westernjournal--2020-10-16--Twitter Makes Massive Change After Backlash for Suppressing Hunter Biden Exposé

Twitter is altering enforcement of its “ Hacked Materials ” policy in light of widespread backlash over efforts to suppress the reach of a bombshell New York Post exposé Wednesday which disclosed private emails revealing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden may have been introduced to one of his son Hunter ’ s controversial foreign business partners while the elder Biden was serving as vice president .
In a late night statement Thursday , executive Vijaya Gadde announced that the platform would be attaching warnings and contextual information to posts found in violation of the policy after Twitter previously argued links @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegally obtained materials ” and “ content obtained without authorization ” were not permissible on the platform .
“ As noted this morning , we also currently view materials included in the articles as violations of our Hacked Materials Policy , ” the Twitter safety team had initially written Wednesday .
“ Commentary on or discussion about hacked materials , such as articles that cover them but do not include or link to the materials themselves , aren ’ t a violation of this policy.
” “ The policy , established in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to distribute content obtained without authorization .
We don ’ t want to incentivize hacking by allowing Twitter to be used as distribution for possibly illegally obtained materials , ” the platform added .
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A number of prominent social media users — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald chief among them — were quick to pillory the statement , widely suggesting Twitter ’ s policy would likely have resulted in the suppression of numerous groundbreaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being used to censor “ journalism they dislike.
” “ Please don ’ t be deceived , ” Greenwald wrote .
“ The authoritarian mindset expressed below — celebrating mass censorship of journalism they dislike — is absolutely a significant strain in current US liberalism , which is why so many of them cheered the stunning censorship yesterday.
” “ Look carefully at what Twitter is saying to justify censoring the Biden story .
If applied consistently , it ’ d mean that some of history ’ s most consequential journalism — the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Snowden docs , Panama Papers , our Brazil Archive — would be banned , ” the journalist had previously said .
“ So much of the important journalism you read is based on a source providing to journalists ‘ content obtained without authorization . '
” For the sake of posterity , here are four such stories : RELATED : TV News Networks Bury Hunter Biden Story with Less Than 10 Minutes of Coverage Over 2 Days On June 13 , 1971 , the news broke : U.S. military operations in Vietnam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially reported to the American people , encompassing secret Marine Corps deployments and the bombing of two neighboring nations .
The shocking revelation came by way of a 7,000-page internal Department of Defense report delivered to the national media by war-weary Washington insider Daniel Ellsberg , and was forwarded , despite legal advice to the contrary , by two newspapers — The New York Times and The Washington Post — who were battling to see every major detail of the document published .
A military analyst employed by the government-funded RAND Corporation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publicly release the classified information .
Over the course of nearly two years , however , the disillusioned analyst snuck photocopied portions of the document out of his office night after night , in hopes of one day mobilizing them for the sake of shifting public perceptions on the bloody conflict .
Ellsberg was eventually charged with criminal conspiracy and violations of the Espionage Act for disseminating the documents , only to get off in light of partial victimization in the Watergate scandal shortly after .
His leaks would go on to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving way to major increases in stateside anti-war sentiment and a landmark Supreme Court decision rejecting government censorship of the news media with regard to classified content .
Since 2006 , no shortage of controversially sourced government content has fallen into the hands of establishment media due to the work of nonprofit watchdog publisher WikiLeaks .
Dumping massive data and document caches leaked from the highest levels of government , WikiLeaks has broken some of the most influential stories of the early 21st century , from the actual scope of the death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. holdings in the Afghan conflict and even the prison conditions and standard operating procedures at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp .
The organization would go on to truly enter the mainstream American political consciousness in 2016 , however , boiling the blood of left-wing figures with the release of more than 44,000 emails and 17,000 attachments stripped from the private hardware of the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta .
Re-scandalizing 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton just months before the election , the documents revealed something of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders marginalized by the party .
It is widely believed the leaks played a role in Clinton ’ s eventual defeat .
Despite the deeply eclectic nature of the influential revelations published by WikiLeaks over the years , one through-line remains : the unauthorized and often illegal nature of the information ’ s procurement , coming from foreign intelligence hacks and government whistleblowers .
The practice has in turn made WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange public enemy number one for several governments across the globe , including the United States , which is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England over alleged Espionage Act violations .
Tangentially related to WikiLeaks was another watchdog who , in 2013 , provided the news media complex with a wealth of salient unauthorized content : Edward Snowden .
A CIA subcontractor with Booz Allen Hamilton , Snowden used his access to U.S. intelligence community ’ s data infrastructure to download a wealth of highly classified documents revealing the massive scope of efforts by the National Security Agency to surveil American citizens and foreign actors with the help of private telecommunications companies .
Snowden promptly fled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , communicating with Western journalists at The Guardian and The Washington Post in an attempt to strategically release the documents before seeking asylum in South America .
The analyst ’ s efforts resulted in a global awakening with regard to the unaccountable power of the surveillance state , and caused a major stateside indictment for theft of government materials and charges for two alleged Espionage Act violations .
He remains abroad in Russia , evading extradition to the United States , though President Donald Trump has hinted at issuing a pardon in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times exposé detailing Trump ’ s tax returns might have violated Twitter ’ s 2018 policy banning the distribution of “ content obtained without authorization.
” The report , a widely shared media darling last month , suggested the president ’ s long-withheld tax returns had finally been acquired and revealed major the billionaire had paid just $ 1,500 in federal income taxes between 2016 and 2017 .
It was a development that shook the news cycle , serving as fodder for left-wing political pundits , who misrepresented and spun the report in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admissions he had actually transferred roughly $ 5 million to the U.S. Treasury for those years , but only owed the $ 1,500 as a result of legal tax loopholes .
Regardless of what the report reveals with regard to the president and his tax-paying behavior , however , the truth remains that some level of impropriety existed in The Times ’ acquisition of a citizen ’ s personal tax records .
Widespread concerns have surfaced in light of the report regarding whether or not the tax returns were obtained legally , given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s personal records under wraps .
The Times has pushed back against such concerns , claiming that “ all of the information ” had been “ provided by sources with legal access to it , ” though no evidence has been provided and the source remains unnamed .
Potentially questionable legality , however , is not the only problem with regard to whether the story adheres to Twitter guidelines , as Trump and his estate have clearly not authorized the release and publication of these details .
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Twitter is altering enforcement of its “Hacked Materials” policy in light of widespread backlash over efforts to suppress the reach of a bombshell New York Post exposé Wednesday which disclosed private emails revealing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden may have been introduced to one of his son Hunter’s controversial foreign business partners while the elder Biden was serving as vice president.
In a late night statement Thursday, executive Vijaya Gadde announced that the platform would be attaching warnings and contextual information to posts found in violation of the policy after Twitter previously argued links to, and publication, of “illegally obtained materials” and “content obtained without authorization” were not permissible on the platform.
“As noted this morning, we also currently view materials included in the articles as violations of our Hacked Materials Policy,” the Twitter safety team had initially written Wednesday.
“Commentary on or discussion about hacked materials, such as articles that cover them but do not include or link to the materials themselves, aren’t a violation of this policy.”
“The policy, established in 2018, prohibits the use of our service to distribute content obtained without authorization. We don’t want to incentivize hacking by allowing Twitter to be used as distribution for possibly illegally obtained materials,” the platform added.
So much of the important journalism you read is based on a source providing to journalists “content obtained without authorization.” Beyond the above examples, why doesn’t Twitter ban links to the NYT’s stories based on Trump’s tax returns, “obtained without authorization?” — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 15, 2020
A number of prominent social media users — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald chief among them — were quick to pillory the statement, widely suggesting Twitter’s policy would likely have resulted in the suppression of numerous groundbreaking news stories throughout history and was simply being used to censor “journalism they dislike.”
“Please don’t be deceived,” Greenwald wrote. “The authoritarian mindset expressed below — celebrating mass censorship of journalism they dislike — is absolutely a significant strain in current US liberalism, which is why so many of them cheered the stunning censorship yesterday.”
