westernjournal--2020-09-21--NFL Star Honors Fallen Police Officer on His Uniform

Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey honored a fallen police officer on the back of his helmet during Sunday ’ s game against the Denver Broncos .
Pouncey made headlines last week when he broke with his teammates , who had agreed to honor 17-year-old Antwon Rose .
Jr. on their helmets throughout the 2020 season .
Rose was killed after being shot in the back by a police officer during a 2018 traffic stop in which he was a passenger in a car involved in an earlier drive-by shooting .
Rose reportedly attempted to flee the scene , and two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The officer who shot Rose was later acquitted in court on murder charges , the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported .
Pouncey said after wearing the teen ’ s name on “ Monday Night Football ” against the New York Giants that he had “ inadvertently supported ” the cause to honor Rose , and did so because he was given “ limited information ” about the case .
“ I want to make sure [ the police ] understand I inadvertently supported a cause of which I did not fully comprehend the entire background @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 31-year-old wore the name of Eric Kelly , a police officer who died in the line of duty in 2009 , CBS News reported .
Pouncey is not the only player on the Steelers to break from honoring Rose through helmet decals being promoted by the NFL to champion political and social justice causes during games .
TRENDING : Watch : GOP Candidate Klacik Gets Kicked Off of 'The View ' for Calling Out Behar 's Blackface Scandal Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva honored a fallen soldier named Alwyn Cashe for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helmet decal , WTAE-TV reported .
RELATED : NFL Player Says He 'Inadvertently ' Supported a Cause He Did n't 'Fully Comprehend ' by Wearing 'Antwon Rose Jr. ' on Helmet Villanueva , a special forces veteran , has not commented on why he has chosen to honor Cashe instead of Rose .
The Steelers commented on the decision to honor Rose in a statement before kickoff at last week ’ s game against the Giants .
“ This year the NFL is allowing players to wear helmet decals to honor victims of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Players could select the name of an individual to wear on their helmet and the Steelers players and coaches united as one to wear a single name on the back of their helmets and hats for the entire 2020 season — Antwon Rose Jr. ” The Steelers noted that Rose was black and that he was “ fatally shot in the back three times by a white East Pittsburgh Police Officer.
” The team left out any information about Rose ’ s potential connection to the earlier drive-by shooting .
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Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey honored a fallen police officer on the back of his helmet during Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos.
Pouncey made headlines last week when he broke with his teammates, who had agreed to honor 17-year-old Antwon Rose. Jr. on their helmets throughout the 2020 season.
Rose was killed after being shot in the back by a police officer during a 2018 traffic stop in which he was a passenger in a car involved in an earlier drive-by shooting.
Rose reportedly attempted to flee the scene, and two people were wounded by the drive-by.
The officer who shot Rose was later acquitted in court on murder charges, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
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Pouncey said after wearing the teen’s name on “Monday Night Football” against the New York Giants that he had “inadvertently supported” the cause to honor Rose, and did so because he was given “limited information” about the case.
“I want to make sure [the police] understand I inadvertently supported a cause of which I did not fully comprehend the entire background of the case.”
On Sunday, the 31-year-old wore the name of Eric Kelly, a police officer who died in the line of duty in 2009, CBS News reported.
Maurkice Pouncey honors fallen police officer Eric Kelly for Steelers game against Broncos https://t.co/1OClG9t76F pic.twitter.com/FT5WC5jFa9 — ?dubvLIVE.com??➡?? (@dubvNOW) September 20, 2020
Pouncey is not the only player on the Steelers to break from honoring Rose through helmet decals being promoted by the NFL to champion political and social justice causes during games.
Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva honored a fallen soldier named Alwyn Cashe for the second game in a row with his helmet decal, WTAE-TV reported.
Steelers LT Alejandro Villanueva has the name Alwyn Cashe on the back of his helmet Cashe was posthumousky awarded the Silver Star for heroism after his death at 35 while on duty in Iraqhttps://t.co/a4Pbp3UERU had said ALL players’ helmets would have Antwon Rose Jr’s name pic.twitter.com/UMqbxVo6mj — Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) September 14, 2020
Villanueva, a special forces veteran, has not commented on why he has chosen to honor Cashe instead of Rose.
The Steelers commented on the decision to honor Rose in a statement before kickoff at last week’s game against the Giants.
“This year the NFL is allowing players to wear helmet decals to honor victims of systemic racism,” the team said.
“Players could select the name of an individual to wear on their helmet and the Steelers players and coaches united as one to wear a single name on the back of their helmets and hats for the entire 2020 season — Antwon Rose Jr.”
The Steelers noted that Rose was black and that he was “fatally shot in the back three times by a white East Pittsburgh Police Officer.”
The team left out any information about Rose’s potential connection to the earlier drive-by shooting.
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westernjournal--2020-09-21--Official Gets Law Enforcement Involved After Seeing Man’s Front-Yard Critique of Vote-by-Mail

