westernjournal--2020-08-06--Legislative Body Votes in Favor of ‘Reparations for Black People’

On a party-line vote , the county commissioners of Buncombe County , North Carolina , have endorsed a resolution calling for reparations for black residents .
The “ Resolution to Support Community Reparations for Black People in Buncombe County ” was supported Tuesday by four Democrats and opposed by three Republicans , according to WHNS-TV .
The western North Carolina county includes the city of Asheville , which has passed similar legislation .
“ America always reminds me wherever I go that I ’ m the black man in the room , ” said Commissioner Al Whitesides , a Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commissioner , according to the Citizen Times of Asheville .
“ That ’ s the way it is .
But this is something that we have got to get rid of and the only way we can do it is dealing with it .
And when I look at our resolution , that ’ s what we ’ re doing , ” he added .
Whitesides said black people in America have suffered greatly .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every black man my age in America isn ’ t out there in the streets saying , ‘ I ’ m gon na burn the place down ’ because of what they ’ ve gone through , ” he said .
“ But we ’ re not that way because we want to see changes .
We want to see our kids , our grandkids and all be successful .
Most of all , give black people in this country a level playing field .
That ’ s all we ’ re asking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largely mirrors the strategic plan that the board had already approved .
“ I can ’ t support this in the way it is because , in my belief , you ’ ve already identified — our staff … they ’ re already working on this , ” GOP Commissioner Anthony Penland said .
Fellow Republican Commissioner Joe Belcher disliked the resolution ’ s plea for “ additional support from Congress ” and the fact that it included “ some political things.
” But Democrats said the resolution was necessary .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will still have a lot of work to do , ” Commissioner Brownie Newman said , according to WHNS .
Democratic Commissioner Amanda Edwards said the resolution is “ not a plan to write checks but to invest in programs and services for the communities of color.
” Reparations are a hot button issue in the Twittersphere .
RELATED : Police Release Footage of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting That Sparked Protests , Shows Exactly Why Officers Acted The resolution said reparations are needed because “ urban renewal in Buncombe County destroyed many homes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harmed many traditional minority neighborhoods , displacing many people to live in public housing.
” “ [ D ] eep disparities persist for Black people in Buncombe County , including but not limited to the areas of infant mortality , home ownership , ownership of businesses , earnings , health , education , justice system involvement , incarceration , and life expectancy.
” The resolution added that the county commission “ apologizes to the Black community — including descendants of people who were enslaved in Buncombe County — and seeks to make amends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sanctioning of the enslavement of Black people ” and “ seeks to make amends for Buncombe County ’ s participation in an urban renewal program that harmed multiple , successful black communities.
” The resolution calls for establishing a federal commission to decide how reparations are paid out .
Buncombe County will now take part in Asheville ’ s Community Reparations Commission .
The board also passed a resolution declaring racism to be a public health crisis .
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On a party-line vote, the county commissioners of Buncombe County, North Carolina, have endorsed a resolution calling for reparations for black residents.
The “Resolution to Support Community Reparations for Black People in Buncombe County” was supported Tuesday by four Democrats and opposed by three Republicans, according to WHNS-TV. The western North Carolina county includes the city of Asheville, which has passed similar legislation.
“America always reminds me wherever I go that I’m the black man in the room,” said Commissioner Al Whitesides, a Democrat and the county’s only black commissioner, according to the Citizen Times of Asheville.
“That’s the way it is. But this is something that we have got to get rid of and the only way we can do it is dealing with it. And when I look at our resolution, that’s what we’re doing,” he added.
Whitesides said black people in America have suffered greatly.
“It’s a wonder that every black man my age in America isn’t out there in the streets saying, ‘I’m gonna burn the place down’ because of what they’ve gone through,” he said.
“But we’re not that way because we want to see changes. We want to see our kids, our grandkids and all be successful. Most of all, give black people in this country a level playing field. That’s all we’re asking for.”
Republicans said the reparations resolution largely mirrors the strategic plan that the board had already approved.
“I can’t support this in the way it is because, in my belief, you’ve already identified — our staff … they’re already working on this,” GOP Commissioner Anthony Penland said.
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Fellow Republican Commissioner Joe Belcher disliked the resolution’s plea for “additional support from Congress” and the fact that it included “some political things.”
But Democrats said the resolution was necessary.
“The civil rights era is not over, will still have a lot of work to do,” Commissioner Brownie Newman said, according to WHNS.
Democratic Commissioner Amanda Edwards said the resolution is “not a plan to write checks but to invest in programs and services for the communities of color.”
Reparations are a hot button issue in the Twittersphere.
So many dangerous precedents set by liberals. 1. There will never be reparations. Over my dead body. You can’t tax me for something that happened 200 years ago…when my relatives were not here. 2. But if u do award reparations, I now self identify as a black woman. Good luck. — Wayne Allyn Root (@RealWayneRoot) August 3, 2020
I’m getting fed up with people who have never been slaves asking for reparations from people who have never owned slaves. I’ve done some research and thought I’d attempt my first thread. I don’t have many followers so retweets will be appreciated pic.twitter.com/cemZw0htjb — Arthur Wedge (@arfurwedge) August 2, 2020
Reparations MUST happen to close the 400-year generational racial wealth gap. If @JoeBiden picks a Black woman as VP but doesn’t include reparations in his agenda, he’s only trying to get out the Black vote. Black lives can’t matter until Black livelihoods matter. #ReparationsNow — SUCH (@Such) August 3, 2020
I migrated here, willingly, ten years ago. Why should I pay higher taxes for reparations s for things that happened or existed centuries ago?https://t.co/bDifX8RNvd — KTMGRNT (@iimmigrnt) August 5, 2020
The resolution said reparations are needed because “urban renewal in Buncombe County destroyed many homes and businesses owned by Black families and greatly harmed many traditional minority neighborhoods, displacing many people to live in public housing.”
“[D]eep disparities persist for Black people in Buncombe County, including but not limited to the areas of infant mortality, home ownership, ownership of businesses, earnings, health, education, justice system involvement, incarceration, and life expectancy.”
The resolution added that the county commission “apologizes to the Black community — including descendants of people who were enslaved in Buncombe County — and seeks to make amends for Buncombe County’s participation in and sanctioning of the enslavement of Black people” and “seeks to make amends for Buncombe County’s participation in an urban renewal program that harmed multiple, successful black communities.”
The resolution calls for establishing a federal commission to decide how reparations are paid out. Buncombe County will now take part in Asheville’s Community Reparations Commission.
The board also passed a resolution declaring racism to be a public health crisis.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Authors of Largest Gender ‘Transition’ Study Forced To Admit the Uncomfortable Truth

A 2019 study that painted a rosy picture of the mental health benefits for individuals who undergo gender reassignment surgery was wrong , its authors have said in a published correction .
The correction , published by the American Journal of Psychiatry , concluded that after reviewing how the original study ’ s numbers were crunched , “ the conclusion that ‘ the longitudinal association between gender-affirming surgery and lower use of mental health treatment lends support to the decision to provide gender-affirming surgeries to transgender individuals who seek them ’ is too strong.
” In an Op-Ed published by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote that the study ’ s authors now admit that “ the results demonstrated no advantage of surgery in relation to subsequent mood or anxiety disorder-related health care.
” Most of the study ’ s information is behind a paywall .
Anderson also noted that life most certainly did not improve for those who received the treatment in at least one respect , quoting the study ’ s authors as now claiming that “ individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had received gender-affirming surgery were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had not received gender-affirming surgery.
” TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years The correction is significant because when the study came out , it was ballyhooed to the skies .
The wire service also included a comment from Dr. Joshua Safer , executive director at Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York City , who had written , “ If anything , the study likely under-reports mental health benefits of medical and surgical care for transgender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the authors eventually went back to re-evaluate their work and publish the correction .
“ Human error is a possibility here , ” Anderson told CBN .
“ But there ’ s also the possibility that there was a preferred outcome for the study .
So that they wanted the study to say a certain thing .
“ Obviously , we don ’ t know in this particular instance whether this was just an honest mistake or if this was motivated research , motivated reasoning to lead to a certain conclusion.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the lack of major establishment media reporting on the correction “ does show that the cultural moment in which we ’ re living suggests that there ’ s only one allowed conclusion to this question , ” Anderson said .
“ And the only allowed conclusion is that transition is the best solution .