Please don’t be deceived. The authoritarian mindset expressed below — celebrating mass censorship of journalism they dislike — is absolutely a significant strain in current US liberalism, which is why so many of them cheered the stunning censorship yesterday: pic.twitter.com/Mz4R8GKUcv — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 15, 2020
“Look carefully at what Twitter is saying to justify censoring the Biden story. If applied consistently, it’d mean that some of history’s most consequential journalism — the Pentagon Papers, WikiLeaks’ war logs, Snowden docs, Panama Papers, our Brazil Archive — would be banned,” the journalist had previously said.
“So much of the important journalism you read is based on a source providing to journalists ‘content obtained without authorization.'”
For the sake of posterity, here are four such stories:
The Pentagon Papers
On June 13, 1971, the news broke: U.S. military operations in Vietnam had secretly expanded far beyond the scope initially reported to the American people, encompassing secret Marine Corps deployments and the bombing of two neighboring nations.
The shocking revelation came by way of a 7,000-page internal Department of Defense report delivered to the national media by war-weary Washington insider Daniel Ellsberg, and was forwarded, despite legal advice to the contrary, by two newspapers — The New York Times and The Washington Post — who were battling to see every major detail of the document published.
A military analyst employed by the government-funded RAND Corporation, Ellsberg was anything but “authorized” to publicly release the classified information. Over the course of nearly two years, however, the disillusioned analyst snuck photocopied portions of the document out of his office night after night, in hopes of one day mobilizing them for the sake of shifting public perceptions on the bloody conflict.
Ellsberg was eventually charged with criminal conspiracy and violations of the Espionage Act for disseminating the documents, only to get off in light of partial victimization in the Watergate scandal shortly after.
His leaks would go on to drastically shift the American political discourse, giving way to major increases in stateside anti-war sentiment and a landmark Supreme Court decision rejecting government censorship of the news media with regard to classified content.
WikiLeaks
Since 2006, no shortage of controversially sourced government content has fallen into the hands of establishment media due to the work of nonprofit watchdog publisher WikiLeaks.
Dumping massive data and document caches leaked from the highest levels of government, WikiLeaks has broken some of the most influential stories of the early 21st century, from the actual scope of the death toll in Iraq to the full breakdown of U.S. holdings in the Afghan conflict and even the prison conditions and standard operating procedures at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.
The organization would go on to truly enter the mainstream American political consciousness in 2016, however, boiling the blood of left-wing figures with the release of more than 44,000 emails and 17,000 attachments stripped from the private hardware of the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.
Re-scandalizing 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton just months before the election, the documents revealed something of a conspiracy to see far-left primary challenger Bernie Sanders marginalized by the party. It is widely believed the leaks played a role in Clinton’s eventual defeat.
Despite the deeply eclectic nature of the influential revelations published by WikiLeaks over the years, one through-line remains: the unauthorized and often illegal nature of the information’s procurement, coming from foreign intelligence hacks and government whistleblowers.
The practice has in turn made WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange public enemy number one for several governments across the globe, including the United States, which is currently seeking to extradite the watchdog journalist from England over alleged Espionage Act violations.
The Snowden Files
Tangentially related to WikiLeaks was another watchdog who, in 2013, provided the news media complex with a wealth of salient unauthorized content: Edward Snowden.
A CIA subcontractor with Booz Allen Hamilton, Snowden used his access to U.S. intelligence community’s data infrastructure to download a wealth of highly classified documents revealing the massive scope of efforts by the National Security Agency to surveil American citizens and foreign actors with the help of private telecommunications companies.
Snowden promptly fled to Hong Kong with the help of WikiLeaks, communicating with Western journalists at The Guardian and The Washington Post in an attempt to strategically release the documents before seeking asylum in South America.
The analyst’s efforts resulted in a global awakening with regard to the unaccountable power of the surveillance state, and caused a major stateside indictment for theft of government materials and charges for two alleged Espionage Act violations.
He remains abroad in Russia, evading extradition to the United States, though President Donald Trump has hinted at issuing a pardon in the case.
Trump’s Tax Returns
Even the recent New York Times exposé detailing Trump’s tax returns might have violated Twitter’s 2018 policy banning the distribution of “content obtained without authorization.”
The report, a widely shared media darling last month, suggested the president’s long-withheld tax returns had finally been acquired and revealed major the billionaire had paid just $1,500 in federal income taxes between 2016 and 2017.
It was a development that shook the news cycle, serving as fodder for left-wing political pundits, who misrepresented and spun the report in an accusatory manner against the president despite admissions he had actually transferred roughly $5 million to the U.S. Treasury for those years, but only owed the $1,500 as a result of legal tax loopholes.
Regardless of what the report reveals with regard to the president and his tax-paying behavior, however, the truth remains that some level of impropriety existed in The Times’ acquisition of a citizen’s personal tax records.
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Widespread concerns have surfaced in light of the report regarding whether or not the tax returns were obtained legally, given ongoing court battles being fought to keep the president’s personal records under wraps.
The Times has pushed back against such concerns, claiming that “all of the information” had been “provided by sources with legal access to it,” though no evidence has been provided and the source remains unnamed.
Potentially questionable legality, however, is not the only problem with regard to whether the story adheres to Twitter guidelines, as Trump and his estate have clearly not authorized the release and publication of these details.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--The Topics for the Final Presidential Debate Have Been Announced

The topics for next week ’ s final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have been released .
Trump and Biden , as of now , are expected to meet Thursday at Belmont University in Nashville , Tennessee .
The currently embattled Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday that the candidates will discuss leadership , the coronavirus pandemic , issues of race , families , national security and climate change .
Kristen Welker of NBC News , the moderator of the 90-minute debate , selected the topics .
The debate commission called off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unilaterally decided to make the forum virtual .
Trump declined such a forum , saying , “ That ’ s not what debating is all about .
You sit behind a computer and do a debate .
It ’ s ridiculous .
And then they cut you off whenever they want.
” The debate was ultimately canceled after the moderator , C-SPAN host Steve Scully , posted a tweet last week publicly seeking the advice of Trump opponent Anthony Scaramucci .
Scully initially claimed his account had been “ hacked , ” but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was suspended by his employer .
Welker deactivated her Twitter account ahead of the debate , Fox News reported .
The Scully saga was the latest black eye for the body that chooses debate dates , formats and moderators .
The commission chose Fox News host Chris Wallace , a Democrat , to moderate the first debate last month .
The result was a two-on-one verbal scuffle that saw Wallace and Biden appear to be aligned against the president .
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Page , who is the biographer for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , also asked the vice president what seemed to be loaded questions .
The events of the last few weeks have called into question the debate commission ’ s integrity .
The third debate , which is being moderated by Welker , will be a test to see if the commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The topics announced Friday raised questions about bias , with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas noting on Twitter , “ Conveniently , those are the titles of each of policy tabs Joe Biden ’ s campaign website.
” Welker ’ s employer , NBC , unleashed “ Today ” show anchor Savannah Guthrie on the president Thursday evening during an event billed as a town hall .
Guthrie was notably aggressive with Trump and often spoke over the president while also asking questions loaded with inferences that he is courting conspiracy theorists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stated that there is “ no evidence of widespread fraud ” with regard to mail-in ballots .
Now , another of NBC ’ s stars has a chance to either salvage the debate commission ’ s reputation or continue where her network colleague left off Thursday by using her position as moderator to debate the president .
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The topics for next week’s final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have been released.
Trump and Biden, as of now, are expected to meet Thursday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
The currently embattled Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday that the candidates will discuss leadership, the coronavirus pandemic, issues of race, families, national security and climate change.
NEW: Kristen Welker, moderator of the Oct. 22 presidential debate at @BelmontUniv, has selected topics: Fighting COVID-19, American Families, Race in America, Climate Change, National Security, Leadership #Debates2020 https://t.co/kFWvRzIljv — CPD (@debates) October 16, 2020
Kristen Welker of NBC News, the moderator of the 90-minute debate, selected the topics.
The debate commission called off the second debate after the supposedly nonpartisan body unilaterally decided to make the forum virtual.
Trump declined such a forum, saying, “That’s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate. It’s ridiculous. And then they cut you off whenever they want.”
The debate was ultimately canceled after the moderator, C-SPAN host Steve Scully, posted a tweet last week publicly seeking the advice of Trump opponent Anthony Scaramucci.