From what I ’ ve heard , some people believe the United States Postal Service is trying its hardest to make it difficult for Americans to find a spot to mail their ballots in .
Given that the USPS was alleged ( falsely ) to have been taking collection boxes off of the street to help President Trump get re-elected , there ’ s obviously unease .
However , whatever the case may be , I don ’ t think the search for a mailbox is so arduous in the state of Michigan that voters would dump their mail-in ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a house with a “ RecallWhitmerNow.com sign ” on it .
Just Don ’ t tell that to Ingham County , Michigan , Clerk Barb Byrum , a woman whose view of election security sounds like it ’ s taken more from the pages of a Christopher Buckley political satire than from the Lansing State Journal , whence this news originally came to us .
Byrum has a problem with a resident of the city of Mason who doesn ’ t like mail-in voting , apparently has an extra toilet and decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ front lawn .
Next to the toilet was a signboard saying “ Place Mail In Ballots Here ” along with an arrow pointed at the toilet .
Tee hee .
Despite the fact that Clerk Byrum is serially posting dad jokes on her Twitter account under the hashtag # JokeThenVote , she couldn ’ t have taken this with more po-faced rage , saying that it might be illegal .
TRENDING : Watch : GOP Candidate Klacik Gets Kicked Off of 'The View ' for Calling Out Behar 's Blackface Scandal “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a container , ” Byrum told the State Journal on Friday .
“ Our election integrity is not a game .
I expect everyone to act appropriately , and this is unacceptable.
” Yes , you act how Clerk Byrum tells you to act in an election year and you act that way until she tells you not to .
Your literal toilet humor isn ’ t protected First Amendment speech while she ’ s on watch .
I ’ m glad we have her looking out for the vast Russian electoral conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This wasn ’ t just an idle threat by a public official , mind you , a fist shaken toward the heavens by an elected Democrat at a conservative who doesn ’ t have a Gen. Jack D. Ripper-like fear of the Russians when it comes to election interference .
Now , I ’ m only going to say this once for the rest of the article , because if I kept on repeating this we ’ d be here until Election Day : I ’ m not making this up .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it might be illegal , she called police on the homeowner .
Not only did Byrum call the police , she found the voter ’ s records and noted it was “ more than a little ironic ” that the individual had voted absentee for the past three years .
Yes , that information is publicly available .
Using it against a private resident whose lawn display wouldn ’ t be known aside from Byrum ’ s intervention is more than a bit troublesome .
“ It is a felony to take illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Byrum said Friday , according to The Associated Press .
“ Elections in this country are to be taken seriously and there are many people who are voting by mail for the first time this election.
” And they ’ ll think that if they put ballots in a toilet on someone ’ s lawn they ’ ll get mailed in ?
I want you to know how risible that statement is .
Anyone who writes about politics for a living gets inured to how much contempt those who are elected to public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
It ’ s like an opiate : You have to administer higher and higher and higher doses of the drug to get any kind of effect .
RELATED : While Libs Propose Packing the Court in Honor of RBG , Here She Is in 2019 Blasting the Idea Consider the fact that I ’ ve been writing about this level of contempt for six years now — and I ’ m on the Democrat stupidity beat , so we ’ re talking a pretty heavy tolerance here — and I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentence about first-time voters thinking they put mail-in ballots in a john on someone ’ s front lawn because I was incapacitated by laughter .
I had to stop a fourth time as I wrote the sentence about writing that sentence .
I got through that one all right , albeit with a chuckle .
We ’ re moving on because the more I think about this , I ’ m picturing myself being checked into a mental institution by my loved ones , only being able to say two words between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and “ Byrum.
” I ’ ll just say this much , though — I suspect the reason Byrum cares so much is because she thinks all of these people would vote Democrat .
The Ingham County clerk says someone else shares some of the blame : President Trump , she said , “ is encouraging people to lose faith in the absentee voting process.
” So much so , apparently , that voters may forget what that big white thingy that makes the whooshing sound in their bathroom does , see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone ’ s front yard , and put their ballots in there , as per the signboard ’ s suggestion .
( See , there I go again .
I ’ m going to laugh myself into the funny farm . )
“ This kind of behavior needs to be quashed immediately , ” Byrum told the State Journal in a phone interview .
“ They are making a mockery of our elections .
I ’ m not going to stand idly by and watch it happen.
” I know I said I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be restated : I couldn ’ t make up an election official who ’ s so afraid of people “ making a mockery of our elections ” that she makes a national story out of herself because she called the po-po over a bathroom convenience joke .
Whoever this homeowner is , there ’ s no evidence of intent to interfere in the election in any way .
Whoever it is thinks mail-in voting is and expressed those feeling using the level of humor you ’ d find on Nickelodeon on your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was so outraged by this that she called the cops — who clearly don ’ t have enough on their plate right now — and did so under the auspices of worrying about “ solicitation of absentee ballots into a container.
” Michigan law stipulates that illegally taking possession of an absentee ballot is a felony that ’ s punishable by five years in jail and a $ 1,000 fine .
Even if you put this homeowner on the hook for any ballots put into this toilet , I willing to bet no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — or in court , for that matter .
Meanwhile , should you wish to engage in political funnies that Byrum feels falls under the aegis of “ act [ ing ] appropriately , ” here you go : If you turn your constitutionally protected right to satire over to apparatchiks , quips like that tweet are what you ’ ll get .
Yes , that toilet joke regarding flushing mail-in ballots may have been about as funny as a case of the thrush , but it was still Lenny Bruce compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Barb Bynum apparently doesn ’ t realize there are now people who were born four years after Apple began eliminating the disk drive who can now vote .
Don ’ t worry , though , Barb — that won ’ t change the number of other people who find that joke funny .
That number was always going to be zero .
I can ’ t say you haven ’ t made me laugh otherwise , though .
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From what I’ve heard, some people believe the United States Postal Service is trying its hardest to make it difficult for Americans to find a spot to mail their ballots in.
Given that the USPS was alleged (falsely) to have been taking collection boxes off of the street to help President Trump get re-elected, there’s obviously unease. However, whatever the case may be, I don’t think the search for a mailbox is so arduous in the state of Michigan that voters would dump their mail-in ballots in a toilet on the lawn of a house with a “RecallWhitmerNow.com sign” on it.
Just Don’t tell that to Ingham County, Michigan, Clerk Barb Byrum, a woman whose view of election security sounds like it’s taken more from the pages of a Christopher Buckley political satire than from the Lansing State Journal, whence this news originally came to us.
Byrum has a problem with a resident of the city of Mason who doesn’t like mail-in voting, apparently has an extra toilet and decided to advertise both of these facts on the front lawn. Next to the toilet was a signboard saying “Place Mail In Ballots Here” along with an arrow pointed at the toilet. Tee hee.
Despite the fact that Clerk Byrum is serially posting dad jokes on her Twitter account under the hashtag #JokeThenVote, she couldn’t have taken this with more po-faced rage, saying that it might be illegal.
“It’s solicitation of absentee ballots into a container,” Byrum told the State Journal on Friday. “Our election integrity is not a game. I expect everyone to act appropriately, and this is unacceptable.”
Yes, you act how Clerk Byrum tells you to act in an election year and you act that way until she tells you not to. Your literal toilet humor isn’t protected First Amendment speech while she’s on watch. I’m glad we have her looking out for the vast Russian electoral conspiracy wherever it may rear its ugly head.
This wasn’t just an idle threat by a public official, mind you, a fist shaken toward the heavens by an elected Democrat at a conservative who doesn’t have a Gen. Jack D. Ripper-like fear of the Russians when it comes to election interference. Now, I’m only going to say this once for the rest of the article, because if I kept on repeating this we’d be here until Election Day: I’m not making this up. Byrum didn’t just say that it might be illegal, she called police on the homeowner.
Barb Byrum, the Democratic clerk of Ingham County, filed a complaint with police over the display, saying it could mislead people who aren’t familiar with the voting system. https://t.co/T5tVZoDIFW — WSBT (@WSBT) September 19, 2020
Not only did Byrum call the police, she found the voter’s records and noted it was “more than a little ironic” that the individual had voted absentee for the past three years. Yes, that information is publicly available. Using it against a private resident whose lawn display wouldn’t be known aside from Byrum’s intervention is more than a bit troublesome.
“It is a felony to take illegal possession of an absentee ballot,” Byrum said Friday, according to The Associated Press.
“Elections in this country are to be taken seriously and there are many people who are voting by mail for the first time this election.”
And they’ll think that if they put ballots in a toilet on someone’s lawn they’ll get mailed in?
I want you to know how risible that statement is. Anyone who writes about politics for a living gets inured to how much contempt those who are elected to public office hold for those who have elected them. It’s like an opiate: You have to administer higher and higher and higher doses of the drug to get any kind of effect.
Consider the fact that I’ve been writing about this level of contempt for six years now — and I’m on the Democrat stupidity beat, so we’re talking a pretty heavy tolerance here — and I had to stop three times while writing the sentence about first-time voters thinking they put mail-in ballots in a john on someone’s front lawn because I was incapacitated by laughter. I had to stop a fourth time as I wrote the sentence about writing that sentence. I got through that one all right, albeit with a chuckle.
We’re moving on because the more I think about this, I’m picturing myself being checked into a mental institution by my loved ones, only being able to say two words between the involuntary fits of laughter: “Barb” and “Byrum.” I’ll just say this much, though — I suspect the reason Byrum cares so much is because she thinks all of these people would vote Democrat.
The Ingham County clerk says someone else shares some of the blame: President Trump, she said, “is encouraging people to lose faith in the absentee voting process.” So much so, apparently, that voters may forget what that big white thingy that makes the whooshing sound in their bathroom does, see one of them in the middle of someone’s front yard, and put their ballots in there, as per the signboard’s suggestion. (See, there I go again. I’m going to laugh myself into the funny farm.)
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“This kind of behavior needs to be quashed immediately,” Byrum told the State Journal in a phone interview. “They are making a mockery of our elections. I’m not going to stand idly by and watch it happen.”
I know I said I wouldn’t, but it needs to be restated: I couldn’t make up an election official who’s so afraid of people “making a mockery of our elections” that she makes a national story out of herself because she called the po-po over a bathroom convenience joke.
Whoever this homeowner is, there’s no evidence of intent to interfere in the election in any way. Whoever it is thinks mail-in voting is and expressed those feeling using the level of humor you’d find on Nickelodeon on your average Saturday night. A cheerless functionary was so outraged by this that she called the cops — who clearly don’t have enough on their plate right now — and did so under the auspices of worrying about “solicitation of absentee ballots into a container.”
Michigan law stipulates that illegally taking possession of an absentee ballot is a felony that’s punishable by five years in jail and a $1,000 fine. Even if you put this homeowner on the hook for any ballots put into this toilet, I willing to bet no one will spend a day in jail — or in court, for that matter.
Meanwhile, should you wish to engage in political funnies that Byrum feels falls under the aegis of “act[ing] appropriately,” here you go:
Where do computers go to dance?⁰The disk-o#JokeThenVote — BarbByrum (@BarbByrum) September 17, 2020
If you turn your constitutionally protected right to satire over to apparatchiks, quips like that tweet are what you’ll get.
Yes, that toilet joke regarding flushing mail-in ballots may have been about as funny as a case of the thrush, but it was still Lenny Bruce compared to this. The only humor there is that Barb Bynum apparently doesn’t realize there are now people who were born four years after Apple began eliminating the disk drive who can now vote.
Don’t worry, though, Barb — that won’t change the number of other people who find that joke funny. That number was always going to be zero. I can’t say you haven’t made me laugh otherwise, though.
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westernjournal--2020-09-21--DOJ Issues Major Blow to Portland, Seattle, New York City

