westernjournal--2020-08-04--Wildfire Blazing Through Southern CA Sparked by Vehicle, Officials Say

A Southern California wildfire that has raged along the mountains east of Los Angeles since Friday was sparked by a diesel-fueled vehicle , according to fire officials .
The vehicle in question emitted burning carbon plumes into a forest from its exhaust system .
“ Multiple independent witnesses , as well as supporting physical evidence ” helped authorities determine that this vehicle initiated the wildfire on Friday , according to a joint news release from CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department .
TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are investigating the incident and seeking information from anyone who may have seen the vehicle that initiated the blaze , according to Fire Chief Bill Weiser .
The “ Apple Fire ” has ravaged over 25,000 acres of land across Riverside and San Bernardino counties in Southern California , according to the CAL FIRE website .
2,500 fire personnel across three emergency agencies are fighting the fire , which is 15 percent contained and has destroyed 12 residential and commercial buildings and resulted in one confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were issued for residents living north of Banning and Beaumont in Riverside County , as well as for people living in the Oak Glen community in San Bernardino County , CNN reported .
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A Southern California wildfire that has raged along the mountains east of Los Angeles since Friday was sparked by a diesel-fueled vehicle, according to fire officials.
The vehicle in question emitted burning carbon plumes into a forest from its exhaust system.
“Multiple independent witnesses, as well as supporting physical evidence” helped authorities determine that this vehicle initiated the wildfire on Friday, according to a joint news release from CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department.
CAUSE DETERMINED ON THE APPLE FIRE IN CHERRY VALLEY. Please see the attached news release with information on the cause of the #AppleFire in Cherry Valley. pic.twitter.com/nEjh8CM0ku — CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) August 3, 2020
Officials from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are investigating the incident and seeking information from anyone who may have seen the vehicle that initiated the blaze, according to Fire Chief Bill Weiser.
The “Apple Fire” has ravaged over 25,000 acres of land across Riverside and San Bernardino counties in Southern California, according to the CAL FIRE website.
2,500 fire personnel across three emergency agencies are fighting the fire, which is 15 percent contained and has destroyed 12 residential and commercial buildings and resulted in one confirmed injury to fire personnel.
Evacuation orders were issued for residents living north of Banning and Beaumont in Riverside County, as well as for people living in the Oak Glen community in San Bernardino County, CNN reported.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Op-Ed: The Bible Doesn’t Teach Tolerance, It Teaches Love & That Means Speaking Hard Truths

We spend our lives trying to find it and perfect its practice and often , we obsess over it .
We come together as a community to celebrate it .
We mourn when we lose it .
Artists paint and sing and write about it .
In today ’ s political climate , people on both sides of the aisle claim that it is the answer to all of our problems .
And it very well may be .
But do we really understand it ?
Do we really understand love ?
This year , we have been plagued by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus has attacked human bodies , apathy , greed , pride and more evils — even hatred — have attacked our souls , and the consequences have been dire .
We have ignored good ideas put forth by politicians we don ’ t like .
TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong Protesting is more popular than praying and , in many states , you can be punished for going to church but not for vandalizing one .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I ’ d like to humbly offer true biblical love as the answer to our earthly problems .
But I don ’ t think many of us understand what it means to practice and receive true biblical love .
Let ’ s look back at the roots of it .
In 1 John 4:8 , we learn , “ Whoever does not love does not know God , because God is love ” ( NIV ) .
We know from Genesis 1:27 that we are made in the image of God and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the image of love .
To practice true biblical love is to follow the example of Jesus .
Loving like Jesus means calling out sin when we see it and unselfishly helping those in need .
It means respecting those with whom we disagree .
In 1 Corinthians 13 , we learn some attributes of love .
Love is patient and kind .
It neither envies nor boasts , and it is never prideful .
When we love , we honor others and not ourselves and we do not become angry .
Love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even if the truth is hard to accept .
Love protects , trusts , hopes and perseveres — always .
Yet , too often , we practice and receive things that only look like love .
RELATED : Op-Ed : If America 's Churches and Believers Do n't Stand Up to Government Tyrants , the Country Is Finished The ideas of tolerance , acceptance and coexistence are not attributes of love as outlined in the gospels or 1 Corinthians 13 .
Our nation can not be healed by these human ideals .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and those of us who follow Jesus must lead the way .
We are commanded to love as he did .
This means that we must be kind , patient , humble , forgiving and truthful with everyone — even those who view us as their enemies .
Even those we once viewed as enemies .
Biblical love sees through false ideologies and still loves the people who are trapped in them .
In the Scriptures , we see that Jesus never refrains from calling out sin — in fact , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new life .
It is not unloving to speak hard truths , as some would have us believe .
In fact , speaking hard truths is fundamentally an expression of love as we patiently and unselfishly encourage our neighbors to follow the way of Jesus “ so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life ” ( 1 Timothy 6:19 ) .
If we all practiced true biblical love , then our country would be a very different place indeed .
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We spend our lives trying to find it and perfect its practice and often, we obsess over it.
We come together as a community to celebrate it. We mourn when we lose it. Artists paint and sing and write about it. In today’s political climate, people on both sides of the aisle claim that it is the answer to all of our problems. And it very well may be.
But do we really understand it? Do we really understand love?
This year, we have been plagued by more than just the coronavirus. While the virus has attacked human bodies, apathy, greed, pride and more evils — even hatred — have attacked our souls, and the consequences have been dire.
We have ignored good ideas put forth by politicians we don’t like.
Protesting is more popular than praying and, in many states, you can be punished for going to church but not for vandalizing one. We hate more loudly than we love.
I’d like to humbly offer true biblical love as the answer to our earthly problems. But I don’t think many of us understand what it means to practice and receive true biblical love.
Let’s look back at the roots of it.
In 1 John 4:8, we learn, “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love” (NIV).
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We know from Genesis 1:27 that we are made in the image of God and so we are made with love in the image of love. To practice true biblical love is to follow the example of Jesus.
Loving like Jesus means calling out sin when we see it and unselfishly helping those in need. It means respecting those with whom we disagree.
In 1 Corinthians 13, we learn some attributes of love.
Love is patient and kind. It neither envies nor boasts, and it is never prideful. When we love, we honor others and not ourselves and we do not become angry. Love forgives. It celebrates the truth, even if the truth is hard to accept. Love protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres — always.
Yet, too often, we practice and receive things that only look like love.
The ideas of tolerance, acceptance and coexistence are not attributes of love as outlined in the gospels or 1 Corinthians 13.
Our nation cannot be healed by these human ideals. No, our nation needs true biblical love, and those of us who follow Jesus must lead the way.
We are commanded to love as he did.
This means that we must be kind, patient, humble, forgiving and truthful with everyone — even those who view us as their enemies. Even those we once viewed as enemies.
Biblical love sees through false ideologies and still loves the people who are trapped in them. In the Scriptures, we see that Jesus never refrains from calling out sin — in fact, he calls people out of sin and into new life.
It is not unloving to speak hard truths, as some would have us believe. In fact, speaking hard truths is fundamentally an expression of love as we patiently and unselfishly encourage our neighbors to follow the way of Jesus “so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life” (1 Timothy 6:19).
If we all practiced true biblical love, then our country would be a very different place indeed.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--July Gun Sales Reportedly Set Massive Record, 5th Month in a Row of Monster Numbers

Americans reportedly exercised their Second Amendment right to buy and own firearms in record numbers for the fifth straight month in July .
It ’ s a silver lining during a challenging year , one which has seen civil liberties challenged by elected officials and the personal safety of law-abiding citizens thrown into doubt as leftist politicians have fanned the flames of division across the country .
In March , early on in the coronavirus pandemic , Americans responded by buying firearms in record numbers .
For that month , 3,740,688 background checks were conducted by the FBI ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or NICS , which was first implemented in 1998 .
That record didn ’ t hold for long .
In June , a month which saw nationwide riots , the bureau conducted 3,931,607 background checks , which was a 70 percent increase from the same month in 2019 .
TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong In July , the surge in firearm sales and background check inquiries continued as Americans rushed to exercise a right which has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades .
The FBI announced that in July , 3,639,224 NICS background checks were conducted by the bureau .