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Scully initially claimed his account had been “hacked,” but he eventually admitted he was lying and was suspended by his employer.
Welker deactivated her Twitter account ahead of the debate, Fox News reported.
The Scully saga was the latest black eye for the body that chooses debate dates, formats and moderators.
The commission chose Fox News host Chris Wallace, a Democrat, to moderate the first debate last month.
The result was a two-on-one verbal scuffle that saw Wallace and Biden appear to be aligned against the president.
During the vice presidential debate in Utah between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris of California, moderator Susan Page of USA Today at times appeared hostile toward Pence when attempting to cut him off.
Page, who is the biographer for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also asked the vice president what seemed to be loaded questions.
The events of the last few weeks have called into question the debate commission’s integrity.
The third debate, which is being moderated by Welker, will be a test to see if the commission can regain some semblance of impartiality.
The topics announced Friday raised questions about bias, with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas noting on Twitter, “Conveniently, those are the titles of each of policy tabs Joe Biden’s campaign website.”
Conveniently, those are the titles of each of policy tabs Joe Biden’s campaign website. Apparently NOT relevant for the debate: Jobs & Restarting the Economy
Securing the Boarder
Stopping Riots & Crime
School Choice
Free Speech
Religious Liberty
The Second Amendment https://t.co/Cye4ePicML — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 16, 2020
Welker’s employer, NBC, unleashed “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie on the president Thursday evening during an event billed as a town hall.
Guthrie was notably aggressive with Trump and often spoke over the president while also asking questions loaded with inferences that he is courting conspiracy theorists and white supremacists.
She also incorrectly stated that there is “no evidence of widespread fraud” with regard to mail-in ballots.
Now, another of NBC’s stars has a chance to either salvage the debate commission’s reputation or continue where her network colleague left off Thursday by using her position as moderator to debate the president.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Teacher Beheaded in Street After Showing Images of Muhammad in Lesson on Free Expression

A teacher was beheaded Friday in a suburb of Paris after championing free expression by showing caricatures of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad to his students , according to reports .
In the community of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine , per the BBC , a man with a large knife attacked the teacher in the street and beheaded him .
The Daily Mail reported the alleged attacker at some point shouted “ Allahu Akbar ” around the time of the beheading .
Reports also said the man was armed with a handgun and might have been wearing an explosive vest .
The Mail reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history teacher named Samuel P. , while the attacker was somehow connected to one of the students .
Many details remain to be disclosed , but this is what had been reported as of early Friday afternoon : • A person close to the events told the French outlet Le Parisien : “ The victim had recently given a lesson to his students on freedom of expression and had shown the caricatures of Muhammad.
” • The alleged attacker was 18 years old and had ties to Chechnya .
He was shot dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Police are investigating the deadly incident as a terrorist attack .
The beheading is just the latest example of suspected Islamic terror in the country , which has made accepting immigrants from Muslim countries a priority .
Just last month , an 18-year-old Pakistani-born man attacked two innocent civilians with a meat cleaver outside the former office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo .
The man confessed to the attacks , telling authorities they were retribution for the magazine previously publishing cartoons of Muhammad , Reuters reported .
The Charlie Hebdo offices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massacre over the publication ’ s printing of the cartoons .
RELATED : Mike Huckabee : The Radical Left Is Becoming Like 'Islamic Terrorists' In January 2015 , assailants linked to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula murdered 12 people inside the building and wounded 11 more during a mass shooting , The Guardian reported .
In November 2015 , 129 people were murdered by terrorists at the Bataclan music venue and other locations in Paris in an attack organized and carried out by ISIS , according to ABC News .
The following year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over people in the French city of Nice , killing 87 people and injuring more than 400 more , the BBC reported .
All of the attacks , including the beheading Friday , have one thing in common : The assailants held radical Islamist beliefs .
While such attacks are now rare here in the U.S. , thanks in large part to President Donald Trump ’ s focus on curtailing the efforts of the Islamists , the same can not be said for France and other European nations .
The issue fundamentally lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration from parts of the world where the most common ideologies are not compatible with Western values .
This is not about ethnicity ; it is purely ideological .
Freedom of expression and radical Islam can not coincide , and so cultural clashes are leaving scores of Europeans dead or maimed across the European Union and in Great Britain .
Free societies must give citizens the peace of mind that they can express themselves without fear of retribution or violence .
French leaders have failed their people by refusing to speak out loudly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left so many dead in the country .
President Emmanuel Macron has taken a more hardline stance against immigration than his predecessor , François Hollande , but he is still derelict in his duties to protect the French people .
There are presumably many more snakes in the henhouse .
The violent ideologies that forever changed so many lives over the last decade are still brewing in France .
For the citizens of the country hoping to lead lives of peace and free expression , the government ’ s continued refusal to recognize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This should be taken as a warning for the American people less than three weeks before the November election .
Democrats , like their socially liberal counterparts across much of Europe , are pushing policies that could leave your town looking like Conflans-Sainte-Honorine was on Friday .
They intend to scale back Trump administration programs intended to keep Americans safe .
If Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Senate Democratic candidates gain power in November , the country could again see attacks such as those in Orlando , Florida , and San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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A teacher was beheaded Friday in a suburb of Paris after championing free expression by showing caricatures of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad to his students, according to reports.
In the community of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, per the BBC, a man with a large knife attacked the teacher in the street and beheaded him.
The Daily Mail reported the alleged attacker at some point shouted “Allahu Akbar” around the time of the beheading.
Reports also said the man was armed with a handgun and might have been wearing an explosive vest.
Man decapitated in Paris street outside school before cops kill maniac ‘wearing bomb vest’ https://t.co/EWf9g9dcop — The Sun (@TheSun) October 16, 2020
The Mail reported the victim of the attack was a history teacher named Samuel P., while the attacker was somehow connected to one of the students.
Many details remain to be disclosed, but this is what had been reported as of early Friday afternoon:
• A person close to the events told the French outlet Le Parisien: “The victim had recently given a lesson to his students on freedom of expression and had shown the caricatures of Muhammad.”
• The alleged attacker was 18 years old and had ties to Chechnya. He was shot dead by police immediately following the beheading.
• Police are investigating the deadly incident as a terrorist attack.
The beheading is just the latest example of suspected Islamic terror in the country, which has made accepting immigrants from Muslim countries a priority.
Just last month, an 18-year-old Pakistani-born man attacked two innocent civilians with a meat cleaver outside the former office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
The man confessed to the attacks, telling authorities they were retribution for the magazine previously publishing cartoons of Muhammad, Reuters reported.
The Charlie Hebdo offices in 2015 were the site of a massacre over the publication’s printing of the cartoons.
In January 2015, assailants linked to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula murdered 12 people inside the building and wounded 11 more during a mass shooting, The Guardian reported.
In November 2015, 129 people were murdered by terrorists at the Bataclan music venue and other locations in Paris in an attack organized and carried out by ISIS, according to ABC News.
The following year, a 31-year-old Tunisian national deliberately drove over people in the French city of Nice, killing 87 people and injuring more than 400 more, the BBC reported.
All of the attacks, including the beheading Friday, have one thing in common: The assailants held radical Islamist beliefs.
While such attacks are now rare here in the U.S., thanks in large part to President Donald Trump’s focus on curtailing the efforts of the Islamists, the same cannot be said for France and other European nations.
The issue fundamentally lies with well-meaning liberal policies that allow unchecked immigration from parts of the world where the most common ideologies are not compatible with Western values.
This is not about ethnicity; it is purely ideological.
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Freedom of expression and radical Islam cannot coincide, and so cultural clashes are leaving scores of Europeans dead or maimed across the European Union and in Great Britain.
Free societies must give citizens the peace of mind that they can express themselves without fear of retribution or violence.
French leaders have failed their people by refusing to speak out loudly against the destructive Islamist ideologies that have left so many dead in the country.
President Emmanuel Macron has taken a more hardline stance against immigration than his predecessor, François Hollande, but he is still derelict in his duties to protect the French people.
There are presumably many more snakes in the henhouse.
The violent ideologies that forever changed so many lives over the last decade are still brewing in France.
For the citizens of the country hoping to lead lives of peace and free expression, the government’s continued refusal to recognize the patterns of these attacks is untenable.
