godless , Fearless , Ex-Muslim ” , the billboards highlight the astounding growth of atheists from Muslim backgrounds .
Parting shot : About now you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play into this…right ?
There are people in the world , in the modern world , that still hold to beliefs from the Dark Ages .
They are ignorant but probably don ’ t know that they are .
There are people that are ignorant , and know they are…but they don ’ t care .
There is a movement slowly entering our consciousness .
It ’ s been around for about 1400 years and only recently have we really been aware of it .
I would refer you to read about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ King saved Europe from the “ Moors ” .
The plan designed in the 600 ’ s is working and the world ’ s ignorance and apathy may be the key to its success .
A true believer in Islam is a danger to our civilization .

The story is that a “roving reporter” was interviewing people in the streets. He would ask them what they thought of the political scene unfolding. It soon became startlingly apparent that the average person, and that would be the 25 to 50 age group for his purposes, had no interest in current conditions. They gave, almost universally, the same reply, “I don’t know and I don’t care.” Some, to their credit, tried to give an answer but were so far off the mark that it was clear that ignorance and apathy were their watchwords.
Ask pretty nearly anyone, of any age and political persuasion, what they think about the Muslim invasion of Europe. Some will say it is awful…but they don’t know what to do about it. Some will tell you that it’s been going on for years and it might be too late to stop it. Still, another person might answer that as long as it stays in Europe, it’s not any concern of ours. To my way of thinking, all of those answers and several other variations of them, are extremely dangerous. Reading a lot of books as I do, it’s inevitable that some of them would be of a political or historical nature.
September of 2019, the Muslim Congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib, spoke about “honor killings” in Islam. While most honor killings are carried out by misogynistic Muslim men on wives or family members who have been disobedient or done something such as dating a non-Muslim, which brings shame upon the family, it isn’t unusual for Muslim mothers/sisters/aunts to take part in honor killings. What’s more, a Muslim male who has dishonored the family is often honor killed by family members, as well. In court, the murderers get light sentences or are acquitted. A fifteen-year-old girl was raped and impregnated by her brothers. SHE was murdered for bringing dishonor to the family. This is the mandated thinking, passed down from the 7th Century to the modern-day. Rep. Tlaib, (D-MI), is so steeped in progressive dogma that she opted to exploit what is being perceived as an honor killing to denounce “toxic masculinity.”
In Australia, a Muslim security guard assaulted a three-year-old Australian girl. The judge gave him two-and-a-half years to four years. It seems to me that ignorance and apathy are playing into these very light sentences when dealing with Muslims. Speaking to police, the girl told officers Al Bayati “said I have to kiss his bottom but I didn’t want to.” Al Bayati took her by the hand to the stairwell. Eleven minutes later, after receiving sexual gratification, he walked her back to the playground where her seven-year-old sister was crying because she couldn’t find her younger sibling. This is not an isolated case…Muslims get, mostly, light sentences for heinous crimes. This leads me to believe that the judges are truly not aware of the background of the Muslim perpetrator(s). A world-wide “easy touch” seems to be the norm when dealing with Muslim crimes and criminals.
For the moment I’m going to chalk that up to FEAR. Muslims take a great deal of pride in “settling accounts” and if that involves killing the entire family of the person who wronged you, so be it. Islam is a very patient cult, they have a plan, and they’re sticking to that plan. The plan calls for the entire world to be under Islamic domination.
America may be in conflict now, but we will get through it, and we will work to correct any things that may be deemed to be oppressive. Contrast that to the thinking of the 7th Century and Islam, where you are a Muslim for life…literally. Coming out as an ex-Muslim is beyond difficult, it is often deadly, as apostasy in Islam can result in the death penalty in many Muslim countries. But even in America, Muslim apostates are often disowned by their families and sometimes even honor-killed. They are shunned by their friends, but even more surprisingly, they are denounced by Leftists in America who have much in common with Muslims, including a shared disdain for Christianity and Judaism. Atheism is rising in the Islamic world, faster than anyone could have imagined. But we also know that even in the West, many apostates hide their lack of faith from their communities and especially from their own family. Today, Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) launches billboards to support former Muslims with billboards in Atlanta, Chicago, and Houston. Sporting the message “Godless, Fearless, Ex-Muslim”, the billboards highlight the astounding growth of atheists from Muslim backgrounds.
Parting shot: About now you may be wondering how ignorance and apathy play into this…right? There are people in the world, in the modern world, that still hold to beliefs from the Dark Ages. They are ignorant but probably don’t know that they are. There are people that are ignorant, and know they are…but they don’t care. There is a movement slowly entering our consciousness. It’s been around for about 1400 years and only recently have we really been aware of it.
I would refer you to read about the Battle of Vienna and how a Polish King saved Europe from the “Moors”. The plan designed in the 600’s is working and the world’s ignorance and apathy may be the key to its success. A true believer in Islam is a danger to our civilization.