The biggest data set now shows and that ’ s what this study uses , the biggest data set shows that there ’ s no benefits , psychological benefits to patients of hormonal and surgical transition , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anderson cited Mark Regnerus , a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin , who raised questions about the numbers and was able to show that what appeared at first glance to be broad-based conclusions were in fact based on the experiences of three individuals .
The authors of the study wrote that they had analyzed health records of about 9.7 million Swedes ( the largest dataset in such a study ) and found 2,679 diagnosed with “ gender incongruence ” between 2005 and 2015 .
Of those , about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initial study had claimed that for people who had received treatment , odds of being treated for mood and anxiety disorders dropped by 8 percent every year after the surgery .
With the study debunked , Anderson concluded that “ gender dysphoria is a serious condition .
People who experience a gender identity conflict should be treated with respect and compassion .
And they deserve to know the truth.
” “ Now the world ’ s largest relevant dataset reveals hormones and surgeries don ’ t bring wholeness and happiness .
We need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and effective responses to those who experience dysphoria.
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A 2019 study that painted a rosy picture of the mental health benefits for individuals who undergo gender reassignment surgery was wrong, its authors have said in a published correction.
The correction, published by the American Journal of Psychiatry, concluded that after reviewing how the original study’s numbers were crunched, “the conclusion that ‘the longitudinal association between gender-affirming surgery and lower use of mental health treatment lends support to the decision to provide gender-affirming surgeries to transgender individuals who seek them’ is too strong.”
In an Op-Ed published by the Heritage Foundation, Ryan T. Anderson wrote that the study’s authors now admit that “the results demonstrated no advantage of surgery in relation to subsequent mood or anxiety disorder-related health care.”
Most of the study’s information is behind a paywall.
Anderson also noted that life most certainly did not improve for those who received the treatment in at least one respect, quoting the study’s authors as now claiming that “individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had received gender-affirming surgery were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders compared with individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had not received gender-affirming surgery.”
The correction is significant because when the study came out, it was ballyhooed to the skies.
“Sex-change operations yield long-term mental health benefits for transgender people,” Reuters headlined its report.
The wire service also included a comment from Dr. Joshua Safer, executive director at Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York City, who had written, “If anything, the study likely under-reports mental health benefits of medical and surgical care for transgender individuals.”
Others had been less kind, and the authors eventually went back to re-evaluate their work and publish the correction.
Very interesting. The science that indicates hormones and #gender reassignment surgery is effective has now been redacted makes the case for #sexnotgender. https://t.co/270IoiOoUX — What about the L (@whataboutthel) August 5, 2020
This is an excellent thread explaining the changed conclusion of a well-publicised study that claimed gender reassignment had beneficial effects for mental health. The evidence actually shows no clear mental health benefit. Will the media report on this correction? https://t.co/U8jqQJu6Kt — TransgenderTrend (@Transgendertrd) August 5, 2020
“Human error is a possibility here,” Anderson told CBN. “But there’s also the possibility that there was a preferred outcome for the study. So that they wanted the study to say a certain thing.
“Obviously, we don’t know in this particular instance whether this was just an honest mistake or if this was motivated research, motivated reasoning to lead to a certain conclusion.”
The study’s fawning reception and the lack of major establishment media reporting on the correction “does show that the cultural moment in which we’re living suggests that there’s only one allowed conclusion to this question,” Anderson said.
“And the only allowed conclusion is that transition is the best solution. The biggest data set now shows and that’s what this study uses, the biggest data set shows that there’s no benefits, psychological benefits to patients of hormonal and surgical transition,” he added.
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In his Op-Ed, Anderson cited Mark Regnerus, a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, who raised questions about the numbers and was able to show that what appeared at first glance to be broad-based conclusions were in fact based on the experiences of three individuals.
The authors of the study wrote that they had analyzed health records of about 9.7 million Swedes (the largest dataset in such a study) and found 2,679 diagnosed with “gender incongruence” between 2005 and 2015.
Of those, about 1,000 received gender reassignment surgery.
The initial study had claimed that for people who had received treatment, odds of being treated for mood and anxiety disorders dropped by 8 percent every year after the surgery.
With the study debunked, Anderson concluded that “gender dysphoria is a serious condition. People who experience a gender identity conflict should be treated with respect and compassion. And they deserve to know the truth.”
“Now the world’s largest relevant dataset reveals hormones and surgeries don’t bring wholeness and happiness. We need to find better, more humane, and effective responses to those who experience dysphoria.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Rising NBA Star Questions the Coronavirus Narrative, Believes There Is ‘A Bigger Agenda’

Many celebrities are fully buying into the left ’ s coronavirus lockdown narratives .
However , one young NBA player , Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. , is breaking from the mold .
He believes that there is a “ bigger agenda ” at play when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Personally , I think the coronavirus is being used obviously for a bigger agenda , ” Porter said July 28 on his Snapchat account , according to USA Today .
“ It ’ s being used for population control just in terms of being able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because this virus , the whole world is being controlled .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years “ You ’ re required to wear masks and who knows what will happen when this vaccine comes out .
You might have to have the vaccine in order to travel , that ’ d be crazy .
I ’ ve never been vaccinated in my life , I ’ ve never had any shots or anything like that.
” The 22-year-old rising NBA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who missed all of last season before making his debut in 2019 , went on to argue that there is clearly an agenda being pushed , claiming that while the coronavirus is indeed serious , it ’ s also been “ overblown.
” “ It could get crazy , but it ’ s definitely an agenda behind everything that ’ s going on right now , and all you can do is sit back and watch what ’ s going on and not get too emotionally involved , ” Porter said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a real thing , but yeah , this is being overblown.
” Speaking with reporters on July 29 , Nuggets head coach Michael Malone made it clear that Porter has the right to express his opinions .
“ Obviously , I ’ m not the thought police , ” Malone said .
“ I ’ m not going to tell any of our players what they can and can ’ t say .
All I would say is just be sensitive to the current situation in our country and throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Michael Porter and any other player on our roster , they ’ re entitled to their opinions and ability to have free speech , and I will respect that as long as it doesn ’ t become a distraction .
“ What Michael stated , being around our players this morning at breakfast and practice , has not become a distraction at all.
” RELATED : Lone NBA Player Refuses To Kneel : Does n't Wear BLM Shirt , Gives Perfect Response to Critics Malone also made it clear that Porter got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I know that [ Nuggets president ] Tim Connelly , our front office , has talked to Michael about his comments long before I realized what was said , ” Malone said .
“ So it has been [ discussed with ] him ; he understands the situation .
Once again , we as an organization , I ’ m not going to put a muzzle on anybody.
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Many celebrities are fully buying into the left’s coronavirus lockdown narratives.
However, one young NBA player, Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., is breaking from the mold.
He believes that there is a “bigger agenda” at play when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Personally, I think the coronavirus is being used obviously for a bigger agenda,” Porter said July 28 on his Snapchat account, according to USA Today.
“It’s being used for population control just in terms of being able to control the masses of people. Because this virus, the whole world is being controlled.
“You’re required to wear masks and who knows what will happen when this vaccine comes out. You might have to have the vaccine in order to travel, that’d be crazy. I’ve never been vaccinated in my life, I’ve never had any shots or anything like that.”
The 22-year-old rising NBA star, a first-round pick in 2018 who missed all of last season before making his debut in 2019, went on to argue that there is clearly an agenda being pushed, claiming that while the coronavirus is indeed serious, it’s also been “overblown.”
“It could get crazy, but it’s definitely an agenda behind everything that’s going on right now, and all you can do is sit back and watch what’s going on and not get too emotionally involved,” Porter said.
“But it is a serious thing, it’s a real thing, but yeah, this is being overblown.”
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Speaking with reporters on July 29, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone made it clear that Porter has the right to express his opinions.
“Obviously, I’m not the thought police,” Malone said.
“I’m not going to tell any of our players what they can and can’t say. All I would say is just be sensitive to the current situation in our country and throughout the world in regards to coronavirus.
“Michael Porter and any other player on our roster, they’re entitled to their opinions and ability to have free speech, and I will respect that as long as it doesn’t become a distraction.
“What Michael stated, being around our players this morning at breakfast and practice, has not become a distraction at all.”
Malone also made it clear that Porter got a talking to following his controversial remarks.