For comparison , that ’ s up significantly from the 2,030,661 background checks conducted in July 2019 .
In fact , prior to last month , the previous July record for NICS background checks occurred in 2016 , when the FBI ran 2,197,169 checks .
While background checks do not always necessarily translate into gun sales , last month reportedly did see a record number of guns sold when compared to previous months of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimated 1,795,602 gun sales — a new record and an increase of 133 percent over July 2019 , according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis of FBI data .
July is the fifth consecutive month to set a gun-sales record , ” the Washington Free Beacon reported .
Some estimated pegged the number of guns sold last month to be even more than 1.7 million .
According to Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting , which tracks gun sales and background check information , for July , all those background checks resulted in 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans .
As a case in point , the Free Beacon reported on the scope of Ruger ’ s success amid a sudden frenzy to buy firearms .
“ Sturm , Ruger & Company announced in its quarterly earnings call on Thursday that net sales had moved from $ 210,367,000 in the first six months of 2019 to $ 253,903,000 during the same period in 2020 .
That equated to diluted earnings per share of $ 1.06 in 2020 compared with $ .36 in 2019 — a threefold increase , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported shortages , Americans are recognizing the importance of the Second Amendment , and they ’ re arming themselves .
In my little corner of the world in urban Oklahoma , the dozens of gun shops I visited in July were short on both guns and ammunition .
I noted a total of five .22 LR caliber rifles for sale , one .410 shotgun in stock and two small caliber handguns underneath the glass .
There were a mere four boxes of .30 Carbine ammunition on shelf and a limited number of gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock , ” I heard a man behind the gun counter tell a disappointed woman .
Ammunition for the AR-15 platform rifles , .223/5.56 , was unavailable at every location I visited .
But despite shortages in my corner of the world , others fared far better in arming themselves , as the numbers for July indicate .
CNN reported the number of background checks particularly surged in the states of Illinois , Kentucky , Texas , Florida and California .
Citing data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation , Fox News reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time in their lives in 2020 .
Many of those first-time buyers have also signed up for training classes in order to learn to safely use their weapons .
The sudden interest in the Second Amendment is a profoundly American reaction to a series of un-American problems .
Amid challenges to their liberty and an inundation of anti-police rhetoric , Americans are turning inward for answers to a perceived deficit in law and order , taking ownership of their safety by designating themselves as their own protectors .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s recent and historic issues would have occurred .
But faced with the reality that individual liberty and safety are in question , information from the FBI and SAAF indicates that Americans are taking measures to exercise their rights , and many of them are doing it safely .
It could be an indicator of things to come in November .
The country is facing an election which will match President Donald Trump against a big-government , pro-gun control Democrat in former Vice President Joe Biden .
It ’ s hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firearms intend to vote for the party of defunding police departments and leaving families and business owners to fend for themselves .
The election has essentially become a binary choice between safety , liberty and law and order , versus leftist mob rule .
Five months of record gun sales are a strong signal that polls which purport to show Biden leading Trump by wide margins might be off the mark .
The RealClearPolitics national polling average currently favors Biden by 7.4 percentage points .
But a Rasmussen poll released Monday showed 51 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job Trump is doing , despite recent hurdles .
The sudden and continued interest in purchasing firearms , especially by first-time buyers , could be more evidence that Trump is faring far better than pollsters would have you believe .
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Americans reportedly exercised their Second Amendment right to buy and own firearms in record numbers for the fifth straight month in July.
It’s a silver lining during a challenging year, one which has seen civil liberties challenged by elected officials and the personal safety of law-abiding citizens thrown into doubt as leftist politicians have fanned the flames of division across the country.
In March, early on in the coronavirus pandemic, Americans responded by buying firearms in record numbers.
For that month, 3,740,688 background checks were conducted by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, which was first implemented in 1998.
That record didn’t hold for long. In June, a month which saw nationwide riots, the bureau conducted 3,931,607 background checks, which was a 70 percent increase from the same month in 2019.
In July, the surge in firearm sales and background check inquiries continued as Americans rushed to exercise a right which has been challenged by the rhetoric of Democrats for decades.
The FBI announced that in July, 3,639,224 NICS background checks were conducted by the bureau.
For comparison, that’s up significantly from the 2,030,661 background checks conducted in July 2019.
In fact, prior to last month, the previous July record for NICS background checks occurred in 2016, when the FBI ran 2,197,169 checks.
Do you think Joe Biden would confiscate law-abiding gun owners' weapons if elected president? Yes No
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While background checks do not always necessarily translate into gun sales, last month reportedly did see a record number of guns sold when compared to previous months of July.
“July 2020 saw an estimated 1,795,602 gun sales — a new record and an increase of 133 percent over July 2019, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis of FBI data. July is the fifth consecutive month to set a gun-sales record,” the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Some estimated pegged the number of guns sold last month to be even more than 1.7 million. According to Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting, which tracks gun sales and background check information, for July, all those background checks resulted in 2 million additional guns legally in the hands of Americans.
As a case in point, the Free Beacon reported on the scope of Ruger’s success amid a sudden frenzy to buy firearms.
“Sturm, Ruger & Company announced in its quarterly earnings call on Thursday that net sales had moved from $210,367,000 in the first six months of 2019 to $253,903,000 during the same period in 2020. That equated to diluted earnings per share of $1.06 in 2020 compared with $.36 in 2019 — a threefold increase,” according to the Free Beacon.
Undeterred by reported shortages, Americans are recognizing the importance of the Second Amendment, and they’re arming themselves.
In my little corner of the world in urban Oklahoma, the dozens of gun shops I visited in July were short on both guns and ammunition.
On July 30, I visited a popular big box sporting goods retailer.
I noted a total of five .22 LR caliber rifles for sale, one .410 shotgun in stock and two small caliber handguns underneath the glass.
There were a mere four boxes of .30 Carbine ammunition on shelf and a limited number of gun cleaning kits.
“No 9mm in stock,” I heard a man behind the gun counter tell a disappointed woman.
Ammunition for the AR-15 platform rifles, .223/5.56, was unavailable at every location I visited.
But despite shortages in my corner of the world, others fared far better in arming themselves, as the numbers for July indicate.
CNN reported the number of background checks particularly surged in the states of Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, Florida and California.
Citing data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Fox News reported that 2.5 million Americans have purchased firearms for the first time in their lives in 2020.
Many of those first-time buyers have also signed up for training classes in order to learn to safely use their weapons.
The sudden interest in the Second Amendment is a profoundly American reaction to a series of un-American problems.
Amid challenges to their liberty and an inundation of anti-police rhetoric, Americans are turning inward for answers to a perceived deficit in law and order, taking ownership of their safety by designating themselves as their own protectors.
In a perfect world, none of the country’s recent and historic issues would have occurred.
But faced with the reality that individual liberty and safety are in question, information from the FBI and SAAF indicates that Americans are taking measures to exercise their rights, and many of them are doing it safely.
It could be an indicator of things to come in November.
The country is facing an election which will match President Donald Trump against a big-government, pro-gun control Democrat in former Vice President Joe Biden.
It’s hard to imagine that record numbers of individuals purchasing firearms intend to vote for the party of defunding police departments and leaving families and business owners to fend for themselves.
The election has essentially become a binary choice between safety, liberty and law and order, versus leftist mob rule.
Five months of record gun sales are a strong signal that polls which purport to show Biden leading Trump by wide margins might be off the mark.
The RealClearPolitics national polling average currently favors Biden by 7.4 percentage points.
But a Rasmussen poll released Monday showed 51 percent of likely voters approve of the job Trump is doing, despite recent hurdles.
The sudden and continued interest in purchasing firearms, especially by first-time buyers, could be more evidence that Trump is faring far better than pollsters would have you believe.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Op-Ed: Dig Into BLM’s Past and Associations and You’ll Make Some Nasty Discoveries

Ed .
Note : This Op-Ed is part of a series on how to debate leftists on various political issues .
To read the introductory Op-Ed in the series , click here .
This is a fair question , and grammatically correct , if politically incorrect .
To understand the question is to arrive at the answer , and here is the key .
“ Black Lives Matter ” is two completely different things with the same name .
It is both a catchphrase and a corporation .