clashdaily--2020-06-29--2A MATTERS: St. Louis Couple Defend Their Home From Protesters Trespassing In Their Gated Community

2A MATTERS: St. Louis Couple Defend Their Home From Protesters Trespassing In Their Gated Community (VIDEO)

A Missouri couple is being lambasted on social media for exercising their Constitutional right to bear arms while not much is being said about the trespassing protesters .
There are two rights on display here , the right to peacefully protest , as well as the right to bear arms in defense of one ’ s self and one ’ s property .
Husband and wife , Mark and Patricia McCloskey , could be seen aiming the guns at demonstrators who walked by their palatial property in the wealthy Forest Park area at around 6pm on Sunday .
At one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unknowingly pointing their weapons at one another other while trying to keep protesters away from their home – dubbed the Niemann Mansion .
The protesters were en route to Mayor Lyda Krewson ’ s home to demand her resignation after she released the names and addresses of residents who had suggested defunding the police department .
The video of the McCloskeys has gone viral .
The pair of attorneys from St. Louis have been pilloried in the Media ( D ) for allegedly pointing guns at “ peaceful protesters ” on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no one was shot .
Here ’ s the thing about the protesters , though…there were about 300 of them and they were trespassing on private property .
Yes , it looks like they were on the sidewalk and the street , but these were private .
The Media ( D ) jumped all over it showing that the terrible , terrible homeowners were trying to protect their property .
Quite the take , really .
How were the homeowners to know that the 300 protesters demanding the defunding of police would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jumped on this and called the McCloskeys a “ crazed suspected white supremacist couple.
” Isn ’ t that slander ?
If not , show proof , Nasheed .
Fortunately , other people had some actual sane thoughts .
But it ’ s more than that .
This couple has a right to protect their property .
These very “ protesters ” were calling for the defunding of the police–that ’ s literally what brought them into the neighborhood .
If you can ’ t call the police , what are you going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend yourself , right ?
It ’ s not like we haven ’ t seen these protests repeatedly devolve into chaos with smashing and looting for the past month .
The Daily Caller actually did a little digging and determined that these protesters were trespassing .
Incidentally , Missouri is a “ Castle Doctrine ” state which is more robust than the “ Stand Your Ground ” laws in other states .
If you take a look inside , this home certainly is palatial .
Also of note , their home is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ registered as a national historic site that is now covered by President Trump ’ s Executive Order .
The area is gated and has just under 100 homes built between 1890 and 1960 .
What is truly fascinating is that Mr. McCloskey is currently representing a man who claims that he is the victim of police brutality .
You ’ d think the protesters would love the guy .
To sum up , 300 protesters broke into a gated community , a man and his wife went outside to protect their property with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution , and the protest didn ’ t devolve into chaos , nor was anyone shot .
Still , the one side was vilified , while the other was not .
Still , it wouldn ’ t be a bad idea for the McCloskeys to brush up on their firearms safety .