“I know that [Nuggets president] Tim Connelly, our front office, has talked to Michael about his comments long before I realized what was said,” Malone said.
“So it has been [discussed with] him; he understands the situation. Once again, we as an organization, I’m not going to put a muzzle on anybody.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Cal Thomas: 3 Things Some Gutsy Journalist Should Ask Karen Bass, Biden’s Potential Running Mate

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears to have painted himself into a corner with his promise to select a woman — and apparently from the candidates on his short list , an African-American woman — to be his running mate .
While it is just the latest example of his party ’ s tribalism in which externals such as race and gender are preferred over actual ideas , in the end it will make no difference because the Democratic Party looks to have been taken over by hardcore leftists .
Whoever he selects must appeal to and appease the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are to be believed , Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California , who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus , appears to be among the leading candidates .
Unlike Biden , she presents well on TV with her appealing smile and soothing voice .
While all of Biden ’ s potential running mates have baggage , Bass has been trying to unpack hers when it comes to Cuba .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Bass visited Cuba multiple times in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also praising the “ literacy ” and health care programs of the communist dictatorship .
In an interview with Chris Wallace on “ Fox News Sunday , ” Bass was reminded of her statement on the death in 2016 of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in which she said , “ The passing of the Comandante en Jefe is a great loss to the people of Cuba.
” Bass said that her perspective on Cuba “ developed over time ” and that she now understands the Castro government “ was a brutal regime.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Florida ( which has a large Cuban and anti-Castro population in Miami ) .
She said they raised concerns about her comments and that she “ would not do that again , for sure.
” She professes not to be a socialist or a communist .
Is Bass unaware of the history of communism , especially in the former Soviet Union and China where human rights are practiced as human wrongs and people are jailed or executed for speaking ill of or resisting the regime ?
Why did it take her so long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when information about the cruel and corrupt dictatorship was available to anyone with open eyes ?
Did she think communism was of a different brand when practiced in Havana than in Moscow or Beijing ?
On other issues , Bass also seems consistently in line with the party ’ s Sanders wing .
According to justfacts.votesmart.org , Bass voted for the euphemistically named George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 .
RELATED : Bob Ehrlich : What the Left Is Doing Right Now Will Never End , Even if You Give In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , among other things , “ intentionally pointing of a firearm at an individual.
” What about the intentional pointing of a firearm by a criminal at a police officer ?
The bill has nothing to say about that .
Criminals will love it .
Bass is also in line with Democrats who want to make the District of Columbia the 51st state , something that would require a liberal Supreme Court to deny specific language in the Constitution preserving the District as a federal city .
That could be overcome if Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and attempt to pack the court with more liberal judges , as Franklin Roosevelt tried but failed to do .
Granting D.C. ( and possibly Puerto Rico ) statehood would guarantee Democratic Party dominance of government , possibly for decades to come , which is their intent .
If there are any real journalists left , at least one of them should ask Bass about these subjects .
Unfortunately , modern journalism has mostly become another arm of the Democratic Party and part of the anti-Trump juggernaut .
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears to have painted himself into a corner with his promise to select a woman — and apparently from the candidates on his short list, an African-American woman — to be his running mate.
While it is just the latest example of his party’s tribalism in which externals such as race and gender are preferred over actual ideas, in the end it will make no difference because the Democratic Party looks to have been taken over by hardcore leftists.
Whoever he selects must appeal to and appease the Bernie Sanders crowd.
If media reports are to be believed, Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, appears to be among the leading candidates. Unlike Biden, she presents well on TV with her appealing smile and soothing voice.
While all of Biden’s potential running mates have baggage, Bass has been trying to unpack hers when it comes to Cuba.
Bass visited Cuba multiple times in the 1970s when she and Hollywood celebrities were also praising the “literacy” and health care programs of the communist dictatorship.
In an interview with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday,” Bass was reminded of her statement on the death in 2016 of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in which she said, “The passing of the Comandante en Jefe is a great loss to the people of Cuba.”
Bass said that her perspective on Cuba “developed over time” and that she now understands the Castro government “was a brutal regime.”
She said she spoke with colleagues from Florida (which has a large Cuban and anti-Castro population in Miami). She said they raised concerns about her comments and that she “would not do that again, for sure.” She professes not to be a socialist or a communist.
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Is Bass unaware of the history of communism, especially in the former Soviet Union and China where human rights are practiced as human wrongs and people are jailed or executed for speaking ill of or resisting the regime?
Why did it take her so long to become “educated” about Cuba when information about the cruel and corrupt dictatorship was available to anyone with open eyes?
Did she think communism was of a different brand when practiced in Havana than in Moscow or Beijing?
On other issues, Bass also seems consistently in line with the party’s Sanders wing.
According to justfacts.votesmart.org, Bass voted for the euphemistically named George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
The bill would prohibit police officers from, among other things, “intentionally pointing of a firearm at an individual.”
What about the intentional pointing of a firearm by a criminal at a police officer? The bill has nothing to say about that. Criminals will love it.
Bass is also in line with Democrats who want to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, something that would require a liberal Supreme Court to deny specific language in the Constitution preserving the District as a federal city.
That could be overcome if Democrats win back all three branches of government and attempt to pack the court with more liberal judges, as Franklin Roosevelt tried but failed to do.
Granting D.C. (and possibly Puerto Rico) statehood would guarantee Democratic Party dominance of government, possibly for decades to come, which is their intent.
If there are any real journalists left, at least one of them should ask Bass about these subjects. Unfortunately, modern journalism has mostly become another arm of the Democratic Party and part of the anti-Trump juggernaut. I am not optimistic any journalist will even make the attempt.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Pence Fires Up Pro-Life, Pro-Police Movement in Florida

Vice President Mike Pence visited Florida ’ s Tampa Bay area on Wednesday , touring a pregnancy center , speaking at a church and making an appearance before a packed ballroom .
Pence ’ s visit highlighted his pro-life and conservative Christian stance .
He made the trip with his daughter , Charlotte Pence Bond .
He told about 200 people in the crowded ballroom at the Hilton in Clearwater that during this election , America is at a crossroads between “ a society grounded in freedom ” and one grounded in “ socialism.
” “ The choice we face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said .
Pence hammered Biden for his views on cutting funding for law enforcement .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years “ We will always back the blue , ” Pence said to raucous applause .
“ We ’ re not going to defund the police .
Not now , not ever.
” Pence also said Biden supports “ abortion on demand.
” Earlier in the day , Pence toured A Woman ’ s Place Medical Clinic , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the Susan B. Anthony List , a pro-life group that hosted Pence on Wednesday , he is the first sitting vice president to visit a pregnancy center .
George W. Bush visited one post-presidency , and Ronald Reagan praised them .
Pence also attended a pro-life event at a church .
About 50 people attended , with many dressed in blue “ I VOTE PRO-LIFE ” T-shirts .
He said that if Biden is elected , he would “ undo all the progress ” the pro-life movement has made in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vs. Wade , which legalized abortion nationwide .
“ Life is winning in America , ” Pence told the crowd .
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Vice President Mike Pence visited Florida’s Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, touring a pregnancy center, speaking at a church and making an appearance before a packed ballroom.
Pence’s visit highlighted his pro-life and conservative Christian stance. He made the trip with his daughter, Charlotte Pence Bond.
He told about 200 people in the crowded ballroom at the Hilton in Clearwater that during this election, America is at a crossroads between “a society grounded in freedom” and one grounded in “socialism.”
“The choice we face is whether America will remain America,” he said.
Pence hammered Biden for his views on cutting funding for law enforcement.
“We will always back the blue,” Pence said to raucous applause. “We’re not going to defund the police. Not now, not ever.”
Pence also said Biden supports “abortion on demand.”
Earlier in the day, Pence toured A Woman’s Place Medical Clinic, a pregnancy center with a pro-life stance.
According to the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life group that hosted Pence on Wednesday, he is the first sitting vice president to visit a pregnancy center. George W. Bush visited one post-presidency, and Ronald Reagan praised them.
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Pence also attended a pro-life event at a church. About 50 people attended, with many dressed in blue “I VOTE PRO-LIFE” T-shirts.
He said that if Biden is elected, he would “undo all the progress” the pro-life movement has made in the U.S. since the 1973 passage of Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide.