The Justice Department has identified three major U.S. cities that are accused of permitting , if not encouraging , lawless behavior , which could ultimately see them lose federal funding .
New York City , Portland , Oregon , and Seattle were each designated by the DOJ as jurisdictions that are “ permitting anarchy , violence and destruction ” in a news release issued Monday morning .
“ The U.S. Department of Justice today identified the following three jurisdictions that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DOJ further stated that leaders in New York City , Portland and Seattle had helped their respective cities match certain criteria by taking actions that helped to foment lawlessness amid a wave of unprecedented civil unrest this year .
The declaration that the cities have allowed themselves to become crime hotspots is a response to Sept. 2 memo from President Donald Trump , which asked the department to identify troubled areas in the country so that federal funding could come under review .
TRENDING : Watch : GOP Candidate Klacik Gets Kicked Off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Behar 's Blackface Scandal The White House memo referred to such locations as “ anarchist jurisdictions.
” Attorney General William Barr issued a statement in the DOJ release about the now-designated anarchist jurisdictions of New York City , Portland and Seattle .
“ When state and local leaders impede their own law enforcement officers and agencies from doing their jobs , it endangers innocent citizens who deserve to be protected , including those who are trying to peacefully assemble and protest , ” Barr said .
“ We can not allow federal tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the citizenry hangs in the balance .
It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens , ” Barr added .
Other areas could soon be designated as anarchist jurisdictions , per the DOJ .
The department stated which criteria needed to be met for cities that were evaluated .
The three major U.S. cities met that criteria by “ [ Forbidding ] the police force from intervening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence or destruction , ” and also by order the removal of “ law enforcement protection from a geographical area or structure.
” Other criteria included defunding police agencies and refusing to accept federal law enforcement assistance .
The DOJ cited the hesitance of Seattle ’ s leadership to act during an armed and prolonged takeover of an entire neighborhood and police precinct as an “ autonomous zone ” in June by leftist activists .
CHAZ/CHOP “ was allowed to stand for nearly a month , during which time two teenagers were shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DOJ said .
During the same time , per the department , Washington Gov .
Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan both refused federal assistance .
As for New York City , the DOJ cited a spike in violent crimes and the city ’ s decision to respond by removing $ 1 billion from the NYPD budget .
The new release also stated New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have failed to take actions to adequately uphold the rule of law by rejecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per the DOJ , has experienced “ 100 consecutive nights of protests marred by vandalism , chaos , and even killing.
” “ In the midst of this violence , the Portland City Council cut $ 15 million from the police bureau , eliminating 84 positions .
Crucially , the cuts included the Gun Violence Reduction Team , which investigates shootings , and several positions from the police team that responds to emergency incidents , ” the DOJ said .
The department said expects to update its list of cities that have permitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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The Justice Department has identified three major U.S. cities that are accused of permitting, if not encouraging, lawless behavior, which could ultimately see them lose federal funding.
New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle were each designated by the DOJ as jurisdictions that are “permitting anarchy, violence and destruction” in a news release issued Monday morning.
“The U.S. Department of Justice today identified the following three jurisdictions that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities,” the department wrote.
The DOJ further stated that leaders in New York City, Portland and Seattle had helped their respective cities match certain criteria by taking actions that helped to foment lawlessness amid a wave of unprecedented civil unrest this year.
The declaration that the cities have allowed themselves to become crime hotspots is a response to Sept. 2 memo from President Donald Trump, which asked the department to identify troubled areas in the country so that federal funding could come under review.
The White House memo referred to such locations as “anarchist jurisdictions.”
Attorney General William Barr issued a statement in the DOJ release about the now-designated anarchist jurisdictions of New York City, Portland and Seattle.
“When state and local leaders impede their own law enforcement officers and agencies from doing their jobs, it endangers innocent citizens who deserve to be protected, including those who are trying to peacefully assemble and protest,” Barr said.
“We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance. It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens,” Barr added.
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Other areas could soon be designated as anarchist jurisdictions, per the DOJ.
The department stated which criteria needed to be met for cities that were evaluated.
The three major U.S. cities met that criteria by “[Forbidding] the police force from intervening to restore order amid widespread or sustained violence or destruction,” and also by order the removal of “law enforcement protection from a geographical area or structure.”
Other criteria included defunding police agencies and refusing to accept federal law enforcement assistance.
The DOJ cited the hesitance of Seattle’s leadership to act during an armed and prolonged takeover of an entire neighborhood and police precinct as an “autonomous zone” in June by leftist activists.
CHAZ/CHOP “was allowed to stand for nearly a month, during which time two teenagers were shot and killed in the zone,” the DOJ said.
During the same time, per the department, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan both refused federal assistance.
As for New York City, the DOJ cited a spike in violent crimes and the city’s decision to respond by removing $1 billion from the NYPD budget.
The new release also stated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have failed to take actions to adequately uphold the rule of law by rejecting federal law enforcement assistance.
Portland, per the DOJ, has experienced “100 consecutive nights of protests marred by vandalism, chaos, and even killing.”
“In the midst of this violence, the Portland City Council cut $15 million from the police bureau, eliminating 84 positions. Crucially, the cuts included the Gun Violence Reduction Team, which investigates shootings, and several positions from the police team that responds to emergency incidents,” the DOJ said.
The department said expects to update its list of cities that have permitted anarchy, violence and destruction of property.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--Op-Ed: The First Step to Communism Is Forgetting God, And America Has Done Just That

