westernjournal--2020-06-20--Watch: Neighbors Work Together To Save Ducklings Trapped in Sewer

With quarantine keeping many people at home , neighbors have had the opportunity to get a little more familiar with one another .
Social distancing happy hours , neighborhood concerts and all manner of hyper-local events have strengthened many bonds .
Neighbors in one Jackson , Michigan , neighborhood grew a little closer last week after working together to save nine adorable tiny lives when some ducklings went astray and fell down a storm drain .
Monica Cyrocki , who goes by Monica Ciroc on Facebook , posted about the rescue .
“ I came home from work and could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our house and then our mail man pointed them out and he went door to door and called everyone , ” she explained in a comment on her post .
“ What a day for sure , ” Cyrocki wrote in her original post .
“ This is definitely a golden moment .
Way to go Emanie Morgan .
Your a true hero.
” She added : “ 9 baby ducks fell in the man hole by our house .
We could hear mama crying and then found out why .
Jacksons hero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called animal control , the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and even the police , but they managed to rescue the ducklings on their own with nets and a basket .
After rescuing six of the baby ducks , though , there were still three somewhere in the sewer system , so Kyle Morgan , who goes by Emanie Morgan on Facebook and is Cyrocki ’ s fiancé , decided to go after them .
After rescuing two , there was still one stubborn duckling somewhere in the pipes , so a neighbor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ K ] yle Emanie Morgan and neighbor each went down a man hole and met in the middle underground to get the last baby , ” Cyrocki explained in another comment on her post .
A new parent himself , Morgan said that the choice to go down and rescue the babies was pretty straightforward .
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“ I had to .
I said , ‘ I ’ m going in there . '
” “ I honestly wasn ’ t prepared to Jump into a manhole and save little ducklings , ” he commented on Cyrocki ’ s post .
“ It doesn ’ t matter how small The situation may have been to me those were precious lives .
I ’ m just glad they are all safe and once again I want to thank everyone who thanked me.
” With all the commotion , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to MLive , neighbors Carrie and James Grant turned the ducklings over to Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center , which will care for them until they ’ re ready to be released back into the wild .
Cyrocki recognized that this story is a breath of fresh air during a time when so much that fills our screens is depressing , so she asked people to share the story .
“ Everyone share share share something positive in our city and during a hard time , ” she wrote on Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy in all of our journalism .
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With quarantine keeping many people at home, neighbors have had the opportunity to get a little more familiar with one another. Social distancing happy hours, neighborhood concerts and all manner of hyper-local events have strengthened many bonds.
Neighbors in one Jackson, Michigan, neighborhood grew a little closer last week after working together to save nine adorable tiny lives when some ducklings went astray and fell down a storm drain.
Monica Cyrocki, who goes by Monica Ciroc on Facebook, posted about the rescue.
“I came home from work and could hear the mama crying for them outside our house and then our mail man pointed them out and he went door to door and called everyone,” she explained in a comment on her post.
“What a day for sure,” Cyrocki wrote in her original post. “This is definitely a golden moment. Way to go Emanie Morgan. Your a true hero.”
She added: “9 baby ducks fell in the man hole by our house. We could hear mama crying and then found out why. Jacksons hero for sure.”
She wrote that they called animal control, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and even the police, but they managed to rescue the ducklings on their own with nets and a basket.
After rescuing six of the baby ducks, though, there were still three somewhere in the sewer system, so Kyle Morgan, who goes by Emanie Morgan on Facebook and is Cyrocki’s fiancé, decided to go after them.
After rescuing two, there was still one stubborn duckling somewhere in the pipes, so a neighbor volunteered to help Morgan.
“[K]yle Emanie Morgan and neighbor each went down a man hole and met in the middle underground to get the last baby,” Cyrocki explained in another comment on her post.
A new parent himself, Morgan said that the choice to go down and rescue the babies was pretty straightforward.
“To be honest man, I’ve got a newborn son and this mother bird was freaking out,” Morgan told MLive. “I had to. I said, ‘I’m going in there.'”
“I honestly wasn’t prepared to Jump into a manhole and save little ducklings,” he commented on Cyrocki’s post. “It doesn’t matter how small The situation may have been to me those were precious lives. I’m just glad they are all safe and once again I want to thank everyone who thanked me.”
With all the commotion, the mama duck was nowhere to be found.
According to MLive, neighbors Carrie and James Grant turned the ducklings over to Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center, which will care for them until they’re ready to be released back into the wild.
Cyrocki recognized that this story is a breath of fresh air during a time when so much that fills our screens is depressing, so she asked people to share the story.
“Everyone share share share something positive in our city and during a hard time,” she wrote on Facebook.
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--34% of American Voters Think the Second Civil War Is Likely

A second Civil War is looming , according to a third of Americans surveyed in a new poll .
A survey by Rasmussen Reports found that 34 percent of likely U.S. voters think a second Civil War is coming in the next five years .
Rasmussen asked the same question two years ago and found that 31 percent of those surveyed thought a second Civil War was likely .
In the latest poll , 9 percent of voters said a second Civil War is very likely .
Two years ago , 11 percent thought such a conflict was very likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of Republicans , 28 percent of Democrats and 38 percent of non-aligned voters expect that a second Civil War will become a reality .
The poll found wide disparity in how respondents see the removal of Confederate symbols .
Although 39 percent of those responding said removing Confederate symbols will help race relations , 27 percent said it would hurt , and 28 percent thought there would be no impact .
When Rasmussen asked the question in 2017 , it found that 28 percent said removing Confederate symbols would be good for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would hurt .
Fault lines of race and political philosophy separate Americans , the new poll found .
The survey found that 54 percent of black respondents said ridding the nation of Confederate symbols would help race relations , a view shared by only 36 percent of whites .
Democrats were far more bullish than anyone on wiping away the Confederacy ’ s legacy , the poll found .
Sixty-four percent of Democrats said getting rid of Confederate symbols would help race relations , but only 19 percent of Republicans felt that way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 percent of Americans who think trying to erase the Confederacy from view would hurt race relations believe Civil War is likely within the next five years .
As for the protests gripping the nation since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month , 37 percent of poll respondents say those protests will lead to long-term change in relation to racism , while 31 percent disagree and 32 percent aren ’ t sure .
However , only 29 percent of black Americans surveyed said they expect such a change from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 'Aunt Jemima ' Furious That the Brand Is Being Canceled Rasmussen conducted the survey of 1,000 likely voters between June 11 and June 14 .
The survey has a margin of error of 3 percentage points .
Debating Confederate symbols is a big issue for Williamson County in Tennessee , where the battlefield of the 1864 Battle of Franklin is located and where the Confederate flag is on the county seal .
Resident Robert Blythe said he is opposed to removing the symbols .
“ As a father with two young girls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to love history and show appreciation for history and the past — good and bad — so you can understand it , ” he told the Williamson Herald .
“ When you start sanitizing everything … you lose a lot by doing that.
” “ My point is , where does it end ?
” Blythe added .
“ If people cave and try to appease , it ’ ll never work because … if somebody in the past was wrong , it ’ ll never end because everybody is imperfect , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , instead of learning from the past , we ’ re trying to sanitize everything , and I don ’ t think that ’ s a good thing at all.
” “ While the flag of the Confederacy has a place , it is not on the seal that represents all of Williamson County , ” he told the Herald .
“ I have received emails from residents with strong feelings about keeping the seal as it is , but I simply can not support or condone this as the representation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seal.
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A second Civil War is looming, according to a third of Americans surveyed in a new poll.
A survey by Rasmussen Reports found that 34 percent of likely U.S. voters think a second Civil War is coming in the next five years.