A Missouri couple is being lambasted on social media for exercising their Constitutional right to bear arms while not much is being said about the trespassing protesters.
There are two rights on display here, the right to peacefully protest, as well as the right to bear arms in defense of one’s self and one’s property.
Husband and wife, Mark and Patricia McCloskey, could be seen aiming the guns at demonstrators who walked by their palatial property in the wealthy Forest Park area at around 6pm on Sunday. At one point, the pair seemed to be unknowingly pointing their weapons at one another other while trying to keep protesters away from their home – dubbed the Niemann Mansion. The protesters were en route to Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home to demand her resignation after she released the names and addresses of residents who had suggested defunding the police department.
The video of the McCloskeys has gone viral.
?? 2nd AMENDMENT – BUY GUNS: St. Louis Couple Protecting Themselves & Property As BLM Protestors Have Moved Into The Suburbs! ? pic.twitter.com/0FJWUPWEk6 — Uncle Sam's Children (@UncleSamsNation) June 29, 2020
The pair of attorneys from St. Louis have been pilloried in the Media(D) for allegedly pointing guns at “peaceful protesters” on Sunday. And yes, it did remain peaceful–also, no one was shot.
Here’s the thing about the protesters, though…there were about 300 of them and they were trespassing on private property. Yes, it looks like they were on the sidewalk and the street, but these were private.
They had broken their way into the gated community where the McCloskeys live. The pair are both personal injury lawyers and run McCloskey Law Center from inside their extravagant home.
The Media(D) jumped all over it showing that the terrible, terrible homeowners were trying to protect their property.
Quite the take, really.
How were the homeowners to know that the 300 protesters demanding the defunding of police would remain peaceful?
An armed couple came out of their house and pointed guns toward BLM protesters in the Central West End #KrewsonResign #CloseTheWorkhouse #DefundPolice pic.twitter.com/owD4WDGVCL — Laurie Skrivan (@LaurieSkrivan) June 29, 2020
Notorious race-hustler Tariq Nasheed jumped on this and called the McCloskeys a “crazed suspected white supremacist couple.”
A crazed suspected white supremacist couple randomly came outside and started pointing guns & threatening innocent #NoAntiBlackRacism protesters,who were peacefully walking down the street exercising their right to protest. Whats the law in St. Louis against pointing guns at ppl? pic.twitter.com/GONu2vHbnk — Tariq Nasheed ?? (@tariqnasheed) June 29, 2020
Isn’t that slander? If not, show proof, Nasheed.
Fortunately, other people had some actual sane thoughts.
FYI, it’s perfectly reasonable to believe the St Louis couple had every right to protect their private property while also noting that they need to take some gun safety classes. — CCP IS ASSHOE (@noahsmom7) June 29, 2020
But it’s more than that.
This couple has a right to protect their property. These very “protesters” were calling for the defunding of the police–that’s literally what brought them into the neighborhood. If you can’t call the police, what are you going to do? You’ll have to defend yourself, right?
It’s not like we haven’t seen these protests repeatedly devolve into chaos with smashing and looting for the past month.
The perpetually triggered left is focused on the huge home of the AR-15 toting couple in St. Louis defending their private property. Yes, the house was huge, but here's the thing. I don't care if it's a castle or a trailer. Don't invade someone's private property. Period. — JD Rucker (@JDRucker) June 29, 2020
The media is losing their minds over the St. Louis couple brandishing guns. But I'll bet you most Americans are thinking "We can't call the cops…what else can we do?" The disconnect is huge. I bet this causes another surge in gun sales. — Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) June 29, 2020
Don't trespass on private property. The Black Lives Matter mob invaded the home of the St. Louis couple. pic.twitter.com/hrvuvtcT2f — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 29, 2020
Further context shows that the protesters were trespassing on a private street when the St. Louis couple pulled out their guns to defend their home
pic.twitter.com/RDRaGOydGW — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 29, 2020
The Daily Caller actually did a little digging and determined that these protesters were trespassing.
Incidentally, Missouri is a “Castle Doctrine” state which is more robust than the “Stand Your Ground” laws in other states.
If you take a look inside, this home certainly is palatial.
St. Louis AR-15 guy is an absolute baller pic.twitter.com/RHrv3VKMEZ — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) June 29, 2020
Also of note, their home is located in Portland Place, which is registered as a national historic site that is now covered by President Trump’s Executive Order. The area is gated and has just under 100 homes built between 1890 and 1960.
The St. Louis couple’s place is on the National Historic Register. It’s protected by the President’s executive order against the defilement of historical sites and statues. The more you know. pic.twitter.com/VLHmxdiEri — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 29, 2020
What is truly fascinating is that Mr. McCloskey is currently representing a man who claims that he is the victim of police brutality.
You’d think the protesters would love the guy.
Mr McCloskey is representing a victim of police brutality. The man – who was identified by the initials I.F. – was kicked and struck by police officer David Maas in shocking dashcam footage that appeared to show him surrendering… …Mr McCloskey said of the case: ‘I’m glad that the law enforcement agencies are subject to the same standard as everybody else’. Source: Daily Mail
To sum up, 300 protesters broke into a gated community, a man and his wife went outside to protect their property with weapons as they are permitted to in the Constitution, and the protest didn’t devolve into chaos, nor was anyone shot. Still, the one side was vilified, while the other was not.
Still, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the McCloskeys to brush up on their firearms safety.