“Life is winning in America,” Pence told the crowd.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Victor Davis Hanson: Using the A-Bomb on Japan Was the Best Terrible Choice President Truman Could M

Victor Davis Hanson: Using the A-Bomb on Japan Was the Best Terrible Choice President Truman Could Make

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan , at Hiroshima on Aug. 6 , and Nagasaki on Aug. 9 .
Each year , Americans argue about our supposed moral shortcomings for being the only nation to have used an atomic weapon in war .
Given the current cultural revolution that topples statues , renames institutions , cancels out the supposedly politically incorrect and wages war on America ’ s past , we will hear numerous attacks on the decision of Democratic President Harry Truman to use the two terrible weapons .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had he not dropped the bombs that precipitated Japan ’ s agreement to surrender less than a week after the bombing of Nagasaki and formally on Sept. 2 ?
One , Truman could have allowed Japan ’ s wounded military government to stop the killing and stay in power .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years But the Japanese had already killed more than 10 million Chinese civilians since 1931 , and perhaps another 4 million to 5 million Pacific Islanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allied Forces since 1940 .
A mere armistice rather than unconditional surrender would have meant the Pacific War had been fought in vain .
Japan ’ s fascist government likely would have regrouped in a few years to try it again on more favorable terms .
Two , Truman could have postponed the use of the new bombs and invaded Japan over the ensuing year .
The planned assault was scheduled to begin on the island of Kyushu in November 1945 , and in early 1946 would have expanded to the main island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of soldiers at home with fortifications , planes and artillery , waiting for the assault .
The fighting in Japan would have made the prior three-month bloodbath at Okinawa , which formally ended just six weeks before Hiroshima , seem like child ’ s play .
The disaster at Okinawa cost the U.S. 50,000 casualties and 32 ships — the worst battle losses the American Navy suffered in the war .
More than 250,000 Okinawans and Japanese soldiers were killed as well .
Just the street fighting to recapture Manilla in the Philippines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Allied and Japanese lives .
Three , the U.S. could have held off on using the bomb , postponed the invasion and simply kept firebombing Japan with its huge fleet of B-29 bombers .
RELATED : Sheriff Joe Arpaio : Here is How To Make a Safer and Truly Prosperous Society The planes soon would have been reinforced with thousands more American and British bombers freed from the end of World War II in Europe .
The napalming of Tokyo had already taken some 100,000 lives .
With huge new Allied bomber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on nearby Okinawa , the Japanese death toll would have soared to near a million .
Four , the U.S. might have played rope-a-dope , stood down and let the Soviet Red Army overrun China , Korea and Japan itself — in the same fashion that the Russians months earlier had absorbed eastern Germany , the Balkans and Eastern Europe .
But the Soviet occupation of North Korea alone only led to more war in 1950 .
Had the Soviets grabbed more Japanese-occupied territory , more communist totalitarianism and conflict likely would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free and democratic postwar Japan .
Five , Truman could have dropped a demonstration bomb or two in Tokyo Bay to warn the Japanese government of their country ’ s certain destruction if it continued the war .
But there was no guarantee that the novel weapons , especially the untested plutonium bomb , would work .
A dud bomb or an unimpressive detonation at sea might have only emboldened the Japanese to continue the war .
There were likely only three bombs ready in August .
It was not clear when more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arose that the Japanese might be unimpressed , ignore the warning and ride out the future attacks in hopes there were few additional bombs left .
In the cruel logic of existential war , demonstrating rather than using a new weapon can convey to autocratic belligerents hesitancy seen as weakness to be manipulated rather than as magnanimity to be reciprocated .
By August 1945 , six years after the start of World War II in Europe , some 70 million had died , including some 10 million killed by the Japanese military .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the destruction and famine unleashed by Japan — a brutal military empowered by millions of skilled civilian industrial workers .
To Americans and most of the world 75 years ago , each day in early August 1945 that the Japanese war machine continued its work meant that thousands of Asian civilians and Allied soldiers would die .
In the terrible arithmetic of World War II , the idea that such a nightmare might end in a day or two was seen as saving millions of lives rather than gratuitously incinerating tens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bleak context that Harry Truman dropped the two bombs — opting for a terrible choice among even worse alternatives .
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This month marks the 75th anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, at Hiroshima on Aug. 6, and Nagasaki on Aug. 9.
Each year, Americans argue about our supposed moral shortcomings for being the only nation to have used an atomic weapon in war.
Given the current cultural revolution that topples statues, renames institutions, cancels out the supposedly politically incorrect and wages war on America’s past, we will hear numerous attacks on the decision of Democratic President Harry Truman to use the two terrible weapons.
But what were the alternatives that Truman faced had he not dropped the bombs that precipitated Japan’s agreement to surrender less than a week after the bombing of Nagasaki and formally on Sept. 2?
One, Truman could have allowed Japan’s wounded military government to stop the killing and stay in power.
But the Japanese had already killed more than 10 million Chinese civilians since 1931, and perhaps another 4 million to 5 million Pacific Islanders, Southeast Asians and members of the Allied Forces since 1940.
A mere armistice rather than unconditional surrender would have meant the Pacific War had been fought in vain. Japan’s fascist government likely would have regrouped in a few years to try it again on more favorable terms.
Two, Truman could have postponed the use of the new bombs and invaded Japan over the ensuing year.
The planned assault was scheduled to begin on the island of Kyushu in November 1945, and in early 1946 would have expanded to the main island of Honshu.
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Yet Japan had millions of soldiers at home with fortifications, planes and artillery, waiting for the assault.
The fighting in Japan would have made the prior three-month bloodbath at Okinawa, which formally ended just six weeks before Hiroshima, seem like child’s play.
The disaster at Okinawa cost the U.S. 50,000 casualties and 32 ships — the worst battle losses the American Navy suffered in the war. More than 250,000 Okinawans and Japanese soldiers were killed as well.
Just the street fighting to recapture Manilla in the Philippines in early 1945 cost a quarter-million Filipino, Allied and Japanese lives.
Three, the U.S. could have held off on using the bomb, postponed the invasion and simply kept firebombing Japan with its huge fleet of B-29 bombers.
The planes soon would have been reinforced with thousands more American and British bombers freed from the end of World War II in Europe.
The napalming of Tokyo had already taken some 100,000 lives. With huge new Allied bomber fleets of 5,000 or more planes based on nearby Okinawa, the Japanese death toll would have soared to near a million.
Four, the U.S. might have played rope-a-dope, stood down and let the Soviet Red Army overrun China, Korea and Japan itself — in the same fashion that the Russians months earlier had absorbed eastern Germany, the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
But the Soviet occupation of North Korea alone only led to more war in 1950.
Had the Soviets grabbed more Japanese-occupied territory, more communist totalitarianism and conflict likely would have ensued, with no chance of a free and democratic postwar Japan.
Five, Truman could have dropped a demonstration bomb or two in Tokyo Bay to warn the Japanese government of their country’s certain destruction if it continued the war.
But there was no guarantee that the novel weapons, especially the untested plutonium bomb, would work. A dud bomb or an unimpressive detonation at sea might have only emboldened the Japanese to continue the war.
There were likely only three bombs ready in August. It was not clear when more would be available.
So real worries arose that the Japanese might be unimpressed, ignore the warning and ride out the future attacks in hopes there were few additional bombs left.
In the cruel logic of existential war, demonstrating rather than using a new weapon can convey to autocratic belligerents hesitancy seen as weakness to be manipulated rather than as magnanimity to be reciprocated.
By August 1945, six years after the start of World War II in Europe, some 70 million had died, including some 10 million killed by the Japanese military.
Millions more starved throughout Asia and China due to the destruction and famine unleashed by Japan — a brutal military empowered by millions of skilled civilian industrial workers.
To Americans and most of the world 75 years ago, each day in early August 1945 that the Japanese war machine continued its work meant that thousands of Asian civilians and Allied soldiers would die.
In the terrible arithmetic of World War II, the idea that such a nightmare might end in a day or two was seen as saving millions of lives rather than gratuitously incinerating tens of thousands.
It was in that bleak context that Harry Truman dropped the two bombs — opting for a terrible choice among even worse alternatives.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Bernie Sanders Reveals Plan To Use Biden To Force What Voters Have Already Rejected

Sometimes even socialists let the mask slip .
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , a man whose ideas have been soundly defeated by even Democratic voters in two presidential primary campaigns , unveiled his backup plan Monday to an online gathering of progressives getting ready for the last push to win the 2020 election against President Donald Trump : He wants to turn the Joe Biden who ’ s running for president into a president who will try to run American lives .