Rasmussen asked the same question two years ago and found that 31 percent of those surveyed thought a second Civil War was likely.
In the latest poll, 9 percent of voters said a second Civil War is very likely. Two years ago, 11 percent thought such a conflict was very likely.
The new poll found that 40 percent of Republicans, 28 percent of Democrats and 38 percent of non-aligned voters expect that a second Civil War will become a reality.
The poll found wide disparity in how respondents see the removal of Confederate symbols.
Although 39 percent of those responding said removing Confederate symbols will help race relations, 27 percent said it would hurt, and 28 percent thought there would be no impact.
When Rasmussen asked the question in 2017, it found that 28 percent said removing Confederate symbols would be good for race relations while 39 percent said it would hurt.
Fault lines of race and political philosophy separate Americans, the new poll found.
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The survey found that 54 percent of black respondents said ridding the nation of Confederate symbols would help race relations, a view shared by only 36 percent of whites.
Democrats were far more bullish than anyone on wiping away the Confederacy’s legacy, the poll found. Sixty-four percent of Democrats said getting rid of Confederate symbols would help race relations, but only 19 percent of Republicans felt that way.
The new survey also found that 50 percent of Americans who think trying to erase the Confederacy from view would hurt race relations believe Civil War is likely within the next five years.
As for the protests gripping the nation since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month, 37 percent of poll respondents say those protests will lead to long-term change in relation to racism, while 31 percent disagree and 32 percent aren’t sure.
However, only 29 percent of black Americans surveyed said they expect such a change from the current protests.
Rasmussen conducted the survey of 1,000 likely voters between June 11 and June 14. The survey has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
Debating Confederate symbols is a big issue for Williamson County in Tennessee, where the battlefield of the 1864 Battle of Franklin is located and where the Confederate flag is on the county seal.
Resident Robert Blythe said he is opposed to removing the symbols.
“As a father with two young girls, I want them to grow up to love history and show appreciation for history and the past — good and bad — so you can understand it,” he told the Williamson Herald. “When you start sanitizing everything … you lose a lot by doing that.”
“My point is, where does it end?” Blythe added. “If people cave and try to appease, it’ll never work because … if somebody in the past was wrong, it’ll never end because everybody is imperfect, including the people that came before us. So, instead of learning from the past, we’re trying to sanitize everything, and I don’t think that’s a good thing at all.”
District 9 Commissioner Chas Morton feels differently.
“While the flag of the Confederacy has a place, it is not on the seal that represents all of Williamson County,” he told the Herald. “I have received emails from residents with strong feelings about keeping the seal as it is, but I simply cannot support or condone this as the representation of Williamson County’s history on its seal.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--‘The Damage Is Done’: Judge Rules Bolton Can Publish Book Despite National Security Risk

A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block its release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed .
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth made clear his concerns that Bolton had “ gambled with the national security of the United States ” by opting out of a pre-publication review process meant to prevent government officials from spilling classified secrets in memoirs .
The memoir , due out Tuesday , criticizes President Donald Trump ’ s foreign policy decisions during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House .
Lamberth frowned upon the way Bolton went about publishing the book .
Bolton took it “ upon himself to publish his book without securing final approval from national intelligence authorities ” and perhaps caused irreparable harm to national security , Lamberth said .
But with 200,000 copies already distributed to booksellers across the country , attempting to block its release would be futile , the judge wrote .
“ A single dedicated individual with a book in hand could publish its contents far and wide from his local coffee shop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of thousands of copies around the globe — many in newsrooms — the damage is done .
There is no restoring the status quo.
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A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block its release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth made clear his concerns that Bolton had “gambled with the national security of the United States” by opting out of a pre-publication review process meant to prevent government officials from spilling classified secrets in memoirs.
The memoir, due out Tuesday, criticizes President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions during the year-and-a-half that Bolton spent in the White House.
Lamberth frowned upon the way Bolton went about publishing the book.
Bolton took it “upon himself to publish his book without securing final approval from national intelligence authorities” and perhaps caused irreparable harm to national security, Lamberth said.
But with 200,000 copies already distributed to booksellers across the country, attempting to block its release would be futile, the judge wrote.
“A single dedicated individual with a book in hand could publish its contents far and wide from his local coffee shop,” Lamberth wrote.
“With hundreds of thousands of copies around the globe — many in newsrooms — the damage is done. There is no restoring the status quo.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--MN Legislature Ends Special Session Without Passing Police Reform Bill

A special session of the Minnesota Legislature ended Saturday without agreement on new policing legislation in the state where George Floyd was killed .
The Democrat-controlled House early Friday passed an extensive package of police accountability measures wrapped into one bill .
It included elements of five policing bills that the Republican-controlled Senate passed earlier in the week but went farther than Republicans were willing to accept .
The Senate adjourned just after 6 a.m. Saturday , prompting criticism from minority Democrats .
GOP Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka repeatedly had said that Friday was his deadline for adjournment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both parties can support .
“ We ’ re not walking away from Minnesota here , but I think we could all benefit from a breather , ” Gazelka said just before adjournment , Minnesota Public Radio News reported .
“ I ’ m deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans ended the special session before our job was done , ” Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent tweeted .
“ We should stay and finish the work of the people of Minnesota.
” The special session was called in order for Democratic Gov .
Tim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Floyd ’ s May 25 death put the main focus on proposals to change policing in Minnesota .
The two parties could not agree on how wide-ranging those changes would be .
“ We have gone through some of the most tumultuous times in Minnesota ’ s history , ” Walz said Friday on public television .
“ And I think there ’ s a desire of folks here to seize that moment and make those systemic changes.
” The House package included several proposals that Republicans ruled out , including having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths and restoring voting rights for felons .
The Senate package consisted of five proposals that partially overlapped with House proposals , including banning the use of chokeholds and neck restraints , mandating a duty for officers to intervene and report when they witness another officer using excessive force , and providing help for officers recovering from traumatic events .
The two parties also remained divided on the main unfinished business of the 2020 regular session , a public construction borrowing package known as a bonding bill which could have included money for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where businesses were damaged and destroyed in the riots following Floyd ’ s death .
RELATED : Quick-Thinking Cop Literally Jumps to the Rescue After Dad Drives Off Cliff Holding 2 Toddlers Other unresolved issues included a potential tax break that could have benefited businesses seeking to rebuild and the allocation to local governments of the $ 2.1 billion in federal coronavirus relief money that the state received .
Lawmakers may return in mid-July .
If Walz seeks to extend his emergency powers an additional 30 days , he ’ s required to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to let lawmakers object .
House Democrats blocked a Senate GOP attempt last week to remove the governor ’ s emergency authority .
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A special session of the Minnesota Legislature ended Saturday without agreement on new policing legislation in the state where George Floyd was killed.
The Democrat-controlled House early Friday passed an extensive package of police accountability measures wrapped into one bill. It included elements of five policing bills that the Republican-controlled Senate passed earlier in the week but went farther than Republicans were willing to accept.
The Senate adjourned just after 6 a.m. Saturday, prompting criticism from minority Democrats.
GOP Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka repeatedly had said that Friday was his deadline for adjournment, and that lawmakers should focus on proposals both parties can support.
“We’re not walking away from Minnesota here, but I think we could all benefit from a breather,” Gazelka said just before adjournment, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.
“I’m deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans ended the special session before our job was done,” Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent tweeted. “We should stay and finish the work of the people of Minnesota.”
I’m deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans ended the special session before our job was done. We should stay and finish the work of the people of Minnesota. #mnleg https://t.co/KOEITejWl3 — Sen. Susan Kent (@SusanKentMN) June 20, 2020
The special session was called in order for Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to extend emergency pandemic powers, but Floyd’s May 25 death put the main focus on proposals to change policing in Minnesota.