Ed .
Note : The following Op-Ed is an excerpt from “ Socialism : The Real History from Plato to the Present ” by William J. Federer , reprinted by permission of the author .
“ History is to the nation as memory is to the individual .
As persons deprived of memory become disoriented and lost , not knowing where they have been and where they are going , so a nation denied a conception of the past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future.
” If history is the memory of a country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
John F. Kennedy wrote in the introduction to the “ American Heritage New Illustrated History of the United States ” ( 1960 ) : TRENDING : Watch : GOP Candidate Klacik Gets Kicked Off of 'The View ' for Calling Out Behar 's Blackface Scandal “ History , after all , is the memory of a nation … Memory enables the individual … to avoid making the same mistake twice.
” “ The use of history is to tell us … past themes , else we should have to repeat , each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the failures of our forebears.
” Aristotle , in his “ Rhetoric ” ( 4th century BC ) , called this “ deliberative rhetoric , ” using examples from the past to predict future outcomes : “ The political orator is concerned with the future : it is about things to be done hereafter that he advises , for or against.
” “ When a nation goes down , or a society perishes , one condition may always be found ; they forgot where they came from.
” Harvard Professor George Santayana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( Vol .
I of “ The Life of Reason , ” 1905 ) : “ Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
” RELATED : KrisAnne Hall : Americans Need To Know These 4 Things About the US Constitution or Else America Will Fail “ I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
” Edmund Burke wrote in “ Reflections on the Revolution in France , ” 1790 : “ People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever.
” Will and Ariel Durant wrote in “ The Story of Civilization , ” 1967 : “ History is an excellent teacher with few pupils.
” The Durants wrote in “ The Lessons of History , ” 1968 : “ Civilization is not inherited ; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew ; if the transmission should be interrupted … civilization would die , and we should be savages again.
” Reagan warned the Phoenix Chamber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction .
We didn ’ t pass it to our children in the bloodstream .
“ The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it , protect it , defend it and then hand it to them with the well-thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same .
“ And if you and I don ’ t do this , then you and I may well spend our sunset years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s children what it once was like in America when men were free.
” J. Edgar Hoover wrote in the introduction to Edward L.R .
Elson ’ s book “ America ’ s Spiritual Recovery , ” 1954 : “ We can see all too clearly the devastating effects of secularism on our Christian way of life .
The period when it was smart to ‘ debunk ’ our traditions undermined … high standards of conduct .
A rising emphasis on materialism caused a decline of ‘ God-centered ’ deeds and thoughts.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dostoevsky , who wrote “ The Brothers Karamazov , ” 1880 .
In it , there was a character named Ivan Karamazov who contended that if there is no God , “ everything is permitted.
” “ Everything is permitted ” gives license to thugs to spread violence in the streets and also deep-state bureaucrats to subvert the government .
Such was the attitude of the Jacobins , left-wing anarchists during the French Revolution .
“ I recall hearing a number of old people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgotten God ; that ’ s why all this has happened ’ … “ Since then I have spent well-nigh 50 years working on the history of our revolution ; in the process I have read hundreds of books , collected hundreds of personal testimonies… “ But if I were asked today … the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people , I could not put it more accurately than to repeat : ‘ Men have forgotten God ; that ’ s why all this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survivor of the Communist Holocaust I am horrified to witness how my beloved America … is gradually being transformed … where communist ideals are glorified … while … God has been progressively erased from our public and educational institutions… “ Those of us who have experienced and witnessed first-hand the atrocities and terror of communism understand fully why such evil takes root , how it grows and deceives , and the kind of hell it will ultimately unleash … Godlessness is always the first step towards tyranny and oppression !
” “ If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the … authenticity of the Scriptures … you have broken down the barriers of moral virtue and hoisted the flood-gates of immorality and crime.
” “ It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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Ed. Note: The following Op-Ed is an excerpt from “Socialism: The Real History from Plato to the Present” by William J. Federer, reprinted by permission of the author.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., wrote in a 2007 New York Times Op-Ed titled “Folly’s Antidote”:
“History is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As persons deprived of memory become disoriented and lost, not knowing where they have been and where they are going, so a nation denied a conception of the past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future.”
If history is the memory of a country, then America has national Alzheimer’s.
John F. Kennedy wrote in the introduction to the “American Heritage New Illustrated History of the United States” (1960):
“History, after all, is the memory of a nation … Memory enables the individual … to avoid making the same mistake twice.”
Judge Learned Hand wrote:
“The use of history is to tell us … past themes, else we should have to repeat, each in his own experience, the successes and the failures of our forebears.”
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Aristotle, in his “Rhetoric” (4th century BC), called this “deliberative rhetoric,” using examples from the past to predict future outcomes:
“The political orator is concerned with the future: it is about things to be done hereafter that he advises, for or against.”
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Sandburg wrote:
“When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from.”
Harvard Professor George Santayana wrote in “Reason in Common Sense” (Vol. I of “The Life of Reason,” 1905):
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Patrick Henry said on March 23, 1775:
“I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.”
Edmund Burke wrote in “Reflections on the Revolution in France,” 1790:
“People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.”
Cicero said in “Ad M. Brutum,” 46 BC:
“Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever.”
Will and Ariel Durant wrote in “The Story of Civilization,” 1967:
“History is an excellent teacher with few pupils.”
The Durants wrote in “The Lessons of History,” 1968:
“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted … civilization would die, and we should be savages again.”
Reagan warned the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce on March 30, 1961:
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
“The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it and then hand it to them with the well-thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same.
“And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free.”
J. Edgar Hoover wrote in the introduction to Edward L.R. Elson’s book “America’s Spiritual Recovery,” 1954:
“We can see all too clearly the devastating effects of secularism on our Christian way of life. The period when it was smart to ‘debunk’ our traditions undermined … high standards of conduct. A rising emphasis on materialism caused a decline of ‘God-centered’ deeds and thoughts.”
This echoed an earlier Russian author, Dostoevsky, who wrote “The Brothers Karamazov,” 1880. In it, there was a character named Ivan Karamazov who contended that if there is no God, “everything is permitted.”
“Everything is permitted” gives license to thugs to spread violence in the streets and also deep-state bureaucrats to subvert the government.
Such was the attitude of the Jacobins, left-wing anarchists during the French Revolution.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn explained the socialist takeover of Russia:
“I recall hearing a number of old people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia: ‘Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened’…
“Since then I have spent well-nigh 50 years working on the history of our revolution; in the process I have read hundreds of books, collected hundreds of personal testimonies…
“But if I were asked today … the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: ‘Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.’”
Attorney Chris Banescu, a contributor to Orthodoxy Today, wrote on July 18, 2011:
“As a survivor of the Communist Holocaust I am horrified to witness how my beloved America … is gradually being transformed … where communist ideals are glorified … while … God has been progressively erased from our public and educational institutions…
“Those of us who have experienced and witnessed first-hand the atrocities and terror of communism understand fully why such evil takes root, how it grows and deceives, and the kind of hell it will ultimately unleash … Godlessness is always the first step towards tyranny and oppression!”
William Holmes McGuffey warned in his “Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide,” 1853:
“If you can induce a community to doubt the … authenticity of the Scriptures … you have broken down the barriers of moral virtue and hoisted the flood-gates of immorality and crime.”
Patrick Henry warned:
“It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-23--Dick Morris: It’s About the Future, Stupid

While Biden devotes his entire campaign to litigating the issue of who to blame for the virus and the 200,000 American deaths , Trump should transcend him and say that the blame game is not going to move this country forward .
Elections should be about the future , not a chance to get even for the past .
President Trump has done an excellent job in handling the virus and its challenges .
Were it not for his prompt action in stopping travelers from China and Europe , millions more would have been infected and hundreds of thousands more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not for his almost obsessive focus on manufacturing ventilators , testing new remedies , and pushing for development , rapid testing and quick approval of the vaccine , the virus would not now be receding .
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New cases average only half of what they were two months ago and the death rate is down from 2,700 on May 6 to 306 on Sept. 21 .
As Trump says , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus.
” The central issue in the election is who can rebuild our country ’ s economy in the wake of the virus ’ devastation .
Trump holds a lead in all polls on this question and he must make it the focus of the campaign .
By emphasizing Biden ’ s positions on open borders , higher taxes , free trade with China and everybody else , ending fossil fuels and expanding federal regulation , he can make it clear that the Democrat is not the man for this job .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus is over and the chapter about rebuilding the economy has begun .
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While Biden devotes his entire campaign to litigating the issue of who to blame for the virus and the 200,000 American deaths, Trump should transcend him and say that the blame game is not going to move this country forward.
Elections should be about the future, not a chance to get even for the past.
President Trump has done an excellent job in handling the virus and its challenges.
Were it not for his prompt action in stopping travelers from China and Europe, millions more would have been infected and hundreds of thousands more would have died.
And if it were not for his almost obsessive focus on manufacturing ventilators, testing new remedies, and pushing for development, rapid testing and quick approval of the vaccine, the virus would not now be receding.
But it is receding.
New cases average only half of what they were two months ago and the death rate is down from 2,700 on May 6 to 306 on Sept. 21.
As Trump says, “we have turned the corner on the virus.”
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The central issue in the election is who can rebuild our country’s economy in the wake of the virus’ devastation.
Trump holds a lead in all polls on this question and he must make it the focus of the campaign.
By emphasizing Biden’s positions on open borders, higher taxes, free trade with China and everybody else, ending fossil fuels and expanding federal regulation, he can make it clear that the Democrat is not the man for this job.
In this campaign, the virus chapter virus is over and the chapter about rebuilding the economy has begun.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--Dennis Prager: If You Respect Black People and the Truth, Don’t Capitalize ‘Black’