Speaking to an online gathering of the leftist group People ’ s Action aimed at launching the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it clear that there was a reason he ran against Biden for the 2020 nomination .
But he made it equally clear that while he couldn ’ t capture the White House himself , leftists could capture a potential Biden administration — basically imposing on American voters the kind of rule even liberal Americans have resoundingly rejected , twice .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years “ I think , number one , in the next three months , we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level to defeat Donald Trump and elect Joe Biden , ” Sanders said .
“ Do we agree with everything that Joe Biden stands for ?
No , we don ’ t , I don ’ t , ” Sanders said .
“ But right now , the immediate task is not only to defeat Trump , but to defeat him badly .
“ And then , after we help elect Biden , the day after , we stand up and do everything we can to make sure that President Biden is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” To many Americans , especially American Democrats who still hero-worship Roosevelt , that might sound comforting , like the lip service Sanders pays to improving life for workers .
But the reality is , FDR ’ s policies hurt the U.S. economy significantly .
And progressive though they were , his leftist proposals were a piker compared to the plans Sanders and his comrades are hatching .
Free colleges and universities , Sanders promises .
Cancellation of student debt , he vows .
Guaranteed health care for all “ as a human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s not a word about who ’ s going to end up paying for any of that .
( Here ’ s a hint : If you think your taxes are high now , wait until a Biden-Sanders administration starts getting real about “ redistributing ” wealth . )
“ We ’ re going to work with Joe Biden to make sure that we effectively address the existential threat of climate change , that we pass a Green New Deal and that we create many millions of good-paying jobs as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
RELATED : Sen. Cotton : Joe Biden Is a 'Trojan Horse for the Far Left' Almost everything important in that statement is a lie .
The true part is that Sanders will work with a Biden presidency to pass a Green New Deal — it ’ s a Democratic fetish now that will be part of the party ’ s dreams for years to come .
The part about “ climate change ” being an existential threat that needs to be dealt with , and that any government program — much less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ millions ” of good-paying jobs is a cancerous fantasy .
During a Democratic primary debate in December , Biden acknowledged that he would accept the sacrifice of “ hundreds of thousands ” of jobs to achieve a green economy .
He claimed that in return , “ the opportunity for those workers to transition to high-paying jobs … is real.
” That will be wonderful news for men and women who ’ ve spent their careers in fossil fuels and related industries — exchanging a solid income in a solid industry for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a job managed by central planners out of the Soviet handbook .
They can always , as Biden once put it , “ learn to code.
” ( Then , as far as leftists are concerned , they can learn to beg . )
With the election now less than 90 days away , this has gone beyond fights over Trump ’ s tweets , the vicious , dishonesty of the American media or the poisonous reign of Nancy Pelosi and her attempts to smear the administration ’ s name .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ key to the American future — and it ’ s up to every American voter to make sure the right side is victorious .
What lies on the other side of Nov. 3 will , if Trump wins , be a rebound of the Trump economy from the coronavirus crisis to the heady days of the soaring stock market , record-low unemployment numbers and a continuing deregulation of businesses that helped that economy grow .
If the sham candidacy of Biden — a man whose handlers have essentially hidden from public view for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to speak English or make a cogent point — succeeds , Americans can expect a revival of the dismal economy of the Obama years , but magnitudes worse .
The developments of the past four years , as the American left has grown ever more vicious , and in the past four months , as it ’ s become more literally lawless , will be magnified , with a socialist left openly shaping the Biden administration — as Sanders declared — into the puppet of their dreams .
To be clear , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where those who happen to be on the winning party ’ s side attempt to push their agenda as far as possible to a sympathetic administration .
Since sewing up the delegates he needs for the Democratic nomination , Biden has not moved toward the center of American politics to entreat Trump supporters and independents to his side .
He has moved left , in a deliberate strategy to expand his support among the radical Sanders crowd .
A Sanders visit to the White House won ’ t be begging for alms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a debt .
And it ’ s a debt that , through Biden , every American is going to pay — in spades .
Democrats running the stealth campaign trying to force Biden on the American people are doing everything they can to keep their candidate out of the public eye — it ’ s still even money whether Biden will take the stage in a man-to-man debate with Trump .
But Sanders ’ speech to his leftist fellow-travelers on Monday let the truth out .
The Joe Biden being passed off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be comfortable with is being planned as a shell of a president , the figurehead of a socialist regime that aims to remake the fundamental relationship between Americans and their government into one where the government dominates life and business choices .
Biden has spent his entire political career as a political opportunist : an apple-polisher for segregationists in the Senate in the 1970s , a tough-on-crime poser in the 1990s who can ’ t get a police endorsement now , and an errand boy for the Obama White House whose son happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s position .
Now , at the close of his career , his opportunism will make him a creature of the left — and a weapon against the country ’ s foundational principles of individual liberty and private property .
That ’ s a vision too many voters are missing right now , thanks to the collusion , the breathtaking bias , of the mainstream media .
Sanders ’ was the speech of a man , remember , whose agenda was rejected by the liberals in the Democratic Party — it never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has no qualms about using the facade of a Biden presidency to press it on the country as a whole .
On Monday , Sanders let the mask slip .
Americans had better never forget what they can see .
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Sometimes even socialists let the mask slip.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a man whose ideas have been soundly defeated by even Democratic voters in two presidential primary campaigns, unveiled his backup plan Monday to an online gathering of progressives getting ready for the last push to win the 2020 election against President Donald Trump:
He wants to turn the Joe Biden who’s running for president into a president who will try to run American lives.
Speaking to an online gathering of the leftist group People’s Action aimed at launching the group’s get-out-the-vote effort, Sanders made it clear that there was a reason he ran against Biden for the 2020 nomination.
But he made it equally clear that while he couldn’t capture the White House himself, leftists could capture a potential Biden administration — basically imposing on American voters the kind of rule even liberal Americans have resoundingly rejected, twice.
“I think, number one, in the next three months, we do everything that we can at a grassroots level to defeat Donald Trump and elect Joe Biden,” Sanders said.
“Do we agree with everything that Joe Biden stands for? No, we don’t, I don’t,” Sanders said. “But right now, the immediate task is not only to defeat Trump, but to defeat him badly.
“And then, after we help elect Biden, the day after, we stand up and do everything we can to make sure that President Biden is the most progressive president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”
To many Americans, especially American Democrats who still hero-worship Roosevelt, that might sound comforting, like the lip service Sanders pays to improving life for workers.
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But the reality is, FDR’s policies hurt the U.S. economy significantly. And progressive though they were, his leftist proposals were a piker compared to the plans Sanders and his comrades are hatching.
Free colleges and universities, Sanders promises. Cancellation of student debt, he vows. Guaranteed health care for all “as a human right,” he declares. Naturally, there’s not a word about who’s going to end up paying for any of that. (Here’s a hint: If you think your taxes are high now, wait until a Biden-Sanders administration starts getting real about “redistributing” wealth.)
But wait, there’s more.
“We’re going to work with Joe Biden to make sure that we effectively address the existential threat of climate change, that we pass a Green New Deal and that we create many millions of good-paying jobs as we do that,” Sanders said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: “After we help elect Biden, the day after, we stand up and do everything we can to make sure that President Biden is the most progressive President since Franklin Deleno Roosevelt.” pic.twitter.com/fwdtqWl0Am — The Hill (@thehill) August 5, 2020
Almost everything important in that statement is a lie. The true part is that Sanders will work with a Biden presidency to pass a Green New Deal — it’s a Democratic fetish now that will be part of the party’s dreams for years to come.
The part about “climate change” being an existential threat that needs to be dealt with, and that any government program — much less one run by socialists — will produce “millions” of good-paying jobs is a cancerous fantasy.
During a Democratic primary debate in December, Biden acknowledged that he would accept the sacrifice of “hundreds of thousands” of jobs to achieve a green economy. He claimed that in return, “the opportunity for those workers to transition to high-paying jobs … is real.”
That will be wonderful news for men and women who’ve spent their careers in fossil fuels and related industries — exchanging a solid income in a solid industry for the chimerical “opportunity” to transition into a job managed by central planners out of the Soviet handbook.
They can always, as Biden once put it, “learn to code.” (Then, as far as leftists are concerned, they can learn to beg.)