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The two parties could not agree on how wide-ranging those changes would be.
“We have gone through some of the most tumultuous times in Minnesota’s history,” Walz said Friday on public television. “And I think there’s a desire of folks here to seize that moment and make those systemic changes.”
The House package included several proposals that Republicans ruled out, including having the state attorney general prosecute all police-involved deaths and restoring voting rights for felons.
The Senate package consisted of five proposals that partially overlapped with House proposals, including banning the use of chokeholds and neck restraints, mandating a duty for officers to intervene and report when they witness another officer using excessive force, and providing help for officers recovering from traumatic events.
The two parties also remained divided on the main unfinished business of the 2020 regular session, a public construction borrowing package known as a bonding bill which could have included money for rebuilding neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul where businesses were damaged and destroyed in the riots following Floyd’s death.
Other unresolved issues included a potential tax break that could have benefited businesses seeking to rebuild and the allocation to local governments of the $2.1 billion in federal coronavirus relief money that the state received.
Lawmakers may return in mid-July. If Walz seeks to extend his emergency powers an additional 30 days, he’s required to call another special session on July 12 to let lawmakers object.
House Democrats blocked a Senate GOP attempt last week to remove the governor’s emergency authority.
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--Tom Cotton Calls for Resignation of Chief Justice Roberts for Choosing Politics Over the Constitutio

Tom Cotton Calls for Resignation of Chief Justice Roberts for Choosing Politics Over the Constitution

Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton urged Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to step down from the bench and enter the political arena , if his true desire is to shape public policy .
Cotton ’ s statement came after Roberts chose to side with the liberal justices on the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision handed down Thursday , determining that the Trump administration did not explain well enough why it wanted to end the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals , created by President Barack Obama by executive order .
But as National Review ’ s David Harsanyi noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on numerous occasions that he did not have the authority to issue such an order — before he did it .
To Cotton , the court ’ s Thursday ruling was political , not legal .
“ It can not be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done , no president may undo .
Yet John Roberts again postures as a Solomon who will save our institutions from political controversy and accountability , ” Cotton stated in a news release .
“ If the Chief Justice believes his political judgment is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resign , travel to Iowa , and get elected .
I suspect voters will find his strange views no more compelling than do the principled justices on the Court.
” In his majority opinion , Roberts made the implausible claim the justices were not seeking a specific policy outcome .
“ We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies .
‘ The wisdom ’ of those decisions ‘ is none of our concern , ’ ” the chief justice wrote .
“ We address only whether the agency complied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reasoned explanation for its action , ” Roberts continued .
“ Here the agency failed to consider the conspicuous issues of whether to retain forbearance and what if anything to do about the hardship to DACA recipients .
“ That dual failure raises doubts about whether the agency appreciated the scope of its discretion or exercised that discretion in a reasonable manner.
” Since when is it the judicial branch ’ s role to gauge if the executive branch exercised its “ discretion in a reasonable manner ” in terms of ending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one who did not exercise proper discretion when he made up DACA out of whole cloth .
Justice Clarence Thomas rightly argued in his dissent that the ruling was politically expedient , but not legally sound .
“ Today ’ s decision must be recognized for what it is : an effort to avoid a politically controversial but legally correct decision , ” Thomas wrote .
“ Under the auspices of today ’ s decision , administrations can bind their successors by unlawfully adopting significant legal changes through Executive Branch agency memoranda.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the [ Administrative Procedure Act ] or precedent , the majority declares that [ the Department of Homeland Security ] was required to overlook DACA ’ s obvious legal deficiencies and provide additional policy reasons and justifications before restoring the rule of law , ” the justice added .
President Donald Trump promised his administration will continue the legal battle , given the Supreme Court remanded the case to the lower court on procedural grounds only .
“ The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA , nothing was lost or won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like in a football game ( where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag ) , ” Trump tweeted on Friday .
“ We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfill the Supreme Court ’ s ruling & request of yesterday.
” “ I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats , but for two years they refused to negotiate – They have abandoned DACA .
Based on the decision the Dems can ’ t make DACA citizens .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the first time Roberts has taken the side of liberals for apparently political reasons .
In a May 30 decision , he was part of the majority — with the court ’ s four liberal judges — that ruled against California churches in a key religious freedom case .
On June 15 , he was part of the 6-3 decision that found the 1964 Civil Rights Act , which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex , covered gay and transgender cases as well .
And , of course , back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that saved Obamacare , former President Barack Obama ’ s signature health law .
Who knows ?
Maybe Thursday ’ s decision , in the end , will help Trump politically by not throwing the immediate future of DACA recipients in the election mix .
That really does not matter .
What does matter is that Roberts and all the justices abide by the rule of law .
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Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton urged Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to step down from the bench and enter the political arena, if his true desire is to shape public policy.
Cotton’s statement came after Roberts chose to side with the liberal justices on the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision handed down Thursday, determining that the Trump administration did not explain well enough why it wanted to end the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, created by President Barack Obama by executive order.
But as National Review’s David Harsanyi noted on Thursday, Obama himself had acknowledged on numerous occasions that he did not have the authority to issue such an order — before he did it.
To Cotton, the court’s Thursday ruling was political, not legal.
“It cannot be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done, no president may undo. Yet John Roberts again postures as a Solomon who will save our institutions from political controversy and accountability,” Cotton stated in a news release.
“If the Chief Justice believes his political judgment is so exquisite, I invite him to resign, travel to Iowa, and get elected. I suspect voters will find his strange views no more compelling than do the principled justices on the Court.”
It cannot be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done, no president may undo. https://t.co/xJsBbeCMEj — Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 18, 2020
In his majority opinion, Roberts made the implausible claim the justices were not seeking a specific policy outcome.
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“We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies. ‘The wisdom’ of those decisions ‘is none of our concern,’” the chief justice wrote.
“We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide a reasoned explanation for its action,” Roberts continued. “Here the agency failed to consider the conspicuous issues of whether to retain forbearance and what if anything to do about the hardship to DACA recipients.
“That dual failure raises doubts about whether the agency appreciated the scope of its discretion or exercised that discretion in a reasonable manner.”
Since when is it the judicial branch’s role to gauge if the executive branch exercised its “discretion in a reasonable manner” in terms of ending an illegal program?
Obama is the one who did not exercise proper discretion when he made up DACA out of whole cloth.
Justice Clarence Thomas rightly argued in his dissent that the ruling was politically expedient, but not legally sound.
“Today’s decision must be recognized for what it is: an effort to avoid a politically controversial but legally correct decision,” Thomas wrote. “Under the auspices of today’s decision, administrations can bind their successors by unlawfully adopting significant legal changes through Executive Branch agency memoranda.”
“Without grounding its position in either the [Administrative Procedure Act] or precedent, the majority declares that [the Department of Homeland Security] was required to overlook DACA’s obvious legal deficiencies and provide additional policy reasons and justifications before restoring the rule of law,” the justice added.
President Donald Trump promised his administration will continue the legal battle, given the Supreme Court remanded the case to the lower court on procedural grounds only.
“The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. They ‘punted’, much like in a football game (where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag),” Trump tweeted on Friday. “We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfill the Supreme Court’s ruling & request of yesterday.”
…ruling & request of yesterday. I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats, but for two years they refused to negotiate – They have abandoned DACA. Based on the decision the Dems can’t make DACA citizens. They gained nothing! @DHSgov — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
“I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats, but for two years they refused to negotiate – They have abandoned DACA. Based on the decision the Dems can’t make DACA citizens. They gained nothing!”