A few months ago , I noticed that my published column spelled “ black ” “ Black.
” As I had submitted the column with “ black ” spelled with a lower case “ b , ” I contacted my editor to find out why what I had written was changed .
She responded that the syndicate was following The Associated Press ’ rules of style , a common practice in journalism and book writing .
On July 20 , 2020 , the AP published “ Explaining AP style on Black and white , ” in which it explained : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to capitalize Black in a racial , ethnic or cultural sense , conveying an essential and shared sense of history , identity and community among people who identify as Black , including those in the African diaspora and within Africa .
The lowercase black is a color , not a person .
AP style will continue to lowercase the term white in racial , ethnic and cultural senses.
” There is no “ shared sense of history , identity and community among people who identify as Black , including those in the African @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schiff Accused DHS Insider of Lying to Congress , Still Accepts 'Whistleblower ' Complaint from Him Only left-wingers believe such nonsense .
Not only is there no shared culture or sense of identity that unites black people outside and inside Africa , but there is also no shared culture among black people in Africa and none among black people outside of Africa ( “ the African diaspora ” ) .
The only thing all black people have in common is geographic origin ( but since it is said that we all emanate from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color .
Historically , the only identity Africans shared with other Africans was a tribal identity .
That is why ( black ) Hutus could perpetrate the most concentrated mass murder since the Holocaust against ( black ) Tutsis .
That is why black Africans were indispensable to the transatlantic slave trade .
Those who rounded up other Africans to sell to Europeans felt no moral obligation , let alone a “ shared identity , ” with the Africans they sold .
What does a black person raised in the Bronx have in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cameroon ?
The answer is nothing .
They have as little in common as a white person from the Bronx and a black person from Cameroon .
What does a black person from Brazil have in common with a black person from Chicago or a black person from Uganda ?
Nothing .
Does Sen. Kamala Harris , the California daughter of a black man and an ( Asian ) Indian woman , have more in common with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or with a tribal chief in Togo ?
Or , for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi or black Candace Owens or black Larry Elder ?
The AP decision , adopted by The New York Times and followed by the rest of the media herd , is based on lies .
And , like the rest of the left ’ s race-based lies , it is pure pandering .
It is another attempt to depict black people as inherently different from nonblack human beings .
That ’ s why the AP offered this explanation for why “ white ” should not be capitalized : “ After a review and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this time , less support for capitalizing white .
White people generally do not share the same history and culture , or the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color .
… [ C ] apitalizing the term white , as is done by white supremacists , risks subtly conveying legitimacy to such beliefs.
” The reason the AP offers for not capitalizing “ white ” is also based on a lie : “ White people generally do not share the same history and culture.
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As it happens , white people “ generally ” share far more history and culture than do black people .
White people come from Europe , and the vast majority of them have shared the Christian religion and the Bible .
There is nothing analogous among the vast majority of black people .
Moreover , even today , in a post-Christian Europe , a Croatian and an Irishman have more in common than a Kenyan and a Congolese , let alone a black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving succor to white supremacists if “ white ” were capitalized , given that white supremacists agree with The New York Times and the rest of the left that there is something inherently different about black people , why doesn ’ t capitalizing “ black ” also risk “ conveying legitimacy ” to white supremacist beliefs ?
Yes , there is such a thing as African-American culture and shared experience .
There is such a thing as African Brazilian culture and shared experience .
But there is no such thing as a shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to tell the world how woke you are , how you follow the herd and how little truth matters to you , capitalize “ black.
” But if you respect black people , respect the truth and respect yourself , don ’ t .
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A few months ago, I noticed that my published column spelled “black” “Black.” As I had submitted the column with “black” spelled with a lower case “b,” I contacted my editor to find out why what I had written was changed. She responded that the syndicate was following The Associated Press’ rules of style, a common practice in journalism and book writing.
On July 20, 2020, the AP published “Explaining AP style on Black and white,” in which it explained:
“AP’s style is now to capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic or cultural sense, conveying an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa. The lowercase black is a color, not a person. AP style will continue to lowercase the term white in racial, ethnic and cultural senses.”
The AP explanation is drivel.
There is no “shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa.”
Only left-wingers believe such nonsense. Not only is there no shared culture or sense of identity that unites black people outside and inside Africa, but there is also no shared culture among black people in Africa and none among black people outside of Africa (“the African diaspora”). The only thing all black people have in common is geographic origin (but since it is said that we all emanate from Africa, that means little) and color.
Historically, the only identity Africans shared with other Africans was a tribal identity. That is why (black) Hutus could perpetrate the most concentrated mass murder since the Holocaust against (black) Tutsis.
That is why black Africans were indispensable to the transatlantic slave trade. Those who rounded up other Africans to sell to Europeans felt no moral obligation, let alone a “shared identity,” with the Africans they sold.
What does a black person raised in the Bronx have in common with a black person raised in Cameroon? The answer is nothing. They have as little in common as a white person from the Bronx and a black person from Cameroon.
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What does a black person from Brazil have in common with a black person from Chicago or a black person from Uganda? Nothing.
Does Sen. Kamala Harris, the California daughter of a black man and an (Asian) Indian woman, have more in common with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or with a tribal chief in Togo? Or, for that matter, more in common with white Pelosi or black Candace Owens or black Larry Elder?
The AP decision, adopted by The New York Times and followed by the rest of the media herd, is based on lies. And, like the rest of the left’s race-based lies, it is pure pandering. It is another attempt to depict black people as inherently different from nonblack human beings. That’s why the AP offered this explanation for why “white” should not be capitalized:
“After a review and period of consultation, we found, at this time, less support for capitalizing white. White people generally do not share the same history and culture, or the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color. … [C]apitalizing the term white, as is done by white supremacists, risks subtly conveying legitimacy to such beliefs.”
The reason the AP offers for not capitalizing “white” is also based on a lie: “White people generally do not share the same history and culture.”
As it happens, white people “generally” share far more history and culture than do black people. White people come from Europe, and the vast majority of them have shared the Christian religion and the Bible. There is nothing analogous among the vast majority of black people.
Moreover, even today, in a post-Christian Europe, a Croatian and an Irishman have more in common than a Kenyan and a Congolese, let alone a black person from the Bronx.
As for giving succor to white supremacists if “white” were capitalized, given that white supremacists agree with The New York Times and the rest of the left that there is something inherently different about black people, why doesn’t capitalizing “black” also risk “conveying legitimacy” to white supremacist beliefs?
Yes, there is such a thing as African-American culture and shared experience. There is such a thing as African Brazilian culture and shared experience. But there is no such thing as a shared black culture.
So, if you want to tell the world how woke you are, how you follow the herd and how little truth matters to you, capitalize “black.” But if you respect black people, respect the truth and respect yourself, don’t.
Black is a color, not a culture.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--Laughing Homeless Man Derails NYC Subway Train with Nearby Piece of Metal