It is both a motto and a Marxist movement .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign , but it is also the name of a radical domestic network of violence and hatred that almost nobody supports when they understand it .
TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong To distinguish the two , when talking about the organization it should be relabeled “ Black Lives Incorporated.
” The vast majority of black people who have legitimate concerns , and have adopted the rallying cry “ Black Lives Matter , ” have seen their cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network of Marxist groups whose intention is to turn America into a country where no one is free .
They have the same goals as “ Occupy Wall Street ” but have adopted a more sympathetic phrase as a name .
Any person can prove this true for themselves if they possess an honest curiosity and are willing to spend a few minutes on Google .
Step one is to open Google , type in “ Black Lives Matter ” and go to the group ’ s home page .
At the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drop-down menu “ Our Co-Founders.
” Google the names of those founders , and it all starts coming together .
Breitbart has reported that Patrisse Cullors describes herself and her co-founder , Alicia Garza , not only as Marxists but as “ trained Marxists ” who “ are super-versed on … ideological theories.
” This is not what people mean when they proclaim “ Black Lives Matter ” through yard signs and posters hung on churches .
From there the trail leads to the same old suspects .
Cullors studied for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Students for a Democratic Society , convicted domestic terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn and the Weather Underground , which the FBI classified as a domestic terrorist organization in 1969 .
For his part in the violence , Mann , whom Cullors calls her mentor , served 18 months of a 24-month prison sentence for “ direct action , ” his euphemism for terrorism .
Today these same Marxists are leading “ woke ” young people to “ direct action ” that few understand .
The first paragraph in the official Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ webpage reveals that its full name is the “ Black Lives Matter Global Network.
” We learn from Influence Watch that the organization has links to communist ideology and supported Fidel Castro .
So back to Google we go and find that this organization is sponsored by a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) corporation called “ Thousand Currents.
” From that organization ’ s home page we learn that it stands for “ Food Sovereignty , ” “ Alternative Economies ” and “ Climate Justice.
” Susan Rosenberg is the vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search of her life uncovers the fact that she led bombings and other terrorist activity in the two years leading up to President Reagan ’ s re-election .
( Déjà vu all over again ? )
She was arrested and served 16 years in prison before her sentence was shockingly commuted by President Bill Clinton .
So when big corporations contribute money to Black Lives Incorporated , they are funding a network of interrelated Marxist organizations attempting to dismantle the free markets that allow these same corporations to thrive .
History teaches us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t work , as they will want more and more territory ceded to them as you give ground .
It ’ s a lesson that must be applied to domestic Marxist groups as well .
There is no appeasing leftists ; they will always demand more until you have lost all personal sovereignty .
And if you are unhappy with their control , you will be assigned to a re-education camp .
If the radical violence of the 1960s is a guide , then today ’ s Black Lives Incorporated is similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over to topple the largest and freest nation in the history of the world .
They are united in their stated goals , which include abolishing the police , abolishing immigration control , abolishing the traditional family and abolishing oil and natural gas .
What does any of that have to do with black lives mattering ?
They also wish to set up a one-world government ( led , of course , by them ) .
So , in truth , most black lives don ’ t matter to Black Lives Incorporated .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives , except to use the death of black people to achieve their larger radical political power-grab agenda .
Does it seem likely that this agenda will improve the lives of black people in America ?
Did it improve the lives of people in Venezuela ?
Did it improve the lives of people in Cuba ?
Do the people in Hong Kong think the communists will improve their lives ?
Will the lost jobs , more dangerous streets and diminished freedoms promised by Black Lives Incorporated help black Americans who dream of better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grandchildren ?
The answer is obvious : No .
All Americans , black and white , are better served by making certain that all black lives matter .
They are better served by retraining police to use nonviolent interventions while keeping neighborhoods safe .
They are better served by regaining and even growing the historically good employment rates that created millions of jobs filled by minorities and drove black unemployment to the lowest point in American history .
Differences in the unemployment rate between black people and white people , and between Hispanics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2019 under President Trump ’ s policies .
We are all better served by strong borders that protect American workers .
Instead , Black Lives Incorporated is working toward a Marxist coup that has most hurt … wait for it … black Americans .
Innocent black families are being torn apart by violence , their children murdered in the streets , their businesses robbed , looted and burned .
Black Lives Incorporated doesn ’ t care .
In fact , these results are intended to worsen the lives of black people so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , what about the millions of black people who are happy with their lives and their jobs and their future opportunities ?
Do they get a say in this Marxist movement ?
And what about the thousands of black police officers who love their communities and want to serve them ?
Aren ’ t they black Americans , too ?
Black Lives Incorporated does not care about them at all .
Then there are the peaceful black protesters who have no idea that they are being used by politicians and corporations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black communities will see not one dime .
These protests give the impression that every encounter between the police and black Americans ends tragically .
Do you know how many total arrests police make every year ?
About ten million .
One American is arrested every three seconds somewhere in the country .
How many of these arrests resulted in the death of an unarmed black American ?
Fourteen .
How many unarmed white Americans were killed ?
Twenty-five .
While every unnecessary death is to be mourned , the protesters are demanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any system involving humans .
More police are killed doing their jobs each year than unarmed black and white people combined .
Democrats have been in charge of most of the violent big cities for decades and have let their black citizens down by design .
They advocated for food stamps over job training .
They built public housing that turned into ghettos almost overnight .
They offer black children the poorest schools that money can buy .
They turn a blind eye to gangs and gun violence .
They don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their cities because their policies indulge violence as speech and riots as protests .
And now that the Democrats have lurched to the left , some mayors and governors even support the violence and promote the anarchy we are seeing in many American cities .
Democrats historically protected slavery and supported Jim Crow laws and fought against integration and civil rights .
They are the party of the Ku Klux Klan .
Now many Democrats are coming out publicly in support of the Marxist , communist and socialist policies that have enslaved more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combined total of over 2,000 years of failed utopia .
The lives of every person of every color in America are immeasurably better here than they would be in any of the countries where Marxism or communism have gained control .
If all black lives matter , we must all , black and white , reject the Marxist anarchists of Black Lives Incorporated who wish to undermine the rule of law and violently overthrow this republic that President Lincoln described as “ the last best hope of earth.
” The views expressed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website .
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Ed. Note: This Op-Ed is part of a series on how to debate leftists on various political issues. To read the introductory Op-Ed in the series, click here.
Do black lives matter to Black Lives Matter?
This is a fair question, and grammatically correct, if politically incorrect. To understand the question is to arrive at the answer, and here is the key.
“Black Lives Matter” is two completely different things with the same name.
It is both a catchphrase and a corporation. It is both a motto and a Marxist movement. It is a slogan that fits on a yard sign, but it is also the name of a radical domestic network of violence and hatred that almost nobody supports when they understand it.
To distinguish the two, when talking about the organization it should be relabeled “Black Lives Incorporated.”
The vast majority of black people who have legitimate concerns, and have adopted the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter,” have seen their cause and their battle cry hijacked by a network of Marxist groups whose intention is to turn America into a country where no one is free.
They have the same goals as “Occupy Wall Street” but have adopted a more sympathetic phrase as a name. Any person can prove this true for themselves if they possess an honest curiosity and are willing to spend a few minutes on Google.
Step one is to open Google, type in “Black Lives Matter” and go to the group’s home page. At the top, click “About” and from the drop-down menu “Our Co-Founders.” Google the names of those founders, and it all starts coming together.
Do you think all black lives matter to Black Lives Matter? Yes No
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Breitbart has reported that Patrisse Cullors describes herself and her co-founder, Alicia Garza, not only as Marxists but as “trained Marxists” who “are super-versed on … ideological theories.”
This is not what people mean when they proclaim “Black Lives Matter” through yard signs and posters hung on churches.
From there the trail leads to the same old suspects. Cullors studied for years under Eric Mann, who was associated with Students for a Democratic Society, convicted domestic terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn and the Weather Underground, which the FBI classified as a domestic terrorist organization in 1969.
For his part in the violence, Mann, whom Cullors calls her mentor, served 18 months of a 24-month prison sentence for “direct action,” his euphemism for terrorism. Today these same Marxists are leading “woke” young people to “direct action” that few understand.