This is far from the first time Roberts has taken the side of liberals for apparently political reasons. In a May 30 decision, he was part of the majority — with the court’s four liberal judges — that ruled against California churches in a key religious freedom case. On June 15, he was part of the 6-3 decision that found the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex, covered gay and transgender cases as well.
And, of course, back in 2012, his was the deciding vote that saved Obamacare, former President Barack Obama’s signature health law.
Who knows? Maybe Thursday’s decision, in the end, will help Trump politically by not throwing the immediate future of DACA recipients in the election mix.
That really does not matter. What does matter is that Roberts and all the justices abide by the rule of law.
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--US Attorney Digs in Heels After Being Fired by Trump Admin

In a stunning series of events that unfolded Friday night , the U.S. attorney for Manhattan , Geoffrey Berman , said that he was not resigning from his post , rebuffing an earlier announcement from Attorney General William Barr .
Berman , who has led several investigations into associates of President Donald Trump , said he had no intention of stepping down .
“ I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was ‘ stepping down ’ as United States Attorney , ” Berman said in a statement .
“ I have not resigned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my position , to which I was appointed by Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York , ” Berman continued .
“ I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate.
” He added : “ Until then , our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption.
” Hours earlier , Barr had issued a statement announcing that Trump intended to nominate Jay Clayton , the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission , to replace Berman .
Barr said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. attorney for New Jersey , to serve as acting U.S. attorney for the Manhattan office until Clayton ’ s confirmation .
“ I thank Geoffrey Berman , who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , ” Barr said in the statement .
“ With tenacity and savvy , Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation ’ s most significant U.S. Attorney ’ s Offices , achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Berman to resign during a meeting on Friday .
When Berman refused to do so , Barr attempted to fire the prosecutor .
A source familiar with the matter told The New York Times that Trump has been upset with Berman since he prosecuted the case against his former attorney , Michael Cohen .
Berman ’ s office also entered a plea agreement with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in August 2018 on tax evasion charges as well as on a charge of making illegal campaign contributions in the form of a hush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ porn star who claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006 .
Berman is also reportedly investigating Rudy Giuliani , a lawyer for Trump , focusing on whether he lobbied illegally for Ukrainian government officials .
RELATED : Bruce Springsteen Condemns Trump , Warns Americans 'Judgment Day ' Is Coming : 'Vote Before It 's Too Late' Giuliani and two former associates , Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman , mounted a campaign in 2019 to force the firing of Marie Yovanovitch as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine .
Berman ’ s office obtained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fruman in October 2019 on charges that they conspired to make illegal campaign contributions in order to advance their business and political interests .
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In a stunning series of events that unfolded Friday night, the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, said that he was not resigning from his post, rebuffing an earlier announcement from Attorney General William Barr.
Berman, who has led several investigations into associates of President Donald Trump, said he had no intention of stepping down.
“I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was ‘stepping down’ as United States Attorney,” Berman said in a statement.
“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position, to which I was appointed by Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,” Berman continued.
“I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate.”
He added: “Until then, our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption.”
Hours earlier, Barr had issued a statement announcing that Trump intended to nominate Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to replace Berman. Barr said Trump had tapped Craig Carpenito, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, to serve as acting U.S. attorney for the Manhattan office until Clayton’s confirmation.
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“I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,” Barr said in the statement.
“With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation’s most significant U.S. Attorney’s Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters.”
According to multiple reports, Barr asked Berman to resign during a meeting on Friday. When Berman refused to do so, Barr attempted to fire the prosecutor. A source familiar with the matter told The New York Times that Trump has been upset with Berman since he prosecuted the case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen.
Berman’s office also entered a plea agreement with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in August 2018 on tax evasion charges as well as on a charge of making illegal campaign contributions in the form of a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, the porn star who claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006.
Berman is also reportedly investigating Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for Trump, focusing on whether he lobbied illegally for Ukrainian government officials.
Giuliani and two former associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, mounted a campaign in 2019 to force the firing of Marie Yovanovitch as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Berman’s office obtained a grand jury indictment against Parnas and Fruman in October 2019 on charges that they conspired to make illegal campaign contributions in order to advance their business and political interests.
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--Trump Calls for Arrests as Protesters Topple, Burn DC Statue

Protesters on Friday toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation ’ s capital and proceeded to set it on fire .
The crowd of protesters cheered as the 11-foot statue of Albert Pike wobbled on its high granite pedestal before falling backward .
Protesters then lit a bonfire and stood around it in a circle as the statue burned , chanting , “ No justice , no peace !
” and “ No racist police !
” Police were on the scene but didn ’ t intervene .
President Donald Trump tweeted about the toppling , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing : “ The DC police are not doing their job as they watched a statue be ripped down and burn .
These people should be immediately arrested .
A disgrace to our Country !
” The Pike statue has been a source of controversy for years .
The former Confederate general was also a longtime influential leader of the Freemasons , who revere Pike and who paid for the statue .
Pike was a poet and lawyer in Arkansas , representing many Native American tribes and securing payment for lands taken from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body is interred at the D.C. headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry , which also contains a small museum in his honor .
The statue , dedicated in 1901 , was located in Judiciary Square about half a mile from the U.S. Capitol .
It was built at the request of Masons who successfully lobbied Congress to grant them land for the statue as long as Pike would be depicted in civilian , not military , clothing .
Civil rights activists and some local government officials had campaigned for years to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal government ’ s approval to do so .
“ Ever since 1992 , members of the DC Council have been calling on the federal gov ’ t to remove the statue of Confederate Albert Pike ( a federal memorial on federal land ) .
We unanimously renewed our call to Congress to remove it in 2017 , ” the D.C. Council tweeted Friday .
RELATED : Viral Christian Evangelists Share About Preaching in Seattle : 'CHAZ Was Fertile ; People Were Receptive' A proposed resolution calling for the removal of the statue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founder of the post-Civil War Ku Klux Klan.
” The Klan connection is a frequent accusation from Pike ’ s critics and one which the Masons dispute .
Statues of historic figures around the world have been torn down in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
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Protesters on Friday toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and proceeded to set it on fire.
The crowd of protesters cheered as the 11-foot statue of Albert Pike wobbled on its high granite pedestal before falling backward.
Protesters then lit a bonfire and stood around it in a circle as the statue burned, chanting, “No justice, no peace!” and “No racist police!”
Police were on the scene but didn’t intervene.
President Donald Trump tweeted about the toppling, calling out D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and writing: “The DC police are not doing their job as they watched a statue be ripped down and burn. These people should be immediately arrested. A disgrace to our Country!”
The D.C. Police are not doing their job as they watch a statue be ripped down & burn. These people should be immediately arrested. A disgrace to our Country! @MayorBowser — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2020
The Pike statue has been a source of controversy for years. The former Confederate general was also a longtime influential leader of the Freemasons, who revere Pike and who paid for the statue.
Pike was a poet and lawyer in Arkansas, representing many Native American tribes and securing payment for lands taken from them by the federal government.
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His body is interred at the D.C. headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, which also contains a small museum in his honor.
The statue, dedicated in 1901, was located in Judiciary Square about half a mile from the U.S. Capitol.
It was built at the request of Masons who successfully lobbied Congress to grant them land for the statue as long as Pike would be depicted in civilian, not military, clothing.
Civil rights activists and some local government officials had campaigned for years to get the statue taken down but needed the federal government’s approval to do so.
“Ever since 1992, members of the DC Council have been calling on the federal gov’t to remove the statue of Confederate Albert Pike (a federal memorial on federal land). We unanimously renewed our call to Congress to remove it in 2017,” the D.C. Council tweeted Friday.