After transforming into a safe , thriving metropolis near the end of the last century , New York City is spiraling downward into the frightening , barely livable concrete jungle it was decades before .
It isn ’ t just the recent Black Lives Matter riots the city ’ s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio supported or the general filth and immorality that has returned to the streets , but it is the random acts of senseless violence that are most reminiscent of the bad old days in the Big Apple .
On a subway platform in Manhattan on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly hurled metal railroad tie plates into the path of an oncoming “ A ” train , then laughed maniacally as the locomotive derailed and tore against support pillars , the New York Daily News reported .
Police said the tie plates he threw , used to fasten tracks to the roadbed , were likely left behind by Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers .
A bystander initially witnessed Harvard chucking the fasteners onto the tracks and quickly jumped down from the platform to clear them away .
TRENDING : Schiff Accused DHS Insider of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' Complaint from Him But Harvard threw metal pieces down again , this time into the path of an uptown train , causing the train to jump the tracks as horrified onlookers realized he was laughing at the destruction .
“ As the train was coming to a stop in the station after striking the debris , the train ’ s first car scraped four columns that separate the northbound express track from the southbound express track , ” New York City Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg said , describing the incident as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a news release Sunday .
A CBS News report showed the wreckage , with the metal outer layer of the subway train peeled back and mangled .
The 135 passengers on board were safely evacuated , and only three riders reported minor injuries .
“ We have significant damage to the train car itself .
We have significant damage to the trackbed and track components as well as some damage to the structural steel columns in between the tracks , ” Frank Jezycki , MTA ’ s acting senior vice president for subways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fucillo , who witnessed the incident , described it as sounding like “ a screech , kind of a thud , but it was enough to make people stop.
” “ At that point , the fire alarms went off as smoke started coming up the stairs , ” he said .
Fucillo recounted how another man held Harvard in a “ bear hug ” until police arrived as the suspect “ tried to get away , but he couldn ’ t. ” CBS described Harvard as “ emotionally disturbed and homeless ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long , now facing charges of criminal mischief , reckless endangerment , criminal trespass and assault for the train derailment .
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According to the New York Post , he was arrested Sept. 5 for allegedly throwing a metal bench at a bus window but was “ granted supervised release.
” At that time , he also had an open warrant for failing to appear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident in March 2019 where he threatened employees at a Boost store , bashed the floor with a three-foot metal pipe and broke a store sign after he hurled a metal garbage can into it .
It ’ s clear the city isn ’ t interested in stopping criminals like Harvard , however , as politicians have cut funding and disbanded the plainclothes police unit to appease the leftist lunatics who are now running the asylum .
They have tolerated , permitted and even encouraged rioting and vandalism , with de Blasio leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn New York into the crime-ridden cesspool it was in the 1970s and 1980s before GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani turned it around .
Releasing mentally unstable criminals back out onto the street is awful policy , but then again , this is the city that the U.S. Department of Justice just cited for “ permitting anarchy , violence and destruction ” during riots that followed George Floyd ’ s death after a police officer knelt on his neck for roughly nine minutes .
For reasons that escape common sense , de Blasio and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an end to civil unrest in their cities and didn ’ t seem bothered by homeless criminals who terrorized helpless citizens before that anyway .
In fact , it ’ s hard to distinguish the senseless violence committed in the name of BLM from that perpetrated by a mentally ill homeless man , which is maybe why Harvard was allowed out .
After all , what is so different about what Harvard did to a subway car versus what rioters have done to New York City businesses ?
Harvard simply picked up what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he didn ’ t own and enjoyed the fruits of his labors as life and property were put in peril — exactly what rioters have done while de Blasio and his ilk have stood idly by .
The city that allowed looting at famous commercial locations in Manhattan surely can ’ t be expected to do anything about a single homeless man bent on vandalism and destruction .
It appears the recent decline of New York City into lawlessness demonstrates a universal and undeniable truth : Wherever leftists rule , crime and misery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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After transforming into a safe, thriving metropolis near the end of the last century, New York City is spiraling downward into the frightening, barely livable concrete jungle it was decades before.
It isn’t just the recent Black Lives Matter riots the city’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio supported or the general filth and immorality that has returned to the streets, but it is the random acts of senseless violence that are most reminiscent of the bad old days in the Big Apple.
On a subway platform in Manhattan on Sunday morning, 30-year-old homeless man Demetrius Harvard allegedly hurled metal railroad tie plates into the path of an oncoming “A” train, then laughed maniacally as the locomotive derailed and tore against support pillars, the New York Daily News reported.
Police said the tie plates he threw, used to fasten tracks to the roadbed, were likely left behind by Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers.
A bystander initially witnessed Harvard chucking the fasteners onto the tracks and quickly jumped down from the platform to clear them away.
But Harvard threw metal pieces down again, this time into the path of an uptown train, causing the train to jump the tracks as horrified onlookers realized he was laughing at the destruction.
“As the train was coming to a stop in the station after striking the debris, the train’s first car scraped four columns that separate the northbound express track from the southbound express track,” New York City Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg said, describing the incident as an “act of vandalism” in a news release Sunday.
A CBS News report showed the wreckage, with the metal outer layer of the subway train peeled back and mangled.
The 135 passengers on board were safely evacuated, and only three riders reported minor injuries.
“We have significant damage to the train car itself. We have significant damage to the trackbed and track components as well as some damage to the structural steel columns in between the tracks,” Frank Jezycki, MTA’s acting senior vice president for subways, told the news outlet.
Kevin Fucillo, who witnessed the incident, described it as sounding like “a screech, kind of a thud, but it was enough to make people stop.”
“At that point, the fire alarms went off as smoke started coming up the stairs,” he said.
Fucillo recounted how another man held Harvard in a “bear hug” until police arrived as the suspect “tried to get away, but he couldn’t.”
CBS described Harvard as “emotionally disturbed and homeless” with a rap sheet already 21 arrests long, now facing charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass and assault for the train derailment.
But Harvard shouldn’t have even been on the streets. According to the New York Post, he was arrested Sept. 5 for allegedly throwing a metal bench at a bus window but was “granted supervised release.”
At that time, he also had an open warrant for failing to appear in court on charges stemming from an incident in March 2019 where he threatened employees at a Boost store, bashed the floor with a three-foot metal pipe and broke a store sign after he hurled a metal garbage can into it.
It’s clear the city isn’t interested in stopping criminals like Harvard, however, as politicians have cut funding and disbanded the plainclothes police unit to appease the leftist lunatics who are now running the asylum.
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They have tolerated, permitted and even encouraged rioting and vandalism, with de Blasio leading the way in an all-out effort to turn New York into the crime-ridden cesspool it was in the 1970s and 1980s before GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani turned it around.
Releasing mentally unstable criminals back out onto the street is awful policy, but then again, this is the city that the U.S. Department of Justice just cited for “permitting anarchy, violence and destruction” during riots that followed George Floyd’s death after a police officer knelt on his neck for roughly nine minutes.
For reasons that escape common sense, de Blasio and other Democrats have been reluctant to put an end to civil unrest in their cities and didn’t seem bothered by homeless criminals who terrorized helpless citizens before that anyway.
In fact, it’s hard to distinguish the senseless violence committed in the name of BLM from that perpetrated by a mentally ill homeless man, which is maybe why Harvard was allowed out.
After all, what is so different about what Harvard did to a subway car versus what rioters have done to New York City businesses?
Harvard simply picked up what was around, hurled it at something he didn’t own and enjoyed the fruits of his labors as life and property were put in peril — exactly what rioters have done while de Blasio and his ilk have stood idly by.
The city that allowed looting at famous commercial locations in Manhattan surely can’t be expected to do anything about a single homeless man bent on vandalism and destruction.
It appears the recent decline of New York City into lawlessness demonstrates a universal and undeniable truth: Wherever leftists rule, crime and misery are sure to follow.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--Singer Tommy DeVito, Founding Member of The Four Seasons, Dead at Age 92

Singer and guitarist Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons has died at the age of 92 , according to a statement issued by Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli .
“ It is with great sadness that we report that Tommy DeVito , a founding member of The Four Seasons , has passed , ” the two revealed in a joint statement , according to a post by Frankie Valli .
“ We send our love to his family during this most difficult time .
He will be missed by all who loved him.
” “ My dear friend Tommy passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night with deep regret I am writing this sitting in his living room , ” Alfredo Nittoli shared on Tuesday .
“ I was informed by his daughter Darcel there will be a service in New Jersey.
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The band was known for hits like “ Can ’ t Take My Eyes Off You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t Cry , ” “ Sherry ” and “ Walk Like a Man.
” DeVito stuck with them until 1970 .
He said the famed group represented its members pretty well .
“ No .
1 , I give credit to Gaudio because he came up with good songs , you know what I mean , ” DeVito said , according to USA Today .
“ Everybody had their little parts in it and that made it strong and I was probably a strong character in the group , so everybody had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Hall in Asbury Park ) , we used to fill that thing — good times in there .
We played in Long Branch years and years before that in a place called Jazz City.
” “ The guy who owned the place was a good friend of mine .
We enjoyed working there because it was an easy job and easy to get along with the guys.
” Their warm reception has continued through the decades , and their music is still popular — but even back in its prime , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t seem too concerned with up-and-comers “ The Beatles.
” “ They came in a year or so after we got going and they made some noise , but they didn ’ t bother us because we still had one or two songs on the charts when they were here , ” DeVito said .
A Broadway musical was written about the group , and in 2014 the movie “ Jersey Boys ” directed by Clint Eastwood made its debut .
Their music can still be heard on television shows and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by fans of the group ’ s music as well as his friends who have posted on social media about the passing of their friend and fellow musician .
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Singer and guitarist Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons has died at the age of 92, according to a statement issued by Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli.
“It is with great sadness that we report that Tommy DeVito, a founding member of The Four Seasons, has passed,” the two revealed in a joint statement, according to a post by Frankie Valli.
“We send our love to his family during this most difficult time. He will be missed by all who loved him.”
“My dear friend Tommy passed away in Las Vegas at 9:45 last night with deep regret I am writing this sitting in his living room,” Alfredo Nittoli shared on Tuesday. “I was informed by his daughter Darcel there will be a service in New Jersey.”
DeVito passed away in Las Vegas on Sept. 21 due to coronavirus-related complications, according to the New York Post.
The band was known for hits like “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Sherry” and “Walk Like a Man.” DeVito stuck with them until 1970. He said the famed group represented its members pretty well.
“No. 1, I give credit to Gaudio because he came up with good songs, you know what I mean,” DeVito said, according to USA Today.
“Everybody had their little parts in it and that made it strong and I was probably a strong character in the group, so everybody had a little piece in it.”
“Convention (Hall in Asbury Park), we used to fill that thing — good times in there. We played in Long Branch years and years before that in a place called Jazz City.”
“The guy who owned the place was a good friend of mine. We enjoyed working there because it was an easy job and easy to get along with the guys.”
Their warm reception has continued through the decades, and their music is still popular — but even back in its prime, the group was doing well enough that it didn’t seem too concerned with up-and-comers “The Beatles.”
“They came in a year or so after we got going and they made some noise, but they didn’t bother us because we still had one or two songs on the charts when they were here,” DeVito said.
“They didn’t bother me at all.”
A Broadway musical was written about the group, and in 2014 the movie “Jersey Boys” directed by Clint Eastwood made its debut. Their music can still be heard on television shows and at weddings.
DeVito will be remembered by fans of the group’s music as well as his friends who have posted on social media about the passing of their friend and fellow musician.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Say Cities Are ‘Under Siege by Protesters’