The first paragraph in the official Black Lives Incorporated “What We Believe” webpage reveals that its full name is the “Black Lives Matter Global Network.”
We learn from Influence Watch that the organization has links to communist ideology and supported Fidel Castro. So back to Google we go and find that this organization is sponsored by a 501(c)(3) corporation called “Thousand Currents.”
From that organization’s home page we learn that it stands for “Food Sovereignty,” “Alternative Economies” and “Climate Justice.”
Susan Rosenberg is the vice chair of the board. A quick search of her life uncovers the fact that she led bombings and other terrorist activity in the two years leading up to President Reagan’s re-election. (Déjà vu all over again?) She was arrested and served 16 years in prison before her sentence was shockingly commuted by President Bill Clinton.
So when big corporations contribute money to Black Lives Incorporated, they are funding a network of interrelated Marxist organizations attempting to dismantle the free markets that allow these same corporations to thrive.
History teaches us that appeasement of Marxists internationally doesn’t work, as they will want more and more territory ceded to them as you give ground. It’s a lesson that must be applied to domestic Marxist groups as well.
There is no appeasing leftists; they will always demand more until you have lost all personal sovereignty. And if you are unhappy with their control, you will be assigned to a re-education camp.
If the radical violence of the 1960s is a guide, then today’s Black Lives Incorporated is similar to the continuing effort by Marxists the world over to topple the largest and freest nation in the history of the world.
They are united in their stated goals, which include abolishing the police, abolishing immigration control, abolishing the traditional family and abolishing oil and natural gas. What does any of that have to do with black lives mattering?
They also wish to set up a one-world government (led, of course, by them). So, in truth, most black lives don’t matter to Black Lives Incorporated. They don’t care about black lives, except to use the death of black people to achieve their larger radical political power-grab agenda.
Does it seem likely that this agenda will improve the lives of black people in America?
Did it improve the lives of people in Venezuela? Did it improve the lives of people in Cuba?
Do the people in Hong Kong think the communists will improve their lives? Will the lost jobs, more dangerous streets and diminished freedoms promised by Black Lives Incorporated help black Americans who dream of better lives for themselves and their children and grandchildren?
The answer is obvious: No.
All Americans, black and white, are better served by making certain that all black lives matter.
They are better served by retraining police to use nonviolent interventions while keeping neighborhoods safe. They are better served by regaining and even growing the historically good employment rates that created millions of jobs filled by minorities and drove black unemployment to the lowest point in American history.
Differences in the unemployment rate between black people and white people, and between Hispanics and white people, reached record lows in 2019 under President Trump’s policies. We are all better served by strong borders that protect American workers.
Instead, Black Lives Incorporated is working toward a Marxist coup that has most hurt … wait for it … black Americans.
Innocent black families are being torn apart by violence, their children murdered in the streets, their businesses robbed, looted and burned. Black Lives Incorporated doesn’t care.
In fact, these results are intended to worsen the lives of black people so as to further foment violent revolution. Meanwhile, what about the millions of black people who are happy with their lives and their jobs and their future opportunities? Do they get a say in this Marxist movement?
And what about the thousands of black police officers who love their communities and want to serve them? Aren’t they black Americans, too? Black Lives Incorporated does not care about them at all.
Then there are the peaceful black protesters who have no idea that they are being used by politicians and corporations to haul in big money, of which black communities will see not one dime.
These protests give the impression that every encounter between the police and black Americans ends tragically. Do you know how many total arrests police make every year? About ten million. One American is arrested every three seconds somewhere in the country.
How many of these arrests resulted in the death of an unarmed black American? Fourteen. How many unarmed white Americans were killed? Twenty-five.
While every unnecessary death is to be mourned, the protesters are demanding absolute perfection, something not found in any system involving humans. More police are killed doing their jobs each year than unarmed black and white people combined.
Democrats have been in charge of most of the violent big cities for decades and have let their black citizens down by design.
They advocated for food stamps over job training. They built public housing that turned into ghettos almost overnight. They offer black children the poorest schools that money can buy. They turn a blind eye to gangs and gun violence.
They don’t care about the black lives lost in their cities because their policies indulge violence as speech and riots as protests. And now that the Democrats have lurched to the left, some mayors and governors even support the violence and promote the anarchy we are seeing in many American cities.
Democrats historically protected slavery and supported Jim Crow laws and fought against integration and civil rights. They are the party of the Ku Klux Klan. Now many Democrats are coming out publicly in support of the Marxist, communist and socialist policies that have enslaved more than a hundred other countries for a combined total of over 2,000 years of failed utopia.
The lives of every person of every color in America are immeasurably better here than they would be in any of the countries where Marxism or communism have gained control.
If all black lives matter, we must all, black and white, reject the Marxist anarchists of Black Lives Incorporated who wish to undermine the rule of law and violently overthrow this republic that President Lincoln described as “the last best hope of earth.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Iconic NYC Church Destroyed on 9/11 Being Rebuilt 19 Years Later

Construction on the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Lower Manhattan , New York , has resumed after the church was destroyed on Sept. 11 , 2001 .
The historic building is being reconstructed for both the church and the local community .
“ It ’ s going to be a place where people can say , for the next thousand years , we will never forget what happened here , ” John Catsimatidis , CEO of Gristedes Foods and a board member of The Friends of St. Nicholas , told “ Fox & Friends ” on Tuesday .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for New York .
We ’ re going to have three million visitors a year , and it ’ s a place for people to come and pray .
TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong The Friends of St. Nicholas was formed in January of this year to help restart the project , Fox News reported .
The construction was previously delayed by mismanagement and scandal , Father Alex Karloutsos of the Greek Orthodox Church of America told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is going to be a light on the hill , ” Karloutsos said .
The original church , named for the patron saint of sailors , opened in 1916 and became a stopping point for Greek immigrants after they left Ellis Island .
The church stood for 85 years until the South Tower of the World Trade Center was destroyed .
“ In 2001 , it became a historical place because of now , we have 3,000 people that lost their lives — victims and heroes — and we need to have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look to light , in the midst of all this darkness , ” Karloutsos said .
He added that there will be a bereavement space for people to gather and reflect on what happened nearly 20 years ago .
“ This is all about New York .
This is all about America , ” Karloutsos said .
Father Evagoras Constantinides , a spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese , told “ Fox & Friends First ” that the “ church is the last piece that will bring a sense of solidarity to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : 'Dog the Bounty Hunter ' To Star in New Faith-Based Movie : Watch the Trailer Here “ That place of peace is coming back with the finishing and reopening of St. Nicholas next year , ” he said .
Karloutsos said that the importance of “ religious freedom ” in America is shown through Turkey ’ s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia , which was first built as a Greek Orthodox Church , back into a mosque after it was a museum .
“ Here in this country , religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a country , the land of the free , the home of the brave , the First Amendment of the United States , glory be to God , Saint Nicholas is going to reflect the best of our Orthodox faith , but the best of America , ” he said .
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Construction on the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Lower Manhattan, New York, has resumed after the church was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001.
The historic building is being reconstructed for both the church and the local community.
“It’s going to be a place where people can say, for the next thousand years, we will never forget what happened here,” John Catsimatidis, CEO of Gristedes Foods and a board member of The Friends of St. Nicholas, told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday.
“It’s going to be good for New York. We’re going to have three million visitors a year, and it’s a place for people to come and pray.
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
The Friends of St. Nicholas was formed in January of this year to help restart the project, Fox News reported.
The construction was previously delayed by mismanagement and scandal, Father Alex Karloutsos of the Greek Orthodox Church of America told “Fox & Friends.”
“This is going to be a light on the hill,” Karloutsos said.
The original church, named for the patron saint of sailors, opened in 1916 and became a stopping point for Greek immigrants after they left Ellis Island.
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The church stood for 85 years until the South Tower of the World Trade Center was destroyed.
“In 2001, it became a historical place because of now, we have 3,000 people that lost their lives — victims and heroes — and we need to have a sense of hope, we need to look to light, in the midst of all this darkness,” Karloutsos said.
He added that there will be a bereavement space for people to gather and reflect on what happened nearly 20 years ago.
“This is all about New York. This is all about America,” Karloutsos said.
Father Evagoras Constantinides, a spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, told “Fox & Friends First” that the “church is the last piece that will bring a sense of solidarity to the visitor” of the 9/11 Memorial.