This should be taken as a warning for the American people less than three weeks before the November election.
Democrats, like their socially liberal counterparts across much of Europe, are pushing policies that could leave your town looking like Conflans-Sainte-Honorine was on Friday.
They intend to scale back Trump administration programs intended to keep Americans safe.
If Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Senate Democratic candidates gain power in November, the country could again see attacks such as those in Orlando, Florida, and San Bernardino, California.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--‘He Belongs in Prison’: Giuliani Details Federal Crimes Revealed in Biden Emails

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview that Hunter Biden , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s son , violated a foreign agent law when he allegedly met with government brass behind closed doors .
Giuliani , President Donald Trump ’ s personal lawyer , sent the contents of a computer hard drive purportedly owned by Hunter Biden to the New York Post , which then published them in a controversial exposè .
Giuliani claimed the hard drive revealed multiple violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly disclose their relationships and dealings with overseas figures .
“ I ’ ll give you an example .
Confidential informant told me about a meeting he had at the State Department and he gave me a specific date , ” Giuliani told the DCNF .
“ He told me he remembered it because Hunter Biden was taken in the back door so that [ the meeting ] wouldn ’ t be registered .
He went to see Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken.
” “ Well , that ’ s not registered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me and another investigator this , ” he continued .
“ That date squared exactly with the one in the hard drive and in the messages .
There were about three more like that and there are two others that I ’ d rather not reveal.
” Giuliani said failure to register meetings of this nature constitutes a violation of FARA .
“ It was not recorded and should ’ ve been recorded because it ’ s a meeting that falls under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of which there are probably six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden , ” he said .
Giuliani also mentioned the case of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort , who was sentenced to two years in prison for failing to disclose his own financial dealings with Ukraine in 2019 , according to CNN .
“ [ Hunter Biden ] never registered as a foreign agent and that ’ s exactly what Paul Manafort went to prison for , and unless we ’ re going to stick with this Republicans go to prison and Democrats don ’ t when they do the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison the way Paul Manafort was put in prison , ” Giuliani said .
Hunter Biden ’ s hard drive was left at a computer repair store in Delaware and never picked up , according to the Post .
The store owner reportedly turned copies of the hard drive over to Giuliani , who then provided a copy to the Post .
The FBI obtained a seizure warrant for the original hard drive , according to the Post .
A version of this article appeared on The Daily Caller News Foundation website .
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview that Hunter Biden, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son, violated a foreign agent law when he allegedly met with government brass behind closed doors.
Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, sent the contents of a computer hard drive purportedly owned by Hunter Biden to the New York Post, which then published them in a controversial exposè.
Giuliani claimed the hard drive revealed multiple violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires certain foreign agents to periodically and publicly disclose their relationships and dealings with overseas figures.
“I’ll give you an example. Confidential informant told me about a meeting he had at the State Department and he gave me a specific date,” Giuliani told the DCNF.
“He told me he remembered it because Hunter Biden was taken in the back door so that [the meeting] wouldn’t be registered. He went to see Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken.”
“Well, that’s not registered anywhere except from this confidential informant telling me and another investigator this,” he continued.
“That date squared exactly with the one in the hard drive and in the messages. There were about three more like that and there are two others that I’d rather not reveal.”
Giuliani said failure to register meetings of this nature constitutes a violation of FARA.
“It was not recorded and should’ve been recorded because it’s a meeting that falls under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of which there are probably six or seven blatant violations of it by Hunter Biden,” he said.
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Giuliani also mentioned the case of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was sentenced to two years in prison for failing to disclose his own financial dealings with Ukraine in 2019, according to CNN.
“[Hunter Biden] never registered as a foreign agent and that’s exactly what Paul Manafort went to prison for, and unless we’re going to stick with this Republicans go to prison and Democrats don’t when they do the same or worse, then he belongs in prison the way Paul Manafort was put in prison,” Giuliani said.
Hunter Biden’s hard drive was left at a computer repair store in Delaware and never picked up, according to the Post. The store owner reportedly turned copies of the hard drive over to Giuliani, who then provided a copy to the Post.
The FBI obtained a seizure warrant for the original hard drive, according to the Post.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Flashback: The Time a Man Was Arrested After Taking Biden’s Gun Advice

I have an admission to make : Even as a Second Amendment absolutist , I ’ m not what conservatives would refer to as “ gunsy.
” It ’ s not that I have an impediment or a moral qualm with gun ownership .
I think it ’ s profoundly moral to take your own security into your hands .
Having covered firearm issues for some years now , I know enough .
When my conservative friends start talking about whether they prefer American Eagle or PMC Bronze 115 grain 9mm ammo , I get that Charlie Brown teacher sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , however : I know that I know more about guns than Joe Biden does .
Jeffrey C. Barton , unfortunately , didn ’ t come to this conclusion before he took the then-vice president ’ s advice .
So , before we get to the unfortunate case of Mr. Barton , let ’ s take two steps back in time .
The first will be this Thursday , the second will be in 2013 .
TRENDING : Voter Humiliates Biden : What Do You Have To Say Besides 'You Ai n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic nominee for president had one of those interminable town halls .
I thought we were done with those , but then the second presidential debate was canceled due to the fact President Donald Trump didn ’ t want to do it remotely after his COVID-19 diagnosis .
I ’ ll admit I didn ’ t get to pay as much attention to these events as I would have liked to , particularly Biden ’ s .
I have a newborn at home , a 2-week-old girl who ’ s more adorable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
More importantly , while the prospect of Biden becoming president keeps me up at night metaphorically , my darling princess keeps me up at night literally .
When you feel like your soul is shackled to a zombie ’ s body and you ’ re only awake thanks to an unnatural level of caffeine in your blood , new-baby cuteness and a zen-like acceptance of the foreknowledge you ’ ll next have a full night of natural sleep in about three months , the last thing you need is to watch a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of liberal platitudes , waiting for a “ make sure you have the record player on at night ” -level gaffe to get a jump on the next morning ’ s writing .
With my attention was thusly diverted , my takeaway from what I saw from the town halls was that Biden mostly got the usual softballs on ABC while Trump ’ s event on NBC went a little like this : Want to put changing diapers into perspective ?
Have a child during the fever-months of a presidential race — provided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Republican .
It ’ s a reminder that life is never fair , but at least your baby is cute and you can clean up the mess .
Even the best softball player misses a pitch occasionally , however , and this is Joe Biden we ’ re talking about .
Asked about law enforcement reform , Biden gave a long and rambling answer with this gem somewhere in the middle : “ You can ban chokeholds , but beyond that , you have to teach people how to de-escalate circumstances .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at you and the first thing you do is shoot to kill , you shoot them in the leg.
” RELATED : TV News Networks Bury Hunter Biden Story with Less Than 10 Minutes of Coverage Over 2 Days At Reason , Robby Soave noted Biden had floated this idea of cops shooting people in the leg on a number of previous occasions , proving the former vice president was and remains spectacularly uninformed .
“ Contrary to the former veep ’ s repeated assertions , neither the cops nor anyone else — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shoot people in the leg as a matter of routine practice , ” Soave wrote .
“ It would take an expert marksman to accomplish that feat consistently .
Unless a target is at close range , standing perfectly still , it ’ s very difficult to hit a specific location on the body .
In reality , people are often moving during shootouts , which means that legs and arms can be the hardest part of the body to hit.
” It ’ s a reminder that Biden has a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guns and how he thinks people can use them more responsibly — which brings us back to 2013 .
In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre , Biden told Americans they didn ’ t need AR-15-style rifles to protect themselves .
“ If you want to protect yourself , get a double-barrel shotgun , ” he said during the 2013 question-and-answer video on WhiteHouse.gov , according to Politico , in order to dissuade a woman from purchasing a rifle to protect herself .
He said he had given his wife the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , ‘ Jill , if there ’ s ever a problem , just walk out on the balcony here , put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house , ' ” he said .
“ I promise you whoever ’ s coming in is not gon na .
” No , they weren ’ t , because he then lived in the official vice presidential residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington , which is heavily guarded by Secret Service .
The shotgun would be supererogatory .
Also , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you aren ’ t in the Naval Observatory , as Barton found out .