Ever since 1992, members of the DC Council have been calling on the federal gov’t to remove the statue of Confederate Albert Pike (a federal memorial on federal land). We unanimously renewed our call to Congress to remove it in 2017https://t.co/ggk8w2EypYhttps://t.co/f53tAH2pot pic.twitter.com/4u28HvH4cu — Council of DC (@councilofdc) June 20, 2020
A proposed resolution calling for the removal of the statue referred to Pike as a “chief founder of the post-Civil War Ku Klux Klan.”
The Klan connection is a frequent accusation from Pike’s critics and one which the Masons dispute.
Statues of historic figures around the world have been torn down in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Spain Officially Ends State of Emergency, Reopens Borders

Spain lifted its state of emergency Sunday , ending a lockdown that began in March in an attempt to contain the coronavirus .
As of Sunday evening , Spain has had 246,272 positive coronavirus cases , according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center .
That total places Spain seventh in the world and third in Europe .
Spain had 28 , 323 deaths , according to the site .
The nation is fourth in deaths in Europe and sixth globally .
Residents of all European Union countries except Portugal are now able to enter Spain without having to quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same holds true for Britain , but British citizens who visit Spain face a 14-day quarantine when they return home , Reuters reported .
Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Arancha González Laya is hopeful that a mutual agreement can be worked out to avoid quarantines in either country , according to Yahoo Finance .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew “ We do hope that [ the British authorities ] will be sensitive to the 250,000 Spaniards that are also living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to enter the UK without quarantine , ” she said , Yahoo Finance reported .
Spain ’ s border with Portugal is scheduled to open July 1 , Reuters reported .
Tourists entering Spain will have to explain where they have been recently , provide contact information should they need to be traced , and have their temperatures taken .
The end of the state of emergency meant that for the first time since March 14 , Spaniards could leave the provinces where they live .
“ Today it ’ s all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s good for the shops , for the economy , for everything , ” Valencia shop owner Luis Mancho .
Spain is still urging residents and visitors to use social distancing and requires masks worn in public .
“ We must remain on our guard and strictly follow hygiene and protection measures , ” said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez , according to the BBC .
He noted that the risk of a second wave of infections “ must be avoided at all costs.
” Tourism is vital to Spain , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s GDP , according to the U.K .
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Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said it will take time to make tourists feel they can safely travel to Spain without fear of getting the coronavirus .
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Spain lifted its state of emergency Sunday, ending a lockdown that began in March in an attempt to contain the coronavirus.
As of Sunday evening, Spain has had 246,272 positive coronavirus cases, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. That total places Spain seventh in the world and third in Europe.
Spain had 28, 323 deaths, according to the site. The nation is fourth in deaths in Europe and sixth globally.
Residents of all European Union countries except Portugal are now able to enter Spain without having to quarantine themselves, according to Reuters. The same holds true for Britain, but British citizens who visit Spain face a 14-day quarantine when they return home, Reuters reported.
Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Arancha González Laya is hopeful that a mutual agreement can be worked out to avoid quarantines in either country, according to Yahoo Finance.
“We do hope that [the British authorities] will be sensitive to the 250,000 Spaniards that are also living in the UK and would very much like to enter the UK without quarantine,” she said, Yahoo Finance reported.
Spain’s announcement provoked a debate on Twitter.
My great worry is that Spain has decided people from the UK can come here on holiday!! After such an austere lock down here we’re going to be subject to risk from the UK where way too many people have disregarded common sense & think they know better. A staycation is a great idea — Stuart (@stu_blues7) June 21, 2020
Spain completes its lockdown easing – three weeks after Italy did same. Both have managed to keep the R0 in check but biggest test will be summer travel and imported cases. Calculated risk because both countries need tourism. — Maria Tadeo (@mariatad) June 21, 2020
Spain’s border with Portugal is scheduled to open July 1, Reuters reported.
Tourists entering Spain will have to explain where they have been recently, provide contact information should they need to be traced, and have their temperatures taken.
The end of the state of emergency meant that for the first time since March 14, Spaniards could leave the provinces where they live.
“Today it’s all getting a bit back to normal. It’s good for the shops, for the economy, for everything,” Valencia shop owner Luis Mancho.
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Spain is still urging residents and visitors to use social distancing and requires masks worn in public.
“We must remain on our guard and strictly follow hygiene and protection measures,” said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, according to the BBC.
He noted that the risk of a second wave of infections “must be avoided at all costs.”
Tourism is vital to Spain, and makes up 12 percent of the nation’s GDP, according to the U.K. Guardian.
Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said it will take time to make tourists feel they can safely travel to Spain without fear of getting the coronavirus.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Family of Tom Petty Sends ‘Cease and Desist’ Notice to Trump After Song Used in Rally

The Trump campaign irked the family of the late Tom Petty when the campaign used Petty ’ s song “ I Won ’ t Back Down ” at President Donald Trump ’ s rally Saturday in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
The family vented its displeasure in a tweet from Petty ’ s Twitter account that was signed by his daughters , Adria and Annakim , his ex-wife Jane Benyo and his widow Dana Petty .
“ Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind .
Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate .
He liked to bring people together , ” the statement said .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew “ Tom wrote this song for the underdog , for the common man and for EVERYONE .
We want to make it clear that we believe everyone is free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they like , but the Petty family doesn ’ t stand for this .
We believe in America and we believe in democracy .
But Donald Trump is not representing the noble ideals of either .
We would hate for fans that are marginalized by this administration to think we were complicit in this usage.
” The statement said the family had “ issued an official cease and desist notice to the Trump campaign.
’ Petty , who died in 2017 , had also opposed having the song played by former President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. John McCain of Arizona during their presidential campaigns , according to USA Today .
The Petty family ’ s objection to the song caused a buzz on Twitter .
In its reporting on the Petty family ’ s objection , Deadline noted that musicians are often miffed when their music is used in a campaign context .
One of the problems , according to Deadline , is that campaigns can obtain “ blanket public performance licenses ” for songs from the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers .
That gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of whether the individual performer agrees , Deadline reported .
In a 2018 interview with the U.K .
Guardian , Gandhar Savur , senior vice president for legal affairs at Rough Trade Publishing , said musicians do not have a lot of leverage to block their music form being used .
“ If the venue that is holding a political rally has a ‘ performance rights organization ’ blanket license in place , such as , for example , through ASCAP or [ Broadcast Music , Inc. ] , then a politician can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing in the background , ” Savur said .
However , candidates who regularly use a particular song might be giving artists or their estates a window for a successful suit , Savur told the Guardian .
“ Artists would argue that the politician is creating a ‘ false endorsement ’ , ie giving the public the false impression that the artist endorses that politician or his or her campaign , by the repeated use of their song and voice , ” he said .
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The Trump campaign irked the family of the late Tom Petty when the campaign used Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down” at President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The family vented its displeasure in a tweet from Petty’s Twitter account that was signed by his daughters, Adria and Annakim, his ex-wife Jane Benyo and his widow Dana Petty.
“Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind,” the family tweeted.
“Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind. Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate. He liked to bring people together,” the statement said.
“Tom wrote this song for the underdog, for the common man and for EVERYONE. We want to make it clear that we believe everyone is free to vote as they like, think as they like, but the Petty family doesn’t stand for this. We believe in America and we believe in democracy. But Donald Trump is not representing the noble ideals of either. We would hate for fans that are marginalized by this administration to think we were complicit in this usage.”
The statement said the family had “issued an official cease and desist notice to the Trump campaign.’
Petty, who died in 2017, had also opposed having the song played by former President George W. Bush and former Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona during their presidential campaigns, according to USA Today.
The Petty family’s objection to the song caused a buzz on Twitter.