“That place of peace is coming back with the finishing and reopening of St. Nicholas next year,” he said.
Karloutsos said that the importance of “religious freedom” in America is shown through Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia, which was first built as a Greek Orthodox Church, back into a mosque after it was a museum.
“Here in this country, religious freedoms, what we stand for as a country, the land of the free, the home of the brave, the First Amendment of the United States, glory be to God, Saint Nicholas is going to reflect the best of our Orthodox faith, but the best of America,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Mark Levin Sounds the Alarm Over ‘Totalitarian Purification Process’ After Disturbing Arrest of Cons

Mark Levin Sounds the Alarm Over ‘Totalitarian Purification Process’ After Disturbing Arrest of Conservatives

For the activists who got arrested , it was about a pro-life message .
For Mark Levin , it ’ s about the life and death of America .
The weekend arrests of a young man and woman outside a Washington , D.C. , Planned Parenthood clinic for chalking the words “ Black pre-born lives matter ” on the sidewalk was a prime topic on the conservative talk show host ’ s radio program Monday .
And for Levin , it summed up what ’ s at stake in the November presidential election .
According to The Washington Post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DePriest , 29 , were arrested shortly before 6 a.m. on a charge of defacing public property .
This is in a city where national monuments to heroes like Abraham Lincoln have been scrawled on with spray paint by mobs pretending to be standing up for the cause of “ black lives matter.
” TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong The city ’ s leftist mayor , Muriel Bowser , even had the words “ Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near the White House .
Yet two young pro-life activists , using chalk — as temporary a writing implement that has ever been invented — are taken into custody for extending liberals ’ own alleged “ black lives matter ” philosophy to babies in their mothers ’ wombs .
The move , Levin said , smacked of a “ totalitarian purge , ” a twisting of the Constitution ’ s First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech to benefit only one end of the political spectrum .
“ You see , the First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ladies and gentlemen , ” Levin told his audience , about 25 minutes into Monday ’ s show .
“ It doesn ’ t apply to conservatives .
It only applies to colleges and universities that radicalize their students and have radical groups , not to conservatives on campus and not to conservative speakers who might be invited to campus.
” Check it out here : Levin then cited the government restrictions that have been imposed since the coronavirus crisis and the inherent hypocrisy of governments prohibiting worship services but ignoring the inherent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Freedom of association only applies to the left .
Casinos … but not churches .
You can ’ t have association of churches , ” he said .
“ Only if you ’ re going to burn things down in protest and yell ‘ Black Lives Matter ’ and ‘ I ’ m from antifa.
’ ” Levin was criticizing Democratic mayors , of course , like New York ’ s Bill de Blasio , who had his own “ Black Lives Matter ” murals painted throughout the city , including one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Trump Tower .
But as usual , he didn ’ t stint when it came to slamming Republicans who have been less than forthright when it comes to representing or supporting conservatives – like Sens .
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine , who are vocal supporters of legalized abortion , and Mitt Romney of Utah , the party ’ s 2012 presidential candidate who has spent the years since President Donald Trump won the GOP ’ s nomination disgracing himself with attacks on the president ( when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a job as secretary of state ) .
RELATED : Goya Boycott Backfires as Conservatives Flock To Support the Hispanic Company “ There is a totalitarian purification process going on , ” Levin said .
“ And it ’ s only going to get worse , because the Republicans , many of them — you ’ ve got Romney , you ’ ve got Murkowski , you ’ ve got Collins — they don ’ t even perceive the threat that this nation is going through , or they don ’ t care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own political survival.
” But in Levin ’ s telling , there ’ s much more at stake in November than any politician ’ s survival .
“ This is life and death for America , ” he said .
“ That ’ s what this election is about , life and death for America.
” That might sound like hyperbole .
It isn ’ t .
Thanks to the Trump campaign , the country dodged a devastating bullet with the defeat of Hillary Clinton and the political organized crime family she represented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though , Trump and his administration have been dogged by a crooked FBI election based on patently spurious grounds , trying to paint him as some kind of stooge of Russian President Vladimir Putin .
And of course , since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25 , Americans have witnessed a veritable orgy of consequence-free rioting and looting by leftists under the ludicrous guise of Black Lives Matter “ protesters.
” In the through-the-looking-glass world of 2020 politics , rioters and looters were able to claim the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mainstream media and liberal politicians , yet a young man and a young woman protesting the horrific destruction of human life represented by the abortion industry are arrested for defacing public property .
For Levin , though , the rampant dishonesty of the mainstream media , the tissue-thin lies of Democratic politicians , the spurious accusations hurled regularly against Republicans and conservatives , are going to redound to Trump ’ s benefit when the voting actually starts .
Americans , Levin said , “ see the Democrats rioting .
They see the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats attacking monuments , like them or not .
“ They see the Democrats lining up with Marxists and anarchists .
“ They see the Democrats trashing our first responders .
Remember them ?
Our heroes ?
… “ I just can not believe that America has fallen so quickly that a majority , a significant majority aren ’ t going to say , ‘ You know what ?
We ’ re not buying the static .
We ’ re not buying the propaganda .
We don ’ t care about tweets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see what ’ s going on.
” They do see what ’ s going on — clearer than the mainstream media gives them credit for .
They see it on the nightly news , when clearly biased broadcasters call clearly chaotic situations “ mostly peaceful ” protests .
They see it when House Judiciary Committee Democrats treat an appearance by the attorney general of the United States like some particularly barbarous episode of medieval bear-baiting .
They see it when politicians and even health care professionals criticize Christians for wanting to attend Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free ride to marauding savages claiming to be “ protesting ” for civil rights .
“ This president shouldn ’ t just win by a little , ” Levin said .
“ This president should win by a landslide.
” A Trump win — by a little or a landslide — means new life for America .
The country has spent the past few months getting an eyeful of the leftist alternative .
It can ’ t afford to see much more .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

For the activists who got arrested, it was about a pro-life message.
For Mark Levin, it’s about the life and death of America.
The weekend arrests of a young man and woman outside a Washington, D.C., Planned Parenthood clinic for chalking the words “Black pre-born lives matter” on the sidewalk was a prime topic on the conservative talk show host’s radio program Monday.
And for Levin, it summed up what’s at stake in the November presidential election.
According to The Washington Post, Erica Caporaletti, 22, and Warner DePriest, 29, were arrested shortly before 6 a.m. on a charge of defacing public property. This is in a city where national monuments to heroes like Abraham Lincoln have been scrawled on with spray paint by mobs pretending to be standing up for the cause of “black lives matter.”
The city’s leftist mayor, Muriel Bowser, even had the words “Black Lives Matter” painted on a giant street mural near the White House.
Yet two young pro-life activists, using chalk — as temporary a writing implement that has ever been invented — are taken into custody for extending liberals’ own alleged “black lives matter” philosophy to babies in their mothers’ wombs.
The move, Levin said, smacked of a “totalitarian purge,” a twisting of the Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech to benefit only one end of the political spectrum.
“You see, the First Amendment only applies to the left, ladies and gentlemen,” Levin told his audience, about 25 minutes into Monday’s show. “It doesn’t apply to conservatives. It only applies to colleges and universities that radicalize their students and have radical groups, not to conservatives on campus and not to conservative speakers who might be invited to campus.”
Check it out here:
Levin then cited the government restrictions that have been imposed since the coronavirus crisis and the inherent hypocrisy of governments prohibiting worship services but ignoring the inherent dangers of crowds massed for protests.
“Freedom of association only applies to the left. Casinos … but not churches. You can’t have association of churches,” he said. “Only if you’re going to burn things down in protest and yell ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘I’m from antifa.’”
Levin was criticizing Democratic mayors, of course, like New York’s Bill de Blasio, who had his own “Black Lives Matter” murals painted throughout the city, including one right in front of New York City’s Trump Tower.
But as usual, he didn’t stint when it came to slamming Republicans who have been less than forthright when it comes to representing or supporting conservatives – like Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, who are vocal supporters of legalized abortion, and Mitt Romney of Utah, the party’s 2012 presidential candidate who has spent the years since President Donald Trump won the GOP’s nomination disgracing himself with attacks on the president (when he wasn’t sucking up for a job as secretary of state).