The Vancouver , Washington , man was convicted in 2015 after he fired off shotgun blasts in the air to ward off men who were attempting to break into his vehicles .
According to The Columbian , Barton originally faced a misdemeanor charge of illegally discharging a firearm after the 2013 incident .
“ I did what Joe Biden told me to do .
I went outside and fired my shotgun in the air , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge .
Officers , however , said discharging a weapon was only allowed in self-defense .
Barton was eventually convicted on a charge of obstructing a police officer , given that he didn ’ t follow police orders when they arrived .
Still , he was incensed that Biden gave advice on the official site of the White House that led to his arrest .
“ While maintaining that he did nothing wrong , Barton said that Biden owes him an apology , ” The Columbian reported in 2013 .
“ Underneath a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courtroom Tuesday , he wore a black T-shirt with the words ‘ Joe Biden Owes Me ’ written in white letters on the back.
” “ He should really know the law before he starts giving America advice on national television , ” Barton said .
He really should know how and when police are trained to respond to threats that require the use of a firearm , too , before saying that police reform involves trying to shoot criminals in the leg instead of anywhere that might be lethal .
Keep in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarks comes from Reason , a libertarian publication that ’ s not known as a hive of uncritical love for law enforcement .
Other Reason headlines from the town halls regarding law enforcement : “ Biden Tries To Gloss Over His Long History of Supporting the Drug War and Draconian Criminal Penalties ” and “ If Trump Was Serious About Police Reform , He Would Have Addressed Qualified Immunity.
” Even one of Reason ’ s most eminent writers thinks this suggestion is stupid — which it is , but so is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to restricting your right to own a weapon when liberals like Biden are in charge .
I may not be gunsy , but I know enough to know firing a shotgun in the air is a terrible substitute for an AR-15 , particularly if the people you ’ re trying to scare off have firearms of their own .
And if the cops come out to help you , they ’ ll just be aiming for the legs , so that ’ s a great help .
In the end , I came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a better authority on guns than Biden .
Sure , she can ’ t say anything about gun control or Second Amendment rights , but at least she ’ s never said anything that ’ s gotten a person arrested .
That ’ s got to count for something , no matter how much she needs to be burped .
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I have an admission to make: Even as a Second Amendment absolutist, I’m not what conservatives would refer to as “gunsy.”
It’s not that I have an impediment or a moral qualm with gun ownership. I think it’s profoundly moral to take your own security into your hands. Having covered firearm issues for some years now, I know enough. When my conservative friends start talking about whether they prefer American Eagle or PMC Bronze 115 grain 9mm ammo, I get that Charlie Brown teacher sound in my head.
I will say this, however: I know that I know more about guns than Joe Biden does.
Jeffrey C. Barton, unfortunately, didn’t come to this conclusion before he took the then-vice president’s advice.
So, before we get to the unfortunate case of Mr. Barton, let’s take two steps back in time. The first will be this Thursday, the second will be in 2013.
On Thursday night, the Democratic nominee for president had one of those interminable town halls. I thought we were done with those, but then the second presidential debate was canceled due to the fact President Donald Trump didn’t want to do it remotely after his COVID-19 diagnosis.
I’ll admit I didn’t get to pay as much attention to these events as I would have liked to, particularly Biden’s. I have a newborn at home, a 2-week-old girl who’s more adorable than Biden and has more natural hair.
More importantly, while the prospect of Biden becoming president keeps me up at night metaphorically, my darling princess keeps me up at night literally. When you feel like your soul is shackled to a zombie’s body and you’re only awake thanks to an unnatural level of caffeine in your blood, new-baby cuteness and a zen-like acceptance of the foreknowledge you’ll next have a full night of natural sleep in about three months, the last thing you need is to watch a half-embalmed man stumble through a prearranged list of liberal platitudes, waiting for a “make sure you have the record player on at night”-level gaffe to get a jump on the next morning’s writing.
With my attention was thusly diverted, my takeaway from what I saw from the town halls was that Biden mostly got the usual softballs on ABC while Trump’s event on NBC went a little like this:
Trump denounces white supremacy a good four times. Guthrie: “It sounds like your dodging.” — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 16, 2020
Want to put changing diapers into perspective? Have a child during the fever-months of a presidential race — provided, of course, you’re a Republican. It’s a reminder that life is never fair, but at least your baby is cute and you can clean up the mess.
Even the best softball player misses a pitch occasionally, however, and this is Joe Biden we’re talking about.
Asked about law enforcement reform, Biden gave a long and rambling answer with this gem somewhere in the middle: “You can ban chokeholds, but beyond that, you have to teach people how to de-escalate circumstances. De-escalate. So instead of anybody coming at you and the first thing you do is shoot to kill, you shoot them in the leg.”
At Reason, Robby Soave noted Biden had floated this idea of cops shooting people in the leg on a number of previous occasions, proving the former vice president was and remains spectacularly uninformed.
“Contrary to the former veep’s repeated assertions, neither the cops nor anyone else — except perhaps James Bond — could plan to shoot people in the leg as a matter of routine practice,” Soave wrote.
“It would take an expert marksman to accomplish that feat consistently. Unless a target is at close range, standing perfectly still, it’s very difficult to hit a specific location on the body. In reality, people are often moving during shootouts, which means that legs and arms can be the hardest part of the body to hit.”
It’s a reminder that Biden has a lot of bad advice when it comes to guns and how he thinks people can use them more responsibly — which brings us back to 2013.
In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, Biden told Americans they didn’t need AR-15-style rifles to protect themselves.
“If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun,” he said during the 2013 question-and-answer video on WhiteHouse.gov, according to Politico, in order to dissuade a woman from purchasing a rifle to protect herself. He said he had given his wife the same advice, too.
“I said, ‘Jill, if there’s ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house,'” he said.
“I promise you whoever’s coming in is not gonna.”
No, they weren’t, because he then lived in the official vice presidential residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, which is heavily guarded by Secret Service. The shotgun would be supererogatory.
Also, it’s not great advice even if you aren’t in the Naval Observatory, as Barton found out.
The Vancouver, Washington, man was convicted in 2015 after he fired off shotgun blasts in the air to ward off men who were attempting to break into his vehicles.
According to The Columbian, Barton originally faced a misdemeanor charge of illegally discharging a firearm after the 2013 incident.
“I did what Joe Biden told me to do. I went outside and fired my shotgun in the air,” he said when he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Officers, however, said discharging a weapon was only allowed in self-defense.
Barton was eventually convicted on a charge of obstructing a police officer, given that he didn’t follow police orders when they arrived.
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Still, he was incensed that Biden gave advice on the official site of the White House that led to his arrest.
“While maintaining that he did nothing wrong, Barton said that Biden owes him an apology,” The Columbian reported in 2013. “Underneath a black jacket that Barton wore in the courtroom Tuesday, he wore a black T-shirt with the words ‘Joe Biden Owes Me’ written in white letters on the back.”
Jeffrey Barton, who followed Joe Biden’s advice as defense to discharging weapon, says Biden owes him an apology pic.twitter.com/TKcAh8oi25 — Columbian Metrodesk (@Col_cops) November 19, 2013
“He should really know the law before he starts giving America advice on national television,” Barton said.
He really should know how and when police are trained to respond to threats that require the use of a firearm, too, before saying that police reform involves trying to shoot criminals in the leg instead of anywhere that might be lethal.
Keep in mind the critique of Biden’s remarks comes from Reason, a libertarian publication that’s not known as a hive of uncritical love for law enforcement. Other Reason headlines from the town halls regarding law enforcement: “Biden Tries To Gloss Over His Long History of Supporting the Drug War and Draconian Criminal Penalties” and “If Trump Was Serious About Police Reform, He Would Have Addressed Qualified Immunity.”
Even one of Reason’s most eminent writers thinks this suggestion is stupid — which it is, but so is the general rule of government when it comes to restricting your right to own a weapon when liberals like Biden are in charge.
I may not be gunsy, but I know enough to know firing a shotgun in the air is a terrible substitute for an AR-15, particularly if the people you’re trying to scare off have firearms of their own. And if the cops come out to help you, they’ll just be aiming for the legs, so that’s a great help.