With the election now less than 90 days away, this has gone beyond fights over Trump’s tweets, the vicious, dishonesty of the American media or the poisonous reign of Nancy Pelosi and her attempts to smear the administration’s name.
These last three months are going to be key to the American future — and it’s up to every American voter to make sure the right side is victorious.
What lies on the other side of Nov. 3 will, if Trump wins, be a rebound of the Trump economy from the coronavirus crisis to the heady days of the soaring stock market, record-low unemployment numbers and a continuing deregulation of businesses that helped that economy grow.
If the sham candidacy of Biden — a man whose handlers have essentially hidden from public view for fear that he will embarrass himself by trying to speak English or make a cogent point — succeeds, Americans can expect a revival of the dismal economy of the Obama years, but magnitudes worse.
The developments of the past four years, as the American left has grown ever more vicious, and in the past four months, as it’s become more literally lawless, will be magnified, with a socialist left openly shaping the Biden administration — as Sanders declared — into the puppet of their dreams.
To be clear, this isn’t politics as usual, where those who happen to be on the winning party’s side attempt to push their agenda as far as possible to a sympathetic administration.
Since sewing up the delegates he needs for the Democratic nomination, Biden has not moved toward the center of American politics to entreat Trump supporters and independents to his side. He has moved left, in a deliberate strategy to expand his support among the radical Sanders crowd.
A Sanders visit to the White House won’t be begging for alms, it will be calling to collect on a debt. And it’s a debt that, through Biden, every American is going to pay — in spades.
Democrats running the stealth campaign trying to force Biden on the American people are doing everything they can to keep their candidate out of the public eye — it’s still even money whether Biden will take the stage in a man-to-man debate with Trump.
But Sanders’ speech to his leftist fellow-travelers on Monday let the truth out.
When you say the quite part out loud: “uh, so our ideas are completely unelectable at the national level as I’ve got bounced 2 nomination cycles in a row now, but WHAT IF we just elect someone else and then try to make them do our plans anyway.” LOL — Stephen Mason (@Steveohmygoodne) August 5, 2020
The Joe Biden being passed off as a folksy uncle who Americans can be comfortable with is being planned as a shell of a president, the figurehead of a socialist regime that aims to remake the fundamental relationship between Americans and their government into one where the government dominates life and business choices.
Biden has spent his entire political career as a political opportunist: an apple-polisher for segregationists in the Senate in the 1970s, a tough-on-crime poser in the 1990s who can’t get a police endorsement now, and an errand boy for the Obama White House whose son happened to grow exceedingly wealthy thanks to Biden’s position.
Now, at the close of his career, his opportunism will make him a creature of the left — and a weapon against the country’s foundational principles of individual liberty and private property.
That’s a vision too many voters are missing right now, thanks to the collusion, the breathtaking bias, of the mainstream media.
Sanders’ was the speech of a man, remember, whose agenda was rejected by the liberals in the Democratic Party — it never even reached a general election.
Yet he has no qualms about using the facade of a Biden presidency to press it on the country as a whole.
On Monday, Sanders let the mask slip. Americans had better never forget what they can see.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Republicans Outpacing Dems in Voter Registration Gain in Key Battleground States

The Republican Party has made significant gains in the number of registered voters compared to the Democratic Party in three key battleground states that Donald Trump carried in 2016 .
Those states are Pennsylvania , North Carolina and Florida .
The net gain in Pennsylvania is impressive ; the GOP has picked up 153,000 more voters there in relation to their rival .
The Democrats have an approximate 783,000 advantage in voter registration in the state .
However , the margin is down from a 936,000 lead in 2016 , when Trump carried the commonwealth .
The Keystone State put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win the White House .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Trump won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote , to Hillary Clinton ’ s 47.5 percent .
The GOP ’ s gain in North Carolina is even larger than in Pennsylvania .
In 2016 , the Democrats held about a 646,000 registered-voter lead , according to statistics provided to The Western Journal by the Republican National Committee .
That lead has dropped 216,000 to a 430,000-voter lead .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the vote to Clinton ’ s 46.2 .
In Florida in 2016 , Trump won by a little over a percentage point despite the Democrats having a 335,000-voter-registration lead at the time , the RNC determined .
That advantage has fallen to approximately 250,000 .
Additionally , the RNC pointed out in an email to The Western Journal that in “ Arizona , from April 2020 to July 6 , 2020 , Republicans registered 3,000 more new voters than Democrats did across the state , reversing a recent trend of Democrats gaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approximately 97,000 more voters registered than Democrats do in the Grand Canyon State .
Trump carried Arizona by a 3.5 percent margin in 2016 .
Overall , the RNC reported that its Trump Victory campaign volunteers have signed up over 100,000 new voters in advance of the November election , compared with 46,000 in 2016 .
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News on Wednesday that the party has 1,500 staff members on the ground working to get out the vote for Trump and other GOP candidates .
“ As enthusiasm for President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican Party , ” McDaniel said in a statement provided to The Western Journal .
“ Over 100,000 new voters are ready to cast their ballot for four more years of President Trump ’ s ‘ Promises Made , Promises Kept ’ agenda , and elect Republicans up and down the ballot on November 3rd.
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The Republican Party has made significant gains in the number of registered voters compared to the Democratic Party in three key battleground states that Donald Trump carried in 2016.
Those states are Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida.
The net gain in Pennsylvania is impressive; the GOP has picked up 153,000 more voters there in relation to their rival.
The Democrats have an approximate 783,000 advantage in voter registration in the state. However, the margin is down from a 936,000 lead in 2016, when Trump carried the commonwealth.
The Keystone State put him over the 270 electoral vote tally to win the White House.
Trump won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote, to Hillary Clinton’s 47.5 percent.
The GOP’s gain in North Carolina is even larger than in Pennsylvania.
In 2016, the Democrats held about a 646,000 registered-voter lead, according to statistics provided to The Western Journal by the Republican National Committee.
That lead has dropped 216,000 to a 430,000-voter lead.
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Trump carried North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 46.2.
In Florida in 2016, Trump won by a little over a percentage point despite the Democrats having a 335,000-voter-registration lead at the time, the RNC determined.
That advantage has fallen to approximately 250,000.
Additionally, the RNC pointed out in an email to The Western Journal that in “Arizona, from April 2020 to July 6, 2020, Republicans registered 3,000 more new voters than Democrats did across the state, reversing a recent trend of Democrats gaining registrations over Republicans.”
The GOP has approximately 97,000 more voters registered than Democrats do in the Grand Canyon State. Trump carried Arizona by a 3.5 percent margin in 2016.
Overall, the RNC reported that its Trump Victory campaign volunteers have signed up over 100,000 new voters in advance of the November election, compared with 46,000 in 2016.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News on Wednesday that the party has 1,500 staff members on the ground working to get out the vote for Trump and other GOP candidates.
The RNC and @TeamTrump are beating Democrats at voter registration because of 1) enthusiasm, and 2) because we have had staff on the ground working hard for years. This will make a huge difference for @realDonaldTrump and Republicans in November! pic.twitter.com/OPLuCDloIq — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) August 5, 2020
“As enthusiasm for President Trump continues to grow, so does the Republican Party,” McDaniel said in a statement provided to The Western Journal.
“Over 100,000 new voters are ready to cast their ballot for four more years of President Trump’s ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept’ agenda, and elect Republicans up and down the ballot on November 3rd.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--Op-Ed: Pastor John MacArthur Is David and California Tyranny Is a Giant To Be Slain

Pastor John MacArthur and the body of Christ at Grace Community Church have got a giant to slay .
After doing what should have been a simple , mundane act — that is , holding their regular Sunday worship services — the church and its leadership have been threatened with legal action by the city of Los Angeles , including possible arrest and a daily fine of $ 1000 targeting MacArthur himself .
Now , in the face of the unconstitutional , godless mandate by California authorities to indefinitely cease in-person worship of the living God , MacArthur and GCC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stones .
A news release by the Thomas More Society announced today that MacArthur and GCC will be represented by nationally renowned attorneys Jenna Ellis , a seasoned constitutional law attorney and private counsel to President Trump ; and Charles LiMandri , a religious freedom expert and special counsel for the Thomas More Society .
The law firm ’ s decision to secure such stunning legal firepower , however , does not indicate sinful rebellion by MacArthur or GCC in violation of scriptural commands to obey earthly authorities .