Lighten up. Most of Tom Petty’s fans are my age or older and most of us are voting Trump. — Mark Noonan (@Mark_E_Noonan) June 21, 2020
So… Tom wrote this song for everyone… except Republicans. Thanks for clarifying — Anna Timmer (@VeritasSola) June 21, 2020
I’m 45 I Have Been A Life Long Fan Of Tom Petty For 40 Years , I’m A Trump Supporter Also , You Are Forgetting Trump Supporters Are Tom Petty Fans Also & The Fans Gave Tom Petty His Success , You Are Attacking Trump Supporters For Our Political Differences ! pic.twitter.com/IHMxkScNro — Gabby COVID19 Survivor (@GabbyGustafsen) June 21, 2020
In its reporting on the Petty family’s objection, Deadline noted that musicians are often miffed when their music is used in a campaign context.
One of the problems, according to Deadline, is that campaigns can obtain “blanket public performance licenses” for songs from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. That gives campaigns the rights to use songs regardless of whether the individual performer agrees, Deadline reported.
In a 2018 interview with the U.K. Guardian, Gandhar Savur, senior vice president for legal affairs at Rough Trade Publishing, said musicians do not have a lot of leverage to block their music from being used.
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“If the venue that is holding a political rally has a ‘performance rights organization’ blanket license in place, such as, for example, through ASCAP or [Broadcast Music, Inc.], then a politician can get away with having a particular song playing in the background,” Savur said.
However, candidates who regularly use a particular song might be giving artists or their estates a window for a successful suit, Savur told the Guardian.
“Artists would argue that the politician is creating a ‘false endorsement’, ie giving the public the false impression that the artist endorses that politician or his or her campaign, by the repeated use of their song and voice,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--BLM Co-Founder Admits Their Goal Is Just To ‘Get Trump Out,’ Alienates Black Trump Supporters

It ’ s probably a good question , before we go forward on a wider cultural discussion that involves unanimous consent for the three-word construct “ black lives matter , ” what those words really mean .
The phrase itself , unless your views on race and culture are rebarbative , is axiomatic and has been since it was coined over a half-decade ago .
You could plug almost any group into the blank space in “ _______ lives matter ” and you ’ d be right .
This isn ’ t what it means .
The general conclusion we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few weeks , ever since the events leading up to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody was available to watch by anyone with a cell phone , is that it means something nebulous-ish involving the force of the state being brought to bear on people of color in an inappropriate manner .
The problem is that “ nebulous-ish ” part .
The group Black Lives Matter was never quite just an official organization , it also wasn ’ t just a hashtag .
This means that while it currently has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foot remains in its roots as an organization on the far-ish reaches of the left .
If you wanted evidence of this residual hard-leftist slant , you need have looked no further than Patrisse Cullors ’ appearance on CNN on Friday .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew Cullors was one of the founders of the movement back in 2013 and has remained one of its most prominent voices , which means she ’ s in demand again .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discuss the movement and what its goals were .
You may not be surprised at one of them : During the interview on “ The Lead , ” Jake Tapper and his perma-scrunched face asked Cullors just what is it she wanted to do — at least when it came to the election .
“ I ’ ve heard a lot of criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden from civil rights activists , ” Tapper said .
“ The election , obviously , will be a choice .
How do you think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to these issues that are important to you ?
” “ Trump not only needs to not be in office in November , but he should resign now , ” Cullors said .
“ Trump needs to be out of office .
He is not fit for office .
And so what we are going to push for is a move to get Trump out .
While we ’ re also going to continue to push and pressure Vice President Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be important .
But our goal is to get Trump out.
” In other words , at a basic level , this isn ’ t really about black lives — at least not for Cullors .
After all , if Cullors ’ belief is that all black people are in danger from a bigoted law enforcement structure , the obvious choice would be to work not only with white allies but also black individuals who make common cause with Trump on enough issues to vote for him .
RELATED : Mike Pence Refuses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To Say 'Black Lives Matter' And even though the possibility that Trump has support among black voters , polling from as recently as June 5 shows the incumbent president with black support that should give Democrats nightmares .
Of course , Democrats won ’ t buy that number .
And the mainstream media won ’ t be trying to sell it .
But the point is , Rasmussen is a respectable polling organization .
If Trump is running at 40 percent black voter support — or even half that number — he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the electorate than leftists believe .
And if that Rasmussen number is anywhere near correct , the woman who is accepted as speaking for Black Lives Matter is ignoring a substantial number of actual black lives in the United States .
But building unity in the black community , or even reaching out to black Trump supporters , is not what this wing of Black Lives Matter is about .
It ’ s about beating Donald Trump .
Now , the thing with Black Lives Matter is that Cullors does not — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the entire movement .
That ’ s a weakness , both when it comes to organization and leadership , but it ’ s a strength when it comes to nailing down the protean nature of the organization .
Black Lives Matter is more than just a slogan , but the great thing for its principals is that it ’ s like a slogan : It means exactly what you want it to mean .
It ’ s also good to know that at the same time Black Lives Matter is demanding redress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ostensibly throwing its weight behind the Democratic Party , which was — in some of our lifetimes — the party of segregation and Jim Crow .
( And as a relatively young senator in the 1970s , Biden had no problems buddying up to some of its most segregationist members . )
And notice how Cullors makes it clear that her group needs to need to “ pressure Vice President Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and criminalization.
” In other words , they know the former veep ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is just one voice , you may say .
True — and therein lies the advantage .
Black Lives Matter is whatever you think it is , at least when it ’ s ingratiating itself to the public .
Give its members a modicum of power , however , and you ’ ll see that change posthaste , especially in the run-up to the 2020 election .
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It’s probably a good question, before we go forward on a wider cultural discussion that involves unanimous consent for the three-word construct “black lives matter,” what those words really mean.
The phrase itself, unless your views on race and culture are rebarbative, is axiomatic and has been since it was coined over a half-decade ago. You could plug almost any group into the blank space in “_______ lives matter” and you’d be right. This isn’t what it means.
The general conclusion we’ve reached over the gut-wrenching past few weeks, ever since the events leading up to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody was available to watch by anyone with a cell phone, is that it means something nebulous-ish involving the force of the state being brought to bear on people of color in an inappropriate manner.
The problem is that “nebulous-ish” part. The group Black Lives Matter was never quite just an official organization, it also wasn’t just a hashtag. This means that while it currently has one foot in mainstream acceptance, another foot remains in its roots as an organization on the far-ish reaches of the left.
If you wanted evidence of this residual hard-leftist slant, you need have looked no further than Patrisse Cullors’ appearance on CNN on Friday.
Cullors was one of the founders of the movement back in 2013 and has remained one of its most prominent voices, which means she’s in demand again. On Friday, she appeared on CNN to discuss the movement and what its goals were. You may not be surprised at one of them:
During the interview on “The Lead,” Jake Tapper asked Cullors just what is it she wanted to do — at least when it came to the election.
“I’ve heard a lot of criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden from civil rights activists,” Tapper said.
“The election, obviously, will be a choice. How do you think Biden matches up compared to President Trump when it comes to these issues that are important to you?”
President “Trump not only needs to not be in office in November but he should resign now,” says co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Patrisse Cullors. “Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office.” pic.twitter.com/T6mLZ11cEv — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 19, 2020
“Trump not only needs to not be in office in November, but he should resign now,” Cullors said.
“Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office. And so what we are going to push for is a move to get Trump out. While we’re also going to continue to push and pressure Vice President Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and criminalization. That’s going to be important. But our goal is to get Trump out.”
In other words, at a basic level, this isn’t really about black lives — at least not for Cullors.
After all, if Cullors’ belief is that all black people are in danger from a bigoted law enforcement structure, the obvious choice would be to work not only with white allies but also black individuals who make common cause with Trump on enough issues to vote for him.