In the end, I came to the conclusion my 2-week-old girl is a better authority on guns than Biden. Sure, she can’t say anything about gun control or Second Amendment rights, but at least she’s never said anything that’s gotten a person arrested.
That’s got to count for something, no matter how much she needs to be burped.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Mary Beth Brown: History Shows Kamala Harris Is 100% Wrong on Racism & Republicans

At Amy Coney Barrett ’ s Senate confirmation hearing during her lecture about voting discrimination in the South , Kamala Harris neglected one especially glaring fact that Democrats would rather everyone forget .
The best lies have an element of truth .
Unlike Harris , and her foreign-exchange-student parents from Jamaica and India who never grew up in America ’ s South — former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ’ s African-American family lived in Alabama during the 1950s and experienced true bigotry and racism in their own lives .
So , what ugly truth did Harris leave out ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were the bigots and racists who instigated the dehumanizing voting discrimination towards black Americans that Harris described and condemned .
From firsthand experience , Condi sets the record straight , “ The first Republican that I knew was my father , John Rice , ” Condi said when speaking at the Republican Convention in 2000 .
“ My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote .
The Republicans did , ” she announced .
“ I want you to know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , and neither have I.
” Condi says that on that day in 1952 , college-educated Reverend John Rice stood before the Democratic Party polling official and told him that he wanted to register to vote .
The official pointed toward a jar full of beans , informing John Rice that if he could guess the correct number of beans in the jar , he could vote .
That did it for John Rice .
He was not about to stand for that kind of degrading treatment .
Earlier he had heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his church that the Republican party did not reject black people by using such insulting practices .
After finding a Republican woman at the courthouse , John registered to vote .
Harris conveniently neglected to bring up the fact that it was the Democrats who committed the voting discrimination that she condemned .
In contrast , Republicans have always promoted and stood for freedom , civil rights and the dignity and value of human life .
Author Michael Scheuer sums up the two political parties this way : “ The Republican Party is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four F ’ s : faith , family , freedom and fairness .
The Democratic Party is the party of the four S ’ s : slavery , secession , segregation and socialism.
’ ’ Chairman of the National Black Republican Association Frances Rice says , “ It should come as no surprise that Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. was a Republican .
In that era , almost all black Americans were Republicans .
Why ?
From its founding in 1854 as the anti-slavery party until today , the Republican Party has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It was the Democrats who fought to keep blacks in slavery and passed the discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws .
The Democrats started the Ku Klux Klan to lynch and terrorize blacks .
The Democrats fought to prevent the passage of every civil rights law beginning with the civil rights laws of the 1860s and continuing with the civil rights laws of the 1950s and 1960s.
” Rice says that it in the 1960s during the civil rights era that “ Dr .
King was fighting the Democrats who stood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skin-burning fire hoses on blacks and let loose vicious dogs.
” In May 1963 , thousands of black children participated in a peaceful march in Birmingham .
Under orders from Democratic white supremacist Bull Connor , firemen sprayed the children with powerful fire hoses , sending innocent children hurtling down the street and injuring some of them .
RELATED : Tim Graham : Here Are the 4 Worst Examples of Moderator Bias Seen During the VP Debate Condi Rice witnessed all the violence as she stood safely at a distance with her father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ Bombs went off in the neighborhood all the time , and some of those heroes , people my parents knew really well … their houses were being attacked all the time .
And there were Night Riders in the community.
” The KKK and other racist groups were started by Democrats .
Night Riders were marauding groups of armed white men who drove through black neighborhoods at night bent on frightening and injuring the residents by shooting , bombing and setting fires .
Condi said later , “ Those terrible events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next helps to explain another of Condi ’ s stances .
“ I have a sort of pure Second Amendment view of the right to bear arms , ” Condi said in 2001 .
She speaks from personal experience .
To protect his family from the Night Riders , Condi ’ s father joined other men patrolling and guarding their neighborhood armed with shotguns .
This vivid memory of her father is the basis for Condi ’ s strong beliefs about gun rights .
She realizes how important it is for individuals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families .
If those guns had been registered , Condi reasons , Bull Connor could have confiscated them under some legal pretense , thus leaving the black community defenseless .
Night Riders ’ actions sound a little like present-day antifa and leftist rioting that Democrats seem to support , and explains why Americans , like Condi ’ s dad , are buying guns in record numbers to defend themselves .
Like other Democratic leaders , Harris likes to attack problems in America ’ s past , but then leaves out important positive steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rectify them — by Republicans .
Republicans have a long history of helping black Americans , from Republican Abraham Lincoln fighting to free black people from slavery in America , amending the Constitution to grant black Americans freedom ( 13th Amendment ) , citizenship ( 14th ) and the right to vote ( 15th ) and their civil rights laws , including President Dwight Eisenhower pushing to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1957 .
While Democrats just talk about helping black Americans , President Trump has worked to help them by starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and now the Platinum Plan .
Harris ’ distorted history lesson alone reminds us of many decades of the Democratic Party ’ s policies and actions that hurt black Americans .
Despite growing up facing Democratic racism and bigotry in the South , Condi is an optimist , rather than a pessimist , like Harris , who just seeks to divide people to further her socialist plan for America .
When giving sage advice to college graduates , Condi said , “ But for all our past failings , for all of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives of hope and opportunity than ever before in all of human history .
This progress has been the concerted effort not of cynics but of visionaries and optimists … who never accepted that they were powerless to change that world for better.
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At Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate confirmation hearing during her lecture about voting discrimination in the South, Kamala Harris neglected one especially glaring fact that Democrats would rather everyone forget.
The best lies have an element of truth.
Unlike Harris, and her foreign-exchange-student parents from Jamaica and India who never grew up in America’s South — former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s African-American family lived in Alabama during the 1950s and experienced true bigotry and racism in their own lives.
So, what ugly truth did Harris leave out?
The fact that it was the Democrats who were the bigots and racists who instigated the dehumanizing voting discrimination towards black Americans that Harris described and condemned.
From firsthand experience, Condi sets the record straight, “The first Republican that I knew was my father, John Rice,” Condi said when speaking at the Republican Convention in 2000. “My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did,” she announced. “I want you to know that my father has never forgotten that day, and neither have I.”
Condi says that on that day in 1952, college-educated Reverend John Rice stood before the Democratic Party polling official and told him that he wanted to register to vote. The official pointed toward a jar full of beans, informing John Rice that if he could guess the correct number of beans in the jar, he could vote.
That did it for John Rice. He was not about to stand for that kind of degrading treatment. Earlier he had heard from some of the Republican members at his church that the Republican party did not reject black people by using such insulting practices. After finding a Republican woman at the courthouse, John registered to vote.
Harris conveniently neglected to bring up the fact that it was the Democrats who committed the voting discrimination that she condemned. In contrast, Republicans have always promoted and stood for freedom, civil rights and the dignity and value of human life.
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Author Michael Scheuer sums up the two political parties this way: “The Republican Party is the party of civil rights and the four F’s: faith, family, freedom and fairness. The Democratic Party is the party of the four S’s: slavery, secession, segregation and socialism.’’
Chairman of the National Black Republican Association Frances Rice says, “It should come as no surprise that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican. In that era, almost all black Americans were Republicans. Why? From its founding in 1854 as the anti-slavery party until today, the Republican Party has championed freedom and civil rights for blacks…
“It was the Democrats who fought to keep blacks in slavery and passed the discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws. The Democrats started the Ku Klux Klan to lynch and terrorize blacks. The Democrats fought to prevent the passage of every civil rights law beginning with the civil rights laws of the 1860s and continuing with the civil rights laws of the 1950s and 1960s.”
Rice says that it in the 1960s during the civil rights era that “Dr. King was fighting the Democrats who stood in the school house doors, turned skin-burning fire hoses on blacks and let loose vicious dogs.”
In May 1963, thousands of black children participated in a peaceful march in Birmingham. Under orders from Democratic white supremacist Bull Connor, firemen sprayed the children with powerful fire hoses, sending innocent children hurtling down the street and injuring some of them.
Condi Rice witnessed all the violence as she stood safely at a distance with her father. She also remembers from her childhood that “Bombs went off in the neighborhood all the time, and some of those heroes, people my parents knew really well … their houses were being attacked all the time. And there were Night Riders in the community.”