TRENDING : Always Remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Earlier on in the pandemic , GCC expressed its willingness to temporarily suspend services .
While never once ceding to the government the right to dictate how , when or where the church may worship , MacArthur explained that “ because we could not possibly have known the true severity of the virus , and because we care about people as our Lord did , we believe guarding public health against serious contagions is a rightful function of Christians as well as civil government.
” MacArthur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their neighbor in the face of a then-mysterious virus appears to have paid off tremendously .
Across the nation , the curve is effectively “ flattened.
” Case rates may rise , but the predictions of hospitals being overrun and millions of American deaths due to the virus have — praise God — not come to pass .
In spite of this apparent success in mitigating the pandemic , certain states have seen the goalposts endlessly shifted as governors grasp more unilateral , unconstitutional ( read : illegal ) emergency powers .
Few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so brazenly as California under Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom .
“ The State of California is using COVID-19 as a pretext to attempt to force churches to close indefinitely , ” the Thomas More Society news release declared .
“ This illegitimate , over-broad , and unconstitutional order to indefinitely cease assembling , and exercising their religion and sincerely held religious beliefs , forced Grace Community Church to defy the order and continue exercising their rights , seeking shelter in the guaranteed religious freedom protections of the United States and California constitutions.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ consequential First Amendment case of our lifetime .
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While every single shepherd will answer to God for how he has led his flock during this unprecedented age , few will be subject to the public scrutiny now endured by MacArthur , even from those professing Christ .
In the face of this wildly unconstitutional oppression , however , Christians must not cower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Persecution is a refining fire to the Church , and MacArthur now stands as a David of religious liberty before the government ’ s unscientific , unconstitutional Goliath where weaker shepherds would break .
Yet now , as in the beloved account in 1 Samuel , the battle belongs to the Lord .
It is in his strength that MacArthur and those like him can find their courage .
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Pastor John MacArthur and the body of Christ at Grace Community Church have got a giant to slay.
After doing what should have been a simple, mundane act — that is, holding their regular Sunday worship services — the church and its leadership have been threatened with legal action by the city of Los Angeles, including possible arrest and a daily fine of $1000 targeting MacArthur himself.
Now, in the face of the unconstitutional, godless mandate by California authorities to indefinitely cease in-person worship of the living God, MacArthur and GCC leadership have picked up their five smooth stones.
A news release by the Thomas More Society announced today that MacArthur and GCC will be represented by nationally renowned attorneys Jenna Ellis, a seasoned constitutional law attorney and private counsel to President Trump; and Charles LiMandri, a religious freedom expert and special counsel for the Thomas More Society.
The law firm’s decision to secure such stunning legal firepower, however, does not indicate sinful rebellion by MacArthur or GCC in violation of scriptural commands to obey earthly authorities.
Earlier on in the pandemic, GCC expressed its willingness to temporarily suspend services.
While never once ceding to the government the right to dictate how, when or where the church may worship, MacArthur explained that “because we could not possibly have known the true severity of the virus, and because we care about people as our Lord did, we believe guarding public health against serious contagions is a rightful function of Christians as well as civil government.”
MacArthur and GCC’s willingness to love their neighbor in the face of a then-mysterious virus appears to have paid off tremendously.
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Across the nation, the curve is effectively “flattened.” Case rates may rise, but the predictions of hospitals being overrun and millions of American deaths due to the virus have — praise God — not come to pass.
In spite of this apparent success in mitigating the pandemic, certain states have seen the goalposts endlessly shifted as governors grasp more unilateral, unconstitutional (read: illegal) emergency powers. Few states have realized this totalitarian horror quite so brazenly as California under Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“The State of California is using COVID-19 as a pretext to attempt to force churches to close indefinitely,” the Thomas More Society news release declared.
“This illegitimate, over-broad, and unconstitutional order to indefinitely cease assembling, and exercising their religion and sincerely held religious beliefs, forced Grace Community Church to defy the order and continue exercising their rights, seeking shelter in the guaranteed religious freedom protections of the United States and California constitutions.”
This is perhaps the single most consequential First Amendment case of our lifetime.
Now is not the time to be lukewarm. While every single shepherd will answer to God for how he has led his flock during this unprecedented age, few will be subject to the public scrutiny now endured by MacArthur, even from those professing Christ.
In the face of this wildly unconstitutional oppression, however, Christians must not cower and quake as the Israelite army did.
Persecution is a refining fire to the Church, and MacArthur now stands as a David of religious liberty before the government’s unscientific, unconstitutional Goliath where weaker shepherds would break.
Yet now, as in the beloved account in 1 Samuel, the battle belongs to the Lord. It is in his strength that MacArthur and those like him can find their courage.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--102-Year-Old Survived 1918 Flu, Cancer and Now COVID-19 – Here’s Her Advice

Mildred Geraldine “ Gerri ” Schappals , who has survived a once-in-a-century pandemic — twice — knows a thing or two about how to live a long , healthy life .
Born Jan. 18 , 1918 , the 102-year-old Nashua , New Hampshire , resident has survived the deadly Spanish flu , a bout with breast cancer and then colon cancer , and recently recovered from the coronavirus , according to The Washington Post .
The world Schappals was born into hardly resembles the modern world , save for the parallel pandemics .
Her life began in Worcester , Massachusetts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she grew up hearing stories of the Civil War from its living veterans during school assemblies .
Schappals reminisces about her childhood in the early part of the 20th century , when the milkman still delivered from his horse-drawn wagon and a trip to the cinema was only a dime .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years She can recall important events such as Charles Lindbergh ’ s historic solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 and the Great Depression in the 1930s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most since her father continued working .
But during the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic that would kill nearly 50 million people worldwide , Schappals ; her teenage brother , Joseph ; and her mother all caught the lethal virus in November of that year .
Only 11 months old at the time , Schappals was so sick and unable to move that her parents simply left her cloth diapers unpinned when changing her .
Despite the fact that the family was told both mother and baby most certainly would die ( Joseph had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made a full recovery .
According to family lore , the doctor who treated them wept because they were his only patients to survive the virus .
Schappals grew up healthy after that , not catching the other childhood ailments such as measles and scarlet fever that other children in her generation endured .
She met her husband , Everett “ Gus ” Schappals , in Washington state while he was serving in the Navy during World War II , and the couple settled in New Hampshire , where they remained and raised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gerri Schappals also finished college and graduate school to become a teacher and eventually an elementary school principal .
She was widowed in 1983 but has her daughters , Julia Schappals and Jade Walsh , along with three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren , to accompany her as the second century of her life unfolds .
RELATED : The Left Cries for 'Separation of Church and State , ' but It Has No Idea What That Means Schappals partly credits her early illness for her lifelong , stellar immune system .
“ I really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything about me , ” she told The Post .
“ I never had colds or illnesses until I got cancer , and even then I pulled through.
” “ It ’ s either that or Mother Nature thinks I died in 1918 , so she ignores me , ” Schappals said .
Some of her other secrets to longevity include not worrying excessively and enjoying red wine , with the plucky Irish Catholic great-grandmother sometimes saying , “ Jesus did not change water into wine so that I could look at it.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 68-year-old daughter , Julia , said she had never known her mother to have any respiratory illness such as a cold or the flu until she contracted COVID-19 .
In May , Schappals was tested at the hospital for the virus after a few days of feeling ill and feverish .
“ I figured this is probably a little much for somebody who is 102 , and that this is probably going to take her , ” Julia said .
But by the time she got the positive result , Schappals , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Nashua assisted-living and retirement community , was already feeling better .
She made a full recovery and quips that she has repeatedly skirted the Grim Reaper by slipping through the cracks in his book .
Julia said her mother is “ an example of a good , fighting treasure.
” Besides her ability to cheat death , Schappals has also come away from her century-plus of experience with valuable insights .
“ Most people are innately good and sympathetic , ” she told The Post .
“ They want to do the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy to be sidetracked by selfishness and emotion.
” As for her habit of always landing on her feet , “ I always feel lucky , ” Schappals told CNN ’ s Gary Tuchman .
“ I never had any real problems in my life , everything seemed to fall into place , ” she said of a life that was no doubt touched by hardships , including fighting cancer twice and losing her husband .