“There is a totalitarian purification process going on,” Levin said. “And it’s only going to get worse, because the Republicans, many of them — you’ve got Romney, you’ve got Murkowski, you’ve got Collins — they don’t even perceive the threat that this nation is going through, or they don’t care. They’re all about their own political survival.”
But in Levin’s telling, there’s much more at stake in November than any politician’s survival.
“This is life and death for America,” he said. “That’s what this election is about, life and death for America.”
That might sound like hyperbole. It isn’t.
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Thanks to the Trump campaign, the country dodged a devastating bullet with the defeat of Hillary Clinton and the political organized crime family she represented.
Since even before that election, though, Trump and his administration have been dogged by a crooked FBI election based on patently spurious grounds, trying to paint him as some kind of stooge of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
And of course, since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, Americans have witnessed a veritable orgy of consequence-free rioting and looting by leftists under the ludicrous guise of Black Lives Matter “protesters.”
In the through-the-looking-glass world of 2020 politics, rioters and looters were able to claim the aegis of the First Amendment, among the mainstream media and liberal politicians, yet a young man and a young woman protesting the horrific destruction of human life represented by the abortion industry are arrested for defacing public property.
For Levin, though, the rampant dishonesty of the mainstream media, the tissue-thin lies of Democratic politicians, the spurious accusations hurled regularly against Republicans and conservatives, are going to redound to Trump’s benefit when the voting actually starts.
Americans, Levin said, “see the Democrats rioting. They see the Democrats attacking federal facilities. They see the Democrats attacking monuments, like them or not.
“They see the Democrats lining up with Marxists and anarchists.
“They see the Democrats trashing our first responders. Remember them? Our heroes? …
“I just cannot believe that America has fallen so quickly that a majority, a significant majority aren’t going to say, ‘You know what? We’re not buying the static. We’re not buying the propaganda. We don’t care about tweets. None of that matters. We see what’s going on.”
They do see what’s going on — clearer than the mainstream media gives them credit for. They see it on the nightly news, when clearly biased broadcasters call clearly chaotic situations “mostly peaceful” protests.
They see it when House Judiciary Committee Democrats treat an appearance by the attorney general of the United States like some particularly barbarous episode of medieval bear-baiting.
They see it when politicians and even health care professionals criticize Christians for wanting to attend Sunday services during a pandemic but give a free ride to marauding savages claiming to be “protesting” for civil rights.
“This president shouldn’t just win by a little,” Levin said. “This president should win by a landslide.”
A Trump win — by a little or a landslide — means new life for America.
The country has spent the past few months getting an eyeful of the leftist alternative. It can’t afford to see much more.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Fauci’s 2017 Disease Prediction Reemerges, Generates Buzz

Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , told a gathering of students and experts at Georgetown University Medical Center in January 2017 that the incoming Trump administration would face a “ surprise outbreak ” of a new disease and the United States needed to prepare for it .
“ If there ’ s one message that I want to leave with you today based on my experience , is that there is no question that there will be a challenge to the coming administration in the arena of infectious diseases , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the last 32 years that I ’ ve been the director of NIAID will tell the next administration that there is no doubt in anyone ’ s mind that they will be faced with the challenges that their predecessors were faced with.
” He added , “ We will definitely get surprised in the next few years.
” TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong Fauci made his comments during the keynote address at “ Pandemic Preparedness in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he and other global health leaders encouraged the Trump administration to plan for an outbreak .
“ If you think about all the things that could very quickly devastate a population , devastate a country , pandemics is really near if not at the top of that list , ” said Dr. Ashish Jha , director of the Harvard Global Health Institute , according to Georgetown University Medical Center .
According to the health experts , an administration should prepare for pandemic response by improving global health-surveillance systems , investing in research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his experience with the Zika virus during the Obama administration as an example of why emergency funds are needed .
“ We need [ a public health emergency fund ] because of what we had to go through for Zika , ” he said .
“ I mean , it was very , very painful when the president asked for the $ 1.9 billion in February and we didn ’ t get it until September .
That was a very painful process.
” Fauci also used his experience with the emergence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example of a subtle outbreak that people don ’ t notice at first .
“ There is outbreaks that are very profound , acute and dramatic — like Ebola , like what we ’ ve seen with Zika , ” he said .
“ And then there are outbreaks that may be really subtle .
They ’ re happening and you ’ re not necessarily noticing them.
” Even though many people have argued that the Trump administration did not heed experts ’ warnings and prepare appropriately for the coronavirus outbreak , President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We were very prepared .
The only thing we weren ’ t prepared for was the media .
The media has not treated it fairly , ” Trump said in a March 19 news conference .
“ I ’ ll tell you how prepared I was : I called for a ban from people coming in from China long before anybody thought it was — in fact , it was [ NBC News ] — I believe they called me a racist because I did that .
It was — many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called me racist and other words because I did that , because I went so early.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a gathering of students and experts at Georgetown University Medical Center in January 2017 that the incoming Trump administration would face a “surprise outbreak” of a new disease and the United States needed to prepare for it.
“If there’s one message that I want to leave with you today based on my experience, is that there is no question that there will be a challenge to the coming administration in the arena of infectious diseases,” Fauci said.
“The history of the last 32 years that I’ve been the director of NIAID will tell the next administration that there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that they will be faced with the challenges that their predecessors were faced with.”
He added, “We will definitely get surprised in the next few years.”
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Fauci made his comments during the keynote address at “Pandemic Preparedness in the Next U.S. Presidential Administration,” where he and other global health leaders encouraged the Trump administration to plan for an outbreak.
“If you think about all the things that could very quickly devastate a population, devastate a country, pandemics is really near if not at the top of that list,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, according to Georgetown University Medical Center.
According to the health experts, an administration should prepare for pandemic response by improving global health-surveillance systems, investing in research and creating emergency funds.
Fauci pointed to his experience with the Zika virus during the Obama administration as an example of why emergency funds are needed.
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“We need [a public health emergency fund] because of what we had to go through for Zika,” he said.
“I mean, it was very, very painful when the president asked for the $1.9 billion in February and we didn’t get it until September. That was a very painful process.”
Fauci also used his experience with the emergence of HIV and AIDS in 1981 as an example of a subtle outbreak that people don’t notice at first.
“There is outbreaks that are very profound, acute and dramatic — like Ebola, like what we’ve seen with Zika,” he said.
“And then there are outbreaks that may be really subtle. They’re happening and you’re not necessarily noticing them.”
Even though many people have argued that the Trump administration did not heed experts’ warnings and prepare appropriately for the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump has denied the allegations.
“We were very prepared. The only thing we weren’t prepared for was the media. The media has not treated it fairly,” Trump said in a March 19 news conference.
“I’ll tell you how prepared I was: I called for a ban from people coming in from China long before anybody thought it was — in fact, it was [NBC News] — I believe they called me a racist because I did that. It was — many of the people in the room, they called me racist and other words because I did that, because I went so early.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Shooting at Huge Party Reportedly for NFL Player Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured

A party in Los Angeles which was reportedly being held to celebrate a player being drafted into the NFL ended Tuesday morning with three people shot and one woman dead .
KCAL-TV reported police responded to a mansion in the city ’ s upscale Beverly Crest neighborhood early Tuesday after shots rang out at a residence on Mulholland Drive .
Upon arrival , first responders described finding two women and one man with gunshot wounds .
A woman , who was reported by KCAL as being around 35 years old , died following the shooing .
The outlet reported that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received a complaint about the party over its crowd size .
TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong Officers found around 200 people at the residence , and they were being dropped off by buses .
The party made news prior to the shooting for its size , with KCAL anchors pointing out attendees were not wearing masks or adhering to social distancing mandates .
Police officers were on the scene directing traffic .
A man identified as Kennie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party ’ s head of security .
Leggett told the outlet the party “ was being thrown to celebrate a player recently getting drafted to an NFL team , but did not clarify the name of the player or which team he was drafted to , ” the report said .
RELATED : NFL Great Mike Ditka Blasts Anthem-Haters Again : 'Bench Them ' Until They Respect the Country Which NFL player hosted the party was not clear Tuesday morning .