The KKK and other racist groups were started by Democrats. Night Riders were marauding groups of armed white men who drove through black neighborhoods at night bent on frightening and injuring the residents by shooting, bombing and setting fires. Condi said later, “Those terrible events burned into my consciousness.”
What happened next helps to explain another of Condi’s stances. “I have a sort of pure Second Amendment view of the right to bear arms,” Condi said in 2001. She speaks from personal experience.
To protect his family from the Night Riders, Condi’s father joined other men patrolling and guarding their neighborhood armed with shotguns. This vivid memory of her father is the basis for Condi’s strong beliefs about gun rights. She realizes how important it is for individuals to be able to defend themselves and their families.
If those guns had been registered, Condi reasons, Bull Connor could have confiscated them under some legal pretense, thus leaving the black community defenseless.
Night Riders’ actions sound a little like present-day antifa and leftist rioting that Democrats seem to support, and explains why Americans, like Condi’s dad, are buying guns in record numbers to defend themselves.
Like other Democratic leaders, Harris likes to attack problems in America’s past, but then leaves out important positive steps that were taken to try and help rectify them — by Republicans.
Republicans have a long history of helping black Americans, from Republican Abraham Lincoln fighting to free black people from slavery in America, amending the Constitution to grant black Americans freedom (13th Amendment), citizenship (14th) and the right to vote (15th) and their civil rights laws, including President Dwight Eisenhower pushing to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
While Democrats just talk about helping black Americans, President Trump has worked to help them by starting opportunity zones, jobs, prison reform and now the Platinum Plan.
Harris’ distorted history lesson alone reminds us of many decades of the Democratic Party’s policies and actions that hurt black Americans.
Despite growing up facing Democratic racism and bigotry in the South, Condi is an optimist, rather than a pessimist, like Harris, who just seeks to divide people to further her socialist plan for America.
When giving sage advice to college graduates, Condi said, “But for all our past failings, for all of our current problems, more people now enjoy lives of hope and opportunity than ever before in all of human history. This progress has been the concerted effort not of cynics but of visionaries and optimists … who never accepted that they were powerless to change that world for better.”
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Leader Alleges Christians Are Being ‘Selectively’ Targeted for ‘Harassment and Punishment’ in Major

Leader Alleges Christians Are Being ‘Selectively’ Targeted for ‘Harassment and Punishment’ in Major US City

The leader of a large worship gathering in downtown Nashville , Tennessee , attended by thousands of Christians , said that the city has launched an effort to “ selectively target Christians for harassment and punishment ” after the health department said the organizers of the event would be penalized .
Sean Feucht organized the “ Let Us Worship ” event held Sunday evening on the steps of the Metro Courthouse , and videos showed thousands of people close together without masks on , WKRN-TV reported .
Following the event , spokesman Brian Todd of the Metro Public Health Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursue appropriate penalties against the organizer.
” “ We have worked very hard to slow the spread of COVID by taking a measured approach to protect the community , ” Todd said in a statement .
“ The Health Department is very concerned by the actions that took place at the event and we are investigating and will pursue appropriate penalties against the organizer.
” The health department said Feucht did not submit the appropriate applications to hold such an event to any Metro department .
Dr. Alex Jahangir , the head of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was “ concerned ” when he saw the videos from the event .
“ I think statistics would tell you that there are probably some people in that crowd that had the disease and I suspect some others in that crowd probably contracted the disease in a unmasked close quarters scenario , ” he told WKRN .
Feucht responded in his own statement on Twitter .
“ On the same day the World Health Organization warned the world against lockdowns , Nashville launched an effort to selectively target Christians for harassment and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an investigation here , ” he said .
“ Thousands of Christians gathered together responsibly and peaceably to sing and pray in accordance with the First Amendment , because we are tired of government officials telling us when , where , and how we can practice our Faith.
” Feucht seemed to reference comments made by Dr. David Nabarro , one of six special envoys to the WHO on COVID-19 , to The Spectator .
RELATED : Trump Says He Corrected Fan : I 'm Not the Most Famous Person , Jesus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus , ” Nabarro said .
“ The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize , regroup , rebalance your resources , protect your health workers who are exhausted , but by and large , we ’ d rather not do it.
” Feucht said in an article for The Federalist that cities like Nashville are threatening “ to suppress the First Amendment rights of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In unprecedented acts of government-authorized injustice , Christians are being told they can not gather for worship , they can not sing songs of praise , and they can not observe church ordinances , ” he wrote .
He added , “ While followers of Jesus are being told we can not worship in public spaces , violent paid rioters are taking over our streets and being given license to occupy and destroy entire sections of our cities.
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The leader of a large worship gathering in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, attended by thousands of Christians, said that the city has launched an effort to “selectively target Christians for harassment and punishment” after the health department said the organizers of the event would be penalized.
Sean Feucht organized the “Let Us Worship” event held Sunday evening on the steps of the Metro Courthouse, and videos showed thousands of people close together without masks on, WKRN-TV reported.
Following the event, spokesman Brian Todd of the Metro Public Health Department said it is investigating and would “pursue appropriate penalties against the organizer.”
“We have worked very hard to slow the spread of COVID by taking a measured approach to protect the community,” Todd said in a statement.
“The Health Department is very concerned by the actions that took place at the event and we are investigating and will pursue appropriate penalties against the organizer.”
The health department said Feucht did not submit the appropriate applications to hold such an event to any Metro department.
Dr. Alex Jahangir, the head of the Metro Coronavirus Task Force, said he was “concerned” when he saw the videos from the event.
“I think statistics would tell you that there are probably some people in that crowd that had the disease and I suspect some others in that crowd probably contracted the disease in a unmasked close quarters scenario,” he told WKRN.
Feucht responded in his own statement on Twitter.
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“On the same day the World Health Organization warned the world against lockdowns, Nashville launched an effort to selectively target Christians for harassment and punishment. There’s no need for an investigation here,” he said.
“Thousands of Christians gathered together responsibly and peaceably to sing and pray in accordance with the First Amendment, because we are tired of government officials telling us when, where, and how we can practice our Faith.”
Feucht seemed to reference comments made by Dr. David Nabarro, one of six special envoys to the WHO on COVID-19, to The Spectator.
“We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus,” Nabarro said.
“The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize, regroup, rebalance your resources, protect your health workers who are exhausted, but by and large, we’d rather not do it.”
Feucht said in an article for The Federalist that cities like Nashville are threatening “to suppress the First Amendment rights of all people to exercise our faith freely.”
“In unprecedented acts of government-authorized injustice, Christians are being told they cannot gather for worship, they cannot sing songs of praise, and they cannot observe church ordinances,” he wrote.
He added, “While followers of Jesus are being told we cannot worship in public spaces, violent paid rioters are taking over our streets and being given license to occupy and destroy entire sections of our cities.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Republicans Take Major Legal Action Over Twitter’s Biden Email Censorship

The Republican National Committee filed a complaint against Twitter with the Federal Election Commission on Friday , equating the social media company ’ s censorship of reporting from the New York Post to “ illegal in-kind contributions.
” Republicans are taking action against the social media giant for its censorship of reporting which links Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to his son ’ s overseas business dealings .
The reporting says Hunter Biden introduced his father to a top executive at the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma , where the younger Biden served on the board , and makes other other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon as the New York Post published its first report on Wednesday , Twitter went to great lengths to ensure the reporting could not be shared on its platform .
The company also locked the accounts of some people who shared that reporting .
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and the official Trump campaign account were among those targeted .
The RNC said in its FEC complaint that it believes “ Twitter has violated [ the Federal Election Campaign Act ] and the Commission ’ s Regulations by making corporate in-kind contributions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s flagrant bias and direct support for one presidential candidacy over the other should result in the proper financial ramifications under our campaign finance laws , ” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News .
The complaint further described Twitter as “ a partisan actor , run by partisan Democrats , ” and argued the company is “ using its corporate resources to provide active support for Joe Biden ’ s campaign in violation of federal law.
” The GOP urged the FEC to “ conduct an immediate investigation ” into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions to the Biden campaign , ” and also to “ impose the maximum penalty allowed under the law.
” Republicans filed the FEC complaint one day after Senate Republicans announced they intend to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify in Washington next week .