“ She had an incredible attitude , ” Lisa Valcourt , executive director at the Huntington at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day and said , ‘ I guess I ’ m sick , they told me I ’ m sick , but I ’ m not sick . '
” “ When you look at everything that she ’ s been through and her positive attitude that she ’ s maintained , it makes all of us want to be stronger , ” Valcourt told The Post .
Schappals is a remarkable woman , not only because she has survived so much but because , by all accounts , she has always maintained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Her simple advice — worrying less , seeing the best in others and enjoying the good things in life , such as a glass of red wine — can go a long way in our harried and anxious modern world .
Schappals is also a glimmer of hope to the nation ’ s vulnerable elderly , many of whom are languishing alone in assisted living and nursing home facilities , spending their waning golden years isolated from family and friends to avoid contracting coronavirus .
Her story proves that not everyone who contracts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the oldest patients .
Schappals ’ example reminds us to stay positive and strong in the face of adversity , even when the odds are seemingly stacked against us .
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Mildred Geraldine “Gerri” Schappals, who has survived a once-in-a-century pandemic — twice — knows a thing or two about how to live a long, healthy life.
Born Jan. 18, 1918, the 102-year-old Nashua, New Hampshire, resident has survived the deadly Spanish flu, a bout with breast cancer and then colon cancer, and recently recovered from the coronavirus, according to The Washington Post.
The world Schappals was born into hardly resembles the modern world, save for the parallel pandemics.
Her life began in Worcester, Massachusetts, during World War I, and she grew up hearing stories of the Civil War from its living veterans during school assemblies.
Schappals reminisces about her childhood in the early part of the 20th century, when the milkman still delivered from his horse-drawn wagon and a trip to the cinema was only a dime.
She can recall important events such as Charles Lindbergh’s historic solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 and the Great Depression in the 1930s, although her family fared better than most since her father continued working.
But during the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic that would kill nearly 50 million people worldwide, Schappals; her teenage brother, Joseph; and her mother all caught the lethal virus in November of that year.
Only 11 months old at the time, Schappals was so sick and unable to move that her parents simply left her cloth diapers unpinned when changing her.
Despite the fact that the family was told both mother and baby most certainly would die (Joseph had a milder case), all three made a full recovery. According to family lore, the doctor who treated them wept because they were his only patients to survive the virus.
Schappals grew up healthy after that, not catching the other childhood ailments such as measles and scarlet fever that other children in her generation endured.
She met her husband, Everett “Gus” Schappals, in Washington state while he was serving in the Navy during World War II, and the couple settled in New Hampshire, where they remained and raised two daughters.
During her lifetime, Gerri Schappals also finished college and graduate school to become a teacher and eventually an elementary school principal.
She was widowed in 1983 but has her daughters, Julia Schappals and Jade Walsh, along with three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, to accompany her as the second century of her life unfolds.
Advice from a woman who survived covid-19, the 1918 flu — and cancer https://t.co/yO7fWTK88p — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 3, 2020
Schappals partly credits her early illness for her lifelong, stellar immune system.
“I really think that having the 1918 flu strengthened everything about me,” she told The Post. “I never had colds or illnesses until I got cancer, and even then I pulled through.”
“It’s either that or Mother Nature thinks I died in 1918, so she ignores me,” Schappals said.
Some of her other secrets to longevity include not worrying excessively and enjoying red wine, with the plucky Irish Catholic great-grandmother sometimes saying, “Jesus did not change water into wine so that I could look at it.”
In fact, Gerri’s 68-year-old daughter, Julia, said she had never known her mother to have any respiratory illness such as a cold or the flu until she contracted COVID-19.
In May, Schappals was tested at the hospital for the virus after a few days of feeling ill and feverish.
“I figured this is probably a little much for somebody who is 102, and that this is probably going to take her,” Julia said.
But by the time she got the positive result, Schappals, who is the oldest resident at the Huntington at Nashua assisted-living and retirement community, was already feeling better.
She made a full recovery and quips that she has repeatedly skirted the Grim Reaper by slipping through the cracks in his book.
Julia said her mother is “an example of a good, fighting treasure.”
Besides her ability to cheat death, Schappals has also come away from her century-plus of experience with valuable insights.
“Most people are innately good and sympathetic,” she told The Post. “They want to do the right thing, but it’s easy to be sidetracked by selfishness and emotion.”
As for her habit of always landing on her feet, “I always feel lucky,” Schappals told CNN’s Gary Tuchman.
“I never had any real problems in my life, everything seemed to fall into place,” she said of a life that was no doubt touched by hardships, including fighting cancer twice and losing her husband.
“She had an incredible attitude,” Lisa Valcourt, executive director at the Huntington at Nashua, said. “She took every day and said, ‘I guess I’m sick, they told me I’m sick, but I’m not sick.'”
“When you look at everything that she’s been through and her positive attitude that she’s maintained, it makes all of us want to be stronger,” Valcourt told The Post.
Schappals is a remarkable woman, not only because she has survived so much but because, by all accounts, she has always maintained a positive outlook despite her struggles.
Her simple advice — worrying less, seeing the best in others and enjoying the good things in life, such as a glass of red wine — can go a long way in our harried and anxious modern world.
Schappals is also a glimmer of hope to the nation’s vulnerable elderly, many of whom are languishing alone in assisted living and nursing home facilities, spending their waning golden years isolated from family and friends to avoid contracting coronavirus.
Her story proves that not everyone who contracts coronavirus will die from it, even some of the oldest patients.
Schappals’ example reminds us to stay positive and strong in the face of adversity, even when the odds are seemingly stacked against us.
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westernjournal--2020-08-05--FBI Raids Home of Controversial YouTube Star Jake Paul

FBI agents including a SWAT team served a search warrant at the home of YouTube star Jake Paul on Wednesday .
The FBI executed the search warrant starting at 6 a.m. at the Calabasas , California , mansion in connection with an ongoing investigation , FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a statement .
A judge has sealed the search warrant affidavit and Eimiller said she could not reveal the nature of the investigation or the person it was served on .
The city of Calabasas said in a statement on its social media pages that Paul ’ s home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was using the city hall parking lot as a staging area .
Video from local television news helicopters showed agents gathering several rifles from the sprawling property with a boxing ring and hot tub in the backyard .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years A SWAT team initially entered the property , Eimiller said .
No arrests were made .
Email messages left with representatives for Paul seeking comment on the raid were not immediately returned .
Paul , 23 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his YouTube channel , which features stunts , pranks , stories from his personal life and music videos .
He rose to fame on the video app Vine and spent two years as an actor on the Disney Channel show “ Bizaardvark.
” His older brother , Logan Paul , has a similar YouTube channel with even more followers .
Neighbors have complained to media outlets for several years about the stunts Jake Paul has pulled on the property for his YouTube videos .
In June , he was charged with criminal trespassing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Arizona , when he appeared on video inside a mall where rioters had broken in and were looting stores .
Paul said in a subsequent YouTube video that he had only been looking for people protesting the death of George Floyd , and did not take part in any of the destruction .
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FBI agents including a SWAT team served a search warrant at the home of YouTube star Jake Paul on Wednesday.
The FBI executed the search warrant starting at 6 a.m. at the Calabasas, California, mansion in connection with an ongoing investigation, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a statement.
A judge has sealed the search warrant affidavit and Eimiller said she could not reveal the nature of the investigation or the person it was served on.
The city of Calabasas said in a statement on its social media pages that Paul’s home was being raided by the FBI, which was using the city hall parking lot as a staging area.
Video from local television news helicopters showed agents gathering several rifles from the sprawling property with a boxing ring and hot tub in the backyard.
A SWAT team initially entered the property, Eimiller said. No arrests were made.
Email messages left with representatives for Paul seeking comment on the raid were not immediately returned.
Paul, 23, has over 20 million followers on his YouTube channel, which features stunts, pranks, stories from his personal life and music videos.
He rose to fame on the video app Vine and spent two years as an actor on the Disney Channel show “Bizaardvark.”
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His older brother, Logan Paul, has a similar YouTube channel with even more followers.
Neighbors have complained to media outlets for several years about the stunts Jake Paul has pulled on the property for his YouTube videos.
In June, he was charged with criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly by police in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he appeared on video inside a mall where rioters had broken in and were looting stores.
Paul said in a subsequent YouTube video that he had only been looking for people protesting the death of George Floyd, and did not take part in any of the destruction.
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