“ We have money , ” Leggett told KCAL .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean , is just pushing us out everywhere , and we have nothing , so the only thing we do have is Airbnbs to rent , swimming pools for our kids , to do big things and things of that nature.
” He also said he had been contracted to stay until 3 a.m. , when the party was slated to end .
The party was cut short when violence broke out in the rented home .
At approximately 1:15 a.m. , two separate rounds of gunfire were reported , which ended with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed .
LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez told reporters the shooting was believed to be gang-related .
KCAL reported a witness had video from the party showing that in one volley of gunfire , at least 20 shots were fired .
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A party in Los Angeles which was reportedly being held to celebrate a player being drafted into the NFL ended Tuesday morning with three people shot and one woman dead.
KCAL-TV reported police responded to a mansion in the city’s upscale Beverly Crest neighborhood early Tuesday after shots rang out at a residence on Mulholland Drive.
Upon arrival, first responders described finding two women and one man with gunshot wounds.
A woman, who was reported by KCAL as being around 35 years old, died following the shooting.
The outlet reported that prior to the shooting, police had received a complaint about the party over its crowd size.
California’s strict restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic prohibit large gatherings.
Officers found around 200 people at the residence, and they were being dropped off by buses.
The party made news prior to the shooting for its size, with KCAL anchors pointing out attendees were not wearing masks or adhering to social distancing mandates.
#BREAKING: LAPD is responding to a large party taking place at a Beverly Crest mansion https://t.co/KlGCwYdSaN pic.twitter.com/YA8sy25w0k — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) August 4, 2020
Police officers were on the scene directing traffic.
A man identified as Kennie D. Leggett told KCAL he was the party’s head of security.
Leggett told the outlet the party “was being thrown to celebrate a player recently getting drafted to an NFL team, but did not clarify the name of the player or which team he was drafted to,” the report said.
UPDATE: A man who identified himself as part of the security team hired for the party said it was being thrown for an unidentified NFL player. Police said there were unable to enter the premises to breakup the party without a warrant https://t.co/KlGCwYvtzn — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) August 4, 2020
Which NFL player hosted the party was not clear Tuesday morning.
“We have money,” Leggett told KCAL. “We are people. This, COVID I mean, is just pushing us out everywhere, and we have nothing, so the only thing we do have is Airbnbs to rent, swimming pools for our kids, to do big things and things of that nature.”
He also said he had been contracted to stay until 3 a.m., when the party was slated to end.
The party was cut short when violence broke out in the rented home.
UPDATE: At least three people were critically wounded after gunfire erupted at a large party at a mansion in the upscale hillside neighborhood of Beverly Crest in the early morning hours Tuesday. https://t.co/IkmVkVs4Ct pic.twitter.com/he6pjE1ymR — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) August 4, 2020
At approximately 1:15 a.m., two separate rounds of gunfire were reported, which ended with the three people being shot and one killed.
LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez told reporters the shooting was believed to be gang-related.
KCAL reported a witness had video from the party showing that in one volley of gunfire, at least 20 shots were fired.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--Revolutionary Communist Party Leader Backs Biden, Proves He’s the Radical-Left Candidate

Well , here ’ s an endorsement that Joe Biden probably didn ’ t need .
In an email sent to his party ’ s followers Saturday , Revolutionary Communist Party USA leader Bob Avakian urged them to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee , saying that the “ struggle against this fascist regime ” was more important than a “ protest vote.
” Avakian — who bills himself on his website as “ the most important political thinker and leader in the world today ” — conceded that Biden wouldn ’ t be his first choice , but said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ultra-radical left .
“ At this critical hour , every appropriate means of non-violent action must be utilized to remove this regime from power .
And if , in spite of mass protest demanding the removal of the Trump/Pence regime , this regime remains in power when it is time for voting , then — without placing fundamental reliance on this — using all appropriate means to work for the removal of this regime must include voting against Trump ( assuming the election is actually held ) , ” Avakian wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a ‘ protest vote ’ for some candidate who has no chance of winning , but actually voting for the Democratic Party candidate , Biden , in order to effectively vote against Trump.
” TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong The reason why is predictable — it ’ s “ not because Biden ( and the Democratic Party in general ) have suddenly become something other than what they are : representatives and instruments of this exploitative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of capitalism-imperialism.
” It ’ s because President Donald Trump is a fascist , of course .
“ The question is not whether Biden and the Democrats represent something ‘ good , ’ or whether , in fundamental terms , the Democrats are ‘ better ’ than the Republicans , ” the letter read .
“ Both of these parties are ruling class political parties , and none of their candidates represent anything ‘ good ’ in the most basic and essential sense .
Biden is not ‘ better ’ than Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is not Trump and is not part of the move to consolidate and enforce fascist rule , with everything that means.
” Avakian founded the party in 1975 ; according to Fox News , he ’ s been involved in a number of controversies , including support for Peru ’ s Shining Path guerrillas and a prison sentence for desecrating an American flag .
As The Washington Times pointed out , this wasn ’ t the only figure on the far , far left to endorse Joe Biden .
People ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rossana Cambron told the Marxist publication “ [ s ] he knows some have hesitations about the Biden campaign.
” “ This is a strategic action to remove Trump .
The moment calls upon us to look beyond ourselves and do what ’ s best for all of us , ” she said .
“ This is why we need a massive voter turnout in November , a victory margin so undeniable it can not be contested.
” John Bachtell , former chair of the CPUSA , wrote an Op-Ed for People ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s transformation .
RELATED : Doctor 's Discovery Could Have Ended the Pandemic Before It Started , But China Reportedly Left World in the Dark “ As the crisis has deepened , Biden , and the Democratic Party as a whole , have evolved and adopted a more progressive governing agenda , ” Bachtell wrote in May .
“ He and the Democratic leadership recognize the scale of the crisis and festering problems of inequality , calling for solutions ‘ not just to rebuild the economy , but to transform it.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the last of the true 1970s-era revolutionaries left — Angela Davis , former Communist Party USA vice presidential candidate , who told Russian state media that Biden was the candidate who could be “ most effectively pressured ” into far-left positions .
Indeed , the fact that Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — both self-declared democratic socialists — have been involved in Biden ’ s campaign , crafting policy , should tell you a lot .
Despite this , Biden wasn ’ t exactly the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communist Party USA ’ s support behind him .
The Trump campaign , on the other hand , was positively elated .
“ Biden deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield just this morning made clear that ‘ everybody who believes that Joe Biden should be president ’ is welcome into this campaign.
’ That now includes Bob Avakian , the radical founder and leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party who just endorsed Joe Biden and instructed fellow communists to support Biden in the election , ” a news release from the Trump campaign released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious charges of rioting and assault for protesting in favor of Chinese communist Mao Zedong ’ s bloody and brutal regime .
Avakian also titled his memoir ‘ My Journey from Mainstream America To Revolutionary Communist.
’ ‘ Bob Avakian has taken the whole idea and conception of communism to another level , ’ one of his admirers once wrote.
” “ Joe Biden is too weak to be president and too weak to stand up to the radical left .
He ’ s nothing more than an empty vessel for the extremist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrifying cabal which now includes active communist leaders , ” the missive concluded .
“ They ’ ve taken over Joe Biden .
Don ’ t let them take over America.
” While that last line is great campaign copy , I don ’ t think they ’ ve taken over Biden .
If anything , Biden and the Democrats have come to them .
The rhetoric from our communist friends is that they ’ re just going to stomach the Democratic nominee because Trump is a new kind of evil , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good fight .
It ’ s that the Democrats and their empty vessel have moved close enough to them that , if they can ’ t offer their full support , they can just shrug and say , “ Eh .
That ’ ll do.
” For the rest of us , however , it shouldn ’ t do .
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Well, here’s an endorsement that Joe Biden probably didn’t need.
In an email sent to his party’s followers Saturday, Revolutionary Communist Party USA leader Bob Avakian urged them to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee, saying that the “struggle against this fascist regime” was more important than a “protest vote.”
Avakian — who bills himself on his website as “the most important political thinker and leader in the world today” — conceded that Biden wouldn’t be his first choice, but said that he was an acceptable compromise to the ultra-radical left.