Dorsey has now made multiple public statements on his platform attempting to explain the company ’ s censorship actions : “ Straight blocking of URLs was wrong , and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix .
Our goal is to attempt to add context , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , ” he tweeted Friday .
Dorsey ’ s Friday statement seemed to indicate that the company was somewhat backing down , but it may have been too little , too late for Republicans , who see Twitter as a political actor which has has used its influence over American public discourse to go to bat for Democrats at every turn .
The Friday FEC complaint , and Twitter ’ s actions since Wednesday , follow years of complaints from conservatives that Twitter is not a level playing field for conservatives to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Thursday , Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said he would work to “ clarify the meaning ” of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which protects online companies such as Twitter from facing litigation related to user-posted content .
“ Social media companies have a First Amendment right to free speech , ” Pai said in a statement , adding that “ they do not have a First Amendment right to a special immunity denied to other media outlets , such as newspapers and broadcasters.
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The Republican National Committee filed a complaint against Twitter with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, equating the social media company’s censorship of reporting from the New York Post to “illegal in-kind contributions.”
Republicans are taking action against the social media giant for its censorship of reporting which links Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to his son’s overseas business dealings.
The reporting says Hunter Biden introduced his father to a top executive at the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, where the younger Biden served on the board, and makes other other explosive allegations as well.
Almost as soon as the New York Post published its first report on Wednesday, Twitter went to great lengths to ensure the reporting could not be shared on its platform.
The company also locked the accounts of some people who shared that reporting.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and the official Trump campaign account were among those targeted.
The RNC said in its FEC complaint that it believes “Twitter has violated [the Federal Election Campaign Act] and the Commission’s Regulations by making corporate in-kind contributions to Biden for President.”
“Twitter’s flagrant bias and direct support for one presidential candidacy over the other should result in the proper financial ramifications under our campaign finance laws,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News.
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The complaint further described Twitter as “a partisan actor, run by partisan Democrats,” and argued the company is “using its corporate resources to provide active support for Joe Biden’s campaign in violation of federal law.”
The GOP urged the FEC to “conduct an immediate investigation” into the California-based company’s “illegal in-kind contributions to the Biden campaign,” and also to “impose the maximum penalty allowed under the law.”
Republicans filed the FEC complaint one day after Senate Republicans announced they intend to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify in Washington next week.
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Dorsey has now made multiple public statements on his platform attempting to explain the company’s censorship actions:
Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable. https://t.co/v55vDVVlgt — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020
Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix. Our goal is to attempt to add context, and now we have capabilities to do that. https://t.co/ZLUw3YD887 — jack (@jack) October 16, 2020
“Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix. Our goal is to attempt to add context, and now we have capabilities to do that,” he tweeted Friday.
Dorsey’s Friday statement seemed to indicate that the company was somewhat backing down, but it may have been too little, too late for Republicans, who see Twitter as a political actor which has has used its influence over American public discourse to go to bat for Democrats at every turn.
The Friday FEC complaint, and Twitter’s actions since Wednesday, follow years of complaints from conservatives that Twitter is not a level playing field for conservatives to engage in free expression on the platform.
On Thursday, Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said he would work to “clarify the meaning” of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online companies such as Twitter from facing litigation related to user-posted content.
I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230. Read my full statement below. pic.twitter.com/LhUz5XMdSC — Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) October 15, 2020
“Social media companies have a First Amendment right to free speech,” Pai said in a statement, adding that “they do not have a First Amendment right to a special immunity denied to other media outlets, such as newspapers and broadcasters.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-16--Revealed: Biden Town Hall Questioners Included Obama Admin Staffer, Wife of Democratic Party Officia

Revealed: Biden Town Hall Questioners Included Obama Admin Staffer, Wife of Democratic Party Official

Two questioners at the ABC town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday had ties to high-profile Democrats .
Although ABC listed his profession as “ communications , ” Nathan Osburn previously served as a speechwriter for President Barack Obama ’ s White House , Fox News reported .
“ Amy Coney Barrett ’ s being pushed through at the last minute , even though millions have already voted .
So what do you think about ideas from people like Pete Buttigieg and others to put in place safeguards that will help ensure more long-term balance and stability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And what do you say to LGBTQ Americans and others who are very worried right now about erosions of their rights and our democracy as a whole ?
” Biden reversed his previous stance on court packing and told moderator George Stephanopoulos — who served as a communications director for the Bill Clinton White House — that he would take a stand based on how the Republicans handle Barrett ’ s confirmation .
Osburn worked for the Obama-Biden administration ’ s Office of Public Affairs at the Commerce Department and at the Small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Philadelphia Inquirer as a “ former Obama administration speechwriter ” and at the LGBTQ-advocacy group Victory Institute as a senior speechwriter for the Small Business Administration .
He also created a “ Philly for Pete group ” to support former Democratic presidential primary candidate Pete Buttigieg .
The other Democrat-linked questioner was Mieke Haeck , who was presented as a physical therapist from State College , Pennsylvania .
“ My youngest daughter is transgender .
The Trump administration has attacked the rights of transgender people , banning them from military service , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word ‘ transgender ’ from some government websites , ” Haeck said .
“ How will you as president reverse this dangerous and discriminatory agenda and ensure that the lives and rights of LGBTQ people are protected under U.S. law ?
” Biden responded , “ I will flat out just change the law.
” Haeck is the wife of Ezra Nanes , a high-profile Pennsylvania Democrat who challenged Republican state Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman in 2018 .
Nanes is also an at-large member of the Centre County Democratic Committee .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Debate Have Been Announced This is not the first time Democrat-tied questioners have been in attendance at a Biden town hall .
Two “ undecided ” voters featured during an NBC News town hall on Oct. 5 had declared their support for Biden on MSNBC in August .
“ If we get four more years of Trump , good luck , and good luck with the future attracting younger voters , ” lawyer Peter Gonzalez said as an MSNBC chyron said he was “ voting for Biden.
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Two questioners at the ABC town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday had ties to high-profile Democrats.
Although ABC listed his profession as “communications,” Nathan Osburn previously served as a speechwriter for President Barack Obama’s White House, Fox News reported.
“Amy Coney Barrett’s being pushed through at the last minute, even though millions have already voted. So what do you think about ideas from people like Pete Buttigieg and others to put in place safeguards that will help ensure more long-term balance and stability?” Osburn asked Biden.
“And what do you say to LGBTQ Americans and others who are very worried right now about erosions of their rights and our democracy as a whole?”
Biden reversed his previous stance on court packing and told moderator George Stephanopoulos — who served as a communications director for the Bill Clinton White House — that he would take a stand based on how the Republicans handle Barrett’s confirmation.
Osburn worked for the Obama-Biden administration’s Office of Public Affairs at the Commerce Department and at the Small Business Administration.
He was described in The Philadelphia Inquirer as a “former Obama administration speechwriter” and at the LGBTQ-advocacy group Victory Institute as a senior speechwriter for the Small Business Administration.
He also created a “Philly for Pete group” to support former Democratic presidential primary candidate Pete Buttigieg.
The other Democrat-linked questioner was Mieke Haeck, who was presented as a physical therapist from State College, Pennsylvania.
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“My youngest daughter is transgender. The Trump administration has attacked the rights of transgender people, banning them from military service, weakening nondiscrimination protections and even removing the word ‘transgender’ from some government websites,” Haeck said.
“How will you as president reverse this dangerous and discriminatory agenda and ensure that the lives and rights of LGBTQ people are protected under U.S. law?”
Biden responded, “I will flat out just change the law.”
Haeck is the wife of Ezra Nanes, a high-profile Pennsylvania Democrat who challenged Republican state Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman in 2018.
Nanes is also an at-large member of the Centre County Democratic Committee.
This is not the first time Democrat-tied questioners have been in attendance at a Biden town hall.
Two “undecided” voters featured during an NBC News town hall on Oct. 5 had declared their support for Biden on MSNBC in August.
“If we get four more years of Trump, good luck, and good luck with the future attracting younger voters,” lawyer Peter Gonzalez said as an MSNBC chyron said he was “voting for Biden.”
Marketing executive Ismael Llano was also identified as “voting for Biden,” but both were “undecided” at NBC’s event.
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