A new poll shows that Americans are concerned about violent civil unrest , and that a majority of respondents described the country ’ s cities as being “ under siege by protestors.
” A poll conducted by USA Today/Ipsos and released on Tuesday found that 64 percent of those polled believe “ protesters and counter-protesters are overwhelming American cities.
” Rural Americans and Republicans are more likely to hold such a view than urban dwellers and Democrats .
Eighty-three percent of Republicans described cities as being “ under siege , ” while only 48 percent of Democrats agreed with such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans described cities as being besieged by protestors , while only 59 percent of urbanites said they agreed with that sentiment .
TRENDING : Schiff Accused DHS Insider of Lying to Congress , Still Accepts 'Whistleblower ' Complaint from Him The poll also found that a majority of Americans are in favor of certain measures to restore order in chaotic places .
Of those surveyed , 54 percent of respondents agreed that Americans should own firearms in order to protect property from protesters , while 56 percent of respondents agreed with sending in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to areas when it is necessary .
The poll noted there is “ more than a 40-point gap between Republicans and Democrats ” with regard to using firearms for protection and supporting bringing in more police officers to calm protests .
Republicans were far more likely to support such measures to restore order during situations of unrest .
Democrats were much less likely to favor the use of firearms for protection or to support additional law enforcement officers to secure the peace in areas besieged by unrest .
The poll also asked about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last six months , and found that 50 percent of respondents reported feeling an increase in vandalism and thefts in their own communities .
Sixty-eight percent of those survey agreed that instances of vandalism have gotten worse nationwide .
Additionally , the poll noted , “ More Americans think assault of police officers has gotten worse over the last six months than assault by police officers.
” Of those polled , 63 percent said they felt that assaults on police officers have increased nationally .
The poll also surveyed respondents about their biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus pandemic began .
Of those surveyed , 34 percent of Americans said “ crime , violence , or unrest ” is “ the most worrying topic.
” The concern for civil unrest is “ second only to COVID-19 , ” which was the chief concern of 44 percent of respondents .
The survey noted that Republicans were more likely to be concerned about violent or other civil unrest than they are about the coronavirus pandemic .
While right-wing militias have played a small role in some of the Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have taken over many cities since May , the USA Today/Ipsos poll asked respondents to rate how they perceive right-wing groups versus leftist groups .
“ A majority of Americans feel Black Lives Matter , Antifa , the media ( both mainstream and conservative ) , conservative militias , and Donald Trump are all making protests more dangerous.
” “ Ultimately , perceptions of these groups and their involvement depends on partisanship .
For example , 70 % of Republicans think Antifa are making protests more dangerous , compared to 45 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 72 % of Democrats and 41 % of Republicans say the same is true about conservative militias.
” The USA Today/Ipsos poll was conducted between Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 and surveyed 1,108 adults online .
The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points .
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A new poll shows that Americans are concerned about violent civil unrest, and that a majority of respondents described the country’s cities as being “under siege by protestors.”
A poll conducted by USA Today/Ipsos and released on Tuesday found that 64 percent of those polled believe “protesters and counter-protesters are overwhelming American cities.”
Rural Americans and Republicans are more likely to hold such a view than urban dwellers and Democrats.
Eighty-three percent of Republicans described cities as being “under siege,” while only 48 percent of Democrats agreed with such an assessment.
Seventy-one percent of rural Americans described cities as being besieged by protestors, while only 59 percent of urbanites said they agreed with that sentiment.
The poll also found that a majority of Americans are in favor of certain measures to restore order in chaotic places.
Of those surveyed, 54 percent of respondents agreed that Americans should own firearms in order to protect property from protesters, while 56 percent of respondents agreed with sending in federal law enforcement officers to restore order to areas when it is necessary.
The poll noted there is “more than a 40-point gap between Republicans and Democrats” with regard to using firearms for protection and supporting bringing in more police officers to calm protests.
Republicans were far more likely to support such measures to restore order during situations of unrest.
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Democrats were much less likely to favor the use of firearms for protection or to support additional law enforcement officers to secure the peace in areas besieged by unrest.
The poll also asked about the prevalence of certain crimes during the last six months, and found that 50 percent of respondents reported feeling an increase in vandalism and thefts in their own communities.
Sixty-eight percent of those survey agreed that instances of vandalism have gotten worse nationwide.
Additionally, the poll noted, “More Americans think assault of police officers has gotten worse over the last six months than assault by police officers.”
Of those polled, 63 percent said they felt that assaults on police officers have increased nationally.
The poll also surveyed respondents about their biggest concerns during the chaotic six months since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Of those surveyed, 34 percent of Americans said “crime, violence, or unrest” is “the most worrying topic.”
The concern for civil unrest is “second only to COVID-19,” which was the chief concern of 44 percent of respondents.
The survey noted that Republicans were more likely to be concerned about violent or other civil unrest than they are about the coronavirus pandemic.
While right-wing militias have played a small role in some of the Black Lives Matter and other leftist protests and riots which have taken over many cities since May, the USA Today/Ipsos poll asked respondents to rate how they perceive right-wing groups versus leftist groups.
The poll reported:
“A majority of Americans feel Black Lives Matter, Antifa, the media (both mainstream and conservative), conservative militias, and Donald Trump are all making protests more dangerous.”
“Ultimately, perceptions of these groups and their involvement depends on partisanship. For example, 70% of Republicans think Antifa are making protests more dangerous, compared to 45% of Democrats. On the other hand, 72% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans say the same is true about conservative militias.”
The USA Today/Ipsos poll was conducted between Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 and surveyed 1,108 adults online.
The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--Video: Left’s Arguments Crumble as It’s Revealed Trump Has 45 Years of Precedent for Filling Vacant

Video: Left’s Arguments Crumble as It’s Revealed Trump Has 45 Years of Precedent for Filling Vacant SCOTUS Seat

Clinton , Biden , and Schumer All Push To Wait for Election Before SCOTUS Nom , But What Did They @ @ @ @

Bradley Cooper's latest role has not gone down well with everyone, particularly with regard to his use of a prosthetic nose.


westernjournal--2020-09-22--AZ GOP Rips Biggest Newspaper in the State After Trump-Biden Story