“At this critical hour, every appropriate means of non-violent action must be utilized to remove this regime from power. And if, in spite of mass protest demanding the removal of the Trump/Pence regime, this regime remains in power when it is time for voting, then — without placing fundamental reliance on this — using all appropriate means to work for the removal of this regime must include voting against Trump (assuming the election is actually held),” Avakian wrote.
“To be clear, this means not a ‘protest vote’ for some candidate who has no chance of winning, but actually voting for the Democratic Party candidate, Biden, in order to effectively vote against Trump.”
The reason why is predictable — it’s “not because Biden (and the Democratic Party in general) have suddenly become something other than what they are: representatives and instruments of this exploitative, oppressive, and literally murderous system of capitalism-imperialism.”
It’s because President Donald Trump is a fascist, of course.
“The question is not whether Biden and the Democrats represent something ‘good,’ or whether, in fundamental terms, the Democrats are ‘better’ than the Republicans,” the letter read.
“Both of these parties are ruling class political parties, and none of their candidates represent anything ‘good’ in the most basic and essential sense. Biden is not ‘better’ than Trump, in any meaningful way — except that he is not Trump and is not part of the move to consolidate and enforce fascist rule, with everything that means.”
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Avakian founded the party in 1975; according to Fox News, he’s been involved in a number of controversies, including support for Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas and a prison sentence for desecrating an American flag.
As The Washington Times pointed out, this wasn’t the only figure on the far, far left to endorse Joe Biden.
People’s World reported that Communist Party USA co-chair Rossana Cambron told the Marxist publication “[s]he knows some have hesitations about the Biden campaign.”
“This is a strategic action to remove Trump. The moment calls upon us to look beyond ourselves and do what’s best for all of us,” she said. “This is why we need a massive voter turnout in November, a victory margin so undeniable it cannot be contested.”
John Bachtell, former chair of the CPUSA, wrote an Op-Ed for People’s World in which he praised Biden’s transformation.
“As the crisis has deepened, Biden, and the Democratic Party as a whole, have evolved and adopted a more progressive governing agenda,” Bachtell wrote in May.
“He and the Democratic leadership recognize the scale of the crisis and festering problems of inequality, calling for solutions ‘not just to rebuild the economy, but to transform it.’”
And then there’s one of the last of the true 1970s-era revolutionaries left — Angela Davis, former Communist Party USA vice presidential candidate, who told Russian state media that Biden was the candidate who could be “most effectively pressured” into far-left positions.
Indeed, the fact that Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — both self-declared democratic socialists — have been involved in Biden’s campaign, crafting policy, should tell you a lot.
Despite this, Biden wasn’t exactly the one crowing about Avakian throwing the Revolutionary Communist Party USA’s support behind him.
The Trump campaign, on the other hand, was positively elated.
“Biden deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield just this morning made clear that ‘everybody who believes that Joe Biden should be president’ is welcome into this campaign.’ That now includes Bob Avakian, the radical founder and leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party who just endorsed Joe Biden and instructed fellow communists to support Biden in the election,” a news release from the Trump campaign released Monday read.
“Avakian once faced serious charges of rioting and assault for protesting in favor of Chinese communist Mao Zedong’s bloody and brutal regime. Avakian also titled his memoir ‘My Journey from Mainstream America To Revolutionary Communist.’ ‘Bob Avakian has taken the whole idea and conception of communism to another level,’ one of his admirers once wrote.”
“Joe Biden is too weak to be president and too weak to stand up to the radical left. He’s nothing more than an empty vessel for the extremist fringe of the Democrat Party, a terrifying cabal which now includes active communist leaders,” the missive concluded.
“They’ve taken over Joe Biden. Don’t let them take over America.”
While that last line is great campaign copy, I don’t think they’ve taken over Biden.
If anything, Biden and the Democrats have come to them.
The rhetoric from our communist friends is that they’re just going to stomach the Democratic nominee because Trump is a new kind of evil, one that requires a temporary suspension of the good fight.
It’s that the Democrats and their empty vessel have moved close enough to them that, if they can’t offer their full support, they can just shrug and say, “Eh. That’ll do.”
For the rest of us, however, it shouldn’t do.
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westernjournal--2020-08-04--MSNBC Producer Quits, Blasts Network with Scathing Public Letter

An MSNBC producer quit on July 24 and published a resignation letter Monday criticizing the network and the journalism industry as a whole on her personal website .
Ariana Pekary had been a producer at MSNBC since 2013 when she helped launch a new program hosted by Alec Baldwin , according to her website .
Pekary wrote in her public letter that she doesn ’ t know what she is going to do next but she “ simply couldn ’ t stay there anymore.
” “ My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions , ” she wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.
” TRENDING : I Looked Up What Happened When Sweden Refused To Shut Down - They Were Right , We Were Wrong She added that this was not just a problem at MSNBC and “ all the commercial networks function the same.
” Pekary said that during her time at the network , she saw decisions on news content were based on how a topic or guest would “ rate.
” “ ‘ We are a cancer and there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insightful TV veteran said to me , ” she wrote .
“ ‘ But if you could find a cure , it would change the world . '
” This “ cancer ” divides the nation , according to Pekary .
“ The model blocks diversity of thought and content because the networks have incentive to amplify fringe voices and events , at the expense of others … all because it pumps up the ratings , ” the producer wrote .
Pekary wrote that the “ cancer ” risks “ human lives ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focusing on what President Donald Trump has done poorly and it risks “ democracy ” by focusing on one candidate in the middle of a presidential election .
“ Context and factual data are often considered too cumbersome for the audience , ” she said .
“ There may be some truth to that ( our education system really should improve the critical thinking skills of Americans ) — but another hard truth is that it is the job of journalists to teach and inform , which means they might need to figure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” She said that although the journalistic process is largely subjective , a group of individuals can use it to set priorities and justify economically beneficial decisions .
RELATED : AP Orders Writers To Not Capitalize 'White ' Because History Has Been Harder on Some People Than Others “ A very capable senior producer once said : ‘ Our viewers don ’ t really consider us the news .
They come to us for comfort . '
” Pekary emphasized that it was the job , and not the people , that needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can find a cure .
If we can figure how to send a man to the moon , if Alex Trebek can defy the odds with stage 4 pancreatic cancer , and if Harry Reid can actually overcome pancreatic cancer ( he ’ s now cancer free ) , then we can fix this , too , ” she wrote .
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An MSNBC producer quit on July 24 and published a resignation letter Monday criticizing the network and the journalism industry as a whole on her personal website.
Ariana Pekary had been a producer at MSNBC since 2013 when she helped launch a new program hosted by Alec Baldwin, according to her website.
Pekary wrote in her public letter that she doesn’t know what she is going to do next but she “simply couldn’t stay there anymore.”
“My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions,” she wrote.
“The problem is the job itself. It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.”
She added that this was not just a problem at MSNBC and “all the commercial networks function the same.”
Pekary said that during her time at the network, she saw decisions on news content were based on how a topic or guest would “rate.”
“‘We are a cancer and there is no cure,’ a successful and insightful TV veteran said to me,” she wrote. “‘But if you could find a cure, it would change the world.'”
This “cancer” divides the nation, according to Pekary.
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“The model blocks diversity of thought and content because the networks have incentive to amplify fringe voices and events, at the expense of others … all because it pumps up the ratings,” the producer wrote.
Pekary wrote that the “cancer” risks “human lives” in the middle of the pandemic by focusing on what President Donald Trump has done poorly and it risks “democracy” by focusing on one candidate in the middle of a presidential election.
“Context and factual data are often considered too cumbersome for the audience,” she said.
“There may be some truth to that (our education system really should improve the critical thinking skills of Americans) — but another hard truth is that it is the job of journalists to teach and inform, which means they might need to figure out a better way to do that.”
She said that although the journalistic process is largely subjective, a group of individuals can use it to set priorities and justify economically beneficial decisions.
“A very capable senior producer once said: ‘Our viewers don’t really consider us the news. They come to us for comfort.'”
Pekary emphasized that it was the job, and not the people, that needs to change.
“I know we can find a cure. If we can figure how to send a man to the moon, if Alex Trebek can defy the odds with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and if Harry Reid can actually overcome pancreatic cancer (he’s now cancer free), then we can fix this, too,” she wrote.
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