And even though the possibility that Trump has support among black voters, polling from as recently as June 5 shows the incumbent president with black support that should give Democrats nightmares.
Reader Tip: Coming Later Our Daily Presidential Tracking poll today shows Black Likely Voter approval of the job @realDonaldTrump is now over 40%. — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) June 5, 2020
Of course, Democrats won’t buy that number. And the mainstream media won’t be trying to sell it. But the point is, Rasmussen is a respectable polling organization. If Trump is running at 40 percent black voter support — or even half that number — he’s getting more support in that segment of the electorate than leftists believe.
And if that Rasmussen number is anywhere near correct, the woman who is accepted as speaking for Black Lives Matter is ignoring a substantial number of actual black lives in the United States.
But building unity in the black community, or even reaching out to black Trump supporters, is not what this wing of Black Lives Matter is about. It’s about beating Donald Trump.
Now, the thing with Black Lives Matter is that Cullors does not — in fact, cannot — speak for the entire movement. That’s a weakness, both when it comes to organization and leadership, but it’s a strength when it comes to nailing down the protean nature of the organization.
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Black Lives Matter is more than just a slogan, but the great thing for its principals is that it’s like a slogan: It means exactly what you want it to mean.
It’s also good to know that at the same time Black Lives Matter is demanding redress for centuries-old issues, it’s ostensibly throwing its weight behind the Democratic Party, which was — in some of our lifetimes — the party of segregation and Jim Crow. (And as a relatively young senator in the 1970s, Biden had no problems buddying up to some of its most segregationist members.)
Cullors ignores this racist history.
And notice how Cullors makes it clear that her group needs to need to “pressure Vice President Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and criminalization.” In other words, they know the former veep’s record around policing in this country.
But this is just one voice, you may say. True — and therein lies the advantage.
Black Lives Matter is whatever you think it is, at least when it’s ingratiating itself to the public.
Give its members a modicum of power, however, and you’ll see that change posthaste, especially in the run-up to the 2020 election.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--TikTok Users Claim Credit for Sabotaging Trump Rally with Fake Registrations

President Donald Trump ’ s rally Saturday night in Tulsa , Oklahoma , was barely over before the bragging began .
Liberal social media users were taking credit for widely reported , surprisingly low turnout for the event – and admitting they ’ d cheated .
As major news outlets from Reuters to The New York Times reported , youthful social media activists and the Democrats they support were celebrating the fact that a normally packed Trump rally couldn ’ t even fill a 20,000-seat municipal arena .
There ’ s no question the event was not the normal Trump-sized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to The Associated Press , the Tulsa fire marshal ’ s office reported a crowd of only 6,200 .
Prior to the rally , expectations had been much , much higher .
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However , New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the credit should go to social media saboteurs , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign – and the rest of America – about what size turnout was to be expected .
In a story posted Sunday morning , The New York Times reported users of the Chinese owned video-sharing platform TikTok and anti-Trump fans of Korean popular music had started the effort about 10 days ago .
“ TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music groups claimed to have registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets for Mr. Trump ’ s campaign rally as a prank .
After the Trump campaign ’ s official account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to register for free tickets using their phones on June 11 , K-pop fan accounts began sharing the information with followers , encouraging them to register for the rally — and then not show .
“ The trend quickly spread on TikTok , where videos with millions of views instructed viewers to do the same , as CNN reported on Tuesday .
‘ Oh no , I signed up for a Trump rally , and I can ’ t go , ’ one woman joked , along with a fake cough , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh discounted the effort , according to Reuters .
RELATED : Family of Tom Petty Sends 'Cease and Desist ' Notice to Trump After Song Used in Rally “ Leftists always fool themselves into thinking they ’ re being clever .
Registering for a rally only means you ’ ve RSVPed with a cellphone number , ” he said in a statement .
“ But we thank them for their contact information.
” There are other possible reasons for the turnout problem , of course .
The country is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Despite the fact that states are gradually opening , the prospect of being in an enclosed space with thousands of cheering strangers might have been off-putting to many who might otherwise be in the audience .
Regardless , conservatives were not amused by the liberals ’ claims .
Byron York , a conservative commentator , Fox News contributor and chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner , posted a Twitter thread that could well be a warning for what ’ s coming in the rest of the election season .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , work around , this sort of mischief throughout campaign , ” York wrote .
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President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was barely over before the bragging began.
Liberal social media users were taking credit for widely reported, surprisingly low turnout for the event – and admitting they’d cheated.
As major news outlets from Reuters to The New York Times reported, youthful social media activists and the Democrats they support were celebrating the fact that a normally packed Trump rally couldn’t even fill a 20,000-seat municipal arena.
There’s no question the event was not the normal Trump-sized blowout it was expected to be. According to The Associated Press, the Tulsa fire marshal’s office reported a crowd of only 6,200.
Prior to the rally, expectations had been much, much higher.
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale blamed the unusually low attendance on “radical protesters” who aimed to disrupt the event itself.
Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally. They even blocked access to the metal detectors, preventing people from entering. Thanks to the 1,000s who made it anyway!https://t.co/eM2nohMEy6 — Brad Parscale (@parscale) June 20, 2020
However, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the credit should go to social media saboteurs, who launched an effort to deliberately deceive the Trump campaign – and the rest of America – about what size turnout was to be expected.
Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID Shout out to Zoomers. Y’all make me so proud. ☺ https://t.co/jGrp5bSZ9T — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 21, 2020
In a story posted Sunday morning, The New York Times reported users of the Chinese owned video-sharing platform TikTok and anti-Trump fans of Korean popular music had started the effort about 10 days ago.
“TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music groups claimed to have registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets for Mr. Trump’s campaign rally as a prank. After the Trump campaign’s official account @TeamTrump posted a tweet asking supporters to register for free tickets using their phones on June 11, K-pop fan accounts began sharing the information with followers, encouraging them to register for the rally — and then not show.
“The trend quickly spread on TikTok, where videos with millions of views instructed viewers to do the same, as CNN reported on Tuesday. ‘Oh no, I signed up for a Trump rally, and I can’t go,’ one woman joked, along with a fake cough, in a TikTok posted on June 15.”
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh discounted the effort, according to Reuters.
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“Leftists always fool themselves into thinking they’re being clever. Registering for a rally only means you’ve RSVPed with a cellphone number,” he said in a statement. “But we thank them for their contact information.”
There are other possible reasons for the turnout problem, of course.
The country is still in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. Despite the fact that states are gradually opening, the prospect of being in an enclosed space with thousands of cheering strangers might have been off-putting to many who might otherwise be in the audience.
Regardless, conservatives were not amused by the liberals’ claims.
Byron York, a conservative commentator, Fox News contributor and chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, posted a Twitter thread that could well be a warning for what’s coming in the rest of the election season.
Resistance, NeverTrumpers boasting on social media that they block-reserved tickets to Trump rally to keep seats empty. One says his 16 year-old daughter and friends got ‘hundreds of tickets.’ 2/4 — Byron York (@ByronYork) June 21, 2020
Obviously, Trump will have to expect, work around, this sort of mischief throughout campaign. And after Saturday night, Biden will, too. 4/4 End. — Byron York (@ByronYork) June 21, 2020
“Obviously, Trump will have to expect, work around, this sort of mischief throughout campaign,” York wrote.
“And after Saturday night, Biden will, too.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--481 Tyson Foods Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China ’ s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees .
A Tyson spokesman said Sunday that the plant in question is in Springdale , Arkansas .