Dr. Kelli Ward , chairwoman of the Republican Party of Arizona , called out the state ’ s biggest newspaper on Saturday for what she sees as “ fake news.
” A story run by The Arizona Republic covered a few anecdotal examples of “ Arizona Republicans for Biden ” signs being stolen .
The Republic reported that Daniel Barker , president of the group responsible for the signs , estimated that a few hundred of the signs had been stolen or defaced and said “ he thinks Trump supporters ” are responsible .
Ward responded to the story on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as clear media bias .
“ Now write about all the Trump-Pence signs that have been deliberately destroyed , defaced , ripped apart , and stolen all over Arizona .
I won ’ t hold my breath !
# FakeNews , ” Ward wrote .
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According to state Republicans , the removal and destruction of political signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike Pence are just as big of a problem , if not more so .
In a video sent exclusively to The Western Journal by the Republican Party of Arizona , a man can be seen tearing down a Trump-Pence sign .
While declining to release details about specific incidents , the Arizona GOP said incidents involving Trump signs have taken place in different parts of the state and have been reported to the authorities .
Republican Party of Arizona spokesman Zachery Henry shared the organization ’ s condemnation of “ the destruction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement sent to The Western Journal .
“ The destruction or theft of political signs is a serious offense and a violation of Arizonans ’ First Amendment rights .
We continue to see rampant cases of stolen signs bearing our Republican candidates ’ names , most especially Trump-Pence signs , all over the state , ” Henry wrote .
RELATED : Biden , Anderson Cooper Under Fire for Social Distancing While Cameras Rolled , But Not During Commercial Break “ These cases of vandalism are un-American and could be viewed as acts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not speaking out and supporting their candidates in the fear they may face greater retaliation than the damage or loss of their signs , ” he said .
“ Arizonans agree that freedom of expression and freedom of speech must be preserved at all costs .
These crimes are unacceptable and bad actors who are caught should face stiff penalties.
” Arizona is hardly the only state to face this problem .
Numerous reports of the stealing or defacing of Trump signs have also cropped up in Florida , Pennsylvania and Texas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state rallied together .
A group of GOP women in Ahwatukee made it known Sunday that they have plenty of extra Trump signs for those who had had theirs stolen or destroyed .
“ Signs ( of all sizes ) for days at the # Ahwatukee @ TeamTrump Victory Office , ” the Ahwatukee Republican Women said on Twitter .
“ Let us know if you need one and we ’ ll hook you up !
” The Arizona Republican Party shared the post and praised the group for its quick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
We love to see those beautiful signs !
# KeepArizonaGreat , ” the state GOP tweeted .
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Dr. Kelli Ward, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Arizona, called out the state’s biggest newspaper on Saturday for what she sees as “fake news.”
A story run by The Arizona Republic covered a few anecdotal examples of “Arizona Republicans for Biden” signs being stolen.
The Republic reported that Daniel Barker, president of the group responsible for the signs, estimated that a few hundred of the signs had been stolen or defaced and said “he thinks Trump supporters” are responsible.
Ward responded to the story on Twitter by calling out what she saw as clear media bias.
“Now write about all the Trump-Pence signs that have been deliberately destroyed, defaced, ripped apart, and stolen all over Arizona. I won’t hold my breath! #FakeNews,” Ward wrote.
WARNING: An image in the following tweet contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive.
Now write about all the Trump-Pence signs that have been deliberately destroyed, defaced, ripped apart, and stolen all over Arizona. I won’t hold my breath! #FakeNews https://t.co/5o9mJvu3be pic.twitter.com/RIVJvYcf6H — Dr. Kelli Ward ?? (@kelliwardaz) September 20, 2020
According to state Republicans, the removal and destruction of political signs promoting President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are just as big of a problem, if not more so.
In a video sent exclusively to The Western Journal by the Republican Party of Arizona, a man can be seen tearing down a Trump-Pence sign.
While declining to release details about specific incidents, the Arizona GOP said incidents involving Trump signs have taken place in different parts of the state and have been reported to the authorities.
Republican Party of Arizona spokesman Zachery Henry shared the organization’s condemnation of “the destruction or theft of political signs” in a statement sent to The Western Journal.
“The destruction or theft of political signs is a serious offense and a violation of Arizonans’ First Amendment rights. We continue to see rampant cases of stolen signs bearing our Republican candidates’ names, most especially Trump-Pence signs, all over the state,” Henry wrote.
Is your local newspaper biased against President Trump? Yes No
Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 96% (582 Votes) No: 4% (25 Votes)
“These cases of vandalism are un-American and could be viewed as acts of political terrorism to scare voters into not speaking out and supporting their candidates in the fear they may face greater retaliation than the damage or loss of their signs,” he said.
“Arizonans agree that freedom of expression and freedom of speech must be preserved at all costs. These crimes are unacceptable and bad actors who are caught should face stiff penalties.”
Arizona is hardly the only state to face this problem. Numerous reports of the stealing or defacing of Trump signs have also cropped up in Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas.
In response to those reports, Republicans in the state rallied together.
A group of GOP women in Ahwatukee made it known Sunday that they have plenty of extra Trump signs for those who had had theirs stolen or destroyed.
“Signs (of all sizes) for days at the #Ahwatukee@TeamTrump Victory Office,” the Ahwatukee Republican Women said on Twitter. “Let us know if you need one and we’ll hook you up!”
Great work! We love to see those beautiful signs! #KeepArizonaGreat https://t.co/zQBtjkPeQ7 — Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) September 21, 2020
The Arizona Republican Party shared the post and praised the group for its quick thinking and generosity.
“Great work! We love to see those beautiful signs! #KeepArizonaGreat,” the state GOP tweeted.
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westernjournal--2020-09-22--‘WJ Live’: Why We Should Trust Mitch McConnell, the Growing Politicization of Faith and Predictions

‘WJ Live’: Why We Should Trust Mitch McConnell, the Growing Politicization of Faith and Predictions for the First Presidential Debate

On this episode of “ WJ Live , ” Joe Setyon , Bryan Chai and Josh Manning discuss the open SCOTUS chair , Jim Caviezel ’ s comments about “ liberal Christianity ” and the upcoming presidential debate .
• 0:16 — Should conservatives trust Mitch McConnell to fill the open SCOTUS seat despite leftist pushback ?
• 13:12 — How will this year ’ s presidential debates be different than 2016 ’ s ?
TRENDING : Schiff Accused DHS Insider of Lying to Congress , Still Accepts 'Whistleblower ' Complaint from Him “ We should trust Mitch .
Mitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years.
” — Joe Setyon “ It ’ s hard to take that as ‘ we ’ re going to metaphorically burn down the system ’ when they ’ ve tried to burn down cities.
” — Joe Setyon “ The fact of the matter is what you see with Trump is what you get .
He may be the least duplicitous president in history , which is really ironic that they accuse him of lying over and over and over again.
” — Josh Manning “ Your first worry should be spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that they can become Christians , too .
But what we see in the church right now is that children don ’ t want to go to church because a lot of their parents have not done a good job raising them up to be Christians .
People are shying away from preaching about sin.
” — Joe Setyon “ We ’ ve got to a point where it appears like we can ’ t even have a theological discussion without politics being part of it.
” —Bryan Chai Mitt Romney announces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ | The Western Journal RELATED : 'WJ Live ' : How Trump Brought Peace to the Middle East , the Failure of Remote Learning and Joe Biden 's Latest Gaffe Caviezel speaks to The Western Journal about his newest movie , “ Infidel ” | The Western Journal Don ’ t miss an episode of “ WJ Live ” by getting it delivered directly to your inbox !
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On this episode of “WJ Live,” Joe Setyon, Bryan Chai and Josh Manning discuss the open SCOTUS chair, Jim Caviezel’s comments about “liberal Christianity” and the upcoming presidential debate.
In this episode:
0:16 — Should conservatives trust Mitch McConnell to fill the open SCOTUS seat despite leftist pushback?
13:12 — How will this year’s presidential debates be different than 2016’s?
24:45 — Were Jim Caviezel’s comments about “liberal Christianity” valid?
Quotes from this episode:
“We should trust Mitch. Mitch has shown he can do this for years.” — Joe Setyon
“It’s hard to take that as ‘we’re going to metaphorically burn down the system’ when they’ve tried to burn down cities.” — Joe Setyon
“The fact of the matter is what you see with Trump is what you get. He may be the least duplicitous president in history, which is really ironic that they accuse him of lying over and over and over again.” — Josh Manning
“Your first worry should be spreading the word of Jesus to other people so that they can become Christians, too. But what we see in the church right now is that children don’t want to go to church because a lot of their parents have not done a good job raising them up to be Christians. People are shying away from preaching about sin.” — Joe Setyon
“We’ve got to a point where it appears like we can’t even have a theological discussion without politics being part of it.” —Bryan Chai
Relevant sources:
Mitt Romney announces support for a vote on SCOTUS nominee | The Western Journal
President Donald Trump calls Joe Biden “a professional” | “Fox & Friends” show clip
Jim Caviezel’s interview on “Fox & Friends” | show clip
Caviezel speaks to The Western Journal about his newest movie, “Infidel” | The Western Journal
Ronald Reagan’s “Time for Choosing” speech | full transcript
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