“ At Tyson , our top priority is the health and safety of our team members , and we work closely with the US Department of Agriculture ’ s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that we produce all of our food in full compliance with government safety requirements , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email to The Associated Press .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew He added that all global and U.S. health organizations agree that there is no evidence to support the transmission of COVID-19 associated with food .
The announcement out of China on Sunday gave no details of the quantity of meat affected .
On Friday , Tyson Foods announced the results of coronavirus testing at its facilities in Arkansas ’ Benton and Washington counties , and said that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the virus didn ’ t show any symptoms .
Of the 3,748 employees tested , 481 tested positive for coronavirus infection , and 455 were asymptomatic .
On June 11 , Tyson announced that 199 employees tested positive out of 1,102 employees , adding that only one of the employees who tested positive showed symptoms .
The other 198 individuals who tested positive did not show any symptoms , according to Tyson .
Those cases were in addition to the 48 positive cases identified at the same facility by the Arkansas Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own health care providers .
There have been several other COVID-19 outbreaks at Tyson plants around the United States , including in North Carolina , Nebraska , and Iowa .
In November , China lifted a five-year ban on U.S. poultry .
China had blocked U.S. poultry imports a month after an outbreak of avian influenza in December 2014 , closing off a market that brought more than $ 500 million worth of American chicken , turkey and other poultry products in 2013 .
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Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees.
A Tyson spokesman said Sunday that the plant in question is in Springdale, Arkansas.
“At Tyson, our top priority is the health and safety of our team members, and we work closely with the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that we produce all of our food in full compliance with government safety requirements,” wrote spokesman Gary Mickelson in an email to The Associated Press.
China is temporarily suspending the import of poultry from a Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas following an outbreak of coronavirus cases at the facility.
https://t.co/SZ5XGGGGx3 — NPR (@NPR) June 21, 2020
He added that all global and U.S. health organizations agree that there is no evidence to support the transmission of COVID-19 associated with food.
The announcement out of China on Sunday gave no details of the quantity of meat affected.
On Friday, Tyson Foods announced the results of coronavirus testing at its facilities in Arkansas’ Benton and Washington counties, and said that a majority of employees who ultimately tested positive for the virus didn’t show any symptoms.
Nearly all team members who tested positive were asymptomatic and would not have been identified without Tyson Foods initiating large-scale testing. https://t.co/xMQwZ35Y64 pic.twitter.com/NVvxawmoRX — Tyson Foods (@TysonFoods) June 19, 2020
Of the 3,748 employees tested, 481 tested positive for coronavirus infection, and 455 were asymptomatic.
On June 11, Tyson announced that 199 employees tested positive out of 1,102 employees, adding that only one of the employees who tested positive showed symptoms.
The other 198 individuals who tested positive did not show any symptoms, according to Tyson.
Dr.Daniel Castillo with Matrix Medical breaks down what large-scale COVID-19 testing means for Tyson Foods employees, the communities in which we operate, and mitigating the spread of the virus. https://t.co/hotwoJO4uD — Tyson Foods (@TysonFoods) June 17, 2020
Those cases were in addition to the 48 positive cases identified at the same facility by the Arkansas Department of Health or when seeking care through their own health care providers.
There have been several other COVID-19 outbreaks at Tyson plants around the United States, including in North Carolina, Nebraska, and Iowa.
In November, China lifted a five-year ban on U.S. poultry.
China had blocked U.S. poultry imports a month after an outbreak of avian influenza in December 2014, closing off a market that brought more than $500 million worth of American chicken, turkey and other poultry products in 2013.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Texas Takes a Stand, Issues Powerful Statement Against Reported Calls To Tear Down Alamo

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush issued a message to protesters threatening the Alamo : “ Don ’ t mess with The Alamo.
” Bush , the son of former Florida Gov .
Jeb Bush , was responding to social media rumors that protesters were demanding the historic site be torn down .
“ The Alamo is the Shrine of Texas Liberty .
And it will be defended .
My office is closely watching the social media posts and rumors from protestors who are threatening to come to The Alamo , ” Bush said in a June 13 statement on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew “ Rest assured we have already deployed , for several weeks and will continue to do so , the Alamo Rangers in partnership with SAPD , The Department of Public Safety and The National Guard to protect this sacred site .
“ My message to the protestors is simple : Don ’ t mess with The Alamo.
” Bush told Fox News that protests in response to the death of George Floyd , who died on May 25 after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for nearly nine minutes during an arrest , had come close to the grounds of The Alamo and there was an elevated threat from so-called anti-fascist protesters who sought to tear down statues and monuments .
“ We responded in kind with the show of force to send a very clear message that you don ’ t mess with Texas and you don ’ t mess with the Alamo , ” he said .
Texas Lt. Gov .
Dan Patrick criticized Bush ’ s management of the San Antonio monument hours after Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Nobody has put the @ OfficialAlamo at more risk than @ georgepbush with the outrageous ‘ reimagining ’ plan , lousy management , lack of transparency and moving the cenotaph , ” he tweeted .
A group of protesters did rally at the Alamo on the afternoon of June 13 , but they were protesting the Alamo Master Plan to relocate the Alamo Cenotaph , KSAT-TV reported .
The cenotaph was built in 1939 as a memorial for those who fought during the Battle of the Alamo .
Protesters have torn down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country in response to Floyd ’ s death .
Statues of several Confederate figures , as well as former President Thomas Jefferson and Christopher Columbus , have all been torn down .
The Alamo Cenotaph was vandalized with red spray-painted graffiti on May 29 , The Associated Press reported .
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush issued a message to protesters threatening the Alamo: “Don’t mess with The Alamo.”
Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, was responding to social media rumors that protesters were demanding the historic site be torn down.
Protesters in San Antonio now demanding tearing down The Alamo. — Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) June 13, 2020
“The Alamo is the Shrine of Texas Liberty. And it will be defended. My office is closely watching the social media posts and rumors from protestors who are threatening to come to The Alamo,” Bush said in a June 13 statement on Twitter.
“Rest assured we have already deployed, for several weeks and will continue to do so, the Alamo Rangers in partnership with SAPD, The Department of Public Safety and The National Guard to protect this sacred site.
“My message to the protestors is simple: Don’t mess with The Alamo.”
Don’t mess with the Alamo. pic.twitter.com/oqDM8wUOrT — George P. Bush (@georgepbush) June 13, 2020
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Bush told Fox News that protests in response to the death of George Floyd, who died on May 25 after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest, had come close to the grounds of The Alamo and there was an elevated threat from so-called anti-fascist protesters who sought to tear down statues and monuments.
“We responded in kind with the show of force to send a very clear message that you don’t mess with Texas and you don’t mess with the Alamo,” he said.
This morning I joined @kilmeade on #FoxAndFriends to talk about threats to the Alamo and what we’re doing to protect it. Don’t mess with Texas, and don’t mess with the Alamo. pic.twitter.com/YFS6THcHsm — George P. Bush (@georgepbush) June 15, 2020
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized Bush’s management of the San Antonio monument hours after Bush’s appearance on Fox News.
“Nobody has put the @OfficialAlamo at more risk than @georgepbush with the outrageous ‘reimagining’ plan, lousy management, lack of transparency and moving the cenotaph,” he tweeted.
A group of protesters did rally at the Alamo on the afternoon of June 13, but they were protesting the Alamo Master Plan to relocate the Alamo Cenotaph, KSAT-TV reported.
The cenotaph was built in 1939 as a memorial for those who fought during the Battle of the Alamo.
Protesters have torn down several statues and vandalized memorials in cities across the country in response to Floyd’s death.
Statues of several Confederate figures, as well as former President Thomas Jefferson and Christopher Columbus, have all been torn down.
The Alamo Cenotaph was vandalized with red spray-painted graffiti on May 29, The Associated Press